Evening star. [volume], January 05, 1940, Page A-14, Image 14

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CIVIC PAGE
! Completely Covering
Municipal Affairs
With the return of Congress once
more presenting an opportunity
to seek legislative action on the
problems of the Capital City, the
civic page will be renewed, giving
in detail the activities of the vari
ous civic organizations.
Featured will be the authoritative
; article of Mr. Jesse C. Suter on
pending and required legislation
and on various problems of the
city’s government.
MASTERPIECES IN SNOW
Familiar scenes in the Capital transformed into a
fairyland of beauty by Nature’s lovely mantle of
fleecy snow have been caught by members of The
Star’s staff of camera artists.
Two full pages of these masterpieces will be
included in an eight-page rotogravure section.
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BO, a lovable pup
Into The Star's family of Comic
Section characters bursts one from
the leonine world, Bo, an irrepress
ible pup who has a flare for mis
>3 chief but whose disposition will win
forgiveness for whatever he may do.
WASHINGTON IN 1950
IVhat PVill The Next Decade Bring?
Washington is suffering with growing pains.
The rapidly expanding governmental establish
ment, the tremendous increase in population in
a few short years, the shifting of many District
residents to nearby Maryland and Virginia
communities all are combining to present a tremen
dous problem in housing and transportation.
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, In a series of articles starting with a general
survey on January 7th, The Sunday Star will review the various
phases of the problem and outline the definite plans to solve it.
Elevated street crossings and underpasses for through traffic, a
highway by-pass for high-speed trunk traffic outside the city, new
buildings, park and other recreational expansion, a hub for pas
senger traffic by air, these and other developments will be outlined
in the authoritative series starting in Sunday’s Star.
A Great Thrill, Says Daa Beard
The father of scouting in the United States
calls on all boys to read the saga of
BONN FENBLER
the 12-year-old Scout who was lost last
summer on a Maine mountain.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Roy Chapman
Andrews and others who have faced the
hazards of exploration unite in singing the
praise of the city-bred boy who fought and
conquered a wilderness alone.
Read his stirring story which starts on
Sunday.
EDITORIAL
A review of the war develop
ments of the past week with
an accompanying article by
John B. Lear on Finland spe
cifically will explain the situ
ation in Europe today. Con
stantine Brown will discuss
the peace efforts of President
Roosevelt, the Pope and
Premier Mussolini.
With a complete national
census about to be launched
Blair Bolles explains what
is sought to be accomplished
and the methods by which
the census will be taken.
THIS WEEK
MAGAZINE
The second of Pearl Buck’s new
serialized short stories, a thrilling
episode in the life of a woman who
loved too much.
The story of Evelyn Chandler, out
standing as a qu#en of the ice and
well-known to Washington, is told
by Maribel Vinson.
MOTOR BOATING
The New York Motorboat Show opens this
week and the details of the display, the new
models and developments will be thoroughly
described by Malcolm D. Lamborne who has
gone up to New York to obtain at first hand
the information which Washington yachts
men will want.
A full page of yachting news with generous
illustrations will be featured in the Sports
Section in Sunday’s big paper.