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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
All Types Available
Through Various
LocuI Dealers

When first placed on the market,
the Electric Refrigerator was un-
questionably an expensive appliance,
both from the standpoint of original
cost and upkeep, however, American
homemakers were quick to realize
its advantages and year after year
acceptance has mounted so rapidly
with the improvement in perfor-
nance, cost and economy that today
almost anyone can afford modern
electric refrigeration.
Today as never before, the Elec-
trio Refrigerator offers many dollar
saving, ~food-saving, w~orksaving ad-
vantages to the home, and is a YER
table miracle of economy and per-
Torrance. The homemaker who
has a 1941 model Electric Refriger-
ator can have more ice cubes, more
cold producing capacity, more US
able storage space and more conven-
fence than ever before.
The new models now on display
DN 1OGdl dBpllhAiS0 oOstiOtS aS p't,
roomy and brilliantly styled boxes
with every possible feature for COM
fort and economy. Faster freezing
speeds, easy-out ice cube trays, eX-
elusive features such as full width
sliding shelves, improved interior
lighting, bigger food containers.
No truly modern home can afford
to be without the manifold advan-
tages Of modern electric refrigera-
ton. In the course of a few years,
it has become indispensable equip
ment for the kitchen, and this is as
it should be. Never before in his
tory has the family of average means
been able to enjoy so many advan-
tages to health, so much economy in
domestic operation and such down
right luxury in fresh, appetizing and
delicate foods as is provided by the
Electric Refrigerator.
The new Electric Refrigerator has
an inherent advantage over all other
type of domestic refrigeration. The
great flexibility of the Electric Re.
frigerator provides accelerated freez'
ing when more ice is needed or when
very low temperatures are required
Increased efficiency and economy
have brought the cost and upkeer
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
Spring Cleaning
Problem Faces
Housewife Now
SNORT Ladies Piun
Now To Conserve
Energy In Cleaning

Springtime means Spring clean
ing.
It's time now to empty out that
desk, medicine closet and those dres-
ser drawers. The attic and base
ment you've been neglecting are
due fo- their annual ~cleanups. The
stimulating brightness Of Spring
sunshine won't mean much to you il
the house is gloomy inside. Now is
the time to brighten things up.
A ruthless cleaning out d. all odds
and ends in the cellar should be
the first step. Start off with those
bottles and jars you've been &C
cumulating-and measuring - fol
many months. Throw them out. They
constitutes a fire hazard and aren't
worth a second thought. Glass con.
tainers nowadays should be thrown
away like old tin cans or paper
bags. You'll find that your cellar
it not nearly SO depressing when yor
get out those old boxes, unneeded
glass jars and the hundred and ono
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03

Measles is a dangerous disease.
It is to be feared chiefly because
of the danger of complications from
some other disease and because Of
bad after effects. Remember that
your child's future health may de-
pend on the care he is given during
an attack of measles.
The acute disease which most Of
ten complexities measles is bronch-
opneumonia; tuberculosis sometimes
follows an attack. Infections Of the
ears and eyes must also be guarded
against. A sore or running ear may
result in mastoid disease and possible
loss of hearing. Your physician will
tell you how to care for your child
to protect him from serious infec-
tons of this kind.
If your child shows signs of
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03

other odds and ends that clutter
it up
The same routine goes for the
attic and here you'll do yourself and
some worthy charity a favor by
getting rid of those old clothes, jars
and other things you've been saw
ing.
Throw out all those old prescrip-
ton bottles. Copy the prescription
number first, however. Wash those
stubborn stains on your bathroom
tiles with ~javelle water or any other
bleaching liquid that contains chlor-
ide. This cleans the mortar between
the tiles which is unaffected by plain
soap and water.
When you get to your desk, throw
out those old party favors and those
letters you aren't going to answer
anyhow.
You should avoid that inclination
to concentrate on the big rooms Of
the house and neglect the little
ones.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
Modern Electric Refrigerator Is
Necessity For 1oday's Homemaker

to a remarkable level.
Every homemaker wants better
living for herself and her family
and no other one factor has proven
its worth in a more impressive way
than has electric refrigeration, which
lightens the burden of homework
time and money, and con.
tributes materially to better and
more healthy living.
Your appliance dealers are pre-
pared and eager to Alow you their
complete lines of modern electric
refrigerators, and will help you
select the very box which IS ideally
suited to the requirements of your
home. Visit your dealer and let your
own eyes tell you the surprising
fact sabout electric refrigeration.
You will certainly want a new re-
~frigerator for your home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
blue Monday" |.
Thing OF Past
Wash Day
Traditional Idea
Out of Dute For
Modern Women

Tradition dies hard, but the idea
OF reserving Monday for Wash
Day" is out of date as the horse and
buggy, thanks to modern home lau-
ndry equipment which has made
Monday Just another day.
! Due to the widespread use Of the
electric home laundry, the homemak-
er has been freed from that once
| dreaded session over the washtub and
~washboard. Moderns are learning
that wash day can become as plea
SAINT and easy rs any other day in
the week, because home laundry
equipment and electricity combine TO
do a perfect job of washing and
ironing the family clothes.
Of all the homes in America that
enjoy electric service today, more
then eleven and a half million are
now equipped with electric washers
and %ironers. Many more homes will
install such equipment this year due
to the tremendous growth of the
home laundry idea. American home
makers prefer to wash at home,
electrically, because of the substan-
tial savings made in terms of dol
lars and cents, and wear and tear
on the family clothes and linen.
This is certainly the practical,
intelligent method. Laundering
clothes at home in the modern way
with an abundant supply of hot
water, good soap and efficient cleo
trical aids, promotes sanitation, &C.
onomy, and better results.
Whether your home be simple or
elaborate, the modern home laundry
will provide many advantages to
you and your family and will pay
for itself many times owe in SER
vice and satisfaction.
The new l941 Home Laundry
Equipment being featured by local
! dealers embodies great improve
ments in performance, style and
beauty. Washer and ironer equip
ment costs very little in proportion
to the vast services whcih they arc
capable Of performing. You should
by all means, investigate today.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03

measles, keep him away from other
children and send Immediately for
the doctor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20

Bagby and Henasieys Becknnan.
Hadley. Harris ard Wagner.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20
SWITCH-HITTER
CULLENBINE Is
RULE EXCEPTION
ST. LOUIS BROWN oUTFIELD-
Err PROVES TURN-ABoUT
BATTER CAN PLACE AMONG
LEADING swATTERS
(By Associated rress)

ST. LOUIS, June 20.-Switch
hitters are rare in the major
leagues. And they generally
aren't any great shucks at the
plate. But every now and then
one comes along who can blast
the ball.
Right now switcher, Roy Gull
lenbine of the st. Louis Browns,
is in the thick of the American
league batting race. The out
fielder who came to the Browns
from Brooklyn was hitting 1868
as the season vowed into June.
He may be just enjoying a
short squirt for he's never hit SO
we'll before. Last season Roy's
average was a meager $50.
Few switchers have ever been
good hitters. Most of them be-
come switchers because of dis
satisfaction with results from
their natural batting side. A
large percentage of switchers are
pitchers, who can't hit anyway.
Perhaps the best switcher of all
time was frankie Frisch. He was
a great hitter and had a l9-year
average of .3l6.
The hardest hitting switcher OF
last year was Outfielder Jim
Gleason of the Chicago Cubs, who
hit .313. Gleeson, now with Gin
cinnati, is hitting less than 200.
There are less than 20 switch
hitters in the majors now, in
GLIDING Jimmy Brown, Emmett
Mueller, Johnny Wander Nicer,
=Augie Galan, Larry French, John
Lucadello. Ken Silvestri, Ted
Lyons, Edgar Smith, Archie Nc
Kahn, Steve Sundra, Rip Collins,
George Dickey, Steve Peek. Bill
Crouch and Lee Grissom.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20
STERLING MENTIONED
FOR SPOT ON ALL-STAR
NINE OF STATE LEAGUE

Clayton Sterling. Key West
youth who is putting in his
first season in organized
baseball as first bsseman for
the DeLand Red Hats. was
mentioned by Stanley Culp.
DeLand Sun News sports
writer. in a feature story
listing possibilities for the
leagues all-star team.
Players who make up the
star team win be selected by
fans in voting handled by
newspapers in league towns.
Picking Tiemann. st. Aug
tine. or Leonhardt. of Ocala.
as best choices for the star
first-sacker post, Culp men,
toned Sterling and added:
Some may laugh at the
suggestion Sterling be rank
ed among the best. The big
fellow isn't any Hal Chase or
George Sisler around that
initial cushion. but you can't
laugh off those So runs bat
ted in for 81 games.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20
INDIANS And
YANKS HOMER
TO VICTORY
CARDS RALLY TO TIE PILLS
AND THEN NOSE THEM IN
nth: DODGERS DEFEATED
CUBS
especial to The Citinen)

NEW YORK, June 20-Con-
tinuing their heavy hitting, the
Cleveland Indians yesterday aft
ernoon handed the Philadelphia
Athletics another shellacking,
12-1.
Cracking out two homers UNI
der their total of the previous
day, the Indians got to Athletic
pitching for 10 safe blows, three
of which went for the circuit.
Lou Boudreau, who poled a four
Dagger Tuesday with one on in
the second, yesterday slammed
a roundtripper with two mates
on base. Ken Keltner, socker of
homer Tuesday with one on in
the sixth, lifted another yester-
day with nobody on in the sixth.
Jeff Heath poled the first home
run yesterday, cracking his in
the fifth with one aboard.
New York Yankees also called
on long distance clouting to wal
lop the Chicago White Sox 7-2,
after suffering o pair of one-run
losses. Charley Keller's smash
in the fourth proved enough to
defeat the Sox. With the bases
drunk, Keller caught hold of one
for the circuit, his third in as
many days and twelfth of the
season. Joe DiMaggio, who now
has hit safely in 80 games in a
row, blasted his fourteenth hon.
er of the year, besides collecting
two singles and a walk. Yanks,
now a record for clouting homers
in consecutive games, remain
three duels behind the Tribe.
The New Workers. have produced
roundtrippers in fifteen straight
games, just two away from the
league record established by De-
troit last year.
Dutch Leonard's three-hit per-
Torrance against the st. Louis
Browns and 17-hit attack
against a trio of moundsmen gave
the Washington Senators an
overwhelming 1910 shutout.
Boston Red Sox split the four
game series with the Detroit Ti-
gers by winning yesterday, Ga.
The victory was the sixth of the
season for rookie Heber New
some.
St Louis Cardinals came from
behind to knot the count in the
ninth and then edge the Phila-
deiphia Phillies rs in the
eleventh. oscars tf9
New York Giants, scoring late.
wiped cut an early Pittsburgh
Pirate lead to down the BUGS. 90.
BROOKLYN Dodgers kept pace
with the Cards BY humping the
Chicago Cubs, "a, despite a pair
of homers by Babe Dahlgren. the
former Yankee first basemal.
Kirby TIigbe conquered the
Bruins for his eighth win of the
year
RnsuffS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20
Limo Castro. Thrice Con-
queror Of Defending
Titleholders, Will Face
Cigarette" Gates

Limo Castro, winner over the
Plumbers in eacn of the three
games where they have faced him
this season, leads his high-flyine
NavStas to Bayview Park to-
night in the first game of a Sc
ries which will decide the city
diamondball leagues first-half
champion.
Players and managers on the
field tonight will decide wheth-
er the series is to be three-out-
of-five games, as originally
planned, or if the crown will be
awarded to the winner of two
Cutoff hree-game series.
Castro, who has allowed only
IL hits and nine runs in his three
Plumber victories, gave up only
a single bingle and no runs in
his latest exploit Monday night
when the NavStas trampled the
one-time loop leaders by 80
count.
Army. Navy Improve
Army and Navy, getting better
by the game after a disastrous
season for both of them, tangle
in the first game of tonight's
doubleheader.
Navy. victorious over Army in
an exceptionally wild 1915 aft
fair Monday, trimmed the sol
diers once during the regular
season, lost one, tied one and
had another postponed. The
clashes between the service
teams now are only exhibition
preliminaries to the title scrap.
Hamlins Offers No Alibis
Roy Hamlin, Plumber mana
ger, admitted his team fell to
pieces in Mondays game with
NavSta, but predicted the pipe
filters would stage a battle for
the crown now that the chips are
down In q series.
Harry Wickers, pitcher-fnana-
ger of the Trojan baseball nine,
but who is unknown as a dia-
mondball player, will be added
to the Plumber lineup tonight,
and Hamlin declared his team
will play better ball than that
Of Mondays game.
NavStas, composed of civilian
employees Of the Naval Station,
viii use the same lineup.
Won't Use BARRIERS
Managers and league officials
agreed yesterday to use none of
the players from the Sawyer's
BARRIERS, who quit the league
Monday.
Cigarette Willie Gates, star
Plumber tosser, is expected to
take the mound tonight, while
Castro viii pitch for the Nav
Stas.
In previous games with the
Stas, Gates has allowed 81 hits
and 81 runs for a 7.8 average on
hits per game and a 6.8 average
on runs. Castro has allowed
only IL hits and nine three
runs per game and four hits a
game.
Plumbers are defending city
champions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20

AMERICAN LEAGUE
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20
NavStas Ready To Open
SoftbaN Champ Playof
With Plumbers Tonight
NAVSTAS HOLD 81
EDGE OVER RIVALS

Here's how the NavStas and
Plumbers have come out in pre-
vious games this season:
hnril IL
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20

Only games scheduled.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE

SChufnacher, BOWMAN, BLOWN
and banning: Lanning. Heintzel-
man, Klinger and Lopez.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20
SPORTS CALENDAR
BASEBALL
tMAJoR LEACUESl
TODAY

American
Cleveland at Washington.
Detroit at New York
ST Louis at Boston.
Chicago Philadelphia. not
scheduled.
National
New York at ST. Louis. night
game.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati
Boston al Chicago.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
S0FrBAI.L
tBsYvisw Park. $50 p.ml
(Fnsi named clubs visiting"
last named. honey
TONIGHT
First Game-u.S Army VS..
Us, Navy.
Second Game Peppers Plumb
erS VS.. NavStaS.
MONDAY NIGHT
First Gamc--U.S, Navy VS..
Us. Army.
Second Game -NavSgaS W
Peppers Plumbers.
WEDNESDAY, NIGHT
First Gane-uS Army vs..
US, Nsvy.
Second Game Peppers Plumb
ess Va NavSaaS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20

lea and Tebbetts; Newsome and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20
Island City sofshall League
First Half
BREAKS OWN BICYCLE
SPEED MARK l0s M.p.H.

Alfred Letourner, bicycle rae
or. attained los miles an hour az
Bakersfield. Calf. Is miles fast
er than the previous record set
by himself He was paced by
an automobile equipped 10 shield
him from the wind.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20
But These Batters Spoiled Them

Rookie DAN LITWHILER of
the Phils singled in the second
inning. And no one else could
touch Wander Meer's offerings.
EMMETT MUELLER of the
Pills. first man up, singled off
Lon Warneke. Cardinal ace re-
tired every other batter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20
These Pitchers Almost Had No-Hitters-


The first oneht the leagues year pitch
ed by rookie Henry Gornck of the
back to the minors National league Fingers hurled the first
Rookie Tom Hughes of the Phe while
others by Johnny Wander Nicer of the Reds remember his
double hit feat?)
Phiies involved in each game.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20
STAN BENJAMIN

the Phillies singled in the sixth
inning to shatter Henry Cor
nickfs dreams of a no-hftter.
Rookie Tom Hughes got a little
further. 1t wasn't until the
eighth that Rookie LOU NOVI.
KoFF of the Cubs singled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25
Cooperaiives Will
Supply Dairy Sires

Pierce county dairymen with
herds of four to fifteen cows can
obtain purebred sires on a CO.
operative basis for much less than
the cost OF maintaining an indi-
vidual grade sire, through coopera-
tive services sponsored by Farm
Security, Robt. w. Mckay, county
FSA supervisor. Puyallup library
building, Puyallup.
While purebred bull rings must
be initiated by farmers cooperat-
ing with Farm Security, other
small dairymen in the community
can participate on an equal basis,
said Mckay. Sufficient loan funds
are available to bring number
of purebred dairy bulls into the
county on basis Of joint owner
ship and joint use cooperatives.
Loans can be made for a period
of five years with interest at three
per cent on the unpaid balance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25

WALLPAPER cleaning and house
work. full days only. txcel5snt
YeferencsE AAln 6s5e
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25

Washington forecast: Cloudy
with light rain tonight and Tues
day morning. Slightly warmer to-
night. Strong southerly wind over
inland waters and gales on coast,
diminishing early tonight.
Rainfall "a hours ending 8 a m.
Monday, none; since Nov. l. sos
inches, a shortage of 1o2 inches:
since Jan. 1, 26.35 inches, a short
age of sos inches.
Wind at a. m, southerly. "a
miles per hour. Barometer 3o.o7,
unsteady, falling .04.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25

Cash Loans

You get the money you need in ore
day. Ne credit inquiries q
friends CT relatives. No wage
assignments To apply phone.
write or visit our Office Pay
ments listed include all charges
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Just the Core
AIR RAID MEETING

Residents OF Precinct ~ inter-
ested in first aid and air raid
defense work viii meet Tuesda,'
night at eight O'Clock in the base
nent Of Bethlehem Baptist church,
So. 18th and SITS.
Butter IL cSeaper at Cow Butter
Store. adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25
Salary and Chsttel Loans

sIo UP on AUTO. FURNITURE.
PIANO. ETC QUICK. HELPFUL,
CONFIDENTIAL AND PERSONAL
eKRvfCy ZEE W n. DouB. Tia
RUST BLDG
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25
REPUBLICANS MEETING

A meeting Of the Pierce county
colored Republican club viii be
held az P. n. Tuesday az the
home Of James L. Beck, 240e So.
18th 81. Fred Harris. temporary
chairman, has invited all inter-
estsd 70 attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25
Situations Wanted. Male

JOB as helper in garage OF services
station. Have had some experience
in repair work. Route .. Boz ga,
Tacoma Granite e14T
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25

You help yourself when you buy
L. S. Defense Bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25
TWO Lectures SCHEDULED

Two lectures on world problems
viii be held Monday and Tuesday
under the sponsorship Of the
Anglo-Saxon federation Free 10
the public and scheduled for :
O'Clock az the junior ballroom Of
the Winthrop hotel. the Monday
lecture Will be given by Herbert
Armstrong On VIII Hitler Martyr
Christians in America Tuesday
evening Maj. Fred Foort viii talk
on The Bible snd War"
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sofksr wishes elsan-
ing washing. or ironing. Broad
gzy 4s4S Apt
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Situations Wanted. Female

bookkeeping o. sttno-
graphic position Woman 30. ez-
osllent references. Auburn zss-R.
collect
Evening star., 1941-02-22
Discusses Public Neglect
Of Contemporary Art.
To the Editor of The Star

To the Editor of The Star:
Referring to the Society of Washing
ton Artists show at the Corcoran Art
Gallery, lack of public interest in buying
pictures has caused lamentations from
thes artists.
The pictures are being politely looked
at and just as politely left alone. Now,
it may be that the fault is the artists.
They seem not to be able to exist in
harmony with their public and reflect
life as ordinary mortals see it. How
ever, the artists are trying their best.
But painting today apparently is con-
trolled by people not engaged in the
craft. Art critics, art dealers, art direc-
tors, politicians, and so-called philoSo-
pliers are creating fashions based on
their latest twist of mind. The past 10
years have seen sadistic Interpretation
of the human being, a result of incom-
petent technique or degenerate non-ob-
jective painting very non-objective!
Abstract painting is meaningless. And
who wants to look at meaningless art?
chevrly, Nd. BJORN EdEL