Remembering the Carson Theatre Silent Screen Era in Florence
The reminiscence recalls the Carson Theatre around 1909 with a 250 to 300 capacity, piano accompaniment by Mrs. Jack Furlong, and slides and vaudeville acts before sound films. Ray Staley provided songs, and Florence Turner starred as the author’s first screen crush, aged eleven, shaping memories of early cinema.
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Jack Furlong
el Portal
Las Vegas
Florence Turner
Florence
Charlie Chaplin
Chester Conklin
Keystone Cops
Douglas Fairbanks
Buster Keaton
Harold Lloyd
Little Guy
Signal Honor To Las Vegas Amid Ford Dealer Drive
Las Vegas is hailed as the preferred vacation spot by Ford Motor Co. dealer salesmen, a signal honor underscored by the expectation that 28,000 people will compete in the event.
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Las Vegas
Ford Motor Co
Opinion Use Money Wisely But Not Too Well
The Reno paper doubts a federal grant to Washoe County Civil Defense for more realistic drills after an explosion during a trial. It urges prudent spending and warns against overzealous air raid do it yourself events while noting Las Vegas hosts a Ford “To Vegas on Top Volume” incentive tour for 4000 winners and guests with VIP hotel treatment.
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Washoe County Civil Defense Organization
Reno
Las Vegas
Dunes
Flamingo
Sands Hotels
Las Vegas Sun
Ford
Vegas
Rome
Madrid
Honolulu
Paris
Mexico City
Acapulco
City in the Sun and the Nickelodeon Era Reflections
The writer recalls early movie culture in San Francisco and Las Vegas, naming Essanay Pathe Biograph Vitagraph and stars like Mae Murray Chaplin Fairbanks Keaton Lloyd. They critique lottery pitches and city politics, note press-rooms, lawyers, and hotels, and reminisce about 24 hour nickelodeon cinemas.
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Essany
Pathe Freres
Biograph
Vitagraph
Pauline
Mae Murray
U S Eyes India Wheat Flow To Avert Famine Crisis
Agriculture Secretary Freeman heads to India on an emergency food mission to assess wheat arrivals and distribution pace. The White House weighs a U S Soviet cooperation plan to boost India's long term food production amid drought and looming shortages.
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Washington
Freeman
India
White House
U.S
Chester Bowles
Calcutta
Bowles
Soviets hard line on Vietnam signals wider Cold War stakes
Carl Rowan reports that Soviet officials, speaking for Kosygin and Brezhnev, vow to back Hanoi, signaling no willingness to bargain. The stance aims to pressure the Johnson administration and heighten U.S. fear of a broader conflict while worsening U.S.-Soviet relations.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Kremlin
Alexei Kosygin
Leonid Brezhnev
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Peking
Bucharest
Johnson
Russia
Inquiring Photographer Shares Quiet Reflections On Life
The interview captures Fred B. Houghton owner of Blue Chip Ranch and Chet Dawson of Panorama Barber Shop reflecting on community, family, and evolving life values. They note enriched arts, music interest, humor, and a shift from a roaming cowboy past to current concerns about world conditions.
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Conrad
Ray Staley
Carson Theatre
State Capitol Building
City IN the
Jim Barrows
Nevada Gaming Commission
Vic Havas
Ewing Brothers
Havas
San Francisco
Tom Bell
Clark County
County Bar Association
Lorenzi Park
Noble Legal Society
Sid Whitmore
George Foley
Bar Association
Sawyer
Laxalt
Maryland Parkway
Bonanza Road
Boston
Breck Wall
Nancy Austin
Phil Cummings
New York City
Gandhi
Suratgrah
Rajasthan
Canada
Agriculture Department
Congress
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
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J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Robert Allen
Paul Scott
Carl Rowan
Fred. B. Houghton
Blue Chip Ranch
Sun
Ken Jones
Mike Gordon
Chet Dawson Barber
Panorama
Helen Burge
Housewife
W. Washington
Joe Levin
Aladdin Hotel
Merle Vereen
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