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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10

as his voice there can be no greater praise They apparently forget that Robeson has had a dis tinguished acting career. More than a decade ago he was London's most popular star. The show that earned him plaudits in Britain was--you've guessed it-"Othello".
 People who are stage struck wlll do almost anything to gain a foot hold behind the footlights A vivid example of such desperation is an ad that appeared in a theatrical trade paper: Engagements Wanted Small parts. such as dead body or outside shouts"
 Then there's the one about the playwright who was called upon to make a curtain speech He ramDled on and on, with words go- M., round and round looking for an idea When he came to the phrase: T am speaking for the benefit of posterity" -- 0 heckler in the audience drove him from the stage with the squelch: "Yes, and ii you aren't quick about 1t, they'll be along to hear you"
 A group was once discussing an actor who was giving Virginia com petition for making ham famous What can you say about man who Is in love with himSelf?" Percy Hammond was asked.
 Well" replied the critic, "at least he hasn't any rivals"
 The one we never tire Of telling concerns the vaudevlllian whe rushed into booking agents tf- flee and shouted: Boy, have I got a sure-fire act. Listen to this: This act win be the talk of the world. Yor can advertise it in advance ano charge $l00 per ticket, and you'll sell out the houSel I'll go on stage and in full view of your audience will commit Suicide!"
 The agent merely gazed at hi fingernails and remarked: That. good. But what will you do for ar encore?"
 Billy Rose recalls the time Let Snubert presented Ethel Barry. more in Q play. After the tryout burgs, Ethel was ankling along Broadway. She noticed one of the shows posters which annoyed hel The star huffed and puffed into the Shubert offices and explod. ed: T don't care how I am adver. tised, but If the billing Is going tc call him MT. Lee Shubert, then re- fer to me as Miss Ethel Barrymore
 In the forthcoming film of Nora Bayes' life-"Shine on Harvest Moon," they omit this incident Nora once wired E. P Albee, the vaudeville magnate: Beginning next week my salary must be $l0,000 a week" Albee replied: "Your sal ary will remain 5000 per week" =. Nora opened as scheduled, but after singing eight bars of Take Me Out to the Ball Game" she stopped the music ana LOlu tne Hu0lSL1CS' AAuV $l 900 worth of my act"-and walked off.
 Oscar Wilde's off-stage remarks were as crisp as anything he insert ed into his plays One time the producer was being annoyed by tho tantrumental antics of an actress He appealed to Wilde to speak tC the actress in an effort to iron out their differences. But Wilde de clined with this renliined: There has been in the history of the world only one man who could manage the sun and the moon, and even nc had sense enough to keep his hands off the starsl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
Irwin s. Cobb Dies At67
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 character of Judge Priest" who be- came the central figure in many of his short stories.
 During the last war, Cobb was sent to Europe by the Saturday Evening Post and was one of the first neTs'' papermen to cover the German arIny's drive through Belgium. In 1884 Cobb went to Hollywood and appeared in several motion pie lures beside writing a daily news paper column replacing his r!d friend. Will Rogers.
 Noted for his corpulent figure, Cobb once described himS21 as '&A ugly-faced old man, win teetled brows and c big bay window" Besides his wife, he is survived by & daughter Elizabeth, who is also writer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
FORFEIOT
 BONDS IN COURT

Ora L. StockfOrd, 38, Hitchcock Lake, paid 60 for nolle when he was arraigned before Judge Charles R. Summa in City Court this morn. ing on changes of violating the rules of the road.
 Other cases: Edward H. Falk, 52. q Pierpont street, reckless driving. continued to March 24: James Ken ney. 24, New Haven, parking within 25 feet of an intersection, 4e bond called. Oscar Teubner. q, 2S5 Chip man street. road rules violation, continued to Marc h24.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
RARY EEEcTROCuTEp

New York. March l0.--(UPo-Dr. Charles Hochman, Bronx county medical examiner, said today that the electrocution of one-year-old Michael Nowak was accidental.
 The baby was killed yesterday when he touched an exposed wire leading to a floor lamp iii his home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
Walter Wincl1eu
 ln Nezg York
naRaHOs OF A AFIRST.NIGHTER

n1RnEOs or A FIRST.NIGHTER
 One oe Che strange quirks about Che acting profession Is that anec- notes about stars are remembered hong after their most thrilling per- cornaaces are forgotten .. Theatri- cal historians have devoted more space to Mrs. Patrick Campbell's wit shAn to her make-beleving talents She had Q tongue that was sharp enough to clip barbed wire Frix- ample: During @ rehearsal of Q c. B. Shaw opus, his caustic cracks lrritated Mrs. Campbell. She held her temper at leash as long as pos- sible Finally she pointed at the famed chaste vegetarian and cried: "6onleday you'll eat a pork chop. 0eorgie, and then God help all womenw
 Helen Hayes friends urged her to run for Congress, but the great ace tress turned down their request, stating she would rather stick to her own job Some time ago, popular British thespian was being Aoomed for a seat in Parliament. But he turned his back on political career with these words: T would rather play the part of a great man on the stage than the part of a fool in Parliament"
 No eOIyum on stage stories would be complete without one about John Barrymore, whose pungent wordage packed more of wallop than most critics During rehearsal with an uppity actress, Barrymore made some harsh remarks about her work The actress drew herself up to Der full height and snapped T want you to remember that I am a ladyl"
 Barrymore made a long, sweeping bow end came up with the napier reply: "Madam, shall respect your Seeretl"
 During the out-of-town tryout a David Belasco show ran into all kinds of difficulties and delays. The exasperated producer finally wired the company manager: Move heaven and earth to get the show in New York by Thursday"
 The manager replied: Heaven and earth not available, Raising hell. Things are moving"
 Alec WOOllc0tt was a natchless chronicler of theatrical yarns . T. his was one of his faVorites. <1an~. ano o hax, (,, Nxytrc0nein vvent into the backyard to chop wood. While swinging lustily the ax struck his foot. Through the gash in his gaIosh there was & spurt Of crimson. The boy dragged himself back into the house. The Shudder. ing family circle watched the slow and painful removal of the muti- lated footgear. Curiously enough, there was no wound. The crimson spurt was just Q piece of red fan nai with which the galosh was lined. His imagination had done the rest The same fertile imagination la ter helped make that boy a genius in the greasepaint clan -- Alfred LTnt.
 The best definition of athespian we ever came across is this: An actor is Q man who can walk to the side of the stage, peer into the wings filled with theatrical props, dirt and dust, other actors, stagehands. old clothes and other claptray and say: what @ lovely view there is from this window"
 Paul RobesOn deserves all the posies tossed at him for his top- notch make-believing in "Otheno"
 But some of the critics who lauded Robeson seemed surprised that his acting ability was as good
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10

violations and back wages restitA,. tions for each New England stRz9 last month were: Massachusetts, 960.~ 22o; Maine, $i3.l24: Vermont, $2<s8; New Hampshire, $2224; Connecticut. $2l47; and Rhode Island, $2i34.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10

The shellac shortage has resulted in development of a synthetic shel- lac for photograph records, Radio News reports. The new records also wear longer.
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Films Still Seek Peace

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New Fight On Food Subsidy

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Arrest GI's
 Re Jail Break

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Pincers Close On 5OO,OOO

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U. $. Asks
 Ban ByEire

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Patrols Fight
 FuriousIy

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Capt. Kellogg Estate Valued

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Konsos Dod Sees Hanging

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Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-20

3--Busi'ess Services
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-20

WANTED-Room for two young
gentlemen with or without board.
Box So, Post-PresS. 2-22
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2 OR 8 BEDROOM house unfur-
nished, by permanently located
family. Phone 2074-W or Post
Press 800. 2-22
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FOUND-Auto keys in case at
Sanchez Dairy. Owner may have
same by paying for this ad. Keys
at PoSt-PreSS. 2-21
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HOUSE OR APT. suitable for 2
couples. Phone 1000, Ext. 452.
Fisher or Butler. 2-2l
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WANTED-Small unIur. house or
Apt. Permanent couple. Phone
1888 after pm. 2-21
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i3-Rooms for Rent

FOR RENT-Room with kitchen
privileges, for man only. $5 per
week. 608 &c" ST., Imperial. 2-23
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WANTED-Capable bookkeeper. AL
so lady to answer phone and to
do general office work. State age
and qualifications in reply. Write
Post-Press Box 66. 2-23
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BLENKIRON 80 in lettuce at east
end Main ST., u mile east of
cemetery. For rent, possession
July l. Tell me for what crops
how long and what it is worth
to you. Prefer going to alfalfa
but not compulsory.
HAVE 40 ACRES available now for
Watermelons.
FOR SALE-Short 40, in alfalfa.
Good house, water system and
other improvements. No land is
better. It's a high producer and
priced right at $6500.
A GOOD 80 for $4,000, terms or
cash. New alfalfa and barley. Well
levelled. Good drainage. All new
concrete boxes and no better wa
ter delivery in county.
160 FOR $4,000 including flax
crop growing. This too has new
concrete boxes, drainage and good
delivery. Can be irrigated in "a
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-20

WANTED-Girl or woman for work
in desirable home. -Four in FAM
lily. Stay nights. Phi. Imp. 1878.
2-26
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WANTED TO RENT or lease-Fur-
nished house by naval lieutenant.
Permanent. Post-PreSs Box IL.
2-23
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MAN WITH some bookkeeping ex-
perience wanted for all night
work. Apply Barbara Worth hotel,
Phone 1880. 2-23
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LOST-Ration Book belonging 10
II. " Butler. Please return to
Ration Board. 2-a2
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LOST-An old age pensioner lost
pocketbook containing money
Reward. Return to ost-Press.
2-23
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WANTED TO RENT-Room for 1t.
and wife. Phone 1000, Ext. 259. 1t.
Tyler. 2-21
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WANTED TO RENT bedroom
unfurnished house. Phone 1880.
OBJ
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WANTED-Beauty operator. Calf
ornia Beauty Shop, Phone 929
2-24
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WASH MAN WANTED. Inquire 542
Holt St., or Phone 1528-W. 2-21

WANTED-Garden to take care
of yard and plant and care for
Victory garden, at once. Phone
2164W mornings. 2-22
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-20

TAKEN UP-One bay horse and
one pinto pony. Owner may have
same by paying for this add and
for feed bill. Y mile east Of
Meloland Store on north side Of
Highway. 2-22
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33-Trucks, Trailer,

FOR SALE-Alamo trailer house,
"a foot. See at Howards Store,
Seeley. 2-2l
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FOR SALE-18 foot Stevens trailer
house. 9th & K ST., Imperial.
Phone Imperial 429. .2-22
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WANTED-Mant to repair roofs; also
for yard work and general repair.
Apply 504 Hamilton. 2-21
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WANTED -Saleslady for parG-time
employment docal residenD. Ex-
perience not necessary. Apply Of
flee Supply Co., 521 Main ST. 2-z3
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Use post-Press Want Ads For Results
l7-Counfry Properly Lease

FOR RENT-40 acres cantaloupe
ground, bedded, ready to plant.
Roy Noble, Phone 8709-R2. 2-21
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le-Country Property Sale

FOR SALE-90 acre river-bank
ranch. Best soil, suitable for all
crops. Perfect drainage. Com
pletely fenced. No buildings.
$1,000. Cash or some terms.
Phone 1881. 2-26
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-20

FOR SALE-About 81a acres. Very
good large house and small
house. Water pressure system.
Part in barley, balance just seed
ed to alfalfa. Within a mile of
Ell Centro. Claude Vedder, Real
Estate and ms, 534 Olive. Phone
1728-J. 2.21
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See These Now

i7-Country Property : Lease
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Lost, founo Strayed
POST-PRESS LOST
& FOUND SERVICE

If you have founo lost pet or
article phone the Post-Press
"Lost ar d Found Department.
An accurate and complete rec
Is kept and we will gladly check
our files, without charge of OBJ
legation, to assist you In finding
the rightful owner. For direst
service or to order your "lost and
Found" ad
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PHONE 800

LOST-Ration book No. 3 belonging
to Royanna Riles. Return to Ra-
ton Board. 2-21
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FOR SALE-Several pieces of acre
age near El Centro, with houses.
Prices from 5000 cash to $3.50
terms. Ranging in size from IA
to Is acres. Also homes in Ell
Centro; few ranches. See Starr
yon FluSs, 664 Holt. 2-23
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PINE VALLEY

For lots and improved property
in Pine Valley and vicinity see
or write E. C. Bangs, Real Es-
tate Broker, Pine Valley.
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LOST-Bay horse weighing about
1900 lbs. 8 years old. John Each
in, Rt. /, Box 214 2-21
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LOST-Ration book No. 3 and NO.
belong to II. Bishen Singh. Re-
turn to Ration Board. 2-2l
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ROOM, board and salary in ex-
change for house work and care
of two children. Week-ends free.
Phone 985-W. 1041 Vine ST. 2-21
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-07-13

are some 2h million tons OF
such inventories. That means
that there is that much iron and
steel being held over and above
the possessOrs' needs for so
days ahead.
The holders, generally speak.
ing, are the large manufacture
ers.
Willing to Release SURPRISES
And they are willing to let the
SURPRISES go. First, because they
know they can get all the prime
steel they need from the mills. Sec
ond, because most of these inven-
tories are made up of odd lots. Big
industries use large lots. They cam
not very well start an operation on
one small lot and then when it runs
out adjust their machinery to an
other lot of different specifications.
The smaller plants are perfectly
adapted to do just this. They nor
mally buy in small lots. They are
more elastic.
The difficulty in utilizing this ma
terial is not only in the acquisition
of the steel but in the restrictions
against making what you want out
of it. This requires relaxation OF
rules, too, for the manufacture OF
many articles is still forbidden, and
that is another thing that the Small
err Plants corporation is working on.
Process viii Take Time
1t is not a short and easy process
but the big thing is that it has start
ed, for small business has reached
the stage where its very existence
as an institution is threatened.
This is due, first, to nationwide
tendency on the part of the big
plants to cancel their subcontracts
which covered most Of the work OF
the smaller plants. This was done
for two natural reasons and one UNI
natural and evil one. The first two
were: because of termination OF
some Of their own contracts by the
government and because Of greatly
increased efficiency which made it
possible to take care of additional
work without having to sublet it to
smaller concerns.
But the third and evil practice
which had grown up was the use Of
government-paid-for facilities to du-
p1icate work Of type which In
peacetime only small plants do.
With these new facilities and with;
out the small plants know-how, the
larger factories wasted precious
labor and took the little mans bread
out of his mouth.
Another reason why the small
business mans position has been
growing critical is the delay in coli
lecting pay at the termination of the
contract. He was left without in
come and without the funds to carry
on. And restrictions made it inn
possible to earn money, meanwhile,
by making civilian goods.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-07-13
Small Business 10 Feel
Benefit Of Re(onversion
WPB Release of Aluminium for Civilian
Purposes Turns Tide in Favor
Of Little Plants.
BY BAUKHAGE
Ne,Os analyst and Commentator.

More important is the not-yet-pro-
claimed raising Of restrictions which
have been keeping idle and excess
inventories of surpluses of steep 1y-
ing dormant, impotent and useless,
while small plants have the yearn-
ing facilities and willing manpower
equally idle and capable of convert
ing these "surpluses" into thousands
Of gadgets the consumer badly
needs. Perhaps by the time this
appears in print, the WPB will have
issued an order raising some of the
restrictions on this vital product.
But all this takes time. Meetings
have been taking place for the past
weeks and the WPB is gradually
coming around to the Smaller War
Plants corporation's views and the
insistent hammer on their doors by
conscientious congressman.
AS to the aluminium situation,
as this is written, the present
order is yet to be clarified. Steps
are being taken to provide field
engineers with information nee
essary for plants which have
never worked with aluminium to
learn how. Not many plants are
familiar with this work and that
Is why we can't expect many
pots and pans right away. And,
Of course, any and every plant
which does start civilian produc-
ton of any kind must first run
gauntlet" as the saying goes
at headquarters. The ''gaunt-
let" is series of tests to es-
tablish unequivocally that such
a use of a plants facilities and
manpower will In no way inter-
fere with the war production.
Let us look at the question of
these "idle and excess inven-
tories" Of steel SURPRISES and
see what the argument for their
availability for civilian manu-
facture is. / am told that there
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-07-13
Raindrop Has Its Ups and
Downs Becoming Hailstone

A hailstone is drop of rain
that is carried up and down be-
tween currents of warm and
cold air which alternately coat it
with moisture and then freeze the
coat, says Golfers.
Consequently, as these coats,
or concentric layers, are visible
when the stone is cut in two, the
number of times it was carried
up and down before falling can
be determined.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-07-13
WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington, ID. C.

-. washington, ID. u.
The press gave notice few weeks
ago of the installation Of swarm
of bees in the office of government
agency. It was in the Smaller War
Plants corporation, and it was
placed there by that ball-of-tire, up
and-doer, wounded and decorated IN
the last war, defeated for reelec-
ton to congress, and ex-mayor OF
San Antonio, Texas, Maury MAYER
lex. He said he got the bees to pro-
vide living example of how to keep
busy.
I thought the gesture amusing,
typical of the dramatically inclined
Maury. So went down to look the
scene over, noted certain subsequent
events and decided that the ges-
ture, although amusing enough was
by no means an empty one. For
within one week, something hap
pened, the significance Of which has
been all too little appreciated. Re-
conversion began and the long stag
nant tide turned in favor OF little
business.
It is only trickle so far, but the
flow has started, which, it is hoped,
will eventually get the wheels OF
small business, which had been
slowed down past the danger point,
moving again in the manufa cture OF
civilian goods.
Less than a month before, Maury
Maverick, armed with a series OF
charts, had appeared before con-
gressional committee and said:
''Concentration of production In
the hands of big business has grown
by leaps and bounds since 1889"
Using the metal trades as an ex-
ample, he said:
"Since the war started, the proper
tionate share Of little business in
metal products industries has rough
ly been cut in half"
Still later, just before the bees Cor
whatever it was) stung the govern
ment to action, Mr.. Maverick be-
came more pessirnistic. He told
congress:
1.-THE mobilization of small bust
ness has reached the critical stage
the civilian economy is short
of civilian goods and getting short
er dangerous infationary pres
sures cutbacks in war contracts
are causing unemployment"
It was a gloomy picture Mr.. Nav
erick painted. His office had worked
hard, the congressional committees
on small business had worked hard,
but the War Production board turned
a deaf ear to all demands on the
basis that any resumption of civil
ian production might interfere with
the war effort.
Mavericks Work Regarded
Then at last the leaven began to
work-the whole argument of the de-
tenders Of little business, based on
the assertion that certain industries
could be resumed without interior
ing with the war effort, touched the
iron heart Of Donald Nelson, head
Of the WPB (of which Maury is a
vice chairman. Nelson arose and
announced ''the first of a series of
moves" and suddenly the whole tide
turned and an entirely different at
titude was evident on the part of
the other members of the War Pro-
duction board.
This first of a series of moves"
takes away some of the restrictions
on the use of aluminium and mag
nesium.
But do not visualize a fountain of
pots and pans, skillets and coffee
pots springing into being overnight.
Something is cooking but it is on a
slow fire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16

over that much sooner and that
Is what every one today Is pray
ing for"
Shirley Calm OF 1909 Birwooc
said:
Its Just wonderful because
ID means IL Is going TO end the
war that much quicker. Every
one wants 10 get this war over
and u looks like the United Ma
tions are ready TO do It,"
SURPRISES WOMAN
Saying she was sstounded Il
see us bombing Japan so soor
after the INVASION Mrs. c. A
Montgomery of 1744 Seward. who
has a brother in the service
added:
Japan will soon find out what
this war Is all about"
Pvt. Edythe Aldrich Of Flint,
WAC of only one day, expressed
no surprise at the news Of the
bombing OF Japan.
"Truthfully, 1 had hunch all
along IL would come simultane-
ously with the Invasion OF
France" she said.
ALL-OUT BOMBING
But wasn't far wrong.
though. Japan from now on, In
my opinion will get what all OF
Germany has been getting all
these months from the air"
Stephen Fairchild of 1857 Ham
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16

The United Nations now have
the materials and the manpower
and are demonstrating that we
are definitely on the way TO end
the greatest OF wars as quickly as
possible.
This was the general reaction
Of Detroiters after the newspapers
carried the exciting news that
B-29 Super Fortresses Of the
Army Air Forces had dropped
bombs on Japan.
Army Sgt. Charles McQuillan
OF New York said ne was "tickled
TO death.
'Tt means" he said. "that we
are out TO beat both Germany
and Japan to their knees at the
same time.