Exile to Stardom: Vera Voronina in Europe’s Latest Find
The article chronicles Vera Voronina, a Kiev-born refugee turned model and dancer, who rises from hunger in Berlin to being discovered by UFA and Paramount scouts. Plucked for Hollywood training, she joins Emil Jannings’ team as a juvenile star in a rising foreign-to-American talent wave.
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Electric hotel sign to flash at Hotel Herring
The big electric sign atop the Her ring hotel will be turned on Saturday night. Clark McSpadden of Southwestern Public Service says the skeleton triangle sign with illuminated letters will flash Hotel Herring from the fourteen story building at Third and Pierce streets. The design was created by McSpadden and promises an attractive display.
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Texas bill asks extra time for Oriental railway
In Austin Senator Woodward of Coleman introduced a bill to extend the Oriental railway southern extension from San Angelo to meet its charter. In Rising Star five people were injured in a wreck with one likely fatally harmed. In Fort Worth police identified two suspects in the jelly bean bandits case that left R. H. Garrett severely wounded. R. A. Thompson of Dallas was named state highway engineer at the highway commission’s first regular meeting.
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Betrothal Shattered by Amarillo Lothario
In Amarillo a 60 year old social figure vanished leaving women distraught over lost money and stock. One young woman believed engaged to him had bought wedding garments before learning the betrothal would not be fulfilled. Other confidants say he warned all his admirers that marriage was not possible.
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New Electric Police Call System Aids Amarillo Force
Amarillo police will deploy an electrically controlled call system and PBX at the city station linked to the Central fire station. Chief J W Gaither says the upgrade will speed responses to emergencies and improve overall service, with Capt Luce of the traffic squad noting quicker attention to calls.
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Jury Selection Under Way in Cistern Killing Case
Cameron, Feb 4. District court moves to select a jury for J. A. Claxton charged with killing Otto Junek. Claxton previously faced a fifty year sentence at trial but was reversed. he was also convicted in a separate killing tied to the same feud. The dispute arose from Claxton’s daughter being rebuked for drawing cistern water amid 1925 drought, with three families sharing the cistern on nearby land.
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