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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1930
Page
3
Lillian Roth appears in the Princess Theatre program for Animal Crackers. The film continues The Cocoanuts vibe with the Marx Brothers in a manor house caper filled with musical spoof and farcical escapades.
A Georgia Roosevelt for President club hosts Governor-elect Richard Russell as the crowd pledges support for Franklin Roosevelt. Speakers debate regional differences and national unity with Owen Young and Judge Frank McLaugh urging endorsement and democratic resolve.
The piece features Groucho Zeppo Harpo and Chico arriving amid a festive gathering disrupted by a heavyweight Butler clash and a hostess rival over a painting. Lil Roth leads a strong feminine cast with many pretty girls in lingerie and bathing suits. Victor Heerman directs the photoplay dynamite production alongside Margaret Dumont and others.
Fanny denies wrongdoing as she flees with Bob Daniels after heated confrontation with Mrs. Prost. David orders her to stay. Leona helps pack and she boards a train but slips away with Daniels to New York, where a roadster awaits near a Sixth Avenue deli.
A troubled exchange ends with a door shut and Fanny Frost vanished from Bob's sight. Mrs. Frost plans a permanent separation as a new chapter begins for Beauty and the couple's unsettled conflict.
The piece presents a lively musical burlesque featuring Harpo and Chico with harp and oboe. It promises refreshingly diverting tunes and new animal themed lines while preserving the act’s familiar talents and moments.
Members of Winona Council Junior Order United American Mechanics plan nominations for new officers at next Friday evening’s meeting. The lodge has seen rapid growth with many new members over the past year and expects a large turnout.
In Omaha a driver and judge spar over a speeding claim as Leo Curtis cites a truck that would not reach 40 to 45 mph. The court fines the truck at $.00 and orders speedometer checks as all police cars are sent to a shop for testing.
Government agents in Santiago de Chile thwarted a planned assassination by removing a bomb aimed at President Colonel Carlos Ibanez and his delegation as their train neared the capital from the south.
Alabama convicts earned $1,091,479.43 over four years ending 1930, despite a $79,902.20 annual loss. The daily average inmate population rose from 3,209 in 1920-27 to 5,034 in 1929-30. County convicts were deemed a dead loss to the state by officials.
The notice invites readers to shop for stocking stuffers by scanning the classified section titled Christmas Gift Suggestions. It emphasizes effortless browsing for holiday items and gift ideas available in the listings.
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