Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-14
People
You Know
Few Sour-Pusses Here.
Says Marriage Clerk
BY JAMES SHERIDAN

nervous young couples NIL out
marriage license applications at
the. county building you quickly
agree with the former u. of d.
football star that he meets more
happy people than any other
person in Detroit.
"You don't see any sour faces
around here" says Nader.
Here's on place where every
one II happy"
Anthony Podwoiski, 25-year-old
factory worker, and his pretty
bride-to-be, 19-year-old Frances
Wiercioch. are good examples of
the happy people at Nader's
counter.
Anthony and Frances are going
10 be married January IL, but are
getting the license more than two
months ahead of time because they
want TO complete wedding plans
and have everything set for the
big day.
81 didn't want to get married
until my twentieth birthday In
March, says blond Frances,
''but Mother says q year and .
half IL long enough TO be en-
gagged. Maybe II you wait longer
you might lost the fellow"
Young Podwoiski laughs at the
absurdity OF the thought and
presently explains:
do you know we lived within
three blocks of each other more
than Is years and didn't know
each other: Why we even went
20 Chadsey High School together
and never met. Love sure IL .
funny thing"
Frances then tells how she was
introduced to Anthony by her girl
= end and they had their first
he on a picnic. You listen TO
Their plans for the future and you
are convinced theirs is the perfect
romance.
"Nice young Kids" remarks
Nader, "but that's the way they
all are down here. Didn't I tell
you here's where you meet
happy peopIe:"
Standing before an elevator. in
the Book Building the other day
with several newspapers under his
arm. Dave Shaughnessy of Ameri-
can Airlines was approached by a
man who offered him 3 cents for
a paper.
On leave of absence from the
University OF Copenhagen. DIR.
Henrik Dam. Danish biochemis.
and discoverer of Vitamin X. will
be a Detroit visitor next week.
Gordon Girard, who's serving as
a sergeant pilot with the Royal
Canadian Air Force. was recently
married to Grace Drouillard in
Windsor. He's stationed at Camp
Borden. and is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Girard of Detroit.
At the Board of Commerce
luncheon for OPM Director Sidney
Hillman the crowd was so great
tables had to be set up in the
corridors. With Hillman at the
speakers table were c. +. Wilson
Of General Motors, Governor Van
Wagner. X. T. Keller of Chrysler.
Harvey Campbell, William Brown
and Highway Commissioners Don
Kennedy.
At the st. Louis convention Of
the National Municipal League.
Detroit will be represented by l..
". Michelmore, w. p. Lovett. j..
M. Leonard and Charles w. Shull.
ohm F. Holland of the Catholic
kLth Organization telling OF the
concert his organization will spon-
sor December 8 at Catholic Cen
trail High School under the direc-
ton of DR.. Harry w. Seitz.
Active in civilian defense regis
tration Mrs. Ruth Karros and
Mrs. John Bare.
City Hall employees say former
Mayor Richard w. Reading has
never entered the building since he
was indicted by the grand jury.
Safety patrol boys will be adj
mitted free TO the midget auto
races tomorrow night at the State
Fair Coliseum. Promoter Clyde
Boyer says white belts will serve
as identification.