For Whom the Bell Tolls Opens at Paramount Theater Amarillo
The Ingrid Bergman Gary Cooper drama opens at the Paramount Theater after a long road show run. Stars Akim Tamiroff Arturo de Cordova Katina Paxinou Joseh Calleja and others are praised for strong performances. Additional listings include Holiday Inn Trigger Law White Cargo Bataan and Maisie Goes to Reno with showtimes through the week.
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Mount Theater
Amarillo
Spain
Gary Cooper
Ingrid Bergman
Hollywood
Robert Jordan
Maria
Cooper
Miss Bergman
Akim Tamiroff
Pablo
Arturo de Cordova
Agustin
Joseph Calleja
el Sordo
Katina Paxinou
Pilar
Paramount Theater
Brazil
Capitol Theater
Virginia Bruce
Tito Guizar
Bing Crosby
Fred Astaire
Capitol
Men in 1-A Draft Class After Deferment Ruling
Selective Service Board 1 reports a handful of men ignored a federal ruling on essential industry deferments but those who did respond faced active action. About 135 men aged 30 to 38 received notices that their deferments expired and must submit occupational certifications to remain deferred or face reclassification to 1-A.
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Selective Service Board No. 1
Board 1
Cities Consider Motion Pictures of Municipal Life
The piece notes Columbus Ohio raised 13000 from private donors to fund a Technicolor film of city operations and contrasts Amarillo with Wilmington North Carolina and Mason City Indiana which use radio for city planning. Springfield Massachusetts aired 20 radio programs featuring public officials.
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Amarillo
Columbus. O
Columbus
Wilmington
N. C
Mason City
Springfield
Mass
Fireboat Design by William Francis Gibbs
William Francis Gibbs, a leading naval architect of the era, designed one of the most powerful and scientific fireboats. The craft features nine water nozzles capable of discharging 75 tons per minute, showcasing advanced engineering for firefighting at sea.
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William Francis Gibbs
Blonde Fever at the State Theater is a witty marital farce
MGM presents a fast moving comedy about a fortyish restaurant owner who falls for a young blonde waitress. Philip Dorn stars as the husband, Mary Astor plays the composed wife, with a shrewd plot that delivers laughs and light entertainment for about an hour.
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State Theater
M-G-M
Philip Dorn
Mary Astor
My How Modern Green Lips and Air
Hale F. Landry a Boeing instructor and landscape painter in Seatue Washington recalls color blindness and the need for special fences in his work. He recounts a farm scene mishap when a friend swapped his palette and a viewer gasped at the cows red harvest stacks and a girl with green lips.
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Seatue
Wash
Hale F. Landry
Boeing Aircraft
Local Theaters Launch Four Day Run for For Whom the Bell Tolls
Amusement guide lists Paramount showing For Whom the Bell Tolls at 1 4 7 and 10 daily in regular prices. Other openings include Blonde Fever at STATE Rialto Trigger Law Capitol Brazil Bluebeard White Cargo Master Bee and more in local venues with bands and nightly shows across town.
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Paramount
Philip Dorn
Mary Astor
MGM
Rialto
Hoot Gibson
Bob Steele
Capitol
Brazil
Virginia Bruce
Tito Guizar
Rio de Janeiro
Bluebeard
Jean Parker
John Carradine
Leon
Hedy Lamarr
Walter Pidgeon
Edward Golden
RKO
George Couloria
Osa Mirssen
Niel
Carl Ramond
Stantey Ridges
Hebby Putts
Pallette Croddard
Paramount Pictures
Texas
Peggy Ryan
Ann Blyth
Bobby Sockers
Gale Storm
France
Constance Cummings
Robert Morley
Liberty
Buster Crabbe
the Drifter
Joan Davis
Kay Kyser
Kyser
Hardy
Trouble
Mickey Rooney
Bonita Cyapville
Lew Stone
Herbert Marshal
Club Victoria Floor Show Highlights Local Acts
Barbara O'Sullivan headlines the inaugural Club Victoria floor show opening tomorrow night. Billy Moyer serves as master of ceremonies while Jackie and Zino perform a hand balancing novelty. Clarence Jackson, owner, says Henry Cato and his orchestra are being held over for an open ended engagement.
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THE
NAT
Fritz Cowan
Dick Norton
Rainbow Gardens
Shick Robertson
Erman Gray
Victoria
Jimmy Murphy
Henry Cato
the Mayfair
Texas Bluebirds
Aviatrix
Carlton Scales
Bobby Jones
Avalon Club
Sherman Williams
Blue Mirrored Room
Ken Harris
Amarillo
Club Victoria
Barbara O'Sullivan
Billy Moyer
Jackie
3Ino
Clarence Jackson
Club
Private Poole Finds Historic Post While Resting
During a World War II duty in France Private Harold Poole searched a deserted house and uncovered a copy of The Saturday Evening Post dated August 4 1917. The find connects wartime service to a historic publication from WWI.
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Saturday Evening Post
Harold Poole
France
Post
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Hookey
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Leon Theater
Tandalaya
Miss Lamarr
Robert Taylor
George Murphy
Lievd Nolan
the Leon
George Coulouris
Carl Esmond
Ona Massen
Naziland
Rex Theater
Maisie
Reno
Ann Sothern
Rex
Paulette Goddard
Sonny Tufts
Star Theater
Andy Hardy
Victory Theater
Bonita Granville
Lewis Stone
Herbert Marshall
Swing Street
Texas Theater
Lyric Theater
Liberty Theater
USO Entertainment
Vipes. T Heirs
Sree
Blyth
Ahe
Rooney Fay Holden
al Mat
Fer Vie
Technicolor
Dance
the Rainbow
N. E
Panhandle
Bataan
Leon Thurs
Our Gang
Germany
Roy Rogers
Virgina Bruce
Bob Mer, ‘Steele
Rudy Valee
Old Tascosa
James F. Byrnes
Herring
Hickman Benson
Puilip Dorn Many Astor
Junior Sports and World News
Fritz Cowen
Carlton Scales Orchestra
Aviatrix Club
H. V. Lowrance
Jersey
Roy Bean
Law
Pecos
Taylor
Clarence
Jack) Jackson
Mayfair Club
Bino
Featuring
Dorothy Lane
Contralto
National Broadcasting
Amarillo Hotel
Mr. Lang
Mrs. Colling
Charlie Pryor
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