Stage couple shares life on and off Broadway in Blowing Rock
Sidney Blackmer and Lenore Ulric recount theater life and early spring in Blowing Rock. They discuss Grandfather Mountain excursions, rhododendron gifts from Mayor Robbins, and plans with Alan Edwards and Gloria Foy for summer theater.
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Sidney Blackmer
Lenore Ulric
New York Stage
Blowing Rock
Harmon
Westchester County
N. Y
Mr. Blackmer
Grandfather Mountain
Miss Ulric
Mayor Robbins
Alan Edwards
Gloria Foy
Mr. Edwards
the Social Register
Anita Loos
Broadway
New York
M-G-M
Miss Foy
Bruce Bairnsfather
Ole
Capone encounter and stage debates loom large in Sid Blackmer tale
Sid Blackmer recounts early doubts about depicting a black Lord in The Green Pastures and recalls a Chicago night in Capone’s apartment. Capone, hosting with lavish hospitality, questions gangster portrayals and impresses with intellect and magnetism despite public attacks.
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Les’ Advent
Sid
Green Pastures
Connelly
Blackmer
al Capone
Chicago
Capone
Mrs. Blackmere
Sis
Miss Ulric
Lulu Belle
Mr. Blackmer
Little Caesar
Willam Powell
the Tribune
Farm Advice From Experts On Bees Hens and Poultry
Experts answer questions on finishing supers after a swarm and on feeding old hens in summer. Guidance covers moving colonies, locating new stands, and ensuring the storing instinct during honey flow. It discusses benefits of heavy feeding for old hens to sustain production and breeding readiness. Poultry blood testing is advised with demonstrated lower mortality.
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State College
J. E. Broom
Union County
Pou Defends Congress Against Criticism in Capitol
Representative Pou of North Carolina, dean of congressional Democrats, rebuked critics in Washington. He urged colleagues to consider what Congress has failed to do that the President asked, noting 30 years of effort to relieve human misery despite political costs.
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Washington, D. C
Pou
North Carolina
Congressional Democrats
Capitol
Congress
Smith Denies Bolting Dems as Roosevelt Joins Appeal
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith and Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt sign a united appeal with 55 Democrats to raise 1.5 million dollars by June 27 to back the Democratic nominee. The pledge aims to unify party support regardless of the convention outcome and stresses patriotic party success over faction.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Smith
Velt
Democrats Rally to Back Nominee After Convention
A political note urges unwavering loyalty to the party's chosen nominee regardless of convention outcome. It stresses fulfilling personal obligations to the Democratic Party to ensure effective support.
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A. T. Robertson, JR
Belasco
Gladys Unger
Alice
Marc Connelly
Sabatini
Salisbury
N. C
Bayer
Bayer Aspirin
Dems
Ford
Watauga Motor Company
Boone, North Carolina
Summer
Southern Maid
Southern Ice Cream Company, Inc
Johnson City, Tennessee
Kingsport, Tennessee
Rogersville, Tennessee
Bristol
Virginia
Appalachia
Elk Park
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