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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
Sessions Says
Hopes People
Get War Jobs
Somewhere in England.
Oct. 8, 1912.

Oct. 8, 1872.
Dear Editor:
have been reading and enjoying
your paper ever since l have been
in the Army, and it has been of
special interest to me since l have
been in foreign service. But upon
reading the September 4th issue /
was very disappointed to read a re-
print of a poem l recently wrote to
my mother which was copied err
roneously. Most Of the lines from
the second paragraph on were badly
misplaced and the general thought
and rhythm of the poem was lost
by these mistakes. 1t is humiliating
to think that my friends in the
Twin Cities will read a piece of
work so badly misconstructed. En-
closed is a correct copy of the same
poem and l would appreciate very
much if it were reprinted as is (if
this has not already been done).
My compliments to your con-
tinued attacks on local industry
for their discriminatory policy in Sc
curing labor. l sincerely hope that
through your efforts much can be
accomplished in placing qualified
Colored people especially in those
factories handling defense jobs and
contracts.
Kindly change the APO. num-
Der on this issue of the paper be-
ing sent to me in the future to No.
634 (instead of No. 1869 which will
facilitate their speedier delivery.
Thanking you remain,
Sincerely,
Richard Session.
Ed: We were also Inundated
when Soldier Sessions poem was
all balled-up but we corrected same
in the next issue. Evidently Pvt.
Sessions has not yet received the
edition in which the corrected YER
sion appeared.
Camphor Memorial Methodist
Church Notes: "The Christian
Way" will be the subject of the
sermon at the II a. m. service Sun
day by the pastor, Rev. Clarence
T. R. Nelson. The Communion Of
Lords Supper will be observed
The Sunday School is sponsoring 6
silver tea in the Guild Hall from
4 to 7 p. m. on Sunday. Mrs. Josie
Williams, the superintendent of the
Sunday School, is asking the Co
operation of all the members anC
many friends to help the Sunday
School raise the fifty dollars it ha:
pledged for the Camphor Victory
Campaign.
In the reports of the rally las
Sunday, Jay P. Williams was the
first member to complete the pay
ment of a fifty dollar pledge in thC
campaign. The entire membership
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30

ular meeting of the University of
Life, at $50, Rev. NJ. Boyd Patrick
will lead the discussion on "What
Do You Think of Atheism?" Come
out to hear what the young people
think and to express yourself.
Our trustee rally launched early
in September will close in Novem-
Der. If you have failed to do your
part, start now. We are looking
forward to favorable results
Chas. Miller.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
The Program

Fullest effort to win the
war quickly and decisively.
Development now of plans
for a state construction pro-
gram to provide jobs in diff
cult period of readjustment
after the war.
Setting aside of $5,000,000
Of present state cash reserves
to help returning veterans
get a start after the ware
Cut in non-war spending.
Cut in state real estate tax,
Increase in old-age assist
ance, aid to dependent chill
dren and blind in recognition
of increase in cost Of living.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
State Auditor

Prepared and inserted by the St. Paul
Negro Benson for Senator Volunteer Com
mittee, Frank Boyd, Chairman, Maceo "
Littlejohn, Secretary, ll9 W. Sixth St.,
St. Paul MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
SEVENTY-FIVE AT IRVINE
RECEPTION

About rs attended a reception
given in honor of Rev. A. ]. Irvine,
pastor of St. Peter A. NJ. E. church,
last week. Mrs. Eva Abbey presid-
ed at the reception.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
Mickey Is Second
Film at The u. A.

COMMENT ON the new film,
Mickey" which is being shown
together with the Abbott-Costello
comedy, Rio Rita" at the United
Artists Theater, was deleted from
Fridays screen column. Herewith
is a brief review.
In the second picture there is a
child actor named Bobby Clark,
who is appealing even to those
who don't particularly care for
children unless they are 30 yards
away
This kid who takes the title
role Of Mickey" is one of those
delightful inps whom you want TO
hug at the same time you want
to hit him over the head with a
club.
The problem child 10 end all
problems. Mickey" has a consist
ent habit Of running away. In his
case it's because he can't get along
with his new stepmother, Donna
Reed. young actress who is en-
tirely too immature 10 undertake
such serious role.
Mickey" is the male Junior
Miss and if you overlook the
obviously trite and highly senti-
mental quality OF the scenario, we
know you are going TO take him to
heart.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
Measles Scare
Sequel TO Picnic

GUEST OF honor Daryl Hick-
man. young screen star, was
hardly appreciative of the prestige
thus given him at a recent picnic
rendered him by the child actors
at M-G-M.
The day following the picnic,
young Daryl blossomed out with
q complete set of red spots-a full
fledged case of the measles. Now.
Virginia Weidler, Jackie Horner.
Vicki Lane, Darla Hood. and others
of the moppets present are under
for any possible
symptoms Of the currently prev
alent disease.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
Theaters Be gin
Drive for Sale
Of Stamps. Bonds

A PROCLAMATION released
from Gov. Murray d. Van Wag
oner's office in Lansing, Michigan
heralded the start today of the
sale of War Stamps and Bonds ir
over 500 Michigan motion picture
theaters.
The proclamation follows:
THE preservation of our lib
erty calls for sacrifices on the
part of all OF us. For most of
our people the greatest sacrifice
will be In our way of living. They
will have fewer cOnveniences
and no Injuries. Their surplus
dollars will 20 10 finance the
war effort. Many of them will
purchase war bonds and stamps.
Every channel of Salesmanship
of bonds and stamps il being
opened To the public.
"The motion picture theaters
OF the country will begin on
May 80 an energetic continuous
selling campaign OF United
States War Bonds and Stamps.
Bonds and stamps will he
sold at the theater box-ofTices
and In the Hobbies. All of the
employees of the theaters will
serve as statesmen for the bonds
and stamps.
"Now. therefore, I, Murray ID.
Van Wagner, governor of the
State Of Michigan, do hereby
proclaim Saturday. May 80, as
Movie War Stamp and Bond
Day and urge the millions of
movie-goers and others living
near film theaters, regularly and
often, generously 10 buy war
bonds and stamps at the thea
tiers.
"Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of Michigan, this
twcnty-first day OF May, in the
year of Our Lord. One Thousand,
Nine Hundred and FOrty-TwO,
and Of the Commonwealth, the
One Hundred Sixth"
Murray ID. Van Wagner,
Governor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
Film Time Clock

MICHIGAN-"Tortiua Fiat" 1900
m. ~. Q IS. sos p m. 1910 a m:
This Time for Keeps 05. 40, $40.
10 80 y. NJ.
Brooklyn orchid 1000 a m.
l2:fO 3.2O, 500, $40, 1920 p. m My
Gal Sal" 1857 a. m, 1871. Az, 1891,
e.37 y. m, t2.t7 a. m.
UNITED ARTISTS Rio Rita" II 90
H. m. 2.2O, $40, 900 2. m. u 20 a. m.
4 Mokey. i2i5. 4;10. 1870 1880 p. m
PALMs-STATE- Jungle Book" ii.O0
a. m. $50. sos. e.35 .. m. no a. m.
a Gentleman After Dark" 1.i5. 4:4J,
$40. 1850 p. m.
MADISON" Name only" 400 a.
M, ass. $40, e:45 p. m, go a. m;
Lives Of Bengal Lancer" 1885, 4.i0,
1850 II rs p. m
ADAMS-''Moontide." II 90 a. m. 2o7.
5:14. sal. 1i:2s p m. Rings on Her
Fingers " 12:i2, $40. s.Ss. 1000 m
BROADWAY CAPITOL - suspicion. "
if.10 a m. 3.3j. 500 =. m. II - a m;
al NJ Putnam Esquire, 20, so
i.FISIlrR suspicion" 1850. 40. s.ss
.. m - 20 m III NJ Pulham
ESQUIRE 2.sO. 6.35 30 80 = m
RIVIERA 80 Suspicion. " 1890, 4.4S. 200
ESQUIRE" 20. s:5s. ii:io p. m.
CINDERELLA-"susp II 30. $40,
500 D. no, 1880 a. m. N. NJ. Pulham
LsasissSs ssAa ss4e. 1880 p no.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
Timely Picture

WRITER MAXWELL SHANE
is currently writing an original
screenplay. '1ntercepter Com
mand," for Producers William
Pine and William Thomas at
Paramount. Richard Arlen and
Jean Parker will star.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
Lone Woman

HEDY LAMAR can expect a
royal welcome from the cast OF
white Cargo" She's the only
woman in il, and doesn't make her
appearance until Walter Pidgeon,
Frank Morgan and Richard Carl
son have worked 10 DAYS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30

the company was filming an at
tack on an 1850 wagon train by a
band of Indians. Thomas, a college
graduate, whooping and shooting,
was spotted just before he rode in
front of the cameras.
He was wearing a pair of 1912
srect acloef
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
Has Whiskers

SINCE WALTER PIDGEON
started his role in white Cargo" -
he and his wife have made a pact
TO stay out OF one another'S way
until the end Of the picture. AS
Witzel. Pidgeon never shaves-and
his wife doesn't approve of boards
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
START OF CAREER

Smarting under the insult, he
quits the medicine show and fol-
lows her 10 New York 10 make
her change her tune to one Of his
own.
She has already taken one OF his
tunes for her latest show and
that's his in. With the help of
James Gleason. a Small-timcNpub-
Usher. and the money of one\oT
her wealthy admirers. Dresser gets
to be a recognized composer.
Fortune goes TO his head, as il
always does in all musical stories,
and il takes quarrels, separations
and disappointment before he is
Strengthened out and gets back on
the path with Sal,
Mature. although we personally
don't care for him. does his best
work 10 date and the supporting
cast. which is excellent. helps TO
carry him along.
Actually the show belongs to
Rita
The second feature. Brooklyn
Orchid" has William Bendix and
Joe Sawyer as a couple of taXicab
tycoons who get tangled up with a
beauty contest winner from Brook
lyn. That's all. brother.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
Jack Pickering
Here
and
Now
Jack PICKERING
AIETTER For TODAY.

A LETTER FOR TO-DAY:
Dear Jack: What does Memo
rial Day mean to you? am
from a small town. and TO me
Memorial Day Is the most home
sick day Of the whole year
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
Film Faux Pas

FUNNIEST SIGHT of the week
was handed the location company
of COX Train" at Sonora, Cal, by
an Indian named Joe Thomas.
Under direction of Edward Calm,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30

T. v N worse
than Christ
mas.
"Y on ee,
in our town
my dad was
a solid citi-
zen and re-
spected a N d
loved by the
townfolk and
as such was
year I'm and
v e a r q u I
elected TO the
q O m e w n at
dubious bonor
OF being town
49,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30

say dubious because the salary
was practically nOneSistent and
the tasks were many and varied.
zone Of his duties a. town
clerk was to see that the ceme-
teries were kept I'm good con-
dition. There were three In the
township and one, perhaps one
of the oldest In the state, was
directly In back Of our house.
Every Memorial Day morn
Ing at dawn -. for as far back
as I can remember we would
get up and load the car with
American flags -. Then the
three of us daddy and my
kid brother and I would
visit the cemeteries and place a
flag In a holder on every sol
Hdier's grave.
"It Is something I have never
forgotten The beauty of the
mornings and the feeling Of
thankfulness In little girls
heart that wars we're over
Even the year was convalesc-
ing from typhoid fever / cried
because l wanted To 60. and
they carried me around the
cemeteries.
"Then later in the morning,
after breakfast, the whole town
assembled and the school chill
dren, and the American Legion,
and all the old war veterans
paraded through the cemeteries
and the bugier played taps and
a salute was fired That was
the important part of the day 10
the rest Of the townspeople--
that and the speeches In the
park in the afternoon. But not
20 me.
Because I still wake up early
Memorial Day morning, and i
suppose / viii this year. too.
1T has Z 20 vcurs since
my father DO, ard 10 years
since have len home for
Memorial Day, bat 7 siiil keep
thinking back, ard ! know my
kid brother. who used TO help
put the flags on the soldiers
graves at dawn, thinks about
IL. too.
This year, though. my Kid
brother Is In Ireland. He is
a soldier himself now.
"MARILYN."
NOTES AROUND TOWN: Tho
men without uniforms who have
died al sea viii be honorcd Mon
day morning. The Propeller Club
steamboat owners and OPERATORS
Will meet al the picturesque old
Mariners Church at Woodward
and Woodbridge street at 10 a. m.
Men march 10 the dock at the foot
IL First street. T. j. Mccarthy
the president. and the Rev. George
Backhurst will conduct the cere-
mony at 1870 on the dock, for
the men OF the merchant marine
who have died on torpedoed ships
The crew Of tug will toss flow
ers on the water. Club members
believe il is the first memorial
service for the anonymous heroes
who have died in engine rooms
at the davits. or in seas covered
with burning gasoline.
Telephone call from a man who
wants TO get in touch with Alec.
holicS Anonymous, that invisible
club that helps hopeless drinkers
get Strengthened out. For anybody
who is serious you can reach The
organization by writing 10 Post
Office Box 90i. Detroit.
Last time Earl Leslie, producer
of "Grandfathcrs' FollicS," at tho
Bowery, was in Detroit in 1921
He was producer OF innocent
Eyes" and two OF the dancers in
the chorus were Jack Oakie anC
Lucille LeSouer, who became Joar
Crawford
And do you know the air raiC
warden who kept teasing his news
paper friends TO take a picture o
him while he was at work? Unit
they reminded him that there
might be a little difficulty takinG
a picture in the midst of a black
out. He just hadn't thought o.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30

HULL WOOJ, May oO. - II
Boris Morros can collect a cast
that reads like a Hollywoods
Who's Who" Charles Boyer fig
ures there is no reason why he
cannot have a similar galaxy of
talent in his first Universal movie.
So Charles first for IT,, to be
made in association with Julien
Duvivier, will also be a sequence
idea with top names in each series.
Charles will be one of the stars
and he expects 10 get going in
August. Ernest Pascal is writing
the script, but beyond saying il
will be on the order of Morros'
Tales of Manhattan" the idea is
being kept secret.
=. S.-Charles didn't do himself
any harm either when he went out
with the victory caravan. for the
femme fans who met him face TO
face have much TO say about the
Boyer charm.
EXCUSE Me
Joel McCrea feels the best he
can see for himself in Stand BY
TO Die is a poor second to Rosa
lind Russell. After all, the story
is about Amelia Earhart, and any
man, even her favorite pilot, would
be oyershadewed by the heroine.
SolJoel has asked TO be excused
and now he is getting ready TO
play the lead in Wind, Sand and
the Stars" a motion picture adap-
tation Of the book of-the-month by
Antoine de ST. Exupery, for United
Artists, for whom Joel made For
Ieign Correspondent" Walter Wan
gers best picture and Joefs top
movie.
This Is the second time my
friend Mr.. McCrea has said mo-
to lady-the first time was when
he refused TO play in Il Married a
Witch" the Veronica Lake movie.
GETTING THE BREAKS
Things are breaking in a big
way for Randolph Scott, the tall,
lanky Virginian who has had a
mighty profitable year. His big
gest break is in being given the
lead opposite Claudette Colbert in
China Sea- and the top spot in
"Bombadier" for R-K-O.
This causes a switch in Eddie
Sutherland's movie, THE Navy
Comes Through" for Randy cam
not be in three movies at once.
Two might be possible, but never
three.
But Eddie is happy because he
was able to borrow George Muir
ply, a good actor, and now the
Sutherland cast has the following
very good names - George, Pat
lO'Brien. Jackie Cooper, Max Baer
and Jane Wyatt.
FOR CHARITY
The $4,000 Sol Lesser forked
over for the title rights to Stage
Door Canteen" is only the start OF
a highly interesting venture. 1t is
Soils idea TO turn over all the pro-
ceeds of his movie to charity
retaining only z per cent to meet
his advertising budget. He will
give the Red Cross, the Army and
Navy Relief and the Bundles for
Bluejackets the money taken in on
this film.
Stage Door Canteen," now
richer for Soils SIS, 900, will be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
1T LAGs A LITTLE

Also II tends 10 drag In certain
places as though Director Victor
Fleming had been overcome with
the Same lethargy which fills the
rest Of tho cast
Tracy is excellent. except that
he drops his accent every once and
so often and looks around in sort
-U1 4 surprised way as though try
ing 10 remember where he left il.
IIedy Lamar has her most ac-
tive role TO date She drops the
long-eyelaSh languor and turns on
the heat. throwing things and
carrying on like a mad thing She
does il very well. too, although we
doubt if 'Tortilla Flat ever had
anything that was beautiful drift
ing around.
All of the supporting roles are
done we'll particularly those of
Tamiroff and brawling Allen Jen-
kins
Those cinema newlyweds. Robert
Stirling and Ann Rutherford, have
first-year trouble in This Time
for Keeps post-honeymoonI
comedy which is the companion
picture.
Guy Kibbee as an interfering
father-in-law doeSn's help things TO
go any smoother and finally the
young husband has 10 take things
in his own hands, even if Ann docs
run home 10 mother for a few
minutes.
Actually Virginia Weidler as the
brat sister, steals the picture with
her adoleScent prankS, She is cor
ltainly one Of the cleverest of the
very young set OF film PLAYERS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
MARVELLOUS TRICK

Although she doesn't actually
sing herself. the voice of radio
singer Nan Wynn is of the same
timbre as Rita'S speaking voice,
and the dubbed in" sound is the
best we've ever heard. You can
watch the lip movements through
a magnifying glass and almost
swear that Rita is singing. OF
course. il does seem rather silly
10 give such a large singing role
10 a girl who doesn't know one
note from a bank.
But Rita has matured so much.
developed such a great deal of
charm and poise that she's some
thing 10 look al now Certainly
you'd never guess L was the same
little mouse-like Rita Cansino that
did bit parts on the Fox lot three
years ago.
She is already star when the
picture opens On tour she en-
counters loud-mouthed, hashily-
CARRIED Dresser, whom she laughs
al for being such a gaWk
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
HOLLYWOOD CHATTER

AL Jolson and Eleanor Powell
have discovered each other and 1t
looks like a serious attachment.
She has broken her engagement TO
Merrill Pye and he is getting over
his Ruby Keller heartbreak. espe-
cially now that Rudy is married
IN another man
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
ortiIla
Flat at
Michigan

FAR LESS grim than either OF
the other two Steinbeck novels
which have been brought TO the
screen, "Tortilla Flat" which
opened yesterday at the Michigan,
proves to be a humorous and pic
turesque tale of California pai-
sanos.
OF course, il has it's sordid side,
but the story of the bean pickers,
fishermen and loafers who haunt
the Monterey Peninsula is really
amusing. Compared 10 Grapes OF
Wrath" or "Of Mice and Men, F"
its practically hilarious.
Spencer Tracy plays Pilon. the
good-natured rascal whose friend,
Danny, John Garfield, suddenly
finds himself tho owner OF two
houses left him by his grandfather.
This is untold wealth TO these two,
for, Of course, Pilon moves right
in like a good friend TO help share
Dannys good fortune.
Due 10 Pilon's generosity, of
course it's all Danny's property,
Danny soon finds his house filled
with a choice collection of buns.
There's Akin Tamiroff as Pablo,
Frank Morgan as the Pirate, John
Qualen as Jose and Allen Jenkins
as PORTAGE Joe. Steinbeck GER
tainly knows the incest people. All
they do is try 10 steal food, hook
something for wine to get. them
drunk or just lie around snoring.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
Films in Review
By CHARLES GENTRY
Gal Sal
Is Lavish
At Fox

YOU'RE GOING TO iilt all your
old musical girl friends after you
see My Gal Sal" at the Fox this
week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
LOuella Parsons
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP

filmed both in New York and
Hollywood with Lynn Fontanne.
Gertrude Lawrence and all the
other noted players who sponsor
the stage door canteen in the
movie.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
ONE OF MANY

While there was no mad passion
for a Rita Hayworth in his life,
he was quite what grandma called
"a lady's man." and his flambuoy-
ant career included lots of broken
hearts.
Actually the tale Is his, but Rita
Hayworth is so dazzling that Ma
ture is pushed into the background.
Her early training as a ballroom
dancer stands her in good stead
here for her numbers, both with
chorus and with Hermes Pan. are
delightfully."- graceful.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
ROMANCE INTERPRETERS

Danny would be content with
these characters if he didn't have
his eye on Dolores (Sweets) Ra-
mirez. played by Hedy Lamar.
Sweets like Danny, but she won't
have anything TO do with him be-
cause he's so shiftless and COM
pletely contemptuous Of work. Also
she wants TO marry and that's the
name Of the game.
Danny SHES away from work
and marriage with equal fear, due
10 Pilon's coaching, but finally
takes job just so she will speak
TO him. He buys her a vacuum
cleaner. particularly touching
gift, because she has no electricity
in her house. but when Pilon
Swipcs il 10 trade il for wine, she
gets little bitter.
Danny, driven out. gets drunk
and starts fight in the fish can
merry where Sweets works. He is
badly injured. but he pulls through
TO find that Sweets really loves
him and that Pilon has made the
supreme sacrifice Of going 10 work
AS pennance for causing the trouble
between Danny and Sweets.
II is an earthly tale. rich in char
acter Study and filled with simple
irony.
There is a little too much of
Frank Morgan and the dogs. and
We thought the vision Of 81. Fran
els in the woods was quite out of
place with the strictly prosaic
quality of the rest of the picture.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30

This young lady has just about
everything you could ask for in
the way of film musical. Cor
geous Technicolor, swell tunes. a
good cast and a fairly plausible
story.
Rita Hayworth blossoms into
one of our leading musical comedy
stars in the title role and Victor
Mature does something more than
display his physique.
The story is based on the auto
biographical "reminiscences of Paul
Dresser, brother of novelist Theo-
dore Dresser, who became the Tin
Pan Alley king OF the horse-car
era.
An Indiana farm boy who ran
away with medicine show.
Dresser made Broadway sit up
and sing his songs and his fame
as a ballad writer spread all across
the country. Tunes like MY Gal
Sal, :" "On the Banks of the Wa
bash" and others, all were on the
hit Darade of the ninetieS.