davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26

know what it was, but BERTHE did, all
too we'll
1t was the padding he had torn
from a shoulder of Irene's coat.
All the way home the trembling
wretch told himself that the padding
might have come from any of a mil
lion coats and could identify no one.
The next day couple of Scotland
Yard men visited Berries flat looking
for fingerprints. He had foreseen
that and taken care of it long ago,
but one thumbprint remained on
pickle jar in the closet. The detectives
found it, and it matched that from
the dead woman.
They had traced the padding TO
him, he learned. because attached to
it was tiny bit OF tape bearing
dry cleaners mark. The cleaners
records showed that il had been on a
garment which had been sent in BY
a Mrs. Irene Manton.
Faced with this, BERTHE confessed
that he had killed her in the course
of a quarrel. He testified that his
35-year-old wife had thrown a cup of
hot tea in his eyes and that half
blinded, he had struck her on the head
with stool harder than he intended.
The jury at Bedford AssiZes found
him guilty of murder and the judge
passed the death sentence all be-
cause of a few minutes work by a
nameless, stray, mongrel dog.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26

mongrel dog. but the animal stared
into the mans face with peculiar
intentness, shifted him again, backed
away and uttered a soft bark.
A dog expert could have told BERTHE
that this one had detected the "fear
smell' on the man and was behaving
that way because 1t wondered what
the man was afraid OF. But Berries
conscience suggested another theory
which made him drive the dog away.
The men on the dump were gathering
up their last harvest Of rags when
one remarked:
Here comes a volunteer helper,
now that we are all done. Hey, what's
that dog got? Come here, boy-iet
me have that"
To Bertie's horror. he watched the
dog lay at the detectives feet dirty
and soggy little mass. They did not
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26


instinct failed.
Then came another ordeal. The
police were making a houSe-tohouse
canvass of Luton, checking up on
missing women.
In the presence of his four little
children, he had to answer questions
about their absent mother. But he
had prepared for this during many
sleepleSS night.
Yes, Irene was away. She was
always going away and returning
when she happened TO feel like it, he
told the police. 1t was bit tough on
the children and him.
The children, with honest, wide
eyes, nodded that this was the truth
but the detective asked:
"Did you quarrel with her before
she left?"
mo, not this time" the husband
replied sadly. 1--WE got sort of used
to it. It's the war, guess"
Neighbors confirmed his statement,
so the sleuthS crossed off their list
the name of BERTHE Horace William
Manton, driver, aged 40, of Regent
Street. Luton.
The canvass of the town was com.
pleted; the body was buried Neigh
borS showed no curiosity about
Irene's continued absence-they knew
she had been running around with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26

LOANDON
- EADERS of The American Week
ly will recall The Almost Perfect
~ Crime of Luton, in which a re-
spected citizen of that village managed
TO conceal his wife'S murder for many
months and was only detected by
what seemed miraculous Sleuthing on
the part of the police.
Now it develops that the murder
was solved, not by Scotland Yard but
by dog, and a mongrel, at that.
Sherlock Holmes used to solve per
feet crimes" for Scotland Yard, but he
at least got his name in the papers.
The dog didn't have name, so far as
anyone knew, and after his job was
done he strayed off into the unknown
without SO much as a bone or pat
on the head for reward.
Last November the police found in
the River Lea. at Luton, the body OF
a woman and, in all England, just one
person felt panic at the discovery. He
knew that every stitch of clothing
had been removed and the body sewn
up in sacking which could be no clue
because he had got 1t from refuse
dump But pictures of the body were
printed in the papers and, worst OF
all, when he went to the movies, hop.
ing to drive the haunting fear from
his mind, the dreadful thing was
shown in a newsreel.
The remains had been in the water
so long that none of the neighbors
recognized her, but wouldn't the dead
woman's mother, in London. see the
pictures and ask questions?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26

Cautiously, the Shaggy, Half
Starved Pup Crept Toward the
Officers and to Their Amaze
ment Dropped at Their Feet n
Dirty, SOggy Piece Of Cloth
the Only Clue to What Might
Have Been an Unsolved
Murder.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
Lawyers Guild
Blasts Dies
And Rankin

Washington, d. c. CO. -
The National Lawyers Guild
wrote stirring letters to each
congressman demanding abolition
Vt the Dies Committee and charg-
ing Rankin Of Mississippi and
smith Of Virginia as seeking to
pave the way for fascism in the
United States.
Said the letter in part, "When
Dies activities are joined to the
utt-Naero and anti-semitic III
rade8 Of his close collaboration
Rep Rankin. and to Rep. Howard
ami|h8 efforts TO destroy the
'unGiouing Of decisive war agen-
aios. the extent of the anli-demo-
cratic pattern Of their plan be
comes fnghtoningly clear To
rafhrr ther viii intensity their
activities during the national cleo
ions IN tho hope that the attend
amt chaos and confusion VIII re
sult I'm the election Of govern
mont and Congress subseryicnt TO
their un-American detectives"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
CLIO Propagating
Race Pamphlet

Washington, d. c, - (C) -
The CT has been trying to con-
vince Congress that the pam
phlet ''Races Of Mankind over
which so much controversy has
been stirred, should be sent to
the men in the armed forces.
After ALL said Leo Perlis, di-
rector Of the National CLIO War
Relief Committee are we not
fighting a war to eliminate false
racial theory? 1t is our patriotic
duty to make this important pam
phlet available for the troops"
The Go Committee has sent
copies of "Races of Mankind to
each member of Congress besides
mailing it to all members of the
armed forces on it's mailing lists.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
UNyEIL NEGRO WAR HERO'S
PORTRAIT PRESENTED
BY B'NAI BIRTH

Cleveland, Ohio A unique
manifestation of inter-racial und-
orstanding reached its climax here
last week when an oil painting
Of 1t. Sidney P. Brooks, Cleve-
land airman and the first Ne
gro pilot killed in the war, was
presented to Karamu House,
Negro community center, by the
Cleveland B'nai Birth War Ser
vice Council in the presence OF
white and Negro civic and edu-
cational leaders. Commissioned by
B'nai Birth, the portrait was
first unveiled before the entire
school assembly of Central High
School, Of which 1T. Brooks was
an alumnus. Leo M. Aseherman,
member Of B'nai Births Nation
al War Service Committee, pre-
sented the portrait, which was
accepted byRu ssell Jelliffe, dr.
rector Of Karamu House.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
Morale Booster

Because of his outstanding
work as Lieutenant in the NOR
ole division in the Army during
the lost wor, Noble SissIe was q
"noturol" when the time come
for selecting q representative
for the Race Boys on the Music
Sub Committee Of the joint Army
and Navy Committee. According
to his managers of the Associot-
ed Booking Corporation, New
York City, Sissle hos oIreody
produced four top-notching units
which ore playing vorious Army
camps, Despite the demands Of
his USO work, SissIe spikes the
rumor that he hosn't time to
ploy the mony donce engage
mcn's offered him throughout
the notion by soying thot he de-
fiaitcIy will pIoy oil engagements
taot hove already been booked
ond is open for more. His great
r9trioiic song, "Unnomed Sol
dier" is meeting with splendid
receptions.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
Camp Chaplains
Commend Pvt.
James McBeth

Lincoln, Nebraska Chaplain
Fred Armstrong and Chaplain
Everett Scruton, Of South Chapel,
Aincoln Army ssS Field ere, pre-
sented letter Of commentator
to Private James Roy McBeth for
his religious work while taking
basic training here.
Pvt. McBeth was born in Pine
Bluff, Arkansas. He graduated
from the Scipio A. Jones High
School, prior to advance work at
Shorter and Philander Smith Col
lege.
Mrs. H. A. Hill Luron early
discovered his talent for sing
ing and over a period of years
worked to develop it. He rinspira-
ton and leadership played an inn
portant part in his progress.
Many people enjoyed his messages
in song, and as a result he travel
ed to many leading towns of Ark
ansas giving concerts. His talent
was not limited to music, how
ever. Soon after graduation, he
became principal of the Emmett
Key School of Emmett, Arkansas,
where he served for five years.
At one time, Pvt. McReth was
District Superintendent of Sun
day Schools for the Fort Smith
District. He was sent as a dele
gate to the General Conference
of the African Methodist Episco
pal Church in 1886. Under his
leadership the first Daily Vaca
ton Hiblo Schools for Negroes
i'm North Little Rock and EN-.
met, Arkansas, were organized
and conducted. Further Christian
service has been observed in hit
production and promotion Oh
religious pageants.
Pvt. McBeth is married. Ills
wife is a teacher in the Brinkley
Jr. High School and is also de-
rartmental head Of music and
English. They have an infant
son.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
Special Salute To Freedom"
Broadcast Over NBC To Aid
lnter-Racial Unity Campaign

New York - The Vocational
Opportunity Campaign of the Ma
tional Urban League, seeking
equal opportunity for the Negro
in the war effort, is observed in
a special broadcast. Salute to
Freedom oyey the MIC network
Saturday, March Is (3;00-3:30
y, M EWT).
Dedicated to the Negro men
and women in the armed services
the salute to Freedom" broad
east is designed as part of the ma
tional Urban Leagues week-long
campaign March 12-19) for in
ter-racial unity. Fredrie March,
star of stage, screen, and radio, is
narrator on the program, and II.
Y. kal'eubOru, MIC commentator
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
Food Production
Meeting Held
At A. M. & N.

The third in a series of seven
state meetings to promote inereas-
ed food production among Negro
farmers of Arkansas was held at
A. M. & N. College, March 9th.
J. C. McAdams and Mrs. Eula
PEBBLES, agricultural and home
economics supervisors for the
state, were In charge.
Outstanding speakers on the
program We're James p. Davis,
G. r. Wilkey and Miss Alma Keys,
Also present was Henry Espy, re-
Gently appointed Negro contact
representative for the Agricultur-
al Adjustment Administration in
Arkansas.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
cam Captains For
YDrive Announced

Williams, Mrs. Florence Wiley,
Miss Gwendolyn Luster, Mrs.
Irene Wilson, Mrs. Thelma Min
ton, Mrs James Harrison, Five
workers will be assigned to each
team captain.
Membership in the Phyllis
Wheatley Branch Young Wom-
ems Christian Association signi-
flies approval OF it's purpose-the
fnrthering In all practicable ways,
'sssnnra ansaaiplas yf Oh araeter
building in women and girls.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
R. R. degrading
Negroes Now

Chicago, Iii. &C. - Negro
car cleaners on the Chicago North
western r. r. can now become
car mems helpers and Negro din
ing car walters are being boosted
as dining car stewards, according
to an announcement made by
Chairman Malcolm Ross, Of the
FEPC. shis upgrading of Ne
groes is due to the company's
more liberal policy. Meanwhile,
the Brotherhood of Railway Car
Man has denied charges that il
opposes upgrading of race men.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17

fNeaxA
reports on the Negroes part i'm The
total war picture, Guest speaker
is Lloyd X, Garrison, distinguish,
ed lawyer, public member Of the
National War Labor Board and
dean of the University of Wis
eonsin Law School.
In lighter vein, Salute to Free
DOM presents entertainment by
Hazel Scott, piano-playing and
singing star now appearing at New
4ork's Cafe Society Uptown; John
Kirby and his celebrated band.
currently on tour, and the Char
ioteers, quartet heard regularly
on Bing Crosby's Kraft Music
Hall"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
GOAL $4,000 MEMBERS
MARCH 1924

Plans were projected in meet
Ing at the Phyllis Wheatley
Branch Y W. c. A. for a man.
moth membership when an exc
eutiye group met Sunday and an
nounced q set goal for one thou
sand senior members and two
iisitdred junioas members. Mrs, III.
w ysssr ~ ch@isBa ofR sas drive
and Mrs. -. M. Touchstone will
serve as co-chairman,
Mrs, Dyer announced the fol-
lowing workers will serve as cap
tains of her team Mrs. Cozett
Johnson, Mrs. Stella Henderson
Mrs Martha Patterson; Mrs. Sal
lie Jameson, Miss S. L. Tuggle,
Miss Rowena Allison, Mrs. Z, c..
Byrd, Mrs. Mildred Works, Mrs.
Bertha Thompson. The follow
ing captains will work with Mrs,
Tombstone: Mrs. w. M. Walker,
Mrs. M. l.. Williams, Mrs. ]. C,
Gladney, Mrs, II. s, Hughes, Mrs,
Austen williams Mrs, Rosa Nell
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
Iowa Hospital
Bars Colored
Nursing Traiinee

keokuk, Iowa = Saint Josephs
hospital, a private institution in
this city, has turned down the ap-
plication of Mrs. Virginia Par
sons for nurses training, appar-
emily solely on the basis of color.
After she had met all of the
requirements and the hospital
found she was colored, it sub
lnitted the question Of her admis-
sion u thu stcdent body which
voted not to accept her.
The training Of nurses for the
armed forces, government health
agencies and war industries is
given pursuant to Public Law
No. q (7Sth Congress) appro-
priating Federal grants to in
stitutions providing such train
ing. Students are paid a small
monthly stipend in addition to
receiving free training, board and
lodging. Public Law No, "a is adj
ministered by the United States
Public Health Service and con
tains the following provision:
That there shall be no dis
elimination in the administra
ton of the benefits and appro-
priations made under the respec
tive provisions Of this Act, on &C
count Of race, creed, or color"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
Err HUSTON
NAMED TO FEPC

Washington, d. c. Co =
Charles II. Houston. one of our
outstanding lawyers, has been
named TO succeed r. Bernard
Young as a member of the Presi-
dents Fair Employment Practice
Committee. Young is editor OF
Norfolk's Journal and Guide.
Houston, who is now As, got his
education at Amherst, Harvard
and University Of Madrid.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
N. F. A. Meetings
Announced

]. C. McAdams, director of
Hughes Vocational Educa-
fiou i nArkansas, announced tc
day that the 4th in a series of
eight federation meetings of the
N. r. A. Of Arkansas will be held
at Morrilton, March II; N. Little
Rock, March 2S; Warren, March
%; Rosston, March 80; and
Stamps, March 81,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
Congressman Who Fought Race Pamphlet
Won Seat By Only $40 Votes

ing $1,000 copies of "The Races
of Mankind" was elected in 1910
by plurality of 5d0 votes from
a total of 33,57l cast. The po-
tential Negro vote In his district,
accordin gto 194o census figures
is 3,544.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17

Washington, d. Congress
man Andrew ] May d., Ky.),
chairman of the House Military
Affairs committee. who blasted
the War Department for purchas-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
nlorniin'
Jedge!!!!"

xAzakxx kzakk1. Y44r - =
Oh Boy, am in low cotton?
Taking a tip from Butch | jour-
neyed over to HotSprings the
weekend for a change and a rest,
and believe ME | got. Those
smart knee bending boys from the
east got my change and those slow
naPs out at Oaklawn got the rest.
That, taught me a lesson about
gambling. | blame it all on our
good Governor for allowing gam
bling in Hot Springs and not al
lowing II here. You see II gam
bling was legalized here, Butch
would open a gambling school and
get those young teachers from our
high school, who have graduated
in the profession to teach US the
art of self-proteetion and we
could protect our winnings from
the city slickers. You take this
guy they call "popeye' and that
one called SANDY" could help
us a lot, when they got thru
teaching us, we wouldn't have any
thing to worry about--for We
wouldn't have a damn thing to
worry with. Those fellows know
their cubes,
The boss received an anony-
nous letter the other day, cussing
ME out and threatening to quit
reading the paper II | continued
to carry my column. The boss
smiled and told me to go ahead,
he wasn't going to quit. The
boss pays me my salary.
1t was good and still bad with
Otimis Whitman, 9 Tuxedo
Courts en-. J." thinks this Ia an
alias, will tell you soon) when
she faced FL. Fl. this honor) In
City Court on an immoral charge.
It was bad when he said $500
and was good when $40 was sus-
pended.
Whether we have learned how
to act in public yet, will be de-
termined Monday mite, when we
20 down to the Auditorium to see
Mrs. Joe Louis, the sophisticated
lady OF song, who Ia coming here
with Nat Towles and his orches-
trail. All reports say Mrs. Louis
ID 1T" when 1t comes to singing.
IN. T." doesn't know whether
sic can sing or not. but knowing
l4syrl NJ N ~
money he can make writing thin
| column just to look at her. D.
spite the fact that Just to look at
Marva is going to throw us into
state OF enchantment, let us dis
approve the PEOPLES opinion of us
who deny us the proper educa-
tional facilities and berate us be-
cause we act like heathens, by
going to the Auditorium display
ing the best OF manners In us.
Leave your eggs at home, for s.
w. Tucker has worked hard to
get the Auditorium re-opened TO
us. The Marva show will be all
yours, you can take the balcony
az a spectator or you can come
down stairs and dance So whatY
When Mr.. Tucker reserved the
balcony for white spectators, you
said it was shame, you would
| il you could 90 in thebalcony.
| Mr.. Tucker has called your bluff,
| Monday mite, March goth.
| Irrespective to the green grass
in the pasture, cattle will always
seek the other pasture for green
or grass. Last week it was proven
that cattle are not the only ami
mails whose imagination runs
Wild when Cox G Lewis, Dout-
See "MORNIN' JEDGE"-Page A
-. -
( UNyElL NEGRO WAR HEROS
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
Henry Armstrong Learns About WAC

Henry Armstrong, Of Los Angeles Calf, former holder Of
three world ring crowns visits the First Womens Army Corps
Training Center ct Fort Des Moines Iowa He is shown of the
training center with WAC autograph seekers ond ons In
cent bout with Jock Byrd Of Bhevc Ark OF the Coliseum in
Des Mones To- Armstrong scored triumph by telling his opPon
emit in the fourth round
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
Something For The Boys

Carrie Smith, sun-mode maiden from Sunny California was
chosen by several members the steamship Robert Vonn
VIOLET gal Miss Smith resides at All E. 4s street. Los An
gees California and present ticking Business Course at
local university there Members Of the steamship unit have
quested sufficient number Of photographs for their wallets
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17
Berated By Their Boss!

Negro onorcoft unit goes into action near Arowe New
Britain, While the other crew members cocuote the range ond
aim the an Tcchncon Fifth Grade Jeff Stevenson Of Meridian
Mississippi and Corporal John Meridian slip she'll into the
breach Of the weapon.
u S. Army Signal Corps Photo
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-03-17

1t was good and still bad with
Otimis Whitman, Q Tuxedo
Courts t"m. j." thinks this Ia an
alias. Will tell you soon) when
she faced Fl. Fl. this honor) In
City Court on an immoral charge.
II was bad when he said $500
and was good when $40 was sus-
pended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-08
Private War
Continued From Page CAY

they drop. It doesn't tickle 'em. They
hit the dirt when this baby smacks EN-"
So Col. Millener and Harmon and
their men, their shoes torn almost to
sh1ds, their faces grimy and SCARED,
walked into division headquarters at
Hiesville. The general and his stan
hadn't given them up for lost. Stray
glers had been coming in, reporting,
grabbing q little shuteye and then going
on In the hedgerows to hunt more
Germans.
They told Harmon to stick around .
while. He was attached to chemical
warfare unit. But 1t wasn't long before
he was itching for more trouble. It
CALLED him Is zee the hedgerow hunters
organize and 90 out looking for nipers
while he had Is stick around head
quarters.
One night he got away and joined the
Jerry hunters. did you get any?" he
was asked. Guess 90, he said. Don't
know exactly, but We found couple Of
dead ones. Beats drilling oil, doesn't ite
Say, II the major asks II you saw me,
ten him yes"
Dave. you look : little tired" I said.
why don't you ct some sleepfn
I'm okay,~ hs said. Fighting war,
Arent We. can deep after the war
Ths general pinned tha plstineuishsd
eeEvioe Cruss "a Coa NiIlener. Harmon
~ ~ stlvR otaE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-08
BY Trudi Mccullough,
Associated Press stan Writer.

Nothing ever resulted from the 194l
proposal to cure the physical defects
of rejected draftees by sending them
back to their local doctors and dentists,
with the Government paying the bills.
But 5000 of these men have been made
physically fit by the work of one organi-
cation, chiefly of one man.
You near about Joe Gibson by word
OF mouth. He gets letters starting:
: 'Melvin-whom you may recall as q
very close friend of Pete-told my cousin
who told me. :" And Gibson i'm
mediately sits down and writes
reply.
For four years-since he gave up
career as accountant to establish the
non-profit, tax-empt Armnavair Habili-
tation Foundation in New York City,
he has had two aims: To help rejected
men to get into the service and to help
those already in to find the branch
best suited to their talents. This year,
his aims have broadened to providing
discharged men with jobs and guiding
their readjustment.
Purely Patriotic
He says his motives are purely patri-
otto. Seven years abroad, AZ secretary
to buyers, made him an ardent Ameri-
can. In the Navy in the last war. he
made q hobby of helping others to get
In. His first case was his best friend
who-sadly underweight finally got into
the Navy on waiver as dishwasher.
His extra-curricular activities In that
war were extensive. but purely avoca-
ticnal In this Ear, they are his bust
ness
Joe Gibson started his organization
In 1910 as research and analytical OUT
fit to look into the terrific number Of
draft rejects. Out Of the first 1000 900
men examined. the Army rejected o00,-
600 as mentally or physically unit.
A chronic adoer,s Gibson Immediately
got mixed up In helping the men he
was studying. BY 1942 he had forgotten
research, and had reincorpogated q !
kind Of human salvage organisation
with himself as chief sAlvagM.
The records Of his organisation show
that he takes no salary: he says h has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-08

Different types Of cases, in the best
Judgment Of medical and orthopedic
men. require different types Of treat
ment.
THE chapter impartially win sup
port" she concluded, amy treatment
prescribed"
Careful Checkups.
For example, the chapter since 1888
has bought two rcspirators and 10000
worth Of braces. Subsequently 1t bought
an Emerson hot packing unit, 10 electric
washing machines and pounds Of wool
for the Kenny treatment. The dimes
that make up the chapters funds were
contributed by the public, . member
OF the Executive Committee pointed out,