NEWSPAPERS: Topeka State Journal - January 8, 1930 http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/shawnee/newspapers/tsj08jan1930.txt Dontated by: Susie Hastings September 29, 2002 See copyright notice at end of file. =========================================== Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ Source: Topeka State Journal 1-8-1930 p6 col 7 Film for Kansas Shut-Ins State To Receive Substantial Share of Billion Feet Movies New York, Jan. 8 - Kansas will share substantially in the 1,000,000,000 feet of film to be distributed gratis by the motion picture industry during 1930 for the entertainment of 500,000 shut-ins of the United States and Canada, it was made known here today following approval of recommendations by Miss Catherine Northern, secretary of the Kansas City film board of trade. The Kansas contribution will bring weekly showings of feature, newsreel and comedy pictures to approximately 1,500 dependents - intimates of orphanages and underprivileged children. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the KSGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.