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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
BY PETER EDISON

The 18th Congress - the one
that is going to be the most his
toric of all times - got off TO
a flying start. Over 1000 new
bills were introduced on the
very first day 759 in the
House, more modest 239 in
the Senate. Yes, sir! This new
Congress means business. In ad-
dition to the 1000 and more new
bills, there were over 800 pri-
vate bills and resolutions.
Taking a closer look at all this
back-breaking load of proposed
legislation, you discover that a
lot of il isn't so new. Hundreds
of the proposals are legislative
chestnuts that didn't get roasted
or pulled out of the fires of
oratory in the last session, or
the session before that or the
one before that. The chances
are that nothing will happen to
80 per cent of this legal litter
in this session, either.
You might expect that in war
time, all these proposed bills
presented before the most his
toric session of Congress would
be of tremendous import, all
necessary to the winning of the
war. The hard, cold fact is that
most of it is utterly trivial and
you have TO look through col
umn after column of fine type
listing these bills by title before
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
NEIL REID AND THE HIGH COURT

The entry Of Circuit Judge Neil E. Reid into the
contest for election os justice Of the Michigan Su-
preme Court is that should and must find fov-
oroble reaction in the hearts Of all Mocomb county
residents.
For more than 81 years Judge Reid has been q
dorninont figure not only in Moeorb county but in
stote.wide legal circles He has won reputation for
unwoverine devotion to duty and is wholly unmindfuI
OF pressure, political chiooney and all Of the other
questionable influences which are sometimes brought
to bear upon men charged with rendering judgment
In civil and criminal matters.
The judge, however, is not cold, oustere sort Of
individual. He possesses warmth Of personality
and Of human understanding thot hos not only won
him the admiration and friendship Of persons in all
walks Of life but thot all those coming before
his court clear, sympathetic but just determination
II the people Of Michigan can learn, as the peo-
pie OF Moconcb county have, the qualities which have
made Neil E. Reid great Judge they will not hesitate
to elevate him to the post he deserves; thot Of MEM
bershiP on the stote's highest legal tribunal.
10 Moconob county residents, if the Judge is Sue
eesstuI in his bid for election pride in his accomplish.
nent will noturoy. be tempered with regret that he
must voeote the post he hos held so long and served
so we'll. 1t would, however, be but fitting climax
to lifelong coreer devoted to humonty's cause.
Good luck, Judge Reid
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
. BARBS

Some people are always trying
and others very,
The shortage may at least
save us from worrying about
which side our bread is but
tered on.
A college st u d g n { lost his
pants, but won a flag rush. It's
customary TO win nothing, but
lose your shirt.
On the level, Uncle Sam won't
stand for fast driving. Or on the
hills, either.
II isn't the clothes that men
stare at - but the woman who
should be in them.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
DRINKING BY MINORS

The Joint announcement by Sheriff Jacob F. Theut
and Prosecutor Wilbur F. Held that they intend to
"crock down" the sole Of liquor to minors strikes
q responsive chord in the heorts-ond in the homes
of many Mocomb county residents. 1t is high time
that some disciplinary action is taken.
There have been persistent reports that, among
other places, certain Mount Clemens toverns have
been dispensing alcoholic beverages to mnors-mony
of them school children.
If these runnors should be proved to be founded
upon foet the guilty persons deserve sympathy from
the public or from law enforcement officers. The
burden of guilt rests with the proprietor 1t is the
duty Of bortenders to ascertain that their patrons
Of legal oee
All present indications would point toward some
Of the so-co|Ied "better" drinking spots as equally
guilty with those Of bock-oey location.
Drinking by minors will njure the cause Of those
who advocate continued operation Of liquor estob-
shments surely as night follows day.
Thot is the sort Of crime which even tolerant per.
sons will not permit to continue
Guilty operators should be bereft Of their licenses
promptly and prosecuted to the full extent Of the
low.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13

ed the ace and king of hearts
and led a third round. West won
and led another spade, which
was won by the jack. A club
was led from dummy, the king
won, and Mrs. Sobel cashed the
long heart. West discarded
spade and East a club.
Mrs. Sobel laid down the
king Of diamonds, trying to es-
tablish a re-entry to dummy. But
West held up the ace. He won
the next diamond lead and re-
turned spade. Reading the pat
terms correctly, Mrs, Sobel then
led low club. Thus she was
sure of making either the club
queen or the diamond queen for
the ninth trick.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Service Staff Writer

Behind the screen: More or
less off the record these days,
you keep hearing the darnedest
talk. Producers might call 1t
downright subversive. Big stars,
deciding it would be folly TO
make more than one or two pic
lures apiece during 1913 on &C.
count of the salary ceiling, are
talking of naming their own
poison. One glamor girl who is
a star because nothing ever
looked prettier in bathing
suit, goes so far as TO announce
privately that there'll be no
more fluffy-duffy leg stuff for
her. No stree. This is war, she
wants to do pictures with signi-
ficance."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
HE'S IN THE MIDDLE

LODGEPOLE, NEB. = Quen-
tin Somerfeld is in the well
known middle.
A teacher in the Lodgepool
schools, he also coaches the ath-
letic teams.
AS a preacher, he is pastor OF
the Methodist Episcopal church
in nearby Gurley. Some of the
Gurley athletes attend his Sun
day school classes.
So when Lodgepool plays
Gurley, which team gets the
preachers vocal support?
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
NO-GUN BANDIT

PORTLAND, q X T.. : 90
Jump in the lake." said Mrs.
Dorothy Netch to the young,
masked bandit who waved his
gun and demanded money.
He struck her in the face and
fled-dropping his gun on the
porch in his haste.
A return trip a few minutes
later, to recover the weapon,
didn't work out well either.
Neighbors chased him away that
time.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
McKENNY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM Z. McKENNEY
Americas Card Authority

The match between the three
leaders in the national team-of-
four championship was so close
that when the scores were first
announced, the defending cham
pions, Mrs. A. NJ. Sobels team,
were shown in second place.
But one of the hands had become
switched during the match be-
tween the Philadelphia and Won
Zedtwitz teams, and had to be
replayed. Although it resulted
in a tie in halved match, the
Won Zedtwitz team won second
place.
Mrs. Sobel played the hand
shown today. She won the
first trick with the ace of spades,
killing the king Then she cash.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
BY The Associated Press
FOR ARTS SAKE

NEW Workout Of the Met
ropolitan Museum of Art storm
ed John Gulias, sculptor and
Prix De Rome winner, with
1.-The head of a girl" under his
arm.
The head was a work of his
which had not won prize
among 1900 objects on display
The jury which judges these
pieces is incompetent he FUN
ed.
Attendants made him take the
two-foot bronz work out side
receiving door.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
CAREFUL ONLY
G. DEGREES!

SPOKANE, WASH. - Some
one turned in a fire alarm when
they lit the candles on a BIRTH
day cake for John Jerome White
at a meeting of the Spokane
Athletic round table.
Whats going on?" inquired
John Jerome mildly-as he
warmed his hands over the 100
candles.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
WHAT STATION, PAL?

TOPEKA, kAS.-The Shaw
nee county rationing board
looked again at the gasoline ra-
tioning book that had accompan-
led plea for more coupons.
Every coupon from the A
book was missing-torn out
and used. by the owner. Most
of them won't be valid until far
in the future.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13


troduced ii or the individual pri-
vate citizen who would benefit
from the bill, if Congress were
TO pass it.
DOGS, DRYS AND
DRY CLEANING
Take few samples:
From the Hon. Usher L. Bur-
dick of Williston, N. Oak, a bill
TO prohibit experiments on liv-
ing dogs in the District of Co.
lumbia.
From the Hon. James j. Hef-
fernan of Brooklyn, N. Y, a bill
TO provide free laundry and dry
cleaning service to members of
the armed service while on act
i've duty.
From the Hon, U. S. Guyer of
Kansas City, Kan, a bill to pro-
hibit within the District OF Co.
lumbia the manufacture :.
sale or possession of any
spurious, vinous, malt, ferment-
ed and all alcoholic liquor S
whatsoever
From the Hon. Clinton p. An
derSon of Albuquerque, N. Mex.
a bill TO authorize per capita
payment OF $40 to the members
of the Santa Clara Pueblo of
New Mexico
From the Hon. John Lesinski
of Dearborn, Mich, bill to
grant pensions 10 certain unre-
married widows of Civil War
veterans who were married to
the veteran subsequent TO June
26, 1908.
From the Hon. Mrs. Margaret
Chase Smith of Skowhegan, Me,
bill for the erection of me-
mortal to Maj Gen Hen
ry Knox.
From the Hon. Fred A. Hart
ley of Kearney, N. j.. a bill to
regulate boxing contests in the
District of Columbia.
Now most of these world-sav-
ing proposals don't get reported
in the newspapers, and it's just
as well. They are not news and
they will most all die a-bornin'
Yet they are all important and
the congressional obstetricians
in their committee room legisla-
tive lying inWards must way at
tention TO every one of the brain
children thus conceived.
DEMOCRACY AT WORK
Reason these seemingly pretty
proposals are important is that
this is a democracy and the mere
fact that all these trivialities
can get consideration of kind
in the halls of Congress is proof
that democracy is at work. For
in democracy, theoretically,
every Joe Doakes is considered
important, even if he's a screw
ball.
The legislative machinery in a
democracy must grind every
proposal thrown into its hopper.
Out of these 1900 bills and reso-
lutions presented to Congress on
its opening day, not more than
100 may ever be passed by Con-
gress. The theory is that the de-
serving bills will be passed and
the bad ones won't. Maybe that's
open to question A lot of time
and effort have to be wasted in
rejecting the bum ideas. and in
war perhaps it is wrong to be
concerned with such trivialities.
But bear in mind that in Nazi
Germ any, where they don't
waste time over such nonsense,
no members of the Reichstag
would dare even propose that
$40 per capita be paid to the
relatives of the people murdered
at Lidce or that the Juden in
the ghetto of Berlin be given
the protection which Congress
man Burdick would extend to
the dogs of Washington.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
AN AXIS AGENT?

CHICAGO - N C X Boila, a
theatrical booking agent, has lit
tie hope of replacing the type
writer stolen from his office, but
he wonders what the thief is 60
ing to do with it.
The machine, which he valued
at SIS, was equipped with Ru-
manian characters. He said he
used it to write to friends in Ru-
mania.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
HE STILL LOST

COFFEYVILLE, KAS.-Sergt.
John l.. Braucher of the Coffey-
Vile army air field enlisted jan
uary 7 1912. He passed the
officers examining board Sept
ember 7, and on January 7, 1943,
received special order No. Z to
report to officers candidate
school.
1t was on December Z, though,
that his girl married another
fellow.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
GIN RUMMY QUIZ

@. Player A draws before
Player B has discarded. Player
B claims that A must miss his
turn because of the error. Is he
right?
A. No. Player A has his regu.
lar turn. but loses the option OF
taking the card discarded by
Player B.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
ORPHANS

KANSAS CITY - Three little
goldfish, complete with bowl.
were abandoned on the doorstep
of the Red Cross Women's Motor
Corps office.
Attached was this note: I'VE
are unable TO care for them.
Will you please adopt them?"
The CORDS did.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
GLORY BE!

S6ONu De!
Your attention is invited to W. Bruce Mac Nance,
one OF the most onozine persons whose name ever
hos occupied line on the roster Of federal EMPLOYEES
MoeNomee had on ideo in 1910 and sold it to
Uncle Sam, os result Of which he became head of
the u s. Irove Bureau, with SlOO 600 budget ono,
at one time, 81 employees Then came the war, and
trove wos cut. First MocNonee recommended q 90
per cent cut in his budget Now he hos suggested
that his brain chld-ond his ob-be discontinued.
Didyou ever hear the like, before?
FIRST CONSIDERATION
President Harry Lundebere Of the Seoforers Inter-
notionoI Union "a F. Of L. is opposed to the freez-
ing Of merchant soors in their Jobs His opposition is
not ideostic He doesn't prote Of the dignity Of labor
No. lundebere is very fronk Ut would put us out
OF business. II would do owoy with our hiring halls,
with everything else"
Now we know which is more important to Lunde.
bero-winnino the war or preserving Lundeberos
hiring hollis.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
. SO THEY SAY

The Nazis and Fascists have
asked for it, and they are going
to get it. We and the British and
the Russians will hit them from
the air heavily and relentlessly.
Day in and day out we shall
heap tons upon tons of explos-
i've son their war factories and
utilitoies and seaports. - Pres
ident Roosevelt.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
. IN HOLLYWOOD

Two handsome male heart
beats are talking of becoming
their own producers.
This is an old, familiar situa-
ton in Hollywood but it has
never before been in such mass
production as will be the case in
1912. The results should be in
teresting. For some reason, stars
never seem to know what they
We got that made them stars, nor
how to capitalize on that quality,
nor do they have much of an
idea what makes good picture.
RAFT WAS RIGHT
We will hand it to George
Raft, though. George has been
suspended more often by his
studio than any other star the
business has ever had-and all
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13

The Americans mopped up.
They com b e d the cocoanut
groves, picking off snipers in
the trees and machine gunners
who remained in their nests.
The men who died here lie on
the battlefield. A rifle marks
each grave. - y. P. correspond
ent Frank Hewitt on capture of
Buna.
consider one of our men
equal to 20 of them .(Japs). In
addition, they are not super
men. They are just low monkeys.
-Adml. William +. Halsey.
When you have q malignant
growth, you don't mind the pain
Of the surgeons knife. - A
Greeks comment on British
bombing of Greece.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-13
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTONe

you find something that Is really
important to anyone except the
individual congressman who in
troduced ii or the individual pri-
vate citizen who would benefit
from the bill, if Congress were
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-23
Night Clubs Offer
Variety of NeW Talent
BY WALTER STEVENSON

LOVELY KAY VERN n, wind tap dancers recent
Broadway singing star joins Cubof the Broadway musical
Casanovas floor show this toof Thee and formerly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-23
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-23

wind tap dancers, recent headliners
of the Broadway musical hit, "Tis
of Thee" and formerly featured
with Duke Ellington and Cab Cal
loway.
Others include Dollie Prembrook
acrobatic dancer; Polly, Maybelle
and frankie in "Wacky, Wacky,
Wacky," an eccentric dance spe-
cial; the eight popular dancing
Taylorettes, and Doc Wheeler
master of ceremonies. Ensemble
number is "Serenade in Blue,
featuring the Taylorettes.
It's King kodak celebrated
rhythms for dancing and the show
Joa-Annais song highlight the
dance interludeS.
SAKS- Allen Gale is proving
himself one of the cleverest mas
tiers of ceremonies here in a long
time. Slender and dark, he has a
flashing quick Wit Il, completely
"paralyZeS" the ringSiderS when
he gives his impression Of soap
box politician.
Natalie and Howard are a
quick and gay dance team, spe-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-23
THE SAME: CAST

The rest Of the cast was the
same which we saw here earlier in
the year. Again we watched the
conversion of the morally frailI
Bess, as done by Eta Moten: again
we watched the superb and faS-
cinating antics of the evil and
agile Sportin' Life by Avon Long
listened TO the haunting wall of
Ruby ElZys Serena and let our
selves be carried right into the
heart of all the laughter and tears
that have made life in Catfish
Row immortal
. The setting, the choral work of
the Eva Jessye Choir and the SUI
perb cast all make "Porgy and
BesS' something to see over and
over again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-23

LOVELY KAY NON,
broadway singing star, joins Club
Casanova's floor show this week to
co-star with comedian Sammy
Cohen who has been held over for
"a second week.
Cohens antics have stopped the
SHOW on several occasions last
week so il seems as though the
former stage and screen star is
due for another hilariously sue
ceSsful week.
Miss Vernon, who is not a new
conner TO local night club circles,
comes here direct from New York 5
Hurricane Club where her song
styles have been enthusiastically
applauded.
Displaying a remarkable talent
for tap dancing, the Three Holly
wood Brunets stay on for a third
week at the top of supporting
Lineup which includes such enter
ltainers as Theodore and Floria,
ballroom team, and the music of
l"Toasty" Paul and his orchestra.
There's a special dinner show at
1890 p. m, with dancing starting
at z o'clock.
THREE 666 49, "BlueS in the
Groove" Bette Taylor'S fascinat-
ling new musical creation, unfolded
TO an apprcciative audience last
might. The revue boasts five dis
tinguished sepia stars of the net
works, Sons of the South. famous
vocal quintet, which has scored
repeated triumpS at concerts, the
aters, clubs and on the air. for the
past three years. Their voices and
arrangements of spirituals and folk
songs have been heard on such all
programs as Fred Aliens Il Am
an American" and Salvage for
Victory" in which they were Co
starred with Paul Robson.
Featured in the excellent sup
porting cast are the Decca Record.
ling stars. the Tampa Boys, whirl-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-23
:Porg.y'
again
EnchdntS
nv CHARLES GENTRY

1T AMT NECESSARILY
necessary that We return 10 re-
view a production we've seen as
often as "Porgy and BesS, so we
can't claim we went back 10 the
CaSs Thcater last night 10 see
this George GorShwin wonder from
force Of habit.
But having seen it so many
times and loved il for so long we
can now SIT back in comfortable
retrospect and recognize it as one
Of the outstanding exhibits in the
American theater.
This musical version OF DuboSe
Heyward's marvellous folk tale
has n permanent niche in the hall
of tuneful fame, and while il may
never become a part OF any raised
eyebrow repertoire Of operate list
ING. II has a universal appeal
which we believe Will never fade.
OF course. we don't guarantee
that you Will always hear il with
such a fine cast or with such a
director as Alexander SmallenS,
presiding over company and or
cheStra. but we're willing 10 bet
our last gasoline ration coupon
that "Porgy and BesS" will be per-
formed long after Iitlers swan
song has died away.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-23
LaughtOn AbandOns All
Makeup for NeW Role

CHARLES LAUGHTON in RKO
Radios This Land Is Mine is
for the first time playing an i'm
portant screen role without a
single dab of makeup or stitch
or wardrobe aid
Hours were required for Laugh
tons makeup in "The Hunchback
of Notre Dame" Recently he
played Bowery dcreliCt that
called for aid from both the
makeup and wardrobe depart
ments. In The Tuttles OF Ia
hiti' he was a bronzed barefoot
islander.
For This Land Is Mine Laugh
ton merely had TO walk onto the
RKO Radio stage and start acting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-23
STARTED BALL ROLLING

jerome Cowan. who plays the
prim and fussy bank representa-
tive who watches the baseball
clubs pennies in Ladies Day.
says the national game was one
of the things that brought him
10 Hollywood
lie was once a successful Broad
way leading man. lie went 10 the
ball park every day the Yankee,
were at home. There was a row
when ne skipped a matinee 10 see