Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 17, 1946, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday december 17, .1946 pages with if you or i fell ill with a cold or had to leave our Job for a Short time on account. Some other ailment it would be pretty inconvenient. But. Most Likely somebody else would be Able to step in and hold the fort until you returned. But when a movie Star Falls ill its a Good More serious than that. For Bince a Good Deal of the picture has Al ready been shot around they can t be replaced without considerable expense. One production has started on an important film As much As a Day May easily to involved or wasted if the Neces sary or key performers Are tied up in bed with the sniffles or something. Applies to them a a Little Story on my Dock. Which comes from Warner Bro thers gives some rather inter Esting details about his phase of film production. And what applies to Warners applies to All die other lots in Hollywood. Motion picture people for All their temperament Are a pretty healthy lot. They have to be to be Able to stand the for. Hei Ieve you me. Film stardom is no cinch. But we be no time to talk about that now. And of course illnesses do Hap pen. Joan Crawford for instance is a trouper famed for her Good health but she May eaten coid and be unable to work l o a couple of . However. Shdie careful planning conies in. And that planning involves t. C. Wright studio manager for Warners. Carefully saved in almost every picture no matter How dependent the Story May be upon the presence of any where Winni Eggers dance nightly Winnipeg s most Friendly dance spot the Normandy tonight Paul Galbon and his orchestra Star there Are scenes Ana some times whole sequences in which the Star does not take part. Are saved carefully conserved throughout production so that the company can switch to them with no loss of time if and when the Star becomes ill. Bette Davis another Warner player has been susceptible to heat prostration since the time i seven years ago when she suffered a slight sunstroke. When she works at War n e r Brothers during hot weather As she did recently in deception he scenes in which she does not appear Are kept unfilled until Bette the end weeks of production so that she picture can go on even it miss Davis has to take to her bed for a Day or two. Want hard specimens As f say. Theatrical people Are a comparatively healthy lot and the ing old saw about the show to go on is True in a wg8 Bonnie Baker j in person i All this week at the Winnipeg s most exclusive supper club f featuring Continental dishes 5 dinners served nightly 6 till 8 5 dancing 9 till 1.30 f reservations 650 Pembina Highway. Pm. 445975 hav Good Many cases. I be seen and heard of. Many stars who have gone through a role suffering illness but unwilling to give in. But just the same before a studio signs up a player it wants to know that he or she is a Hardy specimen. A Lionel Barrymore May have screen stories contrived for him so that he can play from a wheel chair but even he established his reputation and made r name a Star while enjoying remarkably Good health. Penny and movies the following anecdotes concerning my 4vi year old daughter Penny Are offered without any comment to the people who classify films As being either suitable or unsuitable for children of ten Der i years. Took Penny to a private screening of bad Man s territory the other morning. Man s territory is a now rough bad and no smoke no noise together with High efficiency and Low operating costs Are some of the features embodied in the three new diesel electric switch locomotives shown above. They have arrived in Winnipeg for work in Canadian National railways terminals. The horsepower engines Are 45 feet Long weigh. 125 tons and attain a maximum Speed of 60 Miles per hour. Local company officials say these diesel electric engines were Given a thorough testing during the summer in handling the very heavy Ore cars loaded with Are from Steep Rock after they arrived at the Lakehead. They took the cars up the Long ramp nearly a mile in length where the Ore was dumped into Hie bins for loading into the Lake steamers. Canadian National officials say their railway pioneered the diesel electric locomotive Back in the 1920 s and operated the first train to Cross the continent with this Type of Power. These diesel Power units it is claimed can go anywhere a Box car can go and Are fast and clean. Veterans to get Yule trimmings a dark Rich and spicy fragrance hangs Over the kitchens of Winnipeg s veterans hospitals As plans for the festive season s fare go on apace Che a Cooks and dietitians have their plans All Laid their supplies on shelves and boards Are stacked storage cup with dinner favors paper hats and Serviettes. About pounds of Turkey will be required for the Christmas dinner at Deer Lodge Hospital where approximately 500 veterans will be entertained. Of the 700 now in Hospital a couple of Hundred will be Given leave and will be Able to go to their own Homes. But for the men who will have to spend the holidays in Hospital the dullness of. Hospital and Ward Walls is already fading As festive decorating gets under Way. The 1946 Christmas dinner for the veterans will run True to tradition in every detail. The menu consists of a Clear soup followed by Turkey Cranberry sauce two vegetables in addition to potatoes the dinner the same As will be served in the dining room. At the veterans convalescent lome Academy Road where about Iso men will have their Christmas dinner similar plans Are under Way. The dinner party favors and eneral Holiday atmosphere will fully match the main Hospital in every Way. British exports up London dec. 17 Tain s exports a inv Are about 120 per cent of the volume of pre War exports. Sir Stafford Cripps. Presi Dent of the Board of Trade monday told a Canadian chamber of com Merce luncheon. He said a target of 175 per cent was set but a shortage of key raw materials made it impossible to achieve the aim. Celery olives nuts and Christmas cake. The flame Winnipeg s most exotic night club american floor show every night at conventions staff parties weddings banquets and organisation wind ups open every night at 9 . Except sunday and monday for reservations phone 56826 Warch for the Neon sign Tough shoot pm Down drag pm out and kill i. Western picture. It has enough gory action to fill several buckets. Penny kept her Blue eyes pin Ned on the screen and took a Blase but Lively interest in the proceedings. And then came a particularly rough scene in which the bandits and the officers of Law and order were shooting it out in tha streets. Bodies were dropping everywhere and guns were spit Ting. Penny took her eyes off the screen for just a second and she asked Why Don t they and what about love you la say the child is much too Young to get the mean ing of stuff like that. But what about those adult films in which there is a Good Deal of love making Etc. I guess i la let Penny answer that one too. We were sitting in the Capitol theatre the other week seeing a technicolor film entitled do you love me Penny was very inter ested in the Beautiful gowns the ladies were wearing and i had to hush her comments for fear she was disturbing people. And then came a scene in which Dick Haymes gathered Maureen o Hara in his arms. It was a very torrid embrace. Said Penny turning to me. I guess he thinks she s pretty fresh fruits second and even third helpings will be Permis sible one dietitian said. The 50 pounds of raisins cur rants galore Peel red cherries and Green ones almonds and spices have All Long since been mixed into the 175 pounds of Christmas cake which will be served with one Hundred pounds of Shortbread during the Christmas and boxing Union official jailed Montreal dec. 17 r. Kent Rowley textiles Union offi Cial monday was sentenced to six months in jail for illegal Assembly and inciting to riot. The charges were Laid following disturbances at the Valleyfield que., Plant of Montreal Cottons limited last August. Tie veterans dinner will be served in the gaily decorated Din no room of the Hospital. Dinner avers Christmas hats candies and Resh fruit Are Only a few of the dried attractions for one the the priest parties yet planned at he Hospital according to staff members who were completing the arrangements wednesday. The veterans who Are confined o their rooms will fare fully a veil As the walking patients. Thei rays will be gaily decorated with what s on today first run pictures and the King of Siam drama starts at 11.20. 1.50, 4.20, 6.45 last Complete show 9.00. Selected shorts adult. Of Dracula mystery starts at 12.00, 3.55, 6.00, s.03, 10.10 selected shorts adult. Beauty drama starts at 12.10, 5.05, 7.30, 10.00. Danger Ous business drama adult. Starts at j1.00, 1.30, 3.55, 6.25, s.50 last com plete show s.50 gets married comedy starts at. 11.10, a to 3.80, 5.-10, 7.50. 9.55 last Complete show 9.20 selected shorts general. On ily shoulder drama starts at 1.05, 3.15, 5.25, 7.35, 9.54 last Complete show 9.20 selected shorts adult. To gentleman from Texas Western starts at 11.00, 1.00, 3.05, 5.10, 7.15, 9.20. The Shadow returns mystery adult starts at 12.00, 2.05, 4.10, 6.15, 8.20, 10.25. Attractions from marriage drama the big shot comedy adult. 39 drama the Brighton Strangler drama adult stage show starts at 3.20, 6.20, 9.20. Crusades drama county Hospital comedy. Sailor takes a wife com Edy selected shorts Genera perilous drama Corn is Green drama within these Walls drama adult. A letter for Evie comedy adult. Goes my love comedy two Man submarine drama adult. Sailor Takus a wife com Edy River gang drama adult married a Witch comedy the Moon and sixpence drama adult. Drama w hat a blonde., comedy adult. Drama Frontier Days Western adult. Last Chance drama one Way to love drama adult. Drama murder he says comedy adult. Attack drama up goes Maisio. Comedy general. Is forever drama the spider drama adult. Man in Grey drama take it big comedy adult. And the thief musical Border patrol Western general. And the thief musical truth about murder drama general. London up anticipating baby London county Council is getting 25 More mid wives a total increase of this year. Story of . Joe starring Job unless Meredith As Ernie Pyle John Hussey bedside manner adult Kings ills Gwynn bewitched adult main murder he classic murder in the big House Van it Emerson or. Adult Alymer to Utopia comedy carib bean mystery drama adult. By gaslight drama Bonnie Lassie adult. Young to know drama they made me a drama adult. Enchanted cottage drama having a wonderful crime mystery adult. Each his own drama the Falcon s Alibi drama adult. Would t say yes comedy sensation Hunters drama adult. Drama her adventurous night drama adult. Drama the fifth chair comedy adult. Well groomed Bride com Edy rhythm Roundup musical general. Of . Loe drama bed Side manner drama adult. Her to heaven drama blonde from Brooklyn comedy adult. Army paymaster retiring col. Maurice William Turner a permanent Force officer since 1919 and lately Deputy pay master general of the Canadian army is shortly retiring to pen Sion army Headquarters Ottawa announced. Col. Turner was District paymaster at Winnipeg Halifax Calgary Victoria and Toronto. Ambassador to Eire at the Royal Alexandra hotel monday morning. Or. Turgeon has been to Boc Hestet and is now on his Way Back to Ottawa. Said or. Turgeon Are very Fine people and feel close to or. Turgeon who is the fourth ambassador. To Eire has held first ambassadorial posts within the last five years in Mexico Argentina and Chile. Although Canada has ambassadors in London Dublin Paris Brussels Athens Oslo Denmark Holland and Russia the South and adult James Mason Phyilis Calvert Stewart Granger Fanny by gaslight a love Story that startled a nation Bonnie Lassie in technicolor with Joan Woodbury famous players theatres give famous players books of gift tickets for Xmas Capitol 11iehe. Bine pm. 9gd20 ii Ida my adult Belgium Friendly says Turgeon Canada has established Good re lations with Belgium said Hon. W. F. A Turgeon former ambassador resented said or. Turgeon. Although i be never been to Ireland before i m looking Forward to the land of goblins and no smiled or. Turgeon. He plans to leave Early in january. Solo parts chosen to Belgium and recently appointed Fqy Ceu thefil members of the ice club of greater Winnipeg held two com petitions sunday at the amphitheatre to decide Solo parts in their forthcoming carnival Jan. 23, 24 and 25. Dolores Swanson was acclaimed Winner of the ave Maria Solo while Bobby Spiers won the men s Competition for the Solo part in the air show act. In the ave Maria Solo Guilbault placed second with Joan Dummert placing third. In the men s Competition Roy Krieger and Billy Trimble tied for the second place. The contest for ear Middle of Europe has not been rep Nival Queen will take place shortly. Selected sports Paris 50 fro Rencher ave phone 201 212 election s50, s25 Lucille Brume or Fred As Tajib Yolanda and the thief in Tecl Mccolor Border patrol general phone 24 761 Botto Davis the Corn is Green Thomas Mitchell adult within these Walls Bill err and his old time and modern dance band at Patterson s barn tuesday dec. 17th everybody Welcome the Village n1te club opens every night at 9 . Except sunday late supper served Chuck Barber and his top flight band make new year s eve reservations now and avoid disappointment for reservations pm. 54 433 roller skating every wednesday afternoon Winnipeg roller rink landside at Portage Garrick starts tomorrow last Day the House of Dracula Britain s Academy award winning picture the glory Todd fee the Airl whom the arid will Lake to its heart general introducing Bonar Coreano Trevor Howard Jean Simmons selected shorts buy Christmas gift books Lew Par Black Dundee a comedy team from Chinco Paul Wood in anger St Jack Davis America s finest assisted by the Beacon Melody on the screen a Rob. Carrol the 39 Steps adult also John the Brighton strangled Robert Lowery Barbara Britton Mea Lola Lane Frank Albertson m two champs match skill to kill in a deadly Battle of the bayous swamp fire9 starring Johnny Weissmuller Buster Tevoli Ingrid Bergman Gregory Peck spellbound plus adult Dennis o Keefe Helen Walker her adventurous night Osborne Crescent. Claudette Colbert Orson Welles tomorrow is forever plus adult the spider Myrna lot Don Ameche so goes my love pins adult Ann Neal two Man submarine Joan Fontaine Laurence Olivier Rebecca added feature Ltd adult in technicolor Frontier Days Loretta Young Henry crusades added hit Laurel and Hardy county Hospital adult Olivia de Havilland to each his own with John Lund hit no. 2 adult Falcon s Alibi tomorrow John Claire waiter Wanger presents Andy Devine John Carradine Thomas Mitchell Louise Plait George Bancroft Tim Holt Wilma a Grace my Bradley mister i lost Day the Shadow returns sent Lyman Friom Tex phone Sikio dehavilland the Well groomed Bride Ken Curtis general rhythm the Bride worn boots b i lilt phone s3 Foo Rosalind Bowman would t say yes Kent Smith sensation Hunters phone i Margaret Lockwood Jamie Mason the Man in Grey Inck Harriet Milliard take it big adult Gene Cornel Wilde i leave her to heaven Robert Stanton Jlynn Merrick i blonde from Brooklyn adult George Sanders Herbert Marshall n 1 i i r l m Hedy Paul Brent last aim Lukas Experiment perilous Marsha Carroll a letter for Evie Toner i hone 32 Maria Montzer Preston Foster Tangier Fred Benny fifth chair adult open i . Pm. 30304 Joan Fontaine Gary Grant suspicion what a blonde jilin.u13jlilj pm. So 8x2 Robert kerb vacation from marriage Humphrey Man Ninfi the big shot adult j phone 504 030 Bine Hope Road to Utopia i an Caribbean mystery adult j Robert Mcguire the enchanted cottage adult at Landis having a wonderful Joan Button too Young to know adult John Sheridan they made me a criminal Isar Hook Paul mum counter attack Ann Sothern up goes Maisie general Park Fred ast Ai a Zemru Yolanda and the thief in flon left Conway truth about murder 12c and is to 6 . Central Del it e Robert Allyson Sailor takes a wife Gloria Goodman River gang Filc and 18c to 6 . Adult doors open 5.30 last show 8.50 Park thur. Up goes Maisie and fifth chair deluxe thur. Up goes maisie11 and she to the races ;