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Judge John E. Mack, a Dutchess County lawyer who nominated Franklin D. Roosevelt for his first political job (New York State Senator in 1910), who went on to nominate him for President in 1932 and in 1936, got a new job last week. He became president of General Aniline & Film Corp. (originally formed by the German Dye Trust), whose real owners' nationality is still beclouded (TIME, July...
When John Barrymore lay ill of laryngitis last week, Dick Mack, writer-producer of the Rudy Vallee show on which John is stooge extraordinary, called him up to say that he, Mack, had gone through John's part in rehearsal. "My God," replied the Great Profile in clear, unlaryngetic tones, "a cold sweat comes over me. I'll be there tomorrow night." Next noon, however, John passed out as he was trying to dress, went to Hollywood Hospital instead...
Five months ago in similar circumstances Orson Welles did a bad imitation of the majestic Barrymore tremolo and snorts. This time Mack called for another Barrymore. From the 'M.G.M. lot came Brother Lionel in time for a quick run-through with the cast. As the show opened, Vallee announced: "Tonight . . . Lionel Barrymore is John Barrymore. Greetings, Lionel." Cadenced Brother Barrymore in reply: "Just call me John, Rudy...
...Mack Broderick rounded end for the first Kirkland score in the middle of the second period, and George Blanchard hammered through center for the conversion. Just a few minutes later, the Dormers fumbled on their own 35, and John Eberlo recovered. He then proceeded to crack the Dorm tackle for the second Deacon touchdown. The try for point failed. Although the injured Kirkland star, Al Matthis, was exberting them from the sidelines, the Dorm players nearly scored on the Deacons in the second half, when they roused themselves from their listless state and fought their way to the 20-yard...
Approximately 40 employees walked out at the Briggs Body Company's Mack Avenue plant and the Dodge division of the Chrysler Motor Corp. A shortage of Briggs-made equipment forced Chrysler's Plymouth plant to curtail operations...