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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1931

Page

8

Beery Talks On Playing Scorpio In The Secret of Thelma Mayer

Beery discusses his role as Scorpio in The Secret Mayer drama city life at the Princess theatre. He explains the gunman is a dangerous, merciless figure drawn from police records and news reports and aims to evoke laughter at the portrayal rather than sympathy. He notes the film exposes gangster reality without romanticizing it.

wyn-Mayer City Life Princess Theatre Scorpio Butch Snake Beery George Hill Frances Marion Lewis Stone John Mack Brown Jean Harlow Marjorie Rambeau Paul Sheridan County Montana Plentywood Department of Agriculture J. B. Kincer Weather Bureau Division of Agricultural Meteorology

Large Cast Drives Action in Condemned Row Thriller

Beauty Cries Dishes features Hurst Clark Gable Ralphy John Miljan DeWitt Jennings and a huge cast. The plot promises gun battles a dramatic murder trial a sensational gang attack by vigilantes and a climactic finale in Condemned Row.

Hurst Clark Gable Ralphy John Miljan DeWitt Jennings

Ill at home Aaron Montgomery ill at his Fifth Avenue West home

The notice reports Aaron Montgomery is ill at his home on Fifth Avenue West and friends are noted to be concerned.

Aaron Montgomery Fifth Avenue West

Classified Section Profits Everyday Readers

A concise note on the value of the Classified Section urging readers to profit from its daily listings and notices. It highlights a habit of checking ads, notices, and small ads as a practical routine for readers.

Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues Fragment

Crossword puzzle clues and partial entries listed with numbers and jumbled phrases. The readable items include Across clues for photographs and other terms, plus scattered partial answers and references to river, pronouns, and poetic terms.

Drought Blasts Prime Wheat Belt With Widespread Losses

A severe drought dries up vast wheat areas across Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, Utah and parts of Canada Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba. Farmers lose pastures and seedbed, with little subsoil moisture, while government drought aid remains limited and tied to current crops.

Charles P. Stewart Central Press Washington, D. C Idaho Montana North Dakota Nevada Utah Alberta Saskatchewan British Columbia Manitoba Plentywood Mont

Voice of the People urges cotton use to lift farming price

A letter from Decatur reader Jno. R Witt argues cotton farmers face dire poverty and urges civic leaders and local papers to push broader cotton use and standardization. He cites national interest, new uses, and potential bread lines if prices stay low, calling for weekly strong editorials for cotton.

Mexico Europe Decatur Decatur Daily W. R. Spight United States JNO. R, Witt

Sunday eliminates secrecy in San Francisco wedding

George M. Sunday son of Billy Sunday obtained a license to wed Mauryne Reichard known as Miss La Salle. The ceremony location was kept secret in San Francisco where Reichard was named as the other woman in a former divorce suit filed by Mrs Harriet Sunday last year.

George M. Sunday Billy Sunday Mauryne Reichard San Francisco

Rockwood Stone Co Wins Major Philadelphia Station Contract

Russellville news reports Rockwood Stone Company awarded a 500 carload order of Alabama limestone for the new Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Philadelphia. General manager C A Perry says the 250 000 cubic feet project is the largest the company has received and will employ 250 workers for seven to eight months, with fabrication in Russellville.

Rockwood Stone Company Russellville Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia C. A. Perry

Home Demonstration Club Notes in Limestone Area

Limestone area home demonstration notes report landscape architecture course for clubs led by Sam Brewster with eight demonstrations planned and county nutrition study. July picnics at Gum Springs include games songs judging demonstrations. cabbage with cheese recipe and curb market details listed.

Auburn Limestone County Council Sam Brewster Blackburn Pettysville Gum Springs Nick Davis Road

Graham Muffins With Graham Flour Recipe

A compact recipe for Graham muffins using graham flour baking powder sugar and salt with egg milk and melted fat. Combine dry ingredients then mix in a slightly beaten egg milk and fat. Do not over mix. Bake in muffin pans 25 to 30 minutes at a hot oven 400 to 425 degrees.

Rockwood Stone Company Wins Major Orders for Capitol and Building

Rockwood Stone Company reports its third largest order in recent months for stone used in the Louisiana State Capitol at Baton Rouge and the Metropolitan Life Insurance Building in New York City. The plant operates full time day and night to meet demand as shipments begin.

Pennsylvania Rockwood Stone Company Louisiana State Capitol Baton Rouge Metropolitan Life Insurance New York City

Crack Fillers For Wood 1 Shellac Melted Into Cracks

Instructions list methods for wood crack fillers using shellac, plaster or whiting, corn starch, and a two part mixture of glue varnish and linseed oil. Mixtures are prepared thick, heated, poured, and sanded smooth when dry. Filler may be tinted to match wood.

Inexpensive Fillers For Large Cracks And Dress Contest News

Inexpensive fillers are described using glue and sawdust or pulp from newspapers to seal cracks. Miss Mattie Miller, 4-H club member, won a New York grand prize in a National Fabric dress making contest.

Mattie Miller Reid Club New York Sarver & Hightower

Thrift Rules Regulated in the Cae Field Section

The notice outlines thrift rules and regulations within the cae field section. It summarizes standards, enforcement, and expected conduct for entities and individuals operating under the relevant authority.

Opportunities Packed Into Decatur Daily Classifieds

Classified section overflows with opportunities described as crowded and dense like sardines. The wording conveys a chaotic, packed layout of ads and notices in the Decatur Daily.

Decatur Daily

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