davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La gaceta., 1935-02-01
MACARTHUR QUIERE VEN
GER AL LNDIO ROEBUCK

81 no lie fallan a Jack Near
thur los calcuios que en- estos
1ltimos dias ha venido hacien :
do, esta noche vencera, en- ell cua
drilatero del 116 de Artilleria,
al indio Tiny Roebuck, un ciu-
dadano de 285 libras de peso.
Macarthur jug6 futbol con Ell
"once" del colegio st. Mary y
Roebuck con ell colegio de Has
kell. Tratase de dos futbolistas
que no han llegado todavia a ser
buenos luchadores, pero que es-
tan en- canine de serlo.
Ell primero va es conocido en-
Benjamin Field por sus muy ri
das tacticas, las que ell segundo
ha dicho dominara hoy, sin con-
sideraci6n alguna.
Jose Dominguez, ell espahol,
que esta adiestrandOse en- "vi-
La gaceta., 1935-02-01

no ser los que no las tienen
pero bien pudieran tambien ha-
berme informado NAL. Mas vale
que continlen ustedes recibien-
dole.
d listed cree?
Creo que es 10 que mas pro
|cede, y asi lograran ustedes EVIL
tarSe un disgusto.
Theme listed raz6n,-dijo
ell marques, que habia perma-
necido callado durante largo ra-
to.
10 principal es que, sabien
do ustedes con quien tratan,
procuren evitar que ENirita
trade relaciones con csc caba-
Hero.
ESQ 10 ~evitaremos,-dije-
ron los dos a la vez con firme-
La gaceta., 1935-02-01
~FRACASADAS LAS NEGO-
CIACIONES ENTIRE Ell so
WET Y A UNIDOS

Washington, Febrero l. FL
secretario de estado Hull di6 "a
noche la noticia de haber fraca
sado las negociaciones entire ell
Soviet y los Estados Unidos, q
causa de la deuda contraida por
Russia en- tempo de los Zares.
Indic6 ell secretario la poslbii-
dad de que sea disuelto el Ban
60 de Expertaeion Q Importa-
ci6n, fundado 81 aho pasado pa
ra promover las mejores rela-
clones comerciales entire los dos
paises.
Ell Soviet rechaz6 las condi-
clones que Estados Unidos ha-
bia presentado para llegar a un
arreglo.
La gaceta., 1935-02-01
PRIMO N REGRESO
AVER POR A

Miami, Febrero LEI gigan
te italiano Primo Camera re :
gres6 aver en- aeroplano de su
viaje a la America del Sur, dis
puesto a abrir negociaciones pa
ra reconquistar la corona que
Max Baer lie arrebatara.
"Estoy listo para pelear con
Baer en- cualquier sitio, dfa y
bora que el sehale. Y sc que
triunfare."
Camera Y su director, Billy
Defoe, saldran hoy para New
York a discutir una possible re-
vaneha con Baer, que sali6 aver
hacia California.
La gaceta., 1935-02-01

-Hombre, senior marques,
me oNidaba. 1C6mo quiere la
marquesa que sc arregle ell al
tar para ell septenario que he
mos de hacer a la Vfrgen?
Como listed quiera. Stem
pre- 10 dispondra listed mejor
que 20.
-Perfectamente: 70 10 ARE
glare y me ayudara Candidito
por cierto que, ahora que lie
nombro, acuerdo que me ha da-
do muchos recuerdos para u.s.
tedes.
-Gracias, padre Cerrada:
devuelvaselos y digale que no
falte ell martes.
-Asi Sc 10 dire. iQue mucha
cho tan bueno!
-Es verdads-diio la mar
La gaceta., 1935-02-01

otro por Jimmy Johnstaa.pre-
sente concertador de peleas del
Garden; un tercero con Hum
berto ]. Fugazy, antique rival
de Richard, en- primera fila, y
ell dltimo incluye A Jack Cur
ley, ell empresario E luchas, y
Mike Jacobs, corr4dor de billie
ties teatrales, que ACADIA de ofre
Ger en- Miami la pelea Barney
Ross-Klick.
Creese que ell dia 81 de mayo
marcara ell fin de la direction
de Johnson y probablemente de
Ia presidencia delscoronel John
Reed Fitzpatrick. Hammond a.
rrehat6 hace un ano la direc-
lci6n q los intereses de Richard
F. Hoyt y William A. Carey,
sucesores de Richard en- ell con-
Itrol.
Despues del bout" de esta
nodhe, con la exception de Ia
pelea Ambers-Sammy Fuller,
ell Garden no ofrecera ning1n
otro programa de importancia
hasta despuAs de esa fecha.
Laslcy es un favorito en- las
apuestas de hoy, aunque recien
temente Steve Hamas lie derro.
to por puntos.
La gaceta., 1935-02-01

quesa'-Pocos habra tan cum
plidos y completeness. Y, So
bre todo, humildes.
-Ha recibido una educaci6n.
|-agreg6 don Manuel,-esmera
'dlslma; esta criado en- ell saera-
do tenor de Dios y habra pocos
muehachos mas discretos, de
me1ores costumbres y mas re-
servados.
Los marqueses, que sentfan
grandes simpatias hacia Can
ololto' porque era ell que en- las
reuhlones mas les atendfa, al
or a don Manuel hablar asi do
ell sintieron los dos deseos 10
decir la misma cosa.
pero ell marques fue ell u So
anticip6.
-Pienso,-dijo, en- opA IL
La gaceta., 1935-02-01
LAkY PELEARA HOY { MMY
Estudiars la Madison Square Garden una
proposition de arrendamieato

New York, Feb. 1a-Sus pre-
tensiones a la corona del Mso
complete las arriesgara esta no
che, en- ell Madison Square Gar
den, Art Lasky, De Minnealpo-
lis, contra Jimmy Braddock,
por la "ruta" de Is asaltos.
Sobre ell tumulto que rodea
ia declinaci6n del Garden des-
de que Tex Richard falleciera,
'iunto con las pesimas decisio-
mes de arbitros y jueces, las "sa
'lidas" de la comisi6n atletica y
la rivalidad entire p1giles y ~
rectores, se destaca hoy Ell ru-
NOR de que La corporation, con
un capital de $5,OO0,00O, pien-
sa efectuar un cambio radical
Los directories del Garden
con ell coronel John 8. Harmon
de presidente, Sc reunira ell maj
ties yenidero a considerar la pro
posici6n de arrendar La arena
de boxeo 2 cualquiere persona
que haga una oferta razonable
Cuatro sindicatos potencialei
|cubren ell campo, uno dirigidt
por Ancil Hoffman, director
del campe6n Max Baer, a quier
apoyan financieros de Chicago
La gaceta., 1935-02-01

.frecera I'm match con ell vetera-
no Iahnny Risko, ell veterano
de las sorpresaS.
Birkie alardea de victorias OBJ
tenidas sobre James j. Brad :
dock, que esta noche sera rival
de Lashy; Isidoros Gaztanaga, Ell
pdgil espah3I; Chancey Relief,
el de los formidables pufetazos;
Eddie Simms, Red Barry y o.
tros.
King Levinsky, conocido por ell
Pescador, anunci6 aver que pc
con Arthur Savage, ell mon
nes de Kentucky, en- ell mis-
mo programa.
sEsta vez a Mr.. Savage lie "a
costaran," aunque para tratar
de impedirlo Sc afeite La barba.
La gaceta., 1935-02-01

Sir Malcolm Campbell, ell mas
notable automovilista de la epo-
ca. Acompshado per su esposa,
Lady Campbell, eli c&lebre "dri-
YER" arrib6 por tren, trayendo
en- gu compahia a Bill Sturn, de
Filadelfia, su director america
no.
Padece Campbell I'm fuerte
resfriado, que contrajo al de-
sembarcar en- New York. A los
periodistas dijo que no habfa
guiado ell Pajaro Azul desde
1888, Y que ell nuevo cuerpo del
vehiculo Sc construy6 para dis
minuir la resistencia del aire.
"Yo no Sc como podre llegar
a las 800 millas, pero mi prop6-
sito es lograrlo,"
La marca actual es de 272 mi
Has por bora.
La gaceta., 1935-02-01

-Asi es.
10 ha ~presentado ell vizcon-
de de Costa Nina.
-Si, senior.
Como ustedes lie admitie-
ron, csc j6ven tiene hoy dere-
cho a entrar en- esta casa.
-Hasta que Sc lie quite.
NO corramos tanto.
-Pero Ino puedo yo hacer
ESQ?
-Naturalmente que ST.
-PueS entonces...
-Echar a un hombre de una
casa, cuando este hombre no ha
cometido ninguna acci6n mala,
es siempre peligroso.
-iPues que! FL no tener
creencias nj fe ino es malo?
Made ha dicho que no, a
La gaceta., 1935-02-01
EN- Ell
DE SULPHUR SPRINGS

Cave Man volvi6 a triunfar
anoche, en- La oncena carrera, y
sus boletos solo Sc pagaron a so
centavos.
Dusky Mitch no sc lie pudo a.
cercar, siendo derrotado por
tres largos.
La decima carrera la gan6
Unmarked Buck, p~agandose sus
.boletos a $1.40, por ser ell favo-
rito.
En- la doble apuesta vencie-
ron Time Out y Benedict, con
un premio de $288 por cada 81.
Las senoras y senoritas po-
dram entrar de gratis en- La no
che de hoy y mafana por la tar
La gaceta., 1935-02-01

"a.
-Pero hay una dificultad.
listed dira.
Que ustedes tai vez no pue
dan evitarlo.
-iQue hacer, pues?
-ConNencer, en- primer lu-
gar, a Elvirita de que no lie con-
viene csc hombre, case de que
noten en- cha cierta inclination.
-ES verdad.
" procurar encontrar otro
que valga la pena, que sea dis
creto y de buenas costumbres,
Y que, al nesar a la boda, sepa
disculpar ciertos detalles... En-
fin, ustedes va me entienden.
. Los marqueses Sc pusieron
encarnados al recSrdar aquella
falta que habian cometido en- So
La gaceta., 1935-02-01

llanfas" para resistir y veneer
a los "villanos," tendra de rival
al germano Otto Gruberg, espe-
cialista en- hacer Greer a los es-
pectadores que va a sacar los
ojos a su contricante.
Completan ell programa ire
Welcomes entire AL Maynard y
ell vaquero Rogers, Y ell viejo Pa
pas y ell joven americana Joe
Cook.
La gaceta., 1935-02-01
Vendra a peleg con Candaa "a Ii Bnikie
Savage Sc a~rriesgara con ell Pescador Levinsk,

Ell aleman Hans Kirkie tele-
CRATIC aver al empresario jim
Downing aceptando los termi :
nos del contrato que este lie ofre
ciera para batirse aqui, ell dfa
IL de febrero, con ell gallego To
ny Cancela.
Birkie arribara con varios
dias de anticipation, de modo
que Ell p6blico puela presenciar
sus ejercicios en- o gimnasio de
la Gale de Franklin.
Cancela mantiene su magnfS
fico estado fisico y desea derroA
tar al germano, que con 81 hizo
tablas, en- I'm encuentro efectua-
do en- Chicago.
ST Ell tampeno triunfa Sc lie Or
La gaceta., 1935-02-01
BOXEO
VICTORIA DE CANZONER1

VICTORIA DE CANZONER1
Chicago, Feb. 1a-Dando la
raz6n aoJos inteligentes, Tony
Can7oneri, ell ~excampe6n del pc
SO Eigero, alcanz6 anoche su cen
tesima victoria sobre Leo Ro-
dack, ell j6ven de Chicago, en-
I'm combate a 10 asaltos.
Presenciaron ell combate IA,
IT'S eSpectadores, que pagaron
S33 ,546.6 ST por yer en- acci6n a
Canzoneri y su rival. Ell italia
no di6 una lecci6n de boxeo a
su oponente, pegando ademas
los mas electives punetazos.
La gaceta., 1935-02-01
CENTRIC ASTURIANQ
JUNTA APLAZADA

Sc avisa a los senores asocia-
dos que la Junta General Ordi-
maria del cuartO trimestre de
1884 ha sido pospaesta para Ell
jueves 7 de febrero, a las s p.
m. en- ell salon teatro.
Ruega puntual asistencia
Jose GOnzGlez,
S~ecretario.
La gaceta., 1935-02-01
LEGO A T Ell REY
DE LA VELOCIDAD EN-


Daytona Beach, Febrero l.
Regres6 aver a eSta eiudad, des
de Inglaterra, con la intenci6n
de establecer otra marca num-
dial de veiocidad en- autom6vil,
La gaceta., 1935-02-01

de, pagando ell impuesto.
La pista sc cerrara ell sabado
y permanecera cerrada una Sc
mana, hasta que pase la Feria.
La gaceta., 1935-02-01

juventud y de la cual jamas Sc
cream redimidos.
y .ld6nde encontrarlo?-
pregunt6 el marques.
-iOh! iOh!-dijo don Ma
nuel Cerrada.-Eso no es cues
ton de un dia.
VIII
ta
En- aquel momento, entr6 un
criado a decir que Ell chocolate
eStaba servido.
Pasaron al comedor.
Despues de ponderar mucho
los bi7cOchos y ell chocolate, el
Manuel, que no guerra sa-
lir de la casa sin cumplir por
complete Ia mission que Sc ha-
bia impaesto, dijo:
La gaceta., 1935-02-01

TelSfono Y3792
1868 7th Ave YboF City. Fla.
La gaceta., 1935-02-01
Folletin No. 80
LAS PENAS
QUE REDIMEN
La Gaceta

listed siempre los medios extre-
mos, que por mucho que Sc ate
n1en, siempre pueden resultar
contraproducentes.
-1Qu& quiere listed decir?
Que 81 sc decide listed a
que Enrique Morales no entire
mas en- esta casa, Sc expone US
ted a cualQuier disgusto.
-lPor que?
"A Enrique Morales lie han
presentado aqui, Sno es YER
dad2
La gaceta., 1935-02-01

Victoriano Maneeiga, Editor
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09
MONIES; M: |! les;
Attractions at Strand Theatre

To-day-Will Rogers goes right
on playing himself with undimin-
ished success. His salty, ready-to-
fight editor of a small town news
paper triumphed over the stuffed
shirts of Plainview, in Life Begins
at Forty" Action, plenty of it
when Will and his cohorts disrupt
a politically minded bankers "hog
party with a hog-calling contest,
humor, slapstick and even melo-
drama stud the hardworking Mr..
Rogers latest contribution to the
screen. In addition to his editorial
work, he clears the name of a
youth railroaded to prison for a
crime he didn't commit, fights a
duel with George Barber, helps
Richard Cromwell propose to Ro-
chelle Hudson after bringing the
pair together in the first place,
launches the whiting, perpetually
sleepy Slim Summerville upon a
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09
self to unfold before your eyes
some of his greatest stunts.
SAFETY
COUNCIL NEWS
Continued From Page Three)

the month and the volume of traffic
low, indicated a reduction from
February, 1884, of 4 or per cent.
With the addition of later reports
the decrease was wiped out. Judg-
ing by the list of states yet to be
heard from the final estimate for
February may well show a moder-
ate increase over last year. At
present the total for the first two
months stands at 4,410, or 9.3 per
cent under the comparable 1884
total. Home accidents in February
resulted in approximately $500
deaths or 13 per cent fewer than
occurred in the same month of last
year. The principal part of this
decrease appears to be a reduction
in deaths from confiagrations,
burns, and explosions. Fatal falls
and asphyxiations numbered about
the same in both years. There
were fewer deaths among children
than in February 1894, as well as
among adults 65 years old or older,
but adults from Is to 64 years fail
ed to show any improvement. The
estimated total of deaths in the
first two months of the year is S.
700 or per cent belof last years
two-month total OF 6,100. Loogink
There will be a substan-
tial increase in accidental deaths in
May. This will come chiefly from
increases in drownings and motor
vehicle fatalities. Deaths from
and from burns will
continue their seasonal decrease.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09

political career and inspires an
aged townSman to take a new lease
On life by investigating the posi-
bilities of widows with whom, Will
slyly admits, he has heard one can
have lot of fun. Judge Priest,
THE County Chairman" or Kene-
sow H. Clark of Life Begins at
Forty take your choice. AS play
ed by Mr.. Rogers you can't go
wrong or feel too pessimistic about
the human race after spending an
hour or so in their company. The
cast, whose most important mem
bers have already been mentioned,
is uniformly excellent. Jane Oar
wei is entertaining as Rogers
plump and sensible next door
neighbor who is turned into some
thing of a newspaper woman.
Sterling Holloway, happily re-
strained by George Marshall's we'll
balanced direction, is amusing in
his slow motion manner as handy
man to the busy hero and Roger
Tmhof is seen briefly in a minor bit.
But it's Wills picture, with the ex-
ception of a scene or two neatly
oocketed by Slim Summerville as
L. Watterson Weriwhether.
Friday and Saturday Old
Santa Fe," the famous Ken Mayn-
ards latest picture is a story true
TO the traditions of the old west as
Bat Masterson, Kit Carson, Jesse
James and the forty-miners knew
t. 1t has a star that himself is
orodugct of the West, a dyed-in-
,he-wool cowpuncher who has de-
yeloped into the most famous hard
'iding, two-fsted cowboys the
screen has ever known. Those
who have seen Ken Maynard know
hat he never fails to provide ex-
thrilling sequences in
lis pictures. In "In Old Santa Fe,'
his daring plainsman outdoes him
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09

Reed, 2; Pryor, 4; Pinder, 6; Nab.
rey, 8; Stewart, 8. For Leipsic
Sharp, 4 Purcell, 3; H. Pugh, 6;
Jones, 9; ]. Pugh, 2; S. Pugh, z;
w. Rash, 5; Scott, L; Slaughter, 8.
Scott pitched a very good game
and piled up IL strike outs, while
the team made errors. Cole
struck out Is and our team made
3 errors.
We lost girls baseball to Leipsic.
The girls of Clayton played base
ball at Leipsic on Apri 18. 1t was
very close game in which Leipsic
and Clayton fought very hard to
win. Leipsic scored z; Clayton
then tied z to z. At the close of
the game, the score was 10 to 9 in
favor of the Leipsic girls. The line
up was as follows: Catcher: Blanch
Reed; Pitcher, Marion Jane Horn;
Shortstop, Julia Burke; First base,
Marie Bickling; Second base, Cath
crime Wright; Third base, Jeanette
Loder; Left field, Emma Scott;
Right field, Edna Ennis; Center
field, Alice Short. Though we lost
we are still good sports and hope
to win the games we play in the
future.
Reported by
Edna F. Ennis,
Grade z.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09

got 4 hots in 5 trips to the plate.
The pitching of Cole was very
good. He had IA strikeouts while
allowing only one hit. His team
mates pounded Spoyd for IA hits.
The line up: Clayton = Silpath,
right field; Bush, left field; Cole,
pitcher; Hutchison, third base;
Reed, catcher; Pryor, second base;
Walton, short stop; Mabrey, center
field; Stewart, first base Fred
right field; Wilson,
center field; Pavididson, second
base; Booker, left field; Spayd,
pitcher; Culver, first base; Gar
thar, third base; Robins, catcher;
Davis, short stop.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09
Baseball Fans

A lot of people like baseball.
Some people make it the only sport
they follow. Some fans get all
worked up when the other side
wins. They think that when a fel-
low strikes out it is a terrible
thing. Let US look in the grand
stand On the third row from the
top, we notice a thin man on the
left side. On the right of the
grandstand big fat man sits and
hollers clear across to the thin
man. There is an exceptionally
poor batter up to bat and he
smacks a home run. The big fat
man says he bets five dollars that
the batter will get out next time.
the batter will get out next time.
having one run in the lead. has set
the crowd to point when they are
almost wild. 1t is the 8th inning
and the other side is at bat. The
best hitter on the visitors team
gets up and the crowd boos and
Kisses and gets the batter all work.
ed up until he is struck out. There
is an argument before the game
closes with the home team the vic
tor. Such is baseball.
James LeCompte,
Grade 8.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09
We Win From Erederica

On Thursday, April 25, the Clay
ton boys baseball team went to
F'rederica. Mr.. Charles Pryor and
Mr.. w. w. Hickman tok the boys
to the game. We got down there
and had our batting practice.
Then the umpire called "Play BALI
and the game was on. Both teams
played well during the game. The
final score was II to in our favor
Reed and Cole featured our batting
attack with home runs. r. Bush
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09
Athletic News

The opening game away from
home was lost by Clayton to Leip-
sic. The game was very excit-
ing one and was any ones game
until the last inning. When STAN
ley Pugh knocked a ball in center
field and Pinder misjudged the ball
in the wind, thus allowing the win
ming run to cross the palte. Both
teams were playing good ball and
neither did much hitting. Leipsic
got four hits and Clayton got sew
en-. Both the Clayton and Leipsic
batteries were in good shape. The
lineup for Clayton was: Silpath, 9;
Bush, z; Cole, l.; Hutchison, 5;
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09
Clayton School
Herald
Continued From Page Six)

Continued From Page Six)
Alice German
Lavoura Steele
Dorothy Cook
Harry Bush
Jean Short
Grade 3, Mrs. Smith, teacher
Betty Lou Andrews
Edith Hollet
Janice Short
Jack Poore
Grade 2, Miss Jones, teacher
Virginia Hill
Ann Willis
Eleanor Morris
James Whalen
Ann Bodley
Maclyn Cullum
Juice Maytag
Jimmy Maytag
Betty Cheezum
Dorothy Hill
Ruth Scott
Robert Estes
Grade 1, Miss Elrick, teacher
Nancy MacNiven
Francis Sylvester
Bobby Poore
Ella Bush
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09

The dredge, Charleston" owned
by Sanford Brooks, aBltimore, Md,
is now working three shifts dredg-
ing the channel of the Delaware
River and the area around the
Reedy Island Quarantine Station
wharf. Sanford Brooks is doing
the work on a sub-contratc with
Edward Fay and Sons Company,
of Philadelphia, general contrac-
tors for the Reedy Island Quaran-
tine Station rehabilitation work.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09

Announcement was made at the
monthly meeting of the Board of
Water and Light Commission of
New Castle that a reduction in
electric current had become effec-
tive with the bills for April issued
Wednesday. The new rate will
mean a saving of S1,614 annually
to the users of current, including
the householders and small con-
sumers.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know in and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Mr.. c. G. Burris, of Galena, Md.
mas purchased Mrs. Sara CaldweIPs
farm near Cecilton, Nd. Mr.. Burris
takes possession June 1st.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09

After two weeks Of disappointing
results in shad fishing, Delaware
River fishermen are hoping for a
good break this week, or in the
next two weeks at least, so that
they can make up for financial
losses to date. While the fishing
was a little better last week than
it had been, the catches were not
large enough for the men to make
expenses.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09

WOMAN BRIDGE CHAM
PION = MSS Elinor Murdoch
OF Birmingham. Ala, is tho
only woman to win q place on
the contract bridge All-Ameri-
ca team, just selected by T;sc.
80 Weekly. She ranks ninth
among all American players
for the year. She also wins the
annual award for "the most
spectacular event In the years
championship play,"-her vic
tory over the IS best players
In the country In the Indivf-
dual Masters Championship
by the American
Bridge League.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09

The Redgrave store in Middle
town has been rented to Mr.. w. H.
McCrery, of Cheswold, who will be
open for business in few days.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09

SAVE TO BUY
BUY TO SAVE
READ this headline forward or read it
backward it gives you the sound advice.
You have certain fixed living expenses
rent food clothing, light and other necessities.
You money every week that these bills
can be paid at the first of every month"; What
ever else you buy must from surplus sav-
ings over and above those set apart to
living expenses. To make those savings buy
the utmost value for the money is the essence
of true economy.
Save to buy-then buy to Know what
you need to buy before going to the store
Know what you can oford to pay before you
start out to make purchase. That is the
way to get the most for your money.
Make it a habit to read the advertisements
in your newspaper. By doing you will learn
where to buy the things you need and where
your dollar will buy the greatest value. The
advertisements will show you where to pur-
chase better food better clothes and yet save
you money. They will help you live better and
enjoy the good things of life. They will help
you to buy in order to save.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-09

William Thomas Pearce and wife,
OF Mlddletown, have purchased the
well-known "Rees" mill property
near Middletown, from Mrs. Frank
P. Jones. This is the second time
the Rees mill and Silver Lake prop
erty has been sold in ten months.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-14
SEARS PROFITS
At new PEAK;
DIVIDEND VOTED
Good Will Written Down
From S1O,OOO,OO0 to
Nominal Worth of ST.
By Times Special

By Times Special
CHICAGO March 14.-Inspired
by the best year, from an earnings
standpoint since 1929, Sears, Roe
buck & Co. today gave stockholders
occasion for cheer by voting a spe-
cial dividend of rs cents on the
common shares. 1t represented the
first payment to be made on the
stock since May 2, 1882.
At the same time the company
announced two other progressive
steps by writing down good will from
its present figure of S10,000,000 to
the purely nominal valuation of 81
and settling the contingent liability
with the julius Rosenwald estate for
100000.
The annual report of the premier
mail order organization of the COM
pany disclosed net income last year
Of $15,020,551, which was equivalent
to $3.13 on the common. This con-
traeted with $11 ,249,295 or $225 a
share in the preceding year.
The special distribution Of rs
cents a share on the common
shares is a direct reflection of the
improved earnings during the year
and the fact that gross sales were
the best since 1881.
The following statement was is
sued by directors of the company:
Directors feel that the present
situation Of our company and IT,"
future prospects warrant a con-
servative distribution to the stock
holders, and have, therefore, de-
clare a special dividend of IS cents
per share, payable May l to stock
holders Of record April /.
Directors feel that it is not yet
the proper time to establish the
stock Of the company on regular
dividend basis.
Directors will review the position
Of the company in the latter part
of the year, when a large part of
the profits of this business is made,
and will then decide as to what div
idend policy should be adopted I'm
til that time there will be no further
consideration of the subject"