1942-11-26; Saline Observer

              THE
SALINE
3BSERVER
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VOLUME 62
SAUINE,   WASHTENAW  COUNTY, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, NOV.  26, 1942
NUMBER   8
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Lets All Be Thankful
We Are Americans
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Let this Thanksgiving Day remind
every man, woman and child in
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America of, that blessed heritage
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of Liberty and Freedom that is
■ours. May we all be truly thankful.
Saline Savings
Bank
The  One  Story Bank On tha  Corner <
ii New Industry
] Is Coming Fine
j Twenty-six Machines
I On  The  Floor,  IWenty-
j ] one   Men   Employed.
CHRISTMAS SEALS
i* j     Perhaps  you're wondering  how
I Salme's newest industry, the R &
j ;B Tool Company, is coming.
We can say, "fine."
We paid a visit to the establishment last week and found 26
machines installed, and more to
come. They are working two
ten-hour shifts, and local men
are employed so far as possible.; -,
There are 2i men on the shifts, >
and -while production is not up to; .
what  it will be, due to  the fact! |
that many of the men have had
to   be   taught   the   trades   which!
Robert E. itoyal   Boild Dri™ To
Is Doing Stunts   Remember Pearl Haibor
After  One  Of Them
He WaitsUay Or Two
Before Trying It Again.
Isby Announces Special
Campaign Dec. 1 to 7
As  Commemoration.
OBSERVER LINERS
Clasified Advertising
: Dear friends:
Nov.  12,  1942.
A special war bond sale drive
through-iut Michigan from Dec. 1
to   Dec.   7   to   "Remember   Pearl
„.«. Protect Your Home
from Tuberculosis
SEEN AN' HEARD
thev no doubt will follow from CCars -passing through with one
now on, Manager Redies is very or more deer fastened to the fend-
well satisfied to date.                    . ers is quite,* common sight now.
We   are   assured   that   the   in- Among   those-from   Saline   who      _.   ..^^^^  „,rf ^ mohthand maLrk his ap_
dustry is a permanent one as de; have shot deer^tms season are C.i nervous   and   Mother   Earth   felt; „,.__*.      „t_     --__._-      ~
I just finished reading The Ob- Harbor" was announced Saturday
server that came today and have hv fj^j- n Isb chairman of
been thinking of my friends in ba- ^e Michigan yrar Savings Combine.   Even though I'm not as far  mittee
away from home as some or my.. B^^ issued duri itfle week
friends.   I   too   get  homesick   for   .^   be   stamped   ^  tte   datej
^i1^6   ?W; -, .,.-       "Dec-   7-   1942," to  commemorate
Td like to  tea you something   th   annlversaiy.    isbey urged all
"S^fc^ It" n^iciti2ens of the state to '-'buy one
,£X5fS_ S w w ^LS-8*8 War Bond> °ver ^ above
rightfully so.    We have a beauti-. j        purchases"    during    the
ful  swimming pool,   modern  bar- j „r/fQl, .. s
racks,  and the best food—includ
week.
ins- coffee   susrar and meat' ;  ' A11 the Purcllaser w"1 .have to
^r,.   ™,ff.S ^f™_    ._,=.   do to have his "Remember Pearl
My   greatest   thrill   came   last .„   .    „ .      .  ... _       7   1040
week when my instructor told me: f1?! „       k,    -     f 1      J' '
I was ready to take the plane up"*I?bev j.*™?'  ^  to make his pur-
alone.    I wa_Ta little  scared  0*. . chase dnnng the first seven days
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Dehr Customers:*
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We want to thank you for your
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very courteous co-operation, concerning our forced change in store
hours.     Don't hesitate to use our
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Phone Service and femember this
Christmas the Practical Gifts are
the luxurious.
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Sincerely,
BURKHARTS STORE
PHONE 77
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mand for their products will con-   A.  Jordan^ Clarence Haarer  and pretty good when I crawled out}*        ^.^ Bond,.
tinue  after  the  war has  ceased.  Ray    VanDorn    and    som    Deer of the ship . Manv cities and towns through-
if it ever does, and who of us is hunters have brought good busr-      For the test.couple of days I,     t th£ state  he saidi are ^t-
not hoping another year will see   ness to the femes at the Straits ! have been doing stunts, m which ^ a     date fco   kURcii
it draw to a close? -      . Reports   haye   drifted   down   of skill   and   coordmation   are   very;   *   al   fe    d   M toward   the
We feel, and doubtless you do.   cars lined,up for 15 miles routing important.     The    first   md   tart    *^rchase  of planes to be  named
too. that Saline is indeed fortunate  for  a  boat to   carry them   over, thing    you    do   before    doing    a  £ community,
to have this growing industry lo-, Others have been ,n line: for three stunt is  make   sure your  safety,    -^      h  „  ^gement  with
MtaA  Zrifh  n« : miles and some report arriving m belt   is   securely  fastened.   After w»» n_™-.-,_nt  'f„«'Tm-=
■C9te& VVlth US'     ■  .the   early  hours   ST the  morning completing   one* stunt,   you   wait. £e  War  ^p^tmen^   the^eas-
,-«,,• r\* 'and   crossing-   without   delay.     A until  your   stomach  has  returnd P^ ^eParcmem: ls  &em_r permit
Annual   Meeting  Of W__zarT and snow  *.iicV Opened to   normal before doing* another.  J£ ^PP^J^^P ^"Z'
„      ,._.    * -.. 'the deer season in the Upper Pen-'     Our instructors are the best in | £«   and ^rgan^ations   ftat   ob-
Credit   Association insula  quickly  melted  away   and the business and all have at least ^^"™S^r^?^±3?
V. ^     _^ ,- n   warmer^^eattier  came.   CA very two   thousand  hours   in   the   air. • °f J*e planes m war bond mvest-
The stockholders of the Adrian     . ■       tt  ~ h f   ^ p It j    t    their credit to put every  ments.
Production      Credit      Association  ^ J^ h^s subsc^tio^n to -man   through   that's   possible,   so:    The amounts quoted are $75,000
will hold their eighth annual meet- observe?   and   tellihg   how' their job is a tough one. : ** a pursuit plane, $170,0000 for
ing in three sections this year in-  ^ e    ^.enjoys Teeping m touch!     I'm sorry to have to close now ,a   medl^   hoPpb<P   and   $300 000
stead  of  the customary  one day  mP™ ^^^ ^^f and   ^ I could write on  endlessly about- f°r  a heavy bomber.   The actual
sessions     The   dates   and   pla^s intan(|.s ^e. "se is  locatod i the   training;  however  I   have   a : amount  f  cash  -^  come mto
are as follows: Dec. 11, 1 p. m,  f    Huntington  Park,   Calif.,   and final   examination   in   navigation jthe Treasury through tne special
Pittsfield   Grange   hall;   S£ m    ^"^^ to ail nt friers; tomorrow  and  those  books   keep   campaign,  Isbey   said.
Raisinvalle Grange hall   Dm. A  back here; ^  thermometer has! staring   me   in   the   face. I -
1 p. m.,  Jumor Project huilding been    hovgri        ^-^    90    out 1    The best of luck to all of you. i To Pick 35  Girls"
on Lenawee county fair, gronds m  ther_   ^^^ 500 registered for j if you have any excess snow up ;
Adrian. «,„,Ja_, »«>«    A-gasoline!= ration books last week j there this winter, just send somelPoj. Short Course
H. F.Johnston^. ^c^ta^-treas-!     & , Charles  Orwick ! down. . Regards,
urer, said this P^cedure was rec-, ^ ( A_c Royali R. E.
ommended by the board of direc-   v        WOrk   in    the   Coneressfonal Darr Aero Tech.
tors' in order that as mkny mem-  Jff™ ^er   husblmdTif sta Albany, Ga.
berfe  their families, and non-mem-   f.lDrajy.      "-^   nusoand   is1   sta- |
blr'fa^rs could atter|d with as boned m a camp nearby.    <_Mrs
iitUe""u_^"ge  asTossible! of'ga-io:  Sam   Craig   of  Chelsea   sends   a j Nice  Letter Eroin
J. ~f^°.^„ r 1 check  to  renew   her   Saline   Ob-   „„ ,,    T      1 •       j__
lmDirenctors   to" be  electfed   are te   --er and tells us how she keeps | EllsWOl'th   Luckhardt
ful the terms  of E. A.. Anderson   m touch with tlie: home town hap- .        November  18,
of  Acteian  and  E. P.   Pelmer.of pemngs through^the whimnsof ^_the|Deat sir.
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■ Scholarships to enable 35 girls
' to enroll and attend -\vithout cost
j the winter short courses at Michigan State College are announced
by R. W. Tenny, short course
, director at the college,
j The rule of first* come, first
: accepted if eligible, will enable
: one  or  more scholarships  to  be
iving
If you haven't ordered you Turkey, Duck,
Goose, Chicken or Rabbit you will probably be
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able to get it at Schmid's—but Hurry!
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t   The entire personnel at Schmid's hopes all
of you have a nice Thanksgiving—as.-we all have
lots to be thankful for.
SCHMID'S FOOD MARKET
Phoned      FREE DELIVERY ;     Phone 3$
Arin" Arbor,' whose  terms   expire paper.     It's   refreshing   to   hear |^'i^e£li|,m   not   much d     t awarded within Washtenaw coun-
this year. i_ from  these loval  subscribers and i     itin ' ,etters "but I will trv to'ty*   The 3o S11"1*3 selected will be
President Doty will maKe a re- to know  they maintain an inter- a little. ' First of all I wanti?5om 32 counties below the north
port to the stockholders, and the est m our afiairs even after they! ^ ^^ you my tew address.    T \ hnes of Oceana to Bay counties,
secretary will report on| the year's are miles way. ftNow that alarm )j^   ^   reCeiving   the   paper'I fKCePt ™?poat&'  *PP- 1<mia"  *£
activities and growth,, as weU as clocks   haye   become   a   scarcity ;OK ^^ j ^ shippeJ ^t; legan, Calhoim   Bemen, Cass, St
presenting a review of ithe finan- and an oddity one  early .worker ' hgre- .£n. Nov   4th   ..j. h£^fe  ^en  Joseph and^HJUsdale counties. Se-
cial   and   business   of | the   past said   he. had   learned   to   waken j missi      '^ home"V.ews-it seems '< ^"P* from ^these^ counties  are
year's operations. y when-,the  bomber   pant   parade j|     ^  fQ   find       t  what   ^    old; provided by the Kellogg Founda-
A  member   of  the  corporation began.surging past his house. He ;c|an    back mere in g-^,.    is do_- tion at a different session of the
will «»ive a short t&lk.|  A lunch says   they   are   regular   and   de-igj   6 . short courses.
will   be   served   to  members   and j pendable and he gets to work on j    ^his    is    a    new    field    here I     Special  training for  the young
guests  at  the  conclusion  of the i time.     Old   clocks  axe  being re- j xt is iust a short distance to the iWOTniin nas been  designed to  fit
meetings.       Afternoon - meetings paired,   even  the  old style clock j R   kJ molmtains.    The  weather!^ forf * more substantial role
ner.  at. 4.T.- m. '. which    struck    th«>    hnnr      A     finp ! < - - i in ■ «•_.   cfotc'c   -lO/io   *-_v~v.   -.,_--?,.-
Wolverine      Work
i-arsuns'.
Shoes     at
Clarence      ©ook,
phone 152.
Auctioneer.
For  Sale—'Commercial  trailer.
Call phone 50F2. 7x
For Sate—New milk Holstein
cow. Lewis Scherdt, phone 188-
F12. 8
For Sale^—Chester White stock
hog and gilts. Dwight Carr,
phone 144F4      - 8
For Sale—6-room living room.
suite, piano, lavatory. Inquire at
Boettger's Barber Shop, ax
Wanted—Riders to bomber plant
day. or afternoon shifts, or will
swap   rides.   Phone 236. 8
Heating and sheet iii-_i-__ work,
furnace cleaning and .repairing.
R. G. Wahl-kphone 160.
For Sale—Cauldron- kettle, 30
gallon meat crock. Inquire at
4915 Pleasant Lake road. 8
Used cars wanted. Will pay
top prices for good late models.
Wiedman Auto  Company,  Saline.
Desirable building lots with
sewer, and water. Terms given.
Wiedman Auto Co., Saline.
1941 Ford Deluxe Tudor, radio'
and heater. Car looks and.runs
like new; Wiedman Auto Co.,
Saline.
Poultry will definitely be good
property this season. Put in that
ertra lot of chicks. We are still
hatching. Saline Hatchery.
For Rent-—-Unfurnished cabins
and trailer space on US-112, 7
miles west of Saline. Inquire ~126
E*.   Michigan  Ave.,   phone   170R2.
Wanted — Dead and useless
stock; horses $7.j50, cows $6. Call
collect Tecumseh 350. Carroll
Frost, Licensee for Darling & Co
will be ajourned at 4, p.m.
Saline Woman's Club
] which struck the hour. A fine
; thing but not appreciated when
! Junior was trying to sneak up
| the back stairs in his sock feet
j or when some special bulletin is
j being heard over the radio. C.We
' The Saline Woman's Club met I are told it is not too late to plant
on-Tuesday afternoon1 with Mrs. • tulips for spring blossoms. C.Road
Arthur Heininger. Mrs. Francis building continues on the super
Lockwood   presided   at   the   busi- j highway between Detroit and the
ness meeting and also introduced
the speaker, Mrs. Si E. Cronson,
a matron of one of the girls' cottages, at the Detroit House of
Correction. -She '• spoke of some
of the personality and character
problems that workers with incor-
bomber plant. Construction workers are hoping the season will be
such that they can complete the
work this fall. C.Many students
will spend • Thanksgiving away
from Mother and Dad this year
as   the  government; has  request-
rigibles   and   criminals   have   to! ed that all bus and" train service
deal with and described some of
the .well-known inmates there and.
be reserved for soldiers and their
families! Tires and gas rationing
their behaviors.   laany of the in-j will regulate much of the rest of
mates  respond  to   discipline  and
make  good  upon   release,   others
resent it and do not profit by it
Saline Rotary Club
the usual* crowds who have flocked from the city to the farm for
i the annual feast. CGeorge H.
personally except that society is Miller is now stationed at Macon,
protected while they are in cus- Ga. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
tody. C. H. Miller and graduated from
The club voted to send Miss the Saline High school after
Jean Carlene Burkhart a bushel which he took a three-year engi-
of apples for Thanksgiving at neering course at the U. of M. He
Fort Des Moines, Iowa. enlisted in, the  first World War
The next meeting on Tuesday, ar_d -y^g made a second lieuten-
Dec. 1, will be at the Red Cross an^ He enlisted in this war and
rooms and a good attendance is was made captain of the Mechan-
urged. - ieal   Aviation   Corps.     He   spent
six weeks in Miami, Florida, four
weeks in Mobile, Ala., and is now
as listed, above as a personnel director with a large number under
him. CCoffee. rationing will, soon
be in effect and dealers as well
as the "public will welcome "the
day. South American warehouses
are packed with the precious bei-
ries -and probably the. shipping
problem will be solved and we
shall haye the cups of the steaming beverage we want sooner than
we think. # <[Holiday buying on
a large scale has already begun.
CCorn husking and soybean harvesting have been going forward
at a rapid pace the. last two
weeks. Both are plentiful crops
this year. C.Tbe Red Cross is
grateful "for the extra workers who
have come to the rescue. H you
can give a couple of hours you
are invited to come and help, too.
sure has been  swell. • J? ^ "J**!S 1f*?5U!£, pr?d^
After going to school, In wmch  ^ food -*"1 **"*• Vf e^ht-
I had the g%,d luck.to take the weeks courses for the winter term
airplane   mechanics    course   and \ °P£?        ". 1. . ,,
then specialized in instruments,! .T"rf- ?f the courses especially
for six months, I'm going to get m» tram young women, and
the chance to work on Iirpla-.es 1?™^ men  as well   for  jp-eater
Lthat are in flying condition. , efficiency   on   the   home   farnis.
' Well, you probably want to! *»** production, fruit production
know how I like the Army. It is j *»d poultry instruction are inthisr
all right and I think the Army cla.s. Another dairy njanufac-
Air 0>rps is the best branch .of I J™1?.* OP Jhe industrial side,
the service ibut stl11 related to the conversion
That's all for now as I have toi __f___il!_.!_.° hom^fr?nt and war
go to work. ?
One of-the Saline boys.
Pvt.  Ellsworth A Luckhardt.
(Ozzie)
10th  Photo.  Reconn.   Sqdn.,
Army Air Base,
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Due to".* the absence of some
of the members on hunting trips,
no effort was made to get an outside speaker for the meeting held
at The Tavern last Thursday
noon.
A questionnaire which, tasked
the wits and memories of all was
resorted to and resulted in Don
Ford walking off. with the gonfalon with Fred Lendrum a close
second.
Alfred Schmid expected to attend, but. had to leave early in
the morning to get back to his
Army .work-.
Carl A. Curtiss talked for several minutes on the problems of
the county draft board, of which
he is a member, and answered
numerous questions pertaining to
selectees.
As today is Thanksgiving, no
meeting "will be held this week.
Boy Scout Activities
A.   A.   Scontmaster
Receives  Silver  Beaver  Award
* T. Bruce Rider, for the past
12 years scoutmaster of the Baptist <_hurch Troop in Ann Arbor,
was awarded the Silver Beaver
Award last night for outstanding
service to boyhood.
It was the occasion of the
troop's annual Parents' Night
and the award was a surprise
to Mr. Rider, who leaves soon for
service in the armed forces.
Julius Hass, Sr.
Julius Hass, Sr., passed away
in Detroit Monday, Nov. 16, at
the ' age'T-of 64. Surviving are
His wife,' * Christina,: of Saline;
three sons. Emil of 'Detroit, Rudolph off Saline and Julius of San
Diego, Calif.;- four daughters, Martha Kline of San Diego, Calif..
Hilda Miller of Coronado, Calif.
FWeda" Schumaier of Saline and
Julia Camille of Detroit; also five
brothers and three sisters, many
nieces and nephews, and twelve
grandchildren.
EYES EXAMINED
Glasses fitted. Dr. Frank Gilford
Toledo Ontometrist, Saturday. 2:30
to {.-'l'*; P. M. Office: Milan Hotel,
(upstairs). Tenth year in Milan.
front supplies of food;
„ Other courses scheduled, in
which girls likely wiirTie^ehrdlled
in greater numbers, include those
in agricultural engineering, home
economics, forestry and wildlife
^ ^ j conservation   and   practical  flori-
p!*S.—rwant to thank you and I culture. _     __     ...
whoever is responsible for send- C?84"3 of attendmg for the eight
ing me the paper. Say Hello toi^*31*8 usually do not exceed $100,
all the folks in Saline for me. j 1%.^°°^ ^ood ?Pd l^gmg and
Thank vou       - ' tuition. Those who obtain  schol-
.'        i arships  will have  their expenses
iiri.   4. v       o i_.     Ui tr Paid from the Kellogg Foundation
What  IOU bnOUW lUlOW   I funds. Application for girls' schol-
About War Ration Books !ca« SSSt^"^?^
War ration _>ook 1 will be used , i0Cai school officials.
to ration coffee.    It will also be!  ^_
used  to  issue war ration book  2! T110+Q'|i_.i.j/W1  f\f
and may be used to ration other j lnsiauaiion UI
commodities.    It  is  therefore  es-1 ^-.     -j-,    ™    s\a.
sential that every individual has j U.   hi.   o. OfllCerS
a war  ration  book  1,. regardless i .    .  ,,    .
whether or not he buys sugar or I The installation for the newly
coffee. No one will be able toileted and appointed officers of
obtain war ration book 2 unless i tne Eastern Star will be held on
he has war ration book 1. All! Monday, Nov. 30 at 8 p. m. The
consumers who have not regis-1 following tastallmg officers have
tered for war ration book 1 must j been chosen: Ruby Pasch, past
register by Dec. 15, 1942. Babies, grand Adah of the grand chap-
born after Dec. 15, 1942 must be i ter of Iowa as installing officer:
registered within a month after; Genevieve Gross as installing mar-
their birth. Persons who-are con-, ™al; Amia- Briggs as installing
fined to hospitals or other insti-! chaplain; Bessie Collins as install-
tutions and are not registered, i *"_" organist and Ruth Campbell
from Nov. 8, 1942 until Dec. 15, i as soloist
1942 must register within a
month after they axe discharged
from the institution.
Coffee stamps in a book of a
consiumer whose age is shown on
his book as 14 years or younger! Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lounsberry
are not valid. Stamps in. such a'are the parents of a son bom
book must remain attached until. Monday, Nov. 23.
war ration book 2 is issued. War j M_p. and Mrs. Robert Raden-
ration bpoks of those in the' serv-jbaugh have a daughter, born Nov.
ice  must  be   surrendered to  the 24. ■,
We carry a complete line . of
Master Mix feeds and concentrates on hand at all times. Special discounts on ton lots". Morton
Poultry   farm.
We have a good supply of
poultry equipment—nests, electric?
feeders aiid fountans. Fill your
needs before" too* late."
Saline Hatchery.
Especially equipped to repair
auto parts and farm macninery.
Welding of all kinds. Brooks
Brothers will fix it if anyone
can.    Phone 101.
Bead. Useless Farm Animals
ren_oved. Horses $7.50. cows $6.
Prompt service, including Sundays
call. 484. Adrian, reverse charges,
Adrian. Mich.    Adrian Tankage Co.
Feed your pullets Master Mix
Egg Mash for high egg production while egg prices are best.
Morton Poultry Farm; phone
65R2.
"Prepare your car now for winter. Nice line, of heaters, floor
mats, etc. Motorola radios. Get
your  Puner-Pvro here now.
Elmer Steeb, Gulf Service.
with    Vitamin    En^ched    Hom^
_f"r|o  p-»n/>  from Havdei's 190ft
Flour.    Tr?** us your wheat--    *
Saline Mercantile Co*.
Saline   General   Hospital
local board. In case of a death
the war ration book of the deceased must be surrendered within 10 days. If it is not convenient to bring the above mentioned books to Mrs. Clarence
Wurster, please mail them. If
possible, call her before coming
to her home for registration so
that a second trip will be unnec-.
essary in case she is not in.
CARD OF THANKS
To the many friends, our neighbors and the Ladies' Aid of the
Federated church, we wish to
extend our heartfelt .thanks for
the flowers sent and their kind
expressions of sympathy in our
bereavement .
The Bernard Family.
Gerald Heath -of Milan had a
minor operation Tuesday morning and returned to his' home on
Wednesday.
CARD  OF THANKS
I had hoped—and still Ji6pe_to
send personal notes to all the
friends, who remembered me during my Jiospital visit Shall have
to wait till I have a steadier
hand. So I will.just say my
appreciative, thank yous here and
now.
Fann_e C. Unterkircher.
The Observer "has a nice line ot
wedding invitation-} and announcements. Nioe work and prieeB
reasonable.
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I     All Sizes — All Fabrics
I Price Range to Fit All Purses
Im/^Y    624   So.   Main   St.
|I UA     Ann Arbor, Mich.
SalineTheatre
Friday and Saturday
Grand Central
Murder
With  VAN HEFMN
and  PATRICIA DANE    .
ALSO
GENE   AUTRY   in
Call of the Canyon
With   Smiley   Burnette
Sunday, Monday and TwMdh.y
Matinee Sunday, S:M p. to.
JUDY CANOVA and
JOE E. BROWN in
JOAN QF
OZARK
Wednesday  and  Thursday
BARBARA   STANWYCK
and JOEL McCREA in
The Great
Man's Lady
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