Out of the Past at State Theater with Mitchum Greer
Jeff Markham is drawn into a web of crime after being hired to fetch Kathie in a tale of betrayal and murder. Kathie double crosses Whit Sterling, murders an ally, and lures Jeff into a fatal trap. Mitchum and Greer deliver standout performances in this moody noir opening today.
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Jane Greer
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Whit Sterling
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Mexico
Whit
San Francisco
Jack Fisher
Iwin
Little Town
Pretty Ann Miller
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Eels
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Miss Greer
Kirk Douglas
Rhonda Fleming
Richard Webb
Steve Brodie
Virginia Huston
Ann Lee Leads El Teatro Debut in Mistress Mine
Ann Lee opened O Mistress Mine at El Teatro de Santa Fe to the largest opening night crowd of the six week summer season. She starred opposite Alfred Paschall with a strong supporting cast. The performance drew many Amarillo residents and followed Lee’s prior summer work with the Lunts.
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O Mistress Mine
el Teatro de Santa Fe
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Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Miss Lee
Lunt
Miss Fontanne
Olivia Brown
Alfred Paschall
Sir John Fletcher
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Mrs. Frazer
Jane Cowl
Mr. Paschall
Louise Arthur
Peggy Converse
Beatrice Chauvenet
Bill Gideon
Gene Christiansen
Miss Converse
el Teatro
Miss Chauvenet
Santa Fe
Globe
The Wicked Lady Stars Margaret Lockwood and James Mason
Margaret Lockwood and James Mason lead the Esquire film The Wicked Lady set in Restoration England. The cast includes Patricia Roe, Griffith Jones, Felix Aylmer, and Michael Rennie. Leslie Arliss directs a tale of loot and danger with Lockwood portraying Lady Barbara Skelton.
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James Mason
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England
Barbara Skelton
Miss Lockwood
Mason
Patricia Roe
Miss Roe
Griffith Jones
Felix Aylmer
Michael Rennie
Leslie Arliss
Burlesque Comedy Is Capitol Theater Fare
Elyse Knox stars as a young author who joins a burlesque troupe to mine material for a new novel in Linda Be Good at the Capitol Theater. John Hubbard discovers his wife entertaining on stage as Marie Wilson appears as the burlesque queen with supporting turns from Jack Norton and Joyce Compton. Frank McDonald directs the Cameo Production released by Eagle Lion Films from a screenplay by Leslie Vale and George Halasz.
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John Hubbard
Marie Wilson
Miss Knox
Linda
Hollywood
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Joyce Compton
Frank McDonald
Linda Be Good
Eagle Lion Films
Leslie Vale
George Halasz
Guardsmen Readied for Camp Hood Training
Amarillo National Guard plans two week training at Camp Hood. The 142nd Infantry unit of the 36th Division will send a 30 man motor convoy Friday and about 100 more by train Sunday. Training starts Monday with return expected August 29.
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Amarillo
Good Girl on the comeback in wartime Hollywood
Olivia de Havilland argues against the idea that bad girls sell films and says war renews interest in old-fashioned virtues. She currently plays a good girl in The Heiress and reflects on past roles like The Dark Mirror. Frank Capra urges Hollywood to take chances to boost business amid shifts at Paramount and other studios.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Olivia de Havilland
Olivia
The
Dark Mirror
Terry
Illinois banknotes from 1821 burn failure scam
A Chicago man tried to cash two ten dollar notes issued by the State Bank of Illinois in 1821 at Upper Avenue National Bank. The bills were retired by 1826 and about 75000 of the notes were burned. The notes were legally receivable by the state in taxes and dues, and the bank advised paying taxes with them.
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Chicago
Upper Avenue National Bank
Old State Bank of Illinois
Tucumcari Delegation to Advertise Rodeo in Tucumcari
A Tucumcari businessmen delegation arrives at 2 05 PM Thursday to promote the Tucumcari Rodeo set for August 20 to 22 under the Quay County Sheriff's Posse. The Amarillo Will Rogers Range Riders join the opening day events with a police escort guiding the procession to Sixth and Polk.
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Quay County Sheriff's Posse
Chamber of Commerce
Sixth
Polk
Amarillo
Will Rogers
Amarillo Group
Tucumcari
Land-bound Bolivia Maintains Push for Pacific Port
Bolivia reaffirms its long-standing dispute over securing access to a Pacific port, signaling continued effort to overcome geographic limitation and trade bottlenecks.
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Bolivia
Pacific
Medical Internships Increased in Army Training
The US Army Medical Corps increases one year internships to 200 per year per Maj. Robert E. Mitchell of the Amarillo district. Most interns train at Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston with surgery autopsy X ray and current medical instructions followed by residencies of one to three years in major specialties.
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US Army
Robert E. Mitchell
Amarillo Army District
Mitchell
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Army
Rayburn Returns to Texas Farm for Private Business
Rayburn, House minority leader from Bonham, will return this week to his Texas farm to handle private business and fish until September 14. He plans speeches in late September and October for Democratic congressional nominees in several states. Eight of Texas's 21 House members are in Washington, including Patman Fisher Gossett Poage West Kilday Worley Burleson. West and Poage are under medical treatment. Senator Connally has no immediate plans to visit Texas.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
House
Bonham
Texas
Rayburn
Texas House
Patman
Fisher
Gossett
Poage
West
Kilday
Worley
Burleson
Grit Seized From Johannesburg Court After Gale
A district court in Johannesburg, South Africa, reported the confiscation of 15 buckets of grit following a recent gale. Officials stated the items were retrieved from the courtroom area as part of storm-related recovery efforts.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
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