Twenty Thousand Years In Sing Sing on the Princess screen
A thousand stories compressed into the First National drama Twenty Thousand Years In Sing Sing unfolds at the Princess Theatre Monday and Tuesday. Spencer Tracy stars as Convict Tom Connors with Bette Davis as his moll in a stark prison life saga drawn from Ward Lawes of Sing Sing.
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Princess Theatre
Sing Sing
den Lewis FE. Lawes
Sing Prison
Ossiing
N. Y
Lawes
Spencer Tracy
Killer Mears
Tom Connors
Underworld
Bette Davis
Tracy
Moll
Board to Meet at First Methodist Church Session
The board of stewards of the First Methodist Church will meet in regular session Monday evening at 7 30 oclock Judge W T Lowe the chairman urged all members to be present.
Plans Discussed to Keep School Open
Athens Alderman reports the county board of revenue seeks a scheme to keep the local agricultural high school open for a full scholastic year or long enough for students to receive a full year’s credit. Proposal would cut certain subjects and reallocate funds to remaining departments to avoid wasting the year’s work.
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Athens
Ald
County Board of Revenue
Certificates Can Now Be Extended For Three Years
The state department of education notified school superintendents that teachers’ certificates expiring June 30 1933 may be extended for three years at no cost. County Superintendent George T Woodruff said blanks are available at the county courthouse. The ruling applies to regular certificates. emergency provisional certificates are excluded.
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State Department of Education
Priday
George T. Woodruff
Injured Child on Road to Recovery in Athens
Lucille Wooldridge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wooldridge of Athens, is recovering from injuries after being struck by an automobile driven by Prof. G. M. Hale, principal of a county school. She was crossing the street when she turned and was hit and knocked down. She is recuperating at powers hospital.
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Athens
Ala
Lucille Wooldridge
Allen Wooldridge
G. M. Hale
Pope and Lassiter in the final bout at Martin arena
Local wrestling fans await the return of Fred Lassiter from Ann Arbor to face Eddie Pope of Battleboro in Decatur Tuesday night’s main event at Martin arena. The card opens with Roughhouse Hagan against Jacques Moreau, promising a colorful show with speed, strength and showmanship.
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Fred Lassiter
Wolverine
Ann Arbor
Mich
Eddie Pope
Battleboro
N. C
Popes
Martin Arena
Freddie Knichel
Joe Gunther
Pope
Kugdom
Eddie
Plains of Abraham
New Orleans
Arch Villany
George Harbin
Negro Farmer Drowns After Boat Capsizes Near Athens
Ed Lucas, a negro farmer living south of Athens, lost his life this week when a rowing boat capsized. A companion was also thrown into the water but was rescued after the distress call. Lucas drowned before aid arrived.
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Athens
Ala
Ed Lucas
Lucas
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale in Morgan County Alabama
Default on a mortgage by L Buford Wyatt and Jennie A Wyatt transfers to Long Realty Company. Sale of Lots 25 and 27 in Block 22 Decatur Land Improvement addition No 3 to Decatur Alabama on April 19 1933 to settle the secured debt. Sale in front of Morgan County Court House under power of sale.
Mortgage transfer leads to public sale of Decatur property
Frances L Gover widow mortgaged property to Security Mortgage Company on August 1 1927 later assigned March 10 1933 to Long Realty Company The sale of Lots 16 18 and 20 Block 1h Addition 3 Decatur Land Improvement Companys Addition to Decatur will occur at public outcry in front of Morgan County Court House Decatur Alabama on April 19 1933 during legal sale hours The sale secures debt and costs with priority to prior liens and encumbrances
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L. Buford Wyatt
Jennie A. Wyatt
Security Mortgage Company
Morgan County
Alabama
Long Realty Company, & Corporation
House
Decatur
Decatur Land, Improvement & Furnace Company
Albany
New Decatur
Taocee Tanay 5 Long Realty Company
Frances L. Gover
Security Mortgage Company, & Corporation
Long Realty Company
County
Decatur Land, Improvement & Purssee Company
Long Realty
Chinese Province Puzzle Clues Follow League Question
A crossword style quiz lists horizontal and vertical clues about Chinese provinces and related terms. It includes references to the League of Nations, various time phrases, body parts, animals, and directional terms, inviting fills for a history and language themed puzzle.
Snappy Notes: Sports Faiths and Evolving Ambitions
A collage of sports chatter spans IMMY THOMPSON on teaching women versus men at Lakewood Golf Club, Bill Lane’s price for Frank Shellenback if a spitball ban ends, and Fred Kelly’s Olympic legacy. It also covers racing odds at Hialeah Park and a Harvard coaching hire sparked by Wesley Fesler’s speech, with Tangential asides on Vines Tilden Don George and a Sullivan platform rescue anecdote.
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Immy Thompson
Lakewood
Long Beach
Calif
Bill Lane
Hollywood
Frank Shellenback
Landis
Frank
Fred Kelly
Stockholm
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Hialeah Park
Wesley Fesler
Ohio State
Harvard
A. A
Public Speaking Club In Session at Central High
Central High School Excelior Public class met Friday morning in the east basement. Members agreed to two weekly meetings a regular session on a day and a business meeting Monday. A contest was started to recruit members and boost interest. The club will meet again next Friday. all interested are urged to attend.
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Central High School
Johnny McDermott Open Speech Sparks Controversy
The hall marked highlight recalls Johnny McDermott at Shawnee where he toasted the aim to beat foreigners in the National Open at Brookline. His outburst drew U S G A rebuke and he later spent years in an asylum in Norristown, Pa. Nonetheless observers deem him among golf’s greatest players.
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Johnny McDermott
Harry Vardon
Ted Ray
England
McDermott
Shawnee
Delaware Water Gap
Brookline
U. S
Marine Corps to Enlist Fifty Men in Macon
The United States Marine Corps District Recruiting Headquarters in Macon Georgia will enlist 50 high school graduates not less than 5 feet 8 inches tall and aged 18 to 25 on April 1.
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United States Marine Corps District
Macon
One Fined In Police Court For Public Drunkenness
A white man appeared in police court this morning and received a fine on charges of public drunkenness.
Tide Baseballers Face Strong Southern Foes In Spring Schedule
University of Alabama baseball opens against Nashville in Columbus Mississippi and Chattanooga in Selma. The Tide faces tough defense with questions about power after losing hitters Whitworth Aiken Fleming. Lefties Scott and Rogers join a green pitching staff while Buddy Dobbs may start for the Lookouts.
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Tide
F. C
Lookouts
Tidesmen
Buddy
Railbirds
Whitworth
Aiken
Fleming
Chattanooga
Nashville
Green
Scott
Rogers
Londos Defends World Title In Birmingham Bout
Jimmy Londos, hailed as world champion in most states, defeated John Paul Jones in Birmingham municipal auditorium before a huge crowd. Londos won in a single fall after a series of back drops left Jones unable to continue. Milo Steinborn won the opening bout.
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Jimmy Londos
Union
John Paul Jones
Birmingham
Municipal Auditorium
Londos
Jones
Jim
Milo Steinborn
Income Tax Debate Overshadows Sales Tax Talk
Legislation on the Goodwyn income tax amendment advances in the House and faces a Senate fight. Opposition from Senator Bonner and Senate Leader Powell signals a heated battle while surrounding measures reshape state finances and salaries.
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House
Senate
J. Miller Bonner
Wilcox
Powell
Macon
Committee On
Lapsley-Lusk
Sparks
Committee On Municipal Organizations
Little Anne Hunter Recovers After Tonsil Operation
The child of Mr and Mrs J R Hunter rests well this afternoon after a tonsil removal operation performed this morning.
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Little Anne Hunter
J. R. Hunter
River Falling as Gauge Drops to 154 Feet
The Tennessee River was falling today with a gauge reading of 154 feet at 7 o'clock. No warnings issued as water levels ease after a rise in recent days.
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Tennessee
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Jacques Moreau
F.D.R
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Roosevelt
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the Commercial Printing Dept
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Decatur Dary
Lassiter
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Gaul
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League of Nations
Educati Institute
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St Convent
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Titden
Ellsworth Vines
Bill Tilden
Vines
Tilden
Boston
Don George
Rassler
Anne Boland
Broadway
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Lynn
Mass
Marine Corps
Tide Baseballers
Jam Auditorium
James M. Doran
Industrial Alcohol
Washington
Prohibition Bureau
Blue Sky
Bill
Huston Thompson
Congress
Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
Edgar
Tunstall
Millsap
Monroe
Hooton
Percy Pitts
Chilton
Reno
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Montgomery
New York
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