The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 18, 1944, Page 3

ENDS TONIGHT! - Tomerrow!?! Together—Making Hit History! starring DONALD SUSANNA 0'CONNOR FOSTER ULLIAN GISH RICHARD DIX PEGGY RYAN with ANNE GWYNNE NOAH BEERY, Jr. BORRAH MINEVITCH RASCALS BOBBY BROOKS QUARTETTE COUNT BASIE and HIS ORCHESTRA &% PREVUE TONIGHT — — THEATRE Show Place of Juneau WALLACEIS " RUSHINGTO CONVENTION +. Roosevelt Letter Taken as Dismissal for Vice- President (Continuea 1irom Page Ome) uled to address the convention by radio to accept his nomination. The Southern movement yester- day carried Mississippi's 20 votes into the camp of Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia as the much dis- cussed “Southern revolt” ebbed and flowed. The men from the South won a point in listing as “regular” the Texas and South Carolina dele-- gations on the temporary roll. Delegates from these two states are ? not pladged to Roosevelt. Pennsylvania’s. 72-vote delegation, which was claimed for Wallace, split on an advisory poll and it was announced 41 voted for Wal- lace, 21 against him or not voting and the rest absent. BUY WAR BONDS JULY 18, 1944 iuir NIGHT FOR " CARY GRANTFILM ~ ATCAPITOL SHOW lare cleverly blended in “Mr. Lucky, hicle for RKO Radio, showing for the last time at the Capitol The- atre. satile Grant as the owner of a big |gambling boat, in search of sucker from whom he can gyp a bankroll to begin operations, while Laraine Day is the Park Avenue society girl-heroine. Charles Bickford, Gladys Cooper and other noted players have im- portent roles in the picture, which ‘has its action in New York City. H. C. Potter directed, and David Hempstead producer the fast-paced offering, which is hailed as the star’s best picture to date. Nazis Kill Thirty - three More Airmen | LONDON, July 11.—The Germans have shot 33 more captured Allled‘ fliers, Sir James Grigg, War Sec-| retary, told the House of Commons | Laughter, suspense and romance | Cary Grant’s new solo starring ve-| The film presents the ver-| al " THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE - JUNEAU, ALASKA 1 AP Features pin-up theme. | 3 | \ Dorothy Morris VICE - PRESIDENT AND NEWSMANIN | LOBBY SCUFFLE today. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden | announced, on June 23, that 50 cap- | | tured fliers had been shot. | | Sir James said that in 27 of the new cases the men were alleged to i have been shot while attempting escape. The circumstances of the others were not disclosed. The an- nouncement came as a reply to a question. | Yank Troops ' NearLivorno; " Arerzo Falls | ¥ ' British Seize Capital City as; Americans Close in | on Seaport ROME, July 18.—American troops | pushed relentlessly on to Livorno |today, after capturing the domin- lating height of Monte Maggoire, by pushing up the Itailan west coast| to the edge of Montenero. | | Other American forces slammed |forward to the Era Valley, wnhm’ |five and one-half miles of the Arno |River, in a broad flanking move- ment to the west and east of Livor- no and Pisa. On the Eighth Army front, Ger- man defense difficulties grew and |losses mounted with the British {capture of the key communications center of Arezzo, the provincial | capital of 63,000 population. Upwards of 250 heavy bombers raided military airdrome targets in Vienna yesterday, challenged by 100 enemy planes, of which 44 were destroyed. The Allies lost 15 bom- bers, and five other were damaged. ———————— METHODIST LADIES’ AID TO MEET WEDNESDAY The Methodist Ladies’ Aid will| meet Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Nina Anderson at 818-B Street. —ee———— DIVORCES FILED The following divorces have been filed at the office of the Clerk of the Court: Archie B. Betts from Peggy Ann Betts, and Geraldine M. Torgerson from Ernest A. Tor- gerson. JUNEAU Phone No. 616 FOR SALE ONE (NEW) Hot Point ELECTRIC RANGE @ Alaska Electric Light and Power Company DOUGLAS WASHINGTON, July 18—A re-| ported scuffle between Vice Presi- dent Henry A. Wallace and a news | photographer, Robert Woodsum of Acme, over a picture snapped in a hotel “has been amicably adjust- | ed” between the principals, a spokesman from- the White House today told the News Photographers’ Association. He said that Wallace was not available for a statement. | The Washington Star said that| Woodsum was assigned to get a| picture of Wallace playing tennis. | After waiting several hours, he| spied the Vice President in the lobby and took a single shot. Wal- lace objected and asked that it be withdrawn. Woodsum stood firm and a scuf- fle followed. % Both fell to the floor, but quickly | reached an amicable settlement and | Wallace posed for some tennis pic- | tures. | Pt i PR A | ROCKET ENGINE | PLANTREPORTED | T0 BE WRECKED STOCKHOLM, July 18. — Three Swedes who have just returned from Munich, estimated that the Bayrische Motorenwerke, where the Germans are believed to be manu- facturing engines for flying bombs, has been 80 percént destroyed. The | huge factory, a longtime producer | of tanks and motor cars for the Genel’al! 0' German Army, is now thought to! 2 concentrate on jet propulsion en-iGe'manv II'I (17 ] 2 |""Epidemic gines. Hitler’'s house, formerly reported WASHINGTON, July 18. — German Generals face defeat to have been destroyed, has been hit again and almost completely on every front and are unable to meet the demands of Nazi ruined. Party leaders, and are now suf- fering from an “epidemic” of heart failure and apoplexy, an Office of War Information over- seas broadcast says, quoting European authority. The OWI beamed a message relating unsuccessful military leaders are using such excuses to retire from commands. — .- RODEN RETURNS Henry Roden, Attorney General, who has been in Anchorage and Fairbanks for the past two weeks on tax problems, returned to Ju- neau today. —— e SIDING CONTRACT LET The contracting firm of Fulton and Kruse were today awarded a contract for an inselbric siding to the property at 633 Calhoun Street, owned by Mrs. Mary Giovanetti, ac- cording to an announcement by Hugh Antrim, City Engineer. Aretic flying miles through their Transport Command. PRI i | SIX OUT VIA PAA Rod McLennan, C. J. Gaines, Ray Ripley, and Evart Clayton were passengers for Whitehorse today on a Pan American plane. Vivian | Berry left for Fairbanks, and 'C. G. Cockburn for Seattle. Baranof Beauty Salon Mary Elliott Alaskq Fly_i_ng Velerans !} Duf perhaps to @ wartime shortage of pins, glamor gals are resorting to variations on the Si T CONTINUOUS ADMIRAL OF 'RAIDS MADE NIPPON NAVY ONGERMANY IS RELIEVED Suzanne Kaaren . NEW YORK, July 18.— Admiral | Air Power Bombs Rocket snigetaro snimada has been “re- | & . lieved of his post” as Japanese | Stations—Eastern Reich- inawy amister, wna nas veen suc- | . lceeded by Admiral Nomura, the - land Also Hit Hard |rokso radio announces. | l The broadc: which was picked | d the post changes view of the present LONDON, July 18.—One thousand up here, also | American warplanes flew deep over |were made in eastern Germany today and bombed grave war situation,” and all ef- | German rocket and bomb experi- forts will be now “for a certain | mental stations at Peenemunde and victory.” | Zonnowitz on'the Bdltic Coast. | -os | These United Air Lines pilots, who had never seen Alaska until early 1943, today have rolled up the combined total of approximately 700,000 operations over Alaska for the Air Left to right: Captains E. R. Jones, R. C. Ashley and A. E. Derby, part of the expert flying staff assigned by United to its Alaskan operations for the ATC. ROME—Allied forces have storm- ed across the Arno River and sud- | denly captured several German for- | | tified positions. | —— | ALBANY — Governor Dewey had | Maine’s Congressional delegation at | luncheon today headed by Wallace | White, the Senate’s minority leader, | DETROIT—Production of Liber- ator bombers has been resumed at ‘\Villow Run as employees began re- | turning to the Ford plant after a walkout Saturday of crane operators | and riggers over grievances. WASHINGTON — Use of alum- inum for the manufacture of pots land pans has been authorized by War Production Chairman Donald Nelson as one step in the reconver- | sion of industry program. ———————— Mrs. B. Rankin, of Valdez, arrived here recently and is a guest at the | Juneau Hotel. | ——e———— DR. RAE L. CARLSON Optometrist, is now in Juneau to make eye examinations. Office in |Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636. adv., 1 | Another force based in Italy struck | BULLETINS HOSPITAL NOTES | Memminen. PRIl o4 | Virtually an endless procession of | 1.e M. Carrigan has been admit- | Allied air power struck again and|i.q to.St. Ann’s Hospifal for med- again at German objectives all dur- | .; attention. | | ing today. 5. | Berlin was hit again last night by | | % Tom Sandvich, a medical pa- two-ton blockbusters. Three bomb- {¢je,; hgs been discharged from St.| ers were forced to land in Malmo. | Alliod planes today slso suported (AN Hosplial, ground forces in Normandy. | the Reich at Friedrichshafen and Kenneth Kirkman entered St.! |Ann’s Hospital on Monday for sur- |gery. | | . Elizabeth Edwards has been ad-| mitted to the Government Hospital for treatment, | 'VOICE OF PORKY PIG IS SILENCED SEATTLE, July 18 — Count | Gaetano Cutelli, better known as | the voice of “Porky” of the popular i film Looney Tunes, was stricken ]wuh a heart attack Sunday in a | railroad station here, enroute to | Vancouver, and died. | He was credited with being able | to reproduce more than 2,000 dif- - -+ R. B. WILLIAMS LEAVES R. B. Willlams, teacher for the| Office of Indian Affairs, left today for Karluck, on Kodiak Island, to assume duties there - - e TEXANS HERE E. L. Knoll and wife, of San An- tonio, Texas, are in town and guests at the Baranof Hotel. > FAIRBANKS PEOPLE ARRIVE Mr. and Mrs. Carl Berge and Mr. and Mrs. Don Bunnel, of Fairbanks, are registered at the Baranof. e D. A. HOPE, WIFE HERE Mr. and Mrs. D. A, ‘Hope have arrived here from Sitka and are guest sat the Baranof. > OREGONIANS HERE R. K. Owens, of Medford, Oregon, and Montana Gilhousen, of Trail, Oregon, have arrived in Juneau and are registered at the Baranof Hotel. PGS S S FAIRBANKS PEOPLE HERE Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnett of Fairbanks are guests at the Bar- anof Hotel. ! ferent animal, bird and other sound | effects. R 'NEGRO SPOKEMAN ' DEMANDS VOTING RIGHTS FOR ALL CHICAGO, July 18.—A spokesman for Negro organizations claiming six and one half million members, went before the Democratic National Con- vention Platform Committee to de- mand “a right to vote in every State, | unrestricted, in white primaries and | in lily white party conventions.” His appearance put the race issue, | a sore spot of the Southern Demo- | crats, squarely before the commit- tee. It was presented by Walter|J o o o o o o o @ White, of the National Association | for the Advancement of Colored" WEATHER. BEPONE i | People. His statement also called | (U. 8. Burean) 2 for perpetuation of fair employment | e Temp. Monday,‘ July 17. - practices. |® Maximum 66, minimum 49. e e 0o 0o 0 0 0 5 0 o 0 0 R PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHRY DR. RAE L. CARLSON Have a portrait artist take your Optometrist, is now in Juneau to picture, Hamersley Studio. Opposite|make eye examinations. Office in Federal Building, Phone 294. adv.|Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636. adv. PAGE THREE WHERE THE BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAY! TSohceNTURY Tonight Only GEORGE MONTGOMERY ANN RUTHERFORD GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA WIVES LYNN BARI CAROL LANDIS plus LATE WORLD ’NlG'l‘ PLANE BOH CHUNGKING" S INGER —Bernie Rosenberg, winner of a “swing shift frolies™ contest, sings while he works at his war plant job—turret lathe operator in the factory of the Ford Instrument company, Long Island City, N. Y. 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! 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