The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 11, 1951, Page 5

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1951 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA [Glamorous Lana Leads a 'Life of Her ‘Own’ at Capifol | With the appearance at the Cap-| itol Theatre of the popular Lana l'rurncr, [ arred with Ray Mil- |land in “A Life of Her Own,” |M-G-M gives fair warning that glamour once again rides trium-| | phant on the motion picture screen. ) | As a smalltown girl who rises to | fame as New York's most sought- after model, Miss Turner has a role wkich gives her every opportunity to reveal the provoeative personality | which has made her one of the na-| tion’s greatest box-office draws Milland, an Academy Award win- ner, heads the men in Lana’s life| in the dynamic love story, while| | ENBS TONIGHT it 70205 LANA TURNER RAY MILLAND IFE OF HER OWN* TOMORROW JUNEAU 1! Love Those Thrill 66/‘ w three other men also figure prom- inently in the heroine's rise to the | pocition of top Cover Girl. Marriage on Recks . HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 11— (P — Lana Turner is calling it quits after three years of marriage with mril-| lionaire sportsman Henry J. (Bob) Topping. Théy quarreled several weeks ago. Topping left home, ostensibly on a fishing trip. Miss Turner’s studio announced yesterday that she is taking “im- mediate steps to effect a legal sep- aration.” Her marriage to the tinplate heir April 26, 1948, was a lavish and| costly affair, held in the home of/| W. R. Wilkerson, publisher of a Hollywood trade paper. It was| Lana’s fourth marriage. (oupmmm Working in Juneau | Mr, and Mrs. G. L. Renstrom of | Bangkok, Siam, are in Juneau ror‘i a few weeks. BB, DU i DONEN- g DOW B e TERNEY - B BENNET - A VERNON Plus: CARTOON and LEON ERROL OIL DAY or NIGHT Diesel and Stove PRINTED METER SERVICE—- PHONE 707 Renstrom is on tem-) porary duty with the Pan American | World Airways traffic department here during the peak season of southbound traffic. Renstrom has been previously sta- Foster’s Transfer & Storage S tioned in Hongkong and Bangko ™" e H with PAA for the past four year warehouse glh and Capllnl Mrs. Renstrom, of French-English 4 parents, was born and lived most of her life in Hongkong, China, - where she was with British Over- seas Airways before her marriage. Seven months ago she was evacu- been living in Sacramento until joined by her hushand. ‘Communify Nights' Opening ai Teen Age Club Delayad a Week Due to unavoidable circumstances it will not be possible to begin the “Community Center Nights” pro- gram for adults at the local Teen ‘| Age Club until Sept. 18 at 8:30 p.m. y| This was announced this morning { by Zach Gordon, club director. The feature of these regular ‘Tues- % | day night affairs is square dancing. | The caller for the dances has been away from the city and it has been impossible to make the necessary | arrangements for tonight, the date originally planned for the start of the autumn season, Gordon said. P ——— . // THE HILL AND HILL COMPANY, LOUISVILLE, SITKA, 1CY STRATTS AND __ '~ CHATHAM STRAITS POINTS Lana Turner's 4th o Miss America of 1952 Miss Utah, 25-year-old Ceolleen- Kay Hutchi Utah, is Miss America of 1952, N = | of Salt Lake €ity. She was crowned queen of the nation’s beauties at the 25th annual Miss America pageant at At- lantic City, N. J. Sept. 8. (® Wirephoto. 'Million Dollar R bt Blast Kills 2 "Little" Arson Insurance Plot Backfires in Gotham -Three Arrested NBEW YORK, Sept. 11 — (# — A furtive, drawn-out plot to burn a small clothing firm to collect $20,000 insurance backfired today into triple arrests after two men died in a thunderous, million-dollar blast and fire. The victims were a city detective and one of the alleged arsonists he ated to the United States and hashad trailed into a nine-story Man- hattan business building last night. The structure was wrecked when 55 gallons cof gasoline blew up. Another detective was blown through a wall, and 2 second ac- cused “torch” was thrown five stories down an elevator shaft, landing in the basement atop an elevator car. Both were seriously hurt. The terrific explosion, which police | said fumbling arsonists had plan- ned as only a minor one, shattered windows for blocks around. The fire raged out of control for more than three hours. The building was on West 18th Street, just off Fifth Avenue. Charged with homicide and arson were Al Keshner, 42-year-old presi- dent of a sports coat firm on the building’s fifth floor, and two al- leged hirelings, Jack Weiss, 67, and Jake Mayron, 59. ‘The other alleged arsonist—named as the man who set off the fuse and who died in the ensuing holo- caust—was Moe Shapiro. The de- | 24 Arrive, 4 Depart Arriving on the Baranof north- bound Tuesday were 24 passengers | with four embarking for the West- ward. The ship is scheduled south- bound some time Sunday. Disembarking from Seattle: Gus E. Erickson, Earl M. Genzeberger, Mrs. Imbert Larson, W. J. Manahan, William P. Moreland, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Pearson and daughter; Mrs. And: Pugerud, Mrs. Zmil Samuel- son, Mr. and Mrs, J. Scott, Major Clark V. Telquist, Nadine Thomp- son, Millard C. West, H. E. Wilkins, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Ferguson. From Ketchikan: Viola Kyan, Harold Loftus. From Wrangell: Mrs. Rae Patter- son and two sons; Mrs. Olaf Per- son. Embarking for Seward: Mr. and Mrs. Blake Kinnear and son; Mrs. Norris Brown. H. G. BROWN IS HERE H. G. Brown is Sitka is stop- ping at the Baranof Hotel. FROM HOONAH Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jackson of Hoonah are at the Gastineau Fotel. — EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY — | tective who died was James Daggett. Assistant District Attorney Al | | Herman said that Keshner admit- ted that discouragement over loss of an account had led him to hire the gang for §1,350 to burn his plant so he could collect the in- surance. | “It’s one of the most unusual crimes I've seen,” said Detective Chief Conrad Rothengast. Detectives had been watching the four men for 40 days. 19 YEARS OF SERVICE IN ALASKA Year round Reduced Fares One Way Anchorage Kodiak stautncs of §T0Ps vaRusie® ®=3T0P MAY B8 OMITTED (F_TAAFPE | agpw DOES NOT WARRANT X= ARRIVAL TIME VARIADLE) 3 > THURSDAYS_OMw Homer Naknek A. B. Round Trip 113.40 0176.40 80.00 144.00 104.50 188.10 Plus Tax 63.00 98.00 10% Reduction on Round Trip Daily Flights — Passengers, Mail and Air Cargo Connections at Anchorage for all Interior PACIFIC - NORTHERN and Westward Points Tickets and Reservations BARANOF HOTEL Phone 716 1R 11, IF YOU DRINK STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY Forget the Rest and B 86 PROOF — Alaska Distributors Company | nounced "Arch of Triumph" | Greaf Love Drama Opens at 20th All true lovers of Paris, as well| that | as all those who only know fascinating city from the tales they have read of it, were among the| avid readers of Erich Maria marque's powerful novel “Arch of Triumph” when it first appeared several years ago. For Remarque had lived in Paris for many years and knew from personal experi- ences the dramatic that were eddying about in that fearful year of 1938 during which | he set his plot and characters. In the center of the Place de L’Etoile, the hub of a 12-avenued wheel, the chief of which is the avenue des Champs Elysees, stands the world's largest triumphal arch, the Arc de Triomphe. Commemorat- ing the military triumphs of the French Revolutionary and Napo- leonic troops, the Arch became the resting place of the Grave of the Unknown Soldier after World War T Women's Services Will Reopen Nursery Beginning Sept. 17 | The American Women's Voluntary | Services will reopen its cooperative nursery on Sept. 17, it was an- today by ‘Mrs. George Rogers, chairman of the nursery group. . The nursery will operate five days a week — Monday through Friday — from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., under super- Mrs. Rogers said. Under the present rotation system each mother will serve one after- noon every two weeks and may send children two years old or over every afternoon free of charge. indoor and outdoor play and rest periods was laid out at the regular meeting of the club Sept. 6. Further, group to children of mothers who participate. She said each child will be required to have a health cer- tificate before registering. Cribs will be available for those children who take naps. The nursery will ve Leld at the Governor's House as last year. Mothers interested in the coopera- tive nursery project are asked to call either Mrs. George Rogers at Green 180; Mrs. Hunt Gruening, Blue 649, or Mrs. Alexander Young, Black 409 for details. CREW MEMBER DIES ‘The U.S. Coast Guard headquar- ters here received a report yester- day from the fishing vessel West- ward that a crew member had died aboard on Sunday. The name of the man and details of the death were not given. The vessel was in the vicinity of LaTouche. Head- quarters ordered the body turned over to the U.S. Commissioner at the nearest port. Bl Re- | undercurrents | vision of two participating mothers, | Mrs. Rogers said a program !nrI it was decided to limit the nursery | 11 1) THEATRE » WHERE HITS ARE A HABIT! TONITE ONLY PAGE FIVE NEWS STARTS 7:10 - 9:30 FEATURE STARTS AT 7:27 - 9:47.: Together They Faced the ers of a Sinister Paris! CHARLES Toergmean - .‘/fi}«” STARTS ¢ WED. P co-starring d Yitm,!y 1 CHARLES LAUGHTON “THE MOST 7 BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY EVER .TOLD AMID THE WILD ACTION OF THE EARLY WEST. B TP NS e TEXAS COUPLE VISITING WITH JUN FRIENDS Mr. and Mrs. Dan Auld of Kerr- ville, Texas are visiting the G. G. Browns here between big game hunts in Canada. Auld is at present sink- ing 10 oil wells in various districts in Texas. He also owns thousands of acres of ranch land in the hill country around Kerrville. NOTICE We have disposed of our com- plete grocery stock and fixtures and will discontinue business as of Wednesday, Sept. 12. We wish to thank all of our customers for their past patronage. All accounts will be mailablé to United , Food, Box 351, Juneau. Thanking you— E. 8. 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