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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31
Wood Wilson NuptiaIs WiH Be February EDent

Miss Elizabeth Atherton Wilson, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Claude Thomas Wilson of Middlebury, will be married to Robert LaVigne Wood, son of MT and Mrs. Raymond Luther Wood, of Delaware ave- nue, on Saturday, February IT, at the Middlebury Congregational church. Rev. Ridgway F. Shinn, pastor of the West Side Methodist church will perform the ceremony at 6 p. m., assisted by Rev. Will liam H. McCance, the pastor. A re- ception for relatives and few and ushers will include Frederick J. Wood, Frank Alhorth, New York;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31
Garden Club WiI Hear Speaker

The Waterbury Garden club will hold their monthly meeting on Feb ruary 18th. Mrs. James E. Gregg will be the guest speaker, having as her topic, Their Culture and Use"
 A new committee has been ap- pointed with Mrs. Merton B. Allen as chairman. The group will receive any surplus of plants which people may have to be distributed among garden club members. Members wishing more plants for their gar- dens should contact M. Allen.
 Miss Mildred Harmon has been named chairman of the telephone squad which will notify members of the activities of the group from time to time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31

friends will be held at the Rosanne.
 Miss wilson has selected Mrs. Robert I. Coleman as patron of honor. Attendants will be Mrs. G. Merritt Beers of Cheshire, and Miss Dorothy Louis Quinn, Of Mt. Vernon, N. Y, Miss Carol Isben of Naugatuck, cousin of the bride, will be flower girl.
 John Neville Carley of Water town, has been named best man, Warren L. Hall, Jr., New Britain and G. Merritt Beers, Cheshire. <
 Miss wilson is graduate of St. Margaret's school, and is Q member of the Waterbury Junior League. She is the granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Frederic Spring, of Naugatuck, and the late r. and Mrs. Claude T. Wilson, of Water vile, N. Y. MT. Wood attended Syracuse University.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31
PersonaL=SOCZALA ACTIVITIES Weddings
Enldnon Sorority Dance Fed. I6

Miss Peggy Dermody of North Main street was hostess last night for members of the Emanon Sor- .ority. Business reports were read and final plans were made for their second annual dinner dance to be held February 18th at WrightS' Inn, Plainville. A delicious luncheon was served later in the evening.
 Those present were: Ruth Kenney Mary Gladney, Henriette Marinan Charlotte Kelley, Ernestine Cannon and Peggy Dermody. The next meeting will be held next Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Char lotte Kelley of Fulton street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31
Contract Bridge
CORNELL CONTRACT CLUB

Top scorers in yesterday after noon,s session of the Cornell Con- tract club conducted by Mrs. John Moriarty were: Frank Driscoll and Richard Walsh, 112: Mrs. E. J. Niel- son and Vincent Kelly, 108; and East and West: Newell Mitchell and Herman Rehm, 126; and Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Tobin, IA 1-2.
 The standing to date is as fol- lows: Mitchell-Rehm, 432 1-2, To- bin- -Tobin, 426 1-2; Dunphy-Russell, APO 1-2 and ClearyKelly, AIS 1-2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31

NOTES OF A NEW YORKER
 AGr. WOUllcott, in a testimonial to the sleeping cars, is quoted: T value my comfort .. When he suuirmed out of the. lead in "The Man Who Came to Dinner" play, dodging the New York drama cri- tics, he was probably valuing the same pr. Paul DeKruif, a damyankee from Holland, Michi- gan, hasn't witnessed Gone With the Wind" on the screen and won't "DamitI" he thunders, "the South lost the Civil War, but no film or book writer will admit itI" This is what happens to @ De- mocracy in wartime: The New York CTS revelation that no caricature of Il Duce has appeared in any French newspaper since Sept.
 Andre Maurois, in a Readers Digest sHnarticle, kisses Emile Char tier, the French writer who taught Maurois all he knows about the writing business. One of his tu- tors rules, he reports was: Com press, condense, and end with a punch" =. Like the sinful New York columnists, huh?
 At Union Square, where the Com munazis clutter up the sector, a fellow with an accent objected to the statements of a lead-quarter rabble-rouSer The soap-box- CT shouted: Don't you talk to me, you're not an American. You speak with an accent!" To which another in the crowd squelched the professional hater with: Columbus couldn't speak one word of English!"
 At the special premiere of '"The Grapes of Wrath' at the Norman die theater, the usual blahzay first nighters were thrown into dtther by the entrance of Hedy Lamar
 Hedy, they say, looked more gorgeous than any woman has a right to-on or off the screen J. P. McEvoy and his wife, Peggy, overheard a woman spectator meow: She's beautiful, but I hear she's dumb" "What do you want?'' asked J. F., "a sunrise that sings?"
 Crack jockeys are alibi-ing their poor form at Hialeah by blaming the new starting gate :. This contraption sends all the nags away together, preventing the wise ones from stealing head starts" 1. . In short, the responsibility of winning a race is now placed squarely on the horse.
 The current quip in London: "It's tough that Unity Milford, (Hitler's blonde advertisement) shot herself and had to leave Berlin. She was the only unity left in Germany" If, as some of the London gazettes have hinted, 'Hore Be- lisha was removed because of cer- tain anti-sems, then the English memory is short. If they will turn to their newspaper files of last Sep tember they will learn that one of their reasons for warning on Hit Ter was for persecution of that race Men who should know don't believe the anti-sem angle, at all. Belisfa was bounced because General Ironside, Chief of Staff, never liked him, anyhow. And the old man sulked until he got his way And imagine this: Gen. eral Ironside and General Gamelin of France who should be devoted friends, intensely dislike each other
 Some of us were listening to one of those bores who kept saying "Yeh, but money isn't important Money can't bring you happiness La Ylra1 1.laea EIaiffAaa HlAlsyi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31

H. B. Williams, Mrs. Edwin Hewitt, Mrs. Chauncey Ford, Mrs. Stan- ley Krom, Mrs. Rudolph Folg- mann, Mrs. w. c. Lasher, Mrs. J. G. Lasher, Mrs. A. L. Hauer- was, Mrs. V. A. Hedberg, Jr., Mrs. W. R. Grierson, Mrs. Burton Hine, Mrs. William Stahl, Mrs. Ferdinand Bachmann, Mrs. Roy H. Walch, Mrs. William c. Schneider, Mrs. L. J. Niekerk, Mrs. A. H. Gaess, Msr. George Caldwell, Mrs. Russell Atherton, Mrs. Elmer Wilson, Mrs. Russell Truelove, Mrs. William H. Barlow, Mrs. Lydia Clark, Mrs. Joseph F. Daske, Mrs. Seth Bai- ley, Mrs. Harold Seymour, Mrs. Harold Stetson, Mrs. Douglas Cam eron, Mrs. William Wookey, Mrs Kenneth Mintie, Mrs. O. w. Dan- ielson, Mrs. A. Burton Jones, Mrs E. Ashley Barrows, Mrs. Leon Totten, Mrs. Edward Cookson Mrs. George Bailey, Mrs. Homer Senior, Mrs. Edward Plumb, Mrs. Idris Alderson, Mrs. Rowland Hartley, Mrs. Edward Wells, Mrs. J. M. Palen, Mrs. H. B. Sander son, Mrs. William F. Judd and Mrs. c. R. Sage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31

played a match with sam Sneed In Babs' arms was her pet poodle, which seemed to keep laugh ing at the signs: 'No dogs al- lowedl"
 While residing in Miami, Al Ca- pone liked to play the old Brake mans Daughter" gag on his friends In case you don't know the gag, the victim is fixed up with swell date, but warned about the girls cratic old man. Just as the victim is about to enter the house (his arms loaded with gifts), 8 tough hombre appears at an upstairs win- dow and starts shooting up the place and the caller usually runs like everything Once, Capone brought a lad around to that kind of a date and stayed in his car about a half block away to watch the fun Just as the pal was about to enter the house, the girls father" leaned out window and beloved menacingly Instead of running, the guy held his ground and sassed back. After telling the father" that he could go some place and take his daughter with him, he calmly walked back to where Capone was waiting in the car Gosh" asked Capone dis appointedly, weren't you scared?' Came the reply: What for I'm with you!"
 This gives you an idea of what Russia thinks about her sappy stooges, who work for her in other countries :. Ernest Thaelmann former leader of the Commys in Germany, is still in concentration camp there, and the Soviet hasn't made any attempt to help him despite its romance with the Nazis 7. That should be a warning to American syapathizers with any ot the ism outfits .. Don't take sides I fight them all Before you know 1t, the Frontiers and thel, alleged enemies, the Communists will be married after the manner of Hitler and Stalin-"those strange Red-fellows."
 There is . Chinese restaurant called Lum's Garden on West 18th Street in Manhattan. It's most regular customers are the heads ,oi the Japanese Consulate The chow w-meinager was asked how that happened, in view of the war . He replied: War go on short time customers long time" One oi his closest friends visited F. D. R recently, and the topic dealt with government projects ''Now, ir 1941," said the President before he realized his slip of the tongue, q intend to" and then he changed the subject.
 The other night, at Club IS, the tip-top- -tapretty, Floria vestoff, was doing her routines, when one oi the Dead End kids Ca smellebrity) decided to team up with her-un- invited Frankie flyers squelch drove the Dead Finder back to hi! table !. There's a fine combin. ation," devastated Frankie, "han and chicken
 Wilson Miners caustic criticisms rate revival When he heart that one of his movie bosses hat been hurt at preview, Mimel cracked: Someone must have dropped seat on his head" Abe Lyman recalls the time cer'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31

tain heel who had just done dirt to "a young thing with mother was looking very troubled about 1t "The kid is on his conscience" someone said "If she is," grumbled Mizner "she must be a Wire.Walkern
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31

Mrs. George Corcoran of Idylwood avenue will be hostess this evening to members of the Waterbury Dem- ocratic Women's club and their friends. A special "bingo party" will be held for the entertainment of those attending the gathering. Pro- ceeds will be given to the club treas ury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31
Mothers Club Holds
 Food Sale Tor11orrou

and Paul's church will sponsor food sale tomorrow at the Miller and Peck Store.
 Mrs. Joseph Phelan is general chairman of the event and her as- sistants include: Mrs. William Fran koski, Mrs. Raymond Synott, Mrs John Pagan, Mrs. Francis Cruess, Mrs. James Cook, Mrs. John Cady, Mrs. Homer Smons, Mrs. Patrick Moran, Mrs. Margaret Costello, Mrs. Maurice Altman, Mrs. John Shea, Mrs. Edward Costello, Mrs. Elmer Grady, Mrs. Clarence Doyle, Mrs. William Keaveney, Mrs. Edmund White, Mrs. Frank Robinson, Mrs. Michael Carroll, Mrs. William Ghent, Mrs. Edgar Dwyer and Mrs Henry Rochette.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31

Canton T. R. Martin 8, Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor dessert bridge tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Prizes will be awarded at each table. Mrs. Ella Anderson is in charge and Mrs. Louise Clark is chairman of the bridge committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31

happy the other day." said another And then he explained this scene on the golf course of the Palm Beach Country Club: The wealthy Barbara followed her fiance Sweeney, around the course as he played a match with Sam Sneed In Babs' arms was her pei poodle, which seemed to keep laugh ing at the signs: "No dogs al- lowedi"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31
Miss Bertha Heuer
 Is Rendered. Sho1Ue1

Miss Bertha Heuer of Wood street, who is to be married February 1 to Thomas Cronan of Niagara street, was guest of honor at 8 miscellan- eous shower, given by Mrs. John J. Heuer, sister -in-law of the bride-tO- be, and Mrs. Fred A. Brown at the latter's home on Wood street. A novel arrangement of an umbrella covered with blue crepe paper and paper streamers tied to gifts with tinsel stimulating rain was the fea- ture of the shower. A delicious luncheon was enjoyed by all.
 Those present were: Lillian Marti, Mrs. Edward Marti, Mrs. Ward Hob bic, Mrs. Jane Lockhart, Mrs. Charles Fadus, Mrs. Fred Slater, Mrs. Theodore Kirsch, Mrs. George Wedge, Mrs. Edward Fisher, Mrs. Raymond Dillon, Mrs. Joseph Yut- zler, Lillian Birzell, Mrs. F. c. Yut- zler, Mrs. Thomas Cronan, Madeline Cronan, Mrs. s. D'vileskis, Gertrude Kruska, Mrs. William Kruska, Elsie Kruska, Mary Hobbie, Mrs. William Dick, Helen T. Lynch, Mrs. Betty Palmento, Mrs. William Chick, Mrs. Alfred Wolff, Mrs. Hugo Lang, Mrs. William Carpenter, Mrs. Robert Kiersted, Mrs. William Baker, Mrs. Irwin, Miss Edith Dean. Mrs. Lee Zaengle, Miss Marjorie Slater, Mrs. John B. Heuer.
 The regular monthly meeting of the welfare committee of the Hope vile Community club will be held Thursday evening at o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Joseph Pilkington, Baldwin street extension. Mrs. Jo- seph Monnerat, who was elected chairman of the committee to suc- ceed Mrs. Michael J. Hyland, will preside at the business meeting.
 Mrs. Mary Lynch McDermott is confined to her home on East Main street with illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31

MT. and Mrs. Joseph HaskinS of Hill street have returned after spen Ling several days in Springfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31
Walter Wi1AcIaeu On BrOadzCny

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31

Mrs. Mary Lynch McDermott is confined to her home on East Main street with illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31

Some of us were listening to one of those bores who kept saying "Yeh, but money isn't important. Money can't bring you happiness
 'It made Barbara Hutton very
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-31

Crack jockeys are alibi-fng their poor form at Hialeah by blaming the new starting gate This contraption sends all the nags away together, preventing the wise ones from stealing head starts" 1n short, the responsibility of winning race is now placed squarely on the horse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-13
GOOD AS GOLD

If you've heard that gold is likely to lose it's value medium of exchange when and if Hitler becomes top dog in Europe, chances you're sop ping up of the propaganda spread by the Nazis in an effort to weaken the position of the democ- races.
 This is the opinion of Territorial Commissioner of Mines B. D Stewart, expressed in address at Fairbanks recently. The Commissioner said that while he had found the Territorys mining industry to be in a healthy and thriving condition, he has encountered in many quarters an element of un certainty, which in some cases amounted to outright and expressed misgivings, as to what lies ahead for gold.
 These manifestations of uncertainty" Stew,rt said have had their origin of course in the wide spread discussions that have been taking place gently with reference to the integrity of gold itself The theory has been advanced that when the so- called Axis Powers become dominant gold will cease to be used as medium of monetary exchange and the vast stores of the metal that have accumulated in this country especially during the past year will become worthless, and that the mining of gold throughout the world will practically cease"
 Such a theory, which if sound would hit Alaska hard is not indicated by the available facts Stewart said. Efforts to undermine confidence in gold by means Of interruptions propaganda being made by the Axis powers which have little gold This is of those efforts.
 Stewards explanation of the gold scare" is sup ported by article in the June issue of Skilngs' Mining Review of Duluth which says:
 There have been recent public statements of persons in authority that much of this propaganda (about gold has been traced to Hitler and the Nazi propaganda directors. The idea logical. They would hardly overlook such chance to njure Allied purchasing power or to try to worry the United States Nazi officials have lately proclaimed that in the future Naz Europe (which they hope to es- tablish) their paper currency will be backed by hu- man labor, and the unit will be the days work of man They have nothing else as yet with which to back it.
 The New York Times of July publishes dis patch from Berlin in which it is declared that elimination of gold the basis of European cur rencies and elevation of the reichsmark to the rank of the standard currency of future continental omysuch is the ambitious plan fostered by the vic- torious termination of the on the continent. ? In this same German dispatch however there appears this most significant paragraph:
 Proponents of the idea of making the reichs- mark, backed by the Reich's political might and hard German work the standard currency of Europe admit, however that gold cannot be entirely elimin- aed, inasmuch other means exists for the final
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-13

settlement of balances in international trade even though most of this trade may be carried in the form of clearing barter"
 The current gold discussion brings to mind the political campaigns of the '30's in which gold was attacked But the value of gold increased in terms of paper dollars. The price of gold in time of uncertainty in the Civil War to $53 per ounce, and this long time ago
 Stewart brings sound arguments to light when he suggests that "te tongues of the Axis ead CTS at this present moment actually protruding full length at the thought of possessing the South African gold fields and that Russia will certainly resist to the utmost the arising of sua tion which would result in threat to the advantage she possesses in the possession of her vast gold fields
 The Commissioners very good advice is for to keep faith in gold He couples it with plea that those in control of the mining industry in AL aSka proceed on a normal basis and with the wayering conviction that the gold can accumulate the more secure will future position be"
 The time to worry about gold, President P. R. Bradley of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Com pany says, is when you haven't any
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-13
Mir. McNary-A Poor Choice
(NeW York Times)

(New York Times)
 It is difficult to understand the strategy that persuaded the Republican party to Senator McNary as Wendell Wikies running mate Since MT Willkie is Fastener and business man, it logical and proper that the party should seek to achieve unity in American life by choosing as it's candidate for Vice President a Westerner and a man in public life But there many Westerners in public life And the decision to single out MT. McNary for this nomination represents exceed ingly unhappy choice.
 It is unhappy choice because in many of the things that now matter most MT. McNarys views are the complete negation of MT Willkies views MT Wilkie who understands clearly the tremendous forces which changing the worlds history, has favored all possible aid for the democracies of Eu- rope consistent with American law and avoidance Of the risk of war; MT McNary little shares this view that ony few months ago he voted against repeal of the embargo algning himself in that vote with Messrs. Nye, Wheeler, Holt and Hiram Johnson MT Willkie, again. understands the vital importance of international trade: though he now believes that events abroad have made the Hull trade treaties ineffective, he is under illusions as to the extent to which the preservation of the capitalist system depends on removing barriers to international commerce; MT. McNary, on the other hand, is perhaps the most vigorous and consistent advocate of high protection in the entire Senate. MT. Wikie again, is conservative in financial matters; MT. McNary is conservative in such matters than some of his Senate colleagues, but he voted for the Wheeler Silver Bill in 1884 and to ride the Presidents veto of the soldiers bonus in 1886
 Either the nomination of MT McNary is one of those regrettabe blunders into which tired con- venon stumbles when it has finished its chief work and lost interest in the job before it, it is de- berate attempt to resort to the old game and the old folly of making party face two ways at once Tn the circumstances the best that can be said is that the office of VcePresident is of comparatively little importance in the determination of policy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-13

New toys for l940 include: Sub mersible submarines, pre-fabricated houses with windows that go up and own, stuffed dogs with pedigrees, and printing sets that reproduce comics. Toy freight cars cost as lit- tie as 10 cents.
 Two petrified fish, believed to be more than 5O,OOO, 100000 years old, have been found at Bjuv, Sweden The fish resemble present-day stur- geOns.
 If you attempt to join the Army air corps, you will be given an ex- animation in US. government; Eng fish grammar; ancient history; geo. graphy (especially of the US. and possessions): arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and physics.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-13

that the next President of the United States will be a statesman tested in public service.
 International Affairs: Through an act of treachery the war is to as- sume a peculiar significance to this country. Astrologers foresee months of warfare which will finally pre- pare for new age in which wars are to be set aside for a long period. Signs read by London astrologer are interpreted as indicating that Armageddon cannot be escaped.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of un- usual interests and activities. Hap- piness through marriages is indi- cated for young and old.
 Children born on this day prob- ably will be vigorous, independent and courageous to the point of recklessness. Success and popular ity belong to these subjects of Can- Ger, for they are likely to be in- telligent, ambitious and success full.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-13
NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT

The undersigned having on the 18th day of June, 1940, filed his final account as administrator of the estate of Andrew Palmer, de- ceased. in the Probate Court of Juneau Precinct, Alaska, notice is hereby given to all heirs, creditors and other persons interested in said estate, that Monday, August 19 1940, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of said day. at the office of the United States Commissioner, in the Federal and Territorial Building, in the City and Precinct of Juneau. Territory of Alaska, is the. time and place set for the hearing of said account. objections thereto and the settlement thereof.
 H. B LIE FEVRE,
 Administrator of the estate
 of Andrew Palmer. deceased. Publication dates, June A, July l. 8-15-22, l940. adv.