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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-05-18
Il Am An American Day.
OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS within the last twelve months we have grant
ed citizenship with it's many privileges to thousands of for
eign-born men and women through naturalization, and have
received into full citizenship the great NUMBERS of native-born
youth who have come of age; and
WHEREAS these citizens are giving strength to our de-
mocracy in it's struggle against tyranny and in it's striving to
make secure through international organization the rights
and opportunities of citizens in our own and in other sover-
egn nations; and
WHEREAS the Congress, by Public Resolution Ct, ap-
proved May 3, 1910, has recognized the third Sunday in May
of each year as 'I Am an American Day" and has requested
that the President issue a proclamation setting aside that day
for the special recognition of those who have been natura-
lized or have attained their majority during the past year:
Now, THEREFORE, l. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT,
President of the United States of America, in order that we
may honor those who have recently become members of our
body polite and at the same time reaffirm our allegiance to
the principles of American citizenship, do hereby proclaim
Sunday, May 20, 1915, as II Am an American Day"
And call upon Federal, State, and local officials, and
patriotic, civic and educational organizations to held, on or
about May 20, exercises designed to impress upon our. citizens,
both native-born, and naturalized, the privileges of their new
status in our democracy and their responsibilities for building
this Nations security and advancing it's welfare.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States of America to be
affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington this fourteenth day of
March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty
five, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the one hundred and sixty-ninth.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
SEAL)
By the President:
E. r. Stettinius, Jr.
Secretary of State.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-10

physician of the old Great
Northern Hotel in Chicago.
His only part in the play was
that eventually Laura quietly
divorced him and married
James w. Corrigan, Jr.
The doctor must have been
an indulgent husband, for in
the years preceding the out
break Of World War !, she
spent long periods of time at
the Plaza Hotel in New York
living in great elegance.
IN THE last years before his
! death on December "a, 1908,
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-10

Capt Jim Corrigan was an ailing man. Price Nc
Kinney, his friend and partner, hoped 10 heal the
breach between father and the SON Mckinney went
west and brought Jimmy home AS he hoped,
father and son reConcilcd
When Captain Jim died. the son inherited IN full
the fathers stock in the Corrigan, Mckinney Steel
Co II is important 10 remember how the stock OF
that rich corporation was divided at the time: 40
per cent of it was Jmmy's by right Of inheritance
another 40 per cent belonged to Price Mckinney and
the other 30 per cent TO the family OF Judge Steven
son Burke who had been instrumental in bringing
Corrigan and Mckinney into the association that
made all three multmillionares.
On his fathers death, Jimmy Corrigan became
one of the richest young men and one of the great
est matrimonial catches in America But although
Jimmy was left huge fortune, to Price Mckinney
was left the management of the corporation until
stfc tirnc rs he dccrne Jimmy sufficiently fespoff
sible TO carry on the duties involved. AT the time
this suited everyone.
Laura MacMartin was still friend of the
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-10
BY INEZ ROBB


TWICE within her lifetime Laura Corrigan has
sold her magnificent collection of jewels.
The first time, this modern Cinderella sold
them to buy the stock that would put control of the
Corrigan, Mckinney Steel Company in her
capable hands and those Of her husband, the late
Jimmy Corrgan.
Sixteen years later, she sold another collection
of jewels this time to feed and clothe thousands in
warravaged France.
To sell jewels TO gain control of $65 100000
steel firm TO dispose of them to comfort the help
less These grandiose gestures little reminiscent
of a tiny girl in Wisconsin lumber camp where
childish iewery often a bright cigar band
slipped a thin, grubby finger.
One can only imagine how hard and bleak must
have been the childhood and girlhood that shaped
in Laura Corrigan, woman with brilliant mind
and a genius for organization, the ndomtable de
termination to enjoy the antithesis of the life she
knew a child
Her first step was to leave home go to Chicago
and get job. Her great opportunity, although
Laura could have had little premonition of 1t then
came when the lonely sisterin-aw of old Capt
Jim Cor1igan, the Cleveland steel tycoon took
fancy to the young girl at White Sulphur Springs
IN June 10, I045
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-10

Lake Erie that had blOtted out the lives OF
his wife his daughters and his grandchildren,
and to forget the fact that he had quarreled
with his only remaining child, Jimmy Jrp and
had disnherited him.
Laura was young and gay, and the captain and
his dead wife's sister needed youth and gaety to
liven their spirits. What matter if Laura was at
the hotel society reporter, telephone operator
or the clerk at the cigar counter?
The Legends of Laura fascinating and con-
fusing but what matters is that the girl was at
White Sulphur Springs; that she had betaken her
self 10 American resort frequented by the
nations most rich and socially prominent persons.
There she could at least observe the life of which
she longed to be part.
The captain and his sisterin-law liked Laura
The next time she had vacation she spent it with
them at the Corrigan country place at Wickliffe,
about IS miles outside Cleveland
Jimmy Jr was still absent from the paternal
hearth. Dsinherited, he was drifting into Mexico
in those years and finally up 10 San Francisco
Legend has il that at one time he so hard up
he tended bar in Frisco 10 earn living.
One of the more fanciful legends has Jimmy
meeting Laura in this period when he bought coffee
and sinkers at cheap western restaurant where
she was a waitress
At some time during this period Laura ac
quired first husband who is no more than a name
among the dramatis personnae. She became Mrs
Duncan r. MacMartin, wife of the dignified house
Evening star., 1945-03-31

Half of the total resources of the
United States are now being devoted
to waging war. Since Pearl Harbor
war expenditures have amounted to
about S20S, S,0O0, ,0O0, 900. More War
bond money is needed.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Weather Path Favors
Japs, Officer Says

With the weather generally favor
ing japanese forecasters by moving
from west to east, the Navy's experts
in the Pacific must be doubly alert
to take advantage of every condition
over a vast area where ships and
planes are constantly on the move,
Comdr. A. A. Cumberledge. told
Washington members of the Amer
lean Meteorological Society at a
meeting Thursday night at George
Washington University.
Comdr. Cumberledge pointed out
that the weather played an i'm
portant part in the carrier based
aircraft strike at Japan in force last
February Is and 16. Our planes
achieved complete tactical surprise
by approaching under cover of
weather so bad it handicapped en-
emy air operations, he said.
On the other hand a wind un-
favorable to our carriers in the first
Battle of the Philippines last June
enabled japanese force to escape
destruction by widening the dis
tance between the two forces every
time our carriers had to face about
INTO the wind to launch their planes,
Comdr. Cumberledge said
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Skyscroper School for District
Envisioned by Board Member

standard of a basement and three
main floors. he said, and the num-
ber of students may be so great
that ramps will be needed instead
of stairs. and tinted walls to indi-
cate which floor is which.
To this vision, Robert L. Hay
cock, superintendent of schools, re-
piled cautiously that notifications,
are constantly being made in school
plans but no skyscrapers are vet
necessary. So far student increases
have been in suburban areas where
land is more plentiful, he said. add
ing. however, that If the downtown
section ever went residential again
skyscrapers would be needed.
At present zoning regulations hold
most Washington buildings to 10
floors, with a few 12-fioor struc-
lures and one building, the Ma
tional Press Building, 13 floors high
by special act of Congress.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
MorgoId Nomination
Hearings Again Monday

Public hearings on the nomina-
ton of Municipal Court Judge
Nathan r. Margold to be an associ-
ate justice of District Court will be
reopened at pm. Monday before
a subcommittee of the Senate Judi
ciary Committee, headed by Chair
man McCarran.
One of the witnesses is expected to
be John J. Carmody, president OF
the District Bar Association, which
has filed an adverse report on the
proposed promotion of Judge Mar
gold.
Your Red Cross dollars mean
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Seat Pleasant Plans
Easter Dawn Service

An Easter dawn service will be
held on the lawn of st. Matthews
Episcopal Church in Seat Pleasant
Md, at 6;15 am. tomorrow under
the sponsorship of the Prince
Georges County YMCA in CO.
operation with the ministers of the
Seat Pleasant district.
The Rev. Donald Glare, pastor of
st. Andrews Luthern Church of
Capitol Heights, Md, will deliver
the sermon, while the invocation
will be given by Rev. Russell G.
Lengel, pastor of the Faith Church
of the Nazarene of Seat Pleasant.
The scripture lesson will be read by
William K. Cooper, executive sec
retary of the Prince Georges County
YMCA.
Hymns will be lead by Mrs. Russell
G. Lengel, with special music given
by the choirs of the community
The Rev. Charles r. Langlands
pastor of st. Matthews Church, will
pronounce the benediction.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Norfolk Realtors Survey
Tests Postwar PLANNING

What war workers plan in the
way of postwar housing has taken
on new meaning for realtors in the
Norfolk, Va, area since a survey
was made by the Norfolk Real
Estate Board, according to the Ma
tlonal Association of Real Estate
Boards.
The Norfolk board made a study of
the postwar housing needs of the
area that the national association
believes may serve as an index for
other war centers.
OF 1901 defense housing families
interviewed in the Norfolk area
1913, or 20.9 per cent, had lived in
Norfolk before the war, and a total
of 2,036, or 53.6 per cent, planned
to settle there permanently.
OF the latter group, 266 intend to
buy or build in the city. 4O8 in the
suburbs and 139 intend to purchase
farm. Almost a third of all the
families interviewed are uncertain
as to postwar settling plans.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Red Cross Quote Exceeded

Thomas P. McDonagh, chairman
of the Charles County MD Red
Cross War Fund Drive, announced
today that the county has exceeded
its $500 campaign quota. Mr..
McDonagh said collections in the
drive amount to S10,33l.09.
Evening star., 1945-03-31

Your Red Cross dollars meal
more to our fighting men now.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
BIKE TRIP.

Il
Potomac Area, American Youth
Hostels, bike and hike trip to Sun.
rise Services at Arlington; excursion
around Tidal Basin to see Cherry
Blossoms, and to Dunn Loring. Va.
for lunch. Bike riders leave west
end of Memorial Bridge, 7 am. to-
morrow. Hikers leave Arlington
Ridge road and Memorial highway
7 am. or at Eleventh and E streets
NV, to catch bus to West Falls
Church, Va, noon tomorrow. Fol
reservations call EX. $500.
BIRD WALK.
National Capital Parks walk al
Reaches Run Sanctuary. meet at
parking area reached by National
Airport buses from A. B. & w. ter
minal, 7:30 am. tomorrow.
DANCE.
United Nations Girls, National
Press Club auditorium, $3.50 O'Clock
tonight. Officers and enlisted per-
sonnel invited.
P. H. Aelman of Cincinnati, pho-
tographs, Arts and Industries Build
ing, Smithsonian Institution, 9 am
to 4:30 pm. today.
Spring book display, foreign dolls
and birds and tropical fish, Chill
dren's Museum, ii a. m. to pm. to-
day.
Society of Washington Artists,
Natural History Building, Smith
sonian Institution, am. to 4:3o
pm. through tomorrow
st. Elizabeth's Hospital Wednes-
day creative group exhibit, Public
Library, Eighth and K streets NV,
9 am. to pm. weekdays and 2 to
6 pm. Sundays through Monday.
Etchings and Autographs of
France by Lester G. Hornby of
Massachusetts,, Smithsonian Insti-
ton, on Mall, 9 am. to 4:30 pm.
through April 8.
Stiegel-type glass, OAR Museum,
Memorial Continental Hall, 8:45
am. to 4:45 pm. weekdays except
Saturdays, 8:45 am. to 12:45 pm.
through April 10.
Benjamin Kopman paintings
through April II and Bonnard
paintings through April, Phillips
Memorial Gallery II am. to 10 pm.
IL am. to 6 pm. Tuesdays
through Saturdays and to pm.
Nineteenth biennial exhibition of
contemporary American oil paint
ings, Corcoran Art Gallery. noon to
4:30 pm. Mondays, 9 am. to 4::30
pm. Tuesdays through Saturdays
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Permits Are Issued
Tor Construction Of
Low-Cosf HOUSING

Building permits were issued this
week Tor several low-cost housing
developments for colored occupancy
under priorities issued last Novem-
Der by the War Production Board.
Work already has started on a
o-story brick and concrete apart
ment house of 26 units at 1859 On
tar1o road NV, to cost approx
mately $4,000, for Edmund G
Warther, 233 Seventh street NE, as
owner and builder, with George T
Santmyers, 1410 H street NV, as
architect. 1t will be ready for fall
occupancy.
The M. Kapneck Construction Co.
735 Eleventh street NV, will start
work next week on a 3-story brick
apartment building of 80 units, cost
ing approximately 100000, at 1929
Benning road NE, and plans are to
complete it by fall. r. C. Archer, jr.,
is architect.
A building permit also was issued
to Robert E. Wright, 1852 Florida
avenue NE. as owner and builder,
to erect five dwellings at 48 to Sc
Forty-sixth street NE, to cost
$4,000, with Mr.. Santmyers as archi-
tect.
The Federal Contracting Co., 915
New York avenue NV, was issued a
permit for 3-story brick apartment
house of six units at 513 Fifty
eighth street NE, to cost 5000.
Work will be started in about two
weeks and will be completed in 80
days.
Permits for three Southeast prof.
ects, totaling 100000, were issued
to East Hills, Inc, 1882 H street
NV. for SO dwellings in the $500 to
1900 block of A street Sc. and the
100 block of Forty-sixth street Sc.
The architect is Kirkhuff Nagley,
Chevy Chase, Md.
The Suburban Heights Develop
ment Co., 1910 Vermont avenue, was
issued two permits for a total of 80
dwellings in the 800 block of Fifty
first street NE, as a continuation of
its low-cost project in that area.
The units are to be $500 each,
Evening star., 1945-03-31
CONSTRUCTION Work
in February Holds
To January Level

Construction work in the United
States in February approximate
January's total, but public works
fell off 20 per cent in comparison
with February of 1914, and private
construction gained 13 per cent, ali
of this gain being in the industrial
field. Private residential construc-
ton was off 80 per cent.
This was announced today by
Secretary of Labor Perkins, who re-
ported total construction expendi-
lures amounted to 1874 millions oil
dollars in February, Is millions less
than in February of 1914. The
January, 1945, total was 1886 mil
lions. Miss Perkins estimates are
based on reports from the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, Bureau of For
eign and Domestic Commerce and
the War Production Board.
The increase in private construc-
ton work-reflected in the indus
trial fields accounted for by
heightened war industrial building
Miss Perkins said. The total of 81
millions is more than double the 81
millions spent in February a year
ago.
The decrease in private residential
construction is attributed to fur
ther effects of stringent wartime
controls on nonessential building
and to the scarcity of lumber. Farm
construction expenditures remained
virtually unchanged from a year
ago, while public utility construc-
ton dropped from AZ millions to
38 millions.
Increased war industrial require
ments brought about an increase in
expenditures for federally financed
industrial facilities, which reached
Ga millions, as compared with So
millions in February, 1914.
Evening star., 1945-03-31

Future public schools built as high
as skyscrapers, with ramps and
tinted walls like the Pentagon, are
envisioned by at least one Board
of Education member coping with
Washington's shifting school popu-
lation.
C. Melvin Sharpe, member of the
Buildings and Grounds Committee,
sighed yesterday when he saw plans
of a 25-room elementary school
necessitated by sudden growth Of
the Parkside area around Anacostia
road and Grant street NE. Some
day land may be so scarce here that
schools may have to be built in
many stories instead of the present
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Where To GoSIs11}
What To D!eN99ttf
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/ and 2 to pm. Sundays through
April 90.
Picture history of Florida, Librar,
of Congress, 8 am. to 10 pm. Mon
days through Fridays, 8 am. to
pm. Saturdays and 1870 am. Il
10 pm. Sundays through April.
HIKES.
Wanderbirgds' Hiking Club
through Rock Greek Park, meet al
Colorado avenue terminal of Four
teenth street carline to Mount
Pleasant, 10 am. tomorrow.
Capital Hiking Club, from Chevy
Chase Lake to Takoma Park, Md.
meet at Chevy Chase Circle, 10 m
tomorrow.
Center Hiking Club, through Rock
Greek Park, meet at Sixteenth and
Kennedy streets NV, 1:30 pm.
MEETING.
Philosophical Society of Washing
ton, Cosmos Club auditorium, 8:15
o'clock tonight. A. H. Stone
speaker. Invitation only.
Foh SEntlSLlNLFNs
Stage Door Canteen, Belasco
Theater, tonight: Helzapoppin, jr.
Juvenile revue and Marine Band.
Easter party. USO Club, Eighth
and Pennsylvania avenue NV, 8 80
o'clock tonight.
Dance, Banneker Club (coloreO
$500 Georgia avenue NV, $3.50
O'Clock tonight.
Sunrise services at Arlington
Cemetery, meet at USO, Eighth and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, 5:45 am
tomorrow. Breakfast at club follow
ing services.
Breakfast after services, Service
mems Club No. /, BOG Ninth street
NV.
OFFICERS.
Dance. Junior Officers of Wash
ington, $50 o'clock tonight.
Dance, Officers' Service Club at
Mayflower Hotel, 9 o'clock tonight
Service personnel may obtain
further information by calling the
United Nations Center, National
5000, or any of the following USOs:
Executive 0428, Republic 1927, Ma
tional 3431 or Nationall 0614. Color
ed service personnel may call USO
Decatur 5664, or War Hospitality,
Decatur 7768.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. C. - B-3


Mundt, Republican, of South Da-
kota, committee member, the in
stitution added that the committee
should be mainly concerned with
the rights of individuals assured by
the Constitution.
!. Mr. Mundt had requested the pri-
yate research organization to pre-
pare an analysis of replies he re-
ceived from scores of prominent
Americans asked to define "un-
American activities" Mrs. Roosevelt
was among those who replied, but
her views were not made public.
Evening star., 1945-03-31
Brookings Asks Study
OF Constitution Attackers

BY the Assoc lated Press.
The Brookings Institution recon-
mended to the House Committee on
Un-American Activities yesterday
that it investigate those who attack
"the principle of the form of Gov
ernment as guaranteed by our Con-
Stitution."
In report to Representative
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-15

and parents, his sister, Mrs. Mae
Bottomley of Mount Clemens
survives.
Private Stephens was report
ed missing in a plane Sept. 9,
along with two officers and sew
en- enlisted men, who were max
ing a flight over the Aleutian
Islands somewhere west of Um-
max, Alaska. The plane had re-
ported "the worst storm they
had ever seen raging over their
area, and unless they went
down near some ship, they
would be lost" The War Depart
ment, after an intensive search,
listed them this week as lost.
Born in Van Dyke, Pvt. Ste
phens was the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy j. Stephens, 28180
Groesbeck Highway. He was
graduated from High school in
Roseville in 1941, entered serv-
ice in January, 1943. going ov-
erseas in August 1914.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Virginia Stephens, 1927
Melvin avenue, and son,
Thomas Wesley, born month
after his fathers death; sister,
Mrs. Robert Yack, of Roseville,
and a brother Earl, of Center
Line.
WOUNDED
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Blumen-
thai 22514 Ridgeway avenue,
st. Clair Shores, have learned
that their son, Pvt. Thomas Blu
menthal, Infantryman, was
wounded in France Feb. 6 and
has received the Purple Heart
In service only since July, over
seas since December, Pvt. Blu
menthal had been in the Army
previously for three years. His
wife and six children make
their home at 17043 Forest ave-
nue., East Detroit.
After spending two years in
the Aleutians and coming
through without scratch, Sgt.
Technician Martin w. Peters
: as wounded in Germany, the
latter part of February. He is
the son of Mrs. Louise Peters,
2961O Utica road, Roseville, and
was graduated from Eastland
High school. Four years ago he
married and since has made
his home at 211 Robertson
street, Mount Clemens. He serv-
ed in Gen. Patton's Third Army.
PRISONER
Mrs. Wayne Teller, Neiman
street. Roseville, has just receiv-
ed official word that her huS-
band Pfc. Wayne Teller is
prisoner of war in Germany.
He had previously been report
ed missing in Luxembourg since
Dec. 20. Pvt. Teller, formerly
music instructor at Roseville
school, has been overseas for
nearly year. He sent letter
TO his wife and daughter Pa
tricia telling them he is "all
right ~
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-15
Grass Fires Keep
Warren Township
Firemen on Jump

VAN DYKE Ten grass fires
in Is hours in Warren Township
kept the fire department busy
Tuesday and Wednesday, and
caused Fire Chief William Van
Hulle to issue a warning to res
idents of the community.
Greater care must be exer-
cised in the district, he said, to
protect the homes and business
establishments. Many of the
fires were caused by careless
ness, some undoubtedly by mis-
chievous youngsters. They were
scattered too widely to be the
work of one individual or
group. Highwinds usual in the
month of March ado emphasis
to Chief Van Hulle's warning.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-15
Tired Kidneys
Often Bring
S!eepless Nights

Doctor say your kidneys ,ntain Is miles
Of tiny tubes or filters which he'- to purify the
blood n. keep you healthy. When they get
tired and don't work right H. tn daytime,
many reopls have TO get UP nights. Frequent
som lines shows there Il something wrong
with your kidneys or bladder. Don't neglect
this condition and los valuable, rcstful sIeep.
When dis rider Of kidney function permits
poisonou- matter 70 remain in your blood, Il
pains. LEG pains. los Of pep and energy,
swelling. puiiness under the eyes. headaches
and dissineas.
Don't wsiti Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
the Is miles Of kidney tubes flush out poison-
Gus waste from your blood. Get Deans Pills.