davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-04-18
v ceskych zemich "DvofakGv
jubilejn mi rok."

V Praze kancelar "Ceps" O.
znamuje: - Letos v Cechach
a ma Morave je poradan "Dvo-
|rakIv jubilejnl rok" Ike stemu
vyroci narozenin svetoznameho
|ceskeho skladatele Anton1na
Dvoraka. PoTadatelem Dvofa-
kova jubilejniho roku je ceska
Kulturni rada. Slavnosti bu-
dou poradany pod zastitou stat
niho presidenta DIR. e. Hachy.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-04-18

Velmi nepekne Tad1 Klato-
vech spolecnost ma vykradan1
husinc1. Zvlast6 ma spadeno
ma busy vykrmene. Tlupa ne
INA slitovani. Ukradne zpra-
vidla vsechny vykrmene busy.
Nedavno v Klatovech zmizely
Ease tTi vykrmene busy z chliv-
ku A. Rezare. Vazily pry jiz
dohromady 27 ky.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-04-18
Sfastny rok ma snatky.

Poole vykazu statnfho zdra-
votnfho reditele A. L.. Millera
bylo minuleho roku oddano v
Nebrasce 1877 parku, coz je
O Bill vice nez roku 1889,
Rozvod1 bylo behem roku
1910 povoleno 2,O28, o Al vice
nez roku 1889. Nejvetsf pocet
swatch i rozvodG bylo okresu
Douglas (Omaha).
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-04-18

V Omaze, Nebraska, byl po-
licajt Frank J. Zurek obran
kapitanem FIR. Rosem O jeho
policejnf Stick a poslan domd.
Kapitan pravf, re Zurek vysla-
poval 81 We sluzbe ma jeho mars
rut9 v okoli 16. a Cass ul. We
stavu "naliznutem."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-04-18
Mazadlo nepomohlo ma omen
svet.

O sebevrazdu v Slezske O.
strave Sc pokusil devetadvaceti
lety naterac Ladislav K. Two
iii 81 p1vodni sebevrazedny pro
stredek re sveho zamestnan1,
snedl totiz jakesi mazadlo. Ma
stesti byly asi obvykle 1cinky
mazadla siln6jsf, nez ty otrav-
ne, nebor lekar sebevrahovi wy
plachl zaludek a v nekolika
dnech no uzdravil 1plne.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-04-18

Electromagnetic obranna s1la
prorazena byla Nemci v biz
kosti hory Olymp.
Anglicane znicili We stredu
tTi nemecke valecne lodi a pet
nakladnlch lodi mezi Sicilif a
Tripoli. Lodemi vezeny RUNE
potTeby do Afriky. Dive lodi
byly O 5000 tonach kazda.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-04-18
Baba ctyr tisfc dSti.

V Pfibyslavi zije petasedesa-
tileta porodnf asistentka Ana
stasie Gabrielova, ktera Sc pc
osmatricetlete cinnosti v loni
ma podzim vzdala sveho "a
mestnani. PTivedla ma svet
ctyTi tis1ce detf.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-04-18
Chytra.

Vlasticka sla S tat1nkem ma
prochazku. u vykladnl skrlne
hrackaTe prohlfzeli 81 vystave-
ne veci. Tatlnek Sc tazal:
eco bys radeji, Vlasticko
tn panenku nebo toho panac-
ka?"
Vlasticka sc dlouho nerozmy
slela a Tekla:
ia bych radeji dvojcatka! j.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-04-18
11leta povila 7liberniho hosik,

V Alexandria, Va, jedenac.
tileta detska manzelka 22lete-
no delnika ma statnich silniclch
We Virginii dala zivot sedmili.
bernimu hoSlkovi. Matka i dec
ko jsou zdravy a mali Sc Gle k
svetu.
Mladistva matka Nancy Nc
Carter provdala Sc v loni lete
"a Ronalda McCartera z Fair.
fax. Rodice nevesty svolili k
tomuto snatku, jak udavaji Il.
rady.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-04-18
Sebevrah ma hfbitovnich
vratech.

TesaTsky delnik 72lety Josef
Choun z Vlceni, okres nepo-
mucky, obesil Sc ma vratech vi
censkeho hfbitova. Jeho mrt-
volu nasel hrobnfk Holy, kdyz
special kopat hrob.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-04-18
Sotva vykrocila ze dverf

V Moravske Ostrave padla
pred mestskym starobincem v
Ufednicke ctvrti mrtva sedma-
padesatileta kucharka stare
bince Anastazie Sobotova. Wy
sla 81 pc praci ma prochazku, a.
lie sotva vykrocila re dveTi, pa
ola mrtva. LekaT zjistil smrt
srdecnl mrtVici.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Bsb3 :: |! q
II BY BOB Mlvqphy
Today Is the Day for Kentucky
When Hitler Steps Aside

BONNEVILLE KY May 3-The dew is the blue grass
The mint is the uep The smoked ham is out of the smoke
house.
Yes this the merries day May down in old Kantucky
This the day when the of the South and their fair ladies'
nwaing open their $50 and charge
of 81 apiece to all the world.
This is the day that Hitler steps aside This day when
the Washington correspondents the high affairs of
national defense do lot of relaxing For bad
worse, the Kentucky Derby goes marching
The Derby goes marching because in every of
worldwide Importance there personality behind the
throne In the of the Derby that happens be Col
Matt Winn cheribund and jova at the age of So
It's always nice the Derby If for other
than seeing Kunne He's still there greet you The ueps
grow better with the years And somehow after the has
the debts been checkedw you
go with grand, mellow feeling You Col. Matt
VIM again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Really Catch Spirit Of The Derby

Colonel Vim himself around in 1875 He boy of
II. and he that from his fathers buggy.
Ny how he tell the story And when he tells lean
forward really the spirit Of the Derby and the spirit
of this behind the Derby
You realize why you like to "Looneyvi1e
this day why find yourself up the in
sation with people in all walks of life.
You really them all the Derby Beggars kings and
queens Fakirs Mihonaires and clerks
The melting pot Derby Eve. There you them ALL The
the only incidental It's the color and
the people and the tradition still keeps this affair first in
the hearts of Americas sporting clan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Zivic
Wins i'm
New York
International New. Service Wire

NEW YORK, May 3.-Welter-
weight Champion Fritzie Civic
outpointed 22-year-old Tony Mar
teliano, of New York. in a blister
ing 10-round non-title fight, but
he did it the hard way.
Only by last round stand did
Zivic wrest a hairline decision
over spirited and aggressive op-
ponent.
Marteliano, with a badly gashed
right eye in the seventh, was ex-
tending Civic until he felt the
pace. Then. Civic turned on the
heat and won, eiirfaxing hard
fought triumph by scoring two
knockdowns in the final round.
A right uppercut spilled Mar
teliano for a count of nine. He
arose in bad shape, almost out Oh
his feet to be toppled with a left
hook to the body He went down
and in this scene the bell changed,
ending the round and the fight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Biue-BIooded Tradition Of South

The Derby marching because has become adi-
ton--a ue-blooded tradition of the South
They thinning and grazing can but the time Ken
lucky colonies the real ones still show in the lobby of
the Brown Hotel on Derby Eve.
like to stand and watch them. Keen fiery Men with
those little white Men who forget this night at
least that walking stick they hold the hand meant for
leaning purposes and pointing and gesturng purposes
They talk, humans accustomed to talk, OF the
grand old days the days beyond recall They talk of 1878
when the little red horse Ardes booming down the
stretch the red red and become the toast Of
everywhere who like thoroughbred horses
They Kunnel "One-Two Ed Bradley and the horses
hopes banko of blue grass They
talk and talk And the evening they become louder
and mellow It's their life It's their day. That's why
| hope, the Derby continues to go marching
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
State Wins, II,
Over Badgers

MADISON. Wis, May d
Michigan State defeated Wiscon-
son, to /, here in the first game
of their two-day non-conference
series.
Michigan State scored its first
run in the opening inning when
Jakubowski singled and went 10
third on Fitzsimmons' infield hit
On a cutoff play Jakubows6i
scored when Roth's throw to the
plate went wild.
In the eighth inning Michigan
State scored again when Chlopan
was safe on first on an infield
hit. went to second on a passed
ball and scored from second when
Jakubowski doubled into right
field.
WiSconsin'S lone score came in
the eighth inning when Schiewe
poled out a homer.
Score by innings:
Michigan State 100 00o 0io-2
Wisconsin ona naQ 0t0=1
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03

Our Boots. Dispose, Market
Wise.
Jimmy Jones, Courier-Journal
Our Boots, Porters Cap, Blue
Pair.
Paul Lowry. Los Angeles
Times-Porter's Cap, Our Boots.
Whirlaway.
Walter Haight, Washington
Post-Porter's Cap, Our Boots,
Dispose.
Richards Vidmer. New York
Herald-Trlbune - Dispose. Our
Boots, Porter's Cap.
Howard Barry. Chicago Tri-
bune-Our BOOTS, Porter's Cap.
Whirlaway.
Harry Martinez, New Orleans
States-Porter's Cap, Our Boots.
Dispose.
Ed Danforth, Atlanta Journal
-Whirlaway, Our Boots, Port
er's Cap.
Ross Higdon. Woolford Farm
trainer-Our Boots, Porter's
Cap. Whirlaway.
Jack Hanover, who trains for
Friedberg and AxtOn-T have
to stick with Lucky Charley
Howard, POrter's Cap, Our
Boots, Little Beans is the order.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03

LOUISVILLE. KY, May g.
How the writers, trainers and
fans pick the Derby:
Bob Murphy-Porter's Cap,
Whirlawsy. Staretor.
Buck" Weaver. Louisville
Times-Whirlaway. Our Boots,
Porter's Cap.
Sid FEEDER. Associated Press
Whirlaway, Robert Morris, Port
er's Cap.
Maurice Bernard. Los Angeles
Examiner-Our Boots, Porter's
Cap. Whirlaway.
John Carmichael, Chicago
Daily News-Whirlaway. Port
er's Cap. Our Boots.
Frank Letellier, who trains
his own horses-Our Boots,
Porter's Cap, Dispose.
Roscoe Goose, who trains for
Senator Camden-Porter's Cap,
Whirlaway, Our Boots.
Phil Reuter-. who trains his
own horses-"Your Derby Win
ner will come from one of these
four: Staretor, Our Boots.
Whirlaway, Porter's Cap"
Tom Young. Downs superin-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Writers. Trainers. Fans Pick 'Em for Derby

Widener's trainer-Our Boots,
Porter's Cap. Whirlaway.
Nose Lowenstein. who trains
for himself -Our Boots, Whirl-
away. Dispose.
Jake Lowenstein brother of
MoSe1, who trains for Nose
Vehon-Our Boots, Dispose, and
that's enough.
Joe Williams, New York
Wor ld-Telegram-Porter's Cap,
Our Boots. Robert Morris.
Paul HirtenStein, Chicago Daily
News-Whirlaway, Our Boots,
Porter's Cap.
Len Tracy Louisville Times
WhirlawaY Porter's Cap, Our
Boots.
Jimmy LOTUS. Detroit Free
Pre- s-Whirlaway, Our Boots,
Porter's Cap
George Strate, trainer of Star
etor-"Tve just come 1000 miles
and haven't been around here
much but the horse that beats
Porter's Cap will be the winner"
Bill Weant, who trains for Gen.
Fred Miles-Porter's Cap, Our
Boots, Staretor
Roy Waldron, Milky Way trainer
who won last year with Gala
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
600 TIincladS To Vie
Metro League, Detroit Tracksters Meet in Annual
Wayne u. Relays at Belle Isle

More than 600 track and field
athletes. representing high schools
of the Metropolitan League and
the Greater Detroit area. will
crowd the Belle Isle athletic field
this afternoon for the eighth an
nual Wayne University Relays.
Southeastern High, winner of
the Metropolitan League indoor
track championship. will be fav-
ored to retain its team title won
last year in the relays. Birming-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Porter's Cap Is Choice,
Our Boots Rated I'd
SIovenes Compete
For Bowling Titles

National Slove bowling
championship tournament contin-
ues at Palmer Park Recreation
today with teams from Milwau-
kee. Cleveland, Chicago, Johns
town. Pa, on schedule. Detroit
teams opened the event last night
Tomorrow is the final day.
Palmer Park Wolverines took
the five-man he a d with 2707.
Frank Grum leads in singles with
682. Vince and Leon Hostnik head
the doubles section with 1921.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Manages Leave on Derby Day

picked out of the older hardboos last night and out of
utter curiosity started asking him questions
learned his and informed his hometown was
Goshen KY He told of his pastof his father and the
father before him. He told of his breeding farm He de-
scrbed the oaks and the blue grass and the little white house
that sits the hill
lie told how he had carried through the How
before him. his father had hid the horses deep the woods when
the Yankees marching past in Civil War days.
Not step hardly did he miss And there his
fine srappng boy in khaki uniform Through some
planning he had to have this of absence
for Derby Day. The kid thrilled with
Christmas time
"Some day." the old gentleman told "some day when
the world grows will back home
and he'll be the boss at the breeding farm. All that have
will he his All that's in blood is in his blood"
Strange talk perhaps to But the sincerity there
The old vanishing clan talking of true gospel in
the blue grass
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Royal Oak Beats
Mt. Clemens

Royal Oak and Mt. Clemens met
in a Border Cities League baseball
game on the Acorns Field with
Mt. Clemens on the short end OF
a / to ? count.
Ford Trade and Hazel Park
Slugged it out with the trade
school team winning, 19 to ID
Big Beaver defeated Madison,
TO 2.
River Rouge in the Twin VAL
ley League blanked Plymouth. Is
TO 0. Royals went the distance
on the mound Off the PantherS
giving up six hits. Hancock, the
losers starting hurler, was
charged with the loss. His mates
made IL errors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Old Story in a Few Words

Soon the kid his talked along for another
hour with the old gent Finally he took soed poem from his
purse He handed it to gently
Son. he said here the whole of the Kentucky
Derby and the behind this Derby Here is the old story
In few words"
We read the poem once and then twice. And the
think this little bit of print about tells the story of the
men behind the Derby.
"But he's old-dnd his eyes groicn hoHoU;
Like me, With ny thdtch of the snoC;
When he dies then hope may foIoW.
And 90 Where the horses 90.
don't rant hdrpng singing
Such things NTH mig style don't agree;
Where the hoofs Of the horses orc ringing
There's music sufficient for
"AHd surely the Thoroughbred horses
WI rise mp and begin
Fresh fdr-GWdy courses
And p'rhGps they might let me slip H."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Yale Crew Favored
To Win Blackwell CUP

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May g.
INS)-The crews of Columbia.
Yale and Pennsylvania today were
set TO dip oars in the Schuylkill
River for the fifteenth annual
renewal of the Blackwell Cup Re
gatta. Ten times winner of the
event Yale was favored 10 capture
the varsity event for fifth con-
Secutive time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Fight Results

At New York-Fritzie 1--WE l49, world 5
weiterweight champion. decisioned Tony
Martenano. i49. New York u0-nontitie1
BENNY GOLDBERG lls. DETROIT.
Knocked out Danny Carabella, 40. Mount
Vernon ~ Y. go.
Al Louisville ky.--Sammv AngOtt. 81.
n y A lightweight ttleholder. defeafe1
Dave CO. tiHauN $50. Cana ian Champion
10 Freddie Pope. III Columbus. o
knocked out Joe PUG. III New York C.
st B'stnn Coley Nelcn. fsu. Portland.
Ne New England middleweirht cham
pion. decsioned John Henry Eskey. l55,
Brocktnn. Mass. Negro t1ol.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03

ham High is defending champion
in Class 3.
An added feature Of the pro-
gram will be an exhibition race
between Wayne University's half
mile relay team. which turned in
the fastest time in its class in
the Penn Relays recently. and a
team picked from other members
of the squad. The varsity quartet
is composed of Bob Wingo Capt.
Charles Doan, Bob Grant and Lin
Wright.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Rain Unlikely
Churchill Downs Track
Fast, Cloudy Forecast

LOUISVILLE. KY. May 3. =
Churchill Downs was fast today
for the Kentucky Derby. the
weather man announcing that the
tendency TO ram is very Slght.
The forecast was:
CLOUDY, not much change in
temperature. Showers through
the Midwest are very scattered
and il looks now like we will
get through the derby without
showers"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Probable Pitchers
BY international News Service
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston at Cleveland CRyoa We. Mnnar)
New York at Chicago chandler vs..
Leel.
Philadelphia at DETROIT (Beckman
vs.. Newhouser).
Washington at St Louis tsundra vs..
Kennedy.
NA1tONtL LEAGlE
81 Louis at Philadelphia tGornicki ".
Crouch
Cincinnati Al Boston tDefringer ".
Tobinl.
Chicago At Brooklyn Passesu ".
Higbel.
Pittsburgh At New York Butcher vs..
LohrmAnD.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
.CRoUCHER GETS s

Young frankie Croucher, who
has been sparkling at shortstop.
continued his heavy hitting with
three hits. one of them a two
Dagger. 1t was the third consecu-
tive game in which Croucher has
bagged three hits. He has hit
safely in 10 straight contests.
Charley Gehringer also banged
out three safe knocks and Hank
Greenberg and Higgins two each.
Connie Mack sent three pitch
ers to the hill in desperate but
futile effort to put a check TO the
rampaging Tigers. Nelson Potter,
who started. hurled but two in
nings. during which time he was
combed for six hits and five runs.
A crowd of z.717--a new low
for the season-saw the game.
With run in the first inning
the Tigers went into action early.
First up, Croucher singled TO left
and after McCosky flew out to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Purse to Reach
$87,775 for
This Derby
BY EDWARD w. COCHRANE
International News Service sports Writer

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May g.
Porter's Cap in front, chased home
by Our Boots. with Whirlaway in
the show position.
That's exactly how the sixty
seventh renewal of the historic
Kentucky Derby. classic of the
American turf, seemed to measure
up today as 100000 followers of
the sport of kings began TO wend
their way to Churchill Downs.
Another record will be estab-
lished today. Barring an eleventh
hour scratch of one OF the eleven
starters. which seemed decidedly
remote, the purse will be the
richest ever offered for this race,
amounting TO a total of SS7,775.
the value 10 the winner being
S6l .275. which is SLIPS more than
Gallahadion took down for his VIC
tory over Bimelech last year.
COAST FAvORITE
The son OF the Porter. owned by
Charley Howard. California sports
man, ran the Derby distance alone
in 2:04 3-5, which is not far above
Twenty Grand's record He won
the Santa Anita Derby impress
sively. and the Chesapeake In
short. he has done everything
asked of him and If Buddy Haas
can't boot him home today it will
be a big shock to horsemen. par
ticularly the California contingent.
Our Boots is favorite by a frac-
ton. but the two are apt TO 60 TO
the post on equal terms in the
betting unless the Caps friends
back him down 10 favorite position
with rush of cash to the mutuels
late in the day. Price this morning
was Our Boots s to 5 and the Cap
2 10 !.
Boots. son OF Bull Dog won the
Belmont Futuriiy, which is against
him because no winner of that 2
year-old classic ever won the
Derby. jinX even the great Bime-
lech couldn't ShatteT. Ii is also
pointed out that Bull Dog colts
uOH IuD q iIlllt dIlu Hudl lti al
top speed. while the Porter's get
do. But Boots is a great colt. He
deserves his rating.
Down here they also are going
pretty strong for Warren Wright's
temperamental colt Whirlaway. the
first offspring of the important
$3.50 900 Blenheim IL TO go to the
Derby.
Among the dark horses arc
Staretor. Blue Pair, Little Beans.
Valdina Paul. Dispose and Robert
Morris. Some of them have not
trained up to form. Swain is
strictly mudder and if the track
is fast little is expected from the
Arlington F4tHEity victor Market
Wise was off form in workouts.
Not ready they say. Dispose has
looked bad of late. And so it goes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03

TODANS GAMES
Philadelphia ~ DETROIT
Boston At Cleveland
New York at Chicago.
Washington At 81. Louis
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03

hadion-Porter's Cap. Our Boots.
Dispose.
Byron OFT. who trains his own
Continued on Page l0)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
BRILLIANT 8 INNINGS

For eight innings yesterday. the
Schoolboy was brilliant, holding
the ambitious. if somewhat crude,
young PhiladelPhiaRs to four hits
and no runs In the ninth Rowe
faltered and three hits fashioned
the visiting teams lone run. Thus.
the Schoolboy failed to post what
looked like a shutout in the
making
For Detroit it was hit parade
the Tigers aggregating II safe
ties. two of which were home runs
by Rudy York and Billy Sullivan.
York's was his fifth of the sea-
son, a drive that carried more
than 400 feet into the lower deck
of the left field stands. There
was no one on base at the time.
The Sullivan homer, Billy's first
of the year, was parked up into
the second deck of the right field
stands. Pinky Higgins scored
ahead of the catcher.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03

tendent-Fast Track. Big Crowd.
Best Horse. CHow did that get
in here?).
Bryan Field, New York Times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03

Whirlaway's a real runner but
he's too temperamental for my
money"
Danny Stewart, Joseph T.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
on Spree
Wd||oping As
By ISL Score
LEO MACDoNELL

As the ola gambler Sdld:
zone day it's milk and honey
and the next bread and water"
It's either milk or water, as 1t
were. with the Tigers.
Yesterday they walloped the
Athletics. Is to l, after losing to
the Red SoX. Is to 9. the day be-
fore.
With a well-pitched seventh
performance, Schoolboy Rowe cap
tured his first victory of the sea-
son. The big Arkansas right-hander
now has Is more to win to match
his brilliant comeback mark Of
1910.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-03
Major League Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games behind leader.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
New York 10 Get
Test BIdCkOut

NEW YORK. Dec. IL INS).-
While still struggling to correct
the weaknesses disclosed in civilian
defense organization by the first
air raid alarms, authorities today
were completing arrangements for
the city's first test blackouts.
immensely of the problems in
volved is indicated by the an
nouncement that $1,000 separate
switches must be manned 10 douse
the citys 10000 street lights
against the approach of enemy
bombs.
The first partial blackout last
night showed up weak spots in
organization which are being
Iremedied. Air raid wardens work
ing from every police precinct sta
ton, will be made responsible for
the street and traffic lights. Police
meantime were checking signs and
building lights which are left
burning in locations where no
watchman or custodian is on hand
for a switch-off when raid warn
| ings are sounded.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
Army Sends Call
For More Nurses

There exists an urgent need fol
nurses 10 serve with the armed
forces, the local Red Cross was in
formed today in telegram from
the Sixth Corps Area headquar'
tiers, in Chicago, and all members
of the Red Cross first reserve who
are available are urged to commu
nicate with Mrs. Lulu st. Clail
Blaine.
Members of the first reserve
are urged TO telephone me at
co. 16OO," Mrs. Blaine said.
Nights and Sundays i can be
reached at co. 1881 or CO. 2081.
"All nurses who wish to enroll
I'm the first reserve, who are
under 40 years Of age and In
good health, may obtain applica-
ton blanks from me-"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
Auto Club 10 Hear
Senator REYNOLDS

United States Senator Robert r.
Reynolds of North Carolina. will
be the principal speaker at the
Silver Jubilee dinner of the Auto
mobile Club of Michigan to be
held in the Hotel Statler Ballroom
at z p. m. today.
The senator is chairman OF the
Senate military affairs committee
and a member of the foreign rela-
tons committee. He recently in
spected number Of United States
naval bases.
He is vice president of the
American Automobile Association
and has two travel books TO hi:
credit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11

Rear Admiral Kidd, COM
mander of a battleship divi-
sion in the Pacific fleet, who
was killed in action by Jap
bombs in the Pearl Harbor
raid. He was 81: Cleveland
was his home.