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FUST TIME I EVER SEE WILMA WEEP. SHE m ALLUS SEEM SO PROFESSOR PILLPUSS ACCUSED HER OF CHEATING. Maliards YES. SHE COUNTED HER RIBS N AN World righes reerved Cope. 1939, King Features Syndhcate, Ine AMAZONS GET THREE MORE: Spot "2 2 o Promoted by Finns UGRIN IS AGAIN ‘ Darnell 122 183 122— 427 Stoft, 118 125 158— 401 372 414 403—1189 STILL GOING The league-leading Amazons, Dor- cthy Green, Bob Hurley and H. L VanderLeest, (ock a new purchase cn the loop lead they the games VanderLeest, once cne of the town's best keglers and only re- ently back on the all showed some of his old form when he marked 544 for best score of the night. In the first match of the ev ing, Mail Clerks failed to appear and forfeited to the Editors who appeared in force. Butchers won two from the Supers in *the second match. Lou Hudson, high man in the sec- ond match, with but 495 pins, rolled a practice game before the match began, and hit 236, but when the match got under way, slumped to 149, then up to 179 and down again te 167. Tonight is lodge night. schedule calls for Cooks vs. ns, Sharks vs. Engineers, and Medicos vs. Mallards. Scores last night were as follows: last night ards when defeated Mall three Thursday Totals Green VanderLeast Hurley Tclals Spot Overby *Lind *Dunham Totals Hutchings Hudsen Shattuck Totals *—Average score. CUISTARD ARR!VES ON MT. McKINLEY known contractor. McKinley rived from on the Wrangell tod Custard plans to stop only brief- ly in Juneau on business, Amazons 122 162 113 125 199 128 111 105 101 105 149 P Buichers 155 167 149 179 134 124 438 470 well Mount lay 149 149 374 544 145— 386 114— 326 315 447 4501334 119— 441 495 161— 419 Dx(l not bowl Vaino lanner land’s international return- ing on the Northland tomorrow. He is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel. Empire Want Ads Bring Results. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE " Juneau's Guide fo Beiter Buying” READ YOUR EMPIRE EVERY DAY! from “Cover to Cover” THEN Send Ii to Your Friends! KEEP YOUR MONEY HOME by PATRONIZING JUNEAU MERCHANTS! READ YOUR DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE The Daily Alaska Empire "IiIN'EAU‘S GUIDE TO BETTER SHOPPING” Former Finnish finance minister, Vaino Tanner, who once worked as a miner in the United States, now has the ticklish job of handling Fin- relations as new]y appointed Iorelzn minister, IN TEN-PINNING Down at the Brunswick Alleys last | night, Mike Ugrin began to hit his stride again and marked the eve- ning’s best tally, 570, his California Grocers winning four from the Brunswick. In the other match of the eve- ning, Home Grocers won three from the Rainier Beer squad. Tonight's games are Martin's Demons vs. Druggists and Juneau Florists vs. George Brothers. Scores last night were. as lows fol- Home Grocery 168 173 147— 488 Thibodeau 171 177 128— 476 Koski 188 160 178— 526 (Handicap) 5 6 6— 18 Hermle Totals 516 459—1508 sginic B - 149 104 178 175 161 193 472 137— 390 191— 544 182— 536 E. Reynolds Schmitz Seston Totals 510—1470 California Grocery 195 177 198— 570 192 104 156— 452 138 189 147— 474 525 470 5011496 Brunswick 164 181 Ugrin G. Bavard Quinto 168— 513 Rhodes 157 126 146— 429 Mosher . 152 157 1556— 464 473 464 469 GEORGE A. V06T PASSES AWAY AT Totals ST. ANN'S TODAY George A. Vogt, long time dent of the Territory, passed away this morning at St. Ann's Hospital where he had been admitted re- cently for surgical care. He was 76 years of age and was born in Rockton, Ill. He was well M known throughout Alaska, especi- ally in the Westward where he spent the greater part of his life employed in mining near Cordova § Mr. Vogt came to Juneau about a year ago and had been employed in this vicinity since his arrival He is a member of Igloo No. 19, Pioneers of Alaska, at Cordova § His only known relative is a son, Charles Vogt, residing in Mon- tana. The remains are at the ¥ Charles' W. Carter Mortuary pend- ing word from young Vogt. 0. E. S. HOLDS LAST MEETING - FORTHIS YEAR Initiation of a number of candi- “ates and a special affiliation ser- vice conferred upon Mrs. Charles Cay, a long time member of Nug- et Chap' at Douglas, was held ast evening al! the Scottish Rite “emple Ly the Order of Eastern £lar. Honorary mention was made of imembers initiated during the past M vear and during the social part of ae even.ag this group entertained 11e Chap.er with a special feature I ent. =inment. Plar we.e made for a joint in- tallat.ion ‘o ke held with Nugget Chapter at the Scottish Rite Tem- ple in Juneau on the evening of 8§ January 5. The ceremony will be § cpen to Star members and their invited friends and dancing will follow the service, After the lodge room session last night, refreshments were served in the banquet room in charge of £ Mrs. Katherine Hooker. Tables were decorated in Christmas green and § red for the occasion. il — Tongass Now JuneauBound SEATTLE, Dec. 27. — Steamer Tongass sailed for Southeast Al- aska ports this morning with freight and passengers, Mons Anderson is the only pas-| @ senger aboard booked for Juneau.| resi- HELLAN STRANDED HAS VISIONS, B.B.PENNANT Granddaddy of Athletics| Starts His 56th Year on Diamond By DILLON GRAHAM Service | | -Base | give | Sports Editor, AP Feature PHILADELPHIA, De:, 27 ball's grandpappy just won't 1 hope. | At the ripe old age of 77 he has more spirit than the greenest young rookie Cut of his clear blue eyes the, all thin man looks ahead and | nagines another pennant winner it Philadelphia, a team that would the Yankees take a back eat, maybe a world's champion- up club. | On his 77th birthday, which was December 23, Connie Mack sat in 1is office high up in Shibe Park’s b |tower and laid his plans for an ther baseball season. “I'm trying for winner; one that will be up there fighting for | the lead. I do not know how suc-| we will be. But I have ' he says. Winz Stifi Battle Just a few months ago baseball 'folk thought that Connie would | never take the bench again, that | | perhaps he wouldn't live to cele-" | brate another birthday. ! Critically il for long weeks,| ‘Ccrnellu.u McGillicuddy lay in the |sick room while his son Earl | managed Connie’s beloved Ath- letics. Now Mack has recovered. }Ic‘ looks better than he has in sev- leral years | “1 feel fine, he tells friends. “I have learned a lot about how [to live, and I am observing those | (lower), !lhmgs 1 have learned. I am not on sm) diet, but I do eat the plain-| lest of foods and sidestep fats and | gravies, of which I am fond.” Mack expects to go South with| Lois Jeanne Vannorsdel (upper), 19-year-old Colorado State College | co-ed, who is said by Deputy Dis- trict Attorney W. M. Ault of Fort Collins, Colo., to have signed a statement detailing the shooting of Walter (Bud) Lyons 195-pound fullback on the Aggies’ team. While Ault would not dis- close details of the statement, he said it involved the old saying “about a woman scorned.” The shooting took place in Miss Van- norsdel’s apartment. never felt better,”| e Miss Jean Gallagher is leaving the office of the Alaska Steamship Company here to assume a posi- tion in the office of the United States Attorney. Miss Gallagher will be succeeded in the steamship offices by Miss Jeanette Ringstad, former Pet burg girl who moved to the Capi- tal City a few months ago and has recently been employed by the Census Bureau in the Peters- burg district. - e for sale at The Empire Olfloe, his ball club for spring training | {in a few months, And he’ll be on the bench again in the summer, waving his scorecard to signal strategic moves to his players. 55-Year Veteran Connie has been in baseball for 55 years. AT YAKUTAI WIIH He was a player back in the |long ago days when the catcher took the hurler’s pitch on the first FOUR pRisoNERS ounce back of the plate. He was a good catcher, too. That was in 1884, { Then he became a manager. In Deputy Marshal, Matron uo " ne took charge of the a's " " tand has piloted them ever since. On Beach' as Result [fie nas nud some great teams, world champions in 1910-11-13- of Gulf Storms |z, —p——— Connie was the manager who Because storms kept the south- broke up two great aggregations, heund steamer Yukon from going his 1914 club and later his 1929- into Yakutat as scheduled, a long 31 outfit. And it was Connie who| wait at the little Gulf of Alaska put together baseball's famous village faces U. S. Deputy Mar- $100,000 infield—McInnis, Collin.s.‘ shal Walter Hellan, Matron Mrs. Barry and Baker. Then there| fay Jernberg and four prisoners were Chief Bender and Eddie| they went there last week to ar- Plank and Rube Waddell. And rest. |Nap Lajoie and Jack Coombs. The next southbound passenger And more recently Jimmy Foxx, boat does not call at Yakutat for Lefty Grove, GCeorge Earnshaw, a month. Attempts are being made Mickey Cochrane, Jimmy Dykes by the Marshal's office here to and Al Simmons. Mack just brought arrange some other wmeans of Simmons back to the A's for next transportation for its party. season. Meanwhile, Hellan and Mrs.| Connie has seen many innova- Jernberg, already having missed tions in baseball down the long< Christmas at home, looked forward stretch of years, And he's in favor | dismally to spending New Year's of one of the latest—night games. at Yakutat, “I am glad we started mgmf - ;ball It has been a success and all clubs will eventually turn to it. NEW STENOGRAPHER | vinwess uo” | | Mack insists he has no inten-| fon AMSKA STEAM tions of retiring. | “I am going to stay in the game until I find that I am slipping Then my son, Earl, will succeed me. But I feel fine and I'm going to be good for some time yet S e | News of the birth of a son w! Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. vanAcker- Jen on December 14 reached Ju- Honey-haired Lucille Wilds, the g able to wed the handsome fellow on the next page, 25, sales clothing model, without p Thornton (center), The marriage - WO -,:\!_@ irl ill the tooth paste ads, will be Bill Kent (left), aying $10,000 to her agent, Walter of the two models was threatened by a clause in Miss Wild's contract, saying she must pay Thornton $10,000 if she went to the altar. all ebjections to the match. Antarctic Bound Harrison Richardson Youngest member of the Byrd Ant- arctic expedition is Harrison Rich- ardson, 20, of Beaver, Pa. He is aboard the North Star, now bound for the bottom of the world. neau friends with their Christmas | mail. \ who the medical Dr. vanAckeren, Juneau as head of department of the Office of In- dian Affairs during 1936 and 1937, is stationed in Washington and | he and his family are living in Arw lington, Va. Also living on the east coast axv Lieut, and Mrs. C. H. Andmson who are stationed 'at Norfolk, Cliristmas greetings from the | Andersons brought word that Lieut. and Mrs, Beveral Moody, who were | in Juneau with the Coast Guard several years ago had visited them recently from Porto Rico, where they are now living. - D TEXAS farmers produced more than 40,000,000 bushels of wheat last year. Faced with a suit, Thornton dropped They plan to wed soon. Coach of Year Dr. Edward N. Anderson Football mentor at the University of Iowa, Dr. Edward N. Anderson is pictured in New York, where he re- cexvad the Jacob Ruppert Memorial Award for the outstanding coach of the year, He guided a luppondly weak Iowa eleven to second place in the Big Ten, - 5 ALMOST all metals imbedded in rock. Relief At Last ' For Your (:ough Creomulsion relieves prompt! | cause it goes right to the seal o Lho | trouble to loosen germ laden phlegm, increase secretion and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflam« ed bronchial mucous membranes. 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