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e 2 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1940. { . ' r big parly, the anmual gathering of in dignified blue capes and caj U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU by the Kentucky Colonels' Associatior IENSION [ who announce the procession with B Pap & ' ¥ Spousored by the Kentucky hotel the | huge gold horns, the lovely daisy TIIE WF‘A TIII“I{ Colonels—there are more than fl chain is formed by maidens gowned 4 ] BE r on a hound—are taxed $7.50 eac in white frocks and bonnet I'n " 5 R4 1 L] sy blage that the Governor usually a1 beautiful in a yellow gown and Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 1:30 pn., May nounces selections for colonels bonne then come the ming Light showers and slightly colder tonight, partly cloudy Friday; mod- " But there are so many privalc maids-in-waiting their dresse ate northerly winds. Minimum temperature tonight about 40 de- (i \ parties—strictly informal—that ar AllAYED of green angt Piik and orchid, A ’ S | adding machine would be needed t tiny crown b makes hi Forecast for Southeast Alaska: Light showers and slightly cold 1 | record them. A fellow con do just to the throne, followed by lovely | tonight, partly cloudy Friday; moderate to fresh northerly winds ov ;‘:’("A:‘X as he wi 11"‘* in_the matter of A | Queen-Allene, gowned in white and| Lynn Canal. otherwise moderate north, shifting to westerly Friday “ 4 | social enjoymen 1N ¥ ¢ ) ¥ B inas <& . & ) § ¢ seeing o 0 . - 0. 8 ! 5 o aight, coming esterd; Frida, ‘::"ml’s:‘,“_ ‘(‘y{j";(f(”‘“v‘ “"(fi‘('ll““"v"i("”"" Aggres_“on Are | The crown of fowes is placed from Dixon Entrance to Cape Hichiibrook; and moderate no: ek kg n her titian hair and chil- shifting to west and southwesterly Friday, from Cape Hinchinb ¢ your rooms lined up—as far in ad- G (” to present their May— to Kodiak § vance as possible rounatess g W o v ! Otherwise yowll probably stand - ot S LOCAL DATA hours and hours after becomit BELGRADE, Y T e e ted Time Barometer ‘lemp. Humidity Wind Velocity ~Weather ¢ the vietim of tic sealpers ASGHAN W GO y Quiee B e P 29,59 e 5 y | Ferget The Bieachers ¥ P . - 4:30 am. today 20.22 56 33 SE 16 i These 50 cent bleachers, which bt ML A07 O Noon today 20.28 50 58 E 9 Rain v the home folk, who stand in one |2 o € R RADIO REPORTS spot from around 7 am., until the |, AT - rov GRUEN!N ’ | TODAY Derby funning about 4:30 p.m. Leave | SCH B U o S ax. tempt. | Lowest 8:30am. Precip. 3:30am. Is it worth the price? Well, 80,000 jammed Churchill Downs last year to see the bluegrass horse race |for a moment and you return to oo **¢M el X Station | temp. temp, 24hours Weather ¢ Do find your standing spot is gone ke g FORMER posfl'!e" Gambell 30 31 0 3 | SR Hundreds of Louisville people. ¢ Fairbanks 41 43 0 A lem’s Lenox avenue thrown in for reg ,u.\joc\k.;'( r)mx;-{ It's ka n\:‘,;);ll(_\' however, have had enough of the i . e “ — Nome 33 02 To sports fans seme cities o0d measure good drink but a Kentuckian balks| perby crush; have grown tired of O oropaganda o M won o+ & known chiefly for sperts spe Unless your pocketbook plays a |ab Daying even 50 cents for & PInCh | seeing the brilliant decorations; have “~: G ’f““ l,“,,,:' ik Repe”EmerSOfl Of Harvard Mayo 40 04 ] Indianapclis for the Memori very jingling tune, the chances are Of mint, two jiggers of bourbon and | wearied of the crush of automobiles | """ y St A int d D t Anchorage E5) 0 auto race, Baltimore for the Preak- [{nat one Derby in four or five years |sofe ~ cracked ice~hel take, it]gda pedestrians. Many hie themselv- | ppoiniea virecior Bethel 32 0 ] ness, Pasadena’for the Rose BOWL . wp 0.t 411 you can finance straight every time. es miles away from home at Derby | F TE LAS"‘ . . St. Paul 31 02 & Geshen for the Hambletonian trott- yopiy i sell, the mob ever in-| The other big business on the day | time. Derby to them spells headache M AY t Of Terrnones Dutch Harbor 35 06 ing classic—and Loaisville for the' ... of days here is taxicabs. Up to Pri-| ' Lonisvillians in general have their Wosnesens 36 0 Kentucky Derby. Here’'s how that There are Derby costs other than day cf Derby week a person may taxi| big time on Derby eve. In the after- EVENING pRovES {INGTON, Ma 2.—Secre- 45 11 Clou . Louisville—béhaves cn its day. .o 4000 priec i much | to Churchill Downs for 25 cent noon they go to the Downs for a Ickes today appointed Robe Kodiak 37 03 Clear The Derby will be run May 1 hizhé the cabby gets four or five passer good racing card and roam around Emer 31, Associate Professoro’( Cordova 36 0 2 * B GLENN RAMSEY it b other timie of the Price shoots to $1 a ps evening—but Hwt\; don’t p:\}'\lhr high i the past 13 years, as Director 1k 41 01 Cloudy o AP Feature vear a Louisville room and bath| If you stfll have a semblance of cause they are known fof,, A A | of Division of Territories and Ketchikan 46 46 Clot LOUISVILLE, Ky —Thihk hard|comes to $2:50 or §3 per day .|n ity you will n’.\r]q’m«l'.uL -“”“»‘. those s('l'\ll):::l,l‘)ll('l.:;\l Sitie In 'he Ga[den of Sl“glflgi island Possessiol F :‘.‘.m”' (l(uyn'rl 42 36 Cloudy < A % E e price is unchanged @ - y C Emerson will come here in Jun rince Gieor 7 30 e chilfun, does the name ’..( this town H‘nl'x’ on't ren wwm w am ”m‘ for 25 tents. One can gef.to| " Justto give you an idea of what it HOWG[S,” Presemed [ e Rulh nHs (\1}11!”‘ ;; 4 ]:» (I’If. - BN Buy g o you room for Jess than three davs qur= o o o0ns and back about as swiftly| costs to attend a Derby, here are yeen acting Director - Pporfland 82 50 ) a1 Kentucky? Yeah, mint julep Derby week —the last three day ooy Bens e by Grade School o i Do gl gl < b e iy d i But Loéulsville, ah--now you re- —at $80 up for the périod. Come it e | | Bchetly« chrgering - agned. 4o 2 San Francisco . 61 53 0 Cle call. It's Derbytown, U A. each|late without a reservation, and the Merchants along the main streets, The Big Shet E 1LEOIE SOV AN 1 kB0t no— Adrae " | May. Housing on--public spirited | who don'’t dish out food, liquot, taxi- | ' If you have & lot of money and| Approximately 350 students from Emerson is described a - O e SR D | £ t—:\-m-;,;.((» 1875 when Aristides won | 8roup—may omething at $5 cabs or a place to &leep, say they |WADt to bring five friends to a Keon-|the Juneau Grade School partici- thority on colohial governgent, so- An area .'>1‘ Im‘.‘x pressure <~x:;~.mmv outheastward from the Aleu- ol : the first Kentuc Derby Louisville for Saturday night don't profit by the Derby crowd. The | tucky Derby, making a party of six, pdted in last evening's May d cial and economic life lfr Mm‘m;\» Is mdv while (h: distarbance that was off the coa has been the sports capital for « One rich fellow loves his derby so day of the big face, always Saturday, | here's about what you would spend: ffestival, presented before a crowd- e e & on ‘~‘~|H<1“ Sl ified 'EH moved northeastward to n i day each year much that for several years he has | i poor business day for them.| ‘A box for six at Charchill Downs|ed auditorium in the Juneau Hizh b 1 e S DTS r|’n~ sturbance gave moderate to heavy i ‘ Some 400 racing-mad folk. mostly | PRId $500 a Derby week o a L Shoppefs have no trouble getting| A box Tor six at Churchill Downs School Gymnasium rains and strong €0 gdle southerly witids ‘over an from bt IR e " Lville couple for their house and ser- | Waited onl $ 99.00| “In the Garden of Singing Fl a Io Ie Oregon to Dixon Entrance. Light rains occurred also over most Ev((-n‘(u(‘ku:n.\. *.‘x\\ IA];}:Lq)v"(‘:f;’ \,m (I‘ t valie | BilleelAve Lentéit Three rooms (2 in a room] at a e colorful and sparkling mus tions of Southe: Ala; and o the coastal area of the Gulf v w,":c,:l,n,:::,::,],: ,”,‘("" to son Tohme. | Hotels usually are sold out months | Generally, the Derby visitor comes | hetel '8 nights £300.00 cil heralding the arrival of spring A F region. A few light showers occuured over the Yukon Territory and Bl thei resss In in advance and if they don't know here for three things—to drink, to| Meals at best restaurants (3days) | was written and produced by Mi it was snowing in Atkan this morning. Over the rest of Alaska ti | x ang | YOU it is cash the barrel head. ce» the hoss race and to enjoy the 10000 | velma Bloom, assisted b l weather was mostly partly cloudy Most of those 80,000 at the 1939y con chond the pre-derby night | companionship ‘of friends. * Police| ‘Liguor for entire party 150.00 | teachers in the Grade School. Cos- Juneau, May Sunrise 5:02 a.m., sunset 8:53 p.m Rethy yers visitor }; e Ol |41 a nearby Ohio, Indiana or Ken- show a lot of consideration for the! Incidentals (taxis, hot dogs, ttc) (umes were designed partially = = {‘iu'.:‘:‘]::x.hl;? ‘-Hll‘::x.'m('xynli:nl Hine tucky town—which also charges con- | inebriated 10000 made by Mrs. Helen Webster, with VER, Col, May 2 Radio . S| e montha of fxgvem- - AR ciréuses, & day at the zoo for child- |Siderably “above the day rale—and | “when Derby weather is good, and Srao b ssistance of the various teact smitting trouble brought Offi Va arles o' ber, December, January, Fel [ ten and a flock of women's conven. | [ there the night after the generally it is (a heavy track has FU900 | crs and parents of the st cer Leon Ballageer of the auto pa ary and March if you are a bo o tions all rolled into one detby. 24 been réported only I3 times sinee The Little Shot - o [STPRAL foF . (e gt diobe brol. b e cclfy s Topa L BLop girl under 16 It'’s almost unbelievable that far Restanrants Get.(Thelrs the Derby began), officers have @ i fellow who wants Wdi by [Dated by the Juneau Rotary Three othe.® patrol cars were R e D R e B ennnbe ey 8 Restaurants, oo, have a special [Ou2h time handling traffic, bub it| with grand stand (general admis- elling the story of a i wead of him ok a e aws a manner that will frigl ] the nation, from Canada and Mexlco price for- derby -visitors, Ham. anq |15 1O longer a.major problem With siony. tickets and-one nigfit. in a|boy Who 1 into the We just can't contact the radio horses b and occasionally from across the eges rate > cents minfmum, un- |More than: 1,000 natlonal? guards-|private home fora party-of sk might | on May ne, pRUGHG 098 on towet ew Drive a car on Le Grand Car F ocean to see eight or fen horses in p away to some side street BN helping an augmented police | find his bill reading something like ",”“ Rk s o st e Ll Bol Gl gl action for a little more than two sy spoon where the cost is double | F0T°¢ b s i v A . Repairman Russell Barnett In-| - goypya. Moni’ May 2 rhe 9ays and Fridays minutes the usual 25 cents The only other sporting event on for the Derby Sidfo | uely dupen attives, A lovely ULUE pspast Ak WILA ot time Helena's municipal laws s AR ) high: priced gmusement. at | Small joints sell a 50 cont steak the calendar at this perlod of the Reems in a private home 30.00 14‘m tip-toc .mm.lrn .L:I\‘y gardea, | ou ing a flaw \‘ le € | were “modernized” was in’ March,! -Marine fossils have geen found Wfl B oonts | for 1. In. the bolter Spote a steak | VeAr is derby-eve wrestling or box- | - Medis A 15.00 | followed by the many children who hefore .plasing the Blame on{joe SIOU S E L S AW in | the Grand Canyon and Painted D general admission rates along with humming birds' ing show. Last year it was wrestling. - Liqbor 20.00 | come to the woods wit red ce 1 broadcasting, reeeiving{ o™ o oo 1d tors DML R ARG A big-wig politician, a box, pays | tongue The prices are in proportion to food Incidentals 10.00 | balloons to await crowning ation, he decided to inspect the Citheiii P : approximately $8.05 per md (fig-| On the liquid side, that Kentucky and hotels — | the queen antennae on each car g ; In the earliest times clephs N uring the 1939 classic was ron in 123 | mint julep you have heard so much OB the sqcial side there is but one $82.00 | Preceded by two heralds, dressed| Someone had stolen (hem! To be upon the streets after were trained for war. t seconds). You divide 123 in 50—tha 1t soars to $1—or more if you| o - . big figure got m to donate. Bourbon ala true R " Blue Book Spectators Kentuckiana—a jigger full with a P The list of box purchasers who|mere dash of water—can be had in shell out lots of jack amnually just | the elite bars for 50 cents a gulp, but to say they have attended so many ,mind your glups—they mount up in derby runnings, reads like the blueja hurry. 1 « "books of Hoilywood, Wall Street and Bartenders say folk come to Louis- . Pawk Avenoo—with bit of Har-|ville and the Derby to drink juley : CLOTHES that are CLEANED ¥ o ¢ 4 OFTEN-Wear Longer! : | ALY R D W e T | ' T'fit;zifilél' K Friday and Saturday DEVLIN'S (lOSE OU'I' B l 0 US E S : Special! CLEARANCE | SPECIAL Red Heart Raberg o ou, wigs 5 . Knitting Yarn i T0r J " » PI;%‘_;E FRIDAY e Tl : e A Rubberellas 4+ ‘ ODE | e y Adelaide Kers and conveniently 3 will fit Regular 25¢ g § > ' I-TAILORED or g 2 Bat l'affeta, Crepe and ' e T Umbrella | raws E all 1 and L'y oz skeins of Red stitched sheers . . . White, B o e i i N B NOW AND SAVE for all your . urse. B A G S future kniiting needs. smaxt “ns B ideal b b o Values 1o $7.50 1 &0 Sna S e . aears ® Guarantoos h 3 by ® ® Pink ® Purple new soft look. Wool crepes Pone, 3 Various Colors ® Violet ® Jade and flannels, in black ] :o}ora Black and ,~ r i Each Open Until §:00 P. M. ALY, peElal: oz e : R f B. M. Bel\r,ends mm%"(%‘:énm :ill £ : # continue week. : | JO H,'E,,\SV- : Co. V ; Leota’s 7 RS STEV“S nEVLl,“ s 8 . ottty Slocs LB e a5 B lele _ in the Baranof Hotel 5 Sally Victor’s version of (he big felt hat is pinched with a bow behind % the pompadour and falls softly ca the sides. It is Constitution blue.