Variety (Jul 1939)

41 VARIETY UTERATI Wednesday* July" I9t 1939 ^ Boston Daily's New Makeap Boston Evening Transcript an- nounced yesterday (Tuesday) com- plete revision of its front page makeup, eSectiye July 20. To be called 'Newscope.' All local, do- mestic and foteign n6ws, with some pictures, will be summarized on page one, and news slants will be interpreted by injection of back- ground stuff. Inside of paper will remain as is, expanding details of news condensed on page one. Spe- cial 'Newscope' staff of five writers and cameraman will be headed by Hamilton Thornquist, formerly city editor. . Idea, admittedly p?tt^rned afteu news treatment by Time' an* 'Newsweek,' has been mulled by the daily press for years, but the Transcript is the first sheet to execule It. Reprint Problem Gets More So Story reprint problem, solution for which is engaging toe efforts of a special committee oi publishers and writers, made more complex by action of one of the top-flight slick mags in following some of the pulps. Ladies Home Journal carrying in its current issue reprint of the Daphne du Maurler best-selling novel, 'Re- becca.' While belief was expressed at re- cent meetings of the special com^ mittee that the slicks would be brought into the reprint thing. It was not foreseen that one of the sUcks itself would be an 'offender.' Had been pointed put that reprints in newspapers and newspaper sup- plements bothered the slick mags. As a result of the Ladles Home Journal use of a reprint, slicks now faced with exactly the same problem as the pulps. Now quite likely that the slick mag publishers will join ac' tively with the special committee for a quick solution of the reprint prob- lem. Co., Sam C. Markus and Harry Sterne. Action follows that against Stack- pole Sons, enjoined from publishing regular edition of the book similar to that brought out by Houghton Mifflin. Bay Huber's New Post Ray A. Huber, publisher for Scripps-Howard of the N. Y. World- Telegram until a year ago, upped to the post of general busineits manager of the Scripps-Howard papers. Suc- ceeds William G. Chandler, who goes on. the newspaper chain's advisory board. Publisher of the World-Telegram for seven years, Huber went into the general office, of Scripps-Howard when relinquishing that post to Milt Aylesworth. Had previously served on other papers of the chain. C. U. Duell'9 Firm C. Halliwell Duell, who quit about a month ago as v.p. of William Mor- row & Co., setting up his own book- publishing company. Has formed Duell & Co., Inc., and has opened offices in the Grand Central area. Staff now being gathered by Duell, and he's also begim to read book scripts.' Expects to get out the first books under his own imprint early in 1940. Present plans call for « gen- eral list, ^ontainijig both fiction and non-fiction. S«rlbner's Contest Called OIT. As result of an order Issued by Federal Judge Vincent L. Leibell in N.Y., Random House-Scribner's Mag azine short novel contest is declared off, and around 1,000 writers will get their manuscripts back without any of the five prizes of $800 each being awarded. Application of the court order re- sulted from suspension of iScribner's Magazine, with result that Magazine Associates, mag's publisher, could not put up the $2,500.it was,to have contributed to the prize !money. Previously, it was reported, a num' ber of other periodicals' bad been asked to sub for Scrlbner's-in cO' sponsorship of the contest Only one. Red Book Magazine, interested and assigned a reader to glim tiie entries. Failing to find any scripts suitable, Red Book turned down the proposition. Hearst Signs—Bat Id East Although Hearst Chicago news- paper management is firm in refusal to give in to demands of striking Newspaper Guild members of the Evening American and Herald & Examiner, out now for seven months, N. Y. management has concluded a Guild contract with the N. Y, Jour- nal-American, staff. . Pact, ^rst on.the paper, represents as notable a Guild achievement in tlie East as the continued strike in Chi is a blow to the newsmen's group in the mid-West Journal and Americon contract calls for pay in- . creases exceeding $128,000 a year, job security, severance pay and other benefits. Covers around 7S0 em- ployees. . Rare angle to. the unique contract Is decision of thi Journal and Amer ' ican Guild members to donate- first week's raises to Chicago Guildsmen to help them in their strike against Hearst Adolph Oohs* Estate Late Adolph iS. Ochs, publisher the N. Y. Times, who died April ' 1935, left a net estate, before taxes, ^$12,2U,4S2,"according to transfer teT'fippralsal filed last week. Prin- cipal assets were his stock interests in the N. Y. Times Co., valued $11,018,152. Bulk of the estate constituted Into a trust fund for benefit of bis widow, Effle Wise Ochs, and daughter, Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger. Widow died May 6, 1937, with aU of the in come now payable to Mrs. Sulz- berger. lOe 'Meln Kampr Stopped Continuing its efforts against al< ■leged violation of Its copyright-on Adolf HiUer's book, 'Mein Kampf,' 'Houghton Mifflin Co. has procured temporary Injunction against sale of 10c. abridged newsprint edition of the work. Enjoined from putting out the 10c. edition are the Noram Publishing Co., Inc, Caslon Publica tion Service, Inc., Interborough News Brooks to On Nntmer? Joseph Brooks, reported buying in on Heywood Broun's Nutmeg, and to take post of publisher of the weekly. Occasioned by Broun's Con- gressional ambitions, another active publishing head giving Broun more- time to devote to his projected camr paign and, of course, attendance in Washington if elected.- Brooks is the former husband of Alicia Patterson, daughter of the publisher of the N.Y. Daily News. ■ Melvin Parrls' DaUy Melvin Purvis, former G-man who was John Dlllinger's nemesis, has announced that he will launch a daily newspaper in' his i\ative state of South Carolina—at Florence. He. says that publication will start about August 1. . J. A. Zeigler, formerly of the Florence (S. C.) Morning' News, will be the editor. 'Vie dlmstead Boys S Victor C. Olm'stead has purchased the Murphy (N. C.)' Cherokee Scout the Junaluska J'ournal, and ' the Graham County -l^ews from L. A. Lee, of ^urphyj N. C; Olmstead enters the North Caro- lina scene from Washington. Esqnlre Corp. Solo A^In Esquire-Coronet Inc.,: Delaware^ changed its name back to Esquire, Inc. Notice' of' phapge filed Sit Albany by Pam, Hurd & Reicbman, Chicago attorneys. ■ • a number of papers In the east be- fore joining the Courant. William J. Hines, 71, retired founder of the Lander (Wyo.) Even- ing Post died Sunday (16). Form- erly published a paper in Corry,Pa. James Weber Linn, 63, novelist, and former Chicago newspaper col- umnist, died Sunday (16) at his sum- mer home in Lakeside, Mich, Con- ducted a-column for 16 years, on the Chicago Herald, Herald-Examiner and DaUy Times. Besides authoring a number of- novels, he also did a couple of book blogs and contributed to the mags. Most recently had served as a member 6f the Illinois legislature. V. H. Richards, 41, drama editor of the Toledo Tiines, died Satui'day (15) after an extended illness. James Albert Riker, 53, member of the staff of the Musical Courier,for past 25 years, died Sunday (16) at his home in N. Y. Was with Chkrles Scribner's Sons, book publishers, be- fore going to the musical mag. Wife and a daughter survive. Clara Lanza, 83, novelist and con- trlbber to mags and newspapers, died Friday (14) in N. Y. after a three-year illness. Her novels wide- ly read before the turn of the cen- tury. Three sons survive. John Henry Hopkins, 71, founder and: prez of the book-publishing house bearing his name, died -Friday (14) In N. Y. Organized the firm in 1909, after service with the Thomas Y. Crowell Co. Was tjie 'discoverer* of. Robert W. Service, the poet Survived-by his v^ile and a son. Anns McNeill, 79, staff cartoonist on the Chicago Evening American, died Saturday (15). Served on the Chicago Tribune about 40 years ago, and. on papers in N. Y., Philadelphia, Louisville r and Cincinnati before joining the Evening American. Fred R. Marvin, 70, former editor of the old N. Y. Daily Commercial, died Friday (14) at his farm near Westminster, Vt Edited a nimiber of papers on. the Coast and in the West before, coming to N. Y. Re- tired from newspaper work in 1928. Widow and a son survive. China, has gone UTfeBATI OBITS Benjamin ti.'ttartogensis, 74, mag contribber and former newspaper- man, died Thursday (13) in Balti- more. An :associate editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent at the turn of the century, he later joined the editorial, staff of the Baltimore American. In lils mag pieces he spe- cialized in historial subjects. Sister survives. Joseph R. Kathrens, 76, former newspaper publisher and editor, died Thursday (13) In Dayton, Ohio, fol- lowing an operation. Beginning newspaper work on the Atchison (Kan.) Globe more than a half cen- tury ago, he later purchased and op- erated the SIou.x City (la.) Times, now the evening edition of that city's Journal, Hngh Almeron Sprarae, 74, pub- lisher of the St Joseph (Mo.) Gazette and the .Kews-Press, died July 11. Had been publisher and v.p. of the News Corporation since 1927,--and publisher of the Gazette since 1928. Beginning his career as a reporter,on the St Joseph News in 1891, he became editor and pub- lisher of the St Joseph Journal of Commerce a year later. Joined the News in 1695. Lapsley G. Walker, 84, editor of the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times since 1903, died Wednesday (12) after a long illness. Began newspaper work in 1882 on the Chattanooga Demo- crat going to the Times a year later. Became managing editor In 1885. Al- though he retired from active edi- torial work in 1932, paper's masthead continued to carry.-his >name as edi^ tor, and until about a year ago he visited his office almost daily. Albert W. Keane, sports editor of the Hartford'-(Conn:) -Courant for past 13 years, died July. 11 after ill ness Of several months. Had served CHATTER Maud Parrish back to Henry' Collins Bro-wn abroad. Pierre Lyautey, the French scrib- bler, here. . Margaret Flshback vacashing at her Maine farm. Stuart Cloete la Paris, and gets back next.month. Carl Crow back Monday (17) from China by -way of London.' Charles Saxbr to the Sierras to polish off a new whodunit Edward Adolphe new addition to the Newsweek editorial staff. Marion Nicholl Rawsoh at Alstead, N. H., finishing off a new book. Hector BoUtho has. put the ex- periences of his recent U. S. trip into a book. Mort Braus and I^eo - Loeb; sold their novelette, 'So Early to - Rife,' to Argosy. Baron Valentin Mandelstanun back -In Hollywood to write maga- zine series. Almee Torrlanl having her book, 'Jester-'g Prayer,' published by Ran- dom House. Sigman Byrd gets in from Texas shortly for a gander at the N. Y. World's Fair'.' • ' Mildred Falk, associate editor of the Amierlcan Merk, (he bride of Edgar P. Loew. Fred Rodell and Katherine Cam, who met when both were on the staff of Fortune, wed. Harold Gray, the "Little Orphan Annie,' creator, has bought a new place at Westport, Conn. Deems Taylor's, 'Music Oh the Air,' will be published by Simon tc Schuster In September. Boys and girls of the Book and Magazine Guild will hold an outing In Jersey on Saturday (22). "The American Drama Since 1918, by Joseph Wood. Krutch, due for fall publication by Random House. William L Nichols, who recently quit as editor of Sunset Magazine, joins This Week as assistant editor, Arthur Guiterman to his summer place in Arlington. Vt., and will stay there until N. Y. gets dralty again Louise Andrews off for a month In England and Scotland, after get- ting publication of her new novel set. Francis G. Plecker, U. S. rep for Thomas Skinner, Ltd., the London publisher, married Marguerite Cath- erine. Thomas. - Frank Bunce, author of Satevepost story series, holed up in a cabin in -the Wisconsin woods, turning out some new stuff. Louis Bromfleld getting time off from his Hollywood script-writing chores to' go to Boulder, Colo., to serve on the staff of the Writers' Conference of the University of Boulder from July 24 to Aug. 11 Bills Next Week (Continued from page 39) Belvn Whtt* ' Masley Gla GInRer & Alma Johnny Poat Thelma Ward I.ane Arnold Chat Boswell Prosper & Karat Cli«B Pares Wally Valentino Ura ClOTer Clob JInc Brynd Oro Cab Horvath Faye Roberta Mary Kayo Cleo tt Ruth Coeds CInb Forest Virginia Orey Berdino Dickson Helen Kayo Vera Welsh Mickey Goldman Club Uadrld Jimmy Rotas Oro Jack Spangler Selby t Janette Reld Millie Grosse Clob UllwaDkeaa Otto RIohter Oro Clob Sabata Qordle Bennett Oro Clob Terrlo Gordon Gensehoro Mona Henderson Ethel Warren Phil Kestln Kathleen Kay* Dale tc Dale Jean Renard June -Hurley Congo Clob~ Christine Hayberry Irnia Warner Tvonne Broadvav rrlstana Buckner Morton Brown Leonard Gay Or* Corales Ship Ben Soe Oro Bobble Stuart Ralph Lewis Fadya Kublkoft Iiouls Streeter Devlnea Eagles Billy Baer Ore. 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