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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Cadet Nurse Applicants
Sought by 6. U. Hospital

Georgetown University Hospital
last night issued an appeal to young
women to enroll in its Cadet Nurse
Corps training program.
To help meet the wartime short
age of nurses, the hospital will con-
duct a week Of recruiting starting
tomorrow and continuing through
next Sunday. A recruiting booth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22

before the later date, it was pointed
out.
District Director Robert K.
Thompson said all retailers doubt
full of the proper method of pre-
pairing charts should attend the
clinics to be held between 10 am.
and noon at OPA headquarters, 560l
Connecticut avenue NV.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-08

compared with John Pres
colt Hallett. This officer in
the British fighting forces is
now in Jail serving y years
because he sold a big piece
Of Burma TO a rich Hindu
for more than a million
dollars.
Much Of this real estate,
at the time of the strange
deal, was in the hands of
the Japs.
The buyer was curiouSly
ignorant of conditions i'm
the Far East and it was
hard TO convince him that
he didn't have a clear title
to millions of acres.
The inside story Of the
hoax is i'm the next issue of
The American Weekly.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-08

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Detroit evening times., 1945-07-08

the earth. It's
an interesting
theory.
THE n @ W
Y ork er who
sold Brooklyn
b rid &c to a
visitor from
the sticks is
an amateur
and a piker
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-08

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embarrassing urgency. Caution: Use
only as directed.
Rely on Phillips to help you wake
up sparklingly fresh. When you buy
insist on gename Phillips - not just
any milk of magnesia. For economy
get the big soc bottle it contains
3 times as much as the 25e size.
Phillips is also available in easy-to-
carry tablet form for pocket or purse.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-08

them dinosaurs and they
have feHhd-the bones of
many of these brutes be.
meath the soil of Utah.
Many theories have been
advanced TO explain why
these hardy and husky
members of the Animal
Kingdom went down 10 ex.
tinction while more fragile
and vulnerable species man
aged TO survive.
In the next issue of The
American Weekly an emf.
nent professor Of geology
tells what may have wiped
the dinosaurs off the face of
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-08

MIGHT after night a man
INnamed Grote Reber keeps
his eye on a lot of little
gadgets hooked up TO a 81
foot mirror in Wheaton, Il
linois. The oversize looking
glass isn't there to reflect
the light of the moon and
the stars and no one calls
Mr.. Reber a mad scientist
when he talks about collect.
ing "cosmic static"-be.
cause that's what he's pick
ing up in the big reflector.
The high.frequency waves
that are gathered in the
giant mirror are of great in
terest to radio engineers
and it is possible that they
are signals from beings liV-~
ing on planets thousands of
light-years distant from the
earth.
The story Of the waves
and the contraption that
picks them up is plainly and
eXcitingly presented in next
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-08

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mildly medicated CutIcura
Ointment. Righiy successful
1ycr65 years FREE sample,
write Cuticura Dept. A-Sl.
Maiden IS. Mass.
The messenger., 1945-09-01

G. E. Gordon, Radioman 1/c USNR, husband of Mrs. Mary Gordon of 57 Goodman Avenue, serves on the Pacific Fleet tug USS Potawatomi with a crew which has received two of ficial concentrations from the commander of the Pacific Service Force for their emergency rapairs on battle ships, and whose latest assignment was to clear supply lanes in preparation for the final amphibious assaults on the Japs home islands.
 Two former pals for many years had joyful reunion recently when John Chiarizia, son of Mir. and Mrs. Louis Chiarizia of Euclid Street met Gerald Cohen of Hart ford on Guam.
 Chief of Police Thomas Bowen has been appointed Old Age As sistance enumerator.
 A daughter has been born to MT. and Mrs. Louis Tlnto of 152 School Street.
The messenger., 1945-09-01
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS

(Continued from Page 1) had been endorsed by the Com mittee.
 A single ballot was all that was necessary to designate Nicholas Maselli and William c. Hubbard as the caucus's choice for the Board of Assessors and one ballot was sufficient to name the candid ates for the School Board where the only contest was between Colt and Dexter B. Peck. MT. Colt is the first representative from the second Voting District to be named by the Republicans in recent years for a place on the School Board. The Committees recommendations for other positions on the party ticket were endorsed.
 The complete states of the Re- publican and Democratic parties, to be presented at the regular bi-annual election, Monday, Oct ober 1 are as follows:
 Republican:
 For the Council, Wilbur c. Gtauble, Dr. Eugene Bestor, Dom mic Maselli and Willard F. Tull; Assessors, Nicholas Maselli and William c. Hubbard; Board of Ed ucation, J. Senior Washington, Mrs. John B. Carvalho and L. Coates Colt; Selectmen, Willis L. Hayes and Frank D. Hall; Board of Tax Review, Alfred c. Will loughby and L. R. Ladd; Town Clerk, John Milvae; Town Plan Commission, Thomas, Don, and Fred Cawte, 4 years, Clinton V. Johnson, ? years; Constables, Dwight E. Burnham, Fred E. Sharpe, R. W. Baker and Joseph Della Fera; Library Board, Mrs. Mary J. Fuss, Mrs. Myra Barnard and Mrs. Florence l.. Cawte; Reg istrar of Voters, Gordon c. Will loughby and Mrs. Florence l.. CaWte.
 Democratic:
 Town Council, Dr. Morris N. Cohen, Irwin c. Barry, Philip c. Brown, William T. Walsh, ST.; Assessors, James c. Lagan; Board of Selectmen, James G. Lagan; Town Clerk, John Nilvae; Town Plan and Coming Commirzion, Will liam E. Dennis, H. Ward Kinney; Board of Tax Review, Edmund E. Case: and Library directors, Mary E. Reid, Edith Cobb and Ruth Wiley.
The messenger., 1945-09-01
a &zA a NEWS ABOUT R AA E. %Y:zzAEY THE BOYS ON 7SAEx@
 @T THE WAR fRoNfSN'

l ms mOCnef, MrS. Agnes auDDdiu of Park Avenue
 Johnny Alexander was in the city of Berlin at the time of the Nazis surrender.
 Cpl. Donald Archer is home on furlough.
 Arthur Coutu of the Marine who has been in the South Pacific for several months is expected home soon.
 John Garfield who is now with the 5O4th Parachute Infantry jumped into Berlin with the 84th Division and is anxious to contact any other Bloomfield men who may be stationed in that area. After completing IS months service in England, Raymond l Larensen is enjoying a thirty day 1 furlough visit with members of his family and friends here. Alex Skuta IT,, has been trans mered to the Amarillo, Texas, Air base for training as a B-29 me- chanic.
 Hillard Kania amm 1/c is with the Headquarters Squadron of Fleet Air Wing 2 doing duty in the Hawaiian Islands. In a complaint from Paul Vas quez that he is not receiving his Messenger we learn that he is with Go. c. of the 742nd MP. Battalion doing duty in the South Pacific. Alfred Case of the Marines is in training at Paris Island.
 After a long period of service in i the Indio- China area Edward Jan owetch has been returned to the homeland and assigned to the Memphis, Tenn. camp. R. Warner Bergenholtz s 1/c is cooking for the WAVES located at Pensacola, Fla.
 Raymond Watkins has been pro- noted to Radioman Third Class. Pfc. Helen Garfield of the WAC is in Manila where she serves on l the Air Evaluation Board. David York who saw consider able service in Europe during : which he suffered a slight injury, l is home.
 Reports reaching relatives and friends here tell of the recent meeting of Kenneth and Francis Caswell in the South Pacific. It
 is believed the brothers discov- cred each other in Pearl Harbor Both are radio men. Francis par ticipated in the invasion of Two Jima and the visit with Kenneth IS said to be the first conversation he has had with any one from Bloomfield since he embarked for foreign service.
 Cpl. Theodore M. Newton, son of MT. and Mrs. Theo Newton of Gabb Road, has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal at an Eighth Air Force Aerial Reconnaissance Sta tion in England. He is photo laboratory technician and has been in the service since February, 1943.
 Relatives and friends entertain ed Henry F. Goetz, s 2/c, at a frankfurt roast late last month at his East Hartford home where he I~
The messenger., 1945-09-01

or Japan'S surrender.
 It. David c. Butler of 122 Darby Street was among the men of the 34th Division who were returned to the United States on the Queen Mary early this month.
 Robert Garfield is with the Bloomfield delegation on Okinawa.
 Pfc. John Murphy is at the New castle, Delaware, Ary Air Field.
 Paul Wurdig now has San Francisco APO.
 Stanley Derench is with the oc- cupational troops now stationed in Czechoslovakia.
 Cpl. Francis H. Jeffrey, son of Mir. and Mrs. Daniel Jeffrey of 118 Greenwood Avenue, has been home from Europe on a thirty day furlough. He is attached to the 137th General Hospital Corps.
 Clement Gilli is aboard the Mer- chant Marine A.R.U. No. now an chored in the harbor at Two Jima and expresses the hope that any Bloomfield men who are located whereabouts will call on him. Speaking of the Island he says: "It's all sand and there is not a good tree on the Island"
 c. Malcolm Edwards, who has been stationed at Camp Croft, S.C., is spending a furlough at his home on West Street. He will report to Fort Meade, Md, for reassignment.
 It. (j.g) George R. Imboden, former town manager has been as- signed to duty at Pearl Harbor.
 Sgt. Ernest Kjellquist has been given an air corps assignment at Spokane, Washington.
 S/Sgt. John Ledgard, IT,, with the 21st Air Fighter Squadron of the 413th Fighter Group located on Ie Shima, complains that so far he has not had any luck meeting of the fellows or girls be knows.
 Pfc. Edward J. Derench was among those returned from Europe during the month of August. Der ench has been in the service since October 8, 1942, and overseas for many months.
 William H. Schremmer, son of Mrs. Mary A. Schremmer formerly of Tunxis Avenue, who was dis abled from the freezing of his feet during the difficult Italian inva- sion, returned to the United States on the General Hodges which docked at Boston, August 31, and is now enjoying we'll earned rest at his home.
 It. Robert Long of Drew Field, Tampa, Florida, was home to at tend the funeral of his father.
 John Tinto is on Okinawa. He has now completed 32 months of service overseas.
 Don Waite of 1 Haviland Road who is with the M.P.'s located in northern Italy has been com missioned a Second Lieutenant.
 William Cosman of 1 Winton- bury Avenue is home from seveval months service in Iceland.
 Staff Sergeant Robert McCor- mick is home on through from his
The messenger., 1945-09-01

AV0Hu0 nome. T10 Has Uc0I S0IV- ing as a gunner on a B-29 in the South Pacific.
 Angelo DeMeo has just been graduated from the Air Corps School at Wofford College, Spart- ensburg, sc.
 Sgt. James Garfield was among the Bloomfield men located on Okinawa but it is reported that he has recently been moved.
 Ralph Wurdig is attending a radar school at Honolulu and re- ports recently meeting Nick Mad daluno.
 T/Sgt. Joseph Baccielo is still in Europe although he recently for warded a new APO indicating a change in location.
 John Jackson has been promoted from Phar 1/ to WIT. 2/ and trans ferred from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He is aboard the USS Sproston.
 Sgt. Charles Bierkan who was recently reported on his way to the South Pacific is located at Kearns, Utah.
 c. Tracy Stevens of the Marines now gets his mail care of the San Francisco Fleet Post office. He was formerly stationed at San Diego, California.
 Frank Wurdig, formerly with the Army Engineers is now doing duty with an MP. unit in the Europ- can theater.
 Cpl. Albert Bull who recently re- turned from service in Europe has been assigned to Camp Gruber, Oklahoma.
 Raymond Porteus s 1/c who was an armed guard aboard the S.S. Atlantic has been assigned to a similar post aboard the S.S. Ar getina.
 George Wight, son of MT. and Mrs. Otis H. Wight of 376 Cot tage Grove Road, holds Machin- ists Mate rating in the navy.
 It. William Burlington who is stationed at Boston was a recent weekend guest at the home of MT. and Mrs. Robert Hall, 1 Haviland Rd. Mrs. Burlington, the former Patricia Hall, and their son, had arrived previously for visit with her parents.
 Cpl. Harry M. Larensen of the 175th Engineers stationed in Italy recently drove a jeep from Flor ence to Monticatina to visit his nephew, Pfc. Henry Ducatt, of Woct IT Q 1.t ford
 Glen H. Williams has been as signed to Company 351 at the US. Naval Training Station at Samp- son, NY. where he is receiving his boot training.
 LeRoy Gustafson is with the 393rd AAF B.B.U stationed at the Army Air Field at Charleston, sc.
 Martin Serignese s 2/c is now attached to the Recruit Training Command at the Sampson, NY. training station.
 Lieutenant (j.gD) Richard J.. Spillane, USNR, of 251 Simsbury Road, was engaged in practice landing operations preparatory to
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-08
Parade toFeature
League Opening

Miss Mae B. Taylor, Chairman Of
the Omaha Urban League Commun-
ity Center's Neighborhood Comm
ittee, announced plans for the Fall
Opening of the League. 2213 Lake
Street. on September "a.
The theme of the opening will be
a Community Fair in which the
whole neighborhood will participate
MI. John Watkins and Mr.. Herbert
Patten. co-chairmen of the Parade
Committee, are arranging to have
a parade that will start at the Lea
que after tn moving picture show
for the children on the above men
toned day and it will include all of
the children present. the E1ks band,
Mr.. Watkins orchestra. and floats
on which will be the crowned King
and Queen Of the festival. The
king and queen will be named by
the Committee on Awards led by
Mrs. Madeline Harold, and will be
selected from among the young
people who secure the most pledg-
es cards Of entrants and partici-
pants in the Fair.
The Fair itself will include an
Old Fiddler's Contest so any fid-
dlers are urged to get in touch
with Mrs. Gertrude Brooks, chair
man of the Program committee.
Other committee chairmen are.
Mr.. Saybert Hanger. Exhibit Com
mittee; Mrs. Lucille Clay. Arrange
ments Committee; and Mr.. Henry
Biddiex, Refreshment Committee.
The Omaha Urban League is sup
ported by the Community Chest.
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-08
Public Meeting on MVA
Called for Sept. 18th at
Joslyn Memorial Bldg.

A public meeting to discuss the
proposed Missouri Valley Authority
has been announced for Friday,
September IA, in Omaha.
1t will be an afternoon and even
ing event at the Joslyn Memorial
Auditorium, sponsored by the Oma-
ha Progressive League, an organic
alton formed to promote wider un-
Outstanding of important public
questions. with the assistance of an
advisory committee Of prominent
N~ebraskans.
Both the present legislation for
Missouri River development and the
proposed MvA will BIZ explained.
g. Petrus Peterson Of Lincoln. a
director Of the Nebraska Reclaim
alton Association. will preside, open
ing the meeting with a statement
of the needs of the Missouri River
region.
Harry Trustin, member Of the o.
maha City Council. will appear on
the afternoon program to explain
the present Missouri River legisla-
llOn anu Lcll hIlChSOh VI I1tItild.
Montana. chairman Of the Regional
Committee for MVA, will explain
the MVA as provided in the Murray
Bill, which soon will be the subject
Of Senate Irrigation Committee
hearings.
Raymond r. Tucker, chairman OF
the st. Louis Committee for MVA.
will present the progress of the
MVA movement to date.
The evening meeting will be ad-
dressed by Glenn j.. Talbot. presid-
ent Of the North Dakota Farmers
Union. and another speaker Of ma
tional reputation.
Members =, the group serving as
an advisory committee to the con
ference are Mrs. Arthur smith Lin
coin, president Of the Nebraska Lea
que of Women Voters; Paul D. Mar
vim. Lincoln, secretary of the Nebras
ka Association of Rural Public Pow
er Districts; Henry Petersen, Sup
erior. director of the Nebraska Far
mers Union; F. c. Radke. Lincoln
chairman of the Nebraska Commit
tee for MVA; Reverend Ray o. Walk
enhorst, Seward, president Of The
Nebraska Rural Christian Fellow
ship; ]. ]. Guenther, Omaha. presi-
dent of the Nebraska Federation Of
Labor; Frank Cronin. Omaha region
al director Of the Go; Mrs. Mary d.
Hyde. president or the Omaha Lea
| que of Women Voters; Mrs. NJ. $.
McDuffee, Norfolk, former president
of the Nebraska Federation of Won
ems Clubs; Mrs. Clayton w. Woods.
president, Omaha YWCA; Mrs. John
III. Bath. Omaha, American Associa
ton of the University Women; Geo
rye J.. Paulson, Omaha, Iowa-Nebr-
aska States Industrial Union Coun-
Gil; and Albert NJ. Whaling. presi-
dent, Omaha. Central Labor Union.
Carlyle Hodgkins. chairman OF
the Omaha Progressive Leagues ex-
ecutive committee. said the general
public is invited to the meeting and
that its purpose is to promote dis
cussion among Nebraska people OF
Missouri Valley development.
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-08

convinced Jordan he is a Harlem
producer of note. He hires the Jor-
lar band TO make a movie in his
studio where, with his brilliant
ideas, he can elaborate on his film
equipment. Unfortunately, as
Huey's ideas blossom creditors be-
gin removing the equipment. piece
by piece. Last to go is the piano
and somebody's still playing it.
All this time. a frustrated Jordan
repeats to beautiful but hard-head-
ed Caledonia All this trouble and /
could be in Hollywood" There's
the setting for the song hit. How
ever, before the 2 minutes are over.
they dnae, to include the love
scene of Jordan and Caledonia, the
dance team of Taylor and Harris,
comedians George Wiltshire ard
Sporty ode and 8 Sun Tan Girls.
Actually filmed last winter, As
tor Pictures Corp. in New York just
released Caledonia August 18th for
countrywide public consumption.
lHey DelleNe InlS ledlui Slle Will pS
one Of many by Jordan and that in
It's giving unique entertainment to
'he nation. il VII also ;hstil a cour-
age in Negr, youth to do things for
themselves.
There's progress in the theatre as
Catalonia" move n 10 become. Ike
Louis Jordan himself, one Of the
greatest little attractions in years.
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-08
HEADLINE MAG, SAYS BILBO ACCEPTED
BRIBE TO CHANGE HIS VOTE.

Senator Theodore Bilbo OF Miss
issippi was called unfit to sit with
honest. upright men in a respectable
legislative body" by his fellow Mis-
sissippi State legislators, according
to a story of his life in the Septem-
Der issue of Headlines and Pictur-
es. The occasion for the denuncia-
ton was the revelation by BilbU
that he had accepted a S645.0 90 bride
to change his vote when the legis-
lators were choosing a man to fill
Mississippi's vacant seat in the Uni
ted States Senate.
Bilbo's rise from a small-town
politician from Juniper Grove. Miss
to become the scourge Of minority
and liberal groups in the highest
legislative body in this country is
best explained by the depressed
condition of those whom ne repre-
sents. Garrulous. and vindictive.
he has taken pride in his role as
the "dead-end kid" of the United
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-08

VINITA VIRGINIA LEWIS. prom
inent authority on child welfare.
formerly with the Children's Bur
eau of the U. S. Department of La
Dor. has Joined the staff of the Uni
ted Nations Relief and Rehabilita-
ton Administration for child well
fare work in China. She will go
on loan to the Chinese Relief and
r e h a Utilization Administration,
where she will work under DR.. T. F.
Chang, who is well known in Amer
lean social work circles. Miss Lew
is is scheduled to fly to Chungking
in September.
Miss Lewis appointment was APP
proved by the Chinese Government
on Is June, while she was still at
the Children's Bureau. Generally
regarded as the best qualified per
son for the post. she was urged by
social worker groups and the Ma
tional Council Of Negro Women to
accept on the basis of the service
she could render. This considerat-
ion shaped her decision.
In China, Miss Lewis will be bring
ing into play all of her distinguished
experience in the child welfare
field. which has included work on a
state and national basis. throughout
this country. She will b. working
directly with the Chinese govern
ment and through the Chinese Re
lief and Rehabilitation Administra-
ton. She will also work with a
tional figures in the Chinese child
welfare movement, and with volun-
tary religious organizations which
have a long history of achievement
in child care in China.
On the basis of the work they
have already done, she will intro
duce them to the progress made in
this country in both public and pri-
waite welfare programs, and estab-
fish a link between American and
Chinese thinking on the subject.
This is in line with UNRRA policy,
which is to adapt its relief progra
to government policy and national
will rather than impose it from
without.
Programs affecting the care of
children, such as emergency shelf
er. feeding. Investigations of condi-
tions affecting family and Cd
unity life will also be of direct con-
Germ to Miss Lewis, who will be con-
cerned with the problems of child
rem in both rural and urban areas.
The homeless, abandoned and de-
pendent children for whom Miss
Lewis will be working out a pro-
gram will be reaping the benefits of
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-08
Democrats To Be Judged
by FEPC Action, Naacp.
Tells Senator Barkley

New York-Colored people will
judge the Democratic party not BY
h statements Of one Or LWo lead
ers but by what the party Is actual
ly able to deliver in the way Of
FEPC legislation and other bills
affecting their interests. This was
the message last week to Majority
Leader Barley in the Senate from
the NAACP.
Senator Barley wrote the NAA-
CP protesting against a statement
that the filibuster against FEPC
was being generally interpreted a.
mong colored people as the offic-
ia1 attitude Of the Democratic
party"
The NAACP reply Acknowledged
Senator Barkley's personal attitude
favoring FEPC and praised Presi-
dent Truman for his attitude hut
stated that the colored people over
the nation are saying that the cleo
ton of a Democratic president
means handing the government
over to the Bilbos, the Fastlands,
and the most prejudiced section CT
the Democratic party"
I'VE can say" said the NAACP's
letter. that no single incident with
in the past Is years has 50 aroused
n angered and Disguised the Ne
gro citizens as the performance
which the Democratic party perm
tilted to be staged in the senate on
FEPC. We use the language per
mitted to be staged advisedly be
cause it is inconceivable that a
party which really valued the es-
TEEN and support of Negro voters
located in strategic areas would
have allowed either Senator Bilbc
Or Senator Eastland to have made
The shocking inc insulting speeches
that were made ~slandering entire
groups of citizens of the nation
We repeat that if the Democratic
party had been really concerned a.
bout these people it would have in
| sisted, in way that are Known K
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-08

States Senate.
Although many persons would dis
agree with his description of him
self as a marvel of intellectual
brilliance," he has established him
self as a worthy successor in the
long line Of Dixie demagogues.
Individuals and organizations
from South to North have Joined in
d%enouncing Bilbo's most recent
floods Of investives against various
minority groups in this country.
Now that he has announced that
he is a candidate for reelection. it
remains to be seen if his w small
voting public has been affected by
the wholesale condemnation Of
their elected representative.
The story of his life in Headlin-
es and Pictures traces his career
from its beginning to the present.
and gives a startling insight into
the circumstances which have FRO
duced 1.-THE Man."