Times Square Lady at Strand Theatre Captivates City
William Boyd in a dramatic production about a scientist villain and a New York showgirl, with Raft facing threatening notes before the premiere. The Strand Theatre screens Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's tense drama featuring a fast-paced plot, strong performances by Helen Twelve trees Isabel Jewell and Nat Pendleton, and a blend of suspense and comedy.
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Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer
Times Square
Strand Theatre
Iowa
New York
Helen Twelvetrees
Isabel Jewell
Nat Pendleton
It Happened One Night at the Opera House
A rich girl flees her Miami palace life to find love in New York. She meets Clark Gable on a night bus, travels via hitch-hiking and auto camps, and a wedding prospect looms after their string of adventures.
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Claudette Colbert
Claudette
Miami
New York
Clark
Long
Transient Lady Brings Star Cast to Universal Screen
Universal presents Transient Lady directed from Octavus Roy Cohen story from Liberty magazine. Gene Raymond Henry Hull Frances Drake and June Clayworth star tonight and Saturday at the Opera House. Caesar and Harvey Thew adapted the screenplay from Cohen’s southern town tale of three skating rink promoters and a crooked politician.
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Universal
Opera House
Gene Raymond
Henry Hull
Frances Drake
June Clayworth
Octavus Roy Cohen
Liberty Magazine
Arthur Caesar
Harvey Thew
Caesar
Yale University
Hollywood
Somewhere in Sonora at New Dixie Theater
John Wayne stars in the Four Star Western Somewhere in Sonora at the New Dixie Theatre. Featuring a stagecoach race scene lauded as one of the great outdoor Western highlights, the film evokes days before railroads when stage travel bridged the Mississippi Valley to the Pacific Coast.
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John Wayne
Sonora
New Dixie Theatre
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Will Levington Comfort
Saturday Evening Post
Raft and Lombard Team Up Yet Again in Dance Film
The Strand Theatre features George Raft and Carole Lombard in a dance film following their acclaimed first appearance in Bolero. The pairing draws universal praise as the duo reunites for a late production showcasing their screen chemistry and dance prowess.
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Raft
Lombard
George Raft
Carole Lombard
Prohibition Repeal Continues After Gate Page Returns
Late returns show unofficial beer vote 83,394 for 74,878 against and wine vote 81,800 for 73,428 against. If repeal wins, the 27 year old law would be wiped out but liquor remains illegal in counties not approving via local option elections.
500 Mile Lizzie Ford V8 Special at Indianapolis Memorial Day Race
The Ford V8 special nicknamed 500-Mile Lizzie, a trim racing car built by Harry Miller, is one of ten entrants in the Memorial Day race at Indianapolis. Miller's machines have won 11 of 13 starts in the speedway classic.
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Indianapolis
Harry Miller
Fire Claims Ste. Elzine and Sisters in Montreal Blaze
Rescue efforts in a major Montreal fire claimed two nuns including Sister Ste. Elzine who died amid the blaze. Chartier Fleury and Furlong perished after being cut off by flames. Lecuyer was pulled from the building unconscious. Montreal sent gasoline pumping engines from nearby towns arriving at dawn.
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Siter
Ste. Elsine
Sisterhood
Montreal
Chartier
Fleury
Furlong
Lecuyer
Dam project funds boost flood control on Ohio river
The plan adds funds to the 15 million dam and reservoir program on the Ohio river watershed to ease floods and aid navigation on the Monongahela river. Additional projects include Gallipolis and Winfield lock and dam construction with 5.508 million, plus 8 million already for two locks and 1.857 million above 3.082 million. funds aim to stabilize commerce and support the Emsworth dam work in Pittsburgh.
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Grafton
W. Va
Ohio River
Monongahela River
Tygart
Gallipolis
Winfield
Cece
Pittsburgh
Pitts
Emsworth
Burgh
Bridge astonishes with bizarre bidding and bold play
A Toronto Star reader recalls a remarkable bridge hand where the bidding zigzagged from 1 Club to 2 Spades to 4 Hearts ending without a double. South’s 4 Hearts, aided by sharp defense and timely ruffs, produced a small slam after a sequence of clever plays.
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Toronto Star
North
South
East
K. South
Jow
West
Dummy
Hae North
Hearts
Gypsy Consuelo Faces Revenge and Love in New York
Consuelo confronts betrayal as she realizes the white man’s wealth outshines her gypsy status. Doubt gnaws at her as Doug reassures and consoles, while Marco’s taunts echo the past. A tense morning at Stewart Blackmire’s club ends with a chilling confession and a cliffhanger.
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Doug
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Eypsy
High Hill
Marcu
Marco
Glitza
Anica
Papa
Marble Palace
Stewart Blackmire
Phoniades
Stewart
Douglas
Sonsuelo
Low
Conguelo
Louise
Medora
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