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thc lower grades were gathering UP
their books and starting the scram-
bic. for the playground or 70 so
home. The clock at the big study
hall showed 3 p, m.
Bricks san Into AIR
Suddenly bricks sailed high into
the air. Then as; the debris seemed
10 hang rnomemtarily above what
mad been a solid trim structure Of
brick and steel a big mushroom Of
smoke Of greyish grown hue rose
upward. A defening explosion fol-
lowed. The earth seemed to ltremble
as If wrecked hE an earthquake.
The disaster overlook the smaller
children as they Started to file from
their classrocoits. ~ catapulted up
ward the bodies 0f scores trapped
within what was the building but
now was d shattered mass Of ma
sonary and steel with but one wall
standing. This was the picture of
the tragedy as given me by wit
1esses, some Of them mothers whose
children were counted among the
mangled victims.
Mother Ends Son
Mrs. w. II. Phillips had gone to
the Parent Teachers meeting with
her son, James, s, too young to at
tend school. Just before O'Clock
she left the building to shop in a
grocery store near the school, leav-
ing James to wait for his brother
and sister who still were In their
'classroon1S. Just as Mrs. Phillips
reached for her bundles there came
a rlfnbling roar. She thought 1t was
merely ar oil tank explosion, a
common occurrence In the commu-
nifty. As she joked with the clerk
the siren Of an ambulance sounded.
She had a foreboding Of danger.
She rushed to the ctreet and ran
after the ambulance. Her fears we're
confirmed when she reached the top
Of the hill and saw the wrecked
building she had left but few mo-
nents before. A man struggled out
of the wreckage, carrying the torn
body Of a child. She glanced at the
face Of the lifeless body. It was her
son, Virgil B. Phillips, IL.
Some Sad Pictures
y Immediately after the explosion
women ran screaming from Their oil
field cottages into the roads. Some
tainted, stumbled, fell and lay OH
the thoroughfares as though lifeless.
Others knelt in the roads and
prayed.
b Children from intermediate grades
that had just been dismissed ran
into the streets, bleeding and
screaming
4 George L. Hardy, SO, who recent
~ moved to Arp, hurried to New
London. He looked on as mothers
carried bodies of their children
from the wreckage. He gasped, then
fell dead, victim of meart attack in
duced by shock.
Humps ON the back of a camel
are masses Of fat, not water reser-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-19
LOCAL SENATORS
]. ARE DIVIDED

CONTINUED From rage -
Senate, may vote for ratification in
which event the bill wUuld be re-
ferred back 10 ~ committee on
conference. IT, not thought that
ratification BY the state Of Con-
necticut Il possible With both houses
disagreeing, which, DC course, waits
on Senate action next week.
Demaoratg LEFT out
Hartford Conn, March 10e-(UP)
= The re6eRa ton committee Of
the general assembly planned q fay-
orable report today IN the house on
i've bills providing fOF zecrgAFliza-
ton Of the state ta$ department.
Approval Of the sneasufes came at
an executive session ~ the COM
it1ittee late yesterday. Senate dem
ocraEs tailed 10 appear Ak the meet
ing and later complained they had
not been informed twas 70 be
held. Senator James r. Rabbett,
windsor Locks, declared "from
republican tactics 80 far 1t looks to
me as II no democrats are going TO
pc uoClI1e0 Oh a4ay mSetu16S "a tlAS
committee. But In my opinion the
general assembly Is not going to
accept bills drawn up solely by and
with the political flavor OF the
republican members Of the reofgaHl-
ization committee"
Announcement Made
Announcement OF the meeting was
made by Representative George L.
Warncke, house chairman Of the
committee, atythe close Of the house
session yesterday. House democratic
members Of the committee attended
the executive session. The tax bills
approved Adjustment OF the board
Of equalization, transfer from the
insurance commissioner to the tax
commissioner collection Of arniise-
ment taxes and taxes on out-of-
state insurance companies, among
other things. The committee also
approved two minor bills related to
the civil service measure for state
employees, which IL reported favor
ably earlier In the week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-19
FELL TO DEATH

New York, March 19-(UP)-A
man who registered March II as
Brilliant Chapman Of $40 Boylston
street, Boston, Mass, Jumped or fell
to his death today from . window
of his room on the thirteenth floor
Of the Seventy-First Street hotel.
A scrap-book In his room indicated
he was q dancer, but vaudeville
sources here said they had no rec
ord Of him. He was about thirty
eight.
The dog-fish, species Of the
shark family, gets 1t name from the
fact that 1t hunts in packs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-19
BY PAULA ECHOLS
Junior High School Student)


Everything was very quiet and
about 20 Of us were studying Eng
fish In our classroom when the
building seemed to shake and the
entire roof fell in on us, all at once.
A huge piece Of brick and mortar
fell between my desk and my teach
er, burying her except for one leg
and a corner Of her desk.
Everyone started screaming and
q boy seated across the elsie from
me cried, ooh. help me-
I was pinned beneath my desk,
unable to move. One of the boys
seated next TO the window pulled
me out and crawled outside with me.
Just after the first rumble saw
a huge piece Of stone hurtle through
the air and pass completely through
the body Of an automobile parked
near the building.
The worst part Of the explosion
seemed to come from the front of
the building, as the students sitting
in the back of class room were COM
pletely covered. Those on the front
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-19

Two young Dutch brothers on
their way from fiaarltin 70 java.
1900 miles. have reached RAM
COON. Burma. an dWlie1 llSsy arrive
~ Singapore. Malaga. shortly. they
will have padded their canoe 1900
miles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-19

row were able to be carried out. Our
class room was located at the mid
die Of the building on the north
side.
physicians said Paula, severely
tllangled, would recovery.
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CHILDREN WHO, !.
ESCAPED |I'||'l ! BLAST IS
10 ". ~ ~
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1t was awful. 1t made me sick and
lost consciousness again. ,&.l
When I came to things were q bit
quieter but folks still were Shout
ing. A lot Of mothers and fathers
were crying. There was little bit
Of smoke. don't know where 1t
came from. Men were crawling all
ever the wreclSage.
I was lucky. wasn't hurt much.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-12-23
Will Be Xmas Eve,
 Do Not Forget

Only one day left forXmas Shopping, so don't be caught nap pang, as business houses, city of fees, schools and fedreal and ter ritorial offices will remain closed Christmas Day.
 Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and the time for sending Greetings and Well Wishes. Adopt the spirit of Christmas and join in this cele- bration.
 Business houses throughout the city are decorated and illuminat- ed with holiday airs. Homes & other buildings should be adorned with Christmas decorations and the entire community will pre- sent the spirit of. Santa Claus.
 And at the same time, don't for get the Drawing at Polet's Store this evening, at which 50 valubale prizes will be given away to the holders of lucky numbers. This is an annual even with Polet's Stores and receives much interest each year
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-12-23
BILLY SOuTHWARD, OLD
 TIMER NOME AND kOT- ZEBUE, PASSES AWAY

According to a wire received y>esteraay. befors his departure for Kotzebue, Deputy Marshal Henry Xvier was informed of the death al Kotzebue, of Billy South ward, former Nomeite and Kotze- bue and kobuk minging sections.
 MT. Southward who had been in the kotzebue hospital for the past week or two developed phn- neuponia from which he never recovered Billy Southward was one of those old sourdouhs of the early gold rush days to Nome, and later settled in the Kotzebue and Kobuk river section, still holding the confidence of his mum erous friends, both republican & democratic, untl the end
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-12-23

Another of the enjoyable Christ mas features is the annual pill grimage of the Eskimo Methodist Carol Singers about the city of Nome Xmas Eve.
 This year Deaconness Miss Pearl Woodfin announced that between 22 and 25 singers will compose the choir.
 The choir will start out Xmas Eve about 10 P. M. and travel by horse team and sled, thru the courtesy of C. F. Yenney, about town, stopping frequently in prominent places render sev- eral Christmas Carols.
 Besure and watch for them, as their music and spirit should not be overlooked-it's an unusually well perfected choir.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-12-23
NEWS ITEMS

At the closing of the first sem ester, Christmas party was held at the Office of Indian Affairs school.
 A short program was followed by the diStribu tion of gifts. Re- treatments were served. The mothers were the guests of honor.
 On Christmas Day the Native Sisterhood and Brotherhood will have a dinner in ths school gym. Native dancing and games will complete the festivities for the evening.
 Due to the large numbers of or ders for mukluks and parkas, the Skin-sewing room will remain open during Christmas vacation.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-12-23

Inquiry has been made for one Moses E. Strand, to whom funds have been left from an estate in Norway. If anyone knows who Moses E. Strand is, or who is entitled to his money, please ad- wise the Vice Consul for Nor way, Stang Anderson, Douglas Building, Seattle. Wn.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-12-23

LOST-Three picture enlarge ments in an envelope. Please re- turne to Nugget Office. Small reward. St
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-12-23

The PAA Electra mail plane ar rived today from Fairbanks with a large load of Xmas mail, and departed on its return trip with mail and MT. and Mrs. Joe Harnish as passengers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-12-23

One housefy, living safely thru the winter can have six trillion descendants by the following Sep tember.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-12-23
1.-THE NATIVITY" Eskimo Methodist Church Friday, Dec. "A, 7:30 PM.

Piano and organ prelude of carols, 700 P. M.
 Carols by Junior Choir and Church hoir, 7:3O P. M. Processional
 Prologue: Prophet Isaiah. Junior hoir: Tt Came Upon the Midnight Clear.
 Reading: "The Story''-.
 ................ Charley Weolufuk. Shepherd Scene: Music by the two choirs.
 Manager Scene:
 Duet: Infant Holy"-Mrs.
 ....Freida Larson, and Miss
 ...................-.... Grace OConnor Church Choir: Silent Night" in Eskimo.
 We Three Kings. Offering.
 Children's Department: Away in a Manager" and unison prayer. Organ Interlude.
 Joy to the World.
 Reader throughout: Olaf Pis- coya, interpreter.
 The public is welcome.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-12-23

Save S2 by paying in ad. vance for your subscription
The Washington times., 1937-01-04
Martha Burton
Weds Tonight

The marriage of Miss Martha
Van Buren Burton, daughter OF
Mr.. Paul G. Burton and the late
Mrs. Burton, and the Rev. George
Gladstone Shilling, of Avon Park,
Fla. son of the late Mr., and Mrs.
George w. Schilling, will take
place this evening at 1880 O'Clock.
The ceremony will be performed
at st. Paul's Episcopal Church by
the Rev. Claver E. Buck, assistant
rector Of the church.
Father to Escort Bride
The bride, who will be given
in marriage by her father, will
wear a gown of shimmering white
satin made on fitted lines with a
soft cowl neckline and terminal
ing in a train. Her veil Will be
arranged simply about her head
and extend the length OF her
dress. She will carry a bouquet
of white roses and lilies OF the
valley.
Mrs. Wayne Wagenseller, Of
Portage, Wis, will attend her sis
ter as matron of honor. She will
wear a gown OF powder blue crepe
made with a fitted jacket and
short puffed sleeves. She will wear
a turban of pink velvet and carry
a Sheaf of Johanna Hill roses.
The remaining attendants will
be Mrs. H. Fairfield Butt, Sd, Mrs.
Harry C. English, Miss Marion
Burton, a cousin of the brides
from Vassar College, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y, and Miss Louise Barlow. OF
Ruthersford, N. j.
They will wear gowns OF differ
ent shades, including peach, Du-
bonnet, maize and green. They
all will carry bouquets of Talisman
roses.
BridegroOm'S Attendants
Mr.. James T. Marshall, jr., Of
Baltimore, will serve as best man.
The uShers will be Mr.. Russell M.
Brown, of Landover, Md, Mr.. Clay
ton H. Brown. Mr.. c. William
Buck, Mr.. ]. Keneth Rohrback.
of Arlington, Va; Mr.. Frederick
Russell, of New York; Mr.. c. Peck
Daniel, of Bristol, Va; Mr.. John
H. Kuppers, of Vero Beach, Fla.
and Mr.. Robert Kuppers, of this
city.
A reception will follow at ths
Parish hall.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Bevan,
of Norfolk, Va, are at Wardman
Park Hotel at the present time.
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70ayn Topics !! /

By Flora Macdonald

'band and daughter, and Mrs.
Robert Patterson Lamont, ac-
companied by her daughter,
Mrs. Charles E. Saltzman. gay
music, first from the scarlet
coated Marines and later in the
East Room for dancing. flow
ers everywhere. demure Yo-
lande de Mauduit, in a powder
blue moire ffOck. two out
standing gowns, those of Mrs.
Joseph E. Davies, black velvet
falling into voluminous train,
and Mrs. Harold Sims, of black
and glistening red lame. jew
els beyond compare, notably
Nine. Perazic's n cklace of
rubies. E.
Many parties following -.
Dominican Minister and Nine.
Pastoriza planning to join
their young daughter, Matilde,
who returns to her studies to-
day, at party being given by
Beatrice Recinos, daughter of
Guatemalan Minister and Sc
nora de Recinos. Eleanor
Campbell dancing past us in a
flowing gown of pale blue net
sprinkled with brilliants. the
delicious low laugh of a dark
haired French lady in a lovely
white satin gown. Will Hays
holding a little court of his
own. blond Olga Patterson
in black lace, sister Zoe
Nine. Schlatter-in black faille
Senator McAdoo making a
tour Of the rooms and de-
scribing i'll detail to his tiny
wife the various portraits as
she listened enraptured. Rep
resentative Sol Bloom, wife
and daughter, the women folk
in cocOa-cOlored gowns which
were most becoming .Eman-
uel Dimitriu looking for his
wife and finally finding her
surrounded by friends, tell
ing President Roosevelt we
were the last of the line and
his surprised expression and
quick retort, "I hope not" .
Mrs. Roosevelt in silver lame,
with a slight train, and a
necklace of diamonds. land
finis for the first large re-
ception of the New Year al
the Executive Mansion.
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Dolly Cameron Says:
MANY SOCIAL EVENTS THIS WEEK
White House Functions Are Numerous, With
Parties Scheduled to I AXE Place at Several
legations During the Next Few Days

Newly arrived starting off with bangtha is socially
speaking.
land andC Countess
first
eenS b
hsviar n
his
peel a the
The Washington times., 1937-01-04
Noted Author
Will Speak

DR.. Domenic Vittorini, of the
University of Pennsylvania, who
will address the Italy America So
ciety meeting at the Mayflower on
Thursday, January 14th, on "Pi-
randello, the Man and the Artist, "
is the author of the book on the
life of the great Italian. The fore
word of the book was written by
Pirandello, who gave his hearty
approval of the volume.
DR.. Vittorini studied for a year
at Princeton where he received his
M. A. and year later in 1917 went
to Philadelphia, where he has
since made his home. He was
awarded a Phi. D at the University
of Rome. He is the author of The
Modern Italian Novel, published
in 1880, and The Drama of Luigi
Pirandello," that appeared five
wears later.
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The guests included Mrs. Will
liam Howard Taft, Mrs. John
Nance Garner, Donna Mathilde
de Suvich, Lady Marler, Mrs.
Charles Edison, wife of the new
Assistant Secretary of the Navy;
Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr., Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace, Mrs. Walter
Evans Edge, Mrs. William D.
Leahy, Mrs. Thomas Holcomb,
Mrs. Thomas C. Hart, Mrs. Will
liam R. Castle, Mrs. Hugh Mat
thews, Mrs. James Clement Dunn,
Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs. Rob
ert Woods Bliss, Mrs. Paul Bas-
tedo, Mrs. John R. Beardall, Mrs
j. H. Gibbons, Mrs. Albert Niblack,
Mrs. Ridley Mclean, Miss Mary
Patton, Mrs. Laurence Benet, Mrs.
j. Fred Essary, Mrs. Harry Gov
ington, Mrs. Bernard B. Jones,
Mrs. H. B. Flood, Mrs. Ollie James
and Mrs. Edgar L. Woods.
The Washington times., 1937-01-04

AGGRAVATING when stockings pop
- into runs. This too often happens
when stockings lose their elasticity.
New stockings give under strain
the silk is elastic. LUX saves elasticity
The Washington times., 1937-01-04
S'e4Y Y oo~'''>
Bal Boheme to
Be Very Gay
Reg. Q. s. Pat. Off

The Capitals beautiful Bal
Boheme will be held Monday
night, February /, and it will be
staged at the Mayflower. Distin-
guished persons from all circles
of society will foregather to revel
'Au Palais de Versailles" and take
part in this French fantasy of
the Eighteenth Century.
Saturday afternoon. the entire
membership of the Bal Boheme
committee met at the Arts Club
and laid plans for this most un-
usual of all Balls in the IA years
that have made them known all
over the cities of the East and
in many art centers from coast to
coast. With Mrs. Gilbert H. Gros-
Venor as chairman of patronesses
and boxes, invitations will go out
at once to leaders in the Capital
City's diplomatic, official and
residential circles to become pa
irons and patroneSses for this
spectacular event Of the arts.
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and dancing.

and dancing.
The artists who will perform are
the famous Polish "Chor Dana,
a quartet of singers, accompanied
by their leader, Danilowski The
chorus is on a tour of this country.
On Thursday there is to be a
reception at the Netherlands Le-
CATION, with the Minister and
Nine. Van Haersma de With as
host and hostess. Mile. Nora Van
Haersma de With, tall and blonde,
will help her mother receive.
The reception is in honor OF the
wedding of H. R. H. Princess Juli-
ana of Holland and Prince Bern
hard Zu Lippe Chesterfield, which
is taking place that same day on
the other side of the ocean.
Dinners Cancelled
Thursday was the date set for
the Vice Presidents Dinner. BY
mutual agreement. however, it has
been cancelled. Vice President
Garner, who is usually in bed by
nine. will not have his dinner for
the President and vice versa. 1t
seems that the social season was
just a little too rushed to sand
wich these dinners in. The Min
lister of Austria and Nine. ProChnik
will entertain at dinner on Thurs
day evening.
Another important Thurs d y
evening event is the Junior League
Celebrity Ball" History books, art
galleries and movies are being
scanned by everyone for celebrities
that are their doubles. The Grand
Ball Room and the Chinese Room
of the MayfloWer will be cleverly
transformed for the occasion by
a surprise decorative scheme.
An Amateur Show, which prom
iseS to reveal hidden mines of
Junior League talent, will be
staged at 11:30. Bud" Barry will
act as Master of Ceremonies. There
will be a professional floor show
at 1890 and supper will be served
in the Presidential Dining Room
following it.
A number of SocialiteS are in
terested in this affair and among
them are Lady Marler, Mrs. Paul
Bastedo, Mrs. Terrill Brazelton
Mrs. Frederic H. Brooke, Mrs. Dex
ter Bullard, Mrs. John w. Burke
Mrs. Bowie Chapman, Mrs. Levi
Cooke, Mrs. John Davidge, Mrs
Albert Dewey. Mrs. Marshall Diggs
Mrs. Marshall EXnicioS, Mrs. Glib
son FahnestoCk, Mrs. Lewis w.
Feick, Mrs. William Flather, jr.,
Mrs. j. H. Gibbons and Mrs. H.
McCormick-Goodhart.
Others Interested
Still others are Mrs. A. B. Hough-
ton. the Misses Howry, Mrs. Nc,
Knew Hume, Miss Virginia Hunt
Mrs. B. Paulding Lamberton, Mrs
Ridley Mclean, Mrs. George T
Marye, Mrs. Malcolm Matheson
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs. George
Hewitt Myers, Mrs. Henry Rave
mel, Mr.. William K. Ryan, Mrs. L
M. C. Smith. Mrs. w. Calhoun Stir
ling, Mrs. Robert Clement Watson
and Mrs. John r. Williams.
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Enqaqed to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Martz, of
Detroit, Mich, have announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Virginia Elizabeth, to Mr.. Stephen
Duncan Bradley, jr., son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen D.
Bradley. Mr.. Bradley is a gradu-
ate of Cornell and grandson of
the late Rev. James H. Blake, of
Georgetown.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
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Mrs. oWnsend
Hostess Today

The Minister of Rumania was
the ranking guest at Mrs. Law
renee Townsend'S luncheon today
at the Mayflower in compliment
to the artists at the morning
musical, Georges Enesco, Viollnlst,
and Felix Salmond, 'cellist.
The Minister of the Neither
lands and Nine. van Haersma de
With and the Minister of Greece,
Mr.. Demetrios Sicilianos, were
also guests in the company that
included an unusually large num-
ber of diplomats.
From the British embassy were
the Counselor and Mrs. V. A. l.,
Mallet, Mrs. H. o. Chalkley, the
Secretary of the Embassy; Mr..
Philip Mainwaring Broadmean,
and the Commercial Secretary Of
the Embassy, Mr.. Leander Nc
Cormick- -Goodhart. The Secre-
tary of the Rumanian legation,
DR.. and Nine. Popovici, Baron
and Baroness van Breugel Doug
las, Miss Nora van HaerSma de
With, of the Netherlands lega-
ton, and the Secretary of the
Yugoslav legation.
Also present were the United
States Minister to Rumania and
Mrs. Leland Harrison, Mrs. Mat.
thew Whittall, Mrs. Frank c.
Let's, Mrs. Edwin w. Watson.
Miss Mabel Duncan, Miss Mora
Archbold, Miss Dorothy @. Tir
rell, Miss Irene Boyle, Miss
Marian Trumbull, Mr.. Henry B
Wickins, Mr.. Peter Chambers
Mr.. Arthur Willmore, and Mr.
Sanford SchluSSel.
The Washington times., 1937-01-04

for them.
The White House of opened Saturday night
with the brilliant and certainly the zenith of receptions
the Diplomatic Tonight the Rumanan Minister, Charles A.
Dava entertaining rather large dinner party. Follow
dinner the guests, and others who will n will hear
their delight perhaps of the greatest vonss of
the day Georges EnescO
Cabinet Dinner Tomorrow Night
Tomorrow the Executive Mansion will be buzzng with
preparations for the Cabinet Dinner 1t the first formal
dinner Of the the usual pomp and ceremony will
After dinner the and few who have been
asked drop in later will be entertained musical in the
East Room.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Bromfield Dewey having of
their larger dinners which always charmingy informal
night Gay conversation and laughter mixed with
delicious and we'll served food, is their secret.