Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. január-június (23. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)

1940-02-15 / 7. szám

February 15, 1940.

Verhovayak Lapja

Page 7

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Branch 498 — Aliquippa, Pa.

Howdy, folks. This is the dude cowboy from Aliquippa. Thats what everybody calls me. On account of my liking western tunes. Well, I see we finally got the bi-montly journal. Now to get down to my regular column.

RIDDLES: (Answers next issue)

1. Why is a drawn tooth like a thing forgot?

2. What is the difference between a barber and a sculptor?

3. Why is a pious man like a shifting shovel?

4. What kind of a hen lays longest?

6. Why are bookkeepers like chickens?

POPULAR TOASTS:

— 1 —

Here’s to those who love us

if we only cared,

Here’s to those we’d love if we only dared.

— 2 —

Here’s to one and only one,

And may that one be she,

Who loves but one and only one, And may that one be me.

TRICKS WITH CARDS:

To find a certain card after it has been shuffled in the pack:

As you shuffle the cards, note the bottom one, being careful not to shuffle it from its place. Then let any one draw a card from the middle of the pack; look at it and place it on top. Let him then cut pack. The card in question will be found in front of the one which was at first the bottom card.

MORE QUEER QUESTIONS:

1. How much is a third and half a third of 5?

2. A snail climbing up a post

20 feet high ascends five feet every day and slips down four feet every night. How long will It take to go to the top of the post? (Answer next issue.)

Answers to last months Riddles:

1. Five cents.

2. He is a back-biter,

3. She is a cat-erect (Cataract).

4. Mis-fortune.

5. Mis-chance, mis-fortune, mishap.

Trick with cards: The Recruit Trick:

The two rejected are two of them who only have one eye.

More Queer Questions:

1. Twenty-nine days.

2. 7 and 1.

3. Twenty pounds. Ten pounds, and half its own weight which ten pounds equals twenty pounds.

Did you guess the answers right folks?

Here is a tip to the folks in Western Pennsylvania. If you

ever see a strange fella in your town dressed up as a dude cowboy it might be no other than Yours truly. Yep, a strolling Tenderfoot Cowboy. Adios.

“SILENT."--------------o-------------BRANCH 429 SETS DATE

The regular monthly meeting of Branch 429, Dearborn, Michigan will be held Sunday, February 25th at 2:30 p. m. in the home of our new President, Joseph Greenwald.

Directions to reach the home are as follows:

Go out Ford Road to about five blocks past Outer Drive; turn left (towards Michigan Avenue) to N. Mildred Street and the number on Mildred is 1810.

Kindly bring your dues as they will be sent to the Home Office on Monday, February 26th.

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It is with deep regret that this item is entered in this month’s journal.

Mr. Joseph László, Sr. of 7039 Kingsley Avenue, Dearborn, died on January 30th at 3:00 p. m.

Mr. László had been a member of the Verhovay Association for about 25 years.

While in Wyoming he was secretary of the branch there.

The members of Branch 429 extend deepest sympathies to the László Family in their sorrow.

Another Sensational Membership Contest of the

Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association

Rousing Nation-Wide Interest and Unequaled in Its Scope!

NEVER

have such valuable prizes been awarded by a fraternal society, church or any other organization, and

NEVER

has there been such a contest by the Verhovay!

49 Wonderful Awards Offered

The 49 Awards are the Following:

The First Award: ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1000.00) IN CASH Five Secondary Awards: FIVE BEAUTIFUL NEW AUTOMOBILES.

THE OTHER PRIZES:

One $500.00 Cash Award Twenty $100.00 Cash Awards, and

One $300.00 Cash Award Twenty $50.00 Cash Awards

One $200.00 Cash Award

ANYONE CAN WIN A PRIZE

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who is already a member of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, or joins the Association now, and increases the ranks of our Association by securing new members.

RULES OF THE CONTEST ARE:

1. It is compulsory for every contestant to be a member of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, or if not a member, join the Association at once and pay in monthly dues for a half year in advance.

2. The counting of the results of the contest will be made on the basis of the following key:

ORDINARY INSURANCE

(If monthly dues are paid for six months in advance)

For securing a $ 250.00 membership ....................... 500 points

For securing a 500.00 membership ..................................... 1,000 points

For securing a 1000.00 membership .......................................................... 2,000 points

For securing a 5000.00 membership ...........................................................10,000 points

(If monthly dues are paid for a full year in advance)

For securing a $ 250.00 membership ......... 1,500 points

For securing a 500.00 membership ........................................................... 3,000 points

For securing a 1000.00 membership ............................................. 6,000 points

For securing a 5000.00 membership ...........................................................30,000 points

Amounts of insurance coming in between any of the above amounts will be computed according to the above table and credited to the contestant.

IN THE JUNIOR ORDER

For a fifteen cent monthly premium each new member represents 400 points For a twenty-five cent monthly premium each new member represents 600 points

(If monthly dues are paid for a full year in advance)

For a 15 cent monthly premium each new member represents 1200 points For a 25 cent monthly premium each new member represents 2000 points

This sensational and large-scale membership

Contest Begins on February 1, 1940 and Closes on December 31,1940

In awarding the First Prize, the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association stipulates however that the winner must secure at least 400,000 points, while in order to win one of the five automobile awards the winners must secure at least 250,000 points each; the winners of the following awards must secure minimum

results in proportion to the above: that is:

For the $500.00 Cash Award ............................... 200,000 points

For the $300.00 Cash Award ....................................................... 125,000 points

For the $200.00 Cash Award ....................................................... 75,000 points

For the $100.00 Cash Award ................................................,... 40,000 points

For the $ 50.00 Cash Award ..................................................... 25,000 points

3. We wish to call attention here to emphasize the fact that anyone securing a new member may present his contest-points to any contestant whom he wishes, but when that is done, he cannot reclaim same for himself again.

4. The closing day of the contest is December 31, 1940, 12 o’clock noon.

5. Only those monthly dues will be considered in determining the contest results, which are actually in the Supreme Treasury as of December 31, 1940.

6. In awarding the prizes, only those new members will be taken into consideration, whose monthly dues are paid to December 31, 1940.

7. The prizes will be awarded by a Committee appointed for this purpose. The members of this Committee will be chosen from the Board of Directors, the Comptrolling Committee, and the Supreme Officers.

8. The following cannot take part in the Contest: Any Supreme Officer of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, any employee of the Home Office, any District Manager or any member of their families.

9. Any member of any branch of the Association may take part in the contest, secretaries and officers of the branches, or a branch may choose one member and assist that one member in securing one of the awards.

10. The Home Office of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association will keep a correct and precise record of the contest points. All instructions and printed matter necessary for beginning the work of securing members may be had free of charge from any District Manager, branch Secretary or directly from the Home Office.

11. Anyone wishing to take part in the Contest must report this on an Official Entry Blank to the Home Office. The request should be addressed to Mr. Joseph Darago, President, 345 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.

12. In order to receive proper credit a contest form must be sent to the Home Office for each and every new member secured, after whom credits are desired.