The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 11, 1942, Page 3

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1942 ROARING... with Adventure! ROUSING..with Romancel RADIANT,. with Spectacle! WILLIAM HOLDEN GLENN FORD CLAIRE TREVOR —PLUS— Information Please Old Arizona Cartoon—News VUE TONITE .. ENDS TONIGHT .. | shown., THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA "TEXAS" IS FINE OUTDOOR DRAMA SOON AT CAPITOL Great Western Picture Will| Open Here Tomor- | row Evening | As big as the mighty State il‘ glorifies, Columbia’s breathtaking | new drama of the old West, ‘Texas,” opens tomorrow at the Capitol Theatre with William Hold- | en, Claire Trevor and Glenn Ford starred. A savage saga of lawless frontiers, of gun-smoking thrills and hoof-thundering action, “Tex- as” has been accorded an enthusi- astic reception wherever it has been “Texas” is said to be an out- standing example of what may be | done by the film industry when every phase of production, casting and story combines to provide per- fect entertainment. All the great action pictures of the past, rolled | into one, probably would fail in comparison to the new film's whirl- ing tumult of flashing bullets,| crashing herds, smashing fists Bnd" clashing hearts. | A motion picture said to move | with the speed of a blazing bullet, | “Texas” describes that historic per- iod in America’s development when | the Kansas Pacific Railroad finally | reached Abilene, Kansas, and Texas | cattlemen battled tReir way through | 1000 miles of bandit-ridden country to deliver to the railhead their beef on the hoof. “Texas” describes, as BREEZY WESTERN In Love With Marine AT 20TH CENTURY \""Cowboy and the Blonde” | Features Mary Beth Hughes in Comedy | Side-splitting laughter greeted |“The Cowboy and the Blonde,” | which opened at the 20th Century Theatre last night. Featuring Mary Beth Hughes and George Mont- gomery, this 20th Century-Fox pro- duction is one of the most hilarious comedies to hit the screen this seaon A blonde darling with a temper tommy-gun goes soft over a swept cowboy who gets tied into a love knot by his own rope | tricks—and the result is excruci- ating The excellent acting by blonde Mary Beth and tall handsome George are backed up by swell per- | formances by Allan Mowbray, Rob- lert Conway, John Miljan, Richard Lane, and Robert Emmett Keane. Ray McCarey ably directed from the screen play by Walter Bullock. c————— 'WARFARE IS - CARRIED TO How do we know a leatherneck has a priority ‘on the heart of Rosaleen Simpson? That’ Rosaleen has the insignia of the U. S. Marine Corpsypainted on her shoulder. Rosaleen is a Walter Thornton model in New York. Latest fad of Miss America who has a boy friend off to the wars is to wear his service insignia painted on arm, leg or shoulder. STOCK QUOTATIONS 15 SHOWING NOW | WHERE THE BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAY! (20 ENTURY | SHOWING TONIGHT 1:15 A. M. AS THE RUGGED HEART OF AMERICA! " Harold Bell Wright's immortal characters brought to flaming life...in magnificent Technicolor. Regular FOUR- DAY Run Starts Tomorrow Night g THE show Place of Juneau “Lady Be Good" FEATURES . . 7:40—10:15 NEW YORK, Aug. 11. — Closing well, the stirring’ struggles of reck- |quoctation of Alaska Juneau mine less men and fearless women to stock today is 2, American Can 65, - JAP FORCES JOHN WAYNE - BETTY FIELD - HARRY CAREY THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES! ENGINEERS HAVE INFORMAL DINNER As a get-together dinner party, members of the office staff of the U. 8. Army Engineers offjce in Juneau met this week-end in the Baranof Hotel to spend an informal evening together. Those attending were Jim Hus- ton, Odes Wilkining, Harold Scoog, William Mowre, Gregory Leach, Harvey R. Swan, Russell Thomas, Lebowske, Ray Westby, E. B. Skeels, Mrs. Maydelle George, Agnes Keefe, Mr. and Mrs. James Ramsay, Ethel Bennett, LaVerne Pademeister, Charlene Arnold, Rob- ert Peterson, Helen Miller and Al- len Raby. George H. Fields and Floyd Herin were unable to be present because of business Bernard Albert Vacura, Jane Winthers, -e NOTICE AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showin) vir route from Seattle to Nome, or sue at J. B. Burford & Co. adv Legs and Costumes will appear fo better advantage in, /. . s HOLEPROOF NEW BEMBERG RAYON Luxsheer Twist— heel, toe and sole mereerized cotton. Sizes 814 to 1014, $1.15 Service weight rayon—sizes 814 to 10%. $1.00 Family Shoe Store Seward Street DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED Conservamive management and strict Government supervision work constantly for the protection of our depositors. Additional: security is provided through this bank’s membership in Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora- tion, a United States Government agency which insures each depositor against loss to a maximum of $5,000, First National Bank of JUNEAU, ALASKA MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION carve life, love and fortune out of | the newly-won frontier. | FIGHTING IS FURIOUSON All Communications Busy- Short Report Received Today, Washington [ | (Continued Xrom”Px;ge One) the greater part of the U. S. troops | which “attempted” to land on Tu- | lagi in the southeastern Solomonx._{ “have been annihilated” and their | transports sunk. With the attacking forces using all communications to coordinde | land, sea and air operations, |hc; Navy in Washington said early | today that it has no further infor- | mation on the progress ‘of the| battle. i In Air Battle | Widening assaults by Allied bombers are reported striking nt‘ the Japs on the fringes of the main battle theater as United Na- tions fliers blasted Rabaul and New Britain northwest of the Solo- mons, | Gen. Douglas MacArthur's head-l quarters said that 13 and possibly | 19 Jap planes have been destroyed in the past three days at Rabaul while Allied bombers hit three en- emy vessels, including a large de- stroyer off Dutch Timor. Other ground fighting has de- veloped on New Guinea, where the Allies have driven back enemy troops in the Kokoda sector, 60 miles east of the key United Na- tions base of Port Moresby. EXTENSION GRANTED FOR SALMON SEASON IN JUNEAU DISTRICT An extension of the salmon fish- ing season for the western district of the Juneau area north of Point Couyerden from today until 6 p. m. August 15, has been granted. * The Juneau office of the Fish and Wildlife Service was informed of the change today in a communi- cation from Ira Gabrielson, director of the service, About 176,000 tons of iron and steel were collected in the United Kingdom during the first seven wekes of a salvage campaign. Anaconda 25%, Bethelehem Steel 52%, Commonwealth and Southern 3/16, Curtiss Wright 6%, Interna- tional Harvester 46%, Kennecott 29, New York Central 87, Northern | Pacific 5%, United States Steel 47%, Pound $4.04. American Forces Battling in Solomon 1slands- Losses Reported (Continued from Page One) 4 DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones average , 105.42; “The enemy has been in the process of consolidating their posi- tions, which their purpose has been At20th Century g . O~ i % John Wayne demonstrates his Sunday in this scene from the rugged Paramount Technicolor drama, “The Shep- herd of the Hills,” starring Wayne, Betty Field and Harry Carey, which opens Wednesday at the 20th Century. The film is based on the Harold Bell Wright novel. : Coming o Capifol FINAL George Montgomery, Mary Beth Hughes SHOWING Ll ” i "The Cowhoy and the Blonde ALWAYS 2 EDITIONS LATEST NEWS ARESILENT | | This By ONACTION, | LYmPIA SOLOMONS [Riez2e¥3 ok i Bottle British Reveal No Inform- Saves “ation - Americans AreTight-lipped Metal Caps LONDON, Aug. 11:—Official Brit- ish and Unit States sources in Inot only to deny to us, but to use as bases for offensive operations against our positions which cover a line ‘of communication to Aus (tralia and New Zealand. Surprised Enemy “An initial surprise was effective |and planned landings were accom- | plished. ‘The enemy counter-at- | tacked rapidly and with vigor and heavy fighting still is in progress. “Our operating forces are em- ‘p]oying all available communica- tions to conduct operations, so our information is incomplete, but it appears that we have at least one | cruiser sunk, two crusers, two de-| |stroyers pnd one transport dam-| 'nged. “This operation in the Tulagi area is significant in that it marks 4 our first assumption of the initia- | London kept a tight lipped silence tive and of the offensive. All pre-| tonight on the Solomon Islands vious operations in the Pacific, | Offensive but one highly placed, however successful, have been ch._;:llthu\luh unofficial British observ- sentially defensive, “It looks as if the action | er said: Complicated Operations is not going too badly.” “It should be understood that| Official British circles indicated the operation now under way is there will be no authoritative com- one of the most complicated and ment here as the offensive is difficult in warfare and consider- | €ntirely an American endeavor.” able losses as such are inherent. S RTINS Any offensive operation must be The current corn crop fll Argen- | expecled to pay the price for tina is estimated at 362 million hardwon experience which is es- busl?els. i sential for the attainment of far reaching results.” —eo—— JACK CARLYLE ON TRIP TO SITKA Jack Carlyle, Chief License Of- ficer of the Liquor Enforcement Division for the Territory, flew to Sitka Saturday on a business trip. e P 7% 7 L FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES NOTICE { AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing ! air route from Seattle to Nome, on | sale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv. TRIANGLE CLEANERS New Location Juneau Laundry Builglnq We are anxious to help you make your electri- cal kitchen-wares last for the duration. Bring them in for a check-up. “for better appearance” PHONE Visitors Welcome ! ‘One of America’s William Holden, Claire Trevor and Glenn Ford, in “Texas,” the thrill- ing epic of the pioneers who built an empire on the vast plains that is, coming to the Capitol Wednesday. 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