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ROSTER OF THE<br />
lational Screen Coundl<br />
OXOFRCE<br />
WHICH SELECTS THE<br />
Blue Ribbon Winners<br />
Meinbt.'s ot the National Screen Council select the picture<br />
eoch month to receive the BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award<br />
This is done by mail. A list oi the current releases is sent on<br />
a post card ballot (or marking and returning by a specified<br />
date The picture receiving the most votes receives the<br />
Award, and Honorable Mention is given those that so impressed<br />
the members cs to receive a sizable number oi votes. A space<br />
on the ballot ior comment has resulted in an interesting<br />
exchange of opinion on a page devoted to the Council's<br />
appraisal oi pictures.<br />
: WMOLtj^<br />
Membership in the National Screen Council comes under<br />
three classifications: Editors of newspapers and magazines,<br />
radio commentators, and members of clubs, film councils,<br />
sociQi, civic and educational organizations. The Council and<br />
the Award it selects have a threefold purpose. BOXOFFICE<br />
sponsors them to encourage the production of motion pictures<br />
v/ith appeal to the mass of regular patrons of all ages, to<br />
foster a greater public appreciation of the more wholesome type<br />
of motion picture entertainment, and to stabilize motion<br />
picture theatre attendance on a higher average level.<br />
VELMA WEST SYKES,<br />
Chainnan<br />
MARJORY L. ADAM5, Boston Globe<br />
H. V, ANDERSON, Hartford Courant<br />
R. M. BAGAI, Hollywood correspondent, India press<br />
H. M. BALLIFF, Idaho Statesman, Boise<br />
GRACE L. BARNETT, Freeport (III.) Journal Standard<br />
MARGARET BEAN, Spokane Spokesman Review<br />
FRED BEERS, Perry (Okla.) Journal<br />
BROOKS H. BICKNELL, Alva (Okla.) Review Courier<br />
AMALIA MENDEZ de BITTERLIN, Hollywood correspondent,<br />
Panamanian newspapers<br />
LILLIAN BLACKSTONE, St. Petersburg Times<br />
LOUIS V. BLAY, Sfeubenville (Ohio) Herald Sfor<br />
JOHN H. BOOKER, Tulsa Tribune<br />
GEORGE BOURKE, Miami Hera;d<br />
HELEN C. BOWER, Detroit Free Press<br />
ALAN GREY BRANAGAN, Newark Evening News<br />
FRED BROOMFIELD, San Fernando Valley Times, N.<br />
Hollywood<br />
HOWARD C. BROWN, Hollywood correspondent,<br />
"Movie Life" (Australion)<br />
R. 5. BROWN, Sioux Falls Daily Argus Leader<br />
HELEN BUCKLEY, Winchester (Va.) Evening Star<br />
MAXINE BUREN, Oregon Statesman, Salem<br />
LILY MAY CALDWELL, B.rminghom News-Age-Herald<br />
KATE CAMERON, New York News<br />
FRANK E. CARPPENTER, Clarksburg Telegram<br />
DIANNE QUINONES CARRERE, Hollywood correspondent,<br />
Spanish language press<br />
VANCE CHANDLER, Authenticated News Service,<br />
Hollywood<br />
REGINA CLAIRE, Hollywood correspondent, Australian<br />
papers<br />
LEONARD CLAIRMONT, Hollywood correspondent,<br />
Swedish<br />
press<br />
MARION CLIFFORD, Pottsv.lle Republicon<br />
HAROLD V. COHEN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<br />
PAUL de SAINTE COLOMBE, Hollywood correspondent<br />
for Canadian and French publicotions<br />
ALTON COOK, New York World-Telegram<br />
CARL E. COOPER, Kansas City Stor<br />
ALLEN COWPERTHWAITE, Helena (Mont.) Independent-Record<br />
AMY H. CROUGHTON, Rochester Times-Union<br />
W. F. DAGON, Illinois S.ate Journal & Register,<br />
Springfield.<br />
A. A. DAUGHERTY, Louisville Times<br />
HENRY DECKER, Frederick (Md.) News-Post<br />
WILLIAM DeMUTH JR., Wheeling (W. Va.) News-<br />
Register<br />
AMADO E. DINO, Hollywood correspondent, Manilo<br />
Post Herald<br />
ALBAN A. DUBE, Fall River Herald News<br />
A. R. DUNLAP, St. Petersburg Evening Independent"<br />
LOUIS A. ECKL, Florence (Ala.) Times<br />
RUTH ELGUTTER, Toledo Tirres<br />
R. S. FANSLER, Winchester Evening Stor<br />
ANDREW A. FARLEY, Donvi.le (Va) Register & Bee<br />
LOIS J. FEGAN, Horrisburg Patriot-Evening News<br />
FRANK FRAZER, Drama Editor, Long Island Doily<br />
Advocate<br />
MARILLA WAITE FREEMAN, Library Journal<br />
JOE FITZ GERALD, Nebraska State Journol & Star,<br />
Lincoln<br />
LESTER CLARK GIFFORD, Hickory (N. C.) Doily Record<br />
TOM R. GILLIAM JR., Fort Wayne Journal Gazette<br />
FRANK GROSJEAN, Shreveport Journal<br />
BILL HAGAN, Chattanooga News-Free Press<br />
DOROTHY F. HAMLIN, Portland (Me.) Press-Herald<br />
P. WALTER HANAN, Binghamton (N. Y.) Press<br />
EVELYN HARTNAGEL, Evening Huronite, Huron, S. D.<br />
PHILIP T. HARTUNG, Commonweal Magazine, New<br />
York City<br />
ARNOLD HEDERMAN, Jackson (Miss.) Daily Clarion<br />
Ledger<br />
MOTION PICTURE EDITORS<br />
LOLA HILL, Piqua (Ohio) Daily Call<br />
PAUL HOCHULI, Houston Press<br />
VIRGINIA HOFFSTROM, St. Paul Dispatch<br />
PAUL B. HOWLAND, Providence (R. I.) Sunday Journal<br />
ELINOR HUGHES, Boston Herald<br />
INGRID HULT, Hollywood correspondent, Swedish publications<br />
JOHN D. JENKS, Lexington Herald-Leader<br />
EMILY JERGER, Thomosville (Go.) Doily Times-Enterprise<br />
BOBBIE JOHNSTON, Phoenix Gazette<br />
A. S. KANY, Dayton Herald<br />
JEANETTE KEYSER, Mobile (Ala.) Press Register<br />
HERBERT B. KRONE, Lancaster (Pa.) New Era<br />
KARL KRUG, Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph<br />
NORA LAING, Hollywood correspondent, foreign publications<br />
VIRGIL D. LANGDON, Tacoma News Tribune<br />
MILTON G. LEVINE, Poterson (N. J.) Evening News<br />
EDITH LINDEMAN, Richmond Times Dispatch<br />
JANE LOCKHART, Rotarian Magazine, Chicago<br />
FLOfD LOGAN, Fort Wayne News Sentinel<br />
LOUISE MACE, Springfield (Mass.) Union<br />
GEORGE J. MacFARLANE, Manitowoc (Wis.) Herold-<br />
Times<br />
ARTHUR D. MACKIE, Jersey Journal, Jersey City<br />
HARRY MADISON, Hollywood correspondent, Manchester<br />
Guardian, Evening News (England)<br />
ARNOLD MARKS, Portland (Ore.) Journal<br />
W. WARD MARSH, Cleveland Plain Dealer<br />
MILDRED MARTIN, Philadelphia Inquirer<br />
NAZIH MASSAAD, editor Egyptian and Arabian news,<br />
Hollywood Magazine<br />
HELEN MATHESON, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison<br />
JUDGE J. MAY, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville<br />
MARTHA McHATTON, Indianapolis<br />
News<br />
MABEL McKEE, Terre Houte Star<br />
DOROTHY MENARD, Arkansas Democrat, Little Rock<br />
LOUISE MERRILL, Asheville (N. C.) Citizen-Times<br />
HARTLAND MERSHON, New Brunswick (N. J.) Daily<br />
Home News-Sunday Times<br />
E. B. MILLER, Plainview (Tex.) Evening Herald<br />
LEO MILLER, Bridgeport Hero.d<br />
LYNN S. MILLER, Royal Ook (Mich.) Daily Tribune<br />
MALCOLM MILLER, Knoxville Journal<br />
MADGE A. MILLIKIN, Adrian (Mich.) Daily Telegroph<br />
KASPAR MONAHAN, Pittsburgh<br />
Press<br />
ARMANDO del MORAL, Hollywood, Servicio<br />
istico ORBE<br />
Period-<br />
CALVIN D. MYERS, Newburgh (N. Y.) News<br />
IRIS L. MYERS, Walla Walla (Wash.) Union-Bulletin<br />
ROY E. O'NEAL, O'Neal News Service, Huntsville, Ala.<br />
TERESA SANTIAGO OPPENHEIMER, Hollywood correspondent,<br />
Puerto Rico press<br />
MAURINE PATIN, Port Arthur (Tex.) News<br />
TOM PECK, Charleston (S. C.) News and Courier<br />
DOMINIC PEPP, Watertown (N. Y.) Doily Times<br />
JOHN I. QUIRK, Manchester (N. H.) Union Leader<br />
MILTON RANDOLPH, Noshville Banner<br />
C. W. RATLIFF, Lubbock (Tex.) Avalanche-Journal<br />
HERB RAU, Miami Daily News<br />
J. RICHARD RAUTH, Hogerstown (Md.) Daily Moil<br />
RUSSELL RHODES, Journol of Commerce, New York<br />
City<br />
JACK RILEY, Raleigh (N. C.) News & Observer<br />
JULIA RISHEL, Volley Daily News, Tarcntum, Pa.<br />
ALFRED W. ROSE, Camden (Ark.) News<br />
FRED H. RUSSELL, Bridgeport Post & Telegram<br />
JOHN W. SAFFELL, Lorain (Ohio) Journal<br />
J. WILLIS SAYRE, Seattle Post-Intelligencer<br />
LEW SCHATZMANN, Maysville (Ky.)) Daily Independent<br />
THOLA TABOR SCHENCK, Syracuse Post-Standard<br />
HOWARD B. SCHUESSLER, Rome (Ga.) News-Tribune<br />
ROBERT SCHWARTZ, Hollywood correspondent, foreign<br />
press<br />
LUCILE M. SCOTT, Atlanta Daily World<br />
WILLIAM E. SEIFERT JR., Sportonsburg (S. C.) Journal<br />
MAHMUD SHAIKHALY, Hollywood correspondent Al-<br />
Sabah Magazine<br />
R. M. SHEPPHERDSON, Peoria (III.) Journol-Transcript<br />
JAMES A. SHERLOCK, Canton (Ohio) Repository<br />
DOROTHY SHERMER, Atlantic City Press Union<br />
MARY JEANETTE SIMPSON, New Orleans Times-<br />
Picayune<br />
HERM SITTARD, Rochester (Minn.) Post-Bulletin<br />
WOOD SOANES, Oakland Tribune<br />
JIMMY STARR, Los Ange.es Herald & Express<br />
MARY STERNE, Birmingham Post<br />
MILDRED STOCKARD, Houston Chronicle<br />
NADINE SABOTNIK, Cedar Rapids Gazette<br />
BRADFORD F. SWAN, Providence Journal<br />
JOHN W. TEED, Long Beach Sun<br />
BETTE THOMPSON, Amarillo Globe-News<br />
R. K. TINDALL, Shenandoah (Iowa) Evening Sentinel<br />
RICHARD T. TORKELSON, Rock Islond Argus<br />
WARNER TWYFORD, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot<br />
STAN WALDORF, San Jose News<br />
HELEN WATERS, Long Island Doily Advocate<br />
T. H. WENNING, Newsweek Magazine, New York<br />
City<br />
MAX van WESEL, Hollywood correspondent, Dutch ond<br />
Belgian publications<br />
ELOISE WEST, Emporia Gazette<br />
ALLEN M. WIDEM, Hartford Times<br />
E. PHILIP WILLCOX, Parents' Mogaz.ne, New York<br />
City<br />
DICK WILLIAMS, Los Angeles Mirror<br />
EMERY WISTER, Charlotte (N. C.) News<br />
MITCHELL WOODBURY, Toledo Blade<br />
RADIO COMMENTATORS<br />
WILLIAM J. ADAMS, WHEC, Rochester, N. Y.<br />
IRWIN ALLEN, KLAC, Hollywood<br />
BOB BROWN, WMID, Atlantic City<br />
JANE DALTON, WSPA, Sportonsburg, 5. C<br />
ELAINE A. DROOZ, WROW, Albany<br />
ELAINE ERICK50N, KANS, Wichita<br />
LEE GORDON, KAYL, Storm Lake, Iowa<br />
HENRY GUERRA, WOAi, Son Antonio<br />
BILL HALEY, WWNY, Watertown, N. Y.<br />
ANNE HAYES, KCMO, Konsos City<br />
J. E. HUDGINS, WBRC, Birmingham<br />
LARRY JONAS, KRIZ, Phoenix<br />
JACK KEATING, KFJI, Klamath Foils<br />
ROBERT LAURENCE, WIP, Philadelphia<br />
MADGE MADISON, KID, Idaho Foils<br />
BARBARA MENDELSOHN, KWBB, Wichita<br />
ELSIE MEYER, WIBC, Indionopolis<br />
BYRON LEE McCALL, Wichita<br />
CLAIR R. McCOLLOUGH, Moson-Dixie Stations, Lancaster,<br />
Pa.<br />
NANCY OSGOOD, WRC, Washington, D. C.<br />
MINA OWEN, KLRA, Little Rock<br />
ART PRESTON, WIDE, Biddeford, Me.<br />
FLO BEACH ROWE, WSLB, Ogdensburg, N. Y.<br />
MARY RUTH, WVOM, Brookline,. Mass.<br />
DOROTHY R. SHANK, WEBR, Buffalo<br />
CAL SMITH, KROC, Rochester, Minn.<br />
GEORGE STUMP, KCKN, Kansas City<br />
I. M. TAYLOR, WEBQ, Horrisburg, III.<br />
PHIL VOGEL, WGKV, Charleston, W. Va.<br />
CHARLES S. ZURHORST, Minneapolis<br />
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