Relaxing World Films Offer Mild Laughs and Ironies
The column reviews two 1940s releases. Adentury Pox star Scott and Jory clash over cattle, with Donkeys and Indians. the second film Pretty Baby stars Dennis Morgan Betsy Drake and Edmund Gwenn in a light satire about an ad agency doll, judged mild but forgettable with little bite.
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Basin” Screenvia
Atc
Indolph Scott
Ayes
Ances
Karin Booth
Victor Jory
Groucho Mar
Groucho
Lee Tung Foo
Wareer Bros
Arty Kmurnite
Bretaine Indust
Everett Preeman
Harry Kurnite
Paraeunt Barn
Dennis Morgan
Atsy
Betsey Drake
Barry Zachary Brett Cyrus
Edmund Gween
Betsy Drake
Edmund Gwenn
Zachary Scott
Betsy
Gwenn
Morgan
Scott
oStvet
Unclear Historical Screenplay Notes in Fragmented OCR
Fragmented OCR text references names such as Drake, Moore, Knox, and Fontaine along with partial times and event labels. It appears to describe feature starts, film credits, or stage notes with scattered dates and personnel, but lacks coherent narrative or full context.
Window Sign Saves Mother and Two Children
In Covington Kentucky Mrs Richard Gunn 27 and her two young children were saved from gas fumes after she traced Help Me Please on her apartment window Tuesday. Drifting fumes left her too weak to call or raise the window as aides from a nearby drilling machine company saw the message and alerted a life saving squad. Officers found Mrs Gunn too weak to act, her three year old in a crib and a smaller infant unconscious.
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Covington
Richard Gunn
Truman Proclaims December 10 as United Nations Human Rights Day
President Truman on December 5 proclaimed December 10 as United Nations Human Rights Day. The resolution notes that recognition of basic human rights and freedoms is vital as the United Nations faces armed aggression and continues its struggle.
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Washington
Truman
United Nations
United Nats
Public Records: Divorce Actions and Vehicle Registrations
Public records show multiple divorce filings in 126th and 8th District Courts including Evelyn Saltan vs Irving Saltan and J D Shook vs Frankie Shook. County Court at Law reports aggravated assault cases and a life-threatening case, plus several marriage license issuances and extensive new car registrations for multiple individuals and makes.
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126Th District Court
Jack Roberts
Evelyn Saltan
Irving Saltan
Eutha Ree Schiller
8Th District Court
Charles Betts
J. D. Shook
Frankie Annette Shook
Vernon Wells
Roberta Wells
Nina M. Stewart Ve. Earl A Stewart
Mace Thurman Jr
van Williams Jr
Ivan Cantwell
Bubba” Campbell
Charles D. Wood
Post Road
Ralph Worley
East Seventh Street
W. C. “Jessie” Wingate
Bowie
General Motors Increases Car Prices Across Lines
General Motors announced a price rise for all 1051 passenger cars with an average increase likely under five percent. C E Wilson cited higher costs for materials and labor as the main cause and said new prices would be announced with the 1951 model introductions across Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile Buick and Cadillac. First new GM models due Chevrolet Friday with Pontiac 1951 model slated for December.
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Detroit
General Motors
C. E Wilson
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Buick
Cadillac
Wilson
Greek Fliers Aid U S Wounded in Korea Rescue
Greek transport fliers who arrived in Tokyo on December 1 began aiding the rescue of American wounded from the Changjin Reservoir sector in Northeast Korea. The Greek pilots are volunteering their C47 aircraft from a base in Japan under Far East Command. They flew from Greece via Arruha India Siam Saigon and Okinawa.
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Tokyo
United States
Changjin Reservoir
Korea
Japan
Far East Command
Hea
Greece
Arahua
India
Siam
Saigon
Okinawa
Three Hundred Painters Return To Work in Galveston
In Galveston on Tuesday 300 painters ended an eight week strike of the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America. They accepted a wage increase to 2.25 dollars per hour, up from the prior rate, after negotiations led by Milton Pate.
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Galveston
America
Milton Pate
Technicality Holds Mopac Suit In Civil Court Over Two Years
A long running condemnation suit involving Missouri Pacific and R E Janes faces trial again on February 19 1951 after the Court of Civil Appeals remanded the case for a new trial over judicial remarks. The original award ranged from 14650 to 75800 in contention with a 32881 verdict later reversed.
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Mopac
Missouri Pacific
R. E. Janes
Janes
Jones
Court of Civil Appeals
Tom Johnson
Johnson
Record Low: Illinois Hit 35 Below Zero at Mount Carroll
The state recorded a historic extreme at Mount Carroll on January 22, 1930, with a temperature of 35 degrees below zero marking the coldest reading in Illinois history.
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Illinois
Mount Carroll
Funeral planned for Texas State Parks official Jennings Goode
Funeral services for Jennings L. Goode 44 assistant executive secretary of the Texas State Parks Board will be held Wednesday at 10 30 a m at Hassler Funeral Home Bastrop Burial will be in Memorial Park Austin with Bastrop Masonic Lodge conducting the services Goode died in a Palestine clinic after a heart attack He was en route from Austin to Texarkana with Gordon Shearer executive secretary of the Parks Board when the attack occurred He lived at 3101 Wabash Street Bastrop state park manager for 10 years and three years as assistant executive secretary Survivors include widow Helen Lovett Goode of Austin a son Bob Goode a former All Southwest Conference fullback at Texas A M College and a Washington Redskins player four brothers and one sister.
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Jennings L. Goode
Texas State Parks Board
Hassler
Bastrop
Austin
Memorial Park
Bastrop Masonic Lodge
Goode
Palestine
Texarkana
Gordon Shearer
Parks Board
Wabash Street
Bastrop State Park
Helen Lovett Goode
Bob Goode
Texas A&m College
Washington Redskins
Barron Goode
East
Tom Goode
Arizona
Minor
Colorado
Henley Goode
Washington, D. C
S. T. Ferguson
Slaton
Harris County Plans For Doctors In Defense
Harris County Medical Society prepares a master disaster plan for emergency station assignments for 900 doctors in coordination with the county civil defense program.
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Harris County
Houston
Harris County Medical Society
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