Gable Cast as Gambler In Any Number Can Play
Clark Gable stars as Charley Kyng in MGM's Any Number Can Play opening today at the Princess with Alexis Smith and a large supporting cast led by Mervyn LeRoy. The film, based on Edward Harris Heth's book, features a screenplay by Richard Brooks and marks a major 1949 MGM offering.
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Montana
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Robert Ryan
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Court cases test Alabama school law on younger pupils
Suits were filed in Athens and Guntersville to force admission of younger children under a state school law. Guntersville was decided against school authorities who appealed to the supreme court. Athens case remains pending, awaiting the higher court ruling which would impact the entire state.
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Supreme Court
Sanders Airs Views on Women In Bel Ami film tease
George Sanders stars in the Maupassant adaptation The Private Affairs of Bel Ami opening Wednesday at Capitol Theatre. The script highlights barbed lines about women while Sanders interacts with five leading ladies Angela Lansbury Ann Dvorak Marie Wilson Susan Douglas Katherine Emery and Frances Dee as a sixth foil.
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Family Honeymoon at Princess Theatre Features Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray
A new screen comedy "Family Honeymoon" opens at the Princess Theatre, starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray with Rita Johnson Hattie McDaniel and Chill Wills in supporting roles. Young actors Gigi Perreau Jimmy Hunt and Peter Miles boost the film, based on Homer Cray's novel about a widow and her new husband taking a brood on a Grand Canyon honeymoon directed by Claude Binyon for Universal-International.
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Claude Binyon
Universal-International
John Beck
Z. Wayne Griffin
Snow Storm Scene In Kazan At Roxy Theatre
A dramatic snow avalanche is highlighted in Kazan at the Roxy Theatre as part of Columbia’s Northwest Canada adventure. One hundred tons of snow were placed on a hillside by technicians to trigger a roaring slide, filmed over five days in the High Sierra, yet the on screen avalanche lasts only five seconds. Cast includes Stephen Dunne Lois Maxwell Joe Sawyer Roman Bohnen and Zoro with Will Jason directing for producer Robert Cohn from Arthur A Ross screenplay.
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My Own True Love Opens at Princess Theatre
Paramount's My Own True Love debuts Tuesday at the Princess Theatre with Phyllis Calvert Meylwyn Douglas and Wanda Hendrix leading an strong cast. Directed by Compton Bennett the film follows a father and son both falling for the same woman, creating family drama and emotional tension.
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Philip Friend
England
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Yolanda Forbes
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Limestone County Court disposes of about forty cases
Judge D L Rosenal Jr presided over about forty Limestone County cases Friday. Fines jail terms and hard labor penalties were handed down, probation granted to several defendants, and a number were found not guilty. The wave continues with twenty four cases last Friday and daily dispositions this week.
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Limestone County
D. L. Rosenal, Jr
Additional teacher needed for Athens elementary first grade
Athens city schools will hire one more teacher for first grade this year as children turning six before January 15 may enter school after the Supreme Court of Alabama upheld the 1947 act. Julian Newman, superintendent, estimates the change will affect staffing and class assignments.
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Mrs. Peck on Faculty at Athens College
Mrs B D Peck of Athens returns to her former post heading the music department directing the glee club and chorus and leading the voice program at Athens College this semester. The article also notes community updates and local events.
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Tour Europe Rome trip by six Virginia Union students
A six member group from Virginia Union University completed its first Foreign Study Tour of Europe and North Africa. The travelers visited Ireland England Belgium France Luxembourg Switzerland Italy and Tunisia. They left the United States June 19 and will receive nine semester hours credit.
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Virginia Union University
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North Africa
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Switzerland
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Iceberg Risk Near Grand Banks Called Major Danger
The text notes that credits mirror those given for a student who completes a full summer session course on campus. It also states the Grand Banks area off Newfoundland is an iceberg danger zone in the world’s busiest water trade routes.
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