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UNKNOWN DOCTOR'S SIGHTSEEING CURE

Gretna Green

Toothache Gave Boy Marriage" Best Day Of His Life

ALL because he had toothache, one of the youths look ing after pit-ponies at the Royal Agricultural Show

Annulled

A DECREE nisi of nullity against Dr. William George

Burns, a London doctor, on the ground that his Gretna Green

marriage was not legat, was

at Windsor enjoyed a thrilling "mystery trip" to Lon-granted to Mrs. Ethel Muriel

don.

Burns, nee Bacon, of Pear Tree Lane, Welwyn Garden City,

Herts, by Mr. Justice Henn Col lins in the Divorce Court recent-

Mr. Iestyn Williams, secretary of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coalowners' Association, explained that this youth was told to go to Windsor to have the tooth re-ly. moved.

On his return, nearly four hours later, he related the story of surprising adventures.

He had been directed to a doctor in Windsor who informed him: "I don't take teeth out, but I am going to London now. You'd better jump into my car and I'll take you to a dentist in London."

The suit was undefended and Dr. Burns was ordered to pay costs.

tored to Scotland with Dr. Burns in April, 1930, and they went through Blacksmith's shop, Gretna, six days a ceremony of marriage at the old later.

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Mrs. Burns alleged that she mu-

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doctor, unknown to her, signed a declaration that he had re- Then followed what the pit-sided in Scotland for the previous 21 boy described as the most excit-days, is required by Scottish Inw.

GONDOLIERS. They returned to London and lived together in Kensington until June, 1938.

SHOWN THE SIGHTS

Motorists Forgot ing experience of his life. The New By-Law CRAWLEY'S £182,000 by

. After a quarrel she left Dr. Burns He was motored around to see the and consulted solicitors.

nghun Palace.

shints of London, visiting the House pass was opened recent-of Commons, the Tower and seeing ly, but for a time it was

the changing of the guard at Buck"""Clique And "traffic blocks as usual" at the level-crossing gates in the town.

but at the end

He quickly forgot his toothache, of the tour he was taken to a dentist and had the troublesome tooth removed.

Snobbery" Charges

Brighton-bound motorists

MEMBERS of Hastings Town were BO cager to reach their Finally he was driven back to AL Council gave a hilarious re- destination that they forgot all Windsor and his benefactor in bld-ception recently to a resolution about the new road and wenting hun "cheerio" gave him 5s. for by their oldest number, Council- the old way through the town.

Later in the day, however,

luck.

UNKNOWN BENEFACTOR The intriguing feature of the many motorists began to take whole adventure was, that the youth, advantage of the new road, had no idea of the identity of his which actually adds three-quar-benefactor. ters of a mile to the London- Brighton trip.

Was

Asked the name of the stranger by officials at the colliery horses' stand,

The first motorist through the youth replied, "I don't krow his

name, but he was a doctor. He didį Mr. S. F. Standford, a

ru omething about being one of the Crawley councillor, who waited doctors who looks after the royal over half an hour to achieve the family. distinction.

He said afterwards: "It is a beautiful road; I think, how- ever, the signs on the round- about should be larger, as strangers cannot be quite surej which turning to take."

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been invented by Charles and Alan Stevenson, members of the Edinburgh

There is 110 special track for firm of lighthouse builders. The

horses, although there are separate invention was awarded tracks for pedestrians, cyclists and

the

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High military honours were accorded General Rafael L. Trujillo. insel, former President of the Dominican Republic, when he arrived in Washington on good-will visit. His luxury yacht is shown at Miami, Fla,

"There are nice people In Hollywood, too

Mrs. Aileen Florey is young and beautiful and wealthy, and she lives in Beverly Hills among the film stars. But Mrs. Florey is not a film star fan.

No Drink Problem In Army

"I know a few of the film people to nod to, of course," she

said recently at the Savoy.

"Hollywood is very democratic and one meets them at parties.

to

But nice people live in Holly- wood too, and frankly, I prefer make my friends Among people not quite so obsessed by money-making, who have some conversation apart from studio gossip, and whose lives are less public,

lor J. H. Tingle, who moved.

"That owing to the difficulty of obtaining a suitable person to ac- cept the mayorally, the appropri nic committee be instructed to Sir Victor Warrender (Financial consider offering the invitation to Secretary, War Oflee) recently re- the councillor with the longest ser-ceived a deputation of members of and so do away for ever with the National Temperance Federation, favourites and cliques, and ac- who presented knowledge long and favourable signed by many thousands of men- to him a resolution service."

bers in the following terms:- If this resolution was corried) meant.

of Fourse.

that Councillor) · We, the workers of the Good Teni- Tingle himself would be invited to plars organisation, are much con-

"Please don't think me critical," accept the mayoralty,

cerned that the fine young men she said, lighting another cigarette. Councillor S. Riddle, arallway-centering the new Militia should not "There are some quite charming man, who recently accused the St.acquire the drink habll during their people in the studios. I think Mr. Leonards Golf Club of stobbery, de-period of service with his Majesty's Herbert Marshall is a delightful per- clared that the predominating; princi- forces. We therefore petition the sonality. So is M. Charles Boyer. te behind the election of the inayor Government to establish places for But some of the women are hart been colossal snobbery,

well, recreation and the supply of non- perhaps we had belter not discuss Councillor Tingle's resolution was alcoholic refreshment in a!) these the point." defeated.

campa in place of the wet canteen.

Piano Falls On Children

LORAIN, O. (UP).-Fourteen- year-old Alma Tisler and her brother Robert, 4. were watching a parade when a plano fell on them from the | only slight bruises.

The deputation, introduced by Mr. Rhys Davis, M.P., included Lord Clwyd (president of the National Temperance League).

the deputation, said he was very glud Sir Victor Warrender, replying to to have the opportunity of hearing its views, and recommised the sincerity and moderation with which they had The chief anxiety

about the "Mister" and "Monsieur," Mrs. Florey was most punctilious and made it clear that though Mr. Marshall had frequently visited at her house, she would not dream of "Bart" referring to him by the familiar

motorists, and the riders kept to the prize by the Royal Society of Arts reviewing stand. They escaped with been expresion, appeared to be that women of Paris, New York and Lon-

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Milltiamen might be exposed to the danger of acquiring the habit drink. It was first necessary, low- ever, to assess that danger, and he emphasised that the general increase of sobriety among the community as a whole had been particularly marked in the Army.

NOT AT ALL SMART → Then we talked about clothes. "Compared with the really smart don, the film stars are not smart at all They prefer exaggerated styles not becoming to woman who hopes to be well dressed,

"But there has been noticeable improvement recently, led, I think, by Miss Joan Crawford, who is quite chic. Miss Dietrich? Well, she pre-

glamorous."

The War Omce and the Secretary fers to be of State in particular were greatly Canadian

Mrs. Florey is American-born, of concerned for the welfare of Militia- Hollywood to live "many years ago and went to parentage, men, who were in many instances because I love the climate. leaving their homes for the first time. He pointed out that in each tended|

"Music and languages are my In- camp the wet canteen was in a tent is a meeting-place for those I sup- terests. My home in Beverly Hills distant from the restaurant, and in- significant in size compared with the

pose restaurant.

Drink, he declared, was no longer a problem in the Army. The annual sales of beer to soldiers had shown a

dislike the word of inuste and must say celebrities', though literature who frequently visit Holly- wood.

"find them so much more inter-

stently tecrease over a number of esting than the screen people who He felt that the effect of forget to stop acting when they leave popular opinion, together with the the studio."

years.

sound physical training which Mill-

flomer would receive, would provide.

effective safeguards against excessive While he was extremely glad to have drinking. He did not think there heard the views of the deputation, he were any grounds for embarking could not but feel that its fears were upon drastic changes at the moment, most unlikely to materintise.

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THE discovery by archacolo. Stone Age level, dating about 2,000

gists of a grain of wheat B.C.

some yards below the founda- "I had been thought that the tions of a prehistoric settlement curliest men in the country were at Island McHugh, Baronscourt Davies told a reporter. "It appears hunters and fishermen only.", Mr. Lake, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ire- now that they practised agriculture land, throws a new light on life as well as pasturage. of the first inhabitants of Ire- land.

"From the Mediterranean, cereals, and the knowledge of their cultiva Two archeologists Mr. Oliver tion, must have been brought to Ire- Davies, Queen's University, Belfast, land by the tomb-builders.

and Mr. G. F. Mitchell, Trinity Col "The discovery throws an entirely lege, Dublin-have reported that the new light on the culture and move- wheat was found beneath the ancientments of these first southern immi- castle on the island and of the new grants."

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