Black Knight stars Alan Ladd at Granada Theatre
Alan Ladd stars in The Black Knight a Technicolor adventure at the Granada Theatre this Sunday through Tuesday Patricia Medina co-stars Ladd trades modern guns for swords becoming a knightly hero amid battles with England's foes in Arthurian style scenes noted for his skill with the broad sword spear shield mace and battleaxe a contrast to his usual gunplay with echoes of his Hell Below Zero ice axe duel.
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Alan Ladd
Ladd
England
Columbia Pictures
Technicolor
Patricia Medina
Granada Theatre
la Sea
Community Christmas Guests and Military Moves
A holiday roundup lists relatives visiting in the area and notes: Capt. Bailey will report to an air base near Munich next month as he transfers. Other guests include the Schrimschers of El Paso, Hodges of Denton, and Gilmer family members visiting from El Paso and Rock Springs. Mentioned also are Rev. Ray H. May party visits and Capt. Forest Robinson's family, with a final line noting Fort Sam Houston medical center’s sulphur production.
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Bailey
Munich
Germany
Forest
Bob) Robinson
Sam Houston
Rita
Shharla
Mary Robinson
Capt. Robinson
Jim Paris
FE Paso
Fort Sam Houston
Buggy Making Is Still A Business In The U S
Buggy making remains a niche industry with two main manufacturers listed in farm equipment directories. The Standard Vehicle Co reports about 800 passenger buggies produced yearly and offers nearly 50 models from surveys to sulkies. Amish communities in Pennsylvania and Louisiana Acadian Cajuns are the primary buyers as modern cars endanger luxury carriages.
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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
Return from Japan: Capt and Mrs Snow visit Alpine
Captain Frank G Snow and wife and children arrive in Alpine on Christmas Day to visit Mrs Eva Hill, his mother in law. He has served in Korea and Japan since 1952 with the Ordnance corps. They plan to depart around January 15 for Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland. The family landed in Seattle December 17. Also noted: 40 to 50 percent of American farmers produce less than $1000 in food annually.
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Frank G. Snow
Alpine
Mrs. Snow
Eva Hill
Pioneer Resident of Big Bend Area Dies In Marfa
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Marfa for Grace E. Ake age 76 who died at her home after an extended illness. She was born in Lyndonville New York married in 1900 to W R Ake who died years ago. They lived in Marfa many years previously from Alpine. Mr Ake was brother of Mrs Ed W Nevill pioneer Brewster county resident who died years ago. Tom Nevill of Sonora is a nephew. Burial was in the Marfa cemetery.
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Methodist Church
Marfa
Grace E. Ake
Brewster County
Tom Nevill
Sonora
Texas
Alpine
Patrol Inspector (Trainee) Positions Opened by Civil Service
Immigration and Naturalization Service announces patrol inspector trainee jobs with a 3795 a year salary. Locations include land border areas and coastal regions in the southwestern United States. Applicants must pass a written test and be in excellent physical condition.
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Immigration and Naturaization Service
U. S. Civil Service Commission
United States
Fritz B. Weyerts
Alpine Post Office
Washington
D. C
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Immigration and Naturalization Service
19Th
East Capitol St
Fossils and artifacts tied to early Spain and local loaners
The report describes a flask said to be used in Spain centuries ago, paired with petrified wood and cinnabar ore, and a 1800s guillotine from tobacco shops. These items were loaned to the museum by Mr. and Mrs. George Merrill of Fort Davis. Also noted is Mrs. Norman Beard of Marfa recovering well from thyroid surgery. The piece mentions privately owned railroad tank cars leading in petroleum transport.
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Texas
Spain
George Merrill
Fort Davis
Norman Beard
Marfa
Seminar Highlights Texas Baptist Student Directors Meet
Dr George Thomason director of the Baptist Student union at Sul Ross college attended the eighth annual Texas Baptist Student Dept seminar at Mt Lebanon near Dallas on Wednesday and Thursday. The event gathered 38 student directors and Bible instructors from 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
Sul Ross College
Texas Baptist
Mt. Lebanon
Dallas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hief
Sitting Bull
Custer
Battle OF
Little Big Horn
Dalt MARY ——_I.CARROL ROBERTSON - MURPHY
Naish
The
Black Knight
Fearless
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. E. Wright
Rev. May
SKY Commando
Dan Duryea
Jet
Korea
Japan
America
Big Bend
Sunshine the Florist
Sth & W. Ave. E
Sierras
Hugi Dqntement
Econcours
Jean Simmons
Rory Calhoun
Stephen McNally —Plus
Pend
Frankie Carro
Oventi
SCA
Ulageth
Carmen Marahor
Ailsa Wa
Bara
eCreecopey
Susan Morro -Peuer
Phil AY Amhr
Trucolor
Anemmoun
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