davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07
Elephant Runs Rampant

Angry because his keeper forgot
to bring his meal punctually, a bull
elephant at Etah, United Provinces,
became enraged and demanded
service, then helped himself to it.
He threw the keeper over a fence
to jolt the mans memory, next
broke his chain and uprooted a tree
to which he had been tied. After
pulling down every telegraph wire
in the vicinity, the beast stalked in
moody silence into the jungle and
escaped.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07

300th anniversary of
the landing in Amer
ica Of the frst
Swedes and Firms.
From the old coun-
try came Crown
Prince Gustaf Adolf
with a large party,
but he was confined
TO his suite on the
liner Kungsholm by
illness. His place
was taken by his
son, Prince Bertil.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07

When the boats were ready to sail
for Troy, the winds stopped An
oracle explained that maiden of
royal birth must be sacrificed So,
Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon,
was made a human Precipitation TO
the god Of winds.
Nine years Of encampment then
followed with neither side gaining
much advantage Meanwhile with
in the walls of Troy, Helen's great
beauty had so completely captured
the Trojan people that they fought
madly to keep her within their city.
Hector Challenges.
Then occurred the incident of the
slave girl and Achilles wrath. Hec-
tor, the greatest warrior of Troy,
came forth and issued a challenge
for individual combat. But no one
answered Achilles was the only
man to fight this Trojan warrior,
and Achilles would not fight Then
Patroclus, dear friend of Achilles,
borrowed the armor of Achilles and
went forth to uphold the fair name
of Greece.
From his tents Achilles saw his
friend die With a roar he rushed
into the battle, but he had no armor.
He would recover Patroclus' body
for burial. The sound of his voice
was enough; the Trojans were back
inside the wall.
Achilles must have new armor.
His goddess mother came and Of
fered to have suit forged in the
fires of Vulcan.
Achilles Fights Hector.
Clad in his new armor, Achilles
sought Hector for combat. The
mighty warriors were evenly
matched. Around they circled, each
seeking an opening in the others
guard. Time passed, yet they fought
furiously, neither gaining advantage
over the other A goddess favoring
Achilles flew down from Olympus
and clouded the eyes of Hector, so
that Achilles succeeded in shifting
him a powerful stroke with his
sword. Hector lay in the dust, his
plumes and fine clothing despoiled.
A wall went up from the tops of
the walls of Troy as Achilles
fastened thongs in the heels of Hec-
tor and tied him to his chariot,
then drove madly round the walls
of Troy.
Late at night there came a visitor
to the tents of Achilles, it was
Priam, aged king of Troy and father
of Hector. Weeping, he pleaded for
the body of his son, he recounted
the glory of Hector and with tears
of love he proved that Hector was
too noble to be forced to wander
forever through the shades for lack
Of proper burial. Achilles heard his
prayer with compassion and gave
to him the body of his son.
G Bell Syndicate-WNU Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07
-GREAT BOOKS
Siege of Troy
RecOunted in
HOn,er's Story
BY ELIZABETH C. JAMES

THE story of The Iliad' by Ho-
l. ner takes place during the Tro-
jan war and relates the wrath Of
Achilles, greatest of warriors.
1t is now the ninth year of siege
when Homer begins his epic and the
Greeks are encamped on the shores
Of Asia Minor. besieging Troy. They
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07
N{awnkd ~ HGckG1d
~ SUMMARIZES THE WORLDS WEEK
@ western Newspaper Union.

good. for information reached the
British government that Franco had
ordered his aviators to stop bomb
ing British merchant vessels.
However, this news was followed
Immediately by dispatches saying
two more British ships had been
bombed in the ports of Valencia
and Alicante, several seamen being
killed or wounded.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07

Public Works ad-
m mi s tr alton Of
w h i C h Secretary
Ickes is the head.
made public two
lists Of grants and
loans covering 500
projects in every
state in the union
with a total estimat-
ed cost of S148, 795, :
895.
Four more lists
were ready, a n d
these, PWA officials
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07

Fashion news: Claudette Colbert
has daytime costume of dark blue
with white floral buttons down the
side Of the jacket, like one which
the duchess of Windsor likes TO
wear. Recently. one evening in New
York, Helen Vinson wore a black
chiffon gown with skirt yards and
yards wide, banded with many rows.
of narrow black velvet ribbon. No
shoulder straps.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07

ing in Washington,
gave Rep. Hamilton
Fish of New York
an opportunity to re-
new his fight on
National Chairman
J o hn Hamilton,
whose removal he
demanded.
With Hamilton out
of power, Fish said,
I h e Republicans
would win 10 senate
seats and 100 hOuSe
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07
Star Dust
X Hurricane Elopement
X Story of Eqrhart
kNorma Steps Out
by Virginia Vale -
by Virginia Vale

MOVIEDOM is still gasp
A'A ing a little over the
elopement of Frances Lang
ford, the radio singer and
movie actress, and Jon Hall,
who skyrocketed to fame in
Hurricane" and hasn't been
seen on the screen since.
Just after it was announced that
they wouldn't marry until he had be-
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07
Swedes Celebrate

a MERICANS Of Swedish descent
by the thousand and many
from Sweden gathered at Whining
ton. Del, for the celebration of the
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07

come more hru-
ly established in
pictures, they
slipped off 10
Prescott. Ariz.
with her mother
and his sister and
got married. But
Hollywood didn't
know about it un-
til four days lat
er, possibly be-
cause he used his
real name, Louis
Locher.
Even after Hall
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07
Fish Attacks Hamilton

II EATED discussion over imme-
IL diate control Of campaign funds
among members of the Republican
national executive committee. meet
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07
ireland InstaIs Hyde
I RELAND'S

| TRELAND'S first president, in the
person of DR.. Douglas Hyde, was
installed in st. Patrick's hall, Dub
lin castle, where former vicerovs
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07
Some for Every State

MO SOONER had President
l ' Roosevelt signed the pump
priming measure than the flood Of
federal money was released. The
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07

Kay Francis last picture under
her present contract will probably
be based on a story that she herself
wrote and sold to the studio. It's
all about famous aviatrix who
goes into a round-the-w0rld fight
contest, and gets lost on a desert
isle. Can it be possible that Miss
Francis heard about Amelia Ear
hart?
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07

The New York revival of those
two Valentino pictures, The Sheik''
and The Son OF the Sheik," was
SO successful that Agnes Ayres, the
heroine, has been booked for 20
weeks personal appearance tour.
And two more Valentino pictures
will be brought forth.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07


chamber because the gun was new He tried fingers
at the bird before few he
picked that happened to be lying at his feet
Art the times with that stone And
then suddenly there loud crack The bullet exploded Art
dropped the crying Pm sho Then he fell the ground
The other two kids stood speechess Art had
mile the other side of the
and the first thought that popped into his mind was to run there and
get help
stay
along with him They started off on short cut through the woods run
the tracks the inter
the right Of way set up foot or so the ground.
Paul knew about it. He well ahead of Archie and he went
Archie
His full of the thought of Art lying back
there the creek bank
Archie Stepped Third Rail.
thing stepping that rail He
just lit for instant Then he pitched forward on his face And
Arohs body lying between the two tracks Il took
at him. Paul. land decided he dead Then turned
and if the devil was after me-"
his uncs house. and by that time Paul
breath didn't dare stop running He stumbled
painting Uncle Abel Quck
Archies been eecrocuted!'
the house including two old ladies who were visiting
Paus dropped whatever they doing and started for the
Archie had aenand when they arrived there was no sign OF Archie
Uncle Abe turned Paul Young man. he said serny ARE
kind But joke Paul He thought
maybe passing neurban had stopped to pick Archie up He crossed
the track and started through the woods toward the stream where they
Both Bodies Had Disappeared.
Abe followed along after him.
They beathless the where
Art had shot hsand then Paul stopped dead IN his tracks Art
hardly what
How could Paul ask him believe boys
silent
and then he heard sounds of pashg water and of voices coming from
Together walked
and found-Ar Archie.
easily knocked
rail head,
that all the damage that had been done to him.
fallen found
which had bit of the
Together
that's
all there this after
pitched
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07

Speaking Of those Valentino pic
lures, Verree Teasdale and Adolph
Menjou were in New York, before
sailing for Europe, when they were
being shown, and he was none too
anxious for her to see The Sheik'
and see how funny he looked on the
screen in those days.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07

Norma Shearer would like to do q
smart modern comedy, after her
long siege Of costume pictures, so
you may see her in The Women,
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07

in Hurricane" he drew only $3.50
week for some time-mere chicken
feed in Holywood-but mis- salary
was finally raised to 5000.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

fortunately she hasn't quite recov-
cred from a broken leg and recent
illness, so has had to postpone her
screen test We hope, thought,
that the movies will give her an
other chance She should do we'll
on the screen.
En- passant you must all know
by now that pretty Anne Child is
engaged to Charlie Dick of Prince
ton and Philadelphia It hap
pened in Paris =. . Charlie couldn't
resist the long separation, and took
the same boat when she sailed for
Germany If you'll remember,
we predicted all this more than
two months ago!
AS we are on matrimonial SUBJ
1ects, we wonder if Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Young, who are summering
in Newport. approve so much of a
possible official union of their
tres, tres glamorous daughter Flea
nor, to George Ward, the "second
edition" of a noble English family
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

of males that is to say, the
college kids will have to be back
in school by that time =. So An
gelica will celebrate her birth
day before they go.
There has been a lot of talking
about Barbara Hutton's romances
.. At the start of her troubles with
her Danish husband, the same
newsmen had her linked with
Prince Frederick of Prussia and
some English nobleman But,
take my words, if "Babs" ever had
somebody in mind it wasn't either
Prussian or a Britisher, but just
a good-looking Americana! 1t
seems that the man for whom
"Babs" made so much "fuss" is
Robert Sweeney, American anna
teur golf champ, now residing in
England :. Do you think that her
intention of regaining her Ameri-
can citizenship has anything to do
with it?. Just wait and see! :.
but remember who was the first to
tell you!
November will be lucky month
for the mike" McConihes, of
Washington, for it is in that month
that they are expecting an heir. =.
We are glad to hear that Senior and
Sonora Mariana de Zuberbuhler
are back again in their fine Leroy
Place home. When they returned
from their honeymoon in Bermuda
they found their new house so hot
that they had to move into hotel
where they got an air-conditioned
suite. BY the way, Margot is be-
coming quite a linquist and be-
fore the snow comes to Washington
you can be sure she'll talk to you
Spanish like a real Argentine!
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

AIRS. DAY SPILLMAN had
IVA also asked us UP to her
place, Elway Hall, in Warrenton,
Va, for mint juleps at 2:30, so
we rushed off, still without the
MeSdameS Bowman, Eaton and
Horton.
MRS. ABNER DRURY, who
AVA was one Of our group,
had never seen the North Wales
Club, so everything had to be
re-routed while we took her
through, and finally Elway Hall,
with its long, curving. hedged
driveway, massive stone walls
and hospitable open door, ap-
peared at the very top of the
last hill, and Mrs. Spillman, her
self, regal as always, plus the
sweetest smile, took us through
the halls and out onto a cool
porch, with its heavily cushioned
chairs and a view which SEEM
ingly stretches for acres and
acres and finally dips down to
the foot of the misty gray
mountains.
MRS. RICHARDSON imme-
AVA diately decided to stay the
entire weekend right on this
porch, but Mrs. Graham said
mo-" because her husband had
been fishing and returned with
so many fish that practically
everybody in Fairfax had to stay
home and see that the fish were
not only cooked, but eaten.
MRS. DAWSON, who found
W1 out that her good looking
pale pink hat just matched the
color of Mrs. Spillman'S dress,
was comparing the two when
the missing threeSome, Mrs
Bowman, Mrs. Eaton and Mrs.
Horton arrived-out Of breath
and - patience. And - Mrs.
Eaton and Mrs. Horton both
wore dresses of that same pale
pink, that was identical with
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

-. There is no doubt that Cookie"
is in the mood She has already
told all her companions in New
port how charming George is, and
that she definitely wants to marry
him It's unbelievable what love
can do! Cookie" has changed. She
is almost naive now! Has lost
all her sophisticated views and, in
cidentally, looks five years younger
=. But she is beGucoup plus char
mantle, oh Oui!
You don't see much of "Cockie"
in Newport these days She
doesn't go out, except for official
functions and doesn't (egad y ac-
cept any more dates! The
Newport swains are overcome,
disgusted! %. "Why, of all guys,
a Britisher had to steal one of our
best glamorettes," they exclaim
-. It is unfortunate that he is
only a second son.
Speaking of wedding bells .
Ethel Worthington will definitely
become Mrs. William Coad, jr.,
on October % at a quiet cere-
mony in her own apartment, with
the help of only two attendants
It's a pity, my friend, but
there will be no big party on that
occasion! g. But you will be able
to console yourselves later on,
cause Angelica Lloyd will give a
big dance around Xmas her
mother, Mrs. Demarest Lloyd,
had promised her a dance, as
birthday present But Angels
birthday comes on February 6
remember that date if you want
to send her a presently and it
wouldn't be the most appropriate
day to give big dance in Wash
ington then, because of the lack
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

Mrs. Davison's hat and Mrs.
Spillman's dress.
\ 4
MINT juleps arrived, heavily
AVA frosted and decorative with
mint and long silver and clois-
onne spoons, one end with which
one stirred the julep, the other
end with which one slipped
same julep. Mrs. Spillman's
father, had given her these
spoons years ago, had himself
gotten them in st. Augustine.
Florida, and though Mrs. Spill
man has tried to add more to
her collection, finds it impos-
sible. Even Paris can't produce
them.
MRS. ABNER DRURY, who
WA had slimmed off six pounds
since her return from Europe,
vowed that she would get them
back again after dipping so
freely into the hot beaten bis
cults and ham, but at tnat mo-
ment didn't care.
\
BECAUSE we wished to see o
ID newly done portrait Of Mrs.
Spillman, by a famous modern
Spanish artist, all of us took off
for the smaller drawing room.
This portrait was done from a
miniature Of Mrs. Spillman,
taken in Nice, at the age Of 1S,
and shows her dressed in an ex-
quisite rose velvet costume, with
a wide, graceful hat, and all the
baubles that 60 with carnival
time in Nice (Which it then
waS) in her two slender hands.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

TOCelebrate

Rio de Janeiro should be a
very gay place on Wednesday,
September 7, with ali good Bra
zilians celebrating their 1nde-
pendence Day anniversary.
Meanwhile, the embassy here
will be comparatively calm
awaiting the arrival of the am
hassador, Mr.. Mario de Pimen.
tai Brandao. AS has been tee
custom for a number of years
the members of the embassy
staff and the Brazilian colony
here will have a small celebra-
tion in honor of the occasion.
The staff is hoping that the
AmbasSador-who sailed from
Rio on August 22-will arrive
in time to join In the festiv-
tiles. He has been IN his home
land since April.
News has been received here
that OsWaldo Aranha and fam
ily-he was former Ambassador
here and is now Minister of
Foreign Affairs-have all been
i'll with influenza. Latest re-
ports, however, say that they
are on the road to recovery.
Zazi, the AranhaS' daughter,
who was most popular with the
younger set when they were
here, may come up to Cae States
for a visit this winter.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
PETER CARTER
Says:

YESTERDAY we spent the entire day in Virginia, with
L Mrs Mckenzie Dawson coming past at the crack of
day for u.s. first out to Fairfax Va to pick up
Mrs Frederick Richardson and Mrs Bob Graham and then
90 on to the cunning inn The Stables for luncheon.
Mrs Smith Bowman, Mrs. P. B. Eaton and Mrs Jeter
Horton wife of Colonel Horton supposed to meet all
of us there but didn't Believe it or not they out of
gas The Stables is quaint place, swept by breezes and
boasng of the most decousy concoced salads tasted
in many day. There two huge haystacks just outside
the wide DOORS which, if looked at then wished upon will
make any request true. WE'LL will how much
truth there is to that superstition.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
Anna Maffett
Plans Bridal

Before an improvised altar
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Kenyon in Virginia, Miss
Anna Louise Maffett will be.
come the bride of Robert An
drew Peter tomorrow night at
$3.50 o'clock.
The bride will be given in mar
riage by Mr.. Kenyon, her uncle.
Her only attendant will be her
sister, Miss Adene Maffett. The
bride-elect is the daughter of
Mrs. Marian Maffett, of West
Falls Church.
Following a reception at the
Kenyon home the young couple
will honeymoon. They will make
their home in Washington.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
Mrs. Shields
Honor Guest

Mrs. Edward Campbell Shields,
who has recently returned to
Washington from the West
Coast after an absence Of sew
eral months, and her house
guest, Mrs. David H. Kincheloe,
wife of Judge Kincheloe, Of
New York, were the guests OF
honor at a luncheon given to-
day at the Louis Seize room OF
the Shoreham by Mrs. Winte-
mute william Sloan.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
Dinner PARTY

DR.. Nell w. Bartram enter
tanned at dinner at the Shore
ham Terrace last evening when
her guests were DR.. and Mrs.
Vernon Phelps, Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Lloyd, Miss Jeanette
Newlin and Richard Williams.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Alexander,
of Richmond, Calf, are at
Wardman Park Hotel during
their stay in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Gerrish
Smith, of Riverside, Conn, are
staying at the Carlton Hotel.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

Capital society misses the
presence of the Wilbur J. Cars,
who, when he was Assistant Sec.
retary of State, made their home
at their charming residence on
Wyoming Avenue. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Carr are deeply interested
in music and it was only natural
in taking a recent holiday that
they should go to Salzburg for
the music festival.
Not Coming Home
Their host of friends in
Washington have hoped that
they might be making a
trip here, for it is a year
now since Mr.. Carr assumed
his duties as Minister to Czecho-
slovakia, but the Importance Of
his post just now will keep them
IN the vicinity of Prague.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
In New York

Rear Admiral and Mrs. H. L.
Brinser are stopping at the
Vanderbilt Hotel in New York
city.
X
Miss. Dorothy Larson and
Miss Melba Larson of st. Paul,
MINI. are spending brief time
at the Dodge.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
Will Marry

DR.. and Mrs. Benjamin Erlie
Talbot announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss
Cecilia Plowden Talbot, to Ar
thur Mcdaniel Glover, son Of
Delwin Glover and Mrs. william
Richmond, of Elyria, Ohio. Miss
Talbot is graduate of George
town Visitation Convent. Her
fiance attended Oberlin College
and Benjamin Franklin Univer-
sity.
X \
Mr.. ard Mrs. John j. Richard
son, accompanied by their three
children of Elmira, N. Y, are
spending q few days 0t the
Dodge.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

in "Gone With the
Wind" And
"B 90 t S i e" was
educated in a con-
vent! But
"Bootsie" has a
very good stage
training, a per-
feet spe a k i n g
voice, more than
good looks, a n d
1--WE think) could
fit quite we'll in
the part , Un-
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
Miss Dorsey Honor Guest Miss Talbot Mrs:

honor, Paul Pierce, best man,
and the ushers, DR.. Robert J..
Conlon and William Holden.
Other guests at dinner were
the parents of the bride-to-be
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter R. Dorsey,
another aunt and Mrs. William
H. Dorsey, the bridegroom's
grandmother Mrs. Frances Her
bert, and Miss Margaret White.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

Mrs. Laura r. Dorsey enter.
tanned at dinner at the Shore
ham Terrace last evening in
honor of her niece Miss Virginia
Dorsey and her fiance Mr. John
Lawson Herbert, who will be
married tomorrow.
The wedding party consisting
of Miss Susan Rogers maid-of.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
s. Pnkney Tuck Here En- Route to Argentina ++*
Envoy to Ireland, John Cudahy,
May Pay Brief Visit
To Capital Soon
Bu Flora Macdonald
By Flora Macdonald

Washington holds little allure for foreign service
senatives August and consequence few make their
way down to the State Department register their arrival
but early this week gentleman stopped by route from
post to another
He S. Pnknev Tuck. who for some time has been
counselor of embassy in Brussels Mr. Tuck on his
BuenOs Aires but will be in the States few weeks before
sailing early in September to assume his new duties.
Former Mrs. Tuck Now Mrs FahenstoCk
Mr. Tucks first WIFE the former Beatrice Beck, is
Mrs Snowden Fahnestock and with her husband summer
ing in Newport The present Mrs Tuck who Katherine
W. Demme Douglas accompanied her husband to the States
Their marriage took place in Paris where Mr. Tuck then
stationed first secretary in the summer of 1886.
1t is highly probable that the United States Minister to
Ireland John Cudahy will Washington little later.
He is in this country leave and at present at his home
Milwaukee, 1t will be remembered that Mr. Cudahy is the
Mrs ckes uncle and his visit to Washington will be
timed coincide with the return of the Secretary of the In
terror and his wife from Alaska.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
PETIT POINT = By Igor CaSHni

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Austine
"Bootsie" Mcdonnell, one of War
renton's loveliest girls, has been
offered, a few days ago, an audi
ton for the role of Scarlet O'Hara,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-12-22
Thursday, December 22, 1888

The aim Of the proposal. accord
ing to state forester Ellery A.
Foster, II to establish responsibility
for the numerous peat fires started
by farmers each year for land
clearing purposes and which fre-
quently sweep out Of control into
forest areas
The state void be authorized to
send its equipment into farm
zones for use by the residents
there in controlling their fires.
Another proposal would author
ize the state conservation depart
ment and the University Extension
Service to cooperate and aid town.
ships and counties In forest area
zoning.
Land exchanges, under the
terms Of the exchange amendment,
would be made on basis Of equal
value, and an exchange program
wold be conducted to build up the
state holdings Of commercial tim
Der and the establishment OF re-
forestation policies.
The interim commission held its
final hearings en- December 8, 9
and 10, and will make a complete
report to the legislature.