Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1939)
PAGE NINE , New Star, Linda Darnell Billed With Tyrone Power in Craterian Comedy MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1939. 'DAYTIME WIFE' IS E FOR LOVELY LINDA Co-starring Tyrone Power and lovely Linda Darnell, the new "find" who gets top billing with . her second screen appearance, "Daytime Wife" opens a three day run today at the Craterian theater with all advance reports crediting it with being one of the gayest comedy-romances of the year. Fans will see Tyrone Power in the type of light comedy in which he excels. He's a per fectly swell guy, married to a peach of a wife, but in trouble up to his neck because well, after all, he has a secretary who isn't hard on the eyes. Linda Darnell, who made such an instant hit in "Hotel for Women," is the wife, a mod ern wife broad-minded and understanding up to a certain point. Featured also are Binnie Barnes, Warren William, Wendy Barrie and Joan Davis. The story opens on the sec ond anniversary of Tyrone and Linda, but Tyrone's not there. He's had to "work late at the office." When the celebrating party swarms downtown to drag the "worker" from his tasks, they find the office deserted, , and then the fun begins. There's a secretary in it, of course, but Linda ' decides to find out what secretaraies have that wives haven't. So she gets a job and a dilicious situation arises when Linda's boss takes her to a din- ner party to meet and "talk business" with Tyrone and his secretary. As a special added attraction on the same program, the Cra terian will have the March of Time, presenting "Soldiers With Wings." Realistically present ing the first complete and au thentic motion picture story of the U. S. Air Corps, now being rapidly built up at a cost of 200 million dollars, this new issue of the March of Time, filmed with the cooperation of the Air Corps officers and men, shows how America s air-mind' . ed youths are today being selec tively recruited and trained as -'.'Soldiere With Wings."- Bluegrass Picture Opening at Rialto Stars Blind Horse Never in the history of a mo tion picture has there been production with a more inter esting actor in the main role than Pride of The Bluegrass, which heads the double bill opening for today and tomorrow only at the New Rialto theatre. For Pride of The Bluegrass not only has a fine cast of hu man actors headed by two tal ented juveniles, Edith Fellows and James McCallion, but it also introduces to motion picture audiences ah equine actor who is in his. own way the greatest horse that has ever lived. This is Elmer Gantry, the 15-year-old blind horse which jumps steeplechase hurdles with com- New "Dr. Kildare" Film Coming Wednesday La teat of th popular Mrlat to reacti tht creen, "Ttu Secret of Dr. Kildare" will bring Helen ail bert, Lev Ayrei, Lionel Barrymora and Laraine Day to the Craterian theater Wednesday for a four-diy run. Lionel A twill and Nat Pendleton are alto featured In the atory of a beautiful glrl'a secret terror and the young medlco-detectlve'e ferettlng out the mystery. Bobby Breen In New Picture fa plete disregard of the fact that he can t see what ne is asKea to jump over. 'Pride of The Bluegrass" in tertwines the lives and fortunes of the horse and two kids por trayed by Edith and Jimmy. The story as far as the horse is concerned, contains incidents which are somewhat parallel to the main events in the life of Elmer Gantry. The remarkable will and courage of the real horse re main, however, as the dominant theme of the story of the fic tional horse. In the screen story, the heroic horse is also stricken blind and, despite this handi cap, he responds so well to the training of a human boy he loves and trusts that he cour ageously Koes out on a race track and, guided solely by in stinct and the voice of his rider, wins one of the world's great est races, the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree, Eng land. "Flight At Midnight," star ring Phil Regan, Roscoe Turner (the great International Air Races winner), Jean Parker and Robert Armstrong, plays as the second feature with Gantry's "Pride of The Bluegrass." Fiery Death Los Angeles, Dec. 9. IP) Edgar O. Zetterberg of San Francisco died early today after making his person a flaming torch. LOSSES INCREASE AS BRITISH, NAZ Meatless Days Paris, Dec. 9. (JP) France soon will observe two meatless days a week, Agriculture Min ister Henri Queuille announced today. Building Cost Up Washington, Dec. 9. (IP) The Federal Home Loan Bank board reported today that re tail prices of building materials used on contracts of the Home Owners Loan corporation had increased 4.9 percent from Oct ober 1 to November 1. London, Dec. 9. (IP) Four more ships, two British and two neutral, were added today to the mounting toll of the sea war in which the efforts of Britain and Germany to cut each other's life lines continued with unabated ferocity. The four were sunk by mines or torpedoes. A partial offset was the British capture of a German ship. The growing seriousness with which Britain views the mari time conflict was reflected in the admiralty's call for ex sailors and ex-marines up to 46 years old to volunteer for the duration of the war. The death toll on the seas for the week, fourteenth of the war, was estimated at 400, in cluding the crews of four German submarines which the British were sure had been sent down. At least 24 merchant ships were sunk Heavy gunfire heard through the mists off England's north east coast led to some specula- been a new battle between British planes or batteries and German mine laying planes. But tonight there had been no official word of such a combat. Portland, Dec. 9. (IP) De tective. C. G. Ferry said tonight the Power brothers, Roy. and Robert, admitted two holdups here of a tavern and a bus. The boys, 23 and 21 years of age, were arrested by State Patrolman Glenn McDonald near Jefferson yesterday in an automobile reported stolen in Portland: They attacked him en route to Portland, injuring him severely, but the officer managed to hold them captive until help arrived. Masks For Finns London, Dec. 9. UTC-British firms were reliably reported to day to have arranged to supply 60,000 gas masks to Finland. Reunion Portland, Ore., Dec. 9. lP) June Benedict, 18, who claimed she was a captive for six weeks in a San Francisco disorderly house, was reunited with her injured mother at a hospital tion as to wnetner there has here today. Bobby Breen takes a singing lesson from Maestro Alan Mow bray in this scene from "Way Down South," a happy-go-lucky story of the old south during its pre-Civil war days when slaves and plantations were the country's leading land marks. The film comes to the New Rialto theater for Tuesday and Wednesday. Others in the cast include Ralph Morgan, Clarence Muse, Steffi Duna, Sally Blane and the famous colored Hall Johnson choir. A highlight of beaut and rhythm in "Way Down South" is the presentation of the in teresting sugar-cane celebration, an exotic dance spectacle tra ditionally offered on old-tima plantations by the slaves at the completion of the harvest. In It Bobby sings several old spir ituals and other plantation mel odies. "Cafe Hostess," starring Pres ton Foster, Ann Dvorak and Wynne Gibson, will play as the companion feature with "Way Down South." CATTLEMEN TOLD OF BETTER San Francisco, Dec. 9. IIP) Cattlemen may hope for better prices next year, according to Hugh Baber of Chico, president of the California Cattlemen's association. Baber told the delegates to the association's convention here yesterday that cattle Marketing might be somewhat larger, but the thought there would be a better, market, with the nation's business on the upgrade. B. W. Gearhart, congressman from Fresno, asserted reciprocal trade treaties work to the detri ment of livestock raisers. He criticized importation of beef cattle from Canada and Mexico. T MAVE IN TAX SCANDAL San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 9 W Maury Maverick, mayor, Crosby Sings HT z JUDD ESCAPE TO L Bing Crosby sings four song hits in his role opposite Joan Blondell and Mischa Auer In "East Side of Heaven," which plays today and tomorrow only at the Roxy theatre. Bing sings: "East Side of Heaven," "Sing a Song of Sun beams," "That Sly Old Gentle man" and "Hang Your Heart on a Hickory Limb." friend of President Roosevelt and former congressman, was acquitted by a jury here today of entering into a poll tax con spiracy last January. The verdict was returned at 10:17 a. m. The case had been given to the jury at 10:30 last night. "My statement Is contained in the . verdict of the jury not guilty," was Maverick's only comment. Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 9 - Governor Bob Jones threatened a "wholesale housecleaning" at the Arizona state hospital for the Insane today over internal dissension brought to light by Ruth Judd, trunk murderess, the second escape of Winnie and the subsequent resignation of a psychiatrist. The chief executive conduct ed a series of conferences dur ing the forenoon and then an nounced to news men: "I am going to straighten out the hospital. If there is anyone out there dissatisfied with hit or her job, they are going to leave. We are not paying them to quarrel, but to work for the state." Use Mall Tribune want adj. SCOTTISH RITE Stated meeting Lodge and Chapter 7:30 p. m., Deo. 11th. L. I. Williams. Secty. PLYMOUTH Has "IT" We Have Plymouth! WHY WAIT? IMMEDIATE DellTtriM Humphrey Motors 33 S. Riverside. Phone 434 DE SOTO . PLYMOUTH He Loved His Wife . But He Had to Work flights at the Office!.. .(Oh, Those Secretaries) Democrat Purified. 'f'S J I t'k Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 9. P) V ' Cleared of blackmail-conspiracy w P I ,"7v. charges, Pennsylvania Demo- tf "JeBsaew ' ' cratic Chairman David L. Law- l3f I ' "f f If - 8 rence viewed the verdict today ' jF ,ft J , $T,J U ( s ny' , I as "vindication" for himself t' ' f y ' m ' . ' - v I and former Governor George . JfrZr ' ' 1 I H. Earle and his "little new f M i J2K j. . V . v. J ' ! I deal" administration. J f s J 4i jC-.----- , T 'fe lv FROM THE LAND OF GALLANT THOROUGHBREDS b V ( b COMES THE GREATEST CHAMPION OF THEM ALL! S q ; '? The story of Gantry, the blind horse .. pride ," tyront ond Undo wffft but a snoe ,5 and glory of all Kentucky ,. no horse can match I ,Y "f Ml I v"l thoughft "Whor's o wxrefaiy 0ei his speed . . no man can match hit couragel iff I , 1 111 J Hiot o wife hoin'fl" Undo wants to I jr i ' I II V faow.butryfoneto'ttelHnct A .WIRING TROUBLES? ff&X . li THiaV I "Ty ' i ( , . 7 V 1 iMPl,, J TODAY ft ' f OLSON ELECTRIC pwl o ,4) 3N.Ba,tlett Phone ll ASkI V MONDAY W LI The eem.d, hit of th. ....onl . . . Th. SJ , Vj l& J ' m rA'r SVJ5 WMlr "mantle c.rryina.n of f j r"Wr 4 "" I CI' -'is" a husband who goes whistling under t, tv ; -v J J Vr ' r ''i" - ' the wrong balcony (yes. It's hU tecre. ' I . JS I Ill MiMM a f tV? fffiy f llVll'V iary's) but not for longl I iflS TODAY and MONDAY Only! I YjLtw If M fefefleil TYRONE POWER Jb . SBSIS WiMSi LINDA DARNELL fMBlrl MSSt f .Jy f (Th. Darling ol "Ho,., for Women") Mm ( Jr fTi -Hc B-SCZ WARREN WILLIUJ MkiWJi n iTlfdri Phil Reiran IMV fe BINNIE BARNES WMfeH. o 1 WENDY BARRIE i 1tHVilre n 7 Rotco. TURNER-Jean PARKER-Robi. ARMSTRONG L, ' 'in IIII Hvt 1 ,Li,.m .MiLkLin ' . ui-uuM -i I JOAN DAVIS BABY SANDY , J Mallnw, LTT IJrtl ETrnln,. Matlnf. I:4S . 1:00 I hVS'S K IE H I I I II 111 1 1 I evening. :. :! SOLDIERS With Wings Can V. i. plane, tfefend the Western Hemisphere Here', the flret authen. the storr of th. ne V. . Armr Air Carpet Him the new J5-ton fir Inf rortreseeel America's ..plan. .work Mala ... see fcvee - - - 40. Klddtfs . lee Shows Today l:4S . 8:1 S:4A :M
