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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1951

Page

6

Go For Broke stars Van Johnson and 442nd heroes

Van Johnson leads the 442nd Regimental Combat Team story in MGMs Go For Broke a dramatic war film starring Nisei soldiers who confront prejudice as they train at Camp Shelby and fight in Italy and France Their valor culminates in a Vosges rescue mission and the platoon earns the lieutenant s admiration in a powerful wartime saga

van Johnson 442Nd Regimental Combat Team Valiant 442Nd G. I Michael Grayson Camp Shelby Mississippi Sam Frank Kaz Ohhara Masami Tommy Italy France Vosges M-G-M Princess Theatre Texas Robert Pirosh Dore Schary Henry Nakamura George Miki Ken K. Okamoto Henry Oyasato Akira Fukunaga No Nakano

Arkansas Diamond Mines Stand Alone in United States

Arkansas holds the only diamond mines in the United States, making the state unique in American mineral production. The claim emphasizes Arkansas as the sole source of domestic diamonds.

Arkansas United States

The Groom Wore Spurs lampoons movie cowboys

Universal-International presents The Groom Wore Spurs at the Princess Tuesday. Ginger Rogers and Jack Carson star in a satire built around a cowboy hero teased by a bright female attorney who marries him and triggers a string of comic misadventures.

Ginger Rogers Jack Carson Universal-International Hollywood Carson Miss Rogers Joan Davis Princess Theatre Robert Carson Stanley Ridges Jim Brown Las Vegas Career Girls Kitty Foyle Ben Castle Jack Ee Universal International

I'll Get By Hits A New Entertainment High At Roxy

The Technicolor musical I ll Get By opens at the Roxy Theatre today and runs Monday. Gloria DeHaven and June Haver star as sisters with song and dance, joined by William Lundigan Dennis Day and Harry James orchestra in a showcase of tunes and showbiz life.

Gloria DeHaven June Haver 20Th Century-Fox Technicolor Roxy Roxy Theatre Gloria de Haven Miss Haver Miss de Haven William Lundigan Dennis Day Harry James

Bogart Stars In The Enforcer At The Princess

Humphrey Bogart headlines The Enforcer opening Thursday at the Princess. The Warner Bros. drama follows a band of killers across a nationwide network, as an ambitious assistant district attorney and hard edged cops trap mob leaders in a realism driven crime tale. Zero Mostel Ted de Corsia Everett Sloane and Patricia Joiner feature in supporting roles.

Humphrey Bogart United States Pictures Warner Bros Bretaigne Windust Los Angeles Bogart Zero Mostel New York Hollywood Ted de Corsia Everett Sloane Patricia Joiner California Princess Princess Theatre

May Carry Pilgrims Road Plan For Pakistani Pilgrims

The Arab News Agency reports Pakistan's mission completed a 14 day survey of routes for a 4765 mile road to carry pilgrims from Rawalpindi through Persian Gulf states to Mecca and Medina. The project aims to facilitate the Hajj for Muslims worldwide.

Cairo Mecca Medina ANA Mohamed Rawalpindi Pakistan Persian Gulf Arabia Teheran Baghdad Basra Kuwait Riad

Dog Tricks Marines With Dead Roll at Hastings

Navy men at Hastings Naval Ammunition Depot amused themselves by training a cocker spaniel to roll over on the word dead. When challenged by Marines, the dog performed the stunt, rolling over as if dead to tease the other service.

Hastings, Neb Hastings Naval Ammunition Depot

Study estimates disability rate at age 25 in the U S

A study reports that 35 out of 1 000 Americans aged 25 have a chronic illness or major disability. The finding highlights trends in early adult health and long term impairment risks.

Signs to shield Shafter street sweepers from signs

The Shafter Chamber of Commerce proposes high mounted luminous signs to prevent a tank sized street sweeper from scooping up street signs along the curb. The fix keeps signs out of the sweeper path while trash is cleared.

Shafter Calif Chamber of Commerce

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