The Southwest Citizen (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 1949 Page: 3 of 20
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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1949
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
and a Happy New Year
VILLAGE
SHOE STORE
Ben Goldstein. Prop.
252(1 RICE BI.VD.
NOW OPEN
Modem Glu+ta
He^tau^iaKt
THE CITIZEN f
Tha Southwest edition of Th# Citixen it n publication of Ntwi. Inc.
Glenn H. McCarthy, president and chairman of the board; Howard
W. Greenwood. Tice president; A. G. McNeese. Tice president; Ralph
Frlesner. secretary and treasurer: )ohn H. Murphy, editorial directer;
A. Pat Daniels, executive editor; William Suhler, business manager.
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Tbs Southwest Citisen is published Thursday.
The Southwest Citizen editorial, advertising and circulation offices at
5707 Kirby Dr.. Houston 5. Texas. Telephone KEystone 1181. Publishing
plant at 7113 Harrisburg Blvd. Edwin M. Smith, advertising manager;
Jim Farley, news editor; Norma Baillie. Evorene Hardy, women's editors.
Main office of News. Inc., are located at 7113*19 Harrisburg Blvd.
Telephone exchange WEntworth 7821.
For circulation information call WEntworth 7821.
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Stopping at
The Shamrock
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tnf.
2438 Rissonnet
Fhonp 4A-9319
(Formerly Southwest Cafeteria)
We offer you the best service alone with (he very
finest food in our Cify. The food is different from any
restaurant in the South. It is prepared from original
Chinese recipes by excellent Chinese chefs.
SPECIALIZING IN THE VERY
FINEST CHINESE and AMERICAN FOODS
HENRY BFSSE
Busse To Make
Holiday Music
Worshew Opp (Boneless
Long Island Duck with
Almonds)
Butterfly Fried Shrimp
In Casserole
Mayflower t hicken
(Shanghai Style)
Fish Surprise
(Manderin Style)
We Also Serve the Finest Steaks, Chops, Lobster and other
Sea Foods in the South
Catering; Service to Small or Large Parties
When You Have A Party at Home . . .
Decide On A Chinese Dinner. You
Can Depend On the Modern China . . . We
Are Always At Your Service.
Orders (n (jo by the pint or quart — Special rate hy
the Rallon. Open daily fi a.nt. to midnight. Sunday
8 a.m. to midnight. Beer and nine served. Plenty of
parking space.
ANDREW FONG, Owner
S'
Buy Savings Bonds Regularly
The well-timed visit of Sir
Frederick Bell to Houston may
introduce a Scottish custom of
eating kippered herring for break-;
fast on Christmas morning.
chairman of the Herring Industry %■
Board from Edinburgh, Sir Fred-|j
erick is on a promotion mission
this country. He says the Indus-, Jl.
try suffered a shock when Russia,iML
the world's largest consumer oft
red herrings, cut off their account. ■>
Musing about his American tour.1 f^r-
Sir Frederick pointed out distinct |||
similarities between the Scottish ,
people and Texans, Stubborn de- 1
termination and natural friendli- ^
ness, to namp two. As long as -•
they have two points in common,
Henry Busse will wind up the Sir Frederick would like to
old year and start the new one the Texans adopt a Scottish habit'
pleasing dining and dancing pa- which would help his industry— %
trons of The Shamrock. The Busse that of serving kippered herring
band opens Thursday and will be breakfast before guests leave their
the main orchestra for the public Highland flings,
room functions throughout the •
holiday season. Coincidentally Eddie Hoffman,,
! Closing on January 10, the manager of the Ben Yost Royal ■
iBusse aggregation will be comple- Guards, now singing at The Sham-
mented during their engagement rock, detected the kindred fibre
iby the Ben Yost Royal Guards. of Scots and Texans. The male
jsnappy male quintet now singing quintet recently returned from a %
with Freddie Martin’s band at the tour of the British Isles,
hotel. F.dgar Bergen with Charlie •
(McCarthy will add comedy to the
entertainment fare, beginning an .
engagement on New Year', Eve. S"" ,rt amour bavp kp?' Ch»rli'' i
Although Busse is railed "Hof rhanlin PUnent' ,hp "amf nf Liu
Lips, his stvlp of music leans to- Grrv Chi"’lln »«* b"“" missinS
ward flowing danee rhv.hms ,n- frnm billboards' marquees and en-
stead nf noisy J,ve tunes. In fart, trainmen, columns for II years. J
the trumpet man invented the Thp *°phlst.r«ted stage personal-
mutes used for tone changes in 1,y- who "Ppnpri ,he S,nrk Club ,n',
grass mstuments J*ew Y"rk wlth hpr aPl and who I
• When Dav ,s Done, the trumpet lurfd ,hp international set mghtl-
solo that made Busse popular is to ,hp Ca,p dp Par’< in London., i
a top hit wherever he goes. Others d'spr,pd footli*b,s and fans for
are "Hot Lips" ,nrt ' Wang Wang 3 huSband and hnmP
Blues." his own compos,lions. Bul a few montbs a*"' ,hP ta" !
Busse s two mam "hangouts"|lansuld brune,,p pullcd hpr "ld‘ .
are the Palace Hotel in San Fran- coslunle ,runk nut "f ,hP basemem
risen and Chez Paree ,n Chicago.!3"* bit 'be rosd' Sl,e ls s,ope,n*'
He has made a number of mouon at Thp Shamr°ck durmg her en-
gagement at St. Moritz. Lita is
While movie revivals and af-
pictures. including "Rhapsody in
Blue” and "Lady, Let's Dance."
ITS LATE-BUT NOT TOO LATE!
We Still Hove a Nice Selection of
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Wishing You a
Hrii Aft *
Merry Christmas
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and a
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Happy New Year
OPEN DAILY 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. — Saturdays 8 A. M. to 9 P. M.
remembered a* the child star
whom Charlie Chaplin starred in
"The Kid.” She was 12 years old
when Charlie found her playing
with the neighborhood kids in Los ■
Angeles. Two years later Charlie :.
recalled her to act in a new film '
Two years after that they were
married. Two years after that she
was seeking a divorce and the
custody nf their two sons. The .
bovs are Charlie and Sidney, who
have the Circle Players legitimate
theater in Hollywood.
Lita's husky voice, which does
something to the song that does
something to the listener, has been
a subject of comment a long time. -
Cast in a June entertainment func- ••
tion given by her dancing school
when she was 7 years old. the child
was billed "La Petite Sophie
Tucker.”
DRIVE CAREFULLY
Though careful driving should
be a habit every month of the
vear, caution takes on emergency |
status during the winter months
when snow and ice multiply i
motoring hazards.
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Phone
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SPORTSTERS FLUB
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11:30 A. M.
Box Office Opens 10:45
DON MAHONEY
IN PERSON
America'* Newest Cowboy Star
Plus
Lash LaRue Ai Fuzzv St. John
in
"FRONTIER
REVENGE"
9th Chapter Congo Bill
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PRIZES!
Saturday - Sunday - Monday
Dec. 24th-25th-28th
"BRIDE FOR SALE"
Claudette Colberl-Rohert Yonng
George Brent
At: 1:27, 3:30. 3:33, 7:3fi. 9:39
Tuesday - Wednesday
Dec. 27th - 2*th
"SWORD IN THE
DESERT"
Dana Andrews - Marta Tnren
M: 1:30. 3:30. 3:30. 7:30. 9:30
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Murphy, John H.; Daniels, A. Pat & Farley, Jim. The Southwest Citizen (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 1949, newspaper, December 22, 1949; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth566182/m1/3/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Journalism%22: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.