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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17

Of sorority girls il was found
where the sisters told a MEM
Der what 10 do cor else" II was
far more effective. even than
criticism from mother or dad.
Answer tO Question No. 3
Probably not, partly because
you can't notice everything, and
partly because your very efforts
would soon confuse and be-
wilder you Psychologists find
you can increase your obServa-
ton in some particular field IN
which you work or are inter-
eSted. say in mechanics, or
chemistry, or Latin. or English,
or the study of rocks or plants,
etc. a doctor gets the habits
Of noting symptoms of disease
in every one he meets. You
organize your observations
around some backbone, and
your power Of observing in this
field rapidly \ increases.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17

"DOLAROID" is A word in
i troduced not long ago 10
the science OF physics, about
which ! guarantee you will hear
a great deal in the brave new
world Of the future after this
conflict is over
What il represents Is, IN my
opinion. more important for
mankind than all the tax bills,
.apd all the politicians. and all
r labor unions. and all the
themes Of socialism and com
munism and fascism. But this
represents an old crouch OF
mine=Xhx so much effort
gwen 90 politics and 50 little TO
the enormously more important
subjects of science.
Science has always caused
more change and happiness in
mankinds life than all the poll
tics that ever happened.
RUF TO get away from politi-
- clans and back 10 pelafeid.
j is liable 10 cause a revolution
in our way of living because IL
enlarges the scope Of one Of our
SenSes-sight It il q pfatItude
IN remind you that We are at
the mercy Of our senses. but
every once in a while we realize
how limited they are and how
much more extended the senses
OF some animals are
Your dog has a far wider
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17
THESE DAYS
BY GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY

thorities who should indict, try
in a court of law and, If pOsst-
BILE, have Miss KeIlems found
guilty and imprisoned by due
process of law for miSdemeanors
and felonies provably COM
mitted.
If Miss KellemS has committed
i a crime under the law and
the proper officials do not pur-
sue due process, then they are
guilty of breach Of trust and
should be fired. If she has not
committed a crime, the individ-
ual who betrayed his office by
disclosing her private affairs 10
public view should be pilloried
as a scoundrei.
When a journalist discussed
her private life, it may sicken
some but not enough and there
fore this vogue continues.
When a congressman violates
the sanctity of the Congress by
the repetition of such improp-
erly obtained and peddled in
formation, he degrades the office
he holds and lowers the stand
ards of public morals. 1 would
never, if l could, vote for Con-
gresham Coffee for any office
on the sole ground that his
conduct was reprehensible when
he read a private letter from a
lady to a gentleman, which he
could not have possessed legiti-
mately, on the floor of the
House, high-hghting not mat
ters of public interest but Of
strictly private concern.
l don't know what standards
Congressman Coffee follows but
10 me they are not what we'll
bred person would like to see in
his own son.
I HAVE been reading in the
Congressional Record the
Rankin Hoffman Winchell de-
bate and it, like Mr.. Coffee's
diatribe on the love of lady
for distant gentleman. grows
wearisome to a point of malaise.
Who really cares what these
gentlemen think Of each other
and what difference does il
make? If Winchell has COM
mitted a crime, do something
about him-but why this ever
lasting washerwoman's TRADE?
Il apologize to the washer
women of the world.)
Copyright 1874. by King Pastures
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17

THE thrilling victories being
rolled up by the gallant
Red armies provide plenty OF
vital lessons for military think
ers. 1t is extremely risky BUSH
ness, however. 70 apply the
Russian experience arbitrarily
to other nations.
This needs TO be pointed out
Just now because our own coun-
try is in the process Of planning
its postwar military establish
ment. Some of our opinion
makers profess to see in the
RuSso-GerHan struggle an afsti-
ment for a great mIlllontold
American land army.
The respective military pic
lures. however -eHstiFeli5s--dii If
ferent. The key geographical
fact about the United States IS
its separation from potential
enemies by water.
The central fact about the
Russo-Gernan conflict is that
the two giant adversaries are
located on the same continent.
Where a water interval is in
volved, under present-day con-
ditions. control Of the air over
head must be won first of all.
To transport great numbers Of
froODs and To keep them con-
tinuousiy supplied under skies
held by the enemy is normally
impossible at best IL can be
accomplished only at a Stagger-
ing cost.
That is why an about effort
is now being made 10 defeat
Hitlers luftwaffe as the prime
condition for launching an in
vasion of European mainland.
DUT the Germans. in attack
ID ing Russia, were able 10 20
into action at once on the sur
face, without any need for ac-
curing mastery of the skies
over the entire theater Of opera
tons.
It should be recalled that
both Russia and Germany had
accumulated colossal and thor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17
II. ". DURLTNC
ON THE SIDE

IF YOU let the water run too
Il hard and too long on your
head when taking a shower bath
you'll be sorry. II will make you
bald-headed The eldest child
OF a family makes the best huS-
band. So claims a matrimonial
expert. Our Mules and Men De-
partment is checking on IT.
Why do some women wear
their hats down over their head?
Is that the style? Anyway, this
makes a woman look much older
How about starring Vera
Zorina in a revival of DeMaur-
er's Trilby plus some music and
dancing?
Zorina is said to have the best
shaped foot on Broadway. Meas
urements of the same are: Shoe
size 6B. Length. of foot. nine
and quarter inches, width at
ball of foot, three and quarter
inches, circumference at instep,
nine and a quarter inches.
Measure your wifc'S foot and
see If she Is also a Cinderella
type.
IRWIN COBB am proud 70
i say. was a regular and APP
parently- interested reader of
this column, as he often joined
in our discussions and wrote
letters about the same ] quote
from one of these letters:
II note a native of Tennessee
claims his state produces the
best fighting men and names
for examples Andrew Jackson,
Sam Houston and Sgt. Alvin {.
York.
Now ! have nothing against
Tennessee, In fact l am about
% per cent Tennessean. have
more kinfolk in west Tennessee
than a Belgian hare.
But l would like 10 point out
that Andrew Jackson was born
in South Carolina and Sam
houston was norm IN virginia.
OF the three fighting men
named. Tennessee can only
rightly claim Sgt. York."
MARINES CPL JOSEPH.
WI MURPHY OF Jersey City.
now in the South Pacific. has
received a Z000-word letter
from a San Diego. Cal, girl
SO states a dispatch. which
fails 10 mention the name OF
the girl.
Whoever she Is, the young
lady is unqueStlonably the long
letter writing champion of the
country.
But not by as WIDE r margin
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17
WASHINGTON, April "A

WASHINGTON, April "A In
" the course OF appAoxi-.
mately four score years and Ven
n-the newspaper ba*ircSs5 II
has been my pleasure TO CO er
countless banquets.
Almost invariably the 4 past
master burbled that the IneNt
speaker needed no ihtIbdlic-
ton because ne was a house
hold word
The POSTMASTER thenl pro-
ceeded 10 present some N Aated
bum that had never been heard
OF before by anybody + the
joint.
Consequently, l Pm talJng. no
chances in Sentng~,rls new
column. The nanN j. Dixon
DIXON. But, in&he event
you ever read column by any.
body of that name before, l
hope you will not put 1t down
10 sheer coincidence.
THE point is that 7 am not
Il exactly a new broom and
therefore cannot be expected TO
do a high-claSS job Of clean
sweeping. There will be dust in
the corners as usual, although
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17
BY GEORGE DIXON

] have promised my mother
there VII be no downright dirt.
Largely speaking the column
VIII be about Northumberland
All the strange and lovely things
that 20 on here
II anything resembling levity
gets INTO one of these sermons.
YOU will know il just slipped in
while l was King deep
thoughts about something else.
Since the announcement that
J was TO appear under new
management this question has
been heard on ail sides
.AAe- has Zones this hOrTtd
thing ?"
viii tell You Nobody is back
Of me but the Democrats and
the Republicansl
SPEAKINC for the Democrats.
y Paul Porter, their national
publicity director. writes
Now that you are going on n
SiN-day week, I wish 10 express
my grave doubts a. To the ca
pacity of the average reader 10
take IL. Therefore, permit me
10 express my curiosity over
this novel experiment in the in
consequential. On behalf of the
people, l hope Il fails"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17

as you may think.
A soldier in North Africa
wrote me he had received
21.000-word letter from his wife.
QUERIES from clients; @
W Have you ever been to
Texarkana
Ayes indeed. II Is the birth
place of a couple Of movie stars.
hut the cleverest fellow To come
from Texarkana was Scott
Joplin, who wrote the maple
Leaf Rag"
Q-Can you settle an argu-
ment as to the origin of "O.K." :?
Al can't settle il but ! can
join In by saying / believe IL
il from an Indian word "okeh."
meaning everything Is all right.
Copyright, 1914, b. King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17
MARCH OF EVENTS
BY BENJAMIN DE CASSERES-

How commonplace Americans
H look 10 our cuckoo land
dreamers in Washington:
These fellows are real exotics.
Their eyes roll in ecstasy when
YOU mention the words China.
Russia or Bashibazook.
But speak OF the problems
that threaten us and look
comes over their faces as If they
had sucked a whole lemon.
The exotic temperament dOteS
on things far away.
Vice President Wallace for
instance, always reminds me Of
the woman Sidney Smith tells
about who went 10 church so
that she could weep when she
heard the preacher pronounce
that blessed word MeSopo-
tamia "
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17
Quick Answers

approximately SIS 600. Il Is
shown IN official calculations
Of federal and state income
taxes.
India that's the title Of
Britain 5 king as emperor Of
India.
A plant from which an OPT
ate Is derived
--tb) a parent and child have
only uUe-hgff common blood
brothers and sisters have all
common blood.
Ben Hur.
,-The Prohibition party lie
received 57,Sl2 votes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17

DASE pessimist and quasi
- cynic that / am, madam, I
can nevertheless produce proof
right here that this world Is go
ing plain. nuts "
That reminds me that No. l
Of my proofs is the campaign
that Prime Minister Churchill IS
making for basic English.
That. madam, as you probably
know, IS scheme Of good old
p Wlnnie'S 10 reduce the English
language 10 $50 simple words
like 'alf-an-alf and 10 chuck the
heaven soaring language Of
Shakespeare, Shelley, De Quin-
cey, Emerson and Gabriel Heat
Ter 10 the limbo Of obSolescent
Squawks.
MAYBE. madam, you remem-
VI her President Teddy Roose-
-erft mo attempt, madam, 10
unveil your age). While he was
president he was so bored be-
cause there was no war for him
70 parade IN that he set about
simplifying" English spelling
thru for through and that sort
Of thing.
But. naturally. we English
Splkking people said. NO dice.
Teddy. and kept right on SPELL
ing pecwee with four e's instead
OF two.
Now il is with tears in my
eyes that I record the fact that
this reCurrent nSanity 10
change the English tung or
langwidge has landed plop in
the brain OF one OF my current
REORGANIZATION Churchill.
SE COND widespread fact,
- madam, that perSuadeS me
that the earth IS becoming the
bughouSe OF the cosmos Is the
Marry Doats' craze. This is
related 10 basic English. for
what could be moEe~b basic $50
10 Speakl than the pronuncia-
ton and tclescoping of the
words OF intakssS e? Has Marry
Doats' \Jehched 10 Downing
street. a@T
Third fact: There is a move
ment in certain educational
(hffmfl as Walter Winchell
would snort circles TO propose
an amendment 10 our somewhat
tired and faded Constitution
prohibiting "boogie-woogie" on
the ground that il leads to
booze. necking. juvenile delin-
quency. gangsterism, war and
Cauliflower ears
I THINK all those charges are
Il true, madam. But so deeply
is the spirit of liberty socketed
in my psyche that / shall para
phrase what Voltaire is alleged
TO have said 10 HelvetiuS:
II loathe your boogie-wOOgies
and Repeats to the last hair on
my head, but I'll defend To my
last bottle of Scotch your right
Ia boogie-woogle. TO cut rugs or
even TO chew 'em, like Adolf
the screwyn,
ON top Of all this I received
a letter from San Diego telling
me that, according to the stars,
leprosy will sweep the L. S a.
next year.
Basic English Marry Doats,
boogie-woogie. leprosy, Madam,
a double Scotch, quick, please.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17
Connolly Answers

@; Pal; 3-(b); 4-(b);
) tb); 6-(a) one per cent
inspiration and 80 per cent
perSpiration; (b) where you.
hang your hat; lcl a smoke
TaiS'd with the fume of
signs: (d) the great worlds
altar-stairs; (e) a rosy dot
placed on the Il" in loving.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17
Answer TO Question No. l

According 70 the anthropolo-
gists, and Psychologists this
statement is false. The students
Of mankind called "anthropolo-
gists" (anthros, man and
logos knowledge find that the
youths Of every tribe grow tip
fully expecting 10 follow the
customs OF the tribe. Men IN
most savage tribes are much
less polygamus than in highly
civilized" societies. The youth
among savages grows up expect
ing 10 live a homogeneous life
and does so. Our young people
grow up, at least in this age,
in LOT of confusion on sex
problems and as a consequence
lead a pretty confused sex life,
- least many do.
Answer TO Question No. 2
Fellow employees. At least
this is true of criticisms by fell
low students and no doubt the
same applies 10 fellow employees.
In Al schools in Iowa where
they have stu de nj councils
which freely criticize the mem
bers, four times as many stu
dents stated the criticisms from
their fellow students were more
effective and affected their
emotions more favorably than
from their teachers. In study
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-17

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Evening star., 1944-12-08

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07
STRAND

Fun flies like carnival confetti In 20th Century-Foxs musical Madri- dras, Greenwich Village" the technicolor film extravaganza which closes It's Waterbury run at the Strand tonight.
 Starred in the festival of fun are Carmen Miranda, Don Ameehe, VII. liam Bendix with Vivian Blaine, "The Cherry Blonde. The stand out cast also includes Felix BreS- sart, Tony and Sally De Marco and the Revuers.
 The co-feature on the current strand bill closing tonight Is "Three Little Sisters" which utilizes the hit tune from which the title is taken, and features Ruth Terry and Mary Lee.
 A new John Nesbit Passing Par ade," 'sThe Immortal Blacksmith, and latest News flashes are also Q part of this program.
 Starting tomorrow for another week in Waterbury, "The Seventh Cross" the Limitation of Anna eeghers' great novel, moves over to the strand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07
PoLI's

With Q galaxy of screen favorites heading its cast and plot crammed with catchy tunes slde-splitting fun and novelty numbers, "step Lively" takes ranks as one of the better type screen musicals, The sexette of stars comprises Frank, sinatra, George Murphy, adolphe Menjou, Gloria Dc Haven, Walter Slezak and Eugene Palette. With the aid of brilliant supporting cast they make Q hilarious event out of Q BroadwRy producers troubles. The plot itself is c corkerI
 Gordon Miller, . faSt.talking snowman is endeavoring to put on c musical comedy, He and his as. giBtang and his whole cast are living At the Hoel CFillton on credit, thanks to the fact that his brother. inslaw, orlbble, is . manager, and he Is trying to land wealthy back. CT to put up the money to stage his proudction. A lmo st immediately, things begin to hapen. Wagner, the peppery auditor for the hotel chain, arrives and prepares to throw out Miller and his deadhead guests. Glen Russell, c young playwright, appears to find out what has happened to play of his which he had paid, Mil. CT to produce. And Jenkins the wealthy packers agent, shows up with q blonde who wants Q role in the show, Tn frantic effort to stall the angry Wagner until he gets his money from Jenkins and to appease the suspicious Russell, Miller and his aides are plunged Into one hil- aFious situation after another. Only the fact that Russell turns out to have c great singing voice and that he has fallen for Christine, Millers giFisfriend, saves the haraAsel pro- ducer from q nervous breakdown and the show from disaster.
 SinatFa in the role of the naive Russell and Murphy as the badgered Miller head the star roster of the offering with Menjoti in the part of the fiery Wagner, Miss DeHaven as Christine, SIezak as dribeie and Palette as Jenkins. Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Grant Mitchell and Anne Jeffreys have prominent fea. tured parts in this Big Musical Pro. duction. Six Catchy songs by Jule Styne and Sammy Calm four Of them sung by Sinatra and some tin. usual and clever production num-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07
M T'he Local T'heaterS

hers worked in as part of the show. within-a -show that Murphy is try- ing to stage add to the gaity and entertainment qualities of the spark ling picture,
 The co-iit on this Sinatra Spec ial Program is waterfront" with J. o. Naish and John Carradine.
 Ends tonite, '"The Seventh Cross" with Spencer Tracy plus the End big hit is Goodnight Sweetheart" with Ruth Terry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07

bA6le rolN, on sept, v, when Q season
 Forty-three cities throushout New England, Canada, the Middle west, the Northwest and the Pacific Coast will be visited before the production settles down in Chicago next April 10 for an indefinite stay. Twenty five states win be visited and many one-night stands will be played. The larger cities, of course, will get runs of one week.
 Jose Ferrer and Ute Hagen again will play Iago and Desdemona. Only Q few minor changes have been made in the cast that last season set an all-time record for Q Broad way run of any play by Shake speare,
 THE ARMY is so pleased with its blueprint shows" for its troops throughout the world that it now has Q third one in preparation. The first was About Face" and the second "fii Yank," tried out in Camp Shanks and Fort Dix, re- spectNely, When the material has been approved 1t is sent along to Army units anywhere which might want it and they use 1t to suit themselves or as their facilities per- init.
 "Three Day Pass" is the title of the forthcoming production and it will be c little different from the others in that famous composers and lyric writers outside the Army will do the songs, Pvt. Frank Loes- ser did most of the songs for the first two shows, although About
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07
s0LDIERs n1Kr AUn1CK

olnria urahamn. the cute hi recruited from tho stage nov n'Fa. ing the second feminine lead Nllh Mary Astor in M0AEa sAukumn Fever" is nlukna1ned "Chicken After some visiting soldiers heard her called that on the set, thaQ wrote her the next day. 'What WE want Is Q Chicken" in every oar- for furloughts."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07

lumhia's Tonight We Dance," and his assistant William (Blackie) Black put their heads together and concocted Q dish which would ape pear in the camera as Chicken Q la King. Their recipe called for milk toast with pieces of tomato to rep- resent red peppers.