Errol Flynn Per frays Cyster
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Theatre Here On Sunday
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The tragic story of General
George Washington Custer, U. S.
Army Cavalry hero, who died al
the battle of “Little Big Horn" a
long with all of his regiment, is
told :n epic proportions in “Thej
Died With Their Boots On”, play
ing at the Peoples Theatre on Sun
day and at the Imperial Theatre
on Monday and Tuesday.
Filmed on a grand scale, and
with great attention to detail as
well as spectacle, the picture
traces Custer’s life from his start
as a West Point plebe, through the
Civil War to his death at Little
Big Horn in Dakota territory.
The picture is a splendid pro
duction in all parts. Moving,
gripping and leavened with come
dy, it assures important stature
among action pictures of all times.
Errol Flynn as Custer and Olivia
De Haviland as his wife are star
red in the leading roles. Support
ing them is an exueueui —
ed by Arthur Kennedy, Charley
Grapwin, Gene Lockart, Antony
Quinn, and a score of o^bprg.
General Custer Is depleted as
somewnat of a problem at West
Point, but is graduated into the
thick of the Civil War. Made a
brigadier general through an er
ror, he emerges from the war with
high honors. Seeing him unhappy
in his domestic life after retire
‘ment, his wife urges his erstwhile
superior to restore him to duty,
and he is given command of Fort
Lincoln in the Dakota Territory,
where he organizes the 7th Cal
very. Here unscrupulous traders
cause Indian trouble and through
politics attempt to get Custer out
of the way. The government trea
ty with the Sioux Indians, grant
ing them the Black Hills, is im
perilled, and Custer rides to his
death with his whole regiment in
putting down the uprising.
The picture, one of the longest
of regular run pictures, is the
best astion picture ever to come
out of Hollywood, according to the
experts. Full of action, romance
and color, the picture is good for
any member of the family.
Regular prices will prevail for
this showing.
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Frank Morgan, that lovable,
comical and purely homely star of
the stage, screen and radio, plays
Robert Yancey, who for many
years was the commonwealth at
torney for Lynchburg, Va., and
who believed in carrying out the
Democratic principles upon which
our nation is founded, in the mo
tion picture “The Vanishing Vir
ginian", scheduled to play Mon
day and Tuesday at the Peoples.
People in this section of North
Carolina, who remember and read
the book by Rebecca Yancey Wil
liams, will look forward to the
showing of this picture with a
great deal of interest The char
acter of Yancey is exemplified
through his family and its various
problems and not through his
skirmishes in life, as was portray
ed in the book.
Frank Morgan, Spring Byington,
Katheryn Grayson, Natalie Thomp
son, a native North Carolinian, and
a score of others make up a good
cast. This show is recommended
for both adults and children, and
is sure to be one of the best liked
movies recorded here in years.
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For a long time movie lovers ol
Roanoke Rapids have been await
ing the return of Gene Tierney tc
the screen in her next starrlnfi
role—that of Poppy in "Th<
Shanghai Gesture"—and Wednes
day and Thursday at the Peoples
will see their wishful waiting re
warded.
Miss Tierney, who starred a*
Belle Starr and in Sundown, ii
said to be the top female star ii
Hollywood today, taking the reini
from the other lady stars in thi
past two years such as has neve:
been recorded in Hollywood be
t
fore.
In this role, Miss Tierney has
the opportunity to portray a girl,
"Poppy”, who comes to town in
search of a thrill and becomes a
victim of its vices and her own
weakness. Her wealthy father,
played by Walter Huston, endeav
ors to get her away from a vice
den and Shanghai and learns
Mother Gin Sling, operator of the
vice den in which Poppy has be
come a habitat, is the Chinese girl
he married in his youth and the
mother of his daughter. Informed
of this, but unable to break Pop
py’s fascination for Victor Mature,
a hanger-on at the dive, Mother
Gin Sling shoots the girl.
This is sure to be one of the
major attractions to come to the
Peoples in many months. Be sure
to see it.
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John Howard and Margaret
Lindsay play the leading roles in
the “A Tragedy At Midnight"
I which plays the Peoples theatre
on Friday. Hollywood gives it a
first class rating.
The story revolves around a ra
dio commentator who is framed by
police, who are jealous of his fame
for solving crimes which the police
have given up as unsolved. Mar
garet Lindsay plays the role of his
wife and gives an expert per
formance.
This is one of those pictures that
are produced to give the movie go
er plenty of entertainment for his
money.
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Saturday finds Tom Keane re
turning to the Peoples in “Western
Mail”, and added attraction is an
other chapter of “Winslow of the
Navy”.
Quankie Church
Has New Pastor;
Preaches Sunday
Rev. Edward W. Green of Hen
derson, who has been elected as
pastor of Quankie Baptist Church
near the city, will preach on Sun
day morning at 11 o’clock, it has
been announced.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these services and hear the
new preacher.
STARRING
DICK FORAH
Hollywood's
singing star
PRETTY
PEGGY PEPPER
(It's her ranch
—and doss
she run itl)
the pepper mem
6 singing cowhands,
with a whole hsrdoftunosl^^
Hear this sparkling 15 minutes ol
Western songs, mirth and melody,
presented by OR. PEPPER, die
L exciting. taste-delighting barer
, age that ***• noor enenatupf
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S2DOECS FOR SOLDERS
Above Is shown a portion of the collection of books contributed to
the recent Halifax county Victory Book Campaign. The county con
tributed a total of 1,839 books to the campaign, all of which have been
sorted, crated and shipped to one of the Army, Navy or Marine Corps
service centers where they will be used by men in the service. The above
photo was made in the Roanoke Rapids Public Library where the
books collected in the Halifax County campaign were taken for sorting.
TOWN
TALK
Gordan Mills left Sunday for
Wilmington where he has accepted
a position.
Mrs. G. N. Finch and Alton
Finch spent the week-end in Mid
dlesex with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Byrd of
Portsmouth, Va., are spending this
week in town.
James Coley of Norfolk, Va.,
spent the week-end in town with
his parents.
Wells D. Tillery of Fort Jackson
is spending this week with his
mother, Mrs. Birdie Tillery.
James Taylor of Fort Eustis, Va.
spent the week-end with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Coburn and
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Collier spent
Sunday in Newport News, Va.,
with Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Coburn.
F. M. Coburn and Clarence Co
burn spent last Monday in Lynch
burg, Va.
Mrs. M. B. Dunn of Roxboro
spent the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. T. B. Glover.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Glover spent
Monday and Tuesday in Charlotte.
Eugene Glover of Wake Forest
College spent the week-end with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B.
Glover.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Matthews
spent the week-end in Lewisburg,
W. Va., with their son, Emmett
Matthews, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Allsbrook of
Richmond, Va. spent the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Allsbrook.
Mr. and Mrs. William Norvell of
Seaboard spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Alls
brook.
Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Daniel and
daughter, Barbara, of Norfolk, Va.
visited friends in town Sunday.
Mrs. Bob Featherstone of Cram
erton, N. C., Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Collins, Mrs. K. Evans and Edgar
Collins of Conway, S. C. were call
ed here Friday on account of the
death of Leroy Brank.
Donald Chestnut, student of
State College, Raleigh, was called
home Friday on account of the
death of Leroy Brank.
Billy Burton and John Connor
returned to their post of duty at
Fort Jackson after spending sev
eral days here with their relatives
on account of illness.
Mrs. Horace Hudson returned
home Thursday after spending
some time with relatives in Ports
mouth, Va.
Jamie Brown, Jr., of Portsmouth,
Va., visited his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Rice, Sunday.
Mrs. E. C. Padgett returned
home Wednesday after being a pa
tient in St. Luke’s Hospital in
Richmond, Va., for the past ten I
day3. f
Mr. and Mrs. “Bud” Langston,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fitts and
daughter, Mary Louise, and Mrs.
J. L. Langston sp'ent the week-end
visiting. friends and relatives at
Fort Jackson, S. C.
Enipo r ia Worn an
Dies In City
Mrs. Winfield Morris, 40, of Em
poria, Va., died in Roanoke Rapids
hospital on Wednesday of last
week after a short illness.
Funeral services were held from
her home on Friday, with the Rev,
Elgin in charge of the rites. Burial
followed in St. Andrews cemetery.
Surviving are the husband and
eight children, as follows: Gilbert,
Clayton, S. V., Dallas, Edna, Bur
nice, Jean and Evelyn Morris. Four
sisters, Mrs. Hati Jones and Mrs,
Clarence Allen of Emporia, and
Mrs. Floyd Emory and Mrs. Grov
er Rook of Roanoke Rapids, also j
survive. j
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PROGRAM WEEK OF
MARCH 1, 1943
SUN.
Lupe Velez-Leon Errol
MEXICAN
SPITFIRE’S BABY
MON.-TUES.
Humphrey Bogart-Mary A»tor
The Maltese Falcon
WED.-THURS.
James Cagney-Ann Sheridan
Roaring Twenties
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FRL-SAT.
Gene Autry
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