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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
SincIairs Return
From Motor Tour
CALIPATRlA NEWS ITEMS
BY Mrs. r. L. Sperry

by Mrs. X. L. Sperry
| Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Sinclair have
returned this week from a delight.
full motor tour of the Canadian
Rockies. They spent some time al
Banff, a beautiful and popular re-
sort. Mr.. and Mrs. Sinclair were
married at Los Angeles in June at
one of the most outstanding cere-
monies of the season. Mrs. Sinclair
was the former Miss Alice Thorn
son of La Grange, Illinois.
Mrs. Inez Benson was in the val
ley this week on a business trip,
from her summer home in River
side. Donald Benson and John
Beal grandchildren, accompanied
Mrs. Benson.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams spent
last week lend in Live Oaks visit
ing with Mrs. Williams mother,
Mrs. Homer Harris, who is vaca-
tioning at the Harris summer cot
tage. Mr. Williams enjoyed fishing
in nearby lakes.
Miss Ida Johnson is spending
this Weekend in San Diego visiting
with Mrs. Cecil ClouSe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burdin have
as house guests Mrs. Burdin's
daughter, Mrs. Ben King and chill
dren of OWenboro, Kentucky. Mrs
King has visited in Calipatria be-
fore and has a host of friends who
are happy to see her again.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Martin
and son Robert and Miss Ruby
Nell Love spent last Sunday in
San Diego While there they at
tended the ball game, Hollywood
VS.. San Diego. They visited with
Mr.. and Mrs Johnny Martin and
family in their summer home at
Ocean Beach.
Mayor and Mrs. William C. Will
kinson and children, Jack and Max
inc were in Calipatria a few days
this week. Mayor Wilkinson at
tended city council meeting while
here. The Wilkinsons have only
recently returned to their summer
home at Point Iona from an ex-
tended motor trip that took them
to northwestern United States and
into Canada.
Clyde Powell returned Tuesday
to attend the city council meeting
after which he rejoined his fam
lily in San Diego.
Cecil Clouse is back in his popu.
lar grocery store after spending
several days with Mrs. Clouse in
Sar Diego.
Mr.. c. A. Sperry is spending a
few days in San Diego this week
with Mrs. Sperry who is with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sperry.
Harold Watkins is in Coronado
this week and is attending the
horse show.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Water ant
family are OH their vacation. They
are driving to their former home
in Texas to visit with friends .ant
relatives there.
DR.. j. A. Wallace returned this
week from Denver. Colorado, where
he spent several weeks with his
family who are summering there
DR.. Ury of Brawley took care Of
his patients while DR.. Wallace was
away
Miss Grace Writ is expected home
this week from Minnesota. Mis-.
Writ left several weeks ago with
her mother and sister on an ex-
teE,ded trip through the east Other
members of the party will remain
until September. Upon her return
here Miss Writ will resume hel
duties in the office of Smith ano
McKendry Insurance.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
|. A. Breaks Peace
Recruiting Marks

LOS ANGELES. Aug. /. CUP)-
Peace time recruiting records for
Los Angeles were broken during
July, the army recruiting head
quarters reported today. ...
Officers said TIA men between
the ages of Is and 35 had Joined the
service. Naval and marine enlist
ments also showed an increase, it
was said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
TWO KILLED BY
BRITISH BOMB

AMSTERDAM, lug. /. (UpD
Two persons were killed and four
injured seriously when bomb
from British plane struck the
small passenger steamer DE rjssel
IN the zliGer Zee last night il
was learned today. @t HSf II
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01

DIVORCE GRANTED
The court Wednesday granted
final divorce to Christine Smedley
in her suit against William Thomas
Smedley.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01

COURT RULES AGAINST,
TURFWOMAN IN ISLANDER ,,..
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. L. CUP
"A federal court jury last night
ruled against Mrs. Frank A. Car
reaud, prominent California and
Texas turfWoman in her $4,000
SANDER and contract suit over the
stud services of her stallion, War
Glory, a son of Man OWar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
NEW MUSICAL HIT
TOPS STATE BILL
rhythm on the River, "
Starring Bing Crosby,
Starts Sunday

Coming to a close otmorrow eve
ming at Warmers State theater is
"They Knew What They Wanted"
co-starring Carole Lombard and
Charles Laughton; also Lupe Velez
and Leon Enrol in Mexican Spit
fire Out West"
Well balanced in every respect is
the double smash program opening
at the State theater Sunday for
three days.
The headliner of the program will
be one of 1940's biggest musical hits,
Rhythm on the River" starring
Bing Crosby, Mary Martin and Basil
Rathbone; while the daring, sensa-
tional picture World in Flames"
will be the second big attraction
Rhythm on the River' presents
screen full of stars, basketball
of hit melodies. an excellent ro-
mantle team and sock" support
ing cast headed by the wizard of
wise-cracks Oscar Levant, one of
the fairly permanent experts on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
BRIGHAM YOUNG
NEXT AT STRAND
Human Interest Story OF
Famous FrOntiersman
Opens Sunday

Performances tomorrow evening
at the popular Warner Bros. Strand
theater conclude the engagement Of
"City For Conquest" co-starring
James Cagney and Ann Sheridan;
also Public Deb No. /" with George
Murphy and Brenda Joyce heading
the large cast.
One of the most stirring films
ever to come from Hollywood is
Brigham Young Frontierman'
which arrives at the Strand Sum-
day with Tyrone Power in the lead
ing role and Linda Darnell and
Dean Jaeger heading a brilliant
featured cast.
Magnificent in scope and spec
tacularly filmed, the picture tells the
epic story Of the Mormons and their
courageous trek from Nauvoo, ILL.,,
to Great Salt Lake in 1916.
When Brigham Young played by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
GREAT DICTATOR
AT LOVES POLL
Charlie Chaplin Speaks
Greatest Comedy of All
Times; Starts Today

The greatest comedy of all time,
'"The Great Dictator, starring
Charlie Chaplin, has its gala local
premiere today at the Loew Poll
theater, where it opens a weeks
engagement.
In the three-ring circus that
Charlie Chaplin brings to the screen
in 1.-THE Great Dictator" there are
many events that would constitute
news in any language.
Charlie has wandered far and
looked deep into the heart for his
laughter. Where he got the Oceana
Roll in 1.-The Gold Rush. the pan
tomined David and Goliath SER
mon in 1.-THE Pilgrim" or the corn
feeding ordeal in Modern Times"
no one knows. They have the flavor
Of human kind.
In the catalogue Of surprises
and comedy inventions of THE
Great Dictator" Chaplin perpe-
trates a masterful travesty on an
easily recognized ruler. But more
than that, it is Chaplin, the tirnid
little man, looking at power, warily
cycling the big shot. 1t is the an
cient privilege of clowns.
The little figure with his derby,
his tiny mustache, his hoppy trous-
ers and elongated shoes has been q
pioneer, creator and an inventor
and still is in his new screen story.
Charlie Is the quiet little man
who wants to be left alone in the
ghetto. In his barber shop he
strives almost pathetically to please.
He speaks, but in frightened nomo-
syllables. He just wants to be left
alone.
And then he is Hynkel, the rag
ing, neurotic dictator. He raves
and rants and emits cultural explo-
sives. These gutturals, incidentally
will present some of the most hilari-
GUS highlights of the picture.
A marvellous cast has been assem-
bled to support Chaplin in 1.-THE
Great Dictator" There is lovely
Paulette Goddard as his leading
lady, along with such favorites as
Jack Oakie-who has the role OF
Caaplin's rival, Napoloni, Reginald
Gardiner, Henry Daniel and Billy
Gilbert. In addition to these out
standing stars there are scores OF
others too numerous to mention
here. But needless to say, they are
all superb In parts that were made
for them.
The usual continuous perform
ance policy will prevail during the
showing at Loew Poll, of 1.-THE
Great Dictator" doors Of the thea
ter open at 1890 today and tomor-
row. You may come in at any time
you wish and still see a complete
show. The following prices will be
IN effect for this sensational COM
edy: All matinees are rs cents; all
evenings, $1.l0; children-all mat
inees, 28c, with these prices includ-
ing all taxes. Matinee prices will
prevail until 6 p. m. every day
Make your plans now to see 1.-THE
Great Dictator" while you have the
opportunity, for it positively will
not be shown anywhere else at lower
prices until the summer of 1941.
There will be a surrounding pro-
gram of selected short subjects
and the very latest news events.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

son.
Coming soon to the State 4:
Moon Over Burma with Dorothy
Lamour, Robert Preston and Preston
Foster; Arise My Love" with
Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland;
Richard Dix in Cherokee Strip;
and "Tugboat Annie" with Alan
Hale and Marjorie Rombeau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

Information Please. Lovely Lii.
liam Cornell, recently a star on q
national sustaining radio show;
Oscar Shaw, Charley Grapewin ano
Jean Cagney are other important
members of the splendid cast.
From the war fronts Of Poland
Finland, Norway, Belgium, France
and other countries that have Suf-
fered from the modern "blitzkriee
type OF warfare come sthe sensa-
tional, terrifying picture world in
Flames" the second big hit of the
program.
Recorded by daring camerame1l
who risked their lives to get the
film, world in Flames" is a picture
for every patriot and one that every
American should see.
Why is America training millions
of soldiers? Why is America build
ing thousands of planes? World i11
Flames tells the flaming answers
in this, the most earth shaking dra-
matte film ever made.
Be sure to see this show at the
State starting Sunday, remember
regular State prices will prevail as
usual
Warner Bros new success "a Dis.
patch From Reuters" is the next
big production coming to the State
The film will open its engagement
on Wednesday with Edward G
Robinson in the leading role ano
Edna Best and Eddie Albert in fea-
tured roles. Included on the same
program will be "Too Many Girls
with Lucille Ball and Richard Carl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

town, Columbus, O., with her
younger sister. They did ballet
and tap, studied under Adolph
Bohm, worked up top-notch
vaudeville act. Pretty soon, though,
the sister strated growing and soon
was much too tall for Betty, who's
still only 5-feet-1. So while Betty
went into burlesque to become the
Red-headed Bail of Fire, the sister
became MICS Golden Girl on
Broadway-an acrobatic dancer in
a coat of gilt paint. Sent with a
unit of Paradise cuties to entertain
at the Dorchester in London, she
married Belgian baron.
Miss Rowland, a modest and
amusing little gal, is great favor
tie around the RKO lot, where her
husband, Gus Schilling, is an ac-
tor. A former burlesque comedian
he has been working in Orson
Welles' plays, radio programs and
movie, and he now plays character
roles under other directors.
Having a baroness-sister gave
Miss Rowland prestige among some
of the hoity-toity chorines in Lets
Make Music" but the stripper re-
CARDS the relationship realistically
and says she's saving her money be-
cause she may have to support the
titled beauty.
The baron, a Belgian army off1cer
is in a German prison camp ane
all his property except some II
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service staff Correspondent

NEA Service Stam correspondent
HOLLYWOOD can't promise you'll
zee much Of Betty Rowland, the
Red-headed Ball of Fire, when
'sLet's Make Music" is released. She
has @ few lines to speak, but the
dance she does has been photo
graphed only by its shadow. 1t isn't
her strip number, either.
Every now and then some stu
do will hire q burlesque queen,
only to decide she's too hot to
handle. Twentieth Fox, for exam
ple, figured Gypsy Rose Lee would
Be a good screen comedienne, but
once she was under contract her
bosses got terribly self-conscious
about her.
They nervously restored her orig
anal, ron-glamorous name Of Louise
Hovik; they dressed her in high
necked black outfits and wouldn't
allow her to remove even a fur scarf
or a pair of gloves before the cam
era: and they slashed her roles to
such sparkling lines as "Hwd d'you
do" and pierre, I'll want the big
car this afternoon"
Gypsy remained victim OF
Hollywood's peculiar prudery ana
had no more chance in the movies
than she would have had on a
Minsky stage wearing a deep-sea
divers outfit.
MAY GO BACK
TO MAIN STREET
Betty Rowland knows too much
about Hollywood to be i'll line for
any such disappointment. She does
Mt expect an RKO contract, and by
the time you read this she'll prob
ably be back in the FollieS theater
on Main street, tossing her torso
this way and that. It's harder work
than making movies, but it also
pays more than most actresses get.
FOR the past four of the five years
she has been taking off her clothes
In public. Miss Rowland has ranked
high in Variety's list OF Ten Best
Undressed Women.
She is stripper, and not to be
confused with a Strip-teaser. The
latter is a dame who stalks across
the stage while taking off some
Gnl0R ana Then llueS III VIC "AASS
until coaxed out by applause to
take off something else.
"In my number, the strip is in
cidental to my dancing" explained
Miss Rowland. u don't make an
exit until the end of the number,
which lasts six minutes. There's
another girl on the stage, and
hard her my things"
Her favorite costume Is an
Oriental one of eight pieces, which
peel easily and gracefully. Miss
Rowland designs her own ward
robe because she has learned to
think of a gown as something to
be taken off rather than worn. II
have snaps put on everything"
she said. clippers aren't safe. The
glamor's all gone If you have to
stop and wrestle with upper
that gets jammed."
HER SISTER THE
GOLDEN GIRL"
She began dancing In her home
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
Movie Notes
gEAMSTRESS

EIlen Drew, who co-stars with
Dick Powell in Paramount's Christ
mas In july" sews for hobby. She
made all the drapes and many other
articles In her home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

Dean Jaeger, realizes the Mormons
must escape from the intolerance
and persecution that has besought
them at Nauvoo, one of the great
est mass migrations, in history be-
gins. Twenty thousand people go
on the march across endless miles
of trackless wasteland, until their
search for freedom ends at what
is now Salt Lake City.
Undaunted by the frontier wilder
ness, they manage to bling crops
out of a barren and salt-filled land.
Then comes a thrilling climax as
unconquerable hordes OF crickets
swarm in to ravage tLeir crops;
but are devoured by millions of sea
gulls that sweep in 500 miles from
sea.
Cast as the chief Mormon scout,
Tyrone Power is said to be superb.
Lovely Linda Darnell is excellent
in the role of Powers sweetheart,
while handsome, rugged Dean Jag
ger turns in a sensational perform
ance in the difficult role Of Brigham
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

Young.
Other important players are Brian
Donlevy. John Carradine, Mary
Astor, Vincent Price, Jean Rogers
and Ann Todd.
Co-featuring the program will be
Yesterdays Heroes" a thrilling
football drama concerning a story
of a college helo and a girl who
showed him there's more to life
than press clippings. Robert Ster-
ling and Jean Rogers head the
large cast of favorites,
Headlining the new show open
ing at the Strand on wednesday
is 1.-The Towards of Virginia" with
Cary Grant and Martha Scott
heading the cast Of thousands
Anita Louise and Roger Pryor in
Glamour For Sale" will be the Co
feature. Coming soon to tine Strand
are such sure-fire hits as "Wyom-
ing" Strike Up the Band" Spring
Parade Down Argentine Way"
and among other Rangers of For
tune"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
VERSATILE PLAYER

Frank Gnup, Manhattan College
football captain, alterntaes between
playing center and quarterback.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

GETS NEW HENRY" ROLE
Jackie Cooper. who scored in
Paramount's Henry Aldrich COM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

edy, What a Life" and who has
the same part in 1.-THE Aldrich
Family in Life With Henry" soon
to be released, will again portray
the erring youth in Henry And
Dizzy. Eddie Bracken, Broadway
comedian, portrays Dizzy in both of
the new Clifford Goldsmith stories.
Ted Reed directs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01
Promising Pictures Feature Programs Of Local 7eaters
Betty Rowland, One OF Ten Best UndreSsed
Women. Being Kept Under Wraps On RKO Lot

Egypt has been confiscated. Had to
shoot the st. Bernards and saddle
horses, and the baroness and her
little boy are practically freezing in
chateau outside Paris. "She wants
to stay, though" said Miss Rowland.
HE was mighty nice to her, and she
isn't going to run out on him now"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-01

England has reduced the num-
Der of types of broad loves from
SIS to 4.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-01

Empire Want Ads Bring Resulta
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-01
"MR. SMITH G0ES TO WASHINGTON
 OPENS TOMORROW
Matinee Will Start Five Day Run at Capitol
 Theafre

Opening a five-day engagement at the Capitol Theatre, MT. Smith Goes to Washington will have its first local showing tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock matinee
 The cost of securing this great picture at a time when it is still showing first-run theatres in the States has recessitated a slight in crease in admission. If the Juneau public responds in attendance of this picture it will be an incentive for the management to make an effort in securing other outstanding films at more timely showing than in previous years.
 Starring James Stewart as Jef- ferson Smith, young idealist and head of the States Boy Rangers, the story tells of his experiences in the Nations Capital when ap- pointed to fill an unexpired term of United States Senator. Playing the romantic lead opposite young Stewart is Jean Arthur, who takes the role of Saunders, in charge of MT. Smiths office in Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-01

the Methodist Church pasiors Sat urday afternoon, from 2;30 to 3 o'clock.
 We want every woman on Gas tineau Channel to be present dur ing the afternoon. with her silver offering, large or small, to pay tri- bute to the magnificent work done by the General Federation during the past fifty years" Mrs. Hermann said today. This is more than just local event. It is part Of a na- tional and international celebration h onoring the achievements of women."
 A special invitation is extended to business and professional women of Juneau to attend the tea. Mrs. Hermann stated Every woman who sits-at an office desk today or teach es in a school, public or private, or holds any sort of position what ever in the world of business and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-01
JANE WITHER5
 COMEDY ENDS
 AT COLISEUM

Ending tonight at the Coliseum Theatre is the comedy feature "Keep Smiling" which stars Jane Withers. Gloria Stuart and Henry Wilcoxon.
 The fast-moving screen play opens with Jane in a fashionable girls boarding school, selling her entire wardrobe to raise the fare to Hollywood, where she plans to visit her movie director-uncle, Henry Wilcoxon, whom she has never seen. Arriving at his Bev- erly Hills mansion just as us lavish furnishings are being sold at auction. Jane learns that Der uncle is down on his luck, nas taken to drink and can no longer get job. Whereupon she corsplres with Gloria Stuart, Wilcoxon's for mer secretary-who admits that she loves him-to rehabilitate Her uncle.
 lane crashes one of the big stu dios and after a wild chase With it's police force gets into the head producer's office where she makes an impassioned plea in her uncles s behalf The producer is more ln- terested in giving Jane caance to play in pictures herself. Ana the scenes which follow offer an unusually complete insight into the operations of a motion picture studio.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-01

commerce has much for which to thank the General Federation. When it was organized fifty yeas ago the field of Women's activities was linn tied to the home. If woman failed to marry and establish a home of her own she simply became attached to the home of some relative in a more or less menial capacity. Largely through the work that has been done by the General Federation such bar riers have been torn down and women today face a new and de- lightful world of their own. It was a mans world fifty years ago-it is a world for both sexes today-largely because of the work done by the countrys club women
 Highlighting the afternoons en- tertainment will be a Procession of Wedding Gowns" Ranging from the period of 1867, when the first woman's club was organized, to the present season, the gowns will be modelled by young girls and matrons of Juneau and will furnish one of the most interesting style shows ever seen locally. Twelve wedding gowns representing almost as many periods of time, all of them formerly worn by prominent Juneau woman or some relative, will be featured in this procession. The style show of wedding gowns will be held twice during the afternoon, at 3:30 and at 4:3O. Mrs. Russell Cook is in charge of this part of the afternoons en- tertainment.
 Plans are being made to serve a large crowd during the afternoon and the committee wishes every woman in Juneau to know that she will be welcome at this event, which will furnish something really unique on the social calendar for the winter
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-01

to be the finest musical film of recent years and the greatest uf all the pictures in which these two favorites have teamed.
 The story opens With Vernon Castles early career as a knock about comedian with Lew Fields, and his first meeting with the then Irene F'oote, who persuaded him to give up cheap comedy in favor of dancing
 How the two married on the proverbial shoestring, went to Paris and nearly starved before they got start as team, is re- vealed in delightful fashion. Their meteoric rise to fame in dance en- agreements which took them across two continents until their reputa- ton was established as the out standing dance duo of their time; the breaking up of the team when Vernon enlisted with the British forces cn the outbreak of the Wcrld War; and his untimely death in Texas air crash, are main ingredients in a story which is depicted in impressive and tuneful fashion against typical backgrounds of the period
 Ideally suited to portray the roles of their noted terpsichorean predecessors, Astaire and Miss Rogers interpret many of the dances that the Castles created and made famous. The Castle Walk, the Castle Waltz. the Texas Tommy, the Tango and the Max ike, are among the more spectacu- lar of these routines, and they are presented in authentic reproduc- tions of the cafes and bathrooms where the Castles had their big gest successes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-01
.oNANS CLUB
 JUBILEE SILVER
 TEA SATURDAY

A huge birthday cake, proudly bearing it's fifty candles will furnish the decorative motif for the Golden Jubilee Birthday Party which the Juneau Woman's Club will sponsor to commemorate fifty years of fed eration activity. for the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The cake will be cut with fitting cere- mony by Mrs. R. R. Hermann Presi- dent of the Alaska Federation Of Women's Clubs, as a part of the program that will feature the silver tea which the club is sponoSring, at
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-01

aFMYF you great picture begin
 Fn thoroughly Please schedule sEV &s shows hundy PHONE IA FOR INFORMATION.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-01
OVERBY LEAVING ON INCOME TAX
 MISSION SOON

Deputy Collector of Internal Reve- nue Wesley c. Overby is leaving this weekend for Sitka on the start of his annual income tax tour of Southeast Alaska
 As Deputy o. s. Sullivan has al- ready departed for the Westward and Interior, the local office will be closed after this week until the first of March. Returns must De filed by March l5.