Hollywoods Nest of New Faces and Lost Stars
Hollywood columnist Jimmie Fidler notes Darr yl Zanuck scouts new faces for 20th Century Fox. He cites the high cost of screen tests and coaching, highlights Arleen Whelan as a rising star, and laments underutilized veteran actors while praising Peter Lorre’s consistent performance on the Mr Moto set.
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Hollywood
Settin
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Darryl Zanuck
Aileen Whelan
Arleen
Arlean Whelans
Filmville
Peter Lorre
Lorre
Behind the Scenes on Hard to Handle Set
The article details tense filming on the Hard to Handle set as a nervous bit player struggles while Peter defuses the moment. Lorre is faulted for line flubs, June Lang endures static electricity causing wardrobe issues and delayed shooting.
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June Lang
June
Radio Schedule Highlights May 5 1938 WTAM WGAR WGN
Grid of daytime and evening programs across WTAM and partner stations for May 5 1938 listing show names hosts and times. Includes Dick Tracy sports column Lowell Thomas Bing Crosby Rudy Vallee Kate Smith Major Bowes concert news and multiple music variety segments.
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Lowell Thomas
Don Winslow
Air Mail
Rudy Vallee
Bing Crosby
Amons ‘N’ Andr
Cambrian Choir
Breese Band
News
Music Tou Wa
Kate Smith
Arden
Major Bowes Rosby
Spor
Herbert Hoover
Amer
Teoorge McCall
Ores
Marc de Salon
Jack King
Mer ‘Ation King
Pepper Young
Ma Perkins
Guiding Light
Lorenzo Jones
Mary Marlin
Harding’s Wife
Don Winston
Bienele
Lizza
Jane imitates tablecloth trick on Hello Hollywood set
The story recalls Jane watching the Nelson trio snatch a tablecloth from a loaded table without toppling dishes. She tries the stunt at home with a cotton slip for insulation and a silk gown. A crash of chinaware ends her experiment, yet she declares it a good trick if one can do it.
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Mrs. Withers
Jane
Nelsons
Weaver’s Loretta Young Obsession Delights and Upsets Cast
Marjorie Weaver idolizes Loretta Young on the Three Blind Mice set. Her overzealous homage prompts the director to declare there can be only one Loretta Young in this picture. A Southerner visitor jokes about Marjorie’s Louisville roots and her livery-stable father.
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Marjorie Weaver
Loretta Young
Marjorie
Loretta
Miss Weaver
Ady
Deep South
Warjorie
Louisville
McNaught Syndicate
Ridgeville Torch Society To Meet
The Ridgeville Torch Society of Ridgeville High School will hold its annual meeting at 8 o clock Monday evening May 9 in the school auditorium. Dorothy Banks presides. Six graduating members Ruth Haber Mildred Maddock Margaret Krusow Dorothy Kuchenrither George McVeigh and Howard Salisbury are invited. Initiation business session games and refreshments follow.
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Ridgeville High School
Dorothy Banks
Ruth Haber
Mildred Maddock
Margaret Krusow
Dorothy Kuchenrither
George McVeigh
Howard Salisbury
Suburban Calendar Events Tonight Across Several Towns
Community listings show Avon Lake Townsend Club, Eaton Grange ice cream social, Litchfield O E 8 Chapter, North Olmsted Father Son banquet, Roschester Banner Class party, Carlisle Mothersingers, Avon Lake Girl Scouts, Avon Lake senior class play, Columbia Junior class dance, Eaton senior play Here Comes Charley, Henrietta operetta The King Sneezes, N Ridgeville senior benefit dance, N Ridgeville interior decorating, Rochester Harmonial Society all day meeting, South Ridge Community Club, Columbia firemen dance, Grafton Wee Hour Club, Lake Avenue Pomona Grange meeting.
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M. E
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Carlisle
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Columbia
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Miss Howe
Ridgeville
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Ridgeville Grange
Rochester
Harmonial Society of the Methodist Church
South Ridge— Community Club
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Grafton
Wee Hour Club
Victor Burt
Lake Avenue
Pomona Grange
Elyrian Banquet Speaker Highlights Birmingham Event
Mothers and daughters gathered at the Birmingham Methodist church dining room for a banquet served by the men. Mrs Charles M. Ackerman of Elyria spoke as guest of honor, with songs, recitations, and vocal performances by local youths in a spring floral setting.
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Elyria
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S. E. Kaetzel
Jesse Carol Howe
Miss Royer
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Esther Kaetzel
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Spring Fever to be staged by Ridgeville seniors
Ridgeville high school seniors present the class play Spring Fever written by Glenn Hughes. The rollicking comedy of life in a college town features a cast directed by Miss Barbara Kirsch led by Howard Brant played by Owen Harrison with roles for Ed Barnes Howard Salisbury Vic Lewis Robert Moore Lou Herron Eleanor Fritz Mrs Spangler Alma Diederich Anne Purcell Helen Haller Vivian George Dorothy Kuchenrither Henry Purcell George McVeigh Phoebe Purcell Irene Noll Maude Cores Ruth Haber Prof Virgil Bean Vincent Schneidler Dr Dixon Roll’n Brooks. The show is at 8 o clock Friday evening May 20 in the school auditorium.
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Barbara Kirsch
Howard Brant
Owen Harrison
Ed Barnes
Howard Salisbury
Vic Lewis
Robert Moore
Lou Herron
Eleanor Fritz
Spangler
Alma Diederich
Anne Purcell
Helen Haller
Vivian George
Dorothy Kuchenrither
Henry Purcell
George McVeigh
Phoebe Purcell
Irene Noll
Maude Cores
Ruth Haber
Virgil Bean
Vincent Schneider
Dixon
Roll'n Brooks
Memorial Day Parade Planned by South Amherst Committees
South Amherst committees finalize plans for Memorial Day May 30 parade at 9 00 A M with Kieffer s Band from Lorain as music and speakers Attorney Frank Stevens Elyria and Rev M A Burris to offer prayer Cars parade lineup schoolchildren programs arranged and numerous local organizations listed as participants
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South Amherst
Mar
Kieffer
Lorain
Frank Stevens
Elytia
M. A. Burris
Methodist Church
Fred Bartlome
E. F. Litzenberg
Arthur Engle
EB. F. Litzenberg
American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Knights and Ladies of Security
Swiss Lodge
Hungarian Lodge
Avon Lake Senior Class to Present Comedy Tomorrow
Avon Lake high school will stage Reach for the Moon a three act comedy Friday May 4 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium directed by Mrs Mildred Crowder. The play set at Happyalley Ranch Colorado features a large cast and a stage crew led by Louise Anderson and Betty Smith with Margie Hassell handling tickets and Lillian Alten programs.
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Avon Lake
Mildred Crowder
Happyalley Ranch
Colorado
Sally Sherwood
Mildred Trivanovich
Betty Breckenridge
Eleanor Williams
Patricia Pennington
Virginia Smith
Jennifer Lee
Phyllis Black
Pamela Parnell
Sylvia Bushman
Genevieve Lee
Marie Spachtholz
Elyria Grange Hall Meeting on Griswold Road
A notice for a scheduled gathering at Elyria Grange Hall on Griswold Road at 10 a.m. today. The event details are brief with location and start time only.
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Elyria Grange Hall
Griswold Road
West View Woman Mary Adams Dies After West View Residency
Former West View resident Mrs. Mary Adams nee Smith died Tuesday at her daughter Mrs Cole's home in Cleveland. She was mother to Mrs Lena Handwerg and Mrs Lida Cole and grandmother to their families. Funeral held at Haag's Be rea with interment at Butternut Ridge cemetery Olmsted.
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Smith
Beta Adams
Lena Handwerg
Lida Cole
Cleveland
Cole
Adams
Phoebe Pickard
Michigan
Reba Stinchcomb
Columbia
Ella Sabin
Haag
Berea
Butternut Ridge
No. Olmsted
Gerald Crum
Rachel Anderson
Jessie Pickard
Bertha Hermann
J. A. Richards
Walter Hales
Fred Baehr
Columbia Station
Olmsted Falls Social Notes and Local Visits
Miss Jessie Pickard attended the funeral of Mrs Catherine McCarthy Frazier in Cleveland with burial at St Marys cemetery Olmsted Township. E H Cooley improves at Community Hospital Berea. Mrs Tillie Schuster attended a Rebekah meeting in Cleveland. Miss Lois Hahn guest of Miss Ethel Ingersoll. Emil Geisel broke his arm trimming fruit trees. Visitors at H Ingersoll home included Mr and Mrs Leo Pike and Mr and Mrs George Wagner. Olmsted High roller skating party at Elyria. Ladies Aid Society hosted a birthday surprise for Rev Leroy Wilcox. Mrs Rhoda Gordon of La Grange visited last week.
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Catherine McCarthy Frazier
Cleveland
St. Mary’s
Bagley Road
Olmsted Township
E. H. Cooley
Community Hospital
Berea
Tillie Schuster
Rebekah Lodges
Ohio Rebekah Assembly
Lois Hahn
Cookroad
Ethel Ingersoll
Emil Geisel
Leroy Wilcox
Rhoda Gordon
la Grange
Sunday Visitors Highlight Chapin Home Guests
Mrs Nellie Chapin hosted guests Sunday including C F Byron and daughter from Cleveland, Nellie Hatcher and son Bobby from Cleveland, and C Hales from Berea. Rocky River visitors Art Blanchard family called on W G Shepheard. Wilfred Thompson and John Bryda families spent Sunday with friends in Cleveland.
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C. F. Byron
Nellie Hatcher
Bobby
Cleveland
C. Hales
Berea
Art Blanchard
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W. G. Shepheard
Bess
Wilfred Thompson
John Bryda
Oratorical Contest At Oberlin May 13
Oberlin College hosts the Civic Oratorical League contest in the King Bosworth Room of the Men’s Building Friday May 13 at 7 30 p m One representative from each member college Western Reserve Ohio Wesleyan Wooster Albion and Wayne will compete Judges are the coaches of debating from each school This is Oberlin’s first entry in the contest after two years as a League member
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
King-Bosworth
Western Reserve
Ohio Wesleyan
Wooster
Albion
Wayne
Eleanor Snell to wed Loftin Mallarsh at Columbia Baptist
Open church wedding set for Saturday May 7 at 2 30 PM in Columbia Baptist church. Bride Eleanor Snell and groom Loftin Mallarsh of Cleveland will marry.
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Columbia
Eleanor Snell
Loftin Mallarsh
Cleveland
Columbia Baptist Church
In Old Chicago at Capitol Theatre
A pioneer mid West family tale set against the 1871 Chicago fire is presented at the Capitol Theatre with period detail and dramatic storytelling.
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Chicago
Capitol Theatre
California Story At Rivali Friday
California in the gold rush and mission days is pictured in The Girl of the Golden West, a period musical piece previewed for Friday at Rivali. The presentation promises songs, scenery, and frontier drama drawn from historic California.
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California
Rivali
Golden West
Musi
Missing Husband On Picture Sparks Bureau Question
The Silent Observer notes a woman reporting her missing husband at the bureau and brings up the odd exchange with a police officer who asks what they should do after seeing the photo. The vignette hints at the humor and quirks in daily policing and citizen reports.
Poor Relief and Tart Humour at a Picnic
A sympathetic housewife asks a very poor canvasser if he is poor. The tramp replies that even ten cent fabric could not buy enough to outfit a canary. At a picnic a boy refuses more pie, saying he can chew but cannot swallow.
Am I a Somnambulist and a Mock Wedding Tale
A couple debates marriage as Joe learns of an unusual confession. They consider marrying by a justice, then a real estate man shows an older farmer they might buy. The buyer asks what he can raise to recoup his money, and the realtor answers raise the price.
Film Debuts at Rivoli Theatre Tomorrow
A new feature premieres at the Rivoli Theatre with showings beginning tomorrow. Local patrons are invited to attend the opening as the film screens on the venue’s upcoming schedule.
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Cal
Rivoli Theatre
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