The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19

1Or Love. FreQ MCMurTdy, the
hero, plays a sand hog, who works
on tunnel project under the Hudson.
b
We're told officially that Jean
Parker, now playing in Hello An
napolis," has just planted the larg-
est one-girl victory garden in Holly
wood-haf an acre, all vegetables,
which she's taking care of entirely
by herself. Anybody who's ever TAX
en- care of vegetable garden knows
that either her screen career or the
tomatoes and beans is going to be
sadly neglected.
''Klondike Kate" who's in Holly
wood to select an actress to portray
her in the Columbia story based on
her life, gave the same final test to
all candidates, including Evelyn
Keyes, Jinx Falkenburg and Shirley
Patterson-had each roll a cigarette.
y
Jonathan Hale, who plays a bit in
"Joe Smith, American" is a great
granddaughter Of Nathan Hale
plays the part of foreign agent
who beats up man who's inspired
by Nathan Hale's words, .tT regret
that I have but one life to give for
my country"
Joan Fontaine better get ready for
the biggest year of her screen ca
reer, now that she's won the Acade-
my award for her work in "Suspi-
cion," whether she really wants to
go on making pictures or not. She
was sure that one of the other nomi-
nees, her sister, Olivia de Havilland,
Bette Davis, Greer Carson and Bar
bara Stanwyck, would get it.
"On-the-air" habits of radio folk
Fred Allen chews gum, swing or
ganist Milt Herth chews candle wax;
the Andrews Sisters squeeze each
others hands, Phil Baker squeezes
the golf ball that he always car
ries in his pocket. Tallulah Bank
head grips her script so hard that
afterward it shows the marks of her
finger nails on every page.
Sixteen-year-old Linda Ware post
poned her Paramount commitments
because her doctor said she'd have
to take a rest, preferably out of
town. She went to New York. A
week later she'd accepted singing
engagement at a swank night club,
was discussing the lead in a must
cal show opposite Ray Bolger, and
had four offers for guest shots on the
air. They say the doctors threat
ened with apoplexy.
Bob Hawks Friday evening radio
program, "How'm I Doin'?," is one
of Uncle Sans heaviest buyers of
defense stamps. The program au-
thorities keep a $4,000 reserve on
hand at all times.
Two men are responsible for keep
ing actress Ann Thomas in New
York, when she had an opportunity
to Join Shirley Temple in the radio
version of Junior Miss; they're
Mr.. Ace of radios easy Aces"
| (she's his stenographer in the air
show,) and Mr.. Meek of ''Meet Mr..
Meek"
ODDS AND ENDS-Since Fred Allen
n,oued his broadcasts to Sunday evenings
| he's right back tUhere he ioas nearly ten
wears ago, ,uith Erred Aliens Bath Club
| Revue" Kate Smith autographed al.
most 1000 sailors caps tohen she appeared
at the Great Lakes U. S. naval training sta.
ton Norma Jean Wayne toas only IA
days old ,ohen she made her screen debut
as the neto baby of the screens Blonde"
series Warner Bros. has to find neto
leading men for "The Hard Way" and "The
Widoto Wouldn't Weep" because Jeffrey
Lynn's in the army no,o !. !. Metros bought
Dragon Seed" by Pearl S. Buck, and Will
make picture OF il.
Sharon Douglas has been sort of
busy; born and raised in Oklahoma
City, the star of ''The Second Mrs.
Burton is unofficial hostess to Okla
homa City people visiting Hollywood
each week she shows a group of
the home folks the sights.
Van Hefin finished Johnny Ea-
ger" with Robert Taylor, and
promptly was cast in the leading
male role in "The House of Seven
Tulips with three lovely ladies'
Kathryn Grayson, Marsha Hunt and
Ann Rutherford.