Screen Test Tangles Jo Darien With Atlas Studio
Jo Darien endures a grueling screen test and a tense encounter with director Silas Drann at Atlas. Fragonet warns Jo to beware the powerful producer while Lolita Mositez arranges a plan to place her with an outside contact on Hollywood Boulevard. Jo ponders rent pressures and wires Marsh for help if needed.
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Jo Darien
Drana
Drann
Bobson
Crest Lake Inn
Miss Davis
Atlas
Fragonet
Hollywood
Silas Drann
Peter
Lolita Montez
Miss Darien
Lolita
Atlas Lot
Marsh
Babs Montgomery
Lolita Mositez
Hollywood Boulevard
Puzsied
Last Laugh Torx Heist Ends With Swift Fender Foil
A brief incident report notes a clever theft where suspected thieves targeted car fenders, leaving a trail of locking bolts and damaged sheets in the workshop. Police investigate possible links to a local auto parts ring. Officers urge witnesses to come forward.
Fragmentary Scene Notes From Tinsel Town Dialog
Fragmented OCR scene shows Jo and a landlady in a bungalow chatter about earnings and nostalgia. The text hints at a film context with a telephone encounter and a half formed plan for compensation. References to memories and home tie the moment to a broader backstage mood.
Coup Attempt in Ecuador Targets Velasco Ibarra
Reports say a group led by army officers including Colonel Ricardo Astudilio faced charges as parties to a coup intended to topple Velasco Ibarra at dawn. The emergency involved nine supporters and several aides amid a period of unrest and bloodshed.
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Soaraaya
Jone
Ae ‘Toarra
Ricardo Astudilio
Velasco Ibarra
Famous Comedian at the Princess in Alibi Ike
Warner Bros home rum comedy Alibi Ike opens today at the Princess Theatre starring a famed comedian. The cast includes Ruth, Roscoe Karns, William Frawley, Eddie Shubert, Paul Bean Fig King, Joseph Crehan and Beasley plus a score of ball players in a lively screen adaptation of Ring Lardner inspired humor.
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Joe B
Ring Lardner
Warner Bros
Princess Theatre
Brown
Ruth
Roscoe Karns
William Frawiey
Eddie Shubert
Paul Bean Fig King
Joseph Crehan
Beasley
Needs Listed For Sanatorium Donations Urged Today
Citizens are urged to contribute to the tuberculosis sanatorium with a city drive announced. Volunteers will collect funds and supplies at designated locations to support care and treatment efforts.
Two Athens Men In A Narrow Escape
Aug 21. Athens furniture dealer and John Lyle of Tanner Alabama barely escaped death when their automobile blew a tire at high speed and left the road. The car overturned several times and skidded about forty feet wrecking the vehicle. Both men suffered cuts and bruises with minor injuries.
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Athens Furniture Ae
John Lyle
Tanner
Ala
Wily
Ham
Florida
Nichole
Hotchkiss Taken to Home of His Mother
Minister Hotchkiss was moved to his mother’s home in Courtland as his condition remained unimproved, according to hospital attendants.
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Hotchkiss
Courtland
Roosevelt Appointment for Term Expires Set by Senate
The Senate yesterday approved the appointment made last week by President Roosevelt for the term ahead. The action fills a key post and aligns with the administration’s staffing plan.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Godwin Named Manager of Alabama Water Service in Decatur
G H Godwin of Wetumpka is appointed manager of the Alabama Water Service Company in Decatur succeeding the late W R Speer. He arrives with wife and son, previously managed the Pritchard water works for five years and earlier ran Wetumpka’s system. Godwin has long been in water service work.
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G. H. Godwin
Wetumpka
Alabama Water Service Company
W. R. Speer
Decatur
Mr. Godwin
Pritchard
Worm Insect Devastates Limestone County Cotton
Army worm has made serious inroads across Limestone County cotton fields near Athens Alabama. Entire sections of healthy cotton were destroyed in the past week. Farmers report widespread damage and losses as the pest continues to proliferate.
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Athens, Ale
Long Proposes Wealth Share Policy Detailing August 27 Plan
The article notes Long announcing a policy for August 27 aimed at sharing wealth and opposing money power. It characterizes his candidate as a proponent of wealth redistribution.
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Long
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