End of Block Booking Changes in Movie Market
Hollywood faces major shift as consent decree ends block booking on September 1 allowing exhibitors to shop for individual pictures. Darryl Zanuck says the move will test star value and film quality, with a leveling off in merchandising and clearer insight into what audiences want. He notes drama and war themes may still entertain despite grim subjects.
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Hubbard Keavy
Hollywood
Special News Service
Darryl Zanuck
Zanuck
Eric Knight
Annual Picnic at Gravel Springs Slated Aug 9 Va
The 68th Annual Picnic at Gravel Springs in Star Tannery Virginia will be held Saturday August 9. Tables will be provided for those who bring dinners and all are invited to attend this big annual home event.
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Star Tannery
Gravel Springs
Emma Walker
Toledo
Ohio
Jubertee
J. Berrie
Harrismeee
Say
Daisy Orndorff
Albert Piggott
Willard Piggott
Micky
Washington
Tom Whittington
Toms Brook
Orndorff
Darden Plans Democrat Gubernatorial Run After War Service
Colgate W. Darden Jr born 1897 in Southampton served in the French ambulance unit and U.S. Navy aviation before Marine Corps combat service. He earned a UVA BA, a Columbia Law degree, and a Carnegie Fellowship. Darden was elected to the House of Delegates and later Congress, and announced candidacy for Virginia governor in December 1940.
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Richmond
Colgate
W. Darden, Jr
Congress
Ashton Covell
Williamsburg
Darden
Page
Cary
Virginia
House of Delegates
Norman R. Hamilton
Portsmouth
Southampton
Southampton County
Colgate Whitehead Darden
Katharine Prettow Darden
Franklin
University of Virginia
France
Verdun
Champagne
Argonne
Columbia University
Christ Church College
Oxford
Norfolk
Harry Flood Byrd
al Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
VU S Pilot Dies In Air Accident Linked To Duke Darden And Sen Tuck
The report notes the death of 22 year old New York City athlete Robert F Minnick Jr after an air crash while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force in England. It mentions his Queens College departure and DuPont family ties. It also covers Senator William M Tuck of South Boston, his gubernatorial ambitions, education at William and Mary and W and L, World War service, and various affiliations. The piece links Darden and Tuck to Democratic circles and notes family details and civic activities.
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Robert F. Minnick, Jr
New York City
Queens College
Royal Canadian Air Force
Kingsway
England
Mary
Darden
Elon College
North Carolina
American Legion
Phi Gamma Delta
Tuck
William M. Tuck
South Boston
Democratic
State Senate
House of Delegates
Senate
Chatham Training School
William and Mary College
Washington and Lee University
W. and L
U. S. Marine Corps
Halifax County
American Legion Post
The
Baptist Church
the Masons
Woodmen of the World
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Phi Delta Phi
Westmoreland Club
Richmond
Senator Tuck
Eva Lovelace Dillard
How Virginia Districts Voted For Governorship
The tables show voters in Virginia's nine congressional districts expressing preferences yesterday for governor. The piece also notes the first U S fraternity Phi Beta Kappa founded at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg Virginia on December 5 1776 with members Heath Booker Smith Armistead Smith and Jones.
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Phi Beta Kappa
College of William and Mary
Liamsburg
Virginia
Heath
Richard Booker
Smith
Armistead Smith
Jones
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