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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1936
Page
3
Linda asks Dix to recount his career since leaving for Rome and London. He recalls drift after a three month show run, singing for a gramophone company, a few English films, and limited lead opportunities in Hollywood.
Linda supports Dix in Hollywood, financing and promoting his rise from extra to star potential. She redecorates, dresses anew, and plans a shared future, while Dix resists help, returns to low paying work, and questions their path as the couple chase fame amid doubts and sacrifice.
Advert shows Mrs Thaxton of Lexington Georgia endorsing Black-Draught for constipation and related symptoms. It claims quick relief when used as directed and suggests it aids biliousness headache and colds by easing digestive trouble. The copy urges family use and notes Syrup of Black-Draught as also beneficial.
Brooklyn District Attorney Geoghan presses grand jury inquiry into the Wendel kidnapping after witness Murray Bleefeld accuses Burlington County detective Parker of delivering a confession to Governor Hoffman. A false Hauptmann guilt admission delayed Hauptmann’s execution, with investigators later targeting Parker’s home and that of his son-in-law in Mount Holly.
A locomotive exploded south of Batavia New York on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Three men were killed: engineer Stephen Hasfurter of Buffalo, fireman Oscar Arthur of Elmira, and head trainman E. F. Arwine of Elmira. Cattle cars derailed and cattle roamed the countryside.
Athens May 8. A number of political upsets in Limestone county prompt run-offs in nearly every race. Amos Clanton leads for county superintendent of education, Ernest Stewart defeats W I Dobbins for board of education, and J E Clem trails R N Shelton for the municipal court seat forcing a run-off. District two revenue race heads to a tiebreak between Russell Balch and Fred Dawson.
The Athens College Glee Club directed by B. D. Peck will perform at the University of Alabama on Saturday evening May 8 and at Highlands Methodist church Birmingham on Sunday with shows at 5 p m and 7 p m at First Methodist Church Birmingham.
Linda pleads with Dix to meet Basil Thorne, the elusive musical producer. He hints at returning to New York for radio unless a breakthrough occurs, while Linda secretly dials Thorne’s number hoping for a contact to help. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as the affair continues.
Three Polish military aviators died and another was gravely injured when three planes from the third air squadron collided during maneuvers near Poznań. The crash occurred today in war torn Poland.
Jane Wyman of St. Joseph Missouri asked for a screen test at the coat room and was signed by Warner Brothers after the test. The brunette 22 year old's bold move led to a film studio contract.
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