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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1944 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA '6REAT LFE" 1S |BUTHEDAUNG tonit, capiior 1S CAPTURED, Something new has been added to the latest edition of Columhia's‘ hilarious “Blondie” films and this time it's not another baby! The something new happens to be that famous funny-man, Hugh Herbert.f‘Fier(e Hand"O'Hand Ba" g e e peswena, 1l€s Fought — Counter- attacks Driven Off tries to straighten Dagwood out, auglences Dbetter prepare for the most hilarious “Blondie” since the fun-packed series began. | NEW DELHI, March 15—Allled troops fought fierce hand-to-hand battles in some underground posi- tions to clear Jap areas in the north | The picture, “It's a Great Life,” is opening tonight at the Capitol with the same lovable characters returning to their familiar roles. There’'s Penny Singleton as “Blon- die Arthur Lake as Dagwood, Larry Simms as Baby Dumpling (grown up to the stage where he's called Alexander) Danny Mum- mert as Alvin and Jonathan Hale, again portraying Dagwood’s boss. Mr. Dithers. Two other new names have been added to the cast, with and have captured Buthedaung in | southeast Asia. A communique announced today | that 120 of the enemy were found dead in one position and other Jap pockets are being mopped up else- where around Buthedaung. The enemy counterattacks farther south have been driven off, accord- ing to a buletin from Lord Louis GLETON LAKE HUGH SIMMS '« HERBERT EXTRA' C“ARMY CHAPLAIN’" ‘| Alan Dinehart appearing as a busi- Mountbatten’s headquarters. ® CARTOON LATEST NEWS ness rival of Dithers, and little, In northern Burmn.dflchlnex Marjoric Ann Mutchie portraying troops are advancing steadily sou from Walawbum in the Hukawng Valley and artillery mortars on both sides are active. — e the Bumstead's youngest KATHERINE ELLIS——Famous Psychic "he story, adapted to the screen from Chic Yeung's popular comic g strip, concerns the Bumstead's many iventures resulting from wlB IKE Dagwoo misguided % purchase of ' 3-WAYBLOW ~ AT UNIONS a horse named Reggie. -+ - USO SHOW TROOP * PLAYS T0 BUMPER " HOUSE LAST NIGHT ATTENTION SHRINERS HERE FROM KILLISNOO Vivian Kahklen, assistant teacher WASHINTON, March 15. — The Monthly meeting scheduled for - Thursday evening has been can- ‘at Killisnoo with the Office of T Five professional performérs, War Labor Board today rejected celled until further notice. dian Affairs, is in Juneau for a few |three men and two mighty clever the AFL demands for a higher wage J. W. LEIVERS, days. |girls, making up USO Troop No.|ceiling in a three-way blow against 1106, delighted a | sehool auditorium adv. Secretary crowded grade ]orgmuzeu labor's drive for the liber- t night. The‘ahzmmn of the wage stabilization ishow started at 8 o'clock and went formula AT GAS he ‘Gastineau Hot. , T. R. Cur- Be C h . salesman, has arrived here. |with speed to 9:15 o'clock. If the| The Board refused to approve the | ware Oug s v s ——_ |men in the various camps in 'AFL petition requesting President Alaska, where the troop has ap- Roosevelt to “modify realistically” from common colds That Hang On Creomulsion relieves promptly be- | cause it goes right to the seat of the | trouble to help loosen and expel | germ laden phlegm, and aid nature | to soothe and heal raw, tender, in- | flamed bronchial mucous mem- | branes. Tell your druggist to sell you | a bottle of Creomulsion with the un- | derstanding you must like the way it | quickly allays the cough or you are | to have your money back. - CREOMULSION | for Coughs, Chest Colds, t1onchitis ' peared, got any greater kick than the the GIs and public did last night, they would have to go some. T. Griffin, Little Steel formula which was rejected. A proposal to hold a pub-) lic hearing, was turned down. The master of ceremonies, thirq suggestion to conduct a gen- putting across patter talk, stories, era] hearing on wage stabilization | TABLETS | also sang and these renditions went g, over big lo'"'PE"cln $ ;_lmmr,r Padova, who was recent- STOMACHS {ly seen here in the movie “Yankee MONEY BACK GUARANTEE the purpose of providing Con-| gress with information on the sub- ject that the AFL and CIO mem- bers stood together to support the three motions, but they received no support from he War Labor Board'’s | industry and public members. Doodle Dandy,” appeared in person in difficult but extremely clever acrobatic danc Larry (Harry | Bkyu) and Conchita, who had the |lead in “Panama Hattie,” gave | Mexican dancing numbers and dia | logue, never before seen or heard here. As a climax, they were as- sisted by local residents, called from the audience, to aid in a dan- cing finale. | Virgil Baily, accordionist, not only gave three selections, includ- | ing variations of “Pistol Packin’ Mama” which were enthustically received, but he was the orchestra for the other acts | It was a good fast show, and {Juneau would like more of them. Local Garden Club eign Currency—Conver- ' ‘ safions Take Place | - ToMeetTomorrow | s WASHINGTON, March 15. — An To DIS(USS Plan: early agreement among Russian, J. British, American dnd Canadian | thc Juneau Garden Club will hold Treasury experts for a multi-bil- | their regular monthly meeting on lion dollar gold based fund to sta-j Thursday at 2 p. m. at the home bilize postwar foreign exchange, is| of Mrs. Earl McGinty with Mrs. Jack believed imminent. Clark as co-hostess. All members This belief grew after disclosure ICONOMY sz GOLD BASED FUND IS TO BE SET UP Is for Stabilization of For-| The warmest climate north of 56 itles. A Russian delegation is be- ing acquamted with the so-called | BAND IN pl(]‘uRE COMEDY white currency stabilization plan { American land West Second Street and the | jof West | the same being duly designated Poll- of parallel conversations now in progress here with British author- GLENN MILLER'S One official who told of the new Anglo-American talks, said at one more :xeeting it is expected that a fina! soint at issue will be elimin- ated. He descrioed this issue as minor and not related to the ques- tion of gold. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, March 15.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau minc stock today is 6%, American Can| 86%:, Anaconda 27'%, Beech Air- craft 9, Bethlehem Steel 61%, Cur- tiss Wright 5%, International Har vester 72%, Kennecott 31%, Nort} Aviat‘on 9, New Yor} Central 19'¢, Northern Pacific 16% AT 20TH CENTURY It would seem, offhand, that you don’'t have ‘to be a Lindy hopper to get all hopped up about “Or-| | chestra Wives,” the hilarious 20th| | Century-Fox musical, that comes to the 20th Century Theatre to- night. First of all, the picture stars thc‘ band that for three successful years| has been voted America's most pop- ular band in a poll conducted by authoritative “Billboard” magazine. That’s Glenn Miller, of course, and his talented crew of instrumental- ists and vocalists. Then there is George Montgom- |ery, lately one of the “Ten Gentle- United States Stcel 5414, Pound men From West Point.” He's a $4.04 {handsome lad, a trumpet player, Dow, Jones averages today are|with one foot in the groove and the as follows: industrials 140.71, rails|other in matrimony. And co- 3933, utilities <3.95. starred with Miller and Montgom- i penaci ery is darling Ann Rutherford, an NOTICE OF ELECTION {orchestra wife who—alas —almost TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY, Pecomes a brass widow. said West Second Street extended deross the tide-flats to the City limits and easterly of Gold Creek and Capitol Avenue, will vote in the Fire Apparatus Room in the City Hall Building located at the corner Fourth and Main Streets, ing Place in and for Precinct Num- ber One, City of Juneau, Alaska. That all duly qualified voters residing within the boundaries of ! Voting Precinct Number Two of ' said City of Juneau, which are as follows: All that section lying on the southerly side of Second Street | and West Second Street across the | tide-flats to the City limits, will vote | at the office of the Pan American Afrways at 135 South Franklin Street, the same being designated Polling Place in and for Precinct Number Two, City of Juneau, Alaska. That all duly qualified voters. residing within the boundaries of Voting Precinct Number Three of sald City of Juneau, which are as | follows: All fhat section lying on OF JUNEAU, TERRITORY OF | They say the story is as tempting ALASKA ins its tunes—and that's saying NOTICE is hereby given lhm’.‘somethmg: for the same bright lads pursuant to the provisions of Ordi- |Who ~wrote “Chattanooga Choo nance No. 270 of the City of Junenu.}dChfi nxnr“Slem:, ;‘;'f”"s p“;“‘.‘“ and in conformity therewith, a Gen- | ke un. Valley & m.x'm e, eral Municipal Election will be held ‘ha\e come through for Glenn again. on TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1944, be- | o tween the hours of 8 A. M. and 7| P. M. of said day for the purpaae‘lEAN TIMES of clecting the following officers, | | to-wit | | A MAYOR | THREE COUNCILMEN | AHEAD FOR | TWO SCHOOL DIRECTORS | | The Common Council of the City | of Juneau having heretofore by reso- | lution, duly designated the voting I I H Now precincts of said city, and the polling places in each thereof, the electors | " are hereby notified: oy i That all duly qualified voters H residing within the boundaries orBIO(kade Of E”e Means Voting Precinct Number Orfe of ion-| 1. | said City of Juneau, which are as ISOIG'IOH No Ampll follows: All that section lying on H LONDON, March 15--The Irish look ahead to lean times is the comment heard on all sides in Dub- lin, according to newspapers dis- patches, as the result of the British stand toward isolation of the country by “means of a blockade.” British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, however, gave the Irish {no further information on Allled plans. Asked specifically whether Britain will discontinue supplying coal, gaso- line, ted and other commodities to Southern Ireland, Churchill said: “I do not wish to add to the statements made in the House of Commons yes- terday.” British seamen are reported in- dignant at taking goods to Erie in view of DeValera’s refusal to place Irish ports at the disposal of the United Nations. A dispatch from Dublin said the stoppage of coal industry. BUY WAR BONDS alone will virtually paralyze Eire's{Neale Wessoh of the Fairbanks Po- PAGE THREE GR: LENTURY STARTS TONIGHT The Nation's #1 Band . ..in the g Year's #1 Musical Romance! HE'S got one foot in the groove...and the other in matrimony! SHE'S an orchestra wife . . . who becomes a brass widow! » o George Montgomery Ann Rutherford GLENN MILLER SHE sings with the band...the other girls' love songs! AND /% iy, «nLynn Bari Carole Landis Cesar Romero Virginia Gilmore - Mary Beth Hughes - Nicholas Brothers Directed by ARCHIE MAYO . Produced by WILLIAM LeBARON Screen Play by Korl Tunberg and Darrell Ware Plus THE TOPS IN SHORTS LATEST WORLD NEWS OWL SHOW TONIGHT 12:30 A. M. |chle( until the arrival of George Coming to the conclusion his serv-‘”- Norton, who 15 at present in ice are no longer needed because |Charge of police work for Metcalfe- unable to secure a copy of the city | Hamilton-Kansas Bridge Company ordinances, Chief of Police E. D.|at Edmonton. “Buck” Cayender and also Capt. bR R PR YOUR BROKEN LENSES Replaced in our own shop. Eyes POLICE CHIEF QUITS lice Force, recently stepped down and out. Former Police Captain |Examined. Dr. Rae Lillian Carlson, Steve Mikulas will be temporary Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636. adv, the northerly and westerly side of Gold Creek and Capitol Avenue and | including the BSeatter Tract, will vote in the office of the Juneau Dairies Building, located at 12th and E. Streets, the same being the | duly designated Polling Place in and for Precinct Number Three, City of | Juneau, Alaska. | Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 15th day of March, 1944, [ J. E. KEARNEY, | Clerk of the City of = | Juneau, Alaska. First publication, March 15, 1944. | are requested to attend the session. - - oy It may be chilly outside, but quick-heating B Mr. Fred Geeslin, the club’s rep- f=eeeeeeoeeoms Standard Burner Oils guarantee you tropic resentative to the Master Vi oo B MO sentative to the Master Victory comfort and warmth in yor Garden Committee, will outline plans for victory gardens, and ar- | rangements for soil testing:will be discussed. 1t's CLEAN—No smoke, no soot . . . 100% distilled It’s WARM—Every drop is all heat I¢'s THRIFTY—Burns evenly without waste o BOOKS FOR SALE STANDAR BURNER OILS 0 ¥ FOR STOVES...FOR FURNACES Samples from Sales Shelf: The Robe—best seller novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn--novel Man of Alaska--Life of Bishop Rowe On Being a Real Person—Fosdick Undercover—popular expose of spies Mathematic Refresher Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling -— Chapman— 1944 edition. 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