Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-20

Nearly two years ago she dismissed
their nurse, and now David, 611, and
Eric, az, are brought up by Mama.
II think well-raised children are
the most important things in the
world" says she.
Tommy Dix, who makes his
screen debut in Metros Best Foot
Forward" has been signed to long
term contract. He's the lad who
wrote the March of Dimes song for
President Roosevelt's birthday party.
You'l see the most famous night
spots Of the past and present In
COlumbia's Cover Girl" which
stars Rita Hayworth and features
the Is outstanding magazine cover
girls Of the country. For the Gay
Nineties scenes, Director Lionel
Banks has completed models Of Rec
tors, Tony Pastors Music Hall and
the old Madison Square Roof Gar
den. For present-day sequences, an
exact replica Of New York's Stork
Club is being built. The cover girls
are all successful New York models.
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They're learning their ABC's the
hard way. those q Hollywood young
sters, aged from four to seven, who
appear in Russia" with Robert
Taylor They have to recite the al
phabet. not In English, but in Rus
sian! AS some Of them don't know
it in English yet. that makes things
bit difficult. especially as there
are six more letters in the Russian
one than in the English.
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When Gerard Darrow appears for
the Quiz Kids" broadcasts there's
suspense till the cast learns what
livestock he's brought with him.
Recently he showed up with q
hamster, sent him by Philadelphia
fan. A hamster is of the mouse
family, but lives like a gopher. II
should have called him Hitler,
guess" said Gerard, "as long as
he's a European rodent"
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A dream will come true for Dinah
Shore this summer when she sings
In the famous Hollywood Bowl dur
ing its summer concert series. She
has been successful in other fields
Of musical endeavor, but she won't
be happy until she sings in the Bowl.
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Barry Wood, radios singing star,
lives on Connecticut farm where
1880 chickens are being raised. But
not content with that, he recently
bought an old distillery in the neigh
borhood, and is converting 1t into a
home for 5000 Barred Rocks and
Plymouth Rocks. With this promis.
ing start, Wood expects before long
to be one of the major chicken rails.
ers Of southern New England.
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Amazonian Hope Emerson got a
lucky break when Jimmy Durante
gave her a nickname the first time
they appeared together on the pro.
gram he does with Garry Moore
Thursdays on NBC. He niclxnamed
her Miss Bongshook" the next
day the phone calls began pouring
IN. offering her engagements on 9th.
er shows. She says she used to be
a blacksmith, but she doesn't look il.
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ODDS AND END-Eddie-"Roches.
fer"-AndersOn has business interest
outside Of movies and radio: the com.
pGny he heads makes parachutes
They handcuGed George Sanders The
other day for scene in Appointment
in Berlin"-and then spent too hours
trying to get the handouts Of lis
the wardrobe I0oman whO matches Ann
Miller dance moT anrioHsIy in W hats
Buzsin' Cousin" aims ,Uearing pre-.
ci0us operd-icngh nyLonS Roberf
Sfcriing's been elected Cadet Major aI
his flying class al Thunderbird Field
Phoenix, Aris. Shirley Booth Of "a.
dos "DnGv's" min oppear in me morie
rersioH OF fhe shoic.