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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1941

Page

5

Dance Hall stars Casanova Romero in Roxy The a Treasure

A cinema week features Casanova of Paradise romance in Dance Hall at the Roxy Theatre with Yesar Romero as Jake the dance hall manager wooing Carole Law. Carole Landis returns as Venus in a plot of flirtation and pride. Also noted: North Dakota 1940 death rate and census birth data.

Paradise Venus Yesar Romero Roxy Theatre Carole Law Romero Jake Carole Fandis Carole Duke Pavil Arte Carole Landis Miami North Dakota Cesar Romero

Dressed to Kill Opens at Princess Theatre Starring Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan reprises Michael Shayne in Dressed to Kill opening Tuesday at the Princess Theatre. Engaged to Mary Beth Hughes, Shayne hunts a killer after two murders disrupt his wedding plans and a promised exclusive story pays big. Sheila Ryan, Ben Carter, Virginia Briss, and others co star as the detective races to solve the case.

Lloyd Nolan Mike Shayne Mary Beth Hughes Michael Shayne Shayne Princess Theatre Nolan Mike Inspector Pierson William Demarest Mary Beth Sheila Ryan Ben Carter Virginia Brise Fichy Kaiser Henry Daniel Bug Forde Stanley Raih Manning O'Connor Richard Burke Brett Halliday Sol M. Wurtzel

CRYPTOQUOTE PUZZLE AND CLUES LISTING

A compiled crossword and cryptoquote puzzle page with Turkish Turkish weary theme clues and a quotation attribution. The grid hints cover across and down entries from 1 to 45 with definitions, language variants, and a featured cryptogram quote attributed to Plutarch.

Brooks Named as Chief of Staff

Hayden Brooks a Birmingham businessman and amateur aviator was appointed chief of staff of the Alabama Civil Air Patrol Harold F Wood state wing commander announced Asa Rountree Jr head of the Alabama Aviation Commission was named executive officer Patrol duties include guarding airports providing courier service observation work and towing gunnery targets

Birmingham Ala Hayden Brooks Alabama Civil Air Patrol Harold F. Wood Asa Rountree Alabama Aviation Commission

Recruiter Remembers Teen Navy Hopeful

Ralph Walker told a Navy recruiting officer this morning that he was told to return at age 17, recalling earlier guidance amid wartime recruitment in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Ralph Walker Navy

Hero of Merrimac Offers Serv

A 77 year old Navy lieutenant K R Clausen walked into a New York recruiting office declaring willingness to rejoin naval service. He said he was part of the Merrimac crew that sank the Spanish fleet at Santiago Harbor in 1896 and claimed to be 78 though he joked about his age. Officers did not yet decide on his offer.

Lana Turner Roxy Miss Turner Metropolitan New York Amartly Fight K. R. Clausen Navy Santiago Harbor Cuba

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