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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1955

Page

7

The Treasure of Pancho Villa stars Calhoun Winters and Roland

Rory Calhoun Shelley Winters and Gilbert Roland headline The Treasure of Pancho Villa at Bowline Theatre. The Edmund Grainger production filmed in Mexico features Superscope and Techni color and centers on legends of Villa's gold hidden in northern Mexico.

Gilbert Roland Rory Calhoun Edmund Grainger RKO Calhoun Villa Roland Shelley Winters Mexico Bowline Pancho Villa Bowline Theatre RKO Radio Superscope Technicolor

Powell Bosses Wife June Allyson On Set In It Happened One Night

Hollywood column notes Dick Powell directs Jack Lemmon and June Allyson in a musical remake. Allyson says Powell, her husband, can direct her for eight hours daily. She reveals injuries from on set stunts and a 6 pm work curfew clause in her MGM contract.

Bob Thomas Hollywood Dick Powell Powell Jack Lemmoh June Allyson Jack MGM

Myasthenia Gravis: History and Treatments

The article reviews myasthenia gravis symptoms such as eye and swallowing difficulties, explains historical fatality rates and modern improvements, notes neostigmine as both treatment and diagnostic tool, and mentions thymus removal and an evolving new drug. It also cites the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation in New York and the 1952 formation date.

Robert S. Schwab Walker London United States

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy at Sunset Theatre

Universal-International presents Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy opening Tuesday at Sunset Theatre. The forty film pair headlined by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello stars Marie Windsor Richard Deacon Michael Ansara and Peggy King with director Charles Lamont and producer Howard Christie. The Egypt based comedy follows the search for the Sacred Medallion of the Mummy of Klaris and treasure in Princess Ava's tomb ending with Costello swallowing the medallion.

Bud Abbott Lou Costello Abbott and Costello Marie Windsor Michael Ansara Peggy King Charles Lamont Howard Christie Universal-International Sunset Theatre Egypt Lou Klaris Ava Marie, Windsor Richard Deacon Costello

Realistic staged crash ends with firefighter burned

In Varina Virginia a simulated car crash in front of the American Legion hall used a dummy with ketchup for blood and a flaming hubcap. Construction superintendent and Varina firefighter George Elmore Whitman kicked the fire, splashing gasoline on his leg before the rescue crew intervened.

Varina American Legion Hall George Elmore Whitman Henrico Whitman Fire Department

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