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YOUR BIRTHDAY
SATURDAY, JULY 24 directed in both their work and play patterns at an early age so that only their finest talents are developed.
by STELLA
tries your patience, to the breaking point very easily.
You are inventive, 'and seldom at a loss when faced with an unusual You have an unusual memory and situation. Getting out of trouble is nature. almost as easy for you as falling into of are a good judge of human
You have the gift of the written it. A little more looking before you word and could become a powerful leap would be very useful to one at influence if you will only use your your temperament. This
DORN on this, drst day of the in- BORN
coming sign, Leo, the stars have given you all the talents for out Bionding accomplishment, provided you make the best possible use them. Misuse, on the other hand, cata make you over-bearing, pompous and a great, big bore. Your ruler is the Sun, a powerful one.
You have a fine imagination, are fond of colour and have a tremen- dous store of energy. This, how, ever, must be carefully guided from Parents of carllest childhood. children bbra on this day must see to it that their progeny are expertly
BORN
HORN today, your talent for art, music and iterature is almost pro- eventy divided and just which ression you undertake is likely to de- pend a great deal upon your early training. You might easily become proficient in all three-and you may do those you not #pecialise in teserve as Rvocations or hobbles for your personal enjoyment.
You have a fine speaking voice and might easily desire a career on or on the the stage, in the film radio. You are capable of taking direction and are what is called a "quick study" when it comes to readingt your lines. You have a magnetic personality, one which can Influence and control others even
LEÓ (July 24-Aug. 23)—Conflet- Ing influences today. Avoid belug critical of others. Be a peacemaker if trouble arises between person- alities.
sex.
VIRGO (Aur. 24-Sept., 22)-Be tactful with those of the opposite
in handling Diplomacy domestic problem may be needed. LIBRA (Sept. 23. Oct. 23)- Guard your health and avoid any physical handicap right now. Rest and relax today. Don't worry.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24- Nov. 22)- Personal matters need your best al- tention Stick close to home and take care of correspondence.
Koca
for
pen for some worthy cause. You are marriage, especially. Think twice sympathetic and understanding of before embarking upon matrimony the troubles of others and are always with someone you fall in love with eager to help. But, with help once at first sight. Take a second look! given, you like to see the individuni pick up from there and go forward. A person who asks your help re
then falls back into celves it and the same mess, over and over again,
SUNDAY, JULY 25 without appearing to do so. This is a gift that few have in such a high degree and you, must be cau- flous in the use of it. Be sure that held high your ideals are always Never permit yourself to be in fuenced against your better judg ment to go out for a cause in which you, yourself do not thoroughly be
lieve.
To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.
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are not perament. Your enemics always as kind and call it out-and- out "temper". Learn to control this and it won't have to be called any thing! Highly intuitive, your dreams are often symbolic, too,
Emotional in
in your personal tachments you will need due caution in selecting a life mate or you may want to make a change.
In itself, and This,
would cause own further unhappiness, for you are basically honest and sincere in your emotions.
You are basically optimistic have profound faith in your ability to do anything. You become
when op discouraged and moody posed or thwarted, but the rebound is usually twice as high as it was before. Those who work with you must learn this or they will always be baffled by your so-called
LEO (July 24-Aur. 23)-In pro- ·· moting now projects, deal with the "boss" and success should be yours Be conservative, however, in all your estimates.
·
VIRGO (Avr. 24-Sepi, 23)-Avoid unnecessary travel or expenditures
tem-
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) -Devote your talents to the home front today. Problems may arise, but you can solve them if you try,
CAPRICORN (Dea 23-Jan. 20)-
overly Be practical but don't be critical. Nerves may be on edge, so do all you Cun to calm stormy
waters.
·
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)- Health poses an important question so take care of your dici, get plenty of rest and store up reserve energy.
PISCES
21)
(Feb. 20 - Mar.
Mind over matter today can give you a more optimisile outlook on life. You can always use it these days.
MONDAY, JULY 26
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to exert
you
To find what the stars have in for tomorrow, select your store birthday star and read the ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day stor be your daily gulde.
corres-
ARIES- (Mar. 22 - Apr. 20)-Be cautious in your contacts with others. Be tactful, diplomatic and concede n point, if need be.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Be neighbourly and you wil! And that you are helping make others happy as well as increasing your own popularity.
GEMINI . (May 22-June 22)- Don't let your emotions or your tem- per run away with you. Count ten and smile. Results will be worth trying.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)-Be as diplomatic as you can with mem- bers of the opposite sex. If your letter-writing is behind, catch up on it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-A Antfelpate recognition for past work progressive day. If seeking a job, and accept an opportunity for in- and one. Articles tost, also may not creased responsibility on your job. be recovered without loss.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)----- CANCER (June 25-July - 23)-- An unexpected change may call for Thrift in expenditures and a caution great tact when dealing with those
but push a new opportunity or a of the opposite sex. Be diplomatic. against over-extravagance are needel
fresh undertaking vigorously.
as business begins to pick up for
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)—A day Journey may result in a new friend- as much ship which may be beneflelal to you for personal gain. Get
recognition in times to come. Cultivate it. publicity and personal
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)~Those
as is possible now. It's your engaged in the less glamorous jobs
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-NOV. New undertakings are favoured it you exert normai care in all personal relationships which may be involvet, SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) --Business before pleasure is now the order of the day. Separate sucial romance from your norinal work-a-day schedule.
have a a distinct advantage today over others, Duty, well done brings a fine reward,
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-You may be adventuresome in expanding your interests if you show wisdom. sound business Judgment and emcicacy."
Skeleton Crossword
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CLUES ACRONE
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SAUDES.
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10. Buitable name for a blushing
Bride ?
17. The audible impression of 18
Across is unsatisfying.
18. In brief it's a babest to RIBUIDO
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19. This in only, partly developed. 22. Almost finitaba a girl in France. 25. All set for an accident, by the
look of it flour words),
36. Relaxing movement which the
criminal prefern to be brief. 37. Sumiliae, we hear, at the milka
perhape.
CLUES DOWN
1. Do they deal only to iron-
anongerý shares ?
Breaker of continuits out in
terror. possibly.
1. Subslatence to a castle, maybe. 4. But that warbing note
kimet a thrill
the top and bottom halves corres spond. You can therefore all in ten more binek squares at once tu correspond with thoan given.
Except where they may occur in phrases words of lean than three ietters are not used in this parle.
5. There's certain
Amount of heat in the Bathermost pic of course
5. This sort of diguro may giao be
decribed
7. this (two words).
6. Sculptor with a troublesome child has a punishment to come. It seems (three words).
11. Mochertas mason.
1. Bide issue in the Near East? 13. Apparently ono cannot get
first note without some dim- culty.
14. A dúsky damsai 7.
15. The energy required to ger
Que No 104 1
20. It's unpleasant to be left
auch pitch.
21. Extreme fright in 4 P.O..
perhaps.
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Part of Paul Whiteman's pro-
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(Solution on Page 14)
NANCY
Self-Satisfaction
I DON'T CARE FOR MY LOOKS AT ALL
I LIKE MY FACE, HANDS AND LEGS, BUT I HATE MY BODY
BY
SATURDAY; JULY 24, 1948.
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
DORK 1MB IT NEA REEVIER, INC. T, M. REO, U, M. PAT, DEF,
"'You needn't laugh--it is a little different from when I was your socrotary, changing the ribbon on a typewritor!"
WEEK-END
QUIZ
1. What Internal organic pecullarity has the earthworm?
2. Where Bre Panama hats produced?
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3. What did the word "cattle" me
mean originally?
4. What is the meaning of ase "bel esprit"? phrase
the
5. What does the D in D- Day stand for?
6. What bird CKKE?
Inys
round
Who wrote
novel, "Arch of Triumph"? In what language
It written
originally
8. From what is agar agar produced?
9. If you were accustomed
to using Flemish bond, you
would be a --- stafloner, brick- layer, Belglan tea drinker, stockbroker?
10. One of these towns is named after a boxing cham- plon-Louisville (U.S.), Car- pentras (France), Wells (Somerset), Bendigo (Aus- tralia). Hammerfest (Norway). Which?
Answers on Page 14.
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BY WILLIAM E. MCKENNEY
AS the case--if I may use the dres. Little Eluc, which is rightly term in such a connection famous for one of the nest clow-
THE two happlest people at the drew to what for want-of-n-thed of 1014-18 by Maillot, T
recent Eastern States regional fouler word may bo called a which I have heard highly praised.
were close, that nausea against which Last time I was there I was too contract bridge tournament
who won youngsters
the men of law battle in vain seeped tired to look at it, having burst out two into the High Court of Hocus of the Carlitte mountains and ravag-amateur pair championship, Miss ed the Rousilon plain to the very Barbora Srenco and Jerome W. Pocus like a miasma.
foothills of the Canigou.
Brier of New York City, in a field Arst of 100 pairs. It was their major victory.
on
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Cocklecarrol's nose was wrinkled with disgust, as though everything -had an unpleasant odour-as indeed
it had. The learned counsel both sides were yellow with spleen, the de- and even Snapdriver for fence had learned to loathe the defendant for involving him ridiculous arguments. The ushers scratched their backs against door- handles and walls, the Serfaunt_of Arraigns swore at the Pulsno In- terlocutor. The solicitors breathed in the dust of their menningless documents and then breathed it out again. The jury stumped in their seats like a couple of rows of Nean- derthal cretins. By now everyone is agreed that Vagwire is obviously a hardened and dangerous criminal.
Cocklecarrot's indiscretion "OCKLECARROT, addressing the jury, said: "It is perfectly clear by
now that the defendant de- liberately used the nails, without licence or permit. A more cynical, heartless crime it has seldom been my lot to However, I do not wish to prejudice the jury, at least not until I sum up. Only, for heaven's sake, let us eut out all this tedious nonsense, and come to the sentence."
Maillol
THE feast of sculpture in Batter-
sen Park next month will, they say, Include some of Aristide Mou- lol's work. Good, Maillot was born In the Roussillon at Banyuls, and you can see his work all along that coast from Perpignan to Port-Ven-
→ERNIE
Marginal note
THE suggestion of the Royal Com- THE
mission on the Press that there should be night classes for young Journalists not A very bright one. The ony way learn to be a journalist is by being a journalist. It was no Jack of correspondence course.or night school that made me the worst reporter of my day, but sheer Incompetence and lock of interest.
CHESS PROBLEM
By G. GUIDELLI
Black, 5 pieces.
Z
White 7 pleces.
H
White to play and mate in two. :-
Solution to pesterday's problem:
1. B-24, any; 2, Q. B, or Ki thatca.
By Ernie Bushmiller
THAT'S MUCH
BETTER
Today's hand caused quite a dis- cussion as to the correct technique of play. I think Miss Srenco fol- lowed the right Une. Sitting North, she was forced to win the opening end of the three of spades. It the suits broke she heart and club
but if the could make 13 tricks, heart suit did not break the might have trouble making her contract.
of
She led the queen of hearts and followed with the ten. East cover- ed this with tho jack, which was a not hand would tipot that the break well. However, she was play- ing tournament bridge and had to try for the maximum number tricks, so the eashed another heart. When West showed out her only hope was to And West with the ace of diamonds. She led the nine of won diamonds from dummy, West with the ace and led a club. Now the contract was safe.
In rubber bridge the diamond ault should be played before cashing the third heart, but Miss Srenco made the right play for tournament bridge and thereby a top score,
bif
INSECT SPRAY
WITH DOT
When there's bif Ineedn't use my fist!
SURE KILL
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