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Evening star., 1940-06-24
Tickets for July a Fete
Are Placed on Sole

Tickets for Washington's Inde-
pendence Day celebration on the
Monument Grounds were placed on
sale today at the American Auto
mobile Association, Keystone Auto
mobile Club, leading department
stores and downtown hotels and
at the District Recreation Depart
ment, 1740 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. The 10000 available seats sell
for Is cents each.
Washington I. Cleveland, chair
man Of the Seating Committee of
the General Celebration Committee
said several hundred seats already
have been reserved.
Final arrangements have been
completed for the program, which
includes an address by Secretary OF
the Interior Ickes and a mammoth
fireworks display.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
S. Catholic ChopIoins
Of Prisons Meet Here

Catholic chapiainS who work
among the inmates of the Nation S
prisons are gathering here today
for a four-day discussion of their
work.
The institute is under the aus
pices of the Federal Bureau of
Prisons and the National Confer
ence Of Catholic Charities in CO.
operation with the National Cath
olic Welfare Conference. About SIS
chaplains are expected.
Three speakers are on the pro-
gram Of the opening session at
O'Clock tonight at the National
Catholic School of Social Service
at 2400 Nineteenth street NV.
They are the Most Rev. Charles
Hubert LeBland, Bishop of st.
Joseph, Mo: Matthew S. Mcclure,
assistant to the Attorney General,
and Msgr. Michael j. Ready, exec
utive secretary of the welfare con-
ference.
The sessions, to be held each day
through Friday, begin at $50 am.
and 2 pm.
Evening star., 1940-06-24


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Evening star., 1940-06-24
PoIicemon's Staying
Case Set for Trial

Clarence Blocker, "a, colored truck
driver, will be brought to trial July
IS on a charge of murder in the
shooting of Park Policeman Ivan
w. Thompson, under an order issued
by Justice F. Dickinson Lets today
in District Court.
Blocker was brought to court this
morning and Attorney George E. c.
Hayes announced that he was ap-
pearing as counsel for the man,
accused OF Staying the policeman on
June IA following an argument over
traffic.
Evening star., 1940-06-24

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Evening star., 1940-06-24
Prisoner Loses Fight
On Consecutive Terms

The United States Court of Ap-
peals today upheld the District Court
in refusing a writ of habeas corpus
for Jack Brosius, who is serving two
consecutive sentences in Lorton
Reformatory for robbery and assault
with a dangerous weapon.
Brosius had applied for the writ,
charging he was being held at Lor-
ton illegally because he had received
consecutive sentences totaling more
than year for two unrelated Of
fenses.
Turkey finds it difficult to get
Evening star., 1940-06-24
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All f1atwork lightly starched,
mended when needed, and care
fully ironed. Table linens and
other special pieces sized to give
proper body. Bath towels fluff
dried and folded. In short
Manhattan does ereruthinni
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Clothes Look Better
Wear Longer

Your things are sorted by types
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Evening star., 1940-06-24
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Evening star., 1940-06-24
Beuutify Your Skin
with old Of
Merc0Iized
Wax Cream

Lighter your complexion
and make it appear prettier.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
DEATH OF ITALIAN
HERO is MYSTERY

Cairo.-T'he death of Italian
Air Marshal Italo Balbo in a
flaming plane that plummeted
Friday at Tobruk, Libya, was
described by unofficial British
sources as mystery to the royal
air force.
The middle east headquarters
of the r. A. F. is expected to
issue a commQnique today on the
sketchy Italian report that Bal
DO and his crew died in the crash
of plane while on a non-fight-
ing mission. There was no dis
closure from either side to clari-
fly whether Balbo's plane crashed
accidentally, or was shot down.
or by whom.
British pilots who have been
over Tobruk in the past few days
were quoted as reporting they
saw a large plane burning on the
ground there Friday evening, but
that they did not shoot it down,
nor any other large plane like it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
THREATENS
TO HOLD NORWAY NAVY

London.-Germany has threat
ened to put Norway fully" I'M
der Nazi control and administra-
ton if the Norwegian Parliament
does not remove King Haakon
and his refugee government, now
in London said an'exchange tele-
graph British news agency dis
patch from Goteborg, Sweden.
The dispatch stated that Joseph
Terboven, German commissioner
for Norway, had demanded that
Parliament be summoned to GUST
King Haakpn and Johan N.Y.
gaardsvold, head of the refugee
government.
The Goteborg newspaper Pos
ten was reported as saying that
the king had been asked to abdi-
cate, and if new cabinet is not
formed, the Germans would take
over complete administration.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
FIVE LOST LIVES IN
TRAIN CRASH SUNDAY

Gretna, Va. - A southbound
Southern freight train smashed
into an automobile at the cross
ing here, Sunday, killing Pitts
ylvania county farmer, his two
daughters and their husbands.
The five dead:
r. J. Talbot, SIS, of the Gretna
area.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yeats, same adj
dress.
Mr.. and Mrs Bud Angle of Cas-
well county, Norths Carolina.
Both couples appeared to be in
their twenties.
The automobile, which Town
Sergeant G. r. Compton said was
driven by Angle, was headed to-
ward the town. The front wheels
of the car had barely cleared the
far rail whan the collision &C.
Cured. The smashed hulk of the
car was tossed Is yards.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
NOTED WHITE HOUSE
USHER DIED AT IS

Washington. - Gloom penetra-
ted the oval office of President
Roosevelt and misted the eyes of
White House employees Monday
for word had come that pat had
gone West"
Patrick .McKenna, IS, who had
ushered notables into the Presi-
dents office since the Theodore
Roosevelt administration, died
from kidney ailment-just 81
years to the day from the time
he joined the. White House staff
as assistant usher.
President Roosevelt publicly
incurred the passing of the short,
genial, red-haired chap, whom he
sometimes called ''The Admiral"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
MANY ARE KILLED IN
RUMANIAN UPRISING

Berlin.-D. B. NJ, official Ger
man news agency, reported this
week that several hundred per-
sons were killed Sunday in Ga
latiz, Rumania, when the Ruman-
ian army put down armed Jewish
uprisings.
The German radio listed the
number dead at about 600, with
many more wounded.
The radio said about ten lead
ers of a demonstration Sunday
morning were shot dead. Later
in the afternoon, it said, about
1000 persons, mostly Jews, ar
rived by train in Galati escorted
by Rumanian soldiers.
The radio said these were
mostly from Galati and Bucha-
rest, and were being returned
from nearby Bessarabia, where
they had gone to apply for Soviet
citizenship in that newly-ceded
territory.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
AT LEAST TEN ARE
DEAD IN TEXAS FLOOD

Halletsville, Texas.-Flood wa
tiers swept down the Colorado
Guadalupe and Lavaca rivers on
Monday night, leaving at least 10
persons dead, nine missing and
property damage estimated unof-
ficially at $5,000,000.
Meantime, cloudbursts in south
western Arkansas brought more
than six inches of rain in IL
hours, causing flash floods that
disrupted traffic and forced 200
residents of West Texarkana to
evacuate their homes in boats.
Moyar J. G. Traxler, of Hal
lettsville estimated damage here
alone totaled 100000. Low
lands were flooded through
south-central Texas and crops
washed out by deluges that to-
tailed upwards to 20 inches over
the week end.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
BOMB TOWNS
ON THE BRITISH ISLES

London.-German planes this
week hugled incendiary bombs
on thickly-populated areas OF
Britain as if in answer to Bri-
fish cleans of having won aerial
initiative and to former Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain's
assertion that any Nazi invasion
would be fought until invaders
or defenders are utterly des-
troyed."
The German planes ranged
over Scotland, England and
Wales to the accompaniment Of
thudding bomb blasts and the
gunfire of British fighter planes
and anti-aircraft batteries. Extent
of damage or casualties was not
disclosed.
The British said their raids had
seriously curtailed German in
dustrial output and in many cas-
es forced abandonment of night
factory shifts.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
RUSSIA WANTS TO HELP
WITH DARDANELLES

Budapest. Diplomatic circles
reported that Soviet Russia had
asked Turkey for permission to
participate in defense of the OAR
danelles, straits that link the
Black Sea and Mediterranean
This was interpreted as a def
mite indication that Russia has
embarked on a further program
of solidifying her defenses against
possible attack from the west
with a hold on the vital Darda-
nelles as a major Russian goal.
It intensified the belief that
Russia was prepared to try a far
reaching penetration into South
ern Europe, boldly clashing with
the interests of Germany.
This belief appeared to have
silenced other Balkan revisionist
claims that grew sharp when
Russia took over Bessarabia and
Northern Bucovina from Ruma-
MIA.
It was believed that Russia
now was prepared to make the
mos tot her opportunity, while
the axis powers are otherwise &C.
cupied, and take additional terri
tory as a shock absorber against
any future attacks on original
Russian territory.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
Store Is Robbed
AT N. WilkesbOrO

North Wilkesboro. = Yeggmen
blew the safe at the Goodwill
Department Store sometime Sat-
urday night or Sunday morning
and escaped with what was be-
lieved to be several hundred dol
lars and valuable papers owned
by N. B. Smithey, owner of the
store.
Police said the safecracking
was discovered by Smithey Sun
day afternoon. He was unable to
give an estimate of the amount
missing, but said it included re-
ceipts from Saturdays sales and
some cash used for change.
Officers said their investiga-
ton led them to believe that the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
ACTIVITY ALONG THE
EGYPTIAN BORDER

homeland and air fighting
of considerable activity" broke
out along the Libyan-Egyptian
border with. the Italian high COM
mand claiming occupation of eva
rious locilaties" and destruction
of four British planes.
The Italian communique repor-
ted capture of several positions
on the Cirenaica front, where Air
Marshal Italo Balbo crashed to
his death Friday.
considerable activity of our
columns in front of Cirenaica,"
said the communicate. "Various
localities were occupied by our
troops and attacks by enemy
motorized attachments were re-
PEELED"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
PUBLIC NOW PAYING
NEW NUISANCE TAXES

Washington, June 3O.-Mr. and
Mrs. American Consumer had
their first taste of the new de-
Tense taxes this week.
Here is the increase, and serv-
ices:
Toilet preparations, from 10 to
II per cent; automobiles, 3 to
3 IL per cent; radios, 5 to 5 1-2
per cent; mechanical refrigera-
tors, 5 to 5 IL per cent; matches,
5 to 5 IL cents thousand; cleo
trical energy, 3 to 3 IL per cent;
gasoline, in IL cents a gallon;
lubricating oil, 4 to IL cents a
gallon; playing cards, 10 to II
cents a pack; club dues and mi
tiation fees, 10 to II per cent.
Increases on liquor, beer and
cigarettes are the same as the
floor tax and will bring the taxes
on these products to So a gallon,
Sc a barrel and 6 IL cents a
package respectively.
These nuisance taxes" are ex-
pected to produce about $475,-
100000 of the billion dollars of
new revenue expected annually
from the defense tax bill. Most OF
the remainder will be derived
from the highest income taxes
payable next March IS.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
FIRST GERMAN WAR
PRISONERS IN CANADA

Quebec.-A motley shipload of
Britain's prisoners of war, the
first sent to the Western Hemis-
phere lest they be set free to
fight by invading parachute
troops or fifth columnists in Eng
land, have landed in Canada for
internment.
They landed over the week end
after a heavily guarded voyage
on which one prisoner dived
through a portfolio and was lost
at sea.
One ships officer said the cap
tive German army men gave lit
tie trouble but the Nazi airmen
'called us swine nearly every
chance they got on the way
over"
The number of prisoners was
not disclosed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
Brief State National World During

yeggmen came into the store be-
fore it closed Saturday night and
hid. Later they used an electric
drill to bore holes in the safe and
then used a high explosive to
blow open the strong box. Blank
cts were taken from the stock to
cover the safe and muffle the
noise of the explosion.
A high explosive must have
been used, officers said, for pieces
of asbestos used in the lining of
the safe were found scattered
around the floor.
The yeggmen also rifled all
cash registers in the department
store and took what money had
been left after checking up Sat-
urday night. A time clock was
found by one of the registers.
One of the yeggmen evidently
cut his hand while preparing the
safe for the explosive for officers
found blood on the steel box.
The Goodwill Store is one of
the largest in the chain owned by
Smithey and he maintained head
quarters for his other stores in
this establishment.
Police said Smithey was un-
able to estimate the loss and said
this could not be made until af-
ter check has been made of the
receipts of Saturday. Apparent
ly nothing was bothered in the
store except the money and val
liable papers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
William Dollar.
Was Buried Sun.

Funeral service was held on
Sunday for William P. Dollar, of
Smethport, who died at his home
on Saturday morning at the age
of 70. Rev. Arthur Ashley was in
charge of the service which was
held at the home and burial fol-
lowed in the family cemetery.
The deceased who was a native
of Ashe county was the son of
the late Mrs. Rhoda Vannover
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04

and Henry Dollar. For many
years he was engaged in farming
in this county where he is we'll
known.
He is survived by his wife Mrs.
Mary Jones Dollar, four sons,
Ounce, Mace, Grant and Gwyn
Dollar and four daughters, Mrs.
Lee Powers, of Chilhowie, Va,
Mrs. Wiley Riddle, Statesville,
Mrs. Cicero Powers, Sturgills and
Mrs. Newton Pless.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
; GOV. AGENCIES UNDER
A NEW MANAGEMENT

Neutrality-suspicious. major gov
eminent agencies opened for
business under new management
Monday.
The Civil Aeronautics authori-
ty and the weather bureau be-
come units of the commerce de-
partment under Secretary Harry
Hopkins. The food and drugs adj
ministration is under the federal
security administration, headed
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-07-04
by Paul V, McNutt.

by Paul v. McNutt.
The GOA hitherto has been an
independent establishment and
the other two agencies have been
in the agriculture department.
President Roosevelt's reorgan-
ization order Of last spring pro-
vided for the shifts, but the eff
fective date was delayed until the
advent of the fiscal year, July 1.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-02
Dempsey Kayoes
Wrestler LuttreII
In Second Round

ATLANTA, Ga. July .. tUPl- -
Jack Dempsey climbed INTO "A prize
ring to fight for the first time IN
eight years last night and ham
mered the fat and befuddled wreS-
tier. Cowboy Luttrell. through the
ropes in minute and SO seconds
of the second round.
The aging Manassa Mauler sent
Luttrell to the hospital in brief
but furious engagement and an
nounced that after month or two
of training l know I'll do a lot
better
Luttrell numbered into the center
of the ring at the bell and Waded
into a barrA2c Of rights and let's
Only the bell and a good grip on
tho ropes saved him from a first
round Knockout.
Dempsey Knocked hm down for
. count of eight IN the second As
'Oon as he got close enough to Int
mm. Instinct brought LuttrCll to
his feet Dempsey banged more
rights and leftS INTO LuttrclfS face
and the wrestler 5agGcd onto the
bottom strand of rope to take a
count of two.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-02
GaIento8 to5
Choice to Whip
Baer Tonight

JERSEY CITY. N. j july ;.
Up The odds on Tony Galcnto
10 defeat Max BaCr went To to
) today when informed quarters
said Two-Ton had thought up an
clcventh-hour epithet-"a mystery
adjective" which he will hurl at
his opponent just before they put
on the gloves tonight at Roosevelt
Stadium.
Both men finished training with
their Threats in splendid condition
after two weeks of strenuous name
calling Galento demonstrated his
proWCsS believing a long adverbial
clause literally Sprinkled with the
Word bum. Baer. polishing up
the beS sheer seen since the days
Of that great Sneerer, John l.. Sulli-
van. threw back his head and roar
ID beer belly at Galento as a
final workout.
Galcnto. twcnty-stclna day
man. held himself GOWN to two
beers yesterday and was expected
To enter the ring as lean and 1.-the
as a hippopotomus with its hind
/ logs IN Quicksand Raer had threat
encd to do some shadow boxing
but his trainers kept him under a
~fadc tree till past shutdown. so
Macmillan was forced to talk his
; last few hours of training.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-02
BENCHW ARMING
by Burdette Kline
-posf-Prcss Sports Edi+o,-

Of tho seaS0 with thc Nd failed
- hit IL ms nrst three Games. and
later was traded 10 thH Pirates 10y
johnny RHO
once with PlttShure. Vince broke
into the lineup and appears te h,
a fixture there. Some observers
arc even predicting that DiMa2e!N
Elliott and Van Robays VIII Ill the
outficld for a rcjuyenated Fits
hurGh team next season A season
that may sec the Pirates make a
bid for the National league cham
pionShip.
There Is. in case You had for
gotten. another DiMaegio, Dominic
is his name. who Is signed with
thc Boston Rcd Son, Domino has
uol broken into the SOX lineup as
a regular but will be ready to step
IN in the event Finncy. Cramcr or
Williams faltcr.
As a matter Of fact a Joe d.
Ma ogio. Vince DiMaCGio. Dnmlnir
,DiMaggio Cutfeld wouldn't hurt
any ball club IN the major leagues
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-02
Coast Leaguers to
Play 8-Gan1e
Series This Week
BY UNITED PRESS

Eight game series laced the PaCl-
flc Coast league clubs today with
six outfits in a position to improve
Or dcflatC their standings. Only
the Seattle RainicrS. with IA S.
game edge on the field. and the
Portland Beavers. Il soft 10 games
behind the It'll place Los Angeles
Angels. seemed sure fixtures by
weeks end.
Seattle presumably WAS catching
up with a round-hcclcd club in
Portland this week, although the
Beavers made life interesting for
Sacramento in The series just end
ed.
The Independence Week series,
which calls Tor couble headers
Thursday, also provided outelts for
the hometown rivalry. San Fran
cisco was across the bay at Oak
land, Los Angeles across town play
ing Hollywood, and San Diego was
entertaining Sacramento in The
other series
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-02
imperial Shakes lethorQv.
Whips HoItvilIe, 2 to 3
''Ehmke, House
Pace Merchants
ToEasy Victory

An aroused Imperial Merchant
Softball team turned on the power
Monday night to hand Holtvillc's
Merchants second straight de-
feat in second round play in a
league game played i'll Ell Centre
stadium.
The Imperial siuggerS pounded
out Is hits for a 9-3 triumph over
the Hotvillc batters while Steve
Ritter held the opposition to five
scattered hits. two by First Base
man Gil CardWCll.
Ted Ehmke and Ncvin House
paced the winners with three hits
apiece and Aaron and Cauzza each
collected two. Cauzza had a homo
run. Aaron a triple. Perry tripled
for the losers.
Imperial. winner in only one game
in first round play. scored three
rlns in the first inning when Ehmke
and Aaron Int successive doubles
and Cau2la blasted his four-baSc
poke.
On Wednesday night the Ell Cen
tro ElkS will meet an improved
Scclcy club
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-02
Nv HENRY McLEMORE

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,rrp, rrho col,, and neaco of This
ioyo1p old r,annfacturinp civ was
rhattorod todav nv tbc hnstlc and
clot,or of tho thousands here TO
watch Tonv C;a,ento and Max Bacr
como IN or,ng tnnirht IN t6clr col
,hrotod "h.tt1c of five b,,ms
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dorsey C,ty far tbr rcst,uI srrccch
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thc fIro-nll,o ,,badcd ..trcct.. hard
lie tnc,c At lod.y
None nf .Itrscy CIty. rIvIc nnIscs
wh,ch are 81 dcfnItcly :, mart of
ITS charm could hr heard above thc
unroar Of the FIGHT fans no that's
wrong ono standard noise of the
c,ty ,f,I could he hr.rd-tnc vnice
ot thai pracious brrcyolcni master
of Jersey affairs MAYOR prank
Hapue The fight !, bcInp held
under hls patronage. and the mavor
was ND early and long to ser IN if
that every siu.Io oul who cnioys
his PATRONAGE bought A ticket
Galcnto bc.n4 q jersey c!tIzcn and
a member Of an old plorce. Jersey
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-02
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