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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-11

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RETURN SHOWING
BENERI.Y-Randol Scott in when
the Daltons Rode" also You're
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COMMUNITY - Susan and God. {"
with Fredric March and Joan Craw-
ford. also Hugh Herbert In La
eonga Nights"
PARK-Bob Burns and Aischa Auer
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House Of the Seven Gables.
PROCTOR - Alice Faye and Don
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REN-Margaret SULLIVAN and james
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also Alan Lane IN The Duke
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sHELIs-William Gargan and wallace
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Everything Happens At Night"
sI>SET-Joan Crawford ana Fredric
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Black Friday"
TENPIF-Oreer Carson and Laurence
Olivier In Pride and Prejudice !"
also George Brent and Virginia
Bruce IN The Man Who Talked
Too Much"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-11
UTAH SCENERY BOWS

The widest and most beautiful
scenic backgrounds in western
America viii be seen for the first
time by screen audiences when
Wagon Train" RKO Radios Tim
Holt western is released. An entire
company spent several weeks in
Utah during the filming.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-11

JONI &OdAcAs
Double Joes double laughs
double thrills! The Brown
bomber OF mirth socks your
funnybone for another laughing
Knockout No fooling about this
being the wids-mouthed stars big
gest hit when he loses his
beard only 10 learn he's the double
Of the king Of the mobsters!
so You Won't Talk ?" also
opens at the Rialto theater today
with Joe E. Brown in his greatest
laugh-filled comedy, in the double
roles of timid book critic and terror
inspiring gunman! The new Co
lumbia comedy has Frances Rob
inson in the leading feminine role,
and other important players are
Bernard Nedell. yicienne Osborne
and Tom Dugan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-11
Pride and Prejudice
Tops Temple Bill Today

ginia Bruce, the picture combines
romance with drama. dealing with
suave young lawyer who takes
the easiest way Of making money
only to learn that the honor and
love of beautiful woman are
infinitely more important The
unusually fine supporting cast
includes Richard Barthelmess,
Brenda Marshall William Lundi-
gan and George Tobias.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-11
Technicolor Western
To Shell on Fridoy

The Gentleman From Arizona"
Monogram picture opening tomor-
row at the Shell theater, is the only
full length feature to be made en-
tirely in Arizona. II is a natural
color film, featuring John King,
J. Farrell Macdonald, Joan Bare
lay. Ruth Reece, Rex, jr.. king of
the wild horses. The popular song.
"El Rancho Grande" is heard In
the production.
James Dunn, one of the screens
most popular stars. makes one of
his infrequent appearances before
the cameras in Monogram's son
of the Navy" also at the Shell
Friday. Jean Parker co-stars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-11

Falrbanks Is Ftafftus ItdIuftu nay
members of the cast include Rita job,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-11
DOUGLAS F airbanks Jr. and
Rita Hayworth Co-siarred
Thomos Mitchell and John Quolen Also IN
Cost: Joe E. Brown In So You Won't Tolkf

ANGELS Over Broadway hailed of the most ten
DERBY human romance of the year. opens today at the Ratio
heater Written directed and produced by Ben Hecnt ana
Douglas Fairbanks, r, acting coproducer the ne" 20
luba drama tells the story of four people IN search OF
sbreaka grifter cafe entertainer thief and drunken
playwright.
starred featured Hayworth Thomas Mitchell ana
members of the cast include Iohn ouslen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-11

Miss Russell. who has become
very well known as a Coincidence
In such pictures as The Women"
and His Girl Friday again is
brought to the screen in this type
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-11
Rosalind Russell and Brian
Aherne to Music Box F friday
Two Teamed In Hired Wife; New
Chan Thriller To Shore Screen

Three of Hoywoods leading personalities Rosand Rus
SELL Brian Aherne and Virginia Bruce have the starring
roles Unversals Hired Wife, which comes to the Music
Box theater tomorrow.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
LOCAL THEME CHRISTMAS GIVING

The box supper given by the Odd Fell
low and Rebekahs helped to buy gifts
for the orphans, old people and the
needy families.
The schools have also helped the un-
derprivileged children as we'll as help
ed the other children learn the meaning
of giving as we'll as receiving Socks of
candy and presents were furnished to
nearly every child in school.
The Legion Auxiliary, have re-
membered the Coolidge boys in the
militia. Even the card clubs have helped.
Much credit should also go to the
Home Ec club, which has for several
years spent time in singing carols to the
sick and taking baskets of food to the
needy.
Today the civic organizations of the
town will again have their annual Com
munity Christmas tree at which 1900
sacks of candy and nuts will be given to
the children throughout the community.
The people will gather around the tree
to sing familiar hymns and carols as
sociated with the Birth of Christ.
Churches have also done their share.
Christmas day the people of Coolidge
can sit down to their tables knowing in
their hearts that they have helped some
one to have very Merry Christmas and
I. ia ~ %cs, Yea.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
Annual Community
Christmas Tree
Will Be Tonight
Local. Civic. Organizations
Donate Toward
Cause

Due to the cooperation Of local
civic organizations, the third an
nual Community Christmas tree.
at which 1000 bags of candy and
nuts will be distributed, will be
given tonight (Tuesday). The gifts
will be distributed, starting at
$50, from the carnival grounds
near the San Carlos theatre.
Donations from the Chamber OF
Commerce, Lions club, Rotary
club, Golf club, Woman's clubs,
Masonic groups and Woodmen of
the World have totaled $125
toward the local cause. Although
private firms were not solicited.
the Western Cotton gin also con-
tributed.
On the program will be singing
of Christmas carols by a chorus
from the church choirs, music by
the Coolidge Union high school
band and talk by one of the
pastors.
Mrs. Katie Harold Is the treas
urer for collection and disburse-
ment of funds in this project.
Christmas trees were placed at
the intersections of Central ave-
nue. and Main and Coolidge avenue
and Main by the committee. These
trees were donated by the ma
tional park service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
CLASSIC ANSWER TO SANTA QUERY
HAS MADE KINDLY ELF IMMORTAL

ever see.
"You tear the baby's rattle
apart and see what makes the
noise inside, but there is veil
covering the unseen world which
not the strongest man, nor even
the united strength of all the
strongest men that ever lived
could tear apart. Only faith, fan
cy, poetry, love, romance can push
aside that curtain and view and
picture the supernal beauty and
glory beyond.
as it all real? All, Virginia,
in all this world there is nothing
else real and abiding.
mo Santa Claus Thank God
he lives, and he lives forever. A
thousand years from now, Vir-
ginia, nay, ten times ten thousand
years from now, he will live and
continue to make glad the heart
of childhood"
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
Harold Wrenn To
Become Publisher
Of The Examiner
Will Take Over Local
Publication On
Dec. 80

The Examiner will have a new
publisher, effective Dec. 30.
Harold Wrenn, son of A. C..
Wrenn who publishes the Florence
Tribune, will come to Coo
lidge from Phoenix to succeed
Francis |. Coffey. who has publish
ed The Examiner during the past
three months.
Mr.. Wrenn has had much ex-
perience in the newspaper field,
although during the last two years
he has been employed by the
state highway department in the
publicity division.
First being associated with his
father in publishing the Florence
paper, Mr.. Wrenn went to Cali
fornia where he published a paper
in Rialto. He returned to Arizona
to publish the Casa Grande Dis
patch for several years and when
that paper was sold went to Buck
eye as publisher of the paper
there.
Mr.. Wrenn is married and he
and Mrs. Wrenn have two chill
dren, a five-year-old daughter and
son one year old.
Mr.. Coffey, who came to Ari-
zona two years ago from Iowa
where he had eight years edi-
torial and mechanical experience
in the weekly and daily field. will
return to Tucson to resume work
as a printer and as a student at
the University of Arizona.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
Ripper Rips
Wrong Roots

Demonstrating a ripper" that
can really "rip," a local farm i'm
plement company last Friday eve
ming also proved to the people of
Coolidge the disadvantage of be-
ing without gas.
The demonstration was so ef-
fective in ripping" that it broke
the main gas line a few miles
northwest of Coolidge near the
Waikiki inn, and Coolidge was with
out gas service for several hours.
Fortunately the machine was a
Diesel-powered unit rather than
gasoline. Had it been gasoline 1t
is believed a fire tragedy would
have caught the driver before he
could have escaped.
Responding in quick order, the
Natural Gas Service company had
to turn off the various gas pilots
around town, warn people of the
emergency and rush to fix the
main line.
The company first cut off the
big commercial gas users such as
the Resettlement Camp, various
cotton gins, ETC., in the hopes that
enough gas in storage would serve
the domestic consumers, but after
several hours this supply was de
pleted.
tinuously until 3 am. Saturday
when everything was back in
order.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
Observe
Christmas With
Program Sunday

The First Baptist church Joined
in observing Christmas with pro-
gram following the regular Sum
day BTU. Mrs. E. H. Baker and
Mrs. w. P. Keith were in charge
of the special Christmas program
which included the singing OF
Christmas carols by Mr.. A. E..
Robinson, Mrs. N. w. Moxley, Bill
Keith and Mrs. C. C. Livingston,
which illustrated the Christmas
story which was told by Melba
Simmons.
AS the story we being told four
girls, Teresa Akers, Lewanna Yea
zey, Elfreda Nassau and Minnie
Frances Barker, dressed as angels
came and stood before Mary, the
mother, Mrs. A. E. Robinson, and
the cradle where the Baby Jesus
lay. The angels bore lighted
candles.
AS the story continued to be
revealed Melba Akers, Marjorie
Livingston, Bess Nassau, Mary
Margaret Sims, and Edna Pearl
Veazey dressed in costumes typi-
cal of the countries of Africa.
China, Japan, India, South Ameri-
ca and Mexico came forth bearing
lighted candles and illustrating the
remainder of the story as was told
by Miss Simmons.
Gifts were brought to be dis
tributed among the needy families.
These will be distributed by Mes
danes Young Veazey, Henry Glib
son, w. P. Keith, and Messrs. HI.
P. Graham and Carl Bailey.
The Christmas service conclud-
ed the remainder of the evening.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24

Because Virginia O'Hanlon,
eight years old, was In doubt con-
cerning the reality of Santa
Claus, the fertile brain of Francis
P. Church, editorial writer on the
old New York Sun. four decades
ago gave birth to Americas class
ic answer to such a question.
Plaintively, Virginia beseeched
the Sun to put at rest her doubt
as to whether there is a Santa
Claus.
Mr.. Church's answer, as death
less as Santa himself, is reprinted
here just as it originally was
printed in the columns of the
Sun:
"There Is A Santa Claus"
"Yes, Virginia, there is Santa
Claus. He exists as certainly as
love and generosity and devotion
exist, and you know how they
abound and give to your life it's
highest beauty and joy.
Alas! How dreary would be the
world if there were emo Santa
Claus! 1t would be as dreary as
If there were no Virginias!
There would be no child-like
faith then, no poetry, no romance
to make tolerable this existence.
We should have no enjoyment,
except in sense and sight. The
eternal light with which child
hood fills the world would be ex-
tinguished.
mot believe in Santa Claus!
You might as well not believe In
fairies! Nobody ever sees Santa
Claus, but that is no sign there
is no Santa Claus. The most
real things in the world are those
that neither children nor men can
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
Reservoir Now
Contains 1910
Ac. Ft. of Water

With a gain of 6,430 acre feet
of water in the San Carlos reser-
voir since last Wednesday, the
San Carlos Irrigation and Drain
age district office here reported
43,710 acre feet of water backed
up behind Coolidge dam Monday.
The reservoir has been gaining
steadily during the past two
months, having been down to l.
200 acre feet in October.
Farmers in the valley are hope
full of further gains in stored
water during the next two months,
especially if there is more snow,
followed by warm rains, in the
Pinal mountains.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
BY Ina Mae Rienhardt

AS the day of Dec 25 approaches,
number of nations, as we'll Cities are
preparing to unite in memory of Lord
Jesus; by giving to the poor; comfort
ing the lonesome; aiding the orphans;
remembering the sick; cheering the
aged; causing prisoners to forget their
stone walls and steel bars, and spread
ing sunshine and joy among darkened
lives so that everyone will be able to
enjoy wonderful Merry Christmas and
welcome very Happy New Year
One of the questions which appeared
in a Sunday School quarterly was this:
what is your community doing to help
spread the Christmas cheer to the un-
fortunate and poverty stricken people?"
Yes, what is Coolidge doing for that
cause? AS long as you perhaps can re-
member our little town of $500 has not
stood idle in doing its share for the less
fortunate.
The Boy Scouts as we'll as some other
organizations have put out call for
old and broken toys that are no longer
wanted and have worked untiringly to
fix these toys over for the underprivi-
legged children.
The White Christmas at the high
school this year has helped to feed As
needy families.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
White Christmas
Tree Program At
High School Sun,
Churches Unite In Serv-
ice For Com
munity

The White Christmas Tree pro
gram was held at the high school
auditorium Sunday evening al
7:3O. The program was under the
auspices of the Community Pres
byterian church, the st. James
Catholic church, the Methodist
church, the Seventh Day Adventist
church and the Church of the
Latter Day Saints.
Gifts were brought and were
placed on the table which was
placed at the door of the audi
torium to receive the gifts of food
stuffs for the Christmas baskets
for the needy.
The program opened with the
singing of Christmas carols by the
congregation, directed by Rev. A
A. Kidd, pastor of the Methodist
church, accompanied by Mrs
Joseph D. Easter at the piano.
Following the carols invocation
was given by Rev. A. A. kldd, VINO
took the place Of Rev. Patrick j
Murphy of the st. James Catholic
church, who could not attend.
Rev. Joseph D. Easter of the
Community Presbyterian church
gave several announcements. He
stated that honorable mention
should go to the st. James
Catholic church and Seventh Day
Adventist church, who were un
able to participate in the pageant
He also made mention that the
gifts, which had been brought BY
the people would very well take
care of the As families who Were
in need. He asked that if there
was any one who had cardboard
cartons to bring them to the Com
munity church basement, where
those who wished to could fix the
baskets for the needy families. HI
also stated that mention SHOULD
go to the American Legion and tt
the DeMolay order, who also parti
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
cipated in the giving.

cipated in the giving.
The Coolidge Music club next
sang "The Holy Season." a
Crotian carol from the 14th
century. They also sang a few
numbers during the pageant. The
pageant was was featured by a
cast made up of people of the
Methodist church, Latter Day
Saints church, Community Presby-
terian church and the Coolidge
Music club. The room was dark
ened and silhouettes of the Christ
mas story were presented, with
Matt N. Dodge telling the story.
The program closed with a
prayer by Elder Ray from the
Latter Day Saints church.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
Jessie Madrid,
Vincinte Vasquez
Wed at Florence

Miss Jessie Madrid, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Madrid was mar
ried to Mr.. Vincinte Vasquez in
quiet ceremony at Florence at
8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Vasquez is popular among
the young people in Coolidge. She
has been been employed by the
Koslyn's 5-10-25 cent store. Mr..
Vasquez is employed at Douglas.
They will make their home in
Douglas.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
Eloy Principal
Commits Suicide

William A. Pabst, 26, principal
of the Eloy school came to his
death by suicide, a coroner's jury
decided Sunday. The body of Mr..
Pabst was found in the Eloy school
house Saturday night.
Coroner Walter B. Love, Jr. said
that Mr.. Pabst had evidently
slashed his wrists with a tin can
and then hanged himself. He had
been at the school only few
months.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
Christmas Mass

Father P ]. Murphy announces
a midnight mass tonight (Tuesday)
at st. James Catholic church, and
extends an invitation to all who
care to attend. The special
music for the service will begin
at 11:45.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
A Cupof
Cofey
THE LAST DROP

1.-The Last Drop" does not nee,
essarily want to leave the impli-
cation that "a Cup of Coffey'
borrows the entire slogan from
Maxwell House and has been
GOOD to the last drop. 1t does
mean however, that 1t Is the LAST
publication for this column in The
Examiner be 1t wise or other
wise.
II has been fun writing this
column: ii has been fun editing
The Examiner. A country editor
comes in for some praise he
knows he doesn't deserve; he also
has some criticism which he
knows Is justified.
want to take this opportunity
to thank, first of all, those public
spirited and community minded
individuals OF Coolidge who have
cooperated in helping us get the
news for the paper, even though
at times it may have come
through the process of publishing
with our mistakes. There Is
plenty Of news In Coolidge for a
good newspaper OF your own
without relying on what the out
slider gives you, so | hope you
continue to cooperate with my
successor to the same degree.
es-s
The neighborhood correspond
ents. Mrs. Fulton of Florence,
Mrs. Brown OF Picacho, Miss My
matt of the Migratory Camp, Mrs.
Soule of Southwestern National
Monuments, Mrs. Spears, Ruth
Wright and Mrs. Huston of the
Casa Grande Valley Farms, and
Mrs. Hupfel have contributed ma
terially to The Examiners news
columns and | sincerely hope
they continue in their present
capacities.
My able assistants in the shop,
Ina Mae Reinhardt and Clarence
Norris. have been faithful helpers
and probably will continue their
work under Mr. Wrenn. IL there
is much praise due The Examiner
in the last three months they de-
serve most of 1t.
Most everyone knows that r. J..
Jones owns The Examiner. To
him and Mrs. Jones | express my
regret for letting them down"
when they have given me every
opportunity here In Coolidge.
could ask for no better person
than Mr.. Jones from whom to
lease a newspaper.
Mr.. Jones has taken a sincere
interest in The Examiner, yet he
has not even limited at debating
business or editorial policy, writ
ten any articles or told me what
or what not to publish Instead
he has cooperated in getting
equipment for the shop when it
was needed at my request Were
he of the disposition to dictate
policy then could not consci.
entiously have carried the title of
publisher.
To the advertisers who have
made publication of The Examin.
er possible / express my thanks
and know that if you continue to
boost your own paper that you
will be boosting yourselves and
your own town and be helping
the fastest growing town in
America" to keep right on grow
ing. My successor needs your
support and you need his boost.
Ing - the type of boosting that
only your home paper can give
you.
To the various organizations,
some OF which have invited me
as a guest upon various occasions
l wish to thank again and wish
the same continued success in
their achievements and goals.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24
Buys 1000 Head Cattle

John Zelleweger received a
shipment of "a carloads Of cattle,
totaling approximately 1000 head,
from the Sonoita vicinity Friday.
The cattle will be on range at the
Donneley ranch, about 80 miles
east Of Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24

Patronize The Examiner adVer-
tisers.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24

To the various organizations,
some OF which have invited me
as a guest upon various occasions,
l wish to thank again and wish
the same continued success in
their achievements and goals.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-12-24

1.-The Last Drop" does not nee
essarily want to leave the impli-
cation that "A Cup of Coffey'
borrows the entire slogan from
Maxwell House and has been
GOOD to the last drop. 1t does
mean however, that 1t Is the LAST
publication for this column in The
Examiner be 1t wise or other
wise.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-22
RELIEF ADMINISTRATION
STATE INSTITUTIONS

University Hospital .......$ I.8I4.73
Minded ................ Y50oT
Mimi. Colony for Epileptics 320.l0
Children in Need of Special
lied care .............. 47253
5 3,55773
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-22
COUNTY AID MAINTENANCE

Total County Aid Time o.
Checks, l939 49,. ....S 70, lVo.01
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-22
NORTH HERO CONSTRUCTED

Total Costs on County Aid
PWA Docket ...........$ IS ,555 80
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-22
TOWNSHIP BRIDGE
W.P.A. RIPRAPPINC

County Aid Road No. 4 IS 1885
County Aid Road No. 80. 6.45I
County Aid Road No. 8 80. 5I.I5I
5 69.45I
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Miss Roxy Stukey
Weds in Potomac
Heights Church

A prettily arranged wedding took
place yesterday morning in the Po-
tomac Heights Church when Miss
Roxy Fern Stukey became the
bride of Mr.. Carl J. Mcdonald of
Parkersburg, w. Va. The Rev. AL
bert E. Gingrich, pastor of the
church, offlciated at $50 o'clock
and the church was decorated with
peonies, roses and fern.
The bride, who is the daughter
of Mrs. Harold "A. Mechem, was
elcorted and given in marriage by
Mr.. Mechem. Miss Peggy McCor-
mick was maid of honor and Mr..
Willard w. Stukey. brother of the
bride, was best man.
Miss Mccormick. who preceded
the bride to the altar, was dressed
in powder blue crepe with match
ing accessories The brides gown
was of white crepe, street length.
and she wore corsage bouquet of
rosebudS.
Mr.. and Mrs Mechem were hosts
at the wedding breakfast after the
ceremony and later today Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcdonald will go to New York
City and on their return will make
their home here Mr.. Mcdonald,
who is connected with the Archives
Division of the Federal Govern
ment, is son of Mrs j. I. Nc
Donald and the late Mr.. Mcdonald.
His bride is daughter of Mr..
Charles E. Stukey of Parkersburg,
w. Va.