davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-11-08

and approximately $500 localities
throughout continental United
States. Obviously it is not feasible
for national headquarters to try to
locate any individual registrant
whose registration address Is not
known to an inquirer. And 1t is not
the disposition of the Selective Serv-
ice System or the purpose of the
act to provide means to reveal the
location of registrants to persons
from whom they wish to remain
aloof for personal reasons"
Some Of the inquiries obviously
are from creditors seeking delin-
quent debtors, it was said.
Director DykStra also emphasized
that all inquiries concerning deferred
classifications and other questions
affecting military service should go
to the local boards and not to ma
tional headquarters. The boards
have sole authority to pass on these
questions.
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Finland, sailed August is from
Petsamo, Finland, with 897 persons
aboard, and Washington, explaining
disregard of the German-proposed
route, said the route taken was a
choice between areas which Ger
many and Britain said were mined.
Because of the United States ac-
ton in the case of the American
Legion, authorized. Germans de-
clared, the Reich could assume no
responsibility for safety of a refugee
ship to and from Britain.
They asserted that no question
whatever of unfriendliness to the
United States was involved, but
rather a decision based on the case
of the American Legion and the
fact the British Isles are in combat
area.
Printing to weapons of war be-
yond human direction-mines streWn
about Britain by Germany-these
quarters said safe conduct was i'm
possible.
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divisions were engaged against seven
Greek divisions, but Italian equip
ment was reported far superior.
Italian soldiers said the Greeks had
been unable to cross the Devol River
east of Koritza.
Prisoners Taken to SalOnika.
Greek sources on the Yugoslav
border said last night 1000 Italian
prisoners captured on the northern
front had been taken to Salonika.
Greek newspapers reported ration
cards now were required for all
foodstufis. The government fixed
maximum prices, to prevent prof
iteering, and set a wage limit.
Yugoslavs arriving from Salonika
said it had not been bombed dur
ing the last four days.
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O1ll IL ob ago.
to predict that decisive battle was
shaping up in this sector.
Heavy cannonading was heard on
both sides and the Italians in
creased their air activity. Larger
groups of Fascist bombers were re-
ported to have attacked Greek divis-
ions east of the Koritza-Phlorina
highway and Greek Notifications at
the Pisoderi pass through the noun
tainS.
Fighting also was said to be going
on around Lake Prespa.
Greeks Use Guerilla Tactics.
Guerilla tactics of the Greek
troops were said to be scoring
against massed Italian mechanical
operations in areas presenting
great obstacles to the use Of modern
arms.
Greeks were reported to have
brought up anti-aircraft batteries to
strengthen detenses on Biklishta
Heights.
One report said only three Italian
Evening star., 1940-11-08
Brilliant Reception Given
By Russians in Berlin

BERLIN, Nov. 8 (P.-A reception
brilliant for these war times, was
given last night by the Soviet Rus
sian Embassy and drew such dig
nitaries as Adolf Hitler's chief of
chancellery and his executive Sec
retary along with representatives of
the other triple alliance powers,
Italy and Japan.
The reception was given in OBJ
servance of the 23d anniversary Of
the Soviet Russian revolution.
The Chinese Ambassador to Ber-
lin and his wife were conspicuously
present. First Secretary Donald r.
Heath and Assistant Military Alta
che Maj. William D. Hohenthal rep
resented the United States Embassy.
Political gossip was not wanting.
1t all tended in the direction that
in the near future some new mani
festation of Russian German friend
ship may ensue. Both German and
Russian sources. however, remained
officially tightlipped.
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Draft Office Rejects
Flood Of Inquiries
For Missing Men
Wives Seek Husbands and
Creditors Seek Debtors
In Pleas TO Dykstro

Hope that registration for the
draft may have located missing hus-
bands, sons and brothers has in
spired a flood of requests to trace
lost relatives, it was revealed at ma
tional selective service headquarters
today. Many letters have been re-
ceived appealing to the selective
service system to locate these miss
ing men.
One woman, writing from the
Middle West, asked help in locating
both her present husband and for
mer husband.
To all such requests the reply is
that selective service has no facili-
ties for such aid and is not author
lied by law to act as a missing per-
sons bureau. DR.. C. A. Dykstra, Sc
lective service director, pointed out:
There are more than 16,000,0 ,00t
of these individual registration cards
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Worcester Poly Alumni
Here to Celebrate

The Washington chapter of the
Alumni Association of Worcester
Polytechnic Institute is making ar
rangements to celebrate its 50th
anniversary. 1t was founded No
vember 20, 1890, at the old johnson
Hotel.
The Anniversary Committee in
cludes John A. Remon, Dean Fred
erick M. Feiker of the George
Washington University school of en-
gineering and Lawrence K. Hyde.
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Russian Reception
Popular This Year;
Unlike 1899 Fefe
Attendance Illustrates
Pivotal Position of Soviet
In World Affairs
Further Details on Society Page. J

Ey the Associated Press.
Soviet Russias pivotal position
in world affairs was evidenced last
night when Diplomats and others
f1ocked to the elaborate annual re-
ception at the Russian Embassy.
The reception, held in observance
of the 23d anniversary of the Boil
shevist revolution, was in marked
contrast to the fete last year when
many persons remained away be-
cause Of strained Russo Finnish re-
lations.
The Finnish Minister, Hialmar
J. Procope, first to arrive last year,
also attended last night with his
wife.
Summer WelIeS Attends.
More than 900 persons, including
representatives Of all the belligerent
European powers, were greeted by
the Soviet Ambassador, Constantine
Oumansky, and his wife and Saun-
tered from room to room in the
ornate building on Sixteenth street.
Leading large State Department
representation was Undersecretary
Of State WelleS, who has been con-
ducting negotiations with Ambassa-
dor Oumansky on trade and other
questions in an effort to improve
American-RuSsian relations.
The cabinet was represented by
Secretary of Commerce Jones, who
also is Federal loan administrator.
The triple alliance powers-Ger-
many, Italy and Japan-were all
represented and so was Great Brit
ain
Prince Colonna of Italy came early
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and left as most of the others were
arriving. Germany, Japan and
Great Britain, whose Ambassadors
are absent, were represented by their
next ranking diplomats and several
other members of the Embassy staffs.
Other guests included the Turkish
Ambassador; T. v. Song, president
of the Bank of China, and Mrs.
George c. Marshal, wife of the
United States Army chief of staff.
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Americans
Continued From First PageO

an American vessel to remove sew
eral hundred Americans still in the
besieged British. Isles.
They pointed out that American
authorities chose to disregard Ger
man advice in the case of the United
States Army transport American
Legion which passed through the
German-proclaime danger zone
around Britain whereas Germany
had suggested another route.
The American Legion, removing
Americans from Scandinavia and
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Lord Lothiun Receives
Decoration From Kinq
Ry the Associa q ed Press.

By the Associa ed Press.
LONDON, Nov. 8.-King George
today conferred q knighthood Of the
Order of the Thistle, one of Britain's
most distinguished orders, on the
Marques of Lothian, British Am
bassador TO the United States.
Lord Lothian is now in England
on a brief furlough.
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Greek

Continued From First Page.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-15
. SERIAL STORY
THE CAPTAINS DAUGHTER
BY HELEN WoRDEN sE Hs1 ssESsL .i ne


got you into such q mess"
The phone rang. Mike could
never let a phone ring If he
was within reach of 1t. He always
beat the servants to 1t, no matter
how they struggled, at Mrs. Dono-
vans insistent directions, to get
there first.
Hello" he doomed. well,
Mrs. Martini" He lowered his
voice, "and how are you this fine
day? What's that, will Mrs. Dono-
van be back in time for the party
tomorrow night?" He looked help
lessly at Dan.
AS much as he enjoyed talking
over the telephone, he wasn't en-
thusiaStic over q conversation
with Mrs. Martin. He was uneasy
in any encounter with her. She
belonged to that mysterious worlo
known as society, world in which
he was never certain Of himself.
"Yis, yis, Mrs. Martin" he slut
tered. "Shure she will. What's
that, Dan is to bring Lynda tc
the Plaza first for dinner? The
boy1l be there!"
He put the receiver down care
fully Nov will the saints tel
me what have I done?" r.
Dan got up. There was despair
in his voice. Don't worry, Dad
I'll not disgrace you any more"
(TO Be Continued
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BY HELEN WoRDEN

came up like a crazy man bah
bling that Mother was having
mysteries IN the hall. I dashed
down and so did Susette. We
found her drunk"
Mrs. Donovan, her head ON her
husbands shoulder, came to for a
moment. Les sing, honey" she
began. "All aroun' the null
berry"
"Quiet, Mrs. Donovan, quiet"
Susette pressed her hands gently
wen get you to bed so quickly"
II dom wanna go to bed"
"Sh-h, Katie, sh-h."
Once they'd got her on the bed,
Mike said, Nov wen leave
her to you, Susette. Undress her
as quietly as possible The best
thing in the world for her is
Sleep" He started toward the
door. Dan with him.
what was that" he inquired
curiously, about this being all
your fault?"
The two turned down the hall
to the study.
81 guess it was my fault, Dad"
Dan Topped into a chair. Mother
saw a picture of me in that news
paper you've got in your pocket
now. That must have started
her."
Mike still had his overcoat on,
He reached for the paper and slid
the coat off.
Him" he said. 80 you've
been keepin' waterfront Ngils I
see, and in your Tuxedo too. I
don't wonder yer mother gulped
glass o. whiskey.''
He lit a cigar and paced the
floor. II can't have a boy Of mine
maxim a ninny out Of himself" he
said gruffly. "Your mother evil
IDENTIFY doesn't think much Of II
either" He looked at him sharply
what you goin' to do, break her
heart? She has her mind set or
your marryin' another girl"
Gee, Dad, I don't blame YOU
for anything you do or say. I've
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-15
|MALONEY HONOR
ROLL RELEASED
Four Girls Brightest in
Grade s A Reports
Mary E. Kelley

The latest honor roll at Maloney
grammar school, announced this
morning by Miss Mary e. Kelley,
principal, follows:
Grade 8A-Lucy DiStefano, Jo-
sephine Parlo, Mary zasinovich,
Anna Crispino; 8B-Lydia Ermida,
Mary Lanosa, Elizabeth Neumann,
George Flynn, Rita Erskine, Mar
shall Shaker, Ruth Beebe, Raymond
Cali, Lucille Patanaude, Thomas
SiemiatkoSti.; 8C-Rose Tropasso,
Eva Bartolini, Rose Sabatii1i, Lal-
rinda Coelho, Victor opposite, Rosa
lind Ciprano.
Grade 7A-Anna Bush, John
voulgaris, Anthony Colangelo, Car
olyn Schiavone; 7B-Phyllis Natalie,
George Frantzis, Angelo Rastelli,
Charles Giampolo, Barbara Tomlin-
son, Bessie DukaS, Veronica Nc
Govern, Beverly Maxim; 7C-Frank
Napomicena, Albert opposite, Bern
ice Siemiatkoski, Herbert Maxim,
John Mccarthy, Anthony Russo,
Marc Genua, Alice Mateschi.
Grade 6B-Dolores Guarini, Jane
} Iorio, Rubin Bearz, Rachael Cic-
chetti, william Belr; 6C-CharleS
Vernale, Albert Russo, Dolores
Ricco, Charmaine Thibodeau, Jo-
seph zdonczyk, Theresa Pennasilco.
Madeline Berardo, Mary Bruno,
Salvatore Commentators, Frances
Affe, Julius Cicchetti, Rosemary
Guarini, Clifford Major, Frances
Spagnuolo.
Grade 5A-Angeline Rollo; 3d.
Lenora Spearo, Vivian Spardone,
Matilda Bartilino, Lena DisStefano
Anna Zappulla, Marie Cipriano
Gordon Tucillo; 5C-Annette La
Plante, Adam Demirs, Lucy CAIRO,
Eleanor George Cecile Grenier, JUS
tine Palonba.
Grade 4A-Anna Panaccione, Jo-
seph Masotta, Flora Rastella, An
geline Ciarleglio, Ann Nardozzi,
Theresa Schiavone; 4B-Annamay
Iorio, Mary MARCHING, Robert De-
Vito, Elizabeth Lenkowski, Frances
LAMBERT, Rose DiStefano; 4C-
Edith Cipriano, Sebastian Caro-,
Joseph Morrone, Vinal Duncan,
Robert Robinson, Carlo Bonvisuto,
Lena CreStella, Theresa Famiglietti,
Ursula McGovern.
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, STORIES
IN STAMPS
Panama Canal Opening
Honored by 1913 Stomp

THE U. S. Postoffice Department
l. anticipated the opening OF the
Panama Canal by issuing the
Panama Canal stamp, above, one Of
the Panama-Pacific commelnora.
tive series, on Jan. Is, 1913, a
year and seven months before the
canal was officially opened.
A model Of the Pedro Miguel
locks was used for the stamp de-
sign. Below is a view Of the Pedro
Miguel locks during construction,
as shown on Canal Zone stamp
Of 1899, concentrating the 25th
anniversary of the opening.
In preparing the 1918 canal
stamp, the locks were enormously
identified as the Gatun Locks. This
error was noticed before release
and all stamps so printed were
destroyed. The locks were not
named in the second printing, but
merely designated Up q n q m a
Canal
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-15
C.n ANIl1M
CRACKERS
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY

After all the discussion last year
of the United State Neutrality act,
do you remember what it's all
about? Review your knowledge OF
this legislation by designating as
true or false the following state
ments: ,
!. American merchant vessels
may carry no arms whatsoever.
2. American ships may not carry
passengers to belligerent countries.
8. United States citizens may not
send money for any purpose to bel
ligerent nations.
4. War materials may be carried
on United States ships to bel
ligerents If title has been transferred
to the purchaser. 81.
5. Foreign vessels may not fly
the American flag to disguise their
true nationality.
Answers ON Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-15

YESTERDAY: Mike goes back
to the Molly. He hopes to find
some way TO ease Dams grief. He
meets Tommy Ryan and they
burst IN ON Bat together. Bat
throws Tommy out when the
trucker declares Marie should
marry him. The barge captain
turns on Mike. Donovan tells him
the affair Is not finished yet.
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CAST OF CHARACTERS

CAST OF CkAAksAOAEnS
MARIE LA PORTE-modeI In
exclusive dress sheEpe lives on a
barge.
DAN DONOvAN-pIsyhoy son
q rich Irishman, In love with
Marie.
TOMMY RYAN-Ieader Of the
truckers fighting Marie's father.
LYNDA MARFN-sOciety deb
utante, wants TO marry Dan.
BAPTTSTE LA FORTUNA
RES father, owner Of . fleet OF
barges.
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Answers ON Back Page
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17
Need Juvenile
Officers

Rev. C. B. Wheeler, pastor OF
Mount Olivet Baptist Church, has
called the attention of this paper
to the dire need in St. Paul of a
Negro juvenile court officer. We
agree with Rev. Wheeler and know
that that need is duplicated in Min
neapolis.
Increasing juvenile delinquency
in both cities among the Negro
youngsters is disquieting and we
believe that unless more is done
to curb it both communities will
have much to regret.
With his peculiar economic prob
lens the urban Negroes family life
is not always we'll regulated. Chill
dren are problems. The three COM
munity houses in the two cities do
an excellent job but they need the
assistance of parents and there is
real need for some worker, paid
from city and county funds, to
keep a check on delinquent chill
dren and discourage those who Dor
der on delinquency, showing them
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17
ALL. Green Kicks the West Indians Arou

Green, letter A. F. of L. officers Fedora
urged them wire their Congressman amend the
appropriation bills H R. 1868 8438)
so as from all skilled jobs Canal
twelve thousand coored Indians
Republican, employed the
thousand of them tanmen
fremen policemen clerks imekeepers building trademen
the colored the labor
ing work. them kicked out of the skilled jobs
agrees with Green about kicking the West
that citizens the Republic
good negbor policy should have equal employment rights
citizens.
unemployed citizens should have first crack at
all U. S. jobs and maybe he's right we don't know
So ask Bill this question:
kicking all jobs here in the States
this alien ban
the cod West Indians down the Canal
-Afro-American
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17
Mothers Day Banquet" Saturday,

Mothers Day Banquet" Saturday,
May II, at p. m. Games were
conducted by Dorothy Schuck and
Arteas Blaney. The dining room
was decorated with palms, candle
labra and with a lovely bouquet Of
sweetpeas on each table. Each
girl presented her mother or Big
Sister with corsage of pink sweet
peas to mothers that are living
and white for the mothers who
have passed away. Grace was led
by Helen Smith, adviser of the
club.
A lovely program was given af-
ter the dinner. Special numbers
on the program were: a duet by
Marie Bell and Glora Williams, the
club joining in on the chorus, I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Mable
Lewis. Katie Beasley sang a solo,
and Maureen Colomen gave a poem
called "My Mother" Mrs. Eta
Graham, guest speaker, gave a
talk on every Day Mothers Day."
Mrs. Edna Warren was a spe-
cial guest of the club.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17

At the Crossroads
By Richard Hovey
You to the left and l to the right,
For the ways of men must sever
And it we'll may be for a day and
day,
And it we'll may be forever.
But whether we meet or whether
we part,
(For our ways are past our know
ing)
And pledge from the heart to it's
fellow heart
On the ways we all are going!
Here's luck!
For we know not where we are
going.
We have striven fair in love and
war,
But the wheel was always
weighted!
We have lost the prize that we
struggled for,
We have won the prize that was
fated.
We have met our loss with smile
and song,
And our gains with a wink and
whistle
For, whether we're right or
whether we're wrong,
There's a rose for every whistle
Here's luck!
And a drop to wet your whistle!
Whether we win or whether we
lose .l
With the hands that life is dealing
1t is not we nor the ways we choose
But the fall of the cards that's
sealing.
There's a fate in love and a fate
in fight
And the best of us all go under
And whether we're wrong or
whether we're right,
We win, sometimes to our wonder,
Here's luck!
That we may not yet go under!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17
Every Negro a
Communist?

Potentially, every black man in
America is a Communist. He
wants this discriminatory form of
government corrected. Some are
brave enough to admit it and
openly join the party voicing that
program; others agree in part with
its platform, but for the sake of
bread and butter, keep quiet on
the issue; still others too coward
ly to fight for their own rights
silently applaud communistic bonn
bardments against American race
prejudice. Fact of the matter is
that the Communist has given
shape and form to the Negroes
previously unorganized fight for
his rights as an American citizen
and actually frightened him in try
ing to carry it out. If Democracy
fully functioned in behalf of the
black man; if the Constitution
meant what it says, Communism
would offer no attraction. Had you
thought of that? America is still
half free and half slave.-Lucius
Harper in the Chicago Defender.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17
that it does not pay.

that 1t does not pay.
Civic groups and religious bodies
could put their hands to no better
task than to convince authorities
in both Minneapolis and st. Paul
that we should have a Negro juv-
emile or probation officer in each
of these cities.
If the politicians cannot be con-
WINGED we should all dig down in
our pockets and hire someone to
do the job ourselves. Minneapolis
members of the Hennepin County
district court bench had a fine OPP
portunity to name qualified Ne
gro to such a post several months
ago, but all of them with the ex-
ception of two exhibited the rank
est kind of racial bias because they
thought the young Negro applicant
who was we'll qualified might have
to call on a white family occasion
ally! On this particular phase we
shall have more to say the next
time some of those jurists are up
for election.
However, we must bestir our
selves to help our youth go the
right way and one way will be to
have some paid person checking
up on them.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17
One Years Participa.
ton in Organized
Labor

Editor: I have been employed
for years as a waiter in a hotel
in which the bosses, when angry
about something the walters did,
would make a remark like this,
eve will put you out and put in
white help" I did not like that
kind of a remark and thought it
unfair, so I studied for long time
to get something to offset it. Final
ly I thought that I had something.
About this time our Local Ga
began meeting every Wednesday
afternoon in the Vocational Night
School.
This was my opportunity to put
the idea before the members of my
local first. I rose and said, "Mem-
bers of Local Ga, we are not in
good standing with our employers.
Here is my idea which I think will
put us in their good graces. We
will go out and contact the rail-
road men, red caps, dining car
walters and Pullman car porters
and get them to work with US in
boosting business for the hotel
which will mean thousands of dol
lars a year for the hotel"
Most of our members thought
the idea was good, but the work
ers were few. After a number of
meetings and much discussion over
the idea, I took the proposal up
with my employer. He thought it
was just grand. I was permitted
to go to work on it right away
depending on the final answer from
the Efficiency Board. They worked
on the proposal for about two
weeks and finally reached a deci-
sion-and what decision it was!
In the final analysis one mem
Der of the Efficiency Board said a
white man should have the job of
organizing the plan and asked the
employer to give it to him and
that he would do it for nothing.
The employer gave it to him and
told me to go back in the dining
room and go to work.
That decision knocked me over
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17

And next in line for the prize of
tinfoil-decorated ash-can is the
person who Stands you up on the
corner" He swears on a stack of
almanacs that he will meet you
on a certain corner, and it is des-
ignated, then two hours later, he
comes up and tries to argue that
he was standing on the opposite
corner waiting for you, ct cetera
ad infnitum.
The best way to cure perennial
late-comers" is to give them dose
of their own medicine. Don't de-
lay the dinner for them, but en-
joy it and let the last one get what
he may. Start your meeting on
time and if the tardy one comes
just five minutes before closing,
close right on as if there weren't
any other arrivals, and let the late
one get what was done the best
way he can.
Being late is, in the first place,
rude except in cases of real emer-
gencies. Secondly, the person who
disappoints in the matter of time
has very exalted notion of him
self or herself. And it does not
matter whether the offender is a
workman, school teacher, preacher,
lodge head or what-not.
Many fine opportunities have
been lost by not being able to
make time. Good workmen are
now out of employment and many
not-so-good employees are still on
the job because whatever their
shortcomings, when the time comes
for a door to be opened, it is
opened. But if the door is to be
ajar at six o'clock and it flies open
at seven, that won't do.
And we can remember this: the
man who can make time is the
one who will get ahead.