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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1942
Page
12
Mr Montgomery, who came to Amarillo in 1908 to run a clothing business, retired as eye trouble forced him from showing films. Now his sight has improved and he plans to return to the mountains and enjoy motion pictures, expressing amazement at the change.
L. P. Montgomery of 2001 Tyler Street, Amarillo, a longtime pioneer businessman, visited the Paramount with manager Jack King to see Bahama Passage starring Madeleine Carroll and Stirling Hayden. It was his first talkie and first technicolor film, a thrilling return to cinema after 23 years.
Army script books sold at Paramount and State Theaters at 85 cents to soldiers only. Five and ten cent coupons total one dollar value useful for show tickets at Interstate Theaters statewide, including army camps. Prohibited for sale to soldiers' parents. sale responds to Servicemen's Civic Center request, per city manager Jack King.
A speaker likens theater evolution to jumping from horse and buggy days to the airplane age, with cars omitted, highlighting dramatic technological shifts over 23 years. The remark underscores rapid modernization and its impact on the stage and audience experience.
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