Ginger Rogers Poised For Record Pay With Paramount Deal
Hollywood chatter says Ginger Rogers may secure the biggest bankroll for an actress, with a three picture contract over three years at Paramount. talks with Henry Ginsberg and Buddy de Sylva hint at a deal likely to include a lead in Lady in the Dark and outside projects, with story approval and a flexible shooting plan.
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Janie
Tom, Dick and
Harry
George Murphy
Louisiana
John Wayne
Ona Munson
Old South
Paramount
Ginger
Henry Ginsberg
Buddy de Sylva
Ernst Lubitsch
20Th Century-Fox
Para
Gertie Lawrence
Hollywood Notes and Theatre Talk Mix Random Gossips
A collage of entertainment chatter mentions actors James Stephen, Arline Judge, Kay Francis, Rosa Lind Russell, and John Barrymore among others. It notes stage and screen plans, a Catalina fishing digression, Barrie’s book project, and Preston Foster purchasing a 160 acre ranch in Bouquet Canyon.
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Eau of
Hollywood
Arline
Hugh Fenwick
Kay Francis
Charley
Rosalind Russell
Kay
Garland
Longs
Catalina
Barrie
Ariel Blythe
John Barrymore
Blythe
Ariel
Caliban
Preston Foster
Bouquet Canyon
Charlie Einfeld
Washington
Theater Time Schedule Highlights for the Day
The Gazette lists film showings across theaters with start times. Iowa shows And at 2 38 and 5 43 and 8 48 while Time for Rhythm appears at 1 15 4 20 7 23 10 28. Paramount presents Man Hunt 1 15 4 10 7 10 10 and The Bride Wore Crutches 3 08 6 03 8 58. Navy Blue and Gold screens at 12 15 3 33 6 51 10 09, Mata at 2 02 5 20 8 38. Palace features You're the One at 1 00 3 55 6 50 9 45, Along the Rio Grande at 2 50 5 45 8 45. Rialto runs The Jones Family in Hollywood 2 05 5 25 8 45, Convoy 3 22 6 42 10 02. Marion has Vivacious Lady 7 9 45 and Fathers Son 8 45.
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Gazette
Iowa
Paramount
Palace
Re the One
Rio Grande
Rialto
Hollywood
Marion
Rubber trees vanish from forests in growing demand
Fragmentary note describes rubber trees facing decline amid rising demand and unknown impacts. No clear sources or dates available.
Broadway Whims and Worldly Sayings by Walter Winchell
A roundup column notes street scenes on Broadway with Walter Winchell style vignettes. It mentions Disney’s The Reluctant Dragon billboard, autographs schemes at a hobby shop, DiMaggio’s bridal entourage, a taxi driver nicknamed Nutzi, a fire escape at Shubert alley, a wardrobe mistress of Indian-Irish descent, Burns statue prank, old Times Square headlines, a soapbox speaker in Columbus Circle, a stray sandal incident, and Macy’s founder’s whaling roots, among others.
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de Tork Hewereel
Catle
Palace
Walt Disney
Broadway
Joe DiMaggio
48Th
Nutzi
46Th Street
Shubert Alley
8Th Avenue
44Th
45Th Streets
Eltinge Theater
Robert Burns
Central Park
86Th Street
San Juan Hill Tribute and Decades of New York Hidden Relics
A fragmented slice of urban memory describes a West 60s community honoring Negro troopers from the American war, 25th Street and 8th Avenue stair marks, a 1871 riot legacy, a private Tudor City park, and a former gang hideout. It notes a Nathan Hale execution plaque at a First Avenue meat plant, a Snow window display, a Madison Avenue florist quip, a century-old DePeyster warehouse, and 650 steel piers beneath Pennsylvania Station, inviting a sense of security.
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San Juan Hill
25Th Street
8Th Avenue
Tudor City
First Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
Nathan Hale
I. J
Fox
Madison Avenue Florist
DePeyster Street
Pennsylvania Station
Milk to Butter Ratio Shown as Ten Quarts per Pound
A historical note states that about ten quarts of milk are needed to produce one pound of butter. This reflects traditional dairy production ratios and the workload behind churned butter.
Rocket Ride at All-Iowa Fair Draws Attention
The Rocket, billed as the largest portable ride by any carnival, will be a feature at the All-Iowa fair for Children's Day. Carried by the Dee Lang Shows, the carnival is set to be ready by the evening of Saturday August 9. The event pageantry includes additional attractions and the fair runs through mid-August.
Man leapt from window after feared knocker in apartment
In Los Angeles a man named Donald Hutton, 32, was injured with a fractured ankle after leaping from a second floor window at Mrs. Ginger Hylton's apartment. He fled due to fear the caller was her estranged husband.
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Richard Macaulay
Reno
Monte Carlo
Los Angeles
INS
Ginger Hylton
Donald Hut
Ton
General Hospital
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TER
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Ernie
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Bonnie Baker
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Bette
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James Stephenson
Stephenson
Dr. Tower
Ae Ware Aenirae
Ozarks
Harry Carey
Ozark
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Betty Field
Carey
Dennis Morgan
Jane Wyatt
Shirley Ross
Walter Winchell
Times Square
Scranton
Columbus Circle
48Th Street
Washington Square
Macy’s
Lyd
Feee Eer
Lonesome Pine
Oreniy
Ae Uel
Jayne Wyatt
Walter Pidgeon
Joan Bennett
Man Hunt
Lynne Roberts
Academy
Dias
Kitty Foyle
Tom Dick
Sas
Mealthel
A Morta
Lly
Alan Marshal
Burgess Meredith
Garson Kanin
Robert Silk Uc
Sy Paul Jerrico
Slady
James Stewart
John Litel
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