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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-18
Meeting PosJpcned.

The Junior Tuesday club will NO.
meet tomorrow evening, as scheduled,
but the meeting will, be held instead
next Tuesday evening. &
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-18

Peggy McMichael
-. rivals beauty of blossoms
Rivaling the beauty of the bios
SONS which surround her, Peggy
McMichael of Tampa, Fla, smiles
over her choice as queen of the
annual gardenia festival at Cy-
press Gardens, Fla.
Central PYeSa
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Boys Make ST. ,O00,O 900 Star
OF Gene Autry
Fans Who Ignore Westerns
Never Heard of Him,
But He's Tops.
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.

IoYwooD Feb NANAo-Ee draws to the box offices
in 10000 thees week Twentieth impressed
with picture value offered
cowboy
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Fake Signal Stops
A Real Train.

DANGER signals. exhibited for a
short time at Inyo-Kern. a little
whistle stop located on the Southern
Pacific line through the Mojave Des-
ert. today caused . temporary tie-up
In train schedules, due to the mis-
carriage Of information supplied local
railroad omcials by property men on
the Harold Lloyd company, now
shooting exteriors for Professor, Be-
ware!" at the desert station. The
production script called for the red
danger signal to be exhibited. 80 a
prop tower was constructed. How.
ever, adverse weather conditions
forced the company to abandon shoot
ing for the day. Studio prop mer
informed the railroad company, but
the message went to the wrong de.
partment. When the engineer Of the
daily freight saw the wigwags, HI
brought the train to halt For 81
minutes the string of cars remained
motionless. until q clearance was OBJ.
tanned from the Mojave office.
A section crew was promptly sen
to the spot to dismantle the falls
signal tower and prevent q recurrence
Of the delay.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

any other town you can mention (ex-
cluding New York; and Gene is
lucky if he escapes with his socks
The last time the cowboy and his
horse-Champion-took ride through
the sticks, Champion lost every hair
of his beautiful tail (you will find
them in the possession of souvenir
hunting small boys)
+ &x
II gave up doing cowboy work be-
cause there is no future in it," said
Mr.. Autry to your correspondent be-
fore departing on a personal appear
ance tour. Even as a boy I had
ambition and wanted to make some
thing of myself. I was born in Texas
on a ranch and. Of course, rode as soon
as I could walk. And sang even
sooner than could talk. As a matter
Of fact" and here Gene lowered his
voice, Il used to sing in the choir
with my uncle, who was a minister
When Gene was 10 years old, hi;
family moved to Ravia. Okla. and I.
was there that the future film singing
cowboy got his first job-as a tele.
graph operator, and later as a rail.
road man in humble capacity
II used to sing all the time," say!
Gene. And when the depression cam.
decided to sing for my living. So
went to New York-sat three days IL
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Novel Film Course
At American L.

STUDENTS will go to the movies
instead of doing homework or
listening to lectures in new course
offered by the School of Public AZ
fairs at American University An
eight-week course in documentary
Aims will be given under the sponsor
ship OF the In Service" program for
Government employees. Arch A
Mercy, assistant director of infor-
nation, Farm Security Administra-
ton. will teach the course.
Most of the tvo-hour class period
will be held in motion picture screen
ing rooms with q different movie pro-
gram for each class session. The
students will see newsreels, scientific
educational, industrial and foreign
propaganda Aims Included In the
course are various types of Govern
ment educational and documentary
films
A number Of guest stars will also
appear in connection with the pic
lures to be shown. The visiting ex-
perts will discuss various aspects OF
film work in which they have Won
recognition. The first in the series OF
guest speakers will be Stacy Woodard
twice a winner of Motion Picture
Academy Award. He will discuss his
struggle to Live short subjects>and
Adventures of Chico" a new type
Aim he has just completed. "Adven-
tures Of Chico" will be shown tomor-
row under the auspices of the Mexican
Embassy at the Pan-American Union.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Holmes Talk Offers
German Contrasts.

IN A broad leap from Swaziland 70
swastikaland. Burton Holmes aban-
doned last night those countries Of
the warmer chimes for Adolf Hitler's
cooler temperatures ana hotter &C.
tivities. Picturesque Germany (item
No. I Of the season.. however, Is
sterilized Of political or economic nox-
iousness 50 that the droves Of people
gathered in Roosevelt High auditorium
could enjoy the country on more or
less Of its geographical face value.
Paradoxical, In . way, Is this land
Of the Teuton strongly similar to Italy
geographically. One can emerge
from one town rife with the houses
Of thatch and gables Of the 18th
century directly into a metropolis au
moderne, with streamlining and EN-
cheney saturating the atmosphere.
On one hand perceive . densely
whiskered old citizen sitting on the
front stoop with his Bavarian corn
cob resting comfortably on an ex-
pansive paunch, while ON the other
stde-step . Fastening fashion plate
from Unter den Linden with morning
frock and everything. The old
mingles with the new with the best
accord in Z manner that shouts of
organization.
And now for the points.of interest
department may we offer Oberam-
mergau aS tops. Mr.. Holmes has
visited this scene Of the Passion Play
quite frequently, collecting some fine
pictures on the truly quaint town
itself, the scene OF the plays and
several Of the major performers OF
recent years. Incidentally, in the
event you have q friend living in the
town whom you would like to locate
VOll had better consult the local
Evening star., 1938-02-03

the waiting room of a recording COM
pany. finally got an audition-and
was told to 60 back to Oklahoma and
get some experience"
Billed as Oklahoma's yodeling cow
boy, Autry sang on local radio stations
in Tulsa and Oklahoma City and less
than year later was signed to con-
tract by the same recording company
that had sent him home for experience
The president, NJ j. Siegel, is also
president of Republic Studios, which
is how Autry came to this city three
years ago. His first Aim, Phantom
Empire" l2-episode serial, was an
instantaneous success and infused new
life into Western pictures.
A few weeks ago Hollywood-and
Mr.. Autry-got wise to the fact that
the cowboy composer Che Is response
bic for the hit songs in his films) Is
gold mine to his owners. Gene de-
manded more do-re-mi from his Re-
public bosses-in spite of the fact he
already receives four times more than
his contract calls for. The studio Is
currently waiting for an apology-or
a lawsuit.
In normal times Autry makes be-
tween eight and nine pictures a year,
against the average stars three. His
pictures carry l2-day shooting sched-
ule and cost around 100000 each. The
average Hollywood "A" hlm costs
100000.
Il refused 5000 recently to indorse
q certain cigarette" Gene continued.
Il have to set an example to the
young boys Of the country who pattern
themselves after me-and besides
don't smoke"
| The 2o-year-old actor is married.
| to Oklahoman Ina May Spivey. He
lives in Hollywood. stables his seven
horses at Brentwood, and Is building .
ranch in the valley. His greatest ex-
travagance-l0-gallon cowboy hats at
$50 chapeau. Gene possesses 10.
(eopyright. 1898. By the North America,
| Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1938-02-03

home in the hearts
small-town picture
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Foreign Cinemas
Are Announced.

THE Foreign Language Cinema
League will present its first
Czechoslovak picture, "Janosik." on
Saturday and Sunday evenings at
Pierce Hall. This film is listed among
the 10 best foreign productions of
1887. There are English titles. The
program for the month also includes
Magda Schneider in Elm Stelldichein
i'm Schwarzwald" on February IL, a
French film, Primrose" with Mad
eleine Renaud Of the Coincide Fran
caise, on February 10. and Der Bet
telstudent." based on Milloecker's
famous operetta, on February 26.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

tourist agency guide bureau. The
houses are not numbered according to
successive arrangement, but by the
sequence Of their construction.
The Rhine country scenery-which
signifies vineyards. castles, etc.-s =
good draw any time. Brandenburg
Gate Is impressive and 20 Is Germany's
network Of new roads and the Ba-
Evening star., 1938-02-03
"Polo" Being Edited
For Spring Release.

STARRING Gary Cooper and intro
ducing the Norwegian discovery,
Sigrid Gurie, as his leading lady,
Samuel Goldwyn's The Adventures
Of Marco Polo" is now in the cutting
rooms being edited for early spring
release.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Evelyn Brent Rises.

EVELYN BRENT recently took q big
step forward on the path OF her
second screen career" when she
stepped into the second feminine lead
in Paramounts Highway Racketeers, y
a headline story of truck piracy. which
Louis King is directing.
offers in the cast are Mary Carlisle
Lloyd Nolan, Roscoe Karns. Larry
Crabbe. ]. Carol Naish, Anthony
Quinn and Benny Baker.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

Mary Lou Lender. playing second
lead In Professor Beware" with Far
old Lloyd. Is planning to take test for
Melanie In Gone With the Wind" at
SelZnick.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

fans as he Is with
q horse and q
guitar.
Autl.y Is some
{ ng new in
stars. He Is prob
ably the only
million - dollar
actor in Holly
wood who can
roam the local
streets m inu 8
dark glasses and
not be pestered
for his autograph.
But just let him
put his hand
some nose inside
Evening star., 1938-02-03

Vitamin d, familiar In the form of
cod liver oil, has also been obtained.
and can be prepared, in pure chemical
form
Evening star., 1938-02-03

varian Alps. Tho various displays Of
porcine products had its points. too.
J. 3,
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

The District Bar Association
will elect new officers on January
IT, it was announced yesterday
Ballots will be cast at the Dis
trict Courthouse during the after
noon preceding the associations
meeting that night at the May.
flower Hotel.
Polls will be open from noon
to p. m. in the south room of
the Bar Associations Library.
The Washington times., 1938-12-29
Ship Feared Lost
With 18 Aboard

WARSAW. Dec. 29.-The Ger
man freigth steamship Funken-
brandt was feared lost in the
Baltic today with Is persons
aboard. A series of SOC calls re-
ported that the ship, on its way
from Germany to Sweden, was in
distress. A final call said: I'VE are
going down."
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

Voting by mail will not be per
mitted.
Seton Darr and Godfrey L.
Munter, running for reelection,
are candidates for president.
Other candidates include: First
vice president. Richard l.. Mer-
rick and James g. Wilkes: second
vice president, Phillip w. Austin,
Frederick A. A1allard and Bernard
G. Ostmann; directors, William
II, Collins, william FL. Gallagher
The Washington times., 1938-12-29
Starving Wolves
Kill -Four Peasants

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Dec.
29.-Four peasants in the Car.
pathian Mountain village OF Prus-
turi were killed by starving wolves
which attacked the village stables
when they were unable to find
food because Of snow and extreme
cold. A. least six persons froze to
death on roads.
The Washington times., 1938-12-29
District Bar Elects Officers January II

Charles D. Hamel, David A. Hart,
Charles V. INLAY, P. H. Marshall,
Kenneth N. Parkinson, E. Barrett
Prettyman and Harry S. Wender.
Wilbur L. Gray, secretary Of the
association, and Francis w. Hill,
jr., treasurer. are unopposed for
reelection.
The Washington times., 1938-12-29

Double Duty" circulation of the Herald
and Times produces twice the results
at one cost.
Evening star., 1938-07-24

several weeks ~ the guest Of Miss
Rose Stern ct her summer home.
Miss jeanette Loeb IL spending two
weeks In Atlantic City.
Miss Gertrude Divorkin Is spending
the week in Cleveland, where she Is
attending the. American Bar Associa-
ton convention.
DR.. and Mrs. Samuel Bogdonoi, who
live at the Westchester Apartments,
announce the birth Of son Saturday,
July ., at Sibley Hospital.
DR.. Jerome s. Livingston, DR.. Ber-
steine, DR.. Hirch and Mr.. Nat Ber-
steine, all Of Washington, left Friday
to motor to Sproon Lake, N. Y, for q
two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Livingston,
14S4 Newton street, motored to At
lantic City yesterday with their three
children, the Misses Selma and Edith
Livingston and Mr.. Paul Livingston.
They will be gone 10 days.
Mrs. Peg J. Collins and her sister
Miss Ruth Forney, have returned to
their home In Arlington from q three
weeks vacation in Ogden, Utah, where
they were the guests Of their brother,
Mr.. Ralph Forney. who Is on the stan
Of the Standard Examiner newspaper
Of Ogden.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
Baltimore Visitor
In Gaithersbura
This Week.

GATTHERsBURG, Nd, July 23.--
Mrs. j. r. Pardew of Baltimore,
who has been the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hatton Waters of Darnestown,
is now visiting Mrs. Merle Jacobs OF
Diamond avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Holland Of Shreveport. La, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. McKendree
Walker.
Miss Mary Mae Jacobs and Miss
Jane Marshall are spending this week
in Westminster. Mr.. Norman Jacobs
jr., and Mr. Everett Jones Of Damas-
Gus left Wednesday for a motor trip
to the West Coast.
The Neighborhood Garden Club was
entertained at luncheon at the home
Of Mrs. Edwin Fry, Fair Hills farm
near Laytonsville, Wednesday, with
Mrs. Fry, Mrs. Crawford and Mrs
Williams joint hostesses, and DR.
George Lankford guest speaker.
Miss Maxine ELF of Los Angelo.
arrived in Washington Grove Satur-
day, after several weeks visit with
her maternal grandparents in Sagi-
nav, Mich, to stay with her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Neitz.
Miss Edith West left this week for
Orangeburg, S. c., to visit her uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs A. w. Sauler
until September. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
Way and sons, Frank and William
and Mr.. Ways mother, left this week
to spend three weeks in Linden, vt
Evening star., 1938-07-24

Mr. and Mrs Sworzyn and their son,
Mr.. Herbert Sworzyn, were present at
the wedding and are spending the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Mack
Kanner
Mrs. Cecil Kaufman and her
youngest daughter, Cora Lee Kauf-
mann, are at Wabanaki Camp, near
Augusta, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs Sidney Seidenman,
with their son and daughter, mo-
tored to New York and Cape May,
N. j., Monday and will be away for
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith
left Washington Friday for Atlantic
City and will be guests at the Am
bassador until September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Nathan and the
latter's brother. Mr.. Melvin Behring,
are at the Chelsea, Atlantic City, for
the rest Of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Cafritz with
their two sons. Calvin and Carter
Cafritz, are at Loon Lake, N. Y. oc-
cupying cottage until September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nordlinger
Visiting Near Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Nordlinger
and their young daughter are visiting
Mrs. Norlinger's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Greentree, at their summer home
near Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Leonard B. schloss is spending
the week end in Atlantic City visiting
her sister, Mrs. Isadore Friedlander
at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J. Kaufman,
accompanied by their nephew, Mr..
Milton Ney, are one two-week motor
trip to Maine.
Miss Miriam Spieeel has joined her
mother, Mrs. Benjamin Spiegel. at her
cottage at Virginia Beach for a two
week stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Randolph Saal
of New Orleans are spending a week
in Washington and are at the Broad
moor to visit their sons in law and
daughters, Mr.. and Mrs Samuel s.
kaufman, and Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
I. Pack.
Mrs. Levi David and Mrs Laura
Heidinsfeld have joined their sister
Mrs. Richard Bonwit and nice, Miss
Mildred Bonwit, at Atlantic City to
remain two weeks.
Mrs. Sidney Hechinger left during
the week for Jackson, N. H., to spend
several weeks.
Mrs. Louis Simon. accompanied by
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. James
Simon. will leave tomorrow for Star
Lake. in the Adirondacks. to Join her
daughter, Mrs, Merryle s. Rukeyser
and two sons Of New York.
Mrs. Fulton Brylawski and her
daughter, Miss Helen Brylawski. will
Evening star., 1938-07-24

to Asheville, N. O., where they are
spending four weeks.
The Misses Marie and Tillie Steiner
will leave Warrington Saturday for
five weeks trip to California by way Of
the Grand Canyon.
Miss Jean Pelzman entertained
group Of friends at q supper party and
boat ride on DR.. Ivy Pelnnan's boat.
the Pelican, Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Rich are now
at Jackson, N. II.
Mrs. Charles Basseches and her
daughter, Morrisa Basseches, are
spending the summer in Atlantic City.
DR.. Basseches joins his family for the
week ends.
Miss Maxine Kahn. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Marx Kahn. and Miss Mil
dred Berman left Friday for q weeks
stay at Virginia Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Peyser left by mo-
tor last night for Newport News, Va,
where they will be the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. William Garner for 10 days.
Mrs. Nathan Frank joined Mr..
Frank in their Chevy Chase home
Tuesday after spending two weeks in
Cleveland visiting their son-in-law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Grossberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Pocker, the
latter formerly Miss Deborah-Mae
Lehman, left Friday for Philadelphia
to join Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred j. Gold
smith. From there they viii lmotor to
Lake George, N. Y, to spend two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Aaronson motored
to Virginia Beach for the week end
to join their daughter. Miss Frances
Aaronson, who has been spending two
weeks as the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. M. Barnett
Will Go to Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Meyer Barnett will
leave for a trip to Maine this week.
Their two children are In Norfolk, Va,
visiting their grandmother. Mrs. Sadie
Hofheimer.
Mrs. Samuel s. Silverman Is spend
hl6 GWo WCChSo III ASocVSAA no WAC 0hSoS
of Mrs. Louis Becker after 4 visit
in Richmond, Va, to her cousin, Mrs.
Louis Perlstein.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ney with their
daughter, Miss Audrey Ney will leave
soon on q trip through the Yellow
Stone Park and the Grand Canyon.
Miss Phyllis Buxbaum Is the guest
OF Mrs. Leo Sturm at Long Beach,
N. Y.
Mrs. Polly Stokbis Of New York is
visiting her mother. Mrs. Esther Hart
man OF the Airy View Apartment.
Mrs. Bertha Davidson Of Clifton
Terrace has as her guest her daughter,
Mrs. Gerstley Of New York.
Miss Eleanor Loeb left Wednesday
for Braddock Heights, Nd, to spend
Evening star., 1938-07-24

left during the week for Atlanta, to
visit Mr.. Potter's son and daughter-in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Potter.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mason and Mr.
Robert Mason of Cambridge, Ohio. are
visiting their cousin, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. L. Schoudt.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. I. F. Thacker, the
former from England. and the latter,
Baltimore, have moved to Alexandria,
living in the recently restored colonial
house at SOB South Lee street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Berman and
their little daughter, Maxine Lindsey,
are spending several weeks at Ocean
City, Md.
Mrs. Sallie H. Herfurth left Wednes-
day for New York City, to spend the
year with her sister, Mrs. r. L. Klonz
Mr.. and Mrs. Holden Vacationinx
At Virginia Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Franklin Hol-
den are spending several weeks at
Virginia Beach, and their daughter,
Miss Myrtle Holden, is visiting her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John F.
Barbour, at their home in Roanoke. Va
Mrs. William Ingles left Friday for
New York to join her aunt, Miss Helen
Bolen Of Michigan. for a visit of sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Ernest Morgan of Glen Allen,
Va, and Mrs. Inez Mosley of Whining
ton, N. c.. are visiting their cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Brooks
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Robinson
are spending two weeks in New York
City and Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. William McCombs and
the formers mother, Mrs. Clarence
McCombs, are spending week with
their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs Carl Willis,
at their home in Morehead City. N. c.
Miss Margaret Worden and Miss
Lillian Worden have returned from a
visit to their sister, Mrs Charles r..
Yeager, at Hamilton Beach, Long
Island, N. Y, accompanied by Mrs.
Yeager and Master Billie Yeager, for
a visit with Mr. and Mrs. William E.
Worden at 624 North Washington
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Sawyer are
spending the week at Ocean City, Md.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
News Of Social Activities
OF Alexandria Residents
Mrs. Charles Calvert Smoot
And Daughters on Motor
Trip to West Coast.

LExANDRIA 23-Mrs.
~ daughters
spent Blowing N.
motor the West Coast where they will visit smos
bohenlaw U. s.
Mr. and
Of their daughter Elizabeth Duval
Mrs Edward Duva Washington The wedding will take in
OF Judge and Mrs their
England will Alexandria
at s0 Prince
Red Cross
Evening star., 1938-07-24
Seek to Halt Fare Rise.

NEWARK, N. j., July AZ @.-Jer-
sey City filed suit In Federal Court
today to restrain the Interstate Com
merce Commission from allowing IN
creased fares on the Hudson b Man
haitian Railway between Jersey City
and downtown New York, which are
scheduled to 60 into effect next Mon
day.
The I. G. G. allowed q fare increase
from to 8 cents from Jersey City
and Hoboken to downtown New York
1t rejected the tube company's plea
for an increase to 10 cents.
Evening star., 1938-07-24

was 30 successful that It will be en.
larged. The farmers who had use
Of the horses were ordered 10 supply
riders either from young farmers or
visitors who enjoyed riding. When
work was slack on the farm the horses
were taken daily on long rides. Riding
clubs will alSo be organized 10 prepare
horNs for the arrty,
Evening star., 1938-07-24
Farmers Help Cavalry.

Farmers Of Japan are TO BE- sub
sidized 70 they may purchase horses
to BE- used in farm work while being
trained As mounts for cavalry officers.
The agriculture and forestry ministry
has announced in Toxic that the plan
was tried last year with 30 horses and
Evening star., 1938-07-24

leave tomorrow to spend several weeks
at Loon Lake, N. Y, Mr.. Brylawski,
with their young son, will Join them in
August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph de Young and
son, Mr.. Joseph de Young, jr, have
gone to Mooselookmuguntic Adult
Camp in Maine to spend three weeks.
Group Motors TO Asheville
To Spend Four Weeks.
Mrs. Sara Levy. Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Kann and Miss Carrie Hart motored