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...aeronautical people gladly "pardoned" it. Pilot Post signed a contract to appear at Radio City Music Hall five times a day for a week, for $5,000. His act was to answer more or less extemporaneous questions put to him by NBC Announcer James Wallington...
...building in which Jordan Marsh's Men's Store is located, at the corner of Washington and Summer Street, was one of those appealed. The building, which is under long-term contract, is assessed...
...newspaper is the only newspaper. One year ago the super-paternalistic, super-mechanized Bat'a works were put to a supreme test to which last week Zlin paid triumphant tribute. Thomas Bat'a had been up half the night at Zlin working over a big shoe contract he hoped to close in Switzerland. The day dawned murky, with fog blotting out tall Bat'a chimneys. Twice the pilot of the Bat'a private plane, an ace pilot who had flown Thomas Bat'a successfully around India and back, refused to take off for Switzerland. Finally...
...sports comment of Westbrook Pegler and medical advice by Dr. William A. Evans, have long been features of the Post. All are syndicated by the Chicago Tribune* which is published by Editrix Patterson's famed brother & cousin (Patterson & McCormick). When the Post went into receiver ship its contracts were considered void, and features were bought on a week-to-week basis. At that point alert Mrs. Patterson stepped in, got the Tribune Syndicate to make an exclusive contract with the Herald for the comics & features, beginning this week. While they were still running in the Post last week...
Proudest boast of MGM was that Greta Garbo had returned to Hollywood after all, signed a new contract, and was ready to start her next picture (Queen Christina). Also signed up for one prizefight picture was Heavyweight Challenger Max Baer. Still addicted to all-star casts, MGM was ready to release Dinner at Eight which contains almost every performer on the lot except John Barrymore's macaw. RKO promised Sinclair Lewis' Ann Viewers. It would also tackle Of Human Bondage, Somerset Maugham's long-neglected but deeply moving story of a cripple. Fox announced it had bought...