davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1934-12-08
Buying of Drouth
Cattle is Resumed

COLLEGE STATION. Dec. 8. Up
Drought cattle purchases viii be
resumed In i27 Texas counties Mon
day morning, O.. w. Barnes. assist
ant Texas drought relief admin
istrator. said here Saturday.
He had Just returned from a
meeting in Amarillo az which county
quotas were set.
The fund Of s2.378-2O0 set aside
for purchases will buy only about
1872. roo head as had been reported.
ne said
, 1934-12-08
WNTRY BLAST
UNDERTAKING
IS BELIEVED

(By The Associated Press)
The wintry blast that left at
least Is deaths In its wake, APP
peared TO Be moderating Saturday.
Rising temperatures we're prom
iSed for much OF the area affected
by the storm, which overspread the
northern states from the Rockies 70
the midwest and finally enveloped
the east.
BeIOw-ZerO Weather
Before the indicated relief ap-
peared, however, thermometers
registered as low as "a below at
Rochester, Mimi, and ten below at
Owls Head, In upper New York
state. az Galena, III. Where roses
and pussy willows were in bloom
III November the mercury dropped
down 10 IA below zero.
Meanwhile, the stricken sections
took stock of their loss OF lives.
Michigan counted seven victims,
five OF whom were burned 70 death
when stoves became overheated. A
sixth died in an accident while
shoveling snow. and slippery road
nlAcAAAp LUX dAAObAACA AANs
Three men were killed and a
woman badly injured when a tree
came crashing down on a motor
bus on the western slope OF Sno-
uualmie Pass in Washington.
Claims other Deaths
Two deaths we're recorded in
Iowa. One of the victims. w. A.
Puffet. 90. a farmer Of OTTO, APP
parently, fro7e TO death while walk
ing in his sleep. A coroner's inveSti-
cation came 70 the conclusion that
he removed the screen from his
bedroom window climbed out and
then walked about a mile before
NE succumbed TO the cold.
Two persons died In Wisconsin
IN a SnowShoe rescue party fought
its way through drifts to the home
OF Clinton Moss. IS. in the wilder
ness OF Willow Lake County, Wis,
TO take the body OF his wife TO a
point from which funeral services
can be held. Mrs. Moss died sew
eral days ago of pneumonia. A
relief official attempted TO persuade
Moss TO leave his lonely cabin
home for a better one but he re-
fused. The other Wisconsin victim
died when struck By a train after
being overcome by the cold.
, 1934-12-08
The New Deal


Many phases Of the New Deal
have been discussed by the Jones
family and the whole sweep Of
the recovery program rapidly is
becoming cleared to them as they
talk IL over In everyday language.
They take up another problem in
this article. twelfth OF the SER
ipC
, 1934-12-08
THE WEATHER
Below Zero Weather

East Texas least OF l00th meri-
diam: Partly cloudy, slightly warm
er IN central and southeast, colder
in northwest portion Sunday.
Moderate northWcsterly winds on
the coast.
, 1934-12-08

In a normal life Of so years. a
housewife is said to spend approx
imately 10 years in doing her
household shopping.
, 1934-12-08

With all the coed Babe Ruth has
done in Japan, that country still
insists on naval parity with the
United States.
, 1934-12-08
BY WILLIS
CHAPTER TWELVE

Pa Jones folded the evening pap
er carefully. Don't throw that one
away" he said. There's a big map
in there / want to look at a little
later"
why, what is it, PAP" asked Ma
Jones.
Its a map OF the country, show
ing the way it's going to be when
they get all these power dams, and
forest reservations, and tree belts
and irrigation projects, and ma
tional parks, and irrigation reSer-
voirs, and subsistence homestead
towns, and ! don't know what-all,'
returned Pa.
III give EN- credit for nerve,
anyway. trying TO actually change
the face OF half the continent"
This phase Of the Roosevelt pro-
gram is, in a way, the most "radi-
cal part Of it-~"radical" in the sense
that 1t goes TO the root Of a diff
cult problem and aims to cure rath-
er than merely relieve il.
Farm Exodus Jams City
A hundred years ago, rs per cent
OF Americans lived on farms. and
only Is per cent in cities. Today ii
Is just the other way. There is good
reason TO believe that we have gone
too far in this mad rush to the
cities: good reason 10 question
whether. even with shorter hours,
these cities will ever have jobs for
all their people.
Back to the farm" movements
are always a flop in this or any
other free country. City people just
won't 20.
President R~oosevelt's answer Is:
we must create a new type Of liv-
ing, that will be neither city nor
country. but something new and be-
tween the two-a rural-induStrial
life"
BY that he meant a new kind OF
neighborhood that will come out Of
experiments like that Reedsville,
w. Va. dhere are 48 such farm
cities planned, and Is Of them are
under way.
Perhaps 30 or 100 or more families
will cluster around these centers,
each with several acres Of land.
Each ne~ighborhood will lit Is hop
ed draw some sort Of a small light
industry cat ReedSville, General
Electric plans an assembly plant)
The homeownerS will work at the
plant. short hours. and for perhaps
less pay than q city worker could
afford TO work, since they will own
their own homes and land.
The rest Of their time can be
spent in raising garden truck, not
TO sell, but as food for themselves
and families for the winter.
Sees Congestion Relief
Thus eve a shutdown Of the
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plant would not leave them helpless
subjects for relief.
President II. i. Hartman Of the
U. s. Chamber OF Commerce thinks
this Is the most fundamental and
far-reaching movement under way
today. It will show III the way TO
necessary decentralization Of in
dustry and the relief Of mass con-
gestion in cities"
Il want TO look at the map. too.
after supper" said John, Jr, Il
think its great, the way they're
changing old washed-out farms into
grass and woodlands.
There's no reason why We can't
make more out Of the country by
thinking about ii than we did when
nobody figured IL was anybody's
business"
We'll. Of course. son. there's TO
reason why you can't build pletty
nice little communities If you've got
unlimited money, and the govern
ment foots the bill. Don't forget
that it's you and ! who have 70 dig
I'D the taxes to make II 60.
Money Only Loaned
But the moneys only an adj
vance. DAD reminded John, Jr.
Seed. stock. house. and land are
all an advance loan by the gov
eminent. The people who live there
are supposed to pay it all back in
10 or 90 years
If the people have to buy EN-,
anyway. why don't they buy EN-
now?" queried Pa Jones, a little
Sourly.
The government can wait long
er for its money, give better terms,
and give expert advice on making
, 1934-12-08

IFirst figures. lowest temperature last
night. second. highest yesterday. third
wind velocity az b a. IN. fourth. prec-
imitation IN last "a hoursl
, 1934-12-08
RIVER BULLETIN

There Will be 10 material change
in the river during the next "a to
80 hours.
, 1934-12-08
ITALY PROTESTS
GARRISON TILT

ROME, Dec. 8.-Pl- An attack
BY EthiOpianS on the garrison at
Ualal, Italian Somaliland. elected
a vigorous protest from the Italian
government Saturday.
IL was the second time in recent
weeks IN which hostile demonstra-
lions by AbysSinian forces had pro-
voked Italian displeasure.
The Italian minister at Adds
Adaba. IL was announced, has made
iorceful representations 70 the gov
eminent Of Emperor Halle SelaS-
sic as a result of the incident.
The latest clash, Stefani news
agency dispatches reported. took
place December 5. The EthiopianS,
the reports said, were finally re-
pulsed after the Italian garrison
mad been re-enforced BY troops
from neighboring posts.
The dispatches told Of the cap
ture OF large quantities Of Ethiop-
ian equipment but made no men
ton Of casualties.
Fear Of conflict with the modern
and well trained AbySSinian army
prompted Italy last year to re-
inforce her garriSons in Somaliland
and Eritrea.
RumorS that Italy coveted the
rich territory governed by Emperor
Halle SelaSSie as an addition to
her colonial possessions we're denied
In Rome.
AbySSinla. surrounded BY the
colonies Of Italy. France and Great
Britain, was said 70 have aSpira-
tons for an outlet TO the sea.
, 1934-12-08
TIDE TABLE

High and low toe az Port Isabel
Sunday, under normal meteor
o!oglcal conditions:
High '.0O D. AA'
Low ll.VO q. IN.
, 1934-12-08
MISCELLANEOUS DANA
WEATHER SUMMARY

Sunset Satuiday ......... 2 3!
Sunrise Sunday .............. 7:O'
, 1934-12-08

Thus even a shutdown Of the
, 1934-12-08

Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr
Stage Stage Chang. Ram
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MISCELLANEOUS

DEAR Mrs. Post: like tinted nal
polish and my husband doesn't
lie argues that such polish Is decId.
edly opposed to good taste. We have
gradually gotten into an argument
about this, which is becoming irritat.
ing out OF all proportion to Its trifing
subject, and we have now decided ia
ask you to decide whether tinted nall.
are anything for a husband to prow
rabid about?
Answer: Since the s~upposItion OF a
husbands growing rabid over nail
polish Is not quite believable. I'm not
quite sure whether this letter Is in
tended to be answered seriously or to
De taken as a jest. However, suppos-
Ing the question to be genuine, | would
say that nails carefully m~anicured and
siignfcd tinted are certainly Ia good
taste. But gilded or silyered or deem.
~ colored ones are something else
again. In fact, those deepest red ones
which look as though the nail had
been torn off and the finger ends left
bleeding, are revolving to all excent
the few who have become Injured 81
the shock OF them. AS a matter or
fact, doubt very much II a man car
be found who does not hate them
Dear Mrs. Post: The other evening
my employer Invited me to 90 homo
10 supper with him and his family 80
that afterwards we could finish SONS
work His wife and young daughter
were extremely pleasant and hospita-
Bile, but never asked me to remove nv
nat. | went to the table with II on
and worked for several hours after
the meal In the same discomfort ra
It necessary to wait until the hostess
says something?
Answer: Your employers wife might
perhaps have asked you II you would
Ike to TAX off your hat. But | imap
ne that she thought you preferred r.
ieep 1t on, since you did not take If
M. before going into the dining room
You go to anyone's housa
an evening meal and are wearing
day dress and hat, you take off the
at only II you want to. Asking any,
ne TO take off hat or gloves Is rare
? IT ever heard In the present day. A
ostess sometimes says to a friend
no continues to sit In a heavy coat.
Don't you want to take POUR coat
m" This Is not a phrase OF hospital
, 50 much as an exclamation made
acause she feels that her guest is alb
unaware Of her own dfs.
G by Emily Post.-wNU Services.
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1919

Since It Is perfectly obvious from
the sketch how smart this house
frock Is, we are going to begin by
calling your attention to how nice It
is to slip into a coat dress the first
lhlng In the morning or when one
comes In from outdoors and wishes
TO get into working elothesu as
quickly as possible. One throws It
around her-ties the sash-and that
10 Una SO far as putting 1t on Is con-
cerned. But the enjoying OF 1t has
Just begun. 1t Is such a satisfaction
20 Know that one Is looking pretty
ana well dressed as one goes about
DONG this little thing and that
everything seems easier
Pattern 1910 is available In slzes
i, 16, IS, 20, 80, "a. Sc, So. 40. AZ.
a and 40. Size 16 takes AZ Yards
56-inch fabric. Illustrated step-bv-
step sewing instructions included.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS a5cl i.
coins or stamps {coins preferred,
Tor this pattern. Write plainly name.
address and style number. RH
SURE TO STATE SIZE.
Address orders to Sewing Circle
Pattern Department, 243 West Seven
feenth street, New York City.
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Good Taste TODAY
BY EMILY POST
Author of
ETIQUETTE" 1.-THE BLUE
BOOK OF SOCIAL USAGE
ETC.
CONVENTION PREscRIBEs

)hAR Mrs. Post: Is 1t proper t,
give a pharmacist the title O.
Doctor" or not? | am about to hav,
"eudlng announcements engraved ant
am Wavering between Mister" anf
Doctor because | don't know
Answer: This is really a question
Oh personal opinion, but best taste usu.
any confines such use of the title DR.
10 ID d. or an NJ. D. or a D. D. s.
MY uear Mrs. Post: The depression
mas not sufficiently lifted from our
famiiy and must have a small house
wedding because of the expenses.
flease tell me how to plan an Infor-
u'ai marriage service and still not
ave Things any old way?.
answer: You can't have an informal
marriage service, because It is q church
ceremony. The words ceremonial and
iorhiai mean the same thing. You can
Vi course have a simple wedding. Ar
range 9 background Of flowers or tree
branches, or still more simply. stand
IN front of drawn curtains. THE serv-
ice is OF course the same for every
marriage: the clergyman enters first.
the groom and best man follow him.
vour maid of honor then enters alone
and you with your father follow her
AFTER the ceremony you and your hrs-
Dand turn and face the guests who one
pS one offer you their good wishes.
Serve wedding cake and a fruit punch.
II this seems to you not enough. add
sandwiches and either tea or coffee or
oouilion. This Is really plenty.
Dear Mrs. Post; Very often | have
a Iamlly In to dinner, OF which one
member IS %left-handed. My husband
suggested that mex time they are ey-
pected set n place at table with
the knives and spoons on the left side
OF the plate and the forks on the
Is this ever done7
AnsWe Not that | know of. Left
handed people must naturally accus-
themselves to conventional table
So much SO that 1t is oues
fionable whether upsetting the reeu-
|arity OF your table would even add
70 the comfort OF those who In pick
ng up implements have become accus-
to cross their hands over their
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Ancient Secret Revealed

Why Christian Serbs In the Petch
district OF Jugoslavia have for cen.
turtles placed lighted candles In the
cemetery OF an old Moslem mosque,
known as St. Georges columns. has
been revealed by excavations. Those
who followed the custom did not know
why 1t was done, and had never heard
a satisfactory explanation from their
ancestors. The excavations show that
the Ll0sqne was built by victorious
Turks ON the site OF an ancient Chris
Tan monastery dedicated TO st. George.
u u evident that wen after their mo
mastery had been removed the defeat
cd Serbs continued to place the lighted
<sDdieas
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mantling the desert when he got bacl
to camp. Happy Jack was whlstlIn,
ABOUT a little fire; Hays knelt befor,
a pan OF dough. which he was knead
ing; Lincoln was busy at some camr
chore.
Wall, | don't like store bread /.
nays was saying. Give me sour.
dough biscuits. How about Won
Jim2"
Me, too. And I'd like some cake
replied Jim, dropping his load.
'Cakei Wal, listen to our new
hand. Jack, can you bake cake?"
Sure. We got flour an sugar an
MIX. Did you fetch some eggs?"
"Hawl Hawl Tibet reminds
me- though. Wen get eggs over at
Star ranch. None of you ever seen
such a ranch. Why, fellers. Herrick's
bought every durn' boss, burro. sow.
steer chicken In the whole country"
80 you said before" returned Lin.
coin. I'm sure curious to see This
Englisher. Must have more money
than brains"
lie hasn't got any sense. But
iordy. the money he's SPENT"
Jim sat down to rest and listen.
Queer deal-a rich E%nglishman
hlrin men like us to run his ontft i
pondered Lincoln. in a puzzled tone.
I don't understand It."
wal, who does? | can't. theirs
shore. But it's Il fact, an we're goin,
TO be so rich pronto tibet wen lest
about kill each other"
More truth than fun In tibet. Hank
old boy, an don't you forget IT. re.
Joined Lincoln. How do you aim 70
get rich?''
Shore, I've NJ idee. Thet'll all
come I've got the step on Heeseman
his pards."
Hell be amin at precisely the
deal as YOU
@shore. Wen have to kin Heesa-
nan an Progar, sooner or later. IA
Ike 1t sooner"
! don't like the DEAL" concluded
lincoln, forcibly.
Presently they sat to their meal
iiu ATE almost N silence. Darkness
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Mankind Not Ready to
Give Up individuality

IL we were all only us different
u individual In our opinions and
our behavior as the science of crim
ihoiogy show US to be IN our thumb.
prints! Yet we are oft accused of
oelng entirely too homogeneous and
mass conscious. In political excite
Hhehts are we not often told we are
sheepiike? And there. plain as the
nose on your face. Is your thumb
PRINT, no two of which have been
FOUND to be duplicated in the whole
world. Nature can turn out billions
VI beings, with a quirk here and q
Nhori there on the ball of the thumb
lhat can't be repeated, yet we think
we Know people who are "as like az
peas In the pod" Perhaps on min
ute inspection, shades of difference
In tastes, distates. pendants and
of thought would always ha
found, but that has not been as IN.
Iaihbiy proven as in the thumb
PRINT made a matter of record
Some one has lately been ADVOCATING
nat The whole adult population no
1humb-printed In order to make
ldentif1cation complete In a question
OIL doubt; but there does not vet
seem to be q sufficient Justification
LOT such RECOMMENDATION. There ia
sui enough reticence and desire NOT
10 De singled out In the public eye
at least the official eye-to make
more or less ~incognito existence han
pier. The absence OF privacy OF the
goldfish has never been envied.-st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
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never In Gawd's world could anybody

never In Gawd's world could anybod,
find u.s."
Hal An when they did it'd b,
only our bleached bones,n scofref
Lincoln.
lhere never had been any love LOST
etwee these two men, Jim coniec.
tured.
Alter supper Jim strolled awav
from camp, down to where the can
soh opened upon a nothingness of
space and blackness and depth. The
hour hung suspended between dpsk
ahu night He felt an overpowerine
sense OF the immensely of this region
Oh mountain. gorge, plain and butte
while Jim Wall medltated there In
Inc gathering darkness he was vic.
iteu Dy an inexplieable reluctance to
go on with this adventure.
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settled down. One by one thew sonph
their beds, and Wall was the last.
Dawn found them up and doina
wan fetched In some OF the horses
Lincoln the others. BY sunrise the,
were on the trail, which abont mid
afternoon led down through hlrl
gfavef banks to a wide stream bed
ufy except In the middle OF the sand,
waste.
1his here's the Muddy announced
Gays for Jim's benefit. bad enough
wnen the waters up. But nothin. ia
the Dirty Devil. Nothin' at ALL"
What's the Dirty Devil?" asked
Jim.
ITS q river an It's well named.
you can gamble on that. Wen cross
IL tomorrow some time
Next camp was on higher ground
above the Muddy. Here Hays and
Lincoln renewed their argument
ABOUT the Herrick ranch deal n
proved what Wall had d~Iyined-tbis
BRAD Lincoln was shrewd, cold, doubt
Iui and aggressive. Hays was not
distinguished for any cleverness He
was merely an INSCRIPTIONS robber.
these men were going to clash. That
was inevitable, Jim calculated
Early the next day Jim Wall had
reason to be curious about the Dirty
Devil river, for the descent info tha
defies OF desert to reach IT was .
nos remarkable one. The trail. now
only q few dim old hoof tracks
wound tortuonsly down and down
into deep canyons.
Inc tracks Hays was following
failed and he got lost In a labyrIntbjne
maze OF deep washes impossible 10
climb, and seemingly impossible 70
escape from.
Lincoln got or bis horse and went
uoWn the canyon, evidently search
Tor a place to climb M TO the
rim above. He returned in an as
sertiVe manner and. mounting. called
Tor the others to follow.
! near the river an I'm maxim
or It." said Lincoln.
Jim had heard a faint. low mur-
nur, which had pzzuled him, and
vnich ne had not recognized They
y loiiowed Lincoln. Eventually he
tnem into q narrow. high.walled
anyoh "nere ran the Dirty Devil
ne wafer was muddy, but as 1t was
Inflow the riders forded 1t without
'ore mishap than a wetting.
SUI they were lost. There was
othlng to do, however, but work up
side canyon. Hays led them to 4
anp-site that never could have been
xpected there. !
"feIlers. I'll bet you somethln',r he i
ia before d~lsmounting. %Theres 1
'os1 down In tibet country where q
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R00ST
BY
-ane Grey
SYNOPSIS

Upyright.-WEU servicA

Jim Wall. young cowpuncher from
WyomlnE In the early days Of the cat
Ito Industry, seeks 4 new field In Utah
40 meets Hank Hays. who admits be-
Ins robber. and tells Wall he Is
wulAihR Tor an Englishman, Herrick.
VINO mas located a big ranch In the
nountains. Herrick has employed a
ma army OF r~ustlers and gun-flght-
ana HAYS and others are plotting
~ 1.eai their employers cattle and
49, nays gets into an argument
W., : sampler over a poker game.
saves hanks life by bluf1ng the
gambler out OF shooting.
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Housewives Idea Box
To Soften Butter

To Soften Butter
lou Will find 1t much e.tsler t.
make sandwiches II you soften the
outer before spreading 1t on the
pseao. Here is the easiest way to
soften 1t: Place the butter in :
small dish. Pour a few drops of hot
water ON the butter. Work If In
nhtii the butter Is soft enough to
spread easily.
r.. THE HOUSEWIFE.
Copyright by Public Ledger. Inc
WNU Service
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SM@g
UNSEEN SPIRIT

Didn't you put up the money for
that big musical show7"
Yes" answered Mr.. Dustin Star.
But your name Isn't mentioned on
the program"
VI course not I'm the ghost un-
derWriter.n
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our purse should not be NO closed
tnaf our kind feelings cannot open IL.
nor YET 10 ~unfastened that IT lies open
70 all a limit should be vet. and II
should depend on our means4-Ucero.
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Material Left Over

O mansent n louple of empty gas-
ohle cans, with a sarcastic note, to
= nrm of motor manufacturers.
Make me n of your famous cars
with these said the note.
Next day the car was delivered.
An accompanying note said: sWhat
shall we do with the second tin7a
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-08-16

Live and Learn
why does q red-headed girl A.
ways marry a quiet fellow Y, ssh.
doesn't. He just gets that way.~
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70 hsstins with Matches o. Torch - No
WAik5no ...lfnhA~ en.x.~1l. HE

No destin9 With M4t<hes o. Torch No
waiting ...Lishh Instantly Like Gas
REDUCE your ironing time onc~third
- your labor one-halfl The Cole
man Self-Hcating Iron will save YOU
more time and work than q 500 wash
ing machincl Iron any place where YOU
san g comfortable. No endless trips carving
nnon ron stove to board. Operating cost only
easier. quicker. S'
Pee POUR ardware or h~ouscfurnishinx dr.fer.
= local dealer doesn't handle, write us.
1nk LAMP 4 Stow
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dc.n Ssn1: Philadelphia. Pa: OK Toronto.
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DreAmers Are Out
JIM dreamed you and / were
married. DOLLY could never fab
IN love with a mere dreamer"
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Good Sign
II you forget to take your medi-
icine' your ailment is letting go.