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The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07
Jr. Womans Club
Will Help Keep USO
Cookie Jar Filled

It was decided at a meeting of
Coolidge Junior Womans Club at
the home of Mrs. William Roberts
Monday night that club members
will take turns in keeping Cool
idge Z. S. o. cookie jar filled over
each weekend. Members plan to
do this throughout the remainder
of the club year and may continue
after the club ceases meeting for
the summer.
Mrs. Clarence Lanier was CO.
hostess with Mrs. Roberts.
Reports were heard on the
clubs dance and rummage sale
from Mrs Ed Wildermuth and
Mrs. Arthur Wichern respectively.
Both activities proved successful.
The clubs next meeting will be
a pot luck supper and dance for
members and guests on January
18th at the club house. Mrs. Glenn
Wilson is general chairman of ar
rangements.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

horse, humping the door with his
head-impatient for his piece OF
bread Horse sense-surel
A Main Street business
man was listening to the
troubles of another recently
-. "Have you ever thought"
he asked; "how these things
would seem, viewed through
different eyes?" -. If we
can manage to be honest with
ourselves the scales have a
peculiar way of balancing,
for 1--WE 90 through life being
disappointed, and disappoint-
ing others"
Two farm workers were sitting
on their launches before a Main
Street grocery Thursday How
things a-goin' at yore house?" ask
ed one The lanky individual
cast a side long glance
over his shoulder before answer
ing; bout the same, brother
bout the same. | kin enj'y life
jist so long, then my old woman's
gifts on my nerves."
See you next week, on Main
Street - adios.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

ding march and sang "I Love You
Truly" at the conclusion of the
ceremony.
A wedding supper at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Rowe, Jr.,
followed for relatives and close
friends of the family. Those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. George
Monk, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rowe,
Rev. and Mrs. Ross, Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Hodges, 1t. and Mrs. Earl.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Rowe, Sr., Mrs.
Earl Hicks, Mrs Arthur Mode,
Mrs. Leroy Shoemaker, Miss Eve
lyn Trout and Miss Boots Cor
bitt.
The young couple left for a
weekend honeymoon in Superior.
Mrs. Vogel will continue to make
her home with her parents and
retain her position at Valley Bank
for the present.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07
This n
That
BY WICK

WELL, THE FELLOWS who
know all the answers are vying
with one another now as to what
is going to happen in 1914. They're
confining themselves for the most
part to two fronts-one, whether
this year will spell victory and
two, whether or not Roosevelt Is
going to seek the Democratic
nomination for president again.
OF COURSE, THERE ARE 9TH
er things that the wise boys are
giving out answers on sports,
science, music, beauty, health,
entertainment but the main
thing they're prognosticating
about is the world scene, namely
the war, with the. election second.
CORRESPONDENTS in the
main are agreed that 1914 will
spell victory in Europe; aren't so
sure about Japan but feel the
war there will take longer. Ed
ward r. Murrow says there will
be lights in London by Christ
mas; Leland Stowe declares the
year will bring us great victory, a
bitter presidential election, dizzy
spells. Others are foretelling
what Hitler will do-commit sui
eide, flee Germany, any number
of things with emphasis on his
being killed. All are agreed on
there being chaos in Europe, ter
ror, civil war, hunger-death.
FOR THIS WRITER, the home
front is the one that holds the
most interest, partly because we
must be right here before we can
be right over there. Disunity, dis
sension, party strife, strikes, .po-
litical jealousies and chickering's
all these materially weaken the
help we can give our men fighting
the war. That is why we're ire
mendously interested in seeing 1I
that we have the harmony that is
so essential here at home and
(2) that we don't go to sleep on
the job of planning a good peace.
POLITICAL EXPERTS, social
ed, in forecasting the 1914 cleo
tions are more or less agreed that
despite Republican gains, that
man in the White House will
probably stay where he is. Clare
Boothe Luce may say no but 9TH
ers are of the view that the ad-
vantage rests with Roosevelt.
UNLESS THE REPUBLICANS
get together on one candidate and
unless that candidate is a strong
one, the wise boys are right
Roosevelt will go back in for
fourth time. Whether this will
be good or bad we're not saying.
But. we do know that it's essen
tial that every man and woman
and all the young people of voting
age bestir themselves so that
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

greater dissension here at home.
Well face an election with all its
bitterness. And if we lick Ger
many this year We'll have recon
struction and rehabilitation prob
lens. Should complete victory
come, there will be the delicate
problem of effecting a lasting
peace-and brother that is going
to be a problem.
IN SHORT, IT'S GOING to be
big year and it's up to all of us
to keep on our toes, to know
what is happening and to be ready
to act when the time to act
comes. There will be no place in
1914 for the dullard or the lag
gard.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

they know what is going on and
then get out and cast an intelli-
gent vote. For what we do at the
election polls this year may well
reflect the trend of history for
years to come.
IT'S GOING TO BE A ROUGH
OLD WEAR ahead. No matter
what people say about 1943 being
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07
e IS3 E; 4 'Ss &; ,23j:;l lZ7oot

CEach week this space will presented a picture
and word portrait of someone whose name is newsD
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

Main Street has been so busy
for long time that it had almost
forgotten how to have fun-when
Euuddenly. holiday parties went
formal and matrons blossomed
forth in evening gowns . This
departure from routine was be-
ing discussed at a recent gather
ing, pro and con . 81 think it's
silly" said one; ''for the women
to wear formals, when the only
man in town who owns dress
suit has it packed in moth balls"
What difference does it
make" said another. ''If wearing
fOrmals can help us forget for a
little while how they've messed
up the world, I'm for it-besides
becoming formal is morale
builder" Sure,-let the men
be drab if they want to-but don't
let them forget there are butter
flies in the world, too.
A Main Street business own
er was trying to find which
one of his employees to 'bawl
out for a mistake last week,
when he found himself check
mated by each one passing
the buck >. Finally, he
gave up in disgust and bawl-
ed them all out "If any
body asked you who wrote the
Declaration of independence"
he shouted; you'd all yap, q
didn't, teacheer-I didn't"
The owners of a home not far
from Main Street have recently
acquired a horse, of which they
think a great deal Each day
he is brought to the doorway of
the home to be admired, petted,
and given a piece of bread, but
until the barn, now under con-
struction. is completed-he spends
most of his time staked in a va
cant lot not far away =. Tues
day night the man of the house
had gone to a lodge meeting and
his wife had gone to bed, when
she heard a rapid clop-clop-clop
down the roadway . The horse
had gotten loose! But it was
cold, very cold, so she decided to
let matters take care of them
selves In a short time there
was a thump at the front door
then another, Frozen with fear,
the wife peered out into the semi
darkness There was the
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

bad the coming year will be Just
as hard on us. For we're going to
see casualties far greater than we
have experienced in the past.
We're going to find ourselves
battling an enemy at bay-both
Germany and Japan and our VIC
tories will be costly when we get
them. We're probably in for
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

sThe second big business man to be appointed
from the ranks of lend-lease officials to high
post in the state department within short time
is William AvereI Hartman Shortly after
Edward R. Stettinius Jr. was named under
secretary of state, Hartman was nominated by
President Roosevelt as ambassador to Russia,
succeeding Admiral William H. Standley, who
retired.
chairman is multmillionaire, financier and
railroad man. At 81 be is chairman of the
board of the Union Pacific railroad and chair
man of the executive coz1naittee of the Illinois
Central railroad During Ore campaign of 1882
Hartman was an adviser to Roosevelt and ap-
parently earned the PrcsidsrtS confidence, for
he has climbed from the dictatorship of the
New York state compliance board of the ma
tiOnal recovery tn the pOSition
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

ellis appointment ambassador not
Washington observers for Hartman the
to Russia l94l which established Russia defense
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20
One Word Led to Another
BY Patterson
BY Arthur Bugs Baer-

You probably have wondered how your unnstructed
delegate whed away the sunken hours at the various
political conventions.
He arose about the crack of noon and took brisk
rug heaters stroll to his shoes He washed the vicinity
of the back of his ate hearty breakfast of
gup and then the barbershop have his whskers
barbecued
There manicuring and no hair cutting he
too slick TO take his hat and mittens off
Then he stood his head in the bootblacks chair
to have his badges polished.
Saw parade on Michigan boulevard and joined it.
1t wasn't for his but it going his way Nobody
has the right to spurn any kind of locomotion.
Gets to Convention Hall and shows hissbadge Not
entities him to admission
Joins parade going the other way and is spotted
by his state leader in opposition ankle excursion The
uninstructed delegate has his uninstrucons revoked
Finally gets into Convention Hall through gate
marked exit Gets seat with uninstruced visitors in
instructed visitors gallery AS he is the proxy for half
adeegate he suddenly discovers he is the half that gets
hungry Eats the from hamburger heaven of all
unrestricted delegates-the nmbe frankfurter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20
Il. ". DURLING

She dosth little ktndHssses,
Which most leave Undors. or
despise.
For ndu0ht that sets one heart
at ease
And gtveth happiness or psdcs
Is lolo-estsemed IN her. eyes.
I love her pith love as still
A broad rivers peaceful
might,
Which, By high toWer and lowiy
mill.
Goes wdnderin0 as its oWn piH
And yet doth sver foV Alright.
Lowell.
("She is always doing little
things that make me happier" Ii
what q Manhattan subscriber
says Of his wife In requesting q
poem that might apply to her.
hope the above will be salts
factOry.)
THE Germans are very touchy
l. these days.
A New Yorker sent a letter
10 an American officer, who is
a prisoner of war in Germany.
He put two three cent stamps
on il.
The German post office re-
fused to accept this letter for
delivery.
The objection was that the
three-cent u. S. stamp has a
victory symbol on II, which in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20

cludes the words win the war"
When the man aforemen-
toned received the returned
letter he sent another with
slx-cent stamp on IL.
The Germans accepted this
letter for delivery.
So il you send a letter to a
war prisoner be certain not 10
use any stamps or anything else
with a ''V' on il.
AT COCKTAIL parties the
"A girls are now asking men
for their telephone numbers.
Young women are also ex-
changing telephone numbers.
The average bachelor in Man
haitian gets on an average Of
FIVE calls nightly from women
ne doesn't know who Try 10
make dining and dancing dates
with him.
Some of the more desperate
of the lonely females will even
offer TO provide the dinner.
SO l am informed by a re-
liable resident of New York
City.
MUCH ado about fact that
A'l one-third Of men examined
for the draft were rejected as
physically unfit. 1t is being
claimed American youth in gen.
eral is not as healthy and strong
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20

three Deuces pianist blind for
nearly three years. will submit
to an operation TO restore his
sight.
THIS is the inside" on the
L demotion of Gen. Miller,
who was returned TO the United
States recently as a 1t. Colonel
for allegedly revealing the inva-
sion date at a London cocktail
party.
Intimates say that he did not
actually reveal the date.
That he was also in charge
of some canteens in Britain.
And that the hostess of the
cocktail party was asked Thy
him. to arrange a few extra
places where soldiers could
relax.
How soon ?" she inquired
at once" he replied.
But" she said. "that isn't w
simple. I must have at least
one MONTH.
mo dice" he persiste
MANY Of our men will be- com
ing hack sooner than that-and
we must keep them happy
That is all his friends say he
said.
AT the table was an intelli-
gence officer. who turned in a
report alleging that he talked
too much.
The stories said the woman
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20
WALTER WINCHELL n On

A DID Commando Kelly sagas:
"A He was so incorrigible in
training over here his superiors
decided to ship him overseas to
get IL out of his system. He
returned with the highest deco
rations.
= Certain bookmakers. are con-
kidering FORGETTING ten to twenty
Thousand in bail to escape trial.
Coast papers told of an ex-
movie star beverly Bayne)
driving a cab in H'wood. Cab
firm says they have no such
name on the books. but it
might be a part-time driver"
The New York Craig Wood
says he's not the one in any
Mocambo tiff. There are two
by that tag.
THE Book of the Month Sc
l. lection for October will be
Van Wyck Brooks The World
of Washington Irving"
When Mickey Rooney returns
from the war, chums hear he
will make his own films as
Mickey Rooney. Inc.
Eddie Sherman manager for
Abbott and Costello. was in
that wreck of the Chief and
didn't get a scratch. He was
handed a check for $1,000 by
the Santa Fe.
The wife Of Art Tatum (the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20
WASHINGTON SCENE

So I went back TO Mr.. Michel
son and inquired.
why" / asked, sis life like q
fountain ."
MIR Michelson's eyes were
closed again and / had to re-
peat the question three times
The fourth time he pried hah
an eye open and snarled:
"All right, you stinker. Then
II isn't like a fountain-'
before Mr.. Nicholson went
- back TO his reverie l asked
him who was going to be Demo-
cratic nominee for vice presi-
dent.
81 am 10 sure Of the out
come" he said. "that 1 am bet
ting on II. ! have bet on all IL
vice presidents to show"
THE delegates, as you know,
l. are here to nominate Mr..
Roosevelt and another man
named Meme Meme Tekel Uphar-
sin. believed by many TO be an
Arab. And among the most
colorful Of these delegates is
w. II. Heen of Hawaii.
Judge Heen is territorial
senator. Tie used to be a Judge.
He is native Hawaiian.
Well. he had a brightly-hued
lei draped around his big straw
hat. thereby attracting quite a
lot Of attention.
The spectacle seemed particu-
larly intriguing to several men,
bers of the Texas delegation.
Finally two of them could con-
tain their curiosity no longer.
I'VE have just made q bet
said the first. IL said you are
from Guatemala.
And T." said the other. "bet
you are from Colombia"
NO." said Judge Heen, IL am
from Hawaii"
The Texans were silent
moment. then one said.
II wonder II you'd mind
answering q personal question ?
Do you have any white blood ."
"T certainly have" said Judge
Heen. my ancestors ate Capt.
Cook"
A RAFT of friends were
"A gathered around Senator
Barley of Kentucky in the
lobby of the Blackstone. At
least five persons stopped and
invited Barley to lunch. He
refused them all, saying he was
too busy.
Finally one of the friends
commented:
you can't try for vice prest-
dent and eat too"
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20
BY DR.. Logan
ClendsninR

fort in hot weather depends
upon those four factors-tem-
perature humidity. barometric
pressure and air movement-we
have defense mechanism against
only one OF them-temperature.
But our bodies have not nearly
as good cooling systems as our
automobiles.
MODERN ways OF life have
N1 done a great deal TO adjust
US TO the American summers.
Not only the electric fan and
the air cooling systems, but all
our clothing and our food, and
the amount OF work we do.
And sunstroke. once an every
day occurrence in any city in
the summer, is now a rarity.
Our fathers and mothers used
to initiate the English and wear
coats and stiff collars all sum-
mer.
! am for shirts with short
sleeves az de rigeur for men in
summer. And / am strong for
Stacks and shorts and bras and
oare Stornschs for the girls-at
dinner parties or anywhere.
Let's face facts-summer is hell
in the United States. Chronic
diseases all fare up in the sum-
Neutrality-suspicious.. diabetes. and
heart disease. Dress light. eat
light. drink light, think light.
Don't try TO push your poor old
hot mind into the creation OF
masterpiece. II summers here
can fall be far behind! Wait!
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
F.. Y.-Will hard work affect
a person with a heart murmur
Answer-H a heart murmur
is compensated-that Is If there
is no undue shortness Of breath
on exertion. or swelling of the
ankles-average activity won't
hurt Hard work should be
avoided.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20

chief, but as candidate RooSe-
welt seeking an office and APP
peallng for your vote he IN a
civilian.
You are Americans. Your
right 10 vote for whom you
please is one Of the major
RICH for which you are
fighting.
S-Candidate Roosevelt AZ the
end OF his CURIOUS Yote-h fishing
document says re is "A good
soldier
THIS is certainly highly ex-
aggerated metaphor n there
ever was one, for, men in uni
form everywhere. n d d a e
Roosevelt has never served IN
any arm Of The service, although
as undersecretary OF the navy
and as commander in chief il is
possible ne may be allowed 10
wear a uniform, although I'm
not certain about that.
9-Therefore. voters. both in
service and NOT in service. you
are not voting for commander
in chief Of the army and navy
next November.
You are voting for or against
a nominee Of political party.
l0-Don't be bambooZled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20
On the
Side

az formerly. That's lot OF nom
sense. The standards set by the
armed forces in this war are
much higher than in World
War /.
Hersc Martin. ma jor
league ballplayer, says he once
had a stable of racing turtles.
/ never saw a turtle race. How
ever, knew a fellow who had
Ia racing cockroaches. During
World War I cockroach racing
was a popular sport among the
troops in the trenches.
DASSING BY: Jack Kearns,
Il erstwhile manager of box
erS. He has his faults. but lack
Of courage isn't one of them.
A very tough fellow! Demp-
sey was always afraid of him.
Kearns has never been afraid
Of anybody.
At the time OF DempSey's
fight with Gibbons in Shelby.
Mont, he had some difficulty
in collecting the money prom
ised the champion.
The promoters tried TO scare
Kearns into going ahead with
the fight for less than the guar
antee. They even flashed guns.
But to no avail.
The Shelbyites had to scrape
up the total sum promised and
put il on the line.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20

I WAS golng 10 write moral
Il essay entitled "Wallace's Bite
Is Not as Bad as His Barley"
OF Don't Change Barrels
While Going Over Niagara
Falls" when / ran into Charles
Nicholson, the spectral ballyhoo
boy Of the Democratic National
Committee.
Mr.. Nicholson has ghost
written so many speeches for
politicians, including Franklin
Roosevelt. that he can't pass a
ghost any more without stop
ping TO swap ectoplasm with II.
Because OF his spiritual quail
ties ne is credited with deep
powers of divination
"Ah, great sage" / said. bow
ing from what used 10 be the
waist. what message do you
have for the people,"
Mr.. Nicholson closed his eyes
He kept them closed for two
kilowatt hours. Finally he
opened them and said:
Life IL like q fountain"
We all stared in admiration
and reverence.
was about TO leave, my
heart overlooking with the
message, when a bystander-
probably a vice presidential
aspirant halted me.
why" he demanded. els life
like a fountain
Well. it seemed ! didn't know.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20

They are likely to be
homely. This is because the
homely woman has the same
urge for Importance and per-
sonal sttractiveness that the
beautiful woman has. Since
she cannot achieve this feeling
Of Importance by her looks she
feels frustrated and resorts to
stealing.
&Not unless you do it inten-
tionally and with an under
standing of the psychology of
winning arguments. Otherwise
you feel defeated, and keep on
for hours-some people keep
on for a Misunderstanding inside,
because you keep thinking of
the hot one" you should have
handed him as q X. o.
3-This is the belief Of some
scientists. They have shown
that most animals live five or
six times the length Of their
period of infancy and youth.
For example. dogs are hardly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20
THESE DAYS
By George e.
Sokolsky

places and fight for the land
that old Theodore made safe by
building its outposts in Panama,
in Cuba, in the Philippines.
Theodore Sr. was called an i'm
perialist and was often regarded
as a militarist, but he saw the
destiny of his country as the
first nation in all this world. He
grasped this vision when most
men were still unseeing. and it
was for that greatness OF our
land, that primacy of our flag.
that his sons have given their
lives.
The Oyster Bay Roosevelts
have always been Republicans
and the Duchess County Roose-
velts have become Democrats
and the families have drifted
apart. It is curious that poll
tics should be so strong an inn
pulse in any family; yet the fact
is that all Roosevelts are ever
lastingly in politics.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20
JACK PICKERING Letter ct s

and-aircraft guns raising hell
with the Nips.
THERE'S nothing like a hole
l. in the ground when lead and
shrapnel are flying. Digging
foxholes is one of the most
irritating things in training and
one of the most blessed in COM
bat.
Everybody yowls like crazy
about carrying intrenching
tools. They're heavy and they
bump your back when you run,
and they're a general nuisance,
so everybody swears up and
down that when he gets into
combat he's going to throw his
damned shovel away.
Some men, in fact, do throw
away their digging tools when
they get overseas, but the first
taste of gunfire or bombing
cures that, and there are cases
ItCOIucu III WHICH HitH wiz Iidd
discarded their tools wound up
by digging foxholes with spoons
from their mess kits.
Other times. men have dug
holes with their bayonets and
scooped out the dirt with their
helmets.
It's funny. They make shells
that will pierce case hardened
steel or concrete. The best pro-
lection is just plain hole in
the ground.
The best soldiers spend a lot
of time on their foxholes. When
ever they have spare time they
dig a little deeper, or fasten