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Webb Theatre — Playing The Pick Of The Pictures — “Look-Now" * 1 Oc to Everybody EVERY DAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. All Clilsdren Over Two Year* Old Must Pay. TONIGHT AND TUESDAY “Fifty Million Frenchmen” All In Technicolor. With Olsen and Johnson, America’s fun niest Comedians and a Hundred Hand Picked French Beauties. The greatest show ever filmed. Also Latest News Reel and Two Big Time Vaudeville Varieties. See “Angel Cake,” It’s Great. Come Early For Seats. Special Attention and Seats Reserved For Theatre Parties. REMEMBER 10c EVERY DAY THIS WEEK. Webb Theatre iMcNEELY’S Cool Savings For SUMMER DAYS 150 HATS Worth up to $7.95 to close out at * $1.95 200 DRESSES All the new coton materials, tie- / signs and colors. The lot includes \ the famous Nelly Don line of na tionally advertised dresses Special fop this week at $1.95 75 DRESSES That sell for $19.75. Gorgeous ma terials and ensembles. $14.90 125 DRESSES All the wanted materials, including Shantung and printed silks and crepes . . . Last week were 89.95 tc $12.95. This week at $8.90 n Z pi pi r c/5 Visit our store each day. You will find new* merchandise from the world’s largest fashion centers, here on display for you selection. J. C. McNEELY <& CO., Inc. QUALITY — — STYLE SERVICE LOCAL and* •PERSONAL News Mr. Z. J. Thompson left last week for Hot Springs, Ark He will join Messrs. Chas. L. Eskridge and R. T. LeGrand who are spending several weeks there. Mr. and Mrs. Odia E. Royster J spent last week in Atlanta Visiting ! Mr. Royster’s sister, Mrs, C. H. Lee 'and Mr. Lee. ! Mr. and Mrs. Odis Royster have | returned from Atlanta after spend ing a week with Mr. Royster's sis ter, Mrs. C. H. Lee and Mr. Lee at ftheir home at the Robert Fulton hotel. i Mr, and Mrs. Frank Kendall 'spent-Sunday in Ridgeway, S. C 'with relatives of Mrs. Kendall. Mis, J. D. Eskridge who under [went an operation for goiter in a : Charlotte hospital ten days ago, re turned home yesterday. Mrs. W. A. Wesson returned last week to her home in Ennis, Tesas, . after a month's visit here with relatives. Her mother, Mrs. Elvis Borders, age BJ years who came to Shelby with her from Texas, re ! mains here. Tire Star was in error in stating last Friday that Mrs. Wesson is 91 and made the trip to Texas alone. It is her mother, Mrs. 'Borders who is 91. Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Mitchell spent the week-end hi Mt. Holly with Mr. and Mrs. Burton Mitchell. They were accompanied hon;e by Mrs, j Burton Mitchell anti young son, ■ Burton, jr., who will spend several days here a; their guests. i Mr. and Mrs. J. E Creech, of Hendersonville were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mo Slain, Nortlv LaFayette stret. j Miss Rutli Hopper was among the .Shelby people who attended the alumni banquet at Boiling Springs ‘junior college Saturday night. Messrs. Robert and Bradford ; Moser left this morning by motor ¥tov New York to be gone for about two weeks, i I Friend* of Capt. B. L. Smith will be glad to know that he was able1 tor return to his office this morn ing after being ill and confined to this home for a week. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Byrd, of Win jston-Salem. spent yesterday here with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bigger*. Miss Louise Lever, who has been teaching during the winter in the McAdenville schools, arrived at .home on Thursday for the summer ! vacation ; Mrs. Frank Hoyle left yeslerdav Tor New York from whence she will i sail on Wednesday on the steam ship Harding for France with a group of other war mothers Miss Mary Suttle had as her week j end guest Miss Nancy Vincent of; Queens-Chicora college. Charlotte, j Miss Jessie Mae Mackie spent the i , week-end in Gastonia visiting! ’ friends. i _, 1 j Mr. and Mrs. E# Sam and Mr.' and Mrs. Wayne Brackett, of Bel- j wood, visited Mr. and Mrs. C. WJ Dison yeslerdav. Miss Amelia Stephenson. Miss Ruby Pryor and Miss Ruby McDon ald spent yesterday at Lake "Lure. Mr. and Mrs, Raymond Fretwel! and two children, of Anderson, 3. | C.. spent the day here yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thompson. Misses Louise Bailey, Margaret Blanton. Mary Suttle, and guest, ; Nancy Vincent, of Queens-Chicora, with Messrs. Norris Lackey, Lloyd Lutz, Whitelaw Kendall, and Claude Hoke Thompson formed a congenial parly for a motor trip through the ipountains yesterday. Mr. B M. Cold and Miss Ellza beth Gold spent the week-end with •t latlves in Mooresboro. Master Joe at'xl little Miss Betty DePriest ac companied them to their home at | Grover Monday. Mrs. C. P. Sherrill is in Char lotte visiting her son, Mr. Frank Sherrill, and Mrs. Sherrill at their home there. Miss Kate Wilson and Miss Anita Winkler spent the week-end in Hickory. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Howard, of Spindale, spent yesterday afternoon in Shelby visiting friends. Miss Frances White, director of the Limestone college choir, was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. William Line berger yesterday afternoon and last evening, having come up especially to assist with the music at the even ing service at the Central Method - I ist church. Mr, and Mrs. Lineberger. | Mr. and Mrs. Julius Suttle, and Mr, jand Mrs. Dale Kalter took her back j to her home in Gaffney after the 1 service last night. Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Earl and chtl-j dren visited Mrs. Earl's sister. Miss' Mary Lewis Patterson, student at> the Cullowhee Normal school, at j Cullowhee yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. l.ovelacc, Miss Mary Lovelace, and Miss May Pin-! son visited Mrs. Doc la Wall at Avon- i dale yesterda/. J\ Miss Hattie Gldney.VtSf the Bel mont city schools, spem. theweek- j end here with her parent^Slr; and Mrs. R. M. Oidney. Miss Victoria Young spent the j week-end in Rock Hill visiting rela tives. Mrs. dames L. Webb and Mrs. M. Webb Riley have returned to Shel by from Raleigh, where they have been spending the winter with Gov ernor and Mrs. O. Max Gardner, and have oponed the Webb home on South Washington street. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Gard ner, Max, Jr., and Mr. James Webb! Gardner, who spent the week-end j here, reluming to Raleigh yester day. # Mr. and Mrs. Bill Roberts, of McAdenville, spent the week-end here as guests of the later's mclher, Mrs. Frank Whisnant. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Washburn and1 two children, of High Point, arriv ed yesterday to visit Mr. J. J. Mc Murry at his home here. Mr. Wash burn returned to High Point last night while Mrs. Washburn and the two children will remain over for a longer visit this week. I Miss Napcy Bagwell spent the! week-end in Chester with her sister,' Mrs. Henry Cannon. Mr and Mrs. Charles Spate a nd Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Miller spent the t day yesterday in Mprganton as’ guests of Mr. and Mrs. Yates Spake, j Mr. Z. J; Thompson left Friday, for Hot Springs. Arkansas, where j he will join Mr. R. T. LeGrand and! Mr. Charles L. Eskridge for a few weeks. Mrs. Carolyn Ropp. of Hickory, is here visiting her son, Mr. F. B. Ropp1 and Mrs. Ropp. ‘ j Mrs. J. D. Lineberger and daugh-: ter, Nancy’ Jane, will leave tomor-i row for Greensboro to spend a week with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hines. DYING GIRL BECOMES BRIDE AFTER TAKING POISON DOSE Montgomery, Ala.—The toast of poison 16-year-old Marguerite Hardy drank to love and ’death last Mon day had made her a bride Thursday! and physician said she could not | live longer than Friday. The girl said she swallowed the poison because she thought her 18- ; year-old sweetheart Willie R. Crit tenden had telephoned another girl. I Crittenden obtained a marriage U-! cerise- and the wedding took placed in the hospital here. Miss Hardy] being barely able to whisper the vows. Norma Talmadge Released. New York—Because Nonna Ta! madge, screen actress, insisted on choosing her own vehicles. Samuel Goldwyn of United Artists has an nounced iter release. “Because of her prestige, 1 tel: that it was a mark of esteem due her long association with this or ganization to grant her request for her release.'; Mr. Goldwyn said in a statement. He explained that for reasons of policy, it was impossible to continue her contract. Miss Talmadge also issued a statement, saying: "I do not intend; to make pictures until I find the! story I want to do." She explained she had several offers.from produc-' ers here and in Europe. At The Theaters j The Carolina offering today aiul Tuesday includes "Quick Millions,’ s feature picture, and comedy and Fo.i Movietone news. Spencer Tracy, who at one time played the stage .vit'i Ethel Barrymore, handles the title role in “Quick Millions," with „he able support of Sally Eilers «nd Marguerite Churchill. The story pic tures the rapid rise of a city low lifer to high social rank, by unfa.r methods and get-rich-quick schem ing. In "Fifty Million Frenchmen.” the all-technicolor production which opened at the Webb theatre tlrH afternoon for a run of two days there are two members of the east who played in the original Herbert Fields stage play; William Oaxtou and Helen Broderick. There are no choruses in the screen version of the play—which is, when all is said and done, just the last nord in pep py love stories with plenty of w'ss cracking and a good comedy angle Pays To Advertise CAROLINA “SHELBY’S POPULAR PLAYHOUSE” ’ A NEW STAR SHINES AGAIN SPENCER TRACY Master Of A Mighty City! —he Rate-crushed the smart set. this leader of the hard-boiled set—i«nd fell for a lovely deb of the social set—to make “Quick Millions" With MARGUERITE CHURCHILL and SALLY EILEUS ADDED ATTRACTIONS: COMEDY AND FOX MOVIETONE NEWS. TODAY AND TUESDAY — EVERYBODY 10c BOTH DAYS — Get His Graduation Gift From Hamrick’s The Lowest Prices Elgin Watches Ever Sold For! Elgin Strap Watch with latest stvle M.etal Band $14.95 WESTFIELD SHOCK-PROOF STRAP WATCHES Made to withstand the hard wear and tear of practical wear. Priced to sell for graduation at $9.95 T. W. Hamrick Co. — JEWELERS AND OPTOMETRISTS — #5,000 Worth of Hounds Imported from England and descendants of the famous Warrenton foxhounds, these ifcij* are worth $1,000 apiece. They lead smart so ciety fields over the hurdles al Virginia Beach, Virginia. K' DRY CLEANING COMPARE! Women'* Summer Dresses rleaned shd pressed at 75c Up Women's Evening Wraps cleaned and pressed at 75c Up Men's Suits, cleaned and pressed 65c Make Dry Cleaning not ~~ only an economy operation m the way of getting long er wearing .service out of your clothes but .gain add ed economy through the low Dry Cleaning prices we offer. Vou cannot get hel ler work. You won’t find lower prices. I Quality Cleaners — CASH AND CARRY — NEXT TO CITY CAFE — SOUTH UFAYETTK‘ST. Ambition. ' Mamma,"’ said little Tommy. ”1 think I'll be a preacher when I grow up." "Pine, my boy, ! replied his moth er.. ."But what put that idea mto your head?" . - "Why,” answered the little fellow, "I spose 1 11 have to go io church all my life anyway, and I'd rather trot up and down the stage than Git still!” You Bargain Hunter* In Real Estate. Have you see the 66 acres. 1 4 miles of court house, - good houses, ideal farm land. Usual crop 80 bales cotton, 500 bushels corn, known as the Joe Porter place. Thought we had it sold, but no, it’s still on the market. ; and it’s yours for $4,000.0'>, j easy terms. Better see at j once. Oliver S. Anthony Potato Plants Large Shipments Government Inspec-. ted Potato Plants Arriving Daily by Express. Place your orders with us at once. CAMPBELL DEPARTMENT STORES | Shelby ^-_ Lawndale * If Your Head Aches For VALUES LOOK AT THESE! IRON BEDS $3.75 Cotton MATTRESSES . . . 50-Pound $4.00 Feather PILLOWS . . pair $1.00 BED SPRINGS $1.90 Velour Living Room SUITES .. 3 - pieces $30.00 AND EVERY PIECE OF GOODS IN OUR STORE REDUCED IN THE SAME PROPORTION. Every day you wait lessens your chance to save in our Closing Out Sale. Every piece of furniture left in our store carries the “Best-ness” that built our business. It is extrava gance not to buy at the sacrifices we are making to close out our remain ing stock. I We Are Giving Full Meas ure. At Half Measure Prices. John M. Best Furniture Co. Shelby’* Oldest, Largest And Best ’Furniture Store —»
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