Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-09

- WAS lain
ing to another 1'111l
returning De- MIR. PICKERING
troiter, Pri-
vate Burlington, who was on his
way home from New Jersey on
furlough.
AS the train slowed down at
Windsor, Burlington, looking out
the window, blurted out. Look.
isn't that a DSR bus? And
what's IL doing over here ?"
Once I read the biography of
o New York newspaperman,
Chaplin I think. who had himself
locked up In an insane asylum
10 learn about conditions In IL.
He and three deranged In
mates found q deck of cards and
eat down to play. One thought
it was bridge and bid a no
trump; the next man started ar
Angling his hand to play rummy
Il the third just looked dis
hsted because ne thought IL was
pinochle and naturally didn't
have n good hand.
Presently one Of them threw
all but Ave of his cards on the
table. The faces Of the rest
frightened. They all understood
poker. and they had wonderful
time.
Poker In an insane ward. or
the DsR In Detroit-it's all the
same thing. The common de-
nominator.
NOTES AROUND TOWN:
Dan Furey. formerly OF the
Statler, took over this week as
general manager OF the Post
Tavern at Battle Creek. Joe
+. Brown has been made an hon.
orary member of the National
Soiourners, the Masonic military
association. First 10 be so hon.
ored since Jimmy Doolittle got
II about two years agosa
A note from Mrs. Clifford
Stevens Of 729 Helen street, Ink
ster. says: I'VE have three pup
pies from n beagle and bassett
hound. They are mixed and will
not get large. We would like To
give them to some one, also the
mother dog" This department II
such. sucker for pets that IL
can't resist notes like this. We
hope 10 gosh somebody who likes
puppies will get them. The tele-
phone number Is Dearborn sass.
! see the chain letter fad is
back again. / got one, but it's
just a good luck chain. My let
ter says Don't send any money"
That's something new. Ro-
seeta Cohen. the crippled girl
Hho organized an orchestra. has
5t put on private party TO
Meet defense scrap. An
other entry in the war song
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Is on
Parade" written by a worker at
Packard, Victor Tetreault.
Marion Lovequest writes n
note about Bill. the newsboy at
Fort and Shelby streets. She
saw him wearing two huge roses
fastened 10 his cap. .. A day in
an army camp, written entirely
In verse, comes from Joe Barkus
and the boys at Fort sill. Okla.
We have readers In Ireland,
Canada, Custer, Devens, sill.
California, Newark, Washington
and one other eastern post.
Camp Lee, I think, but am not
certain.
"a Diligent Reader" says q
Michigan street car (No. 1867
has a conductor who looks and
talks =, much like Winston
Churc. Ill that many riders call
him Churchy. Anybody know
any more about him? The
Southern Sisters at the Club
Casanova couldn't find a hotel
room in Detroit. and finally
quartered in a lodging house.
They take two dogs wherever
they go. and used TO have two
birds and a goldfish. but had TO
stop Juggling them along. :. . An
other reader tells us that Fred
O'Connor.- an advertising man.
ruined his vacation by straining
a ligament in his back while
showing a new sewing machine
into closet. We know an Off
cial at Lansing who once got a
very bad charley horse from
picking up his winnings while
pitching pennies. We won't tell
his name. but his initials are
!. II. w. d.
1t. Jack Smith sends US n
letter explaining why Gene Autry
can't be released 70 make an