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ESDAY, FEB. 14, 1940. Goes to the White. Housc RARE lEfiER FROMPITCAIRN RECEIVED HERE North Star Officers Send Greetings from Island fo Hawkesworfh One of the 794 i P — THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WE THE C’&PITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES B'ondie ' “’rh en I‘IO“) \VOO(! SHOW PLACE OF JUNEAU i Starting Tonight Fi I m a' (apllol Penny quleton and Ar- thur Lake Featured U NE AU S QWNED AND GPERATED Juneau’s Greatest Show Value STARTS TONIGHT AMERICA’S FAVORITE FUN-FAMILY } etters mailed from; e e ey o e H Pitcairn Island during the recent e ! in Comedy |visit there of the Byrd Ant Their Third | expedition vessel North Star has A _— been received by Charles W. Hawkes- | Successive That fam hete again! worth, Assistant to the General i The Bumsteads are back—delic- | perintendent of the Office of Indian { icus Blondie and her eamest Dag Attairs. s i wood, delightful Baby Dum | Hw: l‘|>4\4‘|”|‘)“ )rnv.m": a -*Dl'l’l-»\. } Boss.” In “Blondie Takes a Vacs jcachet, was posted from the island | tion,” which opens tonight at the {on December 13 and arrived here | { tien,” even more hilarious than }\'zn\lrwlnv exactly two months lat-, K “Elendie” or “Blondie Meets the | Bess! In “ le Takes a Vaca- | nders of the letter were flw k ticn,’ which opens tenight at the officers of the North Star, norn 6 § i " the Bumstead the Alaska Service for (he O NN Capitol Theatre, the Bumste ir 1 Neatl J6k e @epuc odh aog lof Indian Affairs. Isak Lys M'&/NAEL wlnf: where there's more room tc get into | tain lflm:(l the letter, alc g ?mAln ROPHY trouble! | Herman Sanwick, C. H. Sa J h Comtury. Fox v The dome: misunderstandings -F!{fll;]n \\é\h.l:)m'\z J. F. Ruttle, G : ] i - i and finan misadventures of ‘T:‘ s, ‘m((‘n.‘Lux'x. S. Sur and | Addea Ai!racllous L 5]@ rls Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead are | (:,:.\Ni}t]‘fri:;( ; % L] ically presentéd to us by‘a fa- e Star men wrote tha 4} § B ey | the istand now has 170 inhabits COMEDY--—MUSICAL miliar cast. Penny Singleton again \ y Sing | descendants of the mutineers of the | NEWS i On the Wing is Blondie, and Arthur Lake is the | ] S h £ harassed ‘Dagwood. Chubby Larry th Bounty. 1 2 | Ekeia B simms appears as Baby Dumpling Hollywood moves in on the White House in sene Autry; then come three Washington of- | - e L PFLLING BEE | i g and Daisy is still Daisy! ington on the occasion of the president’s b ficials. Seated, left to right, Gi Simms, | 2ha i «Blondie Taakes & Vacation” sends bail for infantile paralysis Star rs. Ja agney, Mrs. Pat O’Brien, Gloria Jean, (0” fl. (HAR | ON THE STAGE—9:15 P. M. i’ News the Bumstesad SERNG 6. 5 Winsther to right, are Commissioner Melvin > oyce, Bdward G. Robinson, Dorothy Lae N( AT SR AR ! gagrs e ey Jtttt o e ington, Red Skelton, Kay Kyser, Tyr mour lliam Boyd, Mrs. Franklin' D. Roosevelt, & e ar— 1CSCTt. On the train they meet a Mickey Rooney, Pat O , Charles Pettijoh Mrs. 5 Boyd, Mrs. Robinson, Olivia De " " 3 5 genial pyromanic named Gills Walter O'Keefe, Commissioner G A Havilland, Ona Munson, Mary Howard. | PARDON OUR NERVE 1 ' BRIDE OF MINGTON lQW rmer Juneauites nt for Palo At Alo Weddmg b 4 b ver, dauzhter of it Jerbert Lionel Faulk- ver of Juneau. became the bride of n Low, son of Mr. and Mrs Portland, Oregon, at remony performed on the evening of February 1, by the 2 R. Davidson, Jr, at All al Church in Palo c by her father, charmng bride wore a gown of e faille silk, designed princess Her full length veil was of ried a shower bou- ses and lilies of the nce MecCormick of San ;5 maid-of-honer. Oth- er attendanis were Miss Beatrice r of Mr. and Mrs, Juneau; Miss Mary ton of Wernecke of Berkeley. the Capital City. All alike in white net ip vel of tulle -of-hcnor carried blue and the bridesmaids' s were of white, pink and lue hyacinths Preston Low, t man brother of the groom, Ushers included John Karl and Charles Ra- smates of the groom re a gown of blue a jacket of sequins for her d'«mhLPr: wedding. She wore pale pink gloves and a shoulder corsage of bouvardia. Mrs. Low. er of the groom, wore black velvet and a jacket of white lace. Her gloves were white and her cor- sage was of gardenias. Following the ceremony a recep- ticn was held at Palo Alto Lodge ere the couple received the con- 1tulations of more than two hun- dred friends. Among the guests, Juneau, were Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. Livingston Wernecke, Mr. and Mrs. Lester D. Henderson and their two daughtes Joyce and Charlotte, Mr. and Mrs. James Mattox, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Tandy Wright (Mrs. Wright was the former Louise Jeschein), and Miss Ethel Elvin The bride studied at Annie Wright Seminary in Tacoma, and in 1938 was graduated from Stanford Uni- Vi y. Mr. Low received his de- gree from the Stanford Law School and is practicing in San Francisco. The newlyweds will make their heme in Palo Alto. formerly of Pt ¥ reriormance use SHEAFFER NAVY JOB_rewis Comp- ton (above) of New Jersey was named by F.D.R. assistant navy secretary under Edison. MORE MEN . ARE (AI-I-ED SONS OF lEGION T0 COLORS cons(”phon Takes Pla(e meeting next Monday evening. for Those Who Were Born in 1897 {be served Tater. \cuntimued from rage One) ter attacks have been repulsed, suf- fering heavy losses. | A contrasting picture drawn by | Finland says Soviet losses in the| Summa sector alone numbers be- tween 30,000 and 40,000 Russians. S Mrs. Stacey Norman l A surprise party was given Mrs. | Stacey Norman, Martha Society, yesterday after- neon when approximately 30 mem- bers dropped in at her home on Sixth Street. Tea was served and during the affair Mrs. Norman was presented with an Alaska-ivory pie knife, in appreciation of her year of work with the group. The affair was arranged under the supervision of Mrs. George Johnson, Mrs. Gunnar Blomgren ‘and Mrs. John A Glasse, REC U.S. PAT OFF THE BIGGEST BURN IN JUNEAU RICE & AHLERS CO. PHONE 34 ER INSTALLATIONS ARE RAYS! Third and Franklin president of the| Jm played by Donald Meck, and a tough crusted businessman named Merton played by Donald MacBride. Baby and Daisy make the trip of a trial for Mortin sult, he refuses the family «\rhml(’\nrr to his hotel at the lake Blondie, Dagwood and the family troop to the cnly other hotel and le: that it is about to be closed over their heads because Morton is trying to put his rival out cf busi- nes The family eagerly s with the underdog. They jump in and take part, with Baby Dumpling and Daisy cshowing much ingenuity in dev ans of beating Morton | R Valentine Card | Party Enjoyed | Here by 0. F .S. Presided over by Mrs. Mildred Wyller, Worthy Matro meeting was held last evening at the Scot- tish Rite Temple by members of the Order of Eastern Star. i Regular business was discussed | and a number of visiting members | from other lodges were introduced | during the session Following the meeting a Valen- tine card party was held with sev- enteen tables in play for the oc- casion. Honors for bridge were won by Mrs. Grace Jacobi, Past Worthy Matron from the State of Wash- ington, and Howard D. Stabler. Pi- nochle honors went to Mrs. Helen Fenn, a visiting member from P{’L- ersburg. Arrangements for the evening were in charge of Mrs. Edwin Sut- ton, Mrs, O. S. Sullivan and Mrs. J. W. Leivers T0 VISIT POST Sons of the Legion will be guests} lof Alford John Bradford Post of the American Legion at the Post's Officers of the junoir group will occupy the chairs and conduct the business of ‘the Post. E. D. R’s Birthday Photo Photographers have a field day in the presidential study in the White House as President Roosevelt poses for a picture on his 58th birthday. NEW PAMPHLET OF FHA REQUIREMENTS IS RECEIVED HERE A supply of pamphlets outlining | the minimum construction require | ments for new aska have the Federal ruary 1, struction on is insured by whis the A feed: will| considered nece well- cnnsrrum'd dwelling whun will “Coal Slvde” Buries dwellings been received Housing tion. The requiremer apply to all ch the FHA ry in 'Al- here new They to produce by Administra- s, dated Feb- con- mortgage are a erve as sound erm mortgage loan - o ecurity for a long- TAKING TRIP 10 SAN FRANCISCO; MAY GO TO EAST Ben Mullen sailed on the Princess table, a several Louise this morning for weeks' business and vacation trip. cards Mullen expects to go Francisco first l'x om Lhcrc and may to Passing Automobtlv MRS. RAY WARD HOSTESS TODAY| ‘AlIl(-d Trades. OPENS TONIGHT AS NEW COLISEUM SHOW Lynn Barri and June Gale say that girls must live and, if possible, A Council Charter has been in-| stalled for eight CIO unions here in Miner's Hall. Don Me¢Cammon has been elect- |ed President. He is of the Juneau Secretary ks is PeRey (|jve very well, and they set about “'l‘\:l.l' ations to ](“.( ‘-:yil :;.‘;:m;‘ gvl:fi‘"l’ of the United Canneryto prove it in “Pardon Our Nerve," S ORI 8t tocin s NRARSHR | eE e i S ~|tne 20th century-Fox hit which olor sc at today’s ; Clerk i Ernie Stender of the)opens tonight at the Coliseum The- and bridge party given at her| Mine and Mill Workers and John | ggre, home on the Basin Road. | Kennedy of the same union ‘si The film finds the girls as two SRt Werd m'”h""‘\;S""L’"““‘ cat-Arms, hungry little angels muscling i1 on Wellman Holbrook, Virgil Farrell,| The officers were sworn in by|(he heaven where m s il D. W. Hagerty, John Brillhart, A.| Harold Jones, international or-|caviar grow, and gallops off (> & E. Glover, H. L. Iffert, Danlel| gniper. lively start when tiiey are sen ROSS, cull\m Pool, H Sperling, | e Hersesback riding by the Elite:Bs- A. E. Kan Fred R. Geeslin| Yotk Service and H. W. Stinchcomb ‘(Akl WHDMAN |to be the light-heavy B | pion of the world and the girls Norwomen Dinner Tomorrow Night! motif will be night's will be held in Northern starting A Valentine for tomorrow dinner which Parlors of the Prezhy an Church, o'clock A book T Mrs. L P singing will Robert White. Reservations for the affair end s evening and may be made by 373. at 6 view will be given by | Dawes and community | be led by Mrs. OC. tl - - - Jay Finlay Has Val_gr_ljme Party A Valentine party was an event this afternoon at the Jack Finlay 1'('kid<'ncv on Franklin Street, where Jay Finlay was host to a ;,mup of his playmates. Animal crackers and gum drop hearts decorated the refreshment which was lighted by red and offset by Valentine Assisting Mrs. Finlay dur- tapers San ing the afternoon were Mrs. Frank go East Swartz and Mrs. Robert Rice. R | When a Chicago coal truck upset, Louis Meyers happened to be driving by in his auto. Eight tons of coal slid on and around his car, which workmen are shown uncovering after the mishap, Meyers escaped with only minor injuries, Asked for the occasion were Eli- zabeth Wyller, Joann Blythe, Kay, Metzgar, Helen Jane Adams, Sheila Kay Carmichael, Sue Zingler, Sandy Blanton, Ted Keaton, Tom- my Eddie Cashen, Johnny Jenson, and Quentin and Reynold John- son. SR S5 e — — | HosPITAL NOTES I. Charles Nicholson was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday af- terncon from the Polaris-Taku mine. He is receiving medical ecare. Jimmy Johnson, son of Mr. and ! Mrs. George Johnson, was dismissed today from St. Ann’s Hospital where he underwent an appndectomy last week, and returned to the family home. Stanley Schieler was brought in from Polaris-Taku and is at St. Anr Hospital reccivin. medical attention. B. Johanson was a surgical ad- mission this morning at St. Ann'si Hospital. | After receiving survical care, Mar- garet Shotter was dismissed today | from the Government Hospital. were dismissed today from the Gov- ernment Hospital. | pital, Selina Mooney is receumg surgical attention. - D The PWA completed 2,691 wnwr supply projects in six years at a total cost of $380,795,162. i | used | gergren Norwomen | residence the built at 622 West 11th Street. Light | 7 | Mrs. Edna Dick and her baby boy || Jranged by Marshall William T. Ma- | make an impression—but it's bad. ro Bg#‘e’“iol?vfnm:a:i filu‘)‘r;;:}:lm‘:a;\vw and the pic- o tell of all that happens from Vm-m to the end of the film—how they meet Guinn Williams, manage this fights in the ring, tie-up with Michael Whalen and run afoul of Edward Brophy—would require too much space and not do justice to the film. The solution seems to be H, 0ex was the apehitect; that you go down and see for your- Another small permit, providing ! self and youw'll probably go back to for $100 in plumbing and founda-| laugh for more. tion work at 318 First Street, was APt bt o issued to Mike Vagge. afE D™ HELP AN | l Telephone 713 or write A building |mnul for construction | of a new home has been issued by City Building Tnspector Milton La- to 1 Weideman. The will cost $5,000 and be H. 0 WORK CLEARING A work crew of a dozen Federal | prisoners started operations today clearing logs, stumps and debris from the right of way of the Sunny | Point homestead road which leaves the Glacier Highway at Mile 7. 127, Experienced in general office After a few days on this work, work, hotel clerking, and selling. the crew will be moved to another Good appearance. Will accept any- job. The prison work plan was ar- thing. Call for ES 49. B PRISON GANG GOES | | ALASKAN CLERK-SALESMAN--Single; age honey and Regional Forester B. Frank Heintzleman. It is entirely voluntary with the prisoners, who are given extra allowance on their fines for such labor. D Forelgn Recruifers Artested, lo Go Free Relief At Last DETROIT, Mich., Fet: 1* ~¥Fed- Fo'n Yollrc . eral District Attorney John Leser said today he had been instrucied Creomulsion relieves pi | eause it foes the. BOUND FOR OUTSIDE Eileen Herning, of Fair- is making the trip south Mount McKinley for a brief the States. i Mrs. on the to drop the charges against 16 per- sons accused of recruiting soldiers 'trouble to loosen germ laden pk for the Spanish Republican Army ! inicrease seeretion and & Lesser said the instructions were ?mfi and heal raw, contained in a telegram from "““No gxl‘&%f}dfi’m sistant Attorney General John Rog- have tri er, 4 Roger, the Disirict Attorney dL:-‘ closed, was flying to Detroit from oryoum-emhb Washington. 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