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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-09

| Meeting Tomorrow | Court Welch, No. 84, Foresters of America, will hold a regular weekly meeting Thursday evening, 8 o'clock at ForeSter'S hall, on Hanover street The lodge has chosen Sunday June 18th, as the day upon which the graves of deceased members will be decorated, and details will be completed at the meeting Thurs day night as to the assignment of the various graves to the different members. The committee in charge is headed by John Humphrey, chair man, who will be assisted by Joseph Brenneis, John Mccarthy, Edward Manton, Albert Frank, Arnold Keith and George Heck1eman.
 Sprague Graduates
 Miss Mary Congdon, principal of Sprague school has given out the complete list of names of the gradu- ating class of 1897, which is as follows: Bernice Baker, Christine Dadario, Roberta Davis, Betty Di- mock, Mary Donahue, Catherine Dubay, Helen Elliott, Frances Finn, Josephine Flores, Betty Hall, Elea- nor Hoetke, Eleanor Knox, Madella Lanonette, Nancy Lefevre, Ellen McMahon, Aldona Mitrulavicius, Virginia Meyers, Frances Perillo, Anna Signori, Doris Stevens, Ver- onica Whalen, Arnold Blatherwick, Benjamin Bradley, Rodford Bryant, Joseph Callan, Andrew Dunne, AL win Elsdon, Donald Forgue, Edward Highham, Fred Holdsworth, John Holmes, Robert McGuire, John Mo- riarty, Daniel Perillo, George Platt, John Reihl, Charles Silva, Leon Silver and Elmer Thorpe.
 Overcome By Heat
 Anthony Kesons, of 29 Haase St., an employe of the casting shop of Chase Metal Works was overcome by heat, while at work, Monday aft ternoon, and it became necessary to remove him to the Waterbury Hospital, where he is reported im- proved.
 Mrs. William Blewitt, of Winsted, llcko xCUUA1ACu OO 41C4 d1OC1 having visited MT. and Mrs. Sidney Henchel of Thomaston avenue. While here, Mrs. Blewitt attended the dance recital of Miss Doris Sydner held in Wate; bury Satur- day evening, in which her grand daughters, Priscilla Henchel parti- cipated.
 Supper Served
 A supper was served last night at the Grace Methodist Church, by the Ladies' Aid Society of the church, for the Cooperative Buying Club of Waterbury. The principal speaker was Professor Florin Huysen of Connecticut State College, an other speakers included Thomas Davis of the New Haven Cooperative and Rev. Wayne White of Naugatuck president of the local club. This marked the last meeting of the club until fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-09
ANDREW L. GLAMOUR

Andrew L.. Gilmour was feted at a dinner given in The Elton last night by members of .the Connecticut Oil-O-Matic Deal CTS association. Gilmour, an em- ploye of The Barlow Bros, of this city was individual high scorer in the recent inter-city sales campaign. Waterbury led all other cities. He was presented with a wrist watch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-09
WILLIAM NELSON

William Nelson, who was mar ried May 10, was guest of honor at a testimonial dinner in Quaker inn last night. Sixty friends at- tended and presented MT. Nelson with a purse. Arrangements were made by Jay Comedian, George Nelson and Vincent Enright. The program included remarks by sev- eral of the attendants, and enter tainment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-09
NORMAN NICHOLS

Twenty fellow-employes of the Armour company honored Nor man Nichols at a testimonial din- ner last night at Quaker inn. A fitted travelling bag was presented to MT. Nichols, who will be mar ritd Saturday
 The dinner was arranged by Mack McManus and Joseph Har-
 rigan. Entertainment included hill-billy music by Edward Bom- mer, Jr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-09
Sodality Concludes
 Another Busy Year
Browning of Blessed Virgin Ends Year for St. MichaeIs GirIs-Margaret Gunterman President
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Waterville, June 9-The crowning of the Statute of the Blessed Virgin, took place Sunday afternoon at 800 o'clockyat St. Michaers Church. This cerenony marked the closing of an- other years activities of the Sodality of the Children of Mary, of the church.
 Rita Sullivan, president officiated,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-09
SPOTTED FEVER WAVES

Hamilton, Mont.-CUP)-Spotted fever is rapidly being stamped out in the Bitter Root valley as result of WPA projects in Ravalli county. Six new dipping vats were erected to replace the old, dilapidated ones. The vats, built last summer and fall, were put to wide use this spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-09

while Margaret Gunterman, Ann Buckley and Rose Mary Wiston, presented the customary flowers.
 Rev. Michael Heating delivered a sermon to the incoming members, who are: Mary Donahue, Frances Finn, Catherine Dubay, Madella Lanonette, Vera Whalen, Frances Perillo, Nancy LeFevre and Mar garet Heaney.
 Following the crowning, a meet ing was held in the parish hall and the following officers were elected for the coming year: Margaret Gun- terman, president: Margaret Cos grin, vice-president, Mary Goggins, treasurer and Bernice Ryan, secre- tary.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22
Local Contracting Co.
 Gets West Coast Job

The crew of eight men of the Gus tard. Meadows. OJa X Company who came in the middle of December rom Waterfall where they had a clearing and rock exeavtion con tract with the Nakat Packing Cor poration, intend to return to the west coast tomorrow
 Three weeks work remains at Waterfall after which they will es- tablish camp on the Craig -Klawock trail, the company on December 18th having been awarded by the Territorial Highway Commission the contract on bids for a mile and hali clearing and grubbing road job.
 The men going out tomorrow are M. M. Custard, Olay LillegraYen, Lars Eide and Red steears, Kenneth and James Cole will go over later, as will Ed Michaelson of Petersburg All are members of the company.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22

Which shellfish are good to eat, and which, if any, are not?
 If certain sheIIfish are unwhole- some or poisonous, as vague rumors intimate, how does a person recog- nize and avoid such?
 These and other questions about Alaska clans and other bivalves are answered in an interesting manner by c. R. Snow in a featured article The Elements of Clam Gunnery" in the February number of The Alaska Sportsman, just out.
 Mr. Snow has made a thorough study of the question and presents it with many humorous sidelights. MT. Snow has written on many AL aska Outdoors subjects and his pre- vious articles on Vegetables of the Alaska Wilderness, "Cohoes, Kings and Other Things,p "The Call of the Wild' and Bears of Southeast ern Alaska" have been read with great interest Mr Snow makes his home at Ketchikan.
 pr. Ales Hrdlicka, curator of phy- sical anthropology at the Smithson- ian Institution in Washington, D. C., who has made eight trips to AL aska, has an article entitled, Al aska-an Appraisal in which he discusses Alaska's assets and liabil- ities. He urges the establishment of a publicity body on the style of Commission on Alaska" to make studies, reports, and issue publica- tion to help make the Territory bet ter known and better liked.
 John o. Adams of Matanuska tells of Trailing the Kodiak in a story of the taking of four Kodiak bear in an exciting hunt last spring. MT Adams is a favorite writer for the magazine.
 Edward A. Heron of Juneau con- tributes a humorous article about a fishing trip. There's Always a Be- ginning" explaining that to be a fishing enthusiast, you've got to start to fish.
 Jack Altman of Palmer has the second installment of his fiction story, "The Water Trail"
 The cover picture is of "Friend POrcupine" up a tree. The frontis- piece shows a "Clam Gunner" pur- suing his favorite sport. The edi torial urges truthful publicity fol Alaska Departments are: "The Sluict Box" by Victor Shaw, "Arms ant the Mulligan Pot".
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22
FORMER WRANGELL RESIDENT
 TELLS OF CALIFORNIA COLD

Ice freezes here over an inch thick every night" stated Mrs. W. J. Bradley in a letter to her daugh- ter, Mrs. Loyal Binkley, written January 11th from the Bradley home at Thousand Oaks, a village on 101 Highway near Los Angeles.
 The Bradleys moved to Thousand Oaks from Wrangell several years ago and have been delighted with that location although now the cold weather is not pleasant to people whose lives have become adjusted to a warmer temperature.
 Mir. Bradley and his sons, Lyle and Homer, and his daughter Ruby's husband, are associated in the trucking business. They work a good deal for Hollywood Studios, partic- ularly NJ. G. NJ. in Sherwood For est. seven miles distant from Thous- and Oaks, where all the Tarzan pictures are made
 Mr. Bradley also has the contract tor oak wood in Sherwood Forest which he and the boys cut and haul into Los Angeles for use in fire places.
 Lyle was married in October of 1884 and has a little daughter Homer was married last summer and is building a new home. Dimond Is still in high school and she and Garnet are the only ones of the big family left at home. Four of the children, Mrs. Binkley, c. W. Shorty" Bradley, Carl Bradley and Mrs. William Camper live in or near Wrangell
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22

Final arrangements for partici- patton of Wrangell in the Ameri- canism contest in high schools of Alaska, sponsored by the American Legion Department of 4 la k a through it's Americanism Committee were made at a special meeting of the local post called Wednesday af- ternoon by James Loyett, Post Com mander. The committee in charge consists of J. l.. Dolan, chairman, James Loyett. L. NJ. Campbell, Van Ii. Fisk, Russell F. Pederson
 The Department A m icanism committee offers three prizes, of $25, S15 and $10. The local post will award three prizes to Wrangell contestants. but has not yet decided upon the amount of the awards.
 Clyde R. Ellis, department chair man ef the Americanism committee wrote to the local Legion post, that while in Seattle he learned of a contest being carried on by the Post-Intelligencer whereby that pa per selected twenty high school stu dents to attend the inauguration of President Roosevelt on January goth and tried to get the paper to extend the conest to high school students in Alaska. Failing in the attempt he decided to put on a little contest by the Legion using the questions sub mitted by the P.-I. The ten ques tions submitted to the students are as follows:
 1. Why is he Declaration of In- dependence regarded as one of the most outstanding contributions to human. freedom in the history of the world?
 2-What kind of a government was the Constitution of the United States designated to create and per petuate?
 3.-What was the most importan. piece of advice George Washing ton gave to the American people in his farewell address?
 4.-What was the occasion and the definite objective of President James Monroe when he enunciated the Monroe Doctrine?
 5.-What violation of basic na- tional right led to the War of 1872 and who was the outstanding Amer jean figure in that war?
 6.-What is the most frequently quoted sentence from Abrahamj
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22
LEGION SPONSORS CONTEST AMONG
 ALASKA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

fIineoln's Gettysburg address. and why?
 What was the historical i'm portance of President Grover Cleve- lands message to the Venezuelan complication.
 8.-What overt act led to Ameri- can participation in the World War and what traditional national right was involved?
 9.-What decision Is the prece- dent for the authority of the Unite l States supreme court to void an act of eongress2
 10.-What do you consider the most important achievement of President Franklin D. RooseyeIt's first administration and why?
 These six rules govern the con test:
 1-All bona fide high school stu dents of the Territory of Alaska, will be eligible to compete.
 2.-The questions will be submit ted to the local students in a man ner to be decided upon by the To- cal Americanism Committee and the local member of the Department Am ericanism Committee. The local Am erieanism Committee shall choose judges 10 grade the answers sum mitted locally.
 3.-No paper will be considered unless all questions are answered. Answers to each question shall be limited to loo words. Answers may be typewriter or written in pen and ink. Neatness, spelling, punctuation, cIearness, and grammatical con- struction will be considered.
 1.-The three best local papers are to be mailed to Clyde R. Ellis, Chairman, Department American ism Committee. Anchorage, Alaska, and must be ill his hands by April 5, 1937.
 5.-No paper shall bear the name of it's author. Papers must be des- ignated by number or other means of identification, known to the To- cal committee only.
 6.-All papers selected, as win ming the local contest, will be en- tered in the final contest. The judges of the final contest will be selected by the Department Execu- tive Committee. The decision of these judges will be final.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22
BILLY HOOKER DIES FROM
 TUBERCULOSIS SUN. MORNING

Billy Hooker died Sunday morn ing January IT, at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Nick Rush, from pulmonary tuberculosis. He had been i'll for the past two years. He was born February 21, 1921 and was the oldest of the five orphaned children of Mir and Mrs. Billy Hook er The mother died at the age of 2S in January of 1880 andthe fa- ther on January 10, 1883. Their first baby, whom they named Billy also, lived but three days.
 The boy is survived by two bro thers, Buddy and Jimmie, twelve and thirteen years of age, who live with their grandmother and two little sisters, who are being cared for by MT. and Mrs. John Darrow of Kla- woek
 Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon by Brigadier W. J. Carruthers in the Salvation Army hall. Interment was in Redmen's cemetery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22
JOHN COULTER MARRIES
 VAL. BRUNSVOLD IN N. OAK.

John Coulter, junior partner with A. R. Brueger in the A. R. B.. Packing Company returned to Wran- gell on the Norah Wednesday night, coming here directly from Leeds, North Dakota, where he was mar ried on January 10th to Miss Val borg Brunsyold, former Wrangell teacher.
 The wedding, which was schedul- ed for New Years Day, with the bridal couple to leave at once for the coast, was postponed on account of the deah of a married sister, who had been i'll but a few days from pneumonia.
 MT. and Mrs. Coulter were mar ried quietly on January 10th. She will remain for a time at Leeds and will come north later in the spring.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22
MRS. MIG MULLEN GUEST OF
 WRANGELL CLUB WOMEN

Mrs. P. c. McMullen, president of the Women's Club of Seward, was a passenger on the General Gorgas Tuesday enroute to her home af- ter an extended tour of eastern and southern states. and visited friends here while her boat was in port. She was accompanied by her little son, Paul. and Miss Nellie McMullen of Houston, Texas. MT. McMullen who had made the trip. also, had preced- ed them to Seward on the former trip of the Gorgas, and their young daughter had remained with her grandparents in Houston.
 While it was impossible to call a meeting of the Civic Club on such short notice, members of the exec utive board and standing committees of the organization had the oppor- tunity to meet Mrs. McMullen at tlFe home of Mrs. NJ. o. Johnson in the afternoon and to hear an in- teressting report of her visit to Gen. eral Federation Headquarters in Washington, D. c.
 After a call at the Osterman home, Mrs. McMullen spent the evening with Mr. and Mrs. z. M. Bradford, friends of long standing, who had met her at the boat when she ar rived.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22
Eastern Star InStallS
 Officers Ensuing Year

Wrangell chapter, No. II, Order of the Eastern Star, held the cere- mony of installation of officers Mon day night. Mrs. Olive Johnson, jun for worthy matron, acted as install ling officer, Miss Edna Sinclair, installing marshal; Mrs. Neva Coul- ter, installing chaplain and Mrs. Gertrude Bradford installing organ ist The following officers were pla. ced at their stations by the reg ular ritual of the order:
 Worthy Matron, Mary Anderson;
 Worthy Marton, Mary Anderson, Worthy Patron, c. P. Kirtland; As soeiate Matron, Sarah Pritchett; Treasurer, L. NJ. Campbell Conduc- tress, Frances Nettleton. associate conductress, Belle Mcbride; chap lain, Josephine Mason; Organist, Gertrude Bradford; Ruth, Mabel Chisholm; Esther, Helen Angerman; Martha, Carrie Bjorge; Electa, IT, enc Coulter; Warden, May Camp bell; Sentinel, E. c. Anderson.
 Special installation ceremonies will be held on their return from the states for Oar Smith, elected to the office of associate patron and Doris Barnes in the station of the mar shal. Mrs. Johnson will be installed at the next meeting of the chap ter as secretary and Miss Sinclair as Adah.
 Following the installation cere- monies Monday night lunch was served by Mrs Josephine Mason. Mrs. E. M Campbell and Miss Irene Coulter after which c. P. Kirtland made the presentation of the past matron's jewel to Mrs. Johnson, ex- pressing for the members their ap- preciation of the manner in which she had conducted the affairs of the chapter during the year Mrs. John son responded with gracious thanks for the gift after which Mr. Kirt- land called upon the Past Worthy Matrons present, each of whom spoke briefly.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22
HEALTH DEPT.
 TO CONDUCT T.B. CLINICS

Miss Armene Stinger, public health nurse from the Territorial De partment of Health. arrived in Wrangel the latter part of the week to continue the health work that was starte here last summer.
 Members of the Wraugeu Health Council which was formed at that time, met Monday night at the home Of Mrs M. 0. Johnson with Miss Stinger, Dr. J. H. Clements, Arnold Krone. Mrs. Mae Grant and Briga- dier W. J. Carruthers present
 Miss Stinger stated that Dr. Cars we'll, chief epidemiologist from the Department of Health, plans to come to Wrangell in the near fu- ture. 4 free clinic will be conducted tC determine susceptibility to tuber- culosis for all age groups not con taeted last summer and chest X-rays will be taken of all those having a positive reaction to the tuberculosis test.
 At present Miss SHnger is inter ested in getting in touch with those who have not had the skin test, in order that they will be in readiness for pr. Carswel upon his arrival here.
 An office in the city hall, in the room formerly used by W A engin- eers, has been made available by the city authorities for Miss S6n- gers use while she is in Wrangell
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22
Alaska SpOrtsmen Off Navigation Class Now
 Press For February Open To Wrangell Men

The Wrangell Public School would like to offer an adult class in NaYi- gation during the month of Febru- ary, to meet about four nights per week in the school house. It will be possible to get the services of a competent man to teach the class, This man does not live in Wran- gell so that we will have to know whether enough men are interested in the course to justify the expense. There will be no expense to those who enroll.
 If you would like to attend such a class please give your name to either Mrs. Wheeler, Campbell Brothers, or myself. The class will be started only if enough men sign up for the course in advance.
 A. Rasmussen.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22
Unions To Free Frozen Fish for Shipment East

Release of Alaskan frozen fish re- ports the Ketchiku Chronicle, for shipment to the east by way of Prince Rupert was indicated today when the Deep Sea Fishermen's un- ion and the Alaska Fishermen's un- ion, radioed John Toryik, business agent for the Deep Sea union there that certain small boats had been approved by the Seattle strike com mittee as carriers.
 The Seattle strike committee has designated the Spencer, Venus, Atlas Yukon and Eskimo as approved small boats for the transportation to Prince Rupert. However, each in diyidual fish company will have to get permission from the strike committee to ship it's fish
 Mr. Toryik has wired back to Se- attle for further details, as some points of the message are not en- tirely clear, he said. How the strike committee happened to make the de- cision was not learned here.
 Union officials today estimated that tue eHllIe amount or frozen fish in all Alaska is between two. to two and a half million pounds. They said they believed recent fig ures in resolutions demanding ships for Alaska were exaggerated.
 It was pointed out today that only the Eskimo is large enough to carry a full carload of frozen fish below decks. The others can carry a car load, but not all below decks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22
FORMER WRANGELL GIRL
 WRITES FROM LIHUE, HAWAII

Because so many readers of the Sentinel will welcome word from Mrs. Frank Westlake of Lihue. is- land of kanai, Hawaii, formerly Am anda Horgheim of Wrangell, a new sy letter from her written on De- oember 2S to Mrs. J. W Pritehett is printed so that it may be shared by all the old friends. The letter follows:
 T am glad to again renew my subscription to the Sentinel. It cer- tainly is Like letter from home'' lot of names mentioned are un- familiar but there is enough news of my old friends up there to make 1t mighty interesting
 Well, the strike is still with us but we haven't suffered so much here in the Islands as regards the food situation. Of course, we miss the fresh fruit and vegetables from the mainland but we have Island grown products to substitute fer them and there's plenty of caaned goods on the store shelves - in- cluding Canned Alaska Salmon. We use a lot of that and the canned crab l buy happens to be canned in Pe- tersburg. Also ships from Canada, New Zealand and the Orient bring in different commodities, so there's 10 danger of starvation here-althougn you'd certainly think so if you be- IieYe everything that gets into the news.
 T believe though, it might be a different story if the steyedores and Iongsnoremen in Honolulu and the ether island ports were unionized. If .hey were, the cargo from the for eign ships wouldn't be handled and our inter-island boats would be tied Up as well. This would naturally af- feet us on the outside islands. As il is, we get our regularly scheduled service from Honolulu and really haven't had much to worry about Of course, prices are going higher and higher which doesn't exactly please us. After two months of the strike, we're all hoping for set clement soon.
 Edith and her husband have bought a new home in Vallejo, Cal ifornia and Dad is with them. He seems to be enjoying good health.
 Aloha nui loa to all"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22
GORGAS CARGO HOUSES WRATH
 OF MERCHANTS

The relief ship General Gorgas arrived in port here Tuesday noon Scheduled to leave at midnight, she remained in port until 10:S0 the next morning.
 On Wednesday afternoon a dozen of the merchants and business firms sent to Anthony J. Dimond, Dele gate to Congress from Alaska the following telegram:
 "The relief ship General Gorgas arrived here last night and delivered no foodstuffs or freight except hardware, coal and a large liquor shipment. This town is entirely out of meat, eggs, butter, fruit and vegetables with drug supplies low.
 Unless canned. salmon in Seattle warehouses is moved at once we will be ruined finan- cially. As American citizens we demand food and relief from this disastrous and disgraceful situation"
 The telegram was signed by Camp bell Brothers, Donald Sinclair, T, J. Mcbride, Andy Johnson, C. F. Hur- ley, L. L. Curtis, Thos. Dalgity, R. Shonwald, Chas. Benjamin, Bank of Alaska, Walter Waters, s. E. Prit- chett, A. Engstrom, James Nolan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-22
AALT0 SAARI

Mrs. Henry Wells received word this week from her brother, T. M. Tony" Saari, that he was married on January 2nd to Miss Mae Aalto and had left on a honeymoon trip which would include stops to visit friends at Hoquiam and his sister and brother-in-law, MT. and Mrs. Wilfred Dykerude in South Bend, Washington.
 The bride while on vacation from her work for the Postal Telegraph in Seattle was the guest last June of Mir saari's sisters in Wrangell and although formal announcement was not made it was understood then that the wedding would take place this winter.