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The Nome nugget., 1939-04-24
TOP OF WORLD PARTY IS
 HELD FOR CHAS. BROWER

Details of birthday party held practically at the top of the world were. brought to Fairbanks by Bertha M. Fiber, supervisor of nurses of the Office of Indian Affairs. The occasion was the 18th birthday of Charles Brewer Point Barrow trader, who bears the title: King of the Arctic. March 6 was the date of the affair.
 Pilot Maurice King of Fergu- son AirWays and Miss Fiber were the first airplane visitors that the Barrow people had welcomed since last September. MT. Brow CT consequently was doubly gen. erous with his famous northern hospit tality.
 Charles Brewer has been a resident of the Barrow region for many years, and has operated trading posts during that time.
 During his many years in his posts beside the Arctic Sea, Charlie Brewer ha worthily at tained the reputation of being one of the finest hosts in the world.
The Nome nugget., 1939-04-24

Now is the time to look over your job printing needs for the spring and summer. The Mug get Office will be glad to consult with you as to your wants and prices on same. :,
The Nome nugget., 1939-04-24
NOTICE

Write to your friends and rela ives on the Outside, using Sour, ough Stationery. They'll get big kick out of it.
The Nome nugget., 1939-04-24
Girl Gangster Surrenders
KANSAS CITY (P)-Unarmed
 

KANSAS CITY (P)-Unarmeo and alone, Estelle Dickson, 16- year-o,d blonde sharpshooter, submitted meekly to arrest amid a bustling crowd of Easter shop pers in the heart of the business district and ended the seven months crime career of the na- sion's public enemy couple num- 3sr ere.
 Fer husbsnd, Benny, died in a "a ! af bullets in St. Louis, when 555sral agents cornered him.
 Sac may be taken to Detroit 10 sand trial fer violating the L.rdbergh law.
The Nome nugget., 1939-04-24

Doctors have found no explana.
 ton for the astonishing gain in weight registered by Mrs. Maria Garcia, 30, who last Christmas weighed only 160 pounds. Today she tips the scales at an even 400. She lives in one room with her husband and 13-year-Old daugh, ter near Ballinger, Texas. ...... ....
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
.DR ). A. WRIGHT
 TO SPEAK HERE
Mems Day to Be Observed Sunday at Mount Olive
 Church

Sunday will be known as Mems Day at the Mount Olive A. M. E.. Zion Church. All services will be sponsored by the men of the church. A mems chorus will render the music all day.
 Shepard Mum is chairman of the program committee. There will be three services. Rev. A. A. Perry will preach at the morning and eve- ming services. Dr. James A. Wright, A. B., s. T. B., of Hartford, will preach at 3 p. m. Dr. Wright is a graduate of Howard University. Har- yard University. and Andover Theo- logical Seminary At this time he is the minister of Talcott Street Con- gregational Church in Hartford. the oldest Colored Church there which was organized in 1926. He has been the pastor since 1916. making many improvements, and adding to the in- fluence of the church in the com munity.
 Through his efforts the first col ored school teacher and the first colored social worker under the Welfare Department were appoint
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19

The semi-final session of the De- batting Contest of the Catholic Youth Organization was held at the Columbus Club last evening with the teams from St. Lucy's parish and the Immaculate Conception parish emerging victorious. A large au- dience gathered to hear the four teams present strong evidence for and against their chosen subjects.
 The two winning teams are now eligible to compete in the finals which will be held during the first week of June. The award to the vic- tor will be the James F. Arnold Memorial Fund trophy.
 Judges for last evenings contest were: Judge Theobald E. Conway, Aldermanic President Pasquale Per- riello and Miss Mary Louise Martin. Past District Deputy William T.. Harrington of the Knights of Co., lumbus officiated as moderator. Pat rick J. Wallace was chairman of the meeting.
 The team of St. Lucy's upheld the negative of the subject: Resolved: That The United States in Its Two Houses Is the Most Perfect Form
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
Bench Warrant Issued One Year Ago Today

ed. He has been active in the re- ligious and civic work of the city. He is a member of the Wonnen,s League Community House and Day Nursery; the Board of Directors of Connecticut Temperance Society: the Hartford Association of Minister and Rabbis; The Connecticut Con- gregational Club; Life member Of the Harvard Club of Connecticut; 2 member of the Interracial Commit tee of the Hartford Federation of Churches, and a former Moderator of the Hartford Association of Con- gregational Churches and Minis ters.
 The women of the church rem dered fine service last Sunday. The men will try to excel them. The young people will sponsor the serv- ices the fourth Sunday in this month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
Arrest Of Prominent Citizens Results In
 Nationwide Publicity
74-Page Report of Grand Jury's Investigation of Charges Prelude to Sensational Roundup;
 Features Reviewed

was waiting. having been informed by Special Prosecutor Alcorn that his presence was requested by the grand jury.
 Two Hours Reading
 The lengthy 74-page report was read in open court by Foreman Carl A. Lundgren of Ansonia, of the grand jury. The reading required almost two hours, and court was in session until 9:45 o'clock.
 Immediately after the issuance of the bench warrant. several of the 27 accused were arrested. The majority surrendered the next day, however, including Daniel J. Leary, who had been missing" for several weeks previous.
 Tmhe etaoishdrculmwfye etaoinnu
 The same day of the surrender, bonds ranging from $5,000 to $25 ,000 by the accused for release.
 The following day Governor Will bur L. Cross demanded the resig- nations of Senator Joseph H. Law Tor as boxing commissioner; Senator Matthew Daly of New Haven as county commissioner; and Repre- sentative John D. ThomS as statute revision commissioner.
 All the requests were complied with. The three were charged by the grand jury with corrupt legislation.
 Two Missing
 The following Tuesday, May "A, twenty-five of the 27 accused were arraigned. Enoch Borgnaes, of New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
STATE CREATING
 BIRD CAFETERIAS

Hartford, May 19-The State Board of Fisheries and Game today launched program to create scores of game bird cafeterias in cooper ation with local sportsmen's organ nations.
 The board announced it's readi- ness to furnish clubs with seeds for planting quarter-acre patches of grain, provided the sportsmen agree to fence the feeding areas for wild life. Paintings must be made be- fore May 3l.
 For each such project developed, the board will stock 10 pheasants in the locality during the fall. The grain patches are expected to re- duce winter losses, Superintendent Russell P. Hunter states.
 A "fifty-fifty" plan of pheasant purchasing to encourage more stocking by clubs was also an- nounced.
 Under this plan, the Board agrees to match any release of the game birds made by a club on unposted lands. Clubs must advise of their desire to participate before June 15 to enable making of contracts with game breeders.
 Bulletins on the grain and pheas-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19

ant planting programs are available from the offices of the board here on request.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
Finalists Selected
 For Arnold Awards
Immaculate Conception, St. Lucy Teams Win Right to Contend in Knights of COlumbus-CYO Debates

of Legislative Body" Members of the team were: Charles Renaldi, Ann Calo and Alexander Mole. The defeated affirmative team repre- 'sented St. Patrick's parish and in- cluded: James Dwyer, Marie OKeefe and Helen Laskey and the rebuttal was given by Higgiston.
 Resolved: That Various States Should Adopt Uni -Cameral Legis- lative System" was the subject of the second contest of the evening with the Immaculate Conception team upholding the negative side of the subject. Those taking part were Marjorie Foy. Francis Kelly and Patricia Boston. Their opponents, members of the Sacred Heart team. were: Lucy Guerrero. Catherine Burke and Mary Bannon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
CAnd the government, according to law, must provide one for herO

<(llNU tIAE kOvGAAAAAAGAAtf 9eAAsSOAAAAA6 " law, must provide one for her0
 Why f0rty-five million Americans have no public libraries within their reach! Z. Why mothballs may be sold only by q licensed druggist in California :. Why a bunch of cats is called "clownder" \. Why a grandfather clock runs faster in cold weather Whether you know that a drizzle may also be called mizzle (Drizzie drive me nutsD Whether most of us don't agree with Hendrix van Loon who says, T know of no more contemptible expression in the English language than these three words, ITO get even.
 That if you get a headache around 10 o'clock in the morning, it's prob ably caused by sinus, but if the headache comes late in the day it's usually caused by eye trouble : Why the plural of hippopotamus is hippopatamez Whether the Wo- men of the Igorrote tribe Gin the Philippines) haven't very practt- cal fashion. (Their hats have pockets, in which they carry their cigarettes, money and cosmetics) That Joe Lewis, one of the nimbled wits, observes, "All that happens when you sling mud is that you lose ground!"
 That a Seattle botanist has dis covered plant which eats grass hoppers and has to be fed pieces of Sausages during the Winter to be kept alive .. Whether the Stand- ard Oil company doesn't rate an or enid for contributing Sizeable check toward the rehabilitation of the German refugees, without any publicity fanfare :. Whether Amer ican femmes know that the cur rent fashion among Russian women is to wear hats of brass That Charlie Enfield, the Ivy Lee of Hollywood, has this motto over the entrance to his sanctum: "The pow CT to say "No' differentiates man from the lower animals!"
 That it's no wonder American wo- men are so seductive when they spend $7OO,0O0 day in beauty shops Whether anyone cares to know that Il Duce's full name is Benito Andrea Amilcare Mussolini =. whether pr. Martin A. Couney, who runs the Baby Incubators at Coney Island, shouldn't get the recognition he deserves as one of Americas s major heroes. (He's saved the lives of over 1000 prematurely born ba- bies-and he's never accepted feeJ That G. B. Shaw, says, Virtue is insufficient temptation" and that Harrison Owens version is virtue is its own punishment"
 Whether you know that the tech nical name for writer's cramp is crisospasm Why donkey IS called Rocky Mountain canary ... Why the finish are forbidden to use bicycles or to wear store" suspen- ders How come face-powder and rouge are illegal in Massachu- sets That platonic love is like a check for which there is no money in the bank That Henry Ward Beeches said: Every man should keep a fair sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19

One year ago today Judge Ernest A. Inglis issued single bench war rant for the arrest of 27 men on charges of conspiracy to defraud the City of Waterbury of more than a million dollars.
 The Waterbury conspiracy trial, which would have held session for the 77th day today but for the illness
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
TOMATO ARGUMENT RISES

San Jose, Cal. (UP)-As result of sudden interest by the United States Department of Agriculture in the development of white tomatoes being raised here. a controversy has arisen as. to who was the first to produce the species. F. A. Bravo irl- sists he has been growing pure white tomatoes fo rthe last Il years. His variety is a cross between white beet and a red tomato
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19

of former Controller Daniel J. Leary, is the aftermath of that action by Judge Inglis.
 74-Page Report
 In issuing the bench warrant, Judge Inglis acted on the, request of Special Prosecutor Hugh M. AL corn and an extraordinary grand jury, which investigated Waterbury municipal affairs. The grand jury issued scathing 74-page report containing the recommendation that 27 men be brought to trial on the conspiracy charge.
 In addition, they recommended action against five former legisla- tors on charges of corrupt legisla- ton. This recommendation has been followed through.
 A year ago today the grand jury was in session. and County Detec- tive Edward J. Hickey and Special Investigator George l.. Greer beat a path between The Elton and the courthouse.
 The grand jury's report was mime ographed at The Elton by a special staff of assistants.
 All through the day the city was kept in a state of suspense-know- ing that the jury was to take some action = but not knowing what it would be.
 Just before 6:30 o'clock the IS jurors filed into the superior court room, where Judge Ernest A. Inglis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19

Special Prosecutor
 York, who has not yet been appre- hended, and Philip Coppeto, were not present. John G. Purdie, detective appeared for the first time.
 May 25, a 48-state alarm was broadcast to police, for assistance in the apprehension of Borgnaes and Coppeto. Defense counsel denied that they would seek a change of venue because of the demonstration put on by crowds of spectators the previous day at the arraignment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
SOUNDS IN MUSIC

More than 15,00O feet of recorded sound effects ranging from the voices of birds to the whine of glancing bullets, went into the mu- sical score of '"The Wizard of o."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-08
Recall Petitions
Will Need 318,17b
Names Says Deputy

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 8. (UP)-
Petitions bearing 318,176 signatures
must be filed to secure an election
on a proposal to recall Gov. Gull
bert Olson. Deputy Secretary ol
State Charles j. Hagerty said to-
day.
The state constitution requires
signatures of II per cent of the
total number of votes cast at the
last general election for all candi-
dates for the office involved ir
the recall attempt.
The recall election would be held
between so and 80 days after filing
of the completed petitions, Will
the exact date to be determined bl
the lieutenant governor.
Appearing on the same ballo1
with the recall proposition would bd
names of candidates for goyerno1
in event the incumbent were rel
moved from office. Candidate|
would have to file nominating petit
tions with 134.796 names-five pei
cent of the last general election
vote-to qualify for place on th(
ballot.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-08
BY UNITED PRESS

4, Off-year elections held the spot
light of interest in many states
Tuesday.
New York state voters approved
by a large margin the legalization
of pari-mutuel betting at horse
race tracks. In New York City
Tammany hall, which had been
killed in the election last year
returned to life by winning local
contests.
Pennsylvania Republicans elected
their mayoralty candidate in Phila-
delphia and their candidates for
four appellate judgeships. They also
we're successful in local contests
and hailed the result as a forerun-
ner of Republican landslide ir
PENNSYLVANIA for the 1910 Re-
publican presidential candidate.
In Kentucky, the New Deal-Dem'
ocratic incumbent, Keen johnson
was elected over his Republican op-
ponent. circuit Judge King Swope
who apparently failed in his hope
of getting enough votes in that nor
mally Democratic state to demon
strate trend away from the New
Deal.
Scores of cities and hundreds OF
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-08
Ohio Shows Under
Fantastic Schemes
For $50 Pensions
BigelOw Plan Defeated
BY Million Votes in
Special BallOting

COLUMBUS, O., Nov. g.
(UP)-The Bigelow $50-a-
month pension plan was de-
feated by better than 5 to l
by Ohio voters in Tuesdays
election, complete returns showed
today.
Complete returns from the states
$3.50 precincts showed 1927, SIT
votes against the plan and 460,537
for it.
Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow, of Gin
cinnati, leader of the movement
to give $50 a month to single per-
sons and $50 a month to married
couples over go, conceded defeat
and said he would carry on the
fight
"All the money, newspapers and
radios of Ohio were against the
poor people," he said.
He said he would start today tc
file new petitions to present the
plan again next year.
The off-year election drew rec
Continued on Page 2, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-08
Germany Resumes
Attacks in West

man lines. Both German and Allied
sources now agreed that siZable
Nazi forces are being held close
to the Belgian and Dutch frontiers.
Berlin's explanation was that that
was a good place to keep reserves
that might be needed on the French
front.
In most European capitals the
belief persisted that some sort Of
German pressure against Holland
and Belgium was a factor behind
Yesterdays peace appeal by Queen
Wilhelmina and King Leopold.
The Dutch and Belgian rulers
unquestionably also we're inspired
by general humanitarian motives,
by a desire to aid all the peoples
by bringing the war to an end,
However, their reference to this
hour before the war breaks out
on the western front in all its
terror; the recent German pres
sure on them to resist the Allied
blockade; and the presence of in
creasing strong German forces on
their borders, all pointed toward
some urgency that moved them to
make the appeal at this time.
Authorized German sources took
the attitude today that "the peace
child was throttled as soon as it
was born" They based that COM
ment on the fact that British For
eign Secretary Lord Halifax yes
terday reiterated Allied attacks on
Nazi policy and declared England
would repair the wrongs done by
Germany to her neighbors. Lord
HalifaX's speech, while delivered
after Dutch-Belgian peace appeal
was announced. had been distribut-
cd to newspapers some hours pre-
viously. The Berlin spokesman
however, viewed it as an outright
rejection of the appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-08

led G. H. Loft and Al koeh, the
picketS. and accused them of de-
laying construction of school build
ings by objecting to the wages paid
by the contractor.
why aren't you satisfied with
$8 a oay?" one of the youths was
quoted as saying The badgering
continued until the boys suddenly
began to throw the contents of a
garbage can, aiming in the general
direction of the pickets. Some OF
their shots went home,
Pickets and boys were said to
have disappeared from the scene
with miraculous speed.
Shortly thereafter the pickets re-
turned with their placards still blaz-
oned with charges that the job is
unfair They continued their
picketing unmolested throughout
the remainder of the day and be-
gan their marching again Wednes-
day morning.
Chief of Police Lon Cromer and
school officials declared school boys
or any other youths guilty OF mo-
testing peaceful picketing would be
punished as would adu.< guilty OF
the same offense.
Cromer said police would not in
terfere as long as school authorities
maintained order 1--WE will not
permit anyone to interfere with
peaceful picketing," he said, that
is within the law
The Carpenters union said the
construction contractor was unfair
because they did not pay SO day
which the union declared was the
prevailing wage scale for this area.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-08
Ham-Eggs Setback
; Times Greater
Than in First Vote
Promoters Threaten to
Recall Olson, Bring
Plan Back in 1910

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov.
8. (UP)-California voters
turned down Ham and Eggs
pensions by nearly a mil
lion votes, returns of the
statewide election showed today.
With only scattered precincts still
to be heard from, the pension plan
was beaten by a margin more than
three times greater than its set
back last year.
1t was apparent new votes had
administered the crushing defeat
to the plan which President Roose-
velt called "a shortcut to Utopia
and which promoters say they will
try to bring back for another vott
in 1910.
The pension forces, in the incom-
plete returns from all but about
600 of the states 11,209 precincts
polled within 100000 votes of theil
total of the 1888 election. On the
other hand, the forces fighting the
pension exceeded their 1888 vote
by almost 100000.
Apparently angered by their de-
feat after coming within 5,00(
of putting the plan over last year
the pension group threatened tc
institute recall proceedings against
Governor Culbert Olson, who fought
the measure this time. 1t was re-
ported petitions already were clrcu-
lating here seeking signatures fol
Olson's recall.
A proposal to establish state con-
troll of petroleum production, con-
tanned in the Atkinson bill, alSt
went down to overwhelming defea
in yesterdays balloting. A chiro
practic initiative was beaten. Two
small loan bills were approved.
San Francisco reelected Angelo
RosSi mayor in an eight-sided con
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-08

SOt DdllOUS from CdLIOTIlldS ll,zUS
precincts that left the score more
than two to one against the Retire
ment Life Payment plan.
Accompanying it into the discard
we're the Chiropractic initiative and
the Atkinson Oil Control act, vir-
tually complete returns showed. OF
the five propositions placed before
voters Tuesday only two were Sue
cessful, the two Small Loan acts.
They carried, nearly three to one.
AS California went, so went I'M
perial Valley on Ham and Eggs.
The county vote of 4012 for and
9O28 against, 2A to one, lived up
to expectations, a negative majority
of 5,O1s.
Most astonishing county return
in southern California, however, was
in San Diego where a close fight
was anticipated. San Diego, con-
sidered a pension plan stronghold,
piled up a vote of 39,954 for Ham
and Eggs and 71,147 against, nearly
two to one.
Imperial county went down the
! line against every one OF the prop
ositions. although the vote was close
on both Small Loan acts. On No.
3 the vote was 5187 for and 5626
against and on No 4, 5056 for and
1923 against.
The county went approximately
21a to one against the Chiropractic
proposition and two to one against
the highly campaigned Atkinson OIL
act
Campaigners fell one per cent
short of the hoped for rs per cent
vote of the county's 1850 register
ed citizens.
Complete returns from 38 of the
county's 80 precincts showed 13,04O
had cast ballots, or just under "a
per cent. This was considered a
record for a special election, parti-
cularly lnasmuch as no personalities
were involved.
Many urban precincts showed
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-08

/ the organization since it was open
ed soon after the organization was
formed in Imperial Valley two years
ago to keep the highways open
for the transportation and handling
of farm products
The subpoena followed close on
the heels of the LaFollette COM
mittee's request for information and
records of the Associated Farmers
of Imperial county. The request
was received by Hugh T. Osborne,
manager, last Saturday.
Watson and Osborne said they
could do nothing about assembling
the things asked for until instruct
ed to do so by the directors of the
two organizations. 1t was under
stood the directors and officers of
the two groups planned to meet
within the next few days to discuss
the situation.
In the subpoena served on Wat
son he was commanded to appear
before the committee and to testify
what you may know relative tc
the subject matters under consi-
deration by the committee"
Among other things he was Or
dered to give information regarding
correspondence or transcriptions o1
conversations relative to purporteC
Investigations of persons known OF
suspected of being engaged in work
for transportation unions, discus
sions of the hours of labor, the
obtaining of guards to protect prop
erty of persons engaged in hauling
any information concerning re-
quests of any sheriff or district
attorney, the Farmers Protective as
Continued on Page 2; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-08
BY UNITED PRESS

German forces resumed the initi-
alive Wednesday in the sector of
the western front Immediately south
of Luxembourg.
They made three raids on French
outposts. Two of the raids were
supported by artillery action. The
French asserted all three efforts
were repulsed.
Luxembourg reported great aerial
and artillery operations within sight
of its borders.
Whether that activity was a pre-
lude to larger-scale action or was
primarily for routine reconnaissance
purposes, there was no telling.
French dispatches reported heavy
troop movements back of the Ger