davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05

pass his program through the 81st Congress, he is lost politically, for he can't use the Republican 80th Congress as an alibi.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
White House Patchwork
(St. Louis Star Times

(St Louis Star-Times)
 An old building with valuation of $225OOOO Is m serious state of deterioration. Its foundations have sunk; it's walls crumbng; it's floors are out of line the plumbing and wiring archaic. To bring it up to modern standards by the usual methods of overhaul would cost some S4,500000-or more.
 What would an architect contractor advise? He would say Tear it down. Rebuild from the ground LID You'll get more for your money, and you can make changes that would be impossible if you tried to preserve any part of the old structure"
 He would say that in the case of almost any build ine-but the case of the White House at Washington seems to be different That building valued at S2,- 500 900 year ago. is going to be repaired within its nresent she'll And the latest estimate of the cost is 5OoOOO nearly twice what the building is worth in it's present state
 Officials throw up their hands at the suggestion that the White House should be completely rebuilt Sentiment they say, makes that out of the question But their logic is weak.
 In the first place, the White House, as it now stands is far from the original All of the interior and some of the exterior had to be rebuilt after the British fire to the place in 1914 In the second place, it would be simple to duplicate the design in modern steel-supported structure. new White House that looked like the old one should satisfy the sent mentalists
 Congress should consider this alternative before voting any funds for remodeling Why not give the White House real permanence with something better than the costly patchwork that is proposed?
 It is remarkable or something that in many case when man contracts amnesia, one of the first things he forgets is his wife
 The atom is of few things that lived up to it's advance notices by being everything it was cracked up to be-
 For quite some time have been experiencing gnawing suspicion that human nature is at the bottom of most of the worlds troubles.
 Mans face is becoming longer, asserts blo- logist This is probably the result of mans failure to keep his chin up
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05

MOUNT, JUNEAU LODGE NO. 14I, SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month /Ts in Scottish Rite Temple ky@N beginning at 7:30 D. m. N IN GLENN o. ABRAHAM, <Nyy Worshipful Master; " JAMES w. LEVERS, Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
5 E N A T E MEASURES
TWELFTH DAY, FEB. 4 (NTeo SvrrpS TnfrOdueeIl

s. J. M. T, by Senator Edward Anderson, praying that surveys necessary to establishment of road between Rampant and Council be instituted next summer with view to construction of said road as soon as possible. To Committee on Trans portation, Highways and Navigation
 (Measures Passed)
 s. B. 4, to establish Retirement System for Territorial and other public employees and appropriating S20,000. Passed 15-1.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
CONDITIONS OF WEATHER
 ALASKA PTS.

Weather conditions and temper atures at various Alaska points, also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 E. m, 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05

Mans face is becoming longer" asserts olo- logist This is probably the result Of mans 1ahure to keep his chin up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05

For quite some time have been experiencing gnawing suspicion that human nature IS at the bottom of most of the worlds troubles
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
The Washington kerry-6o-Round
By DREW PEARSON

,r,onsfrued from Page One'
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FRIED CHICKEN
 Salad, French Fries, Hot Biscuits and Honey, $250. Open all night. Salmon Creek Country Club 08 St
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05

The atom is of few things that lived up to it's advance notices by being everything it was cracked up to be.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05

It is remarkable or something, that in many case when man contracts amnesia of the frs things he forgets is his wife.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05

TIDE TABLE FEBRUARY 6 Low tide, 0:35 am, 5.l 1t. . High tide, 6:48 am, 13.9 1t. . Low tide, 1851 pm, 3.4 it. High tide, 20:C1 pm, 10.5 it. FEBRUARY , . Low tide, :33 am., 62 it. High tide, TAT a.m., 136 fit. . Low tide, 15:06 pm, 80 it. High tide, 21: :37 pm, 10.5 it.
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Weather: High, 2S; low, 2S; clear
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monthly report of Collector of Customs J. C. Mcbride noma amount shipping products to the couper ore gaining little and heavy decline
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
LTTERACY CAMPAIGN
DIR. Frank Laubach Perfects Meth
cd to Teach Reading

DIR. Frank Laubach Perfects Meth
cd to Teach Reading
Monrovia, Liberia,-A literacy
campaign is being directed by DIR.
Frank Laubach, who is noted for a
method he perfected as a mission
ary in the Philippines some years
ago. The Laubach method teach
es a person to read his own lang
uage phonetically, before beginning
English spelling. Without learn
ing the alphabet, the pupil is taught
Immediately to recognize syllables
by means of picture-lessons, so that
he actually reads simple matter
after seven hours of instruction.
Everyone who learns to read is
urged to teach some other person.
Missions in Liberia are cooper
ating actively in the literacy move
ment. Episcopal missions are sup
porting the work in the Val tribe.
Lessons are ready or in course of
preparation in such little7known
languages as Kpelle, Cola, Clio,
Mano, Kru, Val, Bassa, Mandingo,
and Iona.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24

and was in particular a standout
for the break-water lads. Sports
manship again stood out for both
clubs and it was a real treat to see
such clubs in action and a credit
to the sporting circles of lower
Delaware. In the final game the
fighting and aggressive Millsboro
Raiders were no match for the
high scoring tactics of the Smyrna
Hornets, last years Tournament
winners. The Hornets racked up
a 67-18 win although Coach Geb-
hart used every man on his squad
in an effort to keep the score lower
but it seemed everything Smyrna
threw up hit through the hoops. AS
in the second game it would be un-
fair to name a Smyrna standout
because the entire team played and
displayed the form that brought
them the top honors last year.
Millsboro was far outclassed as for
playing ability but their spirit was
excellent, they never let up and
took the defeat with smile know
ing definitely they could not match
the prowess of the other clubs en-
tered. This Saturday evening,
February 26th, three more games
are on tap with the completion of
the quarter-finals. In the opening
game at pm. Georgetown Coun-
ty Seaters will hook up with a foe
with which they are well acquaint-
ed, Kinder Bailey's Laurel Owls.
Prior to their meeting this past
Monday evening, Laurel has prov
en- a tough nut to crack as far as
Georgetown goes with the Owls
registering three straight wins
over the County Seaters. George
town showed lots of confidence in
Dover and Saturday evening and
feel that next Saturday evening
will be their night as they square
off opposite the Owls on the spac-
ious and well-lighted Dover Field
House Court. Time will tell but
the basketball fans of lower Della
ware can look for real game as
these two clubs meet in the Tourn-
ament quarter-finals. In the second
game at $3.50 pm, Delaware City
Susquehanna League Pennant win
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24

ners, will tangle with Fort Miles,
Eastern Shore Leaguers. Delaware
City has been going great all sea-
son and on the basis of their rec
ord will be no doubt favorites. This
doesn't always count too much in
a Tournament as the Fort Milers
may come up with hot streak
and upset the apple cart. In the
third game of the quarter-fnals
Denton Bobcats will be called upon
to face a league foe as they meet
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
GIVE SIGNALS
COUNCIL WARNS
Encourage Obedience to Rules
and Build Public Support
for Enforcement
OFFER SUGGESTIONS
Signal for stops and turns!

Signal for stops and turns!
Hand signals are a means of
sef-preservation when you are
driving an automobile, as well as
a courtesy to the other fellow,
Mr.. w. w. Harris, Vice President
for Public Safety of the Delaware
Safety Council, said recently in an
appeal for better observance of the
rules for driver hand signals.
This appeal is part of a con-
tinuing program sponsored nation
ally by the National Safety Council
to impress upon people the traffic
safety rules they must follow, to
encourage obedience to those rules,
and to build public support for
their enforcement.
Mr.. Harris went on to offer the
following rules for signaling either
by hand or by flashing turn sig
nails:
1. Give signals far enough in ad-
vance to allow the driver behind
you to maintain safe position-at
least 100 feet.
2. Signals do not justify your
making an unexpected or illegal
maneuver. 1t is just as important
to get into the proper lane well be-
fore you reach the corner.
8. Get both hands back on the
wheel before starting to turn.
A. Hand signals are not uniform
throughout the country. A safe
rule is to be prepared for anything
when another driver holds out his
hand.
Failure to signal is among the
10 most common driver violations
in traffic accidents. The man be-
hind can't read your mind-give
him signal.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24

the Dover Bulldogs an in and out
club all season. At times Dover
has been a world beater and other
times just mediocre. They will pre-
sent their strongest front in this
all important game with Paul Mar
tin and Chick Daley up front, Bob
Thompson at center, Bill owen and
Scotty Duncan in the defensive
spots. In reserve will be Turner
Hastings, Bill Rash, Sammy Vir-
din, and Cook. Denton will call on
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the same five that has carried
their colors all season. With Dover
up to par it may turn out to be one
of the toughest games of the Tour
ament. The high class officiating
came in for much favorable COM
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24

ment in the opening night and the
same officials will continue during
the remainder of the Tournament
Although the attendance reached
a peak, this weeks attractions are
expected to draw even more.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
Wrought Farm Miracle

From the prehistoric forked stick
to the modern tractor plow on rub.
ber, from the fail to the combine,
modern farm machinery has trans.
formed world Of scarcity into one
of plenty.
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TOURNAMENT
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regulars such as Don Hanley. The
team was late reporting and at the
start of the game had only 6 men.
Phil Cunningham, Lewes' lanky
eager, kept his club in the running
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
Second in Oil Production

Surpassed only by the United
States. the republic of Venezuela
is the second largest oil producer
In the world.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24

Mass education in Africa eracy there
is in progress an extensive campaign teach people
cuary of ousing interest in the things go pro-
duce better living conditions Missions Churches in
this country cooperating Bishop Bravd W. Harris charge
OF the Episcopal Missionary District of LIBERIA believes
Will be most fruitful in improving living conditions well
promoting the progress Christianity The system used is that
devised by Dr. Frank Lubah who has taught his method
fully in many retarded countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
D. {. Asks luck 10 Insure
Bus Service if Strike Comes

The commissioners have in
formed Gov. Tuck of Virginia that
they desire continued operation of
the Washington, Virginia g. Mary
land Coach Co. lines into the Dis
trict, If the stl.ike-threatened serv-
ice is seized by the State.
Gov. Tuck had telegraphed the
city heads asking their wishes in
the event of State seizure. He
pointed out the Arnold line en-
ployes have called a strike for next
Wednesday.
Britain has an estimated 2,100A
900 private cars on it's roads
more than ever before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

Union" before the Current Affairs
Club~of George Washington Uni
verSity at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Hall of Government. Twenty-first
and G streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
6. W. u. and Oxford Meet
In Debate Tomorrow

Students of George Washington
University and Oxford University
will debate public ownership of
basic industries and essential serv-
ices at BIS pm. tomorrow in
Lisner Auditorium,
The question is: Resolved that
the public ownership of basic in
dustries and essential services is
the best interest of democratic
society,"" The oxford team will
take the affirmative.
The G. w. U. team will be Charles
Lilien, a senior in the school Of
government, and Steven Grub,
senior in the law school. Oxford
will be represented by Robin Day
of st. Edmund Hall and Godfrey
johnson Smith of Lincoln College.
Archibald Gordon, counselor and
labor attache' at the British EN-
bassy, will be the moderator.
George Washington won the last
time it debated Oxford. That was
in 1923.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Atlantic Union Committee

David McCalmont, vice chair
man Of the Washington Chapter,
Atlantic Union committee, will dis
cuss Peace Through Atlantic
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28
SideIiahts

. In Chicago, Howard K. Hansen got
a notice to serve on the jury that was
to try him for burglary.
Q In Los Angeles, two teen-aged
brothers watched western movie on
television, then played with an old
fashioned revolver. The 1O-year-old
boy fell wounded. His 15-year-old
brother picked the gun off the floor,
shot him again to ''put him out Of his
misery" The younger brother died.
. In 1949 Americans will eat $685.
100000 worth of pretzels, says the Ma
tional Pretzel Bakers Institute.
Q In London, house cats gone wild
in the metropolis bomb rubble jun
giles attacked the Tower Of London in
search of food. The Tower governor
reported the wild cats fought resi-
dent tabbies in an effort to raid the
Tower quartermaster stores.
Q In Passaic, N. j., a former carnival
entertainer, bet IS cents he could
break a bottle over his own head.
won the wager twice. On a third try
he ended up in the hospital with 10
stitches and a conclusion.
. At Ottumwa, Ia, one Of the floats
in the Fire Prevention Week parade
caught fire, had to be extinguished BY
firemen, still won second prize.
. At Tallahassee, Fla, University
Of Florida researcher spent thres
years determining that spring peepeE
frogs don't sing solo but in trios.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28
WaTmlingUp
For Election

DEPUBLICANS patiently intend
N to make what they call the
Truman Administrations trend
toward a 'labor-socialist governs
ment" the basic issue in the 1850
Congressional campaign.
A preview Of that nationwide DO.
ltical struggle can be obtained this
fall by studying New York where
not fight for a us. Senate seat is
being waged by John Foster Dulles,
Republican incumbent, and Herbert
H. Lehman, Democratic-Liberal cam
didate.
Sen. Dulles, running for elective
Office for the first time, is proving a
tough campaigner. A veteran foreign
affairs expert, he is concentrating on
domestic issues, lambasting the Tru-
man Fair Deal program, which Leh.
man has endorsed fully.
Dulles on March
Speaking several times a day, Sen.
Dulles is invading every section Of
the state. Gov. Dewey, who appointed
Dulles to the Senate after Democratic
Sen. Robert F. Wagner resigned. is
also travelling about the state lauding
his appointee as a vital symbol Of
democratic freedom" whose skill in
foreign affairs must be kept in Wash
ington.
Dulles has charged that if the trend
toward an all-powerful state is not
stopped, 1--WE will have to fight our
way back, as Thomas jefferson said,
through revolution"
The COP senator claims that Leh-
man is the beneficiary of Communist
support and secretly is depending on
left-wing votes to elect him.
Lehman, who served 10 years as
New York governor and once was
hailed by Franklin D. Roosevelt as
"my strong right arm" accuses Dulles
of using the immoral language of
acknowledgements and Fascist
alike-always extending a ready well
come to revolution"
The former governor has disavowed
any desire for Communist aid and
says the Soviet system is a "new
despotism on the prowl threatening
our most cherished values"
National OvertOnes
Lehman says Dewey is using the
Senate fight as prelude for an at
tempt to win another term in Albany
next year and then to seek the
Presidency again in 1852. Dewey dis
avows it.
The political chips are down and
observers across the nation are keep
ing close watch on the statewide
fight. Interest within the state is high
too, as evidenced by registration Of
several hundred thousand more vot.
ers than in other off-year elections
There is possibility that Lehman
and Dulles will face each other agar
in 1850. The victor in the Novembel
8 balloting will serve the last yea
of Wagner's term and must run agar
next year if he wants full six years
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28
False as the First
Gone Are the DoVs


The little red schoolhouse is dis
appearing from the national scene
but, says the US. Office of Education,
it is not going fast enough.
Thirty years ago there were 100000
one-teacher schools; today there are
less than 10000. Even so, As per cent
of all schools in the United States are
still of the one-teacher type.
DR.. Walter H. Gaumnitz, federal
specialist in small and rural high
schools, reports that in 30 years the
number of one-teacher schools has
decreased by 90 per cent or more in
Ohio, Washington, Maryland and
Indiana.
On the other hand, fewer than
33 per cent of such schools has been
torn down or replaced in Nebraska,
Illinois, Wisconsin, South and North
Dakota.
Nearly so per cent of the schools
in South and North Dakota are of the
one-room type" says DIR. Gaumnitz.
Fine for Its Day
In its day, the one-room school.
house served the nation very well
Gaumnitz says. It brought the three
Rs to every community, however
isolated, and it served as a com
munity center.
The trend, particularly in the last
two decades, has been to consolidate
rural districts, bringing in pupils by
bus, @
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28
Housing
New Hiah

A New Hig ii
The nations building industry
began construction of 100000 homes
in September-22 per cent higher
than the same months totals a year
ago.
The September total was only 300
homes shy of the postwar peak set
in May, 1948. It is especially notable,
says the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
because normally at this season
building starts decline in anticipation
of bad building weather ahead.
The 1949 building pattern differs
widely from last years. Last year
housing starts declined steadily from
May on; this year has seen an un-
broken, month-by-month rise since
January.
July and August also were record
breakers. AS a result, the first nine
months of 1949 have contributed a
total of 743,OOO new, permanent
homes and apartments. Farm homes
are not included in the BIS survey.
In the first half of the year, BIS
Statisticians say, rental dwellings in
buildings for two or more families
amounted to almost Is per cent of all
housing units started. This indicates
a growing measure of relief for fam
lilies unable to buy homes. A year
ago only about one-fifth of all home
construction was of the rental type.
If construction dips only slightly
this month, as housing officials antici-
pate, the 1949 total is likely to ap-
proach a million.
The value of September construc-
ton - housing and non-residential,
contract and non-contract-rose to
$1,9O2,0O0,OOO. BIS says this was
$9,O00O00 more than August and the
1949 peak in construction outlays.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28

Foreign observers will keep close
eheck on developments, pending the
Gnal verdict on appeal to the Supreme
Court.
Longest In History
The trial was one Of the longest
criminal trials in American history.
It lasted just four days less than nine
months. It was characterized by tao
tics Of delay, obstruction and dis
order, resulting in Jail sentences for
contempt, after the trials close, of
all five counsel for the defense.
Judge Harold R. Medina in his
charge to the jury pointed out that
the Communist Party, as such, was
not on trial. The II Communist lead
ers were tried under a provision Of
the Smith Act which makes it illegal
for individuals to conspire to advo-
cate or teach the overthrow Of the
government by force.
The jury deliberated seven hours.
The jury foreman, Mrs. Thelma Dial,
a Negro housewife, said: "We find the
defendants each and every one
Bul1tys
In his charge to the jury, Judge
Medina declared constitutionality of
the Smith Act was no concern of
theirs. That question of law will have
to be decided by the Supreme Court.
The Question of Law
The issue the Supreme Court will
have to settle is whether the Smith
Act, applied to the Communists as
members of a recognized political
party, abridges constitutional guaran-
tees of free speech.
Only two top leaders Of the "Po-
1itburo" of the American Communist
Party remain at liberty. They are
William z: Foster, 68, national chair
man, indicted but too i'll of heart dis
ease to stand trial, and Elizabeth
Gurley Flynn, named to the board
after the other leaders had been in.
dicted.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28
Mass Hysferio',

MOSS IIySICIIO
America is suffering a wave OF mass
hysteria over Communism, says Sen.
Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn).
Addressing $500 New York State
school teachers last week in Albany,
Sen. Humphrey declared that people
instigating this mass hysteria actually
are striking out against any manifesto
ton of independent, creative thought.
''These CommieS are just nuisance,
like feas on a dog" he said, adding:
eve see evidence of this witch
hunting in all sorts of loyalty investi-
cations, investigations of teachers, at
tempts to purge schools and to censor
schoolbooks. It is an insult to the
American people to tell them hand
full of zealots are capable of turning
America topsy-turvy."
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28
MY MORALES DowN-Lzr OUT MY UNiFoRM UNI 5i INCHES

Symington said the second docu-
ment is as false as the first and he
noted in it a disturbing similarity"
to naval arguments before the COM
mittee, even to identical quotations.
Symington read a letter from Frank
lin D'Olier, chairman of the US.
Strategic Bombing Survey, that the
document painted picture 'diametri-
cally opposed" to findings of the Off
cial government survey.
Other witnesses included Gen. Hoyt
S. Vandenberg, Air Force chief of
staff; Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Army
chief of staff; Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover, Gen. Omar N. Bradley, chair
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28
The Battle Of the Pentagon

THE battle of the Pentagon has
4 reached new intensity. The
Air Force and the Army got it's
chance this week before the House
Armed Services Committee to re-
ply to bitter charges that a clique
of strategists at the Pentagon was
Crippling the Navy and imperiling
national defense.
The Navy barrage of criticism had
been as devastating as an illustriouS
line. of admirals, past and present,
could deliver in almost two weeks of
testimony. They included Adm. Ches-
ter w. Nimitz, former chief of Naval
Operations; Adm. Raymond Spruance,
former commander of the Fifth Fleet;
Adm. William F. (Bull) Halsey, for
mer commander of the Third Fleet;
Adm. William H. P. Blandy.
United Front
Adm. Louis Denfeld, the present
chief of Naval Operations, went all
the way with his associates and sub
ordinates in condemning policies of
Secretary of Defense Louis A. John
son.
The Navy testimony made these
main points:
Cards are stacked against the
Navy in the present unificatiOn
lineup; the Navy is to be reduced
to a convoy status, the Marines to
a police force.
There is OveremphaSiS on the
B-S6, actually an inferior plane,
that can be bested in the air by
present Navy fighters.
The concept of an atomic blitz
through strategic bombing by land
based planes is inherently unSOund.
Anonymous Documents
Air Force Secretary Stuart Sym
ington led off for the rebuttal. He
charged a second anonymous docu-
ment is being circulated about the
country. The first one, circulated on
Capitol Hill last summer, charged ir-