Flowers For The Living Adolph Zukor
An excerpt profiles Adolph Zukor, president of Famous Players Lasky, as a defining figure in film leadership. It chronicles his immigrant arrival at sixteen with $25, his $10,000 prize awarded to the best photoplay story of 1925, and notes his early push to make bigger and better pictures, shaping the industry.
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Hungary
Rafael Sabatini
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Oxygen Tank Explosion Kills Twenty Six In Leningrad
In Lenin grad center a sudden oxygen tank blast killed twenty six people and wounded unknown numbers. The blast caused panic, scattered debris and body parts, with most victims women and children among the victims.
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Leningrad
Imaginative Adolph Zukor Behind Film Empire
A profile of Adolph Zukor shows a restrained exterior masking a bold imagination. From penny arcades to five reel films, he pushed for bigger and better pictures, backed by force, building a global distribution network and a leadership role in the motion picture industry. The piece notes his quiet estate life near New Rochelle and his focus on future productions like Peter Pan.
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Sarah Bernhard
Motion Picture Patents Company
Toree
Huogurs
Uve
Aol Zukor
Adolph Zuker
Dist Stree
Anaith Avenue
Dave
Neuck
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Beil Syndicate
Officers of Classes Have Been Chosen
UNIVERSITY Va March 6 Election of officers for the class of 1925 of the university will be held on next Monday Four names have been placed in nomination for pres-
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University nominees compete for class offices in petition drive
Ident and others may enter the list by petitioning the class before Friday. Staige Davis Blackford of the university in medicine, Fred J. Lotterhos of Jackson Mississippi in law, John Adgar Manning of Columbia South Carolina in law, and Charles Christian Wertenbaker of Wilmington Delaware in the college have been nominated for president. For treasurer the nominations are James Porter Baker Jr. of Hallsboro Virginia in the college, William Rinaldo Dorsey Jr. of Elliott City Maryland in engineering, and Paul Knorr Walp of Charlottesville in the college.
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Staige Davis Blackford
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University
Fred J. Lotterhos
Jackson, Miss
John Adgar Manning
Columbia
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Charles Christian Wertenbaker
Wilmington
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James Porter Baker, Jr
Hallsboro
William Rinaldo Dorsey, Jr
Elliott City
Paul Knorr Walp
Charlottesville
Bad Weather Failed To Stop the Pirates
Pittsburgh report describes the Pirates training camp at Paso Robles California where gusty winds did not halt the first workout. Veteran Kiki Cuyler drew attention by hitting a homer over the left field fence for a 409 foot shot marking his return and rookies show for regular berths.
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Pirates
Paso Robles
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Buccaneers
Kiki Cuyler
Baseball practice highlights include Cuyler and Nihaus
In a windy afternoon session Cuyler produced a sharp swat and Nihaus, the new first baseman, showed a knack for snagging diverse throws. The morning warmup was canceled due to strong gusts.
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Cuyler
Nihaus
Gasoline tax increases to four cents per gallon
Raleigh reports that a one cent per gallon gasoline tax took effect statewide on Thursday, lifting the levy from three to four cents. The increase funds a $20,000,000 road bond issue approved by the General Assembly, with enforcement machinery ready after ratification on February 21.
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Automobile License Department
Boney Appointed Chief Clerk In State Department
Raleigh Mar 6 Dan Boney a Goldsboro attorney has been named chief clerk of the state insurance department by Commissioner Stacey W Wade replacing Silas Campbell who resigned Wade praised Boney’s World War record and said the appointment would be well received Boney is a Kinston native long practicing law in Goldsboro Also mentioned is Mrs Albert Parris visiting Greensboro.
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Raleigh
Dan Boney
Goldsboro
Stacey W. Wade
State Insurance
Silas Campbell
Wade
Kinston
Albert Parris
W. C. Phillips
L. M. Johnson
Greensboro
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