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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20
Yankee Problem

" HETHER or not Lou Gehrig's
w career in the major leagues
draws to an end this year depends
largely on officials of the New York
Yankees.
Louis playing career is behind
him for all time. The most durable
ball player who ever lived is suffer-
ing from chronic infantile paraly-
sis, a foe before which even the
Iron Mans spirit was forced to
bend.
1t is typical of Gehrig that he re-
fuses to be part of the wave OF
sympathy which is engulfing fans all
over the nation. He wants no SYM
pathy. Rather, he wants chance
to make use of the courage and de-
termination which carried him
through 2,130 consecutive games in
Is seasons.
In brief, he would like to stay in
the game, and would be perfectly
happy if he could remain with the
Yankees in some capacity or other.
He helped make the Yankees the
worlds greatest ball club, and would
naturally like to remain with that
organization.
OF grave Importance to him was
the Mayo clinic report, which end
ed: ''He could, however, continue
in some executive capacity"
He cannot take part in batting
practice, or chase balls in the out
field. He must conserve his muscu-
lar energy and is limited to the or
binary types of exercise. At pres
ent he is serving as field captain
of the Yankees, where his duties
are of an extremely light nature.
He merely puts on his uniform daily
and presents the Yank batting or
der to the umpire just before the
game starts.
What the Yankees will figure out
for him to do next year is an I'M
answered question.
1t has been suggested that he be
named manager of Yank farm
club. However, it would be almost
impossible to appoint sick man to
that position. And likely he
wouldn't want the job.
The extent of his recovery will
quite possibly determine the Yam
KEGS future courses of action.
Lou looks as healthy as ever, out
wardly showing no signs of the dis
ease. His spirits are high, and his
grin as handsome as ever. But
once in a while he sits down beside
Manager Joe Mccarthy. They don't
say much-maybe because words
don't always convey the fullest
meaning.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20

ing just that. Though his record is
a familiar one, recapitulation
may salve the injured feelings of
Galento's supporters.
Louis has been boxing since 1884.
In four and one-half years he has
engaged in 43 fights, winning AZ and
losing one. Thirty-six of those fights
have been won by knockouts and
six by decisions. His one defeat
was suffered at the hands Of Max
Schmeling, who, in one Of ringdOm's
most surprising upsets, knocked
Louis out in the twelfth round.
This surprising record is further
enhanced by nine one-round knock
outs. His one-round victims includ-
ed Jack Kracken, Stanley Poreda,
Biff Bennett, King Levinsky, Charlie
Retzlaff, Eddie Simms, Max
Schmeling, Jack Roper and John
Henry Lewis.
Since August 80, 1887, when Tom
my Farr went the route with Louis,
only one other challenger remained
in vertical position as long as did
Galento. That lone Individual was
Harry Thomas, who lasted for five
rounds.
GalentO didn't "die in the dressing
ROOM" In other words, his courage
didn't desert him before he climbed
into the ring. His bravery cannot
be questioned. When Referee Ar
thur Donovan stopped the fight in
the fourth round, roly poly Tony was
staggering on his stumpy legs, half
blinded by his own blood. To con-
tinue would have been suicide.
Soon the war drums of publicity
will start all over again. Some 9TH
er white hope will be built up high
enough to be considered a cham
pionship ''threat." But high-pow-
cred publicity won't be of much help
to the threat" when he's roped in
the same small enclosure with the
invincible Brown Bomber from
down Alabama way.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20
Speaking of Sports
Courage? Tony
Showed Plenty
In Louis BraWl.
BY ROBERT McSHANE

pONDEROUS Tony Galento, "the
beer barrel who walks like a
man." had his big day recently
and made the most he could of it.
Though Heavyweight Champion
Joe Louis carried too many guns for
Tony, the Orange, N. j., tavern
keeper gave everything he had,
earning the respect Of all who wit
messed the fight. Gone was the buff
foonery and Glowing which char
acterized him during training camp
days and in its place was grim
ferocity and singleness of purpose.
He wanted a knockout and wanted
it in hurry.
His ambition wasn't realized, but
Tony can go back to his tap room
and tell his customers, for years to
come, of the time he had the
devastating Brown Bomber on the
canvas, looking up at him. Not
many men who have fought Louis
can tell that interesting story.
The dusky heavyweight champ
likes to earn his wages in hurry.
And has been very successful in do
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20

Wander Nicer, have played in the
All-Star game Two spectators,
mounted on horses which had
thrown their Jockeys, gained Sec
ond and third places recently in a
Wellington, New Zealand, steeple-
chase. Stewards ratified the result
and allowed owners to collect the
stakes Cuba has arranged a
baseball hall of fame similar to the
one in Cooperstown, N. Y. Candi-
dates for honors include Mike Con-
zales and Joe Mendez, the latter a
pitching contemporary of Christy
Mathewson St. Andrews golf
course in Scotland has % holes. No
one seems able to explain why golf
courses ordinarily have 10 :.
Catcher Joe Glenn collected three
full size World Series checks while
with the Yankees without getting into
a game Said to be the longest
game played under lights in organ
lied baseball was a recent 81 inn
ing skirmish in which Clintonville,
Wis, defeated Two Rivers in q
Northern State league game
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20
Rule Changes

THREE very important changes
L have been made in the rules of
six-man football, according to Ste
phen Epler, originator of the game,
who has worked tirelessly to en-
courage its development and i'm
prove it's rules.
The three alterations were devised
with view toward increasing safe
ty of the sport.
One Of the regulations calls for
termination of one-sided games.
If, at the end of the first half, there
is a margin of IS points between
two squads, the game will be
stopped much the same as a tech
nical knockout is recorded in box
ing. Should a margin of As points
develop any time in the second half
the contest also will be halted.
A second change is concerned with
football equipment. The new rule
calls for padding on the outside Of
any hard material which may be
used for protective covering. Pres
ent equipment is designed for the
benefit of the wearer. Now pads
must also protect the opponent.
The remaining change is optional.
Schools where youngsters are en-
gagged in the game will be permit
ted to use a smaller ball.
Six-man football has been steadily
growing in popularity. 1t is espe-
cially popular in smaller high
schools throughout the nation, and
has been adopted widely as college
intramural sport. .
released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20
Two New Records

THE hard-hitting New York Yam
4 KEGS cast still blacker cloak of
despair over the seven other teams
of the American league recently
when they established two new rec
ords in double-header played with
the Philadelphia Athletics.
The Yanks pounded out eight
home runs as they won the first
game % to 2. The batting spree
continued in the second game, with
five homers being chalked up for
the world champions, who won the
game 10 to 0.
Eight Yankee homers in the first
game broke the mark of seven
which was established in 1886, and
which has stood since that time,
having been tied five times. The
five circuit clouts in the second
game broke the major league rec
ord for the most home runs in two
consecutive games, which the Yam
KEGS of 1896 had set at IL.
Fifty-three total bases on their
n hits in the first game broke the
Yankees own record of so, set in
1882. This fell two short of the Ma
tional league high, set by Cincin-
natl in 1893.
The previous record of seven
home runs in game had been set
by the Detroit team in the old Ma
tional league in 1885, and of the
five ties, the most recent was re-
corded by the New York Giants.
who accumulated total of seven in
beating Cincinnati June 6, 1899.
Other holders of the mark included
the AS of 81 and the Yanks of '32.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20

A black "back drop" for the
screens of television transmitting
tubes results in more sharply TO-
cused and detailed television image
according to a patent (No. 2,156, 391)
issued to Willard Hickok of Bloom
field, N. j.
The "back drop" is a film of
graphite at the back of the trans
parent mica support on which are
mounted the photo-electric elements
that convert the scene being tele-
vised into an electric image which
is broadcast through the ether.
1t is explained that when the
scene is focused on the ordinary
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20

In industry the ,Uord sandwich" means
Elimination Tor division into thin plates or
layers) OF materials such as ,oood, glass,
paper, metal or rubber for greater strength
and efficiency. One of the most spectacular
OF these sandwiches is the ne,O shetland.
rubber Uheel for railway cars. Photo aboue
shows the rubber Sandwich, being placed
in the Uheel. The cross-section at the right
sho,Us ho,u the rubber inserts prevent metal.
to-metal transmission of vibration from rail
to axle. This new process, which received
one OF its most successful applications in the
ne,u subway cars at Ne,U York, is being used
throughout the country.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20
W Back Drop Aids in Television Transmitt1

photo-electric screen of the "tele-
eye" tube, light from the image is
reflected, bounces off the walls of
the tube back on to the screen so
that double image may be formed.
At the same time the photo-electric
elements scatter the light. All this,
it is indicated by past experience,
blurs and makes hazy the image to
be broadcast.
The black "back DROP" which is
the subject of the patent, on the
other hand, absorbs the light which
would thus ordinarily be reflected.
The result is sharper, more de-
tailed image.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20

For example: The t1Oo gentle.
men at the left are kno,Un as
sandwich men" and they ADDER.
tise anything from hardware to
,hamburgers up and do,un main
street. Sportsn,en haze their
Sandwich boats" in the famous
O1ford-Cambridge humping
races. At least four to,Uns on this
continent (and the Sandwich is
lands, tool Que their names to
the gambling nobleman.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20

Augle Galan
has been playing
heads-up ball for a
temporary cripple.
He began the season
with a bad knee,
and since that time
has injured his right
elbow. But not a
squawk from Little
Augie Four Gin
CHM att pitchers,
P a III Derrin ger,
Bucky Walters, Lee
Criccoro and Johnny
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20
All Sandwiches Aren't on Rye

This peruked gent, the British
fourth Earl ,ot Sandwich, threw
tremendous gambling parties in
his castle t,Uo centuries ago. He
began serving steaks bettoeen slices
of bread so his guests could grab
q bite without Leaving the roulette
wheel. He should haze copyright.
ed the idea, because today the
sandwich is not only a quick lunch
but an industrial institution.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20
Sport Shorts

A LL-TIME high for errors by a
1 \ major league catcher is the
record of Oscar Stanage, who made
Al mistakes for the Tigers in 1911
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-07-20

The first sandwich glass named after Sandwich Mass Cape
Cod settlement whose formula for colored glass
Modern sandeh glass seey plate glass 70, automobiles In the
plastic filler betsveen sheets OF glass; er just
been perfected which has four the strength residence of
former filters.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-14
u. c. c. HAS PAID OUT
$412,762 In STATE
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The sum was pail out by the
commission in a total of 52,S52
checks issued during the first six
months of the year. These figures
are as of the close of business July
/.
Officials of the commission stress
ed that these figures do not repre-
sent a full six months as the first
checks for unemployment compen-
sation benefits were not mailed out
until the third week in January.
The first three weeks in January
were taken up by the filing of claims,
the determination of eligibility of
claims, and the necessary waiting
period before checks were sent out.
During the past week there were
LIS checks mailed to claimants for
unemployment compensation bene-
fits. These checks amounted to $751;
1880.
A total of 296 claims for such
benefits were received by the COM
mission during the week of which
251 were determined eligible and As
as ineligible.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-14
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
AT STATE CAPITAL

An accident in which one person
was seriously hurt, and an autOmo-
bile and truck were considerably
damaged, occurred on South State
street, Dover, at 3:15 Monday after
noon. Miss Alice Haviland, Is. of
Lynhurst, N. j., suffered a fractured
skull and decorations of the temples,
and was taken to Kent General Hos
rital. At last reports, Miss Haviland's
condition was much improved.
According to a statement from the
State Police Department, a truck
driven by Rodney H. Bell, of Dover,
was advancing north on State street
and ran into the rear end of car
driven by Mrs. Nina Andrews, which
was also proceeding slowly in the
same direction.
While details of the accident are
meagre. five passengers were in the
car which was driven by Mrs. An
drews and owned by H. C. Andrews,
four of whom escaped injury. 1t is
estimated that damages to the car
to about four hundred dol
lars. and about one hundred and fifty
dollars will be required to replace
The impaired parts of the truck. The
truck is owned by Mr.. George Hurley.
Private Edward Gebhart, of the
Delaware State Police, directed the
emOval of the injured young lady
to the hospital. and had the car and
truck taken to repair shops.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-14
KENT All CLUBS ARE
PREPARING FOR FAIR
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Milford; Avis Maui, FELTON,; Rosanna
Messick, Houston; Jennie Morris,
Frederick; Elizabeth Neeman, Fell
ton; Garley Parsons, Pennington; /;
Joe Penuel, Milford; Lillian Pleas
anton, Frederick; Laura Mae Rust,
Pennington; Josephine Sapp. Hous-
ton; Nelson Steele, Clayton; Beatrice
Thompson, Pennington: Virginia
Ann Tull, Pennington; Dorothy Wat
son, Milford; Betty Lou Webb, Fred
erica; Betty Wooten, Milford.
On Thursday at the fair at 10 a. m,
the dairy demonstration teams will
demonstrate various phases of pro-
ducing clean milk. Two teams from
Kent county are entered: Howard
and Robert Deakyne of the Smyrna
Wide Awake Club and Leslie Pryor
and Leslie Silpath of the Clayton
Clodhoppers. The State winning
team in this contest will attend the
Eastern States Exposition at
Springfield, Mass, in September.
Tuesday and Wednesday at the fair
will be busy days. The corn, potato,
poultry and dairy judging contests
will be held on Tuesday and canning,
baking and clothing judging contests
will be staged Wednesday.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-14
$4,000 Loss AS BARN
BURNS NEAR FREDERICA

Fire. believed caused by spontane-
GUS combustion, Wednesday night de-
stroyed a large barn and outbuild-
ings on the farm of Horace Moseley
on the South Bowers Beach Road
Loss was estimated at more than $5.-
900.
The farmers entire wheat crop
was burned along with farming i'm
plements and farm produce. All of
the livestock was saved with the ex-
ception of a dog and several puppies.
Flames had spread to all parts of
the big structure when they were dis
covered by Mrs. Moseley.
Companies were forced to use aux
iliary tanks due to shortage of water
at the scene. Companies responded
from Dover, Magnolia, Bowers Beach,
Frederick. Milford. and Harrington.
The blaze attracted between $50 and
300 spectators.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-14
ELLIOTT FOUND
GUILTY IN SUSSEX
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ACoullnaea AAOul EAot EaBEl
Chief Justice Daniel ]. Layton and
Associate Judges Richard S. Rodney
and Frank Speakman-held that the
language of these counts was not
sufficient.
Frederick E. Whitney. counsel for
Elliott. raised the objections at the
opening of the trial.
Count "A" alleged that he was
then and there operating his motor
vehicle without keeping and main
tanning a proper lookout for others
lawfully using the said highway and
especially the motor vehicle in the
control of the said Edgar B. Coulter
and in which the said Jessie Ennis
Lingo then and there was a passen-
ger"
1t was contended in count "B"
that he was then and there operat-
ing his said motor vehicle without
keeping the same under proper con-
troll" while in count s. it was al
legged that he did operate the motor
vehicle so as to cause a collision and
did operate it directly into and
against the rear of the car of Edgar
ID. OOullcl III WHICH BIC AnAl o. Alh6OJ
was riding and standing on the high
way That as a result of the feloni-
ously. careless. reckless and negli-
gent operation that he ran into the
Coulter car whereby she CMrs. Lin
gOD was violently assaulted, struck
and knocked from the the car sus-
tanning a fracture of the cervical ver-
tebrae. contusions of both feet and
a puncture wound of the left leg and
fracture at the base of the SKULL
Retiring to their room and delib-
Grating for four hours. the jury re-
turned an unusual verdict. They ap-
parently disregarded counts "B" and
'E" and based their verdict on count
"A" declaring him guilty for "op-
Grating his motor vehicle without
keeping and maintaining a proper
lookout for others lawfully using the
said highway ="
Attorney General James R. Nor
ford, who conducted the States case,
moved to nolle pross the "B" and e.
sections of the indictment in order to
clear the record in accordance with
the verdict and thereby make it show
that he has been convicted on but
one count. that of "A" on which they
based their verdict. Later the mo-
tion was withdrawn. Mr.. Whitney
moved for an arrest of judgment and
will file briefs asking for a new trial.
Argument will take place on July II.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-14
THE BUSY BEES

The Busy Bees All cooking club
met at the home of Iris Russell on
Tuesday, July IL, at 2:30 D. M, with
IL members and Miss Anna B. Moore,
county club agent, present
This meeting was devoted to the
discussion of fish salads-their place
in the lunch or supper menu and
their preparation. Under Miss
Moore's direction two of the girls
made salmon salad. which they later
served to everyone present.
Miss Moore gave talk on Judging
bread and urged all the members
who could do so to judge bread at
the Kent and Sussex Fair.
Plans for a picnic to be held at
Lewes on August 25 were completed.
1t was voted that this club should
join the Busy Bees Sewing Club for
this picnic.
All the members enjoyed some
lively games out-of-doors, then re-
were served by Roberta
Wiley and Betty Collins.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-14
MAN RADIO
OPERATOR ON AIRPLANE

Corp. Daniel ]. Smith, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel d. Smith of Harring-
ton, has been selected to participate
as assistant radio operator in one of
the three flying fortresses" which
have been assigned to take Gen. Goes
Monteiro and his stan to Brazil start
ing July is, from NNewark, N. j., air
port.
Corporal Smith has been in the
U. S. Army for about 10 years, serv-
ing in the air corps. He has also
served in balloon and airship COM
panies. In 1880 he became a mem
ber of the Caterpiller Club when he
lcaped to safety in a parachute from
a falling bomber over Panama.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-14
ARMED POSSE
CAPTURES MAN
IN RIVER HERE
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Hammond pushed the gun
against my stomach and demanded
that also give him my gun, the
officer said. my handcuff was still
OH his wrist and / gave the man a
jerk and at the same time tried to
push him into the cell"
KOsci Pursues Man
At that, he said, Hammond fired
the revolver four times, one of the
bullets striking the officer in the
arm. Hammond then broke loose
from the officer and ran out the
door and down the street, with the
officer in pursuit. After a brief
chase Hammond ran into the marsh
and disappeared.
KOsci notified the State police and
the other officers on the Milford po-
lice force Police from both the
Georgetown and Dover stations were
detailed to the hunt. The posse was
about to abandon the search be-
cause of darkness when the man
was found.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-14
WILDWOOD H. d. CLUB

The last meeting for the season of
the Millwood Home Demonstration
Club was held last Wednesday, July
5. with twenty-five members answer
ing roll call. Miss Darrell was pres
Lnt and gave most excellent talk on
Careful Grooming" which we all
enjoyed.
The women that attended short
course gave a splendid report of the
good time they had. Made us all
more anxious to go next year.
The annual picnic of club and Sun
shine will be July 18th at Bowers
Beach. 1t will be in form of COW
cred dish, so everybody put some
thing good in your dish and come
along and the committee will do the
rest.
After the meeting, the four women
that attended short course served us
with homemade cake and lemon
punch, which was enjoyed by all.
Meeting adjourned.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-14
OFFICERS MARK
OUT GUARD CAMP
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Early last Saturday morning, Col.
George ]. Schulz. regimental COM
mander. addressed the officers before
they lett to mark the emplacements.
Last Saturday afternoon Colonel
Schulz and his staff, including Lieut.
Col. Harry W. Stark and Capt. Syl-
van w. Berliner inspected the vari-
Gus locations.
officers spent Sunday morning
writing orders for moving troops
and material and checking over
their position in the Bethany Beach
territory. Sunday afternoon they
visited the emplacements and tried
to make improvements on their prior
locations.
The officers dined at the Townsend
Hotel at Bethany Beach and slept in
the officers mess and quartermas-
ter's depot at the camp. They broke
camp at 3 O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-14
Local And State NetUs

The W. C. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. Oscar Maloney, 314 West Front
street, on Tuesday evening, July IS,
at 1880 o'clock. Text word Watch" ."
%
The Presbyterian Sunday School
will have its annual picnic Wednes-
day, July 10, 1889. Announcements
will be made in Sunday School giving
details.
The Milford Neck Ladies' Aid will
meet at the church. Friday evening,
July IA. The young folks are pre-
pairing an excellent program. Please
be present.