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Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
COLLINS RESOLD
TO LOS ANGELES

ONTARIO, Cal, Mar. 20 CUP)-
Bob Collins, utility catcher with
the Chicago Cubs last year, report
ed today to the Los Angeles An
gels. Collins was purchased from
the Cubs to strengthen the Los
Angeles backstop situation. He was
a star with the Angels two years
ago, hitting .306, and went up to
the Cubs last season. Another Col
Inns, Jimmy, IS still holdout, and
there is talk here that he might &C
to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
Two Matches Set
For Central Meters

Ell Centro and Calexico high
school tennis teams were scheduled
to determine the county league
championship in a match Thurs
day afternoon at the Central courts,
according to Coach William A.
Maxwell.
The Spartan METERS were also
scheduled to meet a strong Hoover
nigh school net squad on the home
courts Saturday morning at 9 o.
clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
PARMELEE GOES TO
SAN FRANCISCO

BOYES HOT SPRINGS, Mar. 20
UP - President Charles Graham
OF the San Francisco Seals said
Today he is considering seriously
making the use of helmets manda-
tory during the coming season. It
also was announced Pitcher Leroy
Parmelee, formerly of the New York
Giants, would report to the Seals
March 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
Louis, Simon
Complete Props

DETROIT, March 90. (UP)-Joe
Louis and Abe Simon ended three
weeks of intensive training today
for what may be about three min
utes of pay-off work tomorrow night
in the Brown Bombers 18th defense
of his heavyweight fight title.
Few are betting that Simon, des-
pite huge-boned frame that has
never been staggered in 40 fights,
will be able to last more than three
round against Louis. Ones who
have watched the champion at his
training camp placed the time
limit in the first round.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20

San Diego Padres and San Diego
Marines Saturday afternoon, Kief-
fer said.
The junior college baseball team
holds practice victories over the
high school diamondeers and will
present a good defensive lineup
against the northern California
school.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
Tennis Clubs TO
Clash Sunday

El Centre tennis club, composed
of high school and town team net
tiers, will oppose the Calexico Ten
mis- club Sunday on the Ell Centro
courts, in the first in a series Of
club matches, according to Bill
Maxwell, club match manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
BRUIN GOLFERS SCORE
WIN OVER COLORADO

LOS ANGELES, March 20. (UP)
University of California at Los An
geles defeated a University of Colo
RADIO golf team, 101a to Az, yester-
day, although Leo Stasion of Colo
RADIO was low scorer with a II.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
SACS DEFEAT SEATTLE

'oHN = MONICA, CaI., Mar. 70
toP) Portland today met the
Sacramento Solons in an exhibition
game. Tony Freitas, ace southpaw
hurler for the Solons. is still on
the sidelines recovering from an
injured leg. Sacramento breezed to
5 TO victory over Seattle yes
terday, while the Beavers had SINH
lar luck against Los Angeles. 3 toll.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
SNEAD PAGES PROS
WITH SIZZLING GOLF

PINEHURST, N. c.. March 20
(UP)-Sam Snead. Hot Springs, Va,
slugger, paced the low so profess
sionals-those who had 157 or bet
ter into the final SO holes OF the
North-South open golf tournament
today with nine under par mid
way total of 1876.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
HEAVILY FAVORED

SACRAMENTO, March 20. CUP)
The Washington State college box
ing team arrived today to find it.
self installed as topheavy favorites
to win the Pacific coast intercol-
legiate tournament here Friday and
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, Mar 20 fUP) )-Wheat
prices dipped sharply Immediately
after the start today. rallied to
above the previous close and then
receded. The sept. delivery reached
a new high for the season.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
L. A. BUTTER & EGGS

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 20 tUP)-
Extras sac: Prime first SO 312ci
Standards 33c; undergrades 32ze.
Large EGGS
Candled clean extras .......... 23c
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 20 (CP1-
Candled clean standard 49,. 20c
CandIed light dirty standards 15e
Candled checks .......... 1Sc
Medium Eggs
Candled light dirty extras .... 21c
candled light dirty extras .... 11e
Candled clean standards $685.. 11c
candied extras 16c
candied checks s........... tie.
Small Eggs
fsandlea eNtras ... 15c
candled light dirty extras IL &c
case count ............. 1Sc
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
l.. A. POULTRY
L. A, GRAIN

Los ANGELES, Mar. 20 UP)-
Feed Barley, bright $1.2214 -l.27 Y
Soft Wheat milling =. $1.42ia 1921
Hard Wheat milling $1.42le -1.5214
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
THE POST-PRESS
SPORTS
1q41 Athletics to
Improve Position

ANAHE1M Calf, March 90 (UP)-Out of the rag-bag
collection of players who have occupied the lower
of the American league ladder for the past six Con-
ME Mack has uncovered combination which he believes
will make the Philadelphia Athletics threat in 1941
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
SUDS WORKOUT

SAN FERNANDO. Cal, March 20
tUP) - Seattle's Rainiers held a
hgnt workout here today in prepa-
ration Tor scheduled game with
the Hollywood Stars tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
l.. A. BANKS
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES

Los ANGELES, Mar. 30 CUP) -
Transa ..... Az a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Defense Stamps
To Go on Sale
In Chain Stores

with Michigan serving As test
state Defense Savings Stamp,
Viii be on sale IN practically every
chain store here beginning July ~,
II was announced today by Eugene
". Sloan. executive director Of the
defense savings staff Of the treas
-Ury department
Sloan made the announcement
TIER a meeting VIII leading SJaie
and national executives Of Vari-
Gus cham store organizations In
GLIDING John P NocholS maAaE-
inc director OF the Institute OF
Distribution. John a. Logan
,1,rsfd,.ht 6t,the National ASSocla-
tion OF Food NChains. and William
Doyle. managing director of The
Michigan Chain Stores Bureau.
Should the method OF selling the
stamps be found successful, the
chain stores will handle the sale
of stamps m other states through
our the country, Sloan said.
approximately 1850 independ
en- Wayne County grocery stores
Will also sell the stamps, Frank \.
ISbey. chairman Of the committee
in charge OF the sale IN Michigan
added.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
US0 Spurred
Toward Goal

With the receipt Of four new
contributions of more than 81. 600
each. United Service Organization
workers today were cheered in
their eleventh hour" effort to
reach a $3.50, 900 goal by tomorrow
noon.
The new large donations came
from Sears. Roebuck e. Co, 81, 500;
Burroughs Adding Machine Com
pany, $1,000: Mr.. and Mrs. David
{. Whitney, and Fred Sanders,
confectioner, $1,000 each.
Complete results will be an
nounced tomorrow at a cleanup
luncheon meeting in the Michigan
Room of Hotel Statler.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
ADVEkTIsEMENI
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Ford Grads
Trade School Seniors
Awarded Diplomas

Marking the twenty-fifth COM
.pleted year Of training young men
for places IN industry, l22 seniors
of the Henry Ford Trade School
were awarded diplomas last night
by EdSel Ford, president Of the
Ford Motor Company,
Principal speaker al tho eXcr-
ciscS al FordSon High School,
Dearborn. was Frederick f. ScarlC.
head OF the Ford school system.
THE school grew out Of MIR.
Ford's own experiences as
bow" ne said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Defernnents Up
To Local Boards

Whether men IS years old and
rver are TO be deferred from the
draft will be left TO the individual
local board. Selective Service
Headquarters in Washington has
announced.
Headquarters spokesmen said
they had no authority to issue
blanket instructions when asked
an opinion by local boards on the
proposed amendment limiting the
draft age TO ~.
State headquarters has warned
Wayne County boards against de-
ferring 2S-year-olds.
Keep your 2-Cent-a-Week Ac-
cident Insurance In force while
on your vacation. Call Cherry
$500 to make arrangements.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Fell Downstairs

The doctors had her history.
II was on the chart al the foot
of the bed. She had fallen
downstairs. All the way. Plop.
Right 10 the bottom.
The next thing she knew, she
was in the hospital. Every time
she tried to move it was
agony.
You could feel the agony by
looking at her face. The way it
tw1tched.
The nurses felt sorry for her.
Not because of-tbe pain. Nor
the fractures. But because no
one ever came TO see her.
On Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons and on Wednesday
and Friday nights. everybody
in the ward had visitors
They ran all over the place,
laughing and kissing and cry
ing and how-do-you-feel and
you-look-r1uch-better and what
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Very Bad Man

"He wouldn't care whether I
lived or died." she said, and the
tears came TO her eyes. Hes a
very bad man."
Miss jenkins, who at 60 was
supervisor of the wing, pressed
her hands tightly against her
white starched hips.
"Well," she said, II have moth
ing TO regret, Mrs. Cole. No
man has ever put a ring on my
finger, and no man has ever so
much as kissed me. l don't
think any of them are worth
their salt"
The other nurses passed the
wise eye around. They knew
Miss Jenkins was telling the
truth. One look at her hatchet
face would scare any mere
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Berate Jerry

They thought Jerry was ter
rible. Later, when they got 10
know Mrs. Cole better, they
said so.
Mrs. Cole was naive. She
told everything. She didn't know
what a secret was. She told
them of her whole life with
Jerry.
'He was a good man until ono
day he came home drunk.
was standing on the corner with
Harry Blackburn. Harry used
TO be my boy friend years ago
when I was single. Jerry saw
me talking. and he came over.
Harry could see he was sore, so
Harry walked away. Jerry hit
me. Right here"
She pointed TO her chin. The
nurse gaSped.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Taken Aback

The question was so patheti-
cally eager, so childlike in its
naivete, that the doctor gulped.
IL hope so, Mrs. Cole. 1 hope
So"
She cried a little.
"When you fell down the
stairs" the doctor asked, "did
he pick you up?"
Martha Cole shook her head.
The doctor compressed his lips.
RAT" he muttered.
Mrs. Cole frightened.
"Oh, no." she cried. Don't
blame Jerry for that. He
couldn't have picked me up.
He was out working--and I fell
down the stairs rs was leav-
Ing Harry Blackburn's apart
ment,w
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
A Month Passes

Four weeks went by without
Jerry Cole ever coming TO see
his wife.
In the nurses home that man
was cursed plenty. At the hos
pital the other patients heard
Martha Coles tale and shook
their heads in commiSeration.
One day. one of the younger
interneS cut through the cast
on Mrs. Coles arm and put on
another one. He was a mere
kid. Likable. Friendly
"You mustn't let any homo
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Martha Coles Story

Martha Cole was favorite.
In one of the big hospitals in
New York, they'll remember
her when they read this.
Martha Cole was really Mrs.
Martha Cole. She came in one
day with a compound fracture
of the right arm and a double
fracture of the right leg. And
that's not counting assorted
bruises.
She was in lovely shape. Yes,
indeed.
She was a little, gray-haired
woman, prematurely gray. She
couldn't have been more than
40. but her hair was almost
snowy. She wasn't good-looking,
and the bruises on her face
didn't help any.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Old Lady. Too

And that old lady who insists
on primping up every morning
and Handwriting her hair. the
one in surgical 9-all the nurses
love her.
She's always cheerful. Even
when the pain is bad, she man.
ages to squeeze through a lop-
sided smile.
The 6-year-old kid in ward IL.
he's a tremendous favorite. He
has bad heart and he lays
white-faced and painting all the
time.
They make cardiographs every
day and they know he's going to
die. But they don't know when.
His mother scrubs floors in
city hall and she can see him
only once a week.
Well, look what happened.
When the kids birthday came
around, those hard-boiled nurses
came in from almost every ward,
loaded down with jacks-in-the-
box and Mickey Mouses and toys
and marbles.
Sure they have their favorites.
They're human. aren't they?
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Fas+idious About Shirts and Shoes

TIE LOVES to live He fastidious about shoes and
shirts and ties. you for statistics the Porter
shirts of which 80 dress shirts and other
accessories in wholesale quantities.
Unlike Chaplin who wants 10 play Hamlet and Irving
Berlin who day hopes to write grand Cole Porter
ambitions have reached the horizon of his earlier aims He
satisfied write the words and that will please the
people whom he above all others the social
sophisticates
He limited that for his epaph he wants other
complimentary salute than this
"Songs by Cole Porter"
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
bUUko BY
Ne & as5eres
Women in Cycles Of Culture
Shows They Are the Practical Sex
BY BENJAMIN DE CAssEREs

-TIIS Sunday place damesT, which is French for
Z '"Ladies first, gents!"
Koveu, the widow of Reginald de Koven OF
robin Hood fame, in her dramatically conceived book,
n Women in Cycles@of Culture (PulnaTn), says:
Regardless OF legal status, always
society. a always potent
guidance the hearts
the face OF the globe"
Mrs De Koven and unusual theory for
the power and nations
She
Actually, with the rarest exceptions creative
been denied Whence therefore, semi
intuition this intuition:
detachment the absorption OF the
aive gift.
power nuitve, but practical.
be mother rather
selfdeyOurng
serving his body and minlstering to his material needs
practical has not understood that
man. being imaginative gender does not desire that
shall be practical To B only the desire OF his
of his but the gates of heaven But
Mrs. De Koven
womans everlasting that rarely
this inexpressble her mate"
In a word when hubby to his wife:
"You are Beatrice Juliet my Isolde" she h
saying herself:
wonder VIII will stand for family
check in shopping blzkrieg tomorrow morning."
in her book beautifully iusrated) gives
the trails % from Cleopatra
France frames portraits with
does of the times in which her women lived
Of Cleopatra she says
cleopatra had discovered that the greater the the
weaker is Roman Of the type
of her body given TO her
Will her hear remained cold and empty tomb"
RE >
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
At His Creative Best in Auto

INDEFATGABLE this socalminded baladbomoardier In
sists his favorte working between and In
the morning wife and friends will tell his hours for
working he until he rees
which often may be the next he does not drive put
he likes to be driven. Preferably In an open car
He his best creavely, IN Elusive words come
long sought trick Unlike the single talent
geniuses words and ribbon through his mind together
word note upon paper until he has
worked it all talking and occasionally
consulting with a friend-usualy Monty Wooley.
Now his foryeighth year he speaks vaguely of retiring
to his farm Indiana Neither his wife his friends be-
hevs that-nor in the opinion of this observer does Porter
believe that himself
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Can't Remember First Composition

" song who can't remember either the words
or melody of his composition, something called
Bridget" which and sold at the OF ID, has
written, 1915, for than dozen muscal
plavs two pctures and music of almost 300
probable exception of Irving Berlin ne has
more Number Hit to his credit than any
current composer in the world .
None respected in the craft than this social
minded aoofsh tacturn fellow who went both to Yale ana
Harvard and Croix de Guerre for service with
the during the late World War; But he Is not
popular hafelow wemet with the congenial
and gentlemen of the mythical realm known as lin
Pan Alley. 49,,
"yon get feeling explaned one ASCAP member "that
he don't belong In the same SET You know-nes
Shakespeare you're Libby sorta He doesn't
give out" -,
What he meant that Cole Porter is high hat HIS
that Porter Is misunderstood That Ms
alooness is shynes that his apparent superiority Is the pro-
tective chap who has been of himself
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Not One Visitor

But no one ever came to see
Mrs. Cole. She lay there, twist
ing her head to the side so that
she could steal little of the
cheer that was being passed
around and smile at what she
heard. Sometimes some woman
at a nearby bed would send over
a son or a daughter to cheer
Mrs. Cole up.
It was heartbreaking - but
that's how Martha Cole came to
be a favorite with the nurses.
They lavished all their atten-
tion, and affection, too. on her.
They thought she was wonder
ful. SO uncomplaining.
They wanted to know why
her husband didn't show up.
jerry" Then she'd shrug.
"He wouldn't come to see me-"
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Cavakade
bp LOUIS S0B0L

TN THE past decade there scarcely has been season
without a musical picture sometimes two apiece, with
by the amazing Cole Porter. The legend Cole
- Porter Songs" draws billing in ads and in lights In
letters as tall the name of the star or the play
itself He remarkable felowths Porter lad scion OF
prosperous farming family from Peru, Indiana
In harassed year that is 1941 the smaish salow
Orentaeyed averages close to iooo ny
putting lifting melodies and clever little and long woos
From the time he turned collegiate classics
"Bingo" Bulldog for his Yale classmates through ire
days of might and Day." you're the Top, Begin the
Beguine" "What Is This Thing Called Love-, MY Heart
Belongs to Daddy etc. he has kept this nation Porter
conscious year after year.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07

III
- ~ of entertainment just same The best-pubczed
star IN the world does everything this
initiate Fred Allen and her millions of fans will willingly overlook
the fact that the story isn't quite the gem
MeVyn Douglas Connie Bennett Roland Young
Carlo Of whom fight Incl
oenaly it's strictly adult stuff you'd better leave the kddes
home.
Also returning the IN current film Shirley
Temple, who comes back to light little called
Kathleen Some Of the prevw thought the story
bit taky and lacking action but enjoyed the film thoroughly
Shirley now at the most difficult which to continue a
starring career-too for kisses old for dosrn
what thought swell acting job while Herbert Marshall
enjoy Kathleen"
IN THE Book World biographies published
in long time Mr. DooeyS America the Life story of Mr.
ooiey creator Finley Peter Dunne Bogapher Elmer Ellis has
done pfaiseworhy job recalling the wisdom of Dunn
who great in great newspaper
Chicago Not people read DUNES "ooey" books
and pity is for lrshAmercan Dooey the bartender with
ready for every and habit Of times is
national character who ddand still domdh TO flavor
lives
that's best bet "A SubtTeasuy of American umo edited
+. B. and Katherine White. This anthology covering
the American wits from Washington Irving Ogden Nash It's
pure, fine spice for any bookshelf.
ODDS and Ends in the Entertainment World Another
~ cycle be waning. This time the
heading discard the
Chan films be discontinued ind
general It's open that the Kdare
Maggie and few Of the others have
maintained their early popularity. MARK IL
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07

"The pigw the nurse said.
Martha Cole told them lots
more about Jerry. How he kept
accusing her of going around
with Harry Blackburn during
the day when he wasn't home.
The nurses all stood around,
shaking their heads.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07

worries interfere with your
progress, Mrs. Cole"
NO." she said. II know,
doctor"
"You know what / mean?"
"My husband?"
Crazy Jealous
eyes, I've heard" He was
silent for a moment as he
daubed a cottoned stick on her
arm. "He must be pretty mean
TO neglect a nice woman like
you"
"He's jealous" she sal d.
"Crazy Jealous" y
"You should be careful not
10 offend him. Those men are
dangerous. 1t might be better
II they were put away where
they can't hurt anybody"
"Oh, 1 wouldn't want to see
him put away, doctor"
"Of course. you wouldn't"
"Do you think he'll come TO
see me soon, doctor?"
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Gentle Lady
FaVOrite
WithNurSeS
By MARK HELLINGER

NURSES have their favorites.
They always have. They're
taught to- be impartial with all
patients. but that's impossible.
Nurses are human.
In every hospital, In every
ward, there's a patient who gets
an extra CHEEKY good morning,
or a better tuck-in at night, or
who is allowed to smoke a ciga-
ret without hell breaking loose.
Very old patients, If they're
not cranky, usually move nurses
to pity.
That little old man with the
bum kidney, the one down there
by the window-ses hint Miss
Harris thinks he's great.
Even when she catches him
smoking a pipe under the blan-
kets, she doesn't yell too much.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Rowboa+ ScrewbaIIs at Sea

0UR story has to do with the two screwbals
~ boat in the middle Of the One chap handled the
rowing away for all he worth The second
ball sat the stern steering the rowboa by of make
shut rudder.
Suddenly, passenger liner into view The
at the kept rowing franticaly pausing only
liner crossed the path rowboat cupped his
hands.
Hey there on board he shouted Is this the Atlantic
o the Paciic?"
A sailor aboard the big vessel gazed down the
boat.
This Is the Pacific" he shouted back
The rudder-man waved his fist at the oarsman.
"iOu hear that you DOPE" he howed. 81 told you not
to fast!"
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Best Bets
Of The Msek

f.: !: =: G. : 6
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07

does-the-doctor-say and all that
sort of thing.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
CANISTER EYES Officer With Coffe

POLICEMAN the beat entered coffee pot
"A that was terrible coffee. No had the
COP himself when gangser walked
in The gorilla parked himself near the cop
sBoyn ordered the cop ham sandwcl-and
n cup Of coffee"
The counterman served the order Then he turned to
the gangster.
"What's yours" he asked.
The gangster pointed to the cop
"Nothn'" he returned happily II just come in to watch
this copper at his eofee!"
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07

CIVIL engineer stepped the brokendown porch of
diapidated shack high the hills. mounaineer wife
sat the porch, resting comfortably.
The engineer tipped his hat.
"Howdy. madam" he began II just came here to tell
you going dynamite that bridge down the road
So when you hear loud explosion don't about IT.
The hilbiIy woman nodded.
"Whut time ye dynamite the BRIDGE" she asked
Tomorrow morning." replied the engineer. AT eight
The hill-bily pufed her pipe.
CANT We mako 1t six ocock?" she drawled "Then
won't have ter set the alarm clock fer my husband"
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Gypsy Asks Police to Tell Fortune

GYPSY fortune teller dashed excediy into police sta
"A ton. He gaoped up TO the desk sergeant
"Hep, poee!" he cried "My wife has run away. You
must help me find her!'
-- The sergeant eyed the gypsy.
"Why study the cards and see where she Is
hiding" he replied you're fortune teller aren't you?
The gypsy wrung his hands.
Yes" he howied who's gonna pay e"