davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

is an indication of what is happening in the
air.
DIR. Charles F Brooks professor of mete-
oroogy at Harvard University. defends many
a weather jingle based on cloud formations.
"A round-toppcd cloud with fattened base,
Carries rainfall on its face"
'Mackerel sky mackerel sky,
Never long wet, never long dry"
Both of those sayings. claims Prof. Brooks,
have much truth in them for weather lore.
In the language of wcathcrman round
topped cloud with flattened base is an Incl
pient thunderhead. Everyone knows that
thundcrhcads carry rain.
Nackcrc skies are the regular, laddcr-hke
formations of cirrus clouds that seem to
mount upward from the horizon but which, in
reality, are uniformly high overhead
They are the high altitude, advance warn
ing Of a storm center moving in The simple
diagram on this page. of an idealized storm
area shows how cirrus clouds may run 200
miles ahead of the storm as meteorological
Paul Reveres for those who can read the signs
Of approaching bad weather.
Whole books can be filled with sayings
about the behavior of animals before a
storm. Birds fly low, flies come into the
house peacocks scream fish bite well, cats
rub their ears and so on.
All these sayings have some forccasting
value. Likewise, the aching of corns and bum
ions may indicate an approaching storm.
The most beautiful of all weather signs
and ono which makes real scnse-is the rain
bow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

knows why widespread announcements of
weather reports cannot be made. German
aviators. # they were waiting TO bomb the
Atlantic coastal cities, would like very much
TO know what the weather is over the central
part of the country that is, weather 10 the
westward Of Boston New York, Philadelphia
and Washington
If they Rncwethe weather in tho Midwest
on given day they could figure ont pretty
accurately whether their planes would have
time 10 move in and drop their bombs before
bad weather closed in oyor tho coast
other proverbs, besides tho ring around
the moon. can be Of great help 10 everyone
m forccasting local weather
Prof William II Barton Jr, curator Of
the Hayden Planctanum in New York city
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

The old saying runs:
Rainbow at night,
Sailors delight"
According to Prof.
Barton this proverb is
real science If you
will grant that it
means a rainbow in
the afternoon as is the
case since there must
be sunlight to have a
rainbow.
If the rainbow is
seen in the afternoon
the sun is in the west
and the rainbow is
seen in the east.
A rainbow in the
east means that the
rainfall likewise is in
the east, that the
storm has passed from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

FngIands fOCkN OCCa0-D0InU
coast can hardly be expected to
apply all the time 10 dry Arizona,
or TO Florida or 20 the Midwest
as many transplantcd New
Highlander has discovered TO his
sorrow.
Weather signs ought TO be
worked out for every locality
A century ago, when people
did not get about as much as
they do today. the old-timers
Of any community had a we'll
deserved recognition Of their
forccasting ability.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

suggests there is science in the following:
Evening red, morning gray, sets the traveller
his way
Evening gray morning red, brings down
rain clouds on his head
A red sky at sunset suggests the air has
much moisture in it, that probably will con-
dense out during the cooler night as dew.
However, a red sky at sunrise suggests the
same moisture content in the air and since
that can be expected to rise, it is fair bet
that this increased moisture VIII prccipitatc
rs rain during the day
Many old-fashioned weather signs and
sayings have fallen into disrepute in Amer
lea because they are used in places for which
they were never intended
A weather provcrb that is good for New
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

OF all the sky
signs and proverbs,
those relating TO
cloud formations arc
probably the best
for amateur weather
prophets because tho
shape Of tho clouds
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

weather 1OtcCdSllnS lnclnOuS.
Halos around the moon
and around the sun too,
although they are seldom seen
are one of the best of all
weather signs of an approach
ing storm, say scientists who
are trying to help Just plain
people now struggling along
without Wholesale weather
reports
Those halos around the moon
are really ice crystals, five or
six miles up in the sky, torn
off the tops of the highest cir
rus clouds which are the fore
runners of storms approach
ing from the west.
Sometimes these high-flying
cirrus clouds are several hun
dred miles ahead Of the real
storm area.
Over much Of the United
States most storms move
from west TO east Those ice
crystals, which blend moon
light into halo, are good
warnings Of storms within a
day or two
Halos. as a weather sign,
have long been noted. Or.
Edward Jenner, the discovcrer
of vaccination, long ago said
the same thing in a weather
jingle which he composed that
ran
Last night the sun went
pale TO bed,
The moon in halos hid her
head
Most everyone, by this time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Maybe The Bon On
Forecasts Battles
You. But There Are
AIw aYs The Old
Signs and Proverbs
to Guide You-And
Some Of Them Are
Good Science
BY ROBERT ID. POTTER,
Science Editor, The American Weekly

\/OU can't see weather maps these
days. or hear the weather reported
on the radio but don't let that stop
you from knowing whether it's going to
rain on. that picnic tomorrow.
Just dig out the old weather proverbs
and signs OF your grandfather, dust them
off, and let them 60 TO work for you. BE
your own weather man.
Ring around the moon.
Bad weather soon.
That's just as good weather sign
today as it was years ago before mode. Il
mctcorology invented all the new-fanglcd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

Cats Are Supposed TO Wash
Their Fur aud Rub Their
Ears Due 90 the Electricity
In the Air lust Before n
Bad Spell Of Weather
SETS In.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

Of
Is Pushed
and Lowcas When the Storm Has Passed
Comes
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-13
WIEN AIRLINES

April 11-Pilot Long re- turned from Fairbanks via Council with MT. and Mrs. Al Doyle and child, MT. and Mrs. George Ball and freight for Council.
 Pilot Paine made a trip to Council with Barney Crosby and express, return ing to Nome via Keenan's Camp.
 Today Pilot Bill Paine made a trip to Keenan's Camp with MT. and Mrs. J. J. Keenan and express. A second trip was made with w. F. Stumpf and ex- press.
 Trips are scheduled for Bunkerhill, Candle, Wales, Shishmaref and Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-13
Life Is Very Alarming . In Skagway

A visitor to Juneau tells this story:
 Several weeks ago, the Vre alarm sounded in Skag way. The night Watchman at the power plant thought it was the air raid alarm. He immediately doused all of the ightS in town.
 Then the woman in charge of the air raid alarm saw the lights go out and thought the Japs were com ing. So she sounded the air raid alarm.
 The night Watchman at the power plant heard this and thought it was the all- clear signal. He turned all of the lights back on.
 While all of this was go- ing on, the house which was on fire when the fire alarm sounded, burned to the ground.
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-13
COURT NOTES

In the U. s. District Court, Judge J. H. s. Mori- son presiding, Phillip Mar tin was sentenced this morning to two years in the penitentiary on a charge of burglary in a store. He had previously entered a plea of guilty.
 The Marshal's office was directed to notify those called as Petit Jurors, who were to report on April 20, not to appear until further notice.
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-13
MIROW AIR SERVICE

Pilot Moore arrived from Anchorage yesterday with seven army men and Mrs. Brown, P u b lie Health Nurse.
 Pilot Moore left today for Anchorage with the fol- lowing passengers:
 MT. and Mrs. Ed Snyder and two children
 Mrs. Lois Tucker
 Mr. Fuggit
 J. B. Webb
 Mir. and Mrs. Inman
 Herb Hager left this nor ming on the down river mail run. Passengers were Andrew Nashlook, Moody Jr., Jim Hartley and Harry Blanket.
 Frank Whaley left for Moses Pt. and Golovin with: Mrs. Charles and dau ghter' MT. Bassler and 3 selectees will be returning.
 Gordan Mckenzie is due in today from Anchorage with a new 6-place Travel air, to augment the Seward Peninsula Service.
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-13
Emil Hauser Passes Away

Funeral services for Emil Hauser will be held Tues day a 9 am. at the St. Jos eph Catholic Church, Path CT McHugh conducting the service.
 Emil Hauser passed aW- ay last week, unexpectedly and was an old-timer to this section, having been occupied as a beach miner and placer miner since his arrival here.
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-13
INDUCTED TODAY:

The following men were nducted into the U. 5. Army today:
 Lyman Herbert Madden George Kazooklik Joseph A. Maloney Sam Sango
 Konrad Olaf Kirkebo Wallace Sand
 Thomas Brown Tucker John Elmer Foster, Jr. Edward Becker Horald Mclean John F. Macumber Uriel U. McCarty Peter Frank Egress Mathew Teauymeak Wassilie Agibinik John Layton Bullock Glenn Arvid Madden Fred w. Paniptchuk Harold Milton TWeet
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-13
Earthquake Today at Noon

Nome was shaken this noon at 12:05 p. m. by an earthquake, for a few sec- onds. The shock was not very severe and many peo- pie were unaware of it, at- tributing the rumble to a passing "cat.''
Evening star., 1942-02-01

REACTION in all places is the same; the
gals are good, careful, polite. General re-
quirements: married, 25-35, accident-free
record, husband in Army or defense work,
neat appearance. Beauty not necessary.
few months back, New York taxi company
advertised for lady drivers. Three hundred
answered the ad. One of those hired was 27.year-
old Mrs. Vivian Falcon, (above). She's pretty
representative of the nations chauffeurettes. She
works from $50 AM to PM. five days a week
(most cities prohibit nightwork for the ladies).
She averages about s35 week, including tips.
Five of that goes to the nursemaid who takes
care of her Jackie, 7, and Marie, S. But she gets
home in time to fix dinner. A good one.
She hasn't had bit of professional trou-
BILE with men-either customers COMPETE
tors. The former have been courteous. The
latter especially the two who work from
the same stand she does - have been help
full, friendly. She's enjoying her new career
tremendously. Says she always loved to
drive. And likes to feel she's feminine
pioneer She'd have looked good in the front
Of a covered wagon, too right?
JERRY MASON
Evening star., 1942-02-01
Here's secrets
perfect GRAVY
at only q penny's cost!

I. FLAVOR: Kitchen Bou.
quet gives the most deli.
cious flavor TO gravies.
Z. COLOR: Kitchen Bou.
quet makes everything look
so appetizing-adds a rich,
tempting brown color.
,. EASY TO USE: It's so
easy TO cook with Kitchen
Bouquet. You just season
to taste or follow simple
recipe included in package.
4. E c O N o MICAL:
Kitchen Bouquet is inexpen.
'Ive TO use-goes longway.
. Get Kitchen Bouquet
the seasoning sauce-today.
Evening star., 1942-02-01
u CHAUFFEURETTE:
A oo-SeCOND CLOSEUP

FEMININE back-seat drivers are riding to
glory in taxicabs. Draft calls, defense needs,
have created gaps in the ranks of cabbies.
In cities all over the country, ladies have
begun to take over jobs left vacant by hack
men. So far - if you're bothered by women
drivers - the trend is not serious enough to
worry about. But it's on the way. London
has it's skirted lorry and tram drivers. And
now, the u. S. is beginning to produce it's
chaufeurettes-descend of World War
rs streetcar conductresses.
The trend has bloomed most in those cities
where defense industries have created big labor
demand. Baltimore, for example, is leader in
employment of girl cabbies. Last May the
License Division, Newark, N. J., okayed cab
licenses for women because of the draft. Way up
in Fairbanks, Alaska, Kitty O'Brien was running
city cab service at last report San Jose. Calf,
Sandusky, o., Memphis, Milwaukee, Omaha,
Washington some of the 2O-odd land the
number is rising cities where women have begun
to take over the wheel.
Evening star., 1942-02-01

II 70 DfAlEas: The New Model
~ "VC"Rain- Master Wiper Arm
replaces all arms including
M right" and left" curved
M models. Your Rain Master
M factory sealed package gives
v you Arm and Blade assort-
p ment to fit all cars. Ask your
ANCO Jobber's Salesman.
The Anderson CO.. Gary. IND.
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What lies ahead for those who
have not purchased their coal dur
ing the off-season is easy to see. At
the present time American industry
has not, as yet, reached its full
wartime capacity of production for
Victory. Fall and early winter will
see the nation at this peak period.
They'll Be Out of Luck.
Then, when industry is humming
its song of death for Hitler and his
stooges, if Mr.. Jones, or Mr.. Slo-
polk, or Mrs. Andy Tardie have not
ordered their coal to keep the home
fires burning, it is very probable
that they are going to be out of
luck. They'll probably have to spend
some very miserable days until the
coal they order LATE arrives.
Why so?
Here's why: Increased production
to peak records in U. S. factories
is going to require more coal. 1t
stands to reason that if the mines
are now working at 80 per cent of
capacity (and industry has not yet
reached its peak of production
nor coal consumption), when the
peak does arrive Uncle Sam is 60
ing to see to it that those industries
get all the coal they want, as often
as they want it, and no questions
asked.
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h1z:s,s.lEs'''''!|'''''';

Coal mining is one of the nations
major industries.
The last available reports on the
amount of coal mined show that
over 81 ,887, 1886 tons of coal were
prepared for consumption.
Chief soft coal producing states
are Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Il
linois, and Kentucky. Anthracite
(hard) coal is produced principally
in Pennsylvania, around Wilkes
Barre and Scranton.
Coal Exports.
Coal exports amount to a sizeable
figure, too. In 1910 --latest data
available) over 16, 456, 1928 tons were
exported. The majority of the an
thracite exported went to Canada.
Coke production, a coal by-prod-
uct, also assumed gigantic proper
tons. Data shows that over 273,-
1872, 410 tons were produced in 1910.
The gas from coke production is
also used for fuel purposes.
Employment in the coal mining
industry has declined ever since
1920. That year there were 784, 621
persons employed. Ten years later
1880 there were 644, 006 at work.
In 1910 the number had further de-
creased to SAB, 200.
Crude Oil Production Increase.
Crude oil production in the United
States, also, has steadily increased
according to statistics.
In 1920 there were Az, 929, 900 bar
rels (42 gallons to barely of oil
drawn from the earth. Its value
was $1,360, 745, 900. But the figures
in 1910 were 1851 ,847 900 barrels,
valued at 81, 1852, 900, 000-a decrease
in price.
The United States produced-in
1940-over half of the oil marketed.
Russia was next in line with just
slightly more than one-fifth of the
United States total.
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It May Be 90 Degrees in the Shade
But Your Coal Bin Rates Check Up
Unnecessary Delay
May Bring Hardships
This Coming Winter

You can't say that you haven't
been warned.
You can't say, when the leaves
begin to fall, that you didn't
have enough time to order your
coal.
In another two months-at the
most-it is going to be almost
too late to get your coal supply.
Then you won't be ready when
the temperature begins to drop.
During the summer months,
when homeowners formerly
paid but little attention to their
coal bins, there had always been
a definite slump in coal produc-
ton. The producers called the
months the normal "off season"
period.
This year, though, because OF the
high rate of wartime production
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It is true that all will have to fore
60 some former necessities and COM
forts until this universal war is won.
But there is little reason to take
on hardship which is doing no one
even the nations offensive for VIC
tory-any good.
By waiting until it is practical
ly too late to order coal, most of
which is then going to the fac
tories, the home owner is DELHI
erately Harvesting himself with
hardship-besides getting in the
way of the nations wartime
progress.
Like a Slow Freight.
Those who delay ordering coal
now for this coming winter may be
compared to a slow freight train
heading towards it's terminal with a
fast freight right behind it. The lat
ter is delayed from reaching its des-
tination on schedule. Your nations
victory efforts are all being carried
on that fast freight train. The dilly-
dallying, late-ordering home owner
is the slow freight.
But don't forget: Uncle Sam is
the dispatcher on that railroad. He's
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STAGE ScREENh radio
By VIRGINIA VALE

Released by western newspaper Union.
METROS MRS. Miniver"
lVl will probably be one of
the best remembered war pic
lures that have reached the
screen, not merely because it
is well directed (by William
Wyler) and superbly acted, but
because it deals with typical fam
lily, facing the war at home. 1t
vividly presents the sort of si.ua-
tons that we might have had to
deal with in this country. Incident
ally a "Mrs. Miniver," rose has
been developed, named for the one
in the picture; it is dedicated to
"the unselfish and sterling qualities
of American women in the war;"
women like the one whom Greer
Carson plays so knowingly in the
film. Don't miss "Mrs. Miniver!"
Buddy Clark, young baritone Of
radios "Hit Parade" has an i'm
portant role in RKO's Sweet or
Hot" starring Lucille Ball and Vic
tor Mature. His comedy specialties
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r. EUGENE CUNNINGHAM

THE STORY so FAR: Forced to run
from the law to save his life when he Is
suspected Of being the notorious SEQ
manche Linn" Con Cameron is trying
to prove his honesty. With his pal, Ca
ramba Wear, he is working for Topeka
Tension, owner of the Broken Wheel
ranch. Nevil Lowe, marshal of the neigh
boring town of Tivan, is after him but
doesn't yet know that the Twenty john
SOM of the Broken Wheel is the man he
suspects of being Comanche Linn. loves
sister, Janet, is staying with the Teni-
sons. They are deeply attached to her,
having lost their only child, boy, when
he was kidnapped many years before.
Among the enemies Of the Broken Wheel
are bud Paramore, Megeath and his
friend Monk Irby, and the very tough
Latimers. Cor has already encountered
all of them and has SO far gotten the
best Of them. Megeath and bud Para
more also hate Nevil Lowe and are try
ing to kidnap Janet. Riding out with
Janet for a routine check on the cattle,
he finds rustIers at work. All but one
escape. Con gives him a chance and
then Is forced to kill him in self defense.
Now continue with the story.
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Two hundred years of American
life are represented by nearly 100
Eighteenth and Nineteenth century
lighting appliances and more than
$50 samplers at public exhibit in
the Cooper Union Museum for the
Arts of Decoration.
English, Mexican, French, Span
ish, Dutch, German, and Italian
needlecraft is displayed beside out
standing American samplers to
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a good one, too. What he's going
to do is shove the slow freight on to
a siding and let the fast freight
come on through.
In other words, those home
owners and other consumers
who haven't as yet ordered their
coal supplies, may have to be
sidetracked later this year In
favor of Uncle Sans more i'm
portant business of winning the
war. Cold feet now may re-
suit in even colder pedal extrem-
tiles this winter.
The fact that peak production OF
American industry will be reached
during the coming winter months
isn't the only reason why you should
be now getting your coal.
Even today the railroad yards, the
river shipping docks and terminals
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are jammed to capacity. Railroad
ers will tell you, with a touch of the
Paul Bunyan spirit, that the rails
just can't cool off. Rivermen will
tell you that no sooner do the waves
from one river vessel ease off on
the beach, before another swell
starts rolling in. When the peak is
reached in production you can mag
inc what the thousands of home own
ers who wait until later" to order
their coal are doing to add to the
groaning weight of traffic on the
railroads, rivers and highways.
You owe it to your own comfort
this coming winter, but especially
to your nation out to win the gigantic
struggle with Hitler and his part
ners, to make necessary provisions
in advance.
Get 1t Now.
Despite the fact that bituminous
coal production is now running over
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nary demands on transportation IA
cilities, such waste is intolerable.
Coupled with the effect on health,
lost time due to colds, absentee
ism, etc., such neglect of proper
maintenance and operation of the
heating system becomes almost
criminal.
Just as you check over your au-
tomobile periodically, or have some
one do it, so too is it good idea to
have a competent heating man in
spect your furnace or boiler.
If the average household gave its
heating plant half the care it be-
slows upon the family car, the ma
tional fuel bill would be reduced
many millions a year.
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Fuel Users Pledge

might well subscribe to the following:
]. 70 heat fuel.
that the heating plant clean and kept clean
To the heating system inspected by competent heating
mai o fuel dealer.
alterations
of the heating equipment made at
6. everything practical to reduce heat losses.
To learn operate the heating system properly
smoke smoke waste neiency
heating either
health
anticipate needs to
transportation
prevent teups and shortages.
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Oil Burner Conversion

The War Production board has
acted to speed the conversion of
oiI-burning equipment to coal by
permitting the assembly of small
stokers from materials which
were in manufacturers hands on
May 81.
At the same time, w. w. Tim
mis-, chief of the plumbing and
heating branch, announced the
creation of an operations section
which will continue an overall
study. This study of the various
problems involved in the CONVEX
sion of oil burners to other fuels
has been under way for some
time.
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not done your full bit to insure
warmth for your home, or final
victory for your country.
Check Heating System.
This is the time of the year-h
ever-to see to it that the homes
heating system is cleaned, inspect
ed, and repaired if necessary.
Neglect now, during the summer
months, can damage your home
heating apparatus more than a win
ter season of hard activity.
Lack of ventilation in the base
ment, high humidity, condensation,
or corrosion< can soon play havoc
with a heating plant. More than
often it does, as shown by the short
life of most smoke pipes which last
only two or three years.
Improper operation, lack of main
tenance, excessive stack losses,
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metal work, and pottery are shown
for the many visitors.
There are architectural sketches
by the late Whitney Warren, inter-
nationally known architect, and de-
signs for tiles by William Morris,
English poet and craftsman for
whom the Morris chair was named.
A rare pair of glazed pottery fig
urines of Belgian origin is also in
cluded.