Strictly Dishonorable at Princess and Tarzan Ape Man Soon
The Princess will open Strictly Dishonorable a sharp comedy starring Paul Lukas Sidney Fox and Lewis Stone adapted from a New York stage hit. Tarzan the Ape Man with Johnny Weissmuller Maureen O'Sullivan Neil Hamilton will follow at the Princess, directed by W S Van Dyke.
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Princess
Tarzan
New York
Paul Lukas
Universal
Paramount
Sidney Fox
Lewis Stone
Darte
Lukas
Stone
Miss Fox
George Meeker
William Ricciardi
John W. Stahl
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Princess Theatre
Johnny Weissmuller
Neil Hamilton
Maureen O'Sullivan
C. Aubrey Smith
Doris Lloyd
Forrester Harvey
Ivory Williams
W. 8. van Dyke
Trader Horn
Lake
Alberta
Africa
One Cent a Day Accident Policy Offers $100 Monthly
The Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co announces a new accident policy paying up to 100 dollars a month for 24 months if disabled and up to 1000 dollars for death benefits. Coverage extends to men women and children.
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Postal Life 4 Casualty Insurance Co
Dlerks
Kansas City
Junior Order 10 Holds Convention in Birmingham
The Junior Order United American Mechanics state convention gathers in Birmingham with Tennessee Valley members attending. Athens may host the next meeting. the opening rally features City Commissioner Taylor and Judge Richard V. Evans, with Melvin Hutson delivering responses. Notables expected include Julian Harris and W. J. Nesbitt among others. Topics cover public school funding, anti communism measures, and immigration limits.
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Junior Order
United American Mechanics Willoncene
Birmingham
Tennessee Valley
Athens
Taylor
Richard V. Evans
Melvin Hutson
Decatur
Julian Harris
P. R. Benson
John Green
J. E. Moody
W. Foster
W. J. Nesbitt
Winona Council
T. A. Wardlow
J. A. Thornhill
J. F. Levin
F. M. Hamilton
Albany Council
Sullivan Family Vacation to Bon Aqua Guests
Mr and Mrs W A Sullivan and family motored to Bon Aqua to visit relatives for the weekend.
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BON Aqua
W.A. Sullivan
Dallas Senator Lapsley Visits Decatur En Route to Tuscumbia
Hon. John W. Lapsley of Dallas County state senate visited Decatur briefly today while traveling on business to Tuscumbia. He was accompanied by Senator Marvin Kelley of Morgan Lawrence counties.
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John W. Lapsley
Selma
Dallas County
Decatur
Tuscumbia
Lapsley
Marvin Kelley
Morgan-Lawrence
State Leaders to Visit Legion Post
A Morgan county American Legion post called meeting in the basement of the Tennessee Valley bank building at 7 30 PM Wednesday. State adjutant Trotter Jones and other Legion officials are expected to attend to discuss matters of interest to ex servicemen. all ex service men are invited.
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Legion Post
Morgan County
the American Legion
Tennessee Valley Bank
Trotter Jones
The
Legion
I Today’s Anniversary Jared Sparks Born in 1789
On this day in 1789 the American historian Jared Sparks was born marking an anniversary noted by the paper. Sparks would become known for his historical scholarship and roles in American archival work.
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Jared Sparks
Window Robbery at Bradley Store on Moulton Street
A Saturday night incident reports a brick shattering a Bradley store window on Moulton Street and the theft of a pair of shoes. No injuries are mentioned.
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Bradley
Moulton Street
First plane to ground radio contact achieved in 1916
The historical milestone marks July 1916 when an airplane established the first radio link with ground control. This breakthrough enabled real time communication, shaping early military aviation and airborne operations.
Ship Log and a Chance Meeting in a City Store
A newspaper editor recalls sharing a bohemian editorial room with colleagues and a chance purchase of a 1834 schooner log book from Henderson. The log hints at a voyage around Cape Horn to trade for pearls, with a mysterious coded pages and a striking woman who pauses to glimpse the reader.
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Barry
Sam
Tom
Ione
Larry
Henderson
Rankin
New York Morning Papers
Western Wave
New Bedford
U. A
Ezra Whitney
Cape Horn
South Seas
French figures rush to thwart assassin at event
Claude Farrere and Paul Guichard charged toward the Russian who killed President Dou Akoee while the pair accompanied the president to a war veterans charity exhibition. The assailant was overwhelmed shortly after the shooting.
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Claude Farrere
Top
Paul Guichard
Paris
Somerville Notes Include Visits and Local Events
Local items report visits by Mr and Mrs El t Swift of Harteelle and Mr and Mrs Brad Echols to relatives in Somerville. Rev A N Burns attended a pastors and laymen meeting at Salem. Donella Grantland broke her left arm and is recovering. Mrs Mary Peck recovering from a foot injury. Church of God singing planned for May 14. Various local remarks on travel and daily life appear alongside brief narrative excerpts and family updates.
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Elt. Swift
Harteelle
Brad Echols
Vaidermosa Springs
W. K. Gilchrist
A. N. Burns
Salem
Donella Grantland
Louie
Mary Peck
First U S Custom House Location and Mount Vernon Size
The answers note Yorktown Virginia as the site of the first customs house. Mount Vernon, George Washington’s estate, is described as 96 feet long and 30 feet wide. The text also references a “Burgomaster” as a sailor’s name or a large Greenland gull.
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Rome
Mount Vernon
Yorktown
George Washington
Greenland
Modern Jokes and Quips Spark Newspaper Snippet
A collection of light quips and one liner remarks about manners, oil men, traffic, and romance. The jokes touch on a modern woman with cases of vanity and divorce, with playful exchanges about driving signals and horse riding. The tone imitates a breezy society page column.
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Spain
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Somerville News
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