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...previous 34 years of his life Harry Bridges was completely obscure. Born at Kensington, Australia, in 1900, he was christened Alfred Renton Bridges. His father, an estate agent there, explains that his son was called Renton but "this name was a bit too much for his American Pals," who dubbed him Harry. At 17, after a sound schooling, Alfred Renton Bridges got a job as a clerk in a Melbourne firm called Sauls & McDougal, Ltd. It was his father's desire that his son eventually join him in business. But restless young Renton wanted...
...were 23% larger than in fiscal 1936 and about the same amount larger than pre-Depression receipts. For the fifth year in succession they had grown and now, except for 1920 and 1921 when war taxes were still in force, are the largest in history. Previous all-time high: $6,695,000,000 in fiscal...
Singing Marine (Warner Bros.). Having successfully sung his way through West Point and Annapolis in previous films, Dick Powell now tries his voice on the U. S. Marine Corps. As a shy, likable Arkansas rookie he is drafted for a weenie roast on the beach at San Diego, innocently sings the leathernecks' sweethearts into acquiescence. For this patriotic service he is rewarded with a trip to Manhattan and a radio tryout on what is obviously Major Bowes's amateur hour. Managed by Aeneas Phinney (Hugh Herbert), he embarks upon a U. S. radio career as the "Singing Marine...
...trampled underfoot on Wednesday by a mob of 1,407 engaged couples who kept the overworked clerks on the job until 9 p. m. Next day another all-time Chicago marriage record was broken: not a marriage license was asked for all day. On the idlest previous day in the history of the bureau, Feb. 25, 1932, there had been 56 licenses issued...
...annual report last week (see col. 1) the Federal Reserve Board noted that in 1936 securities issued to obtain new capital amounted to $1,200,000,000, or more than the aggregate for the previous four years combined. During the first five months of 1937 new corporate capital financing totaled $526,187,000 compared to $310,709,000 in the same period of 1936. Notable issues: by Johns-Manville, $10,000,000 in common stock; by Pennsylvania Railroad, $52,000,000 in debentures; by Burlington Mills, $3,150,000 in common stock; by Fruehauf Trailer...