Arlington House and the Lee Family Legacy
Arlington House preserves a homey atmosphere despite gates and guides. The piece recalls Robert E. Lee's choice to resign from the US Army, Mary Ann Randolph Custis Lee, and Arlington’s transfer to the government before its 1882 restoration to the Lee heirs.
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Arlington House
Lee Mansion
Arlington
Potomac
Washington
Robert E. Lee
Winfield Scott
Mary Ann Randolph Custis Lee
George Washington Parke Custis
Martha Washington
Washingtons
Yorktown
Custis
Mary Fitzhugh Lee
Mary Ann Randolph Custis
State Drawing Room
Robert EK. Lee
Lee
West Point
General McDowell
Washington, D. C
Mary Lee
Fendell
New Law Dims Glow of Gretna Greens Eggs Ad Push
A 1938 column argues eggs require promotion as a national effort. It notes the National Poultry Producers Federation and Consumer Education Committee backed egg advertising in major chains while urging individuals to increase egg consumption alongside broader grocery sales.
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National Poultry Producers Federation
Scotland
Gretna Green
Eating More Teas Not Fixing Egg Decline Says Frank Priebes
Frank Priebes argues that boosting egg consumption via lower prices only yields temporary gains. He cites government data showing per person egg intake fell from 264 in 1927–32 to 214 by 1936 in the US, and similar drops in Canada, while advertising for other foods rises, notably orange juice and cereals.
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Canada
Robert Taylor Stars in A Yank at Oxford at State
Robert Taylor stars in the film A Yank at Oxford with Maureen O'Sullivan and a cast including Lionel Barrymore Vivien Leigh Edmund Gwenn and Griffith Jones. The story follows an American college boy adapting to life in an English university and airs at the State theater.
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Maureen O'Sullivan
Robert Taylor
Lionel Barrymore
Vivien Leigh
Edmund Gwenn
Griffith Jones
Oxford
Oxford Scholarship Leads To College Courtship
Taylor leaves for England after winning a scholarship to Oxford. He struggles with university customs, clashes with a rival student, then courts the rival’s sister. The tale features songs by Jerome and Scholl, hill Billy dances by Bobby Connolly, and Penny Singleton as the lead actress in a musical comedy set against a mildly warm Great Plains climate backdrop.
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Taylor
England
Oxford
Jerome and Scholl
Bobby Connolly
Penny Singleton
Swing Your Lady at the Fox highlights hillbilly comedy
Hillbilly comedy classic Swing Your Lady plays at the Fox through Tuesday. The spoof centers on a wrestling troupe touring the Ozarks with Bogart Penny Singleton and Frank McHugh in a rollicking plot. Louise Fazenda stars as a woman blacksmith who wrestles, joined by Weaver Brothers and Elgbry in mountain entertainment flair.
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the Fox
Humphrey Bogart
Penny Singleton
Frank McHugh
Louise Fazenda
Weaver Brothers
Elgbry
Weather outlook for upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys
Des Moines reports periods of precipitation from March 28 to April 2. Temperatures will run near or slightly above normal in the north and mostly above normal in the south with unsettled conditions in the central region.
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Des Moines
Mississippi
Missouri
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