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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
. MeKENNEY's BRIDGE QUIZ

BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

The follrSome who won the am
ateur team-of- four championship at
Asbury Park thic year are planning
to attend the fall session of the
national tournament at Philadel-
phia the week of Dec. O. They will
not be eligible to participate in the
amateur pair event, having won
their mastership with the amateur
team-of-four title, but both COM
binations are strong enough to give
fine account of themselves in the
national open pair championship.
j. T. Sheern, Jr., certainly got
the maximum out Of today'S hand
when he made six-odd. The opening
diamond lead was ruffed by Sheern
and a spade finessed and won with
dummy's queen. He led back the ten
Of clubs, let it ride, and West won
with the ace.
West returned spade, dummy
won with the ace, the six Of hearts
was played and won by South with
the eight-spot. 6heern then cashed
his king of clubs and discarded the
spade from dummy.
A small club was ruffed, drop
ping East,s queen, then Sheern
ruled o diamond and his last spade,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
With A Good Vocabulary
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29

Palms, pom poms and chrySanthe-
NUNS decorated the altar and a
musical program was rendered by
George Perreault, organiSt, and Mrs.
Margaret Scadden Cofey sang ave
Maria" by Bailey.
The bride was escorted to the
altar and given in marriage by her
father and was becomingly attired
in gown Of white waltzlite taffeta
with tiny pointed basque waist,
short full sleeves and a wide shir-
red skirt fashioned with a short
train. Her veil of illusion fell grace
fully in two layers and was gathered
and held in place by a small cluster
of white hyacinths She carried a
white prayer book marked with gar
denias from which fell a shower of
white sweet peas.
Her sister, Miss Margaret Ann st.
John, was her maid of honor and
sole attendant and wore a frock of
shell pink crepe in Grecian style
with wide girdle of amethyst and
her hat in shade corresponding to
the girdle was styled in calot fash
ion trimmed with orchid tips in
shades Of pink rose and orchid. She
carried an arm bouquet of pink
roses. The dress of the brides
mother was soldier blue wool with
g, hat in corresponding shade trim
med in wine and she wore Access
series and corsage OF gardenias.
The bridegroom's mother wore a
moss green dress with brown felt
hat and brown accessories and she
wore a corsage of gardenias.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
Weddings
VEILLETTE- COOLEY

Thomaston, Oct. 29-Palms and
chrysanthemums decorated the altar
of st. Thomas church Saturday
morning for the wedding of Miss
Dorothy Cooley, daughter of Mrs.
Olive Cooley of School street to
Raymond Veillette, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Veillettee of Water
bury. Rev. John ]. McGarth Off
| ciated at the ceremony which took
place at o'clock.
The .bride-elect was escorted to
the altar by her brother Leroy
Cooley, who gave her in marriage.
She wore a gown of white satin,
fashioned with long, fitted sleeves,
a Queen Anne collar and full skirt
which terminated in a long circular
train. Spanish lace provided trim
ming for the gown and also for the
net veil which fell in long lines
from a cap of pearls to the end Of
the train. The bridal bouquet was
of lilies and chrysanthemums.
Attending the bride was Mrs. JOS
eph Aestollio, sister of the groom,
who wore raisin taffeta dress with
velvet hat and shoulder veil of
matching color. She carried bronze
and yellow chrysanthemums.
Xavier Paznokas was the groom's
attendant. Ushers were Raymond
Cooley, nephew of the bride and
Robert Veillette, brother of the
groom.
A wedding breakfast at the home
of the brides mother was followed
by reception at the home of the
grooms parents.
With blue frock, the brides
mother wore black accessories and a
corsage of talisman roses and gar
denias. The grooms mother wore
raisin colored frock with accessories
Of corresponding color and corsage
Of talisman roses and gardenias.
When the couple left for their
wedding trip the bride wore navy
blue with black accessories. On
their return they will reside in Wa
terbury.
Guests at the nuptials were from
Bristol, Waterbury, Bantam, Terry
vile, West Haven, Hartford, Water
vile, New York and Thomaston.
Miss Doretta OBrien, student at
the College of st. Elizabeth, spent
the week end with her auntS, Misses
Nellie and Beatrice O'Brien of Euc-
lid avenue. She had as her guest,
a classmate, Miss Betty Hines of
Salem, Mass. On Saturday they were
guests at the Yale-Navy football
game in New Haven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter NORM of
South Main street are spending a
few days in New Hampshire where
they are the guests of relatives.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29

Howard Robert OLoughlin,
brother of the bridegroom, was best
man and the ushers included: VIII
liam j. st. John, brother of the
bride, and Thomas w. Mcdonald.
Chase Country Club was the scene
of wedding breakfast for the i'm
mediate families following the cere-
mony. The couple left on wedding
trip to Washington, D. c., the bride
wearing red wool travelling dress
trimmed in black velvet and black
coat with leopard trim. She wore a
black pompadour hat and a corSage
/ of gardenias. .--- .... 90
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
Local Women Voters
To Attend Meeting

Many members of the Waterbury
League of Women Voters will be
in attendance at the meeting OF the
New Haven County League meeting
held at Oakdale Tavern in Walling-
ford on Thursday.
Sessions will open at II q. m. ard
Mrs. j. Harold Root Of this city
will participate in the discussion on
the Role of Political Party" which
will be held following the luncheon.
Local members who will attend In
clude Mrs. Frederick Faust, presi-
dent; Mrs. John P. Elton, Mrs.
Lewis Hart, Mrs. j. Harold Root,
Mrs. F. A. Calkins, Mrs. William
Amelung, Mrs. Richard Leroy, Mrs.
Henry Dews, Mrs. George Scott.
Mrs. Starbuck Sprague anc Mrs.
Frederick Webster.
Misses Mae Maloney Of Central
avenue and Marion MacKeever OF
Willow street have returned to their
homes after spending the past week
in New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
Friends Will Honor
Couple At Dime,

Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Dun
ply of Yates avenue who will OBJ
serve their 25th wedding anniver-
sary on November 9th will be guests
of honor at a dinner party to be
given by a group of friends on
Wednesday evening, November 9Th
at Waverly Inn. Arrangements and
reservations for the affair are be-
ing made by committee headed by
Paul Kunkel, chairman.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
ONE PAIR TOO MANY

Temple City, Cal, (UP)-Teacher;
of South Santa Anita school say
they have reached the limit OF GU
mulative confusion. They thought
they had reached it when they hac
five pairs of twins to identify. Nov
a sixth pair has been added anc
they say they know they have
reached it.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
Contract Bridge
CORNELL CONTRACT CLUB

Top scorers in the Monday after
noon session of the Cornell Contract
Club conducted by Mrs. John C. Mo-
riarty were: North and South, Mrs.
James Duncan and Mrs. Ralph
Crane, 1191a; Mrs. John Clark and
Mrs. Thomas HorTigan, 119: and
East and West, Mrs. Daniel Butler
and Mrs. Timothy Sullivan, 1171s !:
and Mrs. Eugene Doherty and Mrs.
William Petitjean, 1081s.
The standing to date is as follows
Doherty-Petitjean, 50512; Bolger-
Schmidt, 498; Ryan Walsh, 1853; and
Murphy Goggins, 465.
In a new series OF Monday evening
sessions started last evening top
scorers were: North and South: Miss
Loretta Barry and Miss Mary Muir
ply, $50: Mrs. Frank Geraghty and
Mrs. M. Johnson, So; and East and
West, Mrs. Harry Van Horsten and
Mrs. Arthur Fowler, IS; Miss Kay
Wolff and Miss Mildred Holland,
6l1A
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
FRIGON-DU BOIS

Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel Dubois of
Naugatuck announce the engage
ment and coming marriage of their
da lghter, Blanche Beatrice. to Ar
maad B. FriFon, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Friron of Baldwin street.
The marriage will take place on No
vember 28th at st. Mary's Church in
Union City,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
Engagements
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Coskie of
Highland avenue announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Helen
Frances to Valerian Anthony Mark
iavicius, son of Mr.. and Mrs. An
thony Markiavicius of Highland
avenue.
The wedding will take place June
third.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
Miss Mary Barbara St. John
Weds CliffordP. OLoughlin

Rev. John P Kennedy ofciated at pretty fall nuptial
this morning at o'clock at ST. Thomas church when he
united in marriage Miss Mary Barbara St. john daughter
of Mr. and Mrs William ST. John of Brewster street and
Clifford P. OLoughn of Mr. and Mrs James OLoughlin
of Waterown The nuptial mass which followed
also celebrated by Father Kennedy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the third annual fall
dinner dance of the Psi Phi Theta
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29

He returned to his hand with .
trump, took out the trump in Vests
hand, and cashed his jack and eight
Of clubs for the last two tricks.
While the slam was hardly biddable,
the play certainly justified a win on
the board.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
Parish Card Party
Tomorrow Evening

The regular weekly card party of
st. Patrick's parish will be held at
the parish hall on Wednesday eve
ming instead of Thursday. Prizes
will be awarded at each table and
refreshments will be served.
The committee in charge Of the
event includes: Mrs. Edward P
Conlan, Mrs. Frank Hardy, Mrs.
Nicholas Crochet, Mrs. Leslie Baker
and Mary Dineen.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs. William Lawlor Of
Highland avenue are spending q
few days in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29

Miss Rita Pernatozzi a student at
Albertus Magnus College, spent the
week -end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Pernatozzi of Alma
avenue. She also attended the Yale
Navy football game as the guest Of
Edwin Bruce Cleary, a student at
the Connecticut College of Phar-
macy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29

The official board of st. Pauls M
E. church will sponsor Halloween
party on Thursday evening at 9
o'clock at the church rooms. The
affair will be for younger and older
members of the parish with an in
teresting program being arranged
for the evening. The committee in
charge of the affair includes: Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Sage, Mr.. and Mrs
Winthrop Curtiss and Miss Eliza
beth Miller.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29

Santa Maria Circle, Daughters Of
Isabella, members who are plan
ming to attend the Get Together
sponsored by Kennedy Circle in
Naugatuck on Sunday are asked to
make reservations with Miss Mar
garet Frazier of Sylvan avenue not
later than Friday. A chartered bus
will leave from the front of K. of
c. hall at 2 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29

Members of Winona Rebekal1
Lodge who will participate in the
coming Review will meet at the
home of Mrs. Frank Granger of
Oldham avenue at o'clock this
evening for a rehearsal.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29
Italian Sisterhood
Names Committee

The Italian Sisterhood met last
evening at 8 o'clock at which time
a report was given of the most sue
cessful dinner dance held on Satur-
day evening at the Hotel Elton.
Miss Mary Trumf1o was chairman
of the event.
Mrs. Minnie Marinaro was APP
pointed chairman of hostesseS for
socials for the next three months
and will be assisted by Mrs. Laura
Mazzeo, Mrs. Eba Briolo, Mrs
Thomas Trumfio, Mrs. Rose DiMico
Mrs. Corinda Nitro, Mrs. Anna Pat
ernoster, Mrs. Antoinette Asetta.
Mrs. Angelina Pernatozzi, Miss
Lucia Mattarazzo, Mrs. Mollie Car
iasco and Miss Betty Damiani.
A social will be held at the next
meeting of the Sisterhood which is
scheduled for November 18th. Nov
ing pictures will also be shown and
members and friends are invited to
attend.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter NORM OF
South Main street are spending a
few days in New Hampshire where
they are the guests of relatives.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
MAIN STREET
Goin0s, Cominos and Doinos
Of Tacomans a. the Re
porter Foxnd Thorn.

Ernie Craig experiencing diff
Guilty with trousers while bowling
Del sprague feeding chicken
scratch TO pet pigeons on Broad
way auto row-Bill Rawlings
looking on with eagle eye Hilton
Gardner talking about the drive
for funds for the relief fund Of
war stricken Finland-Ina Bow
man arranging stock-Jim Derby
examining photos-Eileen and Joe
Murphy looking at radios Myrtle
Albers entertaining at sons birth
day party--Mrs. Charles kclton
watching ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Guy
sheldon carrying bowl OF gold fish
Jensen sdmiring new
shade Of nail polish-Joc wilkins
installing p. b. X. board--Judy Bush
climbing stairs-Laura Judd plck-
ing roses In her garden-Mei
Larson supervising erection OF new
awning ~ Art Cook announcing
Y. N. b. c. meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01

he said, to start the organization
by forming the Eagle scout divi-
sion composed Of those men who.
as boys. achieved the highest rank
In scouting.
Those Attending
Attending were the following:
Bill Benjamin. Bill Murphy. Patee
PLANT, r. Gerald Mitchell. Tony
Kroha, Martin Sorber, Bob Multi
gan, C. ]. o'Connor. Bob Fleming.
Dwight Howell, Ted Baird. Lloyd
Priest, Glenn Carter, Vincent
Hagen, Cameron Wilson. l.. r.
Rigby, James Braman, Ed Funk.
Charles o'Brien, Charles MoNary,
Dale Best. Don Black. F. w. FIJI
field. Stanley Young, Frank Clin-
ton, Dick Clinton. Boyd Dickin-
son, Bill McMaster. Don Robert
son, Bob Mitchell. Paul Young.
Charles Swanson, Art Frost, Dick
Brewer, Bob Bouick. Harold Fos-
ter, Don Foster, Mike Brendel. Pat
Brendel. Paul Brendel. Don Jen-
son. Dick Martin, Al Hughes, Bob
Burhman. Kenny Baughn. Verrol
Swartz. Chuck Rohrs. Bill Rohrs,
Tom Eagling, Jack Davis, Bud
Kelley, Carl w. Club, DIR. Fay
Mace, Jim Ledlie. Richard John
son, Bud Black, w. B. Laughbon.
Eldon Stratton. Jim Townsend. Al
Smith and ]. Hurley Hagood, as
sistant scout executive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
TOWNSEND MEETINGS

Townsend club meetings have
been scheduled as follows:
Thursday; Fircrest No. 10. AZ
Community church; Harmony No.
80. at X. Of c. hall on 9Th ave;
South Tacoma No. At Reisinger
home. 5s2l So. Puget Sound ave.
and Hawthorne no. 20. ladies'
auxiliary. At the clubhouse at
11.30 a. m.
Friday; All-city No. ~ at
Townsend hall. 1874 Commerce.
st, business meeting at 100 To be
followed BY card party and re-
freshments; Eatonvilie No. / at
!. o. o. y. hall; Fern Hill No. Z.
clubhouse, SD and So. Yakima;
South Summit No. SO. Community
hall. card party and refreshments.
saturday-Fswcett Avenue No.
10 At 7:30 p. m. at Eagles hall
Sunday Meeting at 2 p. m. at
Townsend hall, 1i5111 Commerce
street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
Bonds Approved
For Highway In
Three Americas

CHICAGO The American Road
Builders association Wednesday
approved q plan for immediate
floating OF bonds by an interna-
tional bank to oomplets the pro-
jected Pan-Americsn highway.
traversing North. Central and
South America.
Luis Monies de oca. director
general Of the Bank OF Mexico
and president OF the associations
Pan-Americsn division. presented
the plan at the road builders PAN
American session. Tho association
Ia meeting In convention attended
by delegates from the United
States and 30 other nations.
The Monies de oca plan would
establish the international bank
and issue bonds 10 finance the
uncompieted links Of ths inter.
continental highway. totaling
about 80 per cent OF the mileage,
The proposed good will" high
way would link Fairbanks. Alaska.
with Buenos Aires. Argentina.
Sections OF the road, which tn
prepayment builders say will pro-
mote trade and tourist traffic and
become an important item Of de-
tense In case Of war In the western
hemisphere, are completed or
under construction In Central and
South America.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
COUPLE FREED
ON PEACE BOND

An Eatonville man and wife
were under a $1,000 peace bond
Wednesday and faced possible
restraining order in addition to
keep them from bothering the
elderly and seriously i'll mother OF
the woman.
Complainant was John Surina,
who has been taking care of Mrs.
Christina Siegmund since death OF
her husband in 1885.
Charging that after several
years of estrangement, her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Ray Fiddan, 40, of Box
PAS, Eatonville, and Ray Fiddan,
46-yesr-old farmer, broke into Mrs.
Siegmund's home when she was on
her death bed and threw him out,
Surina obtained warrant for their
arrest Tuesday.
As a result the Fiddans were
booked at the county Jail late Tues
day afternoon and held until a
peace bond was posted. On file
in superior court Wednesday noon
was a new action in which Surina
asks restraining orders against
them and also another daughter
and son-in-law of the sick woman.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Nicholson.
The Fiddans will be tried Satur-
day on the Sd degree assault
charge on which they were ar
rested Tuesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
EIGHT BOOKED FOR
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Eight motorists were tagged"
Tuesday by police for asserted
violation OF traffic laws. according
to reports at headquarters We'd
nesday.
Arrested for allegedly exceeding
speed limits set up under city ordi-
nances were L. NJ. Haggard, 1444
Ea. 27th St; w. M. Knsut, 6525
Tacoma ave-; d. v. Spencer. 1921
Pacific ave-; Gordon S. HUSKY,
Falkland; II. V. Wharton, Route
7. Box Sal; Earl w. Strong, 3216
No. 9Th St, and Johr Kennedy, s1s
Washington bldg. Accused OF
failing to stop at an srterisl was
E. e. Magby, 6005 So. Junett st.
All were ordered TO report to police
court Wednesday afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
FIRST INQUEST
TO Be MONDAY

Deputy Prosecutor Dewitt c.
Rowland has set Monday morning
at 10 o'clock in Justice Clarence
z. Layton's court for the first Of
two inquests into fatal auto acci-
dents of last year which will be
held next week.
A jury called by Coroner T. H.
Long will probe into the death Of
Jack Frost, 22-year-old former
Lincoln high school athlete, who
was killed in a spectacular crash
on the Puyallup river bridge Sept.
10. Next Tuesday at the same
hour and in the same courtroom,
a coroner's jury will hear evidence
on the deaths of Theodore Thomp-
son, 26, and Norman Otterstedt,
%, in a head-on collision south of
the city Nov. 26.
Two major witnesses, drivers Of
the death cars, will appear still
suffering from serious injuries
they received. They will be Emil
Smith of 1902 9th ave. S. E, Puy-
allup, driver of the car in which
Frost was killed, and Arnold M.
Hosfjord, of 5641 So. Warner, who
drove the one which collided with
Otterstedt and Thompson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
Former Eagle Scouts Hear
Alumni Organization Plans

As a preliminary step TO organ
izing Boy Scout alumni of Tacoma
from among the $4,000 youth who
at some time through the years
have been scouts here, a confer
ence Of those who achieved the
Eagle rating was held Tuesday
evening at United Presbyterian
church, 9Th and Grant ayes.
More than go former Eagles
attended the dinner and organiza-
ton meeting afterward.
A committee composed of w. B.
Laughbon, Boyd Dickinson, r.
Gerald Mitchell. DR.. Fay Mace,
Charles McNary was appointed to
work out plans for organization
OF the Tacoma Eagle Scout club
and report at a meeting to be
held In about two months.
Formed ~ Years Ago
The Tacoma area council OF the
Boy Scouts of America was
formed about % years ago, though
few troops had been formed in
earlier years. Accordingly. many
of the former scouts are now
adults-business and professional
men in numerous walks of life.
Purposes of the meeting and the
plan for a large alumni organiza-
ton were outlined TO the meeting
by C. N. Curtis, veteran Tacoma
scout executive. 1t was decided,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
Of FLEET
CHIEFS IGNORED

WASHINGTON - House naval
affairs committee agreed tents-
lively Wednesday on limited
two-year expansion program for
the United States fleet. estimated
to cost about $685.. 900 900.
1t ignored pleas of Secretary of
Navy Charles Edison and Harold
r. Stark, chief of naval oper-
atoms, for authorization of q six
year 81, 800. 0oo. 900 program.
The committee took the po-
sitiou II WAS not hamperinE
naval expansion by limiting
the program.
Chair man Carl Sinson
maintained - and naval Of
ficinis agreed--that the two
year program would permit
the navy TO. build 20 tho limit
Of present navy and private
shipyard capacity.
The limited program viii add
about 81 fighting ships TO the
nsvy's under-age vessels. instead
OF the II contemplated when the
began Jan. 8. However,
the navy has not decided definite
ly how IL will distribute the auth
orized tonnage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
PETITIoS GRAINED

The petition Of the Puget Sound
National Bank as trustee for va
cation Of a strip Of frontage on
South Tacoma way at AinSworth
ave. wss granted BY the council
Wednesday subject 10 public
hearing TO be granted later. The
strip was taken by the city some
time ago in condemnation for
highway purposes, and ia not now
required for that purpose.