Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 September 1942 — Page 6

"by RICHARD LEWIS

ncle Sam's Cheer Leader

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night, it was still raining so I called

Lucy Monroe at the Athletic club. People seem to have more time talk on the phone when it's raining, particularly busy sopranos. I

guess Miss Monroe is -the busiest ‘Was waiting for dinner to be sent

soprano I ever talked to, but she up and had time to talk. :

The war launched Miss Monroe on a nationwide singing tour,

Consults Attorney, Talks About Divorce.

+ HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 8 (U. P.).— jctress Ava Gardner plans to conAlt her attorney today about: her ‘hin-high husband, tousle-headed “llickey Rooney, and she may devide to seek a divorce. ‘“I just wasn’t happy married to “wm,” she said, “and if we don’t ‘i1ave a complete readjustment of “verything, I am going to get a ..vorce.” : ~ Miss - Gardner, 19, who took “looney from a perpetual round of ght clubs and sundry film beau3s last January, moved from ‘aoney’s home Thursday. She re-

:caled her intentions yesterday.

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: Rooney did not appear surprised ad said he was on his way to the olf course. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 3 studio, said the news of the

iS sparation was hard to believe. : The 21-year-old film star, who is guing with army recruiting offi-

that a soldier doesn’t have tol -

.}- more than five feet tall, eloped jth Miss Gardner Jan. 10. He ‘%id then that he had found the arfect bride.

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CIRCLE

“The Pied Piper,’ a refugee ‘war drama, with Monty Woolley, Roddy McDowell and Anne Baxter, at 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:20 and 10:08.

“A Haunting We Will Go," with Stan Lauret and Oliver Hardy, at 12:40, 3:25, 6:10 and 9.

INDIANA’

“Holiday Inn,” an Irving Berlin musical, with Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and Marjorie Reynolds, at 12:34, 3:41, 6:48 and 10:03.

“Loves of Edgar Allen Poe.” historical drama with Linda Darnell and John Sheppard, at 11:25, 2:34, 5:41 and 8:56.

LOEW'S

“Somewhere I'll Find - You,” “drama with Clark Gable and Lana Hc Pid 11:44, 2:15, 4:45, 7:13

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“Footlight Serenade,” with John Payne, Betty Grable and Victor Mature, at 11:10, 1:55, 4:45, 7:38 and 10:20. “Little Tokyo, U. S. A,” with Preston foster and Brenda Joyce, at 13:55, 3:40, 6:30 and 9:15.

for which she gave up some con= tracts to sing over the radio. She has sung in opera and in a numsber of concert halls. But she doesn’t sing concert style any more. When she gets up on a plat= form in front of a bunch of people, right away it's a’ war rally. She’s number one .cheer leader for Uncle Sam and a good one,

as 15,000 people who attended the |

~ city’s concert finale Suriday night at Garfield park will testify. Surprisingly enough, this ‘is the first time she ever has been in Indianapolis, although she's been nearly everywhere else. I asked the usual question and instead of the usual reply I got this: “Do I like Indianapolis. I love it. It is definitely as wide awake, as alert to the war effort as any city where I've appeared. I was thrilled at the response of the people here. ; -- “I wish it would stop raining because I'd like to see more of your town.”

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The Waiter Knocked

YESTERDAY, Miss Monroe sang at the Curtiss-Wright plant. She gave two performances to appear before as many workers as

possible. “It was wonderful,” she said. “There was a WPB man there from Washington and he was enthusiastic ‘at the spirit they showed. Today, Miss Monroe is scheduled to appear at the R. C. A. plant.. Technically, she works for R. C. A.-Victor as patriotic song consultant The ‘company finances her tolirs. Actually, she works for everybody. Morale is her business. - : “I wasn’t due here for about two weeks, but I was asked to appear at Curtiss-Wright and the community sing Sunday; so we ine cluded R. C. A. in the itinerary this trip,” she explained. “I... just a minute, please, somebody's at the door.” S I waited a minute and in the background I could hear the clink of dishes. “Hello,” she - said. “Why, I thought it was the waijter. It is the waiter. Just set it’ down over there and I'll sign the check.” “Okay,” I said, suddenly realize ing that she was. talking to the waiter over at the Athletic club. “What?” she said. “Where do you go from here?” I said. ‘ * " » »

A Matter of Speed

ON WEDNESDAY, she said, she is scheduled to sing for workers at the Cramp Shipyard in Philadelphia. On Friday, her cheer leading takes her to Baltimore, where she will make two appear‘ances at patriotic rallies .at the Glenn Martin bomber plant. It's Glenn Maltin's birthday, she said. Monday, though, will be her big day. Just outside of Baltimore is old Ft. McHenry, where Francis Scott Key, a prisoner aboard a British frigate, wrote “The StarSpangled Banner” just 130 years

ago. There she will dedicate next

Monday as a national holiday in honor of the anthem. . “The governors of 12 states, including your Gov. Schricker, have designated it as a holiday,” she said. “I'm going to sing the ‘StarSpangled Banner’ there and I hope it goes over and Monday really becomes a holiday, because I think it is a wonderful song.” There has been sa lot of talk, especially recently, of a new national anthem because the “StarSpangled: Banner” is hard for most people to sing. Even some singers don’t like to sing if. I asked her about that. : “Oh, not at all. I think it's a grand song. Perhaps, the trouble is that it’s often played and sung too slowly. It’s a matter of speed. “Sing the first and last verses— I think the last. verse is more appropriate today—and sing them fairly rapidly. Why, I've sung the anthem more than 1700 times and 1 like it.” ‘That {rom the head cheer leuder at old U. S,, the people’s alma * mater, should settle any doubts about the national anthem. I'm satisfied.

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Ann Rutherford, Mary Beth Hughes ‘and Carole Landis play orchestra: wives In 48 chestra Wives” opening tomorrow at the Indiana. You guessed it—it’s a story about orchestra wives. The band is Glenn Miller's.

OST-WARPLANE NEEDS UNDER STUDY WASHIINGTON, Sept. 8 (U. P.). —The civil aeropautics board will recommend to congress soon ways of meeting the acute war air transport needs and “the huge increase in air transport it belieyes peace will bring. Si CAB today is making a study of these problems and plans. to forforward its findings to congress as soon as the survey is completed. The board last night released its reply to Senator Walter F. George (D. Ga.), who recently asked for additional data on CAB’s efforts to

plan for national defense and ‘future peacetime commerce.

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HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 8 (U. P.).— 1Actor ‘Lyle Talbot, 38, soon will: fin- WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (U.P.). —President Clifford Prevost of

ish: his motion picture work for the ’ the National Press club an-

duration of the war. ; Enlisted as a- private, he was -in- ee ducted yesterday. and given time to| nounced today. that the club is complete a film: at the 20th Cen-| soliciting members for contributions to a special fund for J. B. Powell, former publisher of the

tury-Fox studios. Talbot, who has flying - experience, will be sent: to China Weekly Review in Shanghai. Mr. Powell, who was considered

Merced, Cal., and: probably will be “public . enemy; No. 1” by the

trained as an instructor. Japanese, recently was repatriated. While imprisoned. by .the Japanese before his return to this country, his feet were frozen. It was necessary to amputate them.

0. E. S. UNIT TO MEET .

The Nettie Ransford chapter, 0. E. S.,, will hold its first aftervacation meeting at 8 p.. m. tomorrow in the Prather Masonic temple. A

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