Here’s a building in Linden that looks as if it once were a friendly place to visit. It had wide doors and a friendly name above the largest one. This was Halls Machine Shop, and once upon a time in its earlier days it housed Linden’s ice making plant. Chester Boney was the owner at 301 West Rush Street. Photo by Neil Abeles
In turning to other matters of the 1920s, it will be found that there actually were a few other things for people to do besides run up and down the road in their cars. For example, the traveling tent shows found Doddridge to be a profitable place to put down their stakes. Western silent movies were their “stock in trade,” with a one-reel comedy tacked on at the end. Comedies of the time featured such inimitable artists as Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Ben Turpin, and the Keystone Cops. On occasion, a tent show would come which featured live stage productions. These would be a series of comedy acts, slapstick, acrobatics, dancing, or a three-act fast moving play. Although the acting was always superb, serious drama or tragedy was never presented in these shows simply because audiences wanted to laugh and have a good time. Perhaps to these audiences’ heavy drama was not entertainment. Life was hard enough without having tragedy piled on top for good measure.
John Smith is a silversmith of sparkling objects. He’s a frequent participant in Atlanta’s Local Makers Market which is happening this Saturday from 9 to 2 p.m. He seeks out silver and then turns the metal into artistic creations. Here he is holding some of his latest large objects made from cutlery. Atlanta’s local market is a five-hour display of creative endeavors by enthusiastic local artists. The concept is that participants are limited to being from 50 miles or less from Atlanta and crafts are “handmade,homemade and home grown.” Photo by Neil Abeles
On Mar. 29, at 6:31 a.m., the Atlanta Police Department received an emergency 911 call from a residence in Bloomburg off FM 74 in Cass County.
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