davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21
Only Competent
Should Lead

have been known to work tooth
and nail to get the kids berths
as officers, enlisting all possible
influence to that end. though the
parents surely know that placing
them in charge of other men
might be jeopardizing the safety
of the latter. come pinch.
The neighbors of a man are
supposed to be the best judges
of his eligibility for the draft
and / think the same principle
might well apply to the selec-
tons of civilians as officers,
rather than political influence.
The fact that a young man
may be able to pass certain set
examinations does not neces-
sarily determine his competency
as an officer. / think in certain
cases the matter should be put
up 10 his neighbors who have
known him most of his life and
may know him as a weakling or
a screwball who should not pre-
sumo to authority over others.
Judging from some OF the
characters now wearing the
uniforms of officers in this war,
/ fear we cannot trust the item
of competency to every mans
competency. or even his self
respect. However. as long as
they are restrained from actual
command. / still must esteem
them for the decorative and
honorary purposes I have men,
toned before. and in many cases
for laughs.
Copyright. 1s47. by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21
TOMS Spirit Dins

We didn't do lot of talking
that night, but discussed our pre-
.dicament. Tony's nigh spirits had
.dimmed somewhat. and he was
lying in the bottom Of the boat
his head on Genes feet and mine
iwedged into his back
l had taken an inventory of our
equipment, and tried 10 belittlC
It's insufficlency by pointing out
that we were sure TO be rescued
in the morning.
We found TO our sorrow that al
the necessary tools oars. pump
and so forth were missing. Tho
pump was 10 blow up the boat il
1--WE developed a leak. When I dis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21

THE Big Parade: Sgt. Joe
4 Louis drinking milk at the
4 Ubangi.
Hazel Scott in an air-condi-
toned frock.
Nancy Kelly dunking dough-
nuts in Reuben's at 4 ayem.
Jackie Cooper pounding the
drums In a jam session at
kelly's Stables.
Elsa Maxwell. our favorite
glamour girl. at Fefe's.
Saroyan and Prof. Nathan in
Lindy's on a borscht hinge.
Zivic, the fighter, after the
Cochrane victory. showing a
bandaged finger and explaining:
HE bit mel"
Quentin Reynolds in the Stork.
after his Clipper hop from
abroad.
az took n pill and slept III
hours--practicslly all the way
back"
Jack Haley, one of the better
comics, back TO the Broadway
Arena. which is just as glad
about il.
Henry Youngman. who says he
doesn't mind meatless Tuesdays
but how about Flshless
Congress
Critic John Mason Brown.
with his tots. atop a bus--re-
viewing The Best Show Of ALL
New York.
CALLIES in Our Alley: At the
~ premiere the other night.
before the asbestos lifted,
doun-fronter asked her COM
panion:
who's that one over there ."
That's John Anderson, critic
for the Journal
"And who's that one: 2" she
asked, pointing,
Hes Brooks Atkinson of the
Times-"
! And who are those two across
thu aisle ?"
"Mr. and Mrs. Hassenpheffer,
the Hope Of The American The
ater," was the reply. They pay
for those SEATS
At Lum Fong's they were PAN
ming star. who is forgetting
her old pals and her old debts.
"She's certainly mp there" said
Tiny Pearson. whats she
perched on--a pile of her un-
paid bills"
MEMOS OF Midnighter:
WI Charles Farrell. the silent
screen star. has been classified
in 1-Ohhhh,
Paramount is worried stiff be-
cause Veronica Lake wants TO
join the WAACS.
Lillian McGuinness. the Stork
hat-checker. who quit 10 appear
in Saroyan' show, resumes next
week.
The Copacabana reopens on
the LIST with Joe l.. Lewis. of
course.
Puk PARIS, who came here
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21
New York
After Midnight

51St and 7th-the headquarters
for the chorines. press agents,
columnists, actors. ct al.
Everybody liked him.
He'd just sit around listening
AS the gang discussed Hitler,
the Bund, the President and
Churchill - never Offering his
opinions on how the war should
be fought.
The way the others violently
argued.
The last time he was seen in
HanSon'S was when the flash
came over about Pearl Harbor.
He got up and said:
$50 long"
Just like that.
Last week his mother received
word he was killed in the Solo
mons.
The first Broadway Guy TO
enlist. perhaps, and probably the
first Broadway Guy TO die in
action.
His name - Sidney HirSch-
berger.
The Gold Star hanging in
Hanson's window-was put there
by the gang"-in his memory.
COUNDS-lN-THE-NIGHT: In
~ the 81 Club
"She doesn't have to learn her
lines. Shes already learned the
producers"
Al the Stork Bar:
"She's as unassuming as an
old RolIs-Royce."
At the Park Central Roof:
There's something about him
that makes the four walls of
your room wonderful COM
panions."
At La Conga
There goes Santa Claus out
with his old bag"
At Leone's:
"She's the kind of dream
you enjoy when you're awake"
At the Dixie Lounge:
"She's as bow legge as
parentheses."
THE Big-Time Paul LaValle's
Il crew on the Basin Street
program.
The romantic balladeering of
the Serb guitaristS, Rasha and
Mirko. at La Vie Parisienne.
The amusing impersonation Of
gin-rummy kibitzer by Tony
Eerrar at Village Vanguard.
Bob Aliens version Of Keep
in Out of Trouble"
Bette Davis dramagic in War
ners' Now, Voyager."
JcSSeFS new telefunny routine
in Show Time"
The frankie Hyers-Carrie Fin
nell capcrS at Is.
And w. l.. Whites They
We're dependable book-about
the heroes in the MTBoats at
Corregidor. Some of it Will in
furiate you.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21

-. doubie-ring wsd -.
who are in their twenties. /
don't think that is so.
Men, as a rule, do not base
their preference for feminine
stars on the ages of said stars.
However, if there is any
marked preference it would
seem most men prefer the stars
who are in their thirties.
Just run over list of the top
feminine stars and see if l am
right.
JULIA SANDERSON, still 60
ing strong as an entertainer.
Julia was born in Springfield,
Mass, and started her career as
a chorus girl in the Casino
Theater, New York.
After one year as chorus
girl she became a star in musi-
cal show titled "Winsome Win
ME"
Her greatest hit was in THE
Girl from Utah" in which she
was featured with Donald Brian
and Joe Cawthorn.
Johnny Mack Brown. one
of the two All-American foot
ball players to become film stars.
The other was Red" Grange.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21
Continued from Page One)

loop which he was unable TO loose
in the water. Meanwhile we were
all swallowing great quantities of
sea.
At first. after we were all three
safe aboard the raft. we wondered
whether il was going to be strong
enough 10 withstand the terrific
pounding it was taking from the
waves. Then l recalled that a
friend OF mine had once floated
for nine days in the same type OF
craft. off Panama. After that.
was not so concerned about the
RATS sinking.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21

On the Side

She WhOm I lore
Is hard 10 catch and conquer:
Hard, but o, the glory of the
thinning
We're she ICON!
George Meredith.
(Do not know the record for
difficulty in conquest of heart
and hand but have been in
formed by New York sub
scriber that he had 10 compete
against II other young men and
propose 10 his sweetheart SO
times before he won her for his
Wife,. V. d.
MALE cigaret smokers out
uA number the female. but the
women smokers consume 90 per
cent Of the cigarets manufac-
tured in this country.
This is probably due 10 the
excess of Chain" m k r S
among women.
Wives are given 10 complain
Ing OF husbands who drop ashes
on the floor but women are the
most careless smokers.
That is. except when in their
own homes.
A COLOR expert says no
woman should wear a green
dress when trying to impress a
man and that feminine office
workers who have male bosses
should never wear green dresses.
He claims a green dress gives a
man the filters and inclines him
to take dislike to the wearer.
The United States troops
swung into real action in the
current war much faster than
in World War /. AT that time
none of our troops was in a real
battle until more than year
after the declaration of war.
First of AEF 10 get in a
regular battle was the Yankee
Division on April 20. 1918. at st.
Mihiel near Seicheprey, France.
/ ANA TURNER'S h b d
n wears a wedding ring.
Xavier Cugat, the band
master, claims 10 be the only
man named Cugat in the United
States.
The funniest song Fannie
Brlce ever sang was Sadie
Salome Go Home!
Feminine contemporary says
most men prefer the film stars
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21

from Yurrop, just paid furrier
l.. Ritter $4,000 in cash for an
albino mink coat.
Walter OKeefe SAYS those
Saturday noon AFRAID sirens
are 10 drown out LaGuardia's
screams.
MANHATTAN Murals: The
N1 bullet factory on SIND
Street.
Times Square newsboys shout
ing
dodgers Lose-Stalingrad
Holds"
The legless beggar on Broad
way who sings patriotic tunes.
Holland Thanksgiving to be
one of the loneliest places in
town since the gas curb.
Sign in Bronx garden:
Let IL be said of these flow
ers--they died with their roots
on"
i ne colorcd boy and the white
one pitching pennies against the
5lst Street wall Of Lindy's Fri
day afternoon at s. 80 peeyem-
while bookies near by wagered
dollars on the results.
The 9th Avenue BARRIERS sign
sarcasm:
army Haircuts Repaired"
BROADWAY Vignette: This
- is about a Broadwayite. Not
celebrity such as Phil Baker,
George Jessel, Irving Berlin.
It's about Little Guy.
Some one you probably never
heard of.
He was in the dress business,
but he loved The Big Street and
its Showfolks.
And so he enjoyed hanging
out around The Canyon. espe-
cially HanSon's Drug Store at
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21
BY Damon RunyOn

what is offered him. which he
thought would be the office of
high private in the rear rank,
was his private opinion that he
is not qualified to perform the
duties OF a more important
rating.
He said his conscience would
not permit him to accept a COM
mission, even if he could get it,
because he knew he did not have
the experience or knack in han
ding other men that he felt
was essential to citizenship.
Now 1 think the fellow Is
pretty smart in measuring him.
self in this manner. A manwho
does not feel that he is COM
petent to be an officer should
not aspire to the command of
others. though l must admit this
chap is the first / ever en-
countered who frankly admitted
his lack Of confidence in this
respect.
Probably 80 out Of every 100
men think they ought 10 be Off
GERS, and some rather famous
numbskullS are.
7 SUPPOSE they do not realize
Il that there is more RESPONSE
bility to being an officer than
just wearing uniform. Yet
parents who are aware that
their offspring are complete
noodles and who would not trust
them with any task of greater
Importance than going down L
the corner to buy a newspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21
Mayor Sticks
His Neck Out

time until the entire household
would be a nest of intrigue. with
every one fearful of barring a
confidence lest Junior peddle
the information 10 outsiders.
Sister wouldn't dare kiss her
beau good night because the
chances are the Internal little
family agent would be under
the pillows in the swing or hid
den in the flower bed.
And. Aunt Lucy would have
10 give up her occasional sip of
sherry or be willing TO be black
mailed by the juvenile gumshoe.
TVHERE is another and even
Il greater danger In the
mayors suggestion that the
youngsters keep tab on how
their fathers are doing with
their bets.
The danger is that in policing
Papa they themselves will be
attracted by betting and develop
into parlay players, short-end
takers. and will spend time
watching and waiting for a
good thing" 10 come along.
As long as Papa loses, Junior
is certain to frown on betting
and keep the mayor informed.
There is nothing attractive about
a horse that runs fifth. or a
fighter that takes il on the chin
in the third. or a baseball team
that blows a three-run lead in
the ninth.
But. therell come a day when
Papa's two bucks are riding on
a 50-to-l shot that comes in.
Junior will have 10 be a strong
lad, indeed. not to be fascinated
r the winning Of 500 for 81.
LIE is likely to gain sudden
H faith in his Papa; see him
as an aStute business man who
knows what il is all about.
The chances are that the next
time Papa pfungcs 81 on a long
shot. Junior won't visit city hall
with the information for fear
Of knocking down Papa's price
from 50 to | to 40 TO /.
He'll start studying the maya
zines that Papa does. When he
is supposed 10 be buried in his
geography he'll be reading the
past performances. and his
arithmetic book will hide a
scratch sheet.
He'll give more attention 10
MURDERS than TO the principal
rivers and their tributaries. and
he'll be able to recite the names
of the principal jockeys quicker
than he will the presidents of
the United States.
Yes, the mayor stuck his neck
out.
Speaking OF sticking the neck
out. we hone that thing We have
going in the fifth today rerrem-
berS TO stick his out. lie was
beaten by a whiSkcr the last
time hp went IN tho post.
Distributed By hcNsught Syndicate, Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21
The Brighter Side

7 MET a fellow the other day
Il who wore a little button on
his lapel that read, Glass IA
and not shopping around" and
his explanation of this strange
device was that he expects to go
busting off TO the. war any min
ute, but is not trying to dicker
for any special department or
job.
He said he wanted TO be diff
ferent from many of his friends
who are eligible for service and
who are endeavoring to get
themselves planted in choice
spots.
He said he knows some guys
who have been called. or are
about 10 be called, who seem TO
think the service is something
like department store in which
you can shop from counter 10
counter until you find just what
you are looking for. =,
He said he knows others who
apparently think that when the
government calls them, il is
merely offering them positions
and that they can haggle with
Uncle Sam about terms and con-
ditionS and in proof of his state
ment he showed me newspaper
clipping that told of a certain
prominent character being on
his way to Washington TO con-
suit with officials in reference
to joining up.
DUT. the fellow with the but
- ton said, his own strongest
reason for deciding to take
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21
BY 4. v. DurIing

Distributed by King Features synd., Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21
IN Broadway


Trace Mark Registered. Copyright, is.a.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21
Joke About Food

"Hey. look. It's dawn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-21

DUT. the fellow with the but
- ton said, his own strongest
reason for deciding to take
Evening star., 1942-08-18
sqq1il!PP,{s:,sMkqsz$!s$|{zars ii {, IS
ix...yN15ES News Of D c FIGHTING Men

Louis c. Kuhn, jr, 7704 Alaska
avenue NV. has begun his training
in radio operating and mechanics
at the school.
At Lubbock (Tex.) Army Flying
School.
Aviation Cadet Ralph N. Smith,
61o F street SW has reported for
the final lap of the training which
is preparing him for the silver wings
and gold bars of an Air Force Flying
Officer. Before entering the army.
Cadet Smith attended MARYLAND
University.
At Z. S. Naval Air Station, Pensa-
cola, Fla.
Gene A. Wood, 802 Dahlia street
NV has been advanced to the rat
ing of aviation metalsmith, third
class. This promotion carries with it
petty officer rating. Mr. Wood
enlisted in the Navy in October,
1899.
At Camp Murphy, Fla.
Pvt. Laurence Troeger, 1928 Third
street NE, has been enrolled in
special. course of instruction at the
Signal Corps School. Pvt. Troeger
was selected for this course on the
basis of aptitude.
At Camp Pickett. Va.
Charles c. James, 10104 Pierce
Drive, Silver Spring, Md, has been
promoted to sergeant. He is as
signed to Co. B, Sd Medical Bat
talon.
At Maneuvers in North Carolina.
Maurice B. Sinsheimer, jr., for
merly in the dry cleaning business
in the District was promoted to
captain Capt. Sinsheimer is
graduate of Western High School
and the University of Maryland.
At Boiling Field, ID. c.
Master Sergt. Roy w. Hooe of
Washington, now so, claims the
Evening star., 1942-08-18

Madden, Marine
G ps, of 25
Dresden street,
G h Wy Chase,
Nd, has been
p m o t e d to
S t a f f sergeant.
Sergt. Madden
h a S b e e n
a W a r d e d the
M a r inc good
conduct medal
for meritorious
service during a
former enlist
49, @,A
Evening star., 1942-08-18

mum street N W., 1t. otepneh d. L"he.
also was graduated with his COM
mission last week. He is a graduate
of Gonzaga High School, class OF
1888, and was employed at the Bu-
reau of Standards before entering
the Army in 1941. He has been as
signed to Fort Eustis, Va, where his
wife will join him.
At Great Lakes Training Station.
Four Washingtonians were among
the second group to complete its
recruit training under the Navy's
program for enlisting men of the
Negro race. The men who graduated
were Ralph L. Waters, 600 Twelfth
street NE; Martin L. Boyer, %
Hanover street NV; Marshall H.
Lytle, $50 Morton street NV. and
Alfred w. Clemons, 1914 Duncan
street NE.
At Army Air Forces Classification
Center, Nashville.
Cadet Walter A Boyce of Merri-
field, Va, has been assigned to the
Pre-f1ight School, Maxwell Field.
Ala. Cadet Boyce is a graduate of
Fshburne Military School and at
tended Georgetown University.
At Chanute Field, Ill.
Pvt. H. c. Lloyd, 1923 Foxhall
road, NV, has received his diploma
Evening star., 1942-08-18

onstrating ''fu- SerEt. Roy w. Hooe.
ture possibilities in aviation which
were heretofore not appreciated"
At Marine Barracks,
Navy Yard, d. C..
Sergt, Vincent ~ ~:
Evening star., 1942-08-18

Harris, 3193 Porter street NV;
Capt Charles E. Menzel, 4119
Eighteenth place NE; First Its.
Robert R. Spooner, 1888 Summit
place NV, and Marion Archy Han
mum, 734 Tenth street NV. Second
1t. John w. Robertson, 1922 Sun
derland place NV; John r. Neale,
2801 Cortland place NV; Corpls.
Eldred r. Lechner, 5105 Seventh
street NV. and Thomas Appleby
jr., Cavalier Hotel.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
LETTERS WANTED

What do you hear from the
Districts fighting men?
That letter you got recently
there are details in it that
1oould be OF interest to friends
and relatives OF other Wash
rngton men 1Dho are NTH the
same outfit.
The Star inUites readers of
this column to mail to the
city editor copies OF seruice-
mems letters they believe OF
general interest. Letters di-
rectly from men on SerDice
duty especially ,oill be DeI-
coined,
Evening star., 1942-08-18

master c orp S,
Camp Lee, Va.
Ii. Lane, a grad
uate CT Roose-
Welt High School
and Southeast
EN- University,
was employed at
the Justice De-
rartnent before
c II t erin g the
Army. He had
b c c n stationed
prev lou sly at
Boiling Field.
1t. J o h n E.
Maier, $50 VAR
Evening star., 1942-08-18
longest continuous service record Of
any man at Boiling Field, having

served on the
post for 20 of his
% years in the
Army Air Corps.
He enlisted at
Aberdeen, Md,
in 1920. He was
the mechanic on
t h e question
M a rk " tn e
plane that made
endurance flying
history in 1929.
He was awarded
t h e Di S t i n =
guished Flying
Cross for DEM
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Thief Wins Friend

PORTLAND, Greg. GA thief
pilfered the G. E. Lock house. Then
he opened the refrigerator, let Mr..
Locke's dog out of the basement and
gave him choice T-bone steak.
The dog remained silent.
Evening star., 1942-08-18

IN a V l a { / o r
mechanics and
has been sent to
the Willow Run
bomber plant at
Y ps / | a n t i
M i c h., for a
special training
urs Pvt.
Lloyd f ormerly
W as employed
with the Dis
trict Water De-
partment.
Pvt. Sam u e !
E. Hopkins, $3.50
A d a m S M i ! !
Evening star., 1942-08-18

IL
At Army Air Forces Technical
Training Command, Miami
Beach, Fla.
Sam Fox, 6147 Thirty first street
NV, is stationed there as chief
specialist. Mr.. Fox was graduated
from Central High School and re-
ceived an athletic scholarship to
Ohio State University. He was the
originator of the summer football
clinic for promising high school
football talent last year. Two
brothers of Mr.. Fox. Ensign Phil
Fox of the Navy and Joe Fox of the
Marines, are now on active duty.
Eight men from this area have
completed six weeks courses in mil
itary instruction and are now pre-
pared to serve in Air Forces main
tenance. They are Mai. Louis E.
Evening star., 1942-08-18

IL " IL q 4 u 4 .
q vi n n. l 4 2 9
Shepherd street
NV, has been
graduated from
the radio uni
versity of the
Army Air Corps
and is now going
to the Advanced
Air Corps Train
ing School, FL
lington F i e l d ,
Tex. Mr.. Quinn
W as graduated
from Gonzaga
High School in
1898. Before his
Evening star., 1942-08-18

hamper their production today pro-
duce q wide variety Of products.
Chungking reports. In addition to
armaments and military supplies,
Evening star., 1942-08-18

these plants make machine tools,
cotton clothes, shoes. silk and paper.
Weaving and printing establish
ments also travel.
Evening star., 1942-08-18

road, also was Pvt. H. c. Lloyd
graduated from the school of the
Army Air Forces Technical Train
ing Command.
At Medical Replacement Training
Center, Camp Barkeley, Tex.
1t. Donald Leslie Hurd, 1906 Le-
land street NV, was graduated
Saturday in class of Medical Ad-
ministrative Corps officers with his
commission. Prior to his training at
the officer candidate school 1t Hurd
was a corporal attached to the 104th
Quartermaster Battalion. He at
tended Maryland and National Law
Universities.
At Greenville Army Flying School,
Miss.
1t. George r. Grant, 1922 Forty
fourth street NV, has reported for
further flight training as a student
officer. Upon completion of require
nlents. he will be sent to another
field in the Southeast Army Air
Forces Training Center for supple
mentary training leading to wings.
1t. Grant is a graduate of the
United States Military Academy at
West Point.
At Gunter Field, Ala.
Aviation Cadet Howard D. Baer,
5433 Forty-flrst street, NV. has
completed the second phase of his
flight training at the Army Air
Forces Basic Flying School and is
now assigned to the Columbus
(Miss) Army Flying School.
At Army Air Forces Basic Flying
School, Macon Ga.
Leo A. Gnotta, 1343 Radolph street
NV. has been promoted to corporal.
At Scott Field, Ill.
Evening star., 1942-08-18

induction into the Army he was
employed at Fort Belvoir, Va, and
for a short time at The Star, in the
advertising department.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
At Camp Lee. Va,

1t. Stephen B. Lane, 1448 T street
Sc, was graduated with his COM
mission last week from the officers
Training School for the Quarter
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

A headache disturb, YOUR nctt ms
,'jf,n.. With lumrs nerve, often goes
ara Ht,d 0om4.L 200 mfn affecting
the pam 90 ,1ur hcaI-tnu, making
VICIOUS prclc MeG SINGLE acting
PAIN rebe,6r, may sub leave YOU
feeling dull, ,ick>h
To-day million, get ati,- headaches
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

son who killed Normic
you ha]Nn't told us who ne is.
No MISS Halo ! haven't Tho
unlit pipe shifted slightly in
Cobbs mouth BY now. you
know a couple of things about
him though. For example. you
know ne has To- be someone who
was familiar with the whole story
of you and Norma and Libby
Brompton and the taxi driver"
Martha Hale stirred convul-
sively. Cobb did not look az her
II guess. he said. almost any
of them might have found out
about that
But | 49,. ] never brcathcd
word to anyone said Karen
Mother did Norma. I'm sure "
Don't forget Libby, Cobb's
eyes did flick 10 Mrs. Brompton-
Hale then Maybe Libby told
her mother"
No" Mrs. Halo almost shouted
the word. II know nothing about
1T. Even now | haven't any idea
what this this thing between
the girls and the taxi driver was ="
Maybe you're right" muir