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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25
What They're Whispering in Gotham

luck, work -and-win, striye-and-suc
&c, school, yet the members OF
Il q Footlight Parade just know
that you can't reach the star OF
success unless Lazy Luck drives
the chariot
Take Clark Gable dine forms 10
the right.D-his first job was time
/ keeper in an Ohio tubber factory.
! II the wand OF Lady Luck hadn' I
touched him maybe he would be a
vice president of the joint today
maybe. Katie Hepburn was a
tournament golfer and a pretty
good one. IL that certain some
thing hadn't switched her to the
stardom road, she'd probably have
wrists like a lady wrestler by now
and he the proud owner OF cabi-
net full OF silver cups-but what
can you do with cups?... John
Hoysradt was professor at Cor
I ton before the Lady magnetized
him BroadwayEard. How many
laughs do You think he'd be get
ting up there. if he stayed-and
how much moolsh. il you want TO
be mercenary about il. and think
he does?
farmer before the magic wand
smscked the plough out OF his
hand. He amt complainin', bud.
Jimmy Cagney was an Office boy
for local newspaper. II you-know-
whom hadn't sent him on to Gel
luloid fame. he might have been
m city editor-but don't think
that would have put a million dol
lars in his vault. Fanny Brice
was A ticket-seller in a Yorkville
nickelodeon when Lady Luck's
reckoning finger made her slam
shut the cash drawer. Don't tell
him told you, but Groucho Marx
wa, a female impersonator before
Our Gal snatched his wig off E.
And don't have to tell you that
Jack Benn, was a fiddler OF sorts
before Lady Luck broke the
strings.
Victor Borge was an accompan-
list for Danish operate canary
before he was yanked from the
revolving stool into headline fame
as the Unmelancholy Dane .
Come to think OF il, maybe playing
the piano for others brings about
an introduction 10 Lady Luck,
Harry Richman met her while
tickling the worries for Mae Vests
singing. Benny Fields caught up
with her after years OF pounding
for Blossom Seeley. And Hide
garde looked right into her eyes
while doing the same for the De-
Marcos Get me a piano boy.
Greta Carlo sold hats for a Swed.
ish milliner. Without luck. she
might have remained millinery
secret-oooooooh... George Raft
and Ted Husing were dance hall
hosts-you know 10 cents a dance.
Look at Ted now And look at
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25

Georse-zinsy zorina dances with
him,
Irving Berlin was a singing wait
err down Bowery way until he was
tapped by the gal with the wand.
l., hasn't done too badly since
but then they tell me that walters
do pretty well these days, too, and
without singing. John Golden
was bricklayer and no one can
deny the Cal did a terrific switch
there 80. Then there's ruby-beard-
ed Everett Sloan, radios Crime
Doctor, who started with an in
herit $4,000 and became a stock
broker Lady Luck tossed thet
nest egg down the sewer and fore
ed Everett into the acting bust
ness. Now he's one Of radios big
gest money esrners... Jimmy Du-
rante was photograp her's assist
ant-no, not a model, These days
he's photographers delight no
matter hoy you look at it or him.
Dorothy Lamour ran an elevator
in Chicago department store
when she heard Lady Luck ring.
Maybe there were no unions then
D.. Humphrey Bogart was William
Brady's Office boy until l.. l., de-
cided he'd be better making brt-brt-
b brit with machine gun. Meyer
Davis was a court reporter for
Washington paper before he heard
the call. And I'm sure he isn't
signing for the good. old days.
Bling Crosby was theater prop
boy until Luck saw to il that the
prop boy went pop-snd a singer
was launched. Nelson Eddy was
a switchboard operator until the
Doll nudged him into more lu.
sents the right number" to a
million moonstruCk femmes
Ginny Simms was headed for
schoolmarmship when a song con-
test. engineered by our Lady
Friend OF course. set her in the
proper groove. I'm positive she
enjoys being in that 90 per cent
bracket much more than she would
wiping yitoo noses.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25
Progress Report

Although Tom Dewey is out in
the lead for the presidential nom
| iuation. all the other candidates
are still busy and Governor John
Rricker is establishing himself as a
national leader OF the party. Even
should he not be nominated, he will
have succeeded in winning for him
self a national following by persist
ent hard work and travel and by
exposing his personality TO contact.
! John Bricker is really fascinating
| individual. Enthusiastically Amer
! lean. honey. affectionate and warm.
He is winning friends, il not dele.
gates, wherever he goes.
MacArthurs correspondence with
| Congressman Miller left the Gen.
| eral out on a limb politically. II
would be ridiculous. however. TO ig-
| nore>the Macarthur following. No
other general in this war has i'm
pressed his personality upon the
country and il he came to this coun-
try he might overwhelm a conyen-
ton. Stassen's popularity persists
particularly among former Willkie
supporters.
This is an unusually clean can
yass. No candidate attacks the 9TH
er. There is no pulling down. There
is no smearing. In fact. Dewey sup
porters speak with enthusiasm of
Bricker and Stassen, particularly
Bricker. II is the party that is be-
ing rebuilt and that sentiment is
surprisingly general after all these
years OF political frigidity. No mat
ter who is nominated, he can now
count on united party support and
loyalty.
Rumors continue that President
Roosevelt will not run for a fourth
term and Republicans listen TO that
Lorelei too avidly. Sound politics
would be 10 anticipate that he will
run and mat a campaign has 10 be
organized on that basis. II Roose-
welt should not run, a Republican
victory is assured. But the Repub-
lican convention meets before the
Democratic and Mr.. Roosevelt is
not likely TO accommodate his op-
ponents by making an announce
ment OF his intentions in advance.
1t is not wise or necessary for him
TO do anything OF the sort. The
Republicans must move into the
campaign then on the assumption
that Roosevelt will be their oppon-
emit
And it would be unfortunate FOR
the country il he did not run be
cause what is most necessary is 20
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25
By Lorena Carlton

and feeling dizzy because Of the
height. Then Carlos had KS d her
and kissed her, until che was dizzy
from an entirely different reason.
"Princesita," he had whispered,
Il love you much. l am going to
keep you with me forever"
And then they had slipped back
inside to mingle with the dancers
and eventually circle back TO the
table and the censorious watch of
the old maid chaperone. Mallory
was beginning to know more about
loves Being expressed through the
eyes, through the touch of ones
hand. through the infection OF a
voice. than she had ever dreamed
possible II all vas sweet, but not
sweet enough wen what sh; actu-
ally wanted was Carlos to put a
ring on her finger and not waste
much time leading her to minis
ter.
Or, would II be a priest? IN
doub.edly. II did not matter. Any
ceremony that bound her t. Carlos
would suit her perfectly. Mer tally
she formed a picture Of how she
would look. in a dress Of thick-nap
satin and pearl embroidery.
Prism was speaking again. Re-
peating rather "Yesm, you'd bet
ter thank your lucky stars Mr.. Tod
amt here He wouldn't low all this
dancin' and skeedaddlin' you been
dom"
"Oh, let up. Prism" she added
icily. IN never mention him
again"
She didn't. Not until the follow.
ing afternoon, when s. e returned
from rehearsal. And again the next
day when she came home earlier
than usual. II was the day OF the
first performance, so the practice
period had been short.
ANY word from Legree ," she
asked her maid through set lips.
! NO" Prism replied mildly. get
ting the bed ready for her mis-
tress. Mallsry Baker always rested
the entire afternoon before a con-
cert.
Sandy hasn't heard from him
either"
What II he amt Are you all a
coupla babies what can't do nothin'
without Mr.. Tod"
I'VE don't need him"
That's ju.t what IN pointin'
out, so what you shoutin' about 30
The Negress tkumped pillows with
vengeance. You done plenty of
singin' when he wasn't nowhere
near"
1T is his being near that pro-
vokes me, Prism. II he were in the
States | d not think a thing about
il. But he told me he'd be down the
day before the FIRST concert. In
stead, he comes down week ahead
Of time. then goes on a silence. "
She repeated Indignantly. 1t isn't
that need him"
Prism ordered In a weary voice
"Oh. stop rayin'. You drink this
egg-nog that ! fixed up in orange
juice and honey and go 10 sleep"
| The girl felt better when she
awoke. There was no message from
Tod Patrick. but there were camel.
las from Carlos. pink ones, ar.
ranged inside paper lace rufle
They were just the thing to carry
an old-fashioned complement TO hel
old-world dress, With its bounant
slightly hoped skirt
At the Palace Of Fine Arts Their,
were almost so baskets OF flowers
some so stupendous hat she won.
dered how they had been carried
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25
Yankee SenOrita

into the theater. Roses, Easter
lilies. .uberoses and some strange
stalk flowers. investigating closely.
Mallory saw that they were dry
wooden sticks with the countless
white blossoms lied on with white
thread. Obviously that thread
method was Characteristic of the
Mexico City florists, because she
noticed many Of the baskets were
filled with exactly those same odd
stalks.
Prism was directing stagehands,
stunt that fabbergasted Mallory,
as she'd learned during light re-
hearsal that they spoke no English.
Somehow Prism ha' managed
enough Spanish to get the baskets
where she wanted them.
"A la izquierda,' she would di-
rect and basket you'd be placed
TO the left. "Derecho," and one
went TO the right II she selected a
certain spot she tapped it with her
foot, "Aqui." And every other word
was, "Gracias." accompanied with
a smile as broad as the Mexican
stagehands were giving her. Ar
mando stood nearby, beaming with
pride IS he watched her, .alking
himself when she seemed non
plused.
She Spied her mistress and said
10 the Mexican boy. BE s"re that
they understand tina. everything
gets out there by tie time the con-
cert is over Put some out during
intermission She left him and
came up 10 Mallory. Il don't know
when you've made better haul
OF flowers" she said Not even at
the Hollywood Bowl" She eyed
with an Unmarried gaze her mis-
tress' noticeable shaking. 1t did not
amount TO anything. Vt was always
evident before a concert and it
stopped the instant the girl stepped
out OF the wings.
Mallory knew that, too. yet 1t
| always held her in a state until
she did start onto the stage and felt
herself calm abruptly. as IL a ply
stefan had given her a magic hypo-
dermic.
They have down tn, Tiffany
curtain for you. senorita." Arman-
do told her excitedly. with our
wonderful Valley OF Mexico and our
snow-peaked volcanoes, Ixtaccihu-
att and Popocatepetl. But OF course
they would put 1t down for you.
They do not for everyone. seno-
rita" he assured her solemnly.
Mallory Baker could only nod.
She couldn't speak. That was an
other thing that Invariably fright
ened her. IL she could not so much
as talk, how could size possibly
sing?
| And then she walked onto the
stage and saw the vast crowd and
heard the applau-, that made her
heart beat even faster than Carlos
kiss. As the applause subsidized, 30
did her heartbeat., until they were
not a frenzy. but only a glorious
intoxication. In a sort OF dream,
Mallory sang. She always felt that
way during a concert. as II she
were someone else. as II she were
watching that person herself
| When 1t all was over, she invari.
ably shook again. Not for long
however. because when she leaned
against the wall. after six encore,
and is curtain calls, she wa,
strengthened by anger. Tod Pat.
| rick, looking sickeningly re.ted ano
debonair, also leaned against m.
wall
4 tTo Be CostinueA)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25
SEEK INcENoiARisT

Lansing. Apr. 25-AP-Federal,
state and local police officials
searched today for clues to solve a
series OF incendiary fires which
in fortnight have caused loss ap-
p oximating 100000 The Ian
sing city council last night posted
$500 reward for information lead
ing to arrest and conviction Of
The FREELY. whom officers be.
lieve was responsible for the
blazes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25
CHAPTER FORTY-FoUF

MALLORY'S fury because Of her
managers 1eglec: grew daily
Five days and not a world" she
screamed to- Prism, when she nc
longer could stand his silence.
We'll" reminded Prism. you
told him you wanted TO be left
alone"
THAT was when l thought Id be
vacatoning. The same rule does
not hold when I'm working. And,
boy, am l working!" She waved a
pair Of shears. Il even have to dc
my own newspaper clipping"
You could have brought your
secretary along. Amt Mr.. Tod S
place to do none Of that"
Mallory carefully cut her image
from the front Of the Mexican mag
azine Hoy, also the surprise picture
that Lopez had caught when she
did not know It Although some
were not catering. she liked them
anyway and they went right along
with the long printed col luns that
she knew were about her simply be-
cause her name occurred often
among the Spanish words.
"Sec:ete ny" she dnally spat
why should l brr z a secretary on
a vacation? And furthermore, why
shouldn't Mr.. Patrick help me when
he has nothing else TO do. Sitting
down there beneath a lime tree. IL
bet, behaving hike most OF the
Latins. Just dreaming and listen.
ing to muNc-I hear there Is q
wonderful guitar player and singer
there named Vincente. Prism,
want to go TO Taxoo." She pat down
her shears.
Prism put down her iron. Sire hac
been pressing her mistress hya
cinth-blue lace dress, in READINGS.
for the first concert
Nov looky here. Miss Mallory
don't %ol 90 gettin' no ideas.
knr ire thinkin'."
"hy shouldn't 60 tc
TAKE.
The Negress leaned on the iron
ing board on her plump elbows
why should you?" she retalisted
Cant you get along without see
ing Mr.. Tod ?"
'"I can't get along without Civ
ing him a piece OF my mind" Sh'
picked up the shears again He
shoulders were rigid.
Prism picked up her iron agair
and smoothed the priceless lac
concert dress with tender gestures
You're having a pretty good time
Better let well enough alone. Yol
are seem Velvet Name and goinj
to lunch and tea dancin'."
Yeh. thought the singer derisive
". with the withered 70-year.oll
Senorita Dolores, who watched he
not a whit less than her owl
charge, Manuelita II was evel
worse, she and Richard Blythe de
cided in private talk, than whel
Manuelita chaperoned Carlos an
Carlos chaperoned Manuel'ta. Tn
only advantage was that Senoriti
Dolores could not Sc EXCEPTIONAL,
well.
Carlos had sent the waiter 10 re
quest "Vereds Tropical" and h
and Mallory had rumbaed aroun,
the roof-top dance floor at the Re
forma When far enough ava,
from the Senorita Dolores din
eyes. Carlos had led her out on tn
ledge that ran across the side o
the building. on around TO tina
open space right above the en-
trance steps. Mallory remembercr
looking Gown over une balustrad
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25

have Travelled the rocky road TO
success Will tell you that it all adds
up l. a courtship formula the
wooing OF Lady Luck. She's the all
important Doll. they will insist.
They do not scoff AT the plurk-and-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25
BY Dorothy kiIaallen

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25
Your Health
Pediatricians
See Value in
Cup Drinking
BY Logan Cienoennlns. M. D.

SOME TIME ago in order TO
evoke comment | published let
ter from a lady who referred to
"the pernicious practice of teach
ing tiny babies TO take their nour-
ishment from a cup" She quoted
DR.. Alexis Carrel as saying that
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25
Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago


Nine Breakeys students Pess
Auditorium Esther Finch Truesde
Dorothea Marion Kobel Leita Blanche Yocum
Marion Martin Florence Parker.
High will
tory valedictoan Rorabacher.
Helen squiers saluatorian
Hatch Robert Galley Gerald wilson Alice Breining
Wheatley Gladys Baylor Marie Oth Wood Mildred Al
exsnder Ruth Leland. Helen Matthews Patton
The affirmative debating of Ipsianti School,
Louise Rorabacher Iris Squers
the fourth elimination debate league
Fifty Years Ago
Fremont Pattson his improved uncyce which
unique. He manages TO ride II successfully.
The GAR peioned the Methodist official board
Of the church for the Memorial The
gladly granted
Marriage Charles " Farchild Miss Lille shpman
home OF the brides cousin, DeGroye sbipman.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-25

NJ. L.:-Will it hurt an anemic
pregnant woman to take a blood
medicine?
Answer:-No-shs needs iron
daily,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-01
Old Glory to Guam After 3 Years

Marine Corps Photo. Distributed BY IMP sound Photos
A tough marine (left) eXterminating
Jap pillbOx on Guam with a vicious
fiamethrOwer as his buddies hatten them
selves behind a log cover to protect him.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01
PUTNAM COUNTY
Cattle To Be Checked
For tuberculosis

Checking of about $4,000 cattle on
Putnam county farms for tubercu-
losis will be started about June u, it
was announced at Ottawa following
a conference between the board of
county commissioners, County Agent
L. C. Holtkamp and DR.. J. M. Rob-
erts, state veterinary.
This check is made every three
years with reactors being eliminated
and farmers paid indemnity for those
animals. The farmers will receive
two-thirds of the difference between
the appraisal value of the animal
and the actual money received over
the block.
1t was not certain in which town.
ship the check will be started. A To-
cal veterinarian together with one or
two state veterinarians will make the
tests. 1t is expected to take about
two months to complete the check.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01
Beaverdam

Miss Eileen Amstutz entertained
with miscellaneous shower for Mrs.
Maxine Weick at her home on Fri
day evening. Guests were Mrs.
Byron Anderson, Mrs. Arthur Arnold,
Mrs. Ed Keiffer, Mrs. Ruth Edwards,
Miss Evelyn Geideman, Mrs. Donald
Rockhill, Mrs. Clarence Rockhill,
Miss Pauline Lee, Mrs. Donald Van
meter, Mrs. Lavonne Crawfis, Mrs. I.
G. Amstutz, Mrs. Carrie Cook.
INVEST few pennies in the health
of your family. Serve magic COM
bination of wheat and bran flakes
plus raisins-Post's Raisin Bran. It's
newt
Mrs. James Waller of Genoa is
visiting with Mrs. Emma Jane Bar
Der and son Frank.
Mrs. Harmon E. Downey was a
Thursday dinner guest of Mrs. Car
rie King in Lima.
Mrs. Ella Hyde of Pittsburg, Mrs.
Rose Hadsell, Mrs. VIM. Neubrecht
of Lima and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Pence and son of New Hampshire
were Sunday visitors of Ruth Durkee.
Cpl. Richard Rusmissel of Califor-
MIA has been visiting his parents Mr..
and Mrs. Claud Rusmissel.
Wilbur Yant of Great Lakes, ILL.,,
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Yant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Barber and
, daughters were Sunday visitors of
Mrs. Ella Yant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pugh and son
Jackie attended the Baccalaureate
services on Sunday at Heidelberg
college, Tiffin. Miss Marian Pugh
was a member of the choir.
Junior Yant of Ft. Knox, KY, spent
the week end with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Yant and brother
Wayne Yant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Cook were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Donald Van Meter. They attended
| Memorial services at the Rockport
Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lewis enter
| tanned the members of the Home
Builders S. S. class of the Church OF
Christ at their home on Thursday
evening. Those present were Mrs
Ralph Vertner, Mr.. and Mrs. Car
| Amstutz, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Var
Meter, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Barber
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Arnold.
Rev. and Mrs. Bernard Baughn at
tended the Methodist Conference
which was held in Columbus the past
| week.
Mrs. Nettie Young is spending the
week with her sister Mrs. F. c.
Murphy at Scott.
Mrs. Gail Arnold entertained the
members of the Leisure Hour clut
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01
Lafayette Man Loses
Knee Cap

S. Sgt. Ernest L. Fisher of La
fayette received injuries when he
was caught fast in the bomb-bay of
Bit while modifying the plane for
combat use somewhere in England
recently. He now is recovering in
the Army's Ashford General hospital
at White Sulphur Springs, w. Va.
S. Sgt. Fisher, son of Mrs. Nora
Fisher of Lafayette, was previously
stationed in the Aleutians for two
years.
The soldier said that he repaired
planes for six months before being
hurt and stated he had twisted his
knee so badly it was necessary to
remove the knee cap.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01
Rotten Spuds Cause
Bad OdOr In Findlay

With the city health office deluged
with complaints against the objec-
tionable odors created by the pro-
cessing of potatoes at the Great
Lakes Sugar company's plant at
Findlay, city and health officials
conferred with company officials.
Clarence D. Fox, superintend-
ent of the sugar company's plant, ex-
planned that the potatoes were
owned by the Commodity Credit
Corp, a government agency which
has leased the plant for the opera
ton.
He pointed out that the main cause
of the offensive odors is due to a
large proportion of rotten potatoes
in cars shipped hurriedly from far
eastern and western points, and add
ed that instructions had been given
that no more cars be shipped which
contained less than 80 per cent No.
potatoes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01
Lima Sgt. Member Of
81 Bombed Japan"
Club

S. Sgt. Lawrence H. Archer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Archer of Lima,
has been issued a membership card
in the "I Bombed Japan Club, an
organization composed of Eleventh
Army Air Force combat personnel
who have bombed japanese positions
in their home territory in the Kurile
Island chain.
Sgt. Archer, now home on leave,
obtained membership in the enviable
club by virtue of participation in
raids over Paramushiru, target of a
recently stepped-up aerial drive
against the Kuriles from the Aleu-
tians. Sgt. Archer is tail gunner.
Members of the II Bombed Japan
Club" from the Aleutian theatre
have good reason to be proud OF
their membership as they became eli.
gible by bombing the Kuriles in one
| of the most hazardous missions OF