February 9, 1941 (Sunday)

EDNA IS QUITE WORRIED

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Fine day.

Called Dr. Wedel again this

morning. He advised taking

Henry to hospital for

examination by Dr. P.L.

Thompson and X Ray.

Hank and I took him to

hospital this P.M.

Dr. Thompson examined

him — has room 212.

Red, Helen + Dean here for

supper also Alice, Stanley

and kiddies. Had pan-

cake supper.

Quite worried about

Henry's condition — wonder

what the out come

will be.

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Edna and Hank take Henry to the hospital at the recommendation of Dr. Wedel.

After an examination and X-rays, they head home, leaving Henry in room 212. He will remain there for several weeks.

Henry's illness was newsworthy. It made the February 13, 1941 edition of the Lowell Ledger.

Gone With the Wind also made the Bowne Bugle news section of the Ledger.

It's 1941 and the film was released in 1939. Nearly two years later, what made seeing the movie worth noting in the news?

From the initial release of Gone With the Wind in December of '39 through July of 1940, the movie was only shown in a limited number of theaters. According to several articles I read, ticket prices were nearly double the price of a regular ticket.

It wasn't until 1941 that Gone With the Wind experienced a general release. Even then, it was only available for a limited amount of days at any given theater. By that time, it had already won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

If you lived in rural American in February of 1941, getting to see Gone With the Wind was definitely newsworthy.