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Twin City
Church NelDs

bless all of you and please come
again for we are happy TO have
you. There win be Hebrews III,
Now faith 10 the substance Of
things hoped for. the evidence Of
things not seen" Keep the faith,
and may God bless you one and
all. Nellie Buckhalton. reporter.
BORDER METHODIST CHURCH
The Gate OF Life" was the
subject of Rev. Charles Sections
morning message Sunday. May
Is. The scripture was taken from
Matt 7. The transforming minis
ter Of today. who raises his voice
to awaken the emotions of the
people, Ia a far cry from Jesus
sermon on Mt. Olive. Jesus would
get across to the people the mean
ing Of his sermon without raising
his voice to arise temporary emo
tons.
II you desire life and its gior-
les you must live by the simple
laws of God. You must do unto
others AZ you would have others
do unto you. The Gate Of life In
as wide as the love of God can
make IT, Any profession or occu-
patton that earns mans bread has
q training or preparation period.
so does the life of a Christian take
training Of the mind. soul and
heart to live by Gods laws.
When you cross the threshold
Of Gods house, you separate the
worfu within from the world with
out, so IL you must whisper let II
be a prayer. A gate u made TO
enter and not TO keep men out.
Mrs. v. Tinsley of st. Leon
ard'a Catholic nh,1roh ,u.a . ,,.I
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Jock And Jill
Hears Engineer
On Founders Dow

Guest speaker at the Founders
Day Celebration Of the Twin city
chapter of the Jack and Jill Club
was Ernst Elguther. research en-
gineer at the University Of Min
nesota on Friday, May - at the
home of Mrs. Robert Murray. 4034
Third Av. s.. Minneapolis. Mr.. Ell
guther. who spent several years
in China. spoke on the Chinese
family.
Mrs. Samuel Reed presented the
speaker. Following his talk a
question and answer period was
held. Members OF the Mothers
committee served refreshments.
They were the Mines. James
Brown, Richard Sessions and Ri
ley Gilchrist.
The group will entertain their
husbands at a smorgasbord In
June.
Officers elected In May were
Mrs. James Brown. Minneapolis.
president; Mrs. Richard Stokes.
Jr., Minneapolis. vice president;
Mrs. II. Ransom Coins. 81. Paul.
recording secretary: Mrs. John
Freeze, Minneapolis. correspond
ing secretary and Miss La Mar
Roberts, Minneapolis, treasurer.
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SERVICES FOR "Bl0 SOY"
SUMMERS HElD ON
TUESDAY, May ~

Services for Big Boy" Sum-
mers, 90. of 244 18th Av. 8. were
held at 2 p. m. Tuesday. May IT.
at Meals Funeral Chapel with
Rev. II. w. Bolts ST., officiating.
Mr. Summers died Of a heart
attack at his home on Friday.
May -. He was born in Waco.
Tex. and had lived in Minneapolis
for - years.
Survivors are his wife, Ellen: a
daughter, Charlotte. a son and
dauRhter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
NJ. Pastel. all Of Minneapolis and
one son, Edward Jr.. OF Boys
Town, Neb.
Burial was in Lakewood Gene
terry with Neal Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Edward Summers Jr.. came to
the city to attend funeral services.
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% Year Old
Women Given
birshduv Parry

Wednesday. May IL was a mem
orable evening In the life OF Mrs.
Mary Y. Brown OF s70 Rondo Av..
when her daughter and son-in-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Burgess, with
whom she makes her home. gave
u party in honor OF her 93rd
birthday, which was May 10.
Between the hours Of eight and
ten o'clock many friends came In
to congratulate her and extend
haPp birthday greetings.
The honoree received many
beautiful cards. cash and useful
gifts.
Mrs. Brown. a pioneer resident
Of st. Paul, Is the oldest member
OF st. James AME church and Is
the mother OF Harry s.. William
Mckinley and Foster A. Brown.
and Mrs Crystal Burgess. all OF
St Paul and Boyd Brown Of st.
Adams. Long Is. N. Y.
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WEDNESDAY MATINEE
ClUB Met WITH
Mars, MARY SWAIN

The Wednesday Matinee club
met at the home OF Mrs. Mary
Swain, 10 Highland Az " on May
II.
Mrs, caAaiine Norris birthday
was celebrated. She received many
gifts and a birthday cake.
Mrs Ida Taylors birthday was
celebrated nj the April 27th meet
ing held at the homo % Mrs,
Grace Jones and she was present
81 many lovely gifts and birth
day cake.
The next meeting Of the club
viii be ON May %, with Mrs Cleo
Grigsby, $40 Cirerd Az n, as
hostess
on Sunday. MAY =, the club re-
called Mrs Mary Huggar cf $40
Irving Az N. a club member with
n baby shower given At the home
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Large Crowd Enjoys
Banquet BY Civil
Liberties LEAGUE

An overflow crowd was in at.
tendance at the banquet given by
the CiviI Liberties League OF the
IBPOE Of w held Friday evening
May Il at the Elks Rest, its
Highland Ave. ~
Mrs, Mary ID. Hudson, general
chairman. mistress OF ceremon-
les. was introduced by Reuben Il,
Warren.
An interesting musical program
was presented with the follow
ing participating: vocal solos by
Mrs. l.. c. Harris, the Elks Quar-
tet and the Musical Notes compos-
ed OF the Mnes Dorothy Sims,
Helen Thomas, Bertha johnson
Smith and Miss Mary Turner.
Mrs. Lurena Washington furnish
ed incidental music during the
evening.
Shelton H. Granger. executive
secretary OF the Minneapolis Ur-
ban League, was the principal
speaker
Remarks were made by Mrs.
Ida Burrell district deputy
daughter Elk and by Fred Pierce
who represented the exalted rul.
err OF Ames Lodge District deputy
GER Edward L. Boyd brought
greetings To the body.
Mrs. Gertrude vinigar. a char
ter member OF Minnchaha Temple
was presented as the oldest
members and Mrs Jessie Shannon
another old member was present
cd. Mrs, Elizabeth Briggs Davis,
grand assistant direCtrcss OF the
League was also presented 10 the
body
Among those present were Mrs
PIcasetta Bradley. daughter rul.
or OF Como Temple and exalted
ruler Carl Mechanics Of Co
phcr lodge. both Of ST Paul and
their cabinets Mrs Lucille Wood
ard and Mrs Lola Gattling. rep
resenting the Nursing Unit Of
Minnehaha Temple, Rev Martin
l.. simmons Rev l. c. Harris and
many other civic leaders
ClimaSiuE the evenings enjoy
ment was the complete turkey
dinner with all the dressings ser
we'd
Committee in charge 81 the ban
auct was chairrd by Mrs. Mary
II. Hudson. with the following
members assisting the Mines
Ida Rurrcn. Elizabeth Moore,
Eruestine Wright, Minnie Hudley
and the Messrs Ira NJ Davis.
Henry Pendclton. and Edward l..
Boyd
The Civil Liberties LeaENe has
been established for IS years in
Minnesota. Hohson r. Reynolds
Of Philadelphia Pa. Is grand Iii
rector and Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs
Davis Of Minneapolis Is assistant
grand directrrss
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(Continued from page 4

(Continued from page -
PLANTATION a. 20 WHISTLER Bradford
was the Negro" choice or CIo
choice.
Bradford " currently employed
by the st. Paul Housing and Re-
development authority ~ aSsis-
tAnt relocation officer.
He u married TO the former
Venora Mae Bunam and the ia
Their Of four children.
The young attorney. active In
fTaternal life. In basileus Of Xi
chapter Of Omega Psi Phi frater-
nifty.
He Ia a graduate Of the 81. Paul
College OF Law and was admitted
10 the bar In 1851.
II was also learned that Brad
ford, II appointed 10 the attorney
generals staff. he will be a spec
ial assistant assigned 10 the state
division OF welfare and security
at an undisclosed salary.
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FUNERAL SERVICES
F0R Mars. ANNA 0.
LACEY May ~

FoR Mars. ANNA 0.
LACEY May ~
Services for Mrs. Anna b.
Lacey. 324 Z. 3sth st., who died
In Asbury hospital early Saturday
morning. May 14th, were held at
St Peters AME church Tuesday,
May IT, at 2 p. m. Rev. Martin l.
Simmons officiated with burial In
Crystal Lake Cemetery.
Mrs. Lacey had been In ailing
health for the last few years and
was hospitalized for ten days
prior TO her death.
She was born In Lexington. Mo.
She came to Minneapolis in 1918
and had made her home here since
that time. She was q member Of
st. Peters AME church and also
a member Of the Helpers Club Of
that church
Survivors include a daughter.
Mrs. Grace James; two grand
children. Donald and Maryann
Bryant, all of Minneapolis: a
sister, Mrs. Bertha Holloway. two
aunts. cousins and other relatives
in Kansas City. Mo.
Woodland Funeral Home was in
charge Of funeral arrangements.
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Jewish Council
Commends Editor
For FEPc Support

Cecil Newman, editor Of the
Minneapolis sPoKEsMAN and
the 81. Paul RECORDER, was
commended by the Minnesota
Jewish Council. q statewide Or
ganizatlon. May 2. for the support
his newspapers gave To the FEPC
movement during the long fight
TO secure paAsage OF q state law
making employment discrimina-
ti0a unlawful
Notice Of the communication
was given In the following letter
addressed TO Newman:
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DR. FREDERICK FLYNN TO
sPEAK To IITI WARD DIT.

DIR, Frederick Flynn. chairman
Of tho philosophy department Of
81. Thomas College. ~. Paul. will
be the speaker at the next regular
meeting Of the Eleventh Ward
Democratic. Farmrr-I. Labor club,
The meeting viii be held In the
basement Of the Edgswator
Methodist church at Sand ST and
18th Az. 4. On Tuesday, May ~.
at = y, m,
Plans win be made to get out
the vote Tor James \, Conway,
liberal nominee for alderman and
for all other liberal candidates,
Coffee and doughnuts viii be
served
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Of Mrs Bertha Johnson. 10 ~
First 81.
The evening was enjoyed social
izinE. Light refreshments were
served.
Mrs Huggar received a large
assortment Of useful and lovely
gifts for the baby-to-be.
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Wbh httCHutu WIN FNtTJDHb
menssly. Next meeting OF the
club well be on Wednesday May
Is at the home of Mrs. Ora Wal
lace. 1918 Clinton Az
Wyoming Visitors Mrs. Arnsad
Curtis OF Casper, Wyo.. is visiting
In the city. guest OF her sister
in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Rodgers Of
340o Cedar Az Mrs. Curtis spent
n week In Detroit before coming
10 Minneapolis and win visit rela-
tiyea and friends here for two
weeks.
New Address Mr.. and Mrs.
Dallas hin formerly Of 34OS Cedar
Az. are now residing at 1890
Tenth Az. n.
Mad Mission; Mrs. Odessa Wal
ker, 2oai Clinton Az, left the
city Wednesday. May IL. where
she was called before the death Of
her aunt. Mrs. Henry Cook Of
2203 Metropolitan Az. who died
Tuesday.
kitcisen showers Miss Helen ".
Hall. bride elect. Of 37O0 Fourth
Az g., was honored with n kit.
chen shower given by Mrs Noko-
mis- Collins. at her home, as4b
Clinton Az, on Saturday evening
May II. The honorse was the re-
cipient Of many useful gifts Miss
Hall and Mr. Arthur Pierro will
exchange marriage vows at
home wedding on May ~.
Returns Hom-i Rev. Charles r.
Parker. 3st2 Fourth Az. g.. re-
turned homo Monday. May 10.
from Cincinnati. o.. where he at
tended the annual conference Of
Methodist churches. Rev. Parker
was the guest. while there. Of his
son and family. Mr., and Mrs
Charles r. Parker Jr. and Daugh.
ter on Sunday, Rev, Parker was
guest minister at the Baptist
church and was greeted by many
OF his FORMER members and
friends. Charles r, Jr.. entertain
ed at dinner for Rev Jerome Del
Pho. Rev. Parker sr.. and rela-
tIven Of the Parksrs from Detroit.
Mich.
In Recital James nc. Nichols
Jr,, son OF Mr. and Mrs James r..
Nichols sr,. Of b26 Emerson Az.
". was among students 81 G.
Wesley Anderson OF the Augsburg
College, Department Of Music.
presented In an organ recital on
Monday evening. May 10 at the
school James selections were the
Choral. IAN Men Must Die" by
J. y. Bach and "Arioso" by Han
del
Oa Vacation Mira Henrietta
Williams. 3Si7 Clinton Az. left
by plane on Tuesday, May II, for
Chicago. where she will spend her
two weeks vacation Waiting
friends.
Coaditioa FiAir; Mrs Ida Mop.
pins, 1921 Fifth Az. s.. IN stlii
confined 10 General hospital Her
condition IL reported fair, Tier
sister. Mira Evelyn Jackson OF
Chicago. who came to the city
because Of her illness. has re.
turned To her home,
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Be,hesda Baptls, Missionary
Society Makes Correction

we. the bethesda baptist Mis-
sionary Society wish TO correct
statements made by Friendship
Baptist church reporter In her col.
umn Of May II.
The Missionary Society Of
bethesda Baptist church did not
have n special invitation to parti-
cipate and was not represented in
the name of the church. Those
who participated did 30 AZ indi.
vidualn. The Missionary Society
always functions under the leader
ship OF liz own church
Mrs, lone Brown. president.
Missionary Society OF Bethesda
Baptist church,
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ST. JAMES A.M.E. CHURCH

st. James AME church held its
third quarterly meeting at 3 p. m.
Sunday. May IS. The Rev. M. j.
Hendrix Of Wayman AME church
munion message. His text was
taken from Luke 1884.
Music was furnished by the
Senior choir.
The Senior Choir will present a
musical Sunday. May ~, at p.
m.
St James AME. the mother
church Of the Twin Cities, has
made splendid progress under the
leadership OF Rev. Il. w. Berry.
We have a Building Fund drive In
progress and are wolking earnest
ly in the spirit OF Jesus for a new
church and praying that the spir-
itual power will prevail through
out the entire church.
The pastor urges each member
to continue in the good work for
success can only be reached when
we keep on keeping on.
Visitors are always welcome. 49,
Mrs. c. May and Mrs. Esther
Berry, reporters.
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CARD OF THANKS

wish to thank the many
friends who remembered me with
cards, flowers. visits and tele-
phone calls during my conveles-
cent days after an injury. Your
thoughtful interest was deeply ap-
preciated.
Mrs. Tyler Howell, Sr.
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Then there's the story OF the
baby sardine that was frightened
by n submarine and went crying
Ia IT'S mother There. there.
dear" soothed Mama Sariine -
Don't be upset. It's only a can
Of people,"
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Saturday II the most dangerous
day Of the week To drive.
Excessive speed was the prin.
cipal cause of traffic accidents in
1884.
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Tots Enloy Blrshday
srolle o. Lladu
SUsnn Rund0lI


II was fun and more fun for a
group Of youngsters on Sunday
afternoon. May IL. At the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Randeil
Jr., 3p3s Second Az. a.. when they
celebrated the NTH birthday Of
their daughter. Linda Susan. with
a party.
Each guest was given q gift.
Games were played after which
light refreshments were served,
Linda received many lovely gifts
-1WWpusSnumzw~
Those who helped 10 make her
birthday a happy occasion were
Marcia and Gale Miller. Steven
Johnigan. Douglas and Tracy I.ee
Flippen Jr.. Jackie" Howard,
barbara Jean and Butch" Walls.
Katherine Bailey. Shaw and Van
essa Napuc. Cisrtssa, Myrna.
ToinnIie and David Graham,
Pamela and Ted Hunter Jr.. DIV.
Ia and Carolyn Rhodes and Diane
GilchriAt.
Also enjoying tho fun were Mrs
Ada Johnigan. Mrs. Dorothy
Grigsby and Mrs, John RAndell
Sr,. grandmother Of the little
honoree.
Laurie and kathy Hanson and
John Randell. uncle OF Linda Su-
san were not present. but sent
gifts.
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Social and Personal
Il MINNEAPOLIS

Charmants Social Club The Claimants Social club met
the home Of Mrs Martha Baldez 2522 Fourth Az Wedn
day May H. TO make final plans for their first cocktail sip
which held Sunday May 49, at the home OF Mr. and Mrs
Willis Kelly, 1912 Clinton Av The sip gala affair and
we'll themselves
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ConLngH The MsdniEhters and
Todd Rhodes orchestra Friday,
June 8 Don't miss this, Mpts. Ia
bor Temple. ---lAdyt
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Wise advertisers have learned
that they can reach the local Ne
gro by use Of this paper. cTclu-
alvrly.
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Average width OF tornado
path II 1900 feet. average length
Of path. 10 miles
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Minnesota Jewish
Council

May IT. 1865
Mr.. Cecil Newman, Editor
Spokesman and Recorder Papers
Dear Mr. Newman:
The Minnesota Jewish Council.
in full meeting assembled Mon
day evening. May 2. 1865. unani-
mousIy passed q resolution Of ex-
trsme appreciation TO you for
your great interest and support Of
Fair Employment Practices Leg
ialation for the state OF Minneso-
Ia.
We know that had II not been
for your selfless devotion and In
spring leadership the state OF
Minnesota would not today be able
10 boast that II has become the
ninth state OF our great country
10 clearly and unequivocally bar
In employment.
Please accept this word OF
thanks and appreciation from an
organization that has been most
concerned with this problem.
which Ia now well on the way 10.
ward solutisn AZ n result Of your
fine spirit OF cooperation and good
will
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Very sincerely yours.
Samuel L. Scheiner.
Executive Director
Minnesota Jewish Council
2639 University Ave,
81. Paul, Minnesota
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-17
Films of More Than Routine Merit

THHS OF VIUIS THuH NUUtTHe VISTTt
ABOUT LESLIE"-Enivened by Shirley Booths acting
talent.
"THE BAREFOOT CONTESsA"-Humphrey Bogart makes
of Ava Gardner.
DETECTIVE"-Payed with his usual skill by Alec Guinness
ION THE WATERFRONT'-Maron Brando in a drama
of violence.
"PHFFFTLight comedy with large by Judy Holiday
"REAR WNDOW"-Grace Kelly, Jimmy Stewart, by
Hitchcock
100000 LEAGUES UNDER THE sEA-Jules Verne embished
by Walt Disney.
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Ed Sullivan
A Slugger in His Youth
Now Belts Out Film Hits

his typewriter. Five Of the se-
quences In IF Had a Million"
were his. Then he penned Skip
py." adapted THE Philadelphia
Story" wrote Million Dollar
Legs" for w. C. Fields, Jack
Oakie, LYDIA Roberti and Ben
Turpin, and hit with Fury. !"
Woman OF the Year" Letter to
Three Wives" ''All About Eve, :"
Julius Caesar" "No Way Out, :"
1.-THE Barefoot Contessa" and so
many others.
/ asked him which he most en-
joyed. Million Dollar Legs" said
Mank and explained why: 1T
was a completely off-beat COM
edy about a mythical country
that won the Olympic games. I
got particular belt out Of il"
4 II \ 4
Two things he did have no
Hollywood parallel.
In 1850 he won Academy
Awards for both writing and di-
recting Letter to Three Wives. +"
The industry agreed that this
never could happen again. He
agreed. But a year later, he did
it all over again, winning another
Academy double-salute with his
screenplay and direction of "All
About Eve"
Now Mank has another I'M
usual distinction.
Within a short space of cell
luloid time. he will have directed
Marion Brando in Julius Caesar
and Sky Masterson in Guys and
Dolls" This is about as complete
a change of pace as you could
achieve, from the Tiber to the
Hudson, from soothsayers to
racetrack touts.
In Guys and DOLL" Brando
viii MARBLE a song and make love
to Jean Simmons, the ultimate
in nice work if you can get it.
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DC. Bridge Championship
Play Opens Tomorrow

The ninth annual city OF
Washington contract bridge
championship, opening tomor-
row in the willard Hotel, will
be major attraction for hun
dreds of local card enthusiasts
Held under the auspices OF
the Washington Bridge League
and sanctioned by the American
Contract Bridge League. this sec
tional championship series in
cludes six title events and one
special pair game. It will run
through Sunday.
Mrs. Roy Hackett-Mrs. Her
man Moe and Alvin Roth-Said
Haddad are local defenders in
the women's and mems pair con-
test, which opens the three-day
schedule at pm.
Mrs. Walter O'Loughlin and
william McDevitt. both of Bal
timore, are defending champions
in the mixed pair contest set
for $3.50 pm. tomorrow.
DR.. Edwin M. Short and DAN
lei j. Harris are tournament
chairmen.
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PALMER DRIVEN

EAL14ksm UmAV6-kN
Cedar 3-41li. On the Geo. Palmer
Hwy, Via Peace Cross, or the New
wash Baltic. Pkwy. Out Defense Hwy
IA. 70 soa, Turn Left. 5 Mi.
Grand Opening for the Season To-
morrow Night Riddles Free. Free
Candy for the Riddles. See
VERA CRUZ"
On One Of the LARGEST Screens In the
World Also BIFF ELLIOTT In
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NEW YORK.

81 went to PS "a in New York
CITY," said the big fellow, load
ing his pipe. ut was near Ave-
nue. A and Tenth street. Any kid
in the block would have taken
a belt at Rocky Marciano in
that kind Of a neighborhood.
Going to school was q daily
running of the gauntlet because
I had to go through Tompkins
Park. You had to fight your
way through punch at a time.
Only one day of the year gave
you immunity, March II. Your
passport was a shamrock on
your coat plus a green tie. but
the visa was good only on st.
Patrick's Day. The next day
you could even wear a green fez
and they'd belt you every step
of the way"
The big fellow was Joe Man
kiewicz, grabbed by Sam Gold
wyn to direct the $500, 900
movie translation of "Guys and
| Dolls" with Marion Brando,
Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra.
Vivian Blaine, Regis Toomey and
an all-star cast portraying the
Runyonesque characters.
Like most typical New Workers.
Mankiewicz wasn't born in our
city of five boroughs. He came
from Wilkes-Barre. Pa. where
his dad was a teacher of Ian
guages in the Hillman Academy.
From PS "a, Mankiewicz
passed on to Stuyvesant HIS and
Columbia University He played
freshman football the year that
Walter Koppisch was writing
varsity history at Morningside
Heights with George Pease. Jim
Reynolds and other standouts.
Mank didn't take philosophy
at Columbia but absorbed 1t
from an old German gentleman
whose restaurant was near the
campus.
ION one window he had a big
sign: Pies Like Mother Used to
Make, &c. On the other win
dow in the same size lettering:
Pies Like You Think Mother
Used to Make, 10c.' He was
the first realist ] ever met"
The introduction cost only a
nickel. Mank, a sentimentalist.
preferred the pies like mother
used to make.
X II II x
He went out to Hollywood in
1928, where his older brother
Herman already had won re-
putation as one of the top wits
in the movie colony. The younger
brothers first job was rather un-
usual. Sound had come to
fiickers but not to all theaters.
For sound pictures scheduled to
play non-sound theaters, young
Mank wrote subtitles. Another
subtitle creator, years earlier.
had been Alfred Hitchcock, so
maybe that's q good way to ease
yourself into the industry. That
is, if any studio presently is hir-
ing subtitle composers.
I BY 1929 Joe had penned his
first screenplay, Elmer the
Great" and from then on one
hit after another rolled out of
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Do You Have the Luck OF the
Irish9 Win q De Luxe Car Free:
MOTOR CO. Jolopy Night Con-
test. Get your Free Entry Blanks
at Box Once any and every night,
starting tomorroy throush Aplii
The more often. the better.
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BR ANCN DRIVE.IN

II You wonderful irish Enjoy Good
Fight Don't Miss the Battle Of the
He-Men Frida yand Saturday. COOP
Err VS., LANCASTER VS.. SCOTT. 3
Giant hits ct REGULAR Prices.
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ATWmmQT Arlington
kAAAAS ~ss OF <-8l00
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH AND Po-
CAHoNTAS'' (Colorl. ANTHONY
DEXTER, at z and 10; Plus SNOW
CREATURE" PAUL LANGSTON, at
on u. s. Route ]. Just over the 14th
st. Bridge. Friday, six BRIDGES
TO GROSS" and WICKET