McFadden Flats on Screen and Holiday Theaters
Multiple features headline the Fair heater and surrounding venues. McFadden Flats stars Charlie Murray with J M Witten assisting. Blonde or Brunette features Adolphe Menjou. Sun Dog Trails with Pete Pate and his Radio Stars. The Torrent and Cuckoo Love at Rialto. The Right Way with Montana Jack at Liberty. Cat and the Canary with Irene Summerly Players at Auditorium. Harry M Snodgrass piano recital begins at Fair heater at 8 30 pm.
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Charlie Murray
Adolphe Menjou
Deandi
Pete Pate
Rialto
Torrent
Montana Jack
Irene Summerly
Nida
Harry M. Snodgrass
Ivories
Jefferson City Penitentiary
J. M. Witten
WOS
Jefferson City
Vom Prison
Travels and Visits Note Regional Ties in Brief
W A Kerley returns from Clarendon on business. Irene Ryan of Telzien Music Co visits Trinidad Colorado to see her mother. Mrs Oscar Hunt of Canyon visits Mrs W C Kenyon. Ed Little of Panhandle visits sister Mrs J L Stewart at Shattuck Oklahoma. Oscar Gamble of Canyon misses Higginbotham funeral due to his mother’s Tennessee death. Belgian government taxes to push rail use over cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Kerley
Clarendon
Irene Ryan
Telzien Music Company
Trinidad
Colorado
Oscar Hunt
Canylon
W. C. Kenyon
Ed Little
Panhandle
J. L. Stewart
Shattuck
Oklahoma
Oscar Gamble
Canyon
BE. L. Higginbotham
Tennessee
Chinese Gain Control of Jewelry Trade in Straits Settlements
The article notes that Chinese merchants now dominate the jewelry trade across the Straits Settlements, shifting economic influence in key port cities and impacting local competition and pricing dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straits Settlements
Africa geography quiz and answers featured
Readers test knowledge on Africa with questions about Madagascar the Cape of Good Hope continents rivers and oceans. Answers include Madagascar Cape Agulhas Nile Congo Niger Zambesi Indian and Atlantic Canary Islands Cape Verde Islands yes no Beypt Tripoli Tunis Algeria Morocco Red Sea Grain coast Ivory coast Gold coast
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Africa
Cape
Cape Town
Cairo
Victoria
Lake Victoria
Gulf of Guinea
Nile
Congo
Niger
Zambesi
Atlantic
Canary Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Beypt
Tripoli
Tunis
Algeria
Morocco
Red Sea
Grain Coast
Ivory Coast
Gold Coast
Roumanians Prefer To Go Barefooted
A Associated Press dispatch from Bucharest reports that many Romanians prefer barefoot living year round. Peasants and city folk alike abandon shoes even in snow with shoes carried to church or market and worn only after reaching home. Footwear commonly features heavy wool stockings and leather soles wrapped with thongs.
Big Fans Installed In Nat Dance Hall
Eli Hoover installed two 48 inch auto vent blowers at the Nat dance hall in San Jacinto to refresh air in the pavilion once every minute. The fans aim to keep the hall comfortable through the summer months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Hoover
San Jacinto
Soldiers 22 Years Then Turns Actor in Duluth Stock Company
Edward De Witt Tannehill, a 22 year U S Army veteran, now stars in a Duluth stock company. Decorated four times, he enlisted at 16, fought in the Philippine insurrection, at the siege of Peking, with Pershing in Mexico, and in France. Wounded, he spent seven years in hospitals before turning to the stage where his parents were actors. He can dual in brass and navigation related roles.
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Associated Press
Duluth
Minn
Edward de Witt Tannehill
United States Army
Tannehill
Peking
Pershing
Mexico
France
Dhering
Hin
Bankrupt Blames Rum Row Pirates
Pirates off rum row Sandy Hook blamed for Lieut. Uel Allan Bute insolvency. Court filings show 37,021 pounds debt with 8,000 unsecured, assets 1,157 pounds. Proceedings cite turmoil from late 1625 amid creditors and legal scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Rum Row
Sandy Hook
Uel
John Allan Bute
Carlton Mansions
Pall Mall
London Bankruptcy Court
Debtor's Brandy Scheme Foiled by Sea Raiders
The debtor pursued an export scheme for brandy and champagne from France to the high seas. Col. Rale and friends invested their fortunes, but pirates seized the shipment near New York, transferring goods to their vessel and auditing by the case. The raid left the colonel insolvent as no recoveries could be made or contacts located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
High Seas
Col. Rale
New York Coast Lines
Cork Ccre
Decline in English arable farming continues in 1924
The British ministry of agriculture reports 1924 acreage loss across barley oats peas turnips marigolds vetches and clever with 144000 acres abandoned. Only 74000 acres were converted to permanent pasture or rough grazing as arable farming continues to contract amid hard times for farmers.
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Associates Proms
London
England
Wales
British
Ministry of Agriculture
Number of Horses Used in Agriculture Drops in 1926
In 1926 total horses used in agriculture decreased by 12,600 compared with the prior year, reflecting a shift in farming practices and reliance on alternative work animals or mechanization.
Champion Prairie Dog Catcher Is Uncle Sam
In Denver on May 19, the Associated Press reports Uncle Sam’s services are cheap for fighting a prairie dog army. The piece notes involvement by former Colorado governor Sweet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Sweet
Colorado
Biologist Treated 23000 Acres to Remove Pests at Three Cents an Acre
A Fountain Colorado ranch owner sought pest removal at ten cents per acre but private contractors failed. D D Green, a junior biologist with the Federal Department of Agriculture, treated 23 000 acres at three cents per acre, allegedly freeing the dogs kept off the open range. Mexico faces a used car issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain
Colo
D. D.green
Federal Department of Agriculture
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Slave Coast
Enne
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Desk
Warner Bros. Present
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Virginia Browne Faire
George Lewis
the Friendly Theatre
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Greta Garbo
With Ricardo Cortez
Four Horsemen
Hoot Gibson
Ew Theatre
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William Jacobs
W.C.S
J.m.wietten
ODER
Charles Murray
Julia Claussen
Metropolitan Opera
Struses
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