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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13

Wounded in the chest, Fic's body was found in his cellar last night. Not until several hours later was the death weapon, a .22 caliber sawed- oil rifle was found. It was secreted between woodbox and Q cellar wall.
 Discovery of a looped length of wire and a piece of kindling wood with burns on it led police to the- orize that Fic had rigged the rifle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13
You See Finer Quality in Every Single Detail

1. Greater Size-114-inch Wheelbase. 2. Thrilling High Torque Engine Performance with New Economy. 3. New Coil Springs of spe- cial Amola Steel. 4. Perfected Remote Con- trol Gear Shifting. 5. New All Silent Auto Mesh Transmission. 6. New Steamlined Safety Headlamps. 2. Ingenious new Safety Signal" Speedometer. 8. New True Steady Steer ing-easier handling. 9. Safety-Steel Body.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13
By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE Political colunnist, radio commen- tator and member of Editorial
 Staff, Washington Star.

'What's Right with America?" Lots of things. Far more that's right than wrong. All is not for the best in the best of all possible Amer ican worlds, but the assets far out weigh the liabilities. Whatever the condition of the budget, Uncle Sam, in respect of human values, eco homie circumstances and political privileges, is far from being in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13

No matter what its function, and Kitchen Kit accomplishments are many-evey duty is per formed in "iify time' and in most simple fashion. Chopping. Grating, Slicing Shedding, Smelling, Sitting Crushing and Can Opening attachments slip into power outlet like magic and are securely held by bayonet locking.
 eoMG iM TODAY AND BUY YOUR KITCHEN KIT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13

The election of Robert Mcclure as secretary-treasurer for his ninth consecutive term was one of the features of the annual meet ing last evening of the Waterbury Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union, subordinate to the Inter- national Printing Pressman and Assistants Union of North Amer ica. Others officers chosen in- cIuded Dennis Leonard, president; Al Mutt, vice-president; Paul Pull aski sergeont-at-arms. The meet ing was held at 1O9 Bank street. Reports of officers were read.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13

The moon is full for just an in- stant during each lunar month; it is fully only during the moment that its longitude differs by exact- ly 180 degrees from that of the sun.
 Looms have been known to stay under water eight minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13
SMALL WEAPON
 HAD BEEN HIDDEN

HolyoI, Mass, Dec. 13 = CUP0- The mysterious death of Walter Fic, 25, joblesS year, was attributed by police today to suicide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13
Full Weather Report

Boston, Dee. 13-(UP)-Weather fOrecaats
 CONNECTICUT- Fair tonight. Wednesday mostly cloudy fOllOw- cd by colder at night.
 RHODE ISLAND and MASSACHU- SETTS " Fair tonight. Wednesday mostly cloudy, somewhat warmer on the coast, followed by colder at night.
Evening star., 1938-08-02

Faced with an extremely difficult
East won the trick with the ace and
shifted to the queen Of spades. De-
clarer ducked, but when the jack was
played, he covered, West winning with
the ace. If West had now shifted to
a heart, the contract could not have
been made. But he elected to play
another spade, and the defense now
had their book. Declarer won q
fourth spade, then ran off four dia-
mond tricks. At this stage dummy
held two clubs and the ace, queen of
hearts, and declarer had to decide
which opponent held the missing
king. If East held the heart king,
the contract could be made by play
ing the last diamond and discarding
the queen of hearts. Then, If East
discarded club, the king would fell
the queen. Likewise, If East blanked
his king Of hearts. a small heart to
dummy would drop the king and the
king of clubs and jack of hearts would
win the last two tricks.
This was indeed spectacular and
tempting play But declarer reflected
that East had already shown up with
most of the high cards, and thus he
would feel very foolish If he at
tempted this backward squeeze only
to find that simple finesse would
have worked. Declarer therefore
made the simple play of finessing the
heart queen and lost his contract.
Was he right? Well, not this time.
(Copyright, 1882
Evening star., 1938-08-02
Can't ALWAYS Be Right.

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bridge game the other day We were
Immediately rewarded with very in
teresting hand Playing three no
trump, declarer. very fine player,
had developed things to point where
the success Of the contract hinged
on one play. Although declarer
guessed wrong. We cheerfully admit
that in his position We might we'll
have chosen the same play.
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Evening star., 1938-08-02
BY John Hix

EOUR hundred and twenty feet be-
low the waves of Lake Michigan
a shadowy figure moved slowly over a
muddy bottom. Max Gene Nohl, deep
sea diver, had made a new world
record descent-in a lake!
The day was December /. 1887, and
cold There was nothing to see, SO
Nohl quickly rose to the surface. He
was prevented from getting the bends"
because Of a helium-oxygen mixture
that eliminated nitrogen. A former
student at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Nohl had himself de-
signed this self-contained suit for
deep-water work
When was walking on a 420-foot
bottom, 'Nohl says. my body was SUBJ
mitted to pressure of approximately
100 pounds per square inch. The sur
face of my body was actually support
ing a weight Of over 100000 pounds
of water"
Two men have gone deeper than l."
Nohl explains DIR. William Beebe
descended 3,028 feet in steel ball, the
'bathysphere. and recently an Italian
diver in a steel shell went down 800
feet. These men, however were not
under the pressure of the water, and
could do nothing but look out OF q
window"
Evening star., 1938-08-02
Winning Contract.
By THE FOUR ACES.

David Burnstne. Merwin D. Maier.
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken.
worlds leading team Of four. inven-
tors of the system that has beaten
every other system in existence
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-28
Red Legions Of China on March
 Against Japan

PELPING. Jan. 27, R)-China' s red legions, peasants and irregu- lars are on a march against the Japanese invasion in the vast North China area-concentrating swiftly. attacking swiftly and dis persing swiftly, they struck time and again at the Japanese com munication lines and Japanese garrisons stationed in the north of China.
 Observers reported that during January, Chinese regulars along the Peiping- Hankow- Chengtai railroads wiped out small detach- ments of Japanese troops, and at least in twenty instances, sallieS of irregulars interrupted traffic of the Japanese controlled portion of the Peiping -Hakow Line, one of China's main north south rail arteries on an average of three time per week.
 The Japanese garrison at Tien- ghsien, one hundred miles south west of here, was annilihated on three different occasions; and a Japanese regiment at Chuyange a mountain town west of Tiengh- sien, suffered severe losses.
 Ten per cent of the fighting was carried on under fierce guerrilla onslaught.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-28
Nominates a New Solicitor General
 United States

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 27 (P)--President Roosevelt, today also nominated Robert Jackson of New York, as Solicitor Gen eral of the United States.
 He is at present Assistant At torney General, in charge of an ti-trust cases. Jackson succeeds Stanley Reed who just received his commission as a member of the United States Supreme Court
 Earlier, MT. Jackson, whose homtown is Jamestown, N. r., will be 46 years of age Feb. 13, as head of the antitrust section he was successful in several maj or prosecutions; one of the most recent cases was his conviction of sixteen oil companies of con- spiracy to raise and fix gasoline prices in ten Midwest States.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-28
U. s. Diplomat Slapped in Face
 By Jap Sentry

Shanghai, Jan. 28, lP--A Jap, anese military spokesman dedlar- ed that the Japanese sentry who slapped the face of John N Ali son, ranking United States Diplo- mat, at Nanking, was only doing his duty and would not be pun ished. He added, that anyone disobeying orders ot Japanese sentry, could expect 10 be shot, He further said the apology ten dered Diplomat Allison was mere ly gesture courtesy. He also said that Allison had adopted what Japanese regarded as at insolent attitude.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-28
Nomeites Marry Marysville After
 Long Romance

EVANSVILLE, Calf, Jan. 27, (P--A childhood acquaintance begun thirty seven years ago in Nome, Alaska, was cl;maXed re- gently in a telegraph proposal, which resulted in the marriage of Charles Luther Ross, of Pierce, Idaho, mining man, and Mrs. Florence c. Schumacher of Seat tie.
 Ross said he visited her in 1909 when in Nome as sourdough, with intentions of proposing but failed to do so. Both parties later married others and raised fam lilies, but recently their mat es died, so Ross asked by telegram that Mrs Schumacher be his wife.
 Ross said his first mining ex- perience was in Nome, where he recovered seventeen dollars in gold dust by washing the sawdust from the floor of Tex Richards saloon and gambling house. The past several years Ross has been engaged in operating gold dred- gaS in Wyoming and Idaho.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-28
Mystery Aerial
 Fleet Observes
 Jap Air Attacks

UNDATED, Jan. 18th, (P)--A Japanese Navy spokesman said that mysterious aerial armada apparently of considerable size, has been following and observing the operations of Japanese planes in China, and he declared that the nationality of the planes are unmarked and not determined He further said that in several instances in which the Japanese planes pursued the phantom ob- servers, that "in such cases the mystery planes fled and we were unable to: locate their base"
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-28
Roosevelt Asks
 More Money for
 US. Armaments

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 28, lP,-Presid.tnt Roosevelt asked Congress to authorize millions of dollars for new expenditures for the Navy's fighting forces and Armys land defenses to bolster our armaments which he termed were inadequate for the purposes of national security.
 Outstanding among the Presi- dents requests were armed pro tection, based not on aggression, but on defense.
 A twenty per c:nt increase in hle Navy's building program, Navy officials estimated, would cost the government eight hundred million dollars.
 President Roosevelt also recon nlencfed tine sp.nd;ng of seventeen million three hundred and thirty thousand dollars for tfhe better ment of the army, including eight million eight hundred thousand dollars for anti-aircraft material.
 The program outlined calls for the building of two additional hattl ships, two additional cruis- CTS in the calendar year l938
 He estimated, in discussing the message before his Press Con ference. that the cost of the en- tire new long range program will be twenty-nine million dollars during the fiscal year which be- gins next July first.
 The President coupled to his request for better national de- fenSe a recommendation that Con gress provide for the taking of profits out of war; also for an equalization of the burdens of a possible war, and further said he recommend d an increase in armaments specifically and sole y because of the piling up of ad- ditional land and sea armaments of other countries, in such a man Ter as to involve the threat of world peadz and security
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-28
Four Men Killed
 Terrific Blasts
 Explosive Plant

STEVENSON, Scotland, Jan. 27 (P-Four men were killed and Is injured, when two terrific blasts rocked the plant of Nobles' Explosives. one of the largest of its kind in the world.
 Windows throughout the town were shattered, women and child ren ran into the streets in panic The noise was heard for miles around.
 Three thousand men were em- ployed in the factory which was designed for mass production of high explosives.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-28
Japan Considers
 War with China
 WillBe Lengthy

TOKYO, Jan. 28, (P-War with China has reached so critical a stage that War Minister General Sugiyama, told the nations par lament that Japan must now prepare for a country other than China.
 Replying to furry of question ing by Diet members, the Gener- al urged for the second time with in week, the matter of increas- ing the army and that it be thrown into the conflict.
 He acknowledged that the "cur- rent incident was gradually as- suming greater proportions and that the situation was rapidly be- coming more grave. Foreign sup plies are entering China through Mongolia and Canton into China, he said, and I believe the vol ume is considerable, but accurate figures were unobtainlable. Since Japan must ght a long term war with China, we must prepare for country other than China" But did not spscify what power.
 However, Russia, Tass offic- ials News Agency dispatch from Hankow last month, acknowledg- ed sending war material to China
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-28
KENNEL CLUB MEETING

There will be a meeting of the Nome Kennel Club at 12:3O PM. Sunday, Jan.30th, at Odd Fellows Hall. Nomination of officers and other important business. Come.
 "Cappy" McDOugall, Sect'y.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-28
Chinas Red Legons Take Up Arms Against Japs
B. Mozee Nominated US.
 Marshal Nome

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 27, (P)-President Franklin D Roose- vslt, today, nominated Benjamin B. Mozee as United States Mar shal, for the Second Division of Alaska, to fill the position held by Thomas Gaffney, who recently passed away.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-28

You can save 200 by paying six months in advance for your sub scription to The Nome Nugget.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-28
REPUBLICAN, NOTICE

Nome Republican Club meeting 2 F. M, Sunday, Jan. 90, at City Hall. All Republicans invited.
 Leroy M. Sullivan, It Acting Chairman
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-28

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Evening star., 1938-07-09
BUSINESS OF BOXING
AHEARN'S SOLETASK
Haberdashery, Given Up, Goldie
Gives Time to Ballyhooing
Archibald-Bello Go.

One Of the local boxing games little
catastrophes, the loss OF a central
chinning depot through the closing of
Goldie Ahearn's Shirt Shop, is expect
ed to be remedied shortly by Promoter
Joe Turner and Matchmaker Ahearn,
currently examining several prospec-
tive offices.
Meanwhile Ahearn shed the worries
OF bankruptcy and plunged into the
more inviting task of revealing the
merits Of the joey Archibald Mike Bel
loise 10-round feature bout Monday
night at Griffith Stadium.
Amanda Stella, Chicago feather
weight, will mix with Paul Lee of Ten
nessee in the eight-round semi-final,
while six-rounder will find Eddie
Saugsted, local amateur product, max
ing his professional debut against
Baby Face Jerry Hall of New York.
Pete Lacek vii clash with Young
Palmer and Billy Banks will labor with
Bobby Brown in four-rounders.
Evening star., 1938-07-09

Stabler; best 1s. Mrs. j. Franklin
Gross, 81; best SO holes, Mrs. Hugh
Mackenzie, net 160.
Indian Spring women held a field
day for members and guests, with the
following results: Members 4, S and
6. tourney: Mrs. K. S. Giles, three As;
Mrs. Harry w. Sharpe, eight IS;
Mrs. Nellie Dunbar, eight IS. Guests
tourney-Mrs. j. T. Powell, Manor,
nine IS; Mrs. H. P. Brown, thirteen
6s, and Mrs. F. B. Helan, 1lO-21-89.
At Congressional the women held a
Scotch foursome tourney, won by
Mrs. F. E. Lewis and Mrs. c. A.
Stewart, with a card of 91-l2-79.
Tied for second were Mrs. H. A..
Mihills and Mrs. George Goetzman,
99-19l5-7s12. and Mrs. j. o. Rhyne
and Mrs. c. E. Slawson, 96-l61 q
1917.
Mrs. w. A. Haugen tied with Mrs.
w. E. Sullivan for first prize in the
feminine tourney at Army-Navy, with
Mrs. Haugen winning on the draw,
But Danny Burton. the club pro,
wasn't told of the scores.
Dave Thomson, Washington Coli
and Country Club pro, came very close
to the dream round OF 18 straight
pars when he cracked out a one-un-
der-par 50 yesterday. Dave went over
par only once-on the lengthy eighth
hole-and twice bagged brides. It
was Dave s second 50 round in four
days. He holds the course pro rec
ord with q sc, made under summer
rules.
Evening star., 1938-07-09

prised any afternoon, soon, to hear
an announcer cut in on a radio
program and tell you that he is
about to cut you in on a battle
with a leaping marlin, from the
ringside in the middle of the At
lantic Ocean. It can be done and
will be done by George Sutton,
whose new boat is equipped with
everything to catch marlin and
tell the world about 1t while it's
being done.
George has been bitten by the
marlin bug only a short time-less
than two years. On q trip to Flor
ida in 1896 he went over to Bimini
where he boated a 186-pound blue
marlin, and the smaller white mar
lin. That set him of, he became
acquainted with Paul and Jack
Townsend, the pioneers of Ocean
City marlin fishing, decided to go
into it in q big way and now he's
established. George Sutton today
II ranked a. ono Of Washingtou's
top bls-gans Aahsgznea.
Evening star., 1938-07-09
NEARLY-DEFEATED
|. NETMAN FAV0R|TE
Guernsey, College FinaIist,
Victorious After Loss of
First Two Sets.
BY the Associated Press.

HAVERFORD, Pa. July "a youth
who only few hours earlier stood on
the brink Of defeat today was favored
to win the national intercollegiate ten
mis- championship at the Merton Cricket
Club.
The youth-Frank Guernsey of Rice
Institute, Tex.-was opposed by Morey
Lewis of Kenyon College, Ohio. who
came through with three surprise VIC
tories in gaining the finals.
Guernsey had to come from way
behind yesterday to win his semi final
match against Robert Harman of the
University Of California. Harman won
the first two sets, 6-3, 60, and was
ahead in the third, when Guernsey
changed his tactics.
Instead Of playing deep, he moved
into the forecourt. It was o smart
move. Guernsey promptly won the
third and fourth sets. 6-3, 60, to
even the match.
Pulls Sensational Rally.
In the last set Harman took a 80
lead, but again Guernsey rallied. He
won five straight games before Har-
man, in turn, overcome a $40 lead
in the 10th game, to tie it at Sail
The set was squared again at Gall
before Guernsey scored a series of
points on passing shots to win, 8-6.
Lewis lost the first set to Lewis
Wetherell of the University of South
ern California, but came back to win
the next three, 6-4, 10-8, IS.
Lewis also will play in the doubles
final, paired with Don McNeill of Ken
yon. Their opponents are Joseph Hunt
and Wethereu of U. S. C.
Evening star., 1938-07-09
Leap-by-Leap Marlin Broadcast Coming
George Novel Report Fishing Editor

the Jackspot off Ocean City. We've
just hit a good one, and he's out
there now leaping around. Al
ready he's been in the air IL times,
and there he goes again. Boy, oh,
boy, can that fish Jump. He looks
to be 9-footer. Hold on, and I'll
give you a leap-by-leap story OF
this marlin"
Fantastic? Sounds like it, doesn't
it? But it's as true as that the sun
will come up hot and red tomorrow.
So far and fast has the equipment
for marlin fishing progressed at
Ocean City-the marlin hotspot of
the Atlantic seaboard-that George
Sutton, one of Washington's mar
lin fanatics, can actually radio
phone leap-by-leap account of
the battle with a spear-headed
marlin, the jumping jack of the
ocean, directly to any point that
has q phone.
And the broadcasting companies
are interested. too. Don't b Sar.
Evening star., 1938-07-09
GOLF GOLD IS AIM
. OF BRITISH CHAMP
Profit From Open Title as
important as Prestige
to Whitcombe.
BY JOHN w. CULMER,
Associates Press Sports Writer.

SANDWICH, England, July o.
Stolid Reggie Whitcombe, at 40 the
youngest of trio of famous golfing
brothers and the first to win the COW
eted British open title, looks upon the
big increase in his annual income
as something at least as important as
the prestige he won yesterday.
After battling a 50-mile wind that
all but blew the players of the course
and sent scores kiting up into TIE COS.
and after waiting while the late nm
ishers, including the defending cham
pion, Henry Cotton, finished their
rounds, Reggie's comment when he
learned of his victory was:
"All we cared about was that a
Whitcombe won. We didn't mind
which"
Big Earnings Ahead.
But the extra money champion
can earn probably means a lot to
Reggie, who often has been near, but
never before on the top. Cotton esti-
mated his 1887 victory over Reggie was
worth $25.000. When Walter Hagen
beat Reggie's eldest brother, Ernest,
by one stroke back in 1924, he said the
title was worth $5o,000 annually.
The Whitcombe temperament, much
the same in 48-year-old Ernest and
42-year-old Charles, played as big a
part as Reggie's skill and his powerful
build in battling the gale. He just
kept on playing his game and shot
1918 on the last two rounds to turn
two-stroke deficit into a two-stroke
victory. He finished with 295 for the
70 holes against 297 for Jim Adams
and 298 for Cotton.
Reggie's tanned face and tight
Tipped mouth don't tell you whether he
is winning or losing. His keen, blue
eyes above a long nose and jutting
Jaw don't talk, either-theyre always
shaded by peaked cap.
A quiet sense of humor and cool con-
centration enables Reggie to blot out
the memory OF a bad shot. An out
standing example came in his heart
breaking experience of seeing a one
stroke lead disappear when he took
four puts on the first green of his
final round
Crisp Iron Play Marks Game.
Striding along like a soldier on the
march, he pitted himself against the
wind and won. His long, powerful
arms seemed built to drive through the
raging storm.
There's nothing fiamboyant about
his swing. 1t might even be termed
orthodox. He takes the club back in
a fairly upright arc, pausing momen-
tarily at the top of an almost lazy
swing
Reggie's favorite club is "blaster"-
a heavy. deep-soled niblic which blasts
a ball out of almost any difficult lie.
The new champion apparently keeps
his nervousness until he has finished
playing.
This waiting is agony" he said as
he sat in the clubhouse after his final
round. I'D rather play q thousand
championships.
Evening star., 1938-07-09
KELLER CAN'T GAIN
ON BATTING RIVAL
Rosar, Newark Mate, Surprises
by Tilting Margin at Top of
International Loop.
Ry the Associated Press.

ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July e.-Newark's
famed 'one-two" punch, Buddy Rosa,
and Charley Keller. continue to set
the pace in the International League
batting race, with Rosar surprising
every one by holding first place.
The clouting catcher, collecting II
hits in rs chances. not only KEEP,
his mate in second place. but increa sed
his pace-setting margin to six points.
His average, including Wednesdays
games, was 403, while Keller climbed
two points to 1897
Sam Maroon, Rochester catcher
took over third place with a .376 av-
erage.
Keller retained the pace in three
departments, having scored the most
runs, S8; collected the most base hits
ll3. and driven in the most runs, II.
The home-run leader continued to
be Woody Alternately of Buffalo. with
10 circuit clouts. and Jack Haley,
Newark's undefeat ted elbower. still was
the pitching leader, with nine VIC
tories.
Evening star., 1938-07-09
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Picture trim, fast fishing
schooner rolling over the swells of
the Atlantic Ocean, 40 miles off
Ocean City, outriggers up, lines taut,
and everything ready for the strike
of a marlin. Behind the bait a
chunky black I'm looms, and sud-
denly the fish lunges in, hits the
bouncing bait whack with his
spear. the line snakes down out of
the trigger and the fish is hooked
and starts jumping all over the
ocean.
George o. Sutton cuts in on his
radiophone. Calling Ocean City,"
he yells into the receiver. Ocean
City radio picks it up. Get me The
Washington Star" says George. A
matter of two minutes and George
Is connected with the switchboard
at The Star. Get me Huber, the
fishing editor" Sutton says.
Hello, George, this is Sutton
speaking out here On the edge Of