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FOX—"Coney Island," the new
Technicolor filmusical at the Fox
Theater opening Friday is a song
and dance steeplechase with Betty
Grable to put the curves in the
course. Miss Grable has one of
When the American Expeditionary
—.101 the best opportunities on record
to exhibit her talents, and she Force landed in Ireland recently
makes the most of it on all three newspapers reported the citizenry
scores: singing, dancing and ro- remarked at the similarity of the
mancing. For the latter assign- steel helmets worn by our boys with
ment Twentieth Century-Fox has those worn by German troops. These
provided her with two of the steel hats are protection from shrap-
handsomest foils on the lot—and nel fragments and other light mis•
two of the biggest, to scale down siles. We need thousands of them
Betty's 5-foot 3-inch figure even for they are a regular issue to every
further. They're Cesar Romero American soldier.
and George Montgomery, battling
to the bitter end through a series
of practical jokes that would
make a professional jokester turn
pale, for the hand of fair Betty.
MICHIGAN — Alan Ladd, the
incomparable tough guy, takes
his blazing guns half-way around
the world to do a job on the
Japs in "China," the exciting film
of love and war which holds over
A smart strap fastens under the
for a second week at the Michi-
- 1 gan Theater. "Salute for Three" chin and they are padded for com-
with Betty Rhodes and MacDonald fort. One steel helmet costs $5 so
Carey likewise continues,
every time you fill a $5 stamp book
UNITED ARTISTS — "The you are buying protection for an
Youngest Profession" starring American soldier. Invest at least
Virginia Weidler, Edward Arnold ten percent of your income in War
and John Carroll with Lana Tur- Bonds every pay day. Help your
ner, Greer Garson, Walter Pid- 'community reach its War Bond
WAAC'S TAKE TO WATER—Members of the WA AC
learn the fundamentals of water safety from two geon, William Powell and Robert Quota
Red Cross swimming instructors at a southern train
taught to thousands of men in the Army and Navy ing camp. Their aquatic training is identical to that Taylor appearing as guest stars,
through the American Red Cross First Aid, Water opened at the United Artists on
Safety and Accident Prevention Service. '
Thursday. The companion feature starring Pierre Aumont and Su-
is "Assignment in Brittany," co- san Peters.

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WHAT A SMALL WORLD

Jewish laughter is heard at all
hours and "Vos Machstu" rings
out on every side. Here everyone's
By S. B. KAMAIKO
face was buried in a newspaper
Editor's Note—An amusing short story by a well known Yiddish or a magazine. It seemed to him
Newspaperman.
that the people there were angry
with each other; no one spoke to
His name a week ago was War and helped our country other his neighbor.
Tobias Itzhok. Today he is Tho- struggles."
At the moment he was deliber-
mas Hitchcock. The fact is that
To this the Mother would wave sting one gentleman looked up.
the change to the Anglo-Saxon her hand and say, "Sha Sha." The Lo and behold Mr. Hitchcock
name was accomplished with some father would say, "Those Levys recognized him. It was Frank
difficulty. The judge before whom and Cohens did not have to sell Hart, who he meets at the Temple
Itzhok appeared had some scruples merchandise in a trade like mine, every Yom Kippur, Before he had
time to greet him Hart disap-
about coming to the conclusion where the name ''Itzhok" is trefe." peared.
that the petitioner who stood be- Rose often felt like telling her
"Aha." said Hitchcock to him-
fore him had a physiognomy father that changing Ws name
which went well with "Hitch- would not remake his appearance. self, "He's ashamed to meet a
cock." But Itzhok had his way. But here again the Sabbath school fellow Jew. When he sees me in
Temple on Yom Kippur he keens
i
In a very happy mood, Mr. influence
affected her, for her
Hitchcock, as we must call him Young heart was moved by the me busy the whole day with his
business affairs and his smart in-
now, tries all the doors and win- commandment, "Honor Thy Fath- vestment."
dows of his residence to make er and Thy Mother."
Mr. Hitchcock looked around for
sure that they are locked. The
"I made up my mind," said Mr.
another
few minutes and then he
family waits for him out in the Hitchcock, as the car approached
car. They are setting out on a the outskirts of the city, "that went out on to the veranda and
inhaled with relish the clean air
two-week trip.
tonight when we get to Blooms-
He approaches the car garbed vine we'll stop at that nice hotel of the summer night. Quite d'ffer-
ent from the air at his home
in a brand new pair of knickers, there."
where it is now winter.
an article of clothing he had
"Why push ourselves where we
"Well, well! What is Itzhok the
never worn while he was still are not wanted?" Rose asked in a
sa'esman doing here?" he heard
"Itzhok." His wife thinks he melancholy tone.
someone ask. Then he noticed two
looks cute; to his children he is
''Sha Sha!" the mother stopped men sitting at the end of the ver-
merely funny.
her.
anda. The voice of Jacob, but be-
Rose and Girty, two plump
"And why did I change my
young ladies of fourteen and six- name?" said the father, "For my fore Mr. Hitchcock was able to
check up on the identity of the
teen years, respectively, and their money I can get what I want!"
brother, Jack, age twelve, sit in There was a pause during men they too got lost.
Just over the road from the
the back seat. The Missus sits in which no one said anything. Mrs.
front and she arranges the seat Hitchcock began to think. She hotel there was a one-story frame
so that there will be plenty of plctured how she would be the building housing a store where
room for her husband who is now envy of her Jewish friends when the hotel guests went to play the
: machines and the other de-
a real Amerikaner. Thanks to she tells them how her family slot
installed to help vacationers
him she is no longer a Yente with stopped in a
hotel where they while away their time and their
a greenish name smacking of were the only Jews,
and how they money.
Shnipishk. The truth of the mat- were respected by real Ameri-
Among the others playing the
ter is that she had encouraged kaners. But then she looked back machines
Mr. Hitchcock noticed a
him to acquire a real Amerikaner at her son, .Jack.
gentleman he knew well . . . Os-
name.
Mr. Hitchcock reads the disap- car Ginsley (former Ginsburg).
"This night school business," pointment in his wife's face, He
"Are you stopping at the ho-
she used to say, ''and running is a blonde, of the Southern Rus- tel?"
Ginsley inquired in a sus-
around all the time, like Mrs. Pu- sian type; his wife has red hair; picious manner.
kelewich, with meetings, lectures the two girls are blondes. But, un-
"I am here with my family,"
and shmekturs, doesn't make an fortunately for them, Jack's fea- answered
Hitchcock.
Amerikaner. When your husband tures are strongly semitic . . .a
"Why . . they don't allow Jews
makes a dollar, and you pay rent typical Yid.
at this hotel," Ginsley said, very
on time and wear classy clothes
As if instinctively, Jack feels
. . . that's the thing Ober, you somewhat out of place. His dark softly. "I am here, but, as you
know. I have changed my name
must have a nice name."
Only Rose, who through her features wrinkle and a troubled to 'Ginsley.' I thought I was the
friendship with other girls in the look comes into his black eyes only Jew here. Did you give your
touches his mother's heart. real name when you registered?"
neighborhood had come to attend which
But Mr. Hitchcock grasps the
the Sabbath school of the local situation. "There is nothing to I pay "Yes
. my real name! And
good • money!"
Hitchcock said
synagogue and there acquired a worry about. It will be night by in a bitter tone
better understanding of Jewish the time we get to the hotel. I
pHot
ittcinhgcoctkhomakdeye sinotomutchhe
life and Jewish obligations, re-
noise
M l%
sented the attitude of her par- will go in to make the reserve- noise
ents. tions; you will stay in the car. lock when he returned to his room
Then we go up to our rooms and that he woke his wife. She ob-
"Levys and Cohens,"
Rose that's all there is to it."
served that he was not in good
would say, "fought in the Civil
"Yes . . . sneak in like thieves," humor, but before she had a
says Rose.
chance to ask the reason for his
"Sha, sha, sha," the mother state of mind, he said, "Tomor-
hushes her.
row we get up early and pack .. .
"Is that so?" says Mr. Hitch- the hell with this place. There
cock, in anger. "I'm not stealing are too many Jews here."
anything. I'm paying with my
money."
BETTIE TAYLOR'S
When the desk clerk at the t
"IIHYTIIM ON
hotel said, "I hope you will enioy Learn fifio-srt to know, then learn
yourself.
stay here, Mr. Hitchcock,"
THE ISLANDS" your
the former Mr. Iitzhok had but
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Children under six years of
one wish at that moment, it was
that all of his friends could have age are not ripe for proper in-
BE ABLE TIMM YOU ARE 21
been present to hear the manner struction.
in which he had been addressd.
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After the family had retired,
He who devotes his life to sci-
RA. 2673
Mr. Hitchcock went down to the ence needs no sacrifices.
lobby.
The
truth
is
he
found
it
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rather lonesome there. It was so
different from those hotels where

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