Versatility Displayed by Young Actors at State Theater
Two cast members of You Cant Take It With You, Virginia Lipscomb and Brooks West, showcase flexibility beyond typecasting. The 8:15 p.m. curtain marks their first night of a stage run with ticket tiers from 1.30 to 2.50, including tax, in the State Theater lobby.
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State Theater
Virginia Lipscomb
Alice Sycamore
Brooks West
Mr. Kirby
West
Lunts
Southwest Stages
Henry Abbott
Miss Lipscomb
Bomore
Alice
Truman expands draft age to 29 to spur teen enlistment
President Truman ordered a broader conscription scope and urged teen age service. Senate Democrats plan to introduce a teen draft bill early next week as 18 and 19 year olds become eligible. The move, intended to relieve pressure on older men, widens the draft until July 1.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Senate Military Affairs Committee
House
Congress
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hanson with First Cavalry in Tokyo during occupation
Pfc. Ira G. Hanson, son of Mr and Mrs Ira Hanson of 1001 North Woodland, is stationed with the First Cavalry Division in Tokyo. He has been overseas since March 14 and is attached to the 603rd Tank Company. Hanson entered the Army June 4, 1945, after basic training at Fort Knox. He previously worked for Producers Grain Corp.
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Ira G. Hanson
Ira Hanson
North Woodland
First Cavalry Division
Tokyo
Hanson
603Rd Tank Company
Fort Knox
Producers Grain Corp
Soldier slaying confession reported in Nuernberg case
Frankfurt May 17 The U S Army Provost Marshal office announced a negro soldier confessed slaying two American soldiers in Nuernberg on the night of May 10 as they rode in a jeep. The slayer's identity was not disclosed immediately.
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Frankfurt
U. S. Army
Nuernberg
Two Stars and Stripes staffers killed in ambush
A deputy said a Black suspect was seized and the weapon in the slaying identified. Victims Sgt. William Timmons of West Haven and Sgt. Paul R. Skelton of McKinney were shot while with three women companions and another American soldier. Alexander Stephens, Georgia, served as vice president with Jefferson Davis.
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Ment
Stars and Stripes
William Timmons
West Haven
Conn
Paul R. Skelton
McKinney
Texas
Alexander Stephens
Georgia
Jefferson Davis
REA Meet in Final Session at Rural Electrification Conference
REA Administrator Claude R. Wickard will close a three day conference at the Herring Hotel with a talk on the REA Educational program. The gathering includes 125 field representatives from 17 western states and runs through today with Cave City, Ky, as next week’s venue.
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Rural Electrification Administration
Western States
Herring Hotel
Claude R. Wickard
REA
United States
Cave City
The
Aviatrix Open Nights With Carlton Scales Band
The Aviatrix venue opens nightly with Carlton Scales Band performing dance music. Mexican Inn hosts The Sophisticates and a new Kansas City group for dining and dancing today.
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Aviatrix
Carlton Scales
Sophisticates
Kansas City
Sea robin caught off El Segundo in Pacific waters
A 12 inch sea robin, first captured in the Pacific in 50 years, was hooked on a hand line about three miles off El Segundo. The fish is common in Atlantic waters, per Scripps Oceanography report.
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Los Angeles
U.2
Pacific Ocean
el Segundo
Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Atlantic
Paramount Kitty and Other Studio Listings
A compact film calendar lists Paramount Kitty with Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland. One Way to Love with Janis Carter and Chester Morris. Capitol Bandit of Sherwood Forest with Cornel Wilde and Anita Louise. Rialto Drifting Along with Johnny Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton. Cornered starring Dick Powell. Victory The Spider and Bar 20 with William Boyd. Rex The Great Stagecoach Robbery with Wild Bill Elliott. Enchanted Forest featuring Edmund Lowe and Brenda Joyce.
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Paramount
Paulette Goddard
Ray Milland
State
Janis Carter
Chester Morris
Capitol
Sherwood Forest
Cornel Wilde
Anita Louise Rialto
Johnny Mack Brown
Raymond Hatton
Cornered
Dick Powe
the Spider
Rich
William Oyd
Wild Bill Elliott
Edmund Lowe
Brenda Joyce
Western and musical pairings in 1940s cinema lineup
The list details several film titles and star casts. Highlights include Behind City Lights starring Lynne Roberts and Peter Cookson, Code of the Lawless with Kirby Grant and Fuzzy Knight, Sunset in El Dorado featuring Roy Rogers, Escape in the Fes with Otto Kruger and Nina Foch, and For Whom the Bell Tolls starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman.
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Lynne Roberts
Peter Cookson
Kirby Grant
Fuzzy Knight
el Dorado
Roy Rogers
Escape
the Fes
Otto Kruger
Nina Foch
Leon
Gary Cooper
Ingrid Bergman
Night clubs and bands advertise in Mayfair listings
Night clubs Mayfair featuring the Texas Wanderers at Mayfair and Old Tascola in the Herring Hotel basement. Dick Morton’s orchestra plays nightly. The Nat operates nightly with Dick Stevenson and his band. Rainbow Gardens open Mondays for dances.
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Mayfair
Texas Wanderers
Herring Hotel
Dick Morton
NAT
Dick Stevenson
Rainbow Gardens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dick Turner
MR. Merryweather
First Cavalry
Carlton Scales Orchestra
Aviatrix Club
Weatherstrips
Weatherstrip CO
Florida
P.O
Waldo E. Houghton
Optometrist Suite
Oliver Eakle Bidg
Night Club
Marie Earle
Herbert Drug
Amarillo
van Buren
Rvome
City Cab
Michelob
Anheuser-Busch
Polk
Avalon
C. A Rogers Terrific Orchestra
Longchamp
Jess Franks
Ternee Daily
Jend&pm
Menagerie AR Bears
NORMA
Davenport
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Lynn Roberts
CITY
Hugh Herbert
Ee Arene
Ter Coolson
Knight Rawless
Virginia
Tostados Dessert
Orchestra Music
Serape
Ralph and
Tim Pellow
BOX Office
Ken Curtis
June Story
the Hoosier Hotshots
Andy Clyde
Guinn Williams
Bill Elliott
Rex
Eldorado
Star Sunday
Yolanda and the Thief
Victory
Thea
Faye Marlowe Richard
William Boyd
Bar
CK Monton
Walter Slezak
Micheline Cheirel
Ero Ene
Harvey Girls
Judy Garland
Interstate Ly
England
Gamin
A Paramount
PnuLerTe Goddarrd
Ray Mill and
Patric Knowles
Willard Parker
Marguerite Chapman
the Bandit
Annte Louise
Mance
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