Fire at Warner Brothers studio in Burbank kills chief
A fire at Warner Brothers First National in Burbank, California, caused one death and 15 injuries with damage around 300000 dollars. Fire chief Albert Rounder, 65, died of heart failure. actor Adolph Hoop and worker Nick Potskoff were severely injured. The blaze burned about half of the studio's 80 acres before being controlled.
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Burbank
Calif
Warner Brothers
First National
Albert Rounder
Motion Picture
Adolph Hoop
Nick Potskoff
Fragmented ad promises gall bladder relief with oxygen tablets
A junk ad touts “little white tablets” that release oxygen to stimulate the gall bladder and neutralize acidity. It claims quick digestion, disinfects the intestines, and offers drastic health improvements with a simple two tablet dose, urging readers to buy now.
Sheep Fill Air When Gas Blast Empties Pit
A government program near Junction Texas led to the death of about 600 ewes at the Clay Holland ranch. Five loads of wood were placed in a 30 foot pit, sheep piled on top, gasoline poured, and a match lit. The resulting explosion hurled sheep up to 75 feet, scattering them for hundreds of feet before they were burned with precautions against further gas explosions.
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Junction
Tex
Clay Holland Ranch
Fire sweeps studio shops as crews battle blaze
Fire destroyed outdoor pictures and shops at a film studio. Fire units from Burbank Hollywood and Los Angeles aided in control. Director Michael Curtiz found the blaze near a sound stage as extras from a Paul Muni picture joined firefighters. Firemen think sparks from the machine shop may have started the blaze.
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Burbank
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Michael Curtiz
Paul Muni
Black Fury
Mr and Mrs Maynard Celebrate 67th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W S Maynard of Bartlesville Oklahoma both 87 years old marked their sixty seventh wedding anniversary with family and friends.
Pope's Hidden Portraits Seen in Michelangelo Beards
Rome priest Father Giuseppe Parroni identifies hundreds of concealed faces in Michelangelo's Sistine and Pauline chapels showing as portraits of friends and foes. He photographed from scaffolds noting faces shift with angle, including a self portrait in the Last Judgment beard and Julius II in Moses beard.
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Rome
Michelangelo
Vatican
Giuseppe Parroni
Father Parroni
Papal
America
Sistine Chapel
Moses
Julius II
Sistine
Pauline Chapel
Julius I
Popular drama hero turns villain Thursday in Set a Thief
Ridgeway Zelley shifts from lead to villain in the Black Mask play Set a Thief at the high school auditorium. Aubrey Jackson takes the lead with Zelley as the heavy in a fast moving mystery with romance and action. Proceeds go to the Sandie Pep Squad and tickets are sold by Pep Squad members.
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Jackson
Ridgeway Zelley
Zelley
Perennally
Aubrey Jackson
Sandie
Black Mask Group
Black Mask Organization
Jean Epperson
Helen Anderson
Raymond Glass
Santa Fe Plans Low Rates for Holiday Trips
Santa Fe announces attractive round trip Christmas holiday fares from Anna town to all territory points including Chicago and St Louis. Tickets on sale December 13 1934 to January 1 1935 with return by January 15 1935. Fares based on one and one third of one way first class or two cents per mile for all class tickets and other tiered rates for coach and chair cars. Pacific Coast and eastern destinations feature intermediate tickets at one and six tenths cents per mile with specific car type allowances. Intercity nationwide sales begin December 19 for east of Chicago St Louis and Mississippi River crossings destinations.
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T. B. Gallaher
Santa Fe Lines
Anna- Tillo
Chicago
St. Louis
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
United States
Mississippi River
Poultry judging contest set for Tri-State show opening
The Tri-State Poultry Show opens Monday with a judging contest for vocational agriculture students and 4-H members. Prof. T. M. Moore expects a dozen teams from Guyman Oklahoma Pampa and McLean. Ted Taylor will award the trophy to the winning team. Coaches meet at 9 with judging at 10. Walter Burton will start placing awards at 9 Thursday. The three day event in the heated Automobile Building attracts over 1,000 entries with large cash prizes and free admission.
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T. M. Moore
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Guyman
Okla
Pampa
McLean
Ted Taylor
Tri- State
Tri-State Pair Grounds
Mike Wink
The
Poultry Association
Walter Burton
Arling
Tex
New Willys Automobiles Start in Toledo Forge
One hundred fifty workers began forging parts for the first 15,000 Willys automobiles in Toledo Ohio. Officials expect total employment to exceed 1000 as production ramps up at the Willys-Overland plant.
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Toledo, O. U
Willys-Overland Company
Willys
Positive Relief For Itchy Skin Ointment Ad
An old advertisement promotes Blue Star Ointment for skin itch relief and eczema. It claims deep pore penetration and fast relief from tetter rash eczema and foot itch with a money back guarantee if the first order fails.
Endurance Fliers Circle Over Field
Jean La Rene and Henrietta Sumner, two women endurance fliers, circled Wiley Post Field in Oklahoma City as they neared the halfway point toward ten days of continuous flight. They took off at 4 42 PM last Friday, aiming to set a new record for women.
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Oklahoma City
Jean la Rene
Henrietta Sumner
Wiley Post Field
Former Amarillo resident Lucie Stivers dies at 89
Mrs. Lucie Stivers 89 lived in Amarillo for years and died at her Bell residence. Survived by two daughters and two sons including Mrs F J Barton L B Stivers and H Stivers Dallas. Opening day lineups in the Pacific Coast League show 25 players regulars from last season outside the battery.
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Santa Claus
J. Levy
Pope
Massie
Polk
Mayo & Ball Ntal Clini
Louise Margaret Day
Austin
Blackburn- Shaw
F. L. Wilkins
Day
Texas
J. M. “Doc” Day
Santa FE
Santa
Luden’s
Eric Loch
Ray Baker
INS
Wm. LaVarre
City Drug Stores
Rexall Stores
Amarillo
Coty
Pound
Roxbury
Congress
Crosley Radius
Crosley
Adlerika
Bradbury
Jenkins
Southwest
Ong &T
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