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YOUTH ABOUT TOWN (Hy Jlmmle Downs) The \Hachelora-about-town and Rome of the yniinRcr marrlod men, hnvp been nnnrpd In the tentacles of a new fjime \Fad.\ For hours on end they alt In pensive poses trying lo recall 2. 3, and l-letter words learned way back In the second grade. \All aboard\ for the \Lexi- con\ local. The night of the \L/Ouis-Mann Fight\ .several \T?ac'helor.s\ of the Yonncer Set, desirous of hearing a broadcast of the \Bout\ in the peace and solitude of their homes, at O: !.\} P. M. aroused them.sclves from a \mental state\ (they vpre playing that game again) and left the \Su- gar Bowl\ for their respective \chateaus.\ The following is an ac- cotint of what \went on\ told by one of those \bachelors\: \Da.shing into the house and throwing off my coat and with a feeling of expectation and excite- ment T tuned the radio from Sweet Someone, to which Sis was listen- ing (midst protests from her) and wheeled the dial around until I caught the riot-signal of Madison Square Garden. This maneuver cost me the respect of my sister for some time, and it also cost her the davenport, for with an attitude of utter dismissal she left the room.. Upon it's softness I streached my weary length and, after lighting a AVeed, prepared to enjoy a 15-round battle for the Heavyweight Title of the World. I had no doubt about a round-limit decl.^ion after all the publicity given the (~!ontender.\ \T listened! The referee was giv- ing his final instructions, then a pause—and the Bell! Enjoying the comforts unavailable at the ring- side and vi.sualizing the movements of the fighters, under the expert di- rection of the Announcer's stacatto emissions, T saw T^ouis and Mann feeling each other out in those first seconds of the round. More seconds went by and the clang of the bell ended round one.\ \Round two saw both scrappers exchanging rights and lefts. Mann went do%vn! (T went up on a right elbow). At the count of nine he was up. (T settled back on the pil- low). Several times Mann took the Rosin and before the round was over it became monotonous hearing that the contender was down, but .always came up again.\ \As r lay there blowing smoke- rings the bell for round three came pleasantly to my ears. (T never cared what the sponsor was selling anyway). Thirty seconds passed and Mann had been up and down at (Continued on page 7) CASH PRIZES FOR POSTER STAMPS DESIGNS Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 8 - 10 Dollars per Year SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK : Riverhead, N. Y. MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP. Smart Styles Smart Prices • Print Dresses From $3.98 to $6.98 Children's Dresses $1.95 each Also Barbizon SLIPS — A N D — Gotham Gold-Stripe Hx)siery Oregon Dress S Opposite High School - fV Spring Building has begun -- Put your house on a solid and lasting foundation SEE — Riverhead Cement Block Co., Inc. FO R — SAND, GRAVEL, CONCRETE BLOCKS, CONCRETE CESSPOOL TILE, and BURIAL VAULTS ' ' Phone Riverhead 2839 Designs to bo plislhle for prize must be stiitable to use for rcpro- tliictlon on Poster Stamp In color. Judges reserve the rlpht to reject any or all realplns and Judge's de- cision to be final. The following requirements must be followed: The design to he exactly 5i by 7J inches either horizontal or vertical, and in black India drawing ink on white card or Bristle board. Margin not included in size. A color over- lay on tracing paper indicating the colors to be used in reproducing the design (not over 3 color.i) should accompany the original, this overlay however, is not absolutely necessary and Ihe desirfn can be submitted without same. As the.sc designs will be reduced. to the .size, no lettering should be le.s:> than a full 1-8 inch hlglj. Each stamp to have as a heading a slogan .such as \Enjoy the World's Fair in comfort, stop in Suffolk County\ This slogan is only offered as a suggestion but can be used if de- sired. The title of the picture or art work, and at the bottom of design: Suffolk Countv Association, Long Island, New York, U. S. A. No town, village or township to be mentioned on any of the stamps In either the titles or elsewhere. Some suggested titles to be used: \Sportsman's Paradise. All kinds of Fishintr.\ \Ideal for Yachting.\ \The Original Stars and Stripes.\ \Suffolk County Historical Society.\ \Home Sweet Home.\ \Home of the Genuine Bluepolnt Oysters.\ \Comfortable Hotel^. and Inns.\ \New York City's Playground.\ \Unexcelled Modern Concrete High- ways.\ \Splendid Train Service and Com- mutation.\ \Excellent Ferry Service from the North.\ \Map of Long Island showing loca- tion of Suffolk and World's Fair.\ \Whaling Industry of Years gone by.\ ^11 desitrns must be in by March 31st and be the property of the committee who will not be respon- sible for their return. Designs to be sent to G. Elliott Morrison, Suffolk Countv Association, Chairman of Stamp Committee, Sayville, L. I. GREENPORT THEATRE NEWS Skillful blending of the old and the now is accomplished in a novel entertainment departure in \Swing Your Lady,\ the comedy showing at the Oreenport Theatre this Friday and Saturday. Hill-billy music and swing music have been wedded and the result is expected to set a new trend In popular tunes. Notable among the songs in the picture is \Hill Billy From Tenth Avenue,\ which .is sung by Penny Singleton. She plays opposite Humphrey T3o- Joel McCrea, Bob Burns, Frances Dee, Lloyd Nolan, Ilobert Cum- mings, John Mack Brown, Ralph Morgan, Porter Hall and a long list (Continued on page 7) NAME-ON PANELLED INFORMA iw Ivory or WW gart ,and others in the cast include Louise Fazenda, Nat Pendleton, Frank McHugh, Allen Jenkins and the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, hill-billies of vaudeville fame. A real square dance beloved by the natives of the Ozarks is called by Elviry to the tune of \Mountain Swingaroo.\ Among other songs are \The Old Apple Tree,\ \Swing Your Lady,\ and \Dig Me a Grave In Mi.ssouri.\ One of the most stirring and in- spiring stories taken from Amerl- I _ ^ „ M T 1 Q ^ ,„ ' • Type 2 i»\rs. John Omith can history will sweep across the screen of the Greenport Theatre this Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in a majestic cavalcade which ranks easily as one of the screen's major accomplishments. The story is the dynamic \Wells Fargo,\ a tribute to the men who built and main- tained America's first life line of empire. It covers broadly the stir- ring quarter of a century which be- gan with the discovery of gold in California and the end of the War Between the States, the crowded years during which the American nation spread from ocean to ocean and Its future greatness was estab- lished. The brilliant cast Includes They're correct for hasty messages, thank-you notes, imvltations, and the price is ploasingly low. Your name only printed in black ink in smart rttkcd lettering. Plain envelopes. MARCH ONLY 100 INPORMALS jf ^ 00 100 ENVELOPES i- Including Printing—Order NOW! CHECK CHOICE OP PAPER & TYPE • Type 6 ^Xm, ^nlfn J^'tSttl^ • Type 80 fllrs, jfllm Siiiiflt o WHITE VELLUM • IVORY PLATE Imprint Bought by . Address McCabe^s Central Store 12 - 14 Main Street RIVERHEAD AT THE SUFFOLK If you ever wondered why the stage roach has such a hold on the American imagination; if you want ,+0 know why America never tires of hearing the story of the winning of the West, if you want to see as heroic, beautiful and inspiring a romance as you've ever seen, then hurry around to the Suffolk Theatre and see \Wells Fargo,\ which opens there next Sunday. Here is one of the most brilliant romances ever screened. Based on the opening of \.America's Lifeline of Empire,\ the trail that linked the far West to the East in the early gold days, the narrow ribbon through desert, for- est, plain and mountain over which adventurers, soldiers, settlers, her- oes and scroundrels passed for more than 25 years, \Wells Fargo\ is a cavalcade of American gi-eat- ness which it is everybody's bus- ROASTING CHICKENS FRYING CHICKENS B R 0 I E R S NEIL NINE POULTRY MARKET Phone 76 MATTITUCK 33c per lb. Farm Machinery Repairs, Service and Equipment COAL Fanning & Housner Phone 2013 RIVERHEAD Jane Withers in \CHECKERS\ Iness to see, whether he's looking for history, a love story, comedy, thrills or inspiration. An excep- tional cast, hand picked for these difficult roles is headed by Joel McOrea, Frances Dee, Bob Burns and Inciudea Lloyd Nolun, Henry O'Neil, Mary Nash, Ralph Morgan, John Mack Brown and hundreds of others. Frank Lloyd who directed (Continued on page 8) MATINEE EVERY DAY AT 2:30 SUFFOLK THEATER EVENINGS AT 7 & 9 P. M. Phone 3133 FRI.-SAT. IT GETS A STRANGLE HOLP ON GLOOMI MARCH 4-5 Louise Fazenda • Nat Pendleton Special: \The Man V^ithout a Country\ SUN. to TUES. fklARCH 6 to 8 JOEL McCREA BOB BURNS FRANCES DEE Frank Morgan • Johnny Mack Brown WED.-THURS. MARCH 9-10 A Giant Cast in a Giant Picture \MANHATTAN MERRY-GO-ROUND\ V\/ith Leo Carillo • Ann Dvorak Wednesday Eve'g on the Stage \THE BATTLE OF WITS\ FRI.-SAT. MARCH 11-12 George Sanders • Dolores DelRio In \INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT\ — PLUS — IWHIWIMM
