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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-03-11

Mrs. HI. H. Elmore and Colonel
Causey, Cleveland, visited friends
and relatives in Durant Monday.
DR.. r. G. Elmore returns from
Chicago this week where he has
spent several weeks at the Illinois
Central Hospital for general rest
and observation after being i'll
several days.
Miss Maxine Caffey has return
ed from Memphis.
Miss Edith Rhyme spent the
weekend with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Ross Rhyme.
Miss Mary Catherine Durham
was home for the weekend.
Mrs. Blanch Vance spent the
weekend with her mother Mrs.
Jennie Fuzelle.
Mrs. Quitman Steed left Tues
day for Ark, where she will Wis
it her parents.
Miss Endama Vickers visited
in Kosciusko for the weekend.
Miss Cargill Howard was home
for the weekend
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-03-11

Mrs. j. nj. Howard was hostess
to the regular meeting of the U.
d. c. March 3. Miss Pearl Mcgee
LIST v-president, presided over the
business session, when the follow
ing officers for another year were
elected:
Mrs. R. L. Cooper, President
Miss Pearl Mcgee, LIST V-Pres.
Mrs. G.. B. Ramsey, End V-Pres.
Mrs. A. L. Stevens, Recording
Secretary
Mrs. Zouella Bacon, Corr. See.
Mrs. w. B. Nichols, Treasurer
Mrs. Elmer King, Historian
Mrs. j. r. Brown, Registrar
Mrs. j. M. Howard, Reporter
Mrs. w. B. Nichols, Assistant Re-
porter
Mrs. Crop and Miss Mcgee, Gus
todian Of flags
Mrs. Ramsey, custodian of crosses
We were glad to have Mrs.
Sweany a former member present.
Mrs. Zouella Bacon was leader
for the program.
The Confederate Calvary Mrs.
Sweany.
Life and work Of J. E. B. Stew
Tart, w. P. Forest and Wheeler
Mrs. Elmer King.
Mrs. Bacon read extracts from
the State Presidents letter.
A lovely music number was
given by Misses Sarah Howard,
Elizabeth Grimes and Levern
Tart.
During the social hour the hos
tess assisted by Mrs. Sweany serv-
ed a lovely salad plate.
Next meeting will be with Mrs.
R. L. Cooper April 7th.
Reporter
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-03-11
DURANT ARTISTS APPEAR
ON VINO PROGRAM

Two Durant artists, Mrs. j. A.
Crum and Miss Willie Martha
Gilmore, will play over VINO,
Memphis, Sunday March IA. They
will play a piano duo, La Gond-
liere by Nevin. The exact time
of the broadcast has not been
definitely set, but it is under
stood that it will be either at
twelve o'clock noon or two o.
clock in the afternoon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-03-11

Mrs. L. Roby and Miss Leila
Pinkson left Sunday for Dallis,
Texas, where they will visit Mrs.
Roby's daughter.
Mr.. M. d. Baine, Jr., and Mr..
Harold Irving, students of Miss
State College, visited in the Baine
home this weekend.
Mrs. Frank Calender, Catherine
Calender and Sara Howard were
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-03-11
H FRIDAY CLUB

The Friday Club met with Mrs,
Frank Calender this week.
Guests for the afternoon were
Mrs. Eugene Cole. Mrs. Cresap,
Mrs. Jabey Marlborough. High
score was won by Mrs. Charlie
Lance.
At the conclusion of the game
a delicious salad curse was serv.
ed. Next meeting will be with
Mrs. j. D. Causey.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-03-11
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to take this method
of expressing thanks Of gratitude
toward the neighbors and friends
also DR.. w. B. Hyde for the kind
ness and loyalty shown us, dur
ing the illness and death Of our
sister and auntie, also the beauti-
full flowers may Gods richest
blessings be with each Of you, is
our prayer.
A Niece.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-03-11

jackson shoppers Saturday.
Mrs. II. S. HcMurtray forn
Sanantonia, Texas is visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. r. III. Hew-
lit.
Mrs. Frank Storm and son
Frank are visiting her parents in
Jasper, Ala.
(Con&inued on Page -Four
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-03-11

Mrs. Zouella Bacon transacted
business in Tchula, Monday.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Mizzouro"
For Roadside

native land for the fourth produc.
ton Of the season, Augustus
Thomas I'm Mizzoura," scheduled
to open Monday, July %. They
spent a fortnight in South America
during "The Wizard of the Wave, I"
crossed the ocean over the week
end to visit England in "Our
American Cousins" then pro-
ceeded to the mythical kingdom
Of Ruritania, for the current pro-
duction of THE Prisoner of
Zenda."
TN Mizzoura" offers tried and
true American Characters two
gun, two-fiSted sheriff, a rough
spun blacksmith, an overly "edu.
Gated" daughter who longs for
wider horizons, and a silken.
smooth express robber.
Last seasons most popular play,
ARIZONA" is by the same author,
Augustus Thomas, and Roadside
audiences will find the characters.
the conflict of love and duty, and
an action-filled plot present to an
even greater degree in "n
Mizzoura."
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Elephant Boy Jungle Thriller.
Holds Over At the RioIto

Elephant Boy" A1exa an d e r
Korda's magnificent film version
Of Rudyard Kipling's jungle tale,
"Toomai of the Elephants began
its second week at the Rialto
yesterday, after having broken
records in inaugurating the Ninth
Street theater's return to the
ranks of Washington's first-run
movie houses.
Directed by Robert Flaherty,
best known for his Man of Aran"
and "Nanook of the North" the
picture is both a poignant drama
and thrilling jungle epic. Sabu,
the 12-year-old Indian orphan
chosen to play the role of the little
boy who aspired to be a great
elephant hunter, has already
laughed and wept his way into
the hearts Of moviegoers.
How he and his huge pachy-
derm, Kala Nag, steal melons,
take, baths, and eventually round
up a herd Of 80 wild elephants
during trek in the back-country,
make up the plot of the story.
With what is admittedly the finest
filming Of elephants ever accom-
plished and just enough plot to
lift it definitely out of the "trav-
elogue" class, Elephant Boy" is
a must for all who like the un-
usual in movie entertainment,
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Marx Boys HE
To Columbia

"A Day at the Races" brings the
Marx Brothers, Groucho, Harpo
and Chico. to the screen Of the Co
lumbia Theater next Friday for a
repeat engagement in what is de-
scribed as the maddest, merrieSt,
most amusing piece of Marxmania
that these inimitable comedians
have ever delivered to the expec-
tant public.
The plot Of "a Day at the
Races" which shifts from a sani-
tarium to a race track, introduces
Groucho Marx as DR.. HackenbuSh,
a horse doctor, who takes charge
of the Sanitarium. Harpo is seen
as a jockey and Chico is a race
track frequenter who sells good ice
cream and bum tips on the races.
Miss O'Sullivan plays the girl who
is trying to keep the villain, Doug
las Dumbrille, from forecloSing on
her Sanitarium. Allan Jones plays
the struggling singer who owns a
race horse.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26

ment had been disposed Of by
reservation, or mail order. didn't
serve to cool off his indignation,
"Oh," he might say, Il guess the
SPECTATORS or the hotels got 'em
all. It's a racket, that's what it is.
But hotels, and those who buy for
resale at a profit, have never
handled second balcony tickets.
MAIL ORDER PLAN
Anyway, reservations are out,
beginning with the new season in
mid-September. Orchestra and
first balcony seats will be sold on
the traditional basis but to be
first for a good second balcony
seat you must fill out a mail order.
The official announcement sent to
regular subscribers Of the past
says:
due to the decreased capacity
of the SECOND BALCONY &C.
caSiOned i'm the reSeating Of the
National Theater and the ever
increasing demand for season
reservation in that section Of the
house, the management has de-
cided it expedient to discontinue
the practice of SECOND BAL
CONY season reservations.
please be assured that this
decision has not been made with
out mature consideration a. to
how to provide the greatest
good for the greatest number in
point of service, and this we feel
can best be done by affOrding
ALL local theater-gOerS an OPP
pOrtunity Of securing the lower
priced seats"
'In your instance we have
taken the liberty Of adding your
name to our mail order list,
sample form of which find here
with, by which medium you will
be rendered the privilege Of ap-
plying in advance Of bOx-Office
sale for reservations, and thus
for only such individual attrac-
tiOnS as you may care to wit
ness"
Whether the new plan will re.
duce the box-office growing re.
mains to be determined. There
will, of course, always be diSsatiS.
faction and disappointment, since
the number of second balcony
seats for the good shows is much
less than the second balcony de.
mand, regardless Of the method
of sale or disposal.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
I Cover: HOII yWOOd

"a. m. for her first day on the my
Dear Miss Aldrich" set. She hur.
ried to the set and was promptly
put to bed by Director George
Seitz for the first scene.
Anita Louise drinks a pint Of
carrot Juice with every meal as a
part Of her diet. She extracts the
juice herself with a special ma
chine.
Beverly Roberts always rubs her,
face with fresh cucumber before
applying her makeup.
Dick Foran has received q letter
written on the back Of q tanned
rattlesnake skin three feet long
from a fan in New Mexico.
A Tahitiai now living in Holly.
wood has sent Hugh Herbert Q
cuttlefiSh carved out Of whale
bone. =
Fred Waring who, with his band,
has just finished a picture. gives
intimate friends a white enameled
cigarette case bearing caricature
Of himself as keepsake.
William Powell has paid another
visit to his physician and may not
return to work in Double We'd
ding" for another week.
Ray Midland, featured opposite
Jean Arthur in Paramount's Easy
Living" is carrying on an interna-
tional chess tournament by mail
with q man in Vienna, Austria.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Revive Noted
Love Affair

One Of the spectacular ro-
manceS of American history, the
flaming affair between Jim Fisk,
jr., the famous financier Of the
70's, and Josie Mansfield, the
glamorouS actress whom he made
the outstanding stage celebrity Of
her day, IS presented in RKO'
Radios 1.-THE Toast Of New York, I"
coming next to RKO-Keith's Thea
ter.
With Edward Arnold and
Frances Farmer playing these two
roles and sharing starring .honorS
with Cary Grant and Jack Oakie,
the film depicts this famous ro-
nance against the striking back
ground of Fisk's gigantic financial
maneuverings with Commodore
Vanderbilt and Daniel Drew for
control Of the transportation mo-
nopolieS of the period.
The affair had its inception
when Fisk, still an unknown New
Highlander, met the obscure Josie
and fell an instant victim to her
allure. As Fisk gained wealth and
fame he lavished both on Josie,
bought her a theater Of her own
in New York city and poured his
millions into presenting the stage
beauty in a series of spectacular
offerings that made her one Of the
most talked-about women Of her
time.
One Of these lavish SpectacleS,
the Twelve Temptations" has
been re-created in the picture, with
Josie as the central figure in a
dozen glittering tableaux rang
ing in locale from ancient Egypt
and Rome and through the Middle
Ages and Napoleon's court to the
present day.
Thelma Leeds, Donald Meek,
Clarence Kolb, Dudley Clements
and other favorites are in the
huge supporting cast Of "The
Toast Of New York" Rowland v.
Lee directed the picture, which
was produced by Edward Small.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
KELLEYGRAMS

echainS say that figure Is a little
high. About 40 per cent Of this
gross goes to the theater, making
a net profit, or "velvet" for the
amusement houses, since they
have no expense for up-keep.
That man, Eddie Cantor, is in
again. Biggest days sales Of
candy in one theater, via the ma
chimes, was $40 collected in nick
els on the Sunday that pop-eyed
Eddie made personal appearance
at the Palace in Chicago. So many
lobby lock-outs the overflow
crowds worked the machines over
time for peanut brittle and nut
bars to while away the time'while
waiting for a seat.
NEWTON OPENS JULY 20
The Newton Theater, latest
link in the chain Of theaters op-
Grated by Louis Bernheimer, will
throw open its doors to Brook
lands expectant public on Thurs
day night at Z o'clock.
The Newton Theater is said to
represent the very latest in the
atrical design, with every modern
convenience for the physical COM
fort Of the patron and for the
utmost in eye-and-ear entertain
ment.
The house was designed by John
j. link, and represents the latest
ideas Of this master designer
whose motion picture theaters in
Washington and vicinity are al
ready widely known for their COM
fort and luxury.
SARATOGA" STYLES
Saratoga" did record weekend
business and Loew's has hopes 1t
may come close to after the
Thin Man" gross, which holds the
Seven-day high mark for the Capt..
toll Theater. The opening days
receipts, which surprised all previ.
GUS highs, shattered the diStinc-
ton which belonged to Amos N
Andy for Inauguration week in
1888.
BERKELEY Is STAR
General manager Kenneth
Berkeley, Of N. B. c., proves TO
be the best camera subject of all
the local radio mogulS who are
blended into the Paramount news
reel at the Earle this week. Incl.
dentally the worst set Of i'm
promptu speeches ever delivered
come from the big wigs who were
invited to say something for the
Trans-Lux opening ceremonies.
FREDDY WANTS A RAISE
Freddy Bartholomew is having
salary trouble with M-G-M due to
the demands of his agent for a
new contract with an upped sal
airy. Although he gets $1,000 a
week, little Of this gets to the ju-
venile stars private account. The
boy is working for the lawyers who
fought the court battle for his GUS
tody. He is paying off the bar.
risters on both sides Of the Ltiga-
ton.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
MOVIE
CLOCK

METROPOLITAN Dick Powell,
1.-The Singing Marine" 11:10 q.
m, lis. 1920, 5:25, 1885, Gas
p. m.
EARLE-Mady Correll, Warren
William, Midnight Madonna, "
Ills a. M, 1885, 1920, 1920,
1910 p. m. Stage, 1890, $3.50,
$50, sos p. m.
CAPITOL-Jean Harlow, Clark
Gable, Saratoga" 10:15 a. M,
1885, 8, $40, 7:45, 1910 p. m.
Stage, 11:55 a. m, 2:15. 4:40,
7:O5, 9:25 p. m.
PALACE-Jean Arthur, Roy Mil
land, Easy Living" 1915, 2:45,
Sis, 7:40, 1910 p. m.
COLUM IA-William Powell,
LuiSe Rainier, 1.-THE Emperor'S
CandleStickS," Ills a. m, 1:20,
3:25, $50, 7:40, 9:45 p. m.
r. X. O.-KEITHS-Richard Crom-
well, Barbara Reed, 1.-The Road
Back" 1881 a. m, 1881, 1881,
5:31. 1881, 9:S1 p. m.
RIALTO-Sabu, Elephant Boy"
1854 a. m, 1852, $3.50, 5:48, 7:52,
1855 p. m.
LITTLE-Sylvia Sidney, Spencer
Tracy, Fury" 1882 a. m, 1875,
1888, SAL, 7:43, '9:46 p. m.
Observation-Disclosures shows.
News reels, short comedies. Pro
gram changes hourly.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Spencer Tracy
In Fury" At
The Little

Fury" the picture that
launched Spencer Tracy as the
new sensation Of the movie world,
moved into the Little Theater
yesterday for q weeks revival.
The engagement was set in re-
Spouse to requests that have
poured in ever since the film
played F Street..
One Of the chief reasons for its
belated popularity is the fact that
it caught the public unawares
Tracy, the playboy Of the screen,
was acclaimed by critics as hay
ing given the finest performance
Of his career, but the average
movie-goer was slow to believe it.
It was not until he scored again
in "San Francisco and Captains
Courageous" that they caught on.
By that time Fury" had gone.
The picture, one Of the few in
which Hollywood screwed up
enough courage to get out Of the
usual "rut." is . singing indict-
ment Of mob hysteria and lynch
ing. Its drama IS all the more
intense because it begins as a
light romantic comedy.
Tracy is an honest, hard-work-
ing filling station operator who
sets out to cross the country to
meet his finacee, Sylvia Sidney.
En- route he is implicated in a
kidnapping and thrown into Jail.
A mob of Infatuated townspeople
storm the jail, burn it to the
ground and think him dead. When
the real kidnaper is found, Tracy
remains in hiding and directs
mass murder trial Of half the
town. Thanks to superb direction,
the climax is one of the most TN,
usual and unforgettable in movie
history.
In addition to Tracy and Sylvia,
the cast includes Walter Abel,
Bruce Cabot, Edward Ellis, Walter
Brennan, Frank AlbertSon and
George Walcott.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1887, by Internat ional
NeWS SArvicO)


HOLLYWOOD, July 26.-Pat
OBrien is spending several days
off looking after his interests at
the new racetrack at Del Mar
while his latest picture goes mer-
rily on without him. Scenes are
being made in which he doesn't
figure.
George Brent, who took an ex-
animation for citizenship before
the naturalization Commissioners,
didn't have to study to answer
questions about the Constitution.
At the age Of IL, Brent came to
the United States on q visit from
Ireland and attended school in
the East. He was a member Of a
debating team that had the az
ftrmative side on the subject:
Shall the immigration laws be
liberalized to make it easier for
aliens to become citizens Of the
United StateS?" Prodding his
memory a bit, Brent knew all the
answers off-hand.
William Hopper has won a
feminine heart and he doesn't
know what to do about it. The
lady is "Queenie," q mascot bear.
Not only are her attentions en-
barrassing at times, and often
rough (she's a black bruin scaling
around $50 pounds but lately
she has developed an even more
annoying quirk. She won't do her
stuff before the camera unless
the tall, dark n handsome leading
man is on the Sidelines with her
trainer, watching.
Report Of the seasons first
three marlin swordfish brought to
gaff at Catalina has thrown all Of
Metro oldwyn. Mayors big game
anglers into a other. Director
Jack Conway, Warren william,
Spencer Tracy and others plan to
go after the big fish soon.
Electricians are busy in Gladys
Georges dressing room installing
indirect lighting for makeup pur-
poses. FilamentS in the special
globes aid Miss George In making
up for sunlight, afternoon and
evening occasions as well as for
the title rNla in her T0axy T1ictIIra
Madame x"
When little Carol Ann Berry
saw Judy Garland at a party she
said. Gee, you and that other
girl were the best thing in the
show" Judy was naturally pleased
that Carol Ann felt that way. The
other grip was Sophie Tucker.
Maureen O'Sullivan arose at
her Malibu Beach home at 5:45
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Stars Get Checks
For Their Odd Jobs

Two checks, in the sum Of sixty
cents each, payable to Jack Benny
and Benny Baker, were among
the more than a hundred checks
okeyed today by an assistant d.
rector for bit players and extras
in Paramount'S This Way
Please"
Recipients of the checks OF
course, were Jack Benny and
Benny Baker.
Payment was in consideration
Of their services as bit players,
for q very few minutes, in a thea
ter foyer crowd scene in "This
Way, Please" In which Jack Ben
ny's wife, Mary Livingstone, is
making her screen debut under
the direction Of Robert Florey.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26

SEATS IN DEMAND
Always the top shelf at the Ma
tional has been the first to go
when tickets were ready for play
goers. Usually the second balcony
pasteboards landed for each at
traction in the same hands. for
these steady patrons of the dra-
matte arts are wise enough to
make season reservations for the
same seats.
They may object to climbing up
two flights of stairs elsewhere.
but on E Street there has always
been q surplus of second balcony
patrons. One customer has had
a reservation for the same pair of
seats for IA years.
This early disposal Of second
The Washington times., 1937-07-26

Will this guy ever get through
talking about Hollywood. Well,
yes and no.
I personally think that the big
companies make a mistake when
they trot out their film statesmen
for a look at production in the
heart Of the industry, and ignore
the publicity departments.
If I were running a chain of
theaterS I think 1 would insist
that those who were directing
the local sales campaigns for
motion pictures, should know
more about the product they're
selling to the public. There is
no better way of knowing than
by personal inspection and
publicity executives should also
have a look at the general set
up for national propaganda at
Hollywood headquarters.
Indeed feel that Hollywood
should send out more travelling
emissarieS from publicity, for
direct contact with editoria
desks. The most efficient
studios, from the standpoint of
the editor and critic, are those
which keep the closest finger on
the editorial pulse. One of the
greatest producing companies in
the industry has the poorest
publicity in the business, prin.
cipally because seemingly no
effort is made to find out what
the boys and girls are printing
in their motion picture pages
AND WHY.
1t goes without saying that the
motion picture editor who hasn't
visited modern Hollywood is doing
his job without essential educa-
ton. Here Is the heart Of today'S
amusement world alt h GU G h
Broadway won't admit it-and 1t
should be a compulsory course for
those who would write intelligently
about it.
Oh, no, I'm not drumming up
business for airlineS or the rail.
roads. Just one who respects and
values tho press agent, and, I think,
understands his problem. So,
when the delegates are rounded up
for the next national conventions
in Hollywood, I trust the reserva.
tionS will include drawing rooms,
or compartments for the tub
thumpers. as well as the statesmen.
THE CANDY EATERS
That one-armed veteran candy
salesman outside of the Earle
Theater Is one Of those who would
prefer to see Hollywood turn out
hit pictures exclusively. For his
business goes up or down in the
degree that Thirteenth Street gets
home run on the screen, or per-
haps a foul ball.
Nickel candy sales in the mo-
ton picture theaters now amount
to ten million dollars annually.
What a sweet tooth these movie
audiences have?
Uncle Sam via the Treasury De
partment estimates the annual
take at $12,500, 900 but the theater
The Washington times., 1937-07-26

On Friday something new in or
chestral music is promised by the
new musical group which Jesse
Crawford has recently assembled
and which he'll present on the
Loew'S Capitol stage starting Fri
day.
Crawford is that famous radio
Poet of the Organ" His :lsw
orchestral organization departs
from conventional musical for
mula and orcheStration and in
jects a new vogue in modern
rhythm. Featured member Of the
outfit is Helen Crawford, or Mrs.
Jesse Crawford, whose organizing
struck such q responsive chord on
her recent appearance here.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26

On the same stage with the
Crawfords and their orchestra Will
be Guy Robertson, popular singing
star Of the Great Waltz" and
other Broadway successes, who is
also well known to radio fans.
Others to appear before The
footlightS will be Vic Hyde, q
brash young man who is extremely
ambidextrous and plays about two
dozen instruments simultaneously:
Bert Nagle and company in novel
acrobatics and the fun Offering Of
Ross and Gennett.
"Slave Ship" with Warner Bax.
ter and Wallace Berry, will be the
screen feature on the same pro-
gram.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26

balcony seats by season reserva.
ton has caused any amount Of
kicks at the box office. For in.
stance, a good customer for Kath.
arine Cornell might get in line as
soon as the box office sale opened,
reach the window and request q
pair Of the low priced seats for
the coming attraction.
To be told that all second bal,
2ony seats for the entire engage.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
WOEtN THE GALLERY
GrowIs at the Box Office Bring
About Ticket Sale Change
For PIoyqoers
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Manager Edmund Plohn, of the National Theater-Beau
Brummel of the Washington worlds front Office
has stirred midsummer discussion and probably shouts
murmurs his decision abolish
ITEMS Street.
The gallery may be only memory Broadway but it
very profitable upstairs in what they call Americas First
The Washington times., 1937-07-26
Buys Bike

Ray Milland. Paramount player
now in "Ebb Tide" is the latest to
purchase one of the new put-put
bikes.
The Washington times., 1937-07-26

National Theater AboIishes Ancient Custom
For Making Second Balcony Reservations