Show 9 k EVS cae E 0 6 by VIRGINIA VALE released by western newspaper paper union as if a doffing of hats S 0 to gene autrey who enlisted in the army air corps is indicated he will not receive a commission announces the report hell get one of course eventually hes bound to because hes the stuffy stuff that officers are made of but when so many men of the motion picture industry are stepping right out as officers at the start it swell of gene to begin at the bottom reminds re me of one movie executive w who ho told me that tha t he had applied for a commission as lieutenant colonel in the army if he get it held hed stay PS he get itt you really ought to see mrs miniver if 11 only to find out why the worlds largest theater the radio city music hall booked it for six weeks running with peo pie seeing it during the first five weeks a figure equalling the population of boston mass the film version of irving berlins this Is the army the army show which delighted new york fk I 1 W I 1 4 i I 1 r I 1 11 N 1 I M ell D IRVING BERLIN from the moment it opened will be photographed in color luckily irving berlin will supervise the production in hollywood robert donats first screen appearance pe arance since goodbye mr chips will be made in sabotage agent it will be directed by harold bucquet who has just finished the war against mrs hadley and will be made in london li five years ago the maine development 0 association sent walt disney the two young deer who served as s models for the hero and heroine of his ble baebl 11 so a special premiere m I 1 ere of Bam bamba bill was booked for augusta maine following the first showing of the picture in new york fork daisy who won tame fame in the blondle series recently whelped five pups all of which are now the property of penny singleton because she has a large ranch she named them naturally for the characters character in the pictures by the way this is the only film series in which the original actors have worked as a unit throughout penny arthur lake larry simms baby dum bum pi plang jiing ing and daisy maybe esther williams started something when wanting a souvenir air that she could show friends who in the movies she bought a white satin bathing suit and had it autographed in black waterproof ink by every star on the metro lot incidentally though ashes a swimming tar star esther really swims in andy hardys last fling usually holly wood let an expert do what he or she is expert at the biggest stride of any regional radio network show has been made by grand ole opry 11 the saturday night folk music program heard beard over NBC it was the first of the in person shows to make regular army camp appearances last tall fall under the name ot of caravan now there are four our road units twits touring the camps one master of ceremonies has landed a network contract on the new CBS caravan he hour ar to prove that uncle sam uses radio talent to the best advantage take the story of oits frank telford director of the this Is our enemy series heard over mutual sunday nights A former script writer for the detroit board of education telford went to washington without network experience but with a briefcase bullof full of ideas now hes e in made a de a niche for himself as a radio executive ODDS AND ENDS all in in one week eh frank morgan celebrated his birthday began his sand feature pic PC lure white while cargo and celebrated the completion ol of 25 years as a motion picture actor red skelton says thai dial ho he has played so many camp shows that thai eief every tune time he sees a soldier he goes into hm his monologue jack benny wont W nl sw star w in the Af meanest eanest man alan in w ah the work walf its said that alter after he read the fod find script he persuaded the studio 16 a bendon and plans for 0 it instead end of 0 i his annual party or annb member ol of ft bis town cost ct the he end of the muon n edward 1 robinson on ai them U uw bonds this yew |