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Wheatley Boys
Cop Second Net
Crown at Aqua

David Allen and Jerry Jacobs of
Phyllis Wheatley House, won the
city open doubles championship in
the boys division at the doubles
tennis tournament at the Mime
apolis Aquatennial, on Friday,
Aug. 4, by defeating Hugh Boed-
deker and Paul Vrudny, 6-3;, So.
In the mems quarter final, Norm
Macdonald and Les Johnson, de-
feated Albert and Ira Allen, 81;
81; and Bud Hamm and Bill South
defeated Stafford Lott and Bob Won
Vrak, Ga; Ga.
David Allen won the champion
ship in the junior boys division
last week.
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Newcomers: Mrs. Irene Braxton
from Jackson, Miss, has purchased
a home at 1858 Fourth Ave. So.
Mrs. ]. Brown, Meridian, Miss,
and Mrs. Idella Kirkland, Birming-
ham, Ala, are also newcomers.
Marriage Plans: Mr.. and Mrs.
C. L. Wilson, Kansas City, Mo-,
have announced that the wedding
of their daughter, Miss Marion
Hoard, to Alfred Allen, will take
place Sunday, August IS. Miss
Hoard is the daughter of Clifton
Hoard, 2316 Fifth Ave. &c., Mime
apolis.
Mrs. David Francis, 1916 Clinton
Ave-, is spending a couple of days
at Austin, Minnesota.
Mrs. Mary Taylor is ill at her
home at 856 Bryant Ave. No.
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Mammoth Show
By Allies At
State Fair
FORTY UNITED NATIONS
SENDING SPECTACULAR
WARTIME EXHIBITS

A gigantic United Nations Ex-
position, largest ever staged in
America, will be a major attraction
of Minnesota State Fair, August
26 to September 4, fair officials an
nounced Wednesday.
The mammoth exhibition, COM
ing from all parts of the world, will
occupy $4,000 feet of space on the
main floor of the grandstand, ad-
joining the million-dollar Fine Arts
Show.
Nations represented will be
Britain, Russia, China, Norway,
Canada, Netherlands, Australia,
Czechoslovakia, South Africa ,
Greece, Belgium, Jugo-Slavia,
France, India, Poland, New Zea-
land, Philippines.
National groups sponsoring ex-
hibits include Minnesota United
Nations Committee, Conference OF
Christians and Jews, Minnesota
War Service Fund, St. Paul Con-
ference of Human Relations, Zion
list Groups of the Northwest, and
Ukrainian Women's Council, St.
Michael's Church, Minneapolis.
"Main purpose of the exposition"
said Mrs. A. J. Mcclure, coordinator
of the show, "is to dramatic war
and postwar problems in countries
represented, and suggest how
America may help in solving them"
Installation of exhibits by local
committees, she said, will start
next week, as soon as they begin
arriving.
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Wanted: Boy to work in fur es-
Enlistment. Opportunity to learn
the business. Pleasant work, good
hours and pay. Apply 40 East 9th
Cannot Win
By Yourself
UNITY
Is the Answer
Join Your st. Paul
NAACP Branch
NOW!

Contact the following workers
in the 1914 membership drive
and get in the fight for a true
democracy:
Team No. 1-Mr. John Culver,
captain; Fred Schuck, Frank
Clark, Gerone Reed, J. Nathaniel
Smith, James Rowland, DR.. W.
A. Jordan, C. S. Anderson. Team
No. Unable Harris, captain;
Mrs. Godfrey Rawlings, Mrs.
Eloma Petticord, Jetta McPheet-
ers, Gertrude Willis, Lear How
ard. Team No. 3-Della Hol-
somback, captain; Ora Reed,
Beatrice Boyd, Inez O'Neal,
Pearl Martin, Villa Wilson.
Team No. 4-Josie Williams,
captain; DIR. Lillian Lewis, Mrs.
Geo. Mundell, Mrs. Anna Blair,
Mrs. Mable Brown, Rev. C. T. R.
Nelson.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-11

number OF Twin City girls when
she leaves in July for N. Y. and
various Eastern points.
Gin 194O)
Back in town: GLADYS WHITE,
who just arrived in town from
Cleveland. PEGGY PETTICORD
and sister, JEAN, both decided to
pay Minneapolis another visit.
(They just choo-chooed in from
Washington, D. c.. JAMES
BROWN is back amongst US again
after sojourning down in the Windy
City. While in Chicago AHMED
RAYNER showed JIMMY the
bright lights. Speaking of Chi
cago LOUISE NEAL and ALDER
IA NEAL have both "strutted" on
down there to look the Chicago Ex-
position over and incidentally, look
over some of the inhabitants.
Qn 194D
Hello Folks:
Because Of the rawther high
temperatures we have been having,
SAILS not going to bother you with
a long lengthy column.
I imagine most of you are spend
ing your evenings out in the coun-
try trying to dodge the heat or per-
haps lolling round at the beaches.
Speaking of beaches, out at Cal
houn the other mite saw ANDY
CLARK trying mighty hard to
teach WHEY Inez how to swim. He
was doing some mighty fine in
structing at that.
SONG OF THE WEEK:
That mellow touch, "These Are
the Things I Love-" and you should
hear SIR NORMAN Light
grooming that song to a certain
Twin City lassie.
Well, friends, this weather has
to go-so I'll have to be dashing
along, but I'll see you next week.
Your pal,
Sal.
Gin 1942)
MISCELLANEOUS JOTTINGS:
MRS. ETHEL RAY WILLIAMS,
former Minneapoitan, and now of
Hampton Institute, Va, breezed
into town this week with her two
young sons. Mrs. Williams visited
with friends in the Twin Cities and
then left for Duluth, Mimi, to visit
with her parents. JULIUS
ANDREWS and "CHET" JOHN
SON, who both Joined the navy,
are already dropping friends and
relatives cards from the Great
Lakes Training School in Illinois.
The boys are fine and really miss
their home folks. In their very
spare hours, PVT. ode THOMP-
SON of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and
PVT. TAFT MARTIN of Aber-
deem Proving Grounds, Maryland,
are both dropping cards and let
tiers to their many friends and rela-
tives in the Twin Cities.
Gin 1943)
Chit Chat Hot off the Griddle:
That devoted young couple,
TELA and EDITH BURT just re-
turned from a weekend fishing
trip up in our spacious North
Woods. Their friends say the
Burts really caught their limit of
fish, too.) The following
young men have accepted Uncle
Sans bid to join the U. S. Frater-
nifty: BOB SMITH, ZACHARY
MONSON, WARREN HAYES, and
BOYD CRAWFORD, JR. CPL.
RUDOLPH YOUNG of Fort Leon
ard Wood, Mo-, is in Minneapolis
visiting his parents and looking
might fine. Lieut.. S. M. Davis of
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Nd, is
also in Minneapolis visiting rela-
tives.
Your Pal Sal.
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Inquisitiye Sal Looks Back
Through the Years ~.
from SAILS Column from Years Gone BY,
Selected at Random -
Gin 1866

Hello friends: Have you ever
noticed the famous" ALBERT
HARPER grin? The best time to
look for it is when he's dancing
with BARBARA MALLORY,
cause she's his inspiration.
To all you love-sick gals don't
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that he cannot be won by gentle
meness."
Gin 1880
What st. Paul boy borrows whose
lii blue truck to come over to see
a certain Mpls. gal?
The American Legion picnic at
Harriet Island last Friday was
quite a success it was really
interesting to see some of our
prominent matrons admiring their
particular American Legion sheik
(of course their husbands). q.
Tela Burt, Ike Moore and Martin
Brown were really enjoying them
selves the baseball game be-
tween the Minneapolis American
Legion boys and the St. Paul
American Legion boys was the
highlight of the afternoon. Both
teams gave splendid performance,
the St. Paul boys winning by a
small margin. Mrs. Flossie
johnson of st. Paul was JUS so
thrilled over the game, especially
when her son hit one of those home
"runnish" hits or whatever you call
them. Mrs. Mae Marshall was
another enthusiastic ball fan.
Well folks, I'll have to be hur-
rying along but I'll be SEEM you
next week.
Gin 1889
va know, this week slipped by
too fast, folks, 1 almost forgot to
write this column, Tuesday remind
ed me of it. That wouldn't look so
good would it?-SAL'S guest col
umnists forgetting to produce the
goods!
Harvey Pittman, Dick Session
and "Sonny" Bell have returned
from Omaha. They say it's a
regular paradise" down there
they don't have to tell US, we know.
Well, folks, looks like this years
tennis tournament will offer the
keenest of competition. The de-
Tending champion, Bill Simms, will
meet the best of the TWIN CITIES.
They included BILL PENN, run
ner-up in several st. Paul tourna-
ments, ALBERT ALLEN, semi
fnahst of last year, LEROY
REESE, former champion, LEO
BOHANON, the "grand old man"
of tennis, and many others. Re-
member, the tournament will be
held Sunday morning, August 18th
at z a. m, on the Chicago Field
Courts.
Gin 1880
Saw GORDON PARKS today
looking all sharp IN gray outfit.
Leaving town: CHARLOTTE
CRUMP, who has left for Pitts
burgh, Pa. DOROTHY HALL is
getting her buds gradually in or
der to leave for the East in a week,
Gee, Sal will probably meet a
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Mrs. Ridley Likes
BY 7. MELVIN
the Puper

eve like your paper and we
think you are doing a wonderful
work for the people of this section
of the country" was the voluntary
spontaneous statement of Mrs.
Birda Ridley, 815 St. Anthony Ave-,
st. Paul, Sunday.
Evening star., 1944-08-03

The role n played BY .ekippy,'
H0me10r, who + rapidly estAbhsh.
Ing reputation arUand the ret Tor
being quite i card.
They're making the scene Ia
which the lid = almost throttled by
his uncls foll0wtng : long series Of
minor atrocities. The stage uncle
Was Ralph Ue1lamy. but III the flIm
its Kfoddie March. AZ we walked
On ths 1T aiippy was tipping
March "a 70 some Of the amer ~
pests cf the situation.
Choke me - hard "a you want
TO-. said 0kippy. X can take it.
Only b careful not to stick your
knee into my stomach when you
throw me on the couch. Mr.. EEL
lAmy did that one night and I had
TO bite hin"
You bit hint" said March.
] had to" the lid went on. TT
was the only way could make hlm
Evening star., 1944-08-03
Hedy and the Tropical Fish

Long and flowing, thu nightis 4,
with rufdes at the throat.
And even tropical iish don't like
their water too warm" Mckee
points out.
This movie transpires Ia the laeos,
but it1 amazing Whist the studio
desisners have done ia. mAks the
niehti0 authentic, get past tl1e Hays
once and still not hide Mia Lamar
too much.
SO" proceeds Mckee. "we pump
oxygen Into each tank--see those
bubbles that's oxygen going IN.
We're getting closer to the flsh
tank Miss Lamar ID watching. Her
skin Is even whittier. her hair darker.
than they photograph.
The oxygen not only cools the
Evening star., 1944-08-03
MoILYWooD,

6y HAROLD HkEEERNAN.
Having . pair Of sore eyes, We like
to pick our spots while set-visiting
and 20 We naturally flgure that
Hedy Lamar would be shout - easy
on them as anything imaginable.
Hedy Is appearing In something
called Experiment Perilous" ct
R-K-O, and In her get-up today she
Is especially pleasant to gaze at.
There she stands, drean-like. In .
beautiful white nightie. And right
on the same set some Of the crew
are standing around looking at fSh.
Hedy II looking ct them, too.
Nearly 400 rare tropical fish
striped, spotted. checkered and even
. couple that flash what appear to
be little neon lights ~ they swim
slowly by In the glass tanks which
line this unique set.
Justly proud Of the set and his
charges, Earl Mckee. the property
man, ID an enthusiastic guide.
Gotta light the tanks 20 the fish
Will photograph" he explains.
You never saw such nightie as
Hedy Ia wearing.
The lights warm the water,
though" Mckee Is saying.
Evening star., 1944-08-03

Il1sh.s " hear Mckee aaying. but
they breathe II, too. !
AAybo ~ the ra1Ies, o9 The
wiitenoaD q tho niehtie, but Hedys
eyes are Ynuch bluer than we'd r..
|membered
Kinda funny how nah breathe.
In III that water muses. McK0e.
0oMue 0rons md. Paul Lukas
|coGne on tho set,s ready for the
scsns. They Join Hedy at the
tank, but they're not locking at the
flsh. Brent and Lukas are no dOpes.
You can - I 1l1h bowl every day
but not lovely Hedy IN m 1890
~
Lester CowAn's current aim, "To-
morrow the world" u ba,sed on the
New York hit play and concerns
the efforts Of An American family
to take I l7-year -old Nhxi youth
who has come Into the household
Evening star., 1944-08-03
Marriage License
AppIicutions

Under d. G. l0tDs, couples must
apply tor marriage license on
one day, i0ait three tuH days and
reeeipe their license on the ftth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
HtsEs ssy rosed @ os 81 las: s:,y e.p psss and w'n'
ATiinston. and Gene - ssnsiston. Sa is'
ldEiss as'f:h Po!p' ea: rtls se
Tazewell Adkins. %. and Forine Stewart
roms s' sSans sSth o. ssG.Ouas' g. :ns xsth ADKINS
jean a'e n aass q. yelins Field. and
0hs nsi.eons @ j.. ss asis n.. M Nv. I'd rnn NV 1f'''
Augustus Davis, 80. 1S05h 9th st. nv.
and Bertha Bingham. 2s, 1882 Vernon,
Abraham Joseph, So. ssas whit.h.vsn
ssTk sssrfws, q II nv, and Marsaret Stout 2e
ch:Elss. ts %s.,ons nv. rs, Fort s.lvsir. and
Allan HOLMES. "a. quincy, Mss:'. HSs q; and Mar
Msoe ehaanes a. M19ad Rhod. r. T. i.ns
ssys. NV. and Helen sandvis. Is, 1908
Sam KfaDit. s5. and Berth. Nelson. A.
Thomas Herlihy 90, 5 X st. nv, and
Catherine Fitzpatrick, ~. ITO varnum
Charles Agee, 81; and pdn. Miller, ss
cohn Ngro. 81. and Olga Leecsak, Is
both Of Pittsburgh,
NV. and 1vie wrisht. 40. 411s 4th
st. NV.
George Vukssnovich,. 90. Ciaypool. Aris.,
and Vidosava Zigich. -. 9O3 Taylor
st. ne.
Edward Nelson. 3s. 6I4 b St NV. and
) Sally johnson. rs. 1904 Maryland ave.
ne
Samuel Webb. ir.. n, Takona Park. and
q. Edith Fracker, l9, 204O Higdon I'd. ne
AftAur seussman. ~, Bcllins Field. and
James % Rankin. no':s 81. iss5 Srd Hnderxood ~ ct
NV. and Ada Stevens, 20. 1901 Biit-
more ST. NV.
Evening star., 1944-08-03

realize 10 was hurting me. He
really got up quick when I did that.
I guess he was just letting his act
ing get away with him. / know you
won't do that, Mr.. March"
You bet I won't" answered
March.
tns1sassd " the Nerth Amsrisaa
Nswspspsr Altianss. mel
Evening star., 1944-08-03
ISaHed Mt Rockville.

Anthony Perrille, 81. CHICAGO, and Verla
Hoffman, 81, Milwaukee, Wis
Humbold Williams. SO, Brunswick. Ca,
and Bertha M. Grabey, 80, Frackville.
Pa.
Josh Dodvell, ~. and Ida Hart, "a, both
of Washington.
Mary Evelyn Hendrix, 80, Washington
Oysrton D. Cavanaugh, 81, and Anise l.
Broadus, "a, both OF Washington.
Charles Reed. %, Corpus Christie, Tex,
and Patricia A. Elliott, 23. Washington
Hugh L. Long, 23 New York. and Billie
Ernestine Ketchie, 1S, Washington.
William Goadley Post. 90, Washington,
and Elizabeth Lndley Cookman, "a,
Chevy Chase.
Richard Curtis, 80, and Marguerite Hol-
land. %, both of Washington.
Lawrence r. Davis, 1S, and Estells ].
Alexander, ~; both of Washington.
Avis A. Agee. SO, Kansas City, and Carrie
HALEY, so, st. Joseph, Mo
Michael O'Bryan. 36, and Catherine n,
Withum, 80. both Of Washington.
Evening star., 1944-08-03
Issued at Fairfax.

Robert Cumberland Campbell, 81, and
Ruby Marshall jenkins, 49, both Of
Route 2, Alexandria.
Joe Brown. 49,. Fort Belvoir, and Mary
Louise Edwards SO. Pensacola, Fla.
Herman Zitcer ~. Fort Belvoir, and Sara
Teprer, %. Cordele. Ga.
Willard Rixey Fox, 80, Route 3, Vienna
and Lena Brown, 35. Vienna.
Hugh B. Ingram, jr., 81. Fort Belvoir, and
William Wadsworth wooo AZ Washington,
and Mary Ann May Greenough. 80,
Route 2, Vienna
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
They Survived

Three crew members of
the airliner - from left:
j. X. Lyons, cO-pilot; stew
ardess Mary Brauer, and
pilot v. X. Evans-whO
with Is passengers sur
vived safely after coIliding
midair with a training
plane near Saline, Mich.
Evening star., 1944-07-24
Bomber Crash In Georgia
Kills 10 Army Flyers
By the Associated Press.

81 the A1s0ciated Press.
SAVANNAH, Ca. July 24.-Ten
Army flyers were killed yesterday
In . plane crash 10 miles northwest
OF Chatham Field air base here,
the public relations ofiice reported.
Sergt. Frank Judge Of the public
relations ONCE said all aboard the
plane, based at Chatham Field,
died.
Chatham Field officers said the
plane, a B-24, was on q training
fight to three cities in Georgia
and South Carolina.
Six of the dead were:
1t. Sidney E. Palmateer, pilot,
Union City, Mich; Staff Sergt.
Harold p. Dansky. assistant engi-
neer, Savannah; Corpl. Lewis Mas
ters, radio operator, South West
City. Mo-; Staff Sergt. John NJ
Gewak, assistant radio operator,
Nemacolin, Pa; Pvt. Gilbert A.
Spalding, gunner, Peoria, ILL.,, and
Stan Sergt. Willard c. Johnston,
Granite City. Ill.
Evening star., 1944-07-24
Allies Hold Husband
OF Baltimore Woman
Hy the ASsocistS6 Press

by the Associated Press.
ROME, July 24.-Among the per-
sons to whom the Allied occupation
Of Rome did not bring good fortune
is Princess Marjorie Fechtig di Cuto,
formerly Of Baltimore, whose hus-
band, Prince Alessandro Tasca di
Cuto, has been interned by Allied
authorities.
The princess is the daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Fechtig OF Ro-
land Park, Md. Her husband joined
the Italian Embassy staff in Wash
ington q few months before Pearl
Harbor, and she accompanied him
to Italy in May, 1912, even though it
meant living in an enemy country.
After Pearl Harbor, the Di Cutos
and their 8-year-old daughter, Anna,
were interned and then EXCHANGED
for American diplomats in Italy.
MY husband is Italian and felt
that it was his duty to return to
Italy," the princess said. II natur-
ally accompanied him with our
daughter. We made the trip in the
Drottningholm"
Two days after the Allies entered
Rome. Di Cuto, who had become a
member OF the staff of broadcasters
for the Italian Popular Culture Min
istry after italian capitulation. last
September, was arrested In a round
up Of propaganda broadcasters. He
was first lodged in prison and then
sent to concentration camp.
Evening star., 1944-07-24
-Four Oppose Senator Smith
In Primary Tomorrow

COLUMBIA. S. c., July "A tP-
South Carolina Democrats nominate
Senator tomorrow from among
nve candidates-Senator E. D. Cot
ton Ed Smith. seeking a seventh
consecutive term, and four men who
are opposing him.
The other candidates are Gov
Olin D. Johnston, running for the
once a third time while midway
OF a four-year term as Governor
Attorney General John M. Daniel
Augustus S. Merrimon of Sumter
and DR.. Carl B. Epps, Sumter sur
geon. Gov. Johnston was the ad-
ministration candidate against
Smith In the purge" campaign four
years ago.
Principal issue has been the New
Deal. Senator Smith, lifelong
champion Of white supremacy" is
all out against the administration,
while DR.. Epps describes himself
as the only "out and out pro-Roose-
welt man in the race" Mr.. Merri-
mon has bitterly denounced the New
Deal, while Johnston and Daniel
have supported 1t on most issues.
Only one of the States Represen-
tatives has opposition, Representa-
tive Butler B. Hare of the 3rd dis
trict. His opponents are State Labor
Commissioner r. L. Gamble and
Leon S. Rice of Anderson.
Evening star., 1944-07-24

evidence of transporting q woman
in the District of Columbia for the
purpose of prostitution" and de-
clared he thought the conviction
should be affirmed.
TO argue, as the court does, u
Justice Edgerton continued, that
appellants conduct cannot be COW
cred by the Mann Act because 1t Is
covered by the Pandering Act and
other District OF Columbia statutes,
is like arguing that conduct cannot
be covered by statute against
fornication or adultery If it is COW
cred by statute against prosti-
tuition"
Justice Thurman Arnold heard the
case with Justices Groner and
Edgerton.
The Court of Appeals opinion said
evidence disclosed" that Carmen
Beach, alias Mrs. Carmen Martin,
accompanied one of the inmates of
the house of prostitution to a local
hotel, some four blocks away, for
the purpose of prostitution.
The trip from the house to the
hotel was made in a taxicab, appel
liant paying her own and her COM
panion's fare" the opinion said.
Evening star., 1944-07-24
Gen. Clark Cites
Army Postmen
Serving Front

The 5th Army In Italy hasn't
the faithful postal dough-
boys who deliver the mails to the
front lines.
Awards OF the 5th Army Plaque
and Clasp for "meritorious service"
have been made to the 539th and
Sand Army Postal Units, with an
accompanying citation by 1t. Gen.
Mark w. Clark, the commanding
general. the War Department an
nounced over the week end.
"Often in the face Of serious OBJ
stacles, these organizations have
established an outstanding record
in the performance Of services In
valuable to the 5th Army" the cita-
ton said.
Nothing helps morale at the front
like mail from home, the War De-
partment pointed out.
Evening star., 1944-07-24
Destroyer Buchanan, Veteran
OfPocific, Set for More Action

canal August 7, 1912. Two days
later she rescued $50 survivors of
the Astoria, one of the four Allied
cruisers sunk OF Savo Island.
She sank a Japanese light cruiser
with torpedoes and sank destroyer
with eunfire during the battle of
Cape Esperance, her first surface
action, the night Of October IL,
1942.
Then a series OF raids, screening
assignments and bombardments
eliminated in the bombardment Of
Kavieng, where she received the
damage that finally sent her home
The destroyer's progress has been
watched closely by the members
of the employees association Of
the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry
dock Co., Kearny, N. j., where she
was built. They are so proud of
their vessel. Comdr Curtis says,
that they send him 5000 every few
weeks for the ships welfare fund.
SoAhui MyiAC, -, uuSUAIlu Oh
Mrs. Anne Jewell Myhre, 100 East
Bradley lane, Chevy Chase, Nd, is
now an instructor at the Norfolk
Navy base A native of St. Paul,
MINI, and 1881 graduate of the
Naval Academy, he won a Silver
Star and Gold Star for his work
in the Solomons campaign.
1t. Foster, "a, sop OF Col. and
Mrs. George H. Foster, 1912 Long
fellow street NV, Is now home on
leave awaiting opening Of 4 new
gunnery school class at the Navy
Yard. A graduate of Central High
School, he attended Colgate before
going to Annapolis, where he was
graduated in July. 1942.