Great Sports Picture Opens At Center Wednesday
The Pride of the Yankees stars Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig with Teresa Wright Babe Ruth and Walter Brennan in a four day Center screening The film covers Gehrigs life from boyhood to his farewell at Yankee Stadium in 1939 Showings start at 1 30 3 40 6 30 and 9 00 p m Also a One minute profile describes Gehrigs frugal habits aloof public presence and superstition with a humorous Bugs Bunny note
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Hollywood Notes On Screen Careers And Army Duty
Hollywood news notes femin ine stand ins at Warners for The Country Lawyer and Lana Turner marrying the same man twice amid male shortages. Kay Kyser warned to slow down for Army camp shows. Paramount trims For Whom the Bell Tolls by an hour. Andrews Sisters win with That Man From Minsk written by Detroit trio. Deanna Durbin shows grown up in Hers to Hold with a semi strip tease. SAG arranges 200 actors for split shifts at an aircraft plant. Edith Gwynn quotes on Jimmy Stewart joining the Army. Sgt Peter Lorre peeks in A Thousand Shall Fall. Mickey Rooney seeks overseas tour. Will Rogers bio eyed. Fran English to marry Lt Barry Walker. news notes continue.
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Advertising Attitudes Toward War Era Movie Posters
Hollywood critics note billboards exaggerate romance and sensationalize war themes. They cite examples like Young Mr. Pitt and Air Force to illustrate misleading campaigns. The piece discusses Earhart not named in Flight for Freedom ads and urges readers to read reviews rather than trust posters.
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OPA Sets Honor System for Sugar Canning Quota
The OPA announced an honor system for extra home canning sugar up to 10 pounds per person. Two coupons in Ration Book No 1 will be designated as home canning sugar coupons allowing the purchase of 10 pounds each. Home canners may use up to 25 pounds per person under the rules.
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Theaters This Week Offer Wide Film Lineup
Movie listings for Sunday through Saturday show premier RPMs including Slightly Dangerous, Pride of the Yankees, Johnny Doughboy, Idaho, Gentleman Jim, Jungle Princess, Roxie Hart, Footlight Serenade, Heart of Rio Grande and Old California. War Act and Newsreel segments accompany features. Cumulative notes mention film serials, cartoons, and short subjects with rationing context and a new sugar coupon plan at boards for extra provisions.
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Lana Turner and Robert Young Star in Slightly Dangerous
Lana Turner and Robert Young headline the new film Slightly Dangerous opening at the Center today. Turner plays a soda clerk who fakes her death and assumes a new identity as part of a comic plot that leads to romantic entanglements and a climactic reveal.
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Powers Joins Kay Kyser Band As Singer
Georgia Carroll once a Powers model now headlines as a vocalist with Kay Kyser's band. Her tall blond figure and photogenic look accompany performances.
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Governor Paroles Nine Prisoners In North Carolina
Governor Broughton pardons nine inmates including David Savage jailed since 1939 in Duplin County for second degree murder 15 to 18 years and eight others from Le Noir Gates Wake Cumberland counties with varied sentences for manslaughter drunk driving and assault with deadly weapon. The rally also notes farm goals and Canada’s Douglas fir height context.
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