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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1954

Page

6

Jane Russell to star in The French Line at Princess four days

Jane Russell headlines The French Line at the Princess theater for four days. The Howard Hughes presentation features Gilbert Roland and Arthur Hunnicutt with a cast including Mary McCarty Joyce MacKenzie Paula Corday Scott Elliott Craig Stevens Laura Elliott. Action centers on a liner to Paris and Paris with fashion, romance, and comedy.

Jane Russell Princess Theater Jane Howard Hughes Texas New York Gilbert Roland Arthur Hunnicutt Miss Russell Roland Hunnicutt Texas Guardian Mary McCarty Joyce MacKenzie Paula Corday Scott Elliott Craig Stevens Laura Elliot Paree Edmund Grainger RKO Radio Princess Theatre

Calhoun Bank Branch Lacks Authority to Lend

Atty. Gen. Si Garrett ruled that a Calhoun County branch bank created under a 1953 local act cannot make loans. The institution may only receive deposits and pay checks, with no general banking powers. The ruling followed a request from Anniston National Bank officials and Centers on Act No. 387, targeting Calhoun County's population and permitting only deposit and check activity for banks meeting the capital threshold.

Montgomery Si Garrett Calhoun County Garrett Joe Williams Anniston National Bank Sen Elvin McCary Calhoun

Flight Nurse brings Korean War heroism to Sunset Drive In

Republic presents Flight Nurse at Sunset Drive In tonight starring Joan Leslie and Forrest Tucker with Arthur Franz Jeff Donnell and Maria Palmer in a war drama noted for its gripping action and depiction of U S Air Force flight nurses in the Korean conflict.

Republic Sunset Drive Joan Leslie Forrest Tucker Arthur Franz Jeff Donnell Maria Palmer

Brian Keith Breaks Through In Jivaro Jungle Adventure

Brian Keith stars as an adventurer alongside Fernando Lamas and Rhonda Fleming in Paramount’s Technicolor epic Jivaro. The film opens next Thursday at the Roxy Theatre. Keith, son of actor Robert Keith, rose from little theatre to Broadway and Hollywood before catching the eye of producers William Pine and William Thomas, who gave him his big break.

ROXY Fernando Lamas Rhonda Fleming Paramount Jivaro Roxy Theatre Brian Keith Amazon Jungle William Pine William Thomas

Jivaro Elevates Keith to Solo Credit Card Starring

In the film Jivaro Keith excelled, leading to a promotion to a solo credit card co starring with established Mr. Lamas and Miss Fleming.

Jivaro Keith Mr. Lamas Miss Fleming

Population Figures for Indochina Reported at 27 Million

A historical note states Indochina’s population around 27 million. The figure reflects regional demography for the era and appears in a brief statistical section of the report.

Appraiser Positions Open in Mobile Engineer District

The Board of U S Civil Service Examiners announces civil service examinations for appraiser positions in the Mobile district. Applications will be accepted until further notice. Qualified applicants will be placed on Civil Service registers for consideration in filling vacancies. Interested applicants may apply.

Board of U.S. Civil Service Examiners Corps of Engineers U. S. Army Mobile District Civil Service

Liz Turns Good Girl For Badlands Adventure At Ranch

Liz Scott known for modern vices plays a virtuous girl in Hal Wallis Red Mountain. Alan Ladd co stars in Technicolor western thriller opening tonight at the Ranch Drive In Theatre with confederate cavalry drama and brief wardrobe简herst.

Alan Ladd Lizabeth Scott Hal Wallis Red Mountain Paramount Ranch Drive-In West Liz Alan ‘Ladd Ladd

Hearing impairment estimates cited in American Hearing Aid Association notes

The article states about 15 million Americans have some degree of hearing impairment per estimates from the American Hearing Aid Association. It mentions availability of forms at post offices for obtaining related applications or information.

United States American Hearing Aid Association

Rothman Files Bold Moon Claim in Arizona

Harold Rothman filed a location notice in Phoenix for 100,000 acres on the moon. The claim was accepted by the Maricopa County recorder's office.

Phoenix Ariz Harold Rothman Maricopa County

Toads May Lay Up To Seven Thousand Eggs At Once

A toad can lay as many as 7 000 eggs in a single spawning event according to natural history notes. This high count reflects reproductive effort in amphibians and varies by species and environment.

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