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Birchdale

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McClintock
and son, Bob, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Vanderhoff and son, David, were
Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ivan Lyon and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Schmiesing
were Sunday afternoon visitors at
the Fred Ahrens home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Kleinschfnidt
and daughter, Helen, visited at the
Mrs. Mae Anderson home Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Tschida visit.
ed at the Geo. McClintick home
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". F. Ilgen, Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Ilgen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence ngen and children enjoy
ed sausage fry at the Adolph
Lietz home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ahrens visit
ed with their daughter, Mrs. Al
Arzen and family, of st. Rose,
Monday.
Ernest Gjerdwig and Sonny Mey-
ers visited at the Anderson home
Sunday afternoon.
Stanley McClintick spent Satur-
day and Sunday in st. Cloud visit
ing friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Luskey ana
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Luskey Wis
tied at the Leo Sunderman home
Sunday evening.
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Wesley Martins.

Wesley Martins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bohn, of st.
Paul. and Mrs. Frank Martin were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Shultz and family Sunday.
Gerald Thornbloom assisted Al.
bin Holmquist with work Monday.
Wesley Martin and daughters,
Joy, Carole, and Gwendolyn visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Martin
and Frank Martin Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Holmes
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Hol-
mes Saturday.
Mary, Catherine and Lyle Allen
visited with Genard, Ralph, Joy,
Carole and Gwen Martin Sunday
afternoon.
Rue Loegering called on Wesley
Martin Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bohn, Of st.
Cloud, and Mrs. Frank Martin cali
ed on Wesley Martin Sunday.
Lawrence and Doris Christie, Of
Sank Centre, visited and were
supper guests at the Wesley Martin
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8 8 pNeMs

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kind and
daughter, Marcella, of Unity, called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kind and
George Kind Thursday afternoon.
Clarence Michels and Billy Rog-
ers spent Sunday afternoon with
Leroy johnson.
Elmer Gamradt spent Friday
at st. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Voller called
on Earl Gamradt Sunday after
noon.
Delbert, Gerhard, and Doris
Gamradt attended the Young
Peoples Walther League Thursday
evening.
Arthur Lloyd and Elmer Gam
radt called on Lou Garfield Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kind and
daughter, Marcella, visited Friday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Lloyd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Ilgen and
son, Roger, visited with Mr.. and
and Mrs. o. F. Tgen Sunday after
noon.
Joe Pauly, Mr.. and Mrs. Ted
Schmitz and children, Bud Neiwoh-
ner, Of Swanville, and Shirley She
cps, of st. Cloud, visited Friday
evening at the Henry Pauly home.
Mrs. Ella Lloyd and son, Elmer,
were Thursday afternoon business
callers at the Henry Schmiesing
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Venner and
daughter and Cecilia Venner, CT
Ward Springs, visited Friday after
noon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. ]. Orth and family.
Valerian Schmitz spent Sunday
afternoon with Leland and George
Ilgen.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Orth visited
"Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Ira
Otto at Melrose.
Elmer Gamradt was a Wednes-
day evening business caller at
Greenwald.
Thorval Hansen and sen, Dona-
Won, spent Saturday afternoon at
the A. j. Orth home.
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Sank Centre Route 3

Carl Bieringer was a business
caller at the home of his parents
Tuesday forenoon.
Raymond Barchenger called On
business at Carl Bieringer's Tues
day.
Joe and Leo Schloegle and Joe
Lindeman visited with Carl Bier
niger Monday evening.
Those who were visitors with Mr..
and Mrs. Bill Schloegl and family
Sunday were: Tony, Johnny, and
AL Lindeman, Otto Mesky, Ralph
Schloegl, Ben Otte, Carl Bieringer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Determan and Cliff
ford Kane.
Gertrude Schloegl spent Monday
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Old Highway No. 4

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gardner and
daughter, of East Chain, Iowa,
spent the weekend with friends and
relatives. Mrs. Farrow is returning
for visit.
Fay Martin called on Wesley
Martin Monday.
Paul Jerk was dinner guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Allen and
family Sunday.
Ric Schoffer, Bud Peterson, and
Helen Gartner called on Enid Mar
tin Monday.
Mrs. Jesse Martin and son, Lar
~, visited Saturday afternoon with
Mrs. Jim LaForge.
Gerald Thornbloom and Henry
Griesert were supper guests at
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home Sunday evening.
Order for Hearing ON Petition fer
Administration, Limiting Time to
File Claims and for Hearing
Thereon.

Administration, Limiting Time TO
File Claims and for Hearing
Thereon.
IN PROBATE COURT
File No. 11,781
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Stearns.
In Re Estate Of Jennie Mabel
Rice, Decedent.
Harold c. Dean having filed here
tration stating that said decedent
died interstate and praying that Har-
old G. Dean be appointed admin
TT is ORDERED, That the hear
ing thereof be had on Friday, Dec
ember 22nd, 1889, at 9 O'clock, A.
M. before this Court in the probate
court room in the court house in
the City of st. Cloud, Minnesota,
that the time within which creditors
Of said decedent may file their
claims be limited TO four months
from the date hereof. and that the
the 29th day of March, 1910, at 9
o'clock, A. M. before this Court in
the probate court room in the court
house in the City Of ST. Cloud, Min
nesota, and that notice hereof be
given by publication of this order
in the Sank Centre Herald, a legal
newspaper, and by mailed notice as
provided by law.
Dated November 23rd, 1889.
COURT SEAL) Paul Ahles,
Probate Judge.
Joyce S. Lewis, Esq.
Attorney for Petitioner,
Long Prairie. Minnesota.
Publish Nov. 30-Dec. TIA. 1888
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sAUK CENTRE HERALD. Sank Centre, MINI.

afternoon with the Bieringer girls.
Ben Bieringer was a business
caller at Bill Schloegle's.
Lawrence Christie was a visitor
with the Schloegl boys and Joe
Lindeman Monday evening.
Mrs. ice Schlogle and daughter,
Mary Ann, and son, Bonnie were
Sunday afternoon visitors with
Mrs. Bill Schloegle and children.
Julian Schloegl, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Schloegl, is on the sick
list.
Gertrude Schloegl called in Dist.
1873 Tuesday forenoon.
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Cedar Lake

son Junior, anu daughter, ECta, OF
Osakis, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lloyd
and daughter, Patty Ann, of Sank
Centre, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lloyd,
Elmer, Earl and Alberta Gamradt
helped Vernon Kind celebrate his
birthday anniversary Monday eve
ming. Vernon was presented some
nice gifts and at eleven o'clock a
delicious lunch was served. All
departed wishing Vernon many
more happy birthday anniversaries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Keopple and
Chris Rehkamp assisted Mr.. and
Mrs. Tcny Voller with butchering
Monday.
Gerhard Gamradt called at the
Herbert Jacob home Monday fore
noon.
Deloris Doege spent Friday after
noon with Marie Weber.
Mrs. Eva Ritter and son, Ray
mend, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ritter,
Fred Ahrens daughter, Marie, and
son, Ferdinand, were callers at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Ahrens during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tank spent
Wednesday evening with Mrs. Min
ME Gamradt and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorval Hansen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Orth and Ira
Otto called at the William Grams
home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Keopple called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Weller Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Petermeier,
of Melrose, were Monday forenoon
business callers at the homes of
Mr.. Ella Lloyd and Mrs. Minnie
Gamradt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Karsten and
daughter, Arlene, and son, Carl
visited Sunday afternoon and were
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Johnson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pope and
son, George, were Sunday dinner
and supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Kind.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Lentz and sons,
Arnold and Ralph, and daughter,
Jeanette, visited Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thorval Hansen
and family.
Mrs. Ella Lloyd called on Mrs.
Carl johnson week ago Wednes-
day.
Ed Ritter and daughter, JAG
quelyn, and Ed Vessel were Thurs
day callers at the Albert Kind
home.
Reva Drinker called on Mrs
Thorval Hansen Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Albert Kind spent Tuesday
with her daughter Mrs. Henry
Lloyd at Sank Centre.
Margie Orth called en- Mrs.
Thorval Hansen Friday.
Tony Voller worked on the
county road in the northern part of
Birchdale township the past week.
Mrs. Ella Lloyd and son, Elmer,
were Thursday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Kind.
Henry Hartung called on Mrs.
Ella Lloyd and Mrs. Minnie Gam
radt Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Rudolph Beecher visited
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Rich
ard Weber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laverne Bosshardt
and son, Harold, viited Thursday
evening at the Mrs. Minnie Gam
radt home.
Al Koch, Carl johnson, and son,
lie Roy, were st. Cloud callers Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lloyd and
daughter, Patty Ann, of Sank
Centre, were Sunday dinner and
supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. AL
bert Kind.
Tony Voller assisted with saving
wood at the Ward Springs Church
one day last week.
Herbert Thiesen and Martin
Petersen helped Thorval Hansen
saw wood Monday forenoon.
Carmella Petermeier and Martin
Blaski spent Thursday evening
with Mrs. Minnie Gamradt and
family.
Alberta Gamradt was Thursday
night guest of Carol Ingersoll.
thinner Gamradt called at the
Mrs. Minnie Gamradt home Friday.
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supper guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Dold and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kind and
daughter, Marcella. Mrs. Arnold
Kind and Arvin Kind were Mon
day shoppers at st. Cloud.
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South UNITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kind and
Marcella, and Arvin Kind
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Edwards carried gun, he testi-
fled, in fear Of Goodwin. and when
the hypnotist attacked him again.
he fired. Dramatically clutching
his chest. Mr.. Q" gasped. He got
me-" and fell to the sidewalk dead
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The SfOrk Brought To-:

Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Burkette
1927 Washington. daughter. Jan. IS
Mr.. and Mrs Quay Sewell, l0ii
No. G st. daughter. Jan. II
Mr. and Mrs Carl kittleson. 1902
So. 5ist st. daughter. Jan. i6.
Mr. and Mrs Boyd Perkins. SIS
So. G ST. son. Jan. Is
Mr. and Mrs Ray Rich. Spans-
way. daughter. Jan IS
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Walsh.
s249 So. Huson st. son. Jan. Is.
Mr.. and Mrs Oswald Bruins. 43s
Ia s3d st. daughter. Jan. IS
Mr. and Mrs Dalton Tnorne.
3505 No Verde. daughter. Jan. IS
Mr. and Mrs. John Sabol, 1912
Ia Wright ave son. Jan 2
Mr. and Mrs Martin Dolsn 70s
Es 32d' son. Jan Il
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Robinson.
30Os So c - daughter. Jan. s.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Summers.
Olympia. son. Jan 7
Ar and Ms Walter sslzmsnn.
RI 2. Box Sos. son. Jan. s
&r AMI Mra Phillip LAM. 1922
No Huson ~ son. Jan 2
Ar and Mr. John KsroWski.
1850 50 4lst st daughter. Jan. =
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kittieman.
r tonvilie son. Jan 8
Nr and Mrs. Glenn Currsh. 1905
q Window At. son. Jan 2
Hr ana Mrs Millzrd Fall. 7O2
So. Oskes 81. daughter. Jan. )
Mr. and Mrs John Boyle, Buck.
ley. son. Jan 2.
3r and Mrs. J. r Cstes. Du-
Pont. son. Jan. g.
Ar and Mrs Lester Cooper, 1888
So Park ave. daughter. Jan. ]
SIR. and Mrs. Andrew Diamond,
5s05 So Junett. daughter. Jan. 4.
&r and Mrs Merrill Bennett.
PUysllup. son. Jan. ].
4r. and Mrs James r. McCor-
mick. P1ysilup. son. Jan. 2
Ar. and Mrs. Everett Dickson.
steilacoom. daughter. Jan. ].
Mr. and Mrs. Richard r.. Shock
icy n. 5. Box 3se-C. son. Jan. ].
Mr. ard Ars Frank Klein. 5ils
So. Pine St, daughter, Dec. 10.
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!. Rep. r. y. Barney Jack
sons anti-wage "kickback' meas
ure.
2 Rep. Frank Chervenka's pro-
possl relating to taxation of nur-
serymen.
The "kickback" bill came out Of
the senate labor committee, Of
which Sen. Dr. G. B. Kerstetter,
Tacoma. is chairman.
a committee amendment was
adopted to strike the provision
making employers criminally liable
for violations of agreements ar
rived at through collective bar
gaining The bill is designed to
prevent employees handing hack
part If thcir pay to employers IN
ordc~ - maintain the fiction that
a certain pay scale Is in force II
makes both parties liable
The hill vas attacked nv
conservatives, but finally
passed, 80 to 5, after having
been amended To permit en-
ploSers TO deduct medical fees
from payroIls. All Pierce coun-
~ members voted for IL. III
must now return To the house.
Sen. Pear Wanamaker Coupe
vile. tined TO steal Chervenka :
bill. XII all but its number. and
substitute her pet" school finance
measure. which died in committee
Sen. Ted Schroeder. Puvallup.
took up the fight for Chervenks
By > 20 u vote. ne succeeded
ia tabling Tire Nansmsker raid. q"
Sens. kerstctter and Us. Kathryn
Halstrom. Pierce. voted with Mrs
Hausmsker Sens. Ralph Metcalf
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bigamist. A week after we were
married she received letter stat
ing that her divorce had been de-
layed.
II married Columbine Case and
lived with her IL months. She left
me here In Memphis.
Il forgot one. Fern Virtue. !
married her IN 1919 in San Diego.
She divorced me She was the only
one that had any sense.
The only one of Mr.. Q's' eight
wives who still is alive or not in
prison is Mrs. Robert Godwin. his
present wife. who congratulated"
DR. Edwards after the shooting.
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amy. | lived with her about three
weeks and she went away and
married another man.
I'm 1914 l married Evelyn Bea-
trice Islemsn, %. in San Diego.
and lived with her three years. She
died.
In 1918 ] married Ethel Pope
Mrs. Holt and lived with her one
night. She was arrested for big
amy,
The same week | married Grace
Griffin IN Los Angeles. She was
higamist. too.
In 1926 | married Elizabeth
Marks in Lancaster. Pa. She was a
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Pains In Back,
Nervous, Rheumatic!

Wrong foo1s snd erirsF. worry. ofsrpnrs
ard frrgssrf ends cftsu put q ttrair On "a
Escnfys ard fuuctaonzi ElonsT ciHofctrf nay
o ~ trzis G. las q EIoefs Aclcitg. Oettinf
Up N.EEts. Burning Passage. Leg PS!nt-
NfrvoBEnear DizEineht. 6NcDen hrkltt,
Rheumatic Pains. Pz1y EYeiics. and feeling
Cd bs.0re your TIM. Help TOzr Eidrasys S1fify
yosr bioo1 win Oyster. Usually tht very Ertt
oosr Eiar.s 1elpir.g your E-cf1fyH e-e@a o.
txcers arlds and ttat raay c4iGcly make ycz
fee. Ike r.sz Un6ey the nsolsf-c1ck g2aF-
aztec Oyster mus kz.iEfy coEzplete.Y o. cost
netting &c. Custer iSlkG-teIi tcc2y. y cofts
ozly g a oose AZ orEgsls.. Alc t1s E22fAc-
tee proteets yo4- adv
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der.
I'm surprised nj Mrs. Wan
smaker," Schroeder said then.
"Nurserymen are having
hard time To make living.
Now they must pay taxes on
stock for years. This provides
they are taxed only whom they
sell their stock"
He drummed up renewed sup
port. passed the bill 35 to 7.
Only Mrs Malstrom from Taco
ma voted no
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Strange Tale Of Weird M. O"
To Be Unfo|ded in Murder Trial
Married Eight
Times Before
He Was Slain
RY Bill. PORTER

LOS ANGELES - The hectic
details Of the love-life Of much
married Mr.. O. vaudeville hypno-
fist who was slain on a Los
Angeles sidewalk. will be unfolded
when DR. Harold T Edwards goes
on trial for manslsughter in SUI
perior court here
Staying of Mr.. @" which a
coroner's jury found 10 be justi-
fable self-defense. brought to
light = story of amazing sdven-
ture and turbulent love-making in
which Mr.. Q's" subjects" fire.
quently became objects OF his TO
mantle attentions.
Out in front of the audience.
where he cast upon girl assistants
a spell which put them To sleep
for weeks at a time in illuminated
caskets. the strange talents of
Mr. Q" became a familiar the
atrical highlight.
The behind-the-scenes story Of
the ardent hypnotist. who also
was known as Robert McNat God
win. began to unfold when he
went to DR. Edwards in 1887 seek
ing treatment for a heart disorder.
DR. Edwards. an osteopsth, sent
him 10 another physician.
STORY BEHIND
HIS DEATH
Mr.. O. owed doctor bills Of
$500 part of which was due DR..
Edwards. The osteopath himself
former actors booking agent,
found employment for the hypno-
fist.
one Of his first engagements
after being released from the hos
pital was in Eagle Rock. Cal.
where his wife and Miss Mariana
Pearsall. 20. served as assistants.
When Miss Pearsall joined the act.
she went to live with Mr.. G" and
his wife in their Hollywood bunga-
low.
According to Miss Peafsall's
testimony before the coroners
jury. MIR. Q" made love to her.
and when she threa tened to tell
MS wire, ne assaulted ner, ChOked
her into unconsciousness and kick
ed her. breaking three ribs Mrs
Goodwin. who became the wife Of
Mr.. Q" in 1926, quarreled with
him, left their home.
A few hours after her departure.
MIR. Q" was taken to Hollywood
Receiving hospital, supposedly suf-
fering from self administered
poison. Examination revealed the
poison WAS alcohol.
DR.. Edwards obtained Mr.. Q's"
release so the hypnotist could re-
turn to work and pay his debts.
When the osteopath attempted to
demonstrate with Mr.. Q" for his
mistreatment of Miss Pearsall, the
hypnotist knocked him down. DR..
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Pierce County Bills Haze
Tough Shedding in Senate

CAPITOL Ol,mpa-Bis of two Pierce county house
members which if they become law will affect thousands of
citizens had rocky time the senate late Tuesday but
both passed They
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ALMOST
FORGOT ONE

Mr. Q's" own story Of his mari
tai affairs was sketched in outline
to the police IN Memphis. Tenn.
where he was arrested in 1928 To
quote"
In 1918 ! married Grace MAY
Olive IN Los Angeles. She later
went to the penitentiary for big
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HELL study of traffic conditions leads another advance
y fight stop go driving First Super Shell
Gasoline the Of Stop and Co. Now plan to cut
the amount Of Stop and Go-by 25%
n" b dens"th the opinion Of traffic I'll Of
the United States Public opinion do look how has
duced traffic casualties"
Now let's tackle Stop and Co. and throw for oss Your Shell
dealer the local organizer Drive in he'll welcome you
member SHARE THE ROAD Club He will dis
tingushed SHARE THE ROAD emblem your charge
showing you're AGAINST "Screwdrive'-FO
courtesy He will you booklet illustrating Scrcwdrver
adding Stop Go necdessy Public opinion will curb them
you'll be able drive farther with convenience and asey
Organizing this nation wide important extension
Of your Shell dealers In Super She'll he gasoline
specially refined Stop Go Millions Of motorists have
benefited Now tese-and millions motofstsw be benefit
ing through SHARE THE ROAD"
For happier 1889 the highways join SHOW YOUR
COLORS your Shell dealer!
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Comedy romance that runs
into more snarls than the D. C.
traffic SyStemiS the subject mat
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"Son of Frankenstein" Opens at Keith's
Theater Providing Full Quota Of Screams
HlQll WOOD
BY ED SULLIVAN
Looking Glass
HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 13.

~O~$SSaS NN~SS
Fannie Bree will be of the girls in the Charlie Chaplin film
enough M they'll live at 20 S4th St. New York city which
at @ b ppas TO Se five Wee With S n
Miami olivia de Hayiland win wings Of the Navy" with
ff. minute I'M Mary Carlisle x
angle being Strengthened out RUBY Mercer Metropotan
flew back East in the private plane Col william Nebe
beret at the Vine ST. Derby beret she
much pretier. ~ ~ ~
Sign Changes At the La and Sunset Studios where Charlie
@ on fs on o1 son %
1925 Chaplin discovering it 10 later Baritone John Dick
Eddie Norris Alan MoWbray reelected head Of the war
@ plans an me Snqt t at O the
country which opens all Of its affairs by drinking toast to the
showing Bob Tapnger something about tennis
tennis elbow He has to have it treated after match
Grace Hayes former vaudeville headner eyeul
her unusual club Ventura Bou
room its the only mite open fireplace
and it clicked Immediately She and her son. lynn big league
precated when she calls guests in the room to do parody
a @ t and Papa into mixes and them e
record played back that the hear good for
motif extended the rest over the
entrance to the ladies' lounge the sign Scarlet and the mems
Feeson Margaret whatever place.
down their hair and supplement the regular entertainment
It's a lot of fun.
Henry Fonda who Astaire halls from Omaha
and Randy Scott scored impressvey
Fonda brought sincerity to the part Frank James and ms per
nng for effects His with Tyrone Power
esse when Fonda tells Oft his DGe @ was od nG
rank Nancy y meodramatc but effective scene with the baby
just little intense the heritage Of the legt stage
That can be toned down easily Most of the audience felt
better with discrimination
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film is escapist drama pure and
simple. 1t is helped consider.
ably by three or four interpo-
lated gags and some facile di-
rection on the part Of H. c.
Potter. Story was transcribed
to the screen by S. N. Behr-
man and Sonya Levien.
Cooper a strong silent guy
from the prairies, wants wife.
Mrs. OberOn, whose father, Henry
Kolker. wants to be President, is
tired of playing hostess to the
army of stuffed shirts cluttering
up the household. Her uncle,
Harry Davenport, urges her to
find excitement in the company
of a plumber or some other
strong-backed individual.
ROMANCE OF WEST
On a blind date with house
maids Nancy Kelly and Mabel
Todd, Miss Oberon, posing as a
lady's maid, meets Cooper. Fol
lowing one of those Hollywood
courtships aboard a tramp
steamer the pair marry.
While Miss Oberon returns to
daddy to explain that her heart
belongs to Gary, he awaits his
bride at his Montana ranch.
When she fails to show up on
time, he goes after her. Instead
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KELLEYGRAMS

Benny Goodman. He's got, they
say, that certain swing.
THE LAUGHTONS STORY
Charles Laughton and 1"
comes to my desk, barring the
autograph and seasons greet
ingS of Elsa Manchester, in pri-
vate life Mrs. Charles Laughton.
Thank you, most gracious lady.
After scanning the foreWord
I marked the book as required
reading over the week end.
Both of the Laughtons ap-
pear in The Beachcomber,"
which is penciled in for the
Earle Theater screen February
10. The English star has his
wife for leading woman and,
according to the Broad way
critics, Elsa Manchester never
plays second fiddle.
A late news bulletin says that
Elsa Manchester had the un-
happy experience of visiting To-
re to for a personal appearance
with The Beachcomber" and
being unable to appear. She
was caught in the middle of a
theater row with the Toronto
musicians union. They insisted
the house must have a nine
piece band if she appeared.
House refused, so no personal
appearance.
l trust her personal appear
anCeS are extended to Washing
ton, where she will escape such
union difficulties.
CONGRESS AT BELASCO
Tonight has been set aside
by the Belasco Theater as Con-
gressional Night, to mark the
attendance of members Of the
Senate and House of Repre-
sentativeS at a showing of
Grand Illusion"
The brilliant Jean Renoir
film was recently awarded the
first grand prize of the Ma.
tional Board of Review as the
best picture of the year, pro,
duced throughout the world.
Based upon the powerful
theme of the futility of war
Grand Illusion" has been
widely acclaimed as an un
usually telling instrument fol-
peace. For that reason, legis
lators generally, and members
of committees on foreign af
fairs and foreign relations par
ticularly, are deeply interested
in its story and in its message
So highly was the film re
garded in F1Once that the
French government created Jear
Renoir, its writer and director
a CheValier of the Legion O.
Honor in token of his extraor
binary services in the field oi
y the motion picture.