davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13
Honsen Fund Neurs $1,1OO
 Latest List
 Of DcnoFs Announced

Contributions to the fund for MT. and Mrs. Theodore Hansen, whose home at Seminole avenue, was destroyed in a gas explosion and fire last week, mounted last night to $1,665 50.
 Donations are being accepted by the East End Community Club in a city-wide drive, and by Mrs. Henry Holihan, 35 Seminole avenue. Cash donations or checks made payable to the Hansen Fund, East End Community Club, may be left at Kunkers Drug Ctore, the Fair lawn Pharmacy and Martins Drug Store.
 The Community Club total re- ported alst night was $1,362 Mrs. Holihan has received $2595O in cash, with donations of clothing and furniture for the family.
 New contributors to the East End fund include:
 Mrs. William Reicher. $5; Louise M. Marks, $2; Frank w. Hanson, S5; A Friend, $1; MT. and Mrs. Fred Bischop, $5; MT. and Mrs. Leaman Harvey, $5; MT. and Mrs. Anthony Biancardi, $5; William St. John, $5; Mildred Goudy. $2; MT. and Mrs. A. Sirica, $5; MT. and Mrs. Edward Rafferty, $3.
 National Awning Co.,, $5; MT. and Mrs. John Quilter, $5; James Reilly, $5; Community Package Store, $1O; A Friend, $2; Brock Hall Dairy Co.,, $5; Floyd H. Ras- mussen, $5; Dr. Frederick zerko- witz, $5; MT. and Mrs. Alfred King, S5; Democratic Town Committee, $25; MT. and Mrs. William Keaven- ey, $2; A Friend, $1; Mrs. Francis Ladeika, $5; Stephen Geonitas, $5; Mrs. A. N. Pearson, $5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13
WATERBURY DEMOCRAT WATERBURY CONN. THURSDAY DECEMBER B. I945

does not apply to World War I veterans. as no provisions were mace for the latter On the basis Of the total number of Waterbury men in the service it Is estimated that about s3s 900 in exemptions will be effective once all veterans reach the age of 2i years.
 The tax collectors office has al- ready begun recording Of exemp- tons for those men over 2i years who have filed honorable dis charges with the Town Clerk s office. Refunds are also being made 10 parents or relations of these men who paid taxes during the war years.
 All old-age tax bills will be for warded next month and fall due in February.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13
Refund For .VeteronS On ox Payment
 City 10 Abate
 S25,OO0 In 0Id.Age
 Assessments

Approximately 5000 in old-age axes will be abated next year by the city for veterans Of World War 1T. it was said today by Raymond P. Clark. deputy tax collector. The total Is based on the approximately 6.50O vets of World War IT who will be 2l or over during the year.
 The abatements are qualified by the legislation passed in the I945 session of the General Assembly calling for lifetime exemptions for servicemen of World War II. on old age taxes. This is an amendment to the I94l legislature which abated similar taxes during the process of World War II. The act, however,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13
Bremen In Rescue Role At AtL-okewood
 Save Ex.SeFVieemaR
 From Drowning

Three Waterbury firemen -- dis iinguished themselves yesterday Nhen, in a dramatic rescue, they saved the life of Augustus Senar- nayiche. of Simsbury street. Q 23- Vear-old hero of World War II who narrowly escaped death by drown- ng when he fell through the thin lce on Belleview Lake reservoir while fishing.
 Fire Deputy Chief Martin J. Campion. Pvt. Thomas Murphy and Pvt. John J. Woods Of the local Fire Department, were responsible for tlie rescue of the ex-serviceman who Lad fought through the Afri- can and Italian campaigns without a scratch.
 Pvt. Murphy, fl, of 370 Piedmont street, looped a rope around his shoulders and brayed thin ice coy- ering the lake, and fought to where Semarnaviche, shivvering from the cold, supported himself by his el- bows on the thin ice.
 The other two Fire Department members stood on the shore and pulled the two men to safety after Pvt. Murphy had hooked the rope around the drowning man.
 Semarnaviche was treated at St. Mary's hospital for cold and expo sure after being taken there by Sgt. Joseph Mccarthy and Detec- tive George McElligott in a police squad car. The ex-serviceman said that he felt no i'll effects from the adventure. and expressed his deep thanks to the Fire Department men. He said that he was deeply indebted to them because he knew that he would not have held out for very long.
 Fire Marshal Dennis J. Lahey paid tribute to Deputy Chief Cam pion, Pvt. Murphy and Pvt. Woods for the mobility" of their actions in saving the life of the ex-service- man. Said Marshal Lahey:
 ''The recsue marks another chap ter in the record of heroic action by Waterbury firemen."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13
Kin Shorinq Local Estate
 Will of Mrs. Elizabeth
 Johnson List

Mrs. Elizabeth (Beach) Johnson named Frederick I. Beach, of Bris- tol, residuary legatee in her will which was filed today in the Pro- bate Court. Mrs. Johnson, widow of George Johnson, died November 19 at her home, 250 Columbia Boule- yard.
 Other bequests are as follows: Mrs. Mary Beebe, $250; Jean Beach Christopher, $2,000; Agnes B. War ner, Forestville, $1,000. Frederick I. Beach also received $1 1000 outright.
 Mrs. Johnson also directed that the Juliva V. Warner Spencer Fund, Southmayd home, receive S10OO; Pine Grove Cemetery association re- ceive $50: and St. Johns Mission of Forestville, $2O0. Frederick w. Beach and Jean Beach Chrlsto- pher will share the deceased wom- ans jewelry.
 The Waterbury Trust Company is executor of the estate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13
OPEN THE DOORS

Tomatoes don't blow roofs of houses. It's the air inside the house that does the damage after the tor nado has lessened the pressure out- side.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13
ALL ABOUT SEALS

A.young fur seal is pup" When a male grows up he is a bachelor until he takes mate, after which he is called a bull" Several cows" married to one "bulr' are known as "harmen," and they oc- cupy a "rookery.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-13

Two varieties of beets growing in Greece were described by Theopharastus in the third cen- tury B. c.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-13
CHAPTER ONE

n I the curb of a New York
~ side street-a once fash
ionable street now dowdv
and ostentatlouS-stood a vintage
limousine. 1t vas a well-preServed
automobile and its chauffeur had
the look of one who had driven car
riages in his younger days. He was
assisting 4 thin colorcd girl in the
placement Of luggage. They we're
particular about the chore-as if
the owner of the car had an eagle
eye for error
1t was a lovely afternoon, balmy
and clear. Passers-by, had they
stopped to examine the pieces of
baggage, could have guessed some
thing about the two people on the
verge of departure; but passcrs-by
on that street seldom stopped to
examine anything, for most of them
lived in bland, contented retro
spect. One guess, if such a guess
had been made, would have been
correct: the bulge and fustiness of
brassbound portmanteaus and hat
boxes described old-fashioned gen.
tility-and a lady. The other guess
would have been difficult. That
section of baggage consisted of a
melange: wooden boxes, steel
trunks, peculiar cases - battered
and labeled thickly by hotel porters
in far places-together with a soil
tary, brand-new leather suitcase
on which were burned the initials
"a. T. P" A man, without doubt,
but what kind, would have been i'm
possible to say.
A white door opened under a
baroque fanllght and two people
emerged -- and a cosmic female
voice said, "Well, Aggie, we're off!
You can't imagine how happy this
makes mel" The owner of the voice,
a huge woman whose costly, out
NODDED clothes Immediately marked
her as the owner of the limousine,
inspected it before she moved far
enough forward to allow the exit of
the man behind her. She went right
on talking-this time to her chauf-
feur: "Windle! For the love of
heaven, where's your memory?
We've been voyaging in that ia
lopy for years and you knolU the
portmanteaus go on top in the rack
and the spare tire must be
tied or the snaps will blow loose!"
Windle whispered to the colored
maid, mo fooling, Chillie, she was
born to be a major! She could spot
a furnished button in a cavalry
charge." His tone was affection
ate rather than bitter. Servants,
like all the rest of the world, loved
Sarah Plum.
The man who appeared behind
Sarah Plum would have been
classed as 'rabbity' by most per-
sons of his age and social station.
He wore a beard-a wispish Van
dyke-bu.. instead Of making his
appearance distinguished" it
served to suggest that his chin was
doubtless weak" His hair, a
bleacked hcnna in color, grew cas-
ually on his ovcrlarge skull, He
was not under average height. but
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-13
The "Sore Throat"

cocci all the time and carry some
around in our mouth cavities and
noses. But We are used to them and
have developed immunity to them
and they give us no bother. 1t is
when we get an overwhelming
dose of a strange variety that we
are in danger Of coming down with
strcp sore throat.
Many e]pidcmicS have been
traced to infected milk, the milk
being just loaded with colonies of
streptococci which come maybe
from some food handler-dairy
man, milk man, waitress, cook.
You may get on a street a or a
bus, or go to a movie and sit next
to someone who is just coming
down with a fine case of it and
breathing out gobs of strepto-
cocci in all directions. They are
very contagious and tend to go III
epidemics.
Develop Immunity
Idon't want to scare anybody by
all this. There is really no way tc
avoid it. Certainly the worst thing
is to withdraw yourself from life
and refuse to go on busses or tt
the movies. The best thing is tt
mingle freely with everybody anc
develop immunity to all v%arietie:
of strep. Take me who have fol
more years than | want to tel
jammed into crowds and movie
houses from Oregon to Russia.
don't suppose it would be possible
to give me a strcp sor throat
Knock on wood.
But the serious dangers thai
used to accompany a strep sore
throat are pushed into the back
ground now that we have the sulfa
drugs to treat such conditions
with. These chemicals are espe-
cially deadly to streptococci. In
fact in the first period of their use
they were supposed to be effective
only against Streptococci. Now we
have found they are useful against
other infections. Given in ade-
quate dosage they knock out a
strep sore throat and stop the
dangers Of complications in about
is hours. There II two now-sul-
fadiazine and sulfameraZine -
that are highly effective against
streptococci and produce almost
no di%sagreeable toxic symptoms in
the patient.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
B. C.:-Do you advise a 2S-year-
old girl to have Nray treatments
for acne on the face?
Answer: Some cases Of acne re-
spond very well to such treatment,
but it is not guaranteed to help all
! cases.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-13

node. Again, he suggested that spe
cies of man who has minor glands
which require removal = and not
the sort upon whom plastic sur
geons have labored to erase traces
of a gorilla bite, incurred while res
cuing an African native with no
better weapon than a spading fork.
Aggie Plum came out on the
street behind his aunt, muttering
like a drugged frog. Deuce of an
ldea,' he was saying. "Hate
crowds. Hate summer resorts.
Hate society. Hate cocktail par
ties. Hate picnics. Hate old wom-
en- rocking on the front porches.
Hate fuddy-duddies who remember
you when you were knce-high to
a grasshopper. Hate the whole
ldiotic business!"
His aunt. who knew perfectly
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-13

His brown eyes, in the presence Of
company, We're usually averted or
loWncast and always partially con-
cealed by long lashes and tangled
brows. He was the ~"professor
type" and the fact that he actu-
ally was a professor Of anthro-
pology, an archaeologist, and some
thing of a lobbyist in vertebrate
paleontology by no means dimin-
ished the illusion that he was a
misty man and a social loss. If
people had bothered to guess, they
would have decided he was about
forty-tive years old. And if they
had noticed the faint series of par
allel sears at the nape Of his neck,
they would have thought he had
been operated on for a bad lymph
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-13

we'll the tenor of his words, said.
"Aggie, get in the car! OF course
you'll have a delightful time.'
She put q foot on the running
board and the limousine leaned to
receive her. Aggic deposited him.
self lightly at her side. Windle
put the a in gear. The motor set
tied to q roaring purr which was
inefficient and nOncontemporary. 1t
carried the four passengers into
the natty traffic on Fifth Avenue,
through the June greenery of Cen
trail Park, and out to the roaring
riverside, whore othcr New York.
ers were pouring thcmsr1r"S north
toward the mountains.
ITO be continucd)
Copyright, 1913. By Philip Vile:
ni&ttIh!tei ul hin- fc.ta!ga 5 Indicate. Ina
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-13
c0RPSES A -
INDIAN !! STONES y s J.: z.,;9;!?!!MpNwS
o 81 AIWo EkATUPEy SNWoIcAu M 7

gave the impression of being so:
ne was not thin, either, but he
looked thin, because his cheeks
were somewhat gaunt, and his pos
ture, which was as relaxed as his
walk was Indifferent, gave the i'm
preston of debility.
A close observer of Agamemnon
Telemachus Plum might have per-
ceived that his shambling move
ments were executed smoothly.
Anybody who gripped his shoulder
would have been in for a shock. But
Aggie's voice was dry and fading,
and his interest seemingly of a
tagging sort, SO nobody noticed him
carefully and nobody at all gripped
his shoulder. People who met him
usually thought he was wizened,
and went away with the notion that
he wore glasses-which he did not.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-13

bronchi. Sometimes just one is in
volved at a time. Sometimes every
thing is involvcd-there is run
ming from the nose, .throat
and difficult swallowing and tight
ness in the chest and coughing.
Sometimes the whole thing starts
in the nose, works down to the
throat, and lands in the chest.
Most often it starts in the throat
and works both directions-that is
one kind of sore throat. If you look
in such a throat you see a red
palate with little yellowish, glis-
tening spots scattered over it
follicular pharyngitis.
Acute Tonsillitis
Another kind of sore throat is
acute tonsillitis. That is a strictly
throat affair-and a good thing
too because if the same amount of
trouble as is kicked up in the
throat by a pair Of acute tonsils
were to spread to the nose and
chest it would be early Christian
torture.
Then, whenever a sore throat
turns up, especially if the prostra-
ton is out of proportion to the
fever or soreness, n has to think
Of diphtheria and make an imme-
date throat culture.
The strep throat is somewhere
in between all of these. 1t may
have a membrane on the ~pharynx
that looks like diphtheria, it may
involve the tonsils almost exclu-
slvely. 1t IS certainly prostrating
and makes you good and sick.
Varieties of "Strep"
The streptococcus is a fine,
round little germ that grows in the
form of chains. There are many
varieties of it-one causes cry
sipelas, and one scarlet fever.
Other varieties are responsible for
puerperal fever and forms of
acute heart disease. The kind you
have in the p~harynx in a "strep
sore throat" may be any of these,
so it is best not to treat it with
contempt. Select rather one of the
sulfa drugs. 1t can be identified
and differentiated from diph-
liberia by a throat culture.
We are surrounded by strepto-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-13

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions OF general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-13
BY LOGAN CLENDENING, Md.

"SORE THROAT" is a house
hold diagnosis which covers null
titude of things.
All common colds are divided
into three parts-nose, throat and
Evening star., 1945-06-30
Bird Lecture, Walks
Sef for Week End

The National Capital Parks has
announced bird lecture. historical
and nature walks and C. 81 o. barge
trips for the week end.
Roger Tory Peterson, ornitholo-
gist and author of "A Field Guide
to the Birds" will speak on Bird
Adventures" and will illustrate his
talk with colored photographs at
the Rock Greek Park campfire site
adjacent to Sixteenth and Colorado
avenue NV, at $50 o'clock tonight.
The historical tour will be held
around the Thomas Jefferson Me-
mortal and will be conducted by
Stanley w. Mcclure, park historian
at 2 pm. tomorrow. Mr.. Mcclure
will discuss the history of the Dec
laration of Independence and the
planning and construction of the
memorial
A walk to learn about insect
pests" in the Meridian Hill Park
will be led by Horace V. Wester
National Capital Parks pathologist
assisted by w. Drew Chick, assistant
park naturalist. The walk will or
ganize al Sixteenth and Florida
avenue w, at pm. tomorrow
Two tt. S from Locks 3 and 5
respectively, will be held on the C
g. o. Canal. The barge will leave
Lock 3, Thirtieth street south oi
M street in Georgetown, at 9 am
and 2 pm. tomorrow, and will re-
turn from Lock 5, Brookmont, Md.
at 11:30 am. and 4:30 pm tomor-
row. Gordon Gaumnitz and James
A. Fowler. ranger-naturalists, will
conduct the morning and afternoon
trips.
Evening star., 1945-06-30
BY the Associated Press.


HOLLANDIA, New Guinea. June
% Delayed "A glider and an
Army transport reached down into
the hidden valley of "Shangri-la"
for second time today and brought
five more persons out over the sur
rounding 10,000-foot mountains.
The first operation yesterday by
glider and tow plane rescued WAC
corporal, and two Army airmen who
survived transport plane crash
into the primitive New Guinea val
ley 46 days ago.
Today the rescuers brought out
four Filipino parachute troopers
who were dropped into the valley
to aid the crash survivors. and
Alexander Cam. Netherlands In
formation Service cameraman, who
landed to take pictures of the
strange landscape.
Still to be brought to safety are
four other parachuted Filipino
troopers and an Army captain, who
led the rescue party and superin-
tended the construction of an
emergency landing strip for the
glider.
WAC Corpl Margaret Hastings,
80, of Owego, N. Y; 1t. John B.
McCollom of Trenton. Mo, and
Sergt. Kenneth Decker of Kelso,
Wash, were the only survivors of a
plane crash that killed 20 Army
personnel on the Oranje Mountain
wall of the valley May 13.
They had been on an aerial sight
seeing tour of the strange area,
which has been dubbed "Shangri-
La after the James Hilton book on
a Tibetan utopia. Suddenly they
found themselves trapped in a place
from which there was no apparent
escape
After arrival at headquarters here
they told their story.
Dazed and bleeding, they found
themselves on the slope near the
burning plane. Two other fellow
passengers were alive. McCollom
gave them morphine to ease the
Evening star., 1945-06-30
Dr.. Daniel Seckinqer
Given Farewell Party
By Staff al GaIIinger

The stan of Gallinger Hospital
held farewell party yesterday for
Supt. Daniel L. Seckinger, who will
return soon to his former post OF
assistant health officer of the Dis
trict and co-ordinator of hospitals.
Capt. Alvin R. Sweeney, retiring
from the United States Public
Health Service hospital administra-
tion staff, will take over as Gallinger
superintendent.
DR.. Seckinger was presented a
leather briefcase by John F. Barker,
deputy superintendent of the hos
pital, on behalf of the staff. Mrs.
Seckinger was given a basket of
flowers.
Reviewing the changes that had
come about at the hospital during
his year and half of administra-
ton, DR.. Seckinger predicted "the
not-too-distant future would see
Gallinger rating with the highest
hospitals of its type in the country"
Since he came to the hospital, Con-
gress has granted appropriations for
a new kitchen, pediatric unit, a
new nurses wing, renovation of the
laundry and other buildings and
equipment, new ice-making plant
and the psychiatric unit.
DR.. Seckinger said he would con-
tinue working for improvements at
the hospital, in his job of hospital
co-ordinator, and hoped to help
bring about the building of recrea-
tional facilities, new doctors quar-
ters, to enlarge the psychiatric and
out-patient service and see en-
ployes salaries raised 'in line with
their abilitie sand skill"
Miss Catherine Moran, superin-
tendent of nurses, acted as hostess
at the party, which was held in the
nurses home.
Evening star., 1945-06-30
700 Texans Honor
ConnaI|y for Part
In Par|ey's Success

Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, backed and echoed by other
senior legislators, last night asked
the American people TO make "elo-
quent appeals to their Senators for
ratification of the San Francisco
security Charter.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee chairman spoke to TOO
Texans and Washington dignitaries
gathered in the presidential and
congressional bathrooms of the
Statler Hotel to honor him for his
part in the success of the United
Nations Conference.
He was introduced by the Marine
Band Orchestra playing The Eyes
Of Texas Are Upon You" and a scat
tering of "Wahoo" yells, but plunged
at once into an earnest exposition
Of the charter-framers' work.
A like tone of gravity was sus-
tained by the other speakers, who
included Senators Barkley, Nickel
lar and White, and Speaker Ray
burn. Dale Miller, president of the
Texas State Society OF Washington,
conducted the meeting.
Senator Connally termed the
reconciliation of so nations views
In the Charter monumental
achievement" He laid emphasis on
the "meticulous examination" OF
hundreds upon hundreds" of pro-
posed amendments and pointed out
that the San Francisco deliberations
had taken nine weeks, as opposed
to the ii days taken to frame the
League of Nations Covenant in 1919.
All the speakers recalled the crit
ical days of the League of Nations
trial and failure in the Senate in
1919. At San Francisco, Senator
Connally said, I'VE were animated
and inspired by memories of Wood
Evening star., 1945-06-30
5 More Lifted From Shonqri-Lo q
As Transport Pulls Out Glider

pain OF their wounds, but both died
within "a hours. Among the dead
was McCollom's twin brother.
Four days after the crash a flyer
spotted them and soon food, cloth
ing and medicine were parachuted
to them. The Filipino medical aid
men arrived by parachute and at
tended to their comparatively minor
injuries. A walkie-talk radio was
dropped.
Capt. Cecil Walters Of Portland,
Greg, and the Filipino parachute
troopers came in and began hacking
out glider landing strip.
A glider was dropped and the
WAC. the two airmen and two OF
the Filipinos got aboard. The cable
was made ready on poles.
Then another CAT transport
skinned across the valley at 90
foot altitude.
The hook caught, there was a jerk,
the glider was airborne There fol-
lowed the fight for altitude to get
over the 10,000-foot peaks, then the
easy "downhill pull" to Hollandia.