davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1937-03-21

in the shaft of light which blazed from the
white cardboard cone above him and dealt
out stories of human misery as casually as a
gambler flips out pasteboards. The cigarette
which he picked up from the edge of his desk
and thrust between his lips dropped at a list
less angle as he thumbed through the sheaf Of
notes which had been placed on his blotter.
I'm to dig some human interest out of that
blonde" Win said. so give me everything
you have
Grinnel's "Uh-huh' was like the weary
grunt of tired animal. He spoke and the
cigarette jgged back and forth with the mo-
ton of his lips. Il know They teephoned you
were coming. After you see the blonde, you're
to interview Doc Raybrooke about some
threatening letters he's received. 1t won't be
easy He wants to keep it hushed up. Here's
the stuff on the blonde: A young woman.
blonde, attractive, extensively clothed, who
gives the name of Sylvia Marlowe, and her
age as twenty five, was picked up tonight by
motorist on the state highway Just south of its
intersection with the river road at SiXty-third
She'd evidently jumped or been thrown from
an automobile and refused to talk. Her
clothes were torn, both knees injured, and one
wrist fractured. She was picked up by James
L. Fremont, forty-eight Sioux City, Iowa,
driving coupe. He drove her to St. Mary's
Hospital, where she insisted on private room.
Nurses found five one hundred dollar bills
fastened to the top of her stocking, and held
in place by garter, She had no purse, cards,
letters, or other evidences of identity. Hows
that. Win, enough to go on
That all you have"
Yep. She's just frai who got tanked too
early in the evening and took a nose-dive out
Of the car. The other merrymakers didnt miss
Evening star., 1937-03-21

her until they got to the roadhouse out on
the river road
DO you know that" she asked, ''or is it
guess"
'Oh. For your youth and enthusiasm" he
exclaimed, rolling his eyes toward the ceiling
and clasping his hands on his breast in an
exaggerated gesture of affeCtation. Listen,
baby, there's nothing to this. The only thing
that makes it a story is the five one hundred
dollar bills strapped to her leg. Shucks. You
don't even need to go down to the hospital.
Sit here and write the yarn. Throw in state
ment that the authorities believe she was
htch-hiker trying to get home with five hun
dred dollars necessary to pay for Mothers
operation tomorrow morning. She d sacrificed
everything to get the money and would die
rather than let her mother know, He'll, could
sit here and write the yam with my eyes shut.
Could you," she asked, grinning, kindly
write it with your mouth shut? But first tell
me how you reached your brilliant conclusion
about the merrymakers."
We'll, if you must know, about half an
hour after she was picked up, man tele
phoned headquarters, asked if girl had been
found wandering along the river road. They
told him about this jane and he hung up. You
can dope it out for yourself: some stew got
out at the roadhouse, counted noses and got
frightened. So he called up, got the informa
ton he wanted, then hung up before he was
called on to give any
Whats this about DR.. Raybrooke?" she
asked.
Grinnel pulled out another sheet of paper.
Or. Pemley c. Raybrooke. thirty-six, offices
in the Central Building, complained to police
twice within the last twenty-four hours OF
threatening anonymous letters. The last time
Evening star., 1937-03-21

the sOrdid. The corridor was filled with that
peculiarly sweetish smell which is associated
with Jail disinfectant An elevator. leading to
the jail above, was heavily barred. The close.
lfeless air seemed saturated with mlasmatlc
vapor of human misery, cynical disbelief and
WEAKNESS.
The swirl created by Win" Layton's pass
age down the long corridor impaired an ele-
ment of freshness to the air, as though some
one had opened window on the sunny side
of the structure She was strangely untouched
by the depressing atmosphere of the place.
She turned into the press room and said,
Hi, Bert What's the sketch?"
Bert Grinnel police reporter for THE
Planet was sagged lstessly in chair, hold
ing telephone. He nodded perfunctory greet
ing started to say something, then turned
back to the telephone. 'Okay, I'm ready.
This Watson woman claims she could identify
the man if she saw him again, but so far has
drawn blank with the photographs in the
Rogues' Gallery. Here's another one: Grace
Means twenty-five, living with her mother on
Washington Avenue, while on her way home
by man. The man, about thirty-fve, growth
of stubble on his face, put his arm around her,
tried to drag her into an automobile. She
screamed. Two high school boys, on their
way to basketball practice, ran to her. The
assailant jumped into his automobile and
drove away Do you want the names of those
nigh school boys? =. All right. wait a
minute have EN-"
Grinnel started thumbing through notes
and said casually into the transmtter, Win
Layton's just come in. All right. | II give
her the dope and give you the names of those
two boys later"
He hooked up the receiver and turned
casually to Win. You want the dope on the
blonde?" She nodded
The room was in the basement. lllumina
ton was furnished by three drop-lights, each
hanging over desk equipped with typewriters
and telephones. Two of the lights were dark
The man on The Clarion" the afternoon
paper, would not come on until morning.
Peasley, of The Blade, was due to show up
any minute Grinne just starting work, sat
Evening star., 1937-03-21

4 A HINIFRED LAYTON'S clicking heels
n 4 punctuated her businesslke steps
" " as she walked down the concrete
corridor of Breed City's police
Evening star., 1937-03-21
mn

Turn good looking girl reporter loose on murder
mystery, and anything can happen! Win Layton,
ace of the city room, is sent to interview strange
blonde - and pIunges head|ong into an adventure.
Part One of new Observation-Disclosures serial by
ERIE STANLEY GARDNER
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
June Was Warm and
Dry Month In
ELiz. City

Elizabeth Citizens hardly need
to be told that the month of June
was a warm and dry month here,
but the weather records of w. H.
Sanders, local U. S. Weather Bur-
eau reporter, show that it was
exceptionally so.
Average temperature for the
month here was 1871 degrees,
whereas the average June temper
ature is 74.6. IN other words, the
average daily temperature here
last month was 3.5 degrees above
normal.
Precipitation, on the other
hand, showed a decrease during
June. The total rainfall here last
month was only 2.15 inches,
against a June average of 500
inches.
The average temperature and
rainfall for the first six months
of 1897 both are above normal.
Hottest day in June was the
18th, when the highest recorded
temperature was 81 degrees, the
lowest 72 degrees.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
WITH THE
COURTS
RECORDERS COURT


Sam Jones, Negro of NiXonton
township. was picked up in Goose
Hollow by local police while Sher-
if Charles Carminc was out on a
;earCh for him in the county.
Jones is wanted in connection
with a cutting affray Wednesday
night when James Kerse received
several severe slaShcS at his hands.
Jones will be arraigned as soon as
KerSe Is able to appear against
him.
At Thursday mornings session
of the court John Humphreys of
PerquimanS county was given a
SiX-mOnthJ road sentence on a
reckless driving charge, sentence
being suspended on condition that
he pay the sum of $3.50 to Will
liam Wilkins of Edenton within
u months. Humphreys was ar
rested in connection with a col
hsion between his car and one
driven by wilkins, which occur
red at Woods Corner on June 81.
Clarence Anderson of New Jer-
Sey drew a $40 fine on charges
growing out of q COLI ion with a
truck owned by Fred Winslow,
which occurred June 10 on the
HcrtfOrd highway.
John Franklin Whitchurst re-
CCiyCd a suspended sentence on
q trc5paSS charge.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
HenhdnndSQQn
on W2ain &t1QQt
BY VIM. KEITH SAUNDERS

y2inia Dare Trail thru lower Cur
rituck County sometimes are wont
to speculate as to the purpose or
significance of pieces of white
cloth conspicuously displayed
alongside the highway in front OF
various homes.
Sometimes these cloths are hung
on the mail box, sometimes on the
handles of a lawn mower, most
frequently on stick.
Some people think they are a
signal to the ice truck that ice is
wanted. Others have various 9TH
er opinions. Actually, they signify
that a doctor is wanted.
You see, there are not so many
telephones in Currituck and many
homes there are some distance
from a phone. But even if there
were a telephone in every home
in the county, it would not always
be easy to reach q doctor, because
the doctors generally are out max
ing calls. So the people of Curri-
tuck County long ago adopted the
system of displaying a white cloth
alongside the highway near their
homes so that if the doctor hap
pens to be driving past he will
know he is wanted. I saw red
flag in front of one home in low
er Currituck the other day. I Won
der if that meant someone was
critically i'll?
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
Honolulu Welcomes q
Honeymoon FOurSOme

Honolulu, T. H., July 1.-(U.R-
The Royal Hawaiian band, whose
Aloha Oe' greets all tourists to
these sunny isles, played Here
Comes the Bride" instead today
as two pairs of famouj honey
mooners arrived in Honolulu.
The bands welcoming strains,
however, scarcely were heard over
the tumult of the thousands who
came to the pier to greet Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Rogers and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gene Raymond, all of Holly
wood.
Mrs. Rogers is the former Mary
Pickford, cne-time Americas film
sweetheart. Mrs. Raymond is the
former jeanette Mcdonald, screen
prima donna. Rogers and Ray
mond also are screen actors.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
Stunapy Point Goes
In For Shipping
BlueberrieS

Manteo, July l. A growing in
dustry has been uncovered at
Stumpy Point, that of packing
and shipping blueberries. R. Dew
ey Wise, chief fire warden of the
county and former member of the
county board Of commissioners,
brought several baskets to Man
teo yesterday afternoon, where
they were exhibited.
These berries, which are not
cultivated but are grown wild, are
very large, favorably comparing
with the Sampson County blues
which have received so much rec
ognition. Between fifteen and
twenty-five crates are being sent
out of Stumpy Point each day,
with the business rapidly progress
ing.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
Old-Age Assistance
Plan Explained
By Perkins
BY VIM. NJ. PERKINS
Superintendent of Public Welfare
for Chowan County,

Edenton, July l. The new pro-
gram of old age assistance and aid
to dependent children which goes
in effect today is based on need.
Need means those without SubSAS-
tence who are not being cared Tor
by anyone. Aged persons and de-
pendent children who are now be-
ing cared for by relatives and par
entS will not be eligible to receive
aid under the new program, pro-
vided these relatives and parents
are caring for them in a reason
ably comfortable manner.
Oid-age assistance in no way
relieves the responsibility of sons
and daughters for the comfortable
maintenance Of their aged parents.
Neither is it a pension which
reaches everyone who is IS or
older. It should not be confused
with old-age benefits which is
an annuity plan whereby those
working in certain occupations set
aside a certain per cent Of their
wages as a retirement fund for
old age The sum set aside by
them is matched by their employ
ers and the Federal government.
Those aged persons receiving
county aid will be among the first
to qualify for old-age assistance,
if they meet other eligibility re-
quirements.
Relatives who are able to sup
port children will not be consider
ed eligible to apply for these chill
dren. Aid 10 dependent children
will be granted only to individuals
who maintain a residence safe and
proper for a dependent child or
children. A dependent child must
live in the home Of his OF her fa-
ther, mother, grandfather, grand
mother. brother, sister, step-mo-
ther, Step-father, Step-brother,
Step-Sister, uncle or aunt main
tanned by one or more such rela-
tiveS as his or her home.
Since only those aged persons
and those seeking aid for depen-
dent children whose need of care
and relief is a matter Of public
welfare are eligible for aid, the
Welfare department will appre-
ciate the public's cooperation in
discouraging the ineligible appli-
cantS.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
Fishing Party Meets
With Good Luck

Manteo, July l. Fishing at
Oregon Inlet several days ago Mr.
and Mrs. c. A. York of Green's
boro, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis,
of High Point, and Mr.. r. D.
Sawyer of Manteo, caught about
ten drum and twenty blue fish.
The drum averaged about twenty
five pounds apiece.
Mr.. and Mrs. York and Davis
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. D. Sawyer. of Manteo. This was
their first trip to this section.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
FERRY BACK ON RUN

Edenton. July l. The ferry
Frances Harrington goes back on
her run between Edenton, and
Mackeys this morning after eX-
tensive repairs effected at the
Norfolk Marine railway.
On her regular schedule the
Harrington leaves Edenton at 7
and $50 o'clock in the morning
and l and 5 in the afternoon. Re-
turn trips from Mackeys are at
s and IL a. m. and 2::3O and 6 p.
m
The daily independent., 1937-07-02

by a strcamer headline AM.
top OF Page l and is accom-. S@ II
by half a dozen pictorial coq' ''sAlet
Fort Raleigh. .
An announcement stated f.,
the ESQ Road News will cs,. Ga
ther details about the ccIrbS... .'
in its August issue. '@'io'
In addition to the ar,ico
Roanoke Island, thc .ir',. O
carries an inteTesring ay,,rr. " Y Y
Colington Islands, dcscrjbjna q, o
primitive charm and tcllin~ ~','
torists how they may b. rc,,,''! 10
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
NAVY PLANES SHIFTED

Seattle, July l.-tU.PJ- Twelve
bi-motored U. S. Navy flying boats
of Squadron VP-12 splashed to
landings on Lake Washington at
Sand Point Naval Air station
shortly before p. m. today, COM
pleting nonstop flight from San
Diego, Calf. Six planes of Squad
ron VP-9 landed half hour
earlier.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
Dare Publicized By
ESQ Road NeWs
This Month

The Roanoke Colony Memorial
Celebration is the subject of the
feature article in the July issue
of the ESQ Road News, widely
circulated Standard Oil tabloid.
The article devoted to the Roam
oke Island celebration is headed
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
Early Letter CensOring

1t was a few hundred Spanish
soldiers that first conquered and
carved out Chile among themselves
in the Sixteenth century and then
wanting immigrants badly m d e
punishable the sending out of let
ters abroad unless censored to pre-
vent the rcpute Of the colony from
being injured.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
The Game Pail Mall

The pail nall game seems tc have
been very much like croquct. 1t
took its name from the Italian, pal
la meaning ball, and maglia, mean
ing mallet.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
States New Probation
System Is Designed 10
Keep Men Out Of Jail
Trial Judge Will Have Dis
erection I'm Placing Men
Under Supervision

Raleigh, July l. -(u.R)- First
steps in North Cardinals new and
far-reaching probation law took
shape this week with election OF
P. Harry Sample of ASheville as
full-time director.
The law will not become opera
tive before October Is, and much
remains to be done before that
time organization and selection
of a Raleigh staff. field force, con-
solidation of plans and location OF
the office.
Preventive Measure
The new system of probation
was described by parole commits
sioner Edwin Gill as "a preventive
measure in the fight against
crime" Gill is member OF the
probation board.
1t is to keep men from 60
ing to prison, just as parole IS
to take them out of prison" the
parole head explained.
Prison work observers have re-
ported this new commission as
one of the most forward steps ever
taken in crime prevention in
North Carolina
Men convicted of crimes, except
those punishable by death or life
Imprisonment, may be placed on
probation as discretion Of the
trial judge.
Men thus freed then would be
under direct supervision of the
probation director and his COM
mission.
While the board will have no
authority in the matter of fixing
the probation, Gill said, 1t will
become responsible for the man
once he were freed. keep records
on him and see he stands by his
probation"
Fixing Rules
Rules and regulations. times for
reporting of probationed men, and
any other matters connected with
the probation system, would be
fixed by the commission, which by
statute was accorded full admin
iStrative powers.
The director himself is answer
able to the commission, must Sc
cure it's approval of his staff and
confer with it on important mat
ters. 1t may remove him, subject
to gubernatorial approval.
Probation conditions, however,
are given by statute to the court,
which may set and modify them
a. will.
Among the regulations the court
may ordain for the probationer
are: avoid injurious or vicious ha-
bits; report to probation officer as
directed: permit probation officer
to visit at home or elsewhere;
work faithfully at suitable en-
ployment as far as possible remain
within a specified area.
Limit of Probation
The court is given power to set
limit of probation period, which is
not TO exceed five years.
Organization personnel and set
up Will be dependent upon the
state highway and public works
department ana the budget di-
rector Gov. Hoey), because their
sanction must be placed on any
appropriations granted the COM
mission. The appropriations will
come from the highway fund.
The probation act specifies that
probation director and parole
commissioner shall cooperate full
ly to create greater efficiency and
results in their respective fields.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02

don't know how true it is, but
l was told the other day that the
Federal Surplus Commodities Cor
poration bought a carload of sur
plus potatoes in Washington, N.
c., and sent them to Elizabeth
City to be distributed to the needy
of the town.
Talk about sending Goals to
Newcastle!
Strannnrs driving down tho Vir-
The daily independent., 1937-07-02

GAINESVILLE, O., July l. -iU.P-
Walter Mock tried to give $500
away today. One man took a SlOO
bill. examined it, handed it back
and admoniShed: You'll get In
trouble with this counterfeit mon
ey." The money turned out to be
genuine. but Mock got in trouble
anyway. He was jailed pending a
lunacy hearing.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
QU1RKS
In The Nel0s

Manhattan, Kans., July l.-UD
of Kansas State Col
lege reported today that a major
ity of their 1897 graduates have
received jobs paying from 10 to
20 per cent higher wages than
were paid last year.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02

Cleveland, July 1.-(U,P)- John
R. Palmer, attorney, was assign
ed today to room in Cleveland
clinic with a man from Victoria,
B. c. II served as a lieutenant
during the big scrap with the Can
adian Mounted Rifles" said Pal
mer. Col. R. C. AndroS was my
commanding officer" The other
replied: why, I'm Colonel An
droS."
The daily independent., 1937-07-02

New York, July 1.-(U.R)-SiXty
members of the Wednesday Cul-
ture club that meets on INLAY
took Thursday off today and made
a railroad trip around Manhattan
Island. Because tickets are no
longer available for such a jour-
ney, each member, including Hey
wood Broun and Deems Taylor,
was listed as a piece of freight.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02

st. Joseph, Mo-, July l.-IU'R)-
DR.. H. E. Peterson today perform
ed an operation on Sue Crowell,
two-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Crowell, for tumor in
her nose. When removed, the "tu-
NOR" revealed itself to be the
rubber eraser from the top Of a
lead pencil.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02

Envoy Charles Cook of the Sal
vation Army walked into the
Chamber of Commerce-Merchants
A sociation offices the other day
and asked petite Selma Meads, the
stenographer, when she expected
her father in again.
1t didn't take Selma two Sec
onds to grasp that he was refer
ring to G. C. Meads, secretary OF
the Chamber of Commerce-Mcr-
chants Association, to whom she
is not related in any manner, Tor
Envoy Cook was not the first per-
son who had made the same mis-
take.
"Biddy," who is only about 30
wears old, becomes furious when
he hears of such incidents.
They tell me that when the
ToWe home at Chapanoke caught
acire last week, the woman who
discovered the fire had to run
some distance to the railroad sta
lion and break out window and
force entrance into the station in
order to get to telephone. Using
the railroad company'S phone, she
first had to call New Bern, which
called back to Hertford, which IL
nally put the call thru to the Eilz-
abeth City fire department.
Hickey" Williams. who used to
sell liquor here but moved to Nags
Head when things got too hot for
him, says the Nags Head ABC
store. which is located about half
a mile from his place, is cutting
into his sales like nobody'S busi-
ness.
There is a yarn out TO the effect
that two Dare County officers
walked into Hickey's place Cne
day and asked him if he had any
illicit liquor on hand.
Plenty of it" Hickey is said to
have replied.
Well. where is it?" a,kCd one
of the officers.
DO I look like a damphool?"
Hickey is said to have shot back.
L told you it's here, but damned
if III show you where it is. If
you can find it, all right, but if
you cast that's your tough luck
and my good luck
They didn't find it.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02

GAINESVILLE, O., July i. -(U.R)-
Mrs. Alta VickerS' watch dog was
so friendly with burglars last
night that they took So and cloth
ing and the harness off the dogs
back.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
Weather Statistics

TEMPERATURE
Average for July ----- 1873
Highest yesterday ----86.OO
Lowest yesterday ------6O.OO
Average yesterday ------73.OO
Excess yesterday ------- $50
Yearly average ----60.6O
PRECIPITATION I'm Inches)
Average for July ----- G.lO
Amount yesterday ------ O.19
Total amount this month O.19
Total amount since Jan. 27.21
Wind Direction-South East
Character Of Day-Partly Cloudy
w. H. Sanders
High Price for Eggs
Hen eggs sold for as much as Sl.5O
each during the California gold rush.
The daily independent., 1937-07-02
BENNY GOODMAN SWINGS IT
EVERY TUESDAY Mite!

Tune in! Hear the trio-the quartette and all of
Benny's boys swing the popular favorites Tuesdays
$50 pm EST (9:3o pm E.D .S.Tl, 7:3o pm est,
$50 pm, MIST, $50 Pm psf, over wABC-CBS.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-03-11

the President of Mexico, on his own iaIative, should communi- cate with Japan suggesting ad- herence at once to this pact-at the same time offer to mediate between Germany and Japan.
 "Please call to the attention of the president of Mexico that the employment of ruthless submar- inc warfare now promises to com pei England to make peace in a few months"
 The remaining pacifistic and pro-German sentiment in this country melted rapidly in the heat created by the disclosure of this interesting communication. The scheme to have Mexico and Japan attack our southwestern
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-03-11
Neutrality During g Early Century
 And Now
(Continued From Page Two)

(Continued From Page Two) full, we propose an alliance on the following basis with Mexico:
 That we shall make war to- gether and together make peace We shall give general financial support and it is understood that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. The details are Jeff to you for settlement.
 You are instructed to inform