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DAY, JULY 24, 1944 THEATRE Show Place of Juneau NOW PLAYING! —ALSO—— NEWS — COLOR TRAVEL MAYOR HAYES OFF T0 CONVENTION OF ELKS Mayor A. B. Hayes has left by plane for Chicago where he will at- tend the Elks National Convention which will be held in that city during the latter part of July and first part of August. Senior Councilman E. E. Ninnis | will assume the role of Acting Mayor | and will take over the reigns of the | city government until the return of the Mayor. OF AM Fam SEATTLE BREWING Since 1878 * WASHINGTON‘S OLDEST INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTION ONE OF THE GREAT TRADE NAMES Nationally MARINE PICTURE " 1SNOW SHOWING ATCAPITOLSHOW Bringing to the screen one of the| epic chapters in American history, M-G-M’s “Salute to the Marines” is a vivid picturization of the men and way of life of the “fightin'est men in the world.” Starring Wal- lace Beery in his first Technicolor‘ photoplay, the picture opened last| LOS ANGELES GOESTO TOP, San Francisagnd Qakland in Tie for Second Place night at the Capitol Theatre. | Noted for his inimitable “dia-| mond - in - the - rough” characteri- | zations, Beery portrays the type ut‘ role that has made him famous. He is a patriotic Marine sergeant, veteran of 30 years’ service. Fay Bainter, beloved stage and| screen actress who scored recently in “The War Against Mrs. Had-| ley,” makes her initial screen np~} remembered. | | Packed with action and typical Beery humor, the picture travels at a fast pace. Battle scenes, which climax the story, are some of the most thrilling Hollywood has ever | filmed. The setting is the Philip- pines, just before and immediately following the Pearl Harbor c:\tas—] trophe. | - eee MINING RESUMPTION AROUSING FAIRBANKS “Much activity is developing inI the Fairbanks area over the pros- | | pects of the resumption of mining.” | This was the statement made to- |day by R. E. Sheldon, Executive Director of the Unemployment Com- | pensation Commission of Alaska, | who returned to Juneau by plane | Sunday evening after an extended | official trip covering most of the | Territory. A survey of conditions was made by Sheldon relative to the unem- | ployment conditions. He said thntl he found but little change in con- | ditions from those existing last year. | - - e | ATTENTION MASONS Stated Communication Monday! evening with work in the F. C. Degree. | J. W. LEIVERS, Secretary. ERICA ous & MALTING €O, E. G. Sick, Pres. i 1 ! FOR ONE ( ELEC JUNEAU Phone No. 616 Hot Point RANGE ® Alaska Electric Light and Power Company SALE NEW) TRIC DOUGLAS Phone No. 18 -Seattle Next (By Associated Press) The Los Angeles Angels defeated the San Diego Padres at both ends of a doubleheader Sunday and ex- tended the coast league lead to two full games. The Angels have won 11 games in the last 12 starts. The San Francisco Seals climbed to second place by taking a double- | pearance with Beery one long to be |header from the Seattle Rainiers) and Oakland lost a pair to Sacra- mento and go into a tie with the Seals. Portland and Hollywood split a doubleheader Sunday. P. (. LEAGUE Joe Freeman, prominent mem- ber of the American Legion throughout Alaska, passed away at his home in Anchorage on | July 21, following an illness of several weeks. | Mr. Freeman represented sev- | eral brokerage houses along the | Alaska Railroad Belt. He was Commander of The American Legion of Anchorage in 1943 and last fall was elected Second De- | partment Vice - Commander of the Alaska American Legion He was born in Pawling, New York, and served overseas with | the 161st Infantry, one year in | France and eight months in Ger- many in World War I Mr. Freeman is survived by his } widow, Mrs. Nancy Freeman, residing in Anchorage. Prominent Legion Man Dies "UNDERGROUND' | FILM 1S SHOWING ~ AT20TH CENTURY| A story so timely that it might) |have been taken smack out of the| headlines of your ne r, and| | presented with a vividness that will| lcause it to remain long in your memory is 20th Century-Fox’s “To- night We Raid Calais,” which open- ed yesterday at the 20th Century | Theatre | Annabella and John Sutton top the cast in the picture which tells the story cf the underground re- [sistance of the French against the Nazi conquerors and the daring ex- ploits of a lone British Commando in an enemy-occupied French vil- lage. For suspense, drama and sheer excitement value, “Tonight We Raid Calais” rates high on any | program i | Lovely Annabella plays the part |of a French peasant girl whose hat- |red of the Nazis throws her in |league with John Sutton, the Com- |mando, whose mission is to destroy | a munitions turning - out | JOE FREEMAN G P HOWIN BIG! THRILLI? AR GAMES SUNDAY Pacific Coast Lea gue Hollywood 6, 0; Portland 2, 5. San Francisco 6, Seattle 3, 0. Sacramento 9, 9; Oakland 5, 3. San Diego 4, 1; Los Angeles 11, 3.‘ National League St. Louis 3, 5; Boston 2, 2. Cincinnati 6, 2; Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 7, 1. Brooklyn 5, 4. Chicaga 7, 10; New York 4, 12. American League Boston 12, 3; St. Louis 1, 9. Washington 3, 5; Cleveland 4, 9. New York 7, 6; Chicago 6, 10. Philadelphia 13, 3; Detroit 3, 2. GAMES SATURDAY Pacific Coast League Oakland 6, 3; Sacramento 0, 4. San Francisco 8; Seattle 1. Hollywood 4; Portalnd 3. Los Angeles 7; San Diego 6. National League St. Louis 5; Boston 6. Chicago 6; New York 3. Pittsburgh 11; Brooklyn 0. Cincinnati 4; Philadelphia 3. American League New York 3, 1; Chicago 9, 4. Washington 9; Cleveland 6. Philadelphia 3; Detroit 4. Boston 9; St. Louis 4. STANDING OF CLUBS Pacific Coast League Won Lost Pct. Los Angeles 59 49 E San Francisco 56 52 519 Oakland 56 52 519 Seattle 54 54 500 Portland .. 53 54 495 Hollywood 53 56 486 Sacramento 51 57 472 San Diego 51 59 464 National League Won Lost Pct.| St. Louis 60 24 114 Pittsburgh .. 46 36 561 | Cincinnati .48 38 558 New York 41 46 471 Philadelphia 38 417 440 Chicago 35 46 432 Boston .36 50 419 Brooklyn ........85 51 407 American League Won Lost Pet. St. Louis 51 41 554 New York 46 41 529 Boston msseap 47 43 522 Cleveland 46 45 505 Detroit 45 46 495 Chicago .41 44 482 ‘Washington 42 47 472 Philadelphia .. 39 50 438 ‘! gave the Cincinnati Reds a 2 to 1‘ Fight for Burma Is Fight for Road for | Supplies for China| CARDINALS KEEP TOPS, (Continued trom Page one) | N AT | ONAl [ nese struck westward from China to | backtrack the old Burma road in an effort to help Stilwell. RSV An enemy almost worse than the i ! Japanese is the monsoon which, Pl"SbUI’gh GoeS |m0 Se("‘szrurk just ‘as the converging Al-| lied armies were about to pounce on their target. In the Burma mon- soon rain falls in smothering tor- rents for days. Until about Sep- tember 1, 200 to 600 inches of rain pour down upon the Allied armies . That Rain Issue By a quaint trick of nature, the Japanese are able to do most of | their maneuvering and run most of { ond Place-Brooklyn Drops fo Cellar 1 - | (By Associated Press) f will Mort Cooper chalked up his twelfth victory of the year Sunday ! for the leading St. Louis Cardinals when the Boston Braves were de- feated 5 to 2, the Cards having e supply lines in a section of taken the opener 3 to 3. | Burma where only 100 inches of | The Pittsburgh Pirates sWept & rqin falls, That is the central val- doubleheader from the Brooklyn|jey of the Irrawaddy, with Myitk- Dodgers Sunday 7 to 5 and 9 t0 4, yina at the northern extremity. \scoring three runs in the ninth to ~ As this is written, the Americans {win the opener and five in the and American-trained Chinese on |eleventh to win the nightcap. The one side and the Japanese on the | “doublv win put the Pirates in sec- | other are fighting a house--w-housel lond place in the National League,|battle for control of Myitkyina. But | and the Dedgers in the cellar. | meantime the Japanese are tighting } A homer by Ray Mueller with a|from the inside and are able to| !man on base in the seventh inning bring in more supplies and reserves. Invasion Peters Out | The Japanese invasion of India, | |victory over the Philadelphia Phil-, e y lies in the nightcap Sunday after |200 miles to the west, seems to be llosing 7 to 6 to the Phillies in the petering out. Strong British undt first half of the doubleheader. [!ndmn forces, supported by the| | The Chicago Cubs and New York Royal Air Force and United S'.ates‘i L Air Force, have kept the Japanese | Glants split a pair Sunday, both g ,n taxing Imphal as a base from | o Wizl wers Mk e Oubs yhich to cut off the China supply | too kthe first by rapping three jine g¢ jts India end. They threw Giant pitchers for %ine hits, and an estimated 75,000 men into the | |the Giants swatted out 10 blows in|fray and by British estimates have | the second | | lost 14,000, | R TS | Even though they slowed deliv- | | eries of supplies to China over the ,BROWNS BRE AK | Hump and menaced Stilwell’s posi- i }tion in north central Purma, they loSING SIREAK | failed to cut the supply line. It is |a tough situation — with neither | side holding all the aces. OF THREE GAMES ,, . "~ ~ i Mrs. Talmage Is Cleveland Indians Beat On Short Visit WGShingion Senators } Mrs. Leona Talmage, formerly of: TWi(e on Sunday | Juneau, has arrived from the South |and will spend some time visiting | here as the house .guest of Mrs. | | | | their home town in Little Falls, J d L Minnesota, and a visit with friends . ATV on the west const. naking e | Tops in Shorts LATEST WORLD NEWS |trip with her was a sister, Mrs. |yesterday, Benny becoming four-| teen years of age and Bobby mgm“ plant arms for the Germans. The story. is exciting. e DOUGLAS NEWS RETURN FROM TRIP SOUTH | Mrs. R. A. Hollingsworth and son David have returned by steamer from a several months’ vacation at | | i ANNABELLA-JORN SUETON: Lee ) Dotk ’f“"'&‘:‘“'*”ifif"!&"fifiu S — David Burnett, and a young com- panion of David's. | HURLER OF TWO BIRTHDAYS YESTERDAY | Benny Havdahl and Bobby John- ! son both enjoyed birthday dates NOW PLAYING— “AIR FORCE" | | | | | | | | years. A party was given for| Benny with a score of his school firends in attendance at the family home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. | B. O. Havdahl. Bobby celebrated with a dinner with relatives at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. | SUSPENDED game last Thursday Manager Luk nigh CHICAGO, July 24.—Pitcher Nel- el aid he | Leonard Johnson, and later attend- son’Potter, nine to five game win-'could see nothing v th Pot- ed the theatre. ner of the league-leading St. Louis ter's spitting on the nd “sev- Sl Browns, has been suspended by eral other pitchers do if, Tex Hugh- GOING BOUTH | President Will Harridge of the Am- son of Boston, for example. It is Mrs. S. M. Dore and daughter erican League pending investigation common practice of ving on Claire, are leaving on the first ¢f Umpire Carl Hubbard’s charges your fingers in cool weather, as available transportation for Seat- that Potter violated the rules of the fingers gel dry. tle, where Miss Dore will undergo pitching by ‘“expectorating” on the | .- a necessary operation. ball, | Hevea rubber s grown success- Nelson was ejectedin the fifth fullysin 16 Latin “Amecricant coun- inning of the St. Louis-New York tries. e HERE FROM PORT WALTER | i | Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Hilsinger and daughter have come to Juneau from Little Port Walter and are regis-! tered at the Baranof Hotel. | s, \\\\\\\\\\\ R l//////él DO YOUR WAR DUTIES 7/ | Buy more War i Bonds—and cheerfully attend to other home- frontduties. Let’s get this war won quickly! / 2z any more. young man, son of Mr. and Mrs. i |Alfred Zenger, has been promoted 7 and is now a Sergeant. a : tioned at Fort Richardson. ALFRED ZENGER IS GIVEN PROMOTION It isn't Corporal Alfred Zenger The well known Juneau He is sta- Baranof Beauty Salon WHERE BATIS‘FA(?I'ION and SERVICE are SYNONYMOUS Complete Summer - BEAUTY CARE A full staff of experienced operators to satisfy your every wish in hair styling. L] SHOP HOURS 9AMTOCP. M OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT PHONE 538 (By Associated Press) | After a crushing 12 to 1 defeal, {the St. Louis Browns, leaders in |the American League, rebounded |with a bang to break the three-| \game losing streak and stop the | Red Sox 9 to 3 in the nightcap | on Sunday. The New York Yankees divided a pajr of freehitting games with Chicago Sunday, quelling a ninth- inning White Sox rally to protect 1an early 7 to 6 lead in the opener, but being outpunched 10 to 6 in {the nightcap and thereby failing to gain on St. Louis. The Cleveland Indians moved | into fourth place in the league| Sunday by taking a doubleheader | from the Washington Senators. | The Philadelphia Athletics smash- | ed an eight-game losing streak | Sunday by taking both ends of a| doubleheader from the Detroit | Tigers. A three-run ninth-lnnm&," rally won the nightcap. M. L. MacSpadden. She was accompanied North by her son Billy and her sister, Mrs. Edna Armstrong of Bellingham, Washington. Whitehorse Cou ple Marry Here Saturday, Edwina' Lorraine Watson and Harold Damon, both of WhiteHorse, were married Saturday evening by U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray at | his offices in the Federal Bulldlng.' Witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Kendall. \\\\\\:\\\\\\\\\\\m m”,///////// P National Distillers Products Cor- TeorAs 5065 ™ 11 omen's APpAREL poration, New York 86 Proof Distributed by National Grocery Company, Seattle, Wash. 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