davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22
Headlines


and suggested that this was a fine
example OF bi.racial occupancy for
which the union stands. Bill is al
legged 10 have told him that bi-racial
occupancy is questionable in his
mind. Some OF the Negro unionists
have indicated that they are going
TO ask Brother Nicholas about this
little conversation with Edgecomb.
Mr. Edgecomb. however. still re-
mains the champion stlnker. the
boys insist.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22
GIRL TOOK POISON

A l4-year-old Sampson school
girl attempted suicide this week
after she had been scolded by her
mother for bringing home a bad
report card, police records disclosed
The young grammar school stu
dent, whose name is withheld due
to the nature of the case was re-
ported in temporarily serious con-
dition at Receiving hospital.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22

TELL OUR ADVERTISERS you
SAW IT IN THIS PAPER
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22
HELP WANTED MEN

pREssERs AND DRY CLEANERS NEEDED
Immediately for Southern Michigan modern
cleaning plant excellent working conditions;
highest wages and permanent; will assist
YOU In establishing yourself and family:
HABIT CLEANERS; as Q. Burdick street;
Kalamazoo. Michigan.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22

TELL OUR ADVERTISERS YOU
SAW IT IN THIS PAPER
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
BY PETER EDISON
MonitOr-Leader Washington
Correspondent

AS American Army forces adj
vanced eastward in Tunisia to-
. wards Sfax and Sousse, Ameri-
can relief supplies were admins
tered to some so families in the
western Tunisian town of Kas-
sarine near the bitterly fought
over Kassarine Pass, and to some
30 families in the village Of
Sbeitla.
Distribution Of some food,
clothing, medical supplies and
soap to these 80 families, how
ever small the quantity, is i'm
portant, because il marks the
real beginning of field operations
by Gov. Herbert II. Lehman's
Office of Foreign Relief and Re-
Mobilization. Tunisia will be the
first country to be liberated from
axis armies. the first country to
receive full-scale American re-
lief. and is worth watching be-
cause the pattern worked out for
Tunisia will be followed in other
countries as they are freed.
All this and ci similar re-
lief was organized quickly after
the American forces landed in
Africa in November. Governor
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
. BARBS

We hope thcre'll be such a
la~ge apple crop this fall there
won't be enough jugs and bottles
TO hold it ali.
People may be frozen on their
jobs, but bathing beaches will
have the usual floating popula-
ton this year.
Don't let weeds keep your let
tuce from getting head.
Very few trains will be
knocked off the track in the an
nual summertime drive against
them by autos.
A postmaster in Massachusetts
has been on the job for 40 years.
That S lot of post cards TO read.
Your Uncle Sam needs lot
more than three cheers for the
Second War Loan Drive TO put
IL over.
II the liquor shortage gets
worse. the first rose of summer
will be coming in ali ut the time
the last nose goes out.
80
More than 100 babies were
entered in baby show in
Florida-much to their disgust.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
. SO THEY SAY

Tie allies have achieved, not
able victories recently, but TO
count on q quick conclusion Of
the war would only work TO get
ourselves in trouble.
British Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden.
Every American must do his
utmost TO help win the war in
the shortest possible time. at
the lowest possible cost Of life,
for the harder VIC work the soon
er will our victory come.
James A. Farley.
Unless the Hitherto army and
state and the new order in Eu-
rope is completely smashed, we
cannot hope for any better flu
ture for the world, for your
country, for my country.
Russian Ambassador TO Britain
Ivan Malsky.
| think il will be a long war
and there is much danger ahead
for transportation.
--AODT Director Joseph 3. East
man.
We took it for while. and
now we're dishing it out. And
the men who are doing il are the
same old breed of Americans.
Navy Secretary Frank Knox
Justice is that instinct that de
rives from the immutable laws
which God has placed in the
hearts OF mankind TO form the
basis of society Bishop OF Bcr-
lin.
Every work stoppagc, no mat
ter how small, is direct aid and
comfort to the enemy. - Shcr-
man II. Dalrymple. president
United Rubber Workers.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

The notion has been shocked BY disclosure thot
l7-yeor-oId madame for 8 months hos been SELL
ing the services Of 2 and Ayeor-od school girls
midde.oeed men on New Works lower cost side.
The moral woywordness or, if you will, the i'm
moral odventureousness Of both the youthful purvey
or and her odoIescent clients is startling, but that
is not the really shocking thing about the story it
hos unfoded If this incident has got under
hides we might better begin wondering how IS to
30 grade and junior high school girls could go on
prosttutne themselves professionally to mddIeoeed
men, as on organized ring, for year and half be-
fore anybody began to suspect them.
These children might still be conducting their
demoroIizng trade SO far os parental or other over
sight is concerned. They discovered only be-
couse, otter time they grew coreIess about flash
ing their S. and slO bills and displaying the clothing
and jeweIry purchased with their fees.
If this we're on unique situation we could dismiss
it with pity for the girls involved and dsdoin for the
men who took advantage Of their youth Unfortun-
otey it is not, except, perhaps os it wos organized
professionally.
Probation Association studies reported at the or
eonzotions 9th annual conference at ST. Louis
the other doy showed that juvenile delinquency the
country rose per cent in GAL per cent last
year, and is expected to Jump even more this year.
Charles l. Chute executive director Of the N P.
A., blomes the situation soldiers and sailors out
for good time, mothers working in war industries
labor migration to war boom communities high woe-
es for plant workers.
All but the second Of these explanations bear up
the temptation The second, perhaps, is most
important because it gives one reason why qirI-chI-
dren have opportunity to go ostroy, without hand
Al
voice TO buIwork their own protesting consciences
offer the first misstep and before they have coptu.
loted utterly to lust or greed or odventurousness
Intelligent, loving home guidance and compton.
ship probably would more girls than ony other
enc protection we can throw around them.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
By ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Correspondent

Bob Hopes experiences dur
ing his tWo-month overseas en-
tertainment tour this summer
will be the basis for motion
picture TO be filmed by Para
mount when he returns to Holly
wood. Hope will keep diary of
the trip and star in the picture,
which has been approved as a
great morale builder by Wash
ington. Hope left Hollywood
after completing Let's Face It.
for a tWo-month tour of the
southern states and then goes
overseas to England and Africa.
Enrol Flynn and Ann Sher-
idan have re-discovered each
other and this time it looks. like
they'll become Mr. and Mrs
Both of their divorces are now
final Dave Rose and Judy
Garland are discussing a recon
citation. They can't get along
with or without each other.
dllSCS dl llitl tllCIhS olN VI
an eastern sanitarium soon and
will be offered role in new
Republic film when she returns
to Hollywood. Shirley
Deane, one-time daughter in the
Jones family pictures, and hus-
band Tom kettering have date
with tho stork late this summer
Paramount has done il
again with timely films First il
was Road TO Morocco" and now
Five Graves TO Cairo, which
was filmed on the premise that
Rommel would be driven out of
Africa. Sight of the week
Joan Davis and husband Cy
Wills bringing their own victory
garden vegetables TO a formal
dinner party at Ciro's.
John Wayne, Harry Carey and
Andy Devine are planning a
travelling rodco unit for Army
camp shows. They'll underWritc
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
a GOOD START

This newspaper does not believe in pre-jud9ing
any mons guilt or innocence. Nor. we ore eertoin,
does the public otIorse.
When. however, the chain Of events so ennnesh-
es q public Official that the prosecuting attorney
Of the county makes formal request thot custer
proceedings be instituted against him it certainly
is high time that the whole stuoton be promptly
and thoroughly aired.
We refer, Of course, to Constable jones Punk
EFT Of Warren township who is charged by Proseeut
ing Attorney Wilbur F. Held with gross mseon-
duet" ond "eonduct unbeeomins officer" II
is difficult to ony justification for power drunk
officers trussins-up q young mother-or anyone
eIse-wthout subsistence at leost Of formal chor9e.
Records indicate PIunkett did exactly that.
authority upon the port of minor offieos in Ma
comb county.
Prosecutor Held is to be congratulated upon his
fortnight cotton in seeking PIunkett's removal 1t
is to be hoped that evidence now being oeeumuIot-
ed, will lead to other removal proceedings and a
general Improvement Of conditions.
Sound Warren township residents-ond the ele-
ment that mokes the headlines is seldom represen-
totive Of them-ore known to be wholly Disguised
with mony Of the things thot they have had to hear
and see about their splendid community
They who ore honest and who desire to see pro-
per reinforcement will welcome HeId's oetion
II is TO be hoped that the township boord will
prove as xeoIous as is Held in seeking to rectify
conditions.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29

DIcScINCO llIitlCl lJi CSSoiN 40 49,
tight structures called silos.
O-What is the tallest build
ing in the world?
A The Empire State Build
ing. on Fifth Avenue, New York
City. Built in the form OF a vast
Tower, it reaches height OF
l248 feet.
Q-What is the pen name OF
Mary Ann or Marian Evans, ia
nous English authoress?
A-George Eliot Among her
best konwn books are, Mill on
the Floss, Adam Bede,' and
"Silas Mariner
Q-HoW many pairs OF shoes
are issued to an American SOL
der when he enters the service?
A-TWo. In addition, two
pairs per man must be on hand
or en- route, one pair must be in
the supply depot, and two more
pairs in the process Of manufac-
ture.
Q-How long docs ii take a
u. S. Army bomber to fly from
the United States, nonstop, to
India?
A-The journey of 1l,74a
miles was Town recently in 81 Il
hours.
O - What is the estimated
number of wives available for
war work?
A-More than 10 million are
not employed in defense indus
tries, and thus may be consid-
cred available.
Q-What article is most fire.
qucntly noted in the lost and
found columns of the daily news
papers these days?
A-Ration books outnumbcr
all other lost valuables.
On military par,ancc, what
is kitten?
"A new type OF transport
glider.
OFF you live in boarding
house and eat your meals there,
must you give the manager or
proprietor your ration book?
Ayes, unless so or more
people eat there.
Q-Why is whistling aboard a
naval ship forbidden?
A-BecauSe the boatSWain s
mates pipe, used for attracting
attention before giving orders,
resembles a shrill whistle, which
might lead TO confusion between
the two sounds.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
McKENNY ON
BRIDGE
I BY WIN. T.. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

When the dummy went down
the declarcr thought he had no
problems on the hand shown
today-but that is the time to
watch that you don't make that
little mistake. If the club or
spade suit does not break, the
dcclarcr may find himself with
a problem on this hand-and the
most important play is the one
to the first trick.
If the jack Of hearts is played
from dummy, the squeeze Gan
not be developed, because on
the long queen Of spades, de-
clarer will have nothing to dis
card except the queen Of
hearts. However, if he lets the
first heart ride to his queen, then
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29

goes over to dummy and illnesses
the diamond, West naturally
will not return heart. II he
leads diamond or spade, de-
clarcr caShes all of the dia-
mondS, the ace of hearts, the ace
and king Of spades, and dis
cards the eight of hearts on the
queen of spades. On this play
West will be squeezed. He will
not be able TO protect the king
Of hearts and the fourth club.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29

O. Can a player pick up
several cards at one time from
the talon provided he immedi-
atoly uses the last card, as in
other forms of rummy?
A. No. Only the top card
may be picked up. A hand must
never exceed 10 cards.
@. May players look back
through the discard pile?
A. Only if all players agree
beforehand.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29

Ann Mile and Linda Darnell
may be the next stars to enter
tain overseas when Ann COM
pletes work in G u m b S
What's Buzzin' Cousin" They've
asked TO go as team. lronlc
note: Laird Cregar guest of
honor at Pasadena Community
Playhouse production. Not so
many years ago Cregar flunked a
course in dramatlcs there and
was told to give up acting. =.
Beauty specialist Gloria Bristol
has designed special hairdo for
Ingri d Bcrgm n until her
shcared "FWTBT' locks have
fully grown back Lucille
Ball replaces Hedy Lamar in
M-G-Ms H @ ven y Body"
Hedy is still a sweet little hedy-
ache to M-G-M executives, who
are battling her in court over a
$500 a week increase in salary.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
. IN HOLLYWOOD

the entire cost What's this
about Greer Carson and Edgar
Bergen doing the secluded night
spots together? Andy Nc
Laglen (son of Vic), recently re-
jectcd by the Army, is discus
sing an acting contract at
M-G-M.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29

rooms and moonlit lakes were
symbolic Of screen romances
have gone with the $4,000 set
ceiling In MG-M's Girl
Crazy Mickey Rooney and
Judy Garland play their tender
est love scene over kitchen
sink while she washes and he
wipes the dishes.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
DESERT SCENE

Swell scene in Columbia's
Somewhere in Sahara" A
handful of allied soldiers are de-
tending a desert fortress against
a detachment of heavily armed
Afrika Korps Nazis. How much
longer do we hold out?" Dan
Duryea asks Humphrey Bogart,
who is in command of the AL
lied group. Replies Bogart: I'm
til they're heiing with both
hands, Producer Joe Pas
ternak was looking at several
reels of Russia with Director
Gregory Ratoff. II bet you're en-
loving this picture" said FASTER
max II guess so, replied Ratoff,
only if those Russian character
actors keep trying to talk like
me, I'll go crazy" Coined
ian Lucien Littlefield is cele-
brating his 30th year in pictures.
Days when sumptuous ball
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
BASIC DIET TO BE PROVIDED

Tunisia. about the size Of Lou
isiana has population of
around three million. Tunis and
the six next largest cities have
a population of 100000 and the
relief problem is centered there.
Seaport towns are worse off than
the rural, agricultural towns Of
the interior. In all, no. more than
million people may need relief.
and only a third Of those will
need complete diet. The re-
naming tWo-thirds will need n
supplementary diet only What
ever diet supplied will be a
basic diet. suitable to all Since
Jews and Moslcms don't eat
pork, little or no meat may be
shipped in. the effort being made
to encourage the movement to
market Of local livestock, prime
ipally lamb and mutton.
Strangely enough, there is
money In TuniSia to the extent
that there is actu; lily an initiation
problcm-too much money and
not4cnough Goods-the Germans
having stripped the country Of
everything loose and destroyed
many Of tn things tied down.
The next job will be TO rcstock
the stores, start the export Of
wool, vegetable oils and phoS-
phate fertilizers needed by the
United Nations. That may be
done largely on lcnd-lcaSc
basis. Where relief leaves off
and lend-lcase begins hasn't yet
been worked out.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
ONCE OVER-HEAVILY

NAN Dho NJ l L - ~ III III ID.
Cooper is painter and his
house needed painting-but he
was i'll.
Mrs. Cooper, a long distance
telephone operator, called in
three other operators and three
ncighboring housewives.
After bedside instructions,
they began at 1870 a. m, halted
for MONDAY lunch and slesta.
and finished painting the small
bungalow at $3.50 p. m.
Its all right, but l think I'll
stay an operator" sighed Mrs.
Cooper as the women clambered
wearily down the ladders.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
> QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS .

Q-Is ensilage applied to mill
tary materiel, agriculture, or
business documents?
Agriculture. Ensilage is a
green forage, closely packed and
preserved under pressure in air
tight structures called sllos.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
IIO, HUM

HO, HUM
WALLACE. IDAHO, - John
Bats was elected mayor Of this
town Of nearly 1000 population
yesterday.
The total vote: 104.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

Lehman's Office % Foreign Re-
lief and Rehabilitation organic
alton was not even in existence
at that time, did not begin TO get
organized till Januar,', and never
has been able to get ahead of the
Algerian situation.
LEND LEASE STOCK PILES
But towards the end of jan
uary, the organization s Fred *.
Hoehler arrived i'm North Africa
and with staff of about dozen
picked men began to lay plans
for the Tunisian relief. A small
part-approximately 5 per cent
of the S25 million W nth of lend
lease supplies arriving in North
Africa was set aside for relief
Transportation was tough. but
the Army was able to build up
some stock piles right on the
Tunisian border, ready to be
moved in close behind the adj
vancing forces. as needed.
In the early stages of any of
this relief and rel utilization, it
is inevitable that everything will
have to be done under the con-
troll of the military commanders.
But in the case of TuniSia, the
Army has put Mr.. Hoehler to
work and as the military stu
alton gets nailed down, the re-
sponsibility for relief will be
shifted to the organization, as
a move To help maintain order
and prevent the spread of disease
behind the lines.
Hochlcr's small staff has
worked out with the Army a
complete plan for relief in
Tunisia to cover the first so days
of United Nations control. The
actual plan is held as a conf
dental governmental document
relating to military operations,
but it can be disclosed that at
Governor Lchman's inSiStcncc.
the estimates have been held
down to the minimum actual
need-to stop starvation, but
not to feed the population 10 the
point of fairness.
Smyrna times., 1943-08-05
The Smyrna Times
Phone 1921 SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Published Every Thursday Morning by
E. ID. HOFFECKER. Owner and Propri-
etor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July 5,
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hoffeck-
er, Jr.. from February 10. 1907 to Deem
Der "a. 1889.
ADVERTISEMENTS = The Smyrna Times
IL the business medium not only for the
town It represents, but fer the outlying
district of which it is the center. en-
bracing the towns of Clayton, Kenton,
Cheswold, Townsend. Leipsic. &c. A rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charged
for transient advertising. Season OF
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale, For Rent
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
inc one inch space or less. = minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. In
nemoriam articles. 10 cents per line pei
issua.
THE SMYRNA TIMES is an Independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town
1t represents and the State of which II
is a part. 1t also gives the Items OF
Importance of the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland.
Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Del
xware, as Second Class matter.
Subscription price. $3.50 per year, strictly
In advance.
Smyrna times., 1943-08-05

ed upon to make daily, so that our
future may be properly safeguard,
ed. Therefore, In this respect, it
is Dribbles who has you to thank
for friendliness that you have
shown, not the reverse. This col
umn is open to you whenever you
wish to pay us a visit. The latch
string always hangs on the outside
awaiting someone's arrival. Just
between you and me, son, Dribbles
did not publish the next to the last
paragraph of your letter, SO 1 am
going to give you the explanation
for this right here and now. 1 had
the feeling that it was only intend
ed as a personal message, there
fore, I did not want to share it.
Selfish, you may say, but on the
other hand, that was not the mo-
tive. It's like trying to describe a
beautiful sunset. No matter what
you write concerning it, you just
cannot put into words how it ap-
lpeared to you, you're bound to leave
out some of the wonderful colors as
they were, thereby spelling the pic
ture as nature painted it. All ]
can say is thanks soldier for them
kind words" Well try to work up
to point where we may rightfully
deserve them. Meanwhile, please
keep in mind that all the folks liv-
ing here in this little community
are behind their Boys and Girls
1000 per cent. We want you to
visit us often and tell us when you
write how things are progressing
with you. Of course nothing that
would not pass the censors. That
can keep until after the war wher
it will be quite safe for anyone tc
hear. When victory is gained, then
we want you back, just as soon as
the fastest transport can carry you
Smyrna times., 1943-08-05

Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Editor of Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
am doing my very best to keep
the promise 1 made to you and my
friends back home.
In regards to the travel papers I
promised to send you, much to my
sorrow I find that this is impossi-
BILE. Upon my return to Fort Dix,
New Jersey, learned that was
posted for immediate shipment to
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and
before leaving 1 was requested to
turn my travel papers in to Capt.
McaFdden who was in command of
Co. Nat the 1229th R. c. where
I was attached at the time. How
ever, I do not feel that there is any
doubt but that he would send you
a copy of these papers upon re-
quest.
Since writing you my last letter,
I have been transferred to Spec
ialists' Battalion to complete my
course. At present, 1 am studying
the operation of tractors, graders,
and large trucks. Upon completing
this course, I'll most likely be as
signed to the "Air Force" for, the
purpose of helping to make and
maintain temporary Air Posts.
In answer to your request, con-
tanned in your reply of July 9Th, /
was indicted into Service April
Smyrna times., 1943-08-05

NEW YORK = Congressman Cliff
ford Davis of Tennessee (right) and
Frank L. Jones, President of the
Greater New York Safety Council
QefD are shown presenting the Bulova
Chick o. Time Award" to John
Koruda and his daughter Kathryn for
their courage and quick thinking in
the rescue of human life.
! The Bulova "Nick o. Time Award"
presented to Koruda was q 21-jewel
Bulova PRESIDENT wrist watch,
and to his daughter l7-jewel Bulova
GODDESS of TIME. The presenta-
tions were made at the Annual Ban
quet of the 14th Safety Convention
and Exposition of New York.
The Hilton family was saved when
Kathryn awakened to find a raging
fire in the adjoining building. She i'm