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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19
Film Musical
AT Music Box
Too MdnY Girls"
Hos First Showing

Seldom have there been - many
catchy tunes incorporated in .
single filmusiesl ss are intsrpo-
lated throughout the sparkling
screen version Of the highly sue
eeesful Broadway show. Too
Many Girls" opening today AZ the
Music Box
Eight Of the outstanding hit
numbers from the original snow.
with music and lyrics by Rodgers
and Hart, have been retained. and
through the magic OF the camera
are set against lavish. eolorful
backgrounds. They include II
Didn't Know What Time II Was.
Love Never Went to College. 3"
Heroes In the Fall" Cause We
Got Cake "spie and Spanish. q"
Look Out" "Conga" and the
Pottawatomie college Alma
Mater" song.
In addition 10 these Rodgers
and Hart composed a new melody.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19
Seattle Woman Hurt
As Train Hits Auto

ALBANY, Calif.-A Santa Fe
train struck an automobile at the
Masonic ave. crossing late Tues
day. dragging it 240 feet and in
juring Mrs. Ethel Condor, 50. Sc
attic, and Mrs. Frank True. 81
Albany. Their injuries were not
serious and they suffered princi-
pally from shock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19

According TO officials Of the
Tacoma club Hitler ordered all
homing racers to be taken from
their owners and killed as precau-
tion against any possibility Of
sending secret messages from in
vaded Belgium. The paraphernalia
used in timing the birds in races
was ordered destroyed. However,
this particular timer was shipped
from the country and finally found
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19

Canova in "Scatterbrain
William Holden IN Those We're
the Days" also Anna Neagle in
Queen OF Destiny
SHELI-Tex Ritter in Roll Wagons.
Roll also George Brent and Viz
ginia Bruce in THE Man Who
Talked Too Much"
ST NSET-Maureen OHara in Dance
Girl. Dance" also George Sanders
in The Saint Takes over"
1EMPLE-Clark Gable, Claudette COL
bert. Spencer Tracy and Hedy La
Mari in Boom Town
LIBERIA. PuNallup - Lew Avres in
The Golden Fleeing" also Brian
Donlevy in The Great McGinty.
RIVIERA summer - william Holden
and Martha Scott in our Town"
also Jack Holt in Passport TO
AlCatraz."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19
Better NOir!

Had a chat with Bill Conner to-
day at the Hamrick general Of
fees in the Music Box theater.
While Bill is still putting a bit at
the top step, he has just about
recovered from his illness of last
week.
However, Ned Edris, Hamrick's
general manager. and Cy Sims. the
artist, are not feeling so good.
Ned Is confined to his home and
Cy is trying TO make up his mind
whether to stay home or at the
office. He tried them both yes
terday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19
MODELLING TO FILMS

In entering films from the
modelling ranks, Frances Robin
son, currently featured in Column
bias THE Lone Wolf Keeps a
Date" joins a distinguished alum
nae. Others who modelled before
entering pictures include Anita
Louise. Norma Shearer, Myrna
10y, Gail Patrick, Patricia Mori-
son, Peggy Diggins. Madge Evans.
Greta Carlo and Penny Singleton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19

It's way into the hands Of the local
group OF bird fanciers.
The timer. many valuable racing
pigeons and various other interest
ing equipment and data viii be on
display in the lobby Of the Roxy
thester all next week starting
Thursday in conjunction with the
showing Of the motion picture, "A
Dispatch From Reuters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19
6. E. Go. Awarded
Bonneville Bid

PORTLAND - General Electric
Co. of Schenectady. N. Y. submit
ted the low bid Of S520,02s on u.s.
900 KvA transformers and Access
SORES for the covington. Wash,
sub-station of the Bonneville
power administration, II was an
nounced here.
The sub-station when completed
will control delivery of Bonneville
and Grand Coulee power To Seattle
and Tacoma areas.
Other bids were one by the
Westinghouse Electric Manufac-
turing Co., Portland. S5s2,70
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19

Washington. n c, and back to
London again. and presents many
characters who not only recorded
history but made it. Louis Napo-
leon. Abraham Lincoln. Delane.
famed editor Of the great London
Times A dozen others.
Besides Robinson. the notable
cast includes Edna Best. Eddie
Albert. Albert Bassermsn. Gene
Loekhart. Otto Kruger. Nigel
Bruce. Montagu Love and James
Stephenson William Dieterle d.
reeted from the screen play by
Milton krims.
"Msrgie," Universal picture.
is the companion film.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19
Christmas Cheer!

Christmas Cheer!
When Mrs. John NJ. Gilbo,
cell South Tacoma Way, sent
In her ballot In the Ten Best
Pictures" poll, she sealed the
envelope In which II was
mailed with Christmas stick
ers one of which was
beautiful silver wreath.
A nice friendly thing to do
Mt this time Of year it's
arrival made II seem ~
though someone had turned on
some more lights In the office!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19
Pigeon Timer, Escaping Adolf Hitler $
Confiscation, at the Roxy Thursday

The Tacoma Racing Pigeon club is the possessor OF
mechanical fugitive from Hters bitzkreg. The gadget
which narrowly escaped conscaon at the hands of the
Gestapo halls from Belgium and is pigeon timer used to
clock speed of homing pigeons The device is
similar in principle q watch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19
"A Dispatch From Reuter-"
Tops New Roxy Bill Thursday
Edward C. Robinson And Edna Best
Shore Starring Honors In Drama

Dspach From Reuters" which Edward G. Robinsons
starring picture for Warner Bros opening Thursday at
the Roxy theater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19

The picture has much to it than bad horses
and wide open spaces in fact. there music and
dancing than there is shooting and prancng and the wild
and wooly atmosphere gives way to the tapping of nmbe
feet
8 IN Del Calf track
for production a you San Diego
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19

Spencer Trocy. noted film
stor, who devoted time and tol-
ent in the making OF q motion
picture to odvonce the sole of
Christmas Seols for the Mo-
tionol tuberculosis assoc lotion.
The film IS now being shown in
various Tooomo theoters for
the benefit OF the sole OF the
seols in Pierce county.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19
Poor Bling!

Bing Crosby today became the
undisputed maharajsh of the
movies with new contract as
suring him OF more than $500. 900
a year for three years, exclusive
of his radio earnings.
Crosby's agents said the
actor-singer had signed with
Paramount studio for three
more years. His contract calls
for three pictures year at
$11a,000 each.
In addition to his Para
mount contract, Crosby has an
estimated $4,000 yearly In
come from recording royalties
and 100000 a year from the
radio. based on $1,000 a broad
cast.
The actor also owns considerable
income real estate, a fashionable
Rancho golf course and controls
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19
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HUl. .sAVlGAN@\NW
"MeI0dy Ranch!

Gene Autry, Americas No. l cow
boy of the land of make-believe. ap-
peared at the Rialto theater yesterday
in Republics big budget western,
Melody Ranch"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19

will recognize when you glance al
the names IL lists Ann Miller,
Jimmy Durante, Horace McMa-
hon. Joseph Sawyer. George Cab
by" Hayes and Barbara Allen, bet
ter known as Vera Vague of radio
fame.
One has 10 admit Republic
shot the works In lining mp
the entertainers for this pro-
ductiou and that II IN, by far,
the most elaborate In which
Gene Autry has ever appeared.
The picture can be said TO he n
happy combination of the usual
action one associates with west
ems, much good music and dane
ing and no little comedy supplied
by Jimmy Durante. George Hayes
and Vera Vague.
As screen entertainment you
will like Melody Ranch" II you
like a bit of rough house. some
excellent dancing. music of the
satisfying sort, and the monkey
business for which Jimmy and
Vera are famous.
The companion film, a
Little Bit of Heaven" II also
n combination of music and
comedy with a east list boast
Ing many of Hollywood's more
prominent entertainers.
Headed by Gloria Jean, you will
meet Robert Stack, Hugh Herbert,
c. Aubrey Smith, Stuart Erwin
Nan Grey, Eugene Palette, Billy
Gilbert and Butch and Buddy
You will have to admit. there's a
lot of talent represented by those
names.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-08

Food there is and plenty of it.
Rationing of foodstuffs is limited to
bacon, sugar and butter. The por-
tions of these allotted under the
rationing system are ample and
larger portions are supplied to men
in the military service.
No Rationing of Wheat Flour
There is no rationing of poultry,
fish, pork or wheat flour and the
problem confronting the average
English cook has changed COM
paratively little from pre-war days.
Prices of foodstuffs are about nor
NAL and have shown no disposition
to sky-rocket; likewise prices in res
taurants and hotels have remained
about as usual.
One place where effects of the war
are noticeable is in the driving of
automobiles. Gasoline-petrol as the
British call it's rationed; also
blackout regulations requiring cars
to be operated almost without lights
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-08
EIGHT TO RECEIVE
COLLEGE DEGREES
ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Exercises at College Chapel will
Mark Close of Summer
School Here
Two Receive Bachelor of Arts
Degree; School Music
Degree to Six

Degrees viii be conferred upon a
class of eight summer students at 5
D. m. Friday in the Hutton college
chapel, with the exercises marking the
completion of the summer term at the
institution.
Bachelor of Arts degrees will be
conferred upon two Students, and
four others will receiyl Bachelor Of
School Music degrees ~k 80
President l.. L. Ramseyer will give
the address at the convocation exer-
cises, and will confer the degrees.
The eight graduating seniors par
ticipated in commencement exercises
last June but did not receive degrees
because of work remaining to be COM
pleted during the summer term.
Included in the group are Charles
Suter, of Pandora, and Gene Zuber,
of Bluffton, both of whom will re-
ceive A. B. degrees. Bachelor of
School Music degrees will be confer
red upon Virgil Bartz, of Columbus
Grove; Victor Gerber, of Dalton;
Roger Hauenstein, of Bluffton, and
Mary Kohler, of St. Marys.
Musical numbers on the Friday
program will consist of Hauenstein's
graduating piano recital, and vocal of
ferings by Miss Kohler and Gerber.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-08
No War Fysia in England Island Prepares Meet Inuaion,
Says Wife of Bufton Man Londo

Although Great Britain is facing a
war crisis such as it has not en-
countered in nearly thousand
years, there is nothing suggestive of
hysteria in England where the
British are taking a calm and
matter-of-fact view of the present
situation.
Such was the picture of conditions
as narrated by Mrs. Rene Studler
who until last month resided in
London where her husband, Major
Studler, a native of Bluffton, is
military attache at the United States
embassy.
Mrs. Studler, who crossed the At
lantic on the U. S. liner Manhattan
on its last trip from Europe, landed
at New York city, July 13. She is
spending the week here with Major
Studler's mother, Mrs. Paul Studler
of South Jackson street.
England Prepared
Adequate preparation to meet
Adolf Hitler and his blitzkrieg,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-08
Suits Are Filed After
Crash -Four Years Ago

An automobile collision four years
ago was the basis of suits filed in
Allen county common pleas court
Tuesday against Merle Ramseyer,
Lima departmental Y. M. c. A. sec
retary and Bluffton college.
The suits were filed by Delbert
Luginbuhl seeking $3.50 compensa-
ton for personal injuries allegedly
resulting from a collision at Grove
street and College road on the night
of June 5, 1886.
The plaintiff claims he was riding
as a passenger in an automobile
driven by Harley Luginbuhl and
was travelling east on Grove street
at 11:30 p. m. when the car col
lided with a truck owned by the col
lege and operated by Ramseyer.
Luginbuhl, in his petition, says the
truck was going north on College
road and that it was being operated
without lights at the time of the
accident.
Harley Luginbuhl, cousin of the
plaintiff, was fatally injured in the
crash and died a short time there
after.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-08
RE-SURFACINC OF
Lawn AVENUE TO
BE STARTED SOON
Work to Start After Finaf
Details are Arranged on
Thursday
Vine Street from Jackson to
Spring May be Included i'm
Program

Re-surfacing of Lawn avenue from
Kibler to Riley street, distance of
g of a mile, will be included in Bluff
tons summer street improvement pro-
gram, with work to start shortly,
Mayor Wilbur A. Howe announced
Tuesday.
Complete details of the hard-sur-
facing program will be worked out
Thursday at conference between the
street committee of the village coun-
Gil and representatives of contract
ing concern.
Work on Lawn avenue is required
principally because of a widening
project of nearly two years ago which
has left several feet at each side of
the street without an improved sur
face of any kind.
Prime Coat of Oil
Before the street is re-surfaced this
summer, it is planned to treat the un-
paved area at each side of the hard
surfaced center with a prime coat of
OIL
Hot oil and chips then will be ap-
piled to the entire width of the street,
following which the thorofare will be
oiled to give it a hards-uface. The
hot oil used is a mixture of tar and
oil similar to that applied to many
other streets of the town.
Cost of the program and final de-
tails will not be worked out until this
Thursdays conference.
Talk Other Projects
Additional street work in the town
this summer, including the proposed
re-surfacing of Cherry street from
Main street to the Nickel Plate rail-
road, will depend on cost of the Lawn
avenue project.
:. H-sufFicieutz funds arcA available, ii
may be that resurfacing program
on Vine street also will be approved.
This would include the stretch of Vine
street from Jackson street to Lawn
avenue, and another block of the
street from Lawn avenue to Spring
street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-08
BLuftOn Woman
ArriUes In Africa

Miss Hannah Bracy, Bluffton mis-
sionary, who sailed early in July to
resume her mission work in Africa
has landed safely in Capetown, South
Africa, according to word received
here the first of the week.
Miss Bracy is a sister of Jesse
and Homer Bracy of this place.
After landing at Capetown she will
travel overland to her destination, a
mission station in Northern Rhodesia,
a British province. Part of the
journey will be made by train but in
the latter stages transportation will
be furnished by donkeys, river
canoes padded by natives who will
also carry her over some portions of
the trail.
Miss Bracy is returning to North
ern Rhodesia for her third term of
service, having served two previous
terms of seven years each. She
sailed on a freighter from New
York City returning to Africa after
an l months furlough in this coun-
try.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-08

should he attempt to overwhelm the
island, has been made by a we'll
organized defense system, but such
preparations are not encountered by
the casual observer in the British
metropolis.
Outside the city, however, there
are ample evidences of British pre-
paration for the struggle which
everyone believes will not be long in
coming. All fields large enough to
serve for airplane landings have
been plowed and concrete posts
erected along the wider highways to
render them useless for planes.
Signs have been removed from all
highways and concrete gun emplace-
ments have been placed at strategic
points along the thorofares.
Far from being stampeded by the
prospect of a German invasion, life
in London is going on largely in its
usual routine, with exception of the
ever present air raid shelters which
thus far have not been needed, said
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-08

has practically eliminated night driv-
ing except in case of emergency.
I'VE have not driven our car at
night since the blackout regulations
went into effect, said Mrs. Studler.
Women Evacuated
All wives of embassy officials were
sent to the rural districts in the
wholesale evacuation of London when
war was declared last fall. They re-
manned there until the holidays at
which time they returned to London.
Since that time the women have
been encouraged to return to this
country. Mrs. Studler was one of
the last to leave, sailing on July Z
from Galway, Ireland. All Ameri-
cans returning from England are
required to sail from Galway, a port
of the Irish Free State, which is
neutral in the present conflict.
She will not be permitted by the
United States government to return
to England during the present war
crisis.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-08
Stray Bullet Goes
Thru WindOlU Here

Authorities here were searching
the first of the week to determine
the source of an apparently stray
bullet which penetrated window
and splintered glass in the dining
room of the residence of DR.. M. d.
Soash of South Main street, shortly
before midnight, Sunday.
The bullet, nearly spent, was
found on the window sill and had
evidently been fired from the direc-
toin of the Nickel Plate railroad
Authorities believe it to have been
fired from a revolver.
Several times in recent years stray
bullets have entered Bluffton homes
and Mayor Howe the first of the
week announced that determined
effort is being made to put a stop
to careless use of firearms within
the town limits.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-08
FOUR BLUFFTON
WOMEN INJURED
In AUTO CRASH
Mrs. Lester Binkley and Daugh-
ter Glenna are in Bluffton
Hospital
Three Cars Involved in Accident
At Junction of Routes
25 and So

Four Bluffton women were injured,
three seriously enough to require
treatment at the hospital, in three
car accident last Sunday afternoon
at the junction of Route 50 with the
Dixie highway, north of Bluffton
near Mt. Cory.
Taken to the Bluffton hospital fol-
lowing the mishap were Mrs. Lester
Binkley, So, broken left leg; Miss
Glenna Binkley, 25, fractured right
arm, and Miss Pearl Ramer, 80, cut
on the nose.
Mrs. Grace Ramer, 55, the other
occupant of the Bluffton car, escaped
with bruises. All four hurt in the
crash are improving.
Wet Road Blamed
A wet pavement, the result of
Sunday afternoons shower, and the
negligence of an unidentified motor
ist were blamed for the mishap.
Mrs. Binkley, Mrs. Ramer and
their two daughters were in the
Binkley car headed toward Findlay
when the accident occurred about 3
p. m.
Also involved in the crash was a
Kentucky auto driven by a Louis
vile banker. 1t was travelling to-
ward Bluffton, following another
auto, the driver of which was not
identified.
At the intersection with Route SO,
the unidentified automobile stopped
in the middle of the Dixie highway,
awaiting passage of the Binkley
automobile, which was going north.
1t was assumed the driver intended
to make left turn from the Dixie
onto Route 60.
Skids On Pavement
Driver of the Kentucky car, Will
bur M. Ransom, attempted to stop
his automobile when the one pre-
ceding him came to a halt, but his
car skidded on the wet pavement and
crashed into the Bluffton auto.
Ransom, his wife, and 16-year-old
| son, Robert, all escaped with minor
bruises.
Both automobiles were practically
| demolished in the crash.
The Bluffton women were brought
to the local hospital by the Stanley
| Basinger ambulance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-08
Meter Works Picnic
Sunday At AUOndale

Present and former employees, their
families, Bluffton business men and
interested residents of the commun-
ity are invited to a Meter Works
picnic at Avondale on Indian Lake
next Sunday afternoon and evening.
Organized play and contests will
open the afternoon program at 2
p. M, with a basket picnic dinner
following at 5 p. m.
Plenty of recreational facilities will
be available, including swimming,
softball, a tug-of-war and contests
for young and old.
In the contests will be sack and
balloon races, guessing contests, pop
drinking contests with nipples, water
melon and cracker eating contests,
egg rolling contests and others.
With former employees and resi-
dents of the community invited, the
picnic this year will take on the
aspects of a Meter Works reunion
and much interest is being evidenced.
Committees in charge of arrange
ments include: Entertainment -
Juanita Swank, John Maxon, Frieda
Jean Klay, Esther Luginbuhl, Mike
Reichenbach and Jess Bracy.
Eats-Maynard Geiger, Glenn Noe,
Mary Luginbill, Gerald Berry, Row.
ena Solt and Willis Cummins.
Grounds-Charles Hilty, Jess Yoak-
am, Rob Patterson, Lendon Basinger
and Villa Hardwick.
Transportation - Eddythe Bader-
fischer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-08
Attend Mennonite
Retreat In Indiana

A delegation from the First Men
MONTE church here are attending the
annual Mennonite Young Peoples re-
treat held at Quaker Haven, near
Syracuse, Ind, this week.
Ten young people from here in at
tendance include: Helen Soldner,
Betty Holtkamp, Marjorie Niswan-
der, Mary Alice Howe, Eleanor
Berky, Marie Zuercher, Kenneth
Oberly, Geo. Myers, Herbert and
Paul Klassen.
Also is attendance are DR.. and
Mrs. C. H. Smith and Miss Eleanor
Niswander. DR.. Smith is a member
of the faculty and Miss Niswander
is director of music.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-08-08
COUNCIL ACCEPTS
new ADDITION ON
EAST CHERRY ST.
Menno Geiger Plat of Three
Lots Approved at Meeting
Monday Night
Tract Consists of Land Between
Geiger Residence and
County Line

Rejecting Bluffton's ever-expand-
ing demand for building sites, a plat
of the Menno Geiger addition at the
east corporation limits was accepted
Monday might by the town council.
Three lots were laid out in the tract
fronting Cherry street between the
Memo Geiger property and the
county line road.
1t was unnecessary to extend the
corporation line to include the tract,
but action of the council Monday
marked plating of the site for build
ing purposes.
Lots 200 Feet Deep
Two of the lots have frontage of
65 feet and the third has frontage of
10 feet. All are 200 feet in depth.
Geiger's son, Maynard is building
a house on one of the lots.
Plating of the Geiger addition
marks the first move in expansion at
the eastern edge of the town since a
building boom struck here three years
ago.