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August 9, 1940.

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LAURENCE OLIVIER

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VALERIE HOBSON Streep play by fan Dalrymple Directed by TIM WHELAN

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BRITAIN WATCHES FOR THE BLITZKRIEG

WATCHING FOR NAZIS—Giant range finder British are using in watch for Nazi blitzkrieg warplanes. This scene was taken somewhore on English coast, where Hitler has threatened invasion.

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ROBERT TAYLOR. HEDY LAMARR. "LADY OF THE TROPICS”

An M-G-M PICTURE

TOMMIES ESCAPED FARMERS TO QUEENS THEATRE

IN NAZI STEAMER

NINE British soldiers from a northern regiment, becoming separated from their comrades in Norway, trekked 200 miles to the coast, "borrowed" a ship and, aided by two Norwegion.naval

2ONLY TO-DAY • TO-MORROW lieutenants, sufled themselves

BY NIGHT A MONSTER! BY DAY A MAN! A monster in human form who holds nine lives within his evil grip and ruled with terror. LUSTIEST ROARING THRILL DRAMA OF THE YEAR!

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THE MOST AMAZING MAN-HUNT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN !!!

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KARLOFF LINDSAY

MARGARET

BRITISH INTELLIGENCE

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Directed by TERRY MORSE

A WARNER BROS, - firs! Nast Piztere

Scream Play by Los Kate ↳ Bond,on à Phay by Anthony Faul Kady

SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY

The Greatest Novel Of Our Time Comes To The Scroon!

“THE GRAPES OF WRATH” by JOHN STEINBECK

A. 20th Century Fox Sensational Drama!

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home.

On arrival at a northern port they

that considered

adventure their "wasn't worth talking about."

The ship was a Norwegian the Germans had captured.

One of the soldiers was wounded in the drive for Olta. But, lying WAN in an improvised sledge, le pulled by his comrades.

The men sald they became separ- ated from the main body of about 100 British soldiers, who were facing! fully 200 Germans in a battle bei tween mountains.

Eventually fifteen of them tried to

trek

BOCMED Candid camera shot of Wondell L. Willkic, Republican Presidential didato.

can-

to the roast, out some straggled LATE NEWS

behind and fell out of the party.

Though without maps or

even a

compass, they conceive the idea of striking for the coast on bearingst which they took each evening by the Pole Star.

Some of the wounded In the party in a decided

behind to stay Norwegian hospital, caneing whether; the Germans occupied the town.

the Sometimes

were satdlers wals! deep in snow. More than once they had to eat now to stay i the

Was pangs of anger. It hard siruggle to keep going.

ft

One of the party said: "We dis- covered that we were-moving-with German columns on either side of us and we just kept ahead.

"Norwegians on occasions kindly we Wuulet guided us. Sometimes

find that we had been walking in circles."

In seven days the party covered 200 miles. Once, when about 10 enter a village, they were almost captured by Germans occupying it.

Finally they reached the coast atj Floro about the same time as the Germans. They heard that the enemy were not taking any pri-} soners, so they discarded their ani- forms and disguised themselves as peasant farmers.

They made contact with a Nor- wegian Heutenant, who told them that he knew of a Norwegian boat! In German bands.

"Nine of us decided to board the ship and, aided by some Norwegians, we took command," sald one of the Norwegian men. "We elected naval lieutenant as captain and an- other as mate and set off. The wire- less apparatus on board broke down und no contact could be made with Britain. We took turns at stoking."

Ingenohl's Grand Corona

BUILD BARRIERS

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MILITARY authorities have asked farmers to co-operate in home defence work by making all their fields useless to the lenemy as landing grounds,

Schemes ruggested by farmers in- clude building small heaps of stones, driving posts into the ground abd leaving carts and farm implements in open fields.

Army authorities say that farmers can give real assistance by placing hay, corn, beet and potatoes in nuraber of small stocks-nul mort than 2501. aport--staggered about the delds instead of in stackyards or the corners of fields,

M.O.I. STAFF OF 1,385

LONDON, Aug. 8 (Reuter),~~~Vis- ruunt Caldecote to-day informed the House of Lords that the total staf employed in the Ministry of Informa tion on July 31 was 1,383, excluding staffs overseas.

He added that there had been an lover-all increase in personnel since

October last.

The total annual expenditure of salaries and wages of that staff was at a rate of approximately £403,000.

Evening

Of Variety

Wellington Barracks was the scene Fast night of a hearty evening when the Fortress Engineers presented "An Evening of Variety" before-a laige entertaining which audience, in items were given by members of the Royal Engineers and civilian artistes, of the Comedy was the keynote items, will a balanced interpolation of musical numbers.

were

One of the most popular numbers was the turn by Marvino and Jumbo, whose feats of legerdemain repeated many times after sustained applause, and Ernest Perry, with his guitar, was again popular,

Other artists mere David Kossick, Grail, Sprs, Thorn (mouth organ), Doddy, Hey, Richmond, Jackson, Sin- clair, Harrison and Richmond,

LONDON, Aug. # (Reuter),--Lord Beaverbrook Minister of Aircraft Production, announces that contri- butions from the public for the pur- £2,- chase of incraft now exceed

400,000,

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