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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1936

Page

3

Linda Bourne Plays Two Directors in Hollywood Intrigue

Linda Bourne maneuvers in a delicate triangle with Basil Thorne and Dix Carter. She dines with Thorne at the Continental while plotting to leverage him for Dix’s career, maintaining control and allure as Hollywood social life buzzes around her.

Linda Basil Thorne Dix Thorne Newtown Dix Carter Linda Bourne Hollywood Pickfair Pasadena Europe England Gretchen Ronald Colman Gardiner Metro Gilda de Lyse Heaven Pete Gardiner Cora Jarrett Glascow Honey Harmon Pete Honey

Hartselle Club Women Honor Mrs Owen At May Event

The Thursday Afternoon Club held its Guest Day on May 7 at East Main Street home of president Mrs Doyle Larkin. Mrs Sheffield Owen of Birmingham spoke on the Alabama Pen Women book and the club served a salad and iced plate in yellow and white. Nearby, Luncheon at Van Pattillo home honored the guest speaker with a four course meal and social hour.

Owen Doyle Larkin East Main Street Louie Houston Howard Gibson Sheffield Owen Beulah Watson Novel Miller Hartselle Alabama Pen Women’s Society Alabama Washington, D. C P. Pattillo van Pattillo L. P. Troup Sheffield Owes Birmingham Decatur R. E Robert Sobotka Max Sobotka H. L. Heflin Homer Rountree J. A. Howle H. W. Brind H. L. Brown H.S. Gibson Jack Summerford J. H. Chitwood Prospectus Emmett Bridges William Stewart A. E. Jackson R. L. Carlson Mesdames Tom Crittenden Carl Pattillo W. B. Allen Far Cook R. W. Orr A. R. Patterson J. L. Thomas Frances Stewart Elizabeth Soper J. R. Stone Bobby Lawrenceburg Tenn J. H. Harman Charlie Crawford Merle Owens Gordin Prancis Francis Sara Briscoe Estelle Gibson Ruth Thompson Marion Briscoe W. A. Mitchell Pear Street P. G. Kimbrough Sidney Kimbrough Los Angeles Calif W. H. West U. S. Marines Quantico Evelyn Hefner Carolyn Sharpley L. B. Winfrey Atlanta J. F. Estes Chick Brewer Tuka Miss J. C. Evans Springfield Ill Conrad Hood J. M. Ellison Ray Howell, Jr Thomasville S. L. Sherrill

Make This Pattern at Home for Smart Summer Wardrobe

Advertises Anne Adams pattern 2639 with sizes 14 through 48 and yardage for size 36. Promotes striped percale seersucker and pique accents, mentions double breasted look, plan to sew with matching collar, and steps to order pattern and pattern book for 15 cents or 25 cents for the book and pattern. Orders directed to Decatur Daily Pattern Department New York.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Department West 17Th St New York N. Y

Solon Dies at Capital Solon Dies at Capital

Washington May 9 Pings at half staff mark the capital’s mourning for Park Trammell a Florida senator who rose to chair the senate naval affairs committee. He died last night of a cerebral hemorrhage after influenza complications at age 60. Trammell longtime Florida politician and New Deal supporter served as Lakeland mayor state legislator attorney general governor and U S senator elected 1916. He opposed re election in 1928 and won a fourth term in 1934 defeating Claude Pepper.

Washington Park Trammell Senate Naval Affairs Committee Trammell Macon County Lee Aenelude War Department James A. Reed Missouri League of Nations Florida Lakeland Fla United States John W. Martin Jacksonville Claude Pepper Tallahassee

Woman Shot in Birmingham. Husband Detained for Assault

Mrs. George Walker, 65, was critically wounded by a pistol bullet late yesterday in Birmingham. Her husband, 63, was jailed on an assault with intent to kill charge after the incident.

Birmingham George Walker

Florida Special opens at Princes Theatre with Oakie and Eilers

Sprightly Jack Oakie and charming Sally Eilers star in Paramounts Florida Special a fast moving mystery thriller comedy on a speeding train bound for the South. Oakie as a reporter and Eilers as a train hostess lead a cast including Kent Taylor Claude Gillingwater Frances Drake Sam Hearn and Sidney Blackmer in a tale of romance intrigue and crooked schemes centered on a jewel theft and a murdered secretary.

Jack Oakie Sally Eilers Paramount Florida Princes Theatre South Miss and Oakie Kent Taylor Sally Claude Gillingwater Frances Drake Sam Hearn Schlepperman Radio Sidney Blackmer Ralph Murphy Clarence Budington Kelland

Alabama trims old age pensions to 5000

The Alabama department of welfare announced that inadequate relief funds forced a reduction of old age pensions from 6500 to 5000 for Alabama's destitute aged.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Department of Welfare Alabama

Five convicts recaptured after alleged slave treatment claim

Five convicts including James Thomas and Willie Adkins were recaptured in Atlanta after fleeing Soperton to report abuse to Governor Talmadge and the prison commission. They claimed beatings and stocks left marks as they demanded inspectors address their treatment by guards. A gunfight with two policemen ended with surrender.

Atlanta Soperton Georgia Talmadge State Prison Commission Bill Byrd Byrd Mose Johnson James Thomas Leonard Keith Willie Adkins Keith Adkins George Smith State Highway Prison C. A. Jacobson Jacobson Smith

Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres To Live Amicably Apart

Hollywood May 9. Ginger Rogers and her husband Lew Ayres announced they will live apart amicably but without immediate plans for divorce. Ayres married Rogers on November 14, 1934. Rogers rose to stardom with Fred Astaire in Roberta while Ayres directed films after All Quiet on the Western Front. Both have previous marriages.

Hollywood Calif Ginger Rogers Lew Ayres Ayres Ginger Fred Astaire Roberta Astaire Miss Rogers

General Motors reports record total April dealer sales

General Motors announced that April dealer sales totaled the largest for any month in the company history, marking a new high in its sales records.

New York General Motors

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