This Week at Theaters Center News Events
Center listings for this week feature cinema and stage shows. Highlights include Dubarry Was a Lady with Red Skelton Lucille Ball and Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and a March of Time feature Invasion. Also This Land Is Mine with Charles Laughton Maureen O’Hara and Nightly News of the Day.
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Center Today
Dubarry
Red Skelton
Lucille Ball
Tommy Dorsey
Orchestra
March of Time
Center
This Land IS
Charles Laughton
Maureen O'Hara
Paramount Studio Shorts Plunder Nab Hit Parade Listings
A condensed program listing highlights Paramount and Universal newsreels and shorts for an upcoming week. Featured are "YANKEE DOODLE DANDY" with James Cagney and Joan Leslie, "YOUTH ON PARADE" with John Hubbard, Ruth Terry, and musical novelties including "ST. LOUIS BLUES" and "Blitz On Fritz" all in color or Fox Movietone News segments.
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Paramount Today
James Cagney
Joan Leslie
Universal News
John Hubbard
Ruth Terry
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Doris Bowa
U. S. Navy
ST. Louis
Dorothy Lamour
Jasper
All Star
Bing Crosby
Timekeeping by Mambeo in San Augustin Natives
Natives of the San Augustin region in Colombia measure the day using mambeo a four hour chew of cocoa and lime in sugar water. They divide the day into three mambeos to reckon time.
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San Augustin
Colombia
South America
Fontaine Endures Poison Oak On Frenchmans Creek Set
Hollywood reports Joan Fontaine remains at work on Frenchmans Creek despite poison oak exposure on location. Patricia Barker, six, also exposed as a child actor, while atricta debuts as a girl in the film after years playing boys.
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Hollywood
Frenchman's Creek
Joan Fontaine
Patricia Barker
Atricta
Tony
Ofter Garson
Spring births linked to higher infant premature death risk
A study finds deaths from premature birth are more common among babies born in spring than in other seasons. Researchers analyzed birth data to identify temporal patterns and potential seasonal factors affecting neonatal outcomes.
Rubber supplies estimated at 308000 tons for 1943
The estimate indicates the United States could obtain new supplies of both synthetic and natural rubber totaling 308000 tons in 1943, reflecting wartime material needs and procurement plans.
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United States
Calabasas residents uncover real Dragon Seed inn set
Hollywood reports that a thatched mud hut is being built in a terraced Calabasas garden as a setting for Pearl Buck's Dragon Seed. Studio aides found the hut cheaper than a studio set, while airplane engine envelopes offer corrosion protection and reduce engine risk.
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Hollywood
Calabasas
Pearl Buck
Army air transport command doubles pilots from four years ago
The army's air transport command now operates with triple the pilot count compared with the entire army air forces four years earlier. This shows a major expansion in air crew staffing to support increased transport missions.
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Army
Air Transport Command
Army Air Forces
Summer Driving Doubles Tire Mirage Compared To Winter
A note states that summer driving uses twice the tire mirage of winter due to higher heat. It emphasizes the impact of heat on tire wear and performance.
Flood-lighting trucks mount six lamps for army use
Flood-lighting trucks mount six lamps delivering 1,000,000 candlepower to illuminate an emergency landing field with four such trucks providing coverage.
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Army
Du Barry Was A Lady Stars Skelton Ball At Center Theater
Red Skelton Lucille Ball and Gene Kelly headline the all star musical in Du Barry Was a Lady filmed in technicolor. The cast performs Cole Porters Do I Love You and Friendship while Tommy Dorsey and his band supply tunes. Center Theatre shows also include March of Time Invasion detailing Allied invasion plans and the European front.
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Skelton
Ball
Red Skelton
Lucille Ball
Gene Kelly
du Barry
Center Theatre
Cole Porter
Love
Tommy Dorsey
Hollywood
Gila monster identified as sole isonous lizard in the United States
A brief note confirms the Gila monster as the only isonous lizard native to the United States, highlighting its unique status among regional reptiles.
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United Sates
Airport snow removal key to efficient cold climate ops
Snow removal on runways and taxiways is a crucial maintenance phase for airports in cold climates, ensuring safe operations and minimizing delays during winter weather. Proper plowing, deicers, and timing support continuous airfield availability and safety for flights.
Land Is Mine to Play Center Next Thursday
Hailed as a dramatic film of the year Land Is Mine plays Thursday Friday and Saturday at the Center Theater. Charles Laughton stars opposite Maureen O Hara with Laughton as a shy schoolteacher drawn into resistance after Nazi occupation.
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Charles Laughton
Maureen O'Hara
John Donat
Robert Donat
Europe
Center Theater
Laughton
Miss O'Hara
Martin builds first torpedo plane squadron for navy
The United States Navy receives ten torpedo aircraft from Glenn L. Martin as the world’s first such squadron. A new aircraft tire design features steel crimped in serts molded into knobs to grip snow and ice fields.
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Glenn L. Martin
United States Navy
1944 Rubber Tires Expected for Civilian Use
In 1944 it is expected that 30 million synthetic rubber passenger car tires will be available for civilian use. An army policy prescribes wood body trucks of 1 ton size and larger, saving 275000 tons of steel.
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Una Merkel
Destry
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Mary Beth Hughes
Miss Albritton
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Broadhurst
Betty Rhodes
MacDonald Carey
Duty and the Beast
Ireland
Cheyenne
Don “Ind" Barry
Seeing Hands
Pete Smith
Destruction Inc
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Marie Wilson
Lucille Gleason
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Fox Movietone New 5
Mary Healy
Ozzie Nelson
Harvard Sportlight
Spencer Tracy
Hedy Lamar
Sporting Dogs
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Crossroads
William Powell
Hedy Lamaar
Ina Ray Hutton
Fox Movietone News
Valley OF Hunted Men
Overland Mail
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Oorameint
Eerry MacDonald Rhodes
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Marty Maycliff Edwards
Lorraine and
Rognan
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Doris Anderson
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Clever Studio
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Carribean Clipper
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