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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1946
Page
6
Broadway comedy hit Snafu opens at the Broadhurst for a three day run Tuesday to Thursday. The film follows an underage soldier sent home into a snafu of family neglect and army missteps. Featured players include Robert Bench, Conrad Janis, and Parks.
The West End theatre, bought by S. W. Saunders from the U S navy, now operates as a neighborhood venue showing family type pictures. It has new upholstery and decor, and has drawn favorable comments since reopening. Saunders, formerly with naval motion picture exhibition, now manages full time.
Paramounts Technicolor feature The Virginian opens at the Center theatre starring Joel McCrea Sian Donlevy and Sonny Tufts with Barbara Britton Fay Bainter and Henry ONeill in supporting roles McCrea plays the Virginian a stalwart western hero Tufts portrays Steve Donlevy is the rustler ringleader and the cast recreates the west's sweeping landscapes and suspenseful action in a lavish adaptation
A report notes that newly married couples in India and Japan perform a ritual feeding of fish to seek fertility. The practice reflects cultural beliefs linking marriage, prosperity, and prosperity rituals across the two countries.
The Theatres present The Virginian in Technicolor with Joel McCrea Sonny Tufts and Brian Donlevy. Also showing Street of Shadows novelty Paramount News Abilene Town with Randolph Scott and Ann Dvorak Badminton Pete Smith specialty Mission Trail Traveltalk and the serial Horseman TM. All Star Late Show Saturday features Tangler with Sanco tez and Preston Foster.
Today through Saturday the lineup features LIVE WIRES and Bowery Boys plus Tin Pan Alley musical and Talking Magpies cartoon. News of the Day and SNAFU with Nanette Parks and Robert Benchley, plus Walt Disney’s Legend Coyotte Rock and Passing Parade. Weekend notes Moon Over Montana with Jimmy Wakely and Lee White, Where Pest Begins All Star Comedy and King of the Forest Rangers serial.
Universal News previews include The Lost Weekend with Ray Milland and Jane Wyman. Abbott and Costello appear with Cartoon shorts Flirty Birdie in color and Guest Pests. They Were Expendable stars Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, followed by Back to Bataan with John Wayne and Anthony Quinn. Disney cartoon Donald's Day Off and Shadow Returns with Kane Richmond and Barbara Reed.
A readable film program lists titles such as Flame of Barbary Coast with John Wayne and Calif ornia or Bust from Disney, plus Fox News reels. Cast names include Joan Davis Judy Canova Wild Bill Elliott Leon Errol. Serials and novelty shorts feature Canine Capers and Sport Sticklers with Pete Smith, alongside cartoons Have Tonic and Snap Happy.
Today and Monday Gentle Annie stars Marjorie Main James Craig and Donna Reed with cartoons and comedy. Tuesday Cherokee Strip with Richard Dix Florence Rice. Wednesday Thursday Theyve Got Me Covered with Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour. Palm Beach Story stars Joel McCrea Claudette Colbert. Kismet in Technicolor. Plus Meet Me in St Louis and more. Traffic tale ends with nylons as a safety lesson and a note on the lachrymal gland.
Historic film adaptation of Trail Town characters opens at the Center theater with Jules Levey producing. Ann Dvorak stars as Rita, Randolph Scott plays Dan Mitchell, the town marshal striving for peace between cattle baron interests and law abiding settlers.
The rule states applicants must be at least five feet five and a half inches tall and weigh no less than 114 pounds to be eligible for admission to the United States Naval Academy.
The article notes that through 1880 a majority of households relied on wood as the primary heating fuel. It highlights the prevalence of wood heated dwellings, reflecting limited access to alternative energy sources and the era’s domestic practices.
The Panama Canal Zone observes Labor Day on May 1. Gibraltar reports a population exceeding 20,000 residents.
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