Paramount theater to screen Loose Anles and The Aviator
A breezy set of showings at the Paramount theater plans a double feature run starting Wednesday and Thursday with Loose Angles a farcical comedy about a wealthy heiress and a compromising marriage plot starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr Eddie Nugent and Norman Selby The Aviator a Warner Bros Vita phone all talking production features Edward Everett Horton and a spoof toast to Robert Street Rin Tin Tin stars next weekend in On the Border with his trainer Lee Duncan noted for his wartime discovery and dogged money making appeal
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Paramount Theater
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Eddie Nugent
Raymond Keane
Norman Selby
Fairbanks
Robert Street
Warner Bros. and
Vita*phone
Edward Everett Horton
Rin-Tin-Tin
Warner Bros
Paramount
Rinty
Lee Duncan
Binty
Mr. Duncan
Duncan
Campaign rhetoric muddles path to tight election outcome
Statewide dispute over Senator Simmons facing Bailey as campaigns claim victory and concede defeat. Heavy argues Bailey’s hate campaign collapsed and voters will vindicate Simmons. Bailey counters Democrats tire of Simmons style and expect Bailey landslide. Widening claims leave outcome extremely close and unpredictable.
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Charles A. Hines
Simmons
Bailey
Ladies of Leisure film review at the American
The piece stars Barbara Stanwyck as Kay Arnold in a humane study of a woman who seizes a chance and grows. Critics praise Stanwyck’s performance, natural dialogue, staging, and photography. The American presents Ladies of Leisure Monday to Thursday with a News Reel, followed by Call of the West Friday and Saturday.
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Ladies of Leisure
Belasco
Milton Herbert Gropper
Barbara Stanwyck
Arizona
Warner Baxter
Kay Arnold
Miss Stanwyck
A Kay
Kay
Mase Tinee
Chicago Tribune
Denmark Imports Tobacco From Britain Germany and the Netherlands
Denmark imports tobacco products including British cigarettes German cigars and Dutch pipe tobacco. The item highlights source countries for Denmark's tobacco consumption and trade connections.
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Denmark
East Virginia Dry Agents Out of Jobs
In Richmond Virginia May 31 a third of the east Virginia district federal prohibition personnel have been sent on vacation due to funds shortages as the fiscal year ends. A district order from administrator R W Merrick covers Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina. Only two thirds of the force will remain on duty until July 1 with vacations in three shifts to save money.
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Richmond
East Virginia District Federal Prohibition
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
R. W. Merrick
Pen Hoover Used To Sign King Monument Bill
Clinton May 31. The pen President Hoover used to sign the King memorial bill was presented at ground breaking ceremonies for the monument in Sampson County. Congressman Charlies K. Abernethy sponsored the bill and gave the pen to the city to mount in a glass case with a letter detailing its use.
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Clinton
Hoover
Rufus Wing
United States
Sampson County
Charlies K. Abernethy
Congress
Mrs Floyd Young and Millicent Return From Trip
Mrs. Floyd Young and her daughter Millicent return from a two week visit in Columbia South Carolina with Mrs Young husband Floyd Whitey Young. Whitey Young is a Columbia baseball team member and played with Greensboro last season and has many friends here.
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Floyd Young
Millicent
Columbia
S. C
Committee to Hear Candidates for University Presidency in Raleigh
A Raleigh hearing at the Sir Walter hotel will consider candidates for UNC president. A. H. Graham of Hillsboro chairs the fact finding committee and will hear Dr. Graham and others, with June 9 set for a full board report in Chapel Hill. Community opinion favors Dr. Herman G. Baity if his candidacy advances.
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Raleigh
Sir Walter
A. H. Graham
Hillsboro
Dr. Graham
Board of Trustees
Chapel Hill
R. D. W. Connor
History Department
Connor
State Historical Commission
Herman G. Baity
Dr. Baity
Baity
Graham seen as likely UNC president in state ideal
Observers say Frank Graham stands strongest for UNC presidency with broad support from North Carolinians and alumni. Bailey faces opposition and Graham’s backers argue Duke should stay national while UNC remains a state university. political debate includes Bailey’s past actions and primary law challenges. The piece recounts regional ties, family links, and ongoing campus leadership speculation.
Langston shifts to Bailey support in new statement
Costen claims Bailey's tenure as collector of internal revenue, and a related timing detail, factor into the political alignment shift. The remark frames Langston as backing Bailey amid ongoing discussions about governance and policy.
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Bailey
Costen
Internal Revenue
Graf Zeppelin Returns to Friedrichshafen After Route Around World
The Graf Zeppelin completes a 15,000 mile flight in 204 hours with a crew of fifty and a changing passenger list. It refuels before the final leg to Friedrichshafen with a stop at Seville, then proceeds toward Lakehurst after a long journey from Friedrichshafen to Seville, across Africa, to Brazil, and back northwest. Dr Eckener describes the latest weather and voyage conditions in the hangar press room.
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Beagan
Friedrichshafen
Seville
Africa
Atlantic
Pernambuco
Rio Janeiro
Lakehurst
Eckener
Doran Discusses Prohibition Enforcement Across States
Doran reviews state prohibition statutes and cooperation from police and 2,000 agents. He notes varied enforcement in New England and Pennsylvania, linking stricter dry laws to industrial prosperity and the eighteenth amendment's aim to curb liquor traffic. The monograph is third in a prohibitions education series funded by Congress.
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Doran
New England
Pennsylvania
Prohibition Bureau
Congress
Young Man Hurt While Trying To Board Moving Truck
George Robinson a 29 year old highway worker from Hillsboro was injured in Asheboro when attempting to catch a moving truck on Main Street. He slipped fell and struck his head, was unconscious briefly and taken to Memorial hospital for treatment. The accident caused a crowd to fear a fatal outcome though his only injury was a gash over the eye.
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Asheboro
George Robinson
Hillsboro
Main Street
Memorial Hospital
Fourth Group of Gold Star Mothers Land in Paris
More than 250 gold star mothers of the United States, the fourth group to land, arrive in Paris to honor France's unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe. Mrs. Eliza Wilson and Mrs. M. L. Smeaton place wreaths at the tomb. Walter Edge and Col. Richard Tellis host a tea with General Ducant in attendance. A bulletin notes Mrs. Margaret A. Price has been moved to a sanatorium near Paris for nervous trouble, expected to rejoin soon.
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United States
Arc-de-Triomphe
France
Flanders Fields
Eliza Wilson
Detroit
Mich
M. L. Smeaton
Fall River
Mass
Frank Cheatham
Walter E. Edge
Richard Tellis
General Ducant
Gold Star
Margaret A. Price
Hiteman
Southern Economic Conference Opens Monday In Atlanta
The Southern Economic conference will convene in Atlanta on Monday with about 290 leaders from Virginia North and South Carolina Florida Georgia Alabama Mississippi Tennessee and Kentucky. Speakers include H G Hastings S H Hobbs W E Kay Dr Gus W Dyer and Robert Lathan of the Asheville Citizen.
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Southern Economic Conference
Atlanta
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
H. G. Hastings
H. Hobbs
The
University of North Carolina
W. E. Kay
Jacksonville, Fla
Gus W. Dyer
Vanderbilt Uniersity
Robert Lathan
Asheville, N. C
Citizen
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