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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-22
SAGINAW RAN DISTRICT

Akron. the Roy Albert a
Liarke
Auburn. inc Roy G. ". Scott.
Au Gros tho Rcv Leon Roby.
East TaWaS. The Rev. Frank
BenIsh from West Side Church.
Ann Arbor
ST Charles the Rev r II. ".
Marshall from Big Rapids
Ten pastor, of tho conference
accepted appointments from The
army and rayy during the qs,
year. u was reported The la,'
was the Rev Orvllc II Mickey
from The Nardln Park Church
10 the army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-22
Christian Enoesvor Farley

KALAMAZOO juno - Up
The iiftN-fith annual convention
oi the Michigan Christian I'm
deavOr. Union viii open here
Thursday More than 200 youths
are expected 10 attend.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-22
The Powerful TrolI-Mife Met

The Powerful Troll-Wife Met
Her Match When She Grappl"d
With Grettir the Strong. This l.
Another Saga of Iceland. Our
Arctic Outpost, aS Told by the
Noted Author, John Ersl.inr
and Illustrated by WHY 20
gany. Distinguished Artist see
the Front Color Page Of The
American Weekly, Great Naga-
zine Distributed With Newt
Sundays Issue Of The Detroit
Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-22
Detroit Times Rationing Timetable

PROGRESSED FOODS blue stamps
n, l., M-Valld through JGlF
COFFEE
stamp 2t-one pound 20 June .N
GASOLINE
A-t 0upOn 8-Four GALLONS 20 llt o.
FUEL OH
Coupon 5-1l gallons 40 sept iI
TIRE INSPECTION DEAnIGNES
A sept 80 h-June 30, t-Jui} u.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-22
Jack Pickering
Here
and
u OW
WINDING TIE KIDS:

AMINDING THE KIDS:
ELEVEN more centers are
going 10 be opened so that
mothers who work can leave
the children there, and there
has been so much talk about
this particular wartime prob
lem that We thought we'd pub
lish some details.
Robert j. Benson of the board
OF education tells us that these
new day care centers' Will
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-22
THE TSA'S NEW POSTER

The poster which the Traf-
fic Safety Association Of De
troit is now distributes
around the city as q reminder
TO motorists that children are
now leaving school on sum
mer vaca tlon must be
watched for i'm streets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-22

be in inter
m @ q j "A I e
5 c h o o ] 5
sc tier q
thr oughout
Detroit. The
question is
W n o I h q r
people W IL
show an IN
tcrCS [ IN
them
r 70 m all
I h q tal X,
you'd think
these centeTS
W gu d be
s " a m p @ q .
NJ =. Benson
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-22
Pop Is Diaper Champ

CHICAGO, June p qNs)-A young
dad, 27-ycar-old Joe LanSu, today pinned
diaper on his daughter in Ga seconds TO
claim worlds record. The feat was per-
formed before a crowd Of 10000 at Pops
Day Picnic.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-22

MAT. CHFEsE. FATs Red stamps
O. D.. l.. ". \ Valid through June go.
ID B-. mos valid june -
SUGAR.
stamp i3-5 pounds to Aug IS.
CNNNING SUGAR
stamp rs. t6-5 lbs each 90 Oct ~.
SHOES
stamp is One pair 10 Oct 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-22

The new day care ccntcrs
Will be for children from > 10
il and the service not only IN
Guides keeping the children oc-
Cupicd games. handlcrafi. hob
hieS. movies. ctcl hut also VIII
feed them. All working mother
need DO is deliver them and
paw a fee
The ContcrS Mr. Benson says.
probably Will have 10 be open
from 7 a. M. 90 Z al night
The cost would depend on tho
number Of meals and the NUM-
5 cents an hour. so 10 hours
and one meal would c0,t 50
cents Two meals would MAKE
II -. -
Benson SAID that tho Board of
Education was ready 10 open
the centerS. but nat n Srll
would depend on The number Of
applicants. Registrations VIII
be accepted Today Tuesday and
Wednesday from I 10 : p. m
Anybody who is interested
can Ccf an the information. in
GLIDING mo locations Of the IL
Centcrs. by calling RA $40.
II all tho II centCrS arc
op.ncd/Marc viii Do room for
4i0 children Mr. Benson sand,
or about 30 at each school The
cost. hy tho way > 10 boz pad
half by me government and
half lbs 'Hc fec, from parents
There is q certain amount ~
arcunE song on about m, 700
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-22

isn't sure that II Will
that way, though
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-09

had devoted myself thereafter to wandering,
bottle in hand barefoot and barelegged and
incessantly moaning low, up and down my
marble staircases and TO and fro on my mar
BILE floors
Thereafter for period Of over week. my
life became a series Of disconnected scenes
spaced by protracted intervals Of time during
which, although l was wholly unconscious and
IN respect of which 1 therefore have not the
slightest remembrance l was nevertheless
alarmingy active. For example, though
have no recollection of it whatever l bor
rowed $50 from my butler and he assures
me, with every evidence of consciousness and
normality went off 10 Boston
1t was only after nine o'clock that night
that had any conscious sensations at all and
then I suddenly came 10 and found myself
dressed in a black tie and talking perfect
sense at a dinner party in Concord.
The next conscious moment I had was in
the Chicago and Great Northern station in
Chicago en- route TO Reno. the Beautiful. the
Sears Roebuck Capri, the Biggest Little
Spot in the World. In my hand was ticket
and what was left Of the 81 200 my secretary
had sold my Savonneric rug TO dealer for
was sewed in my breast pocket.
reached Reno on Il Sunday and nobody
had the slightest idea where The Little Wo.
man was living and l was stumped About
noon however / went into Western Union
and asked for kilograms and was handed one
for her which of course, had the address of
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-09
ness and bowling querulousness.

ness and bowling querulousness.
The Little Woman took il for 10 days her
ears getting flatter against her head hourly
and hourly. more and more Of the whites of
her eyes showing On the eleventh day that
Undyng Love died Died dead And when I
woke up next morning she was gone. Gone
with my daughters and her ducats.
Now there are advantages IN marrying the
money SO notorious and spectacular as 10 re-
quire no pointing out The supreme disad-
vantage OF il, invisible and insidious. is that IL
is practically impossible for you not TO forget,
after a while, that the dough isn't yours.
1 am aware of course. that many Of my
colleagues. less selfrclIant, less sanEuine
natures than my own, never permit them.
selves 20 lose sight of this ugly little reality
night or day, and what with Switching this
and cadging that, find themselves happily
hoeled on the day Of reckoning with safe de-
posit boxes bursting like granaries.
These boys are known in our Guild as the
cache-cr type. The other is the blower-in
type and OF that genus your correspondent is
the perfect eXemplifcation
And So on that rainy october morning,
there / lay in silk paiamas SO heavy they ex-
haust me TO sleep in them IN a solid silver bed
IN a million dollars worth Of house blinking
incredulously at my Canalettos and trying not
10 throw up on my Savonnerie rug.
For while il would be impossible for any
body TO look more completely in the chips
than l did at that moment you would have
died Of envy at the sight Of me. you pedes-
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-09


that the Hallucinations began
standing in front of me not ten feet away
was Stanley Walker the well-knoWn book re-
viewer, smiling and maneuvering at me an
enormous camera hung around his neck on q
strap went TO college with Stanley and I
Know him as we'll as do you and there is not
the least doubt that there he was
Well Mr.. Knight" he said, If you have
no statement to make, don't suppose you
would mind posing for a few pictures"
I said no I wouldn't mind and he said how
about standing on my head in the bedroom.
said 1 wouldn't mind if it would do him any
good and thereupon 1 went into the bedroom
and solemnly stood on my head in the bed.
Now l swear to you that, for ten minutes
l saw Stanley Walker photograph my front
and rear facades upside down
The proof Of the whole thing is that when
got back in the taxi the driver said. You
are quite an acrobat. Mr.. Knight. l seen YOU
in there through the window"
I said, "NVho else did you see ?" Where.
upon he looked at me suspiciouslv and said
L didn't see nobody else because there wasn't
nobody else"
Arriving at the hotel drank no more. but
the hallucinations continued unabated. re-
enacted endless scenes of my childhood and
youth and repeated word for word forgotten
conversations with forgotten people.
The conversations l had I had out loud
and frequently they were so spirited and the
laughter so genuine that twice the manager
knocked at my door and asked if you gentle
men won't lower your voices a little"
And then after two days reality finally
came back.
tHere Mr.. Knight deals with some Of the
circumstances leading up 70 the divorce. II
he brings a legal action embodying them
they may get printed some day He concludes
with wry forecast of his future as an Aca-
pulco, Mexico, remittance man and descrip
tion Of his return TO New York;
well" he remarks |''I have been here
eighteen years-eighteen years in New York,
It's lot OF years. But don't think they
haven't been wonderful because they haven't
And, anyhow 1 have never been much of a
hand to stay too long in one place
But in Acapulco plan TO settle down and
keep busy the live-long day, lying on my back
in the sand. drinking gin in the sunshine and
memorzing Crime and Punishment
IF you are down that way try 20 avoid
me and a light touch. Nothing important
you understand, just walking money
say ten bucks"
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-09

she won't divorce me-" he remarked
confidently on arrival she never does"
But this time he was mistaken. Some
weeks ago Mrs. Knight did divorce him
Still staggering from the blow, her hus-
band picked up his pen, which had been living
idle since dashing off the letters 10 the bar.
and proceeded to lay bare his soul with it.
a version Of the resulting confessional
masterpiece greatly abridged for reasons Of
space and propriety, follows;
HOME OK THE RANCE
BY the Pet Of the Pcnitcntiary
I was sprung from stir on October 18th
last after serving three months Of three
months bit for Nothing viii Induce Me TO
Name What II has been agreed among the
keepers, and even by the Warden himself. that
l was the most agreeable and cooperative per
sonality, with the mostest Southern charm
the Island had known since Mae West got The
Book thrown at her.
1 had beguied the time establishing my
self as the champion horsc-sh pitcher of the
Island and pretending that I wasn't in the can
az all but merely on a tanker sailing sideways
for New York and was dern lucky 10 Doe maxi
ing port in so short time as 90 days
BY these devices I had carried the whole
thing off so gracefully that when / hit the
street was not only feeling romantical-aristo-
craticu TO degree, but, due 20 The Little Wo-
mans gallant and consderate behavior, was
also drunk with the illusion that l was one
Of those people, rare in generation, capable
Of inspiring and of holding Great Love
And just by way OF confirming this view,
I Immediately set about doing all the things
that would have killed IT, If il could be killed.
giving myself over TO fits Of specchless sulki-
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-09

~OME men when their home lives blow up,
rejoice others skuk off into corners TO
~ brood Mr.. Richard A. Knight New
York's acrobatic lawyer has, through the
years developed an original and striking
routine for such emergencies.
The moment his wife Dorothy decides
that divorce is the only answer he goes on "A
rampage which in its advertising and scenic
effects is not unlike the Spring tour of the
circus texccpt that In ms the audience is
made up largely of Social Registertes, few Of
whom enjoy the spectacle and finally having
demonstrated the extent of his grief he re-
sorts TO the plea direct for a reconciliation.
This standard procedure which he is
moved each time 20 follow because his wife
is unimaginably dear" 10 him, first attracted
general attention few years ago when he
stood on his head at the gala opening Of the
Metropolitan Opera Company's Winter season.
Shortly afterwards Mrs Knight the
granddaughter Of the first J. r Morgan's
lawyer Lewis Cass Ledyard dropped her
divorce plans and accepted her irrepressible
spouse back into the bosom Of his family.
The ensuing period OF domesticity ended
with a court decision sending Mr. Knight TO
Jail for three months II seems he had been
busily writing letters 10 dignBaries OF the bar
and Of finance. charging them with being
privy TO- or actually furthering the mis-
management Of his wife's estate.
A couple of week after he was Sprung"
(to use his own world his home life blew up
again Once more his wife hit the trail TO
Reno, taking their two daughters aged and
5-along, and once more Knight went into his
torch routine After tearing the lid off Man.
haitian Island, he trekked out TO Reno,
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-09

trian, YOU the sad, the
solemn, the soaring
truth is that in that
5000 pair of pants of
mine hanging in such
lush folds from the
back of yon richly bro
caded chaise Tongue
there was not a dime.
But not a nick
Evidently the position required
the most careful consideration with
the clearest possible head and the
steadiest nerves. But my head
didn't seem awfully clear and my
nerves were behaving like a fleet
Of unnamed canoes in n typhoon.
And so, although / hadn't had
drink in nine months, the idea be-
gan to grow on me, at first slowly
and then rapidly, that a little gin
was all I needed for the concoction
of an effective program.
Scurrying downstairs, therefore,
to the pantry as fast as the weight
of my pajamas would admit Of, I
got myself a half dozen bottles of
gin and scurried back TO bed,
there TO Drink and Think.
Three days later hadn't had an
idea but was still drinking. With
the blinds down and every light in
the house blazing night and day, I
had given up food after the first
night and clad onlv in a paiama ton
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-09

oIoH by wceky Inc Great Rghts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-18
to the hard work that It's mem
performed.
Food For Thought

w WIG 4AoAN WIN OAA1V SeS AAASAASSAs
performed.
Food For Thought
Yesterdays primary will give
leaders Of both Republican and
Democratic parties something to
think about. OF the 10000 and
more Democrats eligible to vote only
1887 took advantage Of the privil-
eye. AS predicted the absence OF
some 5000 men and woman In the
armed forces, the wartime factory
schedules and the personal inclin-
alton of many to avoid participa-
ton in a family battle" had a
marked effect on the turnout Of
voters.
The primiraies were conducted
very orderly. There were no fights
or arguments and no unpleasant
scenes or wrangling. Someone could
write nice story about the pos
sibilities Of ballot boxes being hi
lacked during the black-out, but
with alert watchers from both sides
almost sitting on the boxes there
was little chance Of them "disap-
pearing."
Today enthusiastic supporters OF
Mr.. Cavanaugh were quick to pledge
their support to the Democratic
ticket, which will be nomonated Of
the coming conventions. 1t Is ex-
pected that the present city exc
cutives will be nominated although
a number Of changes will result In
the lineup Of the Board Of Alder
men and the Board of Education.
The big changes" will come II and
when Mayor Monagan Is elected. He
will give serious consideration to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-18
REV. TIP. MOONEY
COLLEGE SPEAKER

Bridgeport, Sept. l8.-The Rev.
Thomas p. Mooney, pastor Of st.
Thomas church, viii be the princi-
pal speaker at the Sixteenth Com
mencement exercises Of the Junior
College Of Connecticut Supnday af-
ternoon, September 10, when seven
students who are candidates for
graduation win be awarded their
Associate in Arts "a. A. and Assoc
ciate in Science "a. s. degrees, 1t
was announced today by r. Everett
Cortright, president.
The topic Of Father MONEYS ad-
dress viii be The Graduate In O
Troubled World"
This win be the first time in the
history Of the College that q COM
niencement exercise has ever been
held at any other time than IN the
spring Of the year. and Il has been
made necessary because Of the ac-
CELEBRATED wartime program adopt
ed last year.
The opportunities IN this ac-
celebrated program allow . student 10
complete the two full years Of fresh-
man and sophomore college stu
dies IN Is months; thus, students
who entered IN July Of 1919 are
now ready 70 enter the junior year
o. 3 senior college o. university.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-18
Cops Seek
Boby Killer

Springfield, Vt, Sept. 10.--(UP)-
An eight-State police search was Or
tered today for Clyde Coburn, 30
year-old Springfield ex-convict, who
escaped in a deputy sheriff's auto
mobile after alleged ybeating o sol-
dier's baby to death.
At the same time, States Attor.
ney Everett Q. williams announced
that he had issued q warrant charg.
ing Coburn with murder as result OF
the death Of Lester Blanchard Jr.,
l6-month. old son Of Corp. and Mrs.
Lester Blanchard Of North Spring.
field. The dead baby's father is now
on duty In Alaska.
In calling for the eight-state
search, the states attorney said that
the fugitive was armed with two re-
volverS, one Of which was stolen
from q deputy sheriff, and that po-
lice should be cautious in attempt
ing to apprehend him.
The death Of baby Blanchard
Thursday was revealed belatedly
yesterday as result Of an lnvestiga-
ton Of complaints lodged with po-
lice by the infants paternal grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Blanchard Of Bellows Falls.
While driving to town wits Co
burn, Shattuck suddenly felt q gun
pressed against him and the prison.
er ordered him to stop the car and
get out. The deputy did so and Co.
burn disarmed him and sped away
In the car, bearing Vermont license
plates, AO-140.
Coburn, a former truck driver, was
paroled last November after serving
nearly two years Of a two-to-five-
year state prison sentence. He Is 4-F
In the draft.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-18
JUSTICE ELLIS
PAYS TRIBUTE
Lauds Memory Of Late
Mayor ScuIIy at COnsti.
tuition Day Exercises

Fundamental principles Of the
Constitution and their meaning In
the present conflict were outlined
by speakers ct q Constitution Day
program presented last night at
Wiiby High school auditorium, with
the brief hlackout giving added sig
nificance TO expressed sentiments on
the struggle for freedom. The air
raid test did not halt the program
and the large gathering listened in
darkness to Rabbi william p. Green
field, who was speaking when the
sirens sounded.
History Of the American consti-
tuition was traced by e. Robert
Stevenson, editor-in-chief Of the
Republican American, who told Of
the origin Of the Magma Charta and
the American colonies efforts To
formulate principles to aid the COM
mon man. A principal aim Of the
great document and the famous
men Of the Revolution who drew 1t
up was to obtain o government that
the people could support, as con-
trasted to O government that would
support the people, he said.
Associate Justice Arthur r. Ellis
Of the State Supreme Court Of Err
rors, q resident Of Ltchfield, stated
that appreciation Of the Constitu-
ton and the American way Of life
has been going steadily and that
Hitler and the other proponents OF
NaM theology have boosted feeling
here for the democratic principles
In the document. He paused to pay
tribute to the late Mayor Vincent
A. Scully ). whom he described as an
outstanding leader in Connecticut
defense activities.
Mayor John s. Monagan was pre-
sent at the exercises and extended
welcome to the guests and the audi
ence. Rev. M. Deyo, chaplain OF the
Mattatuck branch Of the Connect
cut Society Sons Of the Revolution
which sponsored the program, Of
fered prayers. The chairman Of the
meeting was Adrian L. Mulloy, pres
ident Of the Mattatuck branch
State Guardsmen were present tc
present the color and singing Of
patriotic selections was included on
the program.
other speakers included Rev. DR.
John o. walker, pastor Of the Sec
ond Congregational church, Rt. Rev
Mser. Joseph Valdambrini, Rabbi
Greenfield, and ]. Francis Smith.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-18
5th Ward Total 1923 Z
Totals All Wards 1921


The successful Monogan ticket fol-
lows:
First ward, city convention, Clay
ton Briotti, Fergus Madden, Gladys
Robinson, Paul Fitzpatrick, Amy
Cadotte, Joseph M. Brennan; alter
nate, Patrick McKenna, town con-
vention, Stephen Homick, Edward
J. Loughrain, Marion Miller, Thomas
j. Bowling, George r. DiCorpo, Ella
Keavney; alternate, Robert Bosco;
school convention, John H. Culinan
ST., Catherine F. Callahan, William
]. Pawlick, Joseph Lawlor, Louise
v. Chiaffo, Paul G. Egan; alternate,
June M. Gaug.
Second ward, city, John s. Mon
agan, Patrick F. Shea, Mary F.NHen-
Messy, Humbert Mangini, Francis
T. Reeves; alternate, Luigi Bria;
town, Frank T. Healey, Frances
Seery, Carmine Cipriano, T. Gordon
Hutchinson, John A. Iorio; alternate
Bernat Holczer; school, Walter A
Jarvis, Winifred Mcdonald, Alfred
Finkelstein, Sadie A. Lynch, Michael
j. Grout; alternate, Norah v. Ahern
Third ward, city, Maurice T.
Healey, Raymond Stone, James M
Lynch, Edward L. Lasky, Martha
zailskas; alternate, Henry Minicuc-
CT; town, Cornelius Maloney, Mary
C. Kilmartin, G. Nicholas zappone,
Raymond Conlon, John w. Bender;
alternate, Margaret Downey; school,
Patrick s. Bergin. Clarence Balanda
John J. Fitzgerald, Julia Marshall,
Michael Toma; alternate, Edward J.
Kelly.
Fourth ward. city, Martin j,
Tehan, Maurice Rousseau, Raymond
J. Quinn. James 8. Andrea, Deborah
Kendrick. Joseph Kearigan: alter
nate, Rose Sevickas: town, Francis
X. Bergen, Mary Bedell. Patrick
Kelly, Rose H. Martin, Edward p.
Goggin, Helen M. Delaney; alter
nate, John =. Dalton; school. Mat
thew J. Gaffney, John J. SavinOr
Daniel J. Mahaney, John FitzInaur-
Ice, Joseph Mazaika, Arthur J. Dam
sereau; alternate, Josephine Nc
0rath.
Fifth ward, city, Joseph M. Shea.
Nellie Hayden, Vincent Palladino,
Martin r. Sullivan, Marguerite X.
OllhOoley. Edward ?. Rafferty,. John
J. Rock: alternate. Bernard X,
Keofe: town, Gertrude Gordon,
James w. Fitzgerald. Vincent y,
Coates. Edmund J. White, Julia y,
Kelley, Edward r. Mc0rath; alter
nate. Anna BoWoy: school, Thomas
DFlacoll, Peter Griffin, James p.
walsh, Calhoslne Elbeh, John r.
Hartley. Catherine g. CorcoFnn. jo-
1eph y phalan' alternate. Josephine
N|abNdanH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-18
Port OF Naples In
Range Of Big Guns
(oontlnued from PaEe l.l

south, the Nax command appeared
to be pulling back It's forces for
defense Of an west-east line from
salerno 20 q front north Of British
held Bari on the east coast.
American c1ying Fortresses ana
medium bombers from the North
west African Air Forces struck out
ahead Of the advancing armies TO
pound enemy airfields ct Ciampino
and prattica d Mare south Of
Rome, destroying many aircraft on
the ground. Other planes blasted
and strafed enemy trops on roads
around the battle zone and main
tanned patrol over the battle area.
An air communicate disclosed that
Allied fighters and fighter ombers
now were operating from airfelds
on the italian mainland, enabling
them to increase their already rec
ord aerial umbrella over the ground
No Foe Planes
FOR the third straight day, the
Allied cir gQuadro9s failed 70 en-.
counter any enemy planes.
'These recent bombing attacks,
reaching extreme concentration
September IA at the critical period
Of battle in the Salerno area, have
been virtually uncontested BY the
enemy" the comrnuniQue said. "His
available strength has been ConceH1-
trated In intermittent small-scale
efforts against shipping"
Two enemy planes were shot down
on Salerno Thursday night, while
three Allied planes were lost during
the "a hours ended last night.
Once again American Liberator
bombers from the Middle Eastern
command Joined In the aerial often
sive, putting highway and railroad
functions out Of action In o heavy
raid on Pescara, on the Italian east
coast 1l6 miles north Of Naples.
Bridges across the Pescara river
were hit and o large oil flre was
started.
British Liherators and Halifaxes,
also from the Middle Eastern COM
mand, raided enemy communica-
tions ct PotenEa, about IS miles
southeast Of Naples, Thursday night