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HELD AT CASS
TECH. " Ed.


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'''N 90 mo lass AeSn auo'-
forum last Wednesday night re
wou4d nave left with his ears ring
ing win unsrammaticaI oTaiory ou'
WIN hazy ioes OF what The whole
'h4ng was ABOUT mere was M
h'emp' TO introduce the whole issue
70 the audience and even the famed
MT buns burst upon the audience
unsnnounced.
All OF me speakers showed them
&c YES lite on The defensive and
Little III at ease and IN this Joseph
b ma lea all the rest Short. bald.
fsSplng OF voice and with me face
Of an outraged kewpfe. ms name
Is perfect Tor him He introduced
FeN' Hopkins, Baptist minister
VINO mas been IN DE- trolt seven years
Croane more ll'erate man MS fei-
10" speakers, Rev, Hopkins passes
"di sussr-cosied oaroS Of prejudice
under the gu'se OF Christianity. H'
prayed unctuously at the beginning
OF MS tax Tor both Negroes and
whites me prayer Tor when lht .
audience reverently rose. was toi. /
lowed by a scripture reading and
uhen me Hev HOPKINS. having eS-
taoIished MS pipeline with God'f
was abe 70 pass on 10 the business
the thought that ii is Christian 20 .
protest Vigorously 10 the mayor /
ana all other officials this woefni .
STATE OF affairs He stated IN hishly ;
descriptive fashion that in the dark
est hour when all seems lost God
points way
Inc next speaker who Is vice
president OF me East outer Drive
ASSOCIATION. was MT Potts snort
oull-necked and orash' ne seemed 20
make MI WIN ms audience AFTER
Inc usual proiestauons OF orotheiIi /.
love Tor Negroes which marked 81 !
me talks Nj Po'.S launened MN .
keH on a hlsnly inconsistent lE'd" 7
Is union man and dep'ores /.
STAND union officials loca, ana
~ nave taken in the conro-
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"!Nrrnny nails in Two. That i Dor
der legend. Paul Runyan stuff.
But yes, there have been stand
ards and measurements set up.
The restless mind of modern re-
search has even turned to the
pound-prcSSurc crushing power of
the teeth.
II ynu are average. you have q
crushing power of 100 to 100
pounds in your back molars and
80 To 50 pounds in the front in
cISorS. The highest pressure re-
corded was in physician and dean
IF a medical school who excrtcd
30 pounds pressure. He prob
ably had more, but that is as high
as the crushometer recorded.
Dogs. it is estimated. must exert
n pressure of over $50 pounds
when crushing bones.
Factors Of Strong Teeth
What factors enter into strong
teeth is a matter of speculation. i;
is probably due more to firm fiya
ton of the teeth in the law than
the chemical structure of ihr teeth
themselves. Average teeth. if
firmly fixed. will stand all the
crushing power the masSctcr mus
clcS can put on them.
Dccayed or carious teeth and
those surrounded by ryprrhoca
are naturally not as reliable AS in
tact. wclI-tiXcd teeth.
The old controversy as To whcth-
or dcnta, carries dental dccav) is
caused 10y rutri;ional factors due
tn a poorly balanced diet or due To
germ activity has been approached
from new angle by Drs. Collins.
Jensen and Beck in the Jop,u0I Of
the american DcV'di dissertation.
One school Of thought main.
talns that decay of teeth can he
prevented and controlled simply
by - complete and nptin.unI dict.
airy program" while the other
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-04
FInd Germs More Important
Than Diet in Teeth Decuv

school maintains that it is ca,iscd
by the presence and activity of
germs in the mouth. specifically
the germ called "lactobacillus
acidophilus," and that this is not
controlled by supplcmcnting the
diet with vitamin ID, but depends
on the amount of sugar in the diet.
Diet Versus Germs
DR.. Collins and his co-workcrs
mad the idea of taking groups with
healthy teeth free from decay and
lnquirIng about their diets and
the number of germs IT, their
mouths. They divided the persons
studied into three groups:
Group | was completely carries
free and 81 per cent of them had
no lactobacillus germs in the
mouth.
Group II had a great deal of de-
cay and 81 per cent had n high
count of lactobacillus in the
mouth.
Group III had questionable de-
cay activity and 80 per cent had
!a'tohacillus in the mouth.
The diets Of all three groups
showed little difference. The
carirS-frcc group had no more
protein. calcium, phosphorus,
carut"ur. thiaminc. vitamins C
and d than the carics-rampant
group.
Probably both factors operate.
but these studies indicate that
the germs are more important
than the diets.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
q. s.: Please give me some in
formation about the vitamin con-
tent of rhuharb. Why is il consid-
cred Il spring tonic? Second: Why
Is barley water prescribed for
babies OF sick persons?
Answer: Rhubarb has a trace of
Vlthmim y. some vitamin Il and a
good deal of vitamin G.. There is
no scientific reason why it is
good spring tonic. Second: Bar
Icy water or any cereal cruel il
easy To digest. 1t has poor food,
value. II is not used much by mod
crn pcdiatricians or dicticians.
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Hottest tip Of the season Put vrur
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and Sh"w-- the war. put the jap
in their place and show Hitler IN,
way out.
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Those movie stars wh" have ON.
listed in tho Army should como f
mighty handy Hhcu wo drive -hr
Jap: "n' ~ IN" Pacific Those fclI,,,
hro'" ~ alrr' re',rn.
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DR.. Cl-uivujug will answer
questions uf general interest
only. ana then only through
his column.
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Any one VIII" follow, the --latest pnnto
S;.il~ from Hollywood know that.
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d.. w." aa..uG, Stamps on Bond .
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FOR RENT: SEVEN ROOM iIII-,---
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look will convince you tho are
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FOR RENT: TWO Cnl,,,.,.,-.
rooms for light hou.rr.rr,''A ling
'i"riicr street. phone g&6 " - III
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n FACTORY CONSIlIrp n,.,,---
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Nii no; EVERRirT WILL EE Ar 0s-
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haW BuildlnG. each mnvnrn" ~
lnlrrNicw those lu,r,,.',''T,' "
studying commercial vn,l. III
term. September & New
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FOR RENT: 4 GOOD TWO EODN.
furnished apartment. Clirk anr
Charles street. al . good iutn. room
unfinished apartment. piydi,
bath. Turner avenue. Phone
3il-W. r. l.. Mu.tian. J-ii
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! DO CURTAINS AND rINCi'
wash. Please phone &J3 or eel At
239 Pearl street. !oaIllc MIllS. 3-lt
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SCHOOL. SUPPLIES or ALL. DIES
ciIpti"nr cHi toe found at Nli"ru's.
LIT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15

itchy? 1t is more so at night.
There arc no scaly eruptions.
Answer: You are badly mixed
up. 1t would be impossible TO
tell you all you want TO know in
a short answer. You should con-
suit the doctor and put your
questions to him. The itching
skin is due 10 diabetes.
{ r. +. w: I would like 10 know
something about Raynaud's Dis
ease. Is il Circulatory or a nerve
disease? What is its cause?
Answer: Raynaud's Disease
affects the tips of fingers and
toes, causing a blanching due TO
spasm of the blood vessels. 1t
is due both to nervous conditions
and also 10 changes in the blood
vessels. II is treated by keeping
the extremeties warm and avoid
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15

parachute speed is equivalent
to a free jump of how many
feet?
3-A favorite old tune makes
mention Of roses blooming in
Picardy. Where is Picardy? ,
4-This may serve as a key TO
your powers of observation.
How many keys are there on
the full keyboard of the or
binary piano?
5-Puddleballs sound as IL they
might be something little chill
dren play with, but actually
they're associated with what
industry?
6-What animals exceed all others
in number and value as a
world resource?
fire unless fred upon;
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
By Chic Young
By Hof
By Billy De Beck
By Michael Berry
By Paul Fogarty

TO cross over into camp
ground; (c) Protect US by Thy
might?
do you ta) Beat about
the bush? CD Let the cat out
of the bag? (c) Sit bolt up
right? "
5-Do these words suggest
strength or weakness: CaD
Goliath; (b) Niobe; (c) Titan?
6-Who was the man: (a) that
founded Providence. r. l.? (b)
that invented the electric
light? (c) that died on thu
Island of st. Helena7
From what countries do these
songs come: TAD "Oloha Oe"y
OBJ Loeb Lomond"; (cl
Sweet and Low"7
ANSWERS on Page 81
Copyright. ist7. By King Features I
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righte"!'

black and white copy Of an OF
FICIAL FULL COLOR UNITED
STATES AIR FORCE INSIGNIA
STAMP.
The so colored stamps are d.
lvided into five series of 10 stamps
each. Simply mail to The Detroit
Times 10 any 10 black
and white stamp copies, upon
which you will receive in ex-
change 10 OFFICIAL FULL
COLOR UNITED STATES AIR
FORCE INSIGNIA STAMPS.
1t is necessary that you enclose
with order a SELF-ADDRESSED,
STAMPED ENVELOPE and fill
in the printed blank which you'll
find with the black and white
stamp copies.
Appearing today is the black
and white stamp copy of FULL
COLOR STAMP No. 81, or the
first stamp in the fourth series
of 10.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15

ing emotions which cause the
spasm of the blood vessels.
ID. f. N.:-Please send me a
list of common foods containing
calcium and another list of foods
containing sodium.
Answer: Milk is the best cal
cium-containing food. All the
vegetables contain some. II is
hardly possible to get any food
that does not contain sodium.
If you need sodium artificially,
use common table salt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-15
Combat Insignia Stamp No. 81
bearing the insignia of
ssth RoMBAkDMENT
GROUP

The spirit OF the corps has
again echoed the big throated
guns of the Ships at Sea.
Puerto Rico again sends its
voice from afar 10 the Gre
alive ingenuity of Walt Dis
ney, this time from the
officers and men of the 3Sth
Bombardment Group. An
other unit has been formed.
American men-fighting men
of youth, vigor and vision
make up the back log OF this
new creed OF combat. They
must have a hallmark that
will denote fast-moving es-
sence, one that wifi -typtfy
the striking power of an
American Interceptor CON-
mand, with Tots of speed,
fight and lift in it,"
So the new ships start off
TO battle with a ferocious
fighting eagle. 1t wheels
through the air in the wake
OF one lightning bolt, hard
gripping another. poised for
the kill. The spirit Of the
old corps is the spirit of the
new. As the, eagle strikes.
the bombers follow through
in the wake of his aim.
America is alive TO its trust.
Combat Insignia stamp Design. Copy
right, 1919, Besr.t Publications. Inc.
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For those who wish a handy al
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stamps the Times offers an at.
tractive 16-page booklet, printed
in rotogravure. with a place for
each stamp and history OF stamps
and air squadrons.
The price is only IS cents.
You can order album when you
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the album TO obtain the so FULL
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FORCE INSIGNIA STAMPS
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Orders for albums will be filled
as fast as possible. but number
of days may elapse before you re-
ceive yours, due TO the heavy de-
mand and wartime conditions,
sometimes retarding delivery OF
albums TO the Times.
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readers =. are high-grade items
for any collector!
Although you may not yet have
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COLOR of insignia actually
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but II they mean to have war.
let IL begin here" were the
immortal words of Capt. John
Parker. Where were they
spoken?
ANSWERS on Page 81
Distributed by King Features synd., Inc
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KnowIedg Test
BY DIR. sABINoR II. CoNNoL,

BY DIR. sABINOR II. CONNOLLY
How long a time is: (a) a
decade? (b) a lustrum? (c) a
semester?
Connect the national dance
with country: (a) tarantella;
tb) bolero; (c) quadrille?
3-Whst songs do these lines
come from: (a) All de world
am sad and dreary: (b) ! want
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Insignia Stamps
Enrich Albums
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FORCE INSIGNIA STAMPS
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Daily Quiz
y THE ACE ANswERMAN

BY THE ACE ANSWERMAN
Long before V became a sym
boil for victory, of what New
England industry was the mark
a characteristic?
Impact on landing at normal
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The Detroit Times has far
more nationally famous features
than any other Detroit news
paper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-03

Ncame to America to seek her fortune Rand won acclaim in Back Bay so- sciety for her ability to make sereamed chicken.
 Mrs. Morton P. Prince of Beacon sxzill, for whom the then Sally Foley Morked as a cook 10 years, said the eEream sauce used in the dish was Ebased on an old family recipe which Sally improved upon.
 E The present Mrs. Leydon was a rnlue-eyed, brown-haired lass of 18 when she came here with passage money furnished by her aunt, Mrs. Della Nicholson of Jamaica Plain. And for 10 years, except for a brief trip to the old country in 1892, the girls life centered between her aunt's home and the Prince house.
 Mrs. Prince described her former cook as a quiet, modest dreamy girl, continually thinking of her homeland. Finally, in 1884, the girl decided on a second trip home for e visit. While attending a county fair there she met Thomas Leydon, a former New York motorman.
 A short time later, Mrs. Prince received Q letter from Sally saying she was married and that she and her husband had pooled their sav- tngs and purchased 20-acre potato farm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-03

stoutly against Germans seeking to drive southward a-ross the Don
 Failing to make substantial pro- gress by frontal attacks, the Ger mans sent small parties of tommy gunners across the river by boat during the night.
 Russians on the south side of the Don saw them In mid-river In the bright moonlight, a special dispatch to the newspaper Pravda reported They sent up rockets aS signal to artillery, and the guns. opening up at once, broke the attacks.
 Big forces of Russian planes were sent into action to attack the pom toon bridges which the German en- gineers sought day and night to throw across the river.
 Bridges Smashed Quickly
 As fast as the bridges were built the planes smashed them, but il was emphasized that the Germans were attacking untiringly despite their heavy losses and that each day they were redoubling their ef- forts under support of planes and artillery.
 Russian light cavalry roved along the south bank of the Don round ing up small enemy attachments and endorsements of artillery, cav airy and infantry were moved up tc counter attack the principal enemy bridgehead on the south bank, which the Germans sought to ex- pand.
 Russian planes patroled up and down the river, watching for en- emy attempts to push across by pon- toon bridge at new points.
 The air at times seemed full oi planes over the whole Tsimlyans- kaya area, special dispatches re- ported, as Russian and German planes battled for the supremacy on which the battle of the river cross ings largely depended.
 It was evidence that the Russian planes had been reinforced, with the result that they had been able to keep the Germans from pushing masses of men across the river to widen their holds on the south bank. Thus, dispatches said, the ground forces were able to concentrate in attacks nthe bridgeheads.
 Many Executions
 Moscow, Aug. 3-UP)-The off, cial Soviet Agency Tass reported to- day the capture and execution at various points behind the Russian lines of 51 diversionists, mostly Rus sian-speaking Germans dropped by Nazi planes with instructions to carry out sabotoge and reconnais- sance.
 Those seized behind the Red army lines were in no sense fifth colum- nists, it was stated, and reports abroad of a big spy roundup were branded as "pure nonsense" in off, cial Russian quarters.
 The Russian fifth column was wiped out long before the start of the war, these quarters said, with the exception of residents of the Volga German Republic who have been resettled in the east since last summer.
 The Diversionists, disguised as peasants and sometimes as Russian soldiers, often have operated in CO., ordination with German parachute troops, 1t was said.