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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14

against the abbey and Mt.
Cairo, continued aim ost
without cessation until to-
day.
The British on the beachhead
front launched a small tank-sup-
ported attack west of Carroceto
(Aprilia) where they made a
short advance and captured a
bridge which runs over the rail-
way there.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14

has not yet purchased an extra
bond can put Michigan over the
top by midnight Tuesday.
Today, gallants, school children,
bankers and retailers are staging
a gigantic selling campaign to
raise $30,000,000 in war bonds.
Every customer entering
downtown store will be asked to-
day to make an extra bond
purchase. School children have
been called out to ring doorbells
in the hope of reaching the 6OO.-
600 Michigan families who have
not yet participated in the drive.
Those not contacted by this
great selling army are strongly
urged TO purchase their bonds at
the nearest bank, movie theater.
school or retail store. A call to
any Detroit police station will
bring out a scout car to your door
to pick up your money and de-
liver the bond.
The army also will lend it's
support TO the Fourth Loan drive
today when 10 vehicles of various
types will be placed on strategic
downtown corners at IL a. m.
and remain on display until 8 D. m.
Prices of the various pieces of
equipment will be posted on the
vehicles as a reminder of the high
cost of war. Names Of the nearest
bond issuing agencies will also be
listed and the people are asked
TO purchase bonds to the amount
of the vehicles cost.
Although Michigan is rapidly
approaching its overall quota OF
$40, 600 900 this is mainly due to
excessive corporation sales. There
is still time, however, for the
peoples purchases 10 hit their
mark. Buy bond today, for VIC
tory and for future security.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
Buck Jones Widow
WEEDS Businessman

RENO, New, Feb. ID. CUP)-
Mrs. Belle Jones, widow of west
ern movie star Charles Buck
Jones, and Theodore Corder, bust
nessman of Susanville, Cal, were
honeymOoning today after their
marriage here Saturday night.
Jones died in the Boston Cocoa
nut Grove fire in November. 1912.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14

IN MICHIGAN. dollars are no less sorely
l needed
Tomorrow is the last day Of the Fourth
War Loan campaign, and millions of dollars
must still be raised.
Corporations and banks have already
bought more war bonds than the government
thought they could
Individuals haven't, and it's to them that
the government is making a last day appeal:
Buy another Oar bond before midnight
tomorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14

OF Lake PeipuS was in Russian
hands As Il result of the victory
STEEL CITY RING TIGHTENS
The German divisions trapped
IN the middle Dnieper regions.
north of ZvenIgorodka and Shpola,
were engaged as the Russians
drew the steel ring tighter around
them
one OF the Russian formations
captured the railroad station Of
Sotuiki after savage fight during
which 500 Germans were killed.
Nor tn We of Zvenigorodka
Nali troops attacked seven times
in an effort 10 break through,
without success but the battle
field was described as a Shambles.
Uttered with the bodies OF German
dead and their wrecked equipment
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
THE WAR FRONTS

RUSSIA-Reds chase Nazs within of Pskov escape
gate 10 Lavia, seizng 500 including rail of
Luga and Pona. page L.
TALY-Continued Fifth Army Nazi retreat on
beachhead south Of Rome. Rage L.
PACFIC-Yank bombers again blast lettering Rabaut and
Kendari ardromes. Page l.
AIR WAR-Nazs rake London during heaviest raid in months
as Allied fers rip French invasion coast anew page L.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
Montagu Norman Better

LONDON. Feb Il. CUPD Mon
tagu Norman, governor OF the
Bank of England, has recovered
completely from pncumoccoccal
meningitis after being treated
with pencillin, IL was reported
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
Yank BOnlherS Pound
; RaIDauI AirfieIdS
BY FRANK ROBERTSON

GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ.,
New Guinea, Feb. IA tINS) -
tottering air base at Ra-
baul received another heavy
pounding Friday as American
bomberS struck all three airfeldS
there in a concentrated daylight
attack
Operating from Solomons
bases. the Americans dumped l34
tons Of explosives on the Rapopo,
Tobera and Vunakanau air
dromeS. causing large explosions
and fires Six Jap barges IN the
harbor were sunk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
FIGHTING lessons

Reports from the front said
that the beachhead was compare
lively quiet except in the Caro-
,ceto area. There the Germans
succeeded in reoccupying a large
factory building in the village of
S tracc h a ami which had
changed hands at least four
times.
The fury Of the fighting, dur
ing which the Fifth Army went
back on the offensive after crush
ing a determined series of Ger
man counterattacks, diminished
somewhat.
Headquarters revealed that the
7l5th German infantry division
which was rushed from the south
OF France had suffered heavy
casualties. Since the beachhead
(COnfinnad ON DaUa CoI o.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14

airdrome on the island Of Celebes.
Large fires visible so miles we're
lgnited in revetment areas.
Farther south the LiberatOrs
raided Japan'S base at Dill or the
island of Timor, starting fires.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14

than midnight tonight to be
considered by the judges.
Although the post office
has been appealing to letter
writer's for some time TO include
the zone number on all adj
dresses. many still mail letters
without the number. There is no
word to describe such letters
which slow up the mails.
Postal workers call inn
properly addressed letters
mikes" and those too bulky for
cancelling machines "slugs."
They term quantities of eata-
logs flats" and circulars
"circs." What are they going to
call letters without zone num-
bers ?
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THE RULES

NO entries postmArked after
midnight Monday, Feb. 10, l9tf,
viii be accepted.
70 ontestaRts may send ~ many
entries as desired 80 long a.
there ~ only one word written on
each PAGE with the sender's name
and address.
3-Post office and Times employees.
their families. and any one Who
did not buy war bond IN
February are Ineligible
$50 entry that does not have the
Times rome number IN the adj
dress and the sender's rone
number 30 any IN your com
munityl IN the return address will
be- considered
b-NO entry will ~ Acknowledged
ar returned, and questions about
entries can not b. answered by
telephone. letter or IN personal
visits
G--iudees' decision viii h. final
Tn the event the winning word is
suggested hy more than one indi4
yiduai. the prize viii b. awarded
10 The neatest entry. Fancy or
elaborate entries are not wanted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14

Your share is a 500 one, but buy any
one, Just so you buy.
MOT knowing who sells war bonds is no
excuse.
Just call Randolph 500 That's the
police, and they will send patrolman to get
your order.
Not having telephone is no excuse.
Go to the corner, and tell the policeman
there that you want to buy war bond.
HE'LL get one, for you; HE knows all
about Tarawas marines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14

the [ r G a S ury
o fife @ h ere
show that but
SO per cent Of
the pc Cpl e's
goal of $751;
600 600 has
b @ e n S u BE-
Scribed.
Only an ALL
out effort by
every Michigan
re : n ont xyhn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14

You help by sending in your suggestion be-
fore midnight tonight Read the rules printed here you
have purchased bond February you eligible to
in your suggested word.
Mail the word along with your and address and The
date of your February bond purchase
ZONE NUMBERS. Detroit 81 Mich
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14

T HESE are men who can't fight any more
1 going home over the battle redeemed
waters of the tropical Pacific.
Two are walking wounded, and can sit
mp.
Some Of them are dying.
Some are unconscious.
One is blinded
Five men in water to their armplts are
motive power and the vessel rubber raft
All Of them were stiH sorely needed on
the death-haunted beaches during the Battle
of Tarawa, costliest in the marines history.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
State L0sino
Bond Battle

Hope of Michigan reaching its
individual quota in the Fourth
War Loan drive is rapidly dwin-
ding today. Latest reports from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
Postal Zone Contest
To End at Midnight

Today is the last day to the for $50
bond offered by The Detroit Times for little word
The bond the for the best word designating
addressed without numbers.
Your entry be in the and posmarked not later
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
In The Times TO-DAY

Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered To your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-salesman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
bUYER rs TIE III
1000 FOOD CARS
Strike PefiIS
City S Supply
0fVegetdb|eS

Detroit's supply of fresh
fruits and vegetables was
imperiled today a more than
1000 carloads of periShabIes
were tied up at the Detroit
Union Produce Terminal. 720l
w. Fort, by a strike Of 200
buyers protesting OPA price
regulations.
George w. Thlcrwcchtcr.
manager of the terminal
which handles - per cent of
the produce coming into the
city, said that the buyers
most Of them members Of
the Michigan Fruit Truckers
Association, were protesting
OPA retail ceiling prices
scheduled to Go into effect
tomorrow on IS items hide
pendent buyers stopped pur-
chases in sympathy with the
truckers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
Reds Chase N'aZiS
Fleeing Into LalVia
BY NATALIA RENE

MOSCOW Feb II GNS) -
Routed German forces were re-
ported IN full flight today along
the banks Of frozen Lake Peipus
hotly pursued by low flying So
Wet planes. cavalry and light
armorcd units now only 30 miles
from P>koN, the gateway to
LAVA
While Red troops that took
Polna - miles north OF PSkov
pounded hard on the heels OF the
fleeing Na2ls. other German units
that escaped from captured Luga.
the great rail hub below Lcnln-
grad rctreated toward Staraya.
Russia faced imminent danger OF
being cut of.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
MEETING IGNORED

Thicrwech1cr said that The
buyers were also angry because
the OPA representatives all,gcdly
failed 10 show up ~ q protest
meeting OF Tho truckers held
yesterday
Both ThicrWCChtcr and Clinton
Campbell. OPA attorney appealed
10 the buyers 20 end the strike
II am more concerned with
my boy across the sea than
am about the price of cabbage"
Campbell told The strikers.
He said that W T. FITZGERALD
regional OPA director was I'M
Washington today attempting TO
Stralghten out the situation
ANGERED BY oPA
$50 far a. I can determine.
ThlerWcChtcr said, "the BUYERS
are bitter against OPA rcgula-
tionS I'm general, and the failure
of The OPA To appear YES
terday."
Thierwechtcr didn't Indicate
whether there was any immediate
possibility OF the produce spelling.
but he did say that supplies would
he scarce in most Detroit stores
today.
a few stores he said. probably
have some produce left over from
the weekend, but not IN consider
able quantities.
cit is hard" Thicrwcchtcr
said. "to get these buyers to do
any talking about their troubles.
But they simply aren't buying"
The charge that OPA officials
Continued on Page ?, Col. y
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
LUGA SURVIVORS TRAPPED

Russian forces driving south
west from Bateskaya east of
Luga provided a serious threat 90
these German survivors of the
bloody battle 81 Luga, where they
suffered heavy casualties.
The capture Of Luga climaxcd
a spectacular Red advance over a
flve-day period during which Gen.
Leonid Govorov'S men overran
more than 500 communities i'm
40 mile advance. LUCAS fall
threatened the escape of a quarter
of a million NaziS in northern
Russia, south Of LeninGrad
Virtually all Of the eastern bank
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
LIGHT OPPOSITION

The Jap defenders. apparently
cracking under the ceaSelcSS daily
rain of bombs. were able 10 get a
few planes into the air. three Of
which were shot down in flames
and five others probably de-
stroyed. Two American planes
were lost. others damaged.
"A dispatch from Pat Robin
son. ms war correspondent at
an advanced SolomonS base.
disclosed today that an eSti-
mated 10000 JapS are living in
terror al bomb rocked RabaulD
OTHER AREAS HIT
In the Bergen Bay sector Of
New Britain, American marines
forced the JapS into a haSty with
drawdi and discovered new evil
dence of starvation among the
isolated JapS.
On New Guinea. Allied night
air patrols scored direct hits on
a 3,0OO-ton Jap cargo vessel that
was left listing of WewaK.
ON the Madang coast below
Wewak the Allied air patrols
raked the airdrome runway at
AleNlShaten. Knocked out or dam
aged two gun batteries at Buna
Buna Harbor, bombed ground IA
cilitleS az karkar Island and
struck villages on Cape Iris.
Heavy damage was inflicted and
mank fires kindled.
Liberators pounded the Kendari
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-14
THE WEATHER


The sun VIII set A. 70f m TODAY
and rise tomorrow At SIS a. M
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CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06
InHoIIYwood

as casting director took her to de
Sylva's office.
mfr. de SYLVIA" said the casting
director, I'D like you to meet Mrs.
Camel"
"Oh-o-o-o-o-o, it was terrible"
Sara Berner said. II talked to de
Sylvia for 20 minutes. But every
body called me Mrs. Camel. 1t was
Mrs. Camel this and Mrs. Camel
that. Nobody even mentioned my
name. Nobody called me Sara Ber-
ner. Just Mrs. Camel. Even today
when I see Mr.. de sylvia on the lot
he says, Hello, Mrs. Camel It's
heart-breaking."
De Sylvia, you see, had to approve
Sara'S voice as Mrs. Camel for that
gag sequence in THE Road to
Morocco" which is why the casting
director took Sara to his office.
A THOUSAND VOICES
Her name probably doesn't mean
much to you, either. But you're
familiar with her voice in thous-
and forms on screen and radio. In
fact, she has the most famous voice
in Hollywood. She's the voice Of Red
Hot Riding Hood in those M-G-M
cartoons, the voice Of Little Jasper
in George Pals Puppetoons. She's
Josephine of the Amos and Andy
show, Gladys Zybisco of the Jack
Benny show.
Being just voice in a town where
faces are so important Is paying
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06
STATE

Capacity attendance at Warmers
State theater yesterday marked the
opening performance of the musical
comedy Around the World" star
ring Kay Kyser and his band with
a score of other entertainers and
celebrities.
According to reports the or Pro-
fessor's newest vehicle is his best
as he outdoes himself in providing
gay, tuneful and original musical
entertainment that was applauded
by yesterdays audiences.
The film weaves its story around
a obe-circling tour of American
Army camps and bases abroad by
Kay, his band and his College of
Musical knowledge, eight lovely
actresses and clever featured cast.
Mischa Auer, who spends his time
picking up souvenirs and getting
Kay and himself into trouble; Joan
Davis, in constant pursuit of any
thing in pants, and Marcy Nc
CURE, as a StoWaWay whom the
troupe adopts, head the long list of
featured players.
Commencing with performance
before Yank group in Australia,
the company flies to Chungking
then to Cairo, on to Tunis and
finally reaches Monrovia in Liberia,
each time introducing a couple of
catchy new songs and dance num-
bers before huge soldier audiences
while the hilarious Interpret Of
rivalry and spy messages goes OIL
between the show ensembles.
The result Is a colorful lnelange
Of !. firth and music with never a
LETT WI anywhere. Kyser himself
sparks the whole show in inimitable
fashion and Auer is at his droll
best in one of his happiest roles to
date. Miss Davis and Miss Mcclure
are excellent: Kyser's new singer
Georgia Carroll, is charming, and
Harry Babbitt. Ish Kabibble, Sully
Mason, Wally Brown, Alan Carney
Ivan Lebedeff and host of sup.
porting players deliver well-han-
died portrayals.
"Tarzan's Desert Mystery with
Johnny Weismuller and Nancy KEEL
ly in featured roles is the second
hit of the program.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06
POLL

Melody, mirth and romance form
the ingredients Of the tasty little
dish Metro Goldwyn-M Mayer will be
serving at the Loew Poll theater
Friday, where Broadway Rhythm"
will thrill the moviegoers. Starring
George Murphy, Ginny Simms plus
the music of Tommy Dorsey and his
orchestra. Broadway Rhythm" is
shown In beautiful technicolor! and
is a "must-see" on your movie list.
It's the story of a theatrical fam
lily that has attained success and
the impact on them Of the presence
of a very lovely Hollywood movie
star. It's gay and colorful and the
story has several new twists.
Charles Winninger clowns and toots
a trombone in duet with Dorsey,
George Murphy sings and dances,
Ginny SinmS raises her glorious
voice in song, Lena Horne dances q
spectacular boogie-woogie number
and sings two songs. Hazel Scott
does things to a piano and Dean
Murphy and the Ross Sisters con-
tribute outstanding moments to the
film. Comics Nancy Wake. Ben
Blue and Eddie Rochester" Ander-
son supply the laugh lines and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06
In The Local TheaterS

ing William Gargan, and comic Nat
Pendleton.
The film revolves around the adj
ventures of Lowell Blackboard, play
ed by Kay. Lowell is a mild-man-
nered musician VINO comes to New
York to publish a symphonietta he
has written. He is given the run
around by the group of prize-fght
promoters he accidentally falls in
with when they learn that Kay
possesses a hereditary evil eye
which has the power to omlnobilize
it's victims.
They plan to get Kay to use his
eye on the opponent of their fighter
in order to win the match. To do
this they get him job leading a
night-club band and set Marilyn
Maxwell as the bait. Things BOOM
erang when Marilyn falls in love
with Kay, which is not according to
plan. She tells him the plot, but
Kay still loves her and both are
happy in the romantic finish.
An added treat for theatergoerS
is the presence of Lena Horne sing
ing a hit song as only she can sing
it, The Merriel Abbott dancers per-
form several novelty numbers.
On the same program is "Tunis-
ian Victory"
Coming to close tonight at the
Strand is the engagement of the
Good Old Days.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06

Sara big dividends.
Il can get even with a lot of
people," Sara chuckled. For in
stance, those Speaking of AMI
mails" shorts In which the animals
speak. "If don't like a girl because
she's catty or something, I just copy
her voice for a cat or skunk
ON THE WAY UP
Like a lot Of other young ladies
who are attractive Sara Is very
much So-and talented, she wanted
to be a great actress when she left
home in Tulso, Okla, for New
York. But she got only as far as
Philadelphia, where she sold hats
in a department store. Then she got
an acting job on a radio station.
later Joined a stage unit and was
playing the Orpheum theater in
Los Angeles when Hollywood dis
covered her.
Not long ago Sara received a
call from a studio for a role in a
picture. II was thrilled" she said.
"At long last I was to appear in
a picture. To have my face on the
screen. You don't know what that
means to voice. Well, the makeup
man spent over an hour fixing my
hair and putting on my makeup.
But all they shot was the back OF
my head. I was long distance
telephone operator!"
When George Pal first started
to make the Little Jasper films
they hired little Negro boy for
the voice. BY the time they got
around to making the picture,
though, the boy had grown a head
taller and his voice was different.
They sent for Sara Berner in a
hurry.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06

Elizabeth Taylor. 12-year-old Eng
lish girl who has the title role in
M-G-M's National Velvet" has
grown so fond of horses since the
picture started filming-she rides
one in a steeplechase In it-that she
has started collection of horses in
glass, wood and pottery. She has
about thirty Of them.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06
STRAND

Metro Goldwyn-Mayer has made
tuneful, well-rounded film of Kay
Kyser's newest screen effort called
"Sing Fever. In the picture, which
starts Friday at the Strand theater
Kay's band is given ample support
from such performers as the blonde,
torch-singing Marilyn Maxwell,
glamorous Lena Horne, wise-crack-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06

Little Margaret O'Brien is trying
to talk the manager Of the apart
ment house in which she lives, to
perbit her to keep lust little tiny
horse" in the apartment. Margaret,
it seems, has fallen in love with a
three-week- Shetland pony at a
nearby children'S riding academy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06

Although Don Hubert, M-G-M
contract player. has appeared in
fifty pictures during the past eight
years, he had never been photo
graphed in Technicolor until recent
ly, when he was cast in Meet Me In
st. Louis
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06

Reginald Owen. M-G-M's veteran
character actor, has had seventy
two screen roles in this country and
countless others on the stage in
England and New York, but in
M-G-Ms National Velvet" for the
first time he Is portraying q farmer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06
Up And Down Broadway
By JACK GAVER
United Press Drama Editor

NEW YORK-(UP)- Of the acting
greats OF Paris fo almost 20 years before the Nz invasion her
vehicle The House in Paris by Mawby
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06

To keep your porcelain enameled
teakettle sweet and clean, boil a
vinegar solution In 1t occasionally.
using one cup Of vinegar to a quart
of water,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06
The Kings Kitchen!

"GOOd food cooked 10
the Queens taste" 4
cheerful and unique
Coffee shop open from
z n. m. until 1 n. m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06

Bunny walters joins Miss Simms in
the glamour department.
There are songs galore and color
full dancing to please the eyes well
as the ear and George Murphy gets
the gal in the finale. This is really
a lavishing entertainment spectacle
produced by the company that pro-
duces all the big hits! Metro-Gold
wyn-Mayer.
The program will be rounded out
with selected shorts and will be o
swell afternoon or evening spent
for anyone young or old. So make
plans not to miss this Show Of
shows.
Ending tonight the sensational
action hit 1.-The Fighting Seabees"
with John Wayne and Susan Hay
ward plus End hit the gay musical
Rosie The Riveter" with Jane
Frazee and Frank AlbertSon.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA STAFF Correspondent

The girl with the most photo
graphed voice in America could bite
through a nail every time she thinks
Of it. Why, 1t was awful. For years
she wanted to meet big studio
executive. Then the casting office
made a date for her to meet Buddy
de sylvia, the big man at Paramount
who could make you a star over
night. Her heart started humping
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06

Vic McLaglen - Vic is six feet
four. His wife, Suzanne. is six feet
two. His daughter. Sheila. is six
feet one. As the trio entered the
Brown Derby the other night, solrle-
one eracked: Look -ther's Holly.
woads tallest story"