Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard opens at Capitol theatre
Howard St. John stars as David Harding leader of Americas counterspy net. Amanda Blake plays a secretary linked to a missile reservation and spy ring. Ron Randell portrays the Scotland Yard investigator joining Harding after a murder. June Vincent appears as a villainess aiding the spies.
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Counterspy
Scotland Yard
Columbia
Capitol Theatre
David Harding
Howard St. John
America
Harding
Amanda Blake
Miss Blake
Ron Randell
June Vincent
Gregory Gay
Columbia Pictures
Diamonds and Crimes Stars Play Tailored Roles at Roxy
Adolphe Menjou stars as a suave rogue in Diamonds and Crimes a Astor Pictures release due Tuesday at the Roxy The star plays a wittier husband while Martha Scott breaks from type to show a glamorous side in the comedy from writer Frederick Jackson Stone selects stories to fit stars.
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Hollywood
Andrey Stone
Astor
Roxy Theatre
Mr. Stone
Frederick Jackson
Adolphe Menjou
Menjou
Martha Scott
Miss Scott
Polar and Grizzly: The Largest Members of the Bear Family
The polar and grizzly bear are the largest members of the bear family. Scientists note their size and adaptations distinguish Arctic and forest habitats.
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Polar and
Lex Barker Stars In New Tarzan Adventure At Sunset
Tarzan and the Slave Girl opens at Sunset Theatre with Lex Barker as Tarzan. Vanessa Brown plays Jane with Robert Alda co starring. Denise Darcel and Arthur Shields appear in supporting roles. The plot centers on a lion-worship tribe decimated by disease that raids for women and kidnaps Jane and a doctor's nurse.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Sunset Theatre
Tarzan
Lex Barker
Barker
Vanessa Brown
Jane
Robert Alda
Denise Darcel
Arthur Shields
Hands Across the Rockies opens at Capitol with Bill Elliott
Wild Bill Hickock star Bill Elliott headlines Hands Across the Rockies directed by Lambert Hillyer at the Capitol theatre opening Friday. Mary Daily plays Marsha Crawley under Dub Taylor's comic and dramatic support in a tale of gunplay romance as Hickock confronts a killer aiming to silence a key witness.
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Capitol Theatre
Marsha Crawley
Cannonball
Hickock
West
Elliott
Miss Daily
Marsha
Dub Taylor
Radio and Newspaper Urge Parents on Child Safety Measures
A fragment urges emphasizing danger and precautions to parents, noting radio and newspaper as untold helping tools in protecting children. It highlights the role of media in spreading safety awareness and guiding preventive steps.
Fighting Sullivans at the Roxy
Open ing Wednesday at the Roxy the Fighting Sullivans tells the story of the Waterloo Iowa brothers Pa Ma Gen and Katherine Mary and the family that became a symbol of American courage. The Realart presentation promises a stirring portrait of five American kids and their rise to manhood with humor and poignancy.
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Roxy
Waterloo
Iowa
Sullivans
Ma” Sullivan
Gen
Katherine Mary
America
Realart
Morgan County Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Reverend M. S. Palmer filled his regular appointment at Gandy's Cove and plans a Methodist church service on July 1. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. John Vann and Frances of Eva, the Gregory reunion in Boaz Alabama, Elrod of Birmingham and Lendon Thompson of Lewisburg with Miss Ravanell Thompson, and travel guests Harris Battles and family from Ohio plus Betty and Bobby Ford from Selma.
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M. S. Palmer
Gandy’s Cove
Methodist Church
John Vann
Frances
Eva
Luster
Gregory
Hamby’s Chapel
Boaz
Alabama
Elrod
Birmingham
Lendon Thompson
Lewisburg
Tennessee
Ravanell Thompson
Florence State Teachers College
Virgle Thompson
Harris Battles
Ohio
Betty
Bobby Ford
Selma
R. M. Holmes
Monte Rhce Ryan
Albert Cobb
Indianapolis
Indiana
Sue
Academy Award Cartoon Gerald McBoing Boing at Princess Theatre
The Gerald McBoing Boing cartoon, acclaimed as Best Cartoon of the Year, is currently shown at the Princess Theatre amid praise from major papers. Reviews call it fresh and imaginative, comparing it to Mickey Mouse and noting its humor.
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Gerald McBoing-Boing
Princess Theatre
Columbia
Mickey Mouse
Dick Williams
Los Angeles
Doris Arden
Chicago Sun
Boston Christian Science Monitor
Massey Notes From Mt Nebo Mission Study and Reach
The Mt Nebo Woman's Missionary Society held an all day mission study at the church with Mrs Jim Morris and Mrs Kathleen Malone of Decatur attending. Families visitations and local travels are noted with several members returning home from Birmingham and Cullman to Durant.
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Mt. Nebo
Death hazard from abandoned refrigerator prompts parental caution
Mrs L E McAbee urges parents to monitor old and new refrigerators as living hazards for children. She describes a near tragedy involving her nine year old son and stresses ensuring safe disposal of old units to prevent entrapment.
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L. E. McAbee
Independence Day Dance at Decatur Armory
George Mills announces a July 3rd Independence Day Dance featuring Meel's Orchestra at the Decatur Armory. The note promotes a complete musical service by George Mills at 214 E Moulton St.
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Richard Wagner
Decatur Armory
Ae Ae Meel
E. Moulton St
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