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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Cummings To Produce
"The Pasadena Story

Columbia Pictures has con-
cluded a deal with Irving Cum
mings, Sr. and his son, Irving
Cummings, Jr., producers of the
company's "The Sign of the
RAM" to bring to the screen Leo
Rosten's comedy, "The Pasadena
Story" purchased from Warner
producer-director Michael Curtiz
The purchase includes the
services of screen writer Mel
Shavelson whose credits include
the Bob Hope starrer, Where
There's Life" and two of Danny
Hayes recent hits, "The Kid
From Brooklyn" and Wonder
Man" THE Pasadena Story" a
rollicking comedy about bank
teller who comes into great
wealth under extremely suspici-
Gus circumstances.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
BARRY FITZGERALD TO
CO-STAR IN "MILLIONS'

HOLLYWOOD - Barry FitZ
gerald will undergo a decided
change of place in his next star
ring role for Paramount, an
nouncement being made recently
that he will co-star with Wanda
Hendrix and John Lund in the
comedy farce "The Tarlock Mil
lions" currently being readied
for early March start.
Fitzgerald, who recently COM
pleted playing a whimsical tomb.
stone sculptor in "The Sainted
Sisters" co-Starring Veronica
Lake and Joan Caulfield, has
been cast as Denny Mooney,
caretaker- body-guard of Schuy.
ler Tatlock, dinwitted heir to
the title fortune.
Richard Haydn, we'll known
screen character actor, will make
his djrectorial debut on "The Tat.
lock Millions"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Visitor On
Program

Bing Crosby will visit
the Jack Benny program
this Sunday, April 4 (4:00
and $50 p. M, PST),
over NBC, and 3O,O0O,000
radio listeners will hear
the Groaner in a special
song accompanied by the
Fiddler from Waukegan on
his Stradivarius.
Broadcast will be Bing's
first appearance on the
Jack Benny program since
he was a member of last
years hilarious million
Dollar Quartet"
The Benny gang of 'reg-
ulars" will be on hand to
make Bing welcome, in
Guiding Mary Livingstone,
Phil Harris, Rochester,
Dennis Day and Don Will
son.
Hilliard Marks produces
the program.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Films To Tell
Story Of Radio

HOLLYWOOD - "R d O
Cavalcade," the story of the
nations radio industry fro its
crystal set beginnings to its pres
ent vital status in the daily lives
of the American people, will be
brought to the screen by Colum-
bia Picturs in association with
Jerrold T. Brandt. A film treat
ment is in preparation by Emmett
Lavery.
The four chief radio networks
will lend their cooperation to the
f i m, an advisory committee
having seen formed with Justin
Miller, president of the National
Association of Broadcasters, in
charge.
Brandt, who will produce the
picture for Columbia, has obtain
ed from the Armed Forces Serv-
vice the screen rights to "Com-
mand Performance" the out
standing show produced for Gil s
on all fronts during World War
II. Many of radios top enter
tainers, past and present, will
be featured in the film.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02

least headed by Veronica Lake
Mary Hatcher, Mona Freeman
Billy De Wolfe, Roland Culver
Patric Knowles, Richard Webb
and Pearl Bailey. Daniel Dare
4 is the producer.
Testing For Zones"
\ Productions slated for star
are: "The Tatlock Millions with
stellar cast headed by Wanda
Hendrix, Barry Fitzgerald, John
Lund and Monty Woolley, with
Richard Haydn making his di-
rectorial debut and Charles
Bracket as producer; THE
Great Gatsby," film adaptation
of F. Scott Fitzgerald's sensa-
tional novel of the '20s starring
Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdon-
aid Carey and Ruth Hussey, tc
be directed by Elliott Nugent
with Richard Maibaum produc-
ing; the next Bob Hope starrer
"Sorowful Jones'" with Sidney
Lanfield as director and Robert
Welch at the production helm
and the Hal Wallis production
Strange Deception" starring
Loretta Young, Robert Cum
mings and Wendell Corey.
An exhaustive series of tests
are currently under way fol-
Hopes "Sorrowful Jones" tc
find young girl who will play
the Little Miss Marker" role in
the film. The role was originally
created by Shirley Temple an6
to date Paramount officials have
tested over one thousand young.
sters.
Five New Tunes
4 isn't 1t Romantic?" will have
"a musical score featuring five
songs composed by the hit-writ-
ing team of Jay Livingstone and
Ray Evans, authors of the smash
hits Golden Earrings" to Vic
tor Young's music, and ''To Each
His Own" The Rodgers and
Hart title melody isn't 1t Ro-
mantic?" will be sung by Mary
Hatcher, singing star of the
Broadway success Oklahoma
and Paramount's 40-star ''Vari.
ETY. Girl"
In addition to the new film
I'Abigail, Dear Heart" starring
also before the cameras are
Claude Rains, Wanda Hendri2
and Macdonald Carey, with Nit.
chell Leisen directing and Mai.
baum producing, and Hal Wal
} lis Sorry, Wrong Number, y
starring Barbara Stanwyck, Burt
Lancaster and Ann Richards
with Anatole Lityak directing
and co-producing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
EARLY MARK TWAIN

Earliest known printed ver-
sion of the story Mark Twain
made famous in "The Cele-
brated Jumping Frog of Gala
veras County" appeared in the
Sonora, Calf, Herald of June
II, 1883, at a time when the
Gold Rush was still going strong.
The point of the yarn-that q
jumping frog full of buckshot
won't jump - was seized by
Twian, whose classic inspired
Columbia's 'Best Man Wins" CO.
featuring Edgar Buchanan and
Anna Lee.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
''Dream Girl" Photo
Contest Extended

HOLLYWOOD - Closing date
of the General Camera Com
psny's Dream Girl" Photo Con-
test has been extended to August
25, 1943, due to the tremendous
response already received from
thousands of shutterbugs.
The contest, launched by the
General Camera Company of
Chicago, in behalf of Para
mounts filmization of the
Broadway stage hit, Dream
Girl" starring Betty Hutton and
Macdonald Carey, offers a wide
variety of prizes including all
expense trips to Hollywood,
$4,000 worth of Photographic
equipment and 100 Rhapsody
Diamond Engagement rigs.
Any amateur photographer,
owning any type of motion pic
ture or still camera is eligible
to enter. Contestants are asked
to send in their own idea of
Dream Girl, young or old, comic
or serious, plump or lean on
either stoll or movie film. Entry
blanks and additional informa-
ton can be had by writing to
the General Camera Company,
Chicago, Chicago As, ILL.,, or
Contest Editor, Paramount Pic
lures, 1901 Broadway, 18th
Floor, New York, N. Y.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Won Zell Comedy
Goes Into Production

Latest in the Harry zell two
reel comedy series for Columbia
as yet untitled, goes into pro.
duction today. Ed Bernds wrote
thescript and directs, with Hugh
McCollum producing. In addi.
ton to the portly radio star
others in the cast are Christine
Mcintyre, Vernon Dent, Symons
Boniface, Lynne Lyons, George
Lewis, Harry Tyler, Emil Sitka
Ted Stamhope and Lenny Bre-
men.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Next Short To Be
playground Of Stars

Ralph Staub, veteran Colum-
bia shorts producer, will make
Fairgrounds of the Stars" as
his seth Screen Snapshot" +"
Among the famed Hollywoods
to be seen in the short are: Las
Vegas, Malibu, Palm Springs, La
Jolla and Arrowhead. AS final
clip Staub will include some
quick shots of such popular
sporting places as Del Mar and
HOLLYWOOD park.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Here's Actress Who
Hated Self On Screen

HOLLYWOOD - Few actres-
ses judge their screen perform.
ances by sentiment.
But Arlene Dahl, red-headed
beauty making her Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer debut in 1.-The Bride
Goes Wild" was probably the
only member of the preview
audience unhappy over the role.
Leaving the theater, Miss Dahl
was heartily congratulated on
her sparkling performance, but
declared:
~ should hate myself. Nobody
but a meanie would have tried to
break up the romance between
Van Johnson and June Allysonl"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
They Still Try
To Crash Films

1t seems there are no lengths
to which ambitious aspirants
won't go in their efforts to crack
into films. Latest illustration is
the girl in full gypsy attire who
fyt1mhag
danced into the main entrance
at Columbia Studio, clacking
castanets, and explaining to the
studio policeman who stopped
her that she was trying to call
attention to her suitability fol
a part in the Rita Hayworth'
Glenn Ford Technicolor starrel
THE Loves of Carmen. When
that didn't gain her addmittance
she insisted on leaving stills oi
herself for the casting office to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02

|
an immediate and sardonic reply
from Betty Etter, editor of an
Ideal Pupblishing Corp. movie
fan mag. (Note: Her letter was
part of our last weeks feature)
Burrows, a fast man with q
plume, this week jumps into
breech to defend his honor
glory, and the ramparts of CHS.
Herewith is Burrows rebuttal
Satirical even in defense:
Dear Betty Etter:
loved your letter-the only
reason I've delayed answering
was I needd a little time to gath
er my wits for asuitable reply.
l first considered denying it
was me who said those things on
the air.. the / thought maybe
I'll blame it on the guy who
wrote the stuff-but that turns
out to be me.
Anyway, I wans't really refer
ring to ALL movie fan ma
gaines. ...... just those that are
published.
Another thing is you didn't
hear me rap fan mags... said
l adored them. all I did was
tell how they sound to me-. I
guess that's what started the
trouble.
I will say this -. lately, I've
noticed creeping into som of the
fan mags, small note of reality
"a bit of swareness of the po-
tential human intelligence of the
reader-a recognition that actors
are flesh and blood people
sometimes more flesh than
blood).
If this trend continues, it
could eventually remove the
mags from role of number one
target for tonight. that'sd be
great with me.
Anyway, I'm not a type fellow
who says II meant no harm or !
hope this doesn't offend any
one. I just do things as I see
EN-. trying my darndest to
approach the truth. Because Sa-
tire to exist and be meaningful
must be honest.
But I'm glad you wrote me-.
1t was an awfully funny, awfullyI
sweet letter. Everybody who
knows you tells me "Oh, you'd
love her!" We gotta meet one of
these days-when I come East.
T'sall for now-I'll work on
couple of songs for you-one
for your company called "Of ALI
The Publishing Companies In
The World You Are My Ideal" -.
or one for you called "HoorayI
For Betty Etter than Whom No
Etter Is Better.
Sincerely,
Abe Burrows
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Gable Screen Baby
Form Unique Club

HOLLYWOOD - Laest group
of fans of Clark Gable, soon q
be seen in Homecoming" is led
by Cammie King who played
Bonnie Blue Butler, Gable's
baby daughter in "Gone With
the Wind" Cammie, now IL,
and her schoolmates have organ
lied the "F-M-Did-Gad's Club, y
which stands for Frankly My
Dear I Don't Give a Darn!,"
Cables "a nous last line to
S Scarlett in Gone With The
Wind"
Membership is limited to girls
who have seen the picture five
times!
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Gene Kelley To
Teach Daughter
To Dance

HOLLYWOOD-Soon there'll
be another dancer in the Gene
Kelly family.
The actors four-year-olo
daughter, Kerry, has begun
daily dancing lessons.
Her teacher?
Her famous father, of course
Kelly, who says his daughter is
now old enough to take up dane
ing seriously, will spend one
half hour each day giving her
lessons. He starts work within
a few weeks on M-G-M's "The
Three Musketeers."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Meloairs And Novelties
Signed For Musical

The Columbia musical 81 Sur
render Dear" co-starring Gloria
Jean and David Street, will fea-
turetwo musical aggregations:
the MelloAirs, a quartet, and
the Novelties, a trio. Sam Katz-
man is producing with Arthur
Dreifuss directing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Story Selected For
ssCrime Doctor'' Film

"The Gentleman From No
where" an original story by Eric
Taylor, will be the next in
Columbias "Crime Dc cto r"
series starring Warner Baxter
Rudolph Flothow will produce.
Edward Anhalt will write the
screenplay.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Right Equine Actors
Problem For Film

HOLLYWOOD - Metro G old
wyn.Mayer's animal casting
department hit a snag when IL
was asked to provide motor-shy
horses that would rear, balk and
snort at the sight and sound of a
1905 Stanley Steamer in "Sum.
mer Holiday"
After numerous rented ami
mails refused to bat an eye at the
terrifying spectacle of a bright
yellow steamrun carriage, trick
horses were hired to pull the
films surveys. Their trainers
were also engaged - to pull at
the reins. It worked!
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Wardrobe For Pet
Bird Stars ChOre

HOLLYWOOD - Margaret
O'Brien, who recently completed
her role in big City," has a
cockateel, small cockatoo.
Rosie" as Margaret has
named her pet, learned to fly
around the room and light on her
young mistress hand. The young
M-G.M star taught the bird to
wear tiny hats and dresses taken
from children's cut-out doll
books,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Final Title For
CinecOIOr Film

Coroner Creek" has been set
aSV r final title of Columbia's
Cihocolor western starring Ran
dolph S Scot t and Marguerite
Chapman, which was Temporal
rily identified as "Lawless. ="
Harry Joe Brown produced and
Ray Enright directed. The pic
ture is based on the Saturday
Evening novel by Luke Short.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Dottie Sings II Songs

Dorothy Lamour will sing IL
numbers in all for her new
Columbia film Lets Fall in
Love" - some in French, some
with French accent, one Brazil
ian, one in Cockney, and one in
east New Orleans. Dottie claims
the latter is her native tongue.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02

HOLLYWOOD-On the heels
of winning the role of Richard
Rodgers in words and Music, "
Tom Drake announces he will go
into a business sidelines." He
will back his sister Claire in the
m n u f a C ture of personality
handbags"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
JARMAN'S BALL TEAM

HOLLYWOOD - Claude Jar
man, Jr., the youngstar of "The
Yearling," has organized a soft
ball team among the youngsters
of his neighborhood to play
games with other Los Angeles
city teams in the Spring.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
EXPERT BEAUTY

HOLLYWOOD-Frances Gif.
ford has taken up interi o
decorating. The M-G-M actress
first project" is her own room
which she has converted into g
b d ro o m and sitting room
Dominant colors areg ray, lemon
yellow and accent of scarlet,
with the rug in deep green.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
MONICKER SWITCH

Greg Mcclure, born Dale
Easton, goes to court as soon as
he's finished with his role with
Dorothy Lamour in Columbia's
Lulu Belle" to make the name
change legal.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Will Jason To Direct
"Rusty Takes A Walk

Will Jason was signe d by
Columbia yesterday to direct
Rusty Takes a Walk" next in
the series of popular films about
a boy and his dog. Ted Donald
son will again be featured and
Robert Cohn will produce.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Hollywood Chatter
BY LEO

HOLLYWOOD - Judy Gar
lands young daughter will have
a house like Mon and Dad.
Judy and Vincente Minnelli
are surprising Liza with an out
door playhouse built in minia-
ture from the plans used for
their own house. Even the furni-
ture will be replicas of the "big
house" But the piece de re-
sistance is the fenced-in garden,
again duplicating that of the
Minnelli home. Liza will also
have tool shed and tiny bar
becue all for herself. Later the
M-G-M star plans to build tiny
wading pool for her daughter
and the neighborhood young
sterS.
Envy of the young man-about-
town is Robert Stacks new
bachelor quarters. Even with the
hubbub of getting ready for
M-G-M's "a Date With Judy"
his first screen role since his
four year stint in the Navy,
Stack has found time to convert
the guest house on the former
Colleen Moore estate into a
housing project for himself.
He calls the decorating motif,
masculine modern" This means
plainly of comfortable chairs, ex-
tra-large ash trays and feet
upon-the-table type of furnish
nigs.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
A Loving Letter

Laare Burrows Etter episolary intercourse
headed for the jury couple of weeks ago. pre-
sented the of the people movie magazines
Abe Burrows Show Saturday nights CHS EST check
local Columbia outlet for station in vor area
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Romantic" Starts
At Paramount; 4
More Set To Roll

HOLLYWOOD-"Isn't it Romantic?", alsar comedy with
music went before the Paramount last week mark
increased activity the lot which will four addona
important productions under way
musical directed by Norman T. Mcleod stellar
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-11-17
GOD ALMIGHTY
BY VERA cHATTERJIE

(The following poem, written
by a native of Calcutta, India,
and released through the NNPA
News Service, reflects an Indian
woman's feeling ON lynching in
the United States.)
The body was beautiful,
Perfectly proportional,
Fashioned by the greatest sculptor
God Almighty.
Maker Of heaven and earth.
Satin-smooth skin
Slight shadows where
Neck joined torso, and
Legs to thigh.
And In the face dark eyes,
That had looked on forests
Clean pooIs-and the dawn,
When the hunting was good;
chiselIed lips, not thin
Nor set in straight line, grim.
And a nose whose nostriIs
Flared wide and generous.
And hair tight ringed
That grew close to a perfect head.
But they took the body
And where the shadows dwelt,
Near the neck and torso,
They put rope.
The eyes that had looked on
forests,
Looked on smoke.
That assembled to heaven like
God Almighty
Maker of heaven and earth.
And the grey vultures--
With scraggy necks and cold
Heavy-lldded eye
Tore the beautiful body,
Gorged themselves, foul carrlon,
On flesh.
But the soul and spirit
Were taken by the sculptor,
God Almighty,
Maker or heaven and earth,
And assembled into heaven >. -.
And sits on the right hand.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-11-17

to hold a travelling railroad posi-
ton in this country.
Earns over $4,000 :. -.
He started at salary of $4,000
a year, but today, Mr.. Burton's
salary passes the $4,000 mark,
with all travelling expenses paid
by the company.
In making the appointment, II.
B. Lautz, general manager of the
Santa Fe, Topeka, Kansas, said
this move was made for the
general Improvement of the SER
vice on the line; that Mr.. Buttons
work would bring closer relation
ship between the road and its EN-
ployees with Mr.. Burton serving
as main contact man.
His Duties
The duties of James d. Burton
read somewhat like the problems
that face the editor of a news
paper, but perhaps on a larger
scale and wider variety.
He has to travel from Chicago
to Purcell, OKLA, to see that the
work of the train porters and
chair car attendants is carried
out satisfactorily.
II he decides to get on the train
and travel 100 miles in one direc.
ton, or the whole 1000 or more
miles, he is at liberty to use his
own judgement.
Maintains X. c. office
He usually makes his daily or
weekly trips into the territory
which needs his attention the
most. His office is located in
Room 305 of Kansas City's Union
Station. He has his secretary like
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-11-17
ARE YOU BIG TIME?
BY RUTH TAYLOR

Once | wrote an article about
the public relations man In the
circus and why he was called The
Front Door. The other day when
| was talking with the editor who
gave me that slogan, l noted that,
in his vivid circus lingo, he clas-
sified people into whether or not
they were "big-time." When l
asked why, he explained that he
meant they were not merely those
performers who landed in the top
shows, but those whose work was
well above the average. Who
could carry the load of a big job,
who were good enough for the
big shows. Who, in short, were
"big-time."
Are you big-time?
Can you go on working when
circumstances are against you?
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-11-17

When there Is a job to be done.
do you stick at 1t, regardless OF
your own personal plans? Do you
do what you set out to do? Do
you finish each program you
start? Do you practice to perfect
yourself in your chosen work? In
the circus they learn how to keep
on learning.
Are you big-time?
How do you stack up on team
work? Can you work with others
only when you are bossing the
show? Or can you do your share
of the mental tasks with a will
ing spirit? My sloganeer said:
"They are all producers in the
circus-perhaps because they all
ride elephants in the parade"
That is, no matter what their spe-
cialty, or how good they are, they
aren't too big to join the parade
and take their place in the line Of
march.
Are you big-time?
Let's carry 1t a little further.
How generous are you of your
self? Do you take time to be kind
and considerate of those around
you? A man is known by the
courtesy he shows to lesser folk
The men who are big are the
men with time to give to others.
Are you measured in speech,
strong to condemn evil, but wary
of hurting with the careless word
or laughing phrase that bears a
hidden barb? Do you deal in false
generalities or do you seek for
accuracy-and keep still when you
haven't the facts?
Are you big-time?
The yhave not waited for their
opportunities. They have sought
them and made them. They have
done their work and done 1t well,
so that there are no loose ends
to serve as time-takers. They do
not have to stand upon their
rights. They look rather for the
privilege of service. They are too
big to be petty-in anything. And,
whatever their station in life, they
are recognized for what they are
-big-time.
| Are you blg-time?
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the santa re.
With the exception of special
orders from the main office, Mr..
Burton makes inspection over a
1000 mile line from Chicago to
Percell Okla. and back.
Started In 1908
Mr.. Burton's rise with the Santa
Fe System reads like fairy tale.
He first started working for the
Santa Fe railroad in 1903 as a
water-boy; his first months pay
amounted to $36.1O.
Three years later, May 6, 1906,
he received his first promotion
with the railroad when he was
transferred from water-boy to train
porter. at salary of s45 per
month.
During the time he worked as
train porter. his salary increased
to $3.50 a month. He worked as
porter for 3S years, travelled over
$4,000 miles without a train wreck.
Mr.. Buttons second promotion
with the Santa Fe railroad came
July 3. 1914, when he was appoint
ed to his present position, which
gives him the honor of being the
first, and only member of his race