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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
us. ShipsBdn
.ArgentineRun

WASHINGTON. Sept. rs tINS)
The state department an
nounced today that United States
merchant ships will be taken off
the Argentine run after Oct. /.
The action was an extension of
political steps already taken by
Secretary of State Hull against
what he calls the Fascist gov
eminent of Argentina.
The announcement spoke only
of ships of the War Shipping Ad-
ministration. but since VISA con-
trolls all American merchant YES
sells. the effect was TO deprive
Argentina of all North American
bottoms for commerce with the
United States.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
.B-29s Smash
AT ; Cities

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 tINS)
Giant American B-29 SUPERIOR
tress bombers roared out OF China
bases today 10 smash strategic
military targets in Japanese-domi-
mated Manchuria.
Japan announced that more
than 20 American bombers, pre-
sumably B-29s, attacked An
shan, Penshihu and Dairen in
the industrial area of Man
churia, Tuesday Don.
causing slight damage" United
Press reported.
(Tokyo radio. quoting dis
patch from Hsingking, reported
that two of the raiders were
shot down and four damaged.
The enemy announcement said
the planes appeared over the
targets az 1:30 p. m, Tokyo
time.
The Tokyo broadcast also
said a smaller number of other
planes struck at Darien.- port
city south of Anshan, and the
Kwantung Peninsula" 1t adj
mitted negligible" damage to
these highly pdustrialized
areas
Further details are expected Il
be announced in Washington
later today. In the case of the two
previous raids on Manchuria b,
the B-29s details were withheld
until all planes had returned from
their mission.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
Scalpers Pay
$50. $50 Fines

Two baseball ticket scalpers
were found guilty today and fined
by Recorders Judge ellis.
Albert Sufferin, 80, of 1850 Lee
Place, and Sam Glasman, 30 of
1880 Waverly. both claimed they
planned TO take friends 10 the
game but were disappointed at
the last minute and decided TO
sell the extra tickets.
Patrolman Thomas Dickson tes-
tilted their main trouble was in
charging twice the price OF the
tickets. Sufferin paid $50 fine and
Glasman SOS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
Delay Ordinance
On Solicitation

Common council again post
poned action today on the pro-
posed ordinance to regulate solic-
itors who seek contributions for
charitable. political and 9th er
purposes.
The delay was suggested by Pvt.
George Edwards. the councilman
who is back on furlough from the
army, after Go officials charged
the proposed law is aimed at the
PAC.
This was deni led by Harvey
c mpbell and Harry Shearer
of the Board of Commerce and
o t h er proponents of the plan.
They contended it is aimed only
at racketeers who comb the city
for funds, particularly during the
Christmas season. Assistant Cor
poration Counsel N. II. GoldStick
was instructed by the council 10
meet with UAW-CIO officials in
an effort TO eliminate features OBJ
jectionable TO the union and re-
port back within two weeks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27

Front dispatches said the Rus
SLAMS had won complete control of
all rail functions and main high
ways leading out of Riga. and the
Red air force was pounding the
secondary roads over which the
German garrison was fleeing.
Big air battles ragged over the
Riga area as the Mari command
threw in strong fighter formations
In a desperate attempt to shield
the hard-pressed ground forces.
Red Star reported that Soviet
armored and mobile forces were
racing toward Riga from the east,
beating back the German rear
guard which was fighting for time
10 evacuate the main garrison
from the capital.
Red army tanks were reported
nearing the main airdrome in the
Riga area, the capture Of which
will place the Nazis at the mercy
of Russian assault planes swarm
ing over the battle zone.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
Yanks BATTLING
AT Pc Gateway

ROME. Sept. 26 (INS)-Amer-
lean Fifth Army troops battled
the Germans at the gateway to
the Pc Valley today after smash
ing three major counterattacks
launched by reinforced troops OF
Field Marshal Kesselring.
Headquarters of Gen. Wilson
reported street fighting now in
progress in Moradaccio, gateway
10 the Pc Valley.
British and Indian troops of 1t.
Gen. Clark captured Palazzuolo
and Marradi along with several
dominating heights on the right
flank of the Americans.
Troops of the Allied Eighth
Army captured Bordonchio, six
miles northwest of the Adriatic
port of Rimini. after breaking
through the main body of the
First Nazi paratroop division and
advancing 1000 yards.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
Dinah Comes Home
With Patton S Pistol

HOLLYWOOD. Sept. rs up
Dinah Shore arrived home today
from a tour of France and Eng
land, carrying a pistol and a new
name, Pistol Packin' Mamma. 4"
bestowed upon her by 1t. Gen.
Patton.
Patton was so impressed by
Dinah's singing of the pistol
packin' song TO his troops that ne
gave her one of his guns and
christened her with the new nick
name.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
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washer. And my electric clock
Is out OF order now, too
Her sentiments were echoed BY
Mrs. Leona E. Cummings of 2287
Monterey. who said:
my household machinery Is
all pretty old; I guess I'd need
about everything. First, I'd
want a washing machine or
refrigerator and after that some
new furniture. 1 don't expect
to get a new car until my two
boys come home from overseas"
WANTS CHILDREN SHOES
Unrationed shoes for her four
children are the greatest current
need of Mrs. Helen Stats of 550e
South Martindale. She also said
Were badly in need of furni-
ture: I've been putting off buy
ing any until this things over.
also need q stove and would
like TO get an electric one as
soon as i can"
OF the Detroiters interviewed
Mrs. Gladys Ring of POPS Sharon
was one who apparently has nc
great needs at the present time
She said:
IT don't think I'd need thing
right now. I really don't even
feel like thinking about II until
the war ends. i suppose then
there are many things I'd soon
find 1 wanted"
Within 80 days of Germany's
defeat, a 40 per cent cut in pro-
duction of war goods is expected.
Thus hundreds of items now out
of production will start coming
from our factories. To express
your needs and desires at that
time, check The Detroit Times
list today and mail it in.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
Goodman's Brother Dies

NEW YORK. Sept. 26 (INS)-
The family of Flight Officer
Jerome d. Goodman. q. brother
of band leader Benny Goodman,
said they had received notifica-
ton of his death in the crash OF
B-24 bomber AT Casper, Wyo.
Eight others were killed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
Dewey Cites
FDR Failures
Accuses President
OF Demaeoeuery
(Tsxt Of DsWsy Speech on
Editorial Paes)

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept
5 (INS) - Gov. Dewe!
leaded homeward today after
a scathing personal denunci
alton here of President Roose'
welt, whom he accused OF
"demagoguery," substitution
of "wyisecracks" for Jobs anc
failure to prepare the nations
defenses for war.
With the end Of mis- 6.7o0-milt
transcontinental tour in sight, he
told a nationwide radio audience
that
President Roosevelt's record
has been desperately bad" and
the American people will "re-
store integrity TO the White
House so that its spoken word
can be trusted once again.
CHARGES MUD-SLINGING
. The President, in his speech
Saturday night, descended 10
''mud-slinging" and used the
tactics of our enemies by quot
ing Mein Kampf."
Countless A merican lives
were lost because OF the Presi-
dents Sad record OF failing to
prepare the defenses of this
country for war"
. Statements by the Presi.
dents own sppointees and men,
bers of his party bore out
charges that the administration
failed TO prepare for war and
planned to keep men in the
army after the war because IL
didn't know how TO provide
jobs for them in civilian life.
LISTS MOTLEY CREW
President Roosevelt is ain
dispensable" only 10 the "motely
crew." which includes Harry
Hopkins. Nine. Perkins, Harold
Ickes, Mayor Frank Hague,
Sidney Hillman and Earl Brow
der, the "ex-convict and par
doned Communist leader"
Dewey said that he removed the
foil from his campaign sword be-
cause President Roosevelt. in his
Saturday speech. branded Dewey's
charge Of unpreparedness as a
Justification" which not even
Goebbels" would have attempted.
NEW YORK, Sept. rs (INS)-
In commenting on Gov. Dewey's
speech at Oklahoma City, Senator
Vandenberg declared:
"Gov. Dewey swung into his
victory stride. The indispensable
man met his match. 80
Vandenberg was in nearby Cold
Spring Harbor visiting his
daughter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
PAC Accused
In Vote Getting

The Clio Political Action Com
mittee is using persuasion, coer-
cion and even bribery in its at
tempts in Detroit to get all
eligible voters registered for the
presidential elections. Oakley E.
Distin, city election supervisor,
charged today.
Distin added that from now on,
no registrations would be made in
places selling intoxicants, after
numerous complaints from indi-
viduals and civic groups.
Distin took especial exception to
what he termed "raucous sound
cars going about the streets urg-
ing registration and even offering
prizes to registrants holding lucky
numbers"
He said that certain units of the
.PAC have been issuing numbers
to registrants and then present
ing prizes to the lucky ticket
holders.
He interpreted this prize-giving
as bribery.
LIKE COUNTY FAIR
"All this tends to cheaper the
processes of democracy" Distin
said, land lowers what should
be a proud function OF govern
ment. l have no quarrel with
strong drives to urge people to
vote, but some of these people
are carrying Ii too far. II has
the SAVIOR Of the midway bally-
hoo at a county fair"
He said his complaint had MOTH
ing TO do with Legitimate adj
vertising" and admitted that the
CIO-PAC lis doing first rate job
from their angle"
Distin said that the same gilt
edged service" was given voters
last fall. when special registration
places were set up and registrars
visited business concerns.
~ kept list of those who
registered under this special
service" he said. "and discov-
cred that only 49.4 per cent of
those so registered took the
trouble to go to the polls and
vote.
Naturally the percentage In
a presidential election year
would be higher, but there is
some question In my mind as
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
Plane Sinks Jap Ships

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HQ.,
NEW GUINEA. Sept. IS (INS)-
A record was established today by
a navy Catalina patrol plane
which sank a Jap seaplane tender
and two destroyer escorts in one
bombing run over Davao Gulf in
the southern Philippines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
LACK INTEREST

LACK INTEREST
Il visited eight homes within
100 yards of the administration
building" Distin said. land the
general answer could be summed
up I'm the reply OF one tenant,
who said, We aren't interested
in Michigan politics. We're In
Detroit on a war job and when
It's over we're going back home.
Politics don't Interest U.S."
Meanwhile, Patrick S. Nertney,
president of the Detroit chapter
of the National Lawyers Guild.
presented common council with a
petition in the name OF several
large organizations asking an in
tensive program throughout all
city departments TO get out the
vote.
The petition suggested that
Mayor Jeffries proclaim the week
of Oct. IL 10 Is Registration
Week
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
3 Escaped Heroes Tell
Bitter Battle for Bird Ice
BY RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN

AIRBORNE HQ.. Sept. "a
Delayed (UP)-Three survivors
of a heroic little band of Is
British parachutists. surrounded
while trying TO hold the north
end of the Arnhem bridge over
the Rhine. told today Of resisting
German flames, tanks and NOR.
tars for three days and nights
while with. bayonets they drove
off repeated Nazi attempts tC
blow up the structure.
Three reached Allied lines
today.
at was a tough 60 at the
Anthem bridge" said one of the
survivors. a little Lancashire
officer, 1t. Dennis Simpson.
I'VE made a perfect drop on
the outskirts Of Anthem and
objective-the bridge over the
lower Rhine In the heart Of
the town.
TAKE OVER SCHOOL
I'VE got into q school build
ing underneath the approach
to the bridge. That FIRST night
we made a charge against q
pillbox guarding the bridge, and
blew up an ammunition dump
inside. Twenty Germans ran
out with their hands up.
I'VE pulled back again and
began fortifying the school
house. About midday . convoy
Of German lorries came over
the bridge. We opened up, kill
ing the men riding them. The
iorries caught fire.
NAILS SEND OVER TANKS
Tuesday two Mark III tanks
appeared and began furious fr-
ing, which continued most of
the day. One of our men crept
across the road under fire and
dropped q bomb from q house
top on a tank, disabling IL.
THAT evening the Germans
again tried TO burn us out but
we extingulshed the fire. That
night, Tiger tanks roamed
about. Smelling the school house
until 1t was riddled like q sieve.
THE next day two Tigers
started hammering away again.
From our second floor we could
see the Germans working on
the bridge and we realized they
were putting In a demolition
charge. We rushed out with
fixed bayonets through enemy
fire, cleared the Germans from
the bridge and removed the
charges. Then the Germans
concentrated and we with
drew TO the houses.
CASUALTIES HEAVY
1--WE organized another bayo-
net charge. This time we suf-
fered heavy casualties but all
the charges were removed.
Our wounded now numbered
IS. We decided 10 leave four
men with them, and give the
others a chance to escape.
But as we got clear of the
houses the Germans closed In
and forced the last six TO sur
render"
Cpl. Charles Weir added:
They placed us In n house
under guard, but we saw "A
chance to escape and took IT,"
The Detroit Times has far moro
nationally famous features than
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27

to the effectiveness OF this
ballyhOo."
AS an instance, Distin cited
the special registration at the
McKeever housing project, where
registrations were being taken at
the administration building.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27

Order 10c United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
troit Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them to YOUR home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
NaZis i'm Flight
From Riga Trap

MOSCOW, Sept 26 (UP)-The battered German army of
the Battles has begun the of Riga capital of Latvia
which Russian troops closing from three Sides the
Soviet army organ Red Star reported today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
OBJECTED TO BATH
"He fought her something

HE fought her something
awful" Mrs. Muggelberg said.
She added the child had also
fought her when she attempted
TO wash him in a galvanized
laundry tub few days earlier.
Representatives of the Chill
drens Aid Society, however, re-
ported there was no record Of
Charles even displaying tantrums
during his stay in two other
homes.
The cause of death was listed
by a Wayne County medical ex-
aminer as suberachnoid hemor-
rhage. which was defined as
bleeding in the space between the
skull and the brain.
Charles was buried yesterday.
His mother, Mrs. Arlene Dalton
of 3110 Fourth. had not seen him
since the court had compelled her
10 give him up two years ago.
State Policemen Richard Ora
ham and Kenrstn Gray of the ST.
Clair post. after investigating.
said they had found nothing TO
indicate that Mrs. Muggelberg s
account of the child's injury was
not an accurate one.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
BRUISES UNEXPLAINED

The doctor stated the boy could
have inflicted the bumps on his
head through a fall but d d d
fatty il would have been impoS-
sible for him 10 infict the bruises
which covered his entire body.
QueStiopfd about the bruises
Mrs. Muggelberg at first denied
she ever whipped Charles. Finally
she admitted IL was necessary 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27

al lsOldltu pOSltiOil itN iiiitb
above the end Of the corridor
near Anthem has ceased to
exist"
The dispatch said the last
800 British survivors Surren-
dered this morning al a village
west OF Anthem
ADVANCE NEAR DEURNE
North of the Eindhoven- Mime
gen strip. the Allies advanced
above Deurne and are clearing out
the sector between that city and
Nijmegen, Gen. Eisenhower's
spokesman said. They reached the
town of Opel, II miles north of
Deurne. and a mill Is miles north
of Deurne and six miles southwest
of Nook in an offensive which
added new threats to the Nazis'
danger of being outflanked.
SMASH AT CALAIS
Another bridgehead over the
Antwerp-Turnhout Canal was won
at Rykerborsel, Is miles north
east of Antwerp, while beyond
Reusel the Allies stabbed to the
city of Arendonck.
In western France, Satisfactory
progress" was made in clearing
the Germans from Calais. site of
heavy artillery emplacements. The
Allies won control of the high
ground overlooking the town and
reached the waterline west of the
city.
The Germans reported a major
A m er lean offensive from the
Epinal- Remiremont sector against
the vital Belfort Gap leading into
the Reich. Headquarters, however,
made no comment on the reported
attack.
TAKE 544, 900 NAILS
A London broadcast heard by
MIC said that German prisoners
taken since D-Day now exceed
544, 900. Another British broad
cast heard by CPS said that Cana
dian troops have been forced TO
abandon a recently established
bridgehead on the Antwerp Turn
hout Canal.
Gen. Eisenhower made il known
that he had directed a partial,
temporary blackout of certain
Allied operations in Holland. with
the exception of details emanating
from headquarters of Field Mar
shall Montgomery, with a view to
Withholding information from the
enemy which would be useful in
the present very fluid situation.
American First Army in the
Aachen-Stolberg area OF Germany
were subjected to increased Ger
man artillery fire. The Germans
yesterday forced seevral thousand
non-German refugees through the
Allied lines north of Aachen, the
spokesman disclosed.
A fairly heavy German counter
attack near the Marsal-Nancy
sector, on the American Third
Army front in France, was re-
pulsed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
CASUALTIES HEAVY

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nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
Ydnks Launch
Major Drive
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First Airborne Division holding
an isolated position a few miles
above the end Of the corridor
near Anthem has ceased to
exist"
The dispatch said the last
800 British survivors Surren-
dered this morning al a village
west OF Anthem
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27
Marks Cover Body
OF BOarded.Out Bow
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she had placed the high chair on
the smooth floor just inside the
dining room so 1t would dry
quicker.
The woman said she was un-
able to reach her own doctor
so she had the telephone operator
attempt TO locate one.
DR.. z. N. Macintosh OF Rich
mond was summoned. According
TO Mrs. Muggelberg. the doctor
found a severe bump on Charles
head but she was assured that, 10
all outward appearances, there
was nothing seriously wrong.
DR.. Macintosh suggested the
boy be taken TO a hospital, how
ever, and left after a hot water
bottle had been placed on Charles
feet and he had been made CON-
Portable in bed.
NURSE SUMMONED
After the doctor left at 1890
a. m, Mrs. Muggelberg put in a
long distance call for Margaret
Pfeiffer. a nurse for the Children S
Aid Society in Detroit.
The nurse arrived in Mar n G
City at 2 p. m. Mrs. Muggelbere
and the nurse wrapped the boy in
blankets and placed him on the
back seat OF Miss Pfeiffer's auto
mobile. Then he was driven the
more than so miles TO Children
Hospital in Detroit, arriving about
p. m.
II was al the hospital that the
bruises were discovered. DR.. Gun
nard Antell, who examined the
boy, said there were severe
bruises on his arms. legs, back
chest. abdomen hips and thighs
in addition 10 the marks on his
head.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-27

whip him once in awhile" This
was done, she said, with a razor
strop belonging to- her husband,
Henry.
She asserted the bruises may
have been sustained when he was
washed in laundry tub after soil
ing his clothing. The washing was
done by Mrs. Muggleberg's daugh-
ter. Mrs. Lloyd Richter, of Marine
City.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-10
HOLLYWOOD STAR-LITES

HeelS-lt you Te painting your stockings on, you may as well give them a realistic touch by initiating the feminine co-stars of Two Sisters and Sailor, June Allyson and Gloria De- Haven They add heel patches to the.r leg makeup by cutting a stencil from sheet of wax pa- per, holding the sheet firmly in place on the heel, and filling in the cutout with darker liquid.
 Only one-Once again Jimmy Durante is '.hum;liated"
 After nationwide publicity in an attempt to find young man who looks like Jimmy Durante, even to his most outstanding fea- lures, and is willing to dmit 1t ito play the role of Jimmy's son in M-G-M's Two Sisters and Sailor"-no likely pros pect has been found.
 Recently M-G-M broke the sad news to Jimmy and announced that he would have to play the son role himself.
 Just as I thoughtr sputtered Durante, failing his arms. "Ain't I always said-I know there's a million good-looking guys, but I'm a novelty"
 Mischa Auer leaped to screen fame as the monkey man of My Man Godfrey by bringing 10 the films a parlor trick which used to make him the life of Hollywood parties. So now, af- ter being absent a year from the screen, he's signalizing his re- turn in Kay Kyser's Around the World" by ringing in his latest parlor accomplishment, one that's been enlivening film colony affairs. He plays the piano (to the accompaniment of
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-10
AIRWAYS
Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines
 The Lodestar arrived from An chorage with a load of freight Passengers to Anchorage were Mrs. Kirt Jackson, Lillian Leyba, A. V. Cardovada, Amy Montgom- cry and Carolyn Reynolds.
 Wien Alaska Airlines
 Herb Hager arrived in Nome from Fairbanks Saturday after noon with George Madsen and ex- press. He returned to Fairbanks today with passengers Pete Maas and Clarance Goza. Hager is scheduled to return immediately to Nome with freight.
 Frank Whaley made round trip to White Mountain, bringing in Rev Lindgren
 Sig Wien is scheduled to arrive in Nome today from Pt. Barrow and way points.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-10
SHIP NAMED FOR GOV. TROY

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. To- tAP>-A Liberty ship, named for the late John w. Troy, former governor of Alaska, was christen- ed by Miss Nancy Merki. who overcame infantile paralysis, to become one of the nations ace girl swimmers, at ceremony here today.
 The vessel which bears the name of the late Alaskan governor was the 319th ship launched from J. Kaiser's Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-10
BAN. WORK 

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-tAy) The Selective Service banned Occupation deferrment" for draft registrants of Is through 21 yeare of age, to be effective February 1st.
 The action was designed to make at least 115,000 more non fathers eligible for military duty.
 Director Hershey warned, how ever, that the move would not long postpone the drafting of ia thers.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-10
The Little Foxes" Monday
 and Tuesday

With one show, starting at 7;30 P. M, the Dream Theatre man agement announces The Little Foxes with Bette Davis and Her bert Marshall, will be the feature attraction on the screen for Mon day and Tuesday. Picture Peo- pie" will also be shown at this time.