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PERSONALS

Professor Uhler, Provost of Pea
body Institute, Baltimore, was the
guest of j. Ed. Hoffecker on Sun
day, his wife returning home with
him on Monday carrying some very
interesting speciments of FOSSIL
ferrous rock.
Mrs. William H. Boggs, who has
been visiting friends in Philadel-
phia, the past month, returned
home on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Appleton of
Odessa, spent several days with his
grandchildren here the past week.
He is now in his S7th year.
Mr.. and Mrs. McIlroy McIlvane,
who remained here over Sunday
were in attendance on the Ladies'
Convention, guests of Mrs. Isaac
Pennewill.
John M Morgan, wife and child
of Newark, N. j., have been spend
ing several days with his aunt, Mrs.
Horace Mustard, and his brother in
Maryland.
Mrs. Eliza Aldred of Milford is
visiting her niece.
Miss Alice Spruance, who went
to Norfolk, Va, some three months
ago, has returned home.
Mrs. M. j. Cosden has gone on a
visit to Philadelphia, probably sew
eral weeks.
John A. Heinold spent last week
in Philadelphia, in attendance on
the Red Mems Jubilee-commem
ative on the Landing of Columbus
and found it great demonstra-
! tion.
Miss Ann Turner of Chester, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. d. Yo-
cum.
Miss Daisey Connor of Philadel-
phia, is visiting Miss Bertha Smith
ers.
Miss Lille Pratt has gone on a
visit of several weeks to friends in
Wilmington.
Rev. John A. Wright of Clayton,
removes to Leipsic this week in or
der to be near the M. P. Church of
which he is the pastor.
| Mrs. Charles E. Moore and chill
dren, have returned to Roanoke,
Va.
Mrs. N. F. Wilds is visiting
friends in Baltimore and Washing
ton.
John w. Roberts, who has been
passing through an illness of sever
al weeks, is convalescing.
Miss Lou Voshell of Boston is Wis
iting Mrs. John R. Robinson.
Mrs. ]. Allen Moore is visiting
friends in Baltimore.
G. B. Taylor and wife have re-
turned from visit of several
weeks to Milford.
Samuel Armstrong and wife Wis
tied here Sunday.
Miss Sarah ]. Stevenson, of Pen
hauken, New Jersey, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Mcdowell.
| COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
i Eighty vessels are engaged in
the oyster industry in the vicinity
of Little Creek.
! Rev. N. H. Miller, D. D., of Os-
ceola, Pa, is the new pastor of the
Newark Presbyterian Church.
| Seaford was made weather
signal station by the United States
Weather Bureau on Wednesday,
October 7th.
The Kent County Farmers Insti-
tute will meet in the Court House
Hall in Dover, today to hear the
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The three men attempted to find
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American Public Admired
Cehrig's Simple Virtues

every sense of the word Lou Gehrg American hero
On the sports which has been great part our national
life he of the dramatic tragic and gallant figures
appear He has been described plain humdum fellow without
much color He considered himself either outstanding
But Paul Calico famous sports writer points the November
Smyrna times., 1941-10-23
HUNTER DROWN
AT BLACKBIRD
]. F. Blackburn, MiddletOwn,
Drowned at Blackbird Creek
Near Taylor's Bridge
BOAT UPSET 4 HUNTERS

j. Frank Blackburn, 81 years DID,
auctioneer and farmer of Middle
town, was drowned at o'clock
Thursday morning when the boat in
which he and three other men were
going to duck blind, overturned
in Blackbird Creek, east of Taylors
Bridge, near Middletown. This was
the first death of the Delaware
duck hunting season which opened
Thursday, the legal hours being
from sunrise to o'clock. The four
men had not reached the duck blind
when the boat, caught in the strong
ebbing tide, upset at a sharp bend
in the stream. The other three
hunters, State Senator Paul 3.
Messick of 101 South BroadStreet,
Middletown; Edward Van Dyke cf
Laurel, and George Gray Thouron,
14401 Gilpin Avenue, Wilmington
attorney and clerk of the peace for
New Castle County, managed to
reach shore.
Shouts to Others
AS the boat turned over, Senator
Messick shouted to the other three,
"'Boys, for Gods sake, hold on to
the boat" The tide carried the
boat down swiftly as Senator Mes
sick again shouted, "It's swim or
drown" The four men, all heavily
dressed, then struck out for the
shore. Mr.. Thouron and Mr.. Van
Dyke were the first to reach land.
Senator Messick and Mr.. Black
burn were following about four feet
apart. AS the senator touched
land, he looked back and was
shocked to see Mr.. Blackburn dis
appear beneath the water. He tried
to reach the drowning man but the
swift current carried Mr.. Black
burn helplessly out into the stream.
He was lost before the others could
save him.
Aid Is Sought
The three men attemnted TO find
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inlet. Mr.. Thompson is well-known
at Rehoboth as ''the flying mag
istrate." He is an accomplished
aviator.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-11
GEO. BLACK OF
 PARLIAMENT E DAWSON BOUND
Yukon Members and Wife Through Passengers
 on Charlotte

George Black of Dawson, mem Der of the Canadian Parliament for many years representing th e Yukon Territory. was a through passenger yesterday on the Prime ess Charlotte.
 Black is headed home to Dawson following a long and important war meeting of the Parliament at Otta- wa. That body was to have ad- journed yesterday, he said during brief visit in Juneau. He came away early because of his long trip home.
 The member is accompanied by Mrs. Black, herself former mem Der of Parliament. When MT. Black was ill several years ago, Mrs. Black was elected in his place, becoming the second woman ever to serve in the Canadian Parliament.
 They asked me in Ottawa" re- called Mrs. Black, what a lady would be doing living in a place like the Yukon Territory. I told them I was no lady"
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FLIGHT ANGELS"
 START5 TONIGHT
 AT 10TH CENTURY
Dennis Morgan, Virginia Bruce Star in Romance
 of AirIines Here

A thrilling film that tells the story of those career girls of the skyways airline hostesses, will make it's local debut when Warner Bros. Flight Angels" with an all- star cast, opens today at the 20th Century. An adventurous comedy, Plight Angels" describes the plight of an ace pilot who is forced to teach a group of girls how to be- come airline hostesses.
 Dennis Morgan plays the part of the flyer who becomes a teacher when the doctor informs him that his eyesight is going bad. Virginia Bruce is seen as the beautiful hostess whom Dennis Morgan wants on his lifetime schedule. Ralph Bellamy, in the role of the Flight Superintendent has to ground his best friend, realizing that loyalty to his profession. is greater than any friendship. Wayne Morris plays the role of Morgan's co-pilot. in- terested in two things-Jane Wy man and stratosphere plane that he and Dennis Morgan have in- vented. Jane Wyman is cast as an airline stewardness who is inter- csted in only one thing-marriagc to Wayne Morris.
 Flight Angels is one of the most swiftly paced stories of the air ever filmed. Comedy, adven- ture, and romance are blended in a way that spells entertainment from start to finish. The picture was directed by Lewis Seller and the scenario was written by Maur- ice Leo from an original story by Jerry Wald and Richard Macaulay
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-11
In Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, June Tiff ac- tors sometimes break out in chilly sweat as they sign on the dotted line, you can't blame them too much. It makes a whale of a diff ference where they sign. and one studio is not just like another.
 Look at us now says the chubby little guy who is one half the funnier half-of the Abbott and Costello team. If we'd signed at M-G-M-, as we thought we might, we'd just now be coming out in our first picture. We signed at Universal-and we've finished our fourth, are ready for our fifth"
 The Metro picture was "zieg- field Girl recently released. At Universal Bud Abbott and Lon Costello are making history as well as money. Their first movie. "A Night in the Tropics" is get ting revival rmns (although they're in it only briefly) because their second, Buck Privates," has been so (to put it mildly) colos- sal. Their third, "Oh, Charlie" IS going back into production with a bigger budget because their fourth, Tn the Navy" has vowed audiences at sneak previews.
 Once Lou's Hollywood home was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-11

ANGELS OVER BROADWAY" AT
 CAPITOL THEATRE
Douglas Fairbanks, IT,, Rita Hayworth, Thomas
 Mitchell Head Cast

Thrilling, tender story of four of the most unusual human beinss ever brought to the screen-unusual because they are typical, average Ben Hecht's Angels Over Broad- way" opens tonight at the Capitol Theatre with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., starred, with Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell and John Qualen featured.
 The new Columbia drama. which Hecht wrote, directed and produced describes the strange and wonder ful adventure of girl out of no- where, a boy who trims suckers and thinks he's tough, a drunken playwright trying to play God, and little man seeking the end of dis aster. The adventure which brings these four together, and leaves each of them chastened and changed takes place between the dusk and dawn of rain-swept Times Square night.
 Angels Over Broadway" has beer hailed as one of the most unusual productions of the year. not alone for it's intrinsically meritorious mar rative and brilliant direction, not alone for it's superb cast and scin- tillant performances, but also for it's breeding atmosphere, it's splen- did photography, it's throbbing mu- sical score.
 Ben Hecht's narrative presents Fairbanks as a Broadway "grifter, boy who has never done decent thing in his life, who takes a ter rifle beating when a girl asks him to; Miss Hayworth is tired cafe entertainer. fearful of the future and afraid of the past; Qualen is cast as a wispy, weak little man who embezzles his firms money in order to keep in luxury his faithless wife, and Mitchell is seen as a playwright, unlucky with his plays and women, who attempts tc re-write the lives of all three. He succeeds, and he succeeds, too, ir rewriting his own life, so that the Times Square dawn which ends Angels Over Broadway" is a TO- seate promise after murky nigh5
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-11
CdndIeIight Service
 Marks Installation
 0fC. D. A. Officers

With the beautiful installation service of the Catholic Daughter S of America, new officers of Court of the Little Flower were conduct ed to their stations in a candle light ceremony held last night in the Parish Hall. In the absence of Mrs. Walter Hellan, Mrs. George Shaw as Installing Officer, and Mrs. J. D. Harrington, as Installing Monitor, inducted the following into office: Mrs. Herbert Redman, Grand Regent; Miss Elizabeth Goodman, Vice-regent; Mrs. zola Devlin, Prophetress; Mrs A. M. Geyer, Lecturer; Mrs. George Shaw. Financial Secretary; Mrs. George Simpkins, Treasurer; Miss Flor ence Durocher, Historian; Mrs. Ray mond Haydon, Monitor; Mrs Mary Giovanetti, Sentinel: Mrs. A. J. Goodman, Organist, and the Mes danes Vern Hoke, Della Dull and Harry Turner, Trustees.
 Large baskets of spring flowers were used in decoration for the occasion. Following the ceremonies a supper was served by commit tee composed of Mrs. William T. Mahoney, Chairman, Mrs. J. A. Thibodeau and Mrs. John Monagle
 Mrs. A. M Geyer, retiring Grand Regent, was presented at this time with Past Grand Regents pin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-11
 MAN HERE TO
 GIVE ADVICE
Authority Will Be in Ju- neau for Week 10 Clear
 Immigrant Problems

Aid for persons desiring clarifica- ton of immigration or naturaliza- ton matters was offered today by Edwin 0. Stevens. immigration in- spector of Ketchikan who will be in Juneau for the remainder of the week.
 On a tour o1 Juneau, Petersburg and Wrangell, Stevens Is staying at the Baranof Hotel where any person needing help in immigration and naturalization matters may call on him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-11

Iran (Persia) is the fourth oil- producing country in the world.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-11

Federal Union Now meeting in Los Angeles U to Rathbone film Thomas Mann, world famous author and California Institute of Technology. The Now proposal is that the United States and other join unified foreign policy halt
 nations and to insure lasting world peace.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-11
BUD NANCE WILL REMODEL FRONT
 STREET I0(AH0N

A building permit has been issued to w. L. (Bud) Nance to remodel windows, balcony and fixtures of the Rustgard Building store quarters formerly occupied by Halvorsen's Dress Shop Remodeling will cost $500 Nance plans to move his s and N store to the new location.
 Another permit has been issued to the Harri Machine Shop to complete a sewer connection for Jim Rona's cabin opposite the power house at a cost of $l00.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-11
AT BARANOF

Stella Paisley and Mrs. Fielding Dunlap of Kodiak arrived in Juneau from the South yesterday. They are stopping at the Baranof Hotel,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-11

broken down auto parked outside a pool hall. Today he has an $lS,- GOO house. plus swimming pool, in the valley. Abbott, his partner for 10 years, burlesque house cashier when they teamed up ill Brooklyn, has similarly pleasant layout nearby.
 Their teaming was the result of an argument, many arguments. When Lou then a small-time bur- lesque comic, needed fill-in straight man one night he invited Bud out of the cashiers box.
 Both the comics were born in New Jersey, Abbott in Atlantic City under a circus tent in 1900, Costello in Paterson in 1908. Ab- bolt had worked backstage at the circus and had been a sign-paint- CT, theater cashier, operator and producer before he joined Lod. Costello went to Hollywood, starved a while or ate on the cuff, worked  as a scene -shifter, stunt man, and bit player. He doubled once for De- lores Del Rio. His squeaky voice made him a fugitive from the talkies.
 Their writer is John Grant, one time burlesque wheel censor and show-doctor. Grant met Costello the first time when he was as signed to cut salaries up and down the wheel. He sliced Lou's $75 to S65 without a peep from Lou.
 Abbott and Costello have a standing order (and Director Ar thur Lubin concurs) that the camera keep grinding awhile af- ter the director yells cut. Some of their best stuff is caught that way.
 Tn Ride Elm Cowboy" Costello will ride a horse practically for the first time in his life. He is not rehearsing-he wants to be sur- prised and to look like fellow who doesn't know how to ride He used the same technique on the hammock scene of "In the Navy" to make his struggles authentic. They are.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-11
wARBURToN ARRIVES

Stanton Warburton of the Pelican Cold Storage Company arrived in Juneau from the south yesterday and is stopping at the Baranof Ho- tel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-11
JAMES FREEBURN HERE

James Freeburn, former operator of the Chichagof Mine, arrived in Juneau yesterday on the north bound Alaska and is stopping at the Gastineau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
TIME BOMBS SET OFF ON ANNIVERSARY
Thirty Persons Reported Killed in Blasts at Man.
 king R. R. Station

SHANGHAI, Sept. 18.-More than 30 persons, including several Japan csc, are reported to have been killed in bomb explosions in the Ranking railroad station on the eve of the tenth anniversary of the Mukden incident that touched off Japan'S expansion program.
 Foreign travellers arriving here said ten persons are known to have been killed and at least 50 persons injured in the explosion of time bombs, apparently set off by anti Japanese demonstrators at the Nan king central railway station.
 Four blasts in the heart of Canton are said to have killed several Jap anese, several days ago.
 The clash in Mukden in Septem- Der, 1881, touched off Japan's in- vasion of Manchuria.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
31 pAySE NGERS DISEMBARK FROM
 MOUNT MlkINLEY

After taking 24 passengers aboard here, the steamer Mount McKin ley of the Alaska Steamship Com pany sailed south at 9:45 o'clock this morning.
 The vessel brought 91 persons to this port from Seward, Haines and Skagway.
 Disembarking here were William M. Taylor, MT. and Mrs. Garland Boggan, John Stockdale, A. J. Ruppel, Mrs. A. Kuki, Diana Sea- more, Dee Hightower, Lula Babbe, Carl Larsen, Jack Boeske, Glen Nadine, w. s. Gartley, Gilbert lessee, Don McMurtrie, Byron Vim cent, Don l. Novem, L. s. Hagen and w. s. Grueter.
 Mrs. Lilly Glover, the Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Knudson, Minnie Bren- dible, Mabel Swift, Abner John son, Kenneth Hansen. Martin Jo- seph, Frank Signorelli, Mrs. Ar thur G. Dennis, Nina Crumrine and Josephine Crumrine.
 Departing passengers were as follows
 To Petersburg - Dick Thomas, Eva M. Charles, Jane Hubbard, Grace E. Cultrum
 To Ketchikan-Mrs J. K. Nel- son, Mrs. J. E. Sampson, Mrs. w. Wells, Anna M Campbell.
 To Seattle-Mrs. Eli A. Maxi, Arthur Skinner, Lillian Auwen, Jean Littlepage, Jack Oldroyd, Pat Clark, Bud Pearce, Donald Me- Donald, Earl Maxi, Eli Roger Maxi, 10. B. Finnegan, Allan Marston, F. B. Gray, Jr., Walter L. Hill and Henry L. Wheeler.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
NORTHBOUND
No steamer northbound direct.
 SCHEDULED SAILINGS

Q Denali scheduled to sail from . Seattle pm. today.
 . Tyee scheduled to sail from .. Seattle today.
 c Aleutian scheduled to sail
 . from Seattle g am. Satur-
 . day.
 . North Coast scheduled to . from Seattle at 10 am. Sat . urday.
 . Northland scheduled to sail . from Seattle Saturday.
 . Princess Louise scheduled to . sail from Vancouver Satur- . day night at 9 o'clock.
 . Mount Mckinley scheduled to
 . sail from Seattle September . 24 at g am. o North Sea scheduled to sail Q from Seattle at 10 am. O September 26. Q sOUTHBOUND SAILINGS o Yukon scheduled Southbound 0 late tomorrow or early Sat . urday but no report at 3 9 pm. today. Q Tongass southbound about Q Monday. e Alaska scheduled south bound 6 Monday. Q Columbia scheduled south 0 bound Monday.
 g LOCAL SAILINGS
 . Estebeth scheduled to sail
 every Weonesocy at 6 pm.
 9 for Sitka and wayports.
 0 Dart leaves every Wednesday
 . at 1 pm. for Petersburg, Port
 . Alexander Rake and way
 . ports.
 es
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
BROWN BEAR LEAVING

The Alaska Game Commission boat Brown Bear will leave Ju- neau tomorrow enroute to Seattle for its fail inspection, it was an- nounced today. Among officials going south on the boat will be Homer Jewell, assistant executive officer of the commission, who will be in the south for about two months on official business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
IMPROVING HOTEL

The Stedman Hotel at Ketchikan is undergoing improvements. The billiard room is to be eliminated and a modern dance floor and cocktail room, to be known as the Totem room, will take it's place. Other changes are also to. be made.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
MCDONALD GOES SOUTH

Donald Mcdonald. member of the International Highway Commission and supporter of the States-to-Al- aska road for many years, sailed for Seattle today on the steamer Mount Mckinley after a weeks visit here. He will enter a Seattle hospital for medical treatment. His home is in Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
NIRsE ON VACATION

Mss Jane Hubbard, senior Public Health muse Of the Juneau Health Center, left on the steamer Mount Mckinley this morning for short vacation and hunting trip near Petersburg. She will return Sun day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is Al, American Can 84, Anaconda 28&, Bethlehem Steel 6915, Commonwealth and Southern 716, Curtiss Wright TO- Interna- tional Harvester 54h, Kennecott 57A, New York Central 12h. Northern Pacific 7is, United States Steel 5819, Pound S40394.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
Washington So Serious That People Are in No
 Mood fOr Funny Stories
(Contlnueo from Page One)

ing out of brown fog to ask for Moses. It was quite an order but his aides finally got him through.
 Hitlec came right to the point. Moses, how did you divide sthe Red Sea that time?"
 Moses hemmed a bit, said it was long time ago. But then he re- membered. "Oh, I had rod and waved it.
 Well, where's the rod now?"
 "Now?" echoed Moses. "It's in the British Museum
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
SMALL WORLD

oNltAL ftORAD
 Then let me tell one that really happened, and to me. had two tickets for the premiers of Ser geant York
 By o'clock I realized l couldn't make the very gala opening. But I wanted the tickets used, so called friends in the same apart ment. They couldn't use them- So I thought of cheery Alberta Pet erson on the apartment switch board.
 I called her and explained.
 She sounded very pleased. ETC love to go You see, Sergeant Yorf is my uncle"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
OFF TO SITKA

I. Thatcher left on the North Sea for Sitka to call on the trade there. He is a representative of .Zellerbach Paper Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
DOW. HOMES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 128.75, rails 2940, utilities 1892.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
SOUTH TO SCHOOL

Jean Littlepage is passenger south on the Mount Mckinley to attend school.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
FROM CHILKOOT BARRACKS

Sergeant M. L. Harvey, wife, son and daughter, passed through Juneau on the Mount Mckinley this morning from Chilkoot Bar racks for the, south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18

Subscribe to the Daily Alaska Empire-the paper with the largest paid circulation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18
MARINE NEWS
TIDES

(Sun time, September 19
 Low tide-5:28 am, -0,3 feet, High tide-11:44 am, 16.2 feet. Low tide-5:4S pm, 10 feet. High tide-11:54 pm, ITO feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-18

Empire Classifieds Pay!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22
METHODISTS GIVE FINANCIAL HELP
Contribute $oO,OOO, 900 During Past Year to Sup.
 port Church, Clergy

Methodists in the United States contributed more than $90,00oo00 for the support of the church dur ing the fiscal year ended May 3i, 1t is announced in the annual re- port just released by the Rev. o. w. Human, of Chicago, treasurer of the Methodist General Commis- sion on World Service and Fi- nance.
 Of the total of $sO, 1928 ,e6l given in regular collections and payment of pledges by the nearly 5000, 900 mem- bers of the 43,OOO Methodist congre- gations in the country during the year, $76,312,192 went for the ex- penses of the local churches. This amount was divided as follows: $33,- 659, ,066 for the support of the near ly 23,OOO ministers; $24,965, ,O08 for the current expenses of operating the churches (for heat, light, repairs, janitor service, music, etc) and $17,- 6S8,O28 was paid on buildings and indebtedness.
 For the worldwide missionary, philanthropic and educational work of the Methodist church, $780, 303 was contributed including the WOmen'S Societies. This sum is divided among the various agencies of the church, including missions. church extension, education, hospi- tals and homes, theological schools, world peace, evangelism and publi- city.
 Annual conferences of the church raised $S.eie.77e for the support of their institutions. Another amount of si4l .68B went for general admin iStration including Jurisdictional Conference expenses.
 Tn addition to this large sum from regular contributions of this denomination in one year, the special Day of Compassion offering for use in overseas relief Of refugees and churches. end In United states camp service. brought in e042.72l fiice March q when the plea was made.