Word: riches
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...cornfields got the worst of it. In rich Wright County, more than half the stalks were flattened. Said Farmer Leo Woodley: "I looked at my field about 10 a.m. when the wind began to blow. When I came back at noon, she was almost all down. Last year we got 80 bushels to the acre, and this year all we can hope...
Fortunately for most of the weekend invaders, "I Was a Male War Bride" has moved from the Metropolitan. This citadel of fine films now presents "Task Force," starring Gary Cooper," a sweeping cavalcade that sweeps (sic) the world's oceans to bring you the rich, human story of the men who stood by what they believed in--AND THE WOMEN WHO STOOD BESIDE THEIR MEN." Includes secret Navy combat films if that's your idea...
...purple-shadowed chateaux and blue and green glimpses of the Cote d'Azur. Roger Chapelain-Midy (45) had contributed an end-of-holiday picture that was one of the hits of the exhibition. Entitled The Month of September, it was a subtle yet straightforward portrait-done in the rich, muted colors of honey and white grapes-of a girl sitting in a walled garden with its last fruits in her lap. Ex-Cubist François Desnoyer was represented by a solidly constructed harbor picture in colors as bright and brassy as boat whistles...
...Southern Corp., the giant utility holding company now finally dissolved under the Holding Company Act. For years. C. & S.'s low price (generally about $5 ) and large amount of common shares outstanding (more than 33 million) had made it a volume leader on the big board and a rich source of commissions for brokers. C. & S. preferred and common stockholders will get shares in four utility companies, with a listed total of only 20 million common shares...
Will Hollywood moviemakers go after some of this rich gravy by aiming more pictures at adults? Obviously, Hollywood's bosses cannot neglect the mass audience that keeps 19,000 U.S. theaters going. But as the sureseaters keep growing, their operators-and their surefire audiences-are hoping that some producers will be tempted...