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The Washington times., 1934-08-01
Friends Staked Him

Friends Staked Him
For a year or two, he tried
to make q living around the
race tracks. A number of old
friends Staked him. But, as
always, that came to an end
before very long. And he
found himself in New York
last winter, broke and very
unhappy.
He walked the streets for a
few dayS-and then came a
break. A bookmaker, operating
one of the largest horse race
poolrooms in the city, met the
gentleman in question and Of
fered him a job.
"All you have to do, Fred"
said the bookie, "iS to call the
races as they come over the
wire. You still have your voice,
and the work is very easy. I
can't pay you too much but, if
you'll take SIS a day, the job
is yours"
The Old Timer nodded sadly.
"I'll take it," he agreed, "be-
cause I have to. But I'm tell
ing you right now that it
breaks my heart. Once a great
power in Hollywood; now a
megaphone for horse races that,
I don't even see. All me!".
For months, then, our friend
handled his job in the pool.
room. Seated at a desk, he
would call the races in a high
voice.
"Cavalcade in the lead" he
would say. "Same at the
quarter. same at the half ="
When his job was over for
the day, he would wander
about and complain bitterly of
his lot in life. He didn't like
Broadway; he didn't like any
thing. He was always going to
quit-but the following after
noon would always find him
at r. desk and crying:
Ozark Winter in the lead. :.
same at the quarter. same at
the half. -"
Thus the time has passed by.
The Old Timer hasn't changed
a bit. He's still grumbling. he's
still balmy, and he's still call
ing the ponies for a living.
The other evening. as a friend
passed, he saw the Old Timer
leaning against the window of
the drugstore on 47th Street
and Broadway and gazing
down Broadway. And he heard
the man muttering.
broadway" he was saying.
What is it,? .. Tinsel. .. . Trash.
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Notes on the Variety Of After-Dark
Diversion in Washinqton

is conducting the orchestra on
the lovely roof garden, popular
midtown spot.
LOWENKELLER-ColorfulB Ba-
varian spot on Connecticut Ave-
nue., enlivened by the elegant
Happy walker and his gang Of
melodic music-makerS.
LOTUS-The new show at this
favorite dine and dance spot has
Bernice Jarnot, Theo Pennington
and Bernard and Rich. Strick-
lands band.
DUDE RANCH-Kitty Sim
mons torch songs, Kitty Bow
mans exotic dances and music
by Ralph Garren at this Balti-
more Boulevard resort.
JOCKEY CLUB-The Jockey
Club Nite-HawkS for dancing,
delicious dinners in the cool, airy
paddock and lots of fun for
everybody.
LA PAREE-One of the favor
ite downtown dine and dance
rendezvous, where Eddie Browne
and his orchestra provide music
for the dancers.
HEIGH-HO CLUB-Perennial
gatheringS-place for the towns
notables, with Warner Kennedy
strumming the worries at the tap
room piano.
MADRILLON-Aircooled, ex-
tremely lavish in decoration, with
Leon Brusiloff's dance tunes and
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POWHATAN-The gaily-colored
roof, with Pete MaciaS leading
his versatile orchestra through
melodiouS tunes of the day.
Marty Rubin sings.
SHORE M-The smooth
dancing of Coles and Rees, Lila
Bayes' graceful interpretations
and other acts on the cool ter
race. Barnee's Orchestra.
CARLTON-Many celebrities
gather nightly in the beautiful
cocktail room and in the garden,
where there is the music OF
Granzell'S Band.
ARLINGTON-On the roof to-
night there will be lots of lovely
girls modelling fashions in addi-
ton to the dance music of Harry
Albert.
AMBASSADOR-A very popu-
lar place, the Hi-Hat cocktail
room, all blue and silvery, with
the dreamy Hawaiian music of
Gordon st. Chad.
MARYLAND CLUB GARDENS
"A luxurious and tremendously
popular resort on the Marlboro
Pike. Scott Jarrett plays for
dancing on terrace.
HANGAR CLUB-An inexpen-
Sive, friendly place across the
river, where there is the peppy
dance rhythms of Howard Pyles
and his crew.
CLUB MICHEL-Art Godfrey,
the well-knoWn radio personality,
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Nearby Outdoor
Fun Resorts

GLEN ECHO-Dean Alexander,
the singing football star, has
scored tremendously in the Span
ish ballroom of this popular
amusement resort, where he sings
with Dave McWilliams and his
dance orchestra. In addition to
the attraction for dancers, there
are, of course, the crystal pool.
swimming center; the coaster
dips, carrouSel, midway and many
other recreation devices. The
picnic groves provide pleasant
spot for family parties.
SEASIDE PARK-ThiS CheSa-
peake Bay outing spot provides
countless amusementS to fit the
taste of everyone. There is dane
ing in the ballroom to Frank
Flanigan's band, many different
midway attractions, the giant salt
water swimming pool, the fishing
pier and others. Movies are
shown twice week in the ball
room.
MARSHALL HALL PARK-The
Wilson Line runs it's de luxe
steamer, the City of Washington,
to Marshall Hall Park, a pleasant
river recreation resort. Picnic
groves. roller coaster, whip and
other features, including swim
ming, are to be found there. In
addition, there are the ever
popular moonlight boat trips made
nightly by the City of Washing
ton, with dance music.
CHEVY CHASE LAKE-Fletcher
Henderson, popular Harlemese
bandmaster, will appear tonight
at the lake as special attraction
for Washington dancers. Many
other well-known bands, including
Blanche Galloway, Luis Russell
and others are scheduled for the
near future.
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the. Ralon Trio playing dinner
music.
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to open an account. The
manager looked at the $4,000
and inquired calmly, Have you
any references?" and Miner
picked up the money and
walked out-refusing to bank
any money thereafter.
Peggy FoldeS, managing editor
of the North Side Daily News
and secretary Of the New York
Newspaper WOmen's Club, be-
came the bride Of Louis JOffe,
former Special Assistant United
States Attorney General, on
July FL. Read and Wright is
the firm tag of one of the large
realty concerns in Beverly Hills
which does biz with many of the
film producers. Ell Chico closes
for the summer tomorrow. .
Headline in the Hollywood Re-
pOrter-"She Was a Lady Weak
In Almost Every Department."
The Hollywood Rest is under
going extensive alterations for
the first time since it opened
five years ago. Joe Zelli wires
to advise that his stay in Sara
tOga will be limited to a week
end and that he will return to
his club here. Among those
who weren't mentioned in the
column ON the Century Girl"
were Vivienne Segal and Doyle
and Dixon. One reader also
reminds me that Vera Niche
lena had an important part,
that Sam Hearn appeared in a
hilarious sub way scene and that
Flanagan and Edwards pre-
Sented their "Off Again, On
Again" bit.
Aileen Allen, SongStreSS at the
Hollywood, and MGtty RoSen
haze taken to each other in the
serious manner. Belle Bakers
description OF certain oUer-
developed gal: "It she jumped.
she'd give herself ttDo black
eyeS!" Most of broadway 1DiLl
en,igrate to Boston for the OPEN
ing of "Lite Begins at $40" this
tDeek-end. incidentally, the ru-
NOR iS-and I haven't been able
to check detinitely-thGt Writer
Hendrick Van Looms son is one
of the obscure members of the
cast. Out on his farm, Subway
Builder Sam RoSott has a pet
co1D, trained at q 1OhiSper from
him to charge at DiSitorS.
Theatrical ticket brokers report
this the DorSt summer season
in 10 gears.
Allen Cross. learning that a
certain comedian had thefted
the parody used by him and
Henry Dunn on Little Man,
You've Had a Busy Day." and
fearing the plagiarist might use
it in Chicago, got in touch with
one of the TOUCHES and asked
him to persuade" the boy not
to use that particular bit. The
Chi gent, to whom the term
parody" was new. rasped back,
Don't worry. If any guy sings
Little Man, You've Had a Busy
Day out here, I'll push in his
noSe". Now Cross is busying
trying to explain to the fellow
that he was referring only to his
own parody of the song.
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never had a car when he was
young"
On one Of the coldest days Of
last winter, welfare group was
being escorted through a prison
in the Northern part of New
York State. The cell blocks
weren't any too warm and the
prisoners were something less
than cordial to the visitors who
peered in at them.
The group finally arrived be-
fore a cell in which a huge
colored man was sitting. To
keep warm, he had blanket
around him. And as he kept
swaying back and forth, he kept
chattering: "Ah'm sorry. Lord,
Ah'm a sorry man. OATS whut
All am. Sorry"
One of the women, seeing a
chance for a bit of consolation,
spoke to him.
"It's good to hear you say
you're sorry" she cried. "It'S
wonderful to know that you've
learned your lesson"
The colored man looked up
and clutched the blanket more
tightly around him.
"YaSS nam, All Suah has
learned nah lesson," he replied.
After dis, All does nah Stealin'
in de South-where a man kin
at least keep warm!"...
And Jack Berger has a Scotch
terrier that refuses to give a
DaW!
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"Oh Henry"
BY Feg Murray
<EN MURRM

Henry Ford just turned out
his 22,OOO,OOOth "Lizzie." So
let's give the little girl a big
hand.
Back in the old days of the
Model T, it was said that
Teddy Roosevelt started the
Rough Riders, but Henry
Ford added the four wheels.
Today, it's different. In
fact, so many women have lost
their heads over the new
Tudor, that they're thinking of
calling it "Henry the Eighth"
Henry was reluctant to join
the NRA and you can't blame
him. If it took him so many
years to get the Canary birds"
out of his car, imagine how
long it would take to get rid
Of the "Blue Eagles"
SO REMEMBER:
The old FOrds used to have
their cranks in front. now
they ride in the back seat.
the. Ralon Trio playing dinne1
COTTON. CLUB-A typica
Harlem resort, with lots of hot
cha, plenty of torrid floor show
and the fervid hi-de-ho dancepa
ton.
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THE. E.VOICE OF
Broad way
BY Louis SObOl-


Novelist Fannie Hurst writes in to insist she has
ulteror motive in her trip abroad-merey to have
and and faces in contact
with my so-called BRAIN have mission" Ted Heay's
film option wasn't picked up-the irony all his stooges
are under Columbia The name of monologist
Walter Kelly he Virginia judge has been submitted
to President Roosevelt for consideration next envoy to
the Irish Free Staen all seriousness. His younger
brother John Kelly, the chairman of the Democratic
City Executive Committee in Phiadepha-he was once
worlds and Olympic champion sculer
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|AII In a Day - -: By Mark HeIInser

. never had a car when he was
[ vollnoo
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Good Samaritan

Good Samaritan
Reading here of Mildred Hnr.
Tis ChGplin'S financial plight,
Samuel J. Burger, tDho is suing
her for 5000 for alleged breach
of contract and commissions
due, informs me he has 1Oith-
drGtDn the suit and tDill pocket
the costs of Serving the papers.
He describes a round of applause.
Adolph Zukor, despite the ru-
nrorS, tDiH remain at the head of
Paramount. Georgie Rats neD
contract tDill gross him ttDo gees
1ueekly for 10 Weeks, With the
privilege of making one outside
picture. He is also guaranteed
a certain number of personal ap-
peGrGnceS at tiDe grand per
meek. To celebrate, he's in.
peSted in a 100000 annuity.
The press agents send items
even like this: "The Nav Sisters
at Will Oakland'S are not re.
lated to Senator Herbert H.
Nav Of Utah!". "A girl born to
Mrs. Robson Gore yesterday
morning makes Mae Robson a
Observation-Disclosures least, so
/ am informed Which reminds
me, Roxy is soon to be a grand
pappy.
Bob Ripley calls attention to
Sam Howard of Houston, Texas,
who does a backward somersault
and two-and-a-half forward SOM
ersaults in the same dive. Out
at Jones Beach, Victor Zoble,
N. Y. U. grad does four dives
1n-one-he begins with a back
somersault, then a front somer-
Sault and half twist, finishing
with another back somerSault. -
Panicked by a pair of eyes star
ing at him out of the dark in his
room at Deal, N. j., Agent Joe
Rivkin frantically switched on
the lights and discovered a frog
nm his hn6I
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New Cleveland Sheet

Ed Hurley, formerly connected
with LeBlang'S here, becomes
dramatic and movie critic of
the paper to be launched in
Cleveland next mo.-the Cleve-
land Daily Mirror. Jay Bren-
nan and Leo Beers team up to
open at Kings Terrace tonight
:. Director Marion Gering got
his naturalization papers last
week. AT Comedian Harry
Green's birthday party in
Hollywood for his blonde bride,
Alva, the other night, Polly
Moran provided certain unex-
Fected excitement . Alex Gott-
lieb knows Broadway agent
who gets manicure twice
daily-becauSe he's never happy
unless he's giving somebody the
finger "A lass showing con-
siderable promise is the little
dancing girl, Nina Allen at the
Chateau Moderne :.
Tour Director Martin Wagner
informs, in GnS1Der to query
here, that Aimee Semple Nc
PherSon is still Turing the
SheEels in the sticks, being
booked in the grGndStGnd of the
Greene County Fair, IotOG, nert
aDeek-end in a series of lectures,
titled "Fronl Milk Pail to Pulpit"
and "America AwGke." Maj
BGer, signed tDith Paramount,
has Uetoed milky Way" as his
Oehicle, insisting he 1OiH not Gp-
pear in any picture demanding
ring action. Out of the confu-
sion brought about By the de-
ce1cy driUe comes one Snicker,
a sequence rejected by the Hays
office in 1Dhich the script calls
for boy and girl 1Dho hate each
other are arrested on the charge
OF murder and hGndcutted to-
0ether.. Through a ruSe they
escape, still handcufted. During
their flight, night falls and then
comes dGa0p, finding them still
hGndcutted to each other with
no abatement in their hate. The
Hays office trowned on the bit,
insisting "too much sea-!
There must be some truth
about opposites attract each
other, says Ed Lowry. He
knows a Broadway columniSt
who goes around with a clean
minded girl. Unparalleled in
stance of magazine generosity
The dollar mag devoted to
industry spreads itself in it's
current issue for almost 18
pages on the history, progress,
personnel and mission of the
15-cent weekly publication dedi-
Gated to New York's sophisti-
Gates. Harry Bestry, famous
booking agent. inveterate
smoker, gave up smoking over
night several months ago-and
hasn't touched tobacco since.
John Stein, former manager of
the late Texas Guinan, cables
from Nice that he's bringing
Spain's new sensational dancer
to America-Nati Morales.
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Odds and Ends

THE MAN formerly big shot in Hollywood. But
the years by and the takes power he lost
everything he owned And Harry Axst tell you, he
grew just little daffy Harmless mind you but still
trifIe balmy
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Ida DisIikes Glamour

Ida Lupino would rather play
an ugly duckling than a glamor-
Gus lady on the screen.
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Real Veteran
George Barber, in his thirty
five years on stage and screen has
played more than 800 roles.
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Mizner Yarn

A Wilson Miner yarn new to
me is forwarded by George
Bricker, now at Malibu Beach.
MINERS hate for banks, it
appears, came about this way:
He arrived for a fling at picture
work and walked into a Holly
wood bank, took off one of his
shoes and lifted out 10 one
thousand dollar notes.-the laid
them on the assistant man.
ayers desk and said, Il want
The Washington times., 1934-12-25

Whenever you wish to know the
correct time of day or night teIe-
phone District 1000, the office of
THE WASHINGTON TIMES.
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FOUND
SLAIN IN
WOODS
Mrs. Loretta Wilson, Missing
for Week; Nude Body Near
Port Jefferson Road

NEW YORK, Dec. Is G.N.S0 .
Partly buried in an improvised
grave by her slayer, the nude body
of an attractive young blonde
found murdered in a patch OF
woods only IS feet from a main
highway near Port Jefferson. L. /,
was identified today as a bride OF
little more than a year.
Missing from her New York
home since last Wednesday, the
body was identified by her par
-c.s..ttcc ras that ef Mrs. Loretta De-
vine Wilson, 10.
The coroner estimated the girl
had been slain about IL hours
before her body was found. With
strangely shaped markings on her
forehead, and her earrings torn
brutally from her ears, the body
lay face up, partly hidden by a
blanket of oak leaves.
Motive Missing
Suffolk county police were un-
able to aScribe a motive for the
crime, or how she had been killed,
but hinted she had undergone an
illegal operation recently. An
autopsy was to be performed later
today.
Mrs. Devine, who read of the
mysterious Staying and motored
here to view the body in the fear
it was her missing daughter, told
police Mrs. Wilson was a bride
Of but year.
Her husband, William Wilson,
with whom she lived in their New
York home, is a chauffeur.
Police had not located him at
an early hour to inform him of
his wife'S tragic death.
Mrs. Wilson was the mother of
one child, it was learned, baby
girl only a few months old.
Police learned that Mrs. Wilson
left her home late Wednesday
telling her husband she was going
to see her father and mother.
Discover the Body
Mrs. Florence Swezey Of Port
jefferson, parked her car on the
Corum-Port jefferson road late
yesterday and started into the
woods with the three young chill
dren who were with her. They
had gone only short distance
when Mrs. SWezey discovered the
body.
Police combed the wooded and
deserted area for some clue which
would lead to the identity Of her
slayer or Slayers without success.
They expressed the opinion Mrs.
Wilson had been slain elsewhere,
probably in New York city, and
her body brought here and hidden
in the improvised grave.
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Capitals Santa
Years Is
Missing

Lost-Washington'S S a n t a
Claus.
An elderly couple who for
years have been taking care of
letters addressed to "Santa
Claus" have failed to appear at
the Post Office Department this
year, and the needy who have
been receiving gifts requested in
their letters to Santa, will have
a sad Christmas.
Every year, according to Post
Office employees, the couple,
said to be wealthy, have col
lected all letters addressed to
Santa Claus and answered
them. Many a destitute child
who has asked for a present re"
ceived one. no one knew from
where.
employees of the Post Office
are taking care of those whose
letters are especially pitiful, but
the rest are consigned to the
dead letter office.
The Washington times., 1934-12-25
Chance Meeting
Finds Owner of
$4,000 Ring

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Dec. Is
GN.SD.-Ten years ago Ray
mond Rose was strolling along
Communipaw Avenue. H e
glanced toward the gutter and
saw a ring set with two dia'
monds and a sapphire. For sew
eral weeks he watched for the
owners claim, but never nav
one.
Several days ago he was stand
ing in a Jersey City resort when
someone remarked about the
ring.
Mr.. Rose replied:
II found it about 10 years
ago."
The other man said;
"That looks like one Robert
TOffey lost just before he died."
Rose communicated with the
Toffey family today and Mrs.
Toffey said the ring looked like
one her late husband lost which
she said was valued at $4,000.
An appraisal is to be made to
determine whether the ring Mr..
Rose found is the one Mr.. Toffey
lost.
The Washington times., 1934-12-25
PRES|DEN 7.
LEADS D. c.
FEST|V|TY
None of City Needy Forgotten
at Merriest Christmas
Since Depression

Washington today united in
celebrating the greatest day of all
the year-Christmas.
And it was really a happy
Christmas for all! None was for
gotten, and from the White House
down to the poorest alley dwelling
there was a spirit of rejoicing.
Washington failed to get the
white Christmas" promised by
the Weather Bureau, which today
forecast rain or snow for tomor'
row,
The day started with the cele-
bration of solemn MI d hight
masses in Catholic and Episcopal
churches, the chanting of age old
carols and hymns telling of the
birth of the Savior. Other denomi-
nations held services this morning
and thousands came to worship.
President RejOices
AS lights cleaned on trees in
Washington homes, the happy
laughter of little children-chil-
dren ranging in age from a few
months to octogenarians-rang
out as gifts were unwrapped.
Christmas started early at the
White House.
President Roosevelt normally
sleeps late, but he didn't this
morning. The gleeful shouts OF
the White House grandchildren
awakened him.
He was the President of the
United States to everybody in the
country. To them he was
"Gramp." They didn't m in d
bounding into his bed room at 6
a. m. He liked it too.
Hung Up Stockings
Like millions of other Ameri-
cans, the President enjoyed seeing
his family at home. The stock
ings which Santa Claus filled were
hung on the mantel in the Presi.
dents bed room last night. This
morning, his whole family was
about him.
There followed a family party
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Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Dec.
25.-If rumOr is any good at all
it looks like England will have
their best Xmas present in
years, between Ireland annoy
the life out of 'em Il think more
for pure deviIment than any.
thing else) and the Prince not
marrying, and Lloyd Georges
memoirs, they have had a pref
ty uneasy life.
I imagine he has met a lot
of girls that looked good enough
to him, but in the language of
the royal ritual, they were "mOn-
grels." When you have to take
one that is sired in the purple,
it kinder cuts your field Of
operation down.
But the Swedish princess
looks mighty lovely. And they
are a great people, all those
Scandinavians. So we will all
cheer with England.
Copyright, 1884, by Mcknight
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1934-12-25
POLICE SEEKING
THE ST|NGER'

PHILADELPHIA Dec. Is
G.N.S).-Another qu1ck-on-the.
trigger gunman was added by
police today to the roster OF Rob-
ert MaiS gangsterS hunted
throughout the East in connec.
ton with numerous bloody and
daring escapades.
According to persistent reports,
the ally of Mais, fugitive con.
demned killer, is Anthony Cugino,
known as "the Stinger" in police
circles.
Authorities have learned that
Cugino was a member of the mob
that staged the spectacular $48,.
500 Philadelphia electric company
pay roll robbery here last Friday
The holdup was led by MaiS.
One report was that Cugino's
fingerprints were discovered on a
fragment of glass from the elec'
trio company paymaster's office
window. The fragment had been
sent to the criminal identification
laboratory of the Department of
Justice in Washington for study.
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For the correct time telephone
the office of THE WASHINGTON
TIMES, District 1000, at any hour
of the "a.
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2 MORE VICTIMS
Of AUTOS DIE:

Despite extra precautions taken
by police to curb traffic mishaps
over the Christmas holidays, auto
mobiles continued to take their
toll of injured late yesterday and
today.
While hospital records showed
scores of persons treated for in.
juries suffered in traffic acci.
dents, the 129th and 130th deaths
of the year from such injuries was
recorded in Emergency Hospital.
Miss Blanche L. Teel, 60, of the
1900 block Of Nineteenth st. N.
w., died of injuries suffered Sun.
day when struck by an automo.
bile at Calvert Street and Con-
necticut Avenue Northwest.
The automobile, according to
police. was driven by Mrs. Will
liam F.. Ham, wife of William F..
Ham, chairman of the board of
the Potomac Electric Power Co..
and former president of the Cap
ital Traction Co. Mrs. Ham was
not held but will appear at a
coroner'S inquest.
David Ingalls,, 80, of the 800
block of Eighteenth st. N. w.,
died of injuries suffered December
IA, at East Executive and Penn,
sylvania Avenues Northwest. He
was struck by a machine operated
by Marion Harper, colored, of
Balston, Va.
The Washington times., 1934-12-25
.25,OOO Gallons Gas
Firms Daily Output

MUSKEGON, Dec. 25 G.N.S).
The Naph-Sol Refining Company
announced today that it had COM
pleted a contract with the Univer.
sal Oil Products Of Chicago for the
erection of a 100000 crude oil
cracking unit here for production of
$4,000 gallons of gasoline a day.
The concern also announced a
contract had been signed with
the West Michigan Company for
the sale of manufactured gas,
by-product of the new unit.