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THE GIDDINGS STAR
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CAN FRANCISCO.-The years slip
D by rather easily out under this
western sun. There is Lonnie Stagg
romping around at the age of 78,
still coaching a football team.
I ran across another young fel-
low who is only 65, but one few of
= us would cafe to
1 tangle with, "‘even
1 1 though he is bald. I
■ , believe he could still
, get an even break
80 I with a grizzly bear,
h which wasn't too
TAE I young.
Blohek, His name is James
J. Jeffries, one of
1 the greatest heavy-
T to weights tnat ever
LiMTha lived-the greatest
Grantland Rice in more than a few
important opinions.
1 asked Jim about the modern
crop. Here was his answer-
“The main trouble with our mod-
ern day fighters Is that they won't
take the time and effort to train
properly and they won't listen to ad-
vice. The boxer who won’t work
can’t fight, because it takes more in-
side stuff to train hard than it does
to get in there and start swinging.
The modern fighter doesn’t know
what real work is. Nor real train-
ing."
I found the ex-champion at Jef-
fries Barn, a modest little fight club
located in Burbank on the outskirts
of Hollywood. Appropriately enough
the arena is situated on Victory
boulevard. Jim Jeffries knows some-
thing about victory. He had more
than 20 fights and lost only one, that
to Jack Johnson at Reno in 1910
when he essayed a comeback after
a five-year layoff.
The Most Dangerous
“The most dangerous and crafty
fighter of all the heavyweights was
Bob Fitzsimmons," continued Jeff,
the stub of a cigar clenched in his
teeth.
“Jack Dempsey was the best of
the modern hitters, but you noticed
that Jack's oppo-
nents kept getting up
off the floor after he
had cracked them. I
remember one fight
Fitz had against Gus
Ruhlin in New York.
Bob hit Gus with a
terrific punch to the
chin and Ruhlin was
unconscious for 36
hours. There was no
Good Posture
Help to Both
Body and Mind
By DR. JAMES W. BARTON
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
I SPEAK often about good
1 posture—erect position of the
body whether standing or sit-
ling—because of its value both
physical and men-
GE SCREEN RADIO
By VIRGINIA VALE
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
T WALTER RUBEN, Metro
J • producer, took all of two
weeks off recently; with three
pictures ready to be released
tal.
The erect car-
riage of the body
means that the
shoulders are well
TODAY'S
HEALTH
COLUMN
he’d earned it! The three are
“Bad Man," with Wallace
Beery, “Maisie Was a Lady,”
publicity about it at
tne time because ev-
erybody was afraid
it might be bad for the fight game.
Jeffries shies away from attempt-
ing to compare Joe Louis, the pres-
ent champion, with the old-time
Jack Dempsey
back and the chest well for-
ward, giving the lungs plenty of 1
room to expand, and prevent- |
ing any crowding or pressure on
the heart. With the lungs draw-
ing in the pure air and, what is
more important breathing out
the impure air, the blood,
pumped by a heart free from
pressure, will carry more nour-
ishment to and more wastes
from every cell in the body.
The erect position calls also for •
drawing in (or backwards) of the
abdomen and the de-
velopment of the ab-
dominal muscles by
keeping the abdo-
men drawn in or
back holds the ab-
dominal organs up
in their proper posi-
tions, thus aiding di-
gestion and prevent-
ing constipation.
Dr. Philip Lewin,
New York, in Clini-
Dr. Barton cal Medicine and
Surgery, gives 10
commandments of good posture.
1. Stand tall.
2. Sit tall.
3. Walk tall and “chesty," with
weight of the body on the balls or
front part of the feet.
4. Draw in the abdomen, pulling
it backwards and upwards.
5. Keep the shoulders high and
square.
6. Pull the chin downward toward
the collar button.
7. Flatten the hollow of the back
by rolling the hip bones downward
and backward.
8. Separate the shoulders from the
hips as far as possible. Do this
more by drawing hips down than by
raising shoulders.
9. Lie tall and flat. (Don’t overdo
this as having elbows and knees
very slightly bent helps to relax the
body and so invites sleep).
10. Think tall.
What’s to Be Done
About Dandruff?
and “Flight Command,” a navy
picture, with Robert Taylor and
the talented and beautiful Ruth
Hussey.
It was a busman's holiday, in a
way, as Mr. Ruben had to see all
the new plays. Mrs. Ruben (Vir-
ginia Bruce) was with him, but
wasn’t on exhibition as so many
Hollywood stars are when they visit
New York.
He was enthusiastic about the co-
operation given him by the navy
during the making of “Flight Com-
mand," and also about Robert Tay-
lor and the tremendous handicap
he had to overcome because he was
launched as a handsome and ro-
mantic lad who bowled women over
on sight. When somebody mentioned
the possible effect on Hollywood of
this country's entering the war he
predicted that men would join up in
droves. Ruben himself formerly
held a reserve commission in the
army, and has been offered one in
the navy.
Just as Cary Grant seems to bob
up in practically every picture late-
ly, so James Hilton
seems to be the au-
thor of the moment.
Columbia will film
his “And Now Good '
bye,” co - starring
Joan Fontaine and
Brian Aherne fort
the first time; it is
her first screen ap-
pearance since “Rem
becca.’’ And Metro,
Il—8 is doing his “Rage
Joan Fontaine in Heaven," with’
Ingrid Berman and"
Robert Montgomery. This is said to
be one of the most exciting “perfect
crime" stories to be brought to the
screen. So Miss Berman is in for A.
lot of horror; she has Dr. .Jekyl
and Mr. Hyde” as her next assign-
ment, with Spencer Tracy.‘
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The Questions
1. What is a stirrup cup?
2. Which of the following famous
canals was the first to be con-
structed—Welland, Suez, or Pan-
ama?
3. What Roman emperor be-
stowed a consulship on his horse?
4. Which word in the English
language has the most meanings?
' 5. From what animal is most
' catgut obtained?
I. an 6. What sorceress in mythology
I changed men to swine?
7. When were the first dining
I cars introduced by railroads?
8. War is compared with which
of the ancient gods?
greats.
“Louis has never been thoroughly
tested. He has no competition. Yes,
1 think Dempsey would have beaten
Joe, because Jack could hit just as
hard and liked the rough going.
But how can anybody tell? Louis
may be the greatest of them all, but
I doubt it.”
Jeffries says Louis has been a
credit to the sport of boxing and sees
little chance of anybody beating him
_because there are no standouts
among the crop of contenders and
the youngsters coming up just won't
work hard enough to get any place.
Underdog Against Fitz
Jim is now 65 years old. He had
his first fight at the tender age of
16, in Los Angeles.
“I weighed 218 pounds that night,”
said Jeff, smiling as he recalled the
battle. “Boy, and did 1 learn some-
thing. My opponent was Hank Grif-
fin, a big Negro and it took me 14
rounds to put him away. And was
I tired? 1 resolved then I wouldn't
fight any more until I had done a
lot of work. That’s when I really
began training.
“You know, when I got the chance
to meet Fitzsimmons for the title in
1899 I worked five months on the
road before I ever entered the gym."
Fitzsimmons was a 2 to 1 favorite
over Jeffries for that fight, but Jeff
trained diligently with Tommy Ry-
an, once middleweight champion, |
and took both the bettors and Fits
for a ride when he stopped the title-
holder in the eleventh round. In the
same year Jeffries proved his condi-
tion by taking a 25-round decision
from Tom Sharkey in the same Co-
ney Island ring.
And the big fellow is still in pretty
good shape for a man of 65. He
weighs around 250 and keeps his
waistline down by “chasing gophers
and digging weeds on my ranch."
Jeffries successfully defended his
title five times, twice against Jim
Corbett, and also against Sharkey,
Fitzsimmons and Jack Munroe. He
was 24 years of age when he won it
and 31 when Johnson kayoed him in
his comeback attempt in 1910.
The Super Start
Incidentally, that Reno fight was
the first of Tex Rickard’s super pro-
ductions. It drew a gate of better
than $270,000 and brought Jeffries
his largest purse His share, which
included his cut of the motion pic-
ture profits, amounted to more than
1100,000
Jim has saved his money, but he
still likes to mingle with the fight
mob and he's happiest while refer-
eeing the bouts at his arena, which
has been running eight years and
houses about 1,200 fans.
PERHAPS you have been reading
i about various cures for dandruff
or have tried some without obtain-
ing a cure. That dandruff is a fore-
runner or cause of loss of hair is
not true, according to many research
workers.
The federal trade commission of
the United States, after an investiga-
tion of dandruff, states that there is
no proof that dandruff is due to any
infection. In Public Health Reports,
Washington, D. C., Dr. C. W. Em-
mons states that while a small
yeastlike organism is always pres-
ent in the dry or greasy scales of
dandruff
This little organism is known as
the “bottle bacillus" and many in-
vestigators have tried in vain to
cause it to grow as other tiny or-
ganisms are made to grow. Even
those research workers who have
been successful in growing this or-
ganism admit that they have not
been able to cause dandruff in any
scalps by inoculation with it.
Instead of trying to infect a nor-
mal scalp and thus perhaps cause
dandruff, it was decided to inocu-
late an individual who already had
dandruff and to measure whether
this inoculation caused any increase
in the time required to develop dan-
druff in places where dandruff was
extensive as compared with places
in which dandruff was absent or
scant. The dandruff did not appear
any sooner in the inoculated spots
than in the other spots.
This proves, that, with our pres-
ent knowledge at least, dandruff is
not likely due to the organism that
hitherto has been blamed for it.
The above information does not
mean that something should not be
done about dandruff. Until the cause
is found, the frequent use of soap
and water on the scalp, or the use
of various proprietary preparations
should be continued. The cleansing
and rubbing of the scalp in itself is
helpful in that it not only loosens
and removes scales but stimulates
the circulation of the blood in the
scalp.
QUESTION BOX
Q.—Could heavy smoking (now
discontinued) have any direct con-
nection with my feeling sure I have
heart disease?
A.—It Is not likely that your heart
was permanently damaged by smok-
ing. Symptoms look more like gall
bladder disturbance. However, an
examination by your physician will
show whether or not symptoms are
due to a heart condition.
Q—How can I stop smoking?
A.—Eating candy before smoking
and engaging in sports will help.
George Raft, poker-faced as usual
almost lost his aloofness when h
saw “Pal Joey" recefitly.“Tan Jo
ey" is a musical show with a row
plot, and is currently tone of I the
hits of the New York theatrical sea
son. The hero is a master ofcers
monies who dances superbly, and
the role is right up Raft’s, alle
It's said that the next day he
plored Warner Brothers to’buy__
screen rights for him. Certainly#
seems a natural. The only difficulty
is that, to get by the Hays office, then
plot and the hit songs would have
to be discarded; in fact, there
wouldn't be much left but the title.
—*— « "
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m-
the
Remember Billy Lee, the appeal-
ing boy actor who scored such a hit
in “The Biscuit Eat-
er"? You’ll see him
in “Power Dive,”
an aviation picture;
Jean Parker and
Richard Arlen star
in it, supported by
Roger Pryor and
Don Castle, a young
Paramount contract
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VENORMOUS1
Y VOLUME
SNO HARD KERNELS
4
OLLYTI MI
POP CORN
Life of Study
If you devote your time to Study,
you will avoid all the irksomeness
of this Life, nor will you long for
the approach of Night, being tired
of the Day; nor will you be a bur-
den to yourself, nor your Society
insupportable to others.—Seneca.
The Answers
1. A farewell drink.
2. Suez canal, cut in 1859-69.
“ 43. Caligula.
4. The word “set” has more
meanings and more possible uses
than any other term in the English
1 language. In defining and describ-
ing it, the Oxford dictionary, for
‘ example, employs 30,000 words.
5. Sheep.
M2 Tragic of Home
3
There is magic in that little
word home”’: it is a mystic circle
that surrounds comforts and vir-
' never known beyond its hal
d limits:—Southey.
shine mlicedis
ciulteoiiesinewkai.
Delights the
inner man.,.saves
cooking toil and trouble...
healthful . . . economical. . .
order, today, from your grocer.
Ces
Van (amps
Pork«ndBEANS
Feast-for - the - Least
Plain 'No.”
“Do you think your father would
object to my marrying you?”
“I don’t know. If he's anything
like me he would!’’
KNOWN FROM COAST TO COAST - NEXT TIME sue
KENTIEZE BLADES 10
CUPPLES COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
1′6 Circe.
7. The first railway dining car
was introduced on the Baltimore
& Ohio route between Philadelphia
and Baltimore in 1863.
8. Moloch (a god, worshiped
by several Semitic peoples), to
whom human sacrifices were of-
fered.
Youth Through Spirit
If spirit wills, the heart need not
grow old; we live by thought and
feeling, not by days.—L. Mitchell
Hodges.
IA SOOTHES CHAFED SKIN le
MOROLINE it
WHITE PETROLEUM JELLY "
First Step in Progress
Discontent is the first step in the
progress of a man or a nation.-
Oscar Wilde.
CAN you BELIEVE
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Tuait
eicynin*
* *
Wr nuuipn
player who's on his
way up fast. Para-
mount gives its
younger players fea- Billy Lee
tured roles as step-
ping stones to stardom, so Castle
was given the second lead, playing
Arlen's younger brother, in “Power
Dive."
—*—
Vivian Leigh and Laurence Oliv-
ier finally set off for England, and
possibly for more movies; Para-
mount would like to have them as
stars of J. M. Barrie's famous play,
“The Admirable Crichton," screened
many years ago with Gloria Swan-
son and Thomas Meighan.
—*—
John MacCormick Is the quiet-
voiced, dignified young man who an-
nounces the numbers each Sunday
afternoon on Columbia network's
"Design for Happiness" — bearing
him, or even seeing him, you'd nev-
er suspect that he once was a speed
demon. At 17 he designed and built
a racing car that would hit better
than 100 miles an hour, and was a
regular participant In the dirt-track
classics at Robey’s Speedway near
Chicago. At the same time he be-
gan studying aviation, and now
holds a full transport pilot's license.
Now, at 26, he’s overcome his de-
sire for speed, and is quite content
to earn his living just by talking.
—*—
ODDS AND ENDS
q Warner Brothers will give “Flight
From Destiny,” a typical Hollywood open
ing in Buenos Aires, with Mona Maris
presiding.
« Rudy Vallee makes hit debut as a yen-
triloquist in Pathe’s "Picture People."
€ Parents’ Magazine chose Virginia "id
ler at 1940‛s outstanding screen juvenile-
Mickey Rooney was the winner for 1939.
1 Clocked for laughs at a “sneak" pre-
view, Preston Sturges’ latest for Para-
mount, "The Lady Eve," recorded an ever-
ge of two laughs a minute ... le co-stars
Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.
YOUR EYES ?
Above-Here's a real eye-twister for you. The top line tonka a
lot longer than the lower horizontal, but put your ruler on them -
you'll find the level lines exactly the same length!
There’s a lot more 1
tobacco than you'd
think in that red P.A.
pocket tin - and what
tobacco-so mild-so
delightfully tasty and
fragrant. There’s only one
Prince Albert-no other
tobacco like it in “makin’s”
smokes—or pipes either!
THRIFTY P.A. IS ANOTHER
BIG SURPRISE
70 ROLL-YOUR-OWN
CIGARETTES IM 1
POCKET TIN
IT’S A BUV !” SAYS D.C. CARCILL
CANT BEAT PRINCE ALBERT
FOR VALUE. IT STAYS PUT IN THE
PAPER-ROLLS UP FAST, EASY WITHOUT
WASTE. R.A. HAS THE RICH, MELLOW
, TASTE WITHOUT BITE — AND IT’S
1 COOLER-BURNING FROM a.
A FIRST PUFF TO LAST, li
NCE
LBER
THE NATIONAL
JOY SMOKE
In recent laboratory “smoking bowl” tools.
Prince Albert burned
oe DEGREES
OV COOLER
than the average of the 30 other of the
largest-selling brands tested...coolest of all!
a. 2. NenidsTobaconCunpans, Winston-Salem. N. &
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Preusser, Theodore A. The Giddings Star (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1941, newspaper, February 7, 1941; Giddings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1633775/m1/3/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center.