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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18
How to Measure for New Glass

How to Measure for New Glass
Use a rigid measuring rule or a
steel tape (not string) when meas
uring glazing area of window for
new glass. The dimensions must in
clude not only the size Of the actual
opening to be glazed, but also the
little lodges against which the glass
will rest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18
WANTED!

Middle aged woman as cook
! and housekeeper in family Of three
| adults. Apply, with references, to
d. R., Wiggam,
West Grove, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18
NOTICE TO GUNNERS
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN

Notice is herby given that will
not be responsible for any debts con-
tracted by my wife. Mrs. Blanche E.
BOWS, of Port Deposit, Md.
Sydney M. Bows.
Rising Sun, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18

When the curtain drops between
the acts man is reminded that he
needs q few drops.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18

1t is always hard on a man wher
love or measles attacks him late II
life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18

Only the wise girl selects for a
husband man whose mother didn't
know how to cook,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18

David was a manly boy and Job
was q boily man.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18

How to Keep Writing From Fading
The national bureau Of standards
says that the best way to prevent
the fading of writing is to keep it in
the dark, and where it will not be
exposed to very damp air. Under
these conditions writing with almost
any kind of ink should last for dec
AIDES.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18

Occasionally . good man makea
d bad break.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-05
STRAND

William Powell and Myrna Loy in that side-splitting laugh treat, Double Wedding" a picture de- scribed as even funnier than their Thin Man" series, heads brilliant twin feature program at Warner Brothers Strand theater today to Saturday.
 Based on the continental stage success, Great Love" by Ferenc Molnar. the new romantic comedy tells the story of four people Charlie, a penniless but happy -go- lucky artist who makes his home in a trailer; Margit, owner Of fashionable New York gown shop: Irene, her sister with yearnings to be movie star and Waldo, Irene's half-hearted suitor.
 It is Powell, of course whe plays the itinerant artist.
 Miss Loy is equally at ease in the part of the gown shop proprietor.
 The remainder of the cast is composed of JessiS Ralph in another of her notable dowager roles. Edgar Kennedy, Sidney Toler, Mary Cor don, Barnett Parker, Katherine AL eXander and Priscilla Lawson.
 The companion feature in Hold Elm Navy" with Lew Ayres, Mary Carlisle and John Howard. Fun when peaches and plebes get to- gether for the Army Navy game in the most spine -tingling comedy romance thriller ever filmed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-05
h The Local
 TheaterS
STATE

The program opening at Warner Brothers State theater today will play two days only. Starting this week Friday the State will make its program changes each week on Fri day and Tuesday .CinStead of Sat- urday and Wednesday as in the paSt).
 Today's new show is headlined by that delicious comedy romance, "She Married An Artist"
 With clowning provided by John BoleS, Luli Deste, HollywoOd's new glamour-import from Vienna, Fran ces Drake, Helen WeStley, Alexan- der Darcy and other stalwarts, things start humming at a nice rate just as soon as the picture starts, and refuse to let you take breath until they're ready-at the end.
 It seems that Toni Bonnet (Miss Deste), famous French fashion de- signer, and Lee Thornwood (BoleS) equally famous American commer- cial artist, were pretty thick friends in Paris before the story opens. Toni decides to come over and see how Lee is getting along without her. On her arrival, in a mischiev- orls attempt to attract Lees atten- ton, she issues to ship news re- porters a biting statement against American fashions and the Thorn wood girl, Lees noted conception of his beautiful model Sally Dennis (MisS Drake).
 Lee storms over to Toni's fashion show to ask her how come. The battle between the artist and the de- signer reaches such heights that they simply get married. In no time at all, things are worse-especially after they spend their honeymoon on a liner that never leaves.
 And so things happen in thor oughly insane fashion, right through this laugh-filled, chuckle-sprinkled, grin-scattered movie holiday. Boles has never been in better form, and Miss Deste is quite a delightful per-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-05
$50 VOTED TO
 PENSION FUND
End Congregational Eye- ming Department Makes
 Donation Last Night

Approximately 160 members of the evening department of the Sec- ond Congregational church attended the annual meeting and supper last night and elected Mrs. Charles R Sumpf chairman. Rev. Dr. John c. Walker spoke briefly. The organiza- tion voted $50 to the Congregational pension fund.
 Other officers named were: Vice. chairman, Mrs. Walter Robison; secretary, Mrs. Thomas Morgan; treasurer, Mrs. Howard Holcomb; chairmen of the membership com mittee, Mrs. Charles Nelson and Mrs. Samuel Ray; chairman of the work committee, Mrs Edson R. Granger; chairman of the program committee, Mrs DOland Anderson; sick committee, Mrs. Willia::::::: Reid; chairman of supper committee, Mrs. John Calender; chairman of pub- licity, Mrs. Walter Blake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-05
Sonja's Skating Earns Her
 Filmland's Highest Salary
Miss Hene Rises Early Works to Exhaustion, Maintains
 Perfect Health, and Makes $175,OOO Per Picture

hours. The things that happen there all day long would, if more formally staged, have thousands of people waiting in line to buy $5 admission tickets. Indeed, by the time these words reach print the star will have begun her two months tour, which was sold out in advance in nearly every city.
 She was perfecting the final de- tails of the tour performance when visited the studio rink on which the Happy Landing" ice pallets have been filmed. The activity was thrilling to watch, but eXhausting.
 Miss Henie would lead her con- pany of 50 in one of the numbers, do it again, flash to the edge of the ice for a conference with Director Harry Losee, practice some tricky new spins of her own, scoot over for a word with me, lead another ballet, argue with a man about cos tunes |. and so on and on. Early Riser
 I made some silly observation about her being tireless, but I was wrong. She works herself to ex- haustion. All during production of the picture, she said, she arose at 4:45 each morning, reached the studio at 5:30, had her hair washed and coifed (the damp air of the rink made this necessary, was made up and on the set by 8:30.
 Sometimes she stayed on the ice for more than three hours without rest. A cup of tea was her break fast, and she had no lunch at all. The noon hour always was spent on the massage table (which is why the Henie legs are not knotted with muscles like those of many ballet dancerS).
 Evenings, 6 o'clock or later, she'd get into her car and would be asleep before reaching home. Then dinner "a hearty meal-and more massage. Invariably she'd go to sleep on the massage table and would be put to bed without awakening.
 
 Total Abstainer
 She never drinks or smokes. Her weight, even during her months of greatest activity, remains at 119 pounds. Her health is perfect. Two falls during the making of Happy Landing" gave her a slight-concus- sion and a minor back sprain, but those were the worst injuries she ever has received.
 asked why she works so hard. She said, Because I like it. If l were not paid to skate, I would skate anyway"
 She certainly doesn't need the money. Miss Henie's late father was wealthy, and her brother Jeff now manages the fur business which the family owns. And she earns more money than any other motion picture star.
 Her original contract with 20th- Fox called for two pictures year at $l25,000 per picture. When the last one, Thin Ice" began to make a bigger profit than any other flicker released by the studio in 1887, she received a new contract calling for thre pictures a year at $l75,000 each.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-05
MoUies Playing
 Today
POLl'S

A sparkling comedy drama, Wise Girl" co-starring Ray Midland and Miriam Hopkins opens today at the Loew Poi theater for three day engagement.
 The efforts of & beautiful heiress to double-croSs a pennileSS artist whom she loves in order to bring out his latest talent forms the basis of this story.
 A Greenwich Village artist strug- gleS to retain guardianship of two orphaned nieceS against the schem- ing of their millionaire grand father. Contemplating this theme are the efforts of the old guardian ship of two orphan nieces mans daughter, Miriam Hopkins, to aid him-until she meets and falls in love with the poor artist, whose only chance of legally keeping the chil- dren is to earn enough money through his various odd jobs to support them.
 By posing as a destitute actress, Miss Hopkins visits the art colony with the intention of leaving no stone unturned to take away the young mans meagre income. But when she meets him and his two little wards, she finds herself admir- ing the courage that makes him sacrifice his art to work at menial labor in order to take care of the children.
 Love springs from this sudden friendship, although the artist, played by Ray Midland, is in igno- rance of her true identity,
 How the girls love prompts her to carry out her original plans in order that Midland may be left free to pursue his art unhampered by the children, leads to an intensely dramatic scene during the trial for their custody, and an exciting as well as amusing climax.
 The second big hit to be shown on this program is stirring drama, 'The Duke Comes Back" starring Allan Lane and Heather Angel
 In addition to this great double feature program, Loew's Poli also presents this evening Public Party Night"
 Tomorrow night join in the fun Of "Uproar Hour" with Freddie Hall as master of ceremonies. This is the game that has the whole town talk ing. Make up party and bring your friends.
 Conceding to the demands of the thousands of patrons of this popu- lar theater, the management has graciously consented to return to clamoring public, the Ace of Sing CTS, Nelson Eddy, and the Queen of Dancers, Eleanor Powell in the dy- manic musical smash of the year, the sensational musical "Rosalie." !
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-05

Charles Lynch, "Swede" Anderson, Thomas Walsh, Roger Kelly, Eppy Baker, John Walker, George Day. harsh, Marty Flynn, Jack Dunphy, Ray Teller, Freddy Hall, Harold Teller, "Bootsy" Creedon, Ed Lau- tro, John Walsh, J. F. Bowes, Frank Dillon, Joseph Happy" Shea and Harold Grant.
 Also, Buddy Grant, Henry Lough- rain, Ernest Dyson, Mike Jacobson, Jack Reardon, Bob White, Frank Varnelli, Tommy Guest, Joe Jacob son, Joe Negriera, James Leary, Tommy O'Brien, William and George T. Dillon and James Moore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-05

Thomas Carney, James Wagner, Jr., Nick Apalucci, s. Whiteman, Vim cent McElligott, George V. Casey, Maurice Ryan, Primo Jamele, Phil DeNoc, Edwerd Horgan, Thomas McGrath, Frank Hogan, George Mulligan, Jr., George Mulligan, ST., William J. O'Neil, John Greaney, Henry Ballou, Thomas Clifford, and Raymond Nolan.
 Also Thomas Wagner, James Wal lace, Louis Apalucci, Eddie Rebar, Edward Fitzmaurice, William Ander- son, Paul Guglielmo, Patrick Brown, Harold Lane, George Reilly, George Grenny, John J. Mulligan, Judge Allie Affeldt, John RakauskaS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-05
BY PAUL HARRISON YEA Service Staff COrrespOndent

Hollywood.--Sonja Henie is a pleasant but not very communica- tive person. Also, she usually is extremely busy. So it's necessary to hang around her set long time to get any talking done.
 Fortunately Henie skating set is by all odds the most interesting place in town to spend few
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-05

sonality. Miss Drake, Miss Wesley and D'Arcy-whom you'll probably recognize as the voice teacher of 'The Awful Truth"-do splendidly also.
 The companion feature in Zane Grey's Born to the West" with John Wayne, Marsha Hunt, John Mack Brown and Monte Blue.
 Fridays new show will be head lined by that magnificent new screen triumph "Wells Fargo" with Joel McCrea, Bob Burns and Frances Dee also John Barrymore and a brilliant cast in \ Might Club Scandal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-05
JAMES MOORE
 GIVEN PURSE
We'll Known MixOIOgist to Fly From Washington to
 Florida for Winter

James Moore, mixologist at Tim Moynihan's Night Club in Wolcott, who was formerly in the employ of the Bankers Grill, was presented a purse of money at largely attend ed farewell party last evening at Moynihan's.
 The honored guest will leave Fri day for Washington, D. O., where he will meet his brother, Frank, and fly to Florida to join the Moore family in Miami where they will remain until next summer.
 Freddy Hall, the Nebraska Corn husker, whoS would make lexico- grapher look sick at a party of this nature, was toastmaster and supplied the laughs throughout the evening. His clever impersonations and mon ologues were well received despite the uncomfort of sevens on his Il feet.
 Music during the course of the program was supplied by the Con- necticut Seven.
 Among those attending were: Thomas Jackson, Tony D'Alonges,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-05

Two Waterbury students Washington D. the Christmas holidays at their Both for splendid scholastic howngs during the present semester They Alfonso Della Pietra Della Piea South Main street. Albert Eaon Both graduates of Fordam University Mr. Della Pietra widely city
 bune circles as Steve"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12
THE RAILROADS HAVE
THEIR PROBLEM

The railroads of the United States are again in the
spotlight What to do to keep them going is the prob
lem Mounting railroad debts and apparent inability
meet expenses again raise the public ownership issue
Talk of reducing brings threats of strike and rail
eups Trucks, trucklines and buses continue to take
away revenue which formerly went to the rails.
All this is despite the fact that American railroads
today give the finest service in the world Never before
have such high levels of safety been achieved Rates
the lowest in the world for comparable service
is claimed Asked if the cause is boated stocks and
bonds the railroads declare that rail securities
by billions of dollars than the investment in property
The to the trouble is of the major prob
lens of the day. The railroads have their which,
at least is we'll worth considering especially in view of
the increasing tendency toward beaurocratic control
through governmental restrictions. They give the
difficulty:
When income is down, railroads cannot trim sails
private industry That they cannot shut down like
factory because they delivering a vital public
service That they cannot adjust their prices rates
except by permission of public authority. That unlike
private industry they cannot adjust rates of pay and
hours of labor to suit the situation Their earnings
limited their expenses increased by local. state and
federal laws.
So the met answer of the railroads is that they are
trying to do business under halfcentury accumulation
of laws rulings and regulations and need the modern
ization of regulations to fit modern-day conditions
Far be it from to claim that this is rghtful answer
when the experts seem in a quandary But it sounds
like pretty good horse and that's the kind of
that this nation to need.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12
MAKING up
THEIR ABSENCES

Most service clubs such as Rotary, Kwans and
Lions observe practice of stimulating members to
bers urged to make up the absence by attending
a meeting at other club of the organization.
Throughout vacation periods, absent members thus
tend visit clubs in far distant Cities each week.
in order to Make Up the absence from the home town
meeting. Now that draws to close these
turning members report visits to clubs throughout the
land visits in which they met utter strangers carried to
them information of what Californans and Imperial
Valeytes do Most of ALL they reaped the real harvest
of making more and more friends and acquaintances
throughout the land.
The theme of friendship, stressng that friendships
worth than material wealth. underlie most
such service organizations 1t has been said that moth
ing useless long endure and the widespread and
continued growth of such organizations doubtless is
fundamentally due to this practical form of constantly
reminding busy that nothing is more enjoyable or
worthwhile, than making and keeping friendships. All
of US will do we'll to practice such an idea seriously.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE

The Imperial Irrigation District
will sell to the best bidder on Sep
tember 20, 1898. the following de-
scribed property:
Lot 6 and SEA of SWA, Sec
ton 80, T II S, r IA E., S.
3. B. & NJ (title guaranteeO
The sale of this property is be
held by the Imperial IrrigatNU
District, under Section 3897d of the
Political Code of the State of Cali
fornia, which permits one taxing
agency to purchase from another
when said property has gone to
deed for nonpayment of taxation
due.
Sealed bids should be presented
to this Board on or before Sep
tember 20, 1898, at ten o'clock am.
This sale will be made to clear
delinquent State, County and I'M
perial Irrigation District taxation
and assessments. Title to said lands
will be such as the District now
holds or may acquire.
There shall accompany all bids
the minimum sum of $4,000 to COW
er expense of advertising, ETC.,
which shall be in addition to the
amount of the offer. The Board
reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
w. w. GOODSON,
Secretary, Imperial Irriga-
ton District.
(S12-14-19)
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12
Well, Ill
TeIIYou.,
says
Bob Burns

There's no question about it-a
city has more advantages for the
business man than a small town,
but that don't mean that the city
man is any smarter than his coun-
try cousin. Some years ago, an
advertising man in a city made
himself famous and rich because
he suddenly discovered that it pays
to adertyise and a business should
keep its name before the public all
the time.
Forty years before that the edi-
tor of the Press Argus, down home,
tried to get John Hink to advertise
his furniture store and John Hink
says, II don't have ia advertise it
I've been here 80 years and
everybody knows I'm in business" ;"
The editor says. yes. John, but
our church has been standin there
over one hundred years, but they
still ring the bell every Sunday
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12
GRAB BAG
One-Minute Test

One-Mii1ute IeSt
|. Do you know how to tell in
what years presidential elections
are held?
2. Which metal forms a larger
portion of the earth's crust than
any other?
3. Who was the first president
of the United States to be married
in the White House
Words of Wisdom
There is nothing more universally
commended than a fine day; the
reason is that people can conn.,
mend it without enVy.-Shenstone.
Hints on Etiquette
It is incorrect for a widow or di-
vorcee to wear white at her second
marriage.
TOday's Horoscope
The person born on this day has
a good deal of executive ability ana
a keen and penetrating mind.
One Minute Test Answers
l. Every year divisible by four is
a presidential election year.
2. Aluminium.
3. Grover Cleveland.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12
News Behind
the News
Loss of Jobs Faced :.
OUer NelU Deal Purge
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

WASH1NGTON. - Behlnd the
scenes of a Senate investigation
far more goes on than is apparent
in full dress public hearings.
Only occasionally is a committee
surprised by testimony. Usually
there has been a long period OF
painstaking investigation, careful
preparation of documentary evi-
dence and pertinent questions, and
other stage-setting.
Best current illustration is the
LaFollette civil liberties committee.
Senator LaFollette and his COL
league. Senator Thomas of Utah
set out to prove the extent to which
corporations detective agencies had
operated Illegally or questionably in
labor disputes.
LaFolllette staged preliminary
hearings to advertise need for the
inquiry. Union men told sensa-
tional tales of anti-labor violence
and anti-union spying. Then, with
an initial $4,000 appropriation
and since grown to $l50,000, a
staff was picked-attorneys, in
vestigators, accountants, statisti-
clans, clerks, Stenographers, econ
omists and q short makers. A
peak about 100 paid employees,
volunteers and men lent from fed
eral agencies were working. All
were working. All were found in
Washington, where they were
known.
Starting out to show extent and
methods of labor espionage, in
vestigators promptly went after
the detective agencies with SUBJ
poenas for records. Almost all they
got was torn-up waste paper,
through quick demands on office
building managers. Pieced to-
gether the scraps proved sensa-
tional evidence against at least one
agency.
Investigators naturally visited
people who said their civil liber-
ties had been violated. Sometimes
evidence seemed reliable, some
times not.
Banks nearly always cooperate,
thus helping expose public officials
whose bank accounts swell
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12

remain.
Stricter rules for chartering new
banks have been put in force, with
consequently greater chances of
success for those that do begin
business. The capital structure Of
the existing banks has also been
materially strengthened through
federal action.
The deposit insurance corpora
ton thus far has operated On a
sound basis, and is actually money
ahead, vuilding up resources des-
pite the money paid out in the 200
failures.
As long as there are 50,000,0 900
savings accounts whose owners
feel quite secure in their posses
sion. there lies beneath recessions
and depressions something which
ought to make, and in the present
instance seems to be making, q
cushion off which We bounce
once bottom is hit.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-12
Bruce Cation Says
= SAVINGS Insurance as Economic Assurance

One of the elements which offer
hope of recovery from today's de-
pressed business conditions is the
strength of the banking system as
compared with that of 1882.
Quickly indeed we have come to
accept the guarantee of bank de-
posits as a matter of course. And
yet the act was passed only in June
of 1888, and was not really set OPP
Grating until the first of the fol-
lowing year. 1t has been function
ing only a little more than four
years, yet already it is SO generally
accepted that you seldom hear it
spoken of.
Yet today more than 50O00,00O
bank accounts are insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corpor-
alton. And the owners of those
accounts feel safe in regard to
them. That builds confidence.
The first bank to close, whose de-
positors were protected by the in
surance law, folded up in the fall
of 1885. Since then more than
350,00O depositors in 2O0-odd banks
have received $117000,0OO from the
FDIC.
They lost nothing, and, barring
a total collapse of the banking
system with a series of closures
like that which dotted the period
1920-33, the depositors In more
than 1900 insured banks are not
likely to lose anything, either.
They know it, too, and the result
is a confidence which in turn
makes widespread bank closings
less likely. Confidence breeds
confidence, and security breeds Sc
curity.
This strong banking situation is
not entirely, of course, the product
of the insurance plan. 1t should be
remembered that half of the
banks in the country went bust in
the period just proceeding the
1928 depression, and that, gener-
ally speaking, it was the stronger
banks that survived, Ever since
bank deposit insurance came in,
there has been a tendency for the
number of banks to shrink by con-
solidations and closings. There
are probably three or four hun
dred fewer banks today than there
were then. This generally makes
for greater strength in those