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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1939

Page

13

Mae West and W C Fields Team for New Film

Hollywood reports Mae West and W C Fields will co star in a new film written by Grover Jones who claims he created the fade out first and tossed the script through a screen for inspiration. The pairing marks a first time collaboration blending Fields humor with West dramatic persona as production aides expect limited input from the stars.

Hollywood Mae West W. C. Fields Grover Jones Fields Miss West Repose Mae Bill

Rich Maharaja Cuts Personal Expenses In Indore

Indore India July 27 The Oxford educated Maharaja of Indore announced a drastic cut in personal spending. Influenced by his American wife he trimmed annual household expenses by 32000 dollars from his previously lavish budget after marrying former nurse Marguerite Lawler Brangen the 30 year old divorcee.

Indore India Marguerite Lawler Brangen

Raspberry Boys Seek A Change

In Pasadena California on July 27 19 the Raspberry brothers Charles 20 and Gilbert 16 petitioned to change their name arguing they are tired of hackneyed remarks. Their mother Angela Raspberry will keep the family name citing that she is sterner stuff and will remain a Raspberry.

Pasadena Calif Charles Raspberry Gilbert Raspberry Angela Raspberry

Roosevelt Shuns Publicity In Career Mixup

Boston report on James A Roosevelt 25 native of Pennsylvania who resembles the President's eldest son. An ex employee misattributed a job to him in 1932 and a Buenos Aires letter tracing trip followed despite his protests he is not the President's son. He works as an oilman aboard the American freighter East Indian tied up at the army base.

Boston James A. Roosevelt Pennsylvania Jimmy Buenos Aires United States Army Base

Itinerant harvester harvests Smiths wheat by mistake

Earl Smith of Brule Nebraska spent long hours tuning his combine for harvest only to find his field already harvested by an itinerant operator who mistook the land for another field.

Brule Neb Earl Smith Smith

Radio highlight on Mars contact plan from WOR broadcast

WOR and engineers plan a coast to coast 15 minute broadcast at 10 15 pm to listen for a Mars message and send a 15 meter signal toward the planet hoping for reflection. Hayden Planetarium AMNH long island plant cooperation. 612 minutes round trip. MBS 36 million miles away at closest approach in 15 years. Earlier Mars contact attempts yielded interference and limited knowledge of radio behavior. Tonight programs WEAF WABC NBC CBS radio listings follow.

Associated Press Eastern Standard New York Wormes Mars Radio Tonight Earth Hayden Planetarium American Museum of Natural History WOR Press Wireless Long Island MBS

Radio and Orchestra Lineup for Friday Listings

Major Bowes Amateurs features a nine act workshop and a nine thirty slot. Charles Fahy discusses Your National Labor Relations Act. Network shifts include Jack Joy Orchestra and It’s Up To You followed by Toronto Promenade Symphony and a drama 1001 Wives. Civil Engineers Convention headlines evening.

Bowes Czardis Charles Fahy Wijz NBC Jack Joy Toronto

Beekeeper Loses Honey as Bees Return to Hives

Beekeeper A. F. Shields found 75 pounds of honey missing from the garage after swarming bees departed. He planned to truck the honey later, but the bees carried every drop back to the hives.

Mt. Sterling A. F. Shields

Boston Police Officers Provide Light-Hearted City Moments

In Dorchester an officer found Bruce Bugbee Dorr sunbathing naked in a car and allowed him to continue. Patrolman John Cullen, formerly a Florida cook, prepared a supper for Mrs. Anna Sherman in Brighton after she said supper burned on the stove. In Brookline officers avoided others for hours after lilac water spilled on their uniforms.

Boston Dorchester Bruce Bugbee Dorr John Cullen Florida Anna Sherman Brighton Salisbury Beach Cullen Mrs. Sherman Sherman Brookline

Actress Madge Evans Weds Sidney Kingsley in Hollywood Tie

Actress Madge Evans, 36, joins Sidney Kingsley, 32, in a high profile marriage reported from New York area sources. The ceremony details hint at a glamorous union linking film stage and literary circles amid Hollywood chatter.

Yorkville Madge Evans Beau Blonde

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