davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-07-20

Aldred, Second Il. James A., from West
Lynn, Mass, to Everett, Mass.
Burchinal, Second 1t. David A. from Dun
can Field, Tex. to Wright Field Ohio.
DENTAL CORPS.
owen. First 1t. Richard R., from Lowry
Field to Wichita Falls.
Gamard, First 1t Edward A. jr. from
Fort Custer Mich, to Biloxi. Miss.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Beda. First 1t. Stephen W, from Camp
Haan TO Baltimore
CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE.
johnson, First 1t. Oliver H. from Edge
wood Nd, to Shamokin, Pa.
SIGNAL CORPS.
Bauder, Second 1t. Baird T. from Fort
George G. Meade. Md, to Puerto Rican
Department.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Riders Try Widest.

Nowadays the roundups have lost
their original significance because
all the ponies on Chincoteague are
owned by the two Beebe brothers.
who keep them fenced off. Pony
penning is a commercial enterprise
now, but it is great show. The
really wild ponies that still roam
Assateague Island are rounded up
and forced to swim the channel to
Chincoteague. From them the wild
est are chosen and riders may try
to break them There are all sorts
of contests and exhibits by expert
enced riders. The Coast Guard puts
on a boat race and drill, there are
prize fights, baseball games and
pony races. In connection is the
fireman's carnival, one of the larg-
est carnivals on the Eastern Shore.
The carnival lasts the whole week.
The penning is over when the
Assateague herd is separated from
the others and driven to the channel
and allowed to swim back to their
island. Many ponies have been
bought by circuses, children's riding
schools and parents. There are many
stories about the instructive intelli-
gence of these wild animals. They
are good barometers: Whenever a
major storm comes up, the stallion
Evening star., 1941-07-20
AII-A-BOard

That familiar call at the start Of rip no
matter how you travel .... the motion NAV
upset your organs of balance causing
travel nausea and dizziness....a most embar-
RAISING feeling. just at a time when pleasure
is most desired. II you, or your childreni
are affected by m o You'll bnd
MoTHERSlLL'S remedy valued aid
in promoting travel comfort. Used over .
third Of a century. Recommended by manYs
physicians, nurses and professional travel: y
ers. Try Mothersrs on our assurance OF
satisfaction Or refund of purchase prioe.
Druggists supply Mothersill's for adults ano
children. Write for leaflet and tree pencils.
unYugpsItI,s a7n .f.y,tt, St, ksw Nfk
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Wild West Comes East
For Chincoteague
Pony Penning
Trip to Picturesque
Isle on Eusy 2-Doy
Junket, but ; Advised
By RALPH GRAY,

frsvA Counselor American Automobile
Association.
The wild West will come East on
Suly 81. 1t will come just about
as far East as 1t can get-to a
little island off the coast Of Vir-
ginia-Chincoteague. Yes, you've
heard Of 1t. The big annual cele-
bration there is called a pony
penning" instead of a roundup
because ponies and not horses are
rounded up and because it has
nothing to do with the West any
way, being perfectly indigenous to
the island. Going to Chincoteague,
be prepared to mix with the island
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
No Let-Up

Some people may argue that
now that Germany is busy fighting
with Russia, something of the
danger that threatened England
and the United States is temporar-
lily averted, so there is no such
great hurry in defense prepara-
tions.
That is not safe attitude. The
Russian army was once considered
the strongest in the world. The
difficulty it had in subduing little
Finland last year showed that the
Red military power was overesti-
mated. The purge" by which
many of the best Russian gem
erals were removed, weakened
that force. The Germans may pos
sibly conquer the Red power with
in month or two. If so, Germany
with access to great new stores of
food and fuel, would be stronger
than ever.
1t is a time for Uncle Sam to
grit his teeth and build every air
plane and every ship he can, re-
membering that the Nazis have just
shown that when they strike, it is
without warning or notice.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
New Turn in The War

Some people seem to think it
would be possible to obtain what
they call negotiated peace" with
Adolf Hitler. The soviet govern
ment of Russia had a negotiated
peace with the Nazi government of
Germany, which promised nom
aggression and cooperation. The
Russians claim they strictly OBJ
served it, and probably they did,
except for their propaganda.
In spite OF that negotiated
treaty, Adolf Hitler, without warn
ing, marched 100000 men into
war with Russia, and has been
bombing Russian cities. This gives
the British people. who are fight
ing like tigers to defend their
homes, also the crushed people of a
dozen democracies, a chance to rid
themselves of tyranny, and breathe
again the air of freedom.
Mr.. Hitler is a very smart man.
Sometimes people who are too
smart, get over confident. Mr..
Hitler seems to have fallen a vic
tim to that delusion, when he has
taken on an army which with its
reserves numbers 100000 men.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
COMMUNICATED

Sir
l see. by the Chronicle last week
that the city fathers are complaint
ing about the citizens of our fair
city putting their trash out too
early in the week. Also got a laugh
by reading farther that the collec-
ton day for trash is Friday. 1t may
be that the calendar l have is obso-
lete, but it does bear the date of
1941, but the day they pick up trash
in the third ward comes on Satur-
day by my calendar. If my calendar
is wrong beg of the city fathers
to send me an up-to-date one.
Also wish to say that l saw in
the Chronicle two weeks ago that
the police department was going
to see that the pedestrians had the
right Of way at the yellow cross
lines on our streets. Evidently the
police department failed to get that
issue Of the Chronicle as l still see
men, women, and children scurry-
ing for safety every day, while our
boys in blue are practicing new
tunes on their whistles to play dur
ing the Saturday night serenade.
THIRD WARDER
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
Milford, Friday, July 4 1871
Chance to Beat Hitler

The astonishing action of Adolf
Hitler, in invading Russian terri
tory, gives the democracies of the
world a real chance to put Adolf
Hitler where he belongs.
Less than two years ago, his
government had signed up for CO.
operation and non-aggression with
the nation it is now attacking. The
Soviet government was apparently
willing to accede to about all his
demands.
Whom the gods would destroy,
they first make mad" is an old
saying. Hitler was fairly near be-
ing mad when he attacked an army
which with trained reserves num-
bers over 100000 men.
In equipment and organization
the Nazi army is far superior, but
those Russians can fight like
tigers. Many of them in the World
war fought when they had no guns
at all. The Nazis may penetrate
well into Russian territory, and
some people think those Russians
will soon give up.
The BolsheFist leaders have
been cherishing their dream of
Communism as the power that was
going to conquer the earth. IT
would hardly seem as if in their
infatuation with this dream, they
would lie down and give up. When
man like Joseph Stain has made
himself the master of nearly 200,-
100000 people, there is such a
thing as pushing him a little bit
too far.
This new war should give Britain
a breathing space. and a chance for
a mighty assault on the Nazi war
lords. The United States should
not let up particle in its prepara-
tions for defense. and for aid to
the countries that refuse to lie
down under the heel of any mas
ter. Napoleon Bonaparte, the world
terror of 1870 years ago. had like
Hitler conquered the greater part
of Europe. But when he tried to
invade Russia. his fearful power
collapsed. 1t is likely to be so with
the mighty Hitler.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04

Edwin p. Moore, to Mr.. John o,
Valiant of Salisbury, has been an
nounced. Miss Poulson is grad
uate of the Delmar (Md) High
School and attended University of
Maryland, and the Traphagen
School of Fashion in New York
City. Mr.. Valiant is a graduate Of
Chestertown High, and attended
Washington College. He is en-
ployed in the city engineers office
at Salisbury. No date has been set
for the wedding.
The construction of the ap-
l'proaches for the new bridge being
built over Leonard's Mill-pond will
be started after July L, it has been
stated by p. A. Morrison, state
highway engineer for Wicomico
county. The State Roads Commits
sion is now advertising bids and
the contracts will be awarded after
the opening of same on July 1st.
The roadbed will be "a feet wide,
with an average depth of 8 inches.
Contractors must adhere to the
wage schedule of at least 65 cents
per hour for skilled labor, and 55c
and 35c for intermediate and un-
skilled labor.
The local Church Board of Chris
tian Education met Monday even
ing, June 80. A covered dish sup
per was held at $3.50, followed by
the business meeting at 1880
O'Clock. Dai ly Vacation Bible
School will open Monday, July z,
and continue daily except Saturday
until July 20.
Prof. Cecil Ford, principal of Del
mar (DeD High School, is one of
several teachers from Sussex coun-
ty who is on an educational tour in
Mexico.
DR.. George German of Merchant
vile, N. j., spent the week end
with his brother, R. R. German and
family.
Mrs. William Draper and chill
dren, Ruth and Diane, of White
Plains, N. Y, are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James e. Kelly
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Draper, Sr.
Miss Alice .Curdy has accepted
a position in Ocean City, Nd, for
the summer.
Mrs. Annie Wright, of Mardela,
is visiting her son, Fred Wright,
and family, of near town.
Lester Hall, principal of the Del
mar Md High School, is attend
fng summer school at Western
College.
Mrs. Harry Hudson is visiting her
son, Harry Hudson, Jr., and wife in
Washington, d. G.
Mrs. Albert Hearn and daughter,
Clarabelle, have gone to Ocean
City for the summer.
Mrs. Harold Whiteside of New
Castle, was a recent guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Smith,
of near town.
Mrs. Warren Kennedy and chill
dren of Pottsville, Pa, have been
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. d. Nelson.
Mr.. Kennedy has been transfer
red from Pottsville to Salisbury,
where he will be in charge of sew
eral Schine theatres on the Eastern
Shore. They are moving to Sails
bury.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
wishfuI Thinking

The philosophers talk about
what they call "wishful thinking. f"
BY that phrase they mean the habit
of many people, under which they
believe that the things they hope
for are going to prove true. Their
wishes influence their judgment 1t
is common American trait. Our
people are naturally optimistic.
They dislike prophets Of gloom,
people who go about with long
faces, constantly predicting dread
full things.
Countless people suffer losses in
business. speculation, etc. by al
lowing their hopes to get the bet
ter OF a realistic Judgment. It is
on the questions of war and pre-
paration for war that wishful
thinking has its most unhappy
effects.
Following the World war, many
leaders of thought were predicting
that new war would break out in
due time. They argued that Eu-
rope was stewing with unrest, and
people were in mood where they
would fight to accomplish their
ends. Those predictions were con-
sidered too pessimistic by, our
wishful thinkers. They figured
that this or that thing might hap
pen to counteract these bad condi-
tions, and so the nation drifted
along and failed to prepare for de-
fense as it should have done.
One reason for the success that
Germany has had so far in con-
quering Europe has been that its
Nazi rulers, in carrying on the
war, have done little wishful think
ing. They analyzed their chances
on the basis of cold judgment.
But even the cold judgment Of
the Nazis will make its mistakes.
Apparently they made one when
they tore up their non-aggression
treaty, and marched into Russia. 1t
remains true that the American
people allow their action to be too
far governed by their desires, and
not enough by a realistic and un-
emotional judgment of the situa-
tions they have to meet.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
Summer Care Of Home
Grounds

1t takes lot of care to take a
home through the summer and
keep it looking nice. In most To-
calities it takes a lot of water to
make things grow. The sun burns
up the tender plants. and they look
feeble and languid if you go off for
a vacation, and leave no one be-
hind to quench their thirst.
The sun of an American summer
burns down on the grass of the
lawn in scorching rays. 1t is a
lucky householder who can get
through the summer without put
ting water on that grass. You do
not expect to see child grow to
manhood unless he has plenty of
water to drink, and it is the same
with the things you are trying to
grow on the home grounds.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
CANNON

Mr.. and Mrs. Val Lewis of Mil
ford visited Mrs. Verda Wootten
Wednesday evening of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Smith and
sons of Wilmington visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Allen and family for the
day Sunday.
Master Billy Cannon, of Will
mington, is spending a week with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Cannon.
Mrs. E. W. Short and daughter.
Miss Anna, and Master Charles
Welch spent Friday in Philadel-
phia.
Edwin Cannon, who is teaching
at summer school at the University
of Delaware, was home for the
weekend.
Miss Anita Hughes, OF Delmar,
visited her sister, Mrs. Edwin East,
over the weekend.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
DELMAR


A very pretty but quiet wedding
took place at 2 P. M. Saturday
June 2S, when Miss Julia e. Fran
els, daughter of Mrs. Marion H
Francis and the late Ernest p
Francis, became the bride of Lieut.
VIM. Bass Smith, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henderson Smith of Richard
son Park, t<her home on Jewell
street, Delmar. Elder H. Claude
Ker, pastor of the Old School Bap-
tist Church in this town, officiated.
Miss Molly Ellis, Of Delmar, was
maid of honor, and Mr.. Malcolm
Smith, of Richardson Park, a bro
ther Of the bridegroom, was best
man. The bride is a graduate of
the Women's College, Newark, and
has been a member of the faculty
of the Henry C. Conrad School,
Richardson Park. The bridegroom
is a graduate of the University of
Delaware, and is stationed at Fort
Hancock, N. j., as a member of the
U. S. Army. After a wedding trip
through the southern states, the
couple will reside at Fort Hancock.
A beautiful wedding was solemn
lied in the First Methodist Church
in this town at A. M. Sunday
when Miss Brenda Ruth Littleton,
daughter Of Mrs. Norman McAllis-
ter of this town, became the bride
of Mr.. William Roger Bradford,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T.
Bradford of Salisbury. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev.
Sidney Bradley of Seaford, former
pastor of Delmar Church, under an
arch of baby breath. The bride,
who was given away by her brother
Mr.. William Littleton of Philadel-
phia, was attired in a gown of
white marquisette and a white net
fingertip veil with halo of orange
blossoms. She carried a white
prayer book with white orchids
and baby breath. Miss Louise Eliz-
abeth Culver, of Delmar, maid Of
honor, wore aqua dotted swiss with
matching accessories and carried
a cascade bouquet of yellow ger
bera, Peruvian lilies and baby
breath. The four bridesmaids
were: Mrs. Leroy Melvin and Mrs.
Harry Waller Of Salisbury, Miss
Emma Hantwerker of Delmar, and
Mrs. George Curdy of Philadelhia.
Mrs. Melvin and Mrs. Waller
wore dresses of yellow dotted
swiss and carried shower bouquets
of lavender asters, larkspur, ger
bera, Peruvian lilies and baby |
breath. Miss Hantwerker and Mrs. |
Curdy wore dresses of lavender |
dotted swiss and carried shower |
Of yellow gerbera, Peruv
ian lilies and larkspar. Mr.. John
o. Valiant of Salisbury was best
man and the ushers were: James
of Aberdeen, Md, Ed
ward Hobbs, Robert Sample of Sal
isbury, and William Parrott of
Hebron. Mrs. G. Merle Nelson was
at the console and was accompan-
led by Leo Hearn, violinist. Mrs.
Russell Truitt sang 81 Love You
Truly"
A reception was held at the home
of the brides mother directly after
the ceremony. Mrs. Bradford is a
graduate of Delmar (DeD High
School. The bridegroom is a grad
uate of Wicomico High and is asso-
ciated with the Eastern Shore Pub
lie Service Company, Salisbury.
After a wedding trip through the
Southern States the newlyweds
will be at their home at 900 Truitf
street, Salisbury, after July z.
The engagement of Miss Vivian
Ellen Poulson, daughter of Mrs.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
COMMUNICATED
Camp Landis
June 26, 1941

June ~, lJtl
Dear Editor:
I thought I would write and ask
you would you kindly publish my
letter in your paper about the
Blind Camp.
There are thirteen happy women
guests here at Camp Landis, near
Centreville. We are leaving Fri
day, June 81, and would like all the
people of Delaware to know what
is being done for the blind. We had
the pleasure of meeting Mrs. du-
Pont in person. She came out to
camp and talked with us. 1t was the
first time 1 ever met her. We had
wonderful vacation. Everything
was done for us-it was the most
pleasant trip 1 ever had, although
IL rained 9 good deal we didn't
seem to mind it one bit. We had so
many entertainments-on Sunday
afternoons we had nice services
Rev. Purdy on June Is and Rev.
Bashore on June %, both of Will
mington.
We are very fond of our superin-
tendent, Mrs. Anne Rowe Stevens.
She sees to it that we get the most
delicious food, while our good cook,
Mrs. Lee prepares it so nice and
her husband, Mr.. James Lee, waits
on tables and. makes sure we get all
we want to eat. Our hostess, Miss
Florence H. Sweeney, reads and
writes for us.
These people are very kind to us.
We like them very much. They have
helped to make this two of the hap
piest weeks of our life.
Thanking you, r1 saf
MISS MOLLIE DONOVAN
20 Columbia street
Milford, Delaware
co Mrs. Charles White.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
Good Old Bread and Milk

The nutrition committee of the
American Public Health Associa-
tion says that people do the most
to nourish their bodies when they
consume a quart Of milk a day in
some form. The scientists tell us
many things about vitamins, those
essential elements that enable our
bodies to climb the hills of life.
These nutrition people say that
milk contains all the elements of
nourishment.
In the good old days bread and
milk was a favorite article Of diet.
Millions Of boys used to look at it
as the ideal luncheon. Yet few peo-
pie order it in restaurants today.
We probably need to get closer ac-
quainted with our noble old friend,
Ma COW.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
In Memory of The Brave

1t is a sad thought that today 80
brave men of the United States
navy lie at the bottom of the sea
of Portsmouth, N. H., where they
went down when their submarine
the O-9 dropped into 44O feet of
water. Under the terrific pressure
of that low depth, the hull prob
ably collapsed, and let the water
pour through some gaping hole in
a food of horror.
Our people grieve at the fate of
these brave boys. Their misery
and suffering was but for a mo-
ment. They will always be glori-
fed as men who died in a noble
service. Their relatives and friends
have reason for high pride, and
the sympathy of the country goes
out to them, with strong affec-
tion.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04

Jackie Palmer. of Eewes, spent
the weekend with Master Norman
Truitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Detwiler, of Fran
coma, Pa, called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Gilbert on Sunday.
Mrs. John Houston is attending
the University of Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04

The Days Ahead

NELEPHoNE SERVICE is playing a
Il vital part in speeding the pro-
duction of defense materials in
these critical times.
And in the sdays ahead-should
events make it necessary-the tele-
phone communications network
will play an even greater part in
the defense of the state and nation.
The Delaware Bell organization
is $50 people operating an up
to-the-minute telephone plant-a
plant conceived in the famed Bell
Telephone Laboratories and born
in the great Western Electric fac
tories.
1t was engineered to carry the nor
NAL communications needs of our
state, with extra margins" to care
for peace-time emergencies and to
provide for normal growth. But
now the telephone service faces a
mighty chalIenee-the challenge
of the communications needs of
the all-out drive to build up the
defenses of the nation-to rearm
America.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
OVERLOOK

Mrs. Annie Johnson, of Broad
kill, was dinner guest of Mrs.
Stella Johnson and sister, Minnie,
on Sunday.
Thomas Bryan, who is in train
ing at Camp Dix, spent the week.
end with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Billy Bryan.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04

Sunday School next Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock, followed by
preaching at eleven by the pastor,
Rev. John Whedbee.
Mrs. Ida Dunn spent the week.
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Workman and family, in Prime
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04

PEOPLE SEEM awful tired when
you ask them to do something for
their home town or the organiza-
tiea to which they belong, but full
of pep and energy if invited to go
on some excursion.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04

IF SOME OF THE time spent in
criticizing conditions in the home
town were spent by people in inn
proving their home places, the
town would go ahead faster.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04

The product free america Those of as ho
haze had share in its deveop1emt have pride in this e1a0.
pie of democracy in action. The Bell System is fvpicGy
american institution is 00cned by tOvOfirds of million
Americans 1t is operated by third of million AtuericGn
telephone wOrkers. IL either directly through
connecting telephone COMPANIES the entire american nation
THE DIAMOND STATE TELEPHONE COMPANY
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04

MANY PEOPLE who speak in
ridicule of their home towns, are
really ridiculing themselves, since
they have done nothing to remove
these causes for ridicule.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04

WHEN YOU BUY of the home
stores, you help them pay the taxes
that go long way to support
your home town.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04

Hook Neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Seaman, OF
Chester, spent Saturday with Mr..
and MRS. Arthur Campbell.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04

ware in "a months. And next year
and the year after, the program of
new central Office equipment, new
switching mechanisms, new local
telephone cables, new inter-city
telephone lines, will 60 on at an
ever-increasing tempo.
THE communications require.
4 ments of the army, the navy
and the government agencies, the
vital defense industries and of
other essential activities = these
growing telephone needs must be
met.
If it becomes necessary in order
to fulfill these requirements-so
important to all of us-we will not
hesitate to ask that non-defense
requests for new telephone serv-
ice be held up temporarily. At
peak hours il may not always be
possible on all routes to give the
customary extremely high speed
mo hang up" inter-city service.
But the people of Delaware can
rest assured that the organiza-
ton which created the best teIe-
phone service in the world will
spare neither time nor men nor
money nor materials to continue
that service quality-and at the
same time to build for the emer-
gency. That we guarantee.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
no meet that chaIIenee-

By the end of this year, more than
three and one-half millions of dol
lars of new Bell telephone plant
will have been constructed in Della
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04

In the end the things that count
are the things you can't count