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PAGE NINH Irene Dunne and Cary Grant in "Penny Serenade" at Craterian Today MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY. MAT 25, 1941. EDGAR BUCHANAN, r BEULAH BOND! m "Ziegfeld Girl" Coming to Craterian Wednesday SUPPORTING CAST Grant in Role of Reporter Sparkling Romance Ac claimed by Critics. Reunited In "Penny Sere nade. Irene Dunne and Cary Grant return to the Craterian theatre screen today for three days. Vivid, absorbing story of an errant newspaperman and his wife. Columbia's "Penny Sere nade" is based upon .Martha Cheavens' magazine novel, and enacted by a stellar cast which includes Beulah Bondi and Edgar Buchanan. In "Penny Serenade," Grant appears as a young newspaper man who meets and is immedi ately attracted to a music store salesgirl, portrayed by Miss Dunne, who as definitely falls in love with the reporter. They are married, one New Year's Eve, half an hour before he must leave for Tokyo on a new assignment. Three months later, the girl Joins her husband. Grant's casual attitude towards responsibilities invites a barrier between the two. The earth quake, the loss of the baby they had been expecting and the knowledge that they can never have a child of their own, cre ate further problems. Returned to America, and set tled down as the proud editor of a small country newspaper, Grant attempts to make his wife happy. But he succeeds only when they adopt a baby girl; I r ' "" ,iinm y i " "" -p""'!. j . m mni n inmn. "i'i.innwi In Musical Hit : .1 Wo wish to thank th people of Rogue River Valley lot their splendid patronage dur ing the past 3 years. We have sold our equity In the La Tosca to C. G. Peeb ler. We will open in the fu ture featuring Fried Chicken and Italian Foods. Be Seeing You All, Thanks Million. MARY and AL CARRARA Now Residing IIS Tripp St. Hailed as one of the most spec tacular, star-studded, tune-filled musicals in the annals of stage or screen, "Ziegfeld Girl" comes to the Craterian Theatre Wed nesday for a four-day run with James Stewart (America's Num ber 1 recruit), Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr. Lana Turner and Tony Martin, Jackie Cooper, Ian Hunter, Charles Winninger, Ed ward Everett Horton and Philip Dorn among those in leading roles. Also among those present will be 200 of the most beautiful girls in America. from that moment on their mar riage assumes a newer and richer meaning. And then with the death of the child several years later, the newspaperman reverts to his earlier irresponsi bility. The marriage verges on divorce. Jack Salmon Early Tillamook, May 24. (Jf) Jack salmon, a month earlier than usual, appeared in the Wil son and Trask rivers yesterday Fishermen, baiting with fresh salmon eggs, reported good-size catches. Numerous spring Chi nook salmon also are being caught. Use Mai Tribune went ads. STARTING TODAY ONE BIG WEEK of FRANK CAPRA HITS! Here's The First BIG HIT!.' Back by popular drmand , , , Jamr Hilton's record-breaking; story of Stiangrl-Lt , , . playing TODAY FOR 3 DAYS! ' l 4 Jane Withers With Jackie Cooper Top Cast of Rialto Hit Two of the screen's most popu lar young stars, Jane Withers and Jackie Cooper, are co-starred in "Her First Beau," which opens for today and tomorrow only at the Rialto theatre. Lesser play ers in this comedy of youthful antics and romantics include Edith Fellows, Josephine Hutch inson, William Tracy, Martha O'Driscoll and Edgar Buchanan. Jane appears in the comedy, which has been hailed as the last word in gay and heart-warming fun, as a young lady, going on 16, who suddenly discovers ro mance. At a time when she is torn between a strong urge to remain a kid and go fishing and an equally powerful desire to grow up quickly so she can be a beautiful siren, the youngster falls in love. Young Cooper falls Into the category of being the beau who attracts Miss Withers most and in a rib-tickling race for her affections comes out the win ner, but not without those mo ments of heart-break and date ditching that every young boy and girls goes through at the tender age of 16. The "tragedies" of youth, the happiness and triumphs and doubts, are said to be amusingly "Rhythm on the Range," the most popular picture of 1936, is the "old favorite" booked by the Rialto theatre to play Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday for their "Rialto Re-Issue Days" change. Starring Bing Crosby. Bob Burns, Martha Raye and Frances Farmer, "Rhythm on the Range" introduced five songs that are still favorites among them are: "Empty Sad dles," "I'm An Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande," "I Can't Escape from You," and "The House that Jack Built for Jill." "Rhythm on the Range" is the picture that gave the screen Bob Burns and Martha Raye. shown in "Her First Beau," so that the film emerges is grand entertainment for the whole fam. ily. An added short subject titled "The Seeing Eye," plays on the program with "Her First Beau." The short film tells the story of the dogs who act as "eyes" for the blind. How the dogs are trained, the breed and the dis tribution are highlights of the human Interest film. Closing time tor Too Late to clas sify Ads Is t:30 p. m. with Jone Wyott 'John Howard - Marge Thomas Mitchell Edward Everett Horton Isabel Jewell Screen Play by ROBERT RISKIN ' "Infle BMIM for Frank Capra Wf! I Mats at J:M:nn KnL and Than. Xtfhtil 'IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT" Trt. MlM anit airdayl "MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN" tm at 1:00-:1J M4TIM.B toora Oprn at 1:4 Mr apd lOe EOXY IrvtMo Doors Opea al 45 tse int. tat la . Heart-WarmM. Joy LS" t SISTER will sighl . . BROTHER will chucklel . . MOTHER will smilel . . FATH ER will roarl . . at this gay comedy of young troubles! 1 " X '4 J Mir : TODAY and MONDAY Two Crand Stan in a Grand Fun Hitl irnr7 r.m avsi txmi FELLOWS 'HUTCHINSON WIUIAM MARTHA TRACY ' O'DRISCOLL IDOAR BUCHANAN ADDED: the story of dots aha art as "eyes" for tlx blind . . . 'THE SEEING EYE" News Everts Mats Today 145-t 250 Inc. Tax Klddln lot mTmnrn Em Today :IS-t:ei 30 Inc. Taaj Kiddies tee Returns to Roxy "Lost Horizon," co-starring Ronald Colman and Jane Wyatt, is the picture brought back by popular demand to open the Roxy Theatre's "Big Week of Frank Capra Hits" today at the popular showhouse. The film, adapted by Capra and Robert Riskin from the novel by James Hilton, will play for three days. The well-known story is that of three famous men of Europe who are marooned in the snow capped mountains of Tibet and are taken to Shangri-La, Hilton's paradise of peace and content ment. Others in the cast are John Howard, Thomas Mitchell, Edward Everett Horton and Isabel Jewell. The picture is being single billed because of its length and popular appeal. THE GRANGE Central Point Grange Home Economics club of Cen tral Point Grange will meet Wednesday afternoon. May 28, at the home of Mrs. Rachel Gish. Meeting begins at 2:00 o'clock and refreshments will be served by the May commit tee. Mrs. Bertha Bursell is in charge of the program. Gasoline Up Portland, May 2. (ff) A second Drise rise of a half-cent a gallon sent gasoline up to 19, zi ana Z3 cents for the three grades at three major oil com pany stations here today. HO COMMANDER NAZI AIR FORCE DIES IN ACTION Berlin, May 24 VP) Ger many announced today the death of Col.-Gen. Ulrich Grauert, one of her highest ranking air com manders, while "leading the tight against England." Grauert, the leader of the fly ing corps which has borne the brunt of the air attacks on Brit ain and the battle of Dunquer que, "met a hero's death," the nign command said. The place and circumstances were not mentioned, but there1 were unofficial indications he might have been killed some days ago, before the aerial In vasion of Crete began. Some informants asserted pos itively that his death was not connected with the Crete at tack, mentioned for the first time today by the high com mand. (The only Intense air action In which a flying corps com mander would have led hid pilots in the last week would appear to have been the air borne Invasion of that Greek island, in which dive-bombere were called upon to attack BruV ish naval units in waves in the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire, (As a colonel-general, Grauert ranked only one grade below field marshal. He was promot ed to his present rank last Julr 19.) Women Get Raise Portland, May 24. (P) A wage Increase of 3 cents an hour goes into effect in 60 days for women and minors working 1st laundry and dry-cleaning estab lishments, the Oregon wage and hour commission said yesterday. MONTAO FURNACES Complete Entlneerlng lerrtce For Sale by LEONARD ELECTRIC CO. 109 K. Mala. Dial 4411 All Electrical Work Anywhere Anytime OLSON ELECTRIC Phone 2840. I N. Bartlett hme-s the) (its SO CONVENIENT I LOAH nANtf 1 V TO IORROVV HERE t A eVrotear etodea, I a orwar cat . . . a pay Nils, am aawsaadas or for mj onawbJU parpaesl I M a' Cash Up To $500 Would a cash loan of $500 or leaa solve your money problem? Do yea want the money quickly and confi dentially? Do you want to repay on terms to fit your needs? If so, come in or phone. Choose from several plant including livestock loans, aute loans, husband-and-wlte loans and others. OREGON FINANCE CO. W. E. THOMAS, MT. 4 loath Central. Dial 443S. Lie. No. 1-111, M-11T Home owned and managed since 193a. SLAP-HAPPY WITH LOVE ... AND NOT EVEN A DIME TO CALL THEIR OWN! J f 0 4 . -c TODAY 3 days only Note!.. To fully enjoy every moment of this treat enow, we earnestly rec ommend that ymj ee rt from the beginning. fTATTJRB STARTS TOO AT AT t 00 and 4 10 7:30 and 9 S Your favorite screen team . . . together again in the grandest entertainment they've ever brought you ... a laugh . . a tear . . a jolt to the heart! IRENE CARY joyously re-united in MEMIW with Beulah Bondi Edgar Buchanan - Ann Doran Mala l:4S-t:4S Adalta , . sop II to IS . . IS Tea Included Rlddlra-lee Cree :4-t:e Adults ... dee II te II . . see Tat Irwlode Kiddlee-iee
