Beery and Hatton Star in Whirlwind Colonial Comedy
Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton play soldiers turned mountain climbers and Swiss yodelers in a fast paced Colonial Theatre film. They start as Brooklyn restaurant waiters before war twists them into private and lieutenant roles with homeward chaos. A brisk WWI farce delivers rapid bursts of humor.
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Raymond Hatton
Colonial Theatre
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Hatton
Brooklyn
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Mrs. Hatton
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Kansas City Prepares as 1920 Republican Convention Center
Kansas City races to host the 1920 Republican National Convention as advance crews man Convention Hall and Union Station. Banners announce The Man of the Hour and The Nation’s Favorite Son while Rialto and downtown streets glow with flags, signage, and banners. Delegates, reporters, and officials gather amid crowded hotels as preparations race ahead with rest rooms, telegraph offices, and radio studios already in place.
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Herbert Hoover
Curtis
James Watson
Indiana
Guy Goff
West Virginia
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Washington Monument
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Fifth District Primary Results Outline and County Totals
The Fifth district primary results show Irvi Berman with 7,47 votes, John Kee 12.%7 votes, and Hugh Tre Shott 28,713 votes. County breakdown lists Hoover sweeping Beaver district, Goff carrying Rock and East River portions, with Hatfield winning all of one county and Cook sweeping precincts.
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Kansas narrows in on presidential parade preparations
The city readies for a major convention with speed and efficiency. A half dozen parades are planned and twenty three bands will march along a single line of white robed flambeaux. Floats symbolize each presidential candidate while elephants appear in abundance. In residential areas preparations proceed quietly but thoroughly as Kansas hosts prominent visitors and takes over estates for the event.
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Kansas
Massie thanks voters for nomination and pledges service
T. K. Massie expresses gratitude to voters after the primary election. He vows to prepare remedial legislation and to work energetically in the next legislature whether or not elected, stressing support for constructive measures and majority rule. He urges voters to back him in the November general election and to avoid destructive tactics.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Frienle
T. K. Massie
Paris Opera Gala Opens Summer Season With Red Dresses
In Paris on June 9 the Viennese company led by Jeriza staged the season opening performances. Many women wore sealing wax red evening dresses and champagne red accessories. Chiffon and supple satin dominated outfits. Patou wraps in black with red floral prints and fox trim drew attention.
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Paris
Jeriza
Depew Missed by Republicans in Kansas City
The article notes Chauncey M. Depew, longtime Republican delegate since 1864, could not attend the 1924 convention death in April removes him from the party before the ninety fourth birthday anniversary. He previously received votes for the presidential nomination in 1888 but withdrew to break a deadlock.
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Kansas City
Chauncey M. Depew
Fun
Abraham Lincoln
New York
Depew
Soup scarce on Kansas City menus during convention
Kansas City sees sparse soup on restaurant menus as Republican national convention crowds arrive. Operators limit soup to prescribed orders or special requests to save time and meet demand. Stores have stocked perishables for weeks to prevent shortages during the convention, while restaurateurs vow not to exploit higher meal demand.
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Kansas City
Restaurateure
First Woman Receives Oxford Literary Degree
Oxford, June 9. Oxford University will confer the Doctor of Literature degree for the first time upon a woman. Miss Eleanor Constance Lodge, sister of Sir Oliver Lodge, principal at Hampstead since 1921, author of historical works, and holder of several educational posts, is the recipient at age 69.
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England
Oxford University
Eleanor Constance Lodge
Acientiae
Oliver Lodge
Miss Lodge
Hampstead
Miss Rosa Coles Dies After Illness in Pocahontas
Miss Rosa Coles 24 daughter of Able Coles died Friday night at 9 30 at her home in Pocahontas, tuberculosis victim. Remains prepared by Community Funeral home Bluefield. Funeral Monday at Pocahontas Baptist church 2 30 burial in Bluefield Rev Stevens officiating. The Bethel A M E Church pastor Rev W A Johnson announces services including Sunday school, morning sermons, and Wednesday night activities. Friday night Stewardess Board No 1 plans a program.
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Able Coles
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Miss Coles
Community Funeral Home
Bluefield
W. Va
Pocahontas Baptist Church
Stevens
Bethel A. M. BE
W. A. Johnson
C. A. Rodgers
Stewardess Board No. 1
Christian Endeavor Meets at Edwards Memorial Church
The Christian Endeavor Society of Edwards Memorial Presbyterian church will meet at regular hours from 7 to 8 o'clock. Andrew Johnson, third vice president, will lead the program. A warm welcome awaits everyone.
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Christian Endeavor
Christian Endeavor Society
Edwards Memorial Presbyterian Church
Andrew Johnson
Federation To Meet In Bluefield With Noted Speakers
The State Federation of the Col ored Women Clubs meets at John Steward Memorial church in Bluefield West Virginia for three days. Sunday program features Charlotte Hawkins Brown Pal mer Memorial Institute. Local officials and Rev T G Howard welcome visitors. Monday includes round table on education of girls with Miss Othello Harris, followed by talks after lunch at Howard hall.
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Federation of the Colored Women Clubs
Bluefield
W. Va
John Steward
A. J. Stewart
C. Rogers
T. G. Howard
W. O. Moore
Othello Harris
Howard Hall
Truxie Warren
W. E. Welch
Delegates to View Pinnacle Rock Tour After Meeting
After a general business meeting, delegates will sing a solo by Dr C T Martin and then take a sight seeing tour to Pinnacle rock. All who have cars are asked to furnish them for the occasion.
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C. T. Martin
Pinnacle Rock
A. M. E. Zion Church Holds Children Day Program
Rev. J. A. Calahan will preach Sunday at 3 p m at the A M E Zion Church where the children day program will be rendered.
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J. A. Calahan
A. M. E. Zion Church
Public skeptical of tire protection offer
Nineteen twenty eight will be remembered as the year the tire buying public declined the buggy ride with the trouble twins Guarantee and Protection. Ray Carter of The Tire & Battery Shop in Bluc says motorists are skeptical of the tire protection delirium sweeping the industry. He notes ads promise coverage for accidents, negligence, and other tire hazards, framing it as a socialistic utopia for the careless driver.
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Ray Carter
Tire & Battery
Bluc
Carter
Thompson Seeks Larger Majority for House Seat
A Mercer county political notice from Thompson, a Democrat, expresses gratitude to supporters in the primary and asks backers to sustain momentum for a larger majority for the ReOneSee slate in the upcoming election for the House of Delegates.
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Mercer County
Thompson
House of Delegates
General Tire backs factory protection as true tire value
The General Tire and Rubber Co. rejects universal tire protection promises as overextended. It argues only factory built guarantees protect motorists, noting use of pure new rubber and improved methods have extended tire life from 10,000 miles to about 20,000 miles, without extra insurance costs.
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General Tire and Rubber Co
The Thirteenth Juror at Granada Theatre
The Granada theatre features The Thirteenth Juror, a tale of a long friendship tested by a political machine and a killing. Henry Desmond and Richard Marsden are lifelong friends whose bond strains when Marsden marries Helen Fraine. Desmond tries to convince the jury of Marsden’s innocence in a dramatic courtroom sequence.
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Granada Theatre
Henry Desmond
Richard Marsden
Marsden
Helen Fraine
Desmond
Not enough context to identify a full headline
A brief quoted exchange about Ed Baffle from Life magazine remarks on his bad luck and alleged difficulty in avoiding murder, reflecting a casual, opinionated gossip tone rather than a report of a specific event.
Granada to Have Home Town Show
Kennedy and Cortez present the Bluefield Follies at the Granada this week replacing the bill on Wednesday and Friday. The show features the Ray Matt Girls in an acrobatic trio act and a twenty five member cast with dances and songs led by Kennedy and Cortez, plus the feature picture Surrender starring Mary Philbin.
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