Local merchants urged to lead church fund drives
A Wakefield Michigan reader notes a recent Escanaba Press editorial on postfire church rebuilding efforts. It argues local merchants should head subscription drives and contribute in proportion to charitable spending by national mail order firms, urging community support for church rebuilding locally.
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Brimley
Seo Evening News
Sault
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Et Mary's
Chicago
Escanaba Press
Wakefield
Gogebic Normal bill debate and peninsula education plan
Representative Holland's proposal for a Gogebic Normal faces likely defeat as the legislature doubts need for another Normal in the Upper Peninsula. Educators oppose a fourth Lower Michigan Normal, while northern counties push for location and funding, but overall need remains unclear with three existing Normals in the Lower Peninsula.
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Holland
Gogeble County
Gogebic
Gogebie
Upper Peninsula
Marquette
Lower Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Costs of new fourth Normal rise for taxpayers
The Marquette Mining Journal notes that proposed field students could be educated at low cost, but many argue costs at the new institution will be higher. Per capita taxpayer costs would rise due to another complete plant and ongoing higher overhead.
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Marquette Mining Journal
Times are steady says Judge Gary amid stock swing critique
Judge Gary asserts stable times and notes the slump came from speculative excess after the election, as fears over La Follette’s candidacy led to a stock gaming debauch. He cites scientific strides in life preservation and lasting car design while urging American spending and home industry support.
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Gary
la Follette
DIZZY DAISY and FEET OF CLAY double feature
Louise Fazenda stars in the comedy DIZZY DAISY with admission 15e 25c 40c The real story of the married flapper FEET OF CLAY features Rod LaRoque and Vera Reynolds Matinee 15e 35c Evening 25c 40c Saturday May 2 a Western romance with daring horsemanship thrills Lewis Stone and Alma Rubens star in the take.
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Rod LaRoque
Vera Reynolds
Louise Fazenda
Dizzy Daisy
DeMille
The Covered Wagon at Strand Community Theater
James Cruze production presents The Covered Wagon based on Emerson Hough novel. Opens Thursday April 30 with 4 PM matinee featuring J Warren Kerrigan Lois Wilson Alan Hale and cast depicting 1848 wagon trains Fort Bridger Kit Carson and Oregon homestead scenes.
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James Cruze
Strand Community Theater
Emerson Hough
Westport Landing
Kansas City
Old Fort Bridger
Oregon
California
Old Fort Hall
Kit Carson
Jim Bridger
Bill Jackson
Paramount
J. Warren Kerrigan
Cytherea at Strand Community Theatre May 3
A romance themed show titled Cytherea Goddess of Love will be shown at the Strand Community Theatre on Sunday May 3. The cast features Lewis Stone Alma Rubens Norman Kerry Irene Rich Constance Bennett Betty Bouton Charles Wesley Lydia Yeamans Titus Peaches Jackson and Mickey Moore.
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Cytherea
Strand Community Theater
Lewis Stone
Alma Rubens
Norman Kerry
Irene Rich
Constance Bennett
Betty Bouton
Charles Wellesley
Lydia Yeamans Titus
Peaches Jackson
Mickey Moore
Cytherea Romance Masters a Public Screen Love Triangle
Lewis Stone plays a gray haired husband clinging to romance as Trene Rich tends to domestic duties and Alma Rubens embodies the alluring other woman. The trio confronts a shared desire that tests family, friends, and societal expectations in a tale of longing and sacrifice.
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Lewis Stone
Trene Rich
Alma Rubens
Feet of Clay shown at Strand April 28 theater notice
Catalina Island beach scene opens the plot of Feet of Clay where Amy Loring must work to support a maimed husband. The Strand Community theater screens the film on April 28 featuring Rod La Rocque Vera Reynolds Amy Loring Bertha Lansell Ricardo Cortez and others with yacht and surf boat drama and a pivotal wedding on the Lansell yacht.
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Catalina Island
Amy Loring
Strand Community Theater
Rod la Rocque
Kerry Harlan
Vera Reynolds
DeMille
Find
Julia Faye
Bertha Lansell
Ricardo Cortez
Tony Channing
Robert Edeson
Fergus Lansell
Theodore Kosloff
Bendick
Victor Varcont
Amy
Kerry
Lansell
New York
Aeer
Harlan
DeMille drama and Boy of Flanders at Strand May 7
The Strand Community theater presents Jackie Coogan in A Boy of Flanders on Thursday May 7. The film adapts Ouida’s tale of Flemish hardship and a loyal dog, with Nell Craig Jean Carpenter and Lionel Belmore in supporting roles. Teddy the Great Dane portrays the canine star.
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Jackie Coogan
Flanders
Strand Community Theater
Little Star
Nell Craig
Jean Carpenter
Lionel Belmore
Josef Swickhard
Nigel de Brulier
Lydia Yeamans Titus
Teddy
Great Dane
Uninvited Guest text dubbed cinema hit at Strand
A vivid preview proclaims The Uninvited Guest a marvelous photoplay at Strand Community theater. It blends black and white photography with Technicolor color and rarely seen underwater footage to showcase tropical waters and South Seas scenery.
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Strand Community Theater
Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation
South Seas
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