The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06


Los Angeles, May 6-(UP)-
TWA officials today announced the
following passenger list of the
plane which crashed near Atlanta
Mo-:
Senator Bronson Cutting, N. NJ.
Mrs d. Mesker, Kansas City,
Miss j. Hillias, Kansas City.
Richard Wallace, Hollywood.
Henry Sharpe, Hollywood.
Paul Wing. Hollywood.
C. B. Drew, Hollywood.
Mr. and Mrs William Kaplan,
Hollywood.
Mrs Dora Meter and baby, ad-
dress unknown.
Movie Men On Board
Hollywood, May 6-(UP)-Six
men prominent in motion pictures,
five of them officials for Para
mount, were aboard the TWA plane
which crashed near Atlanta, Mo
today.
They were enroute to Annapolis
to complete preliminary arrange.
ments for making a picture. can
napolis Farewell" Others were to
leave by train late this week.
The executives included Richard
Wallace, Paramount director, who
was to have charge of the picture;
Henry Sharpe, cameraman; Paul
Wing, Paramount business mana
ger and father of Toby and Pa
tricia Wing, Aim actresses; c. B.
Drew, assistant cameraman, and
william Kaplan, assistant produ-
GERS. Mrs Kaplan accompanied her
husband.
Wallace is one Of Hollywood's
best known directors.
Mrs d. Mesker, one of the wom-
en- aboard the plane, was identified
by TWA today as the wife OF
doc" Mesker, pilot for the air.
line.
Miss j. Hillias. another passen-
ger, was said to be an employe in
the Kansas City office of TWA
Mrs Dora Metzger, mother of the
baby found virtually uninjured In
the wreckage was said to be return
ing to her home in the east after
visiting with friends here. Airline
officials had not established her
residence.
Wing is manager of a Para
mount production unit. Henry
Sharp is a cameraman; C. B. Drew
an assistant cameraman: and Will
liam Kaplan an assistant producer
A native of Sacramento, Cal
Wallace achieved a reputation as
both writer and director. He
turned his talents to theatricals af-
ter financial difficulties defeated
his youthful ambition to become q
surgeon. His first job was with q
carnival company. He operated a
merry-go-round.
The crackup was the second Sc
we're shock to which Toby Wing
was subjected since Saturday. On
that day, Jackie Coogan, often re-
ported to be her fiance. was in
jured.
Her father was flying east to act
as manager for the Annapolis
Farewell unit. The Wings formerly
lived at Richmond, Va. Wing for
merly held the rank of major In
the U. S. army.
Friends Are Shocked
Washington, May 6--(UP)-Ser
Bronson Cutting of New Mexico
was killed today in the crash of q
TWA air liner, IL miles north Of
Macon, his office announced.
The announcement said the in.
formation came from the Lloyt
stephens undertaking establish
ment at Macon, Mo.
Identification was obtained
through a billfold and a rine
which the senator was wearing, &C.
cording to the message.
Workers at the senator's office
were shocked at the news and hes
liant to believe it. They were In
communication with Missouri by
telephone and requested all pos
sibla details to check accuracy OF
the information.
Sen Robert La Toilette, r, wis,
a close associate Of Cutting in the
fights on liberal measures in the
senate, had tears in his eyes.
Edgar r. Puryar, the senator's
secretary, spent an hour on the
long distance telephone before be.
ing able to contact anyone who
could tell him about the senator.
The undertaking establishment
at Macon expressed belief that the
identification was correct and said
that the senator's mother had ar.
ranged to take care Of general ar.
rangements.
Opens Gap In Liberals
Washington, May 6-CUP)--The
death of Sen Bronson Cutting, r.
N. M. in an airpiane disaster to-
day opened, gap in the front rank
OF American political liberals.
Cutting was an effective member
Of the powerful senate progressive
group which has been forcing sue.
cessive administrations toward pol.