davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1949-01-23

top raised. Jack tuned in rather revolving
hillbilly band and turned it on full blast. Ten
minutes later he inquired politely, DO you
like hillbilly music?"
Il detest it," she told him sweetly.
JACK shut it off instantly. "You must meet
a great many interesting personalities in your
line of work Do tell me more about it. -
Priscilla punched the radio on again, saw
agely.
That ended all talk until the Car pulled up
at an address on Flagler Street. Priscilla's
hand was on the door latch as it stopped. She
got out, said, Thanks" and walked rapidly
toward big Office building.
He stayed until she went inside. then moved
off slowly. A few minutes later the blue car
slid into an open space that commanded
Evening star., 1949-01-23

good view of the door through which Priscilla
had disappeared. Ten minutes later two men
emerged. One was loaded down with photo
graphic paraphe1nalia. The other, tall, rangy,
tired-looking, Jack judged to be over fifty.
Priscilla was following them. The older man
hailed taxi, and they drove off.
Jack Rutherford stepped on the starter of
the blue car and trailed the taxi till it turned
over the causeway to Miami Beach and then
drove rapidly north. 1t stopped finally. and
Jack waited discreet interval till Priscilla
and the two men disappeared in the direction
of the beach Then he got out and walked
thoughtfully toward the sound of surf.
Priscilla was draped on the sand when he
found her, pretending to be very interested
in the contents of large picnic hamper. The
two men were fussing with cameras. No one
seemed to notice him. so he said, Pardon me,
but I'm looking for sea shell"
Priscilla looked up, startled, and then
turned quickly away. The older man growled
sourly, Look. Mac. There's miles of this
beach," He took out a fold of yellow copy
paper and began making notes of the setting.
Jack murmured, Il didn't realize Id be
intruding," and retired to watch the proceed
ings. Once Priscilla's glance brushed his and
turned from his grin with blazing eyes. He lit
a cigarette and waited.
FINALLY it was over The sour man said to
Priscilla, you coming back with US, or do
you really know this character"
II really know him." Priscilla said.
Then, as the two men hurried to the taxi.
Jack put his hands on her shoulders and turned
her slowly till they faced each other. The
girls violet eyes were misty with angry tears.
Evening star., 1949-01-23


do it,
ped Her eyes held his but she did not
n as speak.
,ped Jack went on. when you got
out of my car knew had to see
you again if chased you all over
Florida"
You didn't have to follow and
make fool of me-"
L. How else could get look at
my rival, darling?"
80 Priscilla said, That stupid phone
NJ call was to say these shots had to be
" taken today couldn't do anything
but come. 1t was my biggest break
yet. When you got mad, Jack -.
it was pretty awful"
For me, too. You had me believing he
really was the man in your lfe!'
Il had to do it. You were so high and
mighty Il couldn't let you know how
How what? Go on" he teased.
She rummaged in her bag and brought out
a snapshot of tall boy in Navy blue. Il
swiped it from your mother"
Jack said with trace of shyness, Il used to
spend hours cutting out all the pictures of you
l could find. You were my pin-up, Priscilla. :"
Its not really love at first sight, then,
is it?''
Certainly not! I've been in love with you
ever since can remember.
Priscilla gave Jack a smile no billboard
would ever reproduce and lifted her lips. Its
your turn" she said. The End
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-29

In 1918 in a high school class
room, a 15-year old sophomore,
confused by discussion of the cal
endar, asked his teacher: "Didn't
the Caesars mess up the calendar"
She snapped back: do you
think you could make a better
one?"
The boy, Willard Edwards, went
home that night and thought up
six calendars, one of which he con-
sidered superior to any he knew.
One of them was up for discussion
by Congress. It was presented
to and received favorably by dele
gates at the world security confer
ence at San Francisco. Edwards
sees possibility that his per-
petual calendar soon may be the
international calendar.
Edwards, navy veteran OF
action i'm the Pacific, outlined
his plans for the calendar. 1t
would simplify the present sys-
tenn by switch that would
involve a change in only two
days.
In the Edwards perpetual calen-
dar, the year would have 364 days
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-29
MEASURED TIME

The ancient Egyptians were
among the first people to figure
out any so-called exact measure
ment of time: Their calendar of
365 days was divided into II periods
of 80 days each, with the remaining
five days tackled on to the last
period or month without any pro-
vision for leap years.
Actually, the solar year consists
Of 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes,
and 46 seconds. Consequently, .
well-ordered system of Leap Years
is necessary to keep the calendar
and the solar equinoxes congruent.
The Gregorian calendar, devised
and presented to the world in 1882
by Pope Gregory XIII, provides
that years divisible by four-ex-
elusive of the years numbering the
centuries-shall have 366 days, and
the century marking years shall be
leap years only if they are divisible
by four after the ciphers have been
removed.
This system guarantees the ac-
curacy of the Gregorian calendar
until. at least, $500 AID.
And if this accuracy Is unique,
the Moslem calendar is unique be-
cause of its inaccuracy-or rather,
its regressive accuracy.
The IL lunar months which COM
prise the Mohammedan year begin
with the approximate new moon
without any intercalation to keep
the months geared to the solar. equi-
noxes. Thus, the months retrogress
through the entire solar year in
about 3312 years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-29

plus New Years day completely
apart from any month or week. It
would be followed by Monday, the
first day of the year. There would
be IL months, falling into a regu-
larly rhythmical pattern of 80, 80,
81 days.
Monday, which psychologically
is regarded as the first day of the
week, would actually be first in the
proposed calendar.
Leap Year day, like New
Years day, would be an inter-
national holiday, completely
apart from any month. 1t would
come following Sunday, June
81.
Labor Day and Christmas, for
instance, would always be on Mon
day. With the possibility of fixed
Easter, there would be six three
day holidays. This, Edwards con-
tends, would be of great advantage
in planning vacations. transporta-
ton schedules, school terms, and
especially to business concerns.
And for those of superstitious per-
suasion, there would be no Friday
the 18th to worry about.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-29
IN @


The Stable of Bethlehem did not
in any way resemble the airy por-
ticos complete with plaster of
paris animals and adoring shep-
herds so dear to the heart of
modern Christendom.
With comfort increasing through
out the western world, the poverty
of the Nativity scene simultaneous
ly startles and fascinates us - as
perhaps Matthew, the publican,
was impressed by the story of the
Wise Men; and St. Luke, who had
been a ships doctor and probably
knew very little about shepherds,
was charmed by the shepherds
abiding in the field.
There was no room in the inn
that night, SO Jesus was born in
stable, a place of shelter hewn
into a rocky ledge of the Judean
countryside. It Was-cold and dark
and damp, and Judean travellers
frequently put up in such caves
welcomed rather than disdained
joint tenancy with beasts because
the breath of the cattle and the
heat of their bodies provided
little warmth, while the guests in
side the inn had no heat at all.
The cave, which was the birth
place of the Saviour, is now
grotto beneath Bethlehem's Church
Of the Nativity; and though fasci-
mated by the simplicity of the origi-
nal Nativity scene, Christianity has
been unwilling to maintain its pow
erty and has covered the entire
surface with costly ornamentation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-29
Ms~ De,k Qaim,
Santa Claus to Rs
A R,iivats Property

While the claim may cause the
rest of America to bristle, New
Workers. insist that Santa Claus is
peculiarly New York's own. Not
only did he land in Manhattan with
the Dutch settlers, they point out,
but for almost two hundred years
he never took his activities or pres
ents out Of New York state.
The New Workers advance some
interesting points to bolster their
contentious. They declare that in
the genial company of Washington
Irving, James Kirke Paulding and
Clement Clarke Moore, Santa Claus
gradually lost the grim, stern as
spect he wore when he arrived with
the Dutch settlers to the bulging,
benevolent mien he now offers.
1t was in New York, too, they
assert, that Santa acquired his
reindeer sleigh and his habit of
arriving on Christmas instead
of on the Dutch st. Nicholas
eve December 81. And thus, in
his New York panoply, he fin
ally found his way to all parts
of the United States, England
and even Australia and India.
Indeed, as the New Workers will
tell you, New York, as New Ans
terdam in the beginning, was dedi-
Gated to Santa Claus, or St. Mich
olas, by its Dutch founders. For
Santa Claus-or Sinterklaas, as it
is sometimes written in Holland
is of course only the centuries-old
pet name which Dutch children
gave to their patron and gift bring
er, the good Bishop St. Nicholas.
And it is said that the ship which
brought the first Dutch children to
Manhattan island bore his face as
figurehead.
From the first, too, his special
day of December 6, was set aside
with Christmas, New Years,
Easter and Whitsuntide, as one Of
the five chief holidays Of the new
colony, just at it had been in Hol-
land.
So, year after year, as regularly
as St. Nicholas eve came around in
New Amsterdam, in Breuckelen
(Brooklyn), in Fort Orange CAL
bany) and many other hamlets
above the icy Hudson, the children
in every good Dutch family gath
cred in expectant circle. For weeks
beforehand they had learned their
lessons and helped with the milking
and churning in an agony Of good
behavior. And now, all ready, they
sang their song to Santa Claus.
In the midst OF the song would
come q knocking at the door
and In would stride Santa Claus,
himself-not round and jolly,
but solemn and majestic In
trailing robes. LIN one hand he
might have q basket Of presents
or a purse, but in the other was
sure to be a birch rOd-an awful
warning to a naughty boy.
Santa questioned each child in
turn about his behavior in the year
just past and gave him a pat of
approval or a warning shake of the
head, as the record indicated. Then,
bidding them all look for presents
in the morning, the good saint sud-
denly flung a handful of lollipops
into the room and, in the ensuing
scramble, vanished into the night.
Then the children set out their
sabots, or later the great blue yarn
stockings made for the purpose.
However he did it-and the tale
varies in many 1ands-Santa Claus
got about, for in the morning over
the hearth steaming with waffles
and sausages and other good Dutch
fare, were the blue stockings bulg-
ing with apples, balls, dolls and
tops.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-12

good assist from the ensemble.
Less punchler Is part 2, but some
good solo pointing IL heard via
guitar and tenor sax.
Personally. have nothing
against artists who copy the style
OF another artist, but / do think
that they could develop n style
Of their own. The Five Scamps on
Columbia label are good 49, very
good. but on one disc you hear an
Ink Spot-ter and a Raven-lte.
Tunes are FINE LIKE WINE,
medium tempoed shuttle rhythm.
where BaAso James Whitcomb
sounds like the Ravens James
Kicks; and HOW NICE, In slower
tempo with sentimental lyrics.
On the latter side. Tenor Earl
Robinson makes like the Ink
Spots Bin Kenny.
A better pair by the scamps
are GOOD LOVER BLUES and
THE FISHING SONG. Lover"
rolls and hops along In good
fashion, though the vocal 10.
minds one Of Jimmy Rushing,
Count Basic mAlnstay. but pick
up on tho tempo, and the lyrics
on "FIshing." Evelyn Irvine
Joins the Scamps for this do,
taking the lead vocal with sup.
port from the Five. Not only In
Il bound TO please, but Il will
get many calls from those who
like blues ON the novelty side.
Another Columbia crew. Chris
Powell and the Five Blue Flames
get away In good fashion on the
novelty blues HOT DOG, an ode
to an American favoTitc. the one
time five-cent wiener. Some flip
comments start the disc off. and
there is a rouSing tenor solo dur
ing the break. Paired Is the fami-
liar pop tune LAST SATURDAY
NIGHT, fast paced jivey-tempoed
with more tenor playing Love
that heavy-voice OF Rosetta How
ard on her two latest Columbia
waxings OF IT WAS YOU and
SWEEP YOUR BLUES AWAY.
Rosetta goes along nicely on both
sides, but especially good is she
on her Admonition to start
sweeping"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-12
SHRINERS' AUXILIARY
PLANS PROGRAM FOR
DETROIT CONVENTION

DETROIT CAMP - Business
and pleasure are the highlights
Of plans for the convention OF the
Imperial Court-Daughters of Isis,
auxiliary to the Ancient Egyptian
Arabic Order Mobiles of the Mys-
tic Shrine, to be held next week
in Detroit.
Business sessions of the meet
ing, August 1920. will be held at
the Detroit Institute OF Arts.
Resolutions on world affairs and
the work Of women of the world
for peace and true democracy are
expected TO be passed.
On the social calendar. the big
event viii be the founding tea at
Kappa house, August II, in honor
Of the original Imperial court
held in Detroit in August, 1910.
Special honors will go to the
following past imperial comman-
dresses:
Mrs. Beulah L. Mckay, OKLA
homa City; Mrs. Elizabeth Graves.
Chicago; Mrs. Ursula Hines Bolts,
Minneapolis, MINI: Mrs. Sallie
Stockton, Washington. d. c.; Mrs.
Willie J. Bntton, Cincinnati, and
Mrs. Lille z. Powell, Jackson
vile, Fla.
Mrs. Ercelle Harmon Moore Of
Buffalo. N. Y. Is imperial COM
mandress Of the Daughters OF
Isis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-12
RATING THE
R z G 9 R D s
Dustin tho BIVss
BY J. Henry Randall

~SSB" wv 0b8NS
Let's take a look at the current
blues offerings and see what we
have. Victor. Columbia, MGM and
Exclusive-all have some nice
items which should excite even
those who do not especially care
for them. All are not blues In the
strictest sense Of the word. Some
are what I like 10 call ''indigoed
tints" - delicate. Ight-heaTted
blues.
For example, MGM's lone offer
ing L. that done by Ivy Willis
with instrumental assist. Ivy
takes q steady.moving. bouncy
HEN-PECKED PAPA. which has
a set of clever and humorous ly-
rics with just q hint OF the blues.
The rhythm section backing her
gives nice support, especially the
piano. Backing IL YOU TURNED
YOUR BACK ON ME, a vehicle
on which Ivy walls and shouts
the blues.
On Victor label. a couple OF
vets get away nicely on their re-
spectivo pairs. There's T-Bone
Walker with his guitar. Blues Is
T.Bone's business and he shows II
on the side called LONG LOST
LOVER BLUES. A wicked house
rent-party piano, muted trumpets
plus guitar and other ork sidemen
give body TO T.Bone's plant.
F1ipOver, YOU'RE MY BEST
POKER HAND, bounccs along on
n Shuftle-rhythmed beat. Tam
pa Red. with shuff1lng piano
rhythm. lays down a rugged
sound on COME ON If YOU'RE
COMING and pairs a chant with
ensemble assist, WHEN THINGS
90 WRONG WITH YOU.
Also Victor IL Eddie Sugar.
man" PenlgAF with two Of his
own compositions, EASY IA
by AND LOST AND BLUE.
Eddle's unique song styling IL
heard on "BIus," . scorchIe
blues. while on baby" Little
Miss Sharecropper, who sounds
. bic like Annie Laurie. takes
the vocal on . bouncey. shuttle
timed heat.
With Exclusive. Charles Brown.
with Johnny Moore's Blazers
cries n mournful tale on q 4 o
BLUES. an item penned jointly
by Baxter, the Moore's and
Brown. Paired In the blued plant,
I HATE MYSELF. Strictly in
Strumental 10 an item called
BLUES AT DAWN by Edgar
Hayes and his stArdusters. 4
bouncy-blued piano highlights q
part 1 and 2 sided excursion. with
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GAR. VETERAN

INDIANAPOLIS - Joseph Clo-
vese, 102, of Pontiac, Mich, may
be one Of the five surviving Union
Civil War veterans who win at
tend the s3rd and last encamp-
ment of the Grand Army Of the
Republic which meets here Aug
ust %.
There are only IT members now
remaining of the Army which to-
tailed $50, 900 some so years ago.
Clovese Is the only Negro left
in the group. A resolution was
adopted at the 194s meeting in
Grand Rapids, Mich. to make this
encampment the last.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-12
Almost About
Everything
By Percy vnlA

PLENTY o. PARAoRAPHS FoR TINE PRIcG o. oNFI
Leonard COINS New York Post learn
that Jackie Robinson and this weekend
Di6Agg0 the sister Kenny
hospital
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-12
Only One Morphine

oAAy OuS hVa fHAs@
There IL great need for improV'
Cd drugs Of the anAlgesie type.
such as morphine. which make
pain harder to feel by reducing
the perception Of pain In the brain
without blocking other nerve hne-
lions. Morphine. the most potent
anaigesic so far discovered, 10
hablt.formInE. and most other
available agents are relatively In
effective even IN large doses.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-12


Those should me MINNESOTA CEN.
TEAL EDITION Of tho Minneapolis Sunday Tribune
20, something long by
Northwest The largest edition MnneSoas history Of
hardly walt Tho 81 Paul Dispatch had theirs
n few months back and II n PEACH
Tho other day asked the
wall with pInhoads follow his progress It's
symbolic he explained Each pnhcad represents
and each Of my statesmen q pinhead." ...
The Iowdown the Billy Colbert Paul promOter)
Tho first reported that widows
did paid off money
but the boxing show receipts below
g. Paul hremsn failed their Job of selling cssS than $500
worth The clique boxing
than that Of those who boxing In the state
enjoyed Buddy LessrS (Cub Harry
RichmAn
My pal Ted BOlnek complimentary about my column
other night Az he continued mumbinG said:
Did its the first thing you every weekH"
II said" he answered ITS the thing every
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-12
NEWS


Divorces granted in Minneapo-
lis recently include:
Marion Smith Peery from Mel
son Pecry.
Arie Pullum from Selma Pull
lum.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-12
File No. 1896
ORDER FOR HEARING on
PETITION TO SELL LANDS

File No. 1896
ORDER FOR HEARING on
PETITION TO SELL LANDS
IN PROBATE COURT
state OF Minnesota, County OF
In Re Estate OF Mary LsmIrs,
Decedent.
IT Is ORDERED that all persons
Interested show cause. II any they
have, before this Court on Tuesday,
September 9Th, 1919, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ In the Court House In Minne-
apOlIs, Minnesota, why license
should not be granted to the rep
TesentatiVe Of said estate to sell
certain real estate described in the
petition OF the representative,
herein filed. This order shall be
published in the Minneapolis
Spokesman and copies thereof
mailed according to law.
CCourt SeaD
WITNESS the HON. JAMES O.
KEHOE, Judge Of Probate
Court. this eth day OF Aug
ust, ls4S.
Ernest r. LorenE,
Clerk OF Probate Court
Richard J. Parish. Attorney
4l79 West Broadway
RObbinsdale. Minnesota
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-12

make an appeal at the AStor hotel and two
theaterS in Harlem Saturday night -. A sec
ond wing which win be built, will be named
for Robbie -. Each win cost $4,000 ....
The idea Of having Robbie ask for c0ntrbu-
lions for the DiMRggio wing IL just another
demonstration Of democracy and good sports
manShip at work.
The sports pages Of the local papers didn't
say much about II but Vince Dundee. one-time
worlds mIddlcweight champion, died the other
week from taking too many punches around
ths head Billy Conn says that he won't
make q oomsback-he says: I'm wacIty
Oh Vra and a0fne peOple inSlst that boxIn0
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-12
THE ooSSIPLE TRUTH,

Al least Minneapolis daily sports writers shopping around
for employment they expect the way
Lena Horne tho darling Songsrcs starts at the Club Carnival
September Sign Washington Avenue hAberdashoy: 90
mo OUT OF BUSINESS . Flanagan has
hamburger shop In a. Paul Advice dept: Mra Jerry Egan
first preas you
OF them don't have about all the time
Recommended reading EBONY ,. plenty good
those interested sports NEGRO DIGEST go. Ralph
Bunchea piece grand reading Harry Ih head the
Roller Derby tells year breaking
We writing this Wednesday
sake we're picking CHARLES Who else there to Pck7
Harvey Century Camera and Record Shop Goldsn
local failure who suddenly began clicking
become sidewalk phoog My friend Eddie Schwartz remarked
his doctor doing well no
nothing with them" Abo ColmRn
except post card billing wrestling
champion Happy week
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-19

which time and place they will then
and there be publicly opened and read
aloud.
Plans and specifications are pm file
for inspection at the office of the
BOARD De TRUSTEES. at st. Mai
tin Consolidated School, Biloxi r. r.
D.. jackson County. Miss, or same
may be obtained from Donald J. Sim
mons. Consulting Engineer. Pasca-
goula. Miss. upon deposit of $500.
Bids must he submitted on the blank
proposal forms furnished with the
specifications and must be accompa-
MED by Cash, Certified Check, CASH
ler's Check or Bid Bond in an amount
equal to not less than Sc Of the total
amount bid This bid security shall be
made payable to the BOARD OF
TRUSTEES of the st. Martin Consol-
dated School. Jackson County. Miss.
and will he forfeited as liquidated
damages. not penalty. by any bidder
who is awarded the contract. and who
fails to execute a contract m furnish
hone as provided In the proposal and
within the specified time.
The OWNER reserves the right to
reject any and all bids. and to waive
By Order of the BOARD OF TRUs-
TEES of the ST. MARTIN CONSOLE
DATED SCHOOL, JACKSON COUN-
TY, MISS.
NAIF JORDAN
LOCKARD BROWN
AVERY SCARBOROUGH
Trustees.
At s-is. rs. ga. Q
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-19
MISCELLANEOUS
"a FOR SALE OR TRADE "a

BIG BARGAINS-For sale. at
916 Belair Street, PaScagoula,
Miss. See Rev. O. l.. West, one
lot l~00'xl90', 2 buildings, one
church building, 28'x40' stone
building, three room dwelling
house. 20'x30'. large living room.
bedroom and kitchen. also ~
screen back porch with running
water, all under fence. across
front white picket fence, large
chicken yard. 2 chicken houses,
good garden. All for 100000 or
will split the lot and sell separate,
church on one lot and dwelling
house on the other for 100000
each. Other things can be used
around place. 200 water hose in
fifty #. sections for $500, COM
mode $1,000; lavatory $500;
shower complete. $500; used lum-
Der 2x4. 2x6, Ike, $4,000; selling
for $4,000; 2 used rockers. $500;
2 used oil heaters for $1,000 each.
good window fan, $500; white
dinette set for $500; 8 church
benches for $3.50 each: 2 burner
oil stove for cooking use, $500;
venetian blind, 6x6' all steel for
$500. % 1t p 8-ls