davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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ances and was met with the
same refusal everywhere.
After recovering from the
shock of this disclosure, I en-
CURED for the reason. Invari-
ably, the explanation was that
This instruction will provide
the dentist was subjected to
the danger of losing his white
clientele.
With public pressure of
this prejudice so strong, no in,
dividual can be blamed for not
wanting to be a martyr"
Mrs. Udell then closed with
her Virgin Islands experience.
, 1948-09-15
CLAY.
bassy for further talks.

bassy for further talks.
This was the tenth confer
ence since July q, but up to
the present everything has
been conducted in secrecy.
Newsmen reported that the
United States, British and
French representatives were
smiling when they left the
Kremlin.
, 1948-09-15
TO OURtPEOPLE OF:
Dear Friends:
TO OURtPEOPLE OF:
Dear Friends:

THERE ARE many ways for Improvement for us in our
countryside. living that will make us happy, make us a bit
more comfortable. Better wages, better opportunities, better
roads, better water supply for crop improvement; e~lectrifica-
ton OF public highways; the establishment of local emergency
medical substationS on certain estates within reach of our
people in case of accident without loss of time; provision
for immediate transportation; installation of telephone con-
nectlons1for public use which will surely be the means Of
saving the lives OF our useful citizens residing in the rural
districts; and facilities for adults and ~childrens' recreation.
BELIEVE that these observations are essential REQUIRE
ments Of 9 people who lack the proper representation. After
constant study OF the problems for five years, / feel that |
am now capable of doing the job. / believe that st. Croix is
Pre-domlnantly an agricultural community, and must exist
as such; | believe that every effort should be made to help
the farmer and the worker if we are to regain our former
standard Of prosperity; I believe that the farmer is the back
bone and bloodstreams of every nation. Without the. farmers,
We have no government.
l BELIEVE in the progressive adoption of an improved
method Of agriculture for t~he.Island, which will bring about
a better rehabilitation of the land; I believe in the general
improvement OF soil fertility, or the. restoration of the old
timeflocal manuring system; / believe in the provision for
equipment, preparation Of the land for their crops at the
proper time, and competent technical advice and supervision,
free of charge.
WITHOUT legislative presentation and endorsement to-
these declarations, the social economic and political affairs
OF the Island remain unSolved and unbalanced. 1t is our
duty to solve them, it is our duty to balance them.
UPON THESE declarations, I submit myself to you as
a candidate in the local election, coming from the Christian
sted Country District. During the coming political campaign
/ will appear before you from time to time, and therefore
ask for your kind support and general cooperation,
Sincerely yours,
WILFRED BENJAMIN
, 1948-09-15

COUNCIL.
discussions.
Another meeting is sched-
uled for Tuesday, September
81.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
PLATFORM
 DRAFTE2S
 AT WORK
Plank Planned for Tdkirg Swat al High Living
 Cosfs Other Features

PHILADELPHIA, June 19.-4R-- Republican Convention platform drafters leaned favorably today to- ward a farm group plan for taking a swat at the high cost of living particularly of food and farm fiber products.
 The plan would lower artificial props the government maintains under farm prices after this year
 If put into effect, it would allow a lower level of food prices than the present farm program, providing, of course, a new emergency shortage did net develop.
 A resolutions subcommittee on ag- riculture put the idea in suggested farm plank. It was set to be con- sidered by the full committee along with blanks on other domestic and foreign issues drafted by eight other subcommittees after two days of public hearings.
 Chairman Ancher Nielsen, Min nesotan, said his farm subgroup was deeply expressed by concern spokes- men for three major farm organi- zations expressed over the domestic price situation.
 He said they were anxious to get the existing farm price support set up modified before it kicked back on farmers. The farm leaders testi- fled that present support levels could easily promote farm surpluses and a consequent spectacle of the government spending millions, per haps billions, of dollars holding up prices.
 It appeared that the platform writers biggest job will not be one of composing differences of views, but of whiting the statement down to the 1500-word limit set by their chairman, U. s. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., of Massachusetts.
 The platform IS not expected to be completed before Tuesday, but already it appears certain that it will pledge the Republicans to the most international position in the party's history. Such prediction was made by Lodge, who headed a subgroup on foreign affairs.
 It also is expected to put the party on record in favor of a strong civil rights plank Members said a civil rights subcommittee voted last night for a plank supporting laws or constitutional m en m en { s against poll taxes, lynching, racial segregation in the armed services and unfair employment practices.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
NINE ARRIVE HERE BY pAC. NORTHERN

Nine persons arrived here yester- day with Pacific Northern flights as follows.
 From Anchorage: r. H. Johnson w c. Sundeen, A. R. Bruger, B. R Schuster, A. w. Burston and Harold Olsen. k
 From Cordoya: P. J Holm and P J. Holm, Jr., and Leo Transtrom.
 To Yakutat. Roy Peratrovich Mrs Ed Rodenberg Sir Hubert Wilkins Patrick Baird, Dorothy Heaton and Dan Heaton.
 To Anchorage: John Corris, James Smith, Stanley Terrant, Nell Fritch- man, H. E. Atherton, Frank Soren- son, Thomas Jensen and Thomas Ryan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
STASSEN
 TALkS0N
 CHANCES
Thinks He Will Win on Ninth Ballot t-Dewey's
 Manager Talks

PHILADELPHIA, June 19.-lR- Harcld E. Stassen said today there will be lots of rumors of deals and "bits of islander" heard before the Republican Convention opens Mon day
 Well have no part of either" he told news conference.
 Stassen said the "best news" he had today was that preliminary survey showed that among the ap- proximately 300 delegates to the convention who are World War veterans, he will have a majority of them on the first ballot. Asked If the latest deal rumor might have resulted from reported talks with Sen Robert A. Taft of Ohio, Stassen said he had not talked with either Taft or Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for several weeks.
 Still thinking he will win by the ninth ballot. Stassen said there will {, be $50 votes for favorite sons or candidates other than Dewey, Taft and Stassen, on the first ballot. The remaining approximately 750 will be divided three ways without any major spread between high and low 1 he added
 ! Asked whether he believed Presi- uent Truman would be the Demo- cratic candidate, Stassen said: 1 T feel the Democrats are saddIed with him and the Western trip of the President put the saddle on l tighter"
 ! At Dewey headquarters Campaign Manager Herbert Brownell said, We added substantially to our reserve strength of voters in huddles yes terday and last night" !, Brownell said these are votes that will come to us after the first ballot"
 Senator Arthur Vandenberg part ed the curtain cloaking his possible candidacy to blast President Tru- man fer the Western speaking trir from which MT Truman returned to Washington yesterday Vandenberg sounded suspiciously like man who might be enticec into leading his party's anti-Tru- man assault in November
 While 1t gave supporters of the Michigan Senator new hope that hs might be open for the nomination this view was not reflected by Van. denberg's cloest associates.
 One of these said that there ha. been no change in Vandenberg, stand. that he isn't candidate bu would not refuse nomination whicl came without his conniving.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
pAA BRINGS 20 FROM S0UTH;;22
 ARE FLOWN OUT

Twenty persons arrived from Se- attle and g left Juneau for there yesterday aboard Pan American flights as follows:
 From Seattle: Mrs. Charles Downs AlLert Rawlings and infant John Myris Hawling and infant Janet Lloyd Grant, L. E. Grant, Arilla Christopherson
 MT and Mrs Harvey Beeler, Mad cline Beeler, Lee Jacobi, Margaret and Gary Erickson, Dorothy Heaton Dan Heaton, Warren David.
 Thomas Ryan, Harold Hooper Donald Grant.
 To Seattle: Peggy McIvor. Char Hendrickson, Ralph Aagland, Ed ward Farrell, Bill Mudd, Jack Mum day, Frank Anderson.
 Laura Linn, Mrs. Jerry Mckinley and infant Janice, Irene Mckinley Connie Mckinley, Clara Sales.
 B. R. Shuster, A. w Burnston K. B. Hanna, s. F. Zelechoski.
 Harold Olsen, George Transtrom Paul Holm, ST, Paul Holm, Jr. Robert Payne.
 To Annette: Charles Gould.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
SHIP BILL
 IS BLOCKED
 BY SENATOR
Langer Makes Objection 10 Measure on Alaska
 Steamer Subsidy

WASHINGTON, June 19.-CR- Senate passage of a bill to extend the present subsidized steamship service to Alaska was blocked when Senator Langer (R-ND) objected to consideration of the measure yesterday.
 It was brought up on the regular calendar and Senators Cain R- Washl, Magnuson (D-Wash) and Capehart tR-Ind) urged it's ap- proyal to prevent chaos in Alaska by letting the law expire June 30
 Langer said he had been asked by an attorney for the Maritime Commission whom he did not name to object to consideration of the measure because Governor Ernest Gruening of Alaska opposed the terms of the bill.
 Magnuson, Cain and Capehart denied that Gruening opposed the extension but Langer would not withdraw his objection.
 A similar measure to extend the law until next February 28 has been blocked in the House by ob- lection of Rep. Weichel (R-Ohio) chairman of the House Merchant Marine committee.
 The Senate will consider bills or it's calendar again tomorrow, anc supporters of the measure saic they will try again to get it ap- proved.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
COUNCIL VOTES
 TO ACCEPT BID
 ON STREET WORK
Audit Report Received Changes Court Hours-Li-
 (enses, School BIdgs.

Because of the decided neces- sity of making street improvements as soon as possible, the Juneau City Council last night voted to accept a bid of $189,50482 from the Lytle and Green Construction Co.,, of Des Moines, Iowa.
 Money for the work will be raised from a $150,000 bond issue recently approved by Juneau vot- CTS and from the sale of s33,O00 in bonds which were purchased by the City in the war years when materials and manpower for street improvements were not available. The deficit of approximately $l0,0oO will be made up from current revenues because of the saving ot maintenance costs which will be eliminated by the construction,
 Some discussion of securing a Federal Works Agency grant was held and attempts will be made to do so, but Councilman w. Burr Johnson expressed the opinion that City. in good financial condition, is penalized while weaker muni- cipalities get the breaks. He point ed out that it is possible for cities, in poor shape, to get grants up to 90 percent while cities in good con- dition usually can get only 10 per- cent grants. He spoke in favor of the City using it's limit of indebt- edness so that it can get all Of it's needed construction and im- provements over and done with.
 To Widen Fourth Street
 The Council also voted to issue call for bids to widen Fourth Street in front of the Federal Building and the Memorial Li- brary site and to round the corner at Fifth and Main. The street will be widened A inches in front of the Federal Building. The corner of Fifth and Main is to be curved so that firetrucks can make the turn more easily. Contractors will be allowed 10 days to enter their bids after the call is made | The City Property Committed recommended that invitations bt re-issued in the fall for bids or the combination Fire Hall ano Jail A bond issue of sl25,000 has been approved but the only bid re- ceived was approximately s55,o0( over that amount The committed also recommended that specified. tions be .crutinized for possible re. ! visions. It suggested that contract. 1 ors be given 60 days in which tt enter their bids and that the pro ject be advertised in the states al well as Alaska. It hoped that thu
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
DRAG WAFER FOR MISSING M|.|.
 CRASH PILOT
Fairbanks Auth critics Make Search for Robert
 Whistler Killed, Accident

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, June 19.-- R-Authorities dragged the waters of the Panama River again yester- day for the body of Robert Whistler, 25, who was killed Wednesday night in the crash of his light plane.
 Whisler crashed while searching at low altitude for three prisoners who escaped from the Federal Jail here. A sign the fugitives scratch ed in a sandbank to tell of the acci- dent resulted in their capture.
 Whistler had been employed as a mechanic for local aviation firm since his discharge few months ago from the 72nd Reconnaissance Squadron at Ladd Field here.
 The fields records show Whisler's wife, Esther, lives at Is Summer Street, Dover -Foxcroft. Maine, and his parents, MT. and Mrs Raymond L. Whisler, at (box 43) Eloise, Fla.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Norah, from Vancouver, scheduled to arrive at 7.15 o'clock this evening. Sails for Skagway at 11:45 p. m.
 Alaska, from Seattle. scheduled to arrive Monday.
 Baranof from Seattle, due Tues day.
 Sword Knot from Seattle due Tuesday.
 George Washington scheduled to sail from Seattle Sunday.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver June B.
 Square Sinnet scheduled to sail from Seattle June "A.
 Aleutian, from west, scheduled southbound midnight Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
BONNIE WHEELER
 HERE TOMORROW

Bonnie Lee Wheeler, l5 year old daughter of Ross Wheeler, is ex- pected to arrive in Juneau tomorrow for a summer visit with her father. Bonnie Lee has been attending St. Marys School for Girls at Gilroy, Calf
 Wheeler expects to accompany his daughter on her return to the states in September,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
MANY BILLS FACE ACTON
 BY CONGRESS
Speaker Martin Gives His Opinion on Present
 Legislative Jam

WASHINGTON, June 19. = LR = House Speaker Martin CR.-MassD said today he believes it is i'm possible" for Congress to adjourn finally tonight.
 Only 8 break" in the legislation log jam, Martin said, would let the legislators get away.
 Martin made the statement to re- porters after a conference with Senator Taft (R.-Ohio).
 Whether Congress will return be- tween the Republican and Demo- cratic conventions, or after both of them. he said, has not been decided. Martin spoke shortly after the Senate had removed one of the big barriers to adjournment. It passed a. compromise draft bill after an all- night filibuster by Senators Taylor (D.-Idaho) and Langer tR-N.Do The filibuster ended when Taylor was ruled off the floor by tech- nicality.
 Committee Wrangle
 A conference committee wrangle over the amount of foreign aid funds was another delaying factor in the adjournment rush.
 These House. passed measures were jammed up on the Senate call endar:
 Housing, refugee immigration, a pay raise for potsal employees, an Interior Department money bill and renominations of Atomic Energy Commissioners.
 In addition, two other important end-of session bills-a farm price support measure and government corporations appropriation = were before Senate-House committees for compromise action.
 Foreign Aid
 The speed with which the draft agreement was reached served only to underline the tremendous hurdle facing conferees on foreign aid. Yesterdays meeting of the joint committee broke completely and Senator Bridges fR.-N.H), chair man of the group, observed grimly This is just case of two lm- movable objects coming in contact with each other and that's how we stand"
 Also before Senate House com- mittee were differing bills providing money for the Atomic Energy Conl- mission, the Veterans Administra- tion and other government corpora tions. The Senate had approved a s5,S55. .30S,5S1 appropriation = $60.- 259,920 more than the House.
 House Bills
 Senate consideration of tn e s e House. passed bills was blocked as well:
 1. A housing measure, with the controversial public housing and slum clearance provisions of the Sen- ate bill blocked out.
 2. A compromise bill calling for the immigration of 205,000 Euro pean refugees in the next two years. The House passed it yesterday by a voice vote and Senate approval was expected-if the bill coud get to the floor
 3. A $450-a-year pay increase for postal workers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
N0RDIC AT STORAGE WITH LARGE CATCH

The Nordic, skippered by Ole Jostel brought in the first large load of halibut since the season closed in area when she landed 54,o00 pounds at Juneau Cold Stor- age yesterday.
 The fish were taken by buyers at 189 medium, eight for chix, and 18.9 for large.
 The Isis, headed. by J. c. Mar tinsen, landed an 11,000 pound load of salmon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
FILIBU5TER IS HELD ON
 DRAFT BILL
Legislation Passes After Heated Session-Measuye
 Now Goes 10 House

WASHINGTON, June 19--iRt- The Senate passed compromise draft rill by voice vote today af- ter breaking an all-night filibuster.
 As it now stands-subjeet to House approval-the measure would start drafting men aged l9 through 25 for 2l months service. starting 90 days after final enactment.
 Approval by voice vote came af- ter the Senate first broke the fili- busters of Senators Taylor (D- Idaho and Langer (R-ND) and then got into heated squabble over whether or not the bill act- ually had been passed.
 Senator Ives tR-NY), presiding first ruled that the draft com- premise had passed Then after a storm of protests he reversed this ruling and said 1t had not.
 Senators applauded and shouted approval of the compromise and rushed it over to the House.
 End of the filibuster and pas sage of the bill came after one of the stormiest scenes on the Senate floor in many years.
 At times several Senators were shouting at once.s with Ives bang ing his gayel vainly,
 First Heated Argument
 First there was argument about whether Ives had broken Senate rules by declaring the bill pass ed while Senators Taylor and Pep- per D-Fla) were trying to speak.
 Ives finally decided he was wrong about passage.
 Then there was another caustic furry about whether Taylor, bar rcdN for breaking Senate rules. could begin talking again.
 Ives ruled that Taylor had this right.
 Rearing Argument
 The roaring argument about whether the draft bill had passed or not came only a few minutes after Taylor was directed to take his seat and quit talking for yio- lation of Senate Rules.
 Chairman Gurney (R-SDp of the Senate Armed Services Com mittee pulled a compromise draft bill from his pocket and asked Sen- ate approval.
 He listed several of the Senate House conference decisions, reach- ed during the filibuster and sud- denly asked for vote.
 Senator Ives called for voice vote and there was a chorus of ayes"
 I7-Hour Filibuster The Taylor-Langer filibuster be- gan at 3:37 p. m. tEST) yesterday and ended at 8:39 am. today--a stretch of IT hours and two min utes
 The Idaho Singing Cowboy" Senator, who is Henry A. Wallace's new party candidate for Vice President, had read about 25 tele- grams before he came to one which Senator Brewster -Maine) ob- jected to as casting aspersion on Senators.
 | Most of the telegrams were along the line of Keep up the good work We support your courage ous fight" We are with you in your filibuster.' etc.
 Remarks A Violation
 Brewster said that Taylor's re- marks violated Senate rules that forhid any member from making remarks ascribing improper con- duct to another Senator
 The telegram Taylor was reading stated that there was only one honest member of Congress. Senator Ives tR-NY), who was presiding, upheld Brewster and di- rected Taylor to take his seat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
FROM HAWTHORN, N. Y.

Sanna Jungnitz and Ida Jung nitz, from Hawthorn, N. r., are visiting Juneau and staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
FROM SOUTH DAKOTA
 AND SAN DIEGO,

L. E. Grant. L. B. Grant and wife, and MT. and Mrs. D. F. Grant, from Aberdeen, South Da- kota, and San Diego, Calif., are visiting Juneau and staying at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
FROM WHITE PLAINS

Edward Cunningham. registered from White Plains, N Y.. is visit ing here and staying at the Baran- Of Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
FROM HOUSTON, TEX.

Mrs. c. O. Beeler and family from Houston, Texas, is currently visiting Juneau and staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
HERE FROM sKAGwAY

Mayor c. A. Carroll from Skag- way, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
GUsTAvUs VISITOR

F H. Johnson from Gustavus is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19

PHILADELPHIA - Side Lights on the Man Who Has the Post in the COP Race for President: Eight years ago, when Thomas E. Dewey first aspired to be President, he was brilliant. bumptious, and 38 years old Fortunately for him and us, the country was spared the ordeal of Dewey administra- tion. Again in 1944, Dewey, then 42 years old, had improved, but still was cantankerus, .conceited not seasoned enough to be Presi- dent Those were the days when Dewey worried about his height, bad big book placed be- hind the rostrum for him to stand on at Oklahoma City, even coach ed photographers on how to take his picture
 Dewey Grows Up-Dewey got g letter from Henry Holt the other day: Tom, get lift You're short and stand flat" Dewey wrote tCOntlDucd on Page FOur)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19
The W ashington Merry -Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

tCopyrisht, 1s4s, by The Bell Syndicate.
 Incl Editors Note-Drew Pearson continues his columns on the Republican hopefuls with diagnosis of Gov. Thomas E. DeweyJ t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-19

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Laurel outlook., 1948-07-07
Old Pioneer" Busted off
For Chicago Rail Pageant

Chicago's first locomotive, which
hasn't operated under its own power
for nearly 70 years, will have a star
ring role in the "Wheels a Rolling"
pageant at the Chicago railroad fair
this summer.
The 112-year old pioneer" loco
motive will burn wood and carry its
w water for steam in a barrel in its
tender, Just as it did in 1848 when
it made it's initial trial run out Of
Chicago for the Galena and Chicago
Union railroad, forbearer of the Chi
cago and Northwestern railway sys-
tenn.
The locomotive that began Chica-
COS era of railroading has been ia
nous since 1890. 1t appeared in three
large fai-s.-the Chicago Columbian
exposition of 1893, the st. Louis ex-
position of 1904, and the Worlds Fair
Century of Progress) in Chicago in
1933-34.
One of the oldest locomotives in
existence today, the pioneer" was
third-hand when it was brought to
Chicago on the brig Buffalo" from
the East. The initial run of the lotion
locomotive was 10 miles-five miles
out into the prairie and back. That
was on October 25, 1848.
The pioneer" has n pair of driv-
inc wheels 81 inches in diameter, and
two pair of lead wheels. It's top speed
was 25 miles an hour.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-07
Are Your Hands Cold? Heuf
Your Face, Experts Advise

ATLANTIC: CITY, N. J.-Hands
cold? A good way to get rid of the
clammy feeling is to warm your
face.
In fact, the Federation of Ameri-
can Societies for Experimental BIZ
ology was told that warming your
face is the very best way.
These experiments were done in
army quartermaster corps research
at Lawrence, Mass, by 1t. Morti-
mer E. Bader and Capt. Martin E..
Macht.
They told fellow scientists here
that face warming causes blood to
flow faster in the hands than warm
ing any other part of the body. But
this means getting a face really
hot enough to be red, at about 100
to ITO degrees fahrenheit. Those
face temperatures raised skin on
the hands by nearly 20 degrees.
Another group from Lawrence re-
ported that for %all-around warming
up, when in danger of freezing, ex-
ercise was quicker than anything
else. Exercise even beat the pene-
trating rays of infrared heat.