The Balcony Night at Center Screens a Haunting Mix of Films
The Center showcases film stars and acts from Chico Marx to Lana Turner with The Old Maid and The Little Princess. War front screenings bring van theaters to action and audiences can also see Young Mr. Lincoln and Captain Fury in current releases at local venues.
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Royal Air Force Photographs the Siegfried Line in France
A reporter visits a Royal Air Force airfield in France where units photograph enemy defenses and communication lines. Planes perform reconnaissance and pamphlet raids while one aircraft flew 600 feet over the Siegfried Line snapping pictures, a pilot calmly waving back to unaware German observers. The photos map the Siegfried Line and reveal railways and other targets for artillery.
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How to transplant and care for a young tree
The guide covers hole size and depth based on tree size, soil layering, root protection, and steps for careful digging. It advises using burlap, cutting and sealing root ends, avoiding injuries, choosing old sod or leaf mold, tamping soil, watering gradually, pruning tips, and anchoring with three guy wires plus rubber hose protection.
RAF bases supply squadron with scarce parts across France
Bases of the Royal Air Force stretch across France enabling a squadron to obtain needed engines wings and even a spare pair of rubber boots from multiple locations.
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Imagination and Armistice Day Reflections in a Column
The writer muses on comic strip creators and their worlds, recalls Armistice Day during a new World War threat, questions speed limits near Blair Hill, and riffs on state railroad politics and county place names in a long, reflective column.
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Sleep Talk Turns to Grins in Light Domestic Quip
A humorous exchange reveals a husband who never speaks in his sleep but offers a sly grin. The wife vents mild exasperation at his silent nightly behavior and playful antics.
Trinity Gains City Features With Neon Crossing Signals
The Trinity area embraces city improvements including elaborate neon automatic signals at a railroad crossing and an under-construction agricultural building on the high school campus. Local residents question the high spending for a crossing with only two trains daily but acknowledge the safety argument.
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Grapes of Wrath Grapes of Wrath Grapewin ill halts filming
Hollywood notes describe Charles Grapewin's influenza delaying Grandpa Joad burial scenes in The Grapes of Wrath directed by John Ford. George Brent recovers on set for hospital sequences in The Fighting 69th. Don Ameche collapses on set filming Swayne River scenes.
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Kentucky Court Opens Each Session with Song
Hymn singing marks the circuit court opening in London Kentucky with Judge W E Begley stepping from the bench to join a male quartet. Other quartet members include juror Charles Baldwin A J Baldwin his son and circuit judge elect Charles Gabbard who will succeed Begley at year’s start.
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Circuit Court
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A. J. Baldwin
Charles Gabbard
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