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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1940
Page
10
The film by D. W. Griffith is shown at the Broadhurst with the original cast and star power, revived after 25 years with sound. It is billed as the greatest picture of all time and promises vivid, thrilling portrayal of the Civil War era.
The article explains how parasites such as ichneumon flies, birds, spiders and bacteria regulate caterpillar populations. It notes insect cycles depend on food supply, with high caterpillar numbers followed by more enemies and a subsequent drop in pests in the next years.
The Bulgarian government has set a fixed price for roses through a formal decree. Officials cite market stabilization and support for producers as reasons, detailing the new price, scope, and effective date for sellers and buyers nationwide.
Center presents a packed schedule with Richards and stars like Joan Fontaine Laurence Olivier in Rebecca alongside Primrose Path and Medico. Films include Fighting Oath Navajo Land and Man with Nine Lives with serials cartoons newsreels and Gags throughout the week.
Emmett Stafford, over two years Broadhurst Theatre manager, is promoted to Paramount Theatre manager by Hugh J. Smart of North Carolina Theatres, Inc. Stafford succeeds Joe Edmondson who left for Asheboro theatres, while Melford Gaither arrives to helm Broadhurst and Bruton moves to Rialto with Carolina Theatre closing next Sunday for an indefinite period.
The Balcony review notes Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca adapted by David O Selznick stars Joan Fontaine as the unnamed second Mrs de Winter and Laurence Olivier as Maxim. Rebecca’s shadow haunts Manderley setting and drives the drama with Mrs Danvers’s cold menace and a strong supporting cast.
Selznick produced feature Rebecca based on the best selling novel opens at Center Theatre with Olivier and Fontaine in lead roles. Supporting cast includes Denny Anderson Sanders Smith Bates and Bruce. The tale follows a young bride haunted by the memory of Maxim de Winter and his first wife Rebecca on the sprawling Manderley estate. Jasper the spaniel and a derelict named Ben add eerie, comic atmosphere to the suspenseful melodrama.
The state run cement plant reported about four hundred ninety thousand dollars in net income for the previous year. Government officials cited steady demand and cost controls as key factors in the earnings strength.
A new railway nearly 100 miles long is being built along the Ivory Coast in French West Africa. The project aims to improve transport links and bolster regional trade, with construction details and timelines yet to be finalized.
A year of reduced wages and higher living costs has lowered Spain's standard of living. Workers report tighter budgets and rising prices impacting daily life, with households adjusting spending and seeking relief through policy measures.
Japan plans price cuts of twenty to thirty percent on fresh foods as part of cost relief measures. Scout camps in England prepare for 1940 with tents camouflaged to blend with fields and forests.
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