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Smyrna times., 1934-05-31

State Highway Department at its ofsra
Dover. Del. until 200 o'clock P, NJ.
Eastern Standard Time. June 20, 1884
and at that place and time publicly openet
Tor contracts involving the following an
proXimate quantities:
CONTRACT 33s
TRAFFIC BOUND ROAD
LOVES ROADS-NEW FOUND s.24 Mil
6.24 Mi. Machine Grading
5000 Gu. Yds. Borrow
5000 Tons Traffic Bound Stag OR
$500 Tons Traffic Bound Stone
1880 Lin. Fl. Concrete Pipe
1900 Lin. Fl. Creosoted Timber PiIing
6M TT. B. M. Sheet Piling
4OM It. B. NJ. Creosoted Timber
CONTRACT 352
TRAFFIC BOUND ROAD
REHOBOTH ROAD-BROADKILL BEACH
4.039 Mi.
IS Acres Clearing
g Acres Grubbing
4.04 Miles Machine Grading
10000 Gu. Yds. Borrow
2.10O Tons Traffic Bound Stag OR
2.100 Tons Traffic Bound Stone
35 Gu. Yds. Class A Concrete
5000 Lbs. Reinforcement
go Lin. Fl. Concrete Pipe
CONTRACT s71
TRAFFIC STAG ROAD
ATLANTA TOWARDS SMITHvILLE
4.Is4 Mi.
AZ Acres Clearing
4H Acres Grubbing
100 Gu. Yds. Bridge Excavation
4.l8 Miles Machine Grading
1900 Gu. Yds. Borrow
2200 Tons Traffic Bound Stag OR
2200 Tons Traffic Bound Stone
25 Gu. Yds. Glass A Concrete
1900 Lbs. Reinforcement
1910 Lin. Fl. Concrete Pipe
CONTRACT s76
TRAFFIC BOUND ROAD
COUNTY FARM TO STOCKLEY 2.921 Mi.
g Acres Grubbing
9 Acres Clearing
1921 Miles Machine Grading
2400 ca. Yds. Borrow
1925 Tons Traffic Bound Stag OR
1925 Tons Traffic Bound Stone
722 Lin. Fl. Concrete Pipe
CONTRACT G-1
3.5 Tons Grass Seed
CONTRACT HI
40 Tons Sheep Manure
40 Tons Crab Meal
Performance of contract shall commence
within ten (10) days after execution of the
contract and be completed as specified.
Attention is called to General Informa-
ton for Bidders in the proposal, specifi-
cations, and contract agreements.
The minimum wages paid will be thirty
five cents per hour for unskilled labor and
forty-five cents per hour for skilled labor
in New Castle County and thirty cents per
hour for unskilled labor and forty cents
per hour for skilled labor in Kent and
Sussex Counties.
Monthly payments will be made for 90
per cent of the construction completed
each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
forms provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
surety bond, certified check, or money to
the amount of at least ten (10) per centum
of the total amount of the proposal.
The envelope containing the proposal
must be marked Proposal for the Con-
struction of State Highway Contract
NO..
The contract will be awarded or rejected
within twenty t20) days from the date OF
opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids
Complete sets of plans and specifications
may be obtained after June 13. 1884.
upon receipt of two dollars (S2.00)for each
contract. which amount will not be ru-
funded.
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Dover. Delaware
Smyrna times., 1934-05-31
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by tb.
State Highway Department. at its Office
Dover. Del, until 200 o'clock P. NJ
Eastern Standard Time. June 20. 1884
for contracts involving the following ap-
proximate quantities:
Smyrna times., 1934-05-31
CONTRACT 33S
TRAFFIC BOUND ROAD
LOVES ROADS-NEW FOIrND & "a Nil

6.24 Mi. Machine Grading
5000 Gu. Yds. Borrow
5000 Tons Traffic Bound Stag OR
1900 Tons Traffic Bound Stone
1880 Lin. Ft. Concrete Pipe
1900 Lin. Fl. Creosoted Timber PiIing
6M Fl. B. NJ Sheet Piling
40M Fl. B. NJ. Creosoted Timber
Smyrna times., 1934-05-31

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13
Talented Cast Makes
 Hit In Irish Comedy
Revival of 'McKenna's Filtration lmpresses Critics
 Repeat Performance at Jacques Tonight

of Pat McQuirk. MT Malone round ed out a clever characterization with a song number, "Hyuh Duch- ess" that merited the encores re- uuested. Mir Kelly was featured in the special arrangement by Jack Fitzgerald of ''Norah, My Irish Rose, in which six young nurses from St Mary's hospital took part. The young ladies making their stage debut did very well. The sex tette, included Lillian Hayden, Catherine Tobin, Dorothy Neville, Katherine Sullivan, Marguerite Shea and Mildred Tierney.
 There were two other interpola- tions, which added much to the enjoyment of the evening. The specialties included two songs by Billy" O'Brien and a dance num- Der by Miss Leona Wallace. The latter was featured with Dr O'Hara irt one of his musical num- bers. The young lady, who has been starred professionally, was enthusiastically received.
 The performance will be re- peated this evening. A special mat inee was staged yesterday after. noon and was attended by several hundred children.
 The proceeds will be given tc St Mary's hospital as silver jubilee gift from St Mary's Hos pital Aid association which Il sponsoring the play.
 Mayor Frank Hayes, a number of other city officials, members oi the Waterbury Medical association and other prominent citizens oc' cupied the boxes last evening. An other representative group have made reservations for this evening
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13
Sligo -Terrors" Take
 'Forty-Five" Laurels
BOwey's Team Defeats Craneys "CraCker-JaCks" in
 Feature Match of St Francis Xavier Tourney

, Iie?" Joe Phelan's "All-Americans" trimmed Billy O'DonnelPs "Galty Boys" 34-29 and still hold down first position, with seventeen point lead, which isn't so very bad. Billy asked Coach Big Jerry" Shanahan when is that team going to start climbing, and Jerry said Well it looks to me as though they don't want to climb, and tudg- ing from the direction they are headed, they will be down as deep as Dan McGinty was, when he went down to the bottom of the sea-"
 Tommy Horan's Boy Wonders" also won 34 games from James Cuslck's Shellacers, who had 29 to their credit, and Tommy's boys are now settled in third place and Cap tain Tom claims there are no leaps and bounds to our team, we crawl long gradually and In about three weeks there will be plenty of head aches around the hall. when the Boy Wonders" rest on top.
 John Fitzmaurice, one of the greatest "45" players of all time. led his "Shamrocks' to 33-30 victory over Pete Coughlan's high flying "Lightning-Bu Bugs, and John boasts that 1t would have been q push-over had his old reliable standby, Judge" Hartnett, been in the lineup.
 Another 33-30 victory was regis tered when Captain Frank Null cunry's NRA's defeated Perry Shannahans "Short Circuits". Father O'Connor played an import ant part in the victory and helped to pull Perry's wiring system apart once more. Now the question re- mains, will Perry ever get his team under control?"
 Bob McHugh's Bear Cats" won the final 33-30 game defeating Scoopie Carey's "Daredevils". John "Muggsy" McGrath, Bob's famous coach, was up to his tricks, walk ing from one table to another with mirror in his hand, giving his mates q full view of their oppon- ents' cards. After the victory he showed Coaches Johnny FitZmaur- ice, Happy Shea and Mike Croke the mirror and how simple it is, when you master the art of magic. What man, "Muggsy". The re- port today was that "Scoopie" is after his scalp.
 Johnny Phelan's "All Stars" nosed out q tight game with Mike Goggins' "Rovers", 322l. Father Coughlan, Patrick Fitzpatrick and the old village blacksmith, Ed Hussey, all played a whale of a game, using all their skill and fin ally came through with q victory. Ed made a mistake Swhen diamonds were trumps, robbing with the ace of clubs, and got away with 1t, but the old fox didn't say q word about it,, until the scores were totaled up, then 1t was too late for any argu- mentS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13
Crime Investigator Offers Precautions
Merle A. Gill Tells Persons of Wealth How to Guart
 Against the Gangs of Kdnapers

Der of the family to leave. home or
 meet train.
 8. Warn children against the ad- vances of strangers. If children go to school, see that they are pro- tected en. route and order teachers
 to release them from classes only to proper persons. 9. Have alarm systems installed in houses, garages and automobiles and keep grounds well lighted at night.
 10. When extortion notes are re- ceived, turn them over to the de-
 partment of justice at once without
 too much handling. They may bear
 fngerprints Follow the advice of
 federal agents.
 As the repeal of prohibition in state after" state ends liquor rack
 cts, more and more gangsters will
 turn to Kidnapping and precautions
 will be more necessary than in the
 past.
 Of the points enumerated, those dealing with servants are the most important. Nearly every big kid
 naping plot includes past or
 present member of the victims
 household.
 Servants should be fingerprinted
 and their prints and photographs
 forwarded to the national bureau
 with request that they be checked
 for criminal records. Any police department will perform this serv. l ice without publicity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13

John Bowey's "sligo- -Terrors" trounced Mickey Craney's Crack CT Jacks' 3S-25, in the feature game of the St Francis Xavier Holy Name society "45" tournament, played last night. Previous to the playing, Captain Bowey remarked there will be several releases after tonight's games, if a certain few don't come across with high scores. This threw quite scare into the boys and brought wonderful results and especially from "Dan" and Billy" who played a bang-up game, surprising even themselves, but more so their hard boiled cap- tain. Captain Mickey wasn't dis couraged and said, we went down but not out and Coach Ed Hes will be back on the firing line next week, then watch the two old sail ors blow their opponent down."
 Bill Kelley's "F'lashes" checked James Farrell's Spark Plugs with score of 35-28 and claimed sec ond highest score of the night. We couldn't find out whether Bills lead-off man Charley Stein was in the lineup last night, and don't know who is deserving of the credit for the victory, so now we will have to ask him, "vas you dere Shar-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13

Memories, smiles, chuckles and laughs of twenty years ago were revived and enjoyed again last eve ming with the presentation at Jacques theater of Edgar Selden's comedy, "McKenna's Filtration.
 Through three acts of amusing scenes and clever dialogue tal- ented cast last night performed so capalbly as to register a most pop ular success. Yours forever, Mary
 Ellen Ryan," and other familiar lines of the comedy brought back the triumph of Colonel William J. Shanahan, Dr James l.. tMor- iarty, Miss Daisy Lord and Mrs
 Joseph H. McGinniss of a more than a score of years ago. Num- bered among the large and repre- sentative audience were many who
 had witnessed the original pro- duction here and who found themselves last evening anticipat- ing the lines of the principals and the ludicrous situations in which
 Tim" McKenna and Michael
 Ryan found themselves as re- suit of misdirected letter.
 Dr Moriarty was absent from
 last evenings cast, but Patrick
 Kelly, a young actor Of rare abii- ity, measured up to the anticipa- ton of Director Thomas M. Freney
 and scored a distinctive hit with the audience. His interpretation or the role of McKenna was splen- did. He was an able co-worker for such favorites as Col Shanahan, Miss Lord and Mrs McGinniss, who were again cast in the roles for which they have been remembered
 for years.
 Returning to the stage after an absence of some years to take part in the benefit performance for St Mary's hospital the popular trio had little difficulty in giving evidence that they still were worthy of a place in the lime light of amateur theatricals. The colonel was magnificent in his role as the perturbed, avengeful Ryan; Miss Lord, resplendid once more | in costumes of ancient modes and which were riots in colors, seemed to capture her place of honor by the mere act of strolling into the l picture. But of course, Miss Lord, possesses ability to augment the effectiveness of her costumes and | gave ample evidence of 1t last evening. Mrs McGinniss, perfectly
 at ease as Mrs Ryan, gave a su-
 perb performance of her role. Her
 acting particularly in the second l act WIS most impressive.
 Other claimants for honors. and they have much to offer as evi- dence, were Dr B. A. O'Hara and
 Miss Evelyn A. McCann, the juven- lies, who supplemented their credit able acting with musical numbers that found yeady favor and in. vited encores last evening. Both ol these we'll known performers fitted into their respective parts and into the specialties with their ac-
 customed facility. Mrs Mary Cleary Daly, who will be remembered for
 her parts in Irish plays, such as the "Colleen Bawn" of a few years ago, once more demonstrated her versatility to accomplish just q little more than what the most
 exacting director could reasonably
 expect. Mrs Cleary was welcomed
 back most cordially by last eve
 ning's audience.
 To complete the list of members of the cast and the roll Of those
 deserving of unstinted praise foi
 their efforts, mention must be made of John T. Malone, cast al the English dandy, Willet Chase and Phil Kelly, who plays the par
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13
FOR
 FEDERAL OFFICER
POstmasters to Be Ape pointed at Middlebury
 and WOOdbury

The postoffice department at Washington today announced an open examination for the postmas- tership at Middlebury. All appli- cations must be submitted by March End. The post pays $1,7OO annually.
 Regular procedure will be fol- lowed in selecting the postmaster. A written examination will be held, on which the candidates will be adjudged partially. Other ratings will be given on business experi- ence and qualifications, and on the recommendation of representa- tive members of the community. The names of the three highest ranking applicants will be given to the postmaster-general and he will select one of these for submission to the president.
 The postmastership examination for Woodbury. announced some weeks ago, will be held at the Wa terbury postofflce this Saturday There are five candidates for the post.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13
By MERLE A. GILL Written for the United PresS)

Kansas City, Mo. Feb 13.-(UP) Kidnapping is one of the most diff ficult forms of crime to combat but the menace may be lessened, as far as an individual family Is con- cerned, by taking precautions as follows: IA
 l. Avoid the Haunting of wealth. Display is an invitation to the desperate.
 9 Stay away from dark streets and areas likely to be unsafe.
 3. Hire only servants of known integrity.
 4. Employ courageous and re- sourceful bodyguard.
 5. Pay servants and guards well and treat them with such consid eration that they cannot be bribed.
 G. Devise family code or pass word for telephone conversation so members calling may be identified as such.
 z Have telegraph companies verify any messages asking Q mem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13
FORMER SHERIFF
 UNDER ARREST

Avon, Conn, Feb. 13.-UP).- Charged with embeZzlement of funds collected for the state on tax warrants, Former Deputy Sheriff Joseph M. Casey was held In $1,0O0 bond today for arraignment in town court Saturday.
 Casey's arrest followed investi- gation of a complaint lodged with the state insurance department by ISeon Bolovski Avon Heights, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13

Telegraph Editors Note: Merle A. Gill, famous crime in- vestigator, suggests precautions which persons of. wealth may take to lessen their chances of being kidnapped. Gill, formerly connected with the Kansas City police department, now heads one of the few private ballistic laboratories in the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13
GARBAGE QUESTION TO BE CONSIDERED
Board of Works to Ask Bids for Collection
 By Contract

Final steps in the plan to change the local garbage collection system
 will be taken tonight at the meet ing of the board of works. Bids
 will be ordered called for so that
 the work, now done by individual employees, will be turned over to one contractor. This plan was urged in January by Health Ofncer
 pr D. J. Godfrey. The aldermen, at their recent
 meeting, gave the board of works to issue a call for the bids. The
 present collectors, who collect their checks, weekly, for their work
 from the City Hall, have opposed
 the plan. However, 1t now appears that they will be forced to bid
 collectively, following pooling Of money, or else let an individual bid and hire them or anybody else that
 he wishes to. The stipulations in the contract were drawn up by Corporation Counsel Charles O'Connor. The are many and varied. One of the prime requisites Is that those collecting garbage, hence- forth, must have modern equip
 ment and coverd in according with
 regulations laid down by the health department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13

former deputy withheld $92.G0 aft CT cashing in q policy.
 T h alleged tax shortage, amounting to about $200, occurred during 1881 and 1892, the informa- ton charged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13

Nurses from St Mary's hospital staff acted as usherettes last eve ming and sold candy between acts.
 To complete the first night" success in which evening costumes were very conspicuous there were flowers for the women of the cast and >commendation for the musical program presented by Jack Fitz- gerald's orchestra, with Unico Ba- rome as pianist. s
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-11-23
NOME SENDS THANKS TO
 WRANGELL

R. W. J. Reed, who forwarded the money raised in Wrangell by himself and A. R. Brueger for the Nome disaster relief. received after leaving here for the states, the following letter from c. R. Jack son, president and manager of the Miners and Merchants Bank at Nome:
 Nome, Alaska
 October 22, 1884 MT. K. w. J. Reed
 Seattle, Washington
 My dear MT. Reed:
 On behalf of the people of Nome want to thank you for your let ter of October 9th, enclosing check for $226.00, being a donation from the citizens of Wrangell to the people of Nome. I have turned this check over to the City oI Nome, to be deposited in their re- lief fund and enclose receipt Tor same in duplicate. l thought you might like to keep one and send one forward to Wrangell as do not know who to address in Wrangell in connection with this donation.
 Your old quarters in Barracks Square were completely demolished, ana practically all tho business houses ill town were wiped out. We. are going ahead with a rebuild ing program, have widened our streets and will have a much bet ter town as far as appearances go than old Nome could boast of
 note that you are retiring at the end of this month. It seems a long time since 1 first met you ln Barracks Square when 1 was the telegraph boy and your next door neignDor. l am sure that your Department will De sorry to lose you from the Service.
 Mrs. Jackson went to the States on the last sailing of the Victoria to be With her family and our ut- Ile baby girl. 1 will probably go out some time during the winter. There was no place for us to live, as 1 had opened the bank ln Billy nomes transfer office and sIeep ln the back room.
 Agaln thanking Wrangell for it's most hDeral contrIDution to Nome, and with kindest regards to you rom all or your Nome friends, l am
 Sincerely yours,
 G. R. JACKSON
 Chairman, EZRA.
 Committee
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-11-23
Campbell Bros. Invite
 Public to0pening Mon.

Campbell Bros. opened their new store for business Monday morning but have been working daily nov ing merchandise from the old store building. It will be some time before the old store is com pletely abandoned.
 However, the new store is func- tioning most efficiently and every thing will be in readiness next Monday when the proprietors, Err nest and Leonard Campbell, will be hosts at the opening to which every one in the community is invited. The hours will be from 2:3O to 5:30 in the afternoon and to 10 at night.
 The door prizes, which will be awarded at 10 o'clock, were put on display in the windows this morn ing. For the women, an electric Sunbeam mixmaster has been pro- vided and for the men and high school boys of Wrangell Public Schools and Wrangell Institute, a 30-30 Winchester rifle. The high school girls of both schools will be registered together with five one dollar bills as door prize for their group. There will be gifts for the children and refreshments for all.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-11-23
CHURCHES UNITE IN SERVICE
 THANKSGIVING MORNING

WrangelPs Community Thanks giving service in the Presbyterian church at 10:30 in the morning on Thanksgiving Day will be ad- dressed by Major Carruthers. Rev. Russell F. Pederson calls attention to the fact that this institution of Community Fellowship Is almost tradition for Wrangell. This one time in the year." he said, i've all come together in a spirit of thanksgiving to almighty God. Our President delivers his Thanksgiv- ing Proclamation. overnor through states and territories sum- mon the citizens. The leaders in Wrangell believe in God, and ap- peal to all to take an hour for united assembly,"
 The Episcopal church, the Sal vation Army and the Presbyterian church are the organizations in- viting the participation of the com nsaRity in the sssvtee.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-11-23
Forest Ranger Writes Free Use Road Permits

The following letter written from Petersburg on November g by J. M. Wyckoff. district ranger, U. S. Forest Service, was received by the Sentinel this week;
 ''On my last visit to Wrangell found conditions covering the cutting of National Forest timber for fuel by residents of Wrangell to be unsatisfactory,
 "The present regulations which have been in effect for some time provide that timber cut for fuel for domestic use only may be taken from certain specified areas without charge. Timber cut for sale as fuel or any other use must be paid for in advance of cutting. The regulations prohibit the talk ing of timber from the National Forest for any purpose and at any time without first securing free use permit or a timber sale agree ment.
 There are two designated areas from which free use timber may be taken by those desiring to bring in their wood in the form of logs An area has also been laid out at the Wrangell Wood Road from which free use wood can be se- cured by those who wish to have it delivered in manufactured form. Sales for wood and other material are made at various points desig- mated in the timber sale agreement. lowed on any area, either free use or otherwise until a permit or tim- Der sale agreement has been is- sued by the proper forest officer.
 All applications for sales or free use should be sent to the Dis trict Ranger, Forest Service, Pet ersburg, A a ka. Applications should state the amount, species and period within which cutting is to be done. This office will, so far as possible, give all applications prompt consideration. Applicants should, however, realize that it of- ten takes 10 days or more to se- cure permit; due to mail service at this time of year and further to the fact that l am often away from headquarters when mail arrives. They should not, therefore, wait until they are down to their last stick of wood before making ap- plication for a permit.
 "The regulations as outlined above apply to all residents alike. The continuance of the free use privilege will depend upon the ex- tent to which the community CO., operates with the Forest Service in compliance with these terms. It is felt that a full understanding of the requirements will result in close cooperation by the residents in your community"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-11-23
WRANGELL CHILDREN HAVE
 FIRST VIEW LIVE TURKEYS

Two turkey hens sent last week to Mrs. R. N. Scruby from her bro ther, Bill Henning, who recently left Wrangell for his home near Seattle, have been domiciled since their arrival in Dr. Whitehead's 8 chicken house. They have been visited there by various groups of school children, who got their first view of a live turkey. The children were much interested in the turkeys, but greatly disap- pointed that they wouldn't gobble Their 'thead dress' was unsatis- factory, also, indicating h a t though few Wrangell children have seen live turkeys, they have defin- ite ideas ahsat the xshhseRRL