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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1952
Page
7
A boarding school housing 29 Negro orphans was demolished by fire in sub freezing weather. One 14 year old girl is believed dead. Police identified the missing child as Ora, a 14 year old girl. The British naval ship Challenger has been assigned to ocean studies.
The Roxy Theatre screens Apache War Smoke on Christmas Day with Gilbert Roland Glenda Farrell and Gene Lockhart leading a cast that includes Robert Horton Barbara Buick and Patricia Tiernan. A siege at a desert station pits Tom Herrera against his suspected father Peso as Apache warriors attack.
Glamorous Technicolor tale set in the Okefenokee Swamp stars Jean Peters Jeffrey Hunter Constance Smith and Walter Brennan. A fugitives story unfolds amid alligator clashes panther charges and deadly snakes as a father and daughter hide from the law in southern Georgia. WANT ADS GET RESULTS.
The film assembles five O Henry stories in one omnibus with stars like Charles Laughton Marilyn Monroe Richard Widmark and Jeanne Crain. Highlights include The Cop and the Anthem The Ransom of Red Chief The Last Leaf The Gift of the Magi and a comic wraparound.
Highway Patrol reports yesterday there were 20 accidents with eight injuries and $5,060 property damage. A year earlier there were 15 accidents with nine injuries and $17,910 property damage. No deaths registered in either report.
The text explains that all green plants use sunlight to convert elements from soil water and air into food. This process stores radiant energy as chemical energy in organic matter.
The film revolves around six young people in show business and follows Christmas Eve at the Mars Theatre. An all star cast features Tony Martin Janet Leigh Gloria DeHaven Eddie Bracken and Ann Miller in a tuneful Technicolor production with a show world atmosphere aimed at festive entertainment.
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