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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1928
Page
8
Jerry awakens Monday hopeful after Alester promises a contact in the theatre world. They visit Jake Weinertz, producer, and head to his office and theatre to audition, amid crowds of hopefuls on the benches and a gleaming private office setting.
Jerry endures a tense tryout led by producer Weinertz as Alester and the audience weigh her potential. After a rough first moment stage fright passes, and Weinertz explains auditions test appearance and voice as several young women perform for him.
In a backstage world of auditions Jerry faces cynicism from producer Weinertz and rival singers. Alester lifts her from the department store grind as she advances toward stage life, receiving a ring and a pledge to rewrite their risky romance and realize her ambitions.
Congress met on Monday December 3 appointing a new overseer and opening the annual appropriations. The House passed Indian and Special Pension bills with Oklahoma increases for Indian children, while the Senate debated prohibition enforcement with a $13 000 000 amount and an exaggerated amendment up to 270 000 000. The Pan American Conference in Washington seeks to avert war between Bolivia and Paraguay as a test of League of Nations effectiveness. Notable aviators and the Wright brothers are highlighted with progress from Wrights first motor flight to modern airliners.
The navy tests new lifting hooks or dead eyes and salvage gear on the refitted S 4 off Creek Island near Long Island in a bid to cut rescue times after the S 4 disaster that killed 40 men a year ago. The Defender will join tests to enable divers to operate from a bottomed submarine compartment and may extend to Key West experiments next month.
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