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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1950

Page

5

A Ticket To Tomahawk Opens at Princess

Twentieth Century Pax brings the comedy A Ticket To Tomahawk to the Princess with Dan Dailey and Anne Baxter. The story follows Johnny-Behind-The-Deuce a wandering drummer tangled in Colorado’s first narrow gauge railroad venture and clashes with rival Col Daw son. Kit ae Jr. and an expedition toward Dead Horse Point frame a Western escapade amid war path fears.

Dan Dailey Anne Baxter Twentieth Century-Fox Twentieth Century Pax Colorado Dan Johnny-Behind Col Dawson Tomahawk Johnny U. S Kit Ae, Jr Kit

Canned Goods For Neel School Lunchroom

Neel school lunchroom will be stocked this winter through a Neel PTA sponsored cooperative. PTA members brought fresh vegetables and canned 175 quarts of peas tomatoes okra and corn for use during the term.

Neel Neel Pta PTA

Entertainers Headed for Tommahawk Caravan

A group of performers travels toward Tommahawk joining a strange caravan. Hectic perils beset the little group up to a hilarious surprise finish.

Tommahawk

Cheaper By The Dozen at the Roxy With Webb Crain Loy

Clifton Webb stars as Dad in Twentieth Century Fox Technicolor comedy based on the Gilbreth book. Jeanne Crain and Myrna Loy play family members as the twelve children charm audiences at the Roxy today and Monday. Cleveland Indians slugger Larry Doby is noted for striking out five times in 1948.

Gilbreth Twentieth Century- Fox Clifton Webb Jeanne Crain Myrna Loy Frank B. Gilbreth Ernestine Gilbreth Carey Belvedere Darryl F. Zanuck Pinky Webb

Daughter of Rosie O Grady Shown Here at Princess

vaudeville era nostalgia fills a Technicolor feature with June Haver and Gordon MacRae. The film portrays a showgirl’s rise aided by Tony Pastor as her path back to success unfolds on stage.

Rosie O’grady The Princess June Haver Gordon MacRae Warner Bros Hollywood Tony Pastor Miss Haver Cuddle Sakall James Barton Jeeter Lester Tobacco Warner ‘Bros Cuddles Sakall Gene Nelson

The Skipper Surprised His Wife at Princess Theater

Navy Captain Bill Lattimer takes over running the home during two months of leave with a mathematical plan for chores. Daphne breaks her ankle, and his experiment with the Navy method strains family warmth until he learns that home life needs a human touch. He returns to the Navy, conceding women run the home.

Robert Walker Joan Leslie Navy Bill Lattimer San Diego Daphne Bill

Called Meeting Of Lodge Set Monday

A called meeting of Rising Sun lodge No. 29 will be held Monday night at seven o clock in the lodgerooms for work in the Master Mason degree. All Master Masons urged to attend by D L Allen secretary.

Rising Sun Lodge No. 29 D.L. Allen

Birds of Paradise: Diversity Across About 40 Species

A report notes that there are around 40 distinct species of birds of paradise. Researchers catalog variations in plumage, behavior, and habitat across the group, highlighting regional diversity and evolutionary adaptation within this iconic bird family.

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