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THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Sunday Morning, March 17, 1940
ABILENE MOVIE CALENDAR
Sunday: Sentimental Journey, Expendable with Robert Mont-
with Maureen O’Hara and John gomery, John Wayne and Donna
Payne. Reed.
Monday: Kind Lady, presented 01
by Interstate Players on the stage "Sunday and Monday: See My
of the Paramount at 8.15 P. m Be Lawver. wth Olsen and Johnson.
Tuesday and Wednesday Tuesday and Wednesday: That
hind Green Lights, with Carole Night With You, with Susanna Fos-
Landis and William Garganturday: ter. Franchot Tone and Louise All-
Thursday. Friday and Saturday: britton
Breakfast in Hollywood, with Tom Thursday, Friday and Saturday:
Border Bandits, with Johnny Mack
Broun and Raymond Hatton.
Breneman.
MAJESTIC
Sunday. Monday and Tuesday: BROADWAY
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman, . Monday. Nob Hill
with Johnny weissmulletidBrenda winndeoren kan nana Joan sen
Face nitdavician Blaine. Dennis Shirley Temple. William Gargan
O Keefe Perry Como and Carmen and Guy Kibbee: also Spanish
Miranda. . language film, at 4 30 r m Mon-
" Friday and Saturday: They Were darulsdna De ideanesday and Thurs
day: National Velvet, with Mickey
Rooney, Donald Crisp and Eliza-
“beth Taylor: also. Dangerous In-
truder. with Charles Arnt and
Methodists
Set District
Meet at Drasco
PRASCO. Runnels Co., March 18
—(HW) - The little village of
Drasco out in the greenland of
grain and off the beaten highway
will get into the limelight of a
large area May 16, when the
Brownwood district of the Metho-
dist church will hold its annual
conference here, bringing around
150 ministers and delegates.
ir 0g
BREAKFAST IN HOLLYWOOD-Torn Breneman, the ge-
nial host for Breakfast in Hollywood radio show, plays him-
self in the picture of the same name at the Paramount theater
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. He is shown above, center,
with Bonita Granville and Edward Ryan, also stars of the
Albany Methodist
Men's Club Meets
ALBANY, March 16.—(Spl)-v . Rots
Otis Smith, who repaired and test Veda Ann Borg rday Heroes of
ed submarines during the war de the Xiamon with Bruce warren,
scribed the part played- the sub Ruth Findley and Lane Chandler:
marine to the Methodist Men's Sup also. Son of Lassie, with peter
Wednesday evening. The Revel. B Lawford. Donald Crisp. June Lock-
Theconion sama "Ree se Wooltolk hart and Nigel Bruce.
were program and arrangements PALACE
chairmen. Sunday. Monday and Tuesday:
Present were John M. Goodman, Mr. Wise Guy, with the East Side
Jim Goodman. Bill Morrison. Bill Kids.
Breihan, Sol Freeman, B V. Col- Wednesday and Thursday Fol-
lins. Otis Smith. P. W. Hempel. E low That Woman, with William
C Masters. V H. Moore, W J Gargan and Nancy Kelly .. _
Stuteville. Bruce W Bray, Paul
Armstrong. R C. Hammack. J W
Crites. J. E Allen. R J. Moberley.
C. B Downing. Miller Goodman. N
E. Sherrard, and Rev. J. B. Thomp-
Friday and Saturday Under-
ground Rustlers, wth John King
and Ray Corrigan.
son.
5 Enter Merkel
Alderman Race
TEXAS
Sunday and Monday: In Holly-
wood. with Bud Abbott and Lou
STARS OF KIND LADY HERE MARCH 18—The five young actresses shown above are winning" goal, Morton said,
members of the cast of Kind Lady, dramatic thriller, which will be shown on the stage of
the Paramount theater. Monday night. March 18, at 8:15 for one performance. The cast are
members of Interstate Players, new professional drama company composed of Texans.
Above are: left to right. Erin Kameron of Houston. Olive Lockart of Austin, Virginia Lips-
comb of Terrell, Fae Johnson of Dallas and Mildred Wooley of Clarksville. Tickets are on
sale now at the Paramount box office.
Stage Drama Comes to Abilene
In Kind Lady Tomorrow Night
The all-day sessions will be held
in the newly erected church, one
of the most attractive in this area.
The Rev. J. E. Morton is pastor.
A basket luncheon will be served
at noon. The last session of the picture,
conference was held last spring in---
Brownwood. The Rev. A. S. Gaf ... n ,
ford of Brownwood is district su- Methodist Pastors
perintendent. PICIouDI r 031013
The church will conduct a 10- Convene Monday
day revival meeting in the Cru-COINEHI I UHGOT
cade for Christ to reach its “soul
It Pastors of the Abilene district,
win begin March 29 and run un- Methodist church, will gather at St. Dronerty alec
til April 7. The Rev Frank O. Paul church at 4 p. m. Monday FTUPCIy 30ICS
Hearn, pastor of the Zephyr to lay plans for evangelism over T , I
church, has been engaged to do the district. Dr. Orion W Carter, Total 5/31
the preaching morning and even- superintendent, announced yester- IVIUI 9491/12%
ing.day. Approximately 30 ministers!
* * • will be present. | Sale of 31 improved property
J B Balew, resident here for A supper conference will be held in Abilene for a total of $231,725,
»X DARNcO ORca han aereno " Ine pultore Wil work an average of $7,473, was reported
anytime in its history And the with local city ministers in a cru- this week by the Abilene Real
wheat is in the pink of condition, sade for winning souls and adding Estate board. The report also show-
but a rain would accelerate growth t.the membership of theed 70 lots sold for $44,825, an aver-
and make farmers feel secure, Ba-
ble department, will instruct mi
isters and others in the city-wide
campaign of evangelism. Dr. Car-
ter said. Outlying churches also
will be visited.
COMPLETE PI
make final plai
in the seven-da
birthday week,
older Blue Bird
Mother sponsor
group and guar
Blue Bird grou
association whi
and Mrs. Ira S
bers of the Pre
Ga
Costello.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs-
day: Confidential Agent, with
i Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall, .... ____________. _____________
also Gen. Dwight Eisenhower s The ruled for the entertainment of Abi- is head of the drama department.
Bv REBEL HOPE I Interstate Players, is on leave from-millions who do. Breakfast in Hol-
The most exciting event sched- the University of Texas where he| lywood will be pleasing entertain-
—.souse of lenians this week is the stage pre Born in Boston, he was educated at I What couldbe said about the
Friday and Saturday House of sentation of Kind Lady, a psycholo
gical thriller, by Interstate Players
at the Paramount theater Monday
MERKEL. March 16 — (Spl)—
Names of five candidates for the clory
office of alderman have been cer- True dorse Saturday: no
tified to City Secretary W. M El- Friday and. xdtransom,
lott. Thie are to be elected April Feari also Blonde Ransom.
* These are John Mansfield, for Sunday and Monday King of night at 8:15.
re-election: he is now in his third the Stallions, with Thunder, the When the curtain goes up Mon-
term. Joe Cypert, J. w. Hammond. Wonder Horse also. Song for Miss day night. Abilenians who attend
Robert Hicks and 0. B. Leach.
Holdover aldermen are S. D. rucsuay, ...._____,_________
Gamble and H W Lemens Mayor Nob Hill, with George Raft
H C. West w as re-elected for a ' - ■ * * 14
two-year term last spring Dee
Grimes and W 0 Boney do not
Julie, with Shirley Ross. | will not merely be watching a play
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- They will be watching the birth of
.... ......- _____3 a new stock theater movement
and Joan Bennett: also. Midnight which can provide ' refreshingly
Harvard and Yale universities. In Paramount's midweek attraction.
Tic Behind Green Lights, had better be
nis woros. . _ left unsaid. The story is weakk and
"Good drama is not a matter of
geography. Texas can have a theat-
er group which meets Broadway
choose to run.
JHEA
NOW SHOWING
r M>G-MERRIMENT 1 -
PA
Manhunt, with William Gargan and different entertainment — if it is
Ann Savage
Friday and Saturday: 1 tah. with
Roy. Rogers;also. Threes a
I Family, with Arthur Lake and
Charles Ruggles.
BOBBY
WALKER
Today
Double
Feature
supported by the public.
Interstate Players is a new Texas
drama company composed of young
actors and actresses who have
_ been trained in our state and who
I are eager to appear in the cities
standards. Texas has long been a
recruiting ground for talent for
Broadway and Hollywood. Many As for other pictures returning
of these talented youngsters prefer
to work in their own state. Certain
of Texas. The company was organ-
ized only recently in Austin and its
members have been in training
ly there is a vast potential audience
for good drama in Texas. Inter-
state Players attempts to bring the
two—Texas talent and Texas aud
iences—together."
Mildred Cook, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Cook of
membership of thi
churches. 1.
Monday night the Rev. J. Ed age of $640, and 18 loans totaling
mund Kirby, head of McMurry Bi-1 $99,300, an average of $5,550.
Rayburn Landers is operator of
the single mercantile store here.
He purchased the F. C. Campbell
establishment several weeks ago.
[ Landers is an ex-service man. hav-
ing been in the air corps as me-
chanic from April 6. 1942. to Nov.
24. 1945. when he was discharged.
, Before entering the armed ser-
the acting weaker But what could vice he was a teaches inathe Wy-
you expect, with Carole Landis as lie school
the star? There’s just no getting •
around it, the ”G It’s favorite pin-
lew said.
• •
TODAY ONLY
up girl" can't act.
toAbilene for second showings, you
1. BU ABBOT.
E.COSTELLO
IN HOLLYWOOD
T' FRANCES - ROBERT .
‘RAFFERTY • STANTON
JEAN PORTER • WARNER ANDERSON
"RAGS" RAGLAND • MIKE MAZURKI -
Esreen Mey by Net Pera and Lou Breske- Ce
Original Stery by Not Perrin & Morfin A Gosch
Directed by 1 SYLVAN SIMON
Produced by MART A GOSCM
* also
News and Shorts
KING OF THE
STALLIONS
with
THUNDER
the
The Wonder Horse
and
CHIEF TONTO
THUNDERCLOUD
Plus
A SONG FOR
MISS JULIA
there since that time.
When Karl Hoblitzelle, presi
dent of Interstate theaters, was
Abilene, has prominent role
in the play, written by Edward
Chodorov, which was first seen
won't be bored if you see:
They Were Expendable, the saga
of six PT boats and their crews
who helped check Jap advances on
Bataan and Corregidor. showing
Friday and Saturday at the Majes-
tic theater The photography is
wonderful and the acting, by Rob-
ert Montgomery, John Wayne and
Donna Reed, is good,
sa e
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TODAY—MONDAY
NUTS
si
Shirley
ROSS
| Barton
I HEPBURN
NEWS — SHORTS
The
StOtS
FT. PATRICK’S
■ DAY
2 Hits Today—Mon.
NSS ANN
ROONEY
on Broadway.
Virginia Lipscomb of Terrell
will be seen in the title role, that
of an aristocratic woman complete
ly under the control of a young
man and his gang of diabolically
clever crooks. The gang, to the
shown a blue-print ’ for such a
regional theater, he agreed to pro
vide the initial funds for the com-
pany and bookings in bis theaters.
The players are on their first
tour and Abilene will be the sixth outside world, presents a front of
town in which they have appeared, respectability-caring for an odd.
If they are successful, they plan insane aunt Mary Herries, played
similar tours of Texas towns at by Miss Lipscomb, is unable to
regular intervals. . break the spell, and gradually even
„ , _. she doubts her own sanity.
There is no reason why Amen Brooks West, who plays opposite
can dramas should not move ou her, has resumed his acting career
from Broadway and Hollywood to following four and a half years in
all the country. No reason except i the Army air force. A graduate of
that Abilene audiences, like aud- the University of Texas, he ap
lences of cities of similar size, do peared with Alfred Lunt and Lynn
not turn out for stage productions. Fontaine in The Taming of the
They have grown wary of second
rate unit shows and amateurish
productions. Yet they, like Broad
way audiences, know what is good
and what is poor entertainment
For unlike ’ Broadway, the silver
screen has provided the Abilenes of
the nation with topnotch entertain
• ment The best that Hollywood has
to offer in none too good for the
public The public expects it.
So if this venture is to be suc-
cessful. it must be good The play
must be professionally cast and ex
pertly produced.
Lawrence Carra, the director of
SPANISH LANGUAGE SHOW!
"Los D« Abejo" 4
Monday 4:30—One Time Only
DANCE
AT THE
AMERICAN LEGION
Seuth 11th Street
EVERY THURSDAY
and SATURDAY NITE
s 30 M 12:00
MWN-E
vous Yanuy THEAT
Roazden Zouserq ^ DAYS
0^^ NIGHTS ON THE BARBARY COAST
RAFT ' BENNETT ‘ BLAINE
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Also
Late
News
Cartoon
Coming Friday-Saturday
"Heroes Of
The Alamo"
"SON OF LASSIE”
In Technicolor
COMING MID-WEEK
VENAL
--te
MICKEY ROONEY
Deneld Hizebeth Anne
CRISP TAYLOR REVERE
HOW SHOWING
DOUBLE FEATURE
"Sheriff ef Sundown”
Starring Allan Lane and
Linda Sterling.
Second Feature
With Lee Carrille and
Tom Neal.
Cartoon and News
For Your
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Now, to get back to the movies.
It's good news for Abilene house-
wives who long have been radio
fans of Torn Breneman, the man
who serves them Breakfast in Hol-
lywood at 10 o’clock every morn-
ing.
Tom Breneman becomes a screen
star in the picture of the same
name, Breakfast in Hollywood,
which comes to the Paramount
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The show follows the radio pro-
gram. presenting a typical broad-
cast in the life of Breneman. sup-
plemented by such stars as Bonita
Granville, Beulah Bondi, Billie
Burke and Hedda Hopper, the lady
with the craziest hats in Holly-
wood For those who like the Bren-
eman brand of corn, and there are
National Velvet, with Mickey
Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor, show-1
ing Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday at the Broadway theater
In this story of a small girl and
the horse she rides to win first
place in the grand national. Eliza-
beth Taylor rides to stardom. You
will enjoy every moment of Na-
tional Velvet, filmed in beautiful
technicolor.
Spanish language students will-
be interested in seeing the film. •
Los de Abajo. at the Broadway
theater Monday afternoon at 4 30.
The Spanish departments of Har-
din-Simmons university and Mc-
Murry’ college have requested a
showing of the film, made from a
bookk which the students have
studied in class.
USE
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More Fun
Daffy Dilly Daddy
A Lulu Cartoon
TODAY-MON.-TUES.
THE EAST-SIDE KIDS
In Their
Best Comedy
"MR. WISE GUY"
S water Officers
Pass First Aid
"Sage-Brush Serenade"-Six Bar Cowboys
1
Love
Beyond
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JOHN MAUREEN WILLIAM
time nta
urney
"Baby Bottlenecks"
A Merrie Melody Cartoon
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SWEETWATER, March 18 —
(Spl)—Twelve Sweetwater law en-
forcement officials including ten
policemen and two highway pa.
trolmen, received certificates this
week for having completed an ad
vanced course in Red Cross first
1 aid. taught by Lloyd Rogers, desk
sergeant on the police force and
first aid chairman for the Nolan
county Red Cross chapter. The
same group had previously com-
pleted the standard first aid course
taught by Firechief Ace Forgay.
Those receiving certificates were
Polite Chief D. N Mullins, Sgt
Nolan W. Duncan, Sgt. J. E Mc.
Coy, Sgt. A D. Roy, Roger McMil-
lan. F. L. Elam, J T Geron, A. H
Hastings. Harry L. Ausburne, and
Charles R Cavin of the police
force: T T Brady and Robert H
Clark of the Texas Highway Pa
trol.
Albany Scouts Take
First Aid Tests
ALBANY. March 16—(Spl) —A
first aid meet for the Boy Scouts
of Albany was held recently at the
city water works plant. Troop No. |
38 was awarded a class B certifi-
cate for their participation, and
Troop 47 received the class certifi-
cate.
The events included the diag-
nosis and treatment of such ail- |
ments as cuts, broken bones, shock.1
sprains, and the administering of
I artificial respiration.
MAJESTIC
NOW!
Thru Tues.
HIGH PRIESTESS of SINISTER RITES!
Beauty veils her murderous as
heart, as she leads the th
beast-claw men in weird gs
Cult of Death! . Dec
3 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS J
1 TARZAN I
AND THE, ,
Leopard Woman
DANNY WEISSMULLER • BRENDA JOYCE • JOHNNY SHEFFIELD
. . ACQUANETTA • sorUESs&k * * NEMAN
* Sm * SEN P • CROLL TUNG Be UN* * CHerttn Crusted W EDGAR NICE BURROVO
• HERE COMES THE NAVY BAND
• NEWS OF THE DAY
• HILL BILLY ARTISTS
Present
THE BROADWAY SUCCESS
KIND LADY
A DRAMATIC THRILLER
BY EDWARD CHODOROV
DIRECTED BY LAWRENCE CARRA
SEATS NOW ON SALE
In booth in front
of Paramount
Open 11 00 • m. to
9:00 p. m.
INTERSTATE
THEATRES
area
PRICES: $2.00, $1.50, $1 N
INCLUDING STATE and
FEDERAL TAX
• (Edintor’s No
first in a sen
which will appe
day edition of
News under the
the Abilene Ga
edited by Mrs.
Hints on Arrang
• Arranging flowi
offers an unendii
as well as an opp
endoors some of
' was expended out
flowers.
, Much has bee
. some few things
of arranging flow
mains that flowe
ed. using the p
give a more ple
> than those carele
. container.
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of arranging flow
relation of flower
‘ or harmony, pro
, fection of arrang
rule used when a
is that the flowe
and one-half tim
breadth of the c
Certain flowers
• florists' roses, am
by their nature
formal occasions.
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amore formal the
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• must be related
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tery container.
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shallow type ci
green shamrock
J struction papei
festive note on
• By Mr
Abilene’s Show 1
* Abilene's show
• is on the corner
: Sayles Boulevard
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“see a beautiful I
• japonica surrour
trees in full blo
ground is a lari
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• breezes Or, the
' 'home a large red
enta colored hrar
• beauty The rear
enveloped in the
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on her garden wi
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• what her plans hi
'planted her gard
a has been like pi
when I got somet
:not like. I wipe,
• in something else
• husband- as sayi
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the years
, Mrs Sayles lik
• more flowers ol
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low of the jonqu
•and the bold red
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‘tral for blending
• of the various pl
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of Bridal wreath
to bloom harmon
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By Mrs
Does Abilene wont straight screen entertainment, or
does it welcome Broadway stage successes?
We can only base our opinion on the kind of reception,
tuch playa aa "KIND LADY" receives and brought to
the Paramount Theatre stage at a tremendous cost.
We only wish to give the people of Abilene what it de-
sires in the way of entertainment!
: In the Garden !
• March is con:
@me In plant dah
are still in the
.intend to repla
“same bed, dig ab
- ‘fore planting tin
sto a depth of 18
‘sand, (if the soi
,moss, leaf mold
■manure
• Dahlias prefer
drained location
•tree roots and 1
be placed too i
GMedium, well-f
the best for plan
has been bruise
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