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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-15

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-15

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS- TRICT of WATERBURY. ss. PRO IrSTATII of FRANK ANULIcS, late of tho town of Waterbury. in said district. deceased:
 The Court of Probate for tho Dis. trIct of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settIement. Those who neglect to pregent their accounts, properly nt- tested, within said time, will be de- barred n recovery. All persons in. debted to said estate arc requested
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-15
mud ASK CUT IN DOLE

Tccumseh, Ont. CUP)-Tecuinseh's unemployed created some kind Of q record recently when they appealed to the town council to cut their wel- fare allowance by 25 per cent. The request was made and granted when tl.e iobleas citizens learned the town was hard-pressed to support them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-15
HOUR GLASS TIMES ORATORS

Berkeley. Gal. --(UP)--A three minute hour glass is now being used to time limit all orators on the campus. When the speaker be- gins, tho egg-timer is turned up' When the sand has run It's three minute course the chairman an- nounces "The egg is done"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-15
Automobiles
Ausos and Trucks For Sale

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-15
LIQUOR HERMIT

NOTICE OF RATIFICATION
 This is to give notice that |, Abra- ham Atkln of 10 Pearl Street, Wa terbury. have filed m application dated May 1, 1886, with the Liquor Control Commission for a Package Store Permit for the sale of alco- hoilc liquor on the premises, 1so Hank Street, Waterbury. Tho busi- nesa Ia owned by Joseph .Janowity of 27b Cooke street, Waterbnry. Wy. ana n kin of is Pearl Street. Waterbury "" ''' ABRAHAM ATKIN. Dated May i. 193G b-S-ib-St
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-15
Legal Notices
NOTICE

Waterbury, Conn.,,
 May l1th, lO3G. You arc hereby notified that the Board of Tax Commissioners and Apportionment of the City of Wa terbury will Dc in session in their offices, City Hall, every business day from June lst, until July ist, 1886 inclusive for the purpose of receiving tax lists of all persons owning taxable property, real and personal subject to taxation in the city of Waterbury.
 If any resident or non resident tax payer neglectH or refuses to hand in lists made and sworn to as prescribed by law (BickneBs or abs sence from the city being no ex- cuHe) the Tax Commissioners must make out list and add ten per- centum as prescribed by law.
 Each parcel of real estate must be separately described.
 Office hours, Q e. m. tO ?. Il. in- elusive Co July iHt. D. n. Co ?. m. Wednesday and Friday evenings to June 17, z D. m. to z D. m. every business day after June i1ih. until July ist daylight saving timel.
 BOARD OF TAX CONN lHSlON- FRS AND APPoRTIoNMENT.
 John #. crary, Secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-15

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-15
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-15
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Evening star., 1936-11-07
PIE AND WHISTLE
WIN SHOW PRIZE
Food Exhibit to Close To.
night-Big Crowds
Attend.

Her ability to whistle clearly after
eating one-third of custard pie
quicker than eight other contestants
last night won first honors for Mrs.
Robina Smith, 923 Sixth street south
west, in q pie-eating contest at the
District Grocery Stores Food Show in
Calvert Hall, 2701 Calvert street.
Mrs. Smith was declared winner
when she received louder applause
from the audience than any other
contestant as she walked quickly to
the microphone on the high stage and
whistled several notes. She was given
. SIS award
Cathryn Humphreys, 13-mcnth-old
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. c. j. Hum
phreys, 1921 Window place, won first
place in the food shows baby con-
test yesterday afternoon, receiving
Q $3.50 award.
Major Awards Presented.
Miss Virginia Riley. 3409 Twenty
ninth street, was awarded an electric
refrigerator, and Charles Just OF
Tuxedo, Md, an electric coffee maker
At last nights meeting. Mrs. Gladys
Norman, 427 Whittier street, wa,
given spring mattress at the shows
matinee yesterday afternoon.
The food show will close after thi,
evenings show, scheduled to get under
way at 7:30 pm. Big crowds have at.
tended both afternoon and evening
shows during the week.
Tonight, the largest gift to b,
awarded patron, an automobile, vii
be given away. An electric toastel
also will be given.
Afternoon Prizes
At the matinee this afternoon, ar
electric sewing machine and a waffle
iron will be presented a patron. Th
afternoon show will open at pm
and run to 5 pm. The fifth and fina,
baby show of the series will be hell
at 4 pm. and at 4:45 pm. Santa Clau
will present souvenirs to every chill,
In the hall under years of age.
William K. Forrest, general man
ager of the District Grocery Stores
last night expressed satisfaction owe
the success of the show throughou
the week. THE attendance has beei
excellent and the large crowds haV
seemed to enjoy thoroughly the con
tests and other features Of the shows,
Forrest said.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Roosevelt Tank
Turtles Pay Off
In Political Game
audience Cashes in as
animals Climb on
Lettered Rocks.

While election bets are being COL
Iected it might be noted that the
political turtle marathon" in the
show windows Of the Hugh Reilly
Paint Co. at 1884 New York avenue
paid off on Roosevelt.
In two tanks were nine turtles
each, one bearing letters on their
backs spelling Roosevelt and the
other group "Alf Landon." The tanks
also contained nine rocks each let
tered the same way.
The management offered a dollar to
the first person to report the fact
that a turtle had crawled onto a
rock marked with its letter.
From opening to closing hours the
marathon fans watched outside the
windows In all 81 winners were
paid off most of them on the "Roose-
welt" tank.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Time for Job Extended.

Scarcity Of applicants has caused
an extension to November 16 of the
time for filing applications for posi-
ton as aircraft mechanic (motors)
At the Norfolk Navy Yard. the Civil
Service Commission announced today.
The pay ranges from STAB to 1914
daily for 4O-hour week. Details are
available at the commission, Seventh
and F. streets,
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Minnesota Dance Tonight.

The Minnesota State Society and
the University Of Minnesota Alumni
Association will give joint dance in
celebration of the homecoming foot
ball game with Iowa University to-
night from 9 pm. to l am at the
La Fayette Hotel. Members of the
two groups also will meet at the hotel
at 2:45 pm. to hear a special wire
broadcast of the game.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

day" at q luncheon at Wesley Hall.
l703 X street. The meeting is spon-
sored by the Washington Committee
for Brookwood Labor College and the
Washington Labor Study Groups.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Three Killed in Wreck. .

WARSAW, November 7 (P.-Three
persons were killed and IS others,
most of them school children, were in
jured yesterday when an express
crashed into a suburban electric train
near here.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Future of Negro Is Topic.

DR.. John A. Patterson. Little Rock,
Ark, educator. author and traveller,
will speak November IA on Brook
wood and the Labor Movement To-
Evening star., 1936-11-07
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Evening star., 1936-11-07
Perfect Thanksgiving
Dining III iii Room

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Evening star., 1936-11-07
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Evening star., 1936-11-07
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-24
BRAWLEY READY
FOR SPARTANS

Brawley high went through a
final stiff drill Thursday afternoon
in preparation for their battle
against the Ell Centro high school
team Saturday morning at 10
o'clock.
Clark has done a lot of shifting
Of players during the week but has
finally decided to use the same
lineup that has played for the
Wildcats all season.
Ellis will chuck 'em across for
the BraWleyites and Minter will re-
ceive Ellis toSses.
The Ell Centro team will be
handicapped in Saturdays game
due to the loss of two first strin-
gers, Wagner and Brock. Wag-
oner received a leg injury last week
and will not be able to play in the
tilt
Taylor plans to start Poole in
place of Brock in the outfield and
will put either Smith or SoneS at
first place in Wagoner's position.
Cleo Hall, freshman pitcher who
pitched a honey of a game against
the Imperial team last week, will
pitch for Ell Centro with Thurston
Grassland behind the bat.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-24
SOFTBALLERS
CLOSE WEEK
OF PRACTICE

Softball teams Of the El Centre
A league ended the first week Of
practice Thursday night when
Coca Cola and Valley Steam Laun-
dry tangled in a practice game.
No score was kept and both
teams claimed victory. Tarzan
Aaron chucked 'em for the laun-
derers and O'Brien pitched for the
Coca Cola team.
Next Tuesday night a picked
team composed Of players from
Valley Steam Laundry and Mag
gio will take on the Brawley VAL
ley league team.
Ferraro. newly acquired pitcher
who will chuck for Maggie, will
chuck for the El Centre team,
Ferraro may pitch one game week
for the Brawley Valley team as
we'll as the city league game in FL
Centre for Maggie.
On Thursday night the Ben
HUlse Caterpillars and Coca Cola
will battle il cut in a practice
game
Monday. Wednesday and Friday
nights will be left open for B
league playoff games.
Softball fans Of FL Centre Till
be able to get season tickets for
all games 10 be played during the
entire season in a few days, as
officials Of the league announced
Thursday that the tickets would
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-24
by United Press

The New York Yankees punched
nine hits off five Washington
pitchers TO score a 1917 victory over
the Senators.
Red Ruffing pitched the first
six innings for the Yanks and was
hit for IL hits and four runs. Ted
Kleinhans who relieved him in the
sixth with one out and two men
on, stopped the Senators cold. yield
ing only one hit and two runs.
Sin.dey GautTeauX, thEd-string
catcher for the Dodgers, came
through with a pinch hit single in
the tenth inning to score the win
ming run and give the Brooklyn
Dodgers their first victory over the
New York Giants this season. The
score was 4-3.
Larry French outlasted Ralph
Birkcfer in a hurting duel and the
Chicago Cubs defeated the Pitts
burgh Pirates. 81.
Home-runs by Rookie Leo Norris
and Watkins gave the Philadelphia
Nationals a 5-3 victory over the
Boston Bees.
Successive hits in the eighth gave
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-24
Calexico Leads
In Tennis Play

Another page was turned in the
history of the Imperial county tennis
tournament Thursday afternoon
when five of he seven final matches
when five of seven final matches
In the five matches played CaleX-
leo led the parade, winning two
matches while BraWley, Ell Centre
and HOltville each took one match.
In the matches remaining to be
played, CaleXico mixed doubles team
will finish its battle against the
Central team Each team had wor
one set when darkness halted play
Thursday Crook and Servine. Cal
exico team annexed the first set
with an easy 6-3 win but Jones
and Clements, of Central came back
to take set no. g.
The match will be completed
Thursday afternoon.
Walter BoWkCr, CaleXiCo second
singles man will play o. Honda,
BraWley for the second singles title
of the valley Thursday afternoon
in match chat will 90 a long way
in determining the winner of the
annual tournament.
Matches played yesterday we're:
Carol Fay Thompson, Holtville, de-
feated Helen DoWd, Ell Centro, 3-6,
6-3, 7-5 in girls first singles. Winnie
Nash, Brawley, defeated frankie
Nell Birkhauser, Ell Centro, So, 6-3
in girls second singles. Bob Fox,
Ell Centre, defeated Bob Consual
Brawley, 6-l, Ga in boys first singles.
Webster and Gratienne, Calexico,
defeated Olivia and Mross. Brawley,
6-2, 6-8, 6-3 in boys doubles. Ed
munds and Townsend, CaleXico Co-
feated Nuffer and Hatch, Ell Centre,
6-3, As 1913 in girls doubles.
Should CaleXico win either of
the two matches left to play the
Bulldog racketeers will annex the
tournament. However, should CAL
exico lose both matches the meet
will end in three way tie,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-24
Cincinnati Again Whips
ST. Louis Gas House GANG

the Bees two runs. They added
another in the ninth on Berger'S
double and Cuccinello's long fly.
A homerun by Myers in the last
half of the tenth with Campbell
on base gave the Cincinnati Reds a
victory over the st. Louis Cardinals
8-6.
It was the Reds second straight
win.
Harry Kelley, a rookie pitcher,
held the Boston Red Sox to three
scattered hits while the Athletics
defeated the hub team 9-l One
Of the hits was Jimmy FoXx'S third
homerun Of the season.
The Indians greeted Johnny
Whitehead, Chicago pitcher with
three singles and a double in the
first inning to pile up a four run
lead. then coaSted to win from the
White SoX. 60.
Manager Mickey Cochrane got
back into the world champion De-
troit Tigers lineup after a layoff
due to sore eyes, and the best the
St Louis Browns could do was to
accept a gooSe-egg on the tail end
of a 100 score.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-24
Gun Teams
TO Compete
On Sunday

Herb Gerrish. chief |. S.
immigration patrol. Dee
Keesee, captain, sheriff'S of
flee pistol team, and ". S.
Heating, captain of the Ell
Centro police department pistol
team have completed plans for the
long awaited shoot to be held on
the FL Centro police range in
East El Centro, Sunday afternoon
The shoot will be sponsored by
the Imperial Valley Peace Officers
association.
Sundays shoot will feature As
calibre pistols IN contrast to othec
shoots held this year featuring 80
calibre rods.
Certain members Of the sheriffs
office and immigration patrol
headed by Undersheriff Rodney
Clark. have intimated that the
e. Centro police have dominated
pistol shoots in the past because
the matches have featured the
lighter calibre guns instead of
the As.
At a recent banquet Clark lost
a close verbal battle to Slick Ack-
ley who argued in favor of the
lighter gun Clark, however, says
that action speaks louder than
words and viii trek to the course
Sunday to prove his point.
Herb Gerrish. immigration dead
eye" is being very quiet but the
police department look for plenty
of competition from the immigra-
tion officers and are practicing
afternoon and night to maintain
their pistol shooting supremacy.
Heating to Compete
Bill Heating says he will beat
the whole outfit and uphold the
honor of the E.C.PD. in spite of
the fact he hasn't held a As in
his hand since the time he could
Mt locate any other gun to shoot.
Floyd Ackley swears he will en-
erge victorious in the battle against
Clark on the range as easily as he
did III the heated debate at the
banquet.
While this battle is raging, a
quiet gentleman in the Sheriff'S
office is lolling in his swivel chair
with a self satisfied smile decorat-
ing his countenance, thinking of
all the medals he will cop at the
cops pistol shoot. The man, Dee
Keesee, is a mean shot, and stands
an even chance to cart of honors
and snow up the whole raft of COM
petitors.
The public is invited to attend
the shoot both as spectators and
as participants in the classic
shoot.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-24
BY United Press

Extra base hits in the pinch
Thursday gave Portland Beavers a
to 3 Coast league victory over
Mission after the Reds got all their
runs in the first inning and then
begged down against Steve Larkin's
pitching.
The first inning was the only bad
one for Larkin, who held the Reds
to four hits in the remaining eight
innings. The Beavers got II hits
off johnson, Larnanski and StitZel.
Fred Bedore led the Portland hit
tiers with three two baggers in four
trips. His third double sent Nino
Bongy over the plate with the
winning run in the sixth. The game
was tied in the fifth when Bongy
doubled, Bedore sent him home
with a double and himself scored
on Holt's single.
The first three Missions at bat
scored as the game opened. Almada
singled, Joost doubled, Sprinz doub-
led to right scoring both runners.
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retired Mort singled to send Sprinz
home.
San Francisco evened Its series
with the league leading Oaks by
winning 4-3 in u innings. YeSter-
day the Oaks triumphed in 10
inning struggle.
The teams were tied at 3-3 at
the end Of the first half Of the
18th. McEvoy relieving Bob Cole
for the Seals in the ninth inning,
got credit for the win
Behind his tight pitching, the
Seals punched a furry of safeties in
the last half of the 18th to push
over the winning tally. The San
Franciscans touched Olds for 70
hits during tie game, while the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-24
Officers Sponsor Shoot
BENCH WARMING
BY B. Kinne
Post-Press Sports Editor

least so the family says Though,
OF course I can run faster. l guess
its my natural speed that makes
me so good on the gridiron and the
diamond. But I'm tricky, too, and
I've got that strategy that always
licks en- Maybe that's why haven't
got any competition in the sports
world anymore"
Desperately I tried to keep the
conversation alive and prevent Sufic
from slipping into one of his long
Silences.
How about your fighting heart?
SUI old boy
Say, I'm glad you brought that
Up son" says Sufie leaping from his
his chair and doing a quick setting
up exercise ending up with four
rounds of shadow boxing and a
handspring. Just to keep in shape,
you know" he says half apologetic-
ally Let's see, we were talking
about my fighting heart Now
there's something I always shun in
a conversation particularly with
sports writer's They always 60
write me up afterwards.
Say -" Suf glared at me, you
ARE on a newspaper amt you?" I
nodded, trembling That's all right,
then he continued "A fighting
hearts a funny thing There's so
few of them. In fact, amt never
heard of one, except mine. I guess
I got the fightingeSt heart there is.
When the coach sends me into the
game with the score two touchdownS
against us and only two minutes left
to play, sorta got it ever the rest
of the fellows. That's when my
fighting heart comes in. | just says
to myself, 'Sufie old boy yuh gotta
win for your alma nanny And
what do l do? run back a kick
off, race 80 yards for the tying
touchdown and then kick three field
goals. teF
Same In Tennis
It's the same in tennis or swim
ming. Remember when / won
the Catalina swim? | just Ioafed
along the first 10 miles because
there was a girl on one of the
boats following us that wanted to
watch my stroke. lOafed along
until l was five miles behind. Then
l says to myself, Listen old kid,
you gotta win for that blond' And
what do l do? Well, you read the
papers"
Suf arose and made few sweep
ing gestures with his mighty arms,
demonstrating the crawl stroke he
used in his winning dash
Guess I better go now and keep a
date with a redhead, But l don't
want to hear anything about this in
the papers, understand? You'll get
all the sport writer's down on you.
Well, you might put in a squib or
two about my fighting heart. Yeah,
couple of columns. Better make it
three"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-24

Nine Plays
Imperial | m |

Calipatria high school will at
tempt to break into the win COL
Umn in its game against Imperial
high school this afternoon. The
Hornets have not won a game this
season and are determined to strut
their stuff when they tangle with
the Imperial Tigers.
Due to the fact Imperial has
dropped its last two games the
Calipatria nine is optimistic in re-
gard to the outcome of this after
moons ball game.
Storey will start on the mound
for the Calipatrians and Stevens
will chuck them across for Impe-
rial.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-24
San Francisco Ekes Our
Close Win Over Oakland

Oaks got eight from McEvoy and
Cole.
Sacramento continued their drive
for vengence by slapping out a
So victory for their third successive
win over the Los Angeles team.
The Angels went into an early
lead but the youthful Sac contin-
gent hammered out II hits to score
in the third, fourh, sixth, seventh
and eighth.
Grilk and Adams smashed home
runs TO lead the attack that slapped
the second straight defeat on Angel
twirler Hugh Casey.
Andrews allowed ten scattered
hits and famed six Angel batters.
Manager Jack Lelivelt tonight an
nounced his last resort" to pulling
the Angels from their slump by
scheduling a series of morning prac-
tees to round the team into shape.