davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02

sCHLAG. ALBERT G. On Tuesday,
January n,1,,y, l, nlrgsS at AIsxandria
7l5 South Washington St, Aiexan-
i. Schlag. father Of Mrs. John al
Klaus. Albert T., Clarence r. and
William R.. schlag, brother Of Chris.
tan O, Schlas and Mrs. Mary Kast
He also is survived BY fifteeI
erandcnildren and four great-grand
enlldren. Friends may call at tn
Domaine Memorial Chapel, 52(
South Washington st.. Alexandris
va. parking faeilitiesl. Mass wi
pe offered ct st. Mary's Catholi
Church on Saturday, January 5, q
g:5O am. Interment st. Mary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02

iirssl. On Wedhssday, January Z,
hospitSL SnnapeIis. Nd, coHDR
JOHN y. MEfos Of 10 Bouthgats
ave-. Annapolis, Nd. husband 81
ea lpfo' etRh.I., nHfsMtiisRsa. a ss ,r q
tired1 Funeral on Friday, Jan
uary 4, Of am. from st. Anne 1
Episcopal Church, Church circle
Annapolis, Nd. interment Rock
Greek Cemetery, washington. y, g,
Inc I.m,g has rsags,,stsd that IN
be made 10 the Navy Relief So
eiety q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
OLIvER, ROWLAND s. on Sunday


sunSsZ: Psce@SeT 30, 1S sSos JUL11 s.
A, PETERSON Of 1918 Kenyon st.
nv son Of Lewis and Ruth Taylor,
ototner OF Mary 2. Simpson, He
and host Of friends. After Il
pm. Thursday, January 8, I963,
friends are invited to call at the
Jarvis Chapel. 1882 You st. NV,
wnere funeral services will be held
on Friday, January 4, at 1 p.m.
Interment Harmony Memorial Part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02

MARY 2. Officers and
members OF Court OF Our
Lady Of LourdeS, Catholic
Daughters Of America, are
requested to attend thS
recitation Of the rosary al
= pm. Wednesday, Jan.
uary 2, 1863, at the Rob-
Humphrey Funeral Home,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02

tRetlredl. The officers and
members Of the Holy Name
Society OF the Annuncia :
ton Church, seth st. and
Massachusetts ave. NV,
will assemble Thursday,
January 3, 1858, at s:45
the De Vol Funeral Home.
ave, NV, for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02

day, Deeember 81. 1859. PEARL
Parodi of New York City. N, ";
Mrs. Miriam Cole Of centrevliie.
Va, and Ralph Davis OF Falls
Church. Va; grandmother Of Ronald
Charlene DAVIS Services at the
Timothy Hanlon Funeral Home.
474S Wisconsin ave. NV, on Frt-
day, January 4. 1883, at 1 pm.
Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08

been collected, much less pub
lished. and a leafing through
Of the memoirs Of his friend
Gene Fowler, and the biography
Of Robert Louis Taylor does
not turn UP this particular
quote. However, that is the way
I remember 1t, probably as an
item Of dialogue from one Of
his pictures.
have checked 1t with Charlie
Rice, humor columnist Of This
Week magazine and one-time
collaboration Of the Great Man
and also with Bruce Bohle, for
mer editor in chief Of Theater
Arts magazine. Both recall the
phrase In the form 1 quoted
and both also noted that II
wouldn't make much sense, OF
at least, would lack the wry
Fieldsian touch, II the last wore
we're good"
Before a final verdict, though
and before that quite a Bit
stops riding, let's see II any
reader OF this column can tel
you Just when Fields uttered
this bit OF philosophy anc
which version is the right one
Question: In grammar schoo
my teacher would always quiet
down the class OF boys with
the words, Nov, don't get ell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: Why
is so much being written and
said about the danger OF
obesity? Is it really as bad as
all that? Or, like a lot OF
other things, is it exaggera-
ton? How can I get some
simple explanation Mrs. Y.
FIRST, 1 SUGGEST that
you send for my leaflet, How
to Overcome Obesity" Adj
dress your request to me, in
care Of The Evening Star,
inclosing 10 cents and a
stamped, self-addressed en-
velope. In it you will read
the simple facts you are
looking for.
Meanwhile, here are a few
points to bear in mind. So
much is being said about
obesity because we recognize
it is no longer a joke but a
menace. Insurance companies
rate up your premiums if you
are much overweight be-
cause statistics covering mil
lions of human beings have
shown that the overweight
person is shuffled off much
before his time. Exaggera-
ton? Far from 1t.
II you are fat you invite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Question: A friend recently
gave me a copy of your new
book, Dictionary of Word and
Phrase Origins" (Harper &
Row, which / have found both
useful and entertaining. On
Page 235 there appears this
quote from w. c. Fields: "A
man who hates dogs and chill
dren can't be all badl"
I seem TO recall the final
word as good" / have become
involved in quite an argument
with my friend on the matter
of this quote. Can you give me
an authentic source for iii
Quite a bit is riding on the
outcome so, please, Mr.. Morris
don't fail melt. Col. ]. C.
Cockrill, USA (retired).
Answer: The collected works
of the great Fields have never
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
Collie Called Fuzzy
Proves He Wasn't

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) /,
When a new dog control
law requiring that pets be
kept penned went into eff
feet here, the Dallas Eve
rett family decided confin-
ing their l0-year-old collie
would be cruel. So they took
Fuzzy out to the Glen How
lit farm near King City.
Missouri.
But the dog apparently
preferred family to freedom.
Five days later he showed
up at the Everett home, ex-
hausted after walking more
than % miles from the
farm. but happy to be back.
The Everetts think Fuzzy
made his feelings on the
matter pretty clear and they
will let him stay in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08

discombobulated." It seems too
good a word to have been his
invention. Was it2-Daniel To-
bias, Washington, d. C.
Answer: It wasn't. "Discom-
bobulate" is a dialect version
of "discommode," or discom-
fit" and has been In common
use at least since the 1906
Amusingly enough, Merriam
Webster's dictionary editors
didn't catch up with II until
1888 when they solemnly en-
tered it in the new words
section Of their big dictionary
However, there's plenty Of evil
dence that 1t was In use q
half century earlier. It also
sometimes is heard as "discom-
booberate," and "discomboobu-
late"
tcOpyrisht, 1903, BY william Morris,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
STOP KILLING YOURSELF
Obesity No Joke,
Statistics Show
-Vv DR.. PETER J. STEINcRoHN

gall bladder trouble. You are
more susceptible to getting
high blood pressure, govt,
arthritis, coronary artery ois-
ease, diabetes and many
other serious conditions. You
will even be more prone to
accidents. AS a surgical pa
tient, you won't take your
anesthetic as we'll as normal
weighted patients, and there
fore be a greater operative
risk.
I could go on and on, hut
let's leave some unanswered
questions for the leaflet, shall
we? I think many people
should read it, for the simple
reason that so many Of us
are overweight.
Excess fat is like a lion in
sleeps clothing. We don't
realize we harbor an enemy
and therefore become care
less.
Dear Mr.. Steincrohn: For
some unknown reason doc
tors and nurses fascinate me.
/ cannot understand this
because I have a terrible fear
OF them. AS a child my nom
would keep me in line by
threatening to have that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
:Anti-DiscIosure Bill
Would Aid Newsmen

stances in which newzmen OBJ
tain from confidential sources
facts they otherwise could not
get to unmask corruption and
other wrongdoing
I'VE are all familiar with
cases in which journalists have
gone to jail rather than reveal
their sources of information"
Senator Heating said. II have
been asked many times wheth-
er this situation is just"
He conceded difficult prob
lens are involved, with a divi-
sion among newsmen them
selves on whether they should
be exempt from possible PEN
atty. usually in contempt OF
court cases, for refusing to dis
close sources.
Cites Recognition
He said there is a general
reluctance among legal experts
to extend the already rec
ognized confidential relation
ships Of doctor-patient, law
yer-client and husband-wife 10
include newsman-news source
Finally" the Senator added
there is a feeling among many
newsmen that they just don't
want any special privileges and
that they would rather 90 To
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08

mean ole doctor give me a
shot" Therefore, it's natural
I fear them, yet love to read
about them, watch movies
of them, etc.
I was very sick and had to
60 to the hospital a few
months ago. My minister
advised me to talk over a
very personal problem with
the doctor. Although he was
wonderful, I couldn't let my
self tell him what was
troubling me. I got this
awful feeling Of being ana
lyzed and froze UP when he
asked me questions. VIII !
ever get over it?-Mrs. G.
MOST PEOPLE, even
though not as sensitive as
you, are hesitant to tell all"
when confronted by their
doctor. It's natural unless
you are an out-and-out ex-
trovert-to want to keep GER
tain things to yourself. But,
as I've been telling patients
for years. they'll get over any
prudery or self-consciousness
If they will remind them
selves that doctors have prob
ably heard it all before.
We don't sit in moral judy
ment of other human beings
who are in trouble. What
ever's on your mind, get 1t
off. We have been confronted
with such problems as adul-
terry, alcoholism, insanity In
the family. homosexualism,
frigidity, impotence and
scores Of other problems that
plague people.
Better tell us, II you want
help. Otherwise, we won't
know. To repeat: we've prob
ably heard 1t before.
Whatever you say, we
won't be ashamed of you.
We're here to help; not to
judge you.
(Bell-McClure syndicate)
Tomorrow: Exercise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
ON THE SIDE
Do Smokers Cause
Slow Burn in You?

she'd follow his example. 81
thought her smoking a pipe
was pyerdoing the together
ness Bit" he said. But
there was a touch Of dis
appointment in his voice -
"she wasn't smoking a pipe
just to be companionable.
She really loves it."
Every smoker who lives to
a fairly ripe age without set
ting fire to himself is lucky.
I, for one, don't own a single
suit. shirt, or topcoat that
hasn't been ventilated by
sparks from my pipe or
cigarettes. But my friends
who don't smoke are no bet
ter off. The married ones
have wives who sprinkle
them with cigarette sparks
when they kiss them goodbye
in the morning. And the
bachelors are subjected to
the same sort Of ordeal by
fire 'on nearly every date. I
know one fellow who married
the girl for no other reason
at least, I can't imagine any
than to have her mend
the holes she'd burned in his
clothes.
just as bad as the incon-
siderAte smoker is the anti
tobacco hostess who tries to
discourage her guests from
smoking by refusing to
provide ashtrays. For the
smoker, there's nothing more
notwithstanding bet
ter calculated to cause an
ulcer, a nervous breakdown
or a pSychopathic impulse to
commit arson than an eve
ming in a home in which
there are no ashtrays. The
only solution would be a
pocket lined with asbestos,
but my wife refuses to make
me one.
Almost as nerve-racking as
the home without ashtrays is
the one with trays so tiny
that one cigarette puts them
out Of commission and q
cigar buries them complete
ly. And even more annoying
is the over-tidy hostess who
snatches UP a tray and
empties it every time you
discard q butt.
But cigarette addicts have
no problems at all compared
to the users of cigars and
pipes. Many hoStesses, for
some inexplicable reason,
object to cigars and pipes.
Others, though not actively
opposed, neglect to provide
the necessary facilities.
Problem Solved
It takes a good-sized tray
to take care of a cigar
smoker for an evening, and
the pipe man needs some
thing strong enough to with
stand considerable banging.
My wife solves the problem
by keeping an old-fashioned
water bucket beside my easy
chair, but not many women
are so thoughtful.
Yes, there's a real need for
a set of sensible rules for
both smokers and nom
smokers. Offhand, I can
think of several. But I've run
out of space, so I'll just have
to boil them down to two:
a. if you smoke, stop. and
you won't have any problem;
(2) If you don't smoke, start,
and you'll be more consider
ate of folks who do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
By PHILIP LOVE

by fhALlR ii. LOVE
At q party at the French
Embassy recently, I saw q
man take a quick, furtive
look around the drawing
room and then, satisfied that
no one was watching, drop q
cigarette butt to the floor and
grind out the fire with his
heel.
This barbaric act reminded
me of something I had
thought many times before:
The Stars Modern Man
ners" columnist, Carolyn
Hagner Shaw, could render
an invaluable public service
by formulating a set of rules
for smokers. And while she's
about it, she should, for the
sake of fairness, lay down
some guidelines for nom
smokers. too.
It's disgraceful how care
less some smokers are in
other peoples homes. No
matter how many ashtrays
the considerate hostess dis
tributes around her living
room, among every half
dozen or so guests there's
always at least one who ig-
noreS them. His evening is
wasted, it seems, If he can't
char the edge Of a table,
plant a cigarette or cigar
butt in a ported plant or, at
the very least, "mothproof"
the rug by scattering ashes
over it.
Courtesy Forgotten
There was q time-So long
gone as to be almost beyond
recall - when a gentleman
wouldn't think of lighting up
in the presence of a lady
without first murmuring,
May ~" Now he not only
doesn't ask permission, but
he's very likely to forget to
offer her a light.
AS a matter Of fact, what
Kipling said about the fe-
male Of the species being
more deadly than the male"
goes double for women smok-
ers. I can't produce any
statistics to prove it, but I'm
sure that many a divorce has
grown out Of the resentment
built up by the wife's care
leSsneSS in scrambling cigar
cite ashes in with her hus-
bands breakfasts. And, of
course, the irritation is even
greater if the wife is addicted
to cigars or pipes.
Nor is that as far-fetched
as you may think. w. Curtis
Draper, tobacconist at SOB
Eleventh street NV, reports
about IS cigar and pipe
smokers among his women
customers. One woman - a
lawyer-averages about 400
small Dutch cigars a month.
Two WACS are among the
pipe smokers.
At a recent embassy party,
a woman of my acquaintance
who is the wife Of a State
Department official asked If
I could spare a pipeful Of
tobacco. AS she was filling
up, she explained: There's
no room for pipe and tobacco
both in this little handbag,
but I can always find some
body to borrow from. I used
to depend on my husband,
but he's quit smoking alto
gether and won't even carry
a match"
The husband confided later
that he'd quit in the hope
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
FAMOUS FABLES
By E. E. EDGAR

CONVERTIBLE: Secretary
of Commerce Luther Hodges
came from a family that was
poor, but one not lacking in
resourcefulness, reports Stan
Opotowsky in "The Kennedy
Government"
when young Hodges made
up his mind to go to college,
he got a job as a newsboy
on the railroad to help de-
fray expenses. This required
a uniform which cost SIP
$12 that Luther Hodges never
hoped to have.
His sister solved that. She
sewed brass buttons on his
only blue serge suit. 1t was
double breasted. When he
worked, he buttoned the side
that showed the brass but
tons. When he went to school,
he buttoned the side that
showed regular buttons"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
MISS PEACH
MRS. FITZ
THE BERRYS
BY the Associated Press

Senator Heating, Republican
Of New York, is proposing a
new Federal law to spare news
men from the threat Of jail
for refusing to disclose conf
Dental sources of information
Senator Heating announced
yesterday he will introduce such
q bill this week, not as a final
answer to tough and contro-
versial" questions involved, but
10 encourage exploration OF
possible methods Of fair solu-
ton.
He said Its intent is 10
strengthen the public's right To
have a free press, without re-
moving the right Of redress
through libel or SANDER suits
as a protection against ire
sponsible Journalism.
Sees Problem Ahead
This isn't for the benefit Of
the news reporters or the tele.
vision and radio commentator
who play a similar role" the
Senator said in a statement
"but for the benefit Of the pub.
lie and the Nation"
He said he has in mind In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
Mrs. MiddIe-Aqe
Must Be AiIing
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

that's done, I'm so tired I go
into the bedroom, fall on my
face and go to sleep. Then he
has the nerve to complain
about my sleeping. What
should I do?
TIRED.
No bride Of five months
holds down a full-time job I'm
addition to doing her own
hOusewOrk because she wants
the exercise. Since you are
helping to buy the groceries,
tell Joe to get off the couch
and help you prepare them.
So So
DEAR ABBY: A neighbor
Of mine dunbfounded me
this morning when she told
me she had picked my vege-
more deadly than the male"
ton so my plants wouldn't
die. She expected some graft
tude if / can Judge q voice.
Abby, I couldn't thank her,
because I had agreed with a
friend to pick those vege-'
tables in exchange for wa
tering my plants! Before go
ing on a trip next time,
should I set up a sign, or
canvass the neighborhood
and explain the arrange
ment?
VACATTONER.
It appears that only one
of your neighbOrs needs to
have the arrangement ex-
planned" So next time, ex-'
plain it.
What's on your mind? For
q personal reply, send q SELF
addressed, stamped envelope
to Abby in care OF The Eue-
ming Star. ~, $50
For Abby's booklet, "HotD to
Haze q LoUely Wedding" send
so cents to Abby, Boz 1865,
Beverly Hills, Calf.
(AAcNaught Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
DEAR ABBY

DEAR ABBY: I've heard
that some women behave
rather peculiarly when they
reach the age Of 48 or so, but
I think my sister-in-law is
abusing the privilege. She
wears muu muu's on the
street with large colored kerr
chiefs tied around her head
like a fortune teller. She
loads on the makeup and
junk jewelry and she's off in
ankletS and high-heeled
shoes. She thinks she's gor-
geous. She spent $12 last
week just riding the buses so
she could talk to the drivers.
Meanwhile, she eats tram
quilizers like popcorn. I'm
worried.
OHIO.
Your siSter-in-law Is Obvi-
OusIy in need Of professional
help, which is your brothers
problem. Don't wait until the
police give the poor woman
a free ride home before you
urge her husband to get her
to a doctor.
4 4
DEAR ABBY: I am 20 and
have been married for five
months. My husband and I
both work. We leave togeth-
err in the morning and drive
home together. When Joe
gets home he lies down on
the couch and reads the
whole newspaper while I pre-
pare supper. After supper he
goes back on the couch and
watches television while I
clean up the kitchen. When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
Doc Adopts Own Pet

CLERMONT, Fla. (AP). -
There's a strange adoption
at the home Of Lorraine Duff.
Her dog, Bitsy, has adopted
q l0-week-old raccoon. Bitsy
nurses and sleeps with the
coon. Lorraine joins In by
dressing the tiny animal and
placing 4 bow in her hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
Johnny Hart
By Bob Donovan

jail than ask for legal protec-
ton"
He said he thinks these OBJ
jections "misconcieve the pur-
pose Of the newspaperman's
privilege" which often has
been recognized even without
a basis in statutory law. The
real purpose, he said is TO pro-
tect the peoples right to know,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
Slippery Customers

FERRARA, Italy (AP). -
A thousand pounds of cells
proved too slippery for the
fishermen who caught them
in the Pc valley swamplands.
Police caught the fishermen
and dumped the cells back
into their breeding ponds. It
is illegal TO fish them there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
RECORD REVIEWS
Light Operate Fare Pleasant

you may be sure Mr.. Stern is
right on top of them all.
JOHN GARY: One of the
latest popular singing stars,
John Gary is getting a big
buildup from RCA Victor. The
effort is likely to meet with
considerable S NC c e S, for
young Mr.. Gary has a pleas
ing voice Che covers three &C.
taves) and should do much
for the return of the crooner
who sings comparatively
straight without the annoying
crying interpretations. The rec
ord titled Catch a Rising
Star is his intro.
BACH'S GREATEST HITS:
That's the title of a Philips
recording, subtitled A Unique
Jazz Vocal Treatment Of Jo-
ham Sebastian Bach by the
Creative Swingle Singers. It is
unique, all right, and each lis
tener will have to decide for
himself. The French singers
use sounds instead Of words
(ooh aah and dooby-do and
papa-dah is the way they are
described). They do 1t very
well, too, II you like your
Bach swung.
USICAL MEMORIES;
The new London Internationa,
series features authentic mu
sic from countries visited BY
tourists. Two of these are
from France and Greece. The
music includes both instru.
mental and vocal selections
from many parts of the cOun-
tries. They certainly must be
genuine, for nothing quite like
it is heard on other foreign
records. They will, indeed,
help relive. old memories.
SANDY BULL: This is an
extraordinary Vanguard rec
ord by a gifted guitariSt and
banjOiSt with a curious and
inventive mind. One Of his in
ventiOnS, called Blend, Occu-
pies one entire side of the rec
ord, and with Billy Higgins
at the drum, is a fantasy mix
ture Of Arabic and Indian mu-
sic and American jazz. Also
heard are the Carmina Bura-
ma Fantasy (Carl Orff), Non
Nobis Domino civilian Bird),
Little Maggie and Gospel
Tune. Very good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
By HERMAN SCHADEN
Star Record Critic

The instant Leonyne Price hits the first soaring note of
Summertime" it is apparent RCA Victor has something
special In its album of Great Scenes from Porgy and BesS
And the moment Roberta Peters goes into her first trs in
Coumblas ynthesis Of The Student Prince you know this is
out Of the ordinary, too
In Short here are singerecord abbreviated versions of
TWO OF the greatest Of OpereaS which will bring many pleas
ant listening hours F
POrgy and Bess milestone for Miss PRICES rnee=
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17

Schonberg gives, from eontem-
pOrary accounts, Of how the
giants Of yeSteryear looked as
they played.
List "Swarmed all over the
keyboard with wild geSticula-
tons" and on one famous oc-
casion tainted dead away with
the excitement Of it all. Thai
berg sat erect and prim"
even while engaged in a "pi-
ano contest" with List; and
he once revealed to MoscheIes
that he had acquired this con-
troll by smoking a Turkish
hubble-bubble water pipe
while practicing." Mozart
sat quietly at the keyboard
and played without max
ing faces" As to Beethoven,
on the other hand, according
to Sir John Russell, ''The mus
cleS Of his face swell and its
veins stand out; his eyes roll
wildly; his mouth quivers;
and be looks like a wizard
oVerpowered by the demons
ne has called up"