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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27

l Members of the board of direc- tors of the national association are: Attorney Humbert Mangini of Wat erbury; Attorney J. Casale of Tor rington; Peter F. Tummillo, Tren- ton, N. J; Attorney J. Santoro, Bos- ton, Mass; Attorney F. Spins. Hartford; Dr Lomauro, Passaic, N. U.
 oficers of the waterbury club are: Attorney Palomba, president; Alexander Guastaferri, vice-presi- dent; Attorney Humbert Mangini, secretary; Phillip Moreschi, treasur- CT.
 Members of the entertainment committee in charge of entertaining the visitors are Attorney Edward Mascolo, chairman: Rocco Diorio, Nick Maiorano, Tom Murray, and Louis DeVito.
 Dr Lomauro's article which is printed in part here, explains the ideals and purposes of the Unico club movement, and gives an inter esting historical background of the formation of the movement, as fol- lows:
 About thirty years ago, when Italian immigrants started to colon, ize. especially in the big American cities, we. found that people from certain towns in Italy would flock to the same localities as their fellow citizens. These would organize either under the name of the home town, as mutual benefit societies, or under the name of the patron saint of their home town, as religious society. The former would include sick anu death benefits with or without med ical care furnished by local doc tor. preferably Italian, under a year per member.
 This type served it's purpose and in many communities still exists, and membership was mostly made up of the laboring class. Such a club eliminated the necessity of car rying accident insurance especially. This thrived mostly because of the aversion for life insurance which latter type offered the opportunity for local colonies to celebrate the was more evident in those days. The feast day of their towns patron saint, and thus keep up their native sentiment with its native simplicity, with the attendant band concerts, fairs, bazaars beautiful religious procession and old time games. Those who have not witnessed the Italian feast day celebrations in Italy cannot appreciate the spirit behind these events and are the first to crit icise them.
 Less than twenty years ago. and more especially in the past decade when the naturalized Italians began more to apreciate the importance of being active American voters. we found the beginnings of political clubs. These political clubs func- toned chiefly during elections and at other times were the gathering places for social activities with pool tables, bathrooms, bowling alleys and Sometimes with cafeteria or restaur- ant service. These Italian-American political clubs have developed in some instances into powerful factors and as Americanizing influences their usefulness has been underesti- mated.
 "The next step in the progress of Italian-Americans was the formation of the Italian-American chambers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27
Y. M. C. A. Notes

This afternoon at 2 o'clock the State Young Mems council of Y. M. c. As will meet at the Waterbury Y. M. c. A. boys camp. This body is part of the state council of Chris tian education of which Herbert s. smith is president. Mir smith will be in charge of a discussion of the four fold program for young mems clubs throughout the state. The growth of young mems clubs Is one Of the most important phases of the Y. M. C. A. of today. Each association will have It's own inter-club council eventu- ally which win in turn send repre- sentatiyes 10 the state council The state council will act as a. clearing house where ideas may be ex- changed Following the business meeting at the camp there will be steak roast for delegates.
 The Beau Brummel club will hold Its first sail down the Connecticut river thls afternoon. Cars will leave Waterbury at 2 o'clock and tho boat Will leave College street wharf. Middletown, at z o'clock,
 Ths 0.fe' riub Of tho Centrni '. ~, C. 4. held itH firHi party and dance last evening in the west and hsya lehby, Miehnei calo. presideni ef ihe rIub was In charge Of Inc committee 0f hffhnnemenls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27
The Vacation
 Bible School
Will Open Monday Night at
 Bunker Hill Church

Announcement has been made of the teachers in the vacation Bible school which is to be open at the Bunker Hill Congregational church Monday evening. Thomas c. Coch- ard will be director of the junior de- partment and principal of the school.
 Teachers in the junior department will be Mrs A. c. Larson. Miss Will helmina Judd. Mrs c. F. Rowland. Miss Muriel Schofield. Miss Millicent Parsons, Miss Margaret Minnanan. Miss Natalie Dunsmore will be di- rector of the primary department. She will be assisted by Eudora Northrop, Edith M. Roberts and Gwendolyn Durton. Miss Lillian Loeffler will be director of the pri- mary department. She will be assist ed by Miss Elsie Doescher. Norman J. Starks will he director of manual training. Edwin J. Rockwell. Jr, will assist him. t1 ttt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27
A RUBBISH FIRE
 ON ROBINSON STREET

A rubbish fire in the cellar of the home of Joseph Janivitz' of 19 Rob- inson street was responsible for an alarm yesterday afternoon at 5:S8 o'clock. The blaze was extinguished by members of Engine Company No ' without any serious damage re- Sulting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27

of commerce, citizens clubs and well fare leagues. These, too, served to
 cement the friendly relations between
 Italian Americans and those Ameri- cans of other foreign birth.
 We are in the midst of new era in Italians American life. The second geenration of Italian Americans, most of whom have had the advan- tages of American education, is re- acting differently, and more sanely to the same question. New points of view have brought new life, and
 the Unico club movement is new for most Italian-Americans. The Unico club idea evolved as a result of the
 change in point of view, of the ne-
 cessity of change of tactics. of the
 crying need for a purely American, political and non-sectarian civic club.
 In plain English, the Unico club is
 a service club just like the Lions. Rotarians, Kiwanis and like service luncheon clubs. The only difference | is that it is made up of Italian Americans only. This club does not exclude members from joining other service clubs,
 Briefly the ideals of the Unico
 clubs include Americanlzation of the
 Italians in America through the na- tionwide concentrated efforts of rep resentative Italian-American intellec- tual, professional and business men, the promotion of better understand ing of the Italians by the Americans. and. of American institutions and customs by the Italians and proper recognition of the sterling qualities of Italians and Italian Americans in America. This includes the breaking down of prejudicial barriers and un- .IAn <l.. T demand. for fair play. It refers also to newspaper. stage and other forms of publicity in which undue emphasis is placed upon the nationality of undesirable types of trades and
 characters there represented, as well
 as the uplifting and upholding of the reputation of the Italian race by ed ucation and by our own example. This program, without participation in any Italian politics. but with ac- tive civic work in the numerous American communities. will create the proper respect and recognition of the Italian-Americans in this
 country in every field of endeavor. and also command a greater cultural respect for Italy and it's contribu- tions to civilization, and especially for the Italians and their contribu-
 tions to the welfare of this great
 American family.
 With such ideals. are we sur
 prised that the movement for Unico
 clubs, started in Waterbury eight
 years ago. has spread already to Tor
 rington, New York, Hartford, Bos-
 ton. Astoria. Trenton and Passaic.
 Are we surprised that these clubs
 are welcomed by the city officials wherever they are formed. and that
 the Italian-Americans in those com
 munities have gained greater respect
 and better fellowship from their
 fellow citizens?
 We can add this fact, in closing:
 That the Unico club movement has
 been we'll received wherever it has
 been understood. As a civic service
 club. the Unico club will certainly
 flourish wherever it is started, pro-
 vided the type of men who sponsor
 the idea are oft he calibre intended
 by us'.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27
IT MIGHT HAVE HAD.

Barber: You are very bald sir Do you know what is the cause of it?
 Customer: I don't know. but suspect that my hair falling out had something to do with it, Answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27
Church To Receive
 66 New Members
Patriotic Exercises Scheduled for Tomorrow Afternoon
 at Italian Congregational Church

Exercises of patriotic nature will be held tomorrow afternoon in connection with the reception of six ty-six new members of the First Italian Congregational church cor ner of Union and South Elm streets. It is expected that representatives from all parts of Connecticut and from Congregational churches in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts will be in attendance. A souvenir pro- gram of the affair, commemorating Independence day has been issued by tho children of the local congre- gatic
 4 jon has been extended to ous congregational min istc c city Rev Sherrod Soull. ,crintendent of the Mis- sionary society of Connecticut, will preside at the ceremonies for re- newal of the church covenant. Rev Conner R. Lewis, pastor of the Third Church will deliver the invocation 10 be followed by an address of well come by the pastor, Rev Pasquale Codella. Rev Moreton W. owen will offer prayer, while various ministers will officiate at the baptism of nine children. The children's orchestra of the congregation will render mu- sic. ftt
 The new members are Mrs Eleon- ora Colucci, Daniel M. Colucci, Giu- scope Berardi, Mrs Giovannina Ber- ardi, Gaetano Barardi, Arnold Per illo, Giacomo Mormillo, Mrs Julia Mormillo, Oreste Rotondo. Domeni- co Iacobelli, Amedeo Ciarlelli, Luigi Bonuomo. Mrs Eufemia Bonuomo, Vincenzo Carusillo, Mrs Giovannina Carusilfo, Antonio Pietrunu, Joseph Tartaglia, Mrs Lima Tartaglia, Ar mold Cicchetti, Michele Petit. Pas quale Petit, Joseph Verzino, Edmon- do Del Conte, Mario Del Conte, Miss Eva Cicchetti, Francesca A. Arcuri, Mrs Giuseppina Arcuri, Miss Eleo- nora Arcuri, Miss Gilda Arcuri, An tonic La Rocca, Mrs Angiolina La
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27

Rocca. Vincent La Rocca, Frank Leone.
 Miss Nancy Leone, John Leone, Mrs Monica Rotondo, Miss Jennie Rotondo, Antonino Insognc, Mrs Filomena Insogna, Mrs Santa Spar ano. Miss Ella J. Sparano, James Sparano, Oreste Castellano, Mrs Mae Casteflano, Miss Mary Gentle, Miss Concetta Gentle, Miss Ida Fucitos Anselmo R. Sacco, Francesca Biondi, Miss Edith E. Sacco, Miss Katherine Bruccoleri. Mrs Giuseppina Bruc coleri, Mrs Josephine Fabale, Joseph F'ilippone, Joseph Discepolo, Raf- faele De Matteo, Domenica Diori0. Alfred De Simone, Anthony Talio, Armando De Rosa, Mrs Emanuela ,DAddona, Mrs Flora Grasos. Miss Cristine Gugliotti, Michael Bart0l-s omeo, Mrs Elisab Bartholomeo.
 The children to be baptized ares: Anne Insogna, Marzia Insogna, An gelo Insogna. Nidardi Insogna. Giu- scope Insogna. Rosa Insogna, Arnold Cicchetti Alberto Dello Russo. Maria Evangelina Gugliotti.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27
PAL0MBA OPENS ,
Delegates Gather
 In Waterbury For {
 Two Day Session
Mayor Frank Hayes Welcomes Group at Hotel Water 2 bury This Morning Business Sessions Scheduled tO-day-ocal Prize Awards to Be Made Tonight

Attorney Frederick w. Palomba, president, opened the first national convention of the National Associa- tion of Unico Clubs at the Hotel Waterbury at 10 o'clock this morn ing. Invocation was given by Rev Joseph Valdambrini and greetings to. the visiting delegates were ex- tended by Mayor Frank Hayes. Busi- ness and executive sessions were to occupy the attention of the dele- gates throughout the day, the most important business being the adop- tion of a new, national convention.
 Delegates were present from New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey. Massachusetts and Connecticut.
 Attorney Palomba will preside at all the business sessions today and until the election of national officers, set for tomorrow. The annual recep tion and dinner dance to students of Italian extraction of local high John F. McGrath of the city court will award the local Unico club $25 good prizes to Miss Lillian Russo of Crosby High school, as the student attaining the highest average in Eng fish and Italian in the Waterbury high schools. The student guests will be introduced by Dr Harry A. Do- chelli, member of the board of edu- cation.
 Among the dignitaries expected at the reception are Governor Wilbur L.. Cross, Congressman Edward w.. Goss, Mayor Frank Hayes, Judge F. McGrath, and Supreme Court Justice Salvatore Cotillo of New York.
 Dr A. P. Vastola of this city is honor president of the national as- sociation and will occupy place of prominence during the convention.
 Although there have been other gatherings of Unico club members they have been of an informal na- ture. The convention in Waterbury is the first national meeting since the organization of the first club. nine years ago in Waterbury. It was in Waterbury that the first club movement was started as it is stated in an article written by Dr James R. I4omauro of Passaic, N. J, member of the national board of directors, and found in "Atlantica" the Italian monthly review.
 Tn addition to Dr Vastola and At tprney Palomba the following are the other national officers: Vice preaident, Professor J. D. sullo; treasurer, Dr A. J. Lettiere: secre- tary, pr Joseph Pantaleone, Trenton, N. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27
GIFT NIGHT PARTY
 AT STRAND THEATER
Last Event of the Kind to Be Held Until Next
 August
PRESENTS GIVEN


 The last Strand theater gift night party was held last night with a large attendance. When Peter J. Shea, master of ceremonies an- rounced after the program was over that the management was closing the theater for the month of July, expressions of keen disappointment were heard on all sides. A formal announcement concerning the clos. ing of the theater will be found elsewhere in the paper.
 There were 23 gifts awarded last night and each present was as hand some as any given away at any of the other gift night parties. Follow iEg are those to whom presents were given:
 Mona Reilly. Beecher street. Naugatuck, fernery; Irene Flynn, AS Bidwell street, green table; Hen- rv Martone, 563 North Main street, pair shoes; Anna Fibre, IS Abbott Goulden, 20 Harriet avenue, opera glasses; Mrs D. O'Connor, Park avenue. pair mems pajamas; H. G. Kleinfeldt, Colonial Hotel, porch chair; May Quill, S3 Sylvan avenue, tennis racket; Mrs Frank Accetura. Fairfax street, basket of groceries; Tom Fenn, 352 South Main street, leach chair; Chester L. Clark, IT Ridgewood street, baby set; James Caffery, 59 Ives street. baby's ivory bed; F. A. Wilke, 73 Hauser street, pair flannel trousers; Henry Gen. net, 565 South Main street, bridge set; Mrs Mary Little. 432 West Main street, kitchen cabinet; Eleanor Shepherd, 506 South Wilson street, faincoat; John Barry, Plymouth, babys dress; Margaret Tehan, 434 Baldwin street, auto accessories; Mrs Helen Sheehan, 34 Terrace ave- rue, order for 30 quarts of milk; Veronica Shugrue, 64 sylvan ave- nue. wicker settee; Mrs F. L. Smith, 62 South View street, auto tire; Helen Kenney. 12S Laval street, sewing cabinet; Charles Tully. 1l4 Walnut street, porch hammock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27
School Kids Get
 Plenty Of Milk
In Six Months Consume 45I, I,O6l BottIes-Milk Fund
 Raised $7,IOO

bury and the children who were able to pay for their daily ration of milk gave in all s6,5a1.34. There is left several hundred dollars from the fund last year which will be used. as a basis for a new milk fund next au- tumn.
 It was decided to continue the work when both teachers and prin- cipals of the schools noted the tre- mendous advance in health made by the little tots in the schools who were given the milk at recess time.
 The cooperation of the milk deal CTS and producers, who made it pos sible to purchase the milk at the rate of three cents for half pint bot tie. aided greatly in making the work a success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27

statistics compiled on the activ- ity of the milk fund and it's results in the schools show that during the six months period from November 20, 1880, to May 22, 1881. there was given out both in free and paid milk in the public and parochial schools a total of 451.061 bottles of milk to the youngsters.
 To make this possible, $7,10O was donated by the citizens of Water-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27
Slaughter House
 Will Be Closed
State and County Health Officials Put Ban on Watertown
 Establishment Furnishing Kosher Meat

Twenty-Five years of activity in the slaughter house in Watertown in, which seven of the leading Jewish butchers in Waterbury slaughter animals which furnish the 'kosher" meat for this vicinity will come to an end on August 1, the place to be closed by order of state and county health officials. The proximity of residences to the slaughter house has prompted this action.
 Annually, more than 4,O00 cattle, sheep and calves were butchered to provide the kosher meat used principally by Jewish people. and more than ninety eight per cent of the meat was used in this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27

Dr P. T. keelcy supervised the butchering and before any meat WAS taken to this city it had been in- spected and stamped to show that it was free from any communicable disease.
 Litchfield county health officials, conferring with the state health of fIcials, finally decided to order the place closed and granted an exten- sion until August l to move the equipment.
 It was learned that committee of butchers will approach the health board at it's meeting on Monday night and ask for a municipal laughter house in WaterburY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-27
PAIR SAVE BABY

PAIR SAVE BABY
 Newcastle, Eng. (UP9-Two men saved -year-old baby from drowning when the perambulator in which it was strapped ran over an embankment into a lake.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02
GLACIER CREATURE WAS
 RARE EXAMPLE OF WHALE

Forest service authorities in Ju- neau have revealed a message from the Smithsonian Institution pro-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02
KETCHIKAN DIARIES TO CHURN OWN BUTTER
 BEGINNING WITH NEW YEAR

The First City Is to have a taste of home-churned butter shortly af- ter the New Year. according to an announcement made in Ketchikan recently. This will be the first at- tempt to market butter from Alaska dairies on a large scale, it is said The Ketchikan and Model dairies will consolidate January 1 and op- crate under the name of the Crys- tai Dairy. They will milk 50 cows and employ eight persons steadily
 The new creamery, which is To- cated on Stedman Street, has cap acity of six and one-half ton re- frigeration with ample storage space and an ice cream freezer with a capacity of 1900 gallons. The ice cream freezer is of the direct ex- pansion type and will turn out ten gallons every ten minutes. There is an automatic bottle washer to sterilize bottles.
 Lack of meadow grazing grounds is the greatest drawback in the Ketchikan district, it is said, but the extension of the Mud Bay and Ward Cove road to Loring is ex- pected to open new grazing grounds
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02

MeEaehern, Mrs. Harvey Sellers, Barney Kananisty, Mrs. B. Kanan- isty, Herbert Bradley. U. s. Barber Shop, Blanch W. Ridley. Mrs. Lil- Han p. Stokes, c. J. Sheldon, Mrs. James Bradley, Mrs. Charles Borch, Alfred Cramer, Mrs. Don Miller, zugcener Reicusen. John Stedman, A. B. Johnson, James Nolan, M. Ota, Mrs. O. B. Mclaughlin, Harry Coul- ter Leonard Campbell, Ernest Campbell, Robert Hurley. D. Reed, Fred Amundsson.
 c. Greene, Charles Early, L. A. Olsen. Jack Elmer, Charles Moore, Donald Sinclair. James Lovett, Max inc O'Leary, P. L. Stump, Mrs. E. Williams. Mrs. L. A. Olsen, Walter Camper, Paul Galang, Irene Coulter, 0. P. Kirtland, Mrs. D. Sinclair, L. W. Cmmer, John Foss.
 Donations were received from Miss A. Aitken, $1; J. D. Nolan, $1; Dr. A. B. Kearsley, 50 cents, Coli scum Theatre, S4.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02
FORMER WRANGELL COUPLE SUFFER LOSS BY FIRE

The festivities of Christmas Eve In Petersburg were nudely inter rupted by the raucous and inhar- monious notes of the fire siren just on the tap of midnight. A Christ mas tree in Campbell's store had caught fire presumably from "a short in the wiring. Many persons not ed the time and failed to respond, taking the alarm for part of the Christmas celebration.
 The fire was soon controlled but not before some damage had been done by fire and smoke. The great est damage. however, was the break ing of the plate glass windows in
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nouneing the skeleton found near Glacier Island. embedded in Ice n rare example of pike whale"
 At the institutes request the skel- eton will be shipped to the United States National Museum in Wash ington.
 It is said that the pike whale never before had been found any where except in the north Atlantic. giving rise to the theory that the whale might give clue to the iong-sought northern connecting water link between the oceans.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02
MEDALS FOR ALASKA SCOUTS WHO SAVED GIRLS LIVES

Phillip Lydiek, Lew Cochran and Jerry Cochran, all members of Boy Scout Troop 621 of Cordova, have been awarded the much prized med al for heroism, highest award in scouting, by the national court of honor in New York, according to word received from Daniel Carter Beard, national scout commissioner. The feat which won this medal was the rescue from drowning of two girls, Marie Laurie and Eleanor Phillips, after their boat had cap sized in icy waters just outside Cor doNa. The weather was below zero. A native attempting to save the girls with his canoe also capsized but clung to his canoe.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02
Valley of Thousand Smokes Accessible To Tourists Soon
WESTWARD INTERESTS MAY OPEN LAND OF FIRE AND TURMOIL TO TRAVELLERS

If Outside capital does not take hold of the proposition in large way, it is possible that Westward interests may take up the develop ment of tourist traffic into the Val ley of Ten Thousand Smokes on a small scale, according to Captain Bob Hall of Kanatak, who is in the Port of Seward with the sloop Picaroon just up from Seattle. Hall is one os the few who have taken pack trains into the valley from Katmai Bay. He says that al- though the valley has lost some of the roar and smoke which followed the great eruption in 1912, it is still a land of fire and turmoil and one of the wonders of the world.
 The way in by Katmai harbor is still the most feasible way to reach the valley of smokes, in his opinion. There should be proper aceommoda- tion at the harbor, a roadhouse at Martin Creek about half way of the 25 miles to the edge Of the val ley, and another station at the val ley from which parties could be taken on various trips. Until such time as capital or the park service can put in an automobile road, pack horses will have to be used. It is possible that some of the larger boats of the Westward may get together and provide the necessary equipment and accommodations, and then arrange to take in special par ties from Seward or Kodiak.-Gate- way.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02

IN THE UNITED STATES COMMIS- SIoNER'S COURT, CRAIG, PRE- C1NCT, FIRST DIVISION, TER RITORY OF ALASKA, IN PRO- BATE
 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARCHIE D. SHELF, DE- CEASED.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-02
PLANE, NOT REINDEER,
 BRINGS SANTA TO NOME

NOME, Dec. 26-In striking con- trast with Christmas only a few years ago, Pilot Ed Young arrived in Nome the day before Christmas with a huge quantity of Christmas mail and packages. The trip that formerly took a month by dogteam took Young only a day. He brought the mail and packages from Fair banks.
 Nome enjoyed ideal holiday weather, with snow on the ground. the air crisp and cold.