The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 20, 1943, Page 3

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 20 1943 They risk their lives.. that men <X may ideep through the veneer of popu- | M‘I’he thrilling story of Amy Mollison starring ANNA NEAGLE ROBERT NEWTON PLUS: Color Cartosn Strange Facts———News THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES! T isH e Couple Marned at Lutheran Church Miss Ruth A. Stenerson of Clay County Minnesota, and Mr. O. Har- ry Martin of Hobart, Washington, were married last evening at a can- dlelight ceremony in Resurrection Luthean Church. The vows were read by the Rev. G. H. Hillerman The bride’s only attendant w: Mrs. Senna Powers and Maj FOR SALE BEADS FOR BEADWORK ® Good Range of Colors. ® (Can Fill Large Orders. MOUNTAIN VIEW STORE EAST ANCHORAGE -2 ALASKA the groom. - Arriving this morning on the northbound steamer were two ers for the Offiee of Indian s, who are enroute to their posts in the Westward. They are Ruth Leichliter, who is a new teacher assigned to the post at Eklutna, and Mrs. Leo Sams, turning to Point Hope after a y absence Outside. Both teachers will ontinue their journey on the Phone Alaska Trading Co. ‘ MOTORSHIP PATRICIA Is temporarily laid up while new motors are installed and other improvements made. Watch this space for arnounce- ment of resumption of schedule between Juneau, Haines and Skagway. | NEW STOCK Floor Lamp Reflector Bowls ALL SIZES Floor Lamp Breakage Replacemenis * Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Juneau Phone 616 Douglas Phone 18 McCown E. Hunt was best man for — and political affairs, | | | [ socras s e s s THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA DRAMA OF WOMAN THREEENEMY ‘cwnoLscn SHIPS ARE SENT DOWN For sheer dramatic sock, pons_»,n- ancy, and sustained thrills, “Wings (Conunucd trom Page One) and the Woman,” coming tonight to the Capitol Theatre, stands out |as a real achievement in motion | | pictures. This is the screen at its best. This is truly high entertain- |0 extentbut ment, an adventure im emotions area around Satt that will long be remembered. It northwest of Finschafen, cored in the | , 15 miles| New | is magnificently produced, superb- | uinea. In the attack on Rabaul, the piv-| ly acted, beautifully written. It is, in short, the kind of picture that otal enemy air and sea bases in deserves hosannahs and the tossing New Guinea, in addition to the of hats in the air Isinking of the “Wings and the Woman™ is the|gunboat and a medium sized cargo story of Amy Johnson Mollison, the |ship were also sunk. famous English flier, who in 1930 - e flew from London to Australia in a second-nand_biplane that barety| R@ilroa@d Trammen May Not Accept Pay held together. The picture is as! much a character study of this dar-| mg woman, and a dissection of her | lesllefa spirit, as it is a factual ac- jcount of her adventures. It cuts| llarity that clothed her for more| CLEVELAND, Oct. 20.—President than ten years and reveals the real| Whitney, of the Brotherhood of “Johnnie" as she was known to her | Railroad Trainment today said he family, her intimates, and later her has not recommended acceptance oi husband, Jim Mollison. Amy John-the four cent hourly pay increase |son Mollison is dead now; she died|approved last month by President flying, which is probably as she Roosevelt's Emergency Board. would have wished it. It happened| It is indicated a nation-wide early in 1941 when a bomber she strike vote might be taken by the ferrying across the English|rail men | nel for the RAF crashed into| e {the Thames. “Wings and the Wo- man” is a thrilling tribute to this remarkable woman, > Salem Abraham, miner from | Nome, left for Seattle yesterday jon his way Outside for medical treatment. He left by Pan Amer- ican Airways. Jap destroyer, a| Raise of 4c an Hour| "SONG OF THE ISLANDS” AT 207H CENTURY| Imagine blonde, lissom | Grable being made love to by hand- ~(vm( Vie Mature in a South Sea M\nd setting, and you will get some |idea of the treat for moviegoers | when they see 20th Century-Fox's | technicolor musical “Song of the Islands,” which opens at the 20th/ ‘(‘,mmn;\ Theatre - tonight for a }lmuud:v y run rector Walter Lang, this I cal adventure into the la ree life of the South Seas, offers practically everything in the way of top screen entertainment | With the rotund Jack Oakie handling the comedy, assisted by Thomas Mitchell and George Bar- bier, the film takes us to a small outpost of the Pacific where Mit- chell and his daughter, Betty Grable, are striving to keep the island unspoiled from the encroach- ments of civilization. Tycoon George Barbier sends his son, played by Vic Mature, down to the island to take care of the cattle ranch which he own: Vic's side-kick, Jack Oakie, g along for laughs. Also featured in the cast are Billy Gilbert and Hilo Hattie for some clever comedy characterizations. Hilo Hattie is out to get her man— and her man is Oakie! With an assist from Gilbert, she nearly gets him—much to the amusement of all. The script was written by Joseph Schrank, Robert Pirosh, Robert Ellis, and Helen Logan. Wil- liam LeBaron the producer, and Hermes Pan s | FRIENDS SAY" WILLKIE Wlll ? Presidential Material Pui Through "Wringer’ on Tlmely Oueshons WASHINGTON Oct. 20.—Wendell L. Willkie will speak in the poli- tically important states of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts within the next few weeks, but he is not expected by friends to for- mally enter the race as Republican Presidential nominee until some- time after the first of the year. This became known last night, when the GOP standard bearer addressed an informal off the re- cord meeting of freshmen Republi- can congressmen and then was sub- mitted to more hours of question- ing on international and domestic | which gave | him the appearance later of having| just emerged from a Wl'l“fl(ling match “You look as if you were pullcd S through a wringer,” one reporter| told Willkie, noting the awry tie, and the tousled hair. Willkie replied, smiling, “Oh no, I| had one of the best times I'vel ever had in my life.” B One 0/ the earliest and finest brands “@ %xu Geathers .gay ... dexve dl. .. drink &... you Ilfina/il as IN WAR GAS BOAT EARLE M Will leave Auk Bay Thursday night for Haines and Skagway. 5 adv. HEN YOU insure with this Hartford agency you can be certain we’ll be there promptly after a fire ready to settle your loss. 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