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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01
Girl Swimmer Victim
 OfFatal Heart Attack
I5-Year Old Mary " McGoyern Stricken at Hitchcock
 Lake; Volunteers Work Two Hours in Futile Effort

Doctors. fremen and volunteers in Red Cross life-saving work labored unsuccessfully for two hours last evening in desperate effort to revive Mary Veronica Me- Govern, 15-year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Thomas McGovern. of Alexander avenue, who was seized with a heart attack while swimming at Hitchcock Lake. The little girls body was recovered within few minutes after she sank beneath the surface of the water. Every known method to revive her was attempted. A pull motor was rushed from local fire headquarters with trained men to operate it. Several tanks of oxy- gen were rushed to the scene, but to no avail. Dr. Irving Platt, med ical examiner of Wolcott officially pronounced the little girl dead at S:45 o'clock more than two hours after she had been taken from the water.
 Father Present
 Among the scores of spectators attracted to the scene by the report of drowning was the child's father. He remained on the scene hoping to the last that his child would regain consciousness. When all hopes were abandoned and pr. Platt rendered his decision, MT. McGovern returned to his home to impart the news to his wife, who has been i'll for the past few days. It was the formal report of the medical examiner that the child suffered a fatal heart attack and was not drowned as generally sup posed.
 Shortly after eating some ice cream in lieu of her regular SUD- per, the little girl rode to the lake water and started stroking vigor- ously toward a raft.
 She was within a few yards of it when she suddenly attempted to seize hold of Mrs. Margaret Mol leur of Brentwood avenue. Her hold on the latter's bathing suit broke and she disappeared below the surface of the water without an outcry. Several bathers imme- diatelv dived to find her. among the rescuers were Robert Kleckner 23, of Wolcott and George Nc. Kenna, 15, of Meriden road. The body was found in water six feet in depth and at a point opposite stand owned by Joe Francis, who was on the scene in a canoe ant aided in the rescue.
 Volunteer Workers
 While Mrs. Thomas Cottiero ant Mrs. Helen Goodwill of Plainvill worked over the little girl a cal was sent to local fire headquarter
 for pulmotor. Acting Deput
 Chief :, Martin Campion and Pri
 yates Joseph Wood, James O'Don
 nell and Patrick Lynch responded
 The Connecticut Light & Powe
 company also rushed a pulmotor t the scene and several tanks of oxy gen. Several members of the Vol colt fire department rendered serv
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01

Photographic equipment valued at $7.50O, will be brought here to- morrow by representatives of the National Geographic magazine to take series of colored pictures of Settlers Village. Luis Marden, fa- nous cameraman, will be in charge of the operation of the cameras. B. Anthony Stewart. representative of the National Geographic society of Washington, D.. C., will direct operations and will prepare an arr ticle to accompany the pictures in the widely known magazines Sep tember issue. Jerry Donovan, pub lie relations counsel for the Set tiers Village of Waterbury, Con- necticut, Inc, will cooperate with MT. Stewart.
 Y Boys Guests
 Sixty youngsters from the boys department of the Y. M. C.. A. vis-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01
MYSTERY RAY OF ARMY. BELIEVED
 GREAT SUCCESS
High Army Officers Will Make Another Hard Test
 This Evening
By FRED MYERS limited Press Stan COrreSpOndentl

United Press Stan COfreSp0ndent)
 Highlands, N. J., Aug. 1-(UP) High army officers today ordered tests posing t'something really hard" for the carefully guarded new mystery ray which may give the United. States material advan- tages in any war,
 Nature of the tests was concealed by refusal of all army authorities to talk on the subject and by rows of sentries pacing every foot of ground for three miles around Navesink lighthouse on a desolate point of Jersey coast.
 Credible Reports
 Apparently credible reports said tests to be conducted tonight will be attended by members of the army general staff and war college at Washington. D. O., and tech- nicians of the artillery corps from all parts. of the country. Unofficial observers interpreted the gathering of high ranks as proof that the army believes it has developed something that may change even the elements. of military tactics.
 No one except members of the army signal corps and the highest artillery and coast guard officers knows even the nature of the mys- tery ray. Tests conducted along the guarded coast Tuesday and We'd nesday nights, however, showed hundreds of New Jersey residents what 1t could do.
 In a sea region cleared of ship ping by government orders, the coast guard cutter Pontchartrain slipped through the darkness with lights out, five miles from Nave sink lighthouse. A few signal corps men on shore invoked the mystery ray, a giant searchlight swung ponderously on its swivel aboard five-ton truck. As it came to rest a sergeant snapped a switch and the lights great beam flashed across the ocean. Five miles out the Pontchartrain was revealed, centered in it's rays.
 Repeated Forty Times
 More than 40 times iE two nights the feat was repeated. Other rang ing devices, simplifying distant sounds, have performed almost similar feats but the mystery ray" is not based on detection of sound because the cutter was located as easily with it's motors cut as when it zig-zagged in the darkness at 20 knots.
 It was pointed out that if the ray performs in the field as in its tests it would enable artillery to range !, as accurately on airplanes. tanks, ammunition dumps and perhaps leven infantry as it did on the Pontchartrain.
 The ray was developed in. signal corps laboratories at Fort Mon- mouth, near Sandy Hook, in such secrecy that officers of other serv- ices in the same post did not hear ! of 1t until tests began.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01
GIRL, 12, SUING
 THROUGH MOTHER

Damages of $10,000 are claimed by Mary Ellen Knapp, 12. against Ethel Greenblatt of this city, in a civil action filed in the common pleas court today. The suit, brought by the girls mother, Min nie Knapp. says the child was severely injured when struck by the defendants car, driven by Nor ris Greenblatt on Sperry street, Feb. 5, 1885.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01
OBITUARY

MAHONEY-John 0. Mahoney. son of MT. and Mrs Terrence Ma honey of 153 Circular avenue died this morning at his home. He was a graduate of St. Mary's school and attended Leavenworth High school. He was we'll liked by his classmates and teachers.
 Besides his parents he leaves three sisters, Anna. Mary and Mar garet; and two brothers, Vincent and William. a@
 The funeral will be held on Sat- urday morning at S:15 o'clock from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main street to SS. Peter and Paul's Church, where a solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in Cal vary cemetery.
 ULIANO-Peter Uliano, 40, hus- band of Stella Uliano, died this morning at the Waterbury hospi-. tai. He was born in Italy but came to this country 2S years ago mak- ing his home in this city since that time. MT. Uliano was plumb CT by trade. and was well known throughout the city.
 He is survived by his wife. Stella; one daughter, Catherine; :. his father, Nicola of this city; one brother, Richard of the United States Navy; and three sisters, Mrs. Carl Anderson, Mrs. Sabestiano Rinaldi and Miss Stella Uliano of Middletown.
 The funeral will be held on Sat- urday morning from the home, 113 Dikeman street, time and other ar- engagements to be announced later.
 RASZKOWSKI = Mrs Mary Raczkowski of 65 Spring street, Union City, died last night at her home after long illness. She was a native of Poland, coming to this country 42 years ago, and having been resident of Union City for the past S1 years. She was we'll known in the Polish and Lithu- anian sections of Waterbury and Union City. She was a member of the American Legion auxiliary, the Kiltonic post of Southington, and a communicant of St. Hed- wigs church in Union City.
 Besides her husband. William, she is survived by four sons, Adam of Southington, Michael of East Orange, N J., William Jr., of Wa terbury, and Clarence of Union City; seven grandchildren, and one graet grandchild.
 The funeral will take place on Saturday morning from her resi- dence at time to be announced later. Burial will be in St. James cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01

Attempts on the part of officials of the watertown Undergarment Company to break the strike among their employees were made last night it was learned today. President Philip Lipschitz and Harry Berkowitz, partners in the firm approached, it was reported certain members of the shop com mittee who have been influential in keeping. up the spirits of the pickets and made offers which were considered rather flattering. The offers it was said by those approached were positions as floor ladies which would mean a sub stantial weekly salary. The firm officials were not successful in their private. negotiations.
 !, Lipschitz, Berkowitz and Murray Silverman, manager of the firm, arrived in the city late yesterday unannounced and immediately made their approach to the pick cts who are on duty at all hours. Among the members of the fac tory committee who received and refused the offers were Phyllis Car lascio, secretary of the factory committee, and Katherine Valaitis, popular member of the, general committee. The pickets believed that the approach was something that was we'll planned while all three company officials were lo- cated at the picketed Berkliffe lofts on Madison avenue in New York city. s*
 New Union Suggested
 The owners immediately real ized apparently the futility of their efforts and offered the pickets an opportunity to form their own pri- vate union without utilization with the American Federation of Labor or the International Ladies Gar ment workers Union. These offers were also rejected by. the strikers who remain firm in their original plans.
 Thoughts of an individual fac tory union were considered to be out of the question by Bernard S,hub. leader of the strikers who referred to the Wagner and Con- nsxy Bill recently passed by con- gross that all such organizations ara illegal since the employer re- mains in complete control and in the event that further attempts in this direction are made by company officials the I. l.. c. w. U. may offer strenuous objections.
 The Democrat made repeated attempts to verify these and sew eral other rumors today and although the car registered, in the name of Philip Lipschitz was parked in the yard of the Mill street plant, all inquiries brought the answer that Lipschitz, Der kowitz and Silverman were "out"' :
 Trucks Inspected
 Although the company officials were located. at the plant many rumors were. circulated among the pickets as to their activities with in the walls. No trucks were al- lowed to enter this morning by the pickets and some were allowed to leave without being subjected to inspection.
 Bernard Schub. leader of the strikers, said today that he did not believe that the company will bring professional strike breakers into Waterbury and he regards the presence of the officials as some. thing of Va gain for the local pickets. Union leaders also stated that if the firm should transfer it's mechanical equipment from this city, they will be picketed wherever they appear to open a factory. The picketing it was ex- plained will be done by union em-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01

ices in the futile attempts to revive the girl.
 The deceased was native of New York city, the oldest of five daughters. She was member of the graduating class of the Chase school last June. Besides her par ents, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Me- Govern she leaves four sisters, Ellen, Margaret, Veronica and Ursula.
 The funeral will be held at 9:15 o'clock Saturday morning from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, to SS. Peter and Paul church. where solemn high mass of requiem win be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in new, St. Joseph's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01
ACTION AGAINST
 POLI'S WITHDRAWN

The $5,00o civil action of Char lotte Budnick against the Poli New England Theaters, Inc, was with drawn from. the common pleas court docket today. The suit was based on injuries the woman sus- tained in an alleged fall in the de- fendant's theater April 8, 1884. At torney Alfred L. Finklestein ap- peared for the plaintiff. Attorney Martin c. Gormley represented the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01
O. Officials Make Overtures to End Strike
CHILDREN DIVIDE
 MOTHERS ESTATE

Requests. of $500 each are given two children. under the terms of the will of Mrs. Anna Dwyers ad- mitted to probate today by Judge Dennis J. Slavin.s The children are Frank Mitchell, a son, and Helen Dwyer Phelan, a daughter. The will names Anna F. Dwyer as executrix of the estate. The resi- due of the estate goes to Anna F. Dwyer. Mrs. Dwyer died June 17th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01
Employees Receive Offers Of Positions
 To Advise Workers
Leaders Claim Alleged Offers Resulted in Failure; Proposal of Private Employees Union Also
 Reported Made By Factory Officials

ployes especially recruited for the occasion. Schub indicated the af- filiation of the undergarment union with the A. F. of L. and ex- pressed an opinion that the Water town company will have to give in rather than attempt to operate other than that of union factory. I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01

This morning Rev. Patrick Flah- erey, c. M., son of Mir. and Mrs. Patrick Flahcrty of 96 Fairview street, received word from the Vim centian Order to report to Panama in September. Father Flaherty was ordained in Philadelphia on the 3Oth of June and celebrated his first solemn Mass the following Sunday at St. Margaret's church. Rev. Paul Dillon, c. M., ordained at the same time with Father Flaherty, has been assigned to Panama also.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01
MASSES.

Months mind mass of requiem will be celebrated Satur- day morning at 7:30 o'clock, at the St. Peter and PauTs Church, for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs. Josephine A. Adams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01
FUNERALS

Funeral services for Mrs. La vina Thibault, wife of Thomas Thibault, were held at her home, 2922 East Main street, yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial was in old Pine Grove cemetery. The bearers were John Dunn, George, Raymond and Robert Burns, Al-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01
DIED.

this city, July s1st. 1885, Mary Veronica McGovern. of Alexander Ave. Funeral Saturday morning, at 9:15 o'clock, from Null viile Funeral Home, BIO West Main St., to sS. Pater and paul's Church. Burial in new St. Josephss ceme- tery. t4 Orft
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01
LATE REALTY NEWS

Warranty Deeds George Tracy, Inc, to Donate and Josephine Iarrapino, lots 2o6 and 207 on West Side Manor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01

UEEANO-Inl thIs city. August lst. 1pa6, Peter uliano. of tfa plkeman st. Funeral Saturday morning. nt SIS o'clock, from il3 pikemen St.. to Nl. Luey'g Church. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01

aTAHONEY--In this city. August 1st. 1885, John c. Mahoney, of 1bs. Cir- cular Ave. Funeral Saturday. morn- ing st iS oclssk' ssa wees 5rep a'asn Mhavsis nt to Ss. Peter and Paurs Churcha Burial in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01

bert Krampitz,, and Stanley Rain CT, Rev. Ridgway F. Shinn, pas tor of the West Side Hill Methodist Church, officiated. A solo was sung by Mrs. Wilbur Allen.
 Funeral services for Robert Morton Buckmaster were held at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Gen. tral avenue, this afternoon at 2:SO o'clock. Rev. Francis J. Smith of Branford officiating. Burial was in Riverside cemetery.
 Funeral services for Alexander Miller were held yesterday after noon at 3 o'clock at his home, Mer- rimac street, Oakville. Rev Nu- gent Samwell of All Saints church officiated. Burial was in Evergreen cemetery, Watertown. MT. Miller is survived by his wife, Charlotte (Fenn) Miller; son, Robert, both of Oakville; his mother, Mrs. Bet sy Miller of England; two brothers. Harry and John of England; and three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Woods, Mrs. Nancy Jepson, and Mrs. Annie Wood, all of England. The bearers were T. c. Donnelly, Ar thur Baker, Samuel Fenn, Jr., Wal ter Fenn, Harold Hodginson. and Charles Fenn.
 Funeral services for Henry Burke were held yesterday after noon at 3 o'clock at the Clark fu- neral home, 20 State street, Rev. Ralph Rowland of the Middlebury Congregational church officiating Burial was in Middlebury ceme- fery with Comstock lodge, Knights of Pythiias, in charge of the serv- ice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01
GIRLS DISTRIBUTE
 DRESSES TO NEEDY

An example of the efficient work being done by girls in the sewing classes of the Waterbury Girls club was illustrated today when Miss Kathleen Crowley, director of the club, brought several of the girls into the city court room to show Judge Edward Mascolo 25 dresses and other pieces of apparel they had completed. Miss Crow ley said the clothing wonld be dis tributed at the Diocesan Bureau and the Lincoln House. The dresses and other apparel were manufactured from 100 yards of cloth left over in the sewing classes this year. The girls who completed the sewing job are Mary Marsele, Lucy Biondi, Thelma Briglia, Mary Gonillo. Winifred Beckett, Mafalda Galli and Elsie Longo. Judge Mascolo congratu- lated the girls for the fine work manship displayed in the clothing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01
CARD OF THANKS.

CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and neighbors. es- pecially the Daughters of Italy: Dept 2t of the Waterbury Clock Co.,; Sisters of the Notre Dame Com vent, for the beautiful floral trib- utes and the sympathy and kind- ness shown us during our recent bereavement, the death of our be- loved wife, mother and sister, Mrs. Mary Orlando Paolucci. (Signed)
 NICHOLAS PAOLUCCI,
 and FAMILY,
 MRS. JAMES D'ANDREA,
 JOSEPH ORLANDO.
 T0I1IS ORLANDO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-01

Sixty youngsters from the boy'' of the Y. M. C., A. wis
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-24
MAN RETURNS
LOSTFORTUNE

NEW YORK, Sept "a. U.P)-At a
cost of $15O,00O Albert Correri may
get a job at living wage.
For 20 minutes Albert held in his
hands $15OOOO, his own if he had
smothered his conscience and used a
mOdicum of caution. Albert restored
it to the men who lost it on a Pearl
street sidewalk and today went right
On hustling sandwiches and coffee
to financial district brokers clerks
at $315 a week and tips, as he has
off and on since he quit Columbia
university in his freshman year.
Albert hoped he'd get a new and
better job after people got done
pumping his hand and patting his
back, and he thought he might even
get some ready cash from the fin
ancial house to which his fortune
belonged, but ne wasn't any too agi-
tated by prospects.
Pausing on one of his deliveries
yesterday, he picked $150,000 worth
of negotiable farm loan mortgage
bonds from a sidewalk and return
ed them to G. r. Childs and COM
pany whose messenger lost them.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-24
TRIAL BEGINS
FOR ACCUSED
FUN SLAYER

AUBURN, Calf, Sept. "A. U.P)-
Earl Kimball, the 21-year-old ter
ror of F'ulda Flats who boasted that
he killed people for the fun of it,
went to trial today for the murder
of James G. Kennett, ST., former
Chicago contractor.
Basing his entire defense on in
sanity, rather than protection,
Kimball, alias Cramer, hoped he
and his attorneys could convince a
jury of y that he was insane and
should be sent to a mental hospital
The state will insist that he is sane
and will demand the death penalty.
Reversing the usual ordre Of
trials, court officials will call up
on the defense to present its case
first. If the jury decides Kimball
was sane when he killed Kennett
and dumped the body down an
abandoned mine shaft, the court
will - the penalty.
Kimball admittedly killed Ken
nett and an unidentified red-head-
ed youth. He once boasted that
he had killed '27 other men" and
would disclose the location of their
bodies three or four at a time. -
Later he said the story was a hoax.
1t was well known here, however,
that his boastful threats and his
eVer-present rifle spread so much
fear through the prospecting coun-
try that miners quit living alone
and sought company for protection.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-24
HALF MILLION
WATCH LEGION
DRESS PARADE

ST LOUIS, Mo, Sept. 24.-The
panoply of America on -parade-the
American Legion-held the SPOT
light in st. Louis today, II years
after that organization had its
BIN in this city.
Thousands of the army that
rallied to the call of save demo-
cracy' passed in review before an
audience estimated at one half
million.
Steel-helmeted bands. brightly
caparisoned drum and bugle corps,
swung past the reviewing stand
vieing for national honorS.
There were the Changing 40 ct
g. voitureS of the fun section of
the Legion.
The whole Legion, in all its many
ramitications, was on dress parade.
It was the feature Of a four day
gathering which opened brilliantly
yesterday
Keynote OF the convention was
struck by a score Of opening speak
ers when they singly demanded
strict adherence to the constitu-
tional ideals of America.
Aside from a parade of the 40
ct 8, the usually roisterous affair,
Monday evenings program was
featured by the annual dinner to
Commander Frank N. Belgrano, Jr.,
Of San Francisco.
Outside, overhead, enterprising
Cleveland Ohio, advertised her de
sire for the 1886 convention by
messages flashed electrically from
dirigible.
On the ground, Denver, Colo,
pressed its bid for the same con-
vention by passing out thousands
Of peaches-symbolical of "a peach
OF a time" in Denver in '36.
Los Angeles and Atlantic City
also want that convention.
Tomorrow, the Legion gets down
to serious business, tackling con-
troversiaI resolutions, the next day
electing one of II aspiring to the
national commandership.