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Unlicensed Match Pedlars Fined In Police Court Today
Honorably Discharged
Veteran Has Complaint
Dismissed By Judge
New Haven Trio Described as “Abusive” By Officers
Making Arrests; Quarrel of Cousins Resulted in
Hospital Trip, Fine of $35
The cases of three New Haven men, arrested yester
day on a charge of peddling without a license after they
sold matches in front of the Benrus Watch Company plant
on Cherry Street, were disposed of as follows when they
were called before Judge Charles R. Summa in City Court
this morning: Meyer Brownstein, 28, discharged; Jacob
Aipert, 23, fined $10 and given a 10-day suspended jail
sentence; William Gottlieb, 27, fined $10.
Detective L,t. william Foley and
Detective Sgt. Joseph McCarthy
said the men were selling boxes of 50
book matches for 2f cents. Lt. Pat
rick Moylan testified that all the
men, and Albert in particular, had
been very abusive after their arrest.
Brownsteln, who showed the court
an honorable discharge from the
army following two months service
at Port Bragg, Nort Carolina, was
discharged because of a statute pro
viding that honorably discharged
servicemen do not have to obtain
licenses to peddle In Connecticut.
Lawrence Pina, 27, 16 Robeson
Court, was fi .ed $35 on charges of
assault and breach of the peace
brought by his cousin, Bernice Haz
el, 32 Canal street, who said she
spent S days at St. Mary's hospital
after he struck her during an argu
ment on Jan. 30.
Angelo Ubaldi, 54, 663 South Main
street, was fined $10 on charges of
breach of the neace and refusal to
show an officer his operator's li
cense. Lt. Patrick Hobart and Pa
trolman Joseph Tierney said Ubaldi
■was Involved in an argument with
another motorists on South Main
I street last night, and that he re
fused to show his license when ques
tioned by them.
A $200 cash bond was ordered
called when Robert E. Atwood, 79,
23 Chase avenue, failed to appear in
court to answer to charges of in
decent assai It. Atwood however sur
rendered to police later in the day,
explaining that he thought they
would call for him to present him in
court. He will b arraigned tomorrow
on the charge Involving a 12-ycar
old girl.
Other cases: Leo Patterson, 40, 98
North Cliff street, Ansonla, passing
a red light, nolled, road rules viola
tion, called for $6; Mildred Goode,
29, 773 Main street, Oakville, no
operator’s license, nolled for $6; Ed
ward Kiernan, 46, Woodtick road,
Wolcott, Intoxication an devading
responsibility, continued to Peb. 15;
Joaqulm Alves, 46. 125 Andrew av
enue, Naugatuck, evading responsi
bility continued to Peb. 17; Alvin
Lord, 37, 1758 East Main street, as
sault and breach of the peace, con
tinued to Peb. 1J; C. Andrew, 50 An
derson street, Naug., parking within
25 feet of an intersection, $6 bond
called: Prank Chiarella, 36, 638
Washington avenue, parking viola
tion, $5 bond called.
BLIND ARTISTS IN
ANNUAL CONCERT
John J. Duffy, blind pianist and
composer, assisted by Antone Mar
tone, blind violinist and tenor, will
be heard in concert at the Water
bury Women’s Club next Saturday
evening at 815 o’clock. The pro
gram of numbers was originally
planned for last Thursday evening,
but the concert was postponed due
to the heavy snow storm which
visited V/aterbury and vicinity.
Mr. Duffy has been appearing in
annual concerts here for a number
of years.
BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
LOSES LICENSE
FOR DURATION
Hast Main Street Gasoline
Dealer Draws Penalty for
OPA Violation
Pound guilty yesterday by the
OPA in the federal court In Hartford
on five counts of violating gasoline
rationing regulations, Rocco Fllip
pone, owner of Roccy & Son Pill
ing station at 287 East Main street,
was ordered to suspend business for
the duration.
Commissioner William J. Day,
who conducted the hearing, ruled
the suspension would take effect
Thursday
The local dealer was accused of
failing to produce coupons for gaso
line he sold, of failing to accept
coupons from customers, and of ac
cepting coupons before they came
valid. Two counts were based on
possession of counterfeit coupons.
GRIGGS APPOINTED
ON NAM C0M1TTEE
New York, N. Y., Feb. 13 — David
C. Griggs, president, The Waterbury
Farrel Foundry and Machine Com
pany, of Waterbury, Conn., was
named today to serve on the Com
mittee on Patents of the National
Association of Manufacturers.
Mr. Griggs' acceptance was an
nounced in New York by R. J. Dear
born, president of the Texaco De
velopment Corporation and chair
man of the NAM Patents Group.
The NAM Committee this year
will continue Its nation-wide efiorts
to encourage Invention and scienti
fic progress through strengthening
and improvement of the Patent Sys
tem. Definite legislative recommend
ations already have been made, in
cluding one to combat Illegal cartels
and trusts through the recording of
patent contracts in the U. S. Patent
Office. This particular recommenda
tion will facilitate government in
vestigation of the practices involved
in violation of the anti-trust laws
or In conflict to International policy.
Compensation Agreements
Compensation Commissioner John
C o m p e n sation Commissioner
J. O'Connell today approved the
following agreements for weekly
payments during disability:
Maurice Ostrow of New York
City against Waterbury Tool Co.
of Waterbury, $25 beginning Jan.
9, hernia.
Silvester Kostuka of Union City
against Platts Bros. & Co. of
Waterbury. $20.50 beginning Jan.
27, compound fracture of left
great toe.
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NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE
Pfc. Edward Grochowskl, son ol
Mr. and Mrs. Felix G. Grochowskl,
73 Dikeman street, has been awarded
the Bronze Star medal for meritori
ous achievement In confbat Decem
ber 3 In France, It was announced
yesterday. He had been bounded
previously September 21 and holds
the Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf
Cluster. His wife, Mary (McKenna)
Grochowskl, and Infant son reside
at 293 Lincoln street. Pfc. Gorw
chowski, was a former employe of
the Scoviy Mfg. Co. before he Joined
the service December 4, 1942.
With The Fifth Army, Italy—Two
Waterbury, Connecticut, schoolmates
Private First Class Louis Kunofsky
and Private Fran.': F. Mark, both 19,
are together again and fighting with
the 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th
“Red Bull’’ Division on the Fifth
Army front in northern Italy.
They met by chance In a chow line,
after not having seen each other for
four years. ,
Both were assigned to Company
L in December. Kunofsky had seen
continuous action since February
with Company C, l&ndlng with the
133rd on the Anzlo beachhead In
March, 1944. He participated In the
liberation of Rome, the drive to the
Arno river and the smashing of the
Gothic Line.
Both hold the Combat Infantry
man Badge.
Kunofsky was a clerk in a First
National Store before he entered the
army in August, 1943, while Mark
was employed as a machinist by the
Waterbury Parrel Foundry Machine
Company until he entered the army
in January, 1944. Both are graduates
of Leavenworth High School.
Mark has a brother, Robert Mark,
in the navy stationed in Sampson,
Mon’ Vmtf
Kunofsky’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Kunofsky, reside at 11 Ward
street, and Mark’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Emil A. Mark, at 66 Lockhart
avenue, Waterbury.
Sgt. Caron Decorated In China
Headquarters, Fourteenth Air Force,
China—Sgt. L. A. Caron, 72 South
street. Waterbury, Conn., has been
awarded the Bronze Star Medal for
distinguishing himself by meritori
ous service in connection with mil
tary operatons aganst the Japanese
n South-Central China.
Announcement of the award was
made by the Headquarters of Maj.
Gen. C. L. Chennault, Commanding
General of fhe 14th U. S. Air Force,
with whose East China Wing Sgt.
Caron is serving as an ammunition
technician with the Headquarters of
Brig. Gen. Clinton D. CCasey’) Vin
cent.
Sgt. Caron is the husband of Mrs.
Germaine C. Caron, 72 South street.
Before he entered the army in
March of 1943, he was employed as
a salesman for the A. J. Vallerand
Company. He has been serving with
the 14ith Air Force since February
of 1943. He is a member of the
Franco-American Social Club of
Waterbury. He is entitled to wear a
bottle star on his Asiatic-Pacific
campaign ribbon for participation in
the Chi/a campagn.
Port Thomas, Kentucky, Feb. 13.
—(Special)—Pfc- William F. Gegan,
33, the son of Mrs. Mary Gegan, 1
Leonard street, Waterbury, Conn.,
has arrived at the Army Air Forces
Convalescent hospital, in Fort
Thomas, Ky., for a period of rest,
recreation and therapy.
A communications technician with
the 9th AAF he served overseas for
11 months in Normandy and Eng
land. Injured in an accident in
curred in line of duty overseas he
was a patient in the Cushing Gen
eral hospital. Framingham, Mass.,
before he came to Fort Thomas.
A former employe of the Water
bury Box company, he entered the
Army on January 21, 1943.
He is a graduate of Crosby high
school, class of 1929.
A Ninth Air Force Fighter
r»OHMjer Isaac, riau-i.—kjv-v.wwv*
Henry Dahlen, Jr., a P-47 Thunder
bolt fighter-bomber pilot of Tor
rlngton, Conn., has been awarded
the Air Medal after flying five com
bat missions, Ninth Air Force head
quarters has announced.
On these missions the Torrington
officer, son of Mrs. Mary F- Conklin,
28 Beechwood avenue, dive-bombed
and strafed German tanks, trucks,
trains, gun positions, and strong
points in front of American dough
boys in the U. S. First and Third
Armies. The lieutenant is a mem
ber of the "Hell Hawk” group which
destroyed or damaged 337 Nazi vehi
cles on the first two days of the
German December offensive forcing
an enemy armored column to turn
south, away from the vital Allied
supply and communications center
of Liege in Belgium.
Lieutenant Dahlen graduated from
Torrington high school in 1939 and
was employed by the Hendey Ma
chine company, Sumter street, when
he entered the Army in September,
1941.
An Eighth Air Force Liberator
Station, England: Staff Sergeant,
Earl E. Winegar, 46 Pulver street,
Torrington. Conn., has been awarded
the ari medal for meritorious
achievement n aeral combat.
As a tail gunner on the B-24 Lb
erator "Easy Does It", he has made
six bombing missions over Ger
many and enemy occupied terri
tory.
Announcement of the award was
made by the commanding officer of
the 453d bomber group, a unit of
Atajor Genearl E. Kepner's Second
Bombardment Division.
S-Sgt. Winegar Is file son of
Mrs. I. Solian of 46 Pulver street,
Torrington, Conn.
After attending the Torring
ton high school, he was employed
by the American Brass Co., of Tor
rington, Conn. He entered the
Army in June, 1943, and since
August, 1944, he has been serving
overseas at this Eighth Ar Force
Liberator base.
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reserve stereoscopic device which
permits the training of range find
er specialists for warships has been
assigned to the naval reserve offi
cer training school at the Univer
sity of Oklahoma, it was announc
ed by naval authorities.
INTERPRETER
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VICTOR J. MICHAUD
Corp. Victor J. Michaud, son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Michaud, 108
Union street, Is an interpreter of
the French language at a Ninth
Air Force Service command depot
in France. Corp. Michaud trained
at Miami Beach, Fla., and Hill
F'ield, Utah, and Stinson field,
San Antonio, Texas.
A Ninth Air Defense Command
Unit, France: — They call them the
"Watcrboys” from Waterbury. Seven
buddies from Connecticut who are
determined to stick together, come
what may.
They all entered the army at the
same time and received their train
ing together in the states. They were
all on the same boat when they
landed in England. They were still
together when they landed on the
beaches of Normandy a few short
days after ‘'D-Day.”
Five of the boys have been
awarded the Driver's Medal for out
standing service as a driver during
very adverse conditions when driv
ing was hazardous and dangerous.
They are Private First Class Joseph
J. Flammia, 65 Easton avenue, Wa
terbury; Corporal Joseph T. Razin
auskas, 153 Drayer avenue, Water
bury; Corporal Thomas F. Driscoll,
30 Elmwood avenue, Waterbury;
Corporal Leonard 13. Foster, 28 Wil
son street, Waterbury and Corporal
Curtis N. Lovejoy, 9 Chase Park
avenue, Waterbury.
Two of tile boys, Mario A. Aurell
107 Harpers Ferry road and Joseph
B. Bums, 145 Sylvan avenue, have
recently been promoted to Private
First Class for their work during
the Normandv ramnaien
A11 seven of the "Walerboys” from
Waterbury have been awarded three
Bronze Battle Participation Stars
for campaigns in Prance, Yes, Wa
terbury can be proud of their own
anti-aircraft unit over here.
Pfc. Harry Lukasewski, 22, son of
Mrs. Josephine Sryeski, Main sreet,
Terryville, was killed In action In
Germany January 30. He entered
the service December 3, 1942, and
had been overseas since last Oc
tober. He held tile Silver Star and
the European ribbon. Pfc. Lukasew
ski is survived by two brothers,
S-Sgt. Marshall Lukasewski, in Bel
gium, find Edward of Bristol, and
two sisters, Miss Irene Lukasewski
and Mrs. Katherine Kolibizynswi
of Bristol.
With tljie Fifth Army, Italy — Pri
vate First Class Armand J. Dupre,
whose wife, Amelia, lives at 443
Pearl Lake Road, Waterbury, Conn.,
has been cited by the 361st Infan
try Regiment of the 91st "Powder
River” Division and awarded the
Combat Infantryman Badge for ac
tual participation in combat against
the enemy with the Fifth Army in
Italy.
A Ninth Air Defense Command
Unit, France — Announcement was
recently made here of the promo
tion of Bronis J. Benevicius, Water
bur. », Conn., to Private First Class.
A member of the Ninth Air De
fense Command, Private First Class
Benevicius is a member of an anti
aircraft unit charged with the de
fense of a Ninth Air Force Fighter
strip against German air attack.
He is the son of Mrs. Mary Bene
vicius, 60 John street, Waterbury,
Conn.
Private John J. Penziwater, a
former employe of Scovill Mfg Co.,
nrVirv rnci/l/irl in Moui MflVPn WHS
killed in action in Belgium Decem
ber 20. the War Department has
notified his sister, Mr. Anthony
Monte, 800 George street, New Ha
ven. Pfc. Penziwater entered the
service June 9, 1941.
Pvt. Michael A. Salerno, 25, son
of Mrs. Catherine Salerno, 21 1-2
Union street, is now a patient in a
U. S. Army Hospital In England.
The Infantryman was rejxjrtcd miss
ing in action in Belgium January 7,
and 1945. and was later reported sale
and returned to his unit, serving
with the First Army. Pvt. Salerno
attended Leavenworth High school
and was a former employe at the
Chase Rolling Mills before entering
the Army May 22, 1944. He has
been overseas since last November.
An VIII Air Force Service Com
mand Station, England—The pro
motion of Gustav E. Frodell, son of
Mr and Mrs. G. A. Frodell, 84 Oak
land avenue, Waterbury, Connecti
cut, from private to private first
class has been announced by the
headquarteds of this strategic air
depot bomber repair base. He Is an
Inspector In the supply division.
Private First Class Frodell was
graduated from Wilby High School
in 1932 and prior to his entry into
the army August 19, 1942 at Fort
Devens, Mass., he was employed by
the Scovill Manufacturing Company
in Waterbury. He has been stationed
in the European Theater of Opera
tions since October, 1943.
0229303 66 So. Main
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Thre men from this area are
members of the 313th medical bat
talion, which evacuated wounded
from Battle Mountain in Italy dur
ing the heroic stand in which the
350 "Battle Mountain” regiment
achieved Its name.
They are Private First Class Jo
seph P. Tully, 151 South Elm street,
litter bearer; and Staff Sergeant
John J. Regan, 4 Grove street, litter
bearer platoon leader, both of Wa
terbuyry; and Private John F. Kelly
28 Beebe street, Naugatuck, litter
bearer.
Private Carmine Dlscepolo, son of
Joseph Discepolo, 253 Bank street,
who was wounded in the army by
shrapnel October 6 in Germany is
now a patient at Haloran General
hospital, Staten Island. The infan
tryman served in France, Belgium
and Germany, going overseas in
August, 1944. He was a former em
ploye of the T. F. Butterfield, Inc.,
Naugatuck. Private Discepolo holds
! the Purple Heart.
Pfc. Jay H. Tuttle, Jr., 34 Roland
street, is a staff member in the 51st
evacuation hospital, which was set
up five months ago north of the
Riviera beaches in southern France.
In 20 days the U. S. Seventh Army’s
hospital, one of the largest, re
ceived 1,147 patients. Pfc. Tuttle
serves as a linen supply worker at
the hospital. He formerly attended
Crosby High school, and was em
ployed by W. T. Grant Company
and the American Brass Company
before entering the service April 23,
1943. He has been overseas since
last May, serving in North Africa,
Italy and France.
A Ninth Air Defense Command
Unit, France — Announcement was
recently made here of the promotion
of Raymond F. Rohrback, Water
bury, Conn., to Private First Class.
A member of the Ninth Air De
fense Command, Private Rohrback's
unit is now charged with the de
fense of a Ninth Air Force fighter
strip against enemy air attack.
His mother, Mrs. Jessie Rohrback,
lives at 657 North Riverside street,
Waterbury, Conn.
ENGLEWOOD CLUB
HONORS SOLDIER
The Englewood club of the East
End honored Cpl. John Sullivan of
Idlywood avenue last night at a
testimonial supper at Augie Grill.
Cpl. Sullivan has just returned from
overseas after spending sixteen
months in India. The honored guest
was presented a purse by members
of the club and his friends. He will
report back to Camp Edwards Con
valescent hospital after completion
of his emergency furlough.
Frank Downes was master of cere
monies and he also was presented a
gift In appreciation of his work for
the club. Those attending were
Art Blewitt, Bob Blewitt, Morgan
Burke, John Butler, Bill Cunning
ham, Frank Downes, Walter Daley,
George Daley, Domenic Carroll, Bill
Ghent, Archie Hollywood, Bill Kern.
Matt Lawlly, Vick Mambruno, Fred
Healey, Ray Paradis, Albert Paul,
George Shove, Ralph Smlht, Bill
Sheehy, James Sullivan, Nick Tam
burello, John Wrenn, Ray Wrenn,
Eddie Lynch, Lester Wheeler, John
Sullivan, Fritz Kern, James Clifford,
Harry Dell, Dan Lawley, Bill Klobe
danz, Sr.
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KKRGT. V. PAPPAINNI
Satff Sergeant V. Pappainni, 54
Burton St., Waterbury, Conn.,
radio mechanic, is a member of
the 392nd Bombardment Group, a
Liberator unit recently cited for
“distinguished and exceptionally
outstanding performance of duty”
on 200 missions.
He attended the Radio Mechanic
technical school at Madison field,
Wisconsin, and the Rader Techni
cian school at Boca Raton field,
Fla., before being sent overseas.
Sergeant Andrew F. McCann,
prominent Naugatuck merchant, has
arrived home after serving overseas
31 months. Sergeant McCann, who
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James
MvCann of Curtiss street, has been
stationed with a signal corps unit
in France. A brother Staff Sergeant
William McCann is in Germany.
Lieutenant Paul A. Lux, Central
road, Middlebury, has completed a
transition training course at Max
well Field, Ala.
Private First Class William F.
Gegan, who served 11 months in
Normandy and England as a com
munications technician with the 9th
Air Force, is now a patient at the
Army Air Forces convalescent hos
pital, Fort Thomas, Ky. He is the
son of Mrs. Mary Gegan, 1 South
Leonard street.
First Lieutenant Alma A. Martin
kat, former assitsant superintendent
at Waterbury hospital, who has
served at hospitals in North Wales,
and England, and Brest, France, is
now aslstsant chief nurse of the 29th
Field Hospital In Belgium, com
manded by Lieutenant Colonel Al
bert E. Herman, who formerly serv
ed on the Waterbury hospital surg
ical staff. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Martlnkat, live at 22 Curtiss street,
Union City.
Colonel Herrmann returned to
Waterbury in March, 1944, after
serving five months at Kiska. Later
he was at Camp Bowie, Texas. A
veteran of the last war, he was re
called to active duty four years ago.
ALIEN PATENTS
NOW AVAILABLE
New Abstracts May Be Ex
amined in Smaller
War Plants Office
Kenneth L. Childs, manager of
the Smaller War Plants Corpora
tion, district office, announces to
day that new abstracts covering
alien patents are now available to
small manufacturers. These ab
stracts can be examined in the
Smaller War Plants office located
at 152 Temple Street, New Haven.
Mr. Childs stated that private
sessions are now being arranged
and small manufacturers wishing to
confer with Mr. Julian Jackson,
New England representative of the
office of Alien Property Custodian,
are urged to contact the New
Haven office immediately, as these
meetings will be conducted by Mr.
Jackson on February 15th and 16th.
It will be remembered that Mr.
Jackson exhibited his entire library
of patents in New Haven Chamber
of Commerce auditorium last Octo
ber, at which time more than 500
people examined the patents and
drawings.
Mr. Harry L. Dyson, Regional
SWPC Technical Advisory Con
sultant. will also be present at these
two-day meetings. Mr. Dyson will
welcome the opportunity of meet
ing representatives of small manu
facturers for the purpose of dis
w a bii tiitriii uitMi variuus
technical problems. This Technical
Advisory Service is without cost to
the manufacturer and, through the
research and engineering facilities
available to Mr. Dyson, many com
plicated problems can be solved
promptly.
These two-day meetings will af
ford a splendid opportunity for
small manufacturers to obtain ideas
for new products for their com
panies through the medium of the
alien patent abstracts. It is hoped
that many companies will avail
themselves of this opportunity and
will arrange with the district office
for an appointment.
Remember the New Haven dis
trict office of SWPC serves the
counties of New London, New Haven
and a portion of Middlesex.
CIO CONTINUING
RECRUITING WORK
Pledging of workers of the Scovill
Manufacturing Company to work
four extra hours a day has been
started by the C. I. O. “Pas-the
Ammunltion’’ manpower drive com
mittee, which is continuing efforts
to aid the current labor shortage.
The union is conducting the drive
at the concern with the aid of shop
stewards who are obtaining pledges
from the employes.
John J. Mamkowski, Mine, Mill
and Smelter Workers area director,
has disclosed the number of extra
employment hours already secured
by the C. I. O. at American Brass
plants is equivalent to 411 new
workers. The recruitment was con
FIRST LIEUTENANT
JOSEPH F. SULLIVAN
LIEUT. SULLIVAN
DIES IN GERMANY
Former Local Resident Is
Killed Battling Nazi;
Three Brothers Serve
First Lieut. Joseph F. Sullivan,
33, was killed' in action Feb. 1, in
Germany, according to a telegram
received by his parents yesterday af
ternoon. He was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis P. Sullivan of Marion
and Waterbury.
A member of the regular U. S.
Army, Lt. Sullivan enlisted In 1940.
Three other brothers are now serv
ing with the armed forces, and an
uncle, Rev. William i Ranee) Mc
Carthy has been a prisoner of war
of the Japanese since early 1942.
Lieut. Sullivan was a member of
coast artillery with the 9th Army
and served in England, Scotland,
France, Holland, Belgium and Ger
many. A graduate of Crosby high
school and the Universtiy of De
troit he went overseas last August.
Three other brothers now with thf
armed forces are: Pvt. John Sulli
van. now serving again in Italy fol
lowing hospitalization for a wound
received there recently; Pvt. Wil
liam A. Sullivan, now hospitalizcc
at Fort Devens following receipt o.‘
severe wounds on D-Day invasion o'
France, and Pfc. Roger Sullivan o
the U. S. Marines now serving ir
the Philippines.
Other survivors include three
other brothers; David, Stephen and
Thomas; five sisters, Esther Sulli
van, nurses' supervisor at St. Mary’."
hospital; Patricia and Denise Sulli
van, cadet nurses at St. Mary’s hos -
pital; Ann and Helen Sullivan. Alsc
numerous aunts and uncles and
nieces and nephews.
His father is sales manager of
the M. J. Daly Co.
Before going overseas, Lieut. Sul
livan served at Fort Ethan Allen in
Vermont and at Seattle, Washing
ton.
ducted in the Waterbury, Ansonia,
and Torrington plants of the com
pany.
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Save here at First Federal Savings. Your savings are insured
up to $5,000, earn a fair return.
Second Step
Once you have your down payment, you’ll want a First
Federal Savings Direct-Reduction Mortgage with its conven
ient, monthly payments which steadily reduce interest and
principal and which will, if you wish, include insurance and
taxes.
If at any time you wish to make a larger payment than is ac
tually due, you do so without penalty.
Guaranteed Home Loans to Honorably Discharged Veterans (World
War II) as outlined in G. I. Bill of Rights.
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