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17wy e THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, I945 ' : THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRFHJUNEAU ALASKA s ; , PAGE TH ~Ties Tonior | “BRIDGE OF SAN (GREAT PICTURE OF !-17 Tn; ”:Msm S REF S AT Red Army Crosses Oder o | CAPITOLTONIGHT ===~ s sl owhos [ AT 20TH CENTURY climbed | | VA ph to Fame' |y “ f G 4 | With the showing last night of The “Bridge of San Luis Rey”, # e’ " e showin i showing at the Capitol theatre to-| | o /8 N e % "l Iparryl F. Zanuck's eagerly-await- night for the last times is a picture | % P @;.:.n Irir” vl ed Technicolor production of “Wil- which will symbolize many things to| 2 % . N m EAST NArgerburg] son,” enthralled audiences at the - ol S . 4 N - 3 .. J ficrent audiences. There is a RN D #\N; p: "%\, PRUSSIA 2) sntury saw moticn picture Z EMOTION OIPENED! nct> of dezp religious feeling, an 7 w s . f mg»\-» us yek! I\ é ! nistory made. o | earmest study of people and lavish- z - 4 R ‘ \ '“" Megnificent is inag " ness of production i e e . , +{eribe this picture. . It is a performance piece for a| |- pers ¢ g gard “Wilsen” can be cla ; S i < S group of skiiled character actors sl + | finest entertainment brought to the ) o Q . & § ign ot | and actresses and an opportunity | |SERUNCT N \ ) ; _. ]Tci;'eu in the long and spectacular \ . WE SAID this would be “The greatest event'in 5?‘ { for Lynn Bari to show the promis- - L history of motion pictures 5 .o . . . J cd talents in drama and coquetry. | / o s Y here—in one great entertainment— " years nf motion picture entertainment. 4 Cther leading characters are Akim | - A o e {i$ all the color, sweep, drama, anc g 5 ¥ « i ) o |power that the screen has striven| B s o 2 . g L, eTsen A n . R {¥h chieve. To ses 1t Will be a8 It YESTERDAY, a deeply siirred audience saw this Vida R {mova and others. Wl din, L e H S e bev you rever saw a motion picture Le- % s A Dgsden Moot i | fore, for “Wilson” is something eni- great promise thrillingly come true. | \ N gRrendy v N | trely different in film praduction- | d | |4 3 P TR D & mction picture that will open a I p o Ewholt.- ‘m:?_ new world nf 'pmavllr)n’n, ST H ! S LATE YESTERDAY { coryd nonontC R4l g e eran n i pan| e g iR Juaes = A o 10,/ b ol ; ! |crmic fashion, the globe-sweepiing GRE:ATES : (v*":‘\“ OLOR woo B i TR 0 S 3 Ak 4 | drama of an era and a nnn(.midihe E}V’l ERTAH\ME!V\‘I THy Juncau late yesterday afternoon itk L g e R ey g WORLD HAS EVER SEEN! frida —s ' d ‘“nr] the julluwh‘)g passengers disem-| Arrows shcw Red Army drives on the eastern frd‘nt (heavv Ilnc) tribulitions that faced our nation | y-—aiurdaay 4 Virginia Delgrove, H.| Mescow announced Russian troops had crossed the Ode# River south- | during the turbulent years of World | Viola Groh, Homer Nord- east of Breslau, in Silesia, and Berlin reperted another crossing at | War I, and the inside story of INGLING THRILLST | linc. Elizabeth Nordling, Helen| Synau farther north. Herlin said also the Russians had broken |world history in the making. i CKLING GAIETY e e N & Bv™| through to the Baltic coast east of Elbing in East Prussia. This was | Each role in the exciting film is| N hé lincup as of January 28 and has changed since then. infused 0 o ‘"“";i" 1‘\‘;““" Leaving on the boat were the fol- | 1 ;‘(:Cx i ‘:,",,“:m“"é'm d At lowing: Ctto Engstrom, August An- 'hi§ intimate friend, “Protessc ldersen, L. P. Martin, Mrs. M, Mar- M|aml S " Be's as jal Holmes™; the beguiling Geraldine | |tin, Mrs. M. B. Martin, Cleora Hel- .. |Fifzgerald as Edith Bolling Galt;| {ting, Florence Helton, Mrs. J. H. Thomas Mitchell as Wilson's ‘secre- | Williams, Hugh Williams, Elmer T. tary, Joseph Tumulty; Ruth Nel-| e X3 Aot Alai Is Replaang Horses = o i it "si i : tain , Lucille Stainbrook. | 2r%.4 i | Cedric Hardwicke as‘the fiery Sen- Alpy | Lcuise, Stave-and Crleen Stairbrodk. | h : B el ey Canchs Tdyati vingene] fimnder Knox s Charles’ fhm-, Genldme» Edmund LOWE ;"5 P. Jobnston. William John- | s Price as Willlam Gibbs MeAdco; | Fitzgerald - Thomas Mlpchell % Ison WS CARTER: | Sten. AiSpEiugen, Nevin Detweller, P : william Eythe as Wilson's protege Sir Cedric Hardwicke + Vincent Price’ ~ WRliam | Robert L. Jernberg, William T.| : : esplen il v Y i B 3 d 2 Cast of 12000 Robt. WILLIAMS 3 N, UL LY y { ) Anderson - and a Cast 0 ot Jeknson, Andy Kitka, E. S“""m““‘\ S . on os Wilson's daughter, Elean- | Ey‘he Mary 5 ]nrd Welnel Salo. | 3 4 - e Directed by Weritten for the Screen by HENRY KING LAMAR TROTTI R | o scuoo otoay it g1 G A i O NS R | A "ommfikf M| DNSRSALE gl o e Students of Juneau Public| - 3 . | " — ADULTS 2 tax .18 Total $1.10 4 ONLY A . Heols e WIS Folslh S Eipe: - ‘ & i | The North Sea arrived in port| SERVICE .. 63 tax .13 Total AT sSP. Mq Fenes Dun intendent A. B, Phillips, that- Ab- | y i early this morning with the follow-| CHILDREN. 46 tax .03 Total ! g jith o bevy of beauties! A" raham Lincoln’s birthday, on Feb. § ing passengers { (Under 12) DOORS OPEN 1: P. M- 7| Syl i ruary 12, which falls on next Mon- | : § & | Trom Seattle—Ms. Brita Bland ] day, is not a schogl holiday despite i ) " i = { S. L | r§, Beatric Parsons, William . J " s H R 3@«\%«"” :W‘gmm,, the red numbers on the calendar. r i Y o i y Hoffmeister, Mrs. William J. Hoff- However, Washington's birthday, | { " 3 & | melster, Mrs. Carmela, Tutino; Mrs. | . on. Fehiiighy; % da g holldgeput | A ‘ Helén Johnson, George - Hahgen,| — - g o e e S s X b e~ Sgisnbleh“fllsmff%a;! f:;i:k:nm'-:h\;:] w Olaf Winther, C. A. WinthroW. imiss Bess O'Neill, Eileen Helland 2 day after Thanksgiving, s a school | £ - . o - Wesley A. Miller, Mrs, Wesléy A.|and Colleen Bucy, at the Walter : A & F i ° | & L ¥ S Mi: John K. Stewart, Waller E.| gelland home; Mrs. William Biges PAN AEX g = h, Miss Dinah McBride, Mrs.|a; the home of Mrs. Mae Godkins. PP — Saturday, however, is still a| EN3! Carley, Miss Sandra Carley,|cards—Dr, and, Mrs. John Geyer, ® ! Lavonne Carley. Those who have not made reserva- Jai alai, termed the fastest gamie in the world, has replaced horse rac~ s. Nelli€ Rudsky, Leonard Rud- |tions for the affair are asked to get ing as Miami’s major sport. Players use cesta baskets, a hard ball |sky, Mrs. Edna Swap, Ralph Swap,|in touch with one of the hostesses made from goatskin and,play a game similar to a combination of | Walter Swap. for reservations. both of Anchorage, are guests at ¢ L4 | Prom Petersburg—Mrs. G. Thy- D - | and tennis. {Hotel Baranof. | ksl anc Sainte . “480 L...ii . |nes, Egil Winther, Mrs. Marie Win- FROM KETCHIKAN g | - SN 5 TR [ | |ther, H. B. Crewson, Wilfred Fleek, . Ea ’c Bt | FRED HAYDEN e £ % it —— i GROn HERE By row taking it on the bounce. Earl N. Ohmer. John Herman, representing the €% V. . ’“ Hf‘;fhmnfft;:fibmks 18 8 BUSL| \raMY, Fla. —A top-note estal A daving perforimer lets a high| Fgom Ketchikanr-Fred Newbur|senttle. Harware Company, is Teg- head. It rébounds Mrs; Marjorie Newb John Her- s » | weilder leapes and lunges, the pelota cne pdss: over rs} rjorie Newburn, John Her- lictered at . the Gastineat Hotel, | rebcunds wfifh the speed of a bullet; from the back wall. He leaps into|man, George Folta, L. O. Jacobsen, e __,'}e- R FLOW R . S - {the air to pass it dn: flight with| Mrs, L. O, Jacobsen Mrs! L. Tay~|" ' T jei Lati from Manhattan — and s. L. O. Jacobsen; Mrs! L. Tay FROM SEATTLE There is no substitute for newspaper advertising! Lt from Munhittan = hlol (i winging motion to the lor. Oren Addleman, Paul Jacobsors| aroid e P e, Giaser| | THFE 10 30 imes faster. PAN. AMER] - -~ ——— |“Cye!"s of approval; that's jai alai front wall for a difficult “rebote”|E. F. Rodenberg, Miss Esther Ral-|peverage Company, Seattle, and EXPRESS; offers savings Wof’b hlmd_“di o Ishot that brings the crowd to its'son, v » v at the Miami Fronton, only sports i H. J. Falrhurst, Seattle, are guests You can fill rush orders weeks y i‘,flb t DECORATING arena in the United States where fect. | From Wrangell-Mrs. F. G. Han- g the Baranof Hotel." oV % soonel wers parimutuel betting is still operating| Caroms, etiecuve but risky shots ford. : . bride, replacement parts for your car, new May involve two phases of interior beautification. One has to § Sl Lol glancing two walls, back-hand, side- | — e —— . dise to close a salé; perishables, !fldfil madicines... do with proper selection of draperies, ‘urniture and correct | Don't let the Spanish throw you. arm, short drop shots, iiners and color harmeny. The other in the execution of artistic design 1f you know tennis, handball, or la- high bouncing bloopers are the CDA PARTY IS to walls and ceilings. BOTH ARE ESSENTIAL. Individual crosse, youre half way to becom-| |stock in trade of the court experts. taste should be the basis of all interior decoration. llng a jai alai (pronounced hie-lie) | |They are also the thrill-producers EVENT' FRIDAY addict. who nightly- attract 3,000 enthus- t; pelmg_gliasts to the brightly lighted Pron- JAMES S. MeCLELLAN Cecta_means _ basket; | EVE IN HOMES 1214 ball. “Oye!” is merely the Spanish ton. | haie pile s Rux 4216 L{ way of saying * Alta baby!” Simple, Bet On Players isn't it? | Safe behind a protective netting, Not so the game. Having tried spectators make their choices from| The series-of pre-Lenten . gamie | among the performers and back 'em | and card parties to be sponsored by xt and almost inflicted bodily harm g P B Gt Dhiets o Ao ! i initial attempts, T can vouch for With bets. The first pelota tosser ; i Ko rack up a cified number of | tomerrow night at 8 o'clock will be i SPEICAII P omv TABLE t' that jai alai is tougher to Iearn p spe: ke il ! || than any sport yowd care to mame.|points sends his, backérs scurrying| LA“P ALE i i g to the mutuel windows to cash in parties—Mr and Mrs. Neil = Moore, 13 Few American Stars |their “win" tickets. ~ Second high| = o e > Professionals must, }2arn the game | scorer when the win mark is reach- GROUP NO l m their infancy to become proficient. ed, takes place positiop, and third Only a handful of Americans have mgh show. l Ca l‘ nise““nt become adept, yet the sport is a| Jai alal mutuel handles skyrock- 0 S favorite in Mexico City, Shanghai, eted to $40,000 and-more nightly af- Barcelona and Havana. |ter the, government banned horse GROUP NO. 2 Don Budge tried his famous ten- and dog racing in the Miami area. nis arm on the pelota, and baseball | Frai e.spenders came to look ahd re- 13% Cash DISCOMMU | i s s ook i st mein o s s e lo e o | the cesta. The results were as dis-|of lung-nm“ followers of the game. > ey ccuraging as my own experience. ‘i Professional competitors are paid . - M SR A, < G T MR T Only a few left in stock . . . Place * There are.three requirements for,a salary, plus, what share he.can ) playing jai alai: the speed of a annex of a ten dollar bonus that WALTER; 1"' vour Order NGW! thoroughbreg, . the. nerve of a flag- goes with each game. Ohampions ) k » * pole sitter and a total disregard fDr‘earn {from $500 per month upward s . . GENERAL CO - - life and limb. in salary, others only half as much. p . p Alaska Electric Light and P Ana Denaty o B et "t v [ - New Construction ui Jai alai is fast and it is deadly. |teeth” and jai alal association play- 4 K s O Mais P P c 3 Pelotas hurled by skilled' perform-|er adjdged out-of-line in any re- ower Ompally mers from: the grooved cesta, @ spoet is automatically barred for . A e e s JUNEAU DOUGLAS wicker implement half tennis rac-|life from every Fronton in the X corts ] SPECIALIZING IN PEWA NENT W, NG quet and‘half lacrosse stick, ricochet world. The Miami sport is super- e <oy CULT from court walls at one hundred| vlsed by the Florida State Rac- ; £ Alfi CUTTING AND mm BEAUTY Phone No. 616 Pioplo 18 Jimimr i e oo sl oo it ot i ON e el LUCILLE’S BEAUTY ¢ flying spheres, base ball in size. ¢Babe Ruth” of jai alai is Guil- A A % o o AP PHO) and hard as a rock, could mean in-ilermo, now in Cuba. His apecialty} 3 NE‘” WINDOW ———— AUTO —— PLATE GLASS stant death. lis the “héme run” shot, which i /B | e l B E A L G L A s s C 0 | Miami has America’s only jai alai|sends the pelota rebounding over- , a oA L4 game: six nights weekly, competi- head from front wall to back wall ¢ s | AUDITS TR =' . Glass Work of All Descriptions tors from a roster of some 30 Span-|176 feet away, to return again on a I i PHONES ]21 M AIN STBEET F.W. WENDT |{ |iards, Cubans, Mexicans and Braz-single bounce to the front wall, That | B Blmlad Whiskey 86.8 an/ g 633—549 2 'z 3 DON ABLE ilians take their places on the 176, feat, veterans agree, challenges the A g e ""%‘ G"F'" M’“‘"‘l "‘(‘ Y N‘EILL CL ARK m cfl by 56 court which is hedged in on | thrill of bringtng’ home a ' long-shot, | p g e TR L three sides by high walls. Public Accomnnb—fiwm—w cnm = ey A, $TTF. T is’l;:é signal is given, The game TomRudolphs Are - X i 208 Franklin suee! T Y | ha e « i 1.G.FULTON & COMPANY bell Febounds. withis specifed flw‘ Parems Bab GII’I -————-—-———-——————. g Pairbanks Office: 201-7 Lavery Bidig’ i . i lines or point goes to the opponent.| | (4 y 3 OCH.N. UU BUILDING CONTRACTORS The receiver dashes in to catch and P Wlllollghby o Photie 525 ] KINL . NEILL W . CLARK WE OFFER TO A LIMITED Wo{v REPAIRING REMODELIN return the service in one smooth M/Sgt. and Mrs. Tom Rudolph A G and 3 i motion of the “basket™ braced to are the parents of a baby girl, born a & L TYPES OF GLASS WORK his arm. Momentary holding or at 8:25 o'dock last night in St.| GRAY MARJN %&GENERM‘ ALL ® Juggting forteis the.point | Ain's Hospital, welght 7 pounds, 4| DIESEL CLIENTS A COMPLETE MONTHLY Panes Replaced-New Frames Made e e e IR T e | - GRAY Wfig&r@ws., , ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICE speeds often too great for the eye System and has been recently sta- - ” ot PHONE 433 149 So; Main Street. | to follow, as players volley, now re- tioned to the Westward. The little MARINE SUE TELEPHONE 787 - eed - | & school holiday. } o ] ; e e i ! : { HERE FROM ANCHORAGE | carl Cooper and John R. Dodge, | n "SeArrie! mfiw trieving the sphere from the air, daughter joins three other children:| v