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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-17
SEA CAPT. WAS
 MUCH SURPRISED

Boston, April 17 = (UP)-The Boston trawler Cambridge, for which an extensive coast guard search was started after receipt of garbled message reporting her in distress, arrived at Boston Fish Pier today with a catch of 176.00O pounds of cod and haddock.
 Captain Leo Reardon and his crew expressed surprise at the furore caused by the erroneous message. Reardson said all aboard were well, and the only mishap on the trip was breakdown of the Cambridge's radio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-17
GREAT AIRWAYS PLANE ROARED
 INTO HONOLULU
Mighty Machine Delayed Landing Until l:3O-An
 Records Smashed
BY RICHARD c. WILSON Limited Press Stan Correspondent)

United Press Stan Correspondent
 Honolulu, April 17 - tUP) - The mighty Pan-American clipper, pioneering a commercial air route to the far east, roared out of a Pacific rain storm today to the end of the fastest flight ever m e from California to Hawaii.
 The plane was sighted at 12:36 p. m. EST.
 On a routine flight opening the way for future service over the Pacific ocean, the big clipper ship and her crew of six left Alameda. Cahf.. Tuesday at $50 p. m. EST and crossed the 2.400-miles Of rolling ocean almost without in- cident despite thick layers of clouds and occasional rain.
 The rain storm had been most severe on the last stage of the flight and 1t was storming as the plane came over Honolulu, IF hours and 53 minutes out of Ala meda on Q scheduled IS hours. 40 minutes trip.
 Fastest Time Before
 The fastest previous eaSt-West flight over the route was 24 hours 4S minutes by the U. s. Navy flyers last year. The clipper, averaging 135 miles an hour. cut that mark by almost seven hours. A huge crowd cheered the plane as it circled overhead. The flyer. decided to circle for almost al sho,lr landing on gchedula at 1.3( ?. m. EST.
 The luxury airliner bore thu first load of mall ever flown across the Pacific ocean.
 The ship will be flown back to (Continued on Page 4.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-17
 TREASURY BALANCE

washington, April 17 (UP)--Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year to April 18th compared with the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year; This Year Expenses Lest Yea! $5,327,546,273.56 5,493,0OS.44S.t4i E
 Receipts $3, ,00S,132,567.76 $2,420020,3S2.20 se,s19,413.7o5.sO ss.o72.sss.oss.
 Cash Balance s2,344,525,4 ,4S5.s2 s4,64o,se4.S2sSl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-17
FELL TO HIS DEATH

New Haven, Conn, April IT, (UP). .-Wbile repairing . sky. light on the roof of springsids home, the city aImshouse, Thomas and fell to his death yesterday. He was killed instantly when his body landed in a cement-paved court |76 feet below.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-17
REP THOMS BILLS
 ON INSURANCE
 TO BE REHEARD
High Rates Charged Here Will Be Given Another
 Chance for Argument
BY WILLIAM J. MORIARTY Democrat IIcgislative RcDOrter)

Hartford, April 17-The insur- ance committee of the legislature has decided to reopen its hearings on bills introduced by Representa- tive John D. Thoms of Water bury and Representative William McDermott of Naugatuck calling for the establishment of a com mittee to investigate insurance rates particularly in the Waterbury area.
 This action is of paramount in terest to all automobile owners in the Waterbury district, which in- cludes NaugatucK, Middlebury. and Watertown. Last Thursday the committee on insurance heard arr guments on both bills.
 Monopoly In Conn.
 At that time Representative Thoms charged that monopoly in
 (Contfnued On Daca A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-17
Registrars Ask To Reargue Case
With Clerk of Supreme Court May
 Not Be Reached Until May

Counsel for the two registrars who ordered re- moved from office under decision of the supreme court last week. today filed motion with the clerk of the court asking permission to the Thus the motion filed by counsel for the petitioners in the custer proceedings scheduled be heard by Judge Patrick B. OSulvan in superior court here will automatically be continued until the hearing of the motion filed today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-17
TENNESSEE TO STAY DRY

Nashville, Tenn, April 17.-(UP)- Hopes of Tennessee vets for repeal of the state liquor laws vanished today as the legislature defeated a bill which would have permitted community elections on legalization of liquor. The legisla- t,me also refused to approve sales tax proposed by the governor, winning plaudits of 5000 mer- chants who stormed the capital to cheer them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-17
REPUBLICAN, COMMISSIONER DIES

Rockville, Conn, April T.-(UP)-Harry Conklin, 62, commissioner of Holland county and former editor of the Rockville Leader and Journal, died last night after an illness of two weeks. He was completing his tenth year as a republican commissioner and was former secre- tarv of the Rockville Fair association
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-17
BRAVES-GIANTS NO GAME

Boston, April 17.-(UP)-Today's game between the Boston Braves and the New York Giants was postponed because of cold weather. The teams are scheduled to meet here again to- morrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-17
GERMANY WAS GIVEN REBUKE.
 FROM COUNCIL
Even Poland Joined Nations Against Her Denmark Refraned From Voting Great Britain, France, and
 Italy Would Not Soften Charges Against Germany
BY WALLACE CARROLL fCouyrIgl,t. 1885, by United Press)

Geneva April IT = (UP) = The League of Nations Council today approved resolution rebukng Germany for violating the Versailles treaty and providing for commit tee to study the question of imposing penalties on future treaty violators
 Denmark abstained because France Great Britain and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-17
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Milford chronicle., 1935-11-15
TRINITY

George Myer who has been spend
ing the summer here returned to his
hQme In New York on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. z. Cannon spent
Wednesday last with their daugh-
Ter and family at Cambridge, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Warrington
were Salisbury visitors on Saturday.
Mrs. Will Condor has returned
home after spending some time with
her children al Cambridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Williamson
spent the weekend in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. z. Cannon were
Dover visitors on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen WrOtten Of
Greenwood, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
West and Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Bum
ting Of Dagsboro visited Mr. and
Mrs. I. L. WiIlin on Sunday.
Mrs. Everett Hubert of near Fed
eralsburg. Nd, spent last week with
her parents. MIR. and Mrs. w. F. Has
tings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brown of At
lantic City visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.
White on Sunday.
Mrs. John Nelson of Bridgeville
spent Monday afternoon with Mrs,
A. +. White and Mrs. Emma Charles
who is a house guest of Mrs. White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Rust and
Milford chronicle., 1935-11-15

i've cons, Harry Hastings, OF Sea
ford; Raymond Hastings of Wood
land; Lewis Hastings Of OAK Grove
and Norman and Lester Hastings OF
this place; five brothers. Clarence
Hastings, of ChestertOwn, Md. /;
Charlie Hastings of near FederaIs-
burg; James Hastings of near Lau-
rel; Sol and Harvey Hastings of
GeoI getown; two sisters. Mrs. Har-
vey Calhoun and Mrs. John Calhoun,
both of Georgetown.
Miss Charlotte White, daughter Of
Mr. snd Mrs. A. T. White. en- active
member of the All Live Wira Club,
has been awarded a trip to Chicago
the hrst week I'm December, sponsor
ed by the Montgomery Ward COM
pany for the most outstanding club
member in the State. We want TO
congratulate Charlotte on her good
fortune an1 hope she Nili have a
pleasant trip. Miss Louise Nelson, a
member of this club, won the same
trip last year.
Eleven men of the nei yhbOThOOd
met on Monday afternoon and cut
the winter supply of wood for the
The bake which was held last Sat-
urday was quite a SUCCESS. Twenty
four dollars were clared. which will
be used for the church.
Revival services will begin at .
Milford chronicle., 1935-11-15
FELTON,

The Feltcn Girl Scout TrooD en-
tertained the FELTON, Boy Scout Troop
at a Halloween party held in the
Community Building last week.
Mrs. David Hugg was the guest Of
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Shaub In VIII
mington on Friday evening at a din
ner party, given in honor Of the 31st
birthday Of their nephew, David S.
Hugg, 2nd, of Dover.
Mrs. Raymond Alexander and
daughter Sara, of Milford, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Carson
on Sunday.
William A. Berry attended the I'm
dertakers Convention held in Cleve-
land, Ohio. He made the trip by au-
t6mobile and also visited Canada and
Niagara Falls enrOute.
On November II, the Methodist
Church will celebrate its
18th anniversary. Rev. Francis Bur-
gette Short, OF Milford, will deliver
the sermon in the morning.
Mrs. William Law is still on the
sick list with not much improve
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Delong were the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Mar
xer at Bridgeville on Sunday.
Albert Vincent of Milton who has
Milford chronicle., 1935-11-15

family visited Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hastings near SeafoFd on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Williams have
heen visiting his parents near Fed
eralsburg. Mr.. Williams father Is
seriously III at this writing.
The Mothers Club will meet with
Mrs. Elmer Nelson on Tuesday, Mo-
vember 10.
The Trinity Epworth Home Denl-
onstration club will meet with Mrs.
Harley Wilson at Atlanta on Tues
day, November 26.
The Aid of Trinity NJ E. Church
will meet tonight at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. James Dill.
George Hastings. age 81 years, a
resident of our community, was kill
ed by a train near Laurel on Friday
evening. Although he had suffered
two paralytie strokes during .he past
year. he was in fairly good health at
the time OF his death. Funeral SER
vices were held at H. E. Hardesty's
funeral parloTs IN Bridgeville on
afternoon. November Il, in
charge Of Rev. J. C. B. Hopkins. pas
tor of Bridgeville II. 2. Church. In
terment in Bridgeville cemetery. He
is survived by his wife, three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Raymond Andrews. OF
near fredericksburg. Mrs. Walter
of near Blanchards and /
Mrs. Ira Hammond Of Harrington;
Milford chronicle., 1935-11-15
BLANCHARD'S STATION

Don't forget the Greenwood Home
Demonstration Club win meet with
Mrs. c. L. Harmon on Thursday af-
ternoOn. November q. Plans will be
made at this meeting for the famil-
les to be entertained in December.
All are urged to ne present.
E. L. Kratz is cunning for pheas-
ants this week near Cedar Run. Pa.
Alex Hack spent Sunday with his
family at Georgetown.
Mrs. Arthur Jones of Viola spent
part of last week as'the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. c. L Harmon and son
Ralph.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Gordy and son
spent Sunday with their parents at
Delmar
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Marvel spent
the first of this week in Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Newton. Jr.,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. AlonzO Stuart
and family on Sunday.
Attend church on Sundays.
Milford chronicle., 1935-11-15
CLIFTON'S CORNER
lNeAt Lewssl

This community was saddened
when they heard of the death OF Mrs
Nora Baylis. although Mrs. BayIis
had been 4 patient sufferer for sew
crai months She was the daughter
Of the late Captain Tom Robinson. 81
Bobinsohville. Edgar Baylfs, her
husband, died in June. She Is surviv-
ed by one son. Ben Baglis and one
daughter. MARGARET BaSlls. &
Carlton Clifton was given a party
last Friday night II was his 21st
birthday. Al a late, hour refresh4
faents were served and an left for
home Wishing Carlton many more
happy birthdays.
Myers Vessels and family Of Ches-
ter called on friends and relatives
around here recently. fNfst
Billy Clifton and family called on
Robert Stevenson and family near
Hafbeson on Sunday night
Several attended the funeral Of
byron Smith.the son Of Jim Smith.
who got sfot while on a hunting
trip for deer. He was buried on Mon-
day
. 4 -
Milford chronicle., 1935-11-15
Simply Wonderful
For Coughs

Owls Head, Maine, Oct. 16-"I cant
say enough in favor of your Buck-
ley's Cough Mixtures It broke ~ my
cold and cough IN less than "a
heurs.7 Mrs. Ray Green.
You never know what hour OF the
night you'll need this powerful yet
harmless mixture that acts like a
fash Right away that tightness
eases up. the bronchial passages
clear; you're on your toes again
happy and breathing easier. $50
Get 45e bottle today. Pettyjohn's
Pharmacy and all good druggists
sell it-money back if not delighted.
(advl F-
Milford chronicle., 1935-11-15

been on the sick list Is someWla1
improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Killen were
the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. James
ISillen at Dover at a duck dinner
Mrs. George Kitchens is ID the
Milford Emergency Hospital for
treatment. Her friends here hope
she will soon be improved.
Milford chronicle., 1935-11-15
NFORD CHRONICLE Milford DELAWARE FRIDAY NOVEMBER

Trinity N. E. Church this Sunday
evening, November n, at 2 p. ~.
Rev. Robert E. Green, pastor.
Sunday school November II, at
9:15 a. m. Revival services at Z p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1935-11-15

swat the iiy now.
Evening star., 1935-04-10
CATHOLIC CHARITY
GROUP TO MEET
Rev. B. J. McEntegart of
New York Will Address
Session Tonight.

Rev. Bryan J. McEntegart. director
of the division Of children of the
Catholic Charities of New York, will
be guest speaker at the fifteenth ami
versary meeting Of the Catholic
Charities Of Washington at the vii.
lard Hotel tonight at 8 o'clock.
Rev. DR.. John O'Grady, who with
the help Of Q few staunch supporters
founded the organization III 1920, and
Rev. Lawrence j. Shehan, assistant
director. viii take part in the meet
ing. DR.. O'Grady still remains direc-
tor Of the organization.
Charity work In Washington under
Catholic auspices was carried on by
Cleties along with various Independent
Catholic institutions prior to the
establishment of what Is now the
Catholic Charities. The organization
was not started with the idea of sup
planting any of these long established
activities, but rather because DR..
OGrady and his associates felt the
need OF central agency stated with
trained social workers to handle GER
tain problems which the existing
societies were not equipped to meet.
The most important problems con-
fronting Catholic Charities are those
in connection with family case work,
the dependent child. the delinquent,
boys activities and legislative action,
1t was said.
Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicog-
mani. apostolic delegate to the United
States. will preside at tonights meet
ing. Social Work and Social Action"
will be the subject Of Father Nc
Entegart's address.
Evening star., 1935-04-10
GROUP |NDORSES
DAYLIGHT SAVING
BurIeith Citizens Ask R
Street Sidewalk for One
Block.

After an open discussion, the
Burlieth Citizens Association, which
met last night in the Gordon Junior
High School, voted in favor of day
light-saving time in the District.
Stanley Pearson, member Of the
Junior Board of Commerce, told the
group that the change would give
Government workers and others more
daylight hours for recreation.
The association Endorsed the bill
before House and Senate to eliminate
the smoke nuisance. claiming that 1t
was serious menace to public health.
The secretary was authorized to
communicate with Capt. H. c. White
hurst, director of highways, in refer
on the south side of r street from
T'hirty.siy street TO Thirty.Seventh
street. 1t was recalled that a letter
urging this was sent to Whitehurst
some time ago, but no action had been
taken.
The plan for the reorganization of
the District government as presented
by the Executive Committee of the
Federation of Citizens Association
was tabled until the next meeting in
May.
A motion was made to dispose Of
the Gordon Junior High School Com
munity Center at the end of this
month with a recommendation that
$40 be donated by the association. If
needed. to defray expenses of the
center for the remainder Of the month.
J. S. Gorrell. president. announced
that an effort is being made to restore
an appropriation from the District of
S32,565 for the maintenance of the
various community centerS for the
coming year.
The associa ton elected to join the
Georgetown Recreation Council and
appointed Miss Emma Hance, men,
ber of the executive board, as dele
gate.
No action was taken in regard to
motion made by the Conduit Road
Citizens Association favoring the in
auguration of night school in West
ern High School.
Seventy-four members were added
to the association as result of a
house-t house canvass started in
February, it was reported.
Evening star., 1935-04-10
PATRIOTIC SOCIETY
TO HEAR OF COLONY
Restoration of Williamsburg to
Be Topic at Banquet
Tonight.

Restoration of Colonial Williams
burg. Va, will be discussed by Ken
meth Chorley of New York. vice presi-
dent of the Williamsburg Restoration,
in an address before the annual ban
quet of the National Society of Daugh-
ters of Founders and Patriots of
America, tonight at the Washington
Hotel.
Mr.. Chorley. who has been associ-
ated with the Rockefeller interests for
number of years, made his home in
Williamsburg from 1880 to 1888. dur
ing the busiest stage of the rebuild
ing program there, and still retains
active charge of the work from New
York.
A musical program will be pre-
sented by Anne Yago McGuffey, con-
tralto. who will be accompanied by
Mrs. Constance Snow.
Mrs. Thaddeus Milton Jones, ma
tional president of the society, will
be hostess at the banquet. The hour
is 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1935-04-10

~ A ranch ~ miles from Hell
ena, Mont, and '3 miles
l from anything" lives Mrs
~ Fred Cooney. To readers Of
The Evening Star she is
Fanny Y. Cory, illustrator and writer
of ''Sonnysayings."
Just now she is in Washington, q
guest. with her son Ted, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Thompson. 1894
Farragut street.
She is on her way to New York. but
the reason for her stop-over visit is
Joan Thompson. the l6-year-old
daughter of that household.
Five years ago, when Joan was still
in the seventh grade at Mcfarland
Junior High School. she had the
same visitor at her house.
"SonnySayingS," even then a two
year-old feature syndicated in half a
hundred papers over the country.
came regularly into Joan's home In
February. 1928, she wrote to Mrs.
Cooney. in care Of The Star, and the
letter was forwarded to the Montana
ranch. Mrs. Cooney was caught by
the enthusiasm of her then 11-year-
old correspondent, and promised that
she would visit Joan on her next trip
East. Six months later that promise
was fulfilled.
The feature is now almost 10 years
old, and appears in so many news
papers that Mrs. Cooney has lost track
of the number
Mrs. Cooney was well known as a
magazine and book illustrator-for St.
Nicholas. Youths Companion. Serb
ner's. Harper's and others. Back in
Montana, after several moves here
and there from her original home in
Illinois. she became Mrs. Fred Cooney
and, in time, the mother Of three
children.
A brother. j. Campbell Cory, politi-
cal cartoonist, first suggested the fea-
ture idea to her. cartoon in which
a different infant was featured every
day
1T did not take at ALL" says Mrs.
Cooney. Il decided that people had
rather see the same child, from day
to day-one they could identify with
Evening star., 1935-04-10
APPLICANTS-NOnCE
Editorial Clerk

In response to numerous requests
of Civil Service applicants who
were too late in registering for
one of the recent Editorial Glasses,
this school has ready for immedi-
ate distribution an outline of re-
view studies, which was espe-
cially prepared for Civil Service
applicants by the head of the
Editorial Department, who was
formerly employed in the Exami-
nation Division Of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission. There are about
sixty neatly r1imeographed pages
of practice material on Manuscript.
Preparation, Editing. Proofreading,
Copy Reading, Rewriting and Re
vising, Abstracting and Indexing.
This is not a correspondence or
home study course. 1t is recon-
mended only as review or prss-
tice study. Price, $500.
Statistical Clerk
We also have ready for imme-
diate distribution an outline of
review studies which was prepared
especially for Civil Service appli-
cants. There are 80 pages of
neatly mimeographed material on
Elementary Computations, Recip-
rocals, Weighted Averages, Index
Numbers. Tabulations. Graphing,
and a sample examination includ-
ing an excellent list of intelligence
questions. This is not a corre-
spondence or home-study course.
It is recommended only as a re-
view or practice study. Price, $500.
MOUNT PLEASANT SCHOOL
FOR SECRETARIES
Tivoli Theater Building
14th Street and Park Road
Teiephone Columbia 5000
Evening star., 1935-04-10
GlDEONSE TO ADDRESS
ALUMNI OF CHICAGO U.
Harold g. Moulton, Head Of
Brookings Institution, to Off,
ciate At Dinner Monday.

Brookings Institution, to Off,
ciate at Dinner Monday.
University Of Chicago alumni living
in Washington will hold their annual
dinner Monday evening at the Ken
nedy-warren. Prof Harry d. Gideonse
will be the principal speaker and
Harold G. Moulton, president Of
Brookings Institution. will act as
POSTMASTER.
Prominent among the university's
alumni here are Donald Richberg,
chairman of the National Emergency
Council, and Secretary Of Interior
Ickes. They have been invited to at
tend. Others to whom invitations
have been sent include Senator Pope
of Idaho, Representative Kvale of
Minnesota, Jerome Frank. Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp. attorney: L. D.
White, civil service commissioner
Paul A. Walker, chairman Of the tele-
phone division of the Federal Com
lnunications Commission; Representa-
tive z. C. Eicher Of Iowa, Wesley
Mitchell. chairman of the Natural Re
sources Board; Leon C. Marshall,
executive secretary Of the National
Industrial Recovery Board: Herman
OliJhant, general counsel for the
Evening star., 1935-04-10

their own. So-'Sonnysayings' was
born"
Mrs. Cooney is at q loss to explain
altogether the success of her feature.
THE little fellow I draw is not
grotesque in any way" she says Per-
haps that's part Of the reason for his
success / suppose my own children
were the inspiration for the feature.
Neighbors' children helped some,
but have never gone out of my way
to visit homes Of people with children
or tried to take notes on what they
were saying. I guess it's mostly just
my own good Scotch imagination that
counts, after all"
Evening star., 1935-04-10

Treasury; Judge Fay Bentley, Presi-
dent Mordecai johnson of Howard
University. David Allen Robertson,
president of Goucher College, and
Prof. L. Lyon, vice president of Brook
ings Institution.