Behind the Scenes Hollywood Gossips in Early 1940s
Hollywood gossip by Harrison Carroll notes Herbert Wilcox and Anna Neagle plan to return to Europe after finishing Irene, Wilcox flying for first time in 20 years. Claudette Colbert invited to White House luncheon but busy with film. Florine McKinney Barry Trivers reconcilement rumors linger. Joan Crawford received flowers via NY admirer. Ann Sheridan seeks rest at Ensenada amid busy schedule.
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Harrison Carrol
King Features Syndicate
Hollywood
Herbert Wilcox
Anna Neagle
Europe
Irene
Wilcox
Florine McKinney
Barry Trivers
Delhaven
Joan Crawford
N. Y
Lois Andrews
Bill Girard
la Conga
Rand Brooks
Bonita Granville
Trec
Art Carter
Phyllis Brooks
Freddie Brisson
Roosevelt
Claudette Colbert
White House
Claudette
Harriett Hulswit of
Holland
Palm Beach
Imboden Parrish
Ann Sheridan
Ensenada
Enseneda
Dexter 4 H Club News Highlights Local Growth
Dexter 4 H Club grows from nine to seventeen members with meetings in Dexter high school Home Economics rooms each Tuesday noon to 1 pm. Girls aged nine to fifteen focus on salads and cooking, with Miss Mary Elizabeth Rutledge as a capable teacher.
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Dexter
Dexter High School
Mary Elizabeth Rutledge
Nora Roberts
Women Lead In High Earnings In U S Hearts
A government peek shows Greta Garbo Marlene Dietrich Claudette Colbert and Sonja Henie among the nation's top earners. Garbo earnings near half a million in 1937 and Colbert totals over a million since 1910. Henie counts a million plus from skating and film with a touring show worth another million. A fur auction yields 4351 from beaver pelts.
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New York
Greta Garbo
Marlene Dietrich
Claudette Colbert
Sonja Henie
Garbo
Gustaffson
Leopold Stokowski
Claudette
Lily Chauchion
America
Joel Pressman
Berlin
Tyrone Power's Sister Anne to Wed Elmer Hardenbere
Anne Power, Tyrone Power's sister, plans a wedding to San Francisco oil executive Elmer Hardenbere. The ceremony may be delayed until the film Dance With the Devil finishes. This will be her second marriage, and she has worked as a reader in the Twentieth Century Fox script department.
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Tyrone Power
Anne
Elmer Hardenbere
San Francisco
Tyrone
Twentieth Century-Fox
Judy Garland sings at the Metropolitan Opera House
Judy Garland thrilled New York audiences after singing on the Metropolitan Opera House stage as lights lit the venue for the occasion. Voice coach Mme Caroline Lazari arranged the test of Judy's voice quality on stage.
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Judy Garland
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Mme
Caroline Lazari
Judy
Barbara Read's swift rise from Studio Club to stardom
Beginning with an eight dollar weekly room at the Studio club Barbara Read now earns a four figure salary. Her fast ascent in Hollywood mirrors a budding trend among new players seeking film careers.
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Studio Club
Hollywood
Barbara Read
Bob Hope Quits MC Duties After Collapse Incident
Doctors warned Bob Hope to resign from emceeing multiple charity events following a collapse. He had served as master of ceremonies for events honoring Jerry Colonna at the Trocadero, a Franco British war relief dance at the Ambassador, the Masquers' dinner to Bill Le Baron, and the March of Dimes radio broadcast.
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Bob Hope
M. c
Bob
Jerry Colonna
Bill le Baron
Oomph Man title sparks witty mustache quip
Judges congratulate Colonna on winning the Oomph Man title. Mrs Colonna, eight years with the mustache, retorts that real oomph is in Robert Taylor, eliciting amusement.
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Colonna
DeMille Puts Cooper and McCrea In North West Role Swap
The director offers Gary Cooper and Joel McCrea the choice of playing the Texas ranger or the mounted police in Northwest Mounted Police. Both parts are equal in importance, and Madeleine Carroll could decide the cast if the stars cannot agree. Two bits bets Cooper will play the mountie.
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DeMille
Gary Cooper
Joel McCrea
Northwest Mounted Police
Texas Ranger
de Mille
Madeleine Carroll
Rooney Returns From Florida With New Songs
Mickey Rooney came back from Florida with two new tunes titled Things Are About to Happen and My Alabamy Mammy. Both songs showcase Rooney's energetic vocal style and mark a fresh phase in his entertainment lineup amid ongoing studio work.
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Mickey Rooney
Florida
Performance attendance noted for Maurice Evans show
A fragment notes the attendance at Maurice Evans' show with a mention of Hamiet and La Garba, though the exact number of onlookers is unclear. The remark emphasizes a perceived audience presence at the performance.
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la Garba
Maurice Evans
Hamiet
Dexter Plan Lake Arthur Ball Cooperation
Dexter residents prepare for the Lake Arthur Hagerman and Dexter Ball in Hagerman on Tuesday night January 30. local towns unite to support the dance and ensure a highly successful community drive with strong Dexter representation.
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Dexter
Hagerman
Lake Arthur
Illness and Social News From Dexter Area
Dexter friends report Mrs. O. J. Warman remains very ill after a St Marys Hospital and home stay near Dexter while Miss Marie Sadler recovers slowly at Greenfield from flu. An enjoyable contract party at Mrs. Henrietta Durand’s included guests from Roswell and local households with Mrs Whitman and Mrs Sherill taking top scores.
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Dexter
O. J. Warman
St. Mary’s Hospital
St. Mary’s
Whitman
Sherill Low
Assessor Clarend Reports Cooper Returns to Roswell
Assessor Clarend states Cooper returned to Roswell after spending two days in Dexter for taxpayers in the vicinity. W M Reec and Frank Harsh of Roswell were business callers in Dexter Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Ruby Whitman, ill with flu, is improving and hopes to be out again. Mr and Mrs John Bible attend-
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John
F. L. Mehthop
John Wier
Norma Jean Wortman
Earl Love
Dexter
Albuquerque
The
State University
Mary E. Marshall
Pearl O’brian
P. P. Clark
el Paso
Mountain States Telephone
Louie Heick
Roswell
Currie
Artesia
W.L. Heitman
Hagerman
Joe Carter
Kansas City
Ray
Ella Yeager
Mary Ellen Kunkel
Oscar Kunkel
Las Cruces
State College
Kenneth Dockery
Jack Hubbard
Pat O’roak
Denver
John Bible
Clara Ray
Carlsbad
Violet Smith
Will Henderson
Garnelle Marshall
Faye Senn
J. E. Senn
Lyford
Senn
Cooper
Frank Harsh
Ruby Whitman
State capital briefs spark call for renomination
Secretary Earl Stull of the New Mexico Democratic central committee said a big majority of Democrats want Governor Miles Senator Chavez and Representative Dempsey renominated. The brief notes party leaders urging unity as the state eyes upcoming renomination bids.
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Associated Press
Santa FE
N. M
Earl] Stull
State Democratic Central Committee
Miles
Chavez
Dempsey
State Field Administration chief reports broad support
Stull said he found sentiment favorable across the state after travelling more than 56,000 miles as director. The corporation commission chartered Pi Delta chapter of Chi Omega at State College and Gaines county Water Company, with its principal New Mexico office in Hobbs.
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Stull
State Field Administration Division
the Corporation Commission
Pi Delta Chapter
Chi Omega
State College
Gaines County
Texas
CCC camp to aid Conchas reservoir project and park
State park superintendent C. E. Hollied said about 200 CCC camp workers are engaged in star joy work at Conchas reservoirs and development of a recreation area. Negotiations for a similar project at Bluewater Lake should be completed within two weeks.
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CCC
Conchas Reservoirs
C. E. Hollied
Bluewater Lake
New Mexico Liquor Dealers' Chief Resigns to Practice Law
James E. Woolsey resigns as attorney and secretary of the New Mexico Liquor Dealers association, effective March 1. He plans to practice law in New York. His successor remains unnamed.
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James E. Woolsey
New Mexico Liquor Dealers’ Association
New York
President Ball Prep and Typhoid Tales at Cahoon Armory
Barracks Briefs report readiness for the President's Ball at Cahoon Armory but note social minded first classmen cannot attend. Typhoid shots leave many half sick and arms stiff from injections. Dagwood Bekins gains flirtatious, romantic mood but resists marriage as leap year hums.
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Cahoon Armory
Dagwood” Bekins
Dagwood
Brown led United Aircraft since 1934 death in Hartford
Donald Lamont Brown fifty nine? correction: 49, president of United Aircraft Corporation since its formation in 1934, died in a hospital today. Brown, who lived at Hartford, Connecticut, formerly was president of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corporation, now a division of United.
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New York
Donald Lamont Brown
United Aircraft Corporation
Brown
Hartford
Conn
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corporation
United
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