America Pictured as Women's Paradise in England Talk
Miss Beatrice Forbes-Robertson described America as a women's paradise during a Richmond Hill Literary and De beating society talk in Bournemouth England. She noted life for women there was comfortable and luxurious with more opportunities than in any era, yet she did not want to live there again. She returned to England worried about materialism overshadowing spiritual and aesthetic values in American society.
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Bournemouth
England
America
Beatrice Forbes-Robertson
Richmond Hill
United States
Editors Remain On Job Despite New Oil Riches
Two Seminole County editors in Oklahoma insist they will publish their papers despite oil strikes on land owned by H J Kayser of Chickasha. Kayser notes a daily production potential of over 1 000 barrels, while Livingston of Seminole County News refrains from plans for a daily edition.
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Okla
Printer's A
Saas
Kaysgis
Grady
Kayser
Kaeser
Kansas
Oklahoma
Chickasha
Livingston
Liv On
Recognition of Arizona College of Mines program noted
A December issue of the Ronald Forum journal highlights the University of Arizona College of Mines and Engineering new graduate course in Administration of Mineral Industries. Dean G M Butler and Dr Cloyd Fire Marvin conceived the program under Dr Edward P Matthew, with limited enrollment and selective admission.
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University of Arizona
Tucson
Dee
College of Mines and Engineering
Journal of the
Ronald Forum
Arizona
G. M. Butler
Cloyd Fire Marvin
Edward P. Matthew
Percy
Ee Barbour
U. S
Back Home for Christmas in a Town That Never Changes
Ace returns after seven years away to a town that feels unchanged though surroundings shift to automobiles and modern sights. He finds Christmas deeply rooted in the community, enjoys a warm greeting from old friends, and cherishes the sense of belonging as he goes to collect mail on Christmas Eve.
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Ace
Filmdom scans world’s literary output for screen drama
New York dispatch notes film industry seeks source material from past and present authors. Studios like Fox and MGM rely on classics, best sellers, and original screen stories, while actors and producers weigh filming challenges, ethics, and audience tastes. Major firms process thousands of synopses annually. A Chicago waiter profits from art resale after buying a picture.
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Filmdom
New York
Winfield R. Sheehan
Fox Films
Sheehan
Mina Lewton
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Florence Strauss
First National Productions
Paramount Company
Community Supper Embraces Olden Time Christmas Cheer
In 1926 a town staged a festive community supper inspired by traditional holiday customs. Locals proposed minstrels in colorful dress, greens, candles, and jests to enliven seating tables. The menu featured roast turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, rolls, coffee, and mince pie, making it the merriest supper yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patience Eden
Uniod
Holly as Christmas emblem and its varied uses
A colonial era note on holly describes its central role in Christmas decor, its regional availability in the South, and alternative greens like Irish yew magnolia and cedar. It notes holly's slow growth from seed, color varieties, commercial value, and uses of ivory white heartwood for inlay and handles, with a brief medicinal mention.
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France
Brittany
Frances “Marshall Morgan
Weaterd Newspaper Union
Warm wooden stockings and ROTC at Pomona College
Maj. George A. Stanford, commandant of the Reserve Officer's Training Corps, notes voluntary military training at Pomona College in Claremont, California outperforms the now-abandoned compulsory system from two years ago. He asserts continued success of ROTC over mandatory service.
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Pomona College
Claremont
California
George A. Stanford
Reserve Officer’s Training Corps
All Postmasters Receive Share of Freakish Letters
Atlanta postmasters handle a flood of odd mail as a year end snapshot of public sentiment. A woman sought stamps on loan for a business, a New Jersey letter warned the South to reform, a baffled elder lost in electric devices spoke of the telegram place. Fewer male correspondents amid crossword puzzle mail and a Bobby Jones photo note underscore changing times.
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Atlanta
Santa Claus
New Jersey
King
Southland
Bobby Jones
Jones
Coal-less London Hit By Cold Wave
London endures frosty December as coal shortages bite. Long queues form amid rationing while the country faces coal supply delays, tests Londoners, and tempers the festive mood.
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London
England
Deldon
Fedailine
Santa Fe Introduces Cafe Observation Car On Phoenix Train
Santa Fe adds new equipment to its Phoenix Ash Fork service including a cafe observation car number 1510. The 85 ton, 85 foot steel car seats 20 in wicker and leather, features movable chairs and writing tables. Two sister cars serve the Phoenix to Ash Fork segment, with 14 similar cars built for coast lines.
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Phoenix
Santa Fe
Ash Fork
Union Station
Coast Lines
T. A. Kirkwood
Pullman
Chicago
Ties Em Twice Coal Stove and Service Car Parts
The article describes the service department of a dining car including a coal stove oven steam table and pantry. Two cars released for local service remain in Santa Fe system use or could be converted for other lines. It notes inefficiency seen by a subordinate in the superior.
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Amarillo
Tex
Rebecca Bradley
Texas
Buda
University of Texas
Arizona University College of Mines
Detroit
Tombstone
San Pedro
Bonner
Ginsinas
Chicago Art Institute
Hubby
Ideal Bakery
Peee
J. A. Suttons
Pueblo, Colo
Winslow
Winslow Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Opera House
E. H. Black
Santa Fe Watch
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