davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-05-15

Easy, economical way to kill
Unwanfed brush. The new
STANDARD Brush Killer kills
chemically. Costs much less
than mechanical removal. Use
it cny time of the year. Kills
the entire plant, including
roots. Not injurious to grasses
or livestock.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-05-15

ANY Other You Need? Ask Standard Oil Agent about these
others the control of reaches sves garden
orchard pests-as for control Of crabgrass
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27
A Grain
Of Salt
By Bill SpiIIman

Instead Of discussing the Ladies
Aid, Women's club news and other
pertinent subjects in their cate
CORY, want to complain about the
complainers who complain about
anything just to hear themselves
complain.
The "broad term" complainers
are my special target. They're the
characters that cover a multitude
of complaints in few words - very
high placed in literary circles"
II hate the world, this type says,
cts no good"
what is it you don't like about
the world?"
"This is a free country and I
can hate what / want to hate" is
the answer.
had a car once that was a
comparatively new make. This
car gave me better service and
better gas mileage than any car I
had ever owned. II was good
all-round car.
81 wouldn't have this kind Of
car" People who didn't own a car
of any kind would tell me. "It amt
much Of a car"
"Why, what's wrong with it?"
"You have too much trouble with
them"
II never have any trouble with
it."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27
Alabama Banker
On Trial Today

CLAYTON, Ala. N - Ex-banker
Royal Reynolds, whose disappear
ance last March brought sleepy
Clio, Ala, awake with a start. goes
on trial today on embezzlement
charges.
Reynolds disappearance tied up
funds in the now-defunct unchart-
cred Merchants Money Exchange
at the critical spring planting per-
iod. He returned two weeks later.
An audit showed SIS 900 deficit in
the banks funds.
A citizens committee agreed to
accept a settlement under which
depositors would get back all ex-
cept about 10 to IS per cent of
their money. Reynolds liquidated
all his personal holdings and his
relatives Clipped in to make up
all except about $1,000 Of the
deficit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27

II you're a good driver your score
will be from 80 to 100. If your
score is 60 to 80, you're fair-ii
your score is below go, your friends
ought to learn the words and tune
to Lord, I'm Coming Home" ia
sing when they attend the funeral.
For, Bud, your days are numbered
Score 20 for each answer given
correctly.
Ones driving practices deter.
mine his record of accidents and
violations. The following situations
are common in our driving ex.
perienceS. What is your practice
in each case? How many times
out of S situations do you follow
the right practice? Rate yourself
by indicating in the parentheses the
number of times (out of every 81
that you respond correctly.
1.-You are driving at 40 MPH
on a rural highway and see a
group of Boy Scouts or other
youngsters hiking on the right side
of the roadway. Do YOU slow
down? !
2.-When driving at night and
approaching other vehicles on a
rural highway, do you put on your
low or passing beam? { }
3.-When following another We.
hicle at 90 MPH, do you keep al
least four car lengths behind
it?
4.-You are driving at so MPH
in clear weather on a good black
top (asphalt) road. Suddenly. YOU
see that the highway ahead is wet
from rain. Do you slow down? {
5.-You are driving on a high.
way on which the posted speed
limit is so MPH between two towns
10 miles apart. If you read your
speedometer once each mile. how
many times would you be under
the speed limit? { J
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27
This Rock
Of Ours
By Bill Glib

A couple Of weeks ago, "This
Rock" carried an item recommend
ing support Of the DAV charity
drive. A reader called me to task
and suggested that I investigate
the operating expenses Of the
DAVIS miniature license plate pro.
gram.
The reader was right.
It seems that too much money
donated for disabled veterans goes
to professional organizers. Col.
liers (lsst month"; has an article
on this subject.
ALI Of which leaves US in q con-
fused state!
Most Of US want to help folks in
whatever way we can. Usually,
our donations may not be more
than a dollar or two but we don't
want 30 percent Of this amount to
go in the pocket of some CRATER
on the sidelines. II Is hard to say
just what Is the best course for us
to pursue.
The Community Chest is one an
swer. Still, there are many worth
while charities which do not wish
to participate in this type of united
drive. Pm pretty well up a
stump Maybe some reader has
an idea as to how we can be sure
that money given for charitable
purposes is properly used?
Another Drivers Test
Many folks seemed to enjoy the
last quiz released by the Florida
Highway Patrol. Want to try il
again?
The Florida Highway Patrol has
cooked up another little safety test
for drivers, one that you can score
yourself on. But, it is like playing
a hand Of solitaire-you can cheat.
Yet, amt it sort of that way in
traffic, too? You be the Judge!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27

You're lucky"
"You ever own one?"
"No, but l know a man in India
that had one. He couldn't get parts
for it. 1t won't hold the road
either. This fellow told me that il
wouldn't even take curves doing
ninety"
"Who is this fellow"
81 forget who he is. A good car
has got to hold the road" This
character says.
There's always the type of PEG.
pie who complain about a parti.
cular group of politicians.
what a sorry lot they are" this
type says. =.
What is sorry about them?"
81 don't have to tell you - YOU
know they're a bunch of buns "
81 still don't know what your
grippe is"
"You wanta know - I'll tell yo,,
whats wrong with them. / offered
to get together with them and offer
a little advice. And you know if.
they amt asked me yet. They're
just bunch of crooks"
Crooks too, huh, what is crook
ed about them?"
They're just bunch of crooks.
that's all"
Listen friend, you still haven't
told me thing. What is is thew
have done?"
That's it," the guy says lump.
ing up and down, "you got it. YOU
hit the nail right on the head They
don't do nothing"
This could go on and on
/ wouldn't want to omit mention
ing about complainers who ALWAYS
complain the sneaky way-strict.
ly back door boys - usually spine-
less characters that smile when
you look at them.
But on second thought. this tyne
complainer isn't worth COMPLAIN.
ing about.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27
MAN MUST FIND HAPPY MEDIUM OR
CONTRIBUTE TO OWN DESTRUCTION

Is man flying fast enough now to suit you? Or do
you want to go faster?
These questions asked because of a story in Sat-
urdays Citizen that told of local Navy man flying to
Boston in five hours to be at the bedside of his seriously
Ill daughter.
short time ago. two Monroe County commissioners
ate breakfast in Key West lunch in Tallahassee conferred
with state officials and back in Key West in time
for dinner.
century ago, the Monroe County state senator and
representative allowed themselves seven weeks to travel
from Key West to Tallahassee attend session of the
legislature They sailed from Key West to New York and
then made the trip from that city to Tallahassee by train
coach and cart That roundabout route afforded faster
and comfortable travel than if they had gone the
east west coast of Florida because from those points
points to Tallahassee existed wilderness, with only
few roads wide enough for or a coach. They
would have had to walk many mile along trails
Travel in those days may make us smile or grunt in
superior way Compared with todays going from place
to place, brings back to where started Are we
flying fast enough now, or will we fly faster?
We will fly faster but in gaining greater speed
the more lives will be lost increase it mile by mile.
Two years ago the toll of deaths caused by the automobile
passed the million mark The faster travel the more we
endanger our lives by the tick of watch one tick
you are here, the next tick you are gone.
local man, who knows an automobile from the
front to the back fender said last Saturday. while talk
Ing about the annual average of 35 900 killed in traffic
accidents that national law should be passed limiting
the speed of an automobile to 40 miles an hour.
That would be "happy medium" but nations are
speedcrazed They constantly striving for mileage
records, and, they establish one they begin
striving to exceed it. And it has been going one and
on and will continue to go and When it will stop
nobody knows
Speed cheapens human life Is the attainment of
speed, and still speed worth what costs in human
lives? But the cost does not end with the lives Figure
out for yourself to what the loss traffic of the
million lives adversely affected the national economy
Among that million many and women of ster-
ling worth, who would have added much in the upbud
ing of the United States
We don't want ox-cart horse-and-buggy days;
neither do we want the days when you in constant
danger of becoming another victim of speed. Man must
find the "happy medium" and stick to it, or continue to
contribute to his destruction He has conrbut-
ing long tme for 142 years ago Lord Byron said eve
must not allow mankind to be sacrificed to improvements
in mechanism"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27
Maybe He Thought
He Was St. Nick

BALTIMORE R-Lincoln Good
man went to visit his mother in
her second-floOr apartment yester-
day.
They talked for a while. He had
several beers and then fell asleep.
His mother left the apartment
about 9 pm.
Soon afterward neighbOrs heard
means coming from the chimney
running through the vacant second
floor rear apartment They called
for help and Goodman was Clipped
out of the chimney by a fire de-
partment rescue squad.
Goodman, a 23-year-old Negro,
was admitted to University Hos
pital for observation. He was I'M
able to explain how he got on the
roof and tumbled down the Chin
ney.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27
Off His Route

BALTIMORE R-operator VIII
lard Brannan drove his No. 10
trackless trolley from Broadway
into Bank Street yesterday.
Then he turned to his grinning
passengers and explained that
they'd have to get off and wait
for the next No. 10.
Following several automobiles
ahead OF him, Brannan had made
a left turn one block too soon.
Trolleyless, as well as trackless.
his vehicle stalled.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27

Meetings:
Regular Post Meeting and initia-
ton Of new members, Wednesday,
July 20, s p. m, Post Home, Stock
Island.
Executive Committee, Monday,
August 2, 8 p. m, Post Home,
Stock Island.
X X X
Membership:
As l told you last week, in order
to fulfill the various programs call
ed for by the budget for 1954-55,
we must do our utmost in men,
bership getting. It is all important
that we make this one of our big
gest years. The Legion is one of
the strongest veterans organiza-
tons in the world and to keep 1t
that way we must maintain our
high membership rolls. Each Le-
gionnaire has automatically as
sumed his share of the response
bility Of keeping the rolls high by
becoming a member. Do your
share now, and when December 81,
1854 comes around we will be on
top with our membership. There
are hundreds of veterans in Key
West now that aren't a member of
the Post, that should be. See'em,
Sellem and Sign'em!
X X 4
Scouting:
Just another reminder to Legion.
naires with children Of BOY Scout
age. Get your youngsters in now
while the Troop is growing and let
them grow with it. The Troop
meets every Monday evening at Z
p. m. In the Grace Lutheran
Church on Flagler Ave. Bring your
kids around.
Bill Mclaughlin is the Scoutmas-
ter and Louis 1smay is the 1nsti-
tutional Representative. We have
one of the fastest growing Troops
in the Monroe Group of Scouts.
+ X 4
Hospital Visitation:
Have you ever been in the hos
pital here? Anyplace? Then you
know what a comfort it is to have
friends and buddies visit with you.
How about going out to the Naval
Hospital some evening between the
hours Of 7 to 8 and see some of
the veterans that are in there.
Several Legionnaires are in there
at present and would appreciate a
visit. A book or magazine, a cigar
or piece Of candy can make q man
very happy, but the visit itself is
something that really counts. When
a man is down because of his health
and his friends visit with him.
it improves his morale and helps
do some mending. Think it over
and see If you can't find a couple
Of spare minutes on weekdays or
weekends to visit in the Hospital.
X X X
Attend Church Of Your
Choice but Attend Next Sunday
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27
Woman Trouble

HAGERSTOWN, Md. R-Three
Baltimore boys told police they
met three girls from Williamsport,
Nd, recently on a moonlight cruise
out of Baltimore and wanted to see
them again. They stole q car and
headed for Williamsport, Detective
Joseph Hutchins said.
But they got on the wrong road
and wound up, lost, near Handbook,
Nd. That's where state police
found them, out of gas.
They were slated to be charged
with car theft today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27
HER OWN FORMULA

LOS ANGELES IA Pluto In.
dian, Mrs. Tatcumbie DuPee, of
fered this philosophy yesterday on
her 1O5th birthday:
81 have lived each day for it
self. l think right; I try to do
right; I don't worry. And I eat
fresh food. That is my medicine. "
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27
DOG MUTILATOR
SOUGHT BY COPS

BALTIMORE R-Police in north
western Baltimore are seeking a
pervert who apparently delights in
strapping dogs to a board and kill
ing them by slashing with a knife.
Since last April six dead dogs
have been found mutilated in that
manner, in the same block. The
latest was found yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27

The committee for the "Get Al
quainted Dance" to be held on
Saturday for the war workers and
their friends at the Cato Recrea.
ton Center, has put forth every
effort to make it a gala night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27

budget is good thing for any family if the family
will carry it out but it won't work miracles by itself
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27

Aquilino Lopez has purchased
the Stephen D. Baker estate ON
the west side of Duval Street be-
tween Division and Virginia Streets
for $1s, 900.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27

August ] is independence Day
in Switzerland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27
July II, 1874

Officials of the Recreation De.
partment were confident today that
they would have their truck by late
afternoon, as the city'S machinery
went into motion to return to the
Key West Housing Authority $500
which the housing authority had
earmarked for purchase of q truck
for the Recreation Department.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27

Key West camp for the Florida
National Guard at Fort TAYLOR is
one of the most attractive camps
in the United States, is the verdict
of many who have seen other
camps and are in a position to
make comparisons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27

With the addition of the names
printed in this issue of The Citizen
the total now shows 1890 citizens
enrolled in the voluntary work pro-
gress of the FERA.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27

Melvin Russell, superintendent of
public instruction of Monroe Coun-
ty, and c. E. Brooks, educational
expert with the FERA, returned
owe the highway last evening from
an investigation into educational
facilities of the KEYS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27

Mrs. Wallace Bryant Kirke is in
charge of the photography to be
compiled on Key West and is now
actively engaged in assembling the
data to be used.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-09
Renliiniiseing
SEVEN YEARS AGO
BY scyerne Ward

Five hundred and fifty-five vot-
ers went to the polls in Tuesdays
municipal election, record num-
Der for Tabor City, and voted in
W. A. CAD Williams as mayor by
a l21 vote majority, one of the
largest margins ever in an cleo
ton that was deemed close prior
to the casting of ballots.
The Tabor City community can
merry will resume operation on
Tuesday, June 10. No appoint
ments are necessary for the can
ming of vegetables and fruits, but
patrons are asked to come to the
cannery with THEIR produce be-
tween the hours of 8 am. and IL
noon, as no produce will be ac-
cpeted after that hour.
Mrs. Frank Young entertained
the town baseball team at wien,
er roast and outdoor party at her
home here on Monday.
Robert Grumbine of Baltimore
Md, spring graduate of the West.
ern Maryland College, arrived
here this week to assist Rev. 10.
seph F. Coble, pastor of the Tabo,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-09
THIS IS THE LAW

estate of her deceased husband.
Dover
BY Statute a married woman,
upon the death of her husband
with out a will or if she should
dissent from his will, is entitled to
a life estate in one-third In value
of all of the real property which
her husband owned during the
marriage. The wife may lose this
dover right if she commits adult
cry and is not living with her hus-
band at his death or is convicted
of the felonious Staying of her
husband or being an accessory be-
fore the fact to such Staying.
The widows dover may be al
lotted by deed between her and
the other survivors. If such deed
is not made, the widow may petit
ton the Superior Court to appoint
jury of three persons to set
aside her dover in the lands of
her deceased husband.
The remaining lands of the de-
ceased husband descend to his
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-09

City Methodist Church.
Members Of the recent Loris
high school graduating class &C.
companied by chaperons, left Tues
day for four day tour to Wash
ington, ID. C.
Velma Graham, local colored
student at Shaw University, spoke
before the Woman's Missionary
Union at the Mount Tabor Baptist
Church Monday afternoon at the
regular monthly meeting.
The chmies donated to the Saint
Paul Methodist Church by Mr.. and
Mrs. S. T. Rogers of the Western
Auto Associate Store will be dedi-
Gated Sunday, Rev. Joseph F. Co
bic, pastor, announced.
Convention delegates to the an
nual conclave of the Bright lei.
Warehouseman's Association, hell
at Ocean Forest Hotel. Myrtle
Beach this week found full and
complete program awaiting.
In an effort to raise the neces-
sary funds financing the summer
time recreational program in Ia
Dor City for all youngsters who
wish to take part, the local Rotary
Club is sponsoring a giant auction
sale here Saturday.
A special Fathers Day service
will be held at the Bethesda Meth.
odist Church Sunday evening al
1880, officials announced.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-09

that if the property Is not convey
ed before the death of either, the
interest of the deceased husband
or wife passes automatically to
the survivor and does not descend
to the heirs of the first to die. This
does not mean that property
should always be held by husband
and wife as tenants by the en-
tirety," because, in some instances.
severe inheritance and estate taxes
may be avoided by separate own
ership. Very often other problems
are involved which can only be
solved by properly written Will.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-09

heeirs at law children and grand
children, IL any, and if none, to
the parents and brother and sist-
ers of their children.) Under the
law as written, if a husband does
not leave a will, owns real estate
in his own name, and does not
have close kin, very distant rela-
lives may inherit his real property
to the exclusion of the wife, except
for her dover interest. If the de-
ceased husband leaves no persons
who can claim as an heir, the
wife is then deemed an heir and
as such, may inherit his real
estate.
Dover Cannot Be Cut Off
Generally speaking, a husband
cannot cut off the dover of his
wife if she is unwilling for him
to do SO. He may, however, make
a will in which he devises her less
than her dover interest. This
forces upon the wife an election
of taking what is left her in the
will, or dissenting from the will
and taking what the law gives her
as her dover.
Curtesy
BY Statute, a husband is entitl-
ed to a curtesy in all the lands
owned by his wife during the mar
riage, which interest entities him
to the rents and profits from the
land during his life. In order to
qualify for a curtesy in the estate
of his deceased wife, husband
must have a child born alive by
her during marriage, however, it
is not necessary that the child be
living at the time of the death of
the wife. The right of cutesy may
be lost if the wife has obtained
divorce from bed and board and
is not living with her husband at
her death, if the husband has
abandoned his wife and is living
in adultry at her death.
In addition, the wife may cut
off the curtesy of her husband by
, a will giving her lands to other
, persons, and the husband cannot
regain his curtesy by dissenting
from her will.
If the wifeleaves no will, her
real property passes to her heirs
at law however distant relatives
they may be subject only to the
courtesy interest of her husband;
and the husband does not inherit
real property from his wife unless
there are no persons who can
claim this property as her heirs.
The husband may sell his owr
property subject to his wife's dow
er; but except for lease for NO
more than three years, a wife i:
not permitted by the law to dis
pose of her lands unless the deco
is signed by her and her husband
and proved and acknowledged by
them. A wife may, however, con-
vey her separate property withou
her husband signing the deed i
they are living apart under a deco
of separation, or if the husband i:
insane.
An absolute divorce cuts of
both dover and curteSy.
Joint Ownership
The hardship sometimes result
ing under the dover and curtcS,
laws may be avoided by havin,
an original deed for property mad
to the husband and wife jointly
This creates what is known a
tenancy by thee entirety. Thi
means that both husband and wifi
must sign any deed to the proper
ty if it is sold. II means furthe
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-09

Funeral services were held for
the 26-year-old Sarver last Fri
day.
He was veteran of both World
War ii and the Korean War and
was employed as magazine sales
man at the time of his death. Sar-
yer lived for many years with his
mother, the late Mrs. Mary
Thompson Sarver of Cerro Gordo.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-09
REAL PROPERTY LAW
(Husband and Wife)

Questions are frequently raised
about the difference in the inherit
ance of a husband in the real
estate of his deceased wife and
inheritance of a wife in the real
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-09
CERRO GORDO NATIVE
DIES IN AUTO ACCIDENT

A Cerro 0ordo native, Robert
Sarver, was killed recently in an
automobile accident in Chicago,
Ill.