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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03
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DAY AT THE BEACH
BIZ THE MAN IN TEE TOWER

DAY AT THE BEACH Just one day out of the summer, out Of hfe Away from noise of traffic, bedlam and strife; lunch basket packed, bathing suit dark glasses And down to the shore with the beach-going masses Be sure to pick good one long and wide, And figure it accurately as to the tide; Select your spot, get there before the rush. Avoid the unpeasantness of the beach bounders crush Swim all you like, roast in the sun, Enjoy the nice wavelets, each and every one; Surf board a while, then come out for nbble, Check LID the children occasional setto q1bble. An hour out for rest, then back to the water, Dad and mom and and daughter. Get your lungs filled with air and salt Before you are ready to call a halt The tag end of the day finish up your lunch The sandwiches, the pickles the slightly stale punch Count your blessings, count up your personnel, For your day is ended truth to tell As night falls fold up your tent Like the Arab depart hell bent For home in the hot city and your good old bed Stiff with Sunburn-is your face redP EM FEM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03

Henry Riccut Fordham grad, working one of the booths at St. Lucys church bazaar the other evening when stricken with appendicitis and rushed to a hospital The Gamma Sigma Tau sorority is planning itG first annual dinner hop at the Three Cups nn September 13 Let introduce you to these lovely ladies' Shirley Morse Dorothy Rosato Mary and Janice Cimaglio Thelma Barone and Doris DiLorenzo . Camille Frechette has gone in for horseback riding in big way A local aarmis got the jitterS the headline Bullitt on Way to U. S..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03
THOMASTON BETHLEM EYANG.
 LUTHERAN

North Main St. at Electric Ave.
 Rev. E. Einar Kron, Pastor .. Sunday, August 4EEleyenth Sum-
 day After Trinity
 Service of Worship at goo a. m., with sermon by MT. Ernest Bergeson of New London, Conn, a student at Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan sas. He will speak on TWO Men at Prayer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03
Lutheran
ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
 POI Cherry Street

Rev. E. Enair Kron, Pastor
 Sunday, August EEleventh Sum- day after Trinity.
 Service of Worship at 10:45 2. n1., with sermon by MT. Ernest Berge- son of New London, Conn, a stu dent at Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas. He will speak on 1.-TWO Men at Prayer.
 Friday, August 9-Luther League meets at church at SIS p. m. for outnig at a private camp at Lake Quassapaug.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03

New bowling alleys expected to be installed very shortly at the old armory on Phoenix Avenue Mickey Champagne, member of the Cadets A. O., will be roasted and toasted at testimonial dinner week from tonight at the Cadets cubrooms "A Grand Street. He's to join the benedicts very shortly. more in which the groom cut less ice than the bride A local umpire collects old glass, not including pop bottles which might come his way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03
ST. MICHAEL's

For week commencing Aue. ..
 The services ct st. Michael's church tomorrow, eleventh Sunday after Trinity, will be as follows: Celebration of holy communion at 7:30 Q. m. Holy communion and sermon ct ii c. m. Rev. Richard w. Baxter of Middlebury will be in charge Of the services.
 Tuesday: eco .. n. Holy cosnniun- ion transiiguration. Thursday; 1:00 D. ni. Junior choiE |feheaTsai in choir room.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03

Old and then some. .. .. Al Newman who used to write and sell ad copy for The Dem years back has
 hobby down at St. Petersburg Florida that unearths Democrat copy of the Dublin, Ireland Press, dated January 1, 1798 The paper in remarkably fine con- trial of Patrick Fnney charged with high treason but found not guilty. Dispatches from France re- counted the activities of General Bonaparte An adver tsement the back page reveals that then now lotteries were popular. And prize money ran high in those days 50O,00O pounds being distributed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03
RELIGIOUS QUESTION BOX

Readers of The Democrat invited regarding the Protestant Catholic Questions w Dc answered in this column promptly possible be accompanied the writer and shoud be addressed to this journal to The National Conference Jews and Christians 289 Fourth personal reply is requested it should 60 stated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03
IMPORTED FRUIT

Mangoes and papayas, distinctive tropical fruit, had to be brought to Southern California, where they
 don't grow, for scenes today in Par
 amounts Victory" which is laid in
 the Dutch East Indies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03

Patrick Cronan has taken his lovely family to Hampton Beach, N H., for few weeks vacation. Dick Galways flower garden in ThomastOn is a thing of beauty. . . Milt Huffman is back from vacation with his folks in Buffalo, N Y. H. M. Billings of Naugatuck is vacationing in Camden, Maine. Dor dent at the University of Connecticut at Storrs City Editor Bill Harrington is attending the annual Mount Manresa retreat this weekend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03

1. All Baba opened the cave of the Forty Thieves.
 a. Cyrano's outstanding physi- cal characteristic was his huge nose.
 3. Eiia was c pen name used by Charles Lamb.
 {. The word malapropism is de- rived from the name of Mrs. Mal- aprop in Richard Brinsley eheri- dams The Rival. s. Don ouixote'e squire was 9ancho Ranza.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03
SALEM LUTHERAN

Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. The Pharisee and the Publican Luke 18:9-1N.
 10:00 a. m. English service. Solo Conrad Rohs.
 Ushers-Arthur Johnson, Phillip Swanson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03
This 'n' that.

This 'n' that . Joe St. Louis is convalescing from recent illness at Greylock Rest Adams Mass, and Fourth Estate misses it's veteran member After
 long absence from the courts Ben Maloney is renewing acquaintance with tennis racquet this summer and announces that his driving game has apparently been tremendously benefited by his long layoff and also by his recent vacation in the wlds of upper Michigan
 Mrs Andrew DPetro been visiting recently with her brother and family at Lake Placid, N. Y She was ac companed to the New York State resort by her and daughter Pretty Evelyn Ruth Lawrence of the tele phone company cafeteria staff celebrated her birthday yesterday at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs Albert Lawrence of North Haven She received number of very pretty gifts from friends and rewarded them all with large piece of homemade birthday cake
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03
MMANUEL LUTHERAN

English service at 10 a. m. Sunday, German service at Il o'clock. We'd nesday at 8 p. m. the Mems club will meet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03

Communists Condemned
 A resolution condemning Russian domination of Lithuania was adopt edby members of the Lithuanian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03
Lakewood Picnic Tomorrow

A2KcWOOu T1culC 1Ou1OEEOW
 The Connecticut District of the Lithuanian Roman Catholic Alli- ance of America will celebrate 25 years of existence with gala pie nic tomorrow at Lakewood Park. It will be an all day celebration. Mayor Vincent A. Scully will head the list of prominent local and out of town speakers. The musical DOT tion of the program will be rendered by St. Joseph's choir and St. Joseph's Fife and Drum Corps, directed by John w. Stokes.
 It is expected to be the largest gathering of Connecticut Lithu- anians, because the sponsoring or ganization has lodges (councils) in almost every principal city and town in the state. Dancing will be in the Roseland pavilion. Local people as- sisting general chairman, Alexander Kriksciun of Washington Depot, are Anthony Barkauskas, Joseph Ber- nota, MT. and Mrs. John Barkaus- kas, Mrs. Charles GluodeniS and Pter Liubinas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03

St. Joseph's choir, directed by Professor Alexander Aleksis, will hold joint outing with the Holy Trinity choir of Hartford and St. Cecilia's choir of New Britain at Gayson's Farm in New Britain, Sum- day, August Il.
 Both boys and girls Of the choir will sing at the Il o'clock mass to- morrow morning. After mass, Al Jarus, chairman of the reservations committee for the outing, August Il, will accept reservations from all intending to go from this city. No reservations will be accepted after tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03

Electric chair. An electric chair for flies has been developed at the Quinault Hatchery of the U S. Fish and Wildlfe Service in Washington. Flies attracted to the feed at the hatchery in large numbers. They were not only nuisance but threat ened contamination of the food One of the scientists rigged up copper hooked up to a radio con aenser which eectrocutes the flies when they touch it. Now flies welcomed at the hatchery About gallon are eIectrocted every 4 hours and are used to feed tbe fish, cutting down food bills. Thus nuisance is eliminated and economy effected at the same time hy the ingenious device. = From the National Wildlfe Federation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-03
Q ANSWERS TO
 CRANIUM'C CRACKERS

Questions on Comic Page
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-17
0. {. s. CHAPTER
SESSION CALLED

GIG HARBOR-waconda chap
ter No. ait, o. 4. s.. viii hold
stated communication Wednesday
evening at the chapter rooms In
Community hall. The social hour
viii feature the honoring OF all
members whose birthdays fall In
October. November. December and
January.
The Rosedale Mixer club win
gather for . I o'clock luncheon
Wednesday at the Rosedale hall.
Hostesses will be Mrs. A. Beers
and Mrs. John b. Eide. and roll
call will be IAN Advertising
Slogan"
c. r. Trombley was reelected
for his 18th term ss president OF
the Peninsula Federated Improve
ment clubs. holding that office
since the inception Of the group.
With him to serve are Chris
Thompson. first vice president: w.
c. Goodnough, second vice presi-
dent; o. X. Wilcox, treasurer. and
Alva Mckinley. secretary. Mem
Der clubs at the present time are
the following Improvement clubs:
Purdy. Warren-Arletta. Wollochet-
Midway Good Roads and Improve
ment: Gig Harbor South Side.
Crescent Valley. Horsehead Bay
and Cromwell. the Rosedale Hall
association. the Gig Harbor Sports
mems club and the Gig Harhor
Progressive. The Gig Harbor
Grange and Gig Harbor Lions also
have representatives who sit In on
the meetings
Mr.. and Mrs. Dextef Mcdaniel
and daughter, Marian. were Sun
day guests OF Mrs. McDanieI's
brother, G.. A. Perkins. at Belling-
ham.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-17

In command of Capt. Howard
Giske, the spanking new boat
doubled Cape Flattery - little
knowing what was in store for
them.
What they found was n IT,
mile gale. among various and
sundry other tidbits.
In testimony to the virtues of
the Western Star" the boys are
enthusiastic in their praise of her
abilities in a seaway-but they'll
also display a black and blue spot
here and there.
Determined to keep her going
to see If she could take it, they
let themselves in for quite beat
ing; carried away jigger here.
stove in a gadget there, etc, but
nothing serious. Greatest diff
Guilty was eating-the darn mess
room benches bucked like broncos.
However, back home again safe,
sound and thankful are Andy Ia
dich, engineer; Martin Petrich. jr.;
Howard Giske, jr., Anton Hage,
Ted Haley and Norman Henshaw.
Recalling that 1t once took him
six months to sail coast guard
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-17
jan KIEPURA
APPEARS HERE
Opera Tenor, Who Il
Polish Patriot,
Gives Concert

Members OF the Tacoma Civic
Music association who filled the
auditorium Of the First Baptist
church Monday night to hear Jan
kiepura, Metropolitan Opera tenor
and Polish patriot. discovered that
q voice of great range and power
IL not his only asset. They found
him to be great actor and show
man also. with one of those per-
sonalities that bubbles and effer-
vesces-flows out over the plat
form and reaches every corner of
the auditorium. And, once in a
while, he verged a bit on the
rollicking order, and the audience
liked it and asked for more.
A less capable singer might have
had difficulty in holding the inter-
est of an audience through a pro-
gram composed for the most part
of operate arias, but not Kiepura.
From his first number, it was evil
dent that he had an objective
and knew how to reach it and take
his audience along. He was par
ticularly effective in the group
which included the aria from Hal
ka" (Moniuszko); 'Legende Bal
tyku" (NowowiejskD, and "Kuja-
WAX" (Wieniawski).
Kiepura's accompanist was the
highly accomplished Karl Alvin,
composer and former conductor
of the opera in Vienna and re-
Gently conductor of the Chicago
Civic orchestra. He will be with
the singer for five concerts of the
western tour.
This was the second in the
series of concerts booked this sea-
son by the Tacoma Civic Music
association.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-17
MILLION Firms SOON
TO NEED OUTSIDE AID

NEW YORk-Neariy q million
Finnish non-combatsnts- - women.
children and aged men-soon viii
need outside assistance. according
10 Herbert Hoover. national chair
man of the Finnish Relief Fund.
II starvation and suffering are to
be prevented.
y. Dorsey stephens. represent
ing the Finnish Relief Fund In
Finland. reported to Hoover that
more than 500. 900 civilians already
have been made homeless In the
invaded area "apd the number Of
refugees u growing every day"
He predicted that II the increase
continued at the same pace. there
soon would be over s00. 900 persons
needing aid. according to Mr..
Hoover.
Finnish minister 10 the u. r.,
Hjalmar J. Procope. in reporting
10 Mr.. Hoover. said that civilian
distress Ia on the Increase due 10
the severity Of the weather"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-17

comes home with yarns OF
discomfort for all hands.
cutter from New York 10 Monte
video. Capt. Eduardo NJ. Saez isn't
overly worried about getting
ferrybost from San Francisco TO
the same destination.
A simple little matter Of
hustling q Golden Gate Lines
auto ferry over 5000 miles az
ocean
Capt. Saez Is q retired Uruguay
an naval officer, and he says that
If he doesn't run afoul Of the bad
weather, assertions by the crew,
depletion Of stores and bunkers
that he experienced the first time.
he'll probably make IL in 90 days.
To help him reach the scene Of
the Graf Spec episode, he has
two other officers and is sailors.
all retired from the Uruguayan
navy.
Getting Remodel Job
At present. the ferry Yosemite"
is at Bethlehem shipyards at
Alameda. Cal. getting fitted out
with pair OF rolling checks keel
like affairs that act the same as
out-riggers on a South Sea island
er's canoe.
She is also being Grated; her
superstructure IL enclosed in heavy
timbers. and all doors and windows
except those of the wheelhouse--
are planked over tight.
A total of $25. 900 is being spent
to get her ready for what promises
to be an arduous land certainly
long, trip. The 15-year-old ship
cost her new owners $4,000.
But the Uruguayan navy
must breed stout fellows. Capt.
Saez says only this about the
proposed trip: 81 am certain
this will be q most instructive
and interesting trip"
You see. when he gets the
Yosemite" delivered-and we add
a good loud IF-he'll come back to
San Francisco and start out with
another. Some ferryboat route.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-17
TACOMAN KEEPS
DIARY a. YEARS

Speaking Of diaries - and therv
has been considerable talk Of them
recentiy-Gccrge Doll Of 10 No.
= 81. can take his place among the
leaders having kept = dsy-hy-day
entry over . period az ~ years.
Each night before retiring. Doh
entered details surrounding his
job. that Of signal tender for the
Northern Pacific railroad. prior to
retirement last April. personal In
eidents and even prevailing prices
Of commodities.
Doll declares help received from
diary exceeds the pleasure Of
memories derived from giancing
through its pages. he firmly be-
lieves II TO be a hobby everyone
should acquire. To further his
point. Doll cited an incident where
reference to Its pages saved him
a considerable sum Of money,
Dolls hobby became known 10
his employers and fellow workmen.
and during his % years Of service
he was often asked details sur
rounding a certain job. Not once.
he said. was he unable To answer.
The Dolls have one son, Arthur.
a musician who plays piano. clari-
net and saxophone with equal skill.
He also arranges orchestrstions for
popular Tacoma dance band.
First indications of this talent. dis
played by Arthur as a child. are to
be found in the diary. This gift
Ia not altogether unfounded, for
both his father and mother played
In dance orchestras prior To estab-
fishing residences In Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-17
Butcher Who Killed
Son Is Acquitted

SEATTLE 4 superior court
jury Monday elaborated only an
hour before scquitting . ti-yssr-
old meat cutter Of fatally stab
bling his seven-year-old son.
The jury. In Judge Hugh Todd's
court. found Arthur Schiller was
innocent by reason Of insanity.
Schiller stabbed his sOn 70 death
Dec. 2 and attempted 10 take his
own life. He spent three weeks IN
a hospital recovering.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-17
PerciUaI To Talk
At Hone Chapel

The work OF the new Calstodisi
school al Buckley. and also the one
AZ Medical Lake. VIII be presented
In moving pictures BY Senator
Monty Perciyal when he speaks At
Hope chapel On Wednesday Al 7:+s.
The Ladies Aid 10 sponsoring a
social time 10 follow. Ths public
d invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-17

this autumn by
Western B o a L
b uil ng: she
left here a few
d a Us a & o for
California.
The Western
Star" was sold
to a gentleman
of the San Fran
cisco fis h ! n <
fleet, named S.
Russo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-17
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to- sS5zz;11{331 .E%~

This is the time of year '
from sheltered inland water.
gales, heavy seas and general
And such are the stories Of q
stormy. hazardous voyage that are
being related this week by the lads
Of the Western Star"
That vessel. to bring matters up
to the minute. is new so-foot
purse seincr built on speculation
Evening star., 1940-01-03
Five Bi|Iion.DoI Banks
Now Listed in New York

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Year-end
financial statements revealed today
New York City's array of "billion-
dollar" banks had increased to five
as result of the 1899 inflow of funds
from Europe's war zones and the
business upswing in the United
States.
The Bankers Trust and Central
Hanover joined the billion-dollar
club represented in 1888 by the
Chase National, National City and
Guaranty Trust.
Their year-end deposits compared
as follows, with 600 ,OOOS omitted:
Evening star., 1940-01-03
Achilles at Ruapoc A;roe
Family With Dog Called
Hitler Is Threatened
By the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. 3.-An
anonymous letter threatening harm
to Mrs. Malcolm Severance and her
family unless she changed the name
of her German shepherd dog-"Hit-
ler'-was turned over to police to-
day
The woman said the letter eli
NAKED a series of threatening"
telephone calls received since last
Friday when another shepherd dog,
strikingly similar to her own pet.
was found impaled on an iron picket
fence
Mrs. Severance told police the ami
NAL refused to answer to any name
but Hitler" a name which she said
was a legacy from the friend who
gave her the dog five years ago.
Evening star., 1940-01-03
Pennsylvania Legion
Demands School Probe
Ru fha ASsociatad prass

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. "a de-
mand for investigation of "subver-
sive activities" in Pennsylvania S
universities and public schools was
placed today on the American
Legion's Statewide program.
THE Legion State Comdr. Ed
ward R. Stirling of Bandergrift told
post meeting last night. already
has the names of teachers, particu-
larly in colleges and high schools
supported by taxpayers money.
who are helping disseminate sub
versive propaganda"
He said the Legion will correlate
data already on hand and to be OBJ
tanned in the future "for the pur-
pose of submission to the proper
law-enforcement authorities, and
petition the State Legislature ito
enact laws to combat propaganda
in the schools"
Evening star., 1940-01-03
Two Swedish Ships
Sunk by U-Boats;
70 Missing From One
No Word From Iron Ore
Freiehter -Four Hours
After SOS
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Jan. 3-The Swedish
freighter Kiruna, carrying iron ore
from Narvik to Baltimore, wirelessed
at 7:30 a m. (E. S. T) today saying
she had been attacked by a U-boat
and was sinking about 500 miles
north of the Azores.
Her radio became silent then and
four hours later nothing more had
been heard from her.
Mackay radio picked up this mes
sage from the 5,484-ton craft:
Position, 1920 north, 25l0 west.
have been fired at by U-boat. Sink
ing slowly Require assistance"
American agents for the neutral
vessel expressed amazement that the
Germans would attack the ship.
since she is owned by the same
firm which controls the Swedish
ore mines, the main source of Ger
many iron ore supply.
The Germans are cutting their
own throats," one agent said.
The Kiruna left Narvik December
l8 in command of Capt. Magnus
Asklos with a crew of 80.
The owners, Trafik Alb Oranges
berg Oxelosund of Stockholm, lost
another ship today when a subma-
rine torpedoed the 2,475-ton coastal
freighter Svarton off the northeast
coast of Scotland. Twenty men were
missing.
The Kiruna was due at Balti-
more next Saturday, but her agents
said she had been delayed. prob
ably by British contraband search
at Kirkwall, as the line sends its
ships there to facilitate passage.
Agents said she carried about
$500 tons of ore. Much of the
Swedish supply has been diverted
to the United States since war
began.
The 394-foot vessel, built at Goth
enburg in 1921, trades between Swe-
den and New York, Baltimore, Nor
folk and Fernandina, Fla. Sweden
has lost at least 20 ships since the
conflict started.
Evening star., 1940-01-03
University Librarian
Mother,
Leaps From Hotel
BriIIiont West Virginia
Graduate Student
Survives Plunge
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. "a bril-
liant young university graduate
student strangled her mother last
night in a hotel brooded by the body
for hours. and then vainly attempt
ed suicide in leap from fourth
floor hotel window early today, De-
tective Inspector Walter Monaghan
reported
Inspector Monaghan said the
Young woman, Agnes West, 34year-
old Phi Beta Kappa student and
graduate assistant librarian at West
Virginia University, killed her
mother, Mrs. Helen G.. West, So, to
avoid a return to a State mental
hospital In Huntington. w. Va The
inspector said Miss West had been
charged with homicide.
The two. Inspector Monaghan
said. had been visiting relatives in
Ohio and were on their way to
Huntington when they missed con-
nectionS here. In Huntington DR..
E. S. Reaser, psychiatrist at the hos
pital. said arrangements had been
made to readmit Miss West as a
voluntary patient today. She had
been treateo in 1888, he said, for a
depressed mental condition"
The mother, secretary of the West
Virginia University Health Service.
was strangled with her own scarf.
Detectives Cyril Letzkus and James
OKane said
The Staying was not discovered
until shortly before am, when
police investigated the daughter S
plunge from the hotel window to a
tin roof over an areaway. They
found the mothers body, fully
clothed, on the floor of the room.
Detectives LetZkus and O'Kane
quoted the daughter as saying later:
Il was selfish and unstable I did
not want mother to go through life
alone and decided I would take her
with me-
Miss West was in a hostial, suffer-
ing back and internal injuries.