davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26
SCHOOL JANITOR
 GIVEN EXPENSES
Employe of City of Tor= ringtOn Allowed $85 For
 Medical Services

William Chiswell, janitor of the Torrington High school today re- ceived $85 from the City of Tor rington, with which to pay medical expenses related to an injury sus- tained May 12, 1882 while working at the high school. The sum is to be used in payment of Dr. w. c. Kennedy who treated the man. Other expenses for disqualification at Charlotte Hurgerford hospital are also provided. Chiswell sus- tained hernia in 1892 and receive medical attention and expenses at that time. The latest treatment was for recurrence. The payment is provided in an agreement approved by Compensation Com m issioner James M. Lynch.
 Compensation of $10.96 weekly for a period of 20 days is also provided Peter Vigeant of 24 Ashley street, who was injured while working as firemen at the Waterbury Hos pital.
 The following agreements in which compensation will be paid weekly during the period of total disability were also filed and approved.
 Roscoe Benjamin of Winsted and Emelyn Howe of Winsted, knee cap injury, $l2.94 beginning April g.
 U. s. Gypsum Company, Falls Village and Walter Ostapko, Nor folk, hand injury, $7.5o beginning April 25.
 Charles H. and Gertrude Upson and Mrs. Florence Burrows, $8.4O beginning April IT.
 Heminway & Bartlett Silk Com pany and Joseph Bride, Water town, hand infection, $7I0 begin ming April 10.
 Edward T. Carmody and Frederick L. Goetz. Middlebury, leg and arm bruises, $7.12 from January 26 to February 28.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26

Lieutenant Patrick Moylan arrest ed Pelletier and Adam when he saw them removing the spare tire. The third youth fled, but was picked up by Lieutenants Ernest Pakul and Patrick Hobart.
 Case Continued
 A continuance to May 3l was given Francis Coogan, 21, of AT East Main street, charged with theft of an automobile and driving without license. He has been held in custody for the past two weeks in lieu of bond.
 ContinuanceS to Saturday were given two young men and a woman arrested by Motor Patrolmen Thomas Phelan and James Wagner after q disturbance on South Elm street last night. The three are William Ger yickas, 22, of 651 North Riverside street: John Antanavice, 66, of 49 Green street; and Irene GruZas, 27, of SIP North Main street.
 Joseph Diamond, 29, of 432 West Main street, received a days contin- uance on breach of the peace charge.
 Continuances to Monday were given in the cases of John J. OssWalt ] 18, of 953 Baldwin street, charged
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26

There is highway in Michigan with refiectors which, planted in lines on both shoulders, outline the 'oad far beyond headlight visibil- ty
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26
15O In Waterbury Listed Among Those
 Failing To Renew
Current Licenses Expire Next Tuesday May 3lst; Motor Vehicle Commissioners Appeal to Police
 Chiefs For Cooperation in Roundup

Asking the assistance of the state police and the police chiefs of the state in checking retail gasoline fil- ling stations to make sure they are properly licensed, Commissioner Michael A. Connor of the State De- partment of Motor Vehicles stated today that Wednesday tound about one-sixth of the stations properly licensed to do business on and after Tuesday, May 3lst, the final date on which current licenses are valid.
 1000 on List
 In his letter to the Commissioner of State Police and the various city police department heads, the Com missioner stated that last year there were more than 1000 filling stations operating on June 1st without hay ing renewed licenses which permit them to do business as retail dis tributors of gasoline and oils. "It is ridiculous" asserted the Commis- sioner, that year after year the de- partment should have to detail in- spectors from more vital duties to visit these delinquent operators all over the state and insist on pay ment in hand then and there. Every filling station operator in the state knows of this requirement.. The application for renewal is attached to his current permit. It requires only signature and payment of fee to secure an immediate renewal of his current license and his business can continue uninterrupted"
 150 Here
 There are nearly 5000 filling sta- tions in Connecticut licensed to do retail business in sales of gasoline and oils. In his letter to the police heads the Commissioner requests that patrolmen while on their reg ular rounds on Wednesday, June lst, check the filling stations on their respective beats and, if the ststations do not display the propel. license, take the same action as would follow with other business
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26

with speeding, and Chester Podsiad- lik, of 35 Albert place, charged with reckless driving.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26
WEEKLY EDITOR. 1s.
 AMBITIOUS

St. Louis = (UP) - Meredith 0. Jones, 13-year- old editor and pulp fisher of the Clermont Times, mimeographed weekly newspaper wants to live 112 years so he can be 8 Journalist for 100 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26
JEWISH GROUPS IN
 GENERAL MEETING
Various Units to Be Rep- resented at Conference
 Tonight

A meeting which has aroused un- usual interest among Jewish organi- Sations of Waterbury and Meriden, Jill be held this evening at 8:30 at the Hebrew Institute.
 It will be in the form of a con- ference at which every Jewish Synagogue, organization and society of both Waterbury and Meriden will be represened by one delegate for each fifty of their membership or fraction thereof.
 The meeting is being held under the auspices of the American Jewish Congress. The primary purpose of tonight's conference will be the or gahizing of both communities into one so-called Jewish congressional district and then the nominating of candidates who are to be ballotted on. June 25-26-27 at the same time when such elections will be, held throughout the United States.
 Rudolph Hennick, chairman of the Waterbury branch of the American Jewish Congress, will call the meet ing to order
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26

ing. A special, committee will be named to invite prominent speak CTS to address future meetings of the club.
 The meeting and testimonial to President Ryan will be held in the Canadian Legion hall, 109 Bank street. Dr. John Freney will give the principal address and make
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26

enterprises which are required by law to be licensed. New Haven has more than 400 stations, Hartford has nearly 500, Bridgeport about $50 and Waterbury about 150. The other cities of the stsaet have proportion ate totals so that most of the retail filling stations can be reached most conveniently through the established police departments of the state.
 Direct to Hartford
 Applications, which are attached to the present licenses, should be forwarded to the motor vehicle de- partment office at Hartford. They should not be sent to the Waterbury branch office.
 The license fee should be enclosed. The fee is $ tor the first pump at each gas station, and $2 for each additional pump.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26
COLLEGE GETS STONE RELIC

State College, Pa. - (U.P) - Evi- dence that the steaming bogs which covered Western Pennsylvania some 250,000,000 years ago were inhabited by huge salamanders is on display at Pennsylvania State College. Tracks of the huge beasts were found 200 feet underground in coal mine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26
SUICIDE VICTIM
 IS IDENTIFIED

Middletown, Conn.,, May 26.-(UP) Philip Cote, Thompsonville, today identified body found in Connecti- cut river as that of his wife, Amenda, 55, who disappeared five weeks ago. She had been ill failing health, he told police. The medical examiner attributed death to suicide by drowning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26
1000 Gasoline Stations Fail to Obtain New Licenses
Youths Plead Guilty
 To Theft Allegation
Three Assessed $2O Costs Each-Detected in Act of
 Stealing Tire From Car Parked on Church Street

Three youths arrested last night after being observed stealing spare tire from parked car on Church street pleaded not guilty but changed their pleas and the fines were imposed by Judge John F. McGrath The accused were George Peetie 20 of 278 Mill street. George Adam 20 of BPS Mill street. and Emil Maley 2O of 45 Walnut street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26
Full Weather Report

Connecticut - Showers tonight and Friday. Slightly cooler Fri day.
 Boston, May 26-(UP)-Weathcr forecast:
 Rhode Island - Showers tonight and Friday. Slightly cooler in north portion Friday.
 Massachusetts - Showers tonight and Friday. Cooler in west and north portions Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26

Black used to be the most popu- lar color with motorists but gum metal gray is rapidly becoming the fayorite, because motorists are fearing that it shows dirt less than any other shade.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-15
News Behind the News
. Roosevelt Optimism

WASHINGTON.-Mr. Roosevelt IS more OPP
timstic than most of the other New Dealers
when he leans back on the serene assumption
that business will pick itself up again this spring
and go hopping along without any particular
help from government.
Some OF his closest advisers are convinced
that he will have to yank a big bouncing bun
ny out of his hat within the next two months
if the country is to avoid the danger OF re-
sumption of the downward spiral which began
last fall and lately has tended to level off-at
least for the time being.
They think that the recession has put such
q big dent in purchasing power that further
recession is inevitable unless Roosevelt and Con-
gress adminihters a pump-priming shot in The
arm.
The big bouncing bunny, according to these
same advisers may be an expensive program OF
government home building under auspices OF
WPA and largely using WPA labor.
WPA officials are making a secret intensive
study of the possibilities. In addition to ordi-
nary building operations it is figured that WPA
labor would be especially adaptable TO the erec-
ton of pre-faorcated houses. Early inside re-
ports indicate that a thriving new industry might
be built up in a very short time if the government
decided to enter the pre-faoricated house field.
Housing experts admit that pre-fabricated
housing boom could be set going within six
months if real steam put behind 1t. But
most of them privately express the opinion that
the combined pressure of banker, insurance,
building material real estate and labor groups
will bak anything of the sort.
If this bunny is really smothered before birth,
doubtless someone will think of another one.
The Department of LaborS confidential figures
for January indicate a sharper drop in employ
ment than in any previous January record.
Possibly the bloodhounds which chased Eliza
across the ice had good intentions, after all
Employees of the WPA Writer'S Project engag
ed in producing the American Guide" have
compiled a series of interviews with surviving
ex-slaveS.
Did they set the bloodhounds on you?" one
who escaped to the North asked.
Dem bloodhounds been around de plantation
and slaves been around de plantations and dey
all was de best of friends was the ex-saves
answer. When I sneak away and 60 up North
two of dem bloodhounds chased right along with
me just as friendly could be and when l got
up North l sold EN-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-15
Other Editors SAY
LOCKING THE DOOR FIRST
The Wall Street JOurnaD

New Pennsylvania laws covering municipal
budget making and public participation therein
are important step toward sanity in govern
ment expenditure. Under these laws in
effect the taxpayer will not merly
guinea pig for the experiments of the local spend
ers instead he will have both an opportunity
and a moral obligation to participate in the
actual formation of his towns budget.
The heart of the Pennsylvania plan is the
quirement that the budget of a political sub
division be balanced and that no item in the
budget can be paid for unless there is accom-
panying appropriation. This is obviously pref
cradle TO an infleXible limit to expenditure since
it takes into consideration the varying needs of
municipalities. To this is added the require
ment that the budget must be available for pub
lie inspection from 10 TO 20 days before its adop-
ton During that time citizens would have an
opportunity to object TO any Of its provisions
How many will take advantage of this oppor-
tunity is problematica but it is to be hoped that
many will Our legislatures, both state and
tional have shown a maddenng tendency to pass
appropriations, however large and then refuse
TO levy the taxes on which the appropriations, at
least in part, depend. Now these Pennsylvania
reforms are getting close to fundamentals in two
ways: first, they give citizens a chance to pro-
test the appropriations which, linked with the
objects of expenditure by the mandatory require
ments of the law, will tend to reduce spending;
second, because of this budget balancing proVi-
sion, they carry the test of need directly TO the
taxpayer who will have opportunity TO say
whether not he believes the particular eXpendi-
ture warranted.
If this sort of local consciousness of spending
paying were extended to every political sub
division in the nation its potential effect even
national spending could be of the first i'm
portance. 1t is by placing emphasis on appro-
priations and taxes when expenditures are plan
ned which is usually precisely the time when
the ultimate bil-payer is relatively Indifferent.
that spending can be cut. II can never be cut
merely by bowling over the size of the bill-when
il comes in.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-15

400 maSSed from proScenlum to arch.
Perhaps the outstanding ovation for
a star was that for her after she
had rendered Kiss Me Again" on
opening night. And reached its
crescendo when Victor Herbert, the
composer, led her from the wings
for the 10th and final bow.
The graniest ovation 1 ever be-
held in the American theatre was
and graciously enough, too-for the
all-English cast headed by Colin
Give and presenting Journeys
End at the Henry Miller. There
were too many encoreS to count
and at the final curtain the audi
ence stood ana cheered for at least
five miSutes. They almost refused
to leave. I often think of that
demonstration when 1 hear of a
number of excellent American play
ers getting the bird in perfidious
old Albion.
To my notion, a large chunk of
the legitimate theatres lure was
lost with abandonment of the pit
orchestra. 1t was tingling moment
when the little door opened and
the musicians Wriggled through to
their places. And the fiddle scrap
ings, faint horn tootlings and whis-
pered conversations until a wave of
the baton CONCEALED it into melody,
cast spell of eXpectance seemingly
lost forever. I enjoyed seats down
front near the bull fiddler or the
trap drummer The bull fiddler
with his vroom, vroom, vrooming,
was a study in utter detachment.
But the drummer crouching over his
drums, pots. pans and what not was
a study in enjoyment at work. In
no other vocation does a fellow
seem to get SO much pleasure out
of his job.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-15
THE SUCCESS STORY
OF O. 0. MelNTYRE

Yesterday on this page the column
rules were turned up in O. O. Mclntyre's
daily New York column. There must
have been other papers, too, which turn
ed up the column rules in mourning for
this most beloved of all columnists of
everyday life 1t is the newspaper
worlds tribute TO a respected member
of the profession. 1t is the hope of al
most every neWspaperman that, some
where, the column rules will be turned
up when he dies.
In those black rules around his words
may be found the evaluation men of his
own profession place on the success of
o. o. Mcintyre That his was a typical
American success story makes it even
more deserving of notice. Mcintyre did
not achieve immediate success. He strug-
gled for years, on the brink of poverty
and starvation, to gain foOthold for
his column. Yet he never lost the small
town viewpoint In the end. it was that
vie ~point which won him his greatest
success
Mcintyre gave vent occasionally to
almost oratorical bursts of wOrds-but
he went only so far with his grand eX-
cursions into the many-syllabled realms
of the language then he stopped and
made fun of himself. He had that grand
est ability of all, the ability to see the
foolishness in his own life and laugh at
himself.
Mcintyre endured the jibes of many
so-called members of the intelligentsia.
He was "trite," he was "puerile," he
''wrote tripe for the Masses he was
mountebank with words Yet we'd trade
a thousand of the intelligentsia for one
Mcintyre Whatever else he was, he
entertained millions of readers and
we are just lowbrOw enough ourselves
to believe that anyone who brings smiles
To the faces of many persons, or light
ems a few moments of their lives, is an
artist in the truest sense of the word.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-15
SIMPLIFYING THE ISSUES
BEYOND PROBABILITY

Nobody with the interest OF his c0un-
try at heart will say that the United
states should not have a naval fleet suffi-
cient to protect the country from aggres-
sion-but neither will anybody with more
than a grain of common sense accept at
face value the recent official declara-
tions from Washington that Japan is
forcing a vast International armament
race.
1t is not quite as simple as all that.
To win public support for the naval
building program now under way in the
United States, some officials evidently
believe it necessary to set up before the
public a william upon whom the blame
can be placed The william, at current
writing, is Japan.
Actually it seems a good thing that
the United States is increasing its naval
forces For self defense, a larger and
more modern navy is needed. But we
believe the people are smart enough to
understand the need without having rails
ed before them an international boogey
man. We believe the people realize that
unsettled world condtions-nOt only in
Japan, but in the whole of the eastern
hemisphere-make it advisable to per-
feet our defense lines. We do not believe
it is necessary to generate a hatred
among people of the United States for
people of another nation Just so there
will be no public criticism of the naval
building program.
Peace was never founded upon inter
national hatreds, and the people of
this country, above all else, want peace.
If we must resent something, let it be
war.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-15
Famous Sayings -
Bruce Cation Says
- It's Rhetoric, but 1t Isn't Realism

Germany and Russia spend IA
good deal of their time and energy
these days just sitting and breath
ing fire and brimsone at one an
other. It's a dull day when Hitler
fails to come out in his newspapers
with a violent denunciation of the
Communist Menace. And Stain is
just as regular and just as scath-
ing in his reference to the Menace
of FasciSm.
This would not be so important
except that both are constantly
trying to get peojle in foreign
countries to back them up. Hitler
is always trying to align people of
other nations with him in his self
appointed crusade against the
Communist Menace. And Stain,
through his devotees in other
countries, tom toms away at the
idea that the world must back him
againS Fascism by boycotts if not
by more strenuous means. Lots OF
people pay attention to these gen.
tlemen. Their vendetta is upset.
ting the world.
But there is a childish saying
that handsome is as handsome
does. And, while they fume against
each other. what to these hand
some gentlemen do?
Well, sir, you would hardly be-
lieve it, underneath the screen
of the word barrage, they just get
down to business and trade with
one another to beat the band.
Year afer year Russia buys more
goods from Germany than from
any other country. She pays for
these goods with nice. fresh. new
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-15

lit sickly green, bakery windows
with three-feet long loaVes and rell-
gious ornament shops. And always
a Wavering accordion note or a
Pagliacci singer.
Then those mysterious adhesions
such as Patchin Place in The Viii
lage area. Tucked neatly away
from the busy scene, with a cob
bled court, spreading alianthus and
romantic irOn-grillei balconies. A
social layer OF musicians, artists
and writers.
Down by Brooklyn Bridge are
scabrous patches of hideous squalor,
yet somehow interviewer into a close
neighborlineSs. There is a COM
placent outlook too in these isola
tions. With remarkable calm, they
seem to say: We are as happy in
our world as you in yours
One of the accomplished argo-
nants of the side streets and alcoves
in Manhattan was Idwal Jones, now
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-15
TOM POTTS
Factory Rep. Imperial Co
GRAVE MONUMENTS
Phone 38J Box sos HOltville
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR
THE RECONSTRUCTION OF
THE Ell CENTRIC PUBLIC
library RIIIIDTNG
Phone 38J

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
sealed bids will be received by the
City Council of the City of Ell Gen.
tro up to and until 10 o'clock AM,
of the 18th day of February, 1898,
for the furnishing of all labor and
material for the reconstruction of
the FL Centre Public Library build
ing and the construction of an addi-
tion thereto according to plans and
specifications thereof on file with
the City Engineer and with the
City Clerk of said City of Ell Gen.
tro. Prospective bidders may secure
copies of said plans and Specifica-
tionS at the office of said City En-
gineer, or at the office of the archi-
tect at 1872 South Glendale Avenue,
Glendale, California, upon posting a
deposit of $500 guaranteeing the
return of such copies All bids Shall
be delivered to said City Clerk for
the City Council and shall be ac-
companied by a certified check or
cashiers check in any amount equal
to ten per cent of the total amount
Of such bid, payable to the City of
Ell Centre, or by bond for like
amount WIN SureCleS acceptable 10
said City Council, as a guarantee
that if such bid shall be accepted
the maker thereof will enter into
the proposed contract with said City
and give the bond or bonds requir-
ed by law or by such contract; pro-
vided that such check or bonds will
be returned to each unsuccessful
bidder upon the rejection of his
bid and to the successful bidder
upon his execution OF said contract
and delivery of said bonds.
In accordance with law and the
provisions of Chapter 397. Statutes
of 1881, the City Council has as
certained the general rate of wages
applicable to said work to be as
follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-15

mined Russian gold. That is NIGH
ty nice for Herr Hitler who needs
that trade balance and that gold
yery badly.
In short, Stain hates Fascism
(and urges that you hate it, too.
But he is happy to give it the
gold it needs in exchange for the
machinery he needs.
And Hitler foams at the mouth
at the very mention of Commun-
ism (and urges that you foam,
too. But he is very happy to have
the Russian gold. and doesn't
hesitate to strengthen Commun-
ism by sending it his nice machin-
ery-at profit.
Russia needs goods. Where does
she go for them? Well, sir, she goes
right where the yerieSt economic
rCyalist would go-where they are
cheapest The Living Age Maga-
zine picks up this plaintive wall
from Labour, British trade organ:
THE Soviet buys in the cheapest
market, regardless of the condi-
tons which make it possible for
that market to be cheapest" You
see, radicals have sold British la
Dor quite a bill of anti-Hitler
goods. and this wall is very heart
felt indeed.
BY the way, while democratic"
countries were sold the idea of
boycott on oil to restrain Italy
from the Ethiopian adventure, who
was it that sold oil to Italy? None
other than our old breathing fire
against imperialism and Fascism"
Stain! Business, as the hated cap
italists say, rs business.
The moral? Just this: the next
time somebody asks you to swear
to an undying vendetta against
Fascist Germany or Communist
Russia, just ask yourself How
many other hands are holding this
bag, and whose haNls?