Del Rio Stars in The Gateway of the Moon at Broadhurst
Dolores Del Rio headlines the Broadhurst premiere of The Gateway of the Moon a South American jungle drama. Anders Randolf as the brutal Gillespie Walter Pidgeon as Wyatt and a strong supporting cast drive a tale of railroad labor costs and native displacement with action suspense and humor.
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Dolores del Rio
Broadhurst Theatre
Miss del Rio
Charmaine
Toni
Gillespie
Anders Randolf
Wyatt
Walter Pidgeon
Leslie Fenton
Ted MacNamara
Grand Duchess Xenia Sues Finland Over Paternal Estates
The Grand Duchess Xenia of Russia widow of Nicholas II, living in Copenhagen, has filed against the Finnish government a writ seeking the Halila estates in Kykyraka near the Russian border. The holdings, once owned by her father, were ceded to Finland under the Dorpat Treaty and now serve as a sanatorium.
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Helsingfors
Xenia
Russia
Nicholas II
Copenhagen
Halila
Kykyraka
Dorpat
Changes in Alfalfa Seed Origin Verification Announced
The Department of Agriculture expands the origin verification service to cover nearly all commercially handled alfalfa seed. Large seed handlers have enrolled as certified origin dealers. Last year 17 million pounds were verified. officials expect over 40 million pounds this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Largest Power Belt Constructed in Oakland
In Oakland California on September 8 a record power belt was completed. It measures 1020 feet long and 42 inches wide and contains 10000 pounds of rubber and 9000 pounds of cotton fabrics in eight plies. The item is valued at about $9000.
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Oakland
Cal
Sept
Davidson Opens 93rd Session With Freshman Orientation
Davidson begins its 93rd academic year with an 8:30 a m Thursday opening as students register for fall term. Freshmen start orientation Tuesday with a feature address by Rev Dwight Chalmers and talks on ideals college life study campus organizations the honor system and money handling. Dr W J Martin will close with what Davidson can mean to a student.
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Greensboro
Chalmers
H. M. Moffett
Presbyterian Church
Fraser Hood
Davidson
M. C., O’neal
R. E. Kell
M. E. Sentelle
F. K. Fleagle
F. L. Jackson
W. J. Martin
Ben Hur at Rialto Monday and Tuesday
Ben Hur a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production filmed in Italy and California plays at the Rialto with Ramon Novarro Betty Bronson and other stars. The epic, directed by Fred Niblo, highlights outdoor Graeco Roman scenes from the Wise Men to the chariot race and includes Esther Messala Iras and Balthazar.
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Ben-Hur
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Italy
California
A. L. Erlanger
Charles B. Dillingham
F. Ziegfeld, Jr
Rialto Theatre
Fred Niblo
Antioch Circus
Messala
Lew Wallace
America
Star of Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Antioch
Vale of
Hinnom
Esther
Iras
Ramon Novarro
Betty Bronson
Francis X. Bushman
May McAvoy
Claire McDowell
Kathleen Key
Carmel Myers
Nigel de Brulier
Mitchell Lavis
Frank Currier
Death of Davidson's Oldest Alumnus Rev I Condor
Word comes from Davidson College alumni office of the death of Rev. I Condor of McGaheysville Virginia aged 96. He entered in 1860 but left in 1857 to attend North Carolina College and remained active in ministry until retirement.
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Condor
J. J. Stringfellow
Chester
S. C
Davidson
Dr. Stringfellow
Geo. L. Petrie
D. D
Charlottesville
Orpheum 10 Presents Teresa Shaffer Dixie Beauty Revue
The Orpheum theatre announces a weeklong booking of Teresa Shaffer Dixie Beauty Revue led by Shaffer Dresden Doll Soubrette with Joe Sterling in the comedy. A 15‑person cast performs varied specialties dances and satire with a southern chorus. Prices will be notably lower than typical for such acts.
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Orpheum Theatre
Teresa
Joe Sterling
The
Orpheum
Planes Make Regular Trips Over Mont Blanc
Regular passenger flights over Mont Blanc Europe's highest mountain are now run by a French company. The two passenger cabin monoplane, 260 horsepower, offers an hour and a half flight at about 14 000 feet for roughly 19 dollars. Five minute rides over smaller peaks cost about 3 dollars.
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Washington
Mont Blanc
Europe
H. H. Kelly
United States Trade Commission
Paris
Department of Commerce
Walter Hagen Alibi Lifts His Pacing War in Film Studio
Walter Hagen, famed golfer, is noted for tardiness but never without an alibi as he stars in Greenass Widows at the Tiffany-Stahr Studio. The piece recalls his on set arrivals with humorous excuses and his enduring popularity during production.
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Walter Hagen
Moving Picture
Hagen
Tiffany-Stah
Ritz Theatre
China Sets Marriage Costs to Curb Gouging
The nationalist government declares mothers of marriageable daughters may receive at most 150 from future sons in law, or 100 if the bride is a widow. Officials cite profiteering by mothers in South China and tie the move to limiting communist appeal for free marriages as part of a broader attempt to control the marriage market.
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Shanghai
South
China
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Delores del Rio
the Broadhurst
Gzar
Ramon Navarro
Pathe New
Weds. & Thurs
Clive Brook
Mary Brian
Colleen Moore
Ritz
George Lewis Wm
Rialto
Rev. I. Condor
Ton
Mr. Condor
Orpheum 10
Musical Comedy CO
Teresa Shaeffer
Dixie Beauties
Bevy
Klean
Komics
Klever
Klowning
Komedians
Matinee
Kome
Matinees
West End
Don Phillips
Featuring
Chas. Gramlich
Bennie Flemmons
Vod Vil
Lew Childre
the Tivoli Beauty Chorus
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