Ruth Etting shoots thief in fish pond mystery
Hollywood gossip notes Ruth Etting shoots a thief at 30 yards after a bird attacked her rare fish pond. The report hints at university tests on the incident and notes other showbiz items including Marie Dressler's crypt, Shirley Temple's relatives, and Jim Thorpe finding work in College Rhythm.
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Harrison Carroll
King Features Syndicate, Inc. Lywood
Filmland
Ruth “Etting
K-O
Ruth
University of Southern Hiernia
Detective Shot at Capital Hotel Amid Fatal Wounding
A hotel house detective died after being shot on the hotel’s th floor. Kontos allegedly fired twice hitting the victim in the chest. Blake’s condition remained serious but hopeful for recovery with lung injuries reported.
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Tromery
Guy
Kontos
Blake
Glamour and gossip from Hollywood columns and stage notes
Lupe Velez balks at eastward push with Weissmuller unless pressed. The Merry Widow faces censor friction shortening scenes. Helen Hayes may cancel Mary of Scotland road tour due to heavy costumes. Isabel Jewell shows Iee Tracy’s maid around MGM. Boots Mallory and Bill Cagney entertain at Frank Sebastian’s Cotton Club. J P McEvoy runs three secretaries for film work, novels, and radio scripts.
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Lupe Velez
Johnny Weisssmuller
Merry Widow
Mary of Scotland
Helen Hayes
Isabel Jewell
Iee Tracy
Boots Mallory
Bill Cagney
Jean
Frank Sebastian
Cotton Club
Lanny Ross Treasures Scout Medal for Liberty Bond Sales
Lanny Ross keeps a medal earned during his Boy Scout days for selling Liberty bonds and war stamps, reflecting a remembered wartime civic duty.
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Lanny Ross
Robert Armstrong In Capitol Film Manhattan Love Song at the Capitol
Robert Armstrong and Dixie Lee star in Manhattan Love Song at the Capitol Theatre. Cecile Cunningham plays Pancake Annie, a standout character, in a production praised for its many unique characterizations. Cunningham is daughter of Louis Brown's baseball team elder.
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Monogram
Manhattan
Robert Armstrong
Dixie Lee
Capitol Theatre
Cecile Cunningham
Miss Cunningham
Louis Brown
Charlie Comiskey
Browns
Rev Joseph Owen Guests Arrive in Hartselle
The Rev Joseph Owen and Mrs Owen of Oskaloosa Iowa are due Friday to visit Miss Josephine Puckett at Hartselle as honored guests.
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Joseph Owen
Owen
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Josephine Puckett
Hartselle
Elevator confrontation ends with detective shot, suspect grabs weapon
The report states Blake assisted Kontos to his room on the eighth floor as they left an elevator Kontos grabbed Blake s gun and shot the detective through the abdomen causing Blake to fall back into the elevator. Police noted Kontos had been drinking during the incident.
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Blake
Kontos
Alabama Motorists Association pushes license tag cuts and safety laws
Frank G. Spain announces a seven point program for 1935 including reduction of license tag costs to the constitutional minimum and preservation of the one cent gas tax. The plan also calls for a state drivers license, a safety responsibility law, removal of ad valorem tax on autos, and elimination of speed traps to curb highway nuisances.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Motorists Association
Frank G. Spain
Spain
Alabama
Montgomery
Texas Fliers End Endurance Flight After 106 Hours
Jean Larene and Mary Elizabeth Owens landed the Lone Star in Chicago at 3 15 p m Central standard time ending a 106 hour 2 minute air endurance attempt begun Thursday at 8 13 p m They planned another attempt after repairs.
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Chicago
Jean Larene
Mary Elizabeth Owens
Texas
Restful sleep tips and beauty Q&A from Miss Grady
A health column offers steps for better sleep using a warm bath and milk before bed, plus advice on fresh sheets and scented sachets. It also covers at home remedies for freckles and lash growth, and notes Miss Grady cannot answer by mail but will send pamphlets and guidance via the newspaper offices.
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Glad
Miss Grady
Annual singing event set for Sunday in Lebanon
The 1934 singing meet is announced for Sunday in Lebanon. Last year’s event was praised as one of the best, and sponsors expect an even larger crowd with more singers added to the program.
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Lebanon
Arrival in England of Mrs Harry Carpenter and Son
Relatives report the arrival in England of Mrs Harry Carpenter and her son Noel. They plan to return to Decatur in the fall after visiting Manchester and other English points.
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England
Harry Carpenter
Noel
Decatur
Manchester
Wanted to Rent Two Rooms and Kitchenette Furnished
Classified notice seeking near downtown accommodation with two rooms and a kitchenette, furnished and reasonably priced. Contact via Daily care address marked L.
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L” Care Daily
Medical aid for victim of snakebite in Alabama
A minister at Valley Head was bitten on the finger by a man who raised snakes in Mentone to extract venom. The assailant restrained the snake, but the minister received serum at Valley Head and sent home to recover. The incident follows a preaching on a local street.
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Hollywood
Ishes
Atrena
Lacus
Fort Payne
Ala
Huron
Valley Head
Mentone
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Marieer
Paramount
Grater
David Holt
Lee Tracy
Helen Mark
Fox
Shirley Temple
Jim Thorpe
Norman Teurog
Jim
Taurog
Sam Barry
Capital
Second Ave
Capitol Film
Iowa
New York
Savannah
Ocean Vet
Pal
Boston
Avannah Line
Ruth Donnelly
America
Roe
Rita
Patricia
Marion Shilling
Anon
Wyatt Barnes, M. D
O. BD
Eves
Chevrolet
CHE
Flint
Mich
General Motors
Fisher
Chevrolet Motor CO
Detroit, Michigan
Lawrence County Motor Company
Moulton, Ala
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