Timmins Newspaper Index

Porcupine Advance, 25 Apr 1940, 2, p. 6

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This role, . is s«outstandingly dramatic, gives the alluring Miss Ben:â€" nett wide ssope as she is seen as a singer and dancer in addition .to héer dramatic opportunities. In one séquence of the film she sings and dances "Chula Chihuahua," her own interpretation of the South American thumba, and later introduces "T‘ll Be a Fool Again.". This, of course, is a radical innovation for the actress, who in the past has, conâ€" fined horself to the more sedate measures of ballroom dancing. In the star‘s gay and colorful rhumba debyt she carrics a fourâ€"pound> Chihuahua ~With Gceorge Raft and. Joan Bonnett sharing stellar honors and a strong stpporting cast featuring ‘Walter Pidâ€" gpon, Gladys George, Lloyd Nolan and June Knight, Walter Wanger‘s ‘"‘The House across the Bay" will be‘at. the Cartier theatre Sunday midnight, Monâ€" day, Tucsday, Wedneéesday and’l‘humday April 209th to May Znd, mmugh Xnited Artists release. The new Alm produc tion is based on an orig'mal stary by Myles Connolly, and the central figure in the picture is Brendaâ€" W ph‘- ed by Miss Bennett, mm git)s cofn» fronted with the problém: mvui}mhht her life to a strange fa;te ‘when her husband is sent to pfison 'for income h.cr life to husband is tax evasion doz in her arms during the perforâ€" mancee, 5E tlar also Introduces a new hair style in this sequence, created by Carmen 1M Rigo, leading coiffure expert. As for het vther clothes in the film, Miss Bennett sets something of a record for sartorial eplendor by wearing 25 different outfts in the pisture. This elaborate wardâ€" robe five evening gowns. three furâ€"trimmed coats, two evening wraps; 12 strect cmnsembles and a silver fox voat valued at $4,800. A "The House Across the. Bay,". was directed by Archie Mayo, and Sammy lee acted as dance director,. Its $tory revolves around the womenâ€" who are lefi behind to battle their own odds and to retain their faith and balance, while accepted Tthumba costumes by her creâ€" ation of a special gown worn by Miss Bennett during her dance.~ And the Gorgoous Gowns Ireme, the {famous Hollywood stylist, brings a new flair and to the RADIO _ REPAIR S The House Across the Bay to Show at the Cartier Theatre VI KING LECTR 1C FLOOR I’OLIBEEBS AND VACUUM CLEANERS FOR RENT Judg'mem was reserved and will be rendered after William C. Inch repâ€" resenting the plaintiff and J. A. Leâ€" gris, KC., appearing for the town have submitted written arguments. On beâ€" half of the former chief, it is contended that, since his engagement was by byâ€"law, he could not be retired by resâ€" olution adonted at a meeting of the council. Counsel and client had ap»â€" peared at a meeting of the civice board to dispute the legality of the act but at that time the matter had been reâ€" ferred to Mr. Legris as town solicitor, who alleges procedure has been within the stitutes. + Exâ€"chief Maciirt, who held the post 17 years; was notified the changes subâ€" sequently made had been decided upon at a special meeting of council on August 26 laost. when a resolution was passed to combine both posts under Watson. Plaintiff got a month‘s notice, effective September 30, and on Octobet 10 council confirmed its August acts by byâ€"law rescinding the sections involved in a previous by â€"law passed at the Janâ€" uary meeting and making municipal appointments for the year 1939. The exâ€"chisf ‘was not notified of this Ocâ€" tober measture, it is alleged. He sund for thiree months‘ salary at$115 monthâ€" iv, but abandoned the excess above the $200 maximim for a Division Court Sult. «Among the outstanding sets created and designed for the film were a swank -Newa York hight club where the :action _ot begins, «rauthentic prison cells based on ‘details furnished by the United States Bureau of Prisons, a streamlined® race course and many others. Former Haileybury Chief Town for Salary their husbands are serving terms behind prison bars, Miss Bennett, impersonaâ€" ting Bd'onda (Bentley, therefore presents A oomposito picture of a whole group of womcn who wait for that dim toâ€" mm'row when atâ€"Jlast their husbands Wul be free and thus set them free, too. Get rid of those annoyâ€" ing uoists, Be certain your radio is performâ€" ing correctly, All work In The Advance South Porcupint news ten years ago: "There was a conâ€" slderablc collision on the . Timminsâ€" South Porcupint road, far from South Porcupine on Sunday night in 7Which four cars were smashed more or Jles badly and two more took to the ‘dittch to avoid joining the â€" heap of ‘wreckage.= There were two cars froin Sohumacher. and two from Timmnins in the genéral; smash, besides the . two 'whirh took to the ditch, At present the ‘Teason we navée heard assigned for the general melee was that there were too many cars on the road for the size of it ‘at that particular point. However the A spactialt feature of the weekly. lunâ€" ‘cheon of ‘the‘ Kiwanis Clul ten years ago at ‘the Rmpire ‘hotel was the adâ€" gdress by the Rev. Bruce Millar on the unission » work of> Dr. Grenfell in Laâ€" «brador. The addréess, illustrated by fine flantern slides was, greatly. appreciated ‘and proved‘ most: informative, â€"Another ispecial forâ€" the day was «the excellent «instriunental. music given by Willie Shub on â€"the violin and Miss Shub on the piano. Those present were delighted with the attractive music so well preâ€" sented by these talented artists. a«fterimath will be heard at the police "Three Stooge Comedy" Last Showing Toâ€"nightâ€"Thursday, April 25 "LITTLE ACCIDENT" "Screen Snapshot" "Dave Appolion" ANOTHER BIG FOTOâ€"NITEâ€"THE BGGEST THING IN TOWNâ€"OFFER $280,00, Cartoon Starringâ€"J0OE E. BROWN and MARY CARLISLE sSHORTS Thrce Stgoge Comedy Magic Carpet Band Number Stranger Than Fiction AKXKOTHER BIG FOTOâ€"NXITEâ€"THE BGGEST THING IN TOWN Friday and Saturday, April 26th and 27th * MAN FROM DAKOTA®" Wednesday and'Thursday, May 1st and 2nd "BEWARE OF SPOOKS" Biarringâ€"BABY SANDY, FLORENCE RICE, RICHARD CARLSOX and HUGH HUBERT Sunday Midnight, Monday and Tuesday, April 28th, 29th and 30th "ROAD TO SINGAPORE" Slarringâ€"WALLACE BEERY, JOHN HOWARD and DOLORES DEL RIOQ SHORT S Starringâ€"BINXG CROSBY, DOROTHY LAMOUR and BORB HOPE sSHORTS GOIX(CGi PLACES and FOX NEWS NOTICEâ€"On Double Feature Programmies coming to our theatr es, we request our patrons to attend the Theatre not later than £.00 p.m. to see entire performance. PALACE Robeort Benchley Universal News THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO SHORTS AT THE TIMMINS THEATRES A poll clerk thumbed through the ‘act, found that lieutenantâ€"governors ‘are emit,led to vote, and Mr. Clark duly ‘cast his ballot.â€"Financial Post. "Why?" asked his Honor when challenged. ts "You‘re the Licutenantâ€"Governor.‘ "Well?" "So you can‘t vote.‘ «"‘Certainly I can. I have as much right. to yote as you have. T ought to ‘know I helped to frame the Election Act." :. Lieutenant Governor W.â€"G. Clark of .New * Brunswick providedâ€"one of the ‘best election stories and oneâ€" which ought to be recorded. When His Honor went to the polls to cast his vote the scrutineer thinking he was in the same class as judges and Indians challcnged lus right to cast a ballot. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hogarth, for the holidays." ‘"Miss Catharine MacDonald, of Owen Sound, but formerly on the Central Public School staff here, is visiting her sister, Miss Florence Macâ€" Donald, principal of the Moneta Public School, and other relatives and friends in town." Inlernational Kevels "Cartoan" "Dave Appolion" He Voted N.B.â€"Taking Immediate Effect is the New Children‘s Prices They are now 10c at all Matinees, including sSaiturday afternoon ADDED SHORTS "Birthplace of Tcebergs"â€"a Magic Carpet Trayelogue SHOWING FRIDAY EVENING ONLY AT 9.40 the Revival of "IN QOLD CHICAGO" Saturday, After Midnight Sunday (12.15 and Monday, April 27th, 28th, 29th CHARLES STARRETT in "‘TEXAS STAMPEDE" Thursday and Friday, April 25 and 26 LIOYVD NOLAXN, JEAN ROGERS, ONSLOW STEVENS in ADDED sHORT SHOWING FRIDAY EVENIXG ONLY THE REVIVAL OF "COMET OVER BROADWAY" SECOND FEATURE DOROTHEA KENT, FRANK JENKS, ANDY DEVINE in GOLDFIELDS Tuesday and Wednesday, April 30, May 1 Thursday and Friday, May 2nd and 3rd "*THE MAN WHO WOULDN‘T TALK" PRISCILLA LANE, DENNIS MORGAN and HENKRY ARMETTA in "THREE CHEERS FOR THE IRISH" ADDED sHORT "Filming the Fleet‘â€"a Newsreel Camera Adventure Double Feature Programme KAY FRANCIS, IAN HUNTEKRK, JOHN LITEL Paramount News Episde No. 7â€""DICK TRACY‘3 Gâ€"MEN"â€"Serial Wifeâ€"I wish I enough money to buy a car. Husbandâ€"But you have a car. _ Wifeâ€"I know ; I just want the money. â€"Montreal Star "Which gives us the edge over most combatants," remarked Director Leslie Fenton. "At least we clean up the «debris when we get through shooting." After eight hours of camera work, not counting all the time for preparaâ€" tion, and with the horrors of war scattered all over the landscape, it was still necessary to pack up ecvery pmece of equipment and transport it back to the studio. Becry wore the tattered uniform of a Union sergeant, Howard the tormn regiâ€" mentals of a lieutenant, while Miss Del Rio was in a plain cotton dress, torn and mudâ€"splattered. All three crouched vunder a bridge which once trembled under the thundering hoofs of William S. Hart‘s and Tom Mix‘s famous steeds in the days of the Wild West serials, Now iConfederate troops and cavalry stormed over the bridge, as Beery and Howard, escaped Yankee prisoners of war, sought to hide until able to resume their fiight to the Union lines with the girl, also a fugitive from the Coniedâ€" erates, "The Prisoner of Zenda" TELEPHONE J31 ADDED sHORT Just the Amount M o fastncSooSentantadiaste cZuatecind ol en on nalnetnal ns ts s . * 6 Mascioli Theatre, Schumacher :# i. PHONE 60 The class is donated by the Ford Motor Co. to prepare women in the case that their services may be needed during the present war. The course gives an understanding of the mechâ€" anics of cars and trucks, their operaâ€" tion, and small repairs. It is expected that other classes. will be begun soon, and any women wishing to take part in this practical training are asked â€"to fill in application forms at the MoDowell Motors Garage on the Schumacher Road. The only: requireâ€" ment is that women wishing to euroll must have drivers‘ licenses. The first class was begun in Timâ€" mins four weeks ago, and there are two classes being conducted at present, one on Monday evenings and the second on Thursday evenings. The first class is made up of members of the and their friends, and the second group comprises members of the Red Cross and their friends. nds ts s ue Fa ons s 400080 0. 0030 30e 0 200700400 700000700000 8 The first class of the Women‘s Auxiliâ€" ary Motor Service studied the fourth in the series of its weekly lessons on Monday evening at the McDowell Motâ€" ors, where Mr. Berlinger conducted the class in the practical mechanical trainâ€" ing provided by the Ford Motor Co. of Canada. The cradle of the Milwaukes brewâ€" ing industry, which annuvally preduces: more than 4,000,000 barreils of beer, was a fiveâ€"gallon kettle made of a wooden box iine«d with copper, says the kee Journal. It was the spring of 1840â€"just one hundred years agoâ€"â€"when the ambasâ€" sadors of King Gambrinus, the rotund mythical monarch who is supposei to have invented ber, started their pot boiling at Milwaukee. From that hunâ€" ble beginning has sprung the giant business that last year produc«e] more than a galilon of beer for cacn person in the coauntry. The first brewars werea not CGermans, as would séem likely, but Welshmen; y name Richard G. Owens, William Pawlett and John Davis. The business was gencral in character embracing the brewing of ale, porter and beer and the distillation of whiskey. Mitwaukee Beer is Now Celebrating Its Centennial Women‘s Classes in Motor War Work Making Progress T‘wo Classes Now in Full Swing. Others Expected to Start Soon. 111 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, APRIL 26th and 27th "GERONIMO" Starringâ€"PRESTON FOSTER, ELLEN DREW and ANDY DEVINE PLUS:â€"Added Shorts and Coloured Cartoon Starringâ€"BABY SANDY, FLORENCE RICE, RICHARD CARLSON HUGH HERBERT SHORTSâ€"COMEDY and DAVE â€" APPOLLON LAST SHOWING TOâ€"NIGHTâ€"THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH, nDEANNA DURBIN in "‘UIT‘S A DATE" With Kay Francis, Walter Pidgeon, Lewis Howard, Eugene Pallette, Harry Owens and hjs Rould Hawaiians Starringâ€"WALLACE BEERY, JOHN HOWARD and DOLORES DEL RIO SUNDAY MIDNIGHT (12.15 a.m.) MONDAY and TUESDAY, APRIL 28th, 29th and 30th, NEW EMPIRE Last Showing Toâ€"nightâ€"Thursday, April 25 "‘THEY SHALL HAVE MUSIC" Starringâ€"LIONEL BARRYMORE, SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE and BOBS WATSON "SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE"U" No, 5â€"Sscrial Starringâ€"ANNABELLA, ROBERT YOUNG, BILLIE BURK} "WHAT A NITEMARE*"â€"Popeye Cartoon ‘RHYTHM CAFE"â€"Mentome Musical WEDNESDAY ard MAY ist and 2nd Sunday Midnight (12.15 a.m.) Monday and Tuesday, April 28th, 29th, 30th "‘TRADE WINDS" Wednesday and Thursday, May 1st and 2nd Starringâ€"FRED. MARCKH, JOAN BENNETT and RALPH BELLAMY "DISOBEDIENT MOUSE"â€"Cartoon Children ............ 10e Children .......... Friday and Saturday, April 26th and 27th "COMMUNITY PRICES" EVERY DAY AT THE NEW EMPIRE THEATRE, MATINEE EVENING Starringâ€"JASCHA HEIFETZ, JOEL McCREA AND ANDREA LEEDS SERIALâ€""SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE‘â€"No, 2 SUITE Jooe‘s younger brother Bill is in trouble this time. He was charge! at the local police court with playing a saxopmhone in such a manner as to anâ€" noy the neighhors and cause a breach of the peace, "Ah that alters the case," said the magistrate, "I have no wish to spoil your chance of securing employment. What‘s the new job you‘ve got?" "If you‘ll let me off this time," he pleaded, "IT7l never play the instrument again. You see, sir, IT‘ve got a job to "I‘m going to work a pneumatic drill," replied Bill. â€"â€"Montreal Star. NO need to scrape and scrub in slimy water. A solution* of Gillett‘s Pure Flake Lye just lifts off grease layers . . . loosens hardâ€"baked food . . . takes the drudgery out of washing up. Keep a tin always handy! Lifts Grease *Never dissolve lye in hot water. The action of the lye itself ~â€"__._â€"_ heats the water. FREE BOOKLET â€" The Gillett‘s Lye Booklet tells how this powerful cleanser clears clogged drains . . . keeps outâ€" houses clean and odorless by destroying the contents of the closet . . . how it performs dozens of tasks. Send for free copy to Standard Brands Ltd., Fraset Ave. and Liberty Street, Toronto, Ont. (hn You Hear Mre, Mother? THUREDAY, APFECTI, "STH, 1940 QOFF * * * *#% 15¢

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