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the leader' t of a gang of racketeers! He almoat DIED...and will you! Now! Last Times Tonight | CORA WITHERSPOON DOROTHY MOORE Gordon Jones NEWS OF THE DAY and SHORT SUBJECTS That Are the Talk of the Town! “WOMEN MEN MARRY” MIDNIGHT PREVIEW— —and— “LEFT HANDED LA By ROBBIN COONS HOLLYWOOD, May 19.—The ad in the “Personals” was intriguing “See Hollywood night life accom- panied by the film stars of yester- day,” it invited. So I called the number—and I met Cherie Ray. Cherie's a hearty blonde with an office on Hollywood boulevard. The sign offers “profes- sional escorts” and ‘“professional listening,” and if the telephone's repeated ringing means anything Cherie is doing a good business. Cherie got the idea two years ago when she came down from San Francisco for a visit, bringing her nicest clothes, and didn't see any- thing of Hollywood because she didn’t know anybody. A woman traveling alone couldn’t just page an escort out of thin air, so Cherie went home. In Egypt, a friend toid her, a woman could always find a reliable, presentable guide, perfectly safe and on the up-and-up. So Cherie came back, and went into business. It might strike you as a business fraught with potential dynamite this supplying of “dates” for lone- some visitors and residents. Employs 126 Persons “It isn't,” said Cherie. “I know people. I can size up a customer in a minute. If there’s anything fun- ny in the air, I catch it. Then all my escorts are busy, and il's no deal.” The retired vaudeville and stock actress gives part-time employment to 49 men, ages 21 to 60, and 77 women, ages 21 to 50. Her bas requirement in selecting “escort: is college background. Refinement, personality, and character are others equally essential. She has college boys, film extras, stenogra- phers, a young doctor or fwo, a lawyer, and a couple of titles on her list. Tennis players, motorists, horseback-riders, in-at-bridge, guides to see the sights are called for as often as evening escorts. The regular fee is A A Waltqr E. Bu AND RECEIVE TWO Filmland ““Escort Service” % Offers Dates, Aged 21 to 6 From Nome to San Diego Canadian Whisky AGE is recognized as a whisky value and older than Bottled in Bond requirements. A DISTINCTIVE WHISKY —Straight or Mixed—There's a Differeace You'll Enjoy. ‘Wonders—1t's much Older. ARELIABLE WHISKY, made by the British Calumbia Distillery Co., Lid. “Since 1904.” 7 YEAR OLD MONOGRAM is available from your Favorite Dealer. Ask for it. THE MOST POPULAR IMPORTED WHISKY IN THE WEST, tts -~ ; \n & AS A PAID-UP SUBSCRIBER TO The Daily Alaska Empire is invited to preseni this coupon ai the box office of *“~CAPITOL THEATRE “THE BIG SHOT” Your Name May Appear—WATCH THIS SPACE GUY KIBBEE IN x . “BIG SHOT” AT 'Public Enemy Den Is Inher- ited in Present Dram- atic Comedy Highlighted by sparkling perform- ances from Guy Kibbee and Cora Witherspoon, RKO Radio’s new y, “The Big Shot,” is a fast | moving laugh provoked packed with thy lIs. | Revolving about the vicissitudes {of a small town veterinary and his | family after they have inberited a | fortune from an ’unknown o the picture packs a punch from the |outset and winds up in a thrilling | climax, following a skirmish between | Kibbee and a mob of big city gang- | sters. | When Kibbee, as the small town | “vet,” inherits the money, his wife, Cora Witherspoon, immediately plans to move to a big city and /launch her daughter, CAPITOL NOW Dorothy | | Moore, on an ambitious social career. | gowns. And how they dance!” Be- |given last e Both Kibbee and his daughter, | fore they quite realized it that little dence on W THO DANGERS MAKE BIG 60 IN NEW YORK 'Veloz and Yolanda Show What Stick-to-It Can Really Do By GEORGE TUCKER . | NEW YORK, May 19.—The story lof Veloz and Yolanda is one Of |the elassic you-can-get-there-if- you-try-hard-enough tales of ball- |room dancing Ten years ago they | were winning bronze medals &b |amateur conts Then they got married, turned professional, and Istarted after a little four-letter |thing called FAME. | | They danced in New York, and in Chicago, and in San Francisco. | "'rhe_v danced in Kansas City, and in Detroit, and in Los Angeles. | They began to see their names imore frequently in the newspapers. | | People began saying: “Have yuui |seen Veloz and Yolanda? I wonder where sh& gets those gorgeous 1938. PARTY IS GIVEN SURY . SHOW OFFERS g . MENU OF LOVE { Juncau's Greatest Show Value LAST TIMES TONIGHT a g the Winr road. R the evenin baseball and thall Guests cluded Mi McDonald, M E Miss Mar Hoffman, M William Clark son, Mr. William Mrs. Geor Wh Jack Jeffric TONIGHT is the BIG NIGHT sin Rochelle Hudson and Jack Haley Featured in “*She Had to Eat,” Coliseum Mr. Roger TI'rumball Mr ind the hostess A story 1t 11 > Jaughing ur r b LIEUTENANT ROWAN and Mr the TRANSFERRED SOQUTH rwenuen “she Had To Eat,” f | I now Lieut. E. M. Rowan passed through &t the C Juneau on the st from Haine On the I com- He has been transferred from Chil- €4y St. ¢ " ) koot Barracks, where he has been Startling tot since 1935, to Cheyenne, Wyomin k Hal Arthur T I DU & gene Pallette, Dougla Joh Qualen anc T ne FOR ADDED ENJOYMENT SURPRISE PARTY GIVEN RAY DAY wit the each evel 18 mse ("l_" In honor of the birthday of Mr.| 15 e ; f ! Spveslight Ray G. Day, a surprise party was p.ines out a line for himself h Latest Mo ning at the Day resi-| pe thinks tops all the other st Seventh Street. Re-| the result that St. Clai |who is in love with a reporter on|four-letter word was trotting at|freshments > served during the|jaughs where only o : $10, for evening dress $15. This is|the home town newspaper, Gordon |their heels saying “uncle.” | latter part of the evening seript | " behalf of the members of the club. split 50-50, the customer paying the | Jones, fesent leaving their home, | : | Those attending th ir were| Wwhen any one of tl Y 3 "d Qfi HQCB Over twe 1osts were present freight of the “date.” but the dominating mother has her| perhaps you read about the re-|Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Scott, Mr. and e all himse YR UL OUl Yl for the luncheon, and the afternoon Those “stars of yesterday?” “We way, When, it is later learned that|cjia) they gave in Carnegie Hall|Mrs. Joe Campbell, Mi ather- | try to steal the scer was spent in ing following the have a few, but I'm not at lberty the uncle had been chief of a Bans, | ot long ago, People said it couldn't|ine Long, Miss Marjoric Tiliotson, pantomime business i t rc!e ?flo IS program to give their names” Cherie says.|her plans become seriously compli- po donesuccessfully. Through 15 |MI. and M. E. K. Co M und, wit Vit t j ! ¥ D Don't want to embarrass them.” cated. i | numbers which represent, roughly, Robert White, Mr. Orrin Kimball, up of hilarit I JAMAICA BOUND Chcrie knows of similar agencies| Kibbee and Miss Witherspoon o, hour and 15 minutes of con- | Mr. Bob Kimball, Miss Sybil God-|shooting close-ups difficult e | S in San Francisco, New York, and | seize the opportunity in this Picture|¢in ous dancing, they waltzed and |frey, Mr. C. E. Johnson, and Mr.| But there is courtesy Mrs, Otezza Carmict Mrs. X. B. Hannan and daughter }?:‘tzm;.mlhmks every city should t;) conf.lrn? their xfmng fls‘ ‘_‘”? Of | floated and swirled and glided to|2nd Mrs. Day }(-n;nwu 5, and so Roct Huc t the :ymumi s of ”:fi d ' Joan, of y, passed through 5 ne best comedians on the screew. |y . .qictiple music, much of it writ- 6 > 5 ‘\\hn plays the roma | Circle yesterda Juneau {1 on the Prin- Also a “Listener” Miss Moore and Gordon Jones make o "o Veloz himself. When the GUILDS MEETING | posite Jack Haley her t her home at Point Loulsa cess Louise “I believe T've prevented quite 80 appealing romantic couple and g1’ came people were amazed. ; it | ups without a fight Mrs. Rennsnider, from Haines.| They will visit with Mr. Hannan's & few, divorces with this work,” she |POth tum in convincing perform-igny’ tney nad hardly gotten in| The Senior and Junior Guild of) There is one other player we a short talk concerning the | sister In Jamaica. Mr. Hannan is says. “How? Well, a convention ls |aNces: 5 their seats. It didn’t seem possible |the Trinity Cathedral, will hold a|ever, who gets iy with s t the orphanage | Mrs. | Assistant General Auditor for the in town. The wife comes along with .In s\.lmmn, fif these rgat rf\d play- that an evening had passed away. ]o]n.t, meeting l('mvn‘l;u\‘\ night at|after scene. He is ‘l‘ act W ‘»H Cook g a ).mn«’nw“s va-wv Pass and Yukon Route at the husband. He's having a swell E;:ox:;: ’;‘;':1“ G‘:“ff‘f)"‘;lc““s';':b“’f"; “But wasn't it tough?” I asked 8 g”“““_‘“ ‘T“f;“‘»‘ TR 4 atneg “""’)"““l‘"’ sy I die gobel MARDE) BNUS 4 sk j‘l“‘\ BEagway time, banquets, parties, meetings. Pep) cr”Maxinc J(\m“"ég Cmrg(“l,__ Veloz, “I mean, all that rehearsing d“"‘f‘l‘::‘)l" ?:“ ‘:‘lm I,: m”v\i“ ;Lr(:\‘ u‘-’::nnu 1 e p; : 1 . “.u‘ I]!) ‘\'\;h“’l"”‘ : " h o L —-—“0-—‘ She's sitting in her hotel room, Vmg" "l el ,_Tlm"mg Shot» | and work that must have b(\,cn‘a" refreshments e served. |to himself, r by Mrs. David aggoner, on ‘od: News Today.—Empire. fuming. They go back home, and e b necessary?” T} > Valoz laugh. | i3 % sy }sh{:eo :ad? She ouny | Maacivecid by Ed"fim s “No,” he ni}l?“‘]‘ix:{:dr:a‘t,;tr of fact, | forget it, won't let him forget it. we didn't have a chance to re- Presto, divorce! But if she calls me, hearse. The hall was busy prac- 1T » then she has a swell time t0o. Goes URTHDPEDIG tically every night. But we were HERE'’S THE VERDICT—After millions of m}le: places and see things. Both happy, see?” The need for escorts is confined to no age. A recent customer was a 7T8-year-old woman who frowned on drinking and smoking, but want- ed to dance. This one, Cherie avers turned down a 60-year-old escort— because he was “too old!” She took a 50. “Professional listening” is more or less a sideline—Cherie does it, $3 an hour, $2 a half hour. That’s a real service too,” she says. get things off their chest. People come to me just to There was a movie director in the other |Seattle, is over, and the hundreds big favorites and a couple of your day — wanted to air his troubl couldn’t do it at home because his wife told him to keep his work at the studio. Well, I listen sympa- thetically, and I think it helps. No, I never give advice unless i k ed, and then—oh very tactfully.” Louis Hayward says he hasn't seen himself in a picture in last year and a half. . . . Too pain- PENNY DRIVE COMPLETED Five Thousand Fifty-one- Cent Pieces Collected by Chairman Penny Drive Orthopedic for the Hospital, Juneau'’s Children's of little brown envelopes with red hearts on them, that have been ask- ing Juneau residents to “help crippled child” since the beginning (of the drive May 1, have been col- lected by Mrs. Frank A. Boyle, chairman of the drive on Gastineau Channel. Five thousand and fifty pennies the were included in the collection, 320 verely dark, | nickles, 250 dimes, 40 quarters and fortunate in having Pancho’s orch- estra to play for us. He knew all our numbers. He has played them for us frequently.” Here is an item about these two that may prove interesting. When I invaded their suite at the Plaza I expected to enter an atmosphere of the dance world such as you weuld expect in the habitat of two such prominent figures. Instead, I encountered the casual, confusion of a much lived-in apartment. . . . A ping-pong table was set up. . . . There were pictures of race horses ail over the walls, including all-the ho! filly, s, ,"Red” and “Veolanda,” which they own. Veloz and Yolanda are “hoss” conscious. If a sack of feed or a saddle had been in evidence the place would have looked like a Yolanda, who is dark, clothes that are se- relieved by a rhine- stone clasp at the throat. With her paddock. wears mostly ful, and wouldn’t do him any good | miscellaneous coins amounting to| deep olive complexion and flashing because he doesn‘t know how to judge his mistakes. NOGRAM YEARS OoLD ity factor. MONOGRAM is three years FINER WHISKY —Time Works TICKETS TO SEE |$3.35. The total of coins collected | was $104.85, to which is added a $25 check from W. S. Pullen of the Al- aska Electric Light and Power Com- pany to give Mrs. Boyle $129.85 for the local Penny Drive. | Mrs. Boyle delivered and collect- (ed the Penny Drive envelopes in {Junau and Douglas and rolled and | counted all of the coins received | from the drive. Miss Elisabeth Kaser had charge of Federal Building en- | velopes for her. Ao e e | EHLERS TAKE APARTMENT | Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ehler have taken one of the Kilroy apartments |on Twelfth Street. |eyes the effect is striking. Veloz llounued comfortably in a trim, dark business suit. He was in fine fettle. On a table lay a copy of their new book, “Tango and Rumba, the Dances of Today and Tomorrow, described by Veloz and Yolanda.” It is a technical guide to terps chorean accomplishment. It has been selling exceptionally well. | Looking at them, you think, | “Here are Veloz and Yolanda, ab- solutely the last word in the dance world.” And then Yolanda breaks | in: ay, I wonder who'll win the sixth at Jamaica.” - | Dance recital,-Biks Hall, May 20, 8 pm. adv. NOWeeEv "RUTH AT—THE DANCING ' OUR ery Night! 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