davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-04
FINED AFTER Is DAYS

The huge BIZ crashed Nov 9,
1892, while searching for another
alrplane reported overdue. Its
radio was crippled in the crash
and it was not until Is days later
that Cpl. Loren (. Howarth. radio
Operator of La Crosse, Wis, man.
aged 10 repair the set.
A few miles away at an army
weather station. the army said.
Demorest heard the call for aid
and with a noncommissioned Off
Ger set out on two motor sleds.
They reached the plane on foot,
after leaving their Sleds some dis
lance away. Demorest returned for
his sled and on the way back dis
appeared into a crevasse. less than
100 yards from the plane.
Meanwhile, Balchen had located
the Fortress from the air and
dropped supplies to the. crewmen
who had established quarters in
the tail OF the ships fuselage.
LASH TAIL TO CLIFF
When the Fortress crashed. II
broke in two and the tail hung on
the edge of huge crevasse. The
frozen crew managed 10 lash the
tail 10 the edge of the ice cliff.
After Demorest's death, tragedy
struck again.
1t. John A. Pritchard and
Radioman B. A. Bottoms of the
". S. Coast Guard reached the
scene in Grammar navy plane.
But Capt. Armand L. Monteverde
of Anaheim. Cal, skipper Of the
Fortress, ordered Howarth to tell
the coast guard pilots TO take off
Immediately because of the fog.
Howarth was told to go along.
The Grammar took off and
crashed, killing Howarth and the
two coast guardSmen.
Pvt. Clarence Wedel of Canton
10. a Fortress crew member, was
killed when the sled on which he
had been dispatched tor possible
help fell into a crevaSse.
FEET AMPUTATED
1t. William F. O'Hara, Scran-
ton, Pa, whose feet were frozen,
was on the sled but was saved.
His feet were arnputated later.
Finally, in February, Balchen
landed a navy Ply flying boat on
its belly in the snow and picked
up some of the men. He returned
in April for three more and came
back later for the others.
Accompanied by Gen. II II. Ar
mold. air force chief. three of the
rescued fliers yesterday visited
the White House and told their
story TO President Roosevelt. They
were Monteverde, 1t. Harry f..
Spencer Of Dallas and Staff Sgt.
Don T. Tetley of Fort Sam
Houston.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-04
Nelson Reveals
President S Air
Goal Exceeded

WASHINGTON, May 4 (INS)-
Production figures made public by
WPB Chairman Nelson revealed
today that The United States has
built an aerial armada of nearly
5000 planes in the II months
since Pearl Harbor.
President Roosevelt placed 1912
production at $4,000 military
planes. Nelson, in the ninth of a
series of monthly reports on war
production, said that the March
output totaled $500 planes and ne
previously had informally esti-
mated April production at near
1000. Production for January and
February was under last Deem
ber's total Of 5.4S9 planes.
MUNITIONS OUTPUT
Nelson reported that munitions
production in March advanced II
per cent over that of February.
On a daily average. however, there
was little change, because March
had three DAYS more than the pre-
ceding month.
AS Nelson's report was made
public. the maritime commission
announced that American ship
yards again had broken all records
in April. turning out 157 new
ships totaling 1906, 800 lightweight
tons. Nelson. in his monthly report
for March. said that delivery of
Liberty ships for the first time
100 a month.
Other highlights Of Nelson 5
March production summary:
Heavy bomber production
passed the 500-a-month mark.
. Combat vehicles showed a
gain Of Is per cent, almost 5000
tanks being delivered.
FIGURES ON ARMS
In the first quarter of 1943,
the United States produced al
most $4,000 artillery pieces, in
Guiding more than 1000 anti
aircraft guns and more than
5000 antitank guns; 235, 900
machine guns and more than
100000 rifles and submachine
guns.
Nelson warned. however. that
the very great advances made in
the last year cannot be sustained
for many months longer" pointing
out that the nation is nearing top
in steel production and
that Shortages of manpower,
particularly of highly trained key
personnel, are retarding produc-
ton"
The record OF March NUM-
tons production showed gains in
all ma or categories over Febru-
airy. with aircraft up IL per cent;
ground ordnance, up Z per cent;
navy and army vessels, up Ia per
cent: merchant vessels. up Z per
cent: miscellaneous munitions, up
u per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-04
Americans Drive
Into Axis Lines
CONTINUED from Page One)

bombers heavily attacked the
Bizerte airdrome Monday.
French troops were pushing to-
ward the northwest corner of
Lake Achkel, which may outfiank
the enemys Ferryville defenses.
American artillery units were
officially singled out for high
praise in the operations in north
ern Tunisia, where the massed fire
of United States Long Toms"
were cited as one of the main
reasons for a fast advance.
The actual capture of Mateur
came suddenly. The French on
the northwest realized on Sunday
that the enemy was pulling out Of
defense positions west of Lake
Achkel Al the same time the
Americans 10 the south sensed the
enemy retirement and Immediately
threw in a hard-hitting attack.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-04
OPPOSITION SLIGHT

One American advance unit
reached the road junction six miles
northwest of Mateur by early
A reconnaissance unit
was sent ahead while this area
was being consolidated and it
reached Mateur without meeting
serious opposition
Meanwhile. other A mer c n
troops south of the Mateur road
and northwest of Tebourba were
pushing eastward against the Ger
man flank.
The capture of Mateur also
opened a road southwark for at
tack on Tebourba and, although
there is formidable range of
hills TO be passed, this road offers
an opportunity TO outflank the last
important enemy defense line
guarding the plain of Tunis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-04

NLfMsoN SPARKS, habitat Con.
~ and industry. Having MANI :.
aged his small hardware business nr,.
{. GENTLY; he left an estate of sT,io 900 y
' maen he died: He had an Invalid Valid
VIE VIE the sole object of his considera a.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-04

Often Often happens that your worldly
goods will be distributed in, w y,q,y
quite foreign to your intention, I and
posi- PosNOl y hurtful to your lrightfu .lI
J Jm T, I.eJy 10 Propcrty-holding in.
die without Icavi,c I'll -
Evening star., 1943-06-15
OWL Office Drops a Hint
So the Producers Now Are Preparing
A Film Cycle Involving China

citement around the Lynn house
hold, then, when Diana got word
that she was to get piano number
in And the Angels Sing" -
Imagine also, if you can, the ter
rible letdown when it was learned
that Diana was to play Over the
Waves" one of the simplest Begin
ner's lessons, for a comedy scene.
That's the movies for you.
X X
News in nibbles: "Hitler's Hang
man." lust previewed, reveals long
John Carradine, done up as a blond,
establishing himself without debate
as the meanest of all the movie
Nazis. ;. "Frenchmen's Creek" will
bring out the largest gang of extras
Hollywood has seen in a long time
1.600 pirates, all 4-F. -. Petitions
urging that all japanese be barred
from the West Coast are being cir
culated around the lots-and finding
eager signers. Laird Cregar's
camp tour has been called off until
after his operation in August. He
hopes, a few months later. to enlist
in the Marine Corps. For Whom
the Bell Tolls" will open in New
York July IA and, with the possible
exception of Chicago, no other city
will see it until cool weather arrives.
Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1943-06-15
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.

Behind movie headlines: ~
Owls Hollywood bureau is now,
politely prodding producers into a
Chinese film cycle, which is taken
as an indication that China will be
top-line news pretty soon.
Giving quick response, MGM is
hurrying through preparations for
shooting Pearl Bucks Dragon
Seed," which has been on the shelf
several years; RKO is about to
launch China Sky" and goth Gen.
tury-Fox is coming up with China
Story" and Clare Boothe's tale of
the same country. Other major lots
are scanning literary fields for
stories with China backgrounds.
Owl drops hints that an invasion
of Europe by United Nations troops
will mean quick aid to China, thus
catapulting that country into a No.
/ celluloid bet.
Some day a beardless youth will
again make love to the 'teen-age
heroine, but it certainly isn't in the
celluloid cards until after the war
is won. Take look at some of the
current age discrepancies:
THE Sky's the Limit"-Fred As
taire, AZ; Joan Leslie, 18; Phantom
of the Opera"-Nelson Eddy, Al;
Susanna Foster. 18; Il Was Crimi-
nal'-Viotor Jory, ~; Pamela Blake,
81; "The Iron Major"-Pat O'Brien,
46; Ruth Warrick, "a; THE Unin-
vited"-Ray Milland, 81; Gail Rus
sell, 18; Restless Lady"-Edmund
Lowe, So; Evelyn Keyes, "a; Amer
ica"-Brian Donlevy, Al Ann Rich
ards, %; The Heavenly Body
William Powell, 81; Hedy Lamar,
%; Action in the North Atlantic
Humphrey Bogart, 43; Julie Bishop,
25; Saratoga Trunk"-Gary Cooper,
AZ; Ingrid Bergman, 26.
Diana Lynn, II years old, under
contract to Paramount, is one of the
most promising young pianists in
the film colony She is also very
pretty youngster and, as all you who
saw her in THE Major and the
Minor" should know, she is mighty
clever actress.
However, Diana's heart is wrapped
up in the piano. She practices six
hours daily and has done so will
ingly for the past five years, her
mother told us. Imagine the ex-
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Capitol -- Tonight We Raid
Calais" French peasants aroused: !:
II am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:20 and 1905
pm. Stage shows: 1880, 1886, $40
and 9:o5 pm.
Columbia,-"Cabin in the Sky"
and music all around: II am, los,
$40, Sis, 7:20 and $50 pm.
Earie-"Action in the North At
lantic," conveys VS.. Nazis subs: 10:30
am, 1:20, 4:15, 7:05 and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows: 1880. $40, 6:35 and
9:20 pm.
Keith's-"It Amt Hay" but Alb
bott- Costello corn: 11:l5 am, 1:20,
$3.50, $40, 7:45 and 9:55 pm.
Little-'Lady in Distress" a new
pursuit is on: 11:45 am, 1875, 3:25,
Sis, 7:05 and 1855 pm. Cat and
the Canary" 10 pm.
Metropolitan "The More the
Merrier," two guys and a girl in a
hotel: II am, 1:05. 3:15, 5:25, 7:35
and 9:45 pm.
Palace-"Crash Dive" war from a
submarine: 11:40 am, 2:10, 4:40,
7:l0 and 9:40 pm.
Pix-"M, the Kidnapper," with
Peter LORE: 2, 4:40, 7:l5 and 1905
pm.
Evening star., 1943-06-15

Bros. have come to the conclusion
that it will happen that way. If it
happens at all.
Reprieve department: Today Is
the official last day for Theater
Guild American Theater Society
patrons to renew their subscriptions
to their present seats. AS is its
wont, however, the guild has de-
cided that the tardy ones shall be
given three days Of grace. -Four
days, to be exact, for the customers
actually have until Saturday night
to get their requests to Bess Davis
Schreiner.
The internal revenue people, on
the other hand, give no such thing
as even one day of grace-if you are
supposed to have any dealing with
them or this, the 18th of June.
Employment department: William
Prince who played the lead in the
original Eve of st. Mark" produc-
tion at the National in January has
been signed to a long-term contract
by Warner Bros. In the opening
night audience was Jacob Wilk, the
studios Eastern story editor. He did
not get the play, which went to goth
Century-Fox, but he did get the
player.
Planning department: Bidders for
Ella Raines' contract, which Charles
Boyer holds in his restless hands,
may as we'll save their breath. M.
Boyer is of the opinion that Miss
Raines will develop into the finest
actress in the history of the native
cinema. The conviction makes him
not only want to hold onto her con-
tract, but to find script which will
be suitable for the two of them.
He is not so set on the producing
idea that he would not be happy to
act with Miss Ralnes in her first
starring picture.
Sic transit gloria department:
Enrol Flynn's old swashbuckling
days may not be over, but his next
starring role will be in Singing in
the Wilderness in which he will
play the role Of John James Audu-
bon. The great naturalist was an
adventurer, but hardly Of the stormy
type that Flynn's fans have been
brought up to expect.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Homemade River
Short But Realistic
HOLLYWOC

11OLL WOOb.
In Hollywood, If it isn't one prob
lem, it's another.
For example, 20th Century-Fox is
now making a film translation OF
Franz Werfel's best-selling novel
THE Song of Bernadette"-muc OF
the action of which takes place on
the banks of a rushing mountain
stream, the River Gave.
Prevented by wartime transporta-
ton difficulties from sending the
picture on location, the studio faced
the problem of creating a rushing
mountain stream on its own back
lot. Such project had never beer
attempted before in Hollywood.
For more than a month now, SOC
workmen have been laboring from
sunup to sundown, creating 6
river" $50 feet long, 80 feet wide
and 2 feet deep. Their task was
finally completed yesterday.
Evening star., 1943-06-15

e~AAN ASeAA a. eAAS pa P3ASAACt4Nd4Ays AxS
did and the night Of the opening
was so vocally perfect-although
he did not know what he was say
ing-that one of the better Broad
way critics of the day hailed him
as the finest European actor ever
brought to this country.
He has picked UP a varied, mellow
and musical English since then.
It's mellow music makes his "Drac-
ula" that much more chilling, q man
who has seen it says.
+
Fame department: A man with
an occasion to brood on the fleet
ing and vagrant essense of fame is
Bide Dudley. A critic of stature
for these decades, Mr.. D. is now in
Hollywood where his chief occupa-
tion Is being vacation companion
to his 5-year-old grandson, Jack
Butch" jenkins. Every one, of
course, knows Butch since his ap-
pearance as Ulysses in THE Human
Comedy" But Mr. Dudley finds it
rather difficult to adjust to being
merely that elderly man" who es-
corts the lad on his expeditions to
Metro -Goldwyn-M Mayors studio, or
to the beach of Santa Monica.
There was while in his life when
Mr.. Dudley went into partial eclipse
as Doris Dudley's father. He did
not anticipate that it was a condi-
ton that he would remain in from
generation to generation.
AS matter of fact, Doris, as the
mother of Butch, is getting her first
experience in a subordinate family
role. She has just signed a contract
to replace Leonora Corbett in
"Blithe Spirit on Broadway. Peo-
pile are saving 1t is the result pri-
marily of Butch's publicity. Not that
Miss Dudley is not wonderful. un-
derstand, but Butch really has been
getting the Dudley publicity in the
last six months.
X \
Shortages department: After all
these months of scanning potentially
suitable actors for the role of Will
Rogers, Warner Bros. have tempo
rarily abandoned the search. The
picture which Mark Hellinger was
to produce has been pushed back
on the schedule. Hellinger will go
ahead on THE Horn Blows at Mid
night" which will star Jack Benny.
In the meantime, perhaps a Will
Rogers actor will turn up. Warner
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Glamour Doesn't Run
In Dietrich Clan
HOLLYWOOD
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Maria Manton, daughter of Mar
lene Dietrich, just finished a week s
run at a local little theater as the
mother in THE Silver Cord" She
directed the production as well, as
part of her activities in the dra-
matte school of Wiltshire boulevard
where she is now an instructor.
Maria Is not the glamour girl
type that her famous mother is.
She is quite tall and buxom, which
will probably bar her from screen
stardom, in spite of the fact that
she has very pretty face, beauti-
full complexion, natural blond hair
and excellent voice.
Interesting and interested men,
bers of the audience were her par
ents. ,Marlene Dietrich and Ru-
dolph Seiber. Their attendance
at the opening of their daughters
various plays at the school mark
their only appearances in public
together since way back when.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Lugosi Spoke Fine English
But He Never Thought 1t
First Role Required Phonetic Feat;
All the Dudleys Now Learn -.
That Fame's Vagrant Thing
By JAY CARMODY


Language department. When
this country THE Red Poppy English complete mystery
10 h He did not know from posthabd
the three months enough either
to Lngos his producer
resouceful fellow Lugos decided the thing
Evening star., 1943-06-15

daughter OF Mrs. Edith Brusilon
Sperling, who like her mother will
carry two roles In the production,
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Cast Completed

Pvt. Maurice Manson, director of
the Washington Workshop produc-
ton Of "It's Up to YOU" announces
completion Of the cast for the show
which is slated to open at the De-
partment of Agriculture auditorium
later this month.
Youngest member of the cast is
Elaine Joyce Sperling, 13-year -old
Evening star., 1943-06-15
One Broken Nose
That Is Priced
HOLLYWOOD

Her irregular nose is cherished by
Anne Baxter as one of her best
assets.
The little starlet, who captivated
the critics in THE Pied Piper" and
now has surprising role as a
guerrilla girl in the Samuel Gold
wyn production, The North Star, ~
says that nose, which was broken
when she was three, is million
dollar trademark.
"If I had perfect nose," said
Anne, who has been in the theater
since she was IL, Il would probably
be playing nothing but sticky in
genue roles. And I detest them
Evening star., 1943-03-24
ID. G. Marine Describes 'Attock'
And Rout OF Trinidad Invaders
IsIond Is Menoced From Three Sides,
But Umpires Rule Out Enemy Force

when the bugler sounded "call to
arms" at the beginning of the prob
lem. For several hours they stood
by trucks, ready to head for any
possible danger point.
A flash from headquarters that
unidentified planes were in the area
was received about pm. and the
island went into darkness. Marines
took their battle stations, manned
machine guns and waited for the
raiders to appear. Interceptor planes
flew out to sea and soon reported
the threat oblitefated. A semi
blackout remained in effect, how
ever, and air raid posts were Sc
cured.
The enemy" threatened the island
from three sides. On stretch of
lonely shoreline, reconnaissance re-
ported that the disguise of a
freighter had been penetrated and
that it was an enemy; in still an
other spot, a rumor came from
civilian lookouts that parachutists
had landed.
The commanding officer checked
the reports, but held his men in
readiness. Finally, in the early hours
of morning, an Axis" ship slipped
through the Gordon of naval vessels
Evening star., 1943-03-24
BY SERGT. SIDNEY EPSTEIN,
2SO7 Cathedral Avenue NV.

TRINIDAD, British West Indies
(By MaiD Combined American
ard British forces, engaged in the
largest war games in the history of
this strategic island outpost In the
Caribbean, late in January "anni-
hilated" a strong enemy invading
army and its transport feet.
While planes few out to sea on
reconnaissance missions and Amer
ican and British patrol craft main
tanned vigil over hundreds of miles
of coastal waters, thousands of
jungle-trained marines, soldiers and
sailors moved into defense positions
when the alert sounded.
The maneuver was an exacting
test. Planned with secrecy, it was
designed to produce every possible
invasion situation.
At his command post linked with
all parts of the island by mobile
field radio, "walkie- -talkies" and tel
ephone the marine commanding Of
ficer maintained contact with oper-
ations headquarters and observation
posts in his combat area as the
"enemy's" approach was reported.
A heavily armed striking force of
marines mustered on the double
Evening star., 1943-03-24
and landed several hundred men
and several light tanks.

and landed several hundred men
and several light tanks.
With q reserve Of sailors behind
them, the marines went into action
Their mission-to protect the beach,
head and prevent the landing.
Tanning out In the concealing
fringe Of underbrush parallel to the
beach, the Leathernecks set I'D
heavy and light machine-guns in
the forward defense and established
auxiliary skirmish lines in the jungle
beyond. In the first mock assault
by the enemy, umpires ruled that
the invaders were destroyed by
superior fire power.
Several miles up the beach, how
ever, enemy" tanks managed to
land. Anti-tankers wiped them out
in short order while their coastal
batteries and Navy warships finished
OH outlying enemy vessels.
Throughout the morning, marines
and sailors lay concealed in the
dense underbrush. Breakfast. served
under the foliage, consisted of timed
rations. They were soaked by the
heavy dew, but their weapons were
drv.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Axis Heavily Reinforcing
Greek PeIoponnesian Area
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANKARA, Turkey, March 70 (De-
layeO The Axis is reported heavily
reinforcing the Peloponnesian area
Of Greece.
A usually reliable Balkan source
said today that four divisions, three
Italian and one German, now are
there. They are commanded by
Italian Gen. Marginoti, who has
closed the port towns of Nauplia,
Kalamata, Pylus and Patras to all
travellers except those with special
authorization. AL these ports are
heavily mined and ringed with
strong anti-aircraft defenses.
Riots have been provoked at
Athens by the menace Of civil
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Hitch-hiker Reveals
Wedding Plans; Hitched

BY the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash.-Claude Clo-
well of Amarillo, Tex had the mar
riage license and the girl. All he
needed was Baptist minister.
Hurrying from the Army air depot
to meet the girl, Marjorie Miller of
San Bernardino, Calf, Clowell was
picked up by a motorist. To make
conversation, he explained his plans.
Maybe I can help the driver
said. I'm Rev. Paul Oglesbee of
the Tabernacle Baptist Church.
He got the job.