Show S EOS E SCREEN E RADIO 0 sy by VIRGINIA VALE released by western newspaper union T ICKEY maril M ariage to ava gardner the pretty girl from north carolina whose movie career has so far consisted of a few minor roles depleted the ranks of hollywood and a serious problem there has never been enough bachelors there to go around now the draft enlistment in the armed forces and matrimony have made it harder than ever for a pretty unattached girl to find a presentable unattached male escort franchot tone george brent rooney himself all seemed bent on pursuing the single life no matter how many girls they them were said to be engaged to then matrimony hit them all me like a hurricane pity the press agents have to find substitutes when they want to get publicity for a film starlet by a announcing noun cing her engagement to a movie celebrity the dearth of bachelors is nt going to bother martha odris 0 droscoll coil param paramount 0 starlet she herself removed one from circulation when she announced her engagement to walter brewer a non professional nonprofessional and the brother of mrs hal roach jr she appeared in reap the wild wind in one of the principal roles and recently finished work in pacific blackout in the feminine lead betty field has had a lot of good roles but been non dressy ones in shepherd of the hills she wore makeup on her body that made it look as it if she were covered with dirt in addition to having drab clothing now in mr and mrs 4 A I 1 t V A BETTY FIELD cugat 11 in which she is co starred with ray milland she has bias 15 changes of clothing edith head who designed the garments sa said I 1 d she had the highest budget wardrobe that paramount will provide tor for any of its glamour stars this year so tor for once betty will have something to wear on the claudette colbert goes betty field one better though she wears two wedding gowns in the palm beach story in which she marries joel mccrea twice once in 1937 once in 1942 and both costumes are tops i when the call to duty came it found carole lombard ready and obedient she did not lose her life in that call she gave it as willingly and freely as any soldier upon the battlefield her memory shall be cherl cherished shed and revered down the ages by all who love that honor and freedom for which the fun un loving beloved wife of dark clark gable made the supreme fice flee when an airplane carrying the he film star her mother and 20 others including 15 army fliers biers crashed near las vegas nev nevi none surviving miss lombard was returning to hollywood from indianapolis where she had gone to assist the U S treasury in the sale of defense bonds 4 paulette goddard takes to the woods in the forest rangers bangers playing a girl of the backwoods who contends with a city bred rival for the affections of fred macmurray seems as if it would have been more appropriate to let her play city gall gal they tell us theres a new word for domph oomph which hollywood had bad been tirelessly hunting help carne came from the army A buck private was visiting the paramount studio find and saw jean phillips blonde ex stan standritz ditz just finished a co starring role in dr broadway he looked at her once twice and turned to the bystanders bowl said laid he ashes got wood lc ODDS AND ENDS sammy kaye kae who with don reid wrote the stirring song long remember pearl harbor is is donating all the she royalties irom from sheet and record sales to navy relief 11 II you listen to so those heart hears stirring radio programs in in which evacuated british children talk to their parents at home be glad to hear that metro has bought goullis journey to Al margaret argaret a book about one such child chester morris and jean parker co starring in in torpedo boat both wore evore something red on the first day of shooting victor barge tries out his routines for the crosby programs tn in the preview audiences oj of other oilier peoples br broadcasts |