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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1949

Page

18

Eve Arden Dominates Hollywood Field Says Producers

Eve Arden, riding a string of popular work in radio and film, turns down roles and holds a commanding position in Hollywood. She describes balancing work with family, enjoying life, and considering interior decorating plans while she manages her two children Liza and Connie and a busy schedule. North American Newspaper Alliance

Hollywood Eve Arden Hal Wallis Miss Arden Miss Brooks Eve Arden Liza Connie North American Newspaper Alliance

previews of the coming attractions at the cinema

The page previews many movie showings across theaters with star casts and times. Notable attractions include Down to the Sea in Ships with Richard Widmark Lionel Barrymore and Dean Stockwell, Gloria Elwood and Rex Harrison in various features, and a Teddy Phillips dancing event at Moonlight Ballroom Meyers Lake with an amateur jam session.

Lionel Stockwell Barrymore Lionel Barrymore Richard Widmark Dean Stockwell Palace Teddy Phillips Moonlight Ballroom Meyers Lake

Oil melodrama and crime double bill at local theaters

On Wednesday to Thursday the cinema presents two features. Oil melodrama follows a quarter-blood Indian girl who digs in oil riches then must drill on a friend’s land, with Susan Hayward and Robert Preston. A crime story shows a Dukes mob tale where a boy’s assault leads to murder and police arrest, with Stephen McNally and Peter Fernandez, plus Bride of Vengeance starring Paulette Goddard and John Lund.

Tulsa Susan Hayward Robert Preston Dukes Stephen McNally Peter Fernandez Paulette Goddard John Lund

John Loves Mary Comedy and Smart Girls Dont Talk On Screen

A film slate presents John Loves Mary a comedy about an American returning from overseas with an English bride he plans to divorce in Reno to wed Mary. Complications arise as Mary pushes for immediate marriage and the army buddy reveals he is already taken. Ronald Reagan and Patricia Neal star. Also showing Virginia Mayo and Bruce Bennett in Smart Girls Dont Talk.

Palace Gloria Elwood Bob Russel Winston and Diane Guy Marks Rex Harrison Linda Darnell Ohio Joan Crawford Zachary Scott Loew’s Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Broadway Eddie Albert Gale Storm Dueber Ronald Reagan Patricia Neal John Mary Virginia Mayo Bruce Bennett State Lloyd Nolan Lola Reno

INDSOR residents watch Western melodrama and stage music

Starting today in Windsor, Yellow Sky plays a Western tale where seven bank robbers chase a girl and father to a ghost town and clash over gold with Gregory Peck and Ann Baxter lead. Also Stage Struck with Audrey Long and Conrad Nagel. Alentine offers The Fighting O Flynn a historical tale of a rescue and pursuit across Ireland ending with a revealed engagement.

Indsor Gregory Peck Ann Baxter Audrey Long Conrad Nagel

April Store Sales Rise 10 Percent From Last Year

Department stores in Canton posted a 16 percent jump from March and 10 percent higher than April last year. The Fourth Federal Reserve District covering Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky reported varied gains: Cleveland 9 percent, Youngstown 8 percent year over year, with Akron 13, Toledo 11, Columbus 9, Cincinnati 5. Overall district sales in April ran about 8 percent above March and about 1 percent below April last year.

Canton Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank Federal Reserve District Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Umbus Youngstown Akron Toledo Columbus Cleveland Cincinnati

Films at the Palace: Bowery, Panama Patrol and Stagebrush Trail

Today’s lineup includes Black Eagle with Fairbanks Jr and Helena Carter, Panama Patrol with Roy Rogers and Andy Devine, and Stagebrush Trail with John Wayne and Gabby Hayes. Also showing are Gangs of Chicago, The Far Frontier, Whiplash, The Sun Comes Up, and The Pirate with musical and western adventures featuring 1940s stars.

Lane Chicago John Wayne Gabby” Hayes Mozart Jeannette MacDonald Claude Jarman Dane Clark Alexis Smith Windsor Gregory Peck Anne Baxter Kane Richmond Audrey Long Strand Roy Rogers Leon Ames Charlotte Wynters Valentine Douglas Fairbanks Jr Helena Carter William Bishop Virginia Patton Grae Lloyd Nolan Barton MacLane Lola Lane

Mrs Floyd Smith Wins Plain Grange Contest

Miss Addis K Barthelmeh county home demonstration agent announced Saturday that Mrs Floyd Smith won the Plain Grange two piece cotton suit contest. Barthelmeh judged the contest Friday night at the grange hall with Herman Kanel master presiding and Mrs Glenn Boettler in charge of the program.

Grange Floyd Smith Plain Grange Addis K. Barthelmeh Barthelmeh Grange Hall Herman Kanel Glenn Boettler

Death penalty plot teased in classic film with Gene Kelly and Judy Garland

A collaring clue drives a vintage cinema mystery as Gene Kelly and Judy Garland face a looming death penalty twist revealing the pirate’s true identity. The snippet hints at a dramatic reveal amid wartime intrigue and star power.

Gene Kelly Judy Garland

Hollywood Glamour and Diplomatic Flings Aboard Mediterranean Carrier

Rita Hayworth Aly Khan visit an American carrier in the Mediterranean. The crew was warned not to ask autographs yet wolf whistles greeted Miss Hayworth. Aly Khan joked about a Navy misgiving and reporters note Hayworths French lessons and art studies as they plan a villa wedding to dodge demonstrations.

New York Rita Hayworth Aly Khan Mediterranean Miss Hayworth Aly Kahn U. S. Navy France Utrillo Cannes Rebecca Welles Rita Henry Fonda Hollywood Brentwood 20Th Century-Fox Celeste Holm Miss Holm Paris Wayne Coy FCC Europe Louis de Rochemont Sparhawk Portsmouth N. H

Fire Clay Head Ballantyne Dies at 80 in New Cumberland

Nathaniel Wallace Ballantyne, 80, president of West Virginia Fire Clay Co. of New Cumberland, W Va, died at home from a heart ailment. The firm, which mines and prepares clay products for the steel industry, has offices in Pittsburgh and New Cumberland.

Fire Clay Head East Liverpool Nathaniel Wallace Ballantyne West Virginia Fire Clay Co New Cumberland W. Va Pittsburgh

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