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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-14
StnndinGs
SchooIboy Schedules,
 Standings
Week of February 18th

Week of February 18th
 Games Monday s D r a ue at Barnard. Referee: Barone.
 Hendricken vs Chase at Ander- son. Referee: LattanZio.
 Games Wednesday Maloney at Anderson. Referee: Savage.
 St. Joseph vs St. Thomas at St. Josephs Hall. Referee: Barone. Driggs vs Slocum at North End Y. Referee: Lattanzio.
 Games Thursday Woodrow Wilson vs. East Farms at Anderson. Referee: Barone.
 Games Friday St. Ann vs. SS Peter and Paul at Anderson. Referee: Barone. Duggan at Webster. Regeree: Lat tanzio.
 Kingsbury at Bunker Hill. Ref cree: Savage.
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Cleveland Classy
BY UNITED PRESS

The Cleveland BaronS continued to dominate play in the American Hockey League as they strengthened their hold on the western divisions first place with a 9-4 victory over the Providence Reds last night. Led by Pete Horeck, who scored five goals, the Barons scored four in the opening period, two in the second and closed with a three goal rush.
 In the eastern division the second place Buffalo Bisons handed the first place Hershey Bears 8 5-l trouncing and in the other league game the Indianapolis Capitals de- feated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-i.
 In Saturday nights games Pitts burgh defeated Providence 4-3. and Hershey beat Cleveland so.
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Joost, orenso Through

San Francisco. Feb. 14-(uPl- Eddie Joost of the Bostoc Braves and Joe Orange oz the Detroit Tig- CTS, quit Major League baseball for the duration. the San Francisco Chronicle said yesterday.
 Both hold 2-A clAsslficatinns from their draft hcards. They nno em< ployed at the Moffat- laaateca mi packing plants. <
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HaIIohon Trophy To Gil Dodds

Boston, Feb. 14.-(UP)--American mile king Gil Dodds of Boston held the Hallahan memorial trophy to- day as 8 reward for his brilliant performance in the 56th annual Boston 4. 4. games Saturday in which he turned in the fastest in.
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Sports Movies On Tuesdoy at "

At the seventh of a series of Sports Forum movies which is CO., sponsored by the YMCA and the IRA will have a three star attrac- ton to be shown next Tuesday. In the afternoon sound films for gram mar and high school students will be shown at { p. m., while for the war workers and members of the Y at S:15.
 A cavalcade of many of Americas most thrilling sports events will be shown in & film titled, The All American Way" which is produced and distributed by the Chicago Trib- une. The film is an epic in pictures and sound of American youth at play. Great stars of football and baseball pitting their strength, speed skill and strategy against each other in two of the nations outstanding sports classics. It also presents sturdy lads battling their way to tine heights of American amateur boxing. Eager boys and girls will demonstrate championship form in swimming, skating, and golfing. The entire film is packed full of action dedicated to the development of competitive sports for American youth.
 Action Galore
 Among the Chicago Tribune events Illustrated and described in the "All American Way" are the following: Boys and girls races in the silver skates Derby; casting tournament: Chicago finals of the Golden Gloves tournament; Chicago andNew York Golden Gloves cham pioils battle at Madison Square Gar den; Chicago versus Europe in the International Golden Gloves tourna- ment: rowing contests in the In- terscholastic Regatta; famous pros teaching at the Chicaeo Tribune golf school: boys and girls races at the Tribune swim meet. Thrilling plays from all-star games between the American and National baseball leagues; famous coaches whipping college all-stars into shape, and highliehts from a game played be- tween College All-Stars and the Green Bay Packers.
 The two other films on the same program will be '.Monarchs of the Ring" and Championship Basket ball" Tn the first most of the kn0ckouts in all the championship fights from Jim Jeffries to Joe Louis will be featured.
 It will be sports parade of nine events to be seen in action, illustrat- ed and described namely, skating, casting, boxing. golfing, boating. swimming. baseball, football and basketball. sy. ~ve ~.
 The films are to be shown in the west lobby of the Y.ME.A.
 It cost $48 600 to stage the East- West football game and the Shrin-
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door mile ever run here.

The award signifying the out standing athlete at the games was presented to the theological student for his sparkling 4:0S.5 u1ile-two seconds under the worlds record Dodd shad expected to crack the in- door mark but lack of competition prevented such a performance.
 Next best runner of the evening was Johnny Fulton of San Fran cisco, the 600-yard champion who switched with success to the Lap- ham 1000-yard run.
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heightened the anticipation Of rec ord breaking scores.
 Harold "Jug" McSpaden of Phila- delphia, recent winner of the Phoenix Open, was in third place in the tourney with 21O. He shot 7l yesterday.
 Jennings Gordon of Rome, Ga. led the amateurs with PA.
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Choate made a clean sweep of Its two game home and home series against Taft winning a 24-20 game last Saturday at Wallingford. Jacobs of Choate score g points, Taft,s Geupel getting eight.
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High single, women--T. Sullivan l0a High three, Women-Lou Miele 293 High single, Men-E. ManganarO iS0 High three, Men--E Manganaro sz3
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One-Sided

One-Sided
 At Naugatuck, the Foley Grey hounds lost no time finding the hoops, gaining 3l-13 lead ct half time against Wilby, for an eventual 53 to % victory, including Il points out of l9 free throws. Score:
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Out of a total of 47 New York high schools only twelve fielded football teams last season.
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It cost $48 600 to stage the East- West football game and the Slrin- er's hospitals netted $a0.116.4s.
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Two Straight

Score at half time: Naugatuck Wilby 13 Referee: Lonergan.
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Score at half time: Tool IT. Rub Der 12. Referee: John A. Cluney.
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Score at, half time: Bristol Benrus 12. Referee: Santopietro.
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-25
Miss Marshburn,
Mr.. Corriig3an Wed

Miss Madelyn Marshburn, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Marsh.
burn of Wilmington, and Thomas
Eigley Corrigan of Dormont, Penn.
were married Friday, June is, at
$50 in the afternoon, at the homt.
Of the brides parents, 205 Church
street, in the. presence of a few
close friends and relatives. .
The bride was attended by Miss
Silvia Allen as maid-of- honor, and
Mrs. P. G.. Crabtree as matron-of-
honor. Miss Allen wore a yellow
lace and marquisette dress, and
used an arrangement of natural
flowers in her hair to match her
arm bouquet of mixed flowers.
Mrs. Crabtree wore an identical
dress of light blue with hair ar
rangement to match. her bouquet.
The bride, who was. given in
marriage by her father, J. B.
Marshburn, wore avwhite lace and
marquette dress, with finger-tip
veil caught at each side by a. clus-
ter of pearls. She carried bou-
quet of white carnations and or
chids.
Cpl. Corrigan YVES attended by
Sgt. Robert Thorne, of Camp Da-
Wis, as best man.
The VOWS were said in front of
an improvised altar banked in
palms, smilax, with tall baskets of
white gladioli on each side with
san arrangement of candelabra in
the center. Miss Agnes Chasten,
pianist, played a beautiful pro-
gram of nuptial music, accom-
panied by Mrs. George Mussel-
man, who sang 20 Promise Me"
and Because"
The Rev. j. O.. Walton perform.
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Ceremony Held
In Chapel Here

The chapel of the First Presby-
terrain church in Wilmington was
the scene of the wedding of Miss
Margaret Thomas OF Wilmington,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. c.
Thomas of Jackson Springs, and
William r. Martin, of Wilmington,
son of w. B. Martin and the late
Mrs. Martin of Faison. The we'd
ding ceremony was solemnized on
Friday afternoon, June %, at S
g clock by Rev. Samuel Wander
Nicer, assistant pastor of the First
Presbyterian church.
There were no attendants and
the couple entered the chapel to-
gether. The bride wore a navy
blue silk suit with white accesso-
ries and a corsage of orchids.
During the ceremony Mrs. Eu-
gene Davis, organist, played pro-
gram of nuptial music including
II Love You Truly"
After a wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin will make their home
at Riverside apts., this city. Mrs.
Martin is a graduate of the James
Walker Memorial hospital school OF
nursing and is now employed at
infirmary of the North Carolina
Shipbuilding company in Whining
ton. Mr.. Martin is also employed
at the ahipyard,
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Evelyn Aileen Rouse
Engaged To Cpl. VanOrden

Mr.. and Mrc. Leon Henry Rouse
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Evelyn Aileen. to Cpl
James Ernest Van Orden, Jr., U.
S. Army, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Ernest Van Orden of AGRA.
N. Y.
The wedding willtake place with
il the near future.
-V-
Hong Kong was coded by China
to Britain in 1841.
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Davis Battalion
Plans Beach Party

Wilmington and Wrightsville
Beach gv,ls are invited to attend
an informal beach party to be Civ
en- Wednesday night, June %, at
Lumina on Wrightsville, Capt. Al
bert V. Cito, who is in. charge of
arrangements announced yester-
day. The party is being sponsor
ed by A and B batteries of the
251st Searchlight battalion of Camp
Davis. .
Transportation will be provided
for the girls, buses leaving from
all USO centers from until 8
o'clock. The. buses will return to
the centers following the dance.
The affair will begin on the
beach at o'clock, Capt. Cito said,
and will adjourn to the Lumiaa at
8 O'Clock for dancing and refresh
mentc.
Music will be furnished by the
143 CA band of Camp Davis, with
entertainment supplied by the
Horror Art Players of the 251st.
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lshed with four rows of seed

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l naS d. with four rows of seed
Inc full length sleeves ended in
points, over the hands which were
also outlined in seed pearls Tho
sown featured a long torso and
zane 20 front. A modified bridal veil
=. french illusion held in place
~ cap of old lace, COMPLETED
ner outfit. The cascade effect NJ
'lie brides bouquet was centered
s wl.a wnlte orchids surrounded bv
Seepnanotis and tuberoses and tied
IN white satin. "''o lieu
- Ane Drlde's mother was gowned
IN seafoam blue chiffon trimroed
WIN matching lace and she wore
{. email hat of white ribbon Her
'orsage was of gardenias.
WIS Parsley, the bridegroom
mother. wore a white dinner dres,
anu small white hat and her cor
sage also was of gardenias.
A reception followed the cere-
mony at the Tallahassee Country
cup. Here the traditional brids1
coiors We're carried out in the H.
ral arrangements and three-tier.
81 weoolng cake. A rehearsal par
~ was given Wednesday night At
the Silver Slipper club.
Inc bride attended St Marv,s
JUNIOR college, Raleigh, King-srnith
oeualo school, Washington, DL G.
ana the University of Texas, where
she was a Kappa Kappa Gamma
pledge. She is a member of 4ha
Glrps Cotillion club and the Junior
League, of. Houston.
Lieut.. Parsley is graduate Of
r1shbarne Military institute
waynesboro, Va, and a graduate
OF the University of North caro-.
Ina, where he was Phi Gamm.
Delta. He received his primary
liaeht training at Lobwick school
OF aeronautics, Lakeland, Fla
ana ms basic training at Courtland
Air Field, Alabama. He received
his advanced training and wings at
Craig Field, Selma, Ala.
Lieut.. Parsley is the grandson
and namesake of the late Walter
Linton Parsley and his grandmoth-
er was Agnes MacRae Parsley of
Masonboro Sound. His maternal
grandparents were Giles w. West
brook and Ann Elizabeth Nixon
Westbrook of Wilmington.
For travelling the bride wore
two-piece suit of cocoa tan SILK
trimmed in brick red and match
ing accessories and a corsage of
brown orchids.
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|Bride-to-be Is Daughter Of
1t. Comdr. And Mrs. S. C.
Sweeny Of This City

Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Sam
C. Sweeney of Wilmington, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Martha Rogers Sweeny,
to Alfred Decatur Ward, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Farrior
Ward of New Bern.
Miss Sweeny is sophomore at
the University of South Carolina,
where she has served as secre-
tary-treasurer of the student body
and secretary Of the Chi Omega
society.
Mr.. Ward attended The Citadel
and the University of North Caro-
lina before enrolling in VIZ classes
a year ago at the University of
South Carolina at Columbia, S. C.
He has. now been ordered to the
u. S. Naval Reserve Midshipman' S
school at Columbia university, New
York city.
Commander Sweeny is now SER
wing overseas.
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Sifritt-Murrell ~
Wedding Solemnized

The wedding of Miss Mavis E.
Murrell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs:
George M. Murren of Carolina
Beach, and Lieut.. George R. Sif-
rift, Army Air Forces, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Grant Sifritt of Fargo,
N. D., took place on June II, at
s o'clock in the evening at the
Baptist parsonage at. Carolina
Beach. The Rev. Lewis E. @Lud-
lum performed the ceremony. e.,
The bride was attired in a white
dress trimmed in Irish lace and
wore matching accessories and a
Dutch bonnet and corsage of pink
carnations. f..
She was attended by Miss Mary
Morgan as maid-of-honor. The best
man was Adolph Rogers, uncle of
the bride. 4....
The bride attended New Hanover
High school in Wilmington. 1t. ST.
fritz is a graduate of the North
Dakota State college, where he
majored in chemistry. At present
he is stationed at Bluethenthal Air
Ease.
Members of the family and close
relatives attended the ceremony.
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Miss Doris Davis,
Bride-elect, Feted

Miss Doris Davis was entertain.
ed the evening of June 9, at E
china and crystal shower, given in
her home by her mother, Mrs. ].
Henry Davis, and Miss Mildred
Scott.
Miss Libby Seige1, bride-elect
of August, was presented with a
gift of silver in her chosen pat
tern.
The table was decorated in the
traditional bridal theme with a
two-tiered bridal cake as center-
piece. The tonosee Cut the cake
which was served with an ice
course.
The bride-to-be received china
and crystal in her chosen pattern.
twenty-five guests were pres
emit.
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Pauline Sanders0n,
William Potter Wed

LUMBERTON, June "a. - Miss
Pauline Sanderson, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Sandels;on of
Lumberton, was married to Will
liam l.. Potter son of Mrs. J. A.
Potter and the late Mr.. Potter of
Mcdonald, at the home of tn e
bride June Is. DR.. J. Glenn Black
burn of the First Baptist Church
officiated.
A program Of wedding music
was presented by Mrs. ]. A. Mar
tin, pianist, and Miss Elvira Tay-
lor of Farmville and Mrs. M. F.
Townsend, soloists.
The bride was dressed in a light
blue sheer frock with navy and
white accessories. She wore also
a purple throated orchid corsage
and a strand of pearls, gift of the
groom. .--
Attending the bride as matron-
of-honor was her sister, Mrs. c. P.
Moore, who wore pink with white
accessories and a corsage of blue
and white flowers. C. P. Moore
was the bridegroom's best man.
The bride is a graduate Of
Campbell College and has been
employed in Lumberton, where the
couple will live.
Misses Margaret Kornegay of
Charlotte and Elvira Taylor of
Framville entertained the Potter
sanderson wedding party at an aft
er-rehearsal cakecutting at h e
home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Sand
ersol.
Miss Jewel Elizabeth Page,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. S.
Page of Marietta, wed Sgt. Glenn
F. Sutton of the U. S. Marine Air
Corps, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Ed Sutton of Mobile, Ala, March
10 in Dillon, S C. Sgt. Sutton
served overseas for three years
and is now stationed at Congaree
Field, Columbia, S. c. Mrs. SUIT
ton is a graduate Of Fairmont
High school, Charlotte Beauty
School and LaSalle Beauty College
and is a beauty operator in Lum-
berton.
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Miss Bertron,
Lieut.. Parsley
Wed In Florida
ceremony Is Solemnized At
First Presbyterian Church
In Tallahassee, June %

THE marriage of Miss Sarah Bur-
u,.u Bertron. daughter of Mr.. and
,rrs Samuel Reading Bertron, of
uo,1ston. Texas, to Lieut.. Walt~r
Union Parsley. son of Mr. and
Mrs Donald MacRae Parsley of
rrosonboro Sound, Wilmington, was
.o1pmnized Thursday evening,
lime %. at the First Presbyterian
oblrch in Tallahassee, Fla The
Pev. E. N. Caldwell, pastor of tn.
church. performed the ceremony.
Lieut.. Parsley is stationed at
nale Mabry Fled, and the couple
n1an to make their home at ITO
North Duval street, Tallahassee.
The church was arranged with
white gladioli and dallas against
background of greenery.
Samuel R. Bertron gave his
dauehter in marriage and James
a Bsrtron, brother of the bride,
served as usher. Lieut.. Parsley's
brother Donald MacRae Parsley,
If served az best man, and Lieut..
Eugene D. Mcclure of New York
citv, was groomsman.
Miss Mary Victoria Bertron was
her sisters maid Of honor and
Miss CAROLYN Nea7 Monroe of Hou-
ston was the bridesmaid. B o h
Miss Bertron and Miss Monroe
wore gowns of blush pink with
pink Chantilly lace bodices featur-
in bracelet lea 9TH sleeves and
full tulle skirts. They carried colo
MA bouquets tied with Cecil Blue
ribbon. .:-
The bride wore ivory satin fash
ionnd with deep Jokes. in fru't
ard back. of French illusion out
lived in irregular scallops and fin
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ed the ceremony, which was fol-
lowed by an informal reception.
After a short wedding trip, Cpl.
and Mrs. Corrigan will make their
home with the brides parents for
the present. Mrs. Corrigan wore
for travelling suit Of pastel blue
with white accessories with a Shout
der corsage Of orchids taken from
her bouquet.
Since her announcement, Mrs.
Corrigan has been honored by Miss
Shirley Jean Beasley, Mrs. P. c..
Crabtree, Miss Celeste Jones, Miss
Silvia Allen ald Mrs. j. B. Marsh
burn
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Martha Rogers Sweeny Engaged
To- Wed Alfred Decatur Ward
Miss Elizabeth Jones,
Bryant Sneeden Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Jones an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Elizabeth Rae, to Bry-
ant Glen Sneeden, TM2-c, U. S.
Navy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. E.
Sneeden of Seagate.
Mr.. Sneeden has been serving
in the Navy since January 1910.
The wedding will take place
within the near future.
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Mothers Friend

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GOOD GUY

PALA, Pa, June 24.-lR-On D.
day plus one, the morning afte:-
invasion forces landed in France,
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
took time to write 12-year-old
Kenneth Tomb that he was COM
plying with the boys request for
shoulder insignia. 1.-THE general
is good guy" said Kenneth.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-19
Churchill Says Summer May
 Bring Full Success

LONDON, June 19.-CAP)- Prime Minister Winston Church i'll, in a speech delivered in the Mexican embassy four days ago, and permitted to be published only today, said that a month of this summer may Bring full success to the cause of freedom. !"
 The prime minister said, The invasion of Normandy was a great tactical surprise, and the Germans didn't know it was com ing till they saw our ships.'
 Tt may be that the events which occur within the next few months will show Us whether we will soon be released from the curse which was laid upon us by the Germans" Churchill said
 "The invasion," he added, "was launched in full accord with the Russians, and decisions made and reached at Teheran'
 Touching on the political as poets of the war, he said:
 "Efforts are being made to achieve permanent cooperation and to build up an organization which, after this war, will strengthen the bands between all our nations and succeed in pre- serving peace"
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-19
American Forces Beat Back Strong Jap Opposition

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 19. back opposition, the forces were converging on the Aslito airfield, in the south central part of Saipan Ts- land, today.
 According to latest reports, the marines and the army infantry units improved their positions.
 One hundred and twenty miles to the south, warships bombarded Guam, but the report gave out no further details.
 North Pacific American bomb CTS roared out in three assaults against Paramushiro, Matsuwa, Simushiri and Shumushu.
 Enemy fighters were beaten off. with one probably shot down. Several American planes sustain ed minor damage.
The Nome nugget., 1944-06-19
Red Army Nears Finnish Threshold Of Viipur'i

MOSCOW, June 19.-(AP)- Soviet field dispatches declared the Red Army smashed forward to the threshold of Viipuri, the key city of southern Finland, after breaking through the Manner helm line, and capturing the 1ort- ress of Koiviso, at the mouth of Viipuri Bay.
 Farther inland, on the Karelian Isthmus, the Russians are report ed to have driven three miles past the Mannerheim line in the Murila sector, while the Red Army's left flank made progress along the Gulf of Finland.
 Dispatches said the right wing on the opposite end of the isth- mus, is How advancing along Lake Ladoga, capturing numerous points.
 General Govorov's Leningrad forces, which launched the offen- sive nine days ago, appeared to have now broken the back of the Finnish army, after piercing the enemy's three lines, in defense of Karelia.
 The Russians quick success was attributed largely to the tre- nendous artillery barrages which pulverized the Finnish positions.
 Front line dispatches disclosed Katiusha, the Red Arfny's secret gun, was used for the first time in Finland, in the present drive: