davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26
Champ Favored

Long Beach, Cal, May 26.-CUP) -Bantamweight King Manuel Ortiz was 2-1 favorite today to take Joe Robleto again in their 15-round title bout in Municipal Stadium here to- night.
 It will be the Fl Centro battler's fifth defense of his N. B. A. crown since he won it from Lou Salica at Hollywood last August. Since his slugging match six weeks ago at San Diego with Robleto was an over weight affair Robleto was making sure this time he was inside the 118-pound limit.
 A win for Robleto would be good tonic for his big brother. Canto. Pacific coast bantam champion 10 years ago when he was hailed as a coming contender for the national belt.
 Canto had a couple of shots at speedy Dado, and beat him both times. Then he went blind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26
BUFFALO BEATS LOWRY

New Bedford, Mass, May 26- (UP)-MiddleWeight Gene Buffalo of Philadelphia today held a unan- imous decision over light-heavy- weight Ted Lowry after a 10-round match at the Bristol arena.
 Buffalo, 1855, pounded Lowry, 174, at will to capture the bout with ease. It was Lowry's last battle before en- tering the U. s. Army Monday.
 In six round matches, Chick Tug gles, 140, fBoston drew with Joe Lebieuz, Al, of New Bedford; Fran cis Leonard, 133, of Taunton tech nically knocked out Jose Fernandez, 1855, of DuXbury in the fourth; and Nal Smallwood, 1853, of Boston tech nically knocked out Tommy Jordan, 165, of Boston in the fifth. John ny Luz, 133, of New Befrord de- cisioned Johnny Coe, 130, of Water town in four.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26
Government Closes
 Saratoga Track

Albany, N. r., May 26- (UP)- Racing events usually held at his- toric Saratoga race track today were scheduled for removal to Belmont Park or Aqueduct this summer be- cause of the critical gasoline and rubber shortage.
 The decision was reached last night when Washington officials agreed with a recommendation of Governor Dewey.
 Warren w. Leigh, supervisor of tires and tubes in the office of Rub Der Director William M. Jeffers; Or ton P. Hugstader, representing the mileage rationing division of the OPA, and James c. Hagerty, execu- tive assistant to Governor Dewey, arrived at the decision after con- ferring with the Saratoga racing committee.
 The Washington officials visited Saratoga Springs and agreed with a report of Hagertys that the Sara toga track was inaccessible and that most of the patrons would have to use automobiles.
 RIIV WAR RONnS AMI STANDS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26
LOCAL SOFTBALL | CUE GIVEN
 OFFICIAL NOD
Two Private Cars Per Game May Be Used;
 Dusty Games Dates
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Just about the time that mem bers and officials of the Industrial Softball League were wondering just how they were going to get around the city to play scheduled games; in view of the recent ban on gaso- line for pleasure driving, the Office of Price Administration, (OPA) came to the rescue.
 This morning, Henry GriggS, hon orary president of the league receiv- ed ruling from the Hartford legal division of the U. s. government agency which, in brief allows each softball team to use two private automobiles going to and from the regularly scheduled games. How ever one of the cars must be driv- -en by the MANAGER of each team, CAPTAIN or COACH of the team.
 A similar ruling was received last winter on a national basis, which allowed professional players and of ficialS such as referees and coaches to use automobiles for travel to and from games in the course of their business and profession. The coach could take his players in his car as long as he was the driver of the automobile.
 Voted to Continue
 Last night, Dusty Softball man. agers and officials met, with Presi- dent Tim Nolan in charge, voting to continue the league play mo matter what" Visions of horse-draWn ve- hicles, the shoe leather express use of already over-crowded busses and such loomed large and prom inent; until the OPA ruling today, which will aid the situation greatly and allow the play to continue.
 Amatur golfers and baseball play CTS may not travel to and from games or golf courses where regu- lar means of transportation is avail able, even if such members are daily employed in so-called vital war in- duStries. Of course, a coach can drive his car full of players to a game and must drive them back, but the coach must be a paid person who regards teaching athletic sports as part of his regular income.
 Relative to the Chase Country Club, for instance, an organization operated and controlled, by the Chase Foremens Association; whose members are employed in essential war industry, handling government contracts; the OPA ruling is that golf is strictly pleasure for such people who cannot use their private cars to drive to the golf course because bus transportation is avail able; despite the fact that nearly all members of the club are engaged in war industry.
 Waterbury's Industrial Softball league will resume activity next week, as usual, this weeks games having been cancelled
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26
Hawks Whip Juniors By Score Of 8 To.3

With each player hitting safely, the LeavenWorth Juniors chalked up victory number two, by defeating the Spencer Hawks 83, in a twilight contest at Lakewood field. Once again, Ed Casey and Otto" Colby were the winners big guns, driving in three runs apaiece.
 Angelo Tremaglio showed good form in scattering seven hits over the route to keep the Hawks pretty well in check. Ghe longest blow of the contest, was mighty triple to left-center, by Joe OBrien, the losers cleanup hitter
 This was return engagement The score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26

Hnuter, Philip Dorn. Edward Everett Horton, Charles Winninger, and many others. On the same program IS another smash hit, Taxi Mister" a streamlined comedy with William Bendix, Grace Bradley, Joe Sawyer and others.
 Every Monday night on the stage, the Strand will present a solid hour of fun known as the Hullabaloo Frolic, in which the audience joins in community singing, quiz con- tests, and competitions for cash awards and guest tickets. Make up theater party and come down to the Strand every Monday night and join in this grand party which takes place at 8:25 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26
SPRACUE SCHOOL LEADER
Chase Outplays Wilson, But Loses First Game
 2=l on Wild Pitch

Defeat of Chase grammar schoO baseball team, for it's first loss oj the season, 2-1 setback by Wood. row Wilson which had to gon an extra inning to clinch the game, left Sprague of Waterville on top of the major division of the league. The latter team has not yet lost game, winning easily from Anderson yes- terday 15 to 3. Hendricken put over a neat 20 shutout on Bunker Hill with East Farms coming through on Al LaPortas tWo-hit pitching, to blank Mary Abbott 80. Kings bury and Maloney had tight strug- gle, Maloney getting away with a to 5 decision in five and one-half inning game.
 Three of the four games played were very close. Wilson, the 2-l winners over Chase were held to three hits by Lewis, who also famed Is Wilson batters, Kuzmenko, rival pitcher giving five hits and striking out eightA wild pitch by Lewis in the eighth cost him the game.
 "Nine Men," a new Army motion picture produced in Britain, has no stars
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26

we took particular pains in getting Willie ready for that one. It's just as well we did, for that sixth round was the longest three minutes iu Willies career. He'll be in even bet ter condition this time. He has had 68 professional bouts in less thar three yers, to keep him the busiest boxer in the ring. We've given him the first complete rest of his career for this bout, and Bartolo will bs looking at chain-lightning cham. pion two weeks from now"
 Seats are priced at $2, $3, $5 ano $7, plus tax, and reservations may be made at the B. B. A., A School stree, or by telephoning Laf. 6197 or Laf. 0511.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26
As SIGN COLLEGE BOY

Philadelphia, May 26-CUP) - Pitcher Thomas K. Cylde, 19O-pound highlander from Presbyterian Col lege, Clinton, s. C., joins the Phila- delphia Athletics today.
 The As signed Clyde on the rec ommendation of his college coach, Chick Galloway, former As short- stop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26

hits-Colby 2, Jazz, Horner, Apirian. Three base hits - Brien, Carey, Dzick. Stolen bases-Colby 2, Horner Fennessy. Left on bases-Leaven- worth Juniors 9; Spencer Hawks '. Bases on balls-Tremagli 3, Boyle 5, Ramer ?. ikeouts-Tremag glio ,, Boyle 4. Hits-off Boyle, 10 in 7 things; off Banner, in innings. Losing pitcher-Boyle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26


 result ng athletic activity the Paddock of today is almost physical panaton, Captain Paddock mandng general of the Department the the Marine Corps it's They the of the recently to the Naval PFght school at St. May college Francisco the and easily That after training
 
 Olympic the 920 in 1924 for the dash 35 records than other stand There Paddock During his prime he of unofficial tlean He about well his hometown is gdayS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26

New Zealand has reduced the speed limit to 40 miles an hour to save tires.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26
SPENCER HAWKS (3)

Score by innings: r. h. Q Hawks o 0 0 0-S '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26

Runs-Colby 2, Horner, Jazz, San dulli, O'Brien, Apirian. Carey g.
 Errors-True, Boyle. Runs batted in-Colby 3, O'Brien, Dzick, Kelly, Carey 8, Neidzel, Culotta. Two base
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-26

Waterbury's Industrial Softball league will resume activity next week, as usual, this weeks games having been cancelled.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01

Lie rUIIS SWdIlllcu OuI dUOuC loo
strong to carry out a smashing
bombardment of Cagliari, big Sar-
oinian port of embarkation for Tu-
nisia, and Axis air bases on the
italian island.
The land fighting in Tunisia ap-
parently slackened as the Allied
air fleets stepped up their attacks
on Axis positions, troop concentra-
tions and communications to a rec
ord scale.
REPORTS INCOMPLETE
Stimson, reviewing the develop
ments in Africa, said reports on
Axis losses so far were incomplete
but ran into large numbers of troops
killed, many thousands of prisoners
and many guns, tanks and vehicles
There is no new information or
American casualties, he said.
Advanced elements of the British
Eighth army pouring through the
Gabes bottleneck reached Marshal
Erwin Rommels prepared posi-
tions" north of Gabes, where the
Afrika Korps evidently intended to
make some sort of delaying stand
To the northwest, Lieut.. Gen
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
City GraveIs !
Miles of Streets
In Big Program

Shortly after the close of the
current school term the city will
complete the grading and gravelling
CT seven miles of streets, Walter
Heinecke, superintendent of public
works, said Thursday.
Work is nearing completion on a
gravelling project which is being
done with state gas tax funds,
Heinecke said, adding the widening
and improving of a two block
stretch on Orange street near the
high school would be delayed until
after the close of school. Traffic
is too heavy in that district at the
present time to permit satisfactory
work, he explained.
\ FINAL PHASE
One of the final phases of the
program, widening and gravelllng
Of Brighton street between 18th
street and Imperial highway. was
started several days ago and will be
completed at an early date.
The original street improvement
project called for the laying OF oil
but oil has since been frozen by
the government as critical material
and will not be available until the
end of the war.
Meanwhile the public works de-
partment plans to gravel as many
streets as possible with money
available putting the thoroughfares
In excellent shape for oiling later
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
D AMBl'Ne
NEpoR1ER

Defense Notes
An ambulance practically full of
feminine first aiders drove up at
the scene of an incident in the
civilian defense drill in FL Centre
Wednesday night. The supposed
dead and dying were lined up in a
long row.
A woman leaned out and looked
, n all the lovely victims" Grabbing
lhel first aid kit she shouted:
"Oh, goody. girls, let's get busy
Mrs. Alice Harrison was giving a
kreport Of what she had done with
Ian ambulance load of patients.
II took my patients to the hos
hpital but DR.. Brooks was having a
baby and didn't have time to bother
with us"
The police department was faced
with a problem which included
"three hysterical women"
II can't wait to find out what
the police department did with
those hysterical women" Fire Chief
Corn Reed said
That's a police problem and none
lot your business" said Patrolman
fJack Tackett. I'm fact. it's a mill
tary secret"
One Of the wardens said the lady
First aiders in his block did not
Ihave some of the eouipment they
needed so they used their sweaters.
my goodness" said Herb FaW-
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Chamber Enters in
Border Skoe Fiqht

The FL Centre chamber of COM
merce has entered a campaign
initiated several weeks ago by
CaleXico merchants designed to lift
OPA restrictions which prohibit the
sale of shoes to residents of Old
Mexico who do not hold ration
books.
Chamber Secretary Ben Herring
said Thursday he had dispatched a
telegram to Edgar Sinton, regional
rationing representative of the
OPA in San Francisco explaining
the crippling effect the edict is
having on many Imperial Valley
merchants and asking that ma
chinery be set into operation i'm
mediately to permit Mexicans to
purchase shoes in the United
States,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Eugene Waterman
Selected as New
Dean Of E.C.J.C.
Popular Member of
Faculty Chosen to
Fill Kieffer's Place

Eugene Waterman, in
structor in Ell CentrO since
1881, Wednesday night was
elected acting dean of Cen
tral Junior college to fill the
vacancy left by Dean Glenn Kieffer,
who entered the service.
School trustees gave Kieffer
leave of absence and arranged with
Waterman to take over his duties
during his absence. Kieffer left
week ago for Miami, Fla, to report
for duty as an instructor in the
air corps.
TAUGHT CHEMISTRY
Dean Waterman has taught chem
istry physics, and mathematics in
the junior college for the last four
years. Before that he taught part
(Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
letters Assures
Enough Tires for
Nations Vehicles
Rubber Director Says
Synthetic Program Will
Be on Schedule Soon

WASHINGTON, April 1.
(UP)-Rubbar Director Will
liam M. Jeffers said today
the synthetic rubber program
will be on schedule by the
end of the year and will produce
enough tires to keep the nations
automobiles in service.
He testified before a senate agri-
culture subcommittee studying the
cultivation of guayule plants for
natural rubber production. Jeffers
said guayule apparently interfered
with food production in California.
The gua?ule program has been stop
ped, he said, because the food crisis
is such that the rubber situation
cannot justify taking of food crop
land out of production for use as
guayule farms" --....
IN GOOD SHAPE
ITS all right to go on with quay
ule if we get enough food, but the
rubber situation is in good shape
and does not justify taking food
Continued on Page 8, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
HeireSS Is Not
So Rich After All

she would rather go on jerking So
daS at the bus station in Marion
Illinois.
Miss Taylors prospective fortune
as reported in dispatches from her
home town, suffered a bad case of
deflation. BY the time the facts
had become separated from fancy,
the whole thing began to look like
an April fool joke.
FIRST REPORTS
AS originally reported, the attrac-
tive and ebullient soda bar queen
was to receive a $1,000,000 British
fortune from an aunt, Lady George
Chomondeley, who used to live
here.
But according to George II. Palt-
ridge, her attorney, the fortune
adds up to only 100000 and hasn't
anything to do with Lady Chomon-
deley. The money, in fact, was left
by Miss Taylor's paternal grand
mother, Mrs. Louise Taylor, in a
trust fund to be handed over when
the beneficiary becomes 80.
is AUTHORITY
Another grandmother Mrs. L. M.
Barth, is authority for the state
ment that Betty didn't want to be
millionaire-She was satisfied
with her life in Marion, according
to Mrs. Barth.
The girl came here last week with
her mother, Mrs. Lorna Barth Tay-
lor for the burial of her father, Sell
vim Taylor, who died in a veterans
hospital in Los Angeles, March %.
The story of the inheritance
came out and lot of people tried
to find the girl to ask her how it
felt to be rich when you didn't want
to be rich. Partridge put his foot
down.
mo one is going to see Betty,
he said He added that reports she
was to receive $1-000,000 were "fross
misrepresentation"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01

gold pieces for export to Germany
as rare coins.
Federal agents who made the ar
rest claimed the man had planned
to send the gold by submarine
landed secretly off the United
States coast.
Frank S. Smith, 54, rare coin
dealer, Eldridge G.. Bates, 43, and
Kurt Schimqus, SO, chemist, were
named in the indictment which
was sought by District Attorney j.
Albert Woll.
CHARGES CONSPIRACY
The indictment charged the three
with conspiracy to procure gold bull
lion in excess of the 1000 ounces
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Dealers TO Get
Grade ; Tires

A severe shortage of Grade 3
tires in Imperial Valley is expect
ed to be relieved at once, Mrs. Mar
garet Foster, secretary of the El
Centro ration board, said Thursday
after she had been informed in a
telephone conversation with OPA
officials in San Diego that 750 such
tires were to be released from gov
ernment warehouses and allotted to
various dealers in this couty.
Mrs. Foster said she was inform
ed that some of the tires would be
shipped on Thursday.
Some persons to whom tire pur-
chasing certificates have been is
sued have been unable to buy
tines as dealers stocks have been
depleted.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01

) uleeUlllR OcCldiCu OIldo OiiCy ioPSN
an organization, Mothers of Fight
ers", will be formed Immediately and
advance hand in hand with Fathers
of Fighters with the same aims
purposes, and interests.
START ARRANGEMENTS
With this in view, officials start
ed arrangements for joint meet
ing with the women in the next few
weeks.
The name Fathers of Fighters
will be registered with the secre-
tary of state of California and the
organization will be made a ma
tional corporation SO that fathers
in every state in the nation may
form forts" if they subscribe to
the principles of the men who
founded the group and dedicated
themselves to help the men fight
ing the battles of the United States
of America.
BILL is NEEDED
1t will be necessary to introduce
bill in congress and it will have
to be signed b. the president.
There will be seven Forts" in
Imperial county. The name OF
Fort" was selected for each unit
because the Fathers of Fighters
banded together to hold the fort
for their sons and let nothing stand
in the way Of the flow of food and
supplies to the men in service.
Forts may be formed in the fu-
ture by application to headquarters
at Fort No. in Ell Centre for a
charter.
presidents in each commun-
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
200 Neqroes Riot
In Stockton Cal.

STOCKTON, Calf. April l.
(UP)-Two hundred Negro soldiers
battled in a series of gang fights
and street riots in the west enc oc
Stockton last night ard early to-
day. Six men were injured and
eight arrested before the outbreak
was quelled by city and military
rolice.
The sporadic hand -to-hand fight
ing EXTENDED over an area of three
blocks IN Vlle Negro district al its
height.
The !r.'able began with a lis:
fight bet Neen two soldiers in a bar,
police said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01

l3 blIllonS OF dollars through the
sale of series E bonds and stamps
and larger denomination invest
ment certificates.
Following are the quotas arrang-
ed for various communities by
County Bond Chairman Gordon
Scriven:
Ell Centro, $518,960; Brawley,
S31l,376; Calexico, $155.688; Holt
vile, $116,766; Imperial, $38,922;
Calipatria, $38,922 Westmorland,
$12,974; combined rural areas, $lO3,-
1872.
Ben Herring, Ell Centre chamber
of commerce secretary and secre-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01


who spoke before the annual meet
ing OF the Imperial County Tuber-
culosis and Health association We'd
nesday night in the California hotel.
HIGHEST DEATH RATE
Imperial county has the highest
death rate from tuberculosis of any
county of comparable size in Cali
fo"nia and is one of four counties
without adequate disqualification,
DR.. Kupka said. He pointed out that
while the present program of case
finding is we'll enough on its way,
it is utterly futile unless the num-
ber of beds at the county hospital
is increased from two to three times
the present number of 20 in the
tuberculosis ward. Without suffi-
cient beds for patients suffering
from the disease, the whole program
is stymied and tuberculosis in this
county cannot be controlled.
DR.. Kupka urged every one pres
ent to spread the word that some
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
0CD Practice Test
Works Well Here

Practice makes perfect and Civil
ian Defense chiefs in Ell Centro put
the whole system, through it's PAGES
Wednesday night in an intensive
test mobilization in Sector No 8,
which comprises the area from
State to Ross and from Fourth to
the Southern Pacific railway.
Emmett Daley is sector warden
and worked with the chiefs in one
of the best managed tests ever held
by the Civilian Defense council.
The control center. the place to
which all disasters will be reported
in event of invasion or other trag-
edy, clicked efficiently.
The next drill will be held April
9 in Sectors and g. Details will
be announced later.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
AdoIf's Bombinu
Shower on Full

LONDON, April l. (UP)-British
and American planes rocked Adolf
Hitler's European fortress with a
record $1,000 tons of bombs last
month, it was estimated today, but
bad weather last night prevented
the Royal air force from ushering
in its 25th anniversary with an
other block-buster raid on Ger
many.
The estimated Anglo American
bomb tonnage of $4,000 for March
exceeded that of the previous month
which also had set new record
by nearly 5000 despite the RAF
being grounded on 10 successive
nights by fog over airfields.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01

readT, the head of the column dis
played a white flag. King and Spen-
Ger disarmed the major in command
and his SO men.
Another group of IL Italian pris-
oners was being taken away in a
truck, guarded by one Frenchman
who sat on the tail board. The truck
hit a bump and the guard was
thrown to the ground Instead of
trying to escape to their own lines
only an hours walk away, the Ital-
ians yelled for the driver to stop
and pick up their guard.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01

tary of the county bond organiza-
ton, notified each community
chairman of his quota Thursday
and preparations for a concerted
drive were expected to be COM
pleted in each area at an early
date.
Arno Yaeckel is chairman of the
Ell Centre victory fund campaign
and Ross Hickox directs sale OF
stamps and smaller denomination
bonds in that city. Quotas are for
the combin I'd sales of all certificates
and stamps.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
United Nations to
Consider 5 Plans

WASHINGTON, April 1.-UP)-
Secretary of Treasury Henry Nor
genthau, Jr., revealed today that
he had submitted to the finance
ministers of the United Nations a
proposal for the stabilization of cur
rency after the war and had in
yited them to discuss this and 9TH
er postwar monetary plans.
MorgenthaU emphasized that the
Treasury's proposal, which was
drafted in concultation with the
State Department and other gov
ernment agencies, was not in the
form of a plan