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Porcupine Advance, 10 Oct 1940, 2, p. 6

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| RADIO REPAIR S Foresight "Tiny‘" and Bill, two Sudbury youths weore discussing the conveniences of moving into one room together. Bill: "It won‘t be so lonesome and we can save some money." "Tiny‘": You said it. By the way, what size collar ao you wear?" â€"Sudâ€" bury Star. ju JUSL SIP?/~. "~Very well; stan«i on UMS spot for half an hour and wave this handkerchief as hard as ever you can. My wife is off to America with this steamer, and she‘ll expect me to stand for that time waving to her. She‘s a bit shortâ€"sighted, and she‘ll never know Ambitious Lad Farmer Jonesâ€"Well, I guess my son is going to be a farmer, after all ,when he gets through college. Farmer Brownâ€" What makes you think so? Farmer Jonesâ€"Well, he‘s planning m taking fencing lessons at college this fall. . â€"Globs and Mail rentleman The Ssubstituie ene, landing : stage. PBusiness leman, in a lwuitry to dock loafers; : here my man, do you want to earn hallâ€"crown? Loafer: ‘"Don‘t I s1r?". "Very well;: stand on this Some Stories onesâ€"Well, he‘s planning fencing lessons at college â€"Globs and Mail LECTRIC FLOOR POLISHERS AND VACUUM CLEANERS FOR RENT 18 CEDAR STREET NORTH _ _A film writer Says that when Jolhn Barrymore play John Barrymore in "The Great Profile" this will be the | first time a film star has played himâ€" self. Although of course there have been many pictures in which famous historical characters have played the part of George Arliss, â€" Montreal Star Mary: ‘"Yes‘m; and she said if I could stay with you for two months that was good enough reference for lier.‘" â€"Exchange Fair Warning Sign in a country restaurant: â€" "If our steak is too tough for you get out; uis is no place for weaklings."â€"Globe and Mail. l)opblc Duty "It‘s so good of you doctor, to have ient next door, and thought I‘d kill two come this far to sse my husband." Good Enough Mrs. Grimm: "So you have a jJob with my friend, Mrs. Long? Did you tell her you had only been with me two months?" "Not at all, madam. I have a patâ€" birds with one stone." â€"Exchanze the difference,." â€"The Passing Hour Phone 590 Get rid of those annoyâ€" ing noists, Be certain your radio is performâ€" ing correctly. All work guaranteed, Think This Oul $ 'Gmger Rogers and ] Ronald Coleman in Film at Cartier Ginger Rogers‘ versatility has brought her stardom in the triple fields of dansâ€" ing, comedy and drama, and that verâ€" satility has brought her a parade of masculine personalities as leads for her many pictures. Beginning with Norman Foster in : ""Young Man of Manhattan," Ginger ‘ha.s appeared opposite si:ores of stars and leading men â€" probably a wider ’variety than almost any other actress. ‘In that parade have been Predric March and Jack Oakie and Robert 'Armstrong and Bill Boyd. There are Rizardo Cortez and Ben Lyon and DQick Fowell and Charles Farrell and Warâ€" ner Baxter and George Brent and Warâ€" ren William. mm in c [ North Bay Nugget:â€"A Texas young' And PUDLUSLLCL Globe and Mail:â€"Another creak is, husfand who polished the coupe with : heard in the Axis wtinh Germans reâ€"| a bride‘s first pancake by mistake for| Sense and Nonsense:â€"When you get ported taking charge of Italian military ‘ a chamois has been given cne more down to brass tacks, you certainly cperations in Africa, chance. . lcome to the point. damaged. Cattle at the Houston farm, north cof the Robert‘s were badly frightâ€" ened as the twinâ€"engined plane circled the fields for a landing. Mr. Robert told The Speaker that the plane landâ€" ed cross ways of "the lands" and bounced over a couple of quite deep drainage ditches; before coming to a stop. The plane which landed at the airport proceeded on its way west Sunâ€" day morning." "No little excitement was caused in Earlton on Saturday afternoon when two R. C. A. F. Arvoâ€"Anson planes, enroute to a western Canada training school, were forced down owing to "low ceiling‘"‘. The offizer in charge of one of the planes told the press on Sunday that they were forced down when the "ceiling" got as low as 100 feet. One of the planes landed at the T. C. A. emergency landing field, whil e the cther which had become â€" separated, landed at the Robert farm just north of the village, tearing down a barbed wire fence and breaking off a dozen or so posts. The plane was slightly In her newest vehicle for RKO Rad*o "Lucky Partners", Ginger adds another distinguished name to her list in Ronâ€" ald Colman, who shares the stellar honors in this gay story of a synthetic honeymoon and its sophisticated and hilarious consequences. Spring Byingâ€" tion, Jack Carson, Cecilia Loftus and sther noted film figures head the supâ€" portirz cast, which â€"was directed by Lewis Milestone. "Lucky Partners‘" is the special at the Cartier theatre Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, Oct. 10th, 11th and 12th. Under the heading, "R. C.; A. P Planes forced down at Earlton, Th New Liskeard Speaker last week says:â€" Planes Forced to Make Landing at Eariton Then came Fred Astaire, and the scries of hit musicals that zoomed them both to the skies as the screen‘s foreâ€" most danzcing duo. The series was inâ€" terrupted occasionally with" such favâ€" orites as Joel McCrea and Bill Powell and Adophe Menjou, Francis Lederer and James Stewart and Douglas Fairâ€" banks, Jr., and James Elligon and David Niven and Tim Holt. | AT THE LOCAL THEATRES | 4@ 4 %¢% 4 “““ RKO Radio‘s "Lucky ners" Proving Bi Wherever Shown. WMOQNQQQ“OOQOM $ 044948 99 900 400 #0 S @40# 0+# ¢ * "TWO GIRLS ON BROADWAY" "Coloured Drama" "Stone Age"â€"Carto»n "sporting Evergiades"â€"Sport "Stranger Than Fiction" Another Big Fotoâ€"Niteâ€"Who will sell Their Photograph for the sum Offered? KAY FRANCIS, RANDOLPH SCOTT and BRIAN DONLEVY in Wedneday and Thursday, October 16 and 17 "DIVING DEMONS®"â€"Sport Another Big Fotoâ€"Niteâ€"Offer This Thursday $50,.00 Also presentation of $175,00 for Mr. Eino Pictila‘s photograph Coloured Carto®n News of the World Alzo on our sereen, the 6th of thr "Canada Carries on" serics, "Wings of Youth" Siunday Midnigkt,, Monday and Tuesday October 13th, 14th and 15th CLIVE BROOK, JOHN CLEMENS and JUDY CAMPBELL in Coloured â€"Cartoon LANA TURNER, JOANX BLONDELL and GEORGE MURPHY in TOâ€"NIGHT ONLYâ€"THURSDAY, OCT,. 10 sTOOGE COMEDY Frid: NOTICEâ€"On Double Feature Programmes boming to our theatr es, we request our patrons to attend the Theatre not later than 8.00 p.m. to see entire performance. "WHEN THE DALTONS RODE" AKRIM TAMIROFF, GLADYS GEORGE AND WILLIAM HENRY in 1y ; pALACE "WAY OF ALL FLESH Friday Midnight and Saturday October 11th and 12th TF CLEPMHONE 560 "CONVOYC" and â€" | biaZzIing® ACcton meen ) ants boond Canadian infantry holding unit occuâ€" an iin “Dalt,()n” Dl‘ama ip)'ing a strategic area in this beseiged | P T land knows there is more to the exâ€" # t 64 *# | l h pression, "old soldiers never die," than tler | at a ace eatre ! Jjust the title of a wartime jingie,. 1 L 4 _ _It all happened when the Canadian ky Partâ€" Specml This W(‘Qk, “When;Legion War Services overseas Organiâ€" Big Hit] The Daltons Rode." |zation was requested to carry on i auxiliary work among he members of } ‘ Universal‘s new frontier action epic, this particular unit. A. D. McCrindle \‘"When the Daltons Rode," with Ranâ€" O‘ Montreal, one of the nine Legion has brought goiph Scott and Kay Francis in the Subpervisors attached to the 1st and lds of jeading roles, will be at the Palace N9 Divisions, was assigned to the job id that v°e"â€" tineatre Friday, Friday midnight and 4N4 iae speed and efficiency with i parade O saturday, Oct lith and 12th. which he organized various services is eads for he"‘ â€" ‘+ne Daiton boys, most famous of all Still beong taiked about by officers and tha Mmidwacetawmmn â€"Amitinwo ara ranrantarl other ranks. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTIMMINS, ONTARIO SHORTS Comumnity in AT THE TIMMINS THEATRES cost anybody anythingâ€"yet there has been no action on the matter. None that is visible anyway. How about the government getting this matter settled Defore many soldiers are killed hitchâ€" hiking to their homes on a wellâ€"earned furlough. From Amherstburg Echo) Surely the Dominion Government will not need any more urging to allow soldiers free transportation on our own railway after the fatality near Midland when two hitchâ€"hiking. soldiers were killed. If the government had allowed these boys who had enlisted to fight for their country and protect the govâ€" ernment that is refusing to grant them free transportation, a pass they would still be alive today. How can the heads of the Canadian Government excuse themselves for denying our brave lads the privilege of riding on their own railway. Members of parliament are given the privilege. Surely the soldiers are doing as much for their country as members of parliament, many of whom can well afford to pay their own way much better than the soldiers who get $1.40 a day while the M. P.‘s get $10.096 per day. Amherstburg council suggestâ€" ed to the government that they show appreciation for the soldiers‘ sacrifice in this tangible mannerâ€"that wouldn‘t Distinguished Director CGreorge Marshall, remembered for his work in "Destry Rides Again," directed "When the DPaltons Rode," and he has packed the film with action from beâ€" ginning to end. gang was destroyed while staging the cnly double bank robbery in {rontier history. Miss Francis plays the first "outâ€" dosr" role of her career, appcaring as the winsome telegraph operator in *Cofâ€" feyville, a character bassd on the realâ€" life sweetheart of one of the Daltons. Sszott is seen as the frontier lawyer who befriends the Dalton boys and helps bring a group of land company crooks to justice. "When the Daltons Rode" is based on the book of the same name by Emmett Dalton and Jack Jungmeyer, Sr. The Daiton boys, most famous of all the midwestern outlaws, are recreated on the scrger by Brian Donlevy, Broâ€" derick Crawford, Stuart Erwin and Frank Albertson, while other importâ€" ant roles are filled by George Bancroft, Andy Devine, Mary Gordon, Harvey Stephens and Quen Ramsey. Daring Exploits Tracing the careers of the Daltons Ircm their ranching days, the film carâ€" ries them through a series of daring exploits climaxed by the celebrated raid on Coffeyville, Kan., in 1892, when the cang was destroved while staging the Urges Government to Allow Transportation to Soldiers Universal‘s new frontier action epic, ‘"When the Daltons Rode," with Ranâ€" doiph Scott and Kay Francis in the leading roles, will be at the Palace theatre Friday, Friday midnight and sSaturday, Oct. 11th and 12th. CARTOON Fox News LEW AYRES RVTA JOHNSON _ In LLOYÂ¥D NOLAN Tuesday and Wednesday, October 15 and 16 BARBARA STANWYCK WILLIAM HOLDEN in FRIDAY EVENING‘S SPECIAL REVIV A L Saturday, Sunday Midnight (12.15), Monday SPECIAL KID‘s MATINEE SATURDAY MORNINGâ€"10,.350 B3] "THE CROOKED ROAD" GOLDFIELDS With EDMUND LOWE and IREXE HERVEY LATEST WAR NEWS Don Hinga, telegraph editor of the Houston (Tex) ‘Chronicle in looking ;over the day‘s submission‘s from one of his stringers, found a story on a ;murder that had happened five days | previously. Hinga wired him imimeâ€" diately asking how come the delay. Back came the answer: "Couldn‘t get !funeral arranzements any sooner." â€"Editor and Publisher | | | | All of this, of course, is incidental to the intensive training which the unit undergoes every day in preparation for whatever duties it may be called upon to perform. Until such time as the lads get into real action their morale and fighting spirit must be upheld and in this connsction the Legion War Sarvices is performing an essential and highly satisfactory JOb. The unit‘s own concert party, deâ€"| veloped in Canada by the Legion‘s enâ€"! tertainment division, now presents| regular concerts and these find the hut jammed to capacity on every Occasion. : On other nights talking pictures are | shown and ocCasionally, through the‘ efforts of Captain Mert W. Plunkett, | of Toronto, CL.W.S. entertainment | officer overseas, London stageé’w'| screen stars visit the camp and thrill the lads with real Drury Lane fun and frolic. I McCrindle, who fought in the first Great War, reports that Corporal Harâ€" rop of Toronto, has become his right | hand mawu and has been lending invalâ€" | uable assistance, in his hours off duty,i in helping to maintain the Legion‘s , services among the troops. Lieut. Algie who was appointed sports officer for | the unit, also assists in distributing! sports equipment made available by the Legion, such as for softball, soccer, . badminton, boxing and quoits. ents With the coâ€"operation Oof staff offiâ€" cers space was obtained for the creaâ€" tion of a Legion reading and writing room in which were installed tables and an abundant supply of materials such as free stationery and envelopes, magazines and newspapers. A recreaâ€" tion hut was opened and this was equipped â€"with stage, dressing rooms, flood â€" lamps, . costumes, pingâ€"pon3 tables, dart boards, ring boards, punchâ€" ing bag and piano. Shortly after their arrival here, and the discovery that it takes more than the sergeantâ€"major to keep them occuâ€" picd aiu thne liune, members of the infantry unit pleaded for entertainâ€" ment, games, sporis and papers to read. When McCrindle came he brought with him all the essentials for just such activitiesâ€"highly necessary to offset boredomâ€"and within a few days had a program under way. Legion War Services Win Appreciation of Canadians Overseas Add Tales of Country Correspondâ€" TOâ€"DAY and FRIDAY "GOLDEN Had Good Excuse "GOLDEN SPECIAL sHORT S FPLEECING" _ cartooN "COVERED WAGON DA YS" SEE EACH EXCITING EPISODE "DRUMS OF FUâ€" MANCHU®*" THREE MESQUITEERS With DoN AMECHE, ARLEEN WHELAXNX, LYLE TALBOT M |_ In his possession the arrested man [had two registration cards in differâ€" ent names; three different car ownerâ€" '.s;hlp cards and two driver‘s permits. There were also three pawn tickets |from Toronto pawn shops, and sunâ€" ‘\dry other articles, The decoy ducks !were the property of the car owner. Constable Souliere, receiving word from Temagami that a car in which it was suspected there were stolen goods, headed south to intercept the car and located it when it passed him at a high rate of speed south of Cobalt. He gave chase and finally headed the car off to the north of the town, but the driver dodged around him and kept on going. This was again reâ€" peated but finally the officer manâ€" aged to cut the other driver off, When he approached the car to question Precoor, the man took to his heels running across the fields with the constable in hot pursuit. The officer fired two shots over the fleeing man‘s head before he was finally overtaken. Communication with the motor vehâ€" icles branch at Toronto revealed that the car had been stolen in London a week prior to the Temagami thefts and was the property of Jesse B. Shawâ€" wood of Grenville St. When asked why he had not stopâ€" ped he told the officer, "If you had as much hanging over you as I have, you would run too." In the car were two tires and tubes which it is alleged had been stolen from a Temagami garage on Tuesday night last. There were also some chocâ€" olate bars, in boxes and seven decoy ducks. f Precoor was taken to North Bay, where he will answer to the theft of goods at Temagami, and then will, no Haileybury, Oct. 9.â€"Provincial Conâ€" stable Art Souliere made a nice haul on Friday morning, when he arrested man who gave his name as Ronald Precoor, and his home addres as Ingersoll, after a chase which started a mile south of Cobalt, and finally ended on the southern outskirts of this town. Officer Halts Fugitive With Shot from Revolver #. 00000000000ao000000000000.000000.0.000000.ooooc.o ’0000*00000 wa, 84 o'00000000000000000000'00000000'000_00000000000000000000000000000000‘00’000000’00000: , wa, *4 8 40 44 28 48 b0"a4"44" 6 ¢ 2 4* // s$HORTSâ€""Canada Carrics On" Serics SHONTSâ€"MUSICAL _ MINIATURE FOX NEWS GROUCH CLUB Mascicli Theatre, Schumacher PROTECTION INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE IN ALL BRANCHES PINE sSTREET NORTH TIMMINS Phones: Res. LAST SHOWING TOâ€"NIGHTâ€"THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10TH sUNDAY MIDNIGHT (12%.15),MONDAY AND TUESDAY OCTOBER 13TH, 14TH and 150H. AKRIM TAMIROFF, GLADYS GEORGE AND WILLIAM HENRY in Starringâ€"EDWARD G,. ROBINSON and RUTH GORDON sHORTSâ€"Coloured Cartoon and News of the World WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16th and 17th KAY FRANCIS, RANDOLPH SCOTT AND BRIAN DONLEVY in FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER l1th and 12th ELSIE JANIS, WENDY BARRIE AND P. KNOWLES in "DR. EHRLICH‘S MAGIC BULLET NEW EMPRE Wednesday and Thursday, October 16 and 17 "*VYVIGIL IN THE NIGH‘T‘‘ Friday and Saturday, October 11th and 12th "HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME" To lose one‘s home by fire as it could be if it wasn‘t Protect vyour investment . Last Showing Toâ€"nightâ€"Thurs., Oct. "BROTHER RAT BABY" Starringâ€"BRIAN AMHMHERNE, CAROLE LOMBARID, ANNI SHIRLEY Serialâ€"*"s, 0. 8. COASTGUARD No,. 3" "WHEN THE DALTON‘S RODE" sSHORTSâ€"COMEDY CARTOON Adults :.;..:.. Children ..;:... Starringâ€"CHARLES LAUVGHTON, MAUREEN QO‘HARA Sunday Midnight (12.15), Monday and Tuesday, October 13th, 14th and 15th "NORTHWEST PASSAGE" COMMUNITY PRICES" EVERY DAY AT THE NEW EMPIRE â€"THEATRE, MATINEE EVENING Starting of New Serial Today "S. (1, 8s, COASTGUARD NO,. 1"â€"starring Ralph Bird Starringâ€"SPENCER TRACY, WALTER BRENNAN Looney Toon Cartoonâ€""PORKY‘S LAST STAND Slarringâ€"PRISCILLA LANE, JANE BRYAN AND WAYNE MORRIS /A PBA 0.0'0000000-00'0‘- ‘b:ozoxo. Popeye Cartoonâ€""WIMMIN Is A MYSKERY TELEPHONE 173 ance today. C {doubt, be taken farther south to anâ€" swer to the charge of car theft, He claims that the goods were taken by a man named Smith. syi0w, cabaret dinner and dance, fashâ€" ion parade and floor show has been set at $1.50 per person. 1941 autcmobile models will be on display at the McIntyre Arena on Thursday and PFriday, October 24 and 20, when the Schumacher Llona Club holds its big auto show. The automohile display will open ati seven o‘clock in the evening and at nine and twelve each night there will be a fashion parade and floor show. Talented performers have been enâ€" gaged to entertain patrons during the floor show. One can attend the motor show withâ€" out being present for the fashion parade floor show and dance. Admission to the show itself is twentyâ€"five cents a person. Admission for the entire perâ€" formance which includes the motor At ten o‘clock each evening a cabaret dance will be held. Hold Auto Show and Cabaret Dinner Dance, Oct. 24, 25 A of Lions Show. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 1940 All fur work done at prices.": ‘The ‘only fur 1 Timmins 15 Wilson Ave. is tragic but not as bad protected by insurance. BROWNSTON FURRIERS FUR COATS TO ORDER REMODELLINGâ€"RELININCG REDYEING TANNING See us about insurâ€" Adults ......:.::..;. Children ::.::..... Arena to be Sceq: s Clubâ€"Sponsore (OMTice 112 Phone 1780 10th C songable ory in 135

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