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Newspaper

Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1945

Page

8

It's a Pleasure opening Sunday at Grand Theatre

Sonja Henie stars in It's a Pleasure at the Grand Theatre for opening Sunday through Tuesday. The skating icon headlines a Technicolor drama with music and comedy as her character Chris Linden falls for hockey player Don Martin, faces conflict with Buzz Fletcher, and reunites with Don after a mistaken affair.

Grand Theatre Sonja Henie International Pictures Sonja Christ Linden Don Martin Michaeal O'Shea Don Chris Buzz Fletcher Buzz Gale

Mercy Plane at Palace Theatre Delivers Air Thrills

Aerial action and mystery drive Mercy Plane starring James Dunn who flies his own aircraft. The film features sky-bandits and airport racketeers with suspenseful scenes attuned to a high speed pace and dramatic scenes. The Palace Theatre presents the movie Sunday Monday and Tuesday.

Palace Theatre James Dunn

Mercy Plane Promises High Flying Melodrama

A melodrama about a daring aviation heist unfolds in broad daylight as a famed pilot attempts a humanitarian mission with a mystery ship. Frances Gifford stars as the aviators wife, lending star power and aviation savvy to the plot alongside James Dunn and a supporting cast including William Pawley Matty Fain Harry Harvey Forbes Murray Edwin Miller and Duke York.

Mr. Dunn Frances Gifford Miss Gifford James Dunn William Pawley Matty Fain Harry Harvey Forbes Muray Edwin Miller Duke York

Fury in the Pacific deemed best war film yet

The Army Navy and Marine Corps short film Fury in the Pacific portrays brutal combat to seize Peliliu and Angaur from Japan. Warner Bros distributes for the War Activities Committee showing Wednesday and Thursday at the Grand Theatre.

Pacific Army Navy Marine Corps Grand Theatre Warner Bros War Activities Committee Motion Picture Industry Peliliu Angaur Iwo Jima Tokyo Anguar Anganr

The Unseen at Grand Theatre tonight and tomorrow

Stark, Vivid Film presents The Unseen at the Grand Theatre featuring Gail Russell Joel McCrea and Herbert Marshall. Lewis Allen directs this Paramount suspense thriller arriving Wednesday and Thursday, touted for its electrifying shocks and tight mystery.

Paramount Grand Theatre Gail Russell Joel McCrea Herbert Marshall Lewis Allen Allen Hollywood

Shore Batteries Fall to Air and Ground Assault

Army and Marine units captured the islands inch by inch after heavy bombardment and air strikes, overcoming strong resistance from shore batteries and defenders.

Governess Placed With McCrea Family in Suspense Tale

Insiders hail the new film featuring Gail as a rising star with standout action. The plot centers on a governess hired by McCrea to care for his two children as blood evidence in a house next door hints at a long ago murder. Suspects include Herbert Marshall and others in the McCrea circle as the mystery thickens.

Gail McCrea Herbert Marshall Nona Griffith Richard Lyon Marshall Isobel Elsom Mikhail Rasumny Phyllis Brooks

War Maps of Pacific New Complete

War maps of the Pacific shown at Stamford American bookstore. New stock includes large complete sets priced at 1 dollar. Public interest noted for collectors and students seeking visual histories of Pacific theaters.

Pacific Stamford American

Local Notables Visit Families and Lecture

Lueders teacher Nadine Ford visits her parents the Fords. Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Fickel return from Gor man where Mrs. Fickel had tonsillectomy. Dr. Culpepper, missionary-lecturer, spoke at First Baptist Church with display on Chinese culture. Mrs. Cecil Tune and Mrs. Velma Terry noted as ill or visiting local relatives.

Nadine Ford Iowa Park J. C. Ford Bruno Fickel Gorman Cecil Tune Abilene O. F. Seth Lawrence Doris Jean Oscar Winifred Kerrville T. M. Smart Velma Terry

Avoca PTA Seeks Air Conditioner Plan At Called Meeting

Avoca Parent-Teachers Association will hold a called meeting Tuesday June 19 at 4 p.m. in the school auditorium. All members urged to attend and participate in discussing the air conditioner plan. Mrs Joe Whiggum is president and announced the event.

Avoca Parent-Teachers Association Joe Whiggum

Visits Highlight Local Social News Across Texas

The notice lists visits by several families: B S Wilson of Amarillo spent eight days with Ed George. Mr and Mrs A Terry and Mr and Mrs Clinton Dillishaw reunite in Los Angeles after extended time with their children. L O Sandlin, recently ill, with fort Worth stay, visited daughter Mrs Gordon Helmer in Fort Worth then Coleman to see another daughter Mrs V K Jamerson. Ed George and Wilson were World War I buddies.

Los Angeles Calif A. Terry Clinton Dillishaw B. S. Wilson Amarillo Ed George Wilson George L. O. Sandlin Fort Worth Gordon Helmer Coleman V. K. Jamerson Sandlin

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