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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-22
Virginia Herr To
 Wed June 24th

Miss Virginia Irving Herr, daugh- ter of Dr. and Mrs. Edward A. Herr of Cheshire, formerly of Waterbury, has chosen Saturday, June 24th as the date of her marriage to Chris tian E. Grosser of Newton Terrace. The ceremony will be performed at 10 o'clock at St. Brigid's Church in Cheshire and will be followed by a wedding breakfast for relatives at the home of the brides parents.
 Miss Herr will be attended by Miss Jane Molloy of New York City. Miss Herr and Miss Molloy were room- mates at the University of Vermont.
 MT. Grosser will have his brother, Wilfred R. Grosser of West Engle- wood, N. J. for his best man, and for his ushers another brother, J. Helmar Grosser, also of West Engle- wood, N. J. and Edward A. Herr, Jr., of New York, City, a brother of the prospective bride.
 Miss Linda Rossi, 40, of New Haven, was chairman of the May day exercises which were presented on the campus of Albertus Magnus College, May 21. The exercises con- sisted of religious and secular cere- monies. The religious festivities in- cluded the crowning of the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary by the May queen, Miss Edith Hetzger, '39 of Bridgeport; sermon by the Rev. Hugh N. Serror, o. F., of Providence College; and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The secular fes- tivities included the crowning of the May queen, Edith Metzger; folk dances, and skit depicting "The Seven Ages of Man" presented by the junior class. Two attendants for the May queen were chosen from each class.
 The Social Science club held a regular meeting in Imelda hall on May g. At the meeting Natalie Icaza was elected president; Razelle Gold berg, vice-president; Nancy Caval- laro, secretary, and Vivian Rogers, treasurer for the school year 1939- 1940. Following the business meet ing, several mrmbers presented pa- pers dealing with the part England, France, Russia and Poland played in the formation of the anti-aggres- sion pact gaainst Germany and Italy.
 Press board has announced the appointment of Miss Nadya Varenka of New Haven to the office of chair man of that organization for the year 1939-1940. Miss Gertrude Leary Al of New Haven will be the editor of the newsletter to the alumnae sent out regularly by the press board.
 Glasses at Albertus Magnus Col lege will end May 25. Final ex- aminations will begin May 27. The Women's Get Together Club of the Third Congregational church will meet this evening at 8 o'clock at the parish hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-22
Mothers Club Will Gather Ton1orrouD

The Mothers Club of Sts. Peter and Paul parish will meet tomor- row evening at 8 o'clock at the school auditorium at which time, Miss Kathleen Crowley, local proba- ton officer and director of the Wa terbury Girls Club, will be the guest speaker. She will speak on Phases of Her Work" Mrs. William Keav- ney is in charge of arrangements for the social hour which win fol- low.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-22

Mrs. William Wertheimer enter tained at bridge at her home on Wildwood avenue on Friday evening. High scores were made by Mrs. Will liam Moriarty and Miss Mae Ma loney. Following the card playing a delicious luncheon was served. Those present were: Mrs. Harold Curran, Mrs. Thom W. Corby, Mrs. William Moriarty, Mrs. Wendell Cross, Mrs. Andrew Gilmour, Mrs. Maurice Hubbard, Mrs. F. A. Bowes, and Misses Margaret Downey and Mae Maloney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-22

MAN ABOUT TOWN
 Chief of Detectives Leach of the 47th Street station House has 9 sensational Broadway White Slave" story involving several midnighters and chorfnel :. The Maharajah of Rajpipla's new pashtime is Anne Mitchtll of Greenwich. She has only 5 million 6 .r. Which of the duPonts just rented Q ranch not far from Reno, and how come? x. l. u. s. scribes abroad will betcha King George made this trip against his will The Bertrand l.. Taylors of the stock Exchange (Olive McClure) are being 'put asunder" by several false friends The Jesse Liver more. Jrs., expect one Life mag will make its first profit this year. A probable 750Gs John w. Hanes, Under-Sec'y of the Treasury (who tiffed with F. D. R. over the tax policy) assures chums he isn't re- signing The May 8th United States News reports that White House sleuths are looking for the people who furnished Hitler the info for his recent anti-Roosevelt blast .. Their initials are E. E.; F. F. s. and c s. V.... Allen Crib Raymond,s definition of editors: "Third basemen whose legs are gone"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-22

Mary (Heart b. t. Daddy Martin and Fred Drake, Yep of Harper's Bazaar, are steadying. Pooling the ginks who think she'll elope with Winthrop Rockefeller. She says nope One of the "Hellzapoppin" actors is on the lam. Bigamy charge :. :. Detective McGowan of the 17th Pct, who was among the denoted there recently, probably isn't superstitious. Tennyrate, his last assignment was guarding Mrs. McLean's notoriously "bad luck" Hope diamond! .. T.. Chatfield, adopted son of the Mar quis de Cuevas (he'S wed to Rocke- feller), will merge on the 18th of July with Marion Harvey of the late Casa Manana fiopera !. ]. Tom Moneys lady friend (and next bride after the divorce) is the widow of . West Coast lumber multi-mil- 1ionairel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-22

The Satevepost editors tell sub scrioers "Winchell's authority" Con the Gen. Krivitsky expose) was The New Masses, which it wasn't! We had it f1rstI We never denied his existence. We printed his real handle and that Isaac Don Levine trans
 lated, which the Satevepost admits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-22
Walter Wi1lcIleIl On BrOadzcay
MAN ABoUT TOWN

Trads Mark Rsestsrsd, copysht Mlrror Ine
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-22

The bad press that followed Lord and Lady Lindsay's lorgnetty man. nerS with reporters wasn't helped much by the legend that Britishers told Mrs. Roosevelt how to make their Majesties beddies. Turning down sheets this way or that and folding blankets SO they'd be tucked in like dolls, etc No Britisher suggested that hokun1 They tell you U. s. Ambassador-Bullitt did!
 'Putzi HanfstaengPs mother. is here trying to win converts for The Oxford Movement Strange she is pro-Hitler yet considering Adolf chased her son out of Germany Four shows last week had their casts give free tickets to people so the theater wouldn't Hook empty" Sec'y of State Hull,s followers report the boom for him lis growing" Repubs are quietly promoting one for MT. Justice Owen J. Roberts of tho U. s. Supreme Court and Penn Gov. James, plenty conserva- tive, made whoopee at the Stork Club Friday midnight .. The Dick Mcrrills (Toby Wing) have reached an agreement, and she will return to the coast .. !. Publisher Henry Luce told his staffs he is not secret ly backing that planned newspaper, which just moved into the Time and Life edifice, if you are fascinated by coincidence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-16
Great Britain, France Reused By Hitler Coup
Britain Accuses Hitler of Threatening to Blow Up Prague, Unless Czechs Quit - Nazis Get Arms
 Works, $l35,OOO,OOO In Gold
BY FREDERICK KUH

United Press Staff Corresp0ndent) London, March t6--(ur) The British Government discussed future policy in regard to the totalitarian states with France today after ad- vising Germany that the destruction of Czechoslovakia was serious blow to European confidence.
 Earlier two newspapers charged that Adolph Hitler had threatened Prague with an aerial bombardment unless the Czechs agreed to pro- tectorate.
 Sir Neville Henderson, British ambassador to Berlin, handed the Governments note regarding Czechoslovakia to the German Foreign Office and asked regarding German intention in Central Europe Henderson also advised the Foreign Office that Britain had postponed trade negotiations with the Reich.
 Third Day Conference
 Andre Charles Corbin, French ambassador to London, conferred at the Foreign office for the third suc- cessive day, reportedly in connection with proposals that French Premier Edouard Daladier come here with the official party of President Albert LeBrun, who arrives for state visit next Tuesday, to discuss common front in the European situation.
 British experts were studying the immediate military and economic consequences of the German seizure of Czechslovakia.
 In addition to acquisition of gold estimated here as high as $135, ,000, = 900, the Nazis will obtain vast stores of war materials including artil- lery and other modern equipment for at least 100000 troops.
 Get Big Arms Works
 They also get outright possession of the Skoda Arms Works, which next to the Krupp Works is the big 'gest in Europe and employs almost 10000 persons. Thirty-for other Czech factories producing arma- ments ranging from rifles to tanks also will be taken over, while the number of airplanes gained is in the hundreds. Estimates of the number of Czech war planes varied from 700 to 1,500 but British experts said the actual figure was probably in between-about 1,200 crafts.
 For Britain, the German seizure means loff of market that last year bought $35 5,000,000 worth of British goods and sold Britain about $10,000,000 worth.
 Britain also is expected to suffer a severe setback economically in other Central European nations be- cause many of the Czech industrial products will now pour in to the Danubian area markets, especially textiles.
 Hitler Forced Consent |.
 The News Chronicle and the Daily
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-16
RAIN IS FALLING
 IN NEW ENGLAND
But Flood Observers HOw- ever Say There Is No
 Cause For Alarm

Boston. March 16.-(UP).-Rain was falling in most of New England today, but flood observers said there was no immediate cause for alarm.
 Both the Connecticut and Merri- mack rivers, danger spots in spring thaws, still were running below nor- nal levels. The rain was expected to cease during the day and colder weather probably will prevent a feared rapid thaw in the snowbound New England watershed of northern New Hampshire and Vermont.
 "The dangers of flood have been overstressed," said Archibald B. Ross, weather bureau observer at Concord, N. H. Not until there has been a long and heavy rain or 8 period of unusually warm weather will there be cause for worry"
 Measures of Precaution
 However, Massachusetts officials. memories of the disastrous 1886 floods still fresh in their minds, continued with precautionary meas ureS.
 Public Works Commissioner Will liam F. Callahan sent 85,000 sand bags to the Connecticut river val- ley for storage and Governor Lev erett Saltonstall directed Adjutant- General Edgar c. Erickson to draft a plan for the immediate assembling of the National Guard in the event of a. flood emergency.
 Memories of past disasters are too vivid for us not to take every precaution to protect life and prop erty should they recur," Saltonstall said.
 In Boston and vicinity. today's rain was melting rapidly the IA inches of snow that fell in the rec ord blizzaru early this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-16
YOUNG USHER IS
 HERO IN THEATER

Taunton, Mass, March 16-(UP) --The cool-headed action of a 16 year old usher in switching on lights and calmly directing the audience to leave was credited today with pre- venting panic among 400 patrons who filed from the Strand theater minutes before 1t became mass of flames yesterday.
 The usher, Raymond Auclair, was stirred to action when smoke bil- lowed from the boiler room. Ray mond T. McNamara, 27, the man. ager, ran to the boiler room, kicked in the door and reached for fire extinguisher. The extinguisher was so hot, however, that he was burned.
 Two firemen also were injured slightly. Deputy Chief David A. Mo- Adam sprained an ankle and Hose man Frank Long stepped on nail.
 Besides the theater, the general alarm fire damaged a dentists office, a beauty parlor, a clubroom and two small shops in the same building. Damage was estimated at $75,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-16
INCREASE DUTIES
 TODEFUNCT CZECH

Washington, March 16.--(UP).- The altered status of Czechoslovakia brought demands today for inme- diate increases of duties on shoes and other goods from the area.
 Rep. Lawrence J. Connery, Denn- ocrat, Massachusetts, wrote Secre- tary of State Cordell Hull and Sec retary of Treasury Henry Morgen- thau, Jr., asking that they act im- inediately to terminate preferential treatment granted under the trade agreement with Czechoslovakia. The duties then would revert to the former higher rate as there is no agreement with Germany.
 Tt Is my understanding that our present law requires that goods en- tered into the United States be marked with the country of origin, T Connery wrote Morgenthau. Nat urally any goods entering the United States on or after March l0 from what wah the free and Independent nation known as Czechoslovakia, and now controlled by Hitler, should be marked made in Qermanys'R
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-16
Czech Nation Becomes Part Of Greater German Reich As Protectorate
Germany Has Taken Over All Czech Consulates In United States

Washington March 16-(UP-German Charge DAfares Hans went to the Czechoovak legation and placed its affairs under control of the German embassy.
 to take control of all consuaes fin the United States
 being officials in the United States will be attached to the German diplomatic service.
 the United States legation Prague would be said business going the legation for the moment, however.
 Austria the United States closed its legation in Vienna after the formally notified the United States union his country with the Reich consulate retained Vienna business relations for Americans in that reon
 had consulate New York and Chicago which brought under German control maintained regular conuates in Angeles New Orleans Lou Cleveland Pitts Houston located Minneapolis Philadelphia Manila and Seattle An acting sular agent stationed in Baltimore
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-16
STUDENTS GIVEN
 CHANCE TO TALK

Hartford, Conn, March l6.-(UP) students accepted with a relish today a plan whereby, dur ing the next year, they will tell members of the faculty what they think about them.
 The professors themselves invited the criticism.
 Tt has been generally recognized in the teaching profession" said Prof. Odell Shephard, Pulitzer prize winner and spokesman for the fac- ulty, that we do not get enough constructive criticism. Like Ghe min- istry, teachers do great deal Of talking. but not enough of It comes back"
 Students lost little time in ap- pointing a fault-finding connmittee of l6 to pick the faculty apart
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-16
HUNGARY TROOPS
 WIN BIG BATTLE
Capture Carpatho-U Ukraine in Fight at Chust-Wave
 of Suicides

Chust, Carpatho- Ukraine, March 16.-UP)-Hungarian troops took over Carpatho- Ukraine today after severe fighting was climaxed by dis integration of the autonomous gov- ernment of Premier Augustin Vol oSin.
 Czech troops, under orders of Gen. Lew Prchala, retired and many were reported to have gone into Rumania, while only scattered re- sistance by Ruthenian Separatist militia continued. The military op- position to the Hungarians had be- come chaotic and skirmishes were sporadic.
 Volosin was understood to have fled to Rumania after attempting to unite with the Czech troops in resisting the Hungarians.
 Although Hungarian troops had pushed northward at the eastern tip of the province until they reached the Polish frontier, the Czechs and Ukrainians still commanded this city, the capital, which has a pop ulation of 18,000 and is located in the south central part of Carpatho- Ukraine.
 Military Causes
 Gen. Prchala established military courts here and VoloSin, enforcing acts of the parliament which hac declared this an independent, sov. ereign state, ordered it hurriedly placed on a war footing.
 Hungarian Foreign Minist el Stephen Czaky's ultimatum expiret at 8 p. m. last night. Volosin hat replied that he was sending three, man delegation to Budapest in al effort to reach truce and stop tn, bloodshed, but he ordered the re sistance continued.
 A radio broadcast at BudapeS last night said that Hungarian troops had occupied 100 villages il Carpatho- Ukraine. It was said tn (Continued on Page sl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-16
FRANCE BEGINS
 TO SEE DANGER
Hitler Will Surely Move on MemeI Next=-Russia May
 Be Lined Up
BY RALPH HEINZEN United Press Staff C0rrespOndent)

|
 Paris, March 16.-CUP)Premier Edouard Daladier held hasty con- ferences with his ministers today on whether he should go to London to exchange political and military views and evolve practical line of British-French policy against fur ther expansion of the totalitarian powers.
 Both Paris and London were grayely alarmed by Adolf Hitler's latest coup and the question being asked is What next?"
 The reply, it was felt here, is an- other eastward move by Germany It was predicted Hitler's attention would sooner or later be concen- trated on Poland and Hungary but that it still was too early for that.
 It was believed Memel would be next. There are signs of increasing trouble there, as shown by the re- marks yesterday of the German leader there, Ernst Neumann, that relations of the semi-autonomous state with Lithuania, which holds sovereignty over it, are "intoler- able."
 Memel would DC an easy victory for Germany, because the Lithuan- fans would be unable to resist alone and neither Russia, Britain nor France regard Memel as of vital interest"
 It was foreseen here that Italy (Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-16
ASSESSMENTS ON SEWERS 60 OVER FOR YEAR
Unanimous Approval Given His Measure to Extend
 Time FINANCIAL PROBLEM MAY NOW FACE CITY Great Many Men May Be Laid Off Says Board
 of Finance
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK Democrat Legislative Reporter)

BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK
 Democrat Legislative Reporter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, March 16. - Senator George T. Culhane of Waterbury climaxed a vigorous fight to change the methods of levy ing sewer assessments in the City of Waterbury today when he secured a unanim- ous vote of approval for his Dill extending the time limit in which such assessments may be paid from 120 days to one year.
 However, The Democrat learned this afternoon that the Senate will be asked tomorrow morning to re- consider its action.
 There was considerable debate before the final vote, all in favor, WIS recorded and some of 1t was pretty sharp. There were likewise motions to recommit the bill to the Cities and Boroughs Committee and to have it tabled, but both were de- feated. Senator Culhane himself also refused a request that action on the measure be deferred until next week.
 Members of Waterbury's Finance Boord claim that the bill may im- pose grave financial problem upon the city and end all further sewer construction work during 1889, as well as necessitate the laying off of a great many men engaged in this work as WPA labor.
 The bill, as passed today, not merely extends the time limit for payments, but lowers the interest rate on delinquent payments from to per cent and also calls for proportional reductions in assess
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-16
TWO SLAYERS ARE
 SLATED TO CHAIR
Killers of Storekeeper in Middletown May Appeal
 to Supreme Court

Middletown, Conn.,. March 16.-- (UP)-Ira Allen Weaver, Kings Mountain, N. O., and Vincent J. Cots, Jr., Shelton, both carnival workers, were under sentence today of death in the electric chair during the week of Aug. 28 for the murder of store- keeper during $6 holdup in Janu- ary.
 Weaver pleaded guilty and Cots was convicted by three superior court judges late yesterday. The court, however, advised that appeals be taken to the supreme court to de- eide whether a bandit sitting in an automobile and not taking part in the actual holdup or staying, should be judged equally guilty with the killer.
 Contradicted Each Other Turning states evidence, Weaver repudiated an alleged confession made after he was arrested and in which he took responsibility for the shooting, and accused Cots of com hitting the holdup-murder while he sat in car outside the store.
 Cots claimed the situation was re- yersed, that he was in the car and that Weaver killed the storekeeper, Joseph G. Dripps, when the latter resisted the robbery in rear room of his market.
 The three judges took only AS min utes to reach their decision which held both accused guilty of mur- der in the first degre as charged by the indictment of the grand jury.
 Neither of the men offered 2 statement to the court when they were called before the bench for sentence. Mrs. Cots collapsed when the death penalty was imposed,
 Weaver admitted on the witness stand he had deserted a wife and three children at Kings Mountain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-16
Situation
 OnSewer ProjectsH Here
Board of Finance Must Consider What Effect Passage of Culhane Bill Will Have on Jobs of
 Many WPA Workers

Faced with emergency, affecting several thousand persons taken from relief rolls when family mem- bers were employed by the WPA on sewer projects, the, board of fi- nance today will consider the effect of passage by the state senate of the sewer bill sponsored by Senator George T. Culhane by which the revolving sewer fund of the City of Waterbury will be empty for g full year.
 About HOO men, heads of families, presently are engaged in conStruct- ing sewers, their salaries paid by the WPA, the city,s share provid- ing of materials and equipment, es- timated by City Engineer Charles A. Root to cost the city about $15 per month per man. He has. re- quested $48,500 to continue paying the city's share until July l, when the matter of the revolving sewer fund and the postponement of pay ing sewer assessments for full year, reduction of the assessments, as well were placed before the General As- sembly.
 City Controllers Threat
 The city controller had threatened to refuse to honor vouchers for pay ment of the city's share of the WPA work unless funds continued to ac- crue to the revolving sewer fund, theoretically the revenue which makes the city's sewer program self sustaining. A group of East End residents had complained to the board of works and to the. alder men that they could not pay their sewer assessments within the 120 days allowed from the completion of the sewers, in question.
 Various of the Republican alder men, making the. matter one for personal appeal to the voters. of fered to support the bill. Senator Culhane, similarly. agreed to spon- Sor.
 Meanwhile, the boards of work and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-16
SEN. M'CARTHY
 CHARGES SPITE
Exists Among Members of Own Party in Regard to
 New Britain

Hartford, Conn, March 16--(UP) Senator Daniel J. Mccarthy, D., Ansonia, charged today that the "spiteful" attitude and personal prejudices" of his own party mem- bers in the house were responsible for an unfayorable report of the finance committee on 8 $250, 900 New Britain bond bill.
 The bill was one of several amounting to; $955,00 which the 'conamiteee disapproved after favor- ing one issue of $100,000 for sewers
 Mccarthy declared ''the senate finance committee favored the street Improvement bonds tthe $250,000 is- sue) but they were outvoted by the lower house."
 Spite itself," he charged, twas responsible and 1t was not charged to the Republican party. When personal prejudice enters the affairs of the general assembly the com mon welfare will not be served"
 Mccarthy denied he was making an accusation against the Socialists, and asserted T also clear the skirts of the senators on the charge of spite and I charge it to the Demo- cratic party"
 Two Bills Salvaged
 After two of the bills were sal- vaged, by the senate voting to table the committee reports on issues of sl50,000 for street improvements and $50,000 for tuberculosis rest home obligations, Senator John L. Sulli- van, D., New Britain, argued in be- half of the $250,0O0 issue which the committee disapproved on ground 1t was "unwise."
 Tn the face of comparison of rev. enue surplus spending pictured by Auditor Brown (Warren M. Brown, auditor for the finance committed whose report clearly indicates that the city of Bridgeport has sinned far more in this respect than has New Britain" he said, "the finance committee nevertheless brazenly re- veals its partisanship by reporting