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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1950

Page

6

Our Very Own Opens At The Princess With Am erican Family Tale

Ann Blyth Farley Granger and Joan Evans star in this Samuel Goldwyn drama about Gail Macaulay who learns she is adopted. Jealousy with Gail's sister Joan triggers a family crisis as Gail struggles to cope with the secret amid a teen coming of age.

Ann Blyth Farley Granger Joan Evans Samuel Goldwyn Princess Theatre Jane Wyatt Farley Granger Macaulays Gail Joan Chuck John Miss Blythh Miss Evans Donald Cook Natalie Wood Ann Dvorak Gus Schilling Phyllis Kirk Jessie Grayson

Montana wax from lignite used in records and polish

Montana wax, a product derived from lignite, finds use in phonograph records shoe polish and electrical insulation.

Conspirator at Princess stars Robert and Elizabeth Taylor

Robert Taylor plays Major Michael Curragh, wooing Melinda Greyton, while Elizabeth Taylor delivers a standout performance as the young wife drawn into a dangerous espionage web in England. The plot follows trust, deception, and a perilous secret that could end in murder.

Robert Taylor Elizabeth Taylor England Royal Fusilier Guards MGM Two Taylors Michael Curragh Melinda Greyton London Tower of London Michael Melinda Taylor and Taylor Princess Theatre Elizabeth

Holiday Affair At Roxy

RKO Radio presents Holiday Affair starring Robert Mitchum Janet Leigh and Wendell Corey in a tale of a indecisive girl and the man who wins her over Don Hartman produces a bright showcase for Hollywood’s younger talent Elizabeth shines as a dramatic performer worthy of MGM.

RKO Radio Robert Mitchum Janet Leigh Wendell Corey Don Hartman Hollywood Elizabeth M-G-M RKO

Sideshow Opens Today At Capitol

Monogram's mystery drama Sideshow opens at the Capitol theatre with William F. Broidy producing. Don McGuire and Tracy Roberts star as a Treasury agent investigating gem smuggling who goes undercover at a carnival and becomes entangled with the cashier.

Monogram William F. Broidy Don McGuire Tracy Roberts Capitol Theatre Treasury Department McGuire Miss Roberts

Cretaceous Era Romance Comedies in New York

Miss Leigh plays a war widow with a son in a story set in New York during a fictional Cretaceous era. Corey portrays a wealthy attorney seeking marriage and escape from his job as a department store shopper while Mitchum plays a casual drifter who influences the heroine toward marriage. The plot follows a string of humorous misadventures before she chooses her path.

New York Miss Leigh Corey Hig Mitchum

Motion Picture Industry Honored for Democratic Image

Holiday magazine named four awards for portraying American life to foreign audiences. Robert E. Sherwood presented silver world globes at the Twenty One Club. Winners include The Jackpot starring Jimmy Stewart and Barbara Hale and Mystery Street with Ricardo Montalban. Individual honors went to Joseph L. Mackiewicz and Ida Lupino for their contributions to Hollywood.

New York N. Y Holiday Magazine Robert E. Sherwood Twentieth Century-Fox Jimmy Stewart Barbara Hale Metro-Goldwyn - Mayer Ricardo Montalban Joseph L. Mackiewicz Hollywood Ida Lupino Filmakers Miss Lupino

Parana River Waters Once Believed to Heal Voices

A historical note recalls how Paraguay's Parana River waters were once thought to clear throats and purify voices, reflecting local beliefs about natural remedies and spiritual cleansing in earlier times.

Paraguay Parana River

Yale Seldom Scored Upon In Four Untouchable Seasons

Yale University fielded four football teams that completed an entire season without yielding a single score, a record unmatched by any other school and highlighting an era of dominant defense and stout tackling.

Yale

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