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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-07
ENGINEERS ELECT
 DEMPSEY, PALATINE

Officers of the Waterbury section, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, were elected yesterday at "a meeting of the executive commit tee at Hotel Elton with A. J. German chosen as chairman.
 Other officers elected were: Vice-chairman, H. P. Hart; secre- tary-treasurer, Charles w. Rush, reelected; auditors, Michael J. Dempsey and Richard Palatine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-07
SUICIDE BY BEHEADING

Neuhas, Czechoslovakia-(UP)- Johan Kolar, 22-year-old son of a timber merchant, committed suicide here by beheading himself. In his fathers sawmill was a circular saw. Kolar turned the current on and then laid his head on the saw.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-07
Legal Notices
LIQUOR PERMIT nTUCE O REPLICATION

This is to give notice that I, Matthew Aloysius Shea, of 103 Ives St, Waterbury, Conn.,, have filed an application dated May 31st, 1888, with the Liquor Control Commission for Restaurant Permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises. 333-335 Walnut St., Wa terbury, Conn. The business is owned by Matthew Aloysius Shea. of 103 Ives St., Waterbury, Conn.,. and will be conducted by Matthew A1oysius Shea, of 103 Ives St., Wa terbury, Conn, as permittee.
 MATTHE EW A. SHEA.
 Dated May 31st, 1888. 5-31-6-7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-07
THANKFUL FOR SUICIDE GAS

Schenectady, N. Y. - U.P0 - Xty-three-year-old Milton Warn decided against drowning because of "too much trouble in finding his body, so he committed suicide by gas, leaving note thanking the New York Power and Light Corporation for it's donation"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-07
Townsend Lodge

A meeting of Townsend lodge of Odd Fellows was held last night at odd Fellows hall. Plans were made for working the third degree on two candidates next Monday night.
 The lodge will join with other Odd Fellow and Rebekah groups
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-07

court for trial in the superior court. States Attorney Fitzgerald has been assisted in the preparation of the cases by County Detective Roland G. filling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-07
BY STEVE FORSYTH


 Trainer of Ralph Flanagan, Worlds Greatest Swimmer The mechanics of the stroke should be learned from standing position waist deep water the other back to brace body and retain balance. Illustration right beginning starting covery, head motionless and looking straight right begins pull right lowered left shoulder raised permit relaxation
 NEXT The stroke continued
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-07
Camp IF

Annual memorial services for deceased members were held by Camp IT, Patriotic Order of Americans, last night at En- gineers' hal, with representatives from many camps of the order in all sections of the state in atH tendance.
 Rev. William Brewster, of St. Johns Episcopal church, was the principal speaker at the services. in memorial services for deceased members on the 18th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-07
Fraternal Nelus
Court Verdi

A regular meeting of Court Verdi, Foresters of America, was held last night at Liberty hall, Routine business was transacted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21

Ninety percent of the worlds watches are made in Switzerland.
 The Suez Canal is 100 miles long.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21
RAMOS WILL LEAVE
 FOR SITKA HOME

Leaving on board the TongasS tomorrow, Mrs. Clarence Bands and her daughters, Althea and Barbara, will go to Sitka, where they plan
 to make their permanent home.
 Margaret, who is spending the next two weeks at the Girl Scouts sum- mer camp at Eagle River, will leave for her new home after the en- campment
 Clarence Bands was e e tl y transferred to Sitka as superintend- ent of the Columbia Lumber Com Ipany's office and yard there. For the past several years the Bands family has made its home in Juneau at it's residence on Sev- enth Street. During it's stay in Juneau the family has been prom inent in both musical and social circles.
 Accompanying Mrs. R a n ds and her two children to Sitka will be her mother, Mrs. Mary A. White more, who recently arrived here
 from her home in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21
COOPER PLAYS FIRST TRUE
 STORY ROLE
Souls at Sea Scores Smash Dramatic Hit at
 Coliseum

A trial of a seacaDtain which elec trified the world some ninety years ago is powerfully and brilliantly brought back to life in the epic mo- ton picture Souls at Sea, which is now at the Coliseum.
 Played by an excellent cast head ed by Gary Cooper. George Raft and Frances Dee, Souls at Sea" is the story of 'Nuggin" Taylor, an ex- slave trader. played by Cooper, who happened to be returning from Eng land to the United States on the brigantine William Brown. In mid- Atlantic the William Browns master, played by Harry Carey, was killed and shortly later the vessel caught fire. Because of his rank, Taylor took command of the vessel.
 Realizing tn a there weren't enough life boats to take care of all the passengers. Taylor held one of the weirdest trials ever held on land or sea. He ordered the entire ships company and passenger list to the quarter deck and decided who should be permitted to escape in the life boats and who was to remain behind and go to the bottom with the ship. He included himself among those to go to the lifeboats, not, he swore to the court later, because of any cowardice but inasmuch as be- cause he was the only seaman among the survivors and therefore the only man who could bring the lifeboats through safely.
 The doughty captain brought the frail craft in his charge through safely-only to stand charges of manslaughter at sea when he arrived on land. There followed the famous trial which is now recognized as one of the most surprising in the annals of the sea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21
ROMANCE HAS
 REGULAR TIME
 IN HOMELAND
Pairing of Couples in Pro- ductions Is Done for
 Real Purpose
By ROBBIN COONS

HOLLYWOOD, June 21. - Ro- nance blossoms in the funniest places-and faces
 And the funnier, according to what is going on in the studios, the better.
 You can't kid love" used to be a maxim of the screen writers. You still can't-n it's young love and serious romance. But you certainly can if you're looking for a comedy love team that will do for the box office what Wany Beery and the late Marie Dressler did.
 Observers see something like that in the new teaning of Joan Davis, the fall girl, and Bert Lahr the "oh, boy, oh, boy CT "ung, ung, unga comedian. It was coincidence when they appeared as romantics in Love and Kisses" it may have been accident when they repeated in "Josette" but it's by careful de- sign that they are together again in the Shirley Temple picture,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21

them by the bushel I liked espe- cially his story about the time he was travelling in vaudeville with midget partner. The girl trav- eled with her mother, and when ever Gas always Lahr got her on trains as half-fare, she talked baby talk to mamma and con- vinced the conductors.
 But one day @ conductor de- manded full fare.
 That little girl needs regular ticket" he told Lahr
 "Why?" said Bert.
 Because" said the conductor, T just passed her in the diner. She was reading the menu to her moth CT, smoking a cigarette and read ing 'Snappy Stories.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21

Lucky Penny" The object - you can bet on it-is to pave the way for a series of films which Lahr and Davis can carry minus other stars.
 A Young" Veteran
 The straight" romance in this film is carried by Charlie Farrell (here returning to his former stu dio after long absence) and Aman- da Duff, importee from Broadway But the Lahr-Davis combination is almost equally featured.
 Lahr, veteran of the vaudeville and musical comedy stages, staunch- ly upholds his right to screen romance, thus "A lot of people think I'm an old geezer because I've been around so long. They forget I started when I was @ kid oack in Yorkville-and I'm just 49 now"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21
RARE OPAL PROB IN NEW POWELL, .LOY PRODUCTION
Double Wedding Hailed as Hilarious Comedy Nov
 Showing at Ca apitol

The worlds largest and rarest black opal became a motion picture prop" for a day. The opal, Green Goddess, " is worn by Myrna Loy ir a scene for Double Wedding, show ing for the last times tonight at the Capitol.
 Owned by Charles II. Walton. Of Pasadena, Green Goddess" weighs 96 carats. Discovered in the Light ming Ridge field in Australia. the opal originally weighed 22O carats before it was cut.
 The Lightning Ridge field the only one in the world to produce black opals, was discovered in 1902 and was completely exhausted Of the gems by 1923.
 Valued at $1OO,0oO. the Green Goddess" was taken to the film studio by two armed guards.
 The valuable jewel is an example of the stunning ornaments and clothes worn by Miss Loy in the new picture in which she plays a smart New York gown shop pro prietor. All of the stars clothes, as well as those worn by Florence Rice, who plays q secondary lead in the picture, were designed by Adrian and signal the latest in women's fashions.
 William Powell is co-starred with Miss Loy for the seventh time in Double Wedding" and others in the cast include John Beal. Jessie Ralph and Edgar Kennedy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21
MISS TROY VISITS
 UNCLE IN JUNEAU

Miss Grace Troy. niece of Gov. John W. Troy, was a Juneau visitor today while the Aleutian was in port.
 Miss Troy will continue her trip to the Westward and Interior, and go up the Yukon River to White horse. On her return south she will remain in Juneau for several days visiting her relatives here be- fore returning to her home in Longview, Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21
MISS SIMPKINS TO
 VISIT HER PARENTS

Returning this evening on the Princess Louise is Miss Barbara Simpkins, daughter of MT. and Mrs. George Simpkins, who will visit with her parents during the sum mer months. Miss Simpkins has spent the past winter attending the University of Washington, and will return there next fall, at which time she will be enrolled as a senior.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21

George Raft as "Powdah," hard boiled pal of Captain Taylor, is lit tie less than superb in his perform ance. So are all the rest of the splen- did cast. Alympe Bradna, who came to Hollywood to dance and surprised the film capital by the way she has handled dramatic roles adds an- other step toward real stardom through her performance in this epic.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21
TO VISIT BROTHER

Betty Sharpe, sister of Walter B. Sharpe, passed through Juneau yesterday on the Yukon on the round trip to Skagway. On the re- turn, Miss Sharpe will stop off here to visit with her brother.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21
EDWARD BOWDEN
 IS ON PRINCESS

Edward Bowden, Jr.. ana his father are returning to Juneau this evening on the Princess Louise. Ed ward, a graduate of the Juneau High School, has spent the past winter attending the University of Wash ington, where he is a sophomore.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21
Doing Better Now

His recent adventure in films has been more successful than his first talkie in which he starred. M-G-M made Flying High" when the screen first sounded off, but it wasn't as funny as it might have been-probably because the studio took a successful stage play and wrote around" it. Last year he came back for Merry y-Go- Round of 1938' and has been here ever since.
 If you like "reminiscences, he has
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-21
pORcAs sOCIETY To MEET

Tomorrow afternoon, the Dorcas Society will meet at the home oI Mrs. Sophie Johnson in Douglas. The study of child training will be discussed after which welfare sew ing will be done.
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Woodmoor Development
Pharmacy Is Leased

Leasing of the modern drug store
and fountain in the new quarter
million dollar Woodmoor Shopping
Center to DR.. John G. Biggs. long
identified with the pharmacy busi-
ness in Washington. was announced
today by George Moss. president Of
the Moss Realty Co. builders of the
store group and developers OF the
Woodmoor subdivision
Formal opening OF the Woodmoor
Pharmacy will take place Thursday,
according to DR.. Biggs, who an
nounced a special program for the
occasion.
The new drug store will be mod
ern IN every detail. including wal
nut veneer interior trim, with ultra
modern fixtures and indirect light
ing. Complete prescription service,
with deliveries, will be maintained.
Opening of the drug store marks
establishment of the second business
in the frts unit of the shopping
center, which, located at the in
tersection of Colesville pike and
Bladensburg road at Four Corners,
Evening star., 1938-11-12

In September, 1898. totaled 21.75s
as compared with 1852 in the same
month of 1887.
2. Residential units during the
flrst nine months OF this year totaled
lol 1892. as compared with l32,O53
In September, 1887.
3. The index of building activity
based on a norm of 100 for 1926.
stood at 1911 in September of this
year. as compared with 21.9 in the
same month last year. an advance
Of 7s.5 per cent.
Omcials Of the board interpreted
these statistics to mean that the
rise In residential construction
which began nearly a year ago did
not represent merely temporary
building upswing. but was the be-
ginning Of sound, healthy. long
term expansion In Americas much
needed housing program.
The study, conducted by Corwin A,
FERGUS, chief Of the boards Division
OF research and Statistics, indicated
that present building activity is
concentrated primarily In the area
west OF the Mississippi. In partial
support of this he cited the fact
That four Of the five Federal Home
Loan Bank districts located in this
area reported more building activity
ourlng the f1rst nine months of this
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Star Home
Continued From First Page)

Sheraton design has been placed in
the center hall. Above it hangs
mirror. The large living room to
the right of the hall is furnished
with 18th century pieces. The pre-
dominating colors are wine and
blue, with gold accessories. There
is a sofa, covered with wine e-colored
material, and a genuine handmade
Sarouk rug on the floor. Other
pieces in the room include a Shera-
ton desk and a Chippendale easy
chair Eggshell lamps are placed on
the commodes. There is a large
mirror over the sofa and a huge
painting above the mantel.
The dining-room draperies are of
blue satin, while the rug is a Chi
nese red. There is a dining suite
of Colonial design, with DNnNn
Phyfe chairs and table. A large
Sheraton mirror hangs above the
buffet. Predominating colors in the
den are plum and green. A rug
of Oriental design is on the floor.
Principal pieces include Chippen-
iale desk. ladder-back chair and a
Colonial wing chair. Early Amer
can pieces in maple are in the
breakfast room. Curtains in the
kitchen are red and white.
Rose and Blue Motif.
The master bedroom is featured
With a walnut suite of Louis XIV
iesign. Colors in this room are
iusty rose and blue. The rug has
| rose background and blue-and-
an Oriental design. Twin poster
,eds are used here.
Twin beds of Sheraton design in
atinwood are placed in second
arge bedroom. The wallpaper is
beach and the same color is re-
lected in the taffeta drapes and
,edspreads. A third bedroom is fur
lished in a solid mahogany suite
If the Andrew Jackson type. The
,olors in this room are green and
white. The curtains and bedspread
Evening star., 1938-11-12
j. ). Home BuiIdinq
In September Nearly
1907 Above 1887
2l,759 Houses Begun,
Against l2,162 for
Month Lost Year

The American people began build
ing nearly twice as many homes in
September as In the same month
last year. the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board announced today on
the basis Of 4 national study which
also showed residential construction
for the hrst nine months of this
year far above the identical period
TO- 1887.
In its study, replete with optimism,
the board discovered the following
outstanding facts:
l. The number of residential units
on which construction started IN all
cities Of 10000 population or more
Evening star., 1938-11-12

year than in the same period of
1887, while all Eastern districts.
with the exception of New York
New Jersey. reported a decline for
this period.
Mr.. Fergus, looking toward the
future, commenced:
Highly accelerated activity in
manufacturing industries. as re-
f1ected by employment, pay rolls,
production and other indexes in the
past two months, together with
relatively constant cost of living.
will result in more consumer pur-
Evening star., 1938-11-12

have a soft ball fringe. A maple
suite is used in a fourth bedroom
The colors are blue and white.
In the large recreation room at
tractive early American maple pieces
have been tastefully arranged
An innovation recently introduced
by the telephone company as safe
guard against would-be burglars is
an additional treatment on this
home 1t is a conduit placed in the
wall to carry wires to the basement
and eliminating outside wires, which
could be shipped by housebreakers.
Evening star., 1938-11-12

Md, will serve Woodmoor and the
adjoining residential communities
developing in this fast growing sec
ton Of Montgomery County. Other
stores will be opened at intervals as
they are completed, according to
Mr.. Moss.
Evening star., 1938-11-12
ShingIed House CoIors

A harmonious color >cheme for
shingled house combines sand
colored walls and trim with russell
toned shutters and medium brown
roof. Porch furniture with yellow
cushions add an effective touch to
the general color scheme.
Evening star., 1938-11-12

chasing power; and this. In turn,
may sustain the construction
activity trend which has been rising
over a years time"
Evening star., 1938-11-12
Colonial FLOORING

Pegged, planked flooring is ap-
proprlate for restored Colonial dwell
ings or for modern homes of Co.
lonial design.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-10-28
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS

The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced open cOmpeli-
tive examinations for the positions
named below.
Multilith operator. $1,44O a year. for
appointment in Washington, ID. c. only.
Applicants must have had at least
three months full-time paid experience
in the operation of Il multilith mach
inc. They must have reached their
eighteenth but must not have passed
their fifty-third birthday. Closing
dates for this examination are NOvem-
Der IA, 1893, if applications are re-
ceived from states east of Colorado,
and November II, 1893, if received
from Colorado and states westward.
Deputy United States game manage
ment agent, $500 year, bureau Of
biological survey. department of agri-
culture High school education or a
mental test is required; and certain
game management experience or SINH
lar experience, except for the partial
substitution of college work. Appli-
cantS must have reached their twenty
fifth but must not have passed their
fortieth birthday. Closing dates for
this examination are November II,
1888, if received from states east of
Colorado, and November Is. 1888, If
received from Colorado and states
westward
Full information may be obtained
from the secretary of the L. S. Civil
Service Board of Examiners, Washing
ton, ID. &.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-10-28

ton, 10 WyandOtte for an address 10
the Congregational church.
William Cada was fined $500 Tor
running u blind pig on Crosse lie.
The offices of the Pennsylvania Salt
Manufacturing Company were moved
into new quarters On the east side or
Riddle avenue.
WyandOtte's Fourth OF July celebra-
ton committee published u detailed
statement showing receipts and dis
bursements in connection with the To-
cal blowout There were receipts or
81 ,O33.75. disbursements of $147.54,
and a balance Of $2S6.21 left over after
all expenses were paid.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-10-28
Passing the Buc

The expression "pas ng the
buck means shifting RESP visibility
and originated in the cardJ DOM. In
various card games. counter or
marker is placed on the table be-
fore one of the players TO remind
him of his turn to deal. The mark
er, which is to prevent mistakes as
to the position of the deal, is called
the buck" and is passed from one
player to another as the turn to
deal goes around.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-10-28
WydndOtte in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS AGO


Forty years ago. the Democrats held
TIER wayne county convention in Wy
q andotte, al Marks opera house. The
Herald recorded: 'WyandOtte was in
vaded by more politicians last Satur-
day than IL had ever seen before in a
single day. Eleven carloads Of dele
gates and shouters came down from
Detroit in the morning and were rein
forced by several hundred people from
the townships. Saloons along Biddle
avenue did a land office business.
Oceans Of beer were stored away by
the crowd, although it is a fact that
there was very little disturbance ON
the streets" DIR. G. Dun Stewart was
nominated for sheriff A local candi-
date, Henry ROehrig, received the nom
nation for register of deeds.
Alderman William j. German sug-
gested at Council meeting that the
city buy out the plant Of the Wyan-
dotte Electric Light Company (E. III.
DGyle), thus putting an end TO expen-
sive litigation and giving the city the
entire electrical business. 4 resolution
to appeal to the supreme court from a
decision Of the lower court, and an
other resolution 10 confer with Mana
ger Doyle were both adopted by a
unanimous vote of the Council.
The steamer NewsbOy, plying be-
tween Wyandotte and Detroit, made
its last trip of the 1898 season on Oct
Ober %
The Board of Education organized
by electing F. E. Welch president and
Joseph Girardin secretary.
George r. Ross, father of Mrs. Ed
ward Ford, died at the Ford residence
on Biddle avenue at the age of %
years.
Twenty yachtsmen signed the mem
b.ership of the WyandOtte Yacht club.
William Paddock, the pop manufac-
turer, died at his home on Pine street.
Forty years ago this week was free
lunch week for the ladies of Wyan-
dotte, two groceries and a bakery pro-
viding complimentary spreads for the
fair sex.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-10-28

st. Stephens cathedral at Sens,
France, has an organ which has
been used continuously for about
500 years. During its lifetime, it
has been renovated three times.
This famous cathedral is the oldest
Gothic building in France, being
designed by Guillaume de Sens,
who reproduced within it certain
features of Canterbury cathedral.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-10-28
Mrs. Hslen Isabel
Expires at IS

Funeral services were held at the
Fl. r. Thon Company funeral home on
Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Helen Isa-
bel. w.!o died on Sunday afternoon at
her home, 135 Spruce street. Rev.
George H.. Severance conducted the
service, which was followed by burial
in Ferndale cemetery.
Mrs. Isabel, who was 81 years of
age. leaves two sons, Henry of Wyan-
dOtte and Edward of ROmulus, three
grand>Uns and two granddaughterS.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-10-28
Dragons as Church Decoration

Not crosses but dragons predom-
mate in the decoration of the
famous Fantoft Stav church near
Bergen, Norway. Built over 300
years ago, shortly after Norway had
become Christian land, this
church and many others OF that Pc
Rod were decorated with elaborate
wood carving in which dragons
were a dominating motif.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-10-28
25 YEARS AGO

Joseph Solo was appointed fire cap
tain in west WyandOtte TO fill va
cancy caused by the removal from the
city of Jake BaranOwSki.
Edgar A. Guest was the entertainer
al a whitefish dinner served by the
Michigan Alkali club. =:
The Anti-SalOOn League brought
Samuel W. Small, of national reputa-
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-10-28

Largest Primitive Area In u. 8.
The largest primitive area in the
United States is in southeastern
Utah, a region almost without trails
and cut by deep canyons.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-10-28
Where Rice Is q Luxury

While rice is universal food 10
almost all classes OF people In the
Orient, oddly enough it is q semi
luxury to l5O, OOO, 900 poor people iv-
ing north of the Yangtze valley In
China. Millet is the staple food in
that locality and rice is eaten only
on festive occasions.