Black Knight Stars Alan Ladd at Granada Theatre
Alan Ladd, famed adventurer on screen, trades guns for swords in The Black Knight at Granada Theatre. The Technicolor Columbia Pictures adventure features Patricia Medina as Ladd leads in Arthurian siege against England’s foes with combat on broad sword spear shield mace and battleaxe.
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Alan Ladd
Ladd
Arthur
England
Columbia Pictures
Technicoloriso
Patricia Medina
Granada Theatre
Derring-Do
Holiday visitors and military moves fill local notes
Couples and families holidayed with relatives across towns including El Paso and Farmersville. Capt Bailey heads to an air base near Munich after a transfer. Capt Forest Robinson and family, plus Rev Ray May and others, visited relatives. The piece ends noting Texas produces about 80 percent of the nation’s sulphur.
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Bailey
Munich
Germany
Forest
Bob) Robinson
Fort Sam Houston
Rita
Shharla
Mary Robinson
Capt. Robinson
Jim Paris
Fl Paso
Texas
Buggy Making Is Still A Business
Washington report notes buggy making remains a niche industry with Standard Vehicle Co of Lawrenceburg Indiana producing about 800 passenger vehicles yearly and catalogs listing nearly 50 models. Amish farmers Cajun Louisiana and a few craftsmen keep horse drawn transport alive while many classic coach styles fade from use.
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Washington
United States
Roman Schrock
Walnut Creek
Ohio
Standard Vehicle Co
Lawrenceburg
Ind
National Geographic Society
Pennsylvania
Midwest
Louisiana
Bayou
Wheeling
New York City
Central Park
New York
Snow Family Arrives in Alpine for Christmas Visit
Capt. and Mrs. Frank G. Snow and their children arrived in Alpine on Christmas Day to visit Mrs. Snow’s mother Eva Hill. Capt. Snow, in Korea and Japan since 1952 with the Ordnance corps, will move Jan. 15 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland. The family landed in Seattle December 17 after a year together. Also noted, about 40 to 50 percent of American farmers produce less than $1,000 in food annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Snow
Alpine
Pioneer Resident of Big Bend Area Dies In Marfa
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Marfa for Grace E. Ake 76 who died at home after a long illness. Born in Lyndonville New York she married W R Ake in 1900. the couple lived in Alpine before moving to Marfa. Her brother was Mrs Ed W Nevill a Brewster county pioneer. Nephew Tom Nevill of Sonora is also named. Burial followed in Marfa Cemetery.
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Methodist Church
Marfa
Grace E. Ake
Brewster County
Tom Nevill
Sonora
Texas
Alpine
Patrol Inspectors Wanted for IN S Trainee Roles
Immigration and Naturalization Service seeks Patrol Inspector trainee positions with a $3795 yearly salary. Open to candidates near land borders and southwestern coastal areas. Requires written test and excellent physical condition. Details from Fritz B Weyerts Alpine Post Office or U S Civil Service Commission Washington DC. Applications accepted until further notice.
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
U. S. Civil Service Commission
United States
Fritz B. Weyerts
Alpine Post Office
Washington
D. C
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
19Th
East Capitol St
More Than- The Flask And The Guillotine On Display
The piece describes a mercury flask used in Spain centuries ago along with petrified wood and cinnabar ore and notes a 1800s style guillotine from tobacco shops. Items were lent to the museum by Mr and Mrs George Merrill of Fort Davis. Mrs Norman Beard of Marfa recovers from thyroid surgery. Private railroad tank cars lead in transporting petroleum.
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Texas
Spain
George Merrill
Fort Davis
Norman Beard
Marfa
Seminar Attended by Thomason At Texas Baptist Directors
Dr George Thomason director of the Baptist Student Union at Sun Ross College attended the eighth annual Texas Baptist Student Dept seminar at Mt Lebanon near Dallas on Wednesday and Thursday. The event gathers 38 student directors and Bible instructors under the Baptist General Convention of Texas for study sharing and fellowship. The note adds that the United States ranks fourth in world population with 160 million people.
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George Thomason
Baptist Student Union
Sun Ross College
Texas Baptist
Mt. Lebanon
Dallas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
United States
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Sitting Bull
Custer
Battle OF
Little Big Horn
Dale Mary Robertson - Murphy
J.carrol Naish
The
Black Knight
Fearless
Vorthy
Peter Cushing
Andre Morel
Harry Andrews
Jalisco
Luis Aguilar
Carmen Gonzalez
Chill Wills
Gonzales Gonzales
Granada
Paul Schrimscher
el Paso
Bruce Duncan
Frank Hodges
Denton
J. P. Tarpley
Farmersville
W. A. Morton
Tarpley
Morton
Milton Gilmer Jr
Madeline Gilmer
J. W. Gilmer
Lulu White
Aubrey Edwards
Edwards
Danny
Big Lake
Jim Markyl
Marky
Roswell, N. M
Billy White
Fort Stockton
Raymond Garnett
Corp
Ray Garnett
U. S. Marines
Philippine Islands
Ray H. May
Brady
May
Chris Nelson
Temple
J. D. May
J. B. Wright
Rev. May
SKY Commando
Dan Duryea
Jet
Korea
Japan
America
Big Bend
Sunshine the Florist
Sth & W. Ave. E
Cartoon Carnival
Ane
Sierras
Jean Simmons
Rory Calhoun
Stephen McNally —Plus
Frankie Carro
OV Teek
Lizageth
Maranon
Sis Moron Peer
Asin Ane
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