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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23

THE CROSSROADS
Some Of the nations greatest
football machines will reach the
crossroads this weekend.
Among the Elevens which face
opponents capable OF upsettins
forecasts are the score or so Of
absolute leaders those stand
out teams which have come to
the midway point OF the campaign
racing for sectional honors and,
in some cases. the mythical ma
tional championship.
The following symposium of
games involving the major lead
ers will give you rough idea.
Pennsylvania and Frank Reagan
with their perfect record in three
games meet Michigan and Tommy
Harmon with a clean slate in four
starts. The tipoff on this game
may be that SO points have been
scored against Penn and only IA
ainst Michigan.
Unbeaten Cornell meets twice
beaten but potentially powerful
ONO state.
Cnbeaten Fordham meets once
beaten ST. Mary's.
GEORGETOWN, unbeaten for so
long that you can scarcely remem-
Der the last time they were
knocked over. tackles an improv-
ing New York University eleven.
Unbeaten Colum bia, with a fine
line and an erratic backfield, op-
poses a hopeful Syracuse outfit.
Notre Danes greatest team
during the Elmer Layden regime
goes against a more or less inept
Illinois team.
Minnesota. with an eye on the
Big Ten title, takes on Iowa, which
has lost only to Indiana.
Northwestern, which hopes to
outlast Minnesota and Michigan in
the Big Ten and which also has a
perfect record squares off with
Indiana
Down in the south Tennessee We.
Florida, Mississippi VS., Arkansas
and Clemson vs.. South Carolina
headline the southern program
without any threat to the perfect
records Of Tennessee, Mississippi
and Clemson.
Texas A. and NJ, one OF the ma.
tons mightiest. takes on Baylor,
which had lost one game, but
which bounced back last week by
defeating Villanova, while Texas,
also among the teams with clean
records, engages once beaten Rice.
Southern Methodist, unbeaten but
tied by Pitt. idles.
In the far west Stanford will
risk it's perfect record against IN
beaten but twice tied Southern
California. while Washington,
beaten only by Minnesota, tangies
with California, which has two
wins and two defeats.
For the clincheroo Of the week.
end. unbeaten and united Boston
College is seeing to IL that 1t al
60 Is unthreatened by meeting St
Anselm.
REGARDLESS Of what may happen
anywhere, there can scarcely be
any developments to overshadow
eventualities at Ann Arbor, when
Reagan Of Penn and Harmon OF
Michigan tangle up in what may
be a scoring duel.
So far, In three games Reagan
has scored ten touchdowns and
has kicked one point for a total
of 81 against Harmon's IL touch.
downs. 10 points after and one
field goal TOT - points IN four
games.
This Reagan-Harmon contest
will be one Of the best Of. the sea
son, a fairly even match between
two fine young men. Harmon is
expected to win, but even II he
does not win. II will be a contest
typical Of good sportsmanship
well worth seeing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23

war craft DOM
mate that sea
very effectively.
The Italia ms
claim a few sue
cesses against
John Bulls feet,
but our experts
don't belle v e
them. From the
accounts they
get, their i'm
preston is that
Signor Musso-
lini is bottled up
pretty tightly,
so far as the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23
One-MInute Test Answorr

1. According to Jewish belief.
the major prophets received di-
rect instructions from Jehovah
and had political authority trans
cending that Of kings or military
rulers; the minor prophets did not
have the power to command
obedience.
2. KDKA at Pittsburgh, Pa
3. Peregrlne White.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23

Mrs. Glenn Roberts accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen White. Wayne,
to visit Mr., and Mrs. Harold Mat
teson. Morris. H., for a few days.
Mrs. Lena Day and daughter
Maud spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. James Cunningham, Ypsi
lanti.
Carol Day returned to school
Monday, following a weeks illness.
Burton Day has also been i'll and
both had their ears lanced.
Richard Kinnell, Monroe, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Razen Kinnell.
Miss Doris Day, who teaches at
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23
Hints on EtIquette

Don't prop your head on your
hand while eating II you are
able7to come to the table. you are
supposed to be able to hold your
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23

over 100 aviators have organlz.
ed the South Carolina Aviation
clubs. The association has "a
Chapters, and members fly 70 meet
ings every TWO weeks.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23

head up without a prop, and 1t is
not good manners to sit so.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23
Eaton Mills
NEioHBoRHooD CLUB MEETS
WITH MRS. MURRAY DAY

Eaton Mills. Mich, Oct. 23-Mrs.
Murray Day entertained the Neigh
borhood Club Wednesday after
noon. The afternoon was spent in
visiting and the hostess served
lunch OF peach shortcake and tea.
Mrs. AFRO Day invited the club to
meet at her home November 81.
Those present were Mrs. Lee
Day. Mrs. George Essex, Mrs. Haz-
en- Kinnell, Mrs. Gray Jarvis, Mrs.
Glenn Roberts, Mrs. Ronald He'll
erman, Mrs. AFRO Day and Mrs.
Alden Day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only. and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23

Death is not a foe, but an in
evitabie adventure.-Sir Oliver
Lodge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23

Seventeen youth hostels are
open In North Carolina. They are
chaperoned for bicyclists and
mixers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23

mathematical. scientific and liter
airy or artistic ability He or she
will also be original. independent
and far-seeing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23

Artificial teeth are worn by so
per cent OF the people In the United
States. sooner or later.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23
Fifty Years Ago

NJ W. Fairfield his Florida where he
served last winter of mission church at Ormo1d
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23
Attend Funeral

Attend Funeral
Mr.. and Mrs. ROLAND Sampson.
Mrs. Lydia Sampson, Mrs. Joseph
Allen, David Garlick and daugh-
ter Viola attended the funeral OF
John Clayton, Belleville. Sunday
afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23
Your Health
Hospitals Could Not
Accommodate Nations
Arthritis Patients
BY Logan Ciendening, NJ. D.

BY Logan Ciendening. NJ. D.
o Il would be numerically impos-
sible TO take care of all arthritis
patients in the United States in
hospitals and, in fact, it is a fair
statement TO say that there are not
enough doctors in the country TO
give adequate attention to all the
arthritis sufferers and tend to the
rest Of the sick also. At any rate.
a great deal Of what the patient
with arthritis has done in the
way of treatment, he either does
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23
Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Twenty Years Ago
BY Ypsilani will industry
according plans of the Air Alarm
of which C. A. Braconier president A. c. Goetz
president Joseph w Barnes chief engineer c. E. Hubbard
and
Board Commerce by OF making the students here
feel home took the Normal girls and the Ceary girls for
ride Two hundred girls from the college taken around
Ypsnti and from here Ann Arbo where they
the Campus and through the boulevard drive.
Mayor Schabe gettogether banquet the Haw
kns House for the dozen employees Of the Buick Service Station
and
daughter Collar.
Weddings Miss Rosa Warboy daughter OF Mr. and Mrs C.
W Waboy to Paul Max Miss Mary Book Bert Vioux Detroit
Detroit
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23
Observations
Axis Powers Unlikely
to Gain Suez Control
From Eastern End
BY Charles P. Stewart

NAVY MEN in washington are
more than doubtful Of the Axis
ability to gain control Of the Suez
canal by way Of the eastern end OF
the Mediterranean. All their in
formation indicates that British
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23
NE cROssROAOs

WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER %. l94l
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-23

National Advertising Representative
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Evening star., 1940-04-07

gloves into the ring First The Women Rosalind
Russell who had clicked much as a glamor girl
simply because she lacked the lush type of appeal
came of her in that picture with arms falling
and promptly clawed, hairpulled kicked and screamed
her way right into the hit of the show In casting The
Women Miss Russell had been held in such light esteem
from boxoffce viewpoint that she had to fight to get
equal billing with the other gals who made up the Reno
bound quartet She got it. and the studio subsequently
patted itself on the back for giving it to her.
Miss Russell emerged from the picture talented come
denne and rewarded with the luscious part of Hfdy
Johnson feminine lead in His Girl Friday, picture
that has been packing them in Not the least reason for
its that the patrons, for the first time really
anxious Miss Russell perform And to say that she
is setting them back their heels is putting it mildly.
She is doing job A job you understand of acting -
and all started with bite out of Paulette Goddards leg
She bit Miss Goddard's leg in The Women and she
bit it with guso and small show of hunger 1t was the
most important bite taken in Hollywood Leg art
always has been the of the gamor budup and
if this wasn't effort to bite the starets of the industry
right on their trademark am not familiar with the
practices of the Pacific Coast.
Here was one place where the starlets couldn't follow
The of humor is found in the explosion of dignity
and pomp and where youngsters biting another
would be merely bad taste and poor direction, the
tace of Miss Russell taking chaw out of somebody
clearly what the movie patrons had been waiting these
long years to
Well Marlene Dietrich deck when Miss Russell
went in against Miss Goddard and. with Una Merkle
the other corner. she up with what turned out
to be the main event of the evening
Dix months ago Hollywood would have gasped at the
thought of Miss Dietrich getting herself into knock
down. drag out fight She the soul of glamo the last
stand of the old vamp school that had begun with Theda
Bara had progressed through Gloria Swanson Poa Negr
and Greta Garbo. to few, and had entered its
latest phase with the first picture OF Miss DietrChs
comparable legs.
There evidence in the archives indicating that Miss
Dietrich overenthusiastc about captalizing
her shapely limbs Her performance in The Blue Angel
we'll accomplish something along these lines But this
in the day of the universal search for other Carlos by
the non-Garbo studios, and Miss Dietrich set up to
out glamor the Swedish Her life became long
succession of close-ups of both ends her champion legs
and expressionless face supposedly the last word in
exotic appeal at the time.
Everybody was happy about this. and things just
dandy until the exhibitors took aim and fired hittingS
Miss Dietrich with the first voey and exploding her with
an exotic but unmistakabe bang In minutes she
dived from box office bonanza to box office bust
- at least in the minds of the movie moguls
Things began to happen to and all around - Miss
Dietrich.
The inside story is rather involved rasudio history,
(Contiovsd on pose 10)
Evening star., 1940-04-07

It's Marlene Dietrich winding up with gin
~ bottle .
Sc1eecH
Paulette Goddard has istul of Rosalind Russells
hair and Miss Russell is biting Miss Goddard's leg.
Ha! hd! ha'
Greta Garbo on the side lines, has at last permitted
a horse laugh to escape her classic lips.
The former glamor girls are going to town
About year ago. the nations motion picture exhlbi
tors unaCcstOmed burst OF genuine candor spla
tered the shrapnel of truth the studios woundng
stars right and left almost killing several
They announced that many of the supposed box office
champs especially the ladies, were nothing less than
poison at the ticket windows.
The reaction immediate and to the point ou
don't argue with the exhibitors; you don't scott at box
office evidence 1t earthquake day in Hollywood and
of jolted clear down to their options
The autopsy disclosed that the for the exhbi
tors hue and cry clear enough: the top gaor girls
had simply ceased function such in the public mnd
and the beautiful younger starlets the way up
The more analytical minds of Hollywood concluded that
the overpubczing of the stars in scores OF magazines
and newspaper columns and the radio had had the
unfortunate effect of confusing their screen characterize
tons with their private lives It's stupid OF course, but
you never are entirely unconscious of the fact that Caroe
Lombard is married to MIR. Gable America S No. l heart
utterer and ought to be ashamed OF herself tor making
10
to realize that the gamor girl who happens to be ogng
Gary Cooper only acting part and that her two KIDS
at home don't enter into the reckoning
This association of professional and private lives is
peculiar to the movies and is silly but it exists Movie
patrons for this want glamor that IS youthful
and fresh and unattached only in the current script
but in the performers private lives which 50 much
more vivid and real the fans than the parts they play
The patrons appreciate acting but when acting consists
of merely looking glaorous they want to take gander
at the youth and unspoled charm of the Lana Turner'S
Linda Darrels Brenda Joyces and Priscilla Lanes It's
pretty hard to glamOrize
So the stars made up their minds i but fast! They
saw the challenge and realized halfway measures
would do This was no polite skmish; it There
was no time for buldup the fact that the elder glamor
lasses we're ready really acting There time
only for few bombshells.
Bette Davis, who has tried to be glamor girl
ANYWAY and Miss Lombard showed the way - they had
been showing the way in fact before the exhibitors put
in their two cents worth Miss Davis shocked many of
her one-poe contemporaries when she began to appear
in the most unlatering roles She went into action with
total disregard for the sacrifices demanded of her looks
her hair her general beauty and with only to the
dramatic opportunity offered Miss Lombard, during the
crazy comedy CYCLE had eaped the front ranks of the
condolences through her willingness to both give and take
socks the nose and dsported herself in general with
out thought the devastating effects of the closeups
The Others, with startling unanimty, tossed their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
STAGE STAR

James West, talented juvenile whc appears as Akim Tamiroff's son it1 Paramount's The Way of All Flesh, was prominent on the stage in San Francisco, where he was discovered for pictures,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
VIEW. Leaders Honor
 Late State Commander
High State Officials Also Joining in Tribute to Late ThOs. F. Stammer; Rites in SOuthingtOn Tomorrow

Telesca, senior vice commander; Thomas R. Morrison, junior vice. commander; Dr. Maher, department surgeon; George s. French, quarter master; Joseph J. Devine, judge ad- vocate; Joseph w. Tarrant, chap lain; Arside Chapdelaine, chief of staff; Harry Tompkins, sergeant at-arnlS, and the following past de- partment commanders: Mortimer A. O'Hara, William J. Shannahan, Ale bert M. Simons, Robert Kelly, John M. Breen, John P. OKeefe, Joseph Perrone, John T. Elliano.
 Delegations
 The following groups will send delegations to the funeral: City council of Torrington, consisting of Christopher Crowley, Alexander Constable, Jr., Peter Picz, Frank Herman; Torrington Lodge of Elks, Torrington Democratic town com mittee, Italian American Dernocrac- tic club, American Legion, DAV, USWV, Yankee Division, Jewish War Veterans, and the state senate, the latter delegation headed by Dr. Mo- Cohaughy.
 Rev. William H. Kennedy, pastor of St. Thomas church will be cele- brant of the mass. Other priests as- sisting at the mass will be Rev. Jo- seph F. Flanagan of Torrington Rev. George Clark, chaplain at the Veterans hospital, Newington, and Rev. Francis J. Mil1alek, assistant at St. Thomas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
'HAPPY-CO-LUCKY'
 DANCE TOMORROW
Cliff Slater and His Local Orchestra to Be Featured
 at Hamilton Park

Cliff Slataer and his band of this city, have gained for themselves a statewide reputation as one of the most up-to-date dance organizations in this section. This fact is proven by their recent selection to play for two of the biggest social functions of the spring season in Hartford. One of these is the Travellers Girls club dance at the Hartford Wom- ems club, the other, the spring for nal of the Aetna Life Insurance company girls at the Hotel Bond.
 Slater believes the current year is going to be one of the biggest yet for state orchestras. Last year the Slater band played no less than l12 engagements and right now indica- tions are they will break that rec- ord in 1940. This is the 9th year the band has been organized. Tomorrow night Cliff and his boys will preside at another of the popular Thursday Happy Go Lucky Mite" dance par ties at the Hamilton park pavilion. Dancing will get underway at 8:3O and will be continuous until mid night. Tickets are on sale in advance at reduced rates at the Spencer Shoe Store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
ROMANCE FADES
 AFTER4 YEARS
GuilfOrd Woman Asks Di- vOrce = Local Woman
 Also Seeks Decree

A woman who was married 48 years ago yesterday filed 8 divorce action for the March term of sup- erior court in New Haven. The act- ion is that of Addie l.. Plumley of North Guilford against William H, Plumley of the same town in which des'Htion is charged. The woman also seeks alimony.
 Three other actions involving Waterbury and Middlebury residents were filed. They are as follows:
 Arlene Tooker French of Middle bury against Raymond H. French. Middlebury constable, intolerable cruslty, asks alilnony. Married April 20, 1921.
 Helen Shopis against Joseph Shopis, Waterbury, desertion in June of 1885, asks alimony and cus- tody of two children and change of name. Married in 1922.
 Lacy Termine Marrone, of New York City against Joseph Marrone of Waterbury, desertion January 3, 1887, asks. change of name. Married April 3, 1881.
 Thirty.five actions were filed yes terday. twenty-seven women and eight men seeking severances of their martial ties. Desertion or in- tolerable cruelty were charged in the majority of cases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
CRAWFORD MAN
 ZION SPEAKER
Rev. John Holmes Guest at Youth Day. at Mt.
 Olive Church Sunday

Rev. John D. Holmes of Bran- ford. @ graduate of Livingstone College and a native of this city, will be the guest preacher Sunday morning at 10:45 o'clock at the Mount Olive A. M. E. Zion church. This date has been designated as Youth Day" and will be observed as such by every Zion church throughout the New England area
 Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock the Young People of the church will hold a literary program and silver tea. Sunday evening at 7:45 o'clock Lester B. Granger, a member of the National Urban League of New York City, will come here to speak on the subject, Youth And Unem- ployment."
 The Willing Workers of the par- ish, of which Mrs. Carrie Tysdol is president, will sponsor public food sale at Rowland and Hughes store all day tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06

Several Waterburians, leaders in legislative, civic and veterans cir cles will take part in the tribute tomorrow on the occasion of the fu- neral of the late State Senator Thomas F. Stammers, past state commander of the Veterans of For eign Wars. Senator Stammers died Saturday at Lake Worth, Fla, after 8 long illness. He was a former sue perintendent of the charities depart ment in Torrington, where he resid- ed for years. Funeral services, how ever, will be held at 9:15 o'clock to- morrow morning from the Hallahan funeral home, Southington, to St. Thomas church in that town.
 Past State Commanders William J. Shanahan and Dr. M. A. O'Hara of this city and also State Senator George T. Culhane of Waterbury will assist in the final tributes to the deceased.
 Honorary Bearers
 Honorary bearers will be: Iieuten- ant Governor James L. McCon- aughy, Major Thomas J. Bannigan, Dr. Thomas F. Maher, State Sena- tors Joseph B. Downes, Anthony J. Rich, William J. Shea, George T. Culhane and Charles J. Arrigoni; Mayor William A. Patten of Tor rington, Major Leonard J. Maloney, Colonel Kenneth Cramer, Edward T. Burns, Dr. Edward Gibbons, Cap tain p. P. Armstrong.
 Active bearers will be Edward P. Riley, vFW department commander, and the following past department commanders: William P. Dibble, Charles Lockhart, Raymond Frost, James J. Lee and James F. Daley.
 The following state VFW officers will form a military escort: Anthony
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
REPORTS FILED ON
 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

A membership drive now in prog ress has resulted in over 100 new members joining the Washington Park Community club, it was re- ported last night at a meeting of the drive committee at the com munity house.
 Plans were discussed last night for the clubs St. Patrick's day en- tertainment to be held next Wed- nesday night.
 A feature of the program will be concert by the new Irish orchestra. John Whelan is chair. man of the committee in charge, assisted by John Dalton, John Dzick, Matthew Kane, Mrs. Frank McGrath, Patrick Carlin, Gene Ford, Mrs, Henry Hayden, Mrs John Dzick, Mrs. William Sutton and James Gladney
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
Jehovah's Witnesses

That the government of the world is theocracy will be the theme of the weekly Wednesday night study of Jehovah'S Witnesses this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Garden hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
Knights May Hold Noon-Day Luncheon
Sentiment of Members Being Tested-Blessing of
 Bell, Catholic Hour, Other Activities Reviewed

Patrick J. and Monsignor John J McGivney, in old St. Joseph's ceme- tery, where wreaths will be placed
 Following this members of the council and friends will adjourn to Prospect where they will participate In the dedication of a new bell in the steeple of St. Anthony's church. This bell is being procured through the generosity of K. of 0. members and their friends.
 Bishop Maurice F. McAuliffe has been invited to bless the bell, but owing to previous commitments he has assigned MonSignor Thomas s. Duggan, editor of the Catholic Transcript, to offlciate at the services.
 The annual Catholic Action ban quet of the council will be held in the evening with Richard Reid of New York city, editor of the Catho- lie News, the main speaker.
 ,.. Catholic Hour
 Intense interest Is being manifest in the Catholic Hour sponsored by the K. of O. locally and broadcast over VERY every Sunday evening, 1t was reported by Rev. J. Oliver Cronan, chaplain of the council and chairman of the committee in charge of this activity. Many letters are being sent in by listeners comment ing on the topics and the speakers.
 An active campaign against inde- cent literature on local newsstands is shortly to be launched by Sheri- dan council. A committee. named some time ago, will make its plans known to the council and commence the drive against the presence on newsstands, where young boys and girls have ready access to them, of magazines which cater solely to the passions.