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Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23
BY BRIAN O'BRIEN
CHAPTERI

~ the 5th Of December 1872, the brig. Del
{ Grata, wallowng over the immaculate sea
some 300 miles off the coast of Spain.
sighted another brig sailing in the same direction
as herself. passing steamer signaled the brig
but received no reply
Funny mused Captain Moorhouse of the Del
Gratia, and put his glass on her
She was moving along under full sail, but yaw-
ing badly under a gusty wind Everything seemed
TO be shipshape and he was about TO forget her
when he noticed something and raised the glass
for another look-see
There was not man at her wheel Her decks
were empty
That's rum 'un," he said to his mate Get
some sail on. / wanta have a look at that craft"
They drew nearer 10 the silent vessel She
listed and they searched the empty decks They
heard the sails banging as she swung over.
Get boat over Mister Mate, snapped Moor
house. Looks like derclict TO me-"
The mate. Deveau. with two men pulled to-
ward the mysterious vessel. They approached eau
uously and Devcau read on the stern:
MARY CELESTE
New York.
"Ahoy!" he hailed Anyone aboard?"
Silence
They climbed aboard the brig. The wheel was
spinning this way and that, rigging creaked in
omnous rhythm.
Secure the wheel the mate ordered and went
below
On the cabin table was neal half eaten
ind three cups Of tea, StW rarn,.
He looked about him. On a table was a sewing
machine with q small bottle Of oil and nightgOWn.
q feminine one half finished Holding his breath
he looked into the masters cabin The chronom-
eter and seXtant were gone. mans clothes lit
tered the deck The rsate iorked a trunk from be-
low the bunk Il was fuIl of womans apparel
Hc ran for the deck
NO one for'rard reported one Of the men.
There pussy lu the galley asleep on the locker
And look here. be led thewaY 70 the galley and
spat on the stove "aee-fhat sIzzlc2 It's still hot
a. UffrIrf ffY1gr 1Va1
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THE sea hides many MISUNDERSTANDING stories OF
ships that have been abandoned by all hands in
the best Of weather: tales of senseless feuds and
frightful mutnies, OF savage fight~g and sudden
death legends OF disastrous VOYAGES OF ancient dere
hcts and phantom ships.
All through her long and turbulent histery,-th
sea has guarded her secrets-and yet, from time to
time, she persists N turning up additional clues that
give new life TO those old mysteries and puzzle the
men who try 10 solve them
On these pages The American Weekly is present
ing some of these weird yarns and the evidence that
has been gathered in an effort explain them Some
OF these accounts taken from sea-stained age
roted log books; collected from the musty
records OF maritime courts and some came from
old sailors, living in remote harbors and haunted,
perhaps, by memories OF their evil adventures
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pieces IN It.
The Gibraltar correspondent of the Globe wrote
up the story and reported the presence of har-
monum with music books in the cabin.
The cargo was in perfect order except for one
barrel Of alcohol which had been broached The
rest, 520 barrels Sperm oil, $50 drums Spirit and
80 barrels of alcohol were untouched
The Treasury Department in Washington
agreed with, Mr.. Solly-FloOd that the crew had
pI.baby got at the alcohol, murdered the captain
and his family and had escaped probably in an
other ship.
Then it was reported that the alcohol was
fusil oil and deadly poison.
Captain James H. Winchester, owner Of the
Mary Celeste, came to Gibraltar and added his
theory;
The master and crew, pancked by fear that the
cargo might explode, jumped overheard and were
all drowned.
That was ridiculous! For why sh ,uld they
risk certain death by drowning rather than take
the remote chance of an explosion?
But Winchester made one startling contribution
to the mystery.
He knew Captain Briggs Of the Mary Celeste
very well, for the captain part owner Of
his ship
And he had no child
Still nothing ever turned up to add to the solu-
tion Of the enigma. And for thirty years the
Mary Celeste remained mystery deep as the
ocean over which she sailed.
Her cargo was delivered to Genoa where it
had been consigned, she was returned to Captain
Winchester and the United States where she
was sold
But she was hoodoo ship and no man want,a
TO sail in her
After lying up for years she was laden in 1885
with ffoidsses; New York to Cuba. Weeks later
she was wrecked off Cienfuegos under mighty
peculiar circumstances. These were checked and
it found that only the top tier Of casks were
molasses the rest were water. So the owner and
captain were tried for barratry ping up a vessel
for the sake of insurance and that was the end
of the Mary Celeste
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And there was no sign Of shattered doors or other
damage that such a revolt would cause
sword with stains that might have been
blood was found after the brig was taken into
Gibraltar. cut in the forrard taffrai with
dark stains about it was noted. And just above
the waterline in the bows two straight, uniform
cuts were discovered.
court of inquiry was held under Mr. Solly
Flood encouragement.
He decided that mutny had been committed
and that the stains on the rail and on the sword
were blood.
II was found that someone had tarnpered with
the breakfast reported by the mate, Deveau II
was cleared away much 20 Mr.. Solly-Floods an
noyance. But on examining the nghtgown he
found it 90 small that he decided it was child s.
Possibly the captains wife making it for her
little daughter. But no other childrens garments
could be found And the trunk of clothing was
all the same size the nightgown.
In the bottom of that trunk were found silver
lockets engraved NJ. S.. several rings and brooches
a womans watch and purse with two $40 gold
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will return to the coast today.
Gates, whose rating is equivalent
to that of petty officer first class,
has been in the service about IA
months and is at present doing
shore patrol duty on the coast.
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Local Happenings

9 Mrs. Louise Clements received
word this week that her daughter,
Mrs. Ida May Robinson of Galway,
California, head clerk for the San
ia Fe railroad, has been selected
a member of the company's safe
ty first committee. Mrs. Robinson
who is a former Coolidge resident,
was head clerk for the railroad
during the first World War at Bel
en-, New Mexico.
. Port McEuen and Ray McEuen
of Fort Thomas were Coolidge Wis
itors Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week.
9 Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. Jones OF
Phoenix were overnight guests on
Thursday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Jenkins. Mrs. Jones
and Mrs. Jenkins are sisters.
Q Roger Gates, Spec. (S) Cl
former Coolidge highway patrol
man, is at his home in Phoenix on
leave from San Diego. He was in
Florence Monday to testify in the
Hyer Cradell-Scott automobile ac-
cident. He spent Thanksgiving
with Mrs. Gates in Phoenix and
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over, Casa Grande and Coolidge
players broke up into groups of
the field talking about the game
AS WE PASSED ONE SUCH
GROUP, we heard a Casa Grande
man say, THAT sure was a nice
block you put on me-" Where
upon the Coolidge boy replied,
"Aw, it wasn't so much. Wasn't
near as hard as one l got from
one of you guys" That's what
football and all athletic contests
should bring about-a feeling of
modesty and of good fellowship.
They're certainly needed in life.
WELL, FOLKS, THEY SENT
Jenkins home marked Handle
gently. Breakable." You know
he went up to Phoenix, laboring
under the apprehension that he
might be inducted into armed
service. Well, sir, they took one
look ats him and sent him home
in an ambulance attended by three
nurses. l heard they're still puz-
zling how the man stays alive
from one day to the next. What
they didn't tell him is that Wash
ington is trying to get another
class about fouA degrees lower
than 4-F in case he comes up
again. That's enough for now.
See you in Florence, Bob.
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This ~
That
BY WICK

FLORENCE RESIDENTS are
taking their parada in earnest,
especially the younger set for
whose benefit it really is being
held. Tuesday evening. Rosalie
Whitlow et al. took over Main
street much like the badmen OF
old. Only Rosalie and her gang,
instead of shooting up the town,
were looking for people who
weren't properly dressed, that is
wearing suitable rodeo attire.
Seems like you have to wear one
of those there handkerchief things
around your neck unless you want
to get picked up and fined. Rosa
lie and her bunch were rounding
I'D a mess of folks who either
forgot or were plumb careless.
MANAGED TO GET IN AND
out without one, although almost
everyone warned me it couldn't be
done. In Mandell and Harris, for
instance, those salesgirls were
certainly set on seeing l had one
draped around my neck before
got out. Maybe that was because
they were selling them.
IT'S A GOOD THING to see a
town get behind something as
Florence is getting behind the
junior parada. The place is pleas
antly bedecked with flags. stream
ers and banners and everyone
seems to be working hard at the
Job of making it a success.
MY THOUGHT ON BANDAN-
MAS is that the folks around here
ought to wear them all the time.
They're certainly colorful and lend
a bit of dash to even the most
rheumatic and aged individual.
And folks from the east certainly
expect to see them, right along
with ten gallons and those fancy
boots that look like an impossible
ity TO walk in.
ONE OF THE BEST REASONS
for having football games as we
see it is to promote sportsman
ship and goodfellowship among
players who should harbor moth
ing butthe best toward one anoth-
er. That was why we derived so
much pleasure from seeing the
Casa Grande game. After it was all
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. Phoenix visitors who combined
a day of business and shopping
Tuesday included Mr.. and Mrs. r.
w. Anderson and niece, Miss
Gladys Anderson, Reverend Mrs.
Lima O'Donnell, Mrs. A. c. Moore,
Miss Clara Campbell and Elmer
Ashley.
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MAGAZINES-For all new and re-
newal subscriptions, see your To-
cal agent. Phone or call Mrs.
Margaret Johnson, Phone 106.
Coolidge.
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Q Nancy Clair NOVEL;, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Novel;, under
went a tonsillectomy at Florence
Hospital, Wednesday. She is re-
ported to be convalescing satisfac-
torily.
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Lot. Best residential section.
Unfurnished, $4,5OO.OO, Furnish
ed $5,OOO.OO. See F. o. Fulton,
3S1 Northern Ave. Phone 305-J2.
1tp
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WANTED Sales Lady. Apply
Hines Drug Co.
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fiction, non-fiction, mystery and
detective. Also children's books.
rst house north of Central
enue on Third. Arthur Wich-
ern. oct29tfn-c
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REAL ESTATE LOANS-5% Long
Term Loans on Improved Farm
Property. S. G. l. D. or Pump
Water. See C. M. Betterton, 791
Center St., Casa Grande, Tel.
336-J3. 12mar3tp tic
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1tp
Coolidge.

FOR SALE-House, Z rooms with
one shower and one bath. Ser
vice porch, modern. Extra Large
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FOR SALE-1930 Chevrolet Sedan.
12x14 Canvas Tent. Young
Veazey at Coolidge Auto Supply
or phone 13. 1tp
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FOR RENT-Room for single per
son, modern conveniences, SIS a
week. GAS West Central. Phone
1868. 22octtfn
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WANTED-Presto Cooker or other
type Pressure Cooker. Call at
Examiner Office. Il
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o Miss Vera Campbell, student at
State Teachers College, Tempe,
arrived Wednesday to spend the
Thanksgiving holidays with her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. r. V. Camp
bell.
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Q Nancy Clair Novel;, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. NOVEL;, under
went a tonsillectomy at Florence
Hospital, Wednesday. She is re-
ported to be convalescing satisfac-
torily.
O Captain and Mrs. Stanley B.
Williams have rented the lower
floor of Mrs. Katherine Mac Rae's
ranch home and will move in next
week. The captain, has been trans
ferred from Williams Field to
Coolidge Air Base.
Q Mrs. Earl Smith and her guest,
Mrs. E.. E Fruits of Long Beach
California, returned Wednesday
from a three day visit to Tucson.
Q Mrs. Charles Cohen returned
Friday from Los Angels, Califor-
MIA, where she spent a week buy
ing spring merchandise in the
coast markets.
ODiana Mirkins returned to
school Monday following an attack
of influenza that kept her at home
for several days. She is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Mirkin.
Q Willie Storie is reported to be
recovering from a severe attack
of influenza. He is the son or
Mr.. and Mrs. B.. F. Storie.
Mrs Herbert Hanna and Mrs
George Hanna, Sr., spent Saturday
in Phoenix on business.
Q Mrs. Earl Smith is up and
around after being confined to her
home for a week with influenza.
Q Mr.. and Mrs. H. z. Johnson
rented their home in North COOL
idge last week and have moved
to a Southern Pacific section
house east. of town. Mr.. Johnson
has been employed by the South
ern Pacific for a number of years.
= Mrs. Lewis Miller spent the
weekend in Los Angeles with Mr..
Miller, who is employed in de-
tense work near there.
. Mrs. C. V. Steward, who has
been i'll for some time, is reported
to be improving.
. Carl Kirby, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. D. Kirby, has been i'll with in
fluenza this week.
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HOUSEKEEPER WANTED to live
in, assist in care of two small
children and work, about house.
Call 21O or write Box 1855. 1tc
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-12-24
Friday, December "a, 1913 Christmas Edition

We wish for all the Merriest
Christmas ever; the safe return Of
our boys and girls in the service,
and a Happy New Year.-Jimmie
and Beatrice Slemmons.
Merry Christmas to everybody
Fred Frazier, 3945 Fourth Ave. So.
"May joy, good health and pros
perity be the heritage of all man
kind" Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmoth Bowen
and family, 1861 North Bryant Ave.
"Sincere good wishes for your
health and happiness at Christmas
time and every day of the New
Year" Joseph B. Levy, District
Deputy, State of Minnesota, I. B.
P. o. E. W.
eve are happy for the love of
friends and wish for them an abun-
dance of health and happiness dur
ing the Yuletide Season al d
throughout the New Year." Mr..
and Mrs. Don LaFaucette, 1886
Fourth Ave. So
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and patriotism through their eff
cient application to their jobs wher-
ever they work and their large pur-
chases of war bonds.
To: Mayor John McDonough-a
copy of the song you're the Tops"
F. D. R.-a volume, by Thomas
Jefferson, 1.-TWO Kinds of Demo-
Gratis"
Wendell Willkie-an essay 'eYou
May Not Be President-But You
Can Be Right"
Charles L. Horn-a book "Cour-
age Has Its Reward"
Pearl Buck-a plaque inscribed:
"For Distinguished Advocacy of
Human Rights"
Eleanor Roosevelt-a volume,
"Noble Bearing - Completely I'm
afraid"
Mahatma Gandhi "a citation:
''Man of Great Faith"
Thomas Dewey-a copy of pop
ular book "How To Refuse and Ac-
cept a Nomination at the Same
Time"
Governor Edward Thye y best
wishes for the success and prac-
teal performance Of his inter-
racial commission.
J. W. Pate-the song Nobody
Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
A. B. Cassius-a deferment.
Oscar Newman-some writing
stationery to cut down the long dis
lance telephone traffic load and
tolls.
The C. W. Washingtons-grand
success in new fields.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Boyd,
1888 4th Ave. &c., extend to all
their sincere best wishes for the
Holiday Season.
In the spirit of the season, it's
a pleasure to express Merry Christ
mas. Mr.. and Mrs. James Jones,
1900 Portland Ave.
"In the spirit of the season, it's
a pleasure to express Merry Christ
mas and a Happy New Year"
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Clardy and
family, 2437 9th Ave. So.
There's no way of saying the old
wish more warmly than just Merry
Christmas to ALL" Mr.. and Mrs.
James Lewis, 2817 Elliot Ave. So.
"The people which sat in dark
ness have seen great light. A
light to tighten the Gentiles and the
glory of Thy people Israel."-From
the Holy Bible. Rev. and Mrs.
Robert E. Kelley, 812 Fourth Ave.
No.
eve wish an abundance of health
and happiness for our friends in
1914" Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Shep-
herd, 1920 18th Ave. So.
''In the spirit of the season, it's
a pleasure to express Merry Christ
mas and a Happy New Year." Mr..
and Mrs. Talmadge B. Carey and
family, 37O4 9th Ave. So.
May God Bless all of my friends
and all mankind at the Season.
Rev. E. G. Harris, Winnipeg, Can
ada.
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st. Paul Red Caps-a victory
over ily-white practices.
Helen (Inquisitive Sal) Scott
fifty-two columns in 1914.
Robert Jones-deadline making
in 1914.
Jonas G. Schwartz-Twelve new
volumes on the American Negro.
Pearl Brown-a novel Nobody
Knows the Dirt You Can Find"
Rev. C. T. R. Nelson-a scroll en-
titled "Good Going in 1943."
Ruth Judy-a song, "There's No
Place Like Home-Not Even D. c"
I. Myrtle Carden-Our plaudits
for grand job in keeping the COM
munity heart beat regular and in
rhythm.
Naomi Thomas-we dedicate the
lines "Kind hearts are more than
coronets."
st. Paul Urban League Auxiliary
Success to the Roland Hayes re-
cital.
Frank Mayer, secretary to the
Minneapolis Mayor-a book Fright
Guy"
Leonard WEIGH Somewhere in
South acifc)-Our wish that he
make history as a war correspon-
Continued on Page ~
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Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard L. Davis,
949 st. Anthony Ave-, and family
extend Greetings of the Yuletide
Season.
eve hope for all a Merry Christ
mas and Peace and Victory in
1884," Mr.. and Mrs. l. M. Gilbreath
and family, 97s st. Anthony Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly Turner, 935
st. Anthony Ave-, extend to all
their Best Wishes for the Holiday
Season and good luck during 1914.
merry Christmas and best
wishes for year around happiness"
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Perry, 967 St.
Anthony Ave.
Mr.. William B. Overton, CAB St.
Anthony Ave., wishes for all his
friends all the happiness and cheer
that the Holiday Season and the
New Year can bring.
In the spirit of the season, it is
pleasure to express a Merry
Christmas and Best Wishes for the
New Year.-Mr. and Mrs. John
R. Lawrence Jr, 947 Iglehart Ave.
wish to extend to all the Sea-
sons Best Wishes. Andrew r.
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Christmas Gifts and Wishes

In the old days told servants could always expect
gifts from their masters Christmas The meanest petit
est most canankerou master could be expected to turn
liberal and expansive at the good old Christmas time
In this space intend to the practice of past
AS servant of the public shall present few gifts to
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masters, those whom we are prlV1-
legged to serve. It will not be pos
sible to remember all the "guys"
and "gals" in this gift giving
splurge, but you can bet one of
those new dime-looking pennies
that we are hoping christmas
Cheer" will engulf each and every
one who reads this in it's warmth.
To the boys and girls in the
armed services, especially to those
who are overseas; to our men in
the fox holes under fire and to
those who are in the hospitals we
offer our heartfelt, best wishes for
safe and happy landings. We owe
so much to them that we dedicate
our never ceasing effort to making
our country better place in which
to live.
To the war plant workers we
offer our congratulations for the
fine work they are doing in their
various lines of endeavor. They
are the men and women behind the
boys and girls in the danger zone.
Their hard work is not only giving
tools to the boys to do the job, but
is speeding their safe and sound
return. Special congratulations to
Negro war workers who have made
a record by proving their interest
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To those who worship
Him today
The Stdr shines ever bright.
And keeps them olwoYs in the wGY,
And guides them with its light;
And so at Christmos time to you
Come wishes He will bless
And guard you with his tender core,
And gront you happiness.
ca z AZ
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sEGsA1SSlS q q "a q
Majors, Western Hotel, Carroll and
Western.
eve wish to extend holiday greet
ings to all and our sincere hopes
for Happy Victorious New Year"
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence w. Wig
ingtOn, 679 st. Anthony Ave.
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and in ten years it win bring yeu
$500 If for any reason you are
forced to discontinue your savings be-
cause of having no JOB. etc. the fua
amount fhat ynu have paid in viii ~
refunded 90 you pins interest
Reverend Young 70 appealing %
Church members and so The members
If tha Halhraol Benevolent Assse
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began to walk; and he entered with
them in t o the temple, walking, and
leaping, and praising God
Acts 4:13-Now when they beheld
the holiness of Peter and John, and
had perceived that they were unlearn-
ed and ignorant men, they marvelled;
and they took knowledge of them, that
they had been with Jesus.
18-And they calle d them, and
charged them not to speak at all nor
teach in the name of Jesus.
19-But Peter and John answered
and a d unto them Whether it is
right in the sight of God to hearken
unto you rather than unto God, Judge
We:
20-For we cannot but speak the
things which we saw and heard.
21-And they when they had fur
thor threatened them, let them go,
finding nothing how they might pun
ish them, because of the people; for
al. men glorfied God for that which
was done
The echo., 1943-05-07

NEGROES MOST CARELESS WITH
SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT
NUMBER CARDS
Negroes are m os careless with
their Social Security account number
cards, according to John r. Ellis, Man
ager eff the Meridian Field Office of
the Social Security Board
About five times as many Colered
people as White apply for duplicate
cards.
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t. J. Young, Notary

Now that our country is engeged in
the greatest war that we have ever
known, there is a large number of our
people employed in Defense Factories
throughout the country. In most cases
tllsy are required to have a certified
birth certificate or proof Of birth be-
fore their application is accepted for
employment.
The echo., 1943-05-07

We are in position to take this worry
off your hands and fix things up SO
that you can get that Defense job or
whatnot, that you would like to have;
in order that our factories will not be
held up in turning out airplanes, tanks
machine guns, etc.
I am better situated to serve yOu
than ever before, having our office In
the H. B. A. Building.
For any kind of Notary work, see
Us and we will serve you with smile.
The echo., 1943-05-07

WASHINGTON - Former WASH,
Iington baseball player has three
Japs from the Internment camp in
Arizona, through arrangements
made by Sec. of Interior Ickes with
the War Relocation Authority, to
work in his big poultry business
near here. The Japs are American.
born and were in the poultry bus
Iiness in Santa Ana, Calf. before
Pearl Harbor. Photo shows Giichi
Omori, Mrs Bette Kobayashi and
VIM Kobayashi, Sam Rice kneel,
ir~.
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HB 4 JOINING FEE
$500

JOINING FEE sl.0O

To the presidents and members Of
the Holbrook Benevolent Association:
This comes to inform you that the
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But Peter said Silver and gold
have ] none; but what I have, that
give I thee. In ame Of Jesus