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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-29
COME FROM BEHIND
in FINAL MINUTES
SPRINGFIELD SCORING
ACE COLLECTS Is
OF TEAMS POINTS

The capable Olivia quint will
come here Friday night to COM
plete the schedule of the Cardin-
ais who revenged their lone de-
feat of the season by defeating
Springfield High school "a to %
in a breath-taking finish Tuesday
evening.
Two timely baskets by Elmer
Diekmeier and free toss by Ell
dis Lang in the last three minutes
Of. play brought victory but the
performance OF the scrappy Field
ars left no doubt in the minds of
fans but what they will be factors
n the district tournament.
w. Potter, Springfield scoring
face, was the Cards main worry
garnering 18 of his teams %
points. For Redwood, Duea led
with Is markers and Lang and
Diekmeier followed with eight
and ssven.
V. Potter snagged the first
basket, Lang tied the score with
i one hand shove and Duea made
good two free losses.
Kruger knotted the count,
Duea gave the Cards a two point
lead again with accurate free
throws and minute later count
ed from the field. Sellner con-
nected with a long side swish and
v. Potter tied the score moment
later. w. Potter gave the Kraut-
ers a point lead but Lang swished
one from the field as the quarter
ended, Redwood 10, Springfield 9.
Hoffman counted once from the
gift line and w. Potter again tied
the count from back court. Lang
tipped in one after Hoffman at
tempted free throw and w. Pot
ter counted a gift toss, for the
only points of the second quarter.
Score: Redwood Ii, Springfield
IL.
Duea and Diekmeier scored
quickly in the second half. w.
Potter netted once and Lang made
good from the hole. Then Schmid
connected, Duea retaliated from
the side and w. Potter and Sellner
both swished the net to knot the
score at 20. Diekmeier counted a
gift throw, but w. Potter gave the
visitors a "a to 81 lead at the third
quarter with two shots from the
side.
Potter again connected to give
his team the biggest margin of the
game but Lang cut it with gift
throw and Duea scored on neat
take-away and dribble down the
floor. Stensvad netted a free throw
ard seconds later scored from the
field to regain the lead for tne
Cards.
The game hung in the balance
as w. Potter connected again but
Diekmeier and Lang added the
badly needed points.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-29

Free throws missed-Koepp 4, Cas-
key, Olson, Corbett, Venema 2, Zim-
mermann 5, Peterson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-29

With record of I6 victories i'm
IL starts, Morgan High schools
cage squad is expected to be a
standout team at the district
tournam ent here next week. The
defeat was by one point, to Sleepy
Eye. Monday night Morgan took
On the Lamberton quints in a
dOubleheader, the first string east
siders winning 80 to "a and the b
team. 20 to 81.
The squad standing from left to
right includes: Paul Leonard, Ben
Gruendemann, Fred Lamp, Fred
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-29
Redwood Teams Win
Over MOntevideO
And Granite Falls

Teams representing Redwood
Falls won three inter-city bowling
matches during the week.
Montevideo men and women
teams lost their matches here
Friday night, as the Redwood
Falls men slashed 2,507 pins to
1898 for the visitors. The wo-
mems match was closer, 2,040 to
2,010.
Bowling a return game at Mon
tevideo against Granite Falls Sum
day, Redwood had a 1883 to
2,317. margin in three games.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-29
81 Enter Tourney

Fifty-two bowlers, with more
expected, had entered the March
Winds tournament scheduled for
Friday afternoon and evening at
the Community Alleys, up to
Wednesday night. Members of
mer's leagues are eligible for the
singles event, for which handicaps
will be two-thirds the difference
between first half league aver
ages and 1876.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-29
PLAYS WITH sPARKLERs

Wallace Zimmerman, Redwood
Falls High school coach, will play
with the Rock Springs Sparklers
of Shakopee, in the AAU basket
ball tournament at the Mime
apolis Ascension club this week
end.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-29

March 5-Botsfords VS.. Aunes, CAL
leas VS.. Lauterbachs, Red & White
VS.. Cox Oil.
200 Bowlers: A. Sheffield 204, w.
Braker 20s, w. Wothe I'll.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-29

February 29-Walts VS.. Ink Sling
ers, Red Owls vs. Farmers, Holm
bergs VS.. Court House.
200 Bowlers-R. Baldwin 236 Qea-
que record), III. Ahrens 205.
win, 603; Single game, Waits Market,
S55: Three games, Waits Market,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-02-29
VICTORY FIVE VICTORIOUS

The Victory Five won again,
humbling the Springfield seconds
% to 10 in the prelim game.
Eleven Redwood players and IL
Springfield boys saw action. The
Victory Five was ahead 8 to at
lalf-time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
GRAND JURY FOR
 SAITKOWSKY CASE
High Sheriff Slavin Picks l6-WiII Name Other
 Two Saturday

J. Edward Slavin, high sheriff of New Haven county, today an- nounced the names of Is persons who will serve on grand jury of Is to consider a murder indictment against John Saitkowsky, Cheshire reformatory trusty, in the superior court here Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
 Sheriff Slavin said he will an- nounce the names of the two other jurors tomorrow when ne will have learned whether they will be able to serve.
 The 16 jurors announced today are:
 Frank Butler. of Waterbury. Mitchell Meyers, of Waterbury. William B. Moore, of Waterbury c. Dana Tyack, of Waterbury. Finton Phelan, Sr., chairman of the Waterbury board of fire com missioners.
 Walter Jarvis, personnel man for the Chase company.
 Maurice J. Rousseau. of Water bury.
 Judge Thomas Weary, of Nauga- tuck.
 John H. Breen. of Naugatuck.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
EMULATION OF
 SENATE, HOUSE
Democrats Lead lO5 Seats in House, 36 Seats in
 Senate

New York. Nov. 8-CUPD-Final Congressional returns from Tues days election today revealed a Democratic house majority of i05 seats and a margin of 36 in the Senate. Nearly complete returns as tabulated by the United Press gave a popular vote for all presidential candidates of 48.i29.82e.
 The last congressional contest de- termined was in the Washington 4th district where Democratic Rep Knute Hill was reelected over Prank Miller. Republican.
 The party divisions in the new Congress which will convene Jan. 3 i7 days before President Rooseyelt's third inauguration. were as follows Senate, Democrats 60. Republican, 2e, Independent 1 and progressivs |; House Democrats, 268. Republl' cans. i03. Prosressives 2 and Amerl. Icon Labor 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
CHAMBERLAIN IS
 VERY CRAVELY ILL

London, Nov. S-CUP) - Neville Chamberlain, former prime minis ter, was described today as "grayely ill"
 The former prime minister re- signed from the cabinet recently be- cause of illness, but he denied re- ports that he would go to California in an effort to recover his health.
 Chamberlain is T. He was prime minister throughout the critical period leading up to the war and was representative of policy of "appeasement" at one time.
 Later, when the war started, the conservative leader called for fight to the finish against Nazism.
 Chamberlain'S condition was dis closed in a letter by his wife to the British Press Association saying:
 MT. Chamberlain's strength has been failing in the last few days and he is now gravely ill."
 The former prime minister is in the country, where he has been resting since he resigned the Lord Presidency of the council.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08

The record of The Washington Merry -Go-Round for predicting presidential elections remains at 100 per cent with its correct fore- cast, published in The Waterbury Democrat last Saturday, Of a third term victory for President Roose- welt.
 In i036 Drew Pearson and Rob- ert S. Allen vent 0ut on a limb with . landslide prediction for MT. Roosevelt. This year they pitted their political acumen against one Of the most hard-fOnght elections in history. and came through again at a time when elaborate nation. wide polls and surveys were still eoifekslng their uncertainty.
 As late as Monday. November {. the public opinion polls of Geerge Gallup and Eline Roper ef "FeF- tune. whle showing q slight lead
 f0g President Roosevelt. were still
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08

as Cologne. Dusseldorf, Oberhausen, Duisberg and the strategic Dort- mund-Ems canal, the communique said. The British also attacked German occupied territory, nclud- ing Dunkirk, France, an invasion base, and a German submarine base at Lorient.
 With the latest attacks, it was disclosed, the British bombers to date have made more than 2,000 specific raids on Germany and Ger man occupied territory. About 75o raids have been directed against Germany itself. Attacks on synthe- tic oil plants and refineries totaled 296. of which 28 were made on Ham, burg, 2s on Gelsenkirchen, 9 on Hanover, l2 on Magdeburg. l2 on Cologne and seven on Leuna.
 Air Ministry Reports
 Of last nights raids, the air min istry today said:
 Last night planes of the bomber command struck heavily at the armament and munitions works of the Krupps at Essen and inflicted severe damage to factories.
 Other forces of aircraft attacked a synthetic oil plant at Cologne and set a large part of 1t afire, Blast furnaces at Dusseldorf and Obenrhausen, docks on the Dort- mund-Ems Canal, the inland port of Duisburg and shipping in Dun kirk harbor also were bombed.
 Aircraft of the coastal and bomber commands carried out a
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
GREECE SEE-SAW FIGHT
British Planes, Guns BOl- ster Up Greece; Neither
 Side Seems Winning
BY LEON KAY United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Belgrade, Nov. 8.-(UP)-British airplane and anti-aircraft gun re- Inducements vital weapon against an Axis blitzkrieg-were re- ported bolstering Greek armies to- day in see-saw battle with Ital- ians along the soaked Albanian frontier zone
 Intensified aerial operations were reported by both sides. with the Greeks attacking the big Italian base at Porto Edda and setting an Italian ship atlre. Other reports said Italian planes were bombing La- rissa, Janina and other Greek tar gets.
 Unconfirmed reports said that the Greeks had resumed ther advance on the Koritza or northern front and taken the Albanian village of Hocista. 1A miles beyond the Devoli river. where an Italian major, four other officers and 59 men were cap- tured.
 Dispatches to the frontier town of Ohrid reported that civilians had been ordered to evacuate Koritza be- cause of bombardment by Greek ar tillery in the Morova mountains.
 Dispatches to the Jugoslav town of Bitolj this afternoon said that, after week of good weather, rain had fallen again on the Koritza front.
 British anti-aircraft guns were re- ported to have reached the Greek troops fighting on the Koritza sector and also to have been set up in towns in the rear lines, such as Florina, which have been heavily bombed by the Italians.
 (The movement of British anti aircraft guns toward the front indi- cated extensive preparations by the British to give the Greek defenses every aid. It was lack of anti-air-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
ATTORNEY TED
 CARMODY NAMED
Will Become Prosecutor of Naugatuck Borough
 Court on Monday

Attorney Terence c. Ted" Car. mody, formerly of Waterbury, will become prosecutor of the NaugatucS borough court on Monday, 1t was learned today. He will succeed At torney Claremont I. Tolles, who has submitted his resignation effective as of Nov II. Judge Thomas Neary told The Democrat that There will be change in the court on Mon- day" but said he was unable tc state Of exactly what nature. How ever, from other reliable sources the planned appointment of MT Carmody was learned.
 Attorney Tolles plans to go tc Florida for the winter. He took over the prosecutorship after the death of James L. Dalton some months ago Attorney Carmody, member of a prominent Waterbury legal family has been a resident of Naugatuck for the past several years. He is a graduate of Crosby High School Holy Cross college and Yale Law school. He is affiliated with the law firm of Carmody. Larkin and Tor rance. Both MT. Tolles anG MT. Car mody are Republicans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
Washington Merry Co., Round Election Prediction
 Only Forecast To Come Through 100 Percent Right

in electoral votes, despite the closeness of the popular vote, pointing out how slight majorities in the big states would give the successful candidate whole blocs of electoral votes. Many states" they said, "are very likely to be decided by such narrow squeaks"
 The marrow squeaks" they pre- dicted were actually registered in at least fifteen states, including the pivotal blocs delivered by New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey. Illinois, and Wisconsin.
 Follow Pearson and Allen every day in the Waterbury Democrat Tomorrow The Washington Mer- ry-0o-Round presents several in- tereSting prediction and cam. paign sldellghts together with a special anti-eleetion speculation. Watch for it tomorrow-Today's regular column appears on page &
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
Ouestionnaires Given 219 Waterbury Youths
Must Be Filled Out for Return to Their Local Draft Boards Inside Next Five Days-First Pre-
 liminary to Selection ~

Questionnaires to determine whether they will be placed on the list for call to years military training or whether trey shall be placed Sin deferred claSsifications were in the hands of 2l9 Waterbury young men today to be filled out and returned to their draft boards within five days. Additional ques- tionnaires were being sent out to- day, and the process will be con- tinued until approximately 10 per- cent of the total local selective serv- ice registration have been sent the forms.
 Advisory boards, which will aid the registrants in filling out their questionnaires, were appointed last night by Governor Raymond E. Baldwin. One of these boards will function in each of the four local draft districts.
 Volunteers Waning
 Enthusiasm on the part of would-be volunteers in Waterbury seems to be waning. Several of those who earlier asked that they be listed as willing to volunteer for a years training have notified their boards of a change of mind during the past day or two. However, board members believe that there will be enough volunteers to make up the first local quota, which will leave with other Connecticut regis trants on November Is.
 Physical examinations will be begun by the local medical boards early next week. Those selected for serivce will also be given additional physical examinations at the state induction center, Hartford.
 Colonel Ernest Averill, director of the State Selective Service Board, has asked that Arlmistice Day par ades about the state Sunday and Monday have Preparedness" as their name and be dedicated to the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
Pearson And Allen Definitely Called The Turn Three Days In Advance

the political situation elsewhere.
 They were remarkably accurate in naming the doubtful" states that decided the contest. and in estimating the trend that gave the President much smaller pros portion of the popular vote than in 1886.
 Some of the states they assigned to Mir. Willkie or chased as lean- ing his way went to Mir. Roosc- welt. but by a whisker In each case. Short Of supernatural prophecy, Pearson and Allen had come as close as possible to calling the turn before the actual votes were counted.
 They also predicted the poS- slbiiily oi an apparent "iandslide"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
Mrs. Quinn Dies
 From Her Injuries

Mrs. Catherine Quinn, 69, of 213 Woodland avenue, died at 2:47 this afternoon at the St. Mary's hospital where she was admitted after she sustained fractured skull more than two weeks ago. Her name has been on the danger list ever since and earlier this week she showed a slight change for the better but 1t did not last.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
PLANTED BOMB INTENDED FOR DOCTOR ALONE Dr. E. H. RebhOrn Is Health Inspector for City of
 Scranton DISMISSED EMPLOYE
 UNDER SUSPICION l0-Year-Old Youth, I7. Year-Old Girl Blown
 Up in Auto

Scranton, Pa, November g. - (UP) - An employe dis missed a month ago from the Municipal Hospital for Con- tagious Diseases was ques- toned today in connection with a bomb explosion that killed the son and daughter of Dr. E. H. Rebhorn, Scran- ton health inspector. Dr. Renhorn's son, William, 19, and his daughter, Lois, IT, were killed last night when a bomb exploded as they entered their fathers automobile. The explosive had been attached to the car in an apparent effort to take the fathers life.
 IS was reported that the suspect whose Identity was not disclosed sent threats to Dr. Rebhorn on at least one occasion. The physician is 6 staff surgeon at the Municipal Hospital.
 However. a minor police official Investigating the fatal blast that rocked Scranton's most fashionable neighborhood, said he doubted the man would do a thing like this The official indicated there was It. tie evidence against the man.
 Doctors Life Sought
 Police agreed, however that the bomb was attached to the automo- bile In an effort to aSsassinate the health inspector.
 They investigated the possibility that some anthracite miner might have sought Dr. Rebhorn's life be- cause of adverse testimony given by him in workmen's compensation cases. It was pointed out that the physician frequently testified in such trials and that revenge might be a possible motive for an attempt on his life.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
Flying FOrtresses, Other Planes, Arms, Ammuni- ton Included in List 26,OOO PLANES TO
 GREAT BRITAIN President Issues Sharp Rebuke About Make=Up
 of His Cabinet
BY JOHN A. REICHMANN United Press Staff Correspondent)

BY JOHN A. REICHMANN United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Washington, November 8. - (UP) = President Roose- welt announced today that half of this nations war plane production would be made available to Britain and Can- ada and the federal prioritieS board immediately granted the British government per- mission to negotiate for the purchase of 12,000 new air. craft.
 The President said he has estab- lished a rule of thumb whereby 1t would be possible for the British and Canadian armed forces to get one- half of the flying fortresses," and other fighting planes. together with arms and ammunition, rolling off American assembly lines.
 In four-paragraph statement issued about an hour later, the pri" critics board announced that per- mission had been granted to Britain to dicker for purchase of additional planes which British officials here are seeking.
 MT. Roosevelt had disclosed the British plans in campaign speech winch he delivered in Boston last week. At that time, he revealed that he was asking the priorities board to come to a quick decision on the matter.
 50-50 Division
 The Presidents rule of thumb on British and Canadian war purchases meant that the United States would get exactly 50 per cent of the total plane output, or about 5 per cent less than it has been gett' since the start of the rearmament pro- gram.
 His reference to planes on the as.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08

The increased casualties 1T merchant shipping is believed tt reflect these new difficulties anc foreshadow the seriousness of the struggle. Whereas, up to the month of May, total merchant shipping losses were slightly above an aver age of 50,000 tons week, in recent weeks they have been tfice as high
 Short of Destroyers
 It is apparent from recent utter ances by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, former first sea lord, Lord Chatfeld, and A. V. Alexander, first lord of the admiralty, that one of the admiralty's biggest problems is the shortage of sufficient destroyer tonnage to meet this menace.
 Growing convoy duties, the eXten- sion of active warfare to the Medi- terranean and the increased operat- ing efficiency of U-boats as the re- suit of the new bases acquired has placed a premium on destroyers
 Churchill's remarks on the need for Irish bases discloses that an additional steaming radius of 200 or 300 miles is of the greatest impor- tance. However, there is no indica- ton that Churchill is contemplating new steps to acquire such bases. It is noteworthy that Irish leaders are adhering steadfastly to Fires neu- trality and threatening to fight the first belligerent forcibly entering Fire to seize bases.
 Alexanders recent speech repeat ed gratitude for the 50 over-age destroyers traded to Great Britain by the United States and 1t was noted that he said Britain would gladly accept as many more as the United States could spare.
 British War Fleet
 At the outbreak of the war Bri- tain had ITS destroyers, France had 59 destroyers and Germany had 65 submarines. Britain has announced the loss of 34 destroyers in action to date, and has also lost France s 59 However, these losses have been compensated by acquisitions from Holland, Norway, the United States and now from Greece.
 With the entry of Greece into
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
COP CHAIRMAN TO
 QUIT HIS POSITION
Benjamin E. HarwOOd Will Resign; Two Names Are
 Mentioned
BY JACK AMMAN United Press Staff Correspondent)


 Hartford, Conn, Nov. 8-CUP)- Republican State Chairman Benja- min E. Haywood will resign soon the post he had held since 1887, it was learned today.
 A call for a meeting of the par tvs state central committee will be issued shortly at whichc Harwood will submit his resiginaton 1t was understood in reliable quarters These sources reported Harwood's $ letter of resignation already has been written.
 There was no indication as to a successor.
 A revival of talk was heard about the possibility of naming a paid state chairman who would work full-time ta a salary of perhaps $7500 to $10,000 annually. The state central committee some time ago discussed this proposal but took no action. It may come up again for consideration in short time.
 Harwood Had Told Them It was understood in high-raking Republican quarters that Harwood indicated, before election day, he would retire win, lose or draw" He was believed to have reiterated this decision the day after election.
 Party leaders were heSitant about discussing the future. Gov, Ray
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08

refusing to commit themselves. others. such as the Dunn survey and Emil Hurja's "Pathfinder" poll. predicted victory for Mir. Willkie.
 Pearson and Allen. however. def- initely predicted the reelection Of President Roosevelt three days in advance. They stated flatly that t would be almost impossible for Willkle to overcome the big bloc Of states which Roosevelt had fin the bag-amd named the states.
 The Merry.u uo-R Round made this prediction only after 6 month Of intensive travel throughout various paris of the country. The authors took iurnE. enc remaining % Washington. the other surveying
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-08
FISH CONGRATULATES

Peekskill, N. Y, November g. - (UP) Representative Hamilton Fish, Republican, New York, tele- graphing congratulations to Presi- dent Roosevelt, signed himself, Fish, or Martin, Barton and Fish. "
 Chester D. Pugsley. local Demo- cratic leader, revealed that Fish sent the message election night. The sessage also offered Fish's support of New Deal defense policies "ex- cept involment in wars abroad"