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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-10
BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET.
|neptneS With Equalizer Even Found Among Ganqsters

for 200 Of his hired help, and after
the feed made some complimentary
remarks about the double-crosser
and asked him to get up on the
table and take bow. As the guest
of honor was bowling, the 200 hood
lums reached for their rods and let
him have it. But when Capone-
always the good bookkeeper-count-
ed the bullet holes, he found only
20 in the carcass-18O of the trig-
germen had missed.
YEARS AGO, l used to haunt the
And street shooting galleries, and
got so handy with 90 rifle that l
could knock the dancing celluloid
ball off the stream of water five
times out of ten. And 1 was plenty
cocky about my craftsmanship un-
til one day when l went up to see
Ben Hecht at his place in Nyack.
Hecht, fed up with my big talk
about small arms, suggested l shoot
it out with Charlie Lederer, the
screen writer, who was spending
the weekend with him.
"Ppe got nothing against Led
erer." said modesfly. "Let
him lire"
"7be target tiH DO foma-
to can at 10 feet" said Ben,
"and 20. and Charlie can take
turns Wib my ~ automatic
pistol"
We went out on the lawn and Led
erer, sighting carefully, hit the can
two out of three times. I didn't
even nick it.
Last month while vacationing in
Hollywood, l lunched with Hecht
and reminded him of the debacle
which ended my career as marks
man.
II might as we'll have been shoot
ing blanks" I said.
Gas a matter of fact" grinned
Ben, "you were."
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-10

ed to include an exhibition of pis-
tol shooting, and as a charter men,
Der of the Zane Grey club fig
ured that almost any one of my
bronco busters could pop a clay
pipe out of a girls mouth at 30 feet.
Well, figured wrong. There was
no one in the cast who could hit the
pipe without taking the mouth. with
it, and I wound up having to i'm
port the national pistol champion
skinny kid from Brooklyn who
had learned craftsmanship in a
:coney Island shooting gallery.
Tbs .neptnsss Nth Wbat d.
man Rnnyon used to call "tbe
equalizer is epen more COM
mon among eanesters. SIRE
the boodlnms OF The EOS bis-
foled many citizen, but almost
invariably tho: petim was in
motor car, and the range
couple OF inches from the nape
OF bis neck. Whenever The
eorbse-to-bs figured 10 be more
than tew feet away. the kill
er used saWed-oH sbotgnm
Vitb tbree-foot spread, or
tommygnps wbieb produced.
spray like garden bose.
A few years back, an ex-bootleg-
ger-now vice president of a ma
tional whiskey company-toldm me a
story, about Al Capone which illus
trates my point. It seems Al was
guards was playing footsie with a
tipped off, that one of his body
rival gang, 80 he threw q banquet
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-10
.. Minute
q Fiction

AS a rule women didn't interest
Bill very much. But this Dagmar
female bowled him over. She was
a brunette with dark brown eyes
and a petite figure. Bill took one
look at her and fell.
Even so, Dagmar, who rather
went for Bill also, had competition.
For Bill was a man with a hobby.
Fishing. He was nuts on it, and as
usual had planned to spend his an
nual two weeks frisking about in
coves and inlets and bays with rod
and line. 1t depressed him to think
he'd have to divide his time be-
tween flirting with trout and flirt-
ing with Dagmar.
But on the second day the
situation was settled. For Dag
mar, after listening to one Of
Bills fish stories, announced
that she thought fishing must
be fun and would Bill take her?
They set out the next morning
in Bills cupboard. Bill produced
a couple of Whirling Duns and
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-10
'[AGE[SCREENARAn
BY Inez Gerhard

THAT popular daytime serial,
L "Portia Faces Life, has gained
new importance through its new
public service feature. Each Wednes-
day Lucille Wall, "Portia", salutes
1.-THE Woman of the Week., who
may be housewife, a career wom-
an, anyone who has contributed in
an outstanding way to her COM
munity and country. Marguerite
Higgins, the famous woman war
correspondent, was the first one.
The second was Mrs. Anne Green
berg, a housewife who started the
New York association for the help
of retarded children. This is a move
to give recognition to women from
all over the country whose efforts
have not received the nationwide
commentator they deserve.
CHS has terminated its deal with
''Lum and Abner'' and has made a
settlement with the rural comedy
team for the remaining four years
Of the six-year contract. Lack Of
sponsor interest was given as the
reason.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-10

ucE llnc 1rOm an OVernangmg
Dough and explained how tho
thing was done.
proceeded to rig tackle. "Fish are
sensitive to color" he explained.
"On day as bright as this dull
fly does the trick"
They entered a cove, cut the mo-
tor and drifted. "We'n be sure to
land something here" Bill ex-
planned.
He cast and Dagmar cast. Very
patiently Bill unsnarled her line
from an overhanging bough and
explained how the thing was done.
Dagmar nodded and tried again.
THEY fished for an hour and
1 failed to land the big one Bill
promised. 1t grew cloudy and the
sun disappeared. "Ah," Bill said,
WED better change to a bright
fly" Dagmar su d d My said:
There's something pulling on my
line!"
you've got bite!" he yelled.
start Keeling in!"
He got up and stumbled over a
creel. When he looked up Dagmar
was holding her line clear of the
water. A ten-inch trout was dam
Cling on the hook.
mol" Bill yelled. That's not
the way! You've got to play him!"
But Dagmar didn't understand.
She began swinging the fish like
a pendulum. Presently she caught
the line on the up swing and held
it, the 10-incher squirming on the
hook.
TT OOK out!" Bill yelled. you'll
- lose him! Don't do that!
You've got to play himl Bring him
in with a nett"
But Dagmar said: ~ can't
see what's wrong with this
method. After all, the idea is to
catch fish, isn't it?" And she
dropped the trout, hook, line and
all in the bottom of the boat.
Bill made lunge at her rod,
but he tripped again, fell sidewise.
The cupboard wabbled. Dagmar,
caught off balance, threw out her
hands to brace herself, missed the
gunwale and went sprawling over
board. Bill was already in the
water, and it wasn't until he'd gone
down and come up again splutter-
ing, that he remembered he could
not swim. He yelled, splashing
around with his hands and ship
ping a lot of water. He went down
again and came up. Then suddenly
he felt pair of hands grabbing
him underneath the shoulders. He
clutched at the hands wildly, and
something hit him a stunning blow
on the jaw.
When Bill opened his eyes he
was lying on shore. Dagmar was
close by, wringing out her dress.
Bill sat up. what happened?"
Dagmar smiled: you tell me-"
Bill thought back, and the picture
his memory conjured was most
humiliating. Right then and there
he made his resolve that he was off
women for life. Unless, of course.
he marries Dagmar Fanchon.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-10
By BILLY ROSE

Because sometimes tote around
house has demonstrated buge
licence to a revolver-and sometimes
But certainly hope get into
because doubt whether could hit the
20
And 1t isn't because haven't practced make
shift pistol back of house
I've enough ammunition
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-10

get you 70 that most
of the Dead eye
D i C k S you read
a b o u t. can't do
much better.
The U. S. army
evidently a G r e e S
with me about the
difficulty in hand
ling this tricky bit
of mechanism effec-
lively. Next time
YOU see neWSreel
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-10

going. But no matter how carefully
I sight and squeeze the baby gun
with the short nose, I've never been
able to do much more to the bulls
eye than glare at it. And two will
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-10
Now She Shops
cash and Carry
Without Painful Backache

As we get older. stress and strain, over
sxertion. excessive smoking. or exposure to
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II your discomforts are due to these
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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-10

were IL pres
ent. Bill was up
from New York
for his annual
two weeks vaca-
ton.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-10
T 1'c1,o, BILL SWEARS OFF
CORNER By Richard 4 Wilkinson

DILL Clifford is off women for
= life. Dagmar Fanchon is the
reason. It happened this way.
Carolyn, Bills sister, brought
Dagmar up to the Clifford camp on
Lake Winnepesaukee last June
after school closed. The two girls
had been roommates at Wellesley.
Bills mother and father and Bill
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Rudolph School Basement
Completion Asked by 500

The Commissioners have re-
ceived a petition bearing more
than 500 signatures. asking that
the basement of the Rudolph
School. Second and Hamilton
streets NV. be completed.
Mrs. H. L. Walker, secretary of
the Keene- Rudolph PTA, and
Mrs. Carlos Fallon. chairman of
a grade mothers committee, pre-
sented the petition yesterday. ask
ing the city heads to approve an
item for the work in the 1852
fiscal year budget.
Mrs. Walker explained the
school has no place where the
student body can meet for health,
educational or patriotic programs.
She said the basement needs an
other door to comply with the
egress regulations, finished floor
and adequate lighting in order
to serve.
School officials have the prof.
ect listed among those for the
future, although others are con-
sidered more urgent. The work
will cost an estimated $4,000.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Switchmen's S Strike
Enters Fourth Day
DeadIocked Over Pay
by the Associeisd Press

CHICAGO, June 28.-A switch
mems strike against five big Mid
western and Western railroads en-
tered its fourth day today. Thou
sands Of non-rail workers were
being forced into idleness. and
there was no immediate sign of a
break.
Four Of the five roads struck
have shut down. The fifth has
reduced operations.
The AFL Smitchmen's Union Of
North America walked of the job
on the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific, the Great Northern. the
Denver g. Rio Grande Western,
the Western Pacific, and the Chi
cago Great Western Sunday morn
ing. They are protesting June
is recommendation by a presiden-
tial fact finding board.
Outlook Is "Dim."
The board suggested granting a
request for a 40-hour work week,
but denied pay for 48 hours. The
fact-finders suggested an 18-cents-
an-hour wage boost with the 40
hour week instead.
Leverett Edwards IN a tiona |
Railway Mediation Board member
said yesterday after talks with
railroad executives:
Things look dim. There Is no
indication Of a quick settlement
AS the strike went on, Its ef1ects
were felt:
The rail strike spread TO the
National Tube Co. at Loraln'
Ohio the company closed down,
and 10000 men were MADE iole
temporarily. The shutdown 1ol-
lowed a brief wildcat strike by 3oo
plant railroaders represented Oy
the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen.. They were protesting
the same board report.
Plant May Stay Shut.
The strike was called OF after
one day, but plant officials were
undecided whether to resume
onerations Immediately.
The United States Steel sub
sidiary had planned to close Sum
day. anyway. for two-WeeK pc,
riod. to give its workers annual
vacations.
The question, said Robert Ursu-
hard plant superintendent. Is
whether it would be worth while TO
reopen for the few remaining days
Of this week.
The Great Northern Railway
halted operations on IS brancn
lines, shut down repair shops IN
flve cities and announced last
night system wide reductions IN
personnel in all departments. The
line was the one struck road which
was trying to keep rolling.
Five thousand coal miners were
laid off in Utah mines using the
Denver & Rio Grande Western.
Mediation board officials talked
Yesterday with the rail executives,
and with chieftains from four
unions as we'll. Other rail unions
besides the switchmen may walk
off the job July IS.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
McGrafh Clarifies Policy
On Plane Sales 10 Schools

United States Commissioner OF
Education Earl J. McGrath, yes
terday clarified the policies Of the
Federal Security Agency's Office OF
Education regarding the possible
sale or disposal Of aircraft being
used by educational institutions
under Surplus Property Utilization
Program.
Mr.. McGrath explained most Of
the aircraft was made available
to the educational institutions
by the War Assets Administration
with the agreement that "the
property would not be resold to
others within three years of the
date of acquisition. without prior
approval of the disposal agency
He added that "at no time would
it be sold until and unless 1t
was first mutilated or otherwise
rendered unfit for use except
for scrap"
The announcement was made in
reply to queries from would-be
purchasers for the planes and also
for the clarif1cation of educational
institutions possessing such air.
craft.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Bill Provides SIS Million For New FDIc Building

own funds, raised from fees
charged its member banks. No
new taxes or appropriations would
be needed.
The building would be similar
to that of the marble Federal
Reserve building at Constitution
avenue and TWENTY first street
NV.
No specific location for the
new FDIC home is named In
the bill.
Evening star., 1950-06-28

A new SIS million building for
the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp. would be constructed in
the District under terms Of q bill
favorably reported to the Senate
by its Banking and Currency
Committee.
The measure, now awaiting
action on the calender. would
provide that the structure be
paid for out Of the corporations
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Morley on Gold Hunt

Searchers for gold near Mel
bourne, Australia. include Robert
Morley. British actor. and other
members of the cast Of a play.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Free Price Hits Fish

A Danish trawler's fish catch
which would have netted SS,40C
under price control brought but
$685. in a sale at a British port.
Evening star., 1950-06-28

The Mainz-Psalter. psalm
book published in 1887, has been
returned to Germany.
Evening star., 1950-06-28

India may make gasoline from
coal.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-10
Bucks Open
.PIayoffs
Wed. Night

For the third consecutive year
in organized hockey, the Tole-
do Buckeyes won their league
championship and are striving
for added honors. Their 81 vic
tory over the Atlantic Sea Gulls
at the Sports Arena Saturday
night, clinched the Eastern Hoe
key League title.
1t was the first year for the
Buckeyes in this Oldest hockey
league in US. competition. The
last two years they won the In
ternational League champion
ship.
Wednesday night, March 9th,
at the Sports Arena, the Bucks
opened the western division
playoffs against Milwaukee and
will play the Clarks again at
Toledo on Sunday night. The
winner of the western division
will meet the winner of the east
ern division for the right to rep
resent the league in the National
Senior championships.
The Buckeyes hold an edge in
games won and goals scor e d
over the Clarks during the
league season but the Milwaukee
team has been greatly strength
ened and after a slow start,
proved the undoing of the Grand
Rapids team which had domin-
ated the league from the start
until overtaken by the Buck
eyes.
Grand Rapids will not finish
its regular season until late this
week and will enter the western
division playoffs with a game at
the Sports Arena on Wednesday,
March 18th.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-10
The AnimoI World

Smallest of the Heron Tribe,
the Least Bittern can compress
it's bulk amazingly! Audubon
found one that could pass be-
tween two books set just an inch
apart.
Herons collect during the nest
ing season in large colonies call
ed Heronies. All but the Green
Heron or Shitepoke. The latter
leads lonely life, only seldom
settling down near others of its
kind.
Largest and heaviest of all
animals, present or past, is the
Sulphur bottom or Blue Whale.
Specimens are said to have meas
ured 103 feet long, weighed At
tons. They cruise at IL miles an
hour, hit so in spurts.
II you are looking for fish,
keep an eye peeled for feeding
gulls. The birds are eating small
fry chased to the surface by
larger fish. Below the Gulrs
victims are the ones you're after.
DO you know that; Michigan
State college has now added
hockey to its 1949-50 sports
calendar.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-10
The A1e For Your
Camping Trip

A sharp one--always handled
with care, like loaded gun, but
capable of doing it's job we'll.
Some like a long and some
like a short handle. This is a
matter of choice, as also is the
weight and whether single or
double bitted. Some think the
double bitted axe affords a
sharp edge for some work and
a blunt one for grubbing, slash
ing brush or the like. The double
lite d axe is no tool for the
novice.
In any event, be sure your axe
is furnished with a case which
is put on when il is not in use.
An axe standing against a tree
or laying in the grass or leaves
can split open the foot tn t
strikes ii.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-10
Vaughn Monroe
At Sports Arenu

Vaughan Monroe, star OF the
Camel Show, with his orchestra
and entertainers will be at the
Sports Arena for one mite only,
Sunday, March 10Th. With the
Monroe group will be z iggy
Talent, June Hiett the Moon
maids and the Moonmen, Earle
Hummel, Jay Lawrence, Dick
Haymen, Joan Holloway and
others.
Starting Tuesday, March 28th
and through Sunday, April End,
the Skating Vanities will be at
the Sports Arena with its cast
of lao skating stars and cham
pions. II will be the final ap-
pearance of this famed skating
show in the United States until
next season. The entire cast will
sail on April 9th for engage
NETS in England, France and
Switzerland.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-10
Short Shorts

The young elk is called calf,
the young deer a fawn, and the
young antelope kid.
The porcupine connot shoot
his quills. His defense consists
of erecting his quills and strik-
ing strong sidewise blow with
his tail.
The demon of the seas" is the
killer whale or Orca. 1t has the
appetite of hog, the cruelty OF
a wolf, the courage of a bulldog
and the most terrible jaws afloat
Anger or hunger will make
fish bite, but when they are full
they will take no more for ir-
regular periods of time. Their
appetites vary from day to day,
season to season.
Bears are like people. They
walk with their feet flat on the
ground. Their heels are naked
except the Polar Bears. He
wears stiff-haired brushes on
the soles of his paws for a non
skid grip on slippery ice.
A dog has plenty of friends
because he wags his tail instead
of his tongue.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-10
Can They Do
Ii This Year?

Spectacular performers o r
the past three seasons, the De-
troit Red Wings face the closing
days of the National Hockey
League schedule with only one
thing uppermost in their minds
to win the Stanley Cup. They
have won every honor except
this one under Tommy Ivans
leadership. In the 197-48 season,
the first under Ivan, the team
finished in second place, and
Ivan was selected by the hockey
fans in an all-star poll as the
first team coach. The Red Wings
gained the N a t o n / League
Championship last year and their
captain and center, sgd Abel,
topped the circuit in goal scor-
ing, was placed on the first all
star team and was named the
leagues most valuable player.
Jack Stewart, a defence man,
made the first all-star team,
w h lie two wingmen, Gordon
Howe and Ted Lindsay we're
chosen on second all-star squad.
AS finishing touch, Bill Quacken-
bush, another defence player
won the Lady Byng trophy for
sportsmanship in addition to
being named to the first all-star
team. All except Quackenbush,
who was traded to Boston, are
back making life miserable for
the opposition.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-10
Slaughter Of
The BourS

Hunting in East Prussia, the
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria
set a shameful record for big
game slaughter when he killed
% boars in a single day. Kaiser
Wilhelm II of Germany killed
about $500 of the animals in the
course of his hunting career. But
the champion slaughterer OF
them all was the 18th century
Elector of Saxony, John George;
in 40-odd years of hunting he
killed 31,902 tuskers, while his
son bagged 22,298.
Did you know that: Dale Nit
chell for the second year in a
row has accounted for over zoe
hits in the l949 baseball season
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-10
For The Beginner

A ferrule is a metal socket and
plug which, when fitted together
on the joining ends of rod Sec
tions assemble the rod. Their
purpose is to facilitate transport
alton. The metal plug is called
the male, and the socket is call
ed the female ferule. Ferules
are measured in 64ths of an
inch, the general range b n z
fom 1854 to X inch.
A false cast (also called air
casD is one that is made in the
air in which neither the fly nor
the line touch the water. This
cast is made in fly fishing to dry
the fly or vary the length of the
line. An expert can also use the
false cast in order to change di-
rection.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-10
How To De-Skunk
Your Dog

Doubtless many hunters have
been faced with the problem as
to what to do when their dog
becomes involved with skunk.
They may like to know how to
get rid of the skunk odor, which
has a always been considered
practically impossible to elm
mate.
Use a bottle or two of the
commercial o dor killers, the
kind you put in room to kill
the smell of cooking, stale tobac-
co, and so on. This will do the
trick, even though the dog has
been sprayed effectively at close
quarters.
Make bed for the dog in
your basement when you bring
him home and place a bottle on
a stool near his bed. You will be
surprised to learn that not only
will the house be free of the
odor but the dog as we'll.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-10
Their Mistake

ST. IGNACE, Feb. 2 - Two
hounds which make no distinc-
ton between a tomcat and a
bobcat are getting a briefing on
the fine points by one red-faced
local hunter.
Conservation officer Ray
Walker reports the hunter, un-
identified, bent on getting his
first bobcat, found a fresh track
a short walk from his home.
Cutting loose his highly regard
ed hounds, the chase started
Shortly after the two dogs
were barking tree" When the
chagrined hunter caught up, he
found the dogs barking at the
kitchen door of a relatives
home - and a tame tomcat spit
ting at the hounds from the roof.