Winnipeg Free Press

Monday, June 24, 1940

Issue date: Monday, June 24, 1940
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 24, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page eight. Winnipeg free press monday june 24, 1940 amusement Page in Hollywood Cricket plague found for movie producers Hollywood june 24. Crisis passed today at the 20th Century Fox studio whose property men can paint shadows on Walls drop rain from buckets and spin phoney spider webs but who can t manufacture a Cricket plague Well into its own modernistic tap dance for one act and forming half of the team billed As the Gladelle duo. In the Solo spot she swings neatly through a rhythmic number but changes to acrobatics in the duo. A Young girl is the other half who showed gracefulness in the poses plus an extra portion of strength to the Point of supporting miss Crow. It was a repeat for the m.c., Charlie Murray a smiling lad who succeeded in leading the audience into Community singing. Besides handling the introduction tasks As easily As the preceding week he popular song. There la Al ways be an England and the Riff song. The piano accordionist this week was Walter towns Well known to Beacon patrons who gave out on an arrangements of dark eyes and the Woodpecker s song for a deserved encore. The last fingered youth really made his squeeze Box work overtime on the varied Tempo of dark 3yes. Bill Moore s band num Ber was Alice Blue Tho studio. As s2.500.0w epic. Brigham the part that Calls for flocks of to scoop Down on Salt Lake City and end a Cricket plague this shortcoming of the properly men was discovered. The crickets had to be alive. Telegrams were hastily sent to every county seat in the West and from Elko. Nov. Came this cheer ing reply Twenty million crickets Are Hen waiting to pounce on Tyrone Power and other the cast of Brigham Young is moving to Elko before the Only Cricket plague reported in the West Alexander Korda. London film Man. Said today that the British Are confident of Victory and Are maintaining All important business at a Normal Pace. Korda arrived from England to organize a new movie company Here. The american red Cross today received s70.000 from a radio Campaign in which 1c California stations fund three networks co oper ated to broadcast a programme movie and radio Talent. I Christian science Irene Rich Rode about town in police car. Collecting offers of overs s500. The biggest donation Wasj s250co from Howard Hughes. Is the universe. Including Man. Aviator and former film producer. Evolved by atomic Force was the subject of the lesson Sermon in All dance team stars science churches sunday at Beacon theatre the Golden text read to. He that a Fleet footed acrobatic Hoofer for meth the mountains and created coupled with a using the Martha the wind and Areth unto Man rave technique form the team Al what is his thought that make h the top of the Bill in this week s j the morning darkness and Readeth vaudeville at the Beacon theatre. Upon the High places of the Earth. The couple. Nealy and Garnella. The lord. The god of hosts is his handle a fast line of chatter that name Lamos they mix with speedy dancing the scriptural selections included routines. The following thus Saith god the Gladys Crow has the next big j lord he that created the heavens share of the programme doing her j and stretched them out he that i spread Forth the Earth and which cometh out of it he that liveth breath unto the people upon it and spirit 1o them that walk therein i am the lord that is my name and my glory will i not give to an other neither my Praise to Graven images Isaiah included in the lesson Sermon were also passages from the Chris Tian science textbook. Science and health with key to the scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy one of which in part read the True theory of the universe including Man. Is not in material history but in spiritual development. Inspired thought relinquishes a material sensual and mortal theory of the universe and adopts the spiritual and immortal Page remember the Winnipeg foundation when making gifts to Charity highly unusual portrait by Harrison Carroll Hollywood june discussed portrait of Paulette god Dard by Diego Rivera will be decidedly unconventional. Instead of being dressed to the Hilt As women usually Are when they pose for their portraits. Paulette will be seen Clad in a play suit. An Indian woman will be brushing her hair. Incidentally the picture a can Vas 8 feet by 12, is not finished As yet. And Paulette won t let anybody take a Peep until it is. Z very curious the Case of George o Brien s leading woman Virginia Vale. She has made six pictures and she has t yet received a screen kiss. Western fans Don t like love stuff. Errol Flynn is practically Caus ing riots on his South american tour. On the Way the Star stopped at port of Spain in Trinidad. A crowd of 7.500 Jans stormed the hotel where he was having lunch. They broke through police lines smashed 30 chairs 17 tables and knocked Flynn Down cutting his leg so badly that five stitches were required to Patch the Star up. As a result the Melee nine fans also went to the Hospital one of them with a broken leg. Though he naturally was not to blame. Flynn paid All their doctor Bills. A pretty Brunette out Here try ing to crash the movies daubs makeup on in smears. Somebody ought to Tell her about Arthur Murray s devastating crack. It s Lucky for he said that lipstick in t greek Waters mined Alexandria Egypt june 24. Waters have been mined presumably by Italy it was reported without confirmation Here saturday. Pacific11 coast Canadian Rockies vacation fares every Friday saturday and sunday up to and including sept. 29th return fares from Winnipeg to Vancouver Victoria tourist Standard 47.95 555.15 return Days similar Low fares to Jasper Banff Nanaimo Seattle stopovers at any Point in route also Low fares with longer limits travel comfortable economical full particulars from any agent w40_ Canadian i Canadian Pacific f National kidney trouble causes backache getting up nights you to f cello _ health to h Ltd and Oner of help the k l maintain makers that by styx will satisfy you completely they ask you to try it under a Money Back agreement. You be the judge. Ii not entirely satisfied just return the pm pts package and get your Money Back. The Money Back agreement protects you. So get cyst sex from your druggist today mow Only sex pm kit ii what s on today on the stage Beacon vaudeville at 2.40. 6.00 and 9.15 . Healy and Garnella. Knee action artists Gladys Crow talented taps glad Ella duo acrobatic poise Walter towns accordion King and Charles Murray singing master of ceremonies with films Tho old maid drama and juvenile court melodrama. First run pictures Freedom exploits of the British Navy at 11.45, 1.40, 3.40, 5.35, 7.35 and 9.30 . Andy Panda cartoon comedy at 11.35, 1.35, 3.30. 5.25, 7.25 and 9.30 . Glorious years historical drama in technicolor with Anna Neagle. Anton Wai Brook and c. Audrey Smith at 1.15, 3.25, 5.30, and 9.45 . Selected Short subjects. Lyceum Allegheny uprising drama with Claire Trevor. John Wayne George Sanders and Brian Donlevy. At 12.20, 2.45, 5.15, 7.45 and 10.15 . Millionaire Playboy comedy with Joe pen Ner. At 11.10, 1.40, 4.10, 6.40 and 9.10 . Primrose path romantic drama with Ginger Rogers Joel Mccrea Marjorie Rambeau and Henry travers at 1.05. 3.55, 6.50 and 10.20 . Mexican spitfire comedy with Lupe Velez Leon Errol Arr Don Ald Woods at 11.40, 2.35, 5.30 and 9.00 . Public opinion stage show at 8.30 . Grande musical Wes Tern with Gene aulry. At 10.50. 1.05. 3.20. 5.35. And 10.03 . Louis is. Godoy fight Pic Tures at 12.45. 3.00. 7.30 and 9.45 . Other attractions be my destiny melodrama everybody s Hobby comedy drama. Bijou shipyard Sally Gracie Fields comedy strange Board ers British drama. River musical Romance on dress Parade com Edy drama. Crescent blackmail Melo drama pack up your troubles comedy. De luxe Golden boy drama Blondie meets the Boss comic strip comedy. Elm the real glory drama everything s on ice romantic comedy. Fox or. Ehrlich s Blagic Bullet drama brother rat and a baby comedy. Furby remember the night romantic drama a chump at Oxford comedy. Son my son drama selected Short subjects. Of the sea drama somewhere in Soi Iora action drama. Inn melodrama dancing coed comedy with music. River roman tic drama slightly honorable comedy drama. Palace four wives romantic drama Nancy Drew and the hid Den staircase mystery comedy. Cat and the Canary mystery comedy our neighbors the Carters comedy drama. Paris Stanley and Livingstone drama crime does not pay Fea Ture Short. Rides again West Ern drama of Johnny How you can love comedy. Rialto disputed passage drama a woman is the judge drama. Rides again Wes Tern drama television spy Melo drama. Yours romantic Rosemary Lane is seen in. One of the costumes she wears for the boys from Syracuse a forthcoming musical production. Rosemary will play opposite Allan Jones. I drama fast and furious mys Tery comedy. On the Hud son drama he married his wife comedy. Tivoli i Fuhl that failed drama Charlie Chan in Panama mystery comedy. Love romantic com Edy 20.000 men a year air drama. Road to Singapore romantic comedy Viva Cisco kid action drama. Valour Stanley and living Stone drama the Gorilla mystery comedy. Wonderland the fighting 69th, drama Pride of the Blue grass drama. War savings picture show to be july 15 decision of the Canadian motion picture Industry to cancel proposed sunday shows and substitute in Stead special gala performances to be held monday july 15, was announced in Toronto monday. The performances designed to push the sales of War saving Stamps and certificates will be held at the conclusion of the regular evening shows entire expenses to be borne by the Industry. Regarding the suggested sunday shows. Hon. W. J. Major attorney general wired famous players of Canada corporation saturday inti mating that if such shows were held prosecution proceedings might not instituted. He warned however that this must not be construed As a precedent. Or. Major also said the general attitude of the Manitoba govern ment is against the widening of sunday privileges for commercial activities. If you have in mind the establishment of a practice of holding sunday performances in support of the National War Effort it would be preferable that you should seek from the Dominion parliament an amendment to the lord s Day act legalizing such a practice rather Nan that you should ask to chief provincial officers of the Crown to countenance breaches of or. Major s messages concluded. The proposal to hold sunday performances was abandoned in order not to offend any Section of the Canadian Public said a spokesman of the motion picture Industry at Toronto. There will be no charge for admission to the special show but patrons will be asked to Purchase As Many War savings Stamps As pos sible. A minimum of two 25-cent Stamps will entitle the purchaser to receive a complimentary ticket to the special performance. Stamps re main the property of the patrons. Graduation held at jewish school annual graduation exercises of the Liberty Temple jewish school were held in the hebrew sick Benefit Hall saturday evening in conjunction with the annual Din Ner. P. Goodin presided and announced that henceforth the school would be known As the Sholem Aleichem school. B. Brownstone i. Stern miss m. Dovitch and miss s. Nelson teachers presented diplomas to the graduating students. Recipients in the elementary class were Sylvia win Rob Irvin Sander Doreen do Goy. Sidney Usiskin Oscar Osipov Percy Schechter Eleanor Gutkin and Sara Sirkis. High school graduates were Alice Taylor Mona Zelig Anne Royten Berg Pearl Singer Albert Presky miss ology and miss Taylor Wen the valedictorians. The Rachootin memorial scholar ships were presented to miss Tay Lor and or. Usiskin. Ice Cream dishes demonstrated new ways to tempt canadians to eat More ice Cream were demonstrated to dealers of the Palm dairies limited monday at the Royal Alexandra hotel by George w. Hennerich Washington d.c., managing director of the ice Cream merchandising Institute. Or. Hen Nerich who has created numerous ice Cream dishes informed the meeting that Canada leads the world in increased ice Cream consumption during the first Quarter of 1940. He brought with him a Complete soda Fountain bar which he used to demonstrate some of the newer ice Cream recipes. One of the most attractive was a Ginger fizz with ice Cream and Ginger ale and topped with mint leaves. Or. Hen Erich has been conduct ing a series of meetings in the Prin Cipal cities of Western Canada sponsored by Palm dairies limited for the Benefit of Palm dealers he was accompanied by l. H. Luther. Calgary general sales manager for Palm dairies. Canadian cheese sought by Britain Ottawa. June 24. Up the British ministry of food is Desir Ous of obtaining the largest possible Quantity of cheese from Canada this season according to an announcement today by Hon. J. G Gardiner minister of agriculture based on Cable advice from the United kingdom. A limited need for processed Mil products is also indicated in Britain the announcement stated but Butte consumption there has been great reduced by substitution of Vitamin reinforced Margarine and it is no contemplated at present that Butte will be required from Canada. Five injured in week end accidents traffic accidents in the City and province brought injuries to five persons Over the week end. None was seriously injured. Mrs. Anna Mamott 57, suite 11, la Salle apartments was struck by an Auto As it was backing from the curb at Stella Avenue and main Street about 9.10 ., saturday. She was admitted to St. Joseph s Hospital and later released. According to police reports Mike so Lyniuk 500 St. John s Avenue was Driver of the Auto. George Butler 33, of 283 Winter ton Avenue East Kildonan was admitted to the Winnipeg general Hospital sunday evening. He was injured when a Street car hit a Winnipeg electric bus at Cathedral Avenue and main Street. Miss a. Campbell 597 Machray Avenue suffered a bruised Elbow in the Acci Dent. According to police reports Butler was Driver of the bus which was struck by a South bound Street car operated by e. H. Smith 80 Grove Street. Six year old Arnold Davis 134 Andrews Street was struck by an Auto on Selkirk Avenue Between Mcgregor Street and Andrews Street about 7.30 ., sunday. He was treated at St. Joseph s Hospital and released. According to police reports Ben Wolovich 389 Selkirk Avenue was Driver of the Auto. Jack Zielke aged two of St. Avens Man., was admitted to the it. Boniface Hospital about 7. P.m., sunday. According to reports the boy was struck by an Auto driven y c. 98 Ruby Street As darted across the Highway near Beausejour Man. Three . Men dangerously Iii Ottawa june 24. A ional defence department announced today that three Western Mem Bers of the Canadian Active Servic Force overseas Are dangerously in they included private franc Switzer Brydon of the British Columbia regiment whose next of i is his Mother mrs. Catherine Bry Don of High Bluff. Man. B Eaton main at 07 s13 Winnipeg s Only v 6 big time acts 6 featuring american stars 2 grand screen shows 2 Bette Davis ceo. Hopkins the old maid Paul Hayworth juvenile court adult adults to 6 . 0, 2se r air conditioned Rialto Orlace Are. At Carlton. Pm.6 1g9 Dorothy l amour Tamiroff John Howard disputed passage also Rock Helle Hudson adult a woman is the judge adults to s . I jewish Folk school has closing dinner the closing of the current sea son of the jewish Folk school was marked at a dinner in the school s auditorium St. John s Sun Day evening with h. K. Spector presiding. More than 100 persons attended. Or. M. A. Bregman chairman of the school in proposing the Toast to the King voiced Hope for a speedy Allied Victory. The school had a favourable year he reported. A total of 120 pupils were on rolled principal a. Endelman stated. Prizes for general proficiency were presented by or. Spector to the following pupils a. Morantz n. Cantor a. Budnitsky. S. Mayman s. Goldstein t. Hector s. Granovsky s. Spigelman s. Sokolov z. Adelman n. Walter. On behalf of the pupils Naomi Walter presented each of the teachers with a gift. The recipients were or. Endelman a. Liapin z. Sklover miss s. Gorovitz miss j. Daien and miss m. Kaufman. Recitations were Given by Clarice Morantz. Elliot Lander and Israel Shrieber and. Ruby Bregman. Bijou now playing held Over Gracie Fields shipyard Sally also strange boarders Tom St. Cyr Park Hob Goddard cat and the Canary Fay Lowe adult our neighbors the Carters Rogers silverware to ladies open to show deluxe main at Matheson open 6.30 daily Barbara Stanwyck Adolphe men to u William hoi Den Golden also Penny Lake Blondie meets the Boss King s supper show general 15c Douglas Fairbanks to. Ruler of the seas John Wayne somewhere in Sonora Prosperity gift night . Collecting books troops appealing to citizens of greater Winnipeg to meet the need of rooms in Canada and overseas for current magazines and Light fic Lon books the . Announced monday that arrangements have Jeen made to collect All such Dona ions at the 41 Imperial Oil filling nations in greater Winnipeg. The . Has been designated by the government As the official Central Library Agency for the can Idian troops. There is no limit to the number we can use. We could t he Over stated mrs. Margaret my 5111, Library convener for the .o.d.e. Provincial executive. Mrs. Mcgill is assisted by a committee if two mrs. J. B. Richardson arid Virs. Frank Buchanan. Peretz students attend graduation fourteen students of the Peretz school graduated at a ceremony in the Peretz Hall Aberdeen Avenue sunday afternoon. At the same time. 30 kindergarten pupils received diplomas. Diplomas were presented to both the graduates and the kindergarten pupils by mrs. J. A Cherniack Ana mrs. A. Slonim. Graduates were Osher Antel z. Welchen Isadore Victor Ellie Mainster Leon Shanas Manuel Fink Esther Rivkin Mary Borodkin Sara Borodkin Ruth Radinowski Helen Labman Morris Prado of Sara Rosenberg Leonard Ganetsky. Miss Labman delivered the valedictory and Ruth Corin a member of last year s graduating class brought greetings. Speakers were a. Golomb the principal f. Wolfe j. A. Cherniack or. I. Pearlman and h. Pearlman. Selections were heard from the school choir directed by b. Brownstone. The school orchestra and a Trio directed by Louis Stolov. Mrs. I. Pearlman accompanied. Sunday morning More than 50 kindergarten pupils presented n concert of yiddish songs recitations dances and a one act play under the direction of miss f. Kushnerov and miss m. Yaffe. In the evening the graduating students were honoured at a dinner held in the school auditorium. Special service of prayer planned special prayers for peace for the sick and Pope Pius Xii will be said at St. Alphonsus Church East Kil Donan at 7.30 . Monday follow ing services for the children during the afternoon. A feature of the service at which Rev. Father t. Mangan will officiate will be the religious pro cession. Hundreds of boys and girls Robed in White will take part. Nine perish in Ontario Toronto june 24. Counted today a week end toll of nine violent deaths eight of them Raffic fatalities. The ninth was of a child who was rated. Sixty glorious years Anton Walbrook c. Aubrey Smith Claire Trevor Wayne Allegheny uprising 2nd hit adult Joe Penner millionaire Playboy Don t miss her first kiss in this i daring and dramatic j Marjorie Rambeau lunacy my 11-2 20 2-6 25c eve.35 air conditioned today adult Barbara Fred Stanwyck remember the night Stan Olivir Laurel Hardy a chump at Oxford today open c . Pon Andrea at. Ameche Leeds Jolson Swanee River Pat Terry slightly honorable adult c general Freedom with England s greatest actor will Fyffe of cars and men of . Ajax and Exeter on our i Public opinion tonight s.30 . Grand prize Friday Spencer Tracy in Edison the Man air conditioned phone 21 517 now playing 3 big features adult i Howard Springs great novel my son my son with Madeleine Carroll Brian Aherne 2nd Robson cranny get your gun March of time presents Vatican City unto Sun Academy new summer prices Balcony 25c main floor Bing Dorothu Bob Crosby Lamour Hope the Road to Singapore i also Viva Cisco Crescent Westminster Maryland a Ronald Colman a Ida Lupino in Panama adult Corydon at Hugo Edw. G. Bussey also Jane Bros. 1 pack up your troubles per True it Runcton Pomoni lost it s Opportunity Kite main gift Tei Lite lamp John Lane dust be my destiny everybody s Hobby Carfield in Castle on the Hudson with Pat o Brien Ann Sheri Idin hit no. 2 adult Joel Mccrea he married his wife Edward c. Robinson or. Ehrlich s magic Bullet hit no. S adult Priscilla Lorris brother rat and a baby1 Lalon Rose or coole4 Louclla n1vex yours Ann tone fast and furious adult Autry s new musical Western singing dancing action epic starts today adj to wonderland Sherbrook Sargent James o Brien Gen the fighting 69th" Pride of the Blue Ceass country store prices College i main at air i Church Coolet d. Am cyclic a. Jolson Swanee River in the dead end kids on dress Parade ocn.1 Selkirk air Powers Coolet c Rains four wives adult Bonita Drew inc hidden staircase Palace Illarion and afr acne Marlene Stewart destry rides again Tom Moran adult of Johnny How you can Toff air Arlington Sargent James die Rick destry rides again William television spa Tower f Mountain and air 1 Mcgregor Deanna Dubbin first love Randolph Lindsay "20.0011 men a tear tonight is gift Nite s Sherbrook and ;