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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-05

modern electrical accessories thai form the Illuminating system f0f the spacious store. Master workmen have completed a new renovation scheme including new electrical features and the big store offers a surprising treat to all visitors.
 Through a quarJer-century oi service to the people of Waterbury and surrounding towns, Hadley's has steadily increased it's business. holding firm to the belief that people will buy when they are of fered first-class merchandise at the lowest possible prices.
 During the Silver Jubilee sale marking the stores 18th anniyer- sary, prices on every article in the establishment have been drasticaliy reduced. Some of the bargains must be seen to be believed, 50 startling are the price reductions.
 The visitor to the store can choose from articles on display on five large floors and spacious basement store. He will find furniture and ac- CSS6OIlcS 1Ol CtCly 1OOlh AA ehAA homemade by manufacturers O the highest standing and of un excelled craftsmanship.
 Efficient Service
 All are cordially invited to tn 18th anniversary sale, and are as sured of the courteous and efficient service that has won Hadley's so many friends since the firm entered business in Waterbury, Whether the shopper wishes an entire suite ot furniture or only minor house. hold accessory, he will find his needs cared for promptly ant 
 At Hadley's, every need for th' home can be filled. The stores huge floor space enables it to keep new and varied stock on hand. allow ing the purchaser wide field iron which to choose.
 The great 18th anniversary salt is Hadley's means of recognition ane of the friendship ant patronage of residents of the Wa terbury area through the years. The sale enables the friends of the Stort old and new, to make real saving in articles of the foremost quality
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. Pair of Bed Pillows . Comfortable Cotton Mattress . Restful Coil Spring
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DUMMIES TEST FIRE NETS

Toledo, O. - (U.PD -. Bremen here send in substitutes - football tackling dummies when testing nets. Although the fire department is equipped with nets and a new 65-foot training tower, no person has had to leap into one here in 40 years.
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Lethbridge, assistant patrol leader, Alice Buell., treasurer and Rutch Batchelder, scribe.
Charles Probert HOnored

Charles Probert H0nored
 Charles Probert, of Patterson Court, was guest of honor at an English party, given Wednesday evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Arthur Twelves, on Thomaston avenue, in observance of his birht- day. MT. Probert, was born in Old ham, Lancashire, England, and his family was known by MT. Twelves family, before coming to the United States. In true English custom, the meal was fish and chip sup per, and MT. Probert, was unusually pleased, and surprised, by the ac- knowledgement of his ancestry.
 Mrs. Twelves was assisted by her daughter, Mrs. Ruby Shenenske The decorations were in pink and white, and in the center of the table rested a large three layer
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l Mrs. Grace Harrison Tuesday, May
 9th at 2:30 p. m. in Sprague gym Mrs. Harrison is nutritioniSt for the Connecticut Dairy and Food Coun- ell. Those in the community who recall the cooking school conducted here a few seasons ago by this Council, and who would be inter- ested to have such a school con- ducted, this coming fall, are es- pecially urged to attend. This pro- gram will be sponsored by the Wa terville Parent Teacher association who will hold their regular month ly business following Mrs. Adams illustrated talk.
 Plans for the coming dance of the St. Pauls Episcopal church Girls club, to be held Friday evening, May 18th, at the Sprague school gym nasium, were discussed in detail, at a regular weekly meeting held on Wednesday night, at the home of Mrs. Emerson Liebe, on Colonial avenue. Dancing will be enjoyed between the hours of 8 D. m., and 11:30 and will include modern, as well as round and square dances. There will be prompter for the round and square sets, and music will be furnished by the University Swing band. Tickets have been sell- ing unusually well, and the girls hope to have the hall filled to capa- city, and promise an enjoyable eyen- ing, for the older folks, as we'll as the young people, of the commun- ity. Members attending the meeting Wednesday night were: Beverly Northrop, Eleanor Hoethke, Ruth Batchelder, Peggy Lethbridge, Alice MacMullen and Emily Warren.
 Mrs. Frederick T. Hoadley and daughter, of Edgehill avenue, are spending the week with relatives in Cambridge, Mass.
 Food Sale Tomorrow
 An all day food sale will be held tomorrow, at Kramer Brothers mar ket. on Thomaston avenue, by Girl Scout Troop No. 16. The girls wish to earn money to buy their uni- forms, and all contributions of food will be greatly appreciated. For those who can not take their food tot he store, but will contact mem bers of the troop, it will be called for. Officers of the troop include: Mary Wagner, patrol leader; Peggy
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case of the Barbara & D'Aurio com pany against the State of Connec- ticut. The case of the Home Own- CTS Loan Corp. against Josephine M. Culleton ct als was also assigned for next Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-05

New South Wales has a serious fruit shortage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
GIRL FINDS SHE
 MARRIED UNCLE

Fitehburg. Mass, Jan. le-(UP)-- Discovery that she had married her uncle won an annulment for Mrs Beatrice B. Brisson, 27, of Leomin- ster,
 Probate Judge Henry T. Atwood granted her plea yesterday after she testified that she and Alexander Brisson of Fitchburg, c carnival worker, el0ped 10 dreenyille. N, H., and were married Dec. 90, 1887 after a enesmonth eourtship,
 Her father, Zenophile Brlsson, said that he learned Of the Inismat- ing two weeks later when he read Q newspaper report Of the marriage, He went to Greenville and verified the details and then returned here Co confront hls brother.
 4 fortnight later. Mrs. BFisson said, her husband told her be was her uncle. Then he loft FitehbuFg ln quest Of work. He did not appear in court, but sent . letter stating that he and hls wife had not lived together since she learned of their relationship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
CARPET MILLS; GO
 TO FOUNDERS SON

Worcester, Mass, Jan. l9-(UP)-- Sale of the M. J. Whittall Associates Inc. carpet mills to c son of the founder was confirmed today after a hearing before Probate Judge Fred eriek II, Chamberlain.
 Purchasers of the huge mills closed since June by lack of orders, were Matthew P. Whittall of this city and MT. and Mrs. James Y. Whitin of Whitinsville. The pur- chase price was nndisclosed.
 For several months after the mills closed, Max 8, and Harry s. War Ten of Boston and Cleveland, O., negotiated for the factory, but with- drew when they were unable to obs tain a sD00,0D0 Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation loan,
 Five hundred former employees Of the closed mills held a meeting sey- eFal weeks ago at which George Y, Booth, Worcester newspaper pubs liRher, presided, On their petition, Whittall and the Wbitins consented lo make the purchase and reopen the mills,
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WOODFORD H. APGAR

Accepting Woodford H. Apgar as the 14th juror for the con- spiracy trial, counsel terminated an eight weeks stretch of proceed ings conducted for the purpose of obtaining the jury to try the case. Apgar, 67 years of age, married and father of two children, is @ resident of New Haven, operator of a gasoline station and wayside stand.
 He was the 551st venireman questioned since the trial opened but the highlight of his ac- ceptance was the fact that he was the first to be examined January IS, the day the jury was com- pleted.
 Of slight build; and bespec- tacled, he will serve only in the event of illness or death of a reg ular juror, and even then only if his name is drawn from a box containing the name of the other alternate juror, Mrs. Viola Wheel CT of Seymour.
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Four Destroyers, Two Submarines For Rebels
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back but permitted a deputation tc enter the residence.
 Three Point Drive
 Hendaye, Jan. 19-(UP)-Spanish Nationalist forces opened a new phase of the Catalonian offensive today with a three-point drive aimed at Igualada, Villafranca and Vendrell, key towns in their path toward Barcelona.
 The NationalistS asserted that they were but 32 miles from Bar celona at the nearest point.
 At the north end of the attack ing line, they were 8 1-2 miles from Igualada. At the center, they were about 16 miles west of Villafranca, after taking the villages of Esblada and Las Poblas in the Pont de Armentera sector. At the coastal end of the line. they were about II miles from Vendrell.
 United Press dispatches from Nationalist general headquarters said that the second great phase of the offensive had opened with the new operation.
 In Striking Distance
 In preliminary operations, the dispatches said, the insurgents had strengthened out their line and were bringing it up to within striking distance of the nearest of the three iron belts" of defense that lay between them and Barcelona. This defense line runs through the hills from northwest of Igualada tc Vendrell on the coast.
 The Nationalist troops which took the villages of Esblada and Las Poblas were the first to effect con- tact with the defense line, it was asserted.
 United Press dispatches said that the Nationalists intended to break
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MERTON F. WRIGHT

Number three juror, Merton F. Wright, age 50, is also a resident of North Branford, and was chos- en for the panel a few hours af- ter Griswold. A farmer, justice of the peace, and former legis- lator, Wright was also questioned at length before being accepted.
 He told interrogating counsel that he was a member of the 1885 general assembly, and while there served on the fish and game com- mittee and the federal relations committee. He is also second selectman of North Branford. He was accepted for service at 2:30 p. m, December l, being the 18th venireman questioned that day, the 35th in the trial.
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CLARENCE BEISIEGEL

Selection of juror number 12 for the Waterbury trial attracted more widespread attention than any of the others. The selection was made Friday, January 6, at noon, when Clarence Beisiegel, 41-year-old Woodbridge farmer, qualified to hte satisfaction of all counsel.
 Married and father of a fam fly, Beisiegel was questioned but briefly by Special Prosecutor AL corn, and the defense asked him no questions. Judge Inglis asked him one question concerning his previous jury service this term. He was the seventh venireman questioned Friday and the 366th to take the stand since the start of the trial.
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HITLER MAY SEND AGENT OVER HERE
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NSO41bnlUCa HUH dEC U was based on information direct from the fuehrer.
 The persistence of the most va- ried rumorS regarding a change oi status of such men as Field Mar shal Hermann Goering, "Nazi No 2"; Paul Joseph Goebbels, propa- ganda minister, and Heinrich Him. mler, chief of the secret police among others, led Dietrich to take the unusual step of summoning the foreign correspondents to his offlc. at the propaganda ministry to make the denial.
 It had been reported, for instance that some changes might be made ir connection with the anniversary ol the Nazi accession to power Jan 30, when the reichstag is to meet.
 Dietrich said that there would be nothing unusual in connection with the anniversary and that a. usual observances would be marked by an atmosphere of celebration with paradeS and promotions ir Nazi party ranks.
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Ter 70 the state or property or re- cip:ents of old age pensions.
 Permanent registration of all vot- CTS as a means of identification. The bill was sponsored by the Con- uecticut League of Women Voters and similar measures were killed in the 1895 and 1887 session.
 A merit system at New Haven.
 A blank bill was submitted amend ing the charter of Waterbury re- garding the surplus resource sink ing fund, deficit of revenue and deficiency appropriations.
 A constitutional amendment was received relieving the governor of the task of signing all commissions for notary publics and a House resolution petitioned the president of the United States and secretary of labor to expedite applications for citizenship in this state.
 Judgeships
 The following judgeship resolu- tions were received
 Edward Mascolo, Waterbury city court.
 Peter J. Ryan. Maurice J. Buck ley, Matthew F. Hanna, Jr., Ed- ward O. Janson and Frank E, Jam rozy. Stamford city court.
 Freeman Light Frederick P. Love- Joy, Jr., Arnold F. Fasno and Harry Schwartz, Norwalk city court.
 Paul L. Miller, Bridgeport city court.
 William IT, Wilcox. stonington town court,
 Ned '. ostmaFk, Fairfield town court,
 William Y, Allen, David W. Price, Herbert !, Cohen and Albert Caro- falo, Fairfield town court,
 Mahlon II, GeissleF and Archibald Macdonald, Putnam city court.
 Archibald F, Tunieh, Greenwich town court,
 Benjamin IT. Mead, Stamford city court,
 County commIssIonership appoint msDts were
 John l., Eliot, MiddlessK county, James Y. Toomey, ST, Windham county and Rep, Dorothy ], Bart. lett, Putnam, Wtndham county,
 other house pills pF0VldedI
 That all directors oF trustees Of any havlnes bank keep q deposit Of at least q 900 iD hk own name in lbe bank with which he Is asso. elaied,
 Prohibiting insurance companies, associations, OF their agents or ems pl0yes, from discussing, Interviewing DF 0blalnlng \ statement from aD injured person prior to 10 days after aEl accident,
 Prohibiting any employer from compelling bls employees 70 e0nlTIbS ute 10 q community chest fund ms der penalty Of el0 t0 sl00,
 Prohibiting remission 0f fines ln sny court except h eases Of first DnanaaFs,
 Greeting . l0WB court probate alsiFlet and board Of police gOmmls' kianeEA at Cromwell,
 Compelling the visible dlsplay 0f gasoline prices at all filing stations, Regulation Of all aiFeFaft models by ille commissioner 0f aeF0nautlns,
 Severe Penalties
 ffnFIfoFd, aeDns Jan, lewiUplw Tha Senate received bllls today pros vidIna for severe penalties f0F the dissemination 0f pf0pagaDda which
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Judge Ernest Inglis Approves Trial Costs
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building where the records are kept each day. Travelling 14 miles to work and return each day, he receives from the state total of $21.70 for travel during the month of Decem- Der.
 Edward OKeefe of 95 Washington street, Hartford, travels 1-2 miles each day to the county building to act as guard, and for such travel is compensated $857 for the month of December. He also received $217.00, providing $7 day for 31 days serv- ice.
 The Elton bill for $735.80 carries the message, Municipal investiga- ton bill against H. M. Alcorn and staff men from November 28 to De- cember 31, 1888, inclusive as per bill attached" The bill is at Hartford.
 $20 For Parking
 Another item in the latest ap- proved list is for $20 to the Central Parking Station. Of this amount, $3 is for November and $17 for Decem- Der. Automobiles of the Alcorn staff are parked at the Central Parking Station during trial sessions, and while they are here on investigative missions. Electricity used at the Hartford county building in connection with the local trial cost $51.42 according to Q bill issued December 16, and included in the latest group.
 Of the total of $62, ,58622, the sum of $54,721.44 had been approved be- fore this week. Earlier in the week Clerk Freeman ordered $6,593.30 paid to 325 of the 778 veniremen who
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the line and believed that, if they did SO, they would thereafter face only sporadic and disorganized re- sistance even at the gates of Bar celona.
 Loyalists Tell Their Story
 The story from the Loyalists side was naturally different.
 A United Press dispatch from Bar celona quoted Gen. Juan Sarrabia Loyalist commander-in-chief on the Catalonian front, as saying after a tour of the front lines:
 we can await the results of this battle with confidence. Obviously the situation is difficult. At the same time the strain of three and halt weeks of fighting is leaving the in- vaders exhausted. We are deter mined to fight to the last breath with the immortal example ot Madrid before us."
 The Loyalists admitted that in the preliminary fighting which marked the opening of the second phase of the insurgent offensive they lost some territory in the Altafulla sector along the coast. Warships Cooperate Nationalist warshipS cooperatec with the insurgent troops here shelling the Loyalist lines.
 The Loyalists said that they were disloged from Torregrosa but that they regained the territory in g counter attack.
 In the Estremadura country ir the southwest the Loyalists started new drive along the Valsequillo. Almorchan railroad trying to dis. lodge the Nationalists from the town of Monterrubio which they had defended for many days though they were almost surrounded.
 L0yalists Deny It
 Perpignan, French-Spanish From tier, Jan. 19-(UP)-Well informed Spanish Loyalist quarters today denied foreign reports that the Loy- alists were transferring 60O00 troops from the Valencia area to Catalonia
 It was suggested that the reports were due to the transfer of the first contingent of a total of 1000 mem- bers of the former International Brigade, who are being demobilized and sent to their homes abroad.
 The Loyalists announced yester- day that despite the Nationalist blockade they had completed the transfer of the first contingent.
 As regards transferring any big number of troops to the Catalonian front, 1t was pointed out that the operation would be a most formi- dable one both because of the in- surgent blockade and the great number of ships which would be required,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
PAID sEcRETARYY

Bridgeport Conn, Jan, iD-CUP) -fhe Democratic State Central committee meets heFe tonight, pres snmably 70 act on q proposal 10 name q paid secretary for the party,
 Philip HeWes, Avon, executive secs retaFy to former d0y, Wilbur L Gross, was the leading candidate for lhe Job, which may pay between 5000 and bb000 . year,
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MRS. VIOLA WHEELER

Chosen as the first alternate jurors for the conspiracy trial. Mrs. Wheeler, 50, of Seymour, also Mrs. Spencer, 50 of Seymour, also became the first alternate juror ever chosen for any trial in the state of Connecticut. The 474th person called to the stand since the start of the trial, Mrs. Wheeler said that she is a widow and that she spends her summers at Lake Hitchcock, Wolcott.
 The grey haired woman was questioned only by the special prosecutor - and not by defense counsel. She stated that she had
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were called here as prospective jun ors for the trial. The remaining 453 must yet be compensated at the rate of $4 per each day of attendance.
 In order to assure sufficient funds for the conspiracy trial, Rep. Har- old E. Mitchell, an assistant to MT. Alcorn in the prosecution of the case, introduced bill in the Gen. eral Assembly last week, calling for the establishment of contingency fund for that purpose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
FRANK M. BROWN
FLOYD GRISWOLD

Another carpenter, Floyd Gris- wold, 46, of North Branford, was the second juryman to be sworn in for service in the conspiracy trial. He was accepted during the forenoon session, December l, after considerable questioning.
 Griswold was the tenth venire- man questioned on that day, the 33d since the start of the trial. Opposing counsel accepted him at 12:55 o'clock, just as the morn ing session of court was about to recess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
ROMANCE AND RELIGION

Romance in the shadow of re ligious fanaticism, and bloody war fare along India's northwestern frontier are depicted in RKO Ra' dio's ~Gunga Din," starring Car. Grant. Victor McLaglen and Doug las Fairbanks, Jr. Sam Jaffe play the title role and Joan Fontain. the feminine lead,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
MILTON HARRINGTON

The fifth juror accepted, Milton Darlington, 59, of Beacon Falls, was the third farmer to join the panel which will try the Water bury conspiracy case. Owner of several acres in Beacon Falls, Darlington is a member of 8 well-known farming family.
 He was questioned briefly be- fore being accepted December T, five days after the preceding ac- ceptance. Late in the afternoon, he was the 18th questioned We'd nesday, December 2, the 86th since the trial started.
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lives developing specialized skill and experience find themselves unem- ployable."
 The state labor department figures for 1888 showed that unemployed persons of age 45 in the state repre- sented 32.2 per cent of the total number of persons on its rolls, and receiving jobless benefits.
 Of that number 85.8 per cent were men and 14.2 per cent women.
 The percentage of persons unem- ployed at the age of 40 would be even higher on that basis.
 A Connecticut group has organ- ized a "forty-plus club" designed to find jobs for persons above that age, It is patterned after group organ ized year ago at Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
PLANT SOLD

Lowell, Mass, Jan, ie.--lUp)-- Sale ef the Lowell ffeing Electric gonpany, lnanufsctuFeFs of autemos blle aeeessoFlss, 10 the iiolidaile- bheFshey corporation Of Detroit was announced today by General Man. ager Max Stevens Prs of the local concern.
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met one of the defendants, Mar tin J. Dunn, on one occasion, but commented that the acquaintance would not affect her judgment in the case. She is the fourth woman selected for the jury, although the other three will serve on the other panel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
CLARENCE F. ROBERTS

Forty-three years old and the father of three children, Clarence F. Roberts of Oxford was select- ed as the fourth juror for the conspiracy trial. He was the 14th juror examined December 2, the 54th since the trial started.
 Roberts is a farmer, and is also first selectman of Oxford.
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EDWARD P. ROWLAND

Hallway mark in the quest for the conspiracy trial jury was reached with the acceptance of Edward P. Rowland, 32, of Ox- ford, December 8, at 2:30 p. m. The youngest member of the panel, Rowland is 8 farmer, father of a family, agent of the town deposit fund and a member of the Oxford board of finance. He is large in stature.
 Questioned by counsel as the ninth venireman of December 8 and the 98th of the trial, he said that he was no relation to Con- troller Sherwood L. Rowland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
Verbal Snap-Shots or Jurors Chosen To Hear
 Evidence In City's Famous Conspiracy Trial

maker in the Bristol company of Waterbury. New records for speed were established the day she was accepted as 62 veniremen were questioned.
 Mrs. Twitchell was the 58th called that day, the 274th in the trial.