J ( 5. Tough Guy 'Answer to Prvfbut"Pur El HORIZONTAL 54 Hurls II Depleted actor, .f " Humphrey i'7He Is a- I' star star 13 Expunger 14 Card game 15 Manner ol t walking . ' 17 Bustle 18 Pierce with a' knife 19 Symbol for tellurium . ' 20 Genus of Brasses 21 Palm lilv . 22 Passage of the Drain 24 God of love 27 Drone bees 28 Abjure 29 Bitter vetch 30 Any 81 An (Scot.) 32 Since 33 Journey 36 Brought up 37 Eternities ,38 Makes mistakes 39 Symbol for . tantalum ' 40 High mountain' 43 Oriental ' ', measure ' 44 Brother on , Cain (Bib.) .48 County in Iowa 47 Asseverate 50 Previous 52 Suction 55 Staggered - VERTICAL 1 Implore British money . of account - 3 Spats 4 Flowers ' 5 Of the thins 8 Snare ; 23 Bullfighter f oreek portico 25 Wild ass Bureau ao. 9 Paused councils 10 All 32 Advent 11 Greek letter 34 Buries , 12 Tortoise beak 35 Sacred songs j 17 Accomnlish 38 RcolH 22 Form a notion 40 Ventilates J I WALKING eeI STICK xssIE ) 41 Lord fab.) I A1) Pnnnlim 1 26 Ecclesiastical 1 (44 Nautical term1 disapproval . 48 Piece out' 1 49 Crimson A y 51 Kv IRmt 53 Compass point 1 K I5 I4 Is - I I7 s 4 In k is ; is : : 17 If I I W," L lEZZml I"F 50 51 " 52 55 I I I I I I I I I I I I V FUNNY BUSINESS By Hershberger "My 8on goes to dental school!" MODEST MAIDENS I j' " YOU SEE, DEAR, I WA6 C0UMTIN6 ON YOU SIVIWS ME TOKT ELECTRIC DISHWASHER FOR. CHRI4TAAA6 FROM NINE TO FIVE By Jo Fischer C 14 Saa "nan Q ;;:"the. (?t . i - There ere several mistakes in that report, Mr. Wump . . L..i I J;jii. t i- i .. I 1 . . i- i . uui i uiun r wonr to erase DBbauii it iooks so uriTiay. By Chie Young BLONDIE r, .,, ... r "r"' ' . -ICAMeiNSl (SWEET, 'f.illffP ' ITS MOPE FUN TOr V 0 YES, MRSL BUMSTcAOL TO APOLOGIZE SysZZ T vHf. BB FRIENDS THAN TO T itvBji f AND I SMELLEP TO COOKIE ANP J&?l7-i I WITH YOU i (EsBjS BE MAD AT EACH '3f V E COOKIES YOU'RE 1 TrffHffi) if a ' lsNWafziTt5-' BAaBESipe3-- LI'L ABNER By Al Capp AH CAIIT LEWE Tbut, doctor I HIS BQ.TIENT jg -THEV MOW.r-HE'S IN Br NEEDS IO' . TERRIBLE m AT rASUlUHM UJNOITION.';' ilOMCS' UMVEIUN' WMUT TNCVU HAMS WA1TIN FO' WJ" iMBai si i in ii i nm mi i rnrnr li jaw . i wr-irM5fV 1 1 NATION, HAH A U I. . 77 DAlWh 7J ll . ...SLiaviI I CLiawr will ) . ' i .wpn 1 1 WHI I IN "jf vJJJ FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS By Merrill Blotter SI . . . if WMY, UVERMOOe.OLD DONT vni I ' i' ( TT,en. I ..,0 . T-...v. .T u., -r, WYOUKBPiMic I J LIKE YOUR QUIje DEVOTED (ZZTS rr4-r-V. R' Y UfS , MASTER FRECKLES , r? 7 WE WEATHER. IS? M vOK-iSS O, (cS,-)I . H - ?) m o M BE1NJ&SOME- Hi.' ? NV. . : : . -17 (A ) ALLEY OOP i yES...HEBE IN THE .yMEAN v- STORY OP THE YS7T SUMPIN LABORS OF THECE ABOUT HEECULES By V. T. HAMLIN AUTHORITIES ? I .THOSE FEN- BUT HERE'S AN HKu.' 5EEM5 AUTHOR WHO I EVEN THF "A SYMBOL OF DISASEEE.' J PUNKS .? I WAS .) A HEADLONG KU5HING. , CTnDMI I - S . J I I .1. THEEEJ Sea Crtatort' BOUZONTAb VBKTICAL 1,4 Depicted porpoise 1 Beverage 10 It ii from ' to eight feet long 11 Fruit drink 12 Spanish Jar lMuit 2 Night beore an event 3 An (Scot.) 4 Rabbit S Scent . (Heredity unit 7 Preposition i 14 Milt kaiunM Shl hu IS Tine 9 Straightened 5 Hydrocarbon 17 Central 10 Charges for 32 Bargain II Concerning transportation events It While 13 Worship 33 Card game 21 Negative reply 13 Phenyl (ab.) 35 Climbing 22 Within 16 Georgia (ab.) plants (comb, form) It Speculated 36 D:mestictd 24 Brain passage 20 Makes quiet ' 41 Half an em (6 Stupefy 23 More mute 42 Ship 7 vem of ora 23 Doctor of 21 Hebrew deity auoxist 31 Chaos 32 Foreteller 34 Young horse 37 Measure of land 38 Pen name of Charles Lamb 39 Note of scale 40 Reduces 46 Part of "be"; '47 Work unit 49 It Is found fa the waten of the Atlantic 50 United 51 Pace 53 Era 84 Small nail 65 Greek letter ' 86 Flax' fiber 37 Assent. MP HUMPHREY mi " ill , 43 Jason's ship (myth.) 44 Simmer : 45 Exclamation of inquiry 48 Obtain 60 Mineral rock; 32 Parent 54 Near i 5 Wi 15 lb I 7 lb 14 I io g u r-g- 1111 grg sr""" S?6 5T is" : 51 52 54 " 5H I I I I I I I I Ilia Tuai., Dee. 27, 1949 Tha Nawi-Rtviaw, Resabury , Ore. IS MODEST MAIDENS I aMT 4TAMt THAT PIREC10R, E TALK'S LIKE E A4 A MOUTH FULL OF POPCOBM THAT4 4TILL PoPPlNS . FUNNY BUSINESS By Hershberger IMUT MIA MtVlft. IN mu.MT "Wt utt th car hsater and live out here flirt of the time a we can aireicn our Ooal supply!' FROM NINE TO FIVE By Jo Fltcher I've just been promoted, Pap . . . they gave me a new pail. BLONDIE ' ' ' " ' By Chie Young GOING TO MAIlVV. THING. S??Soc JOL NOTHINGV W Jk&tfi yirirrri' f AND TOOTH BSTE-'WRITINS ) A LETTER -.yfDEAR aSIuinO fttlTV AT ALL ) F ( V V sSftu NKA LOAF OF BREAO-J . 00 VOU WANTIC b S SoW Viw rt-J SOMETHINSf f MUSTARD-THUMB TACKS T LI'L ABNER By Al Ceup 1 IwAL.tON-VO'CAIKfT K ( -PSSTrWTLL K -AN' CLAO US ALU INTO W- AH, VES-AH HEARS TH' WASON ) IWI. AMV LONGEBr 1 ALL CO OUTA OOP X THASS WW THEM INSTV-TOO-SHUKS.SOON AS U BOLLIN' UP .'T'TaKE-lO' LADS J Vty OWTTA TAKE TH' J HOt,M7CMmY, TWO DOCTORS WaJ COMES OFF, AN'M Lf AWAV.T-lfJ WWtlWOIBtt 8AQ OFF FABULOUS J AT TH' tMMr 0 Ht. AN' THET LAWYER OOtt tTAAK, BAVIN BB7AMV ST A' TU' (MMST II MJ'O OONES.AN'LETTH' MCUZ NO HQOMIN A K HZPIE: . THEY - 1J 7-1 W W ,r T FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS By r 7 -I VampmmI TttofTHtrS r WHAT? Y I'llT vou ESSSOM GENIUSES, Inc. ... forrrt I ink lmSf SiV- L' BEAM . home v.: .. ors S irwS R?r- -ofTue PATaii ' I &j JAWw BEAM Ei BEAMIE iP31 5Pr i MAKES Every M "3 Merrill Blotter That would put US BAC N THE REP ALLEY OOP By V. T. HAMLIN BI WAS T-HEeE ANP I V5 ILL 5TPINS AU)N3 KNOW MPf0-VTA'5 VEUX WITH THE "VlCTOBy MAfilC BELT GRANTS IT HASN TSCVEK ENE MIES ,T 5.A,?EZ'S I V(7eKED. ) VERSION IN. gFOKEM , jR5e&U THIS BOOK,.' DAD- . KOC TVJkT ' IVE ALWAYS C COME ALONS. HAD WHAT , f AW. TSfSCABIWEVEl THAT TAKtS. AWHAl VBOl WUKIS I the j to vo; U6tf sslslll hSSTiStgrafl bfe- A-sV