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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1927
Page
6
Milton Sills stars in Framed at the Academy Theatre with Natalie Kingston in a Brazilian diamond mine tale. A famed mud rush scene has actors buried waist deep in ooze for hours while the riverbank mud seeps into the mine.
A vivid pictured representation shows a daring escape as the hero narrowly avoids danger and saves the girl. The dramatic sequence highlights quick thinking, courage, and a timely rescue amid perilous circumstances.
Colleen Moore stars in Naughty But Nice at the Academy Theatre amid an enthusiastic opening. The film is praised as modern, lively, and entertaining with love scenes and sharp humor. The Bat, a top mystery, plays at the Palace Theatre with a standout cast and dramatic, twist-filled production noted for its striking photography and stage-rooted plot twists.
Seven years ago Lon Chaney, a famous silent star, played a minor role with William S. Hart and observed the rise of a new leading figure in the film world.
The article notes Barbara Bedford, praised by Lon Chaney seven years earlier as a future star, now plays the lead female role opposite Chaney in the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Mockery, currently showing at the Colonial Theatre.
A fashion description highlights a new moulded silhouette featuring tight hip lines and circular inserts that flare beneath, emphasizing a dramatic, sculpted shape in autumn lingerie.
Miss Bertie Leatherwood of Harverstown testifies that Ten Herbs eased her rheumatic back and hip pains. She reported improved digestion, headaches gone, bowels regular, and she can walk and use her arms without pain. The Ten Herbs Man advertises daily at Wareham's City Pharmacy.
Five malnourished children from Hagerstown have come home to better weight and color after two weeks of rest nutrition and care at the Miracle House in Claiborne Maryland. The youths Carmen Shaw Harrison Brown Percy Brown Carl Peeple and Guy Peeple showed marked improvement following treatment at the state preventorium for tuberculosis.
Twenty children aged seven to eleven were examined at a pre-school conference at Big Pool school by Miss Helen Wingerd and local physicians. Fifteen mothers attended and received care instructions. Many children were found defective and referred to their family physicians for corrections.
A surprise dinner was held at the home of Clayton L Gardner in Leitersburg to honor Mr and Mrs George W Gardner. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Wilbur F Brown and numerous Gardners with their children Joyce Joseph Blaine Emma Doris Carmen James Lawrence and others.
Mrs. Leila Travinger of Paramount entertained guests at a wine and corn roast at Conomac Park last night in honor of Miss Marcella Smith of Clarksburg West Virginia. Smith has been in Hagerstown for the summer and will depart September 1 for home. Charles Hasty of Anderson Indiana is visiting his son Patrolman Jesse Hasty in the city.
WR Washington station will broadcast a studio concert tonight at 8 30 with outdoor loudspeakers at the station windows so the public can hear the program. Cassel’s Concert Chanters feature B M Helm J G Mason F Carlton Helm and Charles M Cassel. The program includes quartet One Fleeting Hour a Sandman by Les Protheroe Melodies Gates solo I Fear No.
Foe Pinsuit Dawn Weaver and Strickland perform in a concert featuring quartets. Mrs. Charles M Cassel will accompany as pianist. Other pieces include I'm Gwine to Sing in the Heavenly Choir and Invitation to Waltz.
Dr Henry D Gilmer spent the weekend visiting relatives in Virginia. He was reported to have enjoyed a quiet stay with family, returning refreshed and noting pleasant surroundings and hospitality.
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