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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15

q look.
"The odds are about like the
sweepstakes" says Tim Gayle.
1.-THE only difference IL that an
unknown can win on the sweep
stakes. With songs, the un-
known almost never does"
Gayle. who distributes his
time between Detroit and Chi
cago. publishing Baton, a maya
zine devoted to popular. Music
and musicians, says he receives
from 500 to 800 song manu-
scripts In month, from people
who want him 10 get the songs
published for them.
There isn't. he saws, anything
that he can do about II.
They come from bellbON>,
factory workers, housewives.
There's woman doctor over
20, and -uell-te-de business
k,nan in Ferndale. They all are
thssing the rainbow of musical
fame. some for the money and
=. "a. $500. A..
eo"ie ioi '"e spur ~ IT.
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a patented matchmaking ma.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15

Inc lbbih anniversary OF the blrth
of Old Glory will be fittingly cele-
brated today al Briggs Stadium
when ROTC units from Detroit
high schools vie for efficiency
trophies in their oath annual field
day
Other programs scheduled In
observance Of Flag Day include
4 city-wide pledge of allegiance
in the public school system and
the presentation by the navy
citizens committee Of a flag TO
the womT'S council Of the Navy
League IN ceremonies at the
y 6. s. McKccver.
Marching to the music Of three
bands, more than 3. 800 Students
viii participate In the ROTC ex-
erClSeS, which begin AT . 30 p. m.
Flags of all Allied nations viii
he maSSed for the parade and re-
view and viii receive the salute
Of the ROTC command
TRIO or REGIMENTS
The trio Of regiments will COM
pete both morning and afternoon
for the coveted Detroit Times
Trophy gwen 20 the unit which
has compiled the greatest num-
her Of proficiency points during
The year added 10 those anassed
in the field day competition.
John G. Manning. managing
editor of The Times, -u4lllll present
the trophy.
MemhcrS ~ tho common COLIN
Gil. board Of education and con-
SGlar STATS IN Detroit viii be
guests of honor. Frank !. Cor
man president of the board of
education. viii receive the salute
Of the ROTC for his organiza-
ton.
PLEDGE or ALLEGIANCE
The pledge Of allegiance IN tho
public schools viii be led by Or
Bow, superintendent Of schools
and chairman Of Mayor JeGrcs
Flag Week committee
Tho committee mas urged self
denial m purchase Of noneS SEN
uals during the week 50 that more
money may be invested IN war
bonds and stamps
With the 300 seniors in caps
and gowns, the student body ~
Western High was 70 assemble .
outside the school for ceremonies .
Ninc-year-old Helen Ann Sitter
6aiIvrfoy NJ common crrr7gll clavL-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15
$500 Take Part in ROTC Field Day
Times Trophy
Is at Stake in
Flag Day Drills

ClimaXing a week Of festivities.
the l66th anniversary Of the birth
of Old Glory will be fittingly Cele-
brated today al Briggs Stadium
when ROTC units from Detroit
high schools vie for efficiency
trophies in their oath annual field
daN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15

Incidentally Gayle himself
writes music, 100 but with all
his contacts. mes still waiting
for a big bit His newest Is
Sally Still Waiting for Me
with Lou Brccse and JACK
FaSCinato as co-authors auto
matically has plenty Of backing
from Lou.S orchestra and from
FaScinato. arranger for MIC
And vet Sally isn't famous.
It's a tough, tough profession.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15

chances OF success? Let's take
a look.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15

CAVES advice is. The odds
gre too tough Unless YOU write
for fun don't thy o.. II Nou
must write don't send Your
tunes hopefully Off 10 \ pub
lishor. Unlc,, he knows you, hc
probably hasn't even time 10
look AZ YOUR tune
Your host oct IS 10 Get ac-
aualntcd with a singer. band
leader. a radio musician II he
likes u. and viii play u that's
!. the Nest way 10 bling IT to a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15

4 eager handful ever
reach the million copy sale
"Chattanooga Choo { h q o,
DorSey'S IT here Are such
Things" Harry James II Had
the Cra7ipst Dream And even
among the ordinary successful
tunes. its the exception. not
the ritlc. when the writer can
Teppat with another hit,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15

But with all that, and movies
besides. only about 500 tunes
year make money. \ real hit
averages from $1,000 10 Sl0,-
600. \ flop, or dog can lose
$1,000 for a publisher. An
average song makes perhaps
81 500 for its writer, according
to GaNle'S figures.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-15

long sleeves, quality tailor
Ing handsomely styled
choice Of colors all
sizes!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26
Yanks Cook Stew Pine for Mons Meals

the distance, from the ships and
our planes in a small battle. Re-
suits unknown.
Got up this morning at 6, had
exercise and a quick dip in the
ocean.
Ate chow. which was GRUMPY
this morning, and hiked all the
way out to the airport. Worked
on the runwayS and bombholes
until an air raid was sighted, then
walked back TO the guns.
Aviation gas is getting short.
Hope fuel tanker gets here soon
as the air power we have is one Of
our main means of support.
AS ! am writing, Jap planes and
our planes are fighting il out high
above us, over the clouds.
Two planes unreported. They'll
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26
48 Jap Fliers Chased
Without Loss to Yanks

Apqust 29-last night was quiet
mp 10 - IN the morning when A
few enemy bomherS flew over us
and dropped flare and few
bombs. No harm done. but It kind
Of caught us unaWare> aS they
never tired a night RAID on Us
before. "
At SIS half Of the First ma
rineS marched down 10 the village
and wharfS of Kukum where we
were supposed to unload three
transports which arrived earlier
this morning.
After having a very light chow
we set around IN the shade and
waited for the ships 10 get SET
tied. About 1210 IN the after
noon. Is Jap bombers and 30 Zero
fighters few high over us IN for
nation. our planes took after
them and broke up their party
before they had a chance 10 do
any harm 10 our airport or docks.
They dropped few eggs, but for
nothing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26

IlloNl bl lll' I'd
All of MS fellows clipped in
with what VIC had and made a
Mulligan stew. Seeing as VIC
were hungry it was good.
Boy, what | couldn't do with
some of nom S good cooking
now.
Wish I could Get some mail
from home. | hope every one
is well.
Our bombing planes all left
on another raid tonight. Their
destination don't know for
sure, but there is supposed to
he a big naval battle out at sea,
not far from the island.
The Japanese have formed an
armada against our own fleet
and they say II may be the turn
ing point of the war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26
ore and will never forget il.

fore and will never forget IL.
Nine brand new Airacobra fight
ing planes arrived early this morn
ing. The pilots were volunteer
civilians from the states who made
aces Of themselves in China fight
Ing the Japs. Now they are going
10 give us a hand. They, and the
shark faces painted on the nose of
their planes, are famous the world
round.
Today is Sunday No church to
attend but one Of the fellows had
a Bible so he read Us few verses.
I never thought in my life before
that religion could mean so much
TO me. but now / know.
II Is windy today and looks like
rain. One lone Jap dive bomber
attempted bombing of our docks
and cargo ships, One of our ships
was sunk in the bay but all hands
were rescued.
The results as We have heard il
is that SO far on the big naval
battle out al sea X that 10 Jap
war- vessels were sunk and four of
ours are at the bottom of the sea.
Heard news that the u. S.
launched a new battleShip. the
L. s S. Iowa.
august 5l-All watches and
guards were doubled last night as
our scouting planes sighted two
enemy cruisers and two destroyers
headed this way full steam ahead.
II could have been that they were
trapped or were being chased by
our navy. Any way they didn't
reach the island.
We could see gunfire. far out in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26

of tho fellows have dySentery and
fever, but I've had no sign Of
any yet.
dUqUst Sd-Everv one stood a
peaceful two-hour watch last night
looking at the big yellow moon
through tho palm trees. Last night
was really a sight for sore eyes.
Id never seen ANYTHING like il be-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26
9 Airacobras Arrive
With Volunteer Pilots

None of our planes was shot
down but many Jap fighters were.
I don't know the exact results,
hut saw FIVE 60 down Ono
landed in hack OF the airGeld roar
ING with flames.
Got relieved from work az l.30
and marched back 10 the beach
where we all washed up and had
chow hlc h was fairly good
today.
No mail yet
tt,~tt.lltt 4l+r,A--tta- haze tieu
dressing put on my hand. Many
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26
BY PFC. CHARLES c. BREIJAK, USMC
InstalInent 4

lDq AL watches on the gun were peaceful the
night was cloudy and dark and did not rain Was sup
posed 10 get up al and have exercise, but didn't rise
til Got argument with the sergeant over it. but
all Is well now
Cut my hand pretty badly with my bayonet while fixing
rack on fer packs Have to report to sick bay
in the morning again,
Can position shifted back to old spot again. |
believe ali signs of landing by the enemy gone.
Worked quite hard setting up gun and hauling ammunition
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26

story through battle oetion
and TO the engagement an
Which he wGs Wounded, read
the daily Times. starting to-
morroW. You may haze it
delivered TO your home by
tetephoninP Cherry $500.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26

turn up though, if know them.
Rugged up a hammock tonight.
Took me three hours to do II, then
l couldn't make myself comfort
able in II, so slept on the ground
the rest of the night.
Continued in TOmorrOw's Times)
To foIIow Pfc. Breijak's
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26
% DESSERT POINTER
Here's q dessert that's nourishinq FOOD

love it! And its great food for all Of you.
Nomishing, energizingi
On sale where you see the BoPDENs
ICE CREAM sign. In pint packages that
slice into 4 generous servings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26

Yes, ma'am! BoRDEN's CHEESE is ooncer-
rated nourishment! A wise buy for your
red ration stamps!
Enjoy savory casseroles made with BoR-
DENIS cHATEAU-a great cheese food =.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26
7 GIFT POINTER
Save the coupons on every B0RDENs EvApoRATtD MILK LABEL

And remember YOU can't buy better evaporated
milk than Bordens It's concentrated from the
finest fresh milk irradiated with sunshine Vita
min d. For babies formulas, for cooking or coffee
insist on BoTdenS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26
CHEESE POINTER -A
Il takes ats whole milk 70 make Il h. Of Bordsns Chateau

Perk up the flavor and food value Of mac
aroni dishes with BoRDEN's AMERICAN
GRATED 4. a. Make sustaining sandwiches
for workers and childrens lunchboxes with
tangy, aged BoRDEN's vERA-sHARP CHEESE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26

C1ipl Ssve! The premium coupons printed on
every BoRDENs EvAPoRATED MILK label! Turn
them in for valuable, useful FREE GIFTS Write
Borden's, l448 Wabash, phone Cadillac 7ll0
for gift cstalog and list of premium stores.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26

It's BoRDEN's STRAWBERRY sHoRTcAKE!
A combination of smooth BoRDEN's
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM and delicate,
tender cake-775 ice cream, - cake!
You'll love 1.-THE whole family will
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26
IT'S FIGHTING MAIL, SIR!

Atalmostevery station, heavy
mails and express are the
rule. rather than the excep-
ton, in these war DAYS.
Longer stops for loading
and unloading create cumu-
lative delays.
Please know thdtwe regret
such delaysk eenly. But these
are febfi4p mails that must
90 through.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26

Enjoy it on buildings, desserts, max
"creamed" dishes with it BoRDEN's ALL
PURPOSE CREAM makes other foods NOR
delicious, moro nutritious At your FOO
store, or from your Borden milkmsn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-26

You'll start the day better fortified (and
happier. tooD if you enrich your coffee,
cereals, fruits with BoRDEN's ALL-PURPosE
CREAM It's 1920 butterfaa And a grand
source Of Vitamin A!
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-01-29

V katedrale sv. Vita v Praze
je obrovska drevorezba z jed
noho kusu dubu, jake pred tfi
sta Lefty rostly ma Loretanskem
namest1. DTevoTezba byla zho-
tovena v tTicetilete valce. V po-
zadf dfevorezby je Tynsky
chram v pdvodn1m stavu a je
ma mem zTetelne videti veliky
kalich a pod MIN socha JiT1ho z
Podebrad, coz ODE bylo pozde-
ii odstraneno.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-01-29

V podvecer, 80. ledna 1889
stal u okna V budove f1sskeho
kancelarstvi V Berl1ne starry
muz, ktery unavene kynul a u
klanel Sc jasaj1c1m zastupGm
We Wilhemstrasse. Ctihodny
Won Hindenburg. president Dru
he rise, pTij1maje S nejasnymi
pocity hold, vzdavany mu tis1ci
cleny nacistickych SIS oddfld,
ktere pochodovaly Sc vztyceny-
mi pazemi pod jeho oknem.
0 n~ejakych sto metr6 dale,
taktez u okna, stall mlads1 muz
V hn6de kosili. Vsude, kan pa
dl jeho zrak, v1t6zne vlaly jeho
cern6 svastiky S hakovym xii
zem. Ejhle, Adolf Hitler v no
dine sveho triumfu! Jeho ma
rodn1 socialism prorazil. Muz,
ktery Sc teprve pred necelym
rokem stall nemeckym obcanem
byl dnes r1sskym kanclefem =
dneskem pocfnalo "desftiletf
Tiny"
Hitler a jeho spolcenci, YES
mes Tide zpit1 touhou pc moci
a napln6n1 pohrdanfm k pra-
vim cloveka, stall sc nasimi ne
pfateli jiz onoho osudneho led
noveho dine roku 1888.
Byli to muzi, kteTf jiz tim O.
kamzikem zacali S provaden1m
dobfe promysleneho, systema-
tickeho a acknowledgements pla-
nu IA dobyt1 sveta majesty. u
dalosti cd roku 1888 jsou nej-
]eps1m dokladem postupneho
plnen1 nacistick6ho zameru.
Nacist6 nebyli nuceni Ike
svym cinGm = ami k tenn nej-
hrGzn6jS1m svym cindm- zad-
nou politikou, ba ami valkou.
Nikoli, naciste nebyli niclm do
hnani Ike svemu jednanf = ami
k tomu nejhrdznejsimu jedna-
nj. P~f1sernejs1 neil sama bez-
pf1kladna hrGza nacistickych
zverstev je fakt, re tato EVER
! stva byla zamyslena, re byla
z1myslna, re byla chladnokrev
ne planovana k dosazeni vedo-
me vytceneho Gle. Naciste Sc
chapali kazde pT1lezitosti, ably
kuli sve pixie a 1klady: jejich
touhou vzdy bylo uz1vati nasili,
vrazditi rukojmf, nahan6ti hr1-
zu pokorenym narod6m V "a
branych zem1ch i Spojenym ma
rodGm.
Valka proti Spojenym Sta
tGm "nevypukla" u Pearl Har-
Dor; tam prost6 neodvratny vo-
jensky vybuch naseI 81 prGchod
Nacisticka valka prot svobode
a zasadam slusnosti rozlila Sc z
Berlfna = N6mecka. V Ne
mecku byla tou dobou demokra
Gle jiz znicena, nabozenstvi
zrazeno, obcansk6 svobody "a
slapany V prach, prava d6lnic-
kych skupin potlacena. Fasis-
ticky rubas pocal pax pozvolna
a POOLE opatrn6 vypracovane-
no rozvrhu zahalovati ostatni
cast sveta = Rakousko, Cesko-
~slovensko, Polsko, Belgii, Ho-
landsko, Dansko, Norsko, Ju-
goslavii, Recko. 7. prosince
1941 byli uz naciste a Japonci
rozhodnuti, re nastal vhodny
okamzik napadnouti Spojen6
Staty a ostatn1 zeme Severni a
Jizn1 Ameriky.
Vypad proti "demokratic-
kym" nebo "liberalnfm" naro-
dGm, anebo proti "svobodnym
naroddm'', byl namfren nejen
prot Spojenym narodGm, ny
brz vlastne uz i prot nam sa-
mym. Udalosti "desftiletf tiny
jsou dokladem, re fasisticke pi-
kle byly zahroceny prave tax
prot nam, jake prot vsem O.
statn1m svobodnym narodGm,
ktere Sc uz drive ocitly ma ia
sistickem rozvrhu vyboje a
podmanenf.
"Desftiletf tiny" je u konce-
ably Sc uz nikdy nevratilo. Rok
1913 znamena konec "des1tileti
tmy' a "pocatek pocatku".
Des1tilet1 tiny Sc nesm1 uz nix
dy opakovati. A move desitile-
tt, move obdob1 v dejinach sve-
ia Dude d1lem svobodneho lidU
Spojenych narodG.
T0Io1-ES I- - U-,oIIr1
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-01-29
Zeleznicni doprava We "velko-
nemecke riSi."
York (CTK)

OAh "
z polskych pramenG Sc o.
znamuje, re vsechny nakladn1
zeleznicn1 vozy,jez spadaj1 pod
sprawl Teditelstv1 v Cechach a
ma Morave, byly nabarveny ma
sedo. Podobne byly vsechny
nakladni vagony francouzske
natTeny barvou sedomodrou,
belgicke vlaky jsou zlute a ne
mecke vagony jasne cervene.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-31

tx 62 448." n whispered. "Ill
get them inside" he directed.
wen have to take IL easy,
can't afford TO make a mistake.
Those wires from Kalamazoo
told of only one person, fellow
named Frechette. There are
four I'm this car-two men, a
woman and "A child"
He stepped out into the road.
The car came TO a halt.
Hello, folks" he greeted
cordially "Care 10 come In
and warm mp 81. bit at our fire -
Meanwhile, Patrolman Carson
was going through all the mo-
tions of a quarantine Inspector.
searching for corn borerS or
other plant pests
As Capt. Blake and his eager
guests sought the comfort OF the
checking station, Carson'S in
terest in the interior of the
sedan ended He sprang around
toSthe rear and surveyed the
roomy trunk built into the bac
of the car. He grabbed the lid
handles and tugged, but the lid
> = = I
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-31
Teamwork Catches Slayer
With Corpse in Car Trunk

Sacramento reached Sheriff
Struble at $50 that morning
after he and Roy X Brown had
kept an all-night vigil. 1t came
in the form of this telegram:
"Man giving name of Robert
Brown but who we are In
formed answers the description
Of Clarence II. Frechette was
arrested at the Truckee check
ing station by State Officer Car
son at our request for you. n
middle-aged man giving name
Of John Rivas. woman named
Mrs. Messenger with "A 4-year'
old child with him. Officer
carson states Frechette claims
ne picked up these people at
Salt Lake for company and that
thew are all right. These peO-
pie are being held at Truckee.
Nevada County. Cal, and any
communications should be 10 the
sheriff at Nevada City, Nevada
County, Cal"
The sheriff suddenly stopped
reading: after a short pause ne
addressed Mr.. Brown in a low
pitched Veiees.----
There's more To this tele-
gram. hate to read you the
rest, Mr.. Brown, but you should
know. The rest of the wire
reads:
"'PIease communicate with
Sheriff Carl TObiassOn and tell
him what you want done with
the body Of Robert Brown
found I'm trunk on back of car
The strange story Of IT.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-31
Old Plates Haunted

Here's one I'm Chicago"
he said tn Gus h fully
pretty gOOd-sized hill. It's
not due yet. but II would
be like this fellow 10 try 10
collect IL anyway--Or at
least 60 get some sort of
advance payment on IT,"
Right" agreed Struble.
at wouldn't hurt to send
query To Chicago and see
what we pick up"
After a request was sent
10 Chicago. Sheriff Struble
remarked
THE man we're after Is
the most reckless damned
fool I've ever rim across.
That plane accident WAS had
enough. Now. he's the last
perso apparently. who
saw Robert Brown: and for
two DAYS after Browns dis
appearance he's driving
around Kalamazoo in Mrs.
Browns automobile and. ac-
cording 90 Jacobs, he hasn't
even changed the platesw
sometimes" said Chief
Wetherell, "a fellow like
that Il the hardest person
In the world 10 catch up
with. He moves freely and
openly; 80 much 80 that he
arOuses no suspicion and
gets away with II. I wish I
knew II he's headed toward
Chicago"
Some hours later. Chief
Wethcrell received his
wish. Word came NTom
Chicago that the daring
Frechette had driven 10 Chi
cagO where he managed Co.
obtain an advance payment
from tho Chicago shipping
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Detroit Hunt Futile

The detectives decided to
tackle the Detroit angle.
They had the Detroit au-
thorities check the registers
of virtually every hotel in
that large city, but there
was no record of a Robert
Brown" registered on the
night of Jan. %.
State police, meanwhile,
were watching the high
ways for Mrs. Browns Pom
tiac sedan. bearing 1894
Michigan license plates, No.
X 81 44S,
Conner and Rooms found
that Frechette'S trail dou-
hled back TO Kalamazoo,
where he had driven after
leaving his parents home
in Oxbow Lake. Patiently,
they traced his movements
on Thursday and Friday,
the days Immediately fol-
lowing Browns disappear
ance. They went 10 Ere
chette's rooming house at
Dds Old Orchard Place, and
questioned Kenneth Jacobs,
a young roomer who knew
FTechette well.
According to Jacobs. Ere
Ghetto acted quite nervous
on Wednesday and Thurs
day when he was in and out
of his room. He was driv-
ing Mrs. Browns car and
said he was collecting bills
for his employer.
when was the last time
that you saw Frechette ."
Jacobs was asked.
Thursday night. He came
i'm, packed his clothes and
left"
This revelation prompted
Chief Wethercll and Sheriff
Struble 10 map a campai~
which they hoped would
eventually produce results.
Hes tried TO collect n
number Of bills and he's
pretty well cauvassed kala-
maZoo," Sheriff Struble be-
gan. 81 think he'll try for
some Of the out-Of-tOwn
bills now. Are there any
fair-siZed ones there ?"
Chief Wetherell studied
the papers that lay before
him
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enter California with automo-
bile, have border checked for
car and driver at my expense
Again me sent message
winging across the wires. Then
he sat down with Roy X. Brown
10 wait.
Two thousand miles west from
Kalamazoo things began TO hap
pen.
A Truckee, Cal, was a state
line checking station where OIL
ficers made routine inspections
of motorists and vehicles TO see
that those entering the state
complied with quarantine regu-
tiOnS.