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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29
Big Highway Program
 To Get Under Way
Com. Macdonald Announces 25 Miles of Surfacing,
 Merritt Parkway Bridges, Hartford Crossing Job

Highway Commissioner John A Macdonald today announced plani for and requested contractors bidl upon i8 new highway construction and reconstruction projects, which will entail tho improvement by pay ing of gravel surfacing Of approx ilnately 26 miles of state and towf road, construction of three highway grade separation bridges on th' Merritt Parkway, elimination Of tht Windsor Street grade crossing II tho city of Hartford and other work
 Three other Sizeablc jobs wert also included as works program pro' jects. ono involves about one mile of paving on the relocation of Route No. 10 College Highway in tht town of Bimsbury to eliminate tho present underpaSs. Another calli fov about 3,076 feet Of concrete pavement on Pitkin street Extension and Pleasant street in East Hartford and tho third entails nearly tive miles of gravel surfacing on the Crystal Lake road in Holland and Ellington.
 The Merritt Parkway bridges fea. tuFo the six regular state projects listed for contract letting. Thest will carry the new boulevard either over or under highways running ncTth and south, thus eliminating Intersections and permitting an un' Interrupted flow of trafiic in all di' re0tlonS. Ali three of these 1truc' lures will be of reinforced concrete with construction of tho approachei included in the bridge contracts They will bo built at Ponus street in New Canaan, Newficld avenue lIl Stamford, and at RiVerbank and Bengal roads in Stamford.
 Other state jobs arc q mile Of macadam paving on a relocation Of Route No. lei in BarkhamStod, Tee pairs to tho bridge over Bigelow Brook on Route No. 0i in EaStford and about . lea miles of macadam paving on Woodtick road, Spindle Hill road and East street in Wol- colt.
 The remaining seven projects arc town aid jobs calling for gravel Bur- facing on various roads in Andover Brooklyn. Canton, Chaplin, Preston and Salem, and two.thirds Of q milo of bituminous concrete on Middle sex road In Darien.
 Sealed bids on the i8 projects will be received from contractors at the hoadquarterB of the state highway department in the State OfiicC Building, Hartford, until i:O0 D. m. EST, Monday, September l4.
 The various jobs are described briC"y as followS;
 U. $. Works Program Projects
 Town of East Hartford: About 3,07O feet of reinforced concrete pavement on Pitkin street Extension and Pleasant street.
 City of Hartford: About i436 feet of sheet asphalt on concrete bast and two underpasses to eliminate the grade crossing on Windsor street.
 Town of Himsbury: About 677t feet Of bltuminous macadam on tho relocation of Route No. 10 to ellm' mate the present underpass.
 Towns of Holland and Ellington About O0I8 feet of rolled bank rut gravel on the Crystal Lake road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29

1 poFtant to date. The woman is an alien, and Q former partner of Joe seph Dcstadio, 34, of West Haven, alleged head of the vice ring in Connecticut.
 The WaterburIans were arrested Thursday night by State Police Lieu. tenant William gchatzman and Patrclman Patrick Moylan of the lo- cal vice squad, working with c men Known as Josie" the BambIni woman worked in partnership with Destadio until last January, when the pair operated c distributing cen. ter in an apartment in Weet Haven.
 Daddona, alias "Sparky," has a long police record and has been ar- rested before in New Haven and Waterbury. He was known as c friend of Destadio and according to police helped tho West Haven man in bringing girls into the state.
 He was also said to be . member of the "gtrongsArm" squad of the vice ring which enforced organiza. ton rules in houseS of ill fame throughout Connecticut. Three other members of the squad, waterbury Joe Petrucelli," Enrico Benatozzi and Boccacine Tasselli, were arrest cd in New York last week and are also held in high bonds for trial ct the September term O. U. 6. district court In New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29
|GOP DELEGATES PICKED TODAY
Eight Regular, Eight Al. ternates Will Be Chosen
 Around Noon Time

Eight delegates and eight alter. mates from Waterbury to the repub- lican state convention will be chosen ct noon today. The town convention vii convene et 6. Q. ?. headquarteFa on West Main street with Chair man ]. Warren Upson presiding. The local delegation viii not Dc pledged to any candidate for gov' ernOr, it was said this morning.
 Included tn the state delegation will Dc Chairman UpsOn, William !. Pape, Judge John '. Mc0rath, Attorney T. v. Meyer and others. The delegates viii be elected aS fol. lows: Four ct large, representing the city Of Waterbury; two from the 18th senatorial district, and two from the 18th senatorial district. AiteFnateS will Dc divided up the same way.
 VIII Then Adjourn
 After naming the eight delegates and eight aitsFnates the town con. ventiofi viii adjourn until . later date when t viii convene to nom. inate two candidates for the ofaces Of state representative. Other Fes publican conventions are expected to Dc gotten out of the way soon.
 The democrats viii hold two con- yentiotlS Monday night ct the city hail. One will be for the purpose Of electing delegates to the diStfict probate convention. They wifi be pledged to the Fenomination Of Judge Dennis J. eIavin. The other convention viii elect thirtyssix dele. gateS to the fifth district congres- gIonaI convention. These delegates will be pledged to vote for the nom. iTiatlon Of Congressman J. Joseph Smith Of this city,
 The democratic district congres. si0nal convention viii take place ct TorTingtOn On September 18th. No date has been set for the district probate convention Waterbury, Middlebury and Wolcott make Up the local probate district.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29

Town of BarkhaniSted: About 6,- 6ii feet of Waterbound Tnacadam on Road "A" 6 relocation of Route No. i0i.
 Town of Eastford: Repairs to bridge over Digelow Brook on Route No. 0i.
 Town of New Canaan: A rein- forced concrete rigid franc bridge and about 800 feet of rolled gravel approaches (Ponus street. on the Merritt Parkway on Ponus street.
 Town of Stamford: A reinforced concrete rigid frame bridge and about 800 feet of bituminous ma. cadam approaches (Nowheld aVenue) on the Merritt Parkway at Newfeld avenue.
 Town of Stamford: 4 reinforced concrete bridge over the Merritt Parkway and about HOO feet of waterbound mAcadani approaches at Riverbank and Bengal roads.
 Town Of Wolcott: About 4,022- feet Of 0sinch waterbound I1acadam on the Woodtick road Estate Aid) and about 14,037 feet of bsinch Wa- tcrbound macadam on the Spindle Hill road and Eagt street (Town Aid).
 Town Aid Projects
 Town of ApdoVer: About 0,e28 feet of rolled bank run gravel on the Bear Swamp, Times Farm and Ed- doni roads and West street.
 Town of Brooklyn: About l0,403 feet of loose gravel on the Elliott, Pomfret Landing and Beecher'S Bridge roads.
 Town of Canton: About 6,406 feet of rolled. bank run gFaVed on the Gillette road.
 Town of Chaplin: About 16,S06 feet of rolled bank run gravel on tho Tower Hill and Pumpkin Hili roads.
 Town of Darien: About 3,400 feet of bituminoug concrete (WaTcoslite type) on tho MiddlesGx road.
 Town of Preston: About i6,206 feet of rolled bank run gravel on five sections of Town Aid roads.
 Town of Salem: About ib,030 feet of rolled bank run gravel on the Round Hill and West roads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29


 ward l.. Bunneli, fion.g support; Ethel Rice. keeping house of ill fame; Joseph HighrAin, violation of Ilios tor vehicle law, operating under the influence Of liquor; Philip Duphiney, assault
 Luigi RemeIiii, violation of motor vehicle law, operating while under the influence of liquor: William Matusavlch, violation motor vehicle law, no license, operating under ifl- huence Of liquor; Mrs. Lena Cam. millette, violation of liquor law, sell- ing liquor without A permit, con- tributing to delinquency of q minor child; Marion Keihl, residing in c house of ill fame: stillman Holmes violation Of motor vehicle law, Feck- less driving; John Cnirelii, viola ton motor vehicle law, recklegA driving; James o'Connor, violation of motor vehicle law, operating while under the influence Of liquor; Fred Bluck, assault, breach of the peace.
 Frank Porter, assault, breach of the peace; Mary Verrastro, assault, breach of the peace; James LaInat. tino, violation of liquor law; Edward Ignacio, abandonment of children; Tony Dello Bello, violation of mo. tor vehicle law, evading reFponsibil- fly; Emile La Pointe, violation of motor vehicle law, reckless driving; James Herndon, violation of motor vehicle law, reckless driving, oper- ating without a license; Anthony Cianciolo, theft; Orlando Petruzzi, theft; Anthony Baranuk, receiving stolen goods. Benjamin sachner, Watertown, failure to endorse cig- nature on the back of his operat. OTIS license: failure to keep to the right side of the highway. Continued Cases
 The following cases have been continued since the April criminal term:
 Celia Cuella, assault and breach of the peace; Rocco FuSco, theft; Adam Folkman. violation of proba- ton; Eva Chuchelow, violation Of probation: Hubert Lewis, violation of the motor vehicle law. operating without . license; Franklin Patten, violation of the motor vehicle law, operating while under the influence of liquor: Edward Irving. non-sup- port: William Albert Likien, viola ton of motor vehicle laws. 0peTat- ing while under the influence of Ilquor: Arthur ". Davis, violation of the motor vehicle law. violation of the rules of the road: Harry Pie- trobonan, violation of the liquor law; Norman German, assault, re- aistance and intOxlcation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29
Fire Department Ls
 Given Great Praise
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the Saturday night fire Oil CoFl- TlerclAl street. This is just another proof of the skill and efficiency and devotion of the Waterbury Fire Department.
 With kindest regards,
 sincerely yours,
 (Signed) Prank ]. Green.
 August 27, iO36.
 Reply Of Chief Lynch
 The Honorable Frank j. Green. Secretary Of tho Chamber of Commerce,
 City of Waterbury,
 My dear Mir. Green:
 Your letter of this dAy commend. ing the rank and file of the Fire Department for their efforts at the recent fire in Commercial street B Of such outstanding nature that l hasten to write ir appreciation of your thought of Inird i1 your de- duction Of oiir accomplishments.
 While it tg true, the loss was heavy and burdens is in our figures for the year, jt iS nevertheless nice to know that aHl organization like yours recognizes the fire work necessary upon such an occasion, No organization is infallible, we know, we claim nothing out of the ordinary. Bear in mind however, that before lines were laid, tho heat in the locality in question was far in excess of anything ever before endured by members of this depart ment. Men had to work quickly iIl their desire to get water, eTid natus rally suffered to some extent. still, the injured list iS down, 50 we are very thankful.
 Tiremen and fire departments ere always apt to criticism; no doubt we deserve it ct times But upon this occasion there was much pro- perty outside the two buildings on fire that had to be congidered. The great Tapidlty with which the fire moved was startling, even spectacu- far, and was indeed ( serious wor. Syment to ali of the officers and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29
|WARRANTSFOR STOREEEEPERS
State Tax Com. nacket Is Serving Them; Tax Has
 Not Been Paid

More than Q score oe warrAnts lssued by state Tax Commissioner william A. Hackett have been served on owners Of unlncorporatod buslnessos in waterbury during the past few days, it was learned today. The warrants were served by local deputy sheriffs on Storekeepers and owners of small business estAbllsh- ments.
 The tax was due last March from approximately Sb,00o taxpayers In the state. lt lB estimated there are about 800 delinquents, and Tax Commissioner Haekott has begun Q drive to havc the laggards pay up. Those on whom warrants arc served must not only pay tho tax, but also fees oe 9b.
 goo Warrants Served
 The average tax ls tho minimum eb. More than 200 warrants have been sent out by the tax comnls- sioner and delinquent list is ox- pected to be cut to an absolute minimum within the next week or two.
 Next year tho tax will be levied on more than 10000 firms, it is esti- mated by Commissioner Hackett. Added to the list of those who must pay the tax next year are unin- coFporAted liquor business, theators and bus companies.
 The tax now duo is on income for tho calendar year, i09D, It was supposed to have been paid when annual business reports were sub- mitted last March.
 The warrants served locally were received at the county court house and served by local deputy sherlfsS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29
BRO0DED OVER HEALTH

Torringtop, Conn" Aug. 20-(UP) .-BFOoding over iIl health was blamed today for the suicide Of Roy Benedict, %, at his home here yes. terday. Benedict shot himself through the head.
 Tn \ farewell note to his mother, the man said he could not stand his suffering any longer, and asked foF- giVcncss for his set.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29
CAPITAL PAYS
 HONOR TO DERN
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 Myer, across the Potomac, will boom Q iosgun saiute, 4 salute has been fired each half.hour since Dern's death. WashinGton's final respects to Dern viii start with the transfer of the body from Walter Reed hos pistI to the chapel of the church. Tine body has been lying in State, fianked by . guard of honor, ct the hoSpltal chapel since yesterday morning. Tho heads or acting heads Of oil government departments, and General Main Craig, chief Of stan of the army, will Dc honorary pali- bearers. These include:
 Names of Honorary Bearers
 Secretary Of State Cordeil Hui; Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr.; Attorney General Homer 6. Cummings; Secretary of the Interior Harold |. Ickes; 6ec- Yetary of Commerce Daniel O. Rop- CT; acting Secretary of War Harry H, WGodFing; General Craig; acting Secretary of the Navy, Admiral VII. liam #. etandiey; acting Postmaster General William HoweS; acting eec- YctaEy of Labor Edward Y. Mc- Grady; acting Secretary of AgTi- culture W. D. Gregg. At the church will be stationed a guard of honor consisting Of c company of infantry troops and the U. 6. Army band.
 The caGket will then be transfer red to . hearsc for the journey to the railway station. Instead of the usual troop of cavalry preceding and following the hearse, four military scout cars have been chosen to es- cort the cortege, symbolic Of the standardization and IItotorizati0n Of the D. 6. Army to which the late chief gave 50 much of his time, labor and thought.
 Guard Of Homer
 At Union station there will be drawn up another guard of honor. The special funeral train is ex- pected to leave Washington about 6 D. m.. Aboard it will be, in ad- dition to the members of the faiii- Ny, most of the honorary pail bear- CTS.
 President Roosevelt, now on . western tour, viii attend burial ser- vices in Dalt Lake City.
 Secretary of State Huli will Fe- main in Washington ct the express request of President Roosevelt tc serve as acting head os tho u. g. government during the absence oi flaa sseaalAAssf and na r.anafu sran9z4te&rf of his cabinet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29

privateS of the department. The off shift responded nobly regardless of where they were, or what kind of clothes they were wearing. Many of them suffered Q personal loss in this respect.
 Proof of the skill and efficiency and devotion of the Waterbury Fire department" are your own words, As we quote from your letter. These words of kindness shall finger with us for c long time: they will with me anyway. The rank and file should r1emorise them forever more,
 We thank you.
 Thomas J. Lynch.
 August 27, io30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29
SAW FINAL REVIEW

Mantle, Conn, Aug. 20. (UP)-- Major Gen. Albert II. Blanding chi0f Of the National Guard bureau MaIors Gen. Morris B, Payne, com mander of the 43d division and Adj
 Gen. William ?. Ladd, watched more than 2,000 troops of the 43d division pasB in their final review yesterday at Camp Cross this year The i02d infantry is breaking camp today with the l22d cavalry. Tomor- row the i00th infantry and the spec clal troops will leave the reservation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29
Rebels BombMadid
 Tuice During Night
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 second shower of bombs, Every day for nearly a week, rebel airS planes had flown over the city ct exactly 6 q. fn., bombing the outly. ing airpor8 and dropping into the city proper leaflets which said: we are commencing now preliminary operations for the occupation Oi Madrid, which will be accomplish cd, soon. our first boinbardmenN have been directed At air fields and factories producing munitions and War materials for use by the cofn- batant forces. But we decline the responsibility for what may occur if we gre obliged to continue these methods 10 break through the re- distance"
 Made Threat Good
 Last night and carly today, the rebels made good their threat 10 the capitals 1000, ,000, ,00.odd people. The city was quiet when ct ii:30 D. fi. the rebel planes flew over, People over a wide area were startled into terror by the explosion of the first bomb--a sharp, terrific blast. Bomb after bomb dropped. War ministry chieftains hurried to a wireless Sta- ton and q spOkesinan announced; "Thc public has just heard an cx- ploBion. It was a bomb without q fuse, which an enemy plane drops ped ir order to cause alarm. The government B confident Of the Madrid populationg calm and Serens ity, and knows the public b aware that the government viii know how to foil the rebel objective"
 Were Four Planes
 It was announced t1at there wal but one plane and that but one bomb was dropped. There were four planes, however, and the war min. istry at 2 q. n. issued a C0fnmunique announcing that an urSpecihed number Of pianeS dropped four bombs on the city. It was in thIG communique that the four casual ties were admitted. But the com munique and the broadcast afi- Tlouncencnts were not needed to inc form the people Of the raid. The terrible news that tho rebels were bombing their capital spread quick iy. As soon as the first blasts were heard, lights went out on all gtrcetf in the city and in homes in the bombed area. Motor cars proceeded If at oil, with lights out. Persona aboard took refuge in cellars and subway stations. The streets were pitc.i dark and only militiamen were to be seen.
 Near War Ministry
 One Of the rebel bombs blew q hole in the ground near the war ministry gardens. Militiamen quick Iy spread themselves about the iTn- mediate vicinity Of the bombing hole, tried to give the impression that nothing had happened, and told people to move on and not stop to look. United Press stan corre- spondents found ample evidence of the raid. Broken glass lay every where from .he shattered windows Of the Bank of Spain, at the south- west corner of the Plaza. and the post ofiice at the southeast corner.
 gtaff Correspondent Jan Yindrich found a piece Of shrapnel which seemed to indicate that the bombs had contained the Iightest sort of strapneI. almost wafer-thiD.
 4 big hole was found where one of the bombs dropped near the the north railway station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29
HER PICTURE WON

Hollywood, Aug. 2D--(UP)--Lynn Keebler, 22, Chicago brunette, today arrived in Hollywood to start work on q six-month contract awarded her by Universal Studio. The girl was signed by Rufus Le Maire Universal casting director, who saw a photograph of her mailed to him by c friend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29
BACK AT HOME

Hollywood, Aug, 20-(UP)-DoloTs es Del Rio was back et her Santa Monica home after having spent 6 week at a hospital for treatment of a stomach aiiment The actress was stricken while working in . picture. She viii return to the lot within 6 few days to complete the film.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29

Mary Costello; . nephew, Willard Costello; and Q niece, Mildred CoS" teiIo, All of Long Island.
 The funeral will be held Monday afternoon from tho Bailey Snyder Funeral Home, 04 Willow street, Monday at { o'clock. Harmony Lodge will Do in charge Of services Burial will be in New Pine Grove cemetery.
 HOUOHTALIN0 --- Chester Q. Roughtaiing, B3, died suddenly at hls home, ie savings street, last night, Ho was born in Millbrook, \. F., coming to this city soine time ago.
 Mv. Houghtaling is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence N. West Hough- tailng; Q daughter, Mrs. Wesley Krants, of Oakville; . brother, Fred YEoughtaiing, Of this city.
 H0 was past noble grand Of Nos sahogan lodge of odd Follows end past chief of Angantawao oilcamp- inent, odd Fellows. He was eT,is pioyOd in tho Spencer Shoe co.
 Tuneral from the Anderson fu. neral home, 70 Central avenue, time later. Friends may cali at tho Tue neral homo tomorroy afternoon from 2 to { and tomorrow evening from 2 to . o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29
By REYNOLDS PACKARD

Durgos. Spain. Aug. 20,-(UP)-- Military and political wings of the rebel movement were united today. Jose Maria oiI Robles. leader of all right wing coalition parties. arrived here last night from Salamanca and at once went into conference with army men directing the rebellion. T have come here to aid tine right wing movement personally" said OH RobIes. "f have hardly had time to decide what I am going to d6. I just arrived by automobile from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29

Australia is considering . eam. paign to atract mose tourists
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29

EIsENEsAUHER - George H. EisenhauseF, BT, Of 20 Edwin avenue, Succumbed yesterday afternoon ct the Waterbury hospital following an illness of one week. Born in Red Bank, ~. J., he came to this city 90 years agc. He was employed in the paint and repair department of the Connecticut Company for 2O years. Tie held memberships iii the Harmony Lodge of Masons, and Bunker Fill Mems League and be- Ioneed to the Bunker Hill Consre- gationAi church.
 He b survived by . sister, Mrs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29
OBITUARY

NRLgON--Claude Nelson of B7 East Clay street. died yesterday morning nt ct. MaTy'g hospital fol- lowing Q brief illness. Ho wag . World WAr veteran end Q member of the American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans, He leaves . number of cousins in Tor. rington.
 A delegation from the local DAY. association will meet tonight ct 8:30 o'clock and proceed to the Lunny funeral home. Tho funeral viii take place from the Funny funeral homo ct . time to be ans nounced later.
 BONO-Mrg. Molly (petillo) Bo- no, 24, wife of Louis Bono of 340 South Main street died yesterday afternoon at Ur0as.0 On. Thames 60. nitoriuIn after brief illnOss.
 BeBiiOs her husband, Mrs. Bono is survived by her mother, Mrs. Fi- iontena PetiDio; two brothers, Ango- 10 and Jerry Petiilo; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Spagnuoio and Mrs. Angelo MarSello, ell Of Waterbury; and Miss Juiie Petiilo, of Wood. bury, V. J.
 The funeral will Do held from tho Colaganto funeral homo, o34 Bank street, Monday ct 0:30, to tho church Of Our Lady Of Lourdes ct 0:iB.
 COL LIN D--Mrs. Catherine (Thompson) Collins of Brooklyn, N. Y., c former resident of this city, died yesterday ct her cottage at Laurel Beach, Milford, following Q brief illness.
 Mrs. Collins k survived by i've daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens, Mrs. Norbert delsor and tho MisseA Agnes, Lucy and Loretta Collins; four sons, George, Richard, VII. liam and Frank Collins; and four sisters in this city, Mrs. P. '. Ban. non, Mrs. Elizabeth Altman, Mrs, Michael McDonald and Mrs. Julia Claffey; and . brother, Janioa Thompson, also of this city.
 Funeral arrangements Will be on. nounced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-29
SPENDING MONEY
 TOSAVE MONEY

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FORTY CASES IN
 COMMON PLEAS

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The funeral of William J. Roy- holds will take place Monday morn ing At 0:i6 o'clock from tho Mulville funeral homo, West Main street, te St, ThomaB'S church where Q solemIl high mass will Do celebrated at Q o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.