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Evening star., 1944-09-02
Bible Glass Association
Organized ~ Years Ago

and Oberammergau, Bavaria, into
experiences to be shared. His talk
on "The Passion Play Of Oberam-
mergau" has been given more than
225 times. ..
In 1889 DR.. Etchison was present.
ed a grandfather's clock by the
OBCA and other friends on his
25th anniversary Of service with
the YMCA.
His wife, the former Lucille Sham
non, is a childhood sweetheart. She
Is at present organist at the Ma
tional Memorial. Baptist Church.
The Etchisons were married in June,
1915, at Frederick, Nd. They have
one son, Chief Petty 'Omcer Bruce
Etchison, U. s. c. G. He is a
graduate of American University.
class Of 1912, whefe he was cap.
tain OF the varsity basket ball team.
DR.. Etchison is a member of the
Board OF Trade and was vice presi-
dent OF the Washington Federation
OF Churches for many years. He
Is member Of the North American
Administrative Committee Of the
Worlds Sunday School Association;
vice president Of the District Sum
day School Association, and a MEM
Der Of the Loyal Knights of the
Round Table and the National Trav-
el Club among other organizations.
He was elected last May an honor
ary life member of the American
Bible Society, being one of five per-
sons in the world to receive the
! honor.
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ence grow from 70 delegates repre-
senting IL classes having 900 men,
bers in 1922 to one registering $50
delegates (the number was limited
by lack of accommodations) repre-
senting 20l classes having more
than 5000 members. The confer
ence this year is being held at West
ern Maryland College, Westminster,
Md.
He came to the District "a years
ago as an employe In the Census
Bureau Of the Southern Railway. A
few years later he became secretary
to the general secretary of the
YMCA, and in 1915 became religious
work director. He was elected pres
ident of the OBCA in 1881.
A native Of Jefferson, Nd, DR..
Etchison is a graduate of South
eastern University in the class OF
1924. He received an honorary 8
T. D. degree from Salem wv. Va
College in 1912, giving the bacca-
laureate address at the exercises
that day.
A traveller who brings back the
spirit of the things he has seen, DR.
Etchison has turned his visits to
Palestine and Egypt, Oslo, Norway
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Bishop Angus Dun
To Conduct Services
Al Cathedral

The Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bish-
op of the Episcopal diocese of Wash.
ington, will preach at II am. and at
4 pm. at Washington Cathedral to-
morrow. Bishop Dun has just re-
turned to the city, and he expects
to preach on the first Sunday OF
each month.
Holy communion will be cele-
brated at 7:30, $50 and at II am
Following the o'clock service there
will be recital on the great organ
by Robert Ruckman, organist and
choirmaster OF the Epworth Meth
odSt Church.
Miss Regina Holman Fryzell, Or
ganist of the Augstana Lutheran
Church, will play a recital Tues
day night in the summer series. The
program begins at 7:30, and at $3.50
there will be a tour through the
cathedral.
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tanned in October. 1894. A little
more than a year later the first serv-
ice was held at the present building
Dr. Sewall served as pastor until his
death in 1915. He was succeeded by
the Rev. Paul Sperry. his assistant
who retired in 1912 as pastor
emeritus.
The Rev. william F. Wunsch came
in 1943 from Brooklyn, N. Y. Previ-
ously he had been head of the So
ciety's theological school at Cam
bridge, Mass. He is married, has
several children, and lives at 35l8
Park place NV.
Seven windows in the church are
in memory of seven deceased pas
tors: William B. Hayden, Richard
de Charms. John r. Hibbard
Chauncey Giles, Abiel Silver, Jabez
Fox and John Worcester. Other
windows honor Prof. Henry c. Spen-
Ger. president of the society at the
time he died in 1891; Maskell M
CARL, former president of the con-
vention, and the Rev. Frank Sewall
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street, near B street, was built In
1852. Among places used by early
worshipers were the Medical Col
lege, City Hall, the schoolhouse at
the foot of Capitol Hill and Tenn
perance Hall, on E street near
Ninth street NV.
Rufus Dawes a Delegate.
The society was first received as
a member of the general convention
of the New Church in the United
States at the Philadelphia conven-
tion in June, 1846. Rufus Dawes. to
whose family Charles G. Dawes,
Vice President under President Coo
lidge, belonged; N. c. Towle, and
James Crutchett were the delegates.
The Rev. Jabez Fox, lineal de-
scendant of John Fox. author of the
Book of Martyrs" was the first
regular pastor. Coming from Mich
igan in 1852, he left in 1858 to be
chaplain of the penitentiary at
Jackson, Mich. He soon returned to
the District as clerk in the Treas
ury Department, and in September,
1863, became pastor for the second
time. on this occasion staying until
1885, He lived after his retirement
in Washington until 1898.
The Rev. Mr.. Hayden succeeded
Mr.. Fox. He held services at the
Spencerian Business College Hall at
D street near Seventh street NV.
Wunsch Came Here in l943.
Under DR.. Sewall. meetings were
conducted in various places until the
National Law School Hall was OBJ
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Organized
Bible Glasses
BY PAGE NICK. ETCHISON,

~ fA0A NASAAs - - S4AA0OlNS
President orsanized Bible Class Association.
The Trilla B. Young Ladies and
Westerners' Mems Bible Glasses of
Western Presbyterian Church will
meet in joint session tomorrow.
Miss Mary Gregg, president of the
former, will teach.
The Stevenson Bible Glass of
Bethany Baptist Church will meet
Tuesday at pm, at the home of
Walter Horn.
The Rev. Francis w. McPeek,
director. department of social well
fare, Washington Federation of
Churches. will be guest speaker at
the Covenant Summer Bible Class
of the Covenant-First Presbyterian
Church tomorrow.
The Burial Glass of Calvary
Baptist Church will meet with the
adult department tomorrow. Mrs.
Marion Hays will speak.
Attorney William H. Ramsey will
be the guest teacher OF the Spark
man Mems Glass at Hamline Meth
odist Church tomorrow.
The Homebuilders' Bible Glass of
National City Christian Church will
have as guest teacher tomorrow
DR.. Wilmer Souder of the United
States Bureau of Standards. who
speaks on "Unfaithful Leaders Re-
jected."
The A. B. Pugh Bible Glass of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church elected D. A. Dollarhide,
president; w. D. johnson, vice pres
ident; Donald C. McLane, secre-
tary; Elmer B. Brammell, treasurer:
Clarence D. Cade, William R. Ham
mill, w. D. Johnson, D. A. Dollar
hide, Clifton Cox, John Brayshaw,
Judge Eugene Black, Earl Carson
and H. B. Bruffey, directors.
George w. Bell, sr., will be the
guest teacher at the Temple Bap-
tist Church Mems Bible Glass to-
morrow.
The Mooney Baraca Glass of
Fifth Baptist Church will have
j. o. Tune as guest teacher to-
morrow.
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The Rev. AxIeroad 10 Speak
Al Church Of Epiphany

The Rev. Benjamin r. Axleroad,
jr.. will be the guest minister at the
8 pm. service Sunday at the Church
Of the Epiphany.
A graduate Of the University of
Miami and the Virginia Theological
Seminary, he served as a lay assist
ant in Epiphany Church during his
student days at the Virginia Semi
nary. He was ordained at Epiphany
last June and will leave In Septem-
ber for dis assignment. under the
National Council Of the Episcopal
Church, in Brazil.
At II am. the preacher will be the
Rev. Hunter M. Lewis. associate
minister. and his topic will be God Z
Will and Gods Work.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
BY CASPAR NAMES.


In 1886 twelve Washington believ.
ers in Emanuel Swedenborgs inter.
probation of the Scriptures sent 9
letter to the Rev. Benjamin F. Bar.
rett, New York City, asking him tt
come here to organize a Society o1
the New Jerusalem. On April Il
nine of the IL members affixed Their
signatures to the constitution OF
THE Washington Society of the
New Jerusalem" Later in the day
the group held a meeting at the
home of James Crutchett on c street
near North Capitol street.
The humble meeting place is far
cry from the present outstanding
example of Gothic architecture now
housing the Church of the Holy City
on Sixteenth near @ street NV
This structure, as center for the
national church of the denomina-
ton, was suggested by the Rev. Will
liam B. Hayden, pastor in 1889. after
the church on Capitol Hill had
burned down on February l, 1889. 1t
was fastened to completion through
the energy of the succeeding pastor
the Rev. Frank Sewall. brother OF
Arthur Sewall, vice presidential can
didate with William Jennings Bryan
in 1896, and fortuitous circumstances
initiated by the will of Mrs. Nancy
B. Soudder, widow of Judge Henry
A. Soudder.
Mrs. Soudder Left $4,000.
Mrs. Soudder, knowing of plans tc
build a chapel and Sunday school,
building before the main ediflce
stipulated in her will that the ,00(
left to the society was to be spent
on the larger structure. The COM
mittee raised an additional $60,00(
and on December II, 1894, the cor.
rerstone was laid. The first service
was held there Thanksgiving Day
1895, and the edifice was dedicated
in May, 1896.
First meetings of the New Church
group were held in 1888 In the home
of DR.. Nathaniel c. Towle, District
recorder of deeds, at Third street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV
Meetings were held in many places
in the years before the, first church
on the east side of North Capitol
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Dr.. }. W. Hastings Bock
From Annual Vocation

DR.. J. Warren Hastings, minister
of the National City Christian
Church, will return to his pulpit on
Sunday. During August he sup
piled the pulpit Of the First Chris
tian Church, Oklahoma City, and
while in that State spoke in many
of its cities. Twisted Talents" is
the subject of his sermon Sunday
morning The Rev. Benton Roy
Hanan, associate minister, will par
ticipate in the service.
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1Zeo blole Glass
Associ a t 1 o n .
Thirteen years
ago DR.. Homer
]. Councilor, nrst
president, died, i,
and left DR.. Page
NICK. Etchison
to carry on.
DR.. Etchison
gifted with the
quality Of in
spring enthusi-
asm and devo-
ton in his fellow
W ork ers, has
seen the annual
nnrA confer.
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Bible Gloss Leaders

Twenty-Five years ago two men
had q vision OF bringing into one
organization the District Bible
classes and thus founded the Organ
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Dr.. J. N. N. Groy Guest
At Foundry Methodist

DR.. Joseph M. M. Gray, formerly
chancellor of the American Univer-
sity here and now minister of the
Bexley Methodist Church, Columbus
Ohio, will preach tomorrow at II
am. and 8 pm. at Foundry Meth
odist Church. The church school
will meet at Gas am, closing the
summer program. Mrs. Ethel T.
Holland will teach the fellowship
class of business and professional
women, and Capt. C. A. Mclaughlin
will teach the forum class of young
people,
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Petworth Buptist

An informal reception will be held
following the prayer service Wednes-
day evening for Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
j. Holt. Mr.. Holt is the new min
lister Of music.
Miss Lucille WEIGH of North Caro-
lima has been called rs promotional
director. She will assume her new
duties September 10.
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The Mooney Baraca Glass of
Fifth Baptist Church will have
j. o. Tune as guest teacher to-
morrow.
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Trtrnna

Friends Meeting of Washington,
2I1l Florida Ave.
Meeting for Worship First Day Sunday
At IL an. All interested are welcome.
Young People, $50 pm. 8. g., 1913 m
FRIENDS MEETING 1ORTHODOXI.
18th and Irving Streets NV.
~ a.m.-MeetinE for worship. Welcome.
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George w. Bell, sr., will be the
guest teacher at the Temple Bap-
tist Church Mems Bible Glass to-
morrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
Soldier, Wife Robbed
OF Allotment Checks

Police today are seeking a
Negro bandit who last night held
up the wife of an overseas soldier
at w. Outer Drive and Wyoming
and escaped with three govern
ment allotment checks totaling
$50.
The victim is Mrs. Lillian Glass
man, %, of 1858 Blaine, an ord
nance worker, whose husband,
Sgt. Lou Glassman, is with the
Third Army in France.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
MICHIGAN MEMBERS
Tobin Moves 10 End
Boston Truck Strike

BOSTON. Nov. II (INS)-
Daniel J. Tobin, president of the
International Broth Q rhood of
Transfers. last night notified
Gov. SaltonStall through the Mas
SachuSettS labor commissioner,
James T. Moriarty that he was
sen ding two men here 10
Strengthen out the strike which
has crippled metropolitan Boston
truck transportation.
Earlier both the War Labor
Board and Gov. SaltonStall had
ordered the striking truck drivers
back TO work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
Symphony Telephone
Concert Saturday

Hundreds of Michigan Bell Tel
ephone employees will attend a
special telephone night" concert
by the Detroit Symphony Orches-
ira at Scottish Rite Cathedral
Saturday night.
The fourth Saturday concert,
broadcast in a nationwide hook
up, is sponsored by the company
glee club. Carl Kruger will con-
duct the orcheshtra in a series of
symphony favorites.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
Hull Unable 10 Accept
Humanitarian Award

WASHINGTON. Nov II tINS)
State department sources said
today that Secretary of State
Hull would be unable personally
to accept the Humanitarian
Award for 1914 from the Variety
Clubs of America, because of a
throat ailment for which he is
receiving treatment at the naval
hospital at Bethesda. Md.
Acting Secretary Of State Stet-
tinius will accept the award in
Hulls behalf Nov. q. it was said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
Policeman Retires,
Is Years on Force

John Dryer, $500 f. Outer
drive, has been retired from the
police force after 25 years of duty
at the Seventh Precinct Station,
Chene and Garfield.
Officer Dwyer during his quar-
ter century of service had re-
.ceived five citations for extraor-
binary achievement and had
never received a demerit Fellow
officers presented him with cash
gift.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
CuSat 10 Wed
~. ". Show Girl

HOLLYWOOD. Nov. II ms
Prom now on orchestra leader
Xavier Cugat is dedicating his ro-
manuc rhumbas 10 Ann Marsh,
former New York show girl. They
are planning 10 be married the
maestro revealed as soon as he is
legally free from his wife. Carmen.
Il think this probably will be
around the first Of the year"
said C1rat
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
Constitution Chance
Sought on Treaties
WASHINGTON. Nov. II GNs

WASHINGTON. Nov. II INS)
= Republican members Of the
House today supported a proposed
amendment 10 the Constitution
changing the method of ratifying
treaties from the present require
ment of a two-thlrd majority vote
of the Senate TO a simple majority
Of both houses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
ldndIddy Overcome
By Fumes al Fire

Mrs. Anne Cunningham. 81,
manager Of rooming house at -
Webb. is in Receiving Hospital.
having been overcome by gas our
ing a fire at The residence.
Police say the fire, which did
little damage, was started oy a
carelessly thrown cigarct last
night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
Australian Envoy
Praises Kdii-shek

WASHINGTON Nov. II GP4
- Sir Frederick Eggleston. new
Australian minister to the United
States. said that GeneraliSSimo
Chang kaf-Stirk X the only man
who can keep China IN the wal
against Japan.
THE Allies must support and
maintain unity in China, he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
PAC Lists
Victories
BY DAVID SENTER
Detroit Times Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, Nov. II - The
Political Action Committee and
its boss. Sidney Hillman. today
took deep postelection bow for
its fourth-term spearheading and
pointed 10 10 members of Con-
gress who allegedly owed their
election 10 Political Action Com
mittee support.
a list of IA senators and Sc
representatives were published in
the Go News with the inference
that they could not have been
elected without the support of the
( CIO-Political Action Committee
WINNERS LISTED
The result sent IAN improved
Congress TO Washington. the pub
LEGATION asserted.
incidentally many OF those
listed vigorously denied they were
beholden TO Political Action Com
mittee support for their election.
The names listed as Political
Action Committee-endorSed all
Democrats except where noted,
included the following
New York: Reps. Marcantonio
, "a. L.. Powell and Bennett "a.
L.: Senator Wagner.
New Jersey: Reps. Norton,
Hart.
/ Massachusetts: Reps. Lane, Nc.
Cormack.
California: Reps. Patterson,
Helen Gahagan, Douglas. Holt
field. Miller. Healy, Doyle. Noor-
his. Engle, Outland, Tolan, lac;
Senator Downey.
Maryland. Reps. D'Alesandro.
Pennsylvania Reps. Barrett,
Grahahan. Bra dley, Sheridan,
Green. McGllnchey, Eberharter;
Senator Myers.
MICHIGAN MEMBERS
Michigan: Reps. Dingell. Sa-
dowski Rabaut, OBrien, LesinSki,
Hook.
Illinois Reps. SABBATH, Kelly,
Emily Taft Douglas, Resa, Price;
Senator Lucas.
Washington Reps. Coffee, Saw
age. Senator Magnuson.
Wisconsin: Reps. Blemiller,
WaSielewSk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18


Fremen Of little English town ombng the ruins for victims
tight the left
secret terror the dreaded flying telegraph POLE" the w.
Evening star., 1944-07-20
Welcome Tour Planned
For Canadians Saturday

A tour Of the Capitol for Cana
dians in Washington has been
scheduled for Saturday by the
Washington Welcomes You
group, sponsored by The Star in
cooperation with the USO Club,
1914 N street NV. The Canadians
will meet at 2:45 pm. at the main
portico on the east side Of the Cap
itol.
A similar tour is planned for Gov-
ernment and war workers Sunday,
with War Production Board en-
ployes as special guests. A war work.
er who has neither pass nor a
badge must present his letter of ap-
pointment to a Government depart
ment or war industry or must pre-
sent a letterhead of his particular
agency with a signed statement from
the personnel department as to his
identity.
An informal "get-together," spon-
sored by Washington Welcomes
You," will be held at $50 pm. Tues
day at the N street USO Club for
servicemen and servicewomen, Gov
ernment and war workers and new
comers to the District.
Evening star., 1944-07-20
Five Injured as Bus
Skids Info Tree During
Rainsiorm Here

Several persons were in Washing
ton hospitals today, victims OF
street accidents during last nights
rainstorm.
Five woman passengers were
taken to Emergency Hospital when
a bus hit tree on Massachusetts
avenue. Less than a half hour later
a woman was hit by an automobile
at the same corner.
Corpl. Robert G. Burns, %, a ma
rine cook stationed at Quantico, was
taken to the Naval Hospital at Be-
thesda after he fell into an 18-foot-
deep areaway at the Commerce
Building as he sought shelter from
the rain. He suffered a fractured
right hand and possible fractured
ankle.
A 14-year-old boy, injured by an
automobile at Indianhead, Nd,
nine days ago, died last night at
Casualty Hospital He was Robert
Lee David of 1o3 Patten street, In
dianhead.
The bus accident occurred. &C.
cording to the police report, when
an incoming Capital Transit bus
operated by William E. Baylis. 81,
OF 558 Portland street Sc, skidded
after crossing the bridge over Rock
Greek and hit a tree across the
street at Lovers lane.
Injured passengers were Marv
Rogers, Is, of 1907 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV; Dorothy Ray, 81, and
Ruth Different, %, both WAVES of
Barracks D, Nebraska and Massa-
chusetts avenues NV; Iva Hack
EFT, SO, of 23Ol Cathedral avenue
NV, and Betty Fairfax. AZ, of 1876
Eighth street NV. Miss Rogers,
who suffered a back injury, and
Miss Hackett, remained at the hos
pital overnight. The others were
sent home after first-aid treatments.
Less than 80 minutes later at the
same corner, while police were still
working on their investigation Of
the bus accident, a colored woman
was struck by an automobile. Police
reported that car driven by j. L.
Hayes, 40, Chicago. who is stopping
at the Mayfower Hotel, sideswiped
taxi and then struck Pearl Nav,
81, of 2540 Massachusetts avenue
NV. who was standing across the
street from the crippled bus. She
refused to 60 to hospital.
John Henry Sparks, 80, of Silver
Spring, Md. was taken to the Emer-
gency Hospital with possible frac-
ture of the clavicle vertebra of the
spine after an automobile collis-
sion in the rain at 1:35 am. at
Massachusetts avenue and Thir-
teenth street NV. Police reported
he was riding in an automobile driv-
en- bv Paul Jones. 43. of Baltimore
which collided with car driven by
John Hinrichs. 40, of 4438 Forty
second street NV.
Evening star., 1944-07-20
District Promised
Cooler Weather in
Wake Of Showers

More showers today, followed by
clear, cool weather tonight and to-
morrow, were promised by the
Weather Bureau in the wake of last
nights thundershower that thor
oughly doused the city and inter-
rupted two outdoor musical concerts.
The official forecast at noon called
for some cloudiness, moderate tenn
perature and a nice breeze this
Evening star., 1944-07-20

|ered to hear Isaac Stern, violinist,
while many others were caught "a
the downpour ct Meridian Hill Part
where the Gordon String Quartet
was scheduled to play.
Both concerts will be repeated to-
night and ticket stubs for last
nights performances will be hon.
ored at both places.
Most OF the symphony patrons
were caught in their, seats by the
rain, despite warning flashes OF
Evening star., 1944-07-20

afternoon, followed by showers and
thunderstorms this evening and to-
night. Friday, fine weather, rather
cool and windy"
Total rainfall for the ~ hours
ending at $50 am. today was Ill
inches. bringing the total for the
month to 3.3l inches. This COM
pares with July average Of All
inches, and the record Of 1888
inches established in 1885.
Hundreds were drenched at the
Water Gate, where they had gath
Evening star., 1944-07-20

lightning and deep rolls Of thunder
which seemed to growl at the
orchestra. The musicians valiantly
continued to play when the audience
ned to the shelter Of Memorial
Bridge and the adjacent underpass,
but soon conceded defeat. Many
music lovers raced for the nearby
Lincoln Memorial but most were
caught in the downpour and were
thoroughly soaked.
Evening star., 1944-07-20
Pilot Over France
Escapes Flax With
Name Toqqed on IT.

Soldiers philosophically say
their time won't be up until a
bullet is tagged for them.
First 1t. Royce NJ, Benson,
25-year-old Washington bomber
pilot with the 9th Air Force,
had one tagged for him, but it
fell short, according to an 9th
Air Force dispatch.
Recently flying a mission
over enemy-held territory in
France his formation ran into
heavy flax. After particularly
heavy burst he looked down and
saw a jagged piece of metal
lying in the floor of his plane.
On close examination he found
the letter "B" plainly stamped
on the fragment Of fax. He
came through the raid without
a scratch.
Evening star., 1944-07-20

Oailors have a name for men down in
submarines, like Jim Golfers boy.
They call them members of the ''silent
service, undersea heroes who get plenty
done and say little about it.
There's a ''silent service on the home
front, too-and Jim Collier is a charter
member. 1t is made up of America hard
working businessmen who shoulder much
of the responsibility for supplying your
sons in the armed services. They wear no
uniform, except tweed suit often overdue
at the pressing shop. Yet they are the
grey haired heroes of this war, the briga-
diers of the production front.
Even though they are your neighbors,
you may not be directly aware of the long
hours they work, the strain they undergo,
but We of Pennsylvania. Central Airlines
are. For every night and day of the year,
scores Of them fly between Americas
Evening star., 1944-07-20
Ruth Hussey Is Mother

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, July 20 (P).
"A six-pound son, George Robert
was born yesterday to Film Actress
Ruth Hussey and her husband, 1t
Robert Longenecker.