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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1929

Page

8

Synthetic Sin shines in Colleen Moore film at Princess

Colleen Moore stars in Synthetic Sin opening Monday at the Princess theater for a two day run. The melodramatic comedy blends humor romance and underworld satire as a Virginia girl pursues stage life and faces gangsters before a comic arrest. Antonio Moreno Montagu Love and Gertrude Astor support Moore in a lively First National release directed by William A Seiter.

Colleen Moore Princess Theater Colleen Virginia New York Seri Topsy Jeannine William A. Seiter Antonio Moreno Miss Moore Montagu Love Gertrude Astor Edythe Chapman Kathryn McGuire First National John McCormick Tom J. Geraghty

Radio Programs Schedule Highlights Across Major Stations

Central clear channel stations list Chicago and Detroit markets, detailing hourly programs from 3:00 PM to midnight, featuring orchestras, dance bands, and guests. Notable names include Hal Kemp, Guy Lombardo, Amos and Dan, WJZ, WEAF, WGN, WBBM, WLS, and WGN. stations span KYW WGN WLS WMBW. This guide outlines times and programs across multiple Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Detroit outlets.

KDKA WLW WJR KYW KWK Wren Concert Bureau WJZ Hal Kemp Ludwig Laurier Chicago Uncle Bob Walter Wilson Glee Club WEAP WEAF WBBM Guy Lombardo Capt Kolax Judge Mal WLS WMAQ Tonpsy Turvy WOR Amos Dan Sylvia Cincinnati Kyrock W. L WTAM Cleveland Melody Makers WOC Davenport Hueur WCX Detroit Joe Forte WOWO Ft. Wayne Kfab Lincoln Balilaika Orchestra WCCO Minneapolis Hamline U Sgores Long’s Orchestra KMOX St. Louis Ozark Steve League Amos-Andy Wylie Clear Channel WSB Atlanta WJZ & Weaf Music Box

Recital Planned at Courtland High School

Courtland High School hosts a Thursday evening recital on May 23 at 8 o clock featuring Miss Mary Ruth Smith and Mrs. B Larimore among performers. The program includes vocal and piano solos, readings, musical readings, and monologues by students such as Lucy Taylor Annie Brown Godfrey Jane Rebman McKnight Harriet Godfrey O Ella Coburn Flora Durham and Thelma Wade with pieces by Mattingly Krogman Adler and others.

Courtland High School Mary Ruth Smith B. Larimore Jane Mattingly Esther Lee Sherrod Lucille Taylor Ella Coburn Ione Redman McKnight Woodland Fairies C. W. Krogman Dixie Land Sidney Stunsheimer Ella Lou Terry Mondog Johnny Miles Standish Harriet Godfrey Herbert Leslie Thelma Wade Jimmie and O’ella Coburn Farrar Beethoven Jane Rebman McKnight Fergus Twinton Massey Annie Kate Rebman Brownsfield Annie Brown Godfrey Walter Rolfe Anne Ballentine Monison Fred Durham Harriet Godard Percy Grainger

Radio Schedules and Orchestra Programs Listing

A condensed list of radio station segments and performances across several stations. Entries include WEAF KRLD WFAA KTHS WHAS WSM and WOAI with various 30 minute to two hour blocks featuring orchestras hotels fiddlers and recital programs along with brief sports scores and news items.

WEAF Neil Weldon KRLD Dallas WFAA WBAP Fort Worth Julia Smith Olive Wise Maurice KTHS Hot Springs Ferne Newell Louisville Virginia Amos WSM Nashville Craig WSM Orchestra WOAI San Antonio Orch

Morgan County Motor chief to return from Birmingham

H L Peterson of Morgan County Motor Company was due to return tonight from a Birmingham business trip.

H. L. Peterson The Morgan County Motor Company Birmingham

Wright Returns From Alabama After Family Illness

Wade Wright county solicitor returns from Albertville Alabama where he has been at his father’s bedside for several days due to a heart attack.

Wade Wright Albertville Ala

Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mix

Puzzle-filled page presents across and down clues with mixed garbled text and misspellings. Entries reference edibles, anatomy, geography, and language hints amid distorted words and formatting.

Descent into Torridity Unveils Hidden Clues and Flight

In Torridity Lucy locks Henry Deacon and flees with Jerry in a roadster, pursued by Uncle John Peebles. The narrator discovers Jerry’s clothes planted at a desert resort, suspects Dillon’s guilt, and races after Lucy and Jerry toward San Felipe as tires are found slashed and secrets deepen.

Lucy Henry Deacon Jerry John Peebles Skull Valley Peebles Dillon Deacon

Improved lighting urged to curb eye strain and ill health

New York May 20 A council of Eye Sight Conservation urges better lighting in homes and schools to prevent mental and physical deterioration. An Illuminating Engineering Society study links poor lighting to reduced intellectual activity and eye strain. Dr Morton G Lloyd notes fatigue can cause spine curvature and near sightedness, with students stopping evening work due to lighting.

New York Eye Sight Conservation Council of America Illuminating Engineering Society Morton G. Lloyd Washington United States Bureau of Standards

Jews Plan Retrial of Jesus to Fix Crucifixion Blame

Denver May 20 4 Retrial of a heresy case 2000 years old that of Jesus of Nazareth before the Sanhedrin of Jerusalem is planned to answer blood accusations hurled at the Jews since the crucifixion Seventy one Jewish laymen scholars and rabbis would sit on the bench and the Christian world would be called as witnesses The sponsor is Solomon Schwayder a Denver manufacturer backing by the rank and file of the Jewish people plans require four to seven years and would codify ideas about the life and death of Jesus The Great Sanhedrin would be self perpetuating and sit on the question receiving testimony from all walks of religious life in the world Jerusalem would be re established as a free city and call all Israel for assembly of the Great Sanhedrin.

Denver Jesus of Nazareth Jerusalem Allenby Solomon Schwayder Schwayder Jesus Holy City Israel

Glycerin Mixture Promises Fast Constipation Relief

A promotional ad touts Adler ika glycerin buckthorn bark and saline as a bowel cleanser. It claims the mixture acts on both upper and lower bowels to relieve constipation within two hours and remove old waste matter. The notice urges readers to choose Adler ika over pills for a full internal cleaning.

Adlerika Caddell Drug Co Adv

Humorous Snippets and Local Quips in Decatur Dialect

A collage of playful lines and social jabs about local life in Decatur. Bits reference names like Mr Meant-to and Didn’t-do, ghosts of Might-have-been, and the new traffic signal on Second and Moulton. The piece weaves jokes on business, marriage, spending, and the council’s wet and dry debates.

Flivver Race Ambitions Stir Up Track Table Talk

A quirky local note asks if a small car racing trend could outpace a table runner in a humorous showdown. Details are sparse, but the gist centers on competition themes and playful rivalry between improvised racing and domestic sports in a neighborhood scene.

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