Beggars of Life Jungle Backdrop Used for Mob Hollywood Stars
Wallace Beery Richard Arlen and Louise Brooks head a cast of 75 as filming for Beggars of Life took weeks at a remote jungle near Jacumba on the Mexican border. The stark set, described as a live Hobokemia scene, served three weeks of pivotal action for the Paramount production before a Fox theatre booking.
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Wallace Beery
Richard Arlen
Louise Brooks
Mollywood
Jacumba
Mexican
Jim Tully
Hobokemia
Tully
Hobohemia
Paramount
Fox Theatre
Paramount Players
White Shadows in the South Seas at Grandma Theatre
Critics hail Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's White Shadows in the South Seas as an innovative production. The film showcases a novel locale with unfamiliar actors and a fresh plot set in a palm tree filled, windswept South Seas world, drawing high praise from reviewers.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayr
South Seas
Grandma
South
Monte Blue Shines as Doctor in Van Dyke Film
A review praising Monte Blue as the doctor Racauel Torres as Faraway and director W S Van Dyke for a near perfect screen portrayal. The piece foregrounds a plot about a primitive Polynesian race supposedly dying out and vanishing from the earth.
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Monte Blue
Racauel Torres
W. S. van Dyke
Appropriations for Federal Expenses Rise Beyond Last Year
Washington January 3 congressional appropriations authorized for government expenses thus far exceed last year's by nearly 55 million dollars. The budget bureau estimated 1.2 million less, signaling first overruns in years and raising concerns about a deficit approaching 525 to 540 million dollars this year. Pending measures for agriculture, war, navy, and the district remain, with total outlays potentially near 4 billion under Hoover’s first year.
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U Press
Budget Bureau
Congress
Bureau
Coolidge
Treasury
Anthony
House Appropriations Committee
Woman dies after jump from moving car in Iowa town
Mrs. Marence Campbell, 85, of Arion, Iowa, was killed when she jumped from a moving car to escape steam from a radiator she believed indicated a fire. Her husband was driving toward Omaha. she fell from the vehicle when the radiator cap came off and died before a doctor could reach her.
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Dunlap
Marence Campbell
Arion
Omaha
Iowa Farm Bureau Resolutions Committee Meets in Des Moines
Members of the resolutions committee of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation convened to draft preliminary resolutions for presentation at the annual state meeting in Des Moines. Final draft awaits the state meeting opening. West Chester Pythian Sisters host a party Friday night at the hall for children. members and families urged to attend with refreshments served.
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Des Moines
Jan
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Bureau
Ngs
West Chester Pythian
Costa Rica Interested in Canal Across the Isthmus
Dispatches from Hoover’s homeward ship say Costa Rica shows enthusiasm for a second Isthmian canal. The route would cross Nicaragua along the San Juan river, with U S talks required with Nicaragua and Costa Rica before any project proceeds. Costa Rican opposition could threaten American trade if canal plans stall.
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Washington
Hoover
Costa Rica
United States
Nicaragua
San Juan River
Virginia Allaman obituary from Henderson County Journal
Virginia Pauline Allaman born April 23 1886 Toretta daughter of J Horace and Jennie Lottius Allaman died December 24 1928 after a serious illness She taught in state normal schools and in primary Sunday school leadership She moved from Roze te to Lancaster and leaves sisters Mrs Arnold Car Washington Mrs Lee Beal Mrs Walter Kinkaid and brothers Marion Roze te Garren and many friends The obituary notes her faith in Christ and long service to education and church life with floral tributes and consoling remarks
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Henderson County
Oduawka
Virginia Allaman
A.B. Carr
Virginia Pauline Allman
Toretta
J. Horace and
Jennie Lottius Allaman
Frith
Virginia
Christ
Cristy
Roxe Baptist Church
Becaus der Spider Ltmpey
Fae Imoves
Lancas Bee
Arnold Car Washington
Lee Beal
Mra
Walter Kinkaid
Mozeta
Marion
Roze Te
Garren
Robert Edwards Dies at Brighton
Robert Edwards, 58, longtime Brighton M and St L station operator, died yesterday after a lingering illness. Born in Solna, Iowa, he spent much of his life there before moving to Brighton twelve years ago. Survived by wife Ruth Boling Edwards and three sons Donald, Robert, and an infant. a host of brothers and sisters. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at the Brighton Methodist church, Rev. GE Heldel officiating, burial in Hill Crest cemetery.
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Jan Alness
Robert Wards
Edna
Brighton M. & St. L
Altive Ho
Robert Edwards
Walt Edwards
Solna
Lowa
M& St
Ruth Boling Kawards
Ous
Donald
Robert
Heath
Roy
Town
Muscatine
Ethel Hill
Clarkesdale
Arizona
Carl Wiggins
Pleasant Plain
Iowa
Saye Reeves
Cassie Kittrell
Cow
North
Suung
Laithly
Ardith
Keswick
Howard Butler
di Parvara Jean
Des Moines
Jmer Johnson
Charles Owen
Waters
Hanan
H. M. Groudykes
W. Schmitter
Cheieo
James Edmonson of Ainsworth Dies at 30
James Edmonson, a young farmer four miles north of Ainsworth, died at 11 45 this morning after a period of illness. He leaves a widow Blanche Fitzgerald Edmonson and three children Lowell Wilma and a son. Surviving siblings and in laws include Marshall Bloyd Earl and others. He was a Mason and Methodist and funeral services are set for 2 30 Saturday at the Ainsworth Methodist church conducted by Rev J A Krenmyre.
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Ainsworth
James Edmonson
John
Rebecca Edmonson
Blanche Fitzgerald Ainsworth
Lowell
Wilma
Lusee
Marshall
Bloyd
Earl
Brighton
Masonic Lodge
Methodist Church
Ainsworth Methodist Church
J. A. Krenmyre
Supervisors Open Economy Program in Des Moines
Des Moines reports the county board orders staff reductions to cut costs. Sheriff Park Findley must drop fifteen deputies, and the county auditor's office sheds four more. Total annual savings near forty thousand dollars, with treasury plans unclear for further hires.
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Des Moines
Munn
Students return to school after vacation across several districts
The article lists numerous students from Richland High School Webster High School and Davenport High School as returning to classes after holidays. It notes families from Clay township still own farms and mentions relatives visiting Des Moines and Keswick. Also referenced are local funeral attendance and a few names tied to area colleges and universities.
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Rubio
Marjorie Mout
Mildred
Warner Morgan
Donald Hawan
Lylbern Johnson
Richland High School
Francis Derby
Webster High School
Haxelnyder
Washington High
Alice Snyder
Davenport High
Schol Ardith Laithly
John Fletcher Aer
Hidemy
Retha Johnson
Lether Schmitter
Ann's College
Wilfred Fidhe
Town City
Chiltendebm Weeks Lappert
Ala Wows
Christmas Day Remembrances Across Ainsworth Area
Local notes recount Christmas Day visits among families including Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rabenold and others visiting relatives in Ainsworth and Washington. Reports mention Dorothy Work’s illness improving, Wilma Marsh staying with relatives, and hospital care for Mrs. Will Brown’s mother. Shoppers and farm visits also noted as the holiday week passes.
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Ainsworth
Donald Rabenold
T. H Will
J. C. Crawford
Bob Acheson
Ains. Acheson
Crawford
LL. Colthurst
Ro G. Pratt
Waterloo
Hl. Ro Baker
Jaker
West Chester
Philip
H. Taker
Dorothy Work
L.G. Roberts
Ed Reese
Craw Hfardaville
Nia
Wilma Marsh
Will Brown
Wilma
Washington
Fnn
T. H. Will
W. Duncan
Alice Washington
T.H. Will
Baker
Dener
Man Struck by Coal From Freight Train in Des Moines
Walter Myers was struck by a 75 pound coal lump tossed from a freight car as he waited for a train to pass. Hit on the head and left leg, he was badly injured and taken to a hospital.
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Des Moines
Jan
Walter Myers
Myers
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