Town Built for Bad Day at Black Rock Filming
MGM constructed an entire town near Lone Pine California for the CinemaScope film Bad Day at Black Rock. The cast is led by Spencer Tracy and includes Robert Ryan Anne Francis Dean Jagger Walter Brennan and Lee Marvin among others. The production is set to screen this week at the Princess venue.
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M-G-M
Lone Pine
California
Black Rock
Spencer Tracy
Robert Ryan
Anne Francis
Dean Jagger
Walter Brennan
John Ericson
Ernest Borgnine
Lee Marvin
Russell Collins
the Princess
Foxfire Opens Tonight at Bowline Theater
Universal-International presents Foxfire opening at the Bowline with Jane Russell Jeff Chandler Dan Duryea and Marc Corday. The Technicolor romance adapted from Anya Seton follows a eastern socialite who falls for a rugged western mining engineer at an Arizona ranch and faces marriage strains before a hopeful resolution.
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Jane Russell
Jeff Chandler
Dan Duryea
Marc Corday
Ketti Frings
Universal - International
Bowline Theater
Anya Seton
Miss Frings
Technicolor
Arizona
Local Scout Heads North to International Jamboree
Ernest Marshall an 18 year old Scout son of Dr and Mrs Madison Marshall will represent the Tennessee Valley Council at the International Boy Scout Jamboree in Niagara on the Canadian side. He will join a Florence and a Huntsville Scout to cover nine North Alabama counties and meet a French pen pal. Ernest is an Eagle Scout with three palms and has served as assistant director at Philmont Stockade Base Camp.
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Ernest Marshall
Madison Marshall
Ave
New York
Niagara
Ernest
Tennessee Valley Council
Florence
Huntsville
North Alabama
France
Explorer Post
Thomas H. Arnold
Explorer
Jim
Philmont Boy Scout Ranch
Cimarron
New Mexico
Mammoth Cave
Detroit
Cullman Judge Names Appraisers To Set Right Of Way Price
A Cullman judge appointed a committee to appraise property along Highways 31 and 718 within 20 days and report to Judge K. J. Griffith. Seven owners on U S 31 and 11 on Cullman West Point road could not agree with the state on rights of way for planned improvements linking Cullman Moulton and the Tri Cities. The appraisers are J R Aldridge J W Almon and J H Kelton.
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Cullman
Here
K. J. Griffith
U.S. 31
Alabama
West Point Road
J. R. Aldridge
J. W. Almon
J. H. Kelton
Cullman-West Point
Moulton
Tri-Cities
Red Shield Plans Father Son Outing
First annual Red Shield Boys Club outing for members fathers and foster fathers will be held in Delano Park Thursday 5 30 to 8 30 p m. The Chem strand Trophy will be awarded to the outstanding Decatur Red Shield Club member chosen by peers the director and a three member citizen committee. Selection will honor leadership loyalty sportsmanship and high moral character. An evening of food and entertainment aims to rekindle father son memories and strengthen bonds. Community leaders invited. event planned as an informal picnic.
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Red Shield Boys Club
Delano Park
Chemstrand
Decatur Red Shield Club
Classic Western draws star power and sharp supporting turns
Miss Russell delivers a memorable lead performance while Dan Duryea shines as a mining camp doctor pursuing her. Mara Corday earns praise in a top supporting role, signaling a promising career ahead.
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Miss Russell
Dan Duryea
Jeff
Duryea
Mara Corday
Fort Gaines lock funds approved for Chattahoochee project
Sen Hill announces Budget Bureau clearance for a $1,800,000 appropriation to start Fort Gaines lock and dam construction on the Chattahoochee River at the Georgia Alabama line. Congress provided the money in a recently ended session but delayed release pending clearance.
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Washington
Sen. Hill
D-Ala
Bureau of the By
Fort Gaines
Chattahoochee River
Georgia
Alabama
Congress
White House
Budget Bureau
Mother calms child as azalea bush bears the bruise
A Houston mother, asked about her injured son after a fall from a second story window, replies with calm humor that neither he nor the azalea bush is hurt. The neighbor rushes in to help and check on the boy.
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Houston
Tex
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Marshall Thompson
Kathleen Hughes
Faith Domergue
Richard Long
Bowline
Koko the
Barton Maclane - Frieda Inescort
Decatur
Ars
Anne Baxter
Rock Hudson
Lawson Lynn
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Arnold Morris
Lacey's Spring
P. O. Davis
Auburn
Hartselle
Morgan County
L. T. Wagnon
Racoon
Harrison, Pa
Fred Marshall
Marshall
Red Shield
Okeh
Atta
I, Cararrass
Bulova
Com- Plate
Rogers 1847
Holmes & Edwards
Aun
Srs Jewelers
2Nd Ave
Decatur, Ale
Clea
GAS Department
Decatur, Ala
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