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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13
"REMINISCENCES
| Reiug Items Culled From Our
Files Of Ten, Twenty and Thirty
Years Ago.
nrN YEARS AGO-1931

THE K. H. S. girls basketball team
,,der the leadership of Harriet
Eudnall. was undefeated, scoring 159
-ofnts to their opponents los. The
iine.up was: Olive Brue, Dorothy
nuffv Betty Brown, Pauline Strive,
Edna Erie Terrell, Valerie Holcomb,
lois Brue. Jean Arnold, June Kra-
r,er Viola Regnier, Edna Mccain
ish Phyllis Chambers, Dorothy
Cullen.
seventy-six past nlatrons and
mast patrons met in the Masonic
hall Mrs. G. H. Shanafelt, Mrs. j..
p Thomas and Mrs. j. A. Hatch
we're admitted to membership. Mrs.
7 C.. Swayze, Mrs. A. M. Chellis
and Mrs. Giard had charge Of the
music on the program and Mrs. G.
p WinkenWerder gave reading.
Mrs. Byron johnson, Curran Chel-
Lis and VIM. Stricken were prize
winners at party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Yedica and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. A. Hatch.
Mrs. F. i. Watson of Coulee City
visited her daughter, Mrs. Harlan
Muncey at Richland.
The Commercial Club changed it's
name to The Chamber of Commerce.
The 21st Anniversary of the Boy
Scout movement was celebrated with
fitting ceremony.
Ella Linn was the acting president
of the Professional Woman's Club.
Mrs. Frank White and Mrs. Ger
trude Gray attended a OAR. meet
ing in Pasco.
w. S. Green attended a meeting
of the Central Washington Growers
association held in Wenatchee.
Mrs. w. l.. Craver of Walla Walla
visited with Mrs. F. F. Beste.
Mrs. Myrtle Meyers, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Meyers, and
Jewel Slaybaugh of Hover were
married.
Miss Winifred Huntington and H.
L. Blake attended the Standard Oil
dance at the Grand Hotel in Walla
Walla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kruse and
son Howard of Hood River arrived to
attend the wedding of Mr.. Kruse's
neice, Miss Frieda Malchow.
Mrs. R. r. Wooden, Mrs. Vera
smalley, Mrs. Wilmot Gravenslund
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

Johnson winning high honors at
cards.
Mrs. F. N. Giles, Mrs. A. E. Glasow,
Mrs. E. A. Boldt and Mrs. j. G.
Kelley entertained in honor of the
fifth wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Barg.
Geo. Finley left for Olympia,
where he was sent to lobby against
the new school code law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Wysong
visited in Horse Heaven.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

refreshment committee named was:
Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Akers and Mrs.
NeWsome. The meeting place will
be named at later date.
The Tulip Blue Birds met in the
Magic Ring on February 10. They
are planning a Valentine party for
Friday, February IA to which they
will each bring a friend. Mrs. Al
Newsome will entertain in her home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13
CAMP FIRE

The Mother Guardian Camp
Fire Association met at the home of
Mrs. L. Newsome Monday evening,
February 10. An afternoon meeting
is to be scheduled on March 10 when
a council fire of the campfire girls
will be held to entertain and in
form the mothers about their camp
fire organization. The Tulip Blue
Birds will assist in the program. The
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

ser attending a meeting of the
commissioners.
Alma Chapter OE.S. moved into
their new hall in the Reed block.
The local RebekahS under the di-
rection of Lille Ellis, district deputy
president, instituted a Rebekah
lodge at WaShtucna.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13
Locust Grove Changers
Welcomes New Members

LOCUST GROVE Locust Grove
grange will meet Saturday, Febru-
airy Is at the hall. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Zagswold are planning to be
come members of the grange The
Mesdames Grace Edwards, Irene
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

day visitors at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Arthur NlCoSon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

You pay our regular low
price on a Double Duty
Tire (Our second quality)
and get the End tire for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
School Girl Is Shot Dead By Ex-Convict Sweetheart

four times and I punched her. Then I went to my bureau and pulled a pistol out and fired one shot at her. l" The confession was obtained after eight hours of questioning during which he had maintained the gun discharged accidentally.
 The bullet entered the left side of the girls back and emerged from her right chest, killing her instantly. Blogit lifted her to a couch and ran to a police station to announce: I've just killed 8 girl in my apart ment." The youth, who kept num- bling through lipstick stained lips: we loved each other. I was mad about her." said they were sweet hearts for about two months.
 Mrs. Michael KrupenSki was over come by the news of her daughters death. She said she had met BIogtt and considered him "a nice young man." Police said the murder gun, which Blogit claimed he bought from Q friend for s, was stolen from a downtown sporting goods store in 1888. Blogit was paroled from Norfolk prison cSl0uy seven months ago after serving \ term for possessing burFinT fDalv:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
GOV. HURLEY ASKS
 HITLER'S DEFEAT
America's Only Course, He Said Today, to See Death
 of Nazism

New London, Conn, November II, = (UP) - Governor Robert A. Hurley declared today that Ameri- ca's only course is to bring about the defeat of Hitler and Nazism and it is important for us to decide that we are not going to lose our power to act while we participate in an endless nationwide discussion on the question of who shot first: The American destroyer of the Nazi submarine"
 Governor Hurley, a naval veteran of the first World War, speaking be- fore the New London Council of Veterans, warned:
 'Let us understand, once and for all, that it is the intention of the Nazis to be the last to shoot. It is the intention of the Nazis to fight on, to conquer until there is no one left to fight or conquer. That is the rule by which Nazism lives. They are trying to do on a universal plan what the Caesars did 200 years ago, and if they succeed, they and they alone will be masters of the world and we,. together with mankind, shall be slaves.
 "Once this essential characteris- tic of Nazisrn is understood, this determination of theirs for perpet- ual warfare, we can understand then that for us, as for all other people who want to be free, there is no choice but to bring about their utter and complete defeat. <
 sF'or the sake of everything we hold dear let us today decide that this is the only course for America to take. Let us not be diverted from this course by all sorts of irrel- evancieS. Let us not lose our objec- tive in free-for- all discussion on who hit whom first We are out to defeat Hitler and all that he stands for, all the brutal forces that he has let loose upon the world.
 Let us do that job, and we can do that job If we devote our minds and hands, our strength and skillS to 1t in. no matter what degree we are asked to by our leaders. Let us on this day in which we honor peace pledge that Hitler win Do beaten, and then there will be peace peace and freedom for an people all over the World.n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
FIFTH DISTRICT
 CONGRESSMAN
Special Election Called for Jan. 20 Finds Many
 Seeking Office

With the fifth congressional dis trict special election delayed until Jan. 20, major parties today looked forward to selection of their candi- dates while faced with the threat of a third party opposition. After first setting Dec. 16 as the date for selection of c successor to Congress man J. Joseph Smith, who has been sworn in as .. s. district court judge Gov. Robert A. Hurley last night changed the date to Jan. 20. It was found that the original date did not allow suf1cient time, under the sta. tutes and party rules to complete the mechanics of choosing Repub- lican and Democratic candidates or for independent candidates to file their nominating petitions.
 The third party candidate will be Edward J. Ryan of Thomaston, who
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11

Boston, Nov. 11-(UP)-George Blogit, 2l, an ex-convict who al- legedly confessed shooting IS year old Stella Krupenski because she had gone to 8 dance with another fellow" was held without bail today for arraignment on a murder charge in municipal court tomorrow.
 The plumbers helper was quoted by police as saying he shot the high school senior in the back yesterday while she was listening to 8 phono- graph recording of Shining Moon" in his west end apartment.
 Blogit allegedly said he induced Miss Krupenski to play Hockey from school and accompany him to his apartment while he dressed to take her to 6 movie. After she ig- nored his queries as to why she broke 6 Saturday night date with him, police said, he shot her in Q jealous rage"
 q accused her of going out with another fellow and she said: 50 whatl' Blogit allegedly said in his confession before Police Captain Francis Tiernan and q GtenOgrap apher. sThen aha urnckad me thxee QE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11

southern hinge of the Moscow de- lenses 100 miles south of the Soviet captal. operations in other sectors of the Moscow front appears to still be begged down by bad weather.
 (The British radio, heard by the Columbia Broadcasting System in New York, quoted a report from Kuibyshev as saying that the Rus sian air force had launched big offensive around Mozhaisk, west of Moscow, in which headquarters of the second German army was said to have been wiped out0
 NaziS Drive Futile
 In the Donets, the Germans were reported to have attacked witt large formations of trucks, arnorer cars, motorized infantry end artil' lery, but 1t was claimed, mot ( single one of these drives yieldec any palpable results"
 Red army units, according to the Russian reports, met the German attackers with a stone-wau de fense and forced them to fall back with heavy losses.
 In one engagement in the DonetS the Germans were reported to have
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
NO SILENCE IN
 BRITAIN TODAY
When Big Ben TolIed at l 1 O'Clock Factories Kept
 on Running
By JOHN PARRIs

United Press Staff CorrespOndent)
 London, Nov. 11-(UP)-When Big Ben tolled II o'clock today nowhere in Britain did the whirr of the drills or the crump of the steel presses in the war factories fall silent.
 The 23rd anniversary of the armis- tice which ended the World War was for Britain a day of labor to supply the fighting machines of another war.
 But on the continent of Europe the call was out to make of the day 8 dead march'7a day of walking slow and of working slow to slow the German war effort. The appeal was carried to the continent by Colonel c. Britton, the radio leader of the w" army.
 (Vichy reported that German mili- tary authorities forbade any mani- feStation of ArmiStice day in the occupied zone of France. warning that "the consequences might be extremely grave if incidents occur'O
 Britain's traditional pause for two minutes of solemn silence at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month was omitted.
 But as always there was cluster
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
Naugatuck River May
 Become Health Threat
Two Physicians of Yale Medical School Advance Theory That Sewage in River May Be Cause
 of POliOmyelitis

A theory that the sewage-laden Naugatuck river may be the cause of outbreaks of poliomyelitis in west ern Connecticut has been advanced by pr. John R. Paul and Dr. James D. Trask, of the Yale Medical School and iS now under study by the American Public Health Associa- ton. In 6 report to the association, the Yale scientists advanced the theory that the common housefiy may be a carrier of the dread in- . fantile paralysis, several cases of which developed in this area in the late summer and early fall.
 Describing the Naugatuck river as ''the filthiest stream I know" pr. Paul reported that a conpar- RtiveIy high number of cases of polio" were observed in towns in the river valley. The cases, he said, broke out in the upstream area early n the summer, then gradually spread downward along the rivers course.
 pr. Godfrey Backs Theory
 Asked if he agreed with Dr. Paul's description of the Naugatuck, Wa terbury's health officer, Dr. Ed ward J. Godfrey, said today: We must face the facts; it's true. The river is very much contaminated" !"
 Dr. Godfrey said that sewage uis- posal plants in cities and towns along the river, which the state water commission and the state fF1oaAiY1,aA m YaagA A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
President Speaks At Armistice Ceremony America Owed to Its Dead of First World War Duty
 to Make in lo4l '"The World Place Where
By MERRIMAN SMITH Limited Press Staff COrreSpOndent)

Washington, Nov. 11-(UP)- President Roosevelt said today that America owed to its dead of the first World War duty to make in 1941 "the world a place where free dom can live and grow into the ages"
 The chief executive spoke at Armistice day exercises in the ann phitheater near the Unknown Sol- diers' tomb in Arlington National cemetery.
 MT. Roosevelt stressed the fact that the victims of the first World war died not in vain, but to make the world "safe for decency and self respect"
 And if, by some fault of ours who lived beyond the war, its safety has again been threatened then the obligation and duty are ours" " the president said.
 This duty we owe, not to our selves alone, but to the many dead who died to gain our freedom for uS-to make the world place where freedom can live and grow into the ages"
 Not To Die In Vain
 MT. Roosevelt said this country had the same charge that 1t had after the Civil war, ito see to it that these dead shall not have died in vain'."
 He quoted Sgt. Alvin York, hero of the first World war, who spoke thus of cynics and doubterS of the real purposes behind the sacrifices in 1917 and 1918:
 'The thing they forget is that liberty and freedom and Democracy are so very precious that you do not fight to win them once and stop. Liberty and freedom and Democracy are prizes awarded only to those peoples who fight to win them and then keep fighting eter- nally to hold theIn.'
 Then the president added his own comment to the statement of Ser geant York:
 "Tale people of America agree with that. They believe that liberty is worth fighting for. And if they are obliged to fight they will fight eternally to hold it."
 Speaking on the side of a0r, wind swept hill dotted by thousands oi graves of World war dead, MT.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
GEN. DRUM TALKS
 TO FIRST ARMY
Radio Message Trans nlitted to 3OO,OOO Of-
 fiCers, Men in CarOIinas

Camden, s. C., Nov. 11.--CUP)- Lieut.. Gen. Hugh A. Drum, in an Armistice day radio message to the first army on maneuverS, said that force and superior force only will save us" in the crisis facing the United States.
 Three hundred thousand officers and men of the first army, gath cred around portable radio sets in their bivouacS throughout the Caro- linas maneuver area, and heard Gen. Drum speak from the first army public relations headquarters at the Kirkwood hotel in Camden.
 Together we have seen the ,ris- ing challenge of dictatorship threat en the peace of the world and fin- ally sweep democracies into another World War;" Drum said.
 Again America is involved.
 Again our freedom of action is in jeopardy. American lives and property have been destroyed. No reasonable man or woman expects peace and order to be reestablished without further loss.
 eve are faced with dangerous situation where force and not words settles these grave issues" Drum declared there could be but one goal-"our army must be pre- pared to fight whenever and wiler- ever the nation is in danger"
 Drum said the attitude of the first army had been excellent. and :.you have the spirit that insures suc- cess" At A
 Drum, who is chief of staff of the first army in France signed the order to "cease firing" on Novein- Der II, twenty three years ago, re- viewed the battle history 6 the first army in the World war. ! Hs re- called that that army was the par ent of the present first army oi which hn is Inc cnuaTuandex.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11

The forces of aggression have been on the march since the current war started and will continue marching until they are halted by stronger fierce. Let us look forward to another Armistice Day when free dom and peace will be released from she tyranny of aggressor nations"
 Highlighted Program
 The exercises at the Honor Roll highlighted holiday program that began on Sunday with the annual Armistice Day parade. The Veter- ans Council will hold a dinner dance tonight at Temple hall, with Mayor and Mrs. Scully, Gold Star Mothers and other dignitaries among the guests, while David Fannick Post of the Jewish War Veterans will hold military ball and dinner It The Elton. Several other Arnis- tice Day events will be held to- night.
 The Honor Roll exercises included the placing of wreaths by delegates from local veterans organizations and auxiliaries and the sounding of Taps by hugiers.
 Rev. Dr. Anderson Spoke
 Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson. rector of Trinity Episcopal church and etate chaplain of the American Le- zion, declared in. his speech that ''the same forces of tyranny, aggres- sion, greed and seldshness are marching again."
 Tn 1917 and l9l0," he said. many of our comrades lost their lives in what we called a war to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
DEFENSE BOARD
 AWAITS ACTION
Two Labor Problems May Cause Trouble; Teams
 ters Are Going Back
(By United Press)

Rejection of union demands 5or 8 closed shop in captive" coal mines created a new defense labor crisis today while government offi- cialS were matching stern moves with conciliatory gestures in the strike against 10 San Diego, Cal, navy construction projects.
 One critical strike was settled Ey 8 truce agreement providing for mediation of the dispute between AFL teamsters and railway clerks employed by the Railway Express agency at Detroit.
 The NAtional Defense Mediation board awated the reaction of John L. Lewis, president of ts1e United Mine Workers (CIO), to the boards
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
JOHN L.LEW|S
 FACES PROBLEM
Mediation Board Turns Down Flat on Union
 Shop in Mines
BY FRED BAILEY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, Nov. 11.-(UP)- President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America was choosing today between aban- doning his demand for a union shop in the coal mines owned by steel companies or facing show down with President Roocevelt on strikes endangering the defense ef- fort.
 Leusis, at his home in Alexandria, Va, had no comment on the na- tional defense mediation boards aa- nouncement last night that it had rejected his demand for a union shop, by nine to two vote.
 The decision was a surprise, es- pecially since two American Fed eration of Labor representatives who had been expected to support his demand, voted with the majority.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
Crisis in Relations of United States, Japan Is
 at Its Peak GERMANS MAKE SLOW
 PROGRESS IN RUSSIA Britain Threatens to Bomb Rome If Holy MOsIem City Cairo Is Bombed
BY JoE ALEx MODELS

DX JOE AAEA. MOMhAS United Press Foreign News Editory
 Great Britain and the United States formed a solid front for the showdown on war threats in the Pacific to- day = the 23rd anniversary of the World War Armistice and on the eastern front Russian defense lines from ice-bound Moscow to the Ukraine withStood new Axis blows.
 A crisis in American relations with Japan was believed by London and Chungking to have resulted in a decision on a course of action to be taken in event Tokyo defieS warn ngs against a new aggressive move in the Far East.
 London reported that preparations were believed to have been made by the United States and Britain for action in event of a Japanese at- tempt to cut the Burma Road Eup- ply to China by driving on YunnaIl or possibly to offset a threatened Japanese move against Thailand.
 Following Prime Minister Winston Churchill,s speech asserting thai Britain would join immediately the United States in event of war in the Pacific and that British naval forces can now be sent to the Far East dipatches from China predicted an early conflict and said that China and the Dutch East Indies were part of the already established front against Japanese aggression.
 Australians Ready
 Dispatches from Australia also emphasized the readiness ot that government to fight in the united front, if necessary. The Bangkok radio was heard broadcasting caIl for the nation to be prepared for war emergency.
 All of these preparations for . showdown brought from Tokyo the comment that Churchill was at. tempting to drag the United States into the war by way of the Pacific as well as suggestions that Wash ington, after all, was the ring leader" in world disturbances.
 Berlin SpokeSmen charged that the United States was trying to blackmail Japan and that Churchillis speech was an absolute scandal" from the viewpoint of international law because we was trying to pro- yoke war.
 At the same time, it was report ed from Shanghai that the formula being carried to Washington by the Japanese envoy, SaburO Kurusu, was. less drastic than previously had been outlined unoficially in Tokyo: These reports indicated that the. Japanese would present a possible basis for an agreement with the United States rather than-aS tfle press had said demanding that Washington take the initiative.
 There was little, however, to in-. dicate any improvement in the slim chances for success of KuruSu's mis- sion except for the apparent disin- cltnation of Japan at the moment to risk the danger of war with both America and Britain.
 On Eastern Front
 On the eastern front, the Moscow radio broadcast ofacial reports Of new German attacks on the fronts before RoStov and the Soviet capi- tai but indicated that they vera cntefty of 8 local nature.
 The most important operations apparently still centered around tha munitions center Of Tnla, about 108 miles south of Moscow, bglt 1Mf0Es nation from the battlefrcnts 1@
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
Speaks At Honor
 Roll In Ceremony On Armistice Day
Exercises Hghlighting Program That Had Started on Sunday; Rev. Roger T. Anderson American
 Legion Chaplain Also Spoke

prayer that Eve of this generation will win the peace and perpetuate for future generations of Americans offered by Mayor Vincent Scuy in the principal address at the annual Arisce Day ceremonies at the Honor Roll
 in Library Park this morning As the echoes of the sirens Armistice went into effect sti fingered small crowd huddled close the chill breeze heard the mayor assert