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Show By VIRGINIA VALE Released by Western Newspaper Union. ONE of the fifteen magazine models now working in "Cover Girl," starring Rita Hayworth, will begin her real movie career with a complete wardrobe. The Cover Girls are contributing a dollar a week apiece for 13 weeks, to be set iside as a "career starter fund." rhe full amount $195 will be matched by the first star, making (390. The first Cover Girl who receives re-ceives a bona fide screen offer ,fter finishing her role at Columbia Kill win the entire amount, to be tpent on a wardrobe. Joan Leslie, co-starred with Fred Astaire in RKO Radio's "The Sky's the Limit," made her film debut five years ago as a child actress in their "Laddie"; she was Joan Erodel then. She moved right along, play- V '.''-. i . .A. ..Af..A, JOAN LESLIE lng opposite Gary Cooper in "Sergeant "Ser-geant York," and Jimmie Cagney in "Yankee Doodle Dandy." A year ago Astaire saw her dance and said: "One of these days she's going to be my partner!" Leslie Howard, young daughter oi a famous father, is all set to carry on a famous name. Remember how very good she was in her radio appearances? ap-pearances? She makes her film debut de-but with her father in "Spitfire." Another daughter of a famous parent, par-ent, Mary Hayes, daughter of Helen, f makes her bow with her mother, ' this month, in a special Girl Scouts' radio program. Walter Brennan, Hollywood's only three-time Academy Award winner, celebrates his 25th year as a film character actor while he's appearing appear-ing in Samuel Goldwyn's "North Star." And his youngest daughtel makes her debut, as his granddaughter. grand-daughter. Real French - Canadian troops make their film debut in the Commando Com-mando raid sequence of the Merle Oberon-Brian JUierne film, "First Comes Courage." We're told thai Commando tactics never befcre re-vealed re-vealed to the public are demonstrat ed by the 300-men tank force whict performed for the cameras al Beecher Bay, Vancouver Island. B. C. It was looked on as excelleni combat training for the troops. Open house for servicemen ir Hollywood is a daily routine o: hospitality in the Harry Shermar studios; an average of 30 soldiers sailors and marines has been watch lng Albert Decker and Claire Trevoi in "The Gunmaster." Sherman hai also opened his sound stages for par ties for men in uniform; the othei night 150 soldiers were invited to in formal festivities at the end of thi day's work. Jennifer Jones, who landed tht lead In "The Song of Bernadette,' Hearing completion, has joined the ll-star cast of "Since You Wen Away." Claudette Colbert playi the young mother; Shirley Templi and Jennifer are her daughters. Wendell Niles was unable to ge overseas passage with Bob Hope, s he stayed home to be actor-announc er on Johnny Mercer's Music Shop the 'summer replacement for Bob'i program. Mvlercer is going to double from his radio show to write Melro'i "Ziegfeld Follies." If those red and blue ration cou Pons have been bothering you, bi sure to see the latest Lum and Ab ner picture when it comes your way The famous Jot 'Em Down Store o Pine Ridge, Ark., is the scene of al sorts of mixups with the coupons sugar and coffee tickets, and Lun and Abner's duties as air raid war dens and ration board and tire in spectors as material. ODDS AND ENDS Jose hurbi'i niaking a film for Metro, in which ht Portrays himself . . . Louis Armstrong No. 1 trumpet man, is the lnundry'i best friend used a dozen hundker i chiefs for mopping purposes ont morning recently, while recording foi 'lam Session" . . . Betty Hullon ha: played a girl who earns her own living every one of her pictures to date. . Lupe Velez had her first case o, 'tage fright when she had to handle very young baby in "Mexican Spitfire': Messed Event" the fact that the 6n6j could work only two minutes at a tinu . M all that saved her! Henny Youngman, comedian o e Kate Smith Hour, has turne lecturer. He recently gave a seriei f lectures on the technique of com fdy delivery before the Special Serv ics Staff of the U. S. Army ii New York. John Charles Thomas has turnei be8gar, with his golfing friends a, victims. A shortage of golf baR ca"ght him with only three old ones jnd of course new ones can't bi bo"ght. So he's been paging fellow fellers, asking for contribution. f |