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The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1944-10-27
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The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1944-10-27

IL you're having trouble with
interest r food. v.lil BE
Is heal. a8.G. the aaraal
idea It's JUS. aaol, the uartest
way Lga hoard af getting "a baby
TO eat be,-er-f0r babies like var
Iety too! It's quite simple - use
ready-to-serve strained oatmeal at
one feeding, and cereal food at the
next. Many doctors think this two
cereal idea is so good they're tell
ing Mothers about it!
Strained oatmeal is a wheat free
cereal made from finely ground oat.
meal. 1t is enriched for extra nour-
ishmert with both Iron, and Vita
Minis Of the Z Complex. 1t mixes
60 a creamy, smooth consistency
when you add not or cold milk or
baby's formula and serve. -
Thea at tho next fswAim9 I smw-
Rest you try giving yewr ke&g .
specially prepared Cereal Food
made of whole wheat, farina, and
corn meal It, too, can be obtain
ed with Iron and Nitamius Of the
"B Complex added
The Iron needs to be supplied to
baby IN greater quantities thar
present IN any form u nuE. and
the Fitamins may .uasc he tltfer-
enc between just -. eG as ng''
AMI having baby J-s, ~, # pep
.n1 Vitality.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1944-10-27

Forward looking citizens of the
$SU IL and Of the nation do not op-
pos. racial discrimination however,
nerelY because it is forbidden By the
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1944-10-27

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The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1944-10-27

Golden Text-Seek the things that
"a above C1.a-sians 2:I
Evening star., 1944-06-06
To Show Painting

An oil painting of John M. Car
mody, first Federal Works Admin
istration head, will be shown to a
group of members of Congress
FWA officials, department heads OF
the Maritime Service and friends
of Mr.. Carmody, in the Office of
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Fed
eral Works Administrator, at 4:3O
pm. Friday. Mr.. Carmody now is
a member of the Maritime Commits
sion. His likeness in oil is the work
OF Miss Sue May Gill Of Phila-
delphia.
Evening star., 1944-06-06
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE


Q. How many miles has President
Roosevelt travelled by airplane?-G.
c. M.
A. His total air mileage to May Is,
1914, was 24,370.
@. Has the little child of Mark
iX.36, ever been identified?-L. C. B.
A. According to tradition, the lit
tie child whom Christ took up in
His arms was Ignatius, bishop and
martyr of Antioch, also known as
Theophoros, God bearer"
@. What is the highest mountain
peak on the American Cont
nent?"-H. L. E.
A, Mount Aconcagua, near the
Argentine Chile frontier. 1t rises to
a height of 23,094 feet.
@. Is it true that New York City
rises and falls with the tide?-E.
L. H.
A. The United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey says that the earth
as a whole yields to the tide
producing forces of the moon and
sun. Thus, not only New York but
all places on the surface of the
earth rise and fall with the tides
in the body of the earth.
@. Please give some information
about Dr. Stiebeling, newly appoint
ed chief of the Bureau of Human
Nutrition and Home Economics
J. R. D.
A. DR.. Hazel K. Stiebeling was
born on farm near Haskins, Ohio,
and received her B. S. M. A. and
Phi. D. degrees at Columbia Univer-
Sity. She has had wide experience
as teacher of home economics, as
research assistant in food chemis-
try, and is the author of many
articles and bulletins on these sub
jects. DR.. Stiebeling has attended
several international meetings as a
United States representative.
@. What was the first Diesel
motor propelled ocean ship?-D.
E. F.
A. The torship Selandia
launched in 1912. At the time OF
her sinking, reported in a 1943 issue
of Marine News, it was estimated
that she had run well over 1000, ,00O
sea- miles and with her original ma
chinery.
@. When completed, will the Pan
American highway connect all the
countries of the American Conti-
nent?-J. D. L.
A. 1t will, but some ferry connec-
tions will be required.
@. Who was Poker Alice?-E
Mob.
A. Poker Alice Tubhs was a pic
turesque character of the old West,
where she was fixture In the min
ing camps of the gold rush era.
She was born in Devonshire, Eng
land, and came to the United States
with her family. She died Febru-
ary 27, 1890, in Rapid City, s. Oak.
@. What is the work of the Engi-
neer Boat and Shore Regiment
T. E. T.
A. This is regiment of engineer
troops whose prime function is to
operate landing craft, to organize
and facilitate the embarkation of
troops and supplies from the
friendly near shore, and the de-
barkation of troops and supplies
upon the hostile far shore.
@. Are there on duty any admi-
rails of the line who were not
graduated from Annapolis?-D. Y.
A. The Navy Department says
there is one rear admiral 0ine) who
is not a graduate of the Naval
Academy. In addition, there are
three commodores of the line who
are not Academy graduates. All
these men entered the Regular Navy
from the Naval Reserve during the
First World War,
Evening star., 1944-06-06
On the Other Hand
Most Governors Appear Convinced No
State by Itself Can Provide Prosperity

what he called a Federal dole" by
encouraging locally financed pub
lie works programs.
His confidence was not shared by
a number of the Governors. These
seemed sure they would have to
have the help of the other States
through the machinery of the Fed
eral Government.
Evening star., 1944-06-06
War Bond RoIIy

A rally to promote the sale of
bonds in the Fifth War Loan Drive
will be held by the BARRIERS Union,
Local 239. AFL, at $3.50 pm. June
Is at Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth
street NV. William G. Birthright,
international president, plans to
come here with ether high officers
to take part.
Evening star., 1944-06-06

the States in the
national scheme
of things. Their
solemn warnings
at the Hershey
c on f e r e n C e
against further
F e d e r al e n
croachment on
I he sovereign
powers of t h e
S t a t e S came
from the heart,
but when they
get right down
to it they have a
hard time draw
srn Linz hn
Evening star., 1944-06-06
Marine Hero AL Schmid
Becomes Father Of Bow
BY the Associated Press,

By Cne AstOClNtSu FreS4,
PHILADELPHIA, June 6.-It's a
boy for Marine Hero Al Schmid, who
killed 200 Japs with machine-gun
fire on Guadalcanal and who was
blinded in one eye and suffered an
injury to the other.
The wife of the sergeant gave
birth to a 6-pound 12-ounce child
Yesterday
Evening star., 1944-06-06
Bp LoweH MeHeff

Even more battling to the other
Governors than the strange political
success, to date. of Gov. Dewey, is
the question of the present place of
Evening star., 1944-06-06
to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact hy writing The Eve
street NE. Washington ., D. C. Please
inclose 3 cents for return postage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
Same Sentiments

Sentiments IKE that seem To-
thrive IN San Antonio Here's
Miss p. n. PetetS. Of the same
part Of nfrdS. backing up Ca
det LetCiS's opinions.
Dear Miss Robinson:
ANY man that disIikes brainy
women is evidently stupid him
self. =. Intelligent women may
take life seriously. but they are
far from dull. IL is this added
interest which makes many
women who are not pretty
beautiful.
Men are naturally attracted
to a pretty woman. but if she il
dumb she becomes uninterrSt-
Ing and duh on short acquaint-
ance. Time dullS her face and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

Annie went Oh and then Clara
and her husband came 20 see
her Annie Rugged Clara and
fusseaN Sa.f blind IN the
kitchen u sSlatter for
her visitors
i had been a nice visi5, and
both Clara and her husband
had felt so very sorry about
the death OF Annie's husband.
They felt so sorry, IN fact, that
they came back TO visit Annie
again and again.
In time she learned all about
their great happiness, and all
their petty SorroWS She also
learned that. II Claras hus-
band only had a few thousand
dollars be could start a paying
business 4 his own. They told
her that fact quite reluctantly
and within five weeks Annie
had loaned them almost all she
had, They had promised TO pay
tl,<'vhole thing back within a
year. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

kodakery and comedy atrOcious
enough TO give radio a swelled
head There are a lot OF com
mentators, TOO, some sizing up
the war as honestly as they
know how, and others who plug
this and slug that, according TO
the whimS OF the outfit that
pays them -.
Most Of the spielage is slanted
like the Grand Central ramp.
but still remains gutleSs--im-
plications and mealy-mouth-
ism. II hardly ever makes a
charge opcnly-but smirks and
hints, like couple of night
club blondes sparring until the
third highball takes the shack
les off their tongues. Besides.
these finger pointing reels
throw In flag waver every
ancesin a while 10 lull the
hooters,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
HSKtng

Queries From Clients: O.
How about celebrities named
Mechan. Is the list long? A. i
can only think Of "Chick"
Meehan. the football coach;
Fat Willie" Nee han, the
boxer and John Meehan. New
York restaurant owner, who
made over million dollars
specializing in cOrned beef and
beans and ham and beans.
O. What did YOU say was the
most important part of a let
ter from a woman for man
10 take notice Of and try tor
Judge the lady's feelings by?
A. DO not recall expressing
any views on this matter.
However, whether she starts
off dear. dearest or darling Is
important and what express
sion she signs off with is also.
Then there is the postscript.
II has been said woman
really expresses her mind i'm
her postscript. If there is no
postscript that's bad. Women
In love ALWAYS have most
scripts on their letters. When
their affection is waning. the
postscript is omitted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
Good Old Soul

Annie wasn't a good mAld
II took her half an hour 70
make a pot Of tea and put
crackers and lam on the liable
And her busting OF end tables
and woodwork left nothing
cleaning But she was. as Mrs
Hieby often said good old
soul-and Mrs Highly couldn't
have fired her for anything
Annie brooded lot. Some
times she rubbed her eyes with
the back OF her knuckles And
often. when they sat down to
afternoon tea Annie would SIT
in silence. munching her
crackers and staring down at
the tablecloth. Then, one day
she couldn't hold back any
longer. and she told Mrs Hig-
by her story
Seemed that Annie and her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
Offers Excuses

But promise was all IL was.
They didn't pay her back And
Annie had lost her last dime.
and her house, too.
Funny" said Annie finish
ing her story. "they never came
back after that. And l couldn't
get TO see them. either. My eye
sight got so bad l couldn't trust
myself on the buses at all.
II got 20 thinking that maybe
Clara had baby, and YOU
know how they take up your
time. Then l thought she'd
write once in a while. But
Clara never was much OF a
hand a writing. In school they
used TO make fun Of her cause
she wrote so small 1t made her
kind of shy about writing any-
thing ="
Mrs Highly looked az Annie
And she felt. a deep bitterness.
She knew She would have 10 do
something for this kindly old
woman
A week later she lied 10
-Anpie-faF- th4e first ttffr- Sire
brought home blank on
yelope With folded blank paper
inside
Letter for you, Annie" she
said
oh" Annie cried. clasping
and unclaSping her hands,
thanks be- to God. That could
only be from my Clara! oh
thanks be to Cod" She fol-
lowed Mrs. Highly around like
a hungry puppy.
Mrs. Higby took off her hat
and gloves and sat down TO
read the blank letter 20 Annie
She made uH flne IetjeG a.
she went alone II told all
about Clara and her husband
and about how Clara hadn't
written earlier only because
she'd been il for a long time
II knew it," Annie eNultcd
Il knew il all the time. My
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

NIIF paul i|l NifF nv y n
You-can bet your last dollar
that men like brainy women
writes Aviation Cadet r. n
Lewis. Of San Antonio n dumb
girl is the most intolersole hunk
OF female machinery IN tho
world Ask any guy.
Who likes 20 date beautiful
but dumb Jenny that won't 1T
into the swing OF thinRs7 Give
me one who's used 20 throwing
her opinions AZ a fellow and
likes a good argument now gf-
then 20 break ttle- Ihonotony of
lifel"
A>C r y. LEWIS age 20.
SQdQ. l08. BkS 65l9,
AAFCC- SAACCy ~-e-+--
San antonio Tex.
$1,000 prize
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

THE BIRDS-OF- A EEATH-
Err routine which got Adolf
and Bcnito into the same sis
ter act is being repeated in
South America Argentina.
which is wearing all the AXIS
discarded finery was the first
to kiss Bolivia when the latter
country tossed aside its govt
and took UP the hoodlumlsm
that's called Fascism That
had .one good result Some OF
the American dailles, which
burn too slowly. took one look
at the new AXIS and decided
II was too sour for democratic
stomachs. . The Times. which
certainly hasn't a trigger tenn
per, pointed out that Ramirez
Fascist regime Is prospering
on coin from Allied purchases.
mainly what Britain spends
for beef.
The paper winds up its edi-
torial with q iab at the state
Dept that even the needs OF
wartime are no excuse for
lining the pockets Of a country
that's out 10 get US Our
armies have proved in Europe
that the Oest way 10 put the
dictator states in line Is 10
slap their ears down. They
eat Appeasement for break
fast and get fat on Il.
DiststbuteA BY kins
Features Syndicate. Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
Inspiration

what ieould any man runt
NTH q duh AID uDintereStino
1roWau'' asks PIT. Beuoud
Sorard Of Camp VOTERS.
TeraS.
a man likes a woman who
is intelligent and clever enough
To discuss the subjects he's in
terestcd In. A woman like this
knows when 10 be smart. bright
and clever.
I'm most cases Of success
full man III YOU look YOU will
find that the man behind the
man is a woman.
What would this world be
without smart and buoyant
women"
PVT Benona Seward.
Ward IA, Station Hospital,
Camp VOTERS, Tex
= so prize
Copyright 1919. KinE FrAture. svndi-
cate. Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
ONE WORD LED TO MOTHER

sound like the greatest infield
combination since Evers TO
Tinker 10 Chance But they
kick the ball around a forty
acre lot. What's wrong'
For our comparison we must
90 back some years 20 the
Louvre in Paris. On its walls
hung Leonardo Da Vinci's
famous La Gio6onda. better
known as Moaning Lizzie.
Well, Moaning Lizzie had a
subtle smile. on her puss that
attracted folks in groups Of
five and tens. 1t was a world
famous painting. But at no
time was il essential 20 put up
the plush ropes TO hold the
people back.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

in the mountains OF Peru,
seeking a hidden gold mine
the clue TO Which had come
from an old prospector. When
Sanchez returned. he told me
one night at. Ell Morocco that
finally he had located the mine
threaded thick and rich with
gold. But the Indians Uho,
,Chile ne tOGS searching, tCere
friendly enough, became mem
dctno iChen finally he made his
dtScoUery-dnd threatened him
NTH death by torture unless he
lett at once--dnd forgot iOhat
he had seen. II VI
THERE is SUCH a thing as
"Undertaker's Fright" 1t Is a
term, I'm given to understand,
applied to that feeling of I'M
certainty in young uhder-y
takers assistants that the
corpse they are embalming is
really lifeless. There have
been cases where these young
men, engaged in their macabre
duties. have detected what
they were certain was a witch
Of the lip or nose. the flicker Of
an eyelid--and only when doc
tors have been summoned to
make another examination,
have they been convinced.
There is story of a beau
tful young girl who died sud-
denly in Toronto. When the
undertaker's assistant leaned
over her body. he detected a
twitch in the girls upper LIP.
He thought IL was matter Of
his own nervousness. But the
girl was so pretty He looked
again--and the lip twltched
again. He called the UNDER
taKer and another assistant
they, too. noticed the twitch.
However, the mortician said 10
often happened He held a
mirror 10 the lips-there was
no cloud. But the assistant
was persistent A doctor was
called--and when he saw both
lips witch, he went 20 work
Immediately. For two days
and nights. the girl lay in that
undertaker's establishment -
with uncertainty prevailing
and then her eyes opened!
That was % years ago. and
Canadian papers made quite a
fuss about ESPECIALLY when.
four weeks later. the corpse
and the young undertaker's
assistant were wed at the home
OF the "bereaved" parents.
Distributed by King Pastures
syndicate. Ine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
Games

Speaking OF the percentage
TO the house and 10 the player
in gambling devices. what Is IL
for punch-boards? ! have won
AZ Bingo. hit the jackpot in
those machines called One
Arm" bandits, beat the tossing
dice for cigars game but in
all my life I have never won
anything punching a punch
board. And I have punched
hundreds Of them from coast
10 coast.
Distributed by King Features syndi.
cate, Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

THE SPONSORS of the mot
ale Weakening reels must figure
the news program il a safe spot
10 work from Nobody paws
much attention To the shorts.
The reviewers from the dailies
never cover them--anyWay
hardly ever. They sprint for
the exits after the feature pic
ture. and usually they catch
that in the projection room
The exhibitor can't play cop
per on the newsies either. since
he's Kind Of up against II 10
take what's handed 10 him.
He never knows what makes IL
stink until he hears the Kisses
among the decent element In
his audience But even hiss
ing can't do IL much harm.
That's drowned out by the mar
rator-of whom there seem 10
be number who will voice
any kind of fifth column poison
for the right number OF dollars.
They figure there WON'T he any
repcrcusSion since lots Of
movie fans never ret out Of
their semi conscious state any
way and regard the news shots.
so-called. as necessary evils be
tween glimpSeS Of Abbott and
Costello and Betty Cradle.
e,Aaa
FOR THE most PART
the ctHemdtic heckIiHo has
been too coiDGrdly 10 do much
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
by Mark HeIlinger

Clara would have written il
she'd been able. She'd never
forget me-"
The letter" concluded by
apologizing for not sending the
noney that was owed Annie.
But there had been a baby,
and heavy expenses. The baby
had been baptized Annie 49,.
For the next two weeks.
Annie was on wings. She
hummed 10 herself. She ate
well. She slept well. She
looked better than she'd ever
looked since she came 10 Mrs.
Higby'S house.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
Tough Query

NY girl friend returning
from the hdirdresSerS asked
me, do you like ny hair the
iOdy hare il now. or do you
like IL better the ray ! had IL
betOre2 or do you prefer 10
The ICdV 7 Wore u last Sum
mer?" She has asked me queS-
tons similar TO that many
times and though I neUer hare
satisfactory dnStDer. con-
tinueS to ask them. I iUonder
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
adopt Niece

They owned their own home
and Annie was treasurer Of the
Ladies Aid. They had no
children Of their own. So,
when Annie's sister died and
left little Clara an orphan AT
the age OF two, it was only
natural for them 20 adopt the
child
Clara, Annie continued. had
frightened their lives tremen-
dously. she was a bright-eyed
kid. and Annie and her hus-
band had given her the best
they could afford. Then. when
she was nineteen, Clara had
eloped with the county sur
veyor and gone away 20 live in
another town. And she forgot
to come back 10 see the people
who had raised her
A short while after. Armies
husband had died-and when
the insurance man departed
with her signature. she was in
deed alone She had four thou
sand dollars And the house.
And the blues.
She tried to write a letter 20
Clara. but her eyes were fall.
ing and she couldn't read what
she had written so she gave II
up And she spent a lot Of time
crying with loneliness and the
frightening cold that comes
with being alone for the first
time
Some six months passed,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
BY T.. v. DurIing

Now take Erickson OF the
University Of Minnesota. What
do you mean. what year did
he play football? He didn't
play football at all. While
student at Minnesota he in
vented the electric fIatirOn' one
Of the greatest and most help
ful of the many inventions
sympathetic men have orig
mated 10 make housework
easier for women. That there
is no statue of Charles Z. Erick-
son on the campus OF the
University Of Minnesota is a
reflection upon that inStitu-
tons goods and alumni. In
fact. II seems like downright
ingratitude.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

harm But one OF the kodak
ing outfits has indicated q
letch 10 put its Soiled pdUs
on the pedce-itbing at the
Teherdn and Cairo huddles
and implying that Uncle Sam
son has been rocked Nobody
wants the film Spielers mug
2led. on the contrdrv-let
them speak up The SUCCESS
ton from here IS that the re-
-'steteefs-t from tlte datfies c0Uer
the screenings and tell tOhdt
they see. After q fen OF these
critiqueS. the lDorSt OF the
offenders, being something Of
a sneak already Mould pun
has Sldnted cameras of 10 get
buSg on color shots Of Old
Glory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

Tire. play manages 20 get lost
in the woods.
Who removed those treesp
1t must have been termites.
Nobody sawed wood all eve
ming
When you get a good au-
thor like Dodie Smith, when
you add the great Cotnell and
stir with, 'the equally capable
Massey. you would think you
had something, wouldn't your
Folks, in this case you
haven't got anything more
than an idiot bobbing for
apples with a muzzle on.
Smith. Cornell and Massey
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
iSides

The first film star / ever
interviewed was Katherine
Macdonald. then known as
The American Beauty" She
really was quite a beauty So
was her sister. Mary Mac
Laren. also film star
The dry forces continue to adj
vance by the local option route.
Since repeal there have been
1885 local option elections OF
which the drys have won 9,205
AS for Americas young
est grandmother, how about
Mrs. Mildred Sonico Of Sacra-
mento. California; She is
three years old. Mrs.
Sonico married at the age Of
thirteen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

body. her mind is already dull.
There can be found anywhere
the prettiest OF women who
have become unattracuVe for
the want OF just q little brains.
After marriage a pretty face
PLAYS little II any part In a sue
ceSSful relationship. People do
mot choose friends because Of
pretty faces. And I don't think
We will get to heaven because
Of one. q"
miss p. II Peters age 10
l57 Belden ave. San Antonio
3 Tex
$1,000 prize