The Waterbury Democrat. [volume], January 19, 1945, Page TWO, Image 2

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First Church Now
Lists 576 Members
Giles Anderson Named Clerk at Annual Meeting Last
Night; Ruth Camp Assistant Treasurer
‘ Hie annual meeting of the First
Church vu held last even tug in the
church parlors preceded by a buf
fet supper served by Mrs John L
ValU and Mr*. William A. Service,
chairmen; Mrs. Allen H. Boardmnn.
Mr*. Henry L. Orlggs, Mrs Earle H
Blanchard. Mrs Ellery C Kllbourn,
Mrs. Fred S. Smith
The reports for the past year acre
given showing the progress the
church ha* made The clerk re
ported 376 members.
The report of the Advisory Com
mittee was In the form ol a sample
meeting of the committee at which
the coming events were announced
The three pre-Lenten Thursday
meetings are again to be held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
D. Ely at which time Rev Kenneth
Anthony will lend the discussions on
The Old Testament Prophets
The Lenten services which have
AT INAUGURATION
JOHN S. MONAHAN
Mayor
Mayor John S. Mona«an lett
this afternoon for W>slilii||l(iii l<>
attend the Inaugural ceremonies
trlnf held tomorrow for President
Roosevelt. Thr Mayor will attend
as one of thr electoral college
members from Connecticut. Hr
plans to return Monduv. January
*9.
Mranwhilr ahlrrmanle president
Patrick Shra will olfiriatr during
th,» Interim as Mayor, and not
Htalc Senator Patrick Wallace as
erroneously reported elsewhere.
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36 Jefferson Sf.
bwn held for the community lor the
past twenty or more year* on Thurs
day wrung* during Lent will have
another fine llsi of speakers Dr.
James Oordon Gllkey ol the South
Congregational Church In Spring
field will open the series again this
year on February 15; Dr Charles R
Brown. Dean Emeritus of Yale Di
vinity School, will come on the Feb
ruary aa; Rev. Boh rend Mehrtens,
Trinity Lutheran Church, New Ha
ven, on March 1; l)r. Ralph W
Soeknian, pastor of the Christ
Methodist Church in New York and
radio preacher on WJ7. will preach
on March 8: Dr. Samuel M. Lindsay,
Brookline Baptist Church Brook
line iBostoni, Mass., will preach on
March 15. The .speaker for March
22 will be announced later On the
Thursday evening before Easter —
Maundy Thursday — 'The Service
of .Shadows" will be held as for the
past two years. Palm Hunday morn
ing the First Church choir will sing
Maunder'* "Olivet to Calvary".
Horace F Mallette and John C.
Bradley were elected deacons —
William A. Service and John L. Vaill
I terms of service expiring at this
time
Elected last last night were;
I Clerk. Giles R. Anderson; assist
1 ant clerk, William B McKenzie;
treasurer, Franklin E. Newbery;
assistant treasurer, Ruth E. Camp;
treasurer for the committee for War
Victims, William T. Bartlett; dea
cons for four years, John C. Brad
ley, Horace F. Mallette; advisory
rommlteo, members-ut-hirgc. two
years, Mrs. Gabriel Price, Mrs. John
C. Bradley. Chapin Dodson; repre
senting Men’s League, Malcolm Me
Dougall; representing Women's
Oluld, Mrs. David Babson; pruden
tial committee, O, Horace Baldwin,
William P. Arnold, Murk L. Sperry,
Jr„ K. Vincent Randall; music com
mittee, Richard D. Ely, chairman;
Mrs. G. Horace Baldwin, J. Warren
Upson, Mrs. J. O. P. Manlier/.;
church school, acting superintend
ent, C Edward Weber; treasurer,
i Mrs. Joseph L. Hetisel, secretaries,
' Mr*. Thomas W, Applcbec, Jr., Mrs.
j Clusseii Perkins; ushering commit
tee, Fred Huhr. chairman, Wilbur
j Stone, vice-chairman, Allen If,
1 HOurdmall, David F. Habsoil Mich
ael H. Toomey, Paul Reed, William
! A. .Service; Boy Scout committee,
i Fred S. Smith, chairman, Vincent
| Weaver, vice-chairman, Merwln o.
.Camp. Ellery C. Kllbourn, John L.
I Vaill; Wuterbury Council ol
! Churches, delegates, Mrs. Richard
I), Ely John C. Bradley; Wnler
I bui", Congregational Union, dcle
; gates. K. Vincent Randall.
LONGO GETS JAIL
TERM FOR ANSWER
Tells Judge He had Threat*
; ened to Leave City to
Avoid Paying Wife
A belated slip of Uie longue
netted a 30-day Jail sentence In
: superior court today for in i Daniel
) Uoiifto of Wuterliury, a.- he was
| ready to step down from the wit
| ness stand to wait out a four-day
| reprieve" grunted a lew minute
j lieiore on contempt proceedings.
Mrs. Nancy Aniutruda I-ongo. lilt
ex-wile, cliilmeu lie owed her $63(1
j in back payments for the support ol
1 i heir son. Appearing for hluiNell
1 Louiio tool; Uie stand and testified
I ill health had made him miss work
and he had been unable to keep up
; on payments. The Jurist entered a
; continuance until Tuesday.
A' the witness got up to leave the
stand. Atty. William P Werthelmei
asked permission to place one mor<
question. "Did you tell anyone you
would be uiiwillinK to pay your wifi
the money you owe her, ' he asked
LotUfo replied he had toid hit
employer and several other person
that li the Judge ordered him to pay
he would leave town.
.Judge Prank P. McEvoy immedi
ately imposed a 30-duy Juli sentence
j and asked the sheriff to take the
witness to the prisoners’ pell.
$5,618 AWARDED
INJURED WORKER
Payment of $5,61 B.25 will he made
| to Jeremlsh Sulllvna of 33 Hickory
I street, who sustained the loss of his
left arm while employed by the City
j of Waterbury last May 15, accord
| ing to an agreement appromed today
' by Compensation Commissioner
.John J. O'Connell.
The employe was Injured on a
city truck, and the amputation of
his arm was necessitated. Payments
will be made at the rate ol $20.43
weekly for 70 weeks, starting with
lust Nov. 5.
America of Tomorrow
Rev. Edw. A. Conway, S. J., Ph. D.
WILL DISCUSS
PATTERN FOR PEACE
ANI) THE
POST WAR PROBLEMS
Wilby High School Auditorium
Monday Evening, Jon. 22, 1945
At 8 O'Clock
SPONSORED BY THE
Wotorbury Council of Catholic Woman
NO ADMISSION CHARGE.
Mowed Down By Nazi Captors
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iNEA Telephoto by Hnliold Sclginiin for WPP by Rigmil Cortxs Radlolelrphoto)
Grim-faced Yanks check Identifications on the bodies of American soldiers who, after they were raptured
by Germans, acre machine-gunned mid left in a snow covered field near the village of Raugncx, Belgium.
The story of the wholesale massacre was told by 100 or more Americans who escaped. Arrow points to Red
Cross insignia on helmet of tin unarmed medical man.
NAMES PRESENTED
FOR HONOR ROLL
More Members of Com=
munity to Be honored;
Women’s Group Hlects
WATERVILLE
Correspondent'll rhnne— S-G511
Mrs, Joseph Me A rclltt has received
the following names for th" Wnter
vllle Honor Roll, and they will be
added its soon us possible. Russell
Farnlof, Norman Furnlof, Edward
lank, Laurence Collins, Phillip K
I/Tune, Rodney W Pritchard.
Clarence R Fisher, William Farley,
Kathleen Buxton, I, on M Silver,
Thomas J .Robert . John Burger,
| Wesley A Rood, Theodore Welhcml, 1
| Franklin Warren. Harold Hendrick- i
son, Charles tlnlckl, Edward F. i
Shaker, Robert F. Shaker. He.nry I.e- i
F \it, Frederick Caraway. John |
Manke, Harvey J. Roberts, John Bo
land. Robert Boland, Louis F. Laun j
Jr. Harry Faber, Peter Blotter,
Theodore T. Kcidel. Armand Rlcard.
Joseph Foley, Walter .1 Montam
buult. Falward Highum, Daniel A
I Tosto, William H Sullivan, Herbert
| Beckett, Charles Berthoud, John
I Davis, William H. Roland. James
I Painter, Charles Lorenson, Harvey
Hendrickson, William Lambert, John
Burns, Frank C.vr, Eleanor Ciarrlty,
William R, Taylor, Adrian BUodeuu,
William Bowes, John J. Collins and
Benjamin Bradley.
Pvt. Henry LeFevre Is spcntlhiK a
brief furlough with his parents Mr.
und Mrs. Henry LeFevre of Essex
avenue. Henry was recently traiis
fened from Camp Hlaudmti, Flu,
to Camp Meade, Md.
Arthur Khot, Mrs. Clara ONelt
und son Billy of Limestone, Maine
sp.nt the week-end with Mrs. Min
nie Beaupre at her home on Homer
street.
Mrs. Martha Wellcni of Thomus
ton has been spcndlnu a few days
visiting with Mrs. Mlnte Beaupre
and Mrs. Mary Lovell of T'homasion
avenue.
Mrs. Ell/.ubcth Jenny Ls spending a
few days with Mr and Mrs, Fred
erick <>Bok a t their home oil Man
vlllc street.
Pvt. Leonard Grenier recently re
turned from nearly three years In
the south Pacific ls now at Lake
Placid, N. Y. He is the son of Mrs.
Oi.orglaimu Orrnlor of Thomaston
avenue.
Fist. Edward Roy, radio operator
and mechanic, has returned to Ills
post at Kissimmee, Fla., after s|n;nd
ini’, a furlough with his parents, Mr
anu Mis Arthur Roy of 34 Terrace
avenue, Edward has been in the
AAP since November of 1043.
The Women of St.. Paul's Episco
pal church held their annual elec
tion of officers on Wednesday eve
nlr.g following a covered dish sup
per. Officers for th • coming year
are: President, Mrs, Ralph Crane,
Vice-president, Mrs, Leon Trotten:
treasurer, Mrs. George Bailey and
secretary, Mrs. Homer Senior The
Way.s und Means committee consists
of Mrs. Loon Trotten, Mrs. Edward
Cookson and Mrs. Homer Senior.
WOMEN DISCUSS
CAMPAIGN PLANS
Approximately 1(H) guests are ex
pected to attend the meet Inn and
tou for district and strete canvassers
today at 2:30 p. in. at the Hcd Cross
Chapter house, 185 Grove street
Mrs, George Cowperthwalt, chair
man of district canvassers has un
junced. Mrs. Patrick Healey will
preside at the tea table.
Plans will be discussed for the
1945 Reel Cross Par Fund drive
which ts scheduled to open on
March 1st.
Speakers will be: Mrs, Carl Wey
und, chalrmun ol volunteer special
services; Mrs. Julius Smith, chair
man of home service; Mrs. Herman
Koostcr, war fund chairman, and
Mrs, Porrest Purlnton, who will rep
resent Mr*. Norman Neale, blood
donor director.
Compensation Agreements
Compensation C o mmlssloner
John J, O'Connell today approved
the following agreements for
weekly payments during disabil
ity:
tella Carroll or 259 Walnm street
against Benrus W itch Co , $20 49
beginning Aug 1, dermatitis of
arm* and hand*.
William Uurtnaitig ot 'Bar
rington against American Brass Co.
of Torrlngton, $30 beginning Jan.
14, burn of left foot.
FUNERALS
The funeral of Frederick Joseph!,
!)(i South St reel, was held today at
2 p in at the First Lutheran church,
Rev. Robert A. Heydrnrelch, pastor,
officiating. Burial was In Riverside
cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Mara a ret
I.adden, 8 Pleasant street, widow of
Bryan Laddcn, was held from the
Millville Funeral Home, 270 West
Main street, to the Church of the
Immaculate Conception at ft where
a solemn high Mass of requiem was
celebrated by Rev. Stanley Hastlllo,
assisted by Rev, Donald O'Leary,
deacon, and Rev. Philip Hussey, sub
deacon. Frederick Harmon was or
ganist and William O'Brien was so
loist.
Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
Rev. George Relllcy. officiating.
Bearers were Cornelius Sullivan,
Daniel Regan, Joseph Corcoran,
Michael Itlllan, Robert Parker and
John Moore.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary I). Mor
tally, 28 Webb street, was held at
8:3d a in. today from the Bogin
Funeral Home, 211(1 East Main street,
to (lie Church of the Sacred Heart
at 9. Rev. John Dial was celebrant I
of I lie solemn high Mass of requiem
assisted by Rev. Franklin Corrigan, j
OBITUARY
KEITH—Mrs. Catherine Keefe,
1109 East Mian street, widow of
John Keefe, died last evening at St.
Mary's hospital. She was born In
Danbury, the daughter of the late
Thomas and Bridget (Murphy)
Ryan, and had lived in Waterbury
for the past 20 years.
Survivors include several nieces
and nephews In Waterbury.
The funeral will I e held tomor
row morning at 9:30 from the Mel
ville funeral home, 270 Wesl Main
street to Sacred Heart church at
10:15. Burial will be in new St. Jo
lt pit’s cemetery. Friends may cull
at the funeral home today from 4
lo 10 p. in.
MKYKRJACK Stephen Henry
Meyerjack, 450, of 437 Lincoln street,
New llritaln, technical eoiisultant
ter the Thomas Edison Co., in
Cairo, III , on leave of ab. enee from
the New Britain M'u Co,, died
suddenly Tuesday in Cairo.
Horn in 'lumnuo . .. hud re
sided in New HriLein l.,r 30 years
and was sales engineer for the ma
chine company for 24 years.
Survivors are his wile, Mrs.
Elizabeth iGlustelteri Meyer,lack;
a son, Stephen P, servitor on a
submarine In the south Pacific;
two brothers, .John, Torrhigton and
Paul, New Haven; and a sister,
Mrs. Margaret Tuttle, Watcrbury.
Funeral arrangements arc in
coin|)lcte.
Al'I.KlTA—Word lot., bei n re
ceived here bv Mrs. Thomas Bur
blerl. BO Ulkeman street, of I lit'
death Saturday, .January .13, of her
brother. Edward Auleltu, Brooklyn,
N. Y. Burial took place Wednesday
in Brooklyn.
HENNA—Mrs. Annie L. Kenna,
87. of 280 Litchfield street. Tor
rlngton, died Wednesday morning
at Hungrrford hospital after an ill
ness ol three weeks.
Site was born in County Clare,
Ireland and came to this country
43 years uko. Bite had been a
resident of Torrlngton for the past
30 years. Mrs. Kenna was u
member of St, Francis’ Rosary so
ciety. Her husband. Michael, died in
1632,
Survivors Include three stepchil
dren, Mury Kenna of Torrington,
John ol Woolhoven, L, I„ and Wil
liam of Torrlngton; one sister, Mrs.
Bridget Collins. Watcrbury; two
brothers, Thomas Wllllum.s, Winsted,
and Patrick Williams, Ireland; sev
eral nieces and nephews.
The funeral will lie held tomorrow
at 8:15 a, in. from the Phulen fu
neral home to St. Francis church
where a solemn high Mass ol re
quiem will be eelebruted at !J.
Burial will be in new St, Jo
seph's cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral home today
from 2 to 5 and after 7 p. m.
WINGEKTNMAN — Mrs. Eva
Winner!small, widow ol John Win
gerlsmuii, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Edith E. German,
Wood tick Road, Wolcott, this morn
ink after a long Illness.
Born In Eaglevlllc, Conn., she had
been a resident of Wolcott for five
years.
Besides Mrs, German she is sur
vived by another daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Wlngerlsmun, Hartford;
a sister, Mrs. Emma Leu, Wlllimun
tlc; three granddaughters and five
grandsons.
The funeral will be held from the
Mulvlllc Funeral Home, 270 West
Main Hired, Monday at 8:15 a m.
to the Church of «H. Peter and Paul
church at 6 for a solemn High Mass.
Burial will be m Calvary cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home tomorrow from 7 to 10 p. m.
and Sunday from 3 to 10 p. m.
deacon, and Rev. Henry Quinn, sub
deaeon. Uurlal \uis In the family
pint, in Calvary cemetery with
Father Corrigan conducting the com
initial .services.
The funeral i f Vincenzo Sebas
lliino, 73, was held this morning at.
R o'clock from the Malorano funeral
home, 35 Willow street, to St. Lucy's
church at. 9 for a solemn high Mass
of requiem celebrated by Rev. Halo
Calcagnl. Rev. Michael MeVerry
was deacon, and Rev. Felix ScorIIo,
sub-deaeon.
Hurlnl was In the family plot in
Calvary cemetery with committal
services conducted by Father Scog
lio, Hearers were: Posqualc Angtt
rio. Antonio Pusceml. Nicola Mar
rhese, Carmen Santoro, John Vlea
rio and Otto Membrlno.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ar
mour, 59 Fuller street, widow of
Daniel Armour, took place today
from the Millville funeral home,
270 West Main street, at 9 o'clock
to the Church of the Immaculate
Conception at 9:45. Rev. Donald
O'Leary was celebrant of the sol
emn high Mass assisted by Rev,
Stanley Ha.stlllo: deaeon, and Rev.
Philip Hussey, sub deacon
A special musical program was
under the direction of Frederic
Harmon, church organist, with Wil
liam O'Brh n as soloist. Hearers
were Thomas Griffin, Jeremiah
Shea, Maurice Shea John Sullivan,
John Griffin and Nicholas Griffin.
Htirial was In Calvary cemetery,
Father O'Leary officiating assisted
by Rev. George Reilley and Fisher
Hussey.
A military funeral for Morgan
Dowling, 32 Taylor street, veteran of
the Spanish-American War and a
resident of this city for 59 years,
will be held from the Millville Tu
neral home, 270 West Main street,
tomorrow at 8:15 to Sacred Heart
church at 9
Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
Friend, may call at Ilia : moral
home today from 2 to 10 p. in.
Members of the Hpantsh-Amerlcan
War Veterans Association will con
duct services tonight at 7:45 at the,
funeral home.
Funeral servl :os for John Osman
skas of W-atertown. will be held to
morrow at 9:45 a. m. from Deliniks
funeral home. 17 Congress avenue,
Watcrbury, to St. Joseph's church at
it). Hurlnl will be in Calvary c.me
trry. Friends may call at the funeral
home from 2 to 10 p m. today.
The funeral of Mrs. Agnes K.
McGarr, wife of Anthony McGarr,
New Milford, will be held tomor
row morning from the Lillis funeral
homo, New Mill'ord, to St. Francis
Xavier church, time to be announc
ed. The body will be placed In a re
ceiving vault at. St. Francis ceme
tery. Friends may call at the fu
neral home tonight.
Funeral services lor Ixvi C. Ed
wards. 44 H North Main sir cl, World
War I veteran, will be held tomor
row at. 2 p. m at the Mulvllle fu
neral home, 270 West Main street.
Rev. Francis O. Ayres, rector of St.
John's Episcopal church, of which
Mi. Edwards was a communicant,
officiating. Burial will be in old Pine
Grove comet ry, Friends may call
at the funeral home today from 2
to lo p. nt. Military services will al
so be held,
Los Angeles Area
Rocked By Shock
Los Angeles, Jai>' 19. —i UP) —
Shock, described by seismologists at
California Institute of Technology
ns "a slight lurch of the earth,”
was felt In the I/is Angeles area nt
10:11 p. m. iPWT) last night.
While technicians said they would
not be utale to determine the epi
center until later, reports to police
Indicated the strongest shock was
felt In southwest Los Angeles, near
the Inglewood area.
FEET HURT?
Is your dotat full of Shoot that you cannot wotr?
Havo you Mod oil
kinds ol oppliancotf
Do your shoot run
ovor? Oo you hauo
Corny, Callus## nod
Bunions? Do your
(••l acho and pain?
II you ha»o Mad
fforythinf Without
'oliof, try ono moro
thlnfl- try o pair of
HEALTH SPOF
SHOII
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GRECO'S
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WATERBURY, CONN.
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PEACE LECTURE
OPEN TO PUBLIC
Rev. E. J. Conway, Noted
Authority, to Speak at
Wilby Monday Night
One of the most Important lec
tures this winter on pence problems
si 111 be presented at the Wilby high
School auditorium Monday evening,
Jan. 22. ut 8 o’clock, to which the
public Is Invited. The speaker will
be Rev. Edward A. Conway, 8. J..
Ph.D. wlm Is associated wltn the
.Social Action Department of the
National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence In Washington. D. C. Father
Conway Is also active on many com
mittees that arc studying peace
problems.
The lecture In this city is spon
sored by the Waterbury Council of
Cutholic Women. In his talk here
he will discuss the Pattern for Peace
Interpreting the Dumbarton Oaks
proposals in the light of the recent
statement of the Catnoltc Bishops
of the country. Father Conway was
active In drawing up declarations
for peace in conjunction with Cath
olic, Protestant and Jewish groups.
He is we'l qualified to discuss all
aspects of the trl-falth declaration,
He Is associated with tnn Church
Peace Union and the Non-Partisan
Council to win peace. He is also
a member of the National Advisory
Board of the United Nations asso
ciation. and chairman of the Com
mittee of the Catholic Association
for International Peace.
Father Conway was recently men
tioned In Collier's magazine as a
prime mover In the Catholic, Jew
ish and Protestant Declaration on
World Peace, which has formulated
what Is termed the Pattern for
Peace. He spoke on this subject at,
a conference of the National Coun
cil of Catho'le Women neld ,n To
ledo In October.
Monday night s lecture In this city
to which all are Invited will be
Fntlier Conway’s only Connecticut
appearance. He leaves late this
month for an extended tour of the
west and middle west.
Northern Ireland has relaxed Its
blackout restrictions, but will keep
j prepared to return Immediately to
complete blackout.
IF
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PIERPONT'S
IteffUterrri Jewelers,
Amerli'Rii farm Jlorlplf
I.MI IIANK H'l'Hr.KT
men
KiiKri*; in tin* city, Jan. isth,
1'J4u, Mi’s, t'll 111 «• r I n#» Keefe, of 110!)
Kn i MnIn Sir«*ei,
Funeral Suturdn> ui o’clock,
from Millville Funeral Home, 270
West Main Street, to Sacred Heart
<‘liiin h hi 10:1 r. ;&. in. Hurial In
new SI. .Joseph's cemetery.
\%l M.IJiTSMAIn Wolcott, Jan.
Hull. Mrs. Lva WI iiRertHmnn,
of Wooiltlck Itoail. Wolcott.
Funeral Monday at N:tfi a. in., from
Millville Funeral Home, 270 West
Main Street, fr* SS. IVtor and Paul
Plmrdi, at 0:00 a. m, Hurial In
i 'a I vary cemetery.
Pl! \ IM! 71li anniversary Mass of
rei|itlcm will he celebrated Snlur
das niornliiK, Jan. So, at 7:30
o'clock, at the st. Frances Xavier
t'lmrcli. for the repose of I lie soul
of the late Mrs. Michael Devine.
Me|)o>%i,|) 1st anniversary Maw
of reriulctn will he celebrated Sat
nrday inornltiK, Jan. 20th, at X:0ti
o’clock, at SI. Margaret's Church
for 1 he repo , ,.f f p,. HoU| ,,f ^ht
late John William McDonald.
WAMIM-: Monlh'H mind Mass o'
r*’• Iii 1**111 will celebrated Sat nr
day mornlny, Jan. 20th, at x :00
i “1 Dnr Daily of Lourdes
| < Jittreh, for the repose of the sou1
I of the late Henr^e p, Masone.
Itv%\ Month’s mind Mass of r»
ullcm will he celehratnil Naturda
"lornInJan. Doth, at 8:00 o’dod
{V, M’" . Imtm\ctilnte Concept p,
ni n ,l,.r:,r 11’" f*t the sot
or the late Margaret M. pyan.
BERLIN'S
Funeral Home
Established 1873
290 East Main St.
Tel. 3-0683
J.H.MULVILLE
FUNERAL HOME
Holmes Avenue
270 W. MAIN ST.
DIAL 4-3123
Serve
Personalty
r«9«rdU(i of tho
•mount ipont or oth«r
circumstance.
LA PORTA
FUNERAt HOME.
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(./mm nr, avi row oi <,«ovf .1
SALUTE THE MAJOR!
JOHN MARTIN
Captain John Martin, a former
employe of the Watcrhury Demo
crat, haa been promoted to the
rank of major. He lx presently
stationed with the 102nd Head*
quarters Company In the South
Pacific. Major Martin wax a sec
ond lieutenant In the local unit
of the State Guards when It was
Inducted Into federal service, lie
haa alnee been promoted to first
lieutenant, then captain and now
major. He started as a ‘'rookie" in
his outfit.
Major Martin is the son of John
Martin or S2 Cooke street, a vet
eran of World War No. 1.
LOCAL OFFICIALS
STUDY PROCEDURE
Visit Bristol to inspect Re
cording System Recog
nized as “Model”
City officials today went to Bris
told to meet with authorities there
and associates of the Connecticut
Public Utilities Commission relative
to a study of the accounting pro
cedure used by that city In prepar
ing its annual report on clty-hrld
utilities for the PUC.
Those who attended * from hero
were C’ltv Cun!roller Nell F. Maloney
Budget Director Arnold E. Furlong,
uo.iii Kelley, Henry Whitlock and
William Hoovel.
The town of Bristol Is said to have
the model system of retention of
records and facts lor preparation of
the annual report of municipal util
ities now required for report by the
PUC. Local officials intend to review
the system with the idea of incorpor
ating its chief features in this city.
Eire is .studying possibilities of
dehydrating Its potatoes.
SAXE & FLOWS
STORE CLOSING
City’s Oldest Florist Firm
to Operate Greenhouses
Exclusively
Saxe St Floto. Waterbury's oldes
florist, located at 41 West Maf
street. Is planning to suspend Its re
tail business February 1st and ape
clallw* in the wholesale operation oi
its greenhouses at M3 Hamlltoi
avenue, opposite the new 6%
Joseph's cemetery.
For over forty-two years Ute firm
established by the late Mr. and Mrs
John Saxe and Mr. and Mrs, PYanb
Floto, has enjoyed hl«h prestige In
local business circles. It has pro
vided floral tributes for all occas
ions to many of the city's outstand
ing churches, societies and cltteens
and through that service has estab
lished a record of efficiency and sat
isfaction which reflects most credit
ably upon the store's founders and
particularly, of late years, upon Mrs
Nettle S. Floto who has so ably su
I>m1sed activities In both wholesale
and retail branches of the business
Saxe & Floto's greenhouses ere
recognised among the best In New
England. Thorough knowledge of
flowers and plants, and years of ex
perierre, have qualified the firm for
Its outstanding position among lead
ing horticulturists.
The original Saxe At Floto store
was established forty-two years ago
on South Malit street. For the past
twenty years their retail store has
boon located on West Main street.
In the Steele Building.
The fact that 16 greenhouses, e
landmark of the eastern section of
(he city, will continue their whole
sale activities, assures the cltlrens
of Waterbary that the firm will
maintain the long years of friend
ship and mutual esteem which has
existed between them and their wide
clientele. Courtesy, satisfaction and
efficient service has been the basis
of that happy relationship.
FIVE MORE POLICE
CARS IN SERVICE
Tli e remaining five police cars ol
the ten recently purchased by tin
city have been received here It has
been reported by city purchasing di
rector Henry J Dowling. The car
are of the Chevrolet Master typ
end will be used as cruiser cars. Tin
first group to arrive has already
been In service the past few weeks.
HOSPITAL BULLETINS
Archie Clvatello, 9, 89 Orange
street, who sustained a head in
jury yesterday afternoon when hi*
sled went over a ten-foot ledge off
Ashlev street, was reported In fair
condition at St. Mary’s hospital
this morning.
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