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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-19

MECCA-Mrs. Beatrice (Rosa)
Mecca, So, wife Of Vincenzo Mecca
Of "a Waterville street, died yester-
day afternoon at st. Mary's hospital
after @ short illness. A native of
Italy, Mrs. Mecca came to Water
bury 40 years ago. She was a men,
Der Of the Aviglianese Women's So
ciety.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by son, Joseph Mecca;
two daughters, Misses Mary and
Sadie Mecca, all of Waterbury;
her father Domenico Rosa; three
brothers, John and Thomas
Rosa, both of Waterbury, and Ro-
land Rosa, Of Massachusetts, and
a sister, Mrs. Carmela Mecca, also
Of Waterbury.
The funeral will be held Mon
day morning at o'clock from the
home. "a Waterville street, to the
Church Of Our Lady Of Lourdes
where q requiem Mass will be cele-
brated at 8 o'clock. Burial will be
In the family plot, Calvary ceme-
terry.
RICCI-Nicholas Ricci, ~, Of II
Wood street, died yesterday after
noon after o long illness. Mr.. Ricci
was a native and lifelong resident
Of Waterbury. He was a graduate
of Walsh grammar school and had
been employed at the Waterbury
Book Binding Co.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Emma (Brincke) Ricci; his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ricci; a
sister, Miss Florence Ricci; two
brothers, Peter and Michael Ricci.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at 8 o'clock from the
home, II Wood street, to st. Lucy's
church where a solemn high mass
will be celebrated at 8 o'clock.
Burial will be in the family plot,
Calvary cemetery.
Friends may call at the home,
II Wood street, tonight after z
o'clock.
DALBY-Mrs. Eta A. (Terrill)
Daily, 10, wife of Harry A. Daily,
died last night at her home, l48
Hillside avenue, Naugatuck, after a
brief illness. She was born Deem
Der 8, 1869 in Naugatuck, the daugh-
ter of the late Lester and Mary Pat
terson Terrill, and lived there all Of
her life.
She was O member Of the First
Church Of Christ Scientist Water
bury and was very active in the af-
fairs of this church.
She leaves besides her husband,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-19
SUICIDE VERDICT

New Haven, Conn.,, Jan. 19-(UP)
"A verdict Of suicide was given to-
day In the death Of Mrs. Jennie M
Butts, So, whose body was found IN
her gas-filled kitchenette yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-19
MASSES

of requiem will be celebrated to-
morrow morning at 1880 o'clock, at
st. Francis xavier's church, for
the repose of tho soul Of the late
Michael Collins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-19
FUNERALS

The funeral OF Peter @. Martin
was held this morning at 8:15
O'Clock from the Mulville funeral
home, 270 West Main street to SIS
Peter and Paul church where a SOL
emn mass Of requiem was celebrated
at 8 o'clock by Rev. Francis Murphy,
assisted by Rev. James Woods and
Rev. Michael Heating. Seated in the
sanctuary was Rev. Raymond Shea
of New Haven. Burial was in Cal
vary cemetery with committal serv-
ices by Father Woods. The pail
bearers were: James, Daniel and
Bernard Gilland, David Martin, Al
bert Milton and Robert Kenney.
Private funeral services for Mrs
Josephine (LaFevre) Sofield will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock
at the Clark funeral home, 20 State
street, Rev. DR.. John N. Lewis off,
ciating. Burial will be in Evergreen
cemetery, Watertown. Friends may
call at the funeral home this after
noon from 2 to 4 o'clock and this
evening from Z to 8 o'clock.
The funeral OF Miss Mary A
Granniss will be held tomorrow
morning at II o'clock from the
home, 76 Nottingham terrace
Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson, rec
tor of Trinity Episcopal church
officiating. Burial will be in Riv-
erside cemetery. Friends may
call at the home this evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-19

Guest Speaker
Waterbury Council Of Catholic Wo-
men Sunday morning, January %.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

Newsorn, Derringer, Walters and
blocking backs, Messrs. Burke,
Smith and your correspondent inter-
polated our share of golf, from both
the inside and outside angles.
The Sway in Golf
Billy Burke was talking about the
sway in golf.
"This is one of the misunderstood
terms in golf," the former champion
and one of the best instructors said.
81 sway. Most of us sway. You
have to sway little. But my first
sway is really a lateral hip shift.
I sway from my left hip to my
right, before I start to turn. But
the upper part of my body doesn't
sway. My head doesn't sway-or
even move.
"The trouble with too many golf
ers," Burke continued, sis that they
sway the wrong way. They sway
with the upper part of the body.
They let their heads drift with the
swing. When this happens the back
swing is all gone, and SO is the down.
swing. There is neither power nor
control left. When the upper part
of the body-above the waist, in
Guiding the head-starts to sway or
shift, the swing is then completely
wrecked. For all balance is de-
strOyed.
"T,ve watched thousands after
thousands try to hit a golf ball in
this way, but it can't be done. It
isn't even possible, even if a Hagen
or a Jones tried it,"
Complete Agreement
"Billy is just 100 per cent cor
rect" Horton Smith cut in. "For
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
CAPITAL CHAFFy

Edward H. McCrahan, World war
veteran, has proposed a new army
decoration to the war department
a Good Conduct medal that would
be given to all honorably discharged
veterans and draftees.
To block Nazi seizure of Dutch in
vestments in the United States.
through terrorization of their fami-
lies and associates. Dutch business
men in this country have quietly
formed new companies that have
taken over the assets of the old
ones under. long-term notes, payable
only when Holland regains it's free
dom. This reorganization has been
done with treasury and SEC aid,
thus saving about 100000 from
Nazi Golfers.
Sen. Cabot Lodge of Massachu-
sets takes his two dachshund dogs
for stroll before bedtime.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

suggest lacking the slip cover
firmly in place as shown in the
sketch.
If down or feathers are. used to-
fill the separate cushion, make an
inner cushion of ticking with a
top and a bottom piece the size of.
the box top; and straight three
inch piece around the, sides. If
kapok is used for filling, this inner
cushion may be made of muslin.
The cover of the separate cushion
has corded seams to match the.
box slip cover.
NOTE: These directions should be clipped
from the paper as they are not available
in booklet form. However, complete di.
rections for making slip covers and for
making corded seams are in SEWING.
Book No. l. No. 3 also contains valuable
slip cover suggestions. These 32-page
booklets are 10c each. Send order to:
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

the good golfer l
wouldn' t. thy
call it a sway. But
there is a swaying
hip motion from the
left to the right, be-
fore you turn. But
only the hips are in
volved in this first
motion. The second
the shoulders and
head sway with this
motion you are all
through. You might
call it a left to right
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

turmoil OF another
game-golf. Here is
the capital of tu-
multi and turmoil.
During the recent
World series, in
Guiding footb all
tours, we Travelled
rather extensively
with a pair of young
men by the names
of Billy Burke and
Horton Smith. While
others were full of
OratOry concerning
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
Transforming a Box
Into Smart Ottoman
By RUTH WYETH SPEARS

DAD the top of a box and slip.
L cover it; then add a separate
cushion three inches thick. The
result will be a smart ottoman
that either may match or contrast
with the cover of your favoriteS
chair. The little feet made OF
drawer pulls keep the ottoman
from looking like a box. A corded
seam where the skirt of the slip
cover joins the top, and an invert-
ed pleat at each corner of the skirt
also give a professional touch. l
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

Top: This tank, armed ,uith ma
chine guns and small cannon, spots
a scouting plane" during naneu-
uers. Tanks haze been found vul-
nerable to airplane fire in the Euro
Pedrs tOar.
Center: Turning at high speed,
this tank tossed the real estate sky
high. This tank can hit better than
80 miles per hour in the rough.
Left: Just as the cavalryman had
to look after his horse, the tank
soldier must care for his steed of
steel. This is ,vashday for the tank
after a run through the rough at
Fort George Meade.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
Americas Land sWarships'

During the German bsueg the tank took its place the
deadly Of military veapon land fighting While america has the
best tanks the ord haven't enough of em although
nduria equipped them lots So let
tanks that all the OF the
the Uod combined Voud dare attack These photos taken
Fort Meade, Maryland sho,U the tanks
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

nUT from the tunult and the
" turmoil of the football season
the time seems to be about ripe to
turn to the even greater tumult and
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
Use That Left Hand!

I.asked Billy Burke about the cor
rect use of the two hands.
eve all have to teach and advo-
cate the use, of the left hand more"
he said.
'I'H tell you why. Gcf is really
a two-handed game. But with the
Average golfer it is only a one-hand-
ed game-I mean the right hand.
Here you have the stronger hand
hitting forward. 1t is a natural
action. But if the left hand quits in
golf there is neither control nor pow
er left.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

bend in the middle of the body, but
not in the top of the body.
Certainly the head must be fixed
in one spot-the anchor to the swing.
But don't let, that head move an
inch until the ball is on it's way"
"What follows after the hip sway
or shift" I asked Horton Smith.
"That starts the backswing," he
said. "Then the next move is a nat
ural body turn. 1t is really quite
simple. After the first lateral hip
motion, where the major part of the
weight is now on the right foot and
leg, the next move is to let the left
side turn. Just as. if you were
throwing ball. The left knee, the
left hip, the left shoulder all come
around together. In this way at the
top of the backswing you have a
feeling both of control and power.
"You are now in a position to use
your hands and wrists, in place of
trying to call. on your shoulders and
your body for most of the punch.
"What so few golfers understand,
Horton Smith continued, els that
bad foot and bad body action can
lock the hands and wrists.
"Of course, the feet and body be-
long to the swing. But they must be
used so the hands and wrists are
free to swing the clubhead. Don't
let them get in the way. Don't let
them lock the swing.
Gin the average swing you see so
many golfers first dig their feet into
the ground, then lock both legs, then
sway the upper part Of the body.
They can't move anything else. But
if they first take the lateral hip shift
or sway-left to right-keep the
head in place and then take nat
ural body turn, they will be all set
to get much better results"
Along the northern belt the trail of
the outdoor campaign will soon be
leading to the indoor schools or to
the sun. But there is still time
enough left to try out one of the
soundest ideas in the game-which
includes largely head that always
keeps it's place.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
A FINE TRIBUTE

Finest recent tribute to a United
States senator was circulated be-
hind his back, when "a colleagues
signed petition asking Roosevelt
to appoint Sen. Henry Fountain Ash
urst to the U. S. Court of Claims.
There are only SO members Of the
senate, and IL were absent or i'll
when the petition was circulated
proposing this reward for the sena-
tor from Arizona. Ashurst has
served that state for % years since
the first day it was elevated from a
territory to statehood. He was de-
feated this year in the Democratic
primary largely because a weak
heart prevented him from going
home to campaign.
In addition to his old friend, Sem
ator Tom Connally of Texas, the
person who helped get the record
breaking total of "a senatorial sig
natures for Ashurst was Mrs. Lionel
Atwill, daughter of the late Edward
7. Stotesbury and sister of Jimmy
Cromwell, now running for senator
from New Jersey.
When the list was handed to
Roosevelt, he remarked: ''I wish
could get "a senators behind me-"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
|Z'I4lA;] z
tWNU Servicel L.
New York Newsboy:

New York Newsboy:
When Irene Kuhn, who has COW
cred everything from fires to muir
ders, began her exciting career, a
wise newspaperman gave her this
counsel: Get around town-find
out what people are talking about.
Give your readers little daily jolt
on something they are Cabling about
at home, perhaps, and can CAB
about some more. Controversial
stuff-so they can argue. The big
idea is this: Make half of them
happy and half of them sore"
Newspaper men and free-lance
writer's have a tough struggle to
make a living. The pen may be
mightier than the sword, but hunger
is mightier than both. The best
description of a scribbler's plight
came from soap king named Lord
Leverhume-When he gave job to
an unlucky novelist. II don't think
you will regret going into business,
said Leverhume, literature is a
very nice ornamental walking stick,
but it's poor crutch."
He was one of Marshal Foch's as
sistants in the first World War, and
was presented with the Croix de
Guerre with 10 palms when it end
ed In the second World War
he was the only plane manufacturer
who Thought more of his country than
of profits and he did his best to aid
the cause of France . He was
out of the country on a Government
mission when the Battle of France
came to its tragic end He re-
fused to take advantage of the OPP
portunity to flee to the United States
Instead, he returned to France
where he was promptly jailed . i.
The charge: Trying to escape /.
His friends are trying to aid his
cause, but Justice is looking the 9th
er way these days. His name: Paul
L. Weller.
Typewriter Ribbons: Cosmo Ham
ilton's: He shut himself into his
room to work until the, fingers OF
dawn turned up the veil Of night
D. Boone's: There was tine
when Maine was thought to be the
pulse of the nation, but there have
been indications during the last cou.
pie of elections that it is just a
hardened artery
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
knowledge

knowledge
That jewel knowledge is great
riches, which is not plundered by
kinsmen, nor carried off by
thieves, nor decreased by giving.
-Bhavabhuti.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
The Village News-Press
(Prop. and Editor. w. WincheW

Ye ed just read in John McManus'
piece about Johannes Steel getting
off pretty good saying, "The
Vichy-washy French government,
By heck, that's taking the words
right out of We eds desk.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

off a pretty good saying, "The
Vichy-washy French government"
By heck, that's taking the words
right out of We eds desk.
What the City Slickers Are Talk
ing About: How George Abbott and
Marcy Wescott, who once were smit.
ten, hardly talk now, mostly because
of a part in his new show: 'tThe
White Haired Boy" Samson
Rapaelson's new play about New
York drama critics. Seems that
Sam is going to make composite
character about the sinful goings-on
between an actress and CRITIC
who is a married man My
goodness Betsy Berkeley OF
Billy Roses girl-factory, and Bill
Kelly, the cameraman, who flew
down to Washington to become cam.
eraman and wife Bob Richie
and his writer, Fred Finklehoffe, al
most coming to blows over the cast
ing of their new play "Hiya-Gen.
tlemen" ~. The new baby girl
over at Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Graf.
TONS house, who has been named
Abigail Alice The one about
the Nazi spy over here who just
got fired by Mr.. Goebbels because
he was sending inaccurate informa.
ton he pilfered out of New York
colyums.
Old Guth McClintic won't have
any truck with the Fifth Columnists
in our midst. Guth has sign post.
ed on his office door where he hires
showfolks. 1t says: .'..No Commu-
nists or Nazis Need Apply, Only
Folks Who. Are Loyal Americans. I"
That's tellin' 'em!
The Village News-Press hears
about lot of famous draft dodgers
who are using pull to get jobs in the
Sikorsky plant
'Ye ed was criticized recently for
suggesting that school children stop
saluting Our Flag with the out
stretched arm like the Nazis do.
Seems as how the school board con-
sidered it good idea, however, &C.
cording to the stories in the papers.
They ordered pupils to salute the
way the soldiers and sailors do
fingers to their temples when the
Flag passes by.
Miss Zorina, the actress, has left
the bed and board of Mr.. Balan-
chine, her husband, by moving into
the Ritz Towers hotel.
Joe Kennedy, our ambassador to
London, isn't at odds with our Presi-
dent. Joe will resign and become
chairman of the defense commits
sion. This ought to set at rest the
talk that Joe and F. D. R. have
fallen out.
BY the bye, we ed is to be. ex-
posed again in a book soon. The
writer is a banker we writ up re-
Gently as being a big bum. This
is to tell all our subscribers any,
time they read or hear anything
about us it is most likely true.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

Lett Medium tank action hooded Small
obstacles these uggernaus They them doun IKE This
soldier received the cash his face during practice Tankers
special helmets head Wen tossed about the
steel juggernaut.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

SINISTER SHADOW :. Yes, it may be
sinister, but ,Ue could use lot more of these
shadows on our side of the fence. This nredi.
un,-size tank is climbing steep grade.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
COME,N, SEE IT

If certain leading advertising
agencies can sell the idea to army
brasshats, the boys in camp this
winter will see star radio shows
with glamorous movie queens, IA
nous comics, popular crooners and
top bands-put on the air.
However, there is considerable
difference of opinion among army
chiefs on this novel plan. They are
agreed that the shows would be
big hit and a morale builder, but
some of them question the COM
mercial features of the program.
If one class of sponsors, such as
cigarettes or automobiles, are al
lowed to stage broadcasts in army
camps, they contend that others,
such as patent medicines, might de-
mand similar privileges and couldn't
fairly be refused. They also argue
that no commercial performances
should be allowed in government
posts. @
Proponents of the plan retort that
this would no more imply govern
ment endorsement of the product
than if soldiers Id uniform attended
the same shows in radio stations.
Also, that it didn't matter who the
sponsor wassso long as the show was
clean and star entertainment,
Note-Civilian press aides in the
war, department are strong for, the
proposal, but their military asso-
ciates are not.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
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ON FLANDERS FIELDS


Germany allows no press reports
to tell of the plight of France, but
this does not prevent refugees in
America from telling what is going
on.
A dramatic picture of French life
is brought overseas by the secre-
tary of the manufacturers associa-
ton of France, M. Robert A. Dor
Diet, who came in by Baltimore, and
was not exposed to general press
interviews. AS told the Merry-Go-
Round exclusively, this is his story:
There are no automobiles on the
streets of France, because there is
no gasoline. Supplies have been cut
off by the British embargo and lat
er the German.
There is a shortage of all foods,
a complete absence of some. There
is no coffee, no tea, no butter, no
milk. Winter is coming and there
is no coal.
Some of these supplies are nor
mally available in France, but to-
day they are lacking either because
of interrupted transportation or be-
cause of confscation by the Ger
mans.
Furthermore, the invasion of ref
ugees-French, Belgian and Dutch
has reduced food supplies. So far,
refugees swarming all over the coun-
tryside. have kept themselves alive
on the fruits and vegetables of
southern France.
Fall harvesting and planting is
further disrupted by the absence of
workers. A million French soldiers
are held as prisoners, and requests
for their release to work in fields
and factories have been unavailing.
Three times Vichy's Vice Premier
Laval went to Paris to appeal to
the German high command, and
even was refused an audience. Ger
many was too busy waging war on
England to talk about problems of
peace.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
Complete agreement

"Billy is just 100 per cent cor
rect" Horton Smith cut in. "For
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

By the bye, We ed is to be. ex-
posed again in book soon. The
writer is a banker we writ up re-
Gently as being big bum. This
is to tell all our subscribers any
time they read or hear anything
about us it is most likely true.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

Old Guth McClintic won't have
any truck with the Fifth Columnists
in our midst. Guth has sign post.
ed on his office door where he hires
showfolks. 1t says: ''.No Commu-
nists or Nazis Need Apply, Only
Folks Who. Are Loyal Americans. I"
That's tellin' EN-!
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07

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Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1940-09-01
TUSNEGEE
CLUB NEWS

The Chicago usl1ogee Club
held its regular monthly meetir =
At the clubs headquarters in the
Walker COLLEGE, 47o3 South Park
way, Sunday August Is. Mr..
Theodore T. Greene, club histor-
ian. presided over tho meeting
during the absence Of Percy r.
Hines and Henry c. Taylor, presi-
dent and vice president respect
; lively, who were cut of town on
important business concerning
the club.
Unon completion of the pre1inn-
inaries. Chairman Greene imme-
diately called for reports of the
subcommittee, which were ap-
pointed to work on various phases
of the Clubs festivities leading
up tc and Including the Tusl1eeee-
Wi'berforce Gridiron classic.
wEiah is to bo ~lnved at Soldier
Field Friday night, October H..
The highliehts of the evening
were the renditions Of several Sc
lections by two outstanding art
lists, Mrs. Josie Roberts, pianist,
and head Of the Department Of
Music at the Bethune Goodman
College, Daytona Beach, Fla, and
Mr.. John Nabbie, tenor Of the
same school. They were very
warmly applauded by the au-
dience.
The news Of the passing Of Mr..
Amos G. Saunders former presi-
dent and present chaplain, came
as blow to the Tuskegeeans
throughout the city. The pro-
ceedings Of the meeting were halt
ed by the chairman as the group
arose and uttered silent prayer
in respect to their true and faith
full member Mrs. Una Van
Zandt was requested to select the
floral design which will be pre-
sented. Tuskegeeans will act as
pallbearers; the funeral will be
held at the st. Thomas Church,
18th street and Wabash avenue,
at ten a. M, Wednesday.
Among the visitors were Miss
Aurelia Hill Of st. Louis, Mo-;
John Clark, class of 81; Bernard
Boston, star center of the Tuske-
gee Golden Tigers, class Of '39;
Miss Leon V. Battle, Home dem
onStration agent of Autauga
County, with headquarters. at
Prattville, Ala.-Other Tuskesee- K
ans who were in the city during
the week were: Capt. r. S. Darna-
by, DR.. B. L. Jackson, N. r. May
nord, Evelyn Renfrce, and O..
Shutes all Of Tuskegee Institute.