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T ST. MAN
SIN CHURCH
el Bracken Stricken
Whfle Attending Mass;
Funeral Thursday
Michael Bracken. 33 Colley street,
died suddenly yesterday morning
White attending Maas at the Blessed
acrament church. Death was due
to a heart attack, according to Dr.
Bdward H. Kirschbaum. medical ex
aminer. The Waterbury hospital
ambulance responded to a call from
the church by Dr. Nicholas Phillips
Interne, who prom/’need the man
dead on arrival at the hospital.
Mr. Bracken was born In Pough
keepsie .and had been a resident of
Waterbury for 45 years.
He was employed by the French
Jdfg. Co. He was a communicant
of the Blessed Sacrament church
and was a member of the Holy
Name society of the parish.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ellen
(Burns) Bracken, a daughter, Mrs.
William D. Hayes, this city; a son.
Joseph H. Bracken, Newport, R. I;
a brother, Thomas, Bridgeport, and
four granddaughters.
The funeral will be held from the
Mulvllle funeral home, 270 West
Main street, at 8:15 a. m. Thursday
to the Blessed Sacrament church
for a solemn high Mass at 9 Burial
will be In Calvary cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home from
2 to 10 p. m. today and tomorrow.
REPORT MENTIONS
WATEKBUKY AKEA
Home for Aged, Infirm
May Be Erected in This
Vicinity
Can and maintenance for the
90.000 chronically 111 and infirm of
■ the state, over half of whom are be
I yond 10 years of age, will In part be
provided for by construction of an
L infirmary building In the Waterbury
ft area, according to a report of the
P Public Welfare Council released yes
terday.
liOcal authorities stated they were
unaware of any plans for such a
building here and had not been ap
proached as to such a plan.
Plve Infirmaries costing from
94.000. 000 to $4,800,000 are suggested
within the report to provide a total
Ot, 3,000 beds, the Infirmaries to be
located In Waterbury, Hartford, New
Havw, Bridgeport and Norwich
area*
The Councils report and recom
mendations will be presented to the
1945 Legislature. The latter body
had commissioned the Council to
male# a study.
It Is estimated administration
of the program under a recoin- !
mended separate commission
would cost from $4,600,000 to $5.
580.000 If totally adopted, or about
91.000. 000 more than It costs the
--~**tate now to pay for these wards.
The Council was Instructed by the
*1M9 Legislature to make the study,
‘and reports to the 1945 session
TRAGIC DEATHS IN
STATE RECORDED
Hartford. Conn. Jan. 2—(UP)—
Connecticut went through the long
holiday week-end with only on'.'
■fatal highway accident.
\ Adolph Dvorak, 45. Hadlyme. was
•killed in an automobile collision at
tHaddain. Seven deaths were report
•ed from other causes
• William Jarvis, 64, was burned to
’death in his home at Voiuntown
and police said he had fallen aselep
while smoking.
At New Haven, three-months-old
William Foet&ch succumed to burns
suffered in a fire which claimed the
lives of his father, mother, and two
years-old sister, Frances. A defec
tive kitchen oil burner was blamed
for the fire.
The medical examiner gave a ver
dict of suicide in the death oi Kui
Wood, 36, who hanged himself
"In his home at New Canaan.
Harold A. Wolford, 34, was found
dead in his automobile at Orange,
asphyxiated by carbon monoxide
gas fumes.
POSITIONS OPEN
; TO INTERVIEWERS
, To carry the work load imposed by
recruiting activities, the i
U. S. Employment Bervice is
for Interviewers »t salaries |
a year for 48 hours. Ex- |
In personnel work, inter- i
administration, law .skilled
or industrial or flnanrtul
a qualifying
_nd women who ate imerest
may obtain further information
Post Office or U. 8. Employ- I
Service and an application
be filed with Miss Nancy
j Civil Service Represent!! -
414 Capitol avenue, Hartford
tlcut All hiring will he
according to the directives nt
War Manpower Commission.
GE INTENTIONS
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and Phllomrna Pic
14 Barkeiey avenue.
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SEASON'S
GREETINGS
To Our Many
and Cuatomera!
• BVY BONDS •
Yanks Win On Grim Scoreboard
SINCE PACIFIC
WAR BEGAN
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U. S. LOSSB f
JAP LOSSES
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U. S. LOSSES
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ON LEYTE ISLAND ALONE
American techniques and superior firepower are getting the Job done
in the Pacific, as far as eliminating the Jap Is concerned. Since the
start of the war, our men have been knocking off Nips at the rate of
13 dead Japs to one dead Yank, as above chart shows. On Leyte Is
land the ratio was even higher—31 to 1, with the Japs still on the
big end of the death score. Center pictures show American grave, left,
and Jap grave, right.
Numerous Mishaps Here
Over Holiday Week-End
Pour persons hospitalized after
eating canned peaches Sunday after i
noon, were discharged from St. ]
Mary s hospital this morning. They i
are: Thomas Ranando. 101 Norton i
street; his wife. Rase; their daugh- ;
ter. Barbara, 12. and a holiday i
guest. Miss Lucy Donofrlo, Rock
away avenue.
Seven persons required hospital
treatment after falls on the Ice after
the week-end. They are: Pa;rick
Lynch, 27 Pemberton street; Nich
olas Sullivan, 20 Houston street;
Thomas Caulfield, 18 Lawrence
street; Louis Pcsce, 225 Hill street;
John DISpoto, 63 Hawthorne ave
nue, Lucille Cyr, 162 South Elm
street, and Kasmir Drenel, 96 South
Leonard street.
\ -
Miss Lucy Brogust 60. 113 Oreen
street, was reported In poor condi
tion this morning at St. Mary's
hospital where she was admitted
yesterday afternoon after she col
lapsed on the street near her home.
Rocco Guerrera, 48 North Beacon
street, was admitted to Waterbury
hospital Saturday aftern sustain
ing a fracture of the left leg when
it was caught between a jitney and
a truck at the Chase Metal Works.
Mrs. Catherine Robertson, 92 High
street sustained a back injury In
a minor traffic accident Saturday
afternoon. She was treated by Dr.
Chris Neuswanger, 89 North Main
street
• •
OBITUARY
• •
1)11,1,ON—John J. Dillon, father
of Rev. Paul B. Dilon, Army chap
lain, now at Camp Claiborne, La.,
died at his home, 1179 Baldwin
street, Sunday after a short Illness.
Mr. Dillon was also the father of
several local and Hartlord school
teachers.
He was bom in Ireland and
came to Waterbury 60 years ago,
residing 40 years in the Brooklyn
section and the last 20 years on
Washington Hill. He was a commu
nicant of St. Francis Xavier church,
a member of the Holy Name society
of that parish and of Court Oregon,
Foresters of America.
He leaves four sons. Father Dil
lon, William of the local post office;
John, of the faculty of Bulkley
high school, Hartford; Edward of
the faculty of East Hartford high
school; two daughters, Anastasia
Dillon of the faculty oi Mtrrlman
school of tills city and Margaret
Dillon of the Washington school
faculty, besides four grandchil
dren.
The funeral will be held from
the home, 1179 Baldwin street, to
morrow at 8:15 with a solemn high
Maas at. St. Francis Xavier church
at 9. Burial will be in old St. Jo
seph cemetery. Friends may call at
the home this afternoon and eve
ning.
O'CONNOR—Mrs Maly iHodappi
Hermann O'Connor, wife of James
O'Connor, 71 Plaza avenue, died
at her home Sunday night. Born in
New Brunswick, N. J.. she was the
daughter of the late John and Mary
(Danbury i Hodapp. She was a
member of Christ Chapel.
Surviving beside;, her husband j
are a uaugiuer, ivus. nanguuu
Warren; a brother, Alfred Hodapp,
a sister. Mrs. Sadie Morse, all of
Waterbary; a step-son, SKt. George
O'Connor, U. S. Army, serving hi
France.
The funeral wii be iheld at 3:30
p. m. tomorrow at the Alderson
I funeral home. 70 Central avenue,
i Kev. Samuel Budde, vicar of Christ
| Chapel officiating. Burial will be
m old Pine Grove cemetery. Friends
| may call at the funeral home 3 to
5 and 7 to 9 p. m. today.
IRWIN—Mrs. Cecilia iHavilend)
I Irwin, widow of Joseph Irwin, died
yesterday after an extended illness.
I She was born in East Boston. Mass.,
and had been a resident of Water*
| bury lor 45 years. Mrs. Irwin was
[a practical nurse here and was a
j member ol the First Baptist church.
Survivors include a daughter,
' Mr. . Clarence Slater, a son. Al
ton Irwin, both ot Waterbary, and
i three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held to
morrow at i p. m. at the Snyder
funeral home 114 Willow street, Rev.
David Game pastor of F’trst Bup
| list church, officiating. Burial
will be in We.it cemetery, Bristol.
Friends may call at the funeral
home tonight from 7 to 9 p. m.
. FAKSHENKKK -Mrc. E r n estine
\ Passbcnder. widow of John Pass
bender. died at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Elsa Walther Stam
ford. Saturday after a two weeks'
illness.
Mrs. Pas*bender was born in
Germany Dec. 9 1 859. and came to
this country 55 years ago. Kite and
1 her husband resided on Walnut
street in Seymour Alter the death
| of Mr. Fassbender about two years
I ...... 1 a mil it. Uifiin'ni H If. II' i»
will) Iht daughter.
She was h member of Immanuel
Lutheran church and of its Ladies'
Air Society
Surviving besides Ml's. Walther
are two sons. Alex Kiss bender of
V'sterbury and Wllllan) Fassben
der, of Altsonla; five grand chil
dren and two It real grandchildren
Funeral services will be held at
the Ward funeral home, 16 Pine
Street, tomorrow at 3 p. in. with
I Rev. Otto A Borchett pastor of
Immanuel Lutheran church, offt
I elating. The funeral home will be
I open Tuesday from 7 to I) p m In
| teiment wd. be In Union cemetery,
Seymour at conveniences of the
| family.
MeNIII— John T. McNIff tiled
Saturduy at his home, 10 Water
ville street. Born 111 Bolton, Eng
land he had been employed at the
Howland and Hughes Co. lor more
than 40 yeurs until Ida retirement
aeven years ago
Surviving are his ton. Alty. Ray
mond McNIff, New tfork city; two
daughters, Miss Helen R McNIff,
member of the Wtiby high school
faculty, and Miss Alice M. Mc
NIff, teacher at Webster school.
Tlie funeral was held lhis morn
ing from the Lunny funeral home,
26 Central avenue, to St Margaret's
church at 10 for a solemn high
Mass celebrated by Rev. J. Oliver
Cronan. Rev. Francis Bratton waa
deacon and Rev. Patrick Paherty,
C. M, was sub-deacon. Burial waa
In Calvary cemetery, Father Cro
nen officiating
BOSTic—Mrs Fannie Bostic.
lied Sunday afternoon at the
lomc of her daughter, Mrs. Seamore
McDaniel, 23 Vine St. after a brief
Illness. She was born Jan. 9. 1873 in
Society Hill, S. C„ and came to
Waterbury in 1933. She was a mem
ber of the Church of God in Christ.
Surviving besides her daughter.
Mrs. Laura McDaniel, are a son,
James Bostic, of Waterbury and
an aunt. Mrs. Rena King, Society
Hill. S. C.
The funeral will be held Wed
nesday at 1 p. m. from the Keyes
funeral home, 69 Pearl St., to the
Church of God in Christ. 49 Ab
bott Ave.. at 1:30 p. m., Elder Rich
ardson. pastor, officiating. Burial
will be in Society Hill S. C.
Friends may call at the funeral
home from noon to 10 p. in. today.
JAMES—Edward James, 71. Po
tucccs Ring road, Wolcott, died Sat
urday afternoon at St. Mary’s hos
pital' He was born in England, the
son of Henry and Mary (Gillls)
James. He was formerly employed
by the Ford Motor Co.. Detroit,
Mich., and retired in 1932 when he
came to Waterbury A member of
the First Methodist church, Mr.
James also belonged to the Ancient
Order of Foresters of America.
Surviving are his wife, Annie
iGillisi De Vore James; two daugh
ters. Mrs. Stephen De.stiso, Wolcott,
and Mrs. Allred Tillin, Detroit; a
grandson, and several nieces and
nephews in Michigan.
The funeral was held front the
Alderson funeral home, 70 Central
avenue, Tuesday, at 11 a. m.. Rev.
John J. Snavely, pastor of First
Methodist church, officiating.
HI NUL—urs. Marie
geliniKunkel, wife of John J. Kun
kel, died at her home, 21 Palrview
street Sunday night. She was born
Aug. 20. 1863 In Hartford. Besides
her husband she leaves one son,
Arthur J. Kunkel of this city; one
brother, Andrew Spengelin of Hart
ford; two grandchildren, two great
grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
She and her husband celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary on
Oct. 28, 1941. She was a member
of the Second Congregational church
and the Ladles' association of that
church and the Concordia Ladies.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
nt 2 p. m from the Alderson funeral
home, 70 Central avenue. Rev, Dr.
J C. Walker of the Second church
officiating. Burial will be in River
side cemetery. Friends may call
:it the funeral home today from 3 to
5 and 7 to 9. Friends arc asked to
omit flowers.
McCiRATH-Mrs. Margaret Me
Grath, widow of Thomas F. Mc
Grath, died late Sunday night ut
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Dennis J. Clancy 58 Holmes ave
nue.
Surviving besides Mrs. Clancy,
are another daughter, Mrs. Michael
R, Kurpclman: three grandchildren,
Maj. Howard Clancy Cpl. Herbert
Karpelman and Miss Florence Kar
pelman.
Friends may call ut Lhe Mulville
funeral home, 270 West Main street,,
from 7 to 10 tonight. Burial will
Im> at the convenience of the family.
Friends are asked to omit flowers.
OAKFS Word has hern received
here of the sudden death in Pitis
tord, N. V. on Dec. 19. of Fid win
A, Oakes, 71, Waterbmy resident
for 40 years until about five years
nun u/hr>n h#* ailh Virv flnki-s, innle
ii|> their residence with the latter's
sister Mrs. Ernest Olds. Westbrook
Rd . Plttslord.
Mr. Onke.s was a tiieinbcr ul
Nosahogan Lodge of Odd Fellows
und of the First Methodist Church
here He wus an expert toolmaker
and was employed at 8lmonsvll|c
Mix Co, tiurlliK the last several
years of his residence in Water
bury, lie was born In Chulhain, N.
V
Besides his wife Mrs. Winifred
Winehell Oakes, lie leaves a broth
er, George, Homestead Fla. und
several nieces und nephews. Play
er service was held in Plttsford, on
Dee 21 and funeral and burial were
In Housatouic, Mass
LANIIZIL'M John Joseph Land
ulus, 047 Washington avenue, died
at his home Sunday afternoon after
a brief illness. Born In Lithuania,
he came to Waterbury and had
been a resident here for 22 year*. He
was employed at Chase Metal
Work*, and was a member of the
Lithuanian Independent Political
club and communicant of St. Jo
seph* church.
Surviving are liis wife. Mary
Land/1 us; three daughter*, Mrs
Alexander Markevich Misses Adele
and Patricia Land/lus all of Water
bury; a brother and three *l*tera
In Lithuania.
The funeral will be held from
the residence tomorrow morning ai
8:45 to St. Joseph's church where a
solemn high Mas* of requiem will
be celebrated at 9:30 Interment
will be in the family plot Calvary
cemetery. Friend* may call at the
home* after 3 p. m.
HENNESSEY—John A. Hennes
sey, of 154 South Elm street, died
suddenly Sunday at St. Mary’s hos
pital. Son of the late John and
Hannah • Foley l Hennessey, Mr.
Hennessey was a native of Bridge
port and had lived in Watcrbury
for more than 45 years. He was
graduated from St. Mary's paro
chial school and the Post Business
college. A veteran of World War
r, he served overseas with the Went
worth Institute Military detach
ment. He was employed by the
Scovill Mfg. Co. for more than 25
years and was a communicant of
the Immeculate Conception church.
Surviving are a sister, Miss
Anna C. Hennessey, New York
city; a brother. Rev. Augustine J.
Hennessey, pastor of St. Patrick’s
church. Mystic.
The funeral will be held tomor
row at 8:30 a. m. from the Bcrgln
funeral home. 290 East Main street,
to the Church of the Immaculate
Conception where a solemn, high
Mass of requiem will be celebrated
at 9 Burial will be in the new St.
Joseph cemetery. Friends may call
at tlie funeral home this afternoon
and evening.
THORN—Walter Edward Thorn,
associated for a long period with
the Prudential Life Insurance Co.,
died Sunday night at his home, 23
Coe street, after a brief illness.
Mr. Thorn was born in Patterson,
N. Y., a son of George and Mary
• Kelly) Thorn. For several years
he was superintendent of the Pru
dential Life Insurance Co. office in
Torrington. He came to Waterbury
25 years ago and was identified
with the same firm until his retire
ment 11 years ago.
tin fro Irnni inuie
,r ih,, _
ers of America, Waterbury unit, and
a member of the Odd Fellows. He
was a communicant of the Imma
culate Conception church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Be
atrice (Durkin) Thorn; three sons,
Walter, Jr., and Everett, Waterbury,
and Seaman 2c Edward, Navy; four
daughters. Mrs. Arthur Sullivan,
Mrs. William Stanton and Miss
Gcorgiana Thorn, all of Waterbury,
and Mrs. Harry Burke, Saratoga
Springs, N. Y.; a brother, Oeorge,
Danbury, and 10 grande, ildren.
The iuncral will be held from the
Bergin funeral home. 290 East Main
street, Thursday morning at 8:30 to
the Immaculate Conception church
at 9 for a solemn high Mass. Bjr
ial will be in Calvary cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home today and tomorrow after
noon and evening.
MIIJ.ER Mr.s. Daisy Gertrude
(Davis) Miller, widow of William P.
Miller. 579 Watertown avenue, died
yesterday at her home after a brief
illness. She was born July 23, 1877
in Oakville, the daughter of the late
William H. and Eliza J. (Reed)
Davis,
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs
George H. Wells, Mrs. Clara Ander
son and Miss Ruth Davis, all of Wa
terbury; and three nieces.
The funeral will be held from the
Aldcrson funeral home, 70 Central
avenue, at 11 it. in. tomorrow. Rev,
Alan M. Fail-bank, pastor of the
Bunker Hill Congregational church,
olflcating. Burial will be In Pine
Grove cemetery. Friends may cull
at the funeral home from 7 to 9 to
night.
WOMEN INSPECTORS
BEING RECRUITED
Women inspectors are being
sought by the War and Navy De
partments so that they may meet
commitments to our forces overseas.
Only three months of any type of
work experience or a high school
duration is qualifying for positions
paying 833 a week for 48 hours.
Women should see Miss Nancy
Norton at the U. H. Employment
Service in Waterbary this Thursday,
January 4th. Ml hiring wiil bit in
accordance will) the directives of
tile War Manpower Commission
DECLINE NOTED IN
RETAIL BUSINESS
Total dollar sales of 1187,126 for
18 Waterbury retail Arms durln
i November of 1944 were one percent
I greater than sales of November,
I 1943. but two percent less than sales
of the previous month of 1944. Bales
for the Arms reporting for the
eleven month period of 1944 were
one percent greater than the slml*
liar period of the year previous.
The report was contained in the
moat recent census bureau report of
the department of commerce for*
warded to The Democrat.
Eire la to have ita Ant biographl
cal dictionary of Irish writers.
Eugene Steck m reported In
good condition this morning at St.
Mary's hospital where he wax ad*
mitted following an automobile ac
cident early yesterday morning. Max
Shulkln, 3k, 335 Orange street, whose
car struck Stack's on Baldwin street
Ext., was notified to appear In City
Court on a road rules charges by
Mctor Patrolmen Walter Ogrisek
and John Phelan.
Michael Hanlx, 1V», 257 Congress
avenue, Is under treatment at Wa
terbury hospital for a head injury
suffered last night In a fall at his
home.
John Carroll, 425 Piedmont street,
was treated at St. Mary’s hospital
Saturday after catching his arm In
the wringer of a washing machine.
Mrs. Rose DcPardo, 2005 Baldwin
street, was treated at Waterbury
Hospital Sunday morning for lacera
tions of the hands suffered while
working a foot press at the U. S.
Time Corp.
Patrick Olynn, South Leonard
street was admitted Saturday night
to St. Mary's hospital for treatment
of a poslble fractured left ankle.
Donald McPhee, 47 Harker ave
nue, was treated at St. Mary'n hos
pital Saturday for a sprain to his
left ankle, which had been previous
ly injured in Army service.
Margaret Hayes. 5, of 937 South
Main street was kept overnight at
St. Mary's hospital for observation
after she swallowed a five cent piece
at her home.
FUNERALS
A memorial service for First Lt.
John I. Cookson, killed in action
In the European theater Dec. 10.
was held Sunday afternoon at 3 in
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Lt.
Cookson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward M. Cookson. 933 Cooke street,
entered t service June 5, 1941. and
was commissioned Nov. 4, 1942, at
Fort Benning, Ga.
The officer, whose wife is the
former Dorothy Richards, 128 Shef
field street, was awarded the Purple
Heart for wounds suffered July 10
in France and a Bronze Star Medal
for heroic achievement in action.
The funeral of John Reder, 118
Easton avenue, was held from the
Alderson funeral home, 70 Central
avenue, today at 2 p. m., Rev. Rob
ert Heydenreich, pastor of First
Lutheran church, officiating. Bur
ial was in new Pine Grove cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Susan Mon
geau Moshier, widow of Fred Mu
shier, was held this morning at
9:15 from the Mulville Funeral
Home, 270 West Main street, to St.
Thomas's church at 10 where a
solemn high Mass of requiem was
celebrated by her brother, Rev.
Myles Galvin, pastor of St. John's
church, Watertown. Rev. John Mc
Carthy was deacon and Rev. Ger
ald Gaucher was sub-deacon. Rev.
John Sullivan was master of cere
monies. Seated in the sanctuary
were Rev. John Kennedy, Rev.
Joseph Daly. Rev. Edward Morrison,
Rev. Henry McCormick, Rev.
Thomas McGarry and Rev. George
Reilley.
George Perreault was organist and
soloist. Burial was in old St.
St. Joseph’s cemetery, Father Ken
nedy officiating, assisted by the at
tending clergy. Bearers were Joseph
McCarthy, Henry Kllner, Thomas
Butler, Daniel Sullivan, John Quinn
and Joseph DilJane.
The funeral of Leo Gerard, 129
Griggs street, was held from the Mill
ville Funeral Home, 270 West Main
street, this morning at 8:15 to St.
Cecilia’s church at 9 for a solemn
high Mass. Rev. Peter Cuny was
celebrant, assisted by Rev. Lawrence
Skelly as deacon, and Rev. Thomas
Dlgnam, sub-deacon. Mrs. Albertine
O'Donnell was organist and soloist.
An honorary delegation represent
ing the Plume and Atwood Com
pany. Included: Robert Coughlin,
Joseph Grimes. James McDonald
and Edward O’Connor. Burial was In
Calvary cemetery with committal
services conducted by Father Cuny.
Bearers were: John Martinson,
Charles Frey, Charles Wollschlager,
Steplien Oyrlscko, Victor Metzer
and Joseph DeVylder.
The luneral of Fred 8. Henson.
El Petersburg, Fla:, formerly of
Waterbury, was held Saturday,
at the Alderson funeral home,
70 Central avenue, Rev. M. Webb
Wright, pastor of the South Fed
erated church, officiating. Burial
In new Pine Grove cemetery at
tiie con"enlence of the family.
Bearers, all railroad engineers, were
Harry Drlnkwater, Howard Reach,
James Calahan, Chester Baxter,
Walter Meehan and Frederick Jack
son.
The funeral of John Oxalic, 70
Welland avenue, wax held Saturday
morning Irom the Delinlks funeral
heme to St, John’.') church where
a solemn high Mass of requiem wax
celebrated by Rev, Anthuny Bru
■M of La flallette college, Hart
ford. Burial wax In Calvary ceme
tery with committal xervlee by
Pal her Bruges. Bearer* were John
McNamara. Martin Ariola, Robert
SumolU, Carmen Romuno. Henry
Stroke and Edward Leonard
The funeral of Anthony Innal
mo. 463 Congress avenue, waN held
Saturday from the Maiorano fu
neral home to he Church of Our
Lady of Mount Carmel where a
solemn high Mass wax celebrated
by Rev. Paul Rivard, assisted by
Rev. Patrick Flynn and Rev. Aus
tin Saunders, Mrs. Julia Morrone
was soloist, and Miss Winifred
Ciemlno, organist. Burial was In
Calvary cemetery with committal
service by Father Saunders. Bear
ers, all nephews, were Domestic Don
ald, and Prank Pinto, CpI. Donald
Pinto, Daniel and Frank Balclto and
Joseph Angeltcola.
The fun ral of Mrs, John A
Oiexk* y. 92 Wayland avenue, wax
held from the home Saturday
morning to Bt- Cecilia* church
where a solemn high Maxa of re
quiem wax celebrated by Rev. Pg
ter Cuney, assisted by Rev. John
Dial, deacon and Rev. James Sul
livan, sub-deacon. Mrs. Albertlne
O'Donnell waa organist and soloist
assisted bjr the choir of 8t. Cecilia's
church .Burial waa at Center ceme
tery, Norfolk. Bearers were Frank
Smith, Eugene Hayes, Edward, Har
t
They Don’t Like Yanks—Just Yank Chow
These German prisoner! hare no love for G. I. Joe— bnt Joe’s chow Is an entirely different story. For their
first hot meal In days, they wolf down Army “C" rati ons. Captives were lafcen by 7th Army troops on Al
sace-Germ an border.
old. Thomas and Russell O'Connor.
The funeral of Mrs Catarina
Papandrea, wife of Vincenzo Pa
pandrea, 1125 North Main street was
held Saturday from the Maiorano
funeral home to St. Lucy s church
where a solemn high Mass was
celebrated by Rev. Michael Mc
Verry and Rev. Italo Calcagnl.
Burial was In Calvary cemetery with
committal service by Father Scoglio.
Bearers were James Salvatore, Ar
thur Schiavone, Maurice McCarthy,
Michael Hanlon, Michael McKenna
and John Burns.
Tire funeral of Mrs. William
Richardson, 5«3 North Main street,
was held Sunday at the Snyder fu
neral home, 114 Willow street. Rev.
Daryl Williams, pastor of Prospect
Congregational church, officiating.
Burial was In Prospect Center cem
etery.
The funeral of Mrs. Emma E.
fWarland) Grahame, wife of Don
ald D. Grahame. Park road, Mld
dlebury, was held Saturday after
noon at Snyder funeral home, 114
Willow street, with Rev. James
Whitaker, pastor of Middlebury
Congregational church, officiating,
assisted by Rev. James Rowland,
former pastor. Burial was at new
Pine Grove cemetery at the con
venience of the family. A delega
tion of 11 officers from the Excel
sior Romona grange, headed by
Master William Brush, attended.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth
Frisbie, 215 Walnut street, was held
from the Mulvllle funeral home
Saturday to the Church cf the Im
maculate Conception where a sol
emn high Mass was celebrated. Bu
rial was in Calvary cemetery.
The funeral of Daniel Foley, 41
Holmes avenue, was held this
morning from the Mulville funeral
home, 270 West Main street, at 9:15
to the Church of the Immaculate
Conception at 9:45 where a solemn
high Mass of requiem was celebrat
. .1 i_ Y-1... DkillnUliccnv aecigfpri bv
Rev. George Reilley, deacon, and
Rev. Donald O’Leary, sub-deacon.
Rev. Thomas Lawlor of New Haven,
was seated In the sanctuary. Fred
erick Harmon was organist and
William O'Brien was soloist.
Burial was in old St. Joseph’s
cemetery, with committal services
conducted by Father Reilley. Bear
ers were: Edward O'Donnell. Wil
liam Sullivan, Robert Neagle, James
Neagle, Patrick Foley and Lawrence
Murphy.
The funeral of Robert P. Bar
bour, 16 Highland avenue, was held
yesterday at the Alderson funeral
home, Rev. Ivey J. Shuff, pastor
of Mill Plain Union church, offi
ciating. Burial will be in Ever
green cemetery, Watertown, at the
convenience of the family.
The funeral of Mrs Elizabeth
Gilchrist, wife of Samuel Gilchrist.
Watertown avenue, Oakville, was
held yesterday from the Hickcox
funeral home, 195 Main street, Wa
tertown, Rev. Oscar Locke, pastor
of the Union Congregational church,
officiating. Burial will be at the
convenience of the lamily.
The funeral of Donato A. Nardoz
zi, 265 Bishop street, was held yes
terday from the Colasanto funeral
home to the Church of Our Lady of
Lourdes where services were con
ducted by Rev. Roceo Nadlle.
Burial was in Calvary cemetery,
Father Nadlle conducting the com
mittal service. Bearers were John
Martlnelll, Vincent Custaldi, Sam
uel, Joseph, James and Dominic
Btolfi.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary M.
< Roberts! D>we, widow of William
H. Lowe, 23 Pine street, was held
yesterday at Trinity Episcopal
church, Rev Roger B. T An
UHOWMi t I.VWH |
wan in Riverside cemetery.
CHILDCARE GROUP
MEETING TONIGHT
A meeting of the Child-Care
committee will he held tonight at
5 p. m. with Marlon Hunt presid
ing as chairman. The meeting will
be a regular monthly one conduct
ed to review activities of the past
month, and will be held at the
Kingsbury Center.
N.tSSKI
MAMIKKV—-Third anniversary Minn
rauulani M ill ha i etcbiulcd TIiUI'h
<luy morning ul K:<>0 o'clock, at
the Immaculate iViiKippIlan Church
fur lli<- ri'iioau ul l|i«- xoul uf Ihu
lair Meulaiuilil J. Ileliadlel Ma
loney
miJUIIIll A iiimii lli'a in lull Maaa
uf rnuulriii will ha ealebrateii Wad
iirailay morning, at S o'clock, at
fiur Cady of l.ourrtee Church, for
Ilia i»|m»ii uf Ilia auul uf Ilia lata
riuniaiilii gallnurdl.
Hilt I,AM — Muolli'a mind Maaa uf
I'Minii in will Ini erlahratad Weil
lieaday muni ilia at SlOO o'clock, at
HI. Mlcharl’a i.'hurrh, fur the re
liuar uf Ilia auul uf the lata Julio
1 K. Hoy la 0.
t|l llil'hK t'lrm annlveraary Maaa
uf raitulrin will h» celebrated
WediK’Nilay morning, at I;b0 o'clock
at Ilia Immauulata Conception
I Church, for the repose of the auul
of the late Mary V. Uulltrr.
1 TOW*--FI ret annlveraary Maaa of
requiem will be eelebreted Wed
I nesdey morning, Jan. Ird, at l;0t)
o'clock, at the Inored Heart
Church, for the reptiae of the aottl
1 »f the late Hleter Mery Clarice
■ Tobin.
PLAN TO IMPORT
LABOR HALTED
New Contracts Retain Con*
tingent Expected to Come
to Waterbury
Jamaicans scheduled to come here
from Virginia for war jobs in Wa
terbury industry have been absorb
ed by employers in other parts of
the country, and importation from
Jamaica will now be necessary, it
was reported today.
Contracts of the Virginia Jamai
cans expired yesterday and n ew
ones were entered into with other
employers, it was disclosed. Con
tracts- made by local concerns are
reported still to be in the hands of
governments officials in Washing
ton, who must give their approval.
Groups of the Jamaicans have
been arriving in this country from
time to time and no difficulty is ex
pected to experienced by local con
cerns in securing the foreign help.
It is understood the next group will
arrive in this country Jan. 10.
Meanwhile plans to aid the labor
shortage here through use of sol
dier-help are expanding, with sev
eral additional concerns re|x>rted to
have petitioned the Springfield ord
nance district office for the sol
dier-workers. The Lux Clock Co.,
the Plume and Atwood Thomaston
branch, and the Scovill Mfg. Co. are
among those which have filed for
mal requests.
Fire Record
Firemen this morning responded
to a minor blaze caused by a de
m_41_ -II Rnnfnll
Cleaners, 1633 East Main itreet.
Yesterday firemen extinguished
a Are caused by defective wiring
in a closet at the home of Orville
Ard>:rn, 66 Alma street; and a
blaze of undetermined origin In a
boys’ shack at 7 North Beacon
street.
Investigating a call from a
passerby who thought he saw Are
in a building on East Main street.
Aremen discovered that it was the
reAection of a flame from a con
tainer of canned heat in the studio
of Gunther Mathes, photographer.
Sunday, Aremen were called to
extinguish a blare, caused by a
short circuit, in an automobile
owned by Martha Sweetser, 308
Willow street; and a veranda Are
at the home of Domenico Cancel
laro, 33 Ilillview avenue.
MUNICIPAL BOARDS
TO HOLD SESSIONS
City boards will meet this week
with the public works board sched
uled to meet tonight at 7:30 p. m.
On Wednesday afternoon the Are
and police boards will meet with
the former expected to review the
appointment of numerous cull men
and regulars. The city's Anance
board will meet Thursday.
On next Monday night, Jan, 8,
the city’s pension commission will
meet in the Anal session for draft
ing a Anal peiuicn gill for presenta
tion to the mayor.
If Sickness Has
Discouraged You
If you or any
one, dear to
you, are ail
ing, and you
ure discour
aged because
health Is be
1 n k denied
you, or your
loved ones,
then I want
you to know
that there is
a message of
hope for you
at this office.
For your own sake and for the
anke of those you love, investl
gate and learn for yourself how
Chiropractic treatment# as
(liven at this office, are restorin'!
health where drugs hud failed.
Records for the past 24 years
show cases of all descriptions re
stored to HEALTH - HEAD
TROUBLE, STOMACH, KID
NEY TROUBLE. LIVER,
THROAT, INTESTINAL.
CHRONIC CONSTIPATION,
ASTHMA, RHEUMATISM.
■ Muscular and Arthritis); NEU
RITIS. PARALYSIS. WEAK
AND DIZZY SPELLS. WEAK
NESS OP THE NERVOUS SYS
TEM. HIGH AND LOW BLOOD
PRESSURE. BACK PAINS and
WEAKNESS. LEO AND ARM
PAINS, etc. and etc.
Dr.G.A.Tranun
Chlrepraelle Specialist
COR BANK AND GRAND STS.
BUCKINGHAM BLDG.
; VS
WATERBURY’S ONLY I
j&M-'e*. REGISTERED
JEWELER
iiggp* AMERICAN
GEM SOCIETY
Our collection of diamonds has
pnuNril—Kfm by gem—the mo»l
rigid (mtH for really fine quality.
You cannot poaalbly Judge the
value of diamond* tinlca* you too
have had the training and ex
perience of a diamond apeclallat.
That In why It la wise to pur
fhaite your diamond* here—from
thoae who know . . • and are
able to help you buy.
PIERPONT'S
Hrslstrred Jewelers
American <«em Soplflj
159 BANK STREET
iiikd
BOSTIC—In thin city, Jan. 1st, 191"’,
Mrs. Fannie Bostic, of 34 Vine Si.
Funeral Wednesday at 1:30 p. m.,
from Keyes Funeral Home, 49 Ab
bott Avenue, to Church of Hod In
Christ. Burial in Society Hill, S.
C., cemetery. _
BIIACKF.N — 111 this city. Jail. 1st,
1943, Michael Bracken, of 33 Colley
Street.
Funeral Thursday at 8:lo a. in.,
from Mulville Funeral Home, 3,0
West Main Street, to Blessed
Sacrament Church, at- 9 a. m. Bur
ial in Calvary cemetery.
DILI,ON—In this city, Dec. 31st,
1944, John J. Dillon, of 1119 Bald
win Street.
Funeral Wednesday at 8:lo a. ni..
from the residence 1171* Baldwin
Street, to St. Francis Xavier
Church at 9 a. ni. Burial In old
St. Joseph’s cemetery.
HF.NN'KSSKV — In this city, Dec.
31st, 1 944, John A. Hennessey, of
154 South Klin Street.
Funeral Wednesday at 8:30 a. m.,
from Berlin Funeral Home, 33»
East Main Street, to Immaculate
Conception Church at 9 a. m. Bur
ial In new St. Joseph’s cemetery.
IRWIN—In this city, Jan. 1st, 194u,
Mrs. Cecilia. (Havlland) Irwin.
P'litiernl Wednesday at 2 p. m.. from
Snyder Funeral Home, 114 willow
Street, Burial in .Vest cemetery.
Bristol, at the convenience of the
family.
JAMES—In thie city, Dec. 30th, 1944,
Edward James, of 71 Potuccoa
Bond, Wolcott.
Funeral was Tuesday from Alder
son Funeral Home, 70 Central
Avenue. _
Kl'NKKf — In this city, Dec. 31st,
1 944, Mrs. Marie (Spengelln) Kun
kel, of 21 Falrvlew Street.
Funeral Wednesday at 2 p. in., from
Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Cen
tral Avenue. Burial In Riverside
cemetery.
I,AIM 1)7.14 N—In tills city, Dee. 31sR
1944, John Joseph Randzius, of 64 ■
Washington Avenue.
Funeral Wednesday at 8:43 a. m„
from the residence, 647 Washing
ton Avenue, to St. Joseph's Church
at 9:30 a. m. Burial in family plot
In Calvary cemetery.
Mali BATH—In this city, Dec. 31st
1944, Mrs. Margaret McGrath, of
58 Holmes Avenue.
Burial at the convenience of the
family.
Nrimyy—In tills city, Dec. 30th,
1944, John T. Mc.Niff, of 10 Water
vlllc Street.
Funeral Tuesday at 9;10 a. in., from
Runny Funeral Home, 25 Centra!
Avenue, to St. Margaret's Church,
at 10 a. m. Burial In Calvary
cemetery.
Ml I,I.Hit—In this city, Jan. 1st.
1945, Mrs. Daisy Gertrude (Davis)
Miller, of 579 Watertown Avenue.
Funeral Wednesday at 11 a. in., from
Aldcrson Funeral Home, 70 Cenlrul
Avenue. Burial In Bine Grove
cemetery.
OTOKNOH— In this city, Dec. 31st,
1944, Mrs. Mary (Ilodapp) Her
mann O'Connor, of 71 Plaaa Ave
nue.
Funeral Wednesday at 2:30 p. m.,
from Aldcrson Funeral Home, 70
Cciitru! Avenue. Burial In aid Bine
Grove cemetery.
TIIOIIM—In this city, Dec. 31 st,
1 94 4, Walter Edward Thorn, of 23
Coe Street.
Funeral Thursday at 8.20 a. in,
Kant Main Hired, to immueulalu
Conception ehurrh at I a. m. Bur
ial In Calvary cemetery.
C1HII Or TIM\K«
l wlah t» thank my many (rieiula,
relative" ami nclKhhora, for dural
offerlnK" an<l the cxpraealona of
yymiiathy and k I miller a aliown me
<1 uri11k my rei'enl liereavemenl, the
(Inalli of my halnvail mother, Billet
ilullnp MacDonald.
(HIk ne<l I
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290 East Main St. j
Tel. 3-0683 If
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270 W. MAIN ST.
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