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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22

chestra which has shrunk to five,
is still at the Savoy Hotel. Am
brose broadcasts regularly over
the B. B. c. and every month
makes a series of very popular
recordings.
Manning Sherman, the Amer
lean composer who penned "A
Nightingale Sang in Berkeley
Square" continues to turn out new
numbers, but no other recent hits.
To date no American entertain
er has been killed by German
bombs. But most. like nearly
every one else in Englaid today,
have had narrow escapes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22

around words like "collosal" and
magnificent" get tremendously
excited about ideas and eventual
ly whip into shape a very bright
program. 1t sparkles ever more
brightly by comparison to the
ordinary British radio program
which is usually dashed off about
three hours before broadcast
time.
With the winter theatrical sea-
son drawing to a close and their
air show about finished, each of
these top stars in England Is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22
Mine Boy Receives
Coveted Honor

KRUGERSDORP, South Africa
The first Bantu to win the
Bronze medal of the South African
Chamber of Mines is machine
boy named Givana, who helped
save miner who fell down a
shaft. He also received a silver
watch and $40.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22
Canada May Soon Get
u. S Muniiion Orders

WASHINGTON - Authoritative
quarters here predicted that
the war department soon would
place orders In Canada for NUM-
lions under the new joint United
states-Canadian pooling for de-
Tense program.
The forecast was made on the
basis Of an optimistic picture of
Canadian output presented to I'm
dersecretary OF War Robert p.
Patterson by a special army
office OF production management
delegation that recently surveyed
the Canadian industrial setup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22
AMERICA REMEMBERS
THESE FAMOUS NAMES


A mn DVORAK is here, recently
"A arrived from Hollywood with
her British husband. director
Leslie Fenton. She has turned
free lance writer for British movie
magazines while waiting 10
start work on a picture at Den
ham studios. Constance Cum
mings. married to English play
wright Ben Levy. recently COM
pleted a propaganda film called
This Is England" and at the
moment is at liberty.
Virginia Sheriff., Cary Grants
former wife and one-time femi-
nine star for Charlie Chaplin in
"city Lights" married the Earl
OF Jersey. She has forsaken the
movies for the real role of the
Countess of Jersey.
Movita and her English prize
fighter husband Jack Doyle, have
a variety act which just finished
at the Empire thester in Brad
ford after a tour of the provinces.
She Is scheduled TO start work in
May in a horror film called 1.-THE
Tower of Terror"
AMERICAN ENTERTAINERS
HAVE BEEN LUCKY
TWO U. S. bandleaders are still
i holding down top assignments
here in London.
Carroll Gibbons, with an or
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22
7 ONION
Tacoma Times Correspondent

| ONDON - Three Americans and Winston Churchills
daughter Sarah the biggest in entertainment
in England where little entertaining today. They
Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels, odtime stars, and Sarah
ChurchPs husband, Comedian Vic Oliver.
They big attractions peacetime they
son-seekng provnca into the aises when they
the they just finished Cardiff
Undoubtedly their popularity to the their
RADIO program Hi Gang running
and s the successful entertainment
the British Broadcasting Corporation It's variety similar
Jack Benny's program
LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE HOLLYWOOD
SPENT watching the foursome plans
i their final broadcast OF the
They're all living close together In the fifty
from London Ben Bebe Daniels living
daylight dropped
their street Sunday morning demolished buildings both
sides OF their rendered their unnhababe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22
Singer Gets Divorce

RENO. Nev.-vaughn de Leath.
radio and recording singer, was
granted divorce from Irwin Rose,
New York orchestra leader. on her
charge of cruelty. They married
five years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22
The Bad Man
roxy Today
Wulloce Beery Here
As Bondit King

The had Man. dramatic and
eomiozl adventure story Of the cat
tie ranges. brings Wallace Beery
70 the Roxy theater today in his
most picturesque role since viva
villa
Re snscts Pancho Lopez. Robin
Hood Of TIN COW country. IN a
whimsical adventure In which he
applies bandit ethics TO stralrhten
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22
TUNGSTEN OUTPUT UP

WASHINGTON - Defense de-
mands increased 1910 tungsten
production AZ per cent above the
1899 output. and boosted tungsten
imports oy 211 per cent, the
bureau OF mines said today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22

There are as many rats a. peo-
pie in the United States, accord
ing to estimates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22
Co. Stars Brian Aherne and
Kay Francis in Comedy Roles
Her First Beou." Companion Film.
Features Jone Withers and jackie Cooper

duty as a co-Star with Kay
Lost HIMSELF" which comes
md the result is hailed as one
he season.
peculiarly obnoxious blackmsiler.
Her First Beau" featuring
Jackie Cooper and Jane Withers,
shares the screen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22

SUNDAYS THROUGH
THURSDAYS
Last complete shows will
start about 8 P. VI. Last main
feature about 9:I5 p. NJ. shows
out about HIS r. NJ. at all
Hamrick Theaters and Rialto
Theater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22

about 10 start making moving
picture. They are about the only
members of the u. S. film colony
left in London today. War and
the blitz, followed by excavations
back to America, have left only
a handful In what used to be a
huge American entertainment
colony.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22
|CHURCHILL'S DAUGHTER HELPS THREE
AMERICANS TO ENTERTAIN ENGLAND
Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon and Vic Oliver
BY PAUL MANNING

ver Are Busiest T. S. Actors in Beleaguered Britain
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
MoUie Notes

"OSCAR" BECOMES PROP"
 Director Writer Preston Sturges is using the Academy Award "Oscar" won for writing "The Great Mo Ginty" as prop for a studio office in "Sullivan's Travels" his new Paramount picture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
MOON OVER MIAMI PLAYS FIVE DAYS
Many Hit Tunes in TeChni= color Musical at LOeW's
 POli Tomorrow

Hailed as the most elaborate technicolor musical to come out of the 2Oth Century Fox studio in re- cent years, Moon Over Miami" skillfully blends comedy, melody, and breath taking dance routines into an outstanding motion picture.
 Featuring Don Ameche and Betty Grable, the romantic duo of Down Argentine Way" and Robert Cum mings in top billing, Moon Over Miami" due tomorrow at the Loew Pon Theater for an engagement of five days, is generously sprinkled with hit tunes by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger. Certain to become popular favorites are these master pieces of melody: Kindergarten Conga," "Hurrah for Today" Miami" i've Got You All to My self" "Loveliness and Love-" "You Started Something" 'Is That Good?" and Solitary Seminole"
 Danced to these numbers are the eye-catching routines of Betty oAdbACb 0dACC OAcCUOI 0CIHlcS Pan, The Condos Brothers, and Jack Cole. First Betty and Hermes do spectacular Conga. Incidentally this is Pans first screen appearance, although he's been drilling dancers for years. He created and directed all the dances for Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Carmen Miran- da.
 Jack Cole, one of the nations finest interpretive dancers, brings to life via music and choregraphy, a mythical story of the Seminole Indians in the Everglades. Thirty couples, all in brilliant costumes, accentuating the Indian motif, pro- vide the background for Coles sem sational dance. For another spec tacular routine, Betty teams up with the Condos Brothers, who are to dancing what swing is to music, in a number called You Started Something"
 The picture just wouldn't be complete without comedy turn by Charlotte Greenwood and Jack
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03

Haley, and the two favorites, who are also featuerd with Carole Lan- dis, Cobina Wright, Jr., and others in Moon Over Miami," do some fast side-splitting stepping.
 Be sure not to miss Moon Over Miami," for Miami itself, the glam- ous city of the south, with its swaying palms, gleaming- white beaches, and incredibly blue lagoons, provides the background for the music, laughter and romance of the years most elaborate technicolor musical.
 The second smash hit on the pro- gram is Accent on Love-" a delight full romance featuring George Montgomery of "The Cowboy and the Blonde" and lovely Ossa Mas sen. The latter was an instant suc- cess in the recent "A. Woman's Face"
 Tomorrow night, by direct wire, this theater will interrupt its pro- gram for 8 few minutes to bring to its patrons, the Presidents h. dependence Day speech.
 Hollywood Movie Quiz, sensational new money game is played every Wednesday evening at Loew's and cash awards totalling $100 are giy- en away to winning members of the audience.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03

and sensational trio of "Tin Pan Alley, heading the cast. Cesar Romero, the star of "Tall, Dark, and Handsome", is starred with them in this production.
 "The Great American Broadcast" is the tuneful story of radio broad casting keyed to a gay note. Skill fully reflecting the mood of the period spanned by the picture, are the catchy numbers written espe- cially for the film.
 Others in the star studded cast include the Nicholas Brothers, sem SationaI dance team of "Tin Pan Alley" and Down Argentine Way; radios favorites, The Four Ink Spots; and those comics of the Follies Bergere, The Wiere Brothers who will have audiences in stitches as they go through their incompar- able comedy routines. Mary Beth Hughes is also included in the sup porting cast and according to re- ports the beautiful blonde registers another hit as Jack Oakie's wise cracking cineman secretary.
 Included on the same big program is "I'l Wait For You" with Vir- ginia Weidler and Robert Sterling
 Coming to the Strand on Wednes- day is the sensational air thriller T Wanted Wings" with Ray Mil land, William Holden, Wayne Morris and Brian Donlevy in starring roles; also Eddie Albert and Joan Leslie in ''The Great MT. Nobody. Other attractions coming soon to the Strand include: "The Bad Man, "In The Navy, "Loce Crazy, "A Woman's Face, Billy the Kid" ''The Big Store, and score ot other super productions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
Ten Winners Awarded
 m Clark Gable Test

Guest ticAts to the Loew's POli Theater are in the mail for winners of the contest presented in last Saturdays edition of The Democrat.
 Two men and eight women have done the best job of ras- sembling the handsome physique of Clark Gable, from the great number submitting entries, and will be guests of LOew's Poli theater at the current showing of Moon Over Miami," and "Ac- cent On Love-"
 The lucky winners are:
 Arthur Martin, 26 JeweIry street, Waterbury, Conn.
 Elaine E. Biron, S05 Willow street, Waterbury, Conn.
 Anne M. GIuodnis, IS James
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
MEET JOHN DOE
 STRAND FEATURE
Repent Leisure" on Same Program Until Sunday
 Afternoon

The new Frank Capra production for 1941, Meet John Doe", opened its engagement at Warmers Strand theater yesterday and received a tremendous ovation from capacity attendance at every performance.
 Gary Cooper and Barbara Stan wyck are starred in the new pro- duction while others of the cast include Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan, Spring Byington, James Gleason, Gene Lockhart, Irving Ba- con, Rod La Rocque, Pierre Watkin. Russell Simpson, Regis Toomey and host of others.
 Several thousand extra players participated in the impressive mob scene sat which Capra eXcelS.
 It is doubtful whether any other motion picture of the past few years has stirred sup so much advance speculation and anticipation as Meet John Doe" In production for more than a year, it represents the first independent production effort of the famous team of Capra and Riskin whose former work in- cludes such all-time hits as INT. Deeds Goes To Town" 'It Hap pened One Night" and "You Can't Take It With You" all Academy Award winners.
 All during the production, the story plot of Meet John Doe" was kept secret, at the request of Capra, who felt that the surprise element in the story added so much to its entertainment value hat it would be unfair to future audiences to hear about it in advance.
 Co-featuring the program Is the hilarious comedy titled, Repent At Leisure" with Kent Taylor and Wendy Barrie in featured roles.
 And then coming to the Strand on Sunday is ''The Great American Broadcast" with. Alice Faye, John Payne, and Jack Oakie, outstanding
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
MOST EXTENSIVE

A silver saddle, worth $120O, was used by Duncan Renaldo in "Sheik of Buffalo Ruttes," when he por- trayed the first sheik since the time of Rudolph Valentino as Sheik Su- lehman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
Promising Pictures Feature Programs Of Local 7heaters
BOB HOPE HEADS
 CAST AT STATE
Caught in the Draft' Has Laughing Gags From
 Start to Finish

Last night, Bob Hope landed right in the middle of Uncle San's arma- ment program in Caught in the Draft" the new all-out comedy which opened an engagement at the healthfully air conditioned State Theater yesterday. You can be sure there were plenty of fireworks the kind that's filled with laughing gags.
 one minute after Bob fired the opening gun, the whole theater was thrown into an uproar. For Bob, taking the part of 8 movie actor engaged in making a war picture, had given the lover the topI" signal to his men and the screamed frantically when he dis covered that his pistol was really loaded.
 The gun-shy actor next creates a laugh-riot when he finds himself in the army as the result of a prac- tical joke which backfired on him. self.
 Caught in the Draft" may not be true version of everything the army has to offer its rockies, but Bob Hope and his comedy corps certainly manage to give army life new twist, the kind even the draftees will certainly enjoy.
 There are parachute drops that will make your stomach power dive with hilarity; crazy tanks chases; pretty nurses; and selective service duties including peeling potatoes and softening 8 hard boiled sarge"
 Dorothy Lamour, who co-stars with the popular screen and radio gagmaster, is in love with Buck Private Hope but she can't marry him until her father the colonel, is convinced that something besides trouble flows through her hero's veins. The rooki is caught between the cross-fire as he slides out of one tight spot into another.
 Lynne Overman and Ed die Bracken keep Bob company during thes wacky escapades which almost cause total disaster. But Hope emerges as a hero turning disaster to laughter by 8 master stroke of strategy which saves tn army from his teammates brain-storm military trap.
 West Point Widow" starring Anne Shirley with Richard Carl son Denning, Frances Clifford, Maude Eburne and a host of others is the second big hit of the pro- gram.
 Next in the States lineup of summertime hit productions is Shining Victory" adaptd from the novel by A. J. Cronin, author of "The Citadel" Shining Victory" brings to the screen for the first time the mysteries of psychiatry and co-stars James Stephenson and Geraldine Fitzgrald with Donald Crisp, Barbara O,Neil and a host of other favorites. On the same show will be singapore Woman" co-starring Brenda Marshall and David Bruce. Other attractions coming soon to the State include '"The Bride Came c. O. D." with James Cagney and Bite Davis in co-starring roles; Adventure in Washington" and many others of note.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
RAIN SCENES IN RAIN

Rain scenes for Paramount's The Great Mans Lady," starring Bar bara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea, &C., tually were filmed during drenching rain at night. Real rain started after the location work started. :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
By PAUL HARRISON NEA Service Staff Correspondent

Hollywood. the screen: Preparing to direct some under water sequences in his new pie ture, Cecil DeMille put on helmet and lead shoes and made a prac- tice dive near the Catalina shore. Now he takes frequent undersea strolls, says they're more restful than exciting. "It's the only place I have found where I don't keep running into agents"
 A L'ooney Tune cartoon lampoons movie notables and centers about Ciro's, the colonys fanciest nightery. In the picture, a sign will be seen on the place reading: De Luxe Dinners $50-Six Months to Pay" ... At a benefit show at Ciro's the other night, George Jessel intro duced Sophie Tucker: T first ap- peared with her when was years old -so that would be about 20 years ago. I don't remember the exact date, but Lincoln was one of our prop men,"
 The foreign market, long men, tioned in the reverent manner re- served for the departed, has turned out to be a pretty frisky corpse. Warner Brothers have disclosed tthat their business during the 1940-41 fiscal year beat all previous records in China, Egypt, Sweden, Java, Yugoslavia, Hungary and Fin land. It's fine in England, too. PLAY FOR RELIEF
 Hollywood stars and technicians are donating their time and tal- ents to picture to be called This Changing World" with all the profits going to the American Red Cross and British War Relief. And the players are scrambling for roles which they'd never dream of play ing in ordinary movies. Cary Grant, for example, expects to play an aged minister, and Sir Cedric Hard wicke's very social wife has been cast as kitchen maid.
 Shirley Temple, who's really
 growing up, gave a formal din-
 ner dance the other evening =.
 French star Jean Cabin is spend-
 ing much of his time seeing sell
 ected American pictures, includ-
 ing all of Clark Gables, to help him learn English .. Bob Mont
 gomery declares that MT. Jor-
 dan Comes to Town" will be his last movie.
 RKO has plans for a spectacle fantasy titled "Gwangi" which would make it the most costly and pretentious film in history. Would not be limited by budget or a shooting schedule, but would just go on eating up months and mill lions until completed. Speaking of super-features, Director Leo Mo- Carey and Morris Ryskind have done a scenario on the history of Hollywood. McCarey, who'll direct it, epectS it to run 16 reels in final form. Tn the Marx Brothers film. sSThe Big Store" is scene in which Groucho Is commenting on a dress. He utrns toward the audience and says, "This is really bright red dress. but Technicolor is too ex- pensive."
 Army pilots at a field near here got an awful bawling out for talk ing prominent actor for a ride fn dive bomber. Poor fellow was so shaken up and otherwise Ilnnerved that he couldn't work
 for three days. .. . A visiting R. A. F. officer believes that Hitler's tank brigades easily could be put out of action in Africa if Great Britain could borrow 8 few hln- dred Los Angeles Sunday motor 1sts and turn lem loose over there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03

street, Waterbury, Conn.
 Claire Baribeau, 80 Prospect street, Waterbury, Conn.
 Mary Sullivan, 69 Washington street, Waterbury, Conn.
 Rita Paul, 76 Lounsbury ave- nue, Waterbury, Conn. Alice l.. GrOveline, 36 Kings bury street, Waterbury, Conn.
 Helen Buckley, 1906 Baldwin street, Waterbury, Conn.
 Edward H. Lynch, IT,, 70 Wol- colt street, Waterbury, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
OFF COLOR

Donald Crisp always uses false boards and mustaches in his screen roles. His own hair and beard come out in dielffent colors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03

Fred MacMurray had 150 hours in the air during filming of Dive Bomber"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
In HIoIIyWI|iij':o'o v pod
JIMMY WAS READY

Hollywood knew well in advance of Jimmy Roosevelt's diplomatic plans because word got around that he had written here ordering cards printed and sent to him in Eng land. The cards read: Captain James Roosevelt, United States Marine Corps, Assistant Naval At tache, London"
 Copyright, 1941, NEA Service, Inc.-Printed in U. s. Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
PRESTON uNLuCKY

Robert Preston, young leading man, has been killed" in six of his 10 pictures. He survives throughout his latest assignment, Paramoupt's "New York Town" but doesn't get the girl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
IN CURRENT WAR

Charles Boyer, European emigre in Paramount's Hold Back the Dawn" is the only Hollywood star to have been military participant in the current World War, having been in the French army until de- mobilized after the ArmiStice.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-31

the hospital. It will be remembered
she was operated on two weeks ago
and while well on her way to re-
covery, the doctors thought best that
she remain for while longer.
Richard Hogan left Sunday night
for San Francisco where he will re-
turn to service on the S. S. Tennessee.
Miss Marjorie Johnson of Deer
River, spent the weekend in town.
Victor johnson purchased the "shop
car" and all it's contents from Fran
zen Bros. this past week. The con-
tents will add materially to his shop
equipment and the shop car will
provide additional storage space for
parts at his garage.
Trucks started hauling clay from
the pit near Bruno Tuesday. This clay
is being mixed with gravel to make
a top dressing on the highway. An
other cover of gravel and oil goes
on this.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-31
Fifteen Years Ago.
august 5, 1920

Congressman Harold Knutson of
Wadena, and E. D. Cross of the Fritz
Cross Co., st. Cloud, who were on an
automobile trip of northern Mime
sofa, stopped off at Askov Friday
and inspected the new American
building and plant.
Formal opening of the new pavilion
on the county fair grounds will be
held Saturday. A group of business
men have finished the construction
of the pavilion and have erected a
very attractive and roomy structure
Extensive remodeling is being done
on the old Webster school at Pine
City. The tower has been removed,
back doors installed and some re-
arrangements of rooms is being made.
These repairs, together with two new
boilers which are being installed,
will cost the school district approxi-
mately $4,000.
On Monday, August 2, Anna Irene
Zabowski of Denham, became the
bride of George M. Mohelski of Ket-
tie River, at ceremony at st. Isa-
doris Catholic church at Sturgeon
Lake. They will make their home in
Kettle River where the groom is en-
ployed in garage.
Lightning struck the liver Rostberg
home in the Lake Eleven community
late Thursday afternoon, striking the
roof and making hole, then followed
the electric wires through the upper
floor, passing through a downstairs
room, on to a porch where a cup
board stood and broke and scattered
contents. The town board was hold
ing a meeting at the Rostberg house
at the time and several men felt the
effects of the shock.
In double wedding ceremony Sat-
urday, July 81, Miss Wanda Rupp
became the bride of Mr.. Albert Oster-
kamp and Miss Uneeta Rupp the
bride of Mr.. William Davis. Rev.
S. L. Sloan of Duluth, read the nup-
tial rites. Mrs. Edward Rupp of
Bruno, mother of the brides, was
hostess to the bridal party at din
ner Sunday. Shortly afterwards the
newlyweds left on honeymoon trip
to Canada via the Black Hills.
Two Finlayson young folks, Miss
Mabel Larson and Mr.. Fred Koski,
were united in marriage in st. Paul
Saturday afternoon, July 81. Ed
Koski, brother of the groom, and
Mrs. Koski were the witnesses The
newlyweds will make their home in
Finlayson.
Last Thursday morning fire of an
unknown origin destroyed the S.
Peters residence in Cloverdale. The
building, completed two years ago at
a cost of $4,000, burned to the ground
before help could be secured.