Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 July 1939 — Page 5

‘MONDAY, JULY 31, 1939 __

RECORD CROWD ATTENDS WLS- PRAIRIE FARMER C

Ad estimated 50,000 persons, said to be the largest crowd ever gathered at Noblesville, yesterday attended the WLS-Prairie Farmer All-Indiana picnic at Forest Park. The huge throng was handled by State Police, Boy Scouts and members of the Frank Huntsinger Post, American Legion. They were eutertained by the Maple City Four. Festivities began with the 10:15 a.m. broadcast of the “Little Brown Church” program

from the natural amphitheater, 1400 cars were turned away.

By PAUL HARRISON

HOLLYWOOD

Betty Burbridge, Movie Writer, Is True Daughter of Southwest

OLLYWOOD, July 31.—The West ought to take off its sombrero to Miss Betty Burbridge, the gal who has written more hell-for-

| "leather pictures than anybody else in Movietown.

She is a true daughter of the Southwest. In fact, she was born as far Southwest as possible, in San Diego. Auburn-haired, clear- | eyed, soft-spoken, she has a temper and a sense of humor. Her trigger finger has written ‘The End” ; to many a rustler’s career. i- Seated easily in her high-can- . tled swivel chair, she has pursued killers and bandits from Dodge \ , City to the Rio Grande. Give her -a fast typewriter and she can | throw and tie and brand a cliche “in less time than the hero can | say, “You s foller their trail. Buck and me’ll ride through Skull ; Gulch and head ‘em off at thé pass!” . Youd guess, of course, that her office would be decorated with the usual silver - mounted = saddle, hand-wrought spurs, a wall colJection of six-guns and .30-.30s, a framed original of “Out Our Way” autographed by Jim Williams, and a 10-gallon hat hanging on a set of antlers.

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now she has been writing sagebrush opera as a full time job. " Either in original or in collaboration, she has done about 25 flickers, including most of the Gene Aurty’s. Previously, of all things, she was a syndicated expert on home economics, etiquette and child training. Her start in westerns was made about 10 years ago, when, as a favor to a producer friend, she

did some story-doctoring on a cow epic. The studio liked her ideas and she, in turn, decided that. stagecoach bandits were more fun to write about than cheese souffles and chintz curtains. Personally, she never rides a horse “unless it’s absolutely necessary,” which it never is. The nearest she has ever been to a ranch is Palm Springs. For en-

» 8 2 : Miss Burbridge played|in movies when she was 17, but that was at the old Thomas Ince Studio, and she wouldn't say just how far past

When. the park opened at 7 a. m. 500 cars were waiting, police said, and

Still Loves Wife, Jackie Maintains

HOLLYWOOD, July 31 (U. P.)— Jackie Coogan, the wistful “kid” of silent films, said today that nearly two years of continual separations and tearful reconciliations, punctuated by financial and legal troubles with his parents, broke up his marriage to Betty Grable, the actress. “Naturally I'm sorry it had to turn out this way but I won’t contest her suit for divorce,” he said. “Anything she does is all right with me. But I still love Betty.” Miss Grable announced after a personal appearance at the San Francisco Fair that she would seek a divorce, and her attorney filed a complaint Saturday. It charged Mr. Coogan with extreme mental cruelty and said he neglected her by remaining away from home.

80 she is now. Anyway, she’s attractive. For almost four years

tertainment she mostly goes to movies—but never to Westerns.

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Little Swiss Miss and the Prairie Ramblers were among the more than 20 entertainers from WLS. The stage show included Patsy Montana, Rusty Gill, “Otto,” the Hoosier Sodbusters, Reggie Cross, The Indiana Boy’s School Band played. mbers. The picnic was sponsored by WLS in cod the Hamilton County Farm Bureaw Many

Howard Black and Christine.

choir composed of Boy and Girl Scouts and 4-H Club me operation with Noblesville city officials, the Park Board, an also came from Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky.

WHEN DOES IT START? APOLLO a Magn nt Fraud,” ith AR Tam floyd Nota Mary Bolend. and Patricia’ Nolan at 12: 2:38, 5:11, 148 and 10:17, “Million D Legs,” with B sey Grable and Jackie Coogan at 1 1:33, 4:06, 6:39 a CIRCLE “Bachelor Mother,” with. Gin r Rogers, David Niven and Char 0 at 11, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30 nl “Career,” with Edward Elli Shirle Alice Eden and John anne at 12:9. 3:20, 6:10 and 9. "LOEW'S “On Borrowed Time,” with Li Barrymore 8ir Cedric Haldwi a and Bo Bob b Watson, at 13:30, 3:40, 6:50 A Good Girls Go to Paris,” with Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Alan Curtis and Walter Connolly, at 11:05, 2:15, 5:20 and 8:35. STATUE, VERA? Vera Lewis, 60-year-old featured player in “The Return of Dr. X,” posed for two famous St. Gaudens statutes in New York City.

With Anne Shirley —Edward Ellis— Samuel S. Hinds—Janet Beecher— .

"GARDEN MIXTURE

Jane Bryan, undecided between vegetables and flowers, has planted her window-box_ garden with alternate rows of onions, geraniums, radishes, primroses, carrots and tulips. .

HURLS WORDS

Author Ivy Brecher phoned his

secretary to rush down to “A Day at the Circus” set . . . “and bring

.|record by 41 minutes. ‘|is approximately 200 miles.

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Other music was by a children’s

two shorthand notebooks. Groucho Marx is adlibbing again.”

SHNWRNAT

(In Riverside Amusement Park

New Feature Opening Tonite

VALDEZ and PEGGY

FAMOUS COMEDY DANCERS Dine—Dance—Refreshments FREE ADMISSION—NO COVER

/|SALLY RAND FLIES PLANE TO RECORD

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 (U.P.). —=Sally Rand, San Francisco's largest. employer of theatrical talent, set a mark for other tired business executives to aim at today—a light plane speed record between San Francisco and ‘Reno. With E. E. Mouton, former Government aeronautics inspector, as a passenger, she flew from Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay to the Reno airport in 1 hour and 54 minutes, beating the existing light plane The distance

Mr. Mouton said the erstwhile fan dancer piloted the 65-horse power ship over the Sierra Nevada Mountains like a veteran. She holds a limited private license,

LAST DAY, JOEL MCREA “UNION PACIFIC”; Also Miriam Hopkins “WISE GIRL”

BOR a 0 Ww E D TIME? os. '-PLUS LAUGH HITMelvyn Douglas “Good Girls Go

to Paris” Jona Blondell

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Ritz Bros.—Patsy Kelly

“The Gorilla”

Sidney Toler—Phyliss Brooks

“CHAN IN RENO”

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Joel McCrea

Paramount Barbara Stanwyck

“UNION PACIFIC” ___ “BLONDIE MEETS THE BOSS”

Howry Fonda “YOUNG MR. LINCOLN” ___ Ritz Bros. “THE GORILLA”

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SOUTH SIDE ORIENTAL ..%&.:

[EA ER RY.) Joel McCrea—Barbara Stanwyck

“UNION PACIFIC”

Hugh Herbert—Joy Hodges

_ Sidney Toler. “CHAN IN RENO”

“ FAMILY NEXT/ DOOR" -

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