davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily record., 1951-12-12
SERVICE, PLEASE

PAWTUCKET, r. I. = up = An
unidentified 7g-yesr-old Pawtuck-
ct man set for 20 minutes in a
closed but unlocked cafe at 2:45
2. m. before calling police to COM
plain: Nobody else is here and I
want one more drink"
The daily record., 1951-12-12
lynn NISBET:
Around
Capitol SquatQ

sections of wholly rural road, where
sections of highways are tempo
rarily blocked for purely local ex-
ercises. The North East river
bridge block was more aggravating
because there was no possible de-
tour-since the old road and bridge
were in process of demolition.
The daily record., 1951-12-12

investigation. Chase's body was
found slumped over his,-key...s =. He
was the victim of a heart seizure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
'Skeahan Trial Goes
To Jury Judge Laws
Fills In for Curran

After delay occasioned by ILL
ness of the original trial judge
the trial of Police Pvt. Michael
T. Skeahan was to go to Dis
trict Court jury today.
The ninth precinct patrolman
who is charged with shaking down
a Washington taXicab driver OF
$6.75 in the course of "compromis-
ing an unlawful act" went on
trial last week. Judge Edward M
Curran presided over the proceed
ings at the outset; but when ne
checked in sick yesterday. the
case was postponed indefinitely
Moreover, since Judge Currans
illness seemed likely to be pro-
tracted, declaration of a miStrial
was contemplated for a while.
Summations Presented.
Chief Judge Bolitha j. Laws.
however, decided to hear the re-
mainder of the trial, since all evil
dence already had been submitted
before the same jury and Judge
Curran.
Opposing Counsel John Lane,
for the Government, and Clifford
Alder, for the defense. presented
their summations late yesterday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20

and Judge Laws gave his final in
structions to the panel today.
Prosecutor Lane left the jury
with the admonition they should
convict Pvt. Skeahan, who had
put upon an honest cab driver
of mistaken integrity" Mr.. Lane
also pointed out that two OF the
defendants four alibi witnesses.
who had placed Pvt. Skeahan at
location some distance from the
scene at the time of the shake
down, possess criminal records.
Mr.. Alder seized on this state
ment by saying that witnesses
with criminal records would be
more likely to help convict a
policeman rather than defend
him.
Calls Witness mistaken"
The defense lawyer described
the complaining witness, Cleve-
land Mcmillan. of the 300 block
of Todd place NE. as IAN honest
witness all the way through. But
he was simply mistaken in his
identity of Pvt. Skeahan."
Mr.. Mcmillan has testified that
Pvt. Skeahan apprehended him
shortly after 4 am. on August
81 for having a bottle of whisky
on the rear seat of his cab. AL
though the hacker protested the
bottle had been left by a pas
senger, the policeman got in the
cab with him, ordered him to
drive off and ultimately ordered
Mr.. Mcmillan to pay him $6,75
for "collateral," according to the
complainant.
At no time during or since the
incident was Mr.. Mcmillan for
mally booked on any charge by
Pvt. Skeahan. These details con-
stitute the compromising an un-
lawful act" seldom-used statute
of the District Code.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
Bride Of Seven Weeks
Plans 10 Ask Divorce
From Franchot Tone
BY the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 20.-Tht
Iseven-week marriage of Franchot
Tone and Actress Barbara Paytor
is on the rocks, her attorney sale
today.
The lawyer, Robert S. FEEDER
said the couple quarreled bitterly
Sunday night and separated yes.
terday. He said he plans to file 9
divorce action soon, possibly next
week.
Mr.. FEEDER said he did not know
what the quarrel was about.
His client has moved out of the
apartment she shared with the
suave actor and is staying with
friends, he said.
Neither Mr.. Tone nor Miss Pay
ton could be reached for comment
They were married September
20 in Cloquet, Mimi. Barbara's
home town. shortly after Mr.. Tone
was released from a hospital here
He spent several days in bed re-
covering from a beating given him
by Actor Tom Neal in dispute
over the blond actress affections
Meanwhile, Mr.. Tone lost a
round yesterday in his legal dis
pute with ColumniSt Florabel
Muir.
He wants to question her In
connection with a contemplated
suit-he accuses her of listening
in on telephone conversations ne
had with Miss Payton-charging
libel and invasion of privacy. But
Superior Court ruled she won't
have to give a deposition in the
case at least until after Mr.. Tones
trial December II on charges Of
battery and disturbing the peace
These charges stem from q
night club encounter october 2s
during which, Miss Muir alleges
Mr.. Tone spat in her face anc
kicked her shins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
Fort Davis Citizen Group
Backs D. T.. Fireworks Bal

A proposed law to ban the use
sale and discharge of fireworks
in the District was supported last
night by the Fort Davis Citizens
Association.
In another action, the associa-
ton gave its Endorsement to sci
of housing and sanitary recon-
mendations drawn up by the
Southeast Washington Citizens
Association.
The association also voted tc
support one of its past presidents
Mrs. Edward B. Morris, in hel
candidacy for The Evening Star
Trophy. The award is made an
lnually to the member of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations
who is voted as having contributed
most to the District.
Sebastian Riccobono. president
conducted the meeting in the Ry-
land Methodist Church, Branch
avenue and S street Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
u. N. University Proposed
By ave 10 Train Leaders
By the kssocioted Press

The American Veterans Com
mittee today suggested setting VI
a United Nations university.
Michael Straight, AVG nationa
chairman. said the university
could train leaders in government
international law and the profess
sions to carry out the constructive
work of the United Nations.
He added that AVG will bring
up the idea at the second genera
assembly of the international
Federation Of War Veterans Or
carnations in Belgrade. Yugo-
slavia on November 27-30.
He said AVC's delegates, Cur
It's Campaigne. jr., Montclair. N. j.
and Phil Dreyer, Portland, Greg
will present the plan. The sug-
gestion came initially from Ed
min Lawson, chairman of the
AVG Champaign-Urban chapter
and a psychology instructor at the
University Of Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
Police Lieutenant Fined
$50 as Drunken Driver

A Washington police lieutenant
on annual leave was fined $50 and
costs and his license was sus-
pended for six months yesterday
on a charge of driving while
drunk in Point Pleasant, w. Va.
1t. August r. Helwig, As, of the
1900 block of Second street NE,
attached to the Sixth Precinct,
pleaded guilty, the Associated
Press reported. He told Justice
of the Peace S. A. Simmons in
Point Pleasant he was returning
to Washington after visit with
friends in Huntington, w. Va.
1t. HelWig was arrested yester-
day by Point Pleasant City Patrol
man A. NJ Harshbarger and Sher-
iff'S Deputy Robert A. Kayser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
S1-o-Month AIimony
Is Awarded to Wife
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 20.-Brad-
ford Murphy, 80, must pay his
Iestranged wife and former dane
ing teacher, Bergie Murphy, q
81 a month alimony.
The court fixed the low alimony
yesterday after Mr.. Murphy testi-
fed he is still paying 1888 a
month on dancing courses she
sold him.
Mrs. Murphy said her husband
deserted her last September after
three months of marriage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
MANY never
SUSPECT CAUSE
OF BACkACHES

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Don't neglect your kidneys if these eondi-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20

-dero styling in hond-
rJbbed lined ok. Feotures
tie conyeneot secret troy in
the base. Fully ceoor- uned.
Evening star., 1951-11-04
|Bendix No Actor
To Interview
" HtV NssoeIufeu FTeSs
HOLLYWOOD.

A4S69 " SSA'
Why studio publicity men have
ulcers or. an interview with Bill
Bendix.
Bill" begins the press agent
as BendiX and a reporter lunch
together. was a great success on
the New York stage before he
came to Hollywood
yeah" says Bendix. IT hold
a record. / was in II f1ops in
four seasons. In fact, I was only
in one play that lasted more than
10 days."
"Oh," interrupts the publicity
man, you were a struggling
young actor?"
Struggling? Let's face it. ]
was fiat on my back"
You we're interested though in
theater movements in those
days?"
"Only one-the WPA theater
I liked tn eat"
| The P A. quickly tried another
approach
you should see Bill in Detec.
tive Story It's the new Bendix-
the greatest role in his career.
Frankly" comments Bendix, g.
was just another cop" Then. turn
ing to the reporter:
why don't you guys interview
the fellows who make the head.
lines like Franchot Tone or Erro
! Flynn instead of dull character!
! like me-"
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Stamp News
By jones Woldo Fowcett

Ificially went out of existance; but
Mrs. Buck stayed on the job a
hit later to clean up at the
end Of an unusually busy day. A
flock of self addressed envelopes
had been sent in by collectors who
wanted the postmark denotirg
Trego's final stand.
France has honored decadent
poets of the 10th century in three
different portrait-type stamps
8fr, dark purple, Charles Pierre
Baudelaire t1821-1867l; l2fr
purple grey. Paul Verlaine 1844-
1880: 15fr, green, Jean Arthur
Rimbaud d854-18911. A 15fr. dark
brown. commemorative also has
been announced for George Clem-
enceau, French statesman, editor
and premier, who headed the
French delegation at the peace
conference at Versailles aftel
World War I.
The Associated Press Feature
Service reports: Portugal and it:
colonies honor the extension OF tht
Holy Year into 1851 and the recen
Catholic Congress at Fatima witt
new stamps. Portugal proper ha'
a set Of four. two designs-a dove
of peace and profile portrait o1
Pope Plus XII. The colonia
Evening star., 1951-11-04

stamps depict the statue Of Our
Lady Of Fatima in different colors
for the different territories repre-
sented-Cape Verde purple; Por-
Itugese Guinea light bown; Portu-
guese India, blue: Macau. red
purple; St. Thomas and Principal
tiles. blue; Timor. light blue; An
COLA. organge; and Mozambique.
red.
! India brought out four pictorial
postcards to commemorate the an
niversary of the birth of Mahatma
Gandhi on october 2. All the sub
jects are portraits, and imprinted
stamps are Of Ops. value.
The 1000th edition of Stamps
Magazine. edited and published by
Harry L. Lindquist. president of
the National Federation of Stamp
Collectors. 153 Waverley place,
New York City. will be published
November 10.
| In the November edition Of the
Postal Record there appears an
article entitled wheels Under the
Mail" concerning the use of mo-
tor scooters to hasten the delivery
Of postal matter. The idea, it
seems, is Ito take the load of the
letter carriers backs" Those yel-
low doodlebue contriyances we all
have seen running around town
represent one phase of "a rash of
experimentation" along this line
which perhaps may have interest
ing results in terms of increased
efficiency.
H. r. Harmer. Inc, 80 East
57th street. New York City, an
nounceS a three-day auction of
United States stamps and covers,
1870 -1940. November 10 to 81.
The General Services Admins
tration Stamp Club will meet in
Room 6340. GSA Building, Nine
teenth and E streets. NV. tomor-
row evening at 5. There will be
brief business session, followed
by a donation auction. Visitors
welcome.
/ The Woodbridge Stamp Club will
meet at 2206 Rhode Island avenue
| NE. tomorrow evening at 8. Wis
! itors are requested to ask for Louis
Tosti. jr., president. or w. r.
Douglas. secretary-treasurer.
I The Silver Spring Philatelic So
ciety will meet at the County AS
sembly Room, Colesville road and
Georgia avenue, Thursday even
ing at 7.
The Capital Precancel Club will
meet at the home of c. H. Evans,
l81l9 Hartford avenue, Silver
Spring, Md. Monday evening. No
vember II. at 8. Public invited.
Evening star., 1951-11-04

The Capital Precancel Club will
meet at the home of C. H. Evans,
81l9 Hartford avenue, Silver
Spring, Md. Monday evening. No
vember IL, at 8. Public invited.
Evening star., 1951-11-04

The new 2-cent postal cards will
be placed on sale in New York on
November 16 in connection with
the National Postage Stamp Show
at the list Infantry Regiment
Armory. sponsored by the Ameri-
can Stamp Dealers Association.
although the 2-cent rate does not
become effective until January /.
Collectors desiring first-day post
marks may submit orders at 2
cents each to the postmaster,
New York, N. Y, but they must
Iinclose covering envelopes suitably
addressed with postage affixed at
the rate of 3 cents for each 10
cards requested.
According to Stamps Magazine.
about 10000 mail orders for United
Nations stamps" had been re-
Iceived before the first day of sale,
October "a. and the average order
was for $40 worth of the Stickers.
The post Offices at San Reno
ISenigallia and Riccione, Italy, re-
Gently were using special cancella-
tions for philatelic exhibitions, but
these now have ceased to be avail
able.
r. M. Van SAINT. director Of pub
lie relations for the B. g. O. rail-
road. says: 1.-THE Baltimore and
Ohio was the first common carrier
railroad to be chartered, built and
operated In America, and it has
operated under the same charter
and the same name since 1927
Historians generally are agreed
that the founding of the B. g. o
was the beginning of the great
continental railroad system exist
ing in America today" He also
says" Today, the B. & o. has 5000
miles of right-of-way. 1900 miles
of track. and operates in 13 States
and the District of Columbia.
The B. & o. stamp. announced by
Postmaster General Jesse M. DON
aldson on October Is, will go or
sale February %. the 125th ami.
versary of the granting of the
charter.
| An AP dispatch from Trego. Md.
dated November /. said: Post.
master Mabel E. Buck turned of
the light in her little office here
last night, and the Trego. Md.
postmark became collector.
item. At 6 p. m. the post office
which had served Washington
County residents since 1895, of.
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Early Christians
Liked Baseball
Rv ,he A,,n,;o,aI pr.,,
HOLLYWOOD.

One of the more fabulous sights
around town at World Series time
was group of early Christian
martyrs, Roman soldiers and
slaves watching the ball game via
television in Caesars Palace.
1t happened on the set of AN
drocles and the Lion" in which
Victor Mature is one of the stars.
Vic owns a television store and
set up several sets for the series.
Vic is no dummy at making a
buck. He disclosed this week that
he sold 104 sets around the lot
as a result Of the series.
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Many Ways Open
HOLLYWOOD.


HOLLYWOOD.
Judy Holiday made a dream
come true the hard way.
She once applied for the job OF
understudy to Betty Field in the
Broadway hit. Dream Girl"
Turned down. she instead took
the part Of Billie Dawn in Born
Yesterday" That role made her
a star of both the stage and
movies. Offered parts in new
plays, she turned them all down
recently to star on Broadway and
the stiawhat circuit in a revival
of Dream Girl"
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Coming Attractions

|
Stage.
| NEW GAYETY-"The Moon
Is Blue" with Colleen Gray,
starting November IL.
| Screen.
| AMBASSADOR-"The Tanks
| Are Coming" with Robert
Boon, starting Thursday.
| CAPITOL-"The Man With a
| Cloak" with Barbara STAN
| wyck, starting Thursday.
| COLUMBIA The Desert
| Fox" with James Mason.
starting Thursday.
DUPONT The Emperor's
| Nightingale" with an all
puppet cast. starting We'd
| nesday.
KEITHS-"The Racket" with
| Robert Mitchum, starting
| Wednesday.
METROPOLITAN - Dear
Brat" with Mona Freeman.
| NATIONAL Double Cross
bones" with Donald O'Con-
nor, starting Friday.
PALACE An American in
| Paris" with Gene Kelly.
| starting Wednesday.
WARNER The Tanks Are
| Coming" with Robert Boon,
| starting Thursday.
Evening star., 1951-11-04

The Woodbridge Stamp Club will
meet at 2206 Rhode Island avenue
NE. tomorrow evening at 8. Wis
itors are requested to ask for Louis
Tosti. jr.. president. or w. r.
Douglas, secretary-treaSurer.
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Offenses Named
On Actors Cards
BY The Associated Press
HOTJvWONn

, bY Ns NsSoeiuEed FFeSs
HOLLYWOOD.
Warden Clinton Duffy of San
Quentin gave the same identifl-
cation cards to the cast of MY
Six Convicts" as those given in
mates. The film was made on
location in the famed prison.
After the line "offense" on the
cards, a one word accusation fol-
lowed on the movie peoples cards
Actor"
Evening star., 1951-11-04

The Silver Spring Philatelic So
ciety will meet at the County AS
sembly Room. Colesville road and
Georgia avenue, Thursday even
ing at 7.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
sistant pastor of Metropolitan

sistant pastor of Metropolitan
Church.
DR.. j. Walter Carpenter, pastor,
will deliver the dedicatory mes
sage.
The edifice is named in men,
DRY of Rev. John Compton
Ball, pastor of the church from
1908 to 1914, and pastor emeritus
from 1914 until his death last
April.
The building is five-story
structure, three stories of which
comprise the new addition. Each
Of the three floors has an assem-
bly, room, seating approximately
$50 persons, and 20 classrooms.
The Metropolitan Church traces
its origin to 1869 when Mrs. Celes-
tia A. Ferris opened her home on
East Capitol street to a small
group for the purpose of starting
"a Baptist church and Sunday
School. Two years later a Bible
school was organized in a small
frame building at Seventh and A
streets NE, now occupied by the
Church of the Nazarene.
On May 81. 1874, the Metro
politan Baptist Association, pre-
cursor of the present congregation,
was formed with Al persons. Three
years later the present site was
bought for $1,000 and a small
chapel was built for $4,000,
much Of the work being done by
members.
The church was organized Feb
Evening star., 1951-01-27

ruary 81, 1873, with 81 members.
The Rev. Stephen H. Mirick, first
pastor, received $3.50 a week for
preaching two sermons on Sum-
day and holding a mid-week
prayer meeting.
His successors were DR.. Joseph
w. Parker, 1879-1882;; the Rev.
William M. Ingersoll, 1882-84; the
Rev. William H. Young, 1885-9O,
during whose pastorate second
building was constructed and
dedicated on April s, 1888; the
Rev. Green Clay Smith, 1891-95,
figure of national prominence;
DR.. Granville S. Williams, 1896
1908; DR. Ball, 1903-44, and DR..
K. Owen White, 1944-49.
In 1911 the earlier buildings
were torn down and the present
one erected. During the period
of construction the congregation
Worshiped in a tent across the
street In 1927 the first two stories
of the present educational build
ing were erected.
The present pastor, DR.. Car
penter, is native of Uniontown,
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Inner Mission Society
To Hold Seminar for
Lutheran Workers

A seminar on social, chaplaincy
resettlement and community serv-
Ice programs will be held for pas
tors and workers by the Lutheran
Inner Mission Society at 2 pm
Tuesday in the Lutheran Church
OF the Reformation. 212 East Cap
itol street.
Topics to be discussed, and the
speakers, will be THE Role of the
Church Agency in Social Welfare, >
the Rev. Henry j. Whiting, execu-
tive secretary. Lutheran Welfare
Society of Minnesota; Counsel
ling the Emotionally Disturbed
Person." the Rev. Ernest Pruder
Protestant chaplain, st. Eliza
beth's hospital.
"The Resettlement Program of
the Lutheran Church." Kenneth
Senft, resettlement consultant,
Lutheran Inner Mission Society,
and 'The Church's Responsibility
to Armed Forces Personnel" the
Rev. Kenneth Ahl, executive Sec
retary, Armed Services Commits
sion, Lutheran Church-Missouri
Synod.
The Rev. Donald F. Bautz, ex-
ecutive director of the Washing
ton Lutheran Inner Mission So
ciety, will preside.
The society will hold it's annual
dinner at $50 pm. at the church
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Chaplain Mize to Speak

Army Chaplain Edward M. Mize
will be the speaker at a Sunday
Evening Club meeting of ST.
Thomas Episcopal Church at 8
pm. tomorrow in the parish house
Chaplain Mize will talk on 1.-The
Church in Japan"
Evening star., 1951-01-27
|Vesper Service Set
For Catholic Youth

More than 1900 boys and girls
from 80 Catholic parishes in
Washington are expected at the
vesper service of the Catholic
Youth Organization, Washington
Archdiocese, at pm. tomorrow
in st. Matthews Cathedral.
The Rev. Edwin A. Luckett,
executive director of the organiza-
ton, will welcome the boys and
girls.
Preacher at the service will be
the Rev. Raymond Cahill, an as
sistant at st. Jerome's Catholic
Church, Hyattsville, Md.
The Most Rev. Patrick A..
'O'Boyle, Archbishop of Washing
ton, will preside and celebrate the
Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment. Special prayers for world
peace will be said.
Evening star., 1951-01-27

District Baptist Convention: the
Rev. Frank B. Burress, pas
tor Of Fountain Memorial Bap-
tist Church; the Rev. Frank
l.. Squires,' pastor of Cove
nant Baptist Church, and the
Rev. William F. Doverspike, as
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Christian Endeuvor
To Mark 10th Yeur

The 10th anniversary of found
ing of the Christian Endeavol
Union will be celebrated at a ban
quet at $50 pm. next Friday in
Calvary Baptist Church. DR.
Norma D. Farmer, Presbyterian
medical missionary to India, will
Sp ak.
A special broadcast in observ-
ance of the anniversary will be
presented at pm. tomorrow over
Station WCFM. The broadcast
to be given by the District OF
Columbia Christian Endeavol
Union, will be called Youth Seeks
an Answer"
Evening star., 1951-01-27
By Cospor Nonnes

Another forward step in the
growth of historic Metropolitan
Baptist Church will be signalized
at 3 pm. tomorrow when the
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Frazer Is Reelected
By D. c. Bible Society

George B. Fraser, a member OF
Chevy Chase Baptist Church, has
been reelected president of the
Washington City Bible Society
it was announced today.
Other officers reelected were
George E. Harris, vice president;
Junior F. Crowell. treasurer; John
A. Paterson, jr., recording secre-
tary, and DR.. Page Etchison
executive secretary. Arthur H
Ford and Frederick G. Umhau
were reelected to the board OF
directors. The local society. an
affiliate of the American Bible
Society, has headquarters in the
Washington Building.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Russell Putnum to Speak

Russell L. Putnam of Chicago
will speak at a family night meet
ing at 6 pm. tomorrow in Sher-
wood Presbyterian Church, 1902
Twenty-second street NE. Mr.
Putnam, an aviator in World War
I and a public relations officer in
World War II at Cairo. Egypt, will
| talk on Political and Economic
| Life in the Near East"
Evening star., 1951-01-27

n e W ly COM
pleted $25O,00O
John Compton
B a ii Educa-
tional Building,
adjoining h e
church at Sixth
and A streets
NE, will be
dedicated.
Those taking
part in the
service will be
DR.. M. Chand-
Ter Stith, eX-
ocIJtiUe caoro.
tary of the
Evening star., 1951-01-27
I'Con Religion HeoI?'
lis HASTINGS Topic

DR.. j. Warren Hastings, minister
of National City Christian Church,
will return to his pulpit for the
service at 1880 am. tomorrow.
DR.. Hastings, who will speak on
Can Religion Heal?" has re-
turned from a preaching mission
in Florida.
DR.. Paul Douglass. president
of American University, will speak
in the church's social hall, 1906
Vermont avenue NV, Thursday
following a dinner at 6:15 pm.