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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
DniIy Short Story
Lets Take Mabel

terribly broke. Bill hung on n
New York but Eddie, who always
had wanted 10 do IL, went 10 the
Texas oil fields. After a while, hC
got enough money and backing to-
Gether 10 wildcat and two Of hi,
wells had come in and made hin
the wealthy man he was today.
STILL A BEAUTY
Mabel looked 10 him. as heauti.
ful as ever when she arrived that
night They made the rounds anC
they ended up nj Zelda'S, a nigh
club as rapaciOuS as Ciro's ever
was. but legitimate.
Well" Mabel said al about 3
o'clock IN the morning, "a funny
thing has happened. For the
first time since I knew him.
don't miss Bill. guess It's be-
cause you're here, Eddie. I'm
glad he's fading out of my mind.
loved him. I'll never love any
body else half as much. But
Nv iFu IIIN itIIiblt NV Eoi
nine years, we lived from hand
10 mouth. Either away up
there or away down here. Some
times We barely ate. Other
times I wear mink coats. Bill
was never anything hut n little
boy. He never grew up.
"He always had woman
trouble, Eddie. can see now
il wasn't his fault. They
wouldn't let him alone. But II
was hard 10 take. Every once
In while, I'd hear he was
escorting some new girl around.
MARRIAGE OFFER
"If i didn't hear II. I felt II.
I left him about n dozen times.
He drank more heavily. too.
And I'd despise him, But / al
ways fOrgaye him and l always
came back.
For me. there was only one
man I'm my life. Bill. He was
killed driving n car while he was
drunk and I thought I'd die. 1
couldn't stand losing him.
But I did somehow. got
my old job back at the hotel
and work and time healed
everything. I'm glad you took
me out tonight Eddie. 1t re-
minds me of old times without
the hurt.
Remember what Bill always
used 10 say. Let's take Mabel:
guess you remembered that
when YOU got back here. 1
guess that's why you took me
out"
II remembered it," Eddie adj
mitted, but that isn't why l
-teak- you out did because
l wanted TO ask you II you'd
marry me. I've always been
kind OF in love with you. And 1
guess we both always loved Bill.
Maybe we could go on pretend
ing the three Of us were together
I'm the old days. How about
driving TO Elkton tonight
Lets take Mabel. Ell ." she
smiled We'll now, Eddie,
that's an idea. I'll marry YOU
and thank YOU for asking me-"
THE END.
TomOrrow's short story:
Bird Of Passage" BY Ida NJ.
Evans.
Buy a Bomber
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
MABEL JUST a PAL

" y - - ~
He did II IN a series of speak
eaSies which ranged according 10
their bankroll from the FL Fey
Club 10 Italian kitchens where
they ate and drank while the pro-
prietors' families moved in and
out around them.
And Bill never really knew he
was in love with her. lie only
knew that he desired her COM
pany constantly. He would say 10
Eddie:
lets go on "A bender tonight,
Eddie. Let's take Mabel" And
the three Of them would 90.
He and Bill. Eddie remembered.
seldom cot drunk. Mabel never
did. She liked the stuff, all right,
she would explain but she couldn't
take too much of II on account of
her stomach. But Eddie knew
that the SIX years between 1923
and 1929 were distinguished by
Bills voice saying.
Lets take Mabel"
} When the crash came, they were
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
SEE PROVOST MASHAL

If YOU received dShonorable
or bad conduct discharge from the
army or deserted and have never
been arrested, then report TO the
provost marshal at Fort Wayne.
Take with YOU affldavits from
prominent citizens, your employer,
public officials, your priest or pas
tor stating that YOU are now a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23

reputable citizen and state your
case fully.
The army officials will make
every effort 10 have your case
Strengthened out.
DON'T FORGET AFFIDANITS
II YOU served in the navy, ma
rine corps or coast guard and the
same conditions prevail. write to
the Bureau of Navigation, Navy
Department, Washington. d. c.,
stating fully the circumstances and
also enclosing affidavits of your
reliability.
None of the services at the pres
ent time is accepting men con
vic'ed Of a felony and the local
draft boards are classifying eX-
ConvlCtS IN AZ.
This classification, however, may
be changed later.
w. n s. o. am 10 years old
Is there any branch of the service
l can Join without my parents
consent?
\ No; you must have your par.
cntS' consent II you are under q
C. r.. OF a draft regiStrant
moves from one state TO another
il his file sent 10 his new address
Does he remain on call from hi,
original draft board?
E-iis file Is kept al the place
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
By CHARLES McGUTRK

GEORGE. the barber recognize
" Eddie Oran as soon as Eddr
eased his eco pounds into III
chair. He SAID
Hello. Mr. Gran I haven't
seen YOU around here in a long
time
Twelve years" Eddie said
confidently, because he had
counted Il Up many times IN the
last fClV months Il came in
here IN November. 1929. and
rot the works, shave, shampoo,
massage, manicure and shine. l
remember because when | paid
the bill and tips, ! had 81 cents
left in my pocket and no bank
account and no assets. | was
broke"
Those were the DAYS" George
agreed I'D been right here i'm
this shop % years then and I've
been here IL wears since. But l
never saw days like them.
People wouldn't believe il today.
They just wouldn't believe it,"
GETS THE WORKS
you're a landmark, all right,
George" Eddie agreed, almost
as much a one as this hotel and
this hotel Is the oldest big one
on Broadway. You ever see any
Of the old gang"
They drift in" George SAID
and got down 10 business. Just
n shave, MIR. Oran?"
'No," Eddie told HIM, 1.-The
works. feel sentimental,
George. Whatever became of
Mabel, the red-headed mani
curist who used 10 be here?
Ever see her:"
Every day" George said,
lathering his face. "She's still
here. That is, she's back again.
She came back about three
years ago. She's due in any
minute. Want her To do your
hands ."
II sure do" Eddie told him.
George was cutting his hal
when Mabel came in and az frs
George thought he was looking a
miracle. For Mabel hadn
changed a bit since the last tim
he saw her.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23

When The crash came, hoy Wer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
Meeting Mystery

ERE pleasant little game that wan you message
day II numerical puzzle designed to spell out
your first II the number
Of letters subtract the number is less than
number Start the left
rectange Of
numbers left right read the the letters under
the checked figures give you l-2o
King Ire
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23

AZ a witness 10 her marriage with
Btu Painter in the city hall IN 1929.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23


PROPOSITIONS HER
How about doing the town
With me tonight" he suggested
THE works. Dinner, a show, a
night club"
Got bank roll. EN-" she said
apSeutly. and a lightneSS touched
Eddie again That-waS what she
always said when Bill suggested
party IN the old days, "All
right" she accepted "only it's
going ~ raise hades with me to-
morrow. l can't lose sleep like
used 10. But memories are
memories. I'm of at :. I'll
meet YOU at g."
The rest OF the day went along
all right lie appeared al-thG
Offices OF Ajax oil of which he
was a vice president He drew
$1,000 IN cash. II wasn't until he
was dressing for his date in his
room that night that he gave
much thought 10 Mabel and then
she was only a figure in a fast
moving panorama
Those days. Bill Painter was
dead and there were a lot Of wars
on in Europe and he had gotten
fat and new crop of youth was
burning itself out on Broadway
Even Mabel had changed, though
al first you wouldn't notice II.
RECALLS OTHER DAYS
He remembered when he and
Bill Painter had first come Ia
Broadway. They were both fresh
out of school and both fresh
They were customers men in a
big Wall street firm because OF
their connections. and they had
both coined money and spent II
faster than they made IT.
II was Bill who discovered
Mabel. II was her first day al
the hotel where she still worked
He had made a dinner date with
her and no told Eddie about her.
"A knock out. Eddie" he had
said, but brainless. Because
any dame who carries what she's
carrying around and wnrks as a
manicurist or anything else Is
nuts. 4 knockout. She could
make the FOllies by just walking
across the stage for Ziegfeld.
She could have her own apart
ment and everything that goes
with IL. asked her why she
] didn't. She said her early re-
iigiOus training was against it,"
ALL EYES FOR BILL
That night, they went TO a pala-
.tial- speakeasy- that-chaFged- yen
for breathing and hung a cham
payne tariff on hard cider. Eddie
had fallen for her that first night
I And he'd never gotten over IT.
But she had never even sus-
tpected il. She couldn't see any.
body or anything but Bill. lie
supposed she never could up 10 the
time Bill died. Eddie didn't blame
her. Bill had flash. He was gooC
looking, an All-AmeriCan football
player He had line that bowlec
women over.
All he did, Eddie reflected, was
to continue what he'd done in col
llege. He had played tackle to
Bills halfback He was always
the chief man in the interference
that blasted the paths for Bills
spectacular touChdownS.
/ After they got out of school. he
just went on running interference
for Bill. That was one of the
reasons Mabel couldn't see him.
That first night in Ciro's had
started siX-year. three-way
courtship in which Eddie was the
third and silent angle. He Just
went on loving her secretly and at
a distance. Bill did all the active
woolng.
MABEL JUST 4 PAL
He did II IN a series of speak
eaSies which ranged according TO
their bankroll from the FL Fey
Club 10 Italian kitchens where
they ate and drank while the pro-
prietors' families moved in and
out around them.
And Bill never really knew he
was in love with her lie only
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-23
HAS CHANGED A BIT

She had the same free stride
which carried her slender, long
legged. full bosomed body 10 any
destination. Her hair was just as
red. Her blue eyes as wide and
clear and her complexion as flaw
less.
When she came out of the dress
ing room in her uniform. the
Illusion was complete. Eddie
could have believed that 1929 was
only yesterday.
When she brought her kit over
70 work on him. her gaze hid the
same smiling. swift appraisal with
which she swept every customer
TO determine what line" she'd use.
But there was no recognition in it..
Eddie looked at her with a dead
pan. The strain became too great
for George
Here's an old customer" he
said Don't you recognize
him."
Mabel took a good look then,
leaning forward a little, and Eddie
noticed that she wore her waist
cut Just as low and that she used
quite a biz more makeup, espe-
clally around the eyes, and there
were tiny wrinkles al their COR
ners and looseness in the flesh at
her neck.
SHE RECOGNIZES HIM
II was as if the Mabel of 1929
and before was looking out Of her
perennial youthful soul through a
mass of slowly ageing flesh upon
a changing world. She recognized
him.
Eddie" she gasped II mean.
Mr.. Oran. Well, where have
you been and what are you
doing back heFe?"
I've been in Texas" Eddie
told her. land came back TO
look the town over"
It's the same old town."
Mabel said "but there are diff
ferent people in IL. They're not
the same a. the ones YOU used
TO know" She slipped the finger
bowl in its place and got down
10 work Kind Of short. eh.
Eddie-I mean. MIR. Oran.
remember now"
That's right" Eddie said lie
was absurdly gratified that she
had remembered.
1t wasn't until he tipped her or
the way out that he made his
proposition and the same tautnes'
held him r. when he had stood w
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Births Reported

John and Mary Alden. girl.
Alfred and Alice Anderson, boy.
joseph and Elsie Bastek, girl.
William and Lucrece Beale. jr., boy.
Thomas and Eiva Benson girl
Lewis and Eleanor Carter, girl,
Howard and Freda Chandler, sirl.
Theodore and jeanette Cobb. r'Ti
Edwin and Frieda Cohen, girl
William and Mamie Cole, girl.
Latrobe and Florence Cotton. boy.
Harry and Gladys De Lung, boy
William and Mildred Dorm. jr., boy.
Edward and Lillian Fades, girl.
Joseph and Jeanne Earl. girl.
John and Olive Ertter. jr., boy.
Harry and Mary Glasco, boy.
Dorman and Alice Granger, girl.
Wiifred and Eima Griffith, boy.
Richard and Grettle Haglund, boy.
Robert and Julia Hall, 3rd. girl.
Fred and Dorothy Heckard. boy.
Ralph and Verona Lauxman, girl.
Walter and Mary Layman, boy.
Arthur and Phyllis Lorton, girl.
Marvin and Alma Martin. boy.
William and Laura Medd, sirl.
Avery and Gertrude Merritt. boy.
John and Angelina Miami, girl.
Luther and Ethel Mcdowell girl.
Caleb and Mildred McGahan. boy
Francis and Margaret McGivern, boy.
william and Anne Olive. boy.
Leander and Margaret O'Neill, boy.
Leonard and Lucille Outhwaite. girl
Evening star., 1942-09-30

Il could fight for a girl like you''
He didn't know that the pretty dame double crossing him.
Turing him into the ring with who could beat him Joel
Reeve spins fight story, Manys the Time.
'Nazis on the beach,
civilian aplane spotter and his girl into rubber boat full
of Nazs the dark of night Read Red Fah Jack Leonard
Are you a a||.story fan?
If you think you've heard whoppers wait till you read the
fantastic yarn, OField Minstrel by Harry Botsford.
Evening star., 1942-09-30

sell Young. witnessing the cere-
mony will be Col. Lemuel BoIles,
executive director of District civilian
defense: DR.. Paul Douglass, local
OCD director Of training; Supt. of
Police Edward j. Kelly and Assistant
Supt. Harvey G. Callahan.
This will be the largest civilian de-
fense group yet to receive certificates
here and will enable the graduates
to use Federally loaned equipment.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
LOVE AMONG THE.
H|GHBR0WS

She was highbrow, and he assumed
he had to make highbrow love to her.
Well, we all make mistakes :. read
this gay love story, Ignorance is Bliss,
by Robert Carson.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Deaths Reported

Marvin I. Kelly, 50, 3720 Upton st. nv,
Emily A Ward. SO, .2l4 Mass, ave ne
Ma3argaTet = Noonsf SO 1925 37th st, NV.
Gcorse Lane. SO. 474s wis. ave. NV
Eugene B. Barry, 66 90, 3105 Hawthorne
st. NV
Lottie L Lawrence, IS. 1926 Lawrence
st. ne.
Johanna A NJ Hoffman, 81 15@lA st ne.
Walter A. Mooney. IS Ais 9th St NV
Flora Thatcher, SO. 1907 st. NV
Mary Y. Payne. Is Camp SPRINGS. Nd
Evening star., 1942-09-30
william David Mackin. 43, Springfield
Mass, and Ester Luginslsnd, rs, Wich.
ita, Kan.
Issued at Fairfax.

Issued at Fairfax.
William Charles Stein, 81, Alexandria, and
Arm Virginia Scutt 81. Route 4, Alex
andria
Vernon Marion Schwine, %, Fort Belvoir,
ard Mara-Lyrn Miller. 10, Avonmore,
Pa
Lloyd b Hudson, 25, and Ruth May Lowe,
20. WASHINGTON.
william Myers watkins jr., IS, Fort Be-
voiE and Lou Cleveland, 2l, Memphis,
TERN.
William Vincent Roberts. %. Fort Bslvoir.
and Virginia Marie Harrisan, "a, Brook
line, Mass
James Sterling Bridges. 90. and Sarah
Jane Wells, 81, both of Clifton
Roland Eugene Baird, %, washington. and
Cspitoia Thomas, 2s, Durham, N c.
BENJAMIN Adolphus McMahan, 20, Lortou
Vienna
William Cannady RAIDER, jr., 81. Alex
sndrIs, and Kathleen Marie Rutledge
81, Route ., Fairfax,
Evening star., 1942-09-30
z, 500 Auxiliary Police
To Get Certificates

Approximately $500 auxiliary po-
lice who have completed their train
ing will be awarded certificates in a
mass graduation at pm. tomorrow
in the Departmental Auditorium.
The certificates will be presented
by Defense Co-ordinator John Rus
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Issued at Rockville.

Georse Alphonso Youns. 81, and 1neS Fox,
IS both Of Washington.
~ both OF Laytonsville. Md
William T. Conner. 80, Washington, and
Mary K Fitzgerald, 20. Riverdale, Md.
John Reddix, 3S. Silver Spring, Nd, and
Dorothy Thornton, so, Washington.
Percy w. Toliver %, Camp Lee, Va, ana
Mary Virginia Evans, "A. WASHINGTON
Thomas Dillon Mara, -. Lswry, Colo and
Rowena Robinson Nichols, 20, Wash
ineton.
James Arthur Woods, As, New York, and
Edna Mae Skinnett. %, WASHINGTON.
Felix R Smith. 23, and Roselyn Pope, 81,
both of WaShinston.
Jones. Q. both of Washington.
James Francis Christian, u, Washington,
and Bertha Williams, 3o, Takoma Park,
Nd
Evening star., 1942-09-30

Charror and Julia PAYNE. boy.
Thomas and Virginia Sebreli. 3rd boy.
Samuel and Rose Shredder, bO.
Harry and Rose Shufeld. eirl
Enoch and May Skartvedt. sirl.
Milton and Ethel Somers. boy.
George and Estalee Taylor, jr.. si!l.
Frank and Georgia Tolson, girl.
Neal and Martha Wade, girl
Fred and Marion West, boy.
Morris and Norris Wolfe. boy.
Thomas and Grace Yancey. boy.
Leroy and Mamie Garner. boy,
Joe and Belle Spraiil. boy,
Marshall and Maggie Morgan. sirl,
Buy War savings stamps and help
stamp out the Axis.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Marriage License
AppIicotions

Under D. c. lar, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, tcait three fuu 6nyS and
receive their license on the nth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other ddys.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Dude harvest

How West Coast farmers, minus
immigrants and Japanese labor,
schemed a successful plan to harvest
a bilion-douar crop the Army and
Navy need by Frank j. Taylor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-07
BY ELMER c. WALZER United Press Financial EdltOF)

New York, July ' - (UP) - Stocks slipped irTeguIarly lower on mild profit taking today following yesterdays advance in the main list 10 the highest general level in four months.
 The reactionary tendency was as- cribed purely to technical consider ations and 1t was noted that deal- ings contracted sharply on the down. turn.
 Rails were fairly active again but most of them were easy. Santa Fe, which reached new 1942 high at 39 7-8 yesterday, sold of 7-8 to 38 3-4 and most of the other active rails had smaller losses. Pere Mar quette common was a firm exception up 5-8 point to 1-8.
 American Telephone gave up al- most a point of the 2 7-8 point rise of the previous session and most chemicals were down slightly from the recovery highs attained yester- day. Aircrafts held close to previous finals, Douglas having the largest setback with 1-2 point loss. Lead ing Steel and Motor shares held within 3-8 point range of their previous finals ls-mostly on the down side-and Coppers, Rubbers, Mail Orders, oils,( Amusements and Util- ities also were slightly easier.
 Colgate-Palmolive firmed 3-8 to IA 5-8 and U. s. Gypsum rose 7-8 to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-07
YOungster Hits Child On Head With Hatchet

Struck between the eyes with a hatchet shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon, Abble Lewis, 4, col Ored, of % Lafayette street was taken to Waterbury hospital for treatment and was able to go home immediately thereafter.
 Hospital officials said the hatchet was yielded by a 12-year- old ccIOred boy, Russell Speaks of g Lafayette street. The hatchet cut the flesh and muscle and stopped at the bone, causing 9 cut about three-quarters of an inch long and just as deep. PO- lice are investigating.
 NeighbOrs reported that the boy was chOpping wood and the girl got in the way. She was taken to the hospital by her sister, Rose Lewis. Hospital officials said two clamps were used to close the wound.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-07

dered model For 8 month there after Major Sydenham studied the history of helmets, delivng particu- larly into the World War period.
 He found that the German hel- met best covered the head, but was not ideal It was manufactured in three sizes, made no allowance for comfort, did not have the proper insulation. The 1917 British helmet had the best ballistics resistance i'll the crown, but was weak where the brim joined the crown. The Nil retains the 1917 models crown, but more nearly follows the contours of the head.
 GIVES A THIRD
 MORE PROTECTION
 Research also disclosed that in the World War less than one per cent of the battlefield casualties were produced by direct hits; that 60 per cent were due to ricochets, bomb fragments, flying debris and shrapnel. With the exception of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-07
LITCHFIELD Correspondent, Monaghan = Phone Iitchfeld 25 Barber Pole Burned By Town Pranksters
Police Investigating Fourth of July Vandalism-St
 AnthOnys Parish Census Being Taken

ley, Jr., two; Armand Beaudoin four; George w. Bassett, two; AL bert Sramek, two; George Hyde four; John Batta, two; Rudolph Dahlstrom, two; Elizabeth Mason, one; Joseph E. Rubenwolf, one; Ed ward D. Willette, two; Eugene G Converse, two; Tobias F. Winters, two; George F. Dingwell, three; James A. Rogers. two; Henry Shaughnessy, two; Herman Foster one; Victor L. Olcese, four; Donald H. Remsen, two; George Bailey, 2d two.
 Retread or recapped truck of bus tires, Armando Versari, two; Mi chael Gay, two; John J. Hannon one; town of Litchfield. three; Karl Webster, two; Ernest Desroches, two.
 New passenger tubes: Charles D. KilEourne, two; Sarah K. Naylor two; William Nathan, two; Ernest Sibley, Jr., two; Armand Beaudoin, two; George Bassett, one; Albert sramek, two; Eugene G. Converse, two; George F. Dingwell one; Nicholas A. Doyle, four; Donald Hemsen, one; Doris Grabherr, two
 Also new passenger tires, St. An- thony R. C. Corp, two; Nicholas Doyle, three; Doris Brabherr, two.
 New truck tires, Avalon Farms four for one truck and one for an- other; M. V. Monaghan, two for one truck and two for another; John J. Hannon, four.
 New truck or bus tires, Armando Versari, two; N V. Monaghan, two; John J. Hannon, two for one truck and one for mother; Avalon Farms, four for one trtuck and one for an- other; Karl Webster, two; tractor tires, Michael Bigos, two.
 Brevities
 Ernest Clock, son of MT and Mrs Alert w. Clock, has arrived in Les Angeles, California, according to word received here Friday. He will start his course to-day at the Aero Industries Technical Institute.
 William St. Arnauld of Meriden spent the weekend with his daugh- ter Mrs Anthony Casadei and MT. Casadei.
 The Eskay club will meet We'd nesday evening at 8:30 D. m. at the home of Anthony Casadei. Plans for the semi-formal dance to be given Saturday. July 25, will be completed.
 Mrs. George Griswold, Jr., nee Tracy Haight, of New York spent the weekend with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Sherman Post Haight in Litchfield. Sherman P. Haight, Jr., who has just finished his studies at Loomis school is at his home. Sergt. Fred Haight is at present stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. The Haights also had as their weekend guest Count Michael Sieniawski of New York.
 Miss Shirley Clark was guest at a recent dinner dance given for Miss Harriet Whelpley of Bedford Hills, N. Y. daughter of MT. and Mrs Medley G. Whelpley. Miss Whelp- ley is a debutante of the 1942-3 season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-07
Building Permits

Papers in connection with the following real estate transactions have been filed at the town clerks office:
 Assignment of Mortgage Estate of FIOrant l.. Fixaris, Frank Fixaris, administrator, to Melane Fixaris.
 Mortgage Releases
 Roland H. Camp and others to John and Anne B. ROwIey.
 Waterbury Savings Bank to Thomas and Ellen Kenney.
 Mortgage Deed
 Alfred c. Dreher to Waterbury National Bank, property on Wn- low street, $S,75O.
 Trustees Deed Citizens and Manufacturers Ma tiOnal Bank, trustee under the will of Samuel J. Wells, to George J. Wells and others, three pieces of property on WatertOwn avenue and MOrningside avenue.