The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-16
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BY
RUSS COwANs

Alex McLinn, New York Central
employe with Is years of ser Sice
behind him, Is rot q fellow Who
will give the Once OF Defense
Transportation any trouble during
these trouble-burdened days In
fact, he is just the type Of man the
ODT would select as the symbol of
its patriotic endeavors. For in
stance, Alex gets an annual pass
that will take him most any place
in these good old United States
but does he exercise that right?
Absolutely not! Alex has only
used the pass once q trip a few
years back to Piqua. Ohio. TO visit
his brother. 80.
Grayce L. Sadler, whose shop
ping service has scared to noun.
taineous heights. has the enviable
record of being able 10 breeze in
just before desdline on all appoint.
ments il not later. But the
tables were turned last week when
Grayce scurried away from homs
at an alarmingly early hour TO
keep an appointment with the
hairdresser only 10 discover
that she was an hour ahead Of on
cial opening time for the beauty
shop. :. John Berry. 55th Ord. Co.,
APO 40, San Francisco. Calf.
sends the following letter:
Il receive many letters from adj
vertising before. so l like to get
mail from the ladies. and il helps
my morale very much. Therefore,
here is some more advertising for
me. This is the statement:
Lonely Detroit soldier overseas
wishes pen pal Qady). Light COM
plexion. Comely defense worker
tsingle) with business education
and good cook, or comedy profess
sional young lady (single) with
business education and good cook.
Send photo. Age 1922. Weight
l20-l35. Black hair" Those inter.
ested can send reply by air mail or
V-msil. E. The girls in the Office
seem to think that because Pvt.
Berry is making good cooking one
OF his qualifications. he's seeking
some one TO come home to. A
SOOo
The old coote was crushing a
beautiful young thing in his arms
while telling her how much he
loved her. -. Yes" she answered,
but you don't want any one to
know you love mel" II want every
one in the world to know I love
you" the old coote replied-"ex.
cept my wife" . Warrant Ofiicer
Fred Durrette. who used to pound
out some bowling news for q local
sheet before he was indicted into
the service two years ago. sends a
Christmas card from Paris. A
very snazy little get-up. Also
from France comes word OF the
"Private's Prayer" probably
carry-over from the last war.
Dear Lord" it runs. please dis
tribute the enemy's shots like the
pay-mostly among the officers"
An orchid TO the Girls Friendly
society Of ST. Cyprian Episcopal
church for taking the cookie
jar TO the women at Phyllis Wheat
ly home and every succeeding
week. Also for the letters the
mem bers write for the elderly
women. Ruby Lee. associate OF
the chapter. said the trip the girls
made last week was the frst time q
group OF youngsters had ever WIS.,
tied the women as a unit I.
Frank Brown, the little photog-
rapher, is one Detroiter who Is
very unhappy when the streets are
rnafad xx,ith cnnu 4 ~
from an accident last winter in
which Frank was thrown from his
car after IL had skidded into .
telephone pole. Frank fell in
snow bank and escaped without
injuries only retaining a nerv.
Gus memory Of the accident.
One OF the youngest students al
Wayne university. il not the
youngest, is fifteen-year-o Hosea
Payne. honor graduate OF Miller
high school. last June. Payne,
a pre-medical student, was elected
president OF the Miller graduating
class. but declined the honor be-
cause he thought he was too young
10 assume the responsibility. :.
However. he was named valedic-
torian OF the class. Leona Lucky,
the littl> cutie who disappeared
last Spring and then bobbed
up with a government job in Wash
ington. was taken to Parkside hos
pital Tuesday morning. a victim of
pneumonia. And Jimmy John
son, who has been at University
hospital in Ann Arbor. is back
home. Tommy Gamble, fol-
lowing his operation at Harper
hospital, is ready to 60 home. :.
Had snack with DeHart Hub.
bard. former University OF Mich.
gan and Olympic sprint and broad
jump champion, the other evening
E. and the 1.-the Cincinnatian who
is now working with government
housing projects. with headquar-
ters in Cleveland, was telling about
some OF the difficulties his ONCE
meets in establishing new projects.
=. Because drivers Of Checker and
Yellow cabs in Chicago use every
dodge possible TO avoid taking Ne
gro fares To the teeming South
side. couple OF Negro cab drivers
are now operating i'm front OF the
! Illinois Central station and do
ing good business Similar 10
conditions in Washington where
one must walk across from the
Union Station 10 get a Negro cab
/ driver.
The attendance in the BOYS de-
parfment AT the ST Antoine Branch
YMC.A. has increased over 100
per cent during the past two
months. d. Oficials attribute this
increase 10 the interest the boys
have found in the various club
/ interest groups and Preston
Flint, president OF the Junior In
termediate 1--WE Club flashes the
information that his group will
have an indoor picnic Saturday.
Dec. l6. . Parents have been in
vited 10 the Christmas party 10 be
given by the Boys department.
Dec. %. All OF which means
that they'll be very busy during the
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