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Show "Main Street" Shows War Changes "Main Street" that syintollc rrart of America, doesn't lojfc the same any nwre. Two years of war have trounht many changes. No more messenger toys hang around the West rn Union office. Old Pop Denton has replaced three of them. Nick's Restarurant "be.st hamburgers ham-burgers In town for f if t en cents" isn't the same cither. Nick's gone He's in the navy. His wife ruas the place now, but it Lsnf easy, working work-ing all day in the restaurant and then a..sen,bling radio parts In the local war plant nights. The corner dru store is ptetty quiet these days, too. The boys who used to hang around all afternoon are now in far-off places with strange-sounding names like Kwa jal: in. Tarawa and Casslno. An indication of the new spirit of America is shown in the M-G-M 2-rcel special, "Main Street Today", To-day", will be shown at thj Parks Theatre on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of this week. As commrntator John Nesbltt sees It, the manpower question, one of the most vital of all home front problem.''!, is one which it is up to every American to help solve. Only with the compl te co-operation of civilians at home can our men in1 uniform gain the victory they are fighting so hard to achieve. j |