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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-18
Crash Highlights

Thousands visited the scene of the crash as news of the catastr0- phie spread like wild fire. The au- tos blocked the roadway hamper ing the rescue officials and the policemen. "Tell anybody you know not to come out" was the parting plea of policemen to motorists leaving on the return trip to Wat erbury.
 ~ Lieutenant Governor Frank Hayes car bearing the marker state official No. ?" arrived at the scene shortly after the accident. It was enrOute to Cheshire and the mayor had difficulty in getting through. He halted only briefly to view the wreckage.
 Sometime ago when an acci- dent occurred in Cheshire the Wa terbury police departments ann bulance responded. Mayor Hayes voiced his disapproval. At yester- days crash, however, there were several of Waterbury's blue coats on the job including Detectives William Foley and Joseph Bend- Ter and Sergeant Charles Me- Weeney. They volunteered their services last night, though.
 The Connecticut Company did not take time out to notify Driver O'Donnell's family of his untime- Iy death. The family learned of the accident through the radio and from neighbors. Up to early today the Connecticut Company had not given the family any official notification.
 One of the saddest sights at the scene of the accident was the family of Mrs. Galor whose body was the last one to be removed from the smashed bus. She was decapitated and awe-stricken hundreds stood around and gaped while men with torches, sledgc hammers and crowbars t0iled to release the body. Faces turned away i'm horror as the headless body was taken from the wreck age.
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ROADHOUSE WAS HELD UP

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept -(UP)-Threee men today held up roadhouse called Howard Johnson's on the Milford turnpike and escaped with $85 in cash. The bandits surprised Man. ager Clair Holbrook in bed, and forced him at gun point to reveal location of the till. They also broke several slot machines
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each of dynamite had been laid by the loyalists in 8 tunnel driven through the rocks on which the Ale cazar stood, overlooking Toledo. The entire city was shaken and some houses, already weakened by rebel air bombings, collapsed.
 After the explosion, loyalist storm guards and militia with rifles and hand grenades penetrated the ruins Df the building. The surviving rebels resisted in fierce hand-to-hand fighting, but the AlcaZar tragedy was approaching its end.
 The electric fuse which blew up
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FIFTY ' LABORERS DROWNED

Cairo, Egypt, Sept. I8.-IUP1 1--ApproXl- mately 50 laborers were drowned today when steamer carrying 300 excursionists collided with a barge on the Nile near Cairo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-18
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Sept. 18--(UP)-- Government expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year to Sept. 16, as compared with year ago: T,l,ia Wear Expenses Last Year e1,364,211,S06.S3 $l,604,47S.2s2.Sl sslalss.oss.s5 s - ss4s.sss,ssO.SO s44z.oss,7io.4s s7so,s47o7l.sl Cash Balance
 22,2s7, ,sss. .7si.95 si,es4,1l4,oo1,4s
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Driver O'Donnell, Killed in Wreck Fought Bravely to Slave Off Crash;
 Slippery Roadway Stopped Him
BUS HIT TREE, PIvOTED INTO
 AIR, CRUSHED ITS VICTIMS

way early last night it's grim shadow bringing death to four persons and injuries to 16 others as Con- necticut Co., bus Cheshire bound hurled out of con- trol of its driver and roared to destruction. One mo- ment the passengers, most of them homeward bound for their evening meal after day of york; were chatting gaily and happily.
 Death Crash Came Quickly
 The next moment, the heavy vehicle sideslipped from the right side of the road fought off the drivers courageous attempts to right it. roared to the left side of the highway, cut down heavy tre as ceany as sharp scythe mows down blade of grass, catapulted into the air, spinning that its front end faced Wa terbury again. and fell on it's side It the worst highway crash of years in the state.
 Three Were Killed Instantly
 Three of the victims were crushed to death instantly The driver John or @ M and to blame skid the miScovered highway for the crash He was brought to Waterbury hospital and died little than an hour after the accident The accident happened at 5:20 o'clock. ....
 Nine Rushed to Hospital
 Nine of the injured were rushed to St. Marys hospital where two of them reported in serious condition while seven others treated at the and at his office by Dr. Wilbur Moore Cheshire medical examiner
 Four Victims of Crash
 John oDonnel the courageous bus driver, 29, of 127 South View street. # Miss Elizabeth Norton 21 of Cheshire employe of the Waterbury Trust Company.
 Miss Ingebord Anderson, 30, of 174 Willow street, Waterbury, felowworker of Miss Nortons at the Water bury Trust Company
 Mrs Doris Galor S2 wife of Frank Gaor, of Walling ford road, Cheshire.
 Twenty Persons in Bus
 There were 20 persons in the bus at the time of the catastrophe All were accounted for today Eighteen o1 the riders passengers The other two were the and student driver Patsy DaPonte or Sfo rOve Waterbury, who was injured @
 First Helpers On Scene
 One of the first at the scene Mrs. Harry DuffyN matron at Waverly Inn Cheshire accompanied by Mrs Rocco Dioro wife of the inn proprietor, Mrs Duffy spe to telephone mile away, and notified st. MaryS anq Waterbury hospitals and Cheshire consabes of the Manager Chapman Arrives
 Charles Chapman, manager of the Waterbury dyisioT of the Connecticut Company of the early on the scene Together with Ernest Bosse chief cleE he directed 10 workers from the Waterbury shops o t company in removing the dead and injured rom t8E wreckage Volunteers also gave their services and in extrcating the victims from the twisted and torn Qepk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-18
Fortress Filled WithMen, Women,
 Children Blasted
Loyaists Blow Up Alcazar Early This Morning 200 Persons There-NOt Known How Many Were
 Kied-ThOse Alive Fought to Death

(UP) )- The Alcazar, ancient 200 rebel men, women and
 for nearly two months, was
 It was believed that a great ,f those within the stone pile. ial ruin by artillery and air sion set off by loyalists who s. Two mines of 330 pounds
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Graphic Cheshire roadOn left shown crowd milling about overturned bus which carried four to their deaths of demolished snapped view excaing body of Mrs Doris Gaor
 crushed and decaptated in wreckage volunteers
 vised by state troopers
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Toledo, September IS - fortress in which more than children have been besieged blown up by dynamite today. number, perhaps a majority,
 already battered into a par bombs, perished in the expl' had tllnneled under the fortrG
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
By HENRY McLEMORE
United Press Staff Correspondent


Q BERLIN, July 25.UP-Mr. George
Brown, a gentleman who sailed
with every American Olympic team
since 1900, snuggled into his chair
in a Berlin "biergarten," took a
long pull on his goblet today and
said:
Shades of Princess Matoikal"
Mister Brown stuck a cigarette in
his mouth and before he could light
it. a heavy footed German waiter
appeared with a match.
More shades of Princess Matoi-
ka?" we asked. slipping our root
beer gingerly.
She's the lady our Olympic
squad went to Stockholm on in
1872" Brown answered. And I
wish the boys on that team could
have seen the luxury which we
rolled over in coming here in 1886
on the Manhattan The princess
at that time was the worst tub on
the Atlantic. She was only a jump
ahead of a scow and a small jump
at that. The first and second
classes were terrible. Below that,
the classes were terrible.
yet the Olympic team was in a
hole Yes sir, right down in the
bottom. The only preparations
made for carrying the athletes was
slight fumigation Of their below
the water quarters. Boy. 1 can
smell that disinfectant TO this day.
Unique VentilatOr
And was it hot There wasn't
one breath of air down there. Yes
there was too I take that back
AS a precaution against smother
ing the athletes. a line was rigged
up and canvass business hung
outside brought in a little air
through a chute. BY standing di-
Tectly at the end OF the chute, you
could get enough air 10 keep gasp
ing like a goldfish. There was no
place TO practice or exercise and
the sleeping quarters consisted of a
series Of cots wedged tighter than
a hospital ward
4Adl Clldl &c Vi lllt lildi dbilOli
runners and one day on a tour of
the boat I found a sort Of shack
on the hurricane deck filled with
saws, hammers. chisels and yises.
It was a carpenter shop but it
wasn't being used. So I got per.
mission from the captain TO use
1t for a few of our best athletes
10 sleep in. We cleaned 1t out.
white washed the walls and squeez-
ed in an even dozen cots.
1T wasn't much but it was cool
And it seemed like a royal suite
after the foul steerage accommo-
dations. One of the first fellows I
gave a cot to was Paddy Ryan, a
six foot. five, 275 5-pound highly-ec-
centric hammer thrower.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
VlLLEGAS TO
MEET YBARRA
N { XT w { E K.

Don Benzor established himself
as the outstanding lightweight in
amateur fighting Friday night when
he pounded out an unqueStionable
decision over Jose Ybarra-
Matchmaker Noel johnson i'm
mediately signed Ybarra for a
match with Imperial Valleys out
standing lightweight, Joe Villegas.
Should Villlegas trim Ybarra, he
will be given another shot at Don
Benzor. Benzor eked out decision
over Villegas two weeks ago.
Herman Graves was not given
chance to show his newly developed
left hook in his fight Friday night
as Al Orona failed to stay up long
enough. Graves will meet Johnnie
Adams on next weeks card.
Tuffy Loudermilk upheld his
reputation as the most entertaining
fighter in the valley when he lam
basted Joe Gonzalez to defeat.
Loudermilk waded into the Mexican
and though he took plenty of pun
ishment he dished out enough to
make the Mexican back pedal.
Clyde Dilbeck proved that he is
an outstanding candidate for light
heavyweight honors in the valley
when he defeated Ray Rogers of
Holtville in a slam bang battle.
Martin Weiss and Angelo Vim
frido upheld the reputation of Melo-
land fighters when they trimmed
Clark and LaStro respectively.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
OF MATOIKA
- She Was Grand Old Lady
BUT OLD EVEN THEN

Paddy was very grateful for he
had refused to sleep in the smoth-
ering atmosphere of the hold and
had established his bedroom on a
big coil of rope on the lower deck.
He curled up like a seal on a
barrel and slept there three nights.
He was SO appreciative of the bunk
on the hurricane deck, that he
promised not to get tight or threat
en- to sink the ship with bare
hands-promised only for one day.
He kept his promise, too-probably
because II quarts he brought abroad
ship all had gone. They went down
inside of Paddy-and he didn't
need any help.
HE was a boatful of headaches,
that Paddy was. But how he could
throw that hammer. Yet, when I
look back at all the misery he
caused us, I still maintain he never
should have crossed the ocean even
If he could have thrown that thing
500 feet"
Mister Brown took another long
pull on his goblet of amber fluid
and said:
Did I ever tell you the story
about Jim Thorpe? It's never been
published and it's a sweetheart.
Seems it was at Antwerp in 1923
and the king of Belgium and the
czar of Russia, who still were doing
business then. put up prizes q"
But that's for another day Mr.
Brown.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
ALL STARS TO
BATTLE MONDAY
IN Ell centric

Eighteen nightball players Sc
Iected from the four valley league
teams to represent Imperial Valley
at the softball tournament in Ph0e-
nix July 81, August l and 8, will
take sides Monday night in game
to be played on the Ell Centre dia-
mOnd.
Ell Centre and Calexico stars will
combine forces against Brawley and
Holtville. On Wednesday night the
two teams will tangle again. VAL
ley league games have been post
poned in order to give the all stars
opportunity to hold the practice
games.
Ed Kelly and Nelson Cummings
will tangle in Monday nights game
and Homer Chambers and Art Rub
ideaux will meet in Wednesdays
game.
Players to take part in the con-
test are, p. Williams T. Williams,
Paul Post, Pete Sewers, Rubideaux.
of Brawley; Cummings, Priest.
Humphrey, Jepway, of Holtville;
Thomas, Kelly, Hashem, Holcomb,
of Calexico; and Forshey. Cham
bers, Hurst, and Van NoStrand, Ell
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
SACRAME { N TO
GAINS PRAISE
OF LOOP PREXY

SACRAMENTO, July 25. - After
all these weeks, President w. c.
Tuttle of the Pacific Coast League
finally invaded the bailiwick of the
Sacramento Bushers," as he term
ed them during spring training days.
The league prexy dropped off a Los
Angeles train, July 9, and remained
all day, visiting and chatting with
Sacramento club owners and play
erS, afterward seeing the "bushers"
perform at night against the pen
nant- Threatening Missions. AS luck
would have it, the SacS booted
away a game
However Tuttle said: Il like those
kids and their dash and hustle. We
need more clubs of this type. They
give you treat and a thrill, even
when they lose"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26

: Thursday night
Brundage said: "As far as the
United States Olympic committee
is concerned the Jarrett matter
is irrevocably closed"
Brundage's action-if it stands
removed any hopes that the beau
tiful brunette who won the Olym-
pic title in 1882 and swan on
the American team in 1928. might
be allowed to compete in the
games opening mex Saturday.
Cannot Re-Enter
Under Olympic rules. a compe-
titor cannot be re-entered once
his or her name has been with
drawn from the entry list, which
already has closed. Regardless of
what the American Olympic COM
mittee does, Mrs. Jarrett cannot
compete if Ruben carries out
Brundage's order,
Brundage commented caustically
on the incident as he ordered
Ruben to withdraw Mrs. Jarrett'S
name.
In all conscience We cannot
reinstate Mrs. Jarrett because we
would then lose all discipline and
control over other athletes on the
team.
Mrs. Jarrett'S case was a fla
grant and open defiance Of coun-
Gil. Forty-eight hours after We
sailed from New York, Chaperone
Mrs. Ada T. Sackett and Assist
ant Chaperone Mrs. lone L. Muir
reported their inability to control
Mrs. Jarrett.
Mrs. Jarrett openly Haunted our
authority all over the boat
DR.. Joseph E. Raycroft of Prince
ton, chairman of the sub-commit-
tee which upheld Mrs. Jarrett's
suspension at a special meeting
yesterday after she had appealed
her dismissal of Thursday night,
said the case was closed.
Was Reconsidered
"It was as good as closed Thurs
day night after the original Sus-
pension by the American Olympic
committee" he said. But in an
effort to guarantee fair play, the
matter was reconsidered by our
special committee aboard the train
which brought the team from
Hamburg to Berlin.
During that meeting, Mrs. Jar
rett was unable to present fresh
reasons why she should be rein
stated. OF course its now impos-
sible fer us to listen to any new
pleadings."
A petition signed by many mem
bers of the American team Was
discounted by Brundage on the
grounds that it was started by an
outsider on Mrs. Jarretts be-
half. Brundage said those who
signed the document merely did
so out of sympathy for girl in
distress"
Mrs. Jarrett said she had Moth
ing to say until the subcommittee
reconsiders her case-apparently
assuming such reconsideration
would be forthcoming.
I'll continue to fight and I am
certain my trends will as long as
there is ghost of chance OF
my getting back On the team
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
Cleveland Bats Drum
Team To League Peak

Ruth Gehrig Combs -Musel-Laz
"murderer's row" has the American
League witnessed a more sustained
offensive than the Indians have
generated this month while climb
ing from the second division into
second place.
In their last IA games, of which
they've won u, Cleveland's bats
men have hammered out 1877 safe
ties for an average of Is a game.
In their last three games they've
collected 10, 18 and % hits, total
of SO or almost 20 per game.
Six Cleveland regulars are well
up in the coveted 80 class. Four,
along with pinch hitter Bruce
Campbell are in the leagues
first ten"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
Polish Champion
Dropped From Team

BERLIN, July 25. UP)-Sigmund
Heljas of Poland, champion shot
putter of his nation, was expelled
from his nations Olympic team
today, charged with misconduct.
During a physical examination,
the doctor called Heljas by his last
name The champion responded:
Mister Heljas to you"
In addition, Heljas had a big
rod" with the physicians.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
MEXICAN BOXER
TRIMS WOLGAST
IN IO-ROUNDER

HOLLYWOOD, July 25. UP)-
Juan Zurita, 19-year old Mexican
lad, today loomed as a possible op-
ponent for Pete Sarron, feather
weight champion, on the basis of
his cleancut 10-round decision over
Midget Wolgast of Philadelphia at
Legion stadium last night.
The Mexican youth outboXed the
former flyweight champion to take
seven of the 10 rounds by good
margins, rocking Wolgast frequent
ly with jolting lefts to the head.
Wolgast took only one round
the ninth, when he opened a cut
over zurita's eye in an exchange OF
blows.
zurita weighed 126 and Wolgast
129.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
LAWSON LITTLE
KNOTS RECORD
IN PRO SETTO

VANCOUVER. B. c., July 25. W.P)
Lawson Little. former British and
United States open champion, was
within striking distance Of the
leaders in the Vancouver $4,000
Golden Jubilee open tournament to-
day by virtue of an amazing "a
stroke round which tied n e
Shaughnessy Heights links record
ittles performance, considered
the best he has turned in since be
coming a professional golfer, was
eight strokes under par He fired
perfect golf in going out in 20, but
slipped to a 35 in coming back.
He still was five strokes behind
the leaders, Freddy Wood, Vancouv-
er pro, and Oryille White, Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26

Centro softball enthusiasts.
Jerry Porte was the hero of the
game when he singled in the second
inning, stole two bases and scored
the only run of the game on Mel
Williams error.
Calexico Flying A nine dropped
81 decision to the Brawley Ship
pers Friday night. Art Rubideaux
gave only four hits to best Myers
in a pitching duel.
Holcomb hit a home run for the
losers.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
Honolulu Racing
Yachts Make. Port

HONOLULU, July 25. U.R - All
entrants in the Los Angeles to-
Honolulu yacht race were account
ed for today with the arrival of
the Gloria, owned and sailed by
William Blackford of Seattle.
The Seattle entry was almost
seven days behind the Dorado, first
boat to finish, and winner of both
the time and the handicap prizes.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26

NEW YORK, July 25 WP)-The
Cleveland Indians, chief threat to
the pennant hopes of the New York
Yankees, are riding the crest of
batting spree reminiscent of the
world champion Yankees of 1927.
Not since the days of the famous
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
Bench
Warming
BY .BURDETTE KINNE
PoSt-PreSS Sports Editor

Homer Chambers, Ell Cen
tro Merchants pitcher, re-
vived hopes of Ell Centro's
softball fans Friday night
when he pitched the Ell Cen
tro nine into the valley
league lead at the expense
of the Holtville Bakers.
Because of the poor show
ing the Merchants made in
first half play Ell Centro fans be-
gan to doubt that El Centro would
ever rise tC the top spot in valley
league nightball competition.
With both Joe Hurst and Homer
Chambers pitching winning ball,
however, El Centre is one of the
heavy favorites to cop honorS in
second half play.
%
The city of Brawley has become
known in Softball circles as the
only town in the valley that is
sports unconscious. Only about Is
persons turned out for the Calex-
ico- -Brawley sCftball game Friday
night and over half of the IS pay
ing customers were from Calexico
A rather disgusted group of fans
filed out of the El Centre Athle
tic Club Friday night. Lousy
fights" said one fan. You said
it, chimed in another. AS a
matter of fact Friday nights bouts
were as good as any put on this
season but a flock of substitutions
ruined the card.
Fans who go to the fights ex-
pecting to witness bouts as they
are advertised are irked when the
management runs in a raft OF last
minute changes in lineup.
The most disappointing fight Of
the evening was the Grayes-Orona
affair. Orona, only a second rate
amateur, was no match for the
El Centro Bomber. Graves didn't
even work up a sweat in kay0ing
the outclasSed Orona.
Chick Shiver, smuggling outfielder
recently acquired by the San Die
go Padres, has finally found the
range of Coast league pitching.
After a poor start Shiver sudden
ly unleaShed a batting attack that
has made him one of the most
feared sluggers in the loCp.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
I:1 20 KX
Russell Sherwood
Announces Change
In Feminine Sked

Russell Sherwood Friday night
announced change of schedule
for Sherwood Girls All Star soft
ball team. The feminine dia-
mondeers will trek to IndiO to
engage the Coachella Girls on
Tuesday night and to Lakeside
on August l.
The undefeated Phoenix Girls
will defend their record against
the Sherwood girls on the El
Centre field on Wednesday, Au-
gust IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26

Norman Young, first baseman
from Fordham University, accom-
panied the Giants on the western
trip. He was to have been inspect
ed by Manager Terry earlier in the
season, but broken finger kept
him idle.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
THE
Tackle Box
By Geo. Bucklin

With mercury practically at the
boiling point and the atmosphere
copiously saturated with Arizona
and Baja California humidity, ocean
fishing is proving an attraction that
is Turing an ever-increasing number
of salt water anglers to San Diego
offshore waters. Even though the
fish harvest may be poor, which
ii sometimes is, much compensation
is derived from the cooling breezes
and salt air. incidentally, a trip
on the briny will perform miracles
for your prickly heat
4
Fishing has picked up consider
ably during the past week with
many fine catches of yellowtail
barracuda and few tuna being
recorded
Last Friday IS anglers on the
Star & Crescent boat, Virginia,
brought to gaff SO yellowtail On
Sunday, catches on the Virginia
Star Angler and Sea Angler, aver
aged about 80 yelloTtail apiece.
H & M. Sport Fishing Co, re-
ports that their fleet of fishing
boats, carrying las passengers, ac-
counted for 221 yellowtail and
tuna for the 7-day period, from
July II to %, inclusive.
On Thursday. July %. 10 fisher
men on the Mascot No. 2. caught
"a yellowtail. the largest being
20 FOUNDER taken by NJ. r. Gorree
Of Encinitas.
The big features Of the weeks
sport were the landing Of a 60
pound white sea bass and the gaff-
ing OF two marlin swordfish by
sportsmen on private boats. This
indicates that the marlin are start
ing q run and augurs well FOR
those who seek the thrills OF cap
turing these mighty fighters.
Recently sportsmen on the Vir-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
Jarrett Name Ordered From Olympic List
Brundage Considers
Matter Ended; Must
Maintain Discipline

BERLIN, July QPAvery Brundage American
today Secretary
withdraw the Holm 100
entry withdrawn
despite
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
nine TABLED AS TEAM TO BEAT
Victory Over HoItvilIe
Boosts Merchants Hopes;
BrawIey Downs Calexico
90

Showing power defeating the strong HoltVhle
night the Ell Merchant team cellar
play rated the team to beat In Secoho louo
competition Homer Friday night to hu
further boost the hopes Oh I'll
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26

UN TIfHTHES.
El CentrO ........... .O1O 600 OO0--1
HOltVille .............0 900 900 600
Doubles. T. S. Walker; struck out
by Cummings IL. struck out by
Chambers 13; walked by Cummings
2. walked by Chambers 5.