Growth of Motion Pictures Profits and Possible Mergers
The article notes a surge in film profits with Paramount at 15 million, Warner 14 million, Loews 11.7 million, Fox 12 million, and Radio Keith 2 million. It discusses industry centralization, Fox’s potential sale of Loews, and European expansion with Sidney Kent of Paramount touring Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Newspaper Alliance
Nickelodeon
Paramount
Warner
Loews
Fox
Radio Keith
Lola
Radio- Keith-Orpheum
Radio Corporation
Europe
Sidney Kent
Three Arrested by Pole After Arizona Battle
A woman Irene Schroeder and two men were captured after a gun battle with deputy sheriffs on the Pima Indian reservation near Phoenix. The group fled Chandler kidnapping a deputy and wounding another while authorities traced a Pittsburgh connection to a Pennsylvania murder case.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Pima
Irene Schroeder
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Paul Brady
Butler
Thomas Crawford
Glenn Dague
Chandler
Aziz
Leon Sundust
Mother Testifies In Seattle Murder Trial
Clif ford Peterson, University of Washington freshman, testified he shot his stepfather Elmer Manion on May 14 after months of insults and threats. He described the final confrontation and said he helped Manion after the shooting, with the defense proceeding toward a likely final day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Peterson
University of Washington
Elmer Manion
Peterson
Jeremiah J. Lynch
Manion
Butte Banks Elect Directors and Report Strong Resources
Butte banks Metals Bank and Trust, Miners Bank, and First National split boards yesterday. Metals Bank resources totaled 22,776,710.08 dollars. First National 16,059,897.40. Miners Bank 1,635,627.93. grand total 40,472,280.41. There was no change in directors. annual meeting held with quorum lacking for officer elections.
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Butte
Metals Bank
Miners’ Bank
First National
J. E. Woodard
Ls Bank and Trust
Metals Bank and Trust Company
Miners Bank
The
Metals Bank & Trust Company
Governor Erickson Eyes Gasoline Price Conference in Montana
In Butte the governor said Montana gasoline prices are abnormally high and a conference may be called to study the matter after a program for investigation is agreed upon. He did not assign fault and noted optimism for 1930 amid expected federal action on the Flathead power site.
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John FE. Erickson
Finten
Butte
Montana
Bozeman Chamber of Commerce
Erickson
Federal Power Site Commission
Resignation of City Superintendent Accepted by School Board
A. H. Douglass tendered his resignation as city superintendent of district No. 1, accepted to take effect August 1. No successor named, board to delay filling vacancy. Trustees praised Douglass, noted discussion of vocational training, night schools, and bus contract. A wrangle between the Cleveland school caretaker and a tenant over room and garage use was also discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Douglass
Douglass
Cleveland
Firemen May Die From Film Fumes
In Deroit Michigan two firemen inhaled fumes from burning celluloid at the Cass theater. Twenty one other firemen were overcome but expected to recover. The gravest cases were Wagner son, 29, and Peter Ramsey, 34.
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Deroit
Mich
Cass Theater
Wagner
Peter Ramsey
Man Finds Fingers In Horse Mouth In Dense Fog
Thomas Eunick walked through heavy fog in Baltimore when a horse bit his finger. He freed his hand after shouting to the animal and walked to a hospital for treatment, escaping serious injury.
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Baltimore
Thomas Eunick
Eunick
Leonard Mine II Closed Down With Wight Drift
The Leonard mine operated by Anaconda was suspended after the night shift and shut down this morning. Anaconda officials in Butte cited rising refined copper stocks, now 171 000 tons as of January 1, as the reason for a temporary output reduction.
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Leonard
Anaconda Company
Butte
American Bureau of Metal Statistics
New York
Butte Leads Nation in Cold as Winter Deepens
Butte and surrounding area reported the coldest in the nation with 26 degrees below zero on the flat and 16 below in the business district. Basin, 32 below, and Medicine Bow, Wyoming nearby. Water shortages emerged as pipes froze. aviator Nelson Storey Jr. received hospital care for frozen checks after a home voyage to Butte. Salt and workers thawed rail lines after a heavy cold snap.
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Butte
United States
Medicine Bow
Wyo
Associated Press
Butte Weather Bureau
KGIR
Basin
Here
Nelson Storey Jr
Bozeman
St. James Hospital
Butte Electric Railway
Laredo Reopens as Port of Entry
The Mexican consulate in Laredo will reopen tomorrow after a closure tied to a government dispute. District Attorney Walls of Laredo had sought to arrest former Mexican President Calles on a conspiracy to murder charge.
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Washington
Laredo
Mexico
United States
Texas
Walls
Calles
Governor Erickson Addresses Silver Bow Scouts Banquet
Gov. John E. Erickson told 200 plus Scout-minded citizens from Butte Anaconda Deer Lodge and Dillon that the future of democracy rests with trained youth. He expressed faith in the next generation to lead government education and industry and extended best wishes to the Silver Bow council.
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Erickson
Silver Bow Council
Great Northern Station
John E. Erickson
Butte
Boy Scouts of America
Eagle
Life Scouts
Stewart Praeter
Life Scout
Robert Smith
Eagle Scout
Ed Leipheimer
Leonard Noyes
Frank Morris
Albert Carabin
William Bayliff
Fred Hill
Bob Linforth
Kenneth Eisler
Albert McArthur
Tom Jacques
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Montana
United States
Silver Bow Club
Silver Bow Boy Scout Council
Friends of Scouting
Ranking Scouts of
Airplane joins hunt for missing mail flyer
A National Parks Airways plane dispatched from Butte to Salt Lake City will join volunteers in a systematic search for Pilot Maurice Graham of Western Air Express missing since last Friday. Kay Elsmore, veteran mail pilot, pilots the craft as 100 searchers on foot and horseback, plus several planes, struggle through snow and bad weather.
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National Parks Airways Inc
Butte
Salt Lake City
Maurice Graham
Western Air Express
Kay Elsmore
Great Falls
Salt Lake
Felix Steinle
Hoover Prohibition Plan Faces Senate Scrutiny
Washington report notes critics in the Senate voiced concern as President Hoover's proposed reform of prohibition enforcement and the law enforcement commission were outlined. Republicans warned of possible leaks and personnel changes, while White House input seemed limited.
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Washington
House
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Congress
Senate
White House
Frosty Weather Delays Army Air Patrol Flights
In Great Falls Montana on January 14 twenty two Arctic patrol planes tested winter routes between Selfridge Field Michigan and Spokane. Three pursuit ships extended westward to cross the continental divide at 13000 feet landing at Kalispell Montana. A 400 mile transport flight from Minot to Havre faced weather delays while others made little progress due to motor trouble and mist over the divide.
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Great Falls
Mont
Arctic Patrol
Selfridge Field
Mic
Spokane
Havre
Continental Divide
Kallspell
P. E. Shannahan
Minot
N. D
Continental
Ralph Royce
League Moves Toward Kellogg Pact Peace Covenant Reform
The League of Nations council adopts three measures to aid peace: amend the covenant to align with Kellogg Briand pact spirit, convene an international conference on February 17 to discuss a customs truce to ease trade barriers, and appoint a special center to resolve Jewish Arab claims at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
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Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Assembly
Wailing Wall
Jerusalem
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Hoover Day Enforcement
Pole
Arizona
Acmits
Cata
Woodard
Governor Erickson
Leonard Mine
Wight Drift
Colorado
Butte Group
E. J. Groeneveld
Houst
Treasury
Justice Department
Kalispell
League
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