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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19
Vampire Superstition

Now Momberg and his medi-
cal experts began 70 believe
that the murderer was probably
lunatic who had fed his imag-
nation on the old legend-he
had a vampire complex.
A lull OF three months fol-
lowed. and the much relieved
police hoped that their foe had
either died or fed the country.
The answer came IN May
when Emma Gross. -. was
found dead under mysterious
circumstances Her preferred
haunt had been cheap cabaret
IN workinE-Ciass Stun dis
trict After She had failed 10
appear for two nights in sue
ccSsion. friends went searching
for her and located her nude,
sfIf body on the dilan Of ho-
tel bedroom of the cheapest
class There were no wounds
inflicted by weapons, bat blood
had flowed from several severe
bites 1000,
During the Summer Of 1929
many other ou'raEcs occurred.
TWO children. Gertrude Ham
acher. S. and Louise Lcnzcn Us.
we're lurcd from a village fair
- F1ehe. on rho outskirts OF
Dusseldorf Their Slashed and
still bleeding bodies were ols-
covered within the hour, lying
between rows OF string-beanS m
a field innocent victims Oh the
human Vampire
~ the scene MomberG no.
tccd footprints 81 q man m me
soft earth near the cOrpScS OF
the girls and ordered plaster
casts made Of these prints.
Late in August two girls DIS
appeared within a few days OF
each other. The first vas
child of 5. Gertrude Alderman.
who was last seen neal the 100
18th "Slim, younglsh man IN
7rk suit" The second was
pretty Maria Hahn 20, who IN
formed her family that she was
going 10 the picnic-ground called
the Spindlermuehle with an un-
named beau OF recent date. She
was never seen alive again
Then in September several
anonymous letters, cru d e y
printed, were received by the
editors Of the newspapers Fret
heit and Mittag The writer de-
scribed himself as genius
and stated that he had killed
Gertrude Alderman and
Maria Hahn but that he had
hidden the bodies so clcNerly
the police would never find
them
Early In November, however
far more sinister communica-
ton in the same disguised hand
writing reached the Frc,heit
accompanied by a map. The
letter read
you think make myself
out more clever than am.
You do not believe l tell the
truth when I Jay I killed Ger
trude Albermann and Marie
Hahn. Look at this map. go TO
tie spots marked and you will
find their bodies"
The nap was a crudely drawn
sketch OF hills, woods and fields
traversed by a road II was
labeled in huge lettersy Muir
der at Pappendelle% and there
were crosses at two spots.
II was proved at last that tho
maker of the map had intended
10 play fair The grave Of little
Gertrude AlbctURnn was dis
covered first hfr dcCOmpo~cd
body perforated with The three
edged scissor blade
The remains of Maria Hahn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

lay under two feet OF earth on
the slope leading down TO a
brook. Her nude corpse was in
a surprising state OF preserVa.
ton: the temple, throat and
breast were scored with 20 knife
wounds. The marks Of human
teeth on her arms and Shout
ders gave new color 10 the
theory that the killers principal
object in all his crimes had
been vampirism.
Crime Counsellor Momberg
felt that true samples OF the
Vampires handwriting in the
Pappcndelle notes were ex-
extremely valuable. He distrib-
uted the photostats 10 every
shopkeeper in the city. TO banks
and utility companies, with or
ders 10 check the writing against
receipts in their possession.
He also demanded and re-
ceived severe local post office
censorship.
Early in 1880, a letter was re-
turned 10 the Dusseldorf post
-t,ff4t4e FROM ,fict1c: tire letter had
been wrongly addressed and
could not be delivered. 1t did
not bear the name Of the sender
an the outside of the envelope,
therefore il was opened and
found 10 be signed by one Maria
Budlick who gave her own Dus-
seldorf address. The text and
story IL told was so suggestive
that the letter was Immediately
turned over 10 Momberg.
Briefly. Maria Budlick had
written 10 a girl friend in Flehe
10 describe her adventures the
fright of her arrival m Bussef-
dorf. She had met q strange.
crazy man who had tricked her
into going TO his rooms, and had
then taken her 10 park where
he had tried 10 kill her. He
had choked and bitten her, but
she managed 10 escape.
Momberg was astounded that
a girl who had had such an ex-
perirnce should have failed 10
report il 10 the police. He
failed 10 realize the extreme
reticence Of some German coun-
try girls. For when Maria Bud
lick was brought 10 his office an
hour later, she informed him
that she had never even heard
of the Vampire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19
TRUE DETECTIVE STORY
SH'"'mmnnNnnmmmBy Terry McShane H"HH'
Country Girl Solves Mystery
Of the Dusseldorf Vampire

ON THE night of Feb g. 1929 Kuhn, a respectable
~ 55yearold housewife walking toward her home in
the Rhneand city of Dusseldorf taking shortcut through
some dark narrow Suddenly darted from
doorway and threw around her neck from behind
The mysterious assalant drove small, sharp weapon
Kuhns body Then without attempting TO rob her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19
s-Year-OId Girl Slain

But on Feb. 10, a second and
more sinister event caused the
authorities bitterly 10 regret
their careless attitude. ON that
morning, Criminal Counsellor
Momberg received an oral re-
port from his assistant. Capt.
Dubbe, that an S-year-old girl
had been murdered. The body
was found in a vacant LOT during
the night. There were "a stab
wounds, inflicted with a scissors
blade, and after death the body
was soaked IN on and set atTrr-
Three nights after the Rosa
Ohliger affair, a man named
Rudolph Scheer, "a, was
stabbed TO death with a scissors
blade.
Two thwarted assaults, how
ever, quickly furnished a posi-
tive slant on the impulses mo-
tivating the criminal. Erna
Primer and Frau Flake, women
in their twenties, were waylaid-
on successive nights in the
suburbs OF Dusseldorf They
were seized from behind by the
throat dragged iiia4te-tif4t--sifff 2 t
ter of hedges and there choked
unconscious. no attempt was
made 20 stab them; instead
their aSsailant had bitten them
under the chins and made
clumsy efforts 10 suck the
wounds,
In both cases. pedestrians
had heard strange noises and
rescued the women shortly
after They had been attacked.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

or modest her further, he
fed as silently as he had APP
peared.
About a quarter Of an hour
later, the woman was found
lying in the gutter, bleeding
profusely and yet not MORALLY
wounded. Nearby a blood
stained blade detached from
the type of scissors used by
seamstresses was picked up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
Arthur AIderses Return

Arfhur NIOerSeS NeTuTn
Mr.. AND MRS. ARTHUR
ALDERS have returned 10 their
home in Roosevelt place fol-
lowing a brief stay in New York
City.
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Mrs. Cummiskey S
4 Service Stars

MRS. JAMES PETER CUM
MISKEY of East Jefferson has
four stars in her window Serv-
ice flag, all four of her sons
being in various branches of the
service.
James p. CummiSkey Jr is
with the Engineering Corps of
the u. S. Army and is stationed
in Chicago
Mancourt Thomas CummiS-
key is a private in the Ord
nance Division in California.
Ensign Charles f Cummis-
key is with the u. S. Navy in
Boston, Mass, and Capt. John
w. Cummiskey is with the
Army Air Corps in Chicago.
Mrs. Cummiskey is an active
club woman. president of the
League of Catholic Women and
busy with war work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
Dds Mansion at Crosse
lie USO- HEADQUARTERS
CONTINUED from Page One)

Senior hostesses they are
called-and on one busy evening
we found such well known
matrons as Mrs. Henry +.
Kresin, Mrs. William McCaw,
Mrs. Kenneth White, Mrs.
George S. Keough, Mrs. Edward
c. Campbell, Mrs. Leonard Corns
and Mrs. Robert J. Wilson
busting MISUNDERSTANDING the
soldier boys, doing their mend
ing. listening 10 their wistful
tales about their far away
homes.
There are many boys from
England and Scotland on the
base, and some Of them are in
credibly young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip c.
Henderson, who run the USO
so efficiently, know all the boys,
remember and write 10 the ones
who have gone and sometimes
have the pleasure of welcoming
back a furlough guest.
AS in other USOs the junior
hostesses are supremely inn
portant attraction and some OF
the prettiest and incest girls in
the district consider il high
privilege 10 be on duty one or
two nights a week at the
Club"
There Is always dancing and
among the other attractions are
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15

week, from two weeks stay
at their Elizabeth Lake sum-
mer home. Next week Mrs.
Roedel will 60 TO Canada TO be
the guest of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Roney
Of Ashton road spent three
days last week cruising on the
lake in their boat, La Dame du
Lac Lady of the Lake.. They
dropped anchor at Lake Side,
o., to pick up their son. Jack,
who has been vacationing there
with his grandmother. On
board welcoming Jack were his
sister, Catherine, Dick Engress
and Peggy Proutt.
Betty Scott, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Bruce Scott of
Ashton road, is leaving Thurs
day for Purdue University 70
begin her freshman year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
Many
On Leave
At RoseddIe

DVT. JOHN JACKSON is
Il home on furlough from Fort
Francis +. Warren, Wyo., and
is staying with his mother, Mrs.
John Jackson Jr. in Artesian
road, Rosedale Park.
Pvt. Jackson and his mother
have as their guest Tech. Sgt.
Lawrence w. Jackson Of Clare,
Mich, who is with the Eighth
Ferrying Squadron in Memphis,
Tenn.
William O'Reilly of the mer-
chant IN arine returned last
week to Kings Point Academy.
New York, following a leave of
absence with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. William G. Reilly, in
Stahefin road.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
w. S. Kennedy
To Give Dog Show

MR.. AND MRS. WTLFRED
s. KENNEDY will hold a dog
show at Kendare Farms. on
West Maple road, Birmingham,
Sept. 4. The show will be held
on the grounds, and luncheon
will be served outdoors.
The Kennedys' dog, Marc, out
OF Maridor, will be on exhibit
but will not be in the show.
In honor of their many house
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy
will entertain at an open house
on Sept. 3. Champion dogs from
all over the country will be
shown.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
SGT. RAIDER in RCAF

Mr.. and Mrs. Willard RAIDER,
who divide time between their
Glastonbury road and Rondeau
Park homes. have two sons in
service. Flight Sgt. Ralph RAIDER
of the RCAF has just returned
by plane from Gulfport, Miss,
where he visited his brother.
Pfc. Robert RAIDER, also of the
air corps.
Sgt. RAIDER spent the week
end with his parents before re-
turning to Jarvis Air Field in
Canada. He was accompanied
by his brother, Richard, who
will vacation across the river
for a couple of weeks.
Yeoman Albert EmSley has
returned to his cambridge base
in Maryland after spending a
furlough with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd Emsley, IN
Artesian road.
Home From Hot Springs
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Char
noske of Breton drive and
daughter, Gloria. have returned
from a two weeks vacation at
the Homestead Hotel in Hot
Springs, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j.
Lannin of Lancashire road are
spending some time in their
summer home at Broken Rocks
near Saginaw.
Miss Ruth Carter has re-
turned TO Sioux Falls, S. D.,
following a vacation at the
home of her sister and brother
in-law. DR.. and Mrs. A. J. Rich
ards of Warwick road.
Entertains at Luncheon
Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Ar
thur r. Carr of Ashton road
was hostess to a neighborhood
luncheon party. Attending
we're:
MEsDAMES
George Kneucker John Bloom
r NJ. Roger Carl Adams
Robert Bruce Scott Ralph Cranston
Robert Morrison
and Miss Mary Morrison
Violet Ramsey, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen G.. Ramsey
of Ashton road, is in California
visiting her cousins. Steward
White and Roderick White.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Walker
and daughter, Agnes Jean, of
Lancashire road are having a
pleasant vacation in New York.
RoedeIs Return
DR.. and Mrs. Don +. Roedel
of ArteSian road returned last
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
Nedding Breakfast Buffet Style

wedding breakfast families served buffet style
the Keane residence Mrs Keane old English table was lard
centered with large silver bowl hled
With white flowers.
Cadet and Mrs Head left for Slippery Rock Pa where he is
training
gray type dress Of light weight
vol with navy accessories.
wedding Slavery of the Walter A. Savery
Seyburn and 1t Gill Dmer of Walter Dttmer OF
piper boulevard Mrs Dittmer took place at 43O
-telock n Burns Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Samuel s. Forer ofcaed.
arrangements stemmed white glado placed
table background of in the
hancel
There marons Of honor Mrs James IrueSdale OF
Alice Kner Of Detroit and Mrs Richard
Foley who walked together down the aisle.
Bridesmaids Jean PoSseus Mrs Ernest Byron Kelly
Continued Page Four
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
RoedeIs Return

DIR. and Mrs. Don +. Roedel
" Artesian road returned last
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
Bride Wears White Marquisette

The bride was lovely in wedding dress of white
fun tle veil held place by net
effect The dress fashioned with high round
lecklne, long sleeves, fitted bodice and full skirt.
The veil had by the brides mother.
bouquet large white orchid surrounded by
tephanotis
Mrs Keane wore printed crepe with small red and
figures navy background little navy hat and
shoulder bouquet OF orchids
Mrs Head the bridegroom, street length
of embroidered sheer soft shade OF yellow" and blac
cceSsorieS, and a orchid
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15

group singing, cooking on the
outdoor fireplaces, cricket, base
ball and badminton.
Boat trips on some OF the
finest private yachts on the
river are commonplace 10 the
USO boys. Edward d. Camp
bell of the Crosse lie Yacht
Club arrives on many an eve
ming with his own boat. And
often he brings along several
friends with their boats, and
the boys Enjoy long cool cruises
on Lake Erie.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
Mrs. McNair Expected

MRS. RUSSELL N. McNAIR
OF Rivard boulevard, and her
children, are expected back from
Castle Parke this weekend.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
sabeI -Casqrain Her Attendant

ads n Sam BarbaTa aVc0Ue-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15

Casgrau only attendant She powder
ue model and and e blue net Juliet cap and
arcd Aoo.rt of punk and blue arkSpur The dress
fitted bodice afets with long sleeves and botfian
skirt.
There much excitement and uncertainty about the best
Robert class 10 have been his
found almost the last minute that he
Jack Head substituted for his brother
seated by Jerry Keane brother of the bride
Tom PARK
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
Mrs. Delyanides
Is Back Home

MRS. CHARLES DELYA-
NIDES returned early in the
week 10 her home in Brant-
wood avenue, following a visit
with Mrs. Adam Stoyadin in
her summer home in Alpena.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
Miss Jane SoveY
t. Gill Dittner Married
At Buns Presbyterian

YIN TWO important weddings SATURDAY. one in the
morning and other the late afternoon fashion
~ ! able society had busy day
NW ueu,S0n keanc and Cadet Thomas head,
v O.. Army Air Forces. married al 1890 IN
the morning ST. Pauls Church, The high mass
Chsute5 hy The Rev. Fr Vincent Horkan.
daughter jerome T. J. keanes Of lakeland
Crosse Honle. and Cadet Head the OF the g. W
deads q S-r-- EarL--a aLonur-
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man became a duet that was broken
up when Shuler answered the call
10 the colors.
Neither Wells nor Shuler, in sep
arate camps, knew the other would
be home on furlough last week. So
naturally. when they met at the
Wells home. 358 LaBelle street,
there was much backslapping and
rehashing of old times, though
these times" we're only a few
months old. And neither knew
Pittman had been indicted into
the army. so both were disap-
pointed when they called at Pitt
mans home for celebration. only
TO find that they had missed him
by day.
Over at the soft drink stand on
LaBelle and Thomson avenue, Wells
and Shuler swore by and at Uncle
Sam. Sure" Wells said. ''the
army's all right, but you never
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-11-13

Losing her first place lead over
q contestants TO Mary E. Sawyer.
Leslie Davis clung desperately TO
second place position this week,
trailed by Ann Ambers who came
from behind 10 take third place po-
sition in the Miss Defense Worker"
Contest. So close was the voting
for all contestants that sponsors of
the affair said il was possible for
dark horse" TO take over and hold
the lead before the end of the con-
test which will terminate with a
dance at the Forest club on the
night Of November Is.
All defense workers. the contes-
tants squared off this week for a
final showdown in garnering votes,
and the sponsors, Bob" King and
Arthur Glover announced that no
more entrants will be accepted.
Winner OF the contest will be
crowned Miss Defense" at the For
est club dance and will be awarded
as prize trip TO the Wilberforce-
West Virginia football game at Will
berforce university or an equivalent
cash prize. Other contestants will
also be awarded prizes.
All Defense Workers
Ann Ambers. who came from be-
hind to third place this week, is an
employee at Chryslers; Leslie Davis
Is employed by the Cadillac COM
pany and this weeks number one
contestant, Mary Sawyer. is en-
ployed at hurry Body. Other con-
testants and their places of employ
ment are: Frances Bowman, Bohn
Aluminium: Mignon Towner. Chrys-
Ter; Mary v. Crozier, Chevrolet; An
ma jackson, Upgrade: Sarah Jack
son. Cunningham. Drugs; Leslie
Smith. Packard sponsored by the
Williams group: Willie M. Patton,
Briggs; Bertha A. McJimsey, us.
Rubber: Mary Jackson. Chevrolet
sponsored by the VAC. club;
Candy Davis. Chrysler. Flossie
Smiling. Mercy Hall; Viola Haw-
kins, Bohn Aluminium; Emily L.
Gary, US. Rubber; Helen Guss. u.
S. Rubber: Frederick Labon, De-
Sofa. and Anne Brown, Chrysler.
The contest, aside from determine
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-11-13
Reduced
ToASadDuetAs
ArmyCaHs No. 3

It would have been a happy
homecoming for Privstes LaVaughn
Wells and Herbert Shuler but for
one thing;-Uncle Sam had called
their buddy TO the colors only a
few hours before they arrived al
their LaBelle street homes in High
land Park on furlough. So what
was once lively trio was reduced
to sulking duet.
From eight years ago until Wells
was indicted into the service, he,
Shuler and Wilbur Pittman had
been an inseparable trio. and after
Wells induction. Shuler and Pitt.
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Youth Group Will
Fight Delinquency

The Y.S.O. held its weekly meet.
ing November ] at Brewster Cen
ter and a large gathering of boys
and girls were present. The aim of
the club is TO sponsor civic, social,
cultural and athletic activities at
tractive to the teen-age group.
Monday, Nov. 8. the club enter
tanned its advisory board members,
the Rev. George Bailer, DR.. Powell
Johnson. William Green, the Rev.
S. D. Ross, William Loving and Pa
trolman Larry Bleach. A general
discussion was held how to combat
juvenile delinquency.
The club is sponsoring Patriotic
Ball Thursday, November II at 7:30
to $50 pm. The admission is free.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-11-13
Mary Sawyer Takes Lead
In Miss Defense Race

ing the popularity of defense work
ers, is the first attempt on the part
OF the local group 10 put into action
plans for stimulating interest on
jobs, and in local unions. Contest
ants must be defense workers, hold
membership with local unions at
their defense plant, and will be
judged by union attendance, pune
tuality and days worked and ability
10 get along with fellow workers
and overseers. Those with highest
ratings in these categories and with
the largest number Of votes will be
chosen as winners of the contest.
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These Questions answer
many a laxative problem

Cues. Are all laxatives alike?
Ans. Certainly not. Cues. Are all
laxatives herbal laxatives? Ans.
No, some are saline, emollient,
etc. Cues. Is Black-Draught
herbal? Ans. Yes, ack-Draught
is purely herbal-usually thorough
and satisfactory if directions are
followed. That's why it is often
called "the friendly laxative"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-11-13

Black-Draught has been a popu.
lar-selling laxative with four gen.
erations. Costs only Csc for Is to
40 doses. Comes powdered or gran.
ulated. which many say Is even
easier to take. Caution, use only
az directed. Next time, try Black
Draught in the familiar yellow
box.