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Toledo Union Journal. (Toledo, Ohio), 1950-02-17, [P ] Friday, February 17,1950 TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL Page Five Bob Hope To Write Signe Hasso Signed H-Bomb Means World Must Book On Hollywood For Role In -Crisis9 HOLLYWOOD — Bob Hope’s Sparklets-**0™/’ion Unit HOLLYWOOD—-Signe Hasso, Find Substitute For War been paged to write his personal the blonde Swedish actress, has impressions of Hollywood. And, Ralph H. Yonng, Sec’y been selected by Metro-Gold- By BRADFORD V. CARTER according to the star of Para­ For Labor Press Association monut’s “Fancy Pants,” he’ll do wyn-Mayer for the role of a EN HAVE learned how to set off that same tremendous the job “as soon as possible.” Robert Smith, Dept. E, 2nd Shift dark-haired Latin American M energy which reaches us from the sun. So enormous is this Simon an dSchuster are the We have another member who has entered the hospital. beauty in “Crisis,” new dramatic power that it has only one use—destruction. The hydrogen publishers who are making the Emma Clous entered Mercy Hospital on Friday, February film which stars’Cary Grant. - , ..... x. request of “author” Hope. He bomb, or the triton bomb, is only the first of the thermonuclear 10th. She had an operation on the 10th and is coming along She Was chosen to portray HAVEN’T found any right thinking union member in the surface beyond wrote several books for them, weapons that could bum and sear the earth’s fine. Let’s not forget the members in the hospitals. Drop in • ■ City of Toledo who wants to weaken our unions. Some of repair. And the United States, perforce, has decided to go “They Got Me Covered” and “I Isabel Tarrago, wife of a tyrani- Never Left Home,” both of and visit them or send a card, it helps. cal dictator of a small country. the former union haters still hate unions and our present ahead making the H-bomb. struggle in Toledo gives them encouragement. The encourage­ i £ Scored? Of course we’re scared. But men and women of which were on the best seller Another birthday was cele­ Jose Ferrer will have the role of lists. so that a cold draft won’t blow ment is false because it comes from pseudo-leaders. Neverthe­ * good will are beginning to come forward with the first tenta- brated on Tuesday, February the dictator. less the union haters, the daily press, the Salvation Committee tive, generalized ideas of what we as citizens and as a nation Hope’s looking forward to his 7th. It was none other than on the employees working in latest literary assignment. that vicinity. This has not been Miss Hasso, whose last film at to Save Toledo’s Payrolls, the Commies, and some lesser lights can do to prevent mankind from committing suicide in an arms Mildred Pate from our Silliment M+G-M was “The Seventh who enjoy writing periodical handbills have done a good job in race ending in destruction of civilization by fire. “Hollywood is a great place too successful. Now, on January with great people,” he comment­ lines. We couldn’t help Millie 24th, the condition was extreme­ Cross,” will dye her naturally some instances in misleading people. What to do? First of all, talk it over. Moments are precious, ed. “It will be my pleasure to celebrate because she “no show ly bad and the employees told blonde hair for the role. The part the daily press plays in the game is to give all but the stakes ar£ almost too big to contemplate. So, starting answer back some of its critics.” up”, belated congratulations are me it was too cold and drafty to “Crisis” will mark the debul the union opposition an air of respectability. Our union is up with the officials of the United Nations, and just as important, in* order. Millie didn’t say what sit there and work. My answer of writer Richard Brooks as a against smart propagandists. They know how to fight cleverly. starting with you and your family, it’s time for us to talk this her new age is. to them was, “If it is too bad for director and is being produced They know who to get to carry their torch. They have gone so problem over—just as reasonably and thoroughly as you would This Time, Willie, Your reporter wishes to take you to work, and it is detrimen­ by Arthur Freed. far as to sell some ministers on the idea that the area pension a major family decision, and as the statesmen would reach a You Went Too Far this small space to give thanks tal to your health, the best thing plan is “no good.” One of their adherents, a minister of ex­ course of action for the nations of the world. HOLLYWOOD — Brooklyn for the generosity of all those to do is move and I will notify cellent standing, has been caught in their propaganda net. Yet Alternatives? First, and still the most stirring proposal, is and its favorite native son, iWl- who have given to the various the assistant foreman so he can Sidney, Freed Lay this good minister tells me he has never read the area pension the one made on the floor of the Senate by Sen. Brien McMahon liam Bendix, have come to a collections recently for those get the maintenance men up plan. It seems to me he should be fair and honest enough to at ‘Show Boat9 Plans least read the plan. But you know the Blade opposes the plan (D., Conn.) the day following President Truman’s announce­ parting of the ways. who deserve the donations. This here to correct the situation.” HOLLYWOOD — D i r e c t or ment that the U. S. was proceeding to construct the H-bomb. Until now, not a Brooklynite kind of good deed goes a long so it must be no good. This I did, but we’re standing George Sidney and producer Over the last few weeks personnel managers have become It has since then been endorsed by numerous Senators and by who wouldn’t point with pride way to keep up the morale of Arthur Freed, who teamed on at Bendix as the epitome of in front of the office for one a non-reading lot. Many of them have never gotten around to the Federation of American Scientists. McMahon is easily the the absent members. hour. Some girls were told to “Annie Get Your Gun” at M-G- best-informed “civilian” in the field of atomic energy. He is everything that fair community Don’t forget, let’s get more reading the area pension plan proposal. For some reason they sign up for downtime, the others M, meet this week for confer­ never get the time. But they do have the time to spread* false chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic stands for in upbringing, man- people over to the Colony Bowl­ ences on “Show Boat,” Techni­ nerism and speech. took it for granted that their propaganda. I had one member of management to say to me, Cinergy. The burden of his knowledge lies heavily on his ing Alleys and roll that apple time would be ok’d at the end color musical slated to roll early shoulders. And he wants, with all the sincerity at his command, But no more. “You know you haven’t anybody big enough in your organiza­ down the lanes in the Champion of the day if the assistant fore­ this year. tion to handle all that pennon money.” Of course this is posi­ to share that knowledge and work .out, in full and frank public He has committed the car- Midnight League. Your reporter dinal sin of portraying a base- man did not assign them to any Assignement is first on this tively not true. The union does not want to handle the pension discussion, a way of controlling the H-bomb. has been told that the Colony other available work which was year’s slate for Sidney who com­ “It is my intense conviction,” he told a hushed and attent­ ball umpire as a human being. Restaurant will now bring your money. This dastardly crime has been his privilege. pleted “The Red Danube,” “Key The pension funds under the area pension plan is put into ive Senate, “that our decision, born of necessity, to build the lunch to the bowling alleys if to the City” and “Annie55 in enacted in Columbia’s “Kill the you order it. There are four At the end of said day, the as­ an irrevocable trust fund and it will be administered by five hydrogen bomb, must be accompanied by the immediate initia­ Umpire,” a comedy played 1949. from the union and five from management who will select a tion of a moral crusade for peace having far greater potential more spots open but if more than sistant foreman was told by against a background of modern competent chairman to do the detail administration work. The effect than any physical weapon, even chunks of the sun.” four show up they will make John Beiswenger not to o.k. the professional baseball. room for the newcomers. downtime for the people in ques­ Principals Join In union never proposed that we handle the funds. So the manage­ Halfway measures won’t work. The Soviet Union knows, William Bendix, a man with­ ment member never read the proposal because the irrevocable or soon will know, how to produce the H-bomb. It will be Colonel Tarver tion. Chorus Ensembles out borough, now will be re­ Dept.
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