Palo Duro Park Opening Declared Huge Texas Success
Park officials and Texas Park Board members hailed Palo Duro Canyon opening as a major success. About ten thousand visitors attended Fourth of July ceremonies, rodeo by Leonard Stroud, and canyon roadways built by CCC crews, with crowds orderly and many from out of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Duro Canyon
Leonard Stroud
Texas Park Board
Stroud
Tri-State Fair
E. A. Kingsley
David FE. Colp
Austin
George Nason
National Park Service
Kingsley
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
Canyon
Panhandle
Corkered Cavaliers at Paramount and other film picks
Moviedom notes a cleaner Corkered Cavaliers at Paramount with Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey as con artists amid a zany era plot. Dorothy Lee and Thelma Todd join the capers as the duo chase a comic marriage scheme and a happy ending.
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Paramount
Bert Wheeler
Robert Woolsey
Jack Haley
Texas
Adolphe Menjou
Joan Blondell
Rex
Joe KF. Brown
Elmer the Great
Rialto
Ken Maynard
Roseland
Rob Mueller
Nat
Ray Sanford
Wheeler-Woolsey
Bert
Bob
Dorothy Lee
Wheeler
Iady
Duke of Weskit
Dizzy
Thelma Todd
Public Auction Notice Potter County Texas 1934
Order of sale issued by the 108th District Court on July 3 1934 directs a public auction of real estate in Potter County Texas. The property owned by Hattie May Keagans J M Keagans H W Hardin and FE W Hardin includes East half of Lots 8 9 10 Block 64 Glidden and Sanborn Addition Amarillo. Auction date August 7 1934 between 10 a m and 4 p m at the Potter County courthouse. Sheriff W M Adams directs the sale with Deputy Sam Ramsey.
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State OF Texas
Potter
Potter County
Texas
Hattie May Keagans
J. M. Keagans
H. W. Blackburn
Florence Hardin
FE. W. Hardin
A. M. Levy
Glidden & Sanborn
Amarillo
J. M. Reagans
W. M. Adams
Sam Ramsey
Hollywood Scrubs Its Mouth as Public Demands Clean Films
Dan Thomas chronicles Hollywood’s backlash against salacious pictures under the League of Decency. Clean dramas like Hell Divers and Little Women draw crowds while reform groups press for higher standards and safer depictions, spotlighting industry responses and risky “bad girl” storylines.
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Dan Thomas
Hollywood
NEA Service
the Globe
League of Decency
Hell Divers
Min
Bill
The
Daddy Long Legs
House of Rothschild
Texas Natives Take Three Top Roles in New Picture
Texas stars Ann Harding John Boles and Helen Vinson headline The Life of Vergie Winters from Fox Film in a Texas trio lead. Harding, a Fort Sam Houston native, Boles from Greenville, and Vinson of Beaumont Houston bring strong home state ties to the film.
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Texas
Lone Star State
Vergie Winters
Paramount Theater
Ann Harding
Fort
Sam Houston
John Boles
Greenville
Helen Vinson
Beaumont and Houston
Boles
Miss Vinson
University of Texas
Little Theater
Houston
Miss Harding
George Grant Gatley
Fort Sam Houston
Provincetown Players
Helen Rulfs
Ali
Edward A. Rulfs
Texas Oil Company
New York City
Jory
Joan
Magh Williams
Helen Twelvetrees
Vienna
Williams
England
Girl Rescues Father From Savage Bull in Newton
Miss Katherine Vaughan, a Newton physical culture instructor, waved her red beret to deter a bull attacking her father James H. Vaughan. The bull turned from the victim and lunged at the beret. Vaughan escaped as Vaughan dropped the beret and fled.
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Newton
N. J
Katherine Vaughan
Newton Physical Culture
Armal
James H. Vaughan
County Jail Population Shows Rapid Decrease
Potter County jail reports a sharp drop with 39 inmates today vs the 50 average. Jailer Gib Landis said several tanks hold only four prisoners each, down from capacity for 18 men.
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Potter County
Gib Landis
Actress on Broadway to Hollywood Career Noted in Death Takes a Holiday
The actress followed the Broadway path to Hollywood, with Death Takes a Holiday cited as her major stage success before moving into films.
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Phia
Hollywood
Pictures
Rites Set For Veteran Dallas Peace Officer
Dallas veteran police inspector John Chas Gunning, 64, oldest active member of the Dallas Police Department, was to be buried today. The feature notes focus on his service and status within the department.
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Dallas
John Chas
Gunning
Texas
Dallas Police Department
Gunning Dies After Decade as Defective Dept Chief
Gunning, longtime chief of the defective department at St Pauls Hospital, died yesterday. He led the department for ten years and served in it for more than 24 years.
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St. Paul's Hospital
Gunning
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Nat Club Orchestra
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Kan Maynard
Popeye
Tom Tyler
Tracy Rides
Alan Bob Sterle
Betty Boop
Will Rogers
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Harry Green
Frank Mitchell
Jack Durant
Texas Drilling Practices Committee
Schneider Motel
Pampa
Bowers-Lefors-Finley
Gray County
Williama
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Norma Shearer
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