The Seret of the Storm Country at Grand Theatre
Norma Talmadge stars in The Seret of the Storm Country as Tess a squatter girl who marries secretly then battles social pressure and tragedy. The melodrama includes strong support from Joseph M. Schenck and a confident stage-to-screen adaptation spirit aimed at drawing crowds.
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Joseph M. Schenck
Norma Talmadge
Miss Talmadge
Skkinner
Ornskinner
Lake Cayye
Frederick Graves
Graves
Tess
Lawyer Young
Frederick
Madeline Walderstricker
Ebenezer Walderstricker
Becides
Orn Fkinner
Sandy Letts
Hookines
Blue Jeans Melodrama Shown at Grand as Season’s Big Feature
Metro presents Blue Jeans a seven reel melodrama billed as the season’s biggest feature at the Grand on Monday and Tuesday. Due to the millions of persons crowding theaters the film drew record attention.
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Blue Jeans
Metro
Camp Travis Coach Bud Goodwin Guides Soldier Swim Program
Bud Goodwin veteran swimmer now coaches boys at Camp Travis in San Antonio where as many as 6000 soldiers swim daily.
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Bud Goodwin
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Magnetic Storm Across the South Disrupts Wires
A magnetic storm swept the South disrupting telegraph and electrical currents yesterday. Naval Observatory photos showed no sun spots or clear solar disturbance. Officials considered aurora borealis as a possible cause, noting prior events with sun spots on the sun’s edge.
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Washington
Naval Observatory
Sociologist Dr A J Mc Kelway Dies in Washington
Dr A J Mc Kelway a prominent advocate of child labor laws died at his Washington home on Tuesday night The noted sociologist will be buried in Charlotte county Virginia at his old family home and was credited by many with shaping the national push for child labor legislation.
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Washington
A. J. McKelway
Charlotte County
Virginia
United States
Germans Use Hair for Belting and Strapping Scarcity
Report notes extensive German use of human hair to substitute leather and textile fibers for belting and strapping amid material shortages.
Cotton injury from cold snaps hits Southern cotton
Washington reports the National Weather and Crop Bulletin says unseasonably cold weather harmed cotton in the South. Frost from Texas to Western Georgia killed plants, replanting will be needed, with stands poor in Texas but better in Georgia and germination advancing on the South Carolina coast.
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Washington
National Weather and Crop Bulletin
Texas
Georgia
Oklahoma
Tennessee
South Carolina
Cotton Belt
Arkansas
Arranging Cars for Coal Shortage Talks Fail to Reach Accord
Washington April 18 officials from the Fuel Administration and War Industries Board conferred on coal car shortages. Participants included Fuel Administrator Garfield Chairman Baruch and John Skelton Williams. No agreement was reached as the Fuel Administration objects to railroads supplying 100 percent car supply to mines that furnish railroad fuel.
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Washington
Garfield
Baruch
War Industries Board
John Skelton Williams
Fuel Administration
Lena Blackburne Faces Fourth Major League Trial with Reds
Infielder Lena Blackburne now with the Cincinnati Reds is undergoing his fourth major league trial. He has previously played in both the National and American Leagues, highlighting a lengthy pro career.
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Lena” Blackburne
Cincinnati Reds
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Market St
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Cornell Wood Products Co
C. O. Frisbie, Pres
Durham
Durable- Durham
Durham Hosiery Mills
Durham, N.C
Fifth and Red Cross Streets
Liberty Loan
Wilmington
Liberty Loan Committee
I. W. Cooper Co
Geo. Hennett
Jno. S. Mc
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