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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1945
Page
4
Collapsible structures over oilfields in England can be torn down during air raids and rebuilt later. They give the impression of little activity while helping protect years of oil production from Luftwaffe disruption.
Synthetic tires for trucks using rayon cord triple performance while nylon cord in airplane tires doubles strength without raising weight or cost.
Report on the third year of World War II noting Soviet victories as German troops retreat from Russia the Baltic and eastern Europe with gains in 1944 context.
John Wayne stars as Rocklin in RKO's Tall in the Saddle a Western drama shown at Martin Man on Tuesday and Monday with Audrey Long Gabby Hayes Ward Bond and others. The plot follows Rocklin’s takeover of a ranch where murder and a power struggle unfold as he investigates a neighborly conspiracy and a three way romance with Ariy Stuzalday and Clara Caldwell. The film is produced for overseas servicemen via War Activities Committee showing at remote posts.
Carmen Miranda stars with Vivian Blaine and O’Shea as Twentieth Century Fox moves to film the Cole Porter musical Something For The Boys. Director Lewis Seiler and a Technicolor budget steer the project about three cousins inheriting Magnolia Manor near an army camp and their comic romantic capers for the boys.
Milt Britton and his Band bring their comedy act to the Martin theatre next Sunday for a one day engagement. The show features a humorous performance built on mishaps and massed chaos as the band breaks furniture and instruments during the overture of The Poet and Peasant.
A new light sleeping bag has been developed and is issued to American fighting men in Europe. The bag weighs four and a half pounds and is easily carried, not hindering movement as blankets previously did.
A fragmented theater page lists daily showings across venues in Alabama and Perron. Highlights include George Sanders Linda Darnell in Sumper Storm Ben Wayne in Talt In The Saddle Carmen Miranda Michael O Shea Something for The Boys Bill Elliott Marshall of Reno Maxie Rosenbloom Wil Gilbert Howard in Crazy Knights Deanna Durbin Can't Help Singing Miep Britton Band Riding High Toland Young Constance Henmeth Storm Over Lisbon Vern Radar Eric Von Strahelm Qusan Johnson The Ghani University Raiders of Red Gap Coastal Command Lyn Bari Benny Goodman Steel and Low Down.
The article previews the film with Alice Faye and Betty Grable stars for Fox and Carmen Miranda shifting to a more seductive singing role. Michael O'Shea plays Sgt Rocky Fulton and Vivian Blaine is highlighted for a refreshed personality. New songs by McHugh and Adamson join Cole Porter’s title tune with a starry cast including Perry Como and Sheila Ryan.
Hollywood queen Vera Hruba Halston leads the Republic adventure Storm Over Lisbon opening Tuesday at the Alabama Theatre. Richard Arlen and Erich von Stroheim star with a cast that includes Otto Kruger Mona Barrie Robert Livingston and more as diplomats spies and refugees weave a world changing plot set amid a Lisbon pleasure house and stages of intrigue.
The Rockford casualty list notes 1 man, Joseph O’Connor, who at age 90 endured a series of injuries and medical procedures over a span of years. He suffered a broken left hip at 79, an eye operation at 83, a fractured right leg at 84, and a dislocated shoulder at 85, reflecting a lifelong obstacle course of ailments.
Members of Troop 300, now known as number eight, are all blind. They hike camp swim and study Braille handbooks, with a 24 year history fueling inspiration. Alumni include two attorneys a piano tuner an insurance broker three musicians and twelve Army ordnance inspectors.
Miss Ralston performs a photographed dance sequence in a recent high budget Republic film. George Sherman served as producer director on the picture.
Staff Sergeant Charles Frank Foye of Dothan Alabama has reported to Keesler Field Mississippi from the Army Ground Forces and awaits reassignment to new duties as announced by the Public Relations Office. Master Sergeant Clyde Hi Deva wife Mrs Clyde Davis of Dothan has graduated from an electronics course in England and enlisted in the Air Corps in Jackson Mississippi in 1938, per Public Relations Office.
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