davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14

I'm really glad to do IT," An
other chuckle. Its like old
times. This is how 1 used TO
make my living"
Changing tires:"
"Yep." He began 10 whistle.
Art let the gun drop. He balled
his hands into futile fists lie
didn't even have the CUTS to be a
rat.
Why couldn't the guy have tried
TO pick Mary up? Why couldn't
he have said something to make
him sore?
Why did the chumps of the
world always turn out 10 be nice
guys?
The fury had drained out Of him,
and he had jobbed his chance. He
couldn't do it. Not now or ever.
The elderly man was still whis-
ting as he settled his weight under
the wheel of his own expensive
car He waved back at Mary and
saw the girl standing on her toes
TO return his farewell.
lie turned the car into the high
way, running through The gears
with swift and practiccd case
He smiled down at the little beady
eyed man crouched low in the seat
beside him, hidden.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14

it. You know, ! got shock
when / saw you here
you got a. What do YOU
mean"
Art paused. listening.
"You looked 30 much like my
daughter" The old guy was
breathing heavily from his work.
Art heard the flat hit the ground,
vibrating. Exactly like her."
A chuckle. Even TO how you
looked 80 doggoned mad-just
like she used to get. Yes, sir, IL
gave me a shock" He was jam
ming on the spare now. Her
name was Molly"
Gee" Mary said. minds
Mary" She giggled again, but
it was quickly huShed. ooh. You
said-I mean--ls she"
"She died." the man said
briefly.
ooh, I'm awfully sorry"
That's the way things go in
this life" The lug wrench was
Squealing again. "Eh?" A pause.
The car was iarring slightly as
The man Socked the Tugs tight.
We'll. wen have her set In an
other minute"
T-don't know how to thank
YOU"
Nonsense. I'm glad 10 do Il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14

The little man Snarled warmly
"All right. What ?"
81 couldn't give you any sig
nal, Sammy. II you'd have seen
her She looked like my
daughter"
The little man hoistcd himself
up in the seat. He Spat in rage.
Damn you, Deacon"
81 mean TO say, Sammy, she
looked like I would like to have
had my daughter look, II I had
ever had a daughter. got TO
thinking of that, Sammy"
The little man Swore wildly.
"YOu and your lousy imagina-
ton. Us I'm a hot car and you
stop and CAB away 10 minutes
and you amt got the heart to
Jump the danes cumberland
us so hot we're" His voice
was Shrill, almost a scream. $50
you tell me what we're gonna do
now"
The elderly man lifted a placid
hand.
Take the next car that comes
along, of course. That little girl
was too nice for II, sammy.
That's ALL"
Tonic rrOw short story:
"Added Item," by Charles Nc
Guirk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14

crate In 10 minutes! Stop some
place and waste a week scraping
up another couple, three bucks
so we can get another place to
Ito hell with It,"
He threw open the door of the
5-year-old sedan and jumped out.
He realized that he had deiiber'
ately built up a fury in himself, &c
keep from thinking about it unit
ii was done.
He had thought of il Ions
enough. Now hurry, furiously
get it over with while he could.
He let the air out of a front tire
took tire tools and a jack out Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14

agent for the government
the trunk in the rear and strewed
them along the shoulder of the
highway, beside the car. He got
out the spare tire and threw 1t
down.
ton.
There were no cars coming al
the moment But there would be
There was traffic on this road;
enough. but not too much.
He swung back into the car. He
snapped:
"Okay, kid. You know what
YOU got TO do. Pile out and do
it,
She stared at him. the tears
gone from her eyes. She lifted 6
hand jerkily, let it fall.
art, are you sure you mean
it,"
I'm sure I mean It,"
He looked away from her.
A few seconds passed. Then he
heard her open the door on hel
side and get out.
He opened the glove compart.
ment with a savage yank and tool
the .38 revolver out of it anC
climbed into the back seat. There
he crouched down on the floor t
wait.
He heard one car pass, going tho
other way. An occasional metallic
clank came from outside.
SHE'S AFRAID
He felt the car nudge upward
lifted by the jack. Then another
car shot by them and he heard
the quick grab of brakes. He
lifted his head.
1t was new sedan, streamlined
high powered. 1t had reached a
stop a hundred feet beyond them
and was backing up, cutting of
the road onto the shoulder.
He called cautiously:
keep your head. kid. Don't
let him get suspicious. BE as
nice as you can"
He heard her whisper:
I'm scared, Art. 1 think there
are two Of"
"YOu leave that to me-!
He ducked down.
There was the distant slam OF
the other cars door. He risked
another quick look, saw an elderly
man in hard straw hat, alone.
He could see through the rear
window of the other car, and IT
was empty. Mary had imagined
she saw two people in the car.
The elderly man raised his
straw hat and smiled.
"Need any help, Miss"
He heard Mary talking, and he
was astoniShed at the control she
had over her voice:
g. :. and 1 guess just don't
Know how to do IL"
She laughed a little. as is she
was ashamed of her helplessness.
LUMP IN THROAT
She was wonderful. Art felt a
lump rising in his throat.
The man sounded hearty:
"Wen, I believe it'll be easy
done" Like Santa Claus.
Well, he should know what
Santa Claus sounded like. He
probably heard from him every
year. Art and Mary didn't.
fIe was saying, surprised:
Hey. YOU haven't been crying
about this, have yOu?" Then a
Jolly laugh. 4 Jolly old 81.
Nicholas laugh. Good grief. it's
nothing 10 cry about, my girl"
II 49,. got ~ darned mad"
4 belly laugh this time. Deep.
patcrnal, understanding.
"Sure, ] see. Well, now YOU
lit down here on the running
board in the shade and watch
me. might get pretty darned
mad. too, but l promise you 1
won't cry"
Mary laughed with him.
Now the old guy was talking
again, his words coming intermit-
tently between the Squeaks of the
turning lugS:
New York plates. Ell? Driv-
ing clear across the country"
"No--I--Tm staying out here
with some friends. For the
summer"
And a real summer II il out
here. too. en-"
Tho Jolly laugh again. We'll.
WHY didn't bc moyc2 Get on,
tncIc. Get a. over with.
You know" The man
broke of and gaSped paren-
theucaly There's that part of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14
BY WILLIAM BRANDON

ART pounded the steering wheel
IA in absent INDIGESTION. lie said
dolly:
Il guess ! still got this gum
Kid"
Mary hid her face in her hands
and began 10 cry.
IL they only had enough OF a
stake 10 lay over some place Tor q
while and rest up-and clean up
they might have a chance.
You couldn't land 4 decent job,
looking like a bum and ne had ms
belly full OF the little two-bit jobs
he'd been able 10 pick up.
You lived only once, and you
were chump 10 use IL up wash
ing dishes in Busy Bees.
THERE 1T GOES
A car zoomed past them and
Art watched il shrink and, dis
appear in the shimmering distance.
There went $1,000 worth OF
automobile. and maybe 500 IN
cash on the guy driving II.
If they had that-if they had
that ear and that hundred bucks
lust as far as Kansas City
Mary pushed her hands back
over her ears. Her breath shud-
dered in her slender throat.
She looked bad Art thought
She looked as if she might be SICK
with something.
1T LOOKED EASY
He had once popped off very
convincinGly about what a great
boy he was.
So she had married him, and
now they were beating their way
around the country looking for
work. and they were lucky 10 eat
a meal a day.
Mary spoke finally, pleading
hopelessly:
"Let's Just 60 on to Kansas
City, Art. There must he some
thing there. Wen get break
there"
I'VE won't get a break any
place until We make ii ourselves.
We can't 20 on no longer. kid.
That's the whole story. Not this
way"
Another car whipped past them,
tires humming high pitched on the
concrete.
"Work a week for a couple Of
bucks and we could have the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14

Tom rrOw' short story:
"Added Item," by Charles Nc
Guirk.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-07-16

Mrs. j. A. Lund are their daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Louis Luntz of haywood,
Calf, and Miss Betty Lund, who
has been attending school at Bell
Calf. Mrs. Luntz brought her son
Larry. Mrs. Lund and daughters
attended the stampede at Wolf Point
Saturday.
Mrs. Helen Smith and Mr.. and
Mrs. Kirk Stanley visited Sunday
at the home of Mrs. Smiths par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Al Dunn, south
of Frazer.
Mrs. Charles Foote of Butte came
Thursday to visit her mother, Mrs.
A. M. Hopkins and her sister, Mrs.
A. l.. Blair, and family. She will
be here for two or three weeks.
Mrs. Nora Mumford drove to
Great Falls Thursday. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clarence Peterson, and
children Clarice and Wayne return
ed with her for a two weeks visit.
Mrs. Charles LeDuc and daughter !
Dawn, accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. A. H.. Anderson of Carpio, N.
d. who has been visiting here, left
sunday for Carpio, where Mrs. Lee
DUO will visit.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-07-16
Seventeen Report
In New Air Cadet
Enlistment Plan

Seventeen Glasgow young men
between l8 and 26 have so far APP
piled for enlistment as aviation
cadets in the army air corps
through the local Veterans OF For
eign Wars post, it was reported to-
day by Commander Charles Hall.
The post is preparing to give avi-
alton cadet candidates preliminary
physical and mental tests to help
them qualify in army air corps IN
trance tests. Failure to pass tests
would bar candidates for 90 days.
Heading the local committee in
charge is Curtis Beede, with Al
fred L. Mcdonald and Ralph M.
Young men interested
should see che of the committee
men. The national v. F. w. re-
cruiting program has been author
lied by Lieut.. General Henry Arm
old, chief of army air forces.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-07-16

Mr. and Mrs. Harold SchwenkC
of Seattle arrived here Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Baynham is Wis.
iting an aunt at Hayden Lake
Idaho.
Nick Baynham of Westby arrived
Tuesday night to visit his brother
w. A. Baynham, a week. He is dep
uty customs collector there.
Miss Ruth Cross returned Mon
day morning from FELTON,, Mimi,
where she visited her grandmother
and an uncle who is leaving soon
for the army.
Mrs. c. H. Brocksmith returned
Tuesday morning from Sioux
Falls, S.. D., where she spent three
weeks visiting her mother and a
sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Eaton of
Plentywood, parents of Mrs. Irving
TjomSland. have moved to Glasgow
and I residing at 319 Ninth street
south.
Spencer c. Hart of Miles City
spent Sunday visiting his brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Gilluly. Mr.. Hart, who recently
sold his credit agency in Miles
City, is now flight instructor for
the Etchart-Markle Flying school at
Miles City.
Mrs. Amelia Alexander of Bona
parte, Iowa, and Mrs. A. T. Hayes
of Grinnell, Iowa, arrived Thurs
day morning to visit their sister,
Mrs. j. N. Mass. They will leave
this week for Seattle, where they
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-07-16
STOCK
SHIPPING MEN
name LEADERS
New Directors Will Represent
Association in County
Expansion Plan.

Thomas A. Wagner of Nashua
was re elected president of the Milk
River Cooperative Livestock Ship
ping association at the organization
meeting Of directors held following
the annual meeting in Nashua
Tuesday afternoon.
Officers also announced enlarge
ment OF the board from five to
seven members in a movement to
expand services to small livestock
shippers to other sections of Valley
county by the association, which
was founded in 1919.
New directors are Royce Biddle
CT Glasgow, Lee Ellsworth of Van
dalia and w. w. Russell of Larslan.
while holdover directors are Hubert
Brogan, William Kummerfeldt and
William Konrad of Nashua. other
Officers + Biddle, vice president;
Brogan, secretary = treasurer, and
William Grady, manager.
Will Aid Shippers
The new directors are to serve as
contact men in their areas from
whom shippers can receive inform
alton about pooling carloads and
shipping dates. The association will
ship all kinds of livestock if it
secures carload or larger lots. 1t
also aims to provide the service at
Nashua, Hinsdale, Glasgow or any
other point in the country where
here is a yard. '
Manager Grady pointed out that
he CO operative plan offers pro- .
'ection to the small shipper that
lie otherwise would not secure and
S more necessary than ever be-
'ause of government requirements
egarding minimum carload num-
'ers.
Shipping dates will be announced
ater.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-07-16
Glasgow Breuities

will visit several weeks and viii
make a longer visit in Glasgow OF
the return trip.
M A. Cromwell returned SATURDAY.
morning from a business trip &c
Yakima and other Washington
cities.
Miss Geraldine MacDougall OF
Grand Forks, N. D., is visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G..
Strom.
Miss Violet Mustonen went this
week to Great Falls to take psy-
Geological tests for nurses training
She plans to enter a Billings hosp
ital in the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huston Smith and
four children Of Fort Washable,
Wyo., left Monday after spending
ten days visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A..
G.. Strom. Mr. Smith is a former
Culbertson resident.
Mrs. c.. A. Bertsch and Mrs.
]. E. Brown left Monday for Kal-
ispell and Flathead lake, where Mrs.
Bertsch will visit various friends
and Mrs. Brown at the home of her
son, j. E. Brown Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Wall left
Sunday morning for Portland, Ore,
where Mr. Wall will be employed
until called for army service. Mrs.
Wall expects to return to Glasgow
when he enters the army.
Miss Marie Hall returned Tues
day from Helena where she took
the state board examinations for
dental hygienist. She will return
Saturday to Helena, where she will
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-07-16
e. E. /. Hits Hard
To Take z Games
In Peck Circuit

FORT PECK-C. E. I. greeted three
Power pitchers with a barrage of
hits and runs last Tuesday evening
to win its first game over the Power
aggregation in the Fort Peck soft
ball league. The score was 33 to IL.
Archambeault was the starting pit
cher for Power and was followed by
Koetitz and Wiltfong. Wininger
caught all three. The winning c. E.
1. battery was Burns and L. Langley.
GEL. again showed its power
Wednesday night when it patched
up Ad. l by the one-Sided score of
20 to 8. The winning battery was
Burns and Johnston and the losing
battery WINNER, Neal and Faasen.
In a nip and tuck game Thursday
Ad 2 defeated Power, 10 to 8.
Power led until the sixth inning,
when Ad 2 put two runs across.
This was one of the best played
games of the season. The winning !
battery was Hagen and Maxwell and
losing battery WINNER and
Wininger.
Ad rs margin of victory over
:. E. I. in Sundays game came in
he consecutive home runs of Wetz-
and Owens. The score was
to 7. The winning battery was
and Grundmeyer and the
osing battery Burns and Johnston.
The first half of the Fort Peck
oftball league schedule is now fin
she'd, with four postponed games to
e played. AS Administration 2 has
My n game to play off, win or
use, it is cinched as the first half
hampton. In the second half of
lay, a fifth team will be added. 1t
ill be made up of men from the /
egles Construction company.
Standings to date.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-07-16

For Sale - Trailer house, 2-wheel
trailer, bedding, dining set, two
desks, chairs, 2x4 and matched lum-
Der, 3 doors, 3 windows, many other
articles. M. A. Cromwell, Glasgow.
12-1tc
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-07-16
Too Late to Classify

Great Falls Tribune delivered daily
at your door, before TOO a. m.,
23c per week. Call Franklin Hell
land, Phone 137-R. 70 2tc
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-22
Commands Raid
French Coast

LONDON, April 22-CUP) = A
communique said that a small
reconnaissance raid was made by
British Commando troops early
wednesday near Roulogne on the
French coast.
German troops holding this part
Of the coast were driven back before
the advance of the British troops, -
the communique said.
The British patrol penetrated
coastal defenses and withdrew after
two hours. Casualties were very
light.
"A naval force engaged armed
enemy trawlers, che Of which was
severely damaged and another left
afire."
NO British ship was damaged
Navy casualties were slight"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-22
Marshall Studies
European Invasion
In British Talks

LONDON, April % CUP = A
possible American and British in
vasion of Europe was discussed in
London by Gen. George c. Mar
shall, American chief of staff, it
was indicated today by a govern
ment spokesman in the House of
Lords.
Lord Selborne, replying to the
questions of Lork Strabolgi, said:
THE question of invasion of Eu-
rope by Britain and America GER
tainly is the sort of thing that
would be discussed among the re-
spective governments because it
would be Strategical move af-
fecting the eastern front very much
indeed"
There is collaboration between
England and America such as there
has never been between the two
countries before" Lord Selborne
continued
England and America STRATEGY
cally are working as Britain and
the rest of the empire are-they
are working together almost as if
they were the same country, be-
longing to the same commonwealth
of nations"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-22
Sugar
PIun rs
7 old

WASHINGTON. April % up
Stamp No. l in the first war ration
book will be valid for buying a
pound of sugar during the period
from May to May 16, the office
OF price administration said today
in announcing further details of
the rationing program.
The announcement means that
formal sugar rationing for the
United States will be in effect from
May 5 on.
Stamp No. will be valid from
May II to 30. Stamp No. 3 will be
valid from May 81 to June Is, and
Stamp No. 4 from June IA to
June q. All dates ar inclusive.
Restaurants will be cut to half
the amount of sugar used in a base
period. The base period will be Ell
Their the corresponding period of
last year. or the amount of sugar
used during March of this year. if
records for last year are not avail
able
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-22

first group appeared to be in the
saddle. At one time last week it
was planned to sever diplomatic
relations. That priest mably would
have been accompanied by occupa-
ton of French colonies in the
western hemisphere.
Instead Of severing relatlUIs, it
was decided to call Ambassador
William D. Leahy home for con-
sultation. That action served pri-
marily as an indication to the
French people that the United
States dis1u5ied the Laval regime
Leahy was said not to favor the
severance of relations, being con-
WINGED that while there is life
there is hope" and that Lava's
elevation does not mean the COM
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-22
Panay Defenders
Giving Ground

WASHINGTON, April % CUPD-
japanese forces are driving ahead
In Panay, rich sugar producing
island of the Philippines, and ap-
parently are preparing to launch
a new invasion against the neigh
boring Island of Negros, thu war
department said today.
Reports from Negroes" a .om
munique said, indicate that the
enemy is making an air reconnaisc-
sance of that island"
If the enemy attacks Negroes,
wedged between Panay and still
resisting Cebu, it will be the ninth
Philippine Island to feel the power
of the invader.
The communique said that Jap
anese troops driving forward from
their beach head at San Jose on
the southwest coast of Panay had
attacked American Filipino posi-
lions near San Remigio and VAL
derrama in Antique province.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-22
Malta Guns Down
II Enemy Planes

VALLETTA, Malta, April % (UP)
= At least II axis planes have
been shot down during heavy en-
envy raids on this British island
since Sunday, communicates reveal
ed today.
During three raids yesterday
Malta's anti-aircraft defenses and
Royal Air Force filters bagged five
German planes. -Four probably were
destroyed and at least eight were
damaged.
The Raj. revealed that y were
shot down Sunday and Monday
THE British Radio said German
losses over Malta in April were
higher than all Raj. losses dur
ing night attacks on German ter
ritoryD
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-22
RADIO INDUSTRY
TO STOP PRODUCTION

WASHINGTON, April q CUP)-
The radio industry which last year
did a $240,OO0O0O business, goes in
to the final stretch of civilian re-
ceiving set production today with
a WPB desdline set for midnight.
After midnight. none. cf the SIS con-
Germs manufacturing home radios
may start production of any more
receiving sets for civilians.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-22
u. s. Commands
In New Zealand

GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS. Australia, April %
CUP Vice Admiral Robert Lee
Ghormley, United States Navy. of
Portland, Ore, has been ordered to
New Zealand to organize a joint
United States New Zealand naval
command which will be outside the
zdne commanded By Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, it was learned today.
The news cleared up weeks of
mystery regarding the status OF
New Zealand, only LOCO miles
southeast of Australia, in Gen.
MacArthur's new united nations
southwest Pacific command.
Ghormley, with headquarters at
Auckland, will head a separate
joint United States-New Zealand
command, informants said.
He will. however, maintain close
liaison with Gen Macarthur and
Vice Admiral Herbert F. Jeary,
MacArthur,s naval commander for
the southwest Pacific.
LONDON OBSERVER
-Ghormley until recently had
s6a'ved as special United States ma
wi observer at London.
HE has served as assistant chief
of staff Of the United States fleet.
fleet operations officer, director of
war plans of the chief of naval
operations office in addition TO his
snip commands, including the bat
tleship Nevada.
New Zealand Prime Minister
Peter Frazer said at Auckland yes
terday that New Zealand's position
in the Pacific war Zone-as diff
ferentiated from the southwest Pa
cific zone of MacArthur-would be
announced a. Washington shortly.
GREAT CONFUSION
There had been great confusion
here, apparently, at the exclusion
of New Zealand from MacArthur's
zone
For weeks, according to Army
sources here, Macarthur was un-
able to get clear directives on his
territory and authority. 1t was in
timated with increasing clarity
that the question of New Zealand's
status was an important part of
the situation.
1T was noted that when Mac
Arthur finally received instructions,
Prime Minister John Curtin said
New Zealand among other nations
concerned had agreed TO Mac
Arthur's appointment. Later Au-
stfalian sources said Curtin did
not mean that New Zealand would
be in MacArthur's zone; that it had
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-22
DEFENSE HOME
PROJECT APPROVED

WASHINGTON. April 22-UP)-
The federal public housing author
ity today announced approval of
S124,7S8 contract for construction
Of 40 defense homes, to be known
as the Lompoc Gardens, in Santa
Barbara County, California. The
contract was let to Martin & Jen-
sen, Santa Monica. Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-22

merely agreed as a member of the
Pacific war council
When M C A T thur announced
that he was ready 10 proceed with
his organization, however, he said
that Australia, the Netherlands, the
United Kingdom and the United
States had agreed. and did not
mention New Zealand.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-22
STTMSON RECOMMENDS
MORE WEST POINTERS

WASHINGTON, April 22-CUP)-
Secretary of War Henry L. Slim
son has recommended enactment of
legislation to increase from $50 to
2,496 the authorized numerical
strength of the cadet corps at the
U. s. Military Academy.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-22
APPEASEMENT

The other group argues that so
long as France is not a belligerent
and has not given the axis either
the French fleet or bases in French
Africa. relations should be main
tanned to avoid either of these ca
taStrophes.
Immediately after Iaval's coup
these diplomatic sources said. the