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Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
WASHINGTON
SCENE
By GEORGE DIXON

She said she just knew that
a man as smart and influential
as Rep. WickerSham could dig
up some in Washington her
size. Such praise from voter
was naturally flattering, so Mr..
Wiekersham vowed to do or die
in the attempt
Now, there are times when
nylons 20 on sale in Washing
ton, but there are always lines
Of avid DANES a quarter mile
long. Nevertheless, Mr.. Wicker
sham thrust himself into the
fray and emerged with a dozen
pairs.
These he sent 10 the LADY
and was reclining bllssfully on
his laurels when he was inter-
rupted by a wrathful visit from
Rep Jed Johnson Of oklahoma s
Sixth District
What do YOU think you're
doing ?" yelled Rep. Johnson
Trying TO drive the rest Of us
batty?'
Mr.. Wickersham said ne
hadn't done anything
THE devil YOU haven't"
shouted Mr.. johnson. II have
just had letter from one Of
my female constituents. She
said you got dozen pairs of
nylons for woman In your
district - and she just knows
that anything YOU can do in
Washington I can do too, and
better"
The National Association Of
Real Estate Boards has advised
its membership that a new and
heavy responsibility rests upon
the organization.
II the association is 10 con-
tinue 10 hold It's head high. the
members were told, il must find
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
BY DAMON RUNYON

Davenport, Martin Green, Gene
Fowler, Jack Francis, Sam
Small, Winnie Sheehan, George
Fife, Bob Richie, and numerous
others were we'll known locally
in nearly all circles and to the
newspaper fraternity through
out the country, though in those
days their news stories were not
often signed and there were no
departments devoted 10 the
press in magazines of wide cir
culation as today.
I SAID the answer was easy.
L In the time of Park Row in
New York, the newspaper Of
fices were centralized. They
were nearly all in the am
neighborhood. The reporters and
all the other staff members OF
the papers fraternized in the
same restaurants and against
the same bars. They were men,
DtIS VI OiiC NOlOiiJ anu 'ii'h
talk was mainly shop talk which
of course took in their fellows.
This situation was true Of all
the large cities of the land IN
point of determination, There
were more newspapers and
more newspapersmen. A lso
there were many press eitit1s,
which were meeting places for
the members of the profession
where they could exchange CAB.
In those days, too, the news
papermen and the pressmen and
typesetters and other mechanics
OF the craft were a migratory
tribe that travelled all over the
United States. The reporters
were especially birds Of passage.
They toured from coast 20 coast
carrying with them the names
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
Temperance Toast
Makes Him Shudder

a house In Washington for Will
son Wyatt. the new fe d eral
housing expedlter,
MAJ. GEN. JAMES A. ULIO,
vi who is retiring as adjutant
general, got into taxi in Phila-
delphia the OF her day The
driver kept glancing at him
over his shoulder and finally
blurted
Pardon me, sir, but what
kind Of general are you?'
Gen. Ulio explained, where
upon the driver said:
II hope you'll pardon my curl
osity, sir. I was three years i'm
the army and never saw a
major general. I saw a brigadier
general once"
Trying 10 put the fellow AT
his ease. Gen. Ulio replied that
rank tiidn matter; that they
were all soldiers of Uncle Sam
together, and absolute equals.
He told the cabbie ne would
Like 10 shake his hand.
They shook. providing a tenn
porary menace 10 traffic. but
the driver had more questions.
lie asked Gen. Ulio how long he
had been IN the army. Since
1900, replied the AG.
That's quite a WHILE" said
the driver. II was In nearly
three years"
More silence, then the driver
asked the general if ne had
gone 10 West Point. Clio said
no that he had started as an
enlisted man.
At this. the driver jammed on
the brakes. and swung around
in his seat.
Pardon me. sir" he said. but
I'D like to shake your hand
again. This in the first time I
ever saw a GI general"
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
LIFE WITH SALT
ON THE SIDE

o, Dearest, eon you tell me tOhy
The rose should be so pois2
And uhy the azure VioIet
Should wifh<r in the Uoie7
Why the lark should in the cloud
So sorrowfuIiy sing?
Why from the IoVelisst boisdm
buds
A scent of death should
spring!
And why IL is that myself
So ianguishing should bs1
And why it is, my heart OF
hearts,
That you've forsaken me
--HEINE.
OSCAR ELFLEIN Of Jamaica,
" l.. l., has a dog 80 years old.
Sounds like the United States
record for aged dogs. Jamaica
is a suburb of Brooklyn.
Have heard of some curious
food combinations in my time,
but none TO top that of L. d.
Bertillion of Mineola. Tex. Mr..
Bertillion puts bacon grease on
cantaloupe.
SAYS HE
EVOUR remark about Gene
Il Kelly being a truly great
actor Is a stupid one" writes
William Walters Jr. "Mr. Kelly
acts all over the place. That is
the first sign Of a ham actor.
Truly great actors are natural.
They never seem TO be acting.
As for examples, Barry Fitz-
gerald, Claude Rains, Sidney
Greenstreet, Humphrey Bogart
and George Sanders. AS far as
dancing Is concerned, MIR. Kelly
would do we'll to spend some
time watching Fred Astaire."
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
LAEGHS--THAT'S
WHAT WE NEED

.HE last years resolution I
~ made was that / wouldn't
buck a guy with the dice when
he was hot.
l made II in that part of the
Pacific Ocean which one has 10
cross II one wants 10 get from
Manos Island 10 LuzoR and have
the opportunity Of eating a
Cocoanut while being plugged at
by japanese, who, at that time.
were shooting from the hip in
stead OF bowling from the waist.
our ship was part Of the con-
voy that was taking the 37th
(Buckeye) Infantry Division TO
LinEayen Gulf. II was very
lovely day The sun shone as II
II didn't know there was a war
on. There was that soft sound
Of a ships bow cutting through
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08

one: "Fortissinno means loud
music; PianiSsino means soft
music; and Petrillo--no music!"
Girl Photographer In Mite Club:
I OOK at her primp. What a
IL dog. i wonder what nice
kid like him's doing with a
tramp like that. Gee. this is a
crazy world If I ever seen one.
Gosh, he's cute kid, we'll man.
nered and neat. She must be
easy more than eight years
older than he is. Bet she'll want
so prints of this picture to show
all her friends-yeah-all the
girls at the laundry. ha ha. All
right, grille. don't take all night
you know. / got other stops to
make. This job is getting on my
nerves.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
LET'S EXPLORE
YOUR MIND

Answer to Question No. 1

Answer 10 Question No.
IL think there is something
to this. My observation is,
boy in love suddenly becomes
more chivalrous. He seems 70
want to please all women, even
his mother and sisters. l knew
a boy one time and he was in
love. His initials were A. Z. w.
Under the spell of this great
emotion he rose and helped his
mother TO her chair at the din
ner table. Miraculous! But
girl, enjoying this same emotion,
is prone to become absent
minded, and live in a dream.
Even If she hears what you say
her answers are as vague as if
they came out of another world.
Answer to Question No. 2
2-Yes. They can do so many
things easily, and enjoy them
all, that they cant make up
their minds what TO do for
keeps. Sometimes this indicates
executive ability whichs is not
one ability, such as drawing or
music. but many abilities in one
persons head.
Answer to Question No. 3
3-Yes, if they take advan-
tage OF the training offered by
the government. To show what
rehabilitation will do study Of
1925 physically disabled per-
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
BROADWAY
RHYTHM
Times Square Ticker:

A11NsN
A NEWSMAG states that
IA badness indicates virility.
Doesn't that clash with the
legend of Samson? When they
cut off his hair he lost his
strength. eh, wutt?
Joe Erens. the gag-writer,
suffering terribly from miseries,
took a poke out of major who
is the new interest of Lorraine
Miller. the Diamond Horseshoe
cutie, for whom Joe totes a
torch like there never was be-
forel
J. Myer Schine ttheater
owner and prop OF the Roney
Plaza and Boca Ration hotels is
now in who's Who" When he
built 100 big movie theaterS,
Who" never heard OF him.
Mebbe they wanna room or
something.
Vincent Sheean told chums
that at the time of the landing
on Salerno, Doug Fairbanks and
John Steinbeck missed kidnap--
inc Mussolini on the Isle of
Ponza by Is minutes.
Newspaperman Novelette,
lie WAS once Broadway col
IL yumist for many rags IN
Germany. His name is Harry
Sperber.
In New York his radio pro-
gram served as The German
Voice Of Experience
He featured anti-Nazi chatter
when Hitler became boss
Joe GoebbelS made no i'm
preston on the networks here
when he demanded that Sper-
ber be kept from broadcasting
the Schmeling Louis fig h I
beamed to Germany via short
wave.
Goebbels said Harry was un-
fit 70 talk for Germans. Sperber
replied with cable so insulting
the cable firm turned it down
until he convinced them 1T is
code
Today he is Capt H Sperber,
u. S. Army. and is the (Oh. this
is wonderfully chief German in
terpreter at the trials of the
Nuremburglars.
Harry translates into German
whatever the judges, prosecu-
tors and witnesses say.
What a sugary vengeance,
Once he was called unfit 10
describe a prizefight for Ger
mans-todsy he furnishes the
only description the German
leaders" hear--in their own
fight for their lives.
Sperbcr also does the running
commentary on all the captured
atrocity films shown AZ the
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
Army Crap Game
Aboard a Convoy

I remember so well. I was
reading Dickens Martin Chuz-
zlewlt.' a volume / had Dor.
rowed" from the navy al Manos.
l was stretched out on the
deck. Forward. The sun was on
my back l remember putting
the book aside after half an
hour OF complete forgetfulneSs
as TO where | was and where /
was going and wondering if this
was war after all
That was the mistake. A fatal
one. financially speaking.
THE infantry came back into
Il my life.
a few long steps away. on a
blanket with big l.. S. in the
center, a crap game was going
on.
a big one Real dough and
lots OF IL. Officers play for
percentage of their pay. En-
listed men play for all of theirs.
II there is next war and you
are looking for action. go TO the
game run by the enlisted men.
Just tip.
The guy has made four
sraight passes. He can't make
another one"
| heard that remark made BY
Dick Bieber an infantry private
! had known since New Guinea.
! agreed with him.
j decided 10 buck the shooter.
He was hotter than any simile
Damon Runyon can think up for
hotter than
LIE WOULD have owned the
H boat had IL not been for a
Jap suicide plane that came
from nowhere. We heard il
coming but thought it was one
Of ours. Then we looked up.
Just skimming the masts was
a baby with the red you-know.
what's on ITS wings. The red hot
Tucker screamed. The guys
backing him. and the guys buck
ing him screamed. That's the
end OF the story unless some
one wants TO explore the bot
tom Of the Pacific at that point
and see what the mermaids
think of Martin Chuzzlewit."
which was kicked overheard in
the hustle for cover.
Distributed BY McNausht syndicate Inc.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
BY WALTER WINCHELI

trial, and they say his vitriolic
descriptions make every defend
ant squirm.
The Late Watch
I GOALS hear Georges Me-
IL taXas quietly married a
Swedish gal (non-pro). Most
hadn't heard of any divorce
from one of the Macfadden
girls.
Claudette Colbert, who wears
a $4,000 platina fox coat in
Internationals Tomorrow Is
Forever, got the coat as
bonus when the film was COM
pleted. Poor kid.
Bob Hopes d octors have
warned him 10 take il easy or
have the biggest Hooper-Cross-
ley in the cemetery.
Seven contribs sent in this
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
BRIGHTER
SIDE

A PROPOS Of
"a But just a minute, good
people. There is a word that
comes within the purview OF
George Bernard Shaw's cam
paign against the letters not
used in the pronunciation Of
words such as the final "b' in
bomb. MIR. Shaw says the word
ks pronounced bonn and should
be spelled that way.
i must disagree with him TO
some extent. l and many other
persons ! know pronounce the
word bomb bum, as in the
sentence the buns were fall
ing" applicable TO an air raid or
TO a heavyweight fight tourna-
ment. But / agree that the IS
in "apropos" is strictly excess
and for that matter so is the
word itself, and the only reason
/ use it is to let you know l
have dictionary.
However, apropos OF news
paper reporting, remarked the
other night that the newspapers
OF today disclose reportorial
ability on a par with that of
any period l have ever observed,
in short, that reporters are as
good as they ever were and
maybe better because OF their
advantage of greater facilities
for their work.
Well. said some other guy, IL
that is true, why do not report
ers OF today havc~thc wide in
dividual regulations of those of
other days? OF the time of
Park Row in New York for in
stance. when names like Lind
say DenniSon, Ned Hill. Charley
Somerville, Herb Swope, Walter
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
By HENRY NIcLEMORE

gentle waters. Contrary 10 or
ders from higher up the in
fantrymen had laid aside their
life jackets. and. under the
sweet spell of nature were act
ing exactly a. If they were
passengers on a cruise and not
boys and men who had pledged
their lives for passage,
m THE horizon, the carriers
" resembled nothing so much
as the celluloid ducks that kids
play with In bath tubs. The
drone Of the overhead screen of
fighting made many a country
boy remember the drone of the
bees and flies in summertime.
And the gaily colored bits of
bunting that few from the ship
added TO the carefree air.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08

IN MY bended knees I inn
" plore the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union not TO
make up toaStS 10 be drunk at
Its festive affairs. Or, If it cam
not resist the temptation not
Ito make them IN rhyme.
= The WCTU, al a meeting in
W-VanSton. III, suggested toast
for various celebrations and
recommended that II be drunk
in hot spice d nonalcoholic
punch.
find myself shuddering and
repeating the toast over and
over. II is driving me da1y. be-
cause this IS how IL goes:
81 pledge perpetual hate
ITO all which can intoxicate.
/ have tired every known anti
dote, bat the thing keeps me
down. On the verge OF mad
ness. / find myself muttering:
4 pledge Ia hate and squash
and crunch
Inv uUe who offers me hot
spiccd nunalcoholic punch.
DEP VICTOR WICKERSHAM
IL OF the Seventh District of
Oklahoma is in fair way 10
winning the undying enmity Of
other OklahomanS in Congress.
and probably in a lot OF other
states. TOO HouSewifely con-
S'ltucntS are holding HIM up TO
thcu representatives as a shin
ms example
The trouble started when a
fat doll IN his district. which
takes In the countries of Beck
ham Custer, Dewey. Ellis,
Greer. Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa,
Roger Mills. Till m an and
W3shita. wrote that she had not
been able 10 find a pair Of nylon
stockings 10 ~ her in the whole
state of Oklahoma.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08

sons, aged Is to So, who took
special training shows that dur
ing the great depression, only
16 per cent were on relief
fewer than for the entire popu-
lation and more than half Of
these were over age so. They
were employed in 290 different
occupations.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
Bacon Grease Put
On His CantaIOupe

files, do you talk baby talk when
"babying' your mate?
Asking
QUERIES from clients: O.
Q In what city would you say
the best caady can be pur-
chased?
A-zSan Francisco. After that
New York, Chicago and Boston
I'm that order.
Q-How does a Scorpio go
about making an egotistical
Growing rooster of a Virgo man
propose
A-What do you want a fell
low like that tn propose forg
To have the pleasure OF turning
him down? Or do you think you
can train and tame him? Or is
that part of II any OF my busi-
ness? The stargazers claim the
"clmging vine" technique Is
surefre with Virgo (Aug. 22-
Sept. 22) men. They love to be
asked for their advice. So ask
this man for his advice about
the advisability of your marry
ing some other fellow. Then he
may say "How about marrying
me?" THE opinions of the STAR
gaZers are not necessarily those
Of our Mules & Men Depart
ment eXperts)
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
Please Note

AN INFORMED that the
"A wages for pharmacists in
Detroit are now $50 to 81 an
hour. In 1886 Detroit pharma-
cists were being paid 35 cents
an hour and had TO work a 70
hour week to make a living
wage.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
BY E. V. DURLING

Passing By
A DM. BULL HALSEY. When
"A the admiral was in California
recently, he went to Santa Anita
track and stayed two races.
Maintaining his oft repe tie d
claim he knows nothing about
horses he, nevertheless, decided
10 have a wager. AS the
admirals nickname is Bull" he
picked Toy Bull in the fifth. The
animal won, paying $3.50. In
the sixth, he thought the name
Sea Spray was a good hunch bet
for sea-faring man, so he
played il. Sea Spray won. pay
ing $3.50. The admiral told me
this himself. / had the pleasure
of meeting him at a cocktail
party.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08

Horses e. Women
A Detroiter says she found her
n husband very easy to domi-
nate. He also constantly wanted
her 10 baby him. She became
so weary of having his yes" her
she divorced him. Now she is
looking for a man who will
sweep her off her feet, dominate
the household and tell her what
10 do and when. All she asks
is that he baby" her once in a
while. That seems TO be what
most women want. How are
things going at your house? Are
you sweeping the little lady off
her feet? Is she taking orders
from you and liking it? Are you
"babying" her now and then?
And, just as a matter of irfor-
nation for our Horses &. Women
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08
Falling I'm Love
Makes Em Cooley

PERSONALITY
the priceless gift
Because OF the great interest readers
% LET'S EXPLORE YOUR MIND have
Indicated in this subject, there Is now
let How 10 Develop Your Personality,
by Sadie Myers Sheiiow. Pm. .. Send
l0c 10 apply on costs and stamped
self-sddreSsed envelope. Address Or.
WiRgsm. care OF The Detroit Times.
Detroit 81 Mich.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-08

copyriFht. le4s. BY KinE Features
Evening star., 1946-06-09

white roses with q corsage center.
Mrs. Francis Hayes, the natron
OF honor, wore dress Of yellow net
with shoulder veil to match, while
the bridesmaids, Miss Mary T. Kane
and Miss Doris Hartman, wore pink
and blue gowns with shoulder-tip
wells. All carried old fashioned
bouquets.
Miss Joy Umberger, the flower
girl, was dressed in yellow and car
ried a small nosegay.
Mr.. Robert Ramos. brother Of the
bridegroom, was best man, and the
ushers were Mr.. Francis Gardner
Mr.. Francis Peters and Mr.. Francis
| HAYES.
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Miss Janet Ralph
Yesterdav's Bride

Calvary Baptist Church was the
scene last night of the marriage Of
Miss Janet Reid Ralph to Mr.. Don
aid Sidney Fentiman, DR.. Clarence
w. Crawford officiating The bride
is the daughter of Mrs Marie Hatch
er Ralph and her husband the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney James
Fentiman, all of Washington.
Mrs. Fentiman was given in mar
riage by her mother, and wore a
gown of white rop-stitch organdy
with a fitted bodice, puffed sleeves,
square neck, hustle and full-length
train. Her veil of illusion was held
by a band of satin roses and she
carried Bible with white orchids
Mrs. Charles Dove was matron of
honor for her sister and Miss Marie
Louise Ralph, another sister, was
maid of honor. The bridesmaids
were Miss Margaret Long, Mrs
John Clark and Mrs. Roland Austin.
All the attendants wore marqui-
sette gowns, the matron of honor
and the maid of honor IN peach
and the others in turquoise-and all
carried assorted spring flowers. Mr..
John Parker served as best man
and the ushers were Mr.. Charles
Dove, Mr.. John Clark, Mr.. John
Wann and Mr.. John Holford
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton was held in Burial Hall, CAL
vary Baptist Church, after which
the couple left for wedding trip
to New York and Atlantic City.
On their return, the newlyweds will
make their home in Washington.
Both the bride and the BRIDE
groom attended American Univer-
SitN
Evening star., 1946-06-09
MISS Hardy Wed
Here Yesterday

Miss Grace L. Hardy, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton G.. Hardy OF
Takoma Park, became the bride oi
Mr.. Jose L. Ramos, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph C.. Ramos of Silver
Spring, in ceremony, yesterday ir
st. Gabriel's Church. The Rev
John B. Roeder officiated.
Given in marriage by her father
the bride wore a gown of white lace
and marquisette with a long trair
and flnger-tip veil held by a satir
crown. She carried a bouquet OF
Kodiak mirror., 1946-07-27
Fish Report

compiled by the local
Kodiak mirror., 1946-07-27

A dinner and surprise party was given for Gordon Coulsey on his 21st birthday July P, at the home of his parents, Mir. and Mrs. H M CouIsey.
 Guests were:
 Gordon Coulsey and Mary Midk ff;. Don Clark and Bea Malutin; Bud Owen and Kay Frost; Joe Heitman and Donna Frost; Don Caddy and Alice Madsen.
 Each couple, including his par ents, administered their spank ings after which gifts were open ed.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-07-27
Diphtheria Hits
 Adak Base

Headquarters, Commander AL askan Sea Frontier, Kodiak With the outbreak late last week of 7 positive cases of diphtheria and 13 additional suspects at the Naval Operating base at Adak, an immediate quarantine of the base was put into effect to pre-. vent the possible spreading of the disease.
 The District medical officer at Kodiak was flown to Adak Sat urday to see that all precaution- ary measures were being taken
 An additional doctor and 2 nurses were also flown to Adak from Kodiak to give such as ist- ance as might be required.
 With all patients responding to treatment the situation is con- sidered well under control.
Evening star., 1946-03-17

take marvelously light layers from the
oven. You'll bless New Cake -Improver
Spry for your grand success!
"Suoar-thrtJty Tip-Use only n cup
sugar, only n cup milk. After dropping
in Spry add u cup light corn sirup and
half of milk. Proceed as above.
Gloria Chocolate Frostin0 Combine 2
tablespoons Spry, l cup sifted confec-
,tioners' sugar, u teaspoon salt, tea
spoon vanilla. Add 2 egg yolks and beat
until smooth. Add N cup scalded milk
and 3 ounces melted chocolate; beat
thoroughly until frosting is thick and
smooth. Cover tops of layers. Increase
one-half to cover sides. too.
Try this Gloria Chocolate Cake
today. And use this cake recipe other
times for cup cakes or with other
frostings. It's the ae,D standard 2-egg
cake. So much easier and more de-
icious than you could make before.
New Spry and its One Bowl Method
are real miracle workers.
Evening star., 1946-03-17
GLORIA CHOCOLATE CAKE
caks-mprovsr Spry. Eosy Ons-Bowl Method

cups sifted cake teaspoon salt
-four u cup Spry
~ cups sugar. cup less 2 table
2H teaspoons baking spoons milk
powder with ~ teaspoons vanilla
tartPote powder eGgs, unbeaten
use teaspoons)
FOLLOW Spry's Easy Miring
l. Method! Only One Bowl to Wash-
Sift -four, sugar, baking powder and
salt into mixing bowl. Drop Spry
right in. (No creaming with sugar
that toilsome step you always hated.)
Add about Is of milk, then vanilla
and beat $50 strokes (takes only q
minute or SOY. Spry blends like magic!
Scrape bowl and spoon often through
out entire mixing. Add eggs and beat
$50 strokes. Add remaining milk and
beat so strokes See the easy-to-beat,
easy-to-pour batter new Spry givesyou!
Bake in two deep 8-inch Spry-
coated layer pans in moderately hot
oven (375oF.) 25-35 minutes. And
Evening star., 1946-03-17
zR( EVEN IF yoyxE NEVER BAKED
~ SEE HOW A$T IT IS. MIXED IN A
JIFFy ONLY ONE BOWL TO WASH
SAYS AUAT oeNNY

net in on this grand news if you love cake
" and compliments. New Spry with Cake
Improver is here! =.
It's modern magic for cakes. Spry's secret
makes possible a simple easy new way to mix
your cake batter that does away with tiresome
creaming and long, hard beating that used to
make your arm ache.
Your easy-pouring batter is all ready for
the cake pans in g less mixing time. What's
more, all the ingredients 60 straight into the
same bowl. Saves washing dishes!
Lighter, Svpsr-Dsleiovs Cake
And Spry's One-Bowl Method gives even begin
ners sensational success. Eght-as-a-feather
cakes, delicious, fne-grained, and they keep