Babson predicts 1939 business gains and gradual recovery
Babson Park Massachusetts reports 1939 will open with higher activity than early 1938 and an average year 20 percent above 1938. He cites population growth, new products, lower costs, low inventories, and strong defense spending as drivers, with retail, jobs, and farm income rising, though taxes and regulation temper gains.
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Tory
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol Hill
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Birmingham
Toledo
Buffalo
Washington
Adolphe Menjou Theme Flowers and Boutonnieres
On the film set the prop man greets the star with a large box containing many artificial flowers. Adolphe Menjou wears 28 different suits in his new picture and chooses a unique boutonniere for each outfit.
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Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe
Strict state rules force men to curb bad habits
The passage cites that some states impose strict rules affecting men whether married or single, noting two insults no person tolerates: being told he lacks a sense of humor and that he has never faced trouble, attributed to Sinclair Lewis.
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Sinclair Lewis
Ameche Voice Echoes Don as Local Broadcast Star
Jim Ameche, known for a voice close to brother Don, is highlighted. Because his 1928 Franklin needs extensive repairs, Douglas Corrigan uses his brother in law's 1929 model to commute to work.
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Jim Ameche
Brother Don
Franklin
Douglas Corrigan
Men With Wings Aerial Epic By Wellman In Production
Paramount produces the aviation Technicolor tale Men With Wings directed by William A Wellman after more than a year of work. The $2,000,000 production stars Fred MacMurray Kay Milland and Louise Campbell in leading roles.
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Paramount
William A. Wellman
Fred MacMurray
Kay Milland
Louise Campbell
Family Jokes and Teaser Lines From Fort Wayne Column
A column paragraph strings together light quips and bits about a 71st birthday pose, small town gags, and family sayings from Fort Wayne Indiana with brief mentions of Clark Gable Cadiz Ohio. The piece evokes a homespun humor tone and ends with the terse line Fort Wayne Ind Clark Gable Cadiz Ohio.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Clark Gable
Cadiz
Ohio
Beery Scouting At Butte Meadows For Van Dyke
Beery located on location at Butte Meadows with Stand Up and Fight company. Wall ace Beery flew his own plane and used color camera to scout and photograph sites later used by director W S Van Dyke. Robert Taylor remains an ice man. M G M will next film Northwest Pass.
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Butte Meadows
Wallace Beery
W S. van Dyke
Beery
van Dyke
Robert Taylor
Northwest Pass
Comet Over Broadway Leads Faith Baldwin Romance
Faith Baldwin story Comet Over Broadway features Kay Francis Ian Hunter John Litel and Sybil Jason in leading roles. The piece marks one of Baldwin's most popular Cosmopolitan magazine stories with a glamorous dramatic arc and star ensemble.
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Faith Baldwin
Broadway
Kay Francis
Ian Hunter
John Litel
Sybil Jason
Births of Stars Departed in Hospital Tale
Doc Stork kept two lads jittering through the hospital corridor. John Garfield fathered a girl while Anthony Quinn became a boy. The quirky tale ends with both paths altered as stars’ births unfold in Binghampton New York per Carole Lombard report.
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Doc Stork
John Garfield
Anthony Quinn
John
Tony
Motherly verse and quotes blend in stray lines
The excerpt mixes a tired mother sewing refrain titled Mothers Work Is Never Done with a Roosevelt quote on daring and triumph. It closes with a stray line about beauty being only skin deep from J. CG, B.
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J. CG
A Smile Makes Life Worth While For All
A smile is described as the small cost, great return gesture that brightens life and enhances value to others. The text notes smiles go far toward making life worthwhile and are the simplest form of kindness.
Fairness by conduct defines true integrity
A concise reflection notes that fairness in actions matters more than intentions. It suggests that ethical behavior shapes judgment more than stated beliefs, emphasizing consistency between words and deeds. The quote underscores personal accountability in moral living.
Ruth Longer Vacation Visit at Parental Home
Ruth Longer from Davenport spends her school vacation at Will Longer and Alvin Shebeck homes in Gray. Neighbors Howard Witting visited earlier in the week. John Pratt families moved to Washington. Doyle Plecker and Maurice Libe families visited Brighton homes. Alvin Shebeck and daughter Joan hosted a Sunday gathering with Ruth Longer. Jess Wenger visits Jimmy Walker during vacation.
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Wm. C. Longer
Gray
Ruth Longer
Davenport
Will Longer
Alvin Shebeck
Howad Witting
John Pratt
Washington
Doyle Plecker
Charlie Plecker
Maurice Libe
Haskins
Brighton
Fred Kephart
Gypsy Community Boasts Rebuilt Privlaka Church
Centuries ago folklore claims Privlaka gipsy tribe traded their marble church to the Romans for a white cheese church which was eaten, leaving them without a church until a wealthy gypsy fiddler funded a new place of worship in modern times.
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Privlaka
Jyan Slavia
Color Indicates Food Value in Squashes Kale and Carrots
The passage notes that color signals food value in squashes pumpkins and carrots. It explains yellow color comes from the pigment carotene which the body converts into vitamin A.
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