FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1940
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
group to attend a luncheon and
tour o>f inspection sponsored by
the Davidson Bakery November 1.
The group attended such a meeting
last year.
LET’S EE SOCIABLE
Mrs. Heath Is
Hostess for Club—
Mrs. ^oss Duncan was elected sec-
retary-treasurer which office Mrs.
The Vernonia Study Club met
at the home of Mrs. William Heath
Thursday of last week. Roll call
was answered by each member
matching the names of lti books
with their authors.
The resignation of Mrs. E. M.
Bollinger was heard and accepted.
Bollinger held. It was announced
that the club had been requested
to have charge this year of the
community chest drive, an annual
activity.
Mrs. J. W. Nichols reported on
the books, “Books and You” by
Somerset Maugham, and “How to
Read a Book” by Mortimer Adler.
In the former, Maugham declares
that the test of a good literature
is its readability. He includes in
the small book a list of 75 uouks
which he mentions as “good books”.
In the second book as the title
indicates one is told how to read
a book—a good book; “it is a
light book ubout heavy reading’.
iMis. Wallace McCrae will enter­
tain the study clulb at the next
meeting on October 24 at which
time Mrs. Harry Sandon will re­
view “The American Presidency.”
No-Name Bridge
Club Meets—
The No-Name bridge club met
October 9 at the home of Mrs.
John Grady. Members attending
were: Mrs. Wallace McCrae, Mrs.
Paul Gordon, Mrs. Ray Mills, Mrs.
Tom Bateman, Mrs. Charles Wall,
Mrs. Elben John and the hostess,
Mrs. Grady. Mrs. Ray Mills held
high score; Mrs. Paul Gordon held
second high. Mrs. Mills will be
hostess for the next meeting which
will be held October 23.
OES Members, Officers
Go to Clatskanie—
is brought to the screen by Para­
mount’s ten-year-old boy star, Billy
Lee, while the dog, Promise, is
played by a prize-winning pointer
imported by Paramount for the pur­
pose.
“MY LOVE CAME BACK"
AT JOY SUNDAY—
Beginning Sunday the Joy Theatre
will show "My Love Came Back,”
Warner Bros.’ gay, romantic,'' music­
al comedy. The film stars Olivia
deHavilland and Jeffrey Lynn, two
of Hollywood’s youngest and best-
liked players.
In “My Love Came Back”
these attractive personalities portray
young people on their way up in
the world. The girl is a brilliant
music student who must rely on the
benefits of a scholarship “donated”
by an elderly admirer so that she
may further her promising career
as a concert violinist. The boy is
a rising young executive in the
elderly admirer’s firm, and is sad­
dened when he believes the worst
about the “May and December”
affair between his employer and
the girl he loves.
AGE THREE
supporting players in this picture, story of a band of ruthless gang­
which was directed by Frank Mc­ sters who operate a gambling ship.
Donald, are June Storey, Allan
Ladd, Marjorie Gateson, Thurston
RE-ELECT
Hall and Willis Claire.
"GAMBLING ON HIGH SEAS"
TELLS THRILLING STORY—
The exciting story of a ruthless
gambler's attempt to outwit the
authorities is the theme of the new
Warner Bros, film, “Gambling On
The High Seas,” at the Joy Theatre
W ednesday.
The picture, starring Wayne
Morris and Jane Wyman, tells the
Gladys E.
Peterson
County Treasurer
Experienced and
Qualified
The Forest Grove
About 25 Eastern Star officers
and members drove to Clatskanie
last Thursday evening, October 10,
for the staging of "Friendship
Night.” The officers were honored
with an impressive candle-lighting
ceremony after .which Mrs. Sara
Drorbaugh was presented with a
Mrs. Porterfield
hurricane lamp.
J. A. Thornburg, President
Given Shower—
Delightful refreshments were serv­ NEW CRIME FILM
About 25 members of the Neha­ ed in the social hall at the close ACE EXPOSE—
“THE ROLL OF HONOR BANK”
lem Club met Wednesday, October of the meeting.
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9, for a shower in horror of Mrs.
best melodramas of the season,
Marvin Porterfield. The affair was
Rainbow Girls
CRlumbia’s “The Secret Seven”
held at the home of Mrs. Ray wulls
will
open at the Joy Theatre on
Meet
—
with Mrs. Albert Childs assisting.
The Rainbow Girls met Monday Sunday. .Bruce Pennett, Barton
At the business meeting plans
MacLane and Florence Rice head an
were completed for the Harvest night ait the Masonic Temple for a
outstanding cast. This suspenseful
short
business
meeting.
A
tea,
to
Dance to be held Friday, October
Worthy of the Fairest
new film reveals in an exciting
25, for Eastern Stars, Masons and be held at the home of Mrs. Fred
manner
the
capture
of
a
gang
of
MacDonald
from
two
to
four
o
’
clock
T
genuine-registered «
friends. It was also decided by the
Saturday, was planned. Girls who underworld hooligans by means o>.’
fi are not members of the order will the most modern methods and
be invited for the Saturday event. weapons.
The film tells in punch-packed
DIAMOND RINGS
fashion, the story of a reformed
Little Dance Club
convict, Bruce Bennett, who is
As Advertised in the
Dance Due Saturday—
determined to use the most up-to-
SATURDAY EVENING POST
The first of the Little Dance
date scientific methods to rid his
and oilier Fammi Magazines
Club
dances
of
the
season
is
sche
­
Variety
city o>f criminals.
duled for Saturday evening, Octo­
ber 19, at the I. O. O. F. hall it
MADCAP COMEDY RUNS WILD
was announced Tuesday by Mr. and
Good taste, correct
IN "OPENED BY MISTAKE”—
Mrs. Ed Horn, chairmen of the
styling and high value
Trapped
in
a
huge
ice-box
by
a
first affair.
are reflected in your
No announcement has yet been crazed scientist is the dire plight
selection of a genuine
that faces Robert Paige and Janice
sent members due to the fact that
registered Keepsake
Pogan in the laugh-thriller “Open­
only 21 have paid membership dues
Diamond Engage­
ed by Mistake,” which opens at I
to date it wras stated by J. W.
ment or Wedding
the Joy Theatre Tuesday.
Nichols, secretary. A six-piece Port­
ring. Besides, Keepsake gives you the
But as the cold goes lower, their
land orchestra has been engaged
Gold Bond Certificate of Quality and
spirits go higher, and they sudden­
to provide music for the evening.
Registration—assurance that you have
ly fall in love in order to keep
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Dancing will start at 9:30.
made an expert choice. Come in today
warm. We don’t recommend this
and see the newest Keepsake styles
treatment as a sure cure for in­
in matched sets.
Birthday Party
hibited people, but this crazy twist
Held Tuesday—
works ir. this slap-happy picture.
A birthday party honoring Betty
There are other dubious ideas,
Cummings was held at the J. C. such as Charlie Ruggles’ notion that
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER
Lincoln home Tuesday, October 8. a beer bath is giod for tired feet,
Attending the celebration were: and that one more drink will make
La Rue Moon, Patricia Romtvedt, everything clear in his mind.
Joyce Hatchard, La Vonia Hobin,
La Velle Tipton, Mary Ann John, ABANDON HILLS
Ruth Hall, Hazel Jones, Mary Pat FOR HOLLYWOOD—
Caton. Ice cream and cake were
The Weaver Brothers and Elviry,
served the girls.
who up until the present time have
maintained their residence in Miss­
ouri, their home state, now have
Jimmie Frazee Has
become bona «fide residents of the
Birthday Party—
In honor o'f his 12th birthday, Golden State.
The Weaver Brothers and Elviry
Jimmie Frazee had a party last
Friday.
Boys
attending
were: are currently featured with Frank
Jeremy Taylor, Jack Riley, Rodney and Elviry’s daughter Loretta in
Kupersmith, Pet» Shipman, Bill Republic’s newest film, “In Old
Shipman, Riudy SabiMrto, Alfred Missouri,” which comes to the Joy
Goertzen, Melvin Snook, Billie Eck- Theatre for a run of two days
land, Larry Rasmussen, Robert starting Wednesday. Among the
Condit and John Wilcoxen.
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Inconvenient To Come In Person
i Keepsake
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News of the
Theatre
HOLT STARS IN SABOTAGE
RING EXPOSE—
Blasting indictment of the also
passport menace which enables
enemy agents to enter America
and sabotage our munitions works,
Columbia’s “Passport to Alcatraz”
opens Friday at the Joy Theatre
with Jack Holt starred and a pow­
erful supporting cast in major sup­
porting roles.
“Passport to Alcatraz” presents
Holt as a special investigator for
the New York Police Department,
who is assigned to work with gov­
ernment agents in locating the mis-
teimind behind the espionage ting
which is blowing up munitions works.
You want to be warm and com
fortable this winter. You want to
accomplish this as economically as
possible. THAT’S what we’ll talk
about when you come in to see the
new Spark Oil Heaters.
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A despised underdog becomes top
dog in a whirlwind series of unex­
pected events in the new Pa-a-
mount film o. Dixie sports life.
“The Biscuit Eater,” which opens
Iccally Friday at the Joy Theatre.
The story deals with the adven­
tures of a spunky youngster who
adopts a hound the world has re­
jected and turns him into a blue
rLbon champion to the amazement
of the experts.
“The Biscuit Eater,” one of the
most human dog yarns ever told
is based on the well-liked Saturday
Evening Post story of the same
name by James Street. Street’s lov­
able boy character, Lonnie McNeil,
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