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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1930
Page
5
The piece notes lly Eilers as a charming revival partner to Buster Keaton in a new musical comedy at the theatre. It highlights her dance act and mentions Keaton in a Meëtro Mayer army comedy setting with humorous adventures and a romantic subplot.
A child treated Friday in Springs by the county health board for a mild diphtheria case. The patient was quarantined, the only case in the county to date. Health officer advises parents to seek vaccination and contact their physician or the county health office for guidance.
Karl Dane, noted film star, born to a Danish middle class family, grew up a neighborhood clown in Copenhagen. He later drifted across Europe working as a salesman, amateur auto tracer, and aviation mechanic.
Warner Bros Vitaphone drama reveals gangland denizens with human impulses. Monte Blue stars alongside Davey Lee Betty Compson and others under Ray Enright direction in a gripping underworld tale presented as a landmark all talking film.
The Alcazar theater headlines the film Santee Trail beginning Thursday. Richard Arlen stars as a 10 000 sheep owner arriving in New Mexico after the Kansas sheep cattle wars, with Eugene Pallette and Junior Durkin as companions. Rosita Moreno plays the señorita, Mitzi Green is the western child.
A run of Eddie Cantor in Whoopee at Theatres Sunday Monday Tuesday with Fox News and Faith Hope and Charity. Helen Twelvetrees star in Swing High with Fred Scott on Wed Thu. Amos and Andy Check and Double Check next Sunday. Alabama shows Monte Blue in Skin Deep with Play Boy and Variety. Dolores Costello Hearts in Exile with Varsity Show and Metrotone News on Thurs. Bob Steele Land of Missing Men and Indians Are Coming with Animated Cartoons Fri Sat. Richard Dix Shooting Straight next Sunday. Strand features Girl of the Port Sally ONeil with Child Waves and Screen Snap Shots. Oh Yeah with Robert Armstrong James Gleason, The Barber's Daughter. Cods of Honor with Mahlou Hamilton Cliff Lyons Doris Hill His Operation. Wings of Adventure next Sunday. Alcazar Queen High with Stanley Smith Ginger Rogers Charles Rug gies and Paramount News. Sante Fe 1 Thurs Fri Sat Sante Fe Trail with Richard Arlen Eugene Palette Mitzi Green Rosita Moreno.
The county board of health will meet the first Friday nights in December and January to examine all persons seeking road duty exemption. These will be the only two meetings of the year where such exemption certificates can be obtained.
AWashington AP report analyzes ages of national leaders noting gray hair and experience dominate top posts. It cites Hoover at 56 and Melton at 75, with senate averages around 57 and the Supreme Court average about 68. The piece highlights Holmes near 90 and Roberts at 55 as younger figures.
The Houston theater opens Whoopee featuring Eddie Cantor in a lavish color musical comedy produced by Samuel Goldwyn and Florenz Ziegfeld. The adaptation of The Nervous Wreck showcases Cantor as an invalid hero, stunning ensembles, glamorous stars, and spectacular photography including the Invocation of the Sun sequence.
Pathe's talkie Swing High portrays circus life in 1875 with a full troupe. The film stars Chester Conklin Ben Turpin Dorothy Burgess Bryant Washburn George Fawcett Helen Twelvetreen Stepin Fetchit Daphne Pollard Robert Edeson Fred Scott and others. Joseph Santley directed and co wrote the story with James Seymour.
L. F. Jurlah, gunners mate in the U S N from Hartford, returns home on an eighty day leave. He serves on the newly commissioned cruiser Milwaukee and has six years of service including visits to the Orient and European countries.
The program features Paul Gregory the tenor and Chief Caupolican the Indian baritone alongside Ziegfeld's $25,000 talent. The singing forms a notable feature of the screen musical Whoopee and the film satisfies from any angle.
A North Carolina druggist presents a multi-ingredient remedy labeled BC that claims to rapidly relieve headaches neuralgic sciatica rheumatic pain and calm nerves in about three minutes with no aftereffects and no danger. The ad asserts safety and universal efficacy and markets the product through drugstores and patent medicine counters.
The Strand schedules three first class pictures for next week. Sally ONeills Girl of the Port plays Sunday through Tuesday, Oh Yeah with Robert Armstrong on Wednesday and Thursday, and Code of Honor with Doris Hill on Friday and Saturday. The lineup promises drama and comedy with strong performances and lively sequences.
Mrs. L. H. Milton of Walnut Street Forrest City Arkansas describes severe illness lasting five weeks and results after taking Cardul a long established purely vegetable reconstructive medicine. She credits three bottles with restored strength and ability to work and care for her home. Cardul sold everywhere.
The Strand showcases Code of Honor with superb acting and scope. It also offers top notch comedies and screen snapshots daily, and next Sunday presents Wings of Adventure.
The Green Bay Gardens invites the public to view a display of chrysanthemums. Amed by a local horticulturist, the exhibit features multiple varieties and colors, with coordinators guiding visitors through the garden paths. Visitors may learn about chrysanthemum cultivation and seasonal bloom times.
A public invitation urged visitors to tour the gardens Sunday afternoon from one to five to view many chrysanthemum blooms in full display.
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