Talkies Transforming a Small Town Life Outlook
A town adopts talking pictures replacing silent cinema and witnesses four months of strong business growth. Readers meet world figures via screens and gain broader vision, better understanding, and reduced prejudice. Education and language skills gain from the musical talkies, with music as the greatest gift to the community.
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Hoover
Ramsay MacDonald
Edison
Lindbergh
Hindenberg
Madame Curie
Queen Marie
King
Roumania
Prince of Wales
Italy
Clemenceau
Count Zeppelin
Lady Drummond Hayes
Talkies Bring Broadway Quality to Our Little Town
The town lauds the impact of sound films and famous performers, noting Broadway and Hollywood talent visiting local theaters. Managers like E Carrington Smith foster campus life with student events, freshmen and graduation shows, and birthday passes while audiences embrace better morals, comedy, and wholesome entertainment. The piece hails talkies as a bridge to the city and a boon for university communities.
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Carnegie Hall
Nce
E. Carrington Smith
Bailey Hopes 10 Campaign Quietly
Raleigh January 18 A quiet campaign with little speechmaking and minimal vilification is the plan for Josiah William Bailey and his followers in the race against Senator F M Simmons The aim is to avoid rekindling 1928 animosities and factionalism that could harm the Democratic party in the state The strategy hinges on orderly conduct to improve Bailey’s nomination chances while avoiding attacks on Simmons and his backers
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Bailey
Simmons
Bailey Democrats
Simonpure
Simmons Democrats
Simmons and _hie
Senator Simmons
J. C. Baskervill Raleigh
Josiah William Bailey
F. M. Simmons
General Lee at Washington College Rebuilds Southern Education
The article recalls General Lee's pivotal role at Washington College during its rebuilding era. He established early engineering, commerce, and law programs, plus the first journalism school. He rejected coerced religion, favored personal growth, and left a simple chapel and a famed Lee Shrine with the tomb and relics attracting visitors. Lexington figures recount his gentleness and lasting memory.
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South
General Lee
Washington College
Washington
Lee Memorial School of Journalism
Lee
Lexington
Lee Chapel
Lee Museum
Cr. H. Chittum
Richmond
Lee's Birthday to Be Observed at Washington and Lee
Special to The Enterprise Lexington Va January 18 1922 Washington and Lee University will mark General Robert E Lee’s 122nd birthday with Founders Day exercises on Monday January 19 a Lee address by Congressman Andrew J Montague former Virginia governor The university trustees moved Founders Day to Jan 19 since the date fell on Sunday The article recalls Lees postwar leadership and choice to head the small southern school to educate new leaders for the south
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Lexington
Robert E. Lee
Washington and Lee University
Andrew J Montague
Virginia
Washington
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Kreisler
Seieiste
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John Boles
Bebe Daniels
Rio Rita
Ziegfeld
the Broadhurst
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George LeMair and
Louis Simon
Ian Keith
Dorothy Revier
Charles Gerrars
Ralph Theodore
High Point
Harpo Marx
Rialto
Raleigh
Sup
Erich von Stronheim
James Cruze
Appomattox
Belk Stevens Co
Stehli’s
Eagles
Hanes
George
Coats
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