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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-03-22

NV Workers. ever avic .uy Tree
shows, have been llCCkln. ut 10 ne
n1w ned. On recent Sunday. they
Snaried highways up To such ar ex-
tent that pilots. Who rad planned
to reach the field an hour ahead of
the time scheduled for their depar-
ture so that they might study wealth
er maps, etc, would have been late
for their flights had not police come
to their assistance.
Bell Syndicate-WNU Service
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-12-12

Strength in Solitude
When is a man strong until he
feels alone.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-12-12

Nacht! Heilige Nacht!'' was Joseph
Mohr, born in Salzburg, Austria, in
1892. He was ordained a priest in
1915, and when he wrote the song
was assistant at Laufen, on the Sal
"a, near Salzburg. Later he held
pastorates in various other places,
and died in 1848.
The schoolmaster of Arnsdorf,
near Laufen, who wrote the music
of this and also of a number of
lesser known hymns, was Franz
Gruher. born in Hochburg in 1887.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-12-12

"CILENT NIGHT" the favorite
-. Christmas carol, was written
by German country priest and his
friend, the schoolmaster of a neigh
boring village, for a Christmas now
century gone. After it's first use
in 1918, in little Austrian town, it
gradually made friends until it
came to be known in all Germany
and, in translation, in many other
countries, observes writer in the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The author of the verses OF "Stiue
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-12-12


Christmas I'm going to depend on
their postals There are lots of nice
girls in the department store who
haven't any home and who will have
to depend on the cheap boarding
houses they live at. I'll write a
postal to Aunt Margaret and to five
or six girls I know will be glad to
spend week or ten days with me.
And say, Uncle Sam, I'll look round
and then make out a list of gro
ceries and other things I want you
to bring out, and-any place where
I can buy Christmas tree?"
"Ain't none better than grow right
down on your uncle's place."
Cali right. I'll get the Dill boy
to help, an We'll rig up nice
one"
"Need any Christmas present
stuff" chuckled old Sam. "Mebbe
ye'd like to see Tomson pry the
cover off that box"
Deed 1 would" promptly. "I'l
be right over from the post office"
The girls condemned to pros
pective clearinghouse Christmas
accepted Brice's invitation relieved
ly. On the third day Old Sam
brought the hilarious five out in his
ancient express wagon.
Then the girls piled in like whole
jolly Christmas in itself, and the old
farmhouse seemed like to burst it
self. The Christmas tree was cut
and drawn home with all the appro-
pirate songs and carols and huzzas
they could think of, and trimmed
as never a Christmas tree had been
trimmed before. Dressed in all sorts
of costumes, the happy girls sang
hymns hour after hour, quitting
only when they were too tired to
| continue.
And then, right in the midst of it
the hearty voice of Uncle Jack
roared through the door, mellowed
by the softer, happy laugh of Aunt
Margaret.
"I'm going to have that dinky
| post office over there Indicted" guf-
fawed Uncle Jack. except that post
al four days before the R. F. D.
delivered it. Fifteen minutes after
that we we're on our way. Of course,
we had to come. Five more girls
to help wake the old house up!
Whoopee! Why didn't you write so
we needn't have left the lonesome
placer"
Need More Food.
"Why didn't you write so I'd have
known what to expect?" retorted
Brice.
Lucky none of us did," laughed
Aunt Margaret, for then we might
not have these five extra nice girls.
Come, I must get into the Kitchen"
''But we've cooked and cooked,
and cooked, till"
"Not enough" declared Aunt Mar
garet firmly, mo matter how much
you've done There are all your old
friends that must be invited to
come-though they'll come anyhow.
And we must invite lot of extra
young people in evenings to help
keep things going. Then-my land!
There's a wagon-load outside. Cous-
in Mary didn't want us to leave, so
we brought 'em all along. Jacks
going into town this evening to buy
what he can find. If any of your
girls want to go along he'd like
your company"
''But, Aunt Margaret, we've got
a tree ram-jammed FULL" protested
Brice.
"Not enough firmly. eve can
pack on the floor under the tree.
Now I'm going into the kitchen.
Can't you see, girls" her firm voice
dropping pathetically, abeing Christ
mas, I've just got to cook some
thing"
| (Released by Western Newspaper Union)
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-12-12

price HARPER stepped from
- her train happily. A whole
month, with Christmas only ten days
away. That meant nearly three
weeks for after-Christmas jollifica-
ton, skating, visiting round with
old friends and just squatted before
the big fireplace reading and talk
ing. Wouldn't Aunt Margaret and
Uncle Jake be pleased and sur
prised, for she had not written.
After three steady, grinding, monot-
onous years in the department store,
it would be heavenly.
She flashed a look down the plat
form. Yes, there was wooden
legged Sam, the expressman.
Things hadn't changed bit in three
years.
"Hoo-hoo!" she challenged.
The old expressman looked up,
stared, then stumped forward.
"Blest if faint Brice Harper!"
he cried. "Back among your old
friends ag'in. Fine! Come to stay,
or a-visitin'
House Is Deserted.
Gust visiting, Uncle San-two
whole weeks, though Out to Aunt
Margaret Holmes. After three
years. I'd never have believed I
could stay away that long. But 500
miles-rtoo far for a poor girl to af-
ford Paying fare for few days
vacation Now it's month, though,
because l haven't taken a vacation
in so long, Can you take me and
my trunk right out? III ride with
you, and"
"Ain't we heered-had no letter
ner nothin'?" asked the old man,
whose face had been growing trou-
bled.
''No-no. Anything the matter?"
''No, except they amt there.
Your Aunt Marg'ret said Christmas
was so lonesome here she couldn' t
spend another like the last. So two,
three days ago she an your Uncle
Jack went into the next county to
spend Christmas with a cousin who
has a passlo O children. I was by
there yes-day, an the house did look
DISMAL all SnOJ up.
''Isn't there any one to look after
it?''
Zone O. the Dill boys was asked
to, l b'lieve. He"
A shrill hail came from a store
front across from the station.
essay, Brice," wheed1ed the ole
expressman, would We mind wait
in three, four seconds? That mac
shouter was Storekeeper Tomson
Been spectin' a box O. Christmas
stuff more'n a week, an twas jes
throwed off this train. S'pose take
the box cross to him, then come an
carry you an the trunk out to any
O. your girl friends? They'll all be
glad to have we visit EN-"
But Brice had been thinking rap
idly.
Invites Girl Friends.
''Take the box over to the store
Uncle Sam," she said, "and I'll rur
across to the post Office while you re
gone. want to write some postals
And no, I won't embarrass any O.
my girl friends. You may carry me
right out to the farmhouse. l know
where Aunt Margaret hides the
keys, and I'm perfectly sure she anc
Uncle Jack would want me to ge
right there and use everything as
my own. I'll take care of the poul
try" enthusiastically, "and I'll
roast one of the turkeys for Christ
mas and cook everything that goes
with it, pies and cakes and all
Won't it be fun!"
"You can invite a lot of your Cir
friends to eat with you," grinned the
expressman, entering into the spirit
"Afterward," agreed Brice
'"They'll all want to eat at home or
Christmas. Then we'll have round
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-12-12
'Possum Hunting Is Now
Part of School Curriculum

hunting of the curriculum of Lees-McRae Col
ege nestled high the Of North Carolina No. the school
degree Ph d. doctor of hunng the
boys girls All students of LecRae required
participate sport of their physical education
Hiking the list of accredited and
postum hunting hiking night land lots Of it, posu hunting
forcr brought 20 this college.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-12-12
Gift Special

A gift that is sure to please any
cigarette smoker is a gift of Camel
Cigarettes. Local dealers are fea-
turing Canels in two special gift
packages. The well-known Camel
carton-10 packs of "20's"-is pre-
scented in handsome holiday dress.
Another Camel gift special is the
Christmas package of 4 sEf1at fiji
ties" Both packages are ready-to-
give even to the gift label.-Adv.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-12-12
Is your child a
PICKER?

1t may be just nasty habit, but sometimes
nose picking is a sign of something nastier
1t may mean that your child has round
especially if there are other symp-
toms. such as fidgeting, fnicl1y appetite,
restless sleep and itching in certain parts.
Many mothers don't realize how easy it
is to catch" this dreadful infection and
how many children have it. If you even
suspect that gour child has round worms,
get JAYNE'S VERMIFUGE right awayi
Drive out those ugly, crawling things before
they can grow and cause serious distress
JAYNE'S VERMIFUGE is the best
known worm expellant in America. 1t is
backed by modern scientific study and has
been used by millions for over Century.
JAYNE'S VERMIFUGE has the ability
to drive out large round worms, yet it
tastes good and acts gently. 1t does not
contain santonin. If there are no worms it
works merely as a mild laxative. Ask for
JAYNE'S VER-MI-FUGE at any drug store.
FREE: Valuable medical book, Worms
Living Inside You" Write to Dept M-2,
DIR. D. Jayne & Son, 2 Vine St.. Philadelphia.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-12-12

GET busy on these string Gro
~ cheted potholders - they're
just the thing for bazaars, show
ers or hostess gift. They're very
effective done in white and the
color of the kitchen.
II
Pattern 2645 contains charts and direc-
lions for making potholders; Illustration
of them and stitches; materials needed.
Send order to:
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-12-12

FOOLS Curtain
Gold is the FOOLS curtain, which
hides all his defects from the
world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Lois Fitch Weds
Ton, KaySGturday

A pretty wedding was soIemnized
on Saturday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at the First Congregational
church when Miss Lois Parker Fitch,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lois Fitch
Of Demorest street became the bride
Of Tom Kay Of Hewlett street, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Kay Of Lit
Teton, Mas. Rev. DR.. John Curry
Walker assisted by Rev. DR.. James
E. Gregg officiated at the ceremony.
Mr. Gordon w. Stearns of West
Hartford played the traditional
wedding marches and a program of
selections preceding the ceremony.
Mrs. Newton F. Clark of Hartford
was matron Of honor and Miss Mary
@. Savage of Hartford served as
maid of honor.
Miss Barbara Fitch, niece of the
bride, and Miss Frances Keep Gid
dings, both of West Hartford, were
bridesmaids. Miss Eleanor Ann VIII
son of Spencer, Mass, a niece of
the bridegroom, was flower girl.
Robert c. Marshall Of South
Orange, N. T., was best man and the
ushers were Raoul Beaudette of
Waterbury, Charles c. Bennett of
Williams Point, Frederick l..
Comley of Bridgeport and Richard
r. Moran of Waterbury.
The bride, who was given in mar
rage by her father, wore an En-
pire gown of white slipper satin,
made with a sweetheart neckline,
nodded waistline and a full skirt
falling in deep folds into a train.
Her long four-tiered tulle veil was
arranged from a chap1et of lilies of
the valley. She carried q shower
bouquet Of white roses, freeSia, and
maidenhair fern.
The bridal attendants wore gowns
Of aqua faille taffeta, made with
modified bustleS and jackets, and
clusters of Better Times roses in
their hair. The honor attendants
carried bouquets of Better Times
roses and the bridesmaids bouquets
of spring flowers.
The flower girl wore O princess
frock of white faille with a long
skirt and a sash of American beauty
and aqua ribbons. She carried an
old-faShioned nosegay.
A reception followed at the home
of the brides parents, where the
decorations were ferns and spring
flowers. Mr.. and Mrs. Kay left for
an unannounced wedding trip, the
bride wearing a spring print dress,
black coat with small marten col
lar and black antelope accessories.
They will be at home after April /
at 81 Yale Avenue, Middlebury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
Wood Wilson NuptiaLs
Performed On Saturday

Rev. Ridgway F. Shinn and Rev.
william H. McCance officiated at
the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Ath-
erton Wilson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Thomas Wilson of Mid
dlebury and Robert LaVigne Wood,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Luth-
or Wood of Delaware avenue on
Saturday evening at 6 o'clock at the
Middlebury Congregational church.
Palms, cybotium ferns, snapdragons
and Easter lilies decorated the altar.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and wore a gown of
chalk white silk jersey, styled
In princesse fashion. Five hori-
zontal pleats accented the Shout
der line and the long tapering
sleeves and the square neckline
was outlined. on both sides with
small seed pearls. The skirt fell
in soft folds and terminated in a
long train. Her veil of rosepoint
lace which fell to the end Of her
train was arranged from head
dress in coronet fashion. A shower
bouquet of valley lilies, white De-
light roses and gardeniaS COM
pleted the ensemble.
Preceding her to the altar were
Mrs. Robert Irwin Coleman of
this city as matron of honor,
Mrs. G. Merritt Beers Of Cheshire
and Miss Dorothy Louise Quinn
of Mount Vernon, N. Y, as brides
maids, and her cousin, Carol Isa-
bell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter Isabel of Naugatuck, as flower
girl. The matron of honor wore
a gown of cyclamen faille with a
square cut necklinefi fitted bodice
and bouffant skirt. The sleeves
were short and puffed. Her head
dress consisted of a small tongue OF
flowers shading from pale pink to
deep cyclamen. Her bouquet con-
sisted of golden rapture roses, Ber-
tina Bauer snapdragons, apple BIOS
SONS, snapdragons and Wedgewood
iris.
The bridesmaids wore frccks OF
hyacinth blue faille, identical in
style to the matron of honor's
and toques of blue flowers in
shaded tones. Their flowers were
Token roses. The little flower girl
Bertha Bauer snapdragons, apple
blossoms, Wedgewood iris and wore
a miniature model of the brides
maids gowns and carried nose
gay Of Token roses, Wedgewood iris
and snapdragons. Her toque was a
combination of the cyclanen and
hyacinth blue flowers.
MIR. Wood had John Neville
Carley of Watertown for his best
/ man and for his ushers his cousin,
Frederic Wood of this city, Warren
L. Hall, I'd, OF New Britain and G.
Merritt Beers Of Cheshire, former
local residents; Frank Alhrotht OF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19

New York, Herbert Clark of Water
town and j. Howard Whittemore
of Naugatuck, the latter, cousin
of the bride.
Receiving with the bridal party
at the reception were Mr.. and Mrs,
Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs. Wood. A
gown of ashes of roses, crepe, sill
yer trimmed and corsage of Chat
tleya orchid corsage was worn by
the brides mother while the BRIDE
groom'S mother was dressed in
grey crepe with small bead trim.
Single blue violets made up her cor
sage.
A reception for members Of the
immediate families and close friends
was held at The Roseanne following
the ceremony.
Mr.. Wood and his bride viii
make their home at jackson
Heights, l.. l., upon their return
from their wedding trip. The bride
is travelling in an equa wool dress
a squirrel coat, an aqua wool hat
with squirrel trim and gray acces
series. Her corsage was of Gym
bidium orchids.
Mr.. Wood is a graduate OF
Syracuse university and is as
ISOLATED with the Waterbury Tag
Co., in New York city. His bride
is a graduate of Saint Margaret's
school and is a member of the
Junior League of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19

In one family of seven sons and
four sons-in-law In France nine are
with the colors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
Contract Bridge
ELTON CONTRACT CLUB

Top scorers in the Friday after
noon session of the Elton contract
club conducted by Mrs. william
Sherman Smith were: Mrs. M. H.
Toomey and Mrs. j. B. Kelsey, 112;
Mrs. Charles Webb and Mrs. S. M
Main, 102 1-2; Mrs. Raymond Pidge
and Mrs. H. J. Stettbacher, 80 IL
and East and West Mrs. DeWayne
France and Mrs. Franklin Wright
119 Ia; Mrs. Edward Balthazar and
william Main, 108; Mrs. John Ivory
and Mrs. Peter German, 105.
The standing to date is as follows
Toomey-Kelsey, 458; Pidge-C Collins
Asst 1-2; Webb-S haler, 405 and East
and West Ivory German, AIS; Bal
thazar-Meyers, 407 liz and Riley
York tied with Wright-France 400.
In the Elton team of Four Match
conducted on Saturday afternoon
top scorers were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Preusser, David Miller and
william Sherman Smith, IS and
Alvin Davis, Herman Rehm, Fred
erick Smedley and David Babson,
121 IL.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
. McKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Not All Card Players Are Crazy-But Card Games Help
Cure Insanity
BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY
Americas Gard Authority

The use of card games as all aid
in treating certain types of mental
cases has received considerable
publicity in recent years. But his
tory shows that this use of cards
is almost as old as cards them
selves. In fact, one of the Oldest
written references to playing cards
in Europe concerns the cost of
painting deck for that poor, mad
king of France, Charles vi. The
references is found in the register
of the Chambre DIES Complies for
1892, and states that Sc soils Parisis
were paid to one Jacquemin Grin
gonneur for painting three packs of
cards lin gold and diverse colors,
ornamented with many devices, for
the diversion of our Lord, the King"
In today's hand West. with his
four clubs and the ace-queen of
hearts, was justified in doubling the
five-club, contract, but the declarer
made the hand with the following
play.
He won the opening lead with the
ace Of spades in dummy, and led
the singleton diamond. which East
won with the ace. The spade re-
turn was trumped by declarer, and
a small diamond ruffed in dummy.
A low club was played and East
showed out. Declarer won and led
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
Personal

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Neal Karr of
Bridgeport werewolf END guests of
Mrs. Karr's mother, Mrs. George
Boomer OF Hewlett street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Thompson
Of Wilson street are spending several
days in New York City.
The Waterbury Teachers asso-
citation will meet in Crosby high
school this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The meeting was originally sched-
uled for last Monday, but was post
poned because Of the holiday.
A meeting of the Trianone club
was held on Thursday evening al
the Y. M. G. A. during which time
a talk on hair styling was given
Those attending were: Mary Shug.
rue, Peggy Galbraith, Christine
Hunter, Rose Crosby, Evelyn Don.
ahue, Ruthe Davie, Marge Kelley
Marge Kopp, Mary Killian, Betty
Horgan, Helen Gerulis, Anne O'Neill
Marion Ryan, Dorothy MCGOWAN
Dorothy Geraghty, Eleanor O'Neill
Margaret O'Neill, Anne Bowie and
Mrs. Edward Green, club advisor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19

diamonds, forcing West to trump
Dummy over-trumped, the queen OF
trumps was cashed and small
heart led.
West won with the ace and re-
turned the queen, but South
trumped, picked up the last trump
with his ace, and all of the dia-
monds were good.
NEXT: Why Ireland still refer:
to the six Of hearts as "Grace's
Gard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
Weddings
Finnish Countess
Guest LitchfeId

The Countess Spare, sister Of
Baron Mannerheim, communicable
chief Of the Finnish army, is 10 be
guest Of honor at q large buffet
luncheon to be given for the benefit
Of the Finnish Relief at the Itch
field School for Young Boys, Litch-
field, Conn, Wednesday, Feb
ruaTy q. Charles Frederick Brusie
and Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Everett
SarcEa, heads Of the school, have In
Yited guests from many Of the neigh
boring towns and cities to meet the
Countess Spare, who viii speak
briefly after luncheon on the Finnish
situation.
The Womens Missionary Circle Of
St Paul'S n. e. Church viii meet on
Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
at the home Of Mrs. william Magee
Of Wood street. The meeting was
previously postponed. The official
board of the church viii sponsor a
Washington Birthday supper on
Thursday eTening from to
O'Clock at the church rooms. Due to
the supper the Ladies Aid win meet
on Thursday instead Of Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Sigma Della Tau Sorority held
their weekly meeting at the home of
Misses Rose and Ethel Militia. Plans
were made for hayride to be held
In the near future. Members attend
ing were: Marguerite Cantin, Lois
Candee, Viola Carserino, Mary Car
serino, and Rose and Ethel Militia.
The next meeting viii be held at
the home Of Miss Lois Candee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19

A daughter Ann Louise was born
yesterday at st. Mary's hospital to
Captain and Mrs. James p. Walsh
of Waterville street.
Mrs. Joseph w. Dews of Seminole
avenue is convalescing at st. Mary's
hospital following a major operation.
Mrs. Merrill H. Bloomberg of
Pittsburgh, Pa, spent the weekend
with her mother Mrs. Rebecca Plut-
xix Of Cooke street previous to leav-
ing with DR.. Bloomberg for vaca-
ton in Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles F. McNiff Of
this city have been spending a few
days in New York City.
john w. O'Donnell of the Hodsor
Hotel is spending a two weeks vaca-
iton with his nephew, DR.. Edward
ODonnell and Mrs. ODonnell in
Wilmington, Delaware.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19

The Women's Get Together Club
of the Third Congregational church
will meet at the parish hall this
evening. A special meeting for MEM
bers has been called for 7:30 o'clock
ard will be followed by card play
ing,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19
CORNELL CONTRACT

CORNELL CONTRACT CLUB
In a new series of Friday after
noon sessions of the Cornell Con-
tract Club conducted by Mrs. John
G. Moriarty top scorers were: North
and South: Mrs. Joseph Erwin and
Mrs. Frank OLeary, 81 1-2; Mrs.