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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1935
Page
7
A 1988 Decatur Daily item highlights a mammoth spectacle with a strong plot and tense emotional scenes. Praises mix with humor as Bradford’s story elevates the film at Princess Strand and Capitol venues.
Ropes wrote 42nd Street as choreography by Bobby Connolly features a global tango inspired dance with a hundred chorus girls led by Jolson and Miss Keeler who sing A Latin from Manhattan. Jolson tours a Broadway entertainer arc ending with a Caliente race tracks twist and Chicago partnership. Supporting cast includes Helen Morgan Barton MacLane Sharon Lynne Patsy Kelly Benny Rubin Phil Regan. Go Into Your Dance is adapted from Earl Baldwin screenplay.
Robert L. Lund, chairman of the board of the National Association of Manufacturers, is reported to be resigning from the Roper business advisory council. Three other business leaders deny a breakup of the United administration.
Evanston reports the Women’s Christian Temperance Union issued a statement proposing a nationwide beer drinking marathon. It contrasts a Milwaukee event with a government backed, non alcoholic beverage coalition and notes large beer consumption alongside declines in coffee and milk intake.
In Milwaukee on June 20, a group of 100 unknowns gathered to compete in a beer drinking event described as a communal art or science. They will lineup at 9:30 p.m. Central time before half gallon cans of foam, amid a city famed for veal cutlets and meatballs.
A boiler explosion on a northbound Southern Railway freight train near Braswell Georgia killed engineer W O Alexander and Jasper Parks both of Atlanta and severely injured fireman Lucious Chapman. The blast occurred at 5 05 a m 46 miles north of Atlanta, with the engine and tender badly damaged and no cars derailed. Railroad officials cleared the track two hours later. The incident follows a report on President Roosevelt and NRA legislation during Congress.
A new Reynolds release dramatizes forensic science in crime solving. The story centers on Captain Dor Wilks and agents using cartridge sniffing footprints hair and bite evidence to track bank robbers. Bruce Cabot stars as the pursued figure with Richard Arlen Virginia Brady Alice Brady in supporting roles.
Al Jolson limped about the First National studio lot while filming Go Into Your Dance. The star endured a very sore shin during production as the mammoth musical heads toward the Princess Theatre engagements Monday and Tuesday.
A Capitol Theatre engagement shows In Spite of Danger starring Wallace Ford and Marian Marsh. The film features a truck driver racing on a perilous road to save the life of his love, with explosive loads and high speed action.
The coast guard requested 37 million dollars from the Work Relief Administration to build 183 boats for operations against narcotic smugglers. A Senate bill would permit the unit to establish anti-smuggling zones 50 miles off the coast.
City officials approved new traffic controls on the street corridor to improve safety for pedestrians and streetcars. Ordinance details include reduced speeds, designated crosswalks, and enhanced signage to guide drivers and riders.
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