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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1956
Page
2
A sermon notes how Luke 4 16 and Hebrews 10 25 urge assembly in worship. It cites Roger Babson surveys showing one third to one half of members attend on Sundays and argues Jesus kept sabbath synagogue going as a model.
Leo C. Boedecker 67, first Montana highway patrol chief and former Roosevelt bodyguard, collapsed and died in Helena hospital. A Democrat and ex peace officer, he served with Milwaukee Railroad since 1909 and was elected to the Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission. Survived by widow and son William.
A dynamite blast ripped through the Birmingham home of Rev. F L Shuttlesworth injuring his son and daughter and a neighbor. Shuttlesworth survived unharmed and declared the attack would not deter his push to desegregate city buses. Police reported no witnesses and described the blast as dynamite. More than 1500 watchers gathered as the minister urged continued civil rights action.
Hollywood notes a Nostalgia day at Universal Studios as the Hunchback of Notre Dame sequence is shot again at the same site 34 years after the original. Lon Chaney starred in 1922, now portrayed by James Cagney, with past actors—Laughton and Quinn—also referenced. Extras, a former cameraman, and makeup artist reminisce on the era's scale and long shoots. The modern sequence takes only a day.
Anthony Franciosa, 28, tall and handsome with Italian roots, is hailed as a forthcoming star. He trained at hard knocks and the Actor's Studio, hitting Broadway with Shelley Winters in A Hatful of Rain before movie offers. He chose loyalty to Elia Kazan over bigger pay for A Face in the Crowd, now stars opposite Jean Simmons and Paul Douglas in This Could Be the Night as Twentieth Century Fox eyes a repeat of A Hatful of Rain.
The piece traces an actor’s path from early private coaching in New York City to years of low paid jobs such as waiter and dishwasher. It notes his enrollment at the Actor’s Studio three years ago and hints at upcoming multi film deals as studios court him.
A man using false identification collected 200 hot dog rolls from two Jackson bakeries claiming delivery to a Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Police seek the suspect as loss is investigated.
A brief note reports an annual orphans Christmas party disrupted as a man and the buns disappeared during the event. Local authorities and organizers seek clues about the mysterious disappearance.
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts Miami Christmas Eve temperatures around 70 degrees, rising to 77 to 81 degrees on Christmas Day. Santa’s visit in South Florida will occur in unseasonably warm weather with no cold spell expected.
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