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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1940

Page

7

The Mummy's Hand Shown Midnight at Texas Universal

Universal presents The Mummy's Hand at midnight Christmas Eve at the Texas theatre. Dick Foran and Peggy Moran lead with Wallace Ford and others in supporting roles. special effects by Jack Pierce and direction by Christy Cabanne.

Boris Karloff Texas Theater Dick Foran Peggy Moran Universal Texas Theatre Egypt Tutankhamen Wallace Ford Cecil Kellaway Eduardo Ciannelli George Zucco Tom Tyler Charles Trowbridge Tyler the Mummy Jack Pierce

Shirley Temple to star in MGM film after year off

Hollywood reports Shirley Temple has signed a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract to make one picture. She will return to sound stages next spring after a year’s vacation. the film title has not been disclosed.

Hollywood Shirley Temple Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Shirley George Temple

English May Invade Italy T. Mason

Churchill signals a hardening stance against Mussolini with promises to tear apart the Italian empire in Africa and seek closer grips with Italy if the war continues. Analysts note Italian setbacks in Libya, scarce oil, and a bottling of Italian forces as British pressure rises.

Italy Winston Churchill Africa Britain Churchill North Africa Mussolini Rome Il Duce Graziani Mediterranean Libya Albania Adriatic

Charles Keffer Returns Home From Denver Illness

Charles Keffer of 2602 Hayden Street has returned home fully recovered from an attack of flu suffered during a Denver business trip last week. He was accompanied by his wife who went to Denver Thursday to be with him as he was treated in a hospital there. An earlier Globe report incorrectly stated he was critically ill with pneumonia.

Charles Keffer Hayden Street Denver

Admiration Contest Announces Prizes Across States

The notice lists prize winners and entrants for an Admiration contest with first prize of 3000 dollars awarded to Mrs. B D Jones of Terrell Texas. Second and third prizes go to Mrs. Philip E Campbell Rising Star Texas and Mrs. E R Kilgore Groesbeck Texas. The next 20 prizes include many named entrants from Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico with addresses in Altus Hillsboro Honey Grove Thrall Tivoli Georgetown Nacogdoches Nixon Gladewater Shreveport and other locales.

B. D. Jones North Catherine Terrell Tex Philip E. Campbell Rising Star E. R. Kilgore Groesbeck Bessie Branch North Jackson Street Altus Okla Karie Bilbrey East Elm Hillsboro W. ©. Cravens West Market St Honey Grove M. Lt. Criswell Thrall Sbe. Darby Anton Paul Duncan North Heideke Street Seeuin Viola Gilbert Tivoli Jo Hamilton Linton HW. Hooper Short McKinney R. L. Hubbard Leakey C. A. Maxwell Las Palomas New Mexico H. McCoy Findlay Street Houston F. Miller Waco Woodson Patrick Walnut Georgetown A. W. Pattillo Nacogdoches CC. Piland Nixon J. A. Shifflette Gladewater CW. Terry, Jr Forrest Street Victoria Henry C Thweatt Fairview Shreveport Captalin_ Whitley Greenville Duckworth A. Mils Weat Side B&h Food Odessa Eugene Yeager Littlefield A. Wuests Seguin Wearden'’s Cash J. Ward Crow Westmoreland Grocery Leistikow H&b Hot Springs Goodman's Brickman's Novel Bright

Ninth Contest Winners and Dealer Prizes List

Winners announced for the ninth contest closing December 14 with dealer prizes ranging from $2 to $50. Merchants listed include Texan stores in Terrell Groesbeck Hillsboro Odessa Houston Waco Georgetown Nacogdoches and others across Texas and nearby states. Additional prize offerings include a $50 top prize and multiple $20 and $10 awards for participating dealers.

Terrell B&b Rising Star Tex Thompson's Groesbeck

Sites Survey Nears Close on Army Air Corps Training

The Army Air Corps nears completion of a sites survey for aid training schools to reach 7 000 men a year by next summer and 12 000 by early 1942. Ten sites, mainly in the South and Southwest, are tentatively chosen for schools to be run by the Army or private instructors under contracts. Recommendations due early next year. Liechtenstein is a 64 square mile principality between Germany and Switzerland. Rio de Janeiro means River of January.

Washington Army Air Corps Air Corps Army

Hunter Delivers Wild Goose For Reno Pastor

In 1922 Lester Groth of the state printing office vowed to shoot a wild goose for his pastor. After years of failure he finally succeeds this year, gifting the honored bird to Rev. J. L. Harvey of Reno.

Hunter Reno Nev Lester Groth State Printing Office J. L. Harvey

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N. L. Jacobson Adrian Southwestern Public Service Company Mr. Jacobson Robert Ruth Texas Christy Cabanne Griffin Jay Maxwell Shane Ben Pivar Elwood Bredell T. Mason J. W. United Press Liechtenstein Germany Switzerland Rio de Janeiro Broome Optical Co Fisk Medical & Professional Bldg Kerrigan Gordon's Millinery Merry Christmas Heath Furniture CO J. Frank Heath Taylor W. D. Bryson Penn Chandler R. H. Owens Don Martin Joe Miller Riley V. L. Yates Wilton Joe D. Jones Basement Oliver-Eakle Hugh Gatlin Gatlin Dixie and Jane Dice Dancing Derry The House of Good Cheer Paramount Recreation Club Jimmie Morris Theo Morgan Oliver Eakle Globe-News Lalit US Fred McMurray Gilbert Roland Dick Albert Dekker Patricia Morison Pete Smith Hristmas Amarillo Insurance Exchange Askew & Brown TM. Bruner Rolla V. Cartwright Finch & Gavin Lemons Agency Loving & CO James Oakes Agency Ordway-Saunders CO D. W. Owen Nick Carter Walter Pidgeon Donald Meek Gene Autry
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