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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1940
Page
6
Drama of Genius portrays Thomas Edison's early career as a penniless inventor in New York. Spencer Tracy leads a strong cast including Rita Johnston and Gene Lockhart. The film follows his struggle to reach success and his breakthrough with electric light.
The Paramount Theatre announces a complete overhaul of its giant cooling plant. It will provide 35 000 cubic feet of purified cooled air every three minutes with two air washers two large rotary blowers and a huge exhaust fan. The system aims to deliver continual cool comfort to patrons all summer.
REASON ENOUGH Newington Connecticut notes the park caretaker John Walsh also serves as town truancy officer. In Finland, nearly 5 000 houses were struck by Russian bombs.
France has been buying large quantities of rubber covered wire and cable from the United States, signaling a surge in American electrical supply exports to Europe. The shipments reflect growing demand for durable transmission materials amid industrial development.
In Oregon inlet yesterday a 250 pound bear was hauled from the surf by Mr and Mrs W H Emory and their daughter Joan of Warrenton Virginia. The bear appeared recently dead and caused surprise since bears are not typical here.
Registration for the Vacation Reading Club at the High Point Public Library begins Monday, June 10, and runs through June 22. Certificates go to members who read eight books suited to their grade and age. Story hours led by Mrs. Nancy Kirkman Poston occur Fridays in June and July at 10 o’clock for 30 minutes.
Philadelphia officials said 30 mounted officers weighing 200 pounds or more will be replaced on horses as horses cannot safely bear the load. Director James H. Malone cited cavalry guidance and will substitute riders around 160 pounds. The note also mentions dwindling German made medicines in Latin American stock.
Ken Murray cites Spencer Tracy’s Edison portrayal as a highlight of the Center Theatre lineup. The program also features Twenty Mule Team with Beery actors, plus praise for Massey in Abe Lincoln in Illinois and Anna Neagle as Nurse Edith Cavell, with Judy Garland noted as a standout child actress for Dorothy.
Film Daily invites readers to pick their choices in a nationwide poll covering films released from May 1, 1939 through April 30, 1940. The poll aims to reveal audience favorites and spotlight standout directors and performances.
Wallace Beery and Leo Carrillo headline 20 Mule Team opening Thursday at Center Theatre for three days. Beery plays Billy Bragg with Carrillo as Piute Pete, joined by Marjorie Rambeau and Noah Beery Jr. Anne Baxter and Douglas Fowley support in a Death Valley Western.
Raleigh reports railroad agents seek SBI help to stop thrill driving where drivers mount cars on tracks between Aberdeen and Asheboro. Drivers ride the rails for 15 miles, manipulating gears while hands stay off the wheel as trains and autos mingle on the line.
The piece singles Lee Cobb and Fay Bainter for acting in landmark films and lists twenty directors including Capra Ford and Hitchcock as top choices without ranking. It also notes South African mothers protesting school costs in Johannesburg.
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