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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-06-28
CHAMBER ASKS
 CLIPPER MAIL
 FOR WRANGELL

Effort to get mail service for Wrangell via the Clipper now oper- ating between Seattle, Ketchikan and Juneau will be made by the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce, it was decided at the regular meeting of the Chamber on Monday. Plan is to get the Clipper to bring Wran- gell mail as far as Ketchikan and then make arrangements for shut tie service if possible. Suggestion also was made that the mail be dropped by parachute as the Clipper goes over The Chamber will take the matter up with the Postoffice Department, Civil Aeronautics Au- thority and Delegate Anthony J. Dfmond in an effort to get action. It was pointed out that in view of the fact that the Clipper goes over the area including Wrangell. and Petersburg, it appears logical that some arrangement could be made to serve these two towns. Mail car rying planes now operate out of Wrangell, Petersburg and Ketchi- kan which could be available for the shuttle service.
 WrangelPs Potlatch cost total of $2,483.17, Potlatch Finance Chairman Frank S. Barnes reported to the Chamber. Money taken in to defray expenses totaled $2,153. 35 leaving a deficit of $329.S2, his re- port stated. Complete financial re- port of the Potlatch appears else where in today's Sentinel.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-06-28
LEWISTON GIRL ARRIVES HERE TO BECOME BRIDE
 OF NORVIN WR0UGHTON

Miss Eleanor Scully, 23,of Lewis ton, Idaho, and Norvin Wroughton, 21, of Wrangell were married here on Monday by U. S. Commissioner Richard Suratt. The bride arrived on the Columbia Monday. Wrough- ton is employed on the Federal building construction, coming here recently. The couple expect to make their home in Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-06-28
HOLBECK HERE FOR 4TH

Eilert Holbeck, we'll known Wran- gell man, will arrive in Wrangell next Monday on the Aleutian from Hydaburg, where he is working at the Hydaburg Cannery, to spend the Fourth of July holiday with his wife, the former Jean Grant, and her family, the B. Y Grants. He expects to return to Hydaburg on the Thursday evening mail boat.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-06-28
HINT ITALY MAY
 DIRECT ATTACK ON BRITAIN

ROME, June 28-Fascists hinted here that Mussolinps troops may try to invade England as Caesars did. An authoritative source said the employment of Italy's men, wal ships and planes in direct attack on Britain with German forces lis not
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-06-28
WILLKIE NAMED WITH MCNARY
 TO LEAD COP
=(By= Associated =Press)

PHILADELPHIA, June 28- Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon was today nominated as the Republican vice presidential candidate to team with Presi- dential Nominee Wendell !. Willkie.
 Unofficial tabulations showed that MeNary was put over when New York cast 82 of its 92 votes for him.
 His home state of Oregon gave him a solid 10 votes for presidential candidate through most of the balloting of yes terday for the top position.
 Minority leader of the Senate for many years, McNary is con- sidered one of the wheel horses of the Republican party
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-06-28
* * # * * # * #
 HAPPY BIRTHDAY

s T T x T x T T # The Sentinel extends best of birth day wishes this week to the follow ing:
 Mrs. James Nolan, July 4.
 Samuel Cunningham, July 4.
 A. E. Moe, July 5.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-06-28

PHILADELPHIA, June 28-Wen- dell L. Willkie, AS, native of Indiana, corporation lawyer and until four years ago a Democrat. was nomin- ated last night by the Republican convention as the party's presiden- tial candidate.
 Willkie's nomination came on the sixth ballot after Thomas Dewey of New York, Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan and Senator Charles L. MeNary of Oregon had withdrawn. Senator Robert E. Taft of Ohio was his closest opponent. Taft ran well until after the fifth ballot when Dewey released all his votes. When half the roll of states had been boiled on the sixth ballot, Willkie's nom- ination was assured, Ohio's 52 votes which had backed Taft, their fav- orite son, moving to make the nom- ination unanimous.
 Dewey polled his entire strength on the first ballot with 360 votes, Taft getting 189 and Willkie a mere 105. A majority of 501 votes was necessary for nomination. From that point, Dewey continued to drop be- hind with Wilikie gaining on every ballot until his nomination.
 Convention hall was a wild scene as the Willkie nomination was as sured, the galleries having been for him from the early part of the eve- ming. Demonstrations continued through the night
 Willkie's first comment when in- formed of his success was Pm oyer- whelmed"
 Wendell Willkie, the shaggy-hair- ed utility man who was a dyed-in- the-wool Democrat until years ago, jumped into the Republican camp because he believed the New Deal- CTS had gone too far.
 ''The preservation of private en- terprise in America" he says, lis indispensable to the preservation of all other rights"
 A cracker-barrel character known as one of Indiana's best poker play CTS, Willkie calls himself a liberal; says that as a young man he formed a hatred for abuses of big bus mess relations with labor and the community" Today, big business has been licked, he adds, and it is "big government" and government mon opolies that need licking.
 No Auto, No Watch
 At AS, Willkie stands 6 feet l inch, weighs about 220. He is ac- cessible anytime to anyone whose name he knows. He never has owned an auto; doesn't carry a watch. His office has a country-store atmos- phere. He likes to put his feet on his desk, usually stacked high with correspondence, and to talk-about anything. He pays little attention to what he eats, smokes two packs of cigarettes daily, likes a Scotch or two in the evening, wears loose fit ting blue suits and cheap white shorts.
 Willkie was born at Elwood, Ind, one of six children and the son of two practicing lawyers. His mother was one of the first women admit ted to the Indiana bar. All his grandparents were refugees from German autocracy.
 Elwood natives remember Willkie as mischievous, precocious, fun loving boy. In his youth he sold pa pers, collected bills, worked in
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-06-28

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-06-28
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-06
CONC. SMITH is
FOR TRAINING
Local Congressman Is in
Favor of Compulsory
Military Training

Congressman j. Joseph Smith OF
this city Is prepared to vote in favor
Of compulsory military training as
a national defense measure, accord
ing to an announcement from Wash
ington today. He issued a statement
declaring that military training Is
q vital necessity in view of the
threat to American rights offered
by the European war and the sue
cess Of the totalitarian powers.
The Waterbury congressman will
ask the house military affairs COM
mittee, Of which he Is a member, to
schedule early hearings on bills call
ing for compulsory military train
ing. The senate military affairs
committee Is now holding hearings
on the Burke Wadsworth bill, which
calls for nationwide military train
ing.
Congress should adopt military
training legislation before adjourn
ment, Congressman Smith believes,
He described 1t as "a pressing prob
lem which demands immediate at
tention."
Other Connecticut members Of
Congress are believed to favor the
military training plan, but are with
holding comment until specific leg
islation is reported out of commit
tee.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-06
new ENGLAND HAD
20 VIOLENT DEATHS
First Two Days of Long
Holiday Weeks Were Not
So Very Safe

Boston, July 6.-(UP)-The first
two days of the long holiday week.
end in New England brought toll
of 20 violent deaths.
Seven died in auto accidents. two
from injuries by fireworks, three by
suicide and two in gasoline explo-
sions, OF the total, nine were in
Massachusetts.
Gerald Rand, 9, of Chesterville,
Me, died last night of injuries suf-
fered in the premature firing of a
box of Skyrockets at an Industry,
Me-, field day. Richard Hackett, %,
was killed in the same accident.
Other deaths yesterday:
Virginia D. Butt, IL, of Greenfield
was injured fatally and Jean Rich
mond, y, of (38 Bellevue road,
Squantum), Quincy, suffered a
broken leg when the bicycle they
were riding to a fire plunged over
an embankment at Greenfield.
Mrs. Marguerite Joy, IS, of Somer-
vile. Mass, was killed and Mrs.
Annie j. Kelly of Worcester. Mass,
was hurt when their auto over
turned at an Oakland. Me-, curve.
Elias A. Case, So. of Boston, died at
a Hayerhill hospital of injuries suf-
fered when he fell from an auto at
a picnic last Saturday.
Connecticut's two-day total was
seven, including three highway
deaths.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-06
BROTHER AGAIN
PROVES KILLER
l9-Year-Old Youth Is Stay.
er of Younger Sister,
Brother

Buffalo, N. Y. July 6-(UP)-Po.
lice said today that Frank Swiatek
10, had confessed bludgeoning his
9-year-old brother and his H.
year-old sister to death in the same
way that he killed another brother
three years ago.
The bodies of Gordon and Teresa
were found by police in a blood
soaked bed in the family fiat last
night. Frank had walked into a po-
lice station to report that they were
there.
Frank was paroled about year
ago from Elmira reformatory. He
was convicted of manslaughter for
killing his brother Leo, II. with an
AK on August %, 1887
Deputy Police Commissioner Jo-
seph s. Jordan said last nights
tragedy occurred about 1890 o'clock
while the children's mother, Mrs
Cecilia Swiatek, and their stepfa-
ther. Peter Swiatek, a chemical
plant worker, were at theater.
Police found blood-stained ham,
mer in fruit basket on the kitchen
window sill. On a table was a note
that had been written by Teresa
which said: Mother. wake me up
when you come home from the
show"
Commissioner Jordan said Frank
asserted that he had been "goaded'
b. his stepfather to kill his sister
and brother.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-06
COMPULSORY BILL
HEARING HALTED
Committee Waits to Hear
What President ROOse=
welt Has to Say

Washington, July g. (UP)-The
Senate military affairs committee
today postponed hearings on the
Burke-Wadsworth compulsory mill
tary training bill until President
Roosevelt has expressed his views.
1t was learned that Sidney Hill
man, personnel co-ordinator Of the
national defense commission has pre-
pared for submission to Mr.. Roose-
welt a 100000. 600 plan for volun-
tary youth training In technical de-
Tense jobs. This would be the first
step toward the universal compulsory
government service plan the presi-
dent recently outlined.
Committee members said hearings
were postponed 10 avoid confusion
1t was expected that the pending
measure would be modified 10 con-
form with any proposal Mr.. Roose-
welt might submit.
The bill. sponsored BY the Military
Training Camps association would
require registration Of al males be-
tween the ages Of 10 and e5, Those
between ~ and 4S would be called
for military training on a selecllye
basis while those between Is and n,
and ~ and s.. would b assigned q
''home defense"
kneouFage Fifth Colnmn
Senator Sheridan DeEnsy. ~,
Calf. commanded that Inc nieasuKeh
sconllnued on pase q
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-06
UNLOVED LOVER OF
DEANNA DURBIN
Robert Smith Hangs About
Her Front Gate Until
Police Take Him

Hollywood, June 6-(UP)-Robert
Smith, 81, has never been any
closer to Deanna Durbin than her
front gate-and that got him into
trouble with the police-but he was
determined today to see her come
what may. James Durbin. father
of the singing star, told police last
night that a youth was lettering in
front Of his home. Police found
Smith sitting in Miss Durbin's
automobile.
"Well." he said. II guess you boys
are looking for me. But I'm In love
with Deanna and ! want TO marry
her."
Police asked him whether Miss
Durbin. who Is II. felt the same way
about him.
"ehe's going 10 fall In love with
somebody ant II might as well be
me-" he said.
On his way 10 headquarters,
Smith said that he had seen Q
moyie OF Mics Dufbln and "felI In
love with her--I Just couldn't help
H."
He was released when Durbin
declined 10 sign q complaint. There
was nothing unlawful ~ his loving
Mia purbin. police Told him. but
he had better not hang around her
home,
I "Jm In love with her." he said.
I'm coming back.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-06
]. FRANCIS SMITH
DENIES REPORT
Retiring Democratic Chair.
man Not Candidate for
Gov. or Any Office

State Chairman j. Francis Smith
whose resignation the Democratic
state central committee refused X
accept a month ago, is seeking X
quelch a move to place him in the
field for the gubernatoinal nomin.
alton. Declaring that he has nc
desire TO run for public office, Mr.
Smith has rejected authorization fol
a proposed boom to win him the
nomination.
Leading the field by far at the
moment Is Public Works Commits
sioner Robert A. Hurley. The only
possible opposition now ON the hori-
zon Is that Of Ex-Governor Wilbur
l.. Cross who has failed thus far to
declare bis 1910 intentions.
Despite Mr. Smiths unwillingness
there Is a feeling in some party
circles that he should be the NOM
inee. 1t Is argued that a ticket head
er by U. S. Senator Francis T.
Maloney for senator and Mr.. Smith
for governor would be stronger than
Maloney- Hurley slate.
Mr.. Smith will again offer his
resignation as state chairman at a
meeting of the state central COM
mittee at the Elton Monday night.
A month ago, when his resignation
went unaccepted. one of the COM
mittee members suggested that the
resignation be approved, with the
proviso that the local man accept
nomination for high state office, ',re-
sumably that of governor.
The state chairman, however, is
determined to withdraw from party
office. though he promises to con-
anue as an active Democrat. lie Is
not o candidate for state office. he
says.
Should the Hurley boom run into
any difficulty or should the present
political situation show any decided
change. Il would not be surprising TO
see Democratic state leaders urge
Mr.. Smith TO run for the governor
ship.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-06
WOMAN DIES BUT
SLAYER Is ALIVE

Canaan Center, N. H, July g.
(UP)-Stanley w. Gray, So, re-
NAMED in critical condition at a
Hanover hospital today as result OF
knife wounds in his neck, allegedly
self-infiicted after the fatal shooting
of Mrs. Alice Berwick, As,
Police Chief Eugene F. Lorden
said Gray repeatedly shot the at
tractive blonde divorce to death
last night in a fit of jealousy. Lor-
den was called by q neightbor and
found Mrs. Berwicks body on the
floor IN her small farmhouse with
Gray, boarder at the home for Is
years. lying nearby, his throat
slaShed.
The chief quoted neighhqors as
saying Gray. also divorced, and Mrs
Berwick quarreled violently on the
steps outside before the shooting
occurred. The woman had a rifle
bullet In her neck. Charges were
10 be filed against Gray as soon a.
he recovered sufficiently 10 talk.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-06
Gene TUNNEY
is PERSISTENT
Pushed Rival Organization
to American Youth Com
gress With vigor
BY RALPH BECK

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Lake Geneva, Wis, July 6-CUP)
Electromagnetic Champion Gene
Tunney pushed the organization OF
rival to the American Youth Con-
gress today, claiming that the
United States faced a bloody rev.
olution" within five years.
He addressed meeting of the
pro American" rump of the con-
gress last night, while the congress,
in its annual convention, was APP
proving a resolution condemning
the armament program and Presi-
dent Roosevelt's foreign policy.
I'VE can look for a bloody reyolu-
ton In this country inside five years
generated by a fifth column, and
we have nothing with which to
back up a bluff" he said. He said
Mr.. Roosevelt's administration had
been lax In defense matters, that
there have been too damn many
dilettantes in our government for
the past eight years"
He told his segment Of the Youth
Congress that he favored military
CONSUMPTION for youth, that he be-
lieved in Theodore Roosevelt's pol
icy of speaking softly and carrying
a big stick, not in the presidents
policy of speaking loudly and carry
ing a feather duster."
Given Invitation
The congress made two efforts to
invite Tunney to address its con-
vention, while pointing out that he
was not a youth, (Tunney is Az,
that he represented no youth Or
ganization, and that he had not
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-06
Death Threat Adds To
Worlds Fair Tragedy
Telephone Employe Of British Pavilion Receives It;
!. Over 100 Suspects Are Now Being Secured
By Officers OF Law

New York, July 6-(UP)-A tele-
phone caller threatened the life OF
an employee of the British pavilion at
the Worlds Fair carry today while
police pressed their search for the
person or persons who planted the
July 4th bomb there which killed two
detectives.
The phone rang in the apartment
of Mrs. Marjorie Rosser, the pavil-
ions telephone operator, cat 37-15
Goth street, Jackson Heights, at 2
a. m. and her husband answered. He
told the caller he was speaking for
his wife. The caller then said, In a
flat, even voice: "Ill kill her."
Mrs. Rosser had received a tele-
phone call at the pavilion on Tues
day in which a man told her to
clear the building before 1t blew up.
Thursday afternoon the bomb was
discovered. The detectives carried 1t
to a clear space Of the grounds
where 1t exploded.
Police said, as they placed a heavy
guard around the Rosser apart
ment, that they believed the call
was made by the same man. Mrs.
Rosser was not at home. Her hus-
band and police would not reveal
her whereabouts.
Question Employees
The new development came as
the police began questioning the
pavilion's employees.
Police turned to these 10 men
and women after a roundup of 100
persons identified with extremist
groups had yielded no clues. All were
released except an alien German, an
ardent NaZi, who was held for IL
legally possessing firearms.
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia said the
city would offer reward OF $25,-
900 for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of the bomb
ers. The Detectives Benevolent AS
ISOLATION announced $1,000 re-
ward and the Patrolmen's Benevo-
lent Association and the Association
of SergeantS, Lieutenants, Captains
and Inspectors were expected to Of
fer rewards too.
Detectives Ferdinand A. Socha
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-06
NORWALK DOUBTS
CENSUS FIGURES
Only 39,5O5, When Citi-
zens Expected to Go at
Least Over $4,000

Norwalk. Conn.,, July Cup
City authorities and chamber OF
commerce officials today challenged
the accuracy Of the census-t takers
count Of the Norwalk population.
And O recount may be demanded.
Thomas Kirkwood, executive Sec
rotary OF the commerce chamber
became aroused when he heard the
official population Of Norwalk-3o,-
sos, an increase OF 34s6 over the
1890 figure.
He said the population count
should be considerably over the co.
900 figure. and perhaps as high as
1900 or 5000.
Kirkwood asked persons who were
skipped BY the census-taker 70 re-
port 10 the chamber Of commerce,
ana. II there were enough Of them
he would demand q recount.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-06
FRENCH SHIPS
AWAITING WORD
French Island of Marti=
nique Has Several of
Them in Port

Washington, July 6. - CUP -
French naval forces submarines
small craft, and possibly the 22,146-
ton aircraft carrier Bearn - at the
French island of Martinique in the
Caribbean were reported today to be
awaiting a British ultimatum.
Information reaching French cir
Giles in Washington was that a
British blockade had cut off the
islands sea communica tons and
that British ships could be expect
ed to move into insist that the
French surrender or scuttle their
ships or fight.
State Department officials pro-
fessed to have no knowledge Of the
purported blockade. They would
not say whether this government
might seek to avert hostilities at
the French island, although such a
course was considered probable in
some quarters.
Presence of the Bearn at Marti-
nique was not officially confirmed.
It sailed from Canadian port June
II. In view Of Frances then i'm
pending defeat, it was regarded as
likely that she proceeded to Mar
Unique, rather than to France.
A usually-authoritative congress
sional source reported that the Bearn
carried as freight 100 American
planes. Another source placed the
number at 500. The shipment re-
portedly includes a number Of Cur
tiss "Hell-Diver" bombers which the
U. s. Navy had released for resale
to France and Great Britain. In
addition, she carried her normal
compliment of about 40 planes.
1t also was reported that other
American planes. shipped from CAL
ifornia for shipment to
France are stored at Martinique.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-06

Gibraltar ana Wherever else the
former British and French allies
had contracting interests.
(Reports reaching Madrid from
Algericas, Spain, said that Gibral-
tar, raided several times, repeatedly
without damage yesterday, had had
another air raid alarm at o'clock
yesterday evening and that six de-
stroyers had put out from Gibraltar.
Both German and Spanish sources
reported that French planes con-
Quoted the raid on Gibraltar. The
Tangier newspaper Espana said
coastal batteries from the French
Moroccan fort at Casablanca had
fired on two British destroyers We'd
nesday evening. about the time Of
the battle at Oran and that the~de-
stroyers had escaped in a smoke
screen. The italian newspaper
Lavoro Fascista said In q Madrid
dispatch that French and British
warships were fighting near Oron
again yesterday morning; that three
damaged British destroyers had
reached Gibraltar and that other
warships had landed British wound
ed at Gibraltar.)
Indo- China Status Quo
cat Singapore it was announced
that the status quo in Indo- China
had been assured after exchanges
OF messages between British and
French authorities. The nature Of
the status quo" was not disclosed.
1t was not learned whether Gem
eral Catroux was still governor gem
eral or whether Admiral Decoux, APP
pointed by Petain after the armis-
tice. had assumed control.)
The German radio was heard
broadcasting that British and
French troops had clashed on the
Palestine-Syrian frontier when Poll
ish troops tried to cross from Syria,
to Palestine to join the British.
1t was denied here that formal
notice had been received Of Frances
severance of diplomatic relations.
The French charge d'affaires, Roger
Cambon, visited the foreign once
and later resigned. M. De Castel-
lane, first secretary of the embassy
who succeeded him, said, I'VE have
received no instructions from Vichv
regarding the reported severance OF
relations with Great Britain"
Under Masters Command
No doubt remained here, however,
that the French government Of
Premier Marshal Philippe Petain at
Vichy, from the British view, under
dureSs from his German and italian
masters, had declared relations with
Britain, ended, as reported. The
British ministry of information.
commenting on the announcement
by French Foreign Minister Paul
Baudoin at Vichy, said:
1T must be remembered that it
(the announcement can only have
been made public by the consent Of
the governments German and Ital-
ian masters. When, contrary to the
solemn undertaking given by France
to Britain, the Bordeaux govern
ment capitulated to Germany and
Italy, 1t became from that moment
the servant Of those two powers.
Now it becomes difficult to discover
whether any statement issued either
by Baudoin or any other member Of
his government Is genuine or not"
250,000 More Men Called
London, July 6 - (UP) = Bril-
tain called 250,OO0 more men into
the army today and took new, dras-
tic steps to defend the coast. keep
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