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Evening star., 1940-10-30
The Clifford Littles
Have Taken Apartment.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford v. Little
have returned from their wedding
trip and are at home at 3725
Macomb street, where they have
taken an apartment in Macomb
Gardens. Mr.. and Mrs. Little, the
latter formerly Miss Edith Ray
Sparling, were married Friday eve
ming, October 4, in st. Adams
Church, the rector, the Rev. Dr.
Charles T. Warner, officiating, at 8
o'clock.
An elaborate program Of music
was arranged by Mrs. Howard w.
Samsel who sang, and Mr.. Walter
H. Nash, organist of the church.
who played "On Wings of Song"
just preceding the ceremony. This
was a request of the bride, the COM
position having been a favorite of
her father, the late Mr.. Ernest
Elliott Sparling. The quaint little
church was lighted by candles and
on the altar were white chrysanthe-
NUNS, lilies and baskets of flowers
with palms and fern decorating the
chancel.
The bride was escorted and given
in marriage by her uncle, Mr.. Will
liam Niles Freeman, and her we'd
ding gown was of ivory white satin
made with very full skirt which had
train and leg O. mutton sleeves
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Capt. Brant
Weds in West

The marriage Of Capt. Philip
Delano Brant, 32d United States
Infantry of Camp Ord, Calf =,
and Miss Edith Parks, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar K. Parks
of Des Moines, Iowa, is an
nounced. The wedding took place
Sunday, October 20, in st. Johns
Chapel at Del Monte, Calf, and
the informal reception was held
in the home of 1t. and Mrs. John
M. Finn at Carmel.
Capt. and Mrs. Brant have
taken a house at Carmel and will
be at home there after November
/. Capt. Brant is son of Brig.
Gen. Gerald Clark Brant of the
United States Air Corps, now on
duty at Randolph Field, Tex, and
Mrs. Ethel Gushing Brant of
Washington and New York City.
Capt. Brant was graduated from
the Military Academy at West
Point with the class of 1887.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Newlyweds at Home
After Wedding Trip.

The marriage of Miss Isobel Fair
fax Marshall to Mr.. James Christian
Bland, jr., took place September 20
in the Wallace Memorial United
Presbyterian Church. The Rev. DR..
C. E. Hawthorne officiated in the
presence of the members of the two
families and a few close friends.
The bride was dressed in blue
with dubonnet accessories and had
a corsage bouquet of white roses.
Miss Josephine Davis played the
wedding music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bland have re-
turned from their wedding trip and
are at home at 1701 Park road. Mrs.
Evening star., 1940-10-30

a cape Of blue fox fur and corsage
bouquet Of red roses. Mr.. and Mrs
Little attended Maryland Univer-
sity, where they met, and the men,
bers Of their wedding party were
fellow students at the university
Mr.. Little is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Lee Little of Warrenton,
and his bride Is the daughter of
Mrs. Ernest Elliott Sparling of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs L. B. tucker of
Arlington, Va, were among the
guests at the wedding, others in
cluding Mrs. Randolph Ruffin of
Richmond. Mrs. Charles Shreve OF
San Francisco, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Shreve of Marden Hills, Md.
Evening star., 1940-10-30

wore q corsage Of gardenias. Mrs.
j. Fred Brown, mother of the
bridegroom, wore q dress Of green
and also had a cdrsage of gar
denias
When the couple left for their
wedding trip the bride wore a wine
ensemble with black accessories.
Upon their return to Washington
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown will be at home
at 627 Arlington Village, Arlington,
Va.
Mrs. Brown received her A. B.
degree from Southwestern Univer-
sity at Georgetown, Tex. She has
done graduate work at the .Univer-
sity of Texas and George Wash
ington University, where she was a
member of Phi Delta Gamma, grad
uate womens fraternity.
Mr.. Brown graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania school
of architecture and is now con-
nected with the Public Buildings
Administration of the Federal
Works Agency.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
100-Yeur-OId Letter
Used as Propaganda

italian propaganda is circulating
in the Near East a story that Lady
Stanhope" has written letter from
Arabia declaring she is ashamed to
be an Englishwoman. She is de-
scribed as "the niece of former
British Prime Minister, one-time
hostess at No. 10 Downing Street" 4"
Actually the Lady Stanhope who
wrote the letter died more than 100
years ago. She was Lady Hester
Stanhope, niece of William Pitt.
After her uncle's death and that OF
Sir John Moore, hero of Corunna,
with whom she had been in love,
she made a home for herself at
Mount Lebanon, Syria, and became
the uncrowned ''White Queen" of
the Neighboring Arab tribes.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Weather Forecuster

Old-timers used to base their pre-
dictions for the winters weather on
the thickness of rabbits fur. II It.
was thick, hard, cold winter was
foreseen; If thin, a mild winter.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Miss Ruth Rosemary Kemp
And w. S. Brown Married.

MiSS NUN hOSendTy hemp
And w. S. Brown Married.
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church was the scene of an attrac-
lively arranged wedding Saturday
at o'clock when Miss Ruth Rose
mary Kemp, daughter of Judge and
Mrs. jeff T. Kemp of Cameron, Tex,
was married to Mr.. William Saun-
derS Brown, son of Mrs. j. Fred
Brown of Fredericksburg, Va, and
the late Mr.. Brown.
Ferns and fall flowers combined
with lighted candles to decorate the
altar. Before the ceremony, which
was performed by the Rev. John w.
Rustin, an organ recital was given
by Mr.. R. Deane Shure and two
numbers sung by sextet COM
posed of friends of the bride, the
Misses Lily Garrett, La Vergne
Fairchild, Gladys Helmers, Jessie
Rustin, Irma Crays and Virginia
Ring.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a gown of
WIlUC odU1iI Will oOuOlC OdiliAii6 VI
lace at the neckline and in panels
down the back of the train. The
long sleeves were finished in points
over her hands and her flnger-tip
veil fell from a cap of shirred net
the brim of which was outlined with
seed pearls. Her bouquet consisted
of a lovely arrangement of white
chrysanthemumS.
The bride was attended by Miss
Elsie Westman of Washington and
Mrs. Thompson Kemp of Talpa,
Tex. Miss Westman wore a gown
of romance blue faille taffeta with
tight bodice and full f1ared skirt
Her headdress was of ostrich plumes
and ribbon. She carried a bouquet
of perfection pink roses. Mrs.
Kemp's gown was of rose faille with
full skirt trimmed with rows OF
velvet ribbon and her headdress was
similar to that of Miss Westman
She carried a bouquet of Johanna
Hill roses and delphinium.
Mr.. G. Harold w. Haag OF Phila-
delphia, Pa, was best man. and
the ushers were the Messrs. Walter
A. Graham and Joseph T. White OF
Washington, Lester M. Redgrave
and C. William Cuenan of Fred
ericksburg, Va.
Mrs. Kemp, mother Of the bride
chose a gown Of soldier blue and
Evening star., 1940-10-30

Bland is the daughter Of Mrs. John
Edward Marshall and Mr.. Bland is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bland of
Washington.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Weddings
Of Interest
In Capital
Miss Browning
Is Married to
Mr.. Newman
Continued From Page B-3.)

was gowned III green crepe and wore
a corsage of talisman roses.
When the young couple left for
their wedding trip, the bride was
wearing dress of brown faille with
matching accessories and a mink
tail bolero. They are now residing
at Colonial Village, Arlington.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

REMEMBERING flood Of swept woy
boot dweer the bo Bridge thoughts
obout this They have stocked their boots high eone thow thot
crock the blocks crush footing like NOTCH
boxes Neory 30 omies live the Household them
ond floods They hove their homes before but
boek The river i friend.
Evening star., 1940-03-24

Full speed oheod and domn the orpedoes Thot wos the
spirit OF job" Tow"ey he kpped the eont liner
Quee" tzobeth oess the Atomic her moden voyoee For
ewod he gets soute from chorme Of the Helzopoppn
cost in New York.
Evening star., 1940-03-24

The Russo Finnish war didn't
end quite soon enough to spare
John F. hosey Of Brideewoter,
Moss. He returned from om-
buIonce service with an arm
wound eoused by a Russion
homb Wide World and A. P. Photos.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-04
Today's Sport Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Saturday showed what can come Of
an unholy alliance between q coach
who does not stress placement kick
ing and defeate. The two 20 hand
In hand. It was by the narrow mar
gin OF a missed kick that North
western was beaten IL to 10.
hate war-1 despiSe war. I don't
want Northwestern's football dicta-
tor, Lynn Waldorf, to rise up in
arms again me. But must ask, as
an American, II Northwestern way
OF winning Is not jeopardtzed by the
fact that in his term of office his
expenditures have not provided ade-
quate protection against missed tries
for the extra pointp
Thomas jefferson saw the danger
IN missed placement kicks. Nowhere
in his writings will you find him
advocating a way of living that en-
dorse one-point defeats. No foot
ball team can be free unless II
knows that the business men (of its
alumnD are back Of 1t, seeing TO II
that the wheels Of industry are
turning to produce a sound, sure
extra point kicker.
Budget Unbalanced
My ambassador to other universal
ties tells me that Coach Waldorf Is
not the only coach who Is blind To
the danger that surrounds a team
unprepared to kick the extra point,
I have made no promises, no COM
mitments, but as your servant I can
tell you that am not going to sink
any more Of my dough into bets on
team that hasn't a good kicker.
The budget must be balanced. NV
average deficit for the last eight
years has been-well, appalling.
Bad place kickers are first. a liza.
bility; second, O detriment, and.
third-but, there shall be no third
term.
I have no machine supporting me
with the exception of my type.
Writer) IN this campaign for better
kicking, but I say to you that If
football teams have better kickers
they can say the drums Of victory
are rolling, the thunderous drums Of
an aroused student body are beating
on the campus tonight. Victoryl
Victory Is on the march!
Protest!
When started this column had
not the slightest bitterness In nv
soul for anyone. When it closes I
will not have any bitterness,
Whether you work in the farm, the
factory, the Office, or in business,
you are all American citizens who
hate to lose in these football pools
as badly as do, so rise up and
demand that your team, the team
that your father and your grand.
father helped buy football players
for, shall not throw you down be.
cause of one measly point. Our eco
nomic structure is at stake.
In conclusion, let me say Cd
Either I am hopelessly confused or
Cd I am deliberately insincere.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-04
SKI COURSE STARTS
TONIGHT AT YMCA

The first class Of the Dry Ski
course sponsored by the Waterbury
Y Ski Club will be held tonight at
the Central Y. The instructor for
the course will be Stan Brown Of
Springfield, Mass, F. /. S. (Federa-
ton of International Skiers) In
Structor. Stan Brown started teach
ing Skiing In 1888 at Groton, Mass,
since then he has been an instruc-
tor In the Boston Herald Ski school,
instructor In the Appalachian Dry
Ski School and the American Ski
School with Otto Schneibes. He has
conducted Dry Ski Courses with the
Springfield Ski Club for the past
four years,
The course will include four
classes which will be held on four
consecutive Mondays starting today.
The course Is designed to give the
beginner knowledge Of the basic
fundamentals Of skiing as we'll as
exercises which will help the indi-
vidual to condition himself for
skiing. 1t Is also designed to give
the skier exercises which he may
use to condition his muscles and
body for skiing before the first
snow comes.
The class is open to all persons
interested In skiing. Registrations
will be accepted tonight at the Y.
M. @. A.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-04
RANGERS, DETROIT
HOLD HOCKEY LEAD
Each Club Has Won Open
ing Game of New
Season


The Detroit Red Wings Joined
the New York Rangers in the VIC
tory column Sunday as four teams
swung into the National league
hockey season.
Detroit walloped the New York
Americans, Az In their home open.
ing. The Boston Bruins spoiled the
Montreal Canadiens' home debut by
coming from behind to score q IL
tie.
Alex Motter and Don Crosse
clinched Detroit's victory with two
goals In the third period. The
veteran toe blake put the Cana
diens In the van with a second
period goal but Boston's Milt
Schmidt equalled 1t with an I'M
assisted shot midway in the third
period.
The New York Rangers scored q
Al decision over the Toronto
Maple Leafs In the first hockey
game Of the season Saturday night.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-04
Dial Doings
By JIM PARKER

As in every gradually finding fomu
Las that establish themselves good howmanshp The latest which
story behind musical selection romance
are behind most music time
feature The early Opera broadcas probably credited
exercise
tary data The Telephone Hour
network
White 67-piece
phonc Orchestra its
and light that every
interesting history skilled worker develops
a Tor the lead-n introducing
OF circumstances
This enables the radio listener better
The British Boadcang Company which follows similar technique
IN Its musical made specific study whether
listeners
responding listeners Telephone
Hour tonight James Melton will
Danza Their duet will be "Un D Fece verdis
WATR-MBs h-lle tonight 5:45, Captain Midnight s:sO
While The City Sleeps 645 Johnson
Democratic Party Party
Ida Lupna upswng
movies will extraordinary radio plays
Radio Theater This the Hollywood
take the rens of the uho
e columbia network at BOO Ever since opposite
Coman in
mand by the ovemakers Of Hollywood
WINGED the skepcs
as light Heathhff wa Glasgow
by Cay and Hndes father and given the the place when
the father dies Hndley who
gates him berth
~ with Heathc falls love with him up together
But
man OF wealth and position decides life
hff disappears but later returns with fortune he
to make Cathys life miserable
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-04
INDIE JUNIORS SEEK
GRID ROUND ROBIN

The Indie Juniors would like to
arrange city title round robin with
the leading junior teams in the city.
They suggested that the Town Plot.
West Sides, Overlooks and Bunker
Hill teams arrange such games as
TO decide the city Junior champion
ship. Last year in a well contested
title game. played at the Municipal
Stadium, the West Sides defeated
the Indie Juniors. The Town Plot
tiers We're idle Sunday due to the
Overlooks' sudden booking of an
other team. The Plotters expecting
to play the Looks were left with one
day In which to book a game. The
managers OF the West Sides. Over
looks and Bunker Hill teams are
asked 70 get In touch with the Indie
Juniors by calling 4-3769 any day
after Sis and ask for Niekie.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-04
State
Torrington-WHby
Grid Go Tuesday

Torrington High schools
aerial-minded football squad,
due for q local showing last
Saturday will be on hand to-
morrow afternoon at the Mu-
nicipal Stadium, having been
rained out of its test with JIM
my Lees Wildcats last week.
end. The game Is scheduled for
$3.50 o'clock and figures to be
q real, close contest with Tor
rington's aerial game pitted
against Wilby's strong running
attack.
Crosby was scheduled TO play
Its game with Naugatuck High
In the borough this afternoon
at 2:15 o'clock, while Leaven.
worth indefinitely cancelled
Its game with Bristol High last
Saturday, when rain prevented
playing.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-04

members.
Never accept an office, for it's
easier to criticize than to do things
Nevertheless, get sore If you aren't
appointed to committee. If you
are, don't attend committee meet
ings.
If asked by the chairman to give
your opinion regarding some import
ant matter, tel him you have moth
ing to say.
After the meeting tell everyone
how things ought to be done.
But when other members roll up
their sleeves and unselfishly use
their abilities to help matters along,
howl that the leagu" Is run by q
clique.
Hold back your dues as long as
possible. or don't pay at all.
When q banquet is given, tell
everybody that money is being wasted
that the league should give bigger
prizes.
When no banquet Is given, say the
league Is dead and needs can tied
10 1t.
Don't tell the officers how II can
help your team, but II they don't
help you, drop out OF the league.
Keep your eyes open for some
thing wrong. and when you find II,
don't say anything.
At every opportunity. threaten 70
drop from your team. and get your
other teammates 10 do the same.
When YOU attend q meeting vote 10
do something, then 90 out and do
the opposite.
Agree 10 everything said at the
meeting and disagree with II out.
aide.
Oct al the league tries 20 give
you. but don't give Il anything
but he'll
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-04
N. Y.FANS BET
S1O3,15S,42S
WITHIN 174DAYS
State Collected Over S.
100000 for Its Cut at
Five Tracks
BY JACK GUENTHER
United Press STAFF COrrasnnnflenkl


United Press STAFF Correspondent
New York, Nov. 4.-(UP)--The
ticket windows finally banged shut
on New York's first pari-mutuel
season today after q seven month
gold rush during which sporting
citizens Of the Empire state gam
bled the unprecedented sum Of
$l03, 159,429 and made a profit for
everybody but themselves.
United Press flgures-unofflc
but arcurate--disclos that New
Workers shattered every all-time
wagering record In the United
States. The turnover was so great
that previous high marks estab-
lished in California a year ago were
topped by 80 per cent and in GER
tain instances were tripled.
The year that started out as a
noble Observation-Disclosures held
sway before this season-ended as
a thorough success. Exactly 1884,
946 persons paid their way into one
Of the five tracks. The state legis-
lature took $5,157,971.45 as its slice
Of the pari-mutuel handle and an
other sos, 970.70 as hal ( of the
breakage, bringing the treasurys to-
tai to $500, 942.15.
100000 Daily
Among them, the tracks took a
similar amount-reaping golden
harvest undreamed of VIXEN the sea-
son opened last April IS. Day in and
day out an average Of 1880 per-
sons attended the races and bet an
average Of $500, 1882. The average
individual bet per day was 5000
or almost $500 on every race on
every card for almost seven months.
On the basis of national figures
compiled by the United Press last
season, the New York volume of
$i03, l59, 429 Is more than a third as
large as the $297 ,633,11 wagered in
all other II states where racing was
legal in 1889. The previous state
high was CALIFORNIA;, 5000, 676,
the former record for a daily aver
age was Massachusetts, 1915 900, and
the most any state ever had received
from the iron men was CALIFORNIA;
$3,032, 34704.
Following is the chart on indivi-
dual New York tracks:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-04
The Broadway
Bugle
BY
DAN PARKER


n % At s S.eo o X. @ . BUGGY SS
claims he cImd ysthinss Mike Jacobs has do
eases ring the Fighting seth for
sP S'i he s
sssaso d lake week the s cause % Free apOG n
ter his .ond fight with Conn Freddie cleanins lad lonesome in
completed the job, when they fought for the title.
.ss: Psne. % s: Il: .sn
Racing Form dOpss out three winners and then fails to play them
he falls play five selections Yale isn't
% 1 ss h but S % IN p eSs e.:
y was able 10 have the street leading to II closed II there's
n. m; man 1 S f
hit Wrap Your Dreams in the Red, White and Blue"
c british s S sa o from 5
WRITERS S SSn s Max s S SsS IN S s had
since rye been married to show my wife what man
secretary Giants Deay
candy writes always thought sports writers ate
ato pesng COW ana passing around raw Sn the DIT o.
thought they were" "'''"'D
COL HORACE WEBER controller LOndons Greyhound Racing
getting shameful from New York promoters for
RES S as Sa s SsG Rsss 'st hoo 8
referee he didn't IKE in illinois and also for inspiring MIKE
John Patrick Muldon suing Jack Doyle in London which indicates
M golfers $4,000 British Req cross through s
clubs may hold bouts Saturday afternoon.
ARCHIE MOORE,
Henneberry
claimed Everett St. Hall OF
hockey such there Is In baseball Why not2
out the sheet Of the colleges
Yales st has tables that slope downh like the pway
old Yale should deemphas and
the Long Gyland University Daily Doubles tote has
perfected the market here Daily Doubles OUT
lawed Renck $1,000 Jockeys Jamaica
the wchc Jockey Haas the big loser Nc
publicity apanged open
Michigan city grang
first will be making their professional debut
Moran former hafbak the Pro Giants became father
baby Thursday afternoon Doctor Al Peter Columbia and
about is father
JIMMY TABOR, inieIder,
will be A Friday Next Sunday three
Dykes manager will Birdie CTomatOes
catcher who will be &C. and Bill Summers American
will be As Thomas f. ROhan candidate Municipal
ticket Manhattan
the FOrdham basketball 1885, played
which admission scholarship There
affection between Buddy
that they kiss each other the lips when
Senator Dunnigan doing something
public reclamation introducing bill
privileged and girls?
FINNE0AN Clancys heyday
the Royal Canadian Air Force stationed
push
Jimmy Fowers petition
the ontario Hockey Association
still have claim against him for falling turned
sending
defense the Leafs amateur the Ma
Juniors, for training.
Copyright 19AO, King Features syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-04
St. Lucy's Holy Name
Bowling Notes
(BY PO-KUM)

At the completion Of the first
round the New Dealers are leading
the league by one game, and are
hard-pressed by the Presidents and
In fact, the whole league, so close
are they punched.
There will be no runaway race for
any team this year, so closely are
the teams matched The Scouts who
won but three games in the first
round cannot be counted out with
five long rounds to bowl yet. Their
plight is due more for absentees and
of course "Goldie" Giordano in get
ting q late start, in fact very late.
We can't help but mention Mike
Manfred because his consistent
bowling has really kept the Senators
edging around the otp. Every one
has been waiting to have him crack
up. but no sign Of 1t yeti Keep
going, Mike" and I'll keep the oil
burning.
Bernie Sparzo has replaced ia
covino as the Buster Keaton"s OF
the league, never q word or a smile
but plenty Of wood smashing.
John Tesla and his side kick
Ralph Di Pletro introduced bowling
shoes In our league, but the ones
Tony Soluri Is wearing ''Moy no N.Y..
"Your heel is loose Lucille"
We missed walk Away" Tom
IannaclIino for the past two weeks,
hope nothing serious has hap
pened.
ME and my Shadow" Tony Lom-
bardi is not blabblng so much lately.
All quite on the western front.
Good"
Winnie Martinelll who never stops
trying. Ditto for 0abe sclarra.
Results last week were as follows:
Trallers f2l, d.-Men !: Senators
.. Scouts I; Presidents 2. New Deal
ers |.
Mars 10 kill y B0wling League
Don't show lip for bowling. But
eyoi do come, be late.
II the weather doesn't suit you,
Iont think Of coming.
n VOC do come, find fault with
the work Of the offlcers and other
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-04

Chicago, Nov. H(UP)-With the
election of a president coming up
tomorrow I have logically chosen to
discuss the importance Of the kick
after touchdown in college football
with you scday.
If the number of campaign
speeches I have been listening to
lately happens to color my writing,
please do not swap sports writer's in
mid-stream because I promise to
straighten myself out later on. The
Minnesota Northwestern game here
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-04
CROSBY AT NAUGY

Naugatuck, Nov. 4.-The Nauga-
tuck and Crosby high football teams,
unable to play Saturday because Of
the heavy rain, met this afternoon
at Recreation field here. The field
had dried out we'll from the soak
ing it received Saturday and the
condition of the field should not
hamper the play of either team to
any extent.