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The BROWNSVILL,: HERALD SPORTS SECTION CCL^il
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Yanks Breeze Along
As Ever, Confident
Of Being in Chase9
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Cubs Demonstrate
Murderers’ Row In
Game With Angels
AVALON. Catalina Island, Cal.,
March 9.—HP)—Joe McCarthy’s Cubs
already have demonstrated that
they have a “murder's row’’ of
their own for 1929.
» Eighteen hits rattled off Cub bats
yesterday as they defeated Los An
geles, 11 to 6, in their first exhibi
tion game. Rogers Hornsby got a
home run and two doubles in five
attempts, while Riggs Stephenson
got five safeties. Clyde Beck, whose
hitting has been worrying Mana
ger McCarthy, came through with
three hits.
Lautenbacher. Holley and Horne,
rookies, pitched for the Cubs and ■
held the Angels to nine hits. The
Cubs were back for more condi
tioning here today.
HOOVER FLAKS
INVESTIGATION;
Situation of Law Enforce
ment In U. S. Will Be
Scrutinized
WASHINGTON, March 9.—(J5)—
President Hoover came today to the
end of his first working week as the
nation’s chief executive w-ith definite
plans in mind for a far reaching in
vestigation to be made by his law
enforcement commission.
In addition, despite the distrac
tions presented in the foreign field,
the president had given thought to
immigration and the problems of
federal employes and had seen doz
ens of callers.
The full scope of the investigation
of law enforcement contemplated
was disclosed yesterday when the
president said, “It is intended to
cover the entire question of law- en
forcement and organization of jus
tice.”
“It w-ill also naturally Include
consideration of the method of en
forcement of the eighteenth amend
ment and abuses which have grown
up together with the enforcement of
the laws in respect to narcotics, to
immigration, to trade restraint and
every other branch of federal gov
arnment law enforcement,” he said.
“The first step in law’ enforce-,
ment.” he added, “is adequate or- !
ganization of our judicial and en
forcement system.”
The Mexican situation occupied
the attention of the cabinet yester
day while stray bullets were whis
tling across the border at El Paso.
After the meeting it became known
that the southern republic had been
negotiating with the United States
for surplus war materials and w-ould
be supplied with such as might be
used.
It was considered unnecessary at
this time to send additional troops
to the border.
KITTLELAND ACQUITTED
IN KILLING OF WALKER
BRYAN, Tex.. March 9.—(7T>—Aft
er deliberating three hours last
night a jury returned a verdict of
acquittal in the trial of James
Kittleband for the death of Il^nry
Walker, shot to death at Midway
last spring.
Walker was shot after he alleged
ly had made advances to a niece of
Kittleband.
Whit
Big Boy I
At
SNAKEVILLE
During
the Celebration
Saturday and
Sunday
* By BRIAN BLLL
(Associated Press Sports Writer.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March
9.—(/P>—Babe Ruth and Lou Geh
rig are enjoying their usual robust
health and the New York Yankees
are ready to start another quest
for baseball supremacy.
It matters little in the camp of
the world champions that an un
tried third baseman will protect a
corner of the infield. Two pitchers
arc trying to regain their misplaced
cunning. Ruth and Gehrig are in
good health and spirits. The Yan
kees believe that when longer hits
are made, Babe and Lou wiil make
them.
Mark Koenig, who has been a
shortstop most of his baseball life
has succeeded Joe Dugan at third
base, with shortstop falling to Lyn
Lary, sensational Pacific Coast re
cruit. Lary promises to join the j
small class of players able to live ,
up to advance notices and big price
tags.
Tony’s Arm Better
In the limited scope permitted by
‘Hug,” Tony Lazzerie, who suffer
ed from a lame arm last season, has
tlirown well enough although no oc
casion has happened calling for him
to ‘ bear down” on his repaired arm.
Leo Durocher, a great fielder in any
league, and Gene Robertson, better
as a hitter than a fielder, stand
subject to call without notice. Lou
Gehrig has a first base assistant
in the person of the veteran, George
Burns.
The Yankees, always well forti
fied in the outfield, have won an (
even greater surplus of talent which
may prove embarrassing when the
time comes to clear the decks to a
working basis. Ruth, Combs and
Meusel, of course will get first a
and Durst and Paschal, able re- !
serves, have been joined by Sam |
Byrd and Elias Funk, good enough
to qualify as understudies.
The catching staff also presents
a contest with Arndt and Jorgeus,
an Oklahoma City recruit, fighting
energetically for a place. Bengough,
Dickey and Grabowski are wearers
of service stripes.
Herb Pcnnock and Wiley Moore,
pitching casualties of 1228. look all
right and feel all right, but the ex
tent to winch their ailing arms
have been rejuvenated can be told
only under fire.
Waite Hoyt and George Pipgras
will take up where they left off last
year and Tom Zachary, a bulwark
in the closing days of the campaign
seems to grow younger with the
passing of the years.
Ed Wells, a left hander with an
abundance of ammunition, has an
excellent chance of sticking after a
tour of duty in the Southern Asso
ciation.
Henry Johnson, Fred Heimach
and Myles Thomas are back again
as Is A1 Shealy who started with
the Yanks and finished with St.
Paul. Fay Thomas, the former
Giant, is bidding for a place. Of
the younger candidates Roy Sherid,
seems to have a slight advantage.
He prepped at Montreal with con
spicuous success.
ASK PERMIT TO PIPE
GAS TO RAYMONDVILLE
(Special to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE, March 9.—The
Rio Grande Gas company has filed
application with Mayor M. H.
Dreyer for a permit to extend the
gas mains of that company to Ray
mondville. The application states
that if the permit is granted, the
company will build the lines within
twelve months.
This company now has a line ex- !
tending from Laredo to Browns- j
ville, a distance of nearly 200
miles, and is giving service to all
the towns in the Lower Valley. Two
routes arc being considered for
the mains to Raymondville, one out
of Weslaco, through Edcouch, Har
gill and Lasara, and the other di
rect from Edinburg.
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BIG DREDGE UNLOADED
FOR WORK IN WILLACY
especial to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE. March 9 —
The Trinity Farms Construction
company of Dallas has unloaded n j
dredge, which wiil be used in the
digging of the canals and laterals
of the Willacy county water m
trol and conservation district No. 1.
The dredge is said to be one of the
largest ever brought to the Valley,
and is being assembled preparatory
to beginning work when the engi
neers give the word.
The district has been authorized
by an act of the present legisla
ture, and embraces an area of 130,
000 acres. The main canal will be
approximately twenty miles in
length, and will empty into huge
storage reservoirs.
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WRIGLEY GIVES HIS CUB HOPES THE ONCE OVER
William Wrigley, Jr., millionaire owner of the Chicago Cubs, looking over some rookies and a few
vets m the Cubs’ training camp on Catalina Island, California. Wrigley is shown at extreme right with
Manager Joe McCarthy in center, his back to the camera. ,
I City Briefs
Just arrived many perty GAGE
Hats, small and large head size. All
prices, at Amaya's Millinery, 1235
Adams St.—adv. 11.
Fresh Shrimp—Sanitary Fish &
Meat Market. 9th St. between
Elizabeth & Washington.—Adv.
Come in and hear the Stromberg
Carlson Radio at The Sheldon Stu
dio, 1249 Elizabeth St. For sale by
Jolm N. Merrill.—Adv. tf.
Avery Farm Implements sold on
easy terms. Phillips Hardware, San
Benito, —adv. 9.
Red Snapper ana Trout, 25c lb.
dressed; oysters 2 doz. 25c. Free
delivery. Sanitary Fish & Meat
Market, 9th St., between Elizabeth
and Washington.—adv. 9.
Add to Force—Fifteen men were
added to the Brownsville police
force Saturday for the two-day
celebration. They will be in charge
of traffic within the city. All
members of the sheriff’s depart
ment are handling the highway
traffic and the Border Patrol is
policing the grounds at the air
port.
New Underwooa Typewriter sales
and service. Underwood Typewrit
er Co.. Moore Hotel Arcade, phone
295. Harlingen.—Adv. tf.
Fresh Shrimp—Sanitary Fish &
Meat Market. 9th St. between
Elizabeth &; Washington.—Adv.
Fifty foot new guaranteed garden
hose and a nozzle free $4.95. 30x
3 1-2 auto casings $3.95. Big stock
flower pots. Hardware Sales, 3rd
and Fronton. —adv. 9.
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Red Snapper and Trout, 25c lb.
dressed; oysters 2 doz. 25c. Free
delivery. Sanitary Fish Sc Meat
Market, 9th St., between Elizabeth
and Washington.—adv. 9.
Makes Plane Trip—Elmore Grid
er arrived home Saturday morning
by train after making a trip Fri
day afternoon by plane to San An
tonio. He was a member of the
party that left the local airport at
1:30, arriving in San Antonio at 4.
The plane returned to the airport
at noon.
Fresh Shrimp—Sanitary Fish d:
Meat Market. 9th St. between
Elizabeth Sc Washington.—Adv. ^
A Son Born—A son was born
Monday at Mercy Hospital to Mr.
and Mrs. L. K. Matejka. The baby
weighed 8 pounds. Mother and son
are doing well.
Drag, Scrapers, Fresnos farm
ditchers. Phillips Hardware, adv. 9.
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The Van Hccsi Shops Auto and
Furniture refinishing. Corner 11th
and Monroe Sts., Phone 1047.
—adv. 3-28-29.
Red Snapper and Trout. 23c lb.
dresed; oysters 2 doz. 25c. Free de
livery. Sanitary Fish Sc Meat Mar
ket. 9th St., between Elizabeth and
Washington.—adv. 9.
Water Blisters on Hands or Feet
will disappear after a few applica
tions of Imperial Eczema Remedy.
All druggists are authorized to re
fund your money if it fails.—adv.
Dickey’s Old Reliable Eye Water
cools, heals and strengthens sore,
weak, tired eyes. All druggists 23c.
-Adv. (4)
Toll Station Moved—The toll sta
tion for the Gateway bridge has
been moved to the center of the
bridge for the celebration. There
are now two pay stations, one on
each side.
Repaint Lines—The city is sport
ing bright new white lines across
the streets of the business section
as a result of a fresh coat of white
wash being administered to the
lines approaching corners with
traffic signals.
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New Store Nearly Ready—The
new place on Elizabeth street into
which Mrs. Gimble will move her
stock of women’s and children's
colthing is almost ready. Fixtures
are being instaled and finishing
TODAY ONLY
BILL CODY in
“Wolves of the
City”
Also
CHAPTER 4
“The Mystery Rider”
with
WILLIAM DESMOND
and CARTOON
Admission—10-20e
Coming Tomorrow
“ The Foreign Legion”
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work is being concluded on the in
side. The store is next to Texas
Bank and Trust Co.
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Completing Building—The Bcsteiro
building at the corner of Eleventh
and Jefferson is rapidly nearing
completion, with workmen installing
the large display windows and steel
ceiling. The structure, 50 by 80 feet,
cne story is modern in every detail.
Recess Court—Both district courts
recessed Friday in order that all
court attaches might attend the air
port celebration. Practically all of
fices in the court house also were
several of the city offices.
Engineers to Meet—A delegation
of Brownsville engineers will go to
San Benito tonight to attend the
regular monthly meeting of the Val
ley chapter of the American Asso
ciation of Engineers. An interesting
program has been arranged.
j Paramount Man Here—Fred
i Brockelman, cameraman for the
| Paramount newsreel, arrived in
Brownsville Saturday morning to
join the group of “picture shooters”
here for the celebration, and in
auguration of the airmail.
Home Sunday—Mrs. R. B. Crea
| ger. who was in John Hopkins hos
j pital at Baltimore several weeks
and recently joined her husband in
Washingon, is expected home Sun
day morning. Mr. Creager is still
in Washington, and mav not re
turn until the last erf next week.
First Car Willacy
Onions Is Loading-;
Will Ship Saturday
(Special to the Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE. March 9—The
first car of onions for this section
of the Valley was scheduled to
move out of here Saturday night.
They were grown just east of the
city and are pronounced excellent
grade.
Willacy county has approximate
ly 5,000 acres planted to onions,
ana growers pronounce the crop
the best the county ever produced.
Heavy movements will not start
before the last of next week, and
from then on until May Willacy
county will figure prominently in
Valley shipping reports.
Slayer Shoots Way
From Pennsylvania
Jail; One Injured
POTTSVILLE. Pa.. March 9.—UP)
—Elverez Miguel, 28-year-old slay
er, shot his way to freedom from
the Schuykill county jail today. A
guard, Roy Reeves, received a bul
let wound in the leg.
Miquel, a Cuban, was under sen
tence of death for killing Louise
Jacks. 19, his sweetheart.
Armed with a pistol Miquel de
manded that Reeves hand over his
keys. Reeves lunged at Miquel and
in the struggle the guard dropped
with a bullet in his leg. Advanc
ing to the door, Miqual overpow
ered another guard and fled.
ELSIE JAMS’ ILLNESS
TAKES SERIOUS TURN
PARIS. March 9.—<7P)—'The Ill
ness of Elsie Janis. American ac
tress, took a more serious turn to
day.
Miss Janis has appendicitis and
congestion of her right lung after
influenza.
ETHEL BARRYMORE ILL
NEW YORK. March 9<7P)—
Ethel Barrymore was ill today at
her home with influenza. There
was no performance last night of
her play, “The Kingdom of God.”
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— NOW SHOWING —
Peter B. Kyne’s
“TIDE OF
EMPIRE”
With
RENEE ADOREE
Feter B. Kyne’s latest
and greatest.
Also Pathe News
“The Collegians”
MGM Oddities
Coming Sunday—
JOHN GILBERT
“Desert Nights”
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SENATE FACES
BUSY SESSION
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Three Important Spec i a 1
Orders Up; Parr Bill
Among Group
AUSTIN, March 9.—(/P)—'With
three special orders on the calendar
the senate today faced what prom
ised to be an unusually busy Sat
urday.
The Parr bill providing for an
elective highway commission of
nine members instead of the pres
ent appointive group of three was
set for special order.
The house bill cutting the auto
mobile registration fees also had
special order priority. The commit
tee changed the house slash from
50 per cent to 20 per cent but a
determined effort was expected to
be made to restore the house pro
vision.
Unless Senator Thomas B. Love
of Dallas should make an eleventh 1
hour attempt to call some bill out
of its regular order search and
seizure legislation went by the
boards yesterday.
By a vote of 12 to 9 the senate
killed the Graves house bill, the
only measure on the subject which
it had considered. The senate had
sent non-search and seizure legis
lation to the house.
The free conference committee re
port recommending the essentials of
the governor’s bill on prison con
centration was adopted last night.
Opponents of the bill prolonged
action on adoption of the report but
they were, as usual, in the minority
when the vote was taken.
A bill forcing the state highway
commission to obtain the consent
of the county commissioners’ court
before re-routing a state highway
away from a town of 200 or more
people was passed.
S H1F M E N TS~FnCR EA S E
AT RAYMONDVILLE
^Special to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE. March 9 —
Thirty-five cars of vegetables were
iced here Tuesday night at the
docks of the Central Power &
Light company. A number of the
cai's were routed here from the vi
cinity of Edcouch. and run over
the Missouri Pacific lines through
Rollo and Hargill.
With the completion of the ex
tension of this road from Edcouch
to Weslaco, it is considered that the
icing docks here will be as busy as
any in the Valley, since the ex
tension will tan one of the most
productive vegetable sections in the
entire Valley.
Mlnuum
— Today Only —
“FANGS OF
JUSTICE”
— With —
JOHNNIE WALKER
SILVER STREAK
Educational
Comedy
4 HIGH TEAMS
LEFT IN RACE
Athens, Cisco, Denton And
Estelline Fight For
State Title
COLLEGE STATION. Mar. 9.—
| UP)—A quartet of determined teams
in the Interscholastic league bas
ketball tournament are ready today
to fight for the schoolboy champ
ionship. Ten other teams were
eliminated yesterday.
The great Athens quintet, winner j
of the 1927 title, faced the Big
Dam Loboes of Cisco for the j
championship of the upper bracket, i
Athens was the favorite.
Denton, runner-up in 1927, en
countered the plucky dribblers
from Estelline. “dark horse” of the
meet, for honors in the lower
bracket. Winners will tangle at 8
o'clock tonight for the title.
In quarter-final games last night
Estelline defeated San Jacinto of
Houston, 37 to 33: Athens over
whelmed Knippa, 38 to 11: Denton
vanquished Corsicana. 35 to 24. and
Cisco eliminated Denison, 32 to 26.
The Estelline quintet has been
the surprise package of the tourna
ment. Unheralded, almost unno
ticed when the meet started, the
youngsters from the Panhandle
sprang into the limelight by elim
inating Bryan and San Jacinto,
two of the favored teams.
HIGH TENNIS PLAYERS
MATCHED IN FLORIDA
PALM BEACH. Fla., March 9.—
UP}—Francis T. Hunter, New Ro
chelle, N. Y., and John Hennessey,
Indianapolis, number two and four
ranking players of the country, re
spectively, today were matched with
John Van Ryn. East Orange, N. J.,
and Wilmer Allison, Austin, Texas,
number fiv9 and six, in the final
doubles play of the annual Florida
tennis championships.
The two teams reached the fi
nals Thursday by wading through
semi-final opposition and today’s
final play took on the flavor of a
national championship tournament
with all contestants seeded players
in the American tennis list.
A S OFF FOR MIAMI
FORT MYERS, Fla., March 9.—<T)
—After losing two straight to the St.
Louis Nationals, the Philadelphia
Athletics said farewell for the pres
ent to the rampaging Cardinals and
today turned their motor buses to
ward Miami to tackle the Cincinnati
Reds. They •will play the Reds
again tomorrow before returning to
their home base here. The Nationals
took yesterday’s game 11 to 6, after
scoring a 2 to 0 victory the day be
fore.
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CABLE CUTS OFF HEAD
PORTSMOUTH. Eng.—A steel
cable looped around the neck of S.
W. Barker decapitated him when
it wras drawn taut.
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—a Scream!
then Silence—Mystery!
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Broadway’s but
terfly killed —
seven men named
—all but one es
cape — can you
name him?
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CASE'
WIlbUM rovox
I_I JAMBS Hi LI.
All uunst Bnoeiig
11 5 /VL1' JEA\ ARTHlR
TALKING!
Now Showing
Shows
Start
at
8’ 10 6 Harlinsren
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VISITORS
Make our store
your headquarters
while in Browns
ville — complete
supplies for the ;
smoker and only
the best in boxed
candies.
Harry’s Cigar Stores
Two Convenient Stores Phone 840
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The Casa Grande Club
Is Making
Reservations
For
Saturday and Sunday Night
New Entertainers
MISS JEWEL MILLER
; —The San Antonio Singer
MISS EULA JARVIS
—The Dancer DeLuxe
.
Of Course You’ll Be There
Minimum Person Charge, $1.25
No Cover Charge
Good Music Good Times
“The Showplace of Matamoros”
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1927-FAST FINISH SAVES TITLE
Babe Herman r.ad the feather
weight championship of the world
all wrapped up and ready for de
livery after 10 of 15 rounds of his
title engagement with Kid Kaplan
at Waterbury, Conn., in August,
1927.
Flashing an attack of jabs to the
head and body, varied with occa
sional hooks, the California battler
ran up a big margin of points.
Perhaps he fought himself out
trying for a finishing punch. In
the eleventh his jabs lost their
speed and his direction was a bit
out of line.
Kaplan, seeing his opponent slow
up, slipped into high for the first
time during the fight. He carried
the round, came back strong and
took the twelfth and thirteenth.
Now it was the coast boy, the chal
lenger, who was on defense.
The fourteenth also went to the
champion, and apparently the
title hung in the balance in the
final round. And what a round it
was! Spurred by desperation. Kap
lan forced the issue, but Herman
called on his last ounce of strength
to meet him toe to toe.
With the bell the fans shouted
for Referee Jack Sheehan to lift
— LAST DAY —
RIN-TIN-TiN
— In —
“MILLION DOLLAR
COLLAR”
Also Stern Comedy
“Flirting With
Movies”
Coming Tomorrow—
Herman’s hand. The Californian
had won. they believed. A new
champion had been crowned.
But Sheehan refused to split
hairs and called the bout a draw.
LAST NIGHT’S
BASKETBALL
(By the Associated Press)
At SOUTH BEND, Ind.—ButL
35; Notre Dame 16.
KIRKSVILLE. Mo.—Still Coll(
(Des Moines) 38; Kirksville 28.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—Drury 2
Westminister 21.
LARAMIE. Wyo—Wyoming u
versity 37; Colorado Teachers 3
Tournament scores at Win'
Kans.: Southwestern of Wi»
37; Hays, Kans. Teachers 25. "v
ita University 24; Emporia,
Teachers 13. ~
Consolation scores at Winfield:
Sterling, Kans. 30; Friends of
Wichita 25. Central of Fayette.
Mo., 23; College of Emporia, Kans.,
18.
ARREST STOPS ELOPEMENT
LONDON—As Arthur Jaskell was
eloping with Mrs. Beatrice Ander
son he was arrested for stealing'
jewels from another woman.
Welcome, Lindbergh
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There was too big ‘
a de m a n d for
men’s togs at The
Fashion for us to
greet Lindy at the
Airport today —
but that’s to be ex
pected ... so we’re
putting our wel
come in print ....
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WELCOME AIR
PORT VISITORS!
! Opens Today
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McAllen
WHO KILLED GERALD TRASK?
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What was
Stricklands
wife to his best
friend? Was
she one man’s
wife and
another man's
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and the Valley:
and somewhat colder
Sunday, possibly with
light rains near the
temperature tonight
highest Sunday near
Texas: Generally fair
Sunday, except possi
rains near west coast;
east and south portions
frost in north portion if
clears; warmer in north
it portions Sunday,
rate to easterly winds on
,st.
w/rv . RIVER FORECAST
H 11 S IbJ ITSriF win be no material change
ELrB (nl fiST rlver durlnS the next few
EX BX 0*1* | %- Flood Present 24-Hr.34-Hr.
E£JSi™Sm.tg g«S stage Stage Chng. Rain
lOIS -II $:S a
WWBrande .21 4.0 0.0 00
HOLMES HERBERT-.!'/„ ,*2 „3? «•# -oo
RICHARD TUCKER * «»tsviiie .18 0.7 -0.1 ’.00
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ELMER RICE. “ ARCHIE tv. TIDE TABLE
h and low tide at Point Isa
See and Hear the Greatest me. ;
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VAUDEVILLE .■ »:« a m.; »:36 p. m.
And MISCELLANEOUS DATA
MOVIETONE NEWS ** . 0:33
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