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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21
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of the Allied command. -succeSS," it read. ~Barbados is behind youi"
 A large Republican meeting gas attended hy a small boy offering for sale four puppies. 50 young thcif eyes were stiil unopened. Oct your Mckinley pupsl" he shouted, and enjoyed a brisk sale. Two weeks later. the Democrats had a meeting in the same otwn. and the little boy xas again seen hawking an aFnful of pups. ~0et your Bryan pupsr he yelled this time.
 see here said an onlooker didn't [ see you selling Mckinley pups here a few weeks ago2'
 "Yessir," replied the lad meekly. but these are different-they've got their eyes openi"
 What do you intend Co do" an interviewer asked Honest Abe. "if you are elected2"
 My goodness" he said. what stidH uo " Nt HUI Nt1SNCAs
 Of course we can't prove 1t. but George Washington is alleged to nave become wearied Rtth an ot- ficial investigation which paraded a score Of experts through his cham. bers. ''Ii is my opinion" he is quot cd. that calling many witnesses to prove one fact is like adding a large quantity of water to a small quan- tity of brandy-it makes it weak"
 One of the human" incidents said to have helped elect Gen. Grant vas the yarn about a friend who asked the General to pardon a technical deserter, condemned to death. Grant considered tor a mo- ment and replied: Well, l think the boy can do us more good above ground than underground"
 Teddy Roosevelt had no patience with lip-seTvice patriots. Major. " he once tcld an underling, T ai- wsys observe that those persons who have a great deal to say about being ready to shed their last drop of blood are amazingly particular about the first drOp!"
 When the British soldiers were about to jay down their arms at Yorktown, Washington said to the American Army: My boys, let there be no rejoicing over a conquered foe. When they lay down their arms, don't huzza: posterity wtli huEza for you
 When James A. Garfield vas president of Hiram College a man brought mp his son to be entered as a student. He wanted the boy to take a course shorter than the regular one. My son can never take ell those studies. said the father. He wants to get tborugh more quickly. Can't you arrange 1t for him7"
 "Oh. yes" said the President-to- be. He can take a short course II ail depends 0n what you want to make Of him. When God wants an oak He takes a hundred years. but He takes only two months to make a squash"
 At Teheran. Etalin drove home point with a yarn that FDR Is said to be ehuekling oyer still. Th neighbor Of an Arab shiek." related the Premier, asked for the loan oi a rope. I cannot lend it' said the shelk. T need it to tie up my milk with But surely replied the other. you do not tie Up your milk with . rope9"
 Brother said the shiek, ''ghep you do not want 10 do a thipg. one reason is as good as another"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21

AaaInet fle fliileg bandits,
 's1he people asld the WahrBlaellt must iolD fhe eelleTai6, nIfIne ts tlle falvail0n of defmanv,s
 As the Mas ailfl0llflaaf reed, sen llae road t0 kaiinasyD Dvinak," the paiee interrupted, 1fbe read from kaunas Co Dvinsk hes besn cut by lhe Russians, Tle read ts under Russian control
 AZ tlle end Of the eotamnnlqbe ile E0iae declared, ',boinbs h6ve haeB ihToND Co fglileF's heaaanar. tefs Tle generals hase risen against Hitleg.h
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AgnrmnTA pnRRInRNTlA

Ailnonsh the white House s the l1et place in the world texcep UrAn1s Tomb you'd expect to find N WAR.man, some of our Presidents have fanhloned bon mottos that would have earned them berths on lea4lng radio cumedians' payrolls.
 calvin Coolidge, generally accept cd na the tightost-lipped of the Chief Executives, has several nifties % his credit. A Washington core respondent questioned him about his reaction tO Rupert Hughes bioera- plly 6ebunklng many Of the legends about George Washington. coolldge Hn1od out the window and then nut. tered nasally: "f notice the Wash- tn8ton Monument is still standing.
 rn a discussion on the proper use of a word. Grover Cleveland uns surprised to hear a Senator rec fer to hia source as Daniel Web- aieFB dictionary" But my dear Senator" said Cleveland. Noah made the dictionary" Don't be silly" replied the Senator. give ing him a scornful look, Noah built the ark"
 TheodoEA Roosevelt had this legend on his White House desk: sSf'he value of a smile-costs noth- ing--but creates much. It is rest to the weaFy--daylight to the dis- eourased-sunshine to the sad-and natures best antidote for trouble! Kes-it cannot De bought. begeed borrowed or Stolen--for 1t is sone- thing that is no earthly good to nnybody-until it is given away"
 A Coreressional committee was meeting with President Wilson. and. ns you can well imagine. many Of the good Representatives were shak- fng the walls with their loud. but unrational oratoFy. The Prez lis tened patiently for a while, and minded of the old colored man then related this story: T am re- minde dol the old colored man down an Virginia who was riding a mule. and who was caught in a violent thunderstorm while passing though c dense forest. Although he sFembled at the horrifying peals of thunder, he was thankful Tor the occasional flashes of lightning which enabled him to see his way. At last he prayed: Q Lawd. if it's tes' the same 10 you. I'd rather hey . little less nose an a little more lightl'"
 When wilson vas faced with se- were opposition on his League of Nations proposals. the objection. Tt can't be done" was familiar to his ears. At such times he would re- late this story: 4 man was telling his aon a bedtime story about an al- Iigai0r. It was creeping up behind a turtle. gith it's mouth wide open, Finafay it was within reach but just as it's great jaws were snapping shut, the turtle made a spring, ran up a tree and escaped. Why. dad" said the boy. ''h0w can a turtle spring and climb a treee"
 "0Beat scott." replied the father. s'he had tol"
 EuRo0segelt. commenting on the promise of aid recently sworn by d snail pro-Allied nation. told al neWspapeTman that it reminded him of the story of the Barbados Island and the last war. The Barbados l with Q standing army Of twelve men Bas taking bows because t had ''staod ready" It was later learned that the island had indeed ''stood ready. Tn the early days of the var, G was disclosed, . cableeram wns Dispatched to military leaders
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rn a discussion on the prOpei use of a word. Grover Cleveland uIns surprised to hear a Senator rec fer to his source as Daniel Web- aieFs dictionary" But my dear Senator" said Cleveland Noah made the dictionary" Don't be silly" replied the Senator. give ing him a sc0rnful look, Noah built the ark"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21

When the British soldiers were about to jay down their arms at Yorktown, Washington said to the American Army: My boys. let there be no rejoicing over q conquered foe, When they lay down their arms, don't huzza: posterity w1li huEza for you"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21

One of the human" incidents said to have helped elect Gen. Grant was the yarn about a friend who asked the General to pardon technical deserter, condemned to death. Grant considered tor a mos ment and replied: Well, think the boy can do us more good above ground than underground.
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of the Allied command. Success" read. "Barbados is behind youi"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21

Teddy Roosevelt had no patience with lip-seTvice patriots. Major, he once tcld an underling. T ai- wsys observe that those persons who have a great deal to say about being ready to shed their last drop of blood are amazingly particular about the first drop!"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-07
THEY SAY

MISUNDERSTANDING OF the In
terror Harold l.. Ickes accuses COZ
presidential nominee Gov Thomas
f. Dewey: "Mr. Dewey has launch.
ed a campaign Of lies, OF falsehood
and viliications which must bring
10Y to the hearts OF every Nazi ana
Fascist, and OF their followers N
this country.
Minneapolis Rep. Walter II. Judd
(R) SAYS lack of courage on Presl-
dent Roosevelt's part after his 1887
Chicago quarantine" speech con-
tributed to the start of World war
II: THE knowledge was there; the
integrity was not. That is the
answer to the claim that he Is
indispensable"
New York-A commentary on
the times from Mayor F.. II. La
Guardia: Smoking is not per-
mitted in a polling place. Remem.
Der that, ladies', won't you please!
London Lord Vansittart. on
Gen. Frances reported bid for a
place for Spain at the peace table:
There will be no place at the
peace conference even for the
neutrals whose neutrality is not in
question"
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TheseDays5Hy s gyo !' {: goR65sR7

servility TO great men and great
names. II may even be possible to
boo Harry Hopkins or Frank Sina'
tra-or is that expecting too much:
And so we pause this once In
four years to speak our minds, to
strut our freedoms, to force upon
our great men consciousness OF
their inferiorities. We make them
beg and plead for their little pow
ers-which we can withhold. It's a
grand and glorious feeling!
And what Is more, If 1t should
work out that Roosevelt is defeat
ed. then II will be more exciting.
not because Dewey is elected bu'
because American people can eX-
hibit to all the world their utter
fearlessness OF change. This coun-
try will survive the defeat OF any
candidate.
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THIRD HAVEN

too much remembering II didn't do
any one person or any group OF
people good always to be remem-
boring. 1t was the towns greatest
fault They looked back. not for
ward. They talked about what the
place had been rather than what II
was going to be. They were proud
Of how old Talbot was. For herself,
Mrs. Reynolds was tired Of oldness.
She wanted youth. She didn't want
to remember things. She wanted to
feel that she had found new youth,
as the old earth had, now 1t was
spring.
Mrs. Horton was CHEEKY as she
stopped the wheel chair In front Of
Mrs. Reynolds house. A little
ramp had been built up to the
porch. Two or three ladies helped
push the chair up, making rather a
fuss about 1t In a laughing way.
Mrs. Horton patted the invalid's
shoulder encouragingly.
Here we are, back home" she
said. I'm sure you're glad. You
must be worn out"
Nonsense" II was one Of Mrs.
eynoids favorite expressions
when she was annoyed by some dull
remark. why ST. ,uld I be worn
out? I've Just sat while you
pushed"
"Oh, I know you've been brave
about 1t. Nows you'd better 60 In
and :"
Mrs. Reynolds blocked the wheel
deftly with the cane she always
carried, although she couldn't walk
with It any more. Il don't want to
60 in. It's nice out here"
Mrs. Sanders mpered nd
wagged a coy forefinger. You
mustn't overdo, Laura's last words
were :"
"Milly Sanders, nobody ever
heard my daughters 'ast words or
ever will. Like the brook. she goes
on and on forever"
Il think you're wonderful"
chimed in another lady. And at
your age"
Cant we forget my age for q
while? I'm tired of hearing about
1t. I enjoyed my party. but please
do me a very great favor and don't
give me another. From now on I
have no more birthdays. Now all
run along and III walt out here for
Laura"
Mrs. Horton beamed- Don't you
think, Eunice :"
"No. Jessie, I do-'t Whatever
you were going to say, know !
don't" She spread out her hands IN
the mellow afternoon sunshine. "rn
take . little nap when you're gone"
! Ito Be Continued
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Side|iqhts on The News

ing loyalty. A real Indian is COM
pletely truthful, and is a complete
servant of the community.
Where else, except among In
dams, do you find a government
where it is usual for the members
Of that government to receive no
compensation?
Collier pointed out that Indian
lads OF today are carrying out their
ancestors traditions as great fight
ing men. Military scientists, he
said, list chiefs such as Tecumseh,
Osceola. Geronimo and Chief Jo-
seph of the Nez Perces as outstand-
ing masters OF the arts OF war.
The Seminoles once took on the
whole United States Army" he re-
called. land what's more, they new
er did surrender"
The highest executive office ever
attained by a man of Indian des-
cent in this nation was the vice
presidency, hid by Charles Curtis
OF Kansas in the Hoover Admins
tration.
Dennis Bushyhead. a part-Chero-
kee from Claremore, Okla, Is a
Democratic nominee for Congress
In today's election.
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by Warren Howard

her party. She's 80 years old to-
day"
1--WE gave her party" corrected
Mrs. Horton, and stopped the wheel
chair.
Mr.. Cook came down to shake
Mrs Reynolds hand. "Congratu!a-
tons. They can't kill us Talbot peo-
pie. We go on forever. e must be
the air here"
Mrs. Reynolds thanked him sin
cerely. She felt sorry for Mr.. Cook.
who had lost his wife who had been
her friend. Talbot never seemed the
same In summer without Trixie
Cook sitting on the porch tanning
herself and exchanging laughing
comments on heat and mosquitoes
with anyone who passed ~. Mrs
Cook was lead and Mr.. Cook
looked like a ghost Of his former
jovial self. but he still subs6 ribed to
the tradition that Talbot people
couldn't be killed and went on for
ever. How fond they all were Of the
old story that went back to Revo-
lutionary times. about the corpse
brought to Talbot to be buried
which had come back to life and
settled down In the place. The air
had brought the dead back to life,
The air made them go on forever.
At least the story went on forever.
although several other old people
had died during this las. hard win
ter. Only the young didn't die. They
went away. And they didn't come
back.
The little procession moved on
Jane Dorset came ont OF her Town
Shoppe TO offer congratulations
Miss Molly. the old postmistress.
came out OF her little house and
kissed Mrs Reynolds. saying. you
look .,'lendid. Eunice. I'm sorry ]
couldn't get to your pr -ty. I'll come
for a good long talk soon" Mr.
Radford stood waiting for them in
front OF his house. where his wife
was to leave the pa ty group He
said. Mrs Reynolds. you look
younger than ever today"
Il feel younger" she said. and
laughed. Mr.. Radford was always
so neat, so well dressed. so well
spoken. She liked him because he
was one Of the very few who had
ever come back, and even he had
not retuSned until he was very tired
and old. He'd come back for his sec
ond childhood, Laura had said not
too kindly. but Mrs. Reynolds ra-
ther liked the idea herself. His
wife said he'd forget his head II II
weren'' tied on Mrs. Reynolds
liked him for IL She wished every
one in Talbot would forget things
! rnors easily. There was altogether
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STAGE and SCREEN

believed in Duenas and she said
nope.
80 / waited till / was l6 and
then | went TO New York" grinned
the viyacious actress. And was
ever a flop. Then one day | saw
Cugie's name on a marque and
dashed in and said did he still want
me for his sho?"
Mr.. Cugat did and signed her TO
two-year contract. She was
weighing her heeps" TO his Latin
rhythm when a Hollywood talent
scout saw her and flew her to the
coast for test.
She passed okay and overnight
turned from a dancer into an ac-
tress-and a brunei into a blond.
AT first they just touched up the
hair around my temples to give my
face length" she said. Then they
splashed on a little more peroxide
for what they called 'highlights'
and first thing knew, wham! |
was a blonde"
She'll keep her yellow curls when
she flies TO Mexico, too. she says
She's decided she likes being
blonde and the fact that Latin
bea, ties usually have black tresses
bothers her not bit.
my accent'll make UP for that"
she declared. "All ! hope Is they
don't decide to whisk a wig on me
for the Spanish-speaking scenes
and then whisk 1t off for the Eng.
lish ones"
Miss Mara thinks she's going to
like being the star of a S1,500,000
production. Maybe then she'll
make lots of money so she can
move her mother and father and
brother into a bigger house.
I'D like one with three kitch-
ems" she said. Mama and Papa
and | all love to cook and none Of
us admits the other can Guido us.
We're always humping into each
other and getting our recipes mixed
u"
So there II Is, fellas. She's beau
tiful, 81, likes TO cook-and she's
unmarried. Only she thinks she'll
stay that way for a while.
Marriage is probably wonder
full" she said. But it's more fun
shopping around"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-07
CHAPTER ONE

THERE WE'RE enough people
coming from the Talbot Inn to-
gether to form a little procession
as they all turned into Morris
street. There vas pause for a mo-
ment on the corner Of the Strand
to watch a big skipiack under full
sail coming up the Tired Avon river
and taking a long tack for the
sharp turn into Town creek Mrs.
Reynolds. at the head of the group
in her wheel chair. would have liked
to wait a few minutes TO watch the
boat, with It's one big triangular
sail and proud bow which cut the
water so smoothly but the others
pushed forward. What was a skip
jack to them, or a buggy, or any
Of the other special Chesapeake
sailing vessels that were so rapidly
disappearing? Mrs. Horton said 1t
always was blustery OF, that cor
ner, even on such Ia fine spring day
as this. That seemed more impor-
tant when II was only spring and
not summer. II was so easy to take
cold.
So Mrs. Reynolds felt herself
thrust forward. not only mentally.
but physically. since Mrs. Horton
was pushing the wheel chair and
thus could put decision behind her
opinions Of the weather. Mrs. Rey-
nolds. who loved all kinds OF boats,
especially the old types that were
rapidly disappearing. made no pro-
test. She felt very much at peace
with everyone. They had all given
her such a hne birthday party al
the inn. There had been a luncheon
and then games and singing. and
now they were all escorting her
home. Such a fuss because she was
30. After all. 80 was nothing In Tai
bot-or 90. either. People who
stayed in Talbot grew old and lived
on and o.L Only the young went
away and never returned. Shed
thought Of that at the party. Not q
single young person had been there
Now that II was all over. she hall
wished she had In hted the young
girl who sat on the porch and had
looked at her with so much inter.
est as her chair vas lifted up the
three steps to the house level. The
girl hadn't seemed like a stranger
Mr.. Cook came out OF his store
He was fat and had a good laugh ir
spite Of all his troubles. He said
''why. II seems like q parade. Tel
me. what's II for7"
Mrs. Sanders spoke up quickly q
beat Mrs. Horton. who she thought
was usurping the spotlight a it'll,
too much today. IT'S Mrs. Rey'
no.ts' hdr.s5sJ. We've al been u
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-07
Nurses Aides do
Important Work

One Of the most vital services OF
the American Red Cross Is the
work OF the nurses aides who make
up the replacement units to take
over duties left when Red Cross
nurses are sent to active front line
assignments with the armies, ac-
cording to Mrs. Harry l.. Smith. In
charge OF the branch Of the Ypsi.
lanti Red Cross. One hundred fifty
thousand aides have already been
trained in the u. S. A. and 10000
new aides are currently In training.
At the recent yearly meeting of the
aides. Mrs. Smith gave white SER
vice stripes 150 hours OF volunteer
services) to Mrs. Ruth Fiorita. Miss
Evelyn Donihue. Miss Margaret
Cody Mrs. Bertha Vigil and Mrs.
Bernice Smith. That honor stripe
is now worn by "A fully qualified
aides living in Ypsilanti where the
health clinics and Boyer Hospital
have had the advantage OF 10.2S2
hours Of their services. Two
stripes, representing 500 hours OF
volunteer service, are worn by Mrs.
Charlotte Himmelspach, Mrs. Emo
gene Beach, and Mrs. Shirley Lane.
The three stripes of long service
and the special honor of recogni-
ton in the National American Red
Cross News Service go to Mrs. Jen-
ME Mesic, Ypsilanti for her grand
total OF 1,120 hours OF hospital
work.
New recruits are constantly be-
ing sought to fill the large quotas
asked as the war hospitals and the
field hospitals increase the need
for registered nurses. and take over
nurses aides who have entered
through Civil Service Examination.
Special recognition for service Is
given by Mrs. A. ]. Whitmire, in
charge of the Ypsilanti Civilian
Defense. in the form Of certificates.
Mrs. H. deb Barss is schedule chair
man of the Ypsilanti group.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-07
Half Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Four new received at the Lutheran Ladies Ala
meeting Mrs Fred Tackmann. Mrs Arthur Calvert Mrs foyd
and Mrs. Edwin Blasey.
Eight members received into the Womans STUDY
club Mrs Paul Ebman Missy Mrs Harry Farris,
Mrs c. NJ Breed Hesyenrich Mrs. Arthur Johnson
Mrs o. VI. Miles and Mrs George Ennen.
Boy from Woodruff troops and Sc to serve the G
at their Kinkad Joseph Snkue
Given. Alward Ivan Award, Byron Witt John
Max Kenneth Bassett
members the Michigan Audubon society are Mrs o. C.
Baker Winfield Ball Miss Harriet Fletcher. NJ NJ Read is
patron.
Fletcher Of city Hive Of Maccabees was
elected keeper washtenaw County Association OF
the Lady Maccabees Chelsea.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-07
BY V GINA MACPHERSON

| by V .GlNlA MaCf II EhoON
epublic Otudios is about TO start
picture called Song OF Mexico
and instead of rigging up couple
OF cactus trees out on the back
lot the studio is packing a whole
company south of the border. And
what's more, they've hired a Span
ish-speaking actress for the lead.
Her name is Adele Mara and she
says she's really Spanish, except
that she's never been to Mexico or
Spain i'm all her Il years. And she
looks more like Hollywood High
coed than Il Latin beauty,
Miss Mara has fluffy blond curls
that she says weren't yellow to
begin with. a turned-up nose, and
sparkling brown eyes. She's up
on the latest 1--WE talk, likes boogie-
woogie rhythm, al cut rug with
the best OF the hep cats.
But studio officials say they are
willing to overlook all this-mainly
on account of Miss Mara speaks
Spanish They plan to sink a
r'illion and a half dollars in Song
of Mexico" and They've got a rea.
son for wanting leading lady who
can say Isl. Senior" and sound like
she knows what she's talking about.
Because. explain the officials,
the picture will be made twice.
First they'll shoot each scene in
English. Then they'll do II over
with all the actors speaking Span.
ish.
The English-speaking reels will
be shipped to the United States
and the others to Latin-American
countries. And that, claim studio
bosses, is the first time an Amer
lean studio has made such an out
and-out bid for the Spanishspeak-
ing trade.
That's where Miss Mara comes
in. But she's got more than n
good accent; she can also act. In
fact she's been doing nothing else
for the past three years. first at
Columbia then at Republic.
IL started out to be a dancer
first" she said. my speciality was
Latin numbers but | went in for
ballet too. Then got jivy and my
concert ambitions went out the
window along with the classics"
When she was 15-and still dark.
haired-Miss Mara danced with
Xavier Cugat's Orchestra in De-
troit. When he moved on to New
York he wanted her TO go with
him, but Miss Mara's Mama came