Marble floors at Library of Congress face strict care
W C Bond, superintendent, explains that the Library of Congress floors are scrubbed only with soft cloths by night, and tested soaps are used to avoid abrasives. Mantelpieces valued at thousands plus priceless marble require meticulous maintenance, with metal heel plates and taps restricted and canes checked for safety.
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Library of Congress
W. C. Bond
United Press
Chicago Daily News
Bureau of Standards
Bond
Filipino Marriage Rites Versus Gretna Green Traditions
A Filipino wedding uses a priest who blesses bread cracked over the couple to join them, while Gretna Green is noted for its contrasting customs. The text also mentions Eskimos consuming large meat meals and a husband who is fed by his wife until satiated.
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Gretna Green
Stars No Heroes To Their Wives
Hollywood wives share rivalries and preferences among stars at the Warner lot. Mrs John Garfield, Mrs Charles Boyer, Mrs James Cagney, Mrs Ronald Colman, Lili Damita Flynn with Herbert Marshall, and others express tastes for their husbands. An exception is Mrs Paul Muni who favors Paul Muni.
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Hollywood
Calif
Warner Lot
John Garfield
Charles Boyer
James Cagney
Ronald Colman
Lili Damita Flynn
Herbert Marshall
Wayne Morris
Errol Flynn
Pat O'Brien
Spencer Tracy
Frank McHugh
Bing Crosby
Henry O'Neill
Gary Cooper
Humphrey Bogart
John Barrymore
Paul Muni
Brands of Texas: Old cattle brands tell a romantic history
Cowboys and brands shaped Texas lore from the open range to the Chisholm Trail. The piece recounts Don Juan Flores’s 1762 brand, the "Buzzard on a Rail" registered by H. T. Collier in 1876, and Collier’s later branding of Hash Knife cattle. It links relic brands to a vanished era and the modern memory of ranch life.
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Texas
Chisholm Trail
Juan Joseph Flores
San Fernando de Bexar
Don Angel de Martos Y Navarrete
H. T. Collier
Reeve County
H. J. Collier
Pecos
Scorned suitor kills in Portland telephone booth
Port land bookkeeper Ora C. Wilson, 30, was shot dead Friday by rejected suitor Oscar Hodney, 33, an unemployed truck driver, while she stood in a telephone booth calling police. Hodney then killed himself at Carver, Ore., after police cornered him.
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Portland
Ore
Ora C. Wilson
Oscar Hodney
John J. Keegan
Miss Wilson
Carver
No Divorces For Youths In Italy Marriage Is Final
Rome reports strict Italian marriage norms with no divorce and early betrothal. Courtship varies by region, dowry negotiations and legal steps delay weddings two to three months. Couples seek privacy after betrothal, with modest costs for outings and shared life in a society bound by class and tradition.
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Italy
Rome
Europe
Pincian Gardens
Messalina
Florence
Dante
Beatrice
Verona
Venice
Cupid
America
Why June Wedding Month A Photographer Explains
New York reports on the question why many brides marry in June. Gregory Toland notes winter light flatters photography while June light harshly emphasizes flaws. Science editor Blakeslee says the June custom owes to longer days and ancient farming rhythms.
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New York
Movieland
Gregory Toland
Samuel Goldwyn
Toland
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Potatoes Rehydrated for Soldiers in War
Potatoes prepared for soldiers in the Boer War were later fed to British troops in World War I. The dehydrated spuds swelled back to their original size when placed in water, illustrating early food preservation and ration practices.
Native born author writes on small towns in literature
Dr Ima Honaker Herron of Southern Methodist University, a Collin County native, published The Small Town in American Literature after 12 years of research. Baylor University critic William Stanley Hoole lauds the work as the first and best study of its subject.
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Anna
Collin County
Ima Honaker Herron
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Farmersville
W. P. Herron
Wallace W. Herron
Anna Public Schools
America
England
William Stanley Hoole
Baylor University
Herron
Dr. Herron
Cigarettes You Can't Buy Names to Blossom in Ads
The article notes that tens of thousands of cigarette brand names exist in theory, with about 30 000 to 40 000 filed in the U S Patent Office. Brands range from Pedagogy tied names like Eton and Co Ed to Sport names such as Seven Up and Golf, and even Sin as a stark example.
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Equity
Alps
Big Town
U. S. Patent Office
Tobacco Company
Eton
Air Corps
Zeppelin
Jenny
Mary Jane
Youth Drowns in Rescue Attempt Near Cambon Lake
Ervin Downen age 17 and Howard McGlasson age 18, both of Christopher, died after a boat sinking on Cambon Lake Friday night. McGlasson swam ashore then returned to help Downen and both men drowned. bodies recovered.
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Christopher
Ervin Downen
Howard McGlasson
McGlasson
Downen
Cambon Lake
Human worth eight cents at drug store prices
Dr. William A. Pearson of Hahnemann Medical College told the Engineers Club that by chemical weight a human being runs about 8c, noting 65 percent of the body is water. In living material terms the body equates to about 1,000 eggs valued at $25.
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Philadelphia
William A. Pearson
Hahnemann Medical College
Engineers Club
Four Men Reportedly Guide Mussolini's Future Plan
Diplomats identify four close advisers shaping Italy's path under Mussolini. Galazzo Ciano, Roberto Farinacci, Achille Starace, and Dino Alfieri are described as the Duce's main lieutenants, with Grandi and Balbo viewed as more conservative factions awaiting their turn.
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Rome
Fascism
Mussolini
Galazzo Ciano
Duce
Roberto Farinacci
Cremona
Achille Starace
Dino Alfieri
Italy
Dino Grandi
Britain
Italo Balbo
Libya
Grandi
Balbo
Ciano
Edda
Catholic Action
Farinacci
Matteotti
Africa
Grand Council
Starace
Alfieri
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Magnolia
G. C. Stateville
Calvin Coolidge
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Vatican
the Sun
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Bell
Texas Telephone Companies
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