davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07

Hamden. Conn. Aug. 7.-UP)--
A caretaker led u polo ponies 10
safety as IRE destroyed two barns On,
the Giant Valley farm Of Frank 8
Butterworth, ST., last night. Loss
was estimated At 1880. The fire
was believed started BY spontaneous
combustion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07
WEAVING FAMILY
TO HOLD REUNION

The second annual family reunion
of the Weaving family win be held
at Camp irving, Housatonic River,
Oxford on August 18th. A varied
program has been planned for the
day including many sports and
swimming and chicken dinner win
be served. Over one hundred guests
are expected to attend.
Arrangements are In charge Of
the following committee. Russell
Weaving OF Naugatuck. Grace and
shirley Weaving and Robert Sea-
man OF this city"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07
Italian Forces Cross
Somaliland Frontier
General Offensive Has Begun on British East African
Protectorate- Forces of Britain Are Far
Outnumbered to Defend Positions
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD
limited Press Staff CorrespOndentl

Rome, August Z. = CUP = italian columns have
crossed the British Somaand at several points
the high communique said today indicating that
general offensive had been oosed on that British East
African protecorate The points at which the Italian
marched British SOnaand not mentioned
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07

| Fan term opens Sept. sth. Profess
sionaI s'rainlng for Business. nuiie-
lin Free. Pest JunleE College Of
Commerce.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Aug. 7-(UP)-Gev-
eminent expenses and receipts Tor
the~current fiscal year through Aug.
9Th, compared with year ago:
Tails Year Expenses Last Year
$974.2S5, s26.so ssss,124.726.os
Receipts
s4s7.s1o.71s.so sl1s. 4ss. oso.s4
s5os. se5. 2os.So ssh, ss5. ss4.21
s4s4. os2. sos.5o s57l.ssi. 4i4.sl
s2.sss.sos.ss ;s.s5s.sos. Sass
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07

Continued on Page a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07

Continued on, Page p
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07

Continued on Page %
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07
The Weather.

Fair, Cool Tonight;
Thursday Fair
Fun Weather Report on Page ,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07

Continued on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07

CONTINUED on Page A
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
BrawIey Officer
Tells How Tracks
Trapped Suspect

BRAWLEY. Sept. l2-F'ootprints
leading from the scent of a burg
larry here to the place he was
rooming trapped Marvin Brady 20
Police Patrolman w. @. Sullins
testified at preliminary hearing
here Wednesday.
Brady and a Juvenile, who was
transferred to the juvenile court
were accused of taking pennies
dimes and quarters from the state
tax box and cigarette vending ma
chimes IL. the Tower restaurant at
Plaza and E streets here Sept. 3
The officer said they entered the
building by unlocking a side door
which they left open after raiding
the place.
Sullins testified that he and Pa
trolman Tom Greer measured foot
prints found 1t the restaurant
and noted a design impressed in the
heel. Sullins said he followed the
footprints to 357 B street where he
found Brady and his youthful COM
panion in bed.
After the hearing Judge II. B
Griffin ordered Brady to trial in
superior coudt.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
Methodist Women
Form New GrouD

The Methodist Womens Society
for Christian service will hold its
first meeting Tuesday. 2 p. m. at
the social hall of the church.
The Women's Society for Chris
tian service will combine the form
er Ladies Aid and the Foreign and
Home Missionary societies, accord
ing to plans Of the committee
charged with its formation. Mrs
F. w. Young is chairman.
Final meeting of the organiza-
ton committee and the circle chair
men of these societies will be Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Young
533 Euclid. at which time a tenta-
tive slate of officers will be drawn
up. the meeting TO serve as a sort
of caucus meeting preceding the
regular called meeting of Tuesday
Sept. IT. when DR. w. A. McClene-
gan will be present to explain. fully
the aims of this unified organiza-
ton.
The members of the organization
committee. Mrs. Young. Mrs. W.
w. McEuen and Mrs. N. A. Contos
will act as hostesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
Conscription Bill
In Final Form
Continued From Page II


he was glad it's over"
Adoption of the 21-35 age limit
represented a substantial victory
for the senate, which had been
urged to accept the 21-45 age span
approved by the house. The senate,
in its version of the measure. pro-
vided for registration of all men
between Il and 81.
The senate and the administra-
ton also came out on top in tie
dispute over the 60-day delay
clause. Mr.. Roosevelt aid his Re-
publican opponent. Wendell L. Will
kie, both denounced ii. The house
conferees abandoned it in bursi
of enthusiasm for the senate's po-
sition, and Rep. Dewey Short. r.
Mo, only member who voted for il
previously. was heard TO shout:
@I voted for this amendment ir
the house, but now I recedei'
The house succeeded in sustain
ing its amendment under which the
government could take over anC
operate on a fair rental" basis pri-
vate plants whose owners refused to
accept defense contracts. But the
senate conferees. led by Sen. War
rem R. Austin, R.. Vt. wrote safe
guards into the section to comply
with supreme court rulings on the
governments Communicating rights.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
Actor. suing for Divorce.
Recounts Heiress Trouble

HOLLYWOOD. Sept. IL. UP)-
Actor Paul Portanova recited in
court today details of his martial
life with Texas oil heiress that
began, he said, only after she told
him she was bearing his child.
The handsome 35-year-old actor
said that he married Mrs. Lille
Cullen Portanova. SO year old
daughter of H. R. Cullen. Houston
oil pioneer and millionaire, after
she had pursued him up and down
the Pacific coast and had broken
up his first marriage.
He seeks custody of their child
ren-Paul. Z, and Ugo, +and S400
month for their support because
ne said she insisted they live in
Houston, depriving him of motion
picture contracts She now has
custody of Paul while he has Ugo.
but he claimed in the suit that she
was tenpermentally unfit to raise
even the older child.
They met in 1881, he claimed,
in front of his Hollywood home
when she struck up an acquaintance
on the pretence of having met him
earlier. He said that from that
point on she pursued him and that
he accepted d San Francisco stage
engagement in an attempt to escape
her.
She continued to see him, he
said, and gradually he began to
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
Britain RepuIses
New Nazi Raids:
Bombs Bases
Continued From Page y

Continued From Page u
attacking regularly the most vital
military detectives in the Reich and
in German-held territory.
The air ministry said British
bombers had blasted railroad sta
tions, goods yards and Tempelhof
airdrome at Berlin and two Ger
man ship conveys off the French
coast, where Nazis have been re-
ported preparing for an invasion
of the British Isles.
Striking with increasing fury at
Germanys war machine, the Brit
ish bombing squadrons were report
ed officially to have sunk one Ger
man supply ship, set fire to an
other and seriously damaged a
third in connection with repeated
blasts at the French coast of the
English Channel.
But the official German DNB
news agency said that German
bombers crashed through the south
England balloon barrage late Thurs
day afternoon and again attacked
London and other objectives.
The new attack on Britain was
launched after Berlin warned that
the British would suffer severe
retaliation for the latest attacks on
Berlin and other German cities in
which Germans said 40 persons were
killed and an equal number injured.
Increasingly furious over the Brit
ish raids. NaZi sources threatened
Great Britain with terrible reprisals
and said that up to 10000 planes a
day, including fighters, might soon
he used against London.
However Londons new defenses
poured into the sky an awesome cam
opy of anti-aircraft shells. 1t drove
German bombers off their targets
and night-raid damage was esti-
mated as smaller than on any night
since the crushing offensive open
ed up about 5 o'clock last Satur-
day afternoon.
But German bombs still crashed
down on the metropolis. Two more
hospitals were struck. SO was Nine.
TuSsaud'S world famous WaXWorks,l
The waxen reproduction of Adolf
Hitler narrowly escaped destruction.
London went to work bleary-eyed
and tired Thursday morning but
filled with fresh courage and deter
mination. Much of this sprang from
the terrific barrage sent up by the
anti aircraft batteries working with
ouc earchlights in the bright moon
ligh sky, the guns thundered
again It the German planes with a
roar such as never was heard be-
fore Whether new types of guns
were in action or many hitherto
conc, aled, secret batteries were en-
ployc was not known.
Similar reports of greatly strength
ened anti-aircraft action came in
from coastal areas where German
raiders also were active.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
Sears All Set for
Gigantic Sale to
Mark Anniversary

Following months of preparation
involving the placing of $4,000, ,000
worth of merchandise orders with
thousands of manufacturing con-
Germs, Sears. Roebuck and Co. will
start Friday celebrating its 54th
anniversary by staging one of the
greatest selling eXtravaganzas in its
history.
Awaiting the opening curtain for
this nationwide sales spectacle are
558 Sears retail stores and the
largest number of employees ever
to take part in the event.
Unrivaled in size and extent by
any similar promotion staged an
nually by Sears, the anniversary
sale is now 10 years old.
In 1881 this company first de-
fled accepted merchandise prac-
tices by putting on huge selling
event built around seasonal mer-
chandise specially purchased for
the sale.
Coming as it did right at the
start of the fall buying season
this type of sale Immediately caught
the fancy of Sears customers ano
it has continued to increase ir
Importance
While the event itself is COM
paratively new, it serves to cele-
brate the company's start back ir
1886, the year that President Cleve.
land married Frances Folsom, Gen
eral Miles fought the Apaches, ano
Connie Mack made his debut as a
big league ball player. 1t was ir
the spring of this year that Rich
ard Sears, then young station
agent at North Redwood, Minnesota
started selling watches by mail and
eventually established the merchan-
dising concern that now bears his
name
"As tn company's sales so far
this year show a substantial in
crease over last year, we antici-
pate a record anniversary event.
said Mr.. B. L. Hamburger, man.
ager of the Ell Centre Sears store.
'The Ell Centro store has re-
ceived huge shipments of anniver-
sary merchandise and our displays
are now set up and everything is
in readiness for Fridays opening
Throughout the Is days that the
sale is in progress, new anniversary
specials will be introduced from
time to time in every department
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
War Department Awards IS Million
In Defense Contracts; Housing
Facilities Major Item in List

sTr1lction at various army poSIS.
Some of the contracts announced
today were for portions OF the
program included in the allocatlon
list.
Ordnance Department awards in
cllded one for ammunition COM
ponents. to the Norris Stamping
and Mfg. Co. Los Angeles, for 1877
842.
The projects for which alloca-
tions we're announced last night
bring to $70,314,657 the total value
of housing projects under the ar
my expansion program.
New construction includes:
Hamilton Field, Calif-$40,5O0:
temporary buildings and tents for
an aviation training camp and tent
camp.
Ietterman general hospital, San
Francisco Temporary ward con-
struction for increased personnel.
Mather Field, Calif-s3,976; tenn
porary barracks for the air corps.
March Field, Calif-$l0,800; tenn
porary post office and tent camp
for increased air corps personnel
Presidio of Monterey, Calf
50 600. alteration and rehabilitation
of existing structures for reception
centers for miscellaneous units.
Mcclellan Field, Calif.-$405, 900;
temporary warehouses for increased
air corps personnel.
Salinas Calf $349,750; tempo
rary barracks, administration build
ings and facilities for air corps
trOOpS
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
Mexico Deputies
Support Comacho

MEXICO CITY, Sept. IL. (UP)-
The chamber of deputies today Of
ficialiy declared that Gen. Manuel
Avila Camacho is the president
elect of Mexico, overriding the
presidential claims of Gen. Juan
Andreu Almazan.
Almazan is in Baltimore, but yes
terday his followers formed their
own congress in San Antonio, Tex,
and proclaimed him president of
Mexico after it had ''impeached and
deposed" President Lazaro Cardenas.
The rump congress previously had
declared Almazan winner over Ca
macho in the recent elections.
A high government spokesman,
before todays action by the chamber
of deputies, said that the moves at
San Antonio definitely class AL
mazan and his forces as rebels
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
Major Provisions
OF Draft Bill

Continued From Page i
compensation and what they have
been paid.
How many men will be trained2
No more than 100000 IN the land
forces in any one year.
What is the salary of conscript?
-s2l a month for the first four
months. $50 a month thereafter.
What happens TO a conscript's S
job?-he is protected under provi-
sions giving him the right-if he
works for a private employer and
is not given back his old job-to
petition the U. S. district courts
for unemployment after "satisfac-
tory" military service. If employed
by the government, his job is auto
matically restored.
Who is exempt from registration?
Commissioned and warrant Off
GERS. field and pay clerks and en-
listed men Of the regular army,
navy. marine corps. coast guard,
coast and geodetie survey. public
health service, the federally recog-
nized active national guard. officers
reserve corpse. regular army reserve,
enlisted reserve corps. naval reserve,
marine corps reserve, cadets, mill
tary naval and military academies,
cadets of the advanced course. Sc
nior division. ROTC, diplomatic rep
resentatives. technical attaches of
foreign embassies and legations,
consuls general. eonsuls, vice con-
suls. and consular agents of foreign
countries residing in the United
Cfasaa
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
Death, Damage to
Munitions Blasts
Laid TO Sabotage
Continued From Page Il

der only today
The force of the explosion was
SO great that scores of motorists
felt it and began driving toward
Kenvil Police commandeered many
automobiles for use as emergency
ambulances.
Police cars and half dozen fire
trucks at the scene were similarly
employed
Telephone lines in the vicinity of
the plant were snapped by the
blasts.
1t was reported that shifts were
changing at the time of the ex-
plosions and that. as a result. there
were more casualties than would
otherwise have been the case.
Some reports said the blasts
started In the solvents recovery
building.
Thirty additional state police were
dispatched 10 the plant and 80 more
were held in readiness at southern
New Jersey points to go if needed
Firemen from many communities
sought TO bring the flames under
control
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
Time Bomb PeriIs
Famous ST. Pau|'s
Church in London

Continued From Page u
was revealed today to have fallen
in Piccadilly.
Regent street, London's famous
shopping center. was barred to traf-
fic because of the danger of falling
masonry from the roofs and corn
ices of its massive limestone build
ings.
Damage to additional famous and
historic London structures was also
revealed. A bomb dropped in re-
cent raid exploded near the Bank
of England, "the old lady of Thread
needle street" as the institution is
known throughout the world.
Splinters we're imbedded in the
front of the building.
Experts were working tonight ir
an effort to prevent the explosion
of the time bomb which fell just
off st. Paul's church-yard but ar
alert was issued to police on guard
on nearby streets indicating that
its explosion was feared at any mo-
ment.
The bomb made a small hole ir
the street and bulged the surface
ominously. 1t broke gas main
and flames spurted up until the
gas was turned off.
There has been acute fear on
three occasions-in 1912, in 1921
and 1932-that the building or part
of it might collapse even without
such a shock as the exlosion of &
bomb.
In 1882 it was asserted that at
any time the cathedral might crash
or begin sinking into the ground
1t is balanced on wet sand and its
foundations are no deeper at any
point than AZ feet beneath the
floor of its crypt.
Experts after a survey in 1892
upon completion of a reinforcement
project, said that so long as the
sand remained wet there was little
danger of crash. But it was feared
today that if the underground
springs which keep the sand wet were
damned by large excavation such
at bomb might cause. there would
be acute danger.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
East higF1Iine to
Get First Flow,
Foster Declares

(ContinueG from Page One)
ors out of the basins and to wash
out the basins from time to time.
Most significant point noted from
the air, however. was the new drain
dug in Bard Valley. Seen from
above. the Ali American swings
around Bard IN big curve and
paralleling it on the valley side is
the Yuma main canal and parral-
leling the Yuma main is the new
system of drains. The new drain
was easily picked out. 1t wasn't
dry, either. The muggy water as
green as a water snakes back, flow
ed slowly toward the river.
I'VE nave eycavated approximately
five miles OF new drain at Bard,
Foster explained, land cleaned out
eight or ten miles of old drain. At
present we are using the old outlet
into the Colorado river and we
don't know yet if it will be neces-
sary to build another and larger
outlet. If there is much rise in the
water table we may have to put in
a new outlet and pumping plant.
1t will be about two months be-
fore the All American will be car
rying enough water to serve the
East highline to capacity, Foster
indicated.
AT first. All American canal wa
ter will supplement that brought
through Mexico" he said. LAS the
flow increases gradually through the
All American the flow will be cut
down from the Mexican side until
the All American is carrying the
entire burden
The same general procedure will
be followed as the All American
slowly takes over, bit by bit, the
job of supplying Imperial Valley
with water. After the East high
line will come other canals and the
Mexican flow will be cut down in
proportion to the increase on the
American side.
Bureau engineers have repeatedly
explained that this transition will not
be a rapid affair, however They
must be sure that the All American
will operate efficiently and keep
on operating that way indefinitly
before all the ties with Mexico are
cut.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
Fdscisis Claim
Sub Victories

ROME. Sept. II. UP)-Destruc-
ton of 27,000 tons of British mer-
chant shipping in the Atlantic by
an Italian submarine and the sink
ing of two British destroyers at
Alden were claimed in Italy's war
eommunique today.
General headquarters of the arm
ed forces said that the destroyers
were sunk Sept. / and 2 when the
air force bombed Aden. Its com
munique claimed that the submar-
inc which torpedoed the Atlantic
shipping had returned To an un-
named base.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
Future Aviation Training EnroNees
Must Promise to Join Military
Air Service in Case Of Necessity

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. (UPl-
All future enrollees in the Civil
Aeronautic boards pilot training
program must pledge themselves to
join the military air service, Civil
Aeronautics Administrator Donald
H. Connolly said today.
Connolly said that the $4,000
young men who will enroll in pre-
liminary pilot training courses this
fall must promise that they will be
available for military service if
needed.
THE pledge is not intended to
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12

love her, but it was only after she
said she was going to bear his
child that he decided to marry
her.
I am going to have your child" "
he quoted her as telling him.
Il was shocked, Portanova told
the court. But l told her that
such a thing made her my wife
and that my first wife would und-
erstand and let me have a divorce.
The divorce-marriage plans were
accelerated by the arrival on the
coast of Cullen. Portanova said.
The oil man found his daughter
living with the actor, he testified,
and insisted that they marry i'm
mediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12

To facilitate the nuptials. Cullen
settled sl67 month on Portanova's S
first wife to permit the uncontesaed
divorce at Reno. In December,
1888, Portanova ana Miss Cullen
were married.
Mrs. Portanova. in a cross COM
plant seeking divorce, said that
she and the actor fell in love
upon their first meeting on Holly
wood street. Since their marriage,
she said, he has lived on her in
come.
They separated in 1897 and. al
though he now says she is uncap-
able of caring properly for the
children, he agreed to her keeping
Paul.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
Parker Dam Area Closed TO Traffic
Officials Refuse SABOTAGE Comment

PARKER DAM. Ariz., Sept. 12
CUP)-The Federal Bureau of Re-
clamation today closed the Parker
Dam area to all vehicular traffic
for an indefinite period because
of conditions prevailing throughout
the country"
Officials refused to say whether
the step was taken as a precaution
against possible acts of sabotage
at the dam and the electricity gen.
Grating plants. but it was recalled
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12

that authorities have been in
creasingly vigilant since a dam
warehouse was destroyed by fire
of mysterious origin two months
ago.
The highway running across the
top of the dam will be closed to
all traffic, but visitors may in
spect the structure on foot the bu-
reau announced. Provisions have
been made for fishermen and motor
boat enthusiasts to cross the Colo
rado river at point two miles
further upstream.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
ACACIA SCHOOL
OPENS SEPTIC

Acacia school will open Sept.
Sept. 16 instead Of Sept. % as was
l6. Acacia school buses will leave
the school grounds at 7 am. and
cover the eastside Of the district
first. A short session will be in
effect.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12

WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. CUP)-
The War Department today award
ed contracts totaling $15,076,01G for
defense projects and material. Most
of the money went for building
new housing facilities for the ex-
panding army.
Last night the army announced
ALLEGATION of $33,686,802 worth of
additional temporary housing con-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12

set the time or CIRCUMSTANCES foi
entering military service" Connolly
said. but rather to provide a state
ment of intention to use this train
ing in the national defense"
All applicants for pilot training
Connolly said, will be required to
pass military physical examinations
Qualified students, who pass the
preliminary pilot training courses,
may take a secondary course in
handling speedier and heavier
planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
GERMANS CLAIM BRITISH
DROPPING POTATO BUGS

NEW YORK, Sept. z. tUP)-
The German official wireless. in a
broadcast heard in New York today,
said that the British were dropping
bags of Colorado beetles to destroy
the German potato crop
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-12
WEA Their
FORECAST

Southern California-Partly clou-
dy Thursday night and Friday:
scattered afternoon thunderstorms
over high mountains: little change
In temperature. gentle northwest
wind off coast.