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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21
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--By Ber11ice Finn eSa,,
BEST PLAYS OF 1938-1939
Nv Burns Mantle

The 1889 theatrical season has
been alive and interesting. For
the first time in four years the
wise men of the drama, the critics
circle, could not choose between
Abe Lincoln and the Little Foxes
for their prize.
The Pulitzer committee selected
Abe Lincoln. It was a season that
saw the return of the musical show
to popularity, including a deluge OF
hot swing and red Mikados. Two
irrepressible vaudeville troupers,
Olsen and Johnson, turned out a
smashing hit in "Hellzapoppin,, de-
spite a marked absence of critical
acclaim; and Katharine Hepburn
made a very successful stage come
back in Phillip Barry's successful
and delightful stage comeback
philadelphia Story" Taking every
ing into consideration, Mr.. Nantes
ten selected titles for this volume
probably form one of the most dis
tinguished lists that has appeared
in several years.
resentative plays, which are includ-
ed by excerpt and summary, the
volume lists the full casts for every
production of the year, the number
Of performances each play achieved
the date on which it opened and
the theatre in which 1t played
There is also included the usual
statistical summary of the season.
the plays that have run over five
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Thursday, December 81, 1889

had considerable influence in pre-
venting England from espousing the
Southern cause. Eventually she
left her husband and returned to
England and the stage, ad later
she embarked on a long and bril-
liant career as a reader of Shake
speare.
Throughout the book the author
skillfully contrasts the English and
the American scene. She writes
with humor, a warmth and a
spirit which makes Fanny so alive
that one can scarcely believe that
1t was hundred years ago that
she was at the height of her sue
cess. This biography is as exciting
as a good novel, and its plot Is
more romantic than most. But the
story is true; all the persons are
real; there are no imaginary char
acters, conversations, or events.
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hundred performances on Broad
way" the birthplace and birthdates
Of prominent actors, and the
neurology"
The following Is list Of those
which have been chosen: ABE Lin
coin in Illinois?," THE Little Fox
esq.," kiss the Boys Goodbye
1.-THE White Steed," Rocket to the
Moon," mo Time for Comedy"
philadelphia Story" Family Port
trait" 1.-THE American Way" and
Here Comes the Clowns"
FANNY KEMBLE
BY Armstrong
One Of the most fascinating wom-
en- Of her generator, Fanny KEN
BILE we'll deserves to be called "a
passionate Victorian" From the
Kembles she inherited dramatic
genius and intelligence, and from
her vivid French mother, a high
strung exuberance of temperament.
Her life, from 1909 to 1893, covered
almost a century-the whole Vic
torian era, and, as she had gen
ius for friendship, her circle in
cluded almost every well known
figure of the day, both in England
and in America.
The Kembles had no thought of
making an actress of Fanny. 1t
was a crisis in the affairs of Gov
ent Garden Theatre which finally
brought her to the stage. Her
father, who had been struggling
for years with losses in his man
agement of that theatre, finally
took one last desperate chance and
produced Romeo and Juliet" with
Fanny in the lead, a complete nov
ice, only nineteen, she made her
debut to the wild applause of all
London, and during the succeeding
years she rose from height to
height.
But her success came too late
to save the theatre, and at last
her father decided that an extend
ed tour in America was the only
way to recoup the family fortunes.
Life in London for young celebrity
was Of course, rich in excitement
and Fanny hated to leave it for
what seemed to her a barbarous
country. But she found a warm
reception in the United States. She
was as wildly acclaimed as in Lon
don, and was pursued, and plagued
and flattered by dozens of fashion
able young men. After a persis-
tent courtship she married one of
them - Pierce Butler and babe
farewell to the stage.
The marriage was not happy. She
offended her conservative husband
and his family, and she was deeply
distressed by the treatment of the
slaves on Pierce Buffers Georgia
plantations, where she spent many
disheartening months. The publ
cation of her Georgia Journal"
during the Civil War caused a
Juror and is credited with having
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21
The COmmOn-tater
-By Chuck Rattle
Playing On u Typewriter

Playing On Typewriter
For John Hansen phiatelist day dream
true In the life of every stamp collector day
when the right stamp, the right cancellation comes
along. It came along for John this week. 1t
isn't that it's valuable in itself that it be
turned for profit that stamp collector likes these
items. But there's certain something that gets
under their skin after a while To John Monday
morning came unusual specimen that because
of several things takes quite spot in his collection
in the South Seas. where breezes blow soft and
days and nights hot and sticky. It's the
a collectors item because it was mailed from
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21

Wing trees 1t was Is feet and two
and one-half inches in circumfer-
ence. In three years it has gained
approximately one inch in dia-
meter.
Killer Dog on the Loose
Sleepy Eye-Filled with the lust
to kill, some dogs in Stark and
adjoining townships have created
a real problem in that locality. The
latest victim of the night maraud-
ers was William Zanders, who dis
covered one morning lately that a
killing of chickens had taken place
on his farm, numbering well over
90 birds. The killers steal up to
farms in the dead of night and
pounce upon the victims leaving
path of death behind them.
Magnet Locates Gun
Lost In Water
Browns Valley - Ben Goodhart
has made magnet which can be
used to locate objects of metal
which are lost in any body of wat
er. 1t was successfully used re-
Gently in locating a gun lost in
Lake Traverse. The magnet which
is about the size of a grapenut box
will work equally we'll in a lake,
river or cistern.
Driller Strikes Gas Pocket
Moorhead-Sand, stones and dirt
flew 80 feet into the air on the
Thomas Finey farm, as well-driller
Anger jacobson, who had drilled
down 300 feet, struck a gas pocket.
The brooder house and other build
ings were covered with clay and
sand to the depth of an inch. The
eruption lasted about two minutes.
Long after this occurred a gurgling
sound could still be heard coming
from the well.
Goose SCOTS At
Thanksgiving
Lamberton-Mrs. John Zajic of
near Lucan has a goose with which
she wouldn't part for 500. The
animal is two years old and acts
much like a child. It stands by
the door in the morning waiting
for its owner to give it a little
attention. When Mrs. Zajic is
hanging out the clothes the goose
takes the clothes from the basket
for her and also picks up any
clothes pins that are dropped.
Shoots Banded Duck
Hutchinson-Walter Jerabek, of
Hutchinson shot a banded duck on
October 5th, which he has just
heard was banded more than two
years ago. The duck, pintail,
was banded at Medicine Lake,
Mont, in the summer of 81, and
very likely has made at least two
safe trips south for the winter and
north for the summer. Jerabek
also shot a banded duck last year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21
Chicken House Emptied
OF All But wallet

Sleepy Eye.-Farmers sleep the
sleep Of the just as a rule. Why
shouldn't they? However, they
are not always heavy sleepers with
the stock in the barn and stable
in mind. Any unusual noise from
an outside building arouses them.
They do not fear thieves will walk
off with a horse, a COW, or pig,
but thieves do sneak into the hen
house occasionally and go off with
the poultry. Few farmers are as
lucky as one near here who re-
Gently found his hen house emptied
Of chickens one morning. The
place looked bare but he quickly
noticed a nice fat wallet on the
floor. the contents Of which offset
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21
STATE NEWS
BRIEFS
Fireman Sets Own Fire

Fireman Sets Own Fire
Redwood Falls.-Recently three
brucks snealoed out of the fire
house and quietly rolled out to the
cemetery. Fireman dismountei
and deliberately set fire to ten a
ores CT dry grass. 1t was a merry
blaze and a spectacular one. at
tracing quite a gallery as the
flames leaped into the black night,
casting an eerie glow over the
silent rows of tombstones nearby.
1T was a put up job tho. Cemetery
officials had requested the depart
ment to burn off the recently ac-
quired ten-acre plat east CT the
cemetery property, lest a real fire
start in the tinder-dry grass and
endanger surroundings.
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was duck soup" for the boys to
spear them with pitchforks.
Excavation Unearths
Buffalo Teeth
Winnebago.-While working with
the excavating crew at Minnesota
Lake, Gilbert Dennis unearthed two
huge teeth, which may be from a
buffalo that roamed the plains
here years ago. The teeth are very
nearly the same size, one-and one
half inches asross the bottom and
31s inches long. They were found
at depth Of eight feet.
Breaks Land In December
Grand Rapids.-Glen Chehock,
who has a farm six miles east of
Grand Rapids, had a tractor out
breaking new land On his place
December 1. The incident is an un-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21
Taking the Christ Out of Christmas

In the commercializaton of Christmas usage of
the word became Xmas, more to shorten the word
than anything else Thus it has been used for years
but long the writer remember Xmas has
been barred from the columns of the Herald although
it may have slipped by proof readers at some time
another. Opposition to the shortened Xmas was
explained to us in what thought fine example.
X being the unknown quantity, it should not be
used in this instance, for their is nothing well
known the first syllable. Using the Xmas, there
fore is taking the Christ out of Chrstmas-the one
vital thing which has made this day day Of days,
time of hope and rejoicing for all of Christendom.
Don't cruelty Christmas with an "X."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21
1910 Census to Be Complete Checkup-

Beginning January 2nd army of census TAX
ers will begin gathering information relative to fac
tories and business enterprises, and April 1st
a of individuals will be commenced.
1t is estimated that about 121 900 people will be
employed during varying periods of 1910 to complete
this census of the United States, and the questions
will cover a wider range than before. When
completed it will be the most valuable and complete
census taken.
Among the new questions will be several dealing
with employment and housing conditions concerning
which inadequate authentic knowledge is avail
able to the government. When complete, anthem
tic check of unemployment will be available and
among other things, enumerators will ask whether
dwellings occupied rented owned what equip
ment such radios, refrigerators and other conven
fences have been installed what fuels used for
heating and cooking; whether homes mortgaged,
and if for how much.
This will be tremendous task quite diff
ferent from that imposed by the first of 1890,
when very few questions asked and when the
population of the country little less than four
million.
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Farmer Boys Scoop Out 10 lib.
Catfish With PitchfOrks=

Fairmont.-,Boy, are they eating
catfish down this way! Creek lake.
which is little more than a wide
ming Of Elm Greek, in the north
east corner of Fox lake township,
has been going dry and now has
only a few inches of water. 1t
froze over recently and some Of
the farm boys got out on the ice
and spotted the fish through the
crystal-clear ice. They went home
for pitchforks and spears. The
fish unable to navigate in the few
inches of water, had ccngregated
in small holes which they had
wallowed out Of the lake mud. 1t
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21
wE wIsH YOU A meRRv cHnisTmas
A Merry Christmas

In conformity with the spirit of the season, it
has again become our privilege to extend to all
readers and friends the greetings of the Yuletide
Too often these greetings fall from lips with
little meaning, and they extended just because it
is the custom. Regardless, however it is a beauti-
full custom and we of course, wish to do part in
carrying it out this year.
More than ever this year, citizens of the United
States, at peace with the world, with happiness
and truth say Merry Christmas to Alp'-so let the
glad tidings ring throughout the land.
Our sincere wish is that you may have the hap
piest Christmas season you have ever experienced
and We say it with Merry Christmas to you all.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21

States Biggest Elm
Continues Expanding
Red Wing-The Central Avenue
elm on the boulevard in front Of
the William Zimmerman home has
the distinction of being the states
biggest elm. bill" said when he
last measured this king of Red
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21

the loss of chickens many times.
The thief had accidentally left this.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21
Creamery Robbers
Get Shower Bath

Ruthton-Parties unknown broke
into the Farmers Cooperative
creamery recently. They failed to
make away with any loot, and went
away "all wet" Entrance was
made through the Mushroom and
apparently in leaving they used the
water pipes for a ladder to reach
the window. AS result one of the
pipes broke and flooded the entire
floor of the creamery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21
Have No Combs or Wattles-

Have No Combs or Wattles-
Howard Lake.. Carl Sherer re-
ceiyed shipment of pedigreed sin
gle comb white Leghorn Cockerels
from Seattle, Wash, this week. Carl
says Single is the right word for
them as there isn't a single one
that has either comb or wattles;
all have been dubbed or cut off,"
These birds are the result Of %
years trapnesting by the greatest
poultry breeding establishment ir
existence today.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21
Get Net" He Yells
Lands Flashlight-

Red Wing-They are pulling out
other things besides fish from the
Mississippi river. L. r. Komisrud
hauled in a valuable flashlight re-
Gently when he thought he had a
prize walleyed on the business end
OF the hook as the protruding knob
Of the flashlight was DETECTED back
and forth, Stimulating the action of
a fighting fish.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-12-21
Sportsman Catches Record
Pike In December

Foley.-What is believed to be a
record Pike catch for this state in
the month of December was made
by Chef Braine, well known local
sportsman. Chef was fishing at the
dam at Sartell recently when he got
the strike. After proceeding to-
bring the fish ashore Chef had in
his possession a pike weighing 10
pounds, ounces, and was 90 inches
long. A pike of this size is seldom
caught even in the summer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-31
Zane Grey's mysterious
Rider" o Riviera FRIDAY
Russell Hayden and Douglas Dumbre in Story By Famed
Western Writer; Kay Francis and Ian Hunter in
Faith Baldwin. Comet Over Broadway"

Zane Grey. dean of Western writer's has fashioned
thrlcrammed story of understanding cattle thieves masked
ders OF Justice and young lovers of the plains for The Mys
ferrous Rider which Paramount will present TO local outdoor
action fans tomorrow at the Riviera theater
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Shawn's Company Leads S artan Life

Ted Shawn. celebrated dancer,
and his company of men who are
to appear at Jason Lee auditorium
on April Is, spent the summer at
Jacobs Pillow. Shawn's training
camp in western Massachusetts,
creating new dances and keeping
fit for their coast-to-coast tour.
The farm. as Shawn calls II,
consists of about 200 acres Of
heavily wooded mountainous land
located nine miles from the town
of Lee. A history rich in romance
surrounds the colonial farm dwell
ing which served as fugitive
slave station during the Civil war.
The house has been reconditioned
and IL is there that Shawn and his
company make their home when
not on tour. A large barn serves as
studio and workshop and there
in every Friday for 10 weeks dur
ing the summer Shawn gives
lecture demonstrations.
shawns subjects the past sum-
mer varied widely. They include
The Dance and Sport. The Dance
and the Symphony, Kinetic Values
in the Dance, Methods of Dance
Creation, Religion and the Dance.
Book on the Dance and a demon
stration of the technical terms
used there.
On this remote farm the boys
and Shawn live a life Of Spartan
simplicity. They do all the work
of the farm gardening. car
pentry. painting, road and cement
work. cutting Of firewood. They
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-31

Hunter John Litel. Minna Com
bel. Syhil Jason. Donald Crisp. Ian
Keith and many others are fea-
tured with her in the story of the
meteorie career of star.
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douglas Dumorille, playing
masked horseman who has been
eNiled from his ranch for a muir
der he did not commit. stops his
wandering long enough TO come
to the rescue of his beautiful
daughter, whose property is men
aced by crooked guardian in
secret league with rustlers. After
routing her enemies and cinch-
ing her romance with handsome
young foreman. he rides away in
to the desert again without reveal
ing his identity 10 her. The young
sweethearts are played by Russell
Hayden, the familiar Lucky of
the "Hopalong Cassidy" stories,
and pretty Charlotte Field.
Faith Baldwin's Cosmopolitan
magazine story Comet Over
Broadway which was adapted
for the screen by Mark Hellinger
and Robert Buekner. will also open
at the Riviera theater on Friday
Directed by Busby Berkeley. the
picture stars Kay Francis. and Ian
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-31
Sinner For
Mccarthy

A lot of things have happened
TO Charlie Mccarthy since he has
been in Hollywood. But it wasn't
until he landed right in the midst
of Universals You Can't Cheat
an Honest Man" now at the Music
Box theater, that he received his
first black eye.
Just how Charlie sustained the
discolored orb still is a mystery.
although there are whispered
rumors that W. C. Fields, his
avowed enemy, had something to
Go with it.
Mccarthy himself. when ques-
toned. declined to make any COM
ment other than: Il have slight
suspicion as to the guilty party
and when my suspicion is con-
firmed I will deal with him in my
own way. BY the wav did you
ever see nose turn from red to
black -
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2ndWe For
"Stagecoach'

With a cast studded with bril-
liant stars, and story of breath
less speed and excitement. Stage
coach rides 10 the Blue Mouse
today for another weeks run. As
we'll as the talents of nine featured
players and a novel and arresting
theme. "Stagecoach' has the ad-
vantages of an excellent screen
play by Dudley Nichols. masterful
direction by John Ford. and the
usual place and authenticity that
distinguish Walter Wsnger pro-
duction.
The story takes nine men and
women on a coach trip from Tonic
to Lordsburg in the period of the
1sS0's. These passengers include
Claire Trevor as lady of lax
morals but large heart. John
Wayne as a youthful renegade.
Louise Plat as young matron
from Virginia. Donald Meek as
timid whiskey salesman, Breton
Churchill as a pompous and dis
honest banker, George Bancroft
as rough government official of
the time. Andy Devine as the
squeaky-voiced driver of the coach,
Thomas Mitchell as slightly
scottish physician. and John Car
radine as a gentleman-gambler.
The adventures they encounter
on their way and the relationships
that spring up between them. fur
nish the motion picture with most
of its action. The climax comes
when the dreaded Geronimo. at
the head of savage band of
Apaches, attacks the coach on its
way to Lordsburg.
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NErunN smoMlNa

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rhs nasl saeeessfns in fhe past
of all the Hollywood studios IN
making fine screen material II the
live. ~ me mrmn<Fs af ne ma
iinns defense fsfxes. The Warner
studio confidently expects Wings
~ the Navy" 10 b. acclaimed -
thr heat ~ al it, service pictures
About aoo planes. including
every isre used ~ The navy. are
shown NJ various times in th~
course Of The story. and there ara
several shots in which scores At
planes lsse off os lard In success
sion or are rcn sIuft slfuulssne4
ausly In hreath.taasna xistas n
mass flying There are Also many
exciting shnts NJ dazzling maneus
sers by individual plata and sew
ersl hits nf action.
Aside from the thrilling and
snxrosssnx flying background. the
picture u Married by 4 human and
moving story of hrnthefiy sffsc.
ton and = charming romantic
motif which fur 4 time. he~ever.
threatens In shatlsr the bonds 10.
tween the swn hruthers, played by
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-31

Camp robber Jays will steal
sizzling meat from the frying pans
of campers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-31
MIDAS OF DIRECTORS
STEERS COLBERT FILM

The man all HOLLYWOOD admits TO
be the highest paid screen director
of all time. George Cukor, stood
behind the megaphone during the
filming of the new Claudette Col
bert drama, 'Zaza," which Para
mount is presenting this week at
the Beverly theater.
Cukor, a freelance director who
rose from office boy in an old-time
stock company, has to his credit
such outstanding achievements as
Dinner at Eight" David Cop
perfield, Little Women" Romeo
and Juliet" Camille" and, most
recently, Holiday 1t is espe-
cially interesting to note that he
is the man chosen by David o.
Selznick to direct the much-pro-
rogued Gone With the Wind
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YOU CAN'T TAKE IT
WITH YOU" TO SHELL

Jean Arthur and James Stewart
supply the romantic interest in
Frank capra's You Cant Take II
With You the Columbia produe-
ton returning Friday to the Shell
theater. Based on the George s.
kaufman-Moss Hart pulitzer prize
play. You Can't Take II With
You" also has In It's cas Lionel
Barrymore, y ward Arnold.
Mischa Auer. Ann Miller. Spring
Byington. Samuel s. Kinds and n.
r. Warner,