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Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11
Success Story
PenniIess Titan Gridders Of Great
1921 Team Turned Out We'll
BY L. A. BACHELOR JR.'

A group Of penniliess football
players, quartered Like gladiators
IN an old East jefferson rooming
house. would not appear overly
bright prospects for success in
after life.
Yet, says Judge Joseph ellis
of Recorders Court, no other
team in the University of De-
troits history has seen its MEM
bers turn out so successfully as
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11
Sports

Eddie Lake is very happy over the deal in
which he comes to the Tigers.
"In fact Lake calls it "a great deal for
him." according to Walter Judge of the San
Francisco Examiner who talked with the
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11

II was midnight when phone rang and the
operator told us that Houston, Tex, calling
Specifically, the caller Cotton Price one OF the
nfest forward passers to perform around these
parts with the Detroit Lions
Price wanted tell that in recent weeks he
received several offers from he newly formed AAmerca
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11
Like N Tonic
BraziI's Despondency Shrinks
as Star Returns for Wayne Tilt
BY CHARLES P. WARD

Brazil respondent point OF illness
what the impending defeat of his University of Detroit
basketball game Wayne University night
be
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11

organized baseball for a number OF years. AT
one time he belonged to the Cardinals but in
1912 was sold TO Sacramento where he helped
Pepper Martin win a Pacific Coast League
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11

Pro Conference.
II haven't decided whether I'll
return to pro football" he said, "but
one thing is certain, II and when l
do, I'll be in that new circuit. like
their way of doing things"
II will be recalled that Price was
dropped by the Lions two games be-
fore the l945 season ended.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11
Rates a Few Salutes

There's fellow who lives out Tennessee avenue III
Detroit = he asks we don't mention his who, In
our book salute In fact couple of them Just listen
TO what he has TO say:
Dear Sir:
"As follower Of the weekly fights at Arena Gardens
and last year Arcadia know what he promoter OrVle
Godfrey up against Even If don't Ike the caro-
90 every Monday because know he needs the support
doing good job OF giving boxing fans hghs each
and also giving the local boys the opportunity TO hgn
and develop.
feel the boxers and fans should come to his rescue
of Eddie that was beyond
his control. .
81 suggest we Orvle Godfrey night and would
consist of 10 four fights by Detroit boxers who would
fight for shorter purses
I'm sending back my stub (for last Monday but 1
not going to cash ii in
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11
HOWE INJURED

The Wings will leave for To-
ronto today without sgd Howe,
veteran forward who suffered a
fractured rib when he and Bep
Guidolin collided on the boards
in the first period Mud Brune-
teau will replace him against the
Leafs tomorrow night.
Goalie Harry Lumley, who
made some exceptional saves,
with 20 against % for Brimsek.
suffered an injury below the right
knee in a scramble around the
nets in the last five minutes. AL
though he is reported okay,
Adams is looking today for a
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11

take light foods.
The improvement in the condi-
tion of the Titan athletic direc-
tor-coach came after he had been
bv trainer, DR.. Raymond
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11
ToDAY's GAMES

NORTHFAST AST-Hamtramc vs. PtrShing 81
Nolan. SIS CaSS Tech vs.. Highland Park
AZ Hackett. 40
SOUTHEAST - Eastern at Southeastern
SIS: Miller az Northeastern, 80.
RTHWEsT-Redford at Mackenzie. SIS
SOUTHWEST - Western A. southwestern
SIS. chadsey VS.. wilbur Wright at North
western. Sis.
MONTAGUE - Northwestern al Denoy
43O. Cooley az Northern. 4. 30
ToMORROw's GAME
NORTHwEST-CentTal at u. OF ID. HIN.
SIS
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11
81, 900 GAME MAN

Sinkwich Is said 10 have re-
ceived $1,000 game playing for
the Lions.
Over long distance from his
home in Chicago. Fred L. Mandel
Jr., owner Of the Lions, said that
whether or not he would 90 10
court for Sinkwich depended on
the players injured knee.
"If Slnkwich's knee makes
his value as player question
able IL II not likely we would
contest the ISSUE" Mandel ex-
planned. But, IL he IL able TO
play with the Yankees he
should be able TO play with the
Lions"
1t was announced by the Lions
recently that the Detroit club
would contest in court the right
Of any other club signing him,
their complaint being based on
a years contract, the remainder
Of a three-year contract which
was interrupted when the player
was called 10 service.
CHARGES BAD FAITH
Meanwhile. in New York where
he is attending the National Foot
ball League meetings, Coach Gus
Dorais Of the Lions charged Sink
wich with bad faith with as"
"SInkwich never gave us
chance TO get our hands up"
Dorais SAID. "He has been talk
ing TO Us on the phone. telling
us he was going TO play with
the Lions next season. And all
the time he has been signed by
the other people"
Dorais predicted owner Mandel
would 60 TO court on the matter
"if only 10 get shown down on
the option clause in our con-
tracts
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11
Get No Place Fast

Prices call came on the heels of
frankie Sinkwich's signing with the
New York Yankees and, incident
ally, this column reported last Dec. 20
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11
Hockey Standings

LAST NIGHTS RESULTS
DETROIT ? Boston
Toronto 5. Montreal 4
TOMORROW GAMES
DETROIT A. Toronto.
Chicago AZ Boston
New YORK a. Montreal.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Buffalo 4 New Haven g.
Indlanap polls s Providence n.
u. 3. LEAGUE
Dallas s. St. Paul 4,
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11
MIR. ZERO WAS HOT

Fer more than 80 minutes an
other sellout crowd of 1924 at
Olympia saw frankie (Mr. Zero)
Brimsek flip away shot after shot
as the frantic RedshirtS buzZed
around the close-checking Boston
defenSeS.
The quiet Slovak from Eveleth,
Mimi, playing his eighth game
after returning from 80 months
in the coast guard, matched the
best form of his prewar career.
And they didn't come better than
BrimSek.
Early in the second period
Brimsek had a one-goal lead TO
protect. Jack McGill slapped
home a pass from Herb Cain with
Doug McCaig, new Detroit de-
fenseman, in the penalty box.
The Bruins and BrimSek, who
could take third place from De-
troIt with a victory, became
twice as tough. Jack Crawford
and his Boston defense mates
weren't letting any Wings get up
for rebound shots.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-11

Sinkwich would lump to The new league seems TO
us this the long exstant National Fro
League had better wake up pretty quickly to the fact now
has competition.
The NFL obviously is going to get no place fdSt
trying 10 fight the circuit.
You just don't fight money.
certainly secret that the new league has cash 10
burn simply the happen to be mil
and appear to be in the sport for the fun OF IL
What's more, only logical to expect that play
ers uOH 60 uDhere the dough is the biggest IT'S the
same in any business
So perhaps the National League better dig into its
Golfers and start paying else the Al-Amerca
will be stealing the thunder For that matter the latter
already in great
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
CONDEMNED OFFICER
GETS EXTENSION OF
TIME FOR APPEALS

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 3d.
Samuel C. Epes Of Richmond, Va,
convicted here last September OF
the murder of his wife, today was
granted go more days in which
to prepare an appeal to the State
Supreme court.
The additional time was granted
by Chief Justice Gordon D. Baker
on the request Of Epes' attorney,
Edgar A. Brown, president OF the
South Carolina Senate.
Epes, former Army lieutenant,
was sentenced to life imprison-
ment after jury found him guilty
of poisoning ard suffocating' his
school teacher wife, Mary Lee
Williams Epes OF Jacksonville, Fla.
Epes who has steadfastly denied
killing lis wife, led officers to
her fox-hole grave here last Janu'
airy after reporting her missing
two weeks before.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
YOUNG COLONEL
VISITS IN CITY

Colonel Post Loiseu. %, one OF
the youngest full colonies IN the
ground forces of the U. ). army
has returned to Wilmington on
terminal leave after nearly nve
Years service with the Anti-Alr
craft command. ,r.. +
Entering the Army Marcn !,
1871 from Wilmington at lamp
Davis Col. Loiselle went on active
d,1tv as first lieutenant In the
A-A, having received a reseIv.
graduated from the Citadel IAar
lesion, S. c.
His colonelcy came as a Christ
mas present from the War depart
nent the advancement coming on
Dec. Is, 1915, when his terminal
leave began.
Shipping overseas in November.
1913 after service at Fort Bliss,
Texas, including participation IN
the Louisiana maneuvers during
the summer Of 1943, Col. Loiselle
landed at Sydney, Australia anu
was shipped by rail to Townvllle
on the northeast coast OF that con-
tinent.
He was promoted to lieutenant
colonel Jan. rs, 1914, and placed
in command of the 9th Airborne
|AA battalion at Gusap, New zea-
land.
In June of the past year he was
given command of the 945tn AAA
automatic weapons battalion al
|Leyte, in the Philippines, where
staying for the projected invasion
of Kyushu, Japan, was underway.
Col. Loiselle said that the in
vasion date had been set for No
vember /, 1915 when the war end
ed.
The 9th Army corps then select
ed the 945th to be trained as mill
tary police for the occupation OF
the island Of Hokaido, north of the
main Japanese island Honshu.
Col. Loiselle left headquarters
in Asahigawa for Kokohoma short
ly afterwards and sailed from that
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30

WILMINGTON
WIND l4oo-KC

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 40
1880 AM-Family Altar.
7:45-Musical Clock.
8:o0-News With Martin Agronsky.
8:15-NBS Musical Clock.
8:30-Musical Clock.
8:55-UP News.
9:00-The Breakfast Club with Don Nc
Neil.
l0:00-My True Story.
10 :25-Betty Croker.
l0:30-Hymns of All Churches.
10 :45-The Listening Post.
II :00-Breakfast in Hollywood Tom
Brenamen.
11:3o-Kellogg's Home Edition.
II :45-Ted Malone.
1900 N-Glamour Manor.
IL 30 PM-Club Matinee.
1:00-Baukhage Talking.
1:15-MusicaI Interlude.
:25-News-Wilmington News.
1:3o-Garden Club.
1:45-Let's Dance.
2:00-John B. Kennedy - News.
2:15-Ethel and Albert.
2:30-Bride and Groom.
3:00-Al Pearce.
3:00-Ladies be Seated.
4:00-Jack Berch and Boys.
4:15-The Fitzgeralds.
4:30-Time for Women.
4:45-Hop Harrigan.
5:00-Terry and the Pirates.
5:15-Organ Serenade-H. w. Lee.
5:30-Lone Ranger.
:00-Kiernan's News Corner.
6:15-Security Natl Bank
Wilmington Star.
6:30-Songs by Morton Downey.
6:45-Happy Sam.
7:00-Headline Edition.
7:15-Raymond Swing.
7:30-Evening Request Program.
8 :00-Choral Glee Club.
8:15-E1mer Davis - News.
8:30-Treasury Salute.
8:45-Wilmington Legion on the Air.
9:00-Swinging on the Golden Gate.
5000 You Want to Lead Band.
9:55-Coronet Front Page.
l0:00-American Iron and Steel Corp.
10:15-Ralph Norman and Music.
l0:30-Milwaukee One Hundredth Birth
day Party.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
Ship Movements
IN PORT
FreighterS

Mary Pickersgill, from New
York, at Wilmington Terminal
Warehouse company loading to-
bacco steel and other cargo for
France. Cape Fear Shipping COM
pany agents.
George Sharswood, Liberty ship,
from Hampton Roads, loading full
cargo steel and pre-fabricated
houses for France. Cape Fear
Shipping company agents.
INWARD BOUND
TankerS
Spottsylvania for Cape Fear ter
minal with cargo gasoline for Gulf
Oil corporation. Due Jan. 81.
Jacob Thompson for Cape Fear
terminal with cargo kerosene and
furnace oil for Republic Oil COM
pany. Due Feb. 5.
c. D. Watson for Cape Fear
terminal with cargo gasoline and
kerosene for Arkansas Oil COM
pany. Due Feb. 5.
SCHEDULED DEPARTURES
Freightefs
American Scout ION docks OF
North Carolina Shipbuilding COM
pany for trial run Jan. 81. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
Over The Airways
By BEN MCDONALD

There is real treat in store tomorrow night for those
radio listeners who cannot take in the March of Dimes ball
at the Cape Fear Armory For the first time in this the
affair will be remoted over WMFD. One full hour of
blow by blow" description of the hghlghts will
the air between 10 and II pm. Personalities will
spring bit of chit chat-the Leeune band will give out
with the usthe spangs and bangles of the lady guests
will in for their share of the mixed description of the
it is hoped to be able the total
of the contributions from New Hanover county. Oh
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
HESS TOLD SIMON
OF PEACE OFFERS

NUREMBERG, Jan. 29-WR'-
Rudolf Hess told Viscount Simon
during a three-hour conference In
Wales June 9, 1941, that Adolf Hit
Ter had approved the peace pro-
posals which Hess brought to Brit
ain. it was learned today.
Although Hitler did not know OF
his deputy's intended flight to
Britain, Hess obtained his agree
ment to each point Of the peace
plan through carefully phraseo
conversations during the preceding
II months, he claimed.
A certified 71-page stenographlc
record of Hess conference with
simon revealed that the then Brit
in Lord Chancellor. acting in the
name of the British government,
went to the Abergavenny war prls'
On detention camp especially to in
terview the former deputy
fuehrer.
Hess told Simon that Hitler
hoped the war would bring Eng
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30

Tom Mix, a Serial series-MBs-basisc
6:O0-News Report for Is Mins.-NBBSS
Quincy Howe and News Period = Cbo
Walter Herman and News-ABC-easI
Repeat of the Terry Serial = ABC-West
Howe's Answers, Repeat = MBS-Wesss
6:15-Echoes of Trophies; Sports = N.Y. N.Y.
Jimmy Carroll Sings, Orchestra Cba
Repeat Superman Serial : MBs-West
6:3o-Eileen Farrell Song Concert-CBS
Jack Armstrong in Repeat-ABC-West
Repeat of Capt. misunderstanding
6:45-Lowell Thomas & Newscast-NBSC
World News and Commentary Cbo
Tennessee Jed, in Repeat = ABC-west
Tom Mix, Serial Repeat = MBS-West
7:Oo-Radio's Supper Club - NBC-basic
Fifteen Min. Sponsored Series = CPS
News Commentary & Overseas - Abe
Fulton Lewis, Jr. & Comment - MBS
7:15-News & Comment of World-NBC
Tenor Jack Smith Sings CBS-baslc
Raymond Swing and Comment - Abe
Dancing Music for is Minutes - MBS
7:30-Songs from Carolyn Gilbert-NBC
Ellery Queen, Detective--CBS-baslc
Dancing Music Orchestra = other Obs
Lone Rangers Drama of West = Abe
Frank Singiser Newscast - MBS-baslc
7 :45-Kaltenborn Comment - NBC-West
Inside of Sports, Bill Brandt = MBS
8:00-Mr. and Mrs. North Drama = NBC
Jack Carson's Comedy Variety - CHS
Lum and Abner Comedy Skit ABC
Human Adventures in Science - MBS
8 15-Elmer Davis in Comment - ABC
-Hildegarde with Her Showing
Jean Hersholt as DR.. Christian - CHS
The Fishing and Hunting Club - ABC
Bert Wheeler's Comedy Show - MBS
8 55-Five Minutes News Period = CHS
9:00-Eddie Cantor and Variety NBC
Frank Sinatra & Variety Show - CHS
Dinner at Dinty's for Music ABC
Gabriel Heater and Comment = MBS
9:15-Real Life Stories, Drama MBS
9:30-District Attorneys Drama = NBC
Ann Sothern and Maisie Sketch - CHS
So You Want to Lead Band - ABC
Spotlight Band, Guest Orches. MBS
9:55-Five Minutes News Show - ABC
10:00-Kay Kyser Music & Quiz - NBC
Great Moments in Music Conc. - CHS
To Be Announced go mins) ABC
Dave Elman and Auction Sale - MBS
10:30-Andrews Sisters in Variety = CHS
City of Milwaukee Centennial ABC
Dancing Music for Half Hour - MBS
10:45-A Report from Overseas - ABC
II :00-News for Is Minutes-NBC-basi
The Supper Club Repeat = other NBC
News, Variety, Dance h.-CBS & Abe
News and Dance Shows 2 h. - MBS
II :f5-Variety and News to / a.m.-NBC
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
DO YOU REMEMBER

The A. c. radio replaced the
cat whisker and the one dial con-
troll took over from the three or
four dial job Yes its been a
long, long time Yet counted
in years it is hardly yesterday
The swap-over from a whole cabi.
net full of batteries, - (A) bat.
teries, CD batteries and even &C.
batteries cluttered up the house
and were the cause of many a
headache when they decided to GO
dead in the middle of favorite
program f. and when a grateful
public were introduced to a strict
ly all-electric radio, then the skep.
tics decided that radio was really
here to stay .. 1t was about that
time that Wilningtonians were in.
troduced to their second radio sta
ton The Federal Communi-
cations commission granted the
Wilmington Radio association,
non profit corporation, fifty watt
station and assigned the call let
tiers WRIT The station was
located in the Calvary church
building on the corner of Fourth
and Brunswick streets . Il. This
was quite an improvement on the
first installation, and Wilmington
really opened it's radio doors to
messages and music broadcast or
a limited schedule, -for those were
the days when most radio stations
had a special schedule It was
a rarity to find a station broad.
casting during the entire day. Ra-
Their the various stations would
have a schedule in the morning,
another around noon, then return
around five thirty or six for the
night Networks were only for
the larger stations, then usually
five hundred or a thousand watts.
So at the end of a broadcast
schedule the announcer would sign
off for a few hours OF course
that was quite an item in the
economic operation, and in those
days of scarce commercials, the
economic problem was shall we
say problem Advertisers
doubted the value of radio and
radio men lay awake at night try.
ing to cook up methods of con.
vincing them that the value was
Well WRIT had an eventful life,
presenting to Wilmington most OF
the local talent available at that
time, and relying a great deal on
photograph records to entertain it's
listeners However several
notables were presented during the
life of this station including Gene
Austin and Sigmund Spaeth the
tune detective Old timers will
remember that the afternoon Gene
Austin was presented over the local
station, it was necessary to call
out special police detail to handle
the thousands of interested spec
tators and the hundreds Of cars
that jam-packed north Fourth
street In fact some wiseacre
made the remark that Austin had
more live audience than radio lis.
teners that afternoon Be thai
as it may WRIT had a long and
useful life as will be outlined in
another of these epistles in a flu.
ture lover The Always" ..
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
land and Germany closer together.

land and Germany closer together.
I'VE all believed we could con-
quer England sooner or later" the
record quoted Hess. Il was of the
opinion we must demand from
England restitution Of goods such
as the value of the merchant fleet
which was taken from US at Ver-
sailles but the fuehrer contradict
ed me on that point.
HE was of the opinion that the
war could possibly lead to closer
REINFORCEMENT between the two
countries and said even if victori.
GUS We should not impose any Sc
we're conditions on a country with
whom. we desired to come to an
agreement.
Therefore, I thought if the peo-
pie of England knew this we might
possibly arrive at an understand
ing" 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30

port Dec. 1. His terminal leave
began December Is. 1915.
Prior to entering the service. he
was connected with the Quota.
tons bureau Of the freight traffic
department of the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad and returns to that
department on March l.
He is native of Anderson. S.
C., coming to Wilmington in 1887.
He wears the New Guinea and
Northern and Southern Philippines
battle stars on his Southwest
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
OVER THE NETWORK

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 80
Eastern Standard Time PM. = Subtract
one Hour for CST., Hours for MIST.
Change in progrs ms as listed are due
to corrections by networks made
too late to incorporate.
5:45-Front Page Farrell Serial - NBC
Sparrow and The Hawk, Serial CHS
Hop Harrigan in Repeat - other ABC
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
CLOWN PROVES TROUPER

ELKHART, Ind. -U.|-In the
best tradition of the theater, Earl
Davis of Elkhart, a clown, refused
to halt his act on a recent Victory
Loan drive show here, even though
bomb" burst prematurely and
burned his face.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
W J N E.
JACKSONVILLE, N. c.

JACKSONVILLE, N. C.
1910 ON YOUR DIAL
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 80
6:58-Sign On
7:W-Morning Headlines = Wilmington
Star.
7:o5-Musical Clock.
7:30-Sunrjse Salute.
7:45-Musical Clock.
8:00-Fairy Tales-TN.
8:10-organ Melodies.
8 :15-Front Page News.
8:30-Musical Clock.
8:45-Sally Ann Time.
8:55-UP Commentary.
9:00-UP News.
9:o5-Spotlight on Rhythm.
9:15-Hymns of Faith-TN.
9:30-Shady Valley Folks-MBS.
9:45-In The Woman's World.
1o:0O-UP News.
l0:05-Music For Listening.
10:15-Morning Serenade-TN.
10:30-Your Hit Parade.
10:45-Vocal Varieties.
II :00-Cecil Brown.
11:15-1240 Club.
II :55-Billy Arthur.
12:0o-William Lang-MBS.
12:15-Treasury Salute.
12:30-The Best Sellers.
12:45IBand Of the Day.
1:00-UP News.
1:05-Melodic Moods.
:15-Luncheon with Lopez - MBS.
1:30-Melody Lane.
1:45-John J. Anthony-MBS.
2:00-Cedric Foster-MBS.
2:15-Smile Time-MBS.
2:30-Queen for a Day-MBS.
Observation-Disclosures News.
3:05-The Music Box.
4:00-Erskine Johnson-MBS.
4:15-Johnson Family-MBS.
4:30-Atlantic Beach Melody Hour.
4:45-Glee Serenade.
4:55IUP News.
5:0O-Here's Howe-MBS.
:15-Superman-MBS.
5:30-Captain Midnight-MBS.
5:45-Tom Mix-MBS.
6:0o-News Roundup.
6:15-Twilight Serenade.
6:30-Ballantine Sports Parade.
6:45-Musical Cocktails.
7:00-Fulton Lewis, Jr.-MBS.
7:15-Blue Ribbon Revue.
7:30-Frank Singiser-MBS.
7:45-Inside of Sports - MBS.
8:0o-Night-Club In the Sky-MBS.
8:3O-Fresh UP Show-MBS.
9:0O-Gabriel Heatter-MBS.
9:15-Bandwagon.
9:30-Spotlight Bands-MBS.
1o:Oo-Rensie's Radio Auction-MBS.
1O:3O-Richard Himber's Orch.-MBS.
11:00-All the News-MBS.
11:15-Sign Off.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
SrITTINIUS HONORED

OXFORD, Eng, Jan. 29.-(F-
Oxford university today conferred
the honorary degree Of Doctor of
Civil War on Edward r. Stettinius,
Jr., head of the American delega-
ton to the UNO.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30

Pacific campaign ribbo, ~
ton medal. pN'es Libe,t
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
BY THE WAY

Fred Smith will have an audi
ton over WMFD R. A.. Dunlea
is well on the road to full recov-
cry and spends longer hours at
the office these days. Good to see
him back on the job again i.
Rev. w. ]. Stephenson, pastor,
Temple Baptist church deserves a
nod for his Sis pm. casting {.
Willie Rosenmann just trained in
from New York and informs us
that FIN is really making rapid
strides in the big city Bob
kooser, fire prevention engineer
ACL, is the lad who put over
several of the Camp Davis shows
while he was stationed there :.
A very definite nod for his ex.
ceuent performance goes to ]. G
thornton and rave notices on
the performance of Douglas Nc.
koy are still coming.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30

More than $4,000, OOo "
WV Of whom are protesssioseess1s, 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
Bluffs CUP TO MUSEUM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -WD- A
silver cup, trophy of the old Prairie
Bird volunteer fire department
will soon join the collection OF the
Mclean county historical society
museum. The cup was presented
to Thomas Benjamin Houghton'
foreman of the Prairie Bird ERE
Engine and Hose Company NO:
in 1860 by other members Oh e.e
volunteer outfit. The company was
called to aid in extinguishlng 'ne
great Chicago fire of 1871.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30

yes this feature comes to you
through the cooperation of
the Drive committee, Post No.
10, American Legion, and the
management of st at o n
WMFD.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30
AND

Remember, listen to the STAR.
NEWS Round The Town Reporter
with spot news from Wilmington
and vicinity at 1:25 and e:25 pm.
every day. And for the highlights
In the news in and around New
Hanover county tune in the STAR.
NEWSREEL Sunday at lis pm.
WMFD.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-30

The porcupine is equipped, g even Ell
before birth, with quilts naA
inch long