davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1953-01-15

Both lined and unlined gloves . . imported and
domestic. WooIs. nercerzed string knits, pgskns,
suedes copeskins and other fine feathers. Wool
and fur Innings.
$50 Fine, imported mems hondkerchiefs, ] 50 Csc
Irish linen and cotton to 3 SO and lSo
It's Glove and muIer in wool and 3o5
wool and kns plain colors----- ond 500 2So
ESQ pos Mems nyon slipper socks---- 2,95 1.95
5000 Mems silk neckties different $50. $50 1.S5
poterns and 90 and 2S5
l,5OO Mems shirts wide voriety Of styles 3o5
and coIors. All ore Sonforzed tess than and 295
20 residual shnnkoee ------- 49o 3tor S.oO
W5L-The Mems Store, Second Floor, Main Building
Evening star., 1953-01-15
boys PAJAMAS 90

were 2.95 to 3.05
A big reduction on 500 boys junior pojomos Of
sturdy cotton broodcloth in plain and fancy pot
terms. Also, few in cotton flannel at this same
low price. Sizes to | 3.
100 Boys English Cotton Knit Shirts, los
three button collar, long sleeves Solid i
coors: sizes s, II, Ia and 6. Were 295.
80 Boys Wool Shirts with knit collar and AS
cuffs. Solid coIors, broken sizes II to -
20. Were
Is Boys Shirts $50 wool and 459S 4.45
royon also wooIs Plaid patterns, broken =,
sizes to TO- Were 5o5 to e95-- /4S
W5L-The Boys Store, Fourth Floor.
Main Building
Evening star., 1953-06-23
Business Briefs

Business Failures in the week
ended June 18 totaled 167
the same as the previous week
and compared with Isl in the
like period of last year.-Dun &
Bradstreet.
Dun's Review and Modern In
dustry, in a joint statement, an
nounced the merger of the pub
lications. Beginning in August,
the combined magazine will be
called Dun's Review and Mod
ern Industry.
Gas Water Heater shipments
in May totaled 100000. up 28%
from 1852; for five months, 994,-
200, up 3141o from 1952.-Gas
Appliance Assn.
TeleviSiOn Set Production this
year will exceed demand. Presi-
dent Robert c. TAFT of the
Stromberg- Carlson Co. predicted.
A recent poll estimated the years
output will reach Z million sets,
he said.
American Travellers spent about
ST billion touring the world last
year - Commerce Department.
Foreigners spent around $500
million for travel in this coun-
try and passage on American
planes and ships.
Philadelphia Transportation
Co. asked authority to charge
an 18-cent cash fare and token
fare of 2 for IS cents.
Kansas City p. & L. in IL
months ended May 81 earned $6,-
169, ,795 or $2.26 a share VS.. $4.-
899, 100 or $1.S2 in 1852.
Erie Railroad in 5 months
ended May 81 earned $5,739,015
or 50 a share VS.. $4,958,561 or
$1.68 in 1852 period.
Utah Power & Light Co. in IL
months ended May 81 earned $4,-
921, ,951 or $2.67 a share VS.. $3,-
950,994 or $2.35 in 1852.
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. in
6 months ended February %
earned $1,875, 900 or 81 cents a
share VS.. $3,750,000 or &c cents
in 1852 period.
American Optical Co. in IL
months ended March 81 earned
$672,819 or SO cents a share VS..
$688, 1854 or IS cents in 1852.
Northeast Airlines, Inc, in S
months ended May 81 had loss
of $294,974 VS.. a loss of $556,66
in 1852 period.
Evening star., 1953-06-23
Odd-Lot DeuIinos

NEW YORK, June 23 G9.-The New
York Stock Exchange reported today
dealers on the exchange for June %:
Purchases Of 277.222 shares on 4,16O
orders; sales of 97.l75 shares on 5. .592
orders including $40 shares sold short
Evening star., 1953-06-23
Chicago Grain

r:s SHns Ss fss,y ~ sotqd ~
Of Trade on export business and .Ha On
witRdrswn aUe its storaSie s wheat from the the
market until further notice. :.
sS Corn .St, sTo was higher car, ans p
demand @ Oats heia steady sos6esns
started higher and then slipped a bit
Near the end Of the first hour wheat
Hrsydus Sss 70 nss ssnss 1a sas! soan "a:
Snsass0 snS oass wser hSasai hiaher Soiy lSSet
Sy 70 lover 9as sss a and den srd asRss
to Il cents a hundred pounds higher
chased s Tai m6a 1nD0tsf sshe IS 1f'f
States wheat overnight. Thai. country
h,.Ea'e Is sExpected to buy total of 4 million
The Government announced It will
discontinue until further notice Its do:
mestic and export sales Of storable wheat
from Government stocks. This action
sommercial 'Sit SUPPLIES Oh no" e"' 'd that the e
harvest is under way.
Still hanging over the wheat market,
Restern farmers e w hSve to
Of lack of storage space.
Traders X sSs s1RSv.ss soTS
available on wheat stored on the sround
there. Under the program. farmers are
responsible for the quantity and quality
Of the wheat. There was some question
whether they would want to take q
chance on wet weather and deterioration
Of wheat on the ground.
Traders received reports that oats
are heading out short because Of the
high temperatures Some damage already
has been indicated in Southern Illinois
and Indiana, thev said. The hye-day
weather outlook indicated continued
above-normal temperatures.
Evening star., 1953-06-23
Use OF Atomic Power
For Railroad Engines
Gets Increased Study
BY the Assoeiotad Press

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., June
23.-Enlarged studies of possible
use of atomic power for railroad
locomotives are being under
taken, it was reported to railroad
officers here yesterday.
The rairload men opened a
series of meetings here in con-
nection with a $40 million dis
play Of the latest passenger and
freight cars, locomotives, me-
chanical devices and materials.
James H.. Aydelott Of Wash
ington. D. c., vice president in
charge of the operations and
maintenance department Of the
Association of American Rail-
roads, outlined constant inn
provements in rail equipment
and said an expanded program
Of research Is pointing the way
to still further mechanical
progress.
He reported "There is antici-
patton that a turbine locomotive
powered by coal gas will be sue
cessfully developed" and added
that railroad mechanical officers
already are enlarging their study
Of the potentials of atomic en-
ergy.
Research also was stressed by
William F. Farley, AAR presi-
dent, in opening the rail sessions
He reported new channels for
improvement are opening up for
the railroad industry.
Evening star., 1953-06-23
oil Shares in Rally
While Rest Of List
Holds Mixed Trend
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, June 23.-Petro-
leum shares staged a rally Of
their own today while the rest
of the stock market presented a
mixed appearance.
Oil stocks dominated trading,
with numerous big blocks chang
ing hands. Advances of around
a point were common. Deep
Rock Oil was up 31s at Al.
Other good-sized gains were
turned in by Continental Oil,
Union Oil, Tidewater Associated,
Richfield, Kern County Land,
Cities Service. Phillips, Sham
rock, Ohio Oil, Houston Oil,
Texas Pacific Land Trust, Pa
cif1c Western, Texas Co. and
Standard Oil (New Jersey.
Other groups showing i'm
provement included the steels,
motors. aircrafts, utilities and
chemicals. Farm machinery,
rubber, rail and electrical equip
ment issues were mixed. Lower
were mail order and copper
shares.
Fractionally ahead were United
States Steel, Bethlehem, General
Motors, Chrysler. Goodrich, Cat
erpillar. Radio Corp, Motorola,
American Telephone, Consoli-
dated Natural Gas, Dow Chem
ical. General Electric, Baltimore
& Ohio, Northern Pacific, Amer
ican Tobacco and American Can.
Of a little were Studebaker
Goodyear, Sears Roebuck, Chesa-
peake & Ohio, United States
Gypsum. International Paper,
International Harvester and
Santa Fe.
Trading was moderately active,
Government bonds were firm
and railroad and industrial issues
fractionally higher. Utility bonds
were mixed.
Evening star., 1953-06-23
New York Produce

NEW YORK. June % da.-Butter,
1,140.9a2; steady; prices UNCHANGED.
Cheese. TS2, ,S23; steady. Wholesale
sales, American cheese whole milky
cheddars. fresh, 3Sz-40 cents: cheddars,
cured. 45-52; single daisies fresh, 3aK-
42; single daisies. cured, 1888: young
Americas. fresh. 39ts-42: young Amer
icas, cured, 1858: fats fresh, 4OHs-
42i+; fats, cured. 1888; midRets, fresh.
s ssssed s pounds. S ssh-4s: domestic Saafc
Swiss Single tubs' grade A. 1916;
srede B, 4o-43; grade C. 3S-41
Eggs-15.574. firm. New York spot
quotations, based largely on exchange
trading. follow: Midwestern. mixed
colors. fancy heavyweights, 55a: fancy
large. 54h7: extra ! LARGE. 53-53: extra
] medium, 512-52la; standards large
4o-51 current receipts. 45-41; dirties,
42h-43ia: checks. 41k-42h Whites
fancy heavyweights, ssh: fancy large
541s: extra large. SEQ -53ta: extra /
heavyweights. 56-57 fancy large. So:
extra l large. 54-55: extra 1 medium.
Nearby-whites. extra fancy heavy
weights.. 61-611a: fancy heavyweights,
59h-60la; others, large. 55l2-5s: med
iums best, 1888: Others, $3.50: pulIets,
fancy heayyweisf4s. 62Ia-63: others,
large, 55-5S: mediums, 67-6S: pullets,
44-441a: peewees, 81.
Evening star., 1953-06-23
Mild Decline Expected

If a general decline in business
activity should occur in the last
half of this year it is likely to be
mild, with the current high level
of consumer income keeping such
a readjustment within moderate
bonds.
This is the view taken in the
semiannual forecast of the Fitch
Survey, now being distributed.
The possibility of a downturn
before the end of the year is
suggested by a number of fac
tors, the forecast states.
Evening star., 1953-06-23
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, June 23 R.-Persis-
tent switching from nearby July to
later months hiehlighted trading in cot
ton futures during the forenoon today.
leading spot firm covered upwards
Of 5000 bales July against sales Of
october and December 1858 contracts
Atlanta advices said that mill buying
OF spot cotton was principally for near
BY shipment, Memphis reported that
there was less inquiry for new crop
cotton. but an improved demand fer
fill in shipments.
higher to Is cents lower than the pre-
vious close, July 3343. October 1919
and December 33SS
Evening star., 1953-06-23
NEW YORK BOND MARKET

SEurnished b the Associated PIess;l
Evening star., 1953-06-23

Hourly SaleS on the Exchange
IL :Ou m. $50 ooU " noon 100 600
100 pm. so 600 300 pm COO 600
tUnIt Of trading 10 shares Elm BANK
rIptcy Or receiyership or beins reorgan-
i2eo under the Bankruptcy Act, or secur-
tiles assumed by such companies Rates
Of dividends In the foregoing tapie are
annua, disbursements based on the ast
quarterly or semiannua declaration On
less otherwise noted specIaJ or extra
oIvtdenos are not lncludeo cla Called
Ex dividend. xr Ex rights. . Also extra
or extras b Annual rate plus stock divi|
denc d Declared or paid in 1888 plus
stock dividend Paid last year Pay
able In stock, estimated cash talue on ex.
dividend date Paid or declared so
far this year Declared or paid after
stock dividend or splitup Declares OF
paio this year an accumulatlve issue
with dividends IN arrears. o Paid this
year dividend omitted. deferred or no
action taken 0t last dtvideno meeting
{ DECLARED or paid In 1852 plus stock
dividend. , Liouidattng dividend wi When
issued. x-dis Ex redistribution vd When
distributed
Evening star., 1953-06-23
Tobacco Markets

UPPER MARLBORO. Md. June 90 u'
-USDA)--Most lower quality grade OF
Southern Maryland tobacco sold yester-
day on the auction market at average
prices higher than on Friday. few
were Ssde.s at the highest t .svels Ct she season
News Service. Other grades were steady
with previous quotations.
%as nnH farH 81 SeSsses t. the
Of the sales was the best in several
days. Growers sold a larger percentage
Of desirable thin crop offerings. There
The proportion Of nondescript was
unusually small
Revised net auction sales 70. the week
ended June. 10 amounted to 2.1S3.172
pounds and averaged $51.15 hun
dred This average was 90 cents higher
than the week before. Season sales
totaled q 1.597 ,s02 pounds for an aver
age of S50.57.
Auction bid averages per hundred
pounds on limited number of reLresen-
tative q. s.. grade were as follows:
Evening star., 1953-06-23
Tractor Imports Goin

RIO DE JANERIO.-Brazil inn
ported 11.070 farm tractors in
1851, nearly as many as the 49,
665 imported in the entire pre-
vious decade. There are now 367
per cent more tractors in opera
ton on Brazilian farms than
were in use in 1949.
Evening star., 1953-06-23
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. June % lP.-Dividends
announced:
Evening star., 1953-06-23
Washington Exchange

Potomac Elec PWr-20 at 1914, 10 at
1s& 11s a6 ss e. 49, 49, SS sS at at 49, ls4' 10 at
Wash Gas 4.25 pfd-1O at SO, 15 at
Evening star., 1953-11-22
kensington 10 Pick
Fire Board Members;

Nominations of members to
the reorganized KenSington
(Md.) Fire Board will be held at
8 pm. Tuesday in the Highland
School, Wheaton. Elections also
may be held at the meeting.
Nominations will be presented
through officers Of q Kensington
Area Fire Committee chosen last
week. Of1cers are j. Alvin
Waits. chairman: Albert w. Lor-
ing, vice chairman: Dale Mont
gomery. secretary. and Alfred
Richmond, treasurer. Bylaws
also were adopted at the meet
ing.
The new Fire Board officers
will take Office January l. Under
the reorganization program, set
up by the Montgomery County
Council, 13 Fire Board members
must be named by December /.
Two members will be selected by
the fire department itself.
Three new areas. authorized
by the council, and their repre-
Sentation on the Fire Board are:
Area one. 8 members, south Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road tracks: area two, four
members, north of the tracks to
Viers Mill road, and area three,
four members, between Viers
Mill road and Georgia avenue,
including Wheaton, Glenmont
and VierS Mill.
Evening star., 1953-11-22
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Nov. 21-Fate seems to
have floored numbering Primo
Camera for another ten count.
The huge, good-natured for
mer world heavyweight boxing
champion happily returned to
Italy two months ago to star in
a film depicting his life.
But today those plans seemed
smashed. 1t all came with the
same cruel finality as when Max
Baer's flashing fists stripped
away his title at Long Island
City in 1884.
Producer Rod Geiger, who
made a contract with Carnera
and brought him here, is in an
Italian police cell. United States
Embassy officials said complaints
over bad checks were involved.
Geiger's beautiful blonde
Swedish wife, who as ''Katja of
Sweden" once ran a successful
New York dress shop, sobbed
they came and took him away
and then all our papers too. I'm
all alone" Friends. were feed
ing her and her three small
children.
Associates said all plans for
the film THE Giant" have been
abandoned.
At his native mountain village
of Sequals, Camera was shaken
by the news.
IT knew something was
wrong" he said in a telephone
interview. II read of Geiger's
detention in the paper here"
After weeks of waiting-and
repeated failure to start the film
even after the october Is con-
Evening star., 1953-11-22
French Newspaperman
Is 0usted From Spain.
By the Associated Press

MADRID. Sunday, Nov. 22.-
Andre Monconduit, French
newspaperman ordered expelled
from Spain, was placed aboard
a train for France today
Police escorted Mr.. Moncon-
duit, who represented the Paris
evening newspaper LIE Monde, to
the Madrid station a few hours
after the five-day deadline for
his departure expired.
Mr.. Monconduit writes under
the name of Jean Crach. He was
accused by the information min
lister last week of inaccuracy
sending false news and meddling
with Spanish internal affairs. 1t
was the first expulsion of a news
man from Spain since 1945.
Evening star., 1953-11-22
Plan to Film Cameras Life
Blows Up, Producer in Jail

tractural deadline-Carnera now
plans to return to the United
States. He says he will go back
to wrestling and movie bit parts
for a living.
Fighter Lost No Money.
Carnera, who found himself
penniless after losing the heavy
weight title, said he didn't lose
any money on this venture.
II had an advance, so I'm all
right" he said.
But he is worried about the
treasured scrap books of his
championship days which the
film company had. He hopes
somebody else will want to
make a picture about me-"
Geiger, producer of "Open
City," "Paisan" and Christ In
Concrete" was taken into Gus
tody by police yesterday. Police
said nearly $4,000 in uncovered
checks were involved.
Geiger's attorney said the gov
ernment prosecutor will decide
within the next 48 hours
whether the action against
Geiger will be civil or whether
there will be charge of intent
to defraud."
Under Italian law, the pro-
ducer can be held in police Gus
tody pending such decision.
Formal charges usually follow
about a week later.
Police said an associate of
Geiger's in the film venture
identified as Joseph Sidney
Grant-also has been held since
Wednesday. He was taken into
custody as he was about to board
a plane for New York.
Evening star., 1953-11-22
Red Threat 10 U. 5.
Stronger Than Ever,
Senate Aide Says

The Communist conspiracy to-
day is stronger and a greater
security threat to the United
States than ever before. Richard
Arens, counsel for the Senate
judiciary Committee declared
last night. z I
He addressed the meeting of
the Society," Of MayfloWer De-
scendants at the Woodner 1896
Sixteenth street NV. The group
celebrated the 333d anniversary
of the signing of the Compact
in the cabin of the Mayfiower in
1920.
Referring to the Communists,
Mr.. Arens said: "They have the
belief. a faith and a dedication
and they work.,
Agents Slip Over Border.
He said the concepts of the
Mayf1ower Compact and those
in the Declaration of Independ-
ence and the Federal Constitu-,
ton will live only so long as
Americans maintain the faith
they respect. ~
Mr.. Arens said security screen
ing does not exist in Canada,
and Communist agents slip
across the border into this coun-
try. They also enter by way of
Mexico and Cuba, he said. He
said in the United States 62 Iron
Curtain persons having diplo-
matte, status now have back
grounds of espionage.
Communist propaganda from
abroad is coming into the
United States by the shipload,
Mr.. ArenS asserted. He said un-
der the law, it must be stamped
as Communist, except where it
is addressed to a person of dip
lomatic status.
Reds Use Loopholes.
The Communists are using
this loophole in the law, he said,
and their literature is pouring
into this country to those of
diplomatic or semi-diplomatic
status. @ @.
/ There are now. 10,492 subver-
sive Investigations going forward
in the Government, the Senate
committee counsel declared. He
pointed out there are 9,202 citi-
zenship cancellation proceedings
under way.
Evening star., 1953-11-22
AirIine's First DC-7
Claims Speed Record
By the Assoeiated Pres.

MIAMI, Fla, Nov. 21-National
Air Lines claimed today that its
first DC-7, being ferried from
the Douglas factory in Santa
Monica. Calf, broke a trans
continental speed record by COW
ering the 1900 miles to Miami in
5 hours. SO minutes, IL seconds.
Capt. D. P. Cannon piloted the
plane. He reported the top
speed during the fight was $50
miles per hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-11
County Safety Unit Backs
7 Traffic Bills, Hits One

Two proposed trafiic safety
laws have been Endorsed and o
third opposed by the Prince
Georges County Traffic Safety
Committee. according to its
chairman, George r. Hammond.
In letters to the county's dele
CATION to the Maryland General
Assembly, Mr.. Hammond asked
first that q bill by Delegate j.
PAUL Marshall Of neighboring
Montgomery County be opposed.
Mr.. Marshall proposes to require
q red bali marker over the IL
cense plate Of vehicles operated
by young drivers.
It would be q disgrace to our
country for any State to so label
any driver" Mr.. Hammond said.
He asked the delegation to
support any measures which may
come before the Assembly to
curb drunk driving.
Declaring that Prince Georges
County has the next to the
worst trafilc-accident record Of
any Maryland county, he also
asked for support ID compulsory
automobile inspection legislation.
Maryland does not now require
periodic inspections Of autos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-11
Runaway Coed, Is, Returns
From Florida With Black Eve

Both she and her father were
noncommittal about the bruise
and the gold band with a small
stone Miss Mengoni wore on
her left index finger.
However, Detective Chief A,
q. Layne, of Daytona, who ques-
toned the youngsters when they
were picked up Monday, said
Miss Mengoni handed him a ring
and said keep this for me-"
No Wedding Band.
The detective said she later
assured him 1t was not a wedding
band and that she and the
O'Connell youth were not mar
ried.
The couples lark to the south
land began 10 days ago with
Michael going to Lewisburg, Pa,
the site Of Bucknell University.
He received permission to visit
her on the campus. Then both
vanished.
To supplement the $115 cash
they took along on their junket.
the bankers daughter took q
job in q coffee shop as a waitress
for $18 q week, plus tips.
Michael got q job as a chauf-
feur at a nearby resort.
While in Daytona Beach the
boy and girl stayed at a small
50 a day hotel, four blocks from
the restaurant where the coed
was employed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-11
Public Hearings Set
On Prince Georges
Tax-Boosfing Budget

The Prince Georges commits
sioners and taxpayers will pub
,licly discuss on February 20 and
March "a new budget figures
which will, If adopted. require
. sharp rise in the property tax
rate.
Heads Of most departments of
the county government have
asked for increases over current
appropriations so substantial
that II they are granted the
present $l.98 levy must be adj
vanced despite q jump in the
assessable base from 1921 mil
lion to about $3.50 million.
Department heads will be on
hand when the commissioners
convene at 1880 am, February
20, in Hyattsville. The March "A
hearing win begin at the same
hour at Upper Marlboro. The
budget deadline is March 81.
Here are some Of the amounts
currently appropriated and those
asked for fiscal 1953-54:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-11
Virginia Town
ZoningPottern
Ruled Invalid

A long and bitter coming bat
tie at Vienna, Va, has resulted
in loss Of the towns latest zon-
ing map.
Fairfax Circuit Judge Arthur
w. Sinclair yesterday ruled that
a coming map adopted in 1861
was invalid. He rejected the
towns petition for an injunc-
ton against Northern Virginia
Properties, Inc, to prohibit use
Of two commercial buildings on
grounds the 1851 map shows the
tracts involved as residential.
The two buildings, one already
completed and one nearly COM
pleted, are located on q 4O-foot
strip of land on Maple street.
Attorneys for the builder argued
that the towns 1949 coming map
showed the property as CONNER
cial. They contended the 1851
coming map had not been prop
erly adopted and therefore the
1S4S map prevailed.
The decision Is expected to at
feet at least eight other Vienna
coming cases where builders have
been fined by the Mayor for vio-
lating the 1851 coming map. Two
Of the fines amounted to $500.
The eight coming convictions
now are pending on appeal in
Fairfax Circuit Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-11
Guard Unit Made Homeless
By Fire Faces Dispersal

Alexandria National Guard
unit, burned out Of its training
quarters in the city's 77-year-old
arlnory by a spectacular FIRE on
January 81, may have to quit
and disperse its members, II a
new meeting place can't be found
soon.
Col. Thomas j. Buntin. COM
manding officer Of the city'S
125th Anti-aircraft Gun Bat
talon, last night asked the City
Council to step in and save the
day.
Batteries of the battalion have
been meeting In the city court
room. Their guns and heavy
equipment, saved from the fire,
have been moved to Richmond
for safe storage, Col. Buntin said,
in Il letter to the council. Fur
ther training Of the Guardsmen
under present conditions Is ct
q virtual StandStill.
City Manager Ira Willard was
TO meet with Col. Buntin In an
effort to md q place before lack
Of facilities closes down the city's
National Guard.
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