British face challenge to Hollywood monopoly in theater
Hollywood hosts discuss a potential shift as Old Vic dominance fades with the Actor's Laboratory plan. John Garfield cites hopes Awake And Sing may tour New York and feature Chekhov and a new play. Night In Paradise stars Merle Oberon, Turhan Bey but fails to impress. A feud grows between RKO and Las Vegas over Lady Luck film plans.
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Sergeant Jones Granted Honorable Discharge at Camp Beale
Sergeant James B. Jones, grandson of Mrs. Edna Owens of Decatur, was honorably discharged from the armed forces at Camp Beale separation center. He entered service in March 1944 and served 27 months as a plumber with the Army Service Forces at Camp Cooke, California.
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Edna Owens
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Camp Cooke
California
Youth Killed in Birmingham Scooter Crash
Alfred Eugester aged 15 of Powderly was killed and companion Jack Smith 16 injured in a scooter collision with a car in Birmingham. Smith was listed in critical condition today.
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Birmingham
Alfred Eugester
Powderly
Jack Smith
Lipscomb Votes to Keep Mayor Form in Special Election
Lipscomb voters rejected adopting a city commission government in a special election held yesterday. The tally stood 117 against and 2 for the change, maintaining the current mayoral system in Lipscomb Alabama.
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Lipscomb
Ala
Film Notes and Stage Hopes Stir In Review Column
A city reacts to a range of films and theater plans. Vegans denounce corruption in a movie, while RKO’s Till The End Of Time draws mixed town response. Other items mention De Mille's Unconquered bathtub scene, Paulette Goddard in a vintage tub, Bob Montgomery's play, The Old Vic's Peer Gynt on radio, and stars like George Jessel, Lon McCallister, David Street, Marilyn Maxwell, Joan Crawford, and cast in The Late George Apley and a Republic serial.
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Robert Mitchum
Las Vegas
Cecil B. de Mille
Paulette Goddard
Bob Montgomery
The
Old Vic
George Jessel
Seattle
Lon McCallister
Bob
Battle
David Street
Marilyn Maxwell
Joan Crawford
Raymond Massey
Our Annual Stay-At-Home Summer Advice For Parents
A collage of notes and vignettes from Decatur Woman and others humorously contrasts household scenes with romance and politics. A cookery school potato lesson and a June romance refrain mix with a quip by David Lloyd George about measuring a man, highlighting light, era-appropriate social column fodder.
Daily Crossword and Cryptogram Puzzle Roundup
Crossword clues span across and down with terms from religion to geography and tools. The cryptogram quote decodes to a Shakespeare line about leaving her to heaven and the thorns in her bosom.
Kindness Quote and Odd Virginia Classifieds
A Virginia weekly carries various snippets and ads including a philosophy quote on kindness by a Chinese sage. For sale a violin with a loose peg in the head. A courtroom quip about a divorce costs three dollars, prompting a humorous exchange about race and payment.
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Virginia
West dealings with Spain and Russia loom in UN and Paris talks
Mackenzies column notes delaying Spain Spain issue in the UN Security Council intensifies Western tensions as Big Four foreign ministers prepare to reconvene in Paris. The crisis centers on Russia Western Allies divergences and the fate of European peace treaties seen at stake in the Paris talks.
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Britain
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Alabama Man Credits Ozark Tonic for Relief after Years of Suffering
A Gadsden Alabama man Charlie McCurdy says four years of rheumatism and stomach trouble eased after taking Ozark Mountain Tonic. He and his wife report strong benefits, praising the tonic as a hematinic appetizer and stomachic that builds red blood and aids digestion. The ad notes sales at Thompson Drug Store in Decatur and urges asking for the blue mountain bottle.
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Decatur
Thompson Drug Store
What Every Woman Knows Says About Weight Loss
A humorous quip contrasts harsh words about weight with a hopeful line that a partner’s praise means the woman is getting thinner. The exchange frames a lighthearted view of body image and complimented appearance.
Quick relief for athlete's foot and ringworm
Athlete's Foot and Ringworm relief ad advertising Leroy Lotion promises itching relief after first application. Money back if not satisfied within three days. Limited to 500 units available at all Decatur Drug Stores.
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ALL Decatur Drug Stores
Folsom Wins Democratic Nomination After Runoff in Alabama
James E. Folsom carries 47 of Alabama's 67 counties in the June 4 runoff to secure the Democratic nomination for Governor. He polls 205,168 to Handy Ellis's 144,126, a record runoff total of 349,294 statewide. Ellis carries 19 counties. other races show Owen, Harrison, Battle, and Patrick winning various posts. New state legislators were also nominated in several districts.
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Gessner T. McCorvey
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Jack) Owen
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Talladega
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Jefferson
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Clay—E. E. Nelson
William P. Molette
Escambia
Flournoy Lovelace
Frank L. Haynes
James G. Adams
William Beatty
Lawrence Dumas Jr
Local Figures Named in Regional Notices
Wallace Gibson Hugh Kaul J Paul Meeks and Will H Sadler Jr listed with Richardson Marion R Wright and Monroe W Garrett Talladega G Hysér Leonard Walker Chester M Black in regional notices.
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Hugh Kaul
J. Paul Meeks
Will H. Sadler Jr
Lawrence
B.richardson
Marion
R. R. Wright
Monroe
W W. Garrett
Talladega
G. Hysér Leonard
Walker
Chester M. Black
Low Bid For Court Interior Sparks Montgomery Bid
Hobbie and Floyd of Montgomery submitted a low bid of 5700 dollars to paint the state supreme court interior. State purchasing agent Howard Williams said the high bid coming in was 9879 dollars.
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Montgomery
State Supreme Court
Hobbie and Floyd
Howard Williams
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