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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1932
Page
12
An unspecified entrant described as a heroine or heroine hopeful aims for Hollywood to portray a panther woman role inspired by H. G. Wells Island of Dr. Moreau notes, reflecting early entertainment contest excitement and cinema fame aspirations.
Entry blank for a Paramount Publix contest to select an actor for the panther woman role in The Island of Lost Souls. Entrant signs consent with address phone and age. If underage a parent or guardian signs.
Officials announce a contest open to Huron girls aged 17 to 30 with height 5 4 to 5 8. A nationwide search for a panther woman candidate may lead to a five week contract at 2009 a week, transportation to Hollywood, and hotel meals. A Minneapolis trip will select the final film role winner. Judges include B McElgett Robert D Lusk Prof Toe Bright and Paul K Myers.
German archaeologist Baron Max von Oppenheim describes 5000 year old Tell Halaf discoveries at the Freer Gallery, including a six winged angel plaque and demon figures. He notes the site dates back at least 4000 BCE, with parallels to Egyptian and Babylonian empires, and suggests Tell Halaf influenced later Greek art. The exhibits, sourced from a palace temple and a capital of a rich eastern empire, are now shown in Berlin.
Police issued warrants for Georgy Rowland on charges connected to a radical group plot to weaken banks. A hotel raid in Pontiac uncovered letters and telegrams showing Rowland directed rumor campaigns across Illinois Indiana Ohio and Michigan and involvement in attacks on the First National Bank in Pontiac.
Chicago today faced a federal closure order as the Board of Trade voted to appeal to the U S circuit court over the 60 day shutdown. Directors plan next week to seek Supreme Court review if needed, while the group questions solvency and the Farmers National Grain Corp records.
The Walther League closed its sessions in Los Angeles after electing E. J. Galliyer as president and selecting Chicago as the 1933 convention city. Four regional vice presidents were chosen along with other officers and board members.
In Wichita Kansas a head on crash north of the city killed Mrs Katherine F Maher of Minneapolis and critically injured two others. The deceased was returning from a California vacation. Injured were Miss Mabel Waggoner and Clyde Marton both of Wichita. A separate item notes Mrs Roy Triplett and her son visiting Pierre to see Reynold Triplett and family.
In San Francisco Prince MR Chekratong Tong-Yai, son of the Siamese king, arrives at Cornell to study and says he does not want the title Prince, preferring to be treated simply as an ordinary student without burdensome ceremonial labels.
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