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BULLETIN PRESIDENT TREASURER EDITOR John Bachochin Loren Moore Mike Prero 15731 S BULLETIN PRESIDENT TREASURER EDITOR John Bachochin Loren Moore Mike Prero 15731 S. 4210 Rd., POB 1181 12659 Eckard Way Claremore, OK 74017 Roseville, CA 95678 Auburn,CA 95603 918-342-0710 916-783-6822 530-906-4705 No. 406 Dues due April 1st November 2018 by Mike Prero Diamond Qualities!.... The gems of the hobby! Although, to tell you the truth, I can‘t really explain why. There are certainly types that are older; there are certainly types that are rarer; there are certainly types that are prettier and have nicer art work...So, why are these so heralded in our hobby? Well...because...they‘re Diamond Quali- ties! They were produced by Diamond Match Company from 1925-1938 and they all carry the distinctive and magical footer... DIAMOND QUALITY As the covers shown here typify, most the art work on most DQ‘s consisted of stock cuts, not the best of its time but well above what we see on at least the smaller old companies, such as Jersey, Manhattan, Chicago, and the like. A lot of the strikers haven‘t held up on these 80+year old covers, though. They come in both the regular lengths and the taller ver- sions (Tall, or XL). Both the late collectors Bob Oliver and Win Lang did a dating of the different types of DQs. Oliver identified 21 types, while Lang identified 20, and their re- spective dates don‘t always match. Both state that DQ pro- duction ended in 1935, however I‘ve seen a DQ dated 1938. There are currently 4,175 listed, a far cry from the late Harry Branchaud‘s 5,000, which I personally viewed in the 1980s. [covers shown here are courtesy of Loren Moore, CA] No. 406 SIERRA-DIABLO BULLETIN-November 2018 Page 2 No. 406 SIERRA-DIABLO BULLETIN-November 2018 Page 3 The Blackout Bar [Here’s one for those of you who like early Casino covers] Bill Harrah came to Reno in 1937, and from that date to 1943 he ran several different bingo parlors. In 1943, he opened a little joint called the Blackout Bar, which was his first venture that had slots and table games. It was located at 230 1/2 North Virginia Sts and also had a rear entrance at 231 Lincoln Alley. The joint was so named because of the blackouts brought on by World War II. It was at the Blackout that Harrah hired his first entertainment - Jack McCarg, known professionally as "Jackson," who appeared there several times. He said in later years that Jackson brought thousands of customers to the Blackout Bar. He never forgot this because when he opened Harrah's Tahoe he included a large section of the casino as the South Shore Room, where he headlined all of the best performers in the country. In 1946, Harrah lost his lease and that ended the short life of the Blackout Bar. Anything from the Blackout has become highly collectible because of its short life and because it was Harrah's first real taste of any type of gambling other than bingo. [Thanks to Jim Rauzy, CA, for this info. Jim also has several pieces of memorabilia from the bar, some shown here.] Ed. Jim also shows us, here, that you really have to do your research when dealing with early Casinos. I wonder how many such covers I’ve let slip through my hands due to sheer ignorance! No. 406 SIERRA-DIABLO BULLETIN-November 2018 Page 4 Linda Darnell Linda Darnell, was born Monetta Eloyse Darnell, in Dallas, Texas on October 16, 1923. She was one of five children of a post office worker and his wife. A Texas-born beauty, her mother encouraged her to model. By 1934, she was modeling clothes for an area department store. Sometimes officials would think that she was 15 or 16 because she really didn't look her age. Neither Linda nor her mother discouraged their thinking. By the time Linda was 13, she was appearing with local theater companies and her talent was already becoming apparent. There was no doubt that Linda had a rare gift for someone so young. When the Hollywood moguls sent scouts to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, her mother thought it would be a good idea to give Linda a shot at a try-out. The talent scouts took one look at her and her acting abilities and arranged for a screen test. She made the trek to Hollywood and when her true age was discovered she was sent home. After two years , Linda returned to California and her career was off and running. Her debut was in 1939 in A Hotel For Women. She was all of 16 at the time and became the youngest leading lady in Hollywood history. Her next film was that same year in Day-Time Wife. Her third film was Star Dust, made in 1940, and Linda immediately rose to the heights of stardom. Other quality films followed. In 1941 she appeared in Blood and Sand and Rise and Shine. In 1945, she was in Hangover Square. The movie proved to be a box-office bonanza. The following year, Linda appeared in Centennial Summer. Later that same year, she co-starred with Henry Fonda and Victor Mature in My darling Clementine. It was another hit. She reached the height of her career when she played opposite Cornell Wilde in 1947's Forever Amber. In 1952, she starred in Blackbeard The Pirate. Her final appearance was in 1965's Black Spurs. She was married and divorced three times. Husbands were: J. Peverell Marley f(1944-1952), Phillip Liebmann (1954- 1955), and Merle Roy Robertson (1957-1962). On April 10, 1965, Linda died of burns she suffered in the house fire of her former secretary. Ironically, she had been watching Star Dust on television, which was one of the films that set her career in motion. She had filmed a total of 46 movies. Often described as the "girl with the perfect face", Linda died at the age of 41. [courtesy of http://www. geocities .com /Hollywood/ Hills/2440/ index-a.html] [Cover pic courtesy of John Qualters, PA] No. 406 SIERRA-DIABLO BULLETIN-November 2018 Page 5 THE AGE-OLD TOPIC OF READER INPUT Editorial [Reprised from 2003] A definition of a hobby might be that it‘s an ancillary activity especially loved by an individual who is willing to spend long hours and much effort in its pursuit. Well, that being the case, one would think that there would be few things easier in this world than penning a few lines every once and awhile and sending in said contributions to your editors for inclusion in your various hobby publications. Right? WRONG? Hobby editors have been screaming since the inception of the hobby, itself, over 60 years ago, that getting bulletin input from readers is worse than pulling teeth!...And, in fact, in most cases it simply can‘t be done. As an editor, one can beg, plead, cajole, threaten, shame...it normally does no good at all. Usually, at best, the result is simply polite excuses as to why it‘s not going to happen. At worst, there‘s simply that deafening silence from the vast silent majority...and, boy, are they silent! What‘s the problem? Are readers just INHERENTLY EVIL, attempting to thwart the Editor‘s angelic goal of producing a good, interesting bulletin?—Well, perhaps...a few...(I could name a couple, come to think of it! hee hee). But, the majority, I suspect, are good-hearted souls who just can‘t find the time or inclination to do so. For a significant number, I believe, the problem may simply be a lack of confidence when it comes to writing. On initial examination, I‘d have to admit, it would appear a fairly daunting prospect to have to lay your thoughts out in front of any audience at all, but to additionally do that in the form of writing, where your thoughts are not only open to scrutiny, but your vocabulary, mechanics, and syntax are, as well, would make that prospect even more unattractive for some people [although certainly not for those of us who are opinionated, verbose, and extroverted!—That’s why we become editors, after all!] The problem of lacking confidence to write is the same as that involved in being wary of public speaking—and the solution to both is the same...success brings confidence...so you try your hand, perhaps in a small way at first, and test the waters. A letter to the Ed., a small article, etc., just to see what happens. And, when you see that no one is going to pounce on you and take your head off, and that your peers are actually interested in what you have to say, your confidence builds. One thing leads to another, and pretty soon you‘re not only writing larger, more in-depth offerings, but you‘re writing letters to the editor of your local newspaper and attending city council meetings. The next thing you know, you‘re on the local school board...then you‘ve been elected mayor. You successfully run for state assemblyman...then governor...and one day, there you are, comfortably ensconced in the Oval Office!....and all because you took the time and the effort to make a small contribution to your hobby bulletin. Do it for yourself! Do it for your country! Contribute to your bulletin today! God bless America! No. 406 SIERRA-DIABLO BULLETIN-November 2018 Page 6 An American Tour: 130 San Francisco’s hungry i The hungry i was a famous nightclub in San Francisco, originally located in the North Beach neighbor- hood.
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