Pearl White The First Movie Queen and Her Era
Pearl White, born Pearl Fay White in Greenridge Missouri, rose as America s Heroine starring in The Perils of Pauline and The Exploits of Elaine from 1914 to 1919. She retired after 1922 and died in Paris on August 4 1938 after a life marked by daring stunts and early film stardom.
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Pearl White
Miss White
Pearl Fay White
Greenridge
Missouri
Pearl
Diemer
Springfield
New York
Powers Films
241St St
Bronx
Nickelodeons
Powers
Pathe Freres
Jersey City
Pauline
America
Mary Pickford
Elaine
The
Chinatown
Pathe
Fox Films
Victor Sutherland
Wallace McCutcheon
Paris
Riviera
Band Serenades Civil War Vet in Houston
A 65 piece American Legion band serenaded Walter Williams, 116, the Civil War's only surviving soldier, in his Houston home. Williams clutched a cigar and joked about corn as the band played and a Confed erate flag was presented. A television entertainer sang the final song before Williams drifted into a nap.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Williams
Ira Cox
Williams
Defense Bids And Plays Safely In A Norths No Trump
West defended after two hearts by overtaking with the queen to stop South’s diamond run then cashed spades to derail the contract. A misplayed ten spared South, but West’s king of spades and careful exits prevented the ninth trick for South, validating the two heart bid.
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West
South
East
Church of the Italian Swiss Colony in Asti California
A church in Asti California belonging to the Italian Swiss Colony is noted for its unique barrel shaped design. The description highlights the distinctive architecture reflecting the winery community.
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Asti
Calif
Weather Forecast Across the State and Local Clues
Difficulty solving a crossword style weather item with clues including temperatures across and down. Reads like a puzzle snippet with partial entries for Galahad related area and Ohio city hints.
Puzzle crossword clue list solve stream
Quiz style prompt lists clues and partial solutions across numbered items. It appears as a crossword style puzzle with hints like Icelandic saga 31 Nullity 6 Lebanon's 33 Enticer capital 38 Slanted type 7 Perched 40 Speed contests 8 Goods 41 Ancient 9 Egress Asians 10 Narrow board 42 Glance over 11 Far prefix 43 Musical Fairy quality in 19 Up to the time 4A 23 Shiny 24 Allots 47 wind 25 Landed 48 Mystery 26 Closed car writer 27 Detracts Ss
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Lebanon
Argument Follows Shooting In Fountain Inn
In Fountain Inn South Carolina Sammy Lee McGowan 25 of Greensboro North Carolina argued with his wife’s father at the father in law home over McGowans treatment. He then shot and killed a man who he had argued with. Laurens County Sheriff C W Weir says McGowan waited and shot the man with a rifle. Bloodhounds aided officers who captured McGowan without resistance.
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Fountain Inn
S.C
Laurens County
C. W. Weir
Sammy Lee McGowan
Greensboro
N.C
McGowan
Warden
Piedmont Gets CAB Hearing For Route Expansion
The Civil Aeronautics Board opened a week long hearing on Piedmont Airlines bid to expand service from Winston-Salem to Atlanta Baltimore Augusta Florence Columbia Staunton and Jacksonville with a temporary operation on a suspended Capital Airlines Norfolk to Knoxville route. Groups from Kentucky West Virginia Indiana Tennessee Georgia and South Carolina will file briefs as Winston-Salem and 15 North Carolina communities testify.
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Charlotte
Civil Aeronautics Board
Piedmont Airlines
James S. Keith
Ces
Washington
Piedmont
Winston-Salem
Atlanta
Baltimore
Augusta
Bar Association Meeting Draws Historic Bartender Crowd
In Baltimore a business meeting aimed for 3 a.m. drew the largest turnout in the organization's history as bartenders gathered after Taverns close at 2 a.m. The unusual hour underscored the industry’s nightlife.
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Baltimore
Wisconsin teen babysits through 36 hour snowbound isolation
Franz Schubert, a Waubeka high school student, was hired by Mr and Mrs Richard Klas to care for two children on a Saturday night. A blizzard left the home cut off for 36 hours, and Franz quipped he had diaper changes to handle as the storm raged. The piece notes the Brazito battle of the Mexican War occurred on Christmas Day, 1846 in New Mexico.
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Waubeka
Wis
Franz Schubert
Franz
Richard Klas
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Brazito
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King Features Syndicate
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NORTH
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Ve Ory
Mother
Ohio City
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Family Finance
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