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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27

Michael Egan of New Haven, for
merry of Waterbury died in his sleep
at his home in New Haven yester-
day. In his passing Connecticut lost
one of its best known sporting fig
ures and New Haven one of its most
prominent restaurant owners and
most popular men.
Michael Egan was never known as
Michael. He was Mickey" to his
thousande of friends. There were
few sporting events that Mickey"
did not attend in this vicinity.
Racing was his favorite sport and
when the Agawam track was in OPP
eraticn he was a daily attendant.
He also attended Narragansett race
track two or three times week
when the meets were on there and it
was not uncommon to see him at
Belmont or Saratoga in New York
or down at Baltimore at the Pimlico
track for the Preakness.
He rarely missed big fight at the
Madison Square Garden and was
also g. great baseball enthusiast.
Rendezvous
"Mickey'S" restaurant on State
street was a rendezvous for persons
of all walks of life, doctors, lawyers,
politicians, Yale students and other
groups met there.
John Splaine, another former
Waterburian, who died last Satur-
day, was close friend of "Mickey'S."
Mickey" started his work as a
dispenser of beverages in Waterbury
in the good old days and is well
known by all the old timers here.
He presided at Bob" McGrath's
place at the corner of Phoenix
Avenue and East Main Street, and
later at the Hub" on Phoenix Ave-
nue., a famous place in Waterbury in
the old days. Fran Waterbury he
went to Holyoke and Springfield
and several years ago went to New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
POLICE BOARD
MEETING TODAY
Special Session Called to
Take Action on Safety
Program

The board Of police commissioners
will meet IN special session at
O'Clock today when It Is expected
the recommendation Of the traffic
committee to set a speed limit Of
IS miles an hour In the city will be
unanimously passed.
The traffic committee has been
In several conferences with Police
Chief William J. Roach and VII
liam Hanson, Of the state traffic
commission, for the past week re-
lative to the proposed limit. The law
win be in force within the city, but
will not extend onto trunk lines
where q different speed limit all
ready obtains.
Following the approval Of the full
board the matter win be taken up
by the state traffic commission
March !, and viii then go into eff
feet.
It was learned today that special
committees Of the police board met
Sunday and yesterday, but their
business was not disclosed. Chair
man William verriker said that reg
ular business will be discussed at the
meeting, aside from the speed limit.
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More than 100000 tons Of sugar
were shipped from Cuba to the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
OBITUARY

JONES-James Jones of 80 Bridge
street died this morning at his home
after a brief illness. He was ma
tive of Ireland, but came to Water
bury many years ago making his
home here since that time.
Survivors include his wife, Cath
crime O'Connor Jones and several
nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held from the
Bergin Funeral Home, 200 East
Main street on Friday morning to
the Immaculate Conception Church,
time and arrangements to be an
nounced later. Friends may call at
the Bergin Funeral Home on We'd
nesday and Thursday afternoons
and evenings.
observation-disclosures j. Bloom
field, 1853 East Main street died
this morning at st. Mary's hospital
after an illness of one week. A ma
tive of this city he was the son
of the late Joseph and Mary Bro
ply Bloomfield. Mr.. Bloomfield
lived for many years in the eastern
section of the city where he was
well known and for the past fifteen
years had made his home in the
center of the city. For a number of
years up to the time of his illness
he was employed by the Camp es-
tate on East Main street. He was
a member Of White Oak Camp,
Woodmen of the World.
Survivors include: two brothers,
Captain Stephen Bloomfield, act
ing deputy chief of the Waterbury
fire department; Edward Bloom
field Of this city; three sisters,
Catherine and Anna Bloomfield of
this city and Mrs. Raymond Spen-
Ger of Springfield, Mass.
The funeral will be held from
the Bergin Funeral Home, 200
East Main street on Thursday
morning at 9:15 o'clock to the I'M
maculate Conception church where
a solemn mass of requiem will be
celebrated at GAS o'clock. Burial will
be in the family plot in old st. Jo-
seph's cemetery. Friends may call
at the funeral home this evening
and tomorrow afternoon and eve
ming.
MILLER u Mrs. Mabel (Taylor)
Miller, So, died suddenly yesterday
afternoon at her home, 26 Walnut
street. DR.. Edward H. Kirschbaum,
medical examiner, said Mrs. Miller
died of a heart attack while sleep
ing. Her body was found a few
hours after she died. She was the
widow of Arthur v. Miller.
She was born in Waterbury, Feb
ruary 10, 1887, the daughter of the
late Dwight w. and Sarah (Black)
Taylor. She was a member of st.
Johns Episcopal church.
Survivors include son, Chester
Cargill, stationed on the U. S. S.
Porter in the Pacific ocean, and a
brother, Norman G. Taylor, of
Rowayton.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the Anderson funeral home, 70 Cen
trail avenue. Rev. DR.. John N. Lewis,
rector of st. Johns Episcopal church,
will of1ciate. Burial will he in Cen
terville cemetery, Hamden, at the
convenience Of the family.
Friends may call at the funeral
home today from to S p. m. and
from z to 0 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27

stored and thereby placed back
on the pay roll after a long pc
Rod of idleness due to Ill
Health.
CASES NO. 3. Hundreds of
other cases who had been living
under the daily fear of losing
their positions caused by threat
ened Ill-Health, arranged to re-
ceive treatments after their work.
ing hours. Their Health restored,
the old time enthusiasm and pep
in their work soon returned, and
the dread of losing their much
needed income became a thing
Of the past.
Those Are the Happy Stories
Revealed in the Thousands of
Patient Record Cards of This
ONCE for the Past 20 Years.
May Health Also Soon Again Be
Yours Through Chiropractic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
INJURED FATALLY

Bloomfield, Conn.,, Feb. 27-(UP)
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday for Theodore LaChapelle, Z,
who was injured fatally yesterday
when his sled crashed into a fence.
The boys neck was broken. Little
more than a year ago, the boys
father was killed when his bicycle
collided with another bicycle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
Harrison S. Allen
To Resign Position
Numerous Candidates Expected for Vacancies in
LeavenwOrth High School Faculty, COIIOty's Post

galaxy Of candidates for two school positions APP
peared on the horizon today following the announcement
that Joseph Cooty director of physical education resigned
yesterday and Harrison Allen principal of Leavenworth
high school, win retire at the end of the academic year
Mentioned for Mr.. Colotys post Joseph C. Lee,
Louis Laun John Derwin and Harold McGrath.
II is understood that Frank Regain vice principal of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27

LeavenWorth, VIII AUTOMATICALLY
succeed Mr.. Allen, leaving his own
position vacant.
COntenders
Leading contenders for this va
cancy are said to be Earle h.
Blanchard and John Dillon.
Members Of the teachers commit
tee Of the board Of education
reached today said they have not
yet come together to discuss sue
cessor for Mr.. Colloty, although
several candidates already have APP
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
u PASSENGERS LOST

Bogota, Columbia, Feb. 7-(UP)-
Twelve passengers were reported
killed today when tri-motored
plane crashed IL miles from Bucar-
amanga. Details were not INNER
lately available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
OF The Sick ond
AiIins List
CASES NO.

CASES NO.
l. r e C e i we'd
Chiropracti c
Treatm e n t S
W h / C h re-
stored them
to Health -
after months
of discour-
agement in
their failure
to re g a in
their Health
through 9TH
er methods.
CASES NO.
Q Health re-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
KILLED BY CAR

Norwich, Conn, Feb.27-UP)-
Matt Nina, 81, Voluntown farmer,
was injured fatally late yesterday
when his car overturned after hit
ting tree.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27

quinn was celebrated at o'clock by
Rev. Felix Scoglio. Burial was in
Calvary cemetery with committal
services by Father Scoglio. The pail
bearers were: Giovanni, salvatore.
Nicola and Salvatore Fusco, Clio
vanni Varone, and Dominica Rinal-
d.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Frances
Krause, native of Waterbury, and
active in American Legion auxil-
larry activities, was held this morn
ing at $3.50 O'Clock from the Sisk
Bros. funeral home, 1913 Dwight
street, New Haven, with a solemn
high mass at o'clock at st. Law
rence's church, West Haven. Burial
was in st. Joseph,s cemetery here.
Richard Paul Kreidel, seaman
second class, U. S. Navy, son of Mrs
Adele Kreidel of So Harker avenue,
arrived home recently on nine day
furlcugh from the U. S. Naval
Training Station, Newport, r. l.,
where he has been stationed the
past two months receiving instruc-
tons.
Kreidel because of his past mill
tary experience in the U. S. Army
where he served three years, was
Immediately appointed junior in
structor of his company during
their training period. He enlisted
on December ~, 1889, at the U. S
Navy Recruiting Station, New Ha-
ven, and upon his RETURN to the
Naval Training Station, it is antici-
pated he will be assigned to one OF
the newly constructed vessels Of the
U. S. Eeet.
/ His brother, who served in the U
S. Navy for the past seven years
is now doing a tour of duty with
the U. s. Asiatic feet, and upon his
return it is anticipated the two
brothers will be assigned to the same
ship.
Members Of various Jewish organ
izations of the city and past COM
manders of the Fannick Post Jewish
War Veterans and its auxiliary
members attended the funeral OF
Mrs. Hide (Stern) Fannick
which was held yesterday afternoon
! at the Clark funeral home, Rabbi
Moses D. Sheinkopf officiated
Burial was in the Independent Brass
City lodge cemetery.
! Mrs. Fannick, who died Sunday
/ In New Haven, was the mother OF
David L. Fannick, first Waterbury
Jewish soldier to be killed in ac-
ton during the World War.
Gold Star Mothers at the serv-
ices were Mrs. Ellen Fallowell,
Mrs. Julia Conklin, Mrs. Mary
Mellon and Mrs. Mary Saunders.
Bearers, all members of Fan
nick post, were Abe Baltim, COM
mander; Rudolph M. Hennick,
state vice-commander;; Jack Rut-
man, Joseph Yanowsky, Charles
Rubin and Louis Leberman.
The funeral Of Antonio Varrone
was held this morning ct o'clock
from the Maiorano Funeral Home,
IS Willow Street, to st. Lucy's
Church where solemn mass of re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
MASS

HARDER-An anniversary mass of
requiem will be celebrated We'd
nesday morning, at $500 o'clock, at
st. Thomas Church, for the repose
Of the soul of the late Mrs. Mary
Harder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27

1910, David G. Roche, of 100 North
Main st. Funeral Thursday morn
ing, at $3.50 o'clock, from Buckmil-
Ter Funeral Home, Park Street.
Naugatuck, to st. Mary's Church.
Naugatuck. Burial In St James
cemetery, NaugatuclS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
DIED

DIED
BLOOMFIELD--In this city, Feb.
9th, 1910, James J. Bloomfield, of
1853 East Main st. Funeral Thurs
Bergin Funeral Home, 290 East
Main ST., to Immaculate Concep-
ton Church. Burial in old st. Jo-
seph's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27

More than 100000 tons Of sugar
were shipped from Cuba to the
United States last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27

MILLER-In this city, Feb. 26th,
1910, Mrs. Mabel (Taylor) Miller, Of
26 Walnut st. Funeral tomorrow
afternoon, at $3.50 o'clock, from
Anderson Funeral Home, 10 Central
Ave. Burial In Centerville cen1e-
terry Hamden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27

EGAN-In New Haven, Feb. Goth,
Conn, formerly of this city. Fun
eral Thursday morning, at S:15
o'clock, from Mulville Funeral
Home, 270 West Main St., to Im-
maculate Conception Church. Bur-
iaI in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27

The funeral of Antonio Varrone
was held this morning ct 8 o'clock
from the Maiorano Funeral Home,
IS Willow Street, to st. Lucy's
Church where a solemn mass of re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27

James Jones, of 80 Bridge st. Fun
eral Friday morning, time later.
from Bergin Funeral Home, 200
East Main St, to Immaculate Con-
ception Church.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-25
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protect Shelter Cabins

4 new shelter cabin has been completed at shakes Creek across the slough from the location Of the oIu cabin. according to Lee Elus. Nno was in this week from r arm Is- land. The Forest Service furnished lne material and Ellis took Il up on his boat himself and several others doing the work while on Q combination hunting ana work par Y tHip The oIu caoIu has been torn aowH, he reported, and a trail bult to the new one. A cook stove las been put In and Jhere Is an axe aud wood.
 Urging those going out in the w-ods and using this cabin and others like It 10 care Tor them, Eus stressed that warm shelter may mean the difference between He and death to 8 trail-Weary per son lie cited the case of bringing paralyzad Mike Williams h over lne lra1l down river last winter Be- cause oI lack o1 cabin facilities Williams and Henry Gleason, who
  ou Farm Island, had to make ter I.ie pushes.
 Persons using the new cabin as well as every other ole should take care to see that il Is IeIt ia good shape. Reports have been com .ug in oI rooIs being torn oIt and ouougntIessIy used TOT tirewood. and otner acts or depreciation.
 shelter cabins are just what the name impIies-shelter II they are oamaged and mutilated, their pur- pose and usefulness Is gone.
 Every person who taxes an Alas Ra trail should make it a point to see that cabins are lett in good con uIJion Certainly with the amount ol wood everywhere available in this country, il isn't necessary to tear shakes rom cabin rooIs 10 build fires.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-25

called into seryiea-and not holding Jobs vital To he public interest There are four groups in Glass l. laI men immediately available for unlimited service lba men available Tor limited service lel members of the land or naval forces al fbe Un= i1ga States gdH students fft Tor zeaz eraI military service but not aFaiIz able until close Q school year. and leI students ii Tor limited military service but not available unHiI close oL school year
 Glass 3 will be composed of those men deferred aeeaese lne publia iu= l Iterest Is best served by their staying ] in present jobs.
 class 3 will be those men deferred because of dependents.
 class 4 will be those deferred by law lministers. etcgs those physi- galIE disabled. those deferred for meH.al or moral reasons; non-de- elaHsd aliens. men who have eom- pieled military service and eou- scientious objectars available only Tor civilian work of national im- portanee.
 O. How long after registration before the numbers will be drawn
 \. Between live and Ieu days
 Q. If I hold the first number drawn in my district, does that mean I will be the first man called Into service
 \. Not at all. Ii your order nun Der is l-tbat is if you hold the re- -israliou number which is lhe urst called in your district- il merely means that you will be one of the tirst to receive Questi5nnaire You
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-25
ON THE WASHINGTON FRONT

WASHINGTON = This is a eon- tinued effort to answer few of the many questions which young men are asking about che regulations uu- der which they may be called for military training
 II should be remembered that an- sWefs to specific questions about classification. except those eases. de- fined in the laW-such as ministers. students for the ministry. eN-serYice men. ete.-are merely my Euessas as to how rulings Of the local boards and appeal boards will be made
 These guessas are based oa a long series of conferences with seleafive service officials. haf every reeisuaDt 5s an individual case and the only way that you can he certain Of lair treatment is ta paf xouH problems in detail ID "a your Ia.al board or fo your appeal board if appeal is necessary.
 Q. What are the olassifications
 4 Class ] Is composed of those men who are immediately available. IJ is estimated there Wiu be 5.500.- B0o in this eIass-ar about one third or the total reeisrrants. These are men physically. mentally and morally fl for seFviee without dependents whose mode Of living would be disrupted if they were
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-25

might hold order No. 1 and be hopeless invalid with an automatic deiermeut to Glass |
 Q. How long after the numbers az5 drawn before the questionnaires are sent out, and when do they have To be returned}
 A The questionnaires will be mailed by the local boards within lew days after the drawings. but only to the first 50 men on the lists You are presumed by the gov euament to have received your ques- tisnuaire on the day after mailing aad gou have five days to get il back To the local board. If you are in the first 90 and do not receive yaur questionnaire. report to your local board at once. for the obliga- ton is on you if your address is wrong or your man goes astray.
 O. When do I have to take my physical examination
 A. Not until you are called and that will not be until your ques- tlannaire has been returned and the board has decided that on the basis oz yaur answers. you are ready for physical examination with a view to being called into service.
 o If I pass my physical examin- a1on, when may I be called into the service7 2
 4. You may be called within lew days. subject to orders from tlc Army.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-25

Published every Friday at Nrangell, Alaska. by
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-25

Times which this year is backing WilIkis and many other reflee6ors Of public opinion.
 The Third Term tradition. which was believed by many the barrier the President couldn't hurdle. has failed 10 develop as a major issue 10 The proportions expected. While it makes campaign fodder. the in- ternatIonal situation coupled with the national defense program has so overshadoved everything else that the Third Term. like the Forgotten Man. has become just another phrase.
 #
 The campaign. which winds up with The general election in the States November }. has failed to be- come a cut and dried American is- sue because American minds, like those of the rest of the world. are war-eonseious. Americans appear to be thinking about defending them selves first, worrying about elee- tions later. h shaping that defense they are ready and anxious to get the first machinery al hand into working order. The President heads that machinery. Result Mir R0os- evelt is the top heavy faForile as would be any fairly popular Pres ident in the same situation. Some of AIr. Nillkie's iIl-adyised assert ions that the President had his tin- ger in the Munich pact and was otherwise probing around iu inter national matters rather than tend ing t0 affairs at home hasn't help ed the candidate from EIwo0d. for almost before his words would be broadcast another capital or eouu- try would tumble in Europe or the Asiatie picture would get a little darker. bringing home 10 Americans that defense becomes daily more ra- peratiye. ColortuI dynamic as Mir Willkie undoubtedly is. the mflu- ences of forces abroad. over which neither he nor Mr. Roosevelt have any control, so Lar outshadow na- tional matters. with the exception Of defense. thaf the presidential campaign takes a secondary place giving the incumbent Executive a big advantage.
 z
 Even in additionally Republican Pennsylvania. the President Is showing gains in the recent polls. He is being conceded California with its big block Of 22 electoral votes. He is a 1ayorfte to carry his home state Of New York with I7 electoral votes. II he should carry Pennsylvania D. he may be elect ed by nearly the landslide Of 1936. But with either. Pennsylvania or New York in addition 10 California
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-25

and conceded strength elsewhere in the west and throughout the solid democratic south. Nr. Roosevelt Is almost a certainty for election. ac- cording to the big majority Of ob- servers.
 #a
 Best indication of fhe trend is shown in the betting. Gentlemen who professionally risk their cash on such things are giving nice odds on the President 10 win and they aren't getting many takers. accord ing to reports from che big aty gambling centers.
 $ z#
 Highlight of fhe national picture this week was the political talk of President Roosevelt Wednesday in Philadelphia. The old master of Ihe political ring was in rare form. Back in the thick of the battle he knows and loves the best. ha re- vealed again that on che stump there has been no one to compare with him in recent years. at any rate. not since the sharp tongue of William Jennings Bryan was still ed Whatever one may think of RooseYeltian policies. even his most bitter opponent will usually concede that as a eampaigner he is unez- eelled in this day and age
 L. W.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-25
THROUGH TE1E P0LITIGAIL
 PERIgG0PE

Wendell Winkie. COP candidate. is being described by some as a man who would rather be right than
 President Latest polls, if they mean anything. indicate he can continue to be right. His chance for election to the presidency. the polls show, is a long shot Gallup poll, considered by many most au- thentic. continues to show Roosevelt with big lead in electoral votes. Virtually all newspaper polls. re- gardless of papers political stand, reveal similar sentiment. Most ob- servers are giving the President the solid south and the west and a fay- Orable edge in the midwest and east with the exception of the New England states Walter Davenport of Golfers. who has just been swinging around over the country sounding out sentiment, reports Roosevelt a probability rather than
 a possibility Time. one Of the orig inal Willkie ballyhooers and a
 strong supporter, gives FDR the bulge in popular opinion Same is
 true Of Republican Portland Ore gonian. Democratic New York
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-25
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-25

FOJND-Master key on Boardway
 Crab eaunery Doek=Inquire Sen tlneI. Adv.
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