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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
Starlet's Talisman
Lucky For Fliers

HOLLYWOOD-A tiny gold
cross necklace which Actress
Jan Clayton wore during her
recent song tour through Brazil,
is bringing good luck to the Of
ficerS and men of the Jan Clay
ton" bomber, somewhere in
Italy.
Jan, now in "Airship' Squad
ron a." recently presented the
cross to Lieut. Jack Gardner,
who had it founted on the Fly
ing Fortress altimeter as part of
the christening ceremony.
Report reaching the actress on
the set yesterday indicated that
a siege of tough luck which had
been dogging the boys has given
way to smooth sailing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
Film SfarIef Befrofhed
TO Noted Radio Actor

HOLLYWOOD-What started
out to be simply a make-believe
romance for a Hollywood picture
has turned into the real thing
when Marilyn Maxwell, blonde
film starlet, and John Conte,
radio and screen actor, an
nounced their engagement re-
Gently on the set of Lost in a
Harem."
Miss Maxwell, former singer
with Ted Weems band, entered
films two years ago and since
that time has made steady
strides toward stardom.
Conte, who is well known as
a master O." ceremonies on the
radio from coast to coast, was
cast opposite Miss Maxwell in
his first important screen role in
the Abbott and Costello starrer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
Sun Puts Actor
Out of Character

HOLLYWOOD-When Lewis
Stone returns to Metro-Gold-
wynn Mayer to play Judge Hardy
in "Uncle Andrew Hardy" he'll
wear makeup for the first time
since he donned youthful facial
makeup for the picture yellow
Jack" six years ago.
Stone has been busy at his
ranch outside of Hollywood,
where because of help shortage
he has been doing a farm hands
work. The outdoor work has
given the veteran actor a heavy
coat of tan, far darker than the
complexion of the screens Judge
Hardy.
Result, though he hates it, he
has to don greasepaint.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
Johnson In Title Role
OF New Gillespie Film

HOLLYWOOD - Special -
Newest of the DR.. Gillespie
screen stories, starring Lionel
Barrymore, will be "Dr. Red
Adams, for which Van Johnson
will play the title role.
The new picture in the series
will further develop the romance
between Marilyn Maxwell and
Johnson which has featured the
past two DR.. Gillespie films.
The Wilde Twins, Lee and
Lyn, who made successful ap-
pearance in ANDY Hardy S
Blonde Trouble, will be new
corners in the Gillespie series.
The rest of the cast is to in
clude all the regular favorites,
Alma Kruger, Nell Craig, Wal
ter Kingsford and Marie Blake.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
Seen On a Hollywood
Movie Set

HOLLYWOOD = MOppet
star Margaret O'Brien is
sitting on suitcase, clutch
ing a ng-handled umbrella
and stubbOrnly refusing to
bulge from the center of
Grand Central Station in a
scene for "Music for Mil
lions" Passengers hurry
around her, a policeman,
porter and Connie Gilchrist,
portraying a Travels Air
agent, are trying to get the
little girl to tell them where
she is going. She refuses to
speaker move.
Director Henry Roster
stops the rehearsal to sug-
gest that a couple of Red
Caps be seen tOting luggage
in the background. The ac-
tors needed for that scene,
have left the stage, are no
where to be found.
It's hard to get a Red Cap
for this scene as it is to find
a real one at Grand Central
Station" Roster says re-
signedly, as he waits.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
I'm No Indion
Giver
by Dorothy LamOur

l read a piece somewhere re-
Gently about a woman who
cashed in three thousand dol
lars worth of gilt-edge, 14-carat
u. S. War Bonds to buy a mink
coat at one of the local EN-
poriums. A reporter found out
she had a son of "a in the Ali
Corps, bombing Berlin about
twice a week.
How do you like that?
This dizzy dame completely
failed to see any connection be-
tween the two. 1t never occurred
to her that, by taking back her
money, she was taking bullets
out of her sons guns, gas out ot
his tank, bread out of his mouth!
The big push is here, The
same reasons exist today for
keeping our bonds as existed
when we bought 'em originally
We're still threatened by two
vicious enemies-and, like all
wild beasts, they're twice-over
dangerous when they're wound
ed.
To do the job right still takes
dough-more money than the
world ever thought of a few
years ago - $3.50, 900, 900, 900.
Whew! 1t staggers me to think
of it!
So what kind of people would
cripple Uncle Samuel now, of all
times, when he's coming to grips
with the toughest hoodlums he's
ever faced? What would our
boys who are giving arms, legs,
eyes, and even their lives think
of us if we welsh on the pidling
little loans we've made to do
the job? Loans we get top in
terest on, too?
Not me. I'd go without eating
first. Just as surely as / wouldn't t
pull the gun out of my brothers S
hand while Jap is charging to-
ward him, ! won't cash in those
bonds.
Not me. I'm no Indian giver.,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
Lady Cobs Pick
Actor AS Pin-up

HOLLYWOOD-James Craig
is first male ''pin-up" of the
Naval Air Station at San Pedro,
California, The reason is-there
are 200 WAVES serving at the
base.
Each month, the base news
paper has been running pic
ture of a pin-up queen-such as
Lana Turner, Lucille Ball and
Donna Reed, But, the gals in
uniform finally demanded their
due, and Craig was selected as
their first ''pin-up boy"
The handsome M-G-M actor
reported back to the studio this
week for added scenes with Lana
in Marriage Is A Private AT
fair"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23

urally he wasn't carting around
turntable with a spinning slab
of virgin wax on it either.
Field announcer in the ETO
carry wire recorder as stand
ard equipment. The sound-re-
cording groove" is a magnetic
impression that spirals tightly
round the flexible wire. The wire
is the record" 1t is easily dis
patched to the recording center.
When it has been transcribed for
broadcasting the wire is elec.
trically wiped clean for further
use.
HOME TOWN TOUCHES. Be-
sides bomb-by- bomb accounts of
our forces in action, 5-minute
talks with members of the eX-
peditionary forces are planned
by the U. S. Army Radio Service.
1t is hoped to send these through
for hometown broadcasts at the
rate of 20 a day.
HISTORY. D-Day was the
first time in the 17-year history
of the radio networks that COM
mercial shows were Cancelled
during a 24-hour period.
Comedians cut out wisecracks.
Bob Hope led a crowd of Van
NuyS aircraft workers singing
the Air Corps song. Red Skel-
ton, making his last broadcast
before army induction, switched
to a serious talk in which he
recited child's prayer.
NO SOAP LIKE IT. Only one
show refused to quit selling soap
on D-Day. That was Burns and
Allen (CBS). Their sponsor,
Lever Bros, apparently insist
that no occasion is too solemn to
plug Swan soap,
MAP BY RADIO. Television
W6XYZ in the Hollywood area
kept on the air four hours D.
Day, televising a map of the in
vasion zone to illustrate news
bulletins.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23

for what seemed nearly min
ute. "Well", Hicks came in,
that's the first time we shot our
gun Right over our heads. "
Cant report any hits," he ad-
mitted. Then he told us. Some
thing burning is falling down
from the sky and circling
down maybe a hit plane "
Gunfire and explosions drowned
him out. Suddenly Hicks cried,
"Here we go They got one! .
They got onel Just off our port
side in the sea F"
He wound up with: "It is now
10 past II, June 7, 1914. l will
now return you to the United
States"
Some of the Blue network men
in Hollywood were annoyed be-
cause Hicks wasn't air-credited
as a Blue correspondent. Also
because the rival CHS was first
to get his 15-minute report on
the air.
However, Hicks is one of II
announcers in the European
Theater of Operations. Which
ever one gets the breaks on a
spot description, the result is
credited to the Combined Ameri-
can network. This pool protects
NBC, CHS, Blue, Mutual. Their
men will be drawn in rotation to
keep the radio reporting force
in the ETO at 12-man strength,
REPEATERS. If CHS was
quicker to clear off commercial
and put Hicks report on the air,
other stations (including many
of Blue's) were playing the his
toric record all day June 8.
If you didn't catch it on the
air, you'll hear a reasonable fac
simile sooner or later in the
movies. Studio sound experts at
once recognized that here was
gospel for real battle sound eff
fects. Every Hollywood studio
has acquired a transcription of
the first Hicks report for refer
ence.
HOW IT'S DONE. Hicks, talk
ing casually off the French coast
about what he saw from a de-
stroyer tower that night wasn't
piping his remarks directly into
broadcast station. He was max
ing a record on the spot. Nat
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23

it. If she's a genius at anything,
it's playing with her dog and
dolls.
That may be the secret of
Margaret's phenomenal success
as an actress, a success that has
won her many trophies but none
more priced than that recently
presented by Father Gerald
Flynn, representing the Catholic
schools of Southern California.
The award, a beautiful, hand
carved figure, was given little
O'Brien in recognition of her
performances in Lost Angel
Journey for Margaret" Jane
Eyre" and Madame Curie" I"
Always Played Actress
Acting is strictly play to
Margaret" Mrs. O'Brien conti-
nued. From the time she could
first walk and talk she amused
herself by playing theater. l let
her have my old dresses for cos
tunes"
Severay years ago Margaret
concentrated exclusively on play
ing Scarlet O'Hara in Gone
With the Wind"
Il took her to see Belle Starr
on one occasion" Mrs. O'Brien
went on, and then she devoted
all of her time to that role. She
has always preferred the theater
and motion pictures to any other
form of entertainment"
Chance Launched Career
Mrs. O'Brien is a widow. She
and her sister, Marissa, a dancer,
have reared Margaret without
any idea of a career for her.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
S+ar's Singing Revives
Fame of Songwrifer

HOLLYWOOD Especially
Irene Dunno received a
phone message recently re-
questing her to take a bow.
A once famous songwriter
has returned to composing
because the star recently
made one Of his old melO-
dies No. 2 on the Hit
Parade.
The song is "T'Il Get By"
hich Miss Dunno sings in
=. A Guy Named joe"
The author is Fred Albert,
who wrote such wonderful
Oldtimers as, ooh, What a
Pal Was Mary" "Mean To
Me-" Blue of the Night"
Bing CrOsby'S theme song,
and walking My Baby
Back Home" among many
others.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
GLAMORIZES WEEDS

Hollywood has glamorized
about everything under the sun
but it has taken newcomer ac-
tress Phyllis Thaxter to put low
ly weeds in the glamor category.
Lately of the New York
stage, Phyllis who is making her
film debut in one of the import
ant feminine roles in MGM's S
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
likes nothing better than arrang-
ing weeds into attractive table
centerpieces and floral" de-
signs.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
Who's Afraid
Of the B.B.W.
by Walt Disney

I'm afraid Of the Big Bad Wolf.
I'm afraid of him because he's
Big and Bad, and afraider be
cause he might get much Bigger
and a whole lot Bladder.
No use keeping you in the
dark. The Big Bad Wolf is In
flation.
So what does that mean for US
Three Little Pigs, and the rest Of
the country? II means that the
Big Bad Wolf will gobble up all
the corn, peanuts, milk, and
everything else we eat. and
everything you wear, till there'll
be so little left that you'll have
to pay So for a bag of peanuts
and dollar for an ear of corn
and no milk at any price, for
the B. B. Wolf would eat so much
that pretty soon we'd all be hun
CRY, and not have any money to
buy what old Initiation Black
Big Bad Wolf didn't devour,
gobble, and eat.
Sure I'm afraid of the Big Bad
Wolf. He's a close friend Of
Hitler and Hirohito.
To make sure he doesn't huff
and puff and blow my house
down, here's what I'm doing:
l. I'm avoiding Black Mar
kets like the plague;
2. I'm not buying any ration
ed food or gas or shoes
from dealers without sur
rendering stamps;
3. I'm not paying a cent more
than ceiling prices;
4. I'm not blowing my money
in on "'unnecessities" -
I'm putting all / can into
War Bonds where it's
needed.
I'm not posing as an angel,
either, All those things were fig
ured out to protect me-to keep
the Big Bad Wolf away from my
door-and yours.
You'd better do the same or
you'll be sorry
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
SCREEN STARS ON STAGE

While waiting to start his role
with Judy Garland and RobeI
Walker in "The Clock, Hume
Cronyn is appearing in the Hol-
lywood Actors Laboratory pres
entation of 'The Male Animal. "
Actress Fay Holden, better
known as MA" Hardy, is ap-
pearing in the same company,
touring army camps and hospi-
tails throughout Southern Cali
fornia.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
UNUSUAL FAN LETTER

Lionel Barrymore thinks he
has received the ultimate in fan
letters. 1t contained request
from a writer in Montana for
some of the stars favorite jokes
and stories.
The letterhead indicated that
his correspondent was an under
.aker, who also added that he
wanted the jokes to tell at a
forthcoming undertakers' con-
vention there.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
ACTOR IN DEMAND

Hollywood's loss may once
more be Broadway's gain if actor
Richard Whorf accepts his new
est directorial offer.
Having directed the current
New York hit, But Not Good
bye, Whorf has been approach
ed by producers there to direct
t h e il forthcoming com e dy.
Champagne For Everybody"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
HOLLYWOOD HUMOR

After waiting two weeks for
sunny morning for exterior
shots in THE Thin Man Goes
Home" the company finally
gave up. The following note,
signed by the company's man
ager, was posted in the produc-
ton department:
Regardless of fog, The Thin
Man Goes Home will report on
Lot ii, using radar TO locate the
set"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
ACTOR SUCCESSFUL
FARMER

Veteran actor Harry Daven-
port is rated an expert amateur
farmer whenever his fellow play
erS on the Thin Man Goes
Home" set need Victory garden
advice, they always seek him
out.
Davenport raises prize bantam
corn, tomatoes, radishes, lettuce,
onions and other vegeta bles. Sur
rounding his garden are MS
champion Russian sunflowers,
which reach a height of Is feet,
6 inches.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
HOW STAR AS RORN

The original role of Asia in
the "Thin Man" series was writ
ten for a dachshund, but when
trainer Henry East brought the
dachshund to the studio for a
test, the baby Wirehair he took
along for the ride stole the
show. AS a result, Asia became
wirehaired terrier, contrary to
the original role in Dashiell
Hammett's book.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
STARLET FETED

A big cake with two candles
presented to Marilyn Maxwell
recently on the set of Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer's, Lost in a Ha-
rem" had nothing to do with a
birthday.
1t was strictly an anniversary
celebration in honor of the COM
pletion of Miss Maxwell's second
wear of picture making.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
Hollywood Tid~Bits
OF HERE AND THERE
RESOURCEFUL STAR

The black cat that follows
William Powell through an en-
tire scene in THE Thin Man
Goes Home" is not only well
trained, but has a nose for food.
1t was Powell who hit on the
idea of rubbing tuna fish over
the heels of his shoes to make
the cat follow closely behind
him.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
MARRIED TO HER ART

June Allyson literally is mar
ried to her role in Music for
Millions" in which she portrays
young war wife. June, never
married on or off the screen be-
fore, put on a wedding ring the
first day of filming and refuses
to take it off until the picture is
finished.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23

DETROIT (FP)-The United
Auto Workers (CIO) opened a
campaign to obtain severance
pay for UAW aircl ft workers
who are laid off through con-
tract terminations or general re-
ductions in the level of produc-
ton.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
Tiny Film Star Not A
Prodigy, Ayers Mother

HOLLYWOOD SpeciaD-Filmland's newest and brightest
Margaret Bren looked prodigy
by everyone her mother
prodigy Mrs Gladys OBren "She can't
wordsh progidy and can't break her Of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23

HOLLYWOOD (FP)-That bomb by bomb account of Nazi
attack off the invasion coast radio listeners
1944-style reporting the
George Hicks FLARES coming Here's
very heavy ac-ac Then the battle talked
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
Chance Launched Career

Mrs. O'Brien is widow. She
and her sister, Marissa, a dancer,
have reared Margaret without
any idea of a career for her.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-29

CHICAGO (ANP)- Declaring
that the Progressive Democratic
party Of South Carolina had not
taken its challenge of the seats
held by the lily-white Democratic
rartv Of that state to the con-
lentlon floor because I'VE were en-
tirelv satisfied with what we had
already ven md Woul1 only have
hurt our caise and party through
further action"
John H. McCray, state chairman
of the Progressives. said Imme-
date action would be taken in
South Carolina 10 prosecute elect
ion officials v'1o are employing
devices to prevent Negroes from
registering as is provided for UNI
der South Carolina law.
Mr.. McCray issued his statement
following the action OF the Gre
dentiaI committee of the Democra-
tic National convention here Mon
dav in. barring tho Negro delega-
tes and seating the entire white
delegation under the leadership Of
Sen. Burrlet r. Maybank.
METHODS VICIOUS
Mr.. McCray, who is editor of the
militant Lighthouse and Informer
at Columbia, S. c., said that VI
cious methods were being used to
intimidate Negroes seeking to
register and pay poll taxes. In
Marlboro. Colleton and Williams
burg counties, he said, Negroes
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-29
The Allen Hotel

Kentucky's Finest CO1ore6 Hotel
so Newly Re-decorated Rooms.
25l6 w. Madison Louisville IL, KY.
Telephone SH. 1929
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-29
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-29
Prosecution Of
Registrars Is
Contemplated

were being mistreated and re-
fused when they seek to register,
and that in Colleton county Ne
groes we're now being asked to
apply for permission to register.
Chairman McCray said that an
investigation was being made CT
a report from Spartanburg county
that Gov. DIN D. Johnston had
requested the names Of all Negroes
who had registered in that county
the home county of the governor,
an avowed exponent of white
supremacy"
1t was probable, he said, that
the department of justice would
be asked to study the situation,
since federal offices are involved
in this years election. The mat
ter is expected to be taken up
with the governor who appoints
members of county election boards.
OBTAIN CONSIDERATIONS
While the delegation from the
Progressive Democratic party was
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-29
Negro Soldiers Operate
P0st0ffce In Normandy
Mississipian
Finds Mail Aids
Morale Of Men
BY RUDOLPH DUNBAR
ASSOCIATED Negro Press War
Correspondent

WITH THE ALLIED ARMY IN
FRANCE = CAMP = CABLE-An
all-Colored army postal unit, under
the direction of 1t. T. R. Barnes,
is operating somewhere in France
with skill and efficiency.
S. Sgt Henry O. Preston, Vicks-
burg, Miss, is second in command.
He said that in this outfit, where
personnel has to do all types OF
work that is carried on III a post
office, he finds that more experience
is gair,ed in a year than could pos
, sibly have been obtained III 10 years
in civilian life. All the men have
worked in various branches of the
postal service in america.
Efficient mail service builds up
the morale Of soldiers, Sgt. Preston
declared, and added that in the
army mail comes first then food
and lastly money.
Working hours for these army pos
tai employees begins at 2 m. and
continues until the work is compleG-
| ed. They are all keen and enthu-
siastic and realize that their job is
highly important
I can personally enuorse the mo-
raj effect letters have upon the
individual sol lie- Recently, I was
in the SUPPLY office Of a certain
battalion. The Mail clerk appeaed
on the scene quite mysteriously and
J began distribution of the mail 1t
was the signal 10 cease work and
one soldier dropped everything out
of his hands took his hat off and
with the spirit
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-29
S. G. Demos Plan TO Press
Anew Their Right To Vote

not seated, McCray said, certain
considerations were obtained and
that the contest was not taken to
the convention floor because lit
would have provided Republicans
and insurgent southerners with
weapons with which to defeat
President Roosevelt and the Demo-
cratic Party.
Oscar r. Ewing, vice chairman
of the National Democratic
committee, who conducted the
hour-long. hearing, in announcing
the decision said the Negro dele
CATION had made a fair presenta-
ton. but that the subcommittee
had recommended the seating of
the regular delegates.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-29

F. j. R.-Back in 80 1 was with a
man and he has a son. loved the
bay as if he were my own. The man
came in drinking one night and
beat the child and I didn't like it.
We gOt into an argument and l
shot him. Now, he won't have any
thing to do with me. I think he is
afraid of me. 1 love his son very
much. Should l go to him and ask
for his son to live with me as 1
don't have any children. He is fix
ing to get married. 1 am married
now. to man but he is gone all
the time. He likes a car ard good
times.
Ans. All these regrets and
memories have no place in your
life now that you are married
to another man. H., servered al
relations with you five years
ago and he prefers not to be-
come entangled with you again.
He would never consent to give
you his son. YOU are letting
your chances and happiness
slip through yOM' fingers while
you are incoming over the past.
Know your husband better and
learn to enjoy the good times
that he is eager to share with
you. There is no worse punish
ment that you could give your
calf ~
burned out romance.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-29


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