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The Virginian-Pilot from Norfolk, Virginia • 38

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Norfolk, Virginia
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Norfolk VlrginUn-Pflot, SanSay, April 3, 1038 Vurl 4 Text 6 So ills at Sea' NewTIicatre Opens Mbhday ri Con rat til at id CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST VVlSHfeS 10' A Opening Show l. Compiimciih of H. Brinkloy 4 Plasterer 1 At New Koxy IMU Beginning Tom orrow, vi i fha ROXY 'Theatre SPECIALS FOR EASTERl $M0 Duari Oil Wava. $4X0 permanent Wave, wHfc Aii Mr. Dowdy has Just returned from New York.

City with the-newest Meaa In upsweep coiffures and in-. Daily Shows Will Begin atlOAiMy Kempsville Pfene Jumper 44-F-2 227 GRANBY ST. NORFOLK, VAIOS BROOKE AVE. S005 WadilagtoBi Ave, Newport News, Va. SOI High at, rertsmowth, Ve, Norfolk's litest theatre tht Roxy.

owned and operated by Sidney Gates, who it putting Into effect movie schedule starting at 20 a. mJ juvmuBi nair styling each day except Sunday, win open tomorrow; morning at that hour -i t. I 3 'J V- ht Kmh 'U I 7 with the feature 'Souls at Sea," a iVetc ROBERT SCpeaufo Salon newereel and Topeye cartoon. S5M0 ij-ltT W.CMy Ball Ava. ajsfSfSf ff Sf tf arar Sincere I 8 The Boxy, at atreet and City Han avenue next to the 'Roy iter: Build inf.

haa- been equipped ea er with; newest lmproyementa both aa to projection and Beating. It Is alrcondltloned. Equipment and re VWITII SallTlhil J.I Wl modeling of, the 205 Graiiby atrcet alto coat a total of 125,000, and baa R.AH.JONESJncbr SALASKY Just been completed. The Rosy will be the only theatre AGENTS: Optical Co 5 wiseiaflA III Graiiby Street i eve ei a cere iu I i irAri'at la Norfolk to begin showings at 10 a. av, on week-days.

There will be seven shows each day, and three changes each week. Like other theatres, It will begin showings on Sundays at 230 o'clock. The ticket bib itv vransy dirwr WEVTCUli' Phone 25931 Lifjhdoii Ready 54S HigH-St- office win do open si mm a. m. 'y.

London and Uncathlra mdeinnlty Company of America liiv' Cut uii Gonoral Corporafionv iMtod ff- each weekday. v.V Pfcoo-l44W For Air Raids 1 The new theatre will show fea Wiiaes to the Boxy Theater tures which have had a run in the SPECIAL SEAFOOD DINNERS British GoTernmenl lime city. The admission prices will" be 18 cents for adults at matinees, 20 cents at night shows; and .10 cents Nafional CMuaHy Company b' -v -i iv AmmIbmi MomnHy Company t- Casualty lnsuranca Special 'Precautions MONDAY, APRIL 4TH Handbook' L. Best Wishes for children-at bow matinee ana Mr. Gates said, 1 believe that Norfolk's moviegoers London.

April 2 V-U you're "iH-'Coiitniontal CatiiahV in London during tne next air raid, I want a theatre which opens early. Many of those In the downtown aiw-ehoppers aa well as visitors youll probably know exactly now to act when 'the siren starts screaming. SEASHORE DINNER, NO, (Oysters or clams; 4), choice of cocktail or clam hot Boston lobster in butter-. and coffee or teavCy NO. S.

Choice of cocktaO, or clam chowder, fish fried or '1, broiled, trout filet of floun- der, blue fish, mackerel, stur-! geon, French fried potatoes, sliced tartar sauce and coffee or tea. to the city-frill welcome an ap- Southara Rra Insurance Company, J. Soutkern States UnderwrHeri If you dont It wont be the fault cf the British government They've got it au act out in tnetr new air AlaMumt- Ftp- It-ivaMea Cmibmw t' raid irecauuons junopooK. I ROXY; and "Syd. Gates una is wnat yomre got to aoe Obscure all light clear the toft, portunuy io sec a gooa piciurw un is dose at hand.

and. at popular prlcea-V'i'-'V'-'j The opening Souls at Sea," stars Gary- Cooper, George Raft and Frances See. Other programs win be announced Designed by. Bernard. B.

Spigel, architect and executed by W. T. jv '--V now tort rwo insurance company attic or. top floor, of everything that might be set alight by in cendiary bombs, and avbltcwssb The Rosy. Xorfolkls ewest tne wooaworK.

5tandard Rra lnsuranca Company of Trenroa, New Jersey Seal all windows, doors, and wan Gregory, contractor, the Roxy is one of Norfolk's modern theatres. a -r 1 1 1 jljjT' tioa plctmw theatre, leeated Grnby street aext to the Reyster BaUdlag, which will open tow kracka bv pastlna paper over them. Assuranca' SEA FOC3D It haa a capacity of 450. The seats Manager put out rires, ana seal tne cnua- are large and spacious. Its indirect neya.

Restaurants rswmornlng at Betow Is Sidney J. Gates, owner perater of the Rosy. V.l course jrse you've already chosen and equli ipped your Teruge HO Conefir Place 151 Grmnbq The room should be strengthened by strong woden props wedged lighting ana fixtures are me latest in such equipment It has Western dectrie sound equipment and mod-; cm Entirety fireproof, the theatre contains no wood. Even the seats are steeL The foyer Is done In Miller's Ggar Store under stout pianu to support inc MOTION PICTURE eeuinga. Buckets, cans and baslne should Slarketing Laws be filled with water, and the bath Williamsburg blue, with modernistic furniture.

The outside lobby has Washlngtoa. April 2-ieV-The MACHINE OPERATORS kept filled to replenish them If a 1 Iminiatrjliaa, Works WSJAWJOung nrrgura; I sat 1, -a--waaawaBBmmaBwawjBwa undertook todsv a loni-tima survey tendants will be smartly uniformed. War Stock1 of stale marketing laws to deter tayitor BuMina Sillily Tour "war stock" la the- refuge The marquee overhangs a brightly lit pure white facade. The display mine tneir enect on tne consumers room should Include tables -and Docketbook, cases are lit by white tubes from chairs, eating" and drinking uten BestWshes3 tne interior. Corringtoa GOL' assistant sdmtnV-strator.

aald the findings would be sils, canned food, can-opener, plen Mr. Gates came to Norfolk to ty or water, aa anxignt xooa cnest wash basin, aoap. towels, toilet made available to uovernmeni 1826 aa manager of Loew's Theatre. Later he became sssodsted with seencies. trade asaodationa.

utensils, disinfectant wrh ness men. lawrera and others. W. 8. Wilder la the operation, of 1 Corigrdtulate lng materials, toys for ehu-dren, "equipment for handling in Tne survey a.

-won couar tne Virginia ana Gates theatres, in II project for relief employes, special .1 SIISH A cendiary and gummed pa- ite relief nroiects to obtain Portsmouth, the tatter bearing Mr. Gates name. His assistant manager sw of ill nomle dsu will be esttbllshed A04.you o.Dettcc vie aumg some under the sponsorship of State wflrbe Norman Thompson, former ly of the suttresses, overcoats, blanketa, umversitlea and otner public agen- ralncoata, and goloshes or port ftcwa, ty'. 11 ik a- awasiBi r- asm Av'awswasak sma ciea, Gill ss id. 5 Mk A til And dont forget the radio nia! BUp- Strike Mediation Success pnonoerspn wita a generous ply of Special -i asi bp! Proposal Refused As you may have to atay fa the mfugrroom as long as twelve on theoccasion of its opening Front Abroad April l-4V-8ettlemcnt Mil hours, the government suggests you should "pass the time reading, of the ten-day strike in aviation and to metalluretcal plants ran Into a PAUL VINCENT CO.

Prsha--(n-Oaoshes for- cows writing, sewing, playing caroa or quiet games, listenlnf to the wire- snag 'tonight when the manage have been Introduced, in Ctecbn ment or tne Citroen auiemooue me Slovakia. less or And "dont let the children romp torv refused to accept rovemment They are designed not to keep The about aa they will only tire them BDnirauon on tne avuerr ue the bovine feet warm but to ward ENGINEERS CONTRACTORS msnds. selves out and get II A off hoof and mouth dlaease. In a letter to Vincent AurlaL Ana if yon go outdoors dont for' ---V -iinn The nation's larcest show manu cabinet minister assigned by 'Pre get to take your gas facturer (Bata) produces the ga! the mier imb sum to nanaie in lour suesrMaae or ruo- Louisiana la leading the world strike situation, the Citroen man Air Conditioning wua a con soie, uey iace in deep drilling oil operations, the Loulaiana conservatloa department the front and cover the foot wei above the ankle, agement declared the wage controversy should be settled according to existing laws. reports.

We loisH to compliment the their yicto theatre the finest objection equip-merit obtainable and the use of 'anal'' Mi Oowlals. South Wale- Work has started on the snot Comfort Cooling 2208 Maryland Avenue wnere sung Kawsra vut now Congraiulations fo the duko of stood appalled it months ago and aald the hls- tono woras: -gotnethinf must done" about unemployment NEW ROXY THEATER! Union men in its bpewitori. BALTIMORE, MD. a teupnone accessories eomnamr Clothes eu opened a factory hers, em kqrlng sixty persons, mostlv cirla. at en- tint loo is nunpreciBio (pneerlng work under British air ministry contract In The town's sooo jobless, still Opening TOMORROW A.

M. a depression that started IT years sgo, hope other factories will come. lii Our Window for Appotfiincj ROXY Specials AI TViWeek V-v': 4 ROBINSON'S RESTAURANT Many residents in their early 80s never have had regular work. RAFELMAN'S Kl Granby ShW llMlr V-Death throush exe cution does not affect the validity of a life Insurance policy in Ger 213. Granby St.

Two Doors From Theater nil I ivv Lxy 1 v-s vx r- many. The Nasi sunrems court so de cided In a test case affecting the ll I MKKCTMW OK WHISKY J. fiATKW r-' CHILDBK 1 VM 'A ill payment or insurance 10 tne rela tives of a man executed for MATINEI IYINING time, lPM Vj Our Best Wishes The court suntested. however. mas the MontlctDo Hotel Bulldlnf Oar Original mmd ONLY Norfolk Stan Tint future the Insurance com panies draw contracts differently! it I I t- tltw cuiniiMi mien 1 Congratulations Colombo-- () -Restoration of Buddha Gaya temple to the Bud dhists waa the object of a recent 0 Koxy Ttieate visit by Ceylon Buddhists to Lord Linlithgow, the viceroy, and Indian political leaders.

The shrine to Buddhists Is like Mecca ot the Moslems, The temple, about a quarter -of a 'mile from the Bodhl tree in Bihar where Buddha attained en ancl ood Wiih for your L'ghtenment was built by Emperor Aaoka between Z69-ZU H. C. Until the 13lh century It waa exclusively used and preserved by the Buddhists. It fell Into decay with the a earns and eventual expulsion of mMonuun rrom inauv it is at present owned by the local Ma-hant or Illudu high priest. Brussels W-S purred by Pro- fei iccaTn 1 -rriftaw, fiarr, PjesUtnt sphere balloon ascents.

XL- Rensrd "Syd" 6atei, Manager -ixv LLOYD'S HeHer.Ve 7' FurnWier i Granby St. constructing an airplane for flying to the stntoaphere. when eamnlete. tl naohina mm nsve uiree engines of horsepower each, a crulslnr speed of 230 miles an hour at feet and a Telling climb of 28.000 fret. Jtwtltn Stlvrri Mlka Montlcello Hotel Building An all-meul monoplane, 10 tons, with a win mh-mA of 77 feet It can carry 20 ps sengers snd a crew of three.

1 208 Granby Strttt Aftka Sign the.Qeallty sal tmraf Clerk It Is claimed that, helne- air- proof and wster-prnof, the plane couiu augnt suety on the sea, 1 mi i ---1- iiiiii-.

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