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Show THE IU I I I IN mXGH M I WM'Y I I Ml KRUG SUCCEEDS ICKES . . . Jul-ius A. Kim;. 38, Madison, Wis., who has been appointed by President Truman as the new secretary of the interior. He was formerly chair-man of WI'B and chief power cn- - Kineer of TVA. Since leaving gov- - crnment service he has headed an engineering company. Krug ex-pressed his satisfaction In the way the interior department has been administered in the past by Secrc- - tary Ickes. mm--''--''-- ii i llsiUi WIN'S BROWNIE' AWARD . . Itnuh Simmons, seven-year-ol- d movie star. ma nut win an M' this year, hut she has already been award, .! a "Brownie" from her Girl Scout troop in appreciation floe screen portrayals. She is shown In the center as Janice, left, and Phylis Jones, right, pre-B- , r with the "Brownie." The presentation took place on the set of "Three Kids and a Queen." FIRST POSTWAR REGATTA . . . The National Midwinter regatta, held recently on the shores of Los Angeles, drew more than 75 crack sailing crafts from Pacific coast points, in a three-da- y meet. Many classes of the trim boats were represented In the colorful sailing event, the first since the start of the war. The event was sponsored by the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce and Southern California Yachting association. STAGrttEN RADIO Released by Western Newspaper Union. By VIRGINIA VALE HAUL MUNI (starring in I Charles R. Rogers' "Angel on My Shoulder') tells this one. When he first reached Hollywood, under contract to a film company, be was al-ready famous as a Broadway star. But for six months he did nothing but collect his pay check. Finally he protested to his new boss, who told him not to worry, just to amuse himself go to Honolulu if he wanted to, leaving word where his check was to be sent. Finally "Scarface" came along, bringing him fame as a movie star overnight. It made so much money for the company that those months when Muni didn't work meant nothing. Because it is said to be the most Infectious and contagious one In Hollywood, social service students at Loyola university are studying a record of Joan Leslie's laughter as it's heard in Warner JOAN LESLIE Bros. "Cinderella Jones." The was made at the request of Rev. Gerald D. Flynn, director of sodalities (social service) for South-ern California. It's a good thing Ray Milland isn't jittery; In "California" he gets shaved while sitting in a barber chair in which a man was scalped and murdered. That was way back in 1848, and the murder took place during an Indian uprising, but the blool stains are still visible on the head rest. Later, the chair was used in General Fremont's headquarters in Monterey. On the set of Metro's "The Show-Off,- " they brought in a Great Dane who plays an important role. Red Skelton held out his hand, but the dog didn't extend a paw he knocked Skelton down. Skelton looked up with dawning recognition it was the dog that was specially trained for Metro's "Bathing Beauty" two years before, trained (4 knock Skelton down every time he saw him! The first postwar building project at the Warner studio will be an $11,000 addition to the studio school-- j house; there'll be larger classroom facilities for young players, a wait- - ing room for mothers, and special equipment for the care and feeding of infant actors. Madeleine Pierce, radio's baby specialist who is three-year-ol- d "Jill" in "Young Dr. Malone," tl on being introduced to her audience before performances. Once as she approached the mike the audience, expecting adult speech, burst into giggles when Madeleine began; she was playing a baby, and only a couple of gurgles and a stream of goos came from behind the pillow used as a prop. Ann Sothern's working in pic-tures again for the first time since the birth of her daughter, Patricia Ann Sterling, in December of 1944. She's doing another "Maisle" film. A recent Hooperating lists Bob Hope as the leader of the first 15 evening radio programs, with Fib-be- r McGee and Molly, second, and Fred Allen third; Jack Benny's fourth. Ten years ago the popular- - ity rating ran Major Bowes, Burns and Allen, Rudy Vallee, Jack Ben-ny. In those days Bing Crosby was 14th; he's 6th on the list now, though he's been back on the air so short a time. The new March of Time, "Report on Greece," is a factual picture story, photographed on the spot, re-vealing the situation there from the incredible infl'.tion and paralysis of transportation to the rise of new political parties ODDS AND ENDS Norma Shearer may follow Joan Crawford along the come-bac- trail and make another pic-ture. . . . A reporter asked Patti Brady, 8, of 'Two Guys from Milwaukee" what sports she liked; said she "Skat-ing, riding, swimming, fencing and Dennis Morgan" . . . Teddy, the burro in "Escape Me Never," sits up, grins, kicks gently, roll over, never bites and gels $50 a day . . . In five years Joan Leslie has progressed from the short, "Alice in MavielancT to her starring role in "Cinderella Jones" ... The youngster who got Bob Hutton's private phone number sells it to her friends for IS cents. MAY RULE ITALY . . . Prince Vittorio l)i Savoia, son of the regent of Italy and grandson of the last king of Italy, whose abdication has opened the way to the throne for the boy prince. His father Is Prince Umberto. BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT RUNS . . . Edward C. Hammond, Newton, Mass., did not let auto shortages stand in his way. With a bit of Yankee ingenuity he concocted his own auto which Hammond calls the "Weep." It has all accessories, including a wicker basket for golf clubs and a scries of horns, sirens, bells and light. The builder says that it can go 50 miles on a gallon of gasoline. Hammond is at the wheel of his creation. sWwt'-- ' 'sHNt HH 8k JHH IE WtWmm WK i8if iHrB illilBPI IIP. Imis y jwig HERS PICKET SCHOOL BOARD . . . Protesting the school board's refusal to appoint Miss Ruth D. Mor-elera- n teacher, as principal of the Center school, Everett, Mass., mothers bearing placards and sev-oun- g pupils picketed the school. The school board had previously named a young war veteran to Bt. Other school strikes were reported in several sections of the country. Chicago group Is demanding Hd jury investigation of their school board. w9Hfl DOCTOR CHURCHILL . . . Winston Churchill, former prime minister of Great Britain, as he received the degree of doctor of laws from the University of Miami, at the Orange Bowl, before thousands in a public ceremony. SICCUS N TWENTY jOOKIO COMES THE ELECTRONIC HOT DOG . . . The "Radio Chef," promised for several months, arrived at New York to make life more complicated. The gadget for dispensing the electronically cooked frankfurters is being demonstrated by Sammy Kaye. The frankfurters are wrapped in cello-phane and enclosed in an oven-fres- h roll, ready for the consumer, who deposits a dime in the inevitable slot. TEXAN STAR . . . Jack Robinson, 18, Fort Worth, Texas, who has scored about 350 points while serv-ing as forward on Baylor univer-sity's basketball team. Young Rob-inson is considered one of the most promising 194G players. B IDA of ('AMP FIRE GIRLS . . . America's oldest organization unS girls, the Camp Fire Girls, celebrates its 34th birthday. March - II" purpose of Camp Fire is to provide opportunities for enjoy-fortluvhi-activities for the girls' leisure time through which they iV(,lP their best potentialities. During the war they did more than rrt, not only on the front lines but on the home front. HUNT WILD BOAR . . . Shown is James Lynn, left, and Benny War-- 1 ren, Chicago Cub players who are training on Catalina island, Calif. They took time off to look for wild boar in the hills on Catalina island. ARGENTINA HOLDS ELECTION . . . Strong man Col. Juan Peron, dic-tator of Argentina, right, who appeared by early returns to have been defeated for the presidency by Dr. Jose P. Tamborlni, left, democratic anion candidate. Antiquated system of vote-counti- resulted in several weeks' delay In the final count. The election of Dr. Tamborlni was fa-vored by the U. S. state department as an aid in the "friendly neigh-bor" policy in Latin America. AID ON FOOD PROBLEM . . . Herbert C. Hoover, former Presi-dent and foremost food expert after World War I, has been Invited by President Truman to aid In post-war world food problems. He has been active in foreign relief work. HBBflflnRS? hpm- 'jfiijj;.'; NEW STATE AIDE . . . Maj. Gen. John H. Hilldring, New Rochelle, N. Y., who has been named by President Truman to be an assist-ant secretary of state. General Hill-dring served as director of war de-partment civil affairs. L FOR VETERAN FATHERS . . . Designed to prepare u... - with arise when they HWrt situation, that may M New 1 nrk C, v I "tandlo. from heaven" class is he.d in He Is sl Carey is the student with the dunce cap. LV'V,a IVrcival. who explains the correct i mu by i, Nurse sas Carey', daughter, Dawn. ' cnJy the job. |