Formal opening of United Congregational Church draws 1202
The new United Congregational Church opened with a first morning service at 11 oclock with 1202 attendees. Dedication and anniversary ceremonies are planned for June during a week of events and a groundbreaking occurred December 2, 1924.
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New
United Congregational Church
Ant
Groun
Elmer Beardsley
Ita
William Horace Day
Horace Smith
Teh Coat
Tech
Howland
John 4T
Jessie Denholm
Waitress Fights Bandits in Century-Old New York Robbery
An eighteen year old waitress Anna Kundler fought four robbers during a Siberia restaurant hold up on East Tenth Street. She refused to surrender her $18 wages, was knocked unconscious by a blows, and later died in hospital. The gang stole about $1,000 in cash and jewelry from patrons. an off duty policeman was among victims.
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New York
Anna Kundler
East Tenth Street
Lke
Literary movies to be here soon says Schulberg
Hollywood moves toward specialized films that abandon happy endings and focus on realistic themes. B F Schulberg argues works of literature and stories for select audiences will be picturized in major cities over the coming years. He notes the International Screen Guild has begun this artistic film work and that future projects may yield lasting reputations for directors and actors despite lower budgets and revenues.
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Hollywood
Cal
Screen
B. F. Schulberg
Paramount
International Screen Guild
Hi 3d
New Fairfield Defies State Fish and Game Authority
State officials warn New Fairfield residents that fishing without a state license will lead to arrest. Supt. John W. Titcomb says all wardens will enforce state law, despite local ordinances declaring town waters open. Chief Game Warden A. Joseph Williamson plans injunction action to preserve state prerogatives. The town defends its claim that it never delegated licensing power to the state and awaits further moves.
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New Fairfield
John W. Titcomb
State Fish and Game Commission
Connecticut
New Milford
Titcomb
A. Joseph Willamson
Newils
Williamson
Tilcomb
Methodist Merger Put Off To 1930 In Tennessee
MIOMPHIS Tenn May 17 AP A decision on unification of the Northern and Southern branches of the Methodist church was postponed for four years by the Southern church general conference. The vote adopted a church relations committee report calling for a study committee to report at the next conference in four years.
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Miomphis
Tenn
Methodist Monwcapel
General Conference
Fortunes Await Stage Stars in Cabaret Places
New York May 17 A wall of rumor says the best path to fame in musical comedy is Broadway stage work followed by supper club entertainment. Stars like Charlots Revue’s cast and Mary Hay Clifton Webb plus Sophie Tucker Texas Guinan and Irene Bordoni are linked with lucrative night club gigs and own clubs. Personnel costs, bands, and high drink taxes shape profits, with many clubs lasting weeks to months and profits averaging around 30000 a season.
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New York
Broadway
Kew York
Charlot
Jack Puchanan
Beatrice Lilie
Gertrude Lawrence
Mary Hay
Clifton Webb
Sunny
Fred
Adele Astaire
London
Sophie Tucker
France
England
Texas Guinan
Irene Bordoni
O'S
Cnst
Cher
Federal
Othe
God
Feat in Moving Acting Feet Important in Hollywood
Hollywood notes reveal shifting norms as directors and actors emphasize ankle and foot movement in film. Charlie Chaplin’s feet broke unwritten rules by showing more than the face, influencing later close ups. Directors like Lambert Hillyer directed Murray to wear revealing footwear to mask identity, while Alfred Cressey explains feet talk through wardrobe. Clean, light footwear signals activity and health in early cinema.
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Hollywood
Cal
Charlie Chaplin
Chirlie Wurray
Maved -Aven
Lambert Hillyer
Murray
Alfred Ciresa
Burglars Loot New York Furrier’s 75,000 Value Theft
Burglars cut into the twelfth floor office unit of furrier Solomon Dichler at 169 West 26th Street, New York, escaping with furs valued at 75,000 after forcing an entry through a rear alley window. Four suspects fled the scene. Police investigated the break in as the morning surveillance tape reviewed.
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New York
Flor Offcea
Solomon Dichler
Furrier
West 26Th
Ept
Eighty Year Old Tourist Completes 31 World Trips
Miss Celeste J. Mille, 80, finishes her 81st world tour totaling about 900 000 miles since childhood. She traveled alone by train, motor, ship, camel and elephant, plans return to Chicago home once more. Her father, Harry F. Miller, was once driven out by Mohawk Indians.
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New York
Celeste J. Mille
Miss Miller
Chicago
Harry F. Miller
English Art Authority Sees Little Demand for American Works
New York May 17. C Reginald Grundy, an English art authority, doubts demand for American artwork in England. He cites Sargent and Whistler as American treasures now seen as British, urges traveling exhibitions to expand American exposure, and notes Britain’s museums have become educational institutions. He supports broad distribution of art to foster familiarity.
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New York
England
C. Reginald Grundy
United States
Museums Association of Great Britain
Sargeant
Whistler
Sargent
Academy
America
Sam
Leverhulme
Grundy
Exchange selects candidate for pres in New York cotton exchange
New York May 17 Samuel T Hubbard Jr of Hubbard Brothers cotton brokers was nominated to be president of the New York cotton exchange to succeed Richard T Harriss who held the post for the past year John W Jay was nominated for vice president to succeed Hubbard.
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William H. Bursaham Company
Boston
Henry Davidson
New York
Frederick Trubee
Samuel Wheeler Baldwin
Eugenie Morsey
Charles Barker
Morris B Beardsley
Judge Beardsley
Samuel Beardsley
Samuel Gregory
Harry Sterritt
Mr. Sterritt
Caroline L. Beardsley
South Congregational Church
Samuel Sanford
Hall Organ Company
New Flaven
Willia F. Hobbs
Charles Chauncey
Robert Ross
Charles Ray Palmer
Richard L. Swain
David Sherman
Thomas Hawley
Samuel Cook
Robert Hoss
Thomas Stawley
Uunderm Borta
Samuel T. Hubbard, Jr
Hubbard Brothers, Cotton Brokers
New York, Cotton Exchange
Richard T. Harriss
John W. Jay
Hviybard
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