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1945ELEVEN---zrrntrtyGrace Adajimmur@peWHS Take MmsbsT@sv•VL«■folfmftImu•■VmMlilip; dent,; resi- iiyear' urer;! rdingBerkeley's gracious and cnarming Grace Adams East, pictured here, famed as the world’s outstanding woman trumpet soloist, is en route to New York today where she will embark on the first hop of an overseas trip to entertain fighting men on the European battle fronts. Miss East has already completed thousands of miles of overseas travel on two previous USO tours playing for servicemen inof the globe.all partsthe rried resi-n forOfficer Howls Prisoner'sSong Until Key Is LocatedOfficer recalci- ied orbisince;us to •mber cameOre-)f the nt in i time less—— in sident and inagerLocked in solitary confinement for almost an hour. Police C. W. Swenson looked today with a softened heart towardtrant prisoners who undergo such punishment.There is no police report n Swenson's cruel and unusual experience.'1 story seeped through from veiled hints and innuendoes. Swenson. n -jjTheT. Sherry, rousedBy HAL JOHNSONGrace Adams East, world's best woman trumpet soloist and for many years a resident of Berkeley, leaves today for New York, from where Goo will begin a six-mont.il tour of ihe European war theater for the USO. She has been bookedfrom London up to the nearest USO theater to Berlin as “Ga-brielle.”Playing before appreciative audiences of enlisted men will be no novelty for Miss East, who only recently completed two tours towards the South Pacific and through Canada and Alaska with the Shell Show. She traveled as ! far north as Nome, making thou-i sands of miles by crash boat, air-j plane, jeep and private tn.ir.spor-! tat ion provided by her sponsors.| Garbed in the dull but war-i1 worthy USO uniform for dustv and|j muddy jeep road travel in France and occupied Germany, Miss East will do a moth to butterfly transformation for her performances, for she is taking with her several glamorous gowns so gorgeous they would probably make Herr Herman Goering surrender if he could but get a distant glimpse of them.This will be her second wartime experience in Europe. When hostilities started she was at Vichy. She drove a taxi herself in order to get out of the city and made her way to Lc Havre to return t:o her native California.In the French capital she had appeared at Le ! Maison Internationale under the direction of M. Spitzer and Marcel de Valmalotto, French impresario, and then arranged for It or concerts at Vichy. Monte Carlo, Nice, Biarritz, Deauville. Cannes, Liege, Brussels and Spa.WORLD TOUROn that world tour Miss East j appeared at Ponahau University, i Hawaii, before touring Australiaspieces of the Austra-ting Commission. Shehimself maintained a discreet silence and Lt. R . appeared in Brisbane. Svdnev, Mel-from sleep to come down to the station to investigate, vowed it mhnln,nfeL Adplaj(,e and porHi andall a mistake. But pieced topjpher - -Dogs Get a break;Sthe story seems to be that the jailpantry door is equipped with ^ „trick lock which will be opened; Qtf WQgOtlfrom the outside only by a special! v s ckey. hut will swing wide to free-j J q gg Junked DOOMdom from the inside — with aj_simple twist of the wrist on the knob.easy—one wayYesterday morning, early, Swen-athen went, back to Svdnev forV-two-month series of concerts.Then followed a tour of New Zealand under the auspices of His Majesty’s Broadcasting Service. She spent eight weeks in Auckland,-Wellington, Christchurch, Dune-After 15 years’ use. the city's din and returned to Australia for dilapidated “pound wagon” will another tour. From there she went disappear from the streets. This to India, where she had many in-! was decided today when City Man-! tercsting experiences as one of thefirst women artists to be heard.reson journeyed to the third floor: ag£T Gerritt Vander Ende asked to prepare things for the prison-, {j-.u bi(1s for a new chassis beers' breakfast. A sign at the g- beard on March K trance to the pantry read ’This. y ^ dlcribod ^door can be unlocked b ke onlv.PLAYED WITH SOUSAAfter five weeks in Ceylon shewent to Bombay for two weeks,Army e Pro-g i b 1 c April lifying ven inWell, that was simple. Swenson;ont vehicle as running “with its giving concerts at 1 he Taj Mahalsizes no longer'Hotel for Sir Cowasji Jehangir,hodv gone, tin:had the kov and he unlocked th- , ,t avai able and generally out-dateddoor Then it snapped shut behind;‘ *1 ;and out-worn.director. A brief visit to Malta andhim.From that moment breakfast for The new chassis w,:fi! be of iho the prisoners was jeopardized, same motor type as otacr cityam for July.rlidatcsnit not onths.i ericasUos or g that e f o r o nths. ents Is ke theSwenson couldn't get out. The lock equipment, was in process of change to its1 tricks. The key that unlocked it from -the outside lacked a kovholo from the inside. The knob that should have released Swenson was conspicuous by the well-known absence.^iew Irasigma8Sarnie CliraefeThe only other key unlock the door fromwas in possessiono:rwho was slumbering home.KEY TO PROBLEMthat would the outside Lt. Sherryserenely atFrom the Marines to the Army,that is the story of Pvt. Bill Whiteot Berkeley, lt all started in July,%1940. when Bill entered the Marinos and left for overseas in May. 194'J. to take part in the Buna, New Guinea and Guadalcanalde col-i t i o n ,Gbooks Armv'sutsmessination.In addition, most of the other .campaigns. After -M months over-uniformed hoys were busy with soas he was wounded by shrapnel early morning duties and besides. jn Guadalcanal and returned to tne they were unaccustomed to cheek- cqatos. where he was given a med-ing on the status ot a cop in soli-'L-q dischartarv.*When Swenson didEgypt followed before she aruved in Fra nee. In 1940 she touredSouth America.Miss East started her trumpeting career while still a school girl. Later she was first trumpeter with the Women’s Symphony Orchestra of Los Angeles. Her early studies ware with Edwin H. Clark andsubsequently she studied with that great master of the trumpet. Herbert L. Clarke. One of her earliest public appearances was as a girl of 11. She played, as guest' trumpet soloist with John Philip Sousa,In her pre-war concert toursshe annenrcd on urograms with • . . . »the late Amelia Kurban arid also tlip late Will Rogers. At the memorial service tor the beloved:eountingin bv %at klt; lev • *1 Cress s inter-ip of GO •Umver-kmder-unt ani ’s onat ion. nmes.attract theirattention by whatever means hecould accomplish, there remainedanother little delay until Sherrycould reach ’he station. take theextra kov from his sate and give*Swenson a breath of treodom.After a month of lite away trom the .Marnit'S. ’ne was dratted by theAimv in June, 1914. and once •*again left for overseas in December. 1944. to take part :n the Luzon campaign. Bill is a member of the JSth Division fightingRogers in the Grand Canyon, Miss East played “The Last Roundup” and the sweet tones of the brass band instrument tin' she has raised to the dignity of the violin,mane and flute in the concoct hullmean lkm-o j»osi-4 be in n Krnn-ivailable nmds on npro\ e.WPB Credits Local Men in War EffortA resident ot Berkeley and of Albany today were cited by the regional War Production Beard for their suggestions to increaseshipbuilding etticieney in local yards. They are William M Thompson. 1141 Addison St.. and. G. A. I laglund. 1044 SiannageAxe. Albany.Thiunpsiui he 1 \uh\ design a 1 hrcc-point suspensionon Luzon ami. confidential!v, likes the «Armv hotter tlran t'ne M.trim'skHis mother. Me Pc.irl IVmem-ivos at 44i 11 IVhmraph Ave.. w tuio las wit.* h\es at AGO \ ir-gmia St Prior to ermig t’ne-t r\ iee iio was a s'uuent atland Tech 1 Ugh.( Uik-eenocd Utreugii t'ne mountains.EASTER SOLOSFor several v ozo-s Mia East nlaved trumooi sob a at ! Go- Ka-uerunnlt;n ser\ uvs mi Cragima:' Kook.One Earner she i»!:\\ ■ -ti at nine such• kSh.o iris boon soloiu at..ako Tabornacle and aPo for 'he t 'omgrossionai!in- 1' A4U m Constatu-Washaigam D. G. Dur-sei. icesi XSalt 1 one a red1 1a. n d 11 • •: ]\ , • \w VI 'fixhvtv'■*»rd's Ea:r lt;iu» i'als in thevx'hieh can he iiltcu .m a uu.' a crane and hooked over in ■ pi.ice desired 1 laglund MiggcM5 d lire a . instead of a crane ne usedi'di1• i ■AilAmK is t a g i nto turnchipping.ateh beams and cuttmg1I t' ‘in11, i* East tf o!v worn ________: N . IvU‘d a'1 Avzn !em v . S mum a;t tieand the kiteiv :anon fa.tnem who everUir.U'd StatesIs tile onlv%!94o to eiay*U ft i T1 mi V■Tnaflff Ml]HAVEYOU HEARD OE...'X I FOR EOTr /
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Berkeley Daily Gazette
Berkeley, California, US
Thu, Mar 22, 1945
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