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The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Snow Whites S
SecondWeek

With attendance records at
RKO Keith's being broken with
such rapidity as to cause that
theatres management to con-
template the employment Of a
group of certified public &C
countants to compile them. Walt
Disney's Snow White and the
Seven DwarfS" gets a second
week on Fifteenth Street.
An interesting development
in the past week lies in the fact
that though attendance by the
children at the theatre is con-
tinuing to run into staggering
figures those admissions consti-
tute but approximately twenty
per cent of the total admissions.
Those who are supposed to
know how to guage those things
anticipated that the children
seeing the picture would run to
fifty per cent if not more.
In view of the interest in
"Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs" and the response to
the early opening hour Keith's
will continue. until further no
tice to open it's doors at 9 a. m,
including Saturday, and on Sun
day at 1:30 p. m.
Further, in response to numer-
Gus inquiries, the RKO Keith
management states that no in
crease has been made in the
theatres regular established ad-
mission prices.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Tim TyLer's Luck
AT Warner Thedters

Tim Tyler's Luck" now
appearing at the Warner
Brothers theaters starts to-
morrow at the Sheridan with
Episode No. l. The adven-
ture series is also running at
the Tivoli, Uptown and Penn
presenting Episode No. 2.
Other W. arner Brothers
theaterS will offer the reels
shortly. Follow Tim Tyler'S
Luck" in The Times and the
Sunday Washington Herald
Times. See him at Warmers
theaterS.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18

AWashington Amusement Executive Searches
For Blow Torch With Motion Picture Ideas
The Washington times., 1938-02-18

the boss by having his life
story serialized, and then issued
between covers. A better stunt
was having the weekly magazine
pay for printing the glorltica-
ton.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
skinned the ere m OF the
Birthday Ball publicity for 1888
by the simple expedient of
bringing in Ray Bolger and
Eleanor Powell two days ahead
of the celebrity parade. And
loaning tap-dancing Eleanor to
Baltimore, for exclusive atten-
ton in Maryland, earned extra
dividends.
Paramount brought all Of the
Boston motion picture editors
to Hollywood for production
stories on Claudette Colbert's S
Maid of Salem" Rufus Blair
thought that one out.
Whoever was responsible for
having Zorina at the White
House birthday luncheon solved
a problem for Producer Sam
Goldwyn. Her picture in roto-
gravures, and picture maga-
zines, let the nation know 70
rina was the ballerina de luxe
of the new Goldwyn Follies. At
very low cost.
SOME GOOD ONES
Stunts hat backfired, also in
dicated ingenuity. Such as plant
ing two lovelies in Robert Tay.
lor's stateroom on the depart
ing liner; having the Metropoli-
tan Opera prima donna, Gladys
Swarthout, swatted in the eye
with a ripe tomato for the glory
of the screen.
Columbia's best last year was
having Grace Moore refusal to
milk a COW and warble at the
same time. I doubt if they will
ever be able to equal the Lady
For a Day" idea, artfully carried
out in Washington with the as
sistance of Hardie Harkin.
Ginger Rogers private dancing
exhibition in the White House
study, Mae Vests promotion
that forced Loew's to open two
F Street houses to accommodate
the opening night crowds, the
Clark Gable doughnuts and cof-
fee a. m. show for Government
workers, and the Forty Second
Street special train were we'll
planned and carried through
campaigns, that represent, to
me, tops in attention calling.
Neither can the Broadway
press department be ignored
The recent command perform
ance" of Between the Devil
was C. P. Grenecker's idea, and
Gypsy Rose Lee has yet to
catch a publicity man in Holly
wood who could boom-boom her
like the Shuberts' Joe Flynn.
There is no disposition here
to underrate the Washington
Association of Organized Fol
low-up Tub Thumpers. so ably
represented by Messrs. La Falce
Bell. Meakin, Terrell, Ewing
Mathieson and Bess Davis
Schriener. Their output is con
slant, in both quantity anc
quality.
Under the circumstances
though, 1 don't blame my friend
the amusement executive, fol
seeking a publicity generals
Simo who has been inoculatec
with Hollywood ideas.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
'Arsene Lupin' Is Coming Back

the course of events two suspects
are killed. Pendleton and
Give, two of Douglas friends.
come to his country place and
accuse him of coming back to
life" as Arsene Lupin. Lupin
then enters the case, but not
until the final scene is the real
murderer revealed.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
THEY GRAB SPACE

THEY OhAb SFACL
Since this amusement baron
has no truck with Hollywood, or
its product, / was surprised to
find him filled with Hollywood
ideas of SaleSmanship.
For each motion picture indus
try has, in the studio publicity
vineyards, the finest public rela-
tions counsel (high-toned name
for press AGENT in captivity. l
ought to know. for have been
Juggling their stunts, and copy,
for close to 10 years.
Small wonder. then, that those
In other branches of the amuse.
ment business should try to
steal leaf or two form the press
books of the California praise
agents.
Hollywood in the past 10 years
had revolutionized the business
of newspaper and radio publicity
end exploitation. Not by the
Harry Relchenbach method -
which frequently had an un-
pleasant aftermath-but by
policy of frankness, and an in
vitation to the Fourth Estate
and the networks for coopera-
ton n the creation of readable
copy.
l cont know who thought up
the .dea Of having Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt write an ad-
vertisemenL for Stella Dallas"
It made newspapers, via press
associations, from coast to coast.
as live copy that couldn't be
waste basketed Jock Lawrence.
Sam Goldwyn's tub thumper,
probably counted the clippings
In this case.
Seven United States Senators
publicly indorsed Romeo and
Juliet" in the film version. un-
der their own signatures. Never
had been done before. Mrs.
Gene Ford conceived the plan,
carried It through.
The Hollywood hunt for a
Scarlett O'Hara-Still on-Was
carefully planted propaganda
for the David o. Selznick pic
ture, Gone With the Wind" A
Russell Birdwell idea.
Like wise the nationwide
search for a new Tom Sawyer
brought 25 thousand prospects,
and bushels of copy, before
young Tommy Kelly, of the
Bronx. drew the assignment and
went to Hollywood.
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer S p EN- t
$4,000 for a new title for 'Bene.
fits Forgot" accumulated net
work publicity and newspaper
space from Maine to California
when "Of Human Hearts" was
selected, and a North Carolina
boy won the prize.
The Selznick organization,
badly blanketed in the Birthday
Ball publicity, although they
provided the biggest stars, cap
tured the front-page follow-up.
They awarded President Roose-
welt $100 for his description of
Janet Gaynor as cute AS
Button" Merely adopted the
slogan as the title for her next
picture.
Warner Bros. ballyhooed the
last Gold Diggers" picture into
key success by sending a flock
of its prize beauties on a flying
trip to all first run spots of i'm
portance.
Sam Goldwyn's press agent
probably cinched his job with
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Gle a n in g S
and
Screenings
By Andrew R. Kelley

One Of Wahingtons smartest sbowmen stroed into the
office other day and asked editor to help hm out
in selecting press agent for his enterprises
Il somebody besides fellow who Will thmk MS
work done when he gets md-week reader printed and
plsnts Sunday Special he said In other words an idea
man One who think mp occasional stunt and pro-
note il One who knows the value of newspaper pictures
One who realizes that how big an attraction we
ho 'col1'
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Has Menaqerie

Florence George, blonde Chi
cago Civic Opera singer, who
makes her screen debut in Para
mounts college Swing" is as
sembling a menagerie. At pres
ent, she has a parrot, two dogs
and a monkey, but a honey bear
and a horse are due any day.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18

Ina Claire in "Once Is
Enough" was treated kindly by
the New York critics. They
liked Ina, and most of them
thought Playwright Frederick
Lonsdale was lucky to have her
as the star of his opus When
Mrs. James Roosevelt, the Presl-
dents mother, saw I'D Rather
Be Right" with George M.
Cohan leading the satirical lam
pooning of the New Deal, it vas
a tremendous relief to the pro-
ducerS. The sketch in which
she is showE-treated with rev.
erence and dignity-Was the 2ne
spot in thS Hart-Kaufman revue
over which there has been much
discussion anent the question of
"propriety" The elder Mrs.
Roosevelt, sitting at the Music
Box in Row A on the aisle,
seemed to enjoy it. Indeed there
were eyes on her every minute
from in back OF the curtain, and
when she was amused at the cpl
sodes in which she is depicted,
everybody was happy Her al,
tendance was a complete sur.
prise to PubliciSt John Peter
Toohey. for the seats had oeen
reserved In a less prominent
name.
ANITA VS.. OLIVIA
Hollywood is patiently await
ing the day when the .feud be.
tween Anita Louise and Olivia
de HavilIand really breaks Out
into the open.
Anita has been pretty sore
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-01-07

present there is a contemplated
move on foot to supply a trailer
and car. that he may go forth to
preach the gospel, and minister to
the sick and needy.
Reverend Swancy's program is
endorsed by many of the most
prominent citizens in the City of
Seattle, embracing all creeds and
colors. His acts of mercy and his
devotions to the sick and needy,
are fast becoming legion in the
Northwest. $40 25th Avenue, Sc
attic, Washington, is the address
of this worthy man, whose con-
slant companion is his motherless
small son, Sandy.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-01-07
NEW CLUB FORMED

The new vogue that has been
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try writing through Lonesome
Hearts" columns Of publications
has resulted in the formation of the
National Esiendship Club.
This new club has headquarters
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City, and its purpose Is to help
lonesome people enlarge their circle
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It is q strictly confidential club
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for free information.
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-01-07
Rev. Judson Swancy Plans Evangelistic Tour

Rev. Judson Swancy, well-known
in the Northwest, for the past 20
odd years, announced his intentions
c, touring the nation. on a preach
ing tour.
Reverend Swancy, the son of a
Baptist minister, has the distinc-
tion of being ordained in the same
room in which he was born, his
father administering the oath, and
comforting the degree. The sin
certify of purpose. and intestinal
fortitude, displayed by Rev. Swan
cy in furthering his aims of being
a worker in the Lords vineyard,
is well known, and admired by his
many friends and well wishers. At
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
BUDDY, PHYLLIS
TO PLIGHT TROTH
BY PETER CARTER

The engagement of Miss Phyl-
lis Hohenstein, daughter OF the
Ralph Hohensteins, to Edward
Beard, son of Mrs. w. H. Beard,
known as Buddy" to his inti-
mates, will be announced shortly.
Both of these young people are
well known in town and both OF
their families have lived here for
years.
Buddy Beard, who was formerly
student at Duke University, Is
now studying law at Georgetown
and Miss Hohenstein is a student
at George Washington University.
Phyllis and Buddy met some years
ago when they were students at
Western High School, where Phyl-
lis was recognized as the beauty
of the school with her dark lowell
ness.
Intimates of both have sus
pected a real romance for some
time and last summer when Phyl-
lis went to Europe to study art
and to travel, everyone wondered
just what Buddy would do.
Buddy is the younger brother of
Mrs. pete" Moran, wife of DR..
Moran, noted for her blonde
beauty and charm.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
New Way To Hold Loose
FALSE teeth
Firmly In Place

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The Washington times., 1938-04-11
ORDER INQUEST
IN CAFE DEATH

RTVERDALE. Nd, April II.
An inquest will be held this week
into the circumstances surround
ing the death Of Levi Alexander,
SO, of Riverdale, Md, who was
found dead outside a Riverdale
beer tavern early yesterday. The
inquest has been ordered by JUS
tice Of the Peace Fred C. Lutz,
but the date has not been set.
Sergt. Ralph Brown, Of the
Prince Georges county police, said
he was unable to determine
whether the man had been killed
in a scuffle or from a fall. DR.,
Martin Keane, who examined the
body, said dislocated neck was
the cause Of death.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
LOyalists Stand
Firm in Northeast

HENDAYE, France, April II
U.NS0.-Loyalist armies, whipped
into new life, today held back the
nationaliStS on all northeastern
fronts, but lost ground when
Franco planes and tanks counter
attacked southwest Of Madrid.
Gen. Garcia Valino's combined
italian and Spanish division, in
spite Of its vastly superior me-
chanical equipment, could make
not an inch of progress at Tortosa,
where it has been hammering at
the gates for a week in an attempt
to reach the sea.
Attacks on the Gandesa-T -Tortosa
road were turned back and, &C.
cording to one loyalist report, the
leftistS there took the initiative
and forced the Italians to retreat
in several places.
Reports that nationaliSts troops
of Gen. Jose Moscardo had made
swift progress eastward of Bala-
guer were discounted today. The
ttoops were barely able to pass the
bridgehead beyond Balaguer, but
there they said the loyalists suf-
fered heavy losses and 300 loyalist
prisoners were taken.
Although the nationaliSts an
I1punced capture of Balaguer last
Thursday, Madrid admitted its loss
for the first time today.
In a resumption of large-scale
air raids on the east coast, a
squadron of Franco planes at
tackled Valencia today, and damag-
ed two ships in the harbor.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Hollow Log Is Orphanage
For IA PupS---Wa11t One?

Fourteen pups in a hollow log.
That's the perplexing problem
facing Mrs. j. L. Smith, Of 5819
Potomac Ave. N. W., today.
Yesterday, 10-year-old Billy King
discovered the puppies and took
one of them in the house to show
his mother.
Nov Billy" Mrs. Smith told
her son, II like dogs, but you
already have two dogs"
'But mother" the excited boy
exclaimed, "this is only one Of
them. There are 13 others where
this one came from"
After recovering from the shock,
Mrs. Smith went outside and saw
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
DAMAGE HEAVY

Hardly a house or building in
the city remains capable of re-
pair. the communique said. Up
rooted trees and smashed auto
bileS and trolley cars are blocking
the streets, but the main bridge
leading into the town is still stand
ing.
Despite repeated aerial attacks,
Tortosa's communication facilities
have escaped unchanged and re-
ports received from the loyalist
commander there have served to
encourage Barcelona in its own
defense.
DEFENDED BY WOMEN
Tortosa, a fortified city, was the
object of a crusade launched by
Pope EugeniuS in 1148 to drive out
the pirates. 1t was taken by the
Count Of Barcelona that year and
while the crusaders were engaged
elsewhere a few months later, the
brigandS attempted to recapture
it.
Showing indomitable courage,
the womenfolk of the town beat
off the onslaught by pouring tar
and burning oil from the city'S
walls. This feat earned them
privileges and dispensations en-
joyed by no other women in Spain.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
TORTOSA HOLDS
AGAINST RAIDS.
BYNAT|ONAL|STS.
City Key to Valencia
Barcelona Road

BARCELONA, April II G.N.S).
Tortosa, haunt of pirates in the
dark ages and city whose women
folk beat off cut-throat attackers
in the twelfth century, is still
holding out stubbornly against
Generalissimo Frances forces, a
loyalist communique declared to-
day.
The city. which controls the Va
lencia Barcelona highway. has
been almost totally destroyed by
aerial bombs and nationalist she'll
fire, the communique declared. but
the defenders are still holding
firm.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Levine SEARCH
ON LONG ISLAND
Harris. Ewing Photo

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, April
II G.N.S.). - Search for 12-year-
old Peter Levine, missing from his
home here since February "a. to-
day turned to Long Island Sound.
Three Coast Guard boats had I'm.
der surveillance many small craft
on the chance of finding the miss
ing son of Attorney Murray Le-
vine.
Finding of a toy typewriter in a
Tuckahoe dump Saturday has
Spurred the hunt for the lad
throughout Westchester county.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11

Japan Trying to Curb Its Weird Sui
eide Clubs. Honorable Presi d q
Egawa of the Lets Die League" Died
DisappOintingly Natural Death, So the
Authorities Have their Hands Full
Attempting to Prevent His Followers
from Committing Hara-Kiri to Atone
for His Carelessness. An Illustrated
Feature in The American Weekly,
with Sundays Washington Herald.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Seek Funds
For Spain

Local sympathizers with loyalist
Spain will gather for a dance and
banquet within the next 10 days
to raise funds for Spanish de-
mocracy.
A dinner sponsored by the Fed
eral Employees Ambulance Cam
paign at the Harrington Hotel
next Monday night will hear a
plea for the cause of Spain's leftist
government by Ramon Sender,
soldier-novelist, and Jose Berga-
min, Catholic layman and editor.
Meanwhile, Friends Of Spanish
Democracy will complete plans for
a dance at the Raleigh Hotel the
night of April II.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11

the family Of IA pups. To make
matters worse, the mother is miss
ing, 50 If anybody wants to play
nurse.maid to one of the orphaned
pups, take a drive out Potomac
Avenue.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
Steel Consumption
In 4 Per Cent Gain

NEW YORK, April II G.N.S0.
Apparent steel consumption last
year equalled about 2,440 pounds
a family Of average size, American
Iron and Steel Institute estimated
today. This is a gain of four per
cent over the 1850 pounds in 1896.
The Washington times., 1938-04-11
RHEUMATISM

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The Washington times., 1938-04-11
JAPANESE TURN
ON FOES WITH.
COUNTER RAIDS.
IChinese Successes Are
Reported Halted

HANKOW, April II N.NS).
Steadily driving the Japanese
back, Chinese forces have Occu.
pied Chunihwang and Chang
shan, official Chinese military
dispatches from HsuchOw as.
serted today.
Early recapture Of Marking
and Hangchow was predicted by
the Chinese commander at
HSuchOw.
SHANGHAI, April II U.N.SO.
Japanese troops, driven back for
week, today received reinforce
ments and turned desperately
upon their foes with a counter
offensive at Linyi, on the Shan
tung front.
The push was aimed to crash
through and relieve Nipponese
warriors who were rolled back
from Taierchwang and also to
save YihSien.
RAILROAD SAVED
Chinese troops are ferociously
attacking Yihsien, trying to an
nihilate the last Of the retreating
japanese, but so far they have
been unable to enter the city's
walls. Liny is 40 miles northwest
Of Hihsien.
The net result Of the Chinese
victory in the Taierchwang sector,
the greatest reverse yet suffered
by the Japanese, is the removal
Of Japan'S threat to cut the
Lunghai railroad.
MUNITIONS ABANDONED
Chinese reports said Tsinan,
capital of shantung province, was
captured. but the report was re-
garded as premature here.
Fierce fighting was going on
outside Tsinan, and the Chinese
advance forced the Japanese to
abandon large quantities of NUM-
tions.
Estimates Of the dead women
and girls when Japanese airplanes
hit a clothing factory at Canton
ran from $50 to 800. A bomb
which scored a direct hit set the
building afire, hampering rescue
workers.
Japanese accounts said more
than 500 Chinese were killed by
Japanese army planes in Suiyuan
province.
Evening star., 1938-04-10

Harry's folks we're motoring some
where, and they just had to stop by
and see the frat, as they call it, where
Harry is pledged. They drop bricks
all over the place, such as Mother tell
ing the head of the house they are
leaving Harry in his personal care,
and Aunty Mae begging to be taught
the grip. Sister Lefty is making eyes
at a Junior who doesn't think she's the
tops.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-07-06
TO THE EDITOR:

1Q1L glory Tia every seems &c DC
satisfied with tho programs arranged so
far; but docs anyone stop to think Of
tho program that must be prepared for the
fall and winter. Our community has O
worry active Athletic Club but con it
sponsor such sports in tho wintor season
cs: Bowling, Swimming, Basketball,
Indoor Softboll, Volloy Ball, Hondbell,
@rd othor typos Of indoor physical cxor-
cisc on ono or two evenings in our
school gyTt? Tho answer without
doubt is NO.
Tt must be remembered that our resi-
donts arc interested in sono sort Of
sport and to continue such O we'll
planned program many things arc needed.
The problem may soom minor to many pooplo
but it is worry vital one to tho future
Of your community. It will continue
to spread that spirit Of good sports
manship which COOS far in cooperative
community Of this typo. Tt will teach
our children tho principles of many
sports which othorwi sc they would not
have tho opportunity to loorr.
Could VIC not support O Bowling Alley,
with eight allies, hero during tho soo-
son? Is thoro enough available gym
space to satisfy tho school, tho mon's
Basketball teams and Volloy Ball along
with tho other meetings viii shall have
o claim to certain nights in tho gym
during the winter? Whoro could our
lovers Of swimming go and take thoir
dip during the wintor months? Would
it not DO feasible to have. largo hall
whore VIC could have o dance or play or
any entertainment to help .dorivc somo
money towards furthoring tho programs
Of the orgoni zoti ons spoons oring such O
program?
Tho solutio on to oil this is tho
erection and outfittirg OF largo
Recreation Center. Somehow, wo tho
residents Of Grconbolt, havo tckon to
sports in such great way that tho
present dryup is not going to DO in
Keeping with our demand. As @ coruauni ty
viii CHI has mado such advanced stops il