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Evening star., 1944-09-27
Star Correspondent
Describes Invasion
Ito Civilian Luncheon

Paying high tribute to the 1O1st
Airborne Division of American
troops for their invasion of Nor
mandy, Walter McCallum, Star war
correspondent now home on leave,
told the Civitan Club at a May
flower Hotel luncheon yesterday that
such troops probably pointed the
way toward the pattern of future
warfare"
The story Of the invasion, in which
Mr.. McCallum participated, held the
close attention Of one of the larg-
est luncheon audiences in the his
tory of the club.
First to Land.
Capt. Frank r. Lillyman of Syra-
cuse, N. Y, head of a small group
of Pathfinders, was thu first Allied
soldier to drop on France. Mr.. Nc
Callum said. Landing at 1915 am.
on D-day, June 6, Capt. Lillyman
went to the home of a French
farmer, the speaker related, and
asked for help in locating clear
landing fields for the parachutists
and glider troops coming soon. The
Pathfinders then went about their
work, outlining with flares possible
landing fields, where the airborne
soldiers might miss the obstacles.
The story of how the 101st Divi-
sion landed, achieved its objectives,
and captured the focal town of
Carentan, leading to the Allied oc-
cupation of Cherbourg, was outlined
by Mr.. McCallum.
He also told how he landed In
Normandy on a small craft from
which he waded ashore during the
invasion.
Among the German troops cap
tured in Normandy, he said, were
many White Russians and Poles.
who were happy to say, Don't shoot
me, please"
Port Great Help.
The port of Cherbourg, which had
been badly damaged, is being used
by the Allies, he said. Cher
bourg had been captured on June
a. exactly on schedule, he said, 21I
days after D-day While he was
with the 101st Airborne Division,
Mr.. McCallum told the club, Thomas
R. Henry. another Star war cor
respondent, accompanied the 9th
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Parents Must Explain
HOLDING Wife From SoIdie,

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-The parents
of soldiers wife were ordered into
court today by Judge Frank E. Don
oghue to explain why, as their SON.
in-law charged, they wouldn't let
him see his wife.
Judge Donoghue issued warrants
for the parents, George and Lena
Anton, after Corpl. George P. Dra-
kos, At, told him the Antons had
kept him from his wife. Ansimo, 36,
since their honeymoon in July, l943,
following an elopement.
Corpl. Drakos. on furlough from
Camp Chaffee. Ark, said he had
seen his wife several months ago in
New York, but she had written him
and related her parents prevented
her from leaving the house.
Mexico's private chauffeurs' union
is fighting gasoline and tire ration
Inn
Evening star., 1944-09-27

Division up the west side of the
peninsula toward Cherbourg.
Introducing the Star writer,
Frank C. Hackett, program chair
man, praised the speaker not onyl
as a correspondent. but as a golfer
and golf editor Of the Star Presid-
ing was r. M. Thornton, club presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1944-09-27

are trying to raise the slumpiag Nan
morale by advising troops in Italy
that "the loss of France makes very
little difference" and that they soon
will be eating ice cream in South
Italy.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Hitler Tries to Lift Morale

WITH THE 8th ARMY ON THE
ADRIAT1C, Sept. "a Delayed R.
Hitler has supplied most Of his
divisions with political officers who
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Mrs. Minnie P. PenfieId Dies

NEW YORK, Sept. ~ F.-Mrs.
Minnie p. Penfield, 86, widow Of
the first president Of the Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co., died yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-09-27

Mexico's private chauffeurs' union
is fighting gasoline and tire ration
ing.
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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-28

gajno, ker Sc vsled bolezni nj
mogla udeleziti clanske zabave.
Hvala, Angela!
Ma tel seji so mas prijetno
presenetile Anna Cesen in Jen-
ME Hrvatin, XII sta ponovno pri-
stopili h krozku. Che sta nam
rec he bill " nasih vrstah. v j.
menu krozka jima klieem: Do
brodosle! Annie Cesen je tudi
darovala en- dollar " blagajno
HyaIa!
Sklenile smo kupiti ste do
larski vojni bond in pa da pri-
redinlo nekaj zanimivega v po.
letnem casu. Ker pa nj Sc mic
definitivnega, ne bonn se o TEN
porocala.
Bolni Sc nahajata dive clanici
in sicer Rozi Zdesar il E. zoe
ceste in Rozi Ivancic. Krozek
jima zeli, da bi nitro popolno.
ma ozdravile in Sc vrnile v naso
Ldruzbo.
Ravno, ko to pisem, sem Eve.
della, da mas je "a vedno zapu.
stila ena nasih druzic, Louise
Hafncr, katero bono tezko po.
gresale. Rada Sc je udelezevala
nasih sci. Blla je debra druzab.
MICA ter zelo napredna zena
Memo delo je koncano. Maj po.
eiva sladko! Soprogu pa mass
globoko socutje!
v mojem zadnjem porocilu c
zabavnem veceru sem pozabils
povedati, da je prav pridno po'
magala v kuhinji Mary Segulin
Ne zameri, Micka!
Ako bi katera rada pristopila
k nasemu krozku, to lahko sto
ri. Nase seje Sc vrsijo vsako pr.
vo sredo v mesecu v DruStve
mem domu oh osmi uri zvecer
Kar pridruzite sc nam! Vas bo
mo prav rade sprejele!
Ia krozek st. 3,
Gusti Zupancie
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-28
PROGRESSIVE SLOVENKE AMERIKE

riski rezervni bolnisnici " San
Francisco, Cal. Lady je 'Mer-
chant Marine. " 4
Cetrti sin, Max Leksan je
najmlajsi in Sc nahaja pri "Air
Corps. On je se " Soil in je e.
DIM Cd stirih, XII Sc Sc nahaja
ma domaeeni ozemlju dobre A
merike! Toda kmalu Sc DO IL
vezbal "a to ali drugo delo pri
zrakoplovih, potem pa hajd tudi
on mad Nemca ali Japonca. Sc
daj Sc nahaja v Syracuse Uni
versity, Syracuse, New York.
Taksnim materam je treba
dajati bodrila in tolazbe, da Jim
je, naogoee prenasati nuke in
skrbi. Vsaka matt ljubi svoje o.
troke in kakor je razyidno il
razgovorov z njo, so bill vsi STIR
| je sinovi jako pridni in dobri.
Zdaj so razkropljeni po celem
svetu, vsak trenutek v nevar-
nosti. Toda ia matt ne tozi ve-
homer, temvec prenasa svojo Dol
ponosom ma svoje sinove, ka-
teri vrsijo tako nevarna della v
obrambo svoje dezele. !
Mrs. K. Leksan: Zelim, da sc
vrnejo vsi cvrsti in zdravi pref,
ko mogoee in, da bi Sc nam sko-
raj vrnil zazeljeni mir! Osta-
mite moena veri@ in upanju ma
boljso bodoenost!
Zdravo!
Eva Coff.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-28
RACUSkI kOLEDAR

PROCESIRANA JEDILA - Zelene znanke erk G,
H. in racijski knjizci St. so veil JAYNE do 20 feb
ruarja. Znanke K, in M so veljavne seda in do 20.
marca.
MESO, SIROVO MAsLo, SIR, MEso KONZER-
YAH, it'd. - Rjave znamke erlx " w in knjgi st.
veljavne do e. februarja. Crka e seda veljavna
SLADKOR - Znamka st. 80 knjizici je ve-
lavna funtov sladkorja do 81. Znamka st.
40 e sedaj velavna funtov sladkorja vkuhava-
MIA, in scer do %. februarja 1945
CEVLY - Znamka st. 1s racijsk knjizci e
javna do preklica Znamka st. stran aeroplan
knjizic st. je vejavna do preklica.
GASOLIN - Znamka st. TO- " knjizici A je veljav
ma do 21 marca. Znamke in knzicah veljavne
vsaka galona doker h porabi. Move BE- in
C2 znamke veljavne pet galonov gasolna line dr.
zave in lcen6na stevka b zapisana preko vsake
znanake, XII Sc jo odda gason.
TAJERJI - Prihodnji pregled tajerjev avtov cigar
astniki poseduejo knzico, je do 30. maroa;
knjzico do 29 februarja knjizco do 20. februar
ia. Komercalna vozila morajo dati taerje pregleda
vsakih ali ko prevozijo 5000 MILL katero je
preje
OLLIE "a KURIVO - Kuponi g. a, in seda
veljavn St. potece 13 Ia vsak kupon dobite
10 galonov OLA.
ZGANJE - Osma perijoda nakup zganje poteee
Poleg redne kvote dobte tri dodatne sekenice
rum
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lNadaljeyanje 2 2. strani)

Mrs. Leksan. Trdo je delala in
Sc mucila, da jih je vzgojila, a
ko so dorasli so morali v vojno,
kot vsi drugi.
Men najstarejsi sin Johnny
je sedaj nekje v Italiji. On zelo
dobro napreduje in je Re "CapS
tain" pri takozvanih para
troopers. " njegoyem zadnjem
pismu materi, pise, kako je incl
svoje bozicno kosilo ma vrhu vi
/sokega hriba. Obstojalo je il
"K-Ration'' in "a priboljsek ali
dessert" je incl ''a stick OF
gum. Med obedom je opazoval
Nemce in bill pripravljen "a
vsak slucaj, se. bi ga zapazili. v
pismu Johnny tudi omenja, ka-
ko Sc je po nakljucju sestal z
nekim Slovencem, XII je bill po-
preje italijanski politieni jetnik.
Omenjeni ujetnik Sc je nitro O.
glasil, ko je slisal porocnika
Leksana spregovoriti slovensko
Vprasal ga je brz, &c je> Slove-
nee. "Seveda!" mu je odgovoril
Johnny. Sploh ne more popisa,
sati, kaksno veselie ,je bilo, ke
je slisal ameriskega vojaka, 60
voriti slovensko. V'pismu pra'
vi, da je bill tisti ujetnik donna
il Ljubljane: skoda, da nj po'
vedal imena! - Predno Sc je
Johnny podal ma fronto, je po,
slal svoji mani krasno zapon'
ko dragocenimi kamni Ruby
in Mother of PEARL.
Drugi n j-en sin je Edward
Leksan, S. F sc pri mornarici
Zanj Jim zacasno nj znano, kje
Sc nahaja. Pred odhodom V ne
znani kraj, Sc je nahajal A
laski, odkoder je prosil mamo
maj mu poslje svojo sliko, da j
DO napravil okvir liz razbitiE
kosov japonskega zrakoplova '
spomin.
Potem ,je tretj sin, Ludvil
Leksan: ,Pursuer. On Sc nahajs
nekje ma morju. Predno Sc j
izvezbal 70 ''pursuerja' je bi
"Pharmacist's Mate NORMA
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-28

favorable. Miss Vera Candon
and Mrs. Adolph Candon, who
attended this meeting, present
ed the supreme board with a
$4,000 War Bond from circle
No. 6 and thus considerably re-
enforced our main treasury.
Thanks, girls, and we hope you
will soon be able to resume the
activities of the St. Clair circle
and thus help many Of our
young women and girls in that
community to find a purpose
and goal in the activities of the
Slovene Progressive Women of
America.
Circle No. Z in Collinwood
however, is more fortunate oc-
cording to the report of Miss
Eleonore Kline, daughter of our
supreme president. She is a
very intelligent and devoted
member of our organization. So
far, their activities have always
been very successful a n d al
though their membership is not
large, they are enthusiastic and
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-28

co pred odrom. Bala sem Sc, da
bi Sc morda prehladila. Nadalje
hvala Franku Marasu, oskrbni-
ku Slovenskega delavskega do
ma ker nam je vseskozi poma-
gal pri slednjem delu, potem ma
sim igralcem, kateri so zrtvova-
| Ii svoj prosti cas- ter hodili ma
yaje v najvecjem mrazu. Imeti
vaje ma odru v taksnem mrazu,
kot smo ga imeli ravno teden
pred igro, nj nobena sala. Kdor
i je ze kdaj incl vaje ma odru,
DO gotovo razumel. Torej vedi-
te, smo YAM Progresivne Slo-
venke cd krozka st! l zelo hva-
lezne "a vase pozrtvovalnost.
Pozabiti tudi ne .smem zahva-
lie Mr.. in Mrs. B. Godec "a We
likodusni dar, XII nam je prav
dobrodosel, tvrdki A. Grdina "a
pespieno pohistvo, = in j. sorcu,
IV. Coffu in ]. Zaicu, kateri so
nam pomagali pri ureditvi odra.
TakSna stvar, oziroma pri-
! reditey, nam da dosti della, to-
da me Sc ga ne ustrasimo, samo
da so gledalci zadovoljni in "a
dovoljstva Sc je opazilo mnogo
| vsevprek med ohcinstvom. Pa
sal tudi nj euda, ker ga je ia
"skratelj1ek Reksi' takc gbsno
Z h. aaHsesa : 20 ~ Z + 5aAtA
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-28

cooperate with one another. AS
we have read recently in a re-
port. of the Yugoslav Relief
Committee, by Mr.. Durn they
are planning to give a benefit
dance for this worthy cause.
This will be one occasion, when
our youth will demonstrate it's
appreciation and understanding
of the heroic struggle of our
brothers and sisters abroad for
freedom and independence from
tyranny and want.
They will show, that though
they may seem outwardiy care
free and happy-go-lucky, they
are really deeply concerned
with the things, happening a.
round them.
If you wish to join one of the
Circles, contact our supreme
secretary, Mrs. Josephine Ia
krajsek, 1908 Cornelia Ave.,
evenings between $50 and Z and
she will gladly direct you to the
circle most convenient for you.
The Editor.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-28
A Glimpse Into the
Young Progressive
WOmen's'' Activities

At the supreme boards meet
ing in January, it was brought
forth, that the two circles of
our younger women and girls
are not as active as they them
selves would wish. Circle No. 6
has found it necessary to give
up its meetings for the time
being. The remaining members
of the circle are all good and
will hold out until conditions for
further activities become more
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-28
KrOzki
porocajo...
Najlepsa hvala!

Da, najlepsa hvala vsem, XII
ste nam pomagali v enem ali
drugem oziru pri nasi prireditvi
v nedeljo 13. februarja! V prvl
vrsti maj sprejme iskreno "a
hvaIo MIR. Steblaj, kateri je igro
reziral in poleg tudi igral veil
ko vlogo oceta, nadalje Mrs.
Candon ker je bila tako dobra
in sla suflirati v tisto mrzlo ko-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-28
Porocilo krozka Stew. 8
v Euclidu
VSE KARKOLI

p.trebu.ie Sc Cd ozdravnika,
bod, ,zylecenje cob, polnjeuje
zeb in enako lahko dobite y W
se polno zadovoljstvo pr dr..
zu1nikn ne .da bi zgubih pr TEN
dost' cass.. Use dele ie narejeno.
skadar VAN Gas prfpusca. urat
nj I,aslov;
4. who'd na ". cesti !.
Is nsu 20 y0 paslORje
6I3l 81. Clai. Ave.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-28

in srckano lomil. Res dobra je
bila! In tudi drugi MISC zaosta-
jail! Podali ste nam nekaj, kar
smo uzivali vsi - start in mia
di.
Torei Sc enkrat vsem: tisoce-
ra hvala "a vse!
Eva Coff.
Porocilo krozka Stew. 8
v .Euclidu
Najprvo hocem porocati We
,selo vest, da Sc je zopet vrnila
med mas nasa predsednica Fran
ces Gorjanc. Tekom njene od-
sotnosti nam je pr,a v dobro
predsedov a La podpredsedniea,
Angela Ogrin, katera je daro-
vala en- dollar v krozkovo bla-
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Shaggy O'Shea Is Not Blase
Bv Rosalind Shafer.

along. He walks up and down,
lights and throws away cigarettes
until he gets things under control.
His eyes are very blue and friendly,
though quick to narrow into a
harder look when the conversation
turns to things he doesn't find pleas
ant. He wouldn't be a good guy to
try to put anything over on.
He learned the hard sharp get
him-be before he -gets-you code as a
youngster on the streets of Hartford,
Conn.,, and, later, New York's East
side. He doens't like that, he says;
one of the things that has attracted
him since he came to Hollywood has
been the life Of the rodeo people,
the cowboys and cattle folk and
horse experts. He likes their free
acceptance Of fellow for himself,
rather than for who he is and what
he's got. He has some horses, hopes
to own q ranch soon so he can bring
his wife and their son and daughter
to grow up on it.
Like many actors, O'Shea has that
nervous urge to be busy with some
thing that employs his hands. He
likes carpentry, and bricklaying. in
which he still carries a union card,
from a period when his theatrical
work thinned out.
His interest in acting is intense.
To him it's an almost sacred calling
as John Barrymore once ex-
pressed 1t.
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Gotham Moves
Into the Open
For Summer
| Rn .Inck 0,Rrian
By Jack O'Brian.
NEW YORK.


Along dozens of New York
streets, tiny restaurants, big hotels
and playtime establishments of all
types have set out tables, erected
tiny canopies and are serving tall
cool ones and food to diners and
Slippers who don't mind gasoline
fumes.
New York is a gay place this
spring. The air may not be quite
so good as the mountains or beaches
but for millions of loyal cliff dwellers
it will do.
In Rockefeller Plaza, along Gen.
trail Park south. at the famous Bre-
WORT and Fifth avenue hotels in
Greenwich Village, on side streets
and main stems, bit of bright
awning, tree stuck in box and a
portable hedge do tricks the most
fashionable designers couldn't top.
Aside from the sidewalk doings,
the Astor Roof opened Monday
night amid sudden importing of
younger celebrants.
Two other fashionable places. atop
the Waldorf-Astoria and the st.
Regis Hotels, also opened a few days
ago.
The Waldorf's Starlight roof is
much the same as last year, with
Morton Downey as its chief attrac-
ton.
Now that the dimout has been
lifted, all three roofs have un-
shrouded the French doors leading
to outdoor terraces and again a
stroll near cloud and a glimpse Of
the Manhattan skyline can be had.
Evening star., 1944-05-28
But One Ghost Stands Out
Bv Laurence Perry.

and intent in which they were
written.)
Early Doom Forecast.
At any rate, set upon the task
OF saving the institution, the min
istering angel fits between the in
stitution and Washington, only in
the end to find that the guardian
angel of Brother Fidelis, director of
the business end of the orphanage,
and very practical man of no faith
at all in ghosts, has attended to
the business of setting institutional
affairs Alright. Incidentally, Brother
Fidelis' good spirit does it's work
unseen.
This might have been a play of
beautiful mystical symbolism and
indeed there is some beauty of a
sort, especially in the last act. But
on the whole the comedy is loaded
down with tropical japes and gags,
while difference to timeliness led to
the superimposing on the main plot
OF a Nazi side issue-saboteurs each
ing submarine supplies on a nearby
beach and so forth.
I greatly fear Career Angel will
shortly join all that is mortal of
dead plays in Gains storehouse.
released BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1944-05-28
HOLLYWOOD.


Michael O'Shea is mentioned
around town as a young Spencer
Tracy. He's rugged, heavy set and
a good dramatic actor, but there the
resemblance ends. He's very much
a person himself.
Muscular in a way that makes
him a problem for tailors, O'Shea
looks his best in the cowboy regalia
which he's never worn on the screen.
He wears it in rodeos, though.
(O'Shea has the gold turtle button
that makes him eligible for all
American rodeos.)
The records say Edward Michael
O'Shea Is 80, but his only wrinkles
are those from crinkling his eyes
under the glare Of the California
sun. He laughs readily, displaying
q set Of fine teeth, as well as an
easy-going, friendly disposition. He
has gusty, enthusiastic outlook on
life that accents his boyishness.
He's a teetotaler, he AYERS, and
smokes cigarettes mainly to cover
a natural nervousness. The pros
pect of an interview had him wor-
ried, and that's refreshing change
from the blase actors who regard
interviews as part of the price of
fame. O'Shea actually was excited
about it.
He admits that he's afflicted with
a nervous shyness when he meets
people for the first time and has to
talk himself out of it as he goes
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Karlof Is Signed
For Two Pictures
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Boris Karloff, signed by RKo for
two pictures, will make his initial
appearance In "The Island of the
Dead" an original screenplay by
Josef Mischief, to be directed by
Mark Robson and produced by Val
Lewton, under the supervision of
Jack Gross.
The Island of the Dead" is the
story Of party of travellers con-
fined to a small island off the coast
Of Greece, where they have taken
refuge during the Greco Turkish
war of 1912, and which is beset by
plague. The legend of the Vrykolaka,
character of Greek superstition,
half-vampire, half ghoul, plays a
large part in the story.
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Todd's Varga Girl
Encounters Rival
By the Associated Press.

by luc ASSOCldGeC HISSS.
NEW YORK.
Mike Todd, producer of Mexican
Hayride," has a~rival for his huge
Varga girl who reposes in sign
board splendor for approximately a
block atop the Winter Garden The
ater.
Rearing up 10 stories and COM
pletely covering the front Of the
Palace Theater building, where the
film "Show Business" is playing, a
giant figure of dancing girl stops
entire Times Square crowds who
watch her kick silk hat three times
every minute.
AS the toe hits the hat, colored,
Illuminated stars do sparkling
dance. Chain-drive engines power
full enough to run baby tank op-
crate the figure. The span of
transparent canvas stretches go feet
by 40 feet.
Evening star., 1944-05-28
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
The more of ghosts and other
spiritual characters I see upon the
stage-there have been many this
season-the more I am convinced
that the lovely wrath in Noel Cow
ards "Blithe Spirit" stands aloof
in her establishment of spiritistic
illusion. She cast speel of un-
earthliness, not only in appearance
which is extremely important in
such characterizations-but, even
more Importantly, in the lines given
her to speak and the manner in
which she spoke them.
But when you see a ghost, as in a
recent play, who boasts of his ability
to pass through the walls of a house
and thereupon, on two occasions,
inadvertently collides with a door
jamb and recoils in manner quite
corporal; when you see spirits
whose material characteristics are
not Offset by white face paint, or
pallid garb, you find Imagination
completely unable to rise to the de-
mands either of author or players.
Illusion Is Difficult.
Illusion is still further circum-
vented when these dramatic ecto-
plasns have quickly to step aside
lest they run into earthlings, or
earthlings into them, Or when au-
thor's convenience requires that they
be seen. by specified members of a
cast and not by others Effect is
still further defeated when the
ghostly characters reveal habit of
mind and general demeanor of the
fieshly. L 45ss III
A case in point is the angel in
Career Angel" the new comedy at
the National TYheater, written by
Gerard M. Murray, who, under
stand, is Of the cloth.
The story is laid in a Roman
Catholic orphanage in Georgia
which is in desperate financial
straits-mortgage, unpaid meat bills;
everything at economically loose
ends. To Brother Seraphim, a
sanity character, beautifully played
by Whitford Kane, comes his guard
ian angel, Glenn Anders, who COM
bines the appearance and action of
a varsity football tackle with the
mugging humor of vaudeville come
dian. (No offense to Mr.. Anders,
who merely followed direction and
spoke his lines in precisely the spirit