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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05
BRITISH BOMB BAGDAD

british planes dropped bombs
on Baedad Sunday morning for
the first time. an Iraqi military
communicate charged. according
10 A German news agency
tDNB) dispatch from Berne.
One Raj plane was reported
downed.
The communique said encir-
clement Of the Habhsniya air
port by Iraqi troops is proceed
ing and that Iraqi artillery IS
Smelling the British encamp-
mentD
An official bulletin said resump
ton Of Iraq artillery. fire directed
against the beleaguered Habbaniy5
base yesterday morning inflicted
some asualities among non
comhatantS.
tIn New York. CHS picked up
a Berlin radio broadcast which
said a heavy British cruiser and
destroyer had arrived at BaSra
Harbor. where some 10000 Brit
iSh Indian troops are said to
have landed. Another 5000 Brit
ish relnforcements, the Berlin
radio said, arrived at Haifa,
Palestine. on Friday
Explaining the British occupa
ton of Basra after refusal of TN,
pro- Axis forces of Premier Rashit
Ali Beg Gallant TO retire from tn
area. an official London announce
mcnt said:
"Iraq agreed tn withdraw
their forces. hut despite an eN-
tension of time they took no
action. The British, therefore.
drove them out by bombing and
artillery fire."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05

Following Is the first Of a
series OF 10 articles In which
Miss Robb discloses the unique
tasks American women are per-
forming to rearm the United
States for any eventuality and
make this nation an arsenal of
democracy"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05
CLASH WITH ROME

Reports in London now state
that Pierre Laval, who was ousted
As French vice premier by Chief
of State Marshal Henri Philippe
Peiain, Is slated TO be named
chairman of Suez Canal council.
The plan also is said 10 include a
reduction of Italian interests and
influence at SueZ
Since the reported scheme does
not fit in with Premier MuSSolini' S
dream of converting the Mediter-
ranean into a private Italian lake,
il Is alleged TO have caused GER
tain amount of friction between
Rome and Berlin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05
REPORT LINE CUT

Meanwhile Vichy reported that
the Iraqi had stopped the flow OF
oil along the pipeline from kir-
kuk 10 Haifa. Palestine.
The occupation of The Basra
area, il was pointed out, protects
the approaches TO the world 5
richest single oil fields in southern
Iran. This move gained added
significance in the face of the
Nichy report.
The center Of the Iranian oil
district lies less than 80 miles east
and north of BaSra. Iran produced
10000. 600 tons of oil IN 1899. as
against only 1000, 900 in Iraq.
The battle around Habbaniya
Airdrome went into its fourth day
with lraq artillery still Smelling
the base but with several more
siege guns silenced by British all
assaults.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05
BY INEZ ROBB

Interna tIoasI News Service stan Writer
In the vast arsenal of democ-
racy that is now America. multi
tudes of women are at work today
forging the sinews of war.
From coast to coast. from bor-
der to border. a growing army
of women work ceaselessly in fac
tories. laboratories and offices TO
arm the United States and kindred
nations struggling TO keep the
lamp of liberty alight in a dark
ening world
While Germany commanders
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05
Turkey 10 Join Axis
In Very Near Future

GENEVA. Switzerland. May 5.
will join the Axis tri-
partite pact in the very near
future according to Swiss news
paper dispatches from Rome today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05
Mary Brian Mdrries
Magazine Illustrator

HOLLYWOOD. May SIMS
Mary Brian of the movies. and
Jon Whitcomb, magazine illustra-
tor. were New York bound today
after their marriage in Hollywood.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05
Cruiser Hit, Rome SAYS

ROME May 5.-GNS)-The
Italian high comm and today
claimed that Fascist bombing
planes hit and damaged A British
cruiser with heavy bombs in the
western Mediterranean.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05
Britain S Oil
Reported
By |raqi
BY EARL REEVES
Intl New. servie. staff Correspondent

mt NfWt sefNlee htafI tOFFfspondfhF
LONDON. May 5.-Two Raj
attacks on the Iraq Moreat Ras-
child Airdrome, outside Bagdad,
were declared today 10 have put
out of action 25 Iraq warplanes ~
about half that countrys effective
military air force.
Official British announcements
at Cairo said the raids were
carried out Saturday and yester-
day after the seaport of Basra,
British landing port in lraq, was
occupied by imperial troops, who
gained control of the entire sur
rounding area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05
U-Boat Seen Near Cuba

HAVANA. May 5.-tINS)-H
radio report was heard in Havana
today that the British merchant
steamer tfcoa1 was being pursued
by an unidentified submarine in
the Atlantic about 300 miles eseb
OF Cuba.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05

ment. barrage balloons. bullet
sealing gasoline tanks necessary to
fighter planes, ammunition and
ordnance.
Women are busy today as SOL
derers. armature winderS. spot
welders. electro-platers. pow r
sewing machine operators. punch
and drill press operators. she'll in
SpectorS. etchers, barrel reamers,
valve grinders. semi-Skilled ma
chine operators. light assembly
work. packing. and at a thousand
and one jobs which dovetail into
the defense program as a whole.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05

DEAVERBROOK gave England
I'D a mighty air force and actu-
ally prevented the invasion of Eng
land by Hitler as certainly as Nell
son, by his victory at Trafalgar,
prevented the invasion of England
by Napoleon.
BeaverbrOOk In a month after
his appointment as chief of air
plane production doubled the prod
net In England and through his
able associate, Morris w. Wilson
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05
IN THE
>QEWS

Nooh coiumhist recently s'a.eu'
i as his unauthoritative opinion,
that Winston Churchill, premier Of
England, was not a Pitt, nor a
Dlsraeli, nor a Lloyd George.
However, there does seem TO be
a leader in England of the poten-
tiaI~ power of achievement of such
men and he Is William Maxwell
Aitken of Canada,-Lord Beaver
brook of London.
Lord BeaverbroOk has been ad-
vanced fast since he was included
In the British war organization
about a year ago.
But 1t IL a question whether he
has been advanced fast enough or
far enough considering the acute
ness of England's war crisis, and
considering the intensity of her
need for war leaders of demon
strated executive and organizing
ability.
Lord Beayerbrook has more than
proved his executive genius since
he was put in charge of airplane
production in May 1910.
In fact, three months after his
appointment, Churchill, speaking
In the House of Commons, said Of
him:
THE splcpdid nay u.s.
touHding-iHcreoSe IN out .
put and repair of British
aircraft and engines whtch
LORD BCdrerbro0k has
0chiered looks Ike magic
Still. in spite of this obvious evil
dence of the special genius which
BeaverbroOk with his New World
qualities possessed for getting
things done, nine more months
elapsed before he WAS given the
opportunity to speed up the pro-
duction of guns and tanks and all
the other war supplies which Eng
land so urgently needs.
CHORTLY after the appointment
- of Lord Beaverbrook as minis
ter of aviation production. your
columnist declared In these news
papers that this appointment and
the inclusion of BeaVerbrOok in the
British war cabinet ARE probably
the wisest moves that England has
made In the present war
"Bfarcrbfoo IS on
extremely able man and
belongs 10 q younger gcner-
alton than the rcry erect
lent but ancient gentlemen
rho hare been managing
EpglaHd's affairs.
1T appears pioH rs the
Wor dereiops that England
NH hare to depend os much
upon her flying fleet as
upon her mary
"Morcorcr. the lords Of
the nntv hrudrd BIZ Um-
ston Churchill, the premier,
belong 10 the old school.
THE present 1cor be-
longs To q nan school,
"ChurchW is Il gr0Hd old
man, 10 be sure, but urhat
is necded IS a grand youag
man
"Modcrn wor IS pcr
Wine. II does not belong N
old bottles.
"Churchili continually
repeats GdUipof.
"Norpoy ,cos another
GdIGpoH.
"Belgium 1cas another
GdHipoi.
"EN Gil 4 y y VI / st
NOT Be ANOTHER GAL
LIPOLE.
But uithoUt n mighty
Dir force 1t might be-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05

her women into compulsory labor
armies and while Great Britain
conscripts young women for wal
industries. American women by
the hundreds of thousands are
already manning a spectacular
variety of defense jobs.
COMPETENT WORKERS
With brain. hands and heart. the
women of the United States are
making substantial contributions
TO democracy's defense of her right
TO life. liberty and happiness. They
are a vital factor in shaping the
tools with which to rearm America
and bolster Britain.
Thousands of women are COM
petent day laborers in factories
scattered across the nation.
They contribute skill and speed
in the manufacture of planes
tanks. ships. gas masks. para.
chutes, radio and signalling equip.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05
NaZiDriVe
Into Spain
Awaited
International New. ser,ic. oab'.

LONDON. May 5.-Twenty-
seven German divisions with fun
war KIT today were reported con-
centrated along the southwestern
coast OF France between Bordeaux
and Bayonne.
The concentrations, according 10
eyewitnesses reports reaching reli-
able London neutral circles, include
heavy mechanical materials. This
was represented as indicating that
the Reich is practically set for a
Spanish invasion.
Already. according TO these
same circles. many thousands OF
German officers. tourists and
technicians have been spotted
within Spain. particularly in the
north, and they are described as
ready to cooperate with the Ger
man forces in France.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05
WOMEN EXECUTIVES

A smaller hierarchy of women
executives work long hours 10 keep
defense orders rolling and on time.
For example. Helen NJ. Blake.
from her office in Newark. and
Lulu NJ. Dryden. from her office
in Baltimore, deal in impressive
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05
SEE FRENCH CONSENT

Germany was reported seeking
permission TO move still more
troops through the unoccupied
regions of France. and informed
circles in London considered il
inevitable" that French Vice
Premier Darlan will give his con-
sent.
Meanwhile. the German govern
ment was reported to have offered
the Nichy government France 5
former share in control over the
Suez Canal as a bribe for French
collaboration in the AXIS drive
against Suez.
According to a Free French
source in London the German
offer has been warmly welcomed
by certain French financial cir
cles which are shareholders in the
canal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05

The blond singing star whom orchestra
leader Phil Harris says he will wed,
probably in the Fall, thereby confirming
oft-repeated rumors to that effect. Today,
her twenty-sixth birthday, the band
leader was to present her with an engage
ment ring. The bridegroom-to-b will
not be legally free to marry until
September when his divorce from film
actress Marcia RaIstOn becomes final.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-05

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
Small Rugs HavepIales
 In Ho m es

A soft rug for his room makes an ideal Christmas gift fer a child. For very young man. a blue rug with a rocking horse will add an air of merriment. A soft pink rug with a rabbit leaping across will look just right next to a crib. A little girl would treasure a pink and blue rug with a fuzzy white kitten, while growing boy would welcome a rug in varying shades of blue with sailboat design.
 A -to-be or young wife will thank you from her heart if you give her a bathroom rug en- semble. There are a great variety of these. They are available in blues, yellow, peach, and other pastel colors with floral and line designs.
 Any young woman who's proud of her home will. be delighted if Christmas Day brings her an at tractive bedroom rug. Reversible chenille rugs in a variety of plain colors. are also available-these can be used just twice as long as the others for they may be turned fre- quently. For real luxury, give a soft tufted rug with tufts at least an inch long. These are round and oval, with or without fringe, and available in variety of colors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21

into the future at their future hus- bands. On Christmas Eve they would go to the woodpile to draw sticks. If a girl pulled a thick stick, her husband would be stout; if long stick, he would be tall; if a crooked stick, he would be deformed They would determine the business of their future his- bands by dropping melted lead into a pan of cold water. The molten metal would form various snapcs in cooling, and thus resemble the insignia of his occupation: hammer shape, a carpenter; slsoe shape, cobbler. Every piece of lead re- sembled some occupation to the old wives.
 A maiden in Switzerland who ac- cepts a bunch of EdelWeiss at Christmas, also accepts the, man who proffers it.
 All animals in the German Alps can speak on Christmae Eve e, It is believed in the Netherlands that nothing sown on Christmas Eve will perish. Even seed sown in the snow will live
 A Bohemian wife viii die witlaitl year if she burns Christmas cake
 To insure an abundant harvest n Denmark, some of the bread baked on Christmas is kept until sowing time, when it is mixed With the seed.
 It is said that bread baked on Christmas in England never be- comes moldy st* fk
 Ashes must not DC thrown out on Christmas day in some sections oi Europe, for fear they might be thrown into the Savicr's face.
 Some families in Scandinavia place all their shoes togethe. on Christmas This will cause them to i've in harmony throughout the year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21

menjs and evil spirits.
 A person who is born on Christ mas will have power to see and command spirits, according to a Scottish belief
 French peasants believe that babies born on Christmas have the gift of prophecy.
 If baby is born at sermon time on Christmas Eve in Middle Eu- rope, it portends that someone in the house will die within the year
 Daughters born in the Vosges, France, on December 25, win be wise, witty and virtuous
 A baby born on Christmas in Silesia will become either a lawyer or thief.
 Girls in the ancienS Duchy of Swavia seldom missed the oppor- tunity offered by Chrictmas to look
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
GIFTS FOR MASCULINE
 YULE GIVING

She smells so sweetw Part Of her allure-and if you, sir, would be subtle in your Christmas giving, ycu'll flatter her with fragrance!
 You can't go wrong if you choose perfumes. colcgnes, bath luxur-ies and cosmetics that bear the famous names every woman knows.
 There's Elizabeth Arden's Blue Grass perfume, for instance, and her adorable treasure kit of cos metics; Yardly's delicate Lavendar and Bond Street fragrances; Salut de Schiaparelli and her notable Shocking and Sleeping perfumes Mary Chess exquisite floral frag- rarces; Helena Rubinstein's de- lightful Apple Blossom, Heaven Sent (and whole line of cosmetics): Lelong's Jabot in exciting frosted crystal bottles; Dorothy Gray's hauntingly lovely Nosegay; Harriet Hubbard's Tuliptime and Pink Clover perfumes, colognes and toil- etries; Shulton's delightful Early American Old Spice and Desert Rose line in beautiful plastic con- tainers; Faberge's seductive Aphro- dcsia and fresh, crisp Woodhue Houbigants provocative Chantilly Ciro's wonderful New Horizons in stunning curved crystal bottle ana fayorites by Lentheric.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
THE FIRST SAINT ACLAUs

The first Santa Claus was st, Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, who started mysterious midnight gift bearing journeys. In the fourth century he was famous because he was a rich man who enjoyed giving secret gifts to the poor. One of his tricks was to throw purses of gold into cottage windows and run away
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
SUpERSTITIoNS ABOUT
 CHRISTMAS

Significant meanings surround Christmas, according to supersti- tons believed in various parts of the world.
 In Holstein, mistletoe is not only supposed to be cure for all green wounds, but will insure success in the chase and give strength to the wrestler
 Early Norsemen believed for cen turies that the mistletoe would give protection against both bodily ail-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
By MARGARET KERNoDLE
AZ. Feature Service Writef

l,F < A rag doll is about thes nlos' hugable doll there is
 And one that you can make cut of fabrics left from the frock you fixed for Molly's party or the suit you stitched for Jimmy. The pat terms are simple and so iscthe sew ing. " bEr 1'ehsr "ss
 You can cut a rag toy by follow ing the outlines of comic Strir character like Dickie Oars dog, Wags. Place the cut-out sketch on piece of paper and trace around it bigger and bigger forms until you have the size suitable for the young child who is to get the gift. Seventeen to g inches sounds big but the bigger it is, the better the child will like it. That's what the psychologists say and they ought to know.
 You can buy patterns clleaply tc6, new figures or oid-timers oi proven popularity Neighborhood sewing shops can help youl pla1 patterns, choose washable fabrics and point out short cuts in sewing
 Wash and iron rags or remnants before you start to cut your toy pattern. Choose gay coiors and bright contrasts if you want tc please young children withl yotn handiwcrk.
 Percnnially popular are Raggedy Ann and Andy, favorites in fashion again and likely to get more so il toys get costlier RaggedW Ann usually wears plaid gingham anc ruffled pinafore. Raggedy Andy likes striped overalls with button or suspenders. You can make button holes bound like bought-ones witt the machine buttonholer m mor' 1 quickly than your mother made yctu rag doll And the signature stitch of your machine is just th' thing for eyebrows, noses ant mouths. Even for eyes if you don' like button eyes.
 1 Strands of yarn left from knit ting become gay hair in any colol Some children prefer colors il keeping with real hair but the should be brighter than the req thing.
 Zoo animals are popular ol counters this year You can creat a sleek-looking giraffe from scrap in your rag bag Finish the scar with pinking attachment for sim p,ifying your sewing. You can mak the mane with a handicraft guido
 If your rag bag is wearing ou why not make yourself goo one while you are fashioning to figures for Christmas. Partition duffle bag and fix draw strin for it. Then you will be able t get at the different types of fab rics in the compartments easily
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
Put Proper Postage
 On Christmas Mail

Unsealed Christmas cards will carry for one and one-half cents postage These cards may bear a simple inscription, which must not be in the nature of personal cor respondence. Examples. Sincerely yours, With Best Wishes" "Mer- " Christmas" Be sure the weight of the card and cover does not exceed two ounces.
 Letters may not be enclosed with Christmas packages. Such enclo-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21

 May Enjoy
 TheseGiffs

1 If puzzled to know just what to get for children, just glance this list over: Chinese puzzles.
 Harmonica.
 Teddy bear.
 Nanny doll. Nursery rhyme records.
 Jumping rope
 Jumper set. Name tapes.
 Hair bows.
 Hair bows. Building blocks Bmgo set. Picture books. Toy Xylophone. Flannel robe.
 Football Snow suit. Covertot Archery set.
 Sterling silver spoon. fork set. Sterling silver baby cup.
 Sterling silver bib clips. Child's book of prayers. Musical bank.
 Toy telephone. American girl sewing machine.
 Pencil sharpener.
 Permaplast set.
 Leather purse.
 Bill fold
 Lone Ranger outfit.
 Baseball and bat. Fire engine. Furry slippers
 Wooien mits.
 Football helmet
 Hobby horse.
 Table and chair set
 Erector set.
 Tricycle..
 Service station and cars.
 Bookcase Rain coat and hat.
 Miniature airport. Military oyercoat. Ski outfit Small vacuum cleaner. Outbcard motor. Bobsled. Double deck desk. :. Toy chest. , Electric victrola. Musical arm chair. Wagon. Add-a-pearl necklace. Birthstone ring. Signet ring, Miniature airplane. High chair.
 Roll-top desk.
 Chain bracelet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21

sure would make the package first class. In fourth class or parcel pest packages, written greetings such as Merry. Christmas" with identifying names, may be en- closed. Books may bear simple non- personal dedicatory inscriptions They are carried at a special rate pound
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
ST. NICHOLAS WAS BORN
 IN A SMALL ITALIAN TOWN

Bari, in Italy, is the birthplace of St. Nicholas. A great arch and church there are named for him, and there his bones are honored. Known for ages as the patron saint of sailors and children, thous- ands of tourists from all lands come to see his town.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
ELEGANCE

Every woman likes one elegant negligce. Why don't you satisfy her longing by giving her a white satin one, beautifully trimmed with gold embroidery or perhaps a smart candy stripe taffeta?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21

THE CHRISTMAS MINCE PIE
 The inevitability of hot mincc pie on the Christmas board ex- plains why it is well for the na- tional digestion that there is only one Christmas dinner a year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
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this and look accusinsly at your
involuntary host. Then suddenly
say. do you mind II / dance with
your wife?" Rather than offend
you again he will smile a sickly
grin with relapse and say, Not
at all"
SO the table hopper gets
dance for nothing with a stran-
gers wife: he also gets a drink
gratis and probably bowl OF
chop sue", Hungarian style. Dur
ing the dance you have grabbed
the lady's telephone number and
nodded TO your next host and
hostess. who no sooner have they
started wondering II they have
ever met you. than they do.
You are right over to their table.
sticking out your hand and say
ing. "A long time no see"
That hop is good for another
drink, little food. a dance and
an invitation over the weekend
In Connecticut. This time your
hostess is an old exhausted Glim-
mer Girl. which is the past tense
OF Glamour. She goes for YOU in
a gigantic way, the host detects
YOU playing footsies under the
table and he sticks his foot in your
mouth, grabs you by the ears and
starts pulling you on like a rubber
boot.
At a time like this an embar-
RAISING moment. runs into extra
innings. Etiquette helps itself to
an hiatus and Emily Post halts
transfixed, with pie on her knife.
The only course open TO the
table-hopper is down the old
double-tracked red carpet OF the
indoor Burma Road to the hos
pitable exit.
Proving that The only ethics In
the ethics of tsble-hoppina is to
get there fust with the mostest
women and TO leave there second
with the lesstest men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
SHOULD NEWLYWEDS BEGIN LIFE TO.
GETHER IN A NEW COMMUNITY?
RUTH w.. q OAKLAND. 81

RUTH WEST Of OAKLAND ekL, thinks they should Here's
where s1e trfiS
NOWADAYS young people life scale which their
after The modern wife
house apartment maid and all the
which acquire only after struggle
And thinks keep With the Joneses
my opinion newlyweds should migrate community
temptations and patoo
criticize pity NEEDLE Credit
too becomes vicious necessity
frankly people YOU don't know
well i've simply and without petense with none
to their at last years hat
Ruth 2o7 Oakland Cal IS 90 prize
There's this weeks contest Let's have YOUR ideas
Include full address and age mot
Robinson nt this paper
Sis girl and extra awards for
al letters printed Contest cioses March =