davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
| Island Theme
For Club Tea
Mrs. &. M. osssmese b
chs;rmse ~ t,letsvissl
ospsstmsrs AHsIs

The Womans Club of To
coma IL anticipating = unique
and interesting program ~
liz o'clock Friday afternoon -
| the clubhouse. Mrs. u. ~
Dcnsmorc. chairman for the
day, will present the historical
traveloguc and lea nsxisted ~
| Mrs. j. II. kitlAr. Mrs. William
X. Brown, Mrs. J. w. Rogers
Mrs. A. r. Allan and Mn. Z. y
Stocks.
Mrs. D~nsmovs has asvnege6 -
sho~ an educational MIN ~ ms
usitan harvest Tvs gronpe -
Hawaiian nunibern viii - pfeeoUl~
I'd by th~ College ~ Puget ece1n4
ThSta trso whirh inehttss Mianes
Evelyn Hopkins. Shirley napsnao1
and Dorothy shaw.
Miss Catherine psnsm0se wt1
assist her mother IN tn dea1rns
tiona for she tss tabis. Mr.. Z Il
[ Hib<fiy. chairman NJ tbe clubs
fine arts department.. n sxpeetpo
home from HONOLULU In Tins tn
the tea and hrs been asked u
pour with Mrs Calvin W STEWART
president ~ the club.
Mrs r. G.. kmlth, chsifman ~
TIE historical department.. VII ~
rsivs with Mrs D~namofs n1d hss
< assistants Mrs. a. a. WoolM y
chairman At ths social s0mmittees
Tnrssvsa Wsmaa's n1s1y ca
Tacoma Womsn's study club yin
J 1ss~t on Tuesday II Ia q ~
4 home ~ Mrs. ~. r MeneeaGers
a522 No. Proctor. Ths annual sIees
tom of th< group VIII ~ helA -
this Tins. Mrs A. H. nasehea Win
read . play during The meeting
ever which Mrs D. &. numu,ege
wsli preside. A s0eisi and tee he1sg
viii fSiIo~ tbs messing.
Swedish SmesqAsbesd " =
Given oy Mason MeN's Ciees
Tbs mans class u Masun 11o(np
osiist church viii snteseaia ~
women u th& church ~ dlne1e
Friday II $40 O'Clock.
An interesting progyam -
been arranged. and u ehaiRmao
~ the evening. Mrs. Carl NelGoa
ASKS that reservations ~ n1oAo
with G, ~, Hobbs. q tn prceoeg
Hard~asA. s..sfsts
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20

Mrs. Louis Hopkins. 1907 No.
Lawrence. will open her home TO
members Of Tshoma club for their
anniversary luncheon on Monday
afternoon. Mrs Eugene "niif
and Mrs Hugo Hetzier are IN
charge Of the program which VIII
be presented during the after
noon meeting
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20

Luncheon at the Y W c. a. on
Thursday at IL 30. for which MAS
Nell Virginia Wilson will be host.
ess il planned for members OF
Athena club. Instead Of the pro-
gram Twin Cities by Mrs. L. ".
Wilson as previously announced
Mrs. l.. c. Oberlies will present the
afternoon topic, Detroit"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
Study Clubs
Plan Session
Many 70 Meet for Spring
Affairs During Com
ing Week

Spring programs, reviews
of current books and study of
a wide variety of enlightening
subjects are planned for
meetings of a number Of Ia
coma study club groups dur
ing the coming week. Among
those planning luncheons are
Libra, Query, Alpha, Tahoma
and Athena.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
Query Club

Query club members will meet
Monday for ] O'Clock Luncheon
al the home Of Mrs. X. u. kussell,
1928 No. Verde ~. Mrs. V. r..
Graham will preside Roll call
viii be answered with current
events. Mrs. r. o. Bratrud wili
give a paper on ''bfohammed, the
Prophet Of Arabia and Islam.
ana Mrs. Allen Oliver Will give
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05

The bonds of matrimony of Joe
Walz, Jr., and Miss Marcella
Schneider, both from Elrosa, were
announced for the first time Sum
day.
Joe Juen transacted business at
Melrose Thursday.
Mrs. Leo Dolan and children,
who have been visiting at her
former home at Glencoe, returned
Saturday evening after a few
weeks stay.
Walter Martini, of st. Cloud,
visited with relatives and friends
here Saturday.
A number of relatives and friends
celebrated the birthday of Mrs.
Katie Schrom at her home Sunday
evening.
Mike Spaeth, Of Melrose, visited
at the Carl Spaeth home Thursday.
Virgil and Raymond Gross, of
Iowa, are assisting Mayor Fred
Kohl with carpenter work by put
ting an addition to the Koll's Cash
Store. This addition is being made
to have more display room for
hardware and for a bigger and bet
ter stock in connection with the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
South Sank Centre

John Bieringer, Jos. Schloegle
Jr., Gust Quade and sen, Virgil
Henry Voller, Roman Telling, Carl
Bieringer and Walter Hines were
callers at the Anton Bieringer
home Tuesday.
Joe Bieringer was a caller at the
Carl Bieringer home Tuesday af.
ternoon.
Eugene Quade called at the An.
ton Bieringer home Monday.
Anton Bieringer called at the
John Gritzmacher home Tuesday
Anton Bieringer called at the
Edo Paul home Tuesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Bieringel
motored to the Cities Thursday
morning and returned home Fri
day afternoon.
Joe Bieringer was a caller at the
Carl Bieringer home Friday.
Anton Bieringer called at the
Hubert Ley and John Bieringel
homes Wednesday,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hines,
Dorothy Bieringer and Carl Bierin-
ger were callers at the Anton Bier
niger home Thursday.
Mrs. Gust Quade and son, Virgil,
were callers at the Anton Bierin-
ger home Friday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy Grof, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Hines and Carl Bier
niger spent Sunday at the Anton
Bieringer home.
Gertrude, Marv Norbert and
Tony Schloegle were callers at the
Anton Bieringer home Sunday af-
ternoon.
Ben Dickhaus called in this COM
munity Friday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank GRADER and
Mrs. o. Gross and daughter, Mary,
and John Wolfe and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ronald Stewart and Lue Peterson
spent Sunday afternoon at the G..
GRADER home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Kcrtenbusch
and son and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hiltnuer spent Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Tieman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Tank spent
Sunday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Karsten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Soenneck-
er and family spent Sunday after
noon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerhart Hellerman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Tank
were dinner guests at the F. j..
Tank home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rehkamp and
daughter, Marion, visited Wednes-
day evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Gilbert Meyers.
Richard Eddy and Betty Del Won
Wahlde spent Sunday afternoon at
the Gus Vessel home.
Ben Bussman and daughter, Lor-
raine, Rita and Doris, and sen,
Bernard, spent Sunday afternoon
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Won Wahlde.
B. H. Otte spent from Wednes-
day until Saturday at Olewein,
Iowa.
The following who attended the
program in District 100 Friday
evening were: Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Budde and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Wilcox and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Won Wahlde and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Vessel and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. ice Niehause,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Richard and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tieman
and daughter, Joan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Petermeier, Mrs. One Gross
and daughter, Mary, John Wolfe,
Ernest Elliott and Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin Tank. Games were played.
1t was decided to have more such
meetings in the near future. Mr..
Niehause was elected president,
Miss Petermeier, of Melrose, is
teacher A dainty lunch was served.
Bill Richard was a dinner guest
at the F. j. Tank home Sunday.
Vernon Hiltunen spent Thursday
evening at the Louis Rehkamp
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Thompson
and daughter, Patricia Ann, of
Minneapolis, and Mrs. Curly return
ell home after a six thousand mile
trip to the west, where they visit
ed relatives and went sightseeing.
A very nice time was reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Tank were
Sunday dinner guests at the Frank
Giese home at Swanville.
Clarence Doege was an overnight
guest of Junior Pauly Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tieman and
daughter, Joan, spent Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. H.
Tieman.
Mrs. Joe Sanders called at the
Louis Rehkamp home Saturday af-
ternoon.
Ben Schwartz called at the Ed
Won Wahlde home Sunday after
noon.
Miss Della Hellerman, of Sank
Centre, spent Sunday at the Theo.
Soennecker home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Stewart
and John Wolfe called at the
Ernest Elliott home Friday even
ing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05

parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Botz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kortan and
daughter, Bernice, spent Sunday
evening at the Chas. Kortan home.
Mrs. Herman Iwinski and son,
Norman, were callers at the
Grundman home Wednesday.
Mrs. Sylvester Botz and children,
Of Greenwald, spent Thursday af-
ternoon at the c. F. Botz home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Bosl, Jr., left
Saturday morning for their home
in Milwaukee, Wis, after spending
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
Bosl, ST., and FANNY.
Mrs. Frank Brown, of Sank Cen
tire, and niece, Miss Lorraine Sven
son, of GAINESVILLE, Mimi, took
supper and spent Friday evening
at the Ole Halverson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norgen, of Minnea-
polls, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Hansen and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Iwinski
spent Friday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Vern Soltau.
Miss Teasl Kennedy, of Month
cello, spent the weekend with her
mother and brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Huston, of St.
Cloud, spent Sunday at Fay Hus-
tons.
Ray Bctz accompanied Sylvester
Botz to South st. Paul Tuesday.
Mrs. Grundman and Dola were
callers at the James Grundman
home Saturday.
George and Richard Kortan help
ed Chas. Kortan, Jr., with moving
Monday.
Mrs. Ray Walker called Monday
morning at the Grundman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Gross were
callers at Ole Halverscn's Sunday.
Mrs. Herman Iwinski spent Sun
day evening at the Geo. Minette
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Huber and
Gladys Halstead enjoyed duck
supper with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Walker Monday.
Mrs. Kennedy and Teasl and
Loren were callers at Walkers Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Hansen
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Hansen and family.
Coleman Huber, of Shakopee,
Mimi, spent a few days at Twin
skis and enjoyed the duck hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. F. Botz, Mrs.
Clarence Goude and son, Billie, Of
Minneapolis, spent Friday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Botz
and family at Greenwald, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Halverson were
callers at the John Foss home one
day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Iwinski
spent Thursday evening at the
Mike Bosl home.
Mrs. Grundman took dinner with
Walkers Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Huber, Gladys Hal
stead and Luella Halverscn were
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Ken
nedy and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vogel and
son, Jerome, of Melrose, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Kortan.
The Misses Ann and Marvilla
Dwyer, Evelyn Kortan and Helen
Norgarden spent Saturday after.
noon in Long Prairie.
Edward Bosl was a caller al
Grundman's and Bctz's Saturday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker, Viii
Reese and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis HUI
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05

Der motored to Burtrum Saturday
evening and helped DOME Reese
celebrate his second birthday ami
versary.
Mrs. Ole Halverson, Luella and
Mrs. Orris Halverson spent Satur-
day afternoon with Mrs. Frank
Brown.
Mrs. Martin Gross spent from
Sunday until Friday with her sis
ter, Mrs. Bruce Wilcox, at Wadena,
MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker spent
Thursday evening at the Grundman
home.
Mrs. Clarence Goude and son,
Billie. of Minneapolis, spent from
Wednesday until Sunday with her
parents, Mrs. G. F. Botz.
Miss Anna Dwyer, of Bertha,
spent the weekend with her moth
er, Mrs. Thomas Dwyer.
Richard Botz attended a farewell
party at the Frank Kettler home in
honor of their son, Herbert, who Is
leaving to attend business college
in Illinois.
The Misses Evelyn and Marie
Kortan, Helen Norgarden and
Shirley spent Sunday afternoon at
the Dwyer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sieben were
st. Cloud callers Saturday after
noon.
Clarence Goude, Glenn Effinger
and Bernie Sevirie, of Minneapolis,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
G. F. Botz home. Mrs. Goude and
Billie returned home with them
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Bctz were
callers at Jacob Botz home Monday
afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
Metre Grove

Monica Woeste, of Melrose, spent
Tuesday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor Woeste.
Jos. Schoenhoff, CT Sank Centre,
was business caller here on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Herges, of
Melrose, were visitors at the Glenn
ems Meyer home on Tuesday.
Henry Loxterkamp, Of Melrose,
was a caller here on Wednesday.
Miss Susan Schneider, of Lake
Henry, is employed at the Leonard
Walz home.
Andrew Woeste is operating the
Irwin Bar, which was formerly
operated by Irwin Baltes.
Mrs. Albert Marthaler and Mrs.
JOS. Lindner were Melrose callers
on Thursday.
Herman Rasthed was a caller at
the Ben Kamphake home on Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Kamphake and
Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Kamphake,
of Melrose, were st. Cloud business
callers en- Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hackman,
of Sank Centre, accompanied Mrs.
Mary Hackman and son, William,
to st. Cloud on Sunday.
Mrs. Jos. Zenzen, Mrs. Nick
Brang and Mrs. Mike Schmiesing
spent Wednesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Welle at Freeport.
Albert Marthaler and Jos. Lind
ner were callers at the Carl frisco
home at Greenwald Sunday.
Among those to help Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Weber, of Elrosa, cele-
brate their 10th wedding anniver-
sary were: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G..
Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Meinulf Meyer
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Aug.
Meyer and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rienold Meyer from here.
Dennis Hayes was a caller at the
Ben Kamphake home on Friday
evening.
Herman Imideke, Jos. Luetmer,
John Imdieke, Mienulf Meyer and
Peter Casper made a business trip
to st. Paul on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Luekam and
daughters spent Friday at st.
Cloud.
Clemens Schwegman and Jos.
Lindner were callers at the Louis
Schoenborn home on Monday.
Henry Gramphe was a business
caller at Melrcse on Thursday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
Mccormick Lake

at the Alfred Kicker home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
State Highway "a

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Putnam and
children spent Sunday evening at
the Iwinski home.
Mrs. Kennedy spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Grundman.
Miss Anna Dwyer spent Saturday
in st. Cloud on business.
Miss Ruth Botz, of st. Cloud,
spent the weekend with her
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05

I Minnesota and Minneapolis Moline
machinery. Frank Humbert and
Carl Scheimann, Of Melrose, and
Edwin Zenzen have been employed
there the past week.
Henry Loxterkamp, Of Melrcse,
transacted business here Sunday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05

Bay Gelding, yrs, weight 1850
Gray Mare, yrs, weight 1850
Iron Gray Mare, A yrs, weight 1900
Iron Gray Mare, 8 yrs, weight HOO
Is Head Feeding Hogs
About IS Laying Hens
About so Austria White Pullets
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
FARM MACHINERY, ETC.

Minnesota Mower, SIT, nearly new
Minnesota Grain Binder, eft.
VanBrunt Grain Drill, 12-disc, seed
attachment
International Corn Cultivator
Drag, 3-hOrse Wagon Rack
NiscO Manure Spreader
International Corn Planter
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05

Approximately 100000 feet OF
lumber are used annually to produce
lead pencils for American use.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05

Swiss Cow, yrs, to freshen Nov.
Swiss Cow, 6 yrs, to freshen Nov.
Swiss Cow, 5 yrs, to freshen Nov.
HOlstein Cow, 8 yrs, to freshen Dec.
Swiss Cow, 2 yrs, to freshen Dec.
Holstein Cow, yrs, to freshen Dec.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05

Swiss Cow, Z yrs, to freshen Dec.
Swiss Cow, yrs, to freshen Nov.
Swiss Cow, 8 yrs, to freshen Nov.
2 Swiss Heifers, to freshen in April
2 Holstein Heifers, to freshen In
March
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05

IL Young Turkeys
About 80 Ton Of Hay-About Is
Ton Of Alfalfa and Balance Up
land Hay
500 Bushels Oats Some Barley
80 Acres Of Check Corn in Shock
IL Acres of Fodder Corn In Shock
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Compromise Merger
Bill Is Due 10 Go
To House This Week
Warren Thinks Plan
Will Meet Most
Objections

4 compromise reorganization bill,
which proponents predict will re-
ceive approval Of the President and
Of most of the members who fought
last years measure, is slated for
introduction in the House later this
week.
In brief, the new measure retains
for Congress the right to pass on
certain presidential orders, meas
ure of control not contained in last
years bill. 1t is reported further
to retain the present three-man
Civil Service Commission set-up
and that of the controller-generals
Office.
In both Senate and House, some
conservative Democrats and Repub-
Hcans said they would vote for a
reorganization bill If Congress re-
tained this right to pass on presi-
Dental orders.
The Senate has been waiting on
the House to act first because it
was the latter which turned down
an omnibus reorganization measure
in the last Congress.
representative Warren, Democrat,
OF North Carolina member of a
special Reorganization Committee
has drafted the bill which he SAYS
should meet most of the objections
raised previously. He talked briefly
yesterday with Chairman Byrnes, of
the Senate Reorganization Com
mlttee, but said they merely passed
the time of day.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Alexander H. Bell,
LAWYER, Dies at II

Alexander H. Bell, 72. of 3400 Gar
field street NV, for more than so
years practicing lawyer here, died
today in Sibley Hospital after long
illness.
Although ailing for some time, Mr..
Bell had continued in active law
practice and had made trips to his
Office until recently.
Graduated from the old Colum-
bian University, now George Wash
ington University, in 1888, Mr.. Bell
had practiced law here since. He
had told, proudly, how as an office
boy, clerk and lawyer, respectively.
he had been around the courts of
the District for considerably over so
years.
He was a member of the District
and American Bar Associations, the
Maryland. Historical Society and
the Washington Lodge of Elks. AL
though a native of Detroit he had
lived in the District since he was
a young boy.
Because OF his Wlfe'S descent from
some of the first families to settle
in Southern Maryland, Mr. Bell be-
came interested in genealogy. A
publication by him, "A Daughter of
Maryland Was the Mother of Texas,
was featured at the Texas Centen-
nial Exposition. Recently he had
almost completed a book which
was to have been entitled "Remini-
scences of the Bench and Bar From
Fifty Years Ago."
Surviving are his widow, Susie
Purcell Bell; a son, Alexander H.
Bell, jr., a special assistant to the
Attorney General, and a grandson,
Alexander H. Bell, Sd.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. Thursday in st. Adams
Episcopal Church, the Rev. DR..
Charles T. Warner, rector, q long
time friend Of Mr.. Bell, will oficiate
Burial will be in Congressional
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Unknown Singer Scores
In Carnegie Hall Debut
Nv tho Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The latest
patron of the arts is an Italian
bartender, Serene Corchia, who
rented Carnegie Hall for the debut
last night of his pretty dark-haired
cousin, 18-year-old Louisa Corchia.
In the great auditorium where the
worlds finest artists have appeared,
the dvacious little italian girl-who
learned to sing by following Amelita
Galli-Cur on the phonograph-
tossed her notes bravely to the
farthest gallery seat.
"Bravo!" shouted the 1000 friends,
neighbors, relatives and others who
had gathered to see the "Bambino"
launch q career her family hopes
will take her to the Metropolitan.
Iouisa-whose father is an in
valid-received the most applause for
her italian folk song renditions, but
just to show the scope of her train
ing she sang three difficult arias and
two groups of French and English
songs.
Corchia, who raised the $500 to
rent the hall and persuaded italian
clubs and societies to buy whole
blocks of seat tickets, is certain she
has had only the first Of many
triumphS.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Federal Radio Program
Time Is Chanqed

1--WE, the Government People," ra-
dio program sponsored by The Star
and broadcast through facilities of
Station WMAL for the first time
tomorrow, will be heard at 9 pm.
instead of 10 pm, as originally
scheduled.
This change was announced by
the radio station today to permit
Solicitor General Robert H. jackson
to speak on George Washington at
10 o'clock.
The programs are designed to put
on the air special employe talent
OF the Federal Government in ad-
dltion to interviews with Govern
ment officials and special Govern
ment news comment by The Stars
expert, j. A. Fox.
Bill Coyle, radio director of The
Star. is in charge of the programs.
The initial show will feature the
Agriculture Department and next
week will be the Labor Department.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
Man, 40, Tells Of FLIGHT
With 8-Year-0|d Girl

By the Associated Press.
Ell CENTRIC, Calf, Feb. 21.-
Manacled for trip back to Pasa-
dena to face charge of child steal
ing, 40-year-old Townsend Davis,
gardener and church organist, told
a shocking story today, police said,
of his attempted flight to Arizona
with golden-haired Anne Louise
Sweitzer, g.
He and his tiny companion were
seized late yesterday as his old
sedan approached the State border,
more than "a hours after secret de-
parture from Pasadena.
Faint from an attack of nausea,
Anne Louise was not able to be
questioned, but admissions by Davis,
Policewoman Anita Teft said, prob
ably will result in morals charges
being filed against him.
A medical examination was to be
made of the girl to determine If she
had been harmed.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
15,A3 Roadside Signs
Removed by Virginia
Highway Workmen
Some in Southwest
Part of Stute Were
Erected in 1896
By the Associated Press,

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 2l.-A to-
tai OF l5,403 roadside signs. including
one which had stood in Southwest
Virginia since 1896. have been torn
down by highway crews during the
past 212 weeks.
Harold J. Neale, director of the
division OF outdoor advertising, said
the total covered reports received
from all parts of the State except
the Salem district.
Craig County was "99 per cent
free of billboards after the initial
attack, he said The 1888 General
Assembly ruled that the outdoor ad-
vertlsements must be taxed or come
down.
All signs removed thus far have
been upon the application of sign
owners and the request of property
owners as the demolition crews
move along the highways. Except
for a small part of the State the
removal has been under way only I
to 10 days. 1t was launched in the
Richmond area February l..
However, Mr.. Neale's Office staff
now is sending out notices to sign
owners that they either must obtain
permits at fees ranging from so
cents to 81, depending on size, or
have the signs torn down.
While more than $4,000 have been
removed. total applications for per-
mits to date are less than 10000.
Mr.. Neale reported 1000 permits
had been issued, and he estimated
some $500 applications were on
hand.
The billboard BILL enacted with
the backing of associated clubs for
roadside development, was intended
by its sponsors to serve q highway
Identification measure.