Tivoli Screens Woman Of The Year With Spencer Tracy Hepburn
Tivoli theater offers a romantic comedy pairing Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn in Woman Of The Year a story of a brisk sports writer and a politicized columnist who clash then connect over a national emergency and baseball. Sullivan's Travels and Village Smithy cartoon highlight a mixed program.
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the Tivoli
Spencer Tracy
Katharine Hepburn
Miss Hepburn
Tracy
Universal News
Tivoli
Ring Lardner, Jr
Michael Kanin
Hollywood Scripters Try to Spice Romance With Action
Hollywood news profiles how scripters inject excitement into romances in new pictures. Highlights include Paulette Goddard and Fred MacMurray in The Forest Rangers with a parade meeting and a jail float proposal, plus antics in He Who Gets Slapped Pardon My Sarong Strictly Dynamite and Thunderbirds.
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Hollywood
Paul Harrison
NEA Service
Paulette Goddard
Fred MacMurray
Forest Rangers
Miss Goddard
MacMurray
Fred
Nero
Miss Doakes
Mr. Zilch
Robert Paige
Virginia Bruce
Betty Grable
Victor
Miss Grable
Gene Tierney
Preston Foster
Tierney
Today in History and Birthdays Almanac Notes
Historical anniversaries list notable births and deaths from 1748 to 1887, with entries for William White Thaddeus Stevens Dorothea Dix Lewis Ginter Nicholas Creede and more. Also marks past events such as the Sirius voyage and wartime resolutions, plus today’s birthdays and a horoscope note.
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William White
P. E
Pennsylvania
Church In
America
Philadelphia
Thaddeus Stevens
Danville
Washington
Dorothea Lynde Dix
New England
Hampden
Trenton
N. J
Lewis Ginter
Richmond
New York
Nicholas C. Creede
Colorado
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Cork
Western Union
U. S. Senate
Germany
Battle of the Marne
U. S. Navy
Akron
New Jersey
Vichy France
Robert E. Sherwood
New Rochelle
N. Y
U. S. Employees’ Compensation Commission
Atchison, Kans
Arthur J. Sinnott
The
Newark Evening News
Newark
Frank L. Mott
Univ. of Iowa
School of Journalism
Keobuk Co
Film Pairings and Plot Sparks in Classic Serials
The narrative follows Bob Cummings and Priscilla Lane from Saboteur where he is captured after she pretends to help him, to a desert surrender and a sheriff’s pursuit. A second encounter in Lady in a Jam has Patric Knowles observing Irene Dunne struggle to free her limousine in a New York parking lot.
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Sturges
Preston Sturges
Hollywood
Sullivan
Joel McCrea
McCrea
Veronica Lake
Walt Disney
Universal News
Jane Withers
Lynne Roberts
Jane Darnell
Robert Cornell
Crazy Cruise
Bob Cummings
Priscilla Lane
Cummings
Sheriff's Office
Patric Knowles
Irene Dunne
New York
Dorothy Dix Says Men Settle Down Then Fail to Please
Dorothy Dix notes husbands are judged against idealized film lovers and unexpected budgets. A survey of 400 couples after 15 years finds more husbands satisfied with wives than vice versa, suggesting men demand less from wives than wives do from husbands and many older wives remain miserable.
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Dorothy Dix
Charles Boyer
Clark Gable
Melvyn Douglas
Boggr
Gable
Ernst Lubitsch
Frank Capra
Riders of Timberline at City Opera House
Hopalong Cassidy returns to the high sierras in Riders of the Timberline opening the week at the City Opera House. William Boyd Brad King and Andy Clyde star with Eleanor Stewart leading female role as saboteurs threaten a lumber camp. Also shows Don Winslow of the Navy and Beauty and the Beach with Pathe News Chapter 11.
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Hopalong Cassidy
High Sierras
Timberline
City Opera House
William Boyd
Brad King
Andy Clyde
Cassidy
Law and Order
Eleanor Stewart
Pathe News
Don Winslow
Navy
East
Fay Bainter
Virginia Weidler
Ray MacDonald
Canada
Legion
American Legion
Opera House
Orson Welles
Roy Rogers
Gabby Hayes
South of Santa Fe
Brac King
The Quiet Rift Between Married Couples
The piece contrasts male and female views on marriage noting men value comfort and stability while women seek romance. It argues long-term partners may share silent companionship yet feel unhappy if the wife feels her husband is a dull fireside companion. It suggests differing expectations shape marital satisfaction.
Eminently a Proper Way to Do It Today
The note discusses vocabulary growth focusing on the word eminently meaning in a high degree and proper usage. It contrasts confess and admit and explains pronunciation notes for lieu and spasm. It lists synonyms such as conscientious exact scrupulous painstaking faithful upright and encourages daily word mastery.
Frederick Theatre Adds Show For Legion Week
The Frederick Theatre hosts an extra day as the American Legion rents the Opera House for a two night run. Thursday features the comedy Sailors on Leave with Shirley Ross and William Lundigan, along with Points on Arrows and Skyline Serenade. Friday and Saturday showcase Johnny Mack Brown with Fuzzy Knight in Man From Montana. Short subjects follow.
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the Frederick
American Legion
Frederick
Shirley Ross
William Lundigan
Hollywood
Johnny Mack Brown
Fuzzy Knight
Montana
Man About Manhattan Meets Army Life in Kansas
Private Mel Adams, former Broadway entertainer, writes from Fort Riley about the mechanized cavalry training center. He recalls era clubs, RCA records, and the shift from Broadway nights to boot camp routines as recruits undergo eight weeks of basic training before joining divisions. He notes faces from New York’s entertainment scene now in cavalry roles and observes the war transforming careers and settings.
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New York
Mel Adams
Jeb Stuart
Mechanized Cavalry
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Camden
RCA Manufacturing Company
U S. Army
Times Square
Manhattan
Kansas Plains
Cavalry Replacement Training Center
Andrew White
Fred Waring
Embryo
Arthur Cowan
Roxy
Gerald Preshaw
Eddie Duke Herzog
Jimmy Dorsey
Jack Teagarden
Claude Thornhill
al Lombardo
Orson Welles
Seymour Magenheim
Stork
John M Hamill
Jerry Ward
Broadway
Tschaikowsky
Toscanini
Mind Your Manners Test Knowledge of Social Courtesy
A compact quiz on polite behavior outlines whether to introduce yourself when meeting a neighbor in a car, whether declining a ride during a walk is appropriate, and how to handle guests and conversations about new economy habits. It notes Alaska has only about 150 miles of automobile highways per the auto association.
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Alaska
Automobile Association
Legion Presents Citizen Kane At City Opera House
The Francis Scott Key Post of the American Legion will show Citizen Kane on Thursday and Friday at the City Opera House replacing the usual spring show. Orson Welles stars and produced the controversial Mercury film with a noted cast. Three showings daily at 1:30 6:45 and 9:00.
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Mercury
RKO Radio Studios
Orson Welles
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
City Opera House
The
Legion
Hollywood
Welles
Insianna Mercury Theater Group
Joseph Cotten
Dorothy Comingore
Ruth Warwick
Admission Costs Rise Moderately at Frederick Event
The Frederick committee overseeing the event is led by Loui Z. Eichelberger, Ralph H. Fellows, Charles B. E. Hudson, J. Bruce Hyatt, G. Ernest Lipps, E. E. Stoffer, Lawrence C. Willard, Thomas E. Williams and Clifford M. Yinger with admission prices only slightly above the usual.
Buckeystown Women’s Club Meets With New Member Added
Nineteen Buckeystown Woman’s Club members gathered at Mrs. Harry D. Shankle’s home with Mrs. B. Stitely as hostess. President Mrs. Guy BeH presided. featured songs and prayers for homemakers. A Nancy meal was demonstrated by the nutrition committee O B Stitely and Steiner Shankle with assistance from Mrs. Harry Shankle. One new member joined. hostess read “Will Come Again” by Beatztown Bard. Music included “America The Beautiful” and “The Club Song.” Recreation led by Mrs. Wni. Fisher. closing hymn “Holy Ghost With Light Divine.” Next meeting at Mrs. Guy Bell’s home on April 17 with an education focus. Also notes First US milk production in 1940: Los Angeles County, Calif, 354,314,000 quarts.
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Buckeystown Club
Buckeystown Woman's Club
Harry D. Shankle
B. Stitely
Guy Beh
O. B. Stitely
Steiner Shankle
Guy Bell
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Barbara Stanwyck
George Brent
Af Tivoli
North Court Sr
Citizen Kane
Key Post
Opera
George Tucker
Ster Ten
Secret Service
Steeds
Sarao
Kemsbeg
Géy Opera House
Bon Winslow
Buster Crabbe
Billy the Kid
Dick Tracy
Los Angeles County
Calif
Maria Kramer
Benny Goodman
WS Orchestra
Roosevelt Hotel
Lou Breese
Old
Francis Scott Key
Warner Bros. ‘Theatres
Frederick, Md
Warner Bros
Enic
Spence
Kate
Tess
John Garfield
Nancy Coleman
Raymond Massey
Hepburn
Fay
George
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