The White Falcon - 24.03.1945, Side 5

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The flood waters cf the Ohio River stretch far from
its banks in many places and property damage has moun-
ted into millions of dollars. Thousands of persons have
been evacuated and many more may be forced to leave
their homes. This photo shows farm dwellings in the
vicinity of Evansville, Indiana.
'Jio/n
Gene Autry, who hung up
his spurs and saddle in July
1942, to join the Army Air
Corps is going to finish up
the 21 pictures he had con,
traded for with Republic be-
fore entering the service.
Autry wanted to break the
contract as the studio has
been building up Roy Rog-
ers.
Tommy Dorsey made a
guest appearance without
charge as trombone soloist
with the New York City,
Symphony which Leopold
Stokowski conducted ....
Katherine Cornell, Brian
Aherne and other stage stars
have returned from their
European tour of THE
BARRETTS OF WIMPOBE
STREET. Miss Cornell is
convinced that there will he
a great revival of touring
companies of the legitimate
theater in America after the
war.
James Craiy is the father
of an eight pound, six ounce
son horn last week. He also
lias a five-year-old son ....
Actor Robert Cummings, 36
and Mary Elliott, 23 year-old
actress, were married last
Saturday night hv the actor’s
mother, Rev. Ruth G. Cum-
mings. The Army flight in-
structor is on leave to make
a picture. The bride is from
Raleigh, N.C.
Madeleine Carroll says
she’s not going to return to
the screen after the war but|
will devote her attention toj
the 200 homeless children
now sheltered in her home
at Saudreville, just outside
Paris. Miss Carroll, veteran
of 14 months’ ARC work in
Italy and Alsace, has been
working the past four
months, on a. hospital train
which serves the American
Seventh and French, First
Armies.
Irene Dunne and Alexand-
er Knox are teamed for the
Columbia production of
OVER 21 This- is the first
picture Knox has made
since WILSON was complet-
ed ... . Harry James has cut
his string section to five for
his personal appearances-
but has increased the numb-
er to a dozen for his radio
show .... Eddy Howard has
busted up his hand.
DALLAS: A Denver man
has demanded the arrest of
a local butcher because,, he
complains,, when he-objected
to a frozen fish the butcher
him, the butcher forc-
ed him to the floor and ram-
med the fish down his thro-
at.
LOCKBORT,. N,Y.: The
manpower shortage being
what it is, a local hotel has
hired a fox terrier as bell-
hop. The dog’s job is to del-
iver mail, newspapers and
keys to the guests.
NEW YORK: When a
customer objected to the
lack of service in one of
New York's restaurants, the
manager punched her in the
mouth. “She was too de-
he told police.
manding!
SPOKANE, WASH.: After
Robert Iff, a watchman at a
local market, challenge# a
burglar, the man attacked
him with a flaslight and
knocked him to the floor.,
Then, before leaving, the
bandit helped tire watchman
to a sink, washed his cut,
and gave him first aid.
RUNNEMEDE, N.J.: Suing
for; the return of, his engage-
ment ring, William Wittm-
er testified that lie and his
fiancee had a fallingout over
beds. “I wanted one,” lie.
said, hut-she wanted two —
one for us and one for her
mo llier.”
MUST BE FUN — LOOKING BACK!
Rep, William J. Green (D.-Pa.) (left) and Rep. C. Mel-
vin Price (D;-IH., on cot) watch a former buddy, Tec 5
Frank Leftwich of Richmond, Va., clean his rifle as they
pay a visit to Camp, Lee, Va,, where they were both stati-
oned before their election to Congress. Rep. Price was
principal speaker at an officer candidate graduation exer-
cise at the Quartermaster School.
If Senator Johnston's latest resolution is passed the
armed; forces will be represented at the i international
peace conference by an. enlisted man.
Senator Johnston, a Carolina Democrat,, offered the
resolution in the Senate last week, claiming that the
rank and file of the armed forces should, have a voice
in plans for making and keeping peace.
A16ng that line Senator ArthurTI: Vandenberg (IL—
Mich.) has declared that lie will give “top priority” to
suggestions from servicemen on proposals to be laid be-
fore the world security conference at San Francisco.
In a letter to Gov. Dwight II. Green of-Illinois,. Van-
denberg said he welcomed Green’s proposal that fight-
ing men and: women have a voice in making peace.
He said that it was elemental that their views would
have a weighty consideration.
Civilian .meat consumption in the U.S. will he rex I need
T2% for. three months beginning April f, it has been
announced by, the War Fond Administration.
The cut was attributed to reduced supplies plus a
four percent increase in needs of, the armed forces.
The authorization to defter some 145,000 young men
in vital war industries lias been taken to indicate that
there will be increased drafting of men 30 and older in
essential jobs.
The government broke its rule that not more than
30 percent of workers in 18—29 age group could re-
tain deferments in steel, coal mining, transportation,
synthetic rubber, and capper, lead, and zinc mining
industries.
Local draft hoards,, however, will use their own judge-
ments in following the ruling.
' Cabling Lt. Jerry Krogh, hospitalized in the Aleu-
tians with a broken jaw,, “Missed you at wedding.
Honeymooning with girl,” Ruth Engle, a Dallas-nurse,
informed him they had. been married by proxy. Lt.
Krohg replied, “Never a dull moment. Thought, cere-
mony was extremely beautiful and simple. Know o.ur
married life will never be any mom difficult than our
marriage.”
When big, sister, comes home with her date, the pro-
per place for little brother is-in bed* a youth conference
decided at Collingswood, N-.J.
The confex-ence also decided: Holding hands on the
street is all right, but arras-around each other is un-
dignified ; because of the male shortage it is all light
for a girl to return home unescorted from a party,
and if a boy does escort a girl- home she should in-
vite him in but start thxowing hints if he doesn’t
leave within fifteen minutes.
For the first time in a decade ideal spring weather
greeted 50,000 sons of- Erin as they paraded down New
York’s crowded Fifth avenue last Saturday in the tradi-
tional St. Patrick’s day celebration.
Thomas J. Mackey, state commander of the Ameri-
can Legion in Massachussetts, has revealed that two
unidentified women employees of Cushing General Ho-
spital have been dismissed because they consorted with
German prisoners of war in storerooms.
The National Broadcasting Company has announced
that commercial announcements will he eliminated from,
the middle of news ^broadcasts on all its stations. The new
policy becomes effective, immediately.
President Roosevelt has asked Congress to appro-
priate $2,379,153,050 for the Navy for- the fiscal year
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1945—46, it was announced late last week.
The executive board of the CIO, holding a three-day
closed session in New. York City, has called for imme-
diate revision of the Little Steel formula and the estab-
lishment of a minimum wage of sixty-five cents an hour.
The resolution, which is to be presented to President
Roosevelt, said wage levels have gone up 20% while
living costs have risen 30%.
The resolution also affirmed the no-strike pledge and
asked the President to call a Iaboi'-industry-go-vernment
conference to form a policy to meet x*econversion pro-
blems.