The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 27, 1941, Page 3

APITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES AND NEWS THAT IS NEWS NOW! PREVIEW 1:15 A. M. MATINEE SUNDAY 2:00 P. M. THE C SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY SHE ALMOST SAID y and MISS JONES STARTED RAISING CAIN... Jean's practically an angel —when she’s not raising the devil — in this madcap ro- mance loaded withlaughter! By the Director of "KITTY FOYLE" and “GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS™ Short Subjects “BATTLE® We urge you all to see this very timely short Walt Disney Cartoon “PLUTO'S PLAYMATE" LATEST NEWS SPECIAL PREVIEW Wednesday Night 1:15 A. M. NEW YEAR'S EVE CHARLIE CHAPLIN in “THE GREAT DICTATOR” TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT THE BOX OFFICE General Admission 65¢ ROBERT . CHARLES CUMMINGS - COBURN Edmund GWENN-Spring BYINGTON LAST TIMES TONIGHT ““The Thief of Bagdad® In 1940 the population of Florida was 1,897,414 z >oe Florida produces 84 per cent of the phosphate in U. S with - || Insured Safety Here are Robert Cummings and Jean Arthur in “The Devil and Miss Jones” which is the amusement bill coming to the Capitol Sunday fer a three-day run. The feature is said to be a regular laugh-fest. | There is no substitute for newspaper advertising! THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU December 28—Sunrise 9:38 a.n., sunset 4:12 ‘p.m. FORECASTS FOR TONIGHT ONLY: 0 EARNINGS On Savings Accounts ® Accounts Government In- sured up to $5,000. ® Money available at any time. ©® Start an account with $§1 or more. Current 4% Rate Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Assn. of Juneav Phone 3 and rain mixed by morning, lowest temperature tonight 30 degrees. Scutheast Alaska: Cloudy, light snow showers north portion and rain showers south portion, slightly warmer, gentle winds tonight. RADIO REPORTS | Precipitation in excess of .09 inches Lowest temp. =23 -9 22 27 17 35 36 32 31 36 31 1 18 32 35 4:30a.m. temp. Max. temp. last 24 hours -18 3 38 30 32 37 38 41 34 45 39 10 5 44 43 52 Station Barrow Fairbanks Nome Anchorage Bethel Atka Dutch Harbor Kodiak Juneau Sitka Ketchikan Prince George Edmonton Seattle Portland San Francisco I" Juneau and vicinity: Cloudy, light snow showers changing to snow] THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE--JUNEAW, ALASKA ANARTHURIN ~ SKIIERS G (O 'GREATMR.NOBODY' "THE DEVIL AND miss Jones Here OUT TONIGHT ar 20mh century Fast Comedy Is New Bill QN MEADOQWS Eddie Albert Plays Hero in. Coming to Capitol : New Rollicking Comedy | on Sunday Lanterns, Flashlights fo Be Opening Sunday | avtniiss Tt staviing. apel-oabiSed:~ ToMOTOW SBE~"| sryismith &6 e an acventurér, a| signment, that Mary Jones in ASide fOI' Pradi(e hero, a business genius, a lover, but | The Devil and Miss Jones,” gives Eddie Albert is only “The Great Mr. e crisply modern role of a P Nobody" in Warner Bros. fast-pac- partment store in which ed, gay comedy-romance which! employees are secretly engaged opens at the 20th Century Theatre in an attempt to organize into a Sunday bargaining unit in the hope of fore- As “Dreamy ployers to redress their indifferent ay-dreaming news feature opens at the paper advertising salesman, Albert | ‘apitol Sunday does a superb job in a role that| Mary loves her job, but loves more specially suits his singular person- | her Joe (Robert Cum- ality. Portraying Mary Clover, the | mings) s recently been dis- pretty girl friend who works on the |charged ringleader of the aper, is lovely young screen new- group attempting the formation of comer, Joan Leslie. Alan Hale does | | the union. His activities had reach- his usual excellent performas ed a crisis when employees hung and blustering, landed sea captair burned in public an effigy of “the per” Matrin, who rooms with | (world's richest man,” Merrick ‘Dreamy.” Willlam Lundigan is fea (Charles Coburn), the actual, but tured. never-seen, owner of the establish- The film's action centers around | ment. ‘Dreamy,” whose open-hearted love | Merrick, hitherto unaware that he of people constantly interferes with | even owned the store in question— the things he want sto do. For years one of his thousands of holdings- planning to sail the seven seas with | so angered by the insult, which has “Skipper,” “Dreamy” tosses aside his been duly played up in the papers, opportunity to help a crippled news- that, in order to ferret out and pun- boy. And he can only see the best ish those responsible, he secretly side of his boss, John Wade, who | joins the store’s force, in- has been stealing the boy’s ideas. Hp‘ cognito. He is assigned to the same over-reaches himself, however, when | basement department in which he holds out als from his paper to | Mary is employed, and she ,thinking get jobs for needy friends and is | him a friendless old man, kind- fired | heartedly takes him under her pro- Later Wade falls in the bay. tecting guidance. “Dreamy"” dives in after him, but Such is the unique set-up in Nor- since he can't swim has to be res- man Krasna's fantastic vet realistic cued by his boss. Wade is given a comedy of modern city life, which banquet for Here he | presents one of the most promising announces that “Dreamy’s” the real laugh-makers recently to come out hero. In his own way, “Dreamy” has of Hollywood. become a hero. Supporting Miss Arthur, in ad- Ben Markson and Kenneth Gamet dition to Coburn and Cummings, wrote the screen play, from a Har- who are top-featured, are Spring old Titus story, and Ben Stoloff di- Byington, Edmund Gwenn, William rected the film Demarest and a Continental player e . i ooy S. Z. Sakall; all thees being fea- ¥ tured. Other widely known names fill the imposing lengthy cast of k in a d A number of skiers who have been cellent skiing on the low region report con- for this eeizenc A group o leave town around 3:30 this afternoon with lanterns and flashlights to provide practice on the meadow. Any ested is urged to make the eveni skiing has already to k ghly sueccessful und conditior Tomorrow will be the last day to practice for the novel race to be held January 4. An announce- ment to the requirements of this race will be made on Friday Januery and it is assured that the race will provide thrills for all Dean Williams, Ski Club presi- dent, states that very definite gains have been made in the past three weeks in the ability of most of the |skiers to stay under control. This to the general interest dis- by th skirs to practice turns and simple slalom. It hoped that even more of the “board runner will join in | this helpful practice, said Williams, (at Gefs ]filgrs : Over Navy Planes DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 27—Those navy planes at your airport sre so noisy they are making a nervous wreck out of my cat,” a women complained by telephone to R. R. Millsap, Hamilton airport owner who donated his port as a tempor- ary naval reserve air base “I'm sorry,” replied the man who _ Yuneral astonished naval officers by re- Bandy Ifusing a single penny’s rental, “but Rice in the Chapel of the Charles | vour cat is not going to be a bottle- ‘W. Carter Mortuary this afternoon | {neck in the nations defense pro- 2 o'clock Jiss gram.” Bandy is survived by a widow and small daughter, and a brother. | Interment was in the Evergreen Cemetery. | N Smith, the indolent, | boy-friend who 1 skier i trip a proved these as the Sun- is sales smocth il services for John PRODUCTION CHESTERTOWN, Md., Dec. —Mrs. Elizabeth P. L. Bell has just completed knitting her 100th sweater. She donated it to an or- !ganization sending clothes to Eu- needy al -+ The American mink is equally at home on land or under water. " SWAGGER FUR COAT SERVES FOR DAY OR EVENING | Linda Darnell modeling gray kidskin garment; ard spotted cat coat and hat. % st 7 = Left, Dorothy Lamour wearing mink coat; center, right, Carole Landis showing leop: sound much like an economy méasure to friend husband or fa- e duty, o it really is a good buy. Swagger coats are [:Jar(lcun i ollywood today, and the swaggers shown above may be worn over afternoon dresses, :sapgll!tspgl\’:‘!‘t‘{:; (l;xl‘ :\lzeni);xg gowns. ySumc wonderful youthful styles in mjnk are being shown, and at left above Dorothy Lamour is wearing a loose-fitting model in that fur with mink also trimming her chic hat. Linda Darnell, center, chose a natural gray Kidskin with notched lapels and new melon sleeves, slim. swagger lines and slip pockets. Right is Carole Landis wearing a lerz'\rd §poltcfl cat with i tehing hat. Wide bell sleeves, “little girl” collar and slim boxy lines distinguish this coat. . The purchase of a fur coat may not ther, but one garment will do multipl = By GEORGE McMANUS | | DID 'PHONE MR KEN TUCKEY- THE BANKER-HE WAS VERY NICE-HE SAD HE'D GO OUT RIGHT ANAY AND LOOK FOR YOUR FATHER- THEY MIGHT KNOW e WHERE HE 1S — R RT o MRS. KEN TUCKEY JUST OH-DEAR -WHY DON'T | HEAR FROM MISTER KEN TUCKEY ? IT'S BEEN SIX HOURS SINCE | 'PHONED HIM- FEATURE NOW SEEN |i = Preview T | | JOPLENTURY 1:15 A.M. SUNDAY — MONDAY — TUESDAY unfiEEQ\ COLISEUM BURIAL TODAY | cievenne, wyo, pec J.|M. Kring, a draftee irom Pitts- were read by Dean C. E.|pyg Kans, was top of hard day's work Pvt. James | from his local draft board notify- 6. Quick to learn 25. Animal . of ' | (4 PAGE THREE WHERE T HE BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAY! CHARLIE CHAN in "MURDER OVER N. Y.” and TEX RITTER in “COWBOY FROM SUNDOWN" T TIME TONIGHT Matinee ! Sunday 2:00 P.M. 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