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Show I 25, 1936 . MAGNA TIMES. MAGNA, UTATI . Scenes and Persons in the Current News viL Adventurers1 Mon- 1 AfHtAAAAA it 6 Irk hit irk THE CHEERFUL fiKwii ; . ! envy Natures dure. tacly In pbintmtf etxk new l j x V Club J -- i- i s tr " t L r By .,,1 j y No Dice" or. f B FLOYD GIBBONS, Fmbm HendHon Banter atoiy, boyg and girls, is that gam-- 1 bling doesnt pay. Not that I need any story to convince Wit I once bet two bucka on a horse I thought would C is first at Saratoga, and the next time I saw him was two pulling the steam calliope in a circus parade in later, iter. Uf. tti riskr business letting a horse Invest your money for as the chances you. Lieutenant Tommy Griffin, of the risky Fort N. Y Wadsworth. took Infantry, when he started woo. jwth 'j&j Luck that fateful July night back In 1922. Lieutenant Tommy has rone n lour way in the army alnee 33. Ikes be waa just plain Private Tommy, ml the sad Seventeenth field artillery, a national guard outfit of and Seventeenth waa doing tdiiirok N. C. The b lefalar two weeks' field work at Fart Bragg. I tai a hot night, and some of the boya were holding cavalry s blanket in one of the tenta. For horses they were using yawn cubes, and those Worses were galloping back and shits, spotted i Status ths blanket in a way that would have scared an n.mT arm. it least six weeks pay. riot hr If Ono-Huo-- One-Handr- i 1 snd Pal Are Attracted by Galloping Ivories. Tommy ; t rVi .CSaSy iZ row the moral of thia A . 3 course, an unsympathetic officer of the day might have suspected bois fellows were shooting crape, but Im going to take Tommy's J fee tt that those shouts of Corns on, seven I" that cams from the ksen Just the cries of excited rooters who wanted to see the Seventh aunt win. Mamy and a friend were coming back from an evening nearby town when they heard the hoys cheering the Seventh aftacatad. There was alee a let ef enoearagement being gtvea Hf Dick, who, I presume, was the eaptaia ef the Seventh mlnest, and Little Joe, who mast have been the first lieatenaat. Dm noting attracted Tommy and hla pal, and they dropped late Ic bat loses what was going an. . arts were three men in the tent a sergeant named Joe snd two jita, BO and John. The sergeant had been drinking, and he rolled j , i Y I --.j j. mtkej jvcK perfect works of ert In suck e, ccreless wty. VALE - rtf 4 VIRGINIA 5Ke nurHenry to fonda's Frances Seymour 4 A j duy. io i -- (4 in v v Brokaw will increase the little circle of smart society women who, married to motion picture actors, reside in Hollywood. Richard Barthelmess, Gary Cooper and Fred Astaire all married into the Social Register. WNU Incidentally, Mr. Brokaw's life story la rather like that of a movie. Born in a small town in Massachusetts, she was the poor cousin of the wealthy Roger family. Very pretty, very charming, she had everything but money. She met George T. Brokaw, who had both wealth and social position, fell in love with him, married him. in 1931. Mr. Brokaw died nearly ' ;.'v two years ago. leaving his widow and their small daughter well provided for. She never forgot what it meant not to have plenty of 1 Mrs. Beryl Markham of England, first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic from east to west, photo- money. She has done notable things graphed after aha made a forced landing in Nova Scotia. 2 Plaza de Zocodover In Toledo, Spain, wrecked In charity work. Henry Fonda, Euby loyalist shells aimed at the near-bAlcazar held by rebels. 2 President Roosevelt cutting ribbon at dedi- whom she met this summer in a is man. fortunate rope, young cation of Mark Twain Memorial bridge across the Mississippi at Hannibal, Ms; Governor Horner of Illinois at right and Governor Park of Missouri at left , Bette Davis may seem to to a temperamental star when it comes to battling over sto-rlea and salary, but . away from the stu dio she la moat decidedly just another human being. Not king ago ahe and tor husband were traveling through the Canadian Rockies, on the first part of that vaj adth Her are boy and girl cation trip thea judged to have the most end best big. She did rather Davts freckles in Greater New York. They i startle the other are Patricia Gallagher, fourteen, of guests at the hotel et Lake Louisa Staten Island, and Charlea Cochby wearing a very low-cevening rane, of Queens. Six hundred chilgown but she startled them still dren competed in th contest more by taking the bus to Banff the X next day, instead of being exclusive Just how the judges arrived at the and going in a private ear. decision is unknown. Some cf the V;- entrants were so nearly completely 9 Here's a new way ta break Int covered with freckles that any the mavles. Marjorie Gage, a young choice seemed unfair. However, Patricia Gallagher and Charlea society girl, likes to fly. She entered her own plane for the Rath Cochrane were finally declared the Chstterton Flying Cap race and winners. first thing ahe knew, had been , for a picture, The Flying v 4 s Hostess''. 5? fjiLZ Ap , A . i Vt rK:, r. v v y They Won Gotham Freckles Contest Boy and Girl kt to iLt L SOME SWORDFISH! The Argument Got j Pretty Bet fer n Minute. t en-gag-ed f 1 7f'' K if Simone Simon does so well in Girls' Dormitory that she is be-- 1 ing pushed right ahead. An American girl who, just for fun, acted in a French film made in Salzburg summer before last, declared when ahe came back that Simone waa the cutest thing she ever saw. Her face and her figure are both And her cute, she announced. mind's cute too. Taka that as a compliment or the reverse just as hkcries with a sort of grim determination. Ht had lost several tnd Tommy could sea that ha wasn't taking it any too well. ?2j fcr Losing Sergeant Returns to Make Trouble. needier two lads were In a jovial mood, though neither ona of I W Imbibed any alcohol. John had ths dice and Tommy watched Uk be set a point, made It, end picked up his winnings. And it I s there that the friendly gams began to take on a serious aspect to, the sergeant, claimed that John hadn't won the money of MS him to put It down. Thera was an argument that got bot for a minute, bat to the end John put the dough back Mis hamor him, and the play waa resumed. A couple more to sad Joe left, weaving hit way unsteadily eat ef the door, bd s lew minutes later he was back again, n .45 revolver is and an ngly scowl en his face. I looking for trouble. That much waa plain to everybody. He ivm b accuse John of talking about him behind his back. His finger f ibt sgainst the trigger, and looking over. Tommy Could see the cartridge rims in the chamber of the gun. There was no uut it. That gat waa loaded. Drunken Maniacs Bullet Wakes John Up. t? didn't wait for any more. He made a leap for Joe and nil 2un' But kept his grip on the revolver, too, and the f Bem rolled over on the tent floor, lighting desperately for poa- - r But Pete Cant Blow Off the Foam you please. Anyway, Simone will to seen next in White Hunter, with Warner Baxter. js Tommy; "I wasn't sure I could hold him long, and I to John to ge away. Be Just sat there looking at me. sudden lyjoe pulled the trigger. There waa a sharp crack deafened me for a minute, and n ballet whined by my Wd ripped on oat through the top of the teat. I ihoald rarfd then, bat I wasnt. At that moment I waa too 'mmj fcel Ibe effects of fear. 17 hn sat cbnlr on his cot, watching Tommy wrestle with i m tllac' Whether ha was dazed or scared stiff or Just 1!. aB 8 lke. Tommy never learned. But he sat there until 13112 ouU ad thi Ume the bullet hit John in the hip. That John leaped to hia feet and streaked out of the tent .j.. ke never teen s man run to fast in his life. Tommy Stares Into the Muzxle of a .45. if was tired by that time dead tired. Joe waa strong as s knew he'd over be able to get that gun sway from him. s . done. he says, and I didnt think Jos would shoot me. I ,V 5? lntl fet him go. Ho got up, drunk snd furious, and for s uIm, 00 the ground staring Into ths muzzle of the .43. Thats ajjy ety,cared- I have never seen a gun muzzle grow to look ( , ibomUcted verjr tecnd to bo my last, snd I began wishing be Eet tt over th. But no! Ho just stood there, lingers coo. , fact 6ger purple with rage. Then all cf a sudden b N 7,,1 reUze that John had i gone, snd he rollout of ths tent after t w p j. A MacMurray. Were to have still more Dickens on the screen. Pickwick Papers" will to the next Dickens picture. Paramount Intended to make it with Wr G Fields, but that plan haa been abandoned, and Metro has taken it on. (ad . yTr , J. B. Weaver, director of the steamboat inspection service of the Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C.. and the marlin swordfish he caught at Santa Catalina island on tested 24 thread line with breaking strength of 60 club pounds, weighed on th Tuna scales after having been conquered 25 by Mr. Weaver In a spectacular sword-fi.htn- g minute battle in the famous banks off Santa Catalina Ismile from th coast of 25 land, California. Southern d Pete, a white Leghorn rooster In Philadelphia, drops in at a tavern every morning toe bis glass of beer. Air View of Father Knickerbockers Domain The cycle ef war pictures ta well under way. Twentieth Century-Fo- x launched It with The Road to and continue It with the Glory, forthcoming Kins of the Kyber Biflea and The Splinter Fleet. pltl. where he spent several weeks gettlng over the hip. Iay n wnen his that just about the tima John got out of th nerves quieted down and his hair atopped stand- - w W 'a ir RONX' A J NASSAU a r Different Forma ef Lightning t MANHATTAN I 1U Th world ha been alow in learn-femarit-t- o 'fhesof political letter to the assumes large lightning g( w" written under number of different forma Junius and ap-- cently as the middle of the Nineto itT? W, BSOOKlYNir between Jams- - teenth century the leading scientific 1789, French Vanuary 1772, C tage, authority on lightning the Bublic Adver recognized only Arago physicist r end Ms STAttM BLAND I newPPer three varleUes of lightning, m textbooks Into list found ita.way Catithattim- attacked all sU countriea Strangs to ssy, by tnia ,th gov. the three kinds enumerated Ughtning-certai- nly on zigzag royalty- Thu authority, non , , Cfbai wPttog attributed to no doe not exist, and toa ' HeIe two-sh- eet seven u but tt !s existence of ths other mort P . lightning and ball lightning plainly seen. somewhat doubtful. - f St t. -- h, toT - ODDS AD ENDS ...The young Diontirt are learning tome English words for m Reunion," their nest pic Eleanor Iowell plant to dripa ture East in October, tee tome nets' ploys in New York, pick up her grandfather end grandmother end drive bach to the coast . , . Pretty good for e girt who learned to drive to recently William S. Hart may return to the Did you know that the screen John D. Af. Hamilton who it to prominent in the Republican party it a brother of Hale Hamilton, toho once was a movie ttarT . . . Ruth Chatter-toplant to return to the ttage Ait fall, no matter how many motion picture Companies went her to work for " them. 16-in- r If you feel... -- tired -ru- n-down -- nervous -- out of sorts a definite reason complaints. . .so, now let's reason sensibly. Dont try to get well In a day .. .this la asking toe much of Nature. Remember, sto has certain natural processes that Just cannot to hurried. Therefore, if you an pals, fired; lack a keen eppttUt, home loti weight and eel nmdw...a frequent sign that your blood-cel- ls are weak, with tendency toward! anemia then do try la the simple, easy way so many millions approve by starting a course of 8BB. Blood Tonic to fed like self again. 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They objected to the changes. And as a result of a lot of arthe hair gument, stayed - brown - but the bangs returned. Some movie fans are betting that eventually Jean will return to blonde hair. They point out that it waa aa a petite hlonde that Jean first attracted attention and that it appeal is one of her T big assets. ef the end. In another ten seconds uproar. They caught Joe and took i (, njtap to ta 71. tU4rdhus, aad later they found Johnny and seat bn which Rodney," tons and has a main battery of nine guns. The largest United Statei battleship is th "Maryland," which weighs 37,500 tons and has a main battery of guns. Detroit News. ight short story which has attracted mnch attention, Beyond the Sound of a Machine Gun, has been purchased by n leading atndlo, and In It will appear George Raft, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott and Fred the beginning was In an i est armament is the battleship - the weapon. of ' Largest Battleship The largest English warship is ths battle cruiser Hood," which weighs 42,100 tons ana has a mala battery of eight 15 -- inch guns. However, the ship with the great- tak-Bet- te ut riot it orzrj i Strife, . Judges Choose Most Freckled 8 (MUB n above land, one looks down on New York city and Its environ Manhattan, Brooklyn. Jersey City, th reaches of Long Island j where sr all Wester Nrw (paper Usiao. The Oriffaaf With at Magnesia Wrier |