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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
Q Questions and Answers

C-Whatis the official estima-
ton Of Army casualties in Sic
lily?
A-74O0.
Q-Have sales of the Holy
Bible been affected by the war?
A-Yes; so many copies have
been bought by the armed serv-
ices that an actual shortage
exists.
Q-Who wrote the American S
Creed?
A-William Tyler Page, clerk
Of the House Of Representatives.
wrote the creed in 1917. II was
accepted by the House on behalf
Of the American people on April
3, 1918.
On the new l943 contract
bridge rules has the value Of the
tricks been changed?
A-No.
Q--What state leads in the
production of lumber?
A-Oregon, with Washington
next.
Q-What sound has been
termed the worlds loudest
Iteise'?
A--The volcanic explosion of
the volcanic island of Krakatoa
in 1888. The noise was heard as
far away as. Bangkok, distance
of 400 miles.
O-What was the origin of the
name OF the state Of Ohio?
A-The state took its name
from the Iroquois equivalent of
great"
ON poker, must player
show his opening qualifications,
such as a pair Of jacks?
An all cases. opening quail
ifications must be shown to the
table when the betting is COM
pleted.
Q-What author OF Spanish
masterpiece acknowledged his
debt to Arabic literature?
\ -Cervantes, author OF "Do1
Quixote, once a prisoner in AL
glers. said that his book had an
original in Arabic.
Q-What was the longest
game ever played in the Amer
lean League?
A-The Philadelphia Boston
game, playc' Sept. /, 1906, last
cd for "a innir IS. Philadelphia
won, 81. after four lou and
AZ finutes Of play.
Q-When does Maund Thurs
day occur?
Ats the first Thursday be-
fore Easter.
Q-How many grades e mates
are there on ship?
A-Three, although some
J. sc ships have fuor "a.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
McKENNY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM 4. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

One OF the most popular
events in the summer session of
the national tournament is the
Presidents pair event. in which
only players with fewer than 10
Master points are eligible TO
participate. II gives the aver
age player a nice event TO COM
pete in, without having TO play
against the outstanding players
of the country The pair win
ming the event become Masters
and are not eligible to enter it
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
BIG STAKES

DENVER-The sky isn't the
limit
Not when governors of seven
states decide TO wager on what
their citizens can do in the Third
War Loan drive.
Governor Osborne bet the
Grand Canyon that Arizona
would exceed its quota by big
ger percentage than the other
states and Governor Dempsey of
New Mexico put up the Carlsbad
cavern against G. vern o r
Schoeppel's Kansas oilfieldS.
How the winner will collect is
his problem.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
. SO THEY SAY

Today Turkey and her adver-
sary of 20 years ago, Britain.
are united in an alliance limited
neither in time nor object.
Turkish Foreign Minister Nu-
man Menemencioglu.
The same drivers who said
they got only 8 10 10 miles 10
the gallon when they wanted ex-
ira gasoline suddenly find they
can get Is 70 90 miles in order
10 make a vacation trip.-New
York rationing Official.
The common aims OF the axis
powers for the right of nations
for free development were again
confirmed. - Nazi' communique
on Hitler Mussolini meeting.
There Is no such thing as
down and outer" We must rec
ognize that there are persons
who for a variety of reasons
have become sociological or
phans," incompetent of manag-
ing their own affairs but never
theless capable of performing
useful tasks. Society must dis
cover these skills and put them
TO constructive, intelligent use.
DIR. Seigfried Kraus, New
York City College sociology in
structor.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
HE REMEMBERS NOW

DENVER-Love has flown, so
his memory is normal again.
That's how Sgt Jerry Stritz
of Lowry Field explained the
mailing Of his 1912 Christmas
cards yesterday.
He forgot TO mail them last
Christmas" because | was too
much in love.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14

and a bed. He did show for the
MARITIME Service men stationed
there
Judy Garland received a letter
the other day from Pvt. Wilbert
B Giving of Camp Mccoy, Wis.
He wondered if she rcmem-
bered. She did. At the age Of
seven, back in Judy's home town
of Grand Rapids, MINI, Wilbert
produced a neighborhood back
yard pin show. Six-year-old
Judy, his next door neighbor,
was the singing star. Her billing
read, Frances Quinn - singer
de Luxe II was her theatrical
debut.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
ON ENDING WARS

The oftermoths of World War left us, as q peo-
pie sotrcoI and supercious about even q hint Of
the sogons which featured thot struggle.
We fought then, officially, TO make the world
sofe for derocrocy" in q "wor to end all wors."
No sooner did the guns foil silent on the western
front than democracy heretofore on the wax began
to wone It vonished in Russia Italy wos taken
over by Foscism, Germany by Nozism, and in minor
notions all over the world dctotorshps sprong up
or, oIreody in existence, strengthened themselves.
Out OF this movement into totoIitoronism onoth-
er and greoter world wor became inevitable Now
we ore in its midst. And we ore more than skeptco
about the silly deosm" Of tok about ending wor,
Of associations for the purpose Of preventing war
Nevertheless, we now see as never before thot
no two major powers con go to war again without
dragging in the whole world, ond il won't toke much
more eIOboI war to destroy civilization
The idea Of ending oil wars may be silly, but
whether or no, we ore forced TO try. Which, presum-
oby, IS Why doy otter doy Proctico men, who few
yesterdays ego would have been soIotionsts in their
international views, come out for intelligent post
war collaboration among notions Of good will to do
whot il IS possible 10 overt or OF worst to postpone,
World Wor Ill.,
There ore, Of course, welI-reonjng but visionary
schemes for tight pern1onent organizations which
viii not De acceptable 10 N7ercOnSOr, tor thot mot
ter, TO British French, Russions, Chinese-becouse
they involve surrender OF notionoI sOverei9ntes to
international governments.
Practical men ore talking about what may not
be final solution, but OF eost would be big step
in the right direction. That is extremely close
defensWe-oftensve alliance between Greet Brton
ond the United Stotes with Iooser but still close o
once with RUSSO and Chino if possible
Winston Churchill, President Roosevelt, and the
winter-book Republican tovorte, Governor Dewey, oil
oppeor committed to substantially such course. So
DOZENS Of lesser Ieoders thousands Of pubIicsts
VINO may be supposed TO reflect developing public
opinion.
Perhops we cont end oil wors yet. But we cannot
clifford not TO DO bungIng best
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
SORRY

KANSAS CITY-Late for an
appointment, Forest F. Dobbs
explained alphabetically that he
was ordered off plane at Wich-
tia, Kas., to make room for a
priority patron.
The man who had been incon-
venienced by the wait said he
understood.
He admitted he was the Wich-
tia priority.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
BY The Associated Press
SECRET WEAPON

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - War
rant officer Stephen l. Bass,
training with army flying cadets
here, has set a new record for
low flying.
Bass was flying a Link train
er. one of those plane-like de-
vices that keeps an "altituoe'
record without ever leaving the
ground.
When he looked over his rec
ord, it showed he's been flying
400 feet underground.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA staff CnrreSnnndPnt

Al Jolson viii not play him
self i'm Columbia studios film
biography Of the nanny singer,
but his voice will And for the
first time IN movie history OK
cept for animated cartoons,
a voice will receive screen cred
il. The studio has not yet select
ed the actor who Wiil play JOl-
son in the picture, but Al al
ready is recording all Of his
famous songs. His singing voice
viii be dubbed i'm for the actor
who impcrsonatcs him
Marlcne Dietrich is burning,
but good, over daughter Maria
Mantons marriage to Dean
Goodman, 23-year-old Los An
geIes shipping clerk. Wouldn't it
be awful il Marlene had 10 an
sWcr 10 Grandma come 1914
or As?
Randolph Scott gets the lead
in the. film version of Torpedo
Squadron Eight" story of a
group of Navy flyers who lost
their lives in the South Pacific.
There was only one survivor,
Ensign George Gay Ida Luz
pino and Alexis Smith, who
ought TO know, are denying
those fcud rumorS They were
supposed to have had fight
over, OF all things, a makeup
chair The Coast Guard
band Of the 18th Naval District,
under Lieut.. Rudy Vallees di-
rection, is due for a tour of the
midwest this month for the
Treasury Department. The band
already is credited with the sale
Of 40 million dollars worth of
war bonds.
BENNY BANTER
Writing TO pal in Hollywood
from overseas, Jack Benny
started the letter with Some
where in Africa, which is Har-
lem with bare feet in a black
out. Frances Langford
chuckles every times she sings
Don't Get Around Much Any
More She has gotten around TO
the tune of four battlcfronts-
the Aleutians, England. North
Africa and Sicily Two for
mer silent stars, Mae Marsh and
Betty Compson, are vieing for
the role Of the mother in The
Sulliyans,' story of five Navy
sons who lost their lives in the
SoIomons campaign.
It's getting to be a habit with
Blng Crosby. During filming of
his last picture, Dixie his To-
luca Lake home burned to the
ground. In the film, Marjorie
Reynolds house did likewise.
Also two theaterS. In his latest.
Going My Way?' the church of
which Bing is curate is Quilted
by fire. Soon the insurance COM
panles won't be thinking he's
such a good risk. Overheard
at the Brown Derby: He pur-
sued her until she caught HIM"
Add oddities. Johnny
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
SILENT RED MAN

POCATELLO, Idaho - The
induction board asked questions,
the young Indian replied Ugh.
Whats the idea of sending us
an Ugh mug the induction
board captain inquired of the
Pocatello draft board.
Informed that all of the In
dians were fairly-well educated,
the captain went back TO his
questioning.
The Indian sighed "Well, il
was a good gag, and almost got
away with il. b"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
QUIET, BOYS!

LOS ANGELES - Protests
against a blaring radio flooded
the police complaint board
Hurrying to the neighborhood,
police located the trouble-caus-
ing set.
1t was in a police station vice
squad office.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER?

BLACKFOOT, Idaho-"S Stub
by a terrier, today had a soft
ball autographed by the presi-
dent of the Blackfoot softball
loague-in recognition of the
dogs performance.
He recovered as softballs
from the canal near the athletic
field.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
WORTH THE EFFORT

HARTFORD, Conn. - Sure,
said Mrs, Florence Rosnick TO
her air raid warden, she wanted
10 buy war bond but all she
had was collection of pennies
for her $50 bond.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
CHANCES TO HELP

Three million volunteers-t~ice os nony os in
the second wor loan drye-w be needed in Sept
enber for the Treosurys third wor loan compoi9n
For those who wont TO help, but connot tie Them
selves up on permonent bosis, here IS O chance to
help Uncle Sam.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
. MIND YOUR
MANNERS .
Test your knowledge of cor
rect social usage by answer
ing the following questions,
then checking against the
authoritative answers below:

!. Should a houScguest be
careful not TO scatter her belong
ings all over her hostess house?
2. Should houscguest feel
that ii doesn't matter if she for
gets something since her hostess
can always send il on to her?
3. When houScguest is
taken 10 a movie or out to dinner
should she say at the time that
she enjoyed tor wait TO say
Thank you in her bread-and-
butter note?
4. Is il rude 10 make a prac-
tice Of arriving for dinner 10 or
Is minutes after the hour set by
the hostess?
s. If a baby or very small
child seems frightened by a
visitor and unwilling to 20 to
the person should he leave the
child alone?
What would YOU do if
You are smoking at bridge
table and the other players are
not smoking
Ca BE careful that YOU do
not blow smoke in anyone's
face?
OBJ Pay no attention TO where
your smoke goes?
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

tlnental United States in great
peril and this situation remain
ed till mid-l941.
vitality important 10 the u.
S. at this time was the defense
of Brazil. which offered the
nearest point Of approach TO this
continent from the east. ". S.
troops were sent TO Brazil and
air bases in Belem, Natal, Re-
cife. The strategy then laid out
had TO take into consideration
the possibility that a great trag-
edy might befall the United
Kingdom, with a constant threat
of German occupation of Dakar
and Morocco.
AFRICAN CAMPAIGN
DELAYED
As these possibilities we're
wiped from the slate, defense
requirements in the Caribbean
were altered, so that today there
IS no justification for maintain
ing large air and ground install
lations in the Caribbean from
Trinidad 10 Cuba, or even in the
Panama Canal Zone.
The North African invasion,
planned TO remove G. er m n
theatres against Morocco and
Dakar, as we'll as 10 open the
Mediterranean to shorten sup
ply lines TO the Middle East and
the Far East, actually had TO be
delayed twice for months be-
cause of a lack OF equipment.
Combined American British
Canadian operations aga n t
North Africa were first discussed
in detail while Prime Minister
Churchill and the British chiefs
of staff were in Washington in
January, 1912. They were again
considered when Churchill came
TO Washington in June, at which
time invasion was planned for
early fall. But again the inva-
sion had 10 be delayed until No
vember in order TO receive land
ing craft from the Shipyards and
train crews in their operation.
Success Of the North African
campaign hung on the greatest
of hazards. The air forces, save
for carrier borne aircraft and a
few bombers and transports, had
10 be funneled through single
restricted airfield at Gibraltar.
This field, General Marshall re-
Veals, could have been put out Of
action in an hour, had the Ger
mans known of the plan.
The North African invasion
was ass gne d 10 three task
forces, each with naval escort,
One sailed directly from the U.
S. for landings al Morocco. A
second force of u. S. troops
sailed from Britain with British
navy escort for Oran. The third
m b nee American British
force sailed from Britain for Al
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
KYSER COMEDOWN

Several years ago Kay Kyser
was the featured orchestra at
Catalina Island and broke all
sorts OF box-office records.
Other day ne went back again,
but this time the remuneration
was slightly less - three meal.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-14
0 IN HOLLYWOOD

Mack Brown is the only western
star in Hollywood who does not
have a stable. Born in Alabama,
he lives like a southern gentle
man and only acts like a west
ern one g.. Alan Baxter, the
screen mCanie, is now buck
private in the Army.
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Answers

Answers
/. Yes.
2. No.
3. She should say so at the
time. though she might also
mention it in her brcad-and-b but
ter note.
4 Yes.
). Yes.
Better What Would You Do
solution-(a).
Kodiak mirror., 1943-12-18


 Colleen Townsend, who will be 15 on December 21, has a long term movie contract be- cause she visited Warner Bros. studio. A native of Glendale, Calf she was spotted by a studio executive while accom- panying her employer, an agent, through the studio and was of fered contract which was ap- proved in a Hol wood court.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
Michigan Board
Meets tOterffY
BoYIes' Election
Time. stan Correspondent

LANSING, April 2O-Memoers
Of the state board of canvassers
scheduled a meeting today 10
certify the election of a supreme
court Justice by the slimm est
margin in the history of the state
When the Wayne County Official
vote arrived at the department OF
state and was added TO the votes
already in from the rest OF the
state, it showed Justice Emerson
r. Boyles elected by the unheard-of
margin of only two votes over
Justice Bert -. Chandler
The final count was 1892 for
Boyle$- 1925 for Chandler.
Circuit Judge Neil +. Reid out
dIstanced both incumbents by sew
eral thousands and Frank l..
McAvinchey trailed hopeleSSiy
behind.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
Kelly Promises
TO Ask Relief
For Food Dealer
Tlme. stan Correspondent

LANSING, April 20-Gov. Kel
ly's promise ito raise the voice ~.
Michigan in Washington" to pro-
vide relief for handicapped fooc
distributors was given members OF
the Michigan Grocers and Meat
Dealers Association today.
The governor concluded the as.
Isociation's two-day wartime con
ference last night on hts 4Stf
birthday and was presented with
Ia huge basket of groceries BY
grateful dealers.
Before the final banquet, the
governors staff gathered in an.
Iother hotel room and presented
him with specially made stuffed
leather chair for his study.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
The Detroit Times
PeopIe
You Know
Her. Red Easter Hat
Fits 2OO-Lb. Policeman
Ry WILLIAM FLEMING

THE NEW spring hat of Olive
Pike. secretary to Nate Goidstick,
in the Police Building. is causing
more than a little comment these
days. It's just bit Of a creation,
pancake style and as red as red
can be. Sticking up the back are
/ four feathers Of the same color.
There hasn't been a police official
vet on the third floor who hash {
stopped TO look il over. Many of
them have even tried il on. Miss
Pike wouldn't give out the name
of the 200-pound officer who tried
il on.
81 can't say that he looked
very chic" she said.
= Joe Busha. Statler official. and
Robert Clancy, former congress
man. have a garden up on Lake
ST. Clair. So certain are they OF
having a good one that they are
already taking orders for toma-
toes. They plan TO grow anything
they can find seeds for.
The parents Of Walter A.
WOjOiechOwski of 621S Baldwin
received a letter the other day
from Rear Admiral G. A. Lock-
wood Jr. The admiral told. in
glowing terms, the way young
Woioiechowski handled himself
while on submarine duty and
under fire of enemy depth charges.
His sub was credited with sinking
one destroyer.
John Wells of 1929 Baylis was
among 70 young men from II
states awarded $1,000 Rector
Scholarships TO DePauw Univer-
sity by action of the Rector
Scholarship Foundation Com
mittee.
Mrs. Jeanette r.. Booth, wife of
STAFF Sgt. Donald II. Booth, has
Joined the SPARS. Before enlist
ing. Mrs. Booth worked as produc-
ton planner at the A. c. Spark
Plug CO. Sgt Booth, in a letter
home. congratulated his wife on
enlisting.
"We are both In II now and I
hope IL will hurry the end OF
this war;" he said.
Judge Picard was at the meet
ing yesterday of the AWVS and
Michigan State Troops officers.
When the idea of having week
set aside for the recruiting of
members of the state troops, the
judge came up with this motto:
Seven days for three years
protection"
The committee is thinking of
using it. The judge explained that
he was an old slogan fiend and as
a youngster used TO enter contests.
81 never did win any, but
maybe this time l will click
he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
5ix-Ldne Highway
Opened 10 Traffic

The six lane divided highway,
connecting Michigan avenue with
the Detroit industrial expressway,
was opened today TO traffic, the
highway department announced.
The road. built to alleviate traf-
fic congestion At the Ford bomber
plant, will eventually form a link
in he Detroit-Chicago express
WAY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20

rTIIE aim prescribe medicine treatment
help deenses and in its growth and repair
processes
some treatments require high degree of technical skill and
danGerThese should be given only by
such doctor professional
recognize danger signals and now 10
treatment If the patient suffers any III enec
comparatively simple and can be gwen
safely person follows directions carefully They are
uSedS home that the physician usually
granted the home knows how to give
them. But though the treatment is simple NOT properly
given il may increase patients discomfort and be of
value
the simplest sort OF treat
ucni Yet pumiScuous said 10 be one OF the com
middle and sinus infections IL shoud
never be given except o advice OF physician.
Tomorrow The Counterirritants.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
~ Was Dizzy and Headaehy"

For five years l was a victim
OF gas pains. sour stomach and in
digestion / was dizzy and head
achy. Every time III eat I'd bloat
up. / got so / had no appetite.
Between getting almost no nour-
ishment or rest for l couldn't
Sleep was in a terribly run down
state when l heard OF Gillian Ny
condition was further complicated
by constipation and kidney trouble,
and I had more than my share Of
pain due 70 the poisons IN my sys-
tenn. / want all my friends 10
know that feel fine again and this
blessed Gillian medicine has made
Il possible. / now eat anything
without distress. My bowels are
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
Bathrobe Fire Fatal

Mrs. Angelina LeSner, 80, Of 6l47
Bivouac, is dead today as the re-
suit of burns suffered March 10
when her bathrobe was set fire
by an electric heater in her home,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
What Gillian Can Do For feu

For centuries, juices from GER
tain OF Natures herbs. roots, and
barks. have brought blessed relief
10 suffering mankind. Now those
same health-giving natural juices
Up or them in all--are combined
in one marvellous medicine Gillian!
This natural" medicine. usually
acts within 10 minutes TO stop gas
pains, sourneSs. bloat, and belch-
ing. II tends TO make your liver
more active and clear away old
bile from the system. II serves
also in activating sluggish kid
neys and helps flush out the impur-
tiles that cause backache, rising at
night, and sharp burning pains.
Gillian also helps to relieve agoniz-
ing pains in the muscles and Joints.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
Special j. S. Convoy
Reaches North Africa

ALLIE HEADQUARTERS,
North Africa April % uPD~-A
special convoy carrying only equip
ment for French forces in North
Africa arrived safely, u was an
nounced today, and Americas vast
program 10 provide everything
from tanks - kHaPSseks fer the
French is getting into fun swing.
The new equipment. identical to
that issued 10 American troops,
includes Sherman tanks, light Nd
tanks. artillery. tank destroyers
and vehicles Of all sizes from jeeps
10 cargo carriers and field kitchens.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
Lend-Lease TO Arabia

WASHINGTON, April 20 QNS)
The White House disclosed last
night that he Limited STATES would
extend lend-lease aid TO Saudi
Arabia.