davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Permits for New
Buildings Hit
Zero in D. G..

Not a single permit for new
construction was issued this
week by the District of Colum-
bia. Though new building has
been dropping off rapidly and
steadily for the last year, this is
the first time that records for
the last four years indicate per-
mits granted only for repair, re-
modelling and additions.
Totals for the week show %
permits granted amounting to
S32,726. Last weeks total was
$97,820, with over SIT 900 of this
amount for new construction.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Architects Will Sponsor
Film Showing Wednesday

Plastics, the wonder material of
today and tomorrow" will be the
subject matter of technicolor film
shown under the sponsorship of the
Association of Federal Architects
Wednesday, June 7, at the Interior
Auditorium.
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

members of the armed forces are
amply provided with food and
clothing. The public is urged not
to include such items in their gift
parcels. Not more than one Christ
mas parcel or package will be ac-
cepted in any one week when sent
by the same person to the same
address.
Perhaps by the time for mailing
Christmas packages and cards, the
European phase of this war may be
more definitely determined. This
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22
The Smyrna Times
Phone 5221 SMYRNA DELAWARE
Phone 5221

Published Every Thursday Morning by
E. d. H0FFECKER. Owner and Propri.
etor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July 8
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hoffeck-
er. Jr.. from February 10. 1907 to Decem-
ber "a. 1899.
ADVERTISEMENTS = The Smyrna Times
10 the business medium not only for the
town it represents. but fer the outlying
district of which it is the center. en-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton,
Cheswold. Townsend. Leipsic. &C. A rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charged
for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale, For Rent.
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
Inc one inch space or less, 4 minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. In
memoriam articles. 10 cents per line per
issua.
THE SMYRNA TIMES is an Independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town
IL represents and the State of which II
Is q part. 1t also gives the items of
Importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Del
Aware. as Second Class matter.
Subscription price. S1.5o per year. strictly
Ia advance.
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22
Raisin Recipes for Junior

nalSm recipes Tor Junior
Boon to the two-year- -old-plus baby
is the raisin. For raisins add an excit-
ing new element to eating that every
baby loves. The flavor of a raisin is
pure sweetness. >. the kissed-by-the-
sunshine kind of sweetness that
comes when grapes dry for long
hours in the gentle southern sun.
Since most babies have a simply
avid sweet-tooth, the fragrant raisin
is sure to be favorite from the first.
What's more, the raisin is not only
taste-tingling addition to baby's
meals, but it has nutritive advan-
tages as well. For the raisin is
chock-full of pure fruit sugars. This
means raisins are easily digested,
are a potent source of energy. And
as every mother knows, rambunc-
tious two-year-old needs energy re-
fueling, frequently and fast. Raisins
are power-house of iron, too, and
will bolster baby's iron content if
he has few each day.
Up to now, your young epicure
has been eating mainly soft and
finely comminuted textures such as
strained fruits and vegetables, and
the slightly sturdier, chopped and
sauced junior foods. But in raisins
he will discover a really rare new
texture. For the raisin is dry, with
a kind of long-lasting quality that
demands extra exercising of those
baby teeth and gums.
Another item in their favor is the
Increased variety of eating, raisins
add to baby's menu plans. For
raisins can be used in many ways.
They make perfect mid-meal snack
for baby's munching. They add in
terest to bowl of breakfast cereal
and convert it to real dessert. Rice
pudding becomes something really
lavish when few plump, fruity
raisins have been added. And when
your baby is ready to cope with more
grown-up nursery fare, like bread
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

bit early, but not at all too early
to make our plans.
This year Christmas packages
and cards should be mailed to our
loved ones overseas from Septem-
ber 18th to October 18th. This
would apply to all members of our
armed forces who receive their
mail through an A. P. o. Number,
or Fleet Post Office in care of the
Postmaster at New York, San
Francisco, New Orleans, Seattle,
Miami, Presque Isle, Maine, or
Minneapolis.
While early mailing of Christmas
packages and cards is suggested
for September 18th, mailing may
be done sooner. Each gift parcel
must be labeled" Christmas Parcel
and all greeting cards must be seal
ed in their envelopes.
All Christmas mail must be di-
rected both properly and clearly.
Postage must be prepaid at the
rate of three cents per ounce for
ordinary mail and six cents half
ounce or fraction thereof on air
mail.
Due to the continued urgent
need for shipping space to trans
port war materials, Christmas par
GELS cannot exceed the present linn
its of five pounds in weight or
thirty-six inches in length and
girth cvombined.
The Army and Navy Depart
ments have both pointed out that
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22
By MEREDITH MOULToN REDHEAD
Baby Counselor
Heinz Home Institute

pudding or cottage cake, raisins can
always be relied on to add flavor,
fragrance, flair. As, for instances
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding
Combine in creased shalIoap baking
dish
y cup uncooked rice, washed
3 cups milk
70 cup sugar
70 teaspoon salt
Sprinkle 1pit1.-
Nutmeg.
Bake uncovered in a slow ouen
5000 F.) for 2 to 21a hours. Stir
frequently arith fork during first
hour Of baking.
AT end of first hour add
25 cup seedless raisins.
Finish cooking, stirring in brown
crust as it forms on top. Serves 4
Raisin Bread Pudding
Pour
2 cups milk, scalded
over-
2 cups dry bread, cut in small
pieces.
Let stand until bread is soft.
Add
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons sugar
"a teaspoon salt
" cup seedless raisins.
Pour into creased baking dish
and bake in moderately slow oven
(3250 F.) for 45 minutes or until
lightly Drowned. Serves to 6.
Dressy Sauce for Plain Desserts
Blend together
H cup honey
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
l teaspoon grated orange rind
1 cup cold water
"a cup seedless raisins
1 tablespoon lemon. juice.
Min, then combine avith the above-
II cup sugar
112 tablespoons cornstarch
Few grains salt.
Cook, stirring constantly, 4 or $
minutes. Serve warm over plain
cake, rice, bread pudding, or any
other pudding.
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

may, to some degree, change some
of our planning. However, now is
the time to formulate in your mind
"'What will 1 give HIM or HER
for Christmas ?" The first step
will be to make up your list, and
the next step will be the purchase
of the items selected. Once the
shopping is done, then you may rest
your case there until September
rolls around. If there will be
more than one five pound package,
CONTINUED on Page rour1
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

FARMING IMPLEMENTS &c.
Corn Shelter, set Platform scales,
2 one-horse plows, grass seed SOW
er, 14-ft.; walking cultivator,
scratch harrow, horse rake, A
spools new barb wire and 2 half
spools, lot of iron posts, wire
stretchers for Page wire and barb
wire; dirt scoop, 40-ft. extension
ladder, barn truck 2 stoves, 40 rods
new Page wire, some garden tools,
2 log chains, dearborn, in fine
shape, York carriage in good
shape; some carriage and plow
harness, and many other articles
too numerous to mention.
Some lumber.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS: Allen
parlor furnace, Franklin sewing
machine, sideboard, Sellers kitchen
cabinet, bed room suite, refriger-
ator, lot of chairs, living room
suite, lot of dishes, Victrola.
Terms Cash
JOIJN STTNINY
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22
Clayton, Delaware


Kind Dribbles:
I really should have changed my
sons addresses with you before
this. Now, I will be ever so CRATE
full if you will just add their names
to your list. This means so much
to me as their mother, and Of
course 1 know that both of my
sons will be glad to receive wore
from their friends.
Fletcher is now stationed in Eng.
land. He tells me that he is liv-
ing right in a private home anG
could not be treated better. He
really likes England.
Edward, as you know is in the
Navy, and is moving about most OF
his time from place to place.
Their addresses are as follows
Pvt. Fletcher c. Hurd "A. S. N
32758262, A. P. o. No. 871, G
Postmaster, New York City, New
York, and Edward E. Hurd, @. M
1c, Fleet Post Office, New York
City, New York. Editors note
Balance of both these addresses
can be obtained on application.)
Good luck to all the Boys and
Girls in the Service who are trying
so hard to destroy the enemy who
would destroy our Democracy. May
dear God help us all to pray more
and more earnestly.
Mrs. Lulu Hurd
Mrs. Lulu Hurd, your sons ad-
dresses were both changed in the
May 25th issue of The Smyrna
Times, the same week your letter
was received.
Dribbles has been thinking very
strongly about quite a number of
our Boys during the past two
weeks-since the European inva-
sion started. The fact is that ac-
tion is stepped up to such a tempo
right at this time that many fronts
are now very much involved. This
greatly increased activity on the
part of our Armed Forces may in
volve quite a number of our Boys
in many different parts of the
world. Your thought regarding
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

Cabin" shows unusual insight into the
mysteries of childhood.
Mr.. Childs hitherto has been best
known as a newspaperman and political
writer, author of Sweden, the Middle
Way" This Is Your War;" and "I Write
from Washington. "The Cabin" his Sec
ond novel, definitely establishes him as an
important fiction writer.
This is the story of three weeks in the
life of thirteen-year-old Rob bennett,
three weeks which he spent on his grand
fathers farm. His grandmother is tyran-
nical, hypochondriac woman, cloaking her
shremishness urhan .a.a...- -
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

Thank you, Mrs. A. M. Boyer, for
sending in the change of address
on William, and the name of Fran
els to be entered in the Honor Roll
of this column. These names were
serviced for the Boys under the
date of May 18th, 1914. No doubt
you have read that issue of The
Smyrna Times.
Since your grandsons were both
raised in this community, it would
be quite in order to have them
drop Dribbles a line, telling their
friends how they are making out
in the Service. 1t has been some
time since we have heard from Bill,
and Happy has not broken
through the ice to date. We would
be pleased to hear from these sold
iers whenever they can find time to
write.
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22
orb BLES
FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service
FROM
David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Smyrna, Delaware


Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
I recently received letter from
my son, Staff Sergeant Lloyd A.
Pleasanton, telling me that he was
in the hospital with a badly slash
ed arm.
Since Lloyd has been stationed
at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, he
has been teaching Judo. While
Lloyd was stationed over in the
Hawaiian Islands, he received a
certificate from the Honolulu police
department which qualities him to
teach Judo. My son did not make
it clear to me whether the accident
occurred while teaching or at some
other time.
Since Lloyd has many friends
here i'm this community and loves to
hear from each and every one of
them, I'm sure he would especially
appreciate letters from them now
during the time he is confined to
the hospital.
His address is; S-Sgt. Lloyd A.
Pleasanton, ASH. 6978714, Ward
-A-15. Station Hospital, Camp Grub
er, Oklahoma.
May again express my appre-
citation of your good work with our
service personnel.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. Elizabeth Pleasanton
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

of civilian life as a first CLASS tin
worker, and learn to operate a
battle wagon in six weeks?
The real pull will come when
they start giving you the inside
dope on what to do aboard ship
when the power fails. Padding a
forty-five thousand tonner with a
double bladed canoe paddle is
tough at first, but you soon get ac-
customed to it. That is one thing
you can be mighty proud of, you're
now part of branch of service
that never says enough. They can
take all that comes in their direc-
tion, and still have a reserve ca
pacity for more. After all-what's
padding a few of the new stream
lined battle wagons among friends.
When the sea is bit choppy, just
spray a few barrels of oil on the
troubled waters, and you won't
even be annoyed by having the
spray striking you in the face.
Then too, think of all the be-
coming sun tan you will receive,
absolutely free of cost. Compare
that with the expense of making a
trip to the shore, and you'll quickly
see just how much you are ahead
of the game. Boy! You're ankle
deep in clover and I bet you don't
even realize it.
Anyway, Tommy, Dribbles is sure
glad that you are making out o. X.
Best of luck to you, and let's hear
from you whenever you have a
chance to write. Things down at
the plant are moving right along,
but frankly we miss you a lot.
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

charine sweetness His grandfather pathetic creature still fight
vany after lifetime of failure, against his wes domination
The heroine OF this story real heroine even though she
faded patched and has the face of an old witch
Rb pnster Aunt Stella whose life has wrecked bv her
mother but who natcay resolved that the same thing wonr
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

earnest prayer is therefore very
timely. The truth is, however,
that earnest prayer is always
timely, even when a bit late.
With so many of our Boys and
Girls on overseas duty, it is to be
pointed out that many of our read
ers will be most interested to know
how they are doing throughout
these doubtful times. Just a scrap
of news concerning them is cer-
tainly much better than no news
at all. You would be surprised
how their loved ones grasp at the
smallest bits of information. There
fore, when you receive letters from
your sons, Dribbles would like to
be counted in. If you do not wish
to go into general details, just send
through the word that they are
safe and in good health. That may
mean a lot to some of our readers,
Dribbles included. You will do
this, won't you Mrs. Hurd?
The very next time that you
write to your sons, please pass the
word along that Dribbles has been
asking for them, and give them
both my best wishes for their fu-
ture. Thank you for writing in,
Mrs. Lulu Hurd. We hope that
you vii continue on in the same
manner as time passes.
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22
Smyrna, Delaware

ouiyiiid, DCioW oi Z
Dear Dribbles:
Please make a change in my
grandson's address to: S-Sgt. Will
liam C. Bramble, ASH. 33480152,
C Finance Office, Army Air
Field, Palm Springs, California.
Also, I would like you to enter
in your column the name of my
other grandson, which is as fol-
lows: Pvt. Francis A. Bramble, A.
S. N. 33935284, Co. F, 215th Bn.,
66th Regiment, Camp Blanding,
Florida.
Thank you, Dribbles,
Mrs. Arthur M. Boyer
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

happen to the boys. by the end OF the
story, when she dies as inarticulately as she
lived, you are made aware that it is she
who has steered Rob from danger and that
it is she who has opened for him the door
leading to normal and vital manhood.
Maria Manning, who for over fifty
years has conducted an advice to the love-
lorn column under the name of Beatrice
Fairfax, tells in her autobiography 'Ladies
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

you are now using V-Mail. Here's
just a bit of information that 1 be-
lieve the Boys would be interested
to read. V-Mail, during the first
10 months of operation, sent 233,-
000,0 letters overseas without
any loss. 1t blows up the corny
old alibi of Jaw, Pa, 1 guess your
letter musta got missent" And,
so light is V-Mail that two trans
port planes can do the work of 100
similar planes carrying an equal
number of letters of the ordinary
type. This is mighty good rec
ord for V-Mail, may we remark.
That doesn't mean that Dribbles
does not want other kinds of let
ters- no not by any angle you
care to look at it. I don't mind if
you send them by horse post, if you
just send them along and let the
folks at home, who are sweating it
out, know how you're making out
in this mans war. And, when 1
say sweating it out, I mean just
that. Since our fighting fronts
have all become active, many is the
heart that is waiting anxiously
these days. It's just the human
thing to do under the circumstanc-
es, and Dribbles'doing his share
along with the rest.
Best of luck to you, Carlton, and
may you have good fortune from
here on out.
Drop us line every so often so
that we may know that all is well
with you.
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22
READING & WRITING
BY dam Scare AND RMm Hz1Sm

often very hard for gownups understand what goes
On the minds OF chdreour short perhaps One man
VINO has not forgotten Marquis Chds whose new novel T
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

Dribbles wishes to take a few
minutes of our readers time to dis
cuss with them a subject of much
interest to so many of us these
days. With fathers, sons, broth
ers, sisters, and other relatives in
the Service of the United States,
it is soon coming to the time when
we all will be planning Christmas
for our Service folk. Sure, it's a
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

Dribbles is certainly very sorry
to learn that your son, Staff Ser
geant Lloyd A. Pleasanton, has
been spending some time in the
hospital as the result of an acci-
dent. We wish that you would ex-
tend to this young soldier Drib-
bles' best wishes, and his sincere
hope for rapid recovery.
We strongly agree with you Mrs.
Pleasanton, when you say that
Lloyd would be happy to receive a
number of letters while he is con-
fined in the camp hospital. For
one who has been as active as
Lloyd has been, this business of
having to remain indoors waiting
for his wound to heal makes time
pass mighty slow. Letters from
home would sure help out lot.
We therefore urge all of Llod's
friends to drop him a line-do it
now. Then write again in about
week, so that you will be sure that
the first letter made contact.
Here is just line for the Ser
geant himself. Lloyd, as soon as
you are able, how about little
visit to the column-telling your
friends just how things are going.
Wen all be glad to hear that you
are on the road to recovery.
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

will be the Book-of- the Month Club Sc
lection for August. The Club also an
I. nounces that the next book dividend to its
{ members will be special edition of "Tales
of Edgar Allan Poe," with an introduction
y by Hervey Allen and 50 wood engravings
BY Fritz Eichenberg.
4 M y
Since time inmemorial man has dreamed
Z of escaping from this planet to walk upon
the moon Or Mars. This is not at all impos-
sible according to scientific writer Willy
Rockets" propheses that within the next
see rockets conouering the immensities of snace
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22
Dril)bles

GuiOpCdil al co
Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
This gives you all the informa-
tion. except that 1 am stationed
somewhere in England.
Looking forward more than ever
to receiving The Smyrna Times,
and your wonderful column for the
Boys.
Sincerely,
Carlton L. Smith
Cpl. Carlton l.. Smith
A. S. N. 32071689
A. p. o. 152, Postmaster
New York City, New York
,(Balance of address on application
Glad to hear from you, soldier.
Your V-Mail letter arrived without
too much delay. 1t is sure long
walk from Camp Swift, Texas to
Bonny England. Or isn't England
bonny right now?
Much has happened since you
left the States, and we're assum-
ing that you know a bit more
about this than most of us do back
home. Our fighting men sure did
make a great name for themselves
when they landed on the shores of
France. Not only that, they have
been moving right along ever since
Much praise and credit is due all
the men who had a part in the in
vasion of Europe land sea and
air. A splendid bunch of fellows,
each and every one.
Carlton, Dribbles noticed that
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

Now and lhen of of the first letters she received
from young with fearful problem His andady holding
the fact that he had paid his threat his to get
him to her. The trouble wa the young sad that the
landady old hag and he really in love with her daughter
What should he do9 Beatrice Fairfax advised him get job
pay his
Sumner Welles long awaited book-"The Time for Decsion"
Smyrna times., 1944-06-22

JOHN A. SUNNI
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
Bulgaria Asks
For Armistice

LONDON, Sept. 6. (UP)-Bulgaria
asked for an armistice Wednesday
less than seven hours after a Rus
sian declaration of war, but the
German agency reported that Soviet
troops crossed the Bulgarian bor-
der early Wednesday morning.
The DNB dispatch from Sofia, re-
corded by Owl, said German forces
went into action with Bulgarian de-
fenSe forces and were engaging
Soviet armored spearheads in "vio-
lent battles in the coastal and from
tier sectors"
Bulgarian capitulation to threat
of Red army Invasion followed
closely on Russia's declaration of
war, tacitly demanding Bulgarian
armed support in the fight against
Germany. A Bulgarian delegation
hurried to the Russian legation in
Sofia with a formal armiStice pro-
poSal from Premier ConStantin
Muraviev'S government.
United Press dispatches from
Moscow early Wednesday said news
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
Alley Looters"
Hamper E. E..
Cleanup Drive

Alley prowlers and ash can
thieves have put the quietus on Ell
Centro's cleanup campaign. and
more than somewhat, judging from
the wry expressions and black
threats of Grant Bristol, sanitary
officer and E. Paul Ford city en-
gineer and director Cf public works
The pair of cleanup leaders ad-
mitted that they had been aware
of the prowler problem for some
time.
But it has been brought into eyi-
dence more the last week than ever
before" Ford commented. House
holders have been complaining that
a maximum of the blame can be
laid squarely oil the shoulders OF
ash can looterS."
Apparently the pilferers scatter
debris to the four winds. destroy
the looks of alleys and backyards
and leave the houSeholderS to take
the brunt of the ensuing disorder
illness.
We have enjcined the aid of the
police" Ford said, "and If anyone
spots an alley looter they need
only phone the police department
at 906. We intend to put a stop
to 1t" he added.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
McCarran Sweeps
Nevada Primary

RENO, New, Sept. G. CUP)-U. S.
Senator Patrick A. tPat) McCarran
Wednesday appar; ntly had won his
third and hardest fight for the
Democratic nomination, holding a
growing lead over Lieutenant-G Gov
ernor Vail Pittman. Ely publisher.
With only 80 scattered precincts
in the state yet to report, McCar-
rams lead was nearing the 1000
mark.
Returns from the missing pre-
cincts, observers said, could not
change the ultimate result.
Throughout the campaign. one OF
the most hectic in Nevada history,
Pittman. younger brother of Neva-
das late Senator Key Pittman,
hammered relentlessly at McCar-
rams record as an asserted pre-
Pearl Harbor isolationist.
Pittman also attacked McCar-
rams record for alleged non-sup-
port of the Roosevelt administra-
ton.
BY his victory McCarran appar-
emily will meet George Malone. for
mer state engineer, in the general
election in November.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06

Of the armistice appeal had not yet
been published in the Russian press
or confirmed officially.
First reports indicated that Rus
Sia had net implemented her dec
laration OF war with an invasion of
Bulgaria, but powerful Red army
forces were maSSed along the Bull
garian Romanian frontier and
Moscow dispatches made it clear
that the Soviets were prepared to
do SO If necessary.
Bulgarias surrender was expected
to be followed by a declaration of
war against Germany that would
place an estimated 25 Nazi divisions
100000 to 375,000 men-in south
eastern Europe at the mercy of the
Red army and the Yugoslav and
Greek guerrilla armies.
Soviet foreign commlSSar Vyache-
slav M Moltov's war note to Sofia
and an inspired editorial in the
army newspaper Red Star indicated
clearly that tho Russians would ac-
cept nothing less than Bulgarian CO.
belligerency in the war against
Germany