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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Mrs. Owen Fetes Guests
At Gay Bridge Party

The bridge prize winners were;
Verlie Morton, first: Katherine
LOOMS. second, and Dorothy Giles
pie, third. Alice Burton was award
ed token Of appreciation as score
keeper. Jusnita and Dorothy were
the guest prize winners.
The other guests present were:
Mesdames Edith White, Lucy Jones.
Edith Watson. Josephine Love,
Katherine Sinkford, Mamie Alex
ander. Alberta RAidford, Nellie
Watts, Beulah Whitby. Jeanette
whitby, Cutie Roxborough, Pauline
Milton, Isaure Milton, Teen Johnson,
Agatha Grimes, Bonnie Smith, Pearl
Penick, Thelma Houston, Maribodine
Robinson. Elaine Conway. Julia
Parker. Mary Bell. Odalie Harmon.
Muriel McCorkle. Villa johnson,
Betty Cole and Leath Rodgers
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Friends Reunited
After Several Years

Miss Ana Mae Winburn was
honored at party at Vic's Log
Cabin and given by Mrs. Mary
Hawkins, friend of many years
standing. following her last show
in Detroit. Much of the evening
was spent reminiscing over old
times by the hostess and honoree.
Guests at the party included be-
side Miss Winburn. Pearl Bradley.
Mrs Nathaniel Balm, Mrs. Sylvester
Buckner. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Sanford,
D. NJ. Duke. Mrs Simon Daniel, Mr..
L. James and Mckinley Cunning
ham, owner Of Vic's Log Cabin A
lovely time was had by all.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Miss jeanette Benton Observes Birthday At HON
Mrs. L. Henderson
Hostess To Club

Mrs Latreetha Henderson Of 2035
Chene street. entertained the Lady
Slipper Bridge club last Wednesday
evening.
After enjoying a tasty luncheon,
the members played bridge. Mrs.
Belle Lee won the first prize, Mrs.
Laura Reed, the second, and Mrs.
Thelma Johnson won the BOBBY.
Mrs. Billie Giles OF 223l Chene
street, will be hostess to the club
at the next meeting.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11

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gastric juices, thus aiding diges-
ton and thereby helping build Ut
energy and resistance. Started
three days before the time. and
taken as directed, il should help
relieve much purely functional
periodic pain.
Try CARDUI. A 62-year record
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11

Lovely Dorothy Gillespie. sister
OF Mrs. Marie Owens. 800 Eliot. and
Juanita Evans, came over from
Cleveland last weekend and this
was the incentive for a lovely
bridge-dinner party. given by Marie
in the swanky bachelor apartment
OF her brother-in-law. DR.. S. c.
II. Owen. The apartment was
sbloom with eloriously colorful
spring flowers. which lent an en-
chanting atmosphere to the party. !
Old fashioned cocktails preceded
the dinner, which was really
sumptuous and any choice OF liquid
refreshment one desired. was to be
had during the evening. The cater
ing service was handled by Walker.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Many Guests
At Gala Party
Here Last Week

Charming jeanette Benton cele-
brated her 18th birthday at the
lovely home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Benton, 300
Chandler avenue. jeanette was very
pretty in a green crepe frock, with
q corsage OF white gardenias, both
gifts OF her parents Ray Strong.
Gloria Scott. Sunny Johnson and
Lois Benton, the latter is the
honoree's younger sister. assisted
Jeanette in the preparation of the
affair. All the girls were prettily
dressed. Mary Strong had on a
smart blue frock. Gloria Scott was
pretty in a gay yellow combination.
Ilene Logan In Black and Yellow
Adorable Ilene Logan. chose a
becoming frock of yellow and black
Jersey. Dorothy Johnson was one
OF the many bellies of the affair. She
was exotic in gay print Among
the many guests who came to honor
jeanette, were Jimmy Wilson. Bar
bara Tate. Herman Jackson, Lewis
Wilson. Gloria Scott. Louis Wanzer,
Patricia Whitby. George Branham.
Mary Strong. Harold johnson. AL
bert Brown, Joynal Muthleb. Jean
Scott, Theodore HUMPHREYS, Pris-
ella Young. Douglass Robinson:
llene Logan. c. Ray Strong. Roy
Stephens. Dorothy Johnson. Ahmed
Muthleb. Pearlee Rhonanee, Sam
Ellis. Charlita Whitby. Joel Lewis.
Johnny Hawkins. Horace Boyd.
Eleanor Cook. James Collins. Doris
Macmillan. Wilbur Oldham, James
Reid. Barbara Sinkford. Doyal Du-
gan. Quedalia Bradford. LaVerna
Shuster. Roy Carter Jr.. John Golf.
Herbert Hayden. Jerry Wes,brooks.
George Stonestreet Betty Brown.
Gene Bradley. Charles Poole. Steve
Mitchell, Maxine McBryde, and
Vivian Clayton.
Refreshments and dancing helped
round out the affair into a truly en-
toyable evening for the youngsters.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
HAD BABY SHOWER

Misses Cordelia Crowder and
Tenzesra Orr. honored Mrs. Mildres
Theriot with a baby shower Sunday,
Feb. -.
Among those who attended the
shower were: Mrs. Mary Taylor,
Muriel Underwood. Elizabeth Jones.
Eleanor Gleaton. Gertrude Allison,
Mary Ann Poole. Frances Duelte,
Ruth James. Miss Margaret Harris,
Hilda NJ. Humphrey. Dorothy Car
ter. Alice Roy, Henrietta Freeman.
Lucious Clemons and many others.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Young lady, does an old TABOO
prevent your knowing this help?

In less enlightened days. wom-
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Now, it's different. II woman
suffers from periodic cramp-like
pain and other purely functional
distresses. she tries to learn how
to help herself
Thousands of women praise the
2 way help of Cardui. Taken as
a tonic. il usually peps up the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Our NeighbOr Club
Meets With Prexy

Mrs. Bessie Hopkins. president Of
Our Neighbors Club" entertained
the group at her home Feb. %, at
8 p. m.
After serving q lovely repast, the
hostess led the club in a business
meeting. They made final plans for
a tea to be given March IL. from 4
TO 6 p. m. at 3769 Moore Place. Mrs.
Sarah Killian Of 3742 Moore Place
will be next hostess 10 the club.
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Evening star., 1944-05-21

street NV, also won the Distin-
guished Flying Cross for "extraor-
dinary achievement" in the skies
over Europe including four mis-
sions over Berlin. He also wears
the Purple Heart and the Air Medal
with three Oak Leaf Clusters.
McClanahan Decorated.
First 1t. Herbert C. McClanahan,
%, recently was decorated with the
Air Medal for a mission over Uligan
Harbor, New Guinea, against an ex-
ceptionally large concentration of
enemy barges," the citation said.
Due to the difficult terrain of
steep hills and limited space in
which to make an attack, the six
plane bombing run was made and
IL barges were sunk. But after the
run was completed, seven were OBJ
served to be undamaged. 1t. Nc
Clanahan's plane, with three others,
circled and made another sweep,
destroying the remaining barges."
1t. Gen. George c. Kenney, 5th
kaA1 TOlCC COlllIlld1lucI, Scut Ullc
pilots wife, Mrs. Florence Carr Nc
Clanahan, 1704 @ street NV, a let
ter of appreciation for his courage
Gus service"
Four Others Get Air Medal.
The Air Medal has been awarded
four other Washington men for
"meritorious achievement" on five
combat missions over enemy-occu-
pied Europe They are Second Its.
Irwin T. Quinn, jr., 37OO Massachu-
settS avenue NV; Cletus T. Hord,
6645 Georgia avenue NV; Ivy l..
Belote, jr,, 2811 Mills avenue NE,
and Staff Sergt Charles w. Meh-
ring, 81 Todd place NE.
1t. Quinn, %, bomoardier at a 18th
Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber
base in Italy, enlisted in January,
1912. A graduate of Roosevelt High
School, 1t. Hord is now co-pilot of
a BIZ Flying Fortress. stationed at
an 9th AAF bomber station in Eng
land. 1t. Belote, "a, a graduate of
Evening star., 1944-05-21

Mckinley High School, was formerly
a Government photographer. He is
now pilot Of a Bit at an 9th AAF
base. Sergt. Mehring is a Bit tail
gunner. He was graduated from
Mckinley High School in 1941 and
was an assistant librarian with the
Department of Agriculture.
Other Honors Accorded.
Capt. Walter F. Mulligan, 20, of
Berwyn, Md, and Staff Sergt. En-
NETT w. Bunyea, $500 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV, have received
the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air
Medal for courage, coolness and
skill displayed" during additional
combat missions.
Capt. Mulligan, former University
of Maryland student. Is flight COM
mander at 18th AAF B-24 base in
Italy. Sergt. Bunyea, whose wife
lives at 118 East Walnut stree, Alex :
andria, is ball turret gunner at an
9th AAF Liberator station in Eng
land.
The 5th Army Plaque recently was
awarded to the unit of Capt. David
B. Kerr, 1872 Newton street NE, for
"meritorious service to combat
troops" on the 5th Army front in
Italy.
Seaman 01rst class) E. A. Rain
bow, 326 Pennsylvania avenue Sc,
was one Of fo,r men awarded the
Captains Certificate of Merit for
initiative and leadership" at the
Naval Air Station, Ottumwa, Iowa.
First 1t. Millard p. Goodfellow,
jr, 1700 @ street NV, was awarded
a second Oak Leaf Cluster for par
ticipation in a series of missions
in the Southwest Pacific.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
C.MorineI InteI|igenceOHice
Commands Combat Unit
Pacific War Front
New to Veteran
Observer

fThe tollo1Ding 1Uas Uritten by
staff Serot. Jeremiah A. O'Ledry,
jr., OF 1922 Quincy street NE,
Marine Corps combat correSpon-
dent.)
CAPE GLOUCESTER, New Brit
ain Delayed Marine 1t. Col
John w. Scott, jr., of Philadelphia,
Pa, and Washington, D. c., has ar
rived at this war front and taken
command of a Leatherneck combat
unit.
Although this is Col. SCOTS first
combat command, he is no stranger
to the war. When the British land
ed at Salerno, Italy, in one of the
largest amphibious operations of all
time last September, Col. Scott went
ashore with the first wave as an
official Marine observer. The vessel
from which he landed was repeat
edly hit by enemy gun fire and
shrapnel both before and after he
left it. He remained on the hotly
contested beachhead for four days
before returning to Africa and Eng
land, via Sicily. Previously, he was
at Palermo with Gen. Pattons 7th
Army.
'It was most Illuminating week" "
Col. Scott said. Il had the same
narrow escapes that thousands of
Tommies had, but miss is as good
as a mile"
Col. Scott has been wearing a uni
form for more than IA years, first as
a student at the Bordentown, N. j.,
Military Academy, then in the Army
Reserve. In 1888 he resigned his
Army commission to accept second
lieutenancy in the Marine Corps
Evening star., 1944-05-21
s area include:
Gen. Rupertus Saves Life
OF Marine Pilot

CAPE GLOUCESTER, New
Britain.-Maj. Gen William H.
Rupertus of Washington, D. c., re-
Gently saved the life of a marine
enlisted pilot swimming in a bay by
dropping him a life belt.
The pilot is Corpl. Albert G. Hoff-
man, jr., of Mullica Hill, N. j. He
and a passenger were forced down
halfway between Iboki and Cape
Gloucester. The Melanesian natives
at long last saved the unidentified
passenger but before they returned
and after Hoffman had been SWIM
ming for five hours and was too
weak to continue, Gen. Rupertus
plane arrived on the scene. The ma
tives finally swan out again with an
empty gasoline drum, dragged Hoff-
man athwart this and bucked him to
shore.
Over Cape Gloucester, Gen. Ru-
pertus parachuted a message to
the crew of his personal motor
launch, instructing them to retrieve
Hoffman and his passenger at once.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

Bradley boulevard, Chevy Chase;
Capt. T. A. Callahan, jr., of Balti-
more and 1t. S. r. Musser of Read
ing, Pa, did-on horseback and
afoot.
They set out from Yunnan Prov
ince, China. After nearly two
months they staggered off the trail
in Burma sick, weary and sorely
bitten by insects. They made the
trip to get report on such matters
as ground conditions under jungle
cover, the temperament and health
Fof the>inhabitants and what balied-
out airmen might need to know to
return to civilization.
To guide them they enlisted q
missionary's sons, Robert and Eu-
gene Morse, who possibly know more
about the trail than any other white
men alive. They started with a
minimum of rations, the regular CT
stocks being too heavy for the por-
ters to carry for the entire trip.
Maj. Madsen narrowly escaped
death when his horse tumbled over
a steep hillside and was supported
by tree.
Parke Gets Bronze Star.
Marine First 1t. Edward L. Parke
son Of Mrs. John H. Gorse, 1862 Sec
ond street Sc, has been awarded
the recently created Bronze Star
Evening star., 1944-05-21
New Guinea Jungle Training
Proves Rugged Experience

nuts, yams, pandana leaves and
bamboo sprouts. Many plants are
poisonous, containing either prussic
acid or oxide of lime. These either
taste bitter or burn the mouth, SO
are easily recognizable by touching
them to the tongue. Brightly COL
ored, lizards, snakes or fish are
usually poisonous, but the others can
be eaten.
"It is surprising to find how much
water there is in the jungle. Many
vines and roots are full of good
drinking water that doesn't have to
be boiled or purified.
Then our only vehicle, a ieep
was turned over and carried down a
nearby river by the strong current
1t was completely submerged for q
few hours, but still ran after being
pulled out and dried in the sun. AS
a matter of fact, it seemed to run
better.
1T rained almost every night and
almost every day. We had 80 meals
meat at 2 of them, pancakes at 3 OF
them, bread at meals and c ra-
tlons, bully beef and hash at the
rest. The tent leaked like a sieve
but the trip wasn't supposed to be
comfortable.
The natives were very friendly
They came out all smiles and brought
us chairs of a sort Immediately. One
OF them then ran into the Jungle
and brought back several coconuts
the milk of which is good to drink
Most OF the natives were deformeo
or diseased and not a very pleasant
sight.
"All in all" Pfc. Cronin concluded
1t was swell trip and we'll worth
the hardships for the experience and
knowledge we gained"
Evening star., 1944-05-21

small communications group landed
with assault troops under heavy fire
during the forced landing on Enge-
bri Island February 18, established
an advanced command post for the
regiment, and led a group of COM
munications personnel in an assault
against a group OF japanese in
filtrating Unto a position of great
danger to the entire command post" "
by this prompt, courageous ac-
ton and gallant devotion to duty,
he made it possible to continue the
vigorous assault and destruction of
enemy forces within about six
hours" the citation read.
Maj. Preston was graduated from
the University of Virginia in 1899,
enlisted with the Fifth Marine Re-
serves in 1910, and was graduated
from officers graduate school at
Quantico, Va, in February, 1941.
He served at New River N. c.,
completed a communication course
at Fort Monmouth, N. j., and went
to the Southwest Pacific area in
June, 1912.
A brother, 1t. Murray Preston, is
commander of squadron of PIT
boats in the Southwest Pacific, and
brother-in-law, Col. William L.
Ritchie, is stationed with the Army
Air Corps general staff here.
Crosses Hump on Foot.
One of the most perilous overland
journeys of the war over the fear
some hump" of Burma from China
ITO India, has resulted in the award
Evening star., 1944-05-21


consisting of two cans-hard bis
cults, candy, Jumps of sugar, coffee
and meat and vegetable stew. Of
their experiences Pfc. Cronin wrote
eve had Aussie instructors. We
were taught how to trap animals
and birds and how to make huts
similar to those of the natives
They were thatched with kunai
grass, which is 10 to IS feet high
sharp-edged and harder to cut
through than dense jungle. We cut
it with machetes. All the things we
made were bound together with
vines found in the jungle, which
have great strength and can be tied
into knots without breaking.
1--WE learned how to make tables
beds and other things; how to make
fire without matches, making two or
three matches from one match
boiling water in container made
from the bark of a tree and tied
together with vines by placing hot
rocks in it until the water boiSed
then straining water through a
cloth. There was also a class on
constructing boats and small RATS
with vines and small trees found
nearby"
Learning about edible and poison
Gus foods was really tough" They
| followed the instructor. former
Australian bushman and kangaroo
hunter, through about 7 miles of
jungle. He had the pace of a race
horse and just seemed to dance
gracefully and slowly through the
jungle chow. III never know, but
we had to run most of the time to
keep up" the letter went on.
1--WE found few plants that taste
like lettuce, some breadfruit trees
paw paws (Which taste like honey
dew melons, but are yellow and
much sweeter), bananas, corn, COCO
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Transfers Announced
To Fort Knox, Ky.

| u.u To Fort Knox, Ky.
raSoma MSalace PARK Il kca%pos T5sea. 291 Holly avenue
Evarts street Ne: Paul S. Waymoth, W +;
srysnt street NE; NE John ". Callahan, 13I;
'r. 5514 Sherrier place NV.
Manuel + ea@o sisson *'sssns ass s. FaisSox 6
alexandria: Sol Isikofr. 5316 Fourth stree
South sixth street. Arlington: ser sergt 4sSt sa.
MMsTd MW J. Tassart' 1882 Underwood street
Guy F. Wickham, 1880 Biadensburs road
NE: Joseph F. Rafferty,, 1925 orreT
pe4ry ftIsst .Sreet Ns; William j. Quinn III. l2SS
To Sioux Falls Army Air Field, S. Oak.
George r. Lynn, 5000 Evarts street NE.
Solon w: Bacas, 7700 Alaska avenue NV :;
g deSrge W B. kins' 6142 Thirty-first place
To Carlsbad Army Air Field. N. Mex.
Tenth street N. E. and Capt. Leslie S. Or
leans 4641 Kansas avenue NV.
To Camp Plauche, La.
WsEsesd wv and .ts.s Mesren J. oakes' s4s7 South
TO Basic Flying " School Independence.
u, Riehard r: Gettys. 2224 Minnesota ave-
nHe naos s. +. ~ ane Raymond B. Via. 1851 Perry
To Bombardier School, Big Sprinr, Tex
Sidney .LLss, All Marietta place NV.
and David B. Magee. 2l1S Bancroft place,
Miscellaneous
second 1t. Phalam j. Doyle, 1856 Bilt-
more street NV. to 18th AAF in the South
Pacific as navigator of Liberator bomber
NE. to Navy Viz unit at state Teachers suls'
College. Valley City, NJ Oak.
william E. Marion of Laurel, Md, To
Wright Field Ohio A"N' w
NJ i haurenee RoYley, 5oo2 Fourth street
Second 1t. Jimmie r. Henry, 1912 Six
field. Miss
=, Hobart G. Pepper, 3O12 Thirteenth street
NV, to Foster Field, Tex
FIRST Lit. William Greenough, 334O Pros
pect avenue NV. to Mountain Home Army
Airf1eld, Idaho.
Second 1t. Lavergne H. Sheriff., 1925
Twentyninth street Sc, to San Antonio
Aviation Cadet Center. Tex.
Alan P. Aehle. 914 Delafleld place NV,
Portland, Me.
John J. Grigg, 4214 Fourteenth street
NE, to Midland Army Airf1eld, Tex
Vincent p. Stroud, 1915 Belleyiew ave-
nue., Cheverly, Nd, to Michigan State Col
=, Edison = Gardner. IT,. $50 Luray place
N. W., to Yale Uniyersft Conn
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Sergt. Moore on First
BIG HoIIundiu Raid

Tech. Sergt. Earle F. Moore, son
OF Mrs. Katherine Moore of Brent
wood, Md, was one of the combat
men who flew on the first mass dav-
hight raid on Holland.a, former jap
alibase and stronghold in Dutch
New Guinea, according to a report
from 5th Air Force advance
echelon.
Belly gunner and radio operator
on Llberator bomber in the Jolly
Rogers" bomb unit, Sergt. Moore
has piled up over 300 hours combat,
Sergt. Moore holds the Air Medal
with two Oak Leaf Cluster and has
participated in raids on Wewak,
Alexlshaten, Cape Gloucester,
Rabaul, the Admiralty Islands and
Madang.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

pier he spied two snipers under
neath-with guns aimed at the
swimming marines. The sailor
raised his As pistol and finished of
the two Japs.
Hiding under the pier, Biafore
spotted another sniper ready to pick
of the oncoming marines, and shot
him.
Later, a United States destroyer
picked up Biafore and the surviving
marines. The electricians mate had
been badly wounded in both legs
and had turned purple from ex-
posure, but still wanted to 60 back
for another crack" at the Japs.
After recuperating at naval base
in San Diego, Calf, Biafore recently
returned to active duty in the South
Pacific.
Biafore was a Navy Yard employe
and Southeastern University stu
dent before he enlisted in the Navy
soon after Pearl Harbor. At one
time he was a professional boxer in
Washington and once fought Billy
Conn in a six-round bout. He made
his home at the Penn street address