Griffiths Holiday Offerings Set for Christmas Week
D W Griffith presents The Battle of the Sexes a human drama of domestic upheaval with a fortune seeking tale as Christmas week opens at the Princess theatre. Broadway Scandals a lively all talking musical opens Christmas Day with Egan Q Nell and Carrie delivering songs and romance. The Ghost Talks a Fox Movietone all talking farce stars Eaton and Twelvetrees in a two hour comedy adaptation by Max Marcin at the Princess next Friday.
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D. W. Griffith
America
Peare
Griffith
United Artists
The
Princess Theatre
Mony
Eatin Po
Vic Versati
Jack “Egan
Ne’ Aedee
Sally Q
Nell
Carrie
Ted
Mary
Fox Ovietone
Fox Movietone
Lew Seiler
Charles Eaton
Helen Twelvetrees
Max Marcin
Mystery Woman in Indianapolis Restored to Husband
Hundreds of letters and calls from relatives across Tennessee Alabama and other states followed the appearance of a memory lo st woman in Columbia. Officials traced her to Indianapolis where she was reunited with her husband.
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Columbia
Tennessee
Union
Indianapolis
Daily Want Ads Sweep Offerings and Opportunities
Readers are urged to scan the daily want ads for job openings, gigs, and services. The notices promise a range of chances from clerical posts to skilled trades, with details varying by location and advertiser.
Heavy Snow Falls Overnight in Decatur
Decatur residents woke to unexpected heavy snowfall that continued through the morning. The storm marked a record snowfall level for the area, surpassing last winter's totals.
Mass Meeting Called Tonight By Mutual Life Ins Co Alabama
Those interested in forming the Mutual Life Insurance Company of Alabama are called to meet at 7:30 this evening in Mayor B. Revene’s office. H. E. Hicks urges every Decaturite aiming to join from the ground floor to attend the meeting. Shop with Decatur merchants.
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Mutual Life Insurance Company of Alabama
B. Revene
H. E. Hicks
Enormous Volume Christmas Mail Handling Increases
Enormous volume of Christmas mail is handled daily at local post offices. Officials expect records to rise in incoming and outgoing mail after the season. Carriers stock offices with holiday cards and parcels as rush continues through Thursday while Wednesday is closed for the holiday.
Rabit Hunters In Their Glory Today
Rabbits hunted by boys out of school for Christmas as heavy Sunday snow makes tracking easy and Brer Rabbit trails lead to brush pile lairs with hundreds expected to be killed today.
Gifts For Many At Wilder Place
The Wilder Place Christmas tree program at the Episcopal church Sunday afternoon distributed gifts to all residents of the large plantation and featured a delightful Christmas program.
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Wilder Place
Annual Christmas Tree At St. John's Parish House
The annual Christmas tree entertainment for members of St. John's Episcopal church will be held at 7:30 this evening at the Parish house.
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St. John’s
St. John's. Episcopal Church
Many Photographs Of Snow Scenes
Amateur photographers were busy in and around Decatur Sunday snapping beautiful scenes. The snow was one of the prettiest to fall in this section, a fleecy blanket of white covering the earth, trees and rooftops to a depth of several inches.
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Decatur Sunday
Children Grab Snow Shoveling Jobs For Christmas Fun
Scores of small boys spent Christmas Eve clearing heaps of snow from sidewalks and streets. Their work provided a chance for some extra spending while they enjoyed playing in the white heaps.
Police Advice On Christmas Tree Snow Ignored
Sunday afternoon saw Chief of Police Lorber and the fire department warn against using cotton on trees to mimic snow. Real snow covered evergreens and was expected to last until Christmas Day on Wednesday.
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Fire Department
W. H
Sox) Lorber
Burlesque Star Involved in Philadelphia Mystery
Rowdy and Du Barry plot to help Rosalie March escape trouble after a deadly jail case. Kenessa visits Mother Murphy as plans form to secure Rosalie’s room and seize suitcases, while a disguise scheme unfolds and police scrutiny looms. The scene shifts through a dim Philadelphia speakeasy toward a dangerous pursuit.
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Rowdy
du Barry
Rosalie March
Philadelphia
Climmon
Mother Murphy
Rosalie
Kenessa
Colleen
Is Influenza World's Oldest Disease
AP report from Chicago notes worldwide medical debate after University of Chicago researchers, led by Dr Isidore S Falk, announced isolating the influenza germ. Historians and scientists discuss origins from Hippocrates to Kant and Napoleon era plagues, with influenza long linked to atmospheric forces and planetary influence.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Isidore S. Falk
Hippocrates
J. J. Walsh
Troy
Noah Webster
Webster
Immanuel Kant
Siberia
Russia
China
India
Finland
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
England
Scotland
Netherlands
France
Italy
Spain
London
United States
Falks
Wor Cago
Isidore Falk
Auto Traffic Hampered By Show In City Streets
Automobile traffic was severely slowed as a parade show occupied key downtown avenues. Police diverted vehicles while spectators gathered, causing delays in several blocks around the event site.
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Decatur Merchants
Decatur
Transit
City OF
C. M. Riggsbee
Police
Associated Press
Harry A. Dinger
Bollingfield
Washington
William Raynor
Massachusetts
Captain Dinger
Aitiol
Peter Stuyvesant
BY Leo Ryan
Piggly Wiggly
Virginia
Winesaps
Florida
Perpoten
Rome
Baltimore
Libby
Heinz
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