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ANN SHEWO AN s;g,Ss HEATER "Wings For The Eagle" To Play Sun.-Mon.-Tues. “Wings For The Eagle”, one of most exciting and stirring motion pictures, and starring Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson, plays at the Peoples Theater here on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday to lead off a parade of hits for this popular movie house during the coming week. This picture provides wings that help lift the morale of these United States tremendously. Au diences: will not be able to sit through so stirring a film without gaining new confidence in Ameri ca’s role in this war and in the ability of the nation to turn out the air might which will eventual ly desrtroy the Axis menace. In telling a story of men and women at work turning out wing ed power for the United Nations, “Wings For The Eagle" takes the audience into the huge Lockheed airplane plant on the Pacific Coast That a great portion of the picture was filmed in and near the Lockheed plant gives the picture an interest that it could not possess otherwise. Dennis Morgan plays the role of a cynical wise guy who goes to work for Lockheed in the hope of escaping the draft. There he comes under the good influence of C4eorge Tobias, a plant foreman moved by a patriotic zeal that inspires all men at the plant to give their utmost to the job of producing planes for America and her alBes. When the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and Tobias’ son is killed in air combat in the Philippines, Morgan changes his whole attitude toward the war and joins the air force to avenge his pal. Jack Carson appears in the film as a friend of Morgan whose in ability to get work at Lockheed threatens to break up his mar riage to Ann Sheridan. Finally he lands a job and everything is all right at the end. Morgan nearly breaks with Carson when he strikes up a romance with Miss Sheridan while she is separated from her husband. ****** Roanoke Rapids film goers will be treated to another one of those star-studded dramatic attractions that comes out of Hollywood a bout once each year, when “In This Our Life” plays at the Peo ples Theater on Wednesday and Thursday. Starring in the picture are Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George Brent, Dennis Morgan, Charles Coburn, Billie Burke, Hattie Mc Daniel, Frank Craven and a score of *ther well-known and popular stars of stage, screen and radio. Warner Brothers, who made “In This Our Life”, have insisted on nothing but the best to make this the outstanding dramatic picture of the year. With a line-up of stars; such as this, one can not help but venture the admission price at the Peoples to see what vujinueuucui^ cAjjcvtcu Wilson, manager, to be the best picture of the year. Miss Davis creates another viv id, full-length portrait in her gal lery of unpleasant women. She is startlingly realistic in her portray al of female hellishness. As a vixen Utterly without scruples she visits misery on everyone who comes within the circle of her life. She stars off by running away with Olivia de Havilland’s hus band, played by Dennis Morgan. Miss de Havillaad plays the role of Miss Davis’ sister. In So doing she jilts her fiance, George Brent. Miss de Havilland, the exact op K posite of her sister, gets a divorce from Morgan, and Miss Davis and the latter are married. But not for long. Morgan is driven to suiicde by Miss Davis’ conduct. Miss Davis returns to the home of her parents, played by Frank Craven and Billie Burke, to find that her sister, Miss de Havilland, and her former fiance are in love and are planning marriage. She tries to win Brent back but fails miserably. The hellion reaches the peak of despicableness when she kills a child while speeding in her car and lays the blame on a colored lad. When the truth be comes known she flees from the police and is killed when her car plunges off the road. All of the stars in this great picture play their roles to the best of their ability and should be given the recognition they de serve when the voting begins for Academy Award honors. * * * * * * “Night In New Orleans”, star ring Preston Foster and Patricia Morrison, and playing Friday on ly at the Peoples theater is one of those amusing mystery detec tive stories that keep the fans on the edge of their seats and guess ing as to who the murderer ac tually is all the time. The story has to do with the friendly feud between Foster and Dekker. As rivals for a police captaincy, they take huge delight in trying to trip up each other. Things lorfk unfavorable for Fos ter when circumstantially it ap pears that he has had something to do with the killing of a no torious gambler whom he has been investigating. Knowing that his chances of getting the captaincy will be nil if he doesn’t square himself, Foster sets out to solve the crime. Ironically he, not Dekker, gets the captaincy in the end. The lucky guy turns out to be Paul Hurst, a detective so dumb that he never appeared to be in the running. This will prove to be good en tertainment for everyone. ****** •' “Jarring John” Kimbrough, the famous Texas Aggie football play er, continues his career as the fighting cowboy in “Sundown Jim”, coming to the Peoples on Saturday. Added will be another chapter of “Perils of Nyoka”. HAWKINS CHAPEL Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Elias and daughter, Charlotte, of Weldon, visited Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Pit tard Sunday afternoon. Mrs. C. M. Hawkins spent Sun day in Edgerton, Va., as the guest of her brother, J. G. Pittard. Friends of Mesdames Ambrose Pittard and Hydia Crawley will be sorry to learn that they are patients in Roanoke Rapids Hos pital. Friends hope for them a very speedy recovery. Miss Ethel Hawkins visited her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Irvin Hawkins, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Georgie King and daughter, Hallie, of Richmond, Va., Mrs. C. W. Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hawkins were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hawkins Sunday. Virginia Dare Hawkins visited Esther Hawkins Sunday. Little Donald and Joyce Pittard spent last week with their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Pit tard. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hawkins and son of Richmond, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. James Steele and daughter, Virginia, of Portsmouth, Va., were guests of Mrs. C. M. Hawkins last week. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hawkins spent last Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hawkins. Mrs. Eugene Powell and chil dren, Lois Marie and Lynwood Wayne, spent Saturday with her mother, Mrs. J. W. Hale. Mrs. John Denton and daughter, Patsy, spent last Tuesday with Mrs. Liza Cullom. Mrs. Alice T. Greene spent Fri day night with her sister, Mrs. Grady Jenkins, of Roanoke Rap ids. Van Hawkins was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Burnette Morgan Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cullom and children visited Mrs. Liza Cullom Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Shaw and children, Leon and Edward, and Henry Taylor, of Weldon, vis ited Mrs. J. W. Hale Sunday eve ning. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Faucette and children of Roanoke Rapids visited Mrs. N. E. Faucette Sun r-1" ■ 1 ■ ■> day. Mrs. V. T. Hawkins visited Mr. and Mrs. Willie Greene Wednes day afternoon. Mrs. Forest Hawkins visited Mrs. Joy Lee Hurst Saturday eve ning. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pearce and children, Blanche and James Howell, were guests of Mrs. Mollie Hawkins and Mr. and Mrs. For rest Hawkins Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Saul Inscoe and daughter, Lucille, visited Mesdames Lonnie Greene and S. B. Fowler Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Martha Snipes of Roanoke Rapids spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. Andrew Pittard. Mesdames Lonnie Greene and S. B. Fowler visited Mrs. Sam Young of Roanoke Rapids last Monday. messrs. juonnie ureene and Bur nette Morgan of Portsmouth, Va. and S. B. Fowler of Goldsboro spent the week-end with their families here. Mr. and Mrs. James Steele of Portsmouth, Va., visited Mrs. Liza Cullom, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Greene, and Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson Wednesday. HAWKINS CHAPEL Sunday School Sunday morning at 11:00 o’clock. Preaching Sun day evening at 8:00 o’clock by Rev. L. C. Larkin, District Supt. Quarterly Conference will be held immediately afterward. All mem bers are urged to be present. SPANN . CLARY In a ceremony performed on May 6, 1942 at York, S. C., Miss Lula H. Clary of Roanoke Rapids and Charlotte became the bride of Mr. Eugene V. Spann of Charlotte, with only a few close friends present. Mrs. Spann is the sister of Mrs. J. C. Wells and Mrs. J. C. Gay lord of this city. Up until a year -- - - ago Mrs. Spann lived here in Roa noke Rapids where she was con nected with The Lucy Hasty Beauty Shoppe. She is a graduate of Roanoke Rapids High School and also a graduate of Southern Beauty School in Raleigh. Mrs. Spann is now working for Mrs. Price at the Scientific Beauty Shop in Charlotte. Mr. Spann is the son of Mr. L. E. Spann of Columbia, S. C., and is a very popular and well known business man in Charlotte, being connected with Spann News Stands for the past several years. After a short wedding trip to Asheville, and Columbia, S. C., they returned to their home at 1820 E. Blvd., Charlotte. ^ County Gets $50,000 From ABC Board E. H. Ricks, supervisor of the Halifax County ABC Board, said yesterday that two checks totaling $50,000 were turned over to the County Board of Commissioners on the first Monday of May and the first Monday in July. The two checks brings the to tal amount of money turned over to the county since the opening of ABC stores in this county in July, 1935, to $475,000.00, accord ing to Ricks. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Faison and Jeanette Faison spent Sunday at Ocean View, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clary and Mrs. Sally Mills spent Sunday at Brodnax, Va. Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Pickeral, Virginia, Russell, Edward and Neal Pickeral, of Danville, Va., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. Radcliffe. STARRING OICK FORAM Hollywood's singing stsr dafc. PRETTY PERSY PEPPER (It’s her ranch —and does aha run Itf) THE PEPPER RAH6SRS . HaarthUaparkfing 15 miantMol , Warfare mirth aodmaiody, pcaaantod by Dft. PEPPER. tha wSIi* WCBT 6:45 p.m. imperial Theatre Now Operating as Royal Theatre JULY 26, 1942 SUN. Robert PrestonMartha O’Driscoll Pacific Blackout MON.-TUES. Victor McLaglen-Edmund Lowe Call Out The Marines WED.-THUBS. Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake BLONDIE’S BLESSED EVENT FBL-SAT. Tom Keene Where Trails End Added: Captain Midnight PEOPLES THEATRE ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. PROGRAM WEEK of JULY 26, 1942 DIAL R-392 SUN-MON-TUES Ann Sheridan Dennis Morgan ! WINGS FOR THE EAGLE | WED-THURS ; Bette Davis Olivia de Havilland IN THIS OUR LIFE | FRI Preston Foster Patricia Morison NIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS : SAT JOHN KIMBROUGH SUNDOWN JIM Added: PERILS OF NYOKA j Roanoke Rapids Theatres On The Air Monday Through Friday — 3:00 P. M. RADIO STATION WCBT ;
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