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Aero
1 Ho's gone of!
4 A poacher's bogey in the 'days
gone by.
D Law betrayer (anagram: hy-
phen),
11 National, omblam.
18 Anything from a throng to a
sugar-box.
18 How the African varies his wail.
15 One form of secrot.
16 A particular climbor, but not
finally ac
17 In general.
101 go far in opera.
20 Golden maybe, but a swindle warning an engineer to 1 Across,
22 Reverso of 10.
25 Envelopes have them at the
back, not at the top.
27 Beaten people do, and so ̈tlo
learned counsel,
28 Where class hatred is rampant.
20 An incautious start.
81 Needless advice to the jumper
maker.
39 Even the miser's language may
be, but
33 this the misor grudges.
34 It's very marked how was differs
from fa.
-Down
1'Having pulled myself together,
I'm after all in the shade..
-2 Father of tall sons.
3 Permits.
6 Helps,
You may turn them out, but one day you turn them up,
7 An excuse for which you might
expect chapter and verso finally.
8 In this any worse than a back-
number?
0 Doing good,
10 Ladies' material and trimming intended apparently for substitu- tion.
13 Artists are always in them. 14 Time's up!-(anagram):
17 Something like ita Aerosa, but
very much longer.
18 How P.3. started.
21 To effect something you finish
the day before.
23 When love meets with a reverse,
starts to develop.
24 Law.
20
Plenty of 20s.
27 A war-cry as long as you'd
expect.
30 A drink about 10 awheel, so to
spenk.
31 Over a fool, generally,
Yesterday's Bolation.
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SPOTTED SILK
World's Most Fascinating Used for Hat, Scarf
Women
CHEVALIER CHOICE
A list of the ten most fascinat- ing women in the world has been drawn up by Maurice Chevalier, the French film star. Here is the list:
י
Comtes de Maigret, of Paris; Clare Brokaw, the Now York writer and magazine editor:
Kay Francis;
Marlene Dietrich;
Merle Oberon;
Grata Garbo::
Anna Stan:
Clara Bow;
Loretta Young; and Anabella, | the young French film actress.
Maurice was anked in an inter- view (says Reuler) to select the world's ten most beautiful women, but he said he would prefer to choose the ten-most fascinating.
The Comtess de Maigret, he said, was the most fascinating of all the women he has met. Tall and slen- der, radiant in both mind and body. she would, if brought to the screen, be the most glamorous of all the star
Mina Claro Brokaw is the most fascinating woman he has met in America. "Brilliant as weil да beautiful, and, although serious minded, she has wit and all the social charms,” he explained.
Kay Francis, Marlene Dietrich, Merle Oberon, Greta Garbo, and Anna Sten he, grouped together so being equally fascinating.
"Clara Bow," he said, "sa memory I shall never forget. 1er insouciance towards life was "won. derful.
And Blouse
WITH GREY SUIT
A modified interpretation of the vogue for spots is found in the hat, scarf and blouse of blue and white spotted silk foulard worn with a plain grey cloth tailor-made suit.
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IDEAS FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK
FEBRUARY 512, 1985.
TOO MANY JEWS
IN MEDICINE
DR. MCCONAUGHY'S
ARGUMENT
New York, Jan. 80. Controversy marked the comment
of educators upon a memorandum issued recently at Wesleyan Uni-
DECCA PORTROLA
THE
WORLDS FIRST
versity, advising Jewish pro-medical PORTABLE
students of dificulties in obtaining admission to medical collegra.
Such dieultles are due to the: fact that the large number of Jowish applicants for medical Courses lo disproportionate to tho percentage of Jews in the United States, according to the memoran- dum fasuod at the Middletown, Conny College. The memorandum was from Dr. James Lukens. Mo- Conaughy, president, and Dr. Ed- ward Christian Schelder, propessor of biology,
Educators at other institutions failed to agree with the opinions contained in the Wesleyan com- munication to pre-medical students.
Dr. John Wyckoff, denn of New York University, expressed the opinion that there was no pre- judico" against the Jews in most American medical schools. At Now York University, he said, Jews number 60 per cent of the medic students and are accepted purely on acholarship and character.
Dr. Willard Cole Rappleye, dean of the Columbla University collego of physcians and surgeons, sald that "the best men we can find. regardless of race, creed or colour.": were admitted.
Dr. Harold Rypins, Secretary of the State Board of Medical Exam- iners, said thero was "plenty of room" for pompetent Jewish stud- ente in the medical schools.
To Polish Ebony.First spongo
The Wesleyan memorandum, act- the ebony with warm beer, ting forth that Jows number about "Of all the younger generation I vinegar and water, then polish five per cent or American popula- have mot," Chevalier added, "Loretta Young is the most fas-with linseed all very sparingly tion and that 17 per cent of the
applied.
medical freshmen and 50 per cent. cinating, She is not only gifted in beauty, but in tulent, and Just now brown stain on egg-spoons can be medical schools are of Jewish an- Egg-Stained Spoons. The of the applicants for admission to Is developing and maturing.
removed by rubbing with a mois-cestry, said in part: tened cloth dipped in salt, after the spoons have been washod.
"The lady call Anabella has beauty, glamour, poise, and magne tism. She should be better known than she is."
NEW STAR TEAM
Three stars will be united by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is one pic- ture, They are William Powell, Jean Harlow, and Myrna Loy.
The story that will bring them together is "Wife veraus. Secret- ary."
Although it will be the fourth appearance together of William Powell and Myrna Loy, it will be Jean Harlow's first appearance with elther of the players.
CLAUDETTE COLBERT'S PART
Claudette Colbert has been cast In the leading feminine role for Paramount's film version of "Pri- vate Worlds."
ARTIFICIAL
COTTON
PROCESS UTILISES
WOOD PULP
.
"We are sending you this mom→ orandum in order that there may be no misunderstanding regarding the rather difficult situation which you may face if you are planning to seek admission to medical Achool
"It should be apparent that in aciccting its freshmen cach medical school will feel some degree of responsibility for the graduates of the Institution with which it is associated. It therefore is impelled to accept the promising applicants Rome, Jan. 8. within its own bordera, la now A process for making cotton tex- quite generally admitted that, after ture of wood pulp may affect the that selection has been made, very American trade, eventually, to the little room is left for Jewish can- extent of $100,000,000 a year, ex-didates from other institutions. perts said to-day.
The process was worked out by Premier Benito Mussolini's Council of National Research. It was declared a success,
The cotton texture is made some what as is artificial silk. Its base is wood pulp, which is pressed into
"We have no desire to discourage you in, your hope for a medical career, but feel that it is only fair that you should know the circum-
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at the dimculties which some of our students, even after very good Wesleyan record, lave encountered admission, to medical school." United Press.
Charles Boyer will play the lead-cellulous slabs. The slabs are in the last few years in securing ing male part in this film, which bathed In solutions and liquefied. has a lunatic asylum. for a back-Then they are forced through ground.
holes, to become strands and to be rolled out on bobbins,
'MARY PICKFORD SEEKS
SECLUSION
Having secured her decree of divorce against Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford hurried off from Hollywood, on a motoring tour.
She is soon to rehearse the next of her series of nation-wide bread
1 MAONOMA casts on "potted" drama.
It is forecast that the process will make Italy almost independent of American cotton, will reduce the price of cotton goods by two thirds, and is certain to be adopted in other countries. Some econo- mont of the cotton market and may mista think it will bring the realign mean to the cotton trade what dis- covery of the sugar beet meant to
No fresh plans on her behalf have { sugar.-United Press. been disclosed, except that she will carry out her broadcast contract, Dwhich terminates in April.
SKILLET LOBWOBM (T 8 3 0 0 U EMIT SIEVE EGA DECKE DROLL
O OTOPUS
made (saye Reuter from Stock
A close business associate of Miss holm.) He will leave for the
"UNKNOWN WORKER"
GERMANY PAYS
A TRIBUTE
Berlin.
Germany hina a monument to
"The Unknown Worker."
It has been erected in front of the
Federal School of Voluntary Labour
CTUM Pickford has given the assurance United Sates at the end of Febru-Sarvice at Potsdam where the
IS AXE DORMY SOUL
CRATHIE OLYMPUS
TATTERSALLE
"That she does not contemplate an- [Dry. other matrimonial venture."
SWEDISH PRINCE FOR HOLLY. WOOD
officers and non-commissioned officers for the Labour Service are being trained.
Prince Sigvard has already achloved a reputation for his work In German flm studios, and has The monument, a work of the recently studied the methods of the Berlin sculptor, Herr Hermann Swedish flm companies. He is a Schneider, is of sandstone. On a Prince Sigvard Bornadotte or grandson of the King of Sweden. simple pedestal it shows a working- Mr. Bernadotte, as he now prefers His wife, whom he married in man stripped to the waist icaning to be known is going to Hollywood London after renouncing his Royal on his shovel thrust deep into the to learn how. American films are' rights to do so, will accompany him.'ground.-United Press.
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