The Case of Sergeant Grischa film review gloom
A harsh cinematic critique describes The Case of Sergeant Grischa as a grim war drama with Grischa's execution by firing squad as a shocking ending. Alec B Francis and Gustav Van Seyfferitz praised for humanity and cruelty respectively, while Chester Morris and Betty Compson receive mixed judgments. The piece contrasts the film with Journey's End and All Quiet, noting its somber tone and lack of dramatic realism.
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Grischa
Babka
Chester Morris
Alec B. Francis
von Lychow
Gustav van Seyffertitz
Schieffenzahn
Russia
Betty Compson
Loew's Palace
Howard Lead Grows for Typo President Race
Howard P. Howard of Chicago widened his lead in the International Typographical Union presidential race as 539 locals reported unofficial totals. He held 31,306 votes, a 10,200 margin over two opponents.
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Charles P. Howard
Chicago
International Teographical Union
Howard
Fred Barker
Spokane
Wash
R. D. Soderstrom
Streator
Theodore Perry
Indianapolis
George Bentley
New York
Woodruff Randolph
John J. Buckley
Retired City Man Bartholomew Brooks Dies at 61 Years
Bartholomew D. Brooks, 74, a retired Indianapolis businessman who lived at 1239 Blaine Avenue for sixty one years, died Sunday afternoon at home. Former secretary of United Ice Company, he was once prominent in lumber and was the first president of Marion County State Bank. Funeral arrangements not yet made. No close relatives survive.
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Bartholomew D. Brooks
Blaine Avenue
Brooks
United Ice Company
Marion County State Bank
Lee Backed For Post At Indiana State Convention
William Lee of Anderson is endorsed for state keeper of bundles by Anderson lodge chapters. Support will be provided upon their arrival in Indianapolis for the state convention on June 7. Lee is a veteran Kamala loft member.
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William Lee
Anderson
Indiana
Lodge
Indianapolis
Lee
Kamala Loft
Walking to New York with greeting from Mayors
Sam Richman, a Pyles bunion derby veteran, resumed his cross country hike from Los Angeles to New York bearing a greeting letter from Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan to New York Mayor Jimmy Walker. He had spent over two months in Indianapolis, taking part in the Mad marathon at Cable tabernacle.
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Reginald H. Sullivan
Jimmy Walker
New York
Sam Richman
Pyles
Los Angeles
Richman
Indianapolis
Cable Tabernacle
Police Seek Hit Run Driver In Auto Death
One man died and many were hurt in weekend auto crashes near Indianapolis. Harry Losey 35 of the Home Hospital was killed when a Buick sedan hit him and his bicycle near 500 block Kentucky avenue. Police seek the hit and run car. Several others injured include Bernie Spaugh 45 and his daughter Maxine 17 of Westfield and Lonie Grimes 18 of 2205 West Morris street.
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Indianapolis
Harry Losey
Western Union Messenger
City Hospital
Kentucky Avenue
Bernie Spaugh
Maxine
Westfield
Spaugh
Edward Logsdon
Traction Terminal Building
Eighty-sixth Street
Spring Mill Road
Methodist Hospital
Burl Spaugh
Logsdon
Lonie Grimes
West
Morris Street
Sherman Drive
Raymond Street
Two Women Injured In City Auto Crash
Two women sustained injuries in a collision at State Road 29 and Sixty first street today. Miss Bessie Wagle of New Augusta fractured ribs and Mrs Carrie Pierce of Fort Wayne suffered head and shoulder cuts. both were treated at City Hospital after riding with Francis Pierce 22 of New Augusta.
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Francis Pierce
New Augusta
Bessie Wagle
Carrie Pierce
Ft. Wayne
Pierce
City Hospital
Three Youths Held as Suspects in Bruges Hold Up
Three youths are held on suspicion after a hold up at W. L. Baker pharmacy 1572 College Avenue Sunday night. Narcotic tablets and $200 in cash were taken from clerks B W Billeisen 24 and Francis Buring 1555 Broadway. Arrests followed for Paul Blaidel 19 Earl Hunter 22 and Edward Fry 18 on vagancy charges. A second theft saw $65 taken from Frank Heath 27 and a woman waited in a car as two men robbed Max Schwartz Chicago of $47.
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College Avenue
B. W. Billeisen
Francis Buring
Broadway
Paul Blaidel
Arlington Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Earl Hunter
Dover
N. J
Edward Fry
Celina
Frank Heath
Congress Avenue
Great Western
Northwestern Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Max Schwartz
Chicago
Robbery reports and thefts from city businesses and streets
Taxi drivers Carl Haton and Bud Moulden reported robberies involving cash and the theft of their cabs at downtown intersections. Jewelry valued at 300 dollars was taken from L H Russell Son jewelry store after a brick was thrown through a window. A church collection box was looted from Pentecostal church on West Ohio street. Two boys gave police a car license number after a tire service window was broken at Miller Tire Company. Douglas Drury, 20, was arrested on vagrancy charges. police seek another man.
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Ois
Carl Haton
Broadway
Butler Avenue
Washington Street
Carl
Bud) Moulden
East Market Street
Shelby Street
Pleasant Run Boulevard
L. H. Russell & Son
Oliver Avenue
Pentecostal Church
West
Ohio Street
Charles Faulkner
Miller Tire Company
Pulton Street
Douglas Drury
North Fulton Street
Thirteen Auto Death Toll In May Within City Limits
Lieutenant Frank Owens reports May traffic deaths within city limits reached thirteen with six auto occupants and seven pedestrians among the fatalities. The May period saw 268 injuries, bringing total injuries this year to 913. Inside-city fatalities for the year total forty.
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Frank Owens
Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Fight at Patterson Street leads to hospital and charges
William Woods suffered a fractured skull after a fight at 408 Patterson Street. John McIntyre is held on charges of assault and battery with intent to kill. Woods is confined at City Hospital.
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William Woods
John McIntyre
Patterson Street
McIntires
Woods
City Hospital
Automobiles reported stolen in Bargersville and nearby
Police report multiple vehicles stolen from Indiana towns and addresses. Wilbert Kegley owns a Ford roadster taken from Capi and Kentucky avenues near Cape Auto Parts on North Illinois Street. John E. Ennis’s Pontiac coach was stolen from Dillingham’s garage on North Delaware Street. Jack Drummond’s Auburn sedan disappeared from behind the Indiana theater. Otto Parris’s coupe was taken from Gray and Tenth Co. L. Stark’s Olds coupe vanished from 3804 Madison Avenue. William Bassett’s Rickenbacker coupe was stolen from 6000 East Washington Street.
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Wilbert Kegley
Bargersville
Ind
Ford
Capi
Kentucky Avenues
Cape Auto Parts and Tire Company
Illinois Street
Dodge
Ilinois
New York
John E. Ennis
Eighteenth Street
Pontiac
Dillinghams
Delaware Street
Jack Drummond
East Twenty-second Street
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Otto Parris
Wallace Avenue
Gray
Tenth Streets
Co. L. Stark
Madison Avenue
William H. Bassett
Talbott Avenue
Washington Street
Back Home Again Police Recover Several Cars
Police recover several vehicles including a Ford coupe belonging to Evert Brown of 840 East Ohio Street found at 512 West Washington Street and a Ford coupe of J T Bellin from 976 Udell Street found at California and Washington streets. A Marmonsean car owned by Leo N Davis of 2314 Kenwood Avenue was found behind 921 West Twenty-eighth Street. A Whippet roadster listed as 248-577 was found near northeast streets. An unknown company car with Ritter Street and Greenfield Avenue intersections noted.
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Evert Brown
Ohio Street
Washington Street
J. T. Bellin
Udell
California
Washington Streets
Leo N. Davis
Kenwood Avenue
Marmonsean
West Twenty-eighth Street
Whippet
Onellow Company, Cay - No. Seine
Ritter Street
Greenfield Enue
New Movies Verdicts and Early Reviews
Verdicts from a theater page praise The Case of Sergeant Grischa as a gloomy picture with strong acting by one performer. Gary Cooper earns mixed reviews for The Texan, while True to the Navy and High Society Blues receive positive notes as pleasant entertainment and date night fare.
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Clara Bow
Navy
Clara
Harry Green
Prederic March
Palace
Grischa
Circle
Gary Cooper
Indiana
Nice Entertainment
Apollo
Charles Farrell
Janet Sooe
From Friedrichshafen to New York and return record
A driving feat covering 11 080 miles in 180 hours 32 minutes using VEEDOL Motor Oil. The trip shows endurance from Friedrichshafen to New York and back with sustained engine care.
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Friedrichshafen
New York
Veedol
Mediterranean
Rio de Janeiro
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