davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-02-25
Phoenix Couple
Are Betrotbed

Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham K. Sim
ons of 1877 w. Moreland have
announced the engagement Of their
daughter, Florence, to Marshall
Boshes, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
j. Boshes of 321 E. Alvarado Rd.
Formerly of Chicago, Miss Sim
ons has resided in Phoenix for a
year and half and is a graduate
of North Phoenix High School.
Mr.. Boshes, longtime resident of
Phoenix, is a graduate of the Phoe-
nix schools and Phoenix College,
and is a Navy veteran. He is the
manager of a local shoe store.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-02-25

Phoenix families this week had
their quota of winter visitors TAX
ing time away from the snow and
rain of other parts of the country.
Among eastern visitors who have
taken houses for the season are
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wolf of Chi
eago and their daughter and SON
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Richman
Of Flint, Mich.
Visiting with the Max Reiters
Of Sc w. Culver were Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Reiter of Atlantic City,
their brother and sister-in-law.
Mrs. Louis Bieber of New York
City has been stopping at the Hotel
Westward Ho, as are Mr.. and Mrs.
L. S. Feinberg of Texarkana, Tex.
Zaidlers Visit Here
Houseguests of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Goldstine of 345 w. Georgia are
their children, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Zaidler of Chicago, and grand
children, Judy and Laura. Mrs.
Goldstine's sister, Mrs. Sam Evans
of Los Angeles, also has been a
visitor.
Mrs. Frances Wilcoff from Ali
ouippa, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. K.
G. Starsman from Philadelphia are
guests of Mrs. Max Staman of
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-02-25

SAB w. Wiltshire. Mrs. Starsman
is the former Belle Staman.
Visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Abe Schefman of SIT w.
Almeria are their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Ginsburg, and their niece and
nephew, Mr.. and Mrs. l. Barnett.
Both couples are from Mt. Glenn
ems, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kleinberg of
Tacoma, Wash, are spending part
of the winter with their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Kleinberg.
Lesems Have Guests
House guests of the Henry Les
ems of $50 w. Coronado are Mr..
and Mrs. Al Barlow from Leaven-
worth, Kan, and their daughter,
Mrs. R. S. Goldsmith, from Santa
Monica. Mrs. Lesem and Mrs.
Barlow are sisters.
A well-known winter visitor
back for her annual stay is Mrs.
Millie Mann, mother of Marian M.
Feffer of 40 w. Golfer. Mrs.
Mann is from Springfield, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Sinek
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-02-25
AZA Sweetheart Dance Is Saturday

night.
Harry Salz's band will play.
An AZA sweetheart will be
chosen by vote and presented a
sweetheart pin and a gift. The
hall will be decorated in the sweet
heart motive.
Among the guests will be Sam
Kaminker, District A director of
B'nai Birth youth organizations,
from Los Angeles. Young adults
of Phoenix are invited to attend.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-02-25

from Cleveland are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Pollak of 1928
Palmcroft DR.. S. E.
Mrs. Bessie Haskes of Brooklyn
is staying at the home of her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Shapiro of 1928 N. 9Th
st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Kempner of
1905 E. Palm Lane are enter
tanning their uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Kempner of Belle
Harbor, Long Island.
Greenbergs Here
Two former Phoenicians, Mr..
and Mrs. Jules Greenberg, and
their two daughters, now residing
in Saginaw, Mich, have been visit
ing friends and relatives in Phoe-
nix. Mrs. Greenberg is the form
er Naomi Goodman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Gottlieb of 919
w. Woodland have been entertain
ing Miss Rose Klein of Pittsburg.
Mr.. Elias Friedman of Omaha,
Nebr., is spending the winter with
his daughter, Mrs. Albert Wild, of
542 w. Windsor Ave-, and her
fonoi1U
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-02-25
Israel to Build Many
Medium-Sized Cities

TEL AVN, (JTA)-Plans for
erecting numerous medium-sized
towns of 5O,OOO-6O,OOO popula-
ton throughout Israel have been
accepted by the government and
will be put into effect, it was an
nounced here this week.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-02-25
Temple Carnival Scheduled

The Parent Teachers Organiza-
ton of Temple Beth Israel Sunday
School will sponsor a Purim Carni-
val Sunday afternoon, March 20,
from 1 to pm. on the lawn of
the Temple.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-02-25

"The Birth of Israeli" by DR..
Jorge Garcia Granados, gives a
vivid picture of the UNSCOP ac-
tivities before partition.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-02-25

The Leo S. Berney AZA Silver
Anniversary Sweetheart Dance
will be held Saturday, Feb. 26, at
the Beth El Auditorium, 3rd Ave.
and Mcdowell, from 9 pm. to mid
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Minister, 8, Testifies
lin Criminal Assault Case

An elderly Baptist minister
testified in Arlington County
Court today that he heard no out
cries In an apartment adjoining
his where a Washington woman
charges she was criminally as
saulted Saturday night.
The minister, the Rev. Charles
William Miller, SO, took the stand
in a preliminary hearing in the
case of Charles H. Tapp. 10, who
is charged with raping a 25-year-
old woman in his apartment in
the 1900 block of Lee highway,
Arlington.
The complaining witness and
the witnesses for the State were
not in court and the case was con-
tinued until $50 am. Monday.
Judge Harry Thomas denied a
request for reduction In the
IS 900 bond under which Tapp has
been held since his arrest early
Sunday.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Edwards Files Appeal
In Glen Burnie Case
By the Associotsd Press

BALTIMORE. July 8.-Attor-
neys for Thomas A. Edwards. un-
der death sentence for the mur-
ders of a young Glen Burnie cou-
pie. asked yesterday that the case
be reviewed by the Maryland Court
of Appeals.
Edwards, Anne Arundel County
Negro, was convicted of f1rst-de-
gree murder in the deaths OF Mary
c. Kline, 18, and John H. Mahlan'
|25-year-old postal worker.
The appeal was filed in Grim
inal Court here.
The bullet-pierced bodies OF
Miss Kline and Mr.. Mahlan were
found in a lonely clearing on
Chesterfield road in Anne Arundel
County last September.
Edwards was tried in Baltimore
Criminal Court. He repudiated a
signed confession introduced at his
trial.
His attorneys-William j. Nc
Williams and Ridgely P. Melvin
lii sought unsuccessfully last
month for a new trial on grounds
of additional evidence.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Religious Teaching Called
Aid 10 Education Unity

Nonsectarian colleges and uni
versities are giving increasing con-
sideration to the contribution re-
ligion has to offer in education
DR.. Lawrence Folkemer, director
of religious education at George
Washington University. declared
yesterday.
Speaking before a meeting OF
the Lutheran 'Laymen Fellowship
in the Annapolis Hotel. DR.. Fol-
kemer pointed out that religious
studies give a unity to otherwise
unrelated subjects.
The speaker, who started the
first department Of religious edu-
cation at George Washington Uni
versity in 1947, urged that the
studies of religion should not be
isolated from other fields but
should be integrated within them
Thomas Hickman, a member OF
Reformation Lutheran Church, in
troduced DR.. Folkemer. DR.. Oscar
r. LeBeau, president of the fel-
lowship, conducted the meeting.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Agency Sees .N. okine
Fiaht Fans, Asks Cutin Receipts

The District Boxing Commission
believes the day may come when
the only prizeflght spectators here
will be those viewing the contests
over television.
Because of this, the District
Commissioners have asked Con-
gress to make certain the price of
television rights is included in the
gross receipts from which the
boxing agency obtains a cut for
its own expenses.
The Commissioners want legis-
lation to clarity and broaden the
authority Of the boxing group to
bring it into line with that &C
corded comparable agencies in
New York and other States.
One of the proposed amend
ments to existing law would pro-
vide that the gross receipts shall
include not only the amount real
lied from admissions to the site of
the contest but shall include as
we'll sale of radio. television and
motion picture rights"
(The commission draws on
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Boys, Escapes
| Suffocution in
| Pile of Wet Straw
Special Dispatch to The sto'

BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va,
July 8.-Five hundred pounds OF
wet straw fell on an 8-year-old boy
near here yesterday, nearly suf-
locating him.
|. Michael Pentoney was buried
beneath the wet straw when he
fell of a rick, pulling the straw
over himself. His father, Elmer
Pentoney, and a brother, Richard,
13, who were working nearby, did
not see Michael fall. Michaeps
mother, who was about to call the
family to dinner. saw him disap-
pear from the top Of the stack
and went to investigate.
When Mrs. Pentoney discovered
what had happened. she and her
husband and Richard removed the
straw and freed Michael. He was
unconscious when they reached
him. but was reported improving
today.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Silver Spring Names
Miss Pryor 10 Girl State

Miss Sarah Pryor, 10108 Pierce
drive, a Montgomery-Blair High
School senior, has been selected tt
represent Silver Spring at Girls
State in Annapolis next week, Mrs
Tony Smith, president Of Cissel-
Saxon Post Auxiliary, American
Legion, announced today.
Girl State Is a project of the
Maryland Department. American
Legion Auxiliary. to study govern
ment and citizenship. Miss Pryo,
was selected by the student coun-
Gil Of Blair for cher good citizen.
ship" -
At the same time Mrs. Smith
announced the names of three
graduates Of Montgomery -Blail
High School who have been giver
cash awards by the auxiliary AZ
winners in an essay contest
What Kind of American Am II"
The winners are Hilda Swartz
9909 Lorain avenue, Silver Spring
first; Mary Louise Hanson, 804
Patton drive, Silver Spring, Sec
ond, and Lawrence Thomas. A
Highland avenue. Gaithersburg
third.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
$4,000 Suit Settled
In Fist-Fight Death

A $4,000 damage suit against
Bennie Lee Griffin, SO, Arlington
convicted of involuntary man.
slaughter in the death of Audie
S. Carroll, IS, also of Arlington
was settled out of court yesterday
for $4,000.
The damage action was brought
in Arlington Circuit Court by Mrs
Gaye Carroll, widow of the man
whom Griffin was convicted Of
striking with his fist as the after
math of a minor accident involv-
ing automobiles driven by the two
Griffin, an Arlington automobile
mechanic. is under a 55-year sus-
pended sentence imposed last Feb
ruary.
Armistead L. Boothe, attorney
for the Travellers Insurance Co.
which held a liability policy on
Griffin's car, said the company
paid $500 of the $4,000 judg-
ment. He added Griffin would pay
the remainder at the rate of $25
Ia month.
The accident between the two
cars and the fist fight occurred
the night of November at Will
son boulevard and North Fillmore
street, Arlington. Mr.. Carroll, a
Fort Myer auditor. died four days
later of head injuries attributed
to the fight.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored
by The Star, the Recreation De-
partment and the Film Center.
are scheduled for 8 o'clock tonight.
Programs of comedy, sports, car
toons and musicians will be shown
at the following Fairgrounds and
recreation centers:
70. Fort Gre1le; n Nichols avenue and chesa-
Fort Davis. Alabama and Pennsylvania
avenues Sc.
Sherwood Tenth and q streets NE.
Edgewood, Third and Evarts streets NE.
Barnard, Fifth and Decatur streets NV.
Janney, Wisconsin avenue and Albe-
marie street NV.
Keene, Rock Greek Church and Rises
roads NE.
Mcmillan, First and Douglas streets
NV.
Hayes, Fifth and K streets NE.
Stevens. Twenty7first street between x
Bennins. Heights. Alabama avenue ana
Z street Sc.
Randall, First and I streets s.w.
Payne, Fifteenth and G streets Sc.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
DR.. Bright Will Speok
AT Rally for Bottle

DR.. ]. Fulmer Bright, Mayor OF
Richmond from 1923 to 1914. will
speak in Alexandria tonight at a
Battle-for- Governor rally. He
will be the guest of honor at a
lawn party at 1880 pm. at the
home of Clarence Simpson. 608
West Braddock road.
DR.. Bright is one of three living
former Mayors of Richmond. One
Of them, Horace H. Edwards, is a
candidate for Governor. The
other two. DR.. Bright and Judge
j. Gordon Amber. who have been
political enemies all their lives,
are now united behind the can
didacy Of State Senator John s.
Battle of Charlottesville. Mr..
Battle is one Of four candidates
for Governor in the Democratic
primary August 2.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Annapolis Hospital Drive
For $975,OOO Is Opened
BY the Assoeiofed Press

ANNAPOLIS July ga county
wide drive to- raise funds for a
$685. 900 expansion of Emergency
Hospital opened last night at a
kickoff dinner for 700 volunteer
workers.
Anne Arundel .County's only
hospital is campaigning for $780,
900. If it succeeds, the Federal
Government and a charitable
foundation will provide the rest
Special contributions already re-
ported total 5000, 200. In a drive
which will close July 18, the county
will be canvassed for contributions
from individuals.
The 50-year-old Annapolis hos
pital. which now has 70 beds, plans
an addition to raise its capacity
to 100 beds. Three new operating
rooms and a new maternity de-
partment also are planned.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Maryland PTA Calls
Conference Tuesday

The Maryland Congress o1
Parents and Teachers will hold it.
annual summer conference Tues
day through Thursday at the
University of Maryland.
About $50 Maryland residents
mostly women. are expected te
attend the sessions, according te
Mrs. Carlin B. Taliaferro. Cottage
City, general chairman Of the
conference. The meetings will be
held in the university's centra.
auditorium.
Theme of the meeting will be
1--WE Plan Together" its purpose
is to train local PTA leaders ano
to exchange ideas.
The program will open with
registration at 9 am. Tuesday
followed by the first session ar
hour later. Mrs. Emil Smith
Silver Spring, president Of the
State group, will preside.
Pre-conference meeting of tbs
ORGANIZATIONS Board of Managers
will be held at 2 pm. and Z pm
Monday, with a post-conference
session slated for 8 pm. Thurs.
day.
DR.. Henry Brechbill. dean of the
university's College of Education
will present certificates to those
attending the conference at the
final assembly at 2 pm. Thurs.
dav tsr
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Frederick Water Expected
To Be Normal After Break
BY the Associotsd Press

FREDERICK, Md, July g.
Water pressure was expected tc
return to normal here today al
workmen labored through the
night to repair a break in the
city's chief water main.
The 18-inch Linganore water
main burst late Wednesday night
The break was found yesterday
afternoon on a farm 2 miles out.
side the city limits.
The water had dug hole Il
feet deep under the pipe line.
While the break remained un-
discovered, the city's water pres
sure dropped from the normal &C
pounds to % pounds.
The Linganore line ordinarily
supplies Frederick with about
2 100000 of the 1886, 900 gallons
Of water it consumes daily.
Western sections of the city ar1G
other spots on high ground suffered
chiefly from the lack of water ano
low pressure.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
derby Champion to Race Two '48 Foes

Jack Broyles. winner of the 1948
Washington Soap Box Derby, will
see if his coaster car has lost any
of its speed tomorrow when he
|pilots his sleek, black racer down
the track to open the program at
the eighth renewal of the Derby
here.
Last year, Jack whipped down
the 1,000-foot course in 31.3 Sec
onds when he nosed out Alfred
Ashton for the city championship.
After Jack and his champion
ship car speed down the track
alone, the 1948 winner will race
again in competition with the two
boys he nosed out last year for
the Class "A" championship.
This three-man race will pit
Jack against William L. King, 16,
of 1900 Branch avenue Sc, and
Robert Cutshaw, Is, of 713 Crois-
SAINT place Sc.
Derby Then to Start.
AS the three 1948 contenders
whip across the finish line in the
added attraction" on the racing
card, the starters gun will send
the first three 1949 contestants
rolling down the hill and this
years Derby will be underway.
Young King, who reverses the
usual teen-age trend by wishing
he were a year younger, so he
could race again in the Derby,
was the happiest boy at last
nights coaster car inspection ses-
sion when he was asked to COM
pete with the Broyles and Cut
shaw youths in the trial run.
boy, that's answering my great
est WISH" he said. Every time I
see the course I want to race down
it again"
The youth, who ran second to
Broyles in the final Class "A"
elimination. had dropped by the
National Guard Armory to watch
the Inspection Committee check
the coaster cars against the rigid
specifications laid down by the
All-American Soap Box Derby
Committee. The final inspection
session for late-comers will be held
tonight.
Cars Amid Army Trucks.
The Armory floor presented a
strange contrast, as more than 100
coaster cars were lined up in and
around the huge Army trucks
parked on the drill floor.
Contestants, spectators, officials
and Guardsmen nearly tripped over
each other as they crowded around
the tiny cars, exclaiming over sleek
designs and attractive paint jobs.
A focal spot of attention was
"Old Glory" the car entered by
Russell Sheets, Is, of 919 North
Randolph street, Arlington. Rus
sells car. which the youth has
been working on almost since his
elimination because of an accident
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Rezoning in Wheaton
Sought 10 Construct
450 Apartment Units

Five rezoning petitions. three OF
which contemplate erection of 450
apartment units in Wheaton at an
estimated cost OF approximately
So, 100000, were being studied to-
day by the Montgomery County
Council.
Hearings on the applications
were held last night in the Silver
Spring Liquor Dispensary Build
ing.
The three petitions seeking re-
classification from residential A to
C of about IA acres between the
Wheaton shopping center and the
WOP transmitter, were filed by
William j. Freas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Krikor S. Avadikiap and Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl A. Blundon.
John R. Reeves, attorney for the
petitioners, said work on the first
group of 180 units could be started
Immediately. There was no op-
position.
Another petition for apartment
house zoning involving property at
909 Greenwood avenue, Takoma
Park, was opposed by residents of
the area. They claimed approval
of the application would depreciate
property values and create traf-
fic hazard.
The application was brought by
William D. and Mary F. Taylor.
The fifth application,, filed by
Bessie w. Wallis, sought the re-
classification from residential A to
commercial D of a lot at Viers Mill
road, Reedie place and Cunning
ham drive. Wheaton.
Evening star., 1949-07-08

gross receipts to pay referees
and other expenses incident to
supervising a fightD
OF the broadened definition, the
Commissioners wrote:
"The commission feels that al
the present time the increased
use of television sets is becoming
apparent in some of the contests
held under its auspices. The
same supervisory services must be
provided for such contests, and it
is conceivable that contests may
be held in the future where the
only audience is a television audi
ence. It is believed that provision
must be made for such an even
tuality."
The commissioners Informed
Congress that authority of the
commission had been challenged
twice in a year and needs Clarity
ing. It's right to assign fight dates
among rival promoters and to pro-
tect the standing of an amateur
contestant should be assured, they
declared.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Prince William Vote
On Executive Form
OF Government Asked
Speeiol Dispatch TO The Stor

MANASSAS. Va, July 8.-The
Prince William County Board e1
Supervisors yesterday requested
Circuit Judge Paul Brown to or.
der a referendum on a propose.
for this county to adopt the ex-
ecutive secretary form of govern.
ment.
If Judge Brown complies, the
vote probably will be taken in q
special election in September ano
the change, if approved, would
become effective January /. It
would be necessary, however, to
vote for a new board of super
visors at the general election in
November.
The principal changes under
the proposed system would be in
the method of selecting the
county School Board and a con-
solidation of the Office of COM
missioner of revenue and county
treasurer. These would be groupeo
together in a single Department
of Finance, whose director would
be appointed by the supervisors
Officials Elected Now.
Under the present system, both
the treasurer and the commits
sioner are elective officials. Mem
bers of the School Board now are
appointed by a School Trustee
Electoral Board, which is named
by the Circuit Court.
The supervisors adopted the
resolution for a referendum by a
4-to-0 vote at their meeting yes
terday. 1t was supported by
Chairman J. Murray Taylor
Wheatley M. Johnson, R. B. Cos
som and John w. Ellis. Two were
absent when the vote was taken
They are J. F. Flick and R. S. Hall
Mr.. Hall said, however, that he
favored the executive form OF gov
ernment, but thought the request
for a referendum on the question
should come from the people
rather than the board. This coulo
be done if 10 per cent OF the
qualified voters petitioned the
court.
County Manager Out.
The supervisors decided not te
press for a referendum on the
county manager system, like thai
used in Arlington. There is les!
difference between the executive
secretary form and the existing
type in Prince William than there
would be between, the county man.
ager and the existing form.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Action Delayed Again
On Charles County
Slot Machine Post
Special Dispoteh 10 The Stor

LA PLATA, Md, July 8.-Ap-
pointment of an inspector to en-
force Charles County's slot ma
chine law was postponed again
today.
The county commissioners had
announced, after an executive
meeting Tuesday that they would
hold a special session today to
decide who will get the new job
created by the referendum meas
ure which was approved June 81
by a vote Of nearly 2 to l..
Republican Party leaders who
sponsored the bill said after a
meeting last night that they had
considered about Is applications
for the post, which pays $4,000 a
year. plus 5000 expenses.
Keen Contest Waged.
A keen contest has been waged
for the job-the county's highest
paid appointive off1ce-with two
candidates leading the field. ac-
cording to unofficial sources
There were hints, however, that
a last-minute entry may get the
appointment.
State Senator James B. Mon
roe, who introduced the slot
machine bill. said that a decision
had been held up until next Tues
day because B. r. Mudd. chairman
of the county Republican State
Central Committee. had been
called out of town Unexpectedly
Apply for Licenses.
So far four applications are or
file for distributors licenses, one
for a seasonal license, and more
than so for operators licenses.
The four who have applied fol
distributors licenses are Hymar
Levin, La Plata; Aubrey P. Cronk
operating as the Charles County
Amusement Co., Indian Head;
George and Wilhemina G. How.
ard, trading as Southern Mary.
land Novelty Co., Waldorf, anc
Roy A. Farrell, who operates 9
colored tavern at Waldorf.
An application to operate Il
machines on a seasonal license
has been filed by Lorenzo c. Addi-
son, representing Marshall Hal
Park.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Kane Hearing Postponed
lin Boat Collision Death
By the Associoted Press

ARMIGER, Md, July ga trial
magistrates hearing for Tommy
Keane, 1900 block Glover drive
way NV. Washington, speedboat
owner. has been postponed for
several weeks.
Keane was charged with caus-
ing the death of Louis Watson, 19,
a spectator at Maryland yacht
club regatta June S when two
boats collided.
A hearing had been scheduled
here last night at the Green Haven
substation of the Anne Arundel
County police. Trial magistrate
Hugh X. Holmes said the hearing
was postponed for about a month
because a witness, Harry Bowen,
%, Baltimore, injured in the same
accident is still unable to appear
The new date has not been set
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Mason Named to Head
Alexandria SeoI Drive

Charles H. Mason. automobile
dealer. has been appointed chair
man of the 1949 Christmas Seal
sale in Alexandria, David D.
Squires, president of the Alexan-
dria tuberculosis Association, an
nounced yesterday.
The sale, which will open No
vember 81 and continue until
Christmas, will be held in con-
junction with the 43d Nationwide
Christmas Seal sale.