davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29
THERESA ROSE
SHOWER GUEST
First Holy Communion
Class Held Today at st.
Mary MagdaIen's
OAKVIlLE
Correspondent; Mae villa
Babin, 1917 WateFt0wn Avenue

Oakvilie, June 20 - A fniscelian.
e0us and greenback shower was
given by Mrs. Patsy Rose and MiSs
Geraldine 10 Bchiav0 NJ the Oak.
vile Community House recently fOf
Miss Theresa Rose who will be mar.
ried July !,
Those attending we're: Mrs. Patsy
Rose, Miss Geraldine 10 gchiavO,
Miss Theresa Rose, Miss Angelina
Rose, Mrs. Edward Mitchell, Mrs.
John Pierce, Mrs, Anthony Lam0De,
Mrs, Viola Damic0, Mrs. Anthony
HinaIdi, Miss Theresa ZurI0, Miss
Louise Cassuli0, Mrs, Catherine
Porte, Mrs. John Asetta, Mrs. Paul
VaIesC0, Mrs. Joseph Davers0, Mrs.
Rose Dot0Ii, Mrs.. Joseph Afp0bile,
Mrs. Anthony Philippine, Miss Flora
III ManB0, Mrs, Theresa Padella,
Miss Geraldine 10 Bchiav0, Miss
Josephine Di0rie, Mis- Lucy Di0re,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29
NEA Telephoto)

Mrs. Tony duerrara, Mrs. Rose Pet.
raroia, Mrs, George Mitchell. Miss
EisbeIl Mitchell, Mrs, Peter Pater-
r0ster, Mrs. Angelo Auferio, Mrs.
M0ntagan0, Mrs. Victor Rlnaldi,
Mrs, Rose AnejIi, Mrs. Domenic
BastiIc, Mrs. Lena Mangini, Mrs,
Mary VitOne, Mrs, John ABctta, Miss
Anna Guerrero, Mrs, John MieIe,
Mrs, Angelina, Mrs, Gug0litu, Miss
Anna Paternostr0, Mrs, Frank
Christopher. Mrs, Paul Hodges, Miss
Theresa 6itnone, MrB. Margaret
MOnt0gnO, Mrs, Ann Travcr, Mrs,
Ann Deparo, Miss Rosemarie Nom
tagno, Miss Josephine ID AMIGO,
Miss Flora 10 Gebiano, Mrs. DOM
enic Tesla, Mrs, Michael ID PRIMO,
Mrs. Philip Bosio, Jennie La Vigne,
L0uiee CassuIlo, Mrs. Public, Mrs,
Mary MieIe, Mrs. Nicholas Angelo,
Alice Mitchell, Mrs. Louise Ffino,
Mrs. william Cerino, Mrs. Rose
Stance, Miss Joe Ciemente, Miss
Jaye Ciemcnte, Mrs. Mary Clemente
Miss Anna 0razian0, Mrs. Angelo
Rosa, Mrs. Florence Pctro, Mrs.
Mrs. John Masteysietro, Miss Flor
ence L0mbardo, Helen Pills, Mich
ael ZueI0, Connie Duraptc, Lucy
PaerBoster, Lillian Pohn, Mrs. Mary
Dc Btefano, Mrs. Martin Chrlsto-
pher, Mrs. Bertha Pal0mba, Mrs,
Lucyq Orsini and Miss Rose Gas.
suIlo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29
ROTARIANS SEAT
GEORGE ERSKINE
Retiring President Fred S,
Baker Presented Desk
Set at Waverly
CHESHIRE NEWS
Hubert Rigney
Cheshire Phone S34

Cheshire, June 29-deorge Q. Err
skine, superintendent Of the REFORM
atory, was installed as president OF
tho Rotary club at meeting OF
WGverly Inn Thursday evening. Mr.
Erskine succeeds Fred 8. Baker, flrst
president of the club.
Mr.. Baker was presented with 0
desk set by members.
The following officers were IN.
Quoted: President, George O. brsKine
and vice-president Raymond "
warren; secretary, Drurie 3. Bristol
treasurer, Herman W. Loepke. The
club will not meet next week be-
cause OF the holiday.
The annual juvenile grange pic
mic meeting will be held &t the home
OF Che matron, Mrs. Lucius j. Hale
and Mr.. Hale OF Marion road.
The Methodist camp meetings Of
the plainville camp grounds Will
open July IA and close July 81. Sew
eral from here will attend.
Miss Helen Bray OF Mitchell ave-
nue. leaves Sunday 10 enroll Tor sum-
mer courses at the University Of New
Hampshire. Miss Bray Ia q member
OF the Humiston school faculty.
Members OF the graduating class
nc Humiston school In 1920 are
! planning O reunion 10 be held at
Buckland's Saturday evening" Mrs
George Lehman is In charge OF res
ervations and correspondence has
been received from many former pti-
pills now residing elsewhere who plan
to attend. This is the FIRST gathering
OF the class since IL was graduated
and among theg uests will be prin-
cipal Bertrani r. Dodd, who has been
head Of the school since that time.
Perfect attendance was maintained
for the entire year by the following
pupils OF Humiston school. Frances
Ceresale, Mary Lounsbury, Kathryn
Parker, Claire Smith, Anna Mar
zik, Franklin Meyer, Edward Gil
crist. Anthony Pocelli and Joseph
Sheehan.
Judge Frederick M. Peasiey left
today on q two.weeks' trip 10 Nova
Scotia for @ fishing trip.
Mrs. Harry Kaufman OF Milldale
road Ia visiting friends In New York
city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29
MIDDLE BURY
Correspondent, Nancy Riley
Telephone 1910

Middlebury, June 20 - Miss 1sa-
belle Hirbour, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. II. J. Hibour Of Yale avenue
left last evening for q months stay
at Camp Allen In New Hampshire.
Miss Caroline l.. Ernesty OF Weth-
ersheid will arrive July 70 spend
the summer vacation with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira w. Stevens.
Mass will be celebrated at 0 q. m
at gt. John OF the Cross church to-
morrow morning.
Fred Thomas Of Camp Flliey IN
Iiaddari 10 spending the weekend
In Middlebury.
Robert Hibour Of Yale avenue will
spend this weekend In Hartford.
The wedding Of Miss Mary Bigo-
lin and Fred Flanagan took place
this morning at 10 o'clock at 81
John Of the Cross church.
Mr.. and Mrs. william zediitz left
yesterday for Atlanta, Ga, 10 visit
VISIT Mrs. zediitz's mother and fam.
Wy.
The wedding OF Miss Elizabeth
fsinaidi and DR.. Ray w, Collins will
take place at 4 o'clock this after.
room at the Middlebury Congrega.
tionai church.
Forbes McCance and Louis Kutz.
ner left yesterday 10 spend the
week at the Sunday school confer.
ence At Warrington, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29
DRINKING CAUSE
OF FATALITIES
National WCTU DeplOres
Lack Of State Laws to
Curb Evil

Evanston, ILL.,, June 2o-The liquor
traffic and governments which per-
nit q narcotic poison 10 be sold
without effective restrictions" were
charged here today with respon-
sibility for over TOO traffic deaths
"due TO drink" expected during
July.
Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, president
OF National W. G. T. u, quoted
National Safety Council estimates
OF 1850 traffic fatalities In July,
1899, and q previous Council state
ment that "the grand total Of fatal
accidents involving drinking drivers
or pedestrians should be In the
neighborhood OF Is per cent"
"Simple arithmetic shows that 7l2
OF those deaths are chargeable TO
letting people drink before walking
the streets or driving cars" she de-
clared.
1.-THE intelligent, sober citizen will
have to stay of the highways, espe-
cially at night, II he Is 10 avoid
contact with the irresponsible drink.
ers turned loose on the roads from
tayerns, cocktail parlors, and curb
service stands. The council esti-
mates that one-third OF all night
accidents involve drinking drivers,
Isolated police departments are
doing their best TO handle this sit
uation through enforcement, which
reaches only the effect, not the
cause. Thirty states prohibit curb
service but Missouri, for instance,
has no restriction on service Of al.
coholic drinks 10 the automobile.
Practically no state has any eifec-
tive control TO keep n drinker out
OF o car, or out OF the path OF q
car.
"There can be no halfway meas
ure In handling this situation, Gov
eminent either has TO keep alcohol
out OF the man or keep man out OF
the automobile"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29
--NEA Telephoto

contracted to relieve the makers Of
planes, engines, propellers, instru-
ments.
"1n view Of these facts, we be-
lleve that: !. There Is q tremendous
volume OF such business TO be ham
died almost neutrality-suspicious.
ton which will materially increase
employment and utilize Idle plant
equipment and tools.
"2 II is the duty OF each and
every one Of US to turn oil available
facilities over to the government
procurement agencies for immediate
use. They know what can be made
In each plant that is most urgently
needed, But complete report on
plant equipment will permit the ell
location to each factory OF ordera
which they can best I'LL"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29
RecoIIections!
Bystander Recalls Hectic National Democratic
Convention Of 1924-"Dry" Southern Delegates
Throng misunderstanding Local Incl.
dents Recalled.

his fence was deStroycd-flfty dol
lars was the damage. Those were
the happy days.
Gas station here, gas station
there, gas station gets the dough
and gives the lawn an awful blow.
And the trees too. IL seemed q
shame 10 see that beautiful tree
on the Elks' lawn fclIed by the
Ratchet man. ~ WAS one Of the
finest trees In town. Over one
hundred years old. But II had 10
come down. 1tS twin n directly
across the street In front Of Joe
MulviIle'G Take o look NJ II ~
you 10 by. with gasoline almost
running over our streets, IL ~ DIFF
ficuIt 10 realize that " IL o lux
ury In Europe nj the present time.
The May-June Issue OF the Bull
lGtin, publicity organ OF the For
ty-1'hird National Guard division,
has % splendid tribute for the late
Lew Fields OF New Haven. Water
bury Ike every other city OF the
state had o warm spot for Gen.
Fields. lie was considered the
youngest commander Of q Nation
al Guard regiment when appointed
In 1925. A singular thing about
that appointment was the fact
that Lieut.. Col Jim Hurley OF
Waterbury could have had NJ
that time, II nc no desired. But no
knew no was leaving Waterbury
for newspaper fields In New York
30 the promotion went 10 Fields,
with whom jim was very friend
~. Or. Godfrey WAS on officer IN
the Guard In those days. with
Fields, Hurley and Godfrey IN
command, o days visit 10 Mantle
was not half bad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29
AL BEvANs DIES

Newtown, Conn, June 20--(Up)--
Funeral services will be held Sunday
for Al Hevans, 90, former assistant
superintendent ID the state Capitol
and q we'll known forest FIRE warden,
who died late yesterday at Dantury.
lie held various town offieeA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29
(BY THE BYsTANDER)

Speaking OF conventions, do you
remember that famous democratic
session OF 1924. That was the year
when the gentleman from Ala
bama would start the bail rolling
with "tWenty-four votes for Oscar
w. Underwood. Many WATERBURY
ians attended that New York con-
vention, which eventually nomln-
ated John W. Davis. One OF the
Waterbury homebreds was con-
spicuous during the Smith pa
rade, when he carried the banner
Of New Mexico. That was the con-
ventlon, when most Of the South
ern delegates were against Smith
because he was "wet - 30 they
said. But otter each adjournment
the same gentlemen from the
South were the first 10 beat u 10
the speak -easles which were on
every corner In New York In those
days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29
War Orders Bring
Industry Near Peak
Production Levels
Employment Increases With Growing Shortages OF
Skilled Workers Developing Rapidly in Most
of the Metal Working Industries
BY MAX L. BROWN
United Press Financial Writer

New York. Jne 29-(UP)-War repercussions shifted
Americas gigantic industrial machine from low to high
speed in the first six months Of 1940 Stimulated by heavy
orders from the Allies and by contemplated national de-
Tense expenditures industrial activity spured late in the first
half after serious lag in the initial quarter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29

All Saints Church, Rev, Thomas
Cline OF Christ church OF Water
town will be IN charge also during
the Month OF July,
Morning prayer nj $3.50 q. N,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29

Az the Congregational Church
Rev Oscar Locke, pastor; Public
Worship MT 10;46 q, ~, Meditation,
IAN Anchor OF The s0ul", Junior
Message, "st. Martins Cloak.
Christian Endeavor Sunday ut
1880 ., m. This will be the closing
meeting for the season, Topic
youth and their Social Program,
james TIorian the president IN
charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29

The Methodist camp meetings a.
the Plainville camp grounds VIII
open July IA and close July a. Sew
eral from here will attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29

The annual juvenile grange pic
mic meeting will be held st the home
OF the matron, Mrs. Lucius j. Hale
and Mr.. Hale OF Marion road.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
Government Develops
Better Grass Strains

Grass breeding is Catching up"
with research on other economically
important plant crops, reports M. A.
Helm, pasture specialist of the fed
eral bureau of plant industry. Grass
long has been recognized as the
cheapest of live stock feeds, but un-
til recently little attention was given
to better grass strains through breed
ing. Department forage specialists
cooperating with various state ex-
pertinent stations have shown that
grasses can be improved by breed
ing as much as field crops.
Recent studies, for instance, show
that length of day, light intensities,
air and soil temperatures all play
an important part in grass growth.
How to induce and increase the pro-
duction Of grass seed, particularly
in the Southeast and the Great
Plains where many of the more de-
sirable and most promising grasses
fail to produce any quantity of viable
seed, is another problem that the sci
entists want to know more about.
Why some grasses are more palat-
able and higher in nutritive value
than others also Is being studied.
To carry out grass studies as rap
idly as possible. the country has
been divided into regions where there
is a similarity in the problems and
consequently in the methods of at
tack. Adaptation studies of large
numbers Of domestic and foreign
grass species are made at nurseries
in the various regions. In this
preliminary work studies are made
of the palatability and the reaction
of the introduced grasses to grazing.
As far as possible those that fail
to show promise in this initial phase
of the breeding program are elimi-
mated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
oID-AGE AND Survivors IN.
sURANCE PROVISIONS
Part
Difference Between "Fully" And
Currently Insured"

A fully insured worker Is one
who has worked In covered en-
ployment for a number OF Quarters
equal to half the time after 1885
Tor after age 81 II that Is later) and
before he reaches SIS or dies. In any
case, worker must have at least
6 quarters of coverage before he can
qualify for old-age and survivors
insurance After he has 40 quarters
of coverage, he is fully insured.
regardless of his employment there
after. Attention is called to the fact
that the system has been in opera
ton only three years and NO one
could possibly have accumulated
more more than IL quarters Of COW
erage during 1887, 1888, and 1889.
Any one who has acquired six quar-
tiers of coverage since 1885 and
who is otherwise qualified for bene-
fits, has right to file a claim. A
calendar quarter means a three
month period beginning January 1,
April /, July /, or October /.
Every fully insured worker is en-
titled to at least one type of bene-
fit under the old-age and survivors
insurance system. The types of BEN
efits are: his own monthly retire.
ment benefit, supplementary month
ly benefits for his aged wife or de-
pendent children; or survivors ben
efits for his aged widow; or surviv-
ors benefits for the young widow
with dependent children in her care,
and the dependent children them
selves; or If there Is no widow or
child entitled to benefits, to aged,
dependent parents.
Survivors benefits are provided in
case currently insured worker
dies before he becomes fully insur-
ed. A currently insured worker Is
one who has received wages in a job
that is covered by the law in each Of
six quarters during the three years
just prior to his death, with wage
earnings of at least $50 in each of
those quarters.
The widow with dependent chill
dren in her care and the dependent
children are the only survivors who
can receive monthly benefits fol-
lowing the death of a currently in
sured worker.
For further information on the
above subject call or write Social
Security Board Field Office, sos
Park Ayenut, Baltimore, Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02

Mercantile Section of the Will
mington Chamber of Commerce has
announced that the next regular
semi-annual dollar Day. will be
conducted by Wilmington merchants
ON Wednesday, February z. AS usual,
practically every retail merchant in
Wilmington will participate in the
event, which will be under the di-
rect supervision of special commit
tee Of the Merchantile Section, of
which Edward A. Munich, Whining
ton business executive well known to
retail shoppers throughout the PEN
insula is chairman.
A survey just completed by Chair
man Munich discloses that Whining
ton merchants are making every
possible effort to insure that the
coming Dollar Day. will eclipse all
former efforts in the long series,
from the viewpoint of the shopper.
His preliminary survey indicates
that ell previous records for bar
gains offered, diversity of selection
and values will be broken.
Offerings to the visiting shoppers
will represent the last word in sea-
sonal merchandise of every possible
character, either for personal wear
or for unitarian purposes in homes.
The committee desires to stress that
these dollar Days" are by no means
confined to wearing apparel and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
| FARM
Tories
INSULATED BARN
MAY BE DRAFTY
Ventilation Problems Must
Be Closely Watched.
By E. r. GROSS

Although insulated animal shell
tiers represent great improvement
over old-tirne, drafty farm structures,
insulated structures may develop
moisture conditions more prominent
than those in leaky building. For
this reason, farmers are urged to
study the ventilation problems in
their barns and shelters before in
sulating them.
The day will undoubtedly come
when insulated farm structures will
be the rule rather than the excep-
ton. Insulation for farm buildings
is not new, agricultural studies at
Rutgers university reveal. The use
of sawdust in the ice house Is a
good example of its early use. Now
that farmers are better acquainted
with the materials and how to use
them and because insulation is now
more readily available and reason
able in cost, more farm buildings
are being insulated than ever.
Generally speaking, it pays to in
sulate animal shelters. Insulation
reduces the rate of heat loss from
the building, hence should make it
warmer and more comfortable for
the live stock. Suppose, however,
that cracks around windows and
doors allow air leakage causing a
greater heat Joss than that through
the walls themselves. Under these
conditions, insulating the wall will
do little good and is not advisable
unless the doors and windows are
also repaired to prevent air leaks.
This sort of reasoning must be ap-
piled to poultry houses, dairy sta
bles, hog houses, horse barns and
the like.
Early farm structures made Of
barn boards and battens had cracks
allowing ample ventilation of its
kind. The stock lived under rea-
sonably healthful conditions al
though often at quite low tempera-
lures. Tighter walls resulted in less
air movement with consequent con-
densation on walls and ceiling in
dicating the need for ventilation. So
we see that the use of insulation
amplifes the ventilation problem and
that the volume of air required for
ventilation is so great that the flues
must be very large.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
Byrd Expedition Loses Daytime
Explained

When Admiral Byrd and ASSOC
ciates, on his current expedition to
the South Pole, crossed the Interna-
tional Date Line at midnight, De-
cember gath, they lost whole day.
skipping Christmas According to
newspaper reports, they celebrated
their Christmas dinner aboard ship,
December 26th. Many readers will
appreciate an explanation.
A unit study in q recent issue Of
The Grade Teacher, clarifies the sub
ject of time which often Is confusing.
The day begins at the International
Date Line, the 180th Meridian, an
imaginary line in the Pacific Ocean,
which is a continuation of the
Prime Meridian. Originally, places in
this country kept local or sun time.
1t was IL noon, when the Suns rays
were vertical over one place. This
meant that nearby cities would diff
fer in time. So much Inconvenience
was caused, that Standard Time was
adopted, not only in the United
States, but gradually over the World.
By this system, time changes one,
hour for every Is degrees of longi-
tude.
Starting from the Prime Mer-
idian, Greenwich, England, at q
given hour. q person travelling west
would have to set his watch back
one hour every Is degrees of long
itude passed over. BY the time the
person had travelled around the
world, his watch would have been
set back "a times and would have
lost whole day. Travelling east
ward, the opposite would be true. A
day would be gained. To overcome
the difference Of the extra day, all
nations have agreed upon q place
where the day should begin and end
That place is 180th Meridian, also
known as the International Date
Line.
The International Date Line does
not follow the 180th Meridian, ex-
actly, but is irregular so as not to
cut some of the Pacific Islands In
two. The result would be that II it
were Monday in one part Of the
island. 1t might be Sunday or Tues
day in another part. The same 10 true
in connection with the imaginary
line dividing the four time belts
In this country. The dividing lines
for the Eastern, Central, Mountain
and Pacific Coast time belts are ir-
regrular for the convenience OF
states and cities. As an illustration:
when 1t Is Eve o'clock In New York
the watch on a westward trip to
San Francisco would be set back
three times. thereby making a dit
ference Of three hours between the
East and West coasts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

CHRISTIAN SC1ENCE SERVlCES
"Love" will be the subject Of the
the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches
of Christ, Scientist. ON Sunday
February 4.
The Golden Text will be from
Romans 5:5, "The love of the Lord
is shed abroad in our hearts by the
Holy Ghost, which is given unto
u.s.
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-sermon will be the fol-
lowing from to Bible, Jer. 31:3:
"The Lord appeared of old unto me,
saying, Yea, have loved thee with
loving kindness have drawn thee. :"
an everlasting love; therefore, with
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy, among which
is the following page 275, "All sub
stance, intelligence. wisdom, being,
immortality, cause and effect belong
to God. These are His attributes, the
eternal manifestations Of the in
finite divine Principle, Love-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
WILMINGTON DOLLAR DAY
Will Be Conducted By Merchants Of The
City Wednesday, February 7th

kindred lines, but include all kinds
of merchandise for all kinds OF uses.
More than a hundred retail mer-
chants are participating in the Feb
ruary Dollar Day" Weeks have
been devoted to busy preparation to
present for the selection of shoppers
the best possible array Of first-class
merchandise of every character at
real, worthwhile bargain prices.
Wholesale markets have been liter
ally combed, drastic price reductions
which could be arranged without
sacrificing quality of merchandise
have been arranged, and detailed
arrangements for handling and ser
vicing unusual crowds have been
made.
AS usual, Dollar Day" official
stores will be so designated by win
dow streamers, and window cards
bearing the copyrighted emblem of
the Chamber of Commerce. ALI
stores will open at o'clock. The
usual arrangements for the use of
Police Bureau Courtesy Cards" for
windshields of visiting motorists
have been made through the coop
Grafton of the Bureau. The commit
tee desires to stress that the DOL
lar Day. will be held on February Z,
only, rain or shine, and that dol
lar Day. prices will obtain on that
date only.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
Brest-Litovsk Treaty

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was
the peace treaty signed by the cen
trail powers and Russia, March 8,
1918, and ratified by the All-Russian
Council Of Soviets March IA. After
the fall Of the Kerensky government,
Lenin and Trotsky proposed an
arrnistice to the central powers,
and Germany offered to receive del
egates at Brest-Litovsk. After some
what dramatic negotiations, Russia
agreed to evacuate the Balkan prov
inces, Finland and the Ukraine and
to cede Ardahan, Kars and Batum
to Turkey, in addition to giving fur
Their advantages to the central pow
ers. The treaty was never recog-
nized by the allied powers and was
annulled by the armistice of Novem
Der II, 1918.