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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
Appeal Agents Named
 By Governor Baldwin
Lawyers Appointed Recommended By Chief Justice;
 Physical Examination of Draftees to Start

Physical examinations of p0ten- tial draftees will be begun by the local medical boards next week as the four draft boards proceed to se- lect the men who will be in the first contingent assigned to camp from this city. Draft board members and clerks today sent out more Ques- tiotlnaires. to those with low order numbers.
 Gov. Baldwin has announced the appointment of government appeal agents who will serve in every draft area in the state. There are 125 ap- pointees, all lawyers, and they were chosen on recommendation of Chief Justice William M. Maltbie.
 Filled-out questionnaires are be- ginning to trickle into the draft boards from registrants who re ceived early ones. Many of those rec Ceiving the forms are calling on the local advisory boards for advice on filling them out.
 The work of entering the names and numbers of all registrants in master books is continuing at the city hall, making an arduous task for the board members and clerks. Eventually full personal data on each registrant will be entered in the master volumes.
 The appeal agents appointed by the governor in this area are as follows:
 Board IA, Luke H. Stapleton, Cheshire, Thomas s. McDonough, Naugatuck; 14B, Curtis K. Thomp- son, Woodbridge.
 Board 16A, Edward J. Finn, Ed ward Traurig; 16B, Finton J. Phelan, Walter s. Makepeace; 16A, Maurice P. Wrenn, Carmine G. Cip- riano; 16B, Edward J. Balthazar, Maurice T. Healey, Jr.
 Board TIA, Edward Carmody, Mid- dlebury; Joseph L. Perlmutter, Sey- mour; 17B, Albert B. Gardella, An sonia, Ralph H. Clark, Derby.
 Board 30, Samuel II. Fisher, Tor rington; H. Roger Jones, New Hartford; 3l. Hadleigh H. How'd, Winsted, Abel I. Smith, Norfolk; 32r Richardson s. Bronson, Watertown, Frederick Mygatt, Washington De- not.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
Legion To Hold
 State Convention HereNext Summer

Waterbury will be the scene of the 1941 state convention of the American Legion, according to word received here today from the State Executive Committee of the Connecticut Department. Nor. walk and Willimantic we're strong competitors for the honor, but fol- lowing a meeting of the commit tee last evening the Brass City was selected. The last state Legion convention was held here in 1882.
 Mayor Vincent A. Scully and other city officials cOoperated in the effort to have Waterbury rec. Ognized for 1941.
 Commander Joseph A. Hackett has already named his official convention committee consisting of John R. Clark, George McDufK, Vincent A. Scully, Frank McCann Morris Shapiro, Daniel J. Ma. haney, William T. Farfgnton, Michael Toomey, Paul StafstrOm, Charles Melville, Peter Costlgan, Bernard Wilhelm, Walter A. Jar wis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Patrick Hayes will be held from the home, 36 Niagara street, Monday at s:l5 a. m to the Church of the Sacred Heart, where a solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated at g. Burial will be in the family plot in new St. Joseph's cemetery.
 Members of the Altar and Ro- sary society of Sacred Heart parish will meet at her home at 8 o'clock Sunday evening.
 The funeral of Mrs. Bridget McNulty will be held Monday morning ct 8:15 o'clock from the Lunny funeral home, 25 Central avenue to St. Michaels church for a solemn high mass at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in the new St. Joseph's cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Annie Ma honey was held this morning at 9:l5 from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, to the church of the Immaculate Conception where a solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated at 10. Burial was in the family plot, new St. Joseph's cemetery.
 The funeral of Donate Masi was held this morning at 8 o'clock from the home, French street, Watertown with solemn high mass at 9 o'clock at St. Mary Magdalen church, Oakville. Burial was in the family plot, Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Miss Anna Vera nelli was held this morning at 8:45 o'clock from the home, 324 Con- gress avenue, to the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel where a solemn high mass was celebrated at 9:45 o'clock. Burial was in the family plot, Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. sylvio Des- chenes was held this morning at 8:30 o'clock from the Belleville funeral home, 68 East Clay street to St. Ann's church where a solemn high mass was celebrated at g o'clock. Burial was in the fam fly plot, Calvary cemetery.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie B. Merriman will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Brown, 29 Sprague street. Rev. Roger Barney of St. Paul's Episco- pal church will officiate. Burial will be in the new Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the home to- night and tomorrow afternoon and evening.
 A requiem high mass for Sister M. Hildegarde Murray, a member of the staff of St. Mary's hospital, was cel- ebrated this morning at o'clock in the chapel at St. Mary's hospital The funeral will be held from the Convent of Mary Immaculate, 2l Park road, Hartford, Monday morn- ing at g o'clock with a high masi of requiem. Burial win be in Con- vent cemetery, Hartford.
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(Continued from Page D about Jen, I ask you, for Gods sake and from mothers heart, to speak up."
 He said that the child kicked and screamed when he embraced her and that he carried her to the base- ment. threw her on a coal pile and choked her.
 "She made gurgling sounds and l pressed her throat until she stop- ped" he said.
 Then he stoked the furnace and threw her into it. That was a p. m. the hour Genevieve had promised to be home from her visit to Eileen OBrien, a playmate living next door to Conroy's tenement.
 An hour later he opened the fur mace and put on more coal, he said. He left the door slightly ajar to make a better draft.
 At midnight detectives visited him, inquiring if he had seen the girl. Her parents had reported her missing at ll:3O. He told the de- tectives he had seen her pass about 9. The detectives left. and at 1 a. m. Conroy said. he shook down the furnace. removed the ashes and put them in a barrel in the street for the collectors. Sanitation depart ment officials said the ashes had been hopelessly lost in the city dump that day. The district attor- ney's office said. however. that the medical examiner reported finding enough bone fragments in the fur-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

Continued from Page D cast was suddenly canceleld, pre- sumably because of the British raid)
 Other British raiders attacked vital objectives at Milan and Turin in Italy, the air ministry said in an- nouncing the raid on Munich and. on other points in Germany and Ger man-occupied territory.
 For the second successive night aircraft of the coastal command made a concentrated attack on the German submarine base at Lorient (France) with good results" the ministry's communique said.
 All planes returned from the raid.
 Among the objectives attacked at Turin was an aircraft factory and at Milan the British bombed the Pirelli magneto works.
 Our bombers also attacked a large number of important targets in Germany and enemy-o occupied territory, including oil reflneries at Gelsenkirchen and Frankfurt, air. craft factories at Nurnberg and Am- sterdam, goods yards at Hamm, Soest, Osnabruck, Duisburg, Ruhrort and the hook of Holland, railway communications at Stuttgart, Mors, Saarbrucken, Mainz and Le Havre and IS enemy airdromes," the min istry said.
 Air circles said that some of the Munich railway yards and Shunting stations attacked by the bombers were near the beer hall in which Hitler suoke. The Exchange Tele- graph agency said some heavy bombs fell near the beer hall.
 Although official reports stressed that railway communications were the chief objectives 1t was felt gen. orally that Hitler's presence in Munich may have influenced" the bomber command in ordering the attack.
 Hitler's preannounced plan to at- tend the Munich celebration plus favorable flying weather gave the RAF its first opportunity in long time to welcome" Hitler it was said.
 The air ministry announced that British planes, following up their heavy raid on the great Krupp arma- ments works the night before, had attacked industrial targets in Italy and communications and other ob- | iectives in Germany last night.
 Informants said the first British bombing planes arrived in the Munich area before 9 p. m. @ p. m EST; 10 D. m. German time).
 According to German sources Hit Ter spoke for about an hour starting son after 6 D. m. German time. It had been arranged to rebroadcast his speech from records starting at about 8:20 D. m. German time. Without explanation the rebroadcast was cancelled).
 (Geneva, Switzerland, had three air raid alarms during the evening, Berne, the capital, had two and Zurich had one).
 GA United Press Zurich dispatch reported that British planes made a fierce attack on Friedrichshafen, home of the Dorner airplane works on Lake Constance, il5 miles west of Munich).
 Besides attacking the Munich area and other targets in Germany, 1t was understood that the British planes had attacked the great industrial Milan Turin Genoa industrial tri- angle in which most of the Italian war industry is centered.
 The British planes which attacked Italy were believed to have achieved their objective. informants said, and to have returned to bases without loss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
CONFLICT. HURLEY TO RESIGN HIS JOB
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The post pays 5000 year.
 State Chairman John T. Mo Carthy has begun the formation of an advisory commission to work with Governor Elect Hurley on the state budget for the next year. Un- der the law, the incoming governor has the privilege of sitting with Governor Baldwin and members of his administration during the prep aration of the new budget.
 Organize Separately
 The present Democratic strategy calls for the Senate to be organ ized independently of the House, with each body having its own rules and own committees. The Democrats will be able to do this through the 22-13 margin in membership they will have over the Republicans in the upper house. Two years ago the Senate joined with the House in voting for joint organization and joint committees, the Republicans succeeding in this maneuver with the aid of the two Socialist sen ators.
 If the two houses organize sep arately there will be none of the delay which has marked inaugura- ton of governors in recent years.
 "OIlve Branch"
 Commissioner Hurley and Chair man Mccarthy are said to favor ex- tending the olive branch to for mer State Chairman J. Francis Smith and to ask his aid in planning legislative program. They will also probably seek peace with the local Democratic organization. which opposed tho nomination oG MT. Hur. ley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
GERMANS CONTINUE TO RAID SHIPPING
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tCOntlnueQ rom Page U sunk two merchant vessels totaling 5000 tons west of Ireland.
 The high command said German destroyer planes attacked a harbor in the Thames Estuary with guns and machine guns. Tn @ separate statement, well informed German quarters said the German air force dropped 10l bombs on England yes- terday. mainly on London, Coven- try and Birmingham, setting many new fires.
 It was said that 17 British planes were shot down yesterday. Four Ger man planes were missing.
 Admitting British raids on Munich and Stuttgart last night, the high command said the British also at tackled the small town of Wuerttem- berg, damaging and setting fire to residences and wounding two per- sons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

Michael J. Kyle, of EImwoOd avenue, began his duties as dep- uty collector for the internal rev- enue office here today. MT. Kyle was sworn in at Hartford yester- day.
 The new appointment marked the second in the local branch of- fiice since Nov. 1, when William o. Moody, of Winsted, was also sworn in as deputy collector.
 The two new agents were ap- pointed to collect defense taxes, and other taxes which have ac- cumuIated because of the volume of income and security taxes.
 MT. Kyle is a member of the Democratic town committee, and a member of various organizations in the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
TETILE WORKER KILLED

Fall River. Mass. Nov. Q --(UP0 Amsone Lawrence. a. c textile eni- ploye, was killed late yesterday when his clothes caught in . card- ing machine. dashing him against the floor. His wife, was working be- side him..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
Cheshire Woman
 Asks Divorce On Seth Anniversary

Louise E. Fuller of Cheshire, yesterday asked a divorce from Stanley E. Fuller on their 36th wedding anniversary. Filed in New Haven superior court, the papers charge cruelty. Alimony Is asked.
 Nicholas OrsillO, of Waterbury, also filed a divorce action in New Haven yesterday on grounds of cruelty. He married Evelyn Or- sillO only four months ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
Comment Withheld.

Washington, Nov. 9.-(UP)-State department officials withheld imme- diate comment today on the sinking of the United States freighter City of Rayville pending official reports.
 They had received only frag- mentary report of the accident from the American consul at Melbourne and press dispatches of the Aus tralian naval minister's announce ment.
 Maritime commission officials were checking Its records and hoped to have list of crew. members within a few hours.
 Officials here pointed out that there was little that this country could do, Although Australia Is a belligerent, the waters surrounding 1t have not been designated a com- bat zone such as those around Eu- rope.
 Barred From Zones.
 American vessels are barred by the neutrality law from entering combat zores. The only exceptions tO ddbG 4ldtS bCCAA AVA NSooSA0 va special missions such as to evacuate Americans.
 There Is no prohibition In the law against American vessels carry ing passengers, mail and cargo - except arms, ammunition and i'm. plements of war -- to the ports oi belligerent nations outside the com bat zone. Australia, New Zealand the British West Indies and Canada all come within that category.
 All American vessels, regardless ot their destination. are prohibited from carrying arms, ammunition and implements of war when such cargo is destined for belligerent either directly or by transhipment
 There was no indication that the City of Rayville incident would cause extension of the combat zone to Australian waters. The Presi- dent has the power to extend 1t at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
BRITISH VETERANS
 TO PARADE SUNDAY

Lord Kitchener post and its aux Hilary, British Veterans association, will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at Holmes avenue to take part in the Armistice Day parade and in the special services at 4 o'clock in the Second Congrega- a- tional church. A request was made to have members wear uniforms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
Only One Casualty As
 Vessel Sinks Rapidly
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the Australian mainland, closed to shipping until further notice.
 It was assumed that a German submarine had sown the mines. Australian coastal waters would be far too dangerous for any German surface craft to approach, and far beyond the range of any of Ger many's mine-laying airplanes. Mines have been found off Australia sev- eral times during the war and oc- casionally ships have struck them.
 The American survivors lost all their belongings and most came ashore wearing only underclothes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

mace to make case against Con- roy.
 Genevieve was a fifth grade honor student at St. Luke's school. She had won a gold scholarship medal last week. She had long red curls and was exceedingly fair. Her class mates were praying for her safe re- turn yesterday about the time Con- roy confessed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
OBITUARY

KELLY-Peter J. Kelly, 29, died this morning at his home, 416 Eighty fifth street, Brooklyn, N. r., after a brief illness. A native of this city, he was the son of Peter and Catherine (Kelly) Kelly.
 Besides his parents he leaves five sisters, Mrs, Edward Gaigan, and Mrs. Harold Rathborn of Philadel- phia, Mrs. John M. Loughlin and Mrs Samuel McGee of East Or ange, N. J.. and Miss Elizabeth Kelly of Brooklyn, N. Y. He is a nephew of Mir. and Mrs. stephen Kelly of Rutland street, MT. and Mrs. John Kenney of Chestnut avenue and Mrs. Mary Grady of Easton ave- nue.
 The funeral will take place on Monday morning in Brooklyn, NY Y.
 QUINN - Mrs. Catherine Quinn, 79, widow of Austin J. Quinn, died yesterday afternoon at St. Mary'S Hospital where she had been a patient since Oct. 28 when she suf- fered fractured skull in a fall downstairs at her home, 2l3 Wood- land avenue.
 Survivors include three sons, Thomas M, and Martin J., both of this city, and James B., of Hart ford; three daughters, Mrs. Thom- as J. Loiselle, Mrs. Charles Haines and Mrs. Harry x. CaShin, all of Waterbury; 12 grandchildren and @ great-grandchild.
 The funeral will be held Monday morning at s:45 o'clock from the Lunny funeral home, 25 Central avenue, to the Church of SS. Peter and Paul where solemn high mass will be celebrated at 9:30 o'clock, Burial will be in the family plot in the new St. Joseph's ceme- tery.
 Friends may call at the funeral home tonight and tomorrow after noon and evening.
 O'KEEFE-Patrick J. O,Keefe died this morning at l:l5 o'clock at his home, 36 Tracy avenue, after a short illness. MT. OKeefe, native of Ireland, came to this city 35 years ago and always lived in the Wash ington Hill section. He was a com- municant of St. Francis Xavier's church and a member of the Holy Name society of the parish. He was also member of the Ancient Order .of Hlbernians.
 Survivors include two sons, James and William; two daughters, Mrs. James Lyng and Mrs. Cornelius Hol- land; 12 grandchildren and a great grandchild.
 The funeral will be held on Mon- day morning at 8:l5 o'clock from the home, 36 Tracy avenue to St. Francis Xavier's church where solemn mass of requiem'will be cele- brated at g o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot in new St. Jo- seph's cemetery.
 CRANKY - Mrs. Mary Craney AE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

Egypt has deerced that any per-
 son who tries to instIgate a strike
 is subject to two years imprlson- ment and fine not exceeding $500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

Only one or two of the more optimistic Republican leaders had any hope of carrying Waterbury for Wendell Willkie but most of them believed that they could cut the DemOcrtaic majority down to a small figure, probably small enough to allow the election of 8 c. o. P. senator in the 18th dis trict. But most Democrats were just as surprised when President Roosevelt won the city by close to 5000 and some Democratic candi- dates picked up majOrities of over 10000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
Politics
 -in- Passing
RY RAYMoNp ,. FITzPATRICK

BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK
 One of the things proven by Tues days elections was that the party ! ependng the largest amount of money won't necessarily win. Even here in Waterbury 1t could be seen that unprecedented sums were be- ing spent on behalf of Wendell L. Willkie, but the majority of the vot- CTS were satisfied to enjoy the Re- publicans' show, then cast their bal- lots for Democratic candidates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

CRANKY - Mrs. Mary Craney, wife of Michael Craney, of 52 Lounsbury street died last night at her home. She was native of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
DIED

CRANEY-In this city, Nov. Sth. f040, Mrs. Mary Craney of 02 Lounsbury St. Funeral Monday morning, at 9:45 o'clock, from 52 Lounsbury St., to St. Francis xavier's Church. Burial In St' James cemetery, Naugatuck. OKEEFE--In this city, Nov. 9th. 1940, Patrick J. O'Keefe. of 36 Tracy Ave. Funeral Monday morn ing, at S:lB o'clock. from S6 Tracy Ave, to St. Francis xavier's Church Burial Tn new St. Joseph's ceme- tery.
 QUINN-In this city, Nov. Sth, 1940, Mrs. Catherine Quinn, of 2i3 Wood- land Ave. Funeral Monday morn ing, at S:45 o'clock, from Lunny Funeral Home, 26 Central Ave, to SS. Peter and Paul Church. Burial In new St. Josephs cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

We have a feeling that many Democrats as we'll as Republicans are going to be surprised at some of the things MT. Hurley does at Hartford after taking office. The governor elect has a mind and a will of his own; he'll listen to ad- vice, but he won't be dictated to by any party bosses. A successful executive himself, he'll bring some streamlining to Connecticut government. It's badly needed, es- pecially in such places as the highway department and the per. sonnel department. It's our belief that Bob Hurley will give the state one of the best administrations 1t ever had.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

The major problem at the start of the Hurley administration will be for the governor to win as much cooperation from the lower house ot the General Assembly. The Demo- crats will control the senate, with a members to the Republicans l3 but in the House there will be pre- ponderantly Republican as usual The House, if 1t chooses, can block the new governors legislative pro- gram from the very start. What MT Hurley will probably do is seek working agreement with the Repub- lican leadership in the House on 1. Legislation favored by either or both parties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

Gov.-Elect Hurley has not yet re- ceived the credit he deserves for a well-planned, well-executed cam- paign in which he kept Gov. Baldwin largely on the defensive. He knocked the props from under a familiar Baldwin argument, the one that new industries have been attracted to Connecticut by a friendly govern ment", by showing that some of the plants were non-existent others were still only on paper, more were sweatshops, and still more consisted of back room workshops with one or two employees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

Never had local Republicans been more active in a campaign, never had they tried so many different ways of attracting votes. They did increase their own vote, but the Democrats increased theirs also. As someone put 1t, "Willkie had the badges, but Roosevelt had the VoteS."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

The loss of Connecticuts eight electoral votes to President ROose- welt was bad enough for Sam Pryor, Ken Bradley and the rest of the group controlling the state Republican organization, but the defeat of Gov. Raymond E. Bald win by Commissioner Robert A. Hurley left them stunned. They had thought 1t perhaps possible that Roosevelt would win the state by a small plurality but that Baldwin was certain of reelection. They had believed that the Demo- crats' chances of capturing control of the state government went with the wind when battle developed for the nomination between ex- Gov. Wilbur L. Cross and Hurley. They had also believed that the 1888 campaign strategy of claim ing 8 government "friendly to in- dustry, friendly to labor would work again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09

The interest in the national campaign was reflected in Water
 bury Tuesday as the greatest vote !. in local history was cast. The
 Democrats piled up total vote
 even bigger than that given the
 president in 1886, while the Re- publicans picked up several thou sand votes over their 1936 figures. The claims that racial blocs would vote solidly against the president were shown as false by the vote, Those who worked for such an end apparently forgot that we're all Americans. despite natural affec- ton for the lands of our parents, grandparents, and earlier ancestors The vote of confidence given to MT. Roosevelt, despite the attempts to arouse hatred and fear of him, was most impressive. But, more heart- ening than anything else, was that the election was a free choice by a free people.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-09
CRUESOME MURDER IS JUST REVEALED

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.STRANCLER IS
 UNDER GUARD

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BRITISH JUST
 MISSED HITLER

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BOYS CAUSE OF
 HEAVY DAMAGE

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