Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 August 1941 — Page 19

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EAD! ¢ HERE'S AN OFFER & WORTH PROBING fu. "WANTED:

TUESDAY, AUG. 26, 1941 Ea ABBIE AN' SLATS ~Bv Raeburn Van Buren

ME AN'POP-- WE'VE NEVER BREEN IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW. ME AN’ EXACTLY POPULAR IN CRABTREE CORNERS. BUT WE GOT NOTHIN’ AGAINST THE TOWN FOR ALWAYS ROCTIN' US AROUND. MAYRE : THE TOWN WAS TOO HARD ON US~0OR MAYBE WE

OUT OUR WAY

OH, THEM GUYS 2 WHY, WE SUNK THEIR BATTLESHIP AN’ SET THEM ADRIFT IN THEIR LIFE BOAT!

With Major Hoople

MARTHA PUT }/ WOULDN'T IT ATACKON # BE A NOVELTY HIS CHAIR, FOR HIM TO AND HE'S BRING HOME A LOOKING PAY ENVELOPE FOR SOME INSTEAD OF KIND OF JOB Ji{ HOTEL STATION= 3 A MAN CAN (|

OH=-~- BUT ARE YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T SINK THEIR LIFE BOAT AN’ SET THEM ADRIFT IN THE

86 MAN TO PUT OVER NOVEL } ADVERTISING IDEA" ww THAT 2 SOUNDS LIKE AN EXECUTNE ; POST BEFITTING AMAN OF }~ MY CALIBER fw UM! ET LAND IT T SHALL FIRMLY ; DEMAND THE HOMAGE AND SERVICE DUE THE LORD OF THE HOLSEHOLD/

| SUPPOSE WELL HAVE TO 1 ACCEPT- ALTHOUGH IT DOES 1S THAT SEEM A CRIME TO LET EVERY- : ZA KR YZ OKAY WITH | ONE MAKE MONEY, WHEN WE GOULD =" [op es EASILY KEEP ALL THE PROFITS ~ ttf 0 NNN, R= en WITHIN OUR LITTLE CIRCLE =r NY AE Nie wore ; , Say \\ WA Lav

THE CROICEST | te tra {

CHOPS ON Vg we THE PLATTER = } EB fh sion me.

WE'RE GOIN’ TO PRICE THE SHARES IN QUR COUPANY LOW ENOUGH SO THAT IN TOWN CAN AFFORD AT LEAST ONE. TEN POTATOES PER SHARE. BUT-WERE NOT GONNA LET ANY ONE PERSON iN TOWN HOG IT ALL 7 WE WON'T SELL MOREN

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Cy TRWILLAME a 3-26

—By Al Capp |

AH LEFT ‘EM TH’ CAR T' GO BACK HOME IN. NOW AR WILL KEEP MAH

NO --BUTTHERE'S A BOY RIDING

THE MAN WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR —FOR TEN LONG YEARS”

THE HERE COMES SON MAN 27

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LESSONS | [BET sears Eady lo Alla IN LOVE

By JERRY BRONDFIELD

YESTERDAY — Rarbara, Dugan and Uncle Hank are invited to Larry's place for the week-end After they arrive, | Hank takes Dugan aside, tells him he Kk has learned that a rival of the ail com- | pans, the same one involved in busi- i ness deal with Hank, has offered Dugan | a Job. When Hank tells Barbara, she ! smshes to Dogan and accuses him of being a thief Angered, he takes her by the hand and they set out together to find Hank and talk ever the matter. | CHAPTER EIGHT | DUGAN DRAGGED Barbara down | the hall to her uncle's room, knocked | a couple of times and entered | “I havent been invited,” hej “but I came any-| nse of myself. In the | Hank, I've been look night to explain! proposition. You! Ha © ve expected such| / \\ . Doh soul ING. TM. BER U.S PAT OR 8°20 La -= row DD hARPERS certainly not} - OUTFIT GET You | “The large cup is for winning first prize and the small one is for x SAL, Ee PA al "ee - Se i VN 9 having the easiest telephone number to remember! 53 R ’

THIS CURIOUS WORLD

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NANCY

OH, YES-- THESE PASSES ENTITLE You TO EVERY THING - THEY'RE

—By Bushmiller j-

LET'S GO ON THE MERRY - GO- ROUND -- Ts LOTS OF FUN!

RED RYDER

SOMEBODY SLIPPED HARPER A GUN THROUGH

P0355, WE GOT WF RYDERS WN SLIM AND RYDER ON THIS, HOLED UP OVER BOYS WE'LL YONDER. GET EM

[THEN HARPER. LOCKED HIMSELF | UP AGAIN--- FIGGERIN You'D BE BLAMED FOR. KILLIN’ THE SHERIFF, HUH?

BIN AIAN Lo aCiCil

r HARPER ALUGGED THE SHERIFF -- TOOK. THE KEYS LET HIMSELF QUT---THEN ME--AND OLD HIS MEN TO PRING ME HER’

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By William Ferguson

HYVOLCANOES revere GWE OFF SRE AND SNOKE/ THE SUPPOSED SMOKE IS CON- Jil DENSED STEAM AND GASES {iif || CARRYING DUST PARTICLES... Jl WHILE THE SUPPOSED FIRE IS THE REFLECTION OF SLOWING LAVA.

However Midwest had

to sell that tract of land to them a couple of days ago.

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“YOU'LL JUST have believe me, that's all, Hank. Still further, for your information, I had no in- | | tention of leaving your organiza- {HH tion for any price. You should i | ty

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ALL OF WHICH REMINDS ME THAT L HAVEN'T GIVEN THEM A WEDDNG PRESENT ¥7 VET. WELL, BYSEORGE! SEA

(WHY, EVEN MY DOG HAS A HOUSE BIGGER THAN THATS NO WONDER THEY ARTY Sy N ! NOT : SPARE BED, THEYRE THAT NEW HOUSE OF / TRYING TO GET BY ON . : BR LUCFER STRUTTS Jd A SHOESTRING sal RT . oe ! g

have known I was going to ask vou for a three months’ leave of absence. Yes, I was going over to Midwest for 90 days—with your perm He pat Chase 100

IMAGINE CAROL, MY OWN DAUGHTER REARED N THE LAP OF LUXURY, LIVING IN SUCH A DINKY TWO -BYFOUR PLACE !

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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIEND

any more right urse vou don't have any time, especially t particularly place much faith in me at present.” Hank Chase extended his hand *Dugan, I dont know whats in the wind. but little ashamed of myself to think what I did After all the knowing

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BY NEA SERVICE, INC. T. M. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.

—By Blosser |

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DODO 15 WONDERFUL COMPANY, FRECKLES / DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE BEING OVER RUN WITH GREEN EYED MONSTERS /

p= WHuvY'D You HAVE TO BRING THAT _ MEATBALL ¢

HEN YOU BUY

| CUCUMBERS

| Sou PAY FOR THE WATER IN THEM AT A RATE OF ABOUT

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wandered over to a group ing Sue Bishop shoot arrows at a SR TIEN Sic We big target feet awax “Come Barbara.” she! called ' disgustediyr “I never was any good at this schoel and I'm Show the} folks how an expert bends this hunk of wood. will you?" Barbara, sprawled on the grass

Ir FrRECK WILL LEND ME A PAIR OF WIS TRUNKS, PERHAPS 1 CAN GO DOWN THREE TIMES AND COME UP TWICE

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[ Taare Hs WAY OF SAYING / HE FALLS ASLEEP

I ALWAVYS AT THROUGH YOUR PICTURES FOUR TIMES,

BYRD ---NOT THAT iT HELLO,

/ GLORIA, TIS IS DODO FN MATTERS / / DODO /

Y alled me a thief” he said str " His voice had| 2 a brittle € 4. “ant Fi; ¢ \ | be very glad to move out of your 0 I | house.” He bowed slightly y V |

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ND " ARRMNN I= THERE WAS A SUDDEN NATIONAL emerGency /

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here, | N let, I'm just wondering whether we|thundered up and down the field \ can keep up with you. Let's g0.” [her eves somehow always managed

They trotted past a string of cars| to pick out the Briar Hill No. 1 man.

AN \ NY eX {as they came onto the field. Larry; She didnt know Uncle Hank had NN {waved at Barbara seated on the{come up until he spoke. RON $26

rear of a convertible. Dugan rode] “From one extreme to the other,” BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES laughed and got to her feet She Past without so much as a glance. {sald Uncle Hank, nodding in the HOOK om Sue and in| Larry placed Dugan at the hard- general direction of Dugan. EC a — ad succession put three arrows) riding No. 1 position, and instantly | “What do you mean?” are Ni RY into the blue circle next to the Dugan felt a tingle shoot through; He grinned. “A week ago you|| THE FARM H X «mall golden bull's eve A mur. Dim. It felt good, sitting on a|were complaining about the utter 1 mur of admiration rose from the Smart, fast pony again. It feltilack of masculinity in these parts. group watching good, too, to lunge at the ball, hear| Now you've got a sample which has ~ Dugan Blake couldn't resist the and feel the meaty crack as wood you all but begging for mercy.” impulse He found himself walk- connected with wood. “And if that's only a sample,” Sue ing out and taking the bow from gd & ¢ re think What woul, Barharas XnNolesuns hand | IN THE first chukker, he scored | goto The Wes The aroun on Quickly fAtting arrow to the ty goals, one of them on a solo) string, he sighted briefly and let] gach yp the field on a 50-yard |

DE ne gel po final terrific smash through the! (an events, mames and characters in this od Secong rev. € | posts. story are fictitious.)

wie Dractioay Spit is Jost hy “Nice going!” Larry yelled, and e handed the bow back to Bar- Y , COAL PRICE HEARING IS SET FOR SEPT. 9

i “Talent o end.” i Dugan grinned back. Dale, FYBIONSS ho eng ve motked, On the sidelines Barbara turned | WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (U. PJ. —The bituminous coal division

and he saw her lips tighten. | Are 3 ; { begrudging but appreciative eyes | called upon selling groups today to furnish information for a hearing

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qorse now

—By Martin

NOLRE DoGeEONE RIGHT! BUT N'KNow, Recta. GEE WR\ZZ! \F GALS TLs’ KEEP ON DROPPIN’ IN ON ‘EM, AN’

THEN STANING LIKE WE D\Duw WELL, \T CoLLD GET SERICLS !' IT TANK WE CLGHTTA TLS’ PLT CLR FooX

DowN ON ANY MORE

NES. LANTIL I MET THE ) TUTTE WW AND T'VE Been LVING WITH THEM EVER SINCE | AREN'T THEY TLUST SIMPLY WONDERFUL?

jo I WHo Took CARE OF

Nol) YoLR

(THEN ALAANS REMIND | TM MOTHER \

AND FATHER WHEN LT WAS LITTLE, Yoo \

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.T *> = ion the dark-faced No. 1 who looked | E, INC. T. M. REG. U. S. PAT, OFF 4

BARBARA saw the grins on the as though he was part of the encircled faces as Dugan walked horse rather than a rider, as he away. i rode off the enemy and swung his Sue whispered over her shoulder. mallet with a seemingly reckless

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By H. T. Hamlin |

ITS YOUR. MAGIC) BELT THEY'RE

(WELL, OUR PIRATE FRIENDS

ITS A POOR GAME THAT )X EXPOSED THEIR AMBLS 4

‘It's about time you gave up, don’t] but unerring manner. vou think, before this gang discov-{ “You've got to hand it to him,” ers he can even thread a needle! Sue Bishop murmured. “The man’s faster than you.” | good and there's no denying it.” “Knowing what I do about] "I'm not denying it” Barbara needles and the art of threading|countered. “He's terriffic—as a polo them, I'm pretty well convinced|player, of course. There hasn't that he can” Barbara repliedbeen a better rider on this field gloomily. | since Tommy Hitchcock played here “I hope youre not disappointed |five years ago.” in me” Dugan told Larry as he| Sue arched a surprised eyebrow. tried on the boots which had been| “All that from you?” loaned to him. “You Easterners! “Have to give the devil his due.” play a mighty tough brand of polo,| “Yon Mister Grover doesn't do so and I'm not kidding myself, either.” | badly, himself,” Sue observed. “He's Larry snorted. “Listen, guy. | playing a better game than ever, or From what I've heard about the|hadn® vou noticed?” way you handle a horse and mal-! Barbara agreed, but as the horses

Sept. 9 to determine the price to be paid by American soft coal consumers during the coming winter. The division asked the coal producers boards and regional marketing agencies throughout the country to propose ceiling prices not more than 10 per cent over prevailing levels. Final decision on the prices will be made after the hearing. The 21 boards and a like number of marketing agencies were told by the division that consumers are paying “excessive and oppressive” prices in m areas, making establishment of naximum prices imperative to rectify “abuses.”

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