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Another Republican Senator who saved his skin was Senator George Norris of Nebraska, but not as a Republican. For running as an Independent with New Deal support he beat both the regular Republican candidate, Robert G. Simmons and the unorthodox possessor of the Democratic nomination, the loud filling-station owner, Terry Carpenter, who refused to withdraw for the benefit of the New Deal's friend...
...dress shop by day, and by night she exercises all the powers she possesses in securing Paul Lucas for a rich husband. Loretta Young, supposedly a simple country girl, has arrived in the great metropolis to become independent of men and to set herself up as the proud possessor of a hat shop. Janet Gaynor wants a man she can take care of plus a home and some children. Irrevocably lost among the three of them with their love affairs of which only one is successful, the audience completely gives up the ghost and settles back to enjoy the really...
Because of this peaceful trend, Manila's Mayor Juan Posadas, plump and proud possessor of the title of "Comendador de la Real Orden de Isabel la Católica" conferred upon him by Spain, paid no attention whatever last week when he received an anonymous letter warning him that Manila would burn the following night. The police went to bed and slept as hard as usual. Suddenly in the early hours of the morning there was an explosion. Then another and another. Just how many bombs went off nobody knew. Five or six unexploded bombs were discovered. One bomb...
...phrase; and, when under control, he communicates his point, quote: "If only all students were 'great men', all would be well. But alas, many are not, and in them indifference is no true neutral, philosophical calm, no objective judgment, but rather a petty reserve which too often excludes its possessor from lively interests. The reaction to the Cross-system has resulted in what Dr. Johnson would have described as an infelicitous congress of inharmonious invidualities . . . It is still Utopian to imagine that any university will attempt to educate students by associations and intercourse with other minds and manners, as well...
...informed its distributors." But it was learned that all the company's radio production had ceased, that sales were solely from sets on hand. "Mr. Kent is known to view the possibility of profitable operation in radio very dubiously," explained Radio Weekly, "and, as the possessor of a large personal fortune, he is believed to be preparing for a period of rest and recreation...