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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1937)
Tht OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning December 31, 1937 PAGE FIVE lews Retire Highlights of 'Recent World Events jllWUII f-ZSC X ( ': v' v 1' r V V. t - . - ' " " " ""- - - -jMi.l ' - 535 !' - I ?V r ' . - - i, ,s. 1 - " f i ?f fill rvSviw Jack Benny) i-i'r- r.ii-iSk i iiliium man ma i i ii in I tjBIng Crosby : T s -1 jFrfman Gosden and children! '- 'JhSl Among those present at the premiere of Walt Disney's much-lauded new feature cartoon, "Snow White and the Seven- Dwarfs", were reeman oosuen. me Amos 01 ine iamous rauio icam 01 Amos n Andy", and his two children. Freeman. Jr., and Virginia, seldom photographed, who are shown with the "Seven Dwarfs". ! : :i - in King 71 Carol i It t if 0 a S j. w ft -Z: Yvon Delbos I likiiii itai ? y . v-- - II? - r Kate Smith jl Rudy Vallee 1 -J ,. -- . 1 "L Vs ll Fred Allen) One of the most amazing successes in the history of radio was scored in 1937 by Charlie McCarthy, the versatile and sophisticated dummy maneuvered by Edgar Bergen. Although on the airwaves only since December of 1936, Charlie rated first in a poll of 400 radio critics throughout the nation conducted by the magazine. Motion Picture Daily. Jack Benny, first for the previous two years, was second by 11 votes. Others near the top, named in the order they rated, included Bing Crosby, Fred Allen, Rudy Vallee, Kate Smith, Don Ameche, Nelson', Eddy, Eddie Cantor and Andre Kostelanetz.. Frances Anderson It's a case of where the female carries the mail with Frances An derson of Duluth, Minn., who has been a carrier in the postal serv ice for 19 years and at one time was the only woman in United States to hold such a Job. She has missed , only one day since starting her route and hopes to carry on until she retires after 30 years of service. I - : , f 1 1 f ; : R Rj Zoe ITEriaiiger ' Jf She Planket .Two of th little guests who attended the party at Buckingham palace given by Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose were Shean Plunk et, son of Lord Plunket, and Zoe D'Erlanger. j The Plunket heir went in the uniform of a sailor of Nelson's tad flagship. Vic tory, and little Miss D'Erlanger wore an ermine wrap over her dress. History may have been In the making when this picture was taken since it was during the recent visit of Yvon Delbos, French foreign minister, to Rumania to confer with King Carol on Germany's de-j tnands for colonies or for more room to expand in Europe. 1 i S..i. 1 5 A . I : "Ft, 1 v - I x ... . . v -v. f 71": n it l 4 J Iff "V( 4iX r"-vS Sir Anthony Eden A iLiXili. Hri.R-IUhn . ' i ' Decorating entrance to executive mansloa Wreaths and Christmas trees added to tht holiday attire of the White House as members of the staff trimmed the entrances and windows of the executive mansion with traditional Yuletlde effects. Barbara Stanwyck Involved In a lawsuit with her former , husband, Frank Fay, vaudeville veteran, over custody f their adopted child, Barbara Stanwyck, screen star, defended herself from charges that she had refused to let Fay see their five-year-old foster son. Fay sought to have Miss Stanwyck held in contempt of court and testified that he was allowed to talk to the boy only over the telephone. Two young men, both 40, stand out as key figures in shaping the international and military policy of Great Britain. Sir Anthony Eden, foreign secretary, has been much publicized, but only recently has Leslie Hore-Belisha come into the fore. His recent appointment as war secretary has been followed by unprecedented changes in the army personnel. Various steps have been taken to encourage younger men of all classes to enlist and the makeup of the high command has been radically altered. Belisha was educated at Heidelberg and Oxford, is a bachelor and has an outstanding faculty for organization. Benito Mussolini "We are masters of land, sea and air," declared. Benito Mussolini when he spoke before a crowd of 100,000 in Rome, announcing Italy's resignation from the League of Nations. ( Saadro Sandrl in CMbcm trench ! r. 'I ni,-c m Taken a few days before he was fataUr wounded during the bomb ing and sinking of the U. S. gunboat Panay on the Yangtze river,; this picture shows Sandro Sandrl, noted Italian newspaper corre- . fpondent, as he braved shells to "cover the SinoJapanese tande- Vo P.f rwi n an i,A,'i m tK Ttitlimn writer Is shown in a Chinese trench. . "3T 1 I 'I V A mm mi !, ZJi I X : x i r View et eerttnnles I Shirley Temple if " V v , v. - s 1 -r' ZS X. X 1 dark Cable , - I V .. . f t ' rVri : 1 1 i. v v 1 x a-i .aa, -1 a-A . -Wjf . : - V - meRRV CHRiSTfTiAS HAPPY .CtW yeAH C i ij - .-.-.,. ? i r,.-w; .::::::; I , ' I ; . . ' 8 One resident of Shanghai with a sardonic sense of humor sent friends back la United States this Christmas card depicting Santa's reindeer shying away from the bursting shells. . Pittsburgh, Pa, police are seeking the slayers of Rose Ault.29 (above), whose nude body was found in a hotel room. An autopsy failed to re veal the cause of her death. Four New York union organizers, attend ing a convention, were questioned. I Kobert Taylor) . . I t . " ) -r Creaay""pQ Impressive eeremoniee attended by the entire eoHege or cardinals Mwt t.. fevatian ta the rank of cardinal of five high church dig,. siuries by Pope Pius XL shown seated en the dais of the eonsistore wuuum mm u. t - For the third straight year, Shirley Temple heads the list of money makers In the movie industry. Moat unusual angle to the rating is the fact that several newcomers are challenging the supremacy ef established stars. Oark Cable holds his own by taking second place but to glvea a dose run by Robert Taylor who ranks third as a box-oflce at traction. Buig Crosby finished fourth and William Powell followed. Others who finished the year with an exee&ent record at she gate include Soaja Benie, Tyrene Pewer, Don Ameche. Fre Xstairt ana CAnger Regera. and Jeaaette IfscDemM . - , x -v - '- -m 1 k s '. 4 r . r-.--. w I Clarta VsjtderbCtl . ' ' ' Eten ltrJ'cal - j Mrs. Clorln Vaadert'Jt , Mere is Gloria Yaaderbm. child hdrem whose cue- I hmcfaed in New York daring Christinas sboppiar teey hae been the subject of a bitter famfiy U- J tour. Gloria, who "was awarded to her aunt by pate, with her mother, Mrs. Gloria VanderUrt, and . I court order, is spending tht holidays with her t friend. Miss EsUHs La Branch, center, as they mother.. '