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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20
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Archie Swanson left Wednesday fol-
Duluth.
Gregg Miller left Wednesday for
Virginia
John Siostrom was in Two Harbors
on Monday.
Ernest H Anderson was Mime
apolis visitor last week.
Vincent Hren and Walter Jokela were
in Virginia on Sunday.
George Swindlehurst of Two Har-
birs was an Ely visitor on Monlay
Mrs. John Shaver and daughter,
Georgiana, were visitors in Eveleth last
week
Mrs. Z. Palmer visited with her
sister, Mrs. James Tregenza at Leoneth
last week.
Vicky Palcher, "Chucky" Schuster
and Fred Saari were in Two Harbors
on Wednesday.
Dorothy Thielman of Chisholm was
the guest of Miss Betty Carlson over
the weekend.
The Swing club orchestra, of which
Floyd Duns.an is director, played for
the Cook winter froHc dance Saturday
night.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Two names of members taking part
in the cast of Growing Pains" by
the Dramatic Arts Club of the Mem
orial high schoil were omitted from
the Miner account They were Carol
Ann Sutherland and Mary Ann Shaw,
who played the parts of Elsie Patterson
and Mrs. Patterson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Yes-The Ely News Store
SELLS the Ely Miner
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Mrs. Lester Hill and Mrs. Fred Aslin
entertained four tables at a dessert
bridge at the home of Mrs. Hill on
Friday afternoon. High honors were
awarded to Mrs. William Langen,
second to Mrs. Elias LeBeau, and cut
to Mrs. John Rikhus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Ernest H. Anderson was Mime
apolis visitor last week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

John Siostrom was in Two Harbors
on Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Contrary to our item of last week
stating that c. B. Miller, Ely's oldest
citizen, would celebrate his 92nd birth
day at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
B. o. Strachan, the momentous event
was celebrated in Minneapolis. Mr..
Strachan will drive to Minneapolis to-
day to return with Mrs. Strachan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Sour stomach, coated tongue, foul
breath, acne pimples, headaches, are
often Ill effects of constipation. HOL-
LISTERS ROCKY MOUNTAIN TEA
IS the herb laxative that does the trick
slick and quick. Good for the whole
family.
FORTIER'S DRUG STORE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Gregg Miller left Wednesday for
Virginia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Dolores ElleIsen and Dale ForSman
were given first prize and Doris Dyhr,
honorable mention, for the best cos
tunes worn at the Memorial high Pep
squad dance held last week. Peggy
Lambert and Wayne Bolitho were
judged the best walters. Dolores and
Joyce Butala, and a barber shop quar-
tette composed of Keith Brownell, Joe
Kuzma, Herbert Kerntz, and John
Pearson sang several numbers, with
Albert Rowe acting as announcer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Vincent Hren and Walter Jokela were
IN Virginia on Sunday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

The funeral of Mrs. John ViuInar
who died on Wednesday after long
illness was held Friday morning from
the Catholic church, the Rev. Michael
Popesh of Hibbing conducting the
same
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Mrs. j. E. Thompson, Mrs. Clifford
Thompson and Mrs william Tramontin
were in Hibbing on Tuesday where they
were guests at party given in honor
of Mrs. VIM Tramontin by her mother.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Archie Swanson left Wednesday for
Duluth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

George SwindlehurSt of Two Har-
birs was an Ely visitor on Monlay.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Mrs. r. R. Cowling is in Piedmont,
Missouri, visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. Robert Hill, where Mr. Hill is with
the U. S. Engineering force. Mr. and
Mrs. Hill are the parents of a new
born baby boy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Mrs. John Shaver and daughter,
Georgiana, were visitors in Eveleth last
week
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Mrs. o. E. Snyker entertained four
tables at dessert bridge at her home
on Thursday afternoon. High honors
were awarded to Mrs William Ken
drick, second to Mrs. Burns Rorabeck
and cut to Mrs. Arthur Knutson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Mrs. <. Palmer visited with her
sister, Mrs. James Tregenza at Leoneth
last week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Betty Carlson and Marilyn Merrill
entertained twenty guests at a Valen-
tine party at the Community Center
on Friday evening. Games were played
and a delicious lunch was served.
Dorothy Jean Thielman of Chisholm
was an out Of town guest.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rikhus and Mr..
and Mrs. Barney Agnew left Tuesday
for vacation trip to Mexico. They
left in a 20-below zero weather that
morning in brand new Oldsmobile
car, and expected to reach warmer
climate that evening. They will be
absent about a month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Vicky Palcher, "Chucky" Schuster
and Fred Saari were in Two Harbors
on Wednesday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

Dorothy Thielman Of Chisholm was
the guest of Miss Betty Carlson over
the weekend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
DUBLIN CASTLE
 HAD COSTLY FIRE
Priceless Paintings, Fur nishings Destroyed at
 l.3O a. m.

Dublin, Jan. 24-(UP)-1nvesti- gators today ruled out the poSSlbll- ity of sabotage by the Irish Repub- lican party in a damaging fire which broke out in historic Dublin castle last night. They said the fire was caused either by defective f1ue or a short circuit. IRA men bombed the castle last April, injuring the housekeper and five guards. Recent ly. however, the IRA has shown little sign of activity. Priceless paintings and furnishings were destroyed.
 The fire was discovered at 1:30 a. m., burning fiercely. The cause was not learned. For time such landmarks as Birmingham tower and Castle tower were endangered, but firemen saved them.
 The castle, in the center Of a congested residential area, dates back to the 18th century, although most of it was built in the 18th cen tury and later. Within the ancient stone walls are Christ Church Cathedral, City Hall. municipal offices and several businesses.
 The flames were brought under control after 90 minutes, but there was considerable damage to gov ernment offices, including the minis tries of industry and commerce. The castle once was the seat Of British government in Ireland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
CHAMBERLAIN NOT
 WITH LINDBERCH

New York, Jan. "A (UPJ - Clarence Chamberlain, who followed Charles A. Lindbergh across the At lantic in 1927, said today that Lind bergh's testimony before the House Foreign Relations Committee show ed that he doesn't know what he is talking about or else he has been bitten by the Nazi buzz"
 This is the way it could be done" " Chamberlain said, deferring to Lindbergh's testimony that the Uni ted States could not be successfully invaded by air if it built up its de- lenses:
 If we sit back and let the British fleet go under, the Japanese could keep our Pacific fleet so busy that the combined German and Italian and the remnants of the British and French fleets could overcome our Atlantic fleet. With our Atlantic fleet out of the way, Germany could establish bases in Canada which is close enough for effective bombing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
Athletic Gymnasium Found
 Buried In Ruins Of Pompeii

Naples, Italy, Jan. 24-(UP)-Ex- pertS of the Museum of Ancient Arts have uncovered in the ruins of Pompeii the petrified bodies of a score of Roman athletes who were exercising in track suits and run ming sandals when overwhelmed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius which destroyed the city 1862 years ago. it was announced today.
 Buried beneath the hardened cin- derS, small stones and ashes which rained down on the city in A. D. 79, the experts came upon the bodies of 85 persons in the outdoor gym naSium in the so-called palestra in front of the theater of Pompei.
 About 20 of the bodies were those of the athletes.
 Prof. Smadeo Maiuri, Superinten- dent of the museum, said that the position of the bodies showed that the spectators were caught by the ashes as they attempted to flee. Some were found lying face down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24

where they had thrown themselves with their robes over their heads in vain effort to protect them selves from the deadly rain from Mt. VeSuvius.
 On the walls of the gymnasium the experts found 465 inscriptions, including numerous notices, car toons and short comic poems, all clearly decipherable and of great importance to the study of Pom peii's social life.
 The Roman gyrnnasia were used not only for sports and games but where clubs of sort where per- sons of all ages and social classes gathered to discuss business and polite and indulge in intellectual paStimes.
 The present excavations are ain1- ed at unearthing tf7e gymnasium. The task is difficult because the gymnasium was one of the build- ings which suffered worst in the eruption which destroyed the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
CONN. SHEPPARD
 STRIKE IS ENDED
235 WOrkmen Are Back at Groton, New London
 Yards Today

New London, Conn.,, Jan. 24.- (UP)-The protest walkout'' of 235 carpenters and laborerS employed on naval defense projects at New London and Groton, ended today as the men returned to work pending adjustment of demands.
 About POO of the workers were en- gagged on a $295 ,000 construction job to build 60 house units for enlisted men at the U. s. submarine base. Another 35 were remodeling the state pier to provide for personnel accommodations and docking facili- ties for destroyers.
 William F. Fargo, agent of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join- CTS of America, said the protest was staged because of alleged discrimi- nation against local labor, refusal to permit a union representative to visit the job to discuss the com- plaints, and a demand for higher wages for carpenter foremen.
 The union asked that foremen re- ceive 25 cents an hour more than the regular carpenters, or SIPS an hour. This would be 13 cents above the existing scale.
 The union also claimed that labor CTS were required to use tools of skilled mechanics and that a union steward was laid off before a project was completed.
 Fargo said the refusal of the men to work yesterday did not constitute strike" inasmuch as such step required the approval of the inter national union.
 The protest walkout" was called, he said, to emphasize the demands of the workers.
 Union officials indicated there would be no further disruption of work and said conferences would be held during the day in an attempt to settle the differences as quickly as possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
NOTHING FURTHER
 ON TRADE SCHOOL
Gov. Hurley Favored Such School in His Talk With
 Senator Egan
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK (Democratic Legislative RepOrter)

\OCmUCTdLAC AC6ASAdtAtC 4NSPOAtO "
 State Capitol, Hartford, Jan. A. Governor Robert A. Hurley today had nothing further to say on his conference yesterday afternoon with Senator Edward P. Egan relative to the establishment of a state trade school in Waterbury other than that he was interested in the proposition as outlined.
 Both Senator Egan and Senator Michael V. BlanSffeld have jointly presented a bill in the legislature calling for establishment of such a school in Waterbury. They believe that with the assistance of a trust fund, now amounting to about $150,- 900 and including tract of land in the eastern section of the city, such school could be built here with a minimum of assistance required by the state and city.
 Governor Hurley did say today that if the senators could also show him that machine tools can be se- cured reasonably he might give seri- ous consideration to the plan.
 Senator Blansfield is convinced that through action in the superior court the city could obtain use of the David Porter trust fund for trade school purposes, although the Porter fund did not specifically stipulate the money was to be used for this type of institution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
Italy Holds Benghazi as Last battle-ground Before
 Advance to TripOli
HALLE SELASSIE IS
 BACK IN ETHIOPIA
French Troops March Into TObruk Side By Side
 With British Victory
BY FREDERICK KUH United Press Staff Correspondentl

lUmted Press Staff C'OrreSpOnocutI
 London, January A. - (UP) - Britain's Army of the Nile, victor at Tobruk, today held control of eastern Libya's main road junction, 50 miles inland from the coast, opening the way to a direct advance on Benghazi, 24O miles west of Tobruk and last main Italian fortress be- fore Tripoli.
 British military quarters disclosed that while Tobruk was falling lm- perial forces smashed on westward and were believed to have occupied Bomba, vital seaplane base 48 miles westward along the coast from To- bruk. The nearby erstwhile Italian airdromes of Tmimi and Gazala also were in British hands and mechan. ized patrols were feeling out Dernas 130 miles west of Tobruk and most important fresh water supply in Cyrenaica.
 Great Britain's Imperial forces slashed at Benito Mussolini's Afris can Empire on all fronts today.
 The tempo of attacks on 1tala1 East Africa increased and swift armored columns thrust westward across the Libyan desert and pla- teau in preparation for attacks on Derna and Benghazi.
 Halle Selassie
 Aided by the British, Halle Sc. lassie re-entered his Ethiopian kinge dom and raised banner or revolt around which loyal tribesnen were expected to rally.
 The British, as yet in compara- lively small force, were knifing at East Africa on four fronts. One column, paced by cavalry, routed the Italians nearly 50 miles inside Eritrea. Another nosed down from the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan into Ethiopia north of Lake Tana. From Kenya Colony British African troops pushed north into Ethiopia and further east started an attack on Italian Somaliland.
 In Libya the British were far west of Tobruk where the task of classic flying capture war materials and sending thousands of Italian pris. oners to the rear went forward.
 British armored columns were astride the main road junction south of Derna, opening the way to 8 di- rect advance on Benghazi across the Libyan Plateau. Advance units were driving in around the fort system of Derna preparatory to investing It for siege operations.
 Patrols on Guard
 Patrols already were guarding a line from Derna southwest to Mek- iii. This, military experts said, was the most important military news from North Africa since the fall of Tobruk because Mekih is most irI1- portant road junction 50 miles ir1- land.
 Possession of Mekili, believed here to be in British hands, gives Gen. Sir Archibald Waveu. British cum mander in the middle east, oppor- tunity to strike straight westward to BenghaI along the inland route in true blitzkrieg fashion.
 Continued on Page 6)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
High Military, Naval Officers Are Witnesses
Republicans Tried to Get Them Before Senate COm= nlittee in Public estimOny-DemOcrats
 Put Danlper on That
BY JOHN E. BEAL Limited Press Staff COrrespOndents)


 Washington, Jan. 24.-OP)- Democrats of the House Foreign Affairs committee today voted to hear three high military and naval officials in closed session on Presl- dent Roosevelt'S British aid bill at- ter Republican members vainly had sought an open hearing.
 After reaching this decision at a private meeting, the Democrats re- joined the Republicans, who mean time had held a trump session. The full committee then recessed untlI 1:30 p. m.
 The officials to be heard are Gen. George c. Marshall, army chief of staff; Admiral Harold R. Stark chief of naval operations and Map Gen. George Brett, acting chief ot the army air corps.
 The three had been invited by Rep. Hamilton Fish, R., N. Y., to testify this morning, but when the committee assembled Rep Luther A Johnson, D., Texas, asked for an ex- ecutive session, and the Democrats voted for it. The Republicans boy
 
 cotted the session.
 Fish charged that the Democrats were afraid to hear" testimony that the military men intended to offer in connection with statements made yesterday by Col. Charles A. Lind bergh.
 Draft Explanation
 The Democrats spent two hours drafting their explanation. Their statement said that Marshall had declined to be "a minority witness, '' and wanted closed session so that they might make complete and frank replies to the questions that probably would be asked"
 The Democrats, in a statement released by Chairman Sol Bloom said:
 nA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
NO DAWN ATTACK
 BY ENEMY PLANES
Defenders of Industrial Cities Were All Ready to
 Repel Them
Air-Raid Information center,

Air-Raid Information center
 Chelsea, Mass, Jan. "A - (UP)- An anticipated dawn attack on the industrial northeast failed to mate rialize today as the army and its corps of 1000 civilian volunteers entered the final hours of a four- day mock "blitzkrieg."
 Speedy pursuit squadrons were posed at airfields in New London, Conn, Providence, R. T., and Boston, ready to make a supreme effort to halt all enemy" invasions during the last eight hours of the nations greatest war games.
 With anti-aircraft fire and fighter planes, defenders" in 76 hours had stopped 25 of the 39 at tempts by invading" bombers to destroy power plants and defense industries in key, cities scattered through the area that includes Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con- necticut and New York state east of the Hudson river.
 Defender Capt. Frederic H. Smith,
 Continued on Page 6)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
JOSEPH M. LUCEY,
 REPORTER, KILLED
MiddletOwn Press Writer in Auto Crash Near Au=
 burn, Mass, Last Night

Auburn, Mass, Jan. 24.-(UP)- Joseph M. Lucey, newspaper re- porter of (46 Durant terrace) Mid dletown, Conn.,, died at a hospital early today of broken skull suf- fered last night in a head-on auto collision in which two other Middle town youths were injured critically and a Worcester couple was hurt.
 John J. Ryzak, 21 a student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Edward Birdsey. 21, a University of Connecticut student, both of Middle town, were reported still in critical condition at St. Vincent hospital. Birdsey's skull and right arm were fractured and Ryzak had internal in- juries.
 Albert s. Penhallegon, 31, with face cuts, and his wife Lida, 30 with broken right leg and head in- juries, also were hospitalized. Pen hallegon, driving toward Springfield, said the youths machine siddded on ice at a curve on the Worcester
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
ELSIE THE COW
 TURNS IN DIMES

Hartford, Conn, Jan. A - U.P) Elsie the COW, the world champion producer of butter fat, did her bit today for the infantile paralysis Mile O'DimeS" drive.
 Escorted from her quarters at Brookfield, Mass, by cordon of state police, Elsie left her swanky travelling van to contribute bag of 500 dimes at a collection booth in the center of the city, posed for photographers and mooed into a microphone for a special broadcast of the ceremony.
 She then visited the Newington home for crippled children, where a half-holiday from school was de- clared in honor of the event.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
LABOR LEADER OF
 HOLYOKE SUICIDE

Holyoke, Mass, Jan. "A = U.P) - The body of Frank R. Biting, 62, a labor leader and member of the Holyoke Housing Authority, was found in a garage at the rear of his home today with gunshot wound in the head.
 Police said Biting had fired the gun by means of string attached to the trigger and tied around his foot. Relatives said he had been Respondent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
GOV. HURLEY IS
 ANGRY AT COP.
Accuses Republican House Leaders of Blocking Air
 Base Purchase

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 24-UP)- Gov. Hurley today accused Repub- lican House leaders of blocking passage of an administration bill to acquire land at Windsor Locks to be leased to the Federal Govern ment for a major army air base.
 The bill, authorizing acquisition of 1700 acres of land at an ap- approximate cost of $250,O00, ap. pueared on its way to early enact ment until hitch occurred ovel whether public works Commission. CT George L. Burke, or highway Commissioner William J. Cox, would direct the purchase.
 The governor held out for Burke while Republicans were adamant that Cox negotiate the deal.
 There will be no further chances with my approval" said the gover- nor, in consenting to an amendment providing acquisition by the public works commissioner and eventua control by the state airport con- mission when the lease expires ir 1866.
 I'm solely interested in getting this land quickly The public works department is set up to get it quickly. As a conference yester- day everybody seemed in agree. ment, and now they want the high way commissioner to acquire the land.
 And they're not going to get it, he emphasized.
 The governor said the Republican opposition was being directed by Rep. Carl M. Sharpe, Pomfret chairman of the appropriations com- mittee; Speaker Hugh M. Alcorn Jr.. Suffield: Majority Leader Will liam L. Hadden, Orange, and Rep Charles s. Bissell, Suffield.
 All but about 200 acres of the tract was located in Windsor Locks and the overlap went into the towr of Suffield.
 The governor said he was agree able to conferring with the Repub- lican leaders but he would mol change his attitude.
 The revised version, approved by Democratic leaders, limited Burke'S power to purchase of not more thar 200O acres in Hartford County alone. Republicans said the orig
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24

members of the army and many peasants, were reported marching on the capital from the provinces to reinforce them.
 One report was that General Dragulin, commander of the 5th Army Corps, was marching on Bucharest from Brasov.
 Rebels claimed control of half a dozen or more key points Ill the provinces, including the Conztanza naval base and important air ana army bases.
 There were unconfirmed reports that at several places in Rulnanlan Mo!davia, Soviet regimes had been proclaimed after rebels captured public buildings.
 Sabotage Fighting Reported
 It was asserted that there was savage fighting, with heavy losses on both sides, when the rebels pro claimed a Soviet regime at Sou chaya. 7--ee
 A dispatch from Rustchuk, on the Bulgarian-R -Rumanian border, reported that more than 1000 per sons had been killed in Bucharest alone before General Antonescu reached an agreement with Horia Sima, vice premier and Iron Guard leader, to consolidate the govern ment forces with moderate Iron Guardists to suppress the rebels.
 According to this dispatch, hun dreds of bodies had been collected in the streets of Bucharest and taken to the suburbs. It was added that the bodies had been footed.
 The Silna -Antonescu agreement was reached early last night and Sina at once broadcast an order to all Iron Guardists to stop fight ing and support the government. But according to the Rustchuk and other reports, large numbers ot
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
OLD PUBLISHER
 DIED LAST NIGHT

Lynn, Mass, Jan. 24.-UP)- Charles H. Hastings, 83, publisher and one of the founders of the Lynn Item, died late last night after several months of failing health.
 A native of Woburn, Hastings be- gan his business career with wire company at Clinton. Fifty-three years ago he and his late brother Wilmot and their late father Hor- ace founded the Item, now one or Essex county's oldest daily news papers.