Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-30

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y free" in the
hi, .,1ur.,Sa pos I a & e
stamp corner
Of his letters from a war base,
Jerry Caven writes,
Thanks, uncle"
The British. 10 ease up the
load on Christmas furloughs, let
Jewish soldiers go home for
Yom kippur or Rosh Hashana,
instead. They appreciate il.
Might work in this country, no?
It's a sign of the times
Wayne University starting
program of II courses for work.
ing in organized labor. DR.. Har-,
riSon b. Pagan is co-ordinator
and Myrtle Labbitt is in charge.
OF courses intended for women.
AFL and Go both approve.
What some people won't do
10 win a bet-One dope
wrenched out several OF Ethel
Howe's eyelaShes treal ones 10
settle a $40 bet that she wore
false ones.
STREET SCENE: A Dexter
bus stopped near Vernon high
way Tuesday while they took a
Rpassenger into a drug store. She
had had a heart attack. When.
they opened her purse 10 see.
where she lived. they found that
she hao spent all her money ex-
cept two cents. Contents Of the
purse: The two cents and a.
new war bond.
The above is one answer to a.
letter just received from FIT.
Bragg, from former air raid
warden who used 10 sell war.
bonds from house 10 house be-
fore he went into the army.
What bothers u.s." he says.
els reading about the lack Of
support for the bond drive.
What We want 10 know Is: Can
We lend some kind of moral supp
port? Detroit has always gone.
over the top in other drives.
Tell Detroit we will be proud
to show the newspaper around,
tho barracks when Detroit
has gone over the top again.
and, the sooner IL does. thee
sooner us fathers Will he home :
with our children and wives.
Pvt. Robert l.. Ruhl."
The people with the La Scale
Opera Co. at Masonic Temple
took the dates OF the opera set
son and then looked up famot "
musical events that happeneh
on the same dates. Here's their
list.
Sept. 27-Adclina Patti died
after So years on the stage.
Sept % 49, God Save the
King was sung for the first
time in London in l745
Sept. 29- Mozart finished hhs
Clarinet Quintet in 1859
Maybe you never heard IL, OK
cept for the first four notes.
The same notes later were n sed
in Sidewalks Of New York q"
h Sept 30 -"Porgy and Boss"
yopened, in 1885. in Boston.
Oct. / Sousa became CON
ductor of the L. s. Marine Il and
in 1890.
Oct. 2-The New York Acad-
envy Of Music opened in 1854 .
Oct 3-"Yeomen Of the
Guard had its world+preniiere
IN 1888.
Mayor Jeffries recently re-
ceived letter from Dorothy
Larson and Ellen Gilbert, who
wrote:
I'VE are two girls Of rs and
l6. We have just finished1 read
ing In The Detroit Times about
juvenile delinquency.
I'VE know many boys and
girls who stand around on
corners, not because they are
bad, hut because they have
nothing else TO do
There are many stories in
the papers written 10 try and
stop juvenile delinquency. The
majority of kids don't re ad them
anyway. What we would like 10
know is just what Is Detroit
doing about IL, anyway,
Detroit could do PLENTY.
IL they really wanted to. Small
towns have been able to or
ganize clubs, school dances,
and some good clean fun for
kids. Why cant Detroit: Or
don't they care?
Why don't the high schools
at LEAST give one dance each
week, possibly on Friday night,
from around Z to 10 p. m.
They could he organized by the
kids, with the teachers help.
why not help us, Mayor
Jeffries: The majority OF this
generation doesn't like 10 he
blackened with the name OF de-
linquency any more than their
parents. We don't want America
In the future to be run by n
= bunch Of hOOdlums :"
The mayor sent the letter TO
the department of parks and
recreation and the department
officials showed it TO us.
We think these kids are talk
fpor conca