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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1939

Page

10

Enid Bennett Returns to Film After Eight Year Gap

Hollywood reports Enid Bennett, longtime star now living near San Francisco with husband Fred Niblo and their children, will return to movies in Intermezzo after being spotted by David Selznick. Sally Eilers also slated for a lead in Full Confession with McLaglen and Calleia. John Farrow to direct.

Hollywood INS Enid Bennett Lakeport San Francisco Fred Niblo David Selznick Enid Australia Tom Ince America David Gregory Ratoff Leslie Howard Edna Best Ingrid Bergman Leslie Sally Eilers New York RKO Victor McLaglen Joseph Calleia Harry Joe Brown Sally McLaglen Calleia John Farrow Five Will Bob Sisk

The Gorilla Ritz Brothers at Theaters Tour

Theaters present The Gorilla with the Ritz Brothers Anita Louise and Pat sy Kelly. Popeye in Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. Capitol shows Rookie Cop with Virginia Weidler Tim Holt Jr plus Smith and Benchley shorts and MGM cartoon. Wuthering Heights at The Virginian with Merle Oberon Laurence Olivier.

Ritz Brothers Anita Louise Patsy Kelly Popeye Capitol Virginia Weidler Tim Holt, Jr Pete Smith Robert Benchley MGM Wuthering Heights Merle Oberon Laurence Olivier

Concrete Pouring on Kanawha Parkway Near Dunbar Street

Concrete work on the first drains and steps of the Kanawha parkway near the foot of Dunbar street is planned today. Over 150 workers are active on the Dravo corporation project. A tenth derrick boat from Pittsburgh is due soon. Superintendent Orval Ruhl said the final four houses on the parkway right of way on the West Side should clear next week.

Kanawha Parkway Dunbar Street Dravo Corporation Pittsburgh Orval Ruhl Dravo Parkway

AFL Strike Closes GM Fisher Body Plant 1 in Flint

The Fisher Body Plant No. 1 in Flint Michigan employing 2500 workers shut down late today after AFL UAW workers called a wildcat strike. The union also struck at GM Chevrolet plant in Flint and the Grey Iron Foundry in Saginaw, though those two remained in operation.

Flint Mich Fisher Body General Motors Corporation American Federation of Labor United Automobile Workers General Motors Chevrolet Grey Iron Saginaw

Lone Pork Chop Symbolism Reflects German Scarcity

AP chief Louis P. Lochner described a Nazi enjoying a pork chop to illustrate Germanys wartime pinch. He said coffee is rationed to one eighth pound weekly at $1.60 per pound, with butter eggs and pork scarce, while propaganda frames hunger as wartime defeat avoidance. He expects a renewed crisis by mid August after harvests. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs J E Bradley and a son to Mr and Mrs Richard Sutphin were also reported.

New York Louis P. Lochner Associated Press Germany

Radio Log of Evening Programs and Hosts

A dense schedule listing 5:00 to 12:00 hours of radio shows across NBC, CBS, and local networks. Entries name hosts like Earl Wild Alma Kitchell Malcolm Claire Milt Herth Lynn Brandt Howie Wing Jimmy Walker and Jimmy Fidler, with orchestras, dramas, quizzes, and dance music continuing through late night.

Nbc-Weaf Earl Wild Nbc-Wiz Cbs-Wabc Orches Mbs-Chain Alma Kitchell Edwin C. Hill Cbs-Wabc-Basic Aeolian Cbs-Chain W Malcolm Claire Milt Herth Howie Wing Cbs-Wabe Weaf Dancing Music Orch Johnson Kyw Wbz Wmal Nbc-Red Jimmy Walker Witz Nbc-Blue Chain Buddy Clark & Musicale Lone Ranger Mbs Wor East Nbc ABC Wijz Sam Baker Wgn Wlw Lucille Manners Chicago Wiz Cbs Wabc Wor Wiw Wjz Burns and Allen Wegn Abe Lyman Peter Quill Bob Ripley Washington Nbc-Weat Nbc-Wjz Wbc-Wear Cbs-Chain West

King and Queen Roosevelt Visit Washington in Formal State Tour

King and Queen Elizabeth mingle with the Roosevelts in a sunlit White House visit. They tour the Lincoln memorial and Washington Monument, dine at the White House, and stay the night after a state luncheon and garden party.

Gen. Watson Queen Elizabeth Mrs. Roosevelt White House John May Butler Howell Crim Charles Claunch Wilson Searles Washington Diplomatic Corps East Room Andrew Jackson Roosevelt James Elliott Franklin, Jr Washington Lincoln Memorial Rock Creek Park National Cathedral Lincoln Washington Monument

Pair Trapped in Coal Hole Rescued After Hours

Shenandoah Pennsylvania June 8 Andrew Engle 52 and his son 19 entombed 100 feet underground in a bootleg coal hole. The son was rescued in two hours unharmed. The elder Engle was pulled to safety after five hours and reported in fair condition at Locust Mountain hospital.

Shenandoah INS Andrew Engle Engle Locust Mountain Hospital

Dr Langfitt Dies at 70 in Huntington

Dr Samuel E Langfitt a 70 year old dentist died tonight after a brief illness Survivors include his widow a sister Mrs C L Tarks of Fairmont and two brothers Dr Frank Langfitt of Clarksburg and John Langfitt of West Union

Huntington Samuel E. Langfitt C. L. Tarks Fairmont Frank Langfitt Clarksburg John Langfitt West Union

Three Color Wirephoto Transmits King Roosevelt Image

A three color picture of King George with President Roosevelt was transmitted by Associated Press wirephoto from Washington. The Chicago Tribune produced blue red and yellow separated negatives, and prints were sent to 25 AP newspapers within 30 minutes, marking a first in color wire photography.

Washington King George Roosevelt Associated Press Chicago Tribune the Tribune

Actress Divorces Husband No. 3

Doris Kenyon, a three time film star, obtains a Nevada divorce from Albert D. Lasker in Minden. The Chicago advertising executive and former U S shipping board chairman was named in the cruelty complaint. Kenyon had remarried in New York last October after a European honeymoon and previously wed Milton Sills and Arthur E. Hopkins.

Minden Nev INS Doris Kenyon Nevada Albert D. Lasker Chicago U. S. Shipping Board Europe New York City Miss Kenyon Kendrick Johnson Milton Sills Sills Arthur E. Hopkins New York

Juarez film depicts Mexican struggle for democracy

Hollywood portrays 1863 Mexico under Napoleon III with Juarez leading resistance. Paul Muni stars as Juarez while Brian Aherne plays Maximilian and Bette Davis portrays Charlotte. Warner Brothers offers a strong ensemble in a timely, somber love story framed by political upheaval.

Hollywood Juarez Virginian Theater Napoleon III Paul Muni Louis Napoleon Maximilian Charlotte Warner Brothers Brian Aherne Bette Davis John Garfield Joseph Calleia Claude Rains C. O

Lasker and First Wife Found Medical Research Foundation

In 1933 Lasker and his first wife separated two months later and later created the Lasker foundation for medical research at the University of Chicago.

Lasker

House Votes to Double U S Housing Program

The Senate approved a measure by 48 to 16 to expand the administration low cost housing program. It authorizes the U S Housing Authority to boost bond authority by 800 million dollars and raise annual local housing authority contributions to 45 million dollars.

House U. S Washington INS Senate Sen Wagner N. Y

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