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The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah • 7

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THE OGDEN STAN DARD-EXAM1NER M0NDA1 EVENING APRIL 24 1939 Ethel Clark's Radio Flashes STAR BETTER READY TO cENGLAllD SEES SIGN OF POWER IN ELIZABETH of Queen-To-fSe Is Spirit Empire (o Britons As She Up nr dewitt Mackenzie HOLLYWOOD April 24 Hobart Boswroth 72 year ol 1 screen actor who les than months ago was feared near d' Xh today reported he was ready to resume his career as soon ns he gets call Seven weeks ago Bos worth stricken while making a permiX appearance tour of the mijlie west He was returned lu re or taken off the train on a fttn tdiff in serious condition But today Bosworth working outdoors on his near Hollywood and for rccmtl'i! he practices archery with a bow that requires a 55-pound pull to shoot he said comj lately recovered and expect a cah fit any time now from the I April 24 cth heir to the Brit been celebrating Irthday with an ac irerogatives and dresaes which pro well NEW YOU Princess Eliza Ish throne her thirteenth quliidon cf lengthening ol claim that she almost anyway To millions throughout the WARD SHOW SET FOR WEDNESDAY The Fourth ward on Wednesday will present an I A Home Talent road show in the recreation hall commencing at eight Each department of the I A will give one act of the show Judges selected from out of the ward will choose the outstanding act to represent the Fourth ward ih the annual stake road show next October Each act of the variety show is original and will be presented entirely by ward members Between eighty and ninety per cent of the I A enrollment will take part In the presentation Ward budget tickets will be honored The program will consist of the following: accordion duet Fay Findlay and Richard Young junior girls saxophone and violin duet Dun-combe brothers Nell of the Plains" Explorer group vocal solo Rose Burchell Umbrella Man" first year Bee Hive reading Marilyn Briem An Old Fashioned Album second year Bee-Hive tap dance Marilyn Oakey variety show Gleaner Girls violin solo Kevin Thread-gold "A New Boy Scouts Central third year Bee-Hive song and guitar accompaniment -Dave and Glen Clark London City" senior department acrobatics Shirley Louise Jensen Old Gant Men of fond subjects vorld's greatest cm pira she Is a blight wholly charm Ing and lovabl th cards in her own rl come another CAMERAS CALL NE17 HUSBAND DR EARL PARDOE Cast In grandpa role 0 TO BRING PLAY TO OGDEN President Roosevelt most prolific governmental figure in the use of radio as a medium of reaching the American people will be heard over NBC on Wednesday at eight a as he delivers the keynote address at the opening session of the White House conference on In During 1939 the president was the most frequent user among all federal executives and legislators In the use of NBC nationwide facilities to address the general public and he will make further radio history by becoming the first subject of the first regular NBC television service In the United States William Gargan famous as a movie star has set his heart on learning the intricacies of radio and spends his Sundays watching rehearsals and broadcasts of coast to coast shows at Hollywood Radio City Program Out Daily The KLO radio program is printed daily In The Standard-Examiner That time-table or log is the guide to what you want to news Information entertainment -a directory of what is waiting for you behind the dial Consult this log for your favorite programs Jack Ross one of the Ranch Boys says he found his way clear across the United States on horseback last year but got lost at once in the corridors of Radio City 1 Debut As Actor Dr Walter Damrosch still spry In spite of his three quarters of a century Is looking forward to his debut as an actor which i3 scheduled to take place late in May Dr Damrosch music council of the National Broadcasting company and dean of American conductors will play himself in forthcoming Bing Crosby picture Star To Paul Carson the NBC mammoth organ in Radio City is more than a great musical instrument it is the culmination of years of planning and intensive work He cherished an Ideal of an organ that would be finer and more versatile than any in the west In 1935 he sketched plans for a new NBC pipe organ and the National Broadcasting company approved the design and arranged to construct the instrument Now Car-son broadcasts daily on the organ which is considered the largest and finest broadcasting studio organ west of New York Paul Carson was born in Bridgeport Illinois His father was a clergyman and his first music lessons were received from' his mother He was a student at Northwestern university when the World war broke out and left the university to serve as an ambulance driver and remained overseas for three years When he returned to the United States he devoted himself completely to music Microphones to be used by the King and Queen of England when they tour Canada and the United States will be gold-plated and of BACHELORS FEIV If) HOLLYWOOD ASCUPID ACTS I Screen Villains Crooner And Character Actors All That's Left By FREDERICK OTILMAN HOLLYWOOD April 24 -(UP) A series of movie -star weddings culminated Sunday by Tyrone left Hollywood with a serious shortage of eligible bachelors today Alas the only marriageable bachelors in sight with one exception were a few screen villlans a couple of middle-aged character actors and one crooner Taj lor Exception The exception among the topflight stars was Robert and definitely out of the field with his marriage to Barbara Stanwyck expected almost any day This leaves better than a score of picture damozel in the lurch insofar as their chances of marrying a leading man are concerned Also left In the and what a sad plight was were the picture company press agents who had to forego for the first time since the days of Mack Sen-nett their beloved stories about studio romances Power married Su-sanne Georgette Charpentier The day before Douglas Fairbanks Jr became the husband of Mrs Mary Lee Epling Hartford of Hot Springs Va A few days previously Clark Gable had married Miss -Carole Lombard and that about cleared the deck Nuptials Celebrated The Power-Annabella nuptials were celebrated In seven minutes flat and with a minimum of Hollywood whoop-de-do at the Bel-Air home of the bride Superior Court Judge William Palmer read-the vows and then joined a few friends of the newlyweds in a glass of champagne and a corned-beef sandwich Only witnesses In the flower-banked living room were Don Ameche the best man Mrs Charles Boyer matron of honor her husband Mrs Patia Power the mother his sister Ann Adams his attorney Tom Noonan his studio standln Bill Gallagher his general handy man and Fernande Chatain An secretary The wedding was held at eleven a while most of Hollywood still was abed so that best man Ameche could get away to rehearse his radio program The picture boys who smashed a few flash bulbs on carpets and climbed on her antique furniture were stymied only when they demanded that Annabels kiss her husband for the benefit of her public She said she do it Power squeezed her and If you want to see a picture of her kissing him you will have to see a last movie entitled wherein the groom makes love to the bride for eight reels and Is brokenhearted in the ninth when a Sahara windstorm blows her out of his life BARKLEY TOSSES HATH) 1 940 RING ASHLAND Ky April 24 (AP) Introduced as the Democratic presidential nominee In 1940 Senate Majority Leader Alben VV Barkley of Kentucky responded with an expression he said was utted by a former speaker' of the house: They could go farther do worse and I think they Former United States Senator Ben Williamson Sr Introduced Barkley who was the principal speaker at a Democratic Jeffersoh day dinner Broad way Actress Signs for Films HOLLYWOOD April 24 (UP) An 18-year-old New York stage actress Gene Tierney today was signed out of the cast of a Broadway play Enter for a film career Shd was placed under contrac by Columbia and Is to come here within the next few weeks to start work in a picture Chinese Aviatrix Gets Screen Test HOLLYWOOD April 24(AP) Honeymoons will have to wait far two couples of Hollywood" newlyweds Film studios demanded the appearance pf tho bridegroom Tyrone Power and Douglas Fairbanks Jr before the cameras today Power was married Sunday to Annabelia Parisian actress in a ceremony devoid of fanfare or formality Superior Judge William Palmer united the pair in a quiet ceremony at the bride's Bel-Air home Young Fairbanks was married Saturday afternoon to Mrs Mary Lee Epling Hartford comely divorcee of Virginia New York City and Florida special construction for their exclusive use Jesse Crawford the NBC organist Is eoon to celebrate his thirtieth anniversary in the show business and the date finds him at the height of his career with no signs of a let-down Crawford Is one of strongest bets and is featured weekly with his Caravan" over KLO and the NBC-Blue network Crawford has learned during his time on the air that women listeners prefer the soft sentimental songs like Baby" and bile the male element usually goes for the rousing march like Frank Black NBC general music director whose name is associated with the new and novel in music can be credited with another his will be the first orchestra to broadcast from the New York fair He likes to visit college senior show's in the hope cf discovering some new musical MARTIAL STRUTTER Petite Hazel Stoddard baton wlelder of North Cache high school band one of the many high-stepping twirling drum majors who heloed make the regional music festival here an outstanding event Ogden and Box Elder high schools the right to In a similftr jfcstiAl At Pocfltclloj In (Staff photo) I MAY Going Tc 'b'A 'bj: Take It With the screamingly funny comedy by Moss Hart and George Kaufman will be brought to Weber college auditorium at eight April 26 under the sponsorship of the Brigham Young speech department and alumni association of Provo This play was awarded 'the Pulitzer prize as a stage production and was accredited first place in the Best" pictures for 1938 Its presentation here will feature an all-star cast half of which are faculty members of the The production will be staged by Dr Earl Pardoe head of speech department at the and directed by his wife Kathryn Bassett Pardoe Dr Pardoe will also take part in the cast playing the role of Grandpa Van-derhof made famous in the picture by Lionel Barrymore Other major roles in the cast will be played by Dr Gerrit de Jong dean of fine arts at the university Arthur Gaeth instructor in history Lafayette Terry stage manager Professor William Hanson of the music department who will play the ludicrous role of the discus thrower Wayne Rogers Isabelle Romney Neal Peterson Jack Gibb Virginia Ekins and Marion Wilson formerly cf Ogden They will be supported by Beth Evans Tess Tyler El-zada Carlson Ogden John Utvitch Bill Reeves Preston Gledhill and Blanche Jones Dr Pardoe was granted special permission to produce the play and the effort was highly commended by Burns Mantle noted drama critic recently lyceum speaker and announcer of radio Great program Police Dog Directed By Portable Radio SYDNEY By means of a small portable radio strapped on her back Zoe blonde police dog of the Sydney force takes Instructions from her master Constable Denhom When Zoe hears her voice though he Is absent giving a command she obeys lass who one day now will reign it and perhaps be cvered Queen Vic torla whom miy oldsters still remember The ladles ofht realm too like Oto mention over their tea cups that she will bring 4sain to the throne th historic n4 me of that Elizabeth of day This rather pleases tie fanny of the public That Is how her people as a whole regard her as she enters her first year But to a grey-haired prime minister In Downing street and to the other cider statesman upon whose shoulders rests the security of empire Princess Elizabeth Is far more than this To them she is the making the bond which In due course will be as is every Brtish sovereign what English statesmen generally regard aa the a le link holding the diverse parts of the empire together Former Premier Baldwin (now Lord Baldwin) summed this thought up graphically and succinctly In the house of commons a couple of years ago He said that the crown Is last link of empire that is left" He might have put It this way as I frequently have heard Britons do: If the throne disappeared If Britain became a republic for example the empire likely w'ould dissolve forthwith So our lovely blue-eyed Elizabeth Is In the minds of her austere statesmen heaven forgive their prosaic viewpoint less a real flesh-and-blood girl than a symbol of vast importance The spirit of empire one might call her Some years ago I was the guest of the late Maharajah of Gwalior In India He was one cf the greatest of the ruling princes cf whom there are many in the vest Indian empire I asked him how the princes felt towards Britain and the throne and he replied In terms of the English pound which contains twenty shillings princes are fifteen shillings In the pound for the king" he said five shillings In the pound for the government" Publishers ready FOR SESSIONS NEW YORK April 24 (AP) The men and women who direct the making of your daily news papers gathered in New York City today for their annual week oi' discussion and conference at the 23th meeting of the Associated CPrcsa members i Robert McLean publisher of the Philadelphia Bulletin and AP president will open the session at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel Attorney General Frank Murphy will speak at the annual luncheon fol lowing the election of five directors and transaction of business The visiting newspapermen will attend a special preview of the New York World fair Tuesday afternoon and the unveiling on the fairgrounds of a statue symbolic of freedom of the press (-RETURN OF ALFONSO PROPERTY DEGREED HOLLYWOOD April 24 (UP) Ya-Ching Lee Chinese aviatrix who has just completed a flying tour of the United States to raise money for children In China was being tested today for a film role The pretty young girl was tested for an oriental role in which she would appear with Robert Taylor and Hedy Lamarr Redhead Cast In 'Susan and God' the ground stands under two inches of water in many places rivers have flooded over We have made a very thorough coverage of the Ne York fair and the places you should visit in New York round out the week with this Information and then back to Hollywood which after all originates this column A HITOBA WINS MUSIC ACCOLADE Fog as seen In the movies produced by spraying a watered solution of mineral oil deodorized with peppermint -71 -LAST TIMES TONIGHT' Fredrlo March Joan Bennett Ann Sothern John Wayne Ray Corrigan Max Terhune EIGHT HOLLYWOOD April 24 Greer Garson red-haired Brit ish actress being groomed for Hoi lywood stardom today was as signed the leading role In the film version of and the hit play which featured Gertrude Although Miss Garson has not yet made a picture here she has just returned from England where she played the leading feminine role in Mr Chips" Egyptian frescoes show pic tures of ancient Egyptian weavers with their loom and these frescoes date back to 3000 years be fore the birth of Christ f7) WINNIPEG Man (UP)- Three eminent and jovial English Arthur Benjamin London George Dodds Newcastle-on-Tyne and Dr Staton Chesterfield to Winnipeg to judge the 21st annual Manitoba musical festival Well known In Canada and musical center of the United States the musicians have adjudicated on the British festival chain for several fact" chuckled Benjamin well known pianist and composer we are getting to be known as the Coming from the three-year-old Montreal musical festival which this year had 12000 competitors the visiting judges still were of the opinion that Winnipeg had the wonderful festival in Your Hollywood reporter report ing: Mare than four weeks we were' in New York They were weeks fillet with edventure and excitement as we explored the great metropolis Experiences were varying: A visit ta New York's slums followed the next day by a tea on Park avenue We rode the elevators to the top of the Empire State building the tall est In America and gazed out over the cloud-fested area We attendee the opening of Katharine new play on Broadway with Lucius Beebe New socialite col ummst and next day found us down on the Ghetto streets of New York where tenement people shop from street and sidewalk pushcarts At Beautiful Estate We spent the weekend at Briar Cliff on the Hudson on one of the most beautiful estates In New York One of New York's early day governors dwelt here and the home was designed by Stanford White of the Evelyn Nesbit-Harry Thaw tragedy Sunset on the beautiful Hudson river will always be with us in Its rhythmic colors of silver and red and blue And then there was i trip to the Queen Mary the At lantic's proudest ocean anc then to Radio City and of course a visit to Miss Liberty With Judy Garland Judy Garland came to town and for one afternoon we curried about together to radio broadcast and the theatre where she was making personal appearance and then to the Club and the Stork club and we simply reveled in the plays on Broadway Never for years has there been a more successful sea son and so we tried to crowd In every big musical comedy and legitimate hit New York was perfectly wonder ful Everyone was most kind In helping us see the big city We owe a big vote of thanks to the kindness of Lucius Beebe and the many acquaintances wu made In New York But the west looks very wopder ful and ever enticing New York is still wintery and cold with Inter-mittant rains Ohio valley farmers have delayed spring plowing for TUESDAY ONLY! HE CRASHED HIS WAY OUT OF ALCATRAZ! it 1 Ha blcsfcd way out of fht fmprsGnsbls "Rock" ho muscled In on a ship cl and then found the tea had a law cf it own that he beat! Adults any time Children (under 12) a NOW HAYTNn I i the top love and laugh scramble since Loves Has Nancy" when a man of a hundred romances falls for girl never been kissed howl while your heart applauds 'i'pf j1 W-'iYfk 'V i t11- I 1 AXU When two-gun Wally clashes with two-fisted Bob In this mighty adventure of brave men that women could love On The Bounty" 'S hv BURGOS Spain April 24 An official decree was published today regulating the methods by which banks and administrative authorities will return to former King Alfonso fils property and private fortune sequestrated after the fall of the monarchy 1931 A previous decree cf last December 15 Issued by tne Nationalist government had restored to Alfonso all rights to citizenship and re- Ookcd a law of November 26 1931 eprivlng him of his rights By the same decree all laws depriving Alfonso of his private property in Spain were annulled CAA Ends Hearing On Ocean Airmail i i jj -H -7 i MJEOT! Only Two Days TODAY and Tononnou Jl A TREAT TOO BIG TO Ci i 1' ih jjy i bvrnmg toeutifal ory irnlorg affably Iikn haH A JiDi iiiiWix-hm IIBette DPcmis 1 WfMNfft Ot TH 13 ACAOfV AWAftO WASHINGTON April 24 The civil aeronautics authority has concluded its hearings on the Pan-American Airways Co application Qr authorization to fly a trans-tlantlc airmail and passenger route' The authority set May 2 as date for oral arguments i IEWciVi 1 A SENSATIONAL STORY THAT MAKES ONI Ol THE FASTIST-PACEO ADVENTURE MEtO DRAMAS OR SEASON I i TH HCTtfM 3 WIU WE tMMt0 TO GEO BRENT HUMPHREY BOGART thnettdh EDMUND GOUIDIG A BROS PrewsWw ji A ret ADULTS ISc ANYTIME UIEITE EUHITE CHAELES ESTER MARIA OUSPENSKAYA til IOWMAN AS71ID AUWYM MAURICE MOSCOVICH LEO McCAREY Hits Big NOWI EM3A Color Cartoon DUCK and the tttj tf 'o r-n VXwPuu1 News at 1:00 3:19 6:29 and 809 at 1:49 4:29 7:00 and 8:19 SPICK OF THE PROGRAM I A IX) a Oojit Gk font Adventure 4 1 Musical Comedy Travel Talk "ANCIENT DINOSAUR Latest News Ace Hit No 2 Preston Foster In ISc 1111 5 Walt DOZluG DULL" PARAMOUNT NEWS HIT NO 2 Chan In OF THE.

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