Career Girl stars Langford in new backstage drama
Frances Langford anchors a backstage musical drama as Talent Inc. forms to promote her Broadway-bound career in a hotel with aspiring actresses. A Kansas City suitor and a Broadway playboy complicate love and art, leading to a surprise final curtain. Directed by Wallace Fox with songs by Sam Neuman.
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Frances Langford
PRC Studio
Princess Theatre
Miss Langford
Talent Inc
Frances
Kansas City
Edward Norris
Frances Show
Wallace Fox
Sam Neuman
Jack Schwarz
PRC Pictures
Career Girl
Charles Williams
Charles Judels
Gladys Blake
Renee White
Ariel Heath
Lorraine Krueger
Alec Craig
Linda Brent
Graig Woods
Ivis Adrian
Hostages at Strand Soon with Luise Rainer in 1943 drama
Luise Rainer returns to film after four years in Paramounts Hostages at the Strand. Arturo de Cordova Paul Lukas William Bendix star alongside Katina Paxinov Oscar Homolka and others in a wartime melodrama about courage and love under Hitler’s regime. Frank Tuttle directs a tense, acclaimed adaptation praised by audiences.
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Filmland
Luise Rainer
Arturo de Cordova
Paul Lukas
William Bendix
Paramount
Stefan Heym
Strand Theatre
Hitler
Europe
Milada
Frank Tuttle
Katina Paxinov
Hollywood
Pilar
Oscar Homolka
Litvinoff
Moscow
Mikhail Rasumny
Eric Feldary
Velocipedes Used in England in 1767
An entry notes that velocipedes were used in England in 1767 highlighting early development of pedal-powered vehicles and indicating the era’s experimental transportation approaches. The brief mentions the invention context and historical interest in self-propelled bicycles.
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England
What Will Happen To Pacific Islands
James D. White outlines how after World War II the Marshall Islands and other Pacific territories seized from Japan could be governed. He notes military occupation likely, debates over base use, and potential restitution to prewar owners under Cairo and postwar peace decisions. The piece weighs U S policy options, including independence, base networks, and international oversight for islands such as the Marshalls, Carolines, and Marianas.
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James D. White
Washington
Marshall Islands
Marshalls
Pacific Islands
Japan
Marianas
Carolines
Chicago
Spokane
Rhode Island
Pacific
Spain
United States
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Wake Island
U. S
Commonwealth
Burma
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Britain
Thailand
Siam
Vichy
Manchuria
Inner Mongolia
China
Spratley Islands
Indo-China
Borneo
France
Mongolia
Korea
Formosa
Loochoo Islands
Pescadores
Loochoos
Mariana Mandate
Marcus Island
Tokyo
Guam
Kuriles
Kamchatka
Russia
Sakhalin
Paramushiro
Shumushu
Araito
Sea of Okhotsk
Madame Curie stars Garson and Pidgeon at Princess Theatre
Great movie coming soon with Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in Madame Curie opening Tuesday for four days at the Princess Theatre. Based on Eve Curie’s biography, it follows Marie and Pierre Curie’s life, their love, and the discovery of radium, with strong supporting turns by Whitty, Travers, Smith and Bassermann.
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Greer Garson
Walter Pidgeon
Mrs. Miniver
Madame Curie
Pierre Curie
Marie Sklodovska
Miss Garson
Pidgeon
Princess Theatre
Eve Curie
Marie Curie
Marie
Marie Sklodowska
Paris
Poland
Hollywood
Dame May Whitty
Lady Beldon
Lord Kelvin
Curies
Albert and
Elsa Basserman
Reginald
Three Hearts for Julia at the Roxy Theatre
Ann Sothern shines in a gay romantic comedy at the Roxy with Melvyn Douglas as a puzzled husband. Douglas, Bowman, Ainley and Owen star in a tale of divorce, musical intrigue, and a comic summer cabin climax guided by director Richard Thorpe.
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Ann Sothern
Melvyn Douglas
Julia
Roxy Theatre
Douglas
Lee Bowman
Richard Ainley
Reginald Owen
Ann
Miss Sothern
Felix Bressart
Marta Linden
Jacqueline White
Kay Medford
Ann Richards
Richard Thorpe
Joe Smith
John W. Considine Jr
American Food Shipments To Allies In 1944 Expected
American shipments to England, Russia and other United Nations in 1944 are expected to total about eleven and a half percent of estimated supplies.
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England
Russia
United Nations
Air raid warden Owen as Dr Henry Becquerel in tale
In a wartime portrayal, Owen plays Dr Henry Becquerel who sparks the Curie quest for radium through early experiments shaping atomic science. The piece blends historical figure and fictional framing to honor scientific pioneers.
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Owen
Eddie Cantor at the Roxy in Thank Your Lucky Stars
Eddie Cantor headlines at the Roxy Theatre in Warner Bros. new musical Thank Your Lucky Stars with a stacked cast including Humphrey Bogart Bette Davis Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland John Garfield Joan Leslie Ida Lupino Dennis Morgan Ann Sheridan Dinah Shore Alexis Smith and many more. The film showcases new song and dance numbers such as Olivia de Havilland and Ida Lupino in a boogie woogie routine and Bette Davis as a hot songstress. It features ten Dormitory Dolls ten Latin Estrellitas and other production numbers with a parade of star turns and spectacle.
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Eddie Cantor
Roxy Theatre
Humphrey Bogart
Bette Davis
Errol Flonn
Olivia de Havilland
John Garfield
Joan Leslie
Ida Lupino
Dennis Morgan
Ann Sheridan
Dinah Shore
Alexis Smith
Lovely Ann Sheridan
Alexis Smith Ann
Alexis
Helen O'Hara
Hattie McDaniel
Katie
Community Notes from Morgan County Center Grove
A Sunday School and preaching services drew a large crowd. Local residents and visitors including the Estes Lockhart family from near Hartselle and J. W. Enterkin and family were seen at various gatherings. Speaking of travel, several from here attended the Grand Ole Opry in Ryan Saturday night and teachers enjoy a short vacation at week’s end as they attend the AEA in Birmingham.
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Estes Lockhart
Near Hartselle
J. W. Enterkin
Falkville
Edward Terry
Delores Chaffin
Decatur
Clyde Crawford
Henry Hawk
Near
Arab
Jim Bryan
J. W. McKee
Floyd Wigginton
Ace Collins
Jack Dunn
Buford Parker
Marcus Collins
O. B. Light
Grand Ole Opry
Ryan
Lou Frell Chaffin
Kathleen Horton
Fannie Ryan
Birmingham
Pearl Wilbur
Charles Alex
U.S. Navy
Rose Mary
Ann
Hogs to be fed from 1943 corn crop exceed 1942 by five million
Approximately five million more hogs in the United States are to be fed from the 1943 corn crop than were fed from the larger 1942 grain crop. This reflects shifts in feed supply for swine as wartime production and agriculture adapt to changing crop yields.
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United States
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Garth
Jsuper Stars
Tah Ra, Kory
Melvin Douglas
Leo Bowman Reginald Owen Felix, Dressart
Bruce Cabot
Constance Bennett
Warren William
Hickok
Betty Brewer
Walter Catlett
Jamboree
Bonin Islands
Capitol
Roy Acuff
His
Smoky Mountain Boys
Lulla Belle
Scotty
Blue
Earth
Four Corners
Buster Crabbe
Barton McLane
Preston Foster
John Sutton
Tim McCoy
the Lions
Overland Mail
Keyes
Evelyon Keyes
Hartselle, Alabama
Wallace Beery
Technicolor
Tyrone Power
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Brian Donlevy
Hollywood Novelty and News
Roy Rogers
Smiley Burnettie
Bob Nolan
Sons of the Pioneers
John Carradine
Treigger
New
Seria
Captain America
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Morgan County Center
PRO Pictures
Langford Nance
Creer
Edward Norris Sr
Craig Woods
Wallace W. Fox Meee
Olef
Lottom
Ite
Angert
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