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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
2
The article touts a powerful Roach production with a star cast and a veteran actor delivering authority and tenderness as a protective figure. It promises a groundbreaking screen portrayal amid a story of a wandering, familyless tribe and survivors seeking stability.
The review praises Burgess Meredith for a nascent leadership role in the film. Charles Bickford is noted as a jestler and Roman Bohmen stands out as a one armed veteran. Edy Field delivers the sole feminine role of notable importance alongside the cast.
David Niven stars as the Amateur Cracksman in Samuel Goldwyn's Raffles with Olivia de Havilland as his leading lady. The film, directed by Sam Wood, features Lionel Pape and Dame May Whitty in key roles. Filmed from John Van Druten and Sidney Howard screenplay, the plot follows a suave society thief whose clues lead Scotland Yard to a famed emerald necklace theft and a dramatic chase through elegant settings.
Storekeepers in Iford north London suburb sign mutual assistance pacts ensuring that customers of a store forced to close by air raid damage will transfer to another listed store. The agreement aims to keep shopping continuity during air raid disruptions and war-time evacuations.
A Northwest shoot for Kenneth Roberts adaptation features star Tracy crossing a freezing river in a dramatic three day sequence at Saenger Theater. A staged ice bound chain of Roger's Rangers members works across a 75 foot swift torrent as lifeguards and on set doctors ensure safety during the hazardous, landmark water scene.
LITTLE ROCK The late Hishwas Commission will meet Thursday to open bids on six projects totaling about 350 05. The centerpiece is a 19 mile concrete highway on U S Highway 71 between dex and Oden. Mitchell of the Highway Department cited a composite contract on this project and noted no right of way is yet secured. The bid opening includes several Osher projects with a total cost near 8 00 and involves funds from the treasury. Governor Bailey and Attorney General S Quinn of Texarkana are named in the matter, with bids to be received at Miller county.
Fragmented OCR notes describe workers enduring hazardous conditions at a water project. References to entrapment in whirlpools between boulders, riders slipping, and paychecks cited as motivation. Vague names and details appear, with overall emphasis on peril and harsh labor.
Warner Bros presents The Fighting 63h starring James Cagney George Brent and Pat O’Brien in a drama about new recruits in formation and clash with military life. Alan Hale Jeffrey Lynn and Diana Pritchard appear with a tone of humor and wartime action.
A Ministry of release states the minimum age for trainee pilots and air service has been reduced to seventeen for the duration of hostilities, cutting the peacetime requirement from thirteen. The change enables younger men to enter aviation roles.
In the over Two Bayou area G S No 7 mated cost R74 Cog details a concrete paving plan between Dermott and McGehee on U S 165 with an estimated cost of 68 dollars. Paul W Sheridan of Fort Smith is named as an official on the commission.
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