The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-07-20

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other things. And who do you sup
pose plays Hiram? None other than
Don Ameche. But he doesn't invent
a thing during the picture, just
plays charming and resourceful
sutton.
When the Kate Smith program re-
turns to the air early in September,
1t will be broadcast Fridays at $3.50
p. M, EWT, on CHS, instead of
Sundays, and will be on the air Is
minutes instead Of full hour. And
there'n be more songs by Kate.
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Cornell Wilde, expert fencer, who
plays the swashbuckling Aladdin in
Columbia's "a Thousand and One
Nights" will be built up as the Sue
cessor to the late Douglas Fair
banks in roles of that type. He's the
first to get that build-up since Fair
banks died.
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Remember all those models who
were taken to Hollywood, with much
fanfare, for "COver Grip? Dusty
Anderson, the only one Of the Is
to be given studio contract, gets
her first lead playing opposite War
ner Baxter in "The Paper Doll Muir
ders."
John Reilly, the engineer of the
air show, ut Pays to Be Ignor-
ant" works nights, and sleeps late
mornings. At least, he did until his
three-year-old daughter heard little
Johnny, the call boy on the Ginny
Simms show. Now she gets up at the
crack of dawn and goes around the
house initiating Johnny's clarion
call advertising the sponsors cigar
cites at the top of her lungs.
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Marie Mcdonald will play her
first piano solo before a huge audi
ence - all the people who 60 to see
Getting Gertie's Carter" Pro-
Queer Edward Small heard that
Marie had been studying piano with
Ray Sinatra, cousin of Frank, who's
one of Hollywood's best known pian-
lists and arrangers. Small didn't
know she'd learned little more than
the scales, so he had her written
in for piano solo.
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The new Fred Waring show,
heard Mondays through Fridays
over NBC, is a novelty in more
ways than merely changing the
usual network type Of morning pro-
grams. Waring has made his pro-
gram showcase for returning vet
Grams who want to make show bust
ness their postwar careers. The vet
Grams apply for an NBC "Welcome
Home Addition" provided by the
network especially for servicemen;
Waring scans the results and picks
the most promising.
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When Roy Acuff and the Smoky
Mountain Boys and Girls of "Grand
Ole Opry" fame were being flown
In a CAT to huge war bond rally
in Tennessee, members of the
planes crew regretted that they'd
miss the show, as they had to
return. So Roy and his band got out
their instruments. and while flying
200 miles an hour at 5000 feet, gave
their complete performance for the
crew.
Kay Kyser wrote President Tru-
man asking for a list Of the chief
executives tunes, and was in
formed that they're "Over There"
"Pack Up Your Troubles" the ''Tor-
eador Song" from Carmen" and
Song without Words" Kay win pre-
sent them in new arrangements
on his air show.
ODDS AND ENDS-Eilery Queen shoss
guest armchair detectives s0ho hape only a
mild interest in nsurder-mystery fiction
are usually the most ssccessfnI in guessing
the correct solution. -. Barbara 10 Alien.
the "Vera Vague" OF radio fame. has q
featured role in Columbid's "Snafu."
Micky Kuhn. II, Dho plays Rhesf ButIer's
son in Gone With the Wind" has been
signed to play Dick Tracy Jr. in RKOs
series Of films based on the popular comic
strip. Monogram's sDillinger" Is
breaking records. and inspiring other SUI
dos to 60 IN for similar fInss. andy
Russell has been signed for the neg Joan