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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>As I write this "Stage Door Canteen", a 1943 movie, is
playing on Turner Classic Movies (TCM, Cox ch 58 in San Diego). I'm sure I
must have seen this film at the Roxy theatre in Sweet Home during WW II.
The last time I was in Sweet Home (August, 2000), there was only a vacant lot
where the Roxy was on Long Street.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>When my parents went to town Doug and I were sent to the
Roxy while they did their thing. I was 4 years old when "Stage Door
Canteen" was released. I managed to stay awake for the 1st feature, the
cartoon, the news reel, but I would always fall asleep during the second
feature film. Doug would wake me up and we would go find our parents;
usually at Lee's Pastime.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=BoldTitle><FONT face=Arial>"Stage Door Canteen" featured many
entertainers of the day; most of whom I remember from movies and radio
programs of that era. It is an up beat story during a dark time in
American history. Yes, we did buy War Stamps at the Roxy. Those
booklets may be out in my garage today; I haven't had the heart to look through
the things I brought down from Aurora in 1997 (the estates of my brother and
mother).</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>God bless America!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret.<BR>PO Box 530833<BR>San Diego CA
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