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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH Speaking of Sports Dodgers Rise Baffling, But Not to Them By VIRGINIA VALE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Hollywood EACH year a a sleeper picture that, during the making, created no excitement, but during the preview showing had all the earmarks of .being one of the best of the year. It Happened One and By ROBERT McSHANE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) JTYUROCHERS Dynamic Dodgers are the hottest thing in baseball today. Not long ago the Brooklyn representatives of the National league were chosen to battle it out for a poor position in the second division. Today they are the surprise team of baseball. No one concedes them the pennant, but neither does any expert gaze into the crysn tal ball and venture out on the as limb by tagging them Mr. Smith Goes to Washington are two of the better known sleepers. This years, according to some of The rise of the Dodgers cant be the people who have seen it, construed merely as a local develjmay be Down Went opment. Fans far from the banks of iNight so-call-ed well-knowtail-ender- s. Mc-Gint- y. the Gowanus canal, bordering field, are rooting for the former Daffiness Boys. If the home team cant win, John Q. Public is all for the Dodgers. They have the peo- Eb-be- ts Written and directed by Preston Sturgis, with a cast including Muriel jAngelus, Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff, it is the saga of a bum. It may be the making of a new star, Muriel Angelus. In England she is one of the foremost musical : ples vote. Just a few years ago the Dodgers were always good for a laugh. Their brand of baseball wasnt guaranteed, but their style of entertainment was sure fire. Uncle Wilbert Robinson was at the helm, and it was an uneventful game when one base runner didnt overtake another or when an outfielder wasnt put out of action for a few innings by a fly ball. Rapid Change Artists All those things are past. Today the Dodgers play a fast, of the heads-u- p brand of ball. Boss Larry MacPhail is one of the best showmen in the business and Manager Lippy Leo Down Went McGinty. VI 7i When John Barrymore seemed to be unavailable for the role of John Barrymore in The Great Profile, at Twentieth Century-FoAdolphe Menjou was engaged for it. Then Barrymores plans changed, he took the part, and Menjpu took his salary, as tiie studio had no other picture ready for him. x, Psychasthenia Psychasthenia is a form of neurosis in which the patient is a victim of obsessions or compulsions such as humming a certain tune or touching every fence post. The condition is characterized by lack of energy or decision. Collegiate Buses Austin, Texas, motor buses are painted orange and white, colors of the University of Texas. The selection is not due entirely to college spirit, however. The combination has been found good for accident- Costly Indoor Entertainment Each time a horse show, rodeo or circus is held in Madison Square Garden in New York city, the Garden has to provide seven hundred tons of earth, which it rents from a local contractor at a cost of about $2,500. Newest Mississippi Span The newest bridge to span the Mississippi river will be completed at Greenville, Miss., in July, 1940. More than 1,000 men are working on the $4,447,000 structure, which will be 128 feet above the average stage of the river. preventing visibility. How Times Change Joseph Gladding, 68, who was one n of Spokanes coachmen in the old days, drove a beer wagon in an historical pageant held there, wearing the same hat and other clothes as he did 40 years ago. Cherokee Lipless Chatter The Cherokees of North Carolina speak a lipless language. Very few of their words require the lips to come together. Typical words are Tuckaseegee, Hiawassee, Cullasajee, Nantahala. best-know- Temple of Isis The Temple of Isis, on the merged island of Philae near Juna-luske- As- suan dam, Egypt, has been described as the most beautiful structure amidst the most perfect surroundings. 4 U. S. Soldier Training The average American soldier who fought in France in the World war had 16 months of training in Desert Pavement Desert pavement, a phenomenon of arid regions of the Southwest, consists of rocks in such a flat surface that they appear to be the work of man. , the United States and two months overseas before entering the line. Won Another Race Winner of more than $36,000, Soldier Memory Lockets Memory lockets, suitably inscribed, are being bought by the score as gifts from the British soldier to wife or sweetheart, London jewelers say. J. Y. veterinarian had advised that he be destroyed. .But theres one big reason why the Dodgers are a pennant threat. They have all the fire and spirit of a college fraternity team with 10,000 spectators. Their upsurge began when MacPhail, baseballs big idea man, took charge before the 1938 season. He was responsible for the purchase of players. Durocher directed them. As evidence of widespread housecleaning activities, there are only nine players still on hand from the questionable squad he inherited. The veterans on hand are Pitchers Fred Fitzsimmons, Van Lingle Mungo, Luke Hamlin and Forrest Pressnell, Catcher Babe Phelps, Infielders Durocher, Pete Coscarart, John Hudson and Harry Lavagetto. Starting in 1938 MacPhail purchased First Baseman Dolph Camil-l- i for $45,000. Whitlow Wyatt, Mil- e, An Ear for a Guest The most charming gesture of friendship known to certain tribes of Tibet is the proffering of ones left ear to ones guest. The visitor is then at liberty to cut it off, if he wishes. sub- Christmas Rough Time was nursed waukee moundsman, was acquired next, followed by Pitchers Hugh Casey from Memphis and Bill Crouch Rod Cameron, a young, from Nashville. Pitcher Vito Tamu-li- s a went Los to Angeles Canadian, came from the Browns and Outyear ago to learn the dime store fielder Ernest Koy from the Yankees out work business. That didnt via waivers. Buddy Hassett and very well, so he quit, took up little Outlaw went to Boston for theater work, and now finds himself Jimmy Gene Moore and Pitcher Outfielder acting for Paramount. Hutchinson. Ira Death brought him his first role, that of Corporal Underhill in He Pays to Conquer Northwest Cecil B. DeMilles bought OutfieldEarl Askam, a ersIn 1939 MacPhail .Mounted Police. from the Giants and Jim Ripple was former stage star and war hero, and tradWalker from Fred Detroit, 'to have played it, but he died recent- ed Pitcher Bill Posedel to Boston for ly of a heart attack, and young A1 Todd. Cameron (whose real name is Rod" Backstop Since last year MacPhail has outCox) was summoned for it. By a He paid Louisville himself. done role includes the grisly coincidence, a death scene, but hes so elated $45,000 and several players for Shortover getting the part that he cant stop Hal Reese. Roy Cullenbine was given $25,000 to sign, and the Red afford to be superstitious. Sox realized $25,000 for Outfielder X includNow that they need passports to Joe Vosmik. Other additions from MemCarl Pitchers ed Doyle it South of tour sail for a America, Max Macon from the Cardinals has been discovered that many of phis, Carleton from Milwaukee. and Jim musiToscaninis NBC Symphony also He acquired Wes Ferrell, Newcians are men without a country. ell Gus Mancuso, Charles Kimball, It seems that there was a general Gilbert and Herman Franks. all them that impression among nor Durocher MacPhail Neither they had to do to become American show over their teams intentions to any surprise their file citizens was early season standing. They have of doing so; now theyre not Amerinfield and a brand new icans, and, as they renounced their an airtightThe catching is good, and native lands, they dont legally be- outfield. better than they exthe pitghing long anywhere. X pected. That adds up to improvement in anybodys league. George Brent, working in Warner And Brooklyn, probably the best Brothers The Sentence, offers to town in the nation,' is sold baseball 1 to that odds 10 put up $10,000 at team. Just rememon this three another for years wont he marry some turned out on a 30,000 that on ber That's no reflection years. afternoon for the miserable SheriAnn rainy, Ann, he says, meaning wedgame. him opening have whom gossips dan, Chances are that you dont reding soon. Its just that Im going to wind up my picture contract member it, but Brooklyn won the pennant back in then, and Im not making any mar- National league won 93 games and 1920, a year they do. until I riage plans are looking fans 61. Flatbush lost Miss Sheridan (working in They of that victo a forward is repetition same studio) Drive by Night, of residents the it If comes, George and I tory. equally vehement. New New Connecticut, marYork, Jersey havent even discussed getting would ried, says she. But its the kind and adjacent points cruise do well coastline a to take to an during of buildup that so often leads the fall months. elopement, in Hollywood! six-fo- - Purtle, Tulare, Calif., had been missing two days when he received an unsigned postcard which read: Your car is in a San Jose service station. Call for it. Have your wife take her keys out from now on. Thanks. to health via the bottle after the Durocher is as confident and smart as any manager rightfully can be. comedy stars; she played the lead in Balalaika on the stage there youll recall that Nelson Eddy and 'Ilona Massey did the picture version. She has been in this country for two years; last year, while singing on the. New York stage in The she was ,Boys From Syracuse, signed up by Paramount, and The Light That Failed, with Ronald Colman, was her first picture. Then she did Safari and The Way of All Flesh, followed them with Come and Get iJ The stolen auto of Benton Tooth Within Toofh rarest dental anomalies is a tooth that grows within a tooth, declares Colliers. In a recent case in Tennessee, the outer tooth split in two during an extraction and. the inner tooth, separate and loose, dropped out. One of the First Arrowroot Use The name arrowroot is said to have originated from the use of the freshly cut roots by the South American Indians as a remedy for arrow Great Britains Coal Sufficient coal to last Great Britain, at the present rate of consumption, until 2080, has just been surveyed in England by government poison. experts. China Collegians in U. S. Gallacking Industry thfe gathering of Gallacking, evergreens for sale, is an industry peculiar to the North Carolina mountains. In the decade ending 1938, 7,545 young men and women left China to enter institutions of higher learning in Europe and the United States. - h - Casein as Fabric Casein, an ingredient of milk, closely resembles wool in chemical composition and is the source of the new milk wool fabrics. One Big Auto Ride The 25,250,000 autos in America are quite sufficient to take every man, woman and child in the country riding at the same time. Houses Built of Sugar Georgia and Louisiana sugar cane not only caters to Americas sweet tooth but helps to provide its homes too. An estimated 375 tons of bagasse, the fibrous residue of cane after it has been squeezed of sugar juice, is converted daily into insulation board and other building mate, rials by one company. I Food-Stam- Plan p p Where the plan has been in operation since May 16, 1939, stores have been selling about 28 per cent more butter and about 5 per cent more eggs a week during the experimental period than in the four weeks preceding the program. J food-stam- Oldest $3 Bill , Mrs. Dora Bell Parker of Evergreen, Ala., owns what is believed to be the oldest $3 bill in Alabama The note was issued in 1809 by the' Central bank of Montgomery, a pri vate banking institution of which all ' records have vanished. Look Before You Loot Chester, Pa.,, thief who stole a suitcase from a parked automobile didnt take time to look twice at his loot. The suitcase contained a nine-foTexas bull snake, which a local farmer had obtained to rid , his barn of rats. A ot Chinese Soldiers No one knows how many Chinese are in uniform in the armies scattered from the South China sea to the Gobi desert, but China has appealed for money to provide 3,000,-00- 0 garments for frontline soldiers. First Death Sentence The first sentence of death imposed by a federal court in the United States was passed in New Bern, N. C., in 1793, when four sailors were hanged for mutiny at Ocracoke island, N. C. Suicide Cure The city of London succeeded in d reducing by more than the number of suicides from Black-fria- rs bridge by painting the gloomy old structure a gay, bright green. one-thir- i, Machine Age Footnote At the beginning of this year, the number of horses on farms was the smallest in 60 years and the number of mules was estimated to be . the smallest in 30 years. First Cable Message o)M)oooo Facts That Concern You No. 19 of a series ot AN OPEN FORUM OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTION: WHY THE BEVERAGE QUESTION: REALLY IS BEER CALLED OF MODERATION? DO BEER AND ALE AID THE FARMERS? , QUESTION: JUST WHAT AND ALE MADE OF? ARE BEER QUESTION: HOW MUCH DO BEER TAXES CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OF GOVERNMENT? QUESTION: DO BEER AND ALE MAKE JOBS FOR WORKERS? ANSWER: Because beers alcoholic con- tent is low. Temperate, moderate nations of the world... and their people... prefer beer. ANSWER: Since the brewing industry has bought 25,000,000,000 pounds of farm products. That has helped farmers ... particularly during the depression years. ANSWER: Beer is made by a natural fermentation process . . . from malted barley and other grains, hops, yeast, water. Nature makes beer. The brewer makes it good beer (and ale). ANSWER: Beer contributes $1,000,000 a a year... to help pay the day... costs of government . . . local, state and federal. Everybody benefits from this contribution.$400,000,000 - ANSWER: Beer and ale have already made a million jobs. This employment is all over the country. More than 100 other industries benefit from beer and ale. ... wide-spre- ad , QUESTION: HOW IS THE BREW- ING INDUSTRY COOPERATING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS? BEER...a leverage 1 first cable message sent across the Atlantic was between President Buchanan and Queen Victoria on August 16, 1858. The ANSWER: The Brewing Industry is active-l- y the side of law and order. A plan to eliminate retail abuses has already been put into effect in a number of states in coon on operation with law enforcement authorities. This plan is being extended. We would like to tell you about it. Write for an interesting free booklet. Address: United Brewers Industrial Foundation, 19 East 40 th Street, New York, N.Y. of moderation , |