Three Wise Crooks Arrives at Liberty Theatre
Evelyn Brent stars in Three Wise Crooks a melodrama with comedy. The film by Fred Myton and John Brownell directed by F Harmon Weight features Dolly Duvane and a strong supporting cast. Opens at Liberty Theatre Wednesday July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Brent
Lady Robinhood
Dolly Duvane
Fred Myton
John Brownell
F. Harmon Weight
Drusilla
F. B. QO
Miss Brent
Richand Schayer
Liberty Theatre
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Five Couples
Edward Cox and Miss Gracie Burleson J A Upchurch and Mrs G E Richardson L P Barrett and Miss T B Miller Fred Richards and Miss Gladys Green are recorded as marriage license pairs in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Cox
Gracie Burleson
J. A. Upchurch
G. E. Richardson
L. P. Barrett
T. B. Miller
Fred Richards
Gladys Green
Dame Fashion Promotes Higher Heels for Women
The piece asserts that women will advance by wearing higher heels, claiming wives and daughters aim to outpace husbands and fathers. It notes limited success with intellect and suggests footwear as a path to progress.
Tonk Valley Woman’s Club selects representative for short course
At the June meeting Mrs. R. L. Henderson was chosen to represent the club at the Short Course at A and M College on August 2. Visitor Mr. J. D. Hodges of Graham spoke supporting his candidacy for constable of the precinct. Miss Grimes scheduled to address the club on Friday July 2 at the school house. all members urged to attend.
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Tonk Valley
Community notes of illness visits and local events
Mrs J W Horner improves after sickness. Typhoid illness hits Mr Vera Jones. Households visit Weatherford and Breckenridge relatives. Demonstration agents teach canning with steam cookers amid limited fruit but ample vegetables and meat. Singers contest ends tied. cream and cake shared. Christian meeting planned at Banger with Elder Cowan. crowds anticipated. Local politics and car notes discussed. threshing to begin soon. Henry Chapel reports crops fair, grasshoppers, and active Sunday School and League. elders Snoddy and Binkley dined with locals. Grandpa Gibson attends Birmingham soldiers reunion. families visit grandparents and attend plays. dewberries yield well.
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J. W. Horner
Vera Jones
Aubrey Jones
Dallas
J. J. Jones
H. W. Ribble
Lennie
Juanita
Mary Bunger
Weatherford
R. A. Parsons
Breckenridge
F. M. Berry
E. R. Stevens
Miss Grimes
Miss Mary Bunger
Terrell Watson
Banger
Elder Cowan
Brazos
Byron Wade
Flat Rock
Henry Chapel
Snoddy
Graham
Binkley
Ruell Young
Missionary Society
Grandpa Gibson
J. L. McLaren
Grandpa Young
Birmingham
Alabama
Arthur Vick
Grandma Jarnagin
H. T. Glidewell
June Vick
Horace Ribble
Tonk Valley Club Girls Work On Underwear For Contest
The Tonk Valley club girls meet at the schoolhouse with Miss Grimes to sew underwear for a contest next month. Five girls attended Tuesday evening, then nine returned Monday to continue, all performing well. Visitors Miss Lina Choate and Miss Freddie Keighling praised the effort. more dresses planned at the next meeting.
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Tonk Valley
Miss Grimes
Lina Choate
Freddie Keighling
Francis Lightfoot Lee Virginia Signer and Patriot of the Revolution
The life of Francis Lightfoot Lee, Virginia signer of the Declaration, is profiled as a learned, hospitable country gentleman who served in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1765 and the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1779. He helped shape the Articles of Confederation and urged peace with Britain on terms preserving American rights including Newfoundland fisheries and Mississippi opening. After Congress, he returned to public life in the Virginia Legislature, remaining renowned for patriotic conduct and unblemished integrity.
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Mark Twain
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Virginia
Philadelphia
Lee
Virginia House of Burgesses
Continental Congress
New England
Newfoundland
Mississippi
Congress
The Arizona Sweepstakes at National Theatre Friday and Saturday
Universal Jewel presents The Arizona Sweepstakes starring Hoot Gibson The Ridin Kid with a cowpuncher hero in a cross country tale set against big city life and a ranch. Directed by Clifford Smith the film features a strong cast of familiar screen favorites.
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Arizona
Scot shopkeeper keeps count in head before ringing up sales
Sandy McTavish, a corner confectionery owner, claims to track earnings in his head until he reaches a dollar, then rings it up. A customer points to the five cent cigar sale and Sandy explains he avoids wear on the cash register by tallying totals mentally.
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Sandy McTavish
Sandy
Gentry and Fate in Life's Mirror Reflections
A reflective meditation contrasts gratitude for a refined gentry with past era arrogance. The speaker contemplates judging others by appearances and the reach of fate. We glimpse a temperate, wary tone about independence and self restraint in the face of social pressures.
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Liberty
Margaret Livingston
Anna May Wong
Earle Foxe
Marie Astaire
J. Farrell MacDonald
Hazel Howell
Chinatown
Charles Hoyt
Crooks
Vitagraph
Steele
The
Royal Mounted
James Oliver Curwood
David Smith
Bert Lyte
Stuart Holmes
Charlotte Merriam
Pete Morrison
Tonk Valley Club
Bunger News
Henry
Eliasville
S. W. Ratcliff
Miller Ratcliff
Bill Williamson
Pickwick
Ethel Crow
Harve Shahan
Cpsquicenten
K.F.Q.B
Texas
San Jacinto
Life’s
Fate
L Fayon Island
Fort Worth
A.C. Whittle
A. B. Chapin
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