Exile on Watts Island Captures Crusoe Era in Md Scene
The article recounts Charles H. Hardenbury living in self exile on Watts Island near Maryland for 12 years. He describes isolation, the island’s size and locale, his family ties and move back toward civilization, and the hope that residence on the island aided his health.
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Chrisfield
Watts Island
Charles H. Hardenbury
Hardenbure
Crusoe
Ghespeake Bay
Burg
Princeton
Jersey City
Danterburg
Charles
Jersey
Man Wins Annulment Bid After Bet on 1917 Marriage
William J. Wilson seeks annulment claiming he knew nothing of the $10 bet to wed a woman on October 3 1917 and never lived with or supported her. The tale unfolds with Hardy story of Hardenburg on a Virginia island, his solitary life, and eventual readaptation challenges after decades of isolation.
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New York
William J Wilson
Hardenburg
Onancock
Rover
Bis Island
Tangier
Island
Tifton
R. P. Bentley
Tithe Guarantee Co. Cruso
State School Head Appointed At Medical Lake
Dr. Lilburn Merrill, formerly chief probation officer of King County juvenile court, will become superintendent of the state Custodial school at Medical Lake starting January 1, 1971. He succeeds Sam Woodruff and his wife, the current superintendent and matron, who have resigned.
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King County Superior Court
Medical Lake
State Board of Control
Sam Woodruff
Wreck Injures Three and Shakes 120 at MK&T Railway
A collision on the Missouri Kansas and Texas line near Fufacia injures three persons and leaves about 120 spectators shaken as emergency crews respond to the accident scene.
Viola Dana Shimmies in The Chorus Girl's Romance at Clemmer
Viola Dana stars as a vivacious chorus girl in The Chorus Girl's Romance opening at the Clemmer Saturday. The film features shimmy and toe dances, with Dana performing the toe routine herself, and includes exclusive footage of the Mano War race for added attraction.
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Viola Dana
Regrer
Ottie Star
Miss Dana
James Clemmer
Taarthbound Opens at Strand in Big New Drama
Basil King’s adaptation titled Taarthbound opens Saturday at the Strand. The film is hailed as one of the era’s biggest pictures and showcases a dramatic scene where a man pays the penalty for his affair with another man’s wife.
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Basil King
Strand
Screen Dramas and Stars At Local Theaters Tonight
The Strand features Held By the Enemy as it closes tonight while Gouverneur Morris presents Trumpet Triand at the Liberty for the first time Saturday. Vita graph’s cast includes Hallam Cooley and Marguerite De La Motte. Norma Talmadge’s The Branded Woman ends at the Coliseum tonight. The Master Mind, with Lionel Barrymore, opens Saturday, and Rex shows Once to Every Woman with Rex Phillips and Alan Holubar. Mother love themes and urban Ghetto scenes frame a varied program of drama and romance.
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Eeldorm
Pershing
Wyndham
Strand
Gouverneur Morris
Wallace MacDonald
Marguerite de la Motte
Joseph Swickard
Mary Miles Minter
Norma Talmadge
Lionel Barrymore
Barrymore
Rothy Phillips
Alan Holubar
Holubar
Phillips
Make Believe
Partnership For Life
Henry W. Savagac
Hoth
Producers in Search of Original Scripts
The Seattle Star and J Parker Read Jr launch a major scenario contest to find fresh writers with original ideas. With constant demand for story material from 15 to 18 weekly feature photoplays, new writers are urged to develop compelling plots themes and human interest.
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United States
Seattle Star
J. Parker Read, Jr
J. Parker Mead, Jr
Louis
The
Star
Louise Glaum
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George W. Waters
Teo
Dr. Lilburn Merrill
Norma Talmadge In “the Branded Woman
Malotte
Wurlitzer
Liberty
Rex “Hamoresque
Fannie Fruret
Rex
Ghetto
Fifth Avenue
Mber
Maaile Conicet Editor
Seattle
Parker Head, Jr
Dorothy Phillips
Allan Holubar
Wineland's Orchestra
Jensen & von Nerberg
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