Garland Cast As Bernhardt On Broadway Musical Sketch
Hollywood chatter notes Judy Garland will portray Sarah Bernhardt in a brief dramatic sketch within The Barkleys of Broadway while the rest of the film features Garland and Fred Astaire in song and dance. The piece also highlights The Secret Land Antarctica expedition, Charles Bickford’s 20th year in film, Van Johnson’s home projection setup, and other industry notes.
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Hollywood
Judy Garland
Sarah Bernhardt
Butch Jenkins
Greg
Dean Stockwell
Helen Constance Greco
Lindley Armstrong Jones
Universal-International
Susan Hayward
van Heflin
Mosses and Vascular Tissue Limits
Mosses lack vascular tissue and therefore rarely reach large size. Vascular tissues act as a system of pipes for transporting water and nutrients within plants.
Duncan Designs 2400-Square-Foot Space Saver Home
Mr and Mrs W J Duncan III plan a 2400 square foot octagonal foyer home on four acres at Coun try Club Road. The design maximizes every space with built in closets shelves and a circular stairway and adds a future den and double garage.
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Country Club
W. J. Duncan, III
Sam Hobbs
W. J. Duncan III
Country Club Road
The Hadley Center Hall Home Expands As It Grows
The Hadley trim center hall home is praised for its logical room layout and growing design. It begins as a compact side hall house and can later expand with minimal interference to the original space into a formal plan. The exterior features wide painted shingles with flush siding, and dignified pilasters accent the entrance.
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Duncan
Hadley
Two Negro Brothers Confess Killing and Rape in Louisiana
In Opelousas Louisiana on July 13 two African American brothers Matthew Cook 23 and Joseph Cook 24 confessed to raping a 21 year old woman and killing her male companion Albert Couvillion of Melville. The sheriff said each gave near identical accounts blaming the other for the fatal shots.
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Opelousas
Clayton
Guilbeau
Matthew Cook
Joseph Cook
Albert Couvillion
Melville
Couvillion
Navy
Ship Mutiny Reported Aboard William Carson
U S Navy confirms mutiny aboard the Liberty ship William Carson en route from Genoa to Nova Scotia. Campbell ordered to intercept. SOS from Capt Braithwaite reported crew mutinous. Position about 700 miles west of Oporto, 250 miles northeast of Azores. No further word as of press time.
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London
U. S. Navy
Coast Guard
Campbell
William Carson
Carson
Tual
Azores
Navy
Washington
Lloyd's
Valencia
E. W. Braithwaite
Savannah
Richard L. Conolly
Conolly
U. S
Atlantic
Mediterranean
State liquor board mulls closing stores over rising rents
The Alabama liquor control board faced rent hikes at several stores, prompting talk of closing locations. Discussion focused on Brewton where rent jumped from 120 to 225 dollars monthly and Mountain Brook near Birmingham. Board member Oliver Taylor favored closing Mountain Brook immediately.
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ABC Board
Bunkley
Brewton
Mountain Brook
Montgomery
Ala
State Liquor Control Board
Birmingham
Oliver Taylor
ABC
Frank Bunkley
Bears Use Moss Bedding For Long Winter Hibernation
Bears rely on moss plants to line their dens for insulation during extended hibernation periods.
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Wyker’s
Bank Street
Rountree
Moulton
Atl & N Railroad
B. Frank Chenault
Grant ST
Appliance CO
Second Ave
Wood Lumber CO
BA Fan Co
Canal Street
Decatur
Duncans
Mollie
the Hadley
Housing Plan Service
Nassau St
New York
N. Y
Jones Coal Co
A. L
Pete” Henderson
J. R. Daniell
Nsurance and Financing
Warnet St
Decater
Louisiana
J.B. McBride & Son
Holly St
Moody’s
Leonard Moody
Lawrence P
Julian Moody
Liquor Board
Decatur Typewriter Co
First Ave
Moulton St
Birmingham Barons
Johnnie Aycock
The
Radio Shack
Hi-Way
Bank
D. C. Anderson
Universal Concrete Pipe Co
Studebaker
GMC
Knox McRae
12Th Ave. E
Market Street
Westinghouse
Wesix
Chromalex
Devine
Studebakers
Increus
Pryor Motor CO
1St Ave
Johnston ST
Decatur, Ala
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