davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1944-11-01

for interurban highways, as well as
intraurban highways.
Gen. Grant emphasized what he
said was the postwar need of the
proposed bridge over the Potomac
at Alexandria, and the South Cap
itol Street Bridge over the Ana
costa, to help traffic bypass the
downtown area He reiterated the
Planning Commissions approval of
single bridge to replace the old
Highway Bridge. He opposed the
Commissioners plan for two differ
ent bridges of four lanes each, de-
claring they would pour too much
traffic into the already overbur-
dened streets of the Capital. The
two-lane project now is before the
Evening star., 1944-11-01

population of l,250,000 or 100000. !"
The consultants' recommendation
for circumferential streets around
the business section met the gen.
erals approval. He added that the
proposed fort drive around the city
should be farther out of the city
than recommended by the consult
ants in order to intersect radial
highways.
Studies are continuing in Coop
Grafton with Maryland, Virginia. and
Public Roads Administration off,
cials on the thoroughfare system in
the Metropolitan Area, he said.
Stressed in this phase of develop
ment, was legislation which he said
already had passed the Senate, but
not the House, to provide Federal aid
Evening star., 1944-11-01

city. There would be the stadium,
parade ground, facilities for boat
races and swimming meets, small
stadium for tennis, and other fea-
lures. The Armory already is there"
The business area is not as de-
veloped as it could and should be,
he declared, pointing out that only
IL per cent of it has reached the
110-feet height permitted already
by zoning regulations.
There is plenty of space for
growth of the commercial and bus
iness area" he said, "even if the
Metropolitan Area increased to a
Evening star., 1944-11-01
Var Departments district engineer

War Departments district engineer
here.
Gen. Grant reviewed the housing
problem of Washington, declaring
there is too much emphasis on
apartments and flats. The city
needs more single family houses, he
said. and there still is considerable
acreage" in the city for such con-
struction.
Slums should be obliterated, he
told the club, reviewing the pro-
posal of the Planning Commission
for urban redevelopment in pending
legislation. This bill, he said, had
been delayed BY the controversy
between private builders and public
housing. There were 10000 families
Evening star., 1944-11-01

showed a map with SO sites picked
by the Planning Commission in 1928
as possibilities for airflelds, but said
the Civil Aeronautics Authority now
estimates the city will need about 20.
E. E. Hunt, president of the Torch
Club, presided.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
Beviin BareS
Greece Pact

LONDON. Dec. 10 CUP)-La-
Dor Minister Beyln revealed today
that Britain had an agreement
with Russia regarding the "stas
bllization' of Greece. and TIA
proposals concerning Greece were
initiated by President Roosevelt
at Quebec
Bcvin, in a blunt speech at the
British Labor party,s annual con-
ference disclosed thai the labor
ministers in Prime Minister
Churchiii'S cabinet took part in
the decisions on Brtain's policy in
Greece, and looking back, l can
not convince myself that any OF
these GCCTyIoHs- were WF6he
After f5e0in'S candid speech,
~ ffteit-tft- effect comprised nc
tense OF Churchill and labor lead.
ers with regard 10 their policy in
tt1r' current IiTCUfK CTTyIy- the party
approved a compromise resolution
urging an immediate armlstice IN
Greece. establishment OF a pro-
vlsional government, and eventu.
ally free elections.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
; Coming Home
From War.FrOnt
y (Ses Pictorial ReVisw)
By VERA BROWN

There five Detroit families today with deep JOY and
Thanksgiving in their hearts and complete pandemonium their
homes.
The Incredible the nottobe-hoped-for has happened
them Their fighting CT with Gen. Pattons Third the
mud sush of France coming home for Christmas.
30-day furlough.
There Purple Hearts among the five.
Here's what happened in the home of Mrs John Gingerea
Of Lakevew Sgt. Jr will be
home for that white Christmas:
First just sat right down and cried for joy Then
washed every blanket in the house. Then right
with Leonard he's boys only nephew, and bought the
biggest Christmas could fnd-S7 worth
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
Planes Sink
7 Jap Ships

GEN. MACARTHUR'S HQ.,
PHILIPPINES. Dec - GNS)-
Sinking of seven Japanese ships
in a Leyte-bound convoy and the
probable sinking of three more
enemy vessels was disclosed to-
day in Gen. MacArthur'S com
munique.
Macarthur revealed that deS-
perate Jap efforts TO relieve their
beleaguered Leyte garrison led
10 the sinking of four transports
and three destroyers in two days
of running battle. IN addition,
one destroyer and two transports
were left dead and burning in
the water and 80 Jap planes were
shot down in aerial combat,
The enemy convoy was pro-
tected by heavy fighter cover and
some of the supply and troop
laden ships managed To reach
-Fafumpun Jap held -port- north
of Ormoc Bay
Gen Macarthur also revealed
that American shipping was UNI
der a I { a c K, sustaining some
damage and casualties"
TN broadcast monitored
by the Blue Network, Radio
Tokyo ciaimrd- that Jap suicide
aerial squadrons sank two
American transports and one
destroyer and set fire 10 one
transport and one destroyer in
Philippine waters yesterday
morning
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
1st Gains 7 Mi.
In New Attacks
CONTINUED from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
. Of the Roer, as well as Bickerath
and Simmerath.
Gen. Patch's Seventh Army at
the other end of the active west
ern front raced mort hwa r d
through the eastern tip of France
within sight of the Siegfried Line
and the German border where il
cuts westward from the Karlsruhe
area.
Patch's veterans Of the drive
from the Mediterranean smashed
across a river beyond Seltz. near
the Rhine, and also above Langen-
soultzbach. north of Hagenau. i'm
new gains advancing the potential
threat of turning the Westwall at
its Palatinate elbow.
To the north, First Army units
were smuggling il out with German
rear guards along a 10-mile front
already jamm d eastward 10
within half a mile OF Duren.
Gen. Patton's American Third
Army held firm against German
counterattacks against its bridge
heads across the Saar River.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
Higgins. AFL
Hostility On

=Nt,W-9RLEANSa f,aIBec@fa
(UP) - Andrew J. Higgins Sr
president of Higgins Industries,
charged today that local unions OF
the ALL had created jurisdic-
tionai difficulties and said for that
reason he was canceling all union
contracts. effective Jan. !.
The AE'L groups have filed COM
plants with the regional NLRB
Offices, charging Higgins with in
timidation and coercion of their
members, and with diScharglng
seven workers for union activity,
and charged the company with
dominating the new Employees
Association. an independent union.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
Chicago Strikes
In War Plants Ended

-6Hf6AGo,|Dec|t 33 tfNSt-
WalkoutS which disrupted produc-
ton at two Chicago war plants
ended today after the strikers
voted 10 return to their jobs al
the Calumet Harbor Shipyard of
the Pullman Standard Car Manu-
featuring Co. and Ramapo Ajax
division of the Ramapo Brake
Shoe Co.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14

Is for one and he grinned
maliciouSly.
Don't be like that, Donnie
boy. Tell as where we are"
Just keep going, y lsee Motid
say, turning away 10 work with
his dividers and pencils or peer
ing through the drift meter at
the surface of the whiteeaps.
A few hours ont of Honolulu,
Continued on Page Nine)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
QUESTIONED CLOSELY

Clayton. now winding up a term
as surplus property administrator
was questioned closely by mem
bers OF the committee which Is
conducting open hearings on sis
top state department nomlna
tons. The other five nominees
were questioned briefly yesterday
IL don't remember that the
secretary OF state placed
moral embargo on Japan on all
products" Clayton SAID, but
even so IL Is not something
was responsible for. i had di-
vorced myself completely from
the executive board"
FEELS RESPONSIBILITY
"Don't you as principal stock
holder feel a certain RESPONSE
biiity:" Senator La Toilette
(P) OF Wisconsin demanded.
Eyes, do Clayton said,
but 1 believe the men running
the company would have re-
sponded In the right way 10
moral embargo"
Clayton previously had told the
committee he favored Secretary
OF Agriculture Claude A. Wick
ards program for a gradual re-
daction OF cotton subsidies IN
order 10 restore "one cotton price
both in the United States anC
elsewhere in the world.
After the interrogation Of Clay
teH,@SeRateF- Gehhaliy tD4-of
Texas, committee chairman. an
nounced that Archibald MacLeiSh
former Librarian of Congress
named TO head up the state de-
partment,S public and cultural
relations program was being re-
called for questioning.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14


A clandestine radio station pur-
porting 10 speak for Fam has
accused British troops of commit
ting atrocities against captured
ELIAS fighters and Greek civilians
in Athens. FEC monitors reported
A number of casualties resulted
from the ELIAS artillery fire yes
terday, including an American
who was wounded by a shell burst.
british Foreign Secretary
Eden said in Commons that he
had seen reports" of Germans
and BulgarianS fighting on the
side of the ELIAS forces in
Greece, but he declined to COM
ment further.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
MOTHER PRAISED

Bonk patted his wife'S shoulder
"She's wonderful. She's work
ing at Lincoln, assembling parts
of B-29s Know what she
bought those boys for Christ
mas? Each $500 war bond.
She said she had to go 10 work
when they left"
But Mrs. Bonk didn't even
hear:
Hell want lemon pies and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14

The navigator needs no dash
or daring. He must be man of
patience, interested in figures
and calculations. He is likely to
be a pipe smoker. while the 9TH
ers of the crew smoke cigarets.
Our B-29 crews manner of
treating Lee went through marked
variations at different stages on
our trip out 10 Saipan- long as
we were within range of a radio
beam, and the pilot and co-pilot
could hear the strong steady,
homing signals in their earphones
and know where they were. Lee
was a man of not-so-great i'm
portance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
QuizCIayton
On Axis Deals
Senators Examine
His Qualifications

WASHINGTON. Dee. l3 CUP)
William L. Clayton probed by
senators about his qualifications Ia
be assistant secretary OF state,
said today that Anderson CLAYTON
& Co.-in which be is principal
stockholder-might have sold cot
ton 10 Japan in September. 1911
and ia an agency ~ july l949
which distributed il in German
occupied France
Clayton. testifying before the
Senate foreign relations commit
tee, emphasized hetetetsr ii457tt fifrr-
did not know whether such trans
actions occurred. lie explained
that he resigned all offices in the
firm in 1870 when he entered gov
eminent service.
Anderson, CLAYTON & ce-i&-4.l-
puted TO be the worlds largest
cotton brokerage house.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
GunSRake
Budapest

LONDON, Dec. 13 (UP)-The
Germans began arming a ragtag
army of Hungarian civilians for
suicidal stand in the streets OF
Budapest today as Russian tanks
and shock troops stormed through
the eastern suburbs behind an
earth-shaking artillery barrage.
The desperate Nazi move came
on the heels OF Moscow broad
cast declaring that Budapest was
at the mercy OF The Red army
and that its fall was impending.
THE Berlin radio said today
that the defenses of Vienna
were being prepared, although
the Red army was at least 100
miles away
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14

House-to-house fighting was
raging in outlying districts on
the east bank of-the- Danube
where the Russians overran and
silenced scores of enemy guns and
cut one of the main loop railways
over which the Germans had been
Shutting trOODS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
Greeks In
On Athens Foes

CONTINUED from Page One)
trickle of food and water from
reaching the defenders.
CThe insurgent ELIAS forces
apparently held control of the
Athens radio station today. 1t
was broadcasting attacks on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14

fried chicken and steaks. Dad.
where will we get steaks? And
YOU must get some brandy,
F. where? ,"
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Hamelin of 90l2 Piersen
Mrs. Hamelin collapsed into this
reporters arms:
Tell me the truth. he's all
right l got so hated to nm
swer the door bell l was 10
afraid. The telegram he was
Wounded came In November
Then we found out he was back
fighting!"
LOVES ROAST BEEF
Pfc. Louis Hamelin's pretty
wife, Ann, took the weeping
woman into her arms.
But mother. It's wonderful.
He's coming home to us-and
he's well and finew
There's so much 10 do"
said the mother. I'VE must get
his room just spick and span,
-AHH--and- know -how-hc
loves roast beef.
We've just got to get organ
ized, and there's a tree to buy.
We must have his tree up, Ann,
there In the corner where he
always liked It."
And these four sisters of Pfc
Warren Totten and his dad, Leon
ard, out at 5172- Seminole, were
equally in a turmoil.
Said Barbara, 16, just in from
SCHOOL,
Dads out of town, do YOU
think Warren might get here
tonight? Before dad gets back?
And we can't reach him unless
he telephones us tonight. He's
a salesman.
WOUNDED TWICE
you see we've had such wor-
ries. Warren's been wounded
twice since D-Day. He was i'm
Iceland for so long. This will be
his first Christmas home in
four years,
1--WE weren't even going to
have a tree. Just wait until /
get to working on this house.
There must be lots of Ice cream
and steaks, somehow"
None of the five families will
bulge out of the house unless
necessary, and they leave some
body there-just in case.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
JOKES WITH CREW

From time 10 tine. soTne one
wouid ask:
"Ahere are We, Don ."
Unless II was an official request
for information by the captain or
fight engineer ,ee- NeHiId answer
II don't know and 1 don't
care. There are IL men on this
plane, i3 Democrats and myself.
IL lost Us all I'D be doing a
service to my country. oh. boy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14

EDITORS N0fE-1HlS IS the third article deScTl0-
ing life on B-29 SuperfortreSS bomber.
BY CLARK LEE
A B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BASE ON SAIPAN, Dec 10
~ (INS)-Every member of the Of a Superfortress
raidng Japan has highly specialized and important
job but long, overwater flights the navigator is man
apart.
1t is he alone who knows the mysteries of lines and
star sighting of octants and wind drfHe alone pick
a tiny pin point in globa space and say:
This is where We must fly this
to reach our target and that course to get home"
On the B29 which came from Honolulu prior to
first raid Tokyo 29yearod Donald c. Lee of Donora Pa
first lieutenant the navigator navigator is only
different from the others of the in his specialized knowledge
but also in most temperament good pilot would not
usually make a good navigator, vice
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
WORRIES ABOUT BUTTER

I'm Just crazy--I keep
worrying about butter, Paul
loves butter. I've one son over
seas with the navy. and four
sOn-in-laws. j guess I'm pretty
excited but IL is all so wonder
full. Fern called a little while
ago-she's having a hard time
keeping on at the job. j feel
like going down on my knees
and praying"
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Bonk just
Rugged each other as they stood
in the sitting room of their home
at 500 Central and the mother
kept bursting into tears between
her smiles.
al keep thinking OF Fred.
He's on a destroyer in the At
lantic. / only have two boys,
you know.
But we're 80 happy. Poor
John. He's been In four wears.
The last time we saw him WAS
the day Of Pearl HarbOr. We
sat around our radio and heard
the news. He went off to Ice
land then for two and half
years, and then TO England. He
was i'm the invasion. We knew
he'd been wounded and we had
hoped he might come back.
Then he wrote he was back in
action"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
NAVIGATOR OBEDIENT


II was:
Hey, Lee, put on your head
set" Hey, Lee, hand me those
papers" PASS me a drink of
water, Lee" And do this and
do that.
All Of which Lee-who is sandy
haired. a little biz balding and a
little bit bullying around the mid
dle-did with only a few grumbled
complaints about being the hard
est working man on the ship.
But once the sound of the radio
beam faded into silence. Lee be-
came top dog. He directed course
settings calling out corrections tp
the pilot from time to time. with
somewhat superior waves OF his
hand:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
LOVES PUMPKIN PIE

LOVES PUMPKIN PIE
John loves pumpkin pie. I've
checked and I've enough pump
ON hand tn makEt that
should satisfy him. And he'll
want a howl Of spaghctti as big
a wash tub. Somehow I'm
gaiRg 10 find the right cheese.
we knew he had been
Wounded and that he was back
IN action again. Such good for
tune never occurred 10 US III only
all the boys could come home
10 all the mothers. 1 feel guilty
being 80 happy when 80 many
of the mothers will he 50 sad,'
Sgt John went TO Southeastern
fiigh, where he was an ROTC
officer.
Now lets visit the home of Mrs.
Fern Knopp of Sl5N Gulley road
Dearborn. That where baby
Paul. ?, lives with his grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
MundinGcr while his , mother
works at Socony Vacuum Oil Co.
& HtftffnntheF-WdS busy with
new Christmas packages-for
Paul The 2-year-old was helping
shouting "daddy'S coming" Said
Mrs. Mundinger:
hurried right out and did
some more shopping, there must
he new Christmas packages for
Paul. When he left France he
told his friends TO open what
he got from us, Paul'S like that.
He'd think of the boys he left
behind.
I'VE knew he was wounded,
he's I'm the tank destroyers--
and he got bad knee. Then he
went back into the lines again.
They have home they've buy
ing over on 1865 salisbury.
That's why Fern is working. She
wants 10 be sure the homes
there for Paul when he comes
back TO stay.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-14
CLARK Lee Tells:
CLARK Lee Tells:
How NaVigatOTS
Guide SuperfOrfs

EDITORS N0TE-ThiS is the third art
ing life on B-29 SuperfortresS bomber.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-22
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
MATTRESSES RENOVATED

y
A DEFENSE against high prices.
Have your mattress renovated.
Miller. 99Os Kercheval. lie. 1894.
hNNERgpRINC mattresses, box
springs built like new. TO. STEPS
MATTRESS renovating; innerspring
mattress. reas. quality workman
ship guaranteed. Hadley. RA. 60O9
MATTRESSES renovated IKE new;
guar star Mattress. no. $3.50
OIL BURNERs
OIL burners. gas burners. stoker ser.
All makes. Lawrence. TO. 6-fa6t.
PHoTOSTATs
COPIES 81 firth certificates. dis.
charge paperF marriage licenses.
etc. mail orders accepted cash with
orders r. J. Anderson % +.
Bethune, Detroit 2. MA 307i
PAINTING AND DECORATING
Al DECORATING. rooms paPered
SO up TT 2-i20i
PAINTING, decorating and wall
washing best workmanship guar
anteed Townsend 1898.
PLUMBING AND dEATINU
CRACKED BOILERS replaced, re-
paired 2i.hr sorv Days TO.
s-5035 nights. UN. i-7i20.
NO DIGGING. No Mess, sewers.
Drains cleaned; electric machine,
ansst souipmsnt Oregon 24is.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-22
Deatb Hotires

BOoTH-Eeb. 20. julius dear hus.
hand OF Wanda. dear father Of
It's Arthur u Booth. Funeral from
George y. Wauick Funeral Home,
1898 T. Grand Blvd "Wednesday,
2.3p m.
MAHONEN Feb 20. Ida, beloved
wife OF the late Jeremiah. dear
mother OF Mrs Hubert McGrath,
Irene ana the late Mrs Evelyn Kral;
from residence of her daughter, 1882
Manor. Wednesday at 1913. Holy
Redeemer Church a. II.
BRANHAM-Feb. 18th. Sgt. Walter
NJ, suddenly. beloved son ~ Arthur
and Mildred Branhaml dear brother
% Mrt Arthur l.. Bllmherg. Funeral
from Frank Gallagher's Funeral
Home, River Rouge, Wednesday al
p m.
REY-Feb. 10. Katherine. OF 1OO4o
Derby. beloved wife OF Mathias.
dear mother OF Mrs Elizabeth Mar
tin and Frank Bangert OF Los An
geles. Cal, grandmother Of three
grandchildren. sister OF Mr.. Helen
YeAger and Mrs. Margaret Luber.
Funeral Wednesday, $3.50 A. m, from
A. "a. Peters Funeral Home, i205T
Gratiot, and 10 a. m. AZ St David 3
Church. Deceased was member OF
Carpathia Society and Progresserie
Society. Rosary Tuesday. $50 , m.
>ERORSKI-Feb. Is Anthony. he-
loved husband OF MARY father Of
Frank and Joseph OF Detroit brother
~ John and Frank Sek0rski. Mrs
Rose Wesogowski OF Detroit, ana
Mrs MARY scheffler Carleton. Mich
Funeral ~ residence. sump'er ana
Waltz Oakyille roads. caLleton. Mlch,
Thursday. q m. St stephens
church New Boston, Mich, at .
m Burial at Nj OliVei
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Franciscan Academy
OF History Slated for
Inauguration tuesday

The Academy Of American Fran
ciscan History. composed of Fran
cisan historians from the various
provinces of the United States,
Canada. Mexico and other Latin
American countries, will be for
mally inaugurateo Tuesday at a
series Of programs held at the Fran
ciscan Monastery.
Formed to promote cooperative
scholarship in the field of history of
the order in the Western Hemi-
sphere, the academy will have head
quarters at Holy Name College here,
with branches at Montreal and Mex
leo City.
The Inauguration will include
solemn mass at 10 am. Tuesday,
with the Most Rev. Edwin v. O'Hara,
Bishop of Kansas City, presiding.
The opening session at 2:30 pm.
will be followed by banquet at 6
pm. and an evening session at 8
I'm, all in Pilgrimage Hall.
Academy Founder to Preside.
The founder of the academy, the
Very Rev. Matthias Faust, 0. F. M,
delegate-general for North and Gen.
trail America, will come from New
York to preside at the opening ses-
sion. Speakers will be DR.. j. Man.
uel Espinosa, Loyola University of
Chicago, and DR.. John Tate Lam
ming, Duke University. The Rev. DR..
Francis Borgia Steck, o. F. NJ, of
Catholic University will serve as
chairman.
DR.. Howard M. Jones, dean of the
graduate school of Harvard Uni
versity, will make the principal BAN
quet address, with the Rev. Herbert
Gallagher, o. F. M, rector of Holy
Name College, serving as toast
master.
The Most Rev. John Mark Gan
non, Bishop of Erie, Pa, will preside
at the evening session, when ad-
dresses will be made by DR.. Carlos
e. Castaneda, University Of Texas;
DR.. Eduardo Enrique Rios, Univer-
sity of Mexico, and DR.. France v.
Scholes, Carnegie Institution, Of
Washington.
The Rev. DR.. Roderick Wheeler,
o. F. M, director of the academy,
will announce honorary and CORES
ponding members at the banquet.
Corresponding memberships are
being awarded to number of
prominent Hispanic-American stu
dents.
Plan Scholarship Periodical.
In addition to its work in Fran
ciscan history, the academy will
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Several Noted Jesuit Priests
Enrolled for Study at 9. u.

Georgetown University has be-
come the temporary residence of a
number Of prominent Jesuits, sent
here for private research work or
special study at the university, it
was announced yesterday.
Latest arrival and the second
Latin American priest to take up
residence at the university is the
Rev. E. P. de Granados, S. j., of
Bogota. Colombia, regent of the
medical school of st. Xavier Uni
versity. The university is planning
to erect 1,400-bed hospital in Bo-
gotta, and while here Father de
Granados will inspect Washington
hospitals and consult with George
town medical authorities.