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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1948
Page
5
MGM debuts Gone With the Wind on the Princess screen this Tuesday. The Technicolor epic by Selznick and Fleming showcases 59 principals and an army of extras, with Gable Leigh de Havilland and Howard leading a landmark cast.
About 422000 producing wells exist in the United States and only around 4900 deliver oil without pumping action, indicating a tiny share operate by natural flow or spontaneous production rather than artificial pumping.
About 85 percent of divorces granted in the United States are uncontested, signaling spouses often avoid court battles and settle terms quickly.
The National Education Association announced a proposed federal aid program for public schools totaling 300 million dollars annually. Senate and House panels approved companion bills to fund elementary and secondary education nationwide including DC Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico Canal Zone American Samoa and other territories. The initial year would allocate 200 million, followed by 250 million then 300 million annually, distributed to states by need and managed by state authorities.
The article traces Vivien Leigh's romance with acting from Darjeeling upbringing to London stage and film work. It notes her Hollywood breakthrough when Myron and David O Selznick cast her as Scarlett O Hara in Gone With the Wind, her Oscar win, and later roles including That Hamilton Woman Waterloo Bridge and Caesar and Cleopatra with Claude Rains. It also mentions a major London stage success with The Skin of Our Teeth.
The MGM release showcased the world's largest motion picture crane built for 1500 Atlanta extras on a forty acre set. The 140 ton crane used an 85 foot boom to swing from Vivien Leigh to Union and Confederate wounded soldiers.
The Agriculture Department released an alphabetical list of 755 big traders in grains butter eggs potatoes lard millfeeds cottonseed meal and soybean meal for 1946 to 1947. It shows entities holding contracts equal to or above specified amounts though not the traded amounts. Notable names include Adams William L. Claxton Ga Ashcraft Wilkerson Co. Atlanta and others. In earlier times the industry dumped gasoline into streams when not marketable.
Enterprise Productions debuts Ramrod at the Princess with Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake. The 1870 western follows a headstrong ranch woman who manipulates a cattle town in Utah’s Zion National Park setting. Supporting roles include Aileen Whelan Don DeFore and Charlie Ruggles.
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert of Ohio married Miss Mildred Helen Si enson in a single ring ceremony at McKee Chapel Tabernacle Presbyterian church in Indianapolis. Rev. Oscar T. Olson officiated as Daniel Herbert attended the governor. The couple planned a private plane departure to Miami after the ceremony with Ohio and Indiana guests present.
The article discusses a United Artists re release directed by Andre de Oth as a setting for a picture. It also mentions the average U S life expectancy around 65.8 years, noting a rise of about 16 years in under five decades. It cites Pennsylvania fields as early petroleum sources from 1860 to 1890.
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