davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17

these products. in an effort TO en-
courage use of larger containers.
The WPB also limited to the
size of the 1871 production such
items as bath salts, cleansing
cream, cologne. face powder. lip
stick, mascara. perfume and sun
tan preparations.
In more drastic regulation, the
WPB cut the manufacture Of bath
milk, bubble bath, eyelash curjer
and hair lacquer to so per cent Of
1871 production. o
Certain types Of cosmetics Al
toiletry soon may be simplifed and
others eliminated, but there stiIl
will be plenty of types TO choose
from.
The WPB hopes to save IT.
100000 pounds Of chemicals and
other critical materials each year
by this order.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
Catholic Vicar Named
For Army in Australia

UNITED NATIONS HEAD
QUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA
July II (INS).-The Right. Rev
Daniel ManniX. Catholic arch
bishop of Z Melbourne. has been
designated Catholic vicar delegate
for United States forces in Aus
tralia. il waS~announced today by
Major John Kinney. chief OF
United States Army chaplains ir
Australia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
Nazis Sweep On Toward Rostop
RommeI's
Tanks K.O'd
BY British
BY LEON KAY
United Press star Correspondent

CAIRO, July 17.-British forces
have knocked out many German
tanks in fierce and still develop
ing battle on the central section of
the Alamein front in Egypt, it was
announced today.
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
threw his main armored forces
into the central sector at dawn
yesterday in an attempt TO dis
lodge the imperial troops from
their newly won dominant Ruqei-
sat Ridge and. it was indicated. 10
get his Afrika Korps rolling east
ward on a new drive for Alexan-
dria and the Nile.
Repulsed, apparently, in the
morning and afternoon. Rommel
resumed his attack in the evening
and At last report the fighting. still
intensifVinp. continued.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
Mrs. Mature Charges
Improviden(e, Cruelty

HOLLYWOOD, July is (UP).-
Mrs. Martha Stevenson Mature
charged in a divorce petition to-
day that her husband, screen star
Victor Mature, was improvident
and cruel.
Mrs. Mature. widow of the or
cheStra leader, Hal Kemp. accused
her husband Of extreme mental
and physical cruelty. and said
Mature was a strong, able-hodied
man and we'll able 10 support her
even though he didn't. She asked
$50 monthly alimony.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
FLIERs RAID ANS

There was bitter fighting also on
the coastal area of the front. On
the south British mobile task forces
compelled the Germans 10 with
draw slightly. il was asserted.
Bomber and fighter-bomber
planes, supporting the ground
forces. attacked German and Ital-
ian formations in the battle area
and targets TO the enemy rear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17

had been shot yesterday at Glasco,
across the river. during an Italian
American picnic, but Sheriff Sal
vadore Mayone of Glasco said he
had not heard of any such picnic.
Police broadcast an eight-state
alarm. Patrols along the Hudson
River stopped all automobiles and
checked each thoroughly. Police
also checked all hitch-hikers and
suspicious persons walking along
state highways and back roads.
Suspicious persons were ordered
held until definitely identified.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
PROBE INCOMPLETE

"Our investigation of the
trouble Is not yet complete"
Bennett said, "but IL appears
the strike was started by
union committeeman who be-
came angry because the tele-
phone was taken out of the
committee ROOM"
The committee room Is room
in the plant where union and COM
pany officials meet TO discuss
grievances and problems. Bennett
said JAW heads in Washington
had recently agreed TO eliminate
the use of committee rooms and
that the telephone was removed
from this one as a result.
The committeeman was reported
to have gone through several de.
partments calling on all workers
to drop their tools. The strike
then spread, department by de.
partment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
The Weather

The sun will Get ~ e:O5 p. m. today.
and rise tomorrow AZ 6.12 a m
The moon viii set Al 1877 p. m.
today. and rise tomorrow Al 1873 A. m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
Street Cars,
Buses Hailed;
Riders Routed
Passengers Stranded
in Wildcat Walkout;
War Plants Crippled

DSR wildcat strikers fired.
"Fire them" he told Samuel
r. Gilbert, chairman of the DSK
commission.
The strike II illegal, stupid
and ridiculous he said.
All Is DSR Woodward avenue
street cars were reported out Of
operation at noon.
Turning deaf ear to their LEAD.
ers, minority group of ALL bus
drivers and street car motorn1eh
began a wildcat strike todsy
elected passengers from buses ard
street cars and picketed car barns.
Throughout the city regular pss-
sengers were left stranded on cor
ners as the strike-bent members
of the AFL Street Car Mems
Union tried to force buses and
street cars back into treir barns.
Police ordered immediate arrest OF
any one interfering with public
transportation.
Suffering the most inconven-
fence were office workers and
business people. All regular DSR
equipment was rolling during the
early hours when war workers
went to their jobs.
FEAR AFTERNOON RUSH
However, DSR Manager Fred A.
Nolan expressed fear that trans.
Iportation might be crippled fur.
Their during the afternoon ruSh
hour.
Outlying war plants apparently
were more affected by the D9R
strike than those closer In. Detr6it
factories generally reported near
normal shifts.
At the Detroit Diesel plant,
however, officials said only about
80 to IS per cent of the workers
reported. They blamed the disrup-
ton of bus service.
At the Highland Park barn, at
10 a. m, approximately 300 driv-
ers milled in the driveway yelling
at passing drivers to unload their
passengers and pull off the streets.
They carried signs. declaring q
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
Reds Break
Enemy Lines
At Voronezh
u. S.-Made Planes
in Battle; Foe Says
Donets Crossed
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
taIssA Pres. stan Correspondent

MOSCOW. July 17.-The Axis
mass offensive continued unbroken
through the southern Donets Sec
tor toward Rostov and Stalingrad
today despite Red army counter
attacks that seized the initiative
and broke through two enemy de-
tense lines In the raging battle of
Voronezh.
The main German drive still was
directed toward the southeast.
seeking TO isolate the Caucasus
and cut the Russian supply lines
from l+he-south. Dispatches ac-
knowledged that il continued 10
gain ground southeast Of Mlllcrovo
despite stubborn resistance and
counter-attacks by American-built
and Russian airplancs.
4. S.-BUHT PLANES AID
United StatcS-madc Airacohras,
: Bostons and BoeingS were support
ing the Russians as they fought at
Voronezh. in The Don River bend
and in the Briansk sector, whore
a Nazi offensive attempt had been
halted with several thousand dead.
CThe German communique
today reported that Axis forces
had crossed the Donets River TO
the east bank, apparently near
Kamensk. only so miles north of
Rostov. and were driving hard
into the Russian flank and rear
toward the lower Don River.
which flows back 10 the Sea of
Azov al Rostov. gateway 10 the
Caucasus. This asserted advance
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Tall Trees, at Wilton, Conn, and
a winter home in Miami, Fla.
Editors note: Mr.. Paul's
column appeared in The Detroit
Times.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
THREE-STAT SEARCH

The Pennsylvania state motor
patrol was requested 10 watch for
parachutiSts in northern PennSy1-
vania. New Jersey state police
and special officers halted auto
mobiles for investigation at the
Holland and Lincoln tunnels be-
tween New Jersey and New York.
Connecticut state police came
here TO aid New York state police
in the search.
Clyde Swendson, caretaker on
the former John Jacob Astor es-
tate, two miles south of Rhine
beck. and his wife reported having
seen parachutists dropping.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
'DSR SERVICE TIED UP;
STRIKERS TO BE FIR
Ford Boss
Elected in
Work Row

A new labor dispute in the air.
craft building of the Ford Motor
Company's Rouge plant, in which
five union committeeman forced
the plant superintendent out of
the building. was reported today.
| UAW-CIO representatives were
reported comforting with company
and army officials to settle the
dispute. Work was not stopped.
The row began, union members
said, when a company notice was
posted stating union committee
men must do regular production
work in the aircraft building if
they are TO be paid. Much of the
committeemens' time is now spent
in handling of union matters.
WILLOW RUN SIT-DOwN
The Rouge plant difficulties fol-
low stoppage of work in the giant
Willow Run bomber plant for ap-
jproximately an hour because of ar
unauthorized sit-down strike. Both
company and UAW-CIO officials
were trying to trace the cause OF
the trouble.
The strike occurred at about
$3.50 p. m. yesterday and affected
thousands of workers on the after
noon shift, said Harry H. Bennett,
Ford personnel director.
Work was resumed at about
7:30 p. m. in all of the plant ex-
cept the department in which the
strike began. said Bennett. The
one department did not resume
work until approximately $50
p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
SEES WHITE SPOTS

Swendson said he was painting
a building yesterday afternoon and
looked up at a swarm of bees.
Then, he said, he also saw some
white spots Rubbing his eyes TO
make certain that specks of paint
weren't in them, he looked again.
They still were there. he said,
and, plainly visible against the
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Evening star., 1942-06-15
New York Produce

NEW YORK. June Is LP.-Butter. two
days receipts, 1,712, $50; steady. Cream
marks, 37-37H4: 90 score (cash market.
3634: sS-91 score, 33'4-36; S5-s7 score,
32-33.
Cheese. two days receipts. 509,645;
steady; state, whole milk flats, held. 1910,
27l2-29h2 held 1941, 21-2sh4: current
make, 23-24.
Eyes, two days receipts 43,615 steady:
mixed colors: Fancy to extra fancy, 3D.
rent receipts, 3Ol2 mediums. 30, dirties,
No; J., 3oA; AVERAGE checks, 29A,l2.
fancy. 37-3S1a: wholesale sales of fancy
to extra fancy. 33k-36A; nearby and
Midwestern exchange specials. 33; nearby
and Midwestern standards, 32A; Jobbins
sales of exchange to fancy heavy mediums,
3334-35: wholesale sales Of exchange to
fancy heavy mediums 32l2-331a; nearby
Browns: Nearby end Midwestern fancy @
Standards. s3 sxsrd fsaey g. mediums, 3oss sssiaiS
Duck eggs, 30-34.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Standard Oil Loses Appeal
In 1880 Tax Loss Case
q, the Associated Press.

., the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 15.-A Board OF
Tax Appeals ruling that the Stand
ard Oil Co. could not deduct s2,906,-
484 as a bad debt in its 1880 tax
schedule. was upheld in a decision
by the United States Circuit Court
of Appeals Saturday.
Under the decision the oil COM
pany must pay tax deficiency of
s409,81978 for 1890 in accordance
with findings by the United States
tax commissioners Office and the
appeals board.
The case involved the Mammoth
Oil Co., which in 1922 leased Teapot
Dome lands in Wyoming. The same
year the Stanolind Co., subsidiary
of the Standard Oil Co., contracted
for Mammoth's lands, and under
the contract obtained 1,430,024 bar
rels of crude oil from Mammoth, the
decision said. The Board of Tax
Appeals held the lease and sup
Elemental agreement were executed
by Mammoth without authority OF
law and contrary to the policy OF
the United States to conserve its
petroleum resources.
The Government instituted litiga-
tion in 1928 and the Stanolind Co.,
in settlement, paid the $2,906,4S4.
Because the Mammoth Co., which
went into bankruptcy, could not pay
the Stanolind firm that amount, the
Standard Oil Co., as the parent
firm, listed the amount as a bad
debt and therefore tax-exempt. The
tax commissioner, however, dis
allowed the deduction claim on the
ground that the entire Stanolind-
Mammoth transaction was fraudu-
lent.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Pullman Chief Praises
Eastman's S foresight
Srscial Dispatch to The Star.

Srecial Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, June 15.-Sev-
eral hundred railroad coach cars
are available. today for troop trans
port which would have been scrap
ped prior to the war except for the
foresight of Joseph B. Eastman,
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
it was brought out in the trial of the
antitrust civil suit against the Pull
man group of companies here.
This tribute to Eastman, now ad-
ministrator OF the Office of Defense
Transportation, was made by David
A. Crawford, president of Pullman,
Inc, and it's subsidiary, the Pullman
Co.
He testified that when a piece of
rail equipment is retired from ICC
account records, it must be scrapped
within a year. They don't let you
guess on it; you have got to get rid
of it," he declared.
The Pullman parlor cars-several
hundred of them-were not de-
stroyed, however, Mr.. Crawford ex-
planned, baceuse I'VE went down and
told Mr.. Eastman that these cars
were perfectly sound physical units
and that they would be of use GER
tainly if war came"
Mr.. Eastman agreed to our re-
quest that we be allowed to keep
the cars, Mr. Crawford said.
Most of these parlor cars were
later sold by Pullman to the rail-
roads and converted by the latter
into coaches, Mr.. Crawford said.
Some of the railroads found they
were so much better than their
regular coaches, Mr.. Crawford added,
that those converted parlor cars are
now in the railroads own daily coach
lines and they are using the regular
coaches for troop cars.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Virginia Public Service
Sells Ice Company
B, the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, June Is
Frank A. Mitchell has resigned the
vice presidency of the Virginia
Public Service Co. and with group
of local associates has purchased
the Newport News Distilled Ice Co.
from the VPS.
Mitchell had been here since
January, 1941, having been sent to
Newport News to succeed Norman
E. Drexler as vice president and
eastern division manager for the
utility. His place in the manage
ment of VPS here will be taken by
George E. Kidd.
Sledd c. Mitchell will be vice
president of the new independent
ice company, with Harry H. Holt,
jr., secretary, and Whthe w. Holt,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Late Buying Helps
Airline Stocks in
Quiet Dealings
Many Leaders Fail
To Make Heodwoy;
Close Irregular
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

NEW YORK, June 15.-Late buy
ing in air transport stocks helped
the market today but many leaders
failed to get of the ground.
The list loafed in narrowly irreg-
ular territory during the forenoon.
Trends stiffened here and there
after midday. While plus marks
ranging from fractions to point or
so were well distributed in the final
hour, small declines were numerous.
Dealings were slack from the start.
although picking up bit in the lat
ter part Of the proceedings. Trans
fers were around 1000 shares.
Brokerage quarters saw scant
stimulation in the war news and
the selectively better action Of the
market was attributed mainly to the
drying up of offerings in the morn
ing and the belief last weeks av-
erage decline had improved the
technical position.
American Airlines got up more
than points at the best, then
slipped a shade. Ahead most of the
time were Eastern Air Lines, U. S.
Steel, Bethlehem, Anaconda, Ken
necott, Goodrich, Standard Oil New
Jersey, Glen Martin, j. I. Case,
Westinghouse, New York Central
and Great Northern.
American Telephone came back
after an early stumble. In the
tagging division the greater part of
the session were Santa Fe, J. C.
Penney, Montgomery Ward, Wool
worth, Sperry. U. S. Rubber and
Du Pont.
Bond Prices Mixed.
Fractional gains and losses were
about evenly matched in the bond
market toward the close.
The bell wether rails-those is
sues which generally account for
most of the volume on a face value
basis-brought prices mostly un-
changed to a shade under Satur-
days close.
Turnover in the industrial and
utilities sections was small, prices
holding about steady.
United States Government issues
sold about even with Saturdays fin
ish in over-the-counter trading.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Chicago Grain
B! the Associated Press.

B! the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June Wheat
prices rose almost a cent, rye near
2 cents and soybeans even more
than that during early dealings in
the futures market today, but a
subsequent reaction wiped out much
or all of the gains.
Reports of wet weather delays to
wheat harvest in the Southwest. of
lend-lease purchases of rye flour
for Russia and of Government plans
to reduce the 1943 wheat acreage
were bullish factors. Soybean buy
ers were stimulated by the fact that
the loan rate on farms is higher
than current prices. Later, scat
tered profit taking and hedging
sales caused the reaction.
Wheat closed unchanged to 4
lower compared with Saturday,
July, lbs; September, 1919 "a;
corn unchanged to Is higher, July,
86-S6ls; September, $685.; oats,
Is off to 4 up: soybeans, Liz
higher; rye, as-5s lower.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
A. c. Spark Plug Breaks
Production Records
Py tn, Associated Press.

FS tn, Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 15-General
Motors announced today its A. C.
spark plug division in May had
broken all its records for production
of Browning machine guns, exceed
ing its original schedule for the
month by SO per cent and topping
April output by 16 per cent.
THE increase" according to
George Mann, jr., general manager
of the division, may be attributed
to our expanded facilities which
have resulted in more employment
and the introduction of the swing
shift which allows utilization of
manufacturing time "a hours a day,
seven days a week"
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Rise in Wholesale
Food Prices Halted
Al Least for Time
All Major Products
Now Stund Below
Highs for Year
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,

CHICAGO. June 15.-The war in
spired agricultural commodity price
rise and the almost uninterrupted
advance in wholesale food costs
since before Pearl Harbor have
definitely been halted, at least for
the time being, market statistics
showed today.
Although farm commodities are
exempt from blanket ceilings placed
on most processed food costs to con-
sumers, market prices now have re
treated from 1912 highs in the case
of all major products.
They are still we'll above year ago
levels, however, and experts said this
fact. coupled with greatly increased
wartime farm production, virtually
assures agriculture of near record
cash income this year. Preliminary
forecasts indicate marketings will
yield farmers about S2000,000, 900
more than the $l1,000,000,000 plus
income they received in 1941. Dur
ing the first quarter of 1912 cash
farm income was Al per cent greater
than year ago. Largest income on
record was ,60O,O00,0 900 in 1919;
the smallest since then, less than
S., ,000, 900, 900 in 1882.
Effects Differ.
Price ceilings as Of March highs
which went into effect last month on
most food costs in retail and whole
sale trade, directly or indirectly
affect farm commodities to varying
degrees, experts said. Some foods,
however, such as eggs and poultry
milk products, flour, mutton and
lamb, are exempt even in wholesale
and retail trade.
Various developments other than
price control have had important
influence in causing certain COM
modities to back down from 1912
highs, which, in most cases, were
tops for the past several years. For
example, excellent crop weather,
generally speaking, with near record
harvests in prospect and large car
ryover supplies on hand, have helped
to depress grains. Butter and eggs
have been affected by large supplies
coming to market as producers
swing into the greatly expanded war
production program. This is nor
mally the season for flush produc-
ton of these commodities. Trade
authorities said ceilings on beef and
pork have directly affected farmers
markets for cattle and hogs.
Changes Are Compared.
The following table of approx
mate Chicago prices, for comparative
purposes only, reflects the agricul-
tural price situation:
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Electric Auto-Lite
Reports Lower Net ,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOclated Press.
TOLEDO, Ohio, June 15.-Electric
Auto-Lite Corp. reported net earn
ing of 81 500 ,378.46 for the quarter
ended March 81.
This is equal to SIPS a share and
compares to $1,584, ,433.76 or $1.32 a
share on the same basis year ago.
Royce G. Martin, president, said
all plants are currently producing.
at an increased rate, products es-
sential to the war effort.
A dividend of so cents a share
was declared payable July /, to
stock Of record June 20, 1912.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Apple Growers Ship
Yellow Trunspurents
Special Dispatch t. The Star.


MARTINSBURG. w. Va, June
15-First movement of yellow trans
parent apples from this producing
belt was reported yesterday.
They brought 81 per half-bushel
basket, graded to inches, on the
New York market. The price was
considered good.
There is a heavy crop Of trans.
parents, a commercial variety in
this belt, in prospect this year.
Growers were not inclined to think
the shortage of sugar for converting
the variety-first of the season each
year-into sauce and for apple pie
filler would be material obstacle
for the market this year.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
$500, 900 Steel Borges
Wanted by Oil Group
BY the Associated Press.

Ty lIlt RSSUCId ltU FIESS.
HOUSTON, Tex, June 15.-Wal-
ter G.. Dodd, Houston oil operator
and a group of associates have filed
an application with the War Pro-
duction Board for authority to build
% steel barges, representing an in
vestment of 100000, for the move
ment of crude oil and gas between
Southeast Texas and Pittsburgh,
they said today.
The barges, with a capacity Of
10000 barrels each, would operate
between Corpus Christi and New
Orleans and Pittsburgh on the in
tracoastal canal and the Mississippi
and Ohio Rivers.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Wheat Receipts Show
Drop at Terminals

BY tHe Associated fIeSS.
CHICAGO, June 15.-Wheat re-
ceipts at the II principal interior
terminals last week totaled 5,083 900
bushels compared with 5.278,000 the
previous week and 6,972,000 a year
ago.
Grainmen said they doubted that
arrivals at terminals this season
ever will run as large as those last
year, not only because the crop is
smaller, but also because of the
scarcity of storage space.
Evening star., 1942-06-15

wholesale food prices have backed
down slightly from the 23-year peak
reached at mid-May. The latest
Dun & Bradstreet index represent
ing the price per pound of 81 foods
was S366 compared with high of
$3.50 May 19; 1888 just before Pearl
Harbor, and s297 a year ago.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Help Wanted
Sign Posted for
First Time
BY the Associated Press.

BY thC Associated Press.
ROCHESTER. N. Y, June IS
Because of constantly increasing
war production, Eastman Kodak Co.
for the first time in history-is
displaying a help wanted" sign.
Extension of facilities, which the
company seeks to operate On a
three shift daily basis, necessitated
the call for additional workers, a
spokesman said.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
London Market
Off Slightly in
Dull Trudinq
the Associated Press.

+. The AsSOCIateu PreSs.
LONDON, June 15.-Todays stock
market trading was dull and the
close quiet. British funds were off
Lilo. Foreign bonds generally were
easier, excepting Peruvian issues.
Industrials finished dull. Tobaccos
and Kaffirs were lower. Home rails
closed Is to Il down. Oils were
fairly steady.
Copper and diamond shares were
fractionally easier. Rubber issues
were neglected. Tea stocks were
generally firm.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Chicago Cash Market,

No cash wheat. Corn, No. yellow.
No, >. s4; sample grade yellow. 77-7s;
sample grade white. ~. Oats, No. /
mixed. 50-50l2; No. ?, so; No. white.
81: No. >. 59l4; No. 3, Asa: No. 4, 45i.:
sample grade heavy red, As Barley malt
ing, 90; l.o7 nominal: hard barley. s1-s7
inal soybeans. No. ? yellow. lTola-
LII: No. 3, 1.65s4-1 .69L.