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Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-14
Showers Brinq
Arizona Relief
BY UNITED PRESS

Scattered showers fell over cen.
tral and eastern Arizona today
bringing cooling breezes and relief
to dry range lands.
Weather bureau officials reported
.25 inches fell at Flagstaff and 08
at Grand Canyon, accompanied by
light thundershowers and lightning.
" Tuscon reported 30 and Phoenix
,O4 inches during the night. A heavy
rain was reported to have fallen at
Prescott.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-14
Aiirliner
Lost in
Mexico
Czech Ship Kills II.
One American Girl
In Germany
BU United Press

Poor flying weather was
believed responsible today
for airplane crashes on two
continents. Two occurred In
Europe and a third in Mexico.
In Germany, CzechoSlovaK
commercial airplane carrying II
persons crashed into the Black
Forest. Visibility was extremely
poor over the area and authorities
believed that the weather was
chiefly responsible for the crash.
At Felixstone, England, six mem
bers of the Royal air force were
killed when their seaplane crashed
into the sea three miles off shore.
Rescue airplanes from Mexico
City and Vera Cruz searched the
Mexican coastal area today for
plane which disappeared with eight
passengers and its crew of three
on a flight from Villa Hermosa to
Vera Cruz. The last message from
the plane was that it was flying
through heavy rain storm about
100 miles from Vera Cruz.
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Aug.
13. (UP)-Sixteen persons includ-'
ing an American were killed today
when a Czechoslovak commercial
airliner crashed into the Black
Forest of Germany. -
Thirteen passengers and three
crew members were killed. Only the
stewardess, Maria Kretner, %, es-
capped.
The American killed was Miss
Dorothy Cohen, address unknown
The dead included Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Frank, German residents OF
Prague. Frank was employed by
the goth Century-Fox movietone
news.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-14
ROOSEVELT TO
SPEAK TO U.S..

WASHINGTON Aug. 13 (UP)-
President Roosevelt today prepared
a radio address in observance of
the third anniversary of the social
security act.
He will speak Is minutes over
a nationwide network Monday
night at $50 pm. EST. Although
the subject of the address was not
announced, significance was at
tached to the fact that it follow
by but four days his purge Of
two southern anti-New Deal Demo-
ccratic senators.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-14

party.
Frey testified before the house
committee investigating unameri-
can activities that 400 CIO officials,
including CIO Director John Bro
phy and Francis German, interna-
tional president of the United Tex
tile Workers, either were Commu-
nists or directly linked with the
Communist party.
Frey was the chief witness be-
fore the house committee investi-
eating unamerican activities as it
began its inquiry of Communism
in the United States.
He told the committee he would
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-14

most important families, depend
in their work upon light that filters
through 900 feet of murky water
to the treasure that lies aboard
the sunken war liner S. S. Merida.
The treasure-22 tons of silver
bullion and a fortune in gold GER
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t1mt ana DdCIIeu WIFI IUS 10 to
cover vast treasure from the
depths of the ocean. Unless they
are successful before heavy weather
sets in this fall the project must
be delayed until next year.
The treasure seekers, led by Cap
tain Luigi Faggian and DR.. Mario
Silvestri, sons of two of Italy's
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-14
400 Clio officials LINKED WITH REDS,
UNAMERICAN COMMITTEE TOLD

WASHINGTON Aug. 13. (UP)-John P. Frey, head OF
the metal trades department of the American Federation
of Labor charged today that the Committee for Industrial
Organization and its chairman John L. Lewis, had the
"hearty and official endorsement, Of the COmmunis
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-14
TREASURE HUNTERS RACE WITH TINE
TO FIND RICHES IN SUNKEN
SHIP 220 FEET BELOW SURFACE

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 49, (UP)-A treasure hunt a
fascinating any conceived in the mind of novels
moving toward climax today in the blue waters
the Atlantic off old Cape Hatteras.
The crew of the little Italian ship Falco raced agains
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-14
i. s. Marines in
China Arrest
3 Japanese
Operatives Accused of Thre atenino
Civilians with Guns -Handed
Over to Tokyo Authorities

SHANGHAI, Aug. 13 (UP)-United States marines
today arrested and subdued three Japanese army special
service operatives whom they found threatening Chinese
civilians with pistols in the American marine of the
international Settlement Two of the Japanese officers
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-14
SENATOR ATTACKS NEWSPAPERS
As PUPPETS UNDER THUMB
OF NATIONS WEALTHY MEN

NEW YORK. Aug. 13. (UP)-A section of the Amer
can press is controlled by wealthy who, n opinion
would not scruple to throw this country into Fascsm
rather than surrender their privileges Sen Sherman
Mnton d. Ind, said in address today at luncheon
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-14
Threats of War
On Three Fronts
HdrasS Europe
Germans Clamp Lown on Czechs. Plan
Vast Military Maneuvers: Powerful New
Fortifications 60 Up On Rhine

Europe today worked itself into first class "psycho-
logical fever
The sudden relapse from a period of recovery was
largely due to speculation and But fundamentally
it involved disturbing developments in the Czechoslovak
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-14

Help Needed
Il am in a dilemma" pronounced
Joe Schwartz. Il need somebody to
do something"
Joe was SO worried about it that
RR's interest was Immediately
aroused.
You see said Joe, somebody
left some little kittens in my auto
mobile. 1 can't give them home,
/ took them over to the police sta
ton, and they said they would take
them. Then they said they would
have to kill them. l don't want
that-so I've still got the kittens. y
Joe paused, scratched his head
He looked at RR hopefully.
do you" he asked, know any
body that wants some kittens?"
RR and all his friends either
have cats, kittens or dogs, or don't
want any, but he promised to dc
what he could. So, Well-do you
know anybody that wants some
kittens?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-14

6arrcaded in her paaa Los Angeles home Mrs. Anna Laura
Lowe Barnett shown below widow of wealthy Indian shouted
defiance to the United States government her. Mrs.
Bsrnet being deprived of the property part Of the
OF the late Jackson Barnett because Of Federal Court ruling
she not legally married TO the Indian oil millionaire
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-14
Just Too Much

Just Too Much
Jack Tackett, the younger, had
MT been home all morning Satur-
day, and he wasn't going home for
quite while yet, if he could help
1t. Not that Jack doesn't like his
home, but-well, Jack Senior went
fishing Friday, and brought home
a lot of fish, and Saturday they
were baking fish at the Tackett
home, and Jack Junior likes fish
any other way but baked, and he
can't even stand the odor of them
baking, SO he hadn't been home. All
of which seems a bit queer to RR,
who likes fish no other way except
baked, unless they're trout. and
then he likes them fried, too. Diff
ferent people, different tastes.
Add Public Enemies
Once a week regularly, and some
times more, some careless motorist
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That Vanished Age

That Vanished Age
Just now RI stepped to the
drinking fountain-and had to wait
a couple of minutes while little
fellow, about this high, filled up
pop bottle. And all of sudden
we were struck by a yearning for
that thrill of boyhood when water
tasted SO much better if it came
out OF pop bottle. Remember?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Hobe Ferris Of
 West End Was Major Leaguer

Waterbury baseball fans of years ago must recall Hobe Ferris, who snapped them up at shortstop for the old Norwich team in the days when Nanny Murphy was the slug ging second baseman of the same Connecticut league team. That was around 35 years ago; Ferris died the other day at the age of 57.
 Norwich won the pennant with it's brilliant lot of players; Jack Tighe, was at first, big and good looking, and fighter when he had to be, Murphy was at second base with Ferris and others at various places along the field. Freddie Par ent PlsO was with Norwich, for a while. Ferris and Parent graduated to the Boston Red Sox and Murphy went to Philadelphia. Murphy was the star hitter of the team. How he could "lay" against the ball; his hits were drives and they generally "sailed" far into the field when he played here on the old West enc ball grounds, south of the present bus terminal of the Connecticut Go
 Hobe Ferris was not a handsome young man by any means. But he was likeable fellow, and "set" vel with the crowd. He made a valuable man for the old Red Sox of Bostor at the time when Jimmy Collin. was at third, Parent at short, Jakt Stahl at first, with Hobe himself al second.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
WELLES TAKEN
 IN TITLE TEST
First Game Goes to Rey= monds By 30=23 Edge;
 Next GO Friday

Showing a brand of play which netted them the championship of the Washington Park basketball league last year, the Raymond Hillies last night set-down the Welles with a 30-23 defeat, to take over the first skirmish in what is scheduled to be three-game play off for this years title. The second game is slated for Friday night.
 With Pete Pomponio, Fred Sul- livan and Ike Block in high gear the Hillies were in top form, espe- cially in the second half, when they pulled away from the Welles who had dogged their heels throughout the first two stanzas.
 Although the Hillies were ahead at all times. the game was kept lively by "Weenie" Zenick, Rocco Rinaldi and "Squiny" Murphy, the three musketeers of the Welles, who were high scorers for their team. The score was 4-3 at the quarter and 1O-8 at the half. Three rapid fire baskets in the early moments of the third period by Block, Car rington and Sullivan gave the Hill ies their first break, however, and they maintained comfortable lead until the final gun. The score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
MANN SCORES K.O 0.
 IN SECOND ROUND

New Haven, March 29-CUP)- Nathan Mann, Hamdens heavy weight contender, e back on the comeback trail today following a ridiculously easy two-round knock out victory over Louis LePage, Ridgewood, N. J., at the arena last night.
 LePage took the 10 count just one minute and IA seconds after the second round started. A solid left hook to the jaw dropped the Ridgewood fighter for nine count as the second round opened.
 A moment or so later Mann poked him again with left and LePage went down for good.
 A crowd of 300 evidenced an- noyance at the quick ending. Mann weighed 191 1-2 and LePage 1892.
 In an eight-round semi-final, George Fitch, local negro heavy weight, won the decision over Gene Bonin, Willimantic. Fitch weighed 177, Bonin, 189 1-2.
 Al Boros, 187, Bridgeport, knock ed out Joe Jackson, 178, Webster, Mass, in the secon dround of a scheduled six-rounder.
 Joe Triano, Naugatuck, outpoint- ed Freddy Pease, Willimantic, in four rounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Baseball to Stocks,
 Back to Headlocks, Is Mercier's Career

From the baseball diamond and the Wall street of Boston to pro- fessional wrestling is step that few stars of the day have taken, yet that is the experience of Alfred J.. Mercier, who meets Wally Dusek on the Buckingham Hall mat Friday.
 Mercier is a veteran of three base ball leagues, having done his stuff in the New England league in Man. chester, N. H., in the Eastern Cana dian league with Three Rivers and in the Middle Atlantic league with Fairmount, w. Va. The outfield was Mercier's forte, and for big fellow who tips the bean around the 200 pound mark, he was considered one of the fartest gardeners in the business.
 Diamond to Bonds
 From baseball, Mercier drifted in- to the stock and bond business, and when the depression hit the coun- try, there was lull in that busi- ness and Mercier, who had wrestled as an amateur with the Springfield, Mass, Y. M. c. A. team, took up the mat sport and he has been going in tip top shape ever since.
 In the last couple of years he has done a great deal of wrestling as a professional in New England and Canada, and has an excellent rec ord among the topnotchers, having many victories to his credit over some of the real headliners.
 Mercier has shown such steady progress since he took up profes- sional wrestling that critics pre- dict for him an outstanding career on the mat if he continues to go as he has in the past and meets with no injuries.
 Handball Star
 Mercier was born in Ware, Mass. just a few miles outside of Spring field, getting high school educa- tion in the latter place. He is 30 years old, having been New Years present to his parents. He stands five feet 1 1-2 inches and weighs 200 pounds. He is an excellent handball player and is considered one of the best in New England. He is seeking matches with any of the topnotchers and bars none in his quest for glory and the coin of the realm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
YSWIMMERSPRE
 FOR STATE MEET

George Gelgauda, swimming coach at the Central Y has been working hard at the job of whipping into shape the Central Y swimming team for the state meet to be held in Hartford. Saturday, April 2.
 E. Valechko, holder of the state 40 and 100 yard free style events is reported in excellent condition and is expected to repeat his vic- tories. Al Povolaitis, the breast stroke sensations of Waterbury is expected to win the 100 yard breast stroke and also to break new Y. M. c. A. record. Dan Boardman the versatile athlete, who takes part in all sports and also can swim any event in swimming, will enter the 220 yard swim. Anthony Jenkins and George Hurley will be used in the 40 yard dash.
 Coach Gelgauda will enter two re- lay teams. The medley relay team will consist of Boardman, Poval- aitis, and Jenkins. The regular re- lay will be Hurley, Povolaitis, Jen- kins, and Boardman.
 Practice is scheduled for every night this week, and the local "Y' team should make good showing at Saturdays meet, regardless of the small number of entries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Municipal Golfng Course To Open Friday
JEWS, SWEDES
 CLASH TONIGHT
Tourney Games at YMCA; Brass Citys vs. U. s.
 Rubber in Feature

When the Jews and SWedes get together anything can happen and that's just what basketball fans can expect this evening when the Wa terbury YMHA and Hartford SWe- dish Lutherans tangle in quarter final contest in the fifth annual statewide elimination tournament at the Central Y.
 This contest, one of four quarter final games to be played tonight, will get underway at 9:30 o'clock with John A. Cluney as the 11th man on the floor. The Insurance City lads, featuring tall, slow work ing players, will be a slight favor ite to win and enter the semi finals carded next Saturday night.
 The main fracas this evening will bring together the U. s. Rubber of Naugatuck and the Brass City Five, formerly the Boys Club Ca dets. This setto will start at 10:3O o'clock with Tom "Chick" Carney calling the fouls.
 The 8:30 o'clock struggle will pit the Ansohia Woodlawns, conquer ors of the Waterbury Olympics and NorWalk Legion, against the Meri- den West Sides, winners over the Waterbury Royal Arcanums and Columbian Squires. John A. Cluney will also referee this game.
 The opener at 7:30 o'clock should be a humdinger as two Bristol clubs, Eds Collegians and Riley's All-Stars, will clash. It will be the first time this season the teams have met on the same floor and the fur should fly. Gus Lonergan will be the official.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
BLACKHAWKS AND
 AMERICANS MIX
(By United PreSS)

The Stanley Cup hockey playoffs. narrowed down to four teams, will be resumed tonight with Toronto tackling the Bruins in Boston and the Chicago Blackhawks invading New York for a crack at the Ameri- cans.
 The Boston Toronto tilt is a crucial one and may decide the National league hockey champion ship and one of the Stanley Cup finalist. The Maple Leafs, under dog champions of the leagues Canadian Division, upset the fav- ored Bruins in the two opening games of their best-of-five series, and need only one more victory to eliminate Boston.
 If the Bruins win tonight, the fourth game will be played at Bos- ton Thursday night, and if a fifth contest is needed to decide the issue, it will be played Sunday in Boston.
 The Chicago-New York clash is the first of the Stanley semi finals, a best-of- three series to decide which will meet the Toronto-Boston winner in the final.
 The Hawks and Americans, who upset the odds by vanquishing first round opponents, will leave imme- diately after tonight's contest for Chicago where the second will be played Thursday night. If third is necessary they will return to New York and decide the series on Sunday.
 The Americans are rated 7-5 fav- orites to capture tonight's game and 2-1 to take the series. In six meet ings during the National league sea- sons, the Amerks won four and were held to pair of ties by the Hawks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
FAVORED BRUINS
 MUST WIN ICE TILT TONIGHT
Toronto Leafs Set to Sew Up National Hockey
 Championship
By ROBERT WEBB United Press Staff Correspondent


 Boston, March 29-(UP)-Desper- ately in need of victory tonight to keep their slim chance of achieving the National Hockey league cham pionship after dropping the first two games of the three-out-of-five series to Toronto, the Bruins camp was cheered today with the news that injured Ray Getliffe would probably face the Leafs in the Bos- ton Garden tonight.
 Getliffe was forced out of the sec- ond playoff game at Toronto when kicked on the outer part of the foot by Red Horner, the Leafs giant de- fenSeman. Five stitches were re- quired to close the wound but on the way back from Toronto Sunday night, Getliffe had made such rapid improvement that he may start to- night on the first line with Bill CoWley and Charlie Sands.
 Manager Art Ross has recalled Mel Hill and Red Hamill, both for wards, and Goalie Frank Brimsek, from the Boston farm team at Prov idence. If Getliffe does not play, Ross plans to nave Art Jackson up with Bill Cowley and Charlie Sands while Cooney Weiland will team with Gordon Pettinger and Roy Goldsworthy, leaving either Hamill or Hill as the tenth forward. Confident
 The Bruins are quietly confident of winning three consecutive games on Boston ice despite the all-round brilliance the Leafs showed in up- setting the Bruins To, and 2-1 at the Toronto Gardens Thurday and Saturday nights. The Bruins lost only three of A home games during the regular season and won all three Toronto games played in Boston. Both manager Art Ross and Pres ident Weston Adams feel that BoS- ton was definitely outlucked at Tor onto Saturday evening when the Leafs prevailed 2-1 and piled up what may prove to be an insur- mountable margin. The Bruins brain trust hoped to return to Bos- ton with an even split.
 Although several of the Leafs. who arrived here this morning, show physical evidence of the bruis- ing nature of the first two games of the National Hockey league championship series, Busher Jack son is rather seriously hurt. He will probably play with sprained left wrist which handicaps his shooting as he is left wing.
 So far two Boston defensemen, Jack Portland and Eddie Shore. have stood out in the series. Turk Broda, only a fair goalie during the regular season, has been beaten only once in III minutes but he has had few difficult saves. The Bruins had only two good chances to score from close in during the series.
 Take It Easy
 From Manager Connie Smvthe Down, the Maple Leafs are not a cocky team. In the dressing room after Saturday nights game, the Toronto players appeared pleased they had won two successive games though none cared to say Toronto would win three in a row.
 The Bruins, on the other hand still think they have a good chance of winning the series. They forced Broda to make 31 saves on Satur- day, l5 of them in the last period This sort of shooting, the Boston players think, entities them to their snare of goals. Tiny Thompson made only 13 stops at Toronto on saturday although the Bruins were shorthanded several times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
HAYES RESIGNS; MANAGER TO BE N A M E ) s 0 0 N
Professionals Post Out; Rough Cleared, Fair
 ways Improved
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Though temporary or winter" greens will continue to be in use for some time hence. depending, of course, upon the coming of fine weather, Waterbury's municipally owned golf course, in all its natural beauty atop East Mountain, will be open for play Friday of this week, Superintendent of Parks James J. Curtin announced this morning.
 New Manager
 Several changes of importance will greet season ticket holders and members of the East Mountain Golf association when they tee off. For one thing Dave Hayes, professional at the club for two years or more will be conspicuous by his absence, as he has resigned to take up work in Bridgeport, not affiliated with the game. More important than that is the announcement that a new golf professional will not be named to succeed the popular Dave, but 8 new MANAGER of the course will be named to have charge of the build- ing and caddies, while Andy Lund, as usual, will have charge of the course, it's operation and upkeep.
 Half Season SIP
 Regular season tickets will sell for $20 as of last year, but half season ticket holders will be required to produce SIP, an increase of $2 which is fair enough under the conditions, fNy hnnr1 crNnYof tn improve the course.
 Among the major improvements is the clearing of much of the rough" or golf ball cemetery where a hook or slice off the fairway or tee costs hundreds of balls last sea- son, due to the narrow fairWays and the stone-laden, thick-treed terri- tory on either side. The fairways have been laden with one dose of fertilizer and another layer was started today, which means that it is possible that grass will be grown high enough to permit a person to play the ball as it lies' without the necessity of "teeing up' on the fair way thereby producing synthetic CT "phoney" golf scores, which could not gain recognition anywhere if 0 player is allowed to tee up on the fairway or move the ball in any way, aside from a regulation stroke or swing. If the fairways reach a point of improvement where the ball can be played as it lies, Waterbury's municipal golf course of 18 holes will be second to none in natural beauty or excellent greens while the clubhouse, locker and shower bath facilities are already on par with the best that can be had anywhere. A busy season has been planned by the East Mountain association who have been kept intact through out the winter months, and with an improved layout. th2 proceeds of the municipal investment should at least double that of last season when they were anything but dis couraging.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
LITH HOLY NAMERS
 WIN IN NEW BRITAIN

Bounding right back from their recent loss to the North Fad Wolves which went two overtime periods, the St. Joseph Holy Name hoop squad won a 31-26 decision in New Britain last night from the Boys Club Jayvees of the Hardware City. the teams being tied at IA points at the half way mark. Augustauskas and Adams were good for 9 points ] in behalf of the winners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
LI'L ABNERS LOSE

Naugatuck, March 29 - The Pap pies upset the Li'l Abners in a re- cent basketball game at the local "" the score being 36-24. The game required two overtime periods. With 20 seconds to go and the Ab- ners leading 30-28, Darby caged 8 long shot to tie the score for the Pappies and in the second overtime period. Schrul tossed in two one hand field tries to give the PappieS a triumph.
 Darby led the victors with 12 points and Schrul scored 10 points for the Pappies. Garland tallied 10 for the Abners.