Will Rogers Tops 1934 Popular Film Stars List
Hollywood December report shows Will Rogers named most popular star by independent exhibitors in a Motion Picture Herald poll. Marie Dressler slides from first to seventh after death. Janet Gaynor holds position, with Wally Beery Mae West Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer also moving among top ranks.
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Will Rogers
United States
Janet Gaynor
Wally Beery
Mae West
Joan Crawford
Norma Shearer
Eddie Cantor
Jean Harlow
Clark Gable
Wallace Beery
Bing Crosby
Shirley Temple
Marie Dressler
Crosby
Entertainment and stars dominate 1935 Hollywood outlook
Fox chief Winfield Sheehan predicts 1935 will feature good music, clean comedy and modern life drama built on strong simple stories. He notes a mix of old favorites and a few new faces like Crosby and Temple, with laughs favored over sex and attendance records likely to rise.
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Winfield Sheehan
Fox Lit
Talking Picture
Sheehan
Christmas supplies in stock at low prices
A local ad lists cranberries cakes fruits candy and nuts plus Christmas trees chickens and fryers. It promises reasonable prices and a money back satisfaction guarantee.
Fire Marshal Praises Amarillo Fire Dept After November Losses
Fire Marshal Ed Spann reports six fires in November with early starts but limited losses. The highest single loss was 141.70 dollars, and total November fire insurance losses amounted to 615.71 dollars. One fire occurred over a mile from the nearest station.
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Amarillo
Ed Spann
Mr. Spann
Spann
Firemen Seek Toys To Repair for Yale Distribution
Amarillo fire department requests discarded toys for repair and repainting. The toy shop at city hall’s central station reopened with few donations, to be given to Salvador Army, the Goodfellows, or other groups distributing Christmas presents. Fire Chief George B. Cooper urged citizens to donate toys via pickup.
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Amarillo
Central Fire Station
Salvador Army
the Goodfellows
Metcy
George B. Cooper
Central Station
Pay Last Tribute To N. W. Uselding
Last rites were held for Nicholas W. Uselding 63 from the Happy Catholic Church. Requiem mass was by Rev. Father John Neff. Pallbearers were Knights of Columbus members. Body to be sent to Port Washington Wis for burial by Boxwell Brothers. Survivors include two sons George and Raymond, widow Margaret, a brother and two sisters. Home two miles southwest of Happy. Uselding lived in the Panhandle about 25 years. The oyster mention notes broad U.S. fisheries.
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Nicholas W. Uselding
Happy Catholic Church
Swisher County
John Neff
Knights of Columbus of the Happy Organization
Port Washington
Wis
Boxwell Brothers
Leo Uselding
Amarillo
Was & Son
Supreme Court Flags Record 1994 NRA Administrative Orders
The Supreme Court criticized New Deal records as it highlighted the NRA issuing 10,269 orders in 1994, averaging over 200 weekly, casting the executive branch in a light of sweeping law making. Other agencies like the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and Interior Department produced hundreds of codes and rules, raising questions about code provisions and prosecutions.
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NRA
Washington
Supreme Court
New Deal
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Ofl
Interior Department
Government seeks Supreme Court ruling on executive order disclosures
The government filed a memorandum with the Supreme Court arguing the recovery law does not require hearings or formal findings by the President or public disclosure of reasons for issuing executive orders. Solicitor General Biggs and Assistant Attorney General Stephens contended the President’s discretion in executive orders is not bound by such procedural steps.
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Biggs
Stephens
Pictures of Holy Land Shown at St Andrew's Church
Mrs. F. A. Habersham of Los Angeles presents motion pictures from the Holy Land at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church parish house. The program starts at 8 o'clock with an address explaining the scenes. Habersham has previously shown a similar program in Amarillo.
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F. A. Habersham
Los Angeles
Orient
Holy Land
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
One Arm Sign Painter Sought by Oklahoma Wife
Ardmore Oklahoma wife seeks missing husband through the sheriff after he vanished November 23. The 57 year old sign painter weighs 170 pounds and has a V shaped scar above his right eye with his right arm missing.
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Ardmore
Okla
Bill Adams
Seth A. Daily
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Hollywood
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Gable
Beery
West
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Shearer
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Crawford
Oakland
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New York
W. C. Fields
Lionel Barrymore
David Copperfield
Barrymore
Fields
Frank Lawton
Elizabeth Allan
Charles Priolo
Yale Distribution
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Daniel
Buchanan St
Daniels
Angel
Rome
Calif
Mayfield
Wilson's
N. W. Uselding
Maine
New Hampshire
White Eagle
Idaho
Russell Burbanks
Tuckers
Mother's
Jelia
Texas
Oklahoma
AL Baite
Trier
Sally Ann
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Johnson's
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Taylor
Pinkney
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