Girl on the Barge at Universal closes tonight
At the Theatre Tonight Universal presents Girl on the Barge a photoplay of charm with Jean Hersholt leading as a pitiable mean tempered old man Sally ONeil plays the title role as a coal barge girl and Malcolm MacGregor shines as the tug pilot The cast and direction are praised for natural performances and the film’s appealing locale
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Theatre Tonight
Universal
Jean Hersholt
Villian
Hersholt
Sally O'Neil
New York
Buffalo
Malcolm MacGregor
Tug
Excess Baggage At U S A and Farmers Daughter At Sidney
Two day run features William Haines in Excess Baggage at the U S A theatre with witty romance and strong audience reception. Friday shows Marjorie Beebe in The Farmer's Daughter at Sidney theatre, hailed as a fresh natural screen comedienne with a balanced cast. Saturday brings Tim McCoy in Beyond the Sierras at U S A plus Tarzan the Mighty, episode three.
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William Haines
West Point
Jimmy Valentine
Sidney Theatre
Marjorie Beebe
Mable Normand
Marjorie Bee
Tim McCoy
McCoy
Tarzan the Mighty
Corn Planting Progress in Nebraska Accelerates
Corn planting is practically completed in most Nebraska sections with leaves already appearing above ground. Warm, dry weather aided progress while scattered moderate to heavy showers affected the northeast and north central areas. Winter wheat and other crops show good to excellent condition. alfalfa stands heavy and ready for first cutting. The report comes from the Lincoln weather bureau for the week ending May 28.
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Lincoln Weather Bureau
Automobile dealers shrug off wheat price slump
A Willys Overland survey finds growers, bankers, and press confident that farm economy will stay robust for six months amid lower wheat values. Diversified crops, hog and cattle profits, and speculative grain ownership sustain buying power, with Kansas and Missouri showing especially strong outlooks. Farm machinery sales surge. wheat storage capacity rises as producers expect bumper output and continued prosperity in the Southwest.
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Northwest
Willys- Overland Company
iWillys-Knight
Whippet Automoiles
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Chicago
Kansas City
Duart and Shelton Waves at Ideal Beauty Shoppe
Duart and Shelton standard waves offered at the Ideal Beauty Shoppe with prices of 10.00 and 12.50. Phone contact listed as 451 tf.
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Duart
Shelton
Farm Real Estate Values Dip Slightly In 12 Months
United States farm real estate values with improvements declined by slightly less than one percent in the year ending March 1 1929. The national average remains near 1917 levels with regional variations showing minor declines, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Corn Belt
East North Central
West North Central
Northeastern
Mountain and
Pacific States
Bureau
Straight Eight Cars Dominate Indianapolis Classic
The Indianapolis contest drew a majority of entrants with straight eight engines, a growth seen since 1919. Marmon leads with all passenger models using straight eights, tested on the Speedway to apply racing lessons to production cars.
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Indianapolis
Speedway
Marmon
Marmon Embraces Eight Cylinder Cars After Speedway Proof
Marmon engineers use Indianapolis speedway trials to prove design choices. The straight eight appeared on the track in 1919 and by 1926 Marmon adopted the eight in line principle, building eight cylinder passenger cars after seven years of testing and refinement.
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Marmon Company
Marmon
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