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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-01

June. This ship has been espe.
cially chartered by the American
Red Cross 10 transport It's sup
plies.
A special committee composed
Of staff members Of the Dutch
legation at Paris has been allot-
ted 100000 francs for Its work
being done In association with the
American Red Cross, An Amer
lean Red Cross ALLEGATION Of L.
100000 francs has been turned
over 70 the American Friends
Service Committee, who also are
working with Red Cross.
Word was received from New
York that Archbishop Francis J.
Spellman, Of the Catholic diocese
Of New York, had sent O person.
nj check for $500 10 the New York
chapter with the following mes
sage:
"God Biess America and God
bless the American Red Cross In
liz service 10 suffering humanity
In oil countries. II IL q privilege
which i deeply appreciate once
more 10 contribute with my fel.
low Americans TO this worthy
cause"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-01

NNSVSsssSh
day session Of the veterans will DO
made Monday evening when all
convention ehaifmen will meet OF
the American Legion Home for ANAL
reports Past state Department
Commander John J. Mulligan will
preside o. general chairman,
Mrs. Isabelle Martone, past local
president OF ,the .. A. v, auxiliary
and past national membership
chairman, 10 supervising the activ.
tiles In connection with the state
convention here on the same days
az the Connecticut State Depart.
nent's Auxiliary.
Registration
Reg!strat!on viii open at The
Nlkon Thursday afternoon, June IL,
e Q D. m. IN the evening past
commanders night will DO observed
In Knights Of Pythias hall. A spe.
cial program OF entertainment and
dancing will be among the features
provided for the delegates and
friends.
Friday, June 10, the tEst pusl.
ness sessions Of the state depart.
ment and the auxiliary will open,
the posts assembling In X. OF p,
hall and the auxiliary delegates In
the main ball room Of The Elton,
state Commander Ralph w. Quigley
Of Hartford and Mrs. Antoinette
Kolinsky Of Middletown will preside
OF their respective conventions
Gold Star Mothers will be the
quests Of the convention ut the Fri
day noon hour luncheon. Business
sessions will resume In the after.
noon.'
on Friday evening one Of the
greatest and most colorful demon.
strations arranged by local ex-seTv-
icemen will be staged In connection
with the observance Of Flag Day.
On that evening the Waterbury
auxiliary Of the d. A. v. will be the
guests Of the Waterbury Lodge Of
Nlks and will DO the recipient Of the
beautiful American flag In the ira
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-01
Intentions Filed
By 40 Couples
During Past Month

A boom In the marriage mar.
ket during May was reported
today by Town Clerk Mary 9.
Kllmartin. A total Of ITO c0u-
pies filed intentions Of mar
rlage last month, this number
representing more than one.
third Of all those filing inten-
lions since Jan. 1.
Since the first Of the year,
there have been 30s sets Of In
tentions filed. The number In
May was far greater than In
any other month.
The figures for June, the
traditional month Of brides,
will probably eclipse those Of
May.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-01

United States Senator Francis 4.
Maionsy, Congressman J, Joseph
Smith and Governor Raymond 3.
Baldwin, e. well Is q host Of other
state and national dignitaries viii
participate IN the various events at
tended upon the 10th annual Con.
nectlcut department convention Of
the Disabled American Veterans
scheduled for waterbury June iS-
i4.i6.
Letters formally acknowledging
receipt Of invitations have been re-.
ceived from the guests Of honor BY
the local committee Of arrange
ments. Final plans for the three
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-01
us. Senator Maloney,
Congressman Smithto
Attend Banquet Here
State Convention Here June I3.l4.S to Be Featured
By Several Outstanding Events OF Public Interest;
Business Sessions Arranged for Posts, Auxiliary

dltlonal and rItualistic ceremonies
staged BY the Elks,
Previous to the exercises, repre-
sentatlves Of various ex.servicemens
organizations will assemble on
Freight street and from there will
march up Grand street, pausing at
the Honor Roll for brief ceremonies,
and proceeding along Grand street
will pass In review before Mayor
Vincent A. scully and many distin.
guished guests. A. the procession
with mass colors and bands and
drum corps pass The Elton, Cover
nor Raymond Il. Baldwin will take
the salute Of the leaders and then
take his place In the parade 10 the
Elks' lodge rooms. Following the
ceremonies the governor viii give
his chief Flag Day address and his
greetings to the delegates IN Temple
hall where Q special program will
be staged.
National Guards
Commander J. Peter Costigan OF
the American Legion will be parade
marshal. Details Of firemen and
policemen and the National Guards
will participate In the demonstra-
ton.
The convention will complete It's
business deliberations and election
Of officers Saturday morning and
afternoon. The closing feature will
be the 10th annual department con-
vention OF which Senator Maloney,
Congressman Smith and other
guests Of honor will speak,
Chairmen Of the convention In.
clude: John y, Mulligan, general
chairman: arrangement committee,
Leon r. Ham; dance, William
Keaveney; badges, Rene Messier;
registration, Leon n. Ham; program
and tickets, James r, Martone;
housing, John p, Barry; finance,
John J, Mulligan; Flag day, vii.
liam Aylward; refreshments, Wal
ter overton; banquet, J, Peter Cos
tigan; decorations, Michael Gal.
lahan; past commanders' night,
John J. Mulligan; Elks' hall, MI
chael Callahan; Temple hall, VII.
liam Keaveney; Knights Of Pythias,
Michael Dezlnno: publicity and
printing, James r. Martone: hon.
ored guests, John J. Mulligan.
State Meeting
Tomorrow afternoon OF 3 o'clock
In X. OF p. hall state officers and oil
members OF the state convention
committees will meet 10 vote on
legislation 10 be discussed ut the
coming department meeting and 10
take action On oil convention mat
tiers. On Monday evening the vari.
Gus local chairman will meet OF tho
American Legion home. Sundays
meeting, however, will DO the Anal
session OF state officers and committee
members before the opening Of the
convention program.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-01

Frances postal traffic has in
creased 40 per cent since war began.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-01
NEWS /.
ADVENT CHRISTIAN

wooden Crosses In FLANDERS" will
be the subject Of the sermon OF Rev.
Joseph p. o. johnson, pastor Of the
Advent Christian church on Cherry
street, tomorrow morning OF 1880
o'clock. A communion service will
follow,
Sunday will be observed as Inter.
national Temperance Sunday 80 ct
noon Mrs. Henry Preusser will speak
and show movies OF the Sunday
school meeting.
Tomorrow evening Rev. Mr.. John.
son will take for his sermon topic,
1.-THE Gospel for q Warning World.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-01
COURT TO DECIDE
CONTEMPT CHARGE

Judge Carl Foster In the Super
Tor Court yesterday continued for
one week contempt OF court &C.
ton against Clarence v. Wood
worth. His former wife Marguerite
q. Wadsworth had him cited In
claiming that he owed $1,000 In
back alimony as well as support for
his children, ordered by the court.
The divorce In the case was
granted In 1892 and Woodwork
was ordered TO pay his wife 90 q
week alimony and $40 q week for
the support OF two children.
The continuance was granted 10
permit attorneys In the case 10 at.
Tempt 10 adjust the matter.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-01
EX.COV. CURLEY
HURT IN CRASH

Dedharn, Mass, June i--tUp)--
Former Gov. James M, Curley
nursed minor hurts OF his jamaica
Plain home today o. result Of q
collision between his chauffeur.
driven limousine and an auto own.
cd by william A. Whitcomb, presi.
dent Of the Great Northern Paper
Co.
Curley and 0 companion, John r.
Murray, So, OF Dorchester were
hospitaiised after the collision on
the Boston Providence turnpike late
yesterday but were released after
treatment for Commissions. The
chauffeur, Thomas Harding, 81, OF
Dorchester, was urhurt.
The two occupants Of the Whit
comb car, both employees, escaped
injury.
Manufacture Of sandals In Mex
leo Is booming because Of U. 8.
demand,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-05-23

When you see Comm Round the
Mountain you can close your eyes
and pretend you're at home listen
ing to the radio-there are eight
well-known radio names in the cast.
Bob Burns, Of course; Pat Barrett,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-05-23

Chandlee Robson and Miss Jane
LIE Lacy Bird who will both be
married during the summer.
Mrs. Robert H. Miller, accom-
panied by her granddaughter,
Molly Miller, has gone to Mt.
Clair, N. j., for a visit.
Mrs. Francis M. Hallowell, Miss
Sallie P. Brooke and Mrs. Robert
0. Coulter went to Carlisle, Pa,
where she spent the weekend with
Brig.-Gen. Roger Brooke and Mrs.
Brooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith and
their twin sons, Hubert and
Harvey, and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hartshorne, all Of Gettysburg, Pa,
were weekend guests at Home
stone.
Misses Lucille and Elaine Kugler
of Salem, N. j., and Miss Sarah
Linley of Wilmington, Del; David
Thomas and Robert Painter, from
Westown, Pa, made up a house
party at the home of HARDWOOD
Owings. All Of these young people
attended Westown school.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic L.
Thomas, Misses Jean and Cornelia
Thomas went to Wallingford, Pa,
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Robert C.
Turner and to celebrate the lat
ter's birthday.
Mrs. William S. Brooke and Miss
Helen Thompson of Baltimore,
were guests Of Mrs. William Din
widdie, who, on Saturday after
noon, gave small tea in honor of
her guests.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-05-23
HYATTSTOWN

Mrs. Lawrence Cecil, Rockville,
visited her mother, Mrs. Gertrude
Murphy, on Friday.
Mrs. Harvey King and daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Horace Frizzell and
Miss Marjorie King, Cedar Grove,
were guests of Mrs. L. M. Stone
during the week. Other recent
visitors were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wheatley and daughter, Ella Nora,
Catonsville; Miss Lillian Stone and
Messrs. Edwin and Robert w.
Stone, Washington.
The Gospel Quartette of Wash
ington, D. c., with several WELL
known singers from nearby will
present an evening of Gospel
Song, at the Christian Church, on
Sunday evening, May 26, at 7:45
o'clock.
Visitors on Saturday and Sun
day at the Christian Church par
sonage were Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy
Belt and daughter, Dorothy Mae
Rockville; Mr.. and Mrs. William
G. Hawkins and daughter, Betty
Lee, Bethesda; Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bur Luhn, Mrs. Irving Phillips and
Naomi Mae, Damascus; Miss
Elizabeth HORNE, Washington
and Miss Lillian Stone, Washing.
ton.
Miss Rebecca Burdette, Mont
gomery County General Hospital;
Mrs. w. Lloyd Burdette and Miss
Shirley Burdette visited Mrs. R. c
Luton on Sunday.
Mrs E. M. HORNE and Mrs. o
C. Barnes will represent the Chris
tian Church at the annual conven.
ton of Capitol Area Churches OF
Christ to be held at Waynesboro
Pa, May 20-21-22.
Mrs. George Binnex and Mrs. l.
M. Stone spent day at Patapsco
Md, during the week.
Mrs. Dorothy Dudrow Neumaier
New York City, spent several days
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-05-23
Sandy Spring News

Mrs. Richard W. Janney and
Mrs Herbert H. Adams gave a de-
|liphtful dessert bridge at the for
r'er's home, on Friday afternoon.
Those present were, Mrs. Francis
Thomas, Mrs. G. Rust Candy, Mrs.
HARDWOOD Owings, Mrs. ]. w. Bird,
Mrs. Douglas Whitlock, Mrs.
Thomas Ladson, Mrs. Thomas
HYDE. 4th, Mrs. William John
Thomas, Mrs. Calender Winslow,
Mrs. Mary A. Bentley, Mrs. Tarl-
ton Brooke, Miss Estelle T. Moore,
Mrs. Mortimer o. Stabler, Mrs.
Louis Bussler, Mrs. R. Bentley
Thomas, Mrs. Austin A. Lamar,
Mrs. Allan F. Brooke, Mrs. A..
Douglas Farquhar, Mrs. Roderic
Adams and Mrs. Lloyd barrow.
Mahlon Kirk, 4th was host to
the Montgomery Farmers Club at
Woodburn on Saturday evening. In
the absence of the regular chair
man, William John Thomas pre-
sided Douglas Whitlock talked
Oh the Outlook for Business Re-
covery. Francis Miller will enter
tain the June meeting at Wan
stead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lotion Wesley and
their children of Washington have
reopened their Sandy Spring home
for the summer.
Mrs. Newton Stabler left on Fri
day for New York City, where she
will visit her two daughters, Mrs.
Edward Elliott and Mrs. John
Wilson.
Mrs. Ridgley B. Chichester and
Mrs. Jack N. Bentley will give
party on June 1 in honor of Miss
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-05-23

this week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. H. Dudrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Jasper Price,
Miss Mary H. Ryan and Mr.. David
Warthen spent Sunday afternoon
at Hershey, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Price
and daughter, Anita, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Lucy Price.
Mr.. J. w. Price, Washington,
spent Sunday in town at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. j.
Price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace N. Thomp-
son had as visitors on Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Moxley, Claggetts-
vile; Mr.. Linwood Davis, Kemp
town; Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow
Thompson, Takoma Park, Md; Mr..
Howard Gurath, Washington, and
Miss Josephine Day, Silver Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Plotnic, Front
Royal, Va, have returned home
after spending a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Price.
Miss Elizabeth Miles and Miss
Marion Philips, Takoma Park
spent a weekend in New York
City.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-05-23
10Th Division Veterans
In Convention June 20. 80

The annual convention of the
Department of Maryland of the
goth Division Association will be
held at the Lord Baltimore Hotel,
Baltimore, June 20 and 80. Many
veterans of the famed "Blue and
Gray Division" are Marylanders
and a large group is expected at
the convention, according to De-
partment Adjutant ]. A. Mullen
dore of Baltimore.
A dance will be held Saturday
night, June 20. Other plans will
be announced at a later date.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-05-23
ODDS AND ENDS

q Truman Bradley, announcer on the
Burns and Allen program, ,oas signed
recently for his most important screen
role; hen portray one Of FIVE million
aires in RKO's "MilIiOnGires in Pris.
on"
q Paramount SOiu make "Alona Of The
South Seas" iCifh Dorothy LonOw in
The role created for CiIda Croy-
though 10 wasn't a good picture When
the shiHmyiHg Cilda did IL, years ago.
q Oscar LeUaHt, Of Information
Please" has a featured part in ~ChOsf
Music" BiNg CrOsbys next
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-05-23
Sports-Minded Cousins May
Team Up Again On GridirOn

Leo Mueller and Jack Mueller,
cousins who teamed up effectively
in the defense on the University
of Maryland's championship la
crosse team, may pair at ends on
the Terp eleven next fall. Leo
played almost regularly in 1889
and Jack made good impression
as wingman in spring practice.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-05-23
University Runners Get
Bids To Princeton Meet

Jim Kehoe and Mason Chronis-
ter, University of Maryland run
ners and Southern Conference
champions at the $50 and mile,
have accepted bids to run in the
Princeton invitation meet on June
Q
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-05-23
End Good Tennis Season

University of Maryland's tennis
team, which closed the campaign
with s wins in 9 dual meets, won
four shut-out victories and two
other matches by 81 scores.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-05-23

whom radio fans know as uncle
Ezra; William Thompson, the "Old
Timer" and Harold Peary, the
"Gildersleeve" of "Fibber MCGEE
and Molly; Don Wilson of Jack
Benny's program; and Jerry Colon
ma of Bob Hopes; Marjorie Bauers-
field, the air waves "Mirandy"; and
Cliff Arquette, who's likely to bob up
on almost any broadcast.
y
Bill Phillips, Of the Warner Broth
ers studio, reduced ~ young girls
to tears the other day, and got paid
for it. You've guessed why, Of
course-he's the makeup man ON
IAN This and Heaven Too," and
they were shooting the scene in
which Bette Davis tells her pupils
the sad story Of her life and makes
them cry. So Phillips stood of at
one side and blew menthol fumes at
the girls, and they wept buckets-fulI
Of tears, right on schedule.
If you're going to New York for
the Worlds fair this summer, re-
member Metros Information Gen.
tire, located in the city-on the little
island at Forty-sixth street between
Broadway and Seventh avenue. The
attendants will supply you with in
formation about the city and the
fair, Qast year they helped moro
than a million persons,) give you
free guide books and guide PAM
phlets, and speak to you in any one
of II different languages if need be.
Also, there is visitors registry at
the booth-you can put your New
York address on file so that your
friends will know where to find you.
Metro deserves a lot Of thanks from
its friends all over the country for
this.
Del Sharbutt, announcer for Lam
ny Ross, is being ribbed by his
friends because of a mishap while
playing softban. He was playing
first base with team composed of
members Of the staff Of Columbia
Broadcasting System. A ball was
hit slowly to him, and Del whirled
to throw to third base for a double
play. The throw was wild; it hit
the pitcher on the shoulder, bounded
back and struck Del on the head.
Wonder why softball seems to have
such a fatal lure for radio announc-
ers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-05-23
BY VIRGINIA VALE

released by Western Newspaper Union.)
PARAMOUNT is paying out
4 quite a lot of money be-
cause it's not safe to take a
chance on an elephant-or
rather, on a herd of elephants.
You see, though Hollywood
has plenty of practically ev-
erything else, it's short on
elephants; rounding up a
thousand unusually pretty
girls would be child's play compared
to putting your hand on dozen OF
the animals just when you wanted
them.
That's why o. c. Stratton, Para
mount property department head.
has arranged to feed IL Of them
from now until next summer, when
the filming Of Moon Over Burma"
is scheduled to begin.
The elephants belong to the de-
funct Hagenbeck and Wallace Cir
Gus, whose receivers agreed to keep
the stock on the West coast If the
studio would foot their board bill. So
the pachyderms are quartered at
Camarillo, Calf, devouring dollars
worth of hay daily-and it is hay
while preparations for Moon Over
Burma" goes on. The story opens
in Mandalay and shifts to the teak
plantations Of Rangoon, where the
elephants will be shown hauling the
heavy wood, while Paramount for
gets about buying hay and just pays
rental fees.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-02

Kristen Flagstad, Norwegian singer
considered by many critics the
greatest Wagncrian soprano OF
modern times, says she plans to re-
tire after the current season. She
will be IS next July. She was one
of the singers at an ail-star benefit
concert for Finnish war relief, IN
New York.
(Ccntral PreSs)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-02

An Atlanta, Ga, Baptist clergyman,
the Rev. Louis D. Newton, critically
queried President Roosevelt about
his peace-move appointment OF
Myron c. Taylor to represent the
United States at the Vatican. New
ton wanted to know who would
finance the move, pointing out that
the Constitution bars government
participation in religion.
tCcgiyWi Press)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-02

Judge George A. Malcolm, former
associate justice OF the Philippine
supreme court, has been appointed
5y President Roosevelt to succeed
Bcnigno Fernandez Garcia in post
of attorney general OF Puerto Rico.
tCc&tr&L Press)
Evening star., 1940-09-27
Red Cross Workers
RedoubIe Efforts
As Pledges Drop
Yesterdays EnroIIments
Less Than 600; TotoI
Now Stonds at $3.50

Red Cross Roll Call workers were
redoubling their efforts in the men,
bership drive today after setback
yesterday when the total of new
members fell behind that of the
similar period in last years cam
paign.
The total last night stood at $3.50,
which represented a gain of less
than 600 persons since the previous
day, when l,l3 buttons were sold
Officials of the District Chapter
of the American Red Cross ex-
pressed disappointment at yester-
days results but were unable to
explain the slump.
They reported good news, how
ever. in the form of 100 per cent
membership enrolment among the
employees of the Blue e. Gray Sight
seeing Tours, completed yesterday.
H. ]. Smith Honor Worker.
H. J. Smith of the Chesapeake &,
Potomac Telephone Co, who is
chairman of the small business
units of the Roll Call, was named
honor worker of the day. He was
scheduled to speak at $50 o'clock
today from the Red Cross booth at
728 Fourteenth street NV. over
station WRC.
Other Roll Call speakers today
are: David E McCov, chairman Of
the General Business Committee of
the Roll Call. at 8 am. over station
WMAL: James ODonnell, vice chair
man of the General Business Com
mittee. at pm. over station VOL:
Nick Vitale, of the Government
Committee at 10:45 am. over sta
ton VOL: Sidney Gould, of the
speakers bureau of the Roll Call,
at 1890 pm. before a luncheon of
the Washington Round Table Club
at the National Press Club, and Mrs.
Farnham Blair, of the speakers
bureau, at 9 pm. before Women
of the Moose at Moose Hall, 1414
I street NV.
Transcribing Course.
1t was announced To-Day tndI LII
Marian S. Tribble, vice chairman
of the Braille Corps for Transcribing
of the Red Cross, will conduct weekly
day classes in transcribing at the
District Red Cross Chapter head
quarters, beginning at las pm,
October 8.
Catherine Grady will conduct eve
ming classes, beginning at 7 pm,
october 3.
A class in home hygiene and
care of the sick will be organized
at the chapter at 10 am. Monday,
under the instruction of Miss Caro-
line E. Thomson. The class will be
limited to 20 students.
Evening star., 1940-09-27
Plans for Chest Campaign
Will Be Pushed Tomorrow

With an address by President
Roosevelt scheduled to open the 1910
National Community Chest campaign
on October 13, members of the Dis
trict's group solicitation unit were
scheduled to meet today to consider
solicitation approaches to business
firms for the District campaign.
President Roosevelt will speak on
Mobilization for Human Needs v
over national hookup of radio sta
tions at 1890 pm. Sunday, october
13. The response to the President
will be made by Charles Francis
Adams of Boston. chairman of the
Chest mobilization. assisted by the
following vice chairmen: Mrs
Stanley F. Reed, Washington;
Gerard Swope, New York City;
Charles P. Taft, Cincinnati; Sidney
Hollander. Baltimore, and Dr. A. H.
Giannini, Los Angeles
Fifteen members of the Districts
solicitation units are meeting today
with H. L. Rust, jr.. and Lloyd B.
Wilson in the penthouse of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co Frank r. Jelleff. chairman of
another section, will meet members
of his group at 430 pm. at Chest
headquarters at 1101 M street NV.