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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1938

Page

3

Wells Fargo and Stage Door at Princess Next Week

Moviegoers are invited to see Wells Fargo at the Princess Theatre next Monday and Stage Door as a double feature. Wells Fargo follows the rise of Wells and Fargo’s express business with Joel McCrea and Frances Dee in a dramatic West romance. The program includes a note on Bob Burns delivering a standout performance as a scout. The second snippet reports the Clyde Liner Troquois running aground in Miami port, blocking shipping.

Wells Fargo Princess West Princess Theatre Wells and Fargo California Joel McCrea Frances Dee Builders of Empire Bob Burns Burns Henry O'Neil the Princess

Holdup Man Allows Gas Station to Continue Business

Buffalo, Jan. 15. A considerate robber helped the gas station stay open last night when Ed ward McDonald, the attendant, asked to leave coins in the register. The thief took only the bills and fled, allowing McDonald to continue serving customers.

Buffalo Edward McDonald McDonald

Merit exams draw 3150 for Alabama unemployment job tests

About 3150 people in Montgomery took merit examinations aimed at appointment or reappointment to positions with the Alabama Unemployment Compensation Commission on January 15.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Unemployment Compensation Commission

Stage Door film review highlights Hepburn and Rogers

A striking realistic tale of stage dreams and rivals. Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers star around a diverse cast, with Adolphe Menjou as a leading producer and Gail Patrick, Andrea Leeds, Lucille Ball in supporting roles, all building to tense dramatic heights.

Ginger Rogers Katharine Hepburn Adolphe Menjou RKO Radio Gal Patrick Constance Collier Andrea Leeds Samuel S. Hinds Lucille Ball Miss Hepburn Miss Rogers New York Gail Patrick

Pistol Shoot Medals Stolen During Sheriff Banquet

In Grand Island Nebraska Sheriff A E Carter noted no medals were awarded at the Nebraska Sheriff's and Peace Officers Association pistol shoot after a thief broke into his hotel room and stole the medals while 150 officers attended a banquet on the floor below.

Grand Island Nebraska Sheriff's and Peace Officers Association A. E. Carter

Greek steamer Aspasia in distress after storm loss

The Greek steamer Aspasia, intercepted after a distress call, reports two men killed in a recent storm and her hull badly leaking. Rescue efforts or further details were not disclosed.

New York Aspasia Radiomarine

Day Is Night in Big City Set at MGM

A massive cover set project at Metro Goldwyn Mayer creates a two block long New York City exterior for daytime night scenes. The new exterior will support a large building expansion and stars Luise Rainer and Spencer Tracy in Big City, showing at the Strand Theatre Sunday.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer New York City Big City Luise Rainer Spencer, Tracy Strand Theatre

Dangerously Yours at Princess Theatre opens Sunday

A transatlantic thrill-ship romance centers on Phyllis Brooks and Cesar Roméro as they chase a fabulous diamond. The adventure spans two continents with a romance driving the plot and a jewel heist amid danger and intrigue.

Cesar Romero Phyllis Brooks Twentieth Century-Fox the Princess Princess Theatre Cesar Roméro Phyllis Brooks Jane Darwell Omar America

Divorce Trial Travels Through Injuries In Los Angeles

In Los Angeles on January 15 a divorce trial continued despite injuries among participants. The judge, Superior Judge Georgia Bullock, fractured her elbow after tripping on a mat, and attorney Joseph Jonesi arrived with a sling claiming he fell in a bathtub.

Los Angeles of Justice Georgia Bullock Joseph Jonesi Jonesi

Alabama Heart Disease Tops Death Causes in November

The November provisional report shows heart disease as the leading cause of death in Alabama. Morgan County recorded 3 deaths from heart disease and 44 total deaths from all causes that month, while the state total reached 376 deaths.

Alabama Morgan County Bureau of Vital Statistics State Department of Health

She Loved a Fireman at Capitol Sunday Afternoon

Alas co set and Dick Joran star in a Capitol stage play about romance. The Sunday matinee centers on a fireman and his love interest with a light, sentimental plot.

Alas Co Dick Joran Capitol

Star Plays Contraption In Banjo on My Knee Filming

During production of Banjo on My Knee at Capitol Theatre Walter Brennan plays Newt Holley the Mississippi River shanty singer who uses a one man band contraption with harmonica drums bells xylophone bottles and other instruments to produce melody for the film.

Twentieth Century- Fox Capitol Theatre Walter Brennan Newt Holley Hollywood Mississippi River Tobacco Road Brennan

Six New Hits in Art ists and Models musical riot

Jack Benny returns with Artist and Models opening next Thursday at the Stratosphere. Cast includes Ida Lupino Gail Patrick Richard Arlen Ben Blue Judy Canova Martha Raye and Louis Armstrong. Featured songs include Whispers in the Dark Moonlight and Shadows Pop Goes the Bubble Public Melody Number One Stop Youre Breaking My Heart Sasha Pasha and Mr Esquire by noted composers.

Ida Lupino Richard Arien Gail Patrick Martha Raye Louis Armstrong and Orchestra Jack Benny Benny Richard Arlen Ben Blue Judy Canova Louis Arm Str Theatre Leo Robin Frederick McHander Autho Ralph Freed Burton Lane Ted Koehler Harold Arlen Sasha Pasha Yacht Club Boys Mr Esquire Victor Young

Leonardo's Adoration of the Magi Left Unfinished

Leonardo da Vinci began Adoration of the Magi for the monks of St Donato but never completed the painting. The work remains as a landmark unfinished Renaissance canvas.

Leonardo da Vinci St. Donato

Pranksters Take $64 From Shoe Store in Chicago Robbery

Mrs. David Tarfis laughed at the sight of her husband bound with shoe strings in the Chicago shoe store he runs. The pranksters had fled with $64 from the empty cash register, leaving the husband to face the crime.

Chicago David Tarfis

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