davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23

main IN the vast realm
of gueSswork.
DR.. Stirling, who had
many other archaeological
discoveries in the Olmec
region in the past, re-
ported to the Smithsonian
Institution in 1943:
ccording TO the
proofs we have at pres
ent, there existed a primi-
tive stellar worship which
spread from the southern
coast of Mexico across the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
TO the Pacific coastal re-
gion, in the South of Mex
leo, possibly as far as
Guatemala.
The use of great stone
monuments, including
elongated mounds, which
were distributed with no
systematic formula an d
the absence of stone build.
ingS and architectonic
traits are characteristic of
the region.
at is interesting to note
that this culture is one
of the tropical plains"
A curious fact is that
the colossal heads found
at San Lorenzo and else
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23

where do not resemble any known
Indians. The thick lips, the flat noses
and slightly oblique eyes definitely
have an African negroid influence.
Could they portray a migrant African
tribe from which the OlmecS rose?
Why not? After all, there are
other indications of African civiliza-
ton found all over Mexico. Great
stone monoliths and pyramids similar
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23

light upon the Olmecs and their civ
ilization, much of which is yet hidden
to historians and archeologists.
The ancient Olmec culture appar.
emily thrived in the narrow Isthmus
of Tehuantepec, the region between
the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific.
The isthmus is composed of the hot
and jungle grown Mexican States of
Vera Cruz, OaxaCa, Tabasco, and
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23

figure of woman seated in a niche.
In addition, he dug up statues of
a tiger and a woman, woman hold.
ing in her arms child with a tiger
head and a huge seated tiger of fe-
rocious aspect.
Future excavations on the many
mounds and the remains of an aque-
duct that DR.. Stirling had encountered
on the spot may bring about more
~ September 2J, 1915
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23
lis Discovery in Mexico
Moy Change Scientific Con-
eepfion Of How The Hemi-
sphere Was Populated
BY ISABEL STONE

MEHlCO CITY.
~HANCE discovery of an ancient
Olmec city, deserted and for
~ gotten centuries before Cortez
invaded Mexico in 1919, is giving
Psychologists something to think
about and may change entirely the
present conception of how North
America was first populated.
DR.. Matthew Stirling, an American
archeologist working with the Smith.
sonian Institution and the National
Geographic Society, found the ruins
recently near the village of San Lor-
EMO, on the Rio Chiquito, after. ma.
tiveS babbled about two gigantic
stone heads nestled in wilderness.
II is DR.. Strings idea that the
culture Of the Olmecs moved from
east to west, thereby upsetting the
theory that the Mexican Indians mi
grated across the Pacific, either by
way of the Bering Strait from Asia or
across the South Sea from Polynesia.
With his wife and a photographer,
DR.. Stirling pushed into the jungle
of the State of Vera Cruz and dis
covered the secret of bygone ages.
There was no difficulty in finding
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23


Back the Pages of His.
tory to a LOng-FOrgOtten
Race of People.
most nine feet in height.
The faces were round,
with wide and flat noses,
heavy lips and round
eyes, typical of the Oh
mec civilization, one of
the oldest in Mexico-far
older than the Toltec and
Aztec, and, it may yet
turn out, older even than
the ancient Mayan.
After the heavy growth
and accumulated dust of
a thousand years had
been brushed away from
the site, other carved
tones and monolithS
were found. These dis
coveries proved beyond
doubt that at one time
an important Olmec city
had flourished on this
deserted spot.
DR.. Stirling uncovered
within three days some
sensational finds, such as
a great stone altar, with a
figure of a woman seated
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-10

Thus, in the year 27,945 a. D., the
position of the stars in the sky will
be right back where they are now.
This extra motion comes because
the earth, while spinning on its axis,
has the additional wobble motion like
a top that is running down. Right
now the star Polaris- the Pole Star
makes a good guide for north, as
every woodsman knows But il has
been only in the last 1000 years that
Polaris has been such a guiding star.
That, in fact, was the worry Of
the Three Wise Men, reports Mr..
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-10

only in the winter montnS IN ne
Northern Hemisphere. In summer II
drops below the southern horizon.
Early in Egypt the priests discov-
cred this apparent shifting position
of the star consultations and learned
that the first appearance Of the bril-
liant star Sirius over the southeastern
horizon was soon followed by the
annual flooding of the Nile.
BY secretly watching for the first
appearance of Sirius they could fore
cast the floods, warn the people, and
thus retain control over them. In
fact many Egyptian temples and pyra-
mids were built so that there was
narrow shaft that went down into the
innermost holy of holes" chamber
and allowed the astronomerpriests TO
see Sirius in daylight even though II
was very close to the sun.
These Astronomical sighting shafts
of ancient Egyptian temples are no
longer useful today, says Mr.. Stokley.
The professional shift of the carth's
axis now makes Sirius appear in an
other part of the sky at the time the
floods are due on the Nile The
Great Year cycle is the cause.
The whole situation works, how
ever, to another good end, says Mr..
Stokley. Astronomers can now cal
culate back and find the year in the
ancient Egyptian calendar when the
temple shafts really did point at
Sirius. Thus astronomy can aid
archeologists in fixing the period
when the temple was built.
TuR AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-10

Stokley. At the time of the birth of
Christ there was no good pole star
to point north, for PolariS was far
from its present position.
This process is still going on and
for the next $50 years Polaris will be
an even better index of true north
than il is now. But then, as the
earth's axis goes through the motion
of procession, the present pole star
will get more and more out Of place.
About 1900 A. d. the star Aide
ramin in the constellation of Cepheus,
The King, will be the polar star. And
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y S1alis szorossAprsc CO.

will be close TO the north
pole axis Of the earth.
Vega Is the brightest star
visible in the summer
evening sky.
I'm that distant day."
continues Mr.. Stokley,
Vega will not be as near
to true north as Polaris
is today but it will be so
much brighter than any
pole star has ever been
that il will be- the finest
one in history"
Due TO the tilt OF its
axis off the vertical at an
angle OF 23ia degrees the
earth has its seasons. In
the northern hemisphere
summer comes when the
earth is in that part of
its orbit when its axis is
tilted toward the sun.
Winter comes six months
later when the axis tits
away from the sun
1t is this tilt, too. eX-
plains Mr.. Stokley, that
makes the different con-
stellations visible in diff
ferent parts of the sky
at different times Of the
year. The great constel-
lation of Orion is seen
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-10

Yet the Great Year is important 10
earth, because il changes the position
the stars that are used in navigation,
and in a few thousand years the
present pole star Polaris, will be
useless as a guide to north.
Instead, the star Vega, now almost
overhead in the zenith of the sky.
will indicate north to the Boy Scouts
of that distant day, according TO
James Stokley of the General Electric
Research Laboratories and former di.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-10

their journey that took them eVentu-
ally 10 Jerusalem.
The Great Year, says Astronomer
Stokley, is caused by the movement
of the earth's axis-a motion called
precession"-as the globe revolvcs.
The spot in the sky at which the
carth's North Pole points processes"
in a great circle slowly and takes the
26,OOO years to complete the circuit.
III Iuue 10. 1913
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-10

rector of the famous
Fels Planetarium.
In an interview for
The American Weekly,
Mr.. Stokley says the
Great Year determined
the way [ he
Egyptians built
their pyramids q
and has helped NOV
psychologists fix the
dates when they were
constructed. And the
Great Year, too, gave
an added worry to the
Three Wise Men on
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-10
1t Starts Every $4,000 Regular Yeors. UPsets
Navigation, UnIocks Riddles Of the Past and 4
Gives Astronomers Much to Think About ~
BY ROBERT ID. POTTER
Science Editor

EVERYONE knows that the year, with its 365 and
fraction days, is the time it takes the earth to
- make one trip around its orbit that clrcum'
scribes the sun. But few people know there is a
another year-the Great Year-that is 26,OOO
earth years long. zzl
Yet the Great Year is important TO the &<8l
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12

Mother Yes, darling"
Junior Now he's got grandpa's
teeth
- Ord Ponoromo
Civilian Next 10 a beautiful girl
what do you consider the most inter.
esting thing in the world?"
Corporal When I'm next TO a beau.
tiful girl ! don't bother about statis-
tics
The CUoner's Posi-
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12

real nice girl is one who walks in
her sleep when she dreams Of auto.
mobile rides
6on
Private: Her niece is goodlooknr.
too"
Corporal Don't say knees is say
knees are"
Whispered
Head grocer tmaklng up the whole.
sale order for the week. "John. Go
We require any newlaid eggs?"
Assistant No, sir We have enough
In the storeroom for another six
weeks"
Toispio
Junior: Mummy, didn't you say
that baby had your eyes and daddy's
noSe?"
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12

A WAC staff sergeant we know was
being teased gently about the possibni.
ties OF her pulling her rank on her
PFC husband. She had the retort su.
preme: I'VE have our own company,
and he's the commanding officer"
Piooe Potter
Some guys adore pretty face
Some love pretty curl
That's not for me. must admit
want the whole darn girl.
Flight lime
Girl Thanks for the goodnight
hug"
Soldier: The pressure was all
mine"
The Jungle Nv6der
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12

OTHER What arc
you doing?'
Jimmy: IN 0 I hing,
Mother
Mother You're get.
ting more like your
father every day
The eeCyoe fTor1 ne,
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
Laughs from tn

Banishment of the Tie
It's grip on our pecks
Nearly made us all wrecks
II was hot and IL shut off our br,
SO God bless the guy
Who banished the lie
And saved US from stranelinf
death.
The CIc
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12

t"r',s'H l'li.As
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01
GhlrG1ou4s WAi4pem
By the Phantom Reporter
By the Phantom Reporter

beauteous, shapeIy IL. What a
fix! If you ask me, ! always seys
that a bird in the hand, if tied up,
is worth many in the bush, if you
don't know how to ketch 'em. Be-
sides, one at time, and that
done we'll, is very good rule, as
all experienced feminine-chasers
will tell.
If l wasn't only born ten years
too early and she five years too
late, l would pick her-he meant
Venus-like LII in her bathing suit,
for a better-half any day, 50
philosophical PRG. Which l think
is an odd opinion and has no place
in this modern world. Love, they
say, is The only thing that counts
nowadays. That era of Mother
Knows Best, when age second to
financial security was the basis
on which parents picked mates
for their obedient daughters, is
dead, only a ghost of the now for
gotten lakewood civilization.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01
PRESIDENT OSMENAS
ANNOUNCES CABINET

The new members of President
Osmenas Cabinet are Alfredo Mon
telibano, Secretary of National
Defense; Cicente Singson Encar-
nacion, Secretary of Commerce
and Agriculture; Jose G. Locsin,
Secretary of Health and Welfare;
Marcelo Adduru, Secretary of La
Dor. Successor Of former Secre-
tary of the Interior, Tomas Con-
fesor, and former Secretary of
Public Instruction and Informa-
ton, Maxine M. Kalaw, have not
yet been named. DR.. Jose S.
Reyes, Secretary to the President,
has been designated acting Secre-
tary of instruction and Informa-
ton. The Undersecretary of Pub
lie instruction is Florentino Cay
co; and Undersecretary of Infor-
nation is Mauro Mendez. Fernan-
do E. V. Sison is Undersecretary
of Public Works and Communica-
tons.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01

Prudencio P. Mort was the hap
py recipient of lovely gifts and
well-wishes on the occasion of his
birthday anniversary, August 20.
Filipino dishes were served to
guests at his home on 1923 e.
10th, and believe it or not, Mrs.
Hazel S. Mort cooked the Filipino
recipes. Among the guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Webb, Mr..
and Mrs. Ciraco Ancao. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wilks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnny Castillo, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dale Riepe, Mrs. lara Phanco,
Mrs. Morris mother, Mrs. Lola
Kirkland, Miss Hilda Hanson, Mrs.
Prisca Langoey and Mr.. Emilio
Bonsilau.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01

Gazing thru the Crystal Ball,
can see: 1t. Vincent V. Rosal of
the us. Army taking that sacred
of all vows, ito cherish and adore
until death do us part beside a
bundle of Observation-Disclosures
loneliness very shortly; Barbara
Cole, ex-Miss America (remem-
ber?) going to the Philippines to
make her future domicile; (Song
is the language of the soul) Mat
70 Obien singing with all the joy
a triumphant heart is capable of,
my Dreams Are Getting Better
and Better All the Time; BIT
humming the symphony of soul
beaten by disappointment and bit
ter disillusion, you Taught Me
How to Love You, Now Teach Me
How to Forget"
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01

Listen, and attentively, to this,
girls. l mean the ones whose fu-
ture marital happiness depends
wholly on the return to the main
land OF the khaki-clad and blue
CARRIED boys now seeing service
in the Pearl of the Orient Seas.
It's said that those shy-lookin' and
sweet-cooin' Pinays are fast deci-
mating the rank of these tribes be-
fore an over-burdened marriage
tying minister. If you don't want
to come out second best, better
bring now to play all the tech
nique that you know on how to
hold your man. Otherwise it's
gonna he a very sad day when
they get back.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01

Wonder what brought two mem
bers of the Fourth State leisurely
sightseeing one lovely afternoon,
or was it only once, Ell my
friends, within the confine of the
Public Market Center on First
Avenue and Pike Street? Were
they after some scoop, or could
the tour, or perhaps tours, (who
knows?) be the beginning in the
composition of song like the one
that inspired the author of the
hit, "i've Found A Million Dollar
Baby in Five and Ten Cent
Store?" The title of theirs may
just as well be something like,
i Met My Honey at Public
Market STALL"
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01

I'm amin to turn this column
to the Rambling Reporter when he
comes back, so I'm givin' you
these parting words: Whatever
you do, don't take any WOODEN
NCKELS." So Long!
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01

This must be the brand they
called Saturday Night in China
town." so retorted lively DPD
after putting a couple or so from
the perfumed cigarette offered to
her by friend. Some smoke, ain t
it?
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01
By the Phantom Reporter

Pm, dear folks, only pinch-hit-
ting for the Rambling Reporter.
who ! understand is now rambling
around AIoha-land. Don't know
how much truth there is in the
news that before he left, he had
received a beautiful picture, not
to tell of a very endearing letter,
from a very popular candidate for
the 1915 Honolulu Rial Day
Queen. Which makes his rambling
around the Paradise of the Pa
cific that much more enjoyable
and romantic. More power to you,
amigo milo.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01

6rudder, amt this a hot one; it
sizzles! BIT who took delight all
these years in walking alone for
fear of any romantic entangIe-
ment, is said to have gone over
board completely, mind you, to
the irresistible charms of lovely
SEC. Amt it a shame that it's al
ways hard to get the thing you
want the most? Poor fella! Wipe
the gloom cut of yer mug and try
this antidote for a broken heart.
The cure for hrunette-ites 10 an.
other brunette. And no less for q
mestiza-ites another mestiza. This
seldom fails, so the voice of ex-
perienee tells me.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01

Now that MO has met the ador-
able mental-opener of the knee
pants from the Blue Grass State,
he can't seem to make up his
mind about what to do with the
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01

Oh, 10 girls! I'm amin to give
you hot tip, and it's for nuthin'
tool Now that the boys are slowly
trucking in from the Land of the
Midnight Sun loaded with the do
re-mi, better start actin coy and
innocent-like, the kind that's hard
to get. And if the boy friend asks
you to go with him on a shop
ping tour for a new dress, tell
him to cut the extravaganza and
save his dough for a long, cold
winter. 1 betcha you'll likely find
yourself at the end of the argu-
ment the possessor and proud
owner of a more costly outfit,
from shoes to a fur coat.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01

Love, and what they say about
it: 3D. do not believe in love at
first sight. Love grows within the
person; Dc--5eauty is nothing
but skin deep; love, the real
thing, comes not from the mind,
but from the heart; LB-Love is
some mysterious power that hyp-
notices the person into a trance
NF-loVe is lottery. The more
dough one has, the more chance
one gets in hitting the Jackpot.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01

To run an cupboard motor boat
needs steady nerve and mind
on the job. The way glamorous
DIN ran hers one beautiful after
noon on the gIass-like surface of
Lake Washington gave me plenty
of room to doubt when she said
that she was enjoying the sport.
Could be. But bet you all the
laundrynen in China that she
could have a steadiev nerve and
done better job lad the cabaI-
Zero by her side been someone
else,-a poet perhaps that can
weave romantic verses out of her
beauty and the spell of the pIo-
rious sunset, other than JR.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-08-01

INCORPORATING has become the
fad of many of the regular Sun.
day picnickers on Lake Washing.
ton. Enthusiasts of the speedy
sport often seen enjoying it's ex.
hilirating thrills were: Misses
Barbara Dianala, Luz Langoey, Do
lores Domingo, c. Ernestine Suico,
Dolores Mallori, Martina Ambon,
the Mesdames Lee Birondo, Au-
relia Domingo, Flora Ambon, LID
vi De Cano, Josephine Consego,
Dolores Davocol. Dolores Estigoy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-10

does make any dough, which I
doubt, il viii 60 10 charity
Fat proudly showed me d scrap
book Of photographs from MS last
trip. There were pictures with
Gen CEenaault- Vinegar Joe
SulweIl OF TIE night ne was re-
leve6 q MS command Gen
Pat Hurley. now ambassador
Tne Tai 8LahaL O-Brien and
Jlnx Falkenburg beside the bed
Of Z boy whose leg Rad been am
puta,e0- He died four days
later. Pat said
Pat hasn't done any serious
writing since he left Marquette
L. Il his book has the lit OF
Trzsh literature about i. that will
X because ne IS a great reader OF
books from TIE Shamrock Isle
He intends 70 write the tome
tbs summer. II between radio
SION and presiding over MS and
Blng Crosby Del Mar race track.
Nc hunt and peck artist. re Is die
Eating =
Did you ever have any anbi-
ton 10 be . writer?@ I asked.
Hell. no, PAT said. i figure
III stick 20 one racket al a time.
.Af,er al. I've been IT this acting
game tor % years now and Il l
an not a.y good now-wel its
too late
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-10
CONFIDENTIAL

While The Citizen does not believe IN
sASs ola saSlag that whats Ter seo, Sea'l
eess, because many u Us ser good many
sAassS tAst were net for Us by eeamlttMg
SSsS Ne SAessaa ret have eeamSssed> es BY
SSgs 81 eaAssSsea tASs resulted gsosa neglect,
s@s II is Asg& - eeaSSAee naeSs OF " tAat
elsef,e * NJ SasA tAsag ~ heck,
\ &ssAe xAss wsSA eg q pssee that way,
QsfeeA aAssaS the lssgesSaes Assweea life
s4sa aesSA. e.assssaNsay III we eAamse 10 Ae
u Ssstsasaasg IN = 4esaAess ~ wss NNSeeSe
NssSss. sas Key West sesak assa> wAA
rs ses6 II s@sstegdssyS Tsssaea few 80 MS
sseirS II ehe &aees,eaa sAessao, wSsA Re&&
bursting IN tAe VSsaas * As> aeSae AND
German sa3sl1tssss gss7aase sa sAsess II Sswa,
Without i member al sAe crew az As$ lie
sszsl:tsr receiving y Ssg,Sssh.
etlsere were assa SsatA crews SA Nh wSaS
sef the At1,es'i2ssn e8@&eee aaa Mr., Vargas
stared anly tlse sre@ e& hrs aircraft weat
through tie war 5ohaae ssiSsaaase>x svea a
minor inig1s%
Scares ana se8esS af sSgas'S daring his 80
MISSIONS. hSs bomber Glanced Is be 5s>9 =
@fsele ~hss size "a, a 95tssA sA2t side OF the
sarssi-aIrea8s1 shells thai were bursting ia
she heavens TIE Cs1zzen forget TO ask him
II rs pane Ike - many o1hers had been
named afEets5O@2se2y, e9a- If Il was. Il
shaa3z h4xe been called L@eSy LADY. OF
sazne1asng ike thai because flyers, as 3
rz3z- gre their plane feminine name
The right place At TIE right time that
coz6st5on governed The flight Of his LEber-
2.or- Fifty times withoat Z scratch. and
ret many plane was brough down On is
first flight
Luck. We mar say, but actually 3 CO.
Incidence. and things coincident2l make up
q great part Of life
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-10

l780-French army OF some s.
600 reaches Newport. r. L, 20 help
American in Revolution
182l-Tae Cnited States takes
over St Augustine, Fla, from the
Spanish.
1890 - Wyoming admitted 70
statehood; 44th state.
l9l6-New York City food vio-
iatOrs ordered 10 close their shops
1919 President Wilson lays
Peace Treaty with League OF Ma
tons Covenant before L. s. Sen
ate: represents nankind's only
hope
1921 - President Harding in
vites worlds powers to disarma-
ment conference.
lS29-Small size paper money
first issued.
1912 RusSia's mail military
railway falls into German hands
194@A score Of L. s. transport
planes shot down by American
themselves IN Sicilian invasion
kept secret for months.
l944-Allied invasion troops in
France meet heavy German coun-
ter-attacks. Germans fight bitter
~ III Italy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-10
By BOB THOMAS
Thy Axs@eIssed Pre&sl

HOLLYWOOD J1lE lo--LooA
OFT. Jo1n, krnesy ard Sanclalr-
1e-e c2ET-es FaE = oilei-
i AesSzS- >,ea,0@cA- H@rl'-.1s-
way am -@#2 5 appear %-5L- -aS1
,1eSe 0ays. rs because FaE
= 5Eae7 : joining }z-e-r RANKS
Ike rs ll-1-acF pse-iec-Ss'2- :
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-10
NEW PASSENGER CARS

Ten automobile manufacturing COM
panies have been allotted quotas to produce
PAL ,916 passenger cars in the last six
months Of this year and 449, 102 IN the first
three months Of 1916.
The three largest companies have
been allotted $50, 1923 and the seven smaller
companies 1905 cars for the nine-month
period. General Motors gets the top posi-
ton with 285,288 cars, Chrysler is second
with 148, 905 and Ford third with 119, 100.
The other seven manufacturers receiv-
ed quota of 1877 .095 cars. This is less than
the Chrysler total and less than one-half Of
the General Motors figure.