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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

To celebrate its opening, the Pootung Water Works, operated ny the Municipality of Greater Shangs hai, China, and with Q daily outpuc of 3,000,000 gallons, supplied water gratis during the first month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
To Choose Officers

Nomination and election of offi- cers of the local American Legion Auxiliary is scheduled to take place at the first fall meeting of that society Monday night at 0:30 o'clock ct the home of Mrs. Ellen Gerber, Millyille avenue. All members are urged to attend. A joint installation of officers Of Naueatuck Post. Amer ican Legion and of the Auxiliary is scheduled for next month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

New Zealand will inaugurate Q voluntary national health and fit- ness campaign,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10

More pineapples were canned irl Cuba this year than in any prcvi- ouS season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-10
Nurses Active

ANubDG0 fAVbAVG
 The Red Cross nursing service re- port for August, announced today, shows 666 were under care during thc month, there were 0l new pat ieilts, 70 patients dismissed and 2s5 nursing visits were made.
 The Red Cross nurses are the Misses Mary Claffey and Catherine Brooks,
 Bake Group to-Meet
 A meeting of the bake committed of the Naugatuck Hose, Hook and Ladder association will be held at 2 p. fn., today in the fire house Edward Weaving is chairman of the group in charge of the outing to be held at Laurel Lodge on New Haven road on September i9.
 To Start Season Soon
 The Alenibic Bowling league Of the Naugatuck Chemical company will start It's season on Monday, September 20 at the Central alleys, There are to be eight teams com. posed of six men each and matches will be rolled every Monday night during the season. Robert Scrib- ems heads the committee in charge and others on 1t are: Harold Cur tis, Charles Price, ST., Frank Wynn, Aldo Mariotti, John Hurst, Fred Pa lucci, Arthur Darlington and Ed ward Michigan.
 Parade Scheduled
 A parade will be one of the fea- lures of the Portuguese Continental union outing to be held Sunday at Linden park. The parade will start at Ii Q. iTl, from the club house on Church street to the part with Q large number participating. A band from Bristol, R. T., will fur- nish music and give 0 concert in the afternoon.
 Three boxing bouts will be held in the afternoon. Johnny Brites will meet Jimmy De Carlo, both of Naugatuck; Leo Brites will meet Tony Battling, both of Nau- gatuck; and Young sharkey will face Patsy Cappo, both of New Haven.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Miss Mollie Dewson
Will Speak Before
Wellesley Club

MISS MoLLIE DEWsoN, recently
Az appointed member of the Social
Security Board, will be the speaker
Wednesday evening at 8 O'Clock at a
meeting of the Washington Wellesley
Club. This first Wellesley gathering
OF the season will be held at Beauvoir,
the lower school of the National
Cathedral School at $500 Woodley
road.
Miss Dewson. one of Wellesley's
most distinguished alumnae, has
served as the vice chairman of the
Democratic National Committee in
charge of work with the women
voters.
The clubs other speakers will be
Mrs. Gerritt S. Miller, jr., who will
describe the events which took place
at her reunion at the college in June,
and Miss Mary Louise Bartlett, who
was graduated with the class of 1887,
will speak briefly on June graduation
happenings.
Mrs. Andrew Taylor, vice president
of the club, who is the head of Beau
voir, will be the hostess. She will be
assisted by Mrs. Harry B. Cation,
president Of the club, and by Mrs.
Hamilton Alexander and other men,
bers of the l900-191o decade. An
informal buffet supper will be served
The clubs officers for this year are
Mrs. Harry B. Cation, president; Mrs.
Andrew Taylor, vice president; Mrs.
Charles 2. German, corresponding
secretary; Miss Martha Morrow, re-
cording secretary, and Miss Anne
Coyle, treasurer. Those serving as
chairmen of various committees are
Mrs. Donald F. Roberts, Wellesley
acquaintanceship; Mrs. Laurence H.
Judson, scholarship; Mrs. Beveridge j.
Mair, membership; Miss Barbara
Cation, undergraduate activities, and
Mrs. Dorothy Fletcher Howerth,
publicity.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Annual Party
For Virginia
Justices
Mr.. Charles Curry
Is the Host at
StauntOn.

TAI1NTON. Va, October 2.--Mr.
Charles curry gave his annual
nartv for the Justices of the Su-
- preme Court of Virginia Tues
dav night in his home on Prospect
place. The host was assisted in re-
ceiving by his daughters, Mrs. Curry
Garter and Mrs. Teackle Spady.
Mrs. Crosby, wife of Judge Floridus
S. Crosby, and Mrs. j. Waller Callison
presided at the punch bowl
The Misses Gallaher entertained at
. bridge party Tuesday afternoon in
their home on Wayne avenue in
Waynesboro. Guests from Staunton
were Mrs. H. l.. Opie, Mrs H. Hamp-
ton Wayt, Mrs. Frank T. Holt, Mrs.
A. M. Prichard and Mrs. Charles Nc
Cray.
Mrs. Curry wife of Judge Granville
Curry of Bethesda, Nd, has returned
to her home after spending several
days with her mother, Mrs. Columbus
Halle, at her home, Willoughby.
Mai. and Mrs Edward M. Brown en-
tertained at buffet supper Monday
evening at their home, the Farm
House, at Endless Caverns, in honor of
their house guests Capt. Charles Tex
Ter of Paris and Capt. and Mrs. j. l..
Ietsche of Pittsburgh.
Judge and Mrs. Joseph A. Glasgow
have as their house guest Miss Jennie
Howe of Hendersonville, N. G.
Mrs. M. w. Beard and her daughter,
Miss Mabel Beard, of Washington
have returned to their home after
spending several days in Staunton as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. H.
Brewster.
Mr.. William N. Brown has returned
to Staunton after a visit of several
weeks in Washington and Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas C. Bowling OF
Charles Town, w. Va, arrived this
week and are the house guests of Mrs.
j. Harry Worthington at her home on
South Coalter street.
Evening star., 1937-10-03

The first union label was used by
San Francisco cigar makers about
1874.
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

1--WE fighters have . way Of
knowing" he said, knowingly,
while Judith gurgIed up at him:
"Oh, John! You're so wonder
full"
Just then Jack saw the four Nc
Governs sneaking up on him from
behind a bale of waste poper on
the pier and he raced for a cab
and was off for the icy North, or
somewhere. The McGoverns never
did catch up with Jack for he went
to California where he remained,
waiting for that million-dollar
movie offer Walter Friedman told
him he'd get. Like the McGovernS,
it never came. Judith, who had
cast off Gus Sonnenberg, the
wrestler, to marry Doyle, is now
reported to be suing to discard
the horizontal tenor fighter, also.
Meager reports from London in
dicate Doyle's opponent will be
Pat Desmond, the monocled
fighter. If that's the case, Patrick,
two-round diver, will be not only
monocled, but also manacled and
Doyle'S comeback career will get
off to knockout start. Up, Cork !!
copyright, 1887. by King Features
syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

into accepting a bout with Buddy
'Baer, another crooner. The Irish
tenor was counted out while Groom
ing I'm Off for Phila-delphy IN
the Morning." He really was off,
too, but not for Philadelphia. The
McGoverns have been chasing him
with their County Mayo blood
hounds ever since but, far from
getting their dollars back they
haven't been able to get a scent!
Jack went back to England after
it became too uncomfortable dodg-
ing sheriffs here but there was no
peace for him on the other side
either, and the day of the Schmel-
ing-Louis fight he turned up again
at his favorite pier on the North
River. He was described as coming
down the gangplank with blonde
Judith Allen, his wife, on one arm.
Pekingese dog in the other, a
smile on his face, a song on his
lips, and larceny in his heart.
Jack announced to the ship news
reporters, who didn't either ask his
opinion or want it, since they were
busy interviewing real celebrity,
a returning Greenpernt alderman,
that Louis would knock out
Schmeling in the eleventh round
that night.
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

which is known in England as
Boxing Day. Imagine starting a
ring comeback on Boxing Day!
Only a horizontal crooner would
have thought of a gag like that.
Having landed in England New
Years Day there will be SkepticS
who will ask: How can Doyle
stage a comeback next Tuesday
night when he hasn't fought in
over a year and hasn't trained a
bit in the meantime?"
They forget that Jack has been
doing more footwork than the en-
tire rebel army in Spain all these
months, what with dodging pro-
cess servers, Sheriffs and other
gentlemen who sought an audi
ence with him, including the -Four
Fluttering McGovernS Of Flat
bush, no mean Sprinters in their
own right. The McGovern lads
were Jacks last bankroll men in
these parts and they're still try
ing to catch up with the Spalpeen
and get back some Of their SOW
ereignS. How those McGovernS
love their Sovereigns! They've
already cabled orders collect to
the Admiral of the County Lett
rim Navy to lombard Wembley
Stadium Tuesday night in the
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

great-grand f ather, Lancelot
Jacques, laid claim to all of the
territory in Frederick county
known as Catoctin Mountain.
That makes Lanny nothing less
than Lancelot VI and perhaps
that is the reason they say Of him
out at College Park that when he
throws a hard right, he reaches
away back to the first Lancelot'S S
time to gain momentum.
More to Come
Such is the kind of pioneer
Maryland stock from which this
21-year-old Terrapin boxer springs,
ana he modeStly enough serves
warming on one and all that you
have only heard from the first
of the family to have entered the
portals of Curly Byrd'S educa-
tional cult.
For Lanny VI, if we may take
such liberty with so aristocratic
ar old Maryland name, happens
to be one of II children of the
current generation of the Jacques
clan of Catoctin Mountain, sub,
whose predecessors have been
roaming that picturesque section
lying betwixt the upper reaches
OF the Potomac and Monocacy
Rivers, since Revolutionary times.
To Maryland historians. the
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

hope that a shell will hit Ollie"
before his opponent does.
Despite all he had done to dis
credit himself in England, Ire
land and America, you've got to
admire Doyle for the brazen
happy-go-lucky way he pursues
his grating career. There must
have been a couple of Sculptors in
Jacks family tree, for he couldn't
have come by such rare chiSeling
skill accidentally. His game has
been to play both ends against the
middle. That he hasn't wound
up occupying that spot himself
long before this is what arouses
ones admiration for the likeable
rogue.
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

Doyle played England until 1t
became too hot for him to handle
and then hoped ship to America
(barely nosing out seven baln1ts
in a race to the gang plank.
Here he sold himself to as many
managers as would advance him
dough. Walter Friedman, who,
Lord forgive him, first imported
Doyle, soon found that Jack hao
sold him out behind his back 10
the McGovern lads, who, after
hearing Jack sing only four bars
of THAT Old Irish Mother OF
Nine" were convinced he was the
next heavyweight champion.
After taking runout on the
McGoverns and then coming back
to them, Jack was finally cornereo
The Washington times., 1937-01-18
HeuriCh Leads
Soccer League

Heurich tops the Recreation
Soccer League today by virtue of
a victory recorded yesterday when
the Brewers defeated Democrats
in the only league tilt played. The
final score was 60.
The winners were not up to full
strength, yet had plenty to spare
in winning.
Heurich's now has won 10, lost
one and tied two. Sun Radio, in
second place, has won 8, lost one
and tied one. Marlboro is in third,
having won 8 and lost 3.
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

UNIVERSITY of Mary
lands 175-pound boxer,
Lancelot 'Lanny" Jacques
VI, throws his punches from
away back to the first Lance
lot Jacques, who settled in
the Catoctin pronounced
Katoc'tin) M o ountains s in
Frederick county, Md, in
ITO, The 21-year-old lads
great, great, great grand
father, Lancelot I, made bull
lets at Catoctin Furnace for
the soldiers during the War
of the Revolution. Lancelot
VI has 10 brothers and sis
ters, eight Of whom are
shown with him in the group
herewith. Their ages are,
left to right: Dorothy Jane,
%; Mary Louise, %; Lanny,
81 Tin circle); Denton, 20;
Sam, 19; Julia, 16; Edgar,
IA; Richard, IL, and Susan,
o. The photo, by Harris
Ewing, was taken in 1927 be-
fore sisters Ann, 7, and
Nancy, 4, were born. The
fighting pose Of Lancelot
"Lanny", Jacques vi, by the
International News Service,
is depicted also. he boxes
against North Carolina Uni
versity next Saturday night
at College Park. In his one
bout this year, young Jacques
took a three-round decision
from Tony ortenzi, Eastern
intercollegiate ch mpio n
from Western Maryland Col
lege.
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

future, and San Romani expects
to dispel even that in four Eastern
indoor meets beginning with the
Millrose Games at Madison Square
Garden on February 6.
There he will attempt to pick
up where he left off outdoors with
these performances:
A virtual dead heat with Cum
ningham in the final Olympic try
outs, a fourth place in record time
behind Jack Lovelock's first and
Cunningham'S second at Berlin, a
victory over both Lovelock and
Cunningham in the Princeton in.
The Washington times., 1937-01-18
Joe Louis Only
6-to-1 Choice

NEW YORK. Jan. 1S.-Joe
Louis. Detroit Negro heavyweight,
arrived here today to start training
for his fight with Bob Pastor in
Madison Square Garden Janu.
ary 20.
Louis said he weighs 206 and
needs only a little tuning up to be
ready for his 10-round battle. He
admits Pastor is "a strong, tough
boy who looks as if he hits pretty
good. I guess he's plenty game
Odds on Louis have dropped
from 20 to / to 6 to / and may bt
lower before ring time.
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

settlement of Catoctin Furnace is
we'll known.
That was the site Of the
foundry where bullets were
nodded for George WaShington's S
Army.
Well it was Great-great-great
grandfather Jacques who turned
out those bullets to supply the
ColoniSts deploying in the region
OF the CatoctinS, proving he was
a fighting man as we find his
grandson, several generations
atterward, also to be.
Old Manor Intact
The original Catoctin Manor is
still the homestead of Lanny
Jacques and his 10 brothers and
sisters as well as father and
mother. It is located not very far
from the shooting and fishing
lodge of Larry Richey, who was
secretary to President Hoover
and who frequently entertains
his friends among the Washing
ton correspondents corps, there.
Lanny VI is the Oldest boy,
CONTINUED on Page "a, Col. II
The Washington times., 1937-01-18
ARCHIE SAN RONANI LOOMS AS ACE RUNNER OF 1887

'vitation mile, which San Romanl
ran in 400, and another win over
Cunningham in the Cotton Bowl
meet at New Orleans.
San ROmani Looms
With Owens among the profeS-
sionals and Cunningham beyond
his peak, San Romani will be one
Of the two stars to watch through
the year. The other is Don Lash.
the Hoosier distance specialist,
who earned outstanding distinc-
ton, next to Owens, on this years
all-America.
The Washington times., 1937-01-18
.LdnCe|ot VI
Carries On
For TerpS
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

Times Sports Editor
Should you wend
your way out to Col
lege Park Saturday to
observe Maryland's
fast coming boxing
team peck away at
North Carolina Uni
versity Tar Heels, you
will observe a young
Ii G ht heavyweight
wearing the black and
oriole silks, who comes
from away back, after
a manner of speaking.
Of course Lanny Jacques
wasn't christened any such
name. 1t happens to be family
property dating FOUNDER to
ITO when Lanny's great-great-
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

Cunningham, the veteran from
Kansas u, who now is doing post
graduate work here, is placed on
the AIl-America In the 1,500-meters
event, and San Romani. who runs
for Emporia Teachers of Kansas,
is showed down among the ALI
College selections, tantamount to
putting him on the second team.
Sufficient Cause
And in that there is sufficient
cause for dispute as to whether he
or Cunningham is the better man
right now. However, there doesn't
seem to be much doubt about the
The Washington times., 1937-01-18
Hoyds Primed
For Pitt Tilt

DR.. H. C. Carlson, one of the
outstanding basketball coaches Of
the country, brings his equally IA
nous Pittsburgh PantherS to town
tonight to meet Georgetown at
the Tech High School gymnasium
in an Eastern intercollegiate Con-
ference fray. In a preliminary
to the varsity attraction, the
Georgetown Freshmen are slated
to face the city champion Eastern
High School five.
The presence of Pittsburgh,
present leaders of the Eastern In
tercollegiate Conference with two
victories and 40 defeats, affords
District cage fans the opportunity
|, of seeing one of the best college
teams in the country.
Five Straight Wins
After a slow start in which close
games we're lost to Northwestern
and DePaul, the latter an over
time affair, the Golden Cats have
wone five consecutive games over
Butler, Wisconsin, Temple, Carne-
gle Tech and Notre Dame. In the
latter game the CarlSon-coached
team overcame a 19-7 deficit to
hand the RamblerS their second
defeat in nine games.
Under the coaching of Dr. Carl
son, who came to Pittsburgh in
1922, succeeding Andy Kerr, Pitts.
burgh has been a power in college
Continued on Page "a, Col. II
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

bley Stadium, London. Feeling,
doubtless, that he hasn't yet
avenged the wrongs ireland Suf-
fered at the hands Of perfidious
Albion, Jack has decided to stage
what he calls a ring comeback.
I might add he calls it this with.
out batting a single one of his
beautifully arched eyelashes.
Jack, who is always doing the
appropriate thing, slipped out of
this country on December 26,
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

Jack Doyle, the
only horizontal
CT ner Ire
land ever pro-
duCed, has re-
turned to the
prize ring and
is sin g i n g
"T h ere S a
Dear Lit tt e
Town in the
Old Coun t y
Down" while
an unappreci-
atiVe referee
counts ov r
him in the
ring at Wen.
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

Outright holder of five worlds
records, Owens shares with Willie
Ritola and Loren Murchison, Of
another day, the honor of being
named to four places on the ALI
America. The sepia flash from
Ohio State, who since the Olym-
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

pics turned pro, is recognized as
the outstanding performer in the
100 and 200-meter runs, 200-meter
hurdles and broad jump, and
earned similar places on the ALI
College team.
The Washington times., 1937-01-18
By LAWToN CARVER

NEW YORK. JAN 18-Announcement today Of the 1885 all
American track and field team selected annually by Daniel
Ferris Of the A. U finds Jesse Owens
hailed as last years outstanding athlete and Archie San
Romani playing second fiddle to Glenn Cunningham.
The Washington times., 1937-01-18

If you hear a particularly fiat
note Chewsday week, know ye
all men by these presents that
Evening star., 1937-05-17
LABOR GROUPS OPEN
TRANSIT UNION FIGHT
G. I. 0.'s Victory in New York
Contested by A. F. L. as
War Begins.
BY the Associated Press.

6y Inc ASAOCl8LSo EIcbS.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor and the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization
were engaged in open warfare for con-
troll Of labor In the Nations munici-
pal transit systems from coast to coast.
The G. I. O., headed by John L.
Lewis, won an overwhelming victory
over the week end in collective bar
gaining referendum on New Yorks
Interboroughs Rapid Transit lines,
operating the city's largest network
of subway and elevated lines. Its af-
flliated Transport Workers Union
polled 1858 OF the II ,585 votes cast.
Aroused by this, John ]. Sullivan,
general organizer for the Amalga-
mated Association OF Street and Elec-
trio Railway and Motor Coach EN-
ployes, A. F. of L. affiliate which boy
cotted the referendum, announced his
union would not abide by the result
Of the referendum and that it would
carry its fight to the Supreme Court
II necessary.
At the same time Sullivan disclosed
plans Of the A. F. OF L. to fight to
gain or retain control Of transit labor
in key cities throughout the country.
Plans for battle against the c. I.
O., he said, have been laid in Chi
cago, Denver, Los Angeles, Sat Fran
cisco, St. Louis, Baltimore, Washing
ton, Philadelphia and other large
cities.
A. F. Of L. leaders, it was indicated,
hold the 1. r. T. referendum was
illegal because Federal Judge Julian
Mack, who named a board of three
men to supervise the poll, had neither
the Jurisdiction nor the authority to
act. even though the company is in
receivership.
Evening star., 1937-05-17
D. C.AUT0|ST SHOT
in TRAFFIC ROW
Oscar T. Bache in Serious
Condition at Prince Freder-
ick-PoIice Hunt Man.

An unidentified colored man, who
last night shot and seriously wounded
Oscar T.. Bache, 43-year old WASH
ington automobile mechanic, during
traflc argument near Sunderland,
Nd. was being sought by local and
Maryland State police today.
Left on the highway with bullet
wound in his groin, Bache, who lives
at 910 Rhode Island avenue north
east, noted the first three numerals
OF his assailant's District license
plate and gave them to police.
Condition Serious.
Taken to Calvert County Hospital,
Prince Frederick, Md, by another mo-
torist, Bache was reported in a serious
condition today. The bullet pune
tured an artery, physicians said.
Bache said his car was sidesWiped
by machine occupied by four COL
ored persons as he returned here from
Solomons Island The other car
failed to stop, he said, and he turned
around and overlook it. While dis
cussing the damage. one Of the four
struck and knocked him to the
ground
Tries to Drive to d. C..
A second person, Bache said, drew
gun as he got up. He was shot, he
said, as he tried to knock the weapon
from the mans hand.
Despite his wound Bache started
to drive to Washington for medical
attention. Corpl. Charles W. Magaha
Of the State police noticed Bache's
Evening star., 1937-05-17
STEEL VOTE THURSDAY.
Strike Action Hinges on Test at
Jones 4 Lauxhlin.

Jones 4 Laughlin.
PITTSBURGH, May II R.-The
steel Workers Organizing Committee,
set to call strikes in the Nations in
dependent steel producing firms unless
it obtains collective bargaining agree
ments, turn today to an employe elec-
tion in the Jones g. Iaughlin Steel
Corp. plants.
The vote Thursday will determine
If the committee shall be the collec-
tive bargaining agent for the firms 32,-
600 workers. The corporation agreed
to give contract If the union could
produce majority in the balloting.
A 36-hour strike, called in the midst
Of negotiations for . collective bar
gaining agreement between Chairman
H. E. Lewis of the 5000, ,O00, 900 COR
poration, and Chairman Philip Murray
OF the Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee, led to the election.
The biggest labor election 10 far
supervised by the Government has
been the one held at the Packard
Motor Car Co.'S plant in Detroit, in
volving about $4,000 workers. The
union won an overwhelming victory.
After signing collective bargaining