Weeklong silent film lineup at Granada and surrounding venues
The Granada Theatre offers Star of Midnight with William Powell and Ginger Rogers Sunday through Wednesday, then Laddie with Gloria Stuart and John Beal Thursday through Saturday. Dickinson Theatre presents Les Miserables with Fredric March and Charles Laughton Wednesday, plus The Devil is a Woman with Marlene Dietrich.
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Granada Theatre
William Powell
Ginger Rogers
Gloria Stuart
John Beal
Patee Theater
Fred Astaire
Norman Foster
Sidney Blackmer
Barbara Stanwyck
Bill Boyd
Wallace Ford
Miss Rogers
Roberta
Powell
New York
Sherlock
Watson
Arthur Somers Roche
Red Book
Ralph Moreau
Leslie Fenton
Paul Kelly
Gene Lockhart
J. Farrell MacDonald
Fredric March
Charles Laughton
Victor Hugo
March
Hugo
Jean Valjean
Laughton
Javert
Cedric Hardwicke
Bishop Bienvenu
Rochelle Hudson
Will Rogers
Frances Drake
Florence Eldridge
Little Sis+ter
Virginia Weidler
Laddie
Pamela
Miss Hepburn
Gloria Stuarts
Beal
Prin- Charlotte Henry
Alice In Wonderland
Shelly
Donald Crisp
D. W. Griffith
Dorothy Peterson
Hillam Powell
Granada
Ihetday
Duesday
Rdnesay
Victor Tinga
Dickinson Theatre
Dry Month Dealt Wheat Stiff Blow in Kansas
Kansas wheat prospects fell sharply in April as drought shaved daily losses to about 871,787 bushels and total April decline reached 11,153,000 bushels. With harvest projected at 67,137,000 bushels, farmers face roughly 10 million dollars in April losses at 90 cents per bushel.
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Kansas
Topeka
Federal Department
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
F. K. Reed
Federal Agricultural Statistician
J. C. Mohler
Belleville
Salina
Meade
Kansas Agriculture Report Signals Mixed Yields May 1
The May 1 crop report shows western Kansas crops weakest while southeast fares better. Rye is forecast at 520000 bushels versus 176000 last year. Oats 65 percent of normal in eastern and south-central Kansas, barley 31 percent, tame hay 58 percent. Alfalfa growing well in eastern Kansas. Hay stocks on farms total 30000 tons versus 126000 last year. Cattle moved out of the west to markets and pastures in neighboring states. French wine producers worry over weak US demand.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Annual Junior High Meet Held at K U Stadium
Junior high boys took part in a field day at the stadium with A E Woestemeyer as starter and L H Houston in charge of field events. Honors went to home rooms 105 C 106 C 206 C in seventh grade 202 C 105 M and 201 C tied for second in eighth grade and 106 M 205 H 203 in ninth. Otis Bowers 202 C set an eighth grade high jump record at 5 feet 6 inches.
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A. E. Woestemeyer
L. H. Houston
C. E. Birch
Mildred Kirkham
L. E. Thurman
Myron A. Peyton
Celia L. Stuart
Edith Beach
Nancy McClelland
Nettie M. Wismer
Helene Inge
Rachel Gard
Otis Bowers
Contest Winners Named At Granada Theater
Final selections by judges in the Ted Fio-Rito personality contest held at the Granada theater for three weeks. Winners announced last night include Valeska Powell of Ottawa KA student and tap dancer, Jeanette Bronson of Topeka singer, and Topeka trio Loraine Meyer Jeanette Floyd and Laven Loo.
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Granada Theater
Valeska Powell
Ottawa
K. A
Jeanette Bronson
Topeka
Loraine Meyer
Jeanette Floyd
Laven Loo
Elizabeth Dunkel
Vinland Sunday School Wins Capper Trophy At State
The Vinland Presbyterian Sunday school group won first place in the Kansas religious drama tournament at Wichita, repeating as state champions with the play For He Had Great Possessions. Thirty youths built scenery and costumes under Mrs. Six, director, and the cup becomes Vinland’s permanent possession. The group will perform tomorrow at 8 at First Presbyterian Church in a church guild event. A hawk with a 54 inch wingspan was killed with a broom by Mrs. A J Rawlings of Joelton Tennessee.
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Kansas Council of Christian Education
Wichita
Vinland Presbyterian Sunday School
Deal Six
Arthur Capper
Vinland
Vinland Group
First Presbyterian Church
Women of the Church Guild
Oac
Five winners compete in Ted Fio-Rito contest at Kansas City
Verle Bratton and Prof. Allen Crafton are among the five contestants performing May 16 17 and 18 at the Ted Fio-Rito contest in Kansas City with successful contestants to receive contracts Milk Association hosts its regular monthly meeting Monday at 8 pm in Chamber of Commerce rooms WREN building Black Beauty first edition sells for 110 in London auction Anna Sewell wrote the horse tale in 1876
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Verle Bratton
Allen Crafton
Kansas City
London
Anna Sewell
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Varsity Theater
Lee Tracy
Sally Filers
Jimmy Durante
Ronald Coleman
Loretta Young
Bing Crosby
Kitty Carlisle
Kermit Maynard
Ann Sheridan
Gene Stratton-Porter
Indiana
Virgin
Hile
Salyers
Marlene Dietrich
Dietrich
Lionel Atwill
Cesar Romero
Atwill
Miss Dietrich
Ralph Rainger
Leo Robin
Edward Everett Horton
Alison Skipworth
Don Alvarado
James Oliver Curwood
Northwest Mounted Service
Lawrence
Big
Robt
Armstrong
Mystery Man
Wheeler and Woolsey
Carioca
Alice Brady
Everett Horton
Capt. Willemse
Chizeling Attorneys
United States
K. U
George Arliss
Cardinal Richelieu
Dickinson
Joseph M. Schenck
Redric
Darryl Zanuck
Pian
Capper Trophy
Winland
A. J. Rawlings
Joelton
Tenn
Woryette
Crown Drug
ELKO
Ork
Crown Drug Store
Chamber of Commerce
WREN
Philo Vance
S. S. van Dine
Paul Lukas
Rosalind Russell
Heart Thrills
Owell
Ver Raul Kelly
Ralph Morgan
Farrell MacDonald
Mickey Mouse In
Mickey
A. and
P. Gypsies
Mark OF the Vampire
Varsity the Friendly Theatre
Victor McLaglen
Edmond Lowe
Florence Rice
Charles Bickford
Tim McCoy
Tim Joines
Northwest Mounted
Sally Eilers
Baby Star
Dickie Walters
Ronald Colman
Bulldog Drummond
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