davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La gaceta., 1940-02-21

Esta ofensiva de Ia aviaei6u
scvi6tica sobre las poblacioues
civiles Sc realiza con mayor nj.
nero de aeroplanos de los que
Italia Y Alemania usaron en- Be
paho, cuando los republicanOs
combatian en- ese pats.
Dos trenes f.nlandeSes fueron
'ombardeados Y al mismo ITEM
pc ametrallados por los pilAtos.
Sobre Masala volaron mas De
len aeroplanos. Numerosos CRU
ros pasaron por encima de Han
ko y Heinola y dejaron eaer
bombas.
Todos los nuevos ataqueR de
les rusos EN- 81 Itsmo de KafeliR
han sido rechazados, sufriendp
J enemg go mas de 200 mueFtoa.
Trineos con motores de aeropla-
nos vienen slendO usadOs pOr
los invasoreA.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21
PREDlCE QUE LA INDIA LII
CHARA POR SU INDEPEN
DENCIA

Lahore, India, Feb. 81. -
UnO de los mas connotados
partidarios de Mohandas X.
Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalan
Azad, reiter6 aver su declara-
ci6n de hace pocos dias en- oil
sentido de que habra una nue.
va lucha por la Independence
de al India, lanzada por los
nacionalistas. la Inca de &C
ci6n pudiera ser a base de la
desobediencia civil. Eel Con.
greso de Toda la India debe
dar un paso de avahce en- fofs
ma de nua nueva lucha.
Els Ell primer mahometano
nombrado para d%esempenar
la presidencia del Congreso,
en- la que sustituy6 a Pandit
Jawaharlai Nehru.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21
MURRAY BUTLER ESPERA
UN MOVIMIENTO RUSO-NA
II EN- LOS BALKANES

New York, Feb. 21.-Nico.
las Murray Butler, presidents
de la Universidad de Column.
bia, pronunci6 aquf un discur-
so Y declare existe la posibill-
dad de que dentro de pocas
semanas Russia y Alemania de
cidan repartirse los Balkanes.
EN- tai case Inglaterra y Fran
cia deberar realizar una ope.
raci6n estrategica y establecer
un frente en- Ell Cercano 0rien-
to-"
Las demostraciones en- TIA
liza contra la invasion de Fin
landia por Russia, indican que
Mussolini no permitira la ex-
pansi6n rusa hacia los Balka-
mes. Tomando por base los he
chos conocidos, debe creerse
que los rusos y los nazis han
renunciado por shora a sus
programs originates y llega-
do a un compromise para es-
tablecer la zona de Influenza
del Soviet sobre Rumania, Bul
garia y Turquia, y la de Ale
mania sobre ell oeste de Ruma-
mia, Hungria y Yugoeslavia.
81 Italia decide entrar en- la
combination, tendra que con-
formarse con la Dalmacia y
alguna forma de protecorado
sobre Grecia.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21
LA AVIACIoN INGLESA
REALIZO VUELOS SOBRE


Londres, Feb. 21.-Por ell M
nistro del aire sc di6 hoy Ia no
ticia de que la real aviaci6n in
glesa realiz6 algunos vuelos de
r~econccimiento y exploration so
bre la costa noroeste de Alema-
MIA.
Algunos de los aeroplanOs pa
saron sobre la base de Helgo-
land. Las baterias antiaeress
del enemigo entraron en- acci6n,
sin causar dahos.
I'm avi6n aleman descargd
sus ametralladoras sobre los tri
pulantes de un pequeho ingles,
hiriendo a tres de los tripulan-
ties.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21
FINAIIZo SUS SESIONES
LA C~ONFERENCIA PAN
AMERICANA

Ciudad de Mexico, Feb. 2l.-
Termin6 aqui sus sesiones la
conferencia Pan Americana pa
ra ayuda a los refugiados espa-
hoDes.
Sc haran gestiones para que
encuentren hogares en- Ia Anne.
RIGA los espaholes refugiados en-
Francia.
Dijeron estar listos para ad'
mitir refugiados bajo ciertas
condolences, los gobiernos de
Mexico, Chile, Argentina y "a
Repdblica Dominicana. Yene-
zuela y Colombia simpatizan
con la idea.
La conferencia decide mar.
car el IA de abfil como aniver-
sario de la proclamation de Ia
Rep blica EspahOla y denun-
ciar 10 saseslnatos que 81 regi-
men del general Franco cont
MIA eOmStSudo
La gaceta., 1940-02-21
r SU
AGRADECIMIENTO A ES-
TADOS UNIDOS

Boston, Feb. 21.-En una car
ia al banquero F. A. Carol, de
esta ciudad, Hjslmar ]. Proco-
pc, m~inistro de Finlandia en-
Washington, expresa Ell profun-
do agradecimiento de su pals
rpor la ayuda que Estados Uni
dos lie manda a la pequeha re-
p1blica agredida por Ell Soviet.
Ell banco del cual es vicepre-
sidente Carroll, Ell National
Shawmut, en- dos semanas ha re
cogido mas de $4,000 en- dona-
tivos para Ell pueblo finlandes.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21
DECLARE LA ACTRIZ ROTH
CONTRA Ell INDlVIDUo
QUE LA MALTRAT0

New York, Feb. 21.-La ac-
triz Lillian Roth acus6 hoy de
haberla pegado un fuerte pune
tazo por la mandibula a Eugene
J. Weiner, de 38 amos, un ven
dedor de acciones y bonos.
Habia salido con Weiner, en-
la noche de enero %, y solo ha-
bian tornado dos martins"
cuando recibi6 ell golpe.
Cuando lie die que Ell era CO.
mo los demas, que sc emborra-
chaba, me descarg6 ell punetazo.
Por efecto de la aggression tuvo
que pasar cuatro dias en- IN
hospital.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21
CHUNGAS Y NO CHUNGAS
La mejor noticia de hoy. - "Maquinarias" po-
liticas. Aviacion cruel. = Ciudadania.-Una
compania. - Una asociacion

con ell p6blico, Y "metieron Ia
mano''.
Los jefes, como era natural,
limpiaron para evitar ell dano Y
ell "contagio'.
Quedaron algunos latinOs,
entire ellos Esteban Perez, y to-
dos supieron cumplir con su
deber, borrando la mala fama.
Ahora nos place yer caras j6-
venes, de muchachos latinos, en-
los tranvias electricos Y otrOs
servicios de la empreSa.
Els un nuevo paso de avance
en- favor de una colonia honra-
da, sincera, que aprecia los ia
vores y conoce ell valo ride la a.
mistad.
La juventud latina es inteli-
genie Y sabe agradecer.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21

Centenares de aeroplanos del
Soviet, mas de 800, volaron hoy
sobre la cast indefensa Finlan-
dia Y dejaron caer miles de bonn
has.
Los que decian ser "redento-
res" de la humanidad, con uns
bandera roja enarbolada, actual
mente destrozan vidas de muje-
res y ninos republicanos, enemi-
migos de las dictaduras.
Ell comunismo de stain o.
fende los mas mobiles sentimien
tos de los pueblos democraticos
y desde las NUDES arroja tonela-
das de explosives sobre seres i
nocentes.
iEs que los "stalinistas", imi-
tando las atrocidades de Hitler
v Mussolini, van q convencer al
mundo de que ellos quieren re-
dimir a los trabajadores del
mundoi
La gaceta., 1940-02-21
DETENIDOS EN- PARIS Is
P~ARTIDARIOS DE TRoTZN

Paris, Feb. 21.-Por hacer
propaganda rewolucionaria y
a%nti-militar, la pOlicia detuvo
aver a 16 comunistas trOtzkls
tas, que en- un tempo fuerOn
miembros del Partido COmu-
nista Official. En- su oficina
clandestina Sc SocuparOn gran
des cantid&des de panfletoS
en- los cuales Sc pruebA que ira
bajan en- ammonia con un Co
mite encargado de cOnstituir
ua Cuarta International. Ocho
de los detenidos son pOlacOs e
italianos. Algunos de ellOs Sc
hallaban empleados en- ell SER
vicio postal.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21
~DERROTADA EN- LUISIANA
LA "~MAQUINARIA" POLL
TICA DE LONG Y MACS
TRI
PdSo Ia MaRoria de 10000 gotoS

n W Orleans, Feb. 21.--LA
maquinaria pclitica de Long y
Mae ri. fundada por Ell difunto
Hue, Long, fue derrotada en- los
comleioS de aver.
Earl Long, ell gobernador. no
obtuvo la nomination de la ma
yoria de los dem6cratas de- F.
tadc V el candidate a COB rna-
dor en- las elecciones generates
10 sara ell ioven abogado Sam
Houston Jones, de Lake Char.
les.
La nomination democratica
en- ell Estado euuivale a election
egl a.
J,ne prcmoti6 al electorate
Gevc,yerla al Fstado de Luisia.
NJ los millcnes nal ganados por
'os amigos de Huey Long y de
Earl Long.
Hasta Ell mediodia de hoy Ia
mayoria de Jones pasaba de TO-
1000 votos, con un total de cerca
de 5000, 900 de boletas,
Long mantuvo Ell Estado bajo
Ia guardia nacional, aver, pero
Iel pueblo expres6 claramente su
inconformidad, votando por
Jones.
La campaha fue muy violenta
~ asegurase que los p~artidarios
de la "maquinaria" gastaron
varios millones de pesos.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21
La dictadura de Esigamibia en- el Paraguay
Ell nuevO gabinete so cOmpOne de 9 Ministries

Buenos Aires, Feb. PIE
nuevo gabinete del presidente
dictador genral Jose Felix Els
tigarribia esta compueSto de 6
minister's, en- lugar de siete.
Por la Radio declare ell pre-
sidente que cuenta con ell app
20 del ejercito y la marina,
icon ell fin de dominar la des-
composition social que anne
raza la existsncia de la Repd-
blica.
"Tan pronto como la anar-
oufa sea barrida y Ell pueblo
haya demostrado su capaci-
dad para gobernarse, convoca
re elecciones para una Asam-
blea Constituyente."
La democracia Individuals
ia, segGn 6l, esta fuera de mo-
da y es necesario establecer
otra forma de democracia. De
be ser la nueva democracia,
una democracia social y eco
monica.
Uno de los primeros actos
del dictator fue echar del 60
bierno a Afraim Cardoso, GU
vas actividades como ministro
de Justicia habian provocad0
la ira de los estudiantes, culml
nandO en- la crisis y la renun-
ella del gabinete.
Cardoso seembarc6 para la
Argentina, en- horas de la ma.
mana del 18, y fue sustituido
por Salvador Villagrafa Maj.
fiodo, con 10 cual Sc espera
calmar al estudiantado. To-
mas Salomoni es ell nuevo mi
nistro de Negocios Extranje :
ros.
Ell Congreso de la naci6n ha
bia renunciado, en- pleno cuar
do Ell general public6 su deere
to constituyendo la dictadura.
FL partido Liberal orden6 a
los congresistas que renuncia-
ran, dando asi oportunidad a.
presidente para ell cambio de
poderes.
Estigarribia habia anuneia-
do elecciones congresionales
para restablecer la legalidad
constitutional.
FL Partido Colorado anun
clio la semana pasada que no
votaria en- las elecciones, por
cuan.o Ell Presidente no habla
abolido por complete la ley
marcial, reteniendo limitacio-
mes sobre los derechos de H.
bertad de palabra y de prem
50. Sin libeytad de palabTa y
La gaceta., 1940-02-21
POBLAC1ON SUECA bonn
PoR AVIONES
RUSOS

Estokolmo, Feb. 21.-LA pc
queha poblaci6n de Pajala, en- ell
norte de Suecia, fue bombar-
deada hoy por aeroplanos rusos.
La escuedrilla atacante, com
puesta por siete aviones, lanz6
mas de 20 bombas incendiarias,
destruyendo Ia mitad de Ia pO-
blaci6n.
FL gobierno ha ordenado Sc
haga una r&pida investigation.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21
QUEDO EN- Ell
LEDER oBRERQ RIOFF

Chicago, Feb. 2i.--BajO fian-
"a de $1,000 qued6 hoy en- liber-
tad ell lider Obrero VIM. Biobf,
oxtraditado de California.
Tn juicio Sc lie concedera 81
viernes por Ell magistrate John
Prystalki.
lie pide q fiscal cumpia una
sentencia de seis meses que y
fuera impuesta en- 1922.
Bioff asegura que es una vic.
TINA de los comunistAs y el CG0.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21

Desde hace pocos amos a IA
fecha Ia compahia Tampa Elec-
trio viene aumentando, 10 que
a todos convene, ell nGmero dc
sus empleados latinos.
Hubo una epcca cuando Ia EN-
presa, asustada por Ia conducta
de algunos "cogioquerOs", cerr6
Ell trabajo a los latinos.
Habia algunos individuos la
tinos en- Ia empresa, en- servi-
clos De cOutial5a, en- eOntactO
La gaceta., 1940-02-21

Dias antes de las elecciOnes,
Earl Long, Ell actual goberna-
dor, convoc6 a la Legislature a
session extraordinaria.
La "maquinaria" politica Sc
puso en- movimiento y los legis-
ladores destruyeron varias le-
yes dictatoriales aprobadas en-
la 'epoca" del "Kingfish''.
La intenci6n era calmar a los
indignados ciudadanos; pero
Earl fracas6 en- su empeho.
Barrier las ''maquinarias" po-
liticas corrompidas y corrupto-
ras es un deber del hombre que
aprecia Ell sufragio en- su justo
valor.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21
LOS RUsos REfIRAN DE
TURQUIA A SUS TECNI.
COS

Estumbul, Feb. 21.-Como ~
sultado de una ordeh del gObIsr.
no expulsando a los tecnicos ru-
sos de los trabajos que vsnian
desempehando. MOscu dispuso
hoy que esos hOmbres regresen
Embellishments q Russia.
Algunos de los tScnicos rusoa
despedidos Sc negaban q aeatAr
Ia orden del goblernc turco.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21

de prensa, decfa la o~posici6n,
no es possible tener e~lecciones
honestas."
Todas las actividads poli.i-
cas- Sc italian prohibidas Y SUI
jetas a 10 que ell jefe de Esta
do disponga. Una nueva Cons
tituci6n sera redactada por
tres juristas Y tendra por base
ell principle democratico re.
preventative.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21

Sc le ha quitado a Mauricio
Thoroz Ia ciudadania francesa,
por traidor a su patria, no pof
comunista.
lie queda ahOra la ciudadania
"sOvietica", la Roja, la que en-
Finlandia entierra aquella leyen
da anti-agresora que tantos mi
Homes de amigos sinceros lie
creara en- ell mundo.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21

lCuantas "maquinariaR' po-
liticas existen en- ell Estado de
Florida?
Jacksonville tiene una famo-
ga, la de Valz, y otras memories,
SCuAntas trituran entire sus
engranajes a los electores de
Tampa?
La gaceta., 1940-02-21

Pueblo honrado y bien inten-
cionado, ell "latino" tiene por di.
visa ell agradecimiento, midien
do la amistad en- su axacto va
lor.
Hay algunos mastuerzos que
hablan los idiomas espanol e ita
liano y no ponen la conducta a
Ia altura de sus dignos antepa-
sados pero esos "descentrados''
que tienen en- poca estima Ia no.
nestidad, no representa- nj re-
presentaran jamas a la colonia
latina.
La juventud latina neceSita
nuevos campos, con motive de
la escasez de trabajo en- las IA
bricas, Y por sus propios meri-
tos sc los va abriende.
Y en- Ell case de la Tampa Elec
trio, que viene ayudando a la ju
ventud latina, nos place escribir
10 que sentimos.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21

pOne un periodic de Sspera "a
ties Dc huslVaS Y lsskOptS.
La gaceta., 1940-02-21

Otra Hgracia" de los medicoe
contra ell Hospital Municipal.
Deben esperarse otras mas, g
pesar de que es una profession al
servicio del dolor Y de la huma-
nidad.
AlgrlnOs sehores profesiona-
les, por egoismo, no por amor al
pr6jimo pobre, atacan a las so
ciedades mutualistas latinas y
desean destruirlas.
Son los enemigos de las socie-
dades los que tratan de desacre-
ditar Ell Hospital Municipal.
Por la parte que nos toca pro
testamos de esa nueva 'broma''
de la Association Medica Ameri-
cana.
iQuiza seria convenience que
ell Congreso de la RepIblica in
vestigara los "desaciertos" y
"combinaciones" de la Asocia-
ci6nl
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-10
Wayne Prosecutor to
Determine if There is
Need For Grand Jury

Detroit, Dec. 10 --AP - Wayne
County Prosecutor Paul w. Voor-
HES said today he would question
Detroit city councilmen to deter
mine whether grand jury would
be needed to investigate alleged
bribery attempts in the awarding
of the $S,330,000 Herman Gar
dens housing project contract.
Two of the nine councilmen
We're closeted with the prosecutor
Monday night, including John
Hamilton, who asked for a grand
jury investigation, and Eugene
Van Antwerp.
VOORHEES, declined to comment
on Information he had received.
I'VE may send someone to Chi
cago to question the men who
made these charges" he said.
AT any rate, we shall try to get
copy OF the briefs filed In Chi
cago. We understand that a De-
troit attorney has copy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-10

A moment or two later there 70
lowed a swishing, rafting sound
as fragments of earth, rock and
what-not came raining down from
the sky. Then silence.
And that" said Gun, In a salts
fed tone. lis damned well THAT
II wonder if any Of those poor
wretches out there have got
hurt ?" Coral asked.
/ Gun shrugged.
Its likely. | think But it can't
be helped kid gloves don't at on
this sort Of thing
mo. 1 suppose not Coral
sighed. but one or two of those
boys were very nice to me-"
Let's get out Of this" said Gun
We've plenty to do yet-and Lord
knows when that gas will work
off,
II must have a drink before /
can do another darned thing"
Tommy announced and the others
did not disagree with him. They
found a tap with a tin mug at
tached-presumably put there for
the workmen, and they drank Gag
erly.
In the kitchen of Trent's bunga-
law they found bread. ham and
biscuits, and made a hasty meal.
They next searched the whole
place, and in a bungalow near the
gates they found three bandaged
men. The windows had been open.
and. the gas had found them. They
were quite unconscious.
The dynamos were not running.
and so there was no electric light,
but they had found more torches.
Gun calculated the distance be-
tween the workshops and the hos
pital-hut, and then said:
II guess they'll be safe enough
here-the winds blowing away
from them. But If not, they'll have
to take their chance. As I said be-
fore. no kid gloves,"
The others did not ask him what
he meant, but they soon knew.
Having wrecked the wireless
room. their next visit was to the
hangers. There were two planes
there-their own X o. O.-now
considerably altered in appearance
and the larger plane which
had brought Coral and Otto over
He'll" exclaimed Tommy. 81
don't like the way they've changed
our old bus"
NO need 10 worry" grunted
Gun. shell have ceased to exist
soon"
Tommy looked surprised and
shocked.
But surely we're going TO take
her home. aren't WEI"
Not her-the other one" Gun
I've a little game 10
play. and I want the plane recog-
nized. You can fly her. I suppose ?"
"Oh, 1 can fly anything that will
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-10

fly" Tommy answered modestly.
But"
I'VE can't push her out of here
can you taxi out?
Il think Soft the gates are op-
posite the hangar doors"
They were, and a few minutes
later the engine roared, and Tom
my gently and expertly TAXED the
plane out Of the hangar and on
to the runway. %
Then they hurried back and, I'M
der Guns direction, sluiced some
gallons of gasoline all around the
workshops and hangers.
Nov, give me one Of your Mills
bombs! and get back to the plane.
Get the engine started and
Hullow
From somewhere not far away
a shout came to their ears, and
then another.
They're coming around!" Gun
cried. Jump to it,"
He waited until the roar of the
engine came to his ears. then he
pulled the pin out of Mills bomb
and dropped it into the workshops.
He ran to the hangar and did the
same thing then raced for the
airplane.
The roar Of the flames followed
almost instantly on the explosions.
and as Gun reached the plane there
already was enough light from the
fire to see vaguely one or two fig
ures staggering about.
They won't be compos mentis
for a bit yet" said Gun. as he
climbed into the plane. so I guess
We're all right"
The engine roared and they
bumped over the ground. then rose
into the air. AS they did so a cou-
pie Of red flashes stabbed the SEMI
darkness below them.
Gun laughed and shouted:
"A little too late, my friends, I
fear. Goodby. Trent. and in the
meantime. as the Russians say.
don't do anything you wouldn't
like photographed"
There came to them. even above
the sound Of the engines, a sort OF
duh roar, and suddenly the whole
sky behind them seemed to be
alight Gun chuckled.
There goes the gasoline storei"
They few on. Came Tommy's
voice over the telephone:
Il suppose It's case OF Home.
John, and don't spare the horses ?"
mot bit Of IT," answered Gun,
coolly. "A little call at an air sta
ton near Cannes. think. But we
must touch somewhere else first,
though. I'll let you know just
where later. Meantime. make for
France"
II was only then that he discov-
sred that Coral had quietly tainted
N her seat.
Ito Be Continued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-10

William. Npsilant. were Sunday
afternoon guests OF her mother,
Mrs. Lena Day.
Mrs Albert Har--' and chill
dren. Charles and Almeda. May
bee. were Thursday supper guests
OF Mt and Mrs. AFRO Day
Mrs. Glen White, Wayne. spent
Thursday with her mother, Mrs.
Glenn Roberts.
Mr. and Mrs. AFRO Day were
visitors near Brighton Thursday az.
ternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-10

DR.. J. Henry Owens. head OF the
modem language department OF
the Michigan State Normal Col
lege. described Norway as he saw
II In 1888 TO those attending the
Faculty Chat Monday afternoon
in the Alumni Lounge of Charles
McKenny Hall.
DR.. owens told his audience that
many OF the Norwegian cities he
had visited two years ago didn't
mean as much 10 him then as they
do now, since recent history has
been in the making He said, "NOr-
way was once a quaint corner of
the world quite out of the swim Of
European affairs. In 1888 It was
just one of the places to visit
when one didn't have anything else
to do. A year later 1t became a
hot spot. Now the real Norway
has disappeared from the face of
the civilized world.
"In comparison to the United
States, Norway is extremely far
north. Its cold climate would he
worse than the interior OF Green
land. II it were not. for the warm
Gulf Stream"
DR.. Owens explained several in
teresting customs and habits of the
Norwegians. Each district in the
country has its own ideas of how
and when to eat. according to Dr.
Owens. He said that two meals Of
the day-breakfast and dinner -
corresponded. If one is served a
boiled egg first, the meal is break
fast; II hot dish is served, il Is
dinner. The Midnigh' Sun makes
1t particularly hard to know what
time OF day--or night it Is. and
consequently DR.. Owens found that
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-10

Detroit. Dec. 10 -AP Fifteen
representative OF Growers Assoc
iations in Michigan, Ohio and In
diana gave testimony here Mon
day that will be used by Secre-
tary Of Agriculture Wickard to de-
eide wage scales and prices for
1871 sugar beet season. Upon
Wicker's decision will hinge the
amount Of government benefit
payments to be given professors
and producers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-10
Dinner Enjoyed by
Country Life Group

Collegiate Country Life Club
members enjoyed their annual
Christmas banquet in Charles Nc
Kenny Hall Monday evening.
Miss Verna Sitter. New Haven,
president of the club, acted as
toastmistress.
An entertaining program featur-
ed talk by Miss Bernice Ring
man, physiotherspist of the Michl-
gan State Normal College. who des-
cribed Christmas customs in Swe-
den.
Miss June Gracey, Detroit, gave
reading.
Group singing was led by Miss
Patricia LaVigne, Port Huron
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Country Now Historically
Important Says DR.. Owens

he did not have any idea many
times whether II was time for
breakfast or a midnight lunch.
Because OF the very wet climate,
the speaker said that practically
everyone in Norway wore rubber
boots. Most OF the women dress
ed in "slickers".
The regular Norwegian cos
tunes were very dark and severe
ly cut.
Bergen is a fairly modern city.
but smacks in many ways OF the
sixteenth and seventeenth cen
turtles" stated DR.. owen. 1T is very
famous as a fish market. Norway Is
just one big fish market, though.
In all OF Bergen | found only two
people wearing glasses, although
the town has a population of 100.-
000." The speaker recounted
that he asked a young Norwegian
boy why so few wore glasses. The
boy replied that it wasn't because
they didn't need them, but rather
because they couldn't afford them. ="
The citizens of Bergen. just as
in every other. town or city IN
Norway. would all turn out at the
docks whenever a ship comes in.
DR.. owens related his experience
while travelling on one of the coast
line ships headed for the northern
most tip of Norway. humorously
comparing the vessel to an Ameri-
can street car. There are only two
railroads in Norway. and all travel
ing. whether it be to go shopping,
or visiting, is done by water. The
coast-line boats, consequently. have
steady stream OF people boarding
and leaving the ship all during its
journey. People come on board
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Customs, Life in Norway Described in Faculty Chat

loaded down with everything from
furniture TO parrots and skis"
Or. Owens said.
The land is practically all barren
rock. said the speaker. and what
ever little soil there happens 10 be
is used for agriculture. There are
few farms, but when one is set up,
every square inch OF arabic land IS
cultivated.
A beautiful Gothic cathedral par
ticularily impressed DR.. Owens.
who said that the carvings on the
building were almost as fine as
those that can be found in north
ern Europe.
Miss Barbara Eubbell. Ply
mouth, chairman OF the Faculty
Chats sponsored by the Womens
League OF the college, introduced
the speaker.