German Dropped From Schools of Principal Cities
Report shows only twelve cities teaching German in foreign language programs, with wide variation by grade. Many superintendents favor foreign language study but oppose early instruction outside specific cases, citing shifts in German enrollment and influence of private schools. The article notes lower grades often limit or exclude German and mentions a Colorado University glee club concert in Cheyenne on March 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron of Education
Mate Pultie
Germen
Thoeht
Alerades
Bureau
Flower
Niegher
California
Bole
Iowa
Baltimore
St. Louis
Afoet
Colorado University
Cheyenne
Will Ryan
Wyoming
War Humor in Paris The Front and The Movies
A memoir style sketch in Paris on March 14 describing the surreal clash of war nerves and cinema. A group in a loge at the orchestra cinema endures a comic seating dispute between a French couple and two Americans as they chase normalcy amid global upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Eacch
Homor
Europe
Civilization
Americas
Orchestre Cinema
Broadway
Piccadilly
Boulevards
Monsieur
Madame
Polly
Monsteur
Shipyards Urge More Shipbuilders Across States
Washington state and others push to meet shipyard labor quotas as delays from card shortages ease. Indiana and California report strong enrollments while New York City and Rhode Island exceed targets. Maryland prisoners offer skilled labor to help build ships for the war effort. Volunteers grow impatient awaiting callups as yards prepare for future staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mai L
Public Service Reserve
Finass
Indiana
California
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Montana
New York City
Shaw
Maryland
Colored man faces fraud check charges in Casper
James EK Washington, a colored man from Washington, D C, is in Casper district court charged with passing fraudulent checks. He allegedly cashed worthless checks at the Tripeny confectionery and other businesses. This is his second appearance before the bar. previously he faced a revolver theft case. He is on parole from the Nebraska penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Wyo
James EK
Washington
District Court
Tripeny
Yécal Bar
Nebraska
Telegraph firm under new owner boosts line with poles
Jireh Wyoming March 14 George Grant has purchased the Pioneer Telegraph company. The firm has long used barbed wire fences for lines. Grant is stringing wire on standard poles to all patrons and is putting the system in first class shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jireh
Wyo
George Grant
Pioneer Telegraph Company
Film Stunts and a Lost Opportunity in Serial Thrills
The piece discusses serial formulas needing two thrills per two reel episode and climactic suspense with a heroine in peril. It notes Burton Rice’s illustration for The Mystery Ship showing a car stunt and a sinking crate. It also laments Triangle theater press misses linking Winifred Allen to aviation air bride rumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Rice
Automobiles
Proctor House
Triangle
Winifred Allen
Lawrence Sperry
Arnold Daly Threatens to Quit If Films Stop
Arnold Daly warned his audience that if New York exhibitors do not book Pathé productions he may return to movies. J A Berst Pathé claims exhibitors must book Pathé to avoid production stoppage. The dispute suggests coercive tactics and jars with prior collaborations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Daly
New York
J. A. Berst
Pathé
Tella
Arnold
Fae
Cleopatra at the Atlas Theater Returns in Spectacular Film
The Atlas resumes Cleopatra starring Theda Bara in a lavish production. The vampire heroine wears over fifty costumes and $150000 in jewels, with Egyptology approved outfits. Producer William Fox spent heavily on authentic sets and Egyptian atmosphere including the Sphinx pyramids and Actium naval battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antony
Cleopatra
Atlas Theater
Siren of
the Nile
Theda Bara
Miss Bara
William Fox
Egypt
Pyramids
Desert
Actium
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Lang Agh
France
George Randolph Chester
Lillian Chester Topyrighht
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Loge
Aires
Lillian Chester
SRE
Ogden
Mr. Rice
Atlas
Theda Bara AS
Winona
Ya Son
D. S. Dickert
Corey Ave
Cheyenne, Wyo
Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Co
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