Show I HEADLINERS I IN CAMDEN CAl N. N J. J Joseph Valentino hailed into court for belaboring belaboring belaboring be be- laboring March McGhee 1 22 on the jaw explained apologetically to the judge that he thought Miss McGhee Iwas was his wife got 10 days IN HOUSTON Lt Gen Ira C. C Eaker former deputy commanding general of U. U S S. S air forces retired readjusted himself to civilian life by taking a job lob as vice-president vice of Hughes Tool company IN HAMILTON ONT Mrs Marshall Lounsbury no art authority authority author author- ity bought an oil painting at an an auction for a ua song later discovered discovered discovered ered it was Palm Sunday Morning Morning Morning Morn Morn- ing by century master Cali- Cali sanol valued at IN PITTSBURGH City Councilman Councilman Councilman Coun Coun- cilman E E. E J. J Leonard longtime advocate advocate advocate ad ad- of sidewalk repair cited the danger of increased spills as a result result result re re- sult of a a. a combination of the new long skirts high heels and broken pavements frightened the city council council council coun coun- cil into passing a ruling that all walks be repaired immediately ELEANOR An Old Note Dear Sumner This Eisler case ease seems a hard nut to crack What do you suggest Sincerely E. E R. R That Sumner Welles former undersecretary undersecretary undersecretary un un- un- un of state told the house committee on un-American un activities activities activities ties was a note he received from Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt in 1939 when the then first lady was interested in obtaining an open hearing on the passport application of one Hanns Eisler Austrian refugee from Hit Hit- ler The note an almost forgotten memento memento me me- mento menta of the prewar era was hailed resoundingly in newspapers across the land because Hanns Eisler was 1 I I I I I I I f 44 Mrs Roosevelt Hanns Banns Eisler accused of at being a Communist He Heis Heis Heis is the brother of Gerhart Eisler No 1 agent of the Kremlin in the U. U S. S Eisler and his wife finally were issued visas in Mexico City to cover their entrance entrance- into this country He has taken out naturalization papers and is a song writer in Hollywood In 1926 Eisler told the committee he had applied for membership in inthe inthe the German Communist party but had dropped out A department of labor report made in 1938 said of him The evidence establishes preponderantly preponderantly preponderantly pre pre- that Hanns Eisler is a Communist Mrs Roosevelt's attitude toward the affair was lackadaisical The note to Welles Velles on behalf of Eisler was strictly routine she said adding adding addling add add- ling ing that she neither knew Eisler nor remembered the note |