davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La gaceta., 1940-12-23

mo los apetitos de la facci6n la
depauperaci6n de la Patria deS-
pues de las orgiasticas devasta-
clones de pueblos y campoS, don
de gemia ell alma Y ell espiritu
sSpanol Sometidos a la crueldad
de la aviaci6n. eXpedicionaria
italo-germana. Nj hizo mella Al
guna en- el coraz6n de los gober-
nantes de hoy la llamada de holn
bres de conciencia pura, que sc
apreStaron a intervenir en- de-
manda de perd6n.
JamaS una guerra civil ha te-
nido la liquidation macabra que
a la sufrida en- Espana lie estan
dando los actuales dirigentes de
aquel tinglado sangriento. Guam
do ell mundo vive horaS de a.
MARCO dolor, y los pueblos todos
andan errabundoS en- buSca &c
sosiego a sus almas atormenta-
das, cuando sc pretende reanu-
dar relaciones con puebloS que
un dia fueron forjadoS EN- el
yunque de la sangre Y del esprit
tn hiSpanos, aun resuena lugu-
bre, eScalofriante, la voz del pre-
gonero que dice del calvario SUI
frido por los nuevOS martires,
Zugazagoitia, Cruz Salido y o.
tros cuyos nombres oculta ladi-
namente la censura f~ascista,
nan brindado hoy, a los veinte
meses de finalizada la contien-
da, su sangre eSpanola, a los
verdugos, a los asesinos de Es-
pana, a los devotos de Odin.
Els precise, 10 exige ell mo-
mento historico que vivimos,
que de tOdas parties, de Norte a
Sur y de Mar a Mar, brote ell ru-
NOR concorde de voluntades y
de espiritus que eleven sobre ell
mundo un nuevo SURSUM
CORDA potente, atronador, que
paralice la mano del verdugo y
ahogue en- la garganta ell fallo
criminal.
Pedimos a todos, hombres y
muJeres, ninos y ancianos, sin
distinction de razas, nj de ideolo-
gias, nj de condici6n social, y a
los Gobiernos, que en- los pue-
bios libres de America son sal
yaguarda de La civilization afro
pellada, representatives genui-
nos de aquellos Libertadores
que tanto amaron a la humam-
oad doliente, que como un SOLO
nombre eleven su protesta con-
ira Ell atropellO y exiJan me
dios hay de sobra para clio Ell
cese, la suspension de ~ejecucio-
mes, la garantia personal, en- su-
ma, para tOdos los espanoles que
gimen bajo la bota del totalita-
rismo atrabiliario, anarcr6nieo,
avasallador, que sc posesiono
del suelo espanol. Solo asi po-
dremos afrontar serenos ell jul
clio que nos depare la Historic, Y
habremos demostrado la forta-
lea de nuestro espiritu puesto
al servicio de la Justicia y de la
Libertad.
Para este mOWimiento huma-
nitario ACCION REPUBLICA-
MA ESPANOLA pide a todOs su
collaboration.
Habana, 8 de Noviembre de
1910.
FL Consejo de Acci6n Repu-
blciana Espahola: j. Marcial
Dorado, Sec. de Relaciones Elk
teriores j. Vazquez Gayoso, Sec.
del Interior j. Gonzalez Molina,
Sec. de Propaganda, p. $. r.
Domicilio Social: Lealtad nG-
nero 2l7 altos Habana, Cuba.
La gaceta., 1940-12-23

LEON CAIN, presiden-
te del CARNIVAL Latino, es
digno de un saludo Por su
incansable labor al frente
de esa organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
MORE BOMBERS
FOR THE BRITISH

There will be lot of political CUFF in
congress and out about the transfer OF
26 big American bombers, built for the
u. S. army, to Great Britain.
We think it is the best thing the army
could do.
Instead of laying around, becoming OBJ
solete. the bombers will go into service
which may obviate the later necessity OF
using other bombers which are manned
by American pilots.
We are building up a gigantic national
defense machine at great cost to our,
selves Why? Because we're afraid we'll
have need of it if Hitler conquers Great
Britain.
That being the case, wouldn't 1T be
bit unwise to hold back the very things
which may make it unnecessary for US
to use that defense machine?
If Britain wins the war in Europe.
there will be no need for this country to
fight any kind of war, defensive or OF
fensive, for many more years.
If Britain does not win the war, we
may have a war of our own hands in
very few years-either from the direction
of Europe or from the Orient.
You'll most likely hear that the trans
fer of the bon1bers weakens our own de-
fenses. The charge is purely political,
in the light of facts. ..
If we had war with Japan today, it
would be fought by naval forces, with
such long range bombers as these COM
paratively unimportant. Fighter planes
would be the important thing in such a
war, second to naval units.
If we are to have war with Germany,
or with any bloc of European nations.
those bombers are just as valuable to us
in British hands right now as they would
be in our own hands later on. Every
bomb dropped from one of them today
weakens the potential striking power of
Germany later on. Thus if we were =,
go to war against Germany next year,
We would face weaker Germany by vir-
tue of the planes we are sending to Brit
ain now.
Those bombers are serving us a lot bet
ter in Great Britain than they could at
home right now.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

The balloon called Boom is
filling rapidly, and tugging ner-
vously at its mooring ropes. Amerl-
ca is going back to work.
After 10 years of fruitless Strug-
Gle to achieve that. the world has
suddenly thrust forward a situation
that achieved it for us. Jobs are at
last beginning to seek the man III
the higher brackets of skill. In the
Cleveland area. manufactures are
beginning to bid against one an
other for skill.
This has not yet gotten down TO
the rank and file OF unskllled
labor, yet the American Fedora
ton of Labor is confident that it
soon will. and advances the possibll-
ity that by the end of l941 as many
as 100000 of the present unem-
ployed may be at work. Up to
100000 will be directly needed in
the expanding defense industries,
That will give work to another O.
000,000 in non-defense and trans
port. The military will remove an
other 100000 men from the labor
market. That would leave only
100000 unemployed, at the end OF
1941.
This is a pretty picture, and we
hope it's a true one. But like all
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
WHY SUCH
A STRIKE?
(Wall Street Journal)


Vultee Aircraft, Inc, is engaged in the
manufacture of aircraft for the United
States Army. 1t has orders which
amount in money to S90,000,00 and are
at fixed prices. 1t employs at present
5000 men and will be obliged to double
this number in the near future. 1t is
paying at present a minimum wage rate
of so cents an hour. The workers have
struck for an advance in the rate to 90
cents. The company points out that the
higher rate would increase present labor
costs bv over ST 100000, but has offered
an increase which would total over ST.
141 900 1t points out that the union de-
mand would more than double the total
labor cost when the full complement of
employees is reached. 1t has offered to
submit the dispute to arbitration, the
arbitrators to be selected by any neutral
Government agency. This offer has been
refused and the workers are on strike.
In the light of these facts-assuming
that they are facts-it is hard to see the
necessity for a strike. The company has
ters of the increase demanded and is will
ing to arbitrate. What real risk to their
rightful demand do the workers take in
accepting the arbitration proposed, and
what likelihood is there that strike will
obviate that risk? Unless it can be shown
that the facts in the case are other than
as stated by the company, the Vultee's
employees can hardly expect public opin
ion to support their action in stopping
work on products needed for national
defense.
No one any longer questions the en-
ploye's right to strike" Everyone recog
nizes that strike may be justified when
no other way seems open to obtain a just
settlement of a dispute But in times
such as the present, it is more than ever
necessary that every other way should
be exhausted before recourse is had to
suspension of work on defense program
material The workers at the Vultee
plant owe it to the public to make clear
why they now deem it necessary to resort
to this course. Moreover, they cannot
succeed by this course unless they can
satisfy public opinion on this point.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-High on
the list of projects the New Deal
plans to present to Congress this
winter is change in the Social
Security Act which would greatly
broaden the old-age pension system.
What is likely to come out of
it is pension plan remarkably
like the modernized version of the
Townsend Plan.
Studies of ways to extend and
amplify the old-age assistance Sec
tlon of the Social Security Act are
now being made under supervision
OF Federal Security Administrator
Paul V. McNutt, in line with Presi-
dent Roosevelt's campaign pledge
that a better pension system would
be introduced.
These studies have not vet been
finished, but it is possible to get a
fairly good line on the program.
A good guess is that it will call
for elimination of the means test
by which local boards are en-
powered to decide whether or not
an assistance eligible is actually III
need-the extension of pensions to
all retired citizens past 65, and gov
ernment payments starting from a
minimum of - probably - S25 a
month, to which the individual
states could add further sums if
they chose.
CLOSE TO
TOWNSEND PLAN
This means, of course, that the
present actuarial basis" would 60
out the window. 1t would no longer
be necessary to estimate What per-
centage Of persons will be in need
since pensions would go to all. Re-
lance on payroll taxes as a means
of footing the bill would probably
be abandoned too.
The annual cost of a pension
system such as has just been out
lined is figured to be around ST.
800,000000 a year. Best suggestion
SO far is that some form of gross
income tax would have to be levied
to support it.
What comes out of all this is
something tolerably close to the
Townsend Plan.
There is now pending in the
Senate a bill introduced by Sena-
tor Downey of California, generally
recognized as the chief spokesman
for the Townsend idea in the upper
house. DoWney's endorsement,
would levy two per cent gross
income tax and pay pensions to
all retired citizens past CO. Downey
figures this would mean pensions of
$40 month at the start. The bill
carrieres a 5000 maximum, which
admittedly would be reached about
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
by Willis Thornton
The Balloon Tugs at Its Mooring Ropes

pictures. it is only on the surface.
What does it mean?
It means that the United States
is being driven TO adopt the kind
of economy Germany, Italy and
Japan adopted by choice-that is,
an economy in which major part
of the country's labor energy IS
diverted into armament regardless
of cost or relation to normal eco
nomy."
Ninety-nine of 100 Americans OF
both parties agree that we have no
choice. Ninety of that SO will baSk
in the sunshine Of this neW-found
prosperity We might as well en-
10Y it, for what can't be cured
must be endured" and it might as
well be enjoyed to boot, If possible.
But some time this emergency,
like all emergencies, must end. The
men will come back from the train
ing camps some day; the shell
plants and armor plate mills will
close.
Not only government. but every
person, especially those in positions
OF responsibility on whose decisions
will hang the jobs of others, must
begin to hatch plans for peacetime
production that can replace that of
war preparedness
Government must have its plans
ready for housing and roads and
public works that will take up the
inevitable slack.
Individual employers must have
their plans for new products aim
ed at new markets. abroad and at
home. to absorb the energies of
men no longer producing arms.
1t is not that it isn't pleasant to
feel the balloon begin to rise. 1t is
pleasant. But there is no use kid
ding ourselves that any problem is
being solved. The essential read
justment of the economic machine
in normal times has not yet been
made, and we must be ready with
our adjustments when-and if
normal times comes again.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 22.-Behind
the screen: They say that in foot
ball when an irresistible force meets
an immovable object, the result IS
time out. It's the same with the
salary squabble between Ann Sher-
idan and her studio; neither side
will yield, and she remains on sus-
pension.
An attempt was made to arrange
an accidental meeting between
her and a studio executive which
could have saved face for both of
them and maybe lead to peace
talk. But Annie didn't show up.
Hollywood is inclined to blame
George Brent for coaching her into
this sit-out strike He did the same
for Bette Davis when they were
romancing. and the drama-gal went
broke fighting the studio in court.
Lucille Ball, who has been dithery
over the Cuban song g-and- dance
boy, Desi Arnaz, ever since they
worked together in Too Many
Girls almost choked on a line she
had to speak in Three Girls and a
Cob" 1t was a contemptuous re-
mark that "Latins are lousy lovers"
and it was written into the script
merely to rib the actress. Miss Ball
didn't know that the Hays office
won't pass the word lousy
With a new contract being writ
ten for her at RKO. Ginger Rogers
isn't so sure she wants to be just an
actress and would like to do an
other musical with Fred Astaire.
Which reminds me that during
their last one. Astaire had the
film of one of their dance num-
bers equipped with special sound
effects.
When Miss Rogers went to see
the rushes she was Mortified as her
selo tapping clattered like cavalry
crossing a bridge. When she struck
pose and arched a leg to begin
dance. she creaked like dry
axle of wagon. Her leaps ended
with heavy thuds, and the finale
brought crash of dishes and
blackout.
Walt Disney, setting play-dates
and leasing theaters for the next
two years, estimates hts Fantasia
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
the PEOPLE GET A PEEK
AT THEIR OWN HOLDINGS

1t will be every persons own fault af-
ter this if he or she has not seen the All
American canal and the Imperial Irriga-
tion Districts public power system.
BY arranging weekly tours to show
the canal and power system to valley
residents, the district directors have
made it possible for everyone to get
first hand idea of the operation of two
projects which are of vital interest to
this region.
The only step remaining to acquaint
the public fully with the projects is a
simplified, one-syllable explanation of
the financial background and operation
of the program which interlocks the can
al and the power system so inextricably.
In a picture as complex as this one, such
simplification is extremely difficult, if
not impossible Nevertheless, it should
be attempted.
But, forgetting finances for the mo-
ment, the valley resident who has not
seen the canal and power system, togeth-
er or individually, should not miss the
opportunity represented by these Sun
day tours sponsored by the district.
The scope and vastness Of the two pro-
Jects will do much to make any valley
resident proud of his home territory, with
pride that carries the realization that
every person must do his part in making
the program a complete success.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
by Paul Harrison
Hollywood S Fads, Fancies and Foib|es

will gross $15,O0O,O0O in that time
-. Howard Hughes, the lanky,
wealthy toolmaker and flyer, fin
ally is all set to resume picture
production where he left off with
Front Page" and "Scarface" First
on his new schedule is The Out
law" with Howard Hawks directing.
Sign reported on a London movie
theater damaged by bomb: Smash
Hit Most encouraging evi-
dence of growing anti-Nazi senti-
ment in the Argentine is that
The Man I Married has been ap-
proved for general release .
TWentieth-FoX has another bitter
brew for. Hitler on the fire
George Murphy was campaigner
with the Hollywood committee for
Willkie and isn't forgetting his ar
8uments. The hoofing actor has
refused a third term as president
of the West Side Tennis Club.
1t isn't that Sylvia Sidney has a
poker face; she merely knows how
to look woebegone while holding
three jacks and a pair of mines.
Clifford Odets and Aben Handel
paid S400 to watch few such per-
formances Speaking of poker
and acting. Martin Greene says
there are two ways to know when
Charles Coburn has a good hand:
his face lights up. and then he
plays it wrong OrSon Welles is
planning a picture about colorful
Maury Maverick, former U. s. rep
resentative and now mayor of San
Antonio.
Metromen are taking bows for
the discovery of Phillip Dorm, who's
drawing such praise for his role in
Escape and here's how he was
found: M-G-M asked Universal for
a glimpse of a test made a certain
actress who was being considered
for an important role. She didn't
get it, but there was plenty of in
tereSt in the unnamed young stooge
Who worked in the test with her.
II was Dorm.
Talking about a certain execu-
tive. Sir Cedric Hardwicke said:
That fellows conscience isn't his
guide it's his accomplice.'
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
CERTIFICATE REQUIRED BY
TION 2466 CALIFORNIA
CIVH. CODE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GWEN that
the undersigned, H. c. Latham, for
merly operating as Builders Supply
Co, is now transacting business in
the City of Ell Centro, County of
Imperial, State of California, under
the name of Latham Lumber Co. y
That the full name and address
of all parties interested in said
business are as follows:
H. C. LATHAM,
1014 Olive Street.
Ell Centre, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SIS.
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL }
On this 18th day of November.
1910, before me, Geo. r. Kirk, a
notary public in and for the County
of Imperial. State of California,
personally appeared II. c. Latham,
known to me to be the person whose
name is subscribed to the within
instrument, and acknowledged to
me that he executed the same.
In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in
this certificate first above written.
GEO. r. KIRK,
(SeaD Notary Public in and for
the County of Imperial,
State of California.
(Nf5-22-29, D6)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
Editorials and Comment
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1910
100 MILLION DOLLARS
THROWN AWAY
{ Riverside Press)

Some people must have money.
Every wagering record in the United
States was shattered by New York's re-
cently-closed racing season in which
sporting citizens tossed S103, ,159,429 into
the pari-mutuel machines. Besides which
IL 500 people found time each and every
day of the season to go out and watch
horses run around in circle.
The fellow who first noticed that one
horse can run faster than another was
the unconscious founder of big business
These New Workers contributed $5,157.-
97145 in taxes to the state, and who is
better mark for taxes on the ability
to pay principle than the people who
can afford to toss hundred million dol
lars year out on the pony track?
The average toss-away per person per
day was $50 Yet We'll bet there were
not lacking some citizens among this
throng who could be heard to mutter
from time to time, Things are fought!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
by Bruce Cation :.
The Inside Track in Washinqfol1

half a mile this side of Utol
PRESIDENT
WILLING
BY all of this there hangs
DR.. Townsend came out for
kie in the last campaign. d.
on the other hand, stumpe
Roosevelt. Late in August, D
had a long conference with
welt in the White House.
President remarked that h,
deeply disappointed" with
age pension phase of the
Security Law and was cen
something much better was r
He added he would recomm,
the next Congress an ext,
revision of the law, looking
higher pensions and more pc
erS.
Downey replied he himsel
a bill in the Senate-the
mentioned Townsend bill-bu
a lot of senators were afr
it on the ground it might be
if passed. FDR said that. {
contrary. he would coopera
the passage of the best f
pension legislation.
1t was about 10 days afte
the President made his addr,
fore the convention of TIE
sters' union in which he, cal.
bigger and better pensions
payments given in a manner
will respect the dignity of t
of service which our aged {
have given to the nation"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given by Sadie
Knapp, Executrix of the estate Of
Robert Knapp, deceased, to the
creditors or all persons having
claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers within six months after
the first publication of this notice,
to the said eXecutrix at 212 Rehkopf
Building, FL Centro, California, the
place selected for the transaction
of all business of said estate, or
to file them within six months
after the first publication of this
notice in the office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of said State
of California, County of Imperial.
Dated this 18th day of Novem-
ber, 1910.
SADIE KNAPP.
Clarence B. Smith
Attorney for Administrator.
fN13-24. incl)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
Uranium Crackers
RECENT BIOGRAPHIES


Readers Of Biographies should
have no trouble identifying the au-
thors of these recent well-knoWn
biographical works, all of which
won the Pulitzer prize. How many
can you name?
/. Benjamin Franklin
2. "R. f. Lee
3. The Raven a biography Of
Sam Houston.
a. The Thought and Charac-
ter of William James"
5. "A Daughter of the Middle
Border"
ANSWERS
!. Carl Van Doren.
2. Douglas Southall Freeman.
3. Marquis James
a. Ralph Barton Perry.
5. Hamlin Garland.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
So They Say

Dictatorial regimes boast of be-
ing totalitarian. To be that means
TO deny individuality And art is,
in its essence. individualistic and
free.
Count Carlo Sforza, italian eX-
lie.
Women have great potential
powers and everybody realizes ii
but women.
Mrs. John L. Whitehouse, Balti-
more Women's clubs leader.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

Due to bad health of children
Finland now permits hot water in
homes weekly instead /of monthly.
Now and then something with a
human touch comes out of the war
zone
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

w len British bombers raided
Benghazi, Tobruk, Eritrean. Maia-
daga, Brindisi and Gelsenkirchen,
the correspondents as we'll as the
natives were spellbound.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

Michigan apartment landlords re-
quest two families to move, basing
it on the arrival of new babies. For
crying out loud!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
Famous SAVINGS

Wilt thou draw the nature of the gods? Draw
near them then in being merciful: sweet mercy is
nobty's true badge.-Shakespeare.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

The English women, too, are
keeping their best face front. War
has increased the sale of cosmetics.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

An old Kentucky law prohibits
keeping COWS in tenements. We
wonder if a similar law covers
children
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

Movie studios are able to save
$l20,00O annually by recovering the
silver from film fixing baths.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

The Duce was all set to give
Greece the italian boot but it kick
cd back on him.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

The moon is approximately 240,-
600 miles from the earth, a short
distance as astronomers view things.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

Rainbows may sometimes be seen
all day long in Siberia due to the
reflection of the sun on fine par
tlcles of snow in the air
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
MEMBER

American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. National
Editorial Association. CALI,
fOrnia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

When the castiron plow was in
troduced in America, farmers re-
fused to use it, believing that the
iron would poison the soil.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
Barbs

You can't expect TO leave foot
prints on the sands of time if you
wind up on the rocks.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

iodine" was taken from tn e
Greek word meaning violet" be-
cause of its violet-colored vapor.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22
Did You Know?

Lions once were valued at $1,000
q pair, but are sold for as low
$50 pair.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

One-eighth of the agricultural
workers in England and Wales are
women and girls.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-22

The kingfisher, a bird which is
an expert at catching fish, is not
a swimming bird.