Sued for 525000 in Gloria Jean case in New York
Legal action targets actress Gloria Jean her father and Universal Pictures over a 525000 suit in the New York Supreme Court. Lustig the band leader signed Jean to a December 1937 Scranton Pa contract.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
8
Legal action targets actress Gloria Jean her father and Universal Pictures over a 525000 suit in the New York Supreme Court. Lustig the band leader signed Jean to a December 1937 Scranton Pa contract.
Winchester researchers W. S. Hough and A. B. Groves of the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory will attend the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Philadelphia over Christmas. Hough serves on the association council and Groves will preside over the fruit disease section of the American Pathological Society and speak there. Other Virginia specialists and about 1700 entomologists are expected.
A brief Q and A on etiquette covers listening, handling egotistic speakers, telling customers about off season items, and serving breakfast in courses. It advises modest directness, favors not volunteering unnecessary details, and confirms courses are acceptable for a breakfast.
The Sirbaugh family of Millwood Avenue celebrates the birth of Forrest E. Sirbaugh Jr. at Memorial Hospital on Monday December 23. Mrs. Sirbaugh is formerly Miss Elsie Bronfman of Pittsburgh. The report also notes visits and health updates from local residents and holiday gatherings.
The Presbyterian Sunday School True Blue Girls Class meets at eight tonight at Mrs. Harry Ridgeway’s Amherst street home for a Christmas get-together. Secret pals will be revealed and new ones assigned. The item also notes questions about the origin of knocking on wood and lists the Ohio Penitentiary fire death toll.
The piece praises lipstick and lip tint usage to brighten moods and appearances. It notes lipstick and rouge as respectable cosmetics, offers tips from cold cream to vaseline, and discusses matching lip color with dress, complexion, and hair, cautioning against copper red hair with raspberry lipstick.
Berryville Virginia reports Christmas travel as Miss Aathurine Allman heads to Louisville to visit relatives. Faculty members and families from Berryville High School also depart for holidays, joining relatives in local towns and across states.
The article lists numerous relatives visiting over Christmas including Bobby Smalley and Mrs. Hugh Owens with Mrs. James Owens of Hyattsville Maryland. Commander Morton C. Mumma arrives with family and others from Staunton Washington Cleveland Waynesboro Baltimore Camp Meade and Washington to share the holiday.
West Point and Arlington residents announce Christmas travel to relatives in Richmond Washington and Culpeper. Guests include the Joyce family in Jettersville and the Shafer fixture in Richmond. Dance attendees list numerous local youths prior to holiday greetings.
The George Levis hosted Christmas Day guests Miss Anne Joyce Miss Margaret Joyce and Mr Eddy Joyce of Washington DC Miss Margaret Whiting from Garrison Forest School arrived to spend the holidays with her mother Mrs Frank B Whiting on Buckmarsh Street Miss Marie Crow and Miss Emma Cole are visiting in Baltimore with Mr and Mrs Reginald C Morrison Mrs Mary McGehee of Washington DC is visiting Fielding at the home of her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Hobson McGehee
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