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1 FOR YOUR 1 ENTERTAINMENT VALLEY MCALLEN, TEXAS May $1, 1953 Page 1 Music Books Art Radio Movies, Three-Dimensional Thriller Scheduled; Well-Enacted Murder Mystery Follows mostly with the camera and gives the picture a brisk pace. Another three dimensional film Director Fritz Lang tells his story a widower whose whole comes to the Upper Valley this week, probably with stereophonic sound if the equipment arrives in time. THE HOUSE OF WAX is a remake of the 1933. thriller, The Mystery of the Wax and pictures Vincent Price an insane sculptor. who murders his victims and then immerses in them in molten tallow waxworks display.

A gripping shocker, the film utilizes eerie musical effects. The natural vision is an. improvement over the first 3-D picture, Devil." which showed here a few weeks ago, but it reportedly still becomes blurry at times. Again all sorts of objects pop out at the audience: fists. skeleton's hand, cancan dancers' legs, guns, pickaxes, spears and falling bodies.

THE BLUE GARDENIA -About half-way through, if you listen closely, you will get the clue to the solution of this well-acted murder mystery. But that only adds to the interest because you'll be eager to know if you're right. A stunning performance by Anne Baxter as a girl who suddenly goes wild when she learns that her fiance 'has fallen for a nurse in Korea holds the interest more than the loosely plotted story. After her one night on the town she finds herself accused of murder. Richard Conte plays a newspaper columnist who solves the crime.

NOSTRADAMUS SAYS SO Popular discussed duirting their previous life tenure from 1937 to 1944 -Metro GoldwynMayer's shorts, as produced by Carey Wilson, have been revived with the launching of. "Nostradamus Says First in the new series. the briefie showing with the "Blue Gardenia" brings up-to-date, with atomic-age and Korean- overtones, the 15th century prophecies of the monk, Michel de Nostradamus. Apparently the medieval seer knew whereof he spoke, since virtually every major event in World War Il was clearly predicted in his writings. Script for the initialer in the new series was written for Wilson by Richard Landau.

THE GIRL NET DOOR Youthful musical comedy is promised in this Technicolor production, with tunes, choreographic designs and some animated cartoons inserted as story pointers to the live action. The Girl Next Door relates the homecoming of a new theatrical star (June Haver) fresh from her international triumphs and her logical involvement with the handsome neighbor equally renowned 85 comic strip creator (Dan Dailey). The hurdle lies in the fact he's CITRUS EDINBURG TODAY MONDAY "She's EVERYBODY'S SWEETHEART in a Honey of a Musical! JANE FARLEY POWELL- GRANGER SMALL TOWN GIRL ROBERT MILLER KEITH S. NAT Z. KING SAKALL COLE BOBBY VAN BILLIE BURKE CARTOON LATEST NEWS The TEXAN OPEN TODAY IS MY FACE RED.

IT'S RED, YELLOW AND BLUE! You came in and got so much of that delicious MELLORINE that I had on special last week that I RAN OUT! SO-0-0 THIS SATURDAY SUNDAY Instead of Gallon Mellorine for 45c- It's GAL. MELLORINE for only 44. (And I Ain't Gonna Run Out) (Limit Gal. per Customer) R-C's Cold Drinks, Hot Coca-Cola or Cold Carton of 6 21c Fully Ripe Tabasco BANANAS Lb. 5c BEER CAN AND FREE! BOTTLE OPENER! Lots of other specials- -Come and See Drive out now! The TEXAN FRUIT MARKET Your red, yellow and blue store on the highway between Pharr and McAllen.

OPEN EVENINGS, SUNDAYS HOLIDAYS OPEN ALL DAY TODAY! Movie Calendar ANGEL AND THE BAD MANQueen, McAllen, Mom. BELLS OF SAN ANGELO FIGHTING SEABEES Queen, McAllen, Thurs. Fri, Salt. BLUE GARDENIA Palace, McAllen, Citrus, Edinburg, Tues, Ned. BRANDED Palms Drive-Im, McAllen.

Sat. with FLAT TOP CONFIDENTIALLY Cactus Pharr, Tues Wed CON COUNTRY ca. Sat. DAVID AND BATHSHEBA BurRitoen Drive In, Mission, Wed FAIR WIND TO JAVA Palma Drive In. McAllen.

Tues Wet THE GIRL NEXT DOOR -PalNo Allen. Edinburg, Mom. State, Ritz. Weslaco, This. Fri GIRLS IN THE NIGHT Mercedes, Then.

Wed HAREM GIRL Drive Mission, with cartoon car rival HOUSE OF WAY Palace. MoAllen, Citrus, Edinburg, Thurs Fri. Sat. I LOVE MELVIN-Palms McAllen, Thurs, Fri. HOLIDAY FOR SINNERS NEVER LET ME GO Pharr.

This. Fri. Cartin DriveIn, Thurs Fri, with CAPTAIN RIDD OFF LOOTS Sim. Mom. OUTPOST IN MALATA -Queen.

McAllen, Tues, Wed PLYMOUTE ADVENTURE Buckhorn Mission, Sum. Mom. PONY EXPRESS Sun. Mon. SANDS OF Drive In Phant, Sat.

with DORADO. TEXAS CARNIVAL Cactus Drive In, Pharr, Sun, Mom. THUNDER IN THE EAST State, Mercedes, Sum, Mom. Weslazo, Texas. Pharr Tues.

Wed TROPIC ZONE Palms Drive In. McAllen, Sam. Mom. WALK EAST ON BEACON Drive In. Mission Thus.

Fri YELLOW SKY State. Weddings Copies Oil Tinting Commercial Developing Enlarging HERNANDEZ STUDIO 66503 HE S. 12th Palms DRIVE IN THEATRE TONIGHT MONDAY First Times Shown In McAllen Lives TROPIC ZONE REAGAN FLEMING CARTOON LATE I NEWS VALLEY PREMIERE MID-NITE SHOW THURSDAY STEPPING DOWN ouf of the motion picture screen Carolyn Jones, young starlet in House of Wax," assisted by Bryan Foy. producer of the three- -dimensional fillm, coming here this week. College Student Art on Exhibit At Pan American an art through invited.

of the Miss been devoted to raising young son. giving rise to the boy's entment more-than-neighborintrusion. Radio's engaging singing comedian Dennis Day gets in his licks as friend Girl Next Door." OUTPOST IN MALATA chaotic Malaya the British industry has first-class ground for shooting drama. and in this film J. Arthur Rank organization has spared explosives.

Claudette Colbert pears as the fatigued nervous but consecrated rubber planter (Jack Hawkins feels several years in camp and turmoil Malaya are quite and plans to take her son back to school in England and stay there herself. When native banditti really begin to impinge on the ation, however, Miss Colbert the bombar proves she lug the white man's burden like perfect little spitfire. The director has made striking use of Malayan scenes. TROPIC ZONE Showing first time in McAllen at the Palms Drive In is an adventure starring Ronald Reagen and Phonda Fleming. The fast-paced film follows the pursuits of Ronald Reagan, who portrays a hard-as-nails solider of fortune.

His activities take the form of aiding lovely Rhonda Fleming, large independent bananDa grower embroiled in flighting off the attemnts of her villainous competitors to bankrupt her. The skulduggery and intrigue are practiced by band of derelicts led by Grant Withers. Noah Berry Jr. work of Eugenia Pam American's 16 will be featured exhibit college today and the public said Miss Force. art TW For Goodness Buy Sake MICHAEL'S IS COMING ICE CREAM MELLORINE SOON "Fresh TRY OUR Banana" Plaza TODAY AND MONDAY DONNA ADULTS JUNIORS CHILDREN 9c "BETTE, "SIZZLES!" DAVIS' wyS IL.

1. BETTE DAVIS Sterling "THE STAR" HAYDEN NATALIE WOOD BORDER TODAY and THEATRE, MISSION MONDAY Acres rode! THE DAREDEVIL RIDERS OF PONY EXPRESS TECHNICOLOR Carton a In STERLING TICKER STARTS SUNDAY, JUNE 7th FIRST FEATURE FROM A MAJOR STUDIO IN HOUSE OF WINS FROM BROS. IRNERCOLOR VINCENT PRICE FRANK LOVEJOY PHYLLIS KIRK PICERM be a am MORE CAROLIN JONES PAUIL ADULTS MATINEE SITES ADMISSION: CHILDREN UNDER 6 ADMITTED FREE MONITOR CARRIER OF THE WEEK ROBERT KENDRICK Robert Kendrick, 14 old son of Mm. and Mrs. Last year trick of Pharr, has done am outstanding job on his Valley Evening Monitor carrier route in Pharm and has been selected as the Carrier Bay et the Week.

Robert, student in the eighth grade, finds time for swimming and a hobby, he says he has add TERREVILLE, UP The Rew. Daniel Chesney asited memDers of his parish to go to bat for The clergyman appealed to them to get of bats in the church belfry. San Antonio's Police Chief Fired From Job SAME ANTONIO. May 30 This Alamo city has a new police chief Saturday, after the local litteal. exploded and Police Chief Robert.

Allen was diemissed while a tar: department head resigned. At the same time, the district attorney's office pledged a fullscale grand jury probe into news paper claims that vice runs cam(pant here "after sundown." Acting City Manager Reynold Andrieks, who said he was "not being directed by anyone." diamissed Allen, and appointed in his place E. B. (Buck) Haditox, 51, captain on the jail shift. Back tax: Chief Charles Grace re signed with charges of "tax deals!" and "false economy Grace walked out, declaring, "I've never seem so much confusion anywhere I was in Sales of Defense Bonds Studied Here Harry Dedeaux, assistant state director of the Texas Bond Division of the U.

S. Treasury, was in McAllen last week to confer with A. W. (Buster) Lewis, county chairman of defense bond selling Dedenux: also conferred with Mrs. Erin MeAskill of Edinburg, who is head of the women's bond sales committees in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties.

He said he was pleased with the work carried on by Lewis and Mrs. MoAskill, and exhibited figures showing that U. S. bond sales showing a big increase in many cittes in Texas. Up! oils and display the college commons and Gene has been at (tire tears here, University and her work with ails is Miss Force said.

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