Theaters Showcase Silent Features At The Fair Mission
The Fair theater opens Speedy starring Harold Lloyd with a brisk comedy pace. Pola Negri headlines The Secret Hour at the Fair, while Irene Rich leads The Desired Woman at the Mission. Vitaphone program with Vi vienne Segal and John Charles Thomas entertained audiences.
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Secret Hour
Pola Negri
Irene Rich
Vhe Rialto
Victor McLaglen
Harry Hunt
Imperial Recording Orchestra
Nida
Mission Today
Vitaphone
Vitaphone Symphony Orchestra
John Charles Thomas
Vivienne Segal
Miss Segal
Eddie Peabody
Jimmie Maisel
St. Louis
Maisel
Ida
Harold Lloyd
Speedy
the Fair Theater
Lloyd
New York
London
Manhattan
Rowland V. Lee
Paramount
Pola
Kenneth Thomson
Jean Hersholt
Trial over marriage of wealthy Indian in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on April 12 Jackson Barnett the Creek millionaire faced a federal suit to annul his marriage to Anna Laura Lowe aged 30 years his junior The government alleges seductive tactics kidnapping and conspiracy to wed in 1929 and cites a $1 000 000 estate Barnett allegedly distributed wealth to organizations and attorneys and gave a large portion to his wife The second fact notes that half of Britain’s 900 000 civil servants earned less than 15 per week.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Jackson Barnett
America
Anna Laura Lowe
U. S
Peterson
Barnett
Murder charge follows tangled web of lies and a hammer
Arthur Antoine faced a murder charge after inconsistencies surfaced about his wife’s disappearance in Oakland. Authorities traced a complex tale: he claimed his wife left for Minnesota then recanted, stating he killed her with a hammer, disposed of the body from the Carquinez bridge, and later married his younger lover Lula Stovall.
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Oakland
Cal
Arthur Antoine
Mankato
Minn
Lila Stovall
Carquinez Bridge
Antoine
Camp Beco
California
Floyd Stovall
Camp Seco
Bridge Fite Slices 450 Foot Span Across Canyon
Engineers report a 450 foot bridge built from canyon rims with exact fit. The central joint closed perfectly with no gap, though the gorge measures 600 feet in depth.
Goodyear Men Meet Friday Night in Amarillo
Fifty Goodyear tire dealers will attend a meeting at the Herring hotel at 6:30 tonight with a banquet and discussion on tire industry topics. Adkisson and Gunn distribute Goodyear tires in Amarillo, where a Goodyear warehouse sale is also held.
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Goodyear Tire
Herring Hotel
Goodyear
Adkisson and Gunn
Goodyear Tires
Amarillo
Never Absent in 63 Years at Barns Mille Mill
William Patterson, a mill worker from Garrickgercu England, retired after 4% years of continuous service with Barns Mille, having never been absent from work. He even performed duties while working with a broken arm.
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William Patterson
Barns Mille
Garrickgercu
England
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