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Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-31


audience Friday night, the opera,
"Hansel and Gretel', presented un-
Ger the sponsorship of the Ten
Thousand club and featuring a
group of the valleys finest mu-
siCians, scored a distinct triumph.
Every seat in Central's audito-
rum was filled, the audience re-
spending enthusiastically to the ex-
cellent work done by the singers
under the expert direction of Wen
dell Waterman.
To Mr.. Waterman much credit is
due for the splendid production
the cast was remarkably we'll chos-
en- to afford interesting contrast
and was we'll trained. giving a fin
ished, Smooth-running perform
ance in every respect. Mrs. Water
man, who was the dramatic coach,
also deserves credit for the natural
ease with which the singers por-
trayed their roles, and for the
younger performers, the ginger
bread chorus and the angel panto-
mime, Mrs. Laura Redden McFar-
land and Mrs. Dorothy Armstrong,
praise is due for their direction.
From the musical standpoint
also, the success of the perform
ance may be accredited in part to
Mrs. Eugene Waterman, vocal
coach, and to Mrs. Charles Bar
tholomeW, whose brilliant accom-
PAYMENTS not only supported the
singers admirably, but also con-
tributed much to the musical ef-
fectS.
MANY HELP
In fact, SO many deserve credit
for their support and cooperation
that the project might we'll be
termed a community one, various
organizations and individuals unit
ing to help the Ten Thousand club,
by means of this opera, raise funds
for the support of the surgical
dressings center which the club is
maintaining. School students.
teachers, club members, individuals,
business houses and other organi-
cations of the city lent their sup
port and Mrs. Ben Hulse, club pres
ident. in an entre-acte speech, ex-
pressed the clubs thanks to all
For the singers themselves, Ro-
berta jerks as Hansel was out
standing, singing with a maturity
and poise remarkable in SO young
I musician, her diction, her dra-
matte work, as we'll as her intelli-
gent, effective use of her rich con-
tralto voice, making her perform
ance decidedly commendable.
In the role of Gretel, Margaret
Anne Henderson, who has a sweet
clear soprano of the lyric type,
also gave splendid performance.
one unusually creditable for her
youth, The two girls voices con-
trast and blend beautifully and
their duets were particularly love-
ly, with the exquisite and familiar
Evening Prayer" being perhaps
the highlight of their performance.
Young though they are, the two
sang the long, and by no means
easy music, with an ease and skill
worthy of more experienced and
adult singers.
Eugene Moore as the broom m-mak-
cr gave one of the best perform
anceS of his career. A Well-knoWn
singer, Mr.. Moore was in excellent
voice and his mature baritone pro-
vided contrast and shading for the
lighter voices of the girls. He sang
most effectively and won much
praise from the audience
WINS APPLAUSE
Singing her role. which features
some of the most difficult and least
melodious music in the opera, with
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-31
Hosts a Party
Hosts at Party

Mr.. and Mrs. kuuert r. SchWob
entertained @ few friends infor-
mally after the opera Friday night,
their guests including Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul A. jenkins, Mr.. and Mrs,
Stevens H. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reginald L. Knox, Jr.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-31
AnnOunC emen+s
Of Me- e+inos

American Legion Auxiliary county
council members will have their
monthly meeting Monday night,
O'Clock, in the Imperial Veterans
hall with the Imperial unit as hos
tess group.
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-31

Ell Centre branch, National League
of American Pen Women, will meet
Tuesday, pm. at the home of
Mrs. Earle G.. Davis, West Main
street, with Mrs. Davis and Mrs.
Don c. Bitter as hosteSseS, Mrs.
Bitler giving the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-31
TOUGH GUY

He was small and tough and sore
at the world. He didn't just get
into fights. He started them. He
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-31
News I+ems About
Valley Residents

Richard Foster, formerly of CAL
exico, is in the valley on furlough,
having arrived from New York to
spend his leave with his family. He
is a radio technician, second class
United States Navy and will report
for duty next week in Alameda.
1t. and Mrs. Frederick Powers
Heald and their three children ar
rived Friday in the valley from the
Lido, Balboa, where they have been
staying while 1t. Heald was sta
toned at Santa Ana. 1t. I\,ald left
Saturday for San Bernardino to
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Healds parents, until 1t. Heald re-
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ON THE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY
RED CROSS MEET

Four Red Cross officials will be
in the valley Monday to conduct
an all-day regional conference at
the Barbara Worth hotel, a con-
ference open to the general public
as we'll as to the Red Cross workers.
Sessions will start at 10 am. and
will continue until pm. the var
iouS leaders discussing Red Cross
services to the armed forces and
to civilians as we'll as the war fund
campaign which opens March l.
The visiting Red Cross officials
are: John Roche, general field rep
resentative, Southern California;
Robert Williams, field director;
Olin w. Davis, assistant national
director; Edwin II. Carroll, director
first aid, water safet" and accident
prevention, Pacific area, American
Red Cross.
SUPPLY COOKIES
Church women of the city are
helping generously with the cookie
supply for the servicemen'S cam
teen, the Christian Science <cventh
Day Adventist women taking care
of the supply this weekend.
Women of the Foursquare Gospel
,hurch have been added to the list
those cooperating in this work,
taking their first weekend recently.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
High School Grid Double-Header SATURDAY.
Wildly, Tech &
OPEN SEASON
ON SAME FIELD

I.eavenworth and Wilby nigh.
school football coaches, Bflr Tracy
and Tom (Pinter) Purcell viii
get q good, long xrst look at their
1913 charges under fire. Saturday
afternoon at the Municipal Stadium,
In addition, to visiting teams from
Hamden and Ansoriia viii also be
seen in the first local high school
football showing Of the new season
IA double-header, two games Tor
the price Of one.
At 1880 p. m. Wilby's wildcats
line up against the Ansonia L,aveli-
der array, coached by @Boots'' Jarvis
while the other rivals Tech VS.. HAM
den High take the field at 3:15 Or
whereabouts.
Crosby, a 1914 loser to Ansonia
last Saturday goes to Torrington for
q tough ttissle with Connie Dona.
hues Redmen.
Coach Tom Purcell Is confidentl
that his Wildly squad, now number
ing 40 boys viii come up with q
combination that will give Ansonia
plenty Of trouble, possibly enough 20
win the game, though the visitors
will be favored; having played and
won two games against Shelton and
crosby, and wildly having no game
77'f9nce as yet, aside frosr-~' :"
- > Nh@ltss=s1oVs -
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
LoChonce 6-5
Over Williams

Boston, Oct. - (UP) - In his
last fight as a civilian for the dura-
ton Lefty La Chance Of lisbon,
Me-, seeks to tee OF on the granite
chin of Ike williams of Trenton, N.
j., at Mechanics building tonight in
l0-round tusSle that opens the
city's winter boxing season.
La Chance. a lethal lumberjack
who ranks No. among the nations
featherweights, was slightly favored
over Williams whose sensational
climb in the junior lightweight di.
vision has marked summer boxing
In the east.
Originally La Chance was to have
met Cleo Shans but an eye-cut rem
dered the latter hors de combat and
Williams agreed TO Ill the breech
The pair have met once previously
when La Chance substituted IN q
bout. On that occasion the New Jer-
sey Negro won q decision IN one Of
the outstanding fights In Boston
Garden In recent years.
Immediately following tonlght's
battle, La Chance returns 10 Maine
70 bid his wife goodbye. he entrains
Monday for the y. 8. Marine boot"
training camp at Paris Island, 8.
About 5000 fans we're expected 70
be on hand for the seasons opener
sponsored BY the Boston Boklng
Association,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
Basketball Booms
In Canal Zone
BY
DAN PARKER

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y sets cd aER here s ne
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
Fother-Son
Ring Combines

New York, Oct. - Bobby Rufiin
has hopes Of upsetting Beau Jack
in their round bout at Madison
Square Garden Monday night and
then going on from there to win the
world lightweight title. Should he
achieve this goal he will be the first
son Of q fighting father to annex
a world championship In o hundred
years-since Tom Hyer. son Of ia
cob, won the heavyweight title.
The record books are replete with
names Of fighting sons who failed
to make the grade, Of fighting sons
who got by for q time on the repu-
tations established by their fathers
before them. or fighting sons who
equalled or surpassed the records
Of their fathers.
his father, Teddy HubbS (now Ruff
FMS manager), the son Is good and
so was the old man. Hubbs fought
the best Of the featherweights and
lightweights between 1909-22, al
though he was only featherweight
himself.
He boxed Benny Leonard, Irish
Patsy Cline, Joe Shugrue, Walter
Brooks, Young McAuliffe. George
Kirkwood, frankie Fleming, and
many other good fighters in his
career Of more than 300 contests. He
never got title opportunity but
there were many who thought he
deserved one.
Bobby hasn't had a title chance
ssther but he is only one fight re-
showed from one at the moment and
expects to clear that obstacle when
he faces Beau Jack on Monday
night.
If you are interested in some of
the father-son combinations to be
found In the record books here they
are:
Bob Fitzsimmons, ST., Bob Fitz-
simmons. Jr.
Billy Papke. Billy Papke, Jr.
Mike Gibbons, Jack Gibbons.
Mike Donovan. Arthur Donovan.
Billy Miske, Billy Miske, Jr.
Tommy Madden, Tommy Madden,
Jr.
Jack Britton. Bobby Britton.
Jack Sharkey, Jack Sharkey, Jr.
Young Dencio. Dencio Cabanela.
Kid Murphy, Tommy Murphy.
Chick Suggs. Eddie Suggs.
Bill Calvert. Howard Calvert.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
All Costa Won

Fall River, Mass, Oct. I - Gu
P.) - Welterweight Al Costa Of
Woonsocket, r. l., today held q
unanimous decision over Jock Co.
hen Of Newark, N. j., after 10
round boxing match at the Casino.
Costa captured every round Of the
fight in which he weighed $50 and
Cohen, 1856.
In six round matches Joe Nor
rissette, 1l9, of Fall River knocked
out young Gene belmont, 119 Of
Newark, N. j., in the second round;
Victor Mellor, las, of Woonsocket
technically knocked out Rusty Mark
$50, of Boston in the third; and
Joe Montiero, 1875, of Warehan1
technically knocked out Red Gul.
lage, 1913, Of Chelsea.
In a four round bout AL Pinel, 1876
Of New Bedford decisioned oscar st
Pierre, 1873, Of Fall River.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
ARMY and
NAVY FAVORED
ON SATURDAY
BY OSCAR FRALEY
United Press STAR Correspondent

OAAWSW GGCoo 6WNAA NOAAGopUAUCnw
New York, oct. /. (UP)-The
fighting Irish Of Notre Dame ruled
the favorites over Georgia Tech to-
day in the feature game Of a week.
end National football schedule
which lists standout contests in
every section.
Eastern headliners saw Army and
Navy, the choices to scaore their
second straight wins with the
Cadets entertaining Colgate's I'M
defeated Red Raiders at West
Point and the Middies playing I'M
beaten Cornell at Baltimore. An Ivy
League feature has Yale at Penn
sylvania.
In the southwest the top game
sent little Southwestern University,
strengthened by naval trainees,
against the Texas Longhorns, pride
Of the Southwest Conference, In a
tossup tilt. And on the coast there
were two headlinerS, with Southern
California'S trojans facing the Cali
fornia bears in traditional rivalry
and unbeaten college Of Pacific NOV
ing against U. G. L. A.
In other eastern contests, Column
bias Lions open against Princeton's
or1ce-beaten Tigers in a game re-
garded a tossup. Dartmouth Is
favored over the Coast Guard. Tufts
over Bates, Holy Cross over Brown,
Bucknell over Muhlenherg and
Rochester over Carnegie Tech.
With the Notre Dame-Tech tilt
featuring the mid-yestern program,
there were number of other close
games. These contests, with the
favorite listed first, were: Ohio
State-Missouri, Purdue Illinois, In
diana Wabash, Great Lakes Pitt,
Wisconsin-Iowa, Michigan-Nort
western, Minnesota Nebraska, Iowa
pre-fiight-Iowa State, Oklahoma A.
& M.-Oklahoma, Fl. Riley Rose
Grams, Baldwin Wallace Wooster,
Ohio Wesleyan-Bethany, and Mi
ami Xavier.
Rose Bowl Teams?
Southern California was z to
over California in a battle that
will help decide the Pacific coast
conferences Rose Bowl representa-
tive. Amos Alonzo Stages twice.
victorious college Of Pacigc, spanked
by Presto Podesto Of Modesto, risked
its record against the Uclans. March
Fields flyers were favored over Red
lands, and st. Mary's drew the nod
over Del Monte Pre-flight.
Listing the favorites first, the
Southern schedule included: L. s. U.
VS.. Rice, North Carolina Penn
tSate, Tulane Memphis Navy, Duke
North Carolina Navy, Wake oFrest-
Tulane, West Virginia. Virginia
Texas Aggies-Texas Tech, North
Texas Aggies-Southern Methodist
and Arkansas-TCU.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
'ThiSSbOrting
World
BY
JOHN A. CLUNEY
Friday Fish and Chips

Mortimer Joseph Conner, the
very well-known suds salesman, has
agreed to auction off the two base
balls autographed by Yankees and
Cardinals, world series opponents
next week. Said auctioning will take
place Sunday at the War Bond game
at Hamilton Park, and If Merit is in
good voice, and though handicapped
without his brass bugle Of the good
old haddie and COD days, he should
get $500 in War Bonds bid for the
priced pellets signed by the big
leaguers. Willie White, the
Brooklyn boy stationed in North
Africa two weeks ago, is back in
New York, where he met Emil
(Baby) Doll at the Connecticut
Yankee, had a talk with Jack Demp-
sey and hopes to make quick trip
home this or next weekend.
Many thanks to the Girls Industrial
Softball League through Agnes
Elizabeth Coe and to Charley Riet-
dyke Of the Scovill Rod and Gun
Club for invitations to banquets Of
the organizations named. =. Gunder
Hagg, the Swift Swede found time
to romance a bit on the love al
first sight" theory according to a
10 year old California gal who hopes
Gunder the Wonder will stop fight
ing fires long enough to come to
America in December for q one
mile run to a preacher. Hagg
confirms the announcement by his
fiancee, too, since they met for the
first time at San Francisco barely
two months ago. Olaf, pass the
smorgasbord, before Cousin Eddie
keenan, arrives.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
MeFiden ConteIcos
At N0ugotuck
Especial 60 the DemOcrat)

Naugatuck, Oct. 1.-Meriden Con-
telcos, successfully represented on
the baseball diamond throughout
the past summer, has continued In
sports with a football squad that
is scheduled to make a visit to Maui
gatuck Sunday meeting the borough
Rangers at Recreation Field. Kick
of is slated for 2:30 p. m. with
Chick Kelley, Dutch Forst and Joe
O'Connor as game officials.
Friday night drill has been called
for Z p. m. with the locals hoping
to make as good a showing as they
made last Sunday when Meriden
Rams were shut out $50 in the bor-
ough. The Contelcos are expected to
offer much stronger opposition.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
BY JACK CUDDY

6x JACA CUOUX
UNITED Press Staff Correspondents
New York, Oct. 1-(UP)--Brancla
Hickey, smoothest man in baseball.
seems to have covered the Gowa-
nus Canal and most Of BROOKLYN
with smoke screen as he halfway
fired Lippy Durocher as manager
Of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Rickey's double talk-which may
cause q patent suit by Gen. Phelan
Of the New York Boxing Commits
sion-cauSed q mist Of words to rise
that make make Brooklyn fans for
get that their club was picked by
many experts in the spring to win
the National League pennant. agt
With Brooklyn now fighting for
third place, Hickey offered the
Brooklyn fans the S64 question:
What will happen to Lippy Leo Du-
rocher.
Hickey raised this question Just Is
the Dodgers were completing their
season. He raised It at a time when
the baseball writer's were beginning
to attack Durocher because Of the
clubs late-season slump. He con-
nected the clubs standing with Du.
rocher and the failure Of his young
players, before anyone could ask:
who sent those young players In?
Psalm-singing Hickey, in addition
to throwing up a smoke screen, has
jockeyed Durocher into q position
whereby % Durocher may continue
as manager Of the Dodgers at about
SIS, 900 year instead Of the 1000.
he was getting; or ca get . new
job.
Hickey put Durocher on this spot
because Lppy Leo was represented
as being DESTROYS Of taking on radio
jobs and Of starting q Hollywood
talent bureau with George Raft. the
screen actor.
Hickey, who succeeded wild-eyed
but effective Larry MacPhail at the
Brooklyn helm, realized that he
must ease Durocher outfit he were
to get rid Of hin-because DurO-
cher was the Brooklyn type Of man
ager.
Accordingly, Hickey has made o
move-one Of the cleverest in base
ball records-which forces Durocher
to quit or accept a salary Of about
SIS, 00O-which Leo will not.
Hickey has several angles to oper-
ate from (1) the current position Of
the Dodgers; CD Durocher's person.
al observation-disclosures, income tax
etc.; and CD the attitude Of the
team.
The team has been sore at DurO-
cher on its current western trip be-
cause 1t lost out on second place
World Series money. Hickey was
smart enough to take advantage OF
this--also that the 1913 campaign Is
ending. So he throws up q smoke
screen that will envelop the Brock
lyn club until the world Series Is
finished; then comes football.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
State Singles
LEAGUE PIonned

BowlerS from Waterbury ana VI
cinity are invited to compete IN the
Connecticut Singles Duckpin Bowl
ing League which plans to start OPP
Grating during the later part of Oc-
tober. A meeting Of the circuit has
been called by President James A.
Crossman for the Walnut Beach al
leys In Milford on Sunday after
noon, October 10, at 8 o'clock.
The league is under the super
vision Of Paul Glickstein, Of New
Haven, member of the executive
committee Of the National Duckpin
Bowling Congress. Bowlers wishing
information regards to the loop are
requested to write Glickstein at
Postoflce Box 440, New Haven 2,
Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
Ex-Horvord Kicker
Moy Help Yale Eleven

New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. i.-(UP)-
The kicking talent OF George Egan.
Jr., Belmont, Mass, formerly OF
Harvard. may be utilized by Head
Coach HOWE odeil as he sends his
casualty-rlddled Yale team against
the University Of Pennsylvania
powerhouse at Philadelphia satur-
day.
odell regarded Egan's puntlng rs
beautiful" and Il was probable the
former Crimson back Will share the
fullback post with Ray (Geooters
geusGel IN the Penn fray.
The Elimen were due for q light
drill this afternoon and VIII leave
for Philadelphia early Saturday
morning with the Odds heavily
against their breaking ponn'a Eve
yeaF winning streak