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The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

Deputy Sheriff Asa Gardner, Tues
day, told The Examiner to broad
cast a warning to all persons who
violate the speed limit in school
zones. eve are going to keep
lookout for these traffic vioIators.
and file complaints against them"
said Deputy Gardner.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24
GRAM MAR SCHOOL

The scholarship pin for the pupil
having the highest grade average
for the second six week period, was
presented to Mia Graham at the
honor assembly, last week. Two
other special awards were present
ed to Wilbur Weurtz and Leroy
Shoemaker for service on the play
ground.
Ray Wellborn.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

Curtis Power, brother of Mrs.
Harold H. Fowler, spent several
days here this week visiting his
sister His home is at Flagstaff AMI
he was on the way to Yuma to spend
the holidays with friends.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

Miss Elsie McCown, one of Coo
lidge's very capable young women,
rendered satisfactory service to the
patrons of the Coolidge postoffice
during the holiday rushes.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

John D. Goree and family left
this morning for Bakerfield, Calf,
where they will spend the Christ
mas holidays visiting relatives and
friends.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Warren A. StubblC-
field and their daughter, Rochelle,
of Bisbee, are Christmas holiday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Stub
blefield and family in Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

Following the Christmas Operetta
given for the school children on
Thursday afternoon, December "a,
school was dismissed for the Christ
mas holid2vl~ uAtil January 4.
Mia Graham.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24
A BARGAIN

The Examiner to any
address in Arizona from
now until January l,
1888 for $1.5O.
In the course of q
year The Examiner
publishes four serials
that would cost you So
if purchased in book
forms.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Fulton have
as their house guests for the Christ
mas vacation, Mrs. Fulton's parents
and brother, Mr. and Mrs. G. G.
Drowning and Tom from Pasadena.
Mr.. and Mrs. Downing will leave for
their home the day after Christmas
as Mr.. Downing is principal of the
Pasadena Junior high school AID
must be there for the re-opening of
school, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graham have
as their house guest, for the winter
season, Mrs Graham's father, J. A
Syfrett of Turlock, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. DeVille, of Gallup,
N. NJ, sand painting artists of note
are here to spend the winter sea.
son. They have rented the John
Brown cottage north of Butte
Avenue.
County Capital continued Galley
Mrs. T. J. Christensen ieft Fri
day for her home in Phoenix after
spending several weeks here with
Mr.. Christensen, who will remain
here until repainting and repairing
the courthouse is completed.
Students from Institutions OF
higher learning who are home foi
the holidays are: Miss Evelyn
Nicholas, student at the Los An
gele3 Business college; Miss Elnora
Lindsey, student Of a Phoenix
business college; Miss Helen Brown
and Miss Pauline WedgwOrth, stu
dents in Phoenix school Of Beauty
Culture; Anna Lee Morrell Vir
ginia Layeen, Hilbert Brady, Saral
Ortega and Charlie Riggs, Stat
Teachers college, Tempe; Elizabeth
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24
with Coolidge Schools

which were decorated in red, green
and silver. Place cards were minia.
ture candles which, when lighted
gave a charming appearance to the
table as the guests entered the
room. Attractive Christmas book,
let's containing signatures of class
members and teachers were pre-.
sented to the guests.
Each pupil brought a small toy
which was placed on the tree and
later during the evening distribut-
ed for the amusement of the guests.
At the close of the evening the toys
were left in charge of Miss Collins
who delivered them to the Junior
Woman's Club to be used in their
Christmas baskets.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24

Canvassing for contributions in
business districts, Chamber of Com
merce; lighting and decorations,
Rotary Club; canvassing for needy
and distribution of baskets, Ameri-
can Legion and Legion Auxiliary;
supplies for baskets and fruits for
children, Florence Woman's club
and PIT A; filling baskets, Junior
Woman's Club and Girls League,
supervised by Mesdames VenseI
Taylor and Grace Simmons.
Providing and placing tree, Lions
Club.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-24
FOR SALE

And other ADVERTISE
ments are run in The
Examiners Classified
column for one cent per
word. Minimum charge
fifteen cents.
These little ads always
bring results.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
Al Around
.M House

Never leave fish, unless sailed. soak
ing In water. Too long soaking re-
moves the flavor and makes the fish
flabby.
When any portion of a velvet gown
Is crushed from pressure, hold the
part over a basin Of hot water. the
wrong side next to the water. The
pile will soon be restored.
A saucerful Of quicklime placed In
a damp closet or cupboard, will alb
sorb all dampness.
A teaspoonful of mixed pickle spices
tied In small bag and added to the
water In which fish, ham or tongue Is
boiled, will add a very pleasing fla
vor.
When sandpapering surfaces that
are to be painted, the work is made
much easier If sandpaper Is folded
over small block OF wood.
Do not allow bread to rise too high
before putting into the oven II you
wish to have fine grained bread.
Always make 1t your business to
keep your larder supplied with about
a dozen cans of soups, meats and
fruits. When an unexpected guest
arrives for lunch. you will then be
able to serve good meal.
To keep bath enamel in good con-
dition, always put in little cold wa
ter first. Exceedingly hot water is
likely to make it crack and peel off.
To prevent halibut falling to pieces
while boiling, wrap in cheesecloth
and simmer in boiling water. About
30 minutes time is required to boil
two and a half or three pounds Of
halibut.
g Bell Syndicate. Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
no M1nn BY
LOWELL
Meter . HENDERSON
The Arithmetic Test
@ Bell syndicate.-wNu Service.

In this test, ten oral arithmetic
problems are given. Read each one
carefully and see how quickly you
can find the answers. Do not use
pencil and paper.
1. Add 81, Az, 81, 61s.
2. A person has $1,000 in the bank.
He withdraws $50 of 1t. How much
money does he withdraw?
3. A gallon of gasoline costs eight
cen cents. How much does twelve
quarts cost?
4. Change 1873 to a whole or
mixed number.
5. A caravan travelling eight miles
day goes thirty-six miles. How long
did 1t take?
6. What Arabic numeral cor
responds with the Roman MCXI?
z. A suite of furniture costs $50
The company allows go discount for
cash. How much will the company
receive on cash sale?
8. A person has $1,000 in the
bank. He withdraws $3.50 of it. How
much money remains in the bank?
9. A horse can run a mile In two
minutes. Using that basis, how fast
can he run one mile and a quarter?
10. Change 1920 into Roman nu-
merals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29

snet;nc factor along the lifeline of
pritain,s amn;re
britain with her prestige falling
anart because Of the total Intellectual
ttv of ber camnaign IN the League of
nations to ston the italian course of
amnira and the inter failure of her
Aaat +o hluh n Duce into hacking
down now finds herself in a most en-
harrassinq nosition.
M. - a, u.a, ,o.. -
yesDec, in the eyes OF the ,oorId, but she
has ceased to dominate the route to indla
through the oueS cana. HeT 1me o. COZ
Cn'es a% ~J S u pom , Cano anInJ
Lapo not;o, ,n;tbou, sua;c;ent no,ner IN
s.orrv nnvbodv bu, bv The colonies of n
nation which is not only powerful in At.
RIGA but in Europe itself. And the source
of much of the alt-important irrigation Of
Egyptian lands is no'0 IN the hands OF
Po'oer tofi'c' Us at present hosh'e:
OF the AFRICAN colonles' britain's
are, however, unoouDteuiy the Dest.
More than one-fourth OF the continent
is covered Dy the sahara ueserl' anu
there Is another large desert' tne
Kalahari, IN the South. Inc average
uensl.y =. ~ p ~ na,a,o r,;1o 90
is aDou' twere " 0qu".e ~
compared WIN ABOUT iorty u Squate
mile in the United States. Ihe density
of population of the British colonies Is
everywhere above the average for the
continent, while the possessions of
every other power have an average
density below the continental average.
p..u.,,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29

which in the past few decades have as
serted their power more substantially.
These three powers are Spain, Por-
tugal and Belgium. They rule over
1,S50,000 square miles of Africa and
among their colonial subjects are IT,
100000 people.
With her new colony, which Musso-
lini says will be developed to its full
est extent Immediately, Italy now has
possession of Libya, vast stretch of
country directly across the Mediter-
ranean in a southerly direction from
the mother country; Eritrea, along the
southern end of the Red sea; Ethiopia,
which includes the headwaters of the
Nile, and Italian Somaliland, which
lies along the Indian ocean and bor-
ders Ethiopia on the south.
Flanks Britain's Lifeline"
This means that Italy has become an
empire, that Victor Emanuel is no long
er merely king, but an emperor. The
only barrier that separates the two
major sections of this vast colonial es-
tate is the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
Italy is now firmly entrenched along
both sides of the Mediterranean and
at the southern mouth Of the Red sea,
becoming what is probably the DOM
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29

her colonial empire, and will have
gathered another 100000 persons
under the Italian flag. With the new
conquest, the population Of her African
colonies rises from 2.5 persons to the
square mile to 10.5 persons to the
square mile. She now controls nearly
100000 square miles Of Africa, with
a population of 13,350,O00 persons.
Belgium's territory, while 1t is large,
consists almost entirely of equatorial
jungle, which is not at the present very
valuable. What Its worth will be when
and If the jungle Of the Belgian Congo
is ever cleared, is unknown. There
are not many people able to exist In
these 100000 square miles, the pOpu-
lation being about ten persons to the
square mile, with a total of 1854, 900.
SPANS Share Sparsely Settled.
Even more sparse is the population
of Portugal's several African colonies,
chief among which are Angola, border
ing the Atlantic coast 10 the south OF
the Belgian Congo, and Mozambique
along the Indian ocean on the main
land opposite Madagascar. The POr-
tuguese territory embraces little less
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29

than 100000 square miles, with little
over 100000 inhabitants, or about
nine to the square mile.
SPANS 100000 square miles Of Afri-
can territory, chiefly in Morocco and
on the Atlantic seaboard west of the
Sahara, are inhabited by only about
100000 persons, or 6.5 to the square
mile.
The popular conception that colonies
in africa offer the European colonising
nations an outlet for their excess popuiG-
tons has been proved more or less false.
With all the colonization and empire
building Of 400 years. only one person in
so on the african continent today Is
unite. There are in all only about 3,00G..
900 whites.
1t is also doubtful that the Dark
Continent and its people present any
great market for goods manufactured
in Europe. Natives, largely of prim-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29

Plenty of room is included for ac-
tive arms and legs in this exceeding
ly smart and youthful beach pajam-
as. Yoke, sleeves, and front panel
are all one piece cleverly combined
to minimize your sewing time and
eliminate complicating tricks.
Large unusual buttons down the
center front panel, a demure Peter
Pan collar plus wide self-fabric
belt and the blouse is complete. The
waist Is gathered to the yoke in
front and back, giving a flattering
fullness and smooth appearance.
Make this lovely tailored model in
silk crepe, voile, or percale for loung-
ing and Bingham, pique, or linen for
the beach.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1791-B Is
available in sizes IA, 16, IS, 20; 40
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
Wolf Is Member of Dog Team;
Huskies Make Him Behave

Rev. Father O'Dwyer of North Bay.
Ont, a Sault diocese missionary, uses
a wolf in the dog team that pulls his
sled.
Snarls at the priest from the wolf
invariably are silenced by the team
leader, who administers proficient
beating. The VOLTS night bowls,
however, often bring other wolves
intentionally close, the missionary
says.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
Roomy Beach Pajamas With Yoke, Sleeves,
Front Panel in One to Facilitate Making

and AZ. Corresponding bust measure
ments 81, "a, SO, 80, 40 and AZ. Size
10 (34) requires AS yards Of 80 inch
material. Send fifteen cents for the
pattern.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, PAT W. Forty
third St., New York, N. Y.
@ Bell Syndicate.-wNUs Services.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
ITALY REALIZES DREAM OF EMPIRE
But From Where Will the Capital Come Develop Eiopas I'm
exploited Resources? And Will Italians Coonize Country?
BY WILLIAM c. UTLEY

WV YITH Ethiopia by Italy the Dark Continent
Africa consists entirely colonies of the European
w nations with the single exception Of Liberia tiny
public the Atlantic the equator and south
of the Sahara desert.
Africa 100000 square miles and the home of 10000
600 people For four hundred the continent has been colonial
the swords of half nations Much of the
holdings the hands three nations which
hardly in position defend their holdings against the countries
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
Answers

I. 22A.
2. 1,250.
8. 81 cents.
A. rs.
5. Four and a half days.
6. ILL.
7. S7S.40.
s. $3,750.
8. Two and a half minutes.
10. MMCCXXII.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
war, and the people are la -gely nomad-
ic In nature.
Colonization L. Difficult.

Mussolini claimed a double purpose
in his conquest of the ancient kingdom
of Abyssina-room for his overcrowd-
ed people to expand, and the obtain
Evening star., 1936-11-08

meadows of Pennsylvania. The towns were
white and prim and precise the farms stolid
and substantial, with great white barns and
silos of grey fieldstone. What lovely coun-
try!' cried Mrs. Rice.
Her husband nodded absently and pulled
out his watch. "Thirty-three and three-tenths,
this last hour. underestimated the Harris
burg traffic full five percent
At four o'clock they stopped for gas. MIR.
Rice's pencil SKINNED page. Fourteen and
seven-eighths gallons to fill it, he said.
Mr.. Rice wasn't sleeping very well 1t took
him thee hours every night to bring his
records up the way he wanted them, and
afterwards he tossed in bed. But his average
was improving. He showed two percent error
when they filled up with gas at GAINESVILLE.
At Indianapolis he was perfect. mot one man
in hundred could match that for accuracy"
he boasted. "And still you want me to retire"
At Kansas City he filled the notebook and
bought another.
The slick city sedan became weather.
beaten old scow of the plains, and Mrs. Rice
felt like the Pioneer Woman. The road was
straight beside the railroad track and they
raced long freights and beat them. The wind
and the rush of the motor lulled her, and Mrs.
Rice slept. Mr.. Rice drove on with his note
book on his knee, his watch beside him, his
pencil handy between his teeth.
Evening star., 1936-11-08

The first streak of light appeared in the
east The desert came into being - here was
Creation. A rich glow mounted and swept
away the stars. Half the sky was colored -
orange in the east, faint gold opposite.
Mr. Rice still paced. And suddenly he stood
still, far down the road, and looked around
him. His head lifted. An over worked, bald
headed, stoop-shouldered New Jersey COM
muter smiled at the Mojave desert quite
cheerfully, and nodded his head approvingly.
There" said Mrs. Rice, when they were
on their way again, gas tank replenished.
That wasn't so terrible. was it,"
mot terrible at all, he answered quickly.
Hold it," cried Mrs. Rice. "You left your
notebook on the running board"
Never mind" said MIR. Rice carelessly.
and went on. Its all little like the first
plunge, isn't it,"
What is?"
"The first slip. :. Sure, you've got to
slip sometime. But what of it? There's plenty
left if you're smart enough to grab it." His
eye roved the desert landscape. Lot of coun-
try here I'm going to like it."
And then Mrs. Rce's conscience, for the
first time since the night before, stopped
troubling her. She smiled quietly, sneaked
the long rubber syphoning tube from her
handbag, and dropped it over the cars side.
Evening star., 1936-11-08

Half nights sleep tonight" Mr.. Rice
said at dinner. 1--WE start at two in the morn
ing. The desert Too hot in the daytime"
Gracious! The desert! If we should run
out of gas ="
Mr.. Rice put out his chin. "Are you trying
to be funny?" he barked. We'll roll into
Ludlow with exactly one and half gallons
in the tank"
81 suppose 50. But everyone slips some
time
Il don't" He arose with annoyance.
You'd better turn in
The world ended where the beam of their
headlights met wall of night. They plunged
through the blackness of the desert. Occa-
sionally pinhead of light f1ickered far ahead
of them, grew larger, and separated into two.
Then car rushed past them, and they were
alone in blackness again.
Mrs. Rice, trying to doze, opened her eyes
with start. A strange noise was ringing in her
ears The sagebrush was stationary; they were
standing on the side of the road motor dead.
The noise in her ears was the utter silence.
Mr.. Rice growled, stepped out and opened
the hood. His wife. watched him tinker.
Gould we be out of gas?" she asked.
Mr. Rice raised his head. Talk sense, will
you?" he growled.
There was jack handle in the tonneau
Evening star., 1936-11-08
kosazins Section

and Mrs. Rice seized it
and marched to the
rear of the car. She let
the end scrape the
bottom of the gas .
tank. Then she came
forward and tapped
her husbands shoul-
der. "Dry!" she stated.
DRY as a bone!"
He snatched the tool
from her hand and
raced away. Then, in a .
moment. he ereappeared
and lunged for his note
book. Il don't see,"
he muttered. 1T isn't
possible ="
"There was a gas sta
ton ten miles back"
his wife assured him.
It'll be light soon and
we'll be able to stop a
car"
He tried to glare,
but he couldn't. Per-
spiration stood out on
his forehead. and there
was panic In his eyes.
II understand that"
he moaned. But this
means a ten percent
error!"
There comes a
time" said Mrs. Rice,
when everyone starts
to Slip"
YES" he muttered
hollowly.
Seated on the run
ming board, Mrs. Rice
watched him pace. His
mead was down; MS
shoulders sagged. The
last of his strength
seemed to have gone
out of him. There
were moments when
Mrs. Rice wanted to
throw her arms around
him, to comfort him.
But she made herself
be firm.
Evening star., 1936-11-08
Mvsfrufion by
A. N. Sinpkin

N man shouldn't quit when he's at
Iv his peak, when he's doing the best
y work of his career. He was the
highest paid statistical wizard of the Courier
Investment Service and he hadn't made a
serious error in - well, he didn't know when.
Possibly never. Figures were his passion and
his life. They were his trained seals, and he
was their bald-headed, stoop- shouldered mas
ter. He scoffed at the doctor who suggested he
retire. I'm little run down." he admitted.
But won't quit until start to slip in my
work."
A month later they brought him home from
the office in taxi.
Propped up in bed, he watched his examina-
ton critically, ready to contradict anything.
The doctor thumped him all over.
when can l go back to the office?" de-
manded Mr.. Rice.
I'm send private ambulance and wheel
chair tomorrow" the doctor said, coldly.
you're fool" Mr.. Rice informed him.
Il won't argue. I'm fool to be bothering
with mules like you. You should retire. you
won't, at least take year. And not just from
the office. Get charts and graphs out of your
head completely"
II might spare three months" said Mr..
Rice. my wife and will get in the car and
drive to California. That should do it."
Il said year." the doctor told him. IF
you won't do that -" He shrugged.
1t was to be complete rest. The patient
agreed not even to look at newspaper.
The morning they were to leave, Mrs. Rice
was slowing handbag beneath the front
seat when a corner of it cracked against the
dashboard Glass tinkled
The gasoline gauge" she said ruefully.
Its done for. The needle broke off,
."It doesn't matter" said MIR. Rice calmly.
1--WE can't tell what's in the tank. If we run
out of gas"
1--WE won't" said Mr.. Rice.
For the first time she noticed the mass of
papers on the seat beside him. Whats that
junk?" she demanded.
He held up pad. These are maps. A
separate map for every fifty miles of road -
50 we can tell where we are every second"
do we want to-" asked his wife.
He ignored this. The loose-leaf is for my
notes, ne explained. DrlVlng time, gas con-
sumption, and all that"
Mrs Rice moistened her lips. Ben" she
warned, you promised -"
mot to look at newspapers" He found
pencil and scribbled There was light in his
eyes now. Were off," he said. stop at
Harrisburg for lunch Should be there be-
tween one-thirty and one thirty-ive. | am
allowing one e-point-fve variation for unfore
seen road construction. As to gas would say
approximately fourteen-point- per gallon.
Assuming two-point-four increase accruing
from the valve grinding job, a plus two eff
ciency with the new spark plugs. and minus
three with the heavier load ="
By mid-afternoon they were in the rolling
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-26
----Weekly Sunday School Lesson REVIEW: CHRISTIANITY IN ASIA
 Text: Acts 14:27

yond.
 Here was a definite beginning of world missions. As the new religion than the religion of a sect, with the had quickly become something more decision of the council at Jerusalem that Gentle converts were not sub ject to the demands of the Jewish ritual so now we see Christianity going beyond the bounds of terri tory, nationality and race. It be- vation, to men, regardless of race, came a means of blessing and sal- color, or political allegiance.
 The practical nature and value of ized when we observe how far the these lessons must surely be real world of Christendom still lags be- hind this great conception of the Gospel, its power, and its compre- hensiveness.
 Even those who name the Chris tian name are still so commonly limited in their vision by national ity, and by considerations of race or color, that the greatest problem be- fore the Church even today is this problem of breaking down all bar riers, and giving the Gospel free course, that it may be glorif1ed among men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-26
Eul0gy
CHURCH TO HOLD
 REUNION DINNER
St. Paul's M. E. Parish Plans Golden Jubilee
 Party Friday

The golden jubilee reunion din- ner of St. Paul's Methodist church will be held next Friday evening, it was revealed this morning by Rev. William V. Dickinson, pastor. A preaching mission will be held in the church starting Sunday, Octo- Der 4 and continuing until Sunday, October IS, under the leadership of Harris w. Irving.
 "Our Religion Tests" will be the theme of the divine worship tomor- row morning at 10:3o o'clock. The church school and Mems Bible class will be in session at 9:30 o'clock to- morrow morning while the Loyal Youth Council will meet at 5 p. m. The pre-mission preaching service will follow with the theme being "What Can We Do for Methodism?"