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to be made to Calvin's Store and will be judged by length only. The Derby will close at noon on Septem- Der 5. Prizes are as follows Cut throat, men first. $25 bon1 donated by Conway Dock Co.,; second, fly casting reel, donated by Marine Supply Co. Women, first, S25 bond, Silver Foam; second, fly rod, Neill Andersen.
 Rainbow, men: first, $25 bond. Sitka Cold Storage; second, 2 cases of Aviation gas and oil, Standard Oil Company. Women, first, $25 bond, Sitka Mercantile Co.,: second, case of salmon, Pyramid Fisheries.
 Dcllies, men first, S25, Ernie's Cocktail Bar: second, two bottles l5l proof rum. Columbia Bar. Wo- men, first, $25 bond. Northland Transportation; second, tapered fly line, Ernies'.
 On display at Calvin's was a 20A- inch dolly caught by eight-year- old Bert Strom at Katlean Bay on a No 5 spinner.
 Ordered to report to the Draft Board for pscinduction examinations on July l6 are Argyll Dennard, Glenn Hagen, Abner Johnson, Fred McNulty. Edyle Roberts, John Town send. Gilbert Truitt, Lawrence Wid- mark, Jr., and Noble Williams.
 Alice Helen Letoureau of Anacor- tes became the bride of Carl w. Mattson. fisherman, of Seattle, Saturday, June 30, at the Commis- sioners Court in a ceremony per- formed by w. w. Knight. Wit nesscs were the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. Andrew Bodnar.
 Mrs. John Ryan lett by plane on Monday for Seattle to await word from her husband, lieutenant in the air corps, who is returning to this country after being released as a prisoner of war in Germany. They will return to Sitka together to va- ication during It. Ryan's leave. Mrs. w. M Charreris is aboard the North Sea returning to her home after an absence of nine months visiting her husband who is now on his way overseas. With Mrs. Char teris is her sister-in -in-law, Esther Charteris of Seattle, who will spend the summer here.
 At the USO Thursday evening 1s representatives of local organiza- tions met with the USO Board to discuss ways and means of selling memberships to raise the commun- lties share of the cost of operating the USO for the coming year. Free discussion cleared a great many points that had been causing some dissatisfaction and the meeting end- ed with the feeling of accomplish ment. Membership cards will be on sale in the near future, each organ ization being responsible for rep resentative number
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 The perfect Fourth had a perfect ending with a USO troupe giving a free show for the town at the USO building in the evening. Four sing CTS with an acconipanist. all top notch performers, sang and played to full appreciative house.
 Two wild dogs were shot and kill cd Monday morning at Fish Bay by Bill, Watson and Roy Harsh. log gers for westfall Brothers. who were rafting in shallow water when a three point buck was chased to the beach by the dogs, Not having their guns, an hour passM while the men made trip to camp and return cd by which time the dogs had killed the deer and chewed off hind leg. The male was large black and brown part malamute and the fe- male part spaniel with one leg miss ing apparently from either a gum shot or trap. The men are now hunting the woods for the litter of pups.
 The pleasure cruiser Chiffon ar rived in Sitka Tuesday, having left Seattle on June 10. Aboard were MT. and Mrs. E. E. Davis of Seattle and MT. and Mrs. Ted E. Worth ington of Tacoma, who came to Sitka for the Fourth. They will return to Ketchikan to spend the remainder of the summer patrolling traps, which they have been doing for sev- eral seasons.
 Tony Schwamm was in for few hours on a charter trip from Peters burg, Aboard his plane were MT and Mrs. Knut Thompson of Peters burg and Ali Larsen of Seattle, fish buyers, on an inspection tour of the vicinity.
 L. R, Durkce, Division Engineer of EVA in Seattle and Earl McGinty EVA representative in Juneau, ar rived by plane Tuesday to confer with Public Utilities and City off cials. They left the same day by a late plane.
 .
 The Kodiak, halibut schooner of Chris Bjefkness, was in port Tues day with the largest catch of halibut this season, 68,000 pounds.
 The Polaris, Anton Ness skipper, was in port on the 3rd, stopping for bait, enroute to Area for halibut.
 R. c. Crueger, formerly of Seattle, opened a machine shop in the Sitka Marine Railway building in James, town Bay. With the trade name, the B and c Machine Shop, Crueger is affiliated with Simms and Wheeler, cwnerssof the Marine Railway.
 Joe Barnas is giyin Tuesday evenings to the school Senior Or chestra and any others interested, for regular practice during the sum mer months. The group meets at the school gymnasium at 7:30 o'clock. Any one playing an instru- ment may join the group for prac- tice.
 Mrs Ken Nordby plans to fly south on the first available plane on a short business trip to Seattle.
 The Child Care Center is opening for operation on Monday. July g. About 28 children between the ages of two and eight have been register ed and passed a complete physical examination. The school will func- tion six days a week, for six weeks, according to present plans.
 Mrs. Grace Cornwell arrived from Washington recently as pharmacist for the Alaska Drug and Jewelry Company.
 Rotary International District Gov- ernor Will Shannon was a guest at the Rotary luncheon. Tuesday and addressed the members on the aims and purposes of Rotary. Other guests were A. c. Kuehn. John B. Hanson, o, F. Beneke, Sgt Paul swenson. Fred Coulson and A. J. McCallun.
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3 JULIE ' ! N 5

V " t. A {. E EaS 2 | WASHINGTON-T government
 will make about 12 per cent more
 butter available for civilians in Aug
 ust which will permit slight re- 1 duction in the ration point value,
 effective July 29.
 ] SAN FRANCISCO = Japan has ; called on students of high school age 1 to prepare to sacrifice themselves if necessary in defense of Nippons home islands. Domei News Agency. i in broadcast picked up by the FCC, said that Okinawa high school stu
 dents' who died gloriously' fighting i American troops would be honored,
 and that they should be emulated
 by Nippons school children. ] WASHINGTON - President Tru-
 man has nominated It. General Daniel I. Sultan to be Inspector 1 General of the Army with the rank of Major General, and also named Luther Deck Miller, a Chaplain with 1 the temporary rank of Brigadier General, to be Chief of Army Chap | lains.
 ! RIO DE JANERIO-The3 3,250-ton
 Brazilian cruiser Bahia has been
 lost in a mid-Atlantic explosion
 probably with heavy casualties
 among its complement of 383 men, 1 the Navy announced today. United
 States units search for survivors. A l number of men were reported pick
 ed up. The cause of the explosion
 has not been determined. | NIAGARA FALLS. Ont.-William
 Red" Hill, Jr., slight, 32-year-old
 souvenir shop operator rode through
 the Niagara Falls Rapids in bar rel yesterday, setting new record i in making the bouncing, swirling ! SeNoil-ullle rue III tWO IlOulo. l1c
 nursed a bruised left arm-his only { injury. i WASHINGTON = In five-way
 strike, a very large task force of f Superfortresses rained incendiaries
 on industrial targets at five Japa- nese cities on Honshu Island today,
 it is officially reported. 1 LONDON-The U. s. Army re- veals that 51,l84 of it's airmen have | been flown back home since May for ! reassignment in the Pacific and that $500 planes were used for the flights. 1 Six thousand more planes are to be
 flown back within the next nine
 weeks.
 WASHINGTON-A amendment
 to the CT Bill of Rights is coming
 up which would permit honorably
 discharged veterans to work any
 where without the necessity of join
 ing unlonS or paying uueS.
 WICHITA, Kans. - Victor Mur-
 dock, Editor in Chief of the Wichita
 Eagle, who as member of Congress
 in the early1900's helped to restrict
 the Speakers rule of the House of
 Representatives, died here yester-
 dav at inc aOe 0f "A
 NEW YORK; New York Times . dispatch from Frankfurt the
 Main said today that senior Amer
 ican and British staff officers were l discussing a proposal to exile Ger
 man General Staff officers to Brit i ish Crown Colonies.
 1; PUEBLO = A B-29 Superfortress i from the Pueblo Army Air Base ex- { ploded in the air yesterday, about 20
 miles southeast of Pueblo, killing
 eight of the crew of 13, it was an-
 nounced by Col. Willis G. Carter, l Station Commander The other five crewmen are missing. The B-29 was on combat training mission.
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. . v SsS . WEATHER REPORT
 GU. s. WEATHER BUREAU)
 Temperatures for 2i-Hour Period Ending 7:3O O'Clock This Morning

, In Juneau-MaXimum, TO: , minimum, 50; precipitation, . .06 inch. At Airport-M Maximum, 69; . minimum, AT. . Sunday Temperatures . In Juneau-Maximum, 58; . minimum, 49; precipitation, . .27 . At Airport-Maximum, 60; . minimum, AT; precipitation, . .27 inch.
 . Forecast . Decreasing cloudiness to- . night, showers and warmer . Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON-The government will make about 12 per cent more butter available for civilians in Aug ust-which will permit slight re- duction in the ration point value, effective July 29.
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Empire Classifieds Pay:
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On display at Calvin's was a 20A- inch dolly caught by eight-year- old Bert Strom at Katlean Bay on No 5 spinner.
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Tony. Schwamm was in for few hours on charter trip from Peters burg, Aboard his plane were MT and Mrs. Knut Thompson of Peters burg and Ali Larsen of Seattle, fish buyers, on an inspection tour of the vicinity.
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Ordered to report to the Draft Board for pseinduction examinations on July 16 are Argyll Dennard, Glenn Hagen, Abner Johnson, Fred McNulty. Edyle Roberts, John Town send, Gilbert Truitt, Lawrence Wid- mark, Jr., and Noble Williams.
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L. R. Durkce, Division Engineer of EVA in Seattle, and Earl McGinty, EVA representative in Juneau, ar rived by plane Tuesday to confer with Public Utilities and City off oials. They left the same day by a late plane.
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NIAGARA FALLS. William Red" Hill, Jr., slight, 32-year-old souvenir shop operator rode through the Niagara Falls Rapids in a bar rel yesterday, setting new record in making the bouncing, swirling mile ride in two hours. He nursed a bruised left arm-his only injury.
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PUEBLO A B-29 Superfortress frcm the Pueblo Army Air Base ex- ploded in the air yesterday, about 20 miles southeast of Pueblo, killing eight of the crew of 13, it was an- nounced by Col. Willis C.. Carter, Station Commander. The other five crewmen are missing. The B-29 was on a combat training mission.
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The pleasure cruiser Chiffon ar rived in Sitka Tuesday, having left Seattle on June l0 Aboard were MT. and Mrs. E. E. Davis of Seattle and MT. and Mrs. Ted E. Worth ington of Tacoma, who came to Sitka for the Fourth. They will return to Ketchikan to spend the remainder of the summer patrolling traps, which they have been doing for sev- eral seasons.
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WASHINGTON amendment to the CT Bill of Rights is coming up which would permit honorably discharged veterans to work any where without the necessity of join ing unions or paying dues.
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Charlie Horses.
 The perfect Fourth had a perfect ending with USO troupe giving a free show for the town at the USO building in the evening. Four sing CTS with an acconipanist. all top notch performers, sang and played to full appreciative house.
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RIO DE JANERIO-The3 3,250-to Brazilian cruiser Bahia has been lost in mid-Atlantic explosion probably with heavy casualties among it's complement of 383 men, the Navy announced today. United States units search for survivors. A number of men were reported pick ed up. The cause of the explosion has not been determined.
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LONDON-The U. s. Army re- veals that 51,184 of it's airmen have been flown back home since May for reassignment in the Pacific and that $500 planes were used for the flights Six thousand more planes are to be flown back within the next nine weeks.
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WICHITA, Kans. Victor Mur. dock, Editor in- Chief of the Wichita Eagle, who as a member of Congres! in the early1900s helped to restric the Speakers rule of the House O. Representatives, died here yester. day at the age of "A.
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dignant at his being suspended for a year because his assistant sprayed the horse Magnific Duel With ephe- drine before a race at Jamacia, are speaking their minds in no uncertain terms. They point out that Maine Chance Farms, for which Smith trains, numbers g stake winners among it's brilliant string, and that 1t has no fewer than five top can- didates for next years Kentucky Derby. including Star Pilot. leading two-year-old colt, and Beaugay, one of the years leading fillies. In other words, they say, Maine Chance Farms, owned by a comparative new conner to the racing game, Mrs. Eliz- abeth Graham, is making monkeys out of tfe old established stables which have been in the habit of dominating the sport
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Ap SPORTS
 ROUNDUP
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.

DY iICGI TC LLEAl oN, VI
 NEW YORK, Dec 27-It still is suppcs ed to be a top secret that there's talk of another major foot ball bowl" to be set up at Baton Rouge, La, next year :. A group of Louisiana sportsmen has been in touch with the southeastern confer snce about signing up the league Champion each season and. if that goes through, they'll round out the Louisiana State U. stadium to seat 75 coo customers The SEC. answer is expected in February or March and If it is no the whole idea will be dropped Harry Men- del, touring Western Canada with an ice show, reports receiving bid from Mexico City to run a 1c-day bike race :. The average major league baseball scout earns about $3,500 year with a top salary of about 10 Gs Wonder where they learn the financial language they talk to prospects?
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BANA 6RIDDERs
 LAND AT CALF.
 FRAMING CAMP
HeavyWork Schedule 0uf- lined 10 Prep Crimson
 Tide for Rose Bowl

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 27.--Ala- bama's 34-man football squad has a lot of hard work ahead to reach the peak of physical fitness for the Rose Bowl game.
 < So says Coach Frank Thomas.
 And ke started in today to whip the boys into condition The 'Bam- ans arrived in nearby Alhambra fast night, 9l2 hours late and hun gry. After a light meal they work ed out briskly under arc lights at South Pasadena high school.
 Whether halfback Lowell lew plays against Southern California; s Trojans next Tuesday is problsmati- cal. The Alabama coaching staff has been trying to get a special head guard for him but has failed Tew has a broken jaw, an injury sustain ed in the last day of practice at TuscalooSa. Now Coach Wallc Butts of Georgia informs Thomas that Frankie Sinkwich's special helmet that protected his cracked jaw has been lost.
 The weather man is reservilig judgment on what he'll serve up New Years Day, but said there would be forecast late tonight that might indicate whether the teams will have solid footing. The Rose Bowl turf is in good condition after recent rains. Regardless of the elements. the game will be 93,0o0 sellout.
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champion to defend his crown during the year, whipping Phil Terranova in IS rounds and piling up seven victories and one draw for the year.
 Pep's chief rivals for the Boxer of the Year" honor in Rings an- nual copyrighted review and yearly ring ratings, were Manuel Ortiz, the bantam champ from Fl Centro. Calf; Jake LaMotta. the rock jawed Bronx middleweight: Ray Robinson, new York Negro whose only non-winning effort was a draw with Jose Basora, and Rocky Graziano, a middleweight thumper who flattened six straight rivals to rank as the best new fighter
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ho5T OF SEEDED NE'l NE'flh|l!|!E:k! ]! 1! :: '! MI'!o|yEluP l {
 IN JUNIOR MEET

! NEW YORK, Dec. 27.--Alan Wat son of Short Hills, N. J.. and Prince ton University was the only seeded player missing today as the National Indoor Junior and Boys Tennis Championships moved into the third round.
 v Watson was upset by Edward Ja- cohs of Forest Hills, N. Y. and Dart mouth college in second round match. 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, while other fav- orites scored impressive victories.
 Top-seeded Richard Savitt of Bayonne, N. J., a seaman 2-c il the Navy, brushed past Leo Mabel of Forest Hills, 6-2, 60. and Sidney Schwartz of Brooklyn. seeded No. 2, advanced to the quarter finals with out losing g game by sweeping two love sets each from William Stucki of CIiffside Park, N. J., and Law rehce Laiks of Brooklyn.
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ger, E. K. Gallinger, D. A. Baker. William Smith, U. F. Kronquist. John A. Hammond. w. E. Walker, Rex Fox, Larry Bahm. Ivan Larsen, D. Glakeney, Howard Moher. A. w. Norman, R. J. Craig. H. c. Rus- sell. Donald c. Gordon, Henry Wournas. Robbie Sipin, Herman T. Hansen and G. o. Evans.
 For Ketchikan--John Holm, Mrs. John Holm. Mary Holm and Wil- liam Schmidt.
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C0A51A AlRLINES
 ON MANY FLI6hI5

Alaska Coastal Airlines carried the following incoming and out going passengers yesterday:
 10 Sitka = Richard I. Eliason, Harold syerdrup and R. w. Sver- drpp.
 Prom ,Sitka John Williams, HSrold Porter, Mrs. Harold Porter and Jack Schaefer.
 To Skagway-Pete Lundy, L. w. Card, H. l.. Lee, Tommy Bavilla, Georgiana Daly, Doris Topak, Alice Sheakley.
 From skagway-Mr. and Mrs. AL bert Hall.
 TO 6itka today-Mary K. Hankin, Nsdetle Corcoran. w. A. Welsh, Fred Bryant.
 TO Pelican-Mrs. Jack Bear.
 To Divers Inlet-W. B. Cuth- bert and Clancy Hankis.
 Empire WanI-uds bring results!
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and during the war he gave S06 exhibitions for war bond drives and military benefits. Georges greatest ambition will te realized in 1946 when be participates in the Ameri- can bowling congress in Buffalo, New York
 SAN rhArLISCO, Dec. 27.-- Standouts during western All-Star squad practice sessions here are two University Of Nevada linemen-end Max Dodge and tackle Bob Mcclure guards Ali Hemstad of Wash. ingtcn and Harold Jungmichael of Texag
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WINDFAll

CLINTON. Okla Ray Van AL stine didn't fire shot during the hunting season but he has 2 fine fat duck in his holiday larder-and it wasn't gift from friend.
 Van Alstine was on his way to work when he found q crippled pintail.. The duck had been shot by a hunter and managed to fly into town before 1t was grounded E
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Columbia In
 Bound South

Steamer Columbia arrived here yesterday afternoon from Whittier with six passengers for this city, and sailed last night at 9:30 o'clock With 24 southbound passengers.
 From Whittier-Joseph Adamson. Thomas F. Allain, John Business, Alfred Grant. Louis o. Minard and Emil Tang.
 To Seattle-Mrs. E. K. Gallin-
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WILLIE PEP GETS
 RING NOD AZ TOP
 FIGHTER OF YEAR

NEW YORK, Dec 27-Willie Pep, the stylish Hartford. Conn. clouter, who owns one half of the worlds featherweight title, has been named the Boxer of the Year" for l945 by Ring magazine.
 The 126-pound king was the only
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30 ON THE GO

Indiana's Bo McNdillin and several other prominent grid coaches, likely including Jeff Cravath and Bob Hig- gins, are all set to head for Japan early next month to help out with the CT sports program . McMillin's Ohio neighbors. still burned up be- cause Bo occasionally crosses the state line to talk at a high school banquet, likely will claim his two- months absence will be barely enough to give local colleges a chance to sign up few footballers.
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SHORTS AND SHELLS

If the Minor leagues decide to hold their 1946 winter convention on the West Coast. they hope to be able to run a special train for the delegates for the first time since they went to Catalina Island in 1926 ~. Mos COW reports that Russian athletes set l05 domestic sports records this year as compared to 56 last year. Seems that in 1924 the Russians were busy setting other kinds of ~ecordc.
 DOING ALL RIGHT
 Friends of Silent Tom" Smith, in-
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BA5kETBALL

The following are scores of basket ball games played last night
 Oklahoma City Tournament :. Kansas 42; Rice 34.
 Baylor 40; Pepperdine 36. Oklahoma A; Texas Christian University 30.
 Oklahoma A and M 69, Texas 34.
 = DRINK KING BLACK LABEL!
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Sports Shorts

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27.-Coach Jimmy Phelan and Assistant Marty Kcrdick of the Sugar Bowl bound St. Mary's Gaels have signed new five-year contracts with the Pacific Coast school. In announcing the new contracts last night, Phelan said his contract also made him ath- letic director, new post at St. Mary's.
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PIONEERS XMAS MEETING

Friday evening at 8. Election of officers and a party by the Ladies of the Auxiliary. No member of the Pioneers or the Auxiliary can afford to miss this treat. So be there. d52-t2) --l ..r
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ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-The num- Der one baseball player for the year was Hal Newhouser, the left-handed pitching star for the world champion Detroit Tigers, according to The Sporting News, noted baseball news paper
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DRINK KING BLACK LABELl
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.-This city's national known blind bowler - George Mcdonald will match skill with Bob Anderson in Los Angeles January 4, 5 and G. The contest is booked as the Blind Cham pionship of the world. Mcdonald took up bowling several years ago
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 27-The powerhouse basketball team of Ok lahoma A and M proved last night why it's a hot favorite to cop the tenth annual All-College tourna- ment now. underway at Oklahoma City. The top-seeded Aggies bowled oyer undefeated Texas 69 to 34 in the most lop-sided game of the first round. In other first round games, Kansas spilled Rice AZ to 34, Baylor surprised Pepperdine College of Los Angeles 40 to 36, and Oklahoma out fought a taller Texas Christian team A to 30.
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Empire wanr-uds bring resH'tsl
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LOS ANGELES, D-sv. 27.-Swim- ming and screen star Ester Williams has an invitation to be guest of honor at the National Womens A A-U swimming meet in Seattle in April The Washington Athletic Club is sponsoring the event.
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Silas Greek News

Miss Helen Ghormley county
nurse, vaccinated a large number
of people for typhoid, at J. r.
Phipps' store Tuesday of last
week.
Mrs. Albert Martin and little
son, Jay, who had spent several
days with Mrs. Martins father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
Dickson, returned to her home
in Boonville on Sunday of last
week She was accompanied by
her sisters, Miss Cleo Dickson
and Mrs. Stanley Kirk, both of
whom returned home Saturday.
The Sunday School which had
been suspended at Trinity church
for few Sundays resumed again
Sunday. The Sunday School was
followed by a sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. C.. w. Eastridge.
Some of the REA electricians
were in the community last week
working on the line. Several
times within the past few weeks
the lights have gone off for sew
eral hours. While the electricians
have some trouble at all times
finding out the exact trouble,