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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-16
BY STEWART BROWN
United Press Staff COrrespondent)

(Unlte0 Press Stan COrreSp0ndent)
 Rome, June 16-(UP) - Only faintly encouraged by British will ingness to abolish sanctions, Italy accelerated preparations for warlike eventualitieS today.
 The fascist party directorate, in- formed by Premier Benito Musso- lini that he views the international situation as far from propitious for peace, made several significant de- cisions at special meeting in Mi- Ian.
 It perfected plans for the organ ization of @ new Fascist militia and for the military training of Fascicts youths. It announced that during the last month 530,000 Fascists ap- piled for enlistment in the militia now about 300,00 strong.
 100000 Men Ready
 When recruiting has been com. pleted, the black shirt military or. ganization will total 100000 men trained and equipped to provide em. ergency assistance for the regular army.
 The directorate decided to provide 100000 rifles for the Fascist youth organization, which is to hasten its military training preparatory to in corporation in the militia. It decided to admit to membership in the Fas- cist party all volunteers with a good record of service in the Ethi- opian war. This decision means that the party membership, which has been limited to young men gradu- ating from the youth organizations will be swelled considerably. The new militia will be organized into 778 battalions scattered throughout Italy.
 The directorate's measures mean that Italy is rapidly approaching one of Il Duce's major goals-a country in which every able-bodied man will be trained and equipped for overnight mobilization in event of war.
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year-old state representative Joseph w. Connolly of Portland, who also carried Townsend -Coughlin approv- al, was running neck-and-neck with Congressman Simon M. Hamlin of South Portland for the democratic nomination in the first congressional district. As final returns trickled In, the lead shifted from Connolly to Hamlin and back again. So close was the contest, that 1t was believed final outcome would not be known until ballots were tabulated ofiiCial~ " in the secretary of states 0ffice.
 Two Un0pposed
 Governor Louis J. Brann and D. s. Senator Wallace Fl. White were linopposed the democratic and re- publican senatorial nominations, re- spectively, as were P. Harold Du- board of Waterville for the demo- cratic gubernatorial nomination, Ernest |. Mclean of Augusta for the second congressional district democratic nomination, and Con- gresslnan Ralph O. Brewster, former governor, for the third district re- publican nomination.
 ' Townsend Watching
 { Chicago, June 16. - (UP)-Dr. Francis F. Townsend, promoter of the $20O-a-month old-age pension plan, divided his time today between plans for the Townsend convention at Cleveland next month and elec- !, ton returns from Maine.
 The California physician arrived in Chicago last night for Q meeting of his national board of directors. He was accompanied by Gerald l.. K. Smith, disciple of the late Huey Longs share-the-wealth movement.
 Both Townsend and Smith were jubilant over early returns from their Maine supporters. A joint statement said:
 "Out of three contests for con- gressional officers in Maine in which we participated, two of our candi- dates have won. That is sample of what we are going to do all over the country. We did not participate in the gubernat0rial race. All re- ports to the contrary are erroneous.
 We did not endorse anyone for governor. We were interested only in congress"
 Esrmer-L.aber Party
 Minneapolis. Minn.. June l6.-- (up)-hzagnns Johnson, former senator. ran second best to Sen. El- mer A. Benson in the contest for the farmar-lahor uaFty euhernatoFial
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ance of the Black Legion in this Canadian province.

ance of the Black Legion in this Canadian province.
 Police who investigated the van- dalism in Toronto, Hamilton, Chat ham and Sudbury churches de- clined to comment on whether they believed the destruction was the work of an organized gang. The Rev. Father Phillip. Campbell, par- ish priest of st. Lawrence church at Hamilton, pointed out that van- dals who damaged the church acted similarly to those who attempted to destroy Father Coughlin's orig inal shrine of the Little Flower at Royal Oaks, Mich. Detroit authori- ties have said that they believed that vandalism was the work of the Black Legion. Vandals caused $S,O00 damage to the marble altar at the Hamilton church.
 At Chatham, St. Joseph's church was entered and two poor boxes were ripped from the walls. Our Lady of Lourdes church st Toronto was broken into and three fires. that caused 42.S00 damage, were lighted. Several days ago . Catholic church at Sudbury was set afire and consid- erable damage resulted.
 Attorney General Arthur Roebuclr directed police to open an investi- gatlon. fze declined to say whether any terroristic organization was suspected.
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VICTIM OF GUN !. USER PUNISHED
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demand the return of some cloth- ing which he said was his. Becom. ing involved in an argument with Mrs. Reddick, he took the knife from his pocket and threw 1t at her. He said he didn't intend to hit the woman, but just wanted to scare her."
 Police Construct Crime
 As police have constructed the sequence of events which led to Henedrson's shooting by Sylvester Hoffer, of the same address, the trouble began when Hoffer's sister, Mrs. Pauline Cooper, 30, also of 63 Abbott avenue, announced her in- tention of moving from the city. Mrs. Cooper Is said to have taken her clothes and those of her 12 year old daughter, to the Reddjck wo- mans home, where Henderson went soon afterward to demand they be returned. After the knife throwing incident, Henderson is said to have met Hoffer on the street and the latter, according to police, drew Q small caliber gun and fired two bull lets into Henderson's body. Wounds from both bullets were only super ficial and Henderson was released from St. Mary's hospital after Q few days treatment. Hoffer made good his escape and is still being sought by police.
 Never In Trouble
 Henderson told the court this morning he had been in Waterbury about two years and that he had never before been in trouble here. He said he worked around race tracks during the summer months and for furniture moving concerns in the winter. Caroline Cooper, 12 year old daughter of Mrs. Cooper, testified that she had heard Hem derson threaten to "cut Mrs. Red- dicks throat"
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implicated in the hold-up of Bee- be's gasoline station at East Main and Frost road February 22. An attendant was slugged and $5 taken from the cash register.
 Sharon was said by MT. Fitzger- aid to have formulated a plan whereby a $79 radio was secured from McCoy's, Inc, on false pre- lenses. This crime took place Feb- ruary IA, Sharon going to McCoy's and asking that Q radio be sent on trial to his home. He gave his name
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BRITISH CABINET
 FACES BIG FIGHT
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wan Adams, conservative, who de- llnanded assurance that the leaguge does not compound Italy's abominable villainy."
 Eden, it was understood, in agreeing to the new policy against sanctions yielded to the cabinet ma jority led by Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of the ex- chequer.
 He agreed to urge at the league council session on June 26 and the assembly on June 30, the appoint ment of a special committee to ef- feet abolition of sanctions.
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due since 1t was promised him by the government more than 10 years ago can hardly be said to place him in the same category as for exam pie, a relief recipient found to have deliberately defrauded the city by hoarding money. Veterans ofElcials declared also that in the cases of needy veterans, the bonus money will be largely used to purchase act- ual necessities not within the reach of family on relief or to pay debts of long standing.
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BONUS VETS NOT
 TO LOSE JOBS
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- of the city welfare department. de- clared yesterday that any veteran receiving city relief will be drop ped from the rolls if he gets bonds. Mrs. Verdon contends that the re- ceipt of bonus bonds places the vet- eran on the same status as the per- son with a bank account.
 Veterans leaders, 1t is understood, plan to bring up the subject for dis- cussion at regular meetings of their organizations in the immediate fu- ture. Robert F. Birt, past comman- der of Corporal Coyle Post. Amer ican Legion, declared the action of the welfare department to be con- trary to the intention of the bonus act. Other prominent veterans this morning were said to have taken the same stand.
 Veterans Protest
 It was pointed out that the re- ceipt by the veteran of money which hes been acknowledged co his
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FACULTY MINDS DEFENDED

Rochester, N. Y. (UP)-College professors are not absent minded not even the absent minded ones, says Professor Burgess Johnson of Union College. When Q professor licks a stamp and lets 1t stay on his tongue, Johnson explains, his mind is where 1t belongs-in the class room although he may be on the way to the dentist.
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-" other defendants who are charged with plotting to murder William w. Voisine, village president of Ecorse, were present in the courtroom while Dean testified.
 He named almost every one of his 10 fellows, sitting flandcuffed in 8 row before him, as conspirators in the plot. He pointed emotion lessly to each one as he told what part they took in plans made under an oath signed in blood to blackjack or shoot Kingsley. @
 Try to Break Him
 Attorneys for the accused men undertook to break his calm under cross-examination expected to last all day.
 Dean, who previously had con- fessed that he was the legion "trig- ger man" who killed Charles A. Poole. said N. Ray Markland, for- mer Highland Park mayor, inspired the plot. Markland was fighting Kingsley in an election campaign.
 Tt was very important that Kingsley be killed, Markland kept saying" Dean testified. "He said Kingsley was a-ruinin' his cam- paign."
 He mentioned Arthur L. Lupp, legion brigadier general, Leslie Black, Clarence Frye and Albert Schneider as taking active parts in shadowing Kingsley for him. Other defendants are Sergt. Walter Pierce of the Pontiac police; Frank Rice, Willard Foster, Markland and Frank Howard.
 To Fix an Alibi
 Dean said Sergeant Pierce was supposed" to "fix up an alibi" for him when he was taken to the Pon- tiac police station. Several other members of the Pontiac police force implicated by him still are on duty.
 While Dean was cross-examined, other legion investigations pro- gressed in Pontiac, where four so- ciety members are accused of burn. ing the barn of man they accused of communism, and in Jackson, where four other men a"e accused of Kidnapping and flogglng a WPA worker for laxity in legion activi. ties.
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nomination in first returns from Minnesotas primary election today. Gov. Floyd B. Olson, conceded the farrner-labor nomination for sena- tor, long before the election, acc cumulated an overwhelming lead over his opponent, Carl '. Taylor, . comparative unknown.
 Mrs. Schall Losing
 Mrs. Thomas D. echall, widow of the blind senator, appeared in early returns to have waged an yinsuccess- full race to succeed him. Her candi- dacy for the republican senatorial nomination was opposed by Rep. Theodore Chxistianson, tlree-tames governor and like schall q bitter op- ponent of the New Deal.
 Early returns indicated the wolf faction of the democratic party may place its candidates in nomina- ton despite accusations that it sold out to the far1ner-labor party. This faction sponsored Patrick J. Delaney for senator and Fred Curtis for gov- ernor.
 Opponents of the Wolf group boosted Beldin F. LoftsBaarden for senator and x. E. Novak for gov- egnor.
 In the democratic gabernatorial race, Curtis established an early lead over Novnk. zn tho republican contest. Martin A. Nelson WEo lost to Olson in the 1884 election was popularly conceded victory ever A. B. Gilbert
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Henley. England. Is offering for only eS two German guns captured during the World war by Henley men and kept ever since in a public park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-16
Legion ln Ontario

Toronto. ont, June l6-(UP)- Similarity of vandalism at four Catholic churches in Ontario gave rise to reports today that police were Investigating possible exizt-
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DEMOCRATS. TO
 {. SELL TICKETS
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tions, McGrath said, but letters al. ready had ben printed.
 Receipt of the tickets by depart Snent heads caused Q furry of ex- citement at the federal building to- day. Some questioned whether fed- eral officials would be permitted to distribute or sell them.
 What Letter Said
 The letter accompanying the patches of tickets was rubber stamped with the names of Farley and McGrath. It reads as follows:
 Dear Friend: z
 ''Mr. James A. Farley has ar. ranged to finance the entire nation- al campaign by selling presidential llorninator tickets at e1 each In every section of the country. No other contribution will be- request cd from you during the presidential campaign. sS
 "As one who has e special interest in the success of President IIoose- velt's campaign for reelection, we are forwarding to you an allotment of tickets to sell to friends in order to complete the Massachusetts quota.
 "The result of your efforts will be acknowledged and appreciated by the national committee.
 Names Go Forward
 "The names of those who have the honor of recording themselves as noTminators of President Roose- welt will be forwarded to the nation al committee at Washington as Q recognition of their contribution.
 "Will you return Q check for the tickets sold at your earliest conven- fence, as all returns must be made by June 27th, the day the president makes his speech of acceptance.
 "Your for democratic success"
 A postscript says, make checks payable to democratic national conl- rnittee. Mail to democratic state committee, Hotel Bellevue, Boston"
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TWELVE LEGION
 MEN IN DANGER

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MAINE PRIMARY
 ELECTIONS HELD

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ZIONCHECK HAS
 THEM GUESSING

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Rarmer-L.absr Party

Minneapolis, Minil.s June 10.-- (up)-Azagnils Johnson, former senator. ran second best to Sen. El- mer A. Benson in the contest for the faxmer-lahog uagty gubernatorlal
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them to Md them
The Washington times., 1936-11-26

} Walter H. Merryman, 81, st. Elizabeth
Hospital.
Norman A. Taylor. SO, 4721 Ninth St.
N. w.
Miriam wauklyn. IS. Emergency Hos
pital.
George Gray, AZ, s2S Princeton Pl. NV.
John Fogle, so. Emergency Hospital.
Mae Lehman, 2s, Sibley Hospital
Dorothy l. Hummer, rs, $40 Sheridan
Alton c. POssy. IS. Emergency Hos
pital.
Robert H. spicer, "a, Walter Reed GEN.
eral Hospital.
Clyde j. spivey, %. arrival Providence
Hospital.
Eiva Hodges. q, Garfield Hospital.
Hannah S. Palmer, IS, 915 Elclid st.
N. w.
Thornton Robinson. s5, 400 Bryant st.
n. w.
susie Bodley. SIS, 2sO4 St. N. W.
Daisey Escoffery, 40, 1923 Montello
Ave.
Osceola Hill, 4s, Gallinger HOSPITAL.
Jesse J. Ashton. 81 SCI Fourth st.
s. E.
VILLA Proctor, "a. Tuberculosis Hos
pital.
Laura Slater. 70, s5 cullinans Ct.
S. w.
Ronald Dudley. 10 months, children's
HOSPITAL.
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Golden.haired Mary Louise Bon
ham and brunette Mabel Kehoe,
of the Federal Housing Admins
tration, are two Of the thousands
of Government workers who were
prepared today to celebrate one
of the happiest Thanksgivings
they have enjoyed in years.
Because they are emergency
workers, however, and still out
side of the classified Civil Service
system, Miss Bonham and Miss
Kehoe had an added spice to their
Thanksgiving thrill Of an
ticipation.
While "old line" Government
employees celebrated such gifts
during 1885 as liberalized leave.
lifting of the ban against ad-
miniStrative promotions, ETC., the
Federal Housing Administration
folk and other emergency en-
ployes we're able to enjoy the an
ticipation of being blanketed into
Civil Service status as soon as
Congress marches into Washing
ton.
''New But Permanent"
President Roosevelt has repeat
edly announced his intention of
such an action, they point out,
and as Federal Housing Admins
tration is classed as one Of the
new but permanent" agencies,
they have high hopes Of such
a status before many months
creep by.
Both of the FILA girls contrib
uted heavily toward any of the
benefits they may receive, princi-
pally by virtue of their activities as
members of the Young Democratic
Club movement. Since the Young
Democrats were organized and tie
current Administration came into
power they have been helpful in
the numerous social events spon-
Sored by their colleagues. as we'll
as aiding in the reelection of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Miss Kehoe, of 3644 Warder ST.
N. w., is native of Philadelphia,
Pa, but has lived in the Capital
for several years and is a graduate
of Central High School.
HER FIRST U. S. JOB
She Joined the staff of FFIA on
July %, 1884, accepting her first
appointment under the Govern
ment, and is now an assistant pay
roll clerk with the FEA account
ing and audit division. In the
meantime she is attending the
Strayer Business College for fur.
ther training, having decided to
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U. S. Employees Mark
Happiest Holiday

continue her career under Uncle
Sam.
Serving as social secretary for
the District of Columbia Young
Democrats. she is also an active
member of the Theta Kappa Sig
ma Sorority, and likes to swim,
read and dance during recrea-
tional hours. Had she not be-
come a Government worker she
would have preferred modelling
clothes, she says.
Miss Bonhan1, q typical blonde
with blue eyes, is likewise with the
FILA accounts and audit division
as a clerk-typist, a position she
has held for the last 18 months
since coming to Washington from
her home city Of Findlay, Ohio,
where she had completed high
school and business college.
For pleasures the Ohio girl en-
joys dancing, horseback riding
and bicycling in between her activ.
tiles on behalf of the Young Demo
Gratis. Her second choice of a
career, had she not received a
Government opportunity, would
have been in the field of social
welfare work. She resides at 1908
Sixteenth st. N. w.
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Release Of Airp|dne
Engineer lsSouqht

PRAGUE, CZechoSlovakia.-A
Czech airplane construction en-
gineer named Scwec was arrested
in Bavaria by the German secret
police near Markt-Redwitz while
transporting plane models to Paris
for the Czech concern Of Cesko-
moravska- -Kolben-Danek. Two
other officials accompanying him
were allowed to continue the jour-
ney and they reported the arrest
to Prague. ..
The company was informed by
the Bavarian police that the ar
rest had been made for smuggling
of currency. Subsequently, when
the police we're unable to pro-
duce any evidence substantiating
this, they said that Mr.. Scwec's
passport was not in order. The
company replied that this was
quite untrue and requested the in
tervention Of the foreign office
here to obtain his release.
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BIRTHS

Norman and Georgia Sydnor, boy.
Frederick and Julia Shields, boy.
George and Ruth Hollett, girl.
Bernard and Mary Stevens, girl.
Antonio and Mary Pisciotta, boy.
Irwin and Elizabeth Hartman, boy.
Frank and Anna Nicastri, boy.
Edward and Esther Berger, boy.
Henry and Dorothy Ralph, boy.
Frank and Mary Paloucek, girl.
Stephen and Vera Farasovsky, girl.
John and Theodore Ecker, boy.
James and Sadie Leonard, boy.
Charles and Jeanette Adams, girl
Henry and Adelaide Hauser, girl.
Lawrence and Ruby West, boy.
Jasper and Lucille Ennis, boy.
Louis and Mary Debole, boy.
Arnold and Hazel Daley, boy.
Joseph and Eula Messlnese, girl.
Lloyd and Catherine Matear, girl.
Paul and Nell Griffin, girl.
Thomas and Lillian Smith. boy.
Rogers and Dresula Redrich, boy.
Allen and Helen Colbert, boy.
Arthur and Hester Hazel, boy.
Harry and Grace Branch, girl.
William and Marie Brown, boy.
Roosevelt and Maggie Rollison, boy.
Theodore and Allene Brown, boy.
Leroy and Marie Sharpe. girl.
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7 Brothers Accused
As Phantom Burglars

NEW YORK, Nov. 26 G.N.SJ.
Two brothers, both Of whom
studied electrical engineering at
Lafayette College, we're accused by
police today as being the "phan-
tom burglars" who recently have
terrorized the financial district,
allegedly stealing $250,OOO worth
of stocks and bonds.
The pair, Frederick MacLaren,
At, of Malba, Queens, and Will
liam MacLaren, 80, of Manhattan,
denied the charges in police lineup
and dared authorities to prove
them.
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MAJOR HESSE
DIES AT "a
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the death Of Arthur Scrivener, a
detective sergeant.
Backed by the Board Of Trade
and civic leaders of the Capital,
Major HeSse successfully fought
back at a congressional investiga-
ton, spearhead of which was the
then Representative Tom Blan.
ton of Texas. Liquor conditions
in Washington during the HeSse
regime also came under congress
Sional scrutiny:
Major Hesse was born in Wash
ington 81 years ago. He was
past commander of the Knights
Templar and was one Of the Or
ganizers of the Board of Trade.
He rose to the command of the
police force from the post of
clerk after serving at one time
with the Fire Department.
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Hire Choir

BOMBAY Q.N.S0.-As part of
their election campaign, a choir
of we'll known singers has been
hired by the Non.Brahmin party
standing for return to the Bonn
bay Legislative Assembly. The
singers are touring slowly,
through the Non-Brahmin areas,
stopping in each village to sing
specially composed ballads ex-
tolling the policy of politicians
of the Non-Brahmin party. This
scheme, is reported to be work
ing successfully. Whole villages
are turning out to hear the bal
lad singers-and the Non-Brahmin
party message.
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DEATHS

Florence C. Estabrook, IS, 1890 Nine
teenth st. n. w
Bland smoot. 81, Ruppert's Home.
Louise Anstadt, 70, Sibley Hospital
stephen Hart, Is, 1909 Eleventh St.
n. W.
Caroline ockerhouser. rs. sibley Hos
pital.
Miles r. Van sse, II, 5O7 Alabama
Ave. S. E.
Charles E. Richards, rs. 711s Chestnut
st. n. W.
Harry E. Bates, 10, 500 Elliott st. N e.
Clarence De Knight, SO, Garfield Hos
pital.
Emma B. Post, 66. George Washington
HOSPITAL.
John w. Murphy, sS, 514 Shepherd st.
n w
James Madden. 81, Gallinger Hospital.
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DIED

Wednesday. November 25, 1886, ELIZA
BETH COWELL ALMOND, wife of the
late Richard Almond and daughter of j.
Jessie E. Cowell and Thomas M. Cowell.
Remains resting at the W. W. Chambers
60. Southeast funeral home, SIT Eleventh
Street Southeast
~ Funeral services will be held on Friday.
W. W. Chambers Co. Southeast funeral
nome; .517 Eleventh Street Southeast
tend.
Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES

} lRd., N. W., and katherine Elliott Bar
rick, 81, SOIL Wisconsin Ave, n. w.
The Rev. Emanuel A. LeMoine.
Ernest Leroy Robinson, 30 and Elsie
Virginia Robinson. %, both Of Richmond,
Va. The Rev. c. S. Biggs.
Charles Irving Jones, jr.. 23, Salisbury,
N. c., and Helen Abbott Hayward, 20,
1745 Columbia Rd., N. w. The Rev.
James H. Miers.
Guy Lewis Hall, 22 242O Pennsylvania
Ave, N. w, and Fay L. Mace, 20, 1744
K St, N. w. The Rev. W. W. Stephens
Mervin W. Glover, 20, S1Q4 Eighteenth
St. N. W., and June Elizabeth Waring,
%, Dover, Ohio. The Rev. Albert Evans.
Licenses issued at Rockville, Nd:
Harold A. Baker As, and Molfie r.
Shutters, so, both of Washington.
Elwood R. Younkins, 90, and Roberta
L. Miller, q, both of Brownsville, Md.
Albert c. Krukowski, 29 Washington,
and Gladys Welch, 25, San Antonio, Tex.
Claude williams. 80, and Ethel Seagar,
80. both of Washington.
Frank G. Counselman. 81, Potomac,
Md. and Ruth Belle Brigham, 10. Der
wood, Nd.