Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1940, Page 7

“DON’T LOOK SO WORRIED... Receding Hairline @ Can Be Stopped” THE EVENING- STAR, WASHINGTON, D.: C, Chest Competifion For Official Emblem Will Close Today Plans Are Being Made For Public Display of Outstanding Entries ‘Today is the closing day in the contest conducted during the last three weeks by the Community Earle Building Fire Causes Stir But Litle Damage A fire on the sixth floor of the Earle Building, at Thirteenth and E streets N.W., sent engines scream- ing through downtown streets at 9 o'clock last night. Thr; blaze was confined to a por- ter's room, but smoke poured out, filling the corridor on that floor and seeping into offices in other parts of the building. Miss Vern Fitzpatrick, a telephone operator at the Columbia Broadcast- ing System—on the eighth floor of TUESDAY, the building—saw flames shooting through qm areaway and called fire- men. Announcers and esngineers of the Columbia system—which had no local program on the air at the time —attempted to fight the fire with extinguishers, In the meantime J. A. Johnson of 627 Newton place .W., an elevator operator, turned in an alarm on the corner, Firemen remained for nearly an hour and damage was estimated at $200. The campaign offices of Paul V. McNutt, on the same floor, were not damaged. ‘The audience in the Earle Theater, in the same building, knew nothing of the fire at the time. Mary Martin Marrles Film Story Edifor B the Associated Pross. HOLLYWOOD, May T—Richard He came back yesterday from tin, Broadway melodist whose sing. ing of “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” landed her a motion picture con- tract. A sleepy justice of the pesce tied the knot at 3 am. Sunday. It was Miss Martin’s second mar- riage and Mr. Halliday’s first. ‘A lawyer of that city. To them was born & son, now 8 years old. They later were divorced. Mr. Halliday, s Dartmouth gradu- ate, first met Miss Martin in New American automobiles were ex- hibited at this year's Rand Agri- cultural Show in Johannesburg, South Africa. | PERMANENTS LILLIAS ptown Sal Wo. 2500 3416 CONN. AVE. FORD S ENGINE HEADS WELDED WELDIT, INC. 516 1st St. NW. ME. 7944 Chest for design of an official emblem. All entries in the competition must be delivered to the business counter of The Star, Eleventh street and Pennsylvania avenue N.W,, by 11 o'clock tonight or must be in the mails (addressed to The Star’s contest editor) in time to bear today’s postmark. Artists and amateurs from the Washington area have been bring- ing' In their creations in steadily increasing numbers during the last week. The total number of entries in competition for the prizes con- tributed by a private donor last night reached 122. The winning emblem will be awarded $100 and will be used permanently on Com- munity Chest stationery—and prob- ably on volunteers’ buttons and posters in the next Chest campaign. Display of Entries Planned. The award for secona piace will be $50 and for third place $25. Plans are being made for public display of these and other outstand- ing entries in the contest. A num- ber of the designs probably will be eliminated from the judge’s consid- 5 eration on May 13, however, be- & | cause they do not fulfill contest in- structions. i| The request of Community Chest officials that friends of the or- TROPICAL WORSTED VTROLSER SUI P $93 the city has been completely satis- % \ 5 | ;%ii;fiéggg%%:gfii POROUS, LIGHTWEIGHT AND SHAPE RETAINING TAILORED LIKE “BETTER” REGULAR WEIGHT SUITS SELECT FROM OVER 20 SMART PATTERNS YOU'LL WANT at least 2 SUITS at‘ this LOW PRICE TOMORROW AT RALEIGH FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! You can avoid baldness if you overcome the CAUSES of abnormal hair loss. 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