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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29
FIGHT IS seen
ON DRAFT BILL
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the legislation, asserting that 'the
quicker we throw all our resources
into the job Of winning this war,
the sooner we will realize vic
tory"
But the Congress of Industrial
Organizations renewed its fight to
settle the critical manpoWer prob
lem by voluntary, not statutory
means. In a letter to all members
of Congress, CLIO President Philip
Murray urged support of the vol
untary program. In a second let
ter, he asked War Production
Chairman J. A. Krug to sponsor
as soon as possible a meeting Of
industry, labor and government to
solve the manpoWer riddle.
These were other manpower de-
over the week end:
l. Joseph D. keenan,, vice chair
man of the War Production Board
and director of the Office of Labor
said the labor draft
was unnecessary"
2. Secretary of the Navy James
V. Forrestal. speaking at Bayonne,
N. j., said work-o--jail legislation
is needed urgently. He character
Ized as "arrant nonsense" charges
that the armed services were seek
ing to regiment labor.
3. May said that passage of his
bill was most urgent because, if
the Nazi collapse as result of
Allied victories, workers would
start seeking peace-time jobs, for
getting that Japan remains to be
conquered.
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AMERICANS OPEN
SURPRISE ATTACK
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than two and a half miles away
At least four more towns in the
two countries were liberated, in
GLIDING Burg-Reuland, six miles
south Of ST. With and two miles
west of the border in the deepest
part Of the bulge on the Third
Army front.
A half mile south of Burg-Reu-
land, infantry in a mile advance
reached a point half a mile from
the Our.
The Fifth Division on the south
flank took the village of Wahlhau-
sen, a mile from the German from
tier north of Diekirch.
1t. Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tas-
signy's French First Army was
slowly developing squeeze on
the troublesome German Colmar-
Mulhouse front south of Strasbourg.
His French, with American COM
rades assigned to his army, clear
ed out WickerschWihr and Holtz-
wihr, three miles northeast of Col
mar, and Jebsheim, six miles from
northeast and but four miles from
the Rhine.
The mop-up Of Jebsheim left the
French only two miles west of the
Rhine-Rhone canal. which the Ger
mans have incorporated into their
stout defenses along the Rhine.
At Wickerschwihr they were on
canal connecting Colmar with
the Rhine-Rhone waterway and \
position to outflank the city on
the east.
The French fighting up % miles
to the south seized Cite Kull1nan,
village three miles north of Null
house, after heavy house-to-house
| fighting.
Seven miles northwest of Null
house, the French drove the last
snipers from the Cernay suburb
of Gebelfort Cernay has been the
scone of some of the heaviest
fighting on this front.
The lull on 1t. Gen. Alexander
M. Patch's Seventh Army front
moved into its second day. The
quiet was broken only by occa-
sional small arms fire and the
clash of patrols.
To the northwest, the U. S. Third
Army's Oath Division pushed an
other mile into Germany along
the Moselle river valley, entering
the outskirts of SIM, four miles
north of the Reich border and three
miles east of the Luxembourg
frontier.
Activity along the Roer was con-
fined generally to patrolling, al
though the British cleaned out St.
Odilienberg, on the Roer two and
a half miles southeast OF the Ger
man bastion Of Roermond.
Snow fell over most of the bat
tlefront today and all tactical air
forces were grounded throughout
the morning.
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MEETING ON CITY
EXTENSION SLATED

A meeting of residents of Sunset
Park, Summer Hill, Pinecrest and
Woodlawn will be held at $3.50 p.
m. today, it was announced last
night by Capt. J. G. Gholston,
chairman of the temporary COM
mittee of southern suburban resi-
dents opposed to inclusion of their
area within Wilmington city linn
it's.
In calling the meeting, which
will be held in the old Sunset Park
school building, Capt. Gholston
urged that all interested suburban
ties attend. No definite agenda
have been outlined, but it is ex-
pected that suggestions will be
submitted from the floor regarding
action to be taken by the commit
tee chosen to fight the city limits
bill in Raleigh this week.
The Sunset Park committee con-
sists of W. X. Rhodes, Jr., W. j.
Wilson, C. A. Patterson, w. A. Can
non and Capt. Gholston. A similar
committee from the eastern sub
urbs was selected Friday night at
meeting of the Suburban Associ-
alton in New Hanover county
courthouse. It's members are Fred
Winetts, Jack Swartz, H. Adams,
J. L. Sutton and Heide Trask.
Prior to the selection of the east
ern suburban committee and pass
age of a resolution that the two
areas groups operate jointly, a
caution was voiced Friday night by
Alton A. Lennon, chairman of the
Association meeting.
He warned against hasty action
by the committees in any attempt
to prevent the city-limits bills be-
ing put to vote in the State leg
islature this week, citing the dis
advantage at which the groups
would find themselves in opposing
Rep. ]. @. LeGrand before an As
sembly committee.
He pointed out that they them
selves had helped award Mr.. Lee
Grand a "thunderous majority in
the last elections, after a campaign
in which he had repeatedly stated
himself to be an advocate of city
extension.
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JULIAN X. WARREN

TRENTON, Jan. 28-Julian Knox
Warren, %, prominent attorney
died unexpectedly early Saturday
morning in the Walker Sanitarium
at Richmond, Va. where he had
been receiving treatment for the
last three weeks. He had been in
failing health from a heart ailment
for some time.
The funeral will probably be
held Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
from the residence here by the
Rev. Jack Rountree of Kinston,
rector of the Episcopal church here.
Interment will be in Cedar Grove
cemetery at New Bern.
Born in Edenton August 20, 1886
he was the youngest son of the
late William Y. Warren and FAME
Badham Warren and descendant
of DR.. Edward Warren, founder OF
the College of Physicians and Sur
geons of Baltimore, Md, medical
inspector of the Army of Northern
Virginia and surgeon-in-chief OF
the War Department Of Egypt.
After graduating from the Bling
ham school at Asneville, julie War
rem completed his law course at
the University of North Carolina in
1907 and six months before he
reached his 21st birthday passed
the State bar examination. Through
out his entire career he had prac-
ticed law at Trenton, but his pro-
fessional activities and farming
interests extended to many other
sections.
During World War I he served as
chairman of the Legal Advisory
Board of Jones County, was chair
man of the Council of Defense in
his county and was a captain on
the Sind North Carolina Reserves.
For many years he was promin-
ent in the Democratic party, and
long served as chairman of the
Jones County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eta
Burt Warren; one son, 1t. j. K.
Warren, Jr; and two daughters,
Mrs. Alan A. Marshall of Charles
ton, S. c., and Frances Warren
Of Trenton
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to the north, Gutenfield, five miles
to the southeast, and Wickbold
five miles south.
Fourteen miles north of Konigs-
berg, Soviet troops seized DARN
en-, three miles from Granz, which
is at the southern end of the Kuris.
ches Nehrung, a spit of land which
forms the breakWater for the la
COON extending up to captured
Memel.
Memel, ceded under pressure by
Lithuania to Germany in March,
1889, was taken by Gen. Ivan
Bagramian's First Baltic Front in
an assault that opened yesterday.
1t is city of $4,000. The rest of
Memelland was won by the Rus
slams last October.
In Upper Silesia, Marshal Kon-
ev's First Ukraine Army was
credited with hurting the Ger
mans out of the rich industrial
area and capturing Katowice, a
city of $4,000, and Beuthen, popu-
lation 100000, just inside the Ger
man frontier five miles northwest
of KatoWice.
10 the northwest Russian troops
were reported by Berlin to have
encircled Breslau, great silesian
capital of $4,000, and to have
crossed the Oder river at dozen
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Local Fier's Homecoming
To Unit Told By Witness
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unshaven and dirty young men
entered the operations hut. Lead
ing the group was Morris, drag
ging a parachute bag. There was
slapping on the back, and other
welcoming gestures. Who said
there was no Santa CLAUSE, ques-
toned one man as he grinned.
"Was your plane in wash out?''
and did you see any pretty girls"
Morris and his bomber crew had
Just returned from Russia.
Morris ship had been hit over
enemy territory, but he refused to
bail out when his plane was struck
because he still had two motors
working and none of his crew were
injured. The men completed their
mission, dropped their bombs on
the target and started for the
nearest friendly territory. Soon his
gas guage showed empty and an
other motor YVES failing. The CO.
pilot spotted a landing strip in the
distance, and Morris successfully
landed the plane on a temporary
Russian landing field. The ship was
too badly shot to be repaired or
flown out. The reception by the
Russians was cordial, and the
crew we're well treated. AS to how
the men returned to their stations
=. . -.,;1ifarv secret
In that parachute bag that Nor
ris had brought into the operations
hut were certain valuable instru-
ments from the plane. which he
refused to destroy. Among the SOIL.
venirs brought back from Russia
Morris valued most very small
radio, with all the known radio
bands ON it.
This story comes from Red Cross
Field Director Virgil Evans WIZ
stated that Morris returned to div
December n.
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Father To Get Dead Son s
CONGRESS- Medal OfHonor

Richard and Harold, also will be
present.
Young Olson, a machine gunner
of the Third Division, won the
medal for sticking by his gun de-
spite mortal wounds and turning
back an attack of 200 Germans
against his company on the Anzio
beachhead January 80, 1914. Twice
wounded during the attack, he
died while being carried to an
aid station.
The citation credited him with
saving his company from ami
hilation and with killing at least
20 Germans and wounding many
more. Award of the medal pre-
viously had been announced by
the Seventh Army Headquarters.
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Russians Seize Silesian
Coal Section And Mcneil

points on both sides of Breslau,
between Glogau, 1T miles south
east of Berlin, and Cosel, IS miles
west of fallen Beuthen.
Moscow has not announced a
crossing of the upper Oder, but Ber-
ling said the Russians are fighting
steadily to expand their west bank
holdings and said that in addition
to Breslau the west bank strong
holds of Steinau, Brieg, Krappitz
and Cosel are under assault.
The Soviet communique announc-
ed the fall of Guhrau, 10 miles east
of Glogau in northern Silesia. and
Berlin said that Konev's troops in
the south also were striking to-
ward Moravia's Sudeten mountains
to secure the lower flank of Thu
kov's central columns hitting to-
ward Berlin.
Stain also announced that Col.
Gen. Petrov's Fourth Ukraine
army, toiling through the eastern
Slovakian mountains, had captur-
ed Poprad, So miles northwest of
Kassa Rosice) in 13-mile ad-
vance from Levoca, taken Satur-
day.
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Husband Of Resident
Killed At War Front

Mrs. Amos Dobson, Jr., OF vii
mington, has received word that
her husband. Sgt. Amos R. Dob.
son, was killed IN action in Bel
GUM January 2.
A former high school basketball
star at Lynchburg, Va, Sgt. Dob.
son had been overseas since Sep.
TENDER. His wife, the former Es-
telle E, Vereen, was with his par.
ents in. Lynchburg, when the re-
port Of his death was received.
They have daughter, Andrea,
tWo-years-old.
He is also survived by three
sisters, Mrs. Lloyd Shaner, Mrs.
J. B. Rollins, and Miss Nancy
Dobson, all Of Lynchburg.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-R9
The Congressional Medal of Honor
for which Sgt. Truman o. Olson
gave his life, will be presented
to his father Wednesday night at
the State Capitol in Madison, Wis,
the War Department announced
today.
The father, Axel Olson of Cam
bridge, Wise, will receive the
medal - the Nations highest
award-from Col. w. Lutz Krig-
baum, commander of District No.
2 of the Sixth Service Command,
at ceremony to be attended by
Gov. Walter S. Goodland.
Two brothers of the sergeant,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29
SUITCASE STOLEN

Mrs. Ann Moore, of sos Mar
ket street, reported to police
yesterday that a brown leather
suitcase with belongings valued
at $125, had been taken from
her room. The grip was de-
scribed as having light brown
stripes. According to police
reports, it contained a red
dress, a red sweater, a mans
shaving kit, a tan jumper,
tan jacket and a box of jewelry,
mostly small trankets."
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DSM is AWARDrn
CHUNGKINC H.,

cHUNGKlNG, jan Is. -.
Maj, Gen. en- Albert c. weasns,..
pinned the Distinguished S ,,,sFs'
Medal today on Brig. Cen 9 Tcs
F. E. Gross, a of Holly Hin Sd Uss'y.a
for exceptionally meritor i,i' J. c.
ice with the headquarters ' =. set7'
Army Air Forces in W5 Vs. Of ii.
Gross played major psTt t'1 u
development and design ~ II n.
can combat planes. Aneti'
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CHANG HONORS
GEN. STILWELL
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contributing to ultimate victory
Wedemeyer said.
1.-THE generafissimo and Gen.
Wedemeyer are now collaborating
to destroy the forces OF Japan in
China" Hurley said. 1.-THE forces
Of Macarthur and Nin1itz have de-
feated the Japanese in battle after
battle in the Pacific. The imperial
istic designs of Japan to doml-
nate other peoples and other ma
tons have failed.
There is a growing opinion that
the last battle, the final victory
of the United Nations will be tie
defeat of Japan on the SOIL OF
China"
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ARRESTED FOR LARCENY

Oscar McKoy, SO, Negro, of
1910 IL Brooklyn Alley, was
booked by police yesterday for
larceny and receiving. Ac-
cording to police reports ~
took 1913 from Dorothy Venson,
of 812 Nixon street. He was
put in Jail in default of $500
bond.
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CAR WRECKED

State Highway patrolmen
yesterday reported 1912 Hud-
son automobile had turned over
in a ditch OH Highway AL, six
miles south of the City. There
were no signs of anyone being
hurt, they said. The license
number of the car was 356103.
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DENNIS WILKINS

LUMBERTON, Jan. 28.-Funeral
services were held today at Smiths
| ethodist church for Dennis Will
kins, II, who died of heart at
tack yesterday at his home. The
Rev. M. D. McLamb, pastor, Of
ficiated, and burial was in the Will
kins family cemetery.
Surviving Mr.. Wilkins are his
widow, Mrs. Zula Smith wilkins;
two sons, J. D. of Route /, and
Nye Wilkins, of Dublin; two daugh-
tiers, Letha and Blance, of Lum-
berton; and three brothers, Isaac,
Tom and Date Wilkins, all OF
Route 5.
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Solons Protest Shipment
OF Newsprint To France
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complete that the German head
long retreat left them practically
nc time to destroy French manu-
featuring facilities. 1t is our I'M
Outstanding, therefore, that French
pulp and paper producing facili-
les are more or less intact"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29

A United States Marine officer,
Lieut. Col. Francis T. Evans, was
the first aviator to loop the loop
in a seaplane, a feat he accompli-
shed in 1917.
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AUTOS DAMAGED

Two automobiles were badly
damaged yesterday, when a
car driven by Johnnie Flem-
ming, Negro, Of Circle drive,
Maffitt village, and one driven
by Richard Sparkman, of 5
Lee drive, collided at the inter-
section of Thirteenth and Or
ange streets, according to po-
lice reports. Flemming was
arrested for reckless driving.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29

Wear aprons for little chores
around house and garden and save
your clothes.
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,prnE1I, !. PREvATTE
MRS. w. p. ATKINSON

CHADBOURN, Jan. 28.-Funeral
services were held today at the
Peacock funeral home for Mrs. w.
P. Atkinson, SO. The Rev. A. T.
Peacock, Baptist minister, offici-
ated, assisted by the Rev. B. F.
Altman and the Rev. L. A. Line
berger.
The former Norine Watson,
daughter of the late Mrs. Sam Wat
son, of GAINESVILLE, Mrs. Atkinson
is survived by her husband and a
sister.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29
BICYCLE STOLEN

Roy Ganous, of lis IL South
Front street, reported to police
yesterday that his blue and
white colored bicycle had been
taken from his home.
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Briefs
GIRL REPORTED MISSING

Ethel Began, Negress, of 7O6
Wood street, reported to police
yesterday that her niece, Irene
Steven, FL, had been missing
from home since 8 p. m. Sat
urday night. She is describ-
ed as five feet and two inches
in height, and between 14O and
$50 pounds in weight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29

Save fuel by turning off the heat
a few minutes before your roast
or baking is ready.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
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Obituaries
JAMES w. CHAPMAN

Funeral services for James VIII
liam Chapman, "a, who died Sat,
urdav at James Walker Memorial
hospital. will be held at 1O:3o a.
m. today at St. Mary's pro-catng-
dra1 bv the Rev. Father j: H.
Telvin Burial will be in Oakdale
cemetery. eor
A Wilmington grocery:nan Tor
more than 40 years, Mr.: Chapman
is survived by his brother, John
Patrick Chapman, of Wilmlngton;
sister Mrs. M. C. Gallagher
of Roanoke. Va; and niece, Mrs
Fl, Potter, of Wilmington.
Active pallbearers will be Mar
tin Flanagan, Paul Baschon' Cnar-
lie White Bill Powell, John bre'
mer and Paul Bergen. -,
Honorary pallbearers WILL oe
James ]. Allen, B. M. Jones, Z. T.
Loper. Mr.. higgins and Mr.. Byrd
IREDELL J. PREVATTE
IJJMBERTON, Jan. 28.-Funera
services were held today for Ire
dell J. Prevatte, IS, retired farmer
who died at noon yesterday at
local hospital. Burial was IN I'M
Prevatte cemetery.
Surviving Mr.. Prevatte are a son
Franklin, in the U. S. Navy; and
grandchild. He was the son OF tn
late Jordon and ANA Barnes Pre-
vStte His wife, Mrs. Lena Pitt
man Prevatte, died three year
ago.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14

Billy Eckstine, the handsome
lad with the exciting baritone
voice, brings his sensational jump
orchestra TO the Paradise theatre,
for a weeks engagement starting
Friday. April Is. Eckstine, fresh
from triumphs in New York City
in night clubs, theatres and the
radio. is such natural TO front
his own band. it's wonder the
idea hadn't been thought OF long
before.
Since August OF 1914. Billy Eek
slime and his orchestra have been
breaking box Office records. month
in and month out. Recently Wal
ter Winchell said about Billy:
The Orchid Garden: Billy Eek
shines blues singing He
rocks like the Bronx Express"
Eckstine registered personal
hit as Earl Hines vocalist and
during his four years with the ia
nous "Fatha" built up his own
personal following. Some OF the
Hines recordings on which Billy
sang-notablye, 'Skylsrk," Jelly.
Jelly" and stormy Monday
Blues"-were tremendous sellers
Featured members Of the Eek
slime crew includes Jack "Budd"
Johnson. sensational sax ridin'
star, and the lovely Sara Vaughn,
terrific ballad stylist
The huge Paradise theatre revue
includes such stars as Kitty Muir
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14
GRANTS PHONE
Interview TO
C H R 0 n | CT {
BY LARRY CHISM

Detroiters. who have long been
fans OF the charming Lena Horne.
singing star OF stage, screen and
radio. will have an opportunity 10
hear her sing several OF her latest
recordings when she appears here
at Paradise theatre. April 20.
Il know that III be happy
there" she said during l0-min-
ute telephone conversation last
week with tn" Michigan Chroni.
Gle from the Office OF the Paradise
theatre.
Graciously conserving TO a tele-
phone interview with the press,
between shows at the Capitol the
atre in New York on Thursday.
Miss Horne confirmed the report
that approximately 100000 gross
had been taken in during her ap-
pearance the past four weeks at
the New York theatre.
She disclosed that she will
sing two new recordings made
with Duke Ellington-"I Amt
Got Nothing But the Blues" and
Il Didn't Know About YOU"
and Phil Moore tune. Victory
Day" when she comes to Para
disc theatre
do you think that your present
theatre tour has benefited race re-
lations?" she was asked Il don't
know" she answered. but audi
ences, both colored and white,
have been very nice TO me-"
ASKED CONCERNING a rumor
that she may play the leading
role in film production OF the
stage success. Anna Lucasta."
Miss Horne replied that she hadn't
been offered the role as yet. But
il is up TO the studio" she said
The M-G-M star disclosed that
she had made nine. pictures. II
like the role did in Cabin in
the Sky best" she stated. She
was indefinite concerning her fu-
ture plans in the movie industry
by saying that 1T is up to my
studio
Answering other questions,
Miss Horne. with sweetness In
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her voice. stated that her favor
tie modern composer Is Duke
Ellington; favorite recording,
Good for Nothing Joe" with
Charlie Barnet's band: classical
composers: Russian writers; and
that she enjoys singing torch
songs best.
Miss Horne laughed as she de-
MED there was any misunder-
standing between herself and
Xavier Cugat during their APP
pearance at Capitol theatre.
There's nothing to it," she ex-
planned. 1T was merely press
agents nightmare. She added
that Winchell had retracted the
statement made relative to the al
legged Cugat misunderstanding.
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BAND CONTEST
VOTING HITS
RAPID PACE

Each week, the counting OF
votes in the Detroit All-Star Jazz
Band. finds a new name forging
10 the front among the Sc musi-
clans listed in the contest poll.
OF the no votes counted this
week. George Irwin tbass player) q.
newcomer to the contest. drew
230 votes; Albert Mcbride
drums, lao; Martha Johnson
(pisno). 90, and Johnny Traitor
tsax). so votes.
The remaining votes were dis
tributed among Earl Hyde. Pig
meat Stephenson. Tess Dial, Clar-
ence Peterson. Kenneth Hagood,
London Morgan and Alvin Wall.
Pianist Martha Johnson is the
first woman contestant 10 receive
more than 10 votes She. thus.
takes the lead among the key
board artists.
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Lovely Lena Horne Anxious To Sing For Detr0iters
Louis Armstrong
Scoring On Road

Louis Armstrong after a three
weeks vacation, his first in two
years, is on a sensational road tour.
Satchmo's sensational Decca re-
cordings II Wonder" and "Jodie
Man" are top sellers Velma Mid
dleton also waxed with Armstrong.
The King of the Trumpet will sp-
pear in Warner Brothers Pillar to
Post" soon TO be released.
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York on last
Thursday. Miss
" q 2 n 2 will
come 10 Para
disc tn eAtre
with Gorge
Aulds hand on
April 20. AZ
which time she
will sing two
aides she made
recently W it'll
Ne Filing
ton.
Gloria How
srd claims that
E0He day. the
"a orl I'd " III
know her as a
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Billy Eckstine Band
At Paradise Friday

ray, Rochester's prodigy. You'll
laugh and roar at the Kitty Muir
ray gags. In her last appearance
at the Loews State theatre, New
York, Kitty was the hit Of the
show with her funny routine and
terrific dancing.
The screen fare stars Walter
McGrail in Special Agent XII"