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Hawaii Calls (RKO Radio) is a vain effort to make 10-year-old Bobby Breen swap his mammy-singing mannerisms for the more suitable antics of a lifelike small boy. Its story outfits him with rags & tatters, a shoeshine box and a stowaway's berth to Honolulu. But whether Bobby sings wistful or swingy songs in his reedy, choirboy voice, he goes at them with expert, unchildlike, vaudeville-stage punctilio...
After the World Series and before the spring training camps open, U. S. baseball fans find little to read about their favorite sport. In December they usually have a brief bright spot when the businessmen who run baseball get together to swap players. This year's meetings were not as bright as usual...
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...elevators, subways, reception rooms, in bars, clubs and smoking compartments, in all the places where U. S. businessmen habitually swap horseback opinions on the State of the Union, prime topic last week was the timeless question-How is Business? But it was not put in the usual form of a casual greeting. Not only had business failed to develop a normal autumn spurt: it was definitely on the down grade. The New York Times weekly business index has dropped steadily from above in. its Recovery high registered in the middle of August, to less than 105, lowest since last February...
...Draper and George Hedblom will swap places on the football coaching staff, it was announced after yesterday's practice. Draper will assist Skip Stahley with his Freshman and Hedblom will take up duties as backfield mentor for Henry Lamar's Jayvees...