davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1952-06-16
Richard WieI0nd
|Murries in 7 ex0s

The Emmanuel Lutheran Church
in Houston was the scene Of the
recent marriage Of Miss Dorothy
Mae Rogers. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Brady of Houston, to
1t. Richard John Wieland, U. S.
A. F. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Wieland of Takoma
Park. The Rev. Elmo E. Miert-
chin performed the ceremony, aft
er which a reception was held at
the Pine Forest Country Club.
Evening star., 1952-06-16

@'AASS rA~~S 80 - ~~S~~s
Miss Grace Anne Di Francesca,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Um-
berto Di francesca, became the
bride June Is of Sergt. Ronald
Alton Dickinson. He is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Dicken-
son of Flint. Mich. The ceremony
was held at St. Aloysius Church
with the Rev. Armand j. Guiche-
teau officiating. A reception was
given for the couple at st. Alloy
SiuS School Hall.
After . wedding trip to Michi-
gan, Sergt. and Mrs. Dickinson
will make their home in Wash
ington.
The Key West citizen., 1952-04-12
CAN I HAVE a SWING. MISTER z

Many take up the work only to
achieve single purpose. such as
making enough money to buy new
furniture for their homes, and then
drop out. Others have stayed with
us as long as 20 years. And they
are usually the best.
Most are married and under IS
years old. But many are over so.
One saleslady over 70 sent in an
advance of 10 orders a month last
year. Meyers likes to tell about
brush salesman who called on
one Of his representatives.
''She didn't buy a brush, but he
ended up buying two dresses from
her for his wife," he said.
Some of his ladies 60 door-to-
door on foot. Some carry their kit
books In baby buggies. One travels
abut on horseback. Another cruis-
es Montana aboard motorcycle.
II have met only q few dozen
in person" Meyers said. "But they
write us warm personal letters
about their own lives and their
The Key West citizen., 1952-04-12
other than General Motors and the
Woolworth chain. And they are all

other than General Motors and the
Woolworth chain. And they are all
women.
We've had some men statesmen
in the past" he acknowledged wry-
". "But they weren't satisfactory.
A woman will outsell them every
time at least in the field Of style. !"
His formula is this: He adver-
tises for women who want to earn
money to help themselves or their
families. He sends them a kit book
illustrated with pictures and fabric
samples of 800 different dresses
ranging from s2.9S to $159s. The
dress patterns are kept in current
styles---he has his own staff of de-
signers--but he avoids fads and
frills.
His determined ladies do the
rest. They 60 out and get the or
ders, collect a down payment or
the entire price Of the dress.
Who are these women? Some
are wives of ministers. Some are
school teachers. Some are EN-
ployes of consulates abroad. Some
are mothers trying to send a kid
through school. Many are widows.
They earn up to 500 week or
more.
Their wishbone is sometimes
bigger than their backbone" said
Meyers. "About SIS per cent of our
business is turned in by about is
per cent of our saleswomen. Natu-
rally there is quite a turnover.
The Key West citizen., 1952-04-12

problems, and we get to feel we
know them pretty we'll. ]"
This scattered sales army Of
$1,000 women keeps busy three
plants hiring 1.500 workers, most
of whom are women, too. Meyers
recently has again become one of
the nations largest manufacturer
of parachutes for the armed forces,
just as he was in the last World
War.
What has he learned about femi-
nine psychology in a quarter of
century of association with so
many of that sex?
"The main thing you come to
realize about women, said Mey-
ers, 1is that they are completely
honest. hate to say it. but men
simply aren't as honest in busi-
ness as women.
The Key West citizen., 1952-04-12

It is believed that the first
system of shorthand was invented
about 50 B. c.. to record speeches
made in the Roman Senate.
The Key West citizen., 1952-04-12

The Spanish Armada was conn
posed of 1872 ships.
The Key West citizen., 1952-04-12

Use of shells as money vas
formerly very widespread, being
traced in America, Asia, Africa
and Australia.
The Key West citizen., 1952-04-12

People who have forgotten 1882 think that every
thing would be perfect in this country BIZ business
could avoid governmental regulations .As=-..s~.~m
The Key West citizen., 1952-04-12

II Is easy to plan but more difficult to eomples
Eyerybod plans, but few accomplish.
The Key West citizen., 1952-04-12

Comforting - All Of the problems of the world
win be solved shortly. All have do il TO listen TO the
commencement orators.
The Key West citizen., 1952-04-12

The speeches of politicians abound In generaiitis
.g o>al phrases.
The Key West citizen., 1952-04-12

Have you ever met anyone who had nothing to CON
plain about?
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-23
Two Algerians In Civil Suit Over s'Sale" of 19- Year-Old French Girl

PARIS, (P) = Two Algerians went to law in Paris court Friday over sale of a beautiful 19-year-old French girl named Carmen.
 Ali Boutiba alleged that Mo- hammed Amar "sold" him the girl in Paris for 10000 francs (S5D plus 1000 francs ($2O for her wardrobe.
 Attorneys said such sale was legal in France, provided white slave laws are, not violated. After one day with Boutiba, the girl re- turned to Amar. Boutiba claimed the money he said he had paid. Amar denied he Lad been paid at all.
 The girl was alleged to be preg- nant. Mohammed Amar said he would be willing to recognize paternity of her child because that way he could draw family allowances from the state.
 The case was adjourned because necessary oath-taking in a Mos que could not take place during the Moslem holy month of Rama dan, which starts Saturday.
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-23
Financial Dispute Settled, Way Is Paved for West German Peace Contract

BONN, Germany, (P- Chan cellor Konrad Adenauer and the western Allies solved their major financial dispute holding up the West German peace contract yes terday and made preparations for a weekend visit from the Big Three foreign ministers.
 In a 13- hour session ending shortly after midnight, Adenauer and western representatives of the Allies agreed in principle on what Allied troops in Germany would get from the $50 million marks ($202, 100000 a month the Ger mans have agreed to raise for defense.
 The foreign ministers are ex- pected here Saturday for final settlement of two remaining points in the contract and signing of the treaty on Monday.
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-23
Gunfire Exchanged on Portuguese Macau Border

HONG KONG, (P) - Troops along the Portuguese Macau- Communist China border ex- changed gunfire Thursday. Hong Kong observers interpreted it as an isolated exchange between border guards and not an invasion of the tiny Portuguese colony by Chinese Reds.
 Associated Press correspondent Delinda Da Consiecao said the Reds fired across the border and Portuguese-African troops re- turned the fire. Portuguese auth critics rushed artillery to the bor- der, she added in telephone call.
 Reports, however, circulated in Hong Kong that the Chinese Reds had moved heavy troop concen- trations to Macau'S three-mile northern border with China. Checks with Portuguese authori- ties in Hong Kong failed to con- firm that.
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-23
House Passes Bill to Boost Salaries of Some US.
 Commissioners in Alaska

WASHINGTON, (P- A bill which would raise salaries of some US. commissioners in AL aska was passed this week by the House and sent to the Senate.
 It authorizes the commissioners to keep the first S7,500 they re- ceive each year in fees. The pres ent limit is $5,OOO.
 The House Interior Committee reported that fees, which make up the sole compensation received by the commissioners, exceed the present limitation in only five Alaska cities.
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-23
MORE EMBEZZLERS IN 1851

A survey by the FBI discloses an alarming" rise of 18S per cent since 1946 in the number of en- bezzlements and shortages in banks and savings associations. The increase for last year was 25 per cent. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reported sos criminal embezzlements or similar types of bank shortages in 1851, aggregating more than eight million dollars.
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-23

Gold and copper are believed to have been the first metals known and used by man.
Evening star., 1952-02-07
By Charles E. Trocewen
z. M. r..

Taxation-with It's required collar
would mean great danger to the cat.
It is for this practical reason. above
ALL that mankind has never found 1t
expedient to tax or hamper this animal.
It does best for US when let alone.
Surely it stands as an example, even
to man, himself. No doubt we would
all do better. If let alone, to be our
selves in pure freedom.
The American cat still stands as .
symbol OF freedom.
He would do much better than the
bald eagle as our national symbol. some
will think, because he is, 50 far. free;
free as the air he breathes.
An air tax may be the next thing!
Who knows?
So much money, for 50 many thou
sand cubic feet Of air-and il you don't
pay, you so-and-so, nipperS win be
put on your nose and you win be chuked
until you do pay.
Maybe we win get around to that!
In the meantime, II we want to take
the first step TO such dread possibility,
let us begin to tax those utterly free
animals, the house cats.
They will be chased and masSacred
and then the rats and mice win thrive,
food crops viii dwindle away. We win
all begin TO starve and America viii be
on its way out.
The dogs win have triumphed ct last,
as our dear Nation goes to the bCw-wows.
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Abuse Is No Answer

A singed child may dread the fire, but Presi-
dent Truman seems to learn nothing from
earlier personal experiences with burned fingers.
When House committee was developing
the evidence against Alger Hiss, Mr.. Truman
denounced that investigation as q red herring.
When Senator Fulbrights committee returned Its
first RFC report the President said that it was
asinine And now Mr.. Truman has dismissed
an accusation by Senator Mccarthy with the
general observation that the Senator is
pathological case, and when did he ever tell the
truth anyhow?
The trouble with this technique is that 1t Is
not an answer to the Mccarthy accusation. The
wisconsin Senator had stated that Philleo Nash.
q presidential aide and adviser on minority
groups, once had officially Joined the Communist
Party. That has been denied by Mr. Nash. But
It has not been denied by Mr.. Truman. Even If
one accepts as true the things the President said
about the Senator, they do not add up to denial
on Mr.. Truman's part.
The President may think that another
accusation Of Communism from the Senator u
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Diogenes.
Beer at Blair House

The society columns Of The Star re-
port that Mrs. Truman Is giving D series
Of teas at Blair House for veterans from
military hospitals, entertaining 70 or
rs each time. This is very commendable
in Mrs. Truman. No doubt it viii be
remembered q long time by these vet
Grams.
There was one thing. though, that
marred the occasion. The President. In
his desire to emphasize his welcome. in
sisted on serving chilled frothy beer"
with man-sized sandwiches. Perhaps
some Of the young men there were ac-
customed to drinking beer and were
not surprised at this innovation at an
afternoon tea. There may have been
one young man there to whom it was
q new experience. Not wishing to offend
his hostess, he took his first drink.
Later, as occasion might permit or under
similar circumstances, he might take
another drink, and again another. Soon
the habit would be formed. Many alco-
folics began drinking at cocktail
parties, just to be sociable. Whatever
happens, he could say, II took my firSt
drink at the Blair House"
EN-. r.
Evening star., 1952-02-07
This and That

are ever found, but many remains Of
rats and mice.
In cities, there is literally no telling
the numbers Of rodents killed by wander
ing cats.
Enemies Of cats profess to ind the
fact that they wander against them,
but this is Gas English and American
law recognizes) their great feature.
II they are not permitted to run,
how can they clean up mans enemies,
the rodents that not only cause terrible
diseases, but also consume millions OF
dollars worth of grain and other food
stuffs and gnaw and destroy and defile
property?
The hidden clause in all efforts to
tax cats would lie in enforcement.
Millions Of them are required. because
there are billions Of rats and mice.
It is impossible to believe that farm
people win pay taxes on cats.
This Is because FOR centuries the
house cat has been regarded as an
untaxed animal.
It's very untaxednesS, as we win say,
has been q veritable part Of it.
A small roaming animal, doing serv-
ice to man, must not be hampered by
taxes and all that taxes represent, with
tags, collars to hold tags, and 50 on.
The rowing dog-Rover used to be q
iavorite narneis larger and stronger
and can break free when he entangles
himself, but the cat lacks that ability.
Evening star., 1952-02-07
King George Of England

Because king has gone to his long
home,
The mourners 90 about the streets
and tell
In breaking Uoices Of their loDe for him
Who In his troubled lifetime loDeG
them aUell.
With tears. they speak Of his hunsGnity-
A king aDlo never held himself apart.
But through the years OF agony and
strife
Carried his peoples anguish on his
heart.
OF his stern tncorYMptibaity
They speak NTH GsOe. No tGintest hint
OF shame
ShGdotDed life Of such 1nswervin0 ty1tt
Nor dtnsnsed the honor OF his royal
name.
He had no need OF an HlGstrions throne.
A scepter nor cro'Cn to make him
create
The shining attributes that mere his 0iCR
But added glory to his high estate.
England. ne share yonr sorroC. your
distress.
Our eriet Is one NTH goars scross the
sea.
we. too. hare Iope6 his kincly DentIeMess.
Abiding faith. iandee nobility.
Insz BarcIsy Kirby.
Evening star., 1952-02-07
The best way to wreck America9

The best way to wreck America?
It won't take Russians. or Chinese
All it will require is certain persons
who can "put over" laws against the
house cat.
Any laws to tax cats, held by English
and American law to be free agents, will
end as law to kill cats.
Iessening the number OF faithful cats.
however attained, might end American
agriculture. indicates no less an author
ity than the Encyclopedia Americana.
"The influence Of the domestic cat
upon American civilization" says this
work. 'has hot received the considera-
ton that 1t deserves, for q great deal
Of the advance of agriculture has been
made possible by this much abused and
misunderstood animal.
s7ow much food cats have saved, how
much property they have guarded from
destruction, what plaques Of vermin
have been kept in check, from the time
America was first settled, 1t is impossible
to compute.
.But for their sleepless vigilance the
large cities would quickly be Overrun
with rats and mice"
Farmers can tell you this IS all true.
farm cats are mostly barn cats. They
are given milk, perhaps. twice day,
but no other food.
Very few evidences Of birds being killed
Evening star., 1952-02-07

part costs $4,000. It takes around 2s
months just to train a maintenance
crew to keep the fantastic system in
operation.
The lead time" required for the air.
frame (wings. fuselage and control sur
faces) of Bat six-jet bomber is "a
months: for Its engines, SO months;
for the gunflre control system. %
months. Training Bat pilot for COM
bat requires SO months. Twenty-three
months must be allowed to complete q
jet bomber base.
Another factor in the slow acquisition
of modern aircraft is the long time re-
quired to get machine tools. For in
stance, only last month the Air Force
announced that orders for 18 huge forg-
ing presses were under contract. These
massive tools can turn out better parts
for Jet bombers and fighters far faster
and at lower manpower and dollar cost
than present processes. But it will be
upward Of two years before the new
machines can be delivered to add to the
handful Of forging presses now in opera
tion.
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Building Fast Air Force IS Slow Job
By John A. Giles

WHY rs IT that the Air Force.
! w having gotten billions upon bill
lions In appropriations during the last
three fiscal years, still reports an appaf-
ir:g paucity Of modern aircraft?
Why, when some $40 billion has been
appropriated for aircraft purchasing.
should the Air Force today still report
that around 90 per cent Of it's planes are
World War II types?
Those questions have bothered Con-
gress this week as it considered Presi-
dent Truman's $51.1 billion military
spending program for fiscal year 1858.
And they account for the sudden ap-
pearance outside committee rooms Of
those tarpaulin- covered and heavily
guarded exhibits.
For the Air Force wanted to demon
strate as graphically and dramatically
as possible the extremely difdcult hogey
Of an increasing lead timc"-the two
years or more between the day an air-
plane is ordered and the day it is de-
livered.
Lead time" worries the Army and
Navy, likewise, in all their complex new
111St1 Q1uGubSs Pal U4Cu4d11y tAAUSS III
cooperating electronic devices, but be-
cause the Air Force is working with Q
great many relatively new principles,
notably in electronics and jet propulsion,
its concern with lead time is probably
more acute.
If, for instance, the Air Force was
authorized today to place additional
orders for SO new jet fighters and so new
bombers, 1t would get the fighters in "a
months December, 1859 and the
bombers in 80 months October, 1954).
1t is surprising to find that whereas
there formerly was an allowance Of
roughly o year and q half between
placing an order for standard airplane
and getting delivery. that time allowance
has been growing. This is due chiefly
to the fact that the new planes and
their devices are much more compli-
cated-which means that both the per-
sonnel manufacturing them and the per-
sonnel operating them must be more
skillful than formerly.
Take the bombsight. The Norden sight
Of World War II weighed less than so
pounds and cost $1,000. Its successor
shown in some detail on Capitol Hills
q magic computer which weighs
q ton and costs $25o,0o0. A single vital
Evening star., 1952-02-07

not worth b6thering about. Senator Mccarthy
did say however, that he was quoting from
Loyalty Board records. II that is correct then
the important consideration is whether he was
quoting accurately. Mr.. Truman, by merely
abusing Senator Mccarthy, is playing into his
hands, for good many people will be more
interested in knowing whether the accusation
is trte than In Mr.. Truman's general views as to
the Senator's veracity. But Mr.. Truman has not
said specifically that the accusation is either
true or false, and apparently he has not taken
the trouble to fnd out.
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Misdirected Traffic

My fellow passengers at first Specu.
lated that 1t must have been the falling
Of a flakes Of snow that had caused
the customary trafic confusion Of the
Nations Capital to be thrice con-
founded.
BY the time 1t had taken us one hour
and ten minutes to travel on IN expen-
sive modern bus from Washington
Circle to Key Bridge, it had been
learned, however. that one Of the mi-
nority political groups was having .
box supper out in Georgetown. Natu-
rallyy this created a situation beyond the
abilities Of our "traffc direction" ex-
perts.> Uf people actually are drawing
salaries for activities so labelled. are
they not in danger Of facing charges Of
obtaining money under false pretensesO
Well, the brave police 1addies arrived
in their own good time-much too late.
Of course, to act in any preventive ca
pacity such as is mere routine in other
large cities. They stood around and
waved their armS-generally at the
wrong times and in the wrong directions
with the general result that additional
trafic was routed onto the M street
bottleneck from most Of the intersecting
arteries. Eventually, Of course. they
had achieved their customary MASTER
piece of complete immobility. =
The net result was some so man
hours lost among the passengers Of one
bus alone. This may be multiplied by
some hundred or more buses and street.
cars and thousands Of private cars and
trucks.
II our traffic experts" have no idea
whatsoever Of how to control simple
trafic situations. and II they have no
plans for any sudden departure from
normal on main arteries. one suggests
that they at least learn to read news.
papers-or have them read to them.
Then, when there is notice that the
Wesley Heights PTA will have It's
annual father-son banquet, we may be
provided with the warning that chaotic
traf1c conditions are to be expected In
the Northwest section between and
10:30 pm. and that any motorists using
streets beyond Twenty-first or this side
Of r will be doing so at their own risk.
Helpful
Evening star., 1952-02-07
On Egypt's Domestic Front

While the emphasis during the past week Of
the Anglo Egyptian deadlock has been on the
improved prospects for q resumption OF direct
negotiations between the two principals, another
development within Egypt offers great hope for
q new stability in that country.
This development is the action initiated by
the new premier, Ally Maher Pasha, to cope with
such problems as increasing costs OF living,
pronteering IN foodstuffs implementation OF
social security program that received legislative
approval in 1850 but has never been applied,
and other Of the economic and social ills which
have contributed so much to the internal weak
ness of the country.
In two days Of consultation with the perma
nent technical heads of the government minis
tries. Maher Pasha charged them with personal
responsibility for making some of the necessary
reforms realities and promised them the free
dom Of action which they will need to accom-
plish this end. Consideration of price controls
on certain key commodities has been undertaken.
a decree is being drafted to require registration
of supplies now believed boarded for profteering
purposes, and economy in government through
reduction Of perquiSites accruing to the higher
echelons of civil service has been ordered. 1t
would be overly optimistic to assume that final
accomplishment of all objectives can be achieved
quickly, but any substantial measure Of progress
will certainly contribute to the political health
of the government and to the social and eco
nomic health Of the country.
western interest in domestic reforms within
Egypt, or any other of the Arab countries, has
a solid basis The instability which has plagued
most of these countries and has, in turn, been
disruptive to their relationships with other ma
tions, particularly those of the West stems in
large measure although not wholly-from weak
nesses in social and economic fields. Against this
background it has been relatively easy for cyni-
cal political forc@ to intensity antiforeign senti-
ment as distraction from the internal prob
lens It is short step from that point to set
q stage favorable to communism.
There is good reason, therefore, to feel en-
couraged by Maher Pasha's beginning and to
indorse the direction Of his effort.