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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1922
Page
8
In Orofville Loomis State Bank a 14 year old boy was acting as cashier while his father, the bank cashier, was away. Two masked men entered, locked him in a vault, and escaped with an undetermined amount of money as posses scour the mountains.
Mary Pickford employs radio as an efficient link between her studio and distant locations. The move signals expanding use of broadcast technology in early film production.
Bill Duncan appears at the Winter Garden in No Defense a film adaptation of J Raleigh Davies’s Pardon ed novel Donned. He plays John Manning who tries to win a fortune for the woman he loves and endures perilous climbs horseback rides freight car tumbles and hard fighting across the story.
The British steamer Welsh Prince that sank after a collision with the American steamer Iowan ten miles above Astoria has broken in two amidships. Salvage plans are being prepared for the steel cargo.
New York resident Mrs. Mary Butker, 56, accidentally asphyxiated in her residence. Police and investigators are examining the scene for further details.
More than 400 women among 1,500 delegates attend the King county Republican convention to choose 197 delegates and 197 alternates for the state convention in Chehalis on June 10. Otto Rupp is expected to be temporary chairman and deliver the keynote.
Dan Campbell succeeds J L Baston as president of the Bellingham Golf and Country Club, signaling a leadership change at the longtime local recreation venue.
The page lists films at various theaters including Livertys Constance Talmadge in The Primitive Lever and Lon Chaney in The inte. Winter Garden features William Duncan in No Defense. The Bachelor Daddy appears with Win Tenee deyee, and The Girl Premeed's Country plays at The Colonial with Nat Seleenen. Beulah Marie Dix recalls selling her first story for 10 dollars and first play for 15, noting higher pay for The Ordeal from W Somerset Maugham now on Strand screen.
Plora Finch heads the cast of a new film Sally in a note from Enid Oklahoma where residents vote to close theaters Sundays highlighing upcoming projects. Enid theater plans include The Gamin Girl with Alice Calhoun and two reel Fox comedies starring Jane and Katherine Lee. Deserted at the Altar directed by William K Howard features William Russell in The Crusader and Teddy the dog actor in Manslaughter. Bebe Daniels dies for the first time in Pink Gods.
Lon Chaney achieves stardom in The Trap at Columbia with his dual role as hero and villain. The program revisits The Miracle Man The Penalty and Outside the Law while The Girl From Gods Country screens at the Colonial featuring Neil Shipman in a striking outdoor production and Snow scenes.
The University district will hold its first annual open house Friday night with street orchestras, radio exhibits and entertainment in most business houses. Neptune theater shows five and ten cent one half hour movies, jitney dance at Little's hall, refreshments in many shops, and Mayor-elect B. J. Brown will speak at an open air meeting at 45th St and University Way at 9 pm.
Fabrics include 36 inch Printed Voile in dainty dark patterns priced 30 to 45 cents per yard. 32 and 36 inch Woven Tissue Ginghams in smart patterns priced 65, 73, and 85 cents per yard. 45 inch Colored Organdie in permanent finish offered in popular colors. White Swiss Organdie widths 45 inches priced 60 cents, 1.00, 1.50 per yard.
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