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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1934
Page
10
Hollywood reports the Wampas Baby Stars of 1934 will be chosen March 27 from 33 nominees. Thirteen girls will be selected as the new tween stars to be groomed for future theater glamour and fame in electric marquee lights.
Dorothy Dix, 21, a Chicago born actress now based with her father, is highlighted as a likely Baby Star nominee. The article traces her path from early two reel comedies to leading roles with Ray Cooke and Buster Keaton, and her decision to pursue film over law. She lives at home, cares for her young niece, and balances tennis, swimming, road trips, and late shows with a cautious view on romance.
Raleigh march 23 two convicts escaped from the state prison late Wednesday night by fashioning a rope from sheets and blankets and sliding from the fourth floor. J W Godwin, a night corporal, saw them and gave chase but they crossed the prison wall and vanished. The fugitives were Reece Bailey 26 Bancombe county jailed 7 to 10 years for holding up a rural policeman and Ed Aldridge 22 Bancombe county jailed four to six years for secret assault.
Asheville dispatch reports 20 000 additional acres transferred to the federal government for the Great Mountains National Park. The Thomas Byrd tract in the state ownership is deeded and prepared for National Park Service officials.
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