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MEDFCVRD MATL TRIBTTNT!, "NFFPFOTID, OKEGpy. STTSDAT. .TULT 24. 1933
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Freddie Bartholomew, Mickey Rooney In Dramatic Craterian Picture
Major Bowes' Revue Coming
"Jezebel" with Bette Davis, Coming
"City Streets" Booked for Rialto
On Roxy Screen
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STAR YOUNG ACTORS
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Freddie Bartholomew and Mickey
Rooney, whose exploits together de
lighted thousands In 'Captains cou
rageous", are teamed again in a dra
matic story of the training of boys
J for the British Merchant Marine, In
7 "Lord Jeff", story of the sailors of
the future, which opens a three day
run today at the Cool Crlterlan
Theatre.
The story deals with a boy. tool of
crooks and represented to be a young
nobleman, who finds regeneration an-1
a new destiny In the Russell-Cotes
Navigation School, founded by Lord
Jelllcoe and one of the Institutions
operated by the Barnardo Homee.
Bartholomew plays this role, with
Rooney as a student petty offlcei
whom he first hates, then comes to
admire, and In whom he finds his
first resl friendship.
Intimate glimpses of life In the
training school with Its mast-cllmb-lng
and other nautical pursuits, the
annual navy cutter race, and other
thrills are mingled with the comedy
and drama of the story which culmi
nates with the youngsters graduating
and winning bertha on the liner
Queen Mary.
A replica of a swank London hotel,
authentic Interiors of the Barnsrdo
Homes, Britain's great Institution for
the rehabilitation of wslfs and
. f orphans, and authentic details of the
nautical school, from actual re
search, from the principal locales of
the story of boyhood loyalties and
regeneration.
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IN STATE SHAKY
PORTLAND, July 23. (AP) The
fluctuation of employment and
wages In the state's biggest Indus
try, lumber, was graphically illus
trated today In a study of the state
planning board on Oregon's indus
trial employment.
ror the period of a year, October
1, 1936, to September 30, 1937, the
monthly payroll of the lumber In
dustry dropped from a high of
94,055. 809 in June to a low of $J,
205.685 In January. Employment
reached Its peak In July, when 29,
804 were at work, and hit a low
-of 22.030 the following February
" Of the working classifications, the
fluctuation Is sharpest among the
loggers, the number employed drop
ping from 5.884 In July to 2,134 In
February.
PEARL WHITE OF
SCREEN FAME, ILL
PARIS, July 23. (AP) Pesrl
White, blonde dare-devil star of the
old silent movie serials, was report
ed today In an "alarming" condi
tion at the American hospital.
Physicians to the 49-year old act
res, gravely 111 of a Jlver aliment,
aid she had taken a turn for the
worse over night. They said she
showed Increasing signs of weakness
and fatigue.
In retirement from films. Miss
White, heroine of the "Perils of
Pauline," has lived In recent years
at her town house here and her
eountry chateau at Qazeran, near
Ramboulllet, outside Paris.'
A PARADE
OF STARS
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PJCTUl
Monday, July 25
Continuous Shows
Starting at 7:30 p.m.
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Showroom 132 South Riverside
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Major Bowei, whose radio hour nas
been among the top programs of the
lut three ye&ra, sends his "Intercol
legiate Revue" to Medford for Tues
day only, playing matinee and eve
ning shows at the Holly theatre.
Considered by the Major himself as
the best group of entertainers he has
ever assembled, "Intercollegiate Re
vue" is a demonstration of extracur
ricular activities on the stage. Music,
dancing, novelty acta and, above all,
swing, are the Ingredients of the
swift little revue packed with pret
Robert Montgomery
And Virginia Bruce
In Drama At Rialto
A startling page from American
history Is spotlighted In the new
picture, "Yellow Jack," which opens
a three day run today at the Rialto
theatre.
Robert Montgomery and Virginia
Bruce are starred In the most dra
matic roles of their careers and Lew-
Is Stone heads the supporting oast
as the scientist, Major Walter Reed,
who was instrumental In the Isolation
of yellow fever.
The story Is that of the army med
ical commission sent to Cuba in 1900
to ascertain the cause of a yellow
fever epidemic. Wltti all hope of even
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ty co-eds and Joe-college youths.
The ti.ow consists of ten acts
ranging from shag dancers to boy so
pranos, and Including harmonlct
playing, singing, accordion music,
tap-dancing on roller skates, a les
son In drumming. Impersonations of
movie stars, comedy patter and good
old fashioned buck and wtng.
A complete screen show on the
same program will Include "Prison
Nurse" as the main feature. Henry
Wllcoxon and Marian Marsh have
the romantic leads.
saving themselves gone, the soldiers
and doctors use themselves as hu
man guinea pogs. Montgomery, stir
red by the death of one of his bud
dies, caused by yellow fever, persu
ades four of .the men to volunteer.
And from then on the picture move
Into a terrific pace that Is said to
combine the dramatic quality ot
"Louis Pasteur" and , the human
quality of "Of Human Hearts." The
iierolc act of Montgomery and his
four companions Is one of the thrill
lng pages of history.
One of the most capable casts seen
In recent months supports the three
leading Btars. Andy Devlne and Bud
dy Ebsen (for laughs), Charles Co
burn, Henry Hull, Henry O'Neill, Ja
net Beecher and Alan Curtis are
among the more Important members.
"Marines Are Here," a gay story
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Half angel half siren and all wo
man! Bette Davis with her many
sided genius, plays "Jezebel," In the
long-awaited film by that name
which comes to Uie Oqol Craterian
theatre Wednesday for a four day-
run. As the dashing, glamorous and
heartless siren of the Old South, Miss
of Uncle Sam's martnea, plays as the
companion feature with the Cuban
drama. Gordon Oliver. June Travis
and "Big Boy" Williams have Uie
leading roles.
Briggs-H umphrey
To Present Free
Talking Pictures
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A parade of stars will be featured 1
In the free talking picture program
sponsored by the Br lggs-Humphrey
Motor Co., De Soto-Plymouth distrib
utors, at their showroom located at
132 South Riverside. Monday night.
The two hour show la divided Into
four parts. "Major Bowes and His
Radio Family," Is the title of one
short feature which describes the or
ganization of a Major Bowes stage
unit like the one coming to the Holly
theater stage Tuesday. Monsters of
the sea caught on hook and line will
furntsh the action In the full length
feature, "Ftsh From Hell," which
heads the free movie program.
Fibber McOee and Molly will fur
nish the hilarity In a short comedy
In which evoryone laughs but Molly
An exciting, educational short fea
ture, "The Jubilee," will complete the
well balanced blll
The free show will start at 7:30
p. m. and run continuous.
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the mBi ever
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ever liv--
Davis has her greatest role to date.
Henry Fonda colorful figure uf
New Orleans and Oeorge Brent as
a hard-rldlng. hard-fighting. South
ern dandy have toe leading . male
roles opposite the blonde star. Other
members of the large cast Include
Margaret Lindsay, Donald Crisp and
Fay Bainter.
Berntson Selected
For CM.T.C. Honor
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, July H3,
(Spl.) Eddie J. Bernston of Jack
sonville, member of Company D, C.
M. T. C, now In training at Camp
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Leo Carrlllo, as a voluble, kind
hearted Italian grocer, and Edith
Fellows dropping her beloved brat
characterisations for a more lovable
role-have the starring roles In "City
Streeta," comedy-drama based on life
around New York City's East Side,
which comes to tho Rialto theatre for
HurlMirt, was today named one of
two orderlies for the dsy to Major
Walton L. H. Osborne, battalion oom
mender. Bernston, one of 594 cadets
attending the C. M. T. C. camp, was
selected for the honor because of
excellence In proficiency at guard
mount and neatness In appearance.
Training of the battalion tor the
past week has been under supervis
Wednesday and Thursday. OWier
members of the cast Include Mary
Gordon, Helen Jerome Eddy and Tom
my Bond.
"Held For Ransom." featuring
Grant Withers and Blanche Mehaffey,
will play as the companion feature
with the Carrlllo-Fcllows comedy.
ion of officers of the 393d Infantry
reserve regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel
Harry P. Travis, commanding.
The fig tree bears three crops In a
season.
SLASHED!
Dresses out to (3.05 jp.
Ethelwyn B. Hoffmann.
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Frederic March as Jean Lafltte, pi
rate king who saved America during
Its most critical days, and Pmnotsks
Osal, who plays the role of an or
prsned girl who loved htm. as they
appear In 'The Buccaneer." Cecil B.
DeMIUe's epic motion ploture whloh
plays at the Roxy theatre today and
tomorrow only. Aklm Tamtroff, Wal
ter Brennra and Beulah Bond! sup
port March and the newcomer
Corrigan Pictures
Rushed For Sunday
Craterian Program
The Craterian theatre will show oa
today's program exclusive newsreel
shots of 31 year old Douglas Corri
gan'a arrival In Ireland. The landing
of Corrigan In his antiquated single
motored nine hundred dollar flying
"crate" and the royal welcome given
him by the Irish are the highlight,
of the news flssh.
Also In the same newareel are ex
clusive first shots of England's King
and Queen and their visit of stats to
Prance.
New Hampshire Is called the Gran
ite state.
Closing time for Too Late to Clas
sify Ads is 1:30 p. m.
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