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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
2
Bette Davis stars in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex shown Sunday at the Imperial on return engagement. Errol Flynn plays the ambitious Earl of Essex facing Elizabeth’s torn loyalties as he seeks the throne, leading to treason and execution.
Roanoke Rapids theatres announces Gone With The Wind will run seven days at the Peoples Theatre starting Sunday March 10 with matinee at 2 pm and 8:30 pm Sunday encore. Two daily shows through March 16 with reserved seating and box office for advance orders.
New York reports that David O Selznick paid 50000 for the film rights to Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind the highest price for a debut novel. About 449512 feet of film were shot and later cut to 20300 feet. Vivien Leigh starred 22 weeks with only four days off making her turnaround the longest in film history.
Deputy commissioner of revenue J. G. Shannonhouse Jr will visit Halifax County in March to assist residents with income and intangible tax returns. He will be at Scotland Neck Municipal Building on March 6 and at the Halifax courthouse on March 8. Other county centers also to host sessions.
On February 26 Mrs Joyner and Mrs Hanson hosted Mrs Hawks in Weldon for a surprise birthday gathering in her 71st year. Guests enjoyed Patrick motif quiz games and pineapple whip cupcakes with shamrock decorations.
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