1939-06-15 — Page 2

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Tragic Death Of Lovely British Film Star

June 15, 1939.

Twin Born 4 Minutes After Mother

TWO AMBITIONS OF AILEEN MARSON

FILM AND STAGE CIRCLES WERE SHOCKED RECENTLY BY THE DEATH OF ONE OF BRITAIN'S LOVELIEST AND MOST PROMISING STARS.

Alleen Marson, it was announced, has died after giv. ing birth to twins in a London nursing-home.

One of the twins was born four minutes after she died.

It was stated at the inquest at Kilburn that both children -a boy and a girl each weighing 61⁄2lb-are doing well. The verdict was death by misadventure.

Aileen Marson, screen and stage actress, had two ambitions-

to become a star and to marry

happlly and have children.

SHE WANTED CHILDREN

At 27 she had made a great name for herself as an actress, and as Mrs. Jack Scolt she was happily married.

All she wanted WDS to have children.

Recently, in giving birth to twins) she died. At her bedside in a Lon- don nursing-home was her young! husband.

Almost. her last words to him were to say how happy she was

that her ambitions had been ful Aited,

Her father, the Rev. A. Pitt-Mar- sen, a former vicar of a parish in West London, collapsed when he heurd of his daughter's death.

LUXURY NURSERY

Alleen Marson was only four when father had been her only guardian, her mother died, and since then her protecting her, educating her, and shaping her career.

He had prepared a luxurious nittrsery at his home at West Blatchington, near Hove.. Sussex. and he was eagerly looking for- ward to the visit of his daughter as Koon as she could leave the nursing-honse.

Eight years ago Aileen Murson told

of her two nmbitions,

'But stie sald she would not marry until she had seen her name in lights. That day conse when she starred in the flm "My Song For You

This followed B brilliant stage carcer. Bad luck, however, came to her in 1935 when she produced thei musical play "Vleky" at the Garrick: Theatre, London.

She put nearly all her savings in the production, but the show falled and Alleen Marson last nearly £5,000,

Wedding In

Evening Dress

ALL the guests were in full

evening dress at a day. light wedding in Hanwell Parish Church, Middlesex, re- cently,

The reason was that the 20- year-old bride, Miss Barbara Southgate, of Bollo Bridge-road, Acton, W., was determined that: the reception to follow should not be a matter of "duty," but of real pleasure for the guests.

Trying To Live On £1,750 A Year

Knowing how frequently wedding LADY (VERA) HODGE (or) In 1030 she married Sir Roland

5.30 p.m. CEREMONY

Hodge, and in the following year he which she received £1,250 a year. executed a deed of separation under

At one time her income was more thun £5,000 a year.

Died

Eight persons missing, belleved dead, 23 Injured and $4,000,000 damage was the toll of a fire that destroyed Ave gigantic grain

elevators on the South Side of Chicago. Fire started after terrific explosion in Calumet A Hft. Above is a scene as one of the its burns.

Got Money On

Day She Died

the one-time record-breaking

Cathcart) told Mr. Registrar are held at the conventional hours Kean at London Bankruptcy receptions tend to fizzle out if they

of 2, 3 or 4 p.m., Miss Southgate e-Court that she was "trying elded that on her day the guests hard" to live on £1,750 a year. should dance till midnight..

She was appearing for her

"BEYOND INCOME" public examination in bank- Subsequently she underwent opera-A CHEQUE for £100 came to "Frank and I planned to make it for a month until the weather pounds" and she resorted to borrow airwoman, Mrs. Mary Sophia

ruptcy, which had been deferred | tions which cost ''thousands possible for the reception into a proper social engagement by to turn) nstsing all the guests to come dressed, for the evening, and we tett the warmest days of the year.

And recently was опс of the wedding until after 5.30," she said.

The debtor, who said she was the "Receptions which start at four wife of Sir Roland Hodge, declared o'clock are definitely afternoon afat she still used the name of Lady fairs, and with the best M.C.s in the Cathcart at the wish of her sun, the world can't be kept going after six present Lord Cathcart, Then guests want to leave.

MAKING SURE

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She attributed her position to this Catherine Williama, formerly expense, and added that she had Lady (Mary) Heath, on the day assisted her daughter-in-law with she was killed by falling head. her three children.

first down the steps of a tram.

Answering the Omeial Receiver, she agreed that since 1025 she had lived beyond her income, but sald that she had paid £5 a week to the trustee for her creditors,

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At the recent Shoreditch Inquest, where the verdict was Accidental Death, it was stated that before her fall she probably had a momentary | "black-out,", due to an air crash In- The examination was closed. Lady Cathcart did that she had jury ten years ago. suffered from synovitis, and it was for this reason, that she asked that her public examination should be

INVISIBLE IMPORTS

Anything to declare, Sir P."

"No."

"There's nothing you bought at all)** "No"

"No presents ?"

"No."

"Nothing at all ? " "Nothing. Unless

"Yes, Sir - Bulcas ?"

"Unless you include a hent like a rag football dredged from a canal and a taste in my mouth like moke in a railway tunnel. Our Paris repre sentative entertained me rather lay- thly last night.”

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There is no duty, Sir, on hangovers obtained abroad."

"I wish there wai'i l'a refuse to pay and then you'd have to confiscate ie.” "I'm sorry we can't help you, Bir. But might I auggest In funce the advantages of a long glass of Rose Lime Juice to wind up late nights? Rose's possesies therapeutle pro- perties which nextmline the —— nurning after.".

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Mrs. Williams was the first woman to obtain a pilot's certificate and the

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RCross Africa. After the funeral at Golders Green Crematorium recently, her

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an aero-R2050. planc.

1. Bd. AT THE BANK Her Habilities were put at £3,231, "We wanted to make sure that

and her assets 15. 8d. at the bank.

On a previous receiving order on reception, and stay till the last dance, made in 1925, she paid a composi-heid on a warm day. our guests would enjoy our wedding liabilities of £4,503, with no assets, So everybody, including my bride- tion of 5s. in the £. groom, was in full evening dress." Describing her married life she The bridegroom was. Mr. Frank said she first married Lord Cathcart Purkiss, aged 24, of Shakespeare- from whom she was divorced. road, Hanwell, manager of a shop On his death she received £500 a; owned by his bride's family. He has year, and later in 1937 she toured South Africa 09 known Miss Southgate since they her a further £1,000 a year out of "AT present no fit and able after the inquest, "We all knew that) 2060. More Than You Know.

the court allowed i were children.

her husband's estates,

"HAPPIEST" MARRIAGE

But she was still a great star, and

leading lady with Sir Seymour Hicks. In Johannesburg she renewed an old friendship with Mr. Jack Scolt, and they were married in London in -December of the same year.

Of this marriage, friends sald that it was the happlest union possible,

At the nursing-home it was stated. that the babies are perfectly healthy| and are progressing well.

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Army Officer's Wife Is Divorced

BECAUSE of his wife's cruelty, a decree nisi was

granted in the Divorce Court to Mr. Harry Nor- ton, of Calais-road, Burton-on-Trent, an insurance agent and former warrant officer in the Indian Army. The marriage took place at inuence of drink, she attacked him according to Mr. and Mrs. CL Karachi, India, in 1906.

with his sword. Benedetti, For days they watched a

Mr. Norton alleged that dur- mocking bird successfully defend two maselve relberry trees with branches ing a riot in India in 1918 an spreading out 20 feet against whole assault upon him by his wife flocks of robins and waxwings who caused his rifle to go off, and wanted to share the fruit. Vicious this occasioned danger to both assaults by the mocking bird kept all adversaries at bay until all of of them and to others.

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Blame It On My Last Affair. What Shall I Say?

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Le Jazz Hol, R2601, All Alone.

Someday Sweetheart OT173. Olvidame. Tongo

0533.

Col, S. H. White, an old friend and legal adviser of the airwoman, said |

she suffered from the effects of an bodied man of proper age air crash through the roof of a con- can come before the court and crete factory in America. say there is nothing for him to

HAD £200 A YEAR do."

Mr. Ronald Powell, the West-quietly Mrs: Williams had an assured "Although she had been living minster magistrate said this Income of £200 a year. She re- when Frank McHugh, aged 32, celved her usual half-yearly allow- a native of Darwen, Lancashire, ance on the day she died, appearing on remand charged "She had that morning come out 0530. with begging.

of hospital after a short illness."

D531. Mr. Alfred Stokes, conductor, sald It was stated that McHugh had now obtained work at a hostel, and that Mrs. Williams boarded his tram he was bound over.

nt Highgate-hiil for Old-street.

She 0532. Addressing McHugh, Mr. Powell seemed vocant and it was some time said, "Apparently it has been re- before he got the fare ported that I told you that you would Later she seemed to fall asleep. have to go into the Army or go to A pair of shabby suede. shoes were prison. That was not what I said." hunded

the jury. Both Mr. Powell said he was sorry for ripped off when Mrs. Williams, and added: any man who could not get work, about to alight, fell down the tram

steps.

Sir Boyd Merriman, sald he thought Granting the decree, the President, that the trouble of which Mr. Nor- "I will not, in the present circum- ton complained would have gone on stances listen to any fit and able- much longer than it did but for the bodied man coming before me and fant that the magistrates at Burton saying he is forced to beg separated them in January, 1924, on "I know, whether it is civil work; the berries on the two trees had brén] He also alleged, among other the ground that the wife was an or work in the service of the coun-

things, that in 1922, while under the habitual drunkard.

try, there is work to be found."

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