davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1951-11-14

leagues DIS. well as MS COnStltu
ents; and the service he has
rendered is worthy Of recog-
milton.
In building such an out
standing career Of public
service, DR.. Canegata has es-
tablished himself as an impor-
tant influence in the life Of
Virgin Islanders. How much
that influence has meant to
the average man and woman
In the community, is self evil
dent by the esteem in which
he IS held by all.
The achievement of DR..
Canegata does not confne it.
self to the Virgin Islands and
Virgin Islanders alone, it is a
tribute to Negroes everywhere
His distinguished career in the
field of medicine and his pub
lie service to his native land
should be an inspiration to the
youth of the Islands. The
countless numbers of them
now enjoying the benefits Of a
modern system of higher edu-
cation, the practice of law and
medicine, as we'll as several
other fields of endeavor, their
success was made possible by
the unselfish and untiring eff
ports of this eminent public
servant.
It is high time that Virgin
Islanders find time to acknow-
ledge the long and distinguish
ed public service rendered BY
this worthy son Of the soil, by
%honoring him in a manner
exemplary to his station. What
could be more fitting than a
testimonial dinner in his honor
at which a resolution should
be adopted and sent with the
signature of thousands Of we'll
wishers to the Council to have
Company Street renamed
"Canegata Avenue" in honor
of the man who has undoubt-
edly owned more property on
this street than any other sin
gle Individual. His contribu-
ton to the social, political,
educational, and economic
progress of the Islands war
rants that he be accorded such
a tribute.
, 1951-04-14

the excess poundage off by his
next match. This won't be easy.
Old-timers will remember what
happened to the great Joe Cans
when he was weakened in his
training for the championship
fight with Battling Nelson.
Realizing his difficulty in MAX
ing the weight, Ike has decided
to take the winner of the coming
Johnny Bratton-Kid Gavilan match
following his fight with Carter.
According to his manager, Ike will
sign for the bout with the winner
and will go out to step up the lad
der in the boxing class with his
eyes on the welterweight title.
LARRY DOLBY is BACK in the
Cleveland Indian lineup and will
be ready for the opening game
Tuesday. This good news for
manager AL Lopez, who is still
out the big Luke Easter. How
, 1951-04-14

ever, the work of Orestes Minoso,
the Cuban flash, has proven how
valuable he will be to the Tribe
in the 1851 pennant race. His
latest feat was a fifth-inning
grand-slam Larry Jansen with the
bases loaded in the Indian-Giants
game Thursday. Larry also hon.
cred with none on in the second
inning. For the Giants, Monte r.
vim sent two out of the park for
his seventh and eight homers of
the exhibition series. Johnny Van
Dermeer is trying a come back
with the Indians. He was given
a chance on "trial basis" but did
not last more than n inning,
giving up seven hits and five runs
to the Giants in the fourth.
TWO UP-AND-COMING heavies
Continued On Page 4
, 1951-04-14
SPORYRENEW
By JIMMIE N. JONES

Lightweight Champ Ike Williams has outgrown
his class and may be forced to give up the title and
try in the welter class, according to his manager
Blinky Palermo, who realized the trouble the
champion will have in making the 1876 pounds for
his coming title match with Jimmie Carter on May
Is.
Although he made a wreck out of Fitzie
Pruden the other night in Chicago Stadium, when
the lightweight king entered the ring at las Y,
some 10h pounds over the limit for his class, he
is still recognized as a lightweight and must take
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08
IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK
6-TWENTY-F FIVE YEARS AGO-1926

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO-1926
30rod Thomas London District Prince OF Peace Dec
lanation Springfield
May Fischer Springfield former rector Trinity
Episcopal Church. of Bachelor of Divinity from
Rochester N. Y Theological Seminary
1Kogcr High Street London robbed IN daylight
June lEcven persons near taking pasr
for rabies after mad dog.
Ella county
auditors office candidacy for office of auditor
Adkins Sterling honored by Mt Sterling Lodge
F. & A. NJ Had been a member of lodge for So
June Father William Clark pastor OF St Patrlcs Chuh London
celebrates Silver Jubilee Church Twenty-Five priests
friends of the ceebrant sanctuary.
3London High Seniors play The New Poor
for pleasure residents of Ohio Masonic Home Springfield under
auspices of London Council r & S M.
June 4-Dr G. Gallagher Sc, of Mt Sterling dies
June 5London High School Alumni attended by ESQ
5wo blocks of Second Street London
pleted, opened for traffic
dscontinuance
business Farmers Bank West Jefferson appointed to
1941-TEN YEARS AGO-1941
29ondon School faculty
H 80 with handsome gold
dinner Ninshal
j. j. Hartley chairman Grade school him with kodak
May 3OWheat marketing approved by 705
Madison county farmers who baloted
30Crowd 2500 Memorial
Madison County fairgrounds
May 3Edwin spelling meeting
Madison Banner Grange, South Solon
June London High School graduate 68 Seniors.
r Winchester WKBv Richmond
Ind resigns position studio engineer with WBNS Column
bus.
3-Rev Hickey, Church by
conference
Chapel Cemetery jefferson resting
Alder white
Mrs Edith
and Alder
ton Joseph Rachel Harbage Sephensons parents
Johns Lutheran
school, Andrew Schlling, pastor
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Lawrence Z. Laybourne, guard
ian of person and estate of Anna
B. Foos to Mason NJ. Daily and
Leah w. Daily, property corner of
East Fourth and Elm Streets, ST.
100.
Carl j. Frey ct al to Thomas
Neeshan, 1888 acres in Jefferson
township.
Carl ]. Frey ct al to Merriman
Cement Products, Inc, 9.6 acres
in village of West jefferson.
Robert E. Chapman and Le-
more Chapman to Arthur c. Mum
and Julia ]. Mum, lot 35 in Cappy
Jackson addition village Plain
City.
F. E. Rosnagle and Mary S.
Rosnagle to Lee McNeer and Mae
McNeer, or acre in village of
London.
Grace v. Butt to Charles Hart
man and Maudie Hartman, lot 6
in D. D. Dominy's addition to VIII
lage of Plain City.
James r. Smouse and Georgia
F. Smouse to Albert Pruitt and
Rosie Lee Pruitt, 1900 square feet
in Union township.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08

WELL, FATHERS DAY APPROACHETH and
the 'pajama manufacturers are happy. mot that we
don't like pajamas) The present day maker has
plans for EN-. The new jobs can be worn on the
beach or at a resort. Used to know q man who had
q plant up in Michigan which made thousands of
pajamas per day. Made more tops than bottoms,
though since the South American trade buys tops
almost exclusively They wear pajarna tops
instead of shirts or coats and the more color
full, the better!
SEE BY THE PAPERS THAT MAD MAN
MUNTZ OF West Coast auto fame is now market
ing what is called "Muntz Jet The will do
100 MPH. and uses a gallon Of gas every 1s
miles. What gets" us is that with all the bally-
hoo about safety manufacturers still produce cars
with ever increasing speeds
PLEASANT NOTE IN CRIME Is to be found
up at Cleveland. The city has two CORRECTIONAL
institutions appropriately named Blossom Hill
School, and "Hudson Boys Farm" (Warden,
warden, warden, pin nell
RITA HAYWORTH Is THE FIRST GAL we ever
heard of who into Ally and came out with
the Khan filled with three million frog-skins!
LAST WORD MOI
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08
New York's Price Cutting
Sweeps Into New Sectors

west chain, announced a three
day sale with the worlds lowest
prices"
Reductions included: Sunbeam
Mixmaster to S33.33 from the
fair trade price of S46.50: Ronson
Lighters to S3.95 from $3.50. and
Motorola Television sets to S179.95
from $219.95. Some New York
stores, before stocks were ex-
hausted, sold mixmasters at $26.-
So last week.
At San Francisco, prices were
reported leyeling off at the re-
duced tags put on, while suburban
shops joined in dropping prices in
hopes of keeping their customers
from flocking to city stores.
When a drug store in Omaha
cut prices on some electrical ap-
pliances, an appliance store SER
ved notice it would '1neet or beat"
any advertised price.
0then aitiesa hat got into the
FIGHT included Sewarls. y j.. md
Baltimore, Md.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08
ADVICE TO LAST
YEARS JUNE GRAD

studied freedom of the press.
What do I have to do with free
dom of the press now? I type
cards for a newspaper library
index"
And with that the blonde walk
ed over to her own typewriter and
put in an index card.
The poor mans philosopher
scratched his head. Then he pull
ed out the sheet of paper and put
in new one. ITO the college
graduate of 1885," he typed.
Dear Joe" he went on. You
have been out of college a year
now, and perhaps the world
doesn't hold quite the rosy hue it
did the day you left your alma
mater.
You probably have a job, but it
seems small and unimportant to
you, and grubby duties irk you.
The life you studied to prepare for
at college doesn't seem as excit-
ing as you had expected. Maybe
you yearn for a larger role.
Bat remember, Joe. you're
still on a shakedown cruise. An
attorney isn't usually elevated to
the U. S. Supreme Court in II
months after he leaves law school.
Nor does the Navy turn over its
battleships to Annapolis graduates
of the year before.
Getting ahead in life is still
a matter of painfully climbing
steps not series of high
jumps You learn by yearning and
doing.
1T takes lot of years and
bruises to translate your college
dreams to reality. The main
thing is to keep up your courage
and your sense of direction :
and not to let the friction of small
disappointments fret those dreams
to tatterS.
Quick success is more likely
to make you cynical than happy,
Weeds grow faster than oak trees,
but they never grow as high or
last as long. Don't give up Joe,
just keep on giving the best you
have, and you'll get the final pay
off you deserve"
The poor mans philosopher
then got up and went into the
mems room. He looked at his
balding head in the mirror
Why" he muttered, doesn't I
someone give some advice to the
college graduate of 1892"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08
BY JOHN RoEBURT

folded newspaper from his coat
pocket. He opened it and handed
it to Jigger.
It was a page three report.
Jigger WINGED reading it. The
headline said, Taxi Driver Held
for Murder Questioning" The vim
dicating word Released" appear
ed in the bottom-most small-print
paragraph, in the anti-climactic
style of American journalism.
Red said, Nov turn the page"
Jigger complied, and Reds
finger pointed. rs this your der
elicit"
Jigger stared, nodding slowly
as he studied the picture. The
picture was a blur of crowded
effects. probably the work of a
amateur photographer luckily on
scene, 1t was drab street scene
Ia policeman, an inferno, a queue
of shocked onlookers, and a man
posed lifelessly on an ambulance
stretcher. The man was the dere-
lict who had solicited him in the
rain.
The caption on the picture read,
Unidentified Man Victim of Mys.
terry Assault" A brief summary
below the picture was all there
was to the story. This read, "A
shabbily dressed man was found
unconscious in an areaway near
West Houston and Varick Streets
early this morning. Police are
at loss for motive for the as
sault."
Jigger's eyes shadowed thought
fully. Murder, and attempted
murder. Someone had bludgeoned
the derelict of the trunk.
Now what ?"
I'm going to nose around
Bellevue, find out how bad that
derelict is, how badly battered.
You hike over to the Morguc:
keep watch there until / join
YOU"
why the Morgue 2"
Because a corpse is the center
of gravity. Especially an unidenti-
fled one. See who she draws, and
jot down what you see"
/ can guess Red shifted.
Jigger handed the note to Red.
"Fished this out of the Anne
Brown mailbox.'
Red said thoughtfully, Funny
the police overlooked the note"
Maybe they didn't" this was
the latest of a dozen tentative the
ries, each cancelling its predeces-
sor.
Red looked puzzled. Il don't
understand" 81
THE note may have been drop
ped in the mailbox after the po-
lice search.
You mean the signer M didn't
know she was dead?"
Jigger hoisted a shoulder. Il
mean I don't know what / mean"
(To be continued)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08
y 80 al
e OUR
l TOWN

MOE AND JOE WERE OUT FISHING. Sudden
" Joe got bite and yelled to his companion r.
Moe / think / got haddock" Said Moe, ven,
w don't you take aspirin2
WHITTLING is AN ART WHICH .SOOTHES
THE MIND. Fellow up in New England sat whit
ling the other day When he placed his cracked
briar in his mouth, he forgot to put down his
knife He started to light said pipe by striking the
match on his leg. Knife cut him from here to herel
ONE or THE MOST ovEHWoRkED express
sons we've ever heard is Weep" Frankly, we are
Just plain tired of hearing the word and about
the owner of this monlcker
ODD, THING THAT NEW DICTATORs AL
WAYS USE THE SAME OLD LINE Every phony
has likened himself to God in some way or another
Latest Heavenly Body" is dictator Peron Of Argen-
tina about whom his wife. Eva. has this to say
"lPeronl is God for US so muen that we cannot
conceive Heaven without Peron ! he is our SUM-
our air. our water, our life. There can only be one
Pero1" Remember Mussolini and Adolph?)
bob Denyes says that old automobile statesmen
never die they Just trade away!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08


mails ?"
Neither" replied the home
made sage. 4 am about to de-
liver myself to my annual message
to June graduates you know,
a kind Of invitation to the new
world they are about to enter. +"
The nose of the pretty girl
crinkled in blonde disapproval
Whats the matter?" asked the
philosopher, unrasily. Don't you
approve"
No I don't, said the young
blonde firmly. Every year you
give advice to the June graduate.
So do at least 10000 other Co
lumnists, editorial writers and
commencement speakers. Then
what happens? You all promptly
forget them every one of you"
What do you suggest ?"
Well, why don't you give some
good advice to college graduates
who've been out six months or a
year? nobody ever thinks of them
and their troubles.
Such as ?"
Such. as the problem of ad-
iusting their ideals to the con-
difions of the market place" said
the young lady. TN college
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08

NEW YORK, ,-tPl- Price-cut-
ting spread to new sectors of the
nations retail front today, stim-
'ulating the public appetite for
bargains.
Shoppers swept into big New
York department stores tor the
sixth day of the local price war,
and grouped about harried sales
clerks.
But with many items sold out,
the hectic pace of previous days
in the housewares and mems
clothing departments eased a bit.
Emphasis shifted from the elec-
trio mixers and toasters that
were main targets of early buy
ing. to other articles such as
watches, pens. percolators, phono-
graph records and larger appli-
ances.
Across the nation, sporadic out
bursts of cutting of former fair
trade" fixed prices occurred.
At Oklahoma City. where a
drug chain had dropped prices
on all electrical home appliances
25 per cent, Katz Drug. a south
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08

George John Holland of Lon
don, received the degree of Bach
elor of Science in Aeronautics
from Saint Louis University, June
fifth.
lie was among the 1910 persons
graduating, from Saint Louis Uni
versity at the 135rd Commence
rnent Exercises.
United States Secretary of La
Dor Maurice o.. Tobin gave the
commencement address, and the
Rev. Robert c. Hartnett, S. j.,
editor-in-chief of America, ma
tional Catholic weekly review,
spoke at Baccalaureate services
June 4.
The June graduates included
students from 80 states and ten
foreign countries.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08

Jigger looked fruitlessly into
pale, hard eyes that were unblink-
ing and unrevealing. Had his coup
at the mailbox been observed, he
wondered uneasily.
What brings your" Prescott
inquired.
Thought maybe if you'd loosen
up on procedure, l might catch
something in the Anne Brown
flat you fellows missed"
What's your interest-if as
you said last night you just hap
pened to haul trunk"
Vanity, or self-justification
maybe; or even maybe cops and
robbers hangover from kid days .
Jigger grinned. Take your pick. "
Prescott looked at him coldly.
Some other time" he said. Il
make it a practice never to pick
while blindfolded.
Jigger shrugged and saundered
off, aware of Prescott's eyes on
his back.
The Imperial came to a jolting
stop adjacent to sign that read
CHRISTTES HAND NJ AD E
JEWELRY, NOVELTIES. A low
crease legend announced: Your
Original Portrait BY A Famous
Artist, S1.00 up" Christie's West
Third Street store-studio show
window was Uttered with trinkets,
jewelry, and oddments Christie
scavenged from Thrift Shops,
Salvation Army stores, auction
rooms.
A tinkling bell announced Jig
gers entrance. Christie was hump
ed over a work table, working
sandpaper over the base of a
china figurine.
Christie smiled crookedly;
"Scraping the Made in Japan off.
He set the figurines on a shelf
What was prewar Japan at a
dollar a dozen, is now period
china at ten dollars apiece"
Jigger forced a smile-He had
an abiding contempt for this
penny-ante chiseler. Can I have
a minute, Christie? l want you
to sketch a bum / ran into last
night"
Christie looked quizzical. "All
got was quick impression,
Jigger said. II want you to sketch
and keep sketching from my de.
scription, until we get a likeness.
The doorbell tinkled. It was
Red.
Jigger drew him aside. Find
out anything, Red?"
Nothing you already know.
Red yawned. You could have
taken the word of the police fol
everything, and saved me the eff
forts. Except for the fact of q
corpus delicti, Anne Brown is {
myth"
THAT leaves US where we were
Stymied, until we find the dere'
lict who loaded the trunk on my
cab"
Red grinned slyly, then took
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08
AP Nswstseivrss

] Chapter 4
1t was just about 10 am. when
Jigger shut off the motor of the
Imperial just around the corner
from Charlton Street lie walked
the sun-stained sidewalks rapidly
and then, as number SO came
closer, watchfully.
The letterboxes, eight in all,
four to side, were government
standard, each set opening with a
master key in the letter carriers
possession. Jigger read the names.
There were seven, with one slot
Enthusiastically the Anne Brown
box.
Jigger peered through the holes
studiously, angling his bulk SO
that the gray daylight in the hall
touched the letterboxes. He saw
sornethinga white surface.
He struck a match, manipulated
with care, held its flame briefly.
A folded paper, like note, lay at
the bottom of the box just below
eye level.
There were sudden sounds vi
brating in the building.
Jigger started to leave; an in
advertent meeting with the police
would be red-faced moment. But
the scrap paper, or note, was
fixed in his imagination.
As he hesitated, the portly
mailman entered the hail. nodded
a preoccupied greeting, then set
his. master key in the box panel
on the east wall.
Jigger plunged through his
pockets, in sham search.
Damned if / can ever find that
key"
The mailman obliged with o
conmiserating look, and COM
menced to drop letters into in
dividual boxes. Jigger reached
into the end box and closed his
fingers on the scrap paper The
carrier looked questioningly.
Note left by my sister last
night Jigger smiled apologeti-
cally. Misplaced the key and
couldn't get into the box"
The carrier banged the master
lid shut, then pointed to letters
engraved above. Write these
people for new key. Tell them
your number"
Jigger nodded gratefully, his
curiosity spilling over as he
watched the carrier complete his
chore at the west wall. He opened
the note covertly as the carrier
crossed the street to the odd
numbers.
It was a typewriter note that
read: sS.W. BACK LATER M
New sounds in the building
drew closer. They were footsteps,
coming too rapidly upon him for
organized retreat. Jigger pocketed
the note hastily
Hello, Jigger,9
The detective was affable, too
affable. I'm Prescott-Captain
Prescott, of Homicide"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08
Period Of Silence
Honors Classma+e

There was no valedictory ad-
dress when 13 students received
their diplomas Tuesday at the
thirty-eighth annual commence
ment of the Columbus Academy.
Instead, there was n moment of
silence in memory of Class Vale
dictorian Andrew w. Cary, of
Plain City, killed in an automobile
accident last Friday. The silence
was observed by classmates, fac
ulty and friends of the Academy
Graduation was not on the
school campus as usual this year.
It took place in the First Congre-
gational Church, with the Rev.
BoyRton Merrill giving the main
talk.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08

No position Of high responsibility in Washington
to know it. but when the government clamps down oil
controls menpower and materials small business big
business takes the beating.
This fact wasrocen+y pointed by the head of very big
bunesHenry Ford IT, president of Ford Motor Company Mr.
Ford realizes that certain controls needed because Of the
armament program. But he observed In the first
World War IL cent Of the so-eaed small businessmen of
The country forced TO shut shop under system Of all
OUT controls told that there is suspicion
that when the fatality count known this time the small business
liquidation rate may higher than q42 and q43
That's not because there's nothing for small business do but
because many small businesses less able to Withstand the
stranglne grip of controls"
Mr. Ford protested particularly at the uncertainty
fusion which emanate from Washington He observed I'VE
plan business rumo The big business course can
stagger along somehow But the small business can't It's time
the deep+hnkers in Washington came down 10 earth
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08
RESTRAINING ORDER
GRANTED az coIIRT

Madison County Common Pleas
Court Monday granted restrain
ing order to Kathleen III. Gossard
who petitioned that Foster Smith
Gossard be restrained from strik-
ing, beating or molesting her in
any way whatsoever until further
order of the court. It further re-
strained defendant from selling,
mortgaging, giving away or other
wise disposing of his place of busi-
ness known as Fos' Bar at 128
South Main Street; furniture
above premises: ls1I IItps rflaeI
truck or 1916 Cadillac until fur
ther order of the court.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-06-08
Today In
Washington
ny The Associated Press
Senate

May vote on sass, 100000 tB)
money bin for the Labor Depart
lnent and Federal Security
Agency I'll AMI.
Armed Services and Foreign
Relations committees question
Secretary of State Acheson again
about custer of Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur and far eastern policies 70
AM.
House
Adjourned until Monday.
Ways and Means Committee con-
siders proposal to Withhold tax at
source on dividends and interest
as final vote nears on S7,1OO,-
100000 tax bill. t9 AMI.
Ranking Committee hears House
members on proposed extension of
Defense Production Act 20 AMI J.
YESTERDAY
IN WASHINGTON
Senate
Debate abor-Federal security
money bill.
House
Approved 339 to Al and sent to
the White House bill to extend
the draft law for four years and
set up preliminary machinery for
universal military training.
Ways and Means Committee
formally approved 121a per
cent boost in individual income
taxes and a five percentage point
hike in corporate income taxes.
Postoffice Committee approved
bill to raise postal revenues by
an estimated $138,400,000 a year
after eliminating a provision pro-
viding a pay boost for postoffice
workers.
White House
President Truman told his news
conference: The drive by some
special interest groups to kill
all price-wage controls must be
met head on; the question of meat
price rollbacks is being studied
by Price Director Michael v. Di-
Sale; Secretary Acheson is doing
an excellent job in his testimony
at the Macarthur inquiry, and is
not leaving his cabinet; he will
decide whether to make a cross
country speaking trip after he
finds out how his program fares
in Congress.