Ioweil Tough Guy
i Thrill Drama
A private detective's assign
at to find a missing person
rtivates the action in RKU’s
w mystery thriller, “Murder,
v Sweet’’starring Dick Powell
aire Trevor and Anne Shirley
\vhat is one of the season’s
nsest dramas
His assignment proves to be
,ything but. routine and leads
,e detective through a series of
rilling adventures. Before final
solving the mystery of a jade
cklace and breaking up a
ackmailing gang, he is hard
essed to prove his own inno
nce.
Powell has an entirely new
le as the hard-boiled private
teetive. Claire is the young
,d beautiful wife of an elderly
;h man, and Anne Shirley is
c rich man’s daughter by a
st marriage.
The unusually strong support
g cast includes Otto Kruger as
suave blackmailer; Mike Maz
rki as a dangerous ex-convict;
liles Mander as the rich man
id Douglas Walton as the
ackmailer’s friend
The story is taken from Ray
ond Chandler’s best-selling
ystery, “Farewell, My Lovely”
iich became a sensation on
ibljcation and started a whole
w trend that followed it’s dar
> type story.
urchase Organ
A Hammond Electric organ,
lieh the Community Baptist
urch has planned to buy for
me time, came the way of that
ititution in a fortunate pur
ase last week of sue an in
rument from Fort Greely, and
s been installed by Max Fol
irn, local electrician
The instrument has been in
ie Victory Chapel at the base
id was purchased from the Ar
y. Before the war such an or
in sold for over 82000.
The organ will be used for the
8t time at tomorrow morning’s
gular church services, Rev.
regory Morony announced, and
special dedication will be held.
The church has chosen Mrs.
. E. Spencer as organist, and a
ncert is planned for a later
ite. Rev Mor<>ny said the
lurch fel very fortunate in ob
ioing Mrs. Spencer’s services,
she has had 5 yea s’ experi
ce on the instrument, having
sen a student of Walter Daw
v, of Hariford, Conn., an out
anding Hammond organ in
ructor Later Mrs. Spencer was
demonst'ator for the new type
strument.
Everyone is welcome to come
id hear the organ, Rev. Mor
>y said. The details of the spe
a) concert will be announced
ter.
Action on taxi licenses af the
uncil meeting Monday includ-j
Transfers approved from Mr. ^
id Mrs. Arthur Kizer, one each
Walter Kizer. Hugh and Ver
1 Abston, Ches'er Peterson,
600 Lester, Wm R Suenders;
instatement of J. W. Martin
iid Ralph Parrish referred to
Chief of Police; M A. Triplett,
approved; transfer of Win. Frame
to J. A. Lafollette referred to
committee.
Another meeting between the
council, taxi member' and base
officials is to be arranged to iron
out difficulties over granting of
additional licenses.
The Crown Reefer, refrigera
tor vessel that recently visited
Kodiak, went aground early this
week on Amchitka island and
the crew was removed without
loss. The vessel may be a total
loss.
Rumors here Thursday that
the S. S. Alaska went aground
j in Southeastern Alaska were
J dispelled when a wire was re
ceived yesterday concerning the
vessel’s arrival.
Busy Thursday
All members of the Russian
church, including committee
members and Ladies’ club mem
bers, are asked to attend a very
important meeting to be held at
i he Union hall, next Thursday,
Feb. 7, at 7 pm.
Rev. Gregory Gleboff said the
meeting will be devoted to plans
for getting the construction pf
the new Russian church under
way.
The Ladies Auxiliary will meet
at the GM hospital next Thurs
day, Feb 7, at 2 pm. A good at
tendance is urged since there is a
great deal of mending on hand,
as well as new material to be
made up into curtains for the
women's wards.
The first regular meeting of
the board of directors of the
Kodiak Community center will
be held next Thursday, Feb. 7,
at 7:15 pm at the Bank of Kodi
ak, Dr. A. Holmes Johnson, pre
sident, announce! today.
Charles Madsen, c 'airman of
the Community Center Drive
Fund,;said yesterday that public
response to the campaign is ex
cellent and that collections are
coming along in good style. The
house-to house canvass is due to
start next week, under the direc
tion of Mrs. Paul He ring.
A building permit has been
approved for a 20 bv 20 addition,
with concrete basement, for the
Polar Bear cafe. Estimated cost
ib $2000.
Because die 50 cents apiece for
transportat ion for each trip made
to the Navy base gymnasium
was proving burdensome to some
of the students, the possibility of
stopping the weekly trip had been
discussed.
But this week the local Team
ster’s Union No. 500 stepped i.n-,
to the breach and offered to'
have taxi driver member haul
the children for nothing.
Thursday the students made
their first trip through the cour
| tesy of 3 of the taxis and weeKly
hereafter d< tvers will take turns
seeing i‘l it Uiey get to take ad
vantage of the Navy gymnasium
facilities the only ones they
have for sports.
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Ricardo Cortez it Marguerite Churchill
Warren Hull '• 'Barton MacLane
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I DICK CLAIRE ANNE
POWELL * TREVOR * SHIRLEY^
OHO KRUGtK
MIKE MAZURKJ • MILES MANDER
DOUGLAS WALTON*DON DOUGLAS
Produced by ADRIAN SCOTT- Directed by EDWARD DMYTRYK
SCREEN PLAY IY JOHN PA*T«N
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TUE. & WED. 6:30-S:30
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with JINX FALKENBURG
DAVE O’BRIEN • CAROLE MATHEWS .
MARY TREEN • FLORENCE BATES and THE VAGABONDS
Original Screen Ploy by IBUe Hayword • Produced by SAM WHIT* • Directed by WiU
CARTOON
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Ba«*d upon »ho comic tlrip •Bfondlo* <j«atod by Chic Young
with PENNY SINGLETON • ARTHUR LAKE • LARRY SIMMS
Marjorio Woav«r • Jonathon Hal* • Dai*y
Original Scroon Play by Connio loo • Producod by BURT KELLY
Dirocted by ABBY BERLIN_
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