Hays Opposes Censorship as Solution for Better Pictures
Will Hays former Postmaster General and head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America says political censorship has no place in solving the problem of better motion pictures. He notes cooperation with educational and welfare groups and outlines industry efforts to improve the screen. He says the industry aims to sell America to the world through film and offers its facilities for educational use.
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Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Committee of Massachusetts Citizens Against
Charles J. Cole
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Fourteen Die In New York Tenement Fire Blaze Strikes East Side Building
A fast moving fire on the East Side 110th Street trapped residents as flames swept the stores on the ground floor. Nathan Silver and four children perished. 11 year old James O Donnell and William Conners helped save several tenants before being injured. Mrs Mary Inglass died after leaping from the fourth floor.
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Matilsky
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Near East Relief Committee Appointed
President Harding announced at the White House the appointment of a committee of sponsors representing every state territory and insular possession to aid the extension of Near East relief. The group will oversee fundraising and sponsorship efforts to support relief programs.
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White House sponsors join near east relief drive
The President announced sponsors to back the Red Cross and near east relief effort. A coordinating committee led by Will Hays will mobilize funds, with governors and more than ten private citizens, including C A Adams and James L Barton, named to the relief leadership.
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Dollar Day for Hospital Rally in Boston
The Children's Hospital fund tops eighty thousand with Dollar Day urging broad support. Gordon Abbott says a hundred thousand friends giving a dollar each would strengthen the hospital’s future. Louis K. Liggett to place collection boxes. contributions can be sent to S Huntington Wolcott at State Street Trust.
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DIES AT WHEEL OF HIS AUTO IN WORCESTER
Meyer M Dejong, 70, a Boston race importer living at Hotel Lenox, died suddenly while driving toward Hartford. He collapsed at Front street. Jerimiah Moynihan stopped the car and he was taken to Worcester Hospital where death was due to heart disease. His sons, Dr John Dejong and Louis DeJong, were notified. Lace samples valued at 10000 were in the car and seized by police.
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Nine Day Novena at Immaculate Conception Church
A nine day novena in memory of the holy souls begins tomorrow with mass at 7 45 in the Immaculate Conception Church. Rev William J Conway will oversee the services and conduct the mass during the novena period.
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William J. Conway
Three Women Injured When Car Hits On Bridge Street
Three women were cut and bruised when their car was struck on Bridge Street North Weymouth and hurled into a swamp. The speeding car fled toward Hull with two young men aboard. The injured are Mrs. Peter Groom, 41 Middlesex Ave Swampscott her mother Mrs. Peter Bradley 70 and Miss Gertrude Landry 3 Beacon Ave Lynn. They were treated and later sent home. Police pursued the fleeing vehicle but made no arrests.
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Woman at Phillips Farm Not Mrs Hall
A fragment describes a county prosecutor threatening to drop a case if evidence is lacking for indictment. The note mentions a Phillips Farm subject and indicates a misidentification with Mrs Hall, with the political process implied to hinge on proof.
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Public outcry grows over unresolved murder case
Middlesex and Somerset county residents face a critical juncture as prosecutors weigh indictments in a murder linked to Rev Hall and Mrs Mills. Investigators reveal multiple witnesses and a mysterious figure known as Ian Smythe, a falsified name tied to attempts on a choir singer. Details of telegraphs, witness questioning, and a possible non indictment stir local anxiety.
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Girl Describes Attack by Cyclist in Waltham Search
More than 250 men and women halted traffic on Lexington Avenue near Trapelo Road to join a hunt through dense woods for a man accused of assaulting 10 year old Mary Fife on her return from church with her brother.
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Mother of Fifteen Decorated in France
Mlle Cheminot, a mother of 15 children all active in farming at Le Veurdre near Moulins, France, received the Order of Agricultural Merit from Agriculture Minister Cheron during a regional agricultural show visit. The minister praised her as a model for French women and said the government salutes such families.
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Children's Theatre Opens Fifth Season Oct 28
The Children's Theatre of Emerson College begins its fifth season on October 28 in Huntington Hall at 40 Huntington Avenue. Two plays, The Blue Flower and The Bewitched Step-Mother, will start the lineup with Miss Winn in the cast and the Fiddlers Three Orchestra performing while Mother Goose ushers. Between acts a fairy will tell stories.
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Medford Man Wrecks Car by Bridge in Haste
James S. Murphy of 43 Third Street Medford in haste to reach home struck a bridge post on Wellington bridge over the Mystic River. He and his car were badly damaged and he was taken to Medford Hospital for observation. Traffic was halted for about 45 minutes while the wreck was cleared.
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Mayor Curley Takes a Rest
Mayor Curley and Mrs. Curley left Boston for New York en route to Richmond Virginia for a few days of seclusion to rest after a strenuous Whipple campaign. David J Buckley will act as city chief executive in his absence.
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Three Injured In Auto Crash In Manchester
Captain Samuel Dolliver retired mariner, his granddaughter Mildred Dolliver, and Margaret Smith of Marblehead were seriously injured when their car overturned after a collision at Summer street and Stockton avenue. The other vehicle, driven by Felix Prakneck of Beverly, struck them. Dolliver sustained a severely injured back and internal injuries. Mildred Dolliver had a broken collar bone and internal injuries, and Margaret Smith remained in serious condition from internal hurts.
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Malden Patrolman’s Wife and Infant Die in Medford Hospital
Mrs. Michael Downing and her infant son died last night at Medford Hospital. Mrs. Downing was the wife of Patrolman Michael Downing of the Malden police department and had been married one year. Funeral services will be held from the family home at 1 Fellsway East, Malden.
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Two Injured When Auto Strikes Motorcycle
Antony Thomas and Edmond Silver of East Cambridge were seriously injured when their motorcycle on Brockton road Milton was struck by a car. The impact hurled them down a 40 foot embankment. Dr. Edward J. Monahan of Boston City Hospital assisted by lifting them into his car and taking them to the hospital.
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Textile Workers Criticize Moses in Manchester Meeting
In Manchester New Hampshire a mass meeting of textile workers condemned Senator George H Moses for campaigning in Massachusetts for Lodge after accusing Vice President James Starr of meddling in the strike. President John Wellerman of the Boston Cigar Makers Union spoke at the event.
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Corporations Use Flag to Mask Textile Slavery Claim
Report notes corporations used the American flag to cover textile slavery practices. The text frames this as a critique of corporate ethics and national symbolism without detailing specific firms or dates.
One Exciting Night at Tremont Temple Ad Promises Escape
Ad describes a young girl torn between desire and greed with a pivotal voice outside promising salvation. It portrays conflict among passion, wealth, and innocence, urging readers to see if escape exists as the plot unfolds at Tremont Temple.
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