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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25
JOHN KELLY'S $500
 BOND PROVIDED

Held on technical charge while police investigated Rimmon road burglary, John E. Kelly, 26, of 187 North Main street, Waterbury. pro- vided $500 bond to Woodbridge police. Mrs. George A. Basserman aIlegedly identified Kelly as the man she saw in the vicinity. but the Wa terbury man denied the charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25
CONG. SMITHS
 ATTACK NOT SERIOUS
fspecial to The Democratl

Washington, Jan. 2o.--Copsress- man J. Joseph smith, of Waterbury. was better today, following an att tack of acute indigestion yesterday while he was on his way from his office to the house chamber. He col- lapsed and was taken to his quar- ters at the University club.
 Congressman Smith has suffered similar attacks. but the Capitol phy- sician, pr. George w. Culver, said that the recent attack was not seri- ous.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25
DELFINO DONATES
 HOTEL ORCHESTRA
Fourteen Singers, Dancers to Entertain at Ball
 Monday Night

Arrangements are gradually being completed for the staging of the annual Presidents birthday dance- party at Hamilton park next Mon- day night. According to Fred J. Carr, chairman of the committee in charge, the event promises to surpass in every way those of the past two years. Although 1t has been the custom in the past for the local orchestra to donate their ser- vices for this affair in the name
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25
Layman's Tour Part
 Of Jewish Program
294 Congregations United in Fight to Preserve
 Democracy-Hoov Voices Sympathy

Cincinnati, Jan. 26.--''we must fight for ideals because by ideals society lives and makes progress. We must man the trenches in the fight for American Democracy against every Kind of foreign ism, whether 1t is Communism, Fascisrn, or Nag ism" Robert F. Goldman, president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations said in his report to the Thirty-sixth Biennial Council of the Union in Cincinnati. z.
 The Union of American Hebrew Congregations, parent body of lih-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25
UNION DECLARES
 LARGE DIVIDEND
Button Company's Credit Members Elect Walter
 McGOwan President

Walter McGowan was elected president of the Patent Button Go. Eployes' Federal Credit Union at their annual meeting recently. Members approved the recommen- dation of the board of directors that 0 6e5 dividend be declared, and also made an appropriation for educa- tional purposes. Treasurer Frank J.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

drink in the medley of strange
sights and scenes everywhere about
us.
Height Of School Session.
A group of colored nuns with quiet
dignity move along their appointed
way, little boy babies as innocent
OF clothes as when they came into
the world, stand in friendly doorNeys
and smile at us, convention accord
Ing a very much abbreviated one
piece garment to the little girls.
Older children are on their way tn
school, for this is not vacation time
but the height of the school session.
One OF the sights Of La Guaira is
a visit up the mountainside to a
church said to be unique among
places of worship the world around,
The natives call it "Iglesia de la
Santissima," which means Church
OF the Most Holy Damn It was
built by fines imposed for swearing
and as my banker husband inspected
this rather imposing structure with
ms appraising eye he dryly said,
well, If we could have gotten the
counterpart Of this parish priest to
have collected our World War debts
many OF our international complica-
tions might have been solved"
Most OF La Guaira's streets make
their way up the mountainside in a
series of broad steps and are in
credlbly narrow. Nor are there
many sidewalks even in the business
section. The result is that when
you encounter a La Guairan trvina
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Seven Scholarships
To Be Awarded by
Strayer College
District Business Firm
Employees Eligible
For Tuition Grunts

Seven tuition scholarships will be
awarded by Strayer College of Ac-
countancy to employees of private
business organizations in the Dis
trict. Each scholarship pays the tut
ton cost of one or more years in an
evening session course.
The first award has a value OF
5000 tthree years tuitionD the Sec
ond 5000 1.-TWO years tuition), and
five others a value of 500 Zone
years tuition.
Applicants must be employees of
private business enterprises in the
District in August, 1939 Govern
ment workers received these awards
in 1898.
The scholarships will be awarded
in the order of grades on competi-
tive general intelligence examination
in the. classrooms of Strayer College,
Thirteenth and F Streets, Tuesday,
August IL, at pm. Applicants are
requested to write or telephone and
reserve desk in the examination
rooms, it was stated.
Applicants must be graduates of
accredited high schools or the equiv
alent provided they have not studied
accountancy more than one year,
and If the winners, enter not higher
than third semester work, the an
nouncement said.
The winners may enter courses in
accountancy and related studies
leading to the degree of bachelor of
commercial science September 18,
when the regular fall term opens.
They may have choice of class Sec
tions as follows: 5 to 7 and to on
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
evenings; to 9 on Tuesday and
Thursday.
Miss June E. NeWkirk has been
added to the staff of Strayer Col
lege of Secretarial Training. She
will spend part of her time instruct
ing classes in shorthand and related
subjects and her remaining time in
a secretarial capacity in the college
office.
Miss Newkirk received her bache-
lor of arts degree from the Bradley
Polytechnic Institute at Peoria, ILL.,,
and her master of arts degree from
the University of Illinois. For the
last two years she was employed as
teacher of secretarial subjects at
Western Union College, LIE Mars,
Iowa.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

to induce an obstinate donkey to
halt where he doesn't wish to you
have to side-step into the open
doorway Of a sugar warehouse in
double quick time to avoid being
caught up in the general melee Of
cart and donkey, while the profanity
swirls In a manner that readily gives
you a conception Of how easy it was
for that priest of The long ago to
build the Church of the Most Holy
Damn" The driver finally settles
what threatens to be an impasse by
pushing the donkey head first into
another doorway, while he gallantly
bows and motions for you to pass on
your way.
venezuela has a very commendable
governmental setup for tourists. The
Venezuelan flag on tourist motor We
hicles means they are under the
supervision of the government, the
tariff is fixed, and that the majority
OF the guides who accompany them
not only speak English, but in many
cases are college students of out
standing ability. This means the
visitor within Venezuela's midst has
an opportunity to be correctly in
formed as to its past and present
In every instance, too, these COL
legiate guides are eager to CLEAN as
much as they can of American
parallels or striking opposites. They
consistently refuse tips.
Go on to Macuto.
In such a motor car of American
make, we drove to Macuto, Vene-
zuela's lone but lovely seaside,
Brighton, about six miles away from
La Guaira. Sheltered from the sun
by the slope of the Cape, it is the
summer home of Venezuela's Presi-
dent, and was first made fashionable
by Gomez, Venezuela's Dictator
President, on whose name its natives
fairly seem to spit in scorn because
of his alleged practices as Dictator
of the Andes" My husband, who has
a penchant for pebbles from rocky
beaches, brought away several fasci-
mating ones worn smooth upon this
distant ocean front
La Guaira's market is a tumble of
tropical fruits and vegetables, and
such familiar standbys as beets,
cabbages, pineapples. carrots, bana-
mas and oranges. We were certain
we had never really tasted pine
apple until we purchased great
enormous reddish ones at a nickel
apiece, and brought them back to the
Santa Rosa's steward to be scrubbed.
iced and cut up into longitudinal
juicy hunks, which we ate with our
fingers, as they dripped their nectar
like sweetness.
Whether the La Guaira market
place Is the originator of kneaded
meat, similar to a hamburger con-
coction, you do not know. AS a tiny
black child ground hunks of beef
increasingly through an American
made grinder, household size. a
strong armed Venezuelan native
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Iowa, chairman of the National
Executive Board of the Mission
Crusade. The speaker will be Bishop
Eugene j. McGuinness of Raleigh,
N. c. Music will be provided by
the choir of the Marist College.
The marshal of the procession will
be Capt. George F. Harbin of the
121st Engineers, District of Columbia
National Guard. Other officers Of
the mass will be appointed, either
by the National Crusade officers or
by local committees at the uni
versity.
The executive chairman of the
convention will be the Very Rev.
Mgsr. Edward A. Freking of Cincin-
natl, national secretary Of the cru
sade. Archbishop John T. McNich-
olas of Cincinnati, national presi-
dent of the crusade, is also expected
to be present.
Committees Named.
Local committees have been ap-
pointed from the Crusade Confer
ence of Clerics and Religious at the
university and from local school and
veteran units of the crusade. Frater
Timothy Donahue, S. A., president
of the University Conference, is gen.
eral chairman.
The principal meeting of the Mis-
sionary Union of the Clergy will be
held Wednesday afternoon, August
%, at o'clock, in the music hall
of the university. Archbishop Spell
man will preside. Speakers will be
the Right Rev. Thomas j. McDon-
nell, national director, and the Rev
James M. Gillis, c. S. p, editor and
radio orator.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

How Congress and President
Roosevelt joined with Secretary
Ickes as aides of Dan Cupid in solv-
ing love tangle in land admins
tration is revealed in the records of
the General Land Office.
The fact that love, in the long
run, is able to laugh at land laws
as well as locksmiths, was disclosed
today in plans for the early issuance
of a Federal patent for homestead
in Southern Montana to Mrs.
Martha Austin of Whitewater.
The sequence of events as related
to the Interior Department follows:
On July 13, 1881, Miss Martha
Guslander made application for
homestead on the 160-acre tract of
public land in Montana.
The next day, July IA, she was
married to Harry Austin.
The application was received at
the District Land Once in Great
Falls. Mont, on July IS, the day
after the marriage, and was allowed
as valid homestead entry by Miss
Guslander.
Five years passed by during which
Evening star., 1939-08-06
First Glimpse Of Andes
Impressive for Visitor
La SiIIo Serves
As 'Bockdrop' for
Town of La Guuiro

Mrs. Joshua Epans, r., who
as Jessie Fant Epans is ,Dell
kno,Dn to readers OF The Star,
has Just returned from a paca-
tton cruise ,Dith her husband to
the West Coast of South America.
This. is the third OF a series OF
articles she Is aDriting describing
her trip and the places she
ptsited.)
Evening star., 1939-08-06

last month, keeps the United States
in step with weather stations in
other nations and in touch with
ships at sea. Code messages in nu-
merals are an international language
and may be sent and received by
stations all over the world. Tele-
graph companies in the United
States, it was said, have agreed to
transmit as many as five numerals
as one word.
Although as many as 10000 coded
words have been in use hitherto,
weather men feel that a much better
picture of weather conditions can
be transmitted by the numerals. Pro-
ponents Of the new type say more
information may be sent with fewer
words" and DECIDING Is easier. Al
most any amount Of information
may be sent, they say, because the
meaning of any number is changed
by its position in the report.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Love Laughs at Land Laws
As Well as Locksmiths

the Austins maintained residence on
the homestead as required by law
in order to submit final proof upon
WI ich issuance Of Federal patent
Is based.
Recheck of the papers upon sub
mission of final proof, however,
showed that Miss Guslander was
married at the time her original ap-
plication arrived at the District
Land ONCE and that, in general
under the law, a married woman
may not make homestead entry.
The only remedy, the General
Land Office found, was enactment
of special law authorizing is
suance of the homestead patent and
Cupid chalked up another victory
in its passage by Congress and sub
sequent approval by the President.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Pi Phi Convention
To Open August Is

Pi Phi National Scholastic Fra
ternity will hold its three-day ma
tional convention in the Willard
Hotel. beginning August 16. Repre-
sentatives of % chapters in States
are expected to attend this 61st an
nual conclave of the fraternity.
Omicron Chapter of Washington
is to be host to the visiting delegates,
and a program is being arranged
by committee including George M.
Rowzee, jr., former grand president
of the organization.
Richard V. w. Adams of WASH
ington, present grand president, will
preside during the business sessions.
A stag smoker, tea dance and formal
dinner dance also are scheduled.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Weather Report
Is.Now Sent in
NumeruI Code

Weather observers in more than
200 cities today are sending their
daily reports to the central office
here, and to other forecast centers,
by using combinations of numerals
instead Of the coded words used for
the past so years.
The new arrangement, adopted
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Old Man Fights 'Croc'

When a small native girl was
seized by a crocodile and dragged
to the bottom of the Purari River,
16O miles west of Port Moresby,
Papua, her grandfather grabbed a
canoe paddle and dived after the
reptile.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

kneaded the ensuing mass, and
patted 1t with his hands as If it
were dough.
Those in charge of the various
stands do not proffer their wares,
but smile expectantly at you.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

ARNelAkD the eoost Fordo south St. Augustine
w presents the oroest ond most unusuo the world
Here reproduced conditions found the floor Of the
Mone life eveoed to the peeotor duplicating
neo possible the nouro hooto Of these denzens Of the
deep Live fish, Of them the oree token into eoptv
by visitors through holes seveo levels eck
the sides Of the tonks From huge eone shoks
ond sion oys the smo brony eoIed opico fish Of fordo
voters the exhibit wide and voed Of interest
the friendly and eIownsh porpoe The photographs this
poee mode at Monelond BY Morio Bueoveh.
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
INCREASE IN WHOOPING
COUGH is REPORTED
Kent County, Especially South MUIR
derkllI Hundred, Hit By Disease

There was an increase in the incl
dence of whooping cough in Kent
county, and particularly in South
Murderkill Hundred, according to
the weekly morbidity report of the
State Board of Health. Fifteen of the
sixteen cases reported for the State
were in Kent county, and eleven OF
these in South Murderkill Hundred.
These figures compare unfavorably
With the thirteen year average of six
cases during the corresponding
week.
Some children who have once had
whooping cough may catch 1t again.
according to an authoritative article
in the journal of Pediatrics." The
immunity gained through having
had the disease hlay break down
when exposure is intimate and pro-
longed." Accordingly health author
tiles caution parents not to allow
their children to come into contact
with those suffering from the disease
even though they previously may
have had whooping cough.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
SPEAKER ZEBLEY DROPS
FAIR TRADE MEASURE
House Leader Cites Opposition To
The Bill

Because Of the opposition tC The
measure, Speaker Frank r. Zebley
on Monday afternoon had stricken
from the House calendar his bill
commonly known as the fair trade
or price fixing measure. This was
done on motion of Representative
George w. Rhodes. who said he was
acting at the request of Speaker
Zebley. Mr.. Rhodes was one of the
strongest advocates of the act.
The bill has been a bone of con-
tention for several weeks. The Leg
islature has been bombarded almost
daily with kilograms and letters
from advocates and opponents of it.
The. House on Monday received 137
telegrams asking 1t to defeat the
measure and q urging its passage.
At a hearing on the measure sever
al weeks ago a big delegation ap-
peared, some of the group urging
and others opposing its passage.
Following the action of the House.
Speaker Zebley explained that ow-
ing to the tremendous opposition to
the proposed act friends of the bill
realized 1t could not be passed. The
opponents contended IL the bill be-
came a law it would mean an in
crease in prices. Labor groups were
a unit in opposition to
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
GRAND MASTER VISITS
TEMPLE LODGE HERE
George F.. Vaudegrlft, State Masonic
Head, Milford Visitor

Members of Temple Lodge, No. 8,
A. F.. and A. NJ, of Milford. enjoyed
one of the best meetings in its his
tory last Friday night. when George
L. Vandegrift. Grand Master of the
Grange Lodge of Delaware, A. F. and
A. NJ, accompanied by r. W.. T..
Scott. purse. deputy grand master:
r. W., John S. Brokaw, senior grand
warden; r. W.. Maurice W. Carrow.
junior grand warden; R. W.. J. Har-
ry Beckerle, grand treasurer; W.,
VIM. Il. Bennett, senior grand dea-
con; W.. J. Thomas Warren, junior
grand deacon; W., Howard n. Reed.
senior grand steward; W.. w. Paul
Yearsley; junior grand steward: W..
George Pope. acting grand marshal:
W., B. Frank Taylor. acting grand
tyler, and W., Charles Jones, acting
grand secretary. made his ot1cial
visit to Temple Lodge. The most
worshipful grand master made an
interesting address during the even
ing; later introducing his official
family. many of whom made short
talks.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
BETTER-H0ME SHOW
AT DOVER APRIL Is
Klwanls Sponsoring Affair In Arm
Ory Lasting Until April 29

Following weeks Of preparation
the Kiwanis' Club Better Home
Show will open in the Dover Ar
mory on Tuesday night, April %.
and continue until Saturday night,
April 30. John F. Macdonald, chair
man of the committee. announces all
preliminary arrangements have been
completed and the building is now
being appropriately decorated for
the event.
On display will be a variety OF
modern and up-to-date materials
and products for erecting and fur
nishing homes. Most of the exhibit
tors will have valuable and usefui
souvenirs to be given away to visit
ors. Admission to the event viii! be
free by presenting tickets which may
be secured from the exhibitors.
Interesting entertainment pro-
grams will be presented nightly. in
Guiding band music. demonstrations
by firemen, State police Ginger
printing of all persons who desire
III.
The show will open at 1880 each
night and valuable door prizes Will
be given away 1t is expected the
event will prove the most successful
one of its kind ever staged In this
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
MONEY NECESSARY
In CANCER RESEARCH
Every Available Dollar Is Needed BY
WOmen's Field Army

Every available dollar is being
needed by the Women's Field Army
of the American Society for the con-
troll of cancer to be put in research
and effective work against the dis
ease that takes the lives annually OF
100000 men, women and children in
this country. That is the reason for
the intensive drive for funds that
will begin next week. Mrs. Marjorie
Tllig, Of the National organization
will speak at a meeting in Dover
this evening to inaugurate the drive
in Delaware. Local lieutenants will
be Mrs. S. NJ. D. Marshall, Mrs. Will
lard Pierce, Mrs. N. R. Washburn,
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
LARGE SQUAD OF MEN
REPORT TO GIANT PARK
Over FOrty ON Hand For Opening
Workout Wednesday

The number of ball players who
have reported to the Giant Ball
Park, this week. has greatly exceed
ed the expectations OF the local ball
club. OF the 26 players on the ori-
ginal roster. three are not in yet.
They are Bennett, Lucaire and Nc
G0nigle. Ii is doubtful whether Ben
nett or Lucaire will report this sea-
son. McGonigle. however, is ex-
pected to report on or about May Is.
when he completes his college work.
FOrty-four candidates were on
hand for the first practice Wednes-
day morning, with more players ar
irving ON every bus and train.
Manager Val Picinich and his as
sistant, Eddie Ainsworth. arrived
Wednesday. and commenced an ex-
ceedingly difficult task of determin-
ing who TO keep and who to cut loose.
The boys shaped up we'll in their first
practice. and all prospects point to-
ward a much stronger team than the
1888 Little Giants
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
DONOVAN GIRL
INDICTED BY
KENT JURY
Milford Girl Will Go On
Trial Next Monday On
Murder Charge.
rs IS YEARS OLD
Defendant Claims Vaughn
Webb Shot Himself, But
Sussex Officials Differ.

Isabella Donovan, 1S-year-old bru-
nette, of Milford. will so on trial
next Monday. April "a, in the Kent
County Court of Oyer and Terminer,
charged with first degree murder in
the "loyer's lane" shooting OF
Vaughn G. Webb. 10 years old CCC
worker. on March Is. She was in
dicted by the grand jury on Monday.
Webb was wounded fatally while
sitting with the Donovan girl in an
automobile in a quiet section of Mil
ford.
Deputy Attorney General Daniel
j. Layton. Jr., of Sussex county. said
Isabella first admitted shooting
Webb In a struggle for a pistol.
Later she told a coroner's jury
that held her responsible for Webb's
death that he had shot himself, and
that her original story had been OBJ
tained under duress.
Miss Donovan first was arraigned
at Georgetown, In Sussex county,
and pleaded innocent. Soon there
dlteT IL was uiSCONeiSu lidl DSio
ware law requires trial of defen-
dant in the county where the crime
occurs. The girl had driven Webb to
Sussex county hospital. where he
died
Oficials learned that the couple
we're parked on a Milford street in
Kent county, at the time o. the
shooting and ordered the girl rear
raigned at Dover.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
KENT COUNTY FIREMEN
MEET AT FREDERICK
Elaborate Program Presented by
County Units

The Kent County Firemen's AS
sociation held their annual reunion
on Friday night. April "a. in the
Frederick Community Building,
which was packed TO its capacity by
the firemen and their guests. A fine
program was given which was thor
Oughly enjoyed by all present. Mar
ion Stevenson. president Of the Fred
erica Volunteer Fire Company. and
the members sponsored the enter
tainment. Harry C. Tee was master
of ceremonies. The program follows:
Music by Dover orchestra.
Tap dancing. Mrs. Snyder. spon-
sored by Camden-Wyoming Fire
Company.
Music. Kitchen Cabinet Band. by
Fire Company.
vBcAl trio. '|Railrosd Trio" jim
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
GARDEN DAY AT STATE
CAPITAL ON MAY 9Th
Seventh Annual Afiair Expected To
Draw Lovers OF Antiquity

For the seventh consecutive year
Dover will be lat home" TO the many
who wish to avail themselves OF the
privilege of seeing this historic town
in its beautiful spring garb ana OF
accepting the hospitality OF those
who are graciously opening their
homes and gardens to visitors. For
the small sum OF 800. on May D.
from II o'clock noon TO p. m.' ad-
yanced time, one may md much
here of interest and pleasure. sew
eral Eighteenth Century homes Will
be open" "Woodburn' on the
Kings Highway, residence OF Dr.
and Mrs. Frank 5. Hall; THE Ridge
ly House" on the Green. home OF Mt.
and Mrs. Henry Ridgely; and christ
Church Rectory. Noteworthy loan
of china. glass. JewelrH
miniatures and silver may be seen
at the homes OF Chancellor and Mrs
Harrington, DR.. and Mrs. Harry v
Holloway, Senator and Mrs. Hughes
Mrs. Alden B. Richardson and Miss
Jessie Harrington, respectively Al
the residence of Mrs. Winifred NJ
AIcCosh there will be on view an Old
fashioned fireplace with early fur
nishings, and in the assembly room
Of the Presbyterian Church, Mrs
Charles H. Jarvis will exhibit loan
collection of quilts.
Guests will be welcomed in the
state street gardens of Mr.. and Mrs
George f. Dawson and Mrs simeon
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