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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-07

Nov ls-Governors OF the. six New Eng
land states demanded repeal Of taxes that
hamper business.
j. H. Rand. Jr.. and p, L. Bergho6
acquitted in first case tried under law
against transporting strike breakers across
Nov. ai-secretary Of war woodring
asked stronger army for defense.
Nov. 27-president Roosevelt went on dsh.
ing trip in Florida waters.
nov. 2o-President asked congress to au-
thorize q SIG OOO. 0O0, 900 housing program.
Nov. 3o-President asked congress to cut
$214. 100000 from federal highway grants TO
states.
Dec. 5-Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh re-
turned to United States.
Steamship Leviathan sold to British Junk
firm.
Dec. Federal board of tax appeals ex.
onerated Andrew Mellon of income tax
fraud.
Dec. lo-President ordered immediate re.
vision Of taxes on business. House passed
crop contr oil bill.
J. w Hanes and Jerome Frank appointed
Dec. l3-Supreme court upheld redemp-
ton Of United States bonds before maturity.
Dec. 22-Extraordinary session Of con-
gress adjourned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-07

President Roosevelt demanded apologies,
indemnihcations and guarantees against
repetition of such outrages.
Dec. i5-France and Germany concluded
frontier treaty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09
Marc Charges Federal Frameup' On Tickets
Dempsey Awarded First Eddie Neil
 Memorial Award

New York, December 9. = (Up) = Jack Dempsey, former heavy weight champion, today, was the proud posseSsor of the first annual Edward J. Neil Memorial award, presented each year by the New York Boxing Writers Association to the active or retired fighter who has done most for the betterment of boxing.
 Dempsey won the award by 20 votes to Il over Henry Armstrong, lightweight and welterweight cham pion, Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis received one ballot.
 The award is a memorial to the late Edward J. Neil, well-known Associated Press boxing writer and war correspondent who died from shell wounds in Spain on January ?. The plaque will be formally presented at the Associations an- nual dinner.
 Dempsey was selected because he as the best known and most widely admired person" connected with the game, campaigned constantly in various sections during 1888 for the improvement of boxing.
 Before the vote was taken, Demp- sey and his former arch rival, Gene Tunney, joined in criticizing Man. ager Ray Carlen for trying to boost Lou Nova, Young Alameda, Cal. heavyweight, up the ladder too fast Nova meets Tommy Farr of Wales in Madison Square Garden on De- cember Is.
 Raps Manager Tunney said it usually required five or six years to season a heavy weight for top-flight competition and he doubted Carlen's judgment in matching Nova with such an ex- perienced man as Farr SO early in his career. Tunney said greedy managers tried to bring along theii boys too rapidly and that was the reason there were so few good heavy weights today.
 Dempsey asked Nova how many fights he'd had and Nova replied; I've had 26 professional and 15 amateur fights"
 Dempsey chuckled and said "Why -. you're just baby in this business"
 Carlen, surprised and irritated said: T don't feel that I'm a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09
speedbOyS (24)

Totals ............... 8 16 Score at half time: Speedboys 10, Garibaldis 5. Referee: Graham.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09
MERIDEN NUTMEGS TO
 FACE FALL RIVER

Meriden, Dec. 9.-With the re- spectable record of four victories and six defeats, and real chance to climb in the American Roller Hockey league standings over the coming weekend, the Meriden Nut megs aim to boost their summary of achievement against Fall River at the Holloway rink, Cherry street Sunday afternoon.
 Play is set for 3 o'clock. The two clubs have split even in 8 pair o1 games and each will be out to gc ahead in the series.
 Forced to play three games in- side of 26 hours last weekend, Mer- iden bowed by close margins to Worcester and Fall River abroad and trimmed New Bedford in an ocertime game at home, the most thrilling contest of the local season. Fall River hod to go into an extra period to nose out the weary Nut megs in the finale of their suicide slate over the weekend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09
WEST SIDES TOP
 MIDDLETOWNERS
Local Club Beats Gara- baldis as Dan1eIiO and
 Ray Star

Leading all the way, from a single point at the end of the first period to eight points at the end of the game, the West Side Speedboys, who tangle with the Waterbury Asl1leys Sunday in an effort to stlaigi1ten out claims for the city champion ship later in the season, defeated the strong Middletown Garabadlis last night A to 16 in a lively game at Russell gym. Paddy Damelio, playing his first game with the Sid- CTS was a standout with 2 points while Bobby Ray went well, too. At one time the local lads had a 22-0 lead. Cacciola was top man for the visitors who have beaten some strong opposition in the Nut City.
 In 8 prelim, Peters Five of Bridge port easily set back the West Side Jupniords g to 10, J. Liptak and Sutayi getting 13 points apiece. The summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09
ThiSSpOrting
 World
Ehey See By The Papers
BY JOHN A. cLUNEY

Unlike the prospective the conspiracy Kendric avenue the insisting ky read nothing the but the eadne New federal seem to follow the quite thooughy unless just coi- Cdence that they Parker about complaint fans that ,ev could not get anything tickets
 DAY of the nav Packers scheduled at the Polo Grounds
 Two agents with marked $2O bills bought $40 tickets for which Ey were charged 6o apiece the official football headQarters hcketscapes GAO pas6cards so imagine what they charge YOU for Frankly the Giants are tough spot for government takes very little foong around Capone ecaps dandy though and could labelled asapne ssners something. FA-e S""peA"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09
NEWSWEEK A-A!

New York, December g. - (UP) - The Magazine Newsweek today an- nounced consensus All-America football team. The team was made by taking IS elevens picked by var ious newspapers and news agencies and averaging the votes for each player.
 The team:
 Ends: Holland, Cornell; Young Oklahoma. tackles: Beinor, Notre Dame; Wolff, Santa Clara. Guards: Heikkinen, Michigan; Smith Southern California. Center: Aldrich, Texas Christian. Backs: O'Brien, Texas Christian; Goldberg Pittsburgh; Macleod, Dartmouth; and Bottari, California.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09

Frankie Mars of Waterbury of Devon will Aobt f. out tonight Greenwich rolckng King reports in the same breath adding that Jackie Moriarty Armstrong in Bridgeport will Sammy Mamnone of tsfor
 e td time m three weeks All three cong dehts Dick ana Tommy Carlo also last Haven while 'ne customers walteo TOT them at the St. Ann vain
 LeaVenworth can't to Ioona ned put the Tech rifle Wilby 4824s2 in uaion match That should be to come
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09
Forgotten Wonder Girl

Ihe real goth Century Wonder Girl isn't Wills Babe Didrckson Holm of AnSpos Record Eeanora Sears 4s wear I family of Boston bue-bloods Writing Magazine ene recalls some or the unexceed achievements who was the first girl public who s makes news TOT 5n newspapers Menke @ ppo PyeT ns country ever knew Her horseanp superb E1Dnons in the ring When
 sO as pukg broncho Eleanora anybody Facng. She had few $ a swimmer ' - ~ ~ Oo"'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09
LUCKMAN THROUGH

New York, December e. (UP) - Sid Luckman, Columhia'S bril- liant halfback, is through with foot ball.
 He said today he had decided never 8 gain to play, and that that included professional football and test in which he had been in- vited to participate.
 "I'm going to finish up my stud- ies," said Sid, land after gradua- tion next summer. Tn going to spend my time behind desk in 8 Brooklyn office, not behind foot ball line"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09
TOLES 6 TO 5

New York, December g. - (UP) Il Roscoe Toles, Detroit Negro, was 6-5 favorite to defeat 'Gunnar Barlund. Finnish heavyweight, in a 10-round bout tonight at the Hip podrome.
 Both fighters were defeated in their last starts, Toles by Willie Reddish and Barlund by Lou Nova.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09

greedy manager, like Tunney and Dempsey are trying to make me out. I gave up my business in California and put all my eggs into one basket '-Nova's. He'll make me or break me-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09
Odds And Ends

Miss Bears took boxing with her left mana and could throw right technique not the od Jack Dempsey No defeated sailing race She was Keen golfer and became brilliant performers
 ns Alter Miss Sears had slipped gently took u
 waking She walked from Providence Boston, miles in ne houS 5S minutes About by squash racquet and became American Champion of her But this outlines achievements of Eeanora Menko sents plenty of other evidence that she equal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09
HARD WAY TO DRILL

New York-Nat Holman c. c. N. Y. basketball team is rounding into form by scrimmagil.g local profes- Sional QuintetS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-09
FLYING START

Boone, Ia.-Twelve-year-o Fred die Miller scored 8 hole-in-one to become one of the youngest acers in the country.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
Keith's Holds
Durbin Film
SecOndWeek
Mad About Music
Retains Spirit of
Early Work.

I rs hokum and you know it's ho-
KUN. but still you sit there with
i tears in your eyes at Deanna Dur
bins plight in more than one
sequence of Mad About Music" which
now has gone into its second week at
R-K-O Keith's. For Joe Pasternak,
the producer who has guided Deanna
through her three pictures, and thus
guided Universal Pictures to an oasis
in the desert in which it was lost,
has come through with another winner.
Mad About Music is warm film
that tugs at the heartStrlngs, a fresh
and lively film that is sure to appeal
to 100 out of every SO people. 1t
places Miss Durbin in Swiss girls
school and presents her with the prob
lem of having no parents to boast
about. her mother being a Hollywood
star who couldn't admit to a 14-year
old daughter So Deanna invents a
big-game -hunting father. which works
all right until the time comes when
she has to produce him So Deanna
nails the first man available And it
ends up like you know all along it will,
with the young lady coming out with
two parents where she had none be-
fore.
But it is all done with such tender
ness. such feeling for just the right
quality in every scene, that you lose
track of the fact you may know what's
coming. There are times when Miss
Durbin and the script just about tear
your heart out, times when you don't
pay attention to anything but the
fact you are full of sympathy for a
little girl in mighty big predicament.
And listening to Deanna Durbin
sing is one of the real pleasures the
cinema affords She starts off with
Il Like to Whistle" later does two
other tunes in light vain. Chapel
Bells and "Serenade to the Stars"
Her biggest number Is Ave Maria"
done with the Vienna Boys Choir,
and she brings out all of the beauty
Of the number. II you don't get chills
up your spine when Deanna pours
out that voice full of emotion and
rides along the top Of high C, we
feel sorry for YOU, for it is an ex-
ceedingly pleasant experience.
H. M.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
Dancers in Spring
Concert Tonight.

THE Alice Louise Hunter Dance
Group will present its spring con-
cert tonight at Roosevelt Auditorium,
In "Iridescence," the Dance of the
Reed Flutes" from the Nutcracker
suite will be heard "Irepak," from
the same suite, will be danced by
Claire French. "Maynight." from the
"Sousons." will be danced by Kathleen
Davis.
The Polka de Salon." Chant sans
Paroles" and variation and waltz
from the Ballet of the Sleeping
Beauty will furnish the musical back
ground of Circular Notion pre-
sented in three parts by 10 dancers.
In the Village" "Orientale" will
accompany an Oriental dance by
Gloria Cone The "Passepied," by
Delebes. "Gavotte in F major" by
Beethoven. Schumann's Novelette,, ~
and several Strauss numbers furnish
the musical setting for the "Divertisse.
ments."
In Novelette," Miss Gertrude Ell.
mendorf experiments with the three
dance forms-modern. interpretativ,
and ballet-and chooses the ballet
The entire program is classical.
Assisted by 10 pupils Miss Hunter
and Ray Williams, guest artist, will
dance seven numbers of the Chopir
Ballet, the choreography Of Mis-.
Hunter for this ballet following the
Fokine tradition.
Evening star., 1938-05-07

as cutting out paper dolls and doesn't
Kay Francis wear the cutest hats?
After q careful examination of the
origins and credits connected with
this little gem, we can only conclude
that somebody around the Warner lot
was making q gallant effort to lower
the morale of class B Saturday Eve
ming Post story. The effort is q great
success, especially as regards the pic
lures dialogue. which sounds as If it
had been written at space rates. The
plot-ah, yes. The plot Here you
have it in complete synopsis as pro-
vided by the agreeable Warner Bros.
publicity Offices. Read ye and behold
claire Landin Kay Francis) has
left stuffed-shirt Martin Brush Ralph
Forbes at the altar to marry irresist-
ible Bill Landin pat O'Brien). adver-
tising expert. who works for the
Brush-King Advertising Agency.
"Frolicsome Claudius (Thurston
HalD. Claire's father. chases off to Eu-
rope with his latest blond and most Of
the company's money. To cover
Claudius, Son-in-law Bill puts up all
his own stock and offers to work
gratis
claire, however, has learned how
things are, and taking some of Bills
plans. visits a rich prospect and Sc
cures the account. This is blow to
Bills pride, they quarrel and he leaves
C1airo o1e0 hurt foloc .
place in the agency. and. combining
sex appeal with some talent, has things
going nicely.
Bill in the meantime starts par
taking OF the cup that cheers in no
uncertain fashion. Addressing q wom-
ans club, Claire sees Bill listening to
her and she addresses him through
the listeners.
"Sufficiently griped. he takes 4 Job
with a rival agency. goes after all
Brush-king's accounts and in short
time has Claire's business founder
ing. Bills boss buys out Brush King
and offers Claire job. But she
doesn't want job-just a divorce.
She'll marry Martin Brush.
Waiting at a lawyers Office for the
barrister. Claudius takes the secretary
out to lunch and Martin goes to sleep,
complaining of cold.
Bill and Claire start dancing to
pass the time, fall in love all over
again, and in front of a just-awak-
ened, protesting Martin and an apollo
getic lawyer they kiss and make up!"
Those who are bewitched by Miss
Francis national rating as a clothes
horse will be pleased to know that in
this production every time the direc-
tor yelled Cut she dashed to the
dressing room and changed her cos
tune. Excellent style show, but after
attending you realize why the most
expensive fashion experts never allow
their models to talk.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
Trans.Lux Showing
March of Time

ONCE again the regulation number
Of weeks brings the March of Time
to the Trans-Lux screen and it Is. as
usual. the most important item on the
bill. "NaZi Conquest-No. l. presents
lucid picture of the German con-
quest of Austria, the background OF
planning in the mind of a man who
IA years ago was far from being rechs-
fuehrer and the progress toward re-
alization. Crime and Prisons" is an
illuminating perturbation of life be-
hind bars in this country.
Air College" is the title of one of
the short subjects. 1t takes the audi
ence to Randolph Field, Tex. where
aspirants to Uncle Sans air fighting
forces sprout their wings. 1t is an
ably-prOduced item, moving at brisk
pace in its narrative. from the
first physical examination to the loops
and barrel rolls of combat flying The
third featurette is "Mickey's Fire Bri-
gade.' starring Donald Duck Although
young Donald is amusing. Mickey is
as well. but his name in the title is
about all he rates in this Disney opus.
1t is an acceptably entertaining Dis
ney opus, however
Among the high lights in the news
portion of the program are express
sions Of views on pump printing by
John L. Lewis and William Green. the
quiZzing OF J. P. Morgan and son in
the Richard Whitney probe, aerial
bombardment in the Orient, Stain re-
viewing a drill in Moscow, a Hohen-
zollern Romanoff wedding. Lew Lehr
commenting on deep sea life.
c. A. M.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
Four Stars Used
Lucky Stand.In.

A RECORD unique among those who
follow his odd calling is that held
by Gale Mogul, veteran film stand in
In his long years on the screen as an
actor and later as stand-in Mogul
doubled" for four famous actors when
they made their Aim debuts and in
each case these players went on to
ultimate film stardom.
Now, by odd chance, he is taking
the heat" for Richard Greene, latest
Hollywood importation from the Lon
don stage. In the latter's initial cinema
effort, -Four Men and q Prayer" A
superstitious Hollywood consequently
is convinced that Greenes future on
the screen Is assured.
Lucky Mogul, as Gale is known
among his friends, served as stand-in
for Ronald Colman in the latter's first
talkie. Condemned" He served in
the same capacity for Eddie Cantor
when that noted comedian turned to
the screen and made bis initial Aim.
"Whoopee."
Evening star., 1938-05-07
In Old Chicago
Now at Columbia.

IT MUST be q general alarm by now,
for the biggest cinema connagra =
tion OF the year is still blazing on F
street. At the Columbia you will find
In Old Chicago" back for a third
you will find grand and glorious
spectacle which ranks right along with
the San Francisco earthquake and Mr..
Sam Goldwyns hurricane as one of
the top achievements of Hollywood S
technicianS. When that blaze first
begins to consume the tinder OF 'the
patch, gathers force and roars
through old Chicago, Mr.. Daryl
Zanuck's film becomes a picture worth
seeing and q picture that will be
talked about
Before the fire there's an adequate
story, a believable fabrication from
history, which holds your attention
even if it does not achieve the force it
might. OF course it may not be the
fault Of the story that it does not
achieve this force. for 1t Is here left
in the hands of Miss Alice Faye and
Tyrone Power, neither heavyweights
when it comes to good, sturdy acting.
Don Ameche helps considerably,
though. with fine Characterization of
the better of the OLeary brothers; q
piece of work so good you almost for
get it is Don Ameche and then when
you remember it is, decide to apologize
to him. And there's that bit of char
acter portrayal by Alice Brady, which
gives the first half of the film what
life and punch it has and which won
for her the Academy award.
But the blaze is the main event,
dwarflng the characterizations of the
human actors, and flaring up in a
light that blinds you to the picture s
earlier deficiencies. HIM,
Evening star., 1938-05-07
A FrER that gentle attempt to en-

A FrER that gentle attempt to en-
courage customers, it probably
seems like downright treachery to
speak right out loud and say that
the Earle stage show this week is
worth waiting for, willy-nilly, and
think nothing OF the cost. Lew Par
ker is the expert master of ceremonies
for the production, and in addition to
his own glib and silly interludes he
presents grab bag full of diverse,
amusing acts. Best spots: Jack Gull
ford's mimicry, the Lambertons' terp-
sichore; Mignone, a control dancer as
skillful as any we've seen here in
many moons; Joan Briton's songs.
Having acquired the habit of batting
in the high COS on his stage shows
at the Earle, Harry Anger keeps the
hot hand at work here again. Better
take look at what his industry hath
wrought. After all, the feature pic
ture always hurts us more than it
does you.
Evening star., 1938-05-07
Test Pilot
Held Over
At Palace
M.G.M Aerial Opus
Among Best of
Late Thrillers.
SS"EST PILOT" Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayers contribution to
the thrill cycle of pictures
uhich Ioll1rx..ooI

S|EST PILOT Metro Gold
wyn-Mayer's contribution to
the thrill cycle of pictures
Il which Hollywood has found
so successful in recent months.
entered its second week at the Palace
yesterday. 1t is well-deserved second
week. too, not merely because it has
f1lled LoeWs Golfers with gold, but
more because it has filled the movie
goer With sense that. by jimmy, there
Is nothing like an exciting picture to
make one forget that the world can
be pretty tough place
Test Pilot is just about the most
amazing aerial picture ever sprung
oy the miracle men who operate Holly
wood cameras. 1t has Myrna 10y,
Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy in its
major roles, but good as they are
and they are good-they play entirely
secondary roles TO photography, which
makes airplanes the most amazing
instruments man has yet devised.
Maybe it is trickery. In fact, every one
must realize it Is trickery, but that
makes not the slightest difference.
When those airplanes. flown by Mr..
Gable as one of the maddest test pilots
the world ever saw. 60 into their spins,
there Is nothing left to do but hold
your hats boys!
The story upon which the acrobatics
and racing is based is rather a con-
Ventional item. 1t introduces Mr..
Gable as that test pilot mentioned in
the last paragraph. Miss Loy as his
fesr-haunted, loving wife: Tracy as
the faithful friend Of both and the
blue sky AS a rival for the test pilot s
wife. That is rather a tricky triangle,
but even SO the storys spin around it
becomes rather a tedious affair from
time to time. 1t Is never too tedious.
however, for just when one begins to
long again for another desperately
courageous airplane sequence up pops
Director Victor Fleming with another
desperate airplane sequence.
Best playing. which will surprise
no one. even admirers OF Miss Low and
Gable. is that provided by Tracy. A
very droll gentleman he is In those
mechanics overalls, the kind of chap
that he was in Captains Courageous
although not so much 80 il you get
what we mean. So good is Mr.. Tracy
in fact that he seems to be inspiring
his fellow performers to play just a
bit beyond their usual selves.
Better put this one down in the
book as not to be missed. j. c.
Evening star., 1938-05-07

ture-just Is. I was not so awfully
Nell known at the time and very am
bilious. When you're young and am
bilious you're tempted to do practi-
eally anything to get famous Well.
made Ecstasy 1t was a beautiful
picture. very artistic-if people would
only look at 1t the right way"
X
Miss Lamarr's husband. Baron Fritz
Mandl, was one of those looking at
Ecstasy" the wrong way. He spent a
small fortune trying to buy up all the
prints of the picture after his mar
-riage to Hedy. The couple are now
planning an annulment through the
Vatican so that Hedy can marry
again.
If had known how difficult it was
In get an annulment." says Hedy, Il
certainly never would have married in
the first place. I've had to answer
millions OF questions It's been awful"
Currently Hedy is going the rounds
with English Comedian Reginald Gar
diner, who she admits to liking very
much. But she has not yet quite made
up her mind about marrying him
when she is free
: Il don't know is as far as she'll
60 at the moment-with the teaser
Reggie is also getting a divorce"
Quick to learn Hollywoods tradi-
tons, Miss Lamar informs me she is
How you put livery good friends
with my husband. I still speak te
him"-over the long distance tele.
phone. which is more than she did
when they lived together in Vienna.
e. What a time had with the man
He was absolutely impossible. Sc
Jealous! You have no idea. He ever
had our servants spy on me and tel
him what 1 did when he was away
: He used to lock me in my room wher
. I threatened to leave him. And Ic
probably be there now only he went
away on hunting trip and I came te
Hollywood. I was only sorry wasn''
there when he came back, and foune
I'd gone
The most notable discovery abou
Hollywood made by Miss Lamar i!
the strong feeling against foreign &C.
tresses.
Il cannot understand it. If ar
actress gives good performance, wha
does 1t matter where she comes from