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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1935

Page

8

Stars Rise and Fall in A Broadway Musical Film

A lively musical comedy film features Pat O'Brien Ames Melton Jane Froman and Frank Fay with songwriters Warren and Dubin. A standout number At Your Service Madame showcases staging by Bobby Connolly and a penthouse setting amid arias from Verdi and Schubert.

Pat O’brien Ames Melton Jane Froman Jeaneeie Frank McHugh Marie Wi Frank Fay Ever Harry Warren al al Dubin Bobby Connolly Broadway Hollywood Verdi

Alabama Glee Club to Perform at Athens College

The University of Alabama Glee Club will give a concert at McCandless Hall, Athens College, tonight at 8 o clock under the auspices of the Athens College Glee Club. Kenneth Byrd of Decatur will sing in a novelty quartet among district boys in the group.

Athens Ala University of Alabama Glee Club McCandless Hall Athens College Kenneth Byrd Decatur

Barber Finishes Cut During Fire Near Bamberg House

Witnesses say a barber continued cutting customers as a house owned by Mr. Bishop burned in Bamberg. The barber admitted having no insurance on the dwelling and rushed to help despite the blaze as residents fled and fire units battled the flames.

Bamberg S&s. C Bishop

Fox terrier Peppy travels 400 miles to Wichita home

Lost five months ago in Colorado Springs, Peppy the fox terrier has returned to her young owner Sammy Cooper in Wichita. The faithful pet traveled about 400 miles to be found, ending mournful months for the boy who believed her gone.

Pep Wichita Kas Colorado Springs Peppy Hav Sammy Cooper

Indian man recalls rubbing alcohol ordeal near Smokewater

Seymour Kanaka, an Indian resident near Mont., testified about drinking rubbing alcohol and suffering severe smoke and eye irritation that blinded him briefly, describing how he left home and felt intense vapor in his mouth and eyes.

Mont Seymour Kanaka

Decatur High School Drama Cast Prepares The Gang's All Here

Thirteen members of the Decatur high school dramatic class will star in The Gang's All Here, a senior class play at Riverside auditorium on Friday December 13. Mrs Willard J Brown the dramatic director praises the cast as unusually talented and the production as one of the most humorous ever seen in Decatur.

Decatur High School Riverside Auditorium Willard J. Brown Decatur

Accident Victim S Reports Better Improvement

Athens Alabama December 4 Maxwell Tidwell 19 was unconscious after a Sunday night accident and showed slight improvement Tuesday. He remained in hospital as Keyea was held in the city jail awaiting word on Tidwell condition. both are well known locally.

Athens Ala Maxwell Tidwell Tidwell Keyea

LaGuardia Calls for Snappy City March Song

Mayor LaGuardia seeks a martial tune to embody New York City and asked Gene Buck of the ASCAP to sponsor a contest. He urged authors and composers to create a work that will last for ever.

New York

Dramatic Class Earns Notable Honors for Ability

Members of the dramatic class have shown outstanding ability and earned recognition for their performances and future potential.

Unemployment Figures Released by Government Panel

Semi official estimates show 10,915,000 jobless last September with 5,000,000 formerly jobless finding work since March 1933. The figures, long used by agencies, were kept secret until today as the committee’s work was completed last spring.

Washington

Teasdale and Francis Compared in 1930s Civility Debates

The fragment references Teasdale calling something the most civilized, Kay Francis described as generous, and a note on Elissa. It suggests a literary or cultural discussion of public figures and virtue in early film and poetry circles. No clear event or outcome is stated.

Teasdale Kay Francis Elissa Moscow Russia

Hybrid of forceful and spiritual hands in his work

A fragment notes a blend of forceful and spiritual hands shaping his work titled 4 inspi ration. The text suggests a crafted approach merging physical handling with contemplative influence, reflecting a nuanced artistic method.

Ihual

Welfare workers heard by Rotary in Alabama welfare talk

The event opened with Raymond Britain and two ladies introducing guests including Miss Katherine Dunn of the American Public Welfare Association studying unemployment in Alabama. Miss Bess Adams spoke on the state department of public welfare, introduced by Owen Wise.

Raymond Britain Jane Malone Jane Harris Katherine Dunn American Public Welfare Association Alabama Bess Adams State Department of Public Welfare Thelma McGinney Louella Masterson Morgan County Department of Public Welfare Owen Wise

Gordian Knot 1935 Model Finds Sobieski Work

Jobless 23 year old Walter Sobieski, speaking to Boy's Court Judge J M Braude, explains he cannot enlist or qualify for relief due to lack of family, height, and residence. Judge Brand secures him a clerking job.

Gordian Knot Chicago Walter Sobieski J. M. Braude Army Navy CCC Brand

Tragic Strangling in Hotel Apartment Near San Diego

In San Diego California on December 0 Frank Mathews aged 41 was strangled in his hotel apartment. A man named Semes Lee was repairing something in the room and heavy springs appeared to have clamped Mathews’ neck, pressing his face into the bed linens.

San Dielo Calif Frank Mathews

Husky youngster weighed on local scales in Watertown

A neighbor brought a newborn baby to Hugo Briesemeister’s house in Watertown to be weighed on Hugo’s scales. The scale indicated 40 pounds, and Hugo claimed the weighing proves his catches are large fish.

Watertown Wis Hugo Briesemeister Hugo

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