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iFour thousand Expected To Attend Rogers Opening Tonight _ (the two lover- in a man -— . .... . - . —- -- ■ - — -, — ■■■- i ■ - .. — iCor.ni’”' o _ jjy, thoa'.rc *" ilf soon be cut toj 15 aiid 10 cents (Ifl. today showings at the neWj tre will begin daily at one k bi;! will continue to begin Webb at 11 o'clock. "plenty o' fun and romantic ex' f nt is in .store for local film-1 ’‘h. ,itn the coming of "Love On . ru!1" a new Metro-Goldwyn * r smash hit eo-starring Joan „»-fnrfi and Clark Gable with vjnchot Tone featured at the ,.r 0f a jmotch supporting cast. H„re are the highlights: "Love thc nun" teams Mi'S Crawford. ,|blf and Tone for the first, time their memorable success in Dancing lady. y!ic spirited, ultra-modern, rom jr'nr:mi:'.'nia presents Miss Craw pr(l an American heiress who fares a pompous noble man at the itar and runs into Gable as she lW from the church right into mublc (table plays the foreign cor sipondent of a New York news aper who bumps into the biggest coop In headline history. Tone is jf- as C hic's rival who chases the map of Europe. Also prominent j in the cast are Reginald Owen and| Mona Bairrie as deep-dyed villiansl who head a spy ring. "Love on the Run" based on an1 original by Alan Green and Julian Brodie which appeared serially in a national magazine, stresse the comedy angle of a madcap reporter out after a story, with a romantic wallop as its climax. The story moves with the speed of a runaway 1.comotive from the moment the reporter convinces the distraught heire'S that he is a friend, no reporter, and spirits her away from London to Prance In a stolen plane. The plane Ls the prop erty of a fase baron and baroness, reafly spies, who are planning a stratosphere flight to take pilfered war plans out of England. This brings the police into the picture. The reporter's rival puts his finger into a budding romance! but "love wins on the run." two big questions this week. D. M. Young of the Museum of | Geology, University of Kentucky, says 17 meteorites have been dls-j covered in Kentucky. Is Operator I W. H, Webb, for the past 14 years i connected with the showing of movie j pictures, will have active charge of the new Rogers theatre We Salute The New Rogers I have never had a more pleasant association with any employer than I have enjoyed during the entire time the New Rogers Theatre was under construction. Shelby is to be congratulated on having such a progres sive citizen and public spirited business man as Mr. R. H. Rogers. 1 was privileged to do the entire job of painting and decorating, which included the application of all Anaglyta relief decorations. J. B. Meetze Painting Contractor And Decorator GRAND OPENING TONIGHT — DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 P. M. ROGERS THEATRE PRICES 10c AND 25c - Balcony and Main Floor I.OW ADMISSION PRICES PREDI CATED ON VOLUME OF BUSINESS i TODAY AND TUESDAY-PREMIER SHOWING IN THE SOUTH "I don t care what happens now! Let the whale world read about us —in headlines sixty feet high /" CRAWFORD Cf^ CABLE mm 6 &THK And when these two excit ing lovers get together (remember "Forsaking All Others"?) you're all set (or heart • thrills! The gay est, most romantic romp of the year—which just gets started when lovely Joan mns out on her own wed ding . and into the diz ziest of adventureJ hirtcttd by W.S.VAN DYKE * Oifinid#“S*n ^ Fr»ncnco’V ALSO rOMEDY — NEWS OUR GANG** " ‘‘Tourqm Today — * omplete Shows 7 — 9 — 11 House Opens t>:30 P. M. \.W with FRANCHOT TONE _Reginald OWEN 7(/|fcyv// ) Produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz It Gives Us Great Pleasure To Announce The Opening of the New Rogers Theatre Today At 6:30 P. M. Under The Management, of Mr. W. H. WEBB Scientifically Air-Conditioned The air in this new theatre will be changed every two and one half minutes, in win ter and summer alike. The scientifically accurate condi tioning system was recom mended and engineered by the National Theatre Supply Co. 90% Local Labor We are proud to announce that 90% of the labor on this building was paid to the citi zens of Cleveland County, at a fair wage scale to all. Since coming to your city six years ago, Rogers Motors has received grati fying support from your county’s progressive citizenship, For that we are grata- * We believe in Shelby. We have faith in its future and the future of Cleve land county. Accordingly, we have given Shelby and Western North Carolina a theatre a,< fine as we know how to build, as complete and comfortable as it is luxurious. As a public expression of our appreciation of your patronage and confidence, we present, for your approval and pleasure, this magnificent theatre. We feel it is our best means of completely and publicly expressing our thanks for your good will the past six years. We sincerely wish you many, many years of perfect entertainment, certain ly the best the motion picture industry produces. We hope you will use this as your modern playhouse and enjoy its comfort and convenience. CHAS. C. BENTON Sc SONS. Architects, of Wilson, N. C., who drew the plans and super vised construction of the building, are mas ters in the art of fine building. They tell us we have one of the most modem and most completely equipped playhouses in the south We say, "Thank you, Messers. Benton, Wr were fortunate In having you turn our dream into a reality, of which we are very proud. JOSEPH B. MEETZE, Shelby’s own maatei jainter and decorator, gets our applause for doing an excellent job. We knew Mr Meetze to be the outstanding man in hit profession here, but his work In this particu lar Instance exceeded our expectations for sheer beauty and perfection. We congratulate THE SHERWIN-WILL IAMS CO. on their recommendations In high quality paints and imported analgypts decorations, designed by their craftsman artist. Mr. C. S. Horine. To A. A. RAMSEY, local contractor, who was construction foreman, go our thanks and congratulations for the splendid work done under his direction. MR. T. M. GLADDEN, local plumber, geu our big salute for his faultless plumbing ol the new Rogers Theatre. JOHN J. MORTON CO., of Charlotte, cul nnd furnished the beautiful limestone front which makes Shelby’s newest theatre one ol the south’s most beautiful. PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO. furnish ed the contrasting black glass which so con spicuously adorns the iront of tills beautiful edifice. !• BOSTIC BRICK COMPANY'S brick which went into the building of this sturdy struc ture, stand as a permanent advertisement of what the right kind of brick mean to mod ern building. MR. L. A. HOKE, Kings Mountain electrical contractor, installed the entire electrical system, comprising 6000 feet of conduit, over 15,000 feet of electripal wire and more than UK) switches. We congratulate Mr. Hoke on his splendid services and cooperation. To S. S. SUMMEY, Shelby concrete and pav ing contractor, we extend' our congratula tions for the firm concrete foundation on which the new Rogers threatre is built. To MR. MobWAIN, local carpenter, who put the final touches to the carpenter work throughout the building . . . and to all the other employes, who number too many to mention Individually we extend our thank* for their 100% cooperation. WE EXTEND OUR THANKS to the follow ing firms who bad a part In the construction and completion of this new movie theatre: Shelby Supply Co., Clark Hardware Co Washburn Hardware Co.. Cleveland Lumber Co- Z. J. Thompson, John McArthur Tin Shop, Sterchl’s, Carolina Sign Co- of Char lotte; National Theatre Supply Co., Atlanta and Charlotlte; Wilkin Theatre Supply Co of Atlanta, and Hickory.) Tile Co., Hickory. I can highly recommend every Individual and firm whose names are mentioned above, to be leaders In their respective services. R. H. ROGERS BUILDER and OWNER . - -—————■^
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