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THE TAFT TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, UU
tefs face Fads
^ Wert*™ wr Wftlon.
ft*# many fight follower* re-
fWmber the only time in the
,of the heavyweight division
( / m»n won the title while hi*
Lot w»* *ltti«* dowri?
„ fmS ;m horrible mystery in *
' N ««• July «• 1»»*. wh*'«
t flwwpsey met See# Wiilstd in
OfcSe. for the world chain-
K£mMP
■fflltaiger Jack - nos Lieutenant
" mancier Dempsey of the Coast
(4 _ w*i in the
shape of his
_ir. And he
lisssedingly for-
i%s*t« because that
■fester Indeper.d-
I D*y happened
; Zte than Willard amt had Riven
^ jpg* 65-pound weight advantage
sights on the heavyweight
3* Mid was willing So work hard
| Itelt And Willard was far from his
I ||hL In fast, he verged an toft-
)
t» iureh tfi h
went up to i
* beaten i
moved in for
head, foi; •*«
body, put Jt s
«tc«d tin f
lo get up. whs
of eight. Deri
«M* die rirg
again tot the
*B, Willard v-
in the first re
dron came ju*t
(ikied the r« und.
feet when
i.u! he
kill.
Hope for W illard
sArB
4
Si]
§
r
si
% be one of the hoi-
pit days in the
jWeorological his-
te7 of Toledo. Both
*m«* *'*rc liu'r'm ■ 3fc-»
siiy bathed in per-
| jpiyjtitm ns t h e y Jack Dempsey
tiilnibed into tlic
j» i fjoj. Dempsey v.u considerably
1 !,<*>$ excellent physical ‘-ondl-
i'dii wasn't accidental, He liad long
file First Round
j* Ollie Pecord was the referee. He
4 CkOrdl the two men to the center of
Idle ring for their last-minute mstruc-
lisr.s. Then cam*1 the opening bed
and the brawl was under way.
Hjjunptcy circled around for « lew
§ Hcoodi. then uncorked a vicious
right that plowed into Willard's mid-
UCtion. Willard staggered and Jack
gflr-wed with « left high on Wil-
ted'* cheek.
Bempsev didn't overtook his cur-
^ real tpportunitv, He moved in like
• wildcat. He lei loose a long, hard
« vi;l; loin Jess' slmnto h unit Jess
I gigvered like *o aspen. Then came
Sk must telling blow of the light
BeBipsev Set loose with a left to the
fete that threatened to separate
fUard’* bead from his shoulders,
He seat lo the canvas, a surprised,
*kkl> grin <m lii* lace.
Pecord *hi ved Dempsey to r.ne
aide *nd started to count over the
prostrate fh.-imtk' n Jess managed
Country Arms Attract
Future Home Builders,
Careful Survey Shawn
lylAIMW LYONS
-WNU Sfoft CwoVOMMutafil1-™™*.
WASHINGTON, D, C.-~
Ther* are many sign* that up-to-
date smut) towns in most part* of
the United State*
wilt experience
expansion that
spells prosperity
after the war.
This pops out be-
tween the lines of
/. 1 a survey con-
ducted by Small
J Homes Guide, a
m agazine de-
voted to home
building, which
Barrow Lyon* indicates that
more than a third
of the people planning to build
homes after the war prefer small
towns and country areas.
This survey was the result of
questionnaires in the magazine
which almost 30.000 readers volun-
tardy filled in and scot to the edi-
tor. The questions were drafted on
f cientnic principles so that unbiased I
answers, which truly reflected the j
intentions of those answering them,
■.vcold be obtained. The returns ■
dime from all sections of the coun-
try. and are considered a good
sample of average American re-
actions.
Only 3 pci cent of the people in-
tending to build homes after the
war expect to settle down in large
Cities, the survey revealed, and 17
per cent expect to build in medium
sized cities Those expecting to build
in suburban areas were 40 per cent
of the total But 24 per cent expect
to build r.ght out iB the country,
and 14 per cent want to build in
Kathleen Norris Says:
Having a Man Around
HtU Syndicate—Wm» graatun*.
rr
-for I am di-
the count
was ..Iready
ip Derr.pscy
A left to the
i y a right to the
,ii the canvas for the
nek waited for h.m
h he did at toe count
psey jbelted him all
e champ going down
mt of seven. All in
nt d< sn seven times
:tid. The Just knock-
before the bell
Referee Pecord
returning questionnaires did not ray
in what type of community they
wished to live
These answer* show that many
people have become disturbed over j
crowded living conditions in the I
cities during the war. Also, letters j
from members of the armed forces
indicate that there are phase* of j
outdoor life that appeal to them. j
Aside from the psychological |
reason* for selecting the country !
and (small towns, there are many
economic reasons why much build* j
ing will be done In rural areas after 1
the war
Some of the Reujani
for one thing, transportation j
facilities will be improved greatly, i
Bead building on a large scale is
b« ing planned to provide employ- '
tr.enl for returning servicemen. ,
Developtr.ents In engine design and j
new types of fuel will make rears- j
pc nation more economical and com- i
for tabic. Competition between bus :
lines, air trats port «N railways will j
tend accclerafe improvements As ;
speed is increased, distance is cut j
d , ; arid the country is brought to ,
tiic city.
Then, there are many war Indus- j
tries which have been scattered ;
vorced now. Fred and I were
happy for a while; it gives me
a sharp heartache now to re-
member our joy in our first
little home and our new baby.
Fred took almost as much
care of David as I did; we
used to take him off on pic-
nics, come home weary and
happv and all freshened up,
put the baby to bed, and have
a couple of friends come in
for a pick-up supper and two
rubbers of bridge. In those
years we made quite a few
little business trips together;
I loved the trains and the ho-
tels. Fred’s free time was al-
ways like a holiday, and get-
ting back to little Davy’s wel-
come the best of all.
“About four years ago something
began to go wrong, Fred was away
tifu-n in the evening. 1 resented it.
My mother was living with us. He
liked her and she liked him, bus 1
knew she felt that I Spoiled him.
We got into wordy spats; I couldn't
telephone him in the old way and
tav AH clear” because Mother
would then smile good-naturedly
and say 'There you go again
was counting when the bell rang
nd that's what caused the ftuxup.
The crowd was, yetting so hard
tlut the referee didn't hear the bell
Mil kept nn (Hunting. He finished
tie ten count, crossed the ring ami
Wd up Dempsey's right band lo
Be customary salute of baffle.
Jack Kearns] Dtniv sey's man-
*t*r, hurried J.,i-k out of the ring
into hit dressing m m while Wil-
iard's handlers were helping him to
tus corner. Just before Jack got to
bis dressing r mn the officials were
sending a messenger after him to
come back to finish the* fight.
around in rural arer.i,. which will j buckling under.'
be converted to peace-time produc- \ Friction Allowed to Pile Up,
tiorr, and there is a slowly de- j ..gut that wasn’t all, of course,
veloping movement toward deceit* , W{, st.crne(j to suffer from complete
tralizatian of industry, which means ' ■ ■ - ■* - »♦*.<—. *-*.
establishment of more small plants
in the country. Development of
chomurgical processes, whereby •
foim products are used more and !
more as industrial materials, is on ;
the way.
Equalization of freight rates for |
the south and west, which is now i
being vigorously sought by the Con- j
ferente of Southern Governors, un* |
doubtMf’-y would lead to the develop- j
meet of country areas, which long ;
have suffered front rate dlscrtmina- i
Dorr. The Department of the Inte-
lack of sympathy. Little things be
pan to jar on p» terribly; we pulled
apart. Whatever Fred wanted to do
seemed to be the exact thing I didn't
want to do; whether it was asking
this acquaintance or that to the
house, using money tor this purpose
or that, keeping some secret or
making some remark.
“My mother was living with a
widowed sister *t tow time, and
when quite suddenly Fred and 1
agreed to a divorce, David and I
went there. David is now eight, he
adores his father — 1 want him to.
DIVORCE SEQUEL
feed tank utmost as much care of Daiici as t if id.
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
“tSeRHAPS there are a
I—''lot of wives like me,”
•L says a letter from Carol
Jay in Germantown. "Or
rather, like the wife I was for
The woman over ivhose Let-
ter Miss Nonit weaves this
column has found a greater
number of answers to divorce
and, as in a great number of
the cases where man and wife
split, her discoveries have been,
made—a fter the estrangement.
And it’s usually a pretty bit-
ter sequel lo those women who
find themselves placed in a
similar role. The realization
of not knowing “when they
were well off” torments them
and brings them sharp recrim-
inations tit,*;/ the slight fric-
tions that caused them to part.
And there are the children.
The divorcee suddenly finds
that it was good having a man
around. Not only for herself
but for the children. And she
also finds now that the con-
nubial knot hm been untied,
that having had one around at
one lime is not a guarantee
that she will acquire another
quite as handily.
Yes; if she had it to do over
again, she would slick to hub-
by and the childr m She knows
now that despite the difficulty
of marriage that it has its ad-
vantages. That for a divorced
woman to make it alone in the
world is not always a bed of
roses and that lonesomeness is
a dreadful heartache.
As an aftermath she discov-
ers that it was good to have
had a man around.
tmkm$ m
I yum MAt WHIttr* tike *
spring tonic. She should b*
"taken” regularly three tone* a day
by all the women to the world. If
by so doing they could capture even
« put of hm: vitality and great cour-
age it would be more than wortis
their white to male®, a textbook of
her life.
A definite threat to Hollywood’s
glamour girls ever since she «r-
JmBBi
Dw’t "rip’' sheets oil the bed;
carefully pull out the comer* and
make sure they're not caught on
the springe. Reverse sheet so Shat
wide hern is not. always ai toe fa®.
Pillow slips can’t stand the strain
when used a* laundry foajps,
• » »
A emft (Fastener sewed cm the
inside of trouser* cuffs will sim-
plify letting down the cuffs tor
cleaning and save resewing each
time.
* # *
giKijwur gins ever since sne w- Brooms gei bowlsgged if st-
rived, the gay little actress, who has tewed to stand right side tip. Hang
g*hialk<N% >in »Ame ’{(ivulfl «»»f« in? r»p wnfsirii* dAwn. SinAii
Dame May
Whitty
Ill'll ms i-- ^ - - ........ ■ rtUwi g 9 use
nor also plans extensive reclama- ; gut his outbursts at affection and
lion projects in the west, which j admiration tor his father sometimes
The one-minute rest had worked
Bliracies for WiHard. But the jour-
**y towards the dressing room
hadn't, helped Jack’s wind.
Jack coasted tor toe first minute
«f round two, The tables were
toned a bit v.bcn Willard blasted
•trough with a hard right to the
chin that caucht the challenger un-
prepared. Dempsey grabbed and
fc*!d and didn't get up a full head
#1 steam for the remainder of the
round. But that first round had been
hard on 'Willard.
By the third round Derr,! .-'i-v was
wore rested and had recovered. He
tMsT manage to got in a sledge-
hammer wallop, but he was giving
Willard a terrific beating
^ Willard was groggy at the end of
third round. He looked tike a
kraiMi man, iu.t about 20 seconds
before the start of the fourth, Jess
WA a last consultation with his
to-tafer and trainer. At the end ai
®*ir rapid-fire chat, Willard's mati-
**tr reached ever anti grabbed a
•toe towel. Even as the hell rang
She fourth, the towei sailed over
to the ffeferee’* feet and (he fight
tt'M over.
would tend to build up many of the
Western states to support greatly
expanded populations.
New Designs Wanted
One of the points brought out in
the survey was a leaning toward
homes of low, rambling design,
which is in sharp contrast with the
old fashioned, cramped, two-story
dwelling with dark basement and
Steep Stairs. This unquestionably
means that more people will seek
country areas where land is cheap,
so that they may spread out floor
plans as they desire.
Every small community shouid
took over its resources now, to make
cure it is going to get its share of
the new building, and consequent
merchandising, that will come to it.
come at awkward momenta, and my
sister and mother exchange scorn-
ful glances that sooner or later he li
understand. So l intend to get into
quarters of my own as soon as pos-
sible But even that presents diffi-
culties. Fred wants David.
“Fred has married again. » nice
enough woman ten years older than
he who has two little girls; David
loves to go there. Naturally things
aren't as pleasant here, for my sis-
ter’s boys are only five anc* three-
and the older cousin teases them,
If I lose Fred's check for David's
support r will have to take a
job. my alimony is only ¥L2w
a year. .
■•0 I had it lo do over gam I a
stick with Fred. He has his faults,
God knows, but so have I To have
rant bill, and jay ‘How are you fixed
for money, kid?’ I like to fuss over
him when he feels sick, and have
him fuss over me when I do. 1 like
sharing David, buying presents tor
both my men at Christmas, plan-
ning surprises and trips. A little
loneliness as a wife is better than
total loneliness as an unattached fe-
male. A faulty human man, 87 per
cent selfishness, is better than no
man at all.
Married Woman Better Of.
“The married woman, whatever
her difficulties, has a definite advan-
tage. The divorced woman is cut
and humiliated in a thousand ways,
nobody suspects. There were faults
on both sides.’ society says kindly,
even If toe husband beat her,
starved her, and threw her into the
street, Tii get a nice man for you,
honey,' says the hostess, with some
infatuated married, lad of 28 in
mind, who will talk, all evening
about his wife, now' in toe hospital
having a baby.
“Worst of all.” concludes this
letter, “is the little loyal David, with
'When's Dad coming
merchandising, uioi >"<*« Knows, our w «•*» * --
ft should consider whether it is get- Davi(j happy, to have these financial
lirjg a fair break in relation to new • - - - to
super-highways that are to be con-
structed. It should have adequate
schools, hospital facilities, amuse-
ment and shopping centers, police
and fire protection* libraries a™
street lighting systems. It should
have equitable real estate and taxa-
tion programs, and honest and pro-
gressive town and county govern-
ments.
SPORTS SHORTS
P
t The New York racing comrois-
*k® has increased prices at all
tracks 10 per cent, tci take care of
■weaied taxes.
^ The game of checkers Is at least
",500 years old and is believed to
hive been played by the Pharaohs.
J- Report* say that Buddy Baer's
turned almost white as the to-
*ut of worry over1 a leg injury. He’s
* * Florida army hospital.
J Bucky Harris' name is missing
**> the roll# of major league man-
**'■'> for the first time in 20 years.
.mj i;j■; i his anxious, ------------- —
*1,200 i home?’ Am 1 to tell him that Daddy
is a cruel stupid failure, or to tout
up about Dad?I"
So the woman who wrote this let- --------- ----- - - -
ter would perhaps give other wives do an act together for Ziegfeld free
contemplating divorce toe advice I ’ 'i“" ” lv' *“I i'
always do; the advice
chalked up some 70-odd years
living, is the cen-
ter of attraction
wherever she
goes. Her back-
ground deals not
only with folk of
the stage and
screen but with
brilliant political
figures as well.
Some day it will
be told In a book
written by her
daughter, the well
known stage di-
rector am! Shakespearean authority,
Margaret Webster, who is carrying
on Die family tradition as estab-
lished by her actress mother and
actor father, Ben Webster.
Dame May has brushed shoulders
and opinions with newsworthy head-
liners, from princes to presidents,
for the past, decades. Her “political
career," if you can call it that, dates
back to a London party given by
Mabel Terry, niece of the famous
stage star Elian Terry. Women's
suffrage w as just beginning to take
form, and the conversation began
drifting toward the suflraget*.
Cloodnex* Gracious!
"How,” went the genera! trend of
talk, “could women lose their self-
respect to such an extent? Where
was their pride? Of what were they
thinking?”
It was at this point that Dame
May Whitty began to think, deeply
and sanely. The more she thought
the more she agreed with the move-
ment. Suddenly she found herself
defending toe group.
“Why, 1 actually think you are a
suffraget,” Mabel Terry remarked
with surprise.
“I believe I am," answered Dame
May.
This marked a turning point In het
life. From that moment she began
coupling her make-believe life on the
stage with the real business of fight-
ing for a cause. She doesn't regret
this decision, either. She feels wom-
an’s suffrage wag prompted by cour-
age and idealism and quote* If. W.
Neviosea, who said, “It was the
greatest spiritual movement l ever
saw.” * * *
Miss Debutante’s Career
Shirley Temple has had more of-
fers since "Since You Went Away,"
but she's being
kept right on her
own home lot. and
will co-star with
Ginger Rogers
and Jos- Cotton
in "Double Fur-
lough,” in which
she'll have her
first love scenes.
At least first on
the screen. . . .
George Murphy.
Uct O'Brien and
Cxioie Landis will do “Having Won-
derful Crime.” et RKO with .Eddie
Sutherland, Yes. they'U have a won-
derful time, too. Eddie's that kind
of a director. This is the third
straight picture Murphy’s done at
RKO.
Green Light for Movies
Comdr. William ChamfcUas of the
United States navy has written
“Boomerang” — fiction based on
facts. The facts will not be known
until the story come* out in the
S. E. P. after which it will be done
as a picture b,y 20th, with Lotus
De Koeheraont producing, and prob-
ably Dana Andrews in the star part.
. . Alexander Knox, who’® just
finished "Woodrow Wilson,” leaves
for his native land, Canada, and its
army camps. Knox doesn't depend
upon our writers; he's whipped up
bis own material.....Ethel Barry.
more's piav for the Theater Guild
come fall is Fran* Werfel’s "Em-
bezzled Heaven.”
Still at It
Fanny Brice and Jimmy Durante
up or stand upside down. Small
screw-eyes on handles make hang *
| ing more convenient.
* * »
! Sprinkle s. little fakn pmdwr
on ribbon knot* that are hard to
loosen and they will untie much
easier.
if disk towel* tuts time*
>
cughly each day, tttur’B tat i—-
or, whiter and esutisr to lawjvdw,.
* * * ■
ta*-te«A« **> th»SS* may he retml* jjfcM&L
taste frcesl! lay moisftening (Sfe«|
V Jl ic.M.-rsAiauam k.v’. rdt, G-.ySJft!
slightly and haat&g staaa
moderately tart oven.
M | gave to . stogie . — O.M. to
! ried:* "Don't” that wax merely to|
firidcf . ' oW disputes I joke; we are in earnest Win* times
the pin-pricks of our old depute* j « - divorce* for
s„m childish nonsense. „ easjly mnm lTOU.
•But more than that. J ™
Then she find® out, what real
trouble IS.
“BUI «««»* . " , .
have a man around. I like his racket
tn toe hall when he get* home at
night. I like him to pay W *•*»*• j
-UY1K«. t lies.” Maybe to taecli youngster*
"Punch” how it’s done, or bring baric memo-
ries to oldster* who’ve been watch-
ing them do it for year*.....Co-
lumbia's working on "Glamour tor
Sale,” with Hugh berfeert in charge
of beauty. It’* to be a musical. Al-
ready Isa Bay Helton arid her band
have been signed for it It isn’t star
glamour in the studio, but concerns
a lady m the street.
There should be plans to take up
the employment slack In agri-
cultural off seasons, and an aggres-
sive Chamber of Commere*i fir Com-
munity council to bring desirable
industries to the town-
Ai! of these thing* are Important,
if toe merchant* and banker* ®r* i«
to prosper a* greatly a* toe possi- v
bfiittc* of their l«aiion
Business an»ly*«
trend see for the small town con-
tractors a large business, utd ataBg
with him to* btoWto* supply ttesia
! in
toe community
e *'
>V *-»■
r j» wxm* ■»’’» - - ■** **
"its send U h»-a a mm sirmimC ‘
Cumit^ers Baying Debt®
There are increasing sign* tost
American consumer* are paying
their debt*. Latest figure* show that
the total consumer credit cutitand-
tag at the end Of M#l has been
marked by the sharp tlecUne of SI
per cent. The greatest portion of
tofs drop 1* accounted for by toe
shrinkage to Installment credit.
The shrinkage i* said to indicate
that « large postwar market wii3
open for autos, refrigerator*, furni-
ture a»ti household eJjtiigirr.rait fi«-
As She Wrote It
tore an.S noucenous ei(ui»»vtau uv- - ■
I fluently sou on m tariallmeaS pfsn, j
Frertoa itargM tdltog about ffane
bia mother wrote a daily beauty
column for a Lcn||n paper. She got
$25 weekly. It supported tore* of
them. Preston didn't think her gram-
mar was good enough, and suggested
rewriting it, but her husband
•creamed, “H«yt We've gotta eat,
haven’t Wgt If they like it, why
shouldn’t we?” . - , Which reminds
me. that rugged individualist JUeyg
Itewte once wrote stout te-auty. too.
But iiitta Kfeanelfe gome mm
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Richards, Henry C. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1944, newspaper, April 27, 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth711064/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Taft Public Library.