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ter, Roseann, to David L. Messer, Of
Washington, d. c. The wedding toe,
place June H., 1913, at GAS p. M, in
the Fourth Presbyterian church in
Washington, with Rev. James H.
Miers performing the single ring
ceremony.
The bride wore a cream cashmere
suit and her corsage was Of red rose
buds. Mr.. and Mrs. James Dewitt,
brother-iu-law and sister of the
groom were the only attendants.
Mrs. Nesser was graduated from
Bayard High school, Glass of 1915,
and has been employed with the Ma
tional Red Cross for three years in
Washington. Nh Messer served with
the l4th infantry Of the second army
under General Hodges in World War
II. and now is employed in an up-
holstering firm in Washington.
M. and Mrs. Messer are residing
at 40 Third street. n. w, Washing
ton.
Sclby- Rush-Mr. and Mrs. Orval G.
Rush announce the marriage of their
daughter Retha Jean to Mr. Richard
Eugene Selby, Elizabeth, N. j.. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Selby, Selbys-
port, on Sunday, October Bird. at l
p. m, at the Rush Baptist church with
Rev. George Meadows, Bellewood,
Pa. former pastor at Friendsville,
performing the double ring ceremony,
assisted by the brides grandfather,
Rev S. Z. Ryan, of Brandonville, w.
Va.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore white
slipper satin gown with a point
sleeve, a long fitted bodice and full
skirt and long train. She carried a
bouquet Of sweetheart roses and her
only iewelry was her mother 5 pearls.
Her sister, Mrs. Helen Shaffer, Of
Oakland, was matron of honor and
wore an ice blue taffeta gown with
a matching halo and carried bouquet
of chrysanthemums. Bridesmaids were
Geraldine Glenn, Frederick; and Mar
garet June Moore, Cumberland, who
wore pink gowns with matching halos
and each carried bouquet of mixed
chrysanthemums. Train bearers were
Barbara Ann Ryan, Oakland, and
Janet Ann Heming, Cumberland,
wearing long white taffeta dresses.
Ross SeIby, Selbysport, served as
his brothers best man. Ushers were
Clinton Shaffer, Oakland, and the
groom's brother, Glenn Selby, Selbys-
port.
The brides mother was attired in
wine dress with blue accessories,
while the groom's mother wore a
pink and black lowered dress, and
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Messer- Baer-Mr and Mrs. Ed
ward H. Baer, Gormania, W. Va, an
nounce the marriage Of their daugh-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-10-14

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for Homestead, Florida, where they
will spend the winter.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
All Weather Suits
AdaDtabIe Camera

HOLLYWOOD - The sun
doesn't always shine on Sunny
Hollywood. If you will take a
good look you'll notice roofs on
the film stages. For the large
scale outdoor scenes the custom
is still to go to the San Fernando
Valley where the fog and smog
usually do not make it over the
Santa Monica Mountains. A lot
of Columbia's 'Black Eagle" was
shot in the Valley and the COM
pany was congratulating itself
one day during shooting because
it was pouring rain in Holly
wood and the sun was making
itself felt in the Valley.
After a few hours, however,
the fog lifted itself over the
mountains and settled down in a
fine mist on the location. Moth
ing daunted, director Robert
Gordon flipped the pages of the
script to another sequence and
announced that the mistig at
Imosphere would look just like
early morning. So those dawn
scenes you see were taken al
high noon in a high fog.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Iturbi'S Contract
Made By Wireless

HOLLYWOOD = Iturbi fans
can thank Mr.. Marconi and his
invention of the wireless for
Jose Iturbi's forthcoming pic
ture. It was transatlantic deal
from beginning to end.
In Spain, Iturbi was contacted
from Goldwyn-Mayer for
the stellar role of playing him
self in Midnight Kiss" in which
he appears with Kathryn Gray
son and Mario LAMA. The con-
tracts were "signed, sealed and
delivered" all by wireless.
wing his success in
Three Daring Daughters" in
which he Wooed and won Jean
cite Macdonald as Jose Iturbi,
his legion of fans have demand
ed a repeat of the artist por-
traying himself.
Iturbi, who has been touring
Spain on a concert engagement,
flies to Mexico for additional
concerts before returning to
Hollywood.
Norman Taurog directs mid
night Kiss" with Joe Pasternak
as producer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Hope Presented Award
By Overseas TrOOps

HOLLYWOOD - Bob Hopes
outstanding work in entertaining
troops the world over during the
war was further recognized re-
Irently with presentation to him
of the first annual Kilroy Award
by men of the European Com
mand.
The engraved plaque honors
Hope by citing him the most
Outstanding comedian" and was
forwarded to him from Germany
by 1t. Colonel Walter G. Ball
chief of the American Forces
Radio Network.
Presentation was made tc
Hope on the set of his current
Paramount starrer, easy Does
Itn
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Tell All About Art
OF Horse Necking

HOLLYWOOD - One of the
tricks of the trick horse business
was divulged by trainer Ralph
McCutcheon on the set of Co
lumbia's Western, Quick on the
Trigger" Recognizing a horse
with a western cow rig on his
back as an animal which was a
racehorse in a previous picture,
actress Helen Parrish asked Nc
Cutcheon how the same horse
could play such different roles,
al. in a space of a few weeks.
MCutcheon gave away his Sc
cret. 1--WE just feed 'em from a
trough when we want them to
look like standard bred. Keeps
the head high. To make a race
horse you scatter their feed on
the floor for a week or so.
Stretches the neck and makes
them look longer and more
graceful"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Janet Leigh Cast In
"StOrr1 OUer Vienna

HOLLYWOOD-Janet Leigh's
fabulous discovery and subse-
quent Hollywood career took
another surge upward with the
announcement that she has won
one of the outstanding dramatic
roles of the year-that of the
dancer Maria in Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayors Storm Over Vienna"
Miss Leighs casting in this
important role follows upon the
heels of her unforgettable por-
trayals of Meg in Little Wo-
men" and Van Heflin's wife in
the suspenseful "Act of Vio-
lence."
The production, based on the
novel by Bruce Marshall, is
scheduled to go before the cam
era early neat month. 1t will be
directed by George Sidney and
produced by Carey Wilson.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Jimmy Dykes To
"Reef For Picture

HOLLYWOOD - j m m y
Dykes is in for a rough time
of it in making his film debut
in Metro Goldwyn Mayors
"The Stratton Story"
Four Coast League umpires,
including three who also ex-
changed hot words with
Dykes in the majors several
years ago, were signed to por-
tray themselves in the pic
ture, starring James Stewart
and June Allyson. Dykes,
known as one of the best
umpire baiters" in baseball,
will have to face Ziggie Sears
and Pake Powell, formerly of
the National League, Joe Rue,
formerly in the American cir
cult, and Pat Orr in front of
the cameras. Director Sam
Wood will "referee' the
"beefs." The picture is pro-
duced by Jack Cummings.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Stage Leading Man
Joins "Victory" Cast

HOLLYWOOD Just back
from a highly successful stage
tour of western states in "Voice
of the Turtle" John Bishop was
signed recently for an important
role in Bitter Victory" Hal
Wallis production with Robert
lanings, Lizabeth Scott, Di-
a lynn and Eve Arden head
ing the cast. William Dieterle is
directing.
AS soon as he completes this
assignment, Bishop leaves on
tour with the Harold Winston
Repertory Company tn ou g h
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona,
California, Oregon and Washing
ton in three-play repertoire.
In addition to "Voice of the
Turtle" Bishop, who plays lead
ing man roles, will also appear
in There's Always Juliet" and
Angel Street."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Bob Hope to Appear
At London Palladium

HOLLYWOOD-Bob Hope re-
Gently revealed he finally has
yielded to continual requests and
will perform at the Palladium in
London next summer.
His decision was reached after
three agents buttonholed him at
separate times last week with
palladium or bust" offers.
Hope will be busy in Para
mounts Easy Does IT. until
Christmas, has completed pre-
liminary plans for another cross
country tour of one-night stands
starting in January and there
fore is prevented from making
his Palladium appearance until
early next summer, after his ra-
dio program summer layoff.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Actress Daughter
Gets Screen Break

HOLLYWOOD - Mary y n
Thorpe, sixteen year old daugh-
ter of Mary Astor, visited her
mother on the set of Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer's Little Women" )"
and won herself a chance at a
screen career. Producer-Director
Mervyn Leroy spotte d the
youngster as just the type he
needed for a role in the film.
Wardrobe and makeup depart
ments were called in and in no
time at all Marylyn Thorpe
found herself launched on a ca
reer before the cameras.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Top ''Kings" Role
To Stake Actress

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Nc
Cambridge, New York stage act
ress, has been signed by Colum-
bia to make her film debut in
one of the top roles of "All the
Kings Men," and will play op-
posite Broderick Crawford. Rob-
ert Rossen will produce and di-
rect.
Miss McCambridge, currently
appearing in Vinton Freedley's S
new Broa way show, The
Young and Fair" has obtained
permission to leave that cast for
long enough to play the role of
Sadie, the governors secretary,
in "All the Kings Men"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17

The story, opening when
Powell, while on fishing trip
in the Caribbean, hooks a beau
tiful blonde mermaid, played by
Miss Blyth, has warmth, intel
ligence and beauty.
Puts Mermaid in Bathtub
Complications b gin when
Powell brings his m r m d
home and installs her in the
bathtub of his wife, played by
Irene Hervey, who scouts the
whole thing as impossible and
orders Powell to get that fish"
out of the house.
Powell puts the "fish" into
the pond of his villa, and little
by little he comes to fall in love
with her. The wife's suspicious
are aroused by various incidents
and she feels sure her husband,
just entering the foolish fif-
ties" carrying on with preda-
tory charmer, played by Andrea
King.
When the wife sees the mer-
maid in a woman's dress she
leaves Powell who comes under
suspicion of having done away
with her.
AS the Boston business man
who has hit the "air pocket" Of
middle age, Powell gives mag
nificent performance, playing
all the delicate comedy nuances
to the hilt. Miss Blyth, who
never speaks word in the film,
conveying all the transitions of
emotion through eye and facial
movements, is an intriguing and
plausible mermaid, winning
under water with the assurance
and skill of genuine mermaid.
Much of the picture was made
on location at Weekiwachee
Spring, Florida, where the sub
sea photography was made in
the crystal-clear water hole.
Irving Pichel directed and the
supporting cast includes Clinton
Sundberg as saturnine, cynical
press agent, who gamers plenty
of laughs.
Gene Fowler, Jr., was asso-
ciate producer. The screenplay
by Johnson was based on novel
by Guy and Constance Jones.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Judy Garland Makes
Debut As SOngsmith

HOLLYWOOD-Judy Garland
has turned lyric writer-and the
lyrics are now being set to music
and may be introduced to the
public in Metro Goldwyn- May
er's "In the Good Old Summer
time"
The star, long adept at pen
ming verse, was inspired by the
Gay Nineties atmosphere of the
film to dash off a ditty entitled
= "You and a Bench in the
Park" The idea caught on with
Director Robert z. Leonard who
ordered music written to fit the
words.
Judy, with Van Johnson as
her co-star, is now before the
cameras in the new film.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Factory Is Locale
For Picture Scenes

HOLLYWOOD-The trend to.
ward the last word in authenti-
city of backgrounds for film
scenes is currently exemplifieq
by M-G-Ms 'Neptune's Daugh-
ter"
The company is spending two
days in the midst of looms and
skeins of the Catalina Bathing
Suit factory in downtown Los
Angeles. There Esther Williams,
who became famous wearing a
bathing suit, is getting first hand
information on how attire is
manufactured. Ricardo Montal-
ban is also in scenes being made
at plant.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
oUIcKIEs

HOLLYWOOD-For the first
time in 80 years, Barry Fitzger-
aid will visit Paris and other
cities on the Continent next sum-
mer. He also will tour his native
Ireland and stop in London. Al
though Barry returned to Erin
for a visit two years ago, he has
not been in Europe since 1913.
He expects to spend about two
months on the junket. Barry is
currently co-starring with Blng
Crosby, Ann Blyth and Hume
Cronyn in Paramount's Top y
The Morning"
"Manhandled," second OF Pine
Thomas top "a" productions
under the units new Paramount
contract, went before the Gamer
as last week. Dorothy Lamour,
Sterling Hayden and Dan Duryea
co-star in the suspense melodra-
ma with Lewis r. Foster direct
ing. Irene Hervey and Philip
Reed head the films supporting
cast.
Macdonald Carey, who recent
ly completed a co-starring role
in Paramount's "a Mask for Lu-
cretia," left last week for New
York. He will remain east three
weeks during which he Will
make appearances on several
radio network shows. Ann
Blyth recently suffered a pain
full injury to her left ankle when
she was accidently kicked by
another player during a rousing
Irish dance on the Paramount
set of the new Bing Crosby pic
ture. "Top O. The Morning. "
Ann finished the scene success
fully, but the injured ankle soon
was swollen to twice its normal
size. The studio doctor is treat
ing her ankle daily and she will
be able to continue with her
role.
Approximately thirty relatives
were Thanksgiving Day dinner
guests of Bob and Dolores Hope
at their home in North Holly
wood. The Thanksgiving gather
ing of the Hope clan has been
an annual event for the past
eleven years - ever since Bob
started his motion picture career.
Bob is currently making easy
Does 1t" at Paramount.
Douglas Spencer, who has
been Ray Milland's stand-in for
several years, has been given
key role in Hal Wallis Bitter
Victory" at Paramount. Robert
Cummings, Lizabeth Scott and
Diana Lynn are co-starred in the
production.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Lucille Ball Stars
In Columbia Film

HOLLYWOOD-Lucille Balls
first picture under her new long
term contract with Columbia
will be the comedy, "Miss Grant
Takes Richmond" which S. Syl-
van Simon will produce from
Gene Towne's original, with
script by Everett and Devery
Freeman. No director has been
assigned as yet.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Jacqueline Thomas
In Acuff Film

HOLLYWOOD - Jacqueline
Thomas has been signed by Co.
lumbia for the romantic femin-
inc lead in Home in San An
tone being produced by Colbert
Clark and directed by Ray Ma
zarro. Heading the male side of
the cast of the action musical are
Roy Acuff, William Edwards and
Fred Sears.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Released by wNU Features

Deanna Durbin joins the list
of American stars making pic
lures in Italy. Her film will be
a musical, of course, backed by
Universal-In international and Sea-
lera Productions. The director
will be Gofferdo Alessandrini,
who directed "Furia," an Italian
picture now being shown in this
country. 1t is reported that Miss
Durbin may stay there indefi-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17

~ Ohio B ell is demanding
.gher telephone rates and
the people of the state, rep
resented by some fit t e n
solicitors for various Ohio
cities, are opposing the increase.
The battle-ground is the public
hearing room of the Ohio Public
Utilities Commission which, by
statute, must approve any in
crease in rates.
In its demand for higher rates
to subscribers, and increased
charges for toll calls, Ohio Bell
is crying poverty. 1t claims it is
doing so much business that it
isn't making fair profit.
Ohio Bell made a clear profit
of $12 million in 1947. To Ohio
citizens, it came as shock to
ASarn that this $12 million wasn't
= fair" profit-at least in the
eyes of the wealthy Ohio Bell.
To explain this reasoning, the
huge monopoly has battery of
high-priced lawyers, scores of
utility experts and technicians
and some 26 volumes of highly
technical and legalistic argu-
ments to bolster its case. On the
other hand, none of the lawyers
representing the people of Ohio
are utility experts. They have no
technical advisors and they have
been given only few short days
to read and study the Telephone
Company's arguments and to
prepare defense against techni-
cal details built up over many
months.
In the opening skirmishes, at
torneys for the cities made sew
Ssal points that are proving
hly interesting to telephone
Subscribers who had never both
cred to delve into the complex
corporate structure of the Tele-
phone Company.
Under cross examination, Ran
dolph Eide of Cleveland Heights,
President of Ohio Bell Telephone
Company for the last fifteen
years, admitted that Ohio Bell
belonged lock, stock, and barrel
to the American Telephone &
Telegraph Company.
Eide repeatedly ducked the
question, but on the insistence of
the cross-examining attorney,
admitted that throughout its ex-
istence, all of the common stock
of the Ohio Bell Telephone Com
pany had been owned by AT ct.
Eide claimed, however, that Ohio
BELL was a wholly locally-oper-
Wed concern.
But under repeated question
ing, he admitted the officers
operating Ohio Bell were hired
by the Board of Directors and
that the Board of Directors were
elected by the stockholders and
that the only stoekholder was
American Tel. g. Tel.
Eide continually made the OBJ
servation that The A.T.&T. was
owned by 10 million stockhold-
ers. However, government rec
ords show that 4 percent of the
stockholders own nearly so per-
cent of the stock of AT.&T.
Eide also admitted that all of
the equipment purchased by
Ohio Bell was bought from
Western Electric Company, an
other wholly-owned subsidiary
LNhe American Tel. & Tel.
~ he parent corporation, Eide
said, was Consulted" on all le-
gal matters, on all technical mat
tiers, on all financial and ac-
counting matters and that it pro-
vided "advice."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17

For this service, he said, Ohio
Bell paid American Tel. & Tel.
one percent of its gross revenue
which, in 1947, amounted to $92
million. On top of this, American
Tel. & Tel. receives all of the
dividends of Ohio Bell. In 1947
Eide testified that these divi-
dends amounted to $3.50 a share,
or approximately a dollar a
share more than the net earnings
of Ohio Bell for that year. The
extra dollar, Eide said, came
from "surpluses."
Asked to explain the COM
pany's argument that increasing
business meant loss, the Presi-
dent explained that every tele-
phone installed today increases
the company's investment. He
explained this to mean that the
company had that much more
money tied up in equipment,
normally considered an asset by
business.
Claiming that the only reason
the Telephone Company oper-
ated was to better serve the
public" Eide remarked that
archaeological discoveries over
the years, principally the dial
telephone, had been expensive.
He admitted, under battering
cross examination, however, that
dial telephones were a savings to
the company, but he said, with a
straight face, 81 don't know
what the saving is"
The brunt of the corporations s
case is that the IL million dollar
net profit made by Ohio Bell in
1947 was not sufficient. They are
seeking an increase in rates that
would amount to $81z million a
year or, as Eide put it, 12c per
telephone per day.
The company's major reason
for seeking the increase now,
Eide said, was because it desires
to build up reserve in case of
any possible depression.
From preliminary cross exam
ination the indications are that
the attorneys representing the
various cities may concentrate
their attack upon appraisal val
uations and reproduction costs at
today's price levels, and the
company's depreciation figures.
Interesting discrepancies in
testimony between company Of
ficers and independent experts
hired by the company also seem
slated for attack by the various
company solicitors.
I E. Faber Biggert, Vice-Presi-
dent and General Manager of
Ohio Bell, placed a valuation of
$286, ,945, ,492 on the company af-
ter allowing for a depreciation
of better than 16 percent, or ap-
prOxlmately 500 million.
Meanwhile Maynard A. Cook,
an independent Chicago expert,
testified that he placed the value
o fthe corporation at nearly $3.50
million and that he also allowed
a Is percent depreciation.
Over the objections of COM
pany attorneys, the experts testi-
fled that they would receive
large sums for appearing as COM
pany witnesses.
Meanwhile, the Associated
Press reports that higher tele-
phone bills are in the works for
millions of Americans, not just
Ohioans. The A.P. quoted the
American Tel. & Tel. as saying
its Bell system subsidiaries are
seeking rate increases in 20
states that will total better than
$240 million. These rate increas-
es are in addition to $140 million
a year in rate boosts already
granted since the war.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Randolph Scott In
"The DooIin Gang

HOLLYWOOD-"The Doolin
Gang story of Kansas in the
day of the Western outlaws, will
be aRndolph SCOTS next stellar
vehicle at Columbia and will be
made in Technicolor by Produc-
ers-Actors Corporation, in which
Scott and Harry Joe Brown are
partners. The latter will pro-
duce, with a tentative starting
date of September 20. No direc-
tor has been selected as yet.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
CHIEF THUNDER VOICE

Bing Crosby, starred in Para
mounts "Top o. The Morning,
has been dubbed "Chief Thunder
Voice" by a Canadian tribe o.
Indians.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
Battle Between Bell Telephone
AndPigmies Resumes On Dec. Is
battle-ground Is Public Hearing Room
Of Ohio Utilities Commission In Col

COLUMBUS Ohio, Dec. 8-The battle between the
giant and the pgmies in here today but it will
be resumed in full force December 16.
The the giant is the Ohio Bell Telephone Company
the pgmies the people of Ohio.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17
"Mr. Peabody 6 Mermaid"
Is Different Type Comedy

Something and different comedy hilarious tale
staid older who falls in love with hafwoman, halfsh
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid Nunnaly production
for Universal international starring William
Byth. which this the Princess Theatre.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-17

Edmond O'Brien is through
with practical jokes. During a
showing of an old horror picture
in his home he painted his face
green, flashed a flashlight on it
and shouted "Boo!" Mary Hatch
er tainted.