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...keep the cloistered uncelibates hereabouts "regular." "Lady Cops in Cap and Gown" is an article about the successors of the Red Indian in the West which should awaken some doubts concerning The Other Half. There is one contribution by a Harvard man, Mr. Gerge R. Leighton, which is a bit too painful for treatment; Mr. Leighton is advised to try the Alumni Bulletin the next time he feels symptoms--It is distinctly better to keep these things in the family...
...paralysis of commercial activity under the present regime will hardly welcome the opportunity of doing likewise under whatever transitory power may emceed it. It is conceivable that such a conservative, every day sort of Cuban might consider this "give Cuba another chance" attitude as carrying the patriotic ideal a bit...
...been plastered with their slogan "Children Cry for It."- It was all too oldfashioned, they decided, too suggestive of an old-fashioned remedy, so they painted out the signs, discarded the slogan, went in for radio advertising. It worked. A short morning program in 1932 started sales up a bit. An afternoon series of dramatic sketches, called "Pages of Romance," sent them still higher. The contract with Albert Spalding makes Castoria one of radio's first-rank advertisers. Its programs, to be given Wednesday evenings from 8:30 to 9 E. S. T. starting Oct. 4, will have orchestra...
...atmosphere or historical data, the authors would be greatly obliged if he would please keep his mouth shut about it." It would be more to the point if Author Grouse (It Seems Like Yesterday, Mr. Currier & Mr. Ives) and Funnyman Ford should defy their audiences to detect the slightest bit of sanity in the antics of their comedian-Joseph Lytell ("Joe") Cook. Mr. Cook is Broadway Joe, beloved hansom cab driver and a horse's best friend, a devotion which ultimately elects him Mayor of New York. His first appearance is made in front of Rector...
...Golden Harvest," this week's feature at the Metropolitan, is a mild bit of adventure apparently inspired by the time-honored farm problem. The producers give taint intimations of attempting an epic but, being unable to solve the problem of surplus wheat any better than a Farm Beard, they content themselves with merigages and government aid for the farmers...