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The Era -- Day By Day

LizzieMaine

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And in the Daily News...

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A decade ago, Miss Lawlor was a rising star on Broadway. Most recently she's been making "Soundies," cheap musical film shorts made to be shown on coin-operated viewing machines. It's a savage business.

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Mr. Alfred D. McKelvy is the founder and president of the company that manufactures the Seaforth line of after-shave lotions, talcum powders, and men's colognes. And right after Jimmy took this photo, Mr. McKelvy handed him a free sample.

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Shaky uses after-shave too, but he splatters it all over his clothes.

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It just CAWN'T.

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If Sally and Alice joined the WACs...

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"Don't look at me, lady, I'm not the one that married him."

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Back on the saltpeter for you, kid.

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Ah, the puppetmaster pulls a string...

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Hmph, my show-biz relative just played the drums.
 
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Mr. Alfred D. McKelvy is the founder and president of the company that manufactures the Seaforth line of after-shave lotions, talcum powders, and men's colognes. And right after Jimmy took this photo, Mr. McKelvy handed him a free sample.

That makes sense as, otherwise, his comment was a bit wacky.

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"'Smelly old dog.' Let me at her; let me at her!"
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"I've never told a soul except you, but Wilmer never showed me any affection."

One, did she just say what I think she just said? And, two, if she did and if it's true, she has one of the few grounds that existed for an annulment.
 

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