Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-14

ago. The car
MIR PICKERING was missing
when she went back for IT.
She reported it stolen; then.
few hours later, her car reap
peared. just where she'd left It.
Gas tank still full. too.
She supposed that somebody
borrowed" il for a ioyride, re-
turned il and thoughtfully filled
the tank again.
II wasn't until a Mr.. Sam Doc
tor got in touch with her that
Miss Schubot found out what
really had happened. Mr.. Doc
tor said that the car had hooked
bumpers with his. He didn't
notice IL. though. and drove clear
over 10 Hamtramck before he
discovered Miss Schubots car
tagging along behind.
Thus Mr.. Doctor hauled her
car some six miles through De-
troit without noticing II.
~ did notice." he said. that a
DGar seemed to be following me
|retty closely, but l didn't pay
any attention until I stopped.
Then I had your car tOwod
back"
Miss SChubot doesn't quite
understand, any more than the
rest of us. or even Sam Doctor.
how the car could be hauled six
miles without being noticed.
However. the radiator grill got
pretty well banged up. and the
dents can serve as proof that IL
happened.
Charles A. Nickrey. at the
Golden Rule Association lunch
con At the PenObscot Club, was
telling about the coin-a-meal
globes Cor banks) that the
Golden Rulers use to collect
money for various charitable
agencies. Red Cross and others.
One Dctroiter. Mr.. Vickrey
said, puts 81 In the bank every
day. but II every Detroiter
would put one coin. no matter
how small. In the hank each
meal time. II would mean n
minimum Of $4,000, 900 raised In
Detroit In a year.
These figures always make
me dizzy. Doesn't seem possible.
but rs like the old trick OF TAX
ing | cent the first day. 2 the
second, the third and by the
middle OF next month the figures
become astronomical.
Kitty rcrt IN the dime store
70 buy toy rubber dirpLnrs for
Kitten, but the rubber shortage
has irrdded the tCorid Of child
hood mdke-beiiere.
The only rubber nirpidre w the
store WdS n cuH ruth battered
wiro. KITTY said:
- "Thot's oil right. RI toks H."
he solesRiri had TO 20 ask the
nondeer first
She came back nrd sdid pes.
she could sell me bert-rir0
plane, bit not for the FIJI pr,cs
NJ n nickel.
DO you think 4 cents viH Be
oil right" she asked. Kitty
'hsiisd out 4 eents.
First Of the government films
depicting war production has
reached Detroit. The film started
here. too-a 10-minute reel
showing Of how tanks are being
built az the Chrysler Arsenal.
Joe Norris. the bowler. was
stricken with appendicitis the
day after starting his broadcasts
on CkLW -. Everett n. Peter
sen is starting the Victory Book
collection on army registration
day-when you 60 10 register.
take along a book that some SOL
der would like. You can leave
the book at whatever registra-
ton place YOU go 10.
Margie Harris current appear
ance in Detroit is supposed To
be her last as burlesqueen. be-
cause she's going 10 try seri-
ouser drama.
Lionel Kaye, the goofy auc-
tioneer in "Sons-O-Fun," is a
former Detroiter, and got the
idea several years ago from John
Pival, then at the Colonial and
now at the Senate Theater. In
fact. Pival and Kaye still swap
IDEAS for their respective shows.
DiZziest gag Of the day. being
perpetrated by Sam Gruber. He
asks:
What are the Initials OF In
ternational Youth Question ="
You say innocently:
II. Y. O." Then he lisps coyly,
II wike you, too"
Then you brain him with a
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