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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1947

Page

5

Cynthia brings first love to a Midwest family tale

Elizabeth Taylor stars as Cynthia Bishop in a gentled humor drama about a midwestern high school girl whose romance with Ricky Latham and insistence on a richer life help her family break free from faded dreams. Her father, mother, and Uncle Fred all reshape their lives as Cynthia stands firm.

Elizabeth Taylor James Lydon Cynthia M-G-M Princess George Murphy Mary Astor S. Z. Sakall Gene Lockhart Spring Byington Cynthia Bishop Larry Lou Fred Ricky Latham

Carney Trailer Sales on South Court Street Florence

Local business listing notes Carney Trailer Sales located on South Court Street in Florence. Details on inventory or hours not provided in the fragment.

Carney Trailer Sales South Court Street Florence

Peck Appears As Hemingway Character In Macomber Film

Benedict Bogeaus presents The Macomber Affair at Princess Theatre and United Artists release. Gregory Peck stars as Francis Macomber with Joan Bennett as Margaret and Robert Preston as the husband. Set in Nairobi, the hunt unfolds amid tensions and a fatal conclusion.

Robert Preston Joan Bennett Gregory Peck Benedict Bogeaus Macomber United Artists the Princess Ernest Hemingway Princess Theatre Francis Macomber Greory Peck Macombers Francis Margaret Nairobi British East Africa Robert Wilson Manly Wilson Casey Robinson Zoltan Korda Korda Four Feathers Bagdad Sanders

Mr District Attorney Opens At Princess Theatre

Columbia Pictures offers a rugged murder mystery film based on Phillips H Lord radio drama. Den nis O Keefe Adolphe Menjou Marguerite Chapman star with George Coulouris Jeff Cddnell Steven Geray Ralph Morgan in a tale of a District Attorney and a young lawyer entangled with a fraudulent organization.

Columbia Pictures Phillips H. Lord Princess Theatre Dennis O'Keefe Adolphe Menjou Marguerite Chapman Michael O'Shea George Coulouris Jeff Cddnell Steven Geray Ralph Morgan John Kellogg Craig Warren Menjou Steve Bennett O’keefe Bennett James Randolph Coulouris Randolph Marcia Manning Steve D. A Columbia The

$1000 Suit Filed In Accident Case

Robert Harris sues William Nelson in county court for $1000 over a collision on First Avenue August 19. Harris says Nelson pulled out while parked, causing damage to his car and injuring his child. Attorney J N Powell represents Harris.

Robert Harris William Nelson First Avenue Harris Nelson J. N. Powell

Make Mine Music brings Disney with star voices at the Roxy

Walt Disney presents Make Mine Music in Technicolor at the Roxy opening Tuesday. Noted performers include Dinah Shore Benny Goodman and his band Riabouchinska Lichine the Andrews Sisters and the Pied Pipers with sequences like the ballad ballet and All the Cats Join In.

Willie Singing Whale Walt Disney Roxy Saludos Amigos Disney Andy Russell Nelson Eddy Andrews Sisters The King's Men Jerry Colona Pied Pipers Ballard Ballet Dinah Shore Lichine Riabouchinska Charles Wolcott Ray Gilbert Goodman Alec Wilder Eddie Sauter Henry Creamer Turner Layton Cozy Cole Sid Weiss Teddy Wilson Cole

San Quentin Drama Explores Reform and Crime

The film portrays ex convict Jim Roland and the Inmates Welfare League at San Quentin. A ceremony for discharged soldiers leads to a clash. two convicts die and the warden is wounded. Taylor plans a crime revival with two associates as police close in. A prologue features ex Sing Sing warden Lewis E Lawes.

Lawrence Key RKO Radio San Quentin Martin Mooney Inmates Welfare League Jim Roland Tierney League Taylor Jim Cen Dun Lewis E. Lawes Sing Sing Prison

Cullman Plans Large Delegation for Sugar Bowl

The Cullman Democrat reports that two or more Cullman residents will travel to New Orleans to attend the Sugar Bowl game, as fans plan a big gathering to support their team.

Cullman Cullman Democrat New Orleans

First Car Leaves GM Doraville Assembly Line in Georgia

The first Pontiac sedan rolled off the General Motors Doraville assembly line near Atlanta today as the $6,000,000 plant begins operation. The 15 mile conveyor system will produce Buicks Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs marking the first heavier model cars assembled at the facility.

Atlanta General Motors Doraville

Ford Motor Co to Dedicate New Atlanta Area Plant

Ford Motor Co. will dedicate its new plant in Hapeville on Wednesday worth 10 million six hundred dollars. The facility will produce multiple makes on a single assembly line with workers rotating between Buick Pontiac and Oldsmobile as production needs change.

Hapeville Ford Motor Co Atlanta Motors Buick Pontiac Oldsmobile

Mystery To Play At Roxy Theatre

Warner Bros mystery drama The Beast With Five Fingers opens at the Roxy Theatre. Starring Robert Alda Andrea King and Peter Lorre the film centers on Julie Holden a nurse entangled in a North Italy mansion when a will triggers deadly confrontations and a haunting presence in the house.

Roxy Theatre Alda Lorre Star Warner Bros Robert Alda Andrea King Peter Lorre Italy Victor Francen J. Carrol Naish Charles Dingle John Alvin David Hoffman Patricia White William Fryer Harvey Julie Holden Francis Ingram Ingram Julie Duprex

Recital of Baseball Pantomime and Poems at Blue Bayou

The listing notes Gone, Blue Bayou and Casey at the Bat performed with a recitation by Jerry Colona. It highlights a child audience and a flexible stage presentation in a local theater program.

Gone Casey Jerry Colona

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