davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31

Hayward. who has been at Ore
gon for 80 years. had not yet fully
recovered from q serious attack
suffered last November.
His physician. Or. oryille Wal
Ter. ordered the 7i-yeAr-oid mentor
To remain quiet for several days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31
BAILEY GAINS
CHECKER SEMI

Gerald Bailey, the young Sta
dunn high checker star. viii oppose
Bert Pyle, veteran. next Sunday
in the temi-finsls Of the Tacoma
city checker tourney. Play will
be IN Wright park. providing the
weather il good. II not. then the
Croft motel will Dc the ate Of
action Bailey advanced through
defeating Frank Anderson, john
Bun ard Pyle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31
Team in Nova Scotia League Recruits
Entire New Club From Detroit SandIots

nETROIT-Detroit ssndlot base
bali is feeling very proud these
days. now that Glaee Bay. Nova
Scotia, OF the Cape Breton colliery
league, Class d. has imported it's
entire team from the Motor City.
A mining city OF $4,000. and
situated LOO miles from the
Michigan metropolis. Glace Bay
last year appointed Ray Moore.
Detroit sandlot pitching star, as
manager. succeeding Del Bison
cite.
Moore. who has plsved In the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31

This Is his second year IN profess
sional bail, Hollywood fsrmed him
cat last scssorr
MISS MARBLE GOES ABROAD
CONFIDENT AND CONSISTENT
MISS MARBLE talks baseball
AVA like . msr She va. known
A. tho Little Queen of Swat a.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31
Tacoma Will Get
Lawn Bowl Play

The mems singles u the North.
vest Lawn Bowling aaucisll0ns
spring tourney. which sas rsinsd
osat 81 Bsllinghsm over the week
end. all be played next sunday on
the Tacoma c0Grts Only the
mems doubles we're completed At
EsllinxhAHn. Middleton AMI Fair
burn Of Seattle beating Dickson
ana Miller Of Bsllinsnam. The
mixed doubles viil be played eff In
Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31
ny UNITED PRESS

Dominic DiMsggio steps out this
week as the Pacific Coast leagues
premier batter n Brother Joe
and Vince are interested THAT the
New York Yankees are. goes with
out saying). Dom Ia hitting a .to3
clip for 81 games.
His average climbed IL points
during the past week against tough
pitching offered by the Los An
geles club pitching good enough
to set back the San Francisco
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31

The Ladies club of Meadow Park
will hold best ball twosome tour
nament Friday. No competition
was scheduled today because OF
Memorial day.
The foursomes:
First tee-Mrs. William Turner
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31

politsn Open golf championship
after one of the longest plsyoffs
in history.
Picard toured the Metropolis
Country club course yesterday in
90 to defeat P. G. A. Champion
Paul Runyan, who had a II.
Picard. Runyan and Vic Ghezzi
Of Deal, y. j. had tied at 2s3
after % holes OF the tournament
proper. In a plsyoff Sunday, Pic
ara and Runyan tied again and
yesterday they settled the issue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31

vikings coached
enjoyed successful winning 10 out Of
Vikings
division previously eliminated
take southern division
the left right, betty tierts
Bsbnck
Raw
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31
MA Service sports Editor

NEA Service Sports Editor
NEW YoRk - Stroke perfect,
~ blond Alice Marble 10 bound
for the All-Englsnd championships.
When the United states title.
holder takes the famous center
court Of Wimbledon she viii show
the British something entirely new
in womens tennis. according TO
such competent authorities I. her
coach. Eleanor remnant. aud Mary
X. Browne, who ruled the courts
Of this country In iei2-is.it.
Miss Browne agrees with
the English critic Who. upon
seeing Miss Marble, said that
the only enc Who could hcat
her WAS herself.
Miss Tenant il confident that
this Ia To be Miss Marbles year
the game OF the California
miss with the best service and
volley in the history Of womcn's
tennis has maturcd.
Miss Tenant now compares the
creative game Of sweet Alice 10
that OF the late Suzanne Lenglen.
In fact says Miss remnant,
Alice adds to sussnne's game
by being q harder hitter with
modern fearlessness.
Men like To see Miss Marble
perform for reasons other than
the fact that she Ia tennis No. /
eycful. She serves like q man f.
has an sll.round mans game .
does all the forcing has speed
ed up womens tennis IL the
most spectacular player. man or
woman. in the world.
Versatile Miss Marble. now as.
has the required incentive. too.
TENNIS CHAMPION WANTS TO
WIN AND THEN SING AND ACT
A LICE MARBLE wants to come
"A down in front At Wimbledon
next month and retain her national
singles crown at Forest Hills In
September because she in DESTROYS
of singing on the radio and MAX
ing a moving picture.
She already has poured tuneful
melodies into the mike and her
trained voice is popular enough to
have gained her a booking in the
Waldorf Sert Room.
She took a screen test before
leaving the coast.
Miss Marbles screen work would
not interfere with her amateur
tennis because II would have moth
ing to do with the court game.
There IL no demand for =
tennis PLAYER In pictures and
Alice would not be paid enough
for q tennis short 10 make IL
worth while for her TO turn
professional" explains Miss
Tenant.
She'll stand on her own az an
actress and . singer"
Next to tennis, Miss Marble pre-
fers to discuss designing and her
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31
EASTERN LEAGUE

Scranton 7, Wilkes-Barre I
Springfield q. Hartford 3.
tOnly games scheduled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31

NfsTNUUNy'N U0NQItN
Nev tefk 4 nustoe 1,
Philadelphia : washington q
hptrntt 10. - tnofa
Only usnles seHaauiea
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31

ti4fNoUAtH o9HQlH1
Cincinnati 4. CHieaae
rtttxburah !, ~ Gstiis q
Mes Ynth 2 Philadelphia 3.
nfookiyn l nassop q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31
Picard Takes
Golf laure|s

WHITE PLAINS. y. Y.-Henry
Picard. tall professional from Her.
shey, Pa, today held the Metro
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31

Moore, who has played In the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24
Drouth Brings Disaster To
Farmers In U1estern u 3.

floods last spring devastated many
farms. After TIE floods subsidized
the nearly destitute farmers man.
aged to get crnp in and hoped
for the best. Bur the autumn
drouih dashed their hopes
Congressman Wan noxey NJ
Mississippi member Of the
drouth committee. SAYS conditions
IN his district are desperate.
We've got a nearly complete
crop failure. not only of cotton
but also of corn and garden truck
he says. The cotton crop isn't
running 20 per cent Of normal. and
We don't have enough corn to feed
our chickens until Thanksgiving.
Folks down there are selling every
thing they have Just to get enough
to eat"
Congressman Francis Case of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24
Mayor Silences
Airplane Critic

CARMEL, Cal.-Mayor Herbert
Heron, who does a little Shake
spearen acting on the side, is cred
tied with giving the perfect an
swer" at a council meeting. One
irate citizen protested vigorously
that a U. S. army airplane had
distubed the peace of Carmel by
flying too low.
What are you going to do
about it" he demanded.
do about it ?" the mayor
echoed. Why Wen put in an
anti-aircraft battery, of course"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24

Nearly 1.00o,0 900 men are under
intensive training in Great
Britain" Belisha said.
THE sector now allotted to the
British army, while not comparable
with the major system of the
Maginot line, fortunately was pro-
vided in advance with field works.
The task which fell to our soldiers
on arrival was to add to it and I'M
prove upon it. This task they have
undertaken with will.
ITO win, the enemy Will have
to break through the allied de-
lenses. Assault upon these Is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24
BY BRUCE CATION

WAsHINGToN-While the na-
tons attention has been conferred
on the European war. a major
disaster has developed inside the
United States.
One of the worst autumn
drouths on record has parched
farm lands in 30 states. Confused
mass migrations of stricken farm
families are beginning in north
eastern Texas and in Oklahoma.
The Farm Security Administration
reports that $4,000 families are in
urgent need.
An informal committee of con-
gressmen and senators is study
ing the situation and is preparing
to ask for relief funds.
Department of agriculture peo-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24

awaited with confidence by tho
French supreme commander"
Hore-Belisha inspected the Brit
ish defenses in France last week.
Our defenses by sea, land and
air and the barriers against ag-
gression established by France give
safe cover to our preparations" he
told the commons.
Whereas Germany has to
defend 200 miles of frontier
against possible attack by the
allies, France has TO cnylsage
the possibility of aggression by
Germany along 800 miles from
the North Sea TO the Alps.
We now share that task with
the French"
Describing the Maginot line de-
lenses the war secretary said that
this is a fortress of war"
In his speech Hore-Belisha en-
phasized that Britain was prepar-
ing for a long war and was taking
into account the possibility that 1t
might spread TO several fronts.
we are dispatching arms and
equipment to other parts of the
world" he said. I'VE are prepar-
ing for all eventualities. II is a
war of endurance, a quality for
which the British people are re-
nowned. Every day that passes
finds US stronger. On the economy
of the enemy the passage of time
does not have the same effect"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24

cal year. Il had siis.ooo. 900 fer
grants and loans - and arplles-
tious from go 600 families. : TAR
higher total than the noney would
cover.
Since NEST crop leans are made
In December and january. money
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24

pie say that this drouth is freak
ish. 1t is spotty-for while it COW
ers the Ohio and Mississippi val
leys, the great plains area and
the southeastern states, it does not
cover all of any one of the states
affected.
In any drouth area state there
will be one county where there is
no harvest and no pasturage, and
an adjacent county where bumper
crops are being gathered. In some
localities adjoining farms will
show similar contrasts.
SOUTH SUFFERS
THE MOST
In northern Mississippi, Arkan-
sas and parts of Alabama, the stu
alton is worse, because heavy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24

which vas ~ aside Tor that pur.
poze n sflll available And can -
drawn On Ter the araash eneT~
EeneY: but i viii have n - Re-
placed. ana he estimate = tnat
TIE SO 90. Go he congressman
are taking ahout wlli - nnas to0
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24

South Dakota says the drouth in
the Black Hills area Is the worst
ever experienced there.
His own district illustrates the
spotty nature of the drouth; of
its "a counties. about a third are
getting in good crops while an
other third report extremely bad
conditions-with the rest report
ing that they are at least able to
get in enough feed for their live
stock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24

week. sus unl<.. N afsath <na-
PRETTY =ean - ze<1 wenf <rrsas.
fH<a<s<atzlzs. lAs s1Fealh k<aa<hz
- Unexpectedly hlxh r<FHeHfeF<
II enmrzlanes eIth AAAa <FvF
Insurance ana acreage eoHfxez pxe
KT.m i 10 What 1T.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24

murh.
II heavy rains sane nse shey
son.s an<la mneA u shz damage -
far - this tall cfurs -. hnt my
I'll hsip nexi years wheat sfer.
Planting - winter wheat - h@sn
KnznE ~ during she - IeW
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24
SOUTH SUFFERS
THE MOST
Nearly Million Men Training
In Britain, Commons Learns
GREAT BRITAIN

War Secretary Leslie HoreBelsha told the British house
of Wednesday several thousand troops have been
sent France each week he advised month
ago that $4,000 British soldiers were on French SOIL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24
NEED MORE MONEY
FOR DISTRESSED

Farm Security Administration,
which is making grants to distress
ed families, says it is going to
need some more money before very
long. At the beginning of this fis-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-19
COUNSEL FILE MOTIONS
 FOR DIRECTED VERDICTS

Murray: Y, T honor please, in view of the evidence in this case, in behalf of the defendant Hayes, the defendant Hayes rests.
 Peck: Defendant Leary rests.
 McDonough; Defendant Kelly rests.
 Ashworth: Defendant Purdie rests.
 Cassidy: I, representing the de- fendants O'Connor, Olsen, Healey, Peters and Santalucia, because of the inadequacy of the evidence pre- sented by the state, I do not care to present any evidence and, therefore. we rest.
 Cassel: Your honor please, with the exception of a certain motion l took up wit, your honor in cham bers, the defendant Philip Coppeto rests in view of the evidence pre- sented by tie state. had in mind, your honor please, the motion to strike.
 Judge: will take that up very shortly.
 Wholean: For reasons already al- legged, the defendant Dunn rests.
 Healey: For the reasons already gi"en. in behalf of the defendants Fleming. Crary, Johnston, Shana- han and Minor, will follow the same course.
 Slade For the non-appearance of the additional witnesses I sug- gested to your honor this morning, I don't intend to offer any further evidence in behalf of MT Meaney and MT Kingsley. rest the case.
 Crawford: The defendant Simon J. Alderman rests in the case, your honor please.
 Judge; Does that include all the defendants?
 Murray: Yes.
 Judge: l think, therefore, the records show the defendants all rest.
 State Rests
 Alcom In view of the fact that the defendants have all rested, the state sees no reason why any re- buttal should be offered on the part of the state.
 Murray: move your honor, to di- rect the jury for acquittal for the defendant T. Frank Hayes in view of the power your honor has under statute 6486.
 Judge: Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to suspend so far as you are concerned in this case un- til Tuesday August 1. For that req son, am goir. U excuse you now until August at the usual hour.
 Cassel: The motion on behalf of the defendant Philip Coppeto: I move, your honor please. that pages 8l39, $40, 8l4l and 8l6l to be stricken out of the records. Your honor will look at these pages. They !
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-19

refer to testimony of a purported conversation between Edward Hickey and Ralph Coppeto in reference to Philip Coppeto and I assume, If your honor pleases, that the pur- pose for whiC.. that evidence went into the records is due to the fact that at that time Ralph Coppeto was a defendant in the action and 1t had to do with conversations held between Ralph Coppeto and Edward Hickey in reference to the where- abouts of Philip Coppeto during a certain period of time, and it seems to me, If your honor please, that under the rules of evidence, that that evidence at the present time is not admissible against Philip Cop peto because of the change ir status now existing, and If your honor please, It was also offered against Ralph Coppeto to show his alleged connections with Philip Coppeto in one of the overt acts in the con- spiracy.
 ALCORN:It seems to me, If your honor pleases. that the change in status of the defendant Ralph Cop peto makes no difference and has no bearing on the admissibility of the testimony of MT. Hickey in re- spect to the conversation he had at that time. And 1t doesn't seem to me that the court can strike from the records of the testimony which itself is admissible because of the change of statute. At the time the testimony was given, the accused
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-19

were on trial. Later because of the testimony against Ralph Coppeto and he went out of wthe case, it doesn't render the testimony given inad- missible and I submit that it should not be stricken out.
 MURRAY: If your honor pleases, l would like to make a motion in the presence of the jury, but it has been suggested to me that possibly the proper procedure would be to withdraw the motion now and make 1t at the beginning of the arguments when the jury returns a week from Tuesday. I am assured, your honor, that 1t won't take any extended ar- gument on the facts of the case. It will have to do with the law and 1t won't probably take longer than ten minutes.
 JUDGE: Do understand that all the defendants would like to make similar motions |?
 MURRAY:Yes, your honor.
 JUDGE: Is there any substantial reason why the motions cannot be made this morningp
 SHADE: l have a reason, If your honor pleases. l believe 1t will be very helpful to the court to cut out a lot of the transcript. My argument is extremely limited by the evidence, and l shall not take more than ten minutes in verbal argument. would like to cut out a lot of the record, but l shan't take more than ten min- utes so far as the proof is con- cerned.
 Ready For Arguments
 Alcorn: I, of course, desire to be agreeable, your honor please. l understood these motions were but a formality, in any event, and that they should be disposed of so that when we convene one week from Tuesday, we will proceed with the arguments in the case, as l under- stood the situation. But I don't see any reason why the motions the gentlemen desire to present could not be presented some time today.
 Judge: Would the gentlemen be willing to come back, say next Tues- day to make these motions? The only point is if there is anything in the motions that are argued, l don't want to be put in a position to decide the thing right off the bench, and I do feel that having taken too much time as we have, that we ought to be in position when court opens the first of August to go right ahead with those arguments.
 McDonough; Your honor please, I will not take any extended time on the argument. I don't want to come back here nexa Tuesday. If we are going to adjourn now, let's adjourn now until the jury comes back a week from Tuesday. can argue this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-19
Closing Arguments Expected To Start Before Jury On Aug

cell, now acting controller of the city, in the absence, due to illness of Sherwood L. Rowland
 Purcell was on the stand l9 days, twelve of which featured direct tes- timony and seven under brutal crosS-eXamination.
 Next, from the point of service, was Warren M. Brown, the states accountant, on the stand for IS days, eight days direct examination and seven cross examination. After 62 days of state testimony, the special prosecutor announced that the case of the state was at rest.
 At the conclusion of the states case, motions for discharge of the 10 defendants on trial to the jury were made.
 Three Discharged
 Judge Inglis granted three of the motions, djscharging William R. Murray of Teaneck, N. J., an &C., countant, Attorney Ralph Coppeto of Waterbury and Michael F. Slavin of Waterbury, all for lack of eN- dence.
 Since their discharge, Murray has appeared in court in the assistance of the defense of his associate &C., countants, and Coppeto has been a steady spectator at the proceedings. But MT. Slavin has remained far afield from the courthouse.
 Speculation had been that the de- fense would require at least two more months, and that the trial would continue well into September, If not beyond. The announcement of the decision of the defense to rest, after presenting only 27 witnesses, and calling only three of the defen- dants to the stand struck like 8 bombshell.
 Special Prosecutor Hugh M. AL corn and his staff had no inkling of the plan of the defense to rest to- day. Attorney Benjamin Shade, coun- sel for the Kingsley defense, which was on all day yesterday and last week, had indicated that he would require at least the balance of today and possibly the rest of the week for his witnesses.
 Even up to 10 o'clock this morn- Ing, the usual court opening time there was no indication that any such sensational development was in the air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-19
VIOLENCE CLAIMS
 6 LIVES IN STATE
tBY UNITED PREss)

Violence claimed the lives of six persons in Connecticut Tuesday checkup disclosed today.
 John Pherroah, IT, Hartford, died at Winsted of injuries suffered when a Civilian Conservation Corps truck overturned at Riverton late last week, injuring % occupants.
 Charles w. Trask, g, Naugatuck, died at Windham of injuries suf- fered in an automobile accident at Brooklyn.
 Raymond G. Lee. 25. Rockville, died of injuries suffered in a Somers crash Sunday which took two other lives.
 James Magnano, 22, Middletown, was killed when he was caught ifi cave-in at construction work at Long Lane farm, Middletowr.,
 John Muldoon, Jr, a year-and-as half old, died after apparently swal- lowing insect poison. f
 Henry c. D. Michalis, i2, Garrison. N. r., died of a bullet wound in the stomach suffered when a rifle fell to the ground and discharged. The accident occurred at Danbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-19

morning or z. week from Tuesday: one or the other.
 Judge: Well, of course, in order for such a motion to be successful, suppose you would have to stress on some flaw in the states case which was m de. apparent. I won der if you are in as good position to state those flaws now ns you would be two weeks from now.
 McDor ough: Why can't we argug the motions this morning and your honor make the ruling a week from next Tuesday in this courtroom?
 Slade: lon't intend to make a motion for the purpose of kill ing time. believe that if I have q reasonable opportunity on the evil dence representing my clients that l can present the matter in an in- telligible manner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-19
UNION IN ICELAND
 IS IMPOSSIBLE

Toronto, Ont, July l9-CUP)-- Union between the north and south of Ireland, twill probably never come to pass" according to John Milne Barbour, Ulster minister Of commerce.
 Barbour, here yesterday for a few hours before continuing a holiday trip to Western Canada. said Ire land could only be united Under the Union Jack and that will prob- ably never come to pass"
 He said Ulster was determined ito remain part and parcel of the Brit ish Empire"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-19
FUNERAL EXPENSES
 FOR ACTOR SOUGHT

Buffalo, N. Y. July 19-(UP)-- Funeral expenses were sought today for Pat Barrett, 67, veteran actor who years ago won acclaim as the father in "Abie's Irish Rose" z
 Barrett, whose career took him from gas-illuminated country iy- ceums to the bright lights of Broad- way, died practically penniless in local hospital Sunday, but acquain- tances were not informed of his fi- nancial circumstances until yester- day. His body was unclaimed.
 A local delegation appealed to the actors fund of America for burial expenses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-19
Dramatic Conclusion To Conspiracy Trial e
 inuadf
Judge Out at 11:33
(Continued from Page D

At 1:33 a. m Judge Inglis emerged from his chambers to preside at the most sensational and alarming session of the trial which opened November 29 1938 with 24 accused of conspiracy to deraud the city of than million dollars.
 Defendants sat quietly lawyers grouped in conferences and corn and staff sat quietly at their table The press table buzzed with expectancy. Defense lawyers while refusing to officially comment their plans, admitted that fireworks were in the air"
 Meanwhile the spectators gallery had increased tre mendousy as whispers went about that sensation was about to emerge from the conspiracy trial