Swell Girl Targets Riches While Yeaton Reveals Truth
Mary Van Tine pursues wealthy suitors at Crosscup's while Doug Yeaton, an advertising hopeful, borrows time and money. After weeks of dates at Riley's, Doug confesses he saved to start his own agency and explains his restraint. Mary, realizing her misread motives, accepts his honest gesture and the couple reconciles.
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Mary van Tine
Crosscup’s
Doug Yeaton
Riley's
Doug
Mary
Vina Upton
Vina
Crosscup
Yeaton
Mr. Yeaton
Riley
Lakeview
Riley’s
Mrs. Flannery
Mission Santa Barbara Continues to Function Since Founding
The old Spanish mission at Sant Barbara California has been continuously used and occupied since its founding, reflecting its enduring role in regional history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sant Barbara
Calif
Family Unity Address Urges Modern Role for Home
Mrs. Evelyn Duvall of Chicago calls for a new 1940 family model to withstand changing times. She cites divorce rates and Hollywood trends, arguing the family must offer affectional security and teach democratic society through mutual understanding rather than domination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Duvall
Chicago
Association For Family Living
Parent Education
Septic Streams Risk in Warm Weather
A stream that seems clean in cool weather can lose oxygen during warm spells and become septic, posing environmental concerns about aquatic life and water quality.
Ancient Beasts Roamed the Southwest Desert
Archaeological notes recount ancient American horses mastodons camels and a primitive horse species once inhabiting the desert regions of the American Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desert
American Southwest
Glass Eye Makers Promote U S Glass Eye Trade
In downtown New York BlaT continues the nation’s first glass eye trade begun by the pioneer who manufactured ocular prosthetics. The craft, tied to a long local tradition, sustains a niche industry with skilled artisans at the city’s glass shops.
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New York
United States
Crawfordsville Names Teachers for Next Year
The Crawfordsville schools announce the 18 year teaching staff for the upcoming year, listing grade assignments and staff at the high school including Miss Illene Henson, Miss Margaret Johnston, and Robert Smith among others. Final exercises featured eighth grade diplomas presented by Supt. Walter C. Rauscher, with solos and readings. community dinner followed. The Legion Auxiliary held a well attended meeting observing Mother’s Day and Decoration Day plans, with poppies displayed and sold to support disabled veterans' families.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Berniece Boddicker
Marguerite York
Violet Bergstrom
Orie Lelehty
Illene Henson
Margaret Johnston
Elliott
Deep River
Kinross
Robert Smith
Coe College
Walter C. Rauscher
Wilma Wooley
Grace Conrad
Claes Song
Anna Bommer
Orie Leiehty
Walter CC. Rauscher
Long America
D. C. Davies
Gingreth Davies
Dwight Graber
Anna Sommet
Kathryn Kesehley
Maxite Ickey
Richard Harland
Patricia Norton
Betty Leu Huston
Pallas
Ada Spencer
Anna Lease
Florence Hettis
Return of the Vagabond opens on Broadway with Cohan satire
Broadway notes celebrate George M. Cohans The Return of the Vagabond a burlesque sequel to The Tavern praised by Burns Mantle as a personal lark. The piece mixes Cohan philosophy with Saroyan comparisons while the season winds down and critics debate prizes and enduring shows.
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New York
George M. Cohan
Broadway
Burns Mantle
Mr. Cohan
Cohan
Cora Dent Gantt
Brock Pemberton
Mantle
Bessie
Thespis
Rialto
Saroyan
Critics’ Circle
Father
Eleanor Roosevelt
DuBarry
Times Square
Among Our Neighbors Warming Trend and Daylight Time Debate
The Brighton Enterprise notes warmer weather may arrive soon, while Iowa debates daylight saving time and progress. It cites World War veterans births, local refreshment servers, and the Columbus Junction Gazette on community leadership and continuous effort to push progress.
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Brighton Enterprise
Iowa
The
Chicago Tribune
Europe
Mr. Shearer
Columbus Junction
Classmates surprise Elaine Stransky at Riverside party
Elaine Stransky celebrated a birthday with a surprise party hosted by classmates at her parents home southwest of Riverside. The evening included games and a lunch with family, neighbors, and friends listed among attendees. The piece notes the accordion invention in Vienna in 1829.
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Elaine Stransky
Riverside
Alvin Stransky
Elizabeth Kiefer
Rtobert
Joseph Kiefer
Melvin Schneider
Cletus Kron
Eldon
Alvin Vessy
John
Anita Frank
LeRoy
Lamont Dann
Robert Ryan
Richard Kiefer
Kenneth Kinsey
Elaine Heitzman
Ruth Klein
Coletta
Marie Ad
Mildred Schnoebelen
Donald Waldschmidt
Dorothy Knebel
Mary Angela Shradel
Marjorie Cole
Helen Colbert
Wilma Swenka
Dorothy Brophy
Wilma Swift
Robert Frank
Vienna
Refugee Children Appeal to America's War Relief Heart
Norman H. Davis of the American Red Cross urged immediate support for a ten million dollar war relief fund to aid military and civilian wounded and the homeless. He noted prior aid including garments, hospital clothing, surgical dressings, medicines, and blankets sent through 1,500 Red Cross chapters, totaling millions of dollars in relief for bombed nations and refugees.
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America
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Davis
England
Finland
France
Germany
Red Cross Societies
Davia
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California
Glass Eye Manufacture
Federal Housing Administration
Ban Koon
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Public School
Hayes
M. EK
Lisle Maxwell
Jane
Joan
Joyce Gilkey
Maxwell
William Davidson
Winston Salem
North Carolina
Waterloo
Legion Auvillary the Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
By Axel Storm
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Paris
Keota Eagle
Pearl Hering
Ethyl Zickafoose
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