davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Civilian Freight
.Curbed for War

WASHINGTON Aug. IS QNs).
The growing seriousness of the
nations transportation problem
was emphasized today in drastic
government regulations on civilian
freight.
Railroads were ordered not ia
accept for shipment, with certain
exceptions, any freight cars which
are not loaded either TO their
marked load limit or TO their full
visible capacity.
The order, effective September
10, was issued by the Office oil
Defense Transportation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Stepson Sought
After Shooting

Police today are seeking billiard
Denton. IS, who they charge shot
his stepfather three times when
he was accused of not paying room
rent and not wanting to find a job.
The victim is Lilburn J. Record.
AZ. of 500 Horton avenue. He is
in critical condition at Receiving
Hospital with abdominal wounds.
Police said Denton roomed with
his mother and stepfather and had
served in Jackson prison for rob-
berry armed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Marine Hero Given
Posthumous Honor

Posthumously cited today by the
navy for bravery was Marine Pvt.
Edward j. Juszkowski, nephew Of
Mrs. Nettie Hildebrandt, 8079 Kel-
logg street.
He was among II other marines
cited for their heroic actions in the
Battle of the Coral Sea in which
all were killed. The navy said they
remained at their posts during the
battle. extinguished a fire in a
heavy ammunition locker and "po-
Iced the battleship and -readied
the only remaining serviceable gun
for further defense of the ship"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Official Collectors
Gratiot Township Aides Reluctantly Take Over
When Regular Garbage Man Quits

modest to permit having a col
lection, but the other man used
TO collect garbage at the rate OF
20 cents a barrel or fraction
thereof" said Supervisor Houte-
kier. as he mournfully set out
on his tour of duty.
But he had trouble collecting
his accounts from his customers.
They were glad to give him the
refuse but not the pay"
Gratiot Township, which lie
north of Harper avenue alon,
East Eight-Mile road had a popu
lation Of $50 In 1910. Today il ha
grown to some 1000 mostly wa
workerS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

Supervisor Odilon Houtekier
Justice Felix DeHanau and Clerk
Lloyd Lyle Of Gratiot Township
backed a township truck out of
the garage today and started out
10 collect their constituents
garbage.
No garbage collectors by avoca-
ton or any other way, the three
Sedate township officials are col
lecting the township refuse as a
part of their official duties only
because the regular Gratiot Town
ship garbage man up and quit a
few days ago. He went TO work
in a war plant At more money.
The township treasury Is too
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Judge Asks City Why
Raid Reveals Welfare Department Paying Rent
for DsorderIy Establishment

The city welfare department has
been paying the S25-a-month rent
Of a Hastings street disorderly
house. II was revealed today before
Circuit Judge Guy Miller.
And irate Judge Miller wants 10
know why.
He has ordered representatives
OF the welfare department and
Paul and Corine Jennings, oc-
cupants of 1924 Hastings street
during two police raids. brought
before him next Monday after
noon.
The Jennings couple were well
fare rent benehciaries. Police say
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

they used the quarters provided by
the city as a disorderly house.
The case was before Judge
Miller on a paddock petition OF
police. This was opposed by Morris
Harwin of 1898 Greenlawn ave-
nue., owner Of the property, who
testified he had evicted the Jen-
ningscS after the second police
raid June "a.
After the June "a raid, both
Mrs. Jennings and other woman
were found guilty of disorderly
charges IN recorders court. The
case resulting from the prex0an
raid was dismissed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
CELLULoID STRIKE ENDS

NEWARK. n. J.. Aug Is INS)
The two-day-old strike OF $50
celluloid department employees at
the Celanese Corporation war
plant ended today when workers
returned TO their jobs as the union
company dispute was certified TO
the War Labor Board. The union.
Local 277 Textile Workers OF
America tCIO). is seeking a 10
cent-an-hour pay increase and a
bonus.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
5-Year-Old Patriot
War Workers Son Applies for Job Cleaning
Planes in Factory TO Help U. S. Win

DALLAS, Tex. Aug Is tUP).-
Charles Ced. 5, wrote retter of
application for a job to the presi-
dent of North American Aviation,
Inc. who confessed il was one Of
the finest things that ever hap
pened to me.
Here is the boys letter:
Dear Sir:
"My daddy Is working there.
i want to work to help win this
war. l am willing 10 do any
thing to help. ! am years old.
And can clean the airplanes.
80 please let me hear from
YOU.
CHARLES CED."
Here is the reply he received
from President j II Kindleberger
of North American.
Dear Charles
"YOur letter was one OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Traffic Death Toll at 1873

Injured walking across the street
two weeks ago, Edward Stockpan.
IS, of 17403 Mitchell avenue, died
in Receiving Hospital, the one
hundred and thirty-eighth traffic
fatality in Detroit this year. At
this time last year, there were 1873
Stockman was struck by the car
of John Vlaikov, 50. of 1929
Mitchell avenue, at Joseph Campau
and Nevada avenues.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
18th Avenger Inn Navy
Brother Of Pearl Harbor Victim Joins Three Others
of FamiIy-Enlists on 7th Birthday

George Ripley of 1901 Stone
street. Flint, joined three other
of his family in the navy
today on his seventeenth birthday
with the VOW 10 help them ayenge
the death at Pearl Harbor, of his
older brother.
The brother. Edwin, p, was
killed in the initial Jap attack and
another brother. William, q, was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Mai. Dodee's Valet Drafted

Herbert f. Towel, 40, the valet
touring the country with newly
commissioned Mai. Horace f.
Dodge, today was ordered to
return TO take a medical examina-
tion preliminary TO IA classified
ton by Draft Board No. 81
Crnrrn pnintn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Nazis Bomb Grain Fields

LONDON, Aug. Is QNS).-
German planes dropped incendiary
bombs and flares over East Anglia
last night in what VIZ said TO be
an attempt to set fire to grair
fields.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Crash Kills War Worker

Wesley Lloyd Quick. "a. a war
worker, OF 215 Prospect street.
Romeo. was killed early today
when a tire puncture threw his
car eff-Nan Dyke avenue three
miles north Of Utica.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Housing Officials
Spear in Dark 10
Aid Homeless
All Agree City Faces
Serious Problem but
WrsneIe on Next Step

Detroits growing collection OF
housing officials today were In
agreement that the housing situa-
ton here is in a bad way and
requires immediate action.
But they were not in agreement
as to what specifically was 10
blame or how immediate action
on it can best be obtained.
This developed from meeting
yesterday of the mayor. members
of his housing fact-fnding COM
lmittee, Director Charles F. Edge
comb of the housing commission
and Raymond M. Foley. Michigan
Federal Housing Auth rity
director.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

reported missing William later
was discovered 10 be alive and
wrote his family the details of Ed
wins death.
Two stepbrotherS Of George
also are in the navy They are
Robert Setter. 10, and his brother,
Richard. 20. George hopes 10 be
sent 10 Pearl Harbor, where VII
liam is now stationed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
bugs Gets Lifetime job
Chute Opens Like Lily
In Hand, They Tell Him

Bugs" Bae having turned dorm fatter than busted
kurHopca by the Army, the NauB ard the Marines, to
make Commands (Houe Guard you) Don't
mss toddys adventures Of the middic-oged Jeep.
The Commando Sarge called up and said:
Bugs, the park rowbOats full of sailors shore
leave"
So the Park Commands played cops and robbers in the five
year-od end of the Chldrens Playground
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
ONE BRIGHT SPOT

The one bright spot in the
otherwise uncertain picture was
Foley's report that private build
ers have obtained FILA approval
for IS, 500 homes in the Detroit
and Ypsilanti areas. that 5000 Of
these are under construction and
that three-quarters of the total
will be built in Detroit at the
rate of 1000 a month.
Besides the 5000 under con-
struction, necessary priorities
10 1000 more" said Foley. Tho
WPB this week released priori-
ties to build the $500 family
units I'm the Willow Run area.
cit has also approved priori-
ties for dormitories to house
5000 single workers and apart
ments containing 1000 two
person units"
However. in their discussion OF
several aspects of Detroit's hous-
ing situation. the conferees were
at sharp variance with each other
as to what to do next.
CAPITAL MISSION URGED
Edgecomb wanted the mayor to
head a delegation 10 Washington
TO see WPB chief Donald Nelson
and speed release of materials.
Willis II. Hail. Board of Com.
merce representative on the
mayors fact-finding committee,
opposed this on the ground his
fellow committee member, James
z. Wilson, local WPB priorities
head. had reported no private
housing is being held up here
because of shortage of materials
or lack of priorities.
Edgecomb pointed out that 1--WE
can't get a thousand different
things for the Herman Gardens
housing project"
Wilson declared changes would
first have to be made in specifi-
cations so that war-vital mate
rails would not be used in the
project.
The mayor declared that the
housing shortage was due to
WPB's freezing of materials.
The meeting ended with the
conferees voting for sub
committee to draw up an overall
program of public and private
housing and to report by Monday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

we practiced climbing over
the Jungle Jims with an ict
cream cone in each hand.
The Sarge said:
Bugs the Commands
have reached the end of their
line. This is the first time an
army has been disbanded by
a Keep Off the Grass sign.
"You will report Monday
morning to Colonel Ballim-
pinger at Frisby Air Field.
The English have lost most of
the Sahara and there are
priorities on sand for salad.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
ALARMED BY SEIZURE

Government seizure OF the plant
was viewed with alarm both by
the owners of the firm and vii.
liam p. Witherow. president Of
the National Association of Manu-
facturers in a letter TO George +
Taylor. vice chairman Of the Wal
Labor Board Witherow termed
the action "confiscation' and "un
fair
you clearly indicated that
the management had met every
requirement and that the sole
cause Of the strike was the re-
fusal Of the employees 20 accept
the boards mandate" Witherow
wrote
This IL challenge Of the
federal government by an out
law labor minority. Manage
ment i an innocent bystander.
THE innocent bystander IL the
one being penaliZed. The pro-
cedure followed by the Presi-
dent deprives management and
stockholders of their property
rights hut imposes no penalty
whatsoever on the guilty en-
ployes."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
War Workers Back
Under Eye of Army

BAYONNE, y. j. Aug. ID
QNS).-The 1000 workers Of the
General Cable Corporation in Ba'
yonne were back at work today
turning out wire and cable for
the war effort under tt1c watchfui
G, es Of steel-helmeted troops.
Just what had been accomp-
AsAed ~ the unauthorized strike
which cost this nation SS hours
OF valuable production time no one
was prepared TO say. But the
workers nevertheless seemed jubi-
liant. despite the fact that not a
Single one of the demands which
precipitated the wildcat walkout
had been granted Some even
offered 10 work Saturday and SUM-
day TO make up the lost time
The strike ended yesterday when
navy detail under command OF
Rear Admiral Harold c. Bowen
took over operation of the plant
under presidential order
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

"YOur letter was one Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

$50 you will take the place of sandbag You the
right size, shape and disposition
at "A do Sarge
Evening star., 1942-06-23

IOI Ills dSSiRIlHlcUl 1HlS Is lOuItQ
time he played news hawk.
After first days shooting, Gable
went home to receive news of Carole
Lombard's tragic death in plane
crash When he went back to
work three weeks later, MGM
changed title out of difference to his
sorrow After trying several other
titles. MGM, with Gables sanction,
returned to original Film opens
in New York's Greenwich VILLAGE.
which never is any fun for research
workers -. A set designer can let
palm tree grow in middle of Chi
cagos loop without too many kick
backs, but let him misplace couple
of cobblestones in Greenwich Viii
lage street and angry letters pour in.
Lana goes in for tailored suits in
this film and even wears dirty white
shantung outfit in one sequence
where she escorts group of Chinese
refugee children through jungle to
safety . All Jap soldiers played
by Chinese, much to latter's disgust.
In keeping up with current head
lines. script writer's had to burn
midnight oil and make many
changes as film was shot :. Several
days shooting abandoned when Jap
drive on Singapore upset conti-
nuity E. Other glamour girl in cast
is Pat Dane, who comforts Gable
while he carries torch for Lana
Set was barred to all but actual crew
workers so Gable could have utmost
privacy For dramatis punch
there's scene where Gable. in Ma
Mia. looks at calendar and sees it
is December :. 1t is hours later
when news of Pearl Harbor reaches
him :. Just such moment proved
high light in "Cavalcade." Re-
member young couple on shipboard
moving away from lifebelt. revealing
inscription, IS. S. Titanic?
The Flying Tigers" of those
"once in lifetime" publicity breaks,
came to Republic with this title . :.
During production worlds headlines
carried front-page plugs for movie
Title originally was "Yanks
Over Burma" Then MGM
came out with "A Yank on the
Burma Road" Republic relin-
quished Burma Road tag and put
on new nickname for American VOL
unteer group, The Flying Tigers"
. Next day came word of Tigers
first great victory.
Six P-40 planes built in studio mill
out of non-priority materials, such
as wood, canvas, etc . took workers
six weeks to make them :. obsolete
motors installed and planes did
everything but take off . . Those six
non- flying planes are now among
Hollywood's most valuable props,
what with Government ban on
shooting real planes at airports and
aircraft factories.
John Carroll. borrowed from MGM
Evening star., 1942-06-23

rection, and the more I wondered
the more 1 felt kindly disposed
toward it."
Well, to be brief about it, she got
married and went on with her writ
ing while making a home for her
husband and becoming the mother
of daughter.
She did not think much more
about it after that until one day the
question Are Husbands Necessary?"
popped into her mind. There, she
thought, instantly is a good comedy
story title.
Being the kind OF writer who no
sooner thinks of a good story than
she begins writing it, she went i'm
mediately to work on Are Hus-
bands Necessary" 1t came of just
fine. a tale of an intense, brilliantly
successful young woman of business
and a persistent ne'er- wellish
sort of young man who sought to
court her away from her career. His
method was to point out how hol-
low her life was without him, how
rich it might be if she would sud-
denly start showing touch or two
of real feminine intelligence.
Paramount thought the story was
fine and made it with Madeleine
Carroll and Fred MacMurray in the
principal roles.
Miss Van Upp was deeply happy
that her story had attained such
fine principals She continued to
be happy until the picture was
finished.
Then Miss Carroll came to her to
say that the title, Are Husbands
Necessary" was bit embarrassing.
The reason therefor was that she
was in the middle of a divorce action
and she didn't think it would be
the proper time to appear in a pic
ture so pointedly titled.
That was the perfect title, in
fact, 1t embraced the whole idea,"
Miss Van Upp said. But as a
woman, saw Madeleine's point. 1t
was as good a point. indeed, as the
title was good for the story. So I
yielded. We called it Honeymoon
in Bali instead
But there was a very funny after
math. When the picture was shown
in England, it was called Husbands
Evening star., 1942-06-23

to play brash, cocky pilot who
unintentionally causes death of two
pilots, incurs hatred of others and
finally pays for misdeeds by saving
| John Waynes life Mae Clark
! remember her in the first Waterloo
Bridge and getting Dashed by
grapefruit in Jimmy Cagney's Pub
lie Enemy"?) returns to screen in
dramatic character role. Aid for
China is boosted in unique way
Rangoon dock scene shows boat Just
in from United States being unload
ed g. On box in huge letters is
printed United China Relief.
*+ +**
THE Palm Beach Story'-Clau-
dette Colbert and Joel McCrea have
been playing in pictures IL years
each, but this is first time a produ-
Ger has paired them off in co-star-
ring roles. :. Preston Sturges, who
wrote, directed and produced, de-
cided Rudy Vallee should no longer
be cast as romantic singing star, but
as comic. -. So, Rudy is seen here
as shy. sold fashioned, nose glasses
wearing dullard who is richest young
man in world. Mary Astor. as
Vallee's sister and wiSe-cracking,
many-married socialite, wears hair
blond for first time in % years of
screen acting.
This is third straight Sturges pic
ture in which he has gone heavily
for train scenes-remember wedding
night Pullman scene in The Lady
Eve and freight car sequence in
"Sullivan's Travels? Third. in
Palm Beach Story" takes place in
club car, Pullman car and dining
car on train. =. Getting under wire
before Government suggestion that
movie stars dress simply. Claudette
Colbert had IA outfits, IL of them
very eye-f1lling. Quaint boy
meets-girl situation occurs when
Claudette and Vallee get acquainted.
g. She tries climbing into upper
berth, foot slips and digs into Rudy's
face, breaking pince-nez glasses.
Lenses first broken. sharp edges
filed off and all glued back together
-. To get dubbed in effect of glasses
crunching. sound experts ground up
bits Of electric light globes in ice
crusher placed close to microphone.
Claudette wore longer bob than
ever before. but coiffure's front still
utilized her trademark bangs.
This is 30th picture in which she's
worn bangs. Film opens on we'd
ding and ends on title, They Lived
Happily Ever After-Or Did They?"
Most amusingly truthful bit of
dialogue comes when Claudette is
dancing with Rudy and he sings a
bit of familiar Maurice Chevalier
song, isn't 1t Romantic?"
Says Claudette: You have a nice
little voice" Replies Rudy:
Thank you. I used to sing in COL
lege"
Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1942-06-23

or Lovers?' which was worse thar
the original, think"
Now another very funny thing has
happened. Paramount, which kept
the old title registered, has just pro-
duced picture called Are Hus-
bands Necessary"
Betty Field, not Miss Carroll, Is
the woman who answers the ques-
ton in the new screen drama.
Miss Van Upp's part in it has not
been explained, but she certainly is
the woman who provided the
title for it.
Constant Reader. who also is q
constant moviegoer, drops a letter
to this department summing up his
first six months. Says he: Il can
only think of the following worth
while pictures I've seen, and the
ratio is far too low. AS you can see
Kings Row Paris Calling Tor
tilla Flat all Bette Davis pictures
Male Animal and Gold Rush INC
thanks to 1922"
A good list, but we'd have left of
Paris Calling"
Any additions?
Evening star., 1942-06-23

dSSlStdllu W oiiC
of Paramount S writer's. After she
had been his assistant for a while
1t occurred to her that writer's did
not seem to have any gifts beyond
those of anybody else. especially a
girl of her experience and training
She decided. accordingly, to stop be-
ing an assistant and become a
writer.
Paramount also thought that was
a fine idea and in short time they
were both doing well on her litera-
ture.
Il was making good money" Miss
Van Upp said, but it did not seem
to make me happy. I got to Won
dering about marriage, there being
some outside stimulus in that di-
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing

CapitolL"Her Cardboard Lover"
with Norma Shearer and Robert
Taylor: II am. las. 4:25, 7:05
and $50 pm. Stage shows: 12:55
$40, 6:25 and 9:l0 pm.
COlumbia-"Ship Ahoy," songs and
dances by Red Skelton and Eleanor
Powell: IL am, los, $40, $40, 7:25
and e:35 pm.
Earle-"The Wife Takes a Flyer,
Raj tops Nazi on the ground. too.
Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone
II am. 1:50. 4:40, 7:35 and 1915
pm. Stage shows: l, 3:55, 6:45 and
$50 pm.
Keith's-"The Gold Rush." the re-
vised original with commentary by
Chaplin: 11:55 am, 1:55, 4, 6, 8 and
1905 pm.
Little-"Farewell to Arms after
Hemingway, with Gary Cooper and
Helen Hayes: II am. 1880, 2:35,
4:20. sos, 7:50 and 9:4o pm.
Metropolitan-"Juk Girl" with
Ann Sheridan: 1:20 m, l:20, 3:25,
$50, 7:35, 9:45 pm.
Palace-"Tortilla Flat" after
Steinbeck, with Frank Morgan
Spencer Tracy ct al: II 40 m, 2:l0
4:40, ITO, 9:35 pm.
Pix-"Abused Confidence: 2:55
500, TAO and 1905 pm.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
But Studio Finally Used
Writer'S Perfect Title
One Woman to Another, Miss Van Upp
Yielded to Madeleine CAROLS
Plea on Are Husbands Necessary
BY JAY CARMODY.

almost yesterday that Virginia Van Upp mid
with profound plump
Honeymoon Bali"
than probably because Miss Van
more
we'll along through%
years, roo;o, ,d ~. ,.r.
Evening star., 1942-06-23

about c a r e e + S
and m a r riage.
Not careers VS..
marriage.
Her c ar e e r
was going along
just fine at the
time. She had
been an actress
as a c hill d
maybe you'll re-
member - and
after that she
had gone into
the script de-
partment. a n d
then become an
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Mrs. Marx CHARGES
Cruelty to GrOuchO
q, TIA A.eoriutod pr.cs

p! the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 23.-Mrs.
Ruth Marx filed suit for divorce
yesterday against Groucho Marx,
film comedian, charging cruelty.
She alleged that Marx. named in
the complaint as Julius H. Marx.
inflicted physical pain and mental
anguish upon her. They were mar
ried in Chicago in 1920 and sepa-
rated last December 20.
Evening star., 1942-06-23
La Rue Signed
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
First castings for the color screen
production OF THE Desert Song"
aside from the stars, Dennis Morgan
and Irene Manning, were announced
by Warner Bros. with the signing
Evening star., 1942-06-23

e marriageable years, she remem-
red, when she got to thinking
Evening star., 1942-06-23

Of Jack La Rue for an important
role and the assignment OF Faye
Emerson from the studios own fea-
tured player ranks
Evening star., 1942-06-23
Cable Turner Encore Film
Ready for Test at B. O.
By HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.
Sidelights on new films:


somewhere Ill Find You-encore
ton IN Honky Ionk which rocked Nations
temps with
Gable to do no