The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 19, 1940, Page 3

TTTE CAPITOL, TIAS THE BIG PICTURES ——— Sunday Monday Tuesday TAPPING TQE TOE DOWN T AT WHI 1 GEORGE MURPHY x FRANK AND NEWS THAT IS NEWS! PREVUE TONITE 115 A, M, MATINEE SUNDAY+2 P. M. MORGAN IAN. HUNTER x FLORENCE RICE x LYNNE CARVER | Last Times F THEDAY | TONIGHT STLRESOWELL Officers Wed ASTAIRE-POWELL DAHCE TEAM STAR At Anchorage i CAPITOL HIT Field were recently married at An- Broadway Melody of ' 1040 | chorage following arrival of their o 3 ' Mihiel. 0 -’ | .. For 3 da‘l ShOWlng | Lieut. Robert C. Ratliffe took T o | Miss Lois Marie Davis of Van- Co-starred for the first time in|couver as his bride in a ceremony to be the musical|at the Presbyterian Manse with nsation of the season, Fred As-|Rev. Boyd G. Cubbage officiating ‘MEET DOCTOR CHRISTIAN .“MY MAN GODFREY"—Starts nd Eleanor Powell join forc- “Broadway Melody of Jing to the Capitol Theatre 2y for an engagement of threc Containing every conceivable tyne )f dance number, from tap to bal- let, “Broadway Melody of 1940” ells the story of a dance star and her search for a partner. The plot omes complicated when, through an odd complication, George Mur- phy gets the try-out call intended for Fred Astairs. Murphy wins the role and Ast content to re main in the background, finds his hands full attempting to keep Mur- phy's feet on the ground and his head down to normal size. The final outcome is one that keeps audiences guessing. A strong supporiing cast appears 1 the three dance stars. Frank © finds an ideal comedy role e musical show author whose shortcemings include a bad memory Ian Hunter is sesn oducer, Florence Rice as tary an 1 Emmy Lou Lee. ers in supporting roles are Ann rixie Firschke and Doug- McPnail, Playing for the last times to- night in the feature “Meet Doctor Christianson, starring Jean Her- shoit las BT TS AR Subserive to The Daily Alaska 1940, | | A group of officers and their wives a ded litary rites followed when Miss LaDora McCarthy of Casper, Wyo., took the marriage vows with Lieut Bert Perrin. The ceremony was in the Episcopal Church with officers from Elmendorf Field forming an arch of sabers for the exit of the couple after the wedding Both couples were given a rough- and tough ride around the city ir the biggest and ugliest Army truck available as Elmendorf officers gave a charivari to initiate the brides into the Army. - Heseitar Nor Sandy Brown was admitted to St. | Ann’s Hospital today and is a sur- gical patient. Admitted for medical care, Mrs. Harold Stroup is at St. Ann’s. M. J. Lynch was a medical admis- sion today at St. Ann's. | i E. F. Twiggers came in late yes- terday afternoon from Yakutat and | received care at the Juneau Med- | ical and Surgical Clinic for an arm ; fracture. | - | ———and First Show 5 P. M. 7:30 AIRWAYS FIELD, RADIO PROGRAM BEING PUSHED Heavy Equip;em Moving Through Seattle for Alaska Stations Additional he construction equipment, including giant cater- pillar “trail breakers,” is being shipped through Seattle to Alaska to expedite the Civil Aeronautics Board's program of building land- ing fields and radio stations in the interests of national the Board announced today. Col. Donald H. Connolly, ad- ministrator, said that 16 new radio stations and a few new emergency landing fields have been completed in Alaska and work is being rushea on the rest. “The original Alaskan Airwa System, started last year, was in- tended primarily to serve com- mercial aviation,” Colonel Connolly ! said. “Since the defense needs of the Army and Navy in that arca have been made known to us we are doing everything possible wo expedite our program. When the system is finished and coordinated with the Signal Corps stations, the most remote sections of Alaska will have airway and communication service as efficient as that in the United States.” Ancorage Station The Alaskan Airways System is being tied in with the United States | Air! System by a transmitting and receiving station set-up be- tween Everett and Anchorage, the Colonel said, Two radio stations have been completed at Sitka and one each at Juneau, Cordova, Ketchikan, Ruby, Fairbanks, Nome, Yakutat, Anchorage, Sitka, Petersburg, Yak- The Daily Alaska Empire guaran- | i,., 7pajkeetna, Summit, Haines Empire—the paper with the largest tees the largest daily circulation ul" pala circulation, 2 any Alaska newspaper. | P rr s ast one of my old we friends told me that one of the favors | ever him was to recom- mend the agent of the National Fire Insur- ance Company of Hartford, a year or so back. He went on fo say that a big tree had just bfown down on his house, smashed the daylwhis out of the sleeping porch and bathroom, and raised Ned generally. “The National Fire agent had pointed out the danger of that tree and told him he needed Windstorm Insurance - in ad- dition o his fire policy. He took it—and saved himseli a whopping big repair bill Believe me, if's a good tip for anyone—io go see the National Fire agent about real insurance advice and protection.” SHATTUCK AGENCY Offiee—New York Life Phone 249 | E | | married, age 42. | experience in laundry work, ha‘nd ‘ironing, use steam presses, silk fih- and Koyukuk. Stations under con- struction are at Bethel,\ Kodiak, McGrath, Naknek, 'Farwell, Lake Minchumina, Seward, Tanana, West Foreland and Aniak. Landing fields completed are at Moses Point, Yakataga, Talkeetna, Summit and Tanana, Fields are un- der construction at Farwell, West Foreland, Lake Minchumina, 'Ili- ma, McGrath, Nenana, Stillman and Aniak. - J. W. CLUB STUDY GROUP MEETS MONDAY The Pan American study group of the Juneau Woman's Club will meet Monday -afternoon at 2 o'- in the Penthouse of the Al- ska Electric Light and' Power Co. Anyone, whether member of the club or not, is invited to attend. e Vit 8RR SR PRSEBSALII L oo Ly i Bt HELP AN ALASKAN * ‘Pelephone 713 or Wwrite | The Alaska Territorial { Employment Service | for this qualified worker. ! LAUNDRY WORKER — Woman, Fourteen years ishing, ete. Call for ES 197. ———————— WM‘M 1 Empire Classifieds Pay? defense, | Sees First { L ACROSS 20 | | H v 1 Lowlanns along I | a Ie a ! 2 rivet Proksered | ‘ 8. Cateh or Wild animal 10. About ge o | 12 Train moising \ f all stops & in 13. Melody Kentucky 14, You anu 4 3 Poaches bl 2 ST TR 1 Difmeraed .. 4L Dbatpuction IVisiting Ben Twiggers Also Sonon: o o 4% Wardaren st Digosed Lo capacity laugh T st Is Seeing City of Ju- neau for First Time Last night 61-year-old Ben Twjig- gers of Yakutat, who has lived a | cecre of vears in Alaska, saw Juneau Short sleep ] Wife of 57 Geraint 4 1 for the first time and attended his first talking picture. zers went to Yakutat in the [AVIEINTE 8 IV [EJE{U[R|E @HCIR[AVIAIT E[R[O|T[I [CHM! [NIH|OILE R[I [PSIAITIS M W, AITIEMMcILIASISIMS]! [T GIARMBIEILILIO S E|SISIENMICIRIEIEIPIEIR TISHRSIE|TIA S[TIRIEIEIT SITIOINIE(S |1l TRIAINEIEINERIC tMPHISINEIERINTIE[L E|B]o/NID(E L L |A[M|A L[AICIUIN/ABRPIOIEIT|IIC |E|LIUDIEIRBROILIEIAITIE] (RIE[S[E[E[DEMMTIAIR[RIEID | Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle DOWN 1 Projecting rim 2 Liquid sdicinal 61. One of the preparation 4 Converse b, Slumber Released on ¢ of 1921 aboard the vessel Lib- Having reposed | Bird of prey | a aine to work in the canneries. | iratuity for He tried the canneries two year: oyt secking another form of life after d charges | 26 years at his molding trade in | e the States, and then tried his hand tered side at fox farming near Yakutat for | i nine years, giving that up to return to cannery work Although the Yakutat veteran has been to Westward towns from Yaku- Fathers | Color i High pointed bill Greece Flesh of calves tat, he had never been to Juneau | g : | before last night. Northbound to | Medioinal herd Yakutat in 1921 he “almost” saw | Sgnary’ TP Juneau when the Libby Maine put e | in at Taku, but passed Juneau by. | val_ \'\“hn | A few days ago Twiggers slipped ! 5. l\.:u\ of | heraldle spraining his rizht wrist. | attention Yakutat couldn’t offer, Twiggers took the opportunity to Juneau along | with the needed doctors | He found Juneau “more of a town I ex] " and declared talk- ing movies “Fine! A guest at the Gastineau, Twig- gers declares he will spend the next several days in Juneau going from one theatre to the other. | Then he will return to Yakutat, lonely little community on the Gulf shore whose chief attraction, which | brought Twiggers north 20 years 2go and still holds good, is the fact “It’s | got plenty of fresh air.” > oo Offiersat Ladd Field pinark Seven staff members of the Ladd | Field Quartermaster Corps, Air Corps and Infantry received boosts.| in rank with the recent large-scale | United States Army promotion pre and fell Needing medical see Battery “D” of the 251st Coast Artillery, California National Guard, practices up on its marching in above photo, for war maneuvers of an anti-aireraft unit are by no means confined to target drills. Firing at live targets and nightly searchlight drill are part of the routine. Maneuvers at San Luis Obispo will folloy the Ventura training, cross 6. Long narrow Diece inclined walk 50. Time long gram authorized by Commander-in- Chief Franklin D. Roosevelt, accord- ing to the Fairbanks News-Miner. Lieutenant James B. Rankin, as- | sisant constructing quartermaster, | and Lieutenant Wilson H. Neal, | weather officer, moved into captain- | 33 cies. Captain Rankin has been in | direct supervisorial charge of Ladd ‘puRplE BUBBLE Field's extensive clearing and build- | ing work since early in the construc- | tion program last winter. | DAN(E oF ElKS Captain Neal arrived in Fairbanks for duty September 21 | Four second lieutenants in the Air | EVE“T IONIGHT Corps and Second Lieutenant Ed- | ward E. Rager of Company L.| py,g are completed for a perfect Fourth Infantry, were raised to first Lo at the ElkslPurplv Bubble Ball, lieutenants. The elevated Air Corps\“"‘ annual dance of dances spon- officers were Post Adjutant Marvin | Elks Club, to be held E. Walseth, M. H. Ashkins, Robert (J07%3 Y the JoIks J R %wwarl‘and A, D. Baker in the Elks ballroom tonight, re- Pzl t o A il | ports dance manager Shavey Koski. Promotion orders received here\, Wes Barrett and his Royal Al- {T“’;" wz;h(‘)’;%%’; ? O Wiges eiieb |o<kans are scheduled to play for £ Wt the affair. Captain Rankin said today a crew | “qne nighlight of the evening will of 850 men is still at work on all iy, the balloon contest set for 12:30 structures on the army reservation | ook, when balloons, filled with except the hospital ‘and barracks| ., rency, will be cut from the ceiling which are awaiting arrival of neces- | ¢ 1o pallroom to drop to the floor. sary materials. The public is invited. B340 ———————— | GOES SOUTH | | WANT PLUMBING CODE Leading plumbers of Anchorage Mrs. James Wickersham left on | the Denali for a business and pleas- 'have petitioned the City Council to ure trip to the States. to be in the south for several regulation of tions. She expects prepare and adopt a code for the plumbing installa- months. y - e s i i R MINE EMPLOYEE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED EARLY THIS MORNING Kearney Bourgeois, 28, mine em- ployee, was taken to St. Ann’s Hos- pital about 1:30 o'clock this morning | suffering from rib fractures and possible internal injuries. Bourgeois, who came here about five months ago from Mississippi, was injured while on shift when he became squeezed between an ore car and the side wall of a tunnel. WILLKIE CLUB TO MEET ON MONDAY | R. B. Lesher will preside and all A regular business meeting of the Juneau Willkie Club will be held Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the City Council Chambers. members are invited to attend. 'DRAMATIC STORY OPENS | top featured roles. Juneaw’s Greatest Show Value PREVUE TONIGHT 1:15 A. M. MATINEE SUNDAY 2:00 P. M. Sunday ® Monday ® Tuesday OWNED “AND - DPERATED Neighbors the CARTERS FAY BAINTER FRANK CRAVEN EDMUND LOWE GENEVIEVE TOBIN Produced by CHARLES R ROGERS ) AIN s il MUSICAL ALSO " SUNDAY NIGHT CARTOON—NEWS IS THE BIG NIGHT TONIGHT ONLY RENFREW OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED in “YUKON FLIGIT” ALso OH SAY CAN YOU SKI ALSD CARTOON——NEWS i ,ramily stands by him. Wealthy ' friends offer to adopt one of the children in time of trouble and the SUNDAY AS ATTRACTION child cannot bear .to leave the AT COLISEUM THEATRE | “.. Tonight's feature is “Yukon g oo #light,” starring James Newill, Seldom, if ever, has a picture been | Louise Stanley and Warren Hul. e - directed as clearly at the heart as “Our Neighbors the Carters,” which comes to the screen of the Coliseum Theatre Sunday with Fay Bainter, Frank Craven, Edmund Lowe and Genevieve Tobin in the ‘Without becom- AIR PILOT WEDS Miss Mary Louise Durante, of Wyoming, and Lawrence E. Fla- hart, pilot for Star Air Lines, were recently married at Anchorage. ing saccharine, the story of the Car- ters takes audiences right into the lives of a typical American family, shows them standing together to face difficulties, presents them in their many moments of happiness, and gives a clear picture of each member of the family from the head of the household down to the smallest tot. From the outset, then, it is obvious that “Our Neighbors — the Carters” is not just another “family™ picture. Rather it is a dramatic and honest probing of the Carters’ reactions to life. The head of the family loses a drug business he has had for 20 years—and every member of the - G T T R Flying Instruciion Alaska School of Aeronautics, Inc., Box 2187, Juneau, Alaska by the hour or in courses from SOLO. to COMMERCIAL. Bee Us at the Airportl | - . | PERMANENT WAVING | emd HAIR STYLING by | CHARLES || SIGRID'S BEAUTY SALON i PHONE 318 PERFORMANCE-PROVED IN THQUSANDS OF HOMES! 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