The Hardys Open Four Day Stand At Paramount
The Hardys return in Out West With the Hardys at the Paramount for a four day run. Mickey Rooney stars as Andy with Mae Clarke and Virginia Weidler in a story of ranch life, water rights, romance, and comic peril across a Western backdrop.
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Paramount
Andy Hardy
Hardys
Hardy Pictures
Lewis Stone
Mickey Rooney
Andy
Cecila Parker
Marian
Fay Holden
Mrs. Hardy
Sara Haden
Milly
Ann Rutherford
Polly
Don Castle
Dennis Hunt
Virginia Weidler
Jake Holt
Erniest
Cowgar
Arizona
Gordon Jones
Ralph Morgan
Nana Bry
Tom Neal
Anthony Ann
Hardy
Dora
Bill Northcote
Jake
Ray Holt
Reviews of Current Movies Showcases Variety of 1940s Titles
A round of previews and notices lists Battle of Broadway Sign of the Cross and Blockade with casts led by McLagren Colbert Laughton Fonda and others. Reviews praise direction pacing and audience suitability while noting family and adult appeal for different screenings and showtimes across Carolina and other venues.
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Pax
Broadhurst
Victor McLagren
Brian Donlevy
Louise Hovick
Raymond Welburn
New York
The
American Legion
Paramount
Carolina
Bing Crosby
Fred MacMurray
Donald O'Connor
Elizabeth Patterson
Sign OF the Cross
Frederic March
Claudette Colbert
Slissa Lindi
Charles Laughton
Tan Keith
Tommy Conlon
Church Brotherhood
Christ
DeMille
West Coast
20Th Century-Fox
Warner Baxter
Marjorie Weaver
Peter Lorre
Family
United Artists
Walter Wanger
Henry Fonda
Madeleine Carroll
John Halliday
Reginald Denny
Leo Carrillo
Hal Roach
Remote control gear shifts win public approval in new cars
Detroit report says Plymouth leads with inside steering column shift linkage offering a three point upgrade including a high floor space gain and handbrake moved beside the wheel. The Plymouth all silent transmission features auto mesh gears, low wear bearings, and synchronized engagement for smoother shifts and longer life.
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Detroit
W. L. Smith
Furniture City Motors
DeSoto
Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Moth Covers Eggs With Own Body Hairs
The erlogaster lanestris moth uses hairs plucked from its own body to cover its eggs, a unique protective behavior observed in its reproductive cycle.
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Erlogaster Lanestris
MGM Farce and Rialto Film Schedule Listing
The Rialto features MGM Farce Outstanding with Constance Bennett Brian Aherne Alan Mowbray and Billie Burke Tuesday. Rosalie with Nelson Eddy and Eleanor Powell plays Wednesday. State Police Universal screens Thursday starring John King Constance Moore Larry Blake and David Oliver. Adults and young people.
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MGM
Rialto
Constance Bennett
Brian Aherne
Alan Mowbray
Billie Burke
Family
Rosalie
Nelson Eddy
Eleanor Powell
State Police
Universal
John King
Constance Moore
Larry Blake
David Oliver
Cadillac La Salle Sales Show Gains in December
Cadillac LaSalle reports strong early December demand with 1315 deliveries, up 92.8 percent from 1937 and 3.4 percent over early November. General Sales Manager D E Ahrens cites record November deliveries and growing unfilled orders, with factory deliveries also reaching a new high. Highland Motors in Detroit is the local Cadillac LaSalle dealer.
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Detroit
Mich
D. E. Aherns
Cadillas-LaSalle
Ahrens
Ahernstained
Highland Motors
North Main Street
Cadillac
LaSalle
Press Veterans Cover Assembly in Raleigh
North Carolina's 1939 general assembly will be covered blow by blow by the Associated Press. Raleigh veteran newsmen previewed the assembly and a Raleigh staff expansion assigns Noel Yancey to the house and major committees, John Peele to the senate, and veteran W Jaynes MacFarlan to direct coverage with Frank Gilbreth Norris and A Wilson Honeycutt assisting. Coyotes raid orchards and watermelons while candied grasshopper is a delicacy in Japan.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Associated Press
Enterprise
Capital
Noel Yancey
Kinston Morning Herald
Raleigh Times
House
John Peele
Press Association
Capital City
Daily Advance
Elizabeth City
Senate
W. Jaynes MacFarlan
Frank B. Gilbreth
Hoke M. Norris
A. Wilson Honeycutt
Trees
A reflective piece by F C Thomas comparing medical prevention with tree surgery. It argues professionals guide public health and protect trees from harm, noting doctors aim to strengthen patients and tree surgeons protect client trees, taking pride in outcomes and homeowner satisfaction.
New Theater Set To Open In February In High Point
High Point expects the Center theater on South Main Street to open around February 1. City manager Hugh Smart says it will be a premier showplace with modern design, extravagant interiors, and first run films often aligned with Broadway releases.
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High Point
Center
South Main Street
Hugh Smart
North Carolina
Smart
Broadway
New York
Officiers Installed by Local Masonic Lodge
O. E. Harbison was installed as Worshipful Master of Numa F. Reid Lodge No. 344 A F and A M with E. T. Howard, District Deputy Grand Master, conducting the ceremony. Other officers named include J. C. Turner Senior Warden R. J. Royals Junior Warden George A. Memory Donald Davidson Senior and Junior Deacons C. M. Gueth secretary G. C. Howard treasurer John Payne and B. J. Seigner stewards C. V. Shankle chaplain and W. I. Dickens tyler St Johns Night was observed with several short talks.
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O. E. Harbison
Numa F
Reid Lodge No
A. F
A. M
E. T. Howard
J. C. Turner
R. J. Royals
George A. Memory
Donald Davidson
C. M. Gueth
G. C. Howard
John Payne
B. J. Seigner
C. V. Shankle
W. I. Dickens
Tyler
St. John’s
Man Shaves At Grand Central Christmas Tree
In Memphis a man around 35 unscrewed a red bulb at Grand Central station’s illuminated Yule tree and plugged in an electric razor to shave himself on the spot.
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Memphis
Tenn
Grand Central Station
The Cyclops water flea and its single eye
The Cyclops water flea is described as having a single eye located in the center of its head. The note emphasizes the prominent central eye as a defining feature of this crustacean.
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Japan
Hell Bent
Patrol EO Iver
Robert Benchley
Paramount News
F.C. Thomas
Masonic
Belk
Steven
Monogram
Rowan
Belk’s
Montank
Belk-Stevens CO
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