Grand theatre screens A Daughter of France and Rasputin drama
War themed feature A Daughter of France stars Virginia Pearson and follows frontline battles and German occupation with romance and suspense at the Grand theatre. Rasputin the Black Monk arrives with Montagu Love and a lavish set piece costing over ten thousand dollars for street destruction scenes.
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Texas Bankers Hold 34th Annual Convention in Galveston
The Texas Bankers Association opens its thirty fourth annual convention in Galveston inviting leading financiers and businessmen from across the state. Scheduled speakers include W B Nolan of Minneapolis Charles G Hamlin of the Federal Reserve Board and Louis Z Pierson president of the National Bank of New York City.
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Louis &. Pierson
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Annual Meeting of Booksellers Opens at Astor
New York May 14 A large gathering of prominent booksellers fills the Hotel Astor as the eighteenth annual convention of the American Booksellers Association opens. President Ward Macauley of Detroit calls the meeting to order and papers on trade conditions will be presented over the next three days.
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Business Discussion Among Experts Sets Stage for Books
A planned general discussion on the business situation will follow a read by experts. The gathering will reference recent books and analytic viewpoints to frame the dialogue.
Jewish group to observe wheatless week for Passover
The Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations of Baltimore honors government action allowing extra wheat flour for matzoth during Passover by designating a wheatless week starting May 19.
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Training Camp for Nurses Opens at Vassar College
All women who have graduated from standard colleges in the last ten years may enroll in a Red Cross and National Defense Council course at Vassar College this summer.
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Wellesley Senior Class Votes to Cut Commencement Festivities
As a wartime economy measure the senior class votes to drop the concert senior play garden party and other customary commencement events from next month’s program. The move aims to reduce expense and conserve resources for the war effort.
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Fortland Public Garages Hire Women for Auto Work
Public garages in Fortland Oregon employ women to clear and repair motor cars.
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