Hit the Deck reconstruction tops wartime set feats
RKO lals describes the shipboard scene for Hit the Deck with a reconstructed battleship stage set. Four guns and a revolving 275 foot mock, built for 300 sailors, required noise-free operation and naval base access for plans and action shots. Luther Reed directs Polly Walker and Jack Oakte star in the production while local notices report a man’s death in Burnet and a family travel plan to Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
X Hee
RKO
Polly Walker
Jack Oakte
Talk Texas And Texans By Will H Mayes Austin
A broad look at Texas life and business criticizes politics as a drag on commerce. Notes oil wells activity, Trinity River project, population growth to about 5.7 million, summer school enrollment at Southwest Texas State Teachers College, cantaloupe marketing issues, Santa Fe to Sonora rail service, and rural developments including Luling Foundation poultry, grape growing in Milam County, Brady population debate, Cotulla growth, Brazos River flood concerns, and Rockdale road and street improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Texas State Teachers College
Humber
San Mateos
Uttle City
Santa Fe
Sonora
Eldorado
Christoval
Eldoardo
Texas
Brazos River
Brazos
William Pruitt
Pruitt
Dallas
John W. Brady
Austin
Brady
Political Advice From J H Lowry In The Age Of Campaigns
In a broad essay, J H Lowry urges readers to stay calm amid campaigns, warns about uninformed votes for minor state offices, and recalls quirky historical electoral incidents. He discusses state control over primaries, the legality of party candidate selections, and notes a Dallas raid story about bootleg beer affecting students and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Political Storm Center
R. B. Creager
Creager
Dolition
Dallas
Dallas Disi
Terrell
Terrells
Land Office
Smith
Honey Grove
J. H. Smith
J. Wiley Smith
William Smith
A. H. Smith
R. B. Smith
Napoleon B. Smith
Albert A. Smith
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Palm Beach
A.M. Hays
Calhoun
William Hays
Burnet
C. W. Bentley
Port Arthur
Beby
Denise Te Drage
Gricel
el Znd
Reouamene
Braaield Co
Atlanta
Pal
Nene Street
Eaglelake
Max Conner
Will H. Mayes
Wldte
Pontes Ity
Trinity River Improvement
Trinity River Valley
Fort Worth
Asherton
California
Luling Foundation
Jack Shelton
Milam County
Milan County
Brady Standard
Cotulla
Cotulla Mead
Seast
Rockdale
Tint
J. H. Lowry
Oklahoma
Javert
Jean Val Jean
Christian Science Services
Petogie
1.C. O. F. Hall
O. McCarty
J. Jennings
San Antonio
Hlousjpo
Crim & Chapman
Alamo Lumber Co
Eagle Lake
Housands
Willard Batteries
Mude
Willard Storage, Battery Company
Hese
Utia
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