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nine truck retreads were okayed, ly defended port* *(See HoMI*.tNt.s. |»g. to. Col. lt;R* their business affairsImmmHollywood Trio Here On Saturday£ 11 iott Also ToAppear At FridayFootball GameThree Hollywood personalitieswho rank at the top in western melodramas have dropped film work to serve Uncle Sam. at charge, in the cause of the Third War Loan.They’re to swing through Texas to help sell war bonds, and Big Spring is their first stop.Friday night and Saturday they’ll be here—popular cowboy Wild Bill Elliott; his partner and comedian, Gabby Hayes; and his lovely leading lady, Anne Jeffreys,Elliott, due to arri\e by plane from Hollywood Friday evening, will be guest of honor at the Big Spring-Colorado football game Friday night (game time Is at 8:30), and will make an appearance between halves,Hayes and Miss Jeffreys arrive by train Friday rdght, and will join Elliott in heading up a spectacular “western” parade scheduled for 11 o’clock Saturday morning. The review will be climaxed with a special program on Main street east of the courthouse, in which the three film players will be featured.All proceedings are open to the public, and a large turnout is requested to greet the visitors from filmland Their only mission in the city is to stimulate the sale of war bonds—and their talents are to be pointed in that direction.Elliott, who has made a personal appearance here before, comes about playing outdoor roles naturally. He was raised on a ranch in western Missouri, andIfca.IaIV1 1 tttri1“WILD BILL” EIJJOTT and “GABBY” HAYESvc; in his youth w orked at the Kansas City stockyards and competed in rodeos Miss Jeffreys, the firstsinging cowgirl in films, was raised in New York where she was a Powers model, and did radio work before heeding the call of Hollywood Gabby Hayes, whose first name is George, is famous for his portrayals of the humorous cowhand ed parade which will honor the rcharacters that have won him a film players Am one who wantslongterm contract at Republic His beard alone would markto. may be at Fourth and RuntInels street Saturday morning at ias an outstanding soul, even if his 11, to assist in making the reviewsense of comedy were not as outstanding as it is.Riders from throughout the area are requested to join in the mount-one of the largest of its kind everstaged here G H. Hayward and R R. McEwen are handling the details.Fatc »1
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Big Spring Weekly Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Fri, Sep 17, 1943
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