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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

phone the fire chief because our
phone In out Of order"
Returning 10 the porch room
Sheriff McCollum was greeted
with the coroner's report:
This girl has been dead for
about an hour. I could find no
burns, though her nightgown il
charred n bit; and I saw three
superficial scratches on n r
breast.
"Under these circumstances I
wouldn't venture to guess now
as TO what caused her death"
els there any sign that she
struck her head on that
bureau" queried McCollum.
"None," answered the physi-
clan.
1t was about $50 that morn
ing of Dec. q. 1889, when
Sheriff McCollum left to talk
with the occupants of the tourist
cabins and with residents within
a mile radius of the Cleaver
home.
An hour and a half la ter.
when Sheriff McCollum returned
10 have another talk with the
camp owner he was astonished
TO find the house locked and de-
serted.
In cold fury McCollum put his
shoulder to door. splintered it
inward and made for the sleep
ing porch.
The room was vacant - the
body was gone!
The sheriff headed for the
Bledsoe's and put through a call
10 the coroner; he asked whether
the body had been removed for
autopsy. Upon receiving an
empha tic denial the sheriff
phoned his son, Deputy Oliver
McCollum.
The elder McCollum quickly
outlined the case to his son and
closed with:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Sheriff's Son Checks
on Insurance AnqIe

Also, young McCollum went
out to check on the insurance
angle and he learned that in
September Of that year Cleaver
had taken out a policy on his
wife in the amount OF $1,000,
with double indemnity for acci-
dental death.
Finally the pathologist was
ready with his report and he
called in the McCollums and
Doctor Longino.
He went on to state that the
doctors who made the first
autopsy were correct in attrib-
uting death 10 asphyxia and
brain hemorrhage; but, the
pathologist stated, the true
lethal stroke was shock and
commissions in duced by the
poison.
He explained this further by
pointing out that when a person
has this poison in his system. a
final large dose does not kill
him but sends him into con-
gested chills and commissions at
the slightest cxcitation-thus, a
fire in bed or even a slap in the
face can prove as fatal as a
bullet sent through the heart.
Therefore" concluded the doc
tor, I'm sure Mrs. Cleaver died
as result Of poisoning"
The jury delibcratcd only two
hours before finding the de-
PENDANT guilty and fixing his
punishment at life imprison-
mont
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
President, King Among Friends

John l.. SULLIVAN is rapidly becoming folk figure
j something of myth hero Hercules champion
'so-man."
And here in the most entertaining and lveliest
fiction book John the Great the Times
Life Remarkable American by Donald Barr Chdsey
(DoubedayDoran have the best fuength portrait of
John L. his friends and the time he beloved in that have
read Here only the story of all his incredible suggests
his gargantuan drinking bouts but tales also of his
distinguished friends Theodore Roosevelt and the Prince
of Wales, afterward Edward VII
Mr. Chidsey sets the of his book in those words:
do not look upon this prize fighter. He
that To he hut he also much public hero. for
long time almost myth almost indeed a god; that when
he dd-t only in 91Speope could not believe It, could
Is believe that he had only just been alive and
had alive
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

From their conversation he
understood hi t one Of them
wanted to borrow Cleaver's car
in order to go TO Shreveport.
When they reached the camp,
a light was visible in the porch
room. The two men walked TO
the house and stayed only few
minutes because the camp owner
told them his car wouldn't start;
so the two men returne d TO
town.
What time was it when you
reached Cleaners house 2" asked
McCollum.
-Four o'clock" replied the
cabbie.
"Are you sure Of that"
'T'm positive-because after
the men went into the house I
turned on the radio and heard
the 4 a. m. time announcement"
The sheriff returned to his
office to study this new Informal
ton. There he found his son
waiting with news that he had
located the body in a funeral
parlor where il had been taken
by CleaVer in his own car.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
John More Than a Prizefiqhter

THAT because John L. Sullivan was, unlike Corbet
FitZsimmens, Jefres Tunney and the rest, not just
prize fighter. He original eye-fing character big
baby spendhrft Fourth Of July American champion ham
of his time, who had respect for rank
station, fellow with amazing vocabulary of boners and
40year stew who at last gave up drink. married became
lecturer who delivered and his
amazingly titled From Glory. to Gutter Cod TO people
that didn't listen him. They wanted to the big Boston
boy slug and drink.
He described his friend, Theodore Roosevelt. "the
greatest President that Topped himself into the White
House chair"
He met the Prince Of Wales in 1887 exclusive
Fencing Club London taken there by the Arthur
Brisbane He the prince went into hudde for
Johns parting words
"GOodby prince. Any time you're in Boston want you
10 look up. Ill see that you treated right"
Bob Davis famous and globe trotter
Of the New York Sun. persuaded Sullivan go up Billy
Mudoons Purchase N Y Davis took Johns
stuff of the Vanderbilt Hotel and followed John up
Muldoons place.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Inert Woman's Body
Clad in Niehtgown

Jones tipped on a switch and
was rooted TO the spot. Huddled
in jack-knife fashion in a corner
of the porch room lay the
inert body of a lovely young
woman clad in a pink nightgown.
At this point the changing fire
engines arrived: Chief Jones dis
missed them after detailing one
OF the men TO summon the
sheriff.
A half hour later he greeted
Sheriff Sam McCollum and DR..
l.. A. Longino Jr.. who immedi-
ately set to work to make an
official survey. While the medico
examined the body Of the woman
Identified by Charles Cleaver
as his 24-year-old wife, Ozella-
the sheriff learned that Cleaver
lived in the four-room house
with his wife. their 6-months-old
baby and two of his9children by
a former marriage--Virginia, Ia,
and Tommy. 10.
Cleaver wept unrestrainedly
as he told the officer that he
had been awakened by a falling
window shade which had EVIL
IDENTIFY burned loose from flames
that had started in the bed. His
wife, he declared, often smoked
in bed.
az yelled when saw the fire
and jumped out of bed to get
water Ozella must have
jumped, too, because ] heard q
crash and saw her topple to the
floor.
81 knew she had hit her head
against the bureau I'm the dark,
but I didn't stop to find out
until I had poured three pitchers
of water over the fire"
"Who else was I'm the house
ut the time? asked the sheriff.
"My three children and a
friend Of the family, Corinne
Walker, who was staying over
night. I told them all 10 get
out and seek refuge with the
neighbors.
Then, while I was getting
yelled-ta -CeFiHHe-t "a
run over to the Bledsoe's and
,vE 0A I0 fn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

Ann Afford and the door was
opened by an extremely attrac-
tive young woman, Mrs. Afford,
a 33-year-old widow.
McCollum told her why he had
called and with sincere regret
she voiced her sympathy over
the sudden death of Mrs. Cfeaver.
which she had learned from the
newspapers.
But you read that Mrs.
Cleaners death was accidental,
Mrs. Afford" stated the officer;
I'VE have reasons TO believe that
it may have been otherwise. You
might help us get at the truth
IL you will tell us why you had
occasion to talk with Charlie
Cleayer so often"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

eternal youth. If you could be
young forever what age would you
select for a permanent one? If a
woman you should take the age Of
30; il man, 3355 is about right.
Jinx Falkenberg. Model, actress,
tennis player and amateur champion
pie baker. Miss Falkenberg's real
name is Eugenia. Her pappy's name
is Eugene.
Majority of mems names have q
feminine counterpart. Remember that
when you name your next female
child. If daddy's name Is William call
her Villa, if Charles call her Char
.lotte, if John call her Jacqueline and
SO on.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Taxi Driver Gives
Helpful Information

There's something queer
about all this, Oliver. At the
beginning I had vague sus-
picion that the woman was muir
dered - but now that the body
has been whisked away so ABB
ruptly feel positive it's murder.
I'm going to find out why and
how she was killed-meanwhile
i want you TO find that body!"
Before noon the sheriff OBJ
tanned some important informa-
ton from a taxi driver who
related that two men had picked
him up IN town and asked to be
driven TO the Cleaver home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
How to Be Sure Of Betting Profit

lUEhIEo from clients:
" Gould bet five horses In one race and b
certain of profit no matter which of the five horses won?
A-Certainly 1t Is matter Of odds offered There are
mathematical experts mostly former track bookmaers who
walt for chance when the odds offered permit to have
four or hve to bet on under the conditions mention
Q-How did that thing called love work its way into
tennis scoring, that is forty, love"
A-The ove' used in tennis scoring relation to
the grand passion 1t derived from the French "Ioeuf~
meaning egg" and that In turn slang word
zero Americans also sometimes refer base
ball score goose egg
Q-Was there film actress named Sybil?
Cant remember any. Nearest I can come to n IN
sylvia There was charming cinema actress silent era
named Sylvia Dreamer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
A Story About Mexico, It's People

sGT-HE DAYS OF OFELIA'-What do we know about
i Mexico. country to that town in
Arizona has street in which side of isn Mexico and
other in the United States?
We know hardly anything Of these Mexicans. But
Gertrude Damant, in "The Days of Ofela" (Houghon,
Mfn) gives the life and adventures of maid that she
employed Mexico City series of living pictures day.
n-anddyout lives Of the Mexcans their social and domestic
habits their philosophy Of lfe their quaint wedding
monies their picturesque dances and all those little details
that, after all, make up the life of people
The author says:
for 400 years. Mexicans have been exploited, despoied
and plundered from the time when Cortes his
the wrath Of the Azcs to work and loaded them
with all the gold In Montezumas palace through three
centuries when other with the surveying
rod and oil drill to rob the Mexicans of their land and its
resources, of their lives and their happiness.
And the revolution Is the protest against this the return
decency. revolution IL Is too big for the
small for the COMMUNISTS but Il will do II permitted
to take its course TO bring decent homes decent food
decent to MeNcos 20O00OOO most Of whom lack
all those things"
very human book written by person who has pro-
found sympathy for the Mexican and his troubles
THE Days of Ofeia" is filled with anecdotes too and
think you will learn about sister republic here than
4 from library of heavy historical tones.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
nI[l[I!1la M1zkF11Q
But Sheriff
Rips Killers
Love Plan

IRON long years of training
l. Fire Chief w. M. Jones of
Magnolia, Ark, jumped out Of
bed and had his home phone
receiver to his ear before the
resonance of the bell was stilled.
A frightened, girlish voice told
him there was a fire at Cleaver's
Tourist Camp a mile and a half
out of town.
Noting the time as 40 a. m,
the fire chief cut her short. jig
gled for the operator and issued
instructions to have a still alarm
put in at the fire station. Then
he raced in his own car to the
scene.
Arriving there ahead OF the
fire apparatus, Jones saw no adj
vance glow, he saw only silent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

"Many hard boiled work better for forewoman."
Do you think you would work better for forewoman,
sir? You wouldn't you say? What the forewoman
Ann Sheridan Hedy Lamar?
In England for unexplained the title film
Take Letter. Darling" has been changed 'hc Green
eyed Woman If you remember Clara Bloodgood Clyde
Fitchs play, "The Girl With the Green Eyes" you can call
yourself oldtimer 1t. Reason remember 50
plays because my mother told about them She
heater and movie fan for 40 years Her favorte stage
star of all time John Drew her avore star Robert
TAYLOR.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Illinois Tenant Record Indicated

FRANK MURRAY, Chicago lawyer lived In the same apart
ment in Evanston ILL.,. for SO years. This may be tho
Illinois record Next to Virginia on fresh rye bread
give me hamburger sandwich toast After that club
sandwich Samuel Pepys the immortal dars celebrated the
anniversary OF his operation That's quite idea have
mad only one operation but forget the date of it.
The ninth Massachusetts, infantry carried the Aag OF
Ireland all through the Civil War Every member of this reg
ment was of Irish birth descent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Paging Plug-in Socket inventor

SPENDING quite little time studying geography so
"A can get better angle the war situation. In INV
grammar school days only real geography was
trying to remember the capital of every state IN
the United States Who invented the pugin socket that
enables us to move lamps and radios around No
VIII? There's fellow who should have monument in hs
memory .,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
President Taft Looked Like Him

THERE he found John pastered at the village bar with
p 7. Barnums famous midget, Admiral Dot q feet inch
high.
Davis however persuaded John L. TO go to the farm.
II late. Mudoon, who drank out in his
paamas sized the beaggd John and pitched cab horse
driver Admiral Dot and Sullivan into hedge Mudoon then
went back TO bed.
When people told Sullivan that he looked like President
Taft Che did, he always replied
"He. you Taft looks like mel"
Do you to soak yourself in delightfully."- "corny"
American that has gone forever? John the Great Is your
book.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

IVA ~ os IN ~ Az IA ~ - ~ ~ ~
comely 33-year-old widow. had
once been employed at the
CIeaver Tourist Camp as nurse.
Her cooperation with police
helped bring a slayer to justice.
tourist camp almost invisible in
the pre-dawn darkness.
Then he saw a dim light in a
window Of the Cleaver house.
He hurried TO the door, and
found IL open.
Stepping inside he was as
sailed by the pungent odor of
burning cloth as the white-faced
camp owner wobbled from an
other room.
Jones entered the room and
flashed his light. He noticed
wisps of smoke coiling up from
the bed.
His light then rested on the
face Of an alarm clock on the
floor. It's hands pointed TO 3:46.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Movie 'Co-S+ars' Called FaIIacy

CHICAGOAN sends in of "a girls named Mary he
claims have been movie stars Only two Marys his list
rate stars Mary Pckford and Mary Miles Mnter star
is player who is featured above all others in the cast The
reference to co-stars is falacy Such thing Is an
impossbity. It somewhat similar fight promoters
announcing double be only main
event.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Wish for Permanent Ages: 80. IS

HELEN GAHAGAN. AS to the discussion regarding how
many Helens have been movie Miss Gahagan did
in picture, version of Rider Haggards She"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
BOOKS
BY Denja,,ain
De Gasysrss
Biography Of John l. Sullivan
Livelies+ Nonfiction Of Season

//-HE sLUGGER AND THE PRINCIPLE dear
81 provincial 1889 Barnum's bears and tigers could
astound IngersolI called most vile
hound and named with Satan Judas, Thomas
Paine. Robert Elsmere ried the pious brain.
Phillips Brooks for heresy fried. Boston Brahmins
patrOnzed Mark Twain The baseball rules changed.
That gain. Pop Arson darling, pet and PRIDE
Native Irish votes drowned. Tammany once
escaped its chain Once each saloon rails
ing Cain. The hooking grid singing In the lane Yet
side sde all around the town. the tots
Ring a rosie London Bridge Is falling down. AndJOhn L.
Sullivan the strong boy of Boston, finished the ring OF
Jake Kilrain!"
Thus sang Vache Lindsay, and 1t Is corking fine
portrait too segment Of those glorious u s. A. in the
1905 and 1905.
1t may be that, thousand years from only two
honest American folk figures will survive-Abe Lin.
coin and John L. Sullivan For folk figures not made out
of the stus OF human logic Like Tops they es
growed."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Boss Men

THERE are many forewomen In
L British war industries. And they
boss men, too. States T. w. Agar,
labor union official.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

'opyrsht iai2. nv William J. Nle Distributed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

- August 30, 1912
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-06-11
Indian Village
Built For Comedy

Although there are six Indian
reservations within 100 miles OF
Hollywood, Universal was forced ia
construct it's own redman's village
for use in it's newest Abbott and
Costello starrer, "Ride EN- Cow
bay" coming June IA, Is to the
Milo theatre. The reason: Indian
settlements no longer bear any re-
semblance to the white mans con-
ception of what they should look
like.
Arthur Lubin, who directed the
two comics in "Ride EN- Cowboy
selected Ravenna, whistle stop on
the Southern Pacific go miles from
the film capital, as the site for the
custom-built reservation.
Working in support of Abbott
and Costello in "Ride EN- Cow
boy" is large cast of outstanding
celluloid personalities headed by
Dick Foran. Anne Gwynne, Johnny
Mack Brown and Samuel S. Kinds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-06-11

production. Edward Arnold has the
principal male role Donna Reed,
one of Metros abundant crop of
starlets, is also in the cast.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-06-11

Where the soldier can't 60 to
the USO, the USO goes to the
soldier. Here, somewhere in
Hawaii" under the ever-present
peril of Japanese bombers, the
staff of a USO Mobile Unit serves
coffee to two service men in trop-
ical kit at an outpost far from the
nearest USO clubhouse.
These motorized units are serv-
ing soldiers, sailors and marines
detached to duty in remote spots,
especially those in coastal areas of
the United States and Hawaii.
And it's not only "coffee-and"
that they bring. There are
cigarettes, candy, books, maya
zines, newspapers, writing mate
rial. The Mobile Unit carries a
movie machine to the service men
in isolated posts.
This is one of the services ex-
panding under the program of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-06-11
GERMANTOWN

Miss Ruth Waters has arrived
from the College of William anc
Mary to spend the summer vaca
ton at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Snyder are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of son, John Benson Snyder
on May IS.
The Neelsville Christian Endeav,
or Society will hold weiner roas
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Bowman on Thursday evening
June IL.
The Tuesday afternoon bridge
club was entertained this week by
Mrs. Eugene Waters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott Benson O.
Chevy Chase and Mr.. and Mrs
James Craig of Washington wer,
guests last weekend of DR.. anC
Mrs. w. H. Benson.
Boyd Waters has returned from
the University of Maryland for the
summer months.
Paul Kundahl has been confined
to the University of Maryland Hos
iptal for the past two weeks. His
friends wish him speedy recov
cry.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-06-11
Chicken Mousse Prove
Popular For Summer
Buffet Supper

Summer time, supper time, and
buffet suppers go hand in hand,
just as winter parties and buffet
suppers do. In other words, buffet
suppers are without season, but
are seasoned according to the sea-
son. ~One would hardly serve hot
chili-con-carni on sweltering
night, but here is something she
would be very apt to serve, and
with great success:
CHICKEN MOUSSE
/ tablespoon plain gelatin
2 tablespoons cold water
3 egg yolks
liz cups chicken broth
teaspoon salt
" cup whipped cream
2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
" cup blanched almonds,
chopped
2 tablespoons minced pimento
u cup chopped sweet pickles
Soak the gelatin in cold water
for fifteen minutes. Beat the egg
yoIks and add chicken broth.
Cook yolks and broth in top of
double boiler until the mixture
coats the spoon. Add gelatin and
salt and cool, add chicken, aim
onds, pimento, pickles and cream.
Pour into well-oiled mold and
chill. Unmold on a bed of let
tuce and garnish with sliced to-
matoes, sliced egg, watercress and
radishes. Serve with mayonnaise
which has been mixed with half
as much whipped cream.
If boiled tongue and beef are to
be served hot, they may be partly
cooked in the morning and finished
before serving time. When pos
sible, let corned beef cool in the
water in which it was cooked, if it
is to be served cold.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-06-11

USO'S War Fund Campai
which will be held between Ma
IL and July 4 in a nationwide
drive to supply recreation, enter,
tainrnent and comforts to Amer
'ica's fighting men and the civilian
forces behind the lines.
Mobile units serve those who
cannot get to one of the 400-odd
USO clubhouses near army and
navy stations.
Component agencies of USO
are the Young Mems Christian
Associations, the National Cath
olic Community Service, the SAL
walton Army, the Young Women's
Christian Associations, the Jewish
Welfare Board and the National
Travellers Aid Association.
Wherever the Army and Navy
go-with their numbers growing
toward the 4,000,000 mark-US0
goes. too.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-06-11
Rv VIRGINIA VALE


Released by Western Newspaper Union.
THE nations largest radio
i stock company is behind
the weekly production of the
WPB's new program, "Three
Thirds of a Nation" heard
Wednesday evenings on the
Blue network. Produced in CO.
operation with the Hollywood
Victory committee, clearing
house for wartime appearances of
the Associated Actors and Artists of
America, the program has at its
disposal the resident membership of
all Southern California. Castings
weekly draw from a reservoir of
more than 10000 screen, stage and
radio actors. all volunteers.
=
The Tone family, Franchot and
Jean. will soon be working at the
same studio. Franchot has signed
V term agreement with Paramount;
it calls for four pictures during the
next two. years. Jean Wallace Tone,
a Louisiana Purchase" beauty, is
already there
-
Ann Harding is returning to the
screen in Metro's 'Odor of Violets,"
a mystery drama soon to so into
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-06-11

Pat all the seasonings into a
pot with a gal on of water and
let boil 20 minutes. When the
water is boiling, hard, throw in
the crabs, which must be, not only
alive, but lively. Let them boil
hard for 10 minutes, and allow
to cool a little IN their own water.
Take them out of the water, and
as soon as they are cool enough,
wash thoroughly and put on the
ice until needed.