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The Washington times., 1938-05-27

Let's see what's become of
them. The lamented Marie
Dressler, and the W d y
mourned Will Rogers, became
the No. / stars of the industry,
before they took the last fade
out.
Joan Crawford has just been
signed to a new five-year con-
tract with MG-M. But before
she did it she suffered the
humiliating experience of being
listed by independent exhibitors
with stars who have lost their
pull at the ticket windows. Joan
will meet the challenge by bios
soming out soon as a singing
star. They say she has a grand
voice, up to now heard but
briefly in the always and
Always" number of her last pic
ture, "Mannequin."
Janet Gaynor was slipping
fast until "A Star is Born"
catapulted her up with the
leaders again. But she is at the
stage of her career when one or
two bad pictures would spell the
finish.
Charlie Farrell hit the tobag-
gan when the Gaynor-Farrell
team was broken up. He went
to England and made three pic
lures, none of them in the hit
class. Now working with Shirley
Temple in Lucky Penny" hope
full for a comeback.
Critics and old-timerS swear
by Carlo, but the young movie
goers pass her up in costume
drama. Her next picture viii be
The Washington times., 1938-05-27

HITS OF THE PAST
Paramount will send forth
once more what Helen Hayes
calls the best picture she ever
made in Hollywood. Not Sin
of Madelon Claudet" for which
she won the Academy Award,
but Farewell to Arms" in which
she has the support of Gary
Cooper.
Paramount feels that the
Helen Hayes popularity, demon
strated this season in the record
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
STRAND

Current attractions concluding their engagements tonight at War ner Brothers cozy, clean and con- fortable Strand theater include "The Big Broadcast of 1888" with w. c. Fields heading the cast of favorite personalities: also Mae West in Every Days A Holiday"
 Another entertaining program, comprised of two big hits, open a four day engagement at the Strand starting tomorrow.
 The headliner is Everybody Sing starring Fanny Brice, Allan Jones, Judy Garland, Billie Burke, and Reginald Owen.
 Incidentally this film marks the first screen appearance of Fanny Brice since "The Great zeigfeld.' Miss Brice brings to the screen her characterization of the famous Baby Snooks' which has proven to be so popular with many radio fans.
 Something new ill the way of screen teams is presented by Allan Jones as the singing chef, and little Judy Garland, as the girl who can t keep away from swing" music. Bill lie Burke, as the actress, and Regin- aid Owen. as her playwright hus- band and Judy's father. are out standing in their portrayals. Regin- aid Gardiner also turns in an ex- cellent performance as the ham actor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
MOUieS Playing
 Today
STATE

Much interest and enthusiasm is being manifested by local movie fans regarding the presentation of the sensational dance craze from the South, The Big Apple" which appears for the first time on the screen in the college musical Start Cheering" opening a three day en- gagement at Warner Brothers State theater starting today.
 Everybody's doing it, in fact it has taken the nation by storm; but it takes the management of the State theater to bring it to you in it's immortal Hollywood form.
 Hal LeRoy, famous eccentric dancer of ziegfeld Follies fame. and Virginia Dale head an ensemble of 200 film dancers in a mass interpre- tation of this famous dance exactly as it was originated in the South Carolina.
 Jimmy Durante heads the famous cast and then there's Walter Con- molly. And if those two aren't enough for anybody's money, there are Joan Perry and Charles Star rett and Professor Quiz (of radio fame) Gertrude NieSen, Raymond Walburn, The Three Stooges, Brod- erick Crawford, Ernest TrueX, Chaz. Chase, Jimmy Wellington and Louis Prima and his band and-not last and not least-Johnny Green and his orchestra.
 That's lot of talent for one ticket to the movies!
 Best of all, every one of these stars is ill fine form. And when the time comes to get up from your seat and go home, you'll realize that you've just been treated to an uncommonly joyful time, that you've been privileged to howl at such comedians as those mentioned above. That you've heard Charles Starrett sing most pleasngly, seen the lovely Joan Perry perform most cllarningly, listened to Gertrude Niesen's thrilling torcEy tones, watched Hal LeRoy dance on twink ling feet, and heard some really swell songs, among them being My Heaven on Earth" and "Rockin the Town"
 All in all it is one of those shows well worth seeing and will be en- joyed by every member of the fam fly.
 And for your further enjoyment the management presents Tip Off Girls" co-starring Mary Carlisle and Lloyd Nolan supported by Roscoe Karns, Larry Crabbe and other favorites. This exciting pie ture exposes Americas newest racket, which uses beautiful young girls to carry out it's activities. Plan to see it today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
In T7he Local
 TheaterS
POLI'S

Pity the poor criminal who runs up against Moto-Chan Incorporated.
 That's exactly what happened in MT. Moto's Gamble" opening to- morrow at Loew Poll theater for a three-day engagement. MT. Moto, ably personified by Peter Lorre, the star, is aided in his solution of a weird crime by none other than Keye Luke, who already has gained host of admirers for his role as Number One Son of Charlie Chan.
 It is story situation that cer- tainly never occurred to the crea- tors of MT. Moto or MT. Chan.
 But the idea of combining the heroes of two great detective stories is not without precedent. Everybody knows Sherlock Holmes. Some of the more intense fans of amateur dec- ade will recall Rallies, master-thief brain-child of Ernest w. Hernung.
 It was John Kendrick Bangs, fa- nous humorous writer, who seized upon the idea of having Sherlock Holmes son marry Rallies daugh- ter. Their child, Rallies Holmes, was a strange reverter-to-type who got himself terribly mixed up in crimes and then was engaged to solve the mysteries.
 When MT. Moto goes into action with Lee Chan, however, both have Q common purpose in running down phantom murderer who uses a gun without bullets! How they work out their case is mystery thriller treat.
 MT. Moto's Gamble" features Dick Baldwin, Lynn Bari, Douglas Fowley, Jayne Began. Harold Huber and Maxie Rosenbloom ill the cast.
 Directed by James Tinling, with John Stone associate producer, the 2Cth Century-Fox mystery thriller is and original screen play by Charles Belden and Jerry Cady, based on the character by J. P. Marquand.
 The second big hit on this pro- gram features Gene Autry, in Boots and Saddles" with Smiley Brunette, Ra Hould and Judith Allen.
 Gene has been declared Public Cowboy No. l." and local fans, who have been watching with interest for his pictures will more than en- joy his latest hit Boots and Sad- dles."
 Tonights performance concludes the engagement of "Merrily We Live" and Walking Down Broad way"
 Attend LoeW's Poli every Thurs day evening and join in the fun of "Uproar Hour" the latest laugh providing game, that has taken Waterbury and surrounding towns by storm. Make up a party and come on down and join in the hi- larity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
In Hollywood

on the wall Sixty seven thousand, eight hundred and nine ty-two; sixty-seven thousand, eight hundred and ninety-three; sixty seven thousand, eight-Oh, Joan! Call the publicity department, will you. and tell 'em that the score now is siXty-seven thousand, eight hundred and ninety-four. You might call the production depart ment, too, and say that I won't be able to make any more pictures for a few months. This papering job is taking all my time"
 
 End of the Line
 I found a rather fascinating story about Anita Louise. It declares, for che thing, that Miss Louise never has been on a street car in her life, which is surprising in view of her Brooklyn girlhood. Also it is claimed that Miss Louises hobby is collect ing street car transfers from all over the United States. That's right-street car transfers. Can't you just imagine her fluttering prettily over some choice new item, such as a 10 a. m. northbound Troost Avenue -to-Prospect line Kansas City transfer? well, I can't either. Fortunately, neither can Miss Louise herself.
 Now let us take our butterfly net and go after Jimmy Stewart. It is said that Stewart is compil- ing the most original scrapbook in HollyWood,' a book containing "a caricature of every player with whom he has worked,' together with "a short musical score in spired by their personalities. ' Stewart has worked with hun dreds of players, most of whom he hasn't known well enough to say Good morning. He is nei- ther a caricaturist nor a composer. And Still More
 Here are some other press agent stories which can be reprinted without comment: Bar bara ONeil treats her friends to chow mein every Saturday night. The secret is that she receives a shipment of the food by plane from Minneapolis in dramatically sealed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

containers because. she says, the Minnesota city serves the best Oriental dishes in existence."n
 Pat O'Brfen is compile ting ar arrangements to buy the stage door, framework and all, of the C-lic>go theater where he and his wife Eloise first met. It will be in- stalled as shrine in their home
 "Anne NageI may ride a horse
 at Santa Anita if she can in
 duce a certain owner to let her
 substitute for one of the jock
 eys."
 Dick Foran has @ pet parrot that brings him his pipe and slip pers when he arrives home from the studio at night
 Hugh Herbert is displaying a lump on his head which he re- ceived from a horseshoe which was dropped on him by chicken hawk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
RUSSIANS LENTEN
 MISSION ENJOYED
Parish Choir and Visiting Clergymen Feature Di=
 versihed Services

The annual Lenten mission of the Russian Greek Orthodox church was concluded Sunday when a large number of Russian Americans re- ceived communion at the church.
 During the services Russian and American church songs were given by the parish choir directed by Val cry Ivanoff, choir director.
 Mission services and sermons were given in Russian and English. Priests who took part in the cere- monies were Rev. Peter Dzubay, pastor; Rev. Alexander Vanjamin 0. Bridgeport; Rev. John Kozitskv Ansonia; Rev. Joseph Dankevich, New Britain; Rev. Alexander Pog- reniack, Meriden; Rev. Steven An tonuck, Stratford; Rev. Peter Diak- konoff, New Haven; and Rev. An drew Kuharsky, Terryville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
BY PAUL HARRISON NEA Service Staff Correspondent

HollyWood-Fans who read about Hollywood must find it increasingly difficult to decide whether this place is a stronghold of efficiency and high purpose. or whether it is just a plush-lined booby by-hatch.
 Some days ago, while house. bound by floods, your correspon- ddnt got to thumbing through a bale of the press agent material which is hopefully sent out by studios not only to local writers, but all over the country. One of the first items I scanned was this statistical note from Metro:
 "Clark Gable affixed his 2,000,- OGOth autograph for 'Ducky' Pond, coach of the Yale University football team. The star has kept accurate check on his signatures since asked for his first autograph six years ago as the result of his performance in "A Free Soul"
 Two million autographs figure down to about 913 a day, count ing Sundays, and represent ap- proximately two hours of work out of each "A. And as for keep ing an accurate check, it is clear that MT Gable could not have thought about much of anything else for six years than how many times he had written his name. (The truth is, of course that he probably doesn't average 10 au- toSraphs day, and never has tried to keep track of themD
 Pretty Sticky
 What would Dick Powell's fans think of him if they were to try to believe this item; "Dic6 Powell has used to date total cf 67,894 postage stamps retrieved from fan letters in papering a room at his home?"
 The false picture becomes um- flatteringly clear: MT. Powell claps his hands and gibbers de- lightedly as the mailman pours another sack of fan mail on the front porch. The star then begins soaking the stamps off the en- velopes, and with paste pot and stepladder sticks them one by one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
CADET BRIGADE
 HOLDS SERVICE
Salvation Army Officers From All Over State at
 "Sea Program"

Salvation Army officers from all parts of the state attended special "sea service" last night at the local Citadel, the service being conducted by the brigade of girl cadets from the Enthusiasts section of the local Salvation Army Training college.
 Vocal and instrumental numbers were presented during the program, as well as talks by several members.
 Among the guests were Capt. and Mrs. Lowman of Ansonia, Capt. and Mrs. Howard Leggett of Bridgeport, Capt. Murriel Middleburst of South Norwalk. Major and Mrs. Charles Frederickson, leaders of the Swedish corps in New Britain. and Lieuts. John Lyons and Walter Hooper ot West Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
By Bill Porter
PLMS TENNIS FOR EXERCISE.

Phyllis Weh from ballet recita at the age Professor Beware at 22 through high school drama
 
 which with MG M borrowed by liar unmarried she marries before picture is persistent doesn't know day Broadway actress next she had easily likes California because ScrapbOOk ladder real Phlls Welch Heine in rides often exciting blond hazel [.
 feet inches tall 110 pounds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
CARD PARTY VOTED
 BY ITALIAN WOMEN

Plans were completed last eve- ming for a card party to be held on May by the Italian Women's Dem ocratic club. The affair will be held at the Democratic party headquar- ters on East Main street.
 Mrs. Linda Falzone heads the committee in charge. The meeting was presided over by Miss Doris Jacaruso, vice-president in the ab- sence of Miss Lucia Matarazzo. Mrs. Michael RoSsi was initiated.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-28
NAVY CRUSHES
OLD MARK TO
WIN IN RACE

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June %
(UP)-This old river town, which
has seen the best of them come
and go, still applauded today the
greatest triumph in the history of
the Poughkeepsie rowing regatta
record-smashing varsity victory
by an inspired navy crew which
refused to be beaten.
Stroked by Paul Schultz, who
only became a varsity man less
than a month ago, the sailors
swept through rainstorm and
crossed the finish line, in 18 min
utes, 10 seconds. They chopped
Ia 35 seconds off the old mark
set last year by Washington.
The sailors won by a third of a
length over California. Washing
ton, last years winner, was third
Columbia was a surprising fourth;
Wisconsin fifth; Cornell sixth, and
Syracuse last.
Don Hume, Washington stroke.
was broken-heart He had strok-
ed two previous Husky boats to
victory and hadn't roWed in a los
ing race in his life.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-28
L. A. VEGETABLES

Los ANGELES, June IS UP) -
Demand and trading were very
slow on practically all lines with
supplies moderate to heavy.
Bunched vegetables per crate:
Beets 40-50c. Carrots 50-6Oc. Dixon
50-60c. Green onions $15O-S1.75.
Leeks 10000. Mustard 35-40c. Pars-
ley 45-6Oc. Radishes small red CO.
13c. Spinach best $110-SI20; tur-
nips $4,000.
Cantaloupes: Imperial Wy jumbo
36S best $50, 45S 81 60-$175. Yu-
ma jumbo 36S $1.35-$ $14O. ass ST.
.5O-$1.6O. Honey eydcws: Imperial Wy
std crates $1.-S1.25. jumbo crates
81 25-S S1.50; pony flats 1850. Hon
eyballs: jumbo 36S-45S $1.75-S1 S5.
japanese melons: jumbo crates ST.
SIPS.
Lettuce: dry pack Guadalupe,
LompOc and Santa Maria 4 dozen
S2.85-S3; 5 dozen S2.75-$2s5; doz-
en- s2.-S2.25 sos $1.35-$1 50 zoos 81.
25-$l40 local loose best 75-90c.
Squash: local lugs Italian 60-65c
White summer local lugs 65-75c
yellow crookneck best 5-S5c.
Tomatoes: local and san Diego
60 lugs 4x4s So $3.50. 4x5s $40
$3.50; 5x5S $2.75-$3; 5x6S S2.65-S2
S5, 6x6S $2.4O-$2.65, 6x7S $2.-$2.15,
7x7S $1.75-$2 7xSS $1.50-$1.75.
WateTmelons; carlote sales, I'm
perial Wy klondikes 14-16 Ib aver
age S21 $22.5O; 1920 Ib and
larger $3.50; ton lonts 1920 lb &
larger $27.0O- 5000.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-28
Cotton Use Down
Under yearAoo

WASHINGTON, June 28. CUP)-
The department of agriculture re-
ported today that consumption OF
American cotton during the past
10 months totaled 1OO91 900 bales
a decrease of Is per cent from a
year ago.
The report indicated that ap-
proximately 100000 bales still
are on hand as a result of the all
time record crop of 18,945, ,O22 bales
last year and 1896 carry-over of
100000 bales.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-28
SoIons in |. A.
To Halt Revolt
BY UNITED PRESS

Sacramentos Solons, on top of
the Pacific coast league by seven
full games, went to Los Angeles
Tuesday to put down personally a
revolt by the fast-coming Angels.
Los Angeles, charging up from
third place to win five out of
seven games from San Francisco
last week and tie the Seals for
second place, kept pace with Sac
ramento who was taking a So
series win from Oakland. Seattle
won from San Diego by the same
margin and Portland scraped by
with a 4-3 series win from Holly
wood.
San Diego travelled to Portland
this week and Hollywood to Seattle
while Oakland took a ferry ride
TO San Francisco
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-28
Ball Teams Start Ind Half
SLIPPER WILL
meet 7 up IN
tilt TONIGHT

Four Ell Centre SOftbdii
teams Tuesday faced the sec
ond half of the city loop
hnmBionship uifh ci can
states. Competition in the
first half ended last week, with
Silver Slipper and Seven Up tied
for top position. They will play off
the tie in benefit game July IL.
Meanwhile, Seven Up and Silver
Slipper meet tonight at Ell Centre
Stadium in the first game of the
second half Wednesday night. the
Eagles will meet l. V. Hardware.
Regular lineupS for tonights
games were announced by Mana
gers Jack Tackett and Jersey Birch
field.
Tackett, Silver Slipper pilot, will
start Chambers on the mound with
Kinne catching At first base will
be Black and Lee will hold down
second, Fonasera third. Sandez
shortStop, LawlesS left field. Ritter
center field and PARA right field.
For Seven UP, Birchfield will
start O'Brien pitching, Lott behind
the plate, Jepway at first, Wake
field second, Humphreys third,
Crosbie shortstop, Daniels left
field, Webster center field, Birch
field right field.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-28
ALLEN STARTS
VICTORY STRING

NEW YORK. June z8 -CUP) -
Johnny Allen, Clevelands bic
right handler who won Is straight
last year and finished with the
highest winning percentage in the
history of the American League
already has spun another imposing
string, and goes after his 10th
consecutive today.
With his team riding a four
game lead. Allen. who lost only
the last game of the season in 1887
for a winning average of .93s. will
work against the Detroit Tigers.
Young Bob Feller. scored his
ninth victory against two defeats
yesterday. Feller set back the
Boston Red Sox with seven hits
as the Indians drove Bob Grove
from the mound to score a 7-3
victory yesterday.
In the only other major league
game yesterday battle between
the current cellar candidates-the
seventh place Chicago White Sox
beat the last place ST. Louis
Browns, ga
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-28
HELEN Wills
SEkI-FINALS

WIMBLEDON, England, June %
(UP)-Mrs. Helen Wills Moody of
California advanced to within two
steps of her eighth all-England
tennis championship today when
she defeated Kay Stammers, pref
ty British left-handed star. g.
6-l, in a quarter-final match.
Advancing with Mrs. Moody into
the semi-finals was another Cali
fornia ace, Alice Marble. She beat
Mrs. Rene Matthew of France. o.
6-3. Mrs. Moody and Miss Marble
are in opposite halves of the draw
A third California reached the
semi-finals when Helen Jacobs.
former holder of the title, defeat
ed Jadwiga JedrZejoWska. Polish
ace, 60, 6-3. Miss Jacobs and Miss
Marble viii meet in the semi
finals.
In the fourth quarterfinal match
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan bowed
out, 40, Cd, 64 to Mrs. Hide
Sperling CT Denmark.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-28
THE STEADY TURNOVER of Star
News Want-Ads is Due to
Quick Results!
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, June IS up
Trading on the stock market to-
day. though well over million
shares. was the lightest since
heavy markets began a week ago
Monday. Prices turned irregular.
News of market import was
mostly favorable. Two railroads
announced adding men IN their
shops. Domestic copper sales in
creased. Improving demand was
noted for many commodities. The
federal reserve reported decline
in store inventories and slight i'm
provement in retail demand.
On the adverse side were the
foreshadowed deferring of Santa
Fe's debenture interest omission of
its preferred dividend, omission
of the Wilson and Co. per cent
no-par cumulative preferred divi-
dend and dip on the London
stock exchange.
points to 25h on 10-share lot sales.
Johns Manville made a new top
at S912 up 51s.
New tops were made by Macy at
81 IN IL; MINI eapolis-M Moline pfd
at SO I'D 5: Monsanto Chemical 81
up 1s4 Montgomery Ward 405s UP
IL; Owens Illin ois Glass 81 up 2ls
and Sloss Sheffield 80 up s
u. S. Rubber pfd gained A.
points to rs. Advances ranging TO
points or more were mdoe Dy
Libbey- -Owens-Ford Glass, Ameri-
can Locomotive pfd, Hazel Atlas
Glass and Goodyear pfd.
Utilities were firm. Failure to
declare the Santa Fe pfd dividend
sent common and pfd stocks OF
that road down. but did not atfeci
other carrier Issues. which were
steady.
oil shares turned irregular. Case
moved higher in an otherwise
lower farm group. American Smelt-
ing led its group with a one-poinl
gain. Tobaccos eased as much as
| 25R points in Philip Morris
Ayiations turned Irregular
Amusements were steady. Steels
had an early decline, rallied sharp
ly and then dipped again.
Market experts said the STOCK
list behaved very well in view OF
the sharp rise last week and the
street was bullish on the longer
term.
DOW Jones closing stock aver
ages: Industrial 30.37, off Ol0
rail 24.57 off O.43; Utility 2o6O, of
O.O5; and SIS stocks, 1850 off Ole.
stock sales approximated .ZsO,-
600 shares against 2,110,000 yester,
day. Curb stock sales were l52,oV'
shares against 275,00O yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-28
Beauty Drops Film
Love Balm Suit

HOLLYWOOD, June 28. CUP)-
Gaye Melton, chosen in 1927 as
Miss Hollywood" today filed a dis
missal of her 100000 breach of
promise suit against William Koe-
mig, one of the chief executives OF
Metro -Goldwyn Mayer studios.
No explanation was given for
withdrawing the action which was
brought on the ground Koenig had
betrayed the girl aboard his yacht
after allegedly promising to marry
her.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-28
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, June 2s (UP) -
The Los Angeles stock exchange
roiled along again today with a
fair volume of sales, but with
prices held within a fairly narrow
range. One new high was chalked
up in Republic Pet. which rose q
To SIS on sale of 100 shares.
other transactions Included:
Transam erica 100 at loA unchanged
SontagSontag 100 at Sss up u Ban
dinf Pet. 100 at 2%. unchanged; Bol
sa Chica A 100 at 3A down as Rich
field oil 100 al 5I down ls Su-
perior on 100 at 81. unchanged
sunray Oil 100 at 27s down %; I'm
ion oil 100 at 20, unchanged Wei
lington oil 100 at Az unchanged 4;
univ. Con. Oil 100 at 13A, un-
changed
Volume of sales approximately
20, 300 shares, 10 issues up IL down
10 unchanged.