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Evening star., 1940-06-07
New Anglo -Rumonion
Trade Pact Is Siqned
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June THE signature
of a new British -Rumanian trade
treaty was officially announced here
last night.
The Foreign Office said the dis
cussions were concluded yesterday
and the agreement satisfactorily
covered all points"
The Rumanian delegation which
has been here for some weeks will
leave for home tomorrow, it was
announced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30
PLANS ANNOUNCED
 FOR YMCA PARTY
Two Floors Reserved for Dancing, Dinner Enter
 tainment New Years

Chairman Theodore Martus an- nounces that the entire first and second floors of the Central Y. M. c. A. will be taken over by the New Years Eve dinner dance, in order to accommodate the crowd this year.
 The New Years Eve jewellers will enter at the main entrance instead of the Park Place door, as ordinar- fly. The West and East Lobbies will be used as lounges for the New Years Eve party.
 This will leave the room on the Park Place said of the building as a space for dancing in addition to the main gymnasium. The IA rooms on the second floor and the cafe teria will be used for the dinners, continuously.
 Chairman Martus also announces that 14 entertainment acts have been secured. In addition to the floor shows in the main ballroom, there will be continuous rpogram of acts and entertainment in the various dining rooms and in the lounges, ending up with big sing at the New Years breakfast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30
CREEKS TAG DAY
 HERE POSTPONED
indictment Weather Keeps Canvassers Off Streets;
 New Date Not Set

The tag day, planned last Satur- day by the local unit of the Greek War Relief Association to raise money for thousands of homeless and needy people in Greece suffer- ing from the present war, was post poned until further notice on ac- count of the indictment weather.
 Peter Sakorafos, secretary of the executive committee in charge of the Waterbury campaign, told the Democrat this morning that de- finite date for the tag day will be set at the next meeting of the gen. eral committee which is headed by Peter N. Laskas.
 Waterburians desiring to contri- bute to this cause have been asked to mail checks or money orders to Lewis s. Reed of the Citizens and Manufacturers National Bank. As sisting on the executive committed are Rev. John Bersentes, Michael J. Leon, George Pistolas. Harry Mihalakas and Peter Coukis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30
Aldermanic Board In Final Meeting
"W|M" KEILTY
 GIVEN PURSES
City Amateur Baseball League Player HOnOred
 at Two Stag Parties

William "Wim'' Keilty of Water town, one of the veteran outfielders in the City Amateur Baseball Lea que who will be married to Miss Josephine Moore of Driggs street, Waterville, early next month, was recipient of two purses over the weekend at two testimonial dinners in honor of his approaching mar riage.
 Saturday evening he occupied the head seat at a dinner party at Francis Burns Old Time Tavern in Waterville while yesterday afternoon he occupied similar seat at a party at the Old Tavern Grill, Wat ertown, sponsored by the Old Tavern Grill softball team of which he was a member.
 Close to 80 of his friends were pre- sent for the Sunday banquet at which Rocco Mara, well known Oak vile sportsman, was toastmaster. Entertainment was ably furnished by Jack Teaner. Among the princip- al speakers were Jack Innes of Thomaston, a member of the famous Ponies football teams for many years, Francis Burns of Waterville and Joseph Calvin. Joseph Daveluy of Watertown was chairman of the committee which arranged the party
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30
194O Becomes Closed Chapter With Action
 On Several Transfers
Mayor to Recommend Acceptance of Land Gift From Chase Brass & Copper Company; Departments
 to Balance Books as Year Fades Out

The boards of finance and alder men will approve 8 large number of minor transfers at their final 1940 meetings this afternoon and tonight. The transfers, almost all intra-de- partmental, will allow departments to balance their books for the clos ing of both calendar and fiscal years tomorrow.
 Mayor Vincent A. Scully today also will ask the board of park commiS- sioners and the aldermen to accept the offer of a tract of land adjoin- ing Waterville park. The offer was made by the Chase Brass & Copper Go. through Frederick s. Chase, president, and its transfer to the city will allow the expansion of the Waterville. park. The mayor will ask that he be authorized to accept deed for the property, offered the city without cost.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30

Milt Piepul, captain of Notre Danes 1940 football team, will be the guest of St. Patrick's Holy Name Society this evening at hte Lyceum on Porter street. MT. Piepul &C., claimed as one of the best fullbacks developed in years at the South Bend institution will be featured in a Sports Review. He will exhibit motion pictures of several games in which the Notre Dame eleven played during the past season. The general public is invited to attend. The pro- gram will be of interest to all.
 The committee of arrangements includes Rev. Henry Murphy, Presi- dent Harold Barnes, Michael Hig- giston, Joseph Hench, Edward Con- Ian, Russell Fox, Frank Fitzgerald, Tom Quilter, Frank Hardy and Jos eph Bowen.
 Prof. Alexander Aleksis, organist and choirmaster at St. Joseph's Church, was reelected president of the Lithuanian Catholic Federation at the annual meeting yesterday at the choir rehearsal rooms on Con- greSs avenue. Rev. Benedict Guar onskas, assistant to Rev. Joseph J. Valantiejus, pastor at St. Joseph's Church, was renamed chaplain. 1 Joseph Bernota was named first vice e-president; Mrs. Magdalen Kar- inauskas, second vice president; Peter Jokubauskas, treasurer; Mary Alubauskas, recording secretary; Mary Kaseta and John Kairys, trustees; Matthew Skystimas, ser geant-at-arms; and Marcelle An drikis, public relations counsel.
 Plans were discussed for fitting commemoration of Lithuania'S In- dependence Day, February 16. Furth- CT plans will be announced upon receipt of orders from the national council.
 Reports were given on the eXecu- tive meeting held in New York last Friday at which Father Guaronskas and Prof. Aleksis attended. The Lithuanian refugee question and the Catholic situation in Lithuania at present was discussed. It was an- nounced that monthly publica- tion, featuring material from prom inent Lithuanian writers, will be published in the near future. Drum Corps Honored
 St. Joseph's Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps, directed by John W Stokes, were honored at dinner dance at their clubrooms Saturday night in honor of winning frs prize in the state competition jr Thompsonville last August.
 Among the guest speakers were Father Valentiejus, John McDermott of Bridgeport, chairman of the ex- ecutive committee of the state board of fife and drum units, Richard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30

The aldermanic meeting tonight will mark final action on 1940 ap- propriations, with the exception of approval asked for delayed bills, submitted before January 31, 1941.
 Present figures indicate a surplus of $350,000 for the City of Water bury in its 1940 operations, largest in the municipality's history. The transfers to be voted today will have little effect on the figure, since al- most all will be merely changes of funds from one budget item to an- other.
 Both finance and aldermanic boards adjourned their final meet ings to today, to allow for approval of the last-minute transfers which are necessary annually. It is ex- pected that the number of transfers sought will be from about 20 to 30
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30

Trinidad shipped 111,7O7 gallons of grapefruit juice to other coun- tries in seven months of this year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30

Human life is insecure enough in any event, but doubly and trebly so in these days" stated Rev. Dr. John 0. Walker, Second Congrega- tional Church pastor, in his sermon. King George VI and the Gate of the year." yesterday morning.
 Dr. Walker said in part:
 "In all ages life and progress safety and security, have been under constant attack but in this twentieth century the index of insecurity seems to mount higher and higher. Uncertainty and insecurity are the words that are so often uppermost in our minds. There have been ages and eras in the worlds history when governments and institutions seemed to ride safely at anchor. Beyond the uncertainties of disease and &C., cident and the slow advance of age there seemed to be very little change in the life of men. You could count on many things that had stood and might be expected to stand like the Rock of Gibralter. It is not so now For so many men and with so many supposedly tried and trusted insti- tutions of society the anchors do not hold. The only certainty seems to be uncertainty and the only se- curity seems to be found in rapid readjustment to every increasing change. Nothing seems to be as secure as once we thought almost everything was. The dilemma of modern civilization seems to threat en a collapse as spectacular as that of the Narrow Bridge at Tacoma Washington. One of the revealing stories told of that disaster was of the quick reaction of a Tacoma firm which had put up a sign when the bridge was new and which adver- tised that their firm was "as secure as the Narrow Bridge" That ceased to be a helpful slogan when the bridge went down. The firm ordered the immediate demolition of the sigr and I suppose they are trying theil best to live down and forget theil own slogan.
 50 men are looking in these day! for something that will light then into the unknown, something tha will help them to make right choice! in life. Life moves forward, seem. ingly with ever increasing speed anc the older we grow the more WI realize how swiftly our choices mus be made and how grave the conse quences if we make the wrong choice or fail to seize the opportunitie which pass us so swiftly by. Herr is man who recalls queer olc crone who proved to be the majo attraction of a gypsy caravan h' visited as boy. He remember that she had in her van an enor omous chest full of all sorts of trink cts and treasures. This particula gypsy had a most peculiar methot of selling her wares. She would brinl up out of the depths of her chest great handful of the things she hat to sell. Each was held up in turn the price named, and if the pric' were not accepted immediately tha particular piece dropped back int the chest. And there was no secont chance, no haggling over the price no give and take. Nothing came III out of the chest second time. Nov you may protest that you never me a gypsy of that type. Nor did I. Sh must have been most eccentric. Bu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30
Dance Tomorrow Night


 toastmaster.
 Dance Tomorrow Night
 The sixth annual Semi-formal New Years eve dinner dance of St. Joseph's Holy Name Society is sellout and 150 couples will help ring in the New Year at St. Joseph's parish hall. The four parish priests will be guests of honor at the party which will feature music by Eddie |Digimas and his orchestra.
 The committee in charge of the event includes: John w. Stokes, Anthony Dereskevich, Anthony Sta- siunas, Gus Krisavage, Johnny Greblunas and Pete Romanauskas.
 Guards Feted
 A farewell party was given Fri day night to five members of the Waterbury GymnaStic Society, who leave here next month for 8 years active training with Battery C., 208th Coast Artillery, Connecticut National Guard. The party was held in the basement of the Third Congregational church. The five members are:
 Frank Cipriano, Charles Stankus, Jerry Lombardo, John Volskis and John Budzinauskas. Leon Buchs, physical director of the group spoke briefly.
 Those attending the party were: Rev. Conner R. Lewis, pastor of the church where the society has it's training headquarters; Charles Marcelynas, president of the so- ciety; Mrs. Charles Marcelynas, Leon Buchs, Jacob Rutishauser, Frank Cipriano, Charles Stankus Jerry Lombardo, John Volskis John Budzinauskas, Patsy Cipri- ano, John Thomas, Michael Ien- naro, Raymond Lombardo, Frank Moffo, Roland Buchs, Norma Le- one, Josephine Cronin, Lillian Buchs, Julia Russell, Anna Bonn baci, Helen O'Connell, Agnes Bak- anauskas and Elsie Bakanauskas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30
Human Life Doubly
 Insecure These Days
Rev. Dr. John C. Walker Claims Index of Uncertainty
 Mounting Higher and Higher in Twentieth Century

that most extraordinary gypsy is very like our ordinary life, yours and mine! Life holds up its daily duties its hourly responsibilities and puts a price on them. And oftentimes long before we can make up our minds, the opportunity has gone by and forever! No one can reach back into the past and reclaim the opportunity he failed to accept. No more can you be sure what time will next hold up and offer for sale"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30
TREE RETURNS GOOD DEED

Omaha, Neb. = (P) - o. A. Ler- dahl, wouldn't take anything" for an ancient maple tree in his yard now, although when he treated it for a rotting limb year ago, he. wondered if it was worth the effort. It was. When runaway milk truck bore down on four boys playing in the yard, they ducked behind the tree and the truck crashed into it..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30
Notre Dame Football
 Star Guest Tonight
Captain PiepuI to Exhibit Films of Recent Football
 Games Professor Aleksis HOnOred By Federation
BROOKLYN NEWS

Parkinson of Naugatuck, state board timekeeper, Mrs. John w. Stokes. Torrance O'Connor of Naugatuck, Gus Krisavage, and Steve and Mike Belloise of New York, well known professional fighters. John Stokes, local mortician, filled the role of toastmaster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30

Shanghai, China, has crime wave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30

Lawrence, Mass. (UP)-Three times within three months Clyde F. Roberts, 16. suffered a broken left arm while at play. Despite his misfortune, he hasn't missed a ses- sion at Lawrence high school where he is a third-year student.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30
sTEEPLEJACK, S5, ON JOB

Salisbury, Md. - (UP) - Harry flag en, 65-year-old steeplejack, holds hopes of celebrating his 8Oth birthday by working atop a 7oo- foot tower - but he will not ride in an airplane. Hagen, who has worked on high structures for the past 35 years, explained "it might make me dizzy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-30
Candlelight Pageant
 Presented At Chapel

The Sunday School of Christ Chapel presented a Christmas pag- ent at the Feast of Lights observ- ance last evening, staged in a setting of candlelights under the direction of Rose and Gertrude Foley, Ivy Needham and Betty Mcltby. The senior church choir directed by Mrs. Addie Russell, fur nished the music. Rev. Samuel Budde, vicar, officiated at the can- delight service.
 Channhai Ghi1an laac O n,.;r,, O
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18

large. Even the Nazi Command ad- mits further sea borne invasion plans were held up by the attack of the RAF and it was not until yesterday that a new plan, defeated was tried out.
 Germans Put to Flight
 In. the British Admiralty account of the Bristol Channel encounter yesterday, it is said a flotilla of four German destroyers fled pre- cipitately' when British naval squadron tried to bring the Germans fc battle hundreds of miles south west of Lands End
 Although the Germans said a British warship was torpedoed, the British said they suffered no dam age.
 Ferccicus Attack
 British aviation sources further said, regarding the first attempted lnvaS ion. that After German troops were loaded onto ships, pre- paratcry to braving a Channel crossing, RAF bCmbers sped ever and madc thcir departure impcs- sible by the ferccity of their at tack"
 Presumably tens Of thousands of Ger man soldiers embarked fer the crOgs channel a~eault
 TroNp Bargeg Smashed
 An RAF commlulque dated Sep '0mbsr 16, told of smashing trccp barges at Hamburg, Wilhelshaven, Antwerp, Flushing. Ostend. Dun '5erque, Calais, Boulogne and Le- Havre.
 Some est mates place the mum Der of German troops masaed along he invss'on coast at more than one million men.
 Previously, reports seeping out of Nazi conquered France loWlands and brought to New York by refu- gees from the war area, told of many thousands of German soldiers be- ng drowned in the Channel.
 The drcwnings were either re hearsalsp or actual movements to invade England with a smashing Nazi thrust.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
GRID GAMES ON SATURDAY

The nations football teams go into their fourth week of play this weekend, with long list of trials for the gridiron warriors. Sched uled games are as follows:
 West University of Washington vs. Oregon State at Seattle. California vs. U.C.L.A. at Ber- kelley.
 Gonzaga vs. Portland. Oregon vs. Southern California at Los Angeles. Loyola vs St. Mary's. San Francisco vs. San Jose. Stanford vs. Washington State ct Pullman.
 East Amherst vs. Rochester. Army vs. Harvard. Boston c. vs. Idaho Boston U vs. Cincinnati. Brown vs. Tufts. Bucknell ys. w. Maryland. Carnegie Tech vs. Notre Dame. Catholic vs Miami. Colgate vs Duke. Columbia vS. Georgia. Cornell vs. Syracuse. Dartmouth vs. Yale. Duquesne vs. Mississippi. F'ordham vs Pitt. Georgetown vs VPI. George Washington vs. Kentucky. Holy Cross vs. N.Y.U. Manhattan vs. Detroit. Navy vs. Drake. Penn. vs Princeton. Penn. State vs Lehigh. Temple vs. Michigan State. Villanova vs. Baylor. West Virginia vs. West Virginia Wesleyan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18

North Carolina vs. North Caro- lima State. Tulane vs. Rice. Virginia vs. VMI. VPI. vs. Georgetown. Washington and Lee vs. Rich mond
 William and Mary vs. Hampton Sydney.
 Southwest Arkansas vs Texas. Baylor vs Villanova. TC.U. vs. Texas AM. Centenary vs. Arizona. Texas Tech. Brigham Young.
 Rocky Mountain Colorado vs. Colorado State. Colorado Mines vs. Colorado Col lege.
 Denver vS. Wyoming. Greeley State vs. Western State. Montana State vs. Montana. Utah vs. Utah State
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
ALTAR SOCIETY PLANS

Regular meeting for business and social time was held by the Douglas Altar Society last night at the home of Mrs. Walter Andrews. Some thing interesting was planned for future announcements but the re- mainder of the business transacted was more or less routine
 Entertainment consisted of games prize for Tripoli going to Mrs. Ralph Mortinsen and for another to Mrs Cecile Dunn. Mrs. Ray McCor- mick was assistant hostess.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
Miss Leivers Is
 Birthday Honoree

Com pl m en cary to n c birthday Of her daughter. Miss Beverly Leivers, Mrs. J. w. Leivers entertained with a surprise lunch con this afternoon at the family home on Distin Avenue
 This is Miss Leivers' 18th birth day and decorations for the oc- casion were carried out in a Hal- lowe'en motif
 Guests were Misses Margaret
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
Midwest

Midwest Creighton vs Marquette. Detroit vs. Manhattan. Illinois vs. Michigan. Indiana vs. Iowa. Iowa State vs. Missouri. Kansas vs. Nebraska. Kansas State vs. Oklahoma. Minnesota U. vs Ohio State. Northwestern vs. Wisconsin. Oklahoma AM. vs. Washington. Tulsa vs. St. Louis.
 South Alabama vs. Tennessee. Alabama Poly vs. S.M.U. Centre vs. Louisville. Davidson vs. Sewanee. Duke vs. Colgate. Florida vs. Maryland. Furman vS. Ohio. Georgia vs. Columbia. Georgia Tech. vs. Vanderbilt. LS.U. vS. Mercer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
P. E. GIRLS ACTIVE

Girls of the Physical Education Glass, Douglas High School, yester- day began a series of activities for the present term by hiking to Ju- neau in the evening and attending one of the tW otheatres. They were accompanied by their leader, Miss Eleanor Warren.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
HALIBUT VESSELS IN
 TO-DAY WITH CARGOES

I've black cod landings were made here today at the local fish exchange. the Tundra, Pete Os- wald, and the Vivian, Charles Lar sen, bringing in 17,000 and 5000 pounds respectively, selling at 2la cents a pound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
BIRTHDAY DINNER

Sixth birthday of the little Aleta Warner was yesterday, and it oc- cssioned family dinner party at the Warner residence in the even- ing. A yellow and white birthday cake with candles, symbolized the event. Mir and Mrs J. G. John sen, grandparents of the child, and Mir. and Mrs. Carl Lindstrom were additional guests.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
Brunswick
 Has Best
 Pin Total

Brunswickers totalled out over the Elks lodge keglipg team last night at the Brunswick alleys by 70 pins, although the lodgemen won two of the three games.
 Max Rayela's 546 was the best score of the low-tallying night.
 Scores were as follows:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
FOR PIONEERS HOME

Andrew Olson, recent arrival by PAA Electra from Fairbanks, is enroute to the Pioneers Home at Sitka. He is from McGrath.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
ALASKA DAY CLOSES
 OFFICES, SCHOOLS

Territorial offices, banks, schools and the City Hall were closed to- day in observance of Alaska Day. Several Federal offices took a half holiday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18

Femmer, Irene Williams, Colleen and Aileen Hellan Teresa Me Guire, Esther George and Leota Russell
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
HERE FROM TOFTY

MT. and Mrs. A. Book of Tofty flew in yesterday and are guests at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18

The Daily Alaska Empire guaran- tees the largest daily circulation N any Alaska newspaper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
FROM OPHIR

Ole Blndheim, Ophir mini ne man is registered at the Baranof
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
GERMANS SARE BEATEN BACK
 WITH Lo55E5
Belafed British Report Is Conobordfed by Nazi
 Offi(iaIs-Made Public

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18

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Kodiak mirror., 1940-07-26
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