The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 26, 1942, Page 3

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1942 MASTERPIECE OF EXCITING ADVENTURE! ’K Only the miracle of the motion picture could cap- ture the thrills, o ¥ ferocious bat- ¢ tles and loves of the Jungle ALEXANDER KORDA presents THE Rudyard Kipling's UNGLE BOOK ‘ in MAGNIFICENT OL 1 ¥ | with SABU - JOSEPH CALLEIA 3 JOHN QUALEN - FRAMNX PUCLIA ROSEMARY DE CALT 1. OURKE Released nie United /rlitts S BNG GLORIA JEAN in “A WINTER SER! Cartoon | | A total of 54,000 American com- When a girl of 21 marries a man | hances are 11 survive solden the they v munities, with a combined popu- five years older, lation of 6,900,000, are entirely de- one in five that pendent on motor trucks for freight service. together to celebrate r wedding THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA " JUNGLE BOOK" BRINGS THRILLS AS CAPITOL BILL Sabu Engages in Wild Ani-| mal Chase in Technicol- |! or Opus Now Playing es on a hig sluggish river a whistle he and starts| A small boy pe tree trutk over a At a signal from hurtles” into the wi swimming with all the opposite bank. Suddenly of a cove appears a giant croco- dile speedily rsuing the tawnj-!* skinned boy chers on both ld their breath as the race hues, At first, it seems as h the lad is outswimming the huge crocodile by only a few feet. But after breathless moments, the boy wins the race. | heroic boy is Sabu and the exciting moment is a scene in nder Korda's Technicolor pro- ductjon of Rudyard Kipling’s “Jun- le Book,” the current attraction it the Capitol Theatre. The set- ) > great man-made jungle as constructed in Sherwood | Forest, transformed to look like the woody, rockbound terrain of India out The C eee Frentfi Admiral Darlan Says First Degree Murder (Continuea from Page One) | [ | after he fired the close range shots which killed the French leader. Gen. Bergeret said the Admiral | s the victim of an assassin in- ed by those who didn't pardon iim from taking up arms. on the side of the Allies against Ger- many.” The assassin is said to be 22 years of age. There was no official announcement immediately identi- {fying him or giving any special motive for his act. He used a 2 aliber revolver. Gen. Bergeret issued a statement calling for all Frenchmen to unite “for the only fight that counts— the liberation of France.” ! USSR Mrs. Tom Dyer Back From Visiting with Parents,Anchorage A Tom Dyer arrived here Thursday noon with Woodley Air- ways from Anchorage where she has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Southworth for several months, Mr. Dyer, Juneau manager for the Standard Oil Company, who ac- companied his wife to Anchorage where he spent a month’s vacation, returned some time ago. | power during the his might for | 240.00( Alabama position as 1 New York Gilan go to work for ly quit his § own initiative bowlers won the world match game championship by defeating the de- fending New York National Bowl- * |ers journal in e | their 24-game Assassinafed;Roosevelf |tor retumea after a lapse |Curtis had a SPORTS SHOTS JERRY BERT BAKER that the Philadelphia gain proved rodlli was the foc v as the University of Penn-| Geo: 374,000 fans to lead was v tr in drawing this year fc Ohio football 000 by the with ball capital of kwich, who Trophy college won nia drew the year being the plurality trophy nation’s schools season ayer of was second with 30 Southern California on Coast laced third given Every gave the contidence. the la yet the oy a a winner of section of Georgia He country vote of won by 891 votes 19 games tabulated by As- showed an atten- 025,560 as compared to 102 games in 1941 Charles (Red) Ruffing of the New York Yankees is now working for Vultee Aircraft in Sunny Cali fornia Press Bowl in Miami, Fla., Boston Col New Year's Day. Gr Lakes Naval Training | School was named the top service *|school team for this year Towa Preflight and Georgia flight followed Pre- Bill Ter T ned his mana; of the ' farm system to Phil Nugent's low- Philadelphia Phill He 000 a year job on his recently Tulsa completed 138 out of 245 and & new record. With New Jers age limit on profe allowing 18-year-olds the New York State went it one better by allowing 16-year-olds to come along with the pros. . . . Soon we may see series. The vic- | Madison: Square Garden jammed the title to Detroit |to see the Baby Snooks and Baby of seven years, .| Dumpling fiasge for the world’s 719 for the winners, | diaperweight championship. . . . passing a new ional Boxers, to compete, Commission Joe Norris and his Detroit Stroh the final block of Dead Japs on the Road to Buna American and Australian troops fighting their way toward Buna, New Guinea, come upon some dead Japs in the jungle. In their retreat the Japs leave their wounded behind, These men prove dangerous to the Allied troops, for they prefer to die fighting and ambush the advancing Americans and Aussies who attempt to aid them. General MacArtnur is in New Guinea and has taken personal charge of the campaign te drive the Japs out, CANADIAN PACIFIC attempted passes for a 563 average | "LA.PURCHASE" IN ODD COLOR | COMBINATIONS ‘Bizarre Color Treatments | Intensify Comedy Effects in 20th Century Film of the most striking reach the in Paramount’s of the Broad- Louisiana Pur- the 20th Century Bob Hope, Vera Moore and fea- Some color schemes ever are to be Technicolor way stage hit | chase,” now at | Theatre, starring Zorina and Victor (uring Irene Bordoni, Dona Drake, Raymond Walburn, Muxie Rosen- \h]aom and Phyllis Ruth. Music is| {by Irving Berlin | | “Imagine the private dining room | |of a cafe, designed in mulberry,| | violet, blue and pink, with Zo- |vina, in spangled sky-blue chiffon, | flirting alternately with Bob Hope |and Vietor Moore! | Imagine Bob Hope's room, where political leaders Raymond Walburn, | Donald MacBride, Andrew Tombes and Frank Albertson meet, de-| signed in yellow--yes, yellow! Previous color film musicals| hitherto have exercised restraint, but “Louisiana Purchase,” being a | light comedy, had niore liberties taken with the spectrum of its color scheme. Responsible for the color designs of costumes and settings was Raoul Pene Du - Bols, famous creator of decor for Broadway's most cele- brated stage productions, who was brought to Hollywood especially for “Louisiana Purchase.” Beginning Sunday and on again {Monday and Tuesday at the 20th Century, “The Perfect Snob” will be the feature bill. The cast in- cludes Charlie Ruggles, Charlotte Greenwood, Lynn Bari and Cornel Wilde. The feature is a gay com- |edy, with some pathos, centering around parents trying to get “catch” for their lovely daughter. JOHN MARIN HAS STARTED DOUGLAS TAXICABCOMPANY Johnnie Marin, progressive Doug- las businessman and owner of the Douglas Inn in Douglas, has pur- chased cars and will operate a taxi service from his place, it was announced today The” new taxi service will oper- ate in Douglas and also between Douglas and Juneau, helping great- Iy to alleviate the present short- of transportation in this nd, of course, helping the well- known Douglas Inn. .- TOM AND JERRY BATTER At Sully's Bakery. Phone 577 adv | - e to screen seel version | a | A new machine being used for | {building center wing sections of |bombers simultaneously performs )37 operations that formerly were done by hand. |taxes on WHERE THE BETTER BIG PI PAGE THREE TURES PLAY! o [IOMNTURY e LAST TIMES TONIGHT BOB HOPE— ZORINA “Louisiana Purchase” ALL NEW SHOW SUNDAY PREVIEW TONIGHT vinn * walter with A‘\\\'\O“‘/ arey * ,,.,dund:" Harold racted origine by ROY Scree 1:00 A. M. ploy bY ke . otn CENTUR MATINEE SUNDAY—2:00 P. M. 2 5 Alan Buchmo® oeb @ :.roi PICTURE ALWAYS 2 EDITIONS LATEST NEWS Special federal, ——— Italed $546,290,000 | states in 1941 | IRZZLINES commercial state and in the local vehicles to- United |slopes so steep that men can not Motor (rucks for the Army are built to climb 65 percent grades, |negotiate them on - foot. I.A.MACHINISTS Meeis 2nd & 4ih LOCAL 514 IN THE A. F. OF L. HALL ACROSS . Tap . Captivate Weaus or rub off . Character . Splinter . Mountaln where - the Ark landed . 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