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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1945
Page
11
A promotion lists Zack Scott appearing at the Paramount Theatre in the Hollywood Canteen production. The notice also advertises wanted ads for used cars and auto parts, plus heavy-duty wrecker and shop services by King Trailers and Auto Parts.
Multiple real estate ads and small listings describe 4 room and 3 room houses for sale or rent near Austin and Williams St with terms and contact details. Items include John Deere Model A tractor, junk items, electric appliances, a 1940 Ford sedan, and requests for a garage or furnished apartment.
First Presbyterian Church resumes night services tonight after a two week pause. A 6 30 p m covered dish supper precedes a study on The Indian in American Life led by Dr R Thomson. Mrs Louis Benz teaches the high school group and Mr Roth the children’s group. Ann Nassau Circle hosts the supper. servicemen are guests and invited to stay for the study period.
The Navy reports Burton Leroy Hoover of White Deer wounded in action as a fireman first class, with his mother Mrs. Mary Jane Os borne a White Deer resident. Edward B. Wheat, a Marine Corps first lieutenant, also wounded in action. he is the nephew of Mrs. Dora Wathen Higgins. Crossetts return from holiday visit to Clayton New Mexico. A Des Moines note reports a rare blue perch of 12 3 4 inches found in Iowa's Great Lakes.
Warner Brothers showcases the Hollywood Canteen spirit on screen with top stars like John Garfield Bette Davis Joan Crawford Faye Emerson Ida Lupino Alexis Smith Barbara Stanwyck Jack Carson Jane Wyman Eddie Cantor the Andrews Sisters Zack Scott and Jack Benny plus Jimmy Dorsey and his Band. Other theaters advertise concurrent releases including The Man in Half Moon Street Guns of the Pecos Let's Face It Wing and a Prayer and more with Don Ameche Dana Andrews and Frankie Morgan in featured roles.
Wild Bill Elliott stars in The Return of Wild Bill at the Liberty Theater. Claudette Colbert appears in I Cover the Waterfront as a companion feature.
Rag Doll Toddlers by Sara Wheeler promotes making rag dolls and toddler twins with two identical pieces. Pattern 548 includes transfer patterns and clothing ideas. Send fifteen cents by coin to Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept. for the pattern and a 1945 catalogue with 95 illustrations.
Army officers estimate Nazi SS troops slaughtered at least 100 Belgian civilians during the early German breakthrough near Stavelot. Capt. Melvin Handville confirms 63 killed locally with reports of similar killings in other sectors. The piece notes massacres of American soldiers near Malmedy and other crimes by German forces in the region.
The listing shows Paramount and Capitol draws including Hollywood Canteen and The Man in Half Moon Street with Nils Asther and Helen Walker. Night spots across towns advertise acts, bands, and dances, plus a war related survivors note on German forces and Allied response.
Public relations at the ordnance plant report the December production schedule was met on time. Capt. R. M. Smith and H. F. McFarland Jr. credit Panhandle citizens including teachers and a pastor who gave up Christmas vacations to support the effort.
Bobby Jones and his band opened an engagement last night at the Mexican Inn at Sixth and Van Buren. The group features ME as vocalist with piano guitar saxophone and drums. Fred Jupe, the Inn’s manager, plans to keep the act several weeks. The club recently hosted a show at the Silver Slipper Club in Kansas City.
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