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Evening star., 1940-08-04
Churches
for
Virginia Wesner
And Mr.. Whitehead
Are Married

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Evening star., 1940-08-04
Miss Clara Sheppard Bride
OF Mr.. Eugene Eldridge.

Miss Clara Sheppard, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Vance Sheppard
of Greenville, S. c. and Washington
was married June 9, at Emory
Methodist Church. to Mr.. Eugene
Russell Eldridge, son of Mrs. Ed
ridge and the late Mr.. William w.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
BRITAIN REVEALS
WARSHIPS DAMAGED
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speech On a day in which the wars
tempo increased sharply on the air
and economic fronts. These things
happened:
The royal air force made it's long.
est reconnaissance flight of the
war, over Berlin, other parts of
Germany and the Baltic, and later
secuted over Helgoland blight, los.
ing one bomber in the second ex.
petition.
German warplanes made a mass
flight over Paris, causing a 81.
minute raid warning-the first of
194O-but dropping no bombs in
one OF the wars most daring raids.
German bombers raided England's
east coast and British fighter planes
shot one down off the mouth OF
the Firth of Forth in Scotland and
a second off the coast of Northum,
berland.
Seeks to Stem Leaks
At the same time Britain's Co.
nomic army without banners strove
to stem leaks in the far-flung block.
ade around Germany, especially re.
gardlng shipments of tin and rub.
Der from the United States to Rus.
sia-possibly for re-export to Ger.
maryland of Swedish steel des.
tined for the German armament
factories.
Churchill, whose speech was oc.
casioned by his request for admir-.
atty appropriations, gave commons
an added tonic by remarking-al.
most casually-that one German
submarine had certainly been sunk
in the last two days and two al
most certainly"
He warned, however, Of newly.
built German U-boats coming lin.
~creasingly into play" but asserted
they would be met by new craft
specially adapted to their destruc-
ton"
The first war lord placed Ger
man submarine losses at IS, at
least, during the wars first four
months and said that the net Brit.
ish shipping destruction was less
than 200,O 600 tons out of a total Of
p, 600, 900 tons. The net loss is the
difference between tonnage sunk
and new tonnage put into commits
sion.
Churchill proudly indicated the
superiority of the British battle
fleet, despite the damage he said
was done to the 3~3,95O-ton flag.
ship Nelson, considered the might
lest British man-of-war, by a mag.
netic mine in December and to the
81, 100-ton Barham by a torpedo,
presumably also in December.
The secret of the Gripping of
these two ships was well kept and
only now had leaked into Germany
after the knowledge was Of no i'm
portance, Churchill said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
WIN
IN OHIO ELECTION
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republican, chose wealthy Mrs.
Frances P. Bolton owe Anthony (.
Fleger 40,sS2 to 24,348.
McGreggor succeeds Ashbrooks
uncle, William A. Ashbrook, demo-
crat, who died Jan. 1. Mrs. Bolton
succeeds her husband, Chester C.
Bolton, who died Oct. 20.
McGreggor, 43-year-old contractor
who has been republican floor lead
er in the Ohio house, promptly hail
ed the result as showing "a general
trend away from the New Deal"
eff the result in the 18th Dis
trict is to be taken as an indication
of the general trend, as has been
emphasized by both democrats and
republicans, then there is every rea-
son to look forward to an early re-
turn of sane government and pros.
perity throughout the nation" he
stated.
Ashbrook, a banker, declared Gov.
John w. Bricker called the special
poll for tn sole purpose Of giving
his legislative rubber-stamp and err
rand boy whatever advantage might
be derived from this hurried-up-elec-
tion." Arthur L. Limbach, state de-
mocratic chairman, said November
elections would tell a different
stor/".
Tie elections we're declared by
Gov. Bricker to reflect "Ohio's re-
sentiment at the treatment it has
received at the hands Of the New
Deal"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
ROOSEVELT URGES
GREATER DEFENSES
In CANAL ZONE
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planes. About half the total of each
recommended by the army-navy
joint board or actually authorized
had been delivered so far, he said.
The President stated he had DIS
cussed in general long range canal
defense at a conference aboard the
Tuscaloosa with Panama's president,
Augusta Boyd, and that they were
in complete agreement.
Both the Presidents told newsmen
that Panama Canal defense was a
matter of vital interest, not only to
the United States and Panama but
to I'll Latin America.
II think we are all in the same
boat" said President Boyd. latin
America must cooperate with the
United States in the defense Of the
canal because we all would lose n
questionably by its destruction -
Panama first Of all. We are in there
a hundred per cent as far as CO.
operation is concerned, of course
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28

water swept through their tenn
porary shelters. In another migra-
tory camp near Marysville, $50
persons were removed to higher
ground.
The 500 persons in Pescadero, so
miles south of san Francisco, found
their town under water at the
dawn of the wet, gray day.
Highways in the flood area were
impossible in many instances be-
cause of water racing over the
roadway, or because normally dry
creekbeds, suddenly swollen beyond
limit Of the banks, had slashed
great gorges in the pavement, or
carried away bridges and culverts.
Despite the grave danger to hun
dreds of persons, and the peril of
the rescues, no loss of life had
been reported.
No M could count the damage,
but great destruction to crops, and
some livestock, was inevitable.
Three Southern Pacific lines were
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
MYSTERY CLOUDS
HGRND0N Staying
p,tb Son-In-Law, Daughter
n Wake Woman Re-
nudiate Confessions

r1cH Feb. 27.-(P-Mystery
%.Ihrarnding the Staying of a 5o-year-
slElv Tare county farm woman took
Old w" bizarre twist today when
ano'D sor s~on.in-law and her daugh-
bo'D m,diated confessions previously
tsI .,i5l,ted to them by officers.
c,roner Roy NJ. Banks said the
..Sond and wife, Mr.. and Mrs
hs,5row Cotton, told him they con-
"~ in order to keep suspicion
.o .Mrs Cotton raised her hand to
son and told us, God knows, !
nsa do it, " the coroner said. Cot
'u crossed his heart and said, I
ln that I didn't shoot her."
iS rasov,s development followed this
.,,nence of events:
sSG on February 10, Mrs. Mary Lee
,srrdon was found dead in a barn
ber home in nearby Carpenter,
u.onnd in her side. She was lying
shotgun. and officials termed
he death a suicide.
uowever. later the woman's daugh'
Margaret Herndon Cotton,
sIorde, 2O-year-old mother of two
wall children, confessed and ex-
.,ained to officers hat she had
tssn Dtormented to death by mother
rr,iI T couldn't stand it,"
She said she hid in a sow shed
,rd when her mother entered an ad-
aiming feed room, she stuck the
.br+gun through a crack and fired.
Che said she then showed the gun
trough and her mother fell on it.
Then Yesterday, after a four-hour
Killing. Cotton, 27-year-old farmer,
.onfessed because l couldn't bear
n see my wife suffer for a crime
which l committed"
Margaret confessed to this crime
univ through her love to me-" he
said. " told her to do so, but l
never intended for her to be pun
shed for it,
Perplexed officials kept both the
wife and husband in Jail.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
WELLES DEPARTS
FOR SWITZERLAND
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\SoAAA0Su ASS oA4Oy
launched through the opening stages
the Presidents double -barreled peace
initiative.
American embassy attaches and
Celesia de Vegliasco, chief of proto-
col for the italian foreign ministry,
were at the station to see Welles
off. The undersecretary boarded his
train at 1880 p. m. and retired
Immediately.
Earlier, he had bid farewell to
United States Ambassador William
Phillips, his host during his Rome
stay.
Welles will reach Zurich in mid
afternoon today and proceed to
Berlin Thursday, arriving Friday
morning.
While Welles spent yesterday in
conferences with the British, French
and German ambassadors, Taylor
delivered to Pope Plus XII Mr..
Roosevelt's assurances of American
collaboration to bring together a
Europe divided against itself.
Welles, whose next stop on a
mission of inquiry is Berlin, round
ed out his inquiries here in infor-
NAL chats with the French, British
and German ambassadors following
hi7 'long and cordial talks yes
terday with Premier Mussolini and
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
Ciano.
Rejecting the informality of
these conversations was the simple
ceremony at which Taylor estab-
lished himself as Mr.. R~oosevelt's
channel Of communication" be-
tween the White House and the
Vatican.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
HITLER WILL TELL
WELLES OF CLAIMS
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lNuttllluIu oAAN
grippe, and probably will see Hitler
Saturday.
One foreign office official com.
menting or Welles' visit said I'VE
hope he is bringing a thick note
book"
II seemed probable Welles also
would confer lengthily with Hit.
ler's Crown prince" Field Mar
shall Hermann Wilhelm Goering. 1t
has become almost a part of proto-
col for visiting statesmen to be
Goering's guests when coming to
Berlin and his pivotal position as
German economic dictator m a k e S
him a natural source for foreigners
in quest of knowledge about the
Reich.
Hitler's speech last Saturday was
regarded by many as furnishing the
framework for his probable expo
sition of the German position to
Welies.
Then he left no doubt Germany
demands a free hand in middle and
southeastern Europe, at least in con-
tiguous nations to the east and
southeast and at least as far as
agreeable to Germany's two special
friends, Russia and Italy.
The Fuehrer also reiterated de.
fnands for return of the colonial
empire lost in the World war.
When Hitler goes after anything,
he does it thoroughly, he said Sat
urday. From this it may be ex-
pected Welles will sit with the
fuehrer a considerable number Of
hours, Hitler has a capacity for de-
tall and he probably will cite chap.
ter and verse.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
CANAL LOCK WORK
REQUEST REFUSED
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house recently refused to appropri-
ate 81, 900, 900 for a similar purpose
at Guam, also on the route to the
Orient. Members objected that the
Guam undertaking might lead to
trouble with Japan.
In all, the committee reduced the
chief executives estimate for the
War departments civil functions
for the year beginning next June 1
by SIG, sos, 6S3, recommending to the
house appropriation of $2O3, 472, 567.
The measure, which includes $780,
600, 900 for flood control and 6 6,721,-
$40 for rivers and harbors improve.
ment and maintenance, will be con-
sidered by the house tomorrow.
The committees new cuts raised
the total of congressional reductions
in presidential requests at this ses-
sio nof congress to more than $780,
600, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
Mrs. Bowers Recouers
$4,000 From Coast Line

WHITEVILLE, Geb. 81. M r S.
Mamie Bowers, of Cerro Gordo, to-
day recovered $4,000 from the At
lantic Coast Line railroad in the
death of her husband, Joe F. Bow
ers, nearly a year ago in a COM
promise settlement of her suit in
superior court here.
The woman's husband lost his
life last April when the automobile
which he was driving was struck by
an A. G. L. train in the Cerro Gordo
town limits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
ADVANCING SOVIET
ARMY SMASHES AT
VIIPURI SECTION
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draw southwaird to new positions
near Nautsi on the Norwegian from
tier IS miles south of Petsamo.
The Firms said, however, that they
had destroyed two Soviet tanks on
the northern front.
Finland's air force, becoming more
active on the offensive as we'll as
defensive, bombed an unidentified
air base and munitions depot far
behind the enemy's lines" the Fin
nish communique said reporting II
Soviet planes had been shot down.
Firms explained that their gen
eral tactics were to withdraw along
the Karelian Isthmus where 1t grows
narrower to give them a short de,
tense line and to inflict as great
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28

With immediate relief people well
come the fact that they can get q
rub which is extra powerful as a
counter-irritant, because Of its extra
medication.
Think of this when colds miseries
tighten their grip on you or your
family-Penetro is fast-it contains
2 to 3 times more medication than
any other salve sold nationally for
the relief of these same miseries.
If your medicine cabinet contains
no cold salve which can give you
such advantages, call your druggist
right away and order a jar of stain
less, white Penetro. Be prepared to
save minutes in those times when
minutes count just everything in
comfort and in added rest-which is
one Of natures own greatest aids in
fighting a cold. Get Penetro today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
Mrs. Claude Gaines
Passes In Lumberton

LUMBERTON, Feb. 81.
Claude Gaines, 20, Of Raynham, died
in a local hospital this morning.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the Raynham Baptist church.
Interment will follow in the church
cemetery.
She is survived by her husband
and three children.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
REDS REPORT GAINS

MOSCOW, Feb. 20 Wednesday,
N-The Red army command early
today reported it's forces were con
tlnu1ng to crash through the Fin
nlsh fortified zone of the Karelian
lsthmus and had captured 10 addi-
tlonal defensive Notifications in e
terday's operations.
Six Finnish planes were shot down
/ air battles, the regular commun-
ique said.
Text of the communique:
FEB. II, Karelian Isthmus, So
Wet troops, breaking through the
enemy's fortified zone, occupied 10
defensive Notifications, inclu d i n g
nine iron and concrete artillery
forts.
Other sectors of the front, moth.
ing of Importance.
In a number of areas, Soviet
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28

blocked, temporarily cutting rail-
service between California and the
Pacific northwest, and Gripping
service to Santa Cruz, Calf. Nine
trains were held up by a slide ut
Pollock. Four southbound trains
were at Dunsmuir, and five north
bound at Gerber.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
A RIDGE WINS

DURHAM, Feb. 27.-(P)-The Oak
6 Military school swimming
team defeated Dukes freshman tank
team 1927 in a meet held in the
Duke gymnasium pool here this aft
ernoon
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-@-
Weather bureau records of temner.
allure and rainfall for the "a hours
ending 8 p. M, in the principal cot
ton.growing areas and elsewhere:
SE6flQn HiUh II .o1u Droo
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28

casualties on the Russians as pos
sible.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
CALIFORNIA FLOODS
DRIVE MANY PEOPLE
FROM THEIR HOMES
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In the town Of Napa, IS miles
north of San Francisco, some 500
persons were rescued from flooded
homes by boats. The Napa river
had hurdled its banks, flooding hun
dreds Of acres, and the city was
confronted with another danger-a
high tide tonight.
At Winters, Is miles southwest
of Woodland, 800 persons in a
federal migrant camp were isolated
and marooned after two feet of
aviation successfully bombed til e
enemy's troops and military objec-
t1ves. Six enemy airplanes we're
brought down in air combats."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-28
DO YOU KNOW

That the first Fire Insurance
Company in America was a Mutual
Co., organized by Benjamin Frank
lin in 1852?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Former Deputy Aspires To Be State Comptroller John M Dove One of Connecticuts Best In- formed Men on States Finances Democratic
 Nominee for Of6ce-World War Veteran

John M. Dove of Danielson. Democratic candidate for state comptroller, is no stranger to the duties of the office he is seeking. From 1885 to 1939 he served as chief deputy to Comptroller Charles c. Swartz. By virtue of his experience, he is acknowledged to be one of Conencticut's best in- formed men on the administration of the comptrollership.
 In addition to his working knowledge of the office, Dove can point to a Connecticut heritage that few candidates can match. His family has been prominently identified with civic and business affairs in Wilndham County for many generations. His great grandfather, Amasa Dove, was a Democratic representative in the General Assembly of 1859, and his grandfather, Marshall P. Dove, was postmaster of Danielson dur ing President Grover Cleveland's administration.
 Born in Killingly September 1, 1896, Dove graduated from the Killingly High School. He was student at Brown University when the United States entered the World War. Like the Democrat gubernatorial candidate, Robert A. Hurley, Dove left college to enlist in the army. For eighteen months he served overseas with the 103rd Field Artillery of the famed Yan- kee Division.
 In 1881 and 1883 Dove repres- ented Killingly in the State Legis- lature. When the Windham County Democratic Organization was organized in 1881, he was elected secretary; later that same year he was advanced to the pres idency, post which he still re- tainS.
 Dove was a candidate for Con- gress from the Second District in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

This is one of series telling the story of your newspaper. The Waterbury Demo- crat has presented the articles in connec- ton with National Newspaper Week, Oct. 1-S.
 I'm your newspaper editor. am the man who is compelled every day to perform the impossible. Mine is the final responsibility for giving the people clear and truthful picture every day of their activities.
 double in brass. am an executive. l must keep smoothly functioning hetero- geneous staff of individualiSts. It is up to me to unruffle the prima donna, to spur the in- dolent, to correct the careless, and to com- municate enthusiasm to all
 T AM judge. On me is the responsibility of final decision on whether this story or that feature merits space, is fair, is in the public interest must serve my own business and the public interest always, yet am convinced that only if it serves the public interest can my business in the long run prosper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
REPORT MADE ON BRIDGE REP AIRS
Project Nears Completion Says Engineering
 Department

Repairs to the Washington avenue bridge will be finished within the next three weeks, Assistant City Engineer Henry Whitlock told the board of public works at a meeting last night The bridge has been closed to vehicular trafnc for the past several months.
 When the bridge was first closed, only temporary repairs were planned. Then 1t was claimed that an entire new structure was needed, and the subject was debated for several weeks. Finally 1t was said again that temporary repairs could be made, and they were started. The repairs are supposed to make the bridge usable for another two or three years.
 The Nv Haven Road Construc- tion Go. was given an extension of time to October 27 to complete the Watertown avenue paving project. Hearings on the installation of curbS and sidewalks on the east side fo the street will be held Oc- tober 15.
 4AAC 31OpCt4nC AOkklkAkuklkLy CkUU S request for extension of a sewer on Tracy avenue and continuation of the layout of Edgewodo avenue was referred to committee. Also referred to committee were complaints by James Verrastro of, Wolcott street concelning low water pressure, and Joseph Longo of Court street of lack of sewer facilities. The same course was followed with renewed complaints about extension of the Wayland avenue sanitary sewer be- yond Midland avenue. The request of Austin Drouin of Benefit street for permission to connect with nearby sewer was referred to the plumbing inspector, with power to act.
 Installation of new street lights, subject to approval of the board of aldermen, was voted. The lights are to be placed as follows:
 Oakville avenue, Bennett avenue, corner fo Lyman; Elliott street, Congress avenue extension, Sudbury street. Platts Mills road, Piedmont street extension, Hill avenue, Nev- file street, of Washington, Kramer avenue, back of Raymond, Shelton street, Macauley avenue, Walnut street extension, East Farms street, 1896 North Main street, Chase parkway, Stephana lane and Gar den Hill road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
l Am Your Editor

{ play no favorites. Mine is the task of attacking evil as I see evil, yet without injuring any man or woman of good will. Mine is the task of advancing Che good ss I see the good, yet without yielding to those who are more well-intentioned than informed.
 Because being informed on public affairs is part of my job, presume to offer counsel on such affairs Thoughtfnlly, even prayer fully, make it the best counsel my mind and heart can offer.
 T SERVE truth. know all too well that one mans truth is another mans false hood, and that absolute and final truth is not given to man. If cannot achieve that hope to assemble the materials in which every man may find his own truth.
 Something of all the news crafts clings to me. I am reporter, photographer, artist, news boy, special correspondent, printer, ad man little of all these in one. am glad and proud to serve my readers-and the truth.
 NEXT: Your Reporter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

(Please, God, help me to do itD With the first declaration of our Independence, our forefathers be- gan making a bowl. They had never made one before. They had nothing to make it of but the brown earth of America and the blue sky above, nothing to make 1t by but the fires they had kindled with flint and fagot.
 But they were through forever with impractical, unbecoming En- glish china. So they knelt together, mixed, shaped, patted, baked-and produced @ bowl of their own. It was not perfect It may not even have been beautiful, but it seemed so to them. It stood up sturdily on its pale brown base, and when they looked over its blue rim, down into the deepest part, the very heart of 1t, they saw brave. bright colors, in stripes, and a Selfiess, deathless shine of stars, which stood not only for what America was but for what she was going to be.
 We still have this same bowl. We have altered it constantly in shape and size, sometimes as much as we felt it needed, sometimes only as much as we were able. It is stsn not perfect. There are those now quick to tell us that it is still not beautiful. It has never yet held all the good things we should like to find in it.
 Sometimes, of our fish chowder, baked beans, corn meal mush, the greedy at the table have taken a glutton's share. But gluttons come naturally by their punishment. The important part is that the bowl is ours, that all which has gone into it is ours, that nothing has ever made change in it except our own hands-your hands and my hands directed by our own hearts-your heart and my heart. And not only Americans but the whole world now sees in it, more clearly than ever, that brave, bright,