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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-25
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By Sophie Ker

two intricate, pedal exercises and
she concentrated on these, work
ing until. she had to pause for
WEAKNESS. While she rested she:
heard scratching, scraping,
breathless sound and she looked
down to- see Howard Jackson
climhing-with a great deal of
difficulty through one of the
narrow windows.
IfaOh, be careful" called Amy.
"They're SO high"
By this ti-,e he had scrambled
through and dropped to the floor.
"What made you lock the door"
he asked. "Did you think I'd
Gomez"
Eyes. And didn't want to
see YOU"
Come down." he begged. I'm
going to tell you the truth no
matter what you think about me
aftcrward. That's one thing Pm
going TO do. I'vc thought Of it
all through this miserable bust
ness"
Amy came downstairs slowly.
her heart knocking. She was
thinking: 81 ought to behave as
if this meant nothing. | ought TO
say that | congratulate him
He met her at the foot of the
stairs anu stood there, not touch
ing her hut close before her like
wall. Glow listen. Amy. The
othc. night. Friday, when | was
ut your house Jane was waiting
for rae outside, down the street
somewhere. ! don't know exact
| ly where. Hiding behind tree,
| suppose. And when / came oat
she met ne and had Mysteries.
She said I'd deceived her, that
Pd trickcd her, that she-oh,
God, | Thought | could tell you
this but it sounds worse than |
thought. | put my arms around
her. | begged her to be quiet.
/ told her | didn't mean to hurt
her, that I'd done nothing to
hurt her and--and she took that
for IA declaration and she said
she loved me, that she'd loved ne
all the time and-and she twisted
! it somehow so that-that when
we got home she said we were
engaged. She dashed in and told
Miss Rosa then and there. She
l-ghe-and | was such, a. damned
fool / didn't have the CUTS to tell
her I'd never said, that didn't
mean - Amy - Amy! Now you
know what happened"
He moved a little way back,
but she stood still. When she
said nothing he rubbed the back
of his hand over his wet forehead
and went on obstinately, "The
next day she told everyone. She
told you, didn't she?"
Amy nodded. 1t was no use;
she could not speak.
"Amy, every word Pm telling
you now is Gods truth. / never
asked her to marry me. / never
made love to her, not even fool
ing. Never. She manager this
somehow. You know how she
works things"
"Shc managed it because she
loves you," said Amy at last.
"You know she loves you, How
ard"
He brushed James love away
impatiently. "But love you,
Amy. You know that, too. What
are you going to do about that?"
"Iane's my friend"
"This hasn't anything to do
with friendship. D'you think
after last Friday night - why,
you knew then that l loved you.
The only reason | didn't say so
vast was so soon. $3.50 COM
plete. | didn't want to rush
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u have a full line of Her
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rarrs and accessories. JacEsons
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Special Notices
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Autos and Accessories
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

knew all about him. And just to show. you, three weeks after he learned that Young Biffo could pull a fly out of the air with his thumb and forefinger, why Mike Gambrenni could do it himself. Young Biffo was the cleverest fighter in the world, the fellow who'd never been hit.
 So Mike took the first five or six rungs of the ladder to pugilistic fame in single jump. He fought his first fight in the back room of a speakeasy. He fought his second for $2 in a stable. He fought his third, fourth, fifth and sixth at smokers. He moved around all the boys they threw in the ring with him. He won all his fights by knockouts.
 Eddie Lannon, the fight manager, caught him in the sixth fight. Ed die rubbed his eyes and looked, and shut his eyes and looked again at Mike moving around like a kshadow. He turned away to ask the guy next to him if he saw what he saw, and when he turned again to face the ring Mike had knocked the other fellow out. Eddie climbed right into the ring and said:
 Listen, kid. I'm Eddie Lannon. handle fighters. You're pretty lousy, but I think I can teach you something. Want to fight for me?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

and shadow box them out. To show you what kind of a nut he was, he was at that near year before he came out into gymnasium.
 When he came out in the gym nasium his head knew all about it.. But his body didn't. He had to teach his body what his head al- ready knew. And that was hard, and he took plenty of punishment. But his body was young and it,was eager to learn, and in less time than you'd think, he was ducking and lodging and slipping punches like an old. master boxer.
 From there he went to punching. He studied punching, not like a fighter studies it to get it in as hard and as fast as he could, but like fencer. He studied his punch ing, not from his shoulders froin which he threw them, but from his feet, where the punches started. He came along fast. And, Young Biffo was his model, his idol
 He followed the career of Young Biffo from the time Biffo fought on the docks until he got to be a hea1liner and a champion. He
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
PUNCH DRUNK

Sure" said Mike. But 1 ain't lousy. I'm good. And it won't be long before I'm as good as Young Biffo. And he's the greatest fighter in the world. Nobody can lay Q glove on him."
 So Mike went into the game right. He fought about once a week Sometimes, when Eddie got a hundred dollars for one of Mikes fights, Mike would get fifteen for himself. And the years rolled on, three of them.
 Mike always wanted to see Young Biffo in action, but some where in these three years, while Mike was coming up, Young Biffo disappeared. Mike didn't think anything of it., or not much. He was too busy.
 He was always training and he was always fighting and he was always learning. Because, don't get the idea that Mike walked into every fight and toyed with his opponent and, when he got tired, knocked him cold. There were q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

1 lot of times he walked into boys who knew more than he did aboul slipping and blocking and side. stepping and weaving. Boys that could sock and did.
 Mike was on the flor twelve times in three years. That ain'l But you had to give Mike this: he learning something.
 And it was just little while after that he met Hilda Peterson Hilda was blonde with biz blue eyes, cheeks like strawberries in cream, a slow, husky voice and a shape. She was a transplantcd Swedish girl who looked like one of the Valkyrie. She was a knock out in any language. Mike saw her dancing in Dreamland and found out she was hostess. Sc he took five dollars worth of tick cts and all her time till they ran out. They danced and danced And she was good. And so was Mike. And about the fifteenth dance she twisted and looked up at him and said: Do you know you're the first fellow I've danced with that didn't ride on my ankles and try to date me up? And you're a pretty gooo dancer. Can you talk, too?"
 Sure 1 can talk" Mike said. But why should when 1 laid five bucks on the line to dance? And you're pretty good dancer your self"
 T ought to be-" Hilda said.
 So she went on dancing silently, but Mike had crept from in front of her into her mind and At wasn't long before she found him in her heart
 She wasn't Mikes first girl but
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

more fights and then he found a moving picture of Young Biffo fighting Ted Pattern. Ten rounds. Remember it? Young Biffo knocked pantern out in 2:27 of the tenth. Mike followed that picture all over New York, right from the first run to the neighborhood houses. He even went over to Jer- sey and caught it in Hoboken.
 What helped him was that they'd run round at regular speed and then they'd run it in slow motion to show Young Biffo's wonderful coordination. And after every time Mike saw the picture he'd come home and he'd imagine there was somebody in there in the room with him trying to sock him and he'd weave and duck-not much, just a fraction of an inch-and the other guys fist would fly past him.
 Then he got hold of some books on boxing and he studied every punch and every counter. He'd study them and then he'd get up
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
THE DEMOCRATS
 Daily Short Story
Complete In This Issue

i she was the first girl who ever made him wish he was back with her whenever he left her. He got so he would buy her time and sit out the dances with her. Then he got to taking her places after she was through and on her nights off. And then he found out he5 was in love with her and that she was in love with him.
 Let's get married, Hilda.' he said.
 "Ail right" Hiida agreed. And now that it's some of my business, what do you do for living?"
 I'm fighter Mike said. "I m one of the best. I'm almost as good as Young Biffo. Young Biffo's the guy they never hit. Tm gonna be champion of my class
 "Oh!" said Hilda. and her face went drawn and white. 50 you're a fighter. So we're not going to be married"
 What's the matter with a fighter? I'm honest and l make d good living
 Sure you do" Hilda said gent | ly. And you'll go on making 1t until they hit you to often. Oh, they will. No matter how good you are. You think they didn't hit Young Biffo. You're crazy, 1 bet you. bet you they murdered him. Where is Young Biffo now? Do you know? 1 bet you he's punch drunk. You know. Walking on his heels. Listen, Mike, take me home. 1 want to show you some- thing. Then I'll ask you some thing and you'll answer me and then maybe you'll ask me to mar ry you again. And see what I say
 | So Mike went home with her for the first 1me. They climbed four nights of stairs on Greenwich ave nue and Nilda opened the door of the apartment with her key. A man jumped up from the couch and started toward them.
 What do you want?" he growled and Mike knew right away he was an old fighter be- cause he had that huskiness d fighter gets from being pounded on the throat. What do you want?" he said again. "A fight? Look. Here's what 1 did to Petey O'Dowd. 1 walk in and feint," he said and showed them. Mike tries to stop me and l shift and | Bang! And Mike hits the canvas. Ana heres how l licked Jess Paisley. 1 step in" | ''Dad!" Hllda said sharply but I there was catch in her throat. This is Hilda. 1 brought some body down here to meet you. He's | a fiUhtpt n r1h hn l Young Biffo, the man nobody coull lay glove on." | Why" said the man and laughed vacantly and stared with his head jerking on his shoulders, Pm Young Bifo. Glad to meet you, Kid.'
 | And darned if he wasn't. | That's the man nobody could lay a glove on," Hilda said. He's my father and he's punch drunk. That's the way yeu'n be some day if you keep on fighting. No mat ter how good you are. Will you l quit the game, Mike?" And Mike knew suddenly if was true. His imagination told him SD. It showed him himself, walking on his heels like Young Biffo was now.
 Yes, I'll quit,' he said. I'm through fighting right now" All right" Hilda smiled. Ask me to marry you again, Mike, and the answers 'Yes.'"
 70. K..'' said Mike and took her in his arms.
 But maybe he never would have made champion anyhow. Copyright, 1894, by News Syn dicate Co, Inc.) THE END.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

great big nod. The official program of the Connecticut State Firemens Association aohich herads the 51st ammrersory of the orgamaiom and also the annual convention being held 10 ths city August 17 and IS smacks strongly of the newspaper touch. We'd be almost tempted to suspect the hand of erember of the Fourth Estate in its compilation particularly m those sections of the ercellent book hch deroted to the history of Woterbury admirably 0rten and n readable style its fire department aud the state ciaton Our con9rats to the fire loddies on their contribution to ciric history ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

Caught in passing Dancing to the music of Worthy Hills and his orchestraors last Wednesday evening Jack Wallace, Anne Egan Don Garrck and Ed Scalley. Herb Steele whose spare time spent in ashioning rakes is now completing his home in Middlebury. Helen Morton will vacation in Havana Cuba, this year. Tom Drscol is way down ill Maine for the remainder of the vacation Hugh Downey may be floating asound town in a deluxe sedan these days. The Knights of Columbus trophy to be presented to the winner of the Waterbury Democrat municipal golf tourney on display in Greens window next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
PARROT BURIED WITH MISTRESS

Cincinnati tUP).-"Polly," for 50 years the pet parrot of Mrs Bertha Herring Robinson, 72, was buried at the foot of her mistress grave in Vine street cemetery to carry out wish expressed in Mrs Robinson's will. When the testa- ment was probated, it was found that she had stipulated her pet be chioroformed and, If the rules of the cemetery permit" buried at the foot of her grave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
MoDoC INDIANS STUDIED

Klamath Falls, Ore. (UP).- Studies by prominent ethnologists of the Modoc Indians were in progress in Klamath county today. pr Leslie Spier, associate professor of ethnology at Yale, is heading one expedition. His work is spon- sored by the Rockefeller founda- tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

With all of the hullabaoo in connection with better parking in the city, exclaimed resident of the north
 on has been given to the daily violations of the rules of he road the east side of Columbia Boulevard right under the of two of the highest officials of the police depart Cars parked both sdes between Pine street and Roseand avenue headed souhery when they should be facing norhward and in the gutter the right hand. The police know this; they it every day and night but they do nothing apparently But drivers the east side from Pine street endangered night under such conditions Just because this in the boulevard is why it should be continued or allowed'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
DIGS WORMS FOR BABY BIRDS

Superior, Wis. (UP). Leo Piech, 2, who wants to be nat uralist, walks five miles every day with pail of freshly dug worms which he feeds to 200, or more, baby birds in their nests. His GUS toners include robins.> black birds. catbirds, marsh wrens and fiickers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
By CHARLES McGUIRK

MAYBE Mike Gambrenni would have made cham 1A pion anyhow Maybe he'd have ended up just of those trial horses that they throw into the ring with would have turned out dog of those fighters that punch and hold and stall and squawk and lose every fight they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

Editor TaU ToaUer Topics Enjoying my vacation very much. Wish you here to nep eat au that salmon and trout Pve pulled in. Expect to be back at the Minerva Lunch counter couple of aOeeks. Glue my regards to Ray Fitzpatrick and John Chuaey. Russell Levesque, Quimby, Me. (Mamy thanks for the one-center Russ Ho0ever don't forget the salmon you promised That picture tue postcard a0omt do. = The Ed.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
4 bit of the SOci1l qphirl,

A bat of the social Whir. It's smaU aOord after all. Marguerite Po10er, local girl summerihg 10 Europe aOaking doa0n Parts street. She bumped into t1Uo other WaterburanS, Ella Croke aud Ren0ra Barber. Who says Water0urys far from Paris? laci- dentally Miss Poacer sailed for home yesterday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
The Cast of Characters in
 "Punch Drunk

MIKE GAMBRENNl, whose ann bition was to be a fighter like YOUNG BIFFO, champion. HILDA PETERSON, who had a good reason for not wanting him to be like Young Biffo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

that Mike could fight. So he didn't say any more.
 ::
 Well, Mike got his imagination working and he, studied it all out. He caught Young Biffo in two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
Answers to Previous Questions

Answers to Previous Questions ssKING RICHARD III" was A presented at the Nassau Street Theater in New Yor.. by Walter Murray and Thomas Kean. The, Westchester Polo Club was the first of it's kind in America. Under the leader- ship of Brewster, Bradford. and Winslow. 102 Pilgrim
 Separatists formed the first Congregational church, on their arrival at Plymouth. :
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

Vacation in retrospect breasting the at Watch Hill hot summer afternoon picnic the sands sandwiches, ice tea, fruit. Yum Yum. Old Mystlcs huge oak Eight people encircle it with arms out stretched duckng the boom she goes with the breeze skimming Fishers Island Sound Race Rocks mournfu fog horn during the hours of the morning hermit crabs skering along the bottom wade into the water lobster boats put-puttlng at a. m as they start for the hunting grounds bit of moonlight during full to make pictures the water. Fort Wright searchght operators catching fleeing apanes lp night planes flying in battle formation and executing diverse turns and banks in the daytime ouchng from the first touch of sunburn the old legs have had in twevemonh period grooming chuck dirty clothes in bags for the return trip to home sweet home
 Mods. Tony Pascucci, of the most loyal
 boys I met, regular feloaO and oved sincerely
 by au scho knoo him. . .. Arnold Bauby, Of the
 original Waterbury Baubys Tom Bane and Mark
 Tierney associated in the insurance business to-
 gether. Putty Goggin of Naugatuck asserting the
 streets clear of traffic only at e. na. BM
 Dots and dashes Art Bowling writes from Sara toga where the popular Wlby High instructor night managerng the swanky United States Hotel that time you around of evening such characters Whelan mention others reading the carpeed corr dors the old hosy which for has been entertain ing Americas notables during the 31day racing which annually brings the Spa to the forefront the social center of the states. Incidentally the local youth is bodyguarded by three of New Yors best detectives during the hours he's duty for Saratoga attracts not only the rst families in the racing and social world but also the small fry and outstanding representatives os the under world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
IN MEMORIAL

IN MEMOhlAM Lives of great men al remind @s We can make our bVes sublime. And departimg leaves behind ~S, Footprints On the sands of time. Buildings in crepe, Ships at half mast. People in mourning For Won Hindenburg passed. A warrior bold, Comrade so true. A statesman revered They pay tribute to you. Gone like the rest, Haig, Joffre, and Foch. To join them forever, As OCT the nations they watch. Peaceful be your sleep In old Tannenburg We stand to salute you Paul Von Hindenburg.
 BEE EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04
|WHOM2b FIR5To
 IN AM ERICA |. By Joseph Nathan Kane
 ! Author of Famous First Facts"

Who was the first Colonial postmaster general?
 Where was the first inter- national fight. with bare knuckles. fought2
 What was the first contin- uous public school?
 Answers in next issue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-04

Do you know you're the first f e l l o w I 've danced with that didn't try to date me uD?"
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
SEN. HARRISON
LUNCHES WITH
PRESIDENT
BY EDWARD B. LOCKETT

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Sept. Is
U.N.S0.-Putting NRA problems
temporarily aside, President Roose-
welt today resumed his schedule
Of engagements with business
men. He is, to use his own words,
pumping on conditions through
out the nation"
Also, there was scheduled a
luncheon conference with Sena-
tor Pat Harrison, chairman Of
the Senate Finance Committee.
Andrew w. Robertson, chair.
man Of the board of the Westing-
house Electric Company, and
Henry Fairchild Osborn, of New
York city, are two business exc
cutiveS the President will chat
with today.
Latest NRA Move
The Presidents latest word on
this reorganization revealed that
the important code compliance
work of the body will go over to
the Department of Justice and
perhaps will entail the transfer of
a number of present MIRA en-
ployes into the Department Of JUS
tice.
Mr.. Roosevelt will leave here to-
morrow aboard Vincent Astor's
yacht Nourmahal for Newport, r.
l., there to spend three or four
days and watch the races for the
Americas cup.
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, recov.
cry administrator, probably will
be a caller soon after the Presi-
dent returns here.
Richberg Silent
Donald R. Richberg was a
caller at the Summer White
House yesterday, but presidential
secretaries insisted his call had
nothing to do with the recovery
unit.
Mr.. Richberg did not see re-
porters. He arrived here during
the morning, and left for New
York and Washington by motor
last night.
The Washington times., 1934-09-13
Mother in n. Y.
To Claim Body

Mrs. Alberta Ludwig, of the
1000 block Seventeenth st. N. W.,
was in New York today to claim
the body of her son, Clyde Latta,
former Washintgonian and one
Of the victims of the Moro
Castle ship disaster.
Mr.. Latta, chief stewards clerk
on the liner, was first reported
missing. His mother was in
formed yesterday that his body
had been found.