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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
Joe Thomas Plays
AtGlendawn Park

After completing a successful
state wide tour. Joe Thomas and
his Dukes of Rhythm are back to
play for dance fans in Tacoma
again.
The swing master and his II
versatile lads will make their
first appearance tomorrow night
at Glendawn Park, located near
Five Mile lake, where they will
again treat patrons to their catchy
and distinctive style of modern
swing.
The swing band will appear at
the popular lake side dance rem
devious every Saturday night for
the coming summer season with
Brad Bannon and his band hold
ing the spotlight with his popu-
lar arrangements of dance meio-
dies each Sunday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
Here May 25th!
Film REEVES Comedy Skit

The same burlesque comedy skit
which Lew Fields and the late
Vernon Castle performed in THE
Henpecks' II years ago, is re-
vived in toto on the screen in The
Story Of Vernon and Irene Castle"
in which Fred Astaire and Ginger
Rogers are co-starrinx at the
Music Box theater. Fields ensets
his former role. and Astsire plays
the part in which Castle appeared.
Slap-Stick
The comedy sequence is the ia
nous barber shop routine which
knocked them out of their seats"
at the old Brosd way theater back
in 1911. In this skit, Astaire dons
burlesque makeup for the first
time in his stage and screen
career, and engages in slap-stick
CoUlcuN. fiis iedicSt oPfiooeh ~
this type of entertainment, was
the Bojsngles number in Shall
We Dance" in which he worked in
blse kface.
According to Fields, the skit 10
replica In every detail OF the
one enacted by Castle and him
self In the New York show; it Of
fers screen patrons Of today just
what WAS served to theatergoers
Of the pre-wsr period.
True Story
The Castles screen play is
carefully authentic story of the
life of Vernon and Irene Castle. in
ternstionslly famous dance team
OF quarter century ago. The
production was made under the
technical direction of Mrs. Irene
Castle, who also designed the
clothes in which Ginger Rogers inn
personates her on the screen. Edna
May Oliver and Walter Brennan
are seen in important roles. with
Lew Fields, Etienne Girsdot and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
Bill Boyd In op Spot
At Mike Barovics House
Exciting Tale Of Old West Gives Popular Star His Best
Role to Osie; Bonita Granville Appear: in
Gripping Mystery Drama

wife and conspires with rustlers
to steal her cattle.
Tia Boyd. cast OF course as
"Hoppy." shares the new adven-
ture with his well-known pals.
Russell Hayden, who plays the ro-
mantle Lucky Jenkins" and
George Hayes, who Ia cast az the
grizzled and irascible Windy
Halliday" Windy" incidentally,
has risen In the world since we saw
him here last He's now town
marshal and chief law-enforcing
official in a frontier Arizona COM
munity.
As a special attraction, Rene
gade Trail" offers The Kings
Men," popular male quartet Of
screen and radio, who portray
Arizona oowpunchers in the pic
ture.
In the other new feature at the
Riviera. Bonita Granville Ia star
red in Nancy Drew, Reporter"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
Hamrick Houses
Honor Mothers

In tribute to Tacoma's mothers
Hamrick's theaters will present a
beautiful bouquet OF flowers to
the oldest and youngest mother
attending the matinee showing of
films playing at the Roxy, Music
Box. Temple and Blue Mouse
theaters Sunday. May II.
These bouquets will be present.
cd through the courtesy Of the
management Of the theaters and
Erdahl Florists and will be given
at the close OF the afternoon
matinee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
Lose Appetites
For Movie Cand,

Because real candy photographs
more like candy than any prop"
that can be made, Bob Lazlo,
property. man on "Three Smart
Girls Grow Up" Deanna Durbin's
new Universal picture which is
now playing at the Blue Mouse
theater, was forced to invent q
new use for fly spray.
Lazlo found the dish OF candy,
used in scene for the picture, di-
minishing. Deanna Durbin, Helen
Parrish and Nan Grey repeatedly
succumbed to the lure of the
sweets, making necessary the re-
filling of the dish after each scene.
Lazlo tired of this, and soon
thought Of remedy.
Candy draws flies" he an
nounced. as he sprayed the dish
with an evil smelling compound
This will keep them away"
1t also kept Deanna, Nan and
Helen awsy--just what the prop.
erty man figured on.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
NOW PLAYING At
LOCAL THEATERS
FIRST SHOWING


BLUE MOUsE-Deanns Durbin
in Three Smart Girls Grow
Up" 1880. las. $40, 53o.
7:5o. 1905.
MUSIC BOX-Fred AstAire and
Ginger Rogers in The Story
Of Vernon and Irene Castle"
i2:45. $3.50. 6:35. 1000: also
Preston Foster and Irene Her
vey in Society Smugglers."
1870. 2:35. $40. GAS.
INTERPRETATION BOYD in
Renegade Trail" li:45. 225.
500. TAO. 1870: also Bonita
Granville In Nancy Drew. Re-
porter" l:l0. 3:45. 6:26. sos.
ROXy-waliace Berry In ser
geant Madden" 1870. 2:is.
500. 7:45, 1890: also the
Jones Family In "Everybodys
Baby" l.05. $50. SOS. $40.
RETURN SHOWING
BEvERLY-"ounea Din" star
ring Cary Grant. Douglas fhir-
banks. IT,. and Victor McLag-
len
COMMUNITY-Charies nick
ford and Barton MacIAns In
THE storm" also Charles Rug
giles in His Exciting Night"
KAY sTREET-Dorothv La
mour In st. Louis Blues" also
nfillfuVv. How'd N HEYnntlATk-
man."
PARK-Dick Powell and Anita
Louise in Going Places" also
Billy Cook and Donald O'Con-
nor in Tom Sawyer. Detec-
tive"
PROCTOR-The Jones Family
In Down on the Farm" Also
Sidney Toler in Charlie Chan
In Honolulu"
REALART-Akim Tsmiroff and
Frances Farmer In sRide .
Crooked Mile. also Charles
Ruseles in His Exciting
Nisht.'
REx--Dick Powell in Going
Places" also Olympic Bradna In
Say II In French"
sHELl,-Bob Burma in The
Arkansas Traveller" also Art
Jarrett in "Trigger Pal"
SuNSET-Lionel Barrymore In
Young Or. Kildare" also
"Charlie Chan In Honolulu"
TEMPLE--0eorse brent and
Olivia de Haviliand in "Wings
OF the Navy" also 0lenda Far
reli and Barton MacLane In
"Turchy Blame in Chinatown"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
GABLE SCOUTS ACT

Seven members OF Los Angeles
Boy Scout Troop 50. CLARK Cables
own" will benefit by their aaso-
citation with the star when they
make their film debut in an Our
Gang comedy at Metro-Goldwyn-
MAYER. Joy Scouts"
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theater
night the with nail in it and the Hindu who held
the stub never showed
The "stondng room only" sign hanging in the boz
office WndoW before Jeanette Macdonald appeared the
edter for the final concert in her personal appearance
and when she did take Ne stage, the evenng took all the
characteristics of an endurance contest aehdt NTH the num-
beess and the reluctance Of the audience leave
the house after the concert 1cds
band, footlghts a hurried got
that brought the evening close Outside the tneate it
probably home and bed before the finally
cded to call it
Accompanied at the piano BY Giuseppe Bamboschek
Miss Macdonald five of numbers calling upon
the avorites of her umph her listeners
the West found their way into the list before the
final curtain.
In fine roice possessed NTH pleasing stage pres
and calling upon her ability "showmGn Jeanette
Macdonald wiH be forgotten by the lovers
and the morte fans Of Tacoma
Strong Story!
Sergeant Madden the feature which to the
at the Roxy theaer yesterday strong story which
gives Wallace Beery much opportunity for the kind of charac
teriZatOn he does best.
The selection of the cast alcays important factor IN
the Of production has been sky carried out
Nth the result that the picture has natWdness about 1t
,chich makes it plausible and intensely interesting.
file cop while Tom Brown LARAMIE Johnson
than worthy of their roles As the New
policeman. portrayal
excellent and while the picture not his Mes masterpiece
it is good fare.
The arrival of baby in the Clones" family seems to be
just another to start riot in fact that's really what
it turns out to be- The title of this latest adventure is Every
bOdys Baby and takes modernday child psychology for
ride which is humorous it is amusing
Little Billy Mdhun, Who started out being plain atmos-
phere is sticking his into Zones Family problems to
the point achere going call hin,
of these fine days.
st-BOund!
Lee Merrill who follows the advertising profession when
he works. blew Tuesday night via Northwest Arnes
for swing around the big circuit at the New York
worlds fair and finally, to pick Flint which
he tO it's
ton.
Here May 25th!
jay Clarke, sefStyd nlentdst has been booked for
,oeeks engagement IN this city beginning Mdy %.
As the during his prerous risu to Tacoma jay
cH questions for readers of the Tacoma Times
day first come first plan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13

"Hopalong Cassidy" crosses two
states for a friendly visit with
his old pal, Windy" only to run
into one Of the most dangerous
assignments Of his career in the
latest Cassidy" romance to hit
the the screen-"Renegadc Trail"
opening today at Mike Barovic's
Riviera theatcr. This time Hop
Ply" comes up against desperate
ex-convict who blackmails his own
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
Bob Burns Plays First
Star Role in New Film
Local boy makes good!

Local boy makes good!
This time it's Bob Burns, the
sage Of Van Buren,. Arkansas. and
Americas ranking espu n
humorist, who gets stellar rating
for the first time in his new pic
ture. THE Arkansas Traveller. y
which plays today and Saturday
at the Shell theater.
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and *Nancy Drew. Reporter" Open at Riviera Today

ocean sunfish increase tner
weight so million times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13

Janet Beecher also featured in the
accredited RkO Radio cast.
Society Smugglers" with Pres
ton Foster and Irene Hervey is on
the same bill.
Smyrna times., 1939-12-07

Lewis Walker on Friday afternoon,
December 8th at 1.30 p. m.
Mr.. Charles Clayville of Della
ware City, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Clayville.
Services at Holden'S Church
near Sudlersville, Md, Thursday,
December 7-song and praie ser
vice at 7.45 p. m, followed by
Sunday School on Sun
day at p. M; preaching at 3 pm;
song and praise service and preach
ing by pastor, Rev. Mabel Erskine.
Mr.. and Mrs. William N. Reihm
on Sunday her sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Goldsmith, son Carl
and daughter Mr.. and Mrs. M.
and baby daughter, of
near Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Shane and
daughter Thelma, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Shane near
Taylor's Bridge.
Smyrna times., 1939-12-07
OAKHILL COMMUNITY
Some Items of Personal Mention
Cleaned from the Vicinity

Delaney's, Dec. - Delaney's
Methodist Church, four miles west
of Clayton on the Clayton-Massey
road, the Rev. A. T. Mcfarland,
pastor, announces these services
for next Sunday: 2 p. M, Sunday
School, Mrs. Charles Pyle, superin-
tendent; 8 p. M, worship and ser
mon by the pastor. You are urged
to come out and get into the Sun
day School contest which is now in
progress. Secure pin and Bring
One" and see how this interesting
contest works out. Next Sunday
night, last meeting of the Milling
ton revival services. The Philath-
can Glass in charge will present a
beautiful candle light service.
Miss Geneva Pryor, who is a
student nurse at the Delaware Hos
pital, spent Tuesday evening visit
ing her father, Mr.. James r. Pryor
and aunt, Mrs. Frances Lorah.
The Oak Hill singing class met
Tuesday evening at the Commun-
ity Hall. The attendance was very
poor but the class hopes to in
crease its membership so that
some real class singing can be
started. Some new songs were
started and some old ones sung
The class was under the direction
of Mrs. Barbara HUXLEY Finch of
the Adult Education Department.
The building is receiving a coat of
paint which is a great improve
ment in the appearance Of the
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Gentry
and son of Dover, were visitors in
the neighborhood Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1939-12-07
SOME TAYLOR'S
BRIDGE ITEMS
News of Community Interest
Cleaned From Around
ThorOughfare Neck
BUDGET OF PERSONALS

Taylor's Bridge, Dec. z - Mrs.
Wilson Keiser and son William,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Johnson and family near
Sassafras.
Mrs. Fannie Francis is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
Milton Latta and Mr.. Latta in
Marshallton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wiley and
family Of Townsend, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Shock
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Sinex and
daughter, of Middletown, were
Sunday visitors with Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson A. David.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Latta and
daughters, of Marshallton, were
Sunday visitors with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Latta.
Miss Elsie Deakyne is visiting
her brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Deakyne.
Mrs. James Reynolds and family
spent oMnday with her parent, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Insolo near
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee w. David and
Mrs. Delbert Steller and sons spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William r. Alfree near Mid
dletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Latta enter
tanned at a turkey dinner Friday
evening. Those present were: Rev.
and Mrs. N. G. Benson of Odessa;
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer David of
Smyrna; Mr. and Mrs. William D.
Warner, Mrs. Walker Warner, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Deakyne, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson A. David, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles z. Dukes and family,
Mrs. Wilson Keiser, Mrs. Delbert
Steller, Mrs. Fannie Francis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee W. David
Smyrna times., 1939-12-07
STATE CAPITAL
NEWS BUDGET
Personal Items and Social
Mention About Dover Folks
and Their Doings
PARTIES OF THE WEEK

Dover, Dec. 7-Commander and
Mrs. Paul A. Stevens of Chicago
and the formers brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. William
Townsend of Collingswood, N. J.,
were recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Baker. Commander Stew
ems, who returned recently from
China, has ben stationed in Chi
cago for two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry G. Evans are
spending several weeks at the
Chalfonte-Hadon Hall, Atlantic
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fred BowdIe left
on Wednesday by motor for Snow
Hill, N. c., to be the guest of the
latter's sister, Mrs. ]. T. Exum.
Mrs. Harry K. Heite was hostess
at a small luncheon on Tuesay at
the Duval Tea House.
Mrs. Louis A. Drexler entertain
ed her brige club of Camden-Wy-
oming members Saturay evening
at her home, "Burwood," near
Camden.
Mrs. James NJ. Satterfield was
hostess to 20 guests at luncheon
and bridge at her home Friday
Miss Ella Downes is i'll in the
University Hospital, Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Robert Morris
had as thei guests last weekend
Miss Alice Mullen of Portsmouth,
N. H., and her fiance, Mr.. Del Ca
minati of New York City. Miss
Mullen is spending the week in Do
yer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Davis have
had Mrs. Franklin Shores and
daughter. Judy, of Twin Mountain,
N. Y, as their guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan NJ. Wilson,
who have been living on Bradford
street, recently moved into their
new home on Rodney road.
Mrs. Cecil C. Fulton, Jr., and
daughter, Miss Anne E. Fulton, re-
turned Friday to New York City,
They will return to Dover to spend
the Christmas holidays
Mr. Josiah o. Wolcott, Jr., spent
several days last week with his
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. James L. Wolcott, at their
home in Port Washington l. I
Mrs. w. Oakman Hay, Jr, and
daughter, Mary Hughes Hay, of
Ridgewood, n. J., are spending sew
eral days with her parents, U. S.
Senator and Mrs. James H. Hughes
Mrs Howard E. Lynch, Jr., who
has been a patient at the Kent
General Hospital, is much improv-
ed, and is convalescing at her home
on Academy Square.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Behen have
as their guest the latter's mother
Mrs. Marie Ziegler, of Belleport,
L. L, who will spend the winter
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin F. John
son, of North State Street, recent
ly entertained their brother-in-law
and sister Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
Phelps of Holland, who sailed yes
terday. Wednesday. from San
Francisco, for Sumatra, their for
mer home.
Smyrna times., 1939-12-07
BRIEF SMYRNA
LANDING NEWS
Budget of News and Person
ais Cleaned About Smyr-
ma River Wharves
CITIZENS MAKE VISITS

Smyrna Landing, Dec. - Mr..
and Mrs. George Smith and chill
dren, were Sunday visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Robinson in Smyrna.
Mrs. Wilmer Ford of Dover,
Mrs. Walker Warner of Deakyne-
vile, spent last Friday with their
mother. Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Slaughter
and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Gaulke spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Gaulke.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Jackson spent
Saturday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Emma Davis has been i'll
for several days.
Miss Jarvis of Dover, Mrs. John
Pratt of Pryor's Corner, were re-
cent visitors of Mrs. Thomas
Wrench.
Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Jacobs
spent the weekend with friends at
Holly Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Scott and son
Buster, Mr.. Carl Davis Of Holly
Oak, were Sunday visitors of their
Mrs. Emma Davis.
Smyrna times., 1939-12-07
nARTLY
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Hartly, Dec. z - Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlton King entertained at a
party recently in honor of their
daughter Charlotte, who celebrated
her 10th birthday anniverary.
Those present were: Shirley Blech-
man, Robert Blechman, Shirley
Sydell, Mildred Slaughter, Mrs.
Jacob Blechman, Alfred Rosen-
gren, Grace Graham, Rayburn Rob-
inson, Vernon Morton, Valley Pow
] ell, Gertrude Mitchell, NJ H. Walk
er, Dorothy Badur, Guy Swami,
Gertie Edmondson, Henry Morton,
Grafton Heather, Cardella Faulk-
ner, Harold Powell, MildredBe rry,
Miriam Lonenhdt, Joeph Vodvarka,
Bertha Meldo, Violet Long, Morris
and Carlton King.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Blechman
entertained at dinner recently Mr.
and Mrs. Matt Finger, daughter
Jean, and on Judas, of Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Legar had
as their guests last week Mr.. and
Mrs. George Roadway and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Comegys and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grafton Heather
and son Grafton, Jr., were recent
guests of Mrs. Heather's sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rob-
inson, of Washington, D. c.
Mrs. Annie Burris had as her re-
cent guests her son and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Burris and chill
dren, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Daley have
been entertaining Mrs. Dailey's
father, Mr.. Seward Daley, and
their aunt, Miss Elva Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell Davis had
as recent guests Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Burris and children, of Whining
ton. Roger Burris accompanied
them home for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hollands had
as recent visitors Mrs. Hollands
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Burns and
daughter, of York, Pa.
Mrs. George Ours has returned
to her home in Petersburg, W. Va.
after spending some time with her
daughter and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs Grafton Heather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Roadway
and Mrs. Elva Roadway were en-
tertained recently by Mr.. and Mr.
Louis Presser, at their home in Mt
Ephrium, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Pearson
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Haggerty and Mr.. Woodall and
daughter, of Massey, Md, the past
week
Smyrna times., 1939-12-07

ident, made a fine address, outlin-
ing the aims of the association. He
was followed by Pat Morgan, state
president, who ably discussed the
needs of the organization to see
that better cooperation between
the controlling forces of farm and
game bureaus become permanent
program. He also dwelt on some
reforms badly needed in correcting
several abuses that throw away a
lot of the tax payes money. Dele
cations from most of the chapters
in the state were present and 45
new members were added to the
Middletown group. Following the
business meeting members and
guests were served with portions of
roasted deer, shot by Harry Smith,
secretary of the chapter, while on
a hunting trip in New York State.
The Ever Ready Class of st.
PauPs Church has arranged for a
good evening with music recital
and ending with the paly, Cray
to Reduce" given by II ladies of
the Sunday School tomorrow, Fri
day evening with laughter and
son for the benefit of the church is
the purpose of the entertainment.
Hunters during the week have
managed to secure their quotas
with just the ordinary amount of
effort. Two huntsmen who enjoy
ed the sport near Greenspring were
Harry Lawler and George Flood.
They reported game confined to
spots" and were bound to find
rabbits just when they stumbled
into sections of woodland having
appearance of being barren of any
kind Of game. Approximately
twenty men are going out each day
and they have returned with many
partridges and rabbit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert E. CHM had
a family reunion during the recent
holidays. Their guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Saybolt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Berklebach, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. M. McCaffrey and son Bill
ly, and Mrs. Elizabeth Baker and
daughter, Joan.
The many friends Of Mr.. James
A. Hart, Jr., will be glad to learn
that he is steadily improving from
an operation at the Delaware Hos
pital, Wilmington. For several
years he has conducted a success
full automobile business in this
community. He is also an official
in the Motor Vehicle Department
with offices at Wilmington.
The muskrat season has started
off with local trappers with sue
cess. All anticipating good year
with good prices. All available
marshland is being utilized for
trapping the rats, and more than
fifty men and boys have become
active in the work. Traps are set
in the marshes in the Blackbird
section as we'll as other marshland.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Layman, of
Wilmington, were visitors here the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Weigel Of
Kenton, have been guests in town
getting a welcome from their
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wingard
and children, of New Castle, have
returned from visit to Mrs. Mary
Snyder and family.