The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 17, 1944, Page 3

MONDAY, JULY 17, 1944 A big-shot gambler who gets framed bya Park Avenue‘ Debutante! [ARY GRANT - "MR. LUCKY" IS BEING SHOWN AS CAPITOL MOVIE Money-making and girl trouble are all mixed up to bring about the complications of “Mr. Lucky,” RK Radio’s new starring film for Cary Grant, now showing at the Capitol Theatre. The money-making stems from Grant’s plight as a penniless gamb- ler in search of a grubstake, and| |the girl comes into it when Grant's efforts bring him in contact with a war relief organization of which she is a prominent figure. | Laraine Day has the leading fem- linine role and Charles Bickford, | |Gladys Cooper, Henry Stephenson | 'and Alan Carney are featured. L AT A WNS BOOST SETS OF TWIN WINS P.C.LEAGUE Oaks in FirsrPIace, Angels| Second, Seals, Rainiers Are Tied for Third (By Associated Press) In the Pacific Coast League, Sun- day was a day of double victories| with a program of four sets of twin | wins. { Oakland increased the lead in the | league by sweeping the twin Dbill} from San Diego and to win the| series by six games to one. Henry 4 BRO W fudy “Canine Commandos” Late News PLUS THEATRE Show Place of Juneau - THEIR MARGIN | FOR FIRST SPOT (By Associated Press) The American League leading St. Louis Browns boosted their margin | |over the second place New York | Yankees to two full games by tak- | !ing a doubleheader Sunday from | the Cleveland Indians. The Brown- ies extended themselves to the ut-| most to take the opener 8 to 7 and | |the nightcap 2 to 1. Both games fwent 12 innings. [ The Yanks, however, kept hot on |the trail by downing the Boston Pipen had a six-hit shutout in the opener and Kenny Gables allowed the Padres only five hits in the| nightcap. Los Angeles handed Sacramento | two defeats and went into second place. ! The Ban Francisco Seals lost two games to the Portland Beavers and go into a tie for third place with the Seattle Rainiers who took two | games from the Hollywood Stars. | GAMES SUNDAY | Pacific Coast League | Portland 5, 2; San Francisco 2, 1. Oakland 5, 6; San Diego 0, 3. Seattle 4, 6; Hollywood 1, 5. Los Angeles 3, 4; Sacramento 1, 3. National League Pittsburgh 0, 1; Chicago 1, 0. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA FINAL ROUNDS OF SOFTBALL BEING PLAYED In the final round of the regular schedule of the Juneau Softball League this past week, three games | were played. Wednesday night, in the first game of the evening, the Signacs walloped the PAA 12 to 4, gaining revenge for a previous de- feat by PAA. The Signacs scored four runs in the first inning tQ take the lead, only to have PAA come back and score three runs in their half of the fourth inning, cut- | ting the lead to one run. In the | last half of the fourth inning the Signacs came back to score four runs and followed that up in the| fifth inning with three more.| Adams of PAA hit the only home| run of the evening in the fifth ln-;' ning. | In the second game of the eve- ning, the Subport defeated the City Team 9 to 5. The subport scored four runs the first inning to | | in take the lead, which they never re- linquished. Thursday evening in the only only game played, the Coast Guard defeated the Finance Red Birds by a score of 5 to 1. Stimac, on the mound for the Coast Guard, al- lowed only four hits by the Finance Red Birds, one of these being a home run by Blum for the only run scored by the Red Birds. The Coast Guard scored three runs in the second inning an dtwo runs m the sixth inning, getting nine hits \off of Blum, the Red Birds pitcher. Completion of the second half BIG GAME BASEBALL LOOMING Shavey deiij His Outfit Issues Challenge to Subport Nine The big game of the baseball is now in prospect Shavey Koski, who has been read- ing the “20 years ago” column in The Empire, during the days when he was a strike 'em out hurler, has organized a team and issued a chal- lenge to the Subport nine for a game to be played next | afternoon at 3 o'clock no | foolin’. | | Koski is lining up in the oldtimers who should have been in the major |leagues but who were anchored in | Juneau and could not get away. For instance, Henry Olive will play first base, Joe Hager on third ;basr and Bob Coughlin, who is the {old backstop, won't be there but will be the bat boy for the Koski bunch. Cary Tubbs will be the manager of the Koski team. Late this afternoon Koski issued a call for all players to come out for a practice tonight at the ball | park. and - e, ———— i BAKING CLUB TO MEET i | A meeting of the Juneau 4-H Bak- | | | | Chicago, PiflsBurgh Put Up' e "vear, | DODGERS BREAK | LOSING STREAK | IN SUNDAY GAME Tightest Pair of Battles in Any League (By Associated Press) The big news in the senior base- ball circuit for Sunday playing was | that the Brooklyn Dodgers finaly out of the losing streak snapped and downed the Boston Braves 8 Sunday | day to 5 in the second game of doubleheader to stop a string of 15 losses. The Braves won the opener 8 to 4 for big Tim Tobin's tenth victory. Curt Davis hurled the Dodgers to victory in the night-| cap. | Chicago and Pittsburgh put up the tightest pair of battles Sun-| in either league, each racking a 1-0 shutout. Hank Wyse shaded Rip Sewell give Chicago the a to |opener, but the Pirates rel:\lmted‘pju Post in the nightcap when Max Butcher pitched two-hit ball, made a double, | and scored the lone run himself. He had the edge on Claude Pas-| seau in the nightcap. | The Phillies won the opening game from the New York Giants but the second was called at the end of the eighth with the Giants ahead 6 to 3 on account of the Pennsylvania Sunday curfew law. A balk by Harry Brecheen in the eighth inning sent the winning run ROBERT DONAT STAR OF 20H CENTURY FILM the timeliest “The Young Mr. Pitt,”, is showing now the Twentieth | Century Theatre, starring Robert Donat { A 20th Century-Fox release, the! film tells the intimate story of the man whose fiery deeds led a great people to a world-saving victory It has been hailed as the “stor of yesterday that tells of today Featured are Robert Morley, Phy- llis Calvert and John Mills. Carol Reed directed the film, which was produced by Edward Black. e, DOUGLAS NEWS RETURN FROM SKAGWAY Returning yesterday from Skag- way were Richard McCormick and Both have been employed there since last spring. pictures of at COCKBURN RETUR! Completing a weel visit with his daughter and son-in-law, C. J. Cockburn left today by plane for his home in Washington. Mr Cockburn states it has been one of the most enjoyable trips he has had and he has seen much of the ter- ritory around Juneau while here. | i The last inning will be played later.,His last fishing trip took him into Canadian River, the father territory up the Yukon returning last evening. He of Mrs. Edwin C. PAGE THREE WHERE THE BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAY! T ENTURY NOW SHOWING “Mr. Chips"...in a great new dramatic role! The Tops in Short Subjects LATEST WORLD NEWS | ing Club will be held at 7:30 o'clock home and Cincinnati won the sec-'is of play leaves the Subport and e this cvening at the R. B. Lesher ond game Sunday, bu the Cards Johnson of Douglas. e : e‘ st place, With ', egiqence, accordin gto Joan Lesher, won the opener with Clyde Don- O e C00: Ireporter. She and Bonita Clark nelly on the mound. This evening, at 6:45 o'clock, the, promise to demonstrate the prepara- | Coast Guard and Signacs will Play | tjon of pancakes as the main fea- | THREE TRIPS TODAY FOR ALASKA COASTAL off for the first-half championship. | ture of the meeting. Cincinnati 2, 3; St. Louis 4, 2. Brooklyn 4, 8; Boston 8, 5. Philadelphia 6, 3; New York 6, 2. American League St. Louis 8, 2; Cleveland 7, 1. New York 7; Boston 1. ‘Washington 8, 4; Philadelphia 4, 3. Chicago 7, 3; Detroit 2, 7. O.E.S. PICNIC TOMORROW The annual picnic of the O.E.S. which was scheduled for yesterday, | has been postponed until tomor-| }mw. July 18, again, weather per- |mitting. Treadwell beach is still| itn be the picnic grounds and hourx{ e e v | BEST SHOWS LOWEST PRICES Other play-offs to be completed — are the Signacs vs the Subport for the second half championship, and a playoff between the first half champions and the second half champions, as determined by the above games. A championship team from Sitka is expected in Juneau in the near future and a game will be scheduled between the Sitka ag- gregation and a Juneau team com- posed of all stars from the various teams in the Soft Ball League, A meeting of all team captains! Administrator, estate will be held Tuesday night at 7, J. E. Wilcox, deceased. .|o'clock in the Federal Building. It|yy1y 3.10-17-24 is important that representatives of | all teams be present. “ - S for - the flrst; NOTICE TO CREDITORS Sakaliaiy [In the Commissioner's Court for half he st d hs as| D e Commissioner’s hal and the second hall are as| .. meritory of Alaska Division! | follows: folibws | Number One. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned having been ap- pointed administrator of the estate of J. E. Wilcox, deceased, all per- sons having claims against the said estate are hereby notified to present .same to the undersigned, at Ju- |neau, Alaska, within six months from the date thereof. i | Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 3rd day of July, 1944. HENRY, RODEN, GAMES SATURDAY Pacific Coast League Los Angeles 7; Sacramento 2. Oakland 3; San Diego 0. Hollywood 9; Seattle 5. Portland 5; San Francisco 1. National League St. Louis 12; Cincinnati 1. American League Detroit 8; Chicago 2. Washington 5; Philadelphia 2. In from Sitka this afternoon, via Alaska Coastal, were the following: E. B. Genring, Mrs. Genring, Del- phine Morris, and Mrs. Ruth B, | Rock. Today's trip to Ketchikan carried H. J. Friedman and Val Zitz to that city and Mrs. Torgenson to Peters- | burg, O. Bergseth and Mrs. Ruth Hayes were passengers for Chatham this morning on the flight that carried Rex Wintchell and G. J. Reinert to Sitka. | suppers, but ice cream, coffee, sugar | rand cream will be furnished by| | the committee. | . . iRQd Sox 7 to 1 behind the six-hit - AWVS Meeilng WI" | pitching of Atley Donald. The sec-| ‘ond game was postponed on ac- Be Held Wednesday =% The Washington Senators defeat- |ed Philadelphia at both ends of a The regular monthly meeting of |doubleheader, the nightcap by the | the American Women’s Voluntary tight hurling of Mickey Haefner, Services will be held Wednesday |and Candini besting two Athletic afternoon, July 19, beginning at 2/ hurlers in the opener. o'clock at the Governor's house. Chicago and Detroit split a| All contributions of homemade ldoubleheader Sunday, Jake Wade | cookies to be included in the con-‘pllchnm a six-hitter for Chicago in| signment being sent the soldiers in |the opener, his first win of the the remote outposts in the Aleu- |season. Paul Trout won his second tians will be accepted at this time.|game in three days for the Tigers [ — in the nightcap. \ CURTIS IN TOWN ! L. C. PETERS LEAVES T. R. Curtis, salesman, has ar-| L. C. Peters, of the Office of In- | rived in Juneau and is registered ! dian Affairs,sand family have left S A L E at the Gastineau. for Hydaburg on a business trip. indor L aBhi | SUNDAY NIGHT ALARM | * A small fire broke out in a mat- tress on board a small fishing boat FIRST HALF { Before M. E. MONAGLE, Commis- |moored at the Small Boat Harbor Won Lost Pet.| gono ond ex-officlo Probate at 10:25 o'clock last night and did S 4 uitls Were $45 -NOW $25 Were $37.50-NOW $20 Were $22.50-NOW $10 |Signacs ... 4 1 800f ydge, Juneau Precinct. |slight damage. The boat is owned | Coast Guard 800| 1y the Matter of the Estate of by Olaf Bradley. The alarm was Financie Red Birds 600 | OSCAR HARRI, deceased. |from 53 and sent the Juneau Vol- Subport 400, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN |unteer Fire Department there. | Coats Were $55 -NOW $25 Were $49.50-NOW $20 Were $32.50-NOW $15 o =3 \\\\\\\\\\\\"""r""’f!'"fl-'/(///A Dresses City Team 1 200 | 23rd day of June, 1944, duly ap- SECOND HALF pointed Administratrix with Will| DO YOUR WAR DUTIES |7/ | . ! All Going for One Price—$5 (Were $29.50, $22.50, $21.50, $16.50) STANDING OF CLUBS ot! Pacific Coast League Lost 46 48 49 49 Oakland | Los Angeles | Seattle San Francisco Portland San Diego ... Hollywood Sacramento National League Won 54 41 44 39 .34 32 34 45 32 4 American League Won Lost .48 37 43 36 43 40 41 41 0 M 40 44 Chicago .36 41 Philadelphia . 37 45 e e o o o o WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. Bureau) Temp. Saturday, July 15. Maximum 60, minimum 43. Temp. Sunday, July 16. Maximum 60, minimum 52. Rain .31 e o o IN THE WEST IT'S o L) Team— 23 36 36 41 43 42 St. Louis | Pittsburgh . Cincinnati ... New York .. Philadelphia Chicago Brooklyn Boston Pct. .800 800 Won | Annexed of the estate of Oscar Harri, deceased. | All persons having claims against | 600 | the estate of deceased will present 600, them, with proper vouchers and | PAA ‘00| duly verified, to the undersigned at | City Team* 5 .000| Juneau, Alaska, within six (6, 544 *Tie game forfeited by City Team. | months from the date of this notice. | it e o e GGl Dated at Juneau, Alaska, June ALASKA | 23, 1944. LINES HAS ; TRIP OVER WEEKEND | In from Anchorage on Saturday, via Alaska Airlines, were Minnie Smith, Lloyd Struts, W. Ash, and| M. J. Haas. Pilots were Duggan | and Courtemanche. | Returning with the plane to An-| chorage were Ray Anderson, ‘A. J Adams, Ella Roop, Ruben Stener- son, and R. T. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Berge and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Knoll were listed for Fair- banks. Team— Signacs | Subport Coast Guard Finance Red Birds* Los 1 1 2 2 4 Buy more War Bonds—and cheerfully attend to other home- frontduties. Let’s get this war won quickly! St. Louis New York .. Boston ‘Washington Cleveland Detroit e \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\“N ji1] ”,/// ELEANOR ROWE, Administratrix with Will Annexed of the Estate of Oscar Harri, de- ceased. First publication, June 26, 1944. Last publication, July 17, 1944. BUY WAR BONDS Final Clearance on Straw Hats! —One Price—$1.00— Other Hats_—_$}, $2 and $3 Purses—Value $3.95 for $1.95 14 YOU CANNOT FIND IN THE ENTIRE NATION Such perfect spot for a carefree recreation as Alaska’s foremost resort THE HEALTH SPRINGS BELL ISLAND, ALASKA NEAR KETCHIKAN So Come Now and Enjoy a Delightful Vacation! SNUFFY SMITH 77 WHY YOU SQUAT RIGHT DOWN IN PLAIN SIGHT 7 @LAH BLAH . BLAH- e o 2 0 0 o ——e———— LEGION MEETING TONIGHT The American Legion will hold their regular meeting this evening at 8 o'clock. Initiation of officers| | will be held and other business mat- | ters discussed. All members are urged to attend. ————e——— IN FROM GUSTAVUS Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shlanze have come to Juneau from Gus- tavus, and are staying at the Bar- anof Hotel, BARNEY GOOGLE AND Baranof Beauty Salon Since 1878 * E.G. Sick, Pres. 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