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CiDic Club Formed
Last Night

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A group OF young men met last
night and organized the South
ernmost Civic Club. Ralph Betan-
court, was elected chairman
Thurman Sands, Jr., treasurer,
Laurence -Hulse, sccre-
tary, Gus Ayala, vice chairman
George Henriquez. assistant
treasurer, Joe Soldano, assistant
secretary, Pedro Aguilar, pub
licity.
This club vii sponsor its first
civic affair with a dance August
18th.
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HAPPY TRIP"

Los Angeles-After SO years of
married life, John and Louise
Arbogast took their first vacation
trip together. They drove to
Kings Canyon National Park in
Central California. Shortly there
after, their children were noti-
fed that the Hawleys had plunged
to death over l,000-foot cliff. In
Mrs. Hawley's diary was her final
notation, We've had such a
happy trip
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-31

WASHINGTON. July si,-.lfl
the headlines. the issue Ii wheth.
ler 10 hold tho selectee another
year Actually II SINNERS down
10 q battle over power between
the CHIEF Executive and the Con-
grrsS,
That battle has plagued the
nation IN every emergency. Rea-
SON. the Constitution framers-by
design or hy aeeident--failod to
state clearly either powers Of the
President or the powers Of Com
gress in an emergency.
They made the President conn
mander. in-ehief Of the armed
forces, AT the same time they
gave Congress the right TO pro-
vide the money to pay those
forces.
Unfortunately, both the franz
ers of the Constitution and the
men who have made laws up to
now, have dealt with war as a
declared and legal state of at
fairs. They didn't think Of wars
that started without declaration.
L If YOU want TO follow the lahy-
rinth of debate on Capitol bill
over holding the selectees. here
are a few fundamental facts to
keep in mind.
Washington Was Troubled
Early in our history, the vague
ness Of the Congress and the
President to improvise means of
meeting emergencies. George
Washington was the first Presi-
dent to get lost in the constitu-
tional fog. Confronted with a
persistent rebellion over grain
taxes (the Whiskey rebellion) in
Pennsylvania, he finally pro-
claimed an emergency on his
own hook, and quelled the re-
hellion at the head of his own
troops. He took the action as
commander-in-chief of the Army.
That proclamation Of emergen-
cy is the daddy of all similar
proclamations in subsequent
crises. 4s
Congress and Presidents after
Washington declared" emergen-
cies.
Gradually, Congress wrote
laws delegating powers to the
/ President in cases of emergency.
There are some Is broad statutes
on the books which grant the
President certain dictatorial
/ powers--provided:
l. That war exists. or
2. That a threat of war ex-
/ lists. or
/ 3. That war IS imminent. or
4. That a national emergen-
cY exists.
/ Oddly enough, nowhere is
there anything to tell who shall
declare an emergency. ID
Hence the big argument today
| Congressman may talk as they
viii about what's fair to the
draftees. But historically, they're
on the same old treadmill-jeal-
Gus of their powers. The Presi.
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TODAY'S FLORIDA BUT A REFLECTION
OF YESTERDAYS DREAMS

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Couple To Marry
Here On Sunday

Charles Ray Walterson, 10.
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Walter A. Walterson, and Mary
Tiff, ID, the daughter of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Charles Tiff, will be married
Sunday at the Ley Memorial IN
E9 church, it was announced to-
day.
The ceremony will be perform.
ed Sunday night by the Rev. Will
liam E. Bryant.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-31

They approved carefully
thought out plan 70 strengthen
Florida publicity efforts in the
national field
Tnsy worked cut many details
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daughter. Dorothy, to John E.
Wells.
The wedding viii take place
Saturday at the Steadman resi-
dence. ii
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In MEMORIAM

IT'S year ago today
Since God took you away
Took you to rest, where no pains
nor grief,
Or anxious fear, could reach you,
Darling, sleeping over there.
In loving memory of Leota Pinder
who departed this life July 81,
1910. jly31-ltx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-31

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Announcement
.0f Engagement

bfr aDs aErn. g. r. Stesdman,
42s Elizabeth street, today an
saoa1peed the engagement Of their
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: Only attendant NJ the bride Vas
Mrs. John Albert Erickson. the for
mer Los Brill. who wore pomms-
granate chiffon made on Grecian
lines with a draped bodice and fun
fluted skirt Mr.. Lyle William
Morton was the best man for
Mr.. Anderson.
The brides parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas A. st. Clair and Mr..
Anderson is the son Of Mrs. An
drew Anderson and the late Mrs.
Anderson.
Ushers were Mr.. Frederick Has
mnd jr Of Seattle. DR.. John Al
bert Erickson. Mr.. Walter Hunts
man and Nj. Ted Herreid.
Wedding music for the occasion
was played by Mrs. Frank Wor-
den, organist.
Mrs. St Clair wore royal blue
crepe with Cecil Drummer roses and
Mrs. Anderson was goWned in
black chiffon with corsage Of
gardenias and roses. They re-
oeived the wedding guests in the
church parlors after the ceremony.
Appointments there were all in
white with larkspur and daisies
on the table. Mrs. Homer Tilley.
Mrs. Pearl Cook, Mrs. Lawrence
McClelland and Mrs. Ira Light
poured. Assisting were Mrs. r.
Hadley st. Clair. Mrs. Nels Schon-
ing. Miss Thelma Melsnes. Miss
Celia Grace Seofield. Miss Trulie
Physeck, Miss Francis Gus, Mrs.
Chester Doud and Mrs. Lyle Nor
ton.
When the young couple left on
their wedding trip the bride wore
a rose linen suit with white Access
series. They have gone to Lumni
island on their wedding trip and
will be at home in Seattle when
they return.
The bride attended the College
Of Puget Sound where she affih-
ated with Lambda Sigma Chi and
/ - attended the Univer-
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Couples Take Vows In Thursday Evening Wedding Cerenor
Miss DisCh
WEEDS July 3



htne deInninium. PINK snap
dragons and regal lilies we're
arranged NJ an lmprusiscd
altar AZ the home of Mr.. and
Mr.. 1. n. Hale Thursday
evening when their Grand.
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Wedding Vows
Repeated
Hsnson-Csrlson Rites Are
Read in Asbury Methodist

Among the early summer
weddings erowding the cAlcn-
dar was that 81 Miss Arlene
Hazel Carlson "a Mr.. Cyril r.
Hanson Thursday evening in
the Ashury Methodist church.
which was a bower 81 pastel
summer flowers. palms, and
tall white candles. Mr. and
Mrs. c. Oscar Carlson are the
parents Of the bride. and the
grooms parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. O. {. Hanson. Or. Neil
N. Jones officiated at the
ceremony.
The attractive young hride wore
gown Of white taffets with =
sweetheart neckline. fitted waist
with tiny buttons down the hack.
and long train. Tier fingertip
veil was caught u her head with
sweetheart cap. and sh. car
red an AL white shower hoquet.
The maid ~ honor. who will
herself be married 70 the grooms
brother Clair. N August. vas
Miss Jean Simpson. She wore
pink MORE taffeia. IN stvie
similar 10 tho bridal gown. with
colonial bouquet 81 hlue and
white flowers Tho bridesmaids.
Miss Rowena Rel and Mlss Vir-
ginia wsldrip. wore Identical
gowns in blue MORE tAffets. with
pink and white colonial bouquets.
Lighting tho candles before the
ceremony were Miss Lorraine
justman and Miss Yvonne Carlson.
cousins Of the bride. wearing tur-
quoise MORE taffeta. DeEtt Han
son. sister Of the groom, in yellow
moire taffeta with pastel bou-
quet. was the flower GIRL.
Acting as best man for his
brother was Mr. Clair Hanson
ushers were the grooms brother.
Mr. Vincent Hanson. the brides
brother. Mr.. Ralph Carlson. and
Mr. Elmer Moffet and Mr.. Rob-
ert Moffett
The brides mother was charm
ing in gown ~ black lace with a
corsagc Of gardenias Navy blue
and white pique with similar
flowers was chosen by Mira Han
son. The reception was held In
the church parlors which was
decorated " the lowest price w
pastel ..1e- N oIIomonces on old y
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Miss ST. Clair Becomes Bride
OF Mr.. MYron Anderson
Pretty Service Read al $50 by the Rev. Harry Booeh
Trip 70 lumni Island Planned by Couple

Tall and stately in her Of ivory Jersey Miss Kathryn
Cheney ST Clair made charming picture Thursday evening
when she became the bride Of Mr. Myron Whitney Anderson
at ceremony read at half after O'Clock BY the Rev Harold
Booch IN Emmanuel Presbyterian church.
Her wedding gown was STYLED with draned bodice with
full skirt and court length train White bouvarda
held her ngertp length veil Of illusion to her couture Her
bridal bouquet carried the same floral note
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-05
Couple Wed
In Afternoon
Miss Brown Becomes Bride
OF Mr.. Willard Denton

Madonna lilies. white snap
dragons, Gala lilies and del
phinium made an attractive
setting for the late afternoon
wedding June % at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Avery W.
Denton when Miss Ann
Brown. daughter of Mr.. and |
Mrs. Harvey &. Brown, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Will /
lard Denton, son of Mr.. and .
Mrs. Avery w. Denton.
The Rev. Harold Booch read I
the beautiful marriage service. /
The bride was lovely in gown /
of blue crepe de chine and wore I
a corsage of gardenias and tails
man rosebuds. The brides twin /
sister. wore gown identical 10
the brides and was maid of honor.
She wore a corsage of talisman
roses. Mr.. Riley Denton, il. cousin
of the groom, was best man.
A buffet lunch was served to
thirty guests. A three-tier wedding
cake. topped by a miniature bride
and ide-groom conferred the table.
Mrs. John Mekkers poured: also
assisting were Mrs. Calvin Gilman
md Mrs. Riley Denton, sr.
The bride was accompanied from
pahome in Sheridan, Ore, by her
points in the vanUts pnnd- Mrs.
last 40 years, could be carried oui
almost indefinitely as the writer
heard nearly all of them. They
had their specific strong points
in which not even a Paderewsk
could surpass them, and in some
cases not equal them.
Paderewsk played most com
posers very well, but felt more
at home with Mozart. Chopin
Schumann and List. Paderewsk
was one Of those great artists who
could express his own musica
thoughts; he compelled musicians
admiration even though they may
have criticized his playing in tech
nical detail. He was one ~ ths
very few players who had thai
effect on everybody.
There are always reasons, i
seems. for everything and there
certainly is no exception in tn.
case Of Paderewsh.
At comparatively early
age he was living his music
In earnest, and. above all, he
WAS a Pole, a member of that
extraordinary nation which
has given birth 10 Chopin,
Tausig and many minor stars
in the musical armament.
Paderewski was a Pole to
his finger-tips. He had the
fire, the dreaminess, the power
Of fantasy of that race. II
came out in his playing and In
his compositions.
DR.. William Mason, List stu
dent has this to say about Pade
rewskis playing
Those who remembered Rubin
stein at his best were on firmel
ground in judging the new star
Paderewski than those who knew
him not. I have come to the con
elusion that Paderewski is an ex
eeedingly rare occurrence indeed
phenomenal. As Moscheles PLAYED
Bach, half a century ago, anC
Rubenstein played him later on
30 does Psderewski play hiH nov
(this was written 40 years ago
with an added grace and colo
which put these great eontrapun
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Miss Paiien WEEDS
Army Man

Miss kathlyn Froma psttcn.
daughter 81 Mr.. and Mrs Ben
lamin Lston pattcn. was united
IN marriage 10 STAFF Sgt. Don f.ea-
lie Burhank. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Loren W. Burbank % Trout Lake.
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stitufTfl<hsf" eslis4ss ~s~ea
-oieh ias nan. tfs-sse~rs esf,saHssts
sofalst,ul eoss @isn rtafslsno sosnl-
Gold dol. cesuplsss -,sh esrvsns ps1-
san sfae. <a s.sspslonai .ss<h
sol,ssi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-05
Will Wed
In Chapel
Miss COPELAND Announces
Plans for Wedding

Ferguson Memorial chapel
will be the setting for the
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Take Vows
In PuYallup
Miss Sidders Weds
Mr.. Atwood

In an impressive ceremony
Tuesday morning. July /, at
Christ Episcopal church. Puy-
allup. Miss Beatrice Sidders,
-sntnr e III nnL NJ. a
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IOwesF hFsfOfY
ID Mrs A pastel ~5e-in allowances old ~o,ohes 4ih
every Bulovo covered by WelSFlELD GOLDeER6S
fonoous lyeor tree service ouoronies 5th ,nols
aroved free 9th &. ,pecol cosy credit terms You too
will be 10 buy Buovo oveid tho proposed
1000 federo iswslry ord get oheod OF The
expected price Buy for yourself ond for gift
oosions os for ohsod os Chfistnoi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15
In Midst of War-Peace

Men are meeting in Washington who may hold the internal peace of the Vest ern Hemisphere in their hands. Millions of people in both North and South Amer ica are hoping that they will be able to work out formula to avert war between Peru and Ecuador. It is to the interest not only of the Peruvian and Ecuadorian peo- pleS themselves, but to the peoples of all the Americas, that war be avoided. There is enough war in the world today without having the peoples of the Western Hemi- sphere at each others throatS. They are all sufficiently affected by the sweep of the Second World War, without warning among themselves.
 The average North American will do well to take no contemptuous tone toward this border dispute which has caused ill- feeling between Ecuador and Peru for 100 years-it will not do to say, "A stupid row over few miles of junglel" and let it go at that. To Peruvians and Ecuadori- ans, the fate of the vast interior territory of the Oriente is of utmost importance. It lies in the oyer-the-mountains hinter- land of both; 1t is the outlet to the head waters Of the Amazon; 1t is potentially rich. Danzig was not SO important to Germany as the Oriente to both of these countries.
 The United States itself came to the gerge Of war with Great Britain over our own northwest boundary at time when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15

it must have seemed to any European a stupid dispute over an untrodden wilder ness. Yet because cooler heads prevailed than the ones which were shouting Fifty four Forty or Fight" the border was ami cably adjusted, and either country has ever regretted it.
 That is the Western Hemisphere way, and while it is true that the United States and many other American countries have not always adhered to it, that is the di- rection, that is the goal. Only last April Columbia and Venezuela adjusted bor- der dispute as old as that which now shakes Ecuador and Peru, and did it amicably. Panama and Costa Rica set- tied in the same month the status of a 30,000-acre disputed tract. It can be done.
 We hope that the United States and other American powers which have an in- terest in peace within the hemisphere will be able to devise formulas by which these two South American countries, both of which are on unusually friendly terms with the United States, will be able to adjust their dispute without shedding more blood in a world which is already saturated with the blood of unoffending men
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15
Encouraging Report

The citys financial statement for tho first six months of 1941 is very en- couraging. It looks as if the fine record of 1940 would be equalled. No one believed 1t possible for a $400,000 surplus to be accumulated during operation of the city government year ago, yet when the final figures were tabulated early this year, it was found out that actually the city had $419,000 more than 1t had anticipated. On the basis of the figures available as of June 30 an equally high surplus for this year can be expected
 This shows that the city is operating economically and that department heads are keeping a close watch on eXpendi- tures There is no waste anywhere. This is particularly true of the Welfare Depart ment which undoubtedly will show the smallest percentage of it's appropriation spent when the fiscal year ends This is due to good management and to the fact that relief rolls have dWindled away to mere nothing compared to what they were a few years back
 There is another side to such fine picture as this which the city fathers will now have, to take into consideration. Various groups of city employees such as the policemen, firemen, and perhaps the teachers, are seeking salary raises. With the city's financial condition so good they naturally will press their claims all the more when they see what savings are being affected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15
EURoPE's HISTORY SHOWS PLENTY OF PERSECUTION
 ALL AROUND

July 12, lo4l. Editor, Waterbury Democrat: t According to the letters to you printed in The Democrat the past few days, in answer to Elizabeth Curtis letter blasting the America First Committee, Englands record for persecution is very bad.
 Well, as far as conquest goes in the past all the nations of Europe were bad and that takes in France, Spain, Portugal, and all the rest, with the exception, maybe, of the Scandinavian countries.
 Scratch beneath the surface of the so-called civilized man of l941 and you still find a fighting man. The veneer of civilization Is still pretty thin despite all our -so-called modern age with all Its inventions. But Germany's record in the past 100 years has not been so good, either, especially since 1883 regard ing the persecution of minorities, Christian and Jew.
 Now he is killing plenty of Ger man Christians, also, in his so-called crusade against Communism. But he did not get the support of his Holiness the Pope that he planned on. Instead he had been blasted by high prelates in the Catholic Church and outstanding, thinking Catholic laymen.
 To blast England and Russia and dismiss Germany under Hitler with 8 slap on the wrist and just call him Q bad boy, think, is not right. He is out to conquer the world, but I do not think he will be able to get away with 1t.
 History will repeat itself and these conquerors eventually bite of more than they can chew.
 Here is hoping anyway that he can be defeated without shedding any American blood.
 Yours respectfully,
 RUSSELL WOOD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15
KNOWLEDGE or HISTORY IS NEEDED TO DISCUSS TRUE
 FACTS, SAYS WRITER.

July l2. le41. Editor Waterbury Democrat:
 I wish to say that a. letter by me published last Tuesday in your pa per was purely personal expres. sion of opinion and was not an offi- cial statement of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the AL lies.
 I was much amused by the three letters from Mir. Ryan, Mir. Stone and Mrs. Katherine Johnson which go to prove that hyphenated Ameri- cans are prevented from seeing the obvious fact of what would happen to us were the Atlantic ocean in control of Hitler az well as Out- posts. such as Ireland and Iceland That all Irish- Americans are not SO blind may be seen by the atti- tude Of such people as General 0'Ryan, Governor Hurley and Mayor GDellacy of Hartford and the bishops and archblsh0ps who ens dorse our stand and recognize Hlt- IeT's menace to ell forms of religion except the worship Of himself.
 A distinction should always ba drawn between Q nation, ard its political parties: between Germans and Nazls: between Italians and Fnscltls. between Krish and Cough. llnltes and the organization ~ the q " ~ s.ltt