The Spanish Main at Princess Theatre in Technicolor
A swashbuckling tale of Dutch buccaneers and Spanish intrigue unfolds at the Princess, featuring Paul Henreid Maureen O Hara and Walter Slezak. Don Juan Alvarado and Don Francisca drive love and revenge amid sea battles and prison fights. Binnie Barnes and John Emery co star. The print promises vivid color sets and costume artistry. A Portuguese Man of War exhibit continues at the Armory on second and fourth Mondays. The American Legion reports 175 new members in three months, aiming for 800 to 1000 as veterans return and a new hall is sought on Second Avenue.
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Caribbean
Paul Henreid
Maureen O'Hara
Walter Slezak
New Granada
Binnie Barnes
John Emery
Laurent van Horh
New World
Cartagena
Spain
New Dominions
Don Juan Alvarado
van Horn
Don Juan
Francisca
Tortuga
Anne Benny
da Bilar
Carcae Est
Don
Juan
Anne
Henreid
American Legion
E. A. Loyd
Morgan County
American __Legion
Isoyd
Legion Hall
Second Avenue
RKO Radio
Scott Story Basis of Film Scott Story Basis of Film
Warner Bros film at the Roxy adapts Col. Robert Lee Scott Jr’s best selling autobiography God Is My Co-Pilot. Dennis Morgan stars as Scott with Raymond Massey Dane Clark Andrea King and Alan Hale in support as biographical war drama highlighting courage and a fighter pilot’s life and Burma Road efforts.
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Andrea King
Robert Lee. Scott, Jr
Dennis Morgan
Randolph Field
Texas
Macon
God Is
Roxy Theatre
Robert Lee Scott, Jr
Warner Bros
Scott
Raymond Massey
Dane Clark
Alan Hale
Seee Tee
Chita Een
Col. Scott
Claire Chennault
Ed Rector
Johnny Petach
Tex Hill
Burma Road
China
Vandyke Brown Named for Dutch Master in Painting
Vandyke Brown, a pigment used by painters, carries its name from the old Dutch master famed for his remarkable effect with the color.
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Vandyke
The Princess and the Pirate at the Roxy with Bob Hope
Technicolor comedy opens Thursday at the Roxy starrring Bob Hope with Virginia Mayo Walter Slezak Walter Brennan Victor McLaglen Hugo Haas and Marc Lawrence. The film follows pirate days on the bounding main with action romance and humor as Hope plays Sylvester the Great and aids Princess Margaret amid shipboard battles and disguises.
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Bob Hope
Virginia Mayo
Walter Slezak
Walter Brennan
Victor McLaglen
Hugo Haas
Marc Lawrence
Acsulty
Bounding Main
Hope
Jamaica
Sylvester the Great
Virginia
Sylvester
Margaret
Miss Mayo
Goldwyn
Raid Seizes 900 Gallon Still Whiskey and Car in Marshall
A Marshall County raid seized a 900 gallon still 18 gallons of whiskey and one automobile. Suspects C E Russell and W J Ashley jailed awaiting state prosecution. Investigators Lamon Burgess and Pierce along with county sheriff and deputies participated. The Huntsville stored car. The report notes St Valentine customs dating from the Middle Ages.
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Marshall County
W. S. Laman
C. E. Russell
W. J. Ashley
Huntsville
Lamon
T.C. Burgess
J. E. Pierce
Paramounts Out of This World at the Roxy
Paramounts new film musical Out of This World at the Roxy Theatre features Eddie Bracken Veronica Lake and Diana Lynn with specialty acts by Carmen Cavaliare Ted Fiorito Henry King and Cass Daley. Bracken sings with a Bing Crosby voice dub and Eddie satirizes. Diana Lynn stars, with a plot twist and a happy ending as Eddie lands a role in her band.
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Paramount
Roxy Theatre
Eddie Bracken
Veronica Lake
Diana Lynn
Carmen Cavaliare
Ted Fiorito
Henry King
Ray Noble
Cass Daley
Olga San Juan
Bracken
Bing
Crosby
Eddie
Tor
Wow
Diana
Hinean Eien
Sree
Cnet
Sar Senmntee
Germany
Brother slain in Winston county farmhouse murder
Clifford Hunter was held in the Winston County jail charged with murdering his 72-year-old brother Bruce Hunter whose body was hacked and scattered near a dirt floored cabin. Bruce, a bachelor, was last seen December 22 and had 300 to 500 dollars in his cabin believed missing as investigators pursue robbery as the motive.
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Haleyville
Ala
Van
Winston County
Bruce Hunter
A. B. Aaron
Clifford Hunter
Bruce Hutter
Aaron
Rise in Vet Membership in Decatur Spurs Local Posts
In Decatur, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7591 and American Legion Post 15 report rising enlistments. VFW added nine new members in the week, the largest weekly intake since June 1944. Current officers are all World War II veterans except two trustees. Auxiliary formation planned as meetings continue in the existing offices lounge and reading room space.
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Decatur
Veteran's of Foreign Wars
American. Legion Post 15
James F. Peterson
E. A. Loyd
American: Legion
Patterson
Cmemers
V. F. W. Row
H R. Summer
Harry Higdon
Red”. Freeman
Peterson
ERSAS
Nine Teen Franklin Frankenburger Found Dead in Backyard
A 15 year old youth named Franklin Frankenburger was found dead in a Birmingham Alabama backyard where he had been playing with other children. Coroner Joe Hilderbrand reported indications of natural causes but an autopsy would be performed to confirm.
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Birmingham
Ala
Franklin Frankenburger
Joe Hilderbrand
Special aid planned for buyers of surplus war property
Atlanta agency of Reconstruction Finance Corporation to establish a special service section aiding buyers in obtaining surplus war property. It will consist of three
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Atlanta
Atlanta Agency of Reconstruction
France” Corporation
Meet Me in St Louis at Princess Theatre 1903 scenes
Garland and O'Brien star in Meet Me in St Louis a color musical at the Princess with Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien. The story follows the Smith family in 1903 as they await the Fair and face a potential move to New York with warmth humor and song including Clang Went The Trotter.
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St. Louis
Judy Garland
Little Margaret O'Brien
St.Louis
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Margaret O'Brien
Princess Theatre
Smiths
Esther
Miss Garland
Footie
Harry Davenport
Judy
Trotter
Little Margaret
Mary Astor
Leon Ames
Mother
Dad
Tom* Drake
Lucille Bremer
Marjorie “Main
New York
Federal agencies and state local governments section brief
A fragment references sections one and a small business unit within federal agencies and state and local governments. It notes roles for veterans and administrative units without detailing actions or outcomes.
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Teaid Federal
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