The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 7, 1938, Page 3

¥ AR ki SRS T S St MBS SR TRl &= ;‘a"éiijaor TIMES TONIGHT starring i KATHARIKE , GIKGER EPBURN ROGERS : ADOLPHE .. MERjOU t, GAIL PATRICK CONSTANCE COLLIER ANDREA LEEDS SAMUEL S. HINDS LUCILLE BALL RKO.RADIO PICTURE Produced by PANDRO S. BERMAN creon play by Morrie Ryskind and Anthony Veiller Directed by GREGORY LA CAVA - SEE— MARCH OF TIME SEE— 'NEWS OF THE DAY MIDNIGHT PREVIEW—Breakfast for Two | e S . A B A D A A e w55 Miss Nell Crowel Honored Ygsterday In honor of Miss Nellie Crowell bride-clect of Mr. Glenn Parker ( Gustavus, & surprise shower was given yesterday afternoon by Mr Charles C. Personeus, at her home on Main Street Miss Crowell was the recipient of many lovely useful gift Refreshments w served during the afternoon by the hostess IThe marriag ol Miss Crowell and Mr. Parker will take place the latter part of this week, at Gus- tavus. - o ARNOLD SWANSON RETURNS TODAY Arnold Swanson, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Jacobson, is returning here on the ‘Princess Louise. A graduate of the Juneau High School he is well known in the Capital City. He has spent the past nine months attending the Pacific Lutheran Col- lege at Tacoma, Washington. 'MISS SCHLADER IS HONORED AT DESSERT-BRIDGE Miss Mary K dessert-bridge hostess at given last ickett sa 'wa party ening at her home in t} Apartments, honoring Miss Louise Schlader, visiting here from Kel- logg, Idaho. The color scheme for the evenin: was carried out in blue and yellow ind prizes were won by Mrs. Howard tabler, high, and Mrs. John I Neate, low. The guest of honor w presented with a gift prize by the hostess | Miss Schlader is the house guest of Miss Kolasa. - 5o CARD OF NKS We desire to express our heart- felt appreciation and thanks toour| friends and neighbors for their| kindness and sympathy extended to us in the loss of our husband and father. | GUNNAR BLOMGREN Especially do we thank the Ma- sons and Elks and all the donors of the beautiful floral offerings. MRS. BLOMGREN, JANE BLOMGREN, GUNNAR BLOMGREN, JR THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1938 HEPBURN,ROGERS Home Buying Not ARE CO-STARRED To Be Considered IN “STAGE DOOR” As Spgulative Adolphe Menjou Has Male Buyers Should View Homes Lead in New Produc- as Long Term Invest- tion at Capitol ment, FHA States If the purchase of a home can be viewed as a long-term investment rather than a speculative venture which may pay quick cash returns to the buyer, there will be fewer| disappointments and considerably | greater stability in the home-build- | ing industry, in the opinion of One of ¢he strongest and most significant star combinations of re- cent years comes to the screen with Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers and Adolphe Menjou, in the top spots of RKO Radio’s “Stage Door." which is showing tonight at the Cap- ital Theater, for the last time. All three stars are ideally cast—Miss giowart McDonald, Federal Hous- Hepburn as a stage-struck society {1 aqministrator irl, Menjou as a smart Broadws “The prospect of ready profits impressario, while Miss Rogers ; | ks RN SR from quick resale of a home re- 1angs up her dancing shoes (except| jqing generally only a prospect,” for one scene) in favor of a spa ¢/ he said. “For 8 good many years| comedy role—that of a wi ing night club entertainer. “Stage Door” is RKO Radio’s screen adaptation of the New York tage success by George Kaufman and Edna Ferber. Pandro S. Ber- an selected a “tor Grregory now we have been ignoring the real‘ advantages of home ownership in a | futile search for easy money. Not| long ago it was the custom for us| to buy houses we knew we could | not afford because of our abiding belief in our ability to resell the d » Cava, who directed the smash| proveny in g few years ab a hit "My Man Godfrey.” The action|grovtc oyonnded price. This is not of “Stage Door” takes place in a|yye and thousands of home buyers typical New York theatrical board-| jn"thic country now know this 1 ing house, in a_smart night club, g o in the offices of a Broadway pro-| ' wpne fortunes built on this kind ducer. in the palatial home of a| o shecylation were established long soclety leader, and in & New York|ago and there have beth very faw, theater on the opening night of a if any, new fortunes made on this| ““\“ . system in many a decade. On the Gail Patrick has the top support-| ot panc'” home ownership has| ing role. Other featured players are tremendous intangible dividends to| Forbes, Plerre Watkin, Ann Miller] " Sr0 % Prida’of aWHErhip. and Franklin Pangborn The scenes depicting a Broadway | opening of a big show were staged in complete detail, both from the front and the back of the theater. Two large sound stages were util- ized to build the sets. e, GEOPHYSICIST T0 PROSPECT OVER ALASKA Harvard Mms to Study | Gold, Quakes and w Oil This Summer (Continued from Page One) | said, ‘is determine the thickness of rock strata through which the drill is moving, and in that manner, can give a pretty fair indication of what to expect at greater depths, | and a deeper sense of well-being. beautiful No Speculation “The home buyer who ventures abroad in the market with the idea of buying a home on speculation is, in effect, simply postponing the time when he will get the most out || of what usually is the largest single | purchase a family makes in a life- time. “There is a great deal less ex- perience to draw from in home buy ing than in buying any other com- modity from clothing to automo- biles. A great majority of persons are thoroughly conversant with the relative merits of different motor cars and are consequently better equipped %o appraise their worth. “This is not true of home buying because the average individual buys but one home during his life, and it involves, in most cases, an ex-| penditure many times in excess of that for the average automobile. “The Federal Housing Adminis- tration adheres rigidly to a policy of discouraging the purchase of a home as a speculative venture. 1t cannot accept a mortgage for insur- ance when the home buyer is at- tempting to undertake an obliga- | tion beyond his reasonable capacity | to pay | “The FHA can and will protect the inexperienced buyer against most of the common mistakes and, | in addition, will guard against| shoddy construction, badly planned ' neighborhoods, and inferior build-| ing materials. | “Fhe National Housing Act is designed to encourage improvement in housing standards and conditions | and to create a sound system of | home financing. This, of course,| empowers the FHA to provide many | protective devices not only for the | average home buyer but the lend- | ing institution which provides the | funds in the transaction. The FHA, | of course, does not lend money.” | Alaska” by Lester D. Henderson. LONG AND LEAN, Marcia Cantwell measured 6 feet, 414 inches, with shoes on, to qualify as tallest of 60 girls given show tryouts in Prince of Wales theatre, London. C. Chandler stood on chair to help with measuring. 1 at the famous Cocoanut Grove for ATTH N corisEum HITS IN SHOW | .., AT COLISEUM | Lot Tmes Tonisk Kenny Baker r.:Slarred for First Time in “Mr. Dodd Takes the Air” Former radio singer, Kenny Baker is starred for the first time in “Mr. Dodd Takes the Air” which is shown tonight for the last time at the Before Kenny Baker was discov- Coliseum Tt . ered, he worked as a door to door man and on the Boulder Dam con- struction work while he waited for the opportunily to do work that he liked After winning a song contest, he| was rewarded by being able tosing KENNY BAKER f» Direeted by Alfred E. Green + A Fieyt Nat') Picture + Presented by Warner Bros. Serves pley by Wen Wistar Haines and Blaine Mysa Musie and tyries by Harry Warren sed Al Oubin Story by Clarense Bediagron Koliens “FOR ADDED ENJOYMENT Land'of the ‘umm Sun Porky's Building Latest a week. Tt was there that Mervyn| LeRoy, film director, discovered him. But, it was not for two more | years that LeRoy was able to use % him. I3 v T The film is a screen adaptation ADWs Hospital, yestegday for med- of the Clarence Budington Kelland |lcal care. story, “The Great Crooner,” and has, for a supporting cast Alice Brady, Willlam Swanson was yesterday Gertrude Michael and Jane Wy- admitted to St. Ann's Hospital for man. ‘medicn.l care. B R -> 0: l HOSPITAL NOTES J4 g { Elizabeth Peters, surgical patleat, was dismissed from the Goveran- ment Hospital last evening. - e Fred T. Adems was admitted co! ATTENTION REBEKAHS St. Ann's Hospital last evening for| Regular business meeting Wednes- medical care. | day, June 8, TO.OF. Hal, 8 p.m, RUTH BLAKE Secretary Powell Schnel was admitted to St.|adv. She’s In FORM! CRE, \Q“' . 44, The delicate flavor and /t'{a_‘ fragrance of Schilling S=—— Vanilla is a delightful addition to all desserts! It's especially good in home-made ice cream. Schilling Vanilla never freezes out nor bakes out. 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SHATTUCK AGENCY PHONE 249 Office New York Life - even, than that to which the drill- ers can afford to go.” Dr. Let and Taylor will spend the entire summer in Alaska. Their equipment will follow them as soon they have determined the type of equipment which their work will call for. It is believed the summer’s work planned by Dr. Leet and his asso- | ciate is the first extensive attempt at geophysical prospecting in Al- aska. A KETCHIKAN Kaihleen Burns, of Pe Ell, Wash., and Joseph Spindor, druggist, were recently married at Ketchikan. Vera Kelly, Petersburg teacher, and Robert Summers, also Petersburg high school teacher, were also mar- ried at Ketchikan recently. .- ENDS VISIT HERE George Nickelson, who has been visiting for the past few weeks with his aunt, Mrs. Charles Sabin, left enroute to Tacoma last Sun- day evening. 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