Reinhardt's Talkies Poised to Elevate Drama in Film
Max Reinhardt plans a batch of talkies adapting original plays and Shakespeare with high artistry. He will minimize dialogue, emphasize music, and add Greek‑style choruses. The move aims to revive theater worldwide, especially outside big cities, amid costly productions.
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Publicizing judicial appointment recommendations proposed
The President plans to disclose names of individuals who recommended federal judges. The move aims to curb influence from political or business-backed groups and ensure better qualified nominees. The policy may extend to other major nominations to promote transparency and sounder advice. DEFUNCT CARS and junkyards discussed in separate notes. Connecticut considers stricter rules to remove abandoned cars and regulate motor vehicle junkyards to improve neighborhoods.
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Game of Correct English by W L Gordon
A compact item lists questions about English usage and spelling from a puzzle page. It includes misprints and pronunciation queries, with an answer section referencing yesterday's problems and a playful challenge to pronounce words as in the example.
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Ambiguous historical quiz prompts on presidents oceans and capitals
The text presents a confusing list of questions and fragments about a bachelor president, capitals, the number of members in a presidential exhibit, value comparisons, and geographic oceans. It mixes names like Nova Seoul Georges Clemenceau and Edgar Allan Poe with incomplete phrases, yielding an unclear, error-filled prompt.
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A Problem Day Adites Rods and Inches Compare Measures
A problem presents two rods values A and B with feet and inches contrasts and asks how they vary from a tire measure of 47 rods Si yards 1 foot 11 inches. The solution hints at converting and manipulating units to derive the difference.
Child Dies After Swallowing Tablets In Pranklin
April 29. Burl infant daughter Li Mong of Mr. and Mrs. Li Mong died after swallowing tablets from a medicine envelope in a service table near a davenport where the mother lay. Investigators found damp sticky tablets in the envelope, suggesting accidental poisoning.
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Rummage Sale Planned by Dorcas Sunday School Class
A rummage sale is planned for Saturday May tith by the Dorcas Sunday school class of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Twenty five members attended last evening at Miss Trene Jordan's East Frederick Street home. Hostesses included Mrs Fran Schrater Mrs Esther Cogs Woll and Mrs Lyle Poster. The meeting featured business social time music and refreshments.
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Former High Students Head School Paper
Canton Ohio records note two Corry residents, Jay Morton and Luna Wilson, chosen editors in chief of the St Lawrence University weekly paper Hin Neva. Both are third-year students planning to graduate in 1930, active in campus activities and university publications.
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Four new members receive Masonic degree at Odd Fellows hall
In Ridgway last evening four new members took the mystic degree of Jonathan Lodge at the Odd Fellows hall. A special session followed the ceremonies. An automobile wreck on Wednesday near Whistletown injured Frank J. Pie and H. T. McConnell. Pie faces possible arrest on reckless driving charges as investigators determine the crash cause.
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Pennsylvania News and Local Updates From Corry Area
The first quarter of 1920 pay for Mamuera of the Pennsylvania National Guard and Company A includes pay distribution after Monday's drill. Repairs are under way south of Corry Hospital on Fort Hendter Street. Mrs B B Dorn returns to Jamestown after visiting her sister Mrs H MacDonald in South Center. Dorn is 82, MacDonald 88, another sister in the west is 80. Country roads show improvement with better weather, though showers may hinder road work. The 1919 Pennsylvania legislature created annual $400 scholarships for at least one high school graduate per county or senatorial district for four years of college at a Pennsylvania institution, with exams May 3 in four-year high schools. New York reports a proposed consolidation of Standard Oil of New York, Vaen-im Oil, and South Pens Oil to place control over Pennsylvania oil fields in Standard Oil. Castle School of Dancing presented a vaudeville program at the Rex Theatre last night, highlighted by...
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62nd Wedding Anniversary Saves Babe From Burning House
Oil City area report notes April 24 observance by Mr and Mrs J A Plante to mark their 62nd anniversary. Born in Canada they moved to Oil City years ago and have deep roots in the community. In Greenville gasoline stove explosion destroys home and barn. Mrs C T Ritenour rescues her two week old baby, uninjured, aiding neighbors amid flames.
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Roosevelt to Speak at Chautauqua Amphi Theatre
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt is slated to deliver a single address at the Chautauqua Amphi theatre during the coming season with Mrs. Roosevelt accompanying him. The date may shift to August, as announced by the Chautauqua Institution. Roosevelt spoke here in 1917 and 1919, and Mrs. Roosevelt attended in 1927.
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Dancer Testifies Against Governor In Impeachment Hearing
Baton Rouge April 29. Helen Clifford a dancer testified before legislators about an incident at a French Quarter party during Mardi Gras. She described how she got in the lap of Governor Huey P Long and testified to indecorous conduct as part of impeachment charges.
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Sov. Long
Amateur Night Entries Highlight Woodmen Circle Convention
A fragment notes entries for an amateur night and mentions the Woodmen Circle convention in Pittsburgh. It documents 19 yellow tabs carried by delegates and remarks on Mrs. Nich’s sightseeing feature as part of the event.
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Danish Liberals Lose in Election in Denmark
In Copenhagen on April 25 Premier Thomas Madsen-Mygdal’s cabinet submitted its resignation after a general election result that widened the Liberal government's loss of majority in the Folketing. The new government aims to redefine Denmark's armed forces into a coast guard and police corps.
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Heavy Snow Buries Wyoming Cutting Communications
In Wyoming storms ripped lines and cut cities off from the world. Rain snow and sleet disrupted telephone and telegraph services across the state. A Denver dispatched Union Pacific team worked to reopen lines as air mail service slowed on the Rocky Mountain route.
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