davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06

rs 1T the American concept that Com
Il munist Russia represents a ruthless,
totalitarian form of government, similar
to nazism or fascism, which purges all
opposition, liqmdates private property,
levels off individual initiative controls he
press, religion and free speech, and at
tempts to subvert the rest of the world
to its sinister and un-American doctrines?
Join the U. S. Army and get "oriented'
to the contrary.
THE GREATEST SALES CAMPAIGN
IN THE GLOBAL HISTORY OF RED
REVOLUTIONARY PROP ANDA
HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AMONG THE
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS IN THE
ARMED FORCES WITH THE GUILE
LESS, OR INSPIRED, COOPERATION
OF OUR OWN WAR DEPARTMENT.
In books, pamphlets and instruction
materials connected with the compulsory
"orientation" course which each enlisted
member of the army must attend once
week, the Communist party line" with
its poisonous ideology has been permitted
to slither like rattlesnake in Jungle Of
words.
Perish the thought that the dear old
Soviet Union has the slightest similarity
with the deceased totalitarian Reich.
TN THE ARMY Talk" orientation fact
l. sheet SO, entitled Checking our Soviet
ally" the brutal, bloody history of Soviet
communism is blandly described to Amer
lean troops as merely necessary mile
stone along the path to democracy
This guide sheet for conducting COM
pulsory discussion on the subject among
our millions of soldiers exhorts that the
Soviet Union is entitled to break" and
proceeds to provide it through distortion,
indirection and factual omissions.
Although they (the Soviet Com
munists) now have secret police" the
orientation fact sheet states, land a
government controlled press, their ulti-
mate political ideals are directly opposite
to the stated ideals of Fascist dictatorship,
and their hope is to drop the appurtenances
of dictatorship in the process of demo-
cratic evolution"
The Communists in the Soviet Union
are simply political organizers, it is
pointed out, whose aims are merely to
spread and strengthen belief in their
principles among the great majority Of
citizens who are not party members"
The "orientation" sheet, dedicated to
presenting the truth and removing con-
fusion of ideas and lack of facts from the
minds of our fighting men, continues to
Groom:
"They (the Communists) have two
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06
SmarfneSS of Those Enslisllnnen
The English have never paid for anything since.
But let us be charitable


But let us be charitable.
Perhaps it was not the Cambridge degree that
gendered the moratorium in Secretary Melons mndA
Perhaps it the London fog that obscured the gooas
secretarys usually clear vision.
At any rate, the English not the only ones to
strive to the support of leading Americans with
compliments and regulation honors.
The French have their Legion d'Honeur which they
employ most effectively
The Russians have their decorations and distinctions
to bestow friends and supporters.
There is little harm in any of these gratifying dis
tlnctionsEsome Of which are mersd-uness the Amer.
getting their Amercanism dlutng their loyalty to
their country.
But if Americans are weak enough to allow that to
happen, the fault is definitely ours.
We are merely too susceptible to flattery and
shrewd foreign governments take advantage of our
softer side.
Recently Gen Eisenhower visited Russia-on invita-
ton He wned and dned and decorated and honored
in every possible way He of course, deserved it all
He had done than any other man TO save Russia
from disaster.
Russia owed him everything He owed Russia MOTH
ing-the decorations baables-eomparcd with
the vital services he had rendered Russia
But when he left Russia, laden with honors he
seemed to feel necessary to show his gratitude by
assaing the American free press for its criticism Of
Russian diplomacy-and duplicity.
He called the journals which critical of Russia
"crackpots," and told the Russians "We keep
sense OF values and not be upset by few crackpots
He did not attack the Russian press for it's bitter
TRADES against AMERICAN "capitalistc democracy"
There naturally need for him to do
But there distinctly less need for him to assai
the American free press for conscentousy performing
its plain duty to its people, in accordance with Amer
can democratic ideals =
He should have remembered that freedom of opinion
and freedom of the press important parts of the
American freedoms for which had been fighting this
Something warped Gen. Eisenhowers usually good
Judgment If it not the Russian courtesies it must
have been the caviar. NJ
We hope that no similar situations will arise
after great Americans receive their Oxford degrees
Sincerely
tSigned) w. X. HEARST
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06

We should not ask the u. S.
treasury to go further into debt
merely to dump American resources
into a bottomless pit.
In accordance with Bernard M.
Baruch's wise advice we should
undertake to help other peoples to
resume helping themselves, so that
when the next crop year occurs
we can withdraw our subsidies and
our gifts.
WE SHOULD not further burden
w the already greatly harassed
American taxpayer if counter efforts
and maneuvers by our former war
associates will Offset the benefits
which we intend to confer.
Our goal should be to restore pro-
duction which has been interrupted,
so that other peoples can begin to
stand on their own legs financially
at the earliest possible time.
In such short term program of
winding up our participation in the
war, we should specify precisely how
our dollars should be employed.
We should make such interim
financial aid conditional on pursuing
policies which fulfill the objectives
of the U. S. government.
In face of the impending crisis,
we Americans should stop the policy
of drifting, appeasing and being
pushed around, and should con-
structively lay down the terms
and conditions on which we will
cooperate to end the march of
insolvency, hunger and economic
dissolution.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06
WHAT do YOU KNOW?

new characters in a forth
coming picture?
IDo YOU know either the
name OF the immigration
act of 1924 or the percentage
OF new immigration allowed
each nation on the basis OF
the number Of its immi-
grants in the United States
in 1890?
5-EXpedlent means: (a) right
in principle. but not practi-
cal. tb) Contributing TO a
desired end or personal ad--
vantage -(c) Outside all
reason?
(Which playwright, contem-
porary George Kaufman or
Shakespeare wrote: We'll
said: that was laid on with
a trowel" ?
To what dramatic use were
cakes Of copper acetate and
harmless dark dye put dur
ing the war? a hint: they
were released in the ocean.
S--What is the name of a
mathematical statement such
as two plus two equals
-four" =?
tAnswers on Opposite Pagel
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06

basic ideas. One Is state ownership Of
factories, farms and all other productive
agencies, with distribution of the proceeds
among all the workers according to their
productivity.
"The other idea Is political. They
early believed that dictatorship of the
prOletariat' was necessary in order to
destroy capitalism and set up socialism;
that then the dictatorship should gradu-
ally evolve into democracy as now pro-
yided by their constitution"
This attempt to parallel communism
and democracy should knock any veteran
member of the Communist party right off
his soapbox not to mention the certainty
of making Karl Marx turn in his proletariat
grave.
Regarding the reference to the Soviet
constitution, an array of historical facts
was omitted from the orientation sheet.
In 1886, when discomfort was seething
throughout Communist Russia and coun-
ter-revolution was brewing as result of
famine and the breakdown of production
and distribution under the proletariat
oligarchy, "Stalin's constitution" was an
nounced.
\ MONG other nothings in this intended
"A stop to the growing anticommunist
sentiment among the Russian masses,
there was mention of new national as
sembly called the Supreme Soviet" to
be voted by the whole population instead
of the few million Communists ruling the
USSR.
However the Communist party was
given the dominating niche in the consti-
tuition, and Stain further set the tone of
his new constitution by procaiming that
in each constituency, there would be only
one candidate put up for the national as
sembly for whom the populace could either
vote for or against Of course. the Com
munists handpicked the lone candidate
To further bulwark his synthetic con-
stitution, Stain then began his notorious
series of purge trials which included the
mass liquidation of army generals and
others who were opposed to his regime
There is an unintended touch of satire
recorded in the orientation sheet in con-
nection with the purported functioning Of
constitutional democracy in the Soviet
Union.
A conspicuously printed box" glorifes
Stains place in the USSR by listing
numerous government and military posi-
tions he occupied. The Stain buildup
concludes with the parenthetical remark
that "the regular elections for the supreme
Soviet have been postponed during the
war"
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06
Stop the OnruSh
Of Anarchy!

IN THE wake of decisive military
Il victories on all fronts, this coun-
try is faced with challenging and
knotty problems.
The impending anarchy and eco-
nomic dissolution in large sections
of Europe, for example, are a far cry
from the propagandist promise of
"a brave new world"
Hunger and fear threaten to drive
additional rudderless people into the
arms of the Communists, who are
skillful in making glamorous prom
ises which they happen to be unable
to fulfill.
Having already dumped hun
dreds of billions in the war effort,
the American people are being i'm
portuned to continue the flow of
largess.
In this critical situation, we as a
people should recognize that we face
a condition-not theory.
Irrespective of the wisdom or
lack thereof in departing from ira
ditional American policies of non-
interference, we did invest our
treasure and our precious manpower
in foreign fields.
HAVING thus become entangled,
H we cannot-even if we would
become disentangled overnight.
But we owe it to ourselves and
to all humanity to employ our
strength and our know how along
constructive lines. We should refuse
to be putty in the hands of foreign
manipulators who are trying to ex-
plot our well.known generosity and
credulity.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06

phrases. fill the blanks: (al
In the name OF the Great
Jehovah and the Conti-
mental ........" Ethan Al
len. tb) Don't fire until
YOU see The white of their
......." VIM Prescott. tc)
These are the times that
Try men S ......." Thomas
Paine. cd Il have not yet
begun 10 ...,..." John
Paul Jones. (e) we have
met the enemy and they
are ........ Oliver Perry.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06
JOHN FRANCIS NEYLAN
Attorney at Law
Crocker First National Bank Building

San Francisco, CAL,
Capf
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06
can soldier and sailor. They are hOmeward bound
take of them."-Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
LETTERS
To EDITOR

TO THE EDITOR: x
nURIN G the Employ the
- p Physic ally Handicapped
Week." the American Founda-
ton for the Blind points with
pride to the record made by
thousands of sightless workers
during the war years, both in
defense plants and in regular
industry. The war gave these
workers the opportunity to
show what they could do. They
have shown it. From intricate
precision work which called for
their highly developed sense of
touch, to regular assembly line
assignments, blind people held
their own side by side with
sighted workers, without favor
being shown them or conces-
sions made TO them because OF
their handicap. T These same
workers are now ready 10 60
right along in peacetime in
duStry.
The American Foundation for
the Blind earnestly hopes that
employers throughout the eeun-
try will see 10 ii that these
sightless workers will get the
chance they deserve, TO hold
their places as part OF this
nations working man power.
ROBERT B. IRWIN,
Executive Director,
American Founds-
tion for the Blind,
New York IL. n. Y.
p. 9. President Truman
designated the first week in
October as Employ the Physi-
cally Handicapped Week"
TO THE EDITOR:
I HAVE heard thousands ov
L sailors express their opinion
as TO which is the best liberty
town in the good old L. S. A.
Well, / haven't been around
too much. but when people ask
me l always say Detroit because
! feel if there is any people in
the u. S. that try TO be real
Americans, it is the people ef
Detroit.
did four months duty IN
your city in 1871 and / have
never been treated one-half as
nice since.
After spending the whole
length OF the-%ar at SEA, YOU
naturally expect 10 have nice
time and expect 10 be treated
like a human when you come
back TO the States. But you
can get pretty sore when you
stand on the roads for hours
and watch all the cars 90 by.
/ want 10 pull one more
liberty in Detroit just 10 feel
welcome once more,
w. L. THOMAS, ANN I/C.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06
Brain Game

Miller Higgins. Joe McCar-
thy and John McGraw have
what IN common
2-True or false: (a) Harry
Truman is the 33d Presi-
dent Of the United States7
tb) Return 10 normalcy"
was a popular phrase after
World War II -
DO YOU know what famous
Singers & voice viii be used as
The voice of Willie the
Whale, one Of Walt Disneys
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06
Knowledge Test
Bv DIR. SABINA CONNOLLY

Alexander tie Great named
city in honor ol has favor
ite. ta) dos. CO. horse, tc)
Cawel2
According 10 tradition. Budd-
ha lived IB before Christ,
tbi al the same time as
Christ, CO. after Christ?
3-lf YOU want 20 climb the
ruEfCvr peak 6T TIE AIPs it
viii have 10 be. fal Nj,
Everest. lbl Mt Rainier, Jc)
Mt Blanc2
In 1910. the number ~
American Indians in United
states numbered about lal
10000. tbl 10000. cj no.
600?
5-If your doctor calls it C0ryza,
YOUR illness is really tho al
mumps. I'D common cold. .
tCJ meaS.cS2
Sin these famous american
I6-C The DETROIT TINES
Cc4 IqAs
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06
Communism (1lOrified
InLectureS to Gil Joe

hs the third Of series four articles on ho~ the hqve succeeded
and the American We)
BY DAVID SENTNER and KENT HUNTER
Tn Tmsw Bureau
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06
ProcIaims Newspaper Boy Day
Gitu ut 1etrnft
EXECUTIVE oFFlcE


pIb1te we'll
carrier a in
Il billion IN
HH while obtaining their education schools
the the development OF qualities
thrift
other part-ttne endeavor OF offers
degree, and
find tional
opportunity obtain
carriers become the ntion's
ing charecterbuldtng avocaon,
from the ranks OF the boy carriers Will
leaders OF
Il
Saturday.
October W VI acquainted vi
the opportunities
through
September IS, 1913 / II w.,
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06

san Francisco, Sdi,
Sept 21, 1945.
Mr.. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
LA CUESTA ENCANTADA,
VIA SAN LUIS OBISPO,
SAN SIMEON, CAL.
DEAR W. R.:
WE OUGHT to pass law to prevent these smart
w Engshmen from kidnapping good American
citizens, particularly generals and ambassadors.
l suppose you have the announcement that Cen
Eisenhower, Gen. Mark Clark, Ambassador John Winant
and Harry Hopkins to receive the honorary doctor
of laws decree from Oxford next month.
The black velvet tam o shanter and scarlet robe
that go with the Oxford degree invariably transform
the unsophstcated American into citizen of the world
with decided preference for the British empire.
Even old hard-headed Andrew Mellon who
headed and causc about the international debts
uttered another word the subject after trip
to Cambridge where he received counterpart of the
Oxford degree.
Of course it is difficult to work the thing out mathe
matically but have estimated that every honorary
degree conferred by Oxford Cambridge of our
great American minds has cost this country minimum
of $500 100000.
They really very expensive!
Sincerely.
JACK.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-06

Mr.. JOHN FRANCIS NEYLAN,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
DEAR JACK:
rs 1T not rather unfair to blame the English for
Il American weaknesses?
The English did not ask Secretary Mellon TO change
his mind regarding themselves and their interests after
he received the Cambridge degree
They merely HOPED that he woodland he did.
Apparently he did not have the heart to disappoin
them.
was in London at the time and Secretary Mellon
invited to luncheon with him and explained to
that the moratorium the English debts really
good thing, and only temporary anyhow
But had previously talked with Winston Churchill
at his club, and Churchill had frankly said "Of course
we shall never resume payment"
Mellon wrong. Churchill right
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-03-26
Municipal Court

John Hazelett. 25l5 Holmes Rdr
pleaded guilty of disorderly con-
duct and paid a fine of Sl5. He was
charged with using an amusement
device for gambling.
John Evans. Willow Village, Mrs.
Helen J. |. Timpf, 953 f. Michigan
Ave, Miss Evelyn NJ. Mercer, 95j
f. Michigan Ave, and Roy r.
Sampler. Milan were fined S25 each
for reckless driving. Miss Mercer
and Mr.. Sampler were racing on
Michigan Ave. The others were
arrested for violations elsewhere
in the city.
Frank T. Bell. II n. Normal St,
was arrested for the fourteenth
time in less than two years, and
pleaded guilty to being intoxicat-
ed and disorderly re was fined
So This was the second otfense
under the state statute.
George Wood, Willow Village,
pleaded guilty Of obtaining money
by means of bad check, He was
directed to make restitution, pay
s25 costs. or spend so days in
county Jail.
Total receipts OF the court were
S25l60
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-03-26

Fifteen black siskins were flown
recently from Peru to Maryland
for a pet company which wants to
try to breed a race OF black can
aries
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-03-26
Scholarships Given
TO Normal Students

State Board scholarships have
been awarded to nineteen Michigan
State Normal College students
These particular scholarships are
usually given out to freshmen upon
matriculation and are retained by
those students throughout school
if their records are satisfactory.
This year. however. due to vacan-
cies to he filled in the several
classes. the scholarships were Civ
en- out to those students who have
already made good records in col
lege,
The two seniors receiving schol-
arships are Joyce Riehl and Miner
va Allan.
The five juniors are Eunice Beau
champ, Janice Covell. Ruth Bau-
mann, Patricia Siddall and Noreen
Pollard.
The six sophomores are Mary
Winters. Helen Van Belle. Mary
Dillon. Margery Jacka. Florence
Clark and Irene Saterstad.
The six freshmen are George
Mitchell, Lewis Hertz, May Tuouye,
lone Stuart. Patricia Wallace and
Ann Horning.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-03-26

Army college qualifying test will
/ be held at Welch Hall. > clock.
! Central War Time. 1000 Eastern
War Time. April L.. for the Army
Specialized Training Reserve Pro
gram,
Young men whose nth birthdays
fall between October l. 1914 and
August 81, 1915. are eligible TO
take the test providing they meet
the education and citizenship re-
quirements.
Those wishing to take the test
should notify their school princi-
pal or college official.
Since August 1913. the Army has
provided college training for young
men Of Il in anticipation Of their
active duty. This training is given
in the Army Specialized Training
Reserve Program. Its purpose is
TO enhance the students value to
the Army .by instruction in an aca-
demic curriculum OF subjects Sc
lected for their importance to the
Army. This curriculum includes
college courses in English, geo
graphy. history, mathematics, and
physics. These courses are sup
plemented by n program Of physic-
al and military training.
In addition to passing the Army
college qualifying test. an appli-
cant must meet certain require
ments of age. citizenship, high
school graduation, and must enlist
in the Enlisted Reserve Corps. De-
pending upon his age when he be-
gins his training. a qualified appli-
cant will be enrolled for two, three.
or four l2-week terms. The amount
Of academic credit he receives for
this training will be determined by
the institution TO which he is as
signed.
While IN training the student is
not subject to military law. but
he must conform to the rules and
regulations OF the college or uni
versity to which he is assigned
The government pays the cost of
tuition. room. board, textbooks,
medical care. and library and ath-
letic privileges. The government
also issues. without charge or de.
post. complete regular Army uni
forms. An ASTRP student is not
on active duty and does not receive
pay.
Students in the ASTRP are call
ed to active duty at the end OF the
term in which they reach their
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-03-26
Veaet-5ies

Veget SleS
BEETS-No. /, bu.. $1.Sj.2.00.
CABBAGE-No. l. bu.. $50 lbs)
Sl.25-1.50; red, s1.50.2.
CARROT1-N /. 6 doz. bunches.
s350-4.00.
CAULIFLOWER-No. !, bu.. s225.
2.75.
DRY ONIONS-No. /, so lbs $3.50
1855.
PARSNIPS-No. l, bu.. s2.2j-25O.
POTATOES-No. l, 100 lbs. sG 60
S.63.
PUMPKINS-No l. bu., 50-75c
RUTABAGAS-No. l, bu.. 9Oc
s1.25.
SQUASH-Hubbard. No /, bu 90c
1.25.
TURNIPS-No. l. Doz bchs. Sl.35.
LIS.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-03-26
Army College Qualifying
Test Will be Given Here

eighteenth birthday. They are
IN n assigned TO a training center
for regular basic training. Those
who qualify for and are selected for
the Army Specialized Training Ad-
vanced Program for soldiers on ac-
tive duty will be returned TO col
lege upon completion of basic train
ing for additional instruction in an
egineering or foreign area and Ian
guage curriculum.
Each candidate is required TO
bring two soft-lead pencils ana an
eraser with him when he reports to
take the test He will not be per-
mitted to use a slide rule.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-03-26
New York Stocks

New York, Mar. 26-AP-Lead-
ing stocks continued to backtrack
fractions TO more than a point in
today's market although real pres
sure was lacking in most cases.
Dealings, quite active at the start,
soon slowed. Few recoyeries were
in sight near midday.
Belief the end of the war in Eu-
rope was approaching, with posi-
BILE consequent unsettlement of eco
nomic conditions, remained as the
principal bearish argument. Some
bidding was based on the idea
transition troubles may have been
pretty well discounted marketwise
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-03-26
-Four hOLDUPS

Detroit-Police sadly disclosed
today that comes spring. young
mems fancy turns to things other
than love. They are investigating
four holdups. Robbed were DSR
driver Randolph Britton, SO, James
Henry, 46. Robert ]. Hovey, i5,
and Mrs. Ozella Taulk, So. The hold,
up men got away with about 5000
in addition to some jewelry taken
from Hovey and Mrs. Taulk.