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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-10

ALIVE SCHREINER, author of The Story Of
~ an African Farm, persuaded the man she
married to call himself "Mr. Schreiner" cannot
fall in with the idea of husband taking his wifes
maiden name-exeept In cases where the lady
might get rough deal in the change of names As
for example, when girl named Stevens marries
man with name like Muckenfuss or Dddlebock.
II is not fair that sweet, trusting innocent girl
who had name like Miss Kathleen Stevens should
be compelled to go through the rest of her life be-
Ing called Mrs. Herman Muckenfuss or Mrs. Otto
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-10
SEATS

SEATS
Last night attended moving picture theater
that had the type of adjustable seats which can
be pushed back when somebody wishes to pass
through the row. Certainly was q great relief
Speaking of seats. how about the distance between
seats in street cars and buses! Shouldn't L be
greater? Or aren't We long-legged guys entitled
to comfort while riding? A Detroiter once in
formed me the seats in Chicago buses and street
cars were wider than in other cities He said this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-10

DlddIeb0ck. By the way,
what kind Of a deal did
your wife get when she
exchanged her name for
SNodrsf a,tef as
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-10

cast in the United States
was a photograph re-
cording. That was on
May Is, 1914. when a
recording was broadcast
by wireless telephone
from Wanamaker's New
York store to the same
company's store In Phil
adelphia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-10

was because the average Chicago woman Is a BID
plump and needs a lot Of room when she sits down
siDEiicHTs
AConceit is Gods gift to little minds" observed
Bruce Barton. Keep that in mind when inclined
to be irritated by some beautiful but dumb bru-
nette. 1t will help you to be more tolerant. -. AS
for the pipe VS.. cigar discussion. know q shop
cwner who has one of the most wonderful stocks
Of cigars in the country. Yet he smokes pipe. AS
a cigar smoker think this fellow must be a bic
balmy but it Is the policy Of this department to
deal with both sides Of all arguments. So score one
for the pipe smokers. -. The first radio broad
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-10
HIGH HEELS

Too high heels throw
n woman's figure out of
line. states a student of
the feminine form. The
woman then tries 70 cor
rect this with girdles,
corsets and some peculiar
systems Of streamlining.
This procedure has a ten
dency to make the lady
irritable and quarrel
some. This is very hard
on her loving husband.
Is said seventy per cent
Of women accused Of
tagging in divorce suits
are high heel wearers. So
If your wife is quarrel
some and nags you don't
blame her too much. il
may just be her high
heels that are making her
act that way.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-10
BRIEFLY

How much does the aver
age hens egg weigh? II
you don't know and your
wife doesn't either you
both can have a guessing
contest and then weigh
an egg. Anyway, a Brown
Leghorn cross White
Sussex hen In England
produced an egg weigh
ing seven and three guar.
tiers ounces. Joan
Crawford once had TIT
rs her automobile license
number. So far ] have
never had an unusual
house. telephone, post
Office box or automobile
license number. Three 10
my lucky number and ]
will settle for q post Office
box numbered three-thir.
ty-three.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-10
OLD TIMERS

"You have stated what
qualities a person to be .
Young Old Timer" writes
a New Yorker. "Now tell
us what an Old Timer
is" An Old Timer Is o
man who remembers the
following: Edwin Booth.
Joseph jefferson. James
A. Heme, Maggie Cline.
Bonnie Maginn, Edna
May. Elbows" McFad-
den" Pop" Arson. Buck"
Ewing. Jimmy Michaels.
"Sockless Jerry" Simp-
son, Uncle Joe" Cannon,
Alexander Dowie and
Otto Donkhorst, the HUI
man Freight Car. He
also recalls choker col.
lars, patent leather shoes,
paddock overcoats and
peg top pants.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-10
PLEASE NOTE

you once stated that
after you changed from
silk hose to wool hose you
were never again both
cred with corns." writes
a Californian. 81 had
previously tried every
known corn cure and
remedy without results.
Then I followed your
idea Of switching to wool
hose. within eight
months my corns COM
pletely disappeared and
my feet are again capable
of carrying my enc hun
dred and ninety pounds
without the least discom-
fort"
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
Elementary
Schools Open
Here Sept.
Faculty members will be an
nounced next week. School
improvements made dur
ing summer new school
bus purchased.

Coolidge public schools will open
Tuesday morning, September 5th
at a. m. School will be in ses-
sion until II noon Tuesday. There
after school will be in session dur
ing the entire day. The cafeteria
will not be open Tuesday the 5th.
The South School has been COM
pletely reconditioned. All rooms
have been painted and the floors
sealed. Dangerous ceilings caused
by cracked plaster have been re-
moved and the ceilings replaced
with celotex. The frame building,
now being used as a class room
at South School, has been re-
painted.
The library has been kept open
during the summer for the bene-
fit of school children. 1t will con-
tinue to be held open after school
commences. Many new books have
been added to the library and they
will be available for the children
at the opening of school.
The colored school will not be
under the supervision of Coolidge
School District, No. 81, for the
year 1944-1945. All colored people
wishing to enroll their children
from Coolidge School District No.
21, Kenilworth District No. 90, Nc
Dowell District No. Al, or the open
territory west of Coolidge should
contact John ]. Bugg, county super
intendent of schools.
The school district has purchased
new 63 passenger school bus to
operate west of Coolidge. This bus
has all forward seating and is mod
ern in every way.
The Americanzation School will
be at Borree Corner as it has been
previously. The building has been
reconditioned, the walls painted and
new ceilings have replaced the
dangerous plaster. a new rOoI was
required and the outside of the
building has been painted.
Children entering the kindergar-
ten and first grade must furnish a
birth certificate or baptismal GER
tificate certifying their age, accord
ing to w. D. Kirby, superintendent
of Coolidge elementary schools.
This is necessary for the school
records, Mr.. Kirby said, and all
mothers of kindergarten and first
grade pupils are requested to see
that this requirement is fulfilled.
Meals served at the cafeteria will
be Is cents each or, if paid for by
the week, IL cents each.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
Service Groups To
File Prices With
OPA September l

establishments coming under the
heading of service institutions
must file a complete statement of
their ceiling prices with their local
board. with the deadline for filing
set at September first, the district
Office of Price Administration re-
minded owners this week. A copy
of this list is to be kept at the
place of business and available for
any customer who wishes to see 1T.
Prices for services under the
regulations are now set as those OF
March, 1912. The list to be filed
must contain a complete descrip-
ton of each service offered, the
highest price charges, and the rate
or pricing method used, during
March, 1912. Any changes made in
the price list must have the au-
thorization of the Office of Price
Administration before an adjust
ment can be made.
Establishments coming under the
service" heading are laundries
shoe repair shops, automotive re-
pair, electrical appliances, apparel
alterations, and home repair work
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
AID Gas Ration
Blanks Are Now
Available Here

Application blanks for basic A
or D mileage gas ration coupons for
passengers cars or motorcycles
only are now available at Coolidge
war price and rationing board Of
flee and all Coolidge service sta
tions, according to Mrs. M. M.
Ware, secretary of Coolidge ra-
tioning board.
The back cover of applicant s
present A or D ration book which
is headed "Certification of Book
holder" must be attached to ap-
plication form. Applicants name
and address must be filled in on
this back cover before it Is at
tached to the form.
The application form with back
cover may be either mailed, or
brought in person to the office of
Coolidge war price and rationing
board.
Volunteers are needed to assist
with the work when stamps are
issued September l and are request
ed to phone Mrs. Ware at the ra-
tioning board office 209.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
Corporal Sends
German Helmet
Back To Coolidge

Cpl. Raymond Davis has sent
home the first German helmet from
World War II to Coolidge and it
is now on display in the window
of Coolidge Drug Company. The
helmet was received by Cpl Davis
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Davis,
without comment of any kind. 1t
was sent from Italy, where Davis
is serving with an anti-aircraft
battalion.
The helmet bears the names of
all men in his unit lettered in small
script, about 140 including officers
and enlisted men. His own name
is on the crown in larger letters
with list of places where he has
seen service Italy, Sicily, North
Africa, Scotland and England. On
the brim are II swastikas, which
are believed to represent the num-
Der of planes his unit has shot
down.
Inside the helmet are the initials
of the German who wore it, "a. H. "
The helmet is made of steel and
lined with leather. On the front is
the original swastika on which
there stands an eagle with spread
wings. The date on which the he'll
met was acquired, May %, 1914,
and the motto of Davis company
Come What Will" complete the
trophy.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
Coolidge-Florence
Men Get Combat
Infantry Badges

WITH THE FIFTH ARMY IN
ITALY-Corporal Fred Williams,
Jr., of Coolidge and Private William
Horner of Florence have been cited
by their regiment of the 88th In
fantry Division and awarded the
Combat Infantryman Badge for ac-
tual participation in combat with
the enemy on the Fifth Army front
in Italy.
Standards for the badge are
high. The decoration, which was
recently authorized by the War De-
partment, is awarded to the infan-
try soldier who has proved his
fighting ability in combat.
The handsome badge consists of
silver rifle set against a back
ground of infantry blue, enclosed in
a silver wreath.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
Coolidge Man
Loses Life In
Action At Saipan
Pvt. Abe Curtis, resident of
Coolidge district for ten
years and member of Casa
Grande National Guard,
killed in action at Saipan.

Word of the death of Pvt. Abe
Curtis reached Coolidge friends this
week. Pvt. Curtis, who has lived
in Coolidge district for 10 years,
was killed in action in the battle
Of Saipan, according to the COM
munication. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rue Curtis, moved TO Morenci
three years ago to make their home.
Curtis. who is about 25 years old,
lived four miles east of Coolidge
on one of the Clemans Company's
cattle ranches, where his parents
worked. He attended Kenilworth
school and after graduation there
did ranch and cattle work with his
father.
He was a member of the Casa
Grande National Guard and was ia
the Panama Canal zone for over
year with the 158th Infantry be-
fore being sent overseas. His unit
was thoroughly trained in Jungle
fighting in Panama, where the men
earned the nickname of Americas
Bushmasters" before being sent to
test their metal against the enemy.
Since then their tactics and learn
ing have been put constantly to use
against the Japs.
Other Coolidge men who were
members of the Casa Grande Ma
tional Guard with Curtis were Ran
dolph Chadborn, James Hall, Ray
mond Wallace, Charles Wolaver,
Thurman Wallace, Theodore Miriam
da, and George Mason.
Friends here believe that some
members of Company D, 158th In
fantry, were assigned to duties
with other units when they went
overseas and that Curtis was not
with his friends when he was killed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
Coolidge Youth
Killed SUNDAY
By Stepfather
R. E. Cosgrove, Coolidge
rural mail carrier since
1929, Stays stepson follow
ing alteration over use of
family car.

Cosgrove will be arraigned be-
fore Justice of the Peace w. G.
Roche In Coolidge tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. Cosgrove
was brought to Coolidge Wednes-
day for arraignment but request
ed the additional time to decide
whether or not he wanted to
waive preliminary hearing. He
was charged with first degree
murder.
The furlough of a Coolidge sol
der. home for a brief visit
with bis mother and brother, was
broukht to a tragic end shortly
after o'clock Sunday night as he
fell mortally wounded with bullet
through his head fired at close
range by the hand of his step
father.
The soldier, Private Earl Walter
Higgins, had served his country for
six bonths when he stood with his
mother and step-father, r. E. Cos
grove, Coolidge rural mail carrier,
on the lawn of their 9Th avenue
home in West Coolidge, following
brief ride around the residential
section of the city Sunday night.
Private Higgins wanted to use the
family car Cosgrove said No" "
and scuffle ensued over the pos
session of the car ignition key.
Here the mother, sole witness to
the tragedy, is vague as to what
happened but it is believed Cos
grove reached into a pocket in the
door of the car for a revolver. But
one shot was fired which entered
the cheek of the 21-year-old SOL
dier coursing through the neck to
sever the spinal cord.
A coronor's jury meeting Tues
day decided, death was caused by
a gunshot wound inflicted by R. E.
Cosgrove."
Today the stepfather, who came
to Coolidge in 1929 and whose re-
tirement from the postal service
was almost due, sits in the county
iail in Florence, shocked and
stunned as full realization of the
tragedy dawns upon him.
From meagre testimony given at
the inquest Tuesday it is apparent
no previous animosity between
stepfather and stepson has been
noted. Cosgrove had been in i'll
health for sometime, his eyesight
is none too good and fellow postal
employees had been lending him
every aid to see him through the
final months before retirement and
pension.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
Coolidge Men
yUSO Hosts One
Night Weekly

Coolidge men took over their
first evenings entertainment at
the USO Club when members Of
the Lions Club were hosts last
Thursday night. Bingo comprised
the evenings entertainment with
prizes awarded to several winners.
Junior hostesses were on hand 10
add to the evenings entertainment.
This marked the first in a Sc
ries of weekly entertainments by
members of Coolidge mems clubs
and organizations. Those who
served on the Lions entertainment
committee were Mitchell Cagalj,
Fred Slater and H. e. Baker.
Members of Coolide Rotary Club
are next on the list of hosts. The
American Legion, Chamber OF
Commerce and other mems organ
izations will serve as hosts on sue
cessive Thursday nights.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
Scrap Paper Slated
For Collection In
West-South Coolidge

Scrap paper will be collected in
West and South Coolidge Saturday,
August 26, according to Glenn Will
son, local chairman of the salvage
paper drive.
Persons who want to help in the
war effort can do so by boxing or
bundling old newspapers, maga-
zines, boxes, or other paper and
having it in front of their homes on
Saturday morning, Wilson said. No
loose paper can be handled. II
anyone's garage, storeroom, or at
tic is stacked with old papers, this
would be a good time to clear it
out and start it on it's way to
Tokyo.
Scrap paper is urgently needed
and Coolidge area is melting only
about so per cent of it's quota. Saw
ing and contributing scrap paper Is
one war job in which everyone can
share, Wilson points out.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
Coolidge Taxpayers VIII Pay S2O7b8
Per S100 On Valuation Of S1,112,799
Coolidge leads all other Pina county towns amount of
assessed valuation - First district levy is $.3794

cents for the operation of Coolidge
high school, and $10982 for Cool
idge school district No. 21.
Coolidge increased its lead in
assessed valuation over all other
cities and towns in Arizona as the
final valuation of lands and i'm
provements within the confines of
Coolidge fire district was set at
$1,112,799 as compared with Casa
Grande's valuation of $S34,932; Su-
perior, $S33,671, and Florence,
1921, ,726. Total valuation of all
Pinal county was fixed at $39, 9,2S2,-
18500.
Following is the table of special
school district levies for all Pinal
county districts:
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
Vote Officials
To Feed Selves
As Pay Changes
Revealed votes in one pre-
cinct cost So each to tally;
merger of five precincts
planned.

There's been many T-bone
steak in the ballot boxes of Pinal
county's q voting precincts that
will be conspicuously absent when
general election day rolls around
this year as a new method of pay
ment for election officials is in
augurated
Hitherto election officials have
been paid at the rate of so per
day with an additional rs cents per
hour after poll closing time pro-
viding 100 or more ballots were
cast. In addition the county has
paid for as many as three meals
for each board member.
While the overall cost of count
ing and registering the votes of
Pinal county citizenry has averaged
036S cents for each ballot cast
other ballot cost in many small
precincts has averaged 50 and in
one precinct at the July primary
election this cost scared to around
SO for each ballot cast.
In the future no more luncheons,
dinners and suppers will be allow
ed and each board member will be
paid a flat so for the days work
and an additional 4 cents for each
ballot cast.
AS an economy measure five
Pinal county precincts will be aban-
doned at this years general cleo
ton as will be one justice precinct
unless something unforetold upsets
present plans of the board of su-
pervisors.
Abandoned will be Red Rock JUS
tice precinct where no individual
was sufficiently interested to even
file nomination petitions for the
two $25 per month jobs of con-
stable and justice of the peace. 1t
is planned to throw Red Rock JUS
tice precinct into the Eloy precinct.
Planned merging of voting pre-
cincts include the merger of Mag
ma into North Florence, Picacho
into Eloy, Cottonwood into Kelvin,
Copper Creek into Mammoth, and
the consolidation of Aravaipa and
Feldman voting boxes into single
precinct with an entirely new vot-
ing place.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
Major Halpern
Guest Speaker
Lions Club Here

Major Nat Halpern of Florence
POW Camp medical staff, discussed
social health provisions of the So
cial security act at a meeting Of
the Lions Club Wednesday night.
During the address he cited the
fine contributions of medical pro-
fession to general health of the
country.
Miss Sue Kyser was pianist for
the evening. ]. B. Strickland was
given his pin as a new member Of
the club. There were 80 present.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25

Coolidge taxpayers will pay a
total of $2.O768 in taxes for each
500 of assessed valuation, accord
ing to figures compiled by Maurice
Mann, clerk Pinal county board Of
supervisors, following setting of
tax rates last week by the super
visOrs.
The local rate includes the state
rate of 25 cents, state teachers re-
tirement fund of .0264 cents, and
.0736 levied to raise $28,990.25 for
county roads, making a combined
county and state rate of 35 cents
per hundred dollars of valuation.
Strictly local charges to be paid
by Coolidge taxpayers include
1894 cents levied to raise 1920
for Coolidge fire district, .5992
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
Kirby Bests Paul
Bunyan Relating
Fishing Stories

Coolidge Rotary club has two ar
dent disciples of the science es-
poused by Isaac Walton and they
were given their inning at the
weekly meeting of that civic club
Wednesday noon.
Lead off man was Wesley Kirby,
he who directs the desting of Cool
idge school children when they
first leave the watchful eye of their
mothers and embark on their edu-
cational career. Yves batted close
to the 1000 mark with his tale of
the fish that got away" as he
spotted Paul Bunyon couple of
leagues and bested his most color
full story related to size and mag
nitude. Later his fellow club mem
bers pointed out a striking similar
ity between his story and ones he
has reported during the past few
years following each annual ex-
cursion to the fishin' grounds.
After hearing Yves Kirby's ac-
count of his prowess with the steel
rod. Paul Loucks, his fishing conf
panion, tossed in the sponge and
refusing to say more about his own
experience than to weakly admit
Yves was the better fisherman
launched into a general discussion
of activities of the state game de-
partment in stocking trout streams
of the mountain area.
Guests of the club were Lieuten'
ant Wilbur Wuertz and his brother
Pfc. Howard Wuertz, both home Oh
furlough, and Maurice Mann, Sec
retary of Florence Rotary club.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25
Legion Discusses
Post War Plans
At Special Meet

A special meeting of members OF
Coolidge American Legion was held
at the justice of the peace office
Monday night to discuss ways and
means of financing a needed addi-
ton to the Legion hall. 1t is hoped
that a club room may be built for
returning veterans of World War
II and that it may be in readiness
by the time Coolidge fighting men
return home.
Commander Pierce Vensel also
called to the attention of Legion
naires that scrap paper was an es-
sential war need now and urged
that the Legion do all in its power
to assist in the drive here.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25

Pfc. Dillon T. Storie, serving
with the u. S. marine corps, was
with those who made the initial
landing on Guam a short time
ago, according to word received
this week. "We have been busy
ever since, as you probably know
from the news reports" he
writes. He has seen and learned
many things in his 18 months
overseas that he hopes those at
home will never have to learn as
he did. "A fellow gets grim over
here, or he cracks under the
strain. We finally get so moth
inq seems to bother us-We have
seen rough sights, and will see
more" Storie is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Storie.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25

. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Loucks and
daughter Alice returned this week,
after spend a months vacation at
Oak Greek Canyon near Flagstaff.
Q Mrs Florence Shelton and Mr..
and Mrs Ed York returned this
week from Mrs. Skeletons summer
home in the Sierra Ancha noun
tains. They spent most of their
time canning wild blackberries.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25

Q Tuesday afternoon a luncheon
was given by Mrs. E. D. Chandler.
Guests were Mrs. Mona Collerette,
Mrs. Borree, Mrs. G. E. Patrick,
Mrs. Herbert Hanna, Mrs. E. E.
Smith, Mrs. George Dell, Mrs. John
Kirkland, Mrs. E. G. Nousch.
Q Tuesday night bridge club was
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Wildermuth. Club members pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rucker, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mcconnell, Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Jen-
kins, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Thum,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Blahosky.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25

T/Sgt. Wesley James was wound
ed In action in France at the be-
ginning Of the invasion and has
been in military hospital in
England ever since, according to
word received from him by his
mother, Mrs. James F. Mott, on
Friday. 1t was the first news she
has had of her son in two months.
James, serving with the air borne
infantry, was wounded by flying
fragments, he wrote, but is get
ting along o. k. now. He was
born November 5, 1921, at Ell
Campo, Texas, and entered the
armed forces August 18, 1910. He
has never lived in Coolidge, but
spent both his furloughs here
with his mother and family. Mrs.
Mott has liver here four years
and has been employed at Cool
idge and POW telephone offices.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25

Q Mrs. J. Boyd Smith, Mrs. Verda
Mcintyre, the three Mcintyre chill
dren and a friend, returned Mon
day from Prescott where they spent
Is days camping out.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25

Q Mrs. Clark Wells is having her
weekly bridge club this coming
Wednesday.