davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30

at the imposing display. Then they
told us that there were four anti
aircraft guns among the other equip
ment The search for the rob-
bers, bandits Tor what have YOU
was carried on from the air, too,
last Monday 70. George Bethel flew
down from Raleigh in a Waco Fri
dav George, you know, is the
wilmington lad who was among the
first to get in the c. A. A. train
ing at state college -. Don't be
surprised if two private pilots turn
m in our midst
And then there was the flyer who
said pilots r only human. But
they told him he was Dragging.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Loop-Leading Tourists
Whip Norfolk Tars 81

NORFOLK, Va, June 29.-R-
Manager Tommie West hit two hom-
ers and batted in four runs today
as the league leading Asheville
Tourists whipped Norfolk, 81. Kiln
kert, Stirnweiss and Savage pound
ed round-trippers for the Sailors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
COMMERCIAL LOOP

A vacation is in order for the
Commercial loop and the boys are
going to go an entire week without
any games. Here is another group
that is looking forward to night
time ball at Robert Strange.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Sandlot Baseball

It's cream puffs for Morris Girls
som. the lad generally reputed to
be responsible for the establish
ment of the Coastal League here.
The league is composed of four
teams, all comprised of young
sters, who though they may not
play the best baseball in the world,
are finding the game is plenty of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Wrestling

Due to the fact Independence
Day falls on Thursday, when u.s.
usally the wrestling bouts are pre-
sented in the exhibition building at
Legion field, Scotty Dawkins has
decided to forego the weekly bout
this week but is hoping in the
near future to bring Jack Demp-
sey here to referee a match.
Dempsey, incidentally, is meeting
Cowboy Luttrell, well = known to
wrestling fans here, in a boxing
match tomorrow night. Ho-hum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
LEAGUE

The Independent league will be
busy playing off tied games and.
postponed settos this week, cleaning
up the first halt, schedule.
A: number Of the boys did pretty
well for themselves at the plate dur.
ing the first half. Here T the 800
hitters of the first half:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30

CHICO, Calf. R-Mae Ohmura
has graduated from high schoo,
here with an unbroken record Of
AS through her entire four-year
course. ]
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30

Detroit ------------------ O13 OH 200e9
Errors: McCosky. Bartlel. York. Runs
batted in: Sullivan 8, York, Gehringer
2, Bartell 2, Judnich 1, Campbell, swift
3, Cullenbine. Two. base hits: Berar-
dino ?, McQuinn, Gehringer. Three
base hit: G~reenberg. Home runs: Gull
lenbine. Judnich. Stolen bases: York,
Radcliffe. Sacrifice: Cliff. Left on
bases: Detroit 10; St. Louis u. Bases
on balls off: Rowe l, Trout 4 , Benton
strikeouts by: Rowe 2, Trout i, Ben
ton 2, Seats l, Kennedy 4 Hits off:
Rowe 6 in 2 innings (none out in 3rd) !;
Trout 6 in 4; Benton 2 in 2: Seats, none
in 1; Kennedy 8 in 6: Bildilli 8 in 1;
Lawson / in 2. Umpires: Ormsby, Nc
Gowan and Kolls. Time: 2:A. At
tendance: 3,SS49.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Stardust, Rebel And Mighty Atom Win In Yacht Races


BY ROD SPARROW

There have been a large number Of changes in the
lineup Of the Pirates since the first of last year, but a fan
who had not seen them since early in 1889 would have
said Friday night, 'It's the same old club"
For Friday night the Pirates returned to their old,
old stunt of playing five or six innings of stellar ball and
then blowing up like an overheated tea kettle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
JUNIORS SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER
Take Mightcap IL To 9,
Lose 49, Inning Contest
Raleigh Nine Wins Afternoon Setto 5 to 3
After Score Is Tied at BAH In

The Wilmington Legion Juniors yesterday afternoon
and last night split a double bill with the Raleigh Legion
unions, taking a ~nightcap 1923 after losing the afternoon
contest So after ID innings of heads-up baseball.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30
Stiff Breeze Splits
Sails, Breaks Masts
Carolina, Bluebird, Calypso, Lightning Are
Unable to Finish Race Over Inside
Course at Beach

With a stiff breeze splitting sails and breaking masts
and generally adding excitement and color, John Colucci
look top honors in the Class A and B race of the Carolina
Yacht club in Banks channel yesterday afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-30

z-Batted for Kennedy in 9Th.
Zz-Batted for Bildilli in It'll.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
40 Stote Fair Now
Being Planned

A balanced program of exhibits
and entertainment is the aim of of
ficials for the Mississippi Free Safe
Fair to be held in Jackson October
TIP,
Mayor Walter r. Scott and his col
leagues, Commissioners r. NJ. Tay.
lor and A. r. Hawkins, disclosed to
a4y tl4dt eSety lin, WI. oe lnAat
this year TO restore educational ex-
hibits to their RICH full place Of pre-
erninence as Ste Fair attractions.
AT the same time, entertainment
a necessary prereQui tie Of a good
exposition, will be maintained at the
usual high level of past State Fairs
Due to the growing Importance o.
the industry, livestock viii be stress
ed at next falls exposition, officials
ssid.
Livestock is King Cotton great
est rival in Mississippi and it is the
anfotion of the State Fair leaders,
in cooperation viii leading livestock
producers. to SOW tie type end
breeds oc5loodcd stock that are bring
ing anne 20 to c-~'-a -~r7r""lth as one
of the South's most prolific sources
of beef.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
Round the W orld
100 Times Annually

Around the big, wide world
more than 100 times a year is the
travel record OF the transporta-
ton department Of Mississippi
Power & Light Company. With u
fleet of ia cars and trucks con-
stantly on the go in order to serve
its $4,000 Mississippi customers,
this company sees its speedome-
tiers register in cxces Of 2.600.-
900 miles during a twelve month
period.
To mention specific figures, the
first siX-months of 1889 saw the
cars and trucks Of this company
pile up a total of 1,3S4,450 miles
of actual travel, or a distance
equal to 55.4 times around this
weary old world. Mississippi Pow
er & Light Company in making
this transportation available for
its service rev incurred an eX-
pelse of S55,525.3s or a cost per
mile, for the six month period, Of
Al cents.
In addition to actual operating
expense, which includes insurance,
taxes, gasoline, oil. tires, and bat
teries: the company. during this
same period had to spend more
than 100000 for new equip
ment and requirements. This
brings a total Of SS5,525.33
chargeable in six short months by
Mississippi Power & Light Com
pany to the travel necessary TO
meet the service needs OF its large
family Of customers.
"Out of the total number Of
ia vehicles" stated L. l.. Girls
son.. company transportation man.
ager. I'VE had AZ light passenger
cars. 5 medium passenger cars.
"a one-half ton trucks, 81 one to
two-ton trucks and 7 two and one
half to four ton trucks. This
fleet is on a parity with the larg-
est fleets operating in the south
and We were recently awarded a
national safety award for ranking
second all utilities in the
4S states. by the National Safety
Council.
providing some $4,000 Gus
toners with Cheap Electricity.
meeting their every service need.
riding the streets and highways
every hour of the day and night,
covering a territory that embraces
1896 square miles Of Mississippi
territory is travelling some II you
ask me-" Mr.. Grissom concluded.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
PICCLY
Continued from page y

We, the people OF the United States,
viii grow rich-in a spiritual as well
rs a material way.
1t is fitting, too, that the indepen-
dent, home-owned Piggy Wigg.y
stores all over the United States,
Alaska and Hawaii should or
nhe contest, because this association
~ Independent merchants stands TO:
so many typical Americanisms. They
were first to give America ;ndepen-
ence in grocery store shopping: the
original self-service, Piggy Wiggly
way. They were first to organize an
association of independent, local mer-
chants into a group which could
better serve each of their respective
communities with lower prices on ma
tionaly known brands. They were
first a'so, 70 hrirr scientific mer-
c~hancis4ng to grocery flelas.
Every man, woman and child in
these United States should enter the
I'm Glad I'm an American Contest
Many of us take our blessed country
n surroundings as a matttr o:
course. We oncer ourselves wia.l
and worry over our very small n
conveniences and harassments. But
the luck Of our birth, The plenty and
comparative peace in which we live
should be vivid and uppern,ost in oul
binds and IN our hearts.
There ave hundreds and Thousands
q reasons why we age all glad te
be Americans. BY entering this con,
test, we will have q chance to think
n to state them. It will be 0,
great good TO Is - and 1t Will be
Of untold benefit to the United States
Your entry blank awaits you. 70,
the asking at your Piggy Wiggiy
Store. Get one today end tell the
world why you are lad 70 be ar
American. Let's everyone enter thit
contest. The $1,000 90 in awards are
there to be won by your own parti
otic. heartfelt words. Il will; be ar
honor and glory to be a winneri
Further particulars can be learned
by nquT1ns at your Piggy Wiggly
store in Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
Letter From Supt.
Of Education

The second annual Southern Safe
ty Conference will be held in Jackson
February 1-2 at the Robert E. Les
Hotel. The Conference will begin
Thursday morning, February 1, a.
$50 o'clock.
We wish to call to the attention
of the teachers and school people
of the state the program on Home
Safety and Child Education which
will be held during the day Thursday
We believe it will be we'll worth the
time of school people and those in
terested in home and child safety 10
attend this Conference.
Thc stho..a =" I, state occupy
very strategic position in our safety
program and we are hoping thai a
many teachers, trustees, and truck
drivers as possible will make theil
plans to attend this Conference. Ev-
cry phase of safety will be discussed
mississippi is making a great deal
of progress in the safety program and
it is u belief that the best way tc
accomplish the greatest amount OF
good is through a we'll directed edu-
cationaf program conducted by wide
awake and well-informed teachers.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
Holmes A. n. S. Detects
Pickens Cogers 3l-A

The Holmes County A. II. S. has
organized a boys basketball team
this season for the first time since
the institution started College work
in 1928 %.
In their initial game some two
weeks ago they lost TO Durant by
a margin of 1925 and won from
Sails last week by a score Of 2o-19.
The only game played this week the
boys were victorious over their near
by rivals. Pickens, by a score OF
31-14.
Any boys team in Holmes count,
or in this area wishing to schedul,
games for February please write t,
Walter Doty. Manager, Goodman
Miss. We will be glad to play a
a regular H. S. game or as an F. F
A. contest since all Of our player:
are regularly enrolled in Vocationa
Agriculture work ct the A. II. 8.
February 7th and 10th are close
for games on the road, any Other
date will be satisfactory.
Our school has been admitted int
fun membership in the Big Blacl
Titer7ry and Athletic Association TO
193940.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
H. }. c. Choir 70 Sing At
Methodist Church Sunday

Prelude-Miss Henderson; Hymn:
Holy Ghost With Light Divine by
Gottscholk; Prayer-Pastor; Amen
Choir; o, God We Praise Thee, by
Nevin and Like AS a Father, by Je-
r~ome-Choir; Flute Solo, P~astorale,
by Bruno Labate-Thomas Wasson;
octet, List the Cherubic Host, by
Gaul, and Tenor Solo, Before the
Crucifix, by La Forge-Wilbur Bal
lock; He Watches Over Israel, by
Mendelssohn-Choir
Baritone Solo, The Lords Prayer,
by Malotte-Henry Hood; Violin Du-
ct, Farewell to the Piano, by Bee.
thoven-R Rosa Ford and Annette Nc
Daniel; Were You There, by Bur-
leigh, and Listen to the Lambs, by
Detts-Choir; Quartet, The Shadows
of the Evening, by Jackson-Thomas
WATSON, Wilbur Bullock, Henry Hood
Romie Palmer; Soprano Solo, Fear
Not Ye, o Israeli, by Buck-iEvelyn
Cannon; Beautiful Savior, by Chris
Hansen, Lost Chord, by Sulliven Brew
er, and Softly Now the Light of Day,
by Won Weber-Choir.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01

MIR. and Mrs. J. A. Crum cxna
down from Memphis Thursday Z
visit friends here.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
Truck Driver Here Has
Marrow Escape

Becoming suddenly drowsy here last
Monday night night. Bill Barby, driv'
e. of Pontiac trucks for the S. and
7. c. Transport Company of Blythe
vile, Ark, climbed into the cab o.
his machine at the Sinclair Service
station. Leaving all windows CLOSED
and the motor running, the mai
fell asleep. Not long a.terward te
wa overcome by carbon monoxid.
and opening the door of the cab, M
STUMBLED GU. being in a state o.
ON
Might operator "BroJaer" Taylor
and Might Policeman Casey Griffin
assisted the victim and summoned
DR.. w. b. Hyde, who trea. ed tins
driver with a heart stimulant.
Darby was able to continue hi.
Journey louti.w IRA. y AahGs nj
home at Poplar Bluff, Mo.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
Group Meets
Soil Conservation

Sol Conservation Commissioners
and a group of about % Holmes
county farmer met Tuesday morn.
ing in LEXINGTON for tAo rurnose O.
formulating q 4rogram for the year
A number of government experts
in the various fields of forestry, ag
ronomy, erosion, etc. were present
10 advise and aid the group in form.
ing their detectives for the year.
Separate groups were formed {
study different phases of the work
and each group reported oack tt
the program committee who will out
line the program.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
Agricultural Committee
Of Colt Show Meets

The Agricultural Committee OF the
Annual Holmes County Colt Show
me- Friday morning in the County
Agents office. under the leadership
Of Chairman n. p. Watson, TO draf
plans for a bigger and better 194O
Colt Show.
Although some outstanding add
ttonal features were discu sed, moth
ing other than general plans were
drawn up.
The date was set FOR the third Fri
day of August every year The 1910
Show win be OK Friday, August 1G.
Members Of this Committee are
II. p. Watson, Chairman; D. c. Lun-
dy. Max A. ecobey, Joe Latham. VIII
bur Hooker, Miss Ellen Scale, w. r,
Thompson. I. W. Carson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
Buster Phillips FoIIs
Down Home Stuirs

Buster Phillips, son of Mr. and
Mrs, c. E. Phillips, was slightly in
il I'd Tuesday morning when Re fell
d&"n a steep flight OF stairs at hfs
hom%
n youth was starting down the
stalrs when bis left ankle turned
suddenly and plunged him forward
down the stairs. He suffered pair
ful bruises and scratches. An exami
nation by DR.. W. B.. Hyde failed u
reveal any broken bones.
PHILIPPE was able to attend school
this afternoon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
New Gasoline Offered
By STANDARD

Effective today, Standard Oil sta
tons and dealers throughout this
territory are offering their customers
Grown Extra" gasoline, the extra
quality product which has replaced
the old Crown Ethyl Gasoline.
Grown Extra" is a descriptive
name for this motor-fuel, because in
addition to containing tetraehyl lead
fluid, Crown Ezra Gasoline has been
specially made from a superior basc
sock-extra fine in all its specifi-
cations.
Made for those who want the best
Crown Extra is an extra quality gas
oline, selling at the same price for
merly charged for Crown Ethyl.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
State Baptist S. S.
Convention Sunday

Kosciusko, Miss. Jan 31-KoScius-
ko will '5e host. March So, to the
5 ate Baptist Sunday School Con
vent'o", local church officials IN
nounced todav. Five hundred dec
gates are expected.
The city Will be host in April to
the Woman's Missionary Socie.y O.
North Mississippi NJ thcd,st Confe5,
ence. Ms. z. o. Graham is ir
charge Of arrangements.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01

Brief ceremonies were held in the Chevrolet assembly
liant at Flint, January IL, marking completion of this cal,
me Zo-millionth unit built by General Motors. In behalf
the thousands Of workers who had a hand in its manu-
..cture. IS members of the final assembly line crew handed
"a. 4. Coyle, Chevrolet general manager, a commemora-
ave scroll Tor presentation to W. s. Knudsen, president of
r.enerI MOTOR. Veteran Chevrolet employees, and execu-
rves o. the Buck and &C Spark Plug divisions. were
Tesent - special guests.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
Legislature Passes
.Duront Bill

"A bill was passed by the Legs
lature allowing the Mayor and Boarx
of Aldermen, in their discretion, IN
sell parts OF an abandoned street IN
Durant.
The bill was presented in orde-
to make 1t possible for the city 10
sell to H. H. Bowie, IL 1t so desires.
the lot on which his home is locatEA
Recently 1t was found that Mf
, Bowie's house IN an intersectio. -
Washington and Madison Streea4.
was built on city property, an aAas-
doned street. The local and prtv.au
bill to clarity the situation was pc
scented and gotten through by Mr
Bowie.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01

TAINTED AT OHCL - Rawieig
ca,esr1an n South Carroll, SCUM
A tala Counties, Kosc:uslo. Write
R@w,c:gh's Dept. MSA-54-FB, Mem
phis, Tenn, or see T. V. Blayloch.
Lexington. Miss. Route A.
22-S-45
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-01
Car'uth Hos Charge
OF Rotory Program

c. H. Carruth had charge OF the
program at the Durant Rotary Club
n It regular meeting Tuesday in
the private dining o at the Call
tornia Cafe.
A quartet from Hines Junior Col
lcge sang several numbers.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Wage Rule Affecting
II Textile Concerns
Held Up by Court
Stoy Granted Pending
Final Determination of
Petition for Review

Twenty-seven textile firms, mostly
In the South, yesterday succeeded in
temporarily halting the operation
and effect of a wage ruling of the
Wage Hour Division of the Labor
Department.
The Court of Appeals directed that
the ruling of May Is affecting ap-
parel industries be stayed in its ap-
plication to these concerns, pending
final determination of the petition
for its review.
Asserting the hearing on which
the wage order was based was not
fairly or impartially conducted, the
firms asked the court to hold the
order void and remand 1t to the
administrator.
In holding up the order, however
the court required the companies to
post bonds to insure payment to the
employees affected in the event the
order is confirmed. The firms in
volved are:
Southern Garment Manufac-
turers Association, Inc, Nashville
Tenn; Allen Overall Co., Charlotte
N. c.; Barrow Manufacturing Co.
Winder, Ca; Belgrade Manufacture
ing Co., also of Winder; j. H. Bonck
Co., New Orleans, La: Burroughs
& Taylor, Doyle, Tenn; Carwood
Manufacturing Co. and the Empire
Manufacturing Co., both of Winder;
Dallas Pants Manufacturing Co.
Dallas. Tex; Eureka Manufacturing
Co., Shelbyville, Tenn; Fly Manu-
featuring Co., also of Shelbyville;
Great Western Garment Co., Wich-
ita Falls, Tex; Greenville Pants
Co., Greenville, Tex; Happ Bros
Co., Macon, Ga: Haspell Bros, Inc.
New Orleans, La; Charles w. Hen
son Manufacturing Co., Lawrence
vile, Ca; Kingston Manufacturing
Co., San Antonio, Tex; Monarch
Co., Atlanta, Ca; Louisiana Pants
Manufacturing Co., New Orleans
La; Marcus Loeb & Co., Atlanta
Ca; National Pants Corp, Dallas
Tex; Lion Brand Manufacturing
Co., Dallas; Seminole Manufactur-
ing Co., Columbus, Miss; Royal
Manufacturing Co., Allentown, Pa;
Steiner -Lobman Dry Goods Co..
Montgomery. Ala; Stephens Gar
ment Co., Toccoa, Ca; Tennessee
Overall Co., Tullahoma, Tenn. and
Waxahachie Garment Co., Waxa-
hachis, Tex.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

oy TIC hSSoCldttQ fTeSS.
CHICAGO, July 13-The wheat
market developed slow rallying power
today, advancing fractionally from
the lowest levels of the year due to
buying based on prospects of clear
and warmer weather in the spring
wheat belt.
The small amount of new wheat
being sold at terminal markets also
had a strengthening influence, al
though there was enough hedging
pressure to keep the pit honey
combed with selling orders most of
the time. Not more than a dozen
of the 436 cars which came here yes
terday were sold on the spot market.
the bulk going into storage probably
for Government loans. Dealers es-
timated 80 to IS per cent of the new
wheat Is being put into storage
Quality is believed to be the best
in five years, with much of the grain
testing so to 62 pounds and low in
moisture.
Temperatures ranged up to the
high nineties at some points in the
Northwest and there was little or no
precipitation overnight. The FORE
cast predicted fair and warmer
weather for the Dakotas and Mime
sofa over the weekend but some
showers may appear in Northern
sections Of the Canadian belt. H. C.
Donovan reported that between
Regina and Yorktown, .Saskatche-
wan, he found wheat needs rain
urgently as much of the stubble
portion is almost a failure.
The new wheat movement in the
Southwest apparently has reached
its peak but is expanding in
Northern markets. There were
some reports that grain may be
shipped here from Kansas City in
order to relieve the storage situ-
alton. So much grain is being
stored in elevators that some con-
Germs in the country have gone
out of the merchandising business
to large extent. Traders expected
Mondays receipts to be large.
Corn, oats and rye prices were
steady to flrml Increased country
offerings of corn were credited to
favorable crop prospects, due to
recent rains and the lower redemp-
ton rate on 1897 and 1898 loan
corn. London cables intimated that
negotiations are under way for ex-
change of British coal for 10000
900 bushels of Argentine corn.
Lard prices were slightly lower,
rejecting Government figures show
ing United States stocks are the
largest on record, totaling more than
305 ,O00, 900 pounds, more than double
a year ago. This supply is equiva-
lent to normal domestic consump-
ton for about two months, pro-
visions men estimated.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Philadelphia S Industries
On Alert Against Sabotage
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July 13.-Public
utility and industrial companies in
this area, highly important in the
national defense setup, took new
precautions against unauthorized
visitors to their plants today in
series of 'ewift moves to guard
against sabotage.
Groundwork for the new regula-
ton was laid six weeks ago at a
conference of Government agents
and officials of the General Electric
Co., Philadelphia Electric Co., West
inghouse Electric & Manufacturing
Co.. Philadelphia Gas Works Co.,
Bell Telephone and Keystone Tele-
phone Co.'S, a utility spokesman
said.
Armed guards will be stationed
beginning Monday, at each of Bell
key plants and any one entering
will be required to have a pass. Bell
President Philip C. Staples sent each
employe prepared statement warn
ing against divulging any telephone
conversation or any matter of COM
pany business to outsiders.
AT General Electric's switch gear
manufacturing plant each of the
5000 employees will be required to
wear badge bearing his photo
graph. All visitors must have passes
and be escorted.
Westinghouse will escort all out
siders, with at least l guard to every
10 visitors.