Operator 13 Film Brings Marion Davies Starred Romance
Hollywood preview hails Operator 13 as a premier historic production with Marion Davies as a Union spy opposite Gary Cooper. Richard Boleslavsky directs a Chambers adaptation, recreating Civil War scenes and featuring Abraham Lincoln and other historical figures. A strong supporting cast includes Jean Parker, Katherine Alexander, Ted Healy, and the Mills Brothers.
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Houston
Hollywood
Marion Davies
Gary Cooper
Robert W. Chambers
Richard Boleslavsky
Miss Davies
Cooper
Abraham Lucoln
Allan Pinkerton
Pauline Cushman
Jeb” Stuart
Jean Parker
Katharine Alexander
Ted Healy
Russell Hardie
Henry Wadsworth
Sidney Toler
Douglas Dumbrille
Willard Robertson
Boles Back in Comedy Role in Wild Gold at Alabama
John Boles plays a young engineer in Fox Film's Wild Gold, a 1934 gold strike story set in a ghost mining town. The cast includes Claire Trevor, Harry Green, Ruth Gillette, Roger Imhof and Monroe Owsley, with the film screening at the Alabama Theatre Sunday.
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John Boles
Fox Film
Alabama
Claire ‘Trevor
Harry ‘Green
Ruth Gillette
Roger Imhof
Monroe Owsley
Miami Fire Loss Per Capita Tally At Year End
The fire loss in Miami Florida during the just ended fiscal year totaled 33141 dollars, equating to 30 cents per capita. This reflects a modest reduction in fire-related costs and emphasizes ongoing safety and prevention efforts by city authorities and fire departments.
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Miami
Fla
Movie Lineup At Houston And Alca zer Theaters This Week
The schedule lists Marion Davies Gary Cooper in Operator 13 and Myrna Loy George Brent in Stamboul Quest at Houston with added Metro News entries. It also notes Warner Baxter in Grand Canary and Mary Astor cast in Return of The Terror plus other titles and serials at Alca zar theater and details for Alabama and Aliso venues.
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Marion Davies
Gary Cooper
Dothan Fagle News
Tin Hat Harmony
Tues
Myrna Loy
George Brent
Lionel Atwill
Metro News
Duke
Thur
Warner Baxter
Madge Evans
Marjorie Rambeau
Mary Astor
John Halliday
Lyle Talbot
Frank McHugh
Houston
Mary Carlisle
Charles Ruggles
Alabama
John Boles
Myrna Loy Stars in Stramboul Quest Debut
Myrna Loy shines in her first leading role opposite George Brent in Stramboul Quest a gripping MGM espionage drama. Loy as Fraulein Doktor is dispatched to Turkey to trap Ali Bey while Brent plays Beall in a tale of a beautiful spy who risks death for love.
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Myrna Loy
George Brent
Miss Loy
Fraulein Doktor
Germany
Migs Loy
Turkey
Ali Bey
Beall
C. Henry Gordon
Atwi
Sturm
Return of the Terror Mystery at Houston Theatre
The First National mystery drama Return of the Terror promises thrills at Houston Theatre next Saturday. Based on Edgar Wallace, the plot centers on arsenic poisonings at a private sanitarium, a superintendent convicted, and a night of terror with multiple killings and escape. Mary Astorhead stars as the sanitarium owner with John Halliday as the superintendent and a strong supporting cast.
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Houston
Edgar Wallace
Mary Astorhead
John Haliday
Lyle Talbot
Frank McHugh
Geo. E. Stone
Maude Exburne
Grand Canary stars Warner Baxter in Houston Theatre
Warner Baxter and Madge Evans headline the production Grand Canary at the Houston Theatre on Thursday. A.J. Cronin’s best seller follows an eminent doctor and scientist on a voyage to the Canary Islands, where his romance with a shipboard passenger is tested by honor and circumstance. Marjorie Rambeau Zita Johann H. P. Warner also appear in supporting roles with a larger cast.
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Grand Canary
A. J. Cronin
Warner Baxter
Houston
Baxter
Canary Islands
Madge Evans
Marjorie Rambeau
Zita Johann
H. P. Warner
Barry Norton
Juliette Compton
Gilbert Emery
John Rogers
Gerald Rogers
Desmond Roberts
Carrie Daumery
Gable Calls Men in White His Best Role to Date
Clark Gable praises his performance as Dr Ferguson in Men in White saying it extends his range and showcases a genuine character role. Myrna Loy co stars with Gable with Jean Hersholt Elizabeth Allan and Otto Kruger in the Alabama Theatre engagement next Wednesday.
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Clark Gable
Alabama
Dr. Ferguson
Myrna Loy
Gable
Jean Hersholt
Elizabeth Allan
Otto Kruger
Mrs Catherine Merrett Rites Held at Rehobeth Church
Funeral services for Mrs Catherine Merrett 72 wife of Lem Merrett were held at Rehobeth church today at 9 30 a m. Burial followed in the church cemetery. She died at her home yesterday Dowling Rhodes conducted the services. Besides her husband she is survived by others.
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Catherine Merrett
Lem Merrett
Rehobeth
How's Your Health By Br Lago Goldston
Among medical men eczema is highlighted as a tough disease to cure though relief is achievable. Infantile eczema, common in the second to eighth month, often improves with mild salves. In adults eczema appears in acute or chronic forms with various causes but substantial relief is possible with patient adherence to treatment and avoidance or desensitization of triggers. Jett is survived by five sons and five daughters including Mrs. G C T Wilson and Mia J W Ellen.
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Marvin
Frank
Moody
Malcolm
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GC. T. Wilson
Dothan
Mia. J. W. Ellen
Greenville
Ala
Radio Tube Bursts and Mariana Cop Captures 23 Cases
In Marianna Florida police detain 23 cases of whisky and gin after a broken bottle spilled on a bus. A barrel labelled radio parts traced to a Louisiana firm. the shipper in New Orleans was intercepted when the cargo failed to reach Panama City. Officers suspect bootlegger misship.
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Marianna
Fla
Gib Cushing
Panama
New Orleans
Louisiana
Consignee
Panama City
Cushing
Murder in the Private Car opens at the Alabama Theatre
Thrills mix with humor in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mystery thriller set on a transcontinental train car. Charlie Ruggles Una Merkel Mary Carlisle and others star as a young heiress faces murderous attacks with magic style disguises and vanishings.
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Legédermain
Houdini
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Alabmaa Theatre
Charlie Ruggles
Una Merkel
Mary Carlisle
Russell Hardie
Porter Fall
Willard Robertson
Berton Churchill
Government rat traps available to Houston county residents
Houston county citizens may borrow rat traps from the typhus fever control unit, with about 6,000 traps in storage. Residents must prove county residency and sign a receipt. loan limits vary from ten traps for small homes to up to 50 for commercial or contest trapping.
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Houston County
G. P. Morrison
FERA
Vermont Senator Denounces Administration at Coolidge Tribute
Senator Warren R. Austin of Vermont condemned the present administration in a speech honoring the late Calvin Coolidge, delivered during exercises in Plymouth. The Republican lawmaker criticized current policies as part of the tribute event.
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Plymouth
Warren R. Austin
Vermont
Calvin Coolidge
George Raft Involved In Hollywood Alley Fight
Hollywood August 4 AP George Raft movie bullfighter linked to an impromptu street fight after a remark by Sam Satz. Witnesses led by William Sharples and Les Mawhinney described Raft defending himself with his bodyguard Killer Grey in an alley near a parking lot. Raft denied the fight and Satz denied being present.
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Hollywood
George Raft
William Sharples
Les Mawhinney
Raft
Sam Satz
Hollywood Moen-About-Town
Satz
Grey
Noted Actors Populate Informal Ringside Brawl Details
A blurred report describes a disorderly scene with Carole Lombard Judith Allen Jans Collyer Mona Maris Jack Haley and William Frawley present. A Malfunctioning blow hit a woman from Des Moines while Raft fought back, resulting in multiple falls before police arrived to calm a crowd. Grey claims responsibility for the altercation and downplays the incident noting prior nose injury and a club remark.
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Carole Lombard
Judith Allen
Jans Collyer
Mona Maris
Jack Haley
William Frawley
Des Moines
Sats
Raft
Ste
Grey
Lumber trade shows continued improvement, week ending July 28
Washington Aug. 4 AP reports continued improvement in the lumber industry for the week ending July 28, based on activities of 1945. The National Lumber Manufacturers' Association notes ongoing gains in production and demand amid postwar rebound.
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Washington
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
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