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The Washington times., 1938-02-16
GEAR OF RADIO
TO Be CHOSEN

Twenty-three newly-elected di.
rectors of the National ASsocia-
tion Of Broadcasters met in secret
session here today to elect a $25,.
900 to $4,000 a year "czar" of
radio.
One Of those named as a posi-.
bic candidate is Elliott Roosevelt,
son Of the President. Elliott Roose.
velt was elected one of the six di-
rectors-at-large yesterday at the
close Of the associations sixteenth
annual convention. Ex-senator
James Watson, former Republi.
can majority leader OF the Senate,
also was a possible choice.
Election of a paid president,
vice president and secretary treas
urer is part Of drastic reorganiza-
ton plan adopted unanimously
by the convention. In the past
these offices have been honorary,
the association being directed by
a managing director who had lit
tie actual power over the industry.
The new office Of president or
czar Of the industry will carry with
1t censorship powers such as those
exercised by Movie Car Will Hays.
Officials said the names OF
those elected probably will not be
announced for several weeks.
The Washington times., 1938-02-16
MARY O'CONNOR.
"CONFESSION"IS IS.
GIVEN TO JURY.
Police Official Tells
Of Statement
BY DOROTHY KILGALLEN
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16 GIN

ny OOASO IA u AA1AANEAAAAA1AN
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16 GIN
| lS).-Mary keenan, O'Connor's
statement-the prosecution calls
lit a "confession'-on the mud
puddle death Of five-year-old
Nancy Glenn was read to the
| Ijuny here today in the trial of the
Unconditional, 19-year-old girl.
"I told her anything she said
might be used against her."
testified Capt. Of Detectives
John T. Murphy, then took
it on a typewriter"
FRIEND TO TALK
Another alleged statement by
the "girl Tarzan" was to be re-
cited by Mary's best girl friend,
Mrs. Marie Kibler Phillips, into
whose shocked ears the college
athlete confided:
II killed that little girl who
was found in the mud puddle. I
hit her because she pestered me
for a ride on my bike"
Mrs. Phillips, pretty, 25, and a
bride of few months, is sched-
uled to appear as an anguished
star witness against Mary, al
though she admits she would give
anything" not to be required to
testify.
Mrs. Phillips and her husband,
Chester, both members of the 1886
Olympic team, have remained
loyal to Mary although their
friendship with her caused them
untold embarrassment and the un-
fortunate publicity when it be-
came known that the young wife
had been Mary's confidante.
BEGGING, SAYS MARY
Mrs. Phillips entered the case
two months after the Labor Day
Staying, when she admitted to in
vestigators that Mary had given
her a complete account of little
Nancy'S death.
"She annoyed me-" the friend
quoted Mary as having told her.
"She kept begging for pennies
and a ride on my bicycle. I lost
my temper and hit her, and she
fell unconscious. I pushed her
head in the mud puddle to
make it look accidental"
The State will use this version
Of the killing to bolster its grim
theory that Mary forcibly held
the child's head in a puddle of
water and strangled her to death.
The Washington times., 1938-02-16
freeze DELAYS.
POLAR RESCUE

MOSCOW, Feb. 16 G.N.S.)
Handicapped by ice-clogged seas
reScuers striving to reach Com
mander Ivan Papanin and his
three companions, marooned or
an ice-floe off Greenland, pressed
forward today in an effort to end
their long privation.
Captain Kottzov Of the ice
breaker Murman, one of two yes.
sells near the spot where Soviet
Russia's polar expedition was last
reported, advised international
News Service by wireless he in.
tended to take off the scientists
today Elf possible"
Latest reports from the Ice
zone indicated Kottzov was over.
optimistic, however, as both the
Murman and the icebreaker Tai.
myr remained locked in seas
frozen by a sudden onslaught of
bitter weather.
A plane from the Murman re-
turned after circling a wide area.
The ice-floe carrying Papanin and
his intrepid aides was not sighted.
Bad visibility resulting from a
heavy snowfall was believed re-
SponSible as Captain Kottzov is
convinced he has established Pa.
panin's exact position.
The Washington times., 1938-02-16
Col. Fuqua Quits
Spain on July 29

Termination on July 20 of the
Spanish tour of duty of Col. Ste.
phen o. Fuqua, military attache
at Madrid since inception of the
civil war, was announced by the
War Department yesterday. Upon
his return to the United States
he will be assigned to Governors
Island, New York, to await re.
tirement upon reaching the stat
utory age of Ga in December. His
successor in Spain is yet to be
announced.
The Washington times., 1938-02-16
Woman in Sixth
Day of YaWning

BEACON, N. Y, Feb. 16
GN.SD.-Mrs. Fannie Morgese,
~, went into her sixth consecu-
tive day of incessant yawning to-
day, with no relief in sight. She
yawnS approximately $4,000 times
a day. Mrs. Morgese is suffering
from an unusual disease affecting
the nerve center controlling her
yawning refleXes.
The Washington times., 1938-02-16
Child Dancer
Dies in Crash

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 16 G.N.SD
Laverne Legro's ninble feet will
twirl no more upon the high
school stage. The 12-year-old girl,
an expert toe dancer and a leader
in her class in junior high school
was killed when her fathers car
collided with a truck.
The Washington times., 1938-02-16
Bernard Siegel
Put in Hospital

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 16 GN.SO.
Bernard Siegel, ST, veteran char
acter actor. who appeared In
Wells Fargo" was confined TO a
hospital today, suffering from .
heart ailment. .
Siegel was a star Of the old Vi
tagraph days and played opposite
the late Lon CLANCY in many fear
tire nictl1reS
The Washington times., 1938-02-16
Twin Cities Transit
WalkOut Is Ended

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. 16
U.N.SO.-Street car and motor
bus service in the Twin Cities re-
turned to normal today after 2,400
traction employees in a referendum
approved peace terms agreed upon
by union officials and transit
company officers. A strike had
tied up transportation since Mon
day morning.
The Washington times., 1938-02-16
|MitZi and Hoffman
Soon To Be Wed
Dancing Star, Soft
Drink Heir Admit
UNDERSTANDING

Wedding bells will be ringing
soon for Mitzi Mayfair, Broadway
dancing star, and Alfred Frederick
Hoffman, executive of the bever-
age company which bears his
name, the happy couple said to-
day.
In an exclusive interview, Miss
Mayfair, whose twinkling feet
have carried her to the topmost
rung of the ladder of fame, and
the soft drink millionaire, ad.
mitted they had reached an under
standing. But they refused to
name the date except that it will
be "soon."
Will Mitzi wear the traditional
white? Mitzi blushed and ducked
her curly head She really couldn't
say
The Washington times., 1938-02-16
BAR ELOPEMENT

An elopement? From the look
in Mr.. Hoffman's blue eyes as he
gazed at the girl who has won his
heart. an elopement wouldn't dc
at all, because:
1--WE don't want to sneak off,"
Wearing a simple little sport
skirt, turquoise blue sweater and
leather jerkin, Mitzi looked only
16 of her % vars while Mr.. Hoff,
man was a sartorial dream in
light blue trousers and shirt with
a light tweed slack" coat. His
blonde hair, which earned him the
name of blonde BRUTE" is wavy
and thick.
Hoffman accompanied by his
secretary, Frazier Leach, drove
down here from New Jersey late
Monday night.
Obviously embittered over the
blaze Of publicity that has fol-
lowed their every move since the
engagement was announced, Hoff-
man said:
Since you haven't taken out
a pencil and paper I'll talk to
you"
And talk he did. He produced
and read with a wry smile the
reams of newspaper stories some
of which were 50 grossly exagger-
ated that even he joined with
Mitzi in laughing at them.
He's been called a blonde
brute" a soft drink tycoon" and
a Broadway playboy" innumer-
able times.
While Mitzi squeezed his hand
synpathetically, Hoffman, his
blue eyes intent said:
I'm a business man and
publicity like that does lots of
harm. And Mitzi here" turn
ing to his fiancee with a fond
look, "hates to be unkind to
anybody so she talks to re-
porters and they twist what
she says into something else"
The Washington times., 1938-02-16
YOUNGSTER is HURT

Cornelius Ridley. Al, 1900 block
W st. S. E., escaped injury last
night when he lost control Of his
car and it ran into a ditch at Fiji.
teenth Street and Alabama Ave.
nue Southeast,
The Washington times., 1938-02-16
WOMAN HURT,
DOCTOR HELD
IN CAR CRASH
Accidents Add Six
To Traffic Toll

Traffic accidents in the Capital
overnight added half a dozen
names to the Districts 1888 casu-
atty toll.
DR.. Ernest Morgan, So, widely
known physician, 1900 block of
Pennsylvania Ave. N. W., who
called upon his medical skill at
Emergency Hospital last night in
q battle for the life Of an 80-year-
old woman felled by his automo-
bile, was liberated under $1,000
bail to await a jury trial Of a reck-
aess-driving charge by Judge Ho-
bart Newman in Traffic Court
today.
The doctors car struck Mrs.
Frances Johnston, mother Of DR..
Francis Johnston, George Wash
ington University mathematics
professor, 1700 block of H st.
N. W., at Eighteenth Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
She is in serious condition at
the hospital.
REPORT CHARGE DROPPED
DR.. Morgan picked up the wom-
an after the mishap and sped to
the hospital. There he called in
several physicians for consultation
in the battle to save her life. She
was given a blood TRANSMISSION. Po-
lice took him in custody and, be-
sides the reckleSs-driving charge,
booked him for failing to report
an accident. The latter charge
was dropped at court.
BRAY is HELD
A coroner's jury yesterday held
Martin L. Bray, 30, Vienna, Va.
for Grand Jury action in connec-
ton with the death of George w.
Sutton, IA, former attorney gen.
eral Of Tennessee, victim Of a hit
and-run tragedy Saturday night.
Victim Of hit-run bicyclist, g.
year-old Robert Waldron was un-
der treatment at his home in the
300 block Tennessee Ave. s. E.,
today for leg injuries. Police re-
ported he was knocked down by
a bicyclist at Twelfth Street and
South Carolina Avenue Southeast.
The cyclist, police said, failed to
stop.
Suffering from a fractured skull
and other critical injuries, Charles
w. C1aggett, SO, of Camp ,rings,
Md, was under treatment in Cas-
ualty Hospital today. He was in
jured last night in an accident
at Camp Springs.
YOUNGSTER Is HURT
Cornelius Ridley, a, 1900 block
W st. S. E., escaped injury last
night when he lost control Of his
car and 1t ran into a ditch at Fiji
teenth Street and Alabama Ave
nue. Southeast.
The Washington times., 1938-02-16
SEN. BILRo TO SPEAK

Senator Theodore G.. Bilbo (D.)
Of Mississippi will address a meet
ing of students and alumni of
Southeastern University tomorrow
at 1890 p. m. at the Washington
Hotel,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-15
AIS TIRE SHOP 7 IN NEW LOCATION
Popular Firm Announces Complete Service in
 Sperry St. Site
Photo by Mathes.

Carl Demenske, proprietor of AIS Tire Shop announces the removal of this popular firm to larger, more modern quarters at the Corner of West Main and Sperry street, just east of the overhead railroad bridge. AIS Tire Shop is one of Water bury's oldest and best known tire service stations and garages and has recently been located at 414 West Main street.
 The new quarters boasts over 5000 sq. feet of floor space and has three main entrances of the ground floor. Only the best and most mod ern equipment for general automo- bile repairing, tire and battery serv- ice and fabrication is included in this modern shop, assuring motor ists prompt and efficient service at all times. This up-to-date garage is open "A hours day and phone call will bring a service car at any hour of the day or night.
 AIS Tire Shop offers the follow ing features: Complete lubrica ton, Gulf Gasoline and Oils, Tire and Battery Sales and Service, towing, road Service, general automobile repairing and complete automobile inspection with Weaver Testing Ap- paratus which is the official equip ment for State Inspections.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-15
$50 RAISED IN
 MARCONI DRIVE

The local drive for the Marconi fund has netted thus far total of almost $50, it was reported at a meeting of the committee at the city hall last night. The local goal is $500.
 The fund, being gathered nation ally, will be used for the erection of a memorial to the great Italian in ventor. The memorial will be placed in Washington.
 Among the contributors are Rev. Pasquale Codella, Dr. Rudolph A. Damiani, John DePastino, Umberto Santopietro, Gregorio Mencio, Luigi Rinaldi, Joseph Cicchie llo, Caiatina e Connazionali society and aux Hilary, Waterbury chapter of Ital- ian World War Veterans, Michael J. Caputo, Paolo Scatta, Angelo Mancuso, Luciano Santoro, ,'ohn Vassellone. Antonio Talio, Giovanni Matarazzo, Nicola Marchese and Paolo zappulla.
 Rev. Joseph Valdambrini, Victor Mambruno, William T. Harrington, Nicholas zappone. Emeline Geneva, Domenic Mecca, Anthony Rom iello, Mrs. Thomas Geneva, Thomas Genova, P. Cipriano, John Giaco- bino, Harry Andrews. Marie Geneva, Leo Fabian, Frank Laporta, Thomas MarinoS Mrs. Frank zappone, and Jerry Aufero.
 The committees officers are: Chairman. Dr. Damiani; co-chajr- man. Mir. DePastino; secretary, Antonio Iannitto; and treasurer, l Anthony Petrillo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-15

one or more applica CiorlS for per- mission to have 8 travelling car nival play here have already been submitted to Supt. Roach.
 The police action is based on the belief that the travelling shows bring with them an undesirable class of people. The shows, according to Supt. Roach, are patronized mainly by persons who could spend their money to better purpose elsewhere
 Crooked Games
 Many of the games, he said, are crooked and the concessionaries reap rich harvest from residents of Waterbury. There were dozens of complaints to police last year while visiting carnivals were play ing here.
 Members of carnival playing at Lakewood last year became em- broiled in bitter dispute, which eliminated in a shooting affray on East Main street in which one man was badly wounded by a shot fired by a worker. The wounded man recovered, but his assailant has never been captured
 There is possibility that court action may be taken by one of the organizations planning to sponsor carnival during the coming months should Supt. Roach refuse to issue the necessary permit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-15
Entertainers Stud
 St. Patrick's Show
Annual Holiday Entertainment and Dance to Be Held
 By Community Club This Evening
WASHINGTON HILL

liam D. Shea is in charge of this program.
 President Frank Sturges is in charge of tonight's arrangement and is assisted by Mrs. Henry A Hayden, Arthur Frageau, John Dal- ton, James J. Gladney and Mrs Nora Kelly.
 NOvena Ended
 Final services of the novena in honor of St. Francis Xavier at the church which bears his name were conducted last night, with the mis- sionary priests preaching on "Vo- cations"
 As has been the custom through out the novena, the church was packed, for services in the upper church at 7:15 and in the lower church at 7:30. The papal blessing was conferred at the conclusion of both services and veneration of the relic of the patron saint was al- lowed in the lower church following services.
 Gratitude to the parishioners, anc all who assisted in making the mo- vena a success was expressed by the two missioners. They were espe- cially grateful to Rev. Charles w Brennan, pastor, and his two assist ants, Rev. David M. O'Keefe and Rev. John F. McTeague, they said Basketball
 Community club and Props are "in" as far as the playoff for the second round championship of the Community House league is concern ed. That the Welles will also be in the contest is almost a certainty.
 Communities and Props competed their regular schedules last night by defeating the Tribunes and Hill ies in that order, 35-30 and 37-31. The Welles will meet the Robins Friday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-15
PALS TO TAKE
 TRIP TO CAMP
North End Y Club Plan Weekend at Smiths
 Pond in WatertOWn :

Plans for the third annual week. end trip to the Y camp at Smiths pond in WatertoWn were discussed at the weekly meeting of the Pals club last evening at the North End Y.
 Herbert s. Smith, general secre- tary of the Central Y, and Ralph Cooke, North End Y secretary, were guests at the meeting which fea- tured talks by Thomas Gunshanan and Henry Poulter on their recent trip to Washington, D. c.
 Those attending were President Peter Toilette, vice-President Joseph Renaldi, Secretary James Jannetty, Treasurer Irving Benson, Thomas Gunshanan, Henry Poulter. John Carriero, Salvatore Gugliotti, Gae- tano Laeeanzio and Jackie Benson.
 President Toilette, who is in charge of the senior basketball league at the Y, will be interviewed by the WATR sports reporter to- night at 6:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-15
YESHIVI COLLEGE
 DINNER ARRANGED
Establishment of Wilbur Cross Scholarship There
 Underway

Establishment of Wilbur L Cross scholarship at Yesliva college in New York city is in the making and more than 5000 Connecticut Jews have been invited to attend 8 scholarship Presentation dinner at which Governor Cross will be guest of honor, at Hotel Bond, Hart ford, at T o'clock, Sunday, April 3
 Chairman of the dinner committee is Saul German of Hartford, and among the several district vice. chairmen is Attorney Perry Graicer- stein, of Waterbury.
 The committee of sponsors in- cludes Hugh M. Alcorn, at present in Waterbury in connection with a grand jury investigation of the city's financial and political affairs. Those from Waterbury on this committee are: I. N. Albert, Harry Fleisher Simon Goldman, Charles Rosengar- ten and Aaron P. Solomon.
 Honorary chairmen of the affair are Dr. Albert Einstein, Dr. Charles Seymour and Dr. Bernard Revel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-15

High school whose students took the test.
 She said that the test cost about total of $50 for the entire school, and that out Of 4,2OO pupils, 1916 showed positive reactions. Mrs. Lowell at a previous meeting sug- gested that the Board of Education take some action on the institution of such tests.
 Dr. Condon reiterated yesterday that the matter was one for the Board of Health, and suggested that Mrs. Lowell consult that body on the question.
 School Activities
 The Committee on School Activi- ties reports that permission has been granted to the following:
 Waterville Parent cherS Asso- ciation, the use of the Sprague School gymnasium on Thursday af- ternoons from 3:30 to 500 o'clock for meetings of Girl Scout troup.
 Bunker Hill Parent-Teacher Asso- citation, the use of the Bunker Hill school gymnasium on the afternoon of March Is for moving pictures.
 Miss Katherine Kilmartin of Kingsbury School, permission to have a basketball game, the pro- ceeds to be used for school pur- poses.
 Waterville Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation, the use of the Sprague school gymnasium on Friday after moons from 330 to 4;30 o'clock for meetings.
 Raymond Fitzpatrick, use of a room in Anderson school, WedneS- day evening, March 23, for the pur- pose of organizing a Community Club.
 William Derwin, Park Depart ment, use of the Wilby gymnasium on Friday afternoon, March Is, for basketball.
 Lady of Lourdes Women's Basket ball Team, use of the Maloney gym nasium on Friday evenings for bas- ketball practice.
 Postoffice Department, use of one or more rooms at Crosby High School on successive two Saturdays for Civil Service examinations.
 Financial reports were received and approved from MT. Evans and Welton school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-15
ITALIAN PARISH
 PLANS MINSTREL
Varieties of 193S' to Be Presented April 22; Vin=
 cent Mature Chairman

Plans are well underway for the annual minstrel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish, being given under the auspices of the combined societies. Director John Jannetty will be in charge again this year. The minstrel which will be called Varieties of 1888" promises to be the best show ever given by the parish. Committees for arrange ment of talent, tickets, entertain ments and programs have been se- lected and the show will be held the 22nd of April.
 Heading the committee is Vim cent Mature as chairman, with Anthony Sacco as secretary and Charles Amodeo as treasurer. Others assisting are Louis DiRienzo, Vito Ciampi, Salvature Moffo, Philip Mannello, John Russo, Anthony Colucci, Rocco Campi, Anthony Fecito, Salvatore Fazio, Massino Rondinaro, Louis Rocco, Pasquale Russo, John Savino, Angelo Miro Anthony Santole, Alfonso Ortelle Joseph Ortelle, John Ortelle, Mich ael Delpo, John Jannetty, Alex Comardo, Ralph Cappelletti, Frank Forna, Frank Germinaro. Frank DiStefano, Nicholas Nature, Louis Massimo and Anthony DeLucia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-15

The spirit of St. Patrick will reign supreme tonight at Washing ton Park Community house as the Washington Park Community club presents it's annual entertainment and dance in recognition of the occasion. Washington Hill holds the spotlight as the stronghold of Waterbury's Irish, and proof of that claim will be offered by the attend ance tonight.
 Music for the Irish steppers will be provided by Eddie Dowling's or chestra, while music for the modern dancers will be by Fred DriscolPs band.
 Committee members, who include the executive committee of the club have arranged for an evening of traditional Irish entertainment and mirth. Featured among the en- tertainment specialties will be an eight-hand reel by members of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-15
SACRED HEARTS
 PLAN BENEFITS
Survivors of Explosion to Get Receipts of Enter=
 tainment Friday

A revue and dance for the benel.t of the two survivors of the tragic East Main street gas station explo- sion will be presented at Sacred Heart hall Friday and Saturday nights this week. The program will be presented by the Sacred Heart Catholic club.
 Plans for the two-night presenta- ton are in the hands of large committee of friends of the two youths who were seriously burned, Fritz Hager and William Burnes.
 The revue will feature soloists and chorus of r girls. Jack Fitz- gerald and his orchestra will play the musical accompaniment and Will play for dancing after the show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-15

Irish-American Social club. They are Ann McDonough, Catherine Moynihan, Dorothy McDonough, Lillian Brick, Mary Breshanan. Ann Mahoney, Bridget Crowley, Michael Goggins Robert Stack, Joseph Stack aid William Fitzell.
 Other entertainers will include the McKenna brothers, Jane Sheehy, dance and baton twirling; Eileen Fitzpatrick, speciality dance; Shir- ley Maloney, dance; and the Ken drick sisters, Anita and Dorothy in a novelty song and dance presen- tation.
 In addition to tonight's recogni- tion of St. Patrick's day parade will be held Thursday evening, about the principal streets of the commit nifty. Following the parade an open house program will be offered in the Community house. Supervisor Will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-15
Police to Place Ban on Outof Town Carnival Troupes
Guesses Galore!

Tie editor of the Waterbury Democrats Baby Edition has sent out a call for the police, the national guards and the marines! He needs help and plenty of it in sorting the hun dreds and hundreds of guess es" sent in as to the number of young babies pictured on the front page of the special Baby Edition of the Democrat pub-s lished last week. However, the situation being Partly brought under control the editor hopes to Be in a position to announce tomorrow the list of winners. He expresses his thanks for the interest shown and to the ex- cepticnalIy large number who, sent in their guess as to the number of infants shown. 2