Happy Holiday Santa Letters From Decatur Children
Children from West Decatur school and surrounding families write to Santa Claus in 1952, requesting toys, clothing, and treats for Christmas. Names include Lynda Jean Blackwood Mary Propst Martha Jane Nix Boyd Hardin and others, with ages from six to seven and details of their wishes.
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Santa
Lynda Jean Blackwood
Lafarris
Saraphana
Boyd
S. C. Maner
West Decatur
Daddy
Tommy
Santa Claus
Mary Propst
Grace Moore Story faces legal hurdles for film
Hollywood producer Henry Blanke discusses the headaches of making a real life tale The Grace Moore Story. Legal clearances arise from using real names and sources and potential defamation suits. The film will focus on Miss Moore early life and her Met debut with dramatic framing.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Blanke
Grace Moore
Metropolitan
Met
Europe
Santa Replies To Tommy With Holiday Wishes
A warm Christmas message from a child named Tommy includes requests for new Viewmaster reels and a cheerful note to Santa. The tone is playful and affectionate, wishing happiness to all children worldwide.
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Santa
Tommy
Nix
P. S
School For Chemists Completed By TVA
The second annual school for professors of chemistry and chemical engineering in Southeastern colleges and universities has been completed at the TVA chemical plant at Muscle Shoals. The program, held jointly by TVA and the University of Mississippi, covered catalysis theory, laboratory techniques, and design and operating problems in catalytic TVA plant operations.
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Southeastern
TVA
Muscle Shoals
University of Mississippi
Industry ties drive school faculty industry familiarization
The schools aim to acquaint faculty with industry and show how chemistry and chemical engineering theories are applied in real work. The message stresses practical outcomes for faculty development.
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Alabama
Love, Martha Jane Nix
8Th Ave
N. W
Ala
Ave
Sam
Kathryn Grayson
Howard Keel
Red Skelton
Sunset Theatre
Marge Champion
Gower Champion
Robert Horton
Patricia Tiernan
Glenda Farrell
M-G-M
Roxy Theatre
Gilbert Roland
Barbara Buick
Gene Lockhart
Abbott & Costello
Capitol
Theale
Jean Peters
Jeffrey Hunter
Constance Smith
Kathryn
Technicolor
Life Story
Hartselle
Ridin
Pye le Meg
George
Gabby” Hayes
3 Stooges
Denver, Wale
Edmond O'Brien
Sterling Hayden
Pama
Marsuance
Poo
Faning
Tony Martin
Janet Leig
Gloria Bowaven
Eddie Bracken
Ann Millerberbera Lewreecs
Bos Cross
the Charlivell
Disney Technicolor Cartoon
Hatfiel
Athens
Ann Sheridan
John Lund
Howard Duff
Glen Ford
Rhonda Fleming
Edmond O’brien
Oo ‘Theatre
Cali Oes
Fred Allen
Anne Baxter
Jeanne Crain
Farley
Granger
Charles Laughton
Otlenyd
Fou
David Wayne
Dale Robertson
Gregory Ratoff
Marilyn Monroe
Southwest
Mojave Desert
Alabama Asphalt Co
Harmoneers Quartet
Wally Fowler
Fred C. Maples
Catings
Jane Russell
Robi. Mitchum
Kearny
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