Joan Bennett Emotes In Hush Money At Local Theater
Friday screening features Joan Bennett as Janet Gordon in a poverty driven plot where a wealthy racketter coerces her into his gang. A hard boiled detective helps her seek reform after a prison term and a bitter struggle ends in a murder. Co starring Hardie Albright and others.
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Joan Bennett
Joan
Hollywood
Janet Gordon
Fox
Hardie Albright
Miss Bennett
C Henry Gordon
Douglas Cosgrove
Myrna Lay
George Raft
Sidney Lanfield
Daybreak film drama shows Ramon Novarro in Teutonic officer role
The Daybreak presentation stars Ramon Novarro as a Viennese officer before the war and as a dashingly romantic adventurer in love. Helen Chandler supports as Navarro’s love interest with Jean Hersholt, C Aubrey Smith, Karen Morley, Kent Douglas, and Glenn Tryon also in strong turns.
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Ramon Nosarro
Arthur Schmitzler
Navarro
Kasda
Helen Chandler
Dracula
Jean Whershot
C .Aubrey Smith
William Bakewell
Karen Morley
Kent Douglase
Glenn Tryon
Ramon Novarro
Novarro
Just a Gigolo to Sparkling Stage to Screen Adaptation
The film stars William Haines as a Britisher who, amid a European resort, poses as a gigolo to meet a prospective bride. Irene Purcell and Charlotte Granville reprise stage roles with Lathan Bond, Albert Conti, Maria Alba in supporting parts.
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Belasco
William Haines
William
New York
Haines
Irene Purcell
Charlotte Granville
Lathan Bond
Albert Conti
Maria Alba
Charlie Chan Carries On opens new standard of screen mystery
On Monday and Tuesday November 30 and December 1 two film features highlight the program. Charlie Chan Carries On is a Fox adaptation of Earl Derr Biggers novel praised for faithful narrative and flawless casting led by Warner Oland in the detective role with a strong supporting ensemble. Naples and Sorrento offers a sung and spoken Italian English title program of native melodies.
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Charlie Chan
Fox
Earl Derr Biggers
Hamilton MacFaddens
Warner Oland
Marguerite Churchill
John Garrick
Warren Homer
Marjorie White
Peter Gawthorne
William Holden
John T Murray
Naples and Sorrento
Spoken speech proves a man wise or foolish
A fragment reflecting on how a vessel is known by its sound and how people are judged by their speech. It echoes a classical view that how one speaks reveals character and wisdom or folly. The quote emphasizes speech as a measure of merit.
Writing a Check in Ink Not Black or Blue Prohibited
Arkansas Gazette notes only law on check writing is you cannot keep a bank account in red. The article cites a rule against ink color other than black or blue for checks.
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Arkansas Gazette
Englishman Sir Joseph Wittworth and streamline projectile
The streamline projectile was developed and first perfected by Englishman Sir Joseph Wittworth in 1368. The trench used the streamline projectile since 1892 and it was employed by this country during the World War.
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Joseph Wittworth
Trench
British Museum preserves phonograph records of doubtful words
The article notes the British Museum is archiving phono graph recordings to document word pronunciations considered doubtful for posterity and study.
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British Museum
Special Town Meeting Warning for Bristol Rhode Island 1931
The Bristol Town Council warns electors to convene December 7 1931 at Reynolds School Bristol to consider borrowing up to 225000 for sewerage disposal plant and related land acquisitions and expenses under state law. Also discusses any other legal business for the town.
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Bristol
John W Church
Rhode Island
Reynolds School
Sail Town
Governor Advocates State Borrowing for Unemployment Relief
Governor Norman S. Case explains loaning funds to towns is fairer than outright grants to ease unemployment. He argues to avoid new taxes now, permitting borrowing up to one tenth of one percent of assessed value, with repayment by June 30 1933, and notes the need for efficient use of State funds.
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Norman S. Case
General Assembly
America
Rhode Island
National Department of Commerce
Evers
Democratic Party
Canvassers Notice for Bristol New Town Meeting
Bristol Town Clerk announces a Board of Canvassers session in Memorial Building on December 1 1931 at 7 30 PM to canvass property voters lists for a Special Financial Town Meeting. Personal property taxpayers listed must pay taxes before canvassing to qualify to vote.
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Bristol
John W. Church
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Theodore Francis Greene
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Augustus P. Duffy
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Wood Street
G. M. Wilbur
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Lanzire’s Express
Frank Lanzire
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Burton St
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G. W. Simmons
William Street
Bristol District Nursing Association
Hope Street
Martha Graham
Hope
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Hope St
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