The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 1, 1939, Page 2

This is one of the new slips It trimmed brassicre {op, has an elastictized Into Mother’s Arn Here is the reunion at Grand Central Terminal Bobby urel, on arri West Coast, and his mother, ) Stan Laurel. ned to n betw livorce husband. desi satin m told reporters s NG riff and a smoothly s Ball! NS ew York’s cen 11 season is 1 St it is he rto Rico on 2 ing in That’s why Cream of Kentucky is the largest sellingstraight Bourbon Whiskey in the World! Say “Make Mine Cr. 90 PROCF. .. s TR S SR S . LUBRICATI ON COPYRIGHT 1939, SCHENLEY DIST am’’ S CORPORATION, 1 ITSTIME 1D CHANGE YOUR THINNED - OUT LUBRICANTS! § CONNORS MOTOR COMPANY ned to fit the season’s little waistline, moulded lace- oing out just com- Ad- new gover- the v YORK CiTY | ices M‘wauwd in order to be happy.” THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WLD\LSDA\ NOV. ADELAIDE KERR AP Fashion Editor By mrw(‘\ 1040 comeback has | left a big mark on winter lingerie. All the new underpining for winter frocks has been designed to mooth and enhance the new sil- houette’s small waist. Sirice s 5till top that list, they have had first consideration. Some have smoothly fitting brassiere tops ve the high rounded bustline, ticized satin center sections cover the top of the new cor- and mould the midriff as smooth- though it had beéen 'fironed slips are cut with smooth inset center sections. None cf them is boned, but they all are signed to confirm fashion's fore- winter decree: “Small walst- The Other fitting lingeric news appears ln‘ culotte petticoats, which elim- panties from the wardrobs and layer of fabric from the waist- They are nearly as long as a made of very sheer crepe and cften lace-trimmed as grand- mother petticoats. They're gener- ally worn with a very sheer lace-ac- cented shirt, like the old-fashioned pre-war variety, which is tucked in- side the culotte petticoat. That com- binatien came to life as something to wear under the laced corsets, which some women objected to caring t their flesh. Most wo- en, however, now prefer to set the E culotte combination over their corset one lir D. as The black corset, which caused uch a storm of controversy, has had a further effect on winter lingerie vles, designers say, in influencing the making of sheer black lingerie to wear with it. The new nightdresses, which many smart women are already buying as Christmas gifts, empha- the hand-span waist, too. Sonie of them are designed with inset midriff sections to mould the| figure and full skirts breaking in| 1 graceful sweep below them. Half) of them have a little jacket to match, or a long sheer coat of the! same color. Scores of others have long sleeves that give them an old- fashioned look reminiscent of grand- mother’s day, There’s lots of lace about and it has been used in year. Sometimes a widz inset band | of it serves to effect that famous little waist; again it is inset in bod- or used in brief sleeves to cap| shoulder: | Very xhe"r weaves, crepes and | froth new ways this|e | dotted cottons ar | quite wide ja ERIE SVOOTHS WAY FOR CORSETS; HUG THE WAISTLINE Here you see the new eulotte petticoat worn over a hiplength shirt. Both are made of the sheerest pink crepe to avoid bulk and are trim- med liberally with lace. satins are used for Pale pinks and more talked abcut than rose, which held top place lingerie color card so long For the young thing there lot of nightdresses flow r ed hall and crepe, scores of pajamas. Flowe crepe, challis, flannel and p > all used to ¢ the pajamas which are and topped lir blues the t on heer wool, flan- g to be worn thos2 1 > braided and titched sheer wool robes of ized design all th ri are 1 more femin! of 8 Tea leaves moistened with vine- )»A!‘ will remove stains from flower fgg ka i stains are hard fill the vase with a tea leaf- solution and soak it ovet Rinse out, wash in warm e vases the to reach gene | vine | | | | | by a loose | night ket py Major Food Shorage Is Facing Spain Government Now Taking Absolute Control of Basic Supphes ADRID Nov. l.fRdmOn Ser- rana, Interior Minister of the Span- ish Government, acknowledged to- day that Sphin is facing a major food shortage. Serrana stated that the govern- ment is taking absolute control of e basic supplies of the Nation to > even distribution .- ( )m) Way To Get Married ANACONDA, Mont., Nov.1.—This is the log of the courtship and mar- riage of a New York Korean: Aug. 12—The gentleman was in- formed in New York there were ‘quite a few” prospective brides in the Korean colonies of Butte and Anaconda Aug. 19.—He arrived at Butte to search for one. Aug. 19.—He was advised to try Anaconda first. Aug. 20—Arriving at Anaconda went directly to the home of a uple who, he had heard, were nts of a beautiful daughter. Aug. 25—He convinced her they should be married. Aug. 26.—They were married. They now are living happiy New York ItBaby Cries, Kiss Him, Declares Expert AMHERST, Mass., Nov. 1.—When baby cries it’s quite all right to cuddle him—and even plant a kiss on his brow. That was the advice of Mrs. Mar- ion F. McDowell, specialist in child training and parent education at the New Jersey State College, | “Cuddling and kissing are the im- portant things to do when the baby cries,” Mrs. McDowell told the an-| nual farm and home session of Massachusetts State College, “be- cause the baby has to feel he is insur in L TWRITER HILSCHER T0 BE SPEAKER AT CHAMBER LUNCHEON laly, Greece Ready fo Sign Pad ATHENS, Nov. 1- liably reported (hat Greece are to sign a chip and nonaggression within a day or two. Negctiations are reported to have been concluded yester- day. 1 at tomorrew's Juheau nmerce luncheon at will be Herbert efforts in is Italy fric re- and C nd- Hotel pact her, w whose the | n greeted with wI tion with which he -row. Hil- scher is ¢ all about it. peaker mber of the iz will Junch tom <pected tell - > HOONAH INDIANS !F(I DIRECTORS direetors was elected e Hoonah Indian As- ording to word re- by the Of Indian Those Succeeds Elliott — ceived Affairs 0. William llam Sheakl Matthew Lawr Frank St. Clair > NOTRE DAME RICH IN'HIGH JUMPERS SOUTH UTIN!)_ NU\ 1. — Tom O'Reilly, Notre Dame sophomore, cleared six feet, two inches in the high jump during the past season, although he never competed in track before attending Notre Dame. Capt.-Elect Ted Leonas set a \Nolre Dame all-time record of six | | feet, six and one-half inches in ty- B ‘lmg for first in the C. C. C. outdoor | meet. | Keith O'Rourke, freshman star, was consistently around six feet, | five inches, so the Irish should be . ‘dzmgm'ous in at least one event | next winter. Bean and : B oo ee SUNNAS . Joseph Francel, 42, a World Wax veteran of Cairo, N, Y., was selected to succeed the late Robert Elliott as executioner at Sing Sing prison -ee KIRES RETURN William B. Kirk, Director of the Territ I Depariment of Public Welfare, and Mrs. Kirk, returned today on the steamer Alaska after a combined business and pleasure trip to Washington. > OVERBY RETUKNS Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue Wesley Overby returned on the steamer Alaska after at- tending the annual school of in- struction of the ma headquarters. | - JEFFERYS HERE Traveling man J. S. Jeffrey, ac- companied by Mrs. Jeffrey, arrived o P BAN?_The stock-selling ac- tivity of Mrs. Lydia - Koch (above), 55, N. Y. widow who's quoted as claiming Britain's de- sire for 50 million of her bottles, is questioned by N. Y. state at- lorney general. He seeks to bar | her further sale of securitios aska ports. ammeme o o el Try The Empire classifieds for results, " period. It is the heaviest January Bureau at Taco- on the Alaska from Southeast Al-| 41939, lAST HOPE FOR 'NELSON CHARLES | IS TURNED DOWN President Pejeds Applica- fion for Commufation- Hangs' Nov.' 10 President Roosevelt has de- nied the application of Nelson Charles, Ketehikan Native, for commutation of his séntence to hang, U. S. Marshal William T. Mahoney was notified today by telegram “rom Washington. Charles is to be hanged No- vember 10 at the Federal Jail here, Today's telegram, M. Lyons, Pardon the Department of as follows: “President on October 31, 1939, denied application of Nelson Charles ecommuntation of sen- tence. Please notify U. S. At- torney and trfal judge.” Charles was convicted by a Ketehikan jury of murdering his mother-in-law. Judge George F. Aléxander passed sentence, mandatory by law as a result o the verdict. The hanging will be the first legal execution held in Juneau. > OCTOBER COLD, WET, WEATHER SUMMARY SHOWS Month Set Rainfall Record| -~Last Day Was Warmest ~Unusual Snowfall The month of October was cooler |than normal and precipitation de- cidedly above the normal, while the percentage of possible sunshine was about normal, according to| the monthly meteorological report issued today by the Juneau Weath- | er Bureau office. | The*average temperature for the | month was 412 degrees as com- pared with a normal of 43.3 de-| grees. The mercury reached its| highest point during the month on the 31st when a temperature of| 53 degrees was registered, and the | lowest was 29 degrees on the 23rd. The highest October temperature on record over a 46-year period was 66 degrees in 1896, and the lowest over a similar period was 13 degrees in 1938. The first kill- ing frest in the autumn occurred | on October 5, and the last date| in the spring was April 5, guvm;‘ a growing season of 183 days, or| 13 days longer than the average.| Rainfall Record The total precipitation for the | month was 19.11 inches or 17.76 inches above the average. It was the wet October on record in| Juneau ov a 46-year period, and | the third wettest of any month| on record. The previous wettest | October in Juneau was in 1936 | when 1871 inches were recorded. The wettest month on record for any month in Juneau was that of’ November 1936, when 25.87 m(,he;w fell. The precipitation has been | above normal each month this| year, with the exception of April| which was only 0.5 the normal. From January 1 to Oc- tober 31, the total precipitation has | been 96.63 inches, or 29.43 inches above the ncrmal for the 10-month | from Daniel Attorney of Justice, read to October precipitation on record for Juneau. The maximum amount of precipitation last month within a 24-hour period was 217 inches on the ¥2-13th. The total snowfall for the month was 4.0 inches, or 25 inches above the average. It was the heaviest snowfall on re- cord for so early in the autumn since the Weather Bureau was es- tablished in Juneau in 1917. Sunshine Normal There were four clear days, one partly cloudy, and 26 cloudy days during the month. Out of a pos- Gen, Hugh Johnson during peace against meddling in sy inch below | U. S. DEPARTMENT OI' AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Junzau and vici Light rain, slightly colder tonight winds tonight, becoming souther ture tonight about 35 degrees Forecast for Southeast Alaska: cooler tor ; moderate to er Dixon Entrance, und and Lynn Canal ast of winds along the . beginning at rain Thursday; Thurs 30 p.m., Nov. 1: moderate easterly Minimum tempera- Light rain tonight and Thursday fresh southerly winds, except fresh to Clarence t, Chatham Strait, Fred- coast of the Gulf of Alaska: s from Dixon Entrance to Cape Spencer, moderate te fresh herly; from Cape Spencer to Cape Hinchinbrook, frésh to strong nthe orly tonight, winds diminishing somewhat and becoming )m‘(ht!]v Thursday; from Cape Hinchinbrook to Kodiak, fresh to strong northwesterly. Gale winds likely the extreme northern portion of the Gulf of Alaska tonight over LOCAL DATA Time 3:30 p.m. yest'y 3:30 am. today Noon today Barometer 29.77 29.54 2984 Temo. Humidity wina Velocity 47 97 54 8 45 68 Weather Rain Réin RADIO REPORTS TODAY 3:30a.m. Precip. 3:3Cam temp. 24 hours Weather 30 29 Cloudy 5 0 Cloudy 12 Clear 21 Cloudy 22 Snow Cloudy Rain Snow Rain Rain Lowest temp. Max. tempt. l\ last 24 hour: | 35 11 22 23 41 40 48 34 51 55 58 57 66 08 60 Station Anchorage Barrow Nome Bethel Fairbanks 8t. Paul Duteh Harbor Kodiak Cordova Juncau Sitka Katchikan Seattle Portland 8an Francisco 38 31 49 54 43 40 45 51 39 46 53 53 44 47 53 Rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy WEATHER SYNOPSIS was centered this morn- east of Kodiak Island An intense but weakening disturbance ing in the Gulf of Alaska about 100 miles with a lowest reported pressure at the center of 2894 inches. Above normal pressure extended from th: coast of California westward to the Aleutiahs with the highest reported pressure of 30.54 inches at latitude 42 degrees and longitude 166 degrees. Cloudy and warm weather prevailed over Southeast Alaska and in Interior Alaska with light to moderate rain over South2ast Alaska and moderate to heavy rain along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska, while snow, mostly light, fell over the interior and along the Railroad Beit. 2. 7:16 am sunset, 4:10 p.m NEW CHILKOOT HEAD THROUGH Juneau, Nov. Sunrise, sible 319.1 hours, the amount of sunshine received was 56 hours, or 18 percent, which is normal. The prevailing wind direction for | October was from the soutk t, | with an average hourly velocity of | Col. Gregory Hoisington, 8.1 miles. | commander of Chilkoot Banack.s, Auroras were observed passed through Juneau .on the Al- 5th and 23rd. aska to assume his new command, - - { replacing Major L. W. Amis, who GIL RICH IN TOWN "rocvr.uly went E{ast. Gil Bish arriyed o8 the | With Col. Hoisington were his and is cafti off the thand pllui and children, Nancy and Ro- A on the Alaska Even a Bomber Must Eat With the cowling of a giant bombing plane for his roof and a huge demo- lition bomb for a table and chair, a German air corps soldier enjoys a snack somewhere behind the lines. Governor Herbert Oéounudl-ryhnd loslunul(-p Hugh Monaha: t) shakes hands rally in Baltimore, Md. llaut:fi%m p:rg:tn)h' o eard Johnson warn European affaira The meeting was sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars