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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
Market Makes Irregular Decline In Very Light Trading
American Telephone
Off Nearly Two Points
Other Leaders Showed Drop Of Point or More; There
Were Some Few That Attained Small Gains

tics. Gasoline inventors were re-
duced sharply and this aided the
oil shares.
Standard Oil (New Jersey was
strong on the company's estimate
Of earnings for the first half Of
this year showing a total only slight
ly under that for the entire year
1885,, F. w. Woolworth firmed on
estimates the company's business In
the first half Of the year broke all
records in its history.
Before New York opened the Lon
don market declined. It closed low
err, although above the days worst
The improved tone came when gilt.
edged bonds failed to decline as
much as shares.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
MEXICAN REGIME
SEEMS LEADING

Mexico City, July 10.-(UP)--
Latest unofficial returns in Sundays
presidential election today gave
Ayila Comacho, government party
candidate, 3,108,200 votes as against
943,5oo for Gen. Juan Almazan, in
dependent. 1t is believed the final
official totals will not vary more
than 100000 from these.
The winner will be announced Oh
ficially Sept. /, when the new con-
gress convenes. He takes office Dec
/ for SiX-year term.
The permanent committee OF con-
press denounced Gen. Almazan as
conspirator and slayer OF women
and children
The statement said Almazan knew
the people did not support him out
side of Mexico City and he there
fore concentrated all his forces In
the capital and organized impress
siye tactics and street clashes-lf
women and children fell so much
the better" -.
Election riots Sunday took As
lives and 400 were wounded, most
OF them in Mexico City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
PRESIDENT RODE
OVER BROKEN Rail

Stanton, Del, July l0.-(UP)-
White House secret service opera
tives today joined in the investiga-
ton of an apparent sabotage at
tempt on rail of the Pennsylvania
railroad here because the track is
used by President Roosevelt's special
train.
The presidential train passed over
the roadbed only a few hours before
a trackwalker discovered thath
spikes had been removed from the
rail, 1t was pointed out. Participant
ing in the investigation with the
secret service were G-men from
Washington, state police and rail-
road detectives, who said the ina
licious tampering" apparently was
the work of a person familiar with
railway operation.
Three trains passed over the
weakened rail without mishap, and
photographs were taken of the Sec
ton of the rail in an effort to dis
cover fingerprints.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10

Wolcott, July 10-Miss Isabelle
Nenter OF the Meriden Road was re-
elected state president of the Youth
Temperance Council at the four day
encampment at Camp Rainbow
in South Winsdor recently. Miss
Venter was also elected a delegate
to attend the combined Y. T. c..
national convention and the Y. T.
@. U. national convention to be held
Aug. o to IA in Chicago. At youth
Night" at the convention Miss Ven
ter will address the meeting. The
local and state groups are sending
Miss Venter.
Albert Coe, president OF the local
group was selected as director oil
fairs and exhibits. Other state
officers elected were: vice-president
Robert Bates of Litchfield; record
ing secretary, Miss Virginia Norway
Of the local group; corresponding
secretary, Pauline Simmons OF
Plainville; treasurer, John Past, OF
Norwich. Albert Coe gave a COM
plete report of the years work. State
board meetings will be held the Sec
ond Friday of the month at the
w. G. T. U. headquarters in Hart
ford from now on. The next meet
ing will be on Sept 10. The silver
cup was awarded to the local group
for having the most active group IN
Y. r. G. work. $500 credits had TO
be earned to receive this award.
The group Is the largest in the
state, having so on their list and an
attendance of IS to 40 at each meet
ing. The ages run from l3 to 80
wears. Rev. H. Gertrude Coe is the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
Fratemal Nevs
Odd Fellows

The inst. ion of new officers
of Townsend and Nosahogan
lodges of Odd Fellows took place
last evening, with District Deputy
Clarence T.. Folwell of this city,
officiating at the ceremony, which
was held as usual in Odd Fellows
hall.
The following are the new Off
GERS of Nosahogan lodge: Noble
grand, William Shatas; vice grand
Walter Book; recording secretary,
Francis Merkle: financial secre-
tary, Ralph Webb; treasurer, Will
liam Wood; auditor, William
Bragg; hall trustees, Francis Mer-
kle; lodge physicians, DR., Edward
II. Kirschbaum and DR.. H. Everett
Allen.
Townsend lodge officers are No
BILE grand Harry c. Owens; vice.
grand, Roy Bywater; financial
secretary, Algernon E. Taylor;
treasurer, Ernest G. Burdett; hall
trustee, William J. Marion, ST.;
auditor, John d. Guthrie; lodge
physician, DR.. Edward w, Good
enough.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
WOOL MARKET

Boston, July 10.-(UP)-The wool
market was stagnant today, the U.
8. agriculture department reported.
Users were showing no interest in
buying raw wool except an occa-
sional small quantity to piece out.
Carload lots Of country-packed
three-eighths and one quarter blood
bright fleeces were available at 80
to 40 cents In the grease delivered
to users, and only an. occasional
sale was reported. Most users Of
these woods were out of the market.
Good French combing lengths fine
territory woods in original bags were
available at 80 to SO cents secured
basis, but these asking prices were
above buyers ideas on prices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
isabelle Venter Named
By Temperance Group
FOur-Day Encampment HeId-HitchcOck Lake linz
prOVement Assn Donates Funds for Street Work
WoLcoTT

senior counsellor Those who atten-
ded the four day session were:
The Misses Isabelle Venter, Maur-
cen McKenna, Marguerite McKenna
Doris Manson, Sylvia Pierpont Jo-
sephine Clarke, Elizabeth Seaver
Gladys Sweeney, Virginia Marwoy
and Robert Reed, Robert McKenna,
Richard Pierpont, Clarence Pier
pont, Albert Coe, and James Coey
Those attending one days session
we're: Rev. Gertrude Coe, Elmer Coe
Miss Betty Coe Miss Glorence Coe
Miss Joyce German, Miss Ruth
Johnson, Warren Coe, Donald
Browning, Vernon Russell, Arthur
Peterson, and Edward Lowe.
$500 Donated
The Hitchcock Lake improvement
association held their July meeting
at Moynihan's restaurant Friday
night. John Carlson presided. 5000
was donated TO the Wildwood Ave.
the completion Of Wildwood avenue.
Property owners Association for
Daniel Martin, Alvin Anderson,
Lormer Manseau and U. l.. Boent-
gen wer received as new members
and other routine business trans
acted. The next meeting will be
held August 2.
The North School P. T. A. will
meet in the North School Friday
night. Thomas Seery will preside at
the meeting.
Jimmy and Joyce Hoffman of
Terryville have returned t. their
home after visiting their grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bergen OF
the Ransom Hall Road.
Personals
Miss Jeanne M. Northrop has re-
turned home from a motor trip
to New Hampshire and through the
Connecticut Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Pierpont
and son Laurence Jr. Of Fairview
avenue have returned home from a
vacation spent in New York City.
Mrs. Grace Weber OF the Mum
son Road spent the weekend in
with her niece Mrs. Geo.
rye Cassidy and Mr.. Cassidy.
Mrs. George Pullen OF Laurel
Beach, Milford was an overnight
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Rogers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kirschbaum
have had as guests for a week Mr..
brother. Fred, and
Miss Read of Detroit, Michigan. On
Friday they attended the Worlds
Fair with their guests.
Frederick Kirschbaum OF Spindle
Hill has returned to his home from
a vacation at Candlewood Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert Daniels spent
the holidays at Atlantic City, N. j..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
DR.. GODFREY GUEST
AT CLUB MEETING

DR.. Edward J. Godfrey, long an
advocate of a city-operated system
of rubbish removal, will be the
principal speaker at a meeting OF
community club representatives at
the Washington Park Community
house tomorrow night. The group
will make plans for placing before
city officials a formal request that
such system be placed in operation
here next year.
John Dzick, chairman of the inter-
community club committee, will pre-
side at the meeting.
The Washington Park Community
club last night voted to ask that
funds be allotted for repairs to the
community house and in the park.
Reports on the Fourth of July cele-
bration were made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
WORLD FAIR HAD
ANOTHER WARNING

New York, July 10. - (UP) - A
woman telephoned a warning to po-
lice today that the New York World S
Fair would be bombed again this
afternoon. The woman telephoned
from drug store booth and told
the telephone operator: For Gods
sake, tell police that the Worlds
Fair is going to be bombed at 2
p. IN. today"
The operator attempted to hold
the woman's attention while author
tiles were notified but when police
arrived at the drug store the caller
had departed. Before hanging up
the woman told the operator that
two men, each carrying suitcase
containing a bomb, would enter the
Fair grounds early in the afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
HEwEs NOT GOING

Hartford Conn. July i0--lUPl-
Former State Treasurer Guy u. Holt
today replaced Philip Hewes rs an
alternate 10 former Governor Wilbur
4. Gross az the Demosraiic national
convention.
Hsweb sald he wa6 unable 10 a.
tend the convention. and requested
= siibsiisutl0n. Hewes was exeellve
secretary 70 Or. Gross when he was
seEernog.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
TOM-TOM MUSIC
WHILE PAINTING

The Brownie Scouts staying at
Wequapauset, the Girl Scout camp
of the Waterbury Council during the
two-week period from July to
July 16, are devoting most of their
energy to arts and crafts projects.
They are learning to draw designs
to the rhythm of their own singing,
or to the heating CT tom-tom, in
order to attain self-eXpression III
design.
AT the camp are Ann Jean Nc
Gam, Clarice Fem, Marg t
Freedman, Mary Anne Smith, Carol
Jean Beattie, Peggy Webb, Mary
Lou Perry, Laurine Kunkle, and
Barbara Oviatt. Dorothy Schaefer.
Ruth Thompson and Barbara Kob-
Ter are counselors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
LOUIS WASSERBECK
FILES APPEARANCE

Attorney Irving johnson today
fled an appearance in superior court
today on behalf OF Louis Wasser-
beck. against whom q divorce ac-
ton has bene instituted by Dolores
WasseFbeck, through Atty, Michael
Blansheld. Mrs. WaSserbeck charges
intolegable cruelty on the part OF
her husband. and seeks q 5000 at
Iachmept. The couple we're married
June ~. 1899.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
RIVERSIDE STREET
YOUTH JOINS NAVY

Alphonse Joseph Janusis, appren-
tice seaman, U. S. Navy, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Epolitan Janusis of SIS
North Riverside street, enlisted at
the U. S. Navy Recruiting Station,
New Haven, yesterday. He was in
cluded in a group of several sue
cessful candidates from various Sec
tons of the State, who were imme-
diately transferred to the Naval
Training Station, Newport, r. l.,
where they will be stationed for the
next two months receiving instruc-
tons. Janusis first applied at the
local Waterbury Navy Recruiting
Station, where first accepted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
HACKER APPOINTED

New Haven, Conn, July 10-(UP)
Byron T. Hacker, superintendent
of the Childrne's Center, today was
named head of a state committee
to place British refugee chill
dren in American homes.
Hacker was expected to form a
general committee. son to supervise
the work of placing the children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
DANBURY DOCTOR
is UNDER ARREST

Danbury. Conn, July 10.-(UP)-
DR.. Adolph Sanford, So, licensed
natureopath who has been practic-
ing here since 1923, was arrested to-
day by state and local police on
charges of illegal practice of the
healing art and conspiracy to vio-
late the general statutes regarding
abortion.
DR.. Sanford came here from Hart
ford. He was held in lieu OF $1,000
bail set by city court, which con-
tinued his case until July IS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
COUNTERFEIT $40
BILLS REPORTED

Warnings were given today by
local banks and police officials to
the general public to be on the alert
for counterfeit $40 bills. Several
have already been passed ON unslis-
pecting business men. The discovery
that they were "phoney" came when
they were deposited in local banks.
The customary notification OF the
presence OF the spurious currency
here has been given to the secret
service branch of the treasury
department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10

A bFlieh fiFe on property oHnea
~ the Waterbury National bank ai
10 Lincoln street was exiinsill6bed
b. Engine 9 toeay
There were no other tifoA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10
Division )

An important meeting OF Division
Shades Auxiliary, A. o, H. will be
held tomorrow evening ~ : o'clock
~ Mechanics hall, Al members
ere asked 10 attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10

Frank D'Agostine. 81. OF 4 Dixie.
man street. arrested early today on
q charge OF non-support. was given
q continuance until July "a when
aEraigned IN city court shortly aft
erwards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-10

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-03
Points for Purents
By EDYTHE THOMAS WALLACE

Help the superior child realize 1t Is
not the equipment 1Dhich he has, but
Dhat he does NTH it that is i'm
portdnt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-10

to believe that we were on the
same planet on which men were
killing each other. The news was
depressing. 20 l turned 1t off and
We enjoyed the complete silence
under the tropical starlit sky. with
only the lap of the Caribbean on
Idle Hours hull breaking the still
ness of my little floating world.
Land Ho.
At dawn l sighted Isla Grande
light. jutting off the am a
coast.
Soon destroyers loomed up as
they patrolled the coast. One sped
by at a 20-knot clip. leaving Idle
Hour to roll in her wake.
II reminded me how years
ago I used to take the waves
of the old Tacoma boats off
Alki point In a rowboat I used
TO own.
Soon the 125 foot lighthouse
tower on Colon's break er
pierced the horizon. No sooner had
l spotted this famous landmark
than a parade of ships emerged
from the harbor-first a Dutch
man. then a Dane, next French
ship painted a dingy gray. Two
Norwegian tankers brought up the
rear.
Idle Hour was now at another
crossroads OF the world. Having
been to Hawaii, Singapore and
Suez, this was the last major In
ternational crossroads to visit.
Anchored in the harbor was the
Odyssey, Barclay Henry's trim
yawl launched about year before
at City Island, New York. I had
met her skipper in Gotham.
Months later we saw him again in
Bermuda and then in Miami. Now
we were anchored side by side at
Colon. both heading eventually for
Cocos and the Galapagos islands.
In a few days Idle Hour
again will be In the Pacific
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-10

a r. sATunNIA--~oh. liked
America very mueh. sNsd the
pretty Russian Essi. snd from TIE
way her face lighted up. I an
sure she meant a. she wsx en
her wzy esek 10 kEcscew after >
yesr spent working for her Kos.
srnment At the weria's fair.
-xvsrythsnxs~
The Americans are very nice
people. They were very slna -
me- Ncw people. whether they
are nice o. cot. are always petite
10 any Kiri =. pretty sad Hse=i>zs
~ thh. enc wss. bat thls wsx nes
tina time 10 bring thai ~.
'Bus I lcld yea whzs I dlans
Ike. about your pavilion ~ -
weFld's fair. Now ga - frank
and tell rns what yea diaH't llke
about AmeFie.. There must have
been soms things."
Ihe mu%ssss Etsi Rsst&ea.
-rs~." SO said. = csal1e.t
understaaa whs. n . esntEy
- rsch. there we're - naay
unemployed And fh<a -
iseksd ~ me n - sure sAe
haAat sa1x ssmeeAing ruas<
= can1 ua1srsssna skss.
sfsk<r.-
Or way ,ea treat Nexre<s
TIE way yea as. rasstcalariy
IN The ssuth. ! wasn't thefe.
bat they teid m ahsnt ~"
sNeishcr a. ~
"nut I really liked America very
much"
hut II must have he~n hard.
living there after tho war bruke
out wasn't itrs
Her face elnudsd. and aftrr q
minute she answered slowly IN >
lower tone. Yes. u Wa"
was tho feeling pretty strong p
"ii waa the American papers
Every day they woaid say . new
Russian division vas destroyed
by the Firms every day.
Il deu't knsw What ~
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Take a Look al Europe

eth<f keys wer< ><n1lax. I
eslt knc~ wAsf ! s<s& ! -
ikrre nzr>@ssa aE<e1eas ut<e
ee><<~s~a e<<4zz<e snr<e -
tuailt w<re. A. wHea -
sIs~<~n f.1i~ <ala Eeels1I
never - sr<e b=m1e&. ! 80
esex - Fn>ll@ 60 - ~
. ~. - III ! esa,1 1ne~
te<m pl.e<< t~rs>e - -
rts6<1 . ~ hae<re1 ynros
fresa wh<fe ! 80 >penN1n1.
Int J never z<isf ~ nasez<HI
sefs ecwscis sni hed - - h<<.<<<
ale xstIna yeaH irss were r<sIF,
nave nj. a. ecsrre ! 49, ~
~ Flnns We Am<rze1ns nk<<
lcaF fsF<lxs peissy n - a&S'
<hsn yua wsfs sfzsnsl the Ns1lI
M fnF ths cmxhz sn.f - ntfi.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-10

The next two days We sailed
along with a gentle trade wind
and comparatively fiat sea.
We drank in the lovely sunshine.
the beautiful clear blue skies with
occasional white fleecy clouds
scudding by. The deck was dry all
day long, giving US really ideal
sailing weather-much in contrast
to the news we heard by radio
that the eastern states, even as
far south as Georgia, were suffer-
Ing from severe snowstorms.
We also listened to the war re-
ports as we rested after the eve
ming meal, and 1t seemed difficult
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Jas. B. Gilmore
Rites Saturday

oNTINo - tsmes n<rnHr1 On.
mors. -. ioramofiv< snxsnesr enc
played - tA< hnf Mnanfsin d4m
pru1eet. dIe<l kers Wednesday ~
ives ! Weird wsr vstesen ~ :
charter member ~ iaeerh u
Jchnson past Ma isT. An<yieaa
I~xicn. here n ortinx.
oiimaFe sise w1s : nasuher ~
fntsfnstsonsi uniaa a. Operating
Enxinsesa All. fss.i slz u r.
eofns
Funeral service. w1n - h~id
saturday 81 10 :. y, II oFtlnx
Methodist church. rev. Frank
Haley sfflcsstinK. Int<fm<ai ~iii
~ N Soldiers cemstsFy. oxtiak.
with Krsse.sas s~rvle~s saadsetssi
~ The t@xtsn pr~t.
uilnsofe - survived - III wills.
Asnss: tws children. NsFms an.i
Glen. I'll n The home. sna sister.
MIRA Mildred Maria ~ Seattle.
Fslnsrai arrangements are hslne
directed ~ ortlnx Fanersi han,e.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-10

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L.C IN

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-10
SMOKERS:
SAVE the COST
OF the STATE
CIGARETTE TAX

s-,o..t. Who live in eOnmsG ,ass.
sSs;: s;:; q: ;' :.;. f .: so . ::
.,..ss - il .o@e ios..oa1 See sss.l
= risbt) when 700 :. ECU. &C eoono-
smoker, yoa get III, u ~ 'oTusent of
my-and , ~ sef .nnOkins-shs ira ira.
.,o.e cosby tobaeeo@
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removed this the first home OF the comber OF
WHhom forel on
of
OF
AS building Poetic No
one the
The top n front with Mr..
Miller Roofing
For Mr. Domers After Many
Yeor"e editorial oQ
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Idle Hour Reaches Canal;
World Girdler Nearing Goal

EDITORS NOTE Starting Puget
sailboat
North Atlantic he
has navgated Caribbean
Panama canal The youthful skipper win
adventures the
ouohesay In the Pacific coming again
Puget ID
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AT BURNETT BROS.-SAVE NOW!

nuRhrTT paos. Il Ne
esy.Wsst tss GIFTS
Ysss ksstsssstsss ~
ssslify js~sivy ems - ~
srsss ssss tss sssvssssrs
sssms.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-10
BY DWIGHT LONG

AT dawn was surprised to thousands of birds in the
sky for my navigation had placed the middle of the
Caribbean Taking sight found a counter
current had set US considerably the west placing
within 60 miles of Rocondor reef
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-10

ocean. her old sailing ground.
Soon was TO see that vast ocean
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-10

and recapture the thrill Balboa
must have had when he first saw
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-10

the vast expanre Of peaceful SEA,
NExT-The Canal Zone.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-17

Chairman of the Republican party's
program committee and former
president of the University of Wis
consin. DR.. Glenn Frank, So, was
killed when the auto in which he
was campaigning for senatorial
nomination overturned near Green
leaf Wise. His only son, Glenn Jr.,
-.21. WAS fatally injured.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-17

Charged with manslaughter, An
tonic Brancomillo, 10, awaits the
verdict of a Philadelphia jury. Tony
and John Remington, Jr., 10, both
chopped" the same car of a moving
freight train. A quarrel over the
better perch is reported to have
ended in John falling to his death.
central PreSs)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-09
NaVAwards Jobs
Of Building 2O1
Ships for Defense

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. (UP)-
The navy today awarded contracts
for POI ships costing $3,861 ,053, 312,
in the largest defense order ever
placed in the nations peacetime
history.
The contracts called for an init
ial cash outlay of $183, 900. 900, SUI
ficient to begin building the 201
vessels, all but one of which would
be combatant ships
Naval officials believed the pro-
gram would require about five years
to complete.
simultaneously, the navy revealed
that final negotiations are pending
for about 2400 airplaneS worth $108,-
00O. OOO An actual execution of con-
tracts will be made as soon as fin
ancing, amortization, and plant ex-
pansiOn detail are arranged.
The navy said that $31 ,653 500 in
contracts also are being signed for
expansion of private and naval es-
Establishments charged with meeting
the new ship and air construction
program.
The ships contracted for today to
boost the navy's present authorized
tonnage by 70 per cent, including
seven battleships, eight aircraft car
riers, 81 cruisers, lis destroyers and
43 submarines.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-09
California Marks
10th Birthday as
Sovereign State

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Q. OP)
California today celebrated its ad
mission to the union as the 31st
state 80 years ago and looks back
on nearly a century of expansion
from a population of 92,597 to
more than 100000 persons.
President Willard Fillmore signed
bill on Sept. 9, 1850, which
brought California into the union
after a bitter fight on the issue of
whether it would be a slave state
or free state.
Formal celebrations of the event
were held today in all parts of the
state under the sponsorship of the
Native Sons and Native Daughters
of the Golden West. For IS years.
that body, organized as the pioneer
society in 1850, has led in the cele-
bration.
Although legal holiday, with
banks and most schools closing, bus
mess houses as rule remained
open.