Foreign Trade Shows Again Signals Mixed Outlook
Washington report by the Federal Reserve Board notes only slight improvement in August. Some foreign trade gains, good agricultural yields, and higher manufacturing demand hint at a modest autumn uptick, but no broad revival. New England industries remain steady with no hiring surge. skilled labor demand centers on builders, while unskilled work remains scarce.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
New England
Work Offered for 100 Men in Vermont Power Plant Prep
A labor agency offered 100 men for pick and shovel work for a Vermont power plant foundation. The fare is stated to be 5 to 8 dollars, paid by the men. Workers would receive 3 cents an hour. Soldiers' Relief Commissioner McKenna will ask aid recipients if they wish to take the jobs.
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Soldiers’ Relief
Henry C. McKenna
Vermont
McKenna
Torn skirt case comes to a pause in court
Miss Edith Cartwright sues Leo Lavine Milk street broker alleging August attack that tore her dress. Judge Murray continued the assault case to Sept 8 to hear State Detective Ira C. Taylor testimonies. Witnesses say Lavine urged her to return to work and drop the matter.
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Leo Lavine
Murray
Central Court
Ira C. Taylor
Lavine
James Powers
Miss Cartwright
Taylor
Hollis Street
Harold Landry
Beacon Street
Public Service Motor Club
Proker’s
Frederick Hoffman
Henry Weinside
Milk Street
Weinside
Balloon ascent ends in near tragedy with injuries
A balloon ascent lifted off but a premature rise, caused by order confusion, sent the craft up while a parachute jumper sustained a broken leg and multiple broken ribs as a 40 mile per hour gale inverted the parachute.
Balloon mishap at fair grounds injures two New Bedford men
Edward Wolfe, 22, was entangled in guide ropes while inflating a gas bag and fell to the ground after being dragged ten feet. Parachute jumper Morin, 22, of New Bedford, misjudged wind speed and crashed into a hill. he suffered a broken leg and several ribs. Governor Cox sent Attorney General J Weston Allen to speak. Andrew Adie introduced him as General Sherburne and a 102d Field Artillery detachment performed a drill.
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New Bedford
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A. Morin
New Pedford
Fair Grounds
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Cape Cod
Cox
J. Weston Allen
Allen
Cape
Andrew Adie
The
Fair Association
Sherburne
102D Field Artillery
Here
Screen child Rita earns adult acclaim in eight films
Six year old Rita has appeared in eight productions over the last year including The Inside of the Cup Straight is the Way The Wild Goose Dynamite Allen Fantomas The Wrong Woman and The Two Orphans She is now featured in The Threshold with directors praising her as an intelligent natural actress despite her tender age.
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Rita
Dynamite Allen
Fantomas
D. W. Griffith
Births A Gillavary In Cambridge
In Cambridge Daniel Gillavary husband of Sarah McGillavary died. Funeral from 11 Columbia terrace Friday Sept 2 at 8 am. Requiem mass at St Marys Church at 9 am. Relatives and friends invited.
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Cambridge
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Columbia Terrace
St. Mary's Church
Charlotte Greenwood Heads to LA for Film Version of Letty
Charlotte Greenwood travels to Los Angeles to star in the film adaptation of Linger Longer, Letty, following her notable success on stage. The project marks a transition from stage to screen for the acclaimed actress.
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Charlotte Greenwood
Los Angeles
Letty
Grand Larceny cast boosts Goldwyn special draw
The completed cast for Goldwyn's adaptation of Albert Payson Terhune's story Grand Larceny features Elliott Dexter Claire Windsor Tom Gallery Lowell Sherman Roy Atwell and Richard Tucker.
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Albert Payson Terhune
Elliott Dexter
Claire Windsor
Tom Gallery
Lowell Sherman
Roy Atwell
Richard Tucker
James Rennie to Lead in Pot Luck Play in London
James Rennie and Rockcliffe Fellowes take leading roles in Pot Luck which opens this month. The article notes many American film celebrities are in London, with Fannie Ward Jack Dean George Fitzmaurice Oulda Bergere David Powell Ann Forrest and Mr and Mrs Norman Kerry among dinner guests.
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Dorothy Gish
Rockcliffe Fellowes
London
Fannie Ward
Jack Dean
George Fitzmaurice
Oulda Bergere
David Powell
Ann Forrest
Norman Kerry
Hollywood Notes Darkens with Studio Moves and Marital Sparks
The item reports Harry Pollard divorced and exchanges about Hollywood figures Wallace Reid Helene and Edith Johnson, plus marriages and spouses including Rene Adoree and Tom Moore. It mentions studio addresses in Culver City and Los Angeles and cites Prunella fall of the Boston Post for inquiries.
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Pollard
Hal Roach
Culver City
Cal
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Winthrop
Fox
Tenth Avenue
Fifty-fifth Street
N. H
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Wallace Reid
Hollywood
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Lawrence
Realart Studio
North Occidental Boulevard
Los Angeles
Jack Franklin
Universal City
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Melrose
Mother O’ Mine
Robert Sheldon
Lloyd Hughes
Dolly Wilson
Betty Ross Clark
Lowell Raid Nets Moonshine In City Bust
A major prohibition era raid in Lowell yielded three stills five oil stoves conmar tubing lead pipe two five gallon jars and several barrels of moonshine and two phann er. The operation targeted a vacant room above 11 Howard wheel authority reported no arrests at this time.
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Lowell
Howard Wheel
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