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THE DAILY AL fi : FOUR 'I‘ NS MON‘GAGE BURNED 1 WHERE THE BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAY! E GAPITOL has 1he %1 G PICTURES : | WEDNESDAY =5 . s AT CLUB BANQUET ' SHOW PLACE CF jUNEAU ACROSS 32 Allow to re- -l g : U.S. MAIL o= 2o o ) I | ] THURSDAY STARTS TONIGHT » L E HERE LAST NIGH 12 PORSCER 3 o E BATTLING 1 LE l he /Wé//i[/gk deepens! | D'SPAT(HED fE HaltiiCraee i N s Juneau Women's Club An- | 9,009 VASMNG pEmPRY e E . G it , c(:“f,:.‘fi?f;:‘??:’. &l nounces Annual Christ- | |2Y THE RED RAIDER! .and so do the laughs) Gt Al h ther from fieric = | as a pair of wacky Sher- TR g B ol i L M mas Tree on Sunday i 1 kp A ful i(hr\ North Sea, one of the largest ‘\nlne(i 1:|le'z|£:n { i g ; ; an -awfu B alciutohes ool ‘il stekgs ' it bl y Selebrating twenty-five years of 10CXS ge, AXn d ‘:p;!;,:llc:-:"_:_nT?,,-;j%;;nht"“\‘rflm‘.r‘; pisoa Solution esterday’s Puzzle copvice to the community, the Ju- mess...mxxmgl mu; < (lxs|::m~!bx was parcel post, Christ- 3 1‘;1“:“}1#?;:“ 59. (Bx:;md 3. \V:l(or, bottles " :-‘,! g \\'(K'HL\E:..‘« ((‘Il':: iN .wx;;f:% ith a couple o mas gifts for those in the states ame together B Quench held a dinner E: \ Rite w > dpt 1 { - Ot 4t6de e also kg T Goun DowN & DU rrute Temple, climaing the prozram by damsels in distress! large dispatches which shows that| Si: Broad apon b Ralie o T NG Men buming the first mortgage on the | business is good in Juneau reins pass proporty on Main Street, bought Syl ; Mixed fce and for the purpose of building a fu-| - WALTER WANGER 'FIREPROOFING OF CHRISTMAS TREES URGED Unifed Stal;s Forest Serv- ice Issues Statement " PRODUCTION with ASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, DEC 18, 1940. ture club home. Mr R. R. Hermann officiated at the ceremony, sketching the his- tory ¢f the local club, and outlining v cf its a ities in behalf of Mrs, Hermann said cf the organization is to ruet a building to become the h. 1 coun- Measure of length - Laid bare by ms on the ground floor, to ke 2d by the Boy and Girl Scouts, s 1l as cther similar groups, and n the remaining floors. 3 will be monument a point for community life, with | “the| | | m, TWIN-HIT FEATURES T Last Time Tonight! A" Should Observe we \\n:'k of the :‘l||:) women of 3% 5 Juneau,” she also statec s PAT UVBRIEN - o Paster H. L. Wood praised the ilvol’ on the sage and Firepreofing Christmas tress and . Deprive of werk of the club, especially the an-| EDWARD ARNOLD setucing i glsioloretin - an RUT Chrlstmes.fres, Wheeé all the “No Place to Go* . {falling of the needles are annual| pecple of tha town are invited to| Broderick CRAWFORD « Ruth TERRY noliday problems, says the U. S id join in the carol sing- | e // Forest Service -‘\"'_‘"’!‘ excure ing He asserted that the club|pyge " [quarter, Thus, the fight with the rIURT “PENNANT CHASERS"” The most satisfactory solution the . heme is the outstanding need of the| GERO"IMO wn_l | last great énemy begins, and is not 4 “SWINGING IN THE BARN” Ferest Service has found is to keep cit over until Geronimo’s trickery and | BJ“\ TS NEWS—Featuring Drafters on the |the Christmas tress standing in - Aflirmative Approval of Werk HAVE SHOWI“G A'I' treachery furnish filmgoers with March | water. . CAusted ¢'sh G Tirnest Gruening expressed pulse-pounding moments they wiil B First, precure a suitable tree. A 1 1 of the work of the Leg- not soon forget. = g = G2IE T |word of caution if you plan to cut |- Department, urging the 2°IH (EmuRY HIT it e & B R ample of pieture-making at its your own—it's good conservation to to take a lively interest in g “{&i‘ébfil STORY best. Tts story moves with speed be sure that the tree selected is| 1 the bills to be presented at the K s M E H o ind tempo, unraveling a series of | atisfactory BEFORE cutting. ning convening of the Ter-|n. ., . IS. L. J. W I'e N;‘w ON S(REEN ’ in connection with the!ter getting a tree, eut off the end of Legislature. “We must be Ep[( Tale of [asf Indmn Up- ; and the vast politi-/the trunk diago at least one as never before. Dem- e Back from Sta’ ne run by a group of|inch above the original cut end is being challenged all over rising Opens Here es {HOWING HERE -crust grafters, Pat O'Brien,|Stand the tree at once in a con- the wor It is easy to be pa- it playinz the role of John Webb, o tained of water and keep the water triotic when the bands play, but Tomghf | Keeping just one step ahead of A prominent attorney, is determined |level above the cut surface during what really counts is day by day b il the California blizzard, Mrs. E. J. ’SII"M!Y Honorable' Plays to clean up the rackets in his state|the entire time that the tree is devotion,” said Governor Gruen- | | White, curator of the Territorial » and is aided and abetted by Brod-|in the houge. Water will need be ing. Epic is a term a film-appraiser MuSeum, returned yesterday on the 'fl BI'OI ‘l’heatre erick Crawford, appearing as Rus n‘dnn(l "In,":‘( daily for vn(‘.lx needle A pleasant surprise was in storefis reluctant to bestow on any stegmer Baranof to report a very ail uva Sampson, Together t pit their draws moisture irom the tree trunk |for those attending when it was|film, but Paramount’s “Geronimo!”|enjoyable vacation of several weeks. th Good cast | ingenuity and daring against the 20d Yeleases it by evaporation into announced t Mrs. Gruening|wrests this ultimate praise. The While in the States, Mrs. White | well-oiled machine of Edward the air. If the tree is bought or would sing. A German folk s0ng|film opens tonight at the 20th Cen- spent some time with her son and - i A ng Vincent Cush-|Cut several days before it is to be given first, followed by the(tury Theatre. family in Fullerton, California, and Thrilling and exciting action, suave henchman, The <t up in the home, it should be ceuse” from Jocelyn by God- The flaming saga of the brutal,| visited her daughter in Los Ange- comedy, sophisticated romanc & with r.mwdv‘ R kept standing in water in a cool |ard, and as an encore, “The Maid- swaggering Apache Indian who op- les. Brief visits were also made ; bt spensk. Each member of the P18CC: | ens Wish.” Mrs. Gruening's charm- | posed the United States Army in|with relatives and friends along the I D they. Wit- . o1 nisye his" Yole " With qm;]; Many commercial Christmas tree |ing personality and lovely voice s death struggle on the parched | coast. new picture| skl el e ““ stands are built with water con- were _enthusiastically applauded. | piains of the Great Southwest pro-| Slightly HO%-| o, able direction of Tay G n“r” tainers, hut if you haven't such a Mrs. Fred Jones deserves great|ceeds against a breathtaking back- erapl irst anowitlg | 8 e et At m‘j‘jl‘fl‘ stand, a fairly large bucket will work |eredit for her skillful piano ac-|groung, Its pace is blistering and ight at the OCapitol Theatre| o0 ¢ ! ed the | catistactorily provided the tree sel- companiment. Mrs, Jack Livie pro-| i cast brilliant. ! i bt fs release. The| Foo ) Bix 4 pisvsl. thin fhin fanbe{ T s S nOe SIS, BNt e | vided a violin obligato to the “Ber-! pregton Foster, Ellen Drew, Andy i 3 by ,:,m‘ G -M‘mnz ‘;0: tree ”‘,”"f bucket 1§x\fl Ey'u:k it well | ceuse,” and also played l\w‘.\olos,‘uevmp and William Henry carry neluding sueh ton-| o s filmed gty | With wet sand or block it with small |the beautiful “Largo” of Handel|otr top cast honors, but they. are| y tehe Pat O'B Bdwardl )t able as A ‘) 8- rocks, An attractive paper covering jand Gluck's “Andante.” closely pressed by Ralph Morgan, S ) s i ups “T‘ he- m":‘ will hide the container and improve A young protege of the club, Mary| opier Thunder Gloud. full-blooded o to screen sudiences for| ;g g rmm:m ”fxi\ l)l:(m G100 Dokeneinl BppoArs e [Jukich, sang two songs, “SPring-|cperokee who plays the title role; ln flle STATES time the new w'“\" U5l also a sme shing ar ;n t IV‘:.] y ”. wh Although “.N.mv e m’p!\‘ % 4 A time in the Rockies” and the "DPS"Gene Lockhart, Marjorie Gateson, nineteen-year-old Ru ‘\,‘ e ARG UmEly and, that are standing in water cannot % . 9 ert Song.” Miss Jukich has a de- Kitty Kelly and others trring indictment against scan-'pe et on fire by candle or match 5 ; ; § A lightful soprano voice, which shows| gl 104 oo tieuldry well the ohtly Hor is an ex-| 48l and racke teering in high places.| flames, they will not withstand a N . | great promise. film f?ow ruriZ:;l thmfigh roman- e large source of heat. The water . R % | community singing was led by [ ;™ TOWS mmposid g e treatment also keeps the needles [Merle Janice Schroeder, Juneau h e M resh and green, retards r | ., Lily Pons is congratulated by U. S. Marshal hool teacher, and everyone joined thrills than has s B ]ht’ll”lf llerlmls Sfly S e |fresh and green ‘and retards their At New H_aven, Conn., L3 y gratt : school er ver) TANGE SEBdATA, | | fall, especially of such species as| Bernard Fitch after the French-born opera singer took the oath asad i the familiar Christmas carols. i3 P = spruce which loses it needles very —American citizen. Husband Andro Kostelanetz looks on approvingly |nre Harold Knight, who presided, uring the second adm nistrauon‘ om Seattle ARE WESTBOUND camer es - tc - be bou and Kodiak where the young a minister. The el are making their first tri .n\ka to meet their future hus- | flmfi GOES Baranof are d for also one for ovia wed banks today aboard a PAA Electra while the Deuglas airliner [ Seattle and another PAA Elec- was reported due in from Fair- | ank Geing north this. morning were Marold Mattonen, Eleanor Matton- en, Randi Molver, Mrs. W. H. Cam- eron, W. Bevington, and J. J. Dunn, .. BOB TOUSSAINT IS | cffice staff, returned to Jineau aboard the Baranof from his | vacation ftrip south. While below | Tcussaint visited the Coulee Dam jand declares that it is a great Gov- | ernment: project. Nickelsens V.isifihg " Here with Sabins spend the holidays in Juneair with Mr. and' Mrs. Charles Sabin, }Dl‘.v and' Mts, H. C. Nickelsen have - [arrn’ed here; * Distributed by 1 Nickelsen is Mrs. Sabin’s National Grocery Co., her and is a well- known Ta- Seattle, Wash. | ccma cptometrist. To | National Distillers Products i Corporation, New York ISP Y NOTICE :ee=- Effective January lIst, 1941, the interest rate on savings accounts will be one and one-half (1%) per cent. Fustljahonallaikolluneau D U P S BACK FROM SOUTH xeadm upon drying. the wusual precautions noalmt fire should be taken in ad-| dition to the water treatment of the An-| woman | of Christmas tree. should be made A special effor to avoid the use defective electrical connections €VeN | The accumulation of large amounts | 5 of combustible deorations on or be- neath the tree should be avoided unless they are fireproofed. Place the tree so that its accidental burn- {ing would not ignite curtains and took off | | | | | | | l |other furnishings or trap the oc- Io FAIRBANKS ‘mpanh of the room or b\uldmg Seven passengors flew to Fair- A""“Al S(HOOI' CONCERT WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT - 'Student Singers Are fo Be Gordon Muma | Heard in Christmas Musicale Directed by Merle Janice Schroe- der, the ccmbined vocal 2ert tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock : in the High School ‘gymnasium. Accompanists for the musicale will be Misses Sylvia Davis, Shir- ley Davis anrd Anna Lois Davis. The public is extended an invita- tion to attend. A varied prezram of Yuletide music has been arranged, with pecial quartet numbers and solos to be given by singers, Miss Jackson Back; Sister Visits Here | Miss Marilyn Jackson . returned here yesterday on the steamer Bar- nof after spending the past years n Seattle attending business school. Accompanying Miss Jackson ' to Juneau was her sister, Mrs. Dave Turner and daughter Sanda of Se- tle. Mrs, Turner plans to spend ‘he holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jakob Jackson of this ecity. e AUSTIN DISMISSED Willie Austin was dismissed to- ‘ay from the Government Hospital ifter receivin medical care. He is from Hoonah. groups of | |the Juneau High School will pre- | sent their annual Christmas con- | solected student | e calied attention to the fact that the community Christmas tree will ‘ litemen Boy Scout Troop who were ‘Burdick Speaks asked a5 special guests, and Scout. | b Presented next Sunday at 4 p | master Vernon Joyer, responded M. and invited the townspeople to At Norlitemen in behalf of the group. Commun-|€0 and join in the Wg‘ge-d % ity singing was nejoyed and Tony| Approximately one hundred me! ors, i . d layved several ‘,”.,,,dmn‘b.r.s. with their huz_;bands an i H ?T:fi‘;‘{;’g oy s | friends, attended the dinner, which Inner e re : R was prepared and served by the women of the club, with Mrs. Ray G. Day in charge. After the program, |cards were played in the lodge rooms of the Temple. P20 D S v 'Mrs. Cameron North On Elecra Today William Cameron oi Nome LEAVES HOSI’IT.AL today by PAA Electra,| After receiving medical care, to her home after|Minnie Knudson was dismisséd to- Charles Burdick, guest speaker at last night's Norlitemen dinner in the parlors of the Northern Light ;Prmbvlvrian Church, told of his trip | | to the far north in connection with government purchase of reindeer. Fcllowing his talk, Alba Black- Mrs. flew north returning erby showed colored slides that were | spending two months in Montana.|day from the Government Hospital. taken by Mr. Burdick during his While on Gastineau Channel, Mrs. | - B lrlp Cameron was the house guest of| Subscribe to the Daily Alaska Empire—the paper with the largest paid circulauon Calvin Pool, Superintendent of the Douglas schools, and Mrs, Poo! J. W. 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