Annie Oakley Defies Gravity in Carolina Ballroom Lift
Annie Oakley, then star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, demonstrated anti gravity by resisting four men lifting her off the Carolina ballroom floor at Pinehurst. Audience members struggled for minutes and could only raise her to tiptoe, with Oakley claiming further practice would erase that effort. The piece notes Paris wartime change and Oakley’s mysterious stance on her gift.
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Coulon
Georgia Magnet
Annie Oakley
Buffalo Bill
Carolina Hotel
Pinehurst
Butler
Miss Oakley
Carolina Ballroom
Conlon
The Paris of 1921 a new Paris rises from ruins
United Press describes Paris on New Year’s Eve 1921 as lighting up with old boulevards music and champagne yet revealing a changed city. Prices surged tenfold, dining shifted from elite cafes to the newly rich, and fashion moved from Longechamps to race venues. The war produced a psychology shift making France a nation of stores while hard restraint marked its wartime spirit.
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Paris
Place de l’Opera
White Hall
Pollu
Montmartre
New York
Boulevards
H. C. of L
Longechamps
France
London
Amateur Championship at Pinehurst Course Praised by Visitor
T. B. Boyd of St Louis Country Club visits Pinehurst and says the amateur championship venue has ideal conditions for September. He notes good weather typical for that season and a layout built by Charles E. MacDonald, a National links constructor, promising championship calibre. The Clayton course is rolling with tight strategy favoring placement over straight drives. A stray line mentions parrots taught to talk in a London bird school.
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T. B. Boyd
St. Louis
Clayton
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By E. A. Dennam
United Press