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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1937

Page

3

Mountain Justice at Princess Theatre

The First National melodrama Mountain Justice stars Josephine Hutchinson and George Brent in a tale of mountain fanaticism and reform. Ruth Harkins returns from the outside to help her people with education while facing opposition from her father and lashings from his fanatic zeal.

United States Princess Theatre Man Josephine Hutchinson George Brent Michael Curtiz Miss Hutchinson Ruth Harkins Guy Kibbee Robert Barrat Marcia Mae Jones Robert Barras Princess

Sandlin Scores 23 of 25 in Skeet Meet

Scores from this week's skeet competition list J E Sandlin hitting 23 of 25 targets while H C Shauver and Edwin Bean each hit 22. J C Howell 15 A J Houser 16 Dr A L Rogers 19 and J Street Sandlin 14.

J.E. Sandlin H. C. Shauver Edwin Bean J. C. Howell A. J Houser Dr. A. L. Rogers J. Street Sandlin

Dog Boomer Remembered by Breckenridge Railroad Men

In Breckenridge Minnesota on May 1 mourners including 200 businessmen and railroad men gathered in the rain for a funeral service for Boomer the collie who lived at the Great Northern round house for 12 years. Six pallbearers and 24 honorary pallbearers attended the burial amid tributes to the dog’s friendliness.

Breckenridge Minn Boomer Great Northern Railroad

Thriller at the Capitol in China Passage film

A United States customs agent pursues a stolen diamond in the RKO thriller China Passage set from Shanghai to a perilous voyage. Two American adventurers and an attractive young woman chase clues while poisoning threats and attacks unfold aboard an American bound liner. Stars include Miss Worth Haworth Gordon Jones and Leslie Fenton.

United States China RKO Radio Capitol Shanghai Miss Worth Haworth Gordon Jones University of California At Los Angeles Leslie Fenton Hollywood

Better Homes Institute Ends In Athens Alabama

A joint Better Homes Institute conducted by the TVA, the city of Athens, and home demonstration clubs concludes in Athens Alabama with plans for future programs.

Better Homes Institute Athens Ala TVA City of

Everything Is Thunder at Princess Theatre Sunday

A love story unfolds as an escaped English prisoner eludes capture while a bold romance deepens amid danger. Constance Bennett Douglass Montgomery and Oscar Homolka star in the GB picture Everything Is Thunder with suspenseful, passionate appeal based on J L Hardy’s best selling novel.

Tam Constance Bennett Douglass Montgomery Oscar Homolka Princess Theatre Roe ThEatory Berlin J. L. Hardy Himelf Compton Mackenzie O. O. McIntyre

Local dealers attend cooking demonstration session

The report notes a Friday afternoon gathering of local electrical dealers with strong attendance. TVA home economists Thelma Wilson and Clara Nadle led the cooking demonstrations, while Marion Spidie, county home demonstration agent, and H F Clark, TVA representative, supervised the sessions. An entertaining moment came Thursday evening when four local businessmen wore aprons and cooked.

Thelma Wilson Clara Nadle TVA Mia Marion Spidie H. F. Clark

Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy Star in Maytime at Princess

Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy bring star power to the Princess for a limited run of Maytime. Robert Z Leonard directs the lavish operetta adaptation with music by Romberg and Stothart. The cast also includes John Barrymore in a special appearance as part of the new movie season excitement.

Marietta Rose Marie Nelson Eddy Jeanette MacDonald Aida Johnson America New York Robert Z. Leonard Ziegfeld Sigmund Romberg Herbert Stothart John Barrymore Miss MacDonald Eddy Rois Bane Ae

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