Skyline Well reporter’s travel diary from Houston convention
Marshal Otey Walker reports from Houston for the Grafton Sentinel, describing arrival, lodging, and impressions of the Democratic convention scene. He jokes about sleep spots, talks with locals, and notes discussions among leaders like Al Smith and Jim Heed, hinting at potential compromise.
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Houston
Marshal Otey Walker
Skyline
Central Press
Grafton Sentinel
Del#gary
Tex
Daily
Kansas City
Sidon
St. Louis
al Smith
Jim Heed
Love Di Drug Company Grafton Store Ad
The Love Di Drug Company in Grafton at 60 West Main Street is promoted as the leading modern drug store in the area. It highlights candies and imported goods, a popular soda fountain, and a prescript ion service using registered graduate pharmacists. The piece commends Dr. Pous for public service and invites readers to visit for their needs in apothecary care.
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Main St
Grafton
Ulis
Havoehold
Ancient Greeks and the tele vision eye theory in old news
Ancient Greek ideas of light were debunked yet used to illustrate the functioning of a television system. Frank Gray of Bell Labs explains that TV uses a tens-eye and lamp flood, forming images on a rotating disc with a photo electric cell converting light into electrical impulses.
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New York
Texas
Atlantic
Ciple
Frank Gray
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Gray
Photoelectric Experiments Describe Light Through Aperture
The description explains rays from lamps shone through an aperture forming a moving pencil of light that scans the object. Only light passing the aperture creates current in the cell, with a spot moving in parallel stripes as the object is illuminated and reflected light is captured as electrical signals for transmission.
Senator Gooding Dies After Illness in December
Senator Gooding died after a period of illness in December at the Schubert home where his wife and three children John Gooding Mrs Maud Paul and Mrs A J Schubert were at his bedside. Senator Borah and other friends attended as funeral plans were arranged with the Masonic lodge directing services.
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William E. Borah
Gooding
Noted Actor Succumbs After Long Stage Career
Noted actor famed for The Lights of London and The Battle of the Strong died after a noted stage and film career. He organized the Princess players in New York, starred in a recruiting play in World War I, and led the Actors Fidelity League after resigning from Actors Equity in 1919. He is survived by widow Ruth Benson Blinn and sister Eleanor Blinn of San Francisco.
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London
Mrs. Fiske
Princess Players
New York
Blanche Bates
Pancho Lopez
Actors’ Fidelity League
Actor’s Equity Association
Equity
Ruth Benson Blinn
Elea,nor Blinn
San Francisco
Evans Furniture Store Promotes Complete Home Furnishing
J Lee Evans Furniture Store at 416 W Main St Grafton promotes furnishing an entire home with settings from any historical period. The store emphasizes fair value and courteous service, offering both full rooms and individual pieces and highlighting owner J Lee Evans as a progressive local business figure.
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Jd. Lee Evans Furniture
Main St
Grafton
Theocan Banuhacturers
Jolliffe's Radiant Season Styles Draw Local Attention
Jolliffe's in Grafton on Main Street showcases the latest season fashions with bright designs and new shades. Owner travels to fashion centers and rejects shoddy goods, offering courteous service and reasonable charges. Millinery features stylish hats arriving continually, with steady attendance of well-dressed ladies in the area. Phone 42.
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Jolliffe
Grafton
Main Street
Tenderloin Installment One Set in New York's Daring Night
A 1928 Warner Bros piece opens with dense fog over the harbor and Battery. The Tenderloin district flashes with neon, crowds, Jazz Age shadows, and a Ringside Cafe scene. A street encounter foreshadows conflict as Rose and Chuck White dance amid prowling danger and rough talk.
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Bowling Green
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Bowery
Ike
Grand Street
Tenderloin
Arc Lampa
Salvation Army
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Love di Drug Company, Inc
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Circulation Department
West Va
Dan E. Garrett
Congress
Toi Blanton
Sol Bloom
Senator Gooding
Page
J. Lee Evans
Cie Wale
Jolliffe's
Warner Bros. Pictures Inc
Dolores Costello
Warner Bros
Pias
Ringside
Walters
Ali
Chuck
Borry
Rose
Chuck White
Bowe
Osgood
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