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Clara Bow Coming In First Talkie, The Wild Party’ The much-discussed Clara Bow, the of the “It” fame, as well as oth er equally well known Elinor Glyn terms, will be presented at the Cap itol theater on Friday of this week in her initial talking picture, which has bre» titled “The Wild Party.” It is 1| i that Miss Bow's voice sounds wist exactly like you imag ine it would. The story is laid in a college dormitory, and as Clara says, “When bigger and better whoopee is made, I'll make it!” She is supported by a popular speaking stage cast, among them Frederic March and Jack Oakie, both of whom appeared in the talkie which was presented at the Capitol the past week, “The Dum my.” MISS DONA LOCKE IS CHOSEN MAY QUEEN MIAMI, Tex., April 27.—(/Pi—Miss Dona Locke of Miami has been chosen queen of the annual May Fete at McMurry college, Abilene, friends here have been advised. Sfte wras elected by popular vote. Miss Locke is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Locke, and was born and reared here. She is a graduate of Miami high school, and now is working for a B. A. degree at McMurry college. BROWNSVILLE — NOW SHOWING — TkeW MAN DISPUTED' WHh gilbert Roland Am ill a » a AXi.* X * J"..* • c t u «-1 The screen’s great emotional ac tress in the greatest heart drama of her career. The love life of a re deemed woman set against a seeth ing background of conflict and man-made passion. A cinema canvas to treasure as long as pulses beat and women love. Entertainment Extraordinary! — Also — COMEDY — NEWSREEL Admission 10c — 25c MILLIONAIRES ARE FEW INMOTION PICTURE CIRCLES CHARLES , CHAPLIN' . LON CHANEY " r I I_ , COLLEEN MOORi AL JOLSON/ ' ' PAUL WHITEMAN __.-gf ■ MARION DAVIES HAROLD LLOVTT/ , 0 WILL ROGERS I---1 ISs DOUGLAS ' FAIRBANKS □ ~ I-IARY PICKFORD. ", Despite the tremendous salaries paid to motion picture stars few of them are entitled to rank in the millionaire class. The entrance of A1 Jolson, Eddie Cantor and Paul Whiteman into the talkies slightly augments the number. Many of the players have increased their earnings by real estate investments, especially Will Rogers and Ruth Roland, who have not been seen in the silent drama for many months. The group above constitutes the millionaires of filmdom, those who either have saved or wisely invested their weekly pay checks, which range from $5,000 to $20,000. LOS FRESNOS * + * DINNER, SURPRISE Mrs. George Laaksa entertained on Friday evening with a six o’clock dinner honoring the birthday anni versary of Mr. Laaksa and Julius Funk. Guests for the dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. Funk and son and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Schmidt and children. Following the dinner a surprise party was giv en for Robert Laaksa. the occasion being his twelfth birthday anniver sary. Games and contests were en joyed throughout the evening by about twenty-five, children. De licious refreshments were served. • • • NEIGHBORHOOD BRIDGE Mrs. Smith Henderson was hos tess to members of the Neighbor hood Bridge club at her home on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Richey were awarded high score prizes while Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Bowles received the consolation gifts. A delicious refreshment course was served to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Whipple, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gobar, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Orr, Mr. and Mrs. Richey, Mr. and Mrs. Bowles, and Mr. and Mrs. Hen derson. • • * PROMOTION SOCIETY A meeting of the Catholic Ladies Promotion Society w-as held at the home of Mrs. Charles Gobar on Thursday afternoon. The meeting was opened by prayer and a busi ness session followed in which some important transactions were made. The remainder of the time was spent in sewing. Refreshments con sisting of brick ice cream and cake were served to the following guests and members. Mrs. E. E. Ogden and daughter, Patty Lou. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, Mrs. E. N. Brown and daughter. Betty Clare, and the Rev. Father T.vnen all of San Benito, Mrs. Clyde Chatelle of Dallas. Mrs. J. de Somer, Mrs. Joseph Kretz, Misses Josephine and Margaret Kretz, Mrs. Francis Schmidt. Miss Mary Schmidt, Mrs. Joe Stauffer, and Mrs. William Kretz. ♦ * * MRS. LAAKSA LEADS Members of the Jubilee club met on Thursday evening at the home of their superintendent, Mrs. F. C. Richey. A business session and a devotional was held. The mission study “Ways of Jesus," was conduct ed by Mrs. George Laaksa. The meeting was closed by a song and prayer. Refreshments consisting of ice cream with crushed strawberries and cake were served to Mrs. Laaksa, Misses Ruth De Busk. Irma and Gladys Watkins, Julia Bowles and Annetta Schneider. • * * SURPRISE DINNER Miss Ruby Pederson and Mrs. Oren Pederson entertained on Sun day with a surprise dinner honoring the birthday anniversary of their mother, Mrs. Paul Pederson. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Pederson and son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Oren Pederson and daugh ters, Ruby Jean and Jo Ann, Ed ward Kretz, and Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Day and sons, William, Joseph and Bruce. • • • SEND GIFT BOX A meeting of the Ladies Mission ary Society of the Methodist church was held at the home of Mrs. Julius Funk on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Paul Pederson led a devotional and a business session was held in which plans for collecting articles for a gift box for the Valley Baptist hos pital at Harlingei* were made Mrs. Frank and Mrs. Chris Blngley were chosen from the society as a com mittee, with Miss Annetta Schnei der from the Jubilee club. After the business session Mrs. J. W. Schnei der gave an entertaining report of her attendance at the annual con ference in San Antonio. A lunch consisting of sandwiches, salad, hot rolls, peaches, cake and ice tea were served to five visitors and twelve members who were prsent. * * • DORCAS WESLEY CLASS Members of the Dorcas Wesley class of the Methodist Sunday school was held at the home of Mrs. Harry Lupton on Friday evening. The entire evening was spent so cially at the close of which a pot luck lunch was enjoyed by the fol lowing: Mrs. Paul Pederson, Mrs. Oren Pederson, Mrs. Russell Bing- i ly- Mrs. J. N. Billue, Mrs. C. C. Fouts, Mrs. H. B. Dai% Mrs. W. C. Stier, and Mrs. D. Zumwalt. * * • PICNIC ON ARROYO An enjoyable evening was spent at the Arroyo Sunday evening when a group participated in a picnic supper. Those enjoying the even were: Miss Ruby Pederson, Ed ward Kretz, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Day and son of San Benito, Miss Josephine Kretz, and Dwight Cilley. * * * SERVICE CLI B MEETS Mrs. O. D. Jennings wras hostess to members of the Woman’s Service club at her home on Thursday afternoon. The business session, as well as the program, was postponed until a later date because of the ab scence of several members. The time was spent socially. A re freshment course consisting of chicken salad, saltines, cake, and lemonade was served to about twen ty members. The club will meet on Thursday afternoon,' May 2. at the home of Mrs. Chris Bingly with Mrs. Rus sell Bingly and Mrs. O. F. McCul loch as co-hostesses. • • m PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Fowler and son, James Garland, of Mercedes visited at the home of Mrs. Fowler’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Moore, Monday. The Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Day were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Pace Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Henderson - I and son, Henry Nile and daughter, Aline, of Santa Rosa visited at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mc Comb Sunday. Miss Dallas Critchett, who has been ill for several days was able to return to school in San Benito Tuesday. Mr. ar*I Mrs. Sam Day and son left Wednesday for their home in Eastland, Texas, after spending sev eral days visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Buttler, Jr., Mrs. Day is a sister of Mrs. Buttler and R. D. Thomas of Los Fresnos. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hinkley and children returned to their home Sunday after visiting for several days with friends and relatives in San Antonio and other points in Texas. Will D. Vance of Russellville, Arkansas, is visiting at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Goates and Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Casey. Mr. Vance owns extensive farming lands on Las Fresnos Tract. Rev. and Mrs. S. Williams and son of Harlingen were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Patterson Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Odess Patterson and sons, Wylis and Odell, of Weslaco were guests of Mr. Patterson’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Patter son, Saturday night. They visited with a sister, Mrs. Grover C. Page Sunday. ‘Lady of Pavement*’ A Dramatic Romance, Is At Rivoli Sunday Once again the camera of a true artist brings to glowing life the glamorous beauty of a song of love. Moving rapidly before the brilliant background of the Paris of Napo leon Third, the tale that is told is powerful in its simplicit- ~~d dra- | matic in its appeal. Acting out principal roles are William Boyd, nigged, human, sin cere; Jetta Goudal, exotic, bizarre; Lupe Velez, alive, moody, vivid, the screen's great new personality and George Fawcett and Albert Conti. In dialogue sequences, humorous and intensely dramatic, the voices of Lupe Velez and others are heard for the first time on the screen. She sings “Where is the Song of Songs for Me?” “Ae Que Ver” and “Nena.” W. D. Griffith’s “Lady of the Pavements.” a forthright, honest creation, offered simply and direct ly to the audiences for which it was made, starts at the Rivoli the ater, San Benito, Sunday, April 28, for a three days’ run. THEBANS (Continued From Page Five), ain’t got hands enough. Why when I was coming down here to this garden this very day, three differ ent women ran out and hollered at me. One wanted me to build her a fence and one wanted me to paint the garage and one wanted me to vacuum the house. Say a man can keep busy here all right, all easy work and nice folks to j work with.” He shifted his weatherbeaten | hat again. This time the hat as sumed a sad, pitiful look. “Say, I’m sorry for folks that have to live coupled up in town in them musty old offices. “Bank presidents—what do they get out of life?” And, with a knowing tilt of the weatherbeaten hat, the little old man went joy ously to work with a spade. And I thought of a certain bank president I know, with his fretful wife ahd his good-for-nothing sons, and the way he worries when the stock market goes wrong, and I wondered if the little old man, in his mended overall and his shabby hat, wasn’t really getting the best of the bargain—after all. FIND DIAMOND AFTER BEING LOST 24 HOURS DALLAS, April 27.—(JPi—A three - carat diamond, dropped from its ring setting in a theater here re cently, was returned to its owner more than 24 hours after being lost, despite the hundreds of feet that had shuffled over it. A search for ahe stone was started after the own er had found it missing from the ring. I Scandal has wrecked more !| lives than SIN. INNOCENCE {( . has always paid tribute to |[j SOPHISTICATION. Such are two truths brought ;; to throbbing life on the ; j «» screen in this absorbing dra <1 ma of a beautiful girl who <! became enmeshed in social ![ intrigue which plunged her j! J| into the midst of a murder <1 J | mystery that scandalized !; even the most sophisticated! !| «! !> \\ j! u » (> ’ II f j; Featuring j; Laura La j! Plante ;j Huntley !; I Gordon and John t\ Boles j!; New Prices I; ;; 10c, 20c, 30c Also Comedy — Fables — News - <' ; i « j i L AIMEE BREAKS MONOTONY IN PLANE To break the monotony of court sessions, Mrs. Aimee Semple Mc Pherson, leader of Angelus Temple, Los Angeles, a principal witness in the impeachment trial of Judge Carlos S. Hardy in Sacramento, made her first airplane trip. Above, with her daughter, Roberta, she is board an air liner for the trip to Sacramento from Los Angeles. PRESIDENT BENEDICT TO DELIVER SERMON AUSTIN, April 27.—(/F—President H. Y. Benedict of the University of Texas will bring the greetings of his own institution and other Texas schools to Southwestern university of Georgetown when he delivers an address. June 3, at the inauguration of Dr. King Vivian as president of Southwestern. The inauguration will take part during Southwestern’s commence ment exercises. PLANS ARE NEARING COMPLETION FOR MEET ALPINE, Tex., April 27.—: Plans are nearing completion for Alpine’s first state convention—the thirty-sixth annual meeting of the Texas Woman’s Press association, i A number of prominent Texas writers are scheduled to address the < gathering, which will be held May 9-11. A western chuck wagon barbecue at Rancho Valle la Cienega will be an entertainment feature. Star And Starlets Scintillate Gaily In Arcadia Feature Scintillating starlets of the movie firmament appear in great abun dance in the forthcoming Clara Bow picture, "The Wild Party,” all-talk ing Paramount production, which will be seen at the Arcadia theater today. Among those whose names are be ginning to elicit more than usual at tention from the movie-going public are Shirley O'Hara, Marceline Day, Joyce Compton, Adrienne Dore, Vir ginia Thomas, Jean Lorraine. Kay iBryant, Alice Adair, Renee Whitney, Ingram and Marguerite Cram ; **•' They all appear in supporting ■'1 n)*» in "The Wild Party.” _Mlm picture packs more "It” puncn than any yet devised for the ‘ ttestar t*iarms of fandom’s favor MARCHPKODUCTION BEST in CONTEST (Special to The Herald). COLLEGE STATION, April 27,—* Production during March in the 12th Texas national egg-laying con test, conducted at the A. & M. col lege of Texas, was the best for any< (single month in the 12 years the : contest has been in operation., March report on the contest shows Production recorded was approxi mately three per cent higher thaif l for any othe rmonth. The two pens entered by the Golden Rule PoultrjB farm, Bryan, turned in the mos® Phenomenal showings for the montW on record, the pen of Barred Aocfc* i leading with 295, followed by Leg-1 horn team with 294. The report sebl forth that so far as is known hen® these are the two highest 10-hei® pen records ever to be reported iiB an American contest. || ORATORICAL CONTEST BEGINS 21 ST OF MAI COLLEGE STATION. Texas April 27.—up—The fifth annua oratorical competition for th< Downs Medal, given by Col. P. I Downs, of Temple, will be held a A. & M. College May 21, Dr. Georg*’ Summey, Jr., head of the depart s ment of English of the college, an nounced. Col. Downs will presid at the contest. The medal is offered for the en couragement of forensic wor among members of the senloa junior and sophomore classes. Oo Downs is a member of the class o 1879 of the college and was formerl; a director of the Texas Agricultura Experiment station.