Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 2

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1 1940 NEVADA STATE JOURNAL RENO NEVADA PAGE TWO RENO BUILDING BING CROSBY AT MAJESTIC THEATER SETS RECORD (Continued from Page 1) (Continued from Page 1) by lASKaaMMOE Starts Today SEE! OS WALDOR CLUB 142 NORTH VIRGINIA STREET Monday Night Crew Member Moore first GRAHabfl ttl on hit wne MARY BASIL AL mm Anne Clara EL PATIO BALLROOM remodeling at $145 Clarence at 751 Marsh Stevens resi Miss Naomi Colfo Washing A Elliott Washington SPECIAL STEEL RR VTRAINS as well as members from other Nevada cities are expected to at tend cJo CIGARS CIGARETTES cast in their greatest today at the Majestic ttrrifif GREER GARSON LAURENCE OLIVIER HERDS ELEPHANTS TOBACCOS PIPES DANCE TO THE RHYTHMS AMERICA'S YOUTHUL SINGING SENSATION! McCARKAN blames WRECK TO Senator Pat McCarran Nev tonight blamed the airplane acci dent in which Senator Ernest Lun But some German planes slipped through in the third and fourth alarms and a number of bombs were dropped in London including about 20 around Croydon No planes were visible and no gunfire was heard in central London during the 23 minute 5th alarm which ended at 10:11 (511 EDT) A man giving the name of rank Powell charged with obtaining money under false pretenses will be given a preliminary hearing September 4 before Justice of the Peace Harry Dunseath He was arraigned yesterday and his bail was set at $500 lie was brought to Reno Thursday follow ing his arrest at Elko WAR NEWS World of Sports COMEDY CARTOON TRI DELTSWIN PLEDGE DERBY SPECIAL Prices on Enlargement Now in EECT! CRADLE CHAMPIONS TRAVELTALK LATEST PATHE OWL BALL PLAYER (CARTOON) WIVES (SYMPHONIC) Homemaker Group To Meet Thursday deen Minn and 24 others were killed on the and con fusion existing in the Civil Aero nautics McCarran declared that awful has existed since President Roosevelt transferred the agency this spring from its independent status and placed it in the commerce department The Nevada senator led an unsuccess ful fight in the senate against ap proval of the reorgani zation order Bing Crosby and Mary Martin head the musical on the opening Theater A Nevada committee associated with the national organization sponsored by William Allen White to defend America by aiding the Allies was formed here during the week with John Nicholl as the chairman Nicholl said last night that members of the committee are be ing obtained rapidly It will be extended to all parts of the state and will work closely with the na tional organization which has spread rapidly in the past few weeks Geralding Hosmer is the secre tary treasurer of the Nevada or ganization Service with a Smile ARTHUR NELSON Owner IRM REVISES DEATH LIST PITTSBURGH Aug 31 Pennsylvania Central Airlines to night issued the following revised list of passengers and crew mem bers aboard the airliner which crashed near Lovettsville Va to day Capt Lowell Scroggins Wash ington officer Washington Hostess Mar garet Carson Pittsburgh asten gers Sen Ernest Lundeen Minnesota Dr Cole Wash ington Tarr Washington Miss Turner Huddleston Va Miss Post Washington William Garbose department of justice Washington Miss Evelyn Gold smith Pittsburgh Miss Beer oster Travel Service Washington en route Los Angeles A Hallaway interstatecommerce commission Washing ton Don Staire PCA traffic man ager Pittsburgh Pesci de partment of justice Blairsville Pa ton Mrs Ralph Hale Charlottesville Va Miss Mildred Chesser Wash ington Janes interstate commerce commission Des Moines la Hollerith Chi cago Chambers Pittsburgh Burleson Richmond Va Alahan internal revenue de partment Washington and A Mock internal revenue depart ment Washington of come'y a 5even 25 KILLED AS PLANE ALLS RENO PHOTO SERVICE 218 North Virginia The semi annual pledging con test for sororities at University of Nevada ended last night with an nouncement of pledges to the vari ous Greek letter houses through the official pledge list issued by Margaret Mack dean of women Delta Delta Delta sorority won top honors with the largest num ber of pledges 24 girls Kappa Al pha Theta was close behind with 21 while Pi Beta Phi has 14 our pledges took Gamma Phi Beta pins No pledges were listed by Beta Sigma Omicron New pledges are: Delta Delta Delta Margaret Helen Cashbaugh Vir ginia Waltenspiel Helma Hill Lu jean Hansen Jane Reading Jean ne orsyth Saralee Wylie Mary Neundorfer Nancy Taylor Vir ginia rey Joyce Pefley Hazel Inman Beryl Vaughan Betty Preece Ruthe Cash Kathryn Hackwood lorence Johnson Ruth Mary Noble onita ergu son Patricia Chism Dina Gara venta June Harrison Mary Stich ter and Jean Claussen Pi Beta Phi Margaret June Clark Geraldine Mcarland rances Natusch Kathryn Padden Adele Benettl Elaine Hager Maxine Randall Betty Avansino Kathryn Maloney rances Dooner Gloria Gildone Helen Meaker Prida and Katherine Little Kappa Alpha Theta Nita Reifschneider Jo Blood Joyce unkhouser Beth Haley Juliana Dysart Mari anne Smith Jane Dugan Loretta Geisendorfer Elizabeth Whitney Lois Noviack Rose Marie Mayhew Dorothy Savage Elizabeth Schwartz Iris Kinneberg Ruth Johnson Jacqueline Reid Dolores McConnel Doris Post Leia Hen Lois Bradshaw and Marjorie Boyd Gamma Phi Beta Marian Anderson Betty Reyn olds Helen Barlow and Lois Wel den NAZIS ATTACK INLAND BASES Air Show Opens Labor Program Ally Aid Group ormed in Reno Hearing Planned In Justice Court 3 MESQUITEERS In THE thought he 'could do it 1 The' I true 'drama of America' TOLD! ORTHE IRST TIME TODAY TOMORROW ANN SOTHERN in Crosby sreamH aas men AvEE MADISON SQUARE" (OR "THE LOVE LAMENT A WZ5TERN OR The Bahamas are ruled Britain as a crown colony A 75mm gun fires a projectile of 295 inches Construction of the Ohio state capitol took 15 years SEVERE RAID MADE ON CITY BERLIN Aug The German Luftwaffe today smashed hard at air defenses after the Royal Air orce had attacked the center of Berlin in the severest raid yet carried out Methodically extending the scope of their operations inland German planes in strong squadrons blasted at RA bases north of London in Hertfordshire and Essex German reports said the attacking planes flew over central London without interference from British defend ers A sharp attack was made on the famous British balloon defenses Scope of operations was indicated by reports that 124 Brit ish planes and 74 barrage balloons had been destroyed up to late af ternoon with a loss of 28 German aircraft Crippling Goal German reports of the attack In dicated plainly the Luftwaffe is moving inland in its attempt to cripple British air power by de stroying RA bases and other de fenses against air attack German planes now are flying deeper into Britain The British raids on Berlin are how beginning to affect the pattern of the life' Night club busi ness is falling off Residents want to get home close to air raid shel ters before the RA bombers come over shortly after midnight ew persons are to be seen in restaur ants as midnight nears Damage High Last British attack was described by Chief of Police Gen eral Daluege as "the most intense of the The high command said the center of the city was at tacked The British came over in waves dropping a good many more bombs than in raid and causing considerably more damage We wish to thank our many friends the Reno Lodge Loyal Order of Moose and the Reno Aerie of Eagles for theii beautiful floral offerings and attendance at the funeral of our beloved John Avanzini MARY AVANZINI AND AMILY Adv si tl 3 Day Convention Planned by Group SANDWICH BAR BREAKASTS LUNCHES DINNERS Open 7 a BAR GAMING BARBER SHOP (Gar Ackley Mgr) AMOUS WALDOR COKES Waldorf Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent Payroll Checks Cashed WITH KEN WILD WEST EXHIBITIONSSCREEN'S GREATEST WESTERN STAIl 400 CIRCUS PERORMERS A WM1ME BEBRY AS THE YANKEE IGHTING BOATS! Any 6 or 8 Exposure ilm TODAY Matinee 1:30 Evening Continuous from 5 THE LOVELY HEROINE oi "GOODBYE MR CHIB" meets the DASHING HERO of "REBECCA" IOD AY I RENO THEATRE Continuous from 11 A Plans were announced yesterday for the September meeting of the Brown Huffaker Homemaker Club Thursday at 2 at the home of Mrs A Dickinson SB Miss Hayes county extensp agent will give a demonstration of making book covers and there will be other program features A three day convention of the Ramparts of Democracy a na tional program of Democratic edu cation will be held in Reno Sat urday August 31 through Monday September 2 The educational program of Spiritual Democracy under the di rection of Dean Eloi Sun interna tionally known lecturer and edu cator is the outgrowth of the New rontiersmen a pioneer movement in the realm of Spiritual Mind Science The program Saturday will be gin with a retreat to be held at the Riverside hotel for conference members Sunday will be given over entirely to business sessions beginning at 9 a with Mrs Genevieve Kerrigan of Santa Bar bara newly elected president of the Ramparts of Democracy pre siding This will be followed by a dinner at the Golden hotel Sunday' evening The final day of the conference Monday will also be devoted to business meetings with a supper to be held outdoors at the Pollock home on Glendale Road Mr Pollock is the president of the local New rontiersmen Club The conference will conclude Monday night with a public lec ture to be given at the Golden hotel by Eloi Sun entitled "Hit Secret which is ex pected to arouse much public in terest Many visitors from various chap ters in Utah California Oregon program At 2 pm from a plat form at the airport the Republi can candidates for state office will speak including Harry Atkinson Samuel Platt Clyde Souter and Clarence Pugh who are seeking the GOP senatorial nomination and Ralph Lattin Republican candidate for congress Style Show Tonight Tonight at 8 the 1940 styles for fall wear will be dis played in a large fashion show at the civic auditorium Tomorrow the airshow will be gin again at 9:30 am with an other model airplane meet at the United Airlines field The regular stunting and other events will be held from 10 am on Public officials are scheduled to make the regular Labor Day speeches at the airport Monday They will include Carville governor of Nevada August rohlich mayor of Reno and Pat A McCarran Nevada senator who has been one of the leading legis lators for aviation in Washington Major Max' leischmann Nevada NAA governor is chief judge assisted by rank uller and Judge George A Bartlett PYRAMID LAKE RANCH Sunny Days and Starry Nights! Speed Boats to the Pyramid and Pelican Island Transportation and Overnight Accommodations Meals at Ranch Hours: 8 a 12:30 and 6:30 Get Tickets at Brundidge Art Store (Phone 4751) or Inquire at Ranch Construction work in Reno for the month of August skyrocketed to a new high monthly mark with a total of 125 permits totalling $316921 issued at the city engi office James Glynn city engineer announced yesterday Greatest portion of the con struction work during the past month was new work which amounted to $234000 Remodel ing work amounted to $82721 Construction of a large number of residences and two large per mits for additions to El Cortez Hotel accounted for the large in crease in construction this month Permits Issued during the last 10 days of August included: Alice Wood remodeling at 63Q Plumas Street $750 Louise Dron remodeling at 146 Ar royo Street $250 Paul Roberti remodeling at 1133 Sierra Street $150 Mr Poole remodel ing at 600 Alameda Avenue $500 Crowder remodeling at 805 Plumas Street $265 Dunn re modeling at 35 Martin Street $146 Mrs Greathouse re modeling at 578 LaRue Street $250 Mary Body remodeling at 337 East Ninth Street $190 Pat Devers remodeling at 411 Lake Street $165 John Siri remodel ing at 1228 East ourth Street $60 Galli garage at 350 Park Street $12000 Mrs Elizabeth Borden remodeling at 450 LaRue $185 Joseph Spina remodeling at 79 Washington Street $210 Mrs Gammon remodeling at 825 Mill Street $200 Pettis re modeling at' 636 South Center Street $120 Dr Church re modeling at 358 Aa Washington Street $115 George Sears re modeling at 1341 Hillside Drive 1 $74 Graham Sanford remodeling 1 at 247 South Virginia Street $100 Mrs James Berryman remodel ing at 510 Nixon Avenue $190 Dr A DaCosta remodeling at 711 South Virginia Street $300 Overland Hotel remodeling $700 Mr and Mrs Bergman residence at 449 Pueblo Street $5600 Bennett garage at 151 Pueblo Street $500 red Shair Sr re modeling at 622 Roberts Street $900 Gazette Publishing Com pany remodeling $5000 Roeder remodeling at 931 Gordon DAZZLING OPENING PAGEANT LA 100 Beautiful Dancing Girls Gorgeous Costumes: and Lighting Effects I DOORS OPEN 1 7 PERORMANCES 2 and 8 RESERVED AND ADMISSION TICKETS ON SALE CIRCUS DAY AT DRUG STORE DEUftSUNDAY nENU SEPTEMBER VALLEY ROAD SHOW GROUNDS SMOKE SHOP MAGAZINES CANDIES Avenue $150 Heimich re modeling at 367 Roberts Street $150 Ward remodeling at 331 Roberts Street $160 St rancis Hotel remodeling $496 A Thiene 1121 Codel Way Kind remodeling Avenue $125 dence at 520 Vassar Street $750 Adams residence at 620 Joaquin Miller Drive $7000 Robert: remodeling at 1127 Sierra Street $120 Wonder Inc re modeling at 135 North Virginia Street $100 Tony Pecetti remod eling at 151 Mann Street $125 Tony Pecetti remodeling at 151 Mann Street $125 Tony Pecetti remodeling at 161 Mann Street $125 Tony Pecetti remodeling at 171 Mann Street $125 A Pincolini duplex at 640 West irst Street $9000 A Pincolini duplex at 540 Willow Street $9000 Eugenia Woods remodeling at 735 Plumas Street $400 James Hayden remodeling at 531 South Center Street $450 Henry Esatti remodeling at 1052 Bell Street $325 irst Church Parsonage remodeling at 128 Mill Street $200 Gresh am residence at 556 Vassar Street $1000 Karl Broberg resi dence at 437 West Taylor Street $5000 Caterina Gardella remod eling at 433 Quincy Street $190 Bruce Thompson remodeling at 1078 Evans Avenue $270 CARD THANKS Mnnc Ccrptralicn of America presents IN PERSON BING CROSBY MARTIN RATHBONE Oscar Levant Lillian Cornell Oscar Shaw Charley Grapewin Jean Cagney Directed by VICTOR SCHERTZINGER A Paramount Picture' THAT'S OR ME" OREVER" PON WANT TO CRY ANY MORE" "kht ihm vri ine Kivt (Continued from Page 1) heard and saw during the seconds preceding the crash husband was out on the front porch with the children the Mrs Clar Ekice Bishop said of a sud Tren there was a roar and a big crash which lighted up the whole inside of the house with a bright flash My husband pushed the children inside because we thought something was going to hit us I never saw the Clarence Bishop said he thought that the pilot might have seen Short Hill mountain ahead of him and gunned the motors to circle and get over it "Seems like this thing blasted out all at said William In sling a dairyman living four miles from the scene of the crash "The pilot seemed to have given her the gun and then Mystery Paper Ernest Graham who with other threshers had taken refuge beside their machine during the storm reported the mysterious evidence of fire preceding the crash He was about half a mile from the point of the crash the plane swooped down over us we saw a piece of paper coming down and it was on Graham said "The rain was fierce then and it was out before it hit the Graham retrieved the charred paper and found it was a partially burned Pennsylvania Central Air lines form carrying at the top in small letters "orm of PCA No Beneath this heading was "Pennsylvania Central Air Line Corp Allegheny county airport The remainder of the form was not legible No one actually saw the plane strike the ground but the Bishop family and others near the scene agreed that there was an ex plosion The fragments of the wreckage tended to confirm this The plane crashed about 400 yards from the Bishop house and fragments of the motor were blown over the house A part of one body was 2000 feet from where the motors were imbedded in the mud The bodies were scattered chief ly over a radius of 500 yards Dr John Gibson Loudon county cor oner took charge of the difficult identification work Mall Collected When investigators reached the scene tonight oil flares illumin ated the alfalfa field which was roped off and placed under guard at orders of CAB inspectors Access to the scene was diffi cult The storm of cloudburst proportions was called the worst this extreme northern part of Vir ginia has seen in 10 years Many roads were blocked off due to washouts lickering oil flares marked great chasms in the roads Crowder a PCA traffic official supervised the collection of the mail cargo It was placed in a heap near the wreck age awaiting arrival of inspec tors IXD hij ORCHESTRA CARMINE KENT TAYLOR KATHARINE ALDRIDGE ELYSE KNOX LAURA HOPE CREWS JESSIE RALPH HARRY SHANNON VAUGHAN GLASER RAND BROOKS A 2CHK CMimry ax biggest and best picture by faj OPEN 12:43 AiriyAii CHESTER i A VIRGINIA MORRIS GREY LATEST ISSUE OX NEWS MARCH TIME JBUDft Color Cartoon a Bowery on her own in Park Avenue trying so hard to be a lady A story stirringly emotional as it riotously hilarious! 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