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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
HARRISON

The Misses Grace and Mabel
Smith spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer McColley are
spending this week with friends in
Philadelphia.
I Miss Annabelle Prettyman, who
Is attending the University of Del
aware at Newark, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Prettyman.
Mrs. Leta Warrington has re-
turned home after spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Daniel
Kitchens in Harrington.
Mrs. Bessie johnson of Lewes is
spending a few days with Mrs. Hy-
Ion Smith at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Mason
entertained at dinner on Sunday
afternoon, Mrs. Fannie Davidson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Veasey.
All spent the evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Hudson, near Mas
sau.
Harry Warrington of Philadel-
phia, is spending a weeks vaca-
ton with his mother. Mrs. Leta
Warrington. after which he will
enter the U. S. Marines. D..
Lewis Dodd is real poorly at this
writing. 1t is hoped he will soon
improve.
Mrs William Pase, Mrs. Emma
Robbins and Mrs. Delema Stewart
were Milford visitors one day the
past week.
The Harbeson-C COolspring Home
Demonstration Club met here in
the hall Tuesday afternoon of the
past week with Mrs. Hugo Kopple,
Mrs. Wallace KOpple and Mrs.
Ward Mills as hOstesses. All re-
port very pleasant and social af- |
ternoon.
Mr. adm Mrs. Thomas Pittard had !
as callers last Tuesday evening of
the past week, Mrs Virgie Veasey,
Mrs. Olive Pittard. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burton WagamOn and infant child,
Mrs. Pittard and Edward Short all
Of Georgetown, Robert Pittard of
Milton and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Veasey and George Rust. all of
here Thomas Pittard recently re-
turned home from the Beebe Hos
Dital where he underwent all oper-
alton for appendicitis. He is get
ing along fine.
Services next Sunday as usual
Sunday school at 10 a. IN. Albert
Davidson, superintendent. Preach
ng at IL a. m. by Rev. Ward Mills.
You should attend these services
md bring your children. Visitors
ilways welcome
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
FELTON,

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Sipple are
spending vacation with their
daughter, Mrs. Roland Defender
fer and family at their summer
home in Rehoboth.
Mrs. Clara Bradley spent several
days in Atlantic City during the
past week.
Mrs. Harry Armstrong and son
Eddie guests of Mrs. T. F. Williams
and two children, have returned
from Beatrice, Neb., after spending
several weeks with relatives.
Elihu Sapp has purchased the
Irma Hammond property on Rail-
road avenue.
Misses Helen and Caroline Con-
nelly have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmit Raleigh, of near Har-
rington.
Mrs. Margaret Warren has been
visiting relatives and friends in
Parksley, Va.
Mrs. Andrew Hutton. of Merton.
Pa, spent the weekend with her
sister, Mrs. Louder Harrington and
family.
Mrs. Daniel Tatman of Whining
ton, spent Tuesday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin FARRELL.
Mrs. Herman Kinsley and daugh-
ter Barbara, of Philadelphia. called
on relatives and friends in town
on Tuesday. Mrs. Kinsley is to be
remembered as JOady Whitaker.
Tho adinct of A.
unteer FELTON, Fire Company serv-
ed a fried chicken platter Wednes-
day evening, in the Community
Hall. to the members and delegates
of the Kent County Fire companies.
Misses Amy Hurd and Marjorie
Hurd are the guests for two weeks /
Of Mrs. David Coverdale and fam I
lily of Seaford, at the Al-Pau cot {
tage at Ocean City.
Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN VanSant (
and daughter was Sunday guest of .
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
VanSant.
Private Thomas Kelly has return
I'd from a three-day furlough to
n. ]. Another brother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly and son Thorn
Is. of Wilmington Manner. join
I'd their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Kelly over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wilson and
laughter. Gladys Ann. and Miss
Peggy Ferguson are spending the
week in Atlantic City, n. ].
Herman Bradley. of Ridgely,
pent Sunday with his parents. Mr..
md Mrs. Charles Bradley.
Miss Marion Jester, student nurse
# the Delaware Hospital. was Sun
lay guest of his parents, Mr.. and
lrs James Moore, of near town.
Staff Sergeant John Moore of
Fort Dix. and Miss Margaret HUI
,er of Philadelphia, were Sunday
,uests of his father. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ohm Moore. 4
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23

An automotive company is cur
rently producing flight instruments
ten times in excess Of originally
set schedules.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23

Soon home grown butter beans"
will be in local markets, and none
too soon for most of us.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
MILLVILLE
Methodist Church News


Church school as usual this Sun
day morning followed with preach
ing at II O'Clock by the pastor,
Rev C. f. Davis.
Miss Marie Nelson of near San
dy Landing has been the house
guest of her cousin. Mrs. II. H.
Dukes. Jr., and little Miss Nancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lekites and
grandson, Howard Mitchell, were
Sunday dinner guests of their
daughter and husband and How
ards mother, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Locates and son Earl Mitchell of
Bridgeville. Earl accompanied his
grandparents and brother to their
home here, where he will spend
part of his vacation.
Earl Keehen, Kendall Noble and
Blaine Phillips have returned home
after an enjoyable two weeks spent
at Camp Rodney, near North East,
Md.
Sunday dinner guests of K. A.
West were his niece and nephew.
Mrs Clara Setman and son, West
Setman. and Mrs. L. C. Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. William l.. Rich
ards of Rehoboth was in town on
to see their uncle. Z. A.
Vest. who is sick. While here they
;alled at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. c. Steele.
Mrs. George p Townsend had as
quests one day last week her sis
er-in-law, Mrs. Stephen NJ. Pat
erson and aunt, Mrs. William T.
3iddle of Wilmington; her house
,uest is her aunt. Mrs. Elizabeth
'ope. also of Wilmington.
Miss Grace Dukes has been Wis
ting her grandmother. Mrs. Annie
Dukes of Bethany Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Jones and
ons, Gralyn and Nelson Brooks of
eaford were Saturday dinner
uests of Mr. and Mrs G. H. Town
end.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
BETHEL

Mrs. Bertha Z. White entertained
the following at dinner on Sunday,
in honor Of her husbands birth
day ernest White) and Benjamin
McGee's birthday. The guests were
Elder and Mrs. H. c. Ker of Del
mar, Nd; Elder and Mrs. Harold
Bennett Of Mardela, Nd; John E.
Broach, Of Baltimore, Nd; Mrs.
Frances Weaver and daughter,
Norma, Of Philadelphia; Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Adkins and daughter, Sylvia,
of Baltimore. Nd; Mrs. Whsle
Majors and children, of Salisbury,
Md, and Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN
MeGee and family, of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Arbogast,
OF Wilmington; Mrs. Earle Allen
and Miss Peggy Spry, of here,
spent the weekend in Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Horsey, Jr.,
are receiving congratulations upon
the birth of daughter. in the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital on July II.
Mrs. Horsey is the former Laura
belle Phillips, of this town.
Sergt. Herman Cubbage, who is
stationed at Miami, Fla, is spend
ing a ten-day furlough here with
his mother. Mrs. Marvin Cubbage.
Uric L. Smith, Mrs. Laura Will
liams and Mrs. Earle Allen at
tended the wedding of Miss Fran
ces Smith. of this town, and Mr..
Charles Arbogast, Of Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23

The following editorial appeared
on the front page in the July Is
issue of the Sussex News, a weekly
newspaper published at Milton,
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23

on Saturday, July II. in Whining
ton.
Mrs. John Messick is quite i'll I'm
the Peninsula General Hospital,
Salisbury. Her friends wish her
speedy recovery.
The Count-0n-Me Club met at
the home of Mrs. Mary Cordrey on
Tuesday evening.
Wallace Garrett. Of Wilmington,
spent a few days last week with
his mother, Mrs. Rhoda Garrett. >,
DR.. and Mrs. T. F. Cottingham,
Of Seaford, were town visitors on
Sunday.
James Cordrey returned to Bal
timore. Md. on Sunday after spend
ing weeks vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cor
drey, Sr.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
GLENDALE


Mrs. Duroma Sapp, of WHINING.
ton, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Jones'
Sr. '0'
Miss Mia Macklin was the CHEAT
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. Donovan oS
Bridgeville, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Tyndall. of
Lewes, were callers OF Mr. and
Mrs. John B. Derrickson last week
Mr.. and Mrs. r. X. Swain are
visiting their children at this writ
ing.
Albert Millman, u. S. NAVY.
spent the weekend with his par-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Millman
Albert also enjoyed visiting reIa-
tfves and friends in this commun-
ity.
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Reed
Jr., and daughter, Paula June. are
having a vacation at Rehoboth.
Mrs. Enid Williams returned
home on Sunday after spending a
few weeks in PHILADELPHIA and Wis
lting her husband, Pvt. Arthur
Williams, Fort Dix. N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Givens mn
tored with their bicycles 10 George-
town and spent the weekend as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Givens.
Mrs. Alfred Clendaniel and
daughter, Mrs. Josephine Morris.
spent Saturday with Mrs. Clendan-
ieFS daughter, Mrs. Linda McCaha
of Selbyville.
Mr. and Mrs. John Clayton. Of
Baltimore. were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. W. Ireland last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Z. Abbott. Sr..
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. ElwOod Lynch.
GwendOlyn Lynch and Rosella
Morgan were callers of Shirley Lea
Ellingsworth on Sunday.
Rodney Ennis. U. s. armed
forces. is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John B. Ennis, Sr. (,
SPECIALIZE Club will meet
evening. August IL. at
I: 80 o'clock. on the school lawn.
and have a picnic. Hot
dogs" rolls and iced tea will be
treat and then the business meet
ing will follow.
CHURCH NEWS:
Ellendale Methodist Church
Rev. ID. T. Campbell. Pastor
Sunday. July 25.
Sunday School services at 10 A. )
NJ. in charge of l. w. Warren, su- l
perintendent.
Preaching at IL A. NJ. by pastor.
EpwOrth League service at 1880 a
P. NJ. a
NOTlCE-The meeting of Glass
No. 6 has been postponed and no.
ice for next meeting will be an
lounced.
SPECIAL.-The taxpayers and Fl
citizens of the town of Glendale n
ire cordially invited to attend a S
'ond-burning on Monday evening, L
August 2nd. about O'Clock, in II
ront of the Town Hall. |;
MEETING The Junior Aid will
Ie entertained by Miss Katherine 81
Williams on Friday evening. Au- tC
Just 6. from Z to 3 O'Clock. All
re cordially invited. 81
McCOlley'S Methodist Chapel II
Rev. ID. T. Campbell, Pastor
Sunday, July 25. 81
Sunday School services i'm charge Z
+ Vernon Walker. superintendent. p
Union Methodist Church
Rev. ID. T. Campbell, Pastor m
Sunday. July 25. ca
Sunday School services at 2 p. NJ. o.
Preaching at 3 p. NJ. by pastor. "a
Faith Bible Holiness Church
Rev. Robert b. NailOr, pastor Ell
Sunday. July 25.
Sunday School services at ppm.
Preaching by pastor. wi
Every one welcome. TO
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
HOUSTON
(EditoriaD

The Richard BENEFITS have moved
into Emory Webb's property until
they can get new home built,
which was started on Monday.
1t is with much sorrow we re-
port the serious illness of both
Mr.. and Mrs. John Armour and we
hope they will soon be able to be
up and out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Smith and
son of Tuxedo Park, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall Hart and children.
Nancy and Wayne. of Magnolia.
were the Sunday guests of Mrs.
Edna Sapp and daughters.
Billy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
COunselman, left on Monday, July
10, for Fort Dix. n. J.
Mrs. Marguerite G. Cooper, of
RehOboth, spent the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. Randolph Gra-
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Slaughter
and family, of Ridgley. Md. spent
the weekend with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles P. Armour. An
drew Purcell and children, of Will
mington, also spent a part of last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Armour.
Mrs. Margaret Sapp spent Mon
day with her son, Henry, and FAM
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Hayes en-
tertained her niece over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Stevenson
entertained his brother several
days of the past week.
Mrs. Amelia Alexander was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Uric Nor
ris, Mr.. and Morris on Sunday.
About 80 of the younger set went
on picnic along Blair's Pond on
Sunday evening. They went on a
strawride and had everything good
to eat. This crowd doesn't seem
to miss the gasoline as this is the
second meeting they have enjoyed
in two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sharp and
son, Thomas, Jr., and Mrs. Eugene
Sharp, Sr., were callers at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Sharp, Jr., on Monday night. II
Mrs. Roy Sapp is visiting in
wilmington Tor several days.
Mrs. Palmer, of Frederick, has
been visiting Rev. and Mrs. Benson
at the parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Thistlewood
Thursday evening at
Mrs. Edith Williamson and ;
sons, Bobby and Jackie. of Florida
and Kennett Square, Pa.
Houston Methodist Church
Norman C. Benson, Pastor
Sunday. July 25 /,
10 a. m. Church school.
IL a. m. Morning worship. Ad-
dress, How Spring Comes to the
Soul" There will be no evening ,
until after Labor Day.
MilIWOOd Methodist Church
10 a. m. Church school.
Methodist Church
2 D. m. Church school.
3 o'clock, Afternoon worship. J
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
WARWICK

Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Wilson and
family, who recently returned from
Minnesota, have been visiting tor
several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
L. r. Lingo of Long Neck. They
moved to Seaford on Friday of
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Parker and
son of Oak Orchard were George
town visitors Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Fred Lynch of Milford
spent the weekend with her mo-
ther. Mrs. May Mcgee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Short are
spending the summer at Riverdale
Beach. Mr.. Short has accepted a
position with the Diamond State
Telephone Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Green and
mother, Mrs. Clara Green, were re-
cent guests of Mrs. Joseph Wilkins
and mother, Mrs. Rachel Ann Biz
zard, at Riverdale.
Olin d. Johnson spent the week
end at his cottage at Oak Orchard.
Soon home grown butter beans"
will be in local markets, and none
nF
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
Worry of
FALSE TEETH
Slipping or Irritating i?

Don't be embarrassed by loose false
teeth slipping. dropping or wabbling
when you eat, talk or laugh. Just
sprinkle a little FASTEETH on your
plates This pleasant powder gives a
remarkable sense of added comfort
and security by holding plates more
or feeling. IT'S alkaline fnoS- -acide'
Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
COMMENT ON GAS SITUATION

The following editorial appeared
on the front page in the July Is
issue of the Sussex News, a weekly
newspaper published at Milton,
Del:
PVT. JOHN DOE WANTS
TO GO FISHING TOO!
(EditoriaD
This weeks news on the Ration
ing Front in lower Delaware will
no doubt be something else for our
boys at the Fighting Front TO write
home about. According to a story
in a Philadelphia paper on We'd
nesday, several of the members of
Sussex county ratiOning boards re-
fuse to sit on pleasure driving
cases. And. why?-because and
here is the tops for excuses, al
though l must admit it's a good
one-Mayor Edward Evans of the
Milford board says, "I'll be honest
with you, went fishing once and
used by car to do it. How can l
judge anyone for doing what l did
MYSELF" That makes me pretty
mad! l have plenty of headaches
trying to get enough gasoline to
do the driving which is necessary
to carry on my business, and Mayor
Evans goes fishing.
Here is one statement which /
would like to comment on. The
chairman of the Georgetown board
said, according to the Philadelphia
paper, I'VE have been unable to
get a single person to volunteer for
clerical help in the ration board
work, and this board serves a pop
ulation of $4,000"
| called the Georgetown ration
board three times some months ago
and volunteered my services to
take care of rationing in Milton. l
did this. not because had the
time, but because | thought it
would save a tremendous amount
of gasoline being used by persons
having to travel to Georgetown in
order to obtain a ration book
/ didn't get reply on that Of
fer!
Another statement made by one
of the board members was that
they ':woHid have to live with these
people after the war is over" Per-
haps they haven't thought of the
boys who will return from the bat
tlefront. Maybe it won't be so easy
to face them either.
THE EDITOR
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23

zone little wisecrack about 'glo-
baloney' is worth more in the news
than a fight for principle. ."-Garet
Garrett.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23

Earle Allen left Monday to spend
several days in Wilmington, as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Arbogast.
Mrs. Albert Hill spent the week.
end here with her family. She has
been spending several days in VIII
mingtOn for observation at hos
pltal.
Mrs. John Phillips spent the
weekend in Seaford with her sis
ter, Mrs. Andrew Dolby.
Miss Madelyn White of Salisbury.
Md, was overnight guest OF Miss
Iris Hastings on Wednesday.
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CAPITAL CHAFF

Abou. $50 to 300 Marines were
AWOIi before recent Marine
Corps Division left for the Solo
mons. Turning up at camp just
after it was too late to sail, there
were too MANY to lock up in the
bril- and a lot slept outside under
gard SO far the penalty for
dese:tion has not been heavy until
the third offense. Representa-
tie Vllburn Cartwright of Okla
homa grabbed off the honors when
retiring House members were being
toasted on the day Congress adj
joui1aed. No less than II col
leagues, including five Republicans,
delivered speeches paying tribute
to the popular Oklahoman.
Asked for comment on threats by
isolatjonist Senator Burt Wheeler
of Montana and Representative
Glare Hoffman Of Michigan to "in-
yestigate" him, William Maloney,
the Justice Departments ace sleuth
OF subversive activities, replied: II
have no fears SO long as the hear
ings are. open to the public"
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70 YEARS AGO fME EMPIRE
JANUARY 8, 1923


finale the weeks athletic
and Chlkoo
asa to s75
Fry Metcalf Beaudin.
flooded the
standsll California
Water was from to deep n he of
Brady, Forester after
having spent the holidays here's and in
High School five Chkoot under in
walkaway basketball game scoring 80
General Manager Steamship Com
roundtrp the North
accompanied by John Traffic Manager
E. Scataglni a
restaurant
would be
of he finest Alaska
John Davis children weekend
of Getchel their home Treadwel
Weather Maximum, 81; minimum,
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OYSTERS GETTING
SCARCE, REPORT

oysters, like the buffalo, are
vanishing, at least for the dura-
ton, is the conclusion reached in
the December issue Of the Pacific
Fisherman, which stated that cold,
stormy weather made them imme-
diately scarce for the Christmas
holidays, and low price ceilings
have made. canning an unattractive
and less profitable venture for OPP
orators.
With fresh oyster markets hold
ing up surprisingly and no CELL
ing on the outlet, it is anticipated
that few will be canned in 1913.
A sharp increase in the reduc-
ton of cut-out weight in canning
oysters is recent ruling of the
WPB, is also having its effect, and
the seven-state request for reduc-
ton would leave a No. l can of
~ ounces of net weight of drained
meat, instead of the normal 5
ounces. So far Oregon and Wash
ington have been excluded from
the general WPB order.
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crease in births will be principally among the
younger women, for it is among them that family
life has been most interrupted Evidently the burden
of maintaining our birth rate near its present level
will fall upon the of 80 or more: in other
words, increase in average size of existing fan
lies would be required.
Actually most married women Of these ages
already have children, SO that their husbands are,
for the most part still out of the classes called for
military service. In addition many thousands Of
these families are now in better economic posi-
ton than ever to children. These facts
may help to moderate the unfavorabe effect of the
war upon the birth date of the immediate future.
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AMERICAN BIRTH RATE

American women of 80 and must have more
babies if the present high birth rate is to be main
tanned, since the withdrawal of large numbers Of
men for military service will result in decrease in
births among younger women, according to
statisticians.
The statistcians point out that in the of
women OF ages 80 and over the contribution total
annual births was smaller at the end of the last
two decades than at the beginning. In 1920, their
contribution 35 percent of the total births, as
against 90 percent of the total babies born in 1910
The decrease in the relative contribution of
part of the reproductive period is of great sign-
canoe. 1t is the of these ages who, in
earlier days. provided the large families of the
country. But it is mainly these women who, during
the last two decades, and before that, have
been restricting their number of births, thereby re-
ducing the average size of the American family.
At the same time that this change has taken
place the proportion of older women in the general
population has increased and that of the younger
women has decreased during the 20 years period
from 1920 to 1910
The increase in the proportion of women at the
higher ages is merely reflection of the aging of
our population, phenomenon commonly recognized.
Also the squirt in the birth rate within the last two
years is directly attributable in large measure, to
a substantial increase in births among young mothers
recently married However the outlook for the
immediate future is not so clear True enough, the
aging of the population may be expected to continue
On the other hand it is very likely that the
birth rate will drop from its present compare
lively high level as the result of the withdrawal of
large numbers of men for military service. The de-
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irg for monthly payments.
ECONOMY: Wholesale slashes
will be voted in the budgets OF all
government departments except
War, Navy, State and, possibly, the
Treasury.
INVESTIGATIONS: The Com
mittees on Executive Expenditures
in both Houses, which have been
inactive for several years, will come
to life with a bang. One agency
whose spending activities will re-
ceive a thorough going-oyer is the
Fedora, Works Agency.
For the first time, Representa-
tive Martin Dies will run into seri-
Gus opposition over the continuance
of his n-Americanism investigat-
ing committee.
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DONOVAN'S MACHINE GUN

There was buzz of excitement
when a man who said he repre-
sented Col. William Donovan, chief
of the Office of Strategic Serv-
ices, showed up at the Treasury
Departments Procurement Divis-
ion, demanding a machine gun.
The Procurement Division has
bristling armory of revolvers,
sawed-off shotgunS and other
weapons which have been confis-
Gated under the illegal possession"
clause of the National Firearms
Act. AS it happened, there was one
Thompson submachine gun in the
collection.
That will do said the man.
However, he stubbornly refused to
reveal what the gun was to be
used for, on the ground that this
was military information. Col.
Donovan needs it right away" he
kept insisting.
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Procurement Officials finally
agreed to turn over the "Tommie'
gun if they had letter from Dono-
van authorizing the transfer. The
OSS representative departed with
grunt, but returned the next
morning, bearing a letter from
Donovan, and received the weapon.
However, the Procurement Di-
vision still would like to know
what Col wild Bill Donovan,
famous for his military exploits in
the last war wants with sub
machine gun in his capacity as
boss of the governments busiest,
and most secretive, war intelligence
unit.
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ture Syndicate, Inc3