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February 14, 1931

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The Bank

Visit to the Bank of the Manhattan Trust Company in Wall Street, the new seventy-story building which is an architectural masterpiece, and the main banking…

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Actress-Manager

Profile of Katharine Cornell, actress who is interested in acting and in theatre itself rather than personality in the theatre. Began her acting career at …

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