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NEXT WEEK AT ROANOKE RAPIDS THEATRES "GREAT AMERICAN BROADCAST" TOPS FILMS NEXT WEEK _ sfe The magic touch for musicals which Darryl Zanuck revealed in “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” and has displayed again and again since that time, is to be noted in full play on behalf of entertain ment in the case of “The Great American Broadcast”, a film which provides a personal story strong e nough to hold interest for itself whilst providing a framework on which is strung a sequence of song numbers by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren which are kind to the ear and stimulating to the pulse, “The Great American Broadcast” opens at local theatres by playing Sunday at the Peoples Theatre. The stars are Alice Faye, as a singer; Jack Oakie, as a radio technician in love with her and the mainspring of the picture’s action; John Payne, as the man the girl loves and marries, and Cesar Romero, as the man of means who finances the ventures of the other three and is also in the market for the lady’s hand in marriage. Oakie dominates the film with another of his headlong but well measured performances. All of these save Romero sing more or less of the score. Con tributing to the entertainment as themselves, and worked into the picture gracefully, are the Ink Spots, radio favorites here given their first screen version and mak ing full use of it. * * * “Man Hunt” will be at the Peop les on Monday and Tuesday, with Walter Pidgeon and Joan Bennett. The story opens in Bavaria, just after the munich Pact. Capt. Alan Thorndyke, world renouned big game hunter from England, in looking for new thrills, is wrong fully accused of attempting to as sinate a member of the Gestapo, who attempts to wring a confes sion from Capt. Thorndyke, but must be careful since England and Germany are not yet at War. The Captain escapes a trap to mur der him, but he becomes a hunted man. Later he joins the R. A. F. forces and becomes a parachute jumper, hunting human game. * * * aae anows ah me Answers , which will be at the Peoples on Wednesday and Thursday, proves that a comedy about chorus girl and Wall Street can be smart, sophisticated, funny and clean at the same time. It’s quite a feat and quite a picture, a substantial money’s worth for any theatre’s customers. Joan Bennett is the gal who knows all the answers, and Franchot Tone plays the bro ker whose interest in the girl mounts as her office blunders send his profits skyward. ♦ £ * Friday the Peoples will show “West Point Widow”, with Anne Shirley and Richard Carlston. It’s a clever, well-done little drama about uunimportant people, and should please all classes. Ann Shir ley does a masterful job—the role she plays is much longer than usual and she has to carry a little too much of a burden. However, there is no let down. It’s a fine job by a real little trouper. Rich ard Carlston, Richard Denning, Frances Gifford and a competent cast are refreshing in their parts. * * * "Robin Hood of the Pecos” will be at the Peoples on Saturday, June 28, starring Roy Rogers. With its locale the Texas country in the days after the Civil War when unscrupulous Northern politicians were preying upon the South, this Western has its quota of ex citement, creditable drama and a sprinkling of Stephen Foster. Added will be “The Sky Raiders”. James Connor and Dick Round tree of Newport News visited Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Connor Sunday. ..Mill II .. Bell - Strickland Miss Hortense Strickland, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Strickland of Rocky Mount, be came the bride of Mr. Noah P. Bell, son of the late Mr. and Brs. Bell of Roanoke Rapids, at five o’clock on Sunday afternoon, June 1, in Florence, South Caro lina. Only a few close friends of the young couple were pre sent. After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Bell of Roanoke Rapids, at Private Party at the Sanborn Hotel. The bride, an attractive bru nette, wore a becoming dress of paudre blue with white accessories and a corsage of Sweetheart roses. After the party, Mr. and Mrs. Bell left for Myrtle Beach. They also made a brief visit to Mr. Bell’s home Mrs. Bell received her education at the Rocky Mount High School and Benvenue High School, and spent several months studying art. For the past several years she has been employed in Rocky Mount. Mr. Bell completed his edu cation at Chapel Hill. Both he and his bride have a number of friends here and throughout North Carolina and Virginia who will be interested in their mar riage. After September 15, Mr. and Mrs. Beil will make their home in Christobal, Canal Zone, where Mr. Bell is a Civil Service em ployee of the War Department on duty at the Panama Air Depot. Textile Mill At Weldon To Open Shortly Announcement has been made that the Perfection Mills at Wel don will begin full time operation in a few days. The mill, which has been closed for several years, will manufacture yarn goods from the best grade of cotton. The interest of W. T. Shaw of Weldon, who for many years op erated the mill, has been acquired by Fletcher H. Gregory, and sev eral Weldon men have acquired the remaining stock. S. L. Greene, who goes to Wel dan from Rockingham, will be the mill superintendent,. Former employees of the mill who have found employment in other tex tile plants, are being offered the same wages in the new mill which will require approximately one hundred men and women when full time operation begins. If the present plan for using three shifts materializes, approxi mately three hundred will be on the pay roll. jiumuci VJJ. Xlicil IlclVt; UetJIl employed since May 1 getting the buildings cleaned and painted, the old machinery repaired, and installing some new machinery. WINS HONOR Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Jenkins left Wednesday for Wrights ville Beach. They will be guests of Durham Life Insurance Co., since Mr. Jenkins was elected to membership in the Presidents Club, which is composed of those agents who have written a certain per cent of insurance designated by the company for the year. Each agent attaining this success is entitled to take his wife. The meeting will continue from June 19th through the 26th. I TOWN TALK Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Bowles and Harold Bowles of Roanoke, Va., were guests of Mrs. Walter Browning Sunday. Milton Moore, who spent the week-end here, returned to Nor folk Sunday. Mrs. A. O. George and children, Al, Jr., and Margaret Lou, re turned home Friday after spend ing the week with Mr. and Mrs. Simon Futrell at the beach near Edwardsville on the Potomac ri ver. Mrs. T. E. Cox attended the funeral of G. W. Small in Greens boro last Thursday. Mrs. Sam Fortune of Roches ter, Mich., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Walter Browning. Mrs. Burla White of Portsmouth was the week-end guest of her sister, Mrs. Nolie Fulghum. Bernice Holliday spent the week end in Fayetteville. Mr. and Mrs. George Carter of Fayetteville were week-end guests of Mrs. H. M. Johnson. Mrs. T. M. Faison and Miss Millicent Faison of Columbia, S. C.. are Pniestc nf Aim. T Briant. Mrs. Roland Shell of Fayette ville visited her sister, Mrs. H. M. Johnson this week. Miss Mary Louise Ray returned Friday from Emporia. Mrs. H. S. Loy and children have returned from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hughes in Durham. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jones and daughter, Phala Dean, of Rch mond, were week-end guests of Mrs. M. R. Vick. Mr. and Mrs. George Cook spent the week-end in Lawrenceville, Va. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Grant and daughter, Mildred Ray, of Emporia were visitors in the city Friday. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Bowman and ——- -- daughter, Joy, spent Sunday in Reidsville. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Britton and Mr. and Mrs. A. Talbert spent Friday in Greensboro. Mrs. Richard Ruark of Red Springs was the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Jenkins. Mrs. J. E. Buck,, Misses Chris tine Buck, Constance Jones, Mar garet Boyd, and Francis Starke spent the week-end in Chocowinity and Washington, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Connell and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Ru fus Clary at Ankum Sunday. Miss Dorothy Tyson left Sun day to spend sometime with re latives at Snow Hill. Miss Elsie Brewer spent the week-end at Charlie Hope. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hedgepeth spent Monday and Tuesday in Portsmouth with Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Bidgood. T. W. Mullen, J. E. Buck, Arch Lyles, and Virgil McDonald re turned Sunday from Myrtle Beach, S. C., where they attended a three day Textile Exposition. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Denton of Raleigh were week-end visitors in the city. Miss Mary Ann Thompson is visiting her aunt in Snow Hill. Sergeant F. C. Hege, Jr., who has been here on furlough visiting his father, F. C. Hege, Sr., since March 8th, has returned to Fort Bliss Reception Center, Co. E., Fort Bliss, Texas. Miss Marjorie Keene, who is a student nurse at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Claude Keene. Mrs. C. E. Matthews and child ren of Mount Olive spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Edmondson. REGISTERED BELL H. K. Kenyon of Littleton re cently purchased a registered Guernsey bull from J. Clyde My rick, is was announced today by the American Guernsey Cattle Club. The animal is General Wa vel 300815. PEOPLES SUNDAY Alice Fay e-Jack Oakie-John Payne The Great American Broadcast MONDAY-TUESDAY | Walter Pidgeon-Joan Bennett MAN HUNT WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY Joan Bennett-Franchot Tone SHE KNEW ALL THE ANSWERS FRIDAY Anne Shirley-Richard Carlson WEST POINT WIDOW SATURDAY Roy Rogers LROBIN HOOD OF THE PECOS Added: The Sky Raiders .. ° ° 1 Br n ss - ____ CMPOUAL SUNDAY | Margaret Sullavan-Charles Boyer I BACK STREET MONDAY-TUESDAY I Alice Faye-Jack Oakie-John Payne jj The Great American Broadcast WEDNESDAY Richard Arlen-Andy Devine A DANGEROUS GAME THUKSDAY-FKIDAY Marx Brothers-Tony Martin THE BIG STORE SATURDAY Ellen Drew-Charles Buggies PARSON OF PANAMINT Added: White Eagle fl n -T"^ZZ3_i
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