Jack Holt Takes New Stage in The Squealer at American
Jack Holt, long known for Western heroes, is cast by Harry Cohn in The Squealer as Charlie Hart a morally complex underworld king demanding audience sympathy. Dorothy Revier stars opposite Holt with a supporting cast including Davey Lee Matt Moore and Zasu Pitts in this all talking drama directed by Harry Joe Brown.
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Holt
Jack Holt
Harry Cohn
Columbia Pictures
Cohn
Charlie Hart
Dorothy Revier
Hort
Hart
Villian
Davey Lee
Matt Moore
Robert Ellis
Arthur Housman
Louis Natheaux
Zasu Pitts
Harry Joe Brown
Alice White at the Paramount in Sweet Mama
Alice White appears Wednesday at the Paramount in Sweet Mama a First National and Vitaphone gangster chorus girl tale. David Manners co stars and earned a long term contract for his hero role. The plot pits a chorus girl against a gang boss over a sweetheart with thrills and twists.
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Alice White
Paramount Theater
First National
Vitaphone
New York
Kenneth Thomson
Rita Flynn
Lee Moran
Babies Grow to Above Average Size If Born Taller
A report suggests babies born 18 inches long average grow to typical adult height. A baby measured 22 inches at birth is projected to become taller than average as an adult.
Miss Elsie Gates Praised as All‑Around Music Teacher
Miss Elsie Gates, trained at top schools and under noted teachers, has concert experience in Illinois and Wisconsin, toured with a Lyceum company, and taught in Iowa. She led piano and violin at Duluth Minnesota and taught violin and voice at Ward Academy South Dakota. Directors of Music at Macalaster College St Paul and Monmouth College Conservatory commend her as a versatile educator whose students show rapid improvement.
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Miss Gates
Illinois
Wisconsin
Lyceum
Iowa
Duluth
Minn
Ward Academy
South Dakota
Macalaster College
St. Paul
Monmouth College Conservatory of Music
Night schools to aid illiteracy drive in North Carolina
Four city night schools will be organized this week as part of the state movement to eliminate adult illiteracy. Local Woman's club chairs the effort, with day groups for older workers and plans for colored schools at William Penn and Fairview. Classes begin September 11 at Mechanicsville Baptist church and other sites follow with assigned teachers. The High Point native dollar circulated from Monday to Friday, netting about $4.50 in profit if each recipient saved ten cents.
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North Carolina
Woman’s Club
William Penn
Fairview Street
Mechanicsville Baptist Church
Louise Edwards
Ruth Welborn
Green Street Baptist Church
Ida Hermon
Mabel Andrews
Leslie Johnson
R. T. Chapel
Highland Cotton Mills
R. T. Chapell
W. T. Saunders
Verna Sue Williams
West End Baptist Church
Moon blamed for drought winds, Browne says
Washington meteorologist Herbert Janvrin Browne attributes recent US drought to the moon moving north of the equator, increasing tidal attraction and generating wind that intensified dry conditions.
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Washington, DC
United States
Herbert Janvrin Browne
Equator
Parachute Tests From Germany For Low Altitude Jumps
Short Jump tests report a parachute that opens almost instantly and is safe for jumps from 90 feet. The German unit could aid emergency use after many plane accidents where ordinary parachutes open too slowly.
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Berlin
Germany
Young Norwalk Boy Builds Miniature Oil Rig
Julian Hathaway, 16, a mechanical prodigy from Norwalk California, amazed veteran oil men by constructing a miniature oil rig that sank a 90 foot well on his father's ranch. He cut bored and bolted the parts in his own workshop beside the working model.
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Julian Hathaway
Norwalk
Calif
Young Hathaway
Tie in Baby King Race at 1930 High Point Fair
Official standings show Rodger Reece Snyder and James Earl Ammons tied for first in the Baby King contest with 28 000 and 28 600 votes respectively while Janis Lee Spencer leads the Baby Queen and Miss High Point titles. A weekly bonus applies to both contests.
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Little Rodger Reece Snyder
James Earl Ammons
Janis Lee Spencer
Lela Hoover
Reece Rodgers Snyder
Davey Lee Reece
Harry McD. Workman
Thomas Haynes Scott, Jr
John Charles Rush
M. Ernest Welch
Joseph Lee Sink
Harold Lee Kirkman
Kenneth Lee Hutchins
the Smith Twins
Bennie Lee Carroll
Frank Thacker
Charles E. Bennett
Lois E. Borying
Charity J. Jarvis
Rebecca J. Rule
Billie Iris Simpson
Cynthia W. Payne
Frances S. Nicholson
Ruth Slack
Misses Lela Hoover
Mary Buchanan
Treva Hoover
Benveneca Ketchie
Margaret Snipes
Nina English
Ora C. McCain
Bessie Hill
Planes assist farmers across Americas in crop tasks
Airplanes are pressed into agricultural service across North and South America to sow corn over large tracts, scatter orchard insecticides, drop smoke clouds to shield crops from frost, and transport herbs to markets.
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North
South America
Passions Play Tickets On Sale In High Point
Tickets for the Freiburg Passion Play in Greensboro begin September 22 at the N C College auditorium. Sale is in High Point under Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Woman's Auxiliary supervision. Adolf Fassnacht leads a cast of over thirty and a 100 voice choir with 250 Greensboro supernumeraries. The production features a symphony orchestra and dates mark a historic German Catholic tradition predating Oberammergau by four centuries.
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Freiburg
Greensboro
N. C. College
High Point
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
L. R. Terry
J. E. Millis
W. C. T. Carter
R. H. Sechrest
J. Allen Austin
Oberammergau
First Presbyterian Church School
Women's Auxiliary
Passion Play
South Elm Street
Health Superstitions Quick Medical Attention Vital In Cases of Meningitis
Dr Morris Fishbein explains meningitis origins and transmission by droplets, outlines symptoms from invasion to nervous system involvement, and notes prognosis with prompt serum treatment within 48 hours. Emphasizes prevention and risks of deafness or crippling from delays.
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Morris Fishbein
The
American Medical Association
Hygeia
the Health Magazine
Noted Limits on Germ Control in Living Systems
The text argues that perfect control is impossible because germs are living and dynamic, changing their nature over time as people do. It emphasizes variability in microbial behavior and the challenge this poses to containment and management.
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Pasteur
So This Is Love Love family court row at Coventry
Six members of the Love family appeared before the Coventry magistrate. The wife sought separation from Samuel Love. Samuel and his brother Joseph accused Samuel's son William of assault. Samuel also pressed another grievance against son John for assault. The Loves left the courtroom arguing loudly.
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London
Coventry
Samuel
Joseph
William
John
Asault
Upsala philologist drafts new English language
Professor R J Zachrisson of Upsala University compiles a novel form of English he believes will advance linguistic study. The report notes his expertise and the novelty of the approach, outlining goals for future testing and adoption.
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Stockholm
R. J. Zachrisson
University of Upsala
English Language Reform Educates Global Audience
Prof. Zachrisson argues English can become the universal world language by eliminating irregular spelling and verb forms, simplifying rules and making communication easier for non native speakers worldwide. He cites reforms as a path to greater global understanding and cooperation.
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Zachrisson
Long Flight In North Montreal Seaplanes To Fly 25000 Miles
Two government seaplanes will depart Rechliffe airport for a record long Arctic survey. The 25,000 mile journey aims to inspect airplane supply caches in the Canadian subarctic and map aerial communication routes across the Northwest Territories.
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Montreal
Rechliffe
Northwest Territories
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William & Vashti Colege
Ray, Aledo, III
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Ramon Navarro
Dorothy Jordan
Oakie Dollar
Deen
Green Street
West End
Mechanicsville
Highland Mills
Hayes
Jack Oakie
D. A. Dowdy
High Point Merchants Association
D. L. Hayes
Commerce Street
Carolina Vulcanizing Company
Jarrett Stationery Company
Ring Drug Company
Cannon-Fetter Company
Quality Shoe _ store
Hart's Pharmacy
E. K. Ingram
U. S. Post Office
Greenleaf Cafe
Mutual Tire and Battery Company
Boy
Rodger Reece Snyder
FORD
Chevrolet
U. S
West High Street
Goodyear
Woman's Auxiliary of
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the Lending Library
Moore's Book Store
Baden
Ashton Miles
Hiatt Tire Co
W. High
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