The Invaders opens at Center Theatre with star lineup
Columbia's film The Invaders debuts Friday at the Center Theatre. Laurence Olivier, Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey and Anton Walbrook headline a production finished long before wartime perils arose. Director Michael Powell crafted a globally sourced cast to meet the project’s ambitious goals.
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Columbia
Center Theatre
Laurence Olivier
Leslie Howard
Raymond Massey
Anton Walbrook
North Atlantic
Ping
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Hudson Bay
Michael Powell
Olivier
Howard
Massey
Walbrook
Take a Letter Darling thrills in glamour and wit
Rosa Lind Russell stars as a glamorous advertising executive who hires a handsome secretary to escort and pose as her fiancé. Mac Murray, the diligent secretary, clashes with business as usual leading to playful romance. Mitchell Leison directs a sparkling cast including Macdonald Carey, Robert Benchley, Constance Moore, and Cecil Kellaway.
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Rosalind Russel
MacMurray
Mitchell Leison
Macdonald Carey
New York Stage
Robert Benchley
Constance Moore
Cecil Kellaway
Mark
Darling
Service Cross Awarded to Captain Kegelman in WWII Raid
Captain Charles C. Kegelman of Reno Oklahoma received the Distinguished Service Cross from General Dwight D. Eisenhower for his role today in the Allied air raid on airfields in German occupied Holland. American headquarters announced tonight.
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London
Charles C. Kegelman
E! Reno
Okla
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Holland
Life expectancy at birth hits all time high in United States
The analysis shows the expectation of life at birth rising to 63.42 years in the United States, marking a record level. Public health officials highlight gains in early life survival and medical advances contributing to the increase across the population.
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United States
United Nations
Dmitri Shostakovitch
Igor Gorin
National Symphony Orchestra
Watergate
Washington
Charles O'Connell
RVA Victor
Gorin
O'Connell
Rva-Victor
Harold I. Rome
Rca-Victor Employes
Camden
Philadelphia
Toscaninis Beethoven Eight Symphony Recital Highlight
RCA Victor presents a Toscanini NBC Symphony recording of Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major. The feature praises Toscanini's dynamic rhythm and pace, notes the 1844 New York American premiere, and recounts Beethovens Linz stay and the metronome inspiration. It also catalogs other RCA Victor artists and upcoming performances by Gorin, Shostakovich, Dorsey, Vaughn Monroe, and Bluebird acts.
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Arturo Toscanini
New York
Toscanini
Ludwig van Beethoven
Rca-Victor
NBC Symphony
Beethoven
New York City
Philharmonic Society
Johann
Linz
Maelzel
National Whirligig looks at wartime policy clashes
The article surveys war economy tensions in Washington over stock repurchase and reallocation, contrasting OPA and WPB views on safeguarding rear ments. It recounts Tugwell’s Puerto Rico tenure, congressional ire, and a tangential piece on hunger, weather, and fraud in salvage schemes.
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Leon Henderson
O.p.a.-Ers
Nelson-Batt Group
War Production Board
Hendersonians
W.p.b.-Ers
Great Motor Corporation
Nelson
Batt
House
Rexford Tugwell
Puerto Rico
Columbia
United States
Washington
Bolivar Pagan
White House
Rex
Bombers Bagged Over Malta By RAF Defenders
Three Italian bombers attempting to attack Malta were shot down by RAF fighters within seconds after crossing the coast. Two additional enemy bombers were shot down during the night. No British planes were lost.
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Valetta
Malta
RAF
Farmer electrocuted as flagpole touches high wire
Kenosha Wisconsin July 4 Charles Schultz 45 a farmer was electrocuted when a 10 foot steel flagpole he was erecting in his yard slipped and touched a high tension wire. Clarence Williams neighbor helper suffered severe shock and burns but will recover.
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Kenosha
Wis
Charles Schultz
Clarence Williams
Wasp Gallant Run Through Gauntlet to Malta Revealed
New York reports reveal the U S aircraft carrier Wasp ran a dangerous gauntlet en route to Malta. Details describe escort actions and peril faced by the ship and its crew amid wartime operations.
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New York
Albert N. Leman
Malta
U. S
Wasp
Aircraft backlog makes U.S. industry fifth largest
The aircraft industry in America, hampered by its growing backlog of unfilled orders, ranks as the fifth largest industry in the nation behind motor vehicles, steel, meat packing, and petroleum refining, highlighting its significant economic impact.
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America
Winchell Clash on Harte and Henry Paragraph Swap
Walter Winchell notes Damon Runyon and E V Durling spar over Bret Harte and O Henry with corrections about Alias Jimmy Valentine and The Ransom of Red Chief misnaming. Drew Pearson cites diplomats calling some French sitars collaborators, while NBC auditions Sam Grafton for a NBC commentary. A notable pianist's wife returns to concert stage and a midtown cocktail named The Flying Fortress elevates drinkers with a risky finish.
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Drew Pearson
Maurice Chevalier
Sacha Guitry
Danielle Darrieux
Tino Rossi
Fernand Grave
Chevalier
Sam Grafton
NBC
Camile Chautemps
France
Twig thieves harvest wood in Chinese cities
In captions describing severe fuel shortages in Chinese cities, thieves use bamboo poles with hooks to strip small branches from trees, stealing twigs as a vital fuel source. The piece notes Texas 1939 tuberculosis death rate at 63.0 per 100,000, slight decline from 66.3, and mentions the era’s top airplanes delivering just over 200 horsepower.
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Texas
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