Nine new railroad chiefs rise from humble railside roots
A dispatch from New York notes nine men became presidents of major rail systems within a year, climbing from rodmen, station agents, and messengers to top posts at lines like Louisville and Nashville, Western Pacific, Nickel Plate, and Jersey Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
de Witt Clinton
Mohawk
Albany
Schenectady
Whitefoord R. Cole
Louisville and Nashville
Nashville, Chattanooga
St. Louis
Lawrence A. Downs
Illinois Central
Rodman
Purdue University
Downs
Andalia
R. B. White
Indiana, Decatur and Western
William G. Besler
Jersey Central Railroad
Louisiana
Missouri, Kansas
Texas
Railroad
Columbus Haille
Dallas
Charles N. Whitehead
Whitehead
San Francisco
Cairo
Hollywood Theater Skits and Star Showings Highlight City Pantages
Readable notes describe Colleen Moore in Naughty But Nice at the Fair and The Potters at the Mission with W C Fields. Douglas Fairbanks in The Black Pirate at the Rialto and Lone Wolf Returns at the San Jacinto. Plus Vernon carnival acts and Pee Wee jazz band at Deandi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleen Moore
W. GC. Fields
Felix
Deandi
Viola Dana
Pee Wee
Rialto
Douglas Fairbanks
al Christy
Liberty
Buffalo Bill, Jr
San Jacinto Theater
Lone Wolf
Harley Sadler
Vernon
West Fourth Street
Supper Dish with Scalloped Corn and Tomatoes
A hot supper dish features scalloped corn layered with alternating tomatoes, topped by bread crumbs and cheese for a savory finish. The dish blends corn and tomato flavors under a crispy cheesy crust, yielding a comforting, appetizing course.
Summer decor upgrades brightening a bedroom theme
New slip covers for chairs and a bedspread with matching curtains in dotted Swiss will transform the room. The lightweight fabrics and soft textures promise an airy, refreshed look for summer living spaces.
Birth Control Film at Rialto Opens Two Day Run
Tell Me Why a film on birth control opens at the Rialto for two days with a focus on a mother's sacrifice for her child. Educators and laymen praise it and management urges parents to see it. Women’s matinees run 10 am to 6 pm and men 6 pm to 11 pm. children only with a parent or guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto Theater
Lone Star Gas Pipeline Possible for Austin
The city commission is weighing a Lone Star Gas piping of natural gas into Austin. F. L. Chase of Dallas, VP of Lone Star Gas, requested and was granted a conference on the matter. Other firms are tentatively bidding. The city currently uses artificial gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pro
Austin
Texas
Lone Star Gas Company
F. L. Chase
Dallas
Bonds Validated By Special Sessions
In a Texas special session the legislature passed an act validating bonds that were not then invalid. The closing days saw the supreme court rule state law authorizing fresh water districts unconstitutional and bonds invalid, but a correcting bill had already passed both houses.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Supreme Court
Winifred Westover Recall in Early Film Circles
Winifred Westover, daughter of a San Francisco newspaper man, was spotlighted after a Press club show. She attracted D. W. Griffiths attention during his Fine Arts Studio era that birthed Triangle Films and starred alongside Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Ray.
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Winifred
Winifred Westover
San Francisco
D. W. Griff
Fine Arta Studio
Triangle Films
Douglas Fairbanks
Charlie Ray
Harry
Fatty” Arbuckle
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Harry M. Adams
Western Pacific
John J. Bernet
Hlor
Evie
Bernet
Lefer Yo Fatt
AD. MC
Donald
Geo, Hanmaner
Columbus
Haile Borrore
Harry Adams
Nida
Colleen
Sheba
Donald Reed
Ok Ok
Fred Newmeyer
W. C. Field
Paramount
the Potters
Mission Theater
Richard “Skeets” Gallagher
Red Miller
Mamie Potter
Ivy Harris
Pa Potter
Fields
Portieres
Mamie
Billie Dove
Miss Dove
Doug
Lee Moran
Lyons and Moran
William Haines
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Vincent Lawrence
Edward Sedgwick
Slide
Kelly
Joan
He Pee Wee
Trumpin
Trouble
Liberty Theater
Renee Adoree
Rose Marie
William Night
Gene Cohn
Hollywood
Bill
Winifred Westover Hart
Bill Jr
Wart
Bill, Jr
Son, “PwoeGun
Bill Hart, Jr
Harley Sadler Co
San Jacinto Theatre Ltd
Virginia
London
Pialto
Taylor
Fairbank
Dizzy, Daring
Fee Band
Lone Star Gas
the Friendly Theatre
Father
Potter
W. C. Fields
Sennett
the Pathe News
Colorados Rockies
Colorado
Rockten
Ajoy
Fogged Peake
Trout
Dale
Armerjican Pian
Mater
Denver
Troutdale Hotel
Box
Evergreen, Colo
Aller
al Walle TS
Eli Gay Ist Tee
Ifl
Lal
Inbal” Drug Company
POLK
Charleston Baie
Charleston
Feenamint
Zhe
Castoria
Othe
Nujol
Hairy Vevey
Cardus
Bayers Rspirin
Bayers
Gordon
Star Rite Toaster
Berkehire
Palmolive
Molle
Ive Williams
Vantinen
Mma
Vay
Pependent
Kolytus
Kolynor
L N Pittman
Jeweler and Optometrist
Polk ST
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