Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-06-24


new girl members Of the orchestra
Penny C"Blondie") Singleton is
very proud young woman. She now
answers to the name of Mrs. Major
Sparks--her husband was recently
promoted, after performing distin.
guished service as captain. Pen
ny's more elated than he is!
If it's announced that Capt. Clark
Gable will appear at your local
movie house in a new picture,
wings Up" don't expect to see a
great deal Of him in it. The films
an Office of War Information short
subject, and it's certainly worth see.
ing, but Gable isn't on the screen
much Of the time. He acts as mar.
rstor. and makes an appearance
only in the concluding scenes.
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Now you'll have to add another
Ameche to your list. He's Jim Jr,
son Of Jim Sr. Of the Sunday Here's
TO Romance" broadcasts. nephew OF
Don. The five-year-old appears on
CHS in the big Sister" serial
To make the cloud effects for the
Ecaven scenes in "A Guy Named
Joe," starring Spencer Tracy and
Irene Dunno, the air must be un-
disturbed and the temperature even.
So an air lock system is being used
on the heavy double studio doors,
and a watchman's been installed to
see that the outer ones closed be-
fore the inner ones opened. OF
course the cast has niciSnamed him
Gabriel.
Among the congratulatory wires
: Bill Stern received when he switched
to Friday night spot on NBC was
one signed by George Raft, Betty
Cradle and Tommy Dorsey. He's
slated to make a movie with them
some LlIHe next Iou.
They put Marie Mcdonald into
wig, for the first time in her life.
for scenes in Tornado since her
own blonde hair was too short. So
when she lighted a gas heater In
her dressing room. gas which had
escaped during the night exploded
in a burst Of fame, which caught
the long ends Of the wig. The wig
was ruined; Marie would have been
badly burned if she hadn't thought
fast and snatched it off.
y
Signe Hasso, Of Assignment In
Brittany" has been signed to con-
tract by Metro, and around the stu
do they are predicting that she will
be one Of the biggest stars in Holly
wood after two or three roles In top
pictures.
Anne Shirley, the romantic inter-
est of "Bombardier," has the larg-
est collection Of service mems flying
wings Of any Hollywood star-42
But Donna Reed has a set Of flying
reports taken from Jap fiier shot
down at Guadalcanal, bomb frag
ment from London, and walrus tusl'
sewing needles from Iceland, ali
sent her by soldier admirers.
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Susan Peters and her fance
Richard Quine, had a bad spill IT,
other day. They were showing of
before some friends with a bit OF
trick double riding, on Susan's new
motor bike--it went down and Sc
did they. but hurt nothing but their
pride.
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ODDS AND ENDS - Humphrey
Bogart and Robert Young hare mad
more free appearances for he Screen
Guild Players than anybOdy else
seven brod6casts apiece for The charity
n Date Win Indy, another serial
about an American family, DiH repiace
Eddie CmfOr's Time TO Smile" pro-
gram for the summer 1. The day after
Phillips Lord blasted tire sfeolcrs on
"Cang Busters" he staTied for Maine
and somebody stole The tires 81 his
roadster George LOViher, wriier.
nGrT0tor-prOducer OF "Superman," says
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