College Holiday at Strand Opens with Star Cast
The Strand Theatre begins the Paramount comedy College Holiday featuring Jack Benny with Gracie Allen Martha Raye and Mary Boland among a star lineup. The plot follows cultists taking over a hotel to test theories, with Benny mistaken for a fellow cultist and a chorus of songs by Rainger Robin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Strand Theatre
Jack Benny
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Mary Bolahd
Martha Raye
Marsha Hunt
Liet| Erikson
Eleanore Whitney
Johnny Downs
Olympe Bradna
Louis
DaPron
Ben Blue
J. P. McEvoy
Miss Boland
Etienne Girardot
Benny
Miss Allen
Ralph Rainger
Leo Robin
Bert Lane
Ralph Freed
Three Radio Rogues in Picture at Strand
The Three Radio Rogues Eddie Bartell Henry Taylor and James Hollywood famed for mimickry appear in Grand National's Hats Off at the Strand Theater. The trio once stole a MGM picture Go ing Hollywood from Marion Davies and Bing Crosby and later spent a year at the Palladium London where top artists perform.
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Eddie Bartell
Henry Taylor
James Hollywood
Grand National
Strand Theater
MGM
Hollywood
Marion Davies
Bing Crosby
Woman kills mad gunmen in Albuquerque scene
Eyewitness account from a maid describes a house painter who smelled of liquor saying I’ve got to have my money first moments before the shooting. The event occurred in Albuquerque New Mexico on December 23. Further details follow in the report.
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John M. Raynolds
W. E. Gay
Raynolds
First National Bank
Gay
Daisy Jiron
Albuquerque
N. M
Sign reads Please help me Jamaica Kid on Broadway
The piece notes a visibly impaired Jamaica Kid with the sign around his neck asking for help. It references Sam Langford’s fading sight and remarks on Broadway’s scene and public empathy amid a long decline. It also touches on a bank lease dispute and a series of sport and boxing notes with various figures mentioned.
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Broadway
Jamaica Kid
Sam Langford
John Boyd Thacher
Albany
Ed Widseth
Minnesota
Larry Kelley
Yale
Gaynell Tinsley
Tinsley
Louis Won't Battle Race Fight Claims Color Line
New York discloses Jimmy Johnston accuses Joe Louis of avoiding Black challengers. Johnston says he offered Louis bouts with John Henry Lewis and Jack Bratton, but Louis declined. The piece notes a fading Jamaica Kid, once a jovial fighter, now begging outside clubs as his body breaks.
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Scotty Reston
Eddie Brieta
New York
Jimmy Johnston
Joe Louis
Joe
Jimmy
John Henry Lewis
Jack Trammell
Jamaica
Archdeacon Gift Certificate For Men Gift Idea
A practical gift idea for men is an Archdeacon gift certificate. It allows recipients to select religious supplies or books from the merchant’s catalog, supporting their faith journey. Suitable for clergy or devoted church members seeking thoughtful, flexible options.
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Dallas Centennial Expositions
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Robert Middlemass
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George Irving
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Mary Boiand
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Frank Tutte
Clarksburg
Inez Courtney
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Adrienne Dore
Kener Duncan Wheeler
Onan Blag
Ajali
Pae Clarke
FOX News
Metro Cartoon
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West Penn
Tol
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Supreme Court
Liquor Commission
Nefflin
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KODAK
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