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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1939

Page

11

Dastardly Ruler To Be Film Topic

Hollywood report by Louella O Parsons notes Rowland V Lee will produce and direct a 15th century saga about Richard III imprisoning his nephews to clear the throne. Filming may take place in authentic Tower of London locations with British permission and Basil Rathbone expected in a key role.

Louella O. Parsons Hollywood INS England Tower of London Rowland V. Lee Lee Richard III Tower Basil Rath

Flynn and Lily Damita in Hollywood Car Crash

Erroll Flynn sustained a slight concussion and facial cuts requiring stitches after he swerved to avoid pedestrians and hit a wall. Lily Damita, his wife, was shaken in the same crash as doctors treated Flynn for eight stitches on his forehead and four on his eyelid.

Hollywood Erroll Flynn Lily Damita Frank Nolan Flynn

Theaters This Week Showcases Classic Front-Rank Stars

At the Virginian nightly features include Only Angels Have Wings with Cary Grant and Jean Arthur plus Wot ta Nite Mare cartoon. Capitol offers 6 000 Enemies with Walter Pidgeon Rita Johnson Nat Pendleton, plus two shorts by Pete Smith and Robert Benchley. Hearse presents Young Mr Lincoln with Henry Fonda Alice Brady Marjorie Weaver along with Barnyard Encitement and science features. Lyric screens Hell s Angels with Jean Harlow and Trapped with Charles Starrett. Best shows Thanks for Everything with Jack Haley. Custer presents Topper Takes a Trip and Torch in Chinatown with Connie Bennett Roland Young. Rialto offers Lost Patrol and Made for Each Other with Victor MacLaglan Carole Lombard. Greenbrier shows Honolulu and Nancy Drew Reporter with Eleanor Powell Bonita Granville.

Capitol Walter Pidgeon Rita Johnson Nat Pendleton Pete Smith Robert Benchley Hearse Jack Haley Topper Torch Chinatown Constance Bennett Roland Young Rialto Victor MacLaglan Carole Lombard Greenbrier Honolulu Nancy Drew Eleanor Powell Bonita Granville

MGM Prepares Bonanza With Wally Beery In Mexico Setting

M G M buys Bonanza a Mexican mining tale with Wally Beery as a peon farmer The film seeks to avoid political offense to Mexicans and uses early 1900s backdrop Production plans aim to please national sensibilities while avoiding controversy Also mentions Dick Powell and Joan Brendell signing for one week of stock at Saratoga and returning to Burlesque co starring with plans for rest of six weeks.

M-G-M Wally Beery Wally Dick Powell Joan Brondell Saratoga Swank Racing Capital Joan Barbara Stanwyck Hal Skelly

Golf finals set as Larmon and Pierson split match

Larmon halved the 18th in par to finish level with Pierson who led 1 up after his bogey. Larmon parred 17 while Pierson bogeyed to swing the match. Finals for second and third flights are today with Cook vs Flynn and Reed vs Smith. Semi finals yesterday saw Cook beat Orth 3 and 2 and Flynn beat Runyan 4 and 3. Smith edged Lynn 1 up in the third flight.

Larmon Pierson Jess Cook W. E Pat) Flynn Kelly Reed Ralph Smith D. W. Orth W. E. Flynn C. F. Runyan Tommy Lynn

Rockne Nine Triumphs Over Reed Ducks at Coal Branch

Rockne Nine defeated Reed Ducks 10 to 3 at Coal Branch with Townsend and A Nunley leading the attack. Wiseman earned the win on the mound.

Rockne Taxi Townsend A. Nunley Reed Ducks Coal Branch Wiseman

Senators Rally Edges Erie 5 4 In Ninth In Kanawha Park

In the opening game of the Charleston Erie series at Kanawha Park the Senators pulled off a 5 4 win. Vesely tied the game with a first inning homer and the Senators broke a 2 2 tie with a three run eighth inning before Wolfe closed it out. Diehl earned the win and Stefurak took the loss with Wolfe finishing the last inning.

Wolfe Charleston Kanawha Park Fackinsade Senators Erie Vesely Tars Ziminski McConnell Stanley Kosinski Laske Diehl Gance Bugg Ganoe Eric Charleston Zim'sk! Cf Ovesely Cf C’nn'll Goodwin Hall Rf Stanley Rf Obuge Wheeler 1B Broskie c Lakem'n c Sublette Ss Marshall If Wheeler Laybourne Broskie Steurak Sevefurak Stefurak Balk Parker Clayton

Smithers Juniors No-Hit Shrewsbury in 10-0 Victory

The Smithers Juniors beat Shrewsbury 10-0 behind a no-hit effort from Bill Derrick. It marks Smithers ninth straight win as junior teams prepare for scheduling with Albert Falbo at Smithers or via telephone 9699.

Smithers Shrewsbury Bill Derrick Albert Falbo

Baseball Scores from Kanawha Valley and Mountain State Leagues

Kanawha Valley League Belle 6 Lowmans 2. Mountain State League Bluefield 8 Welch 4 Williamson 3 Logan 2. Huntington 15 Ashland 7.

Kanawha Valley League Belle Lowman’s Mountain State League Bluefield Welch Williamson Logan Huntington Ashland

Stafidings League Standings Report Early Season

Mid Atlantic League and divisions show Canton, Akron, Erie leading the main table with around .600 to .578 values. In the A and B divisions Carbide, DuPont, Belle and Park Car post top records while Moose and Lowmans struggle. Additional teams include Huntington Welch Logan Willison Ashland with varied marks.

Il Pet Canton Charl’ston Akron Erie Dayton Kanawha Valley League L Pet Carbide Elk Refin

Todays Games Spotlighting Regional Matchups

Only one game on the schedule features Park Your Car versus Prithhard at 6 p m. Other pairings include Erie at Charleston Youngstown at Portsmouth Canton at Dayton Akron at Springfield Logan at Williamson Welch at Bluefield Huntington at Ashland.

Charleston Erie Canton Dayton Akron Springfield Youngstown & Portsmouth Middle Atlantic League Youngstown Portsmouth Kanawha Valley League Prithhard

Senators Rally Past Washington in Extra Innings

In a 12 inning showdown, the Washington Senators won 4 to 3 over Cleveland. Eisenstat pitched the win, Carrasquel took the loss as key hits by Estalella and Keltner featured for Cleveland while Travis and Campbell drove runs for Washington.

Washington Senators Cleveland Washington Campbell Rf Travis Sf Chapm'n Cf Lewis Solters If Wright Rf Eisenstatp Estatella If Trosky Prichard Keltner Grimes Ferrell c Hale x Chase P Webb Ss Gelbert Allen P Chase Campbell Eisenstat Case Travis Estalella Allen Chapman Hale Estatella Hemsley Bloodworth Webb Carrasquel Ferreil Pipgras, Quinn McGowan

Bridges Leads Tigers Shutout Over A's In Floodlight Tilt

Tommy Bridges pitched Detroit to a 5-0 win over Philadelphia in the first floodlight game for the Tigers. Earl Averill drove in two with a homer and two hits, while Bridges allowed seven hits and struck out six as Detroit completed the shutout.

Bridges Philadelphia Tommy Bridges Detroit Athletics Tigers Earl Averill Romie Ong Gantenbein Chapman Caster Dean Basil, Rue Geisel

State Closed Tourney Schedule Highlights

The listing shows matchups across rounds with times for a closed tournament. Notable bouts include Arkle versus Gallagher at 4 pm and Devon versus Faulconer at 10:30 am on Thursday for the 11st round.

Devon Faulconer Parsons Fugate Reed Gray

New Jersey Voters Back Pari Mutuels in Referendum

New Jersey voters favored resuming horse racing and legalizing pari mutuel betting by a margin of 344,859 to 213,349 with results tallied from 2,691 of 3,601 districts. The statewide plebiscite showed strong approval by more than two thirds in many districts.

Trenton N. J New Jersey

Deadline Today For State Chess Entries

Harold Eads of Parkersburg enters the State Chess tournament to be held at the Kanawha hotel June 24 25. Entries have come from Charleston Huntington Wheeling and Parkersburg and must be in by today. An envelope postmarked June 21 will be accepted. Mail to Harold W Liggett Charleston W Va with entry fee 4.00 for Charleston players 2.00 for others.

Harold Eads Parkersburg Kanawha Hotel Charleston Huntington Wheeling Harold W. Liggett P. O W. Va Charleston Chess Club

Ward Bears Cedar Grove Ward Defeats Cedar Grove

Ward Bears Cedar Grove Ward defeated Cedar Grove yesterday at Cedar Grove by 8 to 5. Buckley led the batting for the winners. Teams desiring games with Ward should write Wesley Buckley at Ward.

Ward Cedar Grove Buckley Wesley Buckley

Snead enters Anthracite Open at Scranton June 25

Sammy Snead, who had withdrawn from the British Open to rest before the PGA at Flushing, announced his entry into the $5,000 Anthracite Open at Scranton Country Club on June 25.

Flushing L. I Sammy Snead West Virginia The Scranton Country Club

Jodie Greys Beat Ansted 9-8 In 13 Innings

Jodie Greys edged Ansted 9 to 8 in a 13 inning game. K C Sparks pitched 11 innings with 18 strikeouts for Jodie in W V.

Jodie Jodie Greys Ansted Sparks K. C. Sparks W. Va

Marmet Seeks Twilight Games For Local Teams

Marmet Red Skins seek to schedule twilight games with nearby teams. For information contact Marmet athletics or the team manager to arrange dates and venues.

Marmet Marmet Red Skins

Radio Log 5 to 12 Broadcast Schedule Listing

A detailed radio schedule lists programs and time slots across networks NBC CBS WABC WJZ WEAF and others from 5:00 PM to midnight including news music dance orchestras talk shows dramas and comedies with hosts such as Bill Stern Lowell Thomas Amos and Andy and The Lone Ranger plus musical guests and serialized programs. The log notes multiple network overlaps and repeats through the late evening.

Our Nbc-Weaf Nbc-Wjz Cbs-Wabc Edwin C. Hill Brooks Cbs-Chain-West Friends of Library Nbc Wjz Malcolm Claire Dancing Music Orchestra Nbec Howie Wing Cbs-Wabe Mbs-Chain F. Waring Nbc-Wear-East Easy Acés Amos & Andy Cbs-Chain West Palton Lewis, Jr Ink Spots Mr. Keen Cbs Wabc Weaf Kyw Wbz Wmal Nbc-Red Geo. Jessel Dancing Music Orc Nbc-Blue-Chain Jim McWilliams Mbs Wor East Sam Baker Wiw Wgn Kwk Roy Shield Nbc-Wiz Paul Whiteman Wanda Dean cbs-Dixie Albert Warner Nbc-Weaf-East Fred Waring Cbs-West Nbc-Wear Cbs-Chain-West

Call 93F23 For Evening Message In Marmet

Readers are asked to call 93F23 between 6 and 7 PM or write Everett Peal at Marmet West Virginia for correspondence.

Everett Peal Marmet W. Va

Tarzan Roy Triumphs in Binghampton Scraps

Tarzan Roy, ex Charleston light heavy, knocked out Young Gaylord in 1 minute 40 seconds in Binghamton New York. James Davis, another former Charleston fighter, lost in his pro debut to Jimmie Young of Dunmore Pennsylvania by a second round knockout.

Tarzan Roy Charleston Young Gaylord Binghamton N. Y Gaylord James Davis Jimmie Young Dunmore

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Virginian Warner ™ Bros. Ee Soros Grant Arthur Jade Columbia Warner Bros’ Rialto James Stewart Victor McLaglen Jeanette MacDonald Hedy Lamarr Algiers United Artists Ax Rolan T1 Burke Alan Mowbray TR Chinatown June Lang Cary Grant Jean Arthur Mr. Lincoln Henry Fonda Alice Brady Marjorie Weaver Hell's Angels Jean Harlow Charles Starrett Lowe, Larmon Lyric TO Angels Rockne Kanawha City Jasbib Bata Edgar Bergan Viking Inn Elk River Road Ty Conner Gracie Allen Robert Young P STORY Abraham Lincoln Smithers Juniors Twentieth Century-Fox Darryl F. Zanuck Law Mary Todd Destiny Arleen Whelan Eddie Collins Pauline Moore Richard Cromwell Donald Meek Dorris Bowdon Eddie Quillan Spencer Charters Ward Bond John Ford Stafidings Yankees M'Cosby Gant Averill If Gehr’ger Gr'berg Higgins Fox Rf Croucher Ss Tebbetts c York c Bridges P O/Ambler ss Miles Johnson Brucker Chapm Tipton Nelson News Arkle Gallagher Chilton Hubbard Drumheller Hyatt Cohn Midelburg Dexter Thompson Dan Thompson Schlacht Williams Harris Seims C. Schoen Murphy Kelso McKinley Groves Kellmeyer H. Allum Smith Brosisus Snead Binghampton Rita Paul Kelly Harold Huber Grant Mitchell MGM Peter Smith Meuro Madras RITZ Frankenbergers Frankenberger WCHS
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