Circus Rookies and Movietone Brighten Theaters
The piece highlights Vitaphone numbers at the Fair featuring Louise Lorraine Karl Dane and a night at Coffee Dan’s with William Demarest. Dolores Del Rio stars in Revenge. Myrna Loy heads State Street Sadie with Conrad Nagel and William Russell. Movietone sound advances are traced from Case and Sponable to Fox studios with Raquel Meller, Mussolini speeches and rapid theater adoption.
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Nida Coffee Dan's
Los Angeles
Vitaphone
Bryan Foy
William Demarest
West Coast
Coffee Dan's
Warner Bros. Studios
Myrna Loy
Conrad Nagel
William Russell
Allstar
Chicago
Miss Loy
Sadie
Conrad Nage
Archie Mayo
E. T. Lowe, Jr
Melville Crossman
Georgie Stone
Pat Hartigan
Mr. Case
Mr. Sponable
William Fox
New York
Fox-Case Corporation
Raquel Meller
Lindbergh
Paris
West Point
Mussolini
Vatican
Fox
Citizens Pay Few Taxes in One Town
In Armagh Indiana county Pennsylvania a town of 110 residents is a tax free dream for some. The borough needs are small so tax collector visits are rare and far between.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Armagh
Indiana County
Ruhr Coal Syndicate Reopens Fight with British Markets
Ruhr Coal Syndicate statistics show renewed exports to British territories in July after a May withdrawal. The May policy aimed to reduce exports where selling was unprofitable, but June and early July figures suggest a return to prior levels, driven by Huettenzechen influence within the group.
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Essen
Ruhr
Syndicate Eases Dues After Export Cutback Decision
Members produced mainly for home market and showed little interest in exports, bearing losses via dues per ton. In May the Heerten rechen won a ruling to reduce exports to disputed markets and lower membership dues accordingly.
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Heertenrechen
New Haven Shipping Shows Big Increase
New Haven harbor commissioners report a large rise in waterborne merchandise for 1928, up on 1927. The year highlights coal and timber as the three principal commodities, with overall freight gains indicated though details are unclear.
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New Haven
Conn
Ward of Harbor Commissioners
New coke and gas plant planned for Connecticut harbor
Connecticut plans a ten million dollar coke and gas plant to be fed by coal steamers from Newport News Virginia. Gas produced will be piped to towns housing over half of the state population. Lumber shipments to New Haven harbor rise as the harbor maintains its trading activity. A Canadian Rockies pageant related event runs from August to September with support from Canadian and local militia pipe bands and dignitaries.
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Ers
Connecticut
Canadian Rockies
Scotland
Colege
J. L. Ralston
Canada
National Defence
Dominion
Prince of Wales Patronizes Scotch Festival in Banff
In Banff Alberta on August 24 the Prince of Wales renewed his patronage of the Highland Gathering and Scottish Music Festival highlighting ongoing royal support for the event.
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Prince
Banff
Alberta
Prince of Wales
Frigidaire Showroom Event August Twenty Third
A new Frigidaire designed for exact needs invites shoppers to visit and choose their model. The note emphasizes personal selection during an event scheduled for August twenty third.
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Louise Lorraine and
Karl Dane
George K. Arthur
Louise Lorraine
Colleen Moore
Deandi
Nat—Ford Frederick
Dolores del Rio
Carewe
Konrad Bercovici
Bear Tamer
Carene del Rio United Artists
Ramona
Edward Sedgwick
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Mission Theater
University of Texas
Sedgwick
Fred Thomson
Paramount Picture
Kit Carson
Coal Mine Canyon
Navajo Reservation
Dorothy Janie
Raoul Paoli
Thomson
Alfred L. Werker
Mack Stengler
Red Humes
Texas
Dane
Hume
Yale
George Bernard Shaw
Theodore Case
Earl I. Spon
Pathe Come Pathe News
A Mi. Sions
FF Ore
Lesan
Marry P. Bishop
Harry D. Bishop
BIG Syndicate
United Press
Fibiciesne Corporation
Frigidaire
ED Enochs
West 6Th Street
Frigidaire Corporation
America
General Motors
Public Service Co
Sean
Warner Bros
Geordt Stone
Pat Harmoan
Coffee Dan
Wiliam Damcrest
Roy Smeck
of the
Pair Theatre
Patan
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