davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1955-06-10

Fairfax County's population
now stands at 155,232, according
to a preliminary tally of the spe-
cial county census just completed
This is an increase of more
than So per cent above the off,
cial census figure of go, 800 in 1850
The rate of growth is even
more startling when the loss OF
some 1000 residents through
annexation to Alexandria since
1850 is considered.
With the 1900 population loss
deducted, the new census figures
show that Fairfax County has
been getting new residents at the
rate of nearly 10000 per year
since 1850.
Extended Census
The special census was taken
this year principally for school
purposes. since State law re-
quires a school census every five
years. The Board of County
Supervisors. however, decided to
extend the census to cover all
county residents to get a firm
idea what the county's popula-
ton really is.
The figures bear out recent
estimates of county school Off
cials and the planning commits
sion, who have been figuring the
current population at roughly
100000. DR.. Homer Hoyt, who
made an economic and popula-
ton trend study of the county
two years ago, estimated the
total number of residents at that
time was around $4,000.
The new consus figure does
not included any residents OF
Fort Belvoir or inmates Of the
Lorton Reformatory. If Belyoir
residents were included, the
population total would just about
measure up to the 10000 esti-
mate Of Fairfax population made
three months ago by the Eco
nomic Development Committee
Of the Washington Board of
Trade
Districts Breakdown
A breakdown of the new
county total by magisterial DIS
tricts shows the population is
distributed as follows: Center
vile, 1O,so2; Dranesville, 1856:
Lee, 19.237: Mason, 23,627;
Mount Vernon. 24,298; Provi-
dence. 24.61l and Falls Church.
33,041.
The new census gives the town
Of Fairfax a population Of 5.023.
Virginia law permits towns to
become cities of the second class
whenever their population ex-I
ceeds 5000. Falls Church in
voked this law to become a sec
ond-class city in 1949.
If the town Of Fairfax chose toI
do likewise. it would become a.
separate political subdivision
from the county, with the right
to operate its own school system
and divorce itself from county
government operations.
Other town totals according to
the new census are 1,799 for
Herndon and $500 for Vienna.
The census Office did not have
totals for Clifton available i'm
mediately.
The Board of County Super
Evening star., 1955-06-10

the Alexandria Parent-Teacher
Association.
Mr.. Williams. a native Vir-
ginian, came to Alexandria from
Chesterfield County. where he
also served as superintendent. He
is married and has three chill
dren. He lives at 402 North View
terrace.
Evening star., 1955-06-10

Why? Because every Buick is ride.engineered like
no other car in the world- blessed witk c0mbina.
tion of ride developments found in no other car at
any price.
We could name bakers dozen of those features.
We could tell you that only in Buick can you get
a massive X.member frame for bedrock solidity-
plus big coil springs on all four wheels for constant
and balanced cushioning plus full.length torque.
tube drive to steady your ride like deep keel
steadies cruiser.
And we could tell you how an ingenious front.end
Evening star., 1955-06-10
Veteran to Retire
AT Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, June
10 P3.-LeVen James Houston,
who for 81 years has been Fred
ericksburg's city manager, has
announced he will retire from
the post October IS.
Mr.. Houston. who has spent
half of his "a years in his post,
worked for the City of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1955-06-10

principal at Anacostia High
School in the District. is the only
candidate so far for AIM nomi-
nation.
Eliminated on the first ballot
last night were Mrs. Lois B. Kane,
George B. Wood. ROLAND w.
Stoebe and William G. Raleigh.
John D. Motz lost on the sec
|ond round, leaving the two-way
contest between Mrs. Riches and
Mrs. Cox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Gunmun Gets $12
From Store Owner

With q warning that he'd let
a grocery owner have it" if he
didn't shut up" a gun-wielding
holdup man with three COM
panions took $l2 from Jack s.
Cohen at 900 G street S.W. last
night.
This is a stick-up," the gun
toter said as the four entered
the store. The bandit, who wore
a handkerchief over the lower
part of his, face, approached Mr.,
Cohen while the other three men
stayed at the door.
Mr.. Cohen could give only a
partial description of the gun
man, who he said was about
feet tall, weighed about lac
pounds, was about 20 years old
and wore khaki pants. All fouI
men we're colored.
Police also reported that at
about GAS last night, Mrs. Carrie
E. Dodson Of 1011 Otis place NV,
was robbed of her handbag con-
tanning about 81 as she ap.
preached her home.
She told police a light-skinned
colored man stopped in front OF
her and grabbed the bag from
her arm. AS he did so, she said
she broke her umbrella over his
back. She was unframed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
.125Affend Teen
Traffic Session

Nearly 12S high school repre-
sentatives today attended the
Third Annual District Teen Age
Traffic Safety Conference in the
board room of the District build
ing.
Two SIS United States Saw
ings Bonds were presented to
winner of an essay contest on
How Can the Teen Ager Be-
come a Better Driver?"
Winners were Miss Juanita
Burrell. l6, of 1408 Lawrence
street NE. and 18th grade stu
dent at Dunbar High School;
and James Markham, 10, of 1905
Farragut street NV, a 18th
grade student at Bell Vocational
High School.
The awards, presented by En-
gineer Commissioner Thomas A.
Lane, were provided by the Dis
trict Trucking Association and
the Insurance Managers Asso-
citation of the District.
The winners were invited by
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp to appear on the tele-
vision program, Traffic Direc-
tors Mail Bag" on Station
WMAL-TV at 6:45 pm. next
Monday.
The delegates. representing all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Stray Boy and Dog Here
Traced to Boy Stute Home

his home there since 10 am.
Tuesday. Descriptions matched
the lost boy and dog.
His first story to local police
was that his father had brought
him here from Massachusetts,
and had left him at a movie.
On leaving the theater. the boy
said he couldn't find his father.
so called police.
He was sent to the Receiving
Home here to spend last night,
and his dog was carried to the
Animal Rescue League.
The boys parents have been
notified of his whereabouts,
police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20

A boy and his dog, first be-
lieved to have come to WASH
ington yesterday from Lawrence.
Mass, have been given a
Manassas Cva.) address through
a sheriff's lookout there, WASH
ington police reported.
The 10-year-old, who first
identified himself as Charles
Hopkins of Lawrence, later told
police his name was Croteau
and that he was from Manassas.
Meanwhile, the sheriff's look
out from Manassas was re-
ceived by District police late
yesterday, stating that Morris
Croteau had been missing from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Symphony Manager

HARTFORD, Conn, April 20
R.-Arthur w. Perkins, assist
ant manager Of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, yesterday
was named manager of the Hart
ford Symphony Orchestra for
three years. The position is a
new one here. Mr.. Perkins
served two years as manager of
the San Antonio, Tex, SYM
phony before signing with De-
troit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20

Washington high schools, were
welcomed by District Commits
sioners Samuel Spencer and
Renah F. camalieE. The key
note address on "a Psychological
Approach to Traffic Accident
Prevention" was made by Col.
Lane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Jupun Hos TO DoiIies

TOKYO. - During the war,
Japan's newspapers were forced,
in principle. to emalgamate into
one paper for each prefecture
until there were fewer than so
dailies. Now there are 100.
, 1955-03-21

.A##aW =aE&a @ae
The S. S. "Alcoa Puritan" is
scheduled to sail from Norfolk
March 18th, Baltimore March
22nd, New York March 25th
and is due at Frederiksted
via Puerto Rico and ST. Tho
mas : April End, accepting
freight from the above ports
and for Venezuela and Trini-
dad, Georgetown and Parama-
ribo.
A1coA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
.Rob't L. Merwin & Co., 1nc..
, 1955-03-21
NEWS

&+ -.
The S. S. "Alcoa Partner" is
scheduled to sail from Norfolk
March 18th, Baltimore March
9Th, New York March 18th &
is due at Frederiksted : via
Puerto Rico and st Thomas :
March 10Th, accepting freight
from the above ports and for
Venezuela, Trinidad, George
town British Guiana) and Pa
ramaribo Netherlands Guia-
na)
, 1955-03-21
DR.. DE FREITAs CoMING!

D1ls LIE A0 NON44IN1s
d.. Robert NJ. De Freitas,
B. a. o., D. Specialist in Eye
Examination Refraction Or
thoptics, announces that on
Tuesday, March %, from
10 am. to 5 pm. & Wed. Mar.
23rd from 100 to 4:3O pm.
complete o%ptometric service
will be offered to the Munich,
patty of Croix.
Will be in Frederiksted
Municipal Hospital from 900
am. until noon Wednesday.
The latest designs in Eye
glasses prepaid or COD.
, 1955-03-21

Freight for St, Croix on the
S. S. "Alcoa Patriot" sailing
from Mobile March 18th, New
Orleans March 3oth, will be
trans-shipped at San Juan on
the S. S. aAlcoa Roamer",
which is due at Frederiksted
April 9th.
, 1955-03-21

a
The MS Cotton Bay" sail
ed from Miami March 18th &
is due at Frederikssted : via
Kingston, Cuidad Truji1lo and
st. Thomas : March 22nd, ac-
cepting freight from the
above ports and for Antigua,
st. Vincent and Trinidad.
n BAYS LINE
Rob4. L. Merwin & Co. Inc
Agents
, 1955-03-21

WITH
MULLER

All families, | think, look forward
to and enjoy weekends . and we'ro
no exceptionl Car washing or grass.
cutting Is the usual Saturday morning
chore for the men while the girls do
marketing, laundering or maybe .
shampoo in preparation for q Ss.ur.
day night dance or get.together. Often
we each 60 of 10 separate affairs
but come Sunday 80. that's family
day and we want and do spend It 70.
gether friends joining us Il they
wish. Think we've found one Of tho
incest ways to top of a pleasant week.
end too . . we all gather to listen
to THE Greatest Story Ever Told" On
the ABC network from $50 to 600.
This most honored program presents
the teachings Of Christ applied to orr
present conditions. It's been on the
air for eight years and although spon.
sored by one Of the country's largest
corporations has never once given a
commercial or institutional message.
And that's pleasant too!
Because Il can be raised or low.
cred to proper sit-down heights
for all kinds Of work an old
piano stool, brightly enameled-
makes q mighty handy seat for tho
kitchenl
, 1955-03-21
W E D N E S D A Y
at 500 & $50 pm.
Regular Admission

BIG DOUBLE FEATURE
Hit No. l
Back to Gods Country"
Rock Hudson, Marcia Henderson
Hit No. 2
THE Case og the Baby sitter"
starring
Tom Neal : Pamela Blake
Latest Universal News : LIST edl-
ton at $50 pm. only
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-07
Pair turned over 10 Soviet military authorities

BERI LIN tP) East Berlin com naa1rlists, exercising new Soviet granted sovereignty, announced today they have arrested two American soldiers.
 The two were not identified, and the U. $. army could not immediately confirm the an- raoalnceanent broadcast by the East Berlin radio.
 But it raised speculation the communists would use the two soldiers as an example, put them on trial before one of their courts, and thus demon Strate that East Berlin, as the Russians declared last week, is no longer occupied territory.
 The communist East Berlin newspaper, Bz Am Abend, said however East Berlin police had turned the Americans over to Soviet military authorities.
 The Bz also did not name the soldiers, but released a picture of a uniformed American hold ing his hand over his face, with the caption: ''One of the Gang sters.''
 The radio said the two were arrested after beating a male caberet performer unconscious The performer was identified as Werner Lierck.
 The radio announcement was later confirmed by the official East German news agency. Adn Adn said the two soldiers att tempted to flee Iby jumping in- to a taxi and ordering the driv CT to take them to the Eas.- West sector boundary. The driv CT agreed, and drove them un- til he found two communist policemen.
 Adn said the incident occur red at 2:45 a. m. as Lierck and
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-07
Jupun's fishing grounds sharply cut since war

TOKYO (P) The Japan-South Korea fishery crisis points up Japan's concern over the way her favorite fishing hole - the Pacific Ocean - has been slic- ed up by o.her nations.
 Her fleets once plowed wat CTS from pole to pole and as far as the coast of Mexico. Now they are fenced in by an unpre- ceden.ed series of postwar claims and treaties.
 We have been badly crip- pled," says Noriaki Oka, chief of the statistics sections, govern ment fisheries agency.
 !" Our fishermen are impov- erished, our people, most of whom depend upon fish as their principal source of pro- tein, are receiving only 65 per cen. of the nutrition they need"
 Here is what has happened since the shooting stopped in 1945, resulting in 30 per cent drop in Japanese catches: 1. South Korea has staked out territorial waters extend ing 50 to 200 miles off the coast. cutting across some oi the best fishing grounds in the Pacific.
 2. Australia has laid claim to all waters covering her con tinental shelf, up to 200 miles off shore, and including the pearl-rich Aarafura Sea.
 3. Russia has blocked access to some areas north of Hokkar do, Japan's northern island through her acquisition of ths Kuriles, Sakhalin, Haboma and Shikmtan islands.
 I 4. The UnA.ed States, Cana. da and Japan signed the nortf Pacific fisheries agreemen- during the occupation, prohIb l (continued on page fourl
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-07
Quick thinking

LAS VEGAS, Nev. {P) liar assed by a pesky gopher, farm CT Paul Thomas dropped a con cussion bomb into the var men.'s hole.
 But, he said, the gopher pushed the bomb, with fuse burning, back out. Thomas quickly picked it up and hurl- ed it away. The bomb exploded igniting hay pile.
 Firemen saved the house and barn yesterday but F tons of hay was destroyed. Thomas claims the gopher still peers out the hole.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-07
Memorial raised ut
 PeurI Hurbor on anniversary

PEARL HARBOR (P) A To- foot memorial of lava rock, rais ed to the memory of 3,303 Ann orleans killed in the Pearl Har- Dor attack IA years ago, was de- dicated today with these sol emn words:
 We know the cost of not be- ing preparted."
 The words were spoken by Charles R. Topp, Davenport, Iowa, national commander of the Navy Club of the United States, sponsor of the memor- ial.
 Fourteen years ago, almost to the hour when Topp spoke, his cousin, Capt. Lynn Valyen- tcon:inued on page tour)
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-07
Prominent pioneer Alaska teacher

ANCHORAGE (H) Mrs. Jes- samine E. Nagley, member of a prominent pioneer mining and hotel family, died yester- day of stroke at a Palo Alto, California hospital. She was 78 years old.
 She is survived by her hus- band, Norace w. Nagley, and a son, Willard, who were with her at the time of her death.
 Mrs. Nagley was born Jessa- mine Millikan, March 23, 1877 After her graduation from Purdue University, she spent year teaching in a govern ment school in Puerto Rico be- fore coming to Alaska in 1909
 Her early years as "a teach CT in Alaska took her from such isolated communities as Hoonah and Chignik Ito Susit- na Station, some 50 miles uF the Susitna River from Cook Inlet.
 It was in the booming Cache Creek mining area served by the Station that she met he1 husband, pioneer merchant and postmaster.
 Funeral arrangements are still pending but are expected to be held in Anchorage.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-07
LocuI resident finds $1,ooO in bills then finds owner

When is a man an honest man, asks the Sitka Police De- partment? Then they answer their own question by stating:
 When he finds a roll of bills containing $1, ,00O, with absol- utely no Identification on them and advertises until he has found the owner and returned the money.
 Sunday afternoon, Vincent Kosak reported to the police he had found a large amount of money and asked assistance in helping to find the owner. La ter in the day a local resident reported the loss of $1, ,0OO in $20 bills wrapped in some rub Der bands. After proper identi- fication, Mir. Kosak returned the money to the owner.
 i've believe that we know lot of people who would have acted the same under the same circumstances, but it makes Us feel kind of good to actually know a man who acted as MT. Kosak did" said chief of pol ice Burton Doucette.
 Kosack, unemployed for some time and the father of four children ranging in age from 4 to 13, works as labor CT and longshoreman. He is at temporarily employed as laborer.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-07
Tax collections to date exceed 1854 for all-time high

JUNEAU (P) Territorial tax collection for the first il months of 1855 have already exceeded the all-tiTne high for full years receipts, accord ing to the latest figures re1eas- ed by tax commissioner Karl Dewey.
 A total of $15, ,836,775 has been collected through Novem Der, Dewey said, and returns normally received in Decem- Der should run the total for the. year we'll over $16 million.
 Biggest year in tax depart ment history prior to this year was in 1853 when receipts a- mounted to $15,63O,OOO. He pointed out that collections for the first II months this year exceed the 1853 total by over $200,000 and that by the end of the year it might exceed the 1853 figure by half a mil lion dollars.
 Even more substantial in creases were chalked up over the 1854 total collection figure of $14,591 $50.
 Dewey begged the higher collection figures on three fac tors: new methods of collec- tion, stricter enforcement and a raise in several tax categor- ies by the last legislature.
 New methods of collection are primarily responsible for bigger receipts in motor vel hicle drivers license taxes while a stricter enforcement policy has accounted for con siderable gains in collections of raw fish and tobacco taxes Dewey pointed out.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-07
2 Americur, soldiers grabbed by East German police today

his wife were leaving a bar in East Berlin.
 The soldiers had also been in the bar, Adn said.
 The East Berlin radio said the two soldiers made provo cative' remarks to Lierck as they were leaving the bar. Lierck re.orted that they were on territory of the East Ger man republic" and he forbade such talk.
 This angered one of the sold iers, and he beat Lierck into un consciousness.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-07
Present sufferuge qualifications should apply

FAIRBANKS (P) The Alas ka constitutional convention committee on suffrage and el- ections is pretty well satisfied with the way things are now, thank you.
 The commi, tee reported to- day:
 The present suffrage quail ifications of the 50-year-old act of congress should apply to the state of Alaska with the following exception - the voting age shall be reduced fo 20 and the literacy qualifica- tions determined by the legis- lature.
 It said the present Alaska tried and tested voting law should be proposed"
 The committee report was the first to Ibe produced in the month-long deliberations of the convention It was signed by John Hellenthal, Anchor age, the committee chairman.
 It is unlikely the recomrnen- dations will ibe acted upon be- fore the delegates have chance to feel the pulse of the 'flpeepul''. The IA committee
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-07
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Marine forecast from We'd nesday to Thursday.
 STORM WARNING
 A strong pressure gradient will continue to cause B to 50 mph winds over narrow chan nels outside waters Sitka to Ya- kutat.
 End of warning.
 Outside waters Sitka to Ya- hutat east to northeast winds 25 to 35 mph except 50 n1ph with strong gusts opposite noun tain passes.
 Snow, with occasional blow ing snow.
 Outside waters Sitka to Dix on Entrance southeasterly wind 20 to 30 nph with occasional strong gusts today decreasing to 15 to 20 n1ph late tonight.
 Cloudy with occasional rain,
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-07
Recommend dropping voting age in new stute to 20 years

chairman said today they hope to get approval of a suggestion that no proposal be advanced beyond second reading until af- ter the late December recess. Under normal parliament ary procedure, bills are read three times before being vot- ed upon for final passage.
 The suggestion, if adopted. will give the delegates a chance to change their minds after going home for the 15 day recess and hearing their constituents.
 Hearings will be held by some committees during the recess and Victor Rivers, An chorage delegate and chairman of the executive committee, says he thinks fine proposal will permit changes which might be found necessary. (Once in third reading, it would take a two-thirds vote to bring a section or proposal back to second reading for a change)
 The committee chairman all so said the recess should not be considered a holiday but a period for gaining perspective staging public hearings and learning more about the peo-e ple's wants.
 It also was learned that the commit. tee on bill of rights voted to kill proposal which would have prohibited a clos ed union shop.
 The action was taken yes terday after it was introduced by R. E. Robertson, Juneau. Robertson said he may take his case to the convention floor after the committee sub mits its ideas on a bill of rights.
 Robertson's proposal said ev cry person was entitled to "the eniovmenj+ of the right to work" and every two or more persons the enjoyment of the right to collective, labor bar gaining"
 No member of the commit tee was favorable to the pro- posal, said Miss Dorothy Awes chairman. Apart from the idea behind it, she said, the mem bers also felt such matter was not the business of the constitution.
 As the committee thinking now stands, Miss Awes said, all such matters will be left to the legislature. (continued on nade threel
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-07
Y eateheon'bing

m At noon today. we were in formed, there was 10 inches of SNOW in Juneau and it was still falling. That's one way to make a city look clean.
 1- m There is only one place l Anow of where there is Good News" The correct terms for what appear in your newspap- er is = Surprising - Terrible - Rad - Pleasant TT Crime fzlad IL and a host of others. But Good News can be found enly in one place.
 I-l-
 @ Basketball is really under way and from now on ' as Il you didn't have enough to do- yo,, can plan on a couple oi nights a week yelling your heads off.
 I1-
 Q Could you answer?
 DALLAS lP) What day is today? What significance does this day have?"
 Reporters of the Dallas Times Herald asked these questions as they circulated among heavy crowds of Christmas shoppers Only three out of every ter persons interviewed rememb cred this is the anniversary Q Pearl Harbor.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-07

Marine forecast from We'd nesday to Thursday.
Evening star., 1955-05-15
'Cop7ERS' LAST DANCE

CHowN here is one Of the oldest dance teams
- ever assembled. The us. Army He'll
cop,er Square Dance Team,' it was organized
at Fort Sill, Okla, to provide some entertain
ment at air shows.
The act turned out to be sensation. In
fact it was such hit television heard about IT
and put it on the screen. Unluckiiy some top
brass happened to be tuned in. took one look
and decided this frivolity was out OF line with
military discipline. So the dance is over.
The 'copters' team operated along the gen.
cral lines of the well-known country dance.
The machines were all dressed up even pop
eyes, hats and skirts. Swing your partner!
the public address system bawled. 1t was
good trick with a helicopter. kS.
PI,os"grnpi,< by Roland P"tterso"