Two Player Pianos Standby If Theater Sound Fades
Pratt theater staff keep two player pianos ready to revive silent movie ambiance if the sound system fails. Barron Theater manager Jerry Darner and projectionist Wendell Paulding own and maintain the antique instruments backstage. They collect rolls dating to 1917 and recall fond memories of pipe organs and girl players from silent cinema days.
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Paulding
Vinita
Oklo
Memory Lane
Sigma Chi
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Manila
Eminence
Darner
Pratt Theater
Jerry Darner
Wendell Paulding
No Fruit Shipped Out of Florida
Florida Citrus Commission imposed a 10 day embargo after 6 p.m. to keep damaged citrus off the market. The ban runs until Dec 27 with a second 14 day restriction to Jan 10 for fruit that passes inspection.
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Lakeland
Fla
Florida
Florida Citrus Commission
Link Two Murders With Gun In Ballistics Tests
Ballistics tests will be run to connect two recent murders with the same handgun. Roy Jack Loren, 21, owned the gun and was killed while fleeing police. Loren was sought in the killing of John R. Keach, a prominent lawyer shot at his home, and police will also test bullets from a liquor store holdup that killed William Baker, 66. An acquaintance, Joe Jeanette, 49, placed Loren near the liquor store before the crime and provided a ride payment.
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Kansas City
Roy Jack Loren
Loren
John R. Keach
William Baker
Joe Jeanette
Jeanette
Charles Laughton Dies at 63 A Hollywood Icon
British born actor Charles Laughton dies of cancer at 63 after a four month hospital stay. Elsa Lanchester and Frank Laughton present at his death along with remembrances of a career spanning Captain Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty, Henry VIII, and roles in Ruggles of Red Gap and Advise and Consent. Laughton also directed Don Juan in Hell and owned a notable art collection.
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Hollywood
Charles Laughton
Laughton
Phant
Cedars of Lebanon
Charles
Elsa Lanchester
Frank
Captain Bligh
Ruggles
Red Gap
London
Sen. Seah Cooley
Shaw
Hell
Reward for mother in law linked to bank robber case
Read er's Digest will pay $10,000 to Alice Majchrowicz for information leading to the capture of Bobby Randell Wilcoxson after tips from Albert F. Nussbaum's mother in law helped FBI agents locate Nussbaum's alleged partner. She said the promise influenced her to report details for her daughter's welfare.
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New York
Albert F. Nussbaum
FBI
Reader's Digest
Nussbaum
Bobby Randell Wilcoxson
Alice Majchrowicz
Wilcoxson
Tri-State Peak Marks Point Where Three States Meet
Middlesboro Kentucky locals note Tri-State Peak where Kentucky Virginia and Tennessee converge. A disc embedded in a rough stone bears the letters K V T to distinguish the three states at the marker.
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Middlesboro
Tri-State
Kentucky
Virginia
Tennessee
Los Angeles Claims Shortest Railroad
The Angels Flight Railway operates two cable cars spanning one city block in Los Angeles, claiming the world’s shortest railroad.
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Los Angeles
Angels’ Flight Railway
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Nestie
U. S
Viabdson’s Food Center
South Santa Fe
S. Central
Hun
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National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association
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