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PAGE ELEVEN 4 "That Certain Age", Starring Deanna Durbin, Opens Craterian Showing MTITWRP -MATL TRTTSTJNTC. rRDFOKIT OTCKriOX; fFSDA Y. yOYTttrBEft fi. 1938. FEATURES STARS IN SUPPORTING ROLES Deanna Durbln'a fourth picture. That Certain Age." opens a three day run today at the Craterian the atre. This remarkable singing youngster who has made screen history ever v since she first appeared in "Three r Smart Girls" some two years ago, has established herrclf as one of the outstanding attractions of motion picture today. When first cast In a. supporting role of "Three Smart Girls." nobody realized what a won- .. der-chlld this little girl was. Her next picture, however "100 " Men and a Girl" was a different story. The studio knew they were in I posjeBsion of a remarkable person :i ality and surrounded her with a fine ii oast that included the famous Sto-w " kowskl, and the result was one of .. thrt truly great pictures of the year. Then followed "Mad About Music." It's reception surpassed even those of the previous hits in enthusiasm and acclaim. " Now comes "That Certain Age," with Deanna starring In a oast which Includes Melvyn Douglas, Jackie Coo per, Irene Rich, Nancy Carroll, John J Halliday, Juanlta Qutgley, Jackie I Senrl and Peggy Stewart. In musical richness it contains. ' according to the advance reports, the name musical treat which has been ' such an intcrgral part of her pre- ' vious pictures. Ordinal sons by 1 Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adam- son are augmented by two classical gelectlons, "Lea Fillrs Des Cadiz" by t Leo Delibes, and Gounod's "Romeo ;" and Juliet Waltz" from the opera. 1 "That Certnln Ars" departs a bit i from Dcanna's usual stories, present- Jng her as a schoolgirl experiencing her first pans of "love." She be- I comes romantically Inclined toward " the mature Melvyn Douglas and can't I understand why her love is unre quitted. Jackie Cooper, the boy whoso $ heart Interest centers around Dean- -T na. Is Douglas' rival but, like a man. ' when be discovers that it is Douglas ; she loves, steps to one side as a -f noble gesture. It makes for a lot of fun, with more comedy than has j been the case In the previous Durbin i films, although the heart-Interest j and emotional qualities are still re tained. i 4 Painhvlrli Day In Court V XjORAIN, O. (UP) WPA work- rs turned municipal court into an I impromptu restaurant, while they ; were working on a city hall cleaning project. The principals in a civil court action had to speak loudly to be heard above the munching of eondwlches. 4 . . Trees from which tea leaves a re taken would grow thirty or forty feet high if they were not pruned to re main bushes. Tea bushes may be grown from sea level up to 7.C0O feet. Tea from hl?li altitudes is gen erally considered superior to that from low altitudes. 3 . i - '-y.-v ' : - .'V-1f: : - : M 'TyH Ml- ' ;W . iff Lionel today1P6 I . ? FOR 3 DAYS! I i,: ' ( I WM of in.n hn vi .iiJl" " - M .-. M lf,r .u-N . . f f ;'Mv V ,K1 -ft A . ..-. llv-lr ufr rrln'n oil b f, nir a. wrt of i..nJ"i"'fi t?t T mm i huh ft - - -, i, v i - - iraa ar i ntama wJ Ritz Brothers In They're off! (But what about the horses?) Those haywire Rite Broth ers play havoc with the hay-burners In Damon Runyon's "Straight, Place and Show," their new comedy open S FIGHTWITH BULL GLENVTU-jE, W. Va., Nov. 6 (AP) William Poell, 68 -year old farmer, literally took the bull by the horns and saved his life. Knocked down and gored, Powell locked his legs around the animal's neck, grasped a born and reached In his pocket for a knife. Opening the blade with his teeth. Powell severed the bull's windpipe. The animal dragged Powell about 30 feet and then fell dead. Physicians said today Powell suf fered severe bruises but would re cover. ROOSEVELTTM ENTHUSES FARLEY NEW YORK, Nov. Bvf API Presi dent Roosevelt's address lfiut night In support of the New York state Democratic ticket was described as "devastating" to Republican chances today by National and State Chair man James A. Parley. '1 believe it was the best speech I ever heard the president deliver." Farlev said, "and so far as Mr. THREE GREAT STARS THRILLS WITHOUT END CLARK GABLE myrnaILOV SPENCER 3TRACV k It, Wednesday Show ing Wednesday at the Craterian the atre. Richard Arlen, Phyllis Brooks and Ethel Merman put zest Into the romantic triangle and, considering their daffy environment, they do all right. Dewey and the Republicans are con cerned, it was devastating." Parley said his reports showed i continued swing of Independent voters to Governor Herbert H. Leh man, both upstate and in New York city. GIVEN LIFE TERWl PINE CITY, Minn., Nov. 5. (AP) Harlan Hopkins, 17-year old youth, convicted of first degree murder in connection with the death of his mother, father and brother, today was sentenced to life Imprisonment by Judge A. P. Stolberg In district court- . . The state charged that the pre cocious youth, an honor high school student when he was graduated in June, shot his father, Walter Hop kins, 46, his invalid mother. 44, and a brother, Paul, 21, as they slept In their farm home the night of August 3. He set fire to the building and fled In the family car. Research at the Florida experiment station during Its 50 years of activity has resulted in the earning and sav ing of $25,000,000 annually for the state's farmers, Use Mall Tribune Want Ads. RAW. RAW. FOOTBALL! - -- - f Blue-streak Penner gets the ball. . tNjgi JUNE TRAVIS M-Xy -HT BILLY GILBERT V fti ALAN BRUCE V f-'ft V RICHARD LANE hjffyf. "I An r-n-Mn move. In WfflyJ'' III r-4-" i on n,on" "n WW- ' JT-J FifcT-LJ CHESTER MORRIS IWJo ' fM I if liki "i1 Frances Mcrcer-Bruco Cabot TSCs ) h'Vw.""! MAN f 4 at. 25c Eve. 35c WW ssm HWIWI 's Ll iih Mr. Moto Picture key , HZ? - ' . I It - " i'f VVra f:x- -A ulv The newest exploits of the Sat - urday Evening Post's famous oriental sleuth, Mr. Moto, brings Peter Loire to the Rlalto theatre for Tuesday and Wednesday only again in the title role of "Mysterious Mr. Moto." Mr, Moto's Job this time is to break up a league of assassins which for the time threatens the peace of Europe. An escape from Devil's is land, a hurried trip to London and E NEW YORK, Nov. 6. (AP) Coca Cola Co., directors today shared in creased " earnings with .both stock holders and employes. The board voted a year-end divi dend of $2 a share on common stock in addition to the usual dividend of 75 cents a common share. In October. 75 cenU a common share was paid. Today's disbursements lifted 1038 payments to $4.50 a common share, the same as in 1037. Directors, In addition, voted an extra month's salary to all employes outside the managerial group who have been continuously employed since the first of the year. The managerial personnel will partici pate proportionately in approximately 9250,000 additional compensation. Catcher's Uuj; Can slit SANTA CLARA. Cal . UP ) What Arthur Byers ta asking is: "Who caught the dog catcher's dog w.hile the dog catcher was busy catching other people's dogs?" Byers is the dog catcher and he promises it will go . hard with aomo one whenv-hls question Is answered. Closing Urno for Too Late to Claa stfy Ads is 1:30 p. m. i - - . and the oilier side scores again ! Here Tuesday e ,,m:i& 1 Scotland Yard and a narrow escaiw from the "brains" of the syndicate are but a few of the thrilling inci dents in the new Moto mystery. Henry Wllcoxon, Mary McGuire and Erik Rhodes have supporting roles with Lorre. "Illegal Traffic." featuring J. Car rol (King of Alcatraz) Nalsh. Mary Carlisle- and Larry Crabbe. will play as the companion feature with "The Mysterious Mr, Moto." I HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 5. (AP) Friends of film comedian Jack Oakle disclosed today that he and h. di vorced wife, Venlta Varden, are plan ning a reconciliation and a second honeymoon to Europe. Oakle's Uitlmates said Miss Var den. stage sctress, was en routo here from New York. Oakie went on a stringent reduc ing diet last Bummer. Shortly after that, his wife filed suit for divorce. claiming he wan not so Jovial in pri vate life as on the screen. She was granted an Interlocutory decree Au gust 20 on grounds of mental cruelty. The grade of cotton an important factor in the price It brings la de termined by tho color of the fibre, trash or foreign matter, pre-glunlng condition and ginning methods. Ore amd Bullion Purchased Ucmttd by 8u ol Ctliforo WILD BERG BROS. SMELTING 6i REFINING CO. Offi! 742 Mrk Sc.,Sit FruuiKO Flint; South San I'rintiKO vr VOfy my Drama of Air A heart - throbbing, action - laden, nerve-tingling story of the fearless men who make flying mte for count less millions Is told in "Test Pilot." opening a thr-day run today at the Roxy theatre. Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy as two test pilots, and Myrna Loy, as the girl who came between, have the three starring roles in the great aviation drama, Lionel Barrymore and Virginia Grey head the supporting cast. BUTTER QUALITY WASHINGTON, Nov. 5. (AP The agriculture department announced today promulgation of new standards for measuring quality of creamery butter, to become effective next April I. They will replace tentative standards now in effect. Officials said tho new standards would provide a more exact and simplified system of determining the official score of creamery butter. The range of score will be narrowed from the old basis of 75 to 95 points to a new basis of 85 to 03 points. They said n simple and more di rect method of rating each factor flavor, body, color And salt, had been substituted. Flavor will consti tute the most Important factor of quality with workmanship secondary. The new grades definitely identify and evalute some 30 flavors with a scoro rating for each. Dse Mall Tribune Want Ads. TODAY - 3 DAYS ONLY! A "YOUNG LADY" HOW! ...torn between two . ' rfiirrini-i ' I 0 A0 TO HER HE WAS b3r-.V- )..rJ..:c.ir--ae- I I lirW, X 'X i" 'V t- , urn if jnvVM Mn. KNIGHT IN SHINING i ARMOR... TO HIM SHE ! WAS JUST AaPftp ML.,, .drat nimv Show I:l.v.l::l-U:IVI:'H Joe Penner In Gay Comedy On Rtalto s Current Twin Bill "Mr. Doodle Kicks Off," rlotoua with comedy, gay romance And tune ful songs, and starring the one and only Joe pennor. heads the double bill opening for today and tomorrow only at the Rlalto theatre. The comedian Is cast as a cam pus band-leader . who struggles against a plot to moke him . foot ball hero. A wager between his wealthy father and a rival business man, concerning tho relative ath letic abilities of their respective sons, causes Penner's father to offer the president of the boy'a alma mater a lare endowment should be succeed in making a pigskin celebrity of the young man. From this point on Penner's life Is not his own. He is forced to for sake his musical aspirations and don football togs, desplto his hatred of tho game. A synthetic romance be tween June Travis, co-ed daughter of the college head, and Penner, Is tho only thing that keeps him In the game. Gradually, however, the Ingenuity of the football coach and members of the team are auecesful in building an aura of mystery around the player, and although In reality he Is a dud, his fame spreads, Counter plotting this amusing sit uation is the odd affliction of the young man which brings about up roarious complications. A queer ner vous reflex causes him to kick the ball whenever he hears the strains of "Pop Goes Tho Weasel." It Is this complex that results In the story's slde-spllttlna climax. Other players In support of Penner and Miss Travis are Billy Gilbert, Richard Lane and Alan Bruce. The exciting romance of a highly successful racket buster with a soc iety girl, whose sister becomes in volved with the underworld, is threatened throughout the Intensely dramatic plot of "Smashing The Rackets, which plays as the com panion feature with "Mr, Doodle Card Readings Advice given on Love Affairs and llmlnes. Ret of reference. Hi:tMN(;s 9l.no. A. .Mueller, 723 Sherman, IMiniie 9lifl-J-2. !. r ws mfx And A ' n A A . i W x I n Ksoioooii Kicks Off." Chester Morris, ntnew Mercer and Bruce Cabot haw th leading roles In the dramatic film. LABOR EDITORIAL SEEKS CIO PEACE WASHINGTON, Nor. 8. (AP) A editorial in the American redsra- tlonlst said today the American Fed eration' of Labor" is ready Sot mutually acceptable, basis for loatlnf peace, not surrender of our ight.,, The Federal Ion 1st, edited by Wil liam Green, the AFLi president, re ferred to the AFL'i long standing fight with the Committee for Im dust rial Organisation. "There can be no question but that wage-earners throughout th country and the nation as a whoU want a united tabor movement," th editorial said. "The AFL believes the dlffleuMa In the way of Unity an not insur mountable if there are sine re sad disinterested effort to make piet. Questions of overlapping Jurisdic tions, rights in union benefit ays terns, treasuries, etc., can be solve when the will to unity can preraU. . Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. DANGER MOUTHS Diphtheria 1, a communicable usually marked by a false mambrent formation on the mucous mambrana ot the throat. It takes Its lanes toll In children under fire years fltf ago. Children under six. months of age are usually Immune, as are adults over 35. Symptoms start with catarrhal congestion or mucous film In ttie throat, sore throat, rise In tampers ture, vomiting, chills, high ferer and sometimes swelling under the ears. If your child has not been lm munlzed recently against diphtheria call a physician at the first sign a sore throat. It may mean sarlnf ' the child's life. H you are sick, see a physician. ' HEATH'S DRUG BT0KC 8at loves;. .and a chocolate sundae! what a oast I I M MELVYN DOUGLAS JACKIE COOPER JOHN HALLIDAY NANCY CARROLL JUANITA QUIOLET JACKIE SEARL Hear Her Bing: , "THAT CERTAIN AO "MT OWT" VOfllK Ad PRBTTT AS A- PICTl'RI!" "BB A OOOD SCOOT" I.M ril.tR. OKS CADIZ by Lea Delibes WAI.M ARIA FROM "ROMKO AND l'Lir.T by Gounoel
