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ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1940 TWO MORE ABOUT MORE ABOUT mmr mo PQmmmiM Obituaries WAR CURB BUSINESS LOCAL TEMPERATURES MRS. MINNIE J. FLOOD The body of Mrs. Minnie High Point Townsend Broadcasts Over Dr.

Elsie M. Carsley and Mrs. Bertha Meares at Report for the period from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Saturday (Coatlaaed Iran Pf 1) (Continued from rut 1) 19 northern radio stations haw: Flood, who died here April 25, was taken to Springfield, club will meet Fridays instead of tended a chiropodists' meeting of as observed in St.

Petersburg by been arranged by Joseph A. Frd Sundays in the future. Meet yesterday by her daughter, Mrs. dicapping the taking of export the southeastern Dixie zone at ings are now held Friday evo sentatives abroad during the day but they failed to throw any light on the crucial question of the Floronton hotel in Tampa orders for steel, estimated to have Ruth Leatherman. Funeral serv ices will be held Tuesday morn hock, who leaves on his conta tour through the north withi two weeks.

nings at 7:30 o'clock at Gramb's Place in High Point, at the bend the United States weather bu reau co-operative: Maximum 72 Minimum 65 Precipitation ...0 00 increased to about IS per cent of whether the war is spreading ing at 11 o'clock in Oak Grove yesterday. Men's Unit oi the road. The situation is altogether too the industry's total business from cemetery, Springfield. Local ar The broadcasts Frohock wi James Lara, lOUaken By Death Civil War Veteran's Funeral on Tuesday rangements were In charge -of five per cent previously. SHIP ACTIVITY HIGHER John Rhodes.

of the Garden club will meet at SUN AND TIDES Trinity Lutheran uncertain to permit any prognos tication, Welles said. President Roosevelt and Sec. 3' tary of State Cor'dell Hull re make in the interest of St. tersburg, to invite individua and groups to this citv. are fro Sun rises at 5:47 a.m.

and sets Turners Sunken gardens Mon The demand for Yankee mer at 7:07 p.m. pastor, the Rev. Henry V. Kah- CHARLES R. ROBERTS Funeral services for Charles mained out of Washington over St, Petersburg high tides at Springfield, Minneapolis; Sj lenberg, will return to his pul chantmen was indicated in gov ernment figures showing Amer day morning at 10 o'clock to see the gardenias and from there will join a motorcade at 10:30 o'clock for Hillsborough River State park.

They are to invite 1:11 a.m. and 12:25 p.m. Low the week-end despite the critical situation. There was nothing in Roberts, who died Friday, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 tides at 6:20 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

raui, Milwaukee; Toled Buffalo; Syracuse, N. Alban N. Pittsfield. Cha pit this morning at 10:45 o'clock after an absence of several weeks because of illness. His subject ican shipping activity at the Pass-a-Grille high tide at 10:25 o'clock at the John S.

Rhodes the cables from Europe yesterday that would cause Roosevelt a.m. Low tides at 4:20 a.m. and highest point in 10 years. lotte, N. Columbia, S.

win pe "fervent Charity." to hurry back from his Hyde 5:30 p.m. Aioans, which covers Mor chapel with the Rev. J. Wallace Hamilton and members of the Elks lodge officiating. Masons Wall street markets, generally Park, N.

home or Hull from Corey causeway high tide at treal; the Yankee network, coveH ladies and guests and may take their lunch if they wish. Sandwiches and coffee will be available at the park. Those who wish may meet at the picnic area at 2 p.m. inclined to drift until the Euro Miss Louise Nance ing ail New England; Worceste a brief vacation at Atlantic City, N. like they did three week3 pean situation and the political Portland.

Hartford 11 a.m. Low tides at 4:33 a.m. and 6:05 p.m. Sarasota hieh tide at 10:10 a Philadelphia: Washingtod 31," 2437 Fifteenth avenue south, was in "cood" condition at Mound ago when Germany invaded Den mark and Norwav, It was indicated that diplo' Low tides at 4:05 a.m. and 5:15 ana Asneviue, N.

c. also will conduct services at the grave in Memorial Park. WILEY S. HUDSON Funeral services for Wiley S. Hudson, 76, who died Friday, will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the cemetery in Hudson, a future at home clear, continued last week to concentrate on the war angles of business.

Shipping shares were bought', some rising cm. conversations between the Hearing Continued Bradenton high tides at 12:26 a.m. and 11:40 a.m. Low tides Park hospital last night, attendants said. She was given emergency treatment Friday night for what physicians said was an Euclid Democratic club will meet tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at the club hall, in the rear of 1245 Twentieth United States and Italy have been intended to impress upon Italy the stake she ht.

in main Tom Harrell. before Judee 1 to the highest prices of the year at 5.15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. FORECAST Frank Hobson in circuit cou overdose of sedative. Interest of the financial dis avenue north, for the purpose of taining lines of trade communi small community north of Tarpon Springs.

yesterday on a contempt citation trict in war angles was evident maning xinal plans for eettine cations with America. Italy was FLORIDA Fair today and was given until Tuesday to com out the vote and for checkine ud America's best customer in the in reports two banking syndicates Monday, warmer north portion. ply with a sanitary order issue Wilton Hall, Anderson, S. C. newspaper pub Mediterranean, importing GEORGE D.

COX Georee D. Cox, 96, Civil war by the gulf beach sanitary dia were dickering for the purchase 863,558 worth of goods in 1939. at the precincts. All members, have been requested to be pres-j ent by President Frank J. Mc-Nulty.

I met. Harrell operates a ba hou.se at the west enri of Blin of controlling stock in the New HINDS JACKSONVILLE TO FLOR veteran from Zephyrhills, died lisher and radio station owner, is port News Shipbuilding Dry IDA STRAITS AND EAST GULF guest at the Suwannee hotel. These imports, mostly cotton, copper, iron, steel and petroleum are vital for Italian industry whether at peace or at war. Friday at the Veterans' hospital at Bay Pines. He entered the hospital only a few days ago, Moderate northwest and north He is spending his fourth May Dock company at Newport News, t.

i winds, fair weather today. one of the nation's chief During the war Between tne Then, too, an American fleet in st. Petersburg. Final Meeting naval and merchant ship con struction plants. TEMPERATURES ELSEWHERE of 46 merchantmen ply the trade Station Max.

Min. Free. routes to Italy, an important The rise of rubber was attrib of the season for Saturday Night Alpena 48 Asheville 53 Atlanta 63 tonnage in view of war demands on European countries for shipping space. uted in part, at least, to accumulation of reserve supplies by the States he served as a sergeant in Company Seventh Ohio cavalry. Survivors include his widow, Mrs.

Lillian M. Cox. Arrangements are in charge of the Lair funeral home of Zephyrhills. Aunts Informed club members was a Leap Year party at the USWV. home last FLOWERS by DeVoe FOR MOTHER'S DAY, SUNDAY, MAY 12th "FLOWKBS FOB MOTHER TO WEAR" If Mother had a flower for every loving sacrifice her arms couldn't hold the bouquet.

But Just a few fragrant blossoms on Mother's day next Sunday, May 12th, will tell her the message that she longs to hear That you haven't forgotten. She looks forward to that day with such anticipation. Will she look back on it with happiness because you remembered with flowers. Atlantic City 60 manufacturers against the possibility of a further advance in Other Mediterranean countries, night with more than 100 in at 0.16 shipping costs and shortage of Spain, Yugo-Slavia, Greece, Bul-saria. Rumania.

Turkey, Egypt, Birmingham 68 Boston 58 Buffalo 51 Burlington 55 Chicago 49 vessels. STEEL PRODUCTION Palestine and contiguous Balkan countries such as Hungary and north Africa bought almost Here of Death Of R. H. Quinn tendance. Dancing, refreshments, and entertainment for the evening were arranged by women members with Olla Falconer in charge.

A feature was an address by George W. Hopkins, candidate for the state legislature. 1 The club adjourned last night until the first Saturday in The downtrend of production of 0.04 Cincinnati 63 Wear Whit Flower for Mother Memory Bright riower for Mother LWiaj 000,000 worth of United States goods in 1939. Rome Warns Italy steel, bulwark of war industry, was reversed after one of the sharpest declines in the first four months this year in history of the Not until their return to St. Cleveland 52 Dallas 90 Denver 82 Des Moines 68 Detroit 56 Duluth 55 JAMES LARA Funeral services for James Lara, 101-year-old St.

Petersburg veteran of the War Between the States, who died yesterday morning at a local restorium, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Wilhelm chapel with the Women's Relief corps Petersburg from Miami yesterday October. Special" Mother's Day Arrangement in Suitable Con-tainer, of Roses, Glads, 4 C1 CH CO fiH Carnations, etc. I 9 3 I -OU- 3.UU afternoon did the three aunts of To Defend 'Our Sea' Ralph H. Quinn, general manager El Paso 92 Galveston 78 Ex-Convicts Held of the Cincinnati Enquirer, learn ROME. (Concentration of FINK AND WHITE CARNATIONS, SI.

50 AND SJ.00 DOZEN 0.15 64 Havre of the young newspaper execu Allied warships in the Mediterranean, with, at least seven British Jacksonville Roses, All Colors, 7Sc, $1.00, $1.50 doz. up In Double Murder in charge. Burial will take place Kansas City and French battleships reported among the combined squadrons, For Cemetery Decoration Wreth In Rprinr Cotori, Wretths of hUtlre, Assorted Bonquett In Container Key West Little Rock Los Angeles last night caused Italy to issue the 71 76 79 71 71 62 69 74 32 35 40 45 38 45 36 45 38 36 38 62 50 41 35 34 63 67 37 53 50 69 48 52 33 42 48 64 40 51 65 47" 45 46 37 58 43 47 45 37 67 53 44 66 55 45 38 Plant Standi with Philo- Qn A dendrom, etc. 1.M top4oUU bluntly-worded warning that she would repulse any offensive ac Louisville Roxra and Foti of Folitse tnd Blooming fA Flanti 7V, S1.00 and 9 -0 Red Carnationt, Jrt Doen $2.00 and $OU tion in "mare nostrum" (our sea). Memphis Meridian Hydrant-eat In flJO CO 01 Fink and Blue tive's death on Thursday.

W. A. Majors, 933 First street north, a second cousin of Mr. Quinn, was waiting to convey the news to Mrs. Cora W.

Mc-Mullan, 448 Ninth avenue north, and her sisters, Mrs. Peachie Henry, Springfield, and Miss Hattie Quinn, Henderson, Ky. "Mr. Quinn had visited St. Petersburg several times," Majors said, adding, "He was a remark The warning came from Pre mier Mussolini'a mouthpiece, Vir-ginio Gayda, who wrote in his II Giornale D'ltalia that if the Al Miami 84 Paul 65 Mobile 80 New Orleans 78 New York 58 Norfolk 55 Wa are a Bonded Member ef the Florint Telegraph Delivery A Ma.

Wo wire Flowert ail over the I nlted Statei and Canada. FRESNO, Cal. (JF) Two negro ex-convicts were arrested in Fresno yesterday and will be charged, police said with the knife murders of a young man and woman in Stockton. Detective Sgts. A.

R. McCreary of Fresno and R. C. Parker of Stockton said the men arrested were Henry Jones, 38, and Dewey Clark, 29, both former inmates of a prison camp at Keene, Kern county. The slain persons were Nathan Chinchiolo, 23, Stockton, and his girl companion, Dorothy Woofter, 19.

They were found dead in a wheat field. CD, lied concentration of naval power in the Mediterranean signifies an 0.11 industry. Last week steel operating rate rose to 61.8 per cent of capacity from 60 per cent and was greeted in 'some financial circles as a trustworthy sign that the winter and early spring recession was playing out. A similar hint was seen in the Associated Press index of industrial activity, which remained unchanged on basis of latest figures from the previous week after an almost uninterrupted decline from the December peaks. Retail trade, feeling the lift of spring merchandise buying, also raised hopes for expansion of factory schedules later in the year.

Back to its pre-war levels, the Associated Press industrial index now stands at 93.5 per cent of its 1929-30 base, compared with the December high around 112 and with 82 per cent a year ago, when a late spring upswing was getting started. Private building, leader of the turn-around a year ago, continued to show gains' in factory and residential construction, but expansion in those sectors was more than offset by curtailment in government financed projects. Whether expanding activity in shipbuilding, aircraft manufacturing and miscellaneous lines catering to allied war needs would expedite a general turn toward improvement was debated able young man. When he was PHONE Philadelphia 63 Pittsburgh 47 524 First Avenue North 8412 living in Washington, he resided next door to former President Wilson. I visited Mr.

Quinn there, and we used to watch Mr. Wilson 0.70 0.35 0.04 Phoenix 7 Portland, Me. 50 Portland, Ore. 58 Richmond 55 St. Louis 67 San Antonio 94 0 DEW FURNITURE CO.

0.20 San Francisco 61 Savannah 68 attempt "at an offensive undertaking" it will find Italy's reaction "prompt and strong." Last night the official gazette disclosed that the war ministry has been given an extra lire for "extraordinary expense." Half this sum is understood to cover sums spent or' to be spent both in 1939 and 1940; the other half was added to the 1940-41 budget. The cabinet approved the outlay recently "to increase the warlike efficiency of the army." i PEACE FEELERS HINTED Reynolds Packard, United Press correspondent in Rome said: Tampa 75 tNlIRt OUR I FLOOR in the National cemetery at Bay Pines. Mr. Lara was the oldest person residing in St. Petersbrug, and also was the senior member and commander of Kit Carson post No.

26, Grand Army of the Republic. His death came after an illness of six weeks. Mr. Lara had been a resident of St. Petersburg for eight years and would have celebrated his 102nd birthday in December.

He came here-from Lebanon, N. H. Born in Portland, in 1839, Mr. Lara was in the grocery business at Fall River, for more than 30 years, retiring 10 winter ago because poor health. At the outbreak of the Civil war he was living tn Morristown, Vt.

He enlisted in the Seventeenth Vermont regiment, was a member of the Ninth regiment at Gettysburg, and was wounded three times during the war. After coming to St. Petersburg, one of his most thrilling experiences was to attend the reunion of the "Grays and Blues" at Gettysburg several summers ago. Each year on his birthday members of the fast-dwindling GAR, members of its affiliated bodies and other friends helped him celebrate the occasion1 with a partv. He has been a member.

of the GAR since 1870. Mr. Lara had no immediate survivors. Members of the Women's Relief corps have been requested to meet at Wilhelm's at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Attorney General Praises Men WASHINGTON.

(INS) At Vicksburg Washington 55 coming home from automobile rides." The Cincinnati manager died from a lung infection, which resulted from a severe cold contracted only a few weeks ago. Legion Women Meet in Tampa A report by Mrs. Katherine I. Matthews, commander of Jane A. Delano post 122, American on the recent department WMAon-eruue Wilmington torney General Robert Jackson last night gave a "clean bill of health" to the federal bureau of investigation in its conduct of the MORE ABOUT4 CHEMICAL (Continaed from Pago 1 ITS A HOfJEYi by Wall street analysts.

Detroit Spanish civil war enlistments case, and pledged anew his support of the men. Jackson made a public report by Henry Schweinhaut, chief of the justice department civil lib of Florida convention, was a MORE ABOUT yield had been increased 20-fold, highlight of the meeting in Tarn pa Friday evening. WRWHWtlEi United States Ambassador William Phillips and Myron Taylor, President Roosevelt's personal representative at the Vatican, were spending the week-end at Florence where they were believed to be discussing international developments. There were even reports without any sort of confirmation that some sort of peace feelers were being talked erties division, based on a lengthy PRIMARY Gathering in the Hellenic cen raising the hope that a process for Isolating the substance in large quantities would soon be inquiry of the case in which 12 alleged Communists were ter, nurses who saw acuve serv ice during the World war in (Continued from Pago 1) Army, Navy and Marine Corps, found. "Win mm mm made plans for future activities over.

Next monthly meeting of the ture by withdrawing from the race, and others ceased active In authoritative quarters at the The Physical Review said that industrial laboratories were Joining in the attack and that General (MB) Vatican it was reported that the post will be a luncheon at the Seminole community house on the campaigning. iioiy see was making arrange Entertainments Places to Go, Things to Do Itfms unrtr this hendinn 'may occupy minimum of flv lines or maximum of 10 lines. (Prid AdvertlirmenU) Largo-Clearwater road. Judge Viney's withdrawal left three candidates in the men's group in the first district. They ments to house, if necessary, within Vatican City diplomats ac Electric company researchers had separated a relatively large sample of U-235 and confirmed the are it.

A. Henderson Jr. of Ft credited to it from countries with which Italy might go to war. Myers, who says he is ''definitely The diplomats, it was said. pi against a third George P.

Raney of Tampa, a pro-Roosevelt would be housed in the spacious college of Pope Pius which is large enough to accommodate results achieved by Columbia and Minnesota universities. PLANS KEPT SECRET "New plans are being made to isolate the substance on a prac FOR MOTHER'S DAY HONOR MOTHER with a Basket or bouquet of Flowers, a Plant Fuchsia, Hydrangea, Begonia, Palm, Bougainvlllea, or some Shrubbery. If you don't buy from us, buy from somebody, but don't forget Mother. CHIEF SILVERTONGUE MRS. PAULINE KRAYER Final Concert FIRST METHODIST CHURCH Monday, 8 p.m.

Silver offering. delegate, who is on the official slate, and N. G. Robertson, who several legations. Id Suggestions that the pope might nas not announced his attitude toward a third term.

When Judge Viney withdrew in favor of Raney, that left the issue tical scale, but the plans and the HARD OF HEARING? go to Portugal in case Italy went to war were flatly denied. It was said in this connection that the Vatican had been civen assur designs for these will be kept a secret to be given only to the Wtsrera Electric WE DELIVER VAN DOREN FLORIST a clear-cut one between anti-Roosevelt voters and those who want the president to have a third term if he wants it. The Roose ances by all belligerents on May United States government, to do with as it sees fit," the Times said. Andlphnn World finut hearing aid br B'ti Telephone Lborv torin. Brt by tent and fompirl-on.

Audiphon 31S-S14 Hull Blrir. 4th a frntral Phone 1 that they would refrain from bombing Rome because of the Describing the action of U-235. 1940 LAKEVIEW AVENUE, SO. velt people can vote for Raney, the others for Henderson. proximity of the Vatican in case DAY OR NIGHT PHONE 7366 which is made by splitting the uranium atom and producing a non-stable, exploding atom, the Italy went to war.

FBEK TEST Bttri. ill makn That will aive the voters a clean choice, which is all the new 0 paper continued: dealers say they want. 50c "MAY FAIR" 50c "Left by itself the substance This system may appear to be would be As soon as it pretty hard on the delegate can touches water of ordinary tem RUFF FLORIST All Costume Jewelry VALUES TO $1.95 YOUR CHOICE 39c BERKMAN'S JEWELRY LUGGAGE 538 CENTRAL perature it would automatically start to liberate its energy. FLORAL DESIGNS S1SI FOI BTH STBF.ET VO. "The water would be turned to IN THE rilEIL HOTEL sprrm, mx-tomsr rMAY tuske CREAM OF HICKEN SOI SALAD (HILLH) TOMATO MICE FRIU) CHICKEN BOAST IAMB BAKlin PR EMU' HAH TENDER MIMIK STEAK BROILED FORK CHOPS MANY OTHER CHOICES KFW POTATOES IN CREAM FRESH CTT GREEN BEANS STEAMED SWISS CHARD 'WITTERED GARDEN BEETS HOI HOMEMADE RlNt TITS OR PARHERHOI SE BOLLS ICE CREAM SHERBET TEA COFFEE A PERFECT DINNER ICED OR HOT steam and the steam would drive powerful turbines.

The new water supplied would keep the process doing indefinitely. To stop it, all that would be necessary would be to cut off the water a Jf Va supply. didates who are sincerely backing Roosevelt but who were left off the official slate. Yet, say the spokesmen for the new deal inner circle, there was no alternative but an official slate if Roosevelt is to be given fair shake at the polls Tuesday. It wouldn't be a fair test of his strength, they contend, if his followers were split up and supporting half-a-hundred different delegates while his enemies were concentrating on four or five.

Incidentally, confusion exists in the minds of some voters with regard to the difference between presidential electors and convention delegates. Presidential electors' votes are cast automatically, so it's not material who wins except to the individual candidates for electors. CHILDREN'S PLATES 35c WE SERVE ALL DAY 426 CENTRAL AE. PHONE 8929 "Thus the process would be 50 50 the nearest practical approach to a form of perpetual motion, for as long as the U-235 is supplied with water it would keep on liberating its energy until it is 13 on exhausted. 4 0P IU HONEY Send "Mother" a Can of Orange Blossom Honey 4 TH18 WEEK (39 WATSON'S DINING ROOM 411 Seventh Strrrt North Breakf.tt.

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