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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-25
Washington My dear sister:

don't know whether my family appreciates my writing letters and then publishing them in the newspapers My wife and daughter think 1t Is Q terrible practice and the latter raised Cain when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-25
15 Years Ago

Announcement was made of wrestling matches to be held in the Buckingham Hall in another week
 There were only three classified ads for employment listed in The Democrat as Waterburians and the nation struggled through 6 depres- sion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-25

Drew Pearson's column today takes the form of letter to his younger sister, Mrs. Lockwood Fosg, Jr, of Wallinford Pa, the occasion of the birth of baby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-25
6 Years Ago

A three.year-old child was the vic- tim of a fractured leg when she fell from an ironing board upon which she was playing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-25

Asked by police how empty whis- key bottles got into his cellar, a man, charged with violation of the prohibition laws, replied: Why, l don't know. I never bought an empty whiSkey bottle in my life."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-25

Fire officials. aroused because of a steady flow Of calls for brush fires. were suspicious that most. os them NcEe eet fl'zpn1elys
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-25
Waterbury Of-the Past
25 Years Ago

A Democrat Sub-headline asked: What becomes of working girls in times of great depression?" as the city prepared to push further its unemployment relief program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-25

The Army has been selling surplus snow blows in Florida. The custom CTS bought them under the impress sion that they were plain tractors; it probably was a joke and they didn't get the drift.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-25
The Firing Line
 By D. N. I.

A union for big league baseball players is being organized.-News item.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-25

There's a strike on at one of the Nations largest breweries. And the beer station is so bad now that they're beginning to sing Roll out the thimble"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-25

Six descendants of the Bounty mutineers have left Pitcairn Island in search of work. The whole world will watch the progress of their life- boat with the deepest interest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25
WIDOW
DIES IN NEW YORK
Daughter, Granddaughter
AT Her Side; Ill
Full Year

NEW YORK, June 24-R-Mrs
Andrew Carnegie, 80, quiet, retir-
ing widow of the steel manufactur.
er who gave away an estimated
1914, 600, 900 before his death liz
1919, died Monday in hec Fifth
Avenue mansion.
Herself a constant donor to
charity and public %endeavor, only
anonymously, Mrs. Carnegie had
been in failing health for more than
a year.
Rites Private
Her granddaughter, Mrs. Gordon
Thompson, who married a Scots
man as her grandmother did, flew
here from England May II to be
with her. Mrs. Carnegie's oaugh-
ter and only child, Mrs. Roswell
Miller of New York was at he1
bedside when she died. Funeral
services will be private.
Exact amount of the Carnegie
fortune was not known. In 1912,
seven years before his death,
Carnegie said he had given away
all his fortune except $25, 900, 900
Donated Ambulance
Seldom seen publicly, Mrs.
Carnegie became active in British
war relief, despite her advanced
age, when war broke out. With
members of her household, she
knitted constantly, gave thousands
to aid British war victims and
was one of the first to donate an
ambulance to the American Field
Service.
She was born Louise Whitfield on
March 8, 1853. in New York City,
and married Andrew Carnegie, 20
years her senior, in 1887.
Stunned Society
Like her husband, she summed
society as such, p%referring to live
quietly in the largest private house
in New York city.
Until war interrupted, she spent
each summer in her husbands
native Scotland, residing at their
stately summer place, Skibo Castle,
in the highlands of Dornoch. St.
Andrews university in Scotland
gave her an honorary Doctor of
Laws degree. The City of Edin-
burgh gave her freedom OF the
city in 1885.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25

res,,lt of a provision in the
last UNRRA appropriation OH
which directed him to try to tacll
itoto the admission OF American
press and radio correspondents le
eo,,ntries receiving UNRRA aid,
most of which is furnished by the
United States. =.
The President said he had mott
fled these countries OF lhe WISHES
of congress.
81 am advised that satisfactory
ARRANGEMENTS are in effect to per-
NIT American press and radio rep
re%sentatives to report without cen
sorship on the UNRRA programs IN
all UNRRA receiving countries ex-
cent the Union of Soviet Socialist
REPUBLICS" the President wrote.
He attached a memorandum
from the Soviet Charge DAf1alres
stating that the censorship raleS
in force for all correspondents IN
the Soviet Union will be applied 10
correspondents desiring to report
on the utilization and Distribution
of UNRRA supplies"
"Inasmuch as special commls-
sions of the United Nations Keller
and Rehabilitation administration
will be sent to the Ukrainian s. 3.
R. and the Byelorussian S. S. r.
the Soviet reply continued, 'Ame:-
lean official circles and the public
will have the possibility of recelv-
ing information of interest to them
concerning the utilization and dis
tribution of the supplies and ser
vices of the United Nations Relief
and Rehabilitation administration
4hronnh these commissioner
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25
Mistake In Spelling
Sends Butter Soaring

RICHMOND, Va, June 24-F9
The little letter "T' can make
tremendous difference in the price
of butter.
John J. Howard, chairman OF
the Richmond Area Price Control
board, reported Monday that in a
recent announcement of the lifting
of price control on bitters, a news
paper in Virginia inadvertently
substituted the letter ~" for the
letter g."
Three hours later the price of
butter in the community had soar
ed from SIS cents to $3.50 a pound.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25
Charlotte Retailer
Draws Federal Term

GREENSBORO, June 24-P)-
Judge Jonson j. Hayes sentenced
U. A. Zimmerman. of Charlotte
president of the Lucielle Shops OF
Charlotte, incorporated, to five
years in the Federal reformatory
at Petersburg, Va, in Unltec
States district court this mornlls
after hearing what he termed ois
''of the most aggravated cases o
fraud" in his entire career on the
bench.
Zimmerman pleaded guilty te
government charges of evadlns
personal corporated income taxe'
and excise taxes during the year!
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25
Graves Command Ends
Visitation Rumors

FRANKFURT, Germany. June
24-(P-The U. S. Army Graves
Registration command denied
Monday reports that relatives Of
dead or missing soldiers would
be permitted to visit Europe soon.
There are definitely nc plans
for travel Of next-of-kin from the
United States to visit cemeteries
in Europe, nor is there any likeli-
hood that such travel can be auth
orized in the near future" an an
nouncement said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25

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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25
SOVIET KEEPS LID
ON UNRRA WORKS
President Truman Tells
Congress Russia Only
Nation Holding Out

WASHINGTON, June "a. - R-
president Truman notified Con-
gress Monday that Russia-alone
Of all the countries receiving
I1vRRA aid-has declined to make
Satisfactory arrangements for
American neWsmen U iepoi
UNRRA activities there 'wlthou1
censorship
The Presidents letter to Speak
er Rayburn, which was read 10
the House. was merely a factual
report on the situation. 1t made no
recommendations.
Mr. Truman sent it to the capitol
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25
FACING DEACTIvATION

FRANKFURT, Germany, June "a
-(P- Gen. Joseph T. McNarney
said Monday that the famous
Third Infantry division would be
deactivated August l as part of
the changeover from military to
police force occupation in the
U. S. zone of Germany.
McNarney said the changeover
would begin July l and would be
fully effected July l, 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25
INITIATION COMING
U.S.. CR0CERS TOLD
Future OF OPA Beside
Point" Tyre Taylor
Says In Address

CHICAGO, June "a up Tyre
Taylor, general counsel for the
National Association of Retail
Grocers, declared Monday the
question of what becomes of OPA
in Congress lis largely beside the
point" because 1--WE are going tc
have initiation anyway"
In his annual report to the asso-
citation convention, Taylor, OF
Washington, D. c., asserted that
barring the outbreak of a global
war, no political power on earth
can perpetuate OPA beyond its
next expiration date-whether that
be four, six, nine or II months
hence.
Beside Point
irrespective of what is finally
done or left undone about OPA we
are going to have initiation any
a l vii go ever further and say
that the whole question OF what
becomes of OPA and when is large
ly beside the point.
"OPA deals only with prices and
rising prices are not the cause
of initiation. They are merely its
symptoms, and attempting to curb
initiation by controlling prices Is
about as effective as applying a
mustard plaster for a ruptured ap-
nendix."
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25

1e39-1943, inclusive, for which pc
riod he owed the government an
AGGREGATE sum of 1914, 744.O8 IN
taxes and penalties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25
Balanced Budget

Taylor contended the only way"
to relieve inflationary pressure
was through federal budget balanc-
ing and elimination of ANY and all
restraints on production"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25

AT the beginning Of 1916, there
were 81. 344, 600 hogs on farms OF
the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-25

1t has been estimated that the
odds against q person in the tenn
perate zone beng struck by light
ming are 1900. 900 to /.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
BY the AsScciofed Press

NEW YORK, July 26.-Peace be-
tween the Mexican Baseball League
and the major circuits in this coun-
try was forecast in at least one
quarter today, although club own
ers and officials on the United
States side denied knowledge of
plans for truce
In copyrighted article, the Min
neapolis Star said peace agree
ment between the American and
National Leagues and the Pasquel
brothers of Mexico would be an
nounced "in the next 30 to 60 days
Written by Sports Editor Charles
Johnson, who credited his informa-
ton to a source that has always
been reliable" the article said the
agreement might mean the return
of players who left the major
leagues to play in Mexico.
"Details of the arrangement were
worked out by Sam Breadon, owner
of the St. Louis Cardinals, and the
Pasquel brothers, wealthy sponsors
of the Mexican League, when Brea-
don visited Mexico City a few weeks
ago. the article said, declaring that
"the deal will eliminate any further
raids by the Mexican baseball mag
mates ="
In st. Louis, however, Breador
declared he knew nothing about
such an agreement.
Evening star., 1946-07-26

Hated Giants Helpful
Pacing Brooks
Bosox,Lea Cut
BY the Associated Press

For the first time in the memory
of the modern day baseball fan,
followers of the Brooklyn Dodgers
today actually were singing the
praises of the New York Giants.
For If it hadn't been for those
same Giants. the Dodgers might not
be perched at the top of the National
League
True, the Dodgers whipped the
Chicago Cubs, Al, for the second
straight time yesterday, but had the
st. Louis Cardinals swept the three
game series with the Giants, in
cluding yesterdays twin-bill, the
Redbirds and not the Brooks would
be occupying first place.
Instead, the Giants by dividing the
two games. gained the series two
games to one, to enable the Brooks
to build up game and half lead
over Eddie Dyer's pestiferous chal-
lengers.
Kennedy Clips Cardinals.
After handsome Howie Pollet. the
willowy lefthander from New
Orleans, had gained his 18th mound
victory for the Cards with a nine
hit, 81, triumph, the Giants threw
their southpaw freshman ace, Monte
Kennedy, against the Birds, and the
2l-year- North Carolinian clipped
the Cardinals wings with three
hits as the Giants won, 6-l.
In losing, the Cubs saw their
thirdplace lead over Cincinnati
narrow TO 312 games as the Reds
eked out 10 decision over the
Boston Braves.
The clearing of the entire Pitts
burgh Pirates bench except for the
regular lineup by Umpire George
Magerkurth highlighted the twin
bill between the 'Bucs and Phillies.
Magerkurth's action came after
Pirates booed third called strike
on Chuck Workman.
Phils Come Back for Split
! The Pirates, behind the seven
hit pitching of Johnny Lanning.
won the opener, 2-l, but the Phils
came back to rip Truett Sewell
apart, go, in the nightcap
In the American League, Bos-
tons pace-setting Red Sox dropped
81 verdict to the Chicago White
Sox which cut their lead over the
idle New York Yankees to IL
games.
Smashing out l9 hits. their great
est total of the season. Cleveland's S
Indians outslugged the Philadelphia
Athletics, 9-8.
The Yankees and St. Louis Browns
had an off day.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
By the Assoeioied Press


CHICAGO, July ga dis
gruntled crowd of golfing hot shots
start second round play in the
S50,875 All-American tournament to-
day fully aware that the famed Tam
O'Shanter course isn't the same
tailor made strip they breezeo
around in former years.
Herman Barron, veteran cam
paigner, begins the second Is holes
with first round SO, four strokes
under par, two strokes better than
his closest rival and six under fav-
orite Byron Nelson. the defending
champion. Barron, former Western
open titleholder, posted rounds OF
1888.
Nelson, fuming over his starting
IA, and most of the others blamed
their poor showing over the $780,
yard tournament course to hard
green's and strategically hidden
pins.
The fellow who placed pins or
the back Of six of the greens does
not play golf for a living" Nelson
declared. Some green's are hard as
rock, others soft as grits. I can't
remember when I've had 6-over- PAL
holes in one round" Nelson wor
last years tourney with a 269, Is
under par.
Johnny Bulla, who had a Lover
par 73 for his first days work
thought the s10.5O0 first prize had
something to do with the shaky
start
Nelson, winner OF four Of the
previous five All-American Journeys
was supported in his statement that
the flags in several greens were in
unfair positions by his playing part
Evening star., 1946-07-26
kuny Golfers in Semis
AsUpsets, Dangerous
Storm Mark Play
By tho A,sociotrd Press

DENVER, July 26.-The National
Public Links Tournament, colored by
spectacular upsets and one danger
filed storm that swept Wellshire' S
rugged Municipal course, entered the
semifinals today with Louisville
Detroit, Los Angeles and Portland
golfers still standing.
Lightning ripped the layout yes
terday. striking a tree and burning
one galleryite, and sheets of rain
fell but through 1t all came Smiley
"Quickety" Quick of Los Angeles to
a 7-and-5 victory over Peter Mazur
jr., former Buffalo, N. Y, steel
worker.
The storm stopped but shallow
lakes covered the Wellshire fair
ways. Robert E. Gajda of Detroit,
Mich; William e. Doll, of Louis
vile. KY. and Louis Stafford of
Portland. Greg, followed quick into
the semiflnals.
Il like the rain" said Gajda
laughingly as he stroked over the
water-logged course to a 3-and-l
triumph over Ralph c. Evans of
Santa Monica, Calf.
Doll, veteran playing in his sew
enth public links tournament. licked
Ralph Vranesic of Denver, former
Wellshire caddie. and Stafford, Ore
gon State college student, ousted
Neil Whitney of Los Angeles easilv
5 and T.
Quick today was paired with
Ga ida and Doll with Stafford.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Ruqoed Greens Irk Golf Stars
As Barron Tops Tam With SO

Iners, Gene Sarazen and Vic Ghezzi
and scores of other players. OFF,
|cials declined to comment.
A record opening-day crowd of
some $4,000 milled over the fairways
and crowded around the greens as
the initial field of 258 came up with
their poorest scores in months.
After today's second rounds in
the sixth annual golf carnival for
professionals, amateurs and women,
the field viii be reduced to the low
100 pro scorers And ties, 40 low
amateurs and ties and 30 low women
scorers and ties They will compete
in the final two rounds. 18 holes to-
morrow and 18 on Sunday.
Only Harold Brink was able to
equal par 70 in the amateur class.
Frank Stranahan. who beat the
pros at Kansas City, spent rs shots
in the initial session.
Darkness caught the women S
field yesterday after only of 35
starters had completed the round.
Defending Champion Patty Berg
posted 81. five strokes over par. the
best score among the eight who
completed 18 holes.
Babe Didrickson Zaharias, a pre-
tournament favorite, was two strokes
over par 80 for her first nine holes.
She and 26 other women did not
start the second nine because of
darkness, but will resume today.
War Veteran Chandler Harper
and Henry Ransom each with first
round 70s and seven players at II
were Barron's closest challengers as
play got under way today United
States Open Champion Lloyd Man
grum was far off the pace at 70,
three strokes behind Ben Hogan,
the leading money winner this
year.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
G.W.,Terps0penGr Grid
Sessions August 10

Local college football practice
opens up in earnest on August 10
when George Washington gridders
and Maryland newcomers will hold
initial drills. The full Terrapins
squad will begin working out on
September 2.
Coach Neil (Skip) Stanley. newly
appointed head mentor of the Co.
loniaS and his coaching staff of
Tuffy Leemans and Al Sandusky
are hopeful of finding some likely
material among the candidates for
George Washington first football
team since 1943, while Maryland's s
hopes have been boosted by the re-
turn of Tommy Mont. Mont will
work out with the rockies beginning
August 49,
Georgetown. meanwhile, rapidly
Is rounding into shape with daily
drills in its three-week summer
program and planned to resume
short scrimmage sessions today.
Yesterdays training was restricted
by rain to chalk drill.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Roin Blocks Groys' Come
After Cubuns Top PhiIs

New York Cubans turned back the
Philadelphia Stars. Al, last night in
Griffith Stadium in the first game
Of scheduled Negro National
League twin bill.
The nightcap in which Washing
tons Homestead Grays were to play
the Cubans was rained out.
The Grays will see action in the
local ballyard Sunday, when the
league leading Newark Eagles in
wade for an afternoon clash.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
West Taking Play From Florida
AS Baseball raining Locality

preliminary training site from Pan
anna to Puerto Rico. They will spend
three weeks there whence they will
journey north to establish March
headquarters at St. Pete.
The Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincin-
natl Reds and both Boston clubs as
well as the National League Phillies
have not announced their 1947
spring training plans. Connie Mack S
Athletics signed up last spring for
three more years of training at West
Palm Beach, Fla.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
BY the Associotsd Press

NEW YORK, July 26.-The Far
West, which in recent years has
been forced to take a back seat to
Florida as trainingssite for major
league baseball clubs, appeared to
be back in favor today following the
decision of the New York Giants
and Cleveland Indians to switch
their spring training camps from
the Alligator State to Arizona.
The Giants will train at Phoenix
and the Indians at Tucson.
OF the eight big league clubs to
commit themselves for next year
four will do their conditioning in
the West with the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates. regular California visitor
for years, almost certain to join
them.
In addition, California has high
hopes of including the St. Louis
Browns, who trained at Anaheim
last year, to return despite fatter-
ing proposals made by officials OF
Miami, Fla
Other clubs who have announced
definite plans to condition then
players in the West are the Chicago
Cubs, who will return to the Cata
lima Islands, and the White Sox
who will once again train at Pasa-
dena. Calf.
Pittsburgh officials. whose Pirates
have prepared for years at Sar
Bernardino. Calf, said yesterday
they haven't given a thought yet
to 1947 spring training plans,
The Detroit Tigers have signed
for their tenth year at Lakeland
Fla; Washington will return tc
Orlando, arm both the New York
Yankees and ST. Louis Cardinals
have promised to come back to St
Petersburg. The Yankees. however
recently announced a shift in thei1
Evening star., 1946-07-26
u. S. S.-Mexicon Baseball Peace
Plans Unknown to Majors

Il certainly think I would have
been consulted if any such an
agreement were being worked out as
result of my trip to Mexico" he
said.
At least one other club official
also declared he could throw no
light on the situation and Ford
Frick, president of the National
League, announced he knew moth
ing" about the reported deal.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Bogley in Two Finals
In Western Tennis
soecioI Dispo,ch 10 The s,or

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich, July
26.-Gilbert Bogley of Chevy Chase
Md, was scheduled to meet Keston
Deimling of River Forest, Ill. here
today for the boys title in the West
ern juniors and boys tennis cham
pionships.
Bogley advanced to the final yes
terday when he erased Jerry De-
Wits of San Francisco. 6-1. 8-6.
while Deimling went into the title
match by beating another San Fran
ciscan, Ernest Dubray, 6-3, 3-6.
Go
Bogley and Deimling also gained
the final in the boys doubles by de-
feating Jack Turpin of Dallas and
Julian Oates of Waco, Tex. 81
64. The pair faces Dewitts and
Dubray in today's championship
match.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Collins, Auto Driver,
Is Killed in Contest

PHILADELPHIA, July 26.-At-
tempting to zoom by a driver in a
l5-lap midget auto race at the yel-
low jacket speedway last night,
Harry (Tom) Collins of Norristown,
Pa. was killed after his machine
locked wheels with another racer
and crashed into fence
Collins. %, was attempting to pass
Carl Miller of Trenton, N. j., in the
eighth lap of the race. but he got toe
close. A wheel of Collins car
tangled with one of Miller's. Miller
eventually won the race. Collins
was wedged into his car. He suf-
fered broken neck and fractured
skull. Witnesses said death was in
Simultaneous.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Further Nat Demands LikeIv

tive, who will go to the general
meeting. They were ID a mini
mum salary of IS. 900 for first-year
men; (2) 80 days pay for 1O-year
men who are released. unless
they sign with another major
club, in which event, Is days
pay; 90 payment of spring train
ing incidentals plus>s5 day pay;
"a adjustment of rental liabil-
ity by club should player be trans
ferred to another city; 81 per-
centage to minor player of sale
price to major club.