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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-10-17

lie rola az asszony az istallosarokban elgon-
dolt szomorusagokat.
Etel meglepetten forditja az arcat
balkan nyil6 alto fele
- Behozza mind a sarat - mondja
haragosan aztan meg mar eppen elegen
vagyunk idebenn.
Gergely mem haragszik exert barat-
sagtalan fogadtatasert. Mem ugy gondol-
ia ait Etel, mint ahogy mondja. De azert
mondja. Kell, hogy mondja. Ha mem
mondhatna, tan sirva is fakadna Ugy is
oft kapirgal siras mindig torka koril.
- Miert sirt kicsi = hajol teknyo
fole, csak hogy eppen mondjon valanlit.
- Mem is sirt - szaporazza sz6t az
asszony - jo ideje alszik. vigyazzon, inert
meg felkolti, vagy pedig megegeti avval a
biidos cigarettaval. Annyiszor mondtam
mar, hogy ne j0jj0n be vele a hazba, tud-
hatja, hogy Gerg6t megkDhogteti fist.
- Ne veszekedj mar Etel, bejottem,
cigarettavel j0ttem be, inert ICY esett jol.
Mem csinalok kart senkiben vele. BejOttem,
inert most lit akarok lenni lit, hazban.
Mem haragosan mondja EFT, inkabb
szeliden, szomoruan. Etel sem bantodik
meg rata. Elhallgat es lopva ranez az
emberere. Nagyon szereti, legkul0nbnek,
a legjobbnak tudja az egesz vilagon. Csak
a nyomorusagot szegyeli elotte, kett6jiik
nyomorusagat, negyuk nyomorusagat. Ia
kargatja, titkolgatja el6le, fel, hogy mind
jart rajuk szakad baj, ha az ura meg
latja. Exert haragszik, ha bejon a hazba,
kozejuk, hiszen alig fernek a sotet, egy-
ablakos oduban. A teknyo, benne Etuska,
oft hinbalodzik a szoba k0zepen, a fol-
don Szemben pici ablakkal, a fal mellett
a roskadozo agy rata nehany sovany par
na A mask falnal az ajtoval szemben,
felrebillent asztal, elotte santa loca. Van
meg egy festetlen deszkalada is, rata csor-
ba edenyek es benne ruhak A kis Gergo
a lada elott jatszik. Alig latszik XII a koreje
csavart, hatul osszek0t0tt rongyos nagy-
kend6b6l.
Gergely leiilt a loca szelere es oman
nezte fiat. Szerette nezni komoly kis-
gyerek jatekat. A kis artatlan egesz nap
mindenfelevel, ami keze-
iigyebe keriil. Gyufaskatulyaval, cernagu-
rigaval g0rbe vassz0gekkel, piros cserep-
darabokkal kerek kavicsokkal, kagylo-
hejjal. Egesz kincseshaza van mar. Mind
maga gyiijt0gette, szedegette ossze nya-
ron, amikor meg mem meriilt sar ala az
udvar, amikor meg kimereszkedett ha-
talmas, titokzatos utcara, tobbi gyere-
kek koze Faradhatatlanul rakosgatta ja
tekait maga k0riil, csak neha nezett az ap-
jara, amikor megerezte annak simogato te-
kintetet. Ilyenkor halvany mosoly suhant
vegig feher arcocskajan es ez a mosoly me-
legebb volt tehenkek melegenel is.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-10-17

sarnapok tetlen, tehetetlen delutanjain
Sokkal jobb, mint az istallo vegehez ra-
gasztott sarkunyho, ahol az asszony baj-
lodik ket gyerekkel es tomk0di az ajt6k
szeles hasadekat ronggyal, rothadt szal-
naval, hogy kirekessze szemtelenkedo,
nedves hideget.
Az asszony
Aldott jo teremtes. Ha mem lenne ak
kor mem lenne az ket aproszent Sc. Az
egyik meg szopos Pufok, feher arcocs-
kajaval ugy oda tud bujni az anyja mel
lehez es mikor felnyitja nagy szen1et
foldretett teknyoben, mintha csak az Ur
isten egenek folseges keksege mosolyogna
XII belole A mask mar nagyobbacska Ha-
rom esztendos lesz a nyaron. Hadigyerek.
szabadsagos tizennegy nap eleven en-
leke. Talan azert is olyan vekonypenzi.
Arcocskaja mindig halvany, mosolyogni
sc tud, csak nez az emberre melyfekete
szomoru szemevel, mintha mindig pana-
szolna valamit.
- Csak legalabb kemence lenne, hogy
melegedhetnenek kuckojaban - sohajt-
ia Gergely az ablak fele es szomoruan kop
tovigegett cigarettarjara.
Bizony, kemence, az szornyen hiany-
xix. Az ember meg ell lenne nelkule vala-
hogy, hiszen loveszarkok nyirkos polka
ban megszokta fagyot a nincstelenseget.
De csaladnak kell n1eleg, mint falat
kenyer. Meg gondolni Sc jo ra, hogy mi
lesz a telen? Pedig mar lit a tel kiisz0-
bon. Reggelenkint sziirke parak setten-
kednek kopar foldek folott, viz meg
olomfeketen sompolyog a part alatt, de
borzongo hatan mar erzi jeget.
Meg Sc jo ICY, egyediil az istallo sar-
kaban. Fajni kezd a tehenkek n1elege, a
tragyaszag cirogatasa. Fajni kezd az egesz
istenverte elet
Lassan foltapaszkodik, leveri ruhajarol
a ratapadt szalmaszalakat, odaall az ab-
lax ele, nyujtozkodik, ket kemeny 0kle
eleri gerendat Csak ICY latszik, hogy
milyen sep szal ember. Eloveszi zsebeb0l
a kopott badogd6znit, fedeler6l mar reyes
reg lekoptatta az lido, meg sok hasznalat
az egyiptomi Dimitriino-gyar cifra kepet,
ket ujja koze fogja cigarettapapirt, belle
csippent nehany szal dohanyt a d6znibol,
nagy szakertelemmel megsodorja a We
kony cigarettat, t0bb a papir rata,
mint dohany. A dozni aztan elsiilyed
zsebben, de el6kertil helyette muszka t0l-
tenyb6l kesziilt ongyujto. Halvany szikrak
pattannak XII a koveb6l, langralobbantjak
benzines kanocot es sarga langocska-
tol parazsat fog cigarette.
Egeszen mas az, ha az ember szajabol
fityeg6 cigarettavel nyitja XII a sarkunyho
ajtajat es kerul az asszony ele. A cigarette
tekintelyt ad. De meg legenyesebb is t6le
az ember Vigabb az area. Minek is olvassa
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-10-17
Hallod-e Gerg6, gyere ide hozzam,

- Hallod-e Gergo, gyere ide hozzam,
maid meselek.
A kis emberpalanta meset meg ja-
teknal is jobban szereti F0ltapaszkodik
kincsei kozil es odakuporog az apja 0lebe.
A ket kemeny ferfikar atoleli meleg gye-
rektestet es a gyerekarc szorosan odasimul
a domboru ferfimellhez.
- Hat mir6l is meseljek, mondjad
kisfiam?
"A fodju
A foldrol, ugy-e? Hat hol is hagy-
tam abba tegnap este? J6l van. Tudom
mar Hat megj0tt Szegeny Ennber ha-
borubol Az egyik szemet kil6tte musz-
ka, az egyik labat levagta Italian, az
egyik karjat a francia. De azert maradt
neki mindenb6l meg egy. Megmaradt
jobbszeme, jobbkarja, meg jobblaba.
re. Minek is ket szem a ket kar meg a
ket lab annak akinek kiosztjak a megszol-
gait porciojat, foldet. Aztan meg XII
lott balszeme helyett kapott sep iiveg-
szemet, meg ITALIAN szebb is volt, mint az
eleven szeme Ez kek volt, mint a tied,
regi meg barna. Az elliott ballaba helyett
kapott finom b6rb6l, meg acelbol csinalt
milabat. Ez is szebb volt, mint az igazi,
mem voltak butykok rata, de mem is fajt
soha, akarhogy megiit0tte
A felkarja helyett mem kapott SEM
nit. Egy ideig iiresen logott lie vallarol
rongyos katonabluz jobbkarja, de egyszer
bennjart a varosban es latta, hogy az
urak maskeppen csinaljak. Azok az tires
kabatdjjat beledugjak zsebUkbe. Ettol
fogva is ICY csinalta.
Nagyon boldog nagyon megelegedett
volt a Szegeny Ember. Mindeniitt megsu-
vegeltek, biro, jegyz6, elore koszont
neki, meg plebanos ur is megallt vele az
iskola el6tt, amikor 0sszetalalkoztak. A Pile
banos ur mondta neki, hogy hallod-e te
negy kemeny esztendot, meg raadasul a
balkarodat, a ballabadat meg balszeme-
det Illend6, hogy most mar tie is kapjal
valamit erte. Mem csak szepen el gr6f
urhoz, mutasd meg csonkasagodat es
mondd meg, hogy azert j0ttel, amt az
allan szant neked es grof urra bizta,
hogy meg6rizze teneked.
A Szegeny Ember szepen kezet cs6kolt
a f6tisztelend6 plebanos urnak es elindult
a kastely fele. Gyonyorl szep fax alltak
az ut szelen, amerre ment es a fax kozott
az ut vegeben meglatta gyonyoriiseges
kastelyt. Tarva-nyitva volt kastely ka-
puja es gr6f ur, aki tornacon pipazott,
meglatta, hogy k0zeledik a kapuhoz Sze-
geny ember. Oreg volt nagyon a kegyel-
mes grof ur, nagyon regen 6rizte mar
Szegeny Ember jussat de azert felugrott
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-10-17

Nit er az igazsag merlege, ha
sulyt mem fektetnek RI.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-10-17

Az Egyesult Allamok egyre
k0zelebb jut a haboruhoz S ha
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
II GERMAN WAR:
Honorable Peace

Premier Paul Reynaud of France
had often and sincerely pledged that
he would lead his country in a fight
to the finish" against the German
invader. Thus when the government
announced his resignation and the
appointment Of 84-year-old Marshal
Henri Petain to take his place the
French people knew without further
information that a peace offer was
in the offing.
And soon it came. Marshal Petain
declared to his people that he was
asking the enemy to end the war
by giving to France a peace with
honor" Negotiations were immedi-
ately begun. While peace terms
were being arranged, the badly Grip
pied and out-fought French army
was forced to carry on its battle
against Germany and Italy even aft
er it's leaders had asked for peace.
England meantime was rallying
every force at her command to pre-
pare for the next German blitzkrieg.
Home defenses were bolstered and
a firm resolution held sway over
the island center of a world en-
pire: even alone, we will fight on"
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
declared in a radio address that the
British empire would fight on until
the curse of Hitler is lifted from the
brows of mankind" British leaders
expressed the hope that despite any
peace arrangements, that Frances
resources would not be used against
England.
Should Germany gain control Of
Frances feet (second only to Eng
lands in Europe) Britain would
have a very serious naval problem
on. her hands. For the combined
fleets of Germany, italy and France
are equal to or stronger than the
British fleet. England's effective sea
blockade Of the axis powers would
thus be put to the extreme test.
Russia meanwhile had not been
idle. Exactly what the Soviet Union
had in mind, few men except Joseph
Stain could be sure, but Russian
troops marched into Lithuania, Es-
tonia and Latvia and the govern
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ness, may bring about a change in
the positions Of their two leading
rivals.
As Joe Mccarthy puts it, Teller Is
doing for the Indians what Grove
used to do for the Red S0x but can
do no longer, apparently: step In
and halt their skidding with well
pitched game when the other pitch
ers are faltering. So far, of course,
the Red S0x have managed to do
all right without Old Nose In the
form he held through last year. But
what Of the months ahead-the hot
months when the strain will be heav.
Ter ON the other pitchers.
Grove Through at Last?
I asked some of the Yanks if they
thought Old Nose was through-that
after IS years of hurting, during
which he slipped under the 500
mark only once, and that in his first
year out Of Baltimore-if the Iona
coming Limited really had lost his
stuff. / asked them that, remem-
bering that everybody thought he
was through as far back as 1884
when he won only eight games in
his first year in Boston.
They remembered that, too-and
remembered how he came back with
a rush-and what pitcher he was
right up to the end Of last season.
Only one of them answered.
81 don't know" he said, shut
that's what we heard when we were
in Boston. The dope we got was
that while he might come through
with good game once in a while
might get out there any afternoon
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
WASHINGTONIANA:
Foreign Policies

Following the Presidents speech
at the University of Virginia, there
was a storm. Part of it was a
storm of applause by third termites,
New Dealers, warhawks. The rest
was q storm Of protest by Repub-
icans, pacifists, independent Demo-
Gratis. Senator Wheeler Of Montana
began to emerge as heir to the laur-
els Of the late Senator Borah Of
Idaho. He indicated he might break
with Roosevelt, If the Democratic
party turned into the ''war" party.
Republicans planned to label the
Democratic party by that tag, in
the 1910 campaign.
On the other hand, some of the
New Dealers wanted to repeal the
johnson act, and Roosevelt's own
neutrality act, with its cash-and-
carry provisions. France kept MAX
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28

and blow that curve ball of his
around the plate and then let 60
with a fast one now and then just
to remind the hitters he still has it
he isn't going to be much real help
to the club any more.
eff that's so, those other Boston
pitchers had better be hot all sea-
son. Check back and you'll find that
the Is games Grove won last year
meant the difference between Sec
ond place and fourth-at least"
The Yarsks Admire Them
incidentally, Grove and Feller,
who may in one way or the other
have such an effect not only on the
fate of their own clubs but on the
fate Of the Yankees as well, are two
of the Yanks' favorite athletes.
Naturally, they like to beat the two
Bobs every time they hook up with
them. But they admire Grove for
his year-in and year-out perform
ances, the courage he showed in
beating his way back when every
body had him tagged for the clean
ers and the skill with which he has
made over his pitching style.
They Don't Like sShos0boats'
They admire Feller not only for
the natural stuff he has but for the
way he has taken his fame in stride.
There are no swelled-heads or show
offs among the Yankees and they
freely hand it to the kid from Van
Meter for having already touched
greatness without making any fuss
about it.
The Yanks, might say, are criti-
cal Of ban players they call "show-
boats" Not understanding Dizzy
Dean, they took an almost violent
dislike to him and got q terrific
kick out of his crack-up in the all
star game in Washington in 1887 and
the defeat they slapped ON him In
the World Series Of 1888.
But Dir got them on his side after
the final game Of the 1888 series
when he walked into their clubhouse
at the Stadium and said he hated
to lose but getting beaten by great
bali club took some Of the sting out
Of the defeat.
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they see it, they will
be aided by a contin-
uance Of the ineffec-
tiveness Of Old Nose
Grove and menaced
by the skill Of Bob
Teller. They even
think-at least some
Of them that / talked
to the other day
that these two pitch
ers, one near the end
of the string as a big
Lacquer and the 9TH
er just heading into
tho Iox,e 80 ksc orrno<
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
INTERNAL INTERESTS:

Ex-Gov. Richard Leche of Louisi-
ana got 10 years in a federal jail
for using the U. S. mails to de-
fraud the state in the purchase of
trucks. Leche had held guberna-
torial Office from 1886 to last June,
when he resigned.
A new 35,000-ton battleship, the
North Carolina, was launched in the
Brooklyn navy yard. Sabotage, spy
ing, and insidious camera work were
carefully guarded against, as the
great ship slid down the ways.
The 100000 Italian building at
New York's World fair kept open,
despite the U. S. domestic roasting
Of italy, and reduced clientele.
Pennsylvania supports half mil
lion people, unemployed and on re-
lief. A major purge was scheduled
to GUST single, able-bodied men from
the rolls, for the sake of economy.
At Albany, N. Y, an organization
known as the First Column was or
ganized. Its purpose was to block
Earl Browder for communist presi-
dent Of the United States--a move
ment which seemed hardly neces-
sary under the conditions
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
-
I5oil!1lldiQ

The New York Yankees are look
ing closely at the Red Sox and the
Indians. Although holding every
club in the league dangerous on any
given occasion, they naturally ex-
pect the strongest resistance from
those two teams.
They are concerned with the pitch
ing in Boston and Cleveland. Ar
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ments in these three tiny Baltic ma
tons were being "reorganized" on
a basis favorable to the Soviet"
Italy Itenlises
Egypt broke off relations with
!. Mussolini, and put all her bases at
: the disposal of. John Bull, but Mr..
Z Bull had control of these anyway,
even in times of perfect peace.
The Italians flew over Toulon and
Malta and Kenya colony, and the
allies flew over Turin, Genoa, and
Italian East Africa. Some lives were
lost, mutually, and some names
were called, Mayor LaGuardia of
New York (half Italian) taking part
in the name-calling himself. Every
one agreed that Italy was hardly
heroic, but old-timers remembered
Italy's parallel action Tin reverse)
back in May, 1915, when Mussolini
again was war-active.
Spain Stirs
Spain, in the Sixteenth century,
was the greatest and strongest of
all imperial powers. There was
nothing to beat her. Then, like the
Romans, she declined and virtually
fell. But Dictator Generalissimo
Franco was kicking her into stirring
again. Spaniards yelled for the re-
turn Of Gibraltar in street mobs.
Mussolini and Hitler helped
Franco in the Spanish civil war, and
his group are duly grateful. When
Italy went in,' they declared Spain
not NEUTRAL but merely non-bellig-
erent, and Spanish-owned Moor
troops seized the international Zone
tsupposedly neutralized) at Tam
giers, in North Africa, which is too
near Gibraltar for solid comfort.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
N A MES
in the nesOs

q It was the twenty-ninth birthday
of an upstate N. Y. butcher boy
named william Braun. He was re-
ported to have drunk an estimated
go WHISTLES In IL hours, then got 30
days for alleged driving while intox-
icated, two days for alleged driving
without license, and two days for
alleged failure to produce a motor
registration card
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
FORODDS & FORENDS:

Russia and Japan finally agreed
on an exact borderline between red
flag and red sun, in the debatable
land of Mongolia. The Japs and
British reached another agreement,
in their dispute about foreign con-
cessions at Chinese Tientsin. The
Jap-favored Marking government Of
China, demanded that the soldiers,
guards, and warships of all belliger-
ent nations get out of China, and
stay out.
The Irish Free State was in a
hum Of preparation, to ward of Ger
man or British invaders, or both.
Both Wilhelmstrasse and Downing
Street may have fifth columns
among the high-spirited Gaelics.
Crown Princess Juliana Of Hol-
land, and her two babies, had fed
from the Dutch to the British. From
the British they fled to the Canadi-
ans, and that was where they now
were. The Dutch crown prince, Ju-
iana's husband, halls from German
Lippe. He used to be a Nazi storm
trooper, before he went Dutch.
The British lace" ace-from New
Zealand had downed 20 German
planes in 1939-40. He was %. His
name was Cobber E. J. Kahn, and
nice lad, too. He crashed some
where in France, and the royal air
force lost his services for all time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
EMBARCO?
No Scrap

The Roosevelt administration was
reported as preparing an embargo
on American scrap iron, which has
kept Japan going for years in her
Chinese operations. Italy has been
another major importer of U. S.
scrap. Apparently the administra-
ton intended to wangle the measure
in such a way that England and
France could have American scrap
iron, when they wanted it. One
third of Germany's iron supply now
comes from scrap, but the captured
Luxembourg iron mines will more
than make up the difference, accord
ing to economists. America nova
days is the worlds premier scrap
iron exporter, and our big-scale
automobile grave-yards play their
part in this grim traffic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
U. S. DEATH:
Allies Kill. Too.

= The first American civilian to die
in the war was little boy named
Alfred Paul Ritter of New York
city. He was eight years old, and
"a handsome child. The u. S. con-
sui at Stuttgart reported to the
Washington state department that
the youngster was killed by allied
air raiders, near Ulm in the Reich.
1t was not pleasant episode, and
indicated that Hitler's blitzkriegs
know no favorites. But the press
seemed partially to forget Alfred,
and continued to heap abuse on
''stabber-jabber'' Mussolini.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
Ddd;S5|laq5a,
| NgRR |
Washington, D.
RUSSIAN INTERVENTION

Russia's entry into the war on
the side Of the allies would be OF
more immediate value than the
United States. Automatically 1t
would bring Turkey into the war, a
bad blow for Italy; also it would
bring in Rumania and Jugoslavia on
the side of the allies.
Whether Russia will do this re-
mains to be seen. But there is no
question that Stain is on the spot.
The sending Of half million Red
troops to the Baltic states for pro-
lection against Germany clearly IN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28

This poster. contributed by
artist James Montgomery Flagg
as a patriotic Offering during the
recruiting drive BY the U. S.
army in 1918, proved highly
successful as a stimulus to en-
istmerts at that time. NoiU, in
1910. the army has reissued the
poster to aid current army ex-
pansion. recently authorized by
congress.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY ROGER SHAW
Great Britain to Fight On, Alone
In Spite Of French Capit,llation;
U. S. Speeds Up Defense Program

EDlT0Rs opinions these columns they
analyst necessarily
Release dhy WeternI eUrna Union
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
AGRICULTURE:
Record Reserve

Department Of agriculture reports
indicate that ever-normal granary
reserve supplies of surplus farm
products have reached record levels
and will be increased this year.
This reserve supply held by the
Commodity Credit corporation I'M
der loans to producers or owned out
right by the corporation has a total
value Of about 81 ,000, 0O0, 900.
Chief crops in reserve are cotton,
corn, wheat and tobacco. Smaller
amounts Of peanuts, figs, butter,
wool, mohair, turpentine and resin
are held because of loans made
last year. This year, loans averag-
ing "a cents per bushel on 1910
wheat, 80 cents on rye, and 80 cents
on barley have already been au-
thorized and loans are virtually GER
tain on 1910 cotton 70 cents per
pound) and corn (between 81 and 81
cents per busheD.
While farm prices are at low
ebb because of the loss of many for
eign markets due to the war there
is feeling in some quarters that
it may become necessary for the
Americas to eventually supply most
of the foodstuffs for European ma
tons. ra se
It is known that generally speak
ing these nations do not have huge
supplies of food and will be forced
to get huge stocks of grain from
somewhere.