The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 28, 1942, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1942 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA o PAGE THREF 'ANNA NEAGLE LOVELY STAR, | | "SUNNY" FLM. THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES tDelighfiul Romance of | ' Mardi Gras Opens To- | night at Capitol The conflict in the heart of a beautiful circus girl who is torn | between marrying a handsome, rich | young southerner above her social | status, or the kindly young ring- | master of the Big Top. motivates | the theme of Anna Neagle's current | romantic filmusical, “Sunny” open- |ing tonight at the Capitol Theatre. Laid in picturesque New Orleans during the colgcful Mardi gras | eason, and featuring the hit tunes of the famous Broadway musical | comedy upon which the RKO Radio‘ picture is based, this streamllned" creen version presents the viva- cious Miss Neagle as the romantic| circus performer, singing-star John| Carroll as the wealthy young south- | erner who finally wins her heart and the noted Broadway dancing| star, Ray Bolger, as the other end! of the love triangle. | Edward Everett Horton, me‘ world-famous dance satirists, The Hartmans; Helen Westley and| Frieda Inescort all contribute their| share to the musical fun in this RAY BOLGER Sensational Scarecrow of “The Wizard of 02" JOHN CARROLL Edward Everett Horton The All Out Joy Herbert Wilcox production, which% Show with Jerome is said to be one of the brightest Kern Music . film offerings of the season. Such and' the Singing, |well-remembered Jerome Kern B (tunes as “Who?,” “Sunny,” “D'ya .I.J{rlu)l‘\'z Star °df |Love Me?" and ‘Two Little Blue- | Irene” . . . ans ‘birds” provide the sparkling musi- the Scarecrow of cal backgrounds for the gay song- | Wizard of fubars, |and-dance nu - - DOUGLAS | NEWS MOTOR VEHICLE STAMPS | AT LOCAL POST OFFICE | A supply of motor vehicle tax| —-PLUS- “TOM THUMB'S BROTHER"—A Color Cartoon STRANGER THAN FICTION NEWS EVENTS There is no substitute for Newspaper Advertising FOR SALE EQUIPMENT FROM OUR BRANCH OFFICE the Douglas Post Office for con-| venience of Douglas car owners in {equipping their autos with evidence| jof having contributed their propor-| |tion to the government’s war rund.! Purchasers of the stamps are ex-| pected to affix them to their cars where by their conspicuousness they cannot fail to show necessary evi- dence that the law has been com-| plied with.” -, DOUGLASITES LEAVING Mrs. Ronald Wakeman and child- | ren left this forenoon for the| icouth to remain in the states dur-| ling the duration. Going later in the| iday are Robert Bonner, Jr., and Underwood Typewriters family and Mrs. Arline Rice and Shaw walker S'eel Typewri‘er |little daughter, all enroute to Se-! 1ae |attle to locaw.' Desks wiih Drawers on Sid ‘ Melal Stenographer Chairs | WITH U. 5. ARMY ABROAD A B Dick Mimeograph Machines ‘Walter Anderson, who with his family resided in Douglas for a Metal Cabinet Metal Shelving ALASKA CREDIT BUREAU |England according to word received | First National Bank Bldg. here by his mother-in-law, Mrs. M. |A. Weiss. Anderson is a Sergeant of Car- penters with U. S. forces whom he accompanied to Great Britain, e — BIRTHDAY SURPRISE Mrs. Gene Hulk was surprised at her home on Sunday evening as an event in celebration of her birth- |day. Bringing gifts and refresh- ments the following were in attend- ance; Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nelson, Mrs. Millie Brundige, Mrs. B. O. Hav- |dahl, Gene Hulk; Misses Doris Balog, Alfreda Fleek, Theresa Doogan, Borghild and Solveig Hav- |dah. .- | “ FIRST AID CLASS STARTS . NN { On Friday evening at 8 o’'clock 1'Y0L RSELF TO |the first meeting of a Red Cross Ll First Aid Class will be held in the : |City Hall in Douglas, it was an- [} nounced today by Mrs. Thelma 1 |Brown of the Territorial Public / Health Service. R Howard Dilg will be instructor of the new class and all who are in- terested in signing up for 'the class con do so at Mark Jenson's store. 1t is desired to have this class made up of both men and women. ———— NOTICE AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing air route from Seattle to Nome, on KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY | And Then They Were Married Rosemary Lane, screen and stage wood makeup expert, seal it with a of screen comedienne Martha Raye. TOUCHING FILM | IS FEATURE AT 20TH CENTURY Lynne Roberts,Guy Kibbee and John McGuire in Cast | "Streets of Memories” Telling a moving story of aj {homeless, hungry boy with no money, no past and no job, and a brave, beautiful girl, “Street of Memorie: comes tonight to the 20th Century Theatre with Lynne | Roberts, Guy Kibbee and John Mc- Guire heading the fine cast. The 20th Cen‘ury-Fox picture also fea- tures Ed Gargan, Hobart Cavan- augh and Jerome Cowan in sup- porting roles. As an outcast boy who has lost his memory, McGuire falls in love with Lynne Roberts, a lovely, |spirited girl he meets on poverty stricken “Skid Row."” Her attempts to rehabilitate him and their stir-| ring fight for a chance in life pro-' | vide one of the most unusual love |stories ever told on the screen. | | McGuire is jailed for vagrancy land ordered to leave town within star, and Buddy Westmore, Holly- kiss after receiving their license to wed at City Hall in New York City. Westmore is the former husband National Capita Its War Torn Taking It (Continued from Page One) the regulation 39-hour week. Washingtenians are betting that the shake-up in our present pro- duction set-up will be drastic and a good many are adding the pre- diction that at the end of the new shakedown, Milo Perkins will be way up there, Perkins is now di- rector of the economic welfare istamps has just been received at|board and administrator of sur-|; plus marketing in the Agriculture Department. The story always told about Perkins’ coming to Washington is one of those things. In the early days of the new deal, he is supposed to have written sev- eral letters of suggestion to the then Seccretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace. Wallace hired sight unseen to help in pu g over the big farm program. He has been at it ever since ahd always on the up and up. Washington through is going !another case of transportation jit- ters, prought on principally by the curtailment of car and tire |sales. From clerks to cabinet ly on their taxis. In spite of the plaints of taxi drivers a few months ago that they couldn’t make a dime out of the business, there has been a no- ticeable lack of hacks during rush hours of late. Now they are tali- ing about a pick-up jitney service during those hours. e —— WILDLIFE AGENT TAKES FOXES TO PETERSBURG Hosea Sarber, Wildlife* Agent with the Alaska Game Commis- sion, stationed at Petersburg, left Juneau after being here fof several days on business. He will begin the regular post season trapping pa- trol work in Southeast Alaska. For experimental purposes 1n crossing foxes, Sarber is taking two white foxes to the Territorial Ex- perimental Fur Farm at Petersburg which were brought down from the Pribilof Islands by the Fish and Wildlife Service on the Penguin, some two months ago. — ., | PEACE DISTURBER GETS Glen Martin, who was charged in the U. 8. Commissioner's Court with disturbing the peace on Mon- Judge Felix Gray yesterday. He pleaded guilty and was given a four months suspended sentence. ———— DIVORCE GRANTED sale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv ————— RUMMAGE SALE Starting 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, in Trinity Hall, 4th and Gold. adv. Corp, N, Y. * 93 Proof Distributed by NATIONAL GROCERY COMPANY ‘ashington One divorce was granted in the | United States District Court yes- terday. The case was Nelma Nelson Johnson versus Sigurd N. John- son. members, Capitalites depend heavi- | SUSPENDED SENTENCE | | day evening, was arraigned before | i {24 hours unless he gets work. When he does get an orange peddling job, the police arrest his partner, Guy es S | Kibbee, for peddling without a lic- Nerves; All 7 Out On lce Rink ense. MRS. H.T.TRIPP, ). P. ANDERSON " PIONEER, PASSED | AT CONVENTION _ AWAY LASTNIGHT| INDALLAS, TEXAS i % | | [ Mrs. LT ’I"""p‘ ploneer and| ;b Anderson, former wellknown | fone of Juneau’s best respected | juneqy resident and floral author- | citizens, passed away at 10:45 o'- ity, attended the American Asso-| iclock last night at the apartments|cjation for the Advancement of | n the Assembly. She became seri-|gcience convention in Dallas, Texas, ! |ously ill only last Sunday al-|December 28 to January 3, and then | though she had been in poor health did some traveling before return-i |for the past two years. ing to the Towa State College, at| | Mrs. Tripp was born in Jackson,|Ames, Iowa, according to a letter| |Cal, December 15, 1862, and with received by Mrs. Maxine Williams. | | Mr. Tripp, came north in 1897 and| Following the convention, Mr.| {located at Sumdum, where he was|Anderson and a party of friends ' |superintendent at the Sumdum Visited several places in Texas. He| {mine. They remained there until{had never been in the state be- 11904 and then came to Juneau|fore. At Brownsville, Mr. Anderson | where residence was permanently writes, a very good dinner cost him | established. Mr. Tripp passed away 350 Pe He stopped at a stand | isevernl years ago. where oranges were on display and | | Mrs. Tripp was a charter mem- when making g purchase was asked | % of the Daktarn Star, Juneen] ..l Tenved OiSHERS WH 10 Br 8 peiss ’ cents a dozen. He replied he would |Chapter No. 7, and during much take the oranges at 25 cents a dozen |of her life in Juneau was an ac- land they were as large as an |tive member of the Martha Society | grapefruit he had eveE seen lr{] lof tlie Northern Light Presbyterian { Juneau. J‘Church. Returning north from Texas to! Survivors are a son, Chester Ames State College,” where he is| |Tripp, in Juneau; Mrs, Eva John- doing research work, Mr, Anderson |ston, in Fairbanks; Mrs. Gladys|says they experienced severe win-| }Austin, in Lincoln, Cal, and Lhr(‘el‘ll'y weather with plenty of snow |sisters, also in California. that blocked traffic in places. The The remains are at the Charles|temperature on the northern trip' 1W. Carter Mortuary pending fun- from the south ranged on many | leral arrangements which will be|days from 22 to 25 degrees below Iheld under the auspices of the|?ero: | | Eastern Star Mr. Anderson desired to be re- ! | i O membered to his many friends in | Juneau and elsewhete in Alaska. i SITKA WOMAN GIVEN R R h | $1,000 FINE FoR | SECOND CUB PACK i " ATTEMPTED BRIBERY OF SCOUTS FORMED' Mrs. E. H. Harvie, of Sitka, who by W. C. Kennell Di | iwas charged in the United smms}comm‘luu.iner ns: vth strlc'; S‘:‘:“c“ District Court with attempting tmo‘ the ucond‘c b P: ekreg g C.‘n |bribe an officer, pleaded guilty to| The new n"u‘s b:lc in Junenu.l {the charge. She paid a fine of by th I“ ng sponsored 151,000 as sentenced by Judge George | DY 'he Salvation Army with the | Albearian: |following leaders listed: Cubmaster, |R. B. Lesher; Committeemen, Al- i . fred Andrews; Chairman, Jake H Cropley and Johnnie Jackson; Den i HOSP“AL “o'B Mother, Mrs. Mamie Bacon; Den | Chiefs, Pedro Barril and Thomas Willlams. Active leadership of the A son, weighing 7 pounds, 15 pack is peing handled nyp Stanley ounces, was born to Mr. and MIS.| yoopeon galvation Army Adjutant. Paul Parker at 8:25 o'clock last " =/ 0 Cubs include C: |night at St. Ann's Hospital. The ouEs. Onmiiti infant will be christened Richard | Melvin. a taxi- His horror at discovering this leads to a dance hall brawl in which his | head is badly injured. The injury | causes his memory to return and| leads to an unexpected and highly | dramatic climax. B | bel CK Barril, John Cropley, Frank Den- nis, Roy Guerrero, James Fenton, Ralph Knudson, and Dannie Kunz. George Barril will be registered in BP.O.E. Lodge 420, was discharged|March when he reaches his ninth from St. Ann's Hospital today fol- Pirthday. lowing & najor operation. ! The Pack will be officially in- |stalled as part of the Boy Scout Albert Johnson of Kake was ad-|Anniversary week Court of Honor, mitted to the Government Hospitall%‘heduled for February 13, in the today for medical treatment. Elks Club Lodge rooms. S e —_——————— BUY DEFENSE STAMPS Subscribe to The Empire. Willlam R. Garster, steward of . s BRINGING UP FATHER YOU NEVER LIKE ANYTHING THAT 15 REFINED AND CULTURED = STIZé:ZJGEO ‘-:THE LA REFINEMENT ON YOUR SIDE OF THE FAMILY- § NO-THANKS - MAGGIE - YOU KNOW 1 DON'T TEA- TENBROOK -JUST TAKE THOSE TEA BISCUITS AND TEA TO MY FATHER'S ROOM- YO POUR FOR HIM - & By GEORGE McMANUS dancer to raise money for McGuire. COLISEUM—' WHERE THE BETTER BIC PICTURES PLAY! STARTS TONIGHT TIOMENTURY. 1ally takes an awful beating on a street like ‘“Skid Row’’! The PILGRIM Washes clothes beautifully clean with a minimum of wear on the fabric. 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