Vaudeville bill at Paramount thrills near-capacity crowd
At the Paramount Theater, shows run 1:37 4:23 7:03 and 9:32 p.m. A near-capacity Thursday audience praised a seven-act vaudeville program built around the Dave Apollon show. Acts include Lois Bannerman in Debussy, the Arnaut Brothers, the 3 Swifts, Ruth Petty, the Roulettes, Bobby Brandt, and Haakon and Antie in a fast dance finale. A supporting film, Roughshod, features Gloria Grahame and a western love story with a dance-hall flavor.
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Dave Apollon
Apollon
Gershwin
Liszt
Cole Porter
Debussy
Lois Bannerman
Claire de Lune
Arnaut Brothers
3 Swifts
Ruth Petty
Sophie Tucker
Sophie
Bobby Brandt
Paul Haakon
Stephanie Anfle
Haakon and
Antie
Gloria Grahame
Great Composer Strauss Dies At 85 In Germany
Richard Strauss, renowned German composer of Der Rosenkavalier and Salome, died at 85 in Chen on September 8 after bedrest since mid August. His life spanned Germany’s unification through two world wars and postwar West Germany, with a controversial Nazi era collaboration noted.
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Chen
Germany
Richard Strauss
Salome
Bismarck
Strauss
Johann Strauss
Kaiser Wilhelm
Nazi Music Chamber
Paul Josef Goebbels
Bruno Walter
Berlin Philharmonic
Arturo Toscanini
Strauss Resigns After Criticism Over Jewish Librettists
The composer faced backlash for his son marrying a Jewess and later learned that Stefan Zweig wrote the libretto for The Silent Woman while Hugo von Hofmannsthal wrote others. Strauss resigned his government post in 1935. He fled to Switzerland near war’s end and stayed until last May after a denazification court cleared him of Nazism.
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Strauss
Stefan Zweig
Hugo von Hofmannstahl
Vaudville Cast Faces Backstage Realities and Tiny Joys
Backstage at the Paramount Theater the vaudeville bill shows nerves and humor in equal measure. Louis Novy Harold Novy and booking agent Charlie Freeman discuss the show’s reception while Dave Apollon and others relax between acts. Harpist Lois Bannerman shares photos of her child between conversations about stagecraft and birthday cake for Paul Maaken. The piece argues actors remain human beyond the spotlight, with small, personal moments revealing their true selves.
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Paramount Theater
Louis
Harold Novy
Charlie Freeman
Interstate
Paul Haakon
Dave Apollon
Apollon
State
New York
Broadway
Capitol
San Antonio
Vaudevillians
Freeman
Austin
Lois Bannerman
Claire de Lune
Harold Navy
Miss Bannerman
Paul Maaken
Kipling
Judy O’grady
John Arnaut
Arnaut Brothers
Sis Ritz
Roulettes
Stephanie Antle
Louis Novy
Laverne Gustafson
Lois Banneman
Neal Douglas
Pugh raises stink over loud odor in Belvedere
Belvedere California resident Evan Pugh complains skunks perch on doorsteps blocking home entries. He urges either extermination or giving them a seat on the city council. City clerk’s wife notes the protest and says no exterminator wants the job.
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Belvedere
Calif
Pugh
Evan Pugh
San Francisco Bay
Britton Rey
Fire Sweeps Woolen Mills Plant in Utah
Brigham Utah September fire swept through the Baron woolen mills plant causing about 250000 dollars in damage. Firefighters prevented spread to adjacent storage buildings. The blaze was attributed to a faulty motor. Owner-manager Rulon Baron said losses included 100000 dollars of wool, a 65000 dollar rolling machine, and all the looms.
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Brigham
Utah
Baron Woolen Mills
Rulon Baron
Gov Shivers to Attend Big Spring Centennial Opening
Governor Allan Shivers will attend the Big Spring Centennial Celebration opening on October 3 replacing an event date set by the late Governor Beauford Jester. He plans to fly in for the ceremony and return the same night.
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Shivers
Big Spring
Allan Shivers
Beauford Jester
Big Springs
Easy Approach Used To Handle High Explosives
McA Lester Oklahoma base handles naval ammunition with strict safety. Captain Roane explains cautious testing and storage of shells while visitors wear rubber slippers to prevent sparks. The depot spans 44 965 acres with 2 000 magazines and storage for World War era ordnance.
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Okla
United States Naval Ammunition
South Pacific
W. R. Roane
United States
New York City
Manhattan Island
Roane
Navy
Council Approves Park Land Sale and Bus Route Change
The city council approved selling 400 acres of park land and set East Avenue bus routes to serve Giles Place Wilshire Wood and Delwood additions. A Lafayette Airport Line reroute and a five year lease for a pitch and putt golf course were approved with improvements and public-use dock expansions under Lake Austin regulations. Debates over Shoal Creek park designation and Polio Inc. site talks continued.
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Robert E. Lee Road
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Fredericksburg Road
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Lake Austin
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Yacht Club
Taylor Slough
Glass
Polio Inc
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Butler Homestead
Lamar Boulevard
Butler Park
W. S. Drake
Govalle
Bolm Road
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Govalle Park
Emma Long
Houston Painters Win Wage Adjustment After Talks
Houston painters and painting contractors reach a new wage agreement granting a 22 12 cent hourly adjustment. Bert P. Ward of Painters Union Local No. 130 says the 2,200 journeymen painters will earn about 1.87 12 per hour. The settlement, ratified after five months of negotiations, is an adjustment of past losses and takes effect Oct. 15.
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Houston
Bert P. Ward
Painters Union Local No. 130
AFL
Painters and Decorators Contractors of America
Ward
Change of Venue Studied in Killing Case
Decatur Sept 8. Defense attorney Nolen Sewell said he may ask for a venue change in the trial of W L Ike Arwine confessed slayer of Bridgeport for a couple Mr and Mrs J E Mash. Sewell is studying the possibility due to widespread publicity in Wise County.
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Decatur
Nolen Sewell
W. L (Ike) Arwine
Bridgeport
J. E. Mash
Sewell
Wise County
Economists Push US Gold Currency
Economists at the international gold coin standard conference urged immediate establishment of a US currency freely convertible into gold at $35 an ounce. They praised Secretary Snyder and supported a bill to make paper dollars convertible into gold on demand at $35 per ounce.
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New York
United States
Economists’ National Committee On Monetary Policy
Fearless Dale Rides Again in Marble Machine Raid
Constable Dale Richardson led a Houston raid to seize one-ball marble gambling machines from downtown cafes. Traffic snarls drew thousands as his crew loaded devices from Stratford Coffee Shop and Fred's Cafe. Police faced double parking warnings and a missing key delay. Richardson says 22,000 square feet of storage await and vows further raids until every marble table is stored. He plans to continue with undercover agents and has previously used force to seize property.
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Dale Richardson
C. W. Boehm
la Porte
Richardson
Robert T. Grammer
Dale
Congress and
Fannin
Harris County Civil Courts
Boehm
Stratford
Fred
Seat of human personality found in prefrontal brain lobes
Scientists Mary Frances Robinson Walter Freeman and James Watts report from George Washington University that the seat of personality lies in both prefrontal lobes behind the forehead. Surgery to treat mental illness alters sympathy shame ambition and imagination, erasing self continuity and future planning.
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Denver
Mary Frances Robinson
Walter Freeman
M.D
James W. Watts
M.m
George Washington University
Freeman
Watts
United States
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