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a full measure of gladness. Many
of the youngsters were apprecia-
tive enough to invite a large num-
Der of relatives and friends to en-
joy the treat in a nearby grove or
in the school room, and not few
grownups accepted the chance to
celebrate the arrival of Summer
vacation time at the various loca-
tons. In most respects, it was a
treat of exceptional enjoyment to
mingle with the young folks at the
picnics where ice cream, cake and
other good things We'd with fine
array of sport.
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TOWNSEND
Items of Personal and Social Inter-
est Cleaned About Neighb0rhOOd

est Cleaned About Neighb0rh0od
Townsend, June 1.-THE large
cannery of the Phillips Packing
Company began the season for PEG
canning last week. A fairly good
run is expected.
Harry ]. Nelson, of Trenton, N.
g., was a visitor here recently.
Jack Marlin of New Castle, spent
Tuesday of last week with friends
here.
The outlook for good tomato and
wheat crops is very good according
to the Farm Bureau. The acreages
are said to be slightly increased
over the amount last year. Many
growers of tomatoes are devoting
as much space to this vegetable as
possible owing to the expected ex.
tremely heavy demand to meet the
emergency of artime conditions.
The school picnic of 20 years ago
although having faded from the
scene when the new, strictly mod
ern schoolhouse was built to &C.
commodate the increased roll o.
pupils is still remembered as {
fixture Of great appreciation anS
enjoyment, for not only the teachel
and scholars but the liberal-mind
ed public as well. Usually abou
this time of the year the pupil.
from Patterson, Stump Corner
Levels, Fieldsboro and other we'll
known schools, began collecting
funds for their joyous picnic, ans
apparently everybody gave then
money willingly for the purpos,
and soon neat sum was collect
ed and the day set for the big tim,
outdoors, which gave every hear
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HARTEY

Items of Personal and Social Inter.
eat Cleaned About Naphhorhood
Hartly, June 17--Mr. and Mrs.
William Relax are being congrat-
ulated upon the arrival of a fine
baby boy, born in the Kent General
Hospital.
Mr.. Thomas Pearson, Jr, of Fort
Dix, N. j., spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Pearson, Sr.
Mrs. X. w. Truitt had as her
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COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS

COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
Georgetown is operating an ice
plant of 10 tons a day capacity.
Johnnie Buckson, aged IL years,
was drowned at Little Creek, Mon
day, while bathing.
Delaware City is arranging for a
granddisplay of fireworks on the
Fourth of July.
John Priestly, farmer of Jones'
Neck, having become insane, was
taken to Farnhurst Insane Asylum
on Thursday.
The address to the graduating
class of the Middletown Academy,
at the Commencement, June oath,
will be delivered by H. c. Conrad,
of Christiana Hundred.
The canning establishment of
Richardson and Robbins are about
to close operations for a few weeks.
and in the meantime changes will
be made in the arrangement of the
machinery
Sheriff Amos Cole has sold the
property of David X. Joslin, for
merly the Heverin farm, situated in
East Dover Hundred, near the bay
containing 1853 acres, to Robert F
Kennedy, for S12,500. Also lot Of
]. w. Anderson situated in Har-
rington, to George M. Jones, fol-
S127.50.
Samuel A. Short, who for q
years represented Janney and An
drews, of Philadelphia, in the groc-
cry business, and almost weekly
visited Delaware, has quit the groc'
cry business and become COM
mission merchant at No. $50 North
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CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

DR.. and Mrs. R. w. Comegys left
Monday morning for Camp Swift,
Texas, where he is now stationed.
Miss Margaret Harrington, who
has been spending a two weeks
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Harrington, has re-
turned to Wilmington.
Mrs. Willard Jones and Miss
Amanda Truax and Mr.. George
Truax spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. William t. Hollett.
Miss Hilda Christopher of North
Carolina, spent a few days last
week with Mrs. Leslie Wheatley.
Miss Virginia Baynard of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
her sister, Miss Susan Baynard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Shane and
son Rodney, of Chester, Pa, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Shane.
Mr.. ellison Rowlinson, who was
graduated with B. A. degree
from the University of Delaware
on Monday of last week is now
awaiting his orders to report to
Quantico, Va, where he will be-
come a member of the United
States Marine Corps and attend the
officers training school there.
Ensign George E. Wootten of
Washington, D. c. and Seaford,
was guest over the weekend of
Miss Virginia Burris.
Mr.. David Boggs and Mr.. James
Clark, both of the United States
Navy, have returned to their re-
spective headquarters after spend
ing a ten-day leave with their par
ents.
Miss Anna Harrington and Mr..
Russell Benton of Wilmington, WIS.,
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Harring-
ton over the weekend.
Mrs. Rachel FRASER of Marydel,
spent few days last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ross and Miss
Mary Ross.
Miss Margaret Leonard and Mrs
Leonard of Oxford, Md, spent last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Jack John
son.
Mrs. Goldsborough of Penns.
grove, visited Mrs. Edward Wright
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Hollett ant
daughter, Janice, of Elmhurst anC
1t. Flora Hollett and friend o.
Fort DUPONT, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Hol
lett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ely ant
daughter Mary Louise, spent Sat
urday evening in Viola.
Miss Betty Eichholz left Sunday
morning for Washington, D. G.
where she has secured position il
the Civil Service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Shori
were entertained at dinner at the
home of Mr.and Mrs. Stanley Shori
near Seven Hickories.
Mr., and Mrs, w, r, Keys have
returned to their summer home
near st. Michaels after attending
the funeral of Mr., ], r. Clements
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Woodall an6
son Norman, spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ear
Attix.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Miller. Jr.
spent the weekend in De)mar.
Woodrow Ripley of the U. S
Coast Guard, Edgemoor, Del. spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
King Trammell.
Mrs. Earl Ely and Mrs. Jane.
Davidson spent Tuesday in Phila
delphia.
Miss Ruth Mason spent last weel
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Conoway
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Medford Sapp ant
daughter Irene, moved to Whining
ton where they are going to maxi
their home.
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most hidden from view by beauti-
full floral ornaments, prize offerings
of fruit and mysterious little par
GELS and potted plants. The stu
dents of the well known college
were seated in all parts of the
building, among the vast assem-
blage of friends, but the first two
rows of orchestra hairs were re-
served for the graduates.
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SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF JUNE 18TH, 1892

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date Of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events Of the older genera
ton.
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SUPREME COURT VACANCY.

The papers of Wednesday haI
item to the effect that Mr.Ge a
v. Massey had been appointed TO
the vacancy on the bench of the
United States Supreme Court made
by the death of Mr.. Justice. Brad
ley. An Associated Press report
from Washington, even reached the
point of speaking of Judge" Mas
sey, while at the same time saying
the reports could not be confirmed
there. Mr.. Massey is expected to
return from the West during this
week. His name has been before
the President for some weeks as
that of a man who was blieved by
his friends to be in every way
worthy of judicial honors, and cap
able of eminent judicial service,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24
Film Time Clock

MCHI0AN-"rheL Lady Has Plans" 10
O. m, 12;25. sos, $40. $40. lO;55 p. m.
stage Show, ii;25 a. m, 2;05.. 4:iO, 1870,
1855 p. m.
FOX-'To the Shores OF Tripoli," 1i:i5
a. m, 200, sos, 1857, 1851 p. m.
''Blondie's Blessed Event" 12;44, 3:3s,
6:32. s:2s p. m.
UNITED ARTIsTs-"Kings Row" 05
3:25. $3.50. 1910 y. m; 1.-The Body Dis
Appears" IL a. m, 2;2o, $40, 9;05 p. m.
PALMs-sTATE Captains Of the
1.-THE Remarkable Andrew" IL a. m,
2zD. $50. s:f5 p. m.
sADAMs--"strange Case Of DR. Rx."
II 20 q. m, 1:53. 4:26, $3.50, e:32 .. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24
TeIenews Offers
New Show Today

AMERICAS NEW army is pic
tured in the latest March of Time,
which will be featured en- the new
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24

The Ghost OF Frsnkenstein." i7:7s, a:ss,
$3.50, sos. 10s4s p. m.
MADisON-'I Take This Woman" II
a. m, 3, 7:05, f1:1O d. m; The Buc.
cancer" i2:50. 8. s:06 p. m.
TEIENEws - News. short features
hourly, Q a. m. TO IL D. m.
BROADWAY CAPITOL How Green
Was My Valley" IL a m; 2;45, ESQ,
10 20 m. Lydia. lao, 7io, s:h6 p. m.
fishEh-"How Green was Ny Valley {"
.2;i5. 8, $40 p. m. LYDIA" 12:40. 4:25.
IS, 1885 p. M.
KIviEKA@ GHow Green Was My Valley. I"
1880. 4. 1880. IL p. m; Lydia" 7:3o,
cINDEkELLA-"How Green Was Ny
Valley" 2:o5. $50. e:35 p m; Lydia, .
II 80 l:O5. 7.i5, II 80 p. m.
ROSAL-"How Green Was My Valley"
,7:45. 1i:20 p. m; Bedtime story" $40,
1855 p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24
Martha Raye
AT Home
In Detroit
By CHARLES GENTRY

IIT ISN'T exactly old home week,
but Detroit has a right 10 feel
that Martha Rave is something
more than an adopted daughter.
The comedy singing star opens
the new stage show at the Michi-
gan starting today along with
Gene Krupa and his band.
The last time Martha was here
she broke the Michigan record
into so many pieces that they
hired an extra staff OF ushers to
pick up the bits.
But previous TO that La Rave
had sung here in night clubs.
played honky-tonls and unsteady
shouted in speak-easies. Always
happy-go-unlucly. Martha never
got the breaks until she took
Horace Greeley,x advice and made
for the Pacific.
II was on. guest night--youd
never guest who all was there
in Hollywoods old Trocadero. that
she opened her mouth and the au-
dience sat down at the piano. Nor
man Tsurog, the director peered
through two scotch and soda
glasses and realized that q new
comedy find was waiting 10 be
found.
OH MR.. PAGANINI
The next thing Martha knew
she was on the Paramount lot
telling Bing Crosby about 'Mr.
Paganini" in Rhythm on the
Range" The public caught on. too,
and Martha became an overfort-
night sensation.
After her Hollywood success she
hit the road. with Al Jolson in
Hold On To Your Hats" and made
Broadway hold on to its seats.
This is her second personal APP
pearance tour and il looks like il
might even top the terrific first
affair. especially with that drum
mer prince. Gene Krupa. his or
chestra. the Condos Brothers and
a big supporting stage show all TO
put customers in the groove.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24
Comedy Hit Next
For LAFAYETTE

ALLEN HARMS, Bert Wilcox
and Florence Eaton have arrived
from New York TO appear in the
Frank Mccoy production Of the
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
comedy, George Washington Slept
Here" which opens at the Shubert-
Lafayette on Sunday night.
The production is the second
under the Mccoy management
since the popular price policy has
been established at the Shubert-
Lafayette. The first was MY Sis
ter Eileen" which has its final
three performances tonight and to-
morrow.
The engagement of George
Washington Slept Here" is for two
weeks only and il will be followed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24
"RigoIetto" Is
San Carlos Best

FOURTH OFFERING OF the
San Carlo Opera troupe in the Will
son Theater last night was a
particularly good version of
"Rigoletto.
Ivan Petroff. the Russian bari
tone and one OF the best voices in
the company, took over the title
role and gave it powerful por-
trayal.
A finished singing actor, Petroff
displays such ease and bearing
that he holds command of the
stage every minute he's on.
A NEW GILDA
The Gilda was Grace Panvini.
a soprano new to this company
who has been recruited from the
musical comedy field. Though III
Is a light voice, IL has a fresh and
pleasing quality and is flexible
enough to hurdle the coloraturaI
demands of the Caro- Nome" and
other of Gilda's high-register prob
lens.
Eugene Conley. as the Duke
made a much better impression
than he did as Tuesday nights 81
Alfredo and he bore himself al
little more professionally.
Harold Kravitt. Charlotte Bruno.
Richard Wentoworth and the rest
all carried off their secondary
assignments with accustomed ease.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24

by the Henry Duffy production.
"Springtime for Henry" in which
Edward Everett Horton is the
star.
This attraction will begin a run
engagement on Sunday night,
May 10.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24

Morbid and melodramatic +?
Surel But life gets morbid and
melodranatic at times. Why be
so astounded when a movie
comes out in the open and says
soz
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24

the bill. Also shown will be sequ-
ences on the fall of Rangoon.
The new program is rounded out
by III. V. Kaltenborn's weekly war
analysis, Regain McCrary's Wings
over West Point" and first news
reel pictures Of Russia's Litvinoff
appealing to the Allies to establish
q second war front.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24

program at the Telenews Theater,
starting at 5 p. m. today. The news
events are headlined by first pic
lures of the American Expedition
airy Force In Australia. Japanese
Report Toxic Is Bombed" is the
title OF another news feature on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24

critics are all
wet.
The story Is
about a small
town and the
vicious ma
lures of some
OF the people
i'm il. For the
sheer pleas
ure Of being
cruel, some of
the charact-
ers torture.
m a i'm a n d
ave n < i'll.
Some of them
are insane.
The movie
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24
Screen Mother

MARY GORDON, one of Holly
woods grand old character ac-
tresses, plays her 200th mother"
role in powder Town"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24


unusual. That's where they're
wrong. Maybe they never lived
40 a small town-but anybody
who has lived in a small town
Knows that the human race is
sprinkled with such people.
I One sequence I'm "kings Row.
ideals with n man who up and
.murders his daughter and then
kills himself.
4 Rather morbid and melo-
dramatic, said the shocked
critics.
An right, lets take a look at
. small town I'm Michigan and
see II anything like that ever
happened. How's this:
A doctor strolled into the
drug store one afternoon and
casually told his friend. the
druggist, "Drop around 10 my
house In half an hour. I'll have
q patient that needs some
attention"
They passed the time OF day
for q few minutes, while the
doctor Idly whitfield n stick.
When the druggist, 80 minutes
later, went over to the doctors
house, he found the patient"
The doctors wife and daughter
were dead from poison. The
d0ctor had blown his head Oft
with . acknowledging the
trigger with the stick that he'd
boen whiting, for that purpose,
In the drug store.
Morbid and melodramatic?
Sure! But life gets morbid and
melodrsn1atic at times. Why be
so astounded when a movie
comes out in the open and says
SOL
land then the love affairs In
~Kings Row" cause trouble.
There's n girl who goes of the
beam because her parents won't
Leo her marry the young man
she loves.
Far-fetched. You think love
affairs don't drive people crazy
sometimese
Well, not IS miles from here
In girl who doesn't even
answer when you call her by
name. Half the time she
believes she's q ballet dancer.
The rest Of the time she thinks
she's IN important scientific
man. Doctors say q love affair
that went wrong pushed her of
balance.
Once I lived three blocks
from a Flooding, dependable
citizen who would. everybody
said, die rather than. do any
thing wrong.
Then came whispers that he
and a woman mot his wife,
were driving out to the edge of
town, buying a soda, with two
straws. on the way. In clan
destine and illicit ecstasy they'd
sit there drinking the soda.
II was a long time before
anything happened. Then an
auditor found that the Flooding
old soul had been embezzling
regularly from his boss.
And the guy who. we thought.
would rather die than do any
thing wrong. turned out 10 be
the guy who would rather die
than be found out. Not that
he killed hirnself-he Just wilted
and died for no apparent reason
within a few months,
Doctor Tower In "Kings Row"
keeps his mentally sick wife and
daughter prisoners In the house
because he has seen the signs
Of insanity.
The day after I saw the film,
there was a story In the paper
about n woman who kept her
daughters prisoners, with chain.
around their waists, because of
the same reason.
Go what's so far-fetched about
Kings Row."
For every incident in the
story. you can find one in real
life that is stranger.
A -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-24
Jack Pickering
q Here
and
Now

WE HAVE just seen Kings
Row" the film at the United
Artists. and think that the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-15

months, along a road that was
strewn with the wrecks of some
of our most cherished beliefs.
That first half year was period
of defeats. We lost good part
of the Pacific fleet at Pearl Har.
Dor. We lost Wake, Guam, the
Philippines.
Casualties, killed, wounded
taken prisoner, missing, totaled
more than $4,000. We lost our
main sources of supply for rubber
tin, many fats and oils.
The submarine menace in the
Atlantic became so great that we
had to take our tankers off the
East Coast-and II eastern states
are on gasoline rations-average
citizen three gallons a week.
But the second six months Is
promising bigger and better things
Coral Sea and Midway are signs
that the defensive can and will be
replaced by a vigorous offensive
Secretary Knox reports that the
submarines are being pushed back
from the Atlantic Coast.
In Europe the British air force
is carrying the war home to Ger.
many; German retaliatory all
raids have been comparatively
weak.
Russia is holding Hitler's ma.
chine; the United States is indi-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-15
Quiz Answers

Illinois and Pennsylvania.
2-Outfielders.
because they are regarded as
the right kind TO pursue, but
probably named as the true
or typical whale.
NO. Ratoons are young
sugar-cane shoots.
5-Great Commoncr and Great
Pacificator belong 10 Henry
Clay. Abraham Lincoln was
the Great Emancipation
Madagascar.
IA pantomime made by throw
ing shadows on a screen or
wall.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-15

planned a cultural program for he
at Carnegie, the metropolitan
Museum, Town Hall - whateve
might stimulate conversation tina
night with the bored banker.
AS she now manipulated Mrs
Hunters chin. Moddom announces
her system of priorities.
AMT WE PATRIOTIC
"WeII, amt we patriotic round
here" drawled the one-time
chorus beauty. "Goin' all out
for war workers, huh?"
I'm sorry to upset old Gus
TONER'S" said Moddom. "but 1
know they'll understand"
To her surprise Mrs. Hunter
smiled affably.
az think it's a swell idea.
Naturally II won't affect me.
I've bought up enough defense
bonds to pay a whole army of
war workers. Money talks
louder In war than rolling
bandages or air wardening!'
money talks" Mod dom
agreed, "but IL doesn't drain
energy out of The woman who
gives IL.
"On my waiting list are
women who work like galley
slaves day and night for some
branch of the service. They
need more energy, my treatment
will supply IL.
1--WE got Ruby posting n notice
right now over the salon door,
"'ON AND AFTER THIS
DATE ACTIVE WAR WORK
Frs GET PRIORITIES FOR
THE DURATION
Mrs. Hunter puckered her petu
liant mouth.
'Tf that's the way you intend
To treat customers that have
spent their money here for
years."
sorry" said Moddom. "Per-
haps after the war"
CUSTOMERS LIKE FREAKS
Don't you care II your steady
customers look like freaks any
more?" whined the woman.
"All these years you been
ADVFRTIsEMFNT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-15
By Walt Disney
That Old Feeling
No Trust!
An Incomplete Expert

ERE IL pleasant game will give you messags
II every day numerical puzzle designed to spell out
your letters in first name the number
Of letters An the number II less than
ada The result IL your key the left
hand OF Of key
left TO right Then read the message the unoe
checked figures give you o-lS
Copyright 1874 by By Kins Features Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-15
WAR WOMEN FIRST

"Cain't yo' see ?" Ruby giggled.
Ladies what does war work git
prio'ities roun' here. Dem rs
les, cluttters us up wild double
chin an love troubles git
leavin's."
"a wonderful ideaw Moddom
studied her list. "Some of our
steady customers will have TO
get the grand bounce. But so
they should, IL they won't work.
Wen start priorlties today,
Ruby. Right noww
Mrs. Terrell Hunte: the bank
er's wife, was the days first client
Every morning for years thi,
aging glamour girl arrived in me-
Limousine to start the day with ;
treatment"
In the lush 1920's she IA,
been glorified by Ziegfeld ant
shared a husband; almost eve
since Lucette had struggled Il
preserve her looks and her mate
Each morning the masseus'
pounded off her clients diet ex
cesses of the night before, an
T,NyT bTIgFMpNT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-15
Connolly Answers

1-ta) Selma Lagerlof; OBJ r.
l.. Stevenson; (c) Jack Lon
don.
2-la Believable; tb) spoken;
tcD financial.
31(a) "Juanita'; CD America
the Beautiful; (cl Silver
Threads Among the Gold"
IA Stephen Vincent Benet;
tb) Edna ST. Vincent Millay;
tc) Francis Thompson.
5-ta) Wagner; OBJ Saint Saens;
tc) Wagner.
Sal 2 feet 6 inches; tb) 6
feet; Co 3 miles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-15
DHiIy Short Story
'Priorities for Moddom
ssNIoppoM win take you

ssNIoDDoM will take YOU
< lvI now"
Whenever Ruby. the colorec
maid at Lucctte'S Rejuvenatinl
salon. uttered those magic words
female figure rose from her
lectric reducing cot. swathed her
elf In a sheet, and proceeoed
swiftly TO an inner Sanctum.
Here for half an hour she could
'oryet the world while that human
hnamo. Mime. Lucette-commoniy
allied Moddom-rubbed. pounded,
nodded her flesh and listened TO
ier troubles.
After 80 wears i'm business, Mod
iorn was the most sought after
passeuse In New York.
Broadway actresses and rich
women besieged her place IN the
East SOS. Was she not a miracle
worker who could remove dowa-
yer's hump. remold oversize hips,
rim tree-like ankles?
PUBLICIZES SELF
In an age Of publicity. Moddom
lad never spent cent on press
agents. Word Of her exploits
spread by grapevine method from
one satisfied client 10 another.
When our story opens. II was
harder 10 book a massage from
Lucette than front row seats TO a
Broadway hit
"If only I had so pairs OF
hands" the brisk little woman
sighed on the bright morning
when her maid confronted her
with the weeks crowded sched-
ule and waiting list.
"An' so mo- pair of ears, Mod
dom!" chuckled Ruby, who had
been her mistress only attend
ant for a quarter Of century.
Moddom had never increased
her staff nor trained assistants,
as did her more commercial con-
temporaries.
She could teach others, she said,
to manipulate the fiesh-but her
ladies wanted more than that. In
her daily practice she reconciled
and wives, business part
ners, mothers-in-law with daugh-
ters-in-law, estranged lovers, CO.
stars.
She coaxed hypochondriacs into
the enjoyment of nealth, taught
worriers to relax. rendered aid TO
cupid.