davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23


Ralph Blackstock, seven, in South
Boston, choked to death on toy
balloon which got into his larynx.
JAPAN BLACKBALLED-Last
week the veto of Russia again kept
Japan from becoming a member
of the United Nations. Russia's
single vote of II did the job.
FREIGHT RATE HIKE-Motor
carriers last week announced a
seven per cent increase in freight
rates carried by trucks in the
Southern states, following similar
notice by railroads.
BRIDGE-TENDER BROWNS
Wallace Owens, 80, bridge-tender
near Mathews, Va. drowned when
he fell from a bridge he was oper-
ating Thursday. He was a World
War II veteran.
KEFAUVER A CANDIDATE
Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennes-
see is again candidate for the
Democratic Presidential nomina-
ton.
RUSSIA LOANS MONEY
Russia, the country to which we
have given and loaned so much is
able to loan money too. She has
just loaned that fierce nation
Afghanistan a hundred million
dollars.
FREAK PLANE CRASH-In
Nebraska a fighter plane jumped
its chocks while preparing for
flight, leaped off and killed three,
caused destruction of seven planes
when it caught fire.
SEVEN AIRMEN DIE-Two B.
ATS collided at Tampa, Fla, and
seven airmen died, there being nc
chance to bail out so close to the
ground were the planes.
PLOTTERS ROUNDED UP
Some 500 sympathizers of ex-dic-
tator Juan Peron, of Argentina
have been rounded up and arrested
for plotting to make trouble for the
new government.
| OIL STOVE KILLS TWO
Flames from an exploding oil stove
in the kitchen of Ira Workman in
Portsmouth, Va, burned down the
house, killed his young adopted
daughter and his infant child.
DISASTER INSURANCE-Sen-
ator Herbert H. Lehman of New
York in Raleigh this week said in
his opinion, there is little oppor-
tunity of getting the Government
to provide disaster insurance, I'M
less a lot more sentiment is
aroused throughout the nation.
LAST CIGAR COMPANY-The
great tobacco producing state of
N. c. had only one ciga- company
left, and this has been sold. Ell
Moro Co. of Greensboro, after 80
years, shuts down, it having been
bought by Brooks & Co. of Red
Lion, Pa.
WANTED 100000 - Charles
Weeks, 20 year old son of Negro
preacher attempted to extortion
100000 from John S. Knight,
Miami newspaper publisher, by
sending him a threatening letter.
The FBI caught him.
KEY WEST-CUBA FERRY
The famed TAYLOR Brothers of
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

Farm experts estimate that i'm
proved pasture can produce about
100 pounds of stock feed at a cost
of about 60 cents.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

The Nile deposits about four
inches Of new soil century on its
Egyptian flood plain.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

CARD OF THANKS
Mrs. Pearl Midget wishes to
thank her friends for the beautiful
flowers and cards sent during her
illness.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

MILLION DOLLAR HORSE
Nashua, the fabulous race horse
owned by William Woodward Jr.,
who was shot and killed by his
wife some two months ago, was
sold to Leslie Combs of Kentucky
for $1,251 ,000-greatest sum ever
paid for a horse.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

FREAK PLANE CRASH-In
Nebraska a fighter plane jumped
its checks while preparing for
flight, leaped off and killed three,
caused destruction of seven planes
when it caught fire.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

BRIDGE-TENDER BROWNS
Wallace Owens, 80, bridge-tender
near Mathews, Va. drowned when
he fell from a bridge he was oper-
ating Thursday. He was a World
War II veteran.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

KEFAUVER A CANDIDATE
Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennes-
see is again a candidate for the
Democratic Presidential nomina-
ton.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

RUSSIA LOANS MONEY
Russia, the country to which we
have given and loaned so much is
able to loan money too. She has
just loaned that fierce nation
Afghanistan a hundred million
dollars.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

SEVEN AIRMEN DIE-Two B.
ATS collided at Tampa, Fla, and
seven airmen died, there being no
chance to bail out so close to the
ground were the planes.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

Carteret County, donors of hos
pital to Sea Level are establishing
an automobile ferry between Key
West and Havana. Their 472 foot
vessel came off the way in New
port News last week. The boat will
go into service next month.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

KEY WEST-CUBA FERRY
The famed Taylor Brothers of
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

PLOTTERS ROUNDED UP
Some 500 sympathizers of ex-dic-
tator Juan Peron, of Argentina
have been rounded up and arrested
for plotting to make trouble for the
new government.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

FREIGHT RATE HIKE-Motor
carriers last week announced a
seven per cent increase in freight
rates carried by trucks in the
Southern states, following similar
notice by railroads.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

OIL STOVE KILLS TWO
Flames from an exploding oil stove
in the kitchen of Ira Workman in
Portsmouth, Va, burned down the
house, killed his young adopted
daughter and his infant child.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-23

LOVE CRAZED TEEN-AGER-
John Failone, II of Vandergrift,
Pa had to be shot and captured by
police after he had shot down a
girl of Is who refused to date
him, and had killed her parents and
her uncle and had wounded a
policeman. He was critically in
jured.
Evening star., 1955-11-20
Ethel Mermon Visits Fronce.
Olivia Loves French Fashions

Continued From Page D-2o
the other by the unlimited
artists. This is to minimize
cries of "prejudicel" Then
where win be the fun?
Ambassadors Thoughts
While Manlio Brosio, Italy's
Ambassador to our shores
visits strongly Italian In
fiuenced San Francisco, our
Ambassador to his country
ponders American influence in
Italy.
Mrs. Luce's successful eff
forts to appreciate the Italian
viewpoint has been recorded
steadily in her husbands jour
mails. 1t Is fashionable in Ro-
man drawing rooms to regard
France with high contempt or.
at best. amused tolerance.
1t comes out so strongly IN
Time and Life that those
stats dare only pussy foot
around the French Empire:
thy're that unpopular.
consequently anything
French papers write Of Mrs.
Luce can be taken with large
grained salt.
The latest Is that Mr.. Dulles
received three uitinati from
Italy. Firstly, they want to be
admitted at once to The Uni
ted Nations. They want more
on shore buying to be done
IN Italy and lastly, they want
US to send q new ambassador.
Saying nothing but "pough-
pough" to that, ofiicial sources
Evening star., 1955-11-20

fiatly deny the trivial rumor
that Mrs. Luce Is backing Q
new wonens' magazine. In any
case she's overly popular with
her own people.
Evening star., 1955-11-20

Big holiday treot +. this lovely
lingerie designed by Luxite. Its vel
vety opaque, soft, and nylon's lady
like manners noke it stoy neat,
lounder beautifully and need only
touch-up pressing.
Left to right;
Little Miss Luxit's "Lozy Doisy" slip,
angel frostine of nylon shirrine at
bodice Two rows Of tricot forms
hem. Daisy adds trim. Grow-tuck
waist. White or pink.
Sizes 4x6x, 2.9o 8-l4, 3.9o
Matching ponties, white; Ala, 1.35
Junior Woltz length gown. set-in
woistbond. Lined bodice, lace and
ruehine trim. Pink, blue, white.
Sizes e-l5. sos
Little bow pleot slip. White. pink.
Sizes 4-6x, 2.99; 8-l4, 800
Matching ponties. Ala, 1.5O
Junior slip, tiny permanent pIeotine,
seoIIoped hem. White. sizes 9-l5,
S.o5
W5L-Junor and chIdren's Lingerie,
4tt, Floor
-. also Chevy Chose and AIexondro
Evening star., 1955-11-20
Dry Skin

Dry Skin
Use a heavy. good quality
nourishing creams light as
tringent. A good quality witch
hazel makes an ideal astrin-
gent as it does not tend to
dry the skin. Keep skin pliable
by regular massage with the
fingers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
i Dead, 20 Hurt
AS Blast Rips
Produce Firm

OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. "a
lR.-One person was reported
dead. about 20 injured and sew
eral trapped by an explosion
which demolished a two-story
brick produce house today.
Police said IA persons were in
side the building when it coll.
lapsed from the explosion. Nine
others in a cafe next door suf-
fered minor injuries when the
roof collapsed. q
An hour after the explosion.
three employees of the Janger
Produce Co. were still trapped
in the debris. More than 80 fire.
men were working frantically to
free them.
A small fire in the back Of
the demolished building was be-
ling brought under control.
Harry Janger. manager, said
his firm was working on the last
minute rush to fill Christmas or
ders for produce. Most of the
lemployes were chicken pickers
and girls who packed the pro-
duce.
Mr.. Janger, who arrived shortly
after the explosion, said. The
only thing that could have caused
the explosion as far as I know
lis natural gas"
All available ambulances were
rushed to the scene.
j. c. Hawk. operator of a fill
ing station on the other side of
the building. was in the cafe at
the time. He said about nine
persons were in the cafe and only
the heavy wooden counter saved
them from injury or death.
THE conclusion was terrific"
Mr.. Hawk said. I'VE heard the
explosion and two seconds later
everything started falling. We
Iinstinctively got under the coun-
ter and that is what saved U.s."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
First Negroes PIuy
lon Atlanta Links

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. "a tPt.-
Backed by a Federal Court order
Negroes began playing without
incident today on this city's
public golf courses.
The first foursome teed of at
midmorning on the North Fulton
course, one of the sportier OF
seven public golf layouts.
They could have made tele-
phone reservation at this course
If they had desired, but Assistant
Pro Hank Whitfield said they
did not.
They just came out, palc
their fees and teed off," Mr.
Whitfield reported. There wa'
little excitement" He said he
did not get the players names
| DR.. H. M. Holmes. 7l-year-ole
leader of a ,four-year court fight
that removed the racial barrier
had planned to play today, but
changed his mind.
| DR.. Holmes said friends hac
told him there would be "somt
excitement, picture taking. sto.
ries and all of that" and hi
decided to wait until things
quiet down a little"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Two Top Aides
Resign Posts
BY the Associated Press

The White House today an
nounced the designations OF
James A. Mcconnell as Assist
ant Secretary of Agriculture and
A. Jackson Goodwin, jr.. as a
member Of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Mr.. Mcconnell. who owns a
farm near Mansfield. Pa, also
resigned as a member of the
board of directors Of the Com
modify Credit Corp. His resig-
nations from the two posts be-
come effective December 81.
Both Mr.. Mcconnell and Mr.
Goodwin, whose home is in Ala
bama. gave urgent personal rea-
sons for quitting.
Mr.. Goodwin's resignation
from the SEC is effective Janu-
airy /. His term would have run
until 1853.
In accepting Mr.. McConnell's
resignation, President Eisen-
hover said his contributions to
marketing and the application OF
sound business principles repre-
sent a great service to your coun-
try. You have been working in
an area of unusual completely
and you have done your job well.
The President wrote Mr.. Good
win, one of five members of the
SEC, that he had rendered out
standing service and thanked
him for "all you have done IN
the public interest.
Mr.. Mcconnell has been on
the Agriculture Departments
staff since February IL. 1854,
when he was named administra-
tor of the Commodity Stabiliza-
ton Service, the agency which
administers the Government
broad price support and crop con-
'trol program.
He was appointed assistant
secretary last January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
FLOOD
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
Gus vehicles were racing to all
parts Of the city in an effort to
rescue countless scores trapped
before they could flee the rapid
ly rising water.
Yuba City's Mayor Glenn
Gauche told Mr.. Duff there was
nothing to stop the water after
it smashed the levee south Of
town.
The mayor estimated 80 per
cent of Yuba City's inhabitants,
plus hundreds of evacuees from
Marysville across the river, man
aged to escape.
River Is Dropping
Marysville, evacuated yeSter-
day, when the levees that COM
pletely encircle the city threat
ened to give way, appeared to
be saved by the levee break
south of Yuba City. Mr.. Duff
said the river was dropping
along the Marysville levees.
Mr.. Duff. one of the last per-
sons out of Yuba City, said the
frightened residents literally
streamed out in cars bumper
to bumper.
They fled to the small town OF
Colusa. a few miles to the west.
Mr.. Duff said the flood came
so rapidly there wasn't time to
organize any formal rescue
operation.
At Colusa, the State highway
patrol appealed to the Red
Cross for 1000 blankets and
1000 cots.
Except for the dramatic bat
tile to save Yuba City and Marys-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

Northern CALIFORNIA; coast. AS
ISOLATED Press Photographer Err
ME Bennett few over the scene
yesterday and reported that 1.-THE
job of rebuilding will be truly
gigantic"
Communities wiped Out
He added:
Entire communities were
wiped out. railroads and high
ways were undermined. logs and
buildings were swept out into
the Pacific Ocean.
Mr.. Bennett said. however,
that by yesterday the Eel had
dropped from IL to Is feet.
The Truckee. running through
the center of Reno. had flooded
most Of the downtown district.
including major shops and no.
tells. All five of Reno's bridges
were closed last night.
Gov. Russell estimated the
damage at a million dollars.
Eight Dead In Santa Cruz
Eight Of the California victims
died in Santa Cruz, where q
flash flood of the San Lorenzo
River swept 80 square block.
Thursday night.
Four others died In NORTH
coastal California and four II
the Sierra.
The 18th California death wa.
recorded in the San Francisco
Bay area.
South of Marysville, the
Mokelumne River was rising anc
last night threatened to wash
out the large earth fill dam Of
the Shad Reservoir east Of Stock.
ton.
Others at Flood Stage
The Stanislaus and thu
Tuolumne Rivers in the Modesto
area were at flood stage. threat.
|ening destruction of bridges ane
dams.
On Monterey Bay, where SAINTS
Cruz was hard hit Thursday
night, city and State worker:
and volunteers were battling tt
save the city of jacksonville from
being flooded by the rising Pa.
Ijaro and Salinas Rivers.
In the north coastal counties
most seriosly damaged from thu
flooding Russian, Eel, klamath
and Mattole Rivers, fiooe
streams were all down severa
feet from the peak stages o,
Wednesday night.
The Humboldt County sur
veyor estimated $2.5 millior
worth OF bridges lost by the
county alone. That did not count
1.-Two big spans on US. Highway
l01 which were put out of oper-
alton and partly DESTROYED.
The same condition existed ir
Marin. Sonoma. Mendocino, De
Norte, Siskiyou and Trinity
Counties. in the north coasta
group.
-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

COLUSA, Calf, Dec. "a (Pl.-
my boy went out to see how
deep the water was and never
came back" sobbed Mrs. Opal
Goats Of Yuba City. who was
being treated today by physicians
for shock at an improvised Colusa
refugee center.
Mrs. Goats. one of almost 1000
Yuba City evacuees being cared
for here. told Red Cross workers
she feared her 11-year-old son
persisted in the dike-burstin9
Feather River fioodwaters.
Another refugee. Burke Adams
thought four members Of his
family were stranded at the
home, 4 miles south of Yuba City
near the point of the first big
break in the levee last night
He was trying to get to the house
when his car stalled in the rising
waters and he had to flee for
his life.
Arch Dawson, Red Cross disas-
ter chairman in Colusa County
said that by $50 am. today
some 1000 Yuba City refugees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Boy Tests Waters Depth
And Never Comes Back

were being cared for in private
homes, the City Hall, churches
lodge halls and the center at
the fair grounds.
Mr.. Dawson said about l,000
others from Yuba City had been
sent to neighboring towns OF
Maxwell, Williams and Arbuckle
He said 1000 others could be
cared for at Colusa, If necessary
but the stream of refugees was
slowing down.
Water was reported 8 feet
deep in downtown Yuba City
and still rising at $50 today.
Yuba City Police Chief Schuy-
Ter N. Martin, forced out earlier
today when water flooded the
City Hall. started back to the
town to organize rescue parties
Two of his squad cars continued
operations in high areas in the
northeast part of the city, Chief
Martin said. adding that they
radioed a helicopter was rescu-
ing some" people
A local radio broadcast heard
here reported an unconf1rmed
fatality, a 5-year-old boy.
unidentified,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
BOY, 4, TRIMS TREE
ALL BY HIMSELF
SCISSORS

MIAMI, Fla. Rl.-Mrs.
John Klefeker yesterday told
her three children - John,
jr., 4; Paul, 8. and Ruth, 2
that they could help trim
their small Christmas tree.
John, jr., promptly left
the room.
He came back in a few
minutes brandishing a pair
of scissors and announced
that he already had
trimmed the tree all by him
self.
He had. All the branches
had been cut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

/ A "softening" of a 300-yard
section of the city-circling
Iboulder-and-earth dixie at 10
O'Clock last night shot a ter
rifying geyser Of water 80 feet
into the air at one point.
A truckload of sand was
dumped quickly into the breach
and sweating workmen-busi-
Inessmen, sevicemen from Beale
Air Force Base, everybody avail
able-frantically dumped in
sandbags. The flow slowed to a
trickle.
The men worked on through
the night. The lights burned
brightly and the trucks rum
'bled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
BruziI Extends
I'Stute of Sieqe'

RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil,
Dec. "a (P1.-Acting President
Nereu Ramos has extended
Brazil's state of siege another
80 days. He will ask Congress
to okay the action Monday.
The step is part of a move to
guard against any disorders that
might prevent the Inauguration
Iof President-Elect Juscelino Ku-
bitschek January %.
The state of siege, a modified
form of martial law, gives the
police greater freedom in pre-
serving order. Another impor-
tant effect is to prevent any
court action aimed at restoring
Joao Cafe Filho to the presi-
4 deney,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

vile, food dangers appeared to
be easing for the battered north
ern part Of the State. The
Weather Bureau said only light
rain is expected over northern
sectors today.
After the Levee break at Yubs
City. authorities said the ram.
paging Feather River had drop
ped approximately 4 inches anc
authorities cautiously predicted
the crest had passed. More thar
1880 men toiled through the
night at Marysville in a desper-
ate effort to bolster the saggine
levees with sandbags.
To the northwest. meanwhile
the flooding Eel and klamath
Rivers began dropping after
devastating a huge area or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

town. might be able to return tt
their homes for Christmas eve
The water level dropped 4
inches in an hour early today
some three hours in advance Of
the predicted cresting. Anc
Mayor Walter Burke, 49,. said he
was optimistic. more so than
I've been all night"
Although light rain was fall
ing in the area, the river levels
continued to drop. At the high
est point the water was less than
a foot from the top of the levees
Sand trucks. almost the only
traffic, rumbled through Marys-
vile streets, many of them car
rying sandbags to TOO men boil
steering the dixie at one spot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
'AgenciesA Aid
Flood Victims
|0n Vast Scale

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "a
I(R.-Federal and State agencies,
1.-THE armed forces, the Red Cross
land Salvation Army marshaled
men and equipment today for
1.-THE gigantic task of caring for
Thousands Of flood stricken Cal
lifornians.
| Reports from Red Cross chap
tiers said more than 10000
homeless victims were being fed
land housed in shelters through
Iout the north State area.
| The Army. Navy and Air Force
brought equipment from as far
away as Denver. Planes from
bases in Washington dropped
cases Of Army food to towns
crowded with refugees.
Four disaster specialists were
flying to the area from Federal
Civil Defense Headquarters at
Battle Greek. Mich. The team
of observers. who served through
THE Northeast floods of last Au-
lgust. will evaluate the damage
and gather data on civil defense
rescue and evacuation efforts.
Helicopters Rescue Many
"All the military and volunteer
rescue forces are doing a mag
nificent job" said Chief Warrant
Oficer James E. Watson of the
Coast Guard from Marysville,
where the food danger focused
yesterday.
THE helicopters have been
picking people out of trees. of
Ihousetops. Agencies such as the
Red Cross and civil defense and
owners Of private planes and
other equipment have been
Iunstinting," MIR. Watson said.
President Eisenhower declared
the floods "a major disaster, Il
which aides said meant authoriz-
ling a blank check" for financial
assistance from Federal agencies.
Some 1900 California National
Guardsmen were on active duty,
called out after Gov. Goodwin
Knight issued a state Of emer-
gency proclamation.
Army EngineerS on Job
The United States 9Th Army.
headquartered in San Francisco,
has two engineer battalions in
two of the worst trouble areas
Marysville, where the 1880 resi-
dents were evacuated, and Santa
Cruz, a beach resort about rs
miles south of San Francisco.
The Red Cross handled the
Marysville refugees in shelters
i'm the towns of Woodland and
Colusa. Many were cared for
lin Sacramento. the State Capital.
about So miles to the south.
Some 5000 persons were
housed and fed with the Air
Force assistance at Camp Beale,
on safe ground outside the
threatened city Of Marysville.
Twenty helicopters rescued
marooned victims and dropped
supplies to isolated areas.
Coast Guardsmen m ann e d
Iskiffs and lifeboats along the
Russian River in a major flood
area about 100 miles north Of
here.
Disaster Teams Alerted
The Red Cross said 80 trained
disaster specialists were at crit
Iical spots. And the Army en-
Igineers alerted disaster teams in
Seattle, Portland and Dallas for
action If needed. The units are
specially trained In restoring
community facilities. bridges and
highways.
About 10000 cots and $4,000
blankets were supplied from
Army depots,
| Salvation Army units in 200
communities were authorized to
spend "alI available funds" for
flood relief services.