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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1937

Page

3

Jean Harlow Laid To Rest In Glendale Funeral

Hollywood mourners gather at Forest Lawn as Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald sing two Harlow favorites. The 26 year old star died from uremic poisoning leaving a life marked by romance tragedy and box office power. Her ex husbands and mother attend along with son stars and studio figures.

Glendale Calif Movieland Jean Harlow Hollywood Jean Bello Miss Harlow William Powell Clark Gable Spencer Lionel Barrymore Warner Baxter Frank Morgan W. 8. van Dyke Ray June Charles McGrew ITT Hal Rosson R. Mont Clair Carpenter Kansas City Marino Bello Paul Bern Genevieve Smith Forest Lawn Memorial Park Nelson Eddy Jeanette MacDonald Jean

Marcia Faces Dreadful Choice Between Career and Love

Marcia visits Sandy Knight at Sullivan Knight and confronts the tension between a demanding advertising career and a potential romance. She muses on offer s of marriage versus continuing to work, while friend Ellen argues for prioritizing love over professional ambition. A looming change from Hartley interrupts the moment.

Marcia Typecraft Sullivan & Knight, Inc Sandy Abe Sullivan & Knight, Ink San Francisco Puri Ninth Street Ellen Marcela Hllen Marcia Madden Nans Hartley

Muni Hopkins Star in The Woman I Love at Princess Theatre

Paul Muni and Miriam Hopkins headline the World War romance The Woman I Love at the Princess Theatre. The drama follows two French flying comrades and a beautiful woman as combat, danger, and a deep friendship test loyalties during wartime Paris and the flying base.

Paul Muni Miriam Hopkins Princess ‘Theatre Muni Paris

Reverie and a Proposed Night Out with Walt Hartley

Marcia and Mr. Hartley debate a social truce as he suggests inviting Tony Elliott and a night on the town. She weighs his urbane mask against past hints of a ruthless inner self, while recalling Ellen and the need for female companionship.

Marcia Mr. Hartley Walt Tony Elliott Ellen

Building in Athens Goes on Steadily

Athens Alabama June 9 construction continues at a rapid pace. P W Hendricks Jr has broken ground for a new home while B S Turrentine and George C Johnson plan new houses. Four or five other projects are under way in the city.

Athens Ala P. W. Hendricks, Jr Turrentine George C. Johnson

It's a girl at the Chicago Zoo hippo birth ends suspense

Chicago Zoological Park announces a female hippo born after two weeks of guessing. Administrators celebrate noting females are valued higher both aesthetically and financially.

Chicago Chicago Zoological Park

Spur of the Moment Plans Involving Pilen

A speaker agrees to involve Pilen after a rush decision and suggests meeting at her apartment for a follow up. The exchange hints at a pending continuation of the scene and unknown plans.

Pilen

Crutcher suffers multiple fractures in Athens auto crash

Dr J B Crutcher Jr a noted local physician and child specialist is resting comfortably at Powers Hospital after X rays showed four broken bones from a Sunday accident. The pelvis both sides a broken ankle and a broken knee were among injuries. Mrs Crutcher and Miss Peggy Powell were in the car. Dr Crutcher Sr was recently injured and using crutches.

Athens Ala J. 8. Crutcher Powers Hospital Crutcher Peggy Powell Huntsville Dr. Crutcher

Coroner's jury accuses berry picker in Paducah shooting

PADUCAH Ky June 9 A coroner s jury accuses Delmar Vaught a 30 strawberry packer today of fatally wounding Davis O Cornelison 40 a berry picker from Maude Ala near Paducah Sunday The inquest concluded the fatal shooting occurred in the berry fields close to the city limits

Paducah Delmar Vaught Davis O Cornelison Maude Ala Here

Alabama gasoline tax tops one million monthly in 1937

Gasoline tax receipts for April 1937 reached 1 002 914 25 dollars, with 1934 totals at 727 826 00 dollars. The state has collected over a million dollars each month for the past year except January and February, reflecting a steady revenue rise.

Alabama

Negroes Seek To Rebuild School In Courtland

Negroes of the Baptist nation in Courtland plan to rebuild their school after a prior fire and partial insurance funding. Rev. R. L. Franklin of Courtland and Town Creek Baptist churches will preach to the Negro community Sunday afternoon following remarks by Rev. I. W. Myers of Southside Baptist Church.

Baptist Nation Courtland R. L. Franklin Town Creek I. W. Myers Southside

Revenue tax boosts state yield but harms church offerings

Kansas new sales tax raises state revenue yet reduces church donations as slot machines and church plates clash. The article notes a church event where funds dropped when metal tokens failed and mill pieces emerged, affecting church collections.

Arkansas City Kas Kansas

Pope laments Nazi persecution of Catholics in Germany

Pope Pius told Bavarian pilgrims in Castel Gandolfo that conditions in Nazi Germany are grave and menacing to Catholicism and cause one to weep.

Castel Gandolfo Italy Pius Nazi Germany

Beware of Biliousness In Hot Weather

In very hot weather digestion slows and symptoms like belching gas nausea and dizziness appear. The ad touts improved calomel tablets as a quick relief for biliousness including liver related discomfort and sluggish bowels, promoting a ten pack or twenty five count sale.

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