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Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-14
RIG GUNS GET BIGGER

The old 75-mm. pieces themselves
guns of a type that won the war
for the French in 1918, had to be
completely redesigned. The French
had stuck to their World War l
models, and the German Panzer
divisions ran right over them The
result was that in the United
States the IS had to be redeSigned,
it's range and velocity increased
with a new piercing shell, its
carriage modernized with a new
split trail that permitted movement
at high speed
Even the bigger guns had to
be brought up to date. Eight
inch howitzers and 155-mm.
field guns we're mOderniZed to
hurI a 200-pOund shell IL miles
and they we're made more mo-
bile by mounting on new
high speed carriage that would
take either weapon, inter
changeably. And new 9O-mm.
anti-aircraft and anti tank
weapon had to be developed
to beat both the German So
nm and the us. old model 3
inch aircraft gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-14
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
o. I..I

9Th g. Holt
Rev. Paul Neipp, Pastor
Sunday school $50 a. m.
Adult Bible class 9:30 a. m.
Divine worship 10:45 a. m.
Sermon topic: Religious Condi
tions in the World To-day"
ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC
Holtville
FIR. Joseph Mackey. Pastor
August Mass schedule:
August 18th, $3.50 a. m'
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-14

August 18th, $3.50 a. m.
August 23rd, TOO and 800 a. m.
August 3Oth, 7:30 and 900 a. m.
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THE CHURCH OF GOD

THE CHURCH OF GOD
Imperial
Rev. II. ID. Scott, pastor
Church school, Gas am. Roy
Duggins, Supt.
Morning worship. IL O'Clock.
EvangeliStic service 8 p. IN.
Tuesday-Prayer meeting p. m.
Church of God Y.P.E. Thursday,
p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-14
CHURCH OF CHRIST
7th and Brighton

Morning worship-10:45 O'Clock.
Communion--12.
Sermon tOpic-Mark g.
Evening worship-7:30 o'clock.
Communion-8 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-14

Williams, Supt.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-14
WAR WORKS WONDERS

The speed with which new models
of weapons are adopted is OF
course greatly accelerated in war
time. 1t took the u S. Army 20
years, for instance, to accpt the
new Garand rifle. But when fasazI
spearheads began to thrust thru
French lines and when Nazi para
chute troops penetrated deep into
Poland, it became obvious that
| troops serving in the rear, who
| had relied on pistols in the past,
would have to be armed with bet
ter, harder hitting, longer range
small arms.
In October, 1910, the Army
ordnance depar tment sent
manufacturers circular list
ing requirements for a short
barreled, lightweight, semi-au-
tomato carbine. By September,
1941, nine models had been
submitted, tested and by the
process of elimination reduced
to a single model which was
developed within six weeks,
standardized and put into pro-
ducti0n for infantry, artillery,
armored force, and eve nthe
Navy and Marines.
Adoption of the new roundheao
helmet is another case in point
For six years the Army experiment
ed with various designs intended
TO improve the old flat British
designed tin hat that was standard
in the last war. The experiment.
an dtestS got nowhere. Then IL
l941, after only a few months, the
answer was found in the new dou-
BILE helmet, similar in general out
line to the German helmet, but
better in that it has the hgh
weight fiber inner helmet that car
be worn back of the lines
In bigger weapons, the cnange'
have been no less startling. In u
days, ordnance and field artillery
designed and standardized on
new tank destroyer, mounting {
75-mm. gun on half track We
hicle that gave it high speed ant
extreme flexibility as weapon
to battle the mass tank tactics in
troduced by the Germans.
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THE SALVATION ARMY
635 Broadway, Phone 511
Commanding Officers

Commanding Officers
Major and Mrs. Thomas w. Pipes
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Holiness meeting, IL a. m.
Public meetings. Tues, Thurs,
and Sat, 7:30 p. m.
Ladies Home League meeting
Thurs, p. m.
Salvation meeting, 7:45 p. m.
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC
Veterans Hall
Father w. r. Clavin, pastor
Masses 8 and $50 a. m. Sundays.
Mass am. week days.
STATE STREET CHRISTIAN
5th and State
Edwin l.. Carter, Pastor
Church school Gas. Mrs. Ray
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
Benny Fields
Is Headliner
At the Bowery

BENNY FIELDS, Your Min
strel Man" who has been a top
notch vaudeville singer for two
decades, heads the bill at the
Bowory Cafe this week.
Beginning his career in cafes and
vaudeville in Chicago and New
York, Benny worked for time in
his own cafe. wynn Cliff Inn" in
Chicago. 1t was at that time. act
ing as both impreSSario and enter
tainer, that he organized the trio
OF Fields. Salisbury and Davis
The latter has Benny Davis, now
Ibig-time song writer and talent
scout.
Breaking into the top ranks OF
vaudeville with the trio, Benny
met Blossom Seeley, one of the
Icountry's most popular singers,
who later became-and still is
Mrs. Fields.
With the decline OF vaudeville,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fields went through
hard times with the rest of their
profession. and finally Benny
started alone from the bottom once
more as single act in small clubs
| His first noteworthy success was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
Two MiIIionaires
Swing and Kick
in FINLAND Club

HOLLYWOOD, July fINS) -
Hollywood was busy today trying
to put two and two together fol-
lowing the latest night club fisti-
cuffs this time between two
lmillionaires.
In one corner was "A lexis
Thompson, 27, millionaire sports
man and son of the late David
Thompson, Pittsburgh steel king
In the other was Thomas Warner
Jr.. also n, wealthy son of an
auto parts manufacturer.
Scores OF film celebrities OBJ
served the Scuiflc early yesterday
morning from ringSide seats al
"a popular night club. -
No one was quite clear as tc
just what happened.
Thompson said that he was
seated at a table with actresses
Ann Corcoran and Marie Mac
Donald when Warner attempted tc
join the party.
81 asked him To leave and he
refused" recountcd Thompson.
"When I pushed him away he
swung at me and fell down. He
got up and tried 10 kick me in
the face. l thought IL was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
Lionel AtwiII indicted
in Wild Party Perjury

( LOS ANGELES. July ! INS).
Accused of giving false testi-
nony at a grand jury investiga-
lion Of an alleged wild party" at
his home, Lionel Atwill. the film
actor. was under indictment today
Tor perjury.
Investigation OF the alleged
party was begun by last year S
county grand jury when Sylvia
Hamalaine. 16-year-old, movie.
Struck Minnesota girl. complained
that she had been attacked. The
inquiry was Shelved when the
grand jury reported insufficient
evidence for an indictment. The
case was reopened by the present
grand jury short time ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
LOuella Parsons
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP

HOLLYWOOD. July l. Maui
reen O'Hara is a very sick girl
much Sicker than any one outside
her studio and family realizes. Her
Operation some months ago failed
10 relieve her condition and now
she must get strong enough for
additional surgery. SO Maureen
won't be able TO emote opposite
Jack Benny in The Meanest Man
in the World" And here. my
friends, is surprise: blond Pris-
ella Lane, the bride, has been
borrowed as JackSon'S. screen
sweetie.
The Meanest Man in the
World, )" the old George NJ. Cohan
play, gets going Monday with Jack,
Priscilla and Rochester in the line
up. Bill Morrow. writer of most of
the Benny comedy. is doing the
gags. SidneX Lanfield is directing
and William ~Perlberg producing
4 Six months ago Arthur Freed
told me that he wanted 10 do the
life of Jerome Kern. Well, it's all
set now. Arthur is on his way TO
New York 10 look al Best Foot
Forward but before he went ne
completed the deal 10 do the story
OF Jerome Kern'S life for M-G-M.
That ought to be another Yam
kee Doodle Dandy for Jerome
Kern is one of the most loved men
in America and certainly one Of
our best modern composers. He
wrote all the marvellous tunes for
Show Boat'-"Old Man River.
and My Bill" and Smoke Gets IN
Your Eyes for Roberta as well
as Big Show from Edgar Allan
Woolfs operetta Head over
Heels and He Wouldn't Believe
Me" from The Girl From Utah
and numberless others.
He wrote the music for three of
Edgar Allan Woolfs shows and
when M-G-M gets ready 10 do the
movie Edgar would be perfect 10
write the Kern story.
When Alan Hale steps into the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01

role of Steve ellis. boon com.
panion of Mark Twain Freddie
March in The Adventures OF
Mark Twain" he starts his thir-
tieth year in the movies.
Sometimes in all the excitement
about the glamour girls and the
romantic heroes, ! think we forget
Just what an actor like Alan
means TO a picture. He's as ia
miliar to most fans as your Uncle
Joe and in many small town par
ticularly, he is as we'll known as
any star.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
Helen Hayes Helps
0PA Explain Ceilings

NYACK. ". J., July ! GNS).-
Helen Hayes, star Of stage and
screen is the OPA's No price
ceiling volunteer representative in
these parts.
Miss Hayes heads group Of
Nyack citizens who are calling
upon the community'S Z40 stores
70 explain in detail the intricacies
Of price regulation in accordance
with Leon Henderson's recently
Announced plan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01

good idea to end II quickly. I
hit him with chair"
Warner stated:
IL don't think anything much
happened. At least. don't re-
member anything much. any
way, I'm feeling all right now"
No one was hurt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01

in Chicago'S Chez Paree in 1896,
and since then, Benny has been
back in the big time.
Others on the big bill are the
Two Goods. arco-dancerS; the
Wynn Twins with their comedy
dance surprise; dancers Charles
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01

"Your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, is one OF many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01
Jack Pickering
| Here
I and
| Now
ROWING:

ROWING:
Kitty and ! seem 20 be on an
o.1sr movie hinge. This time
it's westerns and m ystef y
thrillcrS.
The other night one short was
collection of the fabulous
sonC-ane-dance scenes from pic
lures made a decade ago, when
everything was still colossal
or better. Remember Broad
way Melody
II was supposed 10 bring a
nostalgia tear for the good old
days, maybe. but a lady in the
row behind snortcd, Makes me
feel sick. Just like a hangover.
II reminds me of being IN col
lege when il was fashionable 10
Get tight on gin
ProhibtioniSts seem 10 be
showing new signs of life, and
some OF the cafe owners are
worrying out loud. fearing an
other attempt TO pass a dry law
The price of whisky, incl
dentally. has just gone up again
in Canada, along with every
thing else. Walt Collins and
Hal Lawrence at the CKLW
studios say that the tax for a
single mans income of $1,000
will be about $500. but about
$3.50 of that is in enforced saw
ings. They'll get il back after
the war.
Val Clare. back from his
vacation. with snapshot that
makes him look like Mark
Twain He has the same dry
sense of humor. too. Not many
of the people who hear him Civ
ing his precise newscasts know
that he sometimes relaxes by
taking part under an assumed
name. and just for fun in the
clowning antics Of Joe Gentle
and Ralph Bingo. on their non
sense comedy program.
Now, Of course, the USO
is beginning TO expand It's ef-
forts overseas -. George Pier
rot remember when he edited
the American Boy?) tells of
seeing Jimmy Young few days
ago. Young. the ms reporter
who was iugged by the laps
some months ago for writing
the truth, told PierTot that
there's Japanese word, 'uso.
that means - approximately -
that's a darned lie"
Glenn Stadler. the Michigan
reporter who was interned by
the Germans and only recently
got back TO this country, is
Vacationing in Northern Michi-
gan Reason why restau-
rants are so careful with the
sugar: In one of Detroits best
places. the waitress found that
full sugar bowl had been COM
! pletely emptied by a we'll
: dressed man. Apparently
. dumped it in his pocket Don
Willie reports telling young
. lady on a bus. as they passed
through Ecorse and Wyandotte,
This is where millionaires
were made" She was puzzled
. she didn't remember the Wide
. open rum running days and
didn't understand his remark!
How time slithers past US!
Golf courses looking lonely,
! with so many people staying
! home 20 save tires Girls
! wearing Stacks and carrying tin
lunch pals A note from
Molly OF the Marines addressed
kitty OF the Pickerings"
81. Irene Hawkins, switching
her vacation 10 New York in
stead Of the Far West. Long
!. trips are out. New York,
she says. Is the only city In the
: world with a beauty psrlor for
: men. Well, ones enough &.
: some firemen pitching horse
shoes. Maybe that fine old
Z game will stage comeback
now. Where can / get four old
: horse shoes: 1 never was any
good at golf. anyway,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-01

and Irene JOY; baritone Jerry Wal
lace; novelty artists Edison and
Louise, and Charlie Carlisle 10
the ceremonies, while
Benny ReSh's orchestra, with
Johnny King singing, plays for the
show
Evening star., 1942-12-19
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME

am afraid he would have forgotten
all about it II that little voice down
inside hadn't reminded him the
very first thing the next morning
Of what he was to do.
"The sooner it's over the better"
thought Peter rs he ate q hasty
breakfast. Then he started as fast
as he could go, lipperty, lipperty,
lip, for the stonewall on the edge
Of the Old orchard where Chatterer
had found new home. As he
drew near he heard voices. Peter
stopped to listen. While it isn't
at all polite or nice to listen to
what other people are saying when
they don't know that you are
around, 1t is very, very necessary
for the little people Of the Green
Forest and Green Meadows to know
who is about. 50 whenever they
hear voices they always stop to
listen and make sure who the voices
belong to. So Peter stopped and lis
tened for just minute. That was
all he needed to make sure Of the
voices.
They were the voices Of Chatterer
and Tommy Tit the Chickadee.
Peter smiled and hurried on. There
was nothing to be feared from
either, and he wanted to get his
unpleasant errand finished. AZ he
drew nearer he heard Chatterer
laughing At to kill himself.
"Ea, ha, In! fIo, no, ho!" shouted
Chatterer.
He. he. dee, dee, dee!. laughed
Tommy TIT.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
BY Thornton w. BURGESS

Must be a great joke; guess I'll
hurry and find out what it is so
can laugh, too," thought Peter,
but just that very minute he heard
something that made him stop
short. 1t was his own name.
And doesn't Peter know now?"
asked Tommy Tit between chuckles.
"No," replied Chatterer, wiping
tears of laughter from his eyes,
"he hasn't any more idea where
my new house Is than the man In
the moon. He thinks he knows,
but bless your heart he hasn't any
more idea than you have where it
is"
But I have more than an idea
u know where 1t is,' replied Tom
my Tit.
Chatterer stopped laughing &
whats that?" he cried sharply
II said that know" replied Tom
my Tit, and laughed harder than
ever. Dee, dee, dee! You can't
fool me, Chatterer! I'm not Peter
Rabbit and you can't fool me! Dee,
dee, dee, chickadee!"
How do you know?" demanded
Chatterer.
Because peeped In and saw
you in bed before you were awake
this morning" replied Tommy Tit,
@0 course I wouldn't have peeped
In II I had known that you had
decided to make your home there
and now that do know I won't
Be % impolite again."
ChAtteree odged . uttlo nearer
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Lillian Cox Athey

light gray, edged with white, on
the breast, and to pure white on the
abdomen. These feathers are valu-
able for pillows.
The eyes of the birds are dark
brown, sometimes hazel. and the
bill is pale orange or yellow. The
shanks and toes are a deep reddish
orange. The female resembles her
mate, the two making q handsome
couple.
The Toulouses are not record
breakers as layers. though they can
be bred to do better than they
would otherwise. From IS to IS
eggs per year is not an impressive
showing. Further. the Toulouse, as
q rule, Is known as q non- -sitter-in
this country she would be called a
Stacker, and scientific men would
ind q way to increase her output.
Geese can be raised successfully
and profitably in all parts Of the
United States. They are most
abundant in the Middle Western
and North Central States, because
there Is greater demand for them
there.
They can find much of their own
food during the season when there
is an abundance Of grass. and they
are close croppers. No lawnmower
would be necessary If . few geese
could be persuaded to attend
strictly to that special area. They
like to move about too much. how
ever, and for this reason, they do
best in pastures.
Geese do not demand expensive
housing equipment as they are well
clothed and need shelter only during
the stormy weather. In the South.
they take care of themselves quite
nicely. There are quite . few rea-
sons why geese could be raised
profitably and fattened commercial
" around Christmas by those who
are raising chickens.
Illinois usually leads by raising
we'll over q half H-million geese closely
followed by lows, with about SOC, 600,
and Minnesota, the same. Missouri
and Wisconsin raise about $50, 900
each, and Michigan. Ohio, Indiana.
North Dakota and South Dakota
about 2oo, 900.
All breeds Of geese In this country
ars descended frum ths Wild gay
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Take My Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Saturday Quiz

Concordia: Please explain the diff
ference in meaning between war
ship" and ''battleship."- Reader.
Answer: A warship is any war
vessel, especially If armed. A battle
ship is the largest warship, has the
heaviest armor and carries the
largest guns.
Los Angeles: Should we say, An
FBI agent" or q FBI agent"?-Mrs.
r. S. G.
Answer: The rule is: Use "a"
before consonants and consonant
sounds; as: A man, a union (union
begins with the sound of the con-
sonant "y," as; YOON-yun). Use
IAN" before vowels and vowel
sounds; as, an egg; an FBI agent
c'f' begins with the sound OF the
short vowel "e." as: Ell.
Columbus: My chum steals every
boy friend I get. And she's not
satisfied with one or two-she wants
EN- all. Is there a name I can call
her and still be lady?-Lucy.
Answer: Try 'polyandrist," mean
ing having many men,"
Indianapolis: You are wrong in
stating that the H" Of lie Havre
is silent. If it were. the name would
be spelled ''L'Havre. ."-F. T. r.
Answer: Sorry. In French. "h''
always is silent. And there are many
instances in which "le" and "la'
are not contracted before a." for
example: La hache (the axe), la
haine (the hate). le heros (the
hero), le huit (the eight, la Haye
(the Hague), etc.
Bangor: Isn't ENSIGN . rather
new word?-T. o. L.
Answer: No; it is from the Latin
insignium, mark or sign" See
Isaiah Ii, H.. And he shall set up
an ensign for the nations -"
Radio fiuttertongue plucked from
the ether by r. o. D. Of Seattle: I'm
North Africa the Bidish we're put
ting up a very brittle batter!"
pliiied rules for pronouncins French.
stamped t3-cent. SELF addressed en-
sns z ssr A.i f'o ioI s & Ies
GR.iesssd By the Bell syndicate. 1ne3
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Births Reported

Becker. Sam and Dorothy: girl.
Beitl, John and Bessie, girl.
Bergeron. wilfred and Cecile, cir!
Bresinger. Richard and Vera, girl.
Brooks, Earl and Rose, boy:
Bryan, william and Eva, Girl.
Chiles. James and Pauline. boy
Corrado Anthony and Rafhe, boy.
Cramblitt. Milton and Elizabeth, girl,
Ferris, Herbert and Madalean, girl.
Flynn, Thomas and Rite. boy.
Gasman. Arthur and Dorothy. boy.
cation, Daniel and Ethel, girl.
Gilbert, Ben and Msurine, boy.
Gilbert. Ralph and Lillian. boy.
Grumbine. Merrill and Neva' ooy'
Holmstrom Ralph and Grace; boy
Hudson, Raymond and May, boy:
Narceiiino Ernest and Gladys, boy.
Mills, Frank and Elsie. girl.
Mcintosh. Allen and Gertrude. sirl.
Payne. Royce and Dorothy. girl.
Perry, Frank and Gladys. girl
Raffo. Bernard and Mary. girl.
Keddick. Merrill and Jeannette, girl.
Rice. Robert and Edith. girl.
Rider. Berlin and Mabel, girl
Santilli Santucci and Emma, girl.
cambridge, Eugene and Kathleen, boy.
Seibert, ". Edward and Gladys. Girl
9heppard. Eugene and Laura, girl.
SpurFeon, Sidney snd Nency. Girl,
stricken. Raymond and Elsie, girl.
Stup. lie Roy and Mamie. boy.
Sulhof, John and Marsaret. girl.
Thorne. Carlton and Vera. boy
Upton. Lloyd and Cornelia. girl.
Trexler. Samuel and Eileen. eirl,
Trimmer, Curtis and Frances. boy.
weaver. James and ocdlen. boy.
wyvill, william and Eunice. girl.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
BY Frank willard
BY Herb and Dole UIrey
BY Will Eisner
BY Art Huhto
Paul Foqorty

to Tommy. "Say," he begged.
promise me that you won't give my
secret away. Be a good fellow
and promise not to tell any ons
where my new house is
"Of course I'll promise" replied
Tommy promptly. Il never NEEDLE
in other peoples affairs" With
that and a farewell dee, dee" Tom
my few over to the middle OF the
Old Orchard.
Peter Rabbit sat right where he
was. He had come up there to try
to do the right thing. and now he
didn't know Just what to do.
Evening star., 1942-12-19

Peter Rabbit learned a long time
ago that when he had done mean
or unkind thing he never could
feel right in his own mind until
he had admitted the wrong and
said he was sorry. It was hard to
do this sometimes, but afterward
he always felt 50 much better that
he often wondered why everybody
didn't do the same way. You see
Peter is alone q great deal, partic-
ularly when he Is at home in the
dear Old Brier Patch and when
he is alone somehow that little small
voice down inside that seems always
trying to have him do right will
keep talking in spite Of all he can do
If he has been getting into mischief.
Ever since he had spied on Chat
terer the Red Squirrel to find out
where Chaterer's new house was
that small voice had given Peter
no rest at all. It quite spoiled
Peters appetite, and when Peter
cannot eat you may know that he
doesn't feel right at all. He felt
a little better after he had made
up his mind to 60 the very next
morning and tell Chatterer how
mean he had been, but he Is such 4
happy-go-lucky little fellow that I
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Scouts Collect Chestnuts

Responding to an urgent call for
chestnuts for medical purposes, Boy
Scouts Of Belfast. Northern Ireland,
have taken charge Of the collection.
Collectors are paid Il cents . hum
dred pounds The boys usually col
lect chestnuts In the fall 10 use as
missiles.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
NATURES CHILDREN
TOULOUSE GEESE.

In Europe, the goose is far more
popular at Christmastime than the
turkey. Americans are the great
turkey eaters. The Toulouse goose
derived its name from the city in
southern France. It is the largest
and most popular of all standard
breeds of geese.
AS you can see. these geese are
handsome birds. apparently aware
Evening star., 1942-12-19

goose and have been domesticated
for many centuries. Six breeds are
recognized g standard: Toulouse,
Embden, African, Chinese. Canada
or wild, and Egyptian. The Toulouse
and the Embdsn are the most popu-
lar heeodD.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Issued Ut Rockville.

John George Drake. 21. and Ozella Wray
Taylor, 90 both Of washington.
Robert William Sandberg. 30. Rockville
and Helen 1awanda Davis IL RoseVile'
Mich.
Leonard Matthew clujat. %. Newport
News. Va. and Margaret Eizaoeth
whitney. %, Takoma PARK. Mo:
samuel Lehrman, 63, Harrisburg. Pa. and
Bessie r Abel. so. Washington.
wesley Robert Osborne. u. Duncansvilie'
Pa. and Margie Lorrayne Amlck' Is'
John Gardner Payne, 81, Arlington. va
and Jeanne Collette lie Gendre, 60
Allison II. Classett. 2s. and Edna N.
Thomas, 90. both OF Sandy Spring, No
Wayne Melvin Smith. 25, ana Medla
Amelia Jones, 10. both Of Bethesda, Mo
Evening star., 1942-12-19

Twas soin' to pretend to be asleep
and tell the kids . lot Of silly stun
when they questioned me about my
Christmas presents fer them. Well,
sure enough DID fall asleep.
Maybe I let all the cats out Of
~ bagi