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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22
VOLUNTEERS Defy Hoboes

The Boys Club Volunteers who
consider themselves the leading
Junior team In the city would Ike
to play the North End "Y'' HOboes,
II the Hcboes are not afraid. Answer
through this column or call 4-50t2
and leave message. The Volunteers
lineup includes the following play
ers: Capt. Tiny" Nappi, String
bean" Egan, Bessie" Scott, doc"
Savage, s'SnagS Miller, ~Alibi''
Espisito. '.fEotsie1 Sanaha, -Jeep'i
Ciarleglio, and "Hawker" HOWELL
They ARE coached BY "Stretcher'
sullivan, star Of the BcmberA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22
MANCIu STOPS LEE

Providence. r. l., Feb. 22-(UP)-
Featherweight Al Mancini Of Provi-
dence scored o technical knockout
over Paul Lee. Of Memphis, Tenn,
IN the ninth Of q scheduled 1O-round
bouts here last night. Mancini
weighed 126 Ia, Lee las "a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22
By /. C. PINS

WALL bLle cACepLLO1l Oh LIE league
leading Tigers all the heavy favor
ties went down to defeat again. The
Tigers were luckey to exc out a 2-l
victory over the fast stepping
Pirates, thanks to the sensational
finish of Attilio Mezza Giorno De
Vito, the swash-bucking hero from
Colluci's Permit in Brooklyn who
pulled sensational spare in the
last box of the first game with a
strike filler to lead his team to a
two pin win over the Buccaneers.
The bouncing Braves trimmed the
yowling Yanks two, while the
Texaco Gas-men led by Pumps
McHugh trimmed the Giants 81.
Duckey De Rita lead his Rolling
Red-Sox to 81 win over the Cubs.
Honorable Mention
For This Weeks Stars
CnlcK DeSMarlS .............. Soy
Soft Cole -. ................ 372
Collars Colangelo .............. 359
Gable Messina ................ 1862
Plug Passaro ................. 356
No Comment
Poor Bowling BY
MaXy McGrath ................ 26d
Pop Marine Observation-Disclosures. 275
Detective German ............ 233
"Streamline" ByrneS .......... 26a
Handsome Foley .............. ZIG
There will be an auction next
Friday night at 8 o'clock at the
and Indifferent bowlers will be put
on sale or given away as the case
warrants. Bumpers O'Rielly ex-
Torrington Auctioneer will do the
selling or giving away.
No bids will be asked for the
following bowlers?????? Lamb Chop
T. to, J4egers Barber, Maxy Nc
Grath, Pop Hamel, Muscles Mas
triana, Queen Wooster, Professor
Manzo, Ends Enhorning, Gas-as-you
Go McHugh and Daisy DAILY. Bowl
ers Of note in the past years who
have fallen into discard and any
one who desires to start a league
next year can have any Of these
has-beens for the price Of a Stogie
Drums Tata stayed around fol
quite q while after the games were
over telling the boys what a gooe
night he and his teammates had
What was the matter the week be.
fore, Drums?
Eddie DiNapon had his best nigh
In weeks. It must have been thu
pigs knuckles and sauerkraut he haC
for breakfast.
Last Chance naChance had thing
mis- own way the first two games
then Q telephone call, and he wa
30 anxious to get away that h
bowled SO.
Pumpkins Piazza Is still telling hi
brother Steve how good he is OF
Friday nights. Note. He PERSONAL.
win purchase sixty two copies o
the Democrat this week to send hi
friends, reason-a 800 score.
Chappy Chabot left the alley
pencil and paper In hand. Report
have it that he picked up q poin
In his average.
peRita rolled two games over
hunuaed and his customers hear
about It all week.
CIGARS Mautino rolled in grea
arm for two weeks In . row. NO
bad for the old man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22

Dick Turcote and Baby Jack again Hart
ford Tuesday night
pointed Tcote in "a bouts By the Danny Hohan?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22
ROY MURPHY.
Odds And Ends

Watching harrington galop gave me
little bunch the $4,000 today
Time Columbia network It's Is to
with George Wolff the being the Koznsy
How you beat setup like that?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22

Fled, jockeys, Prices For O,OOO Race Today

Arcadia Cal, $4,000 santa
Handicap, in order Of post positions follows
Sixth three q
starts s45O5 second 100000 third: 5000 S2sO0
Weather: Clear tracks fast Probable posts AIS m. 5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22

Wildly and East Hartford meet March
state
between Bassck E
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22
Recreation League Rumbles

Moose Hubert had one bad game
but managed to keep his average
intact.
Fritz Foley look in the no COM
ment column and comment.
Tenders O'Rielly bumpted the
pins around 800 til es and smiled.
rete Byrnes Is still of form.
Sec. Wynn and Cop Coppola
rolled well and went home together,
conversation ran along these lines,
we make a great pair on any team
etc., etc., etc. ...--... .-
Manzo 800 go. Wooster 296
YankS lose two.
Beers Sullivan left in a hurry???
Ice Cream Cone melted in the
first game or he would have had a
great night. e
Five more weeks and then the
end. Sorry lads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22

4OtalS 40 Ss
Score at ahlf time: New Britain
10, Crosby -. Referee: Hurley and
Hewitt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22
Scholastic Basketball

Hartford Buckley 80, Meriden IA
Torrington "A, Manchester SO.
Wethersfield 20, Bloomfield 20.
Williston 48, Suffield 81.
Glastonbury SO, ASD SO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22

High Single-Marafino-l70.
Hight Observation-Disclosures
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22

Score at half time: Gilbert is,
Wildly Is. Referee: Petrino.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22

Fritz Foley look in the no com.
ment column and comment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-22

Tenders O'Rielly bumpted the
pins around 800 til IS and smiled.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
Br JACK sTINNETr- Ap

BAN IA IL.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The
American Automobile associa-
ton here is up In arms. That
isn't all A lot of railroads.
Canadian border hotel managers.
and other persons who depend a
lot for their livelihood on tourist
trade to Canada, have a mad on.
Those reports-that if you
cross the Canadian border YOU
can't get back into the United
States without a passport, copy
of the Constitution, and ability
to repeat the declaration of indie
pendence-have played hob with
travel.
The situation became so serious
that the AAA sent Is inveStiga-
tors to border points to get the
lowdown. Now they are roaring
that there isn't word of truth
in It The fact that Canada is at
war has made some difference.
they admit, but not enough to
justify the nose-dive that Cana
dian travel has taken this sum-
mer.
The report il that il il good
idea for Americans visiting
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
COUNTY BOARD
PREPARES FOR
JOINT MEETING
PAPY AND DUNCAN TO ASK
SUITABLE ENTERTAINMENT
BE DIFFERED VISITING
GROUPS

AT an early meeting, the Mon
roe county commission is sched-
uled TO take some action looking
10 entertainment of the State
Road Department and the Over
seas Road and Toll Bridge Dis
trict Commission. which are due
to meet in Key West, August -
State Representative Bernie {.
Papy and Manager B. NJ. Duncan
of Overseas Highway have talked
the matter over with County
Clerk Ross c. Sawyer. Papy and
Duncan plan to appear before
the next meeting of the county
commission and request suitable
arrangements for the reception Of
the two commissions.
J. w Perkins of Tallahassee IS
chairman of the highway COM
mission. Members are: Z. A. Nc
Closkey of Lake City. John H
Foulk of Chipley. Brooks NJ
Bateman of Pahokee. and James
w. Judge of DeLand. 1t is ex-
pected that Clerk W. NJ. Miles.
Tallahassee. and Attorney Rick
ard P. Daniels may also attend
the meeting.
Members of the highway com
mission are John Slade. ITALIA
haSsee, chairman: John Kennedy
of Fort Lauderdale. and John
Costar and Mayor Willard M. Al
bury of Key West.
The State Road Department is
expected to take some action on
the question of determining Over
seas Highway as military road.
SO as to get some $4,000. 900. est
mated cost of improving the high
way, from the federal govern
mcnt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
New Sanitation Measure
Passed On First Reading
. - - - AW 80 - - - ~
SLIM COLLECTIONS
FOR CITY IN JULY

City Auditor Charles Rob
erts' monthly report of col
lections to the city council
last night revealed low fig
ures for the fiscal Year-wifh
a total Of only Sl.236.37 turn
ed in fer the different tax
funds.
That amount was divided
into: Delinquent taxes.
S959.95: interest on delin-
quent taxes. S55.42: street
paving and sidewalk liens.
$40: sewer and wafer fees.
$3.50; occupational licenses.
Sl98.80 and auto tags. $1,000.
Fines and Forfeitures for
the month totalled S493.30.
Building permits for July
provided a credit of S35.5e.
Board of Public Works sewer
project collected S558 and the
WPA sanitation project turn-
ed in S242.50. Aquarium prof
If for July was Sl00.30.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
I[[Z([.~~l%
SPECIAL MEETING
COUNCIL TODAY
MEETING OPENED AT ZOO
p. NJ. TO CONSIDER AQUA
RUM EQUIPMENT BUYING

President William Freeman.
at last nights regular session of
the city council, called d special
meeting for this afternoon 200
o'clock at the request of the Pub
lie Welfare committee.
Purchase of diesel engines for
the aquarium was brought up
for action.
AT the request of the mayor.
the council. still in session at the
time of this writing. will prob
ably move to pass the new sani-
tatiOn ordinance on its second
and final reading at this meet
ing The mayor pointed out that
a complete reyamping of SANTA
ton enforcement was being con-
sidered and he was DESTROYS of
having the necessary legal steps
taken.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
NazlS' Lightning
War May Soon
Strike England
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
IMPROVEMENTS FAVOR pAN-AM HIGHWAY

Various civic interests of the city out that i'm
rrovement of Overseas highway will important
bearing the completion of the highway.
which viii pass through Key West.
Inc American republics agreed ar the Pan American
conference held Havana recently in brnc
ing TO early completion the Pan American highway.
Eastern branch Of this highway passing through Key
West will be big job with billion dollars recently
appropriated for national defense with President
Rcoseves of another half billion loans for South
America there why money should
not for the eastern of highway
stated.
Irusf maj the civic organizations of Key
take some action this prcect. one prominent citizen
told The Citizen today The completion of Pan American
highway means much 10 Key West as any other com
nunitY."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
ONE ROBIN RUINS
SUMMERS FISHING

DENVER, Aug. 2.-E. F. Ellis
doesn't begrudge a young robin
a recovery from a broken leg but
he is little disgruntled over the
fish worm situation in the Ellis
yard.
His daughter, Mary Lou. II,
found the bird with the injured
leg. She applied match stick
SplintS. Then the whole family
started digging for worms to feed
the invalid.
BY the time the robin recov-
cred, Ellis said the yard appeared
to have been subjected to a mini
allure bombing attack. and there
wasn't a fish worm left.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02

ing and construction of bridges
of State Road 20 in Brevard
County to connect with the Ba-
mana River Air Base at an esti-
mated cost of 100000; conStruc-
ton of a highway to McDilI Army
Air Base at Tampa at an eSti-
mated cost of SAIL, 900; cOnstruc-
ton of a bridge and causeway
over the Indian River at Eau
Gallo in Brevard County at an
estimated cost of $500. $40, and
the construction of highway and
bridges to the Jacksonville Naval
Air Base at an estimated cost of
S1.184,500.
Chairman Perkins said Fed
eral officials told him that they
hoped 10 secure an additional ap-
preparation from Congress
which would enable them 10 in
clude other needed emergency
highway improvements in
Florida which are vital TO ma
tional defense plans. The
projects named above and the
work indicated 10 be done on
the highway 10 Key West were
selected as being the most i'm
portant al present from the
viewpoint of national defense.
Federal officials said, Chair
man Perkins reported, that the
work would be performed by
WPA labor under the supervision
of the State Road Department.
The projects, sponsored by the
Road Department, whose sole
contribution required will be that
of supervision. must be drawn
and submitted to Charles d.
Snead, district engineer of the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
THIRD-HAND NEWS
SEEPS INTO FRANCE

GRENOBLE. France. Aug. 3
News took roundabout ways TO
reach newspapers in the IN
occupied regions of France fol-
lowing the collapse Of resistance
lie Petit Dauphinois of Gre
noble. leading provincial news
paper of the French Alps. had
more foreign news than most
other French papers because il
was close to Switzerland. Even
so its dispatches began like this.
BERN "A dispatch from
Budapest reports that Ru-
manian newspaper hears. &C
cording to news from Berlin
that
@BERN-The Swiss radio an
nounces that the Swiss Tele-
graphic Agency learns from its
Rome correspondent that il is
reported from Belgrade that an
official spokesman told the press
that Yugoslavia. which has no
obligations toward Rumania re-
CARDS the situation (the Soviet
BeSsarabian grab as an OBJ
server.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02

PRA, at Montgomery. Ala. After
he approves them, they will be
sent to the National Defense
Council in Washington for final
approval.
Chairman Perkins said that he
expects these projects to receive
speedy action because Federal Of
ficials now know the situation in
Florida and have already indicat-
ed their approval of the projects
named, and by getting its prof.
ectS In early Florida is assured
OF receiving greater consideration
and earlier action.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
CARELESS TRoTTING?

SOUTH BEND. Ind.-Frank NJ.
Segety complained to police that
a big dog ran right into the side
of his car. and that the accident
cost him S12 for repairs. The dog
wasn't hurt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
Will Include All Food And
Drink Establishments:
Ralph Russell, Building
Inspector, Reports
City council passed a revised
sanitation ordinance at the meet
ing held last night in council
chambers. which will cancel all
previous ordinances.

Omission of Several-type es-
Establishments in old ordinances is
provided for in the new instru-
ment, which calls for complete
and regular inspection of all
business places manufacturing or
retailing any form of food or
drink in the city. Regular re-
ports are to be made by the Sani-
tdtiOn inspector and ratings are
to be published in the local
press.
Ralph Russell, the city's new
building inspector, reported his
findings on building permits is
sued this month before he took
office. He reported that all per-
mlts were in regular order with
the exception of three. A full
report of his short administration
of the office was included in the
message to the council.
Forms used in the building per-
nit department at Miami, sam
pies of which were ordered by
the mayor, were to be turned
over to Mr.. Russell for perusal in
framing suitable instruments for
use in this city.
Council adopted resolution
permitting E r. Sycks, present
unofficial caretaker of the city's
botanical gardens, TO dispose of
any plants he thought necessary.
providing sufficient plants were
held for city purposes and for
the Garden Club.
The resolution brought out
that lease arrangements could
not be consummated, in that the
property had not yet been clear
ed from jurisdiction of the /. /.
Board. No salary was to be paid
MIR. Sycks.
Report of the budget for Mon
roe County Health Department.
as drawn up by the state, was
read to the council. Following
discussion, president Freeman
stated that he would inform DR..
J. B. Parramore that the city
budget for next year would in
clude the city's proportion of
funds necessary to carry on elm
ic work
ComplainantS of unnecessary
noises issuing forth from the
service station at the corner of
Grinnell and Eaton streets were
to be notified that the owner had
agreed to cooperate in the mat
ter to his fullest ability.
Resolution was adopted correct
ing assessments on three proper
ties owned by Sophia Pearlman.
NJ. Ransom ct al and Eugene
johnson. These were not grant
cd homestead exemption in err
ror by the tax assessor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
ENJOYED FISHING TN
KEY WEST WATERS

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Bowers
and Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Vague. of Miami. former Key
Wesfers. visited here this
week. staying al the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mesa.
While here the visitors ex-
perienced an enjoyable fish
ing trip 10 No Name bridge.
from which structure they
landed a so-pound Jewish
and a hawksbill turtle. both
on hand lines.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
HERO TAKEN TO
STATE HOSPITAL

Angelina Hero was taken to
the Florida state hospital at Chat
tahoochee yesterday.
Mrs. Bernard Waite served as
matron. while Bernard H. Waite.
son of Chief Deputy Sheriff Ber-
nard Waite. and Bienvenido
Perez, drove the vehicle in which
Hero is being carried.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
Council Moves To Provide
Employees Payroll Monday
Borrow Funds From Tax
Collector And Plan To
Collect More Occupa-
tiOnal License Fees

City employees are going TO be
paid full months payroll next
Monday if additional effort TO
collect occupational licenses in
advance is made by the council
men. The amount needed TO
complete the necessary total is
approximately ss00-ihis 10 be
added TO funds made available
for the employees.
This prediction came out of ac-
ton taken by the council last
night in the first meeting of the
current month. Subject was adj
vanced for consideration when a
petition presented by the en-
ployes was relayed to the council
by Mayor Albury with the sug-
gestion that every possible means
be undertaken to provide the
payroll.
Borrowing of tax funds not yet
appOrtioned was approved by
resolution. This amount, total
ling $4,000, is to be added to cash
on hand in general revenue funds
to make the amount available for
payroll minus the aforemention-
ed amount of 5000.
Council President Freeman
made a strong plea for support
of the drive to collect occupation
al licenses. In answer, both
councilmen Brinton and Ramsey
pointed out the necessity of col
lecting delinquent taxes. The
life blood of the municipality is
taxes, Ramsey stated, and con-
tinued to inform the council that
he had instituted a drive to
have personal assessments. which
amount to some $1,000, collected
as owed to the city. This would
be done by issuance of distress
warrants
The recessed meeting held last
week. Thursday. when matters
pertaining to adjustments on the
194l tax roll were referred to
the Taxation committee lor con-
sideratiOn. was ordered postpon-
ed until August 22nd in order
that the chairman may have
more time to study the excep-
tionS presented to the council
members.
The council moved to cooper
ate with the navy personnel here
by referring a Chamber of Com
merce SuggeStiOn-that lockers
be established at some central
location for use of seamen-tO
the Public Welfare committee.
Present private arrangements
for the Seamen, who desire to
change from sailor uniforms to
civilian garb. was declared to be
unsatisfactory.
An amount of S22.73 was ap-
propriated by the council TO re-
pair the Art Center building,
owned by the city. WPA labor
is to be employed. Another
amount of S37 was appropriated
for repairs on the city hall, NYA
labor to be used. WPA request
for repairs to the building hous-
ing offices was granted with a
$40 cost limit.
Matter of paying back rent on
the Brown Properties building.
used during the past year for of
flee headquarters of the Key
West Housing Authority. was re-
ferred to the Finance committee.
Past agreement was recalled that
appeared to place the city in
liable position in that provisions
of the free lease in regard to sue
cess IN obtaining the housing
projects for the city had been ac-
compliShed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
NATIONAL Defense
Roads Program
Includes Highway
REPLACEMENT OF WOODEN BRIDGES CON-
SIDERED IMPORTANT; S.RD. TO
SUPERVISE PROJECTS
Especial Io The Citixenl

TALLAHASSEE, Aug. q
Florida is almost certain to get a
large slice of the twenty-five
million dollars appropriated by
the Federal Government for
emergency construction of high
ways in the national defense
program. j. w. Perkins, chair
man of the State Road Depart
ment, reported upon his return
from Washington the first of the
week.
Chairman Perkins said that
after he and J. H. Bowling,
highway engineer for the State
Road Department. had discussed
the Florida situation with Thorn
as H. Mcdonald. chief of the
Public Roads Administration. and
H. E. Hits, an official of the Di-
vision of Highway Planning of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02
CANADA is AT WAR BUT AMERICAN
Despite Hatch Bill, ThereU Be A Hot Presidential Race
TRAVELLERS CAN Still CROSS BORDER

Feature Service Writer
Canada 10 have means of iden-
LITIGATION. but that no SPECIFIC
documents are demanded. Birth
certificates. voting registrations.
membership cards-and q heap
of patience in answering CUES
lions Of immigration officers
because of new regulzfions-
would get anybody back across
the border. say AAA officials.
The trouble and most Of the
reports of trouble have come
from naturalized citizens who did
not have their naturalization pa
pers, the investigators found. At
one key entry point near Detroit.
the AAA sleuths found that out
of $1,000 persons re-enterine the
United States during the first
five days Of July, only two had
been turned back.
Hatch Bill
One of the principal topics Of
conversation around Washington
these sweltering days is what
effect the Hatch bill. signed the
other day BY President Roose-
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-02

the PRA, these officials indicat-
ed they approved of six projects
presented to them totaling an es-
timated expenditure of S2,6I7,-
$40.
In addition. the PRA favors
the replacement of a number
Of wooden bridges on the high
way extending from the main
land to Key West.
While no definite commitment
was made, Federal officials ex-
pressed approval of the repaving
of State Road So in Claw County
from State Road 48 to Middle
burg at an estimated cost of 500
900; paving of State Road 14O in
Brevard County for three and
one-half miles south from its in
tersection with State Road 20 at
an estimated cost of SAP, 900; paw
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