A remake project linked to Show Boat plans unfold
A media note describes Universal planning a new musical remake of Show Boat with Hollywood talent and revisions. It references Ferber and Jerome, and mentions actors including Bwelvetrees, Frank Woody, and Norman Foster, with Jackie Twig as a nickname.
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Jez
Universal
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Jerome
Bwelvetrees
Frank Woody
Jackie They
Twig
Hollywood star risks life while filming in distant lands
The article recalls actor Lee Tracy obtaining a press badge to chronicle track stars in Los Angeles and St Louis high schools, aiding Joie Ray’s rise to fame. It ends by asking which powerful film executive is in trouble back east and which three New York lawyers plan to handle a spouse’s case.
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Lae
Tracy
Oegg
Los Angeles’ Coliseum
Gt Hohe
Jose Ray
Lee
St.Louis, Mo
Joie Ray
Jackson Schultz
New York
DeMille Launches First Commercial Airline Out of Los Angeles
Film pioneer Cecil B. DeMille reportedly started the first commercial airline service from Los Angeles, marking a notable move into aviation amid Hollywood industry shifts.
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Cecil B. DeMille
Los Angeles
Minute Interviews on Lee Highway Paving Request
A politician at the state capitol presses Governor Miller to include paving the Lee highway in a new program. He adds he will discuss politics while present, signaling campaigning for House speakership. The exchange highlights the intersection of infrastructure ambitions and partisan optics.
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Miller
State Capitol
Montgomery Seeks Replacement Member in 1935 Election Controversy
Pioya Moteyham of Montgomery moves to replace veteran Senator Charles B Teasley amid a 1935 dispute over ballot integrity. Montgomery County urges abolishing a law after indicting four men for soliciting or buying absentee ballots in May and June primaries. The grand jury cites the act as a major fraud source. Editor Mooneyham, and editor Nunnalee weigh in on the case and a related travel anecdote involving a gift wrapped in a Montgomery Weekly edition sent to central Germany in May and June.
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Pioya Moteyham
Montgomery
Charles B. Teasley
Montgomery County
Mooneyham
Prank Nunnalee
Montgomeriea
Germany
Vacation Anecdotes and Household Quips Across The City
A jumble of humorous couples talk and daily life scenes, from weddings and neighbors to hobbies and finances. Jokes about vacations and rain, blue, yellow and red savings boxes, and a jury verdict for a short love story mix with light domestic advice and summer observations.
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Jim
Sam
J. T. Budinger Called to Birmingham for Ill Relative
J. T. Budinger of the works division was summoned to Birmingham Sunday due to a relative's illness. He expects to return to Decatur tonight.
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J. T. Budinger
Works ‘Division
Birmingham
Decatur
Return Book From Friend Wrapped in Same Paper
A book is returned to a friend wrapped in the same paper that traveled about 10 000 miles across land and sea in just over a month. The journey underscores the reach of post across oceans and roads.
The House of Rothschild at Theatre Four
The Rothschild tale opens a two day run at the Princess Theatre with George Arliss in the title role. The film stars Loretta Young Robert Young and Florence Arliss and features Boris Karloff C Aubrey Smith and many others in a grand Allied Artists release hailed as Hollywood’s finest this season. The climax in St James Palace showcases the first three color Technicolor coronation set.
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Joseph M. Schenck
Darryl Zanuck
20Th Century Pictures Company
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Florence Arliss
Alfred Werker
Maude T. Howell
Nunnally Johnson
United Artists
Hollywood
Boris Karloff
Helen Westley
C. Aubrey Smith
Reginald Owen
Alan Mowbray
George Benavent
Murray Kinnell
Holmes Herbert
Arthur Byron
Paul
Carden Funeral Rites At Powell Chapel
Funeral services were held at Powell Chapel southwest of Hartselle for 2 year old Charles William Carden son of Mr and Mrs George Carden. The child died at 1506 Sixth Street Sunday afternoon. Interment followed at Swell Chapel with Priest in charge. Survived by parents and George Carden Jr.
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Hartselle
Brown
Charles William Carden
George Carden
Swell Chapel
George Carden, Jr
Mrs Lucy King Dies At Rural Home
Funeral services were held Monday at Symna church in Lawrence county for Mrs. Lucy King 64 who died Saturday night at her Kitchens Mill residence Danville Route 3. Interment was at Symma with Brown of Decatur directing. Surviving are five sons Jeff Sanford Ira Noah and Arthur of Lawrence county and two daughters Mrs Leoland Terry of Lawrence county and Mrs M F Norton of Oklahoma City.
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Lawrence County
Lucy King
Kitchens Mill
Danville
Symma
Brown
Decatur
Jeff
Sanford
Ira
Noah
Arthur
Leoland Terry
M. F. Norton
Oklahoma City
Famous Bridge Teacher and a Pupil’s Top Scores
The account recalls a May partnership between a renowned bridge teacher and a pupil making a first appearance in a duplicate game at the Knickerbocker Whist Club. Confidence carried them to the top score, with a bold hand in clubs and four small cards in diamonds driving the round’s high result.
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Knickerbocker
Diamonds
Bidding Decisions On A Short Inclin Cantor Hand
The bidding sequence shows South as dealer open with a heart bid then clubs, diamonds and back to clubs. East faces AKQd 875 10 4 10 and two questions arise: should East bid the grand slam and should West fulfill the contract.
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Iamonds
East
West
Rites Held Here For Charles Lang
Funeral rites were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 by Rev. E N Lang at the residence 199 Danville road. Interment followed at city cemetery with Brown Directors aiding. Mr Lang died recently in New Orleans and body arrived by rail Saturday.
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Catee
E. N. Oe Lang
E.ade
Danville Road
City Cemetery
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Larg
New Orleang la
Miss Julia Dent Woodard Visits Tennessee Relatives
Miss Julia Dent Woodard travels through Tennessee to visit relatives at several locations, with stops noted in local social sources. Her itinerary includes multiple towns as part of a family visit.
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Julia Dent Woodard
Tennessee
Origins of South State Tours in One Minute Histories
Clark Kinnaird presents a micro history of Southern states for daily readers. The piece notes Carolina split into North and South Carolina in 1729, both among the original thirteen. South Carolina seceded first in 1861, with mottos quoted and a brief nod to its spirit and wealth.
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Clark Kinnaird
Souththern
Central Press
Decatur Daily
Carolina
North
South Carolina
Sassamine County Profile Highlights Key Facts
Yellow Sassamine known as Palmetto with agriculture and cotton manufacture as chief interests. 39th in area, 26th in population. Highest point Sassafras Mountain in Pickens county. Lowest point Atlantic Ocean. Capital Columbia. Largest city Charleston.
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Pickens County
Atlantic Ocean
Columbia
Charleston
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