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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-19
Attend Funeral

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Staebler
were in Ypsilanti Tuesday for the
funeral services of their niece,
Miss Ruth Watson. who passed
away IN a Chicago hospital, early
Sunday morning after a long i'll.
ness. Services were at the Geer
Funeral Home, Ypsilanti. and re.
mains laid to rest in Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit. Her mother,
Mrs. Minnie Watson, and a sister
OF Mrs. Staebler, passed away last
June % and was also brought here
for burial.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-19

ENTERTAIN AT PARTY

Frains Lake, Mich, Dec. 10 -
Mr.. and Mrs. John Haas enter.
tanned the young married folks Sun
day School class at party Friday
night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-19

Funeral Chapel and are open %
the public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05


 what you may have heard l really hate fires and. hate to go to them But as commander-in -chief of New York's police and fire departments. the mayor has duty to go where ever his men face danger" Got letter from Doug Williams, who is covering the war for his Lon don paper. He writes me: Con fucius say: Better boredom than bombardment."
 I have traced the picKpockets who have been delving into our files for themes you've neglected. which they write and send to other columns. That's a new racket around these parts, I know, and you're a chump if you stand for it I just heard why one paper didn't touch the Adelaide Moffett secret marriage to Buckner. They thought you had fallen for all April Fool joke and they didn't want to be fooled, too! :. =. Read Meyer Levin's book Citizens ,' exciting throughout>. . Dorothy Hall, who just returned from Reno (where she divorced her Neal Andrews) is doing all the places with him DioSa Costello of La Conga called. Sad she didn't reconcile with that guy and would you pleace say so, as her boy friend won't believe her. And his name isn't George Abbott, who merely likes to dance with her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05

$60,000 and then must pay for the maintenance of a stamp office.
 In some cities, the mayor said, the money for the revolving fund has been supplied by banks. The $60,000 is not actually expended, but that the fact that 1t is placed in re- volving fund ties up the money.
 Group Leaves Today
 Executive Secretary John P. Fitz- maurice represented the mayor ill the delegation which left for Hart ford and Springfield at 8:30 this morning. Others in the group were Welfare Supt. Martin F. Hayden, Secretary Frank Green of the Cham Der of Commerce, Charles Green blatt of the Fulton Markets and Thomas O'Dea of the Buy Right Sell Right stores. The group, along with representatives of butchers and grocers' organizations. has dis cussed the stamp plan at several conferences with Mayor Scully.
 Mayor Scully explained yesterday that he brought the stamp plan before the finance board so that members could give thought to pos sible methods of financing it should it prove desirable for Waterbury.
 First of all, he said, the approva, of the secretary of agriculture IS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
$6O, ,OOO Needed For
 Revolving Fund In
 Governmental Setup
Delegation of Officials Merchants Visit Cities in Quest of Information to Aid City's Needy in Buy
 ing Food Materials

needed before the plan can be be- gun in any city. Then, he said, there must be $60,00O made avail able in a revolving fund for the purchase of stamps. An office must be opened, he said, for the sale of the stamps.
 The mayor said he understood that in West Springfield and else where the $60,000 had been put up bv banking interests. Whether that could be done here must be con- sidered, he said.
 No Service Charge
 Another factor, the mayor pointed out. is that the banks must agree to handle the stamps without any service charge. This is an absolute prequisite to establishment o1 the plan in any city, he said.
 q think we should follow the same attitude of caution in this matter as we did in regard to hous- ing", said Aldermanic President John s. Monagan.
 you COIl SCc uo JuAlAEA'S it precipitately, do you?", querled the mayor.
 The aims of the federal food stan D plan are to provide more food for needy families and to put surplus commodities to good use. Orange stamps can be used to pur- chase any article in retail stores. except liquor and tobacco. With each $1 worth of orange stamps, the purchaser gets free 50 cents worth Of blue stamps, which can be used, in the same stores, tc purchase foods of which there are large surpluses.
 Grocers benefit from the plan 5y increases in business. The stamps which they receive in payment 1ol goods are redeemable in cash. The farmers is helped by large distrlbu- tion of farm products.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05

I hear that Geoghan, the ex- Dist. Atty of B'klyn, may get a state judgeship. He's practicing law now. Don't use that Mana rajah gag-it's been printed A Dr. DeBuss of St. Luke's hosp called. Says the nurses are on an eight-hour schedule-no revolt Ethel Waters is Mrs. E. Mallory and they were never happier-they resent people using them for press agenting others Last Tues days MT. Broadway and His Gal col'm (which contained so many names of celebrities) was used by the Gilbert Millers to invite people to their farewell cocktail party yesterday. They're going to South America .. Be careful of "The Mis- sionary's Downfall' at the Beach, comber-it's a sinful drink.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
Walter WiIlcIleu On BrOddzCny
OF A GIRL FRIDAY

Grade Mark Registered, COpyrgt 1890 Daily Mtrror Inc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
JEWISH APPEAL
 OPENS MONDAY
Prominent Citizens Sub= scribe $l4,5OO Toward
 Local Campaign Fund

The Jewish Federated Appeal for refugees and overseas needs will open officially Monday with $14,50C already having been subscribed at a parlor meeting last night at the home of Harry Liebsekind. The ap- peal seeks to realize $35,000 in this city.
 The goal sought in the entire country is $23,000000.
 Manfred Arie, said to have been a prominent member of the Vienna bar until the Nazi push, gave a brief talk to the group assembled in MT. Liebeskind's home. MT. Arie told of his own experiences Snder Nazi rule, and described general condi- tions among Jews in Europe,
 Organized last year, the Jewish Federated appeal seeks to coordi- nate all campaigns and solicitations carried on among Jews of this city for national and international pur- poses.
 Last years quota of $2O,O00 was exceeded by $3,500.
 Farmers cooperatives in Japan have entered the insurance business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
Banks May Support Food Stamp Plan

the auxiliary, presided at last nights meeting. Speakers, including, MT. Bria. Carmine Cpriano, vice-presi- dent of the mems club; and Victor Membruno, secretary, urged the club to support the Democratic town committee and the Scully regime.
 The club SO voted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
SUPPORT PLEDGED
 TO SCULLY REGIME

Enthusiasm was shown at the re- organization meeting of the Italian American Women's Democratic club last night at the Elton. The club will work Tn conjuction with the Italian-American Democratic club
 of which Louis E. Bria is president.
 Mrs. Anna Hadden, president of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05

How and where Waterbury will get the necessary funds to pay for the local share of the federal food stamp plan if it is adopted here was a problem throwing the brows of the city fathers today as a delega- tion from this city went to Hartford and Springfield to study the plans operation. Mayor Vincent A. Scully told the board of finance yesterday that, to start the plan, the city must establish a revolving fund of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05

to fly alone, but that will have to be changed soon. He and one of his pupils, Joan Kennedy, are en- gagged and plan a flying honey moon" soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
TROUT ABOUT

Wayne Morris has installed noun tain trout in his fish pond. A wash ing machine mechanism circulates the water.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
SOLO" TO LOSE HIS NAME

Quincy, Mass. - CUP) Walter Delear, a flying instructor, was nicknamed Solo" because he liked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05

Carol Bruce sings Irv Berlin's top song in Louisiana Purchase. I hear it's his best tune since "Alexander's Ragtime Band" Buddy DeSylva now has his origi- nal investment back ($920O0) for producing DuBarry. Let that be lesson to you .. agree, the Cotton Club show is always ex- hilarating entertainment - I loved it last night . Ex-Judge Manton, we are informed, is spending his 3O-day quarantine period (before starting his sentence) in a private room in the hospital at Lewisburg, He must be very i'll or something Don't try to pass slug or phony coin in the bridge or tun- nel toll gates. A machine bends phony coin in half-and whistle blows before the culprit is ten yards away.
 hear Lowell Limpus' book "20th Century Warfare" is getting plenty of attention from the Embassies :. Bouvier and Van Grona, the danc- CTS, have what is known as Rain- bow Roomph Ben Blue and Fran English, who have been threat ening it for months, may wed next week Jeffrey Lynn is Ann Sheridan's current excitement . Marshall Grant of Universal pix and Helen Mack may marry shortly :. Has anybody called it Hitler's Little White (Lies) Book? Maybe it's because Spring has sprung but I can make up sentence contain ing the word "anchovy" like this: The two big shots for MT. Hearst are MT. Gortatowsky anchovy Con- molly! Wall Streeters are lay ing 21a to 1 that FDR will not be reelected Those betting he will be eff he runs) are protect ing themselves by buying utility stocks.
 YOUR GIRL FRIDAY.
 Coffee beans are toasted, coated with chocolate and served as de- ! licacy in Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05

Coffee beans are toasted, coated with chocolate and served as de- licacy in Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21

Our entire stock of summer
dresses to go regardless OF
original prices. All materials
and styles. MOSTLY WON
EMS SIZES, also a few
Misses. Come early!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
AMERICAN RUBBER

When government bureau moves fast, that's news. A bureau of the Department of Agriculture, begin ming last August, has completed a survey of potential rubber produc- tion in eleven Latin American coun- tries and is now moving into two more.
 r But more important than speed the survey is the first step in an important long-range plan to make this country independent of East Indian sources for rubber, and in- crease trade between the Americas Earlier this year, Congress appro- priated $500,000 to the Department of Agriculture ito develop rubber production"
 First objective is to establish two permanent experimental stations, one for Central America, the other for South America. It is almost certain that they will be located in Costa Rica and Brazil. f
 Brazil originally produced most of the worlds rubber, but the seeds
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
20 YEARS AGO fHE fyfm EMPIRE
DECEMBER 23, 1ec3

DECEMBER A. Of
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23

should be used to convoy merchant ships to Britain That is the next logical step in our program to aid England by all means short of and it could be put in operation immediately. If the prudent con- servaon of our resources forbds the release of any destroyers to England, then American warshps should be used insure the safe delivery of supplies to the country where they are needed
 The neutrality law also should be amended to permit American merchant ships to carry goods to England Why keep up pretense of being neutral when not neutral? It isn't game of ping pong that is going across the sea, but a de- structive and brutal war, in the outcome of which vitaly interested. We want England to win it, and know that if England does not win it we will be the next victim of Naz aggression.
 If we want to give England some real help the least do is to that she actually gets the implements of which we are able to produce and are willing to sell to her.
 Now that Britain is trading air blow for air blow with Germany, that Britain has the Italians on the in Lbya, now that the Greeks have the Italians the run in Albania now that the British blockade is putting real pinch Germany's SUD- plies and foodstuffs, that England is rapidly completing war machine to match that of the Nazs is the time for to act decsively Let us maintain fictions of neutrality or friendly rela- tions when act. Let make "all possible aid to Britain" what it says.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
FDR PRESS CONFERENCE

A little lady named May Craig, reporter for Maine newspapers, is one of the few women who regularly attend White House press confer ences, and one of the most irYepres- sible correspondents, male or fe- male.
 She and the President broke up a recent conference with repartee about parking. The President had said that highway projects, among others, would have to be shelved as not essential for defense. |
 MT. President" said May Craig fin that case, what happens to the parking shoulders?"
 Parking shoulders'?" said the President, plainly puzzled.
 ""The project" said May, ts'for wid ening parking space for civilians, SC the military can get by"
 You don't mean necking, dc you?" shot back Roosevelt, and the meeting adjourned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
HOROSCOPE "The stars incline
 bat do not compeP
TUESDAY, DECEMBER "A

TUESDAY, DECEMBER "A
 Conflicting planetary aspects rule over this day before Christmas. The stars seem to stimulate happy plans under which memories and fears are prevalent. Labor is sub- ject to adverse influences.
 Heart and Home: While there may be Instructions to plans, small worries and seeming disappoint- ments early today, the clouds will roll by. The stars presage honors and favors from employers and practical gifts that will cause wor- ries to vanish. Women are well di- rected in their work of spreading abroad helpful service of many kinds. Girls need not think of TO- nance under this configuration, but there will be many social pleas ures. As changes irf the world are reflected in the United States, the best possible holiday season should be enjoyed.
 National Issues: Under this rule of the stars the brotherhood of man should be recognized in the prayer for good will to all. In the United States, suspicion and preju- dice should be dismissed as reali- zation is given. that war has been the game of ruthless dictators and not the venture of the people whom it sacrifices. This Christmas seal son is the happy prelude to great national drama, astrologers foretell.
 International Affairs: In Pales-' tine the clash of men of varying faiths will assume unusual forms and cause reaching effects. Mo hammedan and Christian holy days will cause outbreaks of serious po- tentialities, if the stars are rightly read. The British government is to have grave complications of per- picking problems.
 Persons whose hirthdate it Ms have the augury of a year of ex- acting experiences, but 1t should be of more than average promise and fulfillment.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be temperamental and highly gifted. Self-control should be taught them early.
 Copyright, 1940)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
HELP ENGLAND NOW

Up until recently Germany hasn't had very much to say about American aid to Britain. though that aid is big factor in the conflict and of course factor weighing directly against Hitlers chances of success.
 The pronouncement from Berlin at this time that it would be unbearable for Germany to let things drift further and the threat that the Nazis would look upon warlike act this nations turn ing belgerent ships to the British has been suggested by the British Minister of Shipping are signs that our aid to Britain has Germany worried
 Germanys attitude is the best argument for doing exactly what Shipping Minister Ronald Cross asks us do though the act is admittedly an unfriendly toward Germany. Our feeling for the Nazis is not of friendship. We have made secret of dislike and contempt for them. We know well by the actions out of Berlin that this is a feeling which is warmly reciprocated.
 Since we don't want Germany's friendship and since we are all convinced that Britain's fall would be the worst kind of catastrophe for America and all the things in which we believe, what are we wait ing for?
 Newspaper columns and air crowded with speculation and comment the next step which should be taken by the United States to aid Britain. There has been a growing realization that the Battle of Britain is our fight much it is Englands; that security and institutions will be in peril if England falls. And there appears to be ncreas- ing sentiment that we should do more than merely selling her munitions and other supplies for cash on the barrel head at some Atlantic port
 Speeding up production to make available all possible supplies to England is essential but it is not enough. We should to it that the goods we sell are delivered safely to English port.
 What benefit be accomplished by sending a cargo of munitions to England ship which is torpedoed and sunk before it gets there? Guns lying at the bottom of the Atlantic be used to fight off Nazi raiders which nightly bring devasta ton to London and the Midland manufacturing cities True, we have collected cash in advance for all car goes lost at but that doesn't help England, the of democracy ourselves Those cargoes might defenses.
 The time has when the American Navy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
Battle of the Bulletins
(New York Times)


 General Forests recipe for military success was to get thar fustest with the mostest men," The Germans invariably put on wonderful performance in that regard. Their Axis partner, Italy, has not been fortunate, either on land or sea But there is one department of current warfare in which the Italians have proved supremey alert In issuing communiques covering Mediterranean naval engage ments they have consistently got there first with the most claims.
 This is by no means unimportant as it seems. It is true that thus far the claims of Rome have simmered down to practically nothing and that the British fleet still Mare Nostrum" at will But each Italian communique serves the purpose of the moment Each serves to cast little doubt on the tagging British news. We feel that momentary doubt even over here where have learned to trust the statements of the British Admiralty The Ital- ian people, starving for glad tidings must feel it even more.
 The Italian bulletins naturally issued not for our benefit, but for home consumption. They are quickly and carefully framed to create an m- pression of which can be no more than blurred by later modification. dictatorship at war lives on victories. If it can't have real ones it must use ersatz ones until the real ones develop Il Duce is in an extremely tight spot just Cracks appear in the Fascist morale He desperately craves something to boast about. It would not be strange if after his ships had blundered into the British and scuttled for port doubtful hits became certain in his communique and splashes in the water mas querade as extreme damage" Still another attempt to sink the Ark Royal is not very original touch The British carrier has gone down and returned to the surface often that she must be an undercoyer submarine
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23

(Contnlucs. -TT Page One) They had discussed this question, behind the sceres, for some time.
 In these confidential conversa- tions the general opinion was ex- pressed that World War history should not be repeated, and that the United States should turn thumbs down on foreign war loans. But at the same time, and far more important, there was no question that the British must get help from the United States.
 In other words, Great Britain would get what she wants from the United States either through out right gifts or swapping for bases. But loans, with their postwar head aches, were ruled out. At a recent White House conference the gift-or- swap plan was vigorously advocated on the following grounds:
 CD That if the United States really means what it says, namely that Britain is the first-line of Am erican defense and is fighting the battle of democracy against totali- tarianism, then the only honest thing to do is to give Britain the planes. ships, arms and munitions she needs to wage this struggle.
 @ That the American people would far prefer such a straight forward policy to the back door me.ilod of repeating the Johnson Act and putting financial assist ance on a commercial basis.
 t3) That World War history proves war loans leave a heritage of dissension, which must be avoid : ed after the present conflict if peace is to be built on a lasting founda- tion.
 These views highlight the little noticed fact that no Administration leader of consequence ever has ad- yocated tampering with the Johnson Act.
 Several repeal bills have been in- troduced in Congress and aroused the rhetoric of isolationists who have sought to make it appear that the measures were secret Admins
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
Methodist Dinner
 Program Tonight

The annual Christmas dinner of the Methodist Church will be held tonight at o'clock, the affair be- ing pot-luck.
 Following the dinner the Sum day School program will be given under the direction of Mrs. T. F Dryden and Mrs. c. V. Brown.
 At the close of the program an offering of food, clothing and toys for the less fortunate will be Ire ceived. The Christmas gifts fol Sunday School pupils will epdsshe evenings activities. -
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
Joey Garrett Has
 Second Birthday

The second birthday of Joey Gar rett. son of MT. and Mrs. Jack Garrett, was marked with a party yesterday afternoon.
 Favors and balloons were present. ed each of the guests and Jim ONeill was present to take indoor pictures of the festivities.
 Young friends of the honoree in- vited for the occasion were Johnny Bailey, Joan Ecklund, Douglas Campbell, Jr., Jerry Shearer, Sharon Day, Carol Cameron, Juanita Gra- ham and Christine Lindquist.
 Grown-ups present for the affair were Mesdames Etta Garrett, Beulah Sund, Roland Lindquist, Wayne Graham, Norman Cameron, Howard Day, Lazzette Shearer Douglas Campbell, Paul Eckiund, Roger Bailey, Jack Stanyer and Mert Har- rlson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
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 When girl dancing, another wishes to either refuse? the other 
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
HOOK and LEARN sy &y e., z. GORDON

species of insects there?
  B. regarding price a with liar? a gas cylinder what the connecting rod? Sing Sing prison located?
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  4 the piston with the crankshaft. 5 Ossning, N Y.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
CAPITAL CHAFF

Justice Frank Murphy's recipe for keeping fit at 50 is to walk to and from the Supreme Court, and ride horseback every afternoon. Justice Murphy walks the long way round to his office. going first to the Washington Monument, then up. to the Capitol .. .Tough-hew Sen- ator Sheridan Downey of California, No. l. Congressional Townsendite, keeps in shape by walking five miles daily from his home to the Capitol <. The 250,0O government workers who daily lunch in government res- taurants in Washington consume annually 187,000 pounds of butter, l87 ,000 dozen eggs, 135.640 pounds of coffee, 2,446,33 bottles of milk, and 43,266 gallons of ice cream.
 Copyright, 1940. by United Feature
 Syndicate, Incl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
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