Irene Dunne to star in Leathernecking at Opera House
Irene Dunne, exotic Louisville native, signs a three year contract and leads Leathernecking at the Opera House. The new star arrives with a strong talkie pedigree from Show Boat fame and a concerted early morning work ethic on set. The feature runs Thursday Friday and Saturday with regular short subjects accompanying.
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Ken Murray
Irene Dunne
Radio Picares
Iugh Spree
Eddie Foy
Opera House
Radio
Louisville
Miss Dunne
Hollywood
Louise Fazenca
Ned Sparke
Lilyan Tashman
Edward Cline
Irene
Chicago Musical College
Nancy Carroll mobbed by admirers at Paramount studio
In New York crowds of 200 children and many adults greet Nancy Carroll as she leaves the Paramount studio after the showings of Laughter at the Strand. Police often intervene to prevent mobbing while a dahlia variety is named after her, reflecting her popularity in the city.
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New York
Paramount
Nancy
Carroll
America
Father Knickerbocker
Miss Carroll
Just Imagine great Movietone screen hit at Strand
Review praises Just Imagine a Fox Movietone musical comedy romance starring El Brendel and Maureen O Sullivan. It highlights songs by DeSylva Brown and Henderson, a futuristic love plot about the Lindberg of 1980, and performances by O Sullivan Garrick White Albertson Joyzelle Linow Auer.
Just Imagine at Strand draws crowds with futuristic romance
The Strand presents Just Imagine a DeSylva Brown and Henderson Fox musical comedy about love in 1980 featuring El Brendel Maureen O Sull ivan John Garrick Marjorie White and Frank Albertson. David Butler directs. The screenwriters behind Sunny Side Up envision romance and world changes with a tuneful score and lively performances.
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DeSylva Brown and Henderson
Fox Movietone
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson
West Virginia Briefs Report on Snowfall and Jobs Plan
West Virginia statewide brief items note snowfall and minor accidents with one fatality. A governor committee forms a subcommittee to draft a bill seeking funds to establish three new state employment bureaus. Agriculture reports show a large drop in value of 15 major crops from 1929 to 1930. Other items include engagements, incorporations, and education planning, plus a courtroom session in Clarksburg and basketball officials meeting in Fairmont.
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Charleston
State Agriculture Commission
Clarksburg
Northern
West Virginia
Fairmont
Grain price picture from 1920s figures confuses readers
Government data show wheat and cotton at about 60 percent of 1928 prices while the overall farm produce averages around 80 percent. Excluding wheat and cotton, farm incomes stand near 84 percent of 1928 levels, with wholesale prices of other primary goods at about 76 percent.
Economic Ills Continued from Page One
War leaders show faint signs of calmer stance as economic distress persists. The text notes a shift toward moderation, hinting at possible softening of wartime policies and economic pressures across ruling factions. The fragmented report emphasizes cautious steps toward stability amid ongoing turmoil.
Town of Nitro contends with past pages and public events
Fragment from frame page recounts Nitro property protection offers for overdue payments, notes on birth and death curiosities, and a reflection on daily news. It cites William Howard Taft as former president and chief justice, and recalls major events from droughts to prison fires and gangland actions. It ends with Shamrock V praise.
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William Howard Taft
United States
West Virginia code revision and salary changes detail
The article recounts the 1929 West Virginia code revision process from the special session in November to final passage in March, including hearings, debates, and the role of the Bar association. It notes the new circuit judge salaries, with Arthur Hudson’s pay rising to 8000 and state vs county contributions across population ranges, plus weather blurb about a cold night.
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Conley
Code Commission
Mont Z. White
Senate
William J. Cummins
House
West Virginia
West ‘Virginia Bar Association
Clarkeburg
Harvey Harmer
W. 8. Wysong
E. Bunker Reynolds
Ira Stith
James A. Meredith
Bar
Arthur Ee Hudson
Not That Cold Pittsburgh Weather Forecast Dec 31
The weather bureau forecast notes that conditions will not be as cold as anticipated in Pittsburgh on New Year’s Eve. Forecasters expect milder readings with possible light winds and a mix of clouds and clear periods throughout the day.
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Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
Hoch Announces Rail Consolidation Plan For Eastern System
Representative Hoch, from the Interstate Commerce Committee, said Washington that the railroad consolidation would create a Pennsylvania system. He announced the new plan as part of a larger consolidation among four eastern systems, authorized today.
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Washington
Hoch
Pennsylvania
T Tee Interstate Commerce “Committee
Special Term Circuit Court Called by Judge Kittle
A special term of circuit court was called for Saturday by Judge Warren B. Kittle of Philippi. The session will be held in the circuit court, and Circuit Clerk Frank Hollin was advised this morning.
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Warren B. Kittle
Phil Jippi
Circuit Court
Prank “Hollin
Crossword Puzzle Clue Fragments From Unknown Page
Puzzle grid shows garbled entries and partial clues about Northern eu, mythical names, and archaic terms. Readable items include references to copper, a wife, mountain crest, and a goddess with a governor, suggesting a mix of cryptic and thematic clues.
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Copper New
Rermit
Aminil Pactiere
Scorched Notes Hint at Secret Meeting and Exam
Incoherent lines reference Scorchy Smith and Lara Peelatnin in a puzzling fragment. Mentions of a secret meeting and an eerie mend iox worm appear amid garbled phrases. Probable cryptic notes hint at an examination or test with numbers 44 and 40 appearing as clues.
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Leatherneckers
OPERA
Kaintucky
Ol’ Kaintucky
Nancy Carroll
Piness
DeSylva
Brown
Henderson
David Butler
Just Imagine
el Brendel
Hendergen
Maureen O Sullivan
John Garrick
Lindberg
Brendel
Miss O'Sullivan
Garrick
Marjorie White
Frank Albertson
Miss White
Joyzelle
Ivan Linow
Kenneth Thomson
Hubert Bosworth
Wilfred Lucas
Mischa Auer
Graham McNamees
Sam Bunty
Chinactengue, Va
West Va
Parkersburg
Myra Chancellor
Gilbert L. Welch
University of Pittsburgh
West
Charleston—State Education Association
Secretary of State
Winifrede Colleries
Winfrede
Kanawha County
Wheeling
Rose Lenski
Middlebourne
Ray Pat Henry
Garlan Bayless
Molyneux
Town OF Nitro
Charleston Industrial Corporation
Ohio Penitentiary
Chicago
Alfred Lingle
William Clark
New Jersey
Enterprise
Sir Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Ak Noel Ealeems Tri
Timmuny
Eal
Benes
Jaden
Yeptertay’s
Scorchy Smith
Lara
Sal Buek
Awed
Exami
Enone
Ates
Poate
Kary Gait
Rath Recep
Wil Ene
Mes Frycyert
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Marie Iie
John C. Terry
Gloria
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