Blights at the Fair theater headline film lineup
Screen notes describe The Fair theater showing Three Hours with Corinne Griffith and The Understanding at the Mission. The Rialto presents The Monkey Talks while Deandi shows The Walloping Kid. Liberty features Silent Sheldon with Jack Perrin and more, including dog stars and a new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer project in development.
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Ives
Boston
Fire Department
Fire Brigade
Mission Theater
Yole
Peter
Pinedo's Seaplane Santa Maria Near Azores Arrival
Francesco de Pinedo's seaplane Santa Maria was expected to reach Horta on Fayal Island in the Azores by towing schooner. A Beira message said the craft had not yet passed Flores and may refuel at Flores before flying to Fayal or arrive in tow, depending on repairs and fuel.
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United Press
Horta
Fayal
Azores
Francesco de Pinedo
Santa Maria
Beira
Flores
Payal
Local Notes Including Visits and Commencement Plans
Miss Florence Hunt of Elizabeth Arden displays beauty aids in marina. Mr Ross of Hawkins hotel travels to Tulsa on business. John Ross and Frances plan to attend Kansas State University commencement in Manhattan. The Pratt family to return to Chicago after graduation. Thelma Hubbert extinguished a kitchen fire with lemonade. Mrs Benniebelle Gilchrist ill in Wichita Falls. Thelma Baker improving at White & Kirk's. Mr and Mrs Sykes to Levelland for visits and business. H D Knusely of Pueblo visits sister Mrs Margaret Hatcher.
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Florence Hunt
Elizabeth Arden
Marina
White & Kirk’s
Ross
Hawkins Hotel
Esterday
Tulsa
Bruce Pratt
Myre
John Ross
Francess
Manhattan
Kansas
Wichita Falls
Benniebelle Gilchrist
Thelma Baker
White & Kirk's
G. W. Sykes
Planne
Levelland
Sykes
H. D. Knnsely
Pueblo
Margaret Hatcher
Seniors Stage Class Program At Amarillo Auditorium
The 1926-27 Amarillo high school class presented a successful program directed by Miss Florence Piatt with assistants Welch Avery and Smith. The show featured a Ziegfeld Follies chorus with boys in chorus girl costumes, led by Gilmore Nunn, plus a series of sketches, a class history, and musical numbers. Marion McClure directed the orchestra.
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Amarillo High School
Florence Piathe
Lorraine Welch
Cora Avery
Ventura Smith
Ziegfeld Follies Chorus
Gilmore Nunn
Bey
Frank Carter
Aubrey Lemons
Jim Hagen
Noble Fowlkes
Frank Barton
Henry Curtis
John Gilliam
Telix Emmett
Dorothy Baker
Catherine Doheney
Etoile Lumpkin
Clio
Frances Powell
Lillian Blanche Thompson
Dick Green
Harry Bishop
Dora
Dad
Eugene Vineyard
Zuma Vance Cotton
Nobie Fowlkes
Alma Rogers
Blanche Walker
Olivia Mitchell
Melinda Nugent
Dorothy Hutchings
Elizabeth Neely
Mary Louise Ask
Walter Warren
Ruth Lefforge
Edward Ranouse
Walter Barlow
Ernestine Coe
Kathleen Crawford
Wayland Dwight
Melba Pipkin
Mildred Cain
Lemnon Miller
Velma O'Brien
Eleanor Gist
Mary Lucy Montgomery
Jo Townsend
Wishing Fairy
Marion McClure
Black April and Oil by Julia Peterkin and Upton Sinclair
A review of Julia Peterkin's Black April notes its vivid portrayal of a Southern plantation world and superstition redolent with tragedy and poverty. It compares Sinclair's Oil! to a sprawling satire on oil politics, praising craft but condemning radical sentimentality and polemic tone.
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Julia Peterkin
Upton Sinclair
New York
Albert & Charles Boni
Samuel Hopkins Adam
Harding
California
Bunny” Ross
Angel City
Los Angeles
Bunny
Karl Marx
Sinclair
Local Notices Highlight Regional Moves and Visits
Dr and Mrs Asxon at 2402 Tyler street. C Graham of Central Life Insurance left for Dallas on business. Alvin Botts now lives in Amarillo and joined the Gray County county clerk office. Mr and Mrs W L Porter of Hale Center visited Amarillo on business. Mr Thut of Les Spent past weekend with Mrs H H Hall. J E Ring ill at Northwest Texas hospital. Mrs E C Jeter of Kansas City to visit Amarillo mother L G O’Hara for a month. Mrs Jeter runs Triad studio in Kansas City. Mr and Mrs George H Tyson plan to move to Wolflin addition. Mrs Lex Lane becomes stenographer at McCormick Advertising. Nine presidents were not college men: Washington to Cleveland.
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Asxon
Tyler Street
Graham
The
Central Life Insurance Company
Dallas
Alvin Botts
Stinnett
Amarillo
W. L. Porter
Hale Center
Charles Thut
Les
the Forge
H. H. Hall
Thut
Gray County
J. E. Ring
Northwest Texas Hospital
E. C. Jeter
Kansas City
L. G. O'Hara
Jeter
Triad Studio
George H. Tyson
Wolflin Addition
Lex Lane
McCormick Advertising Agency
Erskine Plans Adam and Eve Novel as Final Helen Trio
John Erskine, famed historian and Columbia University professor, plans a trilogy finale about Adam and Eve. He says God and the serpent are not in the tale and Eve may not be made from Adams rib. The popular writer is also a pianist, poet, and Centurion columnist, admired by students.
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Erskine
Troy
Camelot
Helen of
John Erskine
God
Professor Erskine
Columbia University
Mt. Olympus
Josef Hoffman
Rachmaninoff
Helen of Troy
America
Centurion
Counury
New York
Olin Downes
the Times
Ernest Urehs
Steinway Company
Ernest Hutcheson
George Gershwin
Columbia
Papers and an Efficient Secretary Remind Olympus Boss
A vivid portrait depicts a weary executive surrounded by papers and an efficient secretary who keeps him on track with appointments as the oppressive office atmosphere nears an unbearable peak.
Not a Bathing Suit in Russia sparks debate on emancipation
Rogers new book from Boni about Russia’s swimming proletariat draws laughs and questions. Illustrated by Herb Roth, the volume ridicules or deflates sweeping claims while noting tests and mindsets of the average man. Reviews soon appear in Riata and Spurs and other titles.
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Will Rogers
Albert
Charles Boni
Russia
Rogers
Herb Roth
H. L. Mollingworth
Hollingworth
Darwin
Ovija Board
Riata
Spurs
Sirvingo
Road End
Morrison
Revan Yorke
Marshall
Arlen
Venable
Bold Bendingo
Herring
Family Upstairs to Play at Amarillo Auditorium Friday
Irene Summerly Players return Friday after four day break due to graduation conflicts with Amarillo schools. They present The Family Upstairs, a clean, relatable comedy about an average American family with laughter and heartfelt moments. A permanent box office at City Drug Store offers early seat selection.
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Irene Summerly
Amarillo
New York
Irene
City Drug Store
Colleen Moore Might End First National Ties
Hollywood reports Colleen Moore may leave First National Pictures after her husband John McCormick severed ties with the company. McCormick, seven years as West Coast general manager, gave no reason for his action announced last night. Moore's contract requires all her pictures to be made under his direct supervision.
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United Press
Hollywood
Calif
Film Colony Today
Colleen Moore
First National Pictures, Inc
John McCormick
McCormick
First National
Miss Moore
Flashes of Life from Across the Nation
A collage of brief items from multiple cities reports suspensions at Beloit College for smoking two coeds, teachers losing jobs upon marriage, MIT colorimeter work transmitted by wire, and miners entombed in a West Virginia explosion leaving farewell messages. An Oberlin incident notes Dr. Russell’s remark about theft of his coat and rubbers.
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Fairmont
W. Va
U.S. A
Kida
Drought Ends After Rain Amid City Prayers
In Wilmington North Carolina a drought lasting thirty five days prompted city ministers to call for prayers. Twenty four hours later rainfall began, easing the dry spell and prompting officials to urge continued water conservation measures.
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Wilmington
N. Co
Man Arrested for Alleged Beating of Wife
B S Onley is jailed following arrest by police on a charge of simple assault. His wife claims he beat and bruised her about the face and body.
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B.S. Onley
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Fely
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Wous
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Walthall
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DENT
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