Public Welfare Division Aims to Use Movie Theaters for Education
Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America create a Public Welfare Division to collaborate with schools. President Harding welcomes the plan to use 16 000 screens nationwide for educational and propaganda purposes, seeking to foster American citizenship and cooperation with the federal government.
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Motion Picture Theaters
United States
Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America
Minneapolis
Francia Holley
Bureau of Commercial Economics
Washington
President Harding
Harding
Cohen
Republic
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Fragment
In a Humorous verse fragment Walt Mason laments interruptions from sellers and petitioners invading his home in Johnston's New Addition. He vows to write but finds his muse blocked by distractions and practical woes.
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Walt Mason
Johnston
Thompson
Smith, Robinson and Brown
Teall
Muriel Breitenbach Hosts Fourth Birthday Party
Solid SH Virginia Breitenbach daughter of Mr and Mrs George Breitenbach celebrated her fourth birthday with thirty children. Mrs Don Huber Mrs L B Lupton and Miss Ruth Freshwaters assisted. Games on the porch led to a luncheon at small tables with a pink and white cake and four candles blown out by the hostess.
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Muriel Virginia Breitenbach
George Breitenbach
Virginia
Dora Haney
Oscar Haney
Dora
Fortnightly Club Activities Highlight Art Department and Delegates
The Fortnightly club's Art Department held its first meeting at Mrs. F. L. Wilson's home with a talk by Mrs. F. B. Appleby on art appreciation and period furniture. The club elected delegates to the Iowa Federation district meeting, naming Appleby and several others with alternates. A future program includes lectures and exhibits, announced by club president Mrs. W. A. Cook.
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F. L. Wilson
F. B. Appleby
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Anna
Etna Dawson
Anna Dawson
J. L. Fifer
George Dowell
H. I. Ward
G. 8. Kerr
D. J. Ross
Fred Reid
Milan Shields
David McLaughlin
R. S. Warfel
R. E. Dougherty
W. A. Cook
C. W. McLaughlin
Iowa Federation
Des Moines
Local club reports and social events in Washington County
Laighlin chairs county meeting and Elizabeth Fisher outlines federation work. Fortnightly club forms a standing library committee. Queen Esther Circle officers chosen and installation planned. Dora Haney celebrates tenth birthday with games and cake. Glen Schwartz Rural Women’s Club marks tenth wedding anniversary with large turnout and gifts. Telelphone force holds white roast hike and campfire stories.Want Ads urged.
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Glen Schwartz
Rural Women's Club
Motion pictures as instructional aid praised in schools
A discussion extols using motion pictures to illustrate lessons and subjects in classrooms. It claims students learn faster and more eagerly when visuals accompany text, noting experiments in major cities show clearer understanding and greater engagement, while warning against potential abuses that can be controlled.
Passion heads Graham theater with new film tech
Sees Passion open at Graham theater Monday. Pola Negri stars in an intimate story of a milliner rising to influence a nation. The film features stereoscopic photography and large mob scenes promising a new era in cinema.
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Graham Theater
Citzens
Pola Negri
Taniac Promises Relief For Kansas City Woman
Mrs. W. H. Brown of Wayne and Columbus Sts Kansas City Missouri reports dramatic improvement after taking Taniac for three weeks. She describes relief from five years of chronic indigestion plus headaches dizziness and fatigue and says her appetite digests food well and she feels much healthier. Sherman Brothers Pioneer Drug Store sells Taniac in Washington and other leading druggists carry it.
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Taniac
Washington
Sherman Brothers
Pioneer Drug Store
Advt
Washington Moss Harvest Prompts Roof Cleansing Laws
During Seattle’s wet season moss flourishes on roofs and under eaves. When the dry season comes the moss becomes a fire hazard, prompting removal with a long-handled rake like tool. Some communities enforce this by law. Moss also serves as a fertilizer.
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Seattle
Washington
A Small Town Idol at Fox Theater Friday and Saturday
Ben Turpin stars as the village hero in A Small Town Idol a six reel Mack Sennett comedy at the Fox Theater Limited two day engagement. Phyllis Haver and Marie Prevost join a notable Sennett cast with Charlie Murray Jimmy Finlayson Kalla Pasha Eddie Gribbon and others in a lively sequence of shifting scenes.
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Villian
Mack Sennett
Ben
Fox Theater
Sennett
Ben Turpin
Phyllis Haver
Marie Prevost
Charlie Murray
Jimmy Finlayson
Kalla Pasha
Eddie Gribbon
Cov
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Elder & Shanno
Bruce Cowden
Iowa
Mainatter
E. Main Street
Maual
Sony Shounin
Matthew
Abe Martin
Mame Moon
Artie
Niagary Falls
The
Catholic Daughters of America
Armory
Laighlin
Washington County
Elizabeth Fisher
Chilcote
Clifford Thorne
Chicago
Cook
Queen Esther
Methodist Church
Donna Evans
Rhea Warren
Gladys Schulty
Josephine Caldwell
Vera Shoemaker
Golda Schulty
Clarice Woodburn
Riley Miller
Elmer Cherry
Frank Dittmer
Sehwarty
J. N. Phillips
Vincent
Donald McLaughlin
Ruth Vincent
Harriet Phillips
Mary
Willa Maxine Briley
Frank Beatty
Mrs. Schwartz
Kansas
Frank Des Sage
Leslie EF. Dunlap
Pecs
Chandler
Cleveland
Ohio
Cord Tires
Bevins Motor Company
West Second Street
Chandler Motor Car Company
Cleveland, Ohio
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