Hollywood Memoir of a Streetwise Kid Turned Studio Helper
A discarded youth who talked his way into film work finds early paydays, a $25 car purchase, and a quick exit to Paramount. The tale recalls a Venice fountain auction and a charity polo spectacle at the Marion Davies Clinic with stars and producers set to compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clashionay
Fields
Bill
Bill Beaudine
Kid
Judith Allen
Paramount
Marion Davies
Hollywood
Jack Holt
Walt Disney
Souk Warner
Walter Vance
Tink Bo Lucien Hub
Kay Griffith
Leslie Howard
Johnny Mack Brown
Jimmy Gleason
Spencer T
Ph Forbes
Edie Cantor
Goldwyn Girls
W. C. Fields
Paramount Vanities
Miss Davies
Fragmentary Caption of Civil Action Scene
A garbled snippet recounts a scene involving a refusal to pay attention to commands to cease fire and a band of federal troops marching about a mile and a half away. The text is incomplete and unclear about specific names or locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fim
Parc
Federaldiers
Former resident Morgan visitor returns to Morgan County
SE Lundy Morrow of Madison Florida visits relatives in Morgan County after three years away. He has worked with county agents in Lawrence County Alabama, Florida fruit fly eradication efforts, the Federal Land Bank in Columbia, and farm land appraisals in North Carolina. He has experience with oranges, citrus, cotton, tobacco, livestock, and seafood.
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SE. Lundy Morrow
Madison, Phorida
Morgan County
Hartselle
Mr. Morrow
Alabama Polytechnic County
Lawrence County
Florida
Europe
Morrow
Federal Land Bank of Columbia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Madison
Alice
North
Alabama
Reneau Carrell Returns to John Brown College
Reneau Carrell resumes studies at John Brown College in Siloam Springs Arkansas after a week visit to his parents Mr and Mrs N R Carrell in the hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reneau Carrell
John Brown College
Siloam Springs
Ark
N. R. Carrell
Guest of Sister Misslice Brown Visits Florence
Misslice Brown of Florence is visiting her sister Mrs H D Burnum. The note states a social guest arriving to spend time at the family home.
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Misslice Brown
Florence
Mrs. H. D. Burnum
Lea Surname Loss Marks End of North Carolina Fight
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled against Colonel Luke Lea and his son Luke Jr in the Central Bank & Trust failure case. They are to be turned over to North Carolina officials. The elder Lea faces six to ten years and the son must choose between fines of 25 090 or two to six years.
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Luke Lea
United States
Tennessee
Luke, Jr
North Carolina
Central Bank & Trust Company
Tennessee Supreme Court
Lea
Sen
Dixon Speaks to 10 Crowd at Jasper Alabama
Frank M. Dixon, candidate for governor, addressed a large Jasper mass meeting praising the short ballot as a check on officials. He cited Jefferson and Wilson and argued recall could remove faithless minor officers, urging voter control and governor action.
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Jasper
Ala
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Frank M. Dixon
Dixon
Mr. Dixon
Thomas Jefferson
New Jersey
Federal Supreme Court
Mrs. T G Morrow and mother visit Birmingham
Mrs. T G Morrow and her mother Mrs H S Green from Corinth Mississippi motored to Birmingham to spend Wednesday.
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T. G. Morrow
H. 8S. Green
Corinth
Birmingham
Runoff slated after Central Junior High mock election
Central Junior High civics staged a mock election with 400 students voting. After ballots printed, runoff candidates for multiple offices include William Byster vs Charles Boley for Governor and Johnnie Edmonson elected for Council Ward Five, among other pairs and titles.
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Civics Department
Central Junior High School
William Byster
Charles Boley
Charles Byster
Mary Edith Elkins
Lewis Blizeard
Billy Joe Norwood
Dorothy Wiggins
Virginia Dinsmore
James Adcock
Geneva Goode
Julian Bibb
Luther Boley
Charles Kendall
Lewis Mann
Dorothy Im- Lane
Harry Sunderland
Lester Smith
Paul Waite
Letha Dutton
Ruby Nance
Mary Ruth Durham
Mary Eleanor Ferguson
Johnnie Edmonson
Dorothy Immel
Letha Dutten
William Eyster
Lewis Blizzard
Myrtice Sanders
Mary Helen Lyle
Ande Elise Scruggs
Frank Ragan King
Jane Todd
Car Hits Post Injuring Passenger Near Athens
A car carrying several occupants collided with a post at the triangle intersection of the Bee Line and Lee highways near Athens. O'Neil Owens sustained multiple severe facial cuts, while others reported minor injuries. the vehicle did not overturn.
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Ace
Bee Line
Lee
Athens
O’neil Owens
Dynamic Welcome Will Be Extended to Baptists
Fort Worth Texas May 16 20 the seventy ninth Southern Baptist convention meets in the Coliseum under Dr L R Scarborough general chairman with expectations of a history making constructive gathering. Attendance and morale improve as receipts rise with a possible heated last night discussion over convention finances and social questions led by Dr E McNeil Poteat. Dr M E Dodd will preside at the opening session and Dr T L Holcomb will deliver the convention sermon.
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Walterm. Gilmore
Fort Worth
Texas
L. R. Scarborough
Southwestern Baptist ‘Theological Seminary
Southland
E. McNeil Poteat
Raleigh, N. C
A. J. Barton
Wellington
N. C
Social Service Commission
M. E. Dodd
Shreveport
Washington City
T. L. Holcomb
Oklahoma City
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mix Mess
Fragmented readable clues include several across and down entries with numbered hints, foreign words, abbreviations, and partial phrases. The garbled text lists varied topics from etymology to measurements, with many misspellings and missing letters.
Mrs. Andy Denton Dies in Chicago
Mrs. Andy Denton died at a daughter’s home in Chicago after illness. Funeral services are set for 9:30 Thursday at Walnut Grove with Rev. J. M. Chitwood and Rev. J. D. McClanahan officiating. Interment will follow under Peck direction. Survived by daughter Mrs. Remington and granddaughter Mrs. Pat Roberta of Hartselle Route Two.
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Andy Denton
Eall
Wiltig Remington
Marteene
Nashville
Walnut Grove
J. MH. Chitwood
J. D. McClanahan
Peck
Denton
Remington
Pat Roberta
Hartselle
Sparkman Visiting Decatur in Oak Ridge Area
Wednesday FP. B. Sparkman, a well known planter of Oak Ridge, was a business visitor in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Sparkman
Oak Ridge
Decatur
Baptist convention to convene with inspirational addresses
The Northern Baptist convention gathers in Indiana with Dr. W. H. Knightslale of Lanta as a main speaker. A dozen inspirational addresses will punctuate business sessions. Dr. George W. Truett of Dallas will close with the London Spurgeon Centenary address repurposed for the Baptist world program.
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W. H. Knightslalelanta
Ind
Northern Baptist Convention
F. W. Armstrong
Plattsburg
Baptist Church
Baptist Brotherhood of the Youth
J. T. Henderson
Knoxville
First Methodist Church
George W. Truett
Dallas
Truett
London
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New York
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Eene
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Beca
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Myrna Loy
Venice High School
Myrna
Norman
Bunny
McLeod Ariens
Polly Ags
Wls
Adrian
Virginia Eyssell
University of Chicago
Morgan
Lundy Morrow
Scott
R. J. ScoTt
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Cockenzie
Scotland
Pennsylvania
Penns Woods
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U.S
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Chicago
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