davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-06
MIN si5i for MI. .a,ases
WHAT A BARGAIN !

WHAT A BARSAlNl
COZiEST home and business COM
hined. consisting Of nice large
living rOom. two bedrooms,
strictly modern kitchen. CON-
pleie bath. utility room with
tubs: fnn concrete basement
with garage. Also attached
room. 12xis, would make Won
derful beauty psrlor Building
almost new; everything In per
feet condition. los feet on main
paved street for only 81 500;
$500 cash. balance rental.
.s
LINCOLN HIGH Strictly modern
home.
TWO LOTS on South Tacoma way,
near o4th street. $50.
COTTAGE at Lakewood. s. 500
easy terms
AND HERE s ANOTHER
SUBURBAN FARM, two acres all
under cultivation; large chicken
coop; good six-room house; pri-
vate water system: all for
$500. substantial down pay
ment.
FREEMAN REALTY CO.
Opp. Lakewood Center LA 2e25
OPEN EVENINGS
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Fashion Parade

AS Hi-Jinx becomes an event of
the past for another year, we find
time to observe some rather revolu-
tionary features in the fashions of
Libby High.
Strikingly colored crew sox and
cardigan sweaters, C"sSloppy Joes''
to you, lead this seasons colorful
parade. Huge fluffy mittens, sport
ed by members of the student body
bid fair to be fore-runners of an
other fad at Libby High.
Gold and bronze costume jewelry
in various forms, such as chains
ropes and masques, ornament the
ever-popular high school uniform
namely, skirt and sweater. For
pleated skirts, swing skirts and fit
ted skirts, angora sweaters. ribbed
sweaters and sweat shirts, are still
the most popular as well as the
most comfortable school attire.
Crepe .soled shoes, saddle shoes
square toes and "dutchies" lead the
shoe parade as bandannas, snoods,
and floppy ribbons adorn the school
time coiffures of Libby Highs fem
mime enrolment Which brings us
to hair styles-so watch the next is
sue Of the Tamarack" for COM
ments on hair styles and the win
ter coat parade at Libby High.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23

Joan Brown: Yes, I do believe
that extra curricular events do in
terfere TO a certain extent with a
pupils school work, but il is also
necessary to have them. 1t creates
a better feeling of good fellowship,
and understanding between the
teachers and students Extra exents
like the Hi-Jinx teach the pupils
cooperation, and sportsmanship. be-
cause they all have to work togeth-
er in order to get anything done.
In this way it will teach them how
to work and agree with many kinds
of people.
Eleanor Rodgers: In a way, yes.
Often | spend time on extra cur
riculars that otherwise | would de-
vote to studies, but | don't think
that | would give up any extra
curricular just because of the time
| have to give to them.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23

The Hi-Jinx boxing exhibition
turned out to be very entertaining
Friday night. Several fast, non
decision bouts We're staged by local
junior high and high school boys.
The first bout was fought by Russell
Miller and Phillip Cleary, both at 30
lbs. Another fight in the lighter
class featured James Madison at 86
lbs. and Jimmy Davis at ST. Swede
Beasley and Harold Snyder, each
weighing 90 lbs, battled for the
next two rounds.
In the class over 100 lbs. Chuck
Smith and Eugene Fletcher at Ito
and III lbs. respectively, gave a
good fast fight. Junior Monroe and
Rudy Krebs, both Ito lbs, also
fought very entertaining bout
Morris Madison at 1872 and Donald
Vanderwood at ia did very good
job of satisfying the hunger of the
spectators for. hard hitting fight
James Barkee at $50 and Harold
Fletcher at 1876 also had savage en-
counter for one round, after which
the fight was stopped by Coach
Erickson because of a bloody nose
sustained by Fletcher, who had suf-
fered a previous injury to his nose.
1t was feared that further damage
might be serious.
A new innovation, the tumbling
show, proved to be of great inter-
est to the many spectators who at
tended both shows.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23

Question. Do you think that ex-
ira curricular activities interfere
with school work?
Celia Nolop. Extra curricular ac-
tivities make school work more in
teresting. Almost every kind of ex-
ira curricular activity is an APP
plication of our studies. Part OF
our education is to learn how to
use our school studies outside OF
school. I believe extra curricular
work is essential to good, thorough
school work.
Forrest Potter: No, the extra &C.
tivities aid in supporting a better
feeling within our school. They tend
to make our school more attractive
and that is necessary when we spend
the greater part Of our time in
school.
Leonard Spencer. I do not think
outside activities interfere with
school work because there are few
pupils who 60 home at $3.50 and do
any extensive studying and it is
usually at this time when the out
side activities take place.
Edna Johnson. MOI don't think
that extra curriculars interfere with
school work. In school-like in
anything. else-one needs something
to do that he likes to combat the
subjects that he takes that are a
serious burden to him. Don't wor-
ry about us, we know how many ex-
ira jobs we can take care of and
still do our work.
Elton Lasater: I think that extra
curricular activities should be al
lowed but with limitations. II a
persons grades fall below average
he shouldn't be, allowed to start or
continue any extra curricular ac-
tvities. Although | think that the
three RS" are more important. a
student is missing part of his school
life If he does not participate in at
least one outside activity.
Phyllis De Rosia: II depends most
~ on the student If the extra ac-
livities Interfere with school work.
AZ the student is interested enough
IN extra cnrricular he will not let
them interfere with his school work.
Newton Cutler: No, don't think
that they do.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23

The annual election of the Hi-Jinx
queen this year proved to be one
OF the most heated in the history of
this school. Throughout all of Frf-
day evening the contest for su-
premacy Waged between the senior
and sophomore classes. An error
In tabulation of the votes, which
was caused by a feverish squirt of
last-mlnute voting, apparently gave
the. election to Mary Cornell, the
senior candidate. However, on a
careful recheck ii was found that
Virginia Petrusha had the greatest
number OF votes. 1t was therefore
decided by the sophomore and SEN
lots and faculty that both of the
candidates should be crowned.
The junior high auditorium was
the scene OF the coronation, which
occurred at 1915. While the or
chestra played the soft strains Of
music, Virginia Petrusha and Mary
Cornell, preceded by Marjorie Hunt
er, the crown bearer, led the royal
procession into the auditorium.
Gloria Hoefner and Gordon De
Rosia, who carried the queens
train, were followed by the Junior
candidate, Virginia Gee, who was
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
High Army Officers Kept
Pegging AtUdy at Hitler

Every nowhand then, according to
this version, some high army Of
fcer would be able to see Hitler
for some reason or other. Always
something would be said by the
army representative to Hitler which
would be calculated to make him
see the inevitability of the tieup with
the Soviet, no matter what its cost.
There was no need for similar work
at Moscow. Stain had been con-
verted to the theory for several
years.
An entirely new twist on the whole
story has been brought back from
Berlin by well-informed Americans
with excellent connections since the
outbreak OF the war. This theory,
not soundly substantiated but inter-
esting, is that Hitler did not intend
to keep faith with Stain when he
finally agreed to give his high army
officers their way as to the tieup
with the Soviet. The essence OF this
was that Hitler hoped to use the
Russian alliance as q sure-fre stop
per to prevent Britain and France
from going to war. Then he hoped
to block Stain when 1t came to de-
livering, either In Poland, around
the Baltic, or In the Balkans.
But destiny moved otherwise.
Britain and France were allowed to
get too far out on the war limb
before they were apprized OF the
deal between Berlin and Moscow.
So they started fighting. So appar-
emily Stain will get all he was prom.
ised without much danger Of
doublc-crossl
tBen syndicais-2wNH seryicsa
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Home Economics
Club Meets

November Is, the Home Econom-
les Club held a meeting and made
plans for their Open House which
IS to be on November 80. The club
decided to give food sale Deem
Der 8 to earn money for the pur-
chase of luncheon cloths for the
Home Economics room. All future
meetings will be held once week
and the girls are planning to learn
how to knit. After the business
meeting, chairman of the entertain
ment committee presented an Ell
quette program.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23

Now that Thanksgiving is here
again the question What
should we be thankful for?" For
the past month, newspapers, maya
zines, and radio speakers have ex-
planned to us that we should be
especially thankful that we aren't
being prosecuted; that our students
aren't being shot; and, although
they aren't so blunt, that we don't
live in Germany. All of the Thanks
giving messages make mention of
this. Such propaganda, spread as
Thanksgiving messages, encourages
hate. Thanksfulness should inspire
love and friendship, not hatred
Therefore, let's be more thankful
for these things which promote love,
goodwill, and better understanding
among men than for those things
which unconsciously encourage the
destructive element hate"
CELIA NOLOP.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Who's Who in the
Class of 40

This week Russell Allen, common
ly known as Pete" takes the spot.
Not long ago Pete" acted upon the
suggestion to shave off his mustache.
Edith must have liked it though.
because we can see the faint black
streaks under his nose again. Pete
is very active in Glee Club and
Mixed Chorus. His favorites in the
motion picture world are Tyrone
Power and Sonia Heine The movie
ne likes best is 'Mutiny on the
Bounty When asked to comment
on the school, Pete" said, This
side of the assembly hasn'tpenough
light" He thinks a student forum
is all right, but he doesn't feel that
It would work in our school. Need
less to say, Pete prefers brunettes.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Battle of Lexington Was
Only Second Page News

PHILADELPHIA. - Start of the
American Revolutionary war was
only page two news in the Pennsyl-
vania Journal, old files OF the news
paper disclose.
The Kings troops are actually
engaged in butchering and destroy
ing our brethren, in the most in
humane manner" the Journal said
IN second-page item regarding the
Battle of Lexington.
A letter under the item described
how well-drilled British troops of
"about 1000 or 1900 men landed
at Phipp's Farm at Cambridge and
marched to Lexington" in search of
John Hancock and Samuel Adams.
The redcoats killed eight of "our
Colony Militia" and wounded nine.
according to the letter, which
reached Philadelphia five days later.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Tamarack TattIer

DR.. |. KnoW-Nothing of Know
Nothing, Scatterbrain, and Drum
bell says that Earnest Staley is suf-
fering from strange malady called
Stage Flight" which accounts for
the jump he made from the stage
into the aisle one night during
"Syncopated Seconds" rehearsal.
DR.. KnoW-Nothing says that this
strange disease was probably
brought on by severe fall in early
childhood.
Forrest ("Mother's Little Helper')
Potter was very busy during the
decorating for the Hi-Jinx.
Did Marlin Ayotte and Jim Bar
kee have fun sitting on the plat
form of the desk in front of the
assembly Friday morning? Coach
was SO delighted with their antics
that he let them come and sit be-
side him SO he would be able to
watch the show better.
In history review Coach was in
curing of Genera Beasley about the
empire established in Mexico by
Napoleon III, and when she was a
little doubtful as to the identity of
Macmillan, Napoleon's stool pig
con, he thought he would be helpful
and SO he asked, We'll, then did
Make come over to Mexico for
some Chill Beans?"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Hi-Jinx Proves Successful

a better arrangement of space,
the public address system, and sew
eral new concessions made this Hi
Jinx an improvement over all prev
ious ones The Telegram Booth and
the Milk-Bottle Throw were quite
popular as well as the old stand
bys: Bingo, Hot Dog Stand, Nov
city Booth, and the popular
Fish Pond. Having three stage
shows divided the crowd up so that
the bad jams of previous years were
done away with, and as conse-
quence everyone seemed to have a
better time.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
EDITORIAL
An Enduring
Organization

When Clara Barton founded the
American branch of Red Cross in
1864 she little realized that it would
endure to keep not only the veter-
ans of the Civil, Spanish-American,
and World Wars, but would continue
to carry on her work in floods, fires,
earthquakes, and every major dis
aster of peace time. Now, because
there is another war, the Red Cross
membership drive is more extensive
than ever before. As neutral or
ganization, the Red Cross will bene-
fit rich and poor alike through the
receipts of this membership drive,
a large part of which will remain in
Libby.
JUNE HUNTER.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Embargo Votes May Figure
In Presidential Cam paign

The Republicans are headed for a
lot of grief in the presidential cam
paign so soon to open If the old
maxim of history, that one must
judge the future by the past, holds
good. The point is that an over
whelming majority of the Republi-
cans in the house and senate voted
against lifting the arms embargo,
while the Democrats, also in over
whelming majority, voted to lift it.
The number of Republicans in the
house voting against accepting the
conference report-actually the final
vote on the embargo-was 141. To
these must be added four Repub-
lican members not voting but paired
against 1t, which brings the total to
las. Only 10 Republican house
members voted to approve the con-
ference report, with one more, MAX
ing 20, paired on that side. Thus
the ratio is tn to /. Whereas the
Democrats in the house voted 222
for the conference report, or for
lifting the arms embargo, and only
% voted against it, ratio Of about
72s TO /.
Ii really amounts to this, that the
Democrats voted to follow their
leader, President Roosevelt, while
the Republicans voted to follow
their leaders, with almost an equal
proportion Of each party boiling
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Miss Ratekin Speaks
To High School

Miss Inez Ratekin, our county Ii
brarian, gave short review of the
new books in the library on Friday
morning for Book Week She gave
each student list of the new books,
and some very interesting side
lights on the contents of the books.
The pupils appreciate knowing
something about books, as it is a
great help in making selections of
reading material. Thank you, Miss
Ratekin.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Prospects for
w orker Better
Study of Buying Power of
Family Shows Gain
Over Year Ago.

MINNEAPOLIS. - With pay
checks partially recovered and liv-
ing costs still down, the average
wage-earner' family is now as well
off financially as in the spring of
1887. and is definitely ahead of its
situation as of year ago. accord
ing to current study of family buy
ing power just completed by North
western National Life Insurance
company.
Average monthly wages per work
er rose gradually from last Mo-
vember through March of this year,
with dip in April. the study shows,
while the cost of living has de-
clined with little interruption since
October, 1887
Food for an average family costs
about 81 month less this spring
than it did in the spring of 1887;
about dollar and quarter less
than in the spring of 1888. Average
rental rates are about the same as
in the spring of az: clothing costs
a little less; the family car can
operate more cheaply because gaso-
line is lower.
Pay Check Climbed.
A typical family earning S120
month at average wage rates of
1888 and spending the same sum
for living at 1885 average prices,
had to pay Sl40.86 to maintain the
same standard of living in April,
1887. but meanwhile its monthly pay
check. based on industrial pay roll
figures, had climbed to 47.36.
At price levels of April, 1888, it
cost the same family Sl3860 for it's
living expenses, while its wage in
come had shrunk to almost the iden-
teal figure-$l38.62. BY April, 1889,
the family's monthly outgoes had
FALLEN to sl35.11; meanwhile its pay
check had climbed to s142.62.
A months supply of food for a
family of four, obtainable for $50 at
1888 prices, cost $38.67 for the same
items in April, 1897; s35. SO in April
of 1898, and s34.61 in April of this
year. Though the long decline in
living costs leveled off in April, the
report states, wholesale food prices
again dropped sharply the third
week in May.
Average Wages Rise.
Average wages per worker In
February, 1889, were actually above
February of 1887, the study shows.
From January through April of
1887, however, the squirt In. wages
was spectacularly swift, the report
recalls. The rise since last October
has been gradual. and with the dip
In April, has not kept pace with the
1887 spring pay roll expansion, which
reached its peak in May OF that year.
Living costs spurted upward in ear
ly 1887 also, however, in 1899 they
have actually worked lower. Thus
the average family is fully as wen
of now in terms of actual buying
power as it was in the spring of
81, the report states.
Rejecting the nationwide expan-
sion in building, construction en-
ployment has shown gratifying i'm
crease. The seasonal spring pick
up in retail employment has been
above average; the gain in total
factory employment has been below
average, with the aircraft industry,
spurred by war orders, standing out
as a shining exception; employment
IN the aviation industry is running
almost double what it was in 1929.
the study states.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23

escorted by Jack Darlington, the
senior president, and Catherine
hampton, who was escorted by
Richard Neils, president of the
Boys Club. After reading the royal
proclamation, Jack Darlington
crowned the two queens. Richard
Neils next presented corsdgesN to the
queens and the other candidates.
This impressive ceremony was fol-
lowed by dancing which continued
until one O'Clock.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Door Prizes Follow
Hi-Jinx Theme

Three lucky people were the re-
cipients of door prizes at the Hi
Jinx Friday night Mrs. Fred Clou-
tier received the first prize, a man
tel clock. Second and third prizes
of clocks were won by Margaret
Noel and Carlton Joughin, respec-
lively
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Link Is Missing in
Twins Thought Chain

CLEVELAND. - The theory
that twins know instinctively
what is happening to each other
didn't work in the case OF Mrs.
Mary H. Schlegel, go.
Walking with her twin, Mrs.
Catherine Bassett, Mrs. Schlegel
had her purse snatched. Unaware
that anything had happened, her
twin walked on, believing her sis
ter still was at her side.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Boy Builds Heart Model
Out of Glass and Rubber

BOSTON.-A 16-year-old boy con-
structed a working model of a hui
man heart from scrap glass and
rubber tubing and old bits Of appa-
ratus at cost of little over a
dollar. The heart pumps blood
through the veins and arteries of
the model, changing from red to
blue color and back to red again.
same as it would in human body.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23

The prize which was offered for
the class selling the most Hi-Jinx
turkey rattle tickets was won by
the junior class who sold $50 worth
of tickets. Genera Beasley, having
sold 200 tickets, won the prize of
fered to the girl selling the most
tickets while Kenneth Darlington,
who sold 81 tickets, won the prize
for the boys.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Happy Birthday
Let's Check Up On:

Albert Zaianc, 80 who is attend
ing the Modern Business College in
Missoula
Fred Clark, 80, who is attending
the State University at Iowa City.
He is taking Liberal Arts. belongs
to the Varsity Band. and is pledged
to the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Orchids To:

Those students who worked over
time at the Hi-Jinx.
Our amiable janitors, who spent
many busy hours before and after
Hi Jinx.
The many toWnspeople who
helped to make the Hi Jinx such a
success.
The grade school teachers and also
the junior high pupils, who aided
with the Hi Jinx.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Mrs. ClOutier
Wins Blanket

Mrs. W. G. Seims and Mrs. Fred
Cloutier each identified 43 of the so
old-timer photographs displayed at
the Hi-Jinx. On the flip, Mrs Clou-
tier won the blanket which was Civ
en- as the prize.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
NATIONAL
AFFAIRS
Reviewed by
CARTER FIELD

Laymen Offset economists
gloom with mar order pros
poets Importance of en-
barge totes In presidential
campaign Washington
hears that German army off
GERS plotted Soviet tie-up.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23

heir leadership on the ballot.
Now all this might readily become
lnimportant if certain things hap
pened. But the chances seem at
least 100 to that these things will
not happen before the nominating
conventions next June.
Let US consider what these things
could be. First, there might be
peace before that time. But the
chances for peace seem mighty
slim, and growing thinner every
passing day. To illustrate this,
some bets were laid in mid-Septem-
Der that peace would come before
November |, this year. The odds
were 10 to l against peace, but new
ertheiess there were takers of the
long shot.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
Boxing Featured at Hi-Jinx

JUNE HUNTER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-01
WpA MUSICIANS
 IN 75 CONCERTS
Recent Block Dance in New Haven Attracted
 $500; Local Men Play

Waterbury's Federal Ensemble under Michael Mancini played a total of 75 concerts during the period beginning January and ending June 30 according to re- port released today by Ethel Ed wards, state director of WPA Fed eral Music Project. Audiences for these engagements totaled 29,160 people, 10,385 of whom were in at- tendance at the concerts played at educational assemblies in the Wa terbury school which numbered thirty-one during the six months period.
 Total audience for all units of the music project statewide numbered l30,939 persons at the 270 concerts. These engagements were played by the Bridgeport Federal Symphony orchestra, the Federal String En- semble, Federal Symphonic Band, and Federal Troubadours, all of Hartford, and the Stamford Federal aBnd as well as the Waterbury WPA unit.
 Largest audiences for the local group have been the crowds as- sembling at the Block Dances held several nights week through the cooperation of James J. Curtin, superintendent of parks and Will liam Derwin, supervisor of recrea- tion. Last Friday night the unit journed to New Haven where an estimated gathering of $500 were present at a block party sponsored by the West Street Community Center maintained by the WPA Recreation Program of the Division of Professional and Service Projects.