The author included a chapter about Christmas in four of his last six books! I read over Harbert Alexander’s “Christmas 1945” chapter in “Soldiers, Saints & Sinners” today. I loved his description of Jackson in 1945! “The Pit Restaurant on South Highland offered dancing and dining with bandleader Hal Strain. At the National Guard Armory, a “hayloft frolic and dance” was 60 cents a head. If you didn’t have a car to get there, you could call City Taxi at 9235 or Stewart’s Cab at 4909. Jackson had three movie theaters, the Paramount, The State and The Met. Bing Crosby starred in East Side of Heaven at the Paramount and also had the No. 1 record album, “Merry Christmas,” which featured his recording of “White Christmas.” There were special Christmas services at First Methodist and First Presbyterian.”
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