davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1943-07-25

shined - with his reddish hair
palnstakingly flattened, and the
space where one front tooth was
missing visible now and then from
behind the blaze of his shining eag-
erness.
1t was funny how often April
thought about that day. Hurrying
through noisy New York traffic,
she'd think about it. Or posing in
some fabulous mink coat. Yet it
wasn't funny, because that day had
been the most important in her life.
On the day of her Christmas party
she had lost kevin. Nothing had
mattered, ever since, but getting
him back.
The strangest part Of it was that
April had loved the bracelet kevin
Evening star., 1943-07-25

q PRIL BOYD had ten-dollar-
~ an-hour face, her photographs
were plastered from coast to
coast. and girls all over America
envied her.
Most of the girls who envied her
lived in small towns, were married
to boys they had grown up with.
and had never seen New York.
April envled them.
Because, though none OF her fans
would have believed it, she had be-
come model to try to get what they
Evening star., 1943-07-25

with. kevin Murphy. Private
Murphy. now. Medical Corps.
When he'd been seven, just
"kev" and a garage mechan-
ic's son, he'd proposed to
April and she had solemn1y
accepted.
Then had come her Christ
mas party and the bracelet inc
Young kevin had come to
party. scrubbed SO his fr
Evening star., 1943-07-25

heVln IdCneT ndQ tWlSleQ
and soldered into a bracelet for
April Boyd. Kevin had been so proud
when she united the white string
on the treasure he'd brought her.
He'd been standing so close she re-
membered feeling his warm excited
breath on her cheek, and then it had
almost stopped when she peeled
back the shiny green wrapping paper
and held the trinket for everyone to
see. That had been the worst mo-
ment of April's life, when they all
burst into laughter. She'd been
afraid to look at kevin. The birth
day cake had remained uneaten on
her plate - the ice cream had melt
ed. And through the hateful blur
she kept forcing back in her eyes,
she could see that kevin's ice cream
was melting away, too.
He'd left soon afterward, saying
his good-bys with awkward formal
ity; his face had been so pale that
each freckle stood out, with almost
aggressive boldness.
NoTHING had ever gone right after
that. She'd worn his bracelet to
school next day, raising her bracelet
hand to answer questions she hadn't
even heard. Flauntlng it, daring
anybody to laugh at it. The whole
class took her up on that dare.
1t didn't influence them that Aprils
father was an important man in
town. Nothing mattered except that
here was chance for some fun, be-
cause Kevin blushed easily; no one
in the class was more delicious to
torment.
So when April had seen that she
was only making things worse for
kevin, she'd stopped wearing his
bracelet. And when he'd seemed de-
liberately to avoid her, she'd gone
laughing away with her friends, just
as if she didn't notice the change
in him - though she'd had a funny
little laugh, from then on, with kind
of a catch to it - like sigh.
In high school, April had gone
with Arthur Sherman, whose father
was president of Seaside National
Bank, and kevin had gone with
Janet Doyle, whose father was
beachcomber; and only in assembly
sometimes with the seashore bright
ness pouring through the high win
lows, and the sound of the princi-
pals voice droning on like fly IN
the sun, did April and Kevin ever
look at each other.
But when their eyes met that way,
Arthur and Janet and some two
hundred other high school students
faded like bad dream. kevin was
always the first to look away. Always
busy with something when April
would finally get up the nerve to
Please turn to next page
Evening star., 1943-07-25

ture materials. No brush
ing, no danger, yet the daily
Polident bath works into
the corners and crevices no
amount of brushing can
reach. Daily use of Polident
leaves your denture spar
king clean, odor-free.
Evening star., 1943-07-25

brought her that day. 1t was
the other kids who'd done
the damage. They'd held
their stomachs, laughing,
when they saw what Kelvin
had brought. A bracelet made
of nails! Tenpenny nails that
Kevln's father had twisted
Evening star., 1943-07-25

The safe, modern way to
clean dental plates, partial
plates and all removable
bridges is to soak them clean
in Polident every day. Poll
dent is approved by many
leading dentists and the lead
ing makers of modern den-
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Kevin was poor, Kevin was proud.
But Kevin was the only thing in
the world that April wanted!
by Cynthia Hope

already had - a home in small
town, and boy she had grown up
Evening star., 1943-07-25

resulting in Denture Breath.
Remember, you may not
know you haveit, but others
do! Besides, brushing with
makeshift cleaners often
wears down the delicate fit
ting ridges designed to hold
your plate in place. With
worn-down ridges of course
your plate loosens.
Evening star., 1943-07-25

Brushing your plates with
makeshift cleaners, such as
tooth paste, tooth powder
and soap, may scratch the
denture material which is
go times softer than natural
teeth. These scratches cause
odorous stains, film, and
food particles to collect
faster and cling tighter
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
MRS. D. ANDERSON
dies IN PENSACOLA
WIFE OF THE LATE w. r.
ANDERSON. INSURANCE
AGENT

News was received in Key West
yesterday announcing the death
of Mrs. Daisy Anderson at her
home in Pensacola. Fla. The de-
ceased was the wife of the late
William R. Anderson, who was
connected with the insurance bust
ness in Key West for many years,
prior to leaving for Pensacola,
where Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson had
resided since that time.
Mrs. Anderson, who was a ma
tive Key WeSter. visited here sew
-eral years ago with relatives and
friends, and had been quite i'll for
a great length of time since re
turning to Pensacola, where she
maintained her residence.
She is survived by daughter,
Mrs. Ruby Sacarro; one son, War
rem Anderson; a brother, Chester
Thompson of Key West, and nu-
merous other relatives.
Mrs. Anderson had numerous
friends in Key West. and .elSe-
where, all of whom will be ex-
ceedingly grieved on learning OF
her demise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
COMMISSIONER VALDEZ PLANS
TO RENOVATE COURTHOUSE

County Commissioner Maxine
Valdez, chairman of the build
ings and grounds committee, said
today that he is making prelim-
mary arrangements to have the
main building of the county
courthouse renovated.
The walls in the offices and
in the halls are badly in need of
painting, Mr.. Valdez stated. Con-
ditionS, he added, are not SO bad
in the annex. 1t is his intention
to have the walls, upstairs and
in the main building
painted first and then have work
started on the offices.
The proposed improvements,
he concluded, are merely IN a
preparatory stage, and no defin-
tie action will be taken until
spring or early summer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
JAPANESE PUPPET
GOVERNMENT GETS
CHINA TERRITORY
TURNED OVER BY VICHY}
GOVERNMENT: MOVE WAS
PROMPTED BY JAPANESE
SUCCESSES
tBy Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 23.-The Vichy
government announced today that
it has turned over all its terri
tory in China to the Japanese pup
pet government.
Vichy added that the move was
prompted by t:!ie successes the Japs
are having in China, and that the
surrender of the French territory
there will accelerate the attain
ment of still greater successes.
The assertion by Vichy is not
borne out by the official news re-
ceived today from Chungking. Ac-
cording to the war office there,
the Chinese are outmaneuVering
and outfighting the japanese on
every front, and, during the last
two days, have inflicted severe
defeats on the Japs.
Chungking also reports that no
bIg-Scale attacks nave Deen
launched recently by the Japs in
China, and that the Tokyo radio S
frequent recurrence to such sup
posed attacks has been made by
japanese military leaders purely
for home consumption. They are
trying to convince the Japanese
public that the reason why Japan
has suffered defeats in the South
west Pacific lis because large con-
tingents of Japs have been kept
in the China area to secure Japan
against enemies closer to home.
But, Chungking added signlti-
cantly, the Japs are losing IN
China as we'll as in the South
west Pacific.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
CITES CONDITIONS
RELATIVE TO KEEPING WORKERS

Keeping help" is the bugaboo
of business men generally in Key
West, and the chief reason for that
condition is because an employee
knows that if he or she throws up
a job here, another job may be OBJ
tanned Immediately at some other
place.
In an effort to overcome that
condition, a leading employer in
Key West said today that he con-
templates taking action by having
all employers refuse to hire any
body who abruptly throws up his
job for no good reason whatever.
The condition in Key West to-
day." the employer in question
said. even brushes aside con-
temptuously that old rule Of every
business man: that a customer is
always to be treated courteouSly,
if his conduct warrants that treat
ment.
I'VE have had employees talk
abruptly to customers, using eX-
presSions that would surprise
people who are not familiar with
the acute situation of getting and
keeping help in Key West A cour-
teous inquiry by a customer often
results in take it or leave it an
swer. When such conduct comes
to the attention of the manager,
and he reproves the employee, the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
POETRY TELLS WOMAN
THAT JURY BARS HER
(By Associated Press)

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 23.-
District Judge Albert c. Hunt is
no poet but he struggled up to the
occasion when, in a reply to a
summons to jury duty, the wife of
Mark Gray wrote:
Marks out in mid-ocean, l
wish l knew where,
Dressed in sailors suit, do
ing his share.
I'm just a small person, but
American true blue
And I'll pinch-hit for him if you
think I'd do"
His honor managed to get off
a written reply in which he noted
she had asked whether he thought
she would do as juror, closing
with:
"And your offer is fine, and
I'm sure you would do,
But for the fact the law won't
let you"
II you find fault with the meter
of that last line. blame it on the
law. The judge had to figure out
some way of telling her that the
law of Oklahoma won't let women
serve on juries.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
COMMANDOS GIVEN
WORLD WAR KNIVES
CBy Associated Press)

KITTANING. Pa, Feb 90
Two hunting knives that saw ser
vice in the first World War have
"re-enlisted" to serve with U. S,
Commands in the second great
conflict. They are among a collec-
ton of knives donated by Arm
strong county sportSmen for use
by American invasion troops.
One of the knives was taken
from the first man hanged in Arm
strong county more than 40 years
ago. 1t found its way into the pack
of a member of the original A.E.F.
and was carried to France against
regulations.
Another sportsman contributed
a hunting knife that formerly was
a German bayonet. 1t was lifted
from the body of a dead German
soldier and brought to the United
States following the Armistice.
Ground down and fitted with a
handle, it became a serviceable
hunting knife.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
LOUIS WOLFSON
DIES In MIAMI
CONDUCTED BUSINESS IN
KEY WEST FOR PERIOD
OF 20 YEARS

Louis Wolfson, 78, who came
to Key West in 1888 and remain-
ed in business here many years,
died yesterday in a hospital in
Miami. The last location of his
department store in Key West
was at Fleming and Duval SITS,
the present site of La Concha
Hotel.
The deceased joined with many
other Key WeSters, including the
late George w. Allen, in appeal
ing to Henry M. Flagler to ex-
tend his Florida East Coast Rail
way to Key West, and, though
many years passed before those
pleas resulted in success, that
early groundwork had much to
do with the eventual success.
Mr.. Wolfson remained in bust
ness in Key West % years. He
went to Miami in 1916 and or
ganized the East Coast Whole
sale Corporation.
He leaves three sons, DR.. Will
liam L. Wolfson, physician in
New York; o. p Wolfson, Miami
Beach, and City Councilman
Wolfson, and one daughter, Mrs.
Sidney Meyer, Miami.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning in the Temple Israel,
Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
RED ATTACKS
ON NAH UNITS
ARE FEROCI0US
STEP-UP IN FIGHTING DUE
TO CELEBRATION OF REDS
BEING CARRIED ON TO-
DAY
(By Associated PressD

MOSCOW, Feb. 23.-The Red
Army's ferocious attacks on the
Nazis since the winter offensive
started were more ferocious to-
day than during any other time.
due to the celebration of its
twenty fifth anniversary, it was
announced here.
It did not require Stains or
der of the dav to reach the Reds
to intensity their fighting spirit
In the southeast sector at Orel.
the SovietS showed no quarter
when they trapped three columns
of the Axis forces. When the
conflict came TO an end, 5000
of the enemy had been killed,
today's communique announced.
In the northern sector of Orel,
$40 more Nazis were killed and
i, 100 taken prisoners, and $40
miles south in the Stalino area
not a single Axis soldier, out of
a total of 400, survived an attack
on an enemy stronghold. North
west of Rostov, the fighting also
was furious. Three hundred
Nazis, out of a total of 400, were
killed.
The communicate pointed out
that, in the Orel fighting, the
advance of the Russians is like
ly to be swifter because, in the
last "a hours, long line Of
fortified positions have been
captured by the Reds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23

/ response, nine times out of ten, is,
'Okay, l quit! And that attitude is
assumed because the employee
knows he can get another job i'm
mediately without having to give
any reference.
1T would be an entirely differ
ent thing if the employee knew he
would have to give reference from
his last job before he could get an
other. In no case, were that prac-
tice in effect, would l employ
anybody who had been discour-
teouS to customers in his former
job, or had done any other unbe-
coming act.
"Of course, | am aware that the
evil is traceable to the boom con-
ditions in Key West. Labor. is at
a premium, and while the great
majority of employees are not TAX
ing advantage of that circum-
stance, and are doing their work
as efficiently as they would in nor
NAL times, yet a good-sizcd per-
centage of them have assumed
that take it or leave it attitude,
and it is that percentage that the
! business men of this community
should protect themselves against.
eff we don't take some action,
the condition of employing help in
KEY West is going to become
worse, and it is surely bad enough
now"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
ROBERT OWENS is
NOW FULL COLONEL
ATTAINS HIGH POST WITH
ARMY AT AGE OF
:. THIRTY-SIX

Several Key West young men,
who have commissions in the
United States Army. have adj
vanced in rank since the beginning
of the war, and the list is topped
by Robert H. Owens, Jr., who is a
full Pledged colonel.
Colonel Owens. although not
born here, claims Key West as his
home. His parents, both natives
of Key West, were living in Tampa
for short while and he was
born there. He is the son of Rob
ert II. Givens, ST., and the late
Daisy Walker Owens.
He was educated in the public
schools of Key West, and grad
uated from high school at the age
of a. He attended the University
Of Florida, but was too young to
be admitted to the Law School or
the r. o. T. c. He. therefore.
studied and passed the State Bar
Examination and had been a prac-
ticing attorney in Tampa and Mi
ami for 10 years with signal sue
cess.
While residing in Key West, he
was a member of the Florida Ma
tional Guard and attained the
rank of lieutenant On moving 70
Tampa, if was not possible TO
transfer to the National Guard
there, because it was field artillery
rather than coast artillery, and IT
was. therefore, necessary for him
to re-enlist and work 10 through
the ranks.
He was indicted into the ser
vice of the United States Army on
November Is 1910, as a major. He
served on the Brigade Staff of the
l16th Field Artillery, under Brig
adler General Sumpter J.. lowry
at Camp Blanding, Florida. On
July 4. 1871. he received his pro
motion to Lieutenant Colonel, and
on February Z. 1912. he was ap-
pointed to the General Staff IN
Washington. Shortly after this he
was promoted to colonel at the
age of SO.
During the latter part of Octo-
Der, Colonel Givens left for over
seas duty at his own request. and
he is now stationed somewhere in
the Middle East.
He is married and has one
daughter, Daisy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
ROUND WORLD TIRES
TURNED INTO SCRAP

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 23,-The
tires that rolled Howard Hughes
plane on and off MANY strange.
far-flung airports when he made
his round-the-world dash in 1888
have gone to war.
The B. F. Goodrich Company,
which used to show the Hughes
tires to plant visitors along with
other curiosity items made of rub
Der, just sent them to the scrap
pile for retaining. proving that
no rubber is too old to do its bit
these days.
Also stripped from exhibit cases
and consigned to the reclaim mill
was the set of plane tires that
Lewis A. Yancey and Roger @.
Williams used on their flight from
Maine to Italy in 1929.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
FOUR ARRAIGNED FOR
NOT COMPLYING WITH
MOTOR VEHICLE LAW

Two sailors. one soldier AMI "a
colored man were arrslgned yee-
terday afternoon before Justice q
the Peace Enrique EsqUinaldo.
Jr. on charges Of not complying
with the Florida motor vehicle
law.
Two defendants had loaned t,e-
licenses 20 other drivers. and TIE
other two were charged with not
having licenses. Each was held ~
SIS bail for the criminal court.
and in each case bail was prOvI1-
ed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
ROmnel Loses Many Tanks
With Others Damaged
In Latest Tunisian Of
fensive


ALGTERS. Fee z3-AIEsz
headquarters Eznoz11sS ssSzy
that three Axis thruzss ave
been stepped cold II Cez-aI
Tunisis by American and B-zrizz
forces
The repeat sdzed Ehas Ma
shall Erwin Kennel : zpparszE-
" In fGwsrlzh haste g zzs tza
Allied ferries In Tunizia. aze u
the progress Of fhs E-ls1za
Eighth Army In hzmrzszzng II
pieces the Marssh Hna- ShouBz
the line BE ext the rusr q Eura-
msrs army VIII bs open 70 al
tack Of the armorud 6Evaziuns
that drove him across th@ Lay
an desert
Headquar1srs rspartad tEzs
Homnel lost many tazk1 and
had many others badly dznsz-
&c IN ms LATEST Tunizian oExsn-
sivss. In each irxEznca. HumzaeI
was driven back 70 his farmer
roxr1on. AFTER losing nucA s4zB-
menf and many men q large
number Of whom were taken
prisoner.
HommsIs goal Is 70 csns into
possession Of the railway line
that cuts Tunixia athwars from
i sou1 east CorneL u A49SIl1
70 the northeast corner Of Tu-
nisia. but. IL was added. he Is
far short Of reaching that OBJ
iecfive.
Time is playing sqaInst Rom
mel. That was the qiSt Of the
comment smonq Allied officers
who added that he can net dis
regard the threat Of the British
Eighth Army 10 his rear.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
ONE WAY TO SAVE TIRES

SPOKANE, Washes Parrish.
lumberman. anxious 20 conserve
the precious tires on his fleet Of
eight lumber trucks, solved his
problem this way: When hrs
eight trucks, loaded. made their
regular sixty-five miles 20 Spo-
kane, four of the empty trucks are
loaded on the other four for the
return trip. He figures he viii
save 175,000 miles year IN this
way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
Stain Demands Britain And
United States Open Second
Front Somewhere In Europe
Soviet Premier Praises His
Soldiers For Excellent
Work In Fighting Hit
ler's Hordes
(By Associated PressD


MOSCOW. Feb. ga part of
Premier Josef Stains speech TO.
day. in observing the twenty
fifth anniversary of the organi-
zation of the Red Army. was
devoted TO a reiterated demand
that Britain and the United
Safes open a second front some
where in Europe.
While he praised his soldiers
for their success in throwing
back the Nazi hordes. Stain
added that the crushing of Hit
Ter should not be left alone to the
Red Army. America and Brit
ain. he declared. should strike
Hitler in Europe. and though
the cost may be dear. it would
shorten the war. and. in the long
run, save many thousands of
lives.
He said that the Red Army. in
the 20 months that have passed
since the Nazis launched their
surprise attack against Russia.
has put 100000 Axis forces out
of action. and that 100000 of
them have been killed on Rus
sian soil.
He praised his soldiers for the
great task they have performed
and called upon them to continue
to exert themselves to their ut
most until not q single Nasi
combatant remains in Russia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
AIR TRAINEE HITS
LIQUID JACKPOT

MIAMI. Fla. FEB. 23.-Offlcer
Candidate Eugene Gs,Smsu Of the
Army Air Corps decyceG u have q
soft drink and put , nickel int
the vending machine
Hardly had ne grabbed his bot
tie before another popped CT
and another and another - AM
still another. His fellow Office
candidates formed 2 line ard
quickly disposed Of the free
drinks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
ANNOUNCE NEED FOR
CLASSIFIED LABORERS

Albert B. Cooper. recorder OF
the u. s. Labor Board. announces
that classified laborers are need
ed at the Naval Operating Base
at Key West for consideration for
part-time employment, that IS,
from the hours of 4 p. m, to 9 p. m.
Anyone interested should call at
the Office of the Labor Board,
Room los, Post Office Building,
Key West, Fla. p. .-,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
Allied Forces Halt Three Axis
ThnuStS Around Central TunjSja
LATE BULLETINS
DISMISSED AFTER IA YEARS
(By Associated Pressl

TAPA-The against Wilson Taylor who has had charge
hanging him 1929
prohibition law. dismissed today
this city The charge originated
agents who attempted liquor
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
NEWEST RAILROAD

NEW YORK.-One of the ma
tons newest railroads is the So
mile Claiborne and Polk Military
Railroad recently completed in
Louisiana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
CANNON ON TRAIL AGAIN

81. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES James B. Cannon. who fought
against the sale OF liquor prohibition and prohibition days
address here
OF liquor in the
toned He also opposed the sale of beer caneenS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
COMMITTEE CLOSELY DIVIDED

WASfNGTONIt reported here today that the
mitee of the House. which considering exempt
borers from induction armed divided
question secret session held today
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
PRICE MADE REAR ADMIRAL.

observation-disclosures John Dale in com
mra and has been transferred TO the Nays
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
SINCE EARLY DAYS

WASHINGTON. - Mediterran-
can countries have used sponges
for washing since the earliest
times.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23
oLANDLORDS--Take Notice

Last a meeting held under the auspices Oh ine
Southernnos Realty Board and attended by approximately
20 Key West decided for the protection OF
landlords organize association to be known as ihs
Key West Landlords Association"
The for this organization has become SO gen
many landlords have expressed the desire to be-
that meeting is being held at the County
Court House Street Friday February 2sth
s43 at p. formally organize association
and elect All Key West landlords eligible for
membership invited TO attend.
JOSEPH ZORSKY. Chairman.
Temporary Organizing Committee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-23

Key West, Florida, has TIC
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenf It