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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-12
Florio Post

Members of Florio Post, Italian- American World War Veterans, yes- terday inspected the U. s. Military Academy at West Point. The veter- ans left in two busses at 8 o'clock in the morning. Chairman of the ar- engagements committee was Michale Giordaro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-12
THE AIR WAVES
Dial Doings
By JIM PARKER

today took active part n hoadcng the marking baebas tooth anniversary At 1200 listeners in this through WATR description of the dedication as0 listeners playbyply account of Town Ban the Winding century will be dramatzd presentation of
 Doubleday father of baseball WATRutal tonight O 1O:iS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-12

over I<.>1o0o peop1e have bean
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-12
MOVIE
 SCRAPBOOK

T. M. REG. U. s. PAT. OFF.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-12

stephen Wabuda of the U.S.S. Sampson, son of Mir. and Mrs. Mar kID Wabuda of Woodtick read, was married to Miss Elinece Maddock of Boston, May 16 at Mexico. They are now on . honeymoon in Califor- mia. MT. Wabuda is stationed at San Diego.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-12

Mentor of the "Connecticut Nutmeg. among ploits, heavily-built Heywood Broun will grace tn thorl" session over WATR and the Mutual nety to 10:0O, sharing the guest spotlight with Journa will be "Authorl Author'si" first stand at the n The show has been heard in the past via WATR ( the guest authors will be George Kaufman and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-12

Wolcott Volunteer fire department will hold their June meeting tonight at the firehouse.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04

Now Miss Oberon is nothing if
not good actress. No trace of an
noyance or of pleasure manifested
itself in her countenance. She turned
to the man who had thus addressed
her and said, Il see your point. I
know a lot of people in Hollywood
have been eyasive in matters like
this. But you must believe me- l am
not going to marry Alexander Kor-
da."
Fifteen minutes later, leaving the
party, this reporter fell into stride
with a man who is we'll known on
Broadway. He is close associate
and very good friend of Miss OBJ
eron's. i've just been to party
with a friend of yours-Merle OBJ
eron," he was told.
That right?" ne said. Then this
will probably interest you. AS soon
as Miss Oberon gets abroad she is
going to meet Alexander Korda on
the Riviera and they are going to
be married He is down there for
the premiere of one of his pictures,
and she is going to meet him there
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04
SCOUT COURT
OF HONOR TO
BE TONIGHT
81 A wards 10 Be Made
Following Dinner al
BdrdnOf

Jim GlaSse will become a Star
Scout and go other awards will be
made at Court of Honor to follow
the annual Boy Scout Father and
Son dinner this evening at the Bar
anof Hotel.
r. E. Robertson will be Chairman
Of the Court and will be one of the
dinner speakers, the other principal
speaker being George Calvin, Field
Executive from Seattle.
The dinner starts at $50 O'Clock
and l60 have made reservations to
attend. Following the Court of
Honor the District Committee will
meet
Before Court
Tenderfoot Scouts who will ad-
vance to Second Glass tonight are
Rodney Nordling, Edward Wood,
Dick Clithero, Raymond Erickson,
Earl Zinck, Eugene MacRobertS,
John Cass and Eddie Hughes.
Advancing from Second Glass to
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04
MANY EMPLOYED
DURING CLEANUP
CAMPAIGN HERE
FIakne Reports Many Calls
Received for Men 10
Aid with Work

The demand for workers to assist
with the Juneau cleanup campaign
has been heavy this week, Joseph
T. Flakne, Director of the Alaska
Territorial Employment Service, re-
ported today, with the outlook being
that many more would be given Part
time employment before the drive is
over.
More than 1000 men. women and
juniors seeking work are registered
with the Employment Service, many
of them being especially qualified
for such spring chores as gardening,
window washing, floor finishing or
general cleanup work.
BY advertisements in the Empire
and by letters addressed to all Ju-
neauites listed in the telephone book,
Flakne has offered the services of
his agency in helping with the
cleanup. No fee is charged either
workers or employers by the En-
ployment Service.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04
PENNY DRIVE
STARTS TODAY
FOR 0RTH0PEDIC
Seattle Hospital Cares for
Many Alaskan Chill
dren During 1888

Juneau's Penny Drive for the Sc
attic Children's Orthopedic Hospi-
tai began today with the distribu-
ton through the business section of
Penny Drive COIN envelopes by the
committee in charge of the drive
this year
The Penny Drive, started by the
Children's Orthopedic Hospita
guilds in the state of Washington
five years ago, has been actively
supported by Alaskan towns. About
ninety percent of the work OF the
Orthopedic Is charity, and annual
Penny Drives have made it possible
for small contributors to assist in
the restoration to health of afflict-
ed children of the Northwest who
depend upon the institution for
treatment.
In 1888, thirty-two Alaska chill
dren received aid from the Ortho-
pcdic. At the end of the year, thir
teen little Alaskans were occupying
hospital beds in the Seattle insti-
tuition During the year Alaskan
children spent a total of 4681 hos
pital DAYS in the OrthopeG,c, more
than ten percent of the Al ,52l total
hospital days treatment given by
the Orthopedic during 1888
-Four Juneau children were Ortho-
pedic patients last year One Of
them, with tubercular hip. was
in the hospital throughout the year,
and is still patient there Another
was released, cured after 279 hos
pital days An operation and 173
days in the hospital released the
third Juneau child. The fourth is
still in the hospital after entering
last October, and has been operated
upon for a tubercular spine.
A ten-year-old Douglas boy, suf-
fering from tuberculosis of the spine,
a patient at the Orthopedic since
last September, will need at least
two years disqualification before
cure is effected The case history
on the Douglas boy explains that he
is still in a plaster cast, will require
operative work as soon as his gen.
eral condition improves and adds
that he is nice child"
Every penny donated to the Chill
dren's Orthopedic Hospital through
the Penny Drive during the first
two weeks in May reaches the little
patients in the hospital and assists
in the work of making them well
again.
In charge of the Penny Drive in
Juneau this year is Mrs. r. L. Ber-
nard who is assisted by Mrs. w. A.
Chipperfield, Mrs. Keith Wildes and
Miss Elisabeth Kaiser.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04

First Glass will be Marlyn Feero,
Horace Adams, Malcolm Faulkner,
James johnson mad Fred Sorri.
Merit Badges
Merit Badges will be awarded as
follows:
Personal Health-Walter Fuku-
yama. Joe Kendler, Frank Krsul,
Daniel Krsul, Malcolm Faulkner
John Tanaka. James Glasse, Jack
Newmarket, Fred Sorri, Edward
Wood and Rodney Nordling.
Public Health-Jack Barcksten,
Fred Sorri, Jim Glasse, John New
marker, Rodney Nordling, Edward
Wood and John Tanaka.
Stamp Collecting - Fred Sorri,
Robert Carothers, Walter Fukuyama,
John Tanaka and Simpson Mac
Kinnon.
Safety-Joe Kendler, Jim Ederer
and Jack Barcksten
First Aid-Robert Fleek, Jim Dew
on and Daniel Krsul
Carpentry-S Simpson MacKinnon,
John Tanaka and Alvin Larson.
Firemanship-Jack Barcksten and
Joe Kendler
Mechanical Drawing-Alvin Lar
son and Simpson MacKinnon
CivicS-Walter Fukuyama and Joe
Kendler.
Reading--Jack Barcksten and Joe
Kendler.
Chemistry Horace Adams and
Gilbert Monroe.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Faulkner.
Animal mdustry-Joe Kendler
Music-Malcolm Faulkner.
Wood Working-James johnson.
Metal Working-Jack Newmarker
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04

Alexander 1iorc< is famous
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04
British motion picture producer.

britlsh motion picture producer.
The place was the Ritz hotel.
ABOUT 5;30 in the afternoon. and
Ihe occasion was cocktail party
Tor this pretty girl with the april
cot-shaped eyes. The Sam Gold
wynn people were hosts for the day
James Roosevelt, the Presidents
eldest son, was there. The Grand
Duchess Marie of Russia was there,
taking pictures. There were people
everywhere, and much confusion.
and lot of it was centered about
this girl who kept reitei ating, Il am
not going to marry Alexander Kor-
da.''
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04
THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1899
Star
MOTTO Wed.
She Claims
BY George TUCKER

NEW YORK, May 4.-The girl
in blue with the very silly hat and
a long blue veil that was tied daint-
lily around her throat said, II am
not going 10 marry Alexander Korda.
/ positively am not going to Marry
Alexander Korda. We are very good
friends. but I am not going to Marry
Alexander Korda."
The girl who uttered these words
was Merle Oberon, the motion pic
ture actress.
Alexander -Aorc< Is q famous
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04

But there had been rumors to this
effect for a long while. Stories had
been coming in from the coast that
Miss Oberon would certainly become
Mrs. Korda, probably on her next
visit to England. And now she was
on her way to England. and New
York and the Ritz was only stop
over for the day.
AS the party progressed, as the
smoke threw a TIM, opaque haze
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04
Prison for Crime
He Cannot Recall

LOS ANGELES. May 4.-Ken-
meth Brown, So. WAS sentenced to
prison for crime which he says he
can't recall
Brown, a carpenter, declared he
had been knocked senseleSS in a
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04
Teeth Marks Win
Bandit Confession

CHICAGO. May Anna PAGAN
left her teeth marks on the hand
of robber who took her purse.
In due time the police arrested
Aloysius Phillips, twenty
When asked to explain the teeth
marks on his right hand Phillips
confessed, Detective James Lynch
said. He was held on an open
charge.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04

barroom fight before he seized a
kitchen knife and fatally stabbed
Oscar McMinn, studio worker, at
bar last December IL.
He had pleaded guilty to a man
slaughter charge, however, and Su-
perior Judge Arthur Crum had no
legal course other than to impose
a one to ten-year sentence.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04

over the room, and the hum of con-
versatlon grew higher, ring was
gradually tightening about this
young English actress. Most of those
in this ring were newspapermen.
Somebody said, Miss Oberon, now
that we are here 1 wish YOU
would tell us about your plans while
you are abroad. What about you and
Alexander Korda?"
Miss Oberon looked him straight
in the eye. Honest" she said, Il
am not going to marry Alexander
Korda We are good friends I adj
mire him tremendously. But I am
not going to marry him.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04

Try The Empire classifieds for
results.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04

More than 5000 North Carolina
farm women made improvements to
their kitchens during 1888.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-04

just then a reporter pardened
himself for intruding into the con-
yersation. and said You'll excuse
me, Miss Oberon, but l don't believe
you. You Hollywood people make
such a point in categorically deny
ing everything about marriages and
divorces that now newspaperman
can't believe anything he hears. I'm
sorry if I offend you. out 1 just don't
believe you.>
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
CONVERSATION AFT LOST,

1t is often complained that people
cannot talk as well as former gen.
eratiOns used to. II is said they have
become so used to having things done
TO amuse them. that they no longer
have the power to amuse themselves
by their facile and sprightly talk.
If you attend some tea party given
by the ladies, you may revise that
view. The buzz of conversation is
sufficiently intense as TO indicate
that great number of women can
think of plenty to say and then some.
Whether people talk well or not
depends good deal on what and how
often they read. If they read news
papers every day. they get subjects
to talk about, and their ideas are
worth listening to. II will seem to
many of us that there are more talk
ers than listeners. and when you get
a group of people together, the ten
dency is often for all to talk at once.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTION

1t is estimated that 5000 high stu
dents in 3S states are teaching traffic
safety to students. Such instruction
may be leading reason why the
number of automobile accidents has
decreased. When the great majority
of automobile drivers have had such
instruction. the traffic death rate
should be greatly reduced.
Where such instruction includes
actual training by competent in
structors in running a car, with the
instructor sitting beside the driver,
and telling him every time he does
something risky, the accident rate
should come down by big percen-
tage. The American people are cap
able of learning to drive better, but
they need to have their operating
faults pointed out.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
Milford, Friday, August s5, 1899

ON SEPTEMBER 8 the Motion
Picture Industry will celebrate its
Golden. Jubilee, commemorating its
5Oth birthday QSS9-1939). During
these so years of it's history the mo-
tion picture theatre has contributed
generously to the cultural and edu-
cational affairs of the nation, and it
has become an integral part of this
and every community in which it
has become rooted. 1t has lent it's
aid to charitable affairs and many
gatherings to promote the good of
the community. 1t has unquestiOn-
ably become a local institution. In
the pursuit of entertainment. the av-
erage theatre-goer seldom thinks of
the truly important part the theatre
plays in modern life. 1t is no longer
a luxury for the few, but it has be-
come a necessity in the hurry and
hustle of these streamlined times.
Take the theatre away and a dearth
would speedily be felt Within its
magic portals. we can escape from
worries and the vicissitudes of every
day affairs, forget troubles in the
romance and laughter of others.
learn lessons, enjoy experiences in
many lands; and through the CLAM
our of entertainment, gain new cour-
age to take up Life's problems.
Approaching what the theatre has
meant in promoting the happiness of
this community, the Milford Chron-
icle extends its congratulations on
this 50th birthday with a wish that
it will be in our community for many
more years.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
CHANGING THANKSGIVING

President Roosevelt announces
that he will appoint the Thanksgiv-
ing holiday this week a week earlier
than usual. so it will come Novem-
ber 23 instead of November 30. Re-
tail stores are asking for this change
so as to provide a longer Christmas
shopping season.
Probably inconvenience will be
caused to some by the proposed
change of date. Ancient historic GUS
toms should not he changed unless
there is real reason for it. but
people will have to get used to
changes when real benefit is ac-
cOmplished by them.
Retail merchants will probably
support this change. and feel that it
will help business Their opinion is
entitled to a great deal of weight, as
whatever helps their trade puts peo-
pie to work. The main thing about
Thanksgiving is not the date. but the
question whether people give any
thanks, and whether this holiday
brings together families in joyful
reunion to renew ties of love and
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
THE BITTERNESS OF YOUTH

What shall be done with young men
who have turned sour as the result
of inability to find work, or for some
similar cause, and who consequently
say they feel justified in doing law
less and criminal things?
Some of them talk about like this:
I'VE have tried to find work, and we
want to make ourselves useful. But
if no one will hire us, and no one
give us chance to earn an honest
living, then we have to take some
different way of obtaining money. If
the path of honest work is closed to
us. then we have no choice but to get
what we need in some way you will
not like"
Also some of these boys claim that
many people who are supposed to be
honest, are yet dcfrauding the com
munity in various ways which the
laws permit. Therefore the boy who
steals merely to obtain bread and
butter or provide support for a fam
lily is morally better than some sup
posedly respected people who de-
fraud the community under the forms
of law.
These boys should realize that two
wrongs never make one right. If eY-
eryone is justified in stealing because
he can find people who are dishon-
est. the whole fabric of civilized bus
iness will break down. and there will
be poverty and distress for every
body
These fellows should also realize
that the community is not going TO
see worthy people suffer. Those who
cant find work are being provided
for. If they resort to criminal acts
because they can't wait for a better
opportunity, they will place stain
on their lives that will take years to
erase, and perhaps will never be rub
bed out
If they will he patient and wait,
the chances will come to them. The
country always recovered from de-
pressions before. and it will again.
If the time spent in thinking up dis
honest ways of getting money were
put into obtaining special prepara-
tiOn for some good job, these dis
cOuraged boys would open the way to
success.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
PLAYING THE GAME OF WAR

War games" which have been in
progress around New York and
Washington, ID. c.. are called the
greatest peace time maneuvers the
United States has seen. With $4,000
men mObilized at Plattsburg. n. Y.
and II 900 men defending Washing
ton. a problem of handling great
bodies of men is put up to the army
officers. 1t takes $50 umpires to
judge these stunts. the main pur-
pose of which is to see if New York
City can be defended.
In a world whose energies should
be devoted to producing human well
fare. it seems strange that such vast
effort has to be put into preparing
for war, with the attendant destruc-
tiOn of human life. With great ma
tiOns locking to war as the means by
which they think they can make
gains, it becomes necessary to plan
how possible attacks can be met.
The only alternative is to let the
war makers rule the world. Our peo-
pie have never been very strong on
lying down. The danger that any
hostile force of infantry or artillery
sufficient to constitute a real threat,
could be organized on American soil
seems remote. Yet if the warlike ma
tiOns should succeed in beating down
their foes. they may next be issuing
threats to America. II will be just
as well, when they cast their rowing
eyes over the seas, that they find well
trained and equipped forces on our
side, who know how to play the game
of war.
The great army engaged in these
consists of young men
just like our own home boys. who |
want no war. but would fight if nee I
essary to defend their country. This |
experience will show them |
the results obtained by the spirit of !
obedience and cooperation. and they
will return to their homes with new
patriotic enthusiasm and faith in the !
future of our country.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
FACILITIES OF YOUR HOME
TOWN

The majority of people do not full
ly understand or realize all that their
home town can do for them They do
not realize the full merit and extent
of the services that the business of
their community provides for them.
They frequently go elsewhere to buy
costly articles. when the same thing
can be found in the home stores, and
usually at lower price.
Thus the time and expense involv-
ed in making purchases elsewhere is
often lost. If there is any difficulty
about the goods, and they do not
prove as represented, it is more
trouble to get the mistake rectifed.
The home stores are equipped to
do far more for the public than many
people realize.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
DEMAND FOR rHE CooKBOOK

A public library executive of Bal
timore. Maryland. reports that the
months of July and August always
see a sharp upswing in the demand
for cookbooks. This seems to mean
that the brides home from their hon
eymoons see the necessity that they
learn TO cook.
This is a cheering news note, and
indicates that young housewives real
ize what a vital part is played in
| family life by the knowledge of cook
cry. The husbands love may be ex-
tremely ardent, but If he comes down
to breakfast every morning to super
hardened biscuits, and if the pie at
dinner has wet and sOggy crust, it
is not so clear whether that love will
last.
The old saying has II that love
laughs at locksmiths," indicating
that the lovers have a way of evad-
ing all locked doors. and getting the
knot tied in spite of all objections.
But love may not laugh continuously
at bad cooking, and it has gone sour
in countless instances because the
meals were hard to eat.
The women o: former days took
pride in their wonderful cakes and
the luscious quality of their roasts.
The man who contemplated fleeing to
parts unknown did lot of suminat-
ing. before he separated himself
from those good eats.
1t is not merely a question of
keeping man good natured. You
can't bring up a healthful family on
bad eats. If the food is indigestible.
the children are likely to look pale,
and both husband and wife will prob
ably feel a lack of energy. Hence
three cheers for the cookbook. II is
one of the finest wedding presents
for bride. II wouldn't hurt the
husband to study it some too.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
MHEN NEWS MENT SLOW

A Winnepeg man has a copy OF
the London Times Of November s,
1876, which prints a story based on
the statement of George Washington
that he would not be a candidate for
third term as President of the Uni
ted States. The news story was bas-
ed on letter sent from New York on
the September q previous. So it took
40 days for that important news to
travel across the ocean and get into
print
Quite some contrast from now,
when London news flashes across
the ocean with lightning speed, and
gets into print in an incredibly short
time. Lest We be too proud of the
changes science has wrought, it
might be said that some things were
better in those days. No one was
thinking of bombing great cities
from the air in those times.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
HEAT AND TEMPER

Does summers hot weather pro-
duce i'll temper, and lead people to
quarrel? Are many of the sour re-
marks and bitter comments that peO-
pie make in their homes and work
ing places, which go so far to en-
bitter life. due to too high jinks by
the thermometer?
Some people think hot weather
gets on peoples nerves, and produces
an upset condition. Feeling Oppress-
ed and uncomfortable in dog days, it
is held that many people take it out
on the persons with whom they come
in contact.
They manifest their dissatisfaction
by constant complaints about trifling
annoyances. Many snappish remarks
are probably due to this cause. The
customer who complains that the
store clerk delayed a moment in
waiting on her, may have simply
suffered temporary eclipse of pa
hNhSC uuS " meat. Ie HldH OH the
golf links who utters those bad
words because his ball went into the
bushes. was perhaps merely out of
sorts because the thermometer was
not showing proper behavior.
People with poor self control go
to pieces on slight reason. Some lit
tie occurrence that amounts to moth
ing whatever will cause an explo-
sion. The weather is one of those
small things which poorly controlled
people can't master
If people had the right idea about
weather they would not let slight var
iations in temperature upset them.
They should think how many more
things they have to make them COM
Portable than people had in former
days. Light clothing adopted to hot
weather. refrigeration. cooling
drinks, shorter hours of labor. labor
saving devices. protection from flies
and mosquitoes, bathing facilities,
these are some of the things that
should enable us to keep calm and
good natured through the hottest day.