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Evening star., 1944-11-24
BY PATRICIA SIMMONS.

One thing one can say for thu
Maisie script writers, they never
run out of ideas. Well admit, o1
course, sometimes they're better
than others, but happily for Capito
patrons this week most Of the
schemes of the big hearted blond
are up to their usually dizzy par.
Imagine Maisie the riveter in a
defense plant, particularly in a
get-up like this one, suddenly seized
with a twitch that sets one pretty
big blue eye to winking. The trouble
starts as you can we'll understand
when Miss Sothern discovers she
has no control over this nervous
disorder. The poor girl finds her
self winking at all sorts of strange
people with no warning whatsoever
and it doesn't take too much bril-
lance in the script department to
follow up from here.
There is one slip-up, however, In
the whole proceedings, at least the
way we see it-and that's Maisie
walking out of the doctors Office
in the very beginning of the picture
supposedly heading for two weeks
vacation at his advice. Surely her
eyes are still playing tricks when
she arrives in Reno and falls hard
for John Kodiak. Mr.. Kodiak never
seems to know quite what hit him
and certainly feminine members OF
the audience must wonder by this
time what hit Maisie to have ignored
that doctor SO completely after a
mere celluloid acquaintance of three
minutes. Whoever this personable
newcomer is, he did better piece OF
acting in those three minutes than
the rest of the males turned In for
the entire picture.
Ann Sothern is still the lovable
impulsive blond that audiences took
to their hearts some eight Maisie
movies ago, only this time the title s
different. In fact its backwards
Maisie goes to Reno, not to get rid
of a husband but to find one. As
usual the series follows through on
just about. everything but her love
life. In each new picture Miss
Sothern ends up in the final clinch
with a brand-new man. How she
disposes of them is never made clear.
In Reno the romantic element is
postponed long enough for Maisie
to reunite young soldier husband
and his wife and play detective in
getting the goods on three swim
dlers. At the same time she has to
prove to everybody, including the
Evening star., 1944-11-24

dialogue of the original. ''Tht
Doughgirls" is still snappy, snap
pish play about a sextet, three rea-
sonably uninhibited females anc
an equal number of males who are
not precisely conventional. They
are here on government business
but their main efforts seem to be
devoted to personal pleasure, in
both of which purposes they are
pursued by failure
This was quite a funny thing
when it appeared on the stage OF
the National. Even native Wash
ingtonians laughed tolerantly at
it in spite Of its reflection on their
city. Their tolerance is likely to
have been destroyed by the Earle's
version produced under the aus
pices of Mark Hellinger.
No one can quarrel with Hell
fingers choice of beauties to fill the
costumes of the wayward wenches
in the story. The Misses Sheridan,
Smith and Wyman do that per-
fectly. They have the eye-appeal
that is ideal for taking a tycoon's,
or bureaucrat's, mind off the war.
Wretchedly enough, however, the
girls suitability seems to stop right
there. In the subsequently dizzy
doings in which they are involved
the pitch and tempo of their speech
and movements seem to be devoted
Entirely to the proof by each one
that hers is the best role in the
drama.
Fired by the exaggerations with
which the key girls 60 about their
work, the men involved do like
wise. Most berserk of the lot is Jack
Carson, built like a double-rich
Mickey Rooney and obviously under
a great compulsion to prove that he
is twice as good mugger. Carson's s
role, that of the poor, harassed
fledgling bureaucrat who is mad
about the feather Drained, but beau
tiful dope played by Miss Wyman,
was one of the funniest in the orig
inal script. 1t never was ludicrous.
however, as it has become in his
hands
The screen drama makes a con-
ceSsion to Washington dignity in
that it has removed two of its prin-
cipal males from the Army uniforms
they wore in the original, third
from his Navy garb. The brigadier
general and his captain aide have
become a couple of civilians as
signed prominently to co-ordinating
jobs in hastily created agencies. The
Navy man has become a pompous
self conscious radio newS-analySt.
The changes do no genuine damage
to the story, and no doubt are
favorable to the respectability Of
to look rather unf1atteringly roman
tic in the play.
The minor parts are the ones that
come off best in the film Dough-
girls" Hoydenish Eve Arden makes
quite an amusing girl, as she al
ways was, of the Russian sniper,
character that Miss Arden clearly
realized needed no exaggeration 9TH
Francis Pierlot accomplishes the
same on behalf of the hotel man
ager with the sweetly sinister smile,
and that also is true of Joe De Rita
as the poor little man who never
found a bed in Washington nor
could get a train reservation to get
out of it.
The others should have copied
their restrained styles.
There is pace also in the Earle's
Evening star., 1944-11-24
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showind

National-"Rebecca $50 pm.
Catholic University-'Lute Song;
$50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"Maisie Goes to Reno;
II am, 1::40, 4:25, 7;10 and 9:55 pm
Stage shows: 1855, $40, 6:25 and
9:10 pm.
Columbia-'Marriage Is a Private
Affair: HAS am, 2:l0, 4:35, 7:05
and $50 pm.
Earle-"Doughgirls":; 11:10 am,
las. AIS, 7:05 and $50 pm. Stage
shows: 1:10, $3.50, $50 and 9:15 pm.
Keith's-"The Climax: 1850 m,
1:50, $50, $50, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Little-"48 Hours: II am, l:15,
$40, 5:25, 7:35 and GAS pm
MISUNDERSTANDING Blond:
Ills am. 1;20. 3:25, $50, 7:35 and
$40 pm.
. Palace-"Mrs. Parkington";; 11:15
a m, 1:50, 4:25, 7:05 and $40 pm.
Pk-.Trade Winds: 2:l6, 4:55
TAO and 1920 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts, con.
tinuous from 10 m.
Evening star., 1944-11-24
'Maisie' Finds Love in Reno

.MAsIE GOES TO RENO" MoM
picture with Ann Sothern and John Kodiak.
produced, by George Heisht. directed By
Harry Beaumont, screenplay BY Mary
Mccall. jr., from an origina1 story BY
Harry Ruby and James o'Hanlon. At the
Evening star., 1944-11-24
Boyd Triplets Vary
I'm Their Preferences
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YQRF

NEW 0l6A.
The Boyd sisters, currently enter
tanning at the Wedgewood Room Of
the Waldorf-Astoria, are the triplet
daughters Of Jorge e. Boyd, Pana-
mas Ambassador to Mexico and
former Ambassador to the United
States.
The three are brown-eyed blonds,
5 feet 8 inches tall and weigh us
pounds each. Their floor show forte
is transposing Latin tunes into Eng
lish and singing English lyrics in
Spanish.
Elena collects stamps and saves
the trio's press clippings. Mildred
likes books; her favorite author is
Lloyd Douglas and her favorite book
is Douglas Magnificent Obsession.' .
Edith likes the. theater, handles
most OF the business affairs, is the
most spirited personality OF the
three and usually does the others
coif1ures.
Evening star., 1944-11-24

stage show this week, but Harry
Anger has kept it under a control
much more admirable than that of
the picture. The Laska sisters and
the Roxyettes take excellent care of
the dance department, Rolly Rolls
supplies the comedy contrast, and
Jane Clemens remains over as the
programs vocalist as the result of
a sound public demand.
Evening star., 1944-11-24
Cigarette Shortage
Almost Stops Film
Nv the Associated Press.
HOILYWOOD

Cigarette shortage note: In q
|night-club scene in "The Wonder
Man." scores OF dress extras were
shown smoking cigarettes. When
the studio supply ran out, q ciga-
ette-rolling machine from the prop
department was put into operation
But the supply couldn't meet the
demand, and several times the cam
era had to be stopped to permit the
cigarette machine to catch up.
Evening star., 1944-11-24

THE pouGHGIRLs." a Warner Bros
and Jane Wyman, produced by Mark Hell.
linger, directed by James " Kern, sreen.
play by James Kern and Sam Heliman
additional dialogue by Wilkie Mahoney
from the Max Gordon production Of Joseph
A. Fields play. At the Earle.
Evening star., 1944-11-24
'Doughgirls,' On Earle's Screen,
Goes From Farce to Slapstick
By JAY CARMODY.

It clearly the Doughgrls"
that
length Of the picture
farce about life in wartime Washington have turned into equal
Der of fswives 1t naughty
Sheridan Alexis Smith girls
Evening star., 1944-11-24

Judge, an assorted bunch of cops
and her chosen spouse, that she's
not wacky but in Reno merely for q
rest
Frankly we were never quite
convinced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12

Foot comfort is conducive to
joyful expression, so be sure
stockings or shoes are neither too
short NOR too tight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12
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ed by the registrar of the precinc1
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phone.
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members of the armed forces O
the United States. Applications fo1
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Der of his immediate family (wife
brother, sister, parent or child.
Ward and Precinct Divisions
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list Ward: Cornelius Harnet
school, Registrar-Earle L. Brad
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12
West African Troops
Take Indian Village

SOUTHEAST ASIA COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS, Randy, Cey-
lon, Oct. H. R Capture of the
village of Mowdok in southeastern
India near the Burmese border by
west African troops was announc-
ed today by the Allied command,
which said contact with the enemy
still was reported in the frontier
hills to the northeast.
On the Arakan front farther
north, the Royal Carnival Rifles
repulsed an attack by 80 Japan
csc with bayonet charge. while
southeast of Maungdaw, Burmese
town of the Bay Of Negal, Allied
positions in the Mayu hills were
shelled by Japanese artillery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12
LITERALLY AACHEN
IS FALLING APART
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Obviously the enemy is trying
to make a Casino Of Aachen and
stave off the Americans as long
as possible in carrying out Hit
ler's orders to fight to the death
in protecting the Reich's soil.
The first column of Nazi re
serves was spotted as it was NOV
ing on the road leading from
Marzbrueck and the second was
observed coming out of Hosten.
rath. Both were prime targets
for the American artillery and
planes which have been hittin
Aachen, fulfilling the warning that
the city would be destroyed If il
did not surrender Internationally
by 1880 a. m.
The massed American batteries
opened up in concert against the
city at $3.50 p. m. releasing tho
real might of the U. S. First Army
after four-hour preliminary at,
tack by dive bombers and various
field guns which worked in a care.
fully prepared schedule.
The German garrison in the
city now is believed to be $500
to 1000 in strength, with a
sprinkling Of S. S. troops.
North Of Aachen in the Barben-
berg-Wuers1elen area there is
heavy fighting with the enemy
bringing in tanks to support his
infantry, trying desperately to
shatter the northern pincers clos
ing in on the city.
Southeast of the city there also
was heavy fighting as the Amer
leans drove the foe back across
the main road leading to Duren.
From the heights overlooking
Aachen little of the immense
damage being inflicted on the city
is visible, but there are fires and
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12
JR. RED cross SENDS
100 BOXES OVERSEAS

The Junior Red Cross Of Will
mington mailed 100 gift boxes to
the children of England, France,
Italy or one of the liberated coun-
tries yesterday, J. Henry Gerdes,
chairman of the Wilmington chap
ter of the American Red Cross,
announced yesterday.
The boxes were packed by the
children Of Chestnut Heights, For
est Hills, Washington Catlett and
Wiliston Industrial schools.
Since there were only 100 boxes
to be sent, it was impossible to
let every school in the county par
ticipate in the project, so a group
Of schools was selected this year
that did not participate last year.
The boxes contained a pencil,
toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, soap
talcum powder. two packages Of
minis, crayons, memo pad, 20 20,
marbles and horn.
The girls boxes contained the
same articles except for a hair
ribbon, jumping rope and handker.
chief in place of the marbles and
horn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12
WEATHER

FORECAST
North Carolina: Clear to partly CLOUDY
and continued rather cool.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau!
Meteorological data for the ~ nouis
ending 1880 PM, yesterday.
Temperature
1880 am, 81; 1880 am, 81; 1880 pm' or
1880 pm, 81. -. ,r., en-.
Normal 81.
Humidity
1890 am. Is; 1880 am, "a; 1880 pm, Il;
1880 pm, 81.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 7:3c pm,
600 inches. +,,
Tides For Today
From the Tide Tables published by
the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
u;,ro;noton - 6:02a 12:53s
6:27p, 1:07E
n5.sorhoro inlet - 4:18a 1918;
4:35p 10:50s
Sunrise, Sis am; Sunset, 5:42 pm;
Moonrise, 1853 am; Moonset, 3:44 pm
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12

developed by costly pioneer research.
And while fluid oil alone goes draining
down to the crankcase, oM-PLAT1NG re-
mains as closely attached as if it were
chromium plating keeps on serving its
special purpose of hampering contact
between corrosive acids and metals!
These unavoidable acids of combus-
tion-always bad-reach their worst
in cold weather, when there is rarely
heat enough to get rid of acids. Hence
they inger inside aplenty. But every
on-PLATED surface is armed against the
spread Of acid corrosion. That's why
you want Conoco Nth oil now. from
Your Mileage Merchants Conoco sta
ton. He knows your correct seasonal
grade. Continental Oil Company
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12
18th Airforce Strikes
At West Riper Front

CHUNGKING, Oct. II. - @ =
The Fourteenth Airforce struck at
the West river front in an EFFORT
to check a Japanese advance To-
ward the southern China highway
junction of Kweiping, a communl-
que fom the headquarters of Gen.
Joseph H. Stilwell said today.
The japanese were advancing to-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12

There's been fellow-feeGng about cars.
When it comes to even a dented fender
it's no longer question of who's to
blame, but Of sparing one another from
costly slow repairs and footwork. Some
such spirit has been making ive-and-
let-ive driving so general. It's only.
logical to be fully as thoughtful of your
engine. You'll exercise wise foresight by
having it on-PLATED.
You can defy internal acid corrosion...
engine suicide! by means of OIL
PLATING. You can do it by changing to
popular priced patented Conoco Nth
motor oil-energized to surface your
engines interior with an acid-resistant
shield of onrPLAT1NG. This is the result
Of the special Conoco Nth ingredient
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12

Ground pork should b. t,,.
as soon as possible after slauas,
since the longer the meat il s S''
the more quickly it oxidizes
the fat turns rancid in tro ,'
storage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12
THURSDAY, OCTOBER p

ward Kwaping, 70 miles 49,.
southeast of Liuchow, and M % y.
day pushed to points six " s slo''
northeast and II miles soutb.n lla
the junction. Fighting still !,
progress. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12
Teresa Wright's Servant
Sues Couple For Damage

LOS ANGELES, Oct. II. -P-
Actress Teresa Wright and her
husband, writer-producer Nlven
Busch, were sued for $4,000 dam.
ages today on allegations mat
Buhch's 11-year-old son, Peter
shot their cook in the arm While
playing soldier.
Emerson Robinson, the COOK, as.
serted that the accident occurred
last May 20 while the boy was
marching around the house in mock
maneuvers.
The. boy is Busch's son by a
previous marriage.
-V-
Wash o. clean clothes before
storing them away, because spots
and stains are likely to become Sc
on long standing and be difficult
or impossible to remove later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12
thu main part Of the town Is

thu main part Of the town Is
shrouded in red, pinkish-white
and deep black smoke.
Nineteen German prisoners -
all of them enlisted men and nom
commissioned officers-who came
over to our lines in one batch this
morning said two German officers
had been standing guard at the
railroad tracks and shooting ever'
|Nazi soldier who tried to escape
to our lines.
Sunlight gistens On the spire
of the ancient cathedral, where
Charlemagne's throne stands, anc
the edifice built in 1876 apparently
is unframed as yet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-12

Keep salt, pepper, sugar bowl
salad dressing, napkins and pre-
serves on a tray and take them
to the table in one trip.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-20
By BILL McILWAIN

Boxing at Camp Davis reached
an all time high last night as Sgt.
Joe Louis, heavyweight cham
pion of the world, performed be-
fore an overflow crowd at Farms
worth Hall. Approximately 5000
soldiers packed the spacious gym
to witness the leather singing ex-
hibition by the king of clout and
his brilliant ring troupe. The fis-
tic rulers stop at Camp Davis
was the 111th in his itinerary to
Army camps across the nation.
Louis arrived at the Camp Davis
Airport at 1880 yesterday after
noon and went Immediately to the
Station Hospital. Here he journey
ed from ward to ward signing au-
tographs for the soldiers and
speaking an encouraging word to
all he came in contact with. The
look on the faces of those wounded
men as they raised up to shake
the champs hand was undoubtedly
as rich a reward as Louis ever
received for an appearance.
AS the sultan of swat made his
way down the halls of the hospital
he collected gathering that sur
rounded him by the time he reach
ed the end of his visiting tour.
After his hospital appearance,
Louis went to Farnsworth Hall
where he and his stellar mitt
group were introduced to the SOL
dier ring enthusiasts. Accompany
ing the champ on his cross-country
tour were three other notables in
the beak busting world. Cpl. Ray
Sugar" Robinson, welterweight
boxer who is the winner of 1873 of
his last 1879 fights, added much
color to the show with his hunor-
Gus actions. Another outstanding
welterweight scrapper on hand
was Sgt. Jackie Wilson. Sgt.
George Nicholson, sparring part
ner for Louis for the past seven
years, was also present. The box
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-20
Joe Louis And Ring Crew
Perform For Camp Davis Soldiers

ers did not don truks for two af-
ternoon shows. The performance
in the gymnasium in the after
noon consisted mainly of intro
ducing the fighters and a witty
conversation between Robinson
and Louis with Robinson taking
the decision with numerous jabs
at Louis concerning his loss to
Max Schmeling.
The actual boxing of the ring
luminary's stay at Davis came at
Z p. m. With the rabid soldier
fans examining every nook and
corner, Louis displayed artillery
as heavy as any the camp itself
had to boast. Needless to say, the
powerful Detroit clouter was
forced to refrain from releasing
too much of the dynamite stored
up in his fists, but those attend
ing were quite able to realize it's
presence as he spared with SGT.
Nicholson.
The classy Robinson put on an
exhibition with Sgt. Mathew
jackson. Camp David pusilist
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-20
SPIRIT
BACKFlRES ON UNc

CHAPEL HILL, Jan. 19-No m.
can say the University of Nor,
Cardinals clever, hard-hitting no,
boxing edition doesn't have T.
fighting spirit, but this is one 4in,
it backfired or Coach Joe 0r,.
nick. '''
Sgt. Jim Mill, promising 6 g..
2 inch, 200-pound heavyweigb, @.U'
day received his request f., W.
transfer to active duty with "a
Marines, and with him to C.s Wy
Lejeune went Jim Wilhelm vcra ~
ply 135-pound reserve. ~
The Tar Heels, who opened W.,
6 IL to l IL win over Cft, s.3
will play host Saturday ia M t"s'
land, which beat Army last r,
4 IL to 3 IL, and MarnicGt week
combing the local huskies ~. y
gridders for new heavywoia a,a
Mol, VINO is from Clifton S, NJ
j., was formerly a drill ser9e. w.
at Paris Island. He made > St %..
record in the Marines ana I'LL, naF
chosen on a competitive bSsi, way
be sent to Carolina tor V12 o1
lege training. VIZ
He liked the school fine. he e.id
He made AS and Bis Nv '" a.
courses. And he took 10 tba -; '-s
like a duck takes 10 water ' p,,
still there was something wra W.
Guess 1 just want to pet IN E
main show, he said TODAY. '