The Fair Theaters Show Wild Horse Rex as The King of Wild Horses
At the theaters the Fair features Black Cyclone a Hal Roach production starring Rex the king of wild horses. Also showing Unseeing Eyes a mystery with Lionel Farrymore. plus a strong two reel comedy The Mission Shore Leave with Dick Barthelmess and Dorothy Mackaill a sequel to Classmates. Ranger Bills a William Mix production also comedy Dont Park There and Aesop’s Fables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex
the King of
Hal Roach
Deandi
Lionel Farrymore
Dick Barthelmess
Dorothy Mackalls
Willian (Bill
Black Cyclone and Rex Triumph in Wild Horse Saga
Screen notes describe a dramatic horse driven adventure involving Rex and Lady in conflict with The Killer. Jim Lawson saves Rex from quicksands, Lady escapes, Rex battles wolves and outlaws, and a climactic double battle ends with The Killer defeated. Black Cyclone closes tonight. Dick Barthelmes comedy is also featured.
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Mika
Rex
Lady
Jim Lawson
Tar
Weson
Jim
Tehort
Shore Leave and Mystery At The Liberty Tonight
Shore Leave featuring Dick the gob on a big battleship runs at the Mission tonight. Lincel Barrymore appears in Unseeing Eyes at the Deand for today only, with a two reel comedy. Tomorrow Milton Sills stars in Flowing Gold about West Texas oil fields and Jack Perrin in Traveling Fast with The Fighting Ranger. Boys' suit with two long pants and vest arrives at Allen's Clothing.
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Lincel Barrymore
Parrymore
Milton Sills
West Texas
Allen's Clothing Store
Global current events mix of humor and disputes in 1920s clips
An AP roundup notes quirky items from around the world including a sombrero gift to President Coolidge, campaigns to rename flapper as modern, and a Cairo sphinx joke. It also reports a polygamy defense in India, a branding incident in Seattle, Judge Brandeis stepping aside, a New York streetcar dust scare, and various light local items from London Bombay Eisenach and Pittsburgh. It mentions a Boston artillery company, winter world series references, a New York store lunch hour, and a butter egg men convention with jokes about gold diggers. The piece ends with notes on Miss Ella Failor and Rev George Adridge and a vaudeville listing in Port Jervis.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Texas Legionnaires
Bombay
India
Seattle
Washington
Brandeis
Susan
Supreme Court
Chicago
Gawdust
Eisenach
Germany
W. W. Bar
New York
Fifth Avenue
Ella Marye Failor
United States District Attorney
Port Jervis
George S. Adridge
Milford
Pennsylvania
Fifty Thousand Dollars for True Stories Contest
True Story Magazine will pay $50,000 to 311 winners for true stories. Payments range from $5,000 to $100. Submissions open now and run through May 31 1926. Stories focus on human heart, struggle, sacrifice, and devotion rather than literary polish.
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True Story Magazine
Rules for the True Story Contest 1926
The document announces a first person submission contest open to all except Macfadden staff. Manuscripts must be single sided with full name and address, mailed to the editor at 1926 Broadway, New York City, with a self addressed stamped envelope. Entries close May 31 1926 at midnight and judges decision is final.
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Broadway
New York City
Macfadden Publications
Public Works Shifts From Day Labor to Bidding Said Costly
The Associated General Contractors of America declares day labor in public works costs taxpayers about 100 million dollars annually. The report says government failure to use competitive bidding wastes public money and pushes private firms out of business. Norma Talmadge film notice follows.
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Associated Press
Dallas
United States
Associated General Contractors of America
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Richard Barthelmese
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U. S
Ark
Texas
Maesistone
Sime Ple
National Toilet Co
Paris
Tenn
Nadinda
The
Liberty Today
William
Bil
Jack Perrin
Nitz
Nevada
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Boston
Cuba
Pittsburg
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Avon
Coast Time
Vaudeville Fair Theater
Amarillo Globe Office
True Story
Story Magazine
Vaapayvers
Norma Talmadge
Lionel Barrymore
Pictture
Fred Uackman
Fox News
Edward
Amarillo Globe
Pictorial Review
J. C. Penney Co
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