Rialto Theatre Reopens Under New Management Today
The Rialto theater reopens under Mrs. Ruth Ponton after a month closed. Westerns by Tom Mix Hoot Gibson Ken Maynard and others will be featured with 10 and 20 cent admission. Ken Maynard stars in The Gray Vulture shown today and tomorrow.
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Ken Maynard
Maynard
Malcolm Pursefull Dies in Plainville Texas
Eleven year old Malcolm Pursefull son of Mr and Mrs M L Pursefull former Bluefield residents died yesterday morning in Plainville Texas Relatives in Bluefield were notified Mrs Pursefull is sister of Miss Nisa Wysor 1512 Highland Avenue Pearl Wysor former name and longtime Bluefield resident It was stated the boy had been in failing health for some time
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Texas
Directors Pick Girls Chief Allure
Hollywood industry figures tout Lux Toilet Soap as essential for film stars. Jacqueline DeMille praises satin smoothness while studios adopt it as official room soap, manufactured by Lever Bros. Co Cambridge Mass.
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Lever Bros. Co
Cambridge
Seven Chinese Ministers Remain Abroad Amid Pay Crisis
The Chinese diplomatic service has dwindled to seven ministers posted overseas due to government funding failures. Wang Yintai as foreign minister warned salaries and allowances are two years in arrears, with only Alfred Sze in Washington and Chen Lu in Paris at premier power capitals.
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China
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Ware Yintal
Venice Builders Busy Along the Grand Canal
Venice May 31 The Grand Canal sees heavy construction as old palaces are refinished redecorated or rebuilt. Barges transport building materials along the canal while tourists in gondolas notice the shifting city skyline. Venice sinks slowly with potential impact on centuries old structures.
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Illinois couple plans Grande Anse estate trip after trip
Mr and Mrs James A Still of Illinois return from a so called third honeymoon in New York. They expect to depart soon for their Grande Anse Quebec estate where their son Bud wed a northern woods daughter a year ago. The article hints they may soon be grandparents.
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Grandma Sillman
Beer freight on German line noted in 1835 report
A statistician at a food exposition notes in Berlin on May 1 that a freight train on the Fuerth Nuremberg line in 1835 carried two barrels of beer.
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Berlin
Fuerth-Nuuremberg
Dwelling Blocked Off Dena Avenue After Yearlong Dispute
In Columbus Ohio on May 31 a dwelling house stood in the middle of Dena Avenue for a year as property owners argued over moving it to a new site. The stalled removal has disrupted traffic and drawn city attention during the ongoing wrangle.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dena Avenue
Public music funding led by West Coast cities in survey
A nationwide survey shows San Francisco, Baltimore and New York leading per capita in public music funding. San Francisco tops last year with a new opera house and about $100,000 earmarked for concerts and music events, while St. Louis and Seattle also devote significant municipal funds.
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Puree For Music
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Seattle
Havana to Host Global Beauty Contest With 500 US Entrants
Havana announced plans for an annual worldwide beauty contest beginning next year. organizers seek about 500 contestants from the United States.
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Havana
United States
Mexican Man Seeks Work With Strong Recommendation
In Mexico on May 1, Luis Fernandez sought employment by presenting a letter of recommendation. The brief note indicates he is actively pursuing a position and aiming to leverage endorsements to secure a job opportunity.
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Mexico
Luis Fernandez
President Calles Ends Career With Election and Jail Sentence
A political figure received endorsement and signed in his name for a decree. He then secured a job before being sentenced to jail, marking a dramatic fall from public prominence.
Weapons and Paving Stones Replace Pistols in Tacuba
Tacuba Mexico May 1 towns ban pistol carrying to curb street fights with paving stones replacing firearms. Officials hoped a gun ban would cut violence but fighting persists using stones as weapons.
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