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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1929
Page
15
A fragmented note recalls Sam Katz as a high school boy in New York City mid 1900s. He kept temperatures temperate as he moved through Chicago's west side and rushed from classes to a nickelodeon to play piano for 16 dollars weekly from supper to final show.
A profile traces Sam Katz and dancer Eleanor Ambrose from nickelodeons to a mountain estate above the Hudson near New City. The 100 room manor, grand theater, stables, tennis courts, swimming pools, and a 150 car garage define a lavish future home for his bride as Katz and family built deluxe movie houses across the nation.
An elaborate Columbia feature The Sideshow screens today at the Opera House. The drama explores loves and adventures in a traveling tent with a dwarf heroine admirer and a dramatic burning pay car. Noted marvels include Martha McGruger the 636 pound woman Tex Madeson the seven foot six giant the living skeleton and armless Paul Dismute. Cast features Mariel Prevost Ralph Graves Alan Roscoe and Pat Harmon. The Al G Barnes menagerie operates with a winter base at El Monte California. Production based on a Howard J Green story directed by Erle Kenton. Also on the bill is Men About Town.
Chicago report says John Dale Leach, 12, died after a softball struck him while caddying at Calumet Country Club. Henry Johnson, 14, another caddy, drove the ball. Leach suffered a fractured skull in the incident.
In Cleveland on August 29 the women’s western golf championship quarterfinals began with defending titles missing as Leona Pressler and Virginia Van Wie were upset. Pressler fell to Lee Mida 2 and 1, while Van Wie lost to Rena Nelson 1 up, leaving eight survivors including O S Hill, Gregg Lifar, Kathleen Wright, Harley Haile, Bernice Wall, Peggy Watson, Mia Mida and Nelson in the free-for-all title chase.
Ambassador Dawes and Prime Minister MacDonald held talks on naval affairs in Downing Street amid reports of progress in Anglo American negotiations toward naval reductions. A forthcoming agreement was said to be possible within about ten days.
An old advertisement urges “Fat Girls” to use Kruschen Salts to reduce fat. It promises weight loss, boosted energy, and clearer health by daily intake with hot water each morning. The copy touts bodily cleansing and improved appearance as results. An 85 cent bottle is sold at Grafton Drug and Chemical Co.
A late edition correction states the speaker at the Pythian convention was Mrs Emma Morgan from Grafton, replacing the misspoken name Ly in the original report. The note also mentions a new telephone directory listing likely reflects a speakeasy proprietor.
William P. McCracken Jr assistant secretary of commerce for aeronautics was slightly hurt in a forced landing near Bridgeport New Jersey after the plane carrying him to welcome the Graf Zeppelin struck telegraph wires overturned twice and landed upside down C H Charles controlled the aircraft and escaped with minor injuries the secretary suffered a cut knee while the pilot had a sprained wrist
A vintage advert promotes S.S.S. as a natural blood tonic that purportedly raises red blood cell counts to curb skin troubles and rheumatic pains. It alleges long history and daily use at meals, urging readers to buy larger bottle sizes at drug stores.
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