Diary sketches life in ancient Cathay and Shanghai refugees
Muriel Ramsay records visits with Mrs Wei and five refugee children fleeing Shanghai fighting. She notes a mansion, carved pillars, and Bund relics, plus plans to travel with Hangchow missionaries and attend Stanley Jones meetings on a trip to Soochow.
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Commercial Press Church
Shanghai
Wei
Hangchow
Mary
Gorges
Soochow
Stanley Jones
Muriel Ramsay
Faithless Opens at Pen Mar Theatre with Bankhead and Montgomery
Talulah Bankhead and Robert Montgomery lead in Faithless at the Pen Mar Theatre debuting Monday December 6. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama tracks two young New York society members ruined by the Depression, with Bankhead portraying a life of luxury followed by poverty and a dramatic convergence with Montgomery amid pivotal scenes. Hugh Herbert Maurice Murphy and Louise Closser Hale support under director Harry Beaumont.
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Tallulah Bankhead
Robert Montger
Montgomery
Hugh Herbert
Maurice Murphy
Louise Closser Hale
Harry Beaumont
Blonde Venus Opens at Pen Mar Theatre with Dietrich Brilliance
Marlene Dietrich stars in Blonde Venus opening December 28 at Pen Mar Theatre. The film, directed by Josef von Sternberg, foregrounds a gripping human story and Dietrichs notable acting range, following her previous titles Shanghai Express Moroc co Dishonored The Blue Angel.
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Marlene Dietrich
Pen Mar
Shanghai Express
Morocco
Miss Dietrich
Josef von Sternberg
Dietrich
Hat Check Girl delivers romance with a Manhattan glow
A dramatic tale of a hat check girl in Manhattan, a romance with a young ring-town millionaire, and thrilling consequences. Sally Eilers and Ben Lyon headline a screen entertainment of unusual calibre.
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Manhattan
Sally Eilers
Ben Lyon
Uncertain Screen Cast Teases Intriguing Monroe Owsley Ties
A fragment hints at a film with Monroe Owsley Tadison and Dewey Goodwin in leading roles alongside Eulalie Nei Pratt. The snippet suggests an unusual supporting cast and an evocative plot.
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Monroe Owsley Tadison
Dewey Goodwin
Eulalie Nei Pratt
Fighting Fur Justice landslide trims cowards in outdoor vigilante tale
A dramatic outdoor tale unfolds with Tim battling treachery and conspirators in a Western setting. The runaway team creates rapid action as justice is served in a festive yet perilous plot.
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Tim
Golden West
Tim McCoy
Payment Deferred thriller at Firemen's Theatre
A deciphered plot outlines a cyanide poisoning mystery in a new film called Payment Deferred. The story follows a doctor detective and others as a murderer evades direct evidence and is judged by circumstantial proof, delivering an ironic twist.
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Mayer Studio
Rhan
Bce
O Goldwyn
Glaring Eyed Cars Draw Fire From Keystone Group
A local auto club led by Garrison Manager at Cork division warns of dangerous car models nicknamed one toms piles. The Keystone Automch Chub says there is a large number of such cars on the road and reports many complaints from drivers about this menace.
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Keystone Automch
Cork
Glub
Cendi Rully
Wild Girl cast stars Charles Farrell Joan Bennett and Ralph Bellamy
A film project features Charles Farrell and Joan Bennett with Ralph Bellamy in the cast. The production emphasizes a bold title role and strong studio talent, signaling a major release effort.
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Charles Farrell
Joan Bennett
Ralph Bellamy
Police urged to warn drivers on headlight use
A historical plea asks local police to alert motorists about headlight condition rather than enforcing. it argues most drivers do not notice burned out bulbs on well lit streets and urges cooperation and carrying spare bulbs for immediate replacement.
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Simon Brandt
Dr. Miles
Miles
Ervine
Christmas toy bargains across a wide assortment
A newspaper ad offers a large Christmas toy sale with mechanical toys, war tanks, American Flyers, jumping monkeys, circus wagons, welding sets, and many other items priced from 5c to about $2. The notice invites readers to request the Toy Town circular for more listings and notes additional holiday decorations and gift items.
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Sign Toya
Toy Town
Holiday Bargains in Cards Lamps and Chocolates
A department store advertises a wide holiday lineup with 21 cards per box and 6 to 10 cent folders, 8 ounce tree sets and outdoor displays, Aladdin lamps from 6.75 to 10.00, various gift items, popular fiction 24 titles at 23 cents, Bibles, school supplies, frames, wagons and toys, plus discounts for cash during the holidays.
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Thia
Akirm
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Davy Grant
Serress
Ginger Rogers
Ben L ¥On
Sally Eylers
Firemen’s Theatre
Best Ladies’ Auxiliary Fire Co
Laurel and Hardy
M. G. M. News
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Charles Laughton
Seram
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Baltimore
BRS
John and
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of
Baltimore City
Bell System
Bel Air
Simos Brandt
Proctor
Duke
Southern Penna. Power Company
Delta, Penna
Merry Christmas
Son
Farmer’s Exchange Delta, Penna
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