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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-13
Start Count
OF Ballots
OF Absences
Dill. Lonqlis
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Tolly Outcoms

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Pierce eounty's closely guard
ID absentee ballots began
tuesday.
All participants In she slshussss
procedure whrse wart may 10
lido th< eins~&f Washington sssbsr-
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revealed n ~ pshlte.
At least all day Tuesday vas
certain In Be asea IN The peine~
taking ioh ~ comparing sixns-
lures ~ absentee voters N the
outside snvsiop<s az their ballots
Si,h applications which thsS MED
previously with the county siss-
ton ho~rd.
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sts~sssss vsses ssthUntasNk
ro.imsfks On thu susetopso
wsfs from almost every stats n
the union and from washington.
y. e.
! Prosecutor Thos e. Tei1e(sna.
a. legal sdvl.sr 20 shs county sise-
ton heard. vas kspt basy settling
problems in me sphsrs usost ~
tho day Tuesday.
A few ~ the more esrsises
voisrs forgot ta sal th~ir en-
vslop~s. Their ballots ~sss sub
leet "a soms question. hut u sss
decided ths bslioss should ~ hsld
legal a. long - saxn~d BY notary
puhiies and 80 l>rnx "a the inside
envelopes were s~aisdL
Another question wbish win
eoms up ~hsn h@iIoss are op>nss
CONTINUED on FsGs !. cniumn -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-13


WOODBRIDGE. y. IA
violent explosion rocked the
plant of the United Railway
corporation shortly be-
fore . a. m. (ESD, Tuesday,
shaking nearby towns and
breaking many windows.
First reports said that between
10 and 20 persons were injured. All
were taken TO Perth Amboy hos
pital. five miles to the south.
Town authorities said that
"a number" Of workers at the
plant - which employs both
men and women-were killed
but that the exact toll could
not he determined until the
ruins of the small plant had
been cleared away. Unofficial
reports of the death toll
ranged from sik 10 Is persons.
The blast was heard AS far as
Jersey City. 10 miles north Of this
east central town.
The compan, manufactures
small torpedoes Of the type
used by railways.
The TO pedoes. which nrV
clsmped to the rails where they
explode as trains pass over them
are used as signal devices
There WERE no immediate re.
ports as 10 casualties or extent
of damage.
Police teletype messages were
sent 10 nearby communities.
asking for smbulAnces and
medical assistance.
The blast was felt sharply on
Staten island across Raritan bay.
Motorists who were driving
along roadways on the south shor,
OF Staten island said their car,
were thrown several feet by ths
conclusion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-13

malled ~ Tseoms Draft fsosFd
No. ., 80 BY Tacoma Draft Beard
No. and Is by pisfes County
Draft Board No. 3
Esceip, ~ . quesiionnsirs Dies
not mean that person siii bs In
Quoted into ths army immediately
under the Asisetiss ssryics sct
Continued on Psgs 7. Column ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-13

from ssv Yofs. sslsiax ths niit-
lons ~no supported nin for The
PRESIDENCY hat unity d<psn<fs
upon administration moves TO pre-
vent infist.0a and correct ~ss<ns
~ our ssosossie ssross~
Th< prssaaeaf's first opportunity
"a comment On wlilklss five point
proposal 20 deal with -~eonoznis
errors viii eome al hls regular
D m pfss. conferences Tssestsy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-13

uks ssss u wsa<sfi t. WIZ
kie's Address IN NJ asesss No.
asy sight vt1s ~ fsssn1 - ~
In ssAay's riases - psgs .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-13
Quiz Chef About
Deaths Of II Mem

rfrTsBuases--A former ehsf
Nss Questioned in Philadelphia
Tuesday sbouf th~ poiAon deaths
~ ~ men and violent iiinsss of
81 others ss result n eating pan
cakes taintsd with sodium fIssortdss
roach pewder resembling flour.
me poisoning took place Mon
day At ths Pittsburgh s@ivstioa
Army center during the morning
''handoa,.~ The msn eat down 10
a breakfast Of pancakes. bacon
and coffee. A few hours tnter
they began dying. writing in pain
and we're taken 10 hospitals. Two
men died At the center before thsy
could Be moved: the others q
hospitals.
WgATHER FORECAST
Fair tenlghs ssd Thns>1ay. Isn-
psratuses; Nigh. ~; isw. 81. -
rises, I'LL: sets. Asa.
BANK TRANSACTIONS
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-13
Explosions
Rock Plants
In 3 Cities
81 Men. Women
Feured Decd:
MonY Are Injured
BULLETIN

AsHIN To>-rhe III
Tuesday began Investigations
into the circumstances 81 eS-
plosions in three eastern powder
plants. two of which were work
Ing on national defense orders.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-13

pldHts nave started DbfiDlI4
and machine-gunning Greek
towns in a desperate attempt
10 regain the offensive which
Italian ground forces lost IN
disastrous defeats at the
frontier. the public security
ministry said Tuesday.
Janins. road junction 30 miles
from the Albanian border. the frs,
main objective Of the Italian
srmys right wing which vas never
mensced from the ground. was
bombed and mschine-gunned from
the Air.
Another unnamed town in Epi-
rus was rsided by planes which
few low, rsking the streets with
machine-gun fire and dropping
hand grensdes. II the east, an
unnamed town in Thessaly was
bombed. and Ssloniks had five air
raid alarms in "a hours. The island
Of Corfu in the Ionisn sea and a
village In the Peloponnesus were
bombed. In the northern mountain
sector, scene Of ore Of the worst
Italian defeats, the security min
istry said. the retresting Italians
pillsged three towns.
The war ministry described
the air activity a. intense, but
said the raids were every
where unsuccessful and cas-
ualties were slight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-13
Gales Kill
Is Persons
In Nation!
Swirling Snow
Follows Terrific
Wind Storms
nv u>usp PRESS

sna~ storm. s~iTlea ever NEST
AZ IN. nstian Tuesday hard an ths
trail Of destructive gales that
killed at ls.s, - persons. caused
damage estimated At mllllans af
dollar. and drove eastward 10 the
Atlantic coast.
The first severe cold If the SEA
son rt In 80 the mshlnx ~lnsis
PUSHED torrents ~ rain and snow
from the Rocky mountains north
ward and eastward Only the "a.
elflc slopes escaped the extreme
fury Of the ssarms The eastern
seshoard was spsred hy the first
phs~ ~ tho wintry blast. IA,
dirty weather was forecast for
tina, region today.
ouTfooK ATTN STORM
This WAS the outlook after tbs
frs, s.v of IN. .,ormt
Tn. .outh.,n p.atfIe eoast
region reported balmy weather
with the msrcur, ~ about "a de-
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-13
Machine-Gun
Greek Cities
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

LONDON - The air ministry
said Tuesday that reports reach
ing London indicated that Ger
many's great northern port Of
Hamburg is facing economic
ruin as a result of the smash
ing effects of constant Royal Air
Force bombing attacks.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15

NLD ROCKIN CHAIR may get you and yet you
! can be swinging madly with the hottest band
making Home Run via the wild enthusiasm of
your favorite Sports Announcer. Radio opens up the
Door of the Whole World and permits you sit
fortaby home the time you part of every.
thing going A personal radio for each member
of the family guarantees happiness for all and
economical to entire evenings entertainment
for a penny
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
Packers Worn All
Back In Arrears
Local Is Reminds Members
Of Section l6l Of National
Constitution

Local Union No. % met in regular
session with President Robert Milby
conducting the business Of the eve
ming. There was a fair crowd attend
ed the meeting, with the routine busi-
ness taken care Of with speed and
precision.
Brother packers will please take
notice, Local Union No. 25 will en-
force without exception Section 161
of the constitution: Each member of
the union shall pay into the treasury
thereof such sums as monthly dues in
advance as specified in the bylaws,
together with fines and other monies
and the financial secretary shall make
a report at the first stated meeting
of the local union in January, April,
July anC October, Of all members
owing three months dues, and any
member neglecting to pay the same
within one month shall be reported to
the union by the financial secretary
Whereupon the president shall unless
otherwise directed by the union de-
clare such member suspended.'
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
BAKER RETIRES
after SIS YEARS
Started in Industry Back in
l885-Member of Local
Union No. &

William H. Baker Of Local Union
No. is taking advantage Of the re-
tirement feature Of the Social Secur-
ity program now that he has reached
the age Of 65 with So of those years
spent in the pottery trade. He has
given up his position with the Hall
China Co., where he has been employed
the past three years, and will return
to his home at All Princeton Avenue,
Trenton, N. j.
Born in Trenton in 1875, Mr.. Baker
started his apprenticeship in the Tiffin
Pottery ten years later. He was con-
nected with sanitary for 80 years and
was a member OF Local 45 for many
of that locals 40 years In addition
to Tiffin and East Liverpool, Mr..
Baker was employed in Kokomo, Tren-
ton, Camden, Philadelphia, Cameron,
Wheeling, Erwin, Hopewell and Falls
Creek.
A great grandfather five times, Mr..
Baker is the father of four sons and
one daughter.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
Mcintosh Enters
Commission Race

John S. Mcintosh is a Republican
candidate for nomination for Colum-
biana County Commissioner. He has
spent most Of his life as resident of
Columbiana County and has had
years of business training with the
Standard Oil CO., Great Western Oil
Co. and Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
He is chairman of Madison Town
ship Board of Trustees and in his third
term as trustee.
He is vice president of Columbiana
County Advisory Council Board of
Health and also recently elected first
vice president of Columbiana County
Association of Trustees and Clerks.
He is member Of the Yellow Creek
Presbyterian Church and Yellow Creek
Grange.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15

liverpool. o. Grace Hall. Box Ga
Newell, w. Va. Meets every other
Friday in Room ], in N. b. Of 0. T.
building.
No. 96. - Sanitary Workers, Perth
Amboy, N. j. Paul Jankovich, 69E
Raritan Ave-, Perth Amboy, n. j
Meets first and third Friday at Diana
Hall, Market St., Perth Amboy, N. j
No. 9S.-Chinaware, Grafton, w
Va. w. K. Sheets, 115 E. Boyd Street
Grafton, w. Va. Meets second anc
fourth Wednesday.
No. 99.-Chinaware, Clarksburg, w
Va. Ralph Crispino, Box 142, Nuttel
Fort, w. Va. Meets every other Mon
day night.
No. Sanitary, Fredericksburg
Ohio. +. A. Lonier. Meets first anC
third Wednesday.
No. 102.-Sanitary, Ford City, Pa
f. r. Thornhill, Box IL, McGrann, Pa
Meets second and fourth Friday ir
Eagles Hall at 1880 p. m.
No. 1O3.-Generalware Erwin, Tenn
G. A. Lozier, 528 Ohio Avenue.
No. 104.-Chinaware, Falls Creek
Pa. John Jones, Jr, IA Hubert Street
Du Bois, Pa. Meets second and fourth
Monday in Odd Fellows Hall.
No. 1O8.-Chinaware, Bedford, Ohio
Fred Pennington, SO Cowles Avenue
Meets every other Monday night.
No. Ill. - Generlware, Hopewell
Va. George Silliman, 80 Byrd Street
Meets first and third Tuesday al
Beacon Hail.
No. lib. Generalware, John T.
Walling, All w. AT Place, Los An
geles, Calf. Meets first and thirt
Monday at l. o. O. F. Hall, Hunting
ton Park.
No. l16.-Generalware, Lincoln, III
Henry L. Bruce, Box Sd. Meets first
and third Friday of each month il
Odd Fellows Hall.
No. 12l.-Generalware, Warehouse
men, Packers, Decorators and Deco
rating Kilnmen, Sebring, Ohio. Haze
Brown, Il ID. No. a Alliance Ohio
Meets in new X. of p. Hall every
second and fourth Tuesday.
No. 122. - Generalware Cambridge
O. Arthur Ferber, 31S N. 10th Street
Meets second and fourth Monday il
Trades Council Hall.
No. 124.-Decorators and Decoratin.
Kilnmen, East Liverpool, o. ROLAND
Horton, 744 Avondale Street. Meet!
every Tuesday in Room q, N. B. Of
O. p. Building.
No. 130.-Kilnfremen, Helpers ant
Trackmen, East Liverpool, 0. Charles
Larcombe, 42O w. Fifth Street, Eas
Liverpool, O. Meets second and fourtl
Friday in Room 2, N. B. of o. P. Bldg
No. 131.--Batterouts and Mouldrun
ners, East Liverpool, Ohio. Robert
Garner, 246 w. Fifth Street. Meet:
every Thursday in Room No. 3, N. 3
Of O. P. Building.
No. 132.-Handle Casters and Fin
ishers, East Liverpool, Ohio. Eugene
Emmerling, LaCroft, R. D. /, Box 1875
Meets first and third Monday in Room
1, in N. B. of 0. P. Building.
No. 133.-Sanitary, New Castle, Pa
Michael PAMELA, 81 N. Lafayette
ST., Mahoningtown, Pa. Meets secont
and fourth Wednesday in Wallace
Building.
No. 134.-Stone and Art Ware
Crooksville, 0. Mrs. Phyllis Rodgers
400 South State Street. ;, Meets frs
and fourth Tuesday.
No. 135.-Stone and Art Ware
Roseville, O. Emmett Rarick, 11O S
Buckeye ST., Crooksville, Ohio. Meets
first and third Wednesday in Ode
Fellows Hall.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15

No. 137.-Porcelain, Trenton, N. J.
jeanette Abranczyk, 932 New Willow
Street. Meets first and third Tues
day.
No. 1873. - Bisque Warehousemen,
East Liverpool, o. Robert Brown, 42S
Sugar Street, East Liverpool, o.
Meets first and third Thursday in
Room No. 2, NJ z. of o. p. Building.
No. l39. Sanitary, Los Angeles,
Cal. Manuel Armedia, 1G44 f.. 40th
Street.
No. l40.-Porcelain, East Liverpool,
Ohio. Bert Stephens, 1881 Harvey
Ave, Klondyke, Ohio. Meets second
Wednesday,, Room !, N. b. of 0. =.
Building
No. Ai.-Oddmen and Laborers,
East Liverpool, Ohio. Albert Graham,
Newell, w. Va. Meets second and
fourth Thursday in Room a, N. B. of
o. p. Building.
No. H3.-Porcelain Workers, San
dusky, O. Beryl Smith, 620 Tyler st.
Meets second and third Thursday.
No. l44.-Stoneware, Cambridge, o.
Beulah Grudier, 1401 Park Avenue.
Meets first and third Tuesday Of each
month.
No. 145.-Porcelain Workers, Peru,
Ind. Richard Miller, 162 N. Miami St.
Meets second and fourth Tuesday at
861a N. Broadway, over Gas office.
No. 14G.-GeneralWare, Paden City,
w. Va. Beatrice Vogel, Box 496. Meets
Thursday after the 9Th and 21st Of
every month at Joyland.
No. 147.-Sanitary, Perrysville, 0.
William Sayre.
No. 148.-( Mixed) East Liverpool,
O. Nellis Webber, p o. Box 276. Meets
second Monday of each month in Room
2, in N. B. of O. P. Building
No. 15O.-Stoneware and Artware
Workers, Red Wing, Minnesota. Wal
ter Quinn, 1903 Walter Street.
No. 15l.-Porcelain Washington N.
J. Christian Lanner, Beattystown, N.
No. 152.-Porcelain Baltimore, Md.
William r. Wallace, Ais e. Fort Ave.
Meets second and fourth Friday in
Friendship Hall, 1875 e. Montgomery
Street.
No. 154.-Earthenwar and Art
ware, York, Pa. Fred Lory, 38 Scott
Street.
No. 155.-Underglaze Decorators,
East Liverpool, Ohio. Marguerite Will
son, S12 Washington St., Wellsville,
Ohio. Meets first Monday in Room No.
4, N. B. of O. P. Building.
No. 156.-Porcelain, East Palestine,
O. Mildred Campbell, 512 E. North
Ave. Meets every other Monday in K.
of P. Hall.
No. 15S.-Porcelain, New Bedford,
Mass. C. w. Adshead, Sc Durfee st.
No. 159.-Stoneware, Tallmadge, o.
John Karl, S85 Ashland Ave-, Akron,
o. Meets second and fourth Thursday
in Talmadge Town Hall, Talmadge, o.
No. 16O.-Porcelain, Akron, Ohio.
Ruth Gessmann, 1912 Welsh Avenue,
Akron, O. Meets first and third Mon
day, X. of P. Hall, Kenmore, Ohio.
No. 161.-Refractories, New Castle,
Pa. C. f. Campbell, 620 Superior ST.,
New Castle, Pa. Meets second and
fourth Monday, Room 4O8, Trades
Assembly Hall.
No. 1872. - Sanitary, Abingdon, Ill.
Melvin Schisler, 404 N. Washington
St. Meets first and third Monday, K.
of P. Hall.
No. 163.-Potters Supply and Re-
fractories, E. Liverpool, o. Lawrence
Watson, General Delivery, East Liver
pool, O. Meets first and third Friday
in Room d. N. B. of o. P. Building.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15

No. 164. - Porcelain Insulator
Akron, o. Raymond +. Kommer, 81
w. Miller Avenue.
No. 165. - Chinaware, Ell Cerrito
Calf. Helen Millovich, Box I'll, r. F.
D. No. l, Richmond, Calf.
No. 66.-Refractories, Sebring, O.
Alice Roberts, 596 w. Oregon Avenue
Sebring, Ohio.
No. 167.-Stone and Artware, Zanes-
vile, Ohio. Florence Powell, sl1
Hughes Street.
No. 168.-Stone and Artware, San
Jose, Calf. James G. Orlando, r. D.
No 4, Box 697, San Jose, Calf.
No. 169. - Generalware and Art
Ware, Trenton, N. j. Mary Pope, 535
Norway Avenue.
No. 171.-Generalware, Stockton
Calf. Ed Jewell, 1906 S. American ST..
Stockton, Calf. Meets second and
fourth Tuesday, Culinary Workers
Hall.
No. 172.-Maintenance Men, East
Liverpool, o. Ralph Krepps, 2135 Har-
vey Ave. Meets second and fourth
Friday in N. B. of o. P. Banquet Hall
No. 173.-Porcelain, Frenchtown, N
]. Willis Sutton. Frenchtown. N. J.
No. 174.-Sanitary, Metuchen, N. ]
Michael Smalley, S26 Amboy Ave.
Fords, N J. Meets first and third
Friday at Polish Hall, 430 Hall Ave-.
Perth Amboy, N. j. '--.-'--- ~
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
Close WashingtOn's Birthday

Columbus, 0. (OLNS).-All offices
of the Bureau of Unemployment Com
pensatjon, including local employment
centers will be closed Thursday, Feb
ruary %, in observance of Washing
toms birthday, Administrator H. C.
Atkinson has announced. Lincoln's
birthday, Monday, Feb. IL, was OBJ
served in like manner,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15

Bob: "Can 1 touch you for five doll
ars?"
Henry: "For five dollars you can
sock me on the jaw.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13
City Planning Impressive
Celebration Of flag Day"
David Fannick Post Pre-
sent COIOrs to New
v. w. Unit

win and his ofiicial party will be
guests Of honor at Temple hall,
and the governor win deliver an
address on the nag and its history.
Rice TO Speak
Samuel Meyers, Leavenworth
Hig scool teacher, viii give a his
tory Of the American flag at the
Flag Day program sponsored by the
Melchizedek Lodge, B'Nai Birth at
the Waterbury Hebrew Institute to-
night at $3.50 o'clock.
Lieut.. Col. Roy e. Rice will speak
on the subject Our Flag, The SYM
boil Of Liberty"
Tests on the meaning and history
of the flag will be given for men,
bers Of Boy Scout Troop 20.
Maj. Max r. Traurig Is In charge
Of the program, assisted by Albert
Cantor, Heyer Don, Harry Liebes-
kind, Louis Rieger, Charles Rosen-
garten and DR.. Seymour I: zonn.
Present Colors
The national colors will be pre-
scented to the Wheeler Young Post
Veterans Of Foreign Wars by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of David Fannick
Post, Jewish War Veterans, at In
stallation exercises Sunday after
noon at o'clock at Speedwell hall.
Invitations have been extended
to the following organizations to
participate: Sons Of Union Veter-
ans, Spanish American War Veter-
ans, Disabled American Veterans,
American Legion, italian American
World War Veterans, Jewish War
Veterans, Lithuanian War Veter-
ans. Canadian Legion, British War
Veterans, and the Yankee Division
Veterans association; also the Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts and any other
organizations In the city not named
and their auxiliaries. Refreshments
will be served after the ceremonies,
Wheeler Young post members are
requested to be on Freight street
tomorrow night at 1880 In uniform
to participate In the D. A. v. parade
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13

Mayor Scully in Flag Proclamation Urges All to
Live az True Neighbors-Ceneral Display Of
National Colors Ordered

Let APP on Flag Day revere
and honor Old Glory and give
thanks to God that we are
blessed and privileged to live in
. land 50 remote from war, ruin,
starvation, bloodshed and all
things opposed to our demo-
cratic and American way Of liv-
ing. Let us continue always TO
live as true neighbors and be
orderly and restrained a our
discussions of Old World con-
flicts; let us remember that
whatever our racial origins may
be, we of America are not In
any manner responsible for the
Old Worlds way Of life on its
trials and tribulations, however
much we regret the pain and
suffering that has been visited
upon these other lands.
We are all Americans. Let us
look up at our country's flag
with feelings Of pride and thanks
giving and with the unalterable
determination TO ever honor,
love and defend that glorious
symbol Of our American citizen
ship ad national unity.
Therefore, I, Vincent Scully,'
mayor Of the city Of Waterbury,
urge that our country's flag be
displayed on Flag Day, June IA,
1910 and that patriotic exer-
cises be held In observance
thereof.
Dated at waterbury. Conn.,, this
18th day Of June, 1910.
VINCENT A. SCULLY,
MavOf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13

1--WE are all Americans" and
should live as "true neighbors,"
declares Mayor Vincent A. Soul
ly IN q proclamation calling for
q city-wide observance Of Flag
Day tomorrow. He recommends
that Waterburians be restrained"
In their discussion Of Old World
conflicts.
Mayor scuIlys PROCLAMATION
follows:
Friday, June IA, has been off,
cially proclaimed throughout the
state as F1ac Day.
1t Is particularly fitting that
the people Of our city Of Water
bury display our country's flag
on this day and thus contem-
plate the history, significance
and meaning Of the Red. White
and Blue. Flag Day Is its pa
triotic observance will promote
national unity and impress upon
the hearts and minds Of our citi-
zens the growth. development
and future greatness Of a free
people who have created and
perpetuated q government by
the free and voluntary consent
Of the people; free people who
by the unrestrained expression
Of their free wills, choose those
who shall administer their gov
ernmental affairs in a land
where life, liberty and the pur-
suit Of happiness together with
The right to worship according
to the dictates Of conscience are
the birthright Of every American
citizen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-13
LUTHER LEAGUE
PLANS MEETING
Annual TwO-Days COnvO.
cation Opens Saturday
in Pontiac, R. |.

Rev. Constant johnson, James.
town, N. r., will be the guest speak
er when the New England Confer
ence Luther League gathers for is
twenty-fourth annual convocation
In Pontiac, r. T., next Saturday and
Sunday. The convention 10 being
held this year at the invitation Of
four Luther Leagues, all In Kent
county, Rhode Island, namely,
West Warwick, East Greenwich, and
Pontiac.
Since the Pontiac congregation
has the largest church edifice, ail
sessions and services will be held
there, but lodging for the delegates
coming from all parts Of New Eng
land, will be provided IN all four
communities.
At one Of the sessions Of this
convention the Luther League Of
Bethlehem Lutheran church Of
Thomaston will be presented with
the prize won In the subscription
contest held q few months ago.
There will be delegates from the
Thomaston church, from Salem
Luther League Of Naugatuck, and
from Zion Luther League Of this
city, which will have as delegates
George T.. Ericsson and Everett
GRAIN. Rev. e. Einar Kron will al
50 attende and preach at the morn.
Ing service In Emanuel Lutheran
church Of West Warwick, n. l.,
next Sunday.