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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30. 1040 Officers' Speaker ii ft-O STORE HOU DAILY 9:30 A. M. TO 5:30 P. M.

SATURDAYS :30 A. M. TO' 9. M. vi lfl A ii Aiit I hti'-wiiiwnnn i i i a rtrn 'y Wallace to Vie with Senators 0 urn i hi i ii ii i i pin Just 2 More Days to Get Your Halloween Costume 89c Businessmen to Seek Votes tfeiti Drive Launched on Third Term Bringing to Detroit what he termed new d8y ln Political technique In America," Hays Mac-FsriiUiJ.

Chicago advertising man, ursi'd more than 1,000 business ai luncheon in the Masonic Temple Tuesday to apply a busi-ne3g man's sales approach to the anti-third term" campaign. "It we can mobilize the intelligence and enthusiasm ot the American business man we can brine out the latent Republican vote in every precinct," said MacFarland. MacFarland spoke as one of the organizers of the Independent Citizens Information Committee, which was recently formed in Chicago to defeat the third term candidacy of president Roosevelt He said the committee is spreading throughout the midwest "like a prairie fire." C. H. Hobbs is local chairman of the group.

He was ill Tuesday and Vice Chairman Charles Crouse presided. James B. Angell is treasurer, and the committee's Detroit office is at 1806 Penobscot Building. "We found many business men viho were frustrated because they weren't doing anything for Willie's election, and who wanted to do something," said MacFarland. The business men at the meeting were urged to "seek out 10 voters who are In favor of the third term candidate but who still are 'on the fence' and to try to convert them to Willkie." Also, to send telegrams to 10 friends urging them to vote for Willkie, and to urge each friend to send 10 telegrams.

Contributions were received at the meeting, so that the Committee might distribute 500,000 booklets to Michigan homes. Lodge and Burke to Drive in State, Too Henry A. Wallace, Democratic vice presidential nominee, and two United States Senators, Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, and Edward R. Burke, of Omaha, fighting for Willkie, will highlight Michigan's battle for votes Wednesday. Wallace will campaign In the Upper Peninsula, where Democratic fortunes are reportedly slipping.

He will be accompanied by G. Donald Kennedy, Van Wagoner campaign manager. An automobile caravan will swing from Marquette through Iron and Dickinson Counties, with stops in Escanaba and Cheboygan. Burke comes to Detroit under auspices of the Willkie Michigan Democracy, headed by William A. Comstock, former Democratic governor, to speak at a luncheon for 300 in the Fort Shelby Hotel, and to address a Negro mass meeting Wednesday evening at the Masonic Temple, 632 Livingston.

Burke is a Democrat but a vigorous opponent of the breach of the third-term tradition. Romaine F. Gentry, of Local 157 U.A.W.-C.I.O. (Excello Tool and Aircraft), chairman of the Labor Willkie-for-President Club, will introduce Lodge Wednesday evening at Detroit's Masonic Temple. The Republican Precinct Organization is sponsoring the Lodge rally and Fred M.

Alger will preside. In addition to Labor issues, the speech is expected to cover foreign relations. Gov. Dickinson brought his campaign to Detroit Tuesday evening, with an address before the Lutheran Layman's Association at Bethlehem School Hall, McKinstry and Porter. The affair was sponsored by Young Republicans.

7 LIEUT. COL. E. L. WHITE National president of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States, Col.

White will arrive at noon Wednesday at City Airport, where he will be greeted by a delegation of reserve officers. He will address a meeting of reserve officers In Room 715, Federal Building, at .7:45 p. m. Wednesday. You will still find food assortments at ludson's and there are many, many styles to choose from (not every style in every size, however).

Hudson costumes are attractively made, true to size, and available in brilliant eye-arresting colors. Twelfth Floor Ftrmer A QUARTETTE Have Your Draperies and Slip Covers Made i TOP Of TO To OP hod to oo To mi. Bottom plooh or pkm Here's the Easy Way to Measure b- i i 4 Pair $4.50 $5.75 Piping 5o $21.75 $20.55 $27.20 Grtni River pfj of Hudson-Quality and Budget -Priced WATCHES Americans and English Form Brigade in Athens NEW YORK, Oct. 29 A.P.) British and American citizens in Athens, Greece, are forming a Greek international brigade, the British Broadcasting Corp. said today ln a broadcast heard by N.B.C.

The B.B.C. quoted an Athens dispatch. Twenty British airmen interned by Greece have been released, B.B.C. also said, '-Hudson's Around the Town with the Free Press Staff Printed cretonnes at 79c and $1.25 a yard, and 36-inch Glosheens at 59c, are among the many Hudson fabrics available for custom-made slip covers or draperies. You can harmonize and contrast to your heart's content.

Pinch-pleated draperies will be machine-made, plain tailored of single width material, to your own measuring up to 2 yards long. Slip covers will be made in our workrooms. WOMEN'S WRIST WATCH imart, i 1 ttyled 17-jeweU, M-karat yellow or tone gold. f2() Draperies Made to Your Measuring Up to 2 Yards Long i var 4 tmir $6.19 $8.20 $10.75 59c 79e BALL WATCH; Charm- i I mft lunion lictssoij bill watch on a dainty gold -color metal chain. Jeweled move-ment; raited gold-color numeralf.

$12.50 FOR SPORTSMEN waterproof, non-cor-roiivt metal: excellent for sportswear or gen eral utility. Large, easily read dial. (Left) $16.95 Custom-Made Slip Covers Including Box SS2Stjl.si. MEN'S WRIST WATCH hand-tome, ttreamlincd watch ia yellow rolled gold-plate cast with gold-color metal numerals. 1 7-jeweled movement.

(Right) $15.93 Detroiter Gets Jail Term for Theft of $142 Check Pleading guilty tq a theft of a letter containing a check for $142.00. JoseDh Wrstfnll 4 venr old, of 2129 Newport was sentenced to serve a two-year jail term Tuesday by Federal Judge Frank A. Picard. Westfall was captured a year after he cashed the check when he was recognized on the street June 23 by David Tchor, tavern-keeper of a bar at Farmer and Randolph, where the check was cashed. SWINDLER SENTENCED PleadinP' eillltv fn r-hnro-A rt victimizing more than 20 news- uuys mrougn uie saie or non-existing newspaper routes, Sollie Ekus, 30 years old.

was senrpnrprf Tum. day by Recorder's Judge Donald van iie 10 serve eo days in The Detroit House of Correction. What's Doing Today in Detroit PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS Detaoit Institute of Arts, 1 to 5 and 7 to 9. Russell A. Alger House, branch of the Institute of Arts, Grosse Pointe Farms, 1 to 5.

Detroit Historical Museum, Barium Tower, 1 to 5. Greenfield Village, Dearborn, to 4. Detroit Zoo, 10 to 5. Children's Museum, 5205 Cass, 1 to 4:30. VETERANS American Legion at 8: Wilson Post, 2905 Mt.

Elliott. Disabled American Veterans at 8: Joseph D. Rankin Chapter, Veterans Building. Canadian Legion at 8: Canadian Corps Association, 5045 Fourth; Julian Byng Post, 14215 Schoolcraft. LUNCHEONS Noon Red Arrow Luncheon Club, American Legion Home.

Fifth Wheel Club, 724 National Bank Building; Booker T. Washington Trade Association, Lucy Thurman Y.W.C.A. 12:10 Northwest Kiwanls Club, Lee Plaza. Civic Club, Fisher Y.M.C.A. 12:12 Southwest High Twelve Club, Fort Clark Hotel.

12:15 Rotary Club, Hotel Statler; Optimist Hotel Book-Cadillac; East Side Lions Club and Southeast Exchange Club, Whittier; Northwest Lions Club, Calvary Presbyterian Church; University Lions Club, 15820 Wyoming; Highland Park Exchange Club, Highland Park Y.M.C.A.; Eastern Exchange Club, Northeastern Y.M.C.A.; Vortex Club, Hotel Fort Shelby. Downtown Club: Beta Theta Pi, Delta Theta PI, Tau Kappa Epsilon. 12:30 Michigan Willkie Democracy and General Foods Fort Shelby Hotel; East Jefferson Business Club, Sava-rine Hotel MISCELLANEOUS Delta Phi Epsilon meeting, Downtown Exchange Club at 8. Y.M.C.A. activities Allied Youth Post No.

5, Northern Branch; Aviation Class and Camera Club, Hannan Branch at Downtown Branch: Dramatic Study Club at Toastmaster Club dinner at Boys' Halloween party at Opera Club at 8. Delta Phi Epsilon meeting at 8. I'OUTICAL America First WILLKIE RALLY TONIGHT 8 P. M. Cabot Lodge MASONIC TEMPLE ia Quaker Lace FIRST FLOOR WOODWARD AVENUE BUILDING Trainmen Organizations to Hold State Convention The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and its auxiliary will have a state meeting Wednesday and Thursday at the Fort Shelby Hotel and the Eastern Star Temple.

James S. Shields, D.S.R. attorney, will speak at a dinner ant1 entertainment Wednesday night. Trained Dobermans from Pont-chartraln Kennels will give an exhibition. The Rev.

Father Frank O'Reilly, assistant pastor of Holy Trinity Church, will speak on "The Parish-Ordinary Means of Grace" at a meeting of The Catholic Worker at 8:30 p. m. Thursday. It will be held in the St. Francis House of Hospitality, 1432 Bagley, and public recitation of Compline will follow Father O'Reilly's talk.

Three years ago on Oct. 29, Harry Berry, a Ford auto worker who lived at 5966 Hecla while campaigning for Richard W. Reading, reported to police that the roadway to his garage had been strewn with glass by anti-Reading terrorists. Monday, just a day short of making it exactly three years, Berry, who now lives at 6002 Hecla and who is campaigning for Willkie, found more glass, ln addition to soap writings on his front door and windows. Halloween isn't far off, either, Mr.

Berry. The Scovel Young Men's Bible Class Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dave Castel, will present the fourth annual fall concert at 8 p. m. Nov. 8 ln the Ionic Masonic Temple, Grand River and Chope.

The proceeds will be given to Camp Jeffrey, a summer camp for underprivileged boys at Lake Louise. The camp is jointly sponsored by the Young Men's Bible Class of Scovel Memorial Presbyterian Church and the Northwest Kiwanis of Detroit. Young Musicians have been Invited by the National Youth Administration to play in the NYA band, dance band or symphony orchestra. The age limits are 17 to 24 years and participants must be unemployed and out of school. Audition appointments may be made at 656 E.

Jefferson. Rehearsals are held at the Naval Armory. The groups play for nonprofit public organizations at affairs where no admission Is charged. 6 FLIGHTS TO NEW YORK 3V4 hrs. $31.20 PHILADELPHIA 3 hrs.

$31.10 4 flights dally (PCA to Cleveland) Call travel agenti, ho tell, or UNITED AIR LINES Hoi! National Humane Society awards! to Detroit public school children for posters made last spring have been announced by Miss Mabel Arbuckle, director of art education in the City's public schools. Cash prizes were given to Janet Harris, of MacCulloch School; Barbara McGowan, Morley; Chester Janssens, Macomb; Vivian O'Kraf-ka, Harding; Wilma Groth and Loretta Pletrykowski, Burroughs Intermediate, and Mary Benish and Joptph Grzych, Cleveland Intermediate. Certificates of merit have been tent to Helen Safran, Burroughs; Liiah Michaud, Harding; Earlene Severs, Coolidge; Hector Mason, Mason (School); Kenneth Kuhn, Lynch; Marion Dalton, MacCulloch; John Ziavras, Robinson, and Marion Clark and Calvin Hayes, Lillibridge. Barbara LaMed will appear In recital at the Bendctson Netzorg School of Piano at 3 p. m.

Sunday, instead of on Wednesday, as previously noted. At the request of the Consumers League of Michigan, the Detroit Public Library has on display this week in the Department of Social Science recent publications on the Wage and Hour Act. A list of selected references on the topic has been prepared by Miss Helene Thorpe, chief of the library's department of social science. A horse named "Dan," two cows, named "Beauty" and "Mutty," and buggy were a part of the estate Ht to Mangle Peoples, of 936 E. Vernor.

Peoples filed the will of hit wife Edith, who died in Au-SJst, in Probate Court Monday. She died in Forsythe County, N. nd left her estate, valued at U00, to him. FpMlnn chapter of Phi Rho Sigma at Wayne University will Jbsorve the fiftieth anniversary of we founding of the medical fraternity with a reception in the fbapter rooms, 650 Gratiot, on Thursday. The Detroit chapter as one of the first six to receive rnarters from the International fraternity and boasts of more 'nan 200 alumni in Detroit and Michigan.

Ontario Collision Is Fatal to Wife of Detroit Official Mr' Charles C. Ludy, wife of we administrative assistant of the wtroit Department of Buildings nd Safety Engineering, was killed "i an automobile accident in Ont, Tuesday morning. Ludy I've-i at 3035 Dickerson. Y. Horace W.

Pettis, 3003 uickerson, an(1 Mrg Burdette smith, 3050 Dickerson, were mMn up. They will remain in wral Hospital at Chatham, Lrlt'l Wednesday. DINNER CLOTHS 72 by 90 inches 4.9,5 1 Pleating and Viirrf 59e 79e $1.25 Chulr $12.45 $11.85 $14.85 Hudson' Eighth Floor Fine Blending Fork 25c Specially designed to blend butter with sugar, to whip egg whites and even candy. For Smootii Opnatinj i- vt -v in jm t. A A cloth such as this will serve a.

double purpose in your home. First, it will dress up your table for dinner parties; second, it looks very handsome as a table cover between meals. The design is rich with exquisite detail and is made from fine cotton yarns that launder beautifully. Matching scarfs and doilies are available. Other styles and sizes are equally; attractive.

$7.95 to $17.95, Third Floor -Grtni River Playing Cards Make Attractive Gifts 2 DECKS $2.50 Encased in a rich-looking monogrammed fabricoid case. The cards have a pretty floral pattern and gilt edges. The case may well do service as a jewel box. Stationery First Floor Wooiwmi PruM Juij.tl to SJm Tta They Do Make Fine Tea W( Suhiuf Tut Foley Food Mill $1 Use it to prepare cooked foods for babies, vegetables for cream soups. Also handy for ricing potatoes.

Gaifgett, lt' HudwiiV Tenth' Iuxa 1 1 F7nnn rr i i i i i Jb J. L. HUDSON CO. 12M Woodward Art Detroit. Mich.

Please tend mt. of pliyiBg rdt 2 ttecki tnJ box for $2.50. Bright red and Blue, sets. Miroen and Copenhagen (blue) M- Initials M. Vegetable Chopper 59c A handy gadget for cutting vegetables into Use it.

too, for cubing steaks. Frtnrf Strw Building fim Middle Last Name i Addrns ChetV cr I 11 O. G. O. in.

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