Boys Town film drains film week at Tivol theater
Tivol theater screens the film Boys Town starring Spencer Tracy as Father Flanagan inspired by the Nebraska founder. The program notes recount the origin of Boys Town, its growth from four to about 4500 boys and its record of lawfulness. Additional shorts include Cracked Ice and I Take a Million with Peter Lorre and Warner Baxter, plus comedies Manners Illustrated and Table Manners and cartoons.
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Emmitsburg
Stair Reformatory
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McNamee News
Warner Baxter
Peter Lorre
Lorre
Marjorie Weaver
Jean Hersholt
John Carardine
Baxter
Lynn Barr
Edward Bromberg
Sig Rumann
John Barrymore
George Murphy
Jack Haley
Joan Davis
Spencer Tracy
Father Flasagan
Ashkey Rooney
Tough Hidden
Y Marian
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Early Life and Film Career
By Bill Porter and George Scarbo, the article traces Douglas Fairbanks Jr. from childhood, noting his son of Fairbanks, his first film Stephen Stepshoe, and his 1925 break in Stella Dallas. It mentions international travel, education by tutors, silent to talkies success, and a later claim of starring in Gunga Din with physical traits.
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Bill Porter
George Scarbo
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Stephen
Stepshoe
England
Stella Dallas
Shirley Temple in The Little Princess color film plans
Hollywood reports Miss Shirley Temple is shooting The Little Princess in color, handling studio pressures and makeup for the first time. Her concern for stand-in Mary Lou Istb and the insistence on authentic scenes lead to heightened color lighting and makeup, while producers and technicians ensure balance with multiple Technicolor experts supervising each shot.
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Hollywood
Shirley Temple
Miss Temple
Mrs Temple
Shirley
Mary Lou Istb
Mary Lou
Techni J
Jitterbug Contest At Hatcha Club Urbana October 29
Frederick dancers skilled in the shag Lindy Hop and related dances will perform at the Hatcha Club Urbana on Saturday October 29 in a Jitterbug Contest under Dick Gardner and the Appodrome theater Baltimore. Open to couples, winners receive 10 dollars and a chance to compete in a state wide event in Baltimore on November 11.
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F. Armory
Baltimore
New York
Harry L. Deker
Judel
Gardner
Peggy Lawson
Bunny Berigan
Decker
Raising A Family By Olive Roberts Barton
Advice on parenting adolescents by Olive Roberts Barton. Parents risk clashing with idealistic teens who condemn perceived parental shortcomings. Emphasizes maintaining limits, balancing social life with responsibility, and letting tolerance grow as children mature. Concludes with a note on widespread number of dentists in the U.S.
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Olive Roberts Barton
New Adventure Film 15 Booked At City Opera House
Roving reporters Michael and Caick Chandler star in Time Out For Murder a new adventure serial showing Monday and Tuesday at the City Opera House. Gloria Stuart a bill collector refuses to leave. startling developments unfold as the murder case deepens involving Whalen. Also Touchdown Army and Tracking the Sleeping Death with Beau tiful But Dummies plus Pathe News and other shorts are scheduled through the week.
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Sweet Voice
Gloria Stuart
Muss
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Wild Bill Hickok
Touchdown
Army
Roberts Cummings
West Point
John
Howard
Cummings
Mary Carlisle
William Frawley
Benny Bartlett
Owen Davis, Jr
Raymond Hatton
Will Rogers
Evelyn Venable
Lew Lehr
Pathe News
George O'Brien
Debate Over Raising Maryland Speed Limit to Fifty
A reporter's quiz shows mixed views on increasing Maryland road speed limits from 45 to 50 mph. Vernon T. Smith and W. W. Osburn oppose the change, while James H. Harris supports it, reflecting local residents' differing opinions.
Maryland Speed Limit Debate Prompts Reader Opinions
Citizens from Frederick Mt Airy Libertytown and beyond weigh raising the speed limit from 45 to 50 mph on Maryland roads. Some argue safety improves with modern cars while others caution road improvements and driver behavior must catch up.
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Jerome Offutt
Libertytown
Mary and
Roads
Wiliam T Fisher
Frederick
Bricks on His Budget in Brownsville Church
Rev. Ray N. Johnson of Brownsville First Methodist closed the church door with 400 bricks to cover a $2,000 deficit in the year’s budget. He set a $5 price on each brick and neighbors and congregants are buying and moving the bricks to fund the deficit.
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Tex
Ray N. Johnson
First Methodist Church
Glass Kitchen Lab Opens in New York City
A newly opened kitchen laboratory in New York City features an all glass design from walls to surfaces, showcasing a showroom of glassware and lab equipment in a striking culinary science setting.
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New York City
Room Mothers Meet at Washington Street School
The Room Mothers of Washington Street School met Wednesday with 29 members. Mrs Thomas Williams chaired as committees were named for an upcoming benefit featuring ice cream cake candy and bingo with numerous volunteers. Pamphlets on National Education Week were distributed and Miss Mary Burger announced parent visits to classes. A preschool census will be conducted in early November.
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Washington Street
Thomas Williams
John Bowers
John Stoc
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Claude Stull
Clyde Abrecht
Austin Rhoads
Lhairman
Albert Houff
Russell Dudrow
Archie Whistner
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Monrovia Ladies Aid Plans November Meeting
The Monrovia Ladies Aid of Monrovia will host its November gathering with Mrs Arnold Branderburg and her mother Mrs Etta Catsail as hosts on Wednesday afternoon November 2. An oyster supper to benefit the Good Templars will be served at Browningsville hall on October 21 and 22.
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Ladies Aid
Arnold Branderburg
Etta Catsail
Browningsville Hall
Good Templars
India
Barry Bealt
Lewisdale
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Frederick Films and Bits of Entertainment Preview
Frederick studio releases reveal a feature titled Mans Country and a chapter Red Barry along with a cartoon and a sports reel. The publication notes a campaign to satire nag humor in the material and indicates the era’s typical promotion of sensational reels.
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