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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1937

Page

3

Sylvia Sidney Keeps Souvenirs From a Storied Career

The piece highlights Sylvia Sidney's sentimental memorabilia from babyhood to stage life. It notes her wide reading library, personal keepsakes like a silver mug, a headless doll, a brass necklace, and a fragment of a mirrored shard linked to her early theatrical break.

Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Hollywood Sidney

Name writer finds place in world amid park signs

In Springfield Michigan on June 5 a namer notes park fixtures and trailside maps escaped largely intact while special boards carry hundreds of names, revealing only partial success in cataloging signs and other markers.

Springfield

Why Scenes Are Shot Out of Screen Order in Films

Hollywood often shoots interior studio scenes before outdoor on location segments to match set construction with natural light and scenery. Sets are built and then interiors filmed, while exterior sequences are shot together on location. Directors also film by set locations, placing the rest of the story after early scenes. Universal’s Girl Overboard! with Gloria Stuart and Walter Pidgeon previews at the Capitol Monday and Tuesday.

Presnell Universal Gloria Stuart Walter Pidgeon Capitol Bet Presnell

Local visitors and graduation noted in Alabama region

Mrs. Marvin Gray visited her former home in Leighton Alabama. B M Blackburn traveled to the Great Smoky Mountains for a pleasure trip. Mr and Mrs J B Sarver and Mrs Callie Mae Hatchett attended Joe Sarver Jr s Auburn graduation this week. Sarver Jr earned high honors and an enviable college record.

Marvin Gray Leighton Ala B. M. Blackburn Great Smoky Mountains Callie Mae Hatchett Joe Sarver, Jr Auburn Young Sarver

Rossi declines kiss bid as he accepts Legion of Honor

In San Francisco on June 5 Mayor Angelo J. Rossi met a French ambassador with a cheeky exchange. Rossi refused a kiss but accepted the officer of the Legion of Honor decoration noting he would likely be kissed on both cheeks by the French envoy.

San Francisco Angelo J. Rossi United States

Pensioned at 109 in Charleston West Virginia

Comfort Daniels Christian a 109 year old mountain woman from McDowell county West Virginia has been granted an old age pension She left her cabin in 1932 to cast her vote for President Roosevelt and has not emerged in four decades until now She is the mother of 16 children and lives in retirement after many years of hardship

Ccharleston W. Va Comfort Daniels Christian Christian McDowell County Roosevelt

Miriam Muni and Miriam Hopkins Star in The Woman I Love

Film review highlights Paul Muni and Miriam Hopkins in RKO wartime romance The Woman I Love. Muni plays a shy aviator while Hopkins portrays his wife drawn to another man at the front, with Louis Hayward and others in the cast. The drama is noted for strong performances and gripping wartime situations.

Miriam Hopkins the Princess Paul Muni Woman I Love RKO Radio Muni Austria Footlighti Ag New York Louis Pasteur Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Minneapolis Journal Miss Hopkins Georgia Theatre Guild Pictures Hollywood Long Island Mumi Louis Hayward Colin Clive Wally Albright Mady Christians Paul Guilfoyle Owen Davis, Jr Adrian Morris

Sand drift and flood warnings on Santa Fe line

Westbound trains on the Dodge City Cimarron Valley branch are ordered to watch for sand drifts between Keyes and Boise City and for high water between Hugoton and Rolla. The two locations are about 50 miles apart.

Dodge City Kas Cimarron Valley Santa Fe Keyes Boise City Hugoton

Mules in Suit Against Southern Railway Highlight Case

A North Carolina case brings a claim by C. A. Boles seeking 1440 dollars after alleging damage tied to a train company. The court action centers on a large number of bob-tailed mules and the railroad's liability.

Winston-Salem N. C C. A Boles Southern Railway

Lavish Top of the Town dazzles with jam spreading spectacle

Universal's Top of the Town opens at the Prin eas theatre featuring Darla Nolan and George Murphy in a Moonbeam Room nightclub setup. Gertrude Niesen Ella Logan and Peggy Ryan headline musical numbers while six to ten comedians deliver comedy. The Jamboree finale unites 150 voices in a lively songfest. Ralph Murphy directs.

Universal Prineas Theatre Darla Nolan George Murphy Moonbeam Room Gertrude Niesen The Follies Henry Armetta Mischa Auer Hugh Herbert Gregory Ratoff Jason Robson Blue Hila Logan Peggy Ryan Ralph Murphy

Mules Chew Tails During Shipment Incident

During the transport, the hungry mules along the defendant's line chewed off each other’s tails, signaling distress and potential care issues in the shipment process.

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