Hollywood Scramble at Theaters Crowds and Cameos
Hollywood gossip item reports Jetta Gondal cruising in a new sedan and tallies many stars around town. It notes Sally Rand’s stage feats, Gardner James and wife walking a Great Dane, and Cecil B. DeMille’s circle as King of Kings draws actors for bit parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Jetta Gondal
Pauline Starke
Katherine Albert
William Haines
Harriet
Louise
Sally Rand
Sally
Gardner James
Marion Blackton
Gardner
Great Dane
Margaret Huffman
Melbourne
Indiana
Cecil B. DeMille
Jack Holt, Jr
Don Juan
Lewis Stone
Woman's Responsibility Can You Meet Yours
Mrs W V Harper reports relief from weakness headaches and constipation after using Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The letter promotes the medicine's safety and urges readers to request a trial package by sending 10 cents to Dr Pierce in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Keller St. Golden Medical Discovery
Man who slept in coffin before death shipped to crematory
Fred F. Francis 71, an eccentric recluse near Springfield, died and had his body moved to a Davenport crematory as his will dictated a coffin he built be used for transport. His 50 acre farm and property would go to Kewanee city as a perpetual park named after the donor if carried out, else auction proceeds to charity. Francis, University of Illinois 1878 graduate, once worked at Elgin watch firm and earned royalties from a device he invented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News
Springfield
Ill
Fred F. Francis
Davenport
Iowa
Francis
Kewanee
Doney
University of Illinois
Elgin
Cattle Meet Seeks Amarillo as Convention Draws Near
Harve Avery says Amarillo expects the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association meeting in El Paso on March 15 to 17 with 4000 to 5000 delegates. He notes strong support from Amarillo and predicts the convention will bring the largest crowd yet to the city as Panhandle delegates push for the 1928 gathering location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
Harve Avery
Texas Association
Fl Paso
Panhandle Producers Association
Avery
Discrepancy in Road Contract Figures Probed
Investigation into differing contract totals is under way after the attorney general's department reported the state highway department had quoted 42 000 dollars in contracts but actual lettings reached 199 918 dollars. Projects covered Falls Reeves Ellis Montague and Wise counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gachines Press
Austin
Jon
State Highway Department
Attorney’s General’s Department
The
Highway Commission
Falls
Reeves
Ellis
Montague
Wise
Date Set for Panhandle Press Association Convention
The Panhandle Press association plans its 1927 convention with the executive committee meeting at the Board of City Development rooms on Saturday at 2 o clock. R H Nichols editor Vernon Record serves as president while Oran Kelley Spearman Reporter is vice president and C W Warwick Canyon News is secretary treasurer. Lindsay Nunn and J W Cheney sit on the executive committee and many Panhandle newspapermen are expected to attend. the convention program will be decided that afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Panhandle Press Association
Board of City Development
R. H. Nichols
Vernon Record
Oran Kelley
Spearman Reporter
C. W. Warwick
Canyon News
Lindsay Nunn
J. W. Cheney
Folger Firm Sets New Record Here
Folger Coffee announces a record year 1926 with a 2,159,397 pound increase over 1925 more than any previous year. Amarillo territory contributed to the gain as advertising highlighted Folger’s quality and science. The company thanks local merchants and the Amarillo Globe-News readers and looks toward 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folger Coffee Company
Winter Weather Halts Venango Oil Drilling
Winter conditions and a crude price drop to 3.05 dollars halt Venango field activity in Franklin Pennsylvania. Independent operators hope for a 25 cent price rise to resume work in spring, noting no price gains since February 1926 when it rose to 3.80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Franklin
Venango
Dr Blosser’s Cigarettes for Catarrhal Trouble
Doctor Blosser promotes a herbal inhalation product named Dr Blosser’s Cigarettes to relieve nasal and throat catarrh. The warm smoke is claimed to reach mucous membranes where sprays and salves fail and is suitable for children and adults.
Chinese Seize Concessions At Tientsin Port
Chinese officials urge handover of foreign concessions at Tientsin as Admiral Williams arrives to protect U S lives and interests in China. Hankow precedent cited as southern government actions echo across North China port scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Shangsat
Peking
Tientsin
North China
Hankow
Clarence S. Williams
Pittsburgh
Manila
China
Local Beauty Shop Scalp Course Visit In Amarillo
Mrs W F Nicholas of Pampa owner of the Georgette and Blue Bird Beauty shops is in Amarillo taking a special scalp work course from Madame McEwen. Miss Bethel Nelson of San Antonio is mentioned in the same note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Nicholas
Pampa
Blue Bird
Amarillo
Madame McEwen
Bethel Nelson
San Antonio
Dollar Day Bargains and Craft Classes Tap Nifty-Gifty Art Shoppe
The Nifty-Gifty Art Shoppe on Fillmore Street offers finished and unfinished articles for one dollar today with free daily instruction in lamp shades, clay work, and painting at 9:30. DYCHE'S DRUG COMPANY on Taylor Street advertises dollar day specials including stationery perfumes vanity cases and more. Across from the post office, East Seventh Street, a linen shipment from Madeira features pillow cases table cloths crash linen bridge sets and napkins at deep discounts with several price points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin’s Drug Company
Taylor Street
East Seventh Street
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Shirley Mason
Conrad Nagel
Claire Windsor
Rialto
Brown
Harvard
Jack Pickford
Jean Gladstone
Merry Madcaps
Evelyn Brent
Gilbert Rowland
Colony
Clara Bow
Camille
Norma Talmadge
Rowland
Armand
Charles Ray
Ray
Juan
Love
Lough
George Cooper
Bert Roach
Tom O’brien
Tom Brown
Haines
the Liberty Tonight
William Desmond
Leo Maloney
THUR
Bowen
Augmented
Marr Macwrine
WW All America
Parquet Bacony Gallery
Unrese
Rialty
Mary Brian Mary Alden Francis X. Bushman, JR
Pathe
Dougboys
Aesop
Pathe News
Mith’s
Ludwig Biro
Christie Comedy Pathe
Tom Mix
Tony
DIXIE
Dixon Creek
Do. C
Care Daily News
Folger Firm
East
NAT Dance Palace
J. D. Tucker
San Jacinto
H. P. Canade
Polk Street
Owen Morton
Chris Pearson
Oliver-Fakle
Polly
Oliver-Hakle
R. J. Pollard
Monroe Calculating Machine Company
Fuqua
F. C. Sides
Greeley, Colorado
Sally Blinderman
Z. G. Fogerson
Polk
Monroe Street
Detroit
L. E. Cahill & Company
Certified Public Accountants
Amarillo Bldg
D. C. Stapleton
West Fifth Street
City Shoe Shop
Ollar
Rose Pack
Adame McEwen
Rose Honey Pack
Fillmore Street
Sadie Claude
Hunsley’s
Cope Gift House of Unusuality
Venable and Bartles
Dyche’s Drug Company
the Bartley Shop
West Seventh Street
Fox Drug Company
Lehigh
Crash Linen
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