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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

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 A joint communique of the air and home security ministries said that last nights main attacks were directed at the London area and southeast England but that high explosive bombs dropped on Scot land caused few casualties and that incendiary bombs started fires in northwest England.
 It was charged that bombs were again dropped indiscriminately in the London area but it was said that casualties were not serious and damage was not extensive.
 Heavy Damege Claimed
 Berlin, Oct. 3 - (UPo = The German high command claimed heavy damage to London, including bomb hits on rail heads in the cen- ter of the city and docks and har- bor works in the Thames loop.
 The communique issued after British planes attacking Berlin had caused an air raid alarm here of one hour and 20 minutes during the night, said German air force at tacks yesterday were directed against south and middle England as well as London.
 The high command said many harbors in south and middle Eng land as well as hangars, barracks and number of planes were hit Factories, warehouses and oil tanks were set afire at Swansea, New Quay and Weymouth.
 Scores Direct Hit
 Southwest of Ireland German bomber scored a direct hit on the engine room of a British merchant ship, setting fire to its decks, the communique said.
 According to the high command German submarine, returning to its base, reported sinking eight arm ed British ships totaling 42,644 tons Another U-boat was credited with sinking the British steamer High land Patriot, 14,172 tons.
 Authorized quarters admitted that the plane which dropped bombs in county Wexford, Fire, last month was German.
 investigation has shown that the incident was caused by German plane which had lost its bearings, it was said. "The German govern ment is prepared to express regrets and to pay the necessary damages.
 Bombs fell on three Irish villages and three waitresses were killed when a bomb struck a dairy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
OBITUARY

died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Begley of IT Summer street, after brief ill., ness. She was a native of Mount Vernon, N. r., but had been 8 resi- dent of this city for the past 60 years always making her home in the North End section. She was the widow of the late James Flana- gan.
 Mrs. Flanagan is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Joseph Adducci, Mrs. John Begley, Mrs. Stewart Ed mond, Mrs. Albert Nicolai and Mrs. Margaret Herman of this city, and two sons, Henry and James Flana- gan of this city: several nieces and nephews; several grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
 The funeral will be held from the Mulville funeral home, 27O West Main street, on Saturday morning at 8:15 o'clock to St. Thomas church, where solemn mass of re- uuiem will be celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in St. James cer1le- tery, Naugatuck. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 o'clock this evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
|.JOE ST. LOUIS DIES HERE TODAY
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tC0nCinueQ rum EaBc ID getting the news. It was as a re- porter that "Joe" made so many contacts that when leaders of the Democratic party sought some years ago to break the Republican strong hold in the 18th Senatorial District they selected "Joe" St. Louis to op- pose Judge Arthur F. Els, now al member of the Supreme Court of Connecticut. A Democratic victory in this particular district was be- lieved impossible, especially with such a representative citizen as Judge ELS the standard bearer for the Republican party. The district went Republican, but not without a fight unparalleled in local politi- cal history. "Joe" entered the con- test with that boyish enthusiasm that was so typical of him and with experience gained from his daily contacts with the public. Early re- turps showed him the victor, but a re-check turned the tide in MT. Els favor and he was declared the win ner by less than 50 votes. This elec- tion cracked the Republican grip on the 18th district and led subse- quently to Democratic victories. The Democratic Party later sent "Joe" to represent Waterbury in the General Assembly as a Represen- tative. He kept his newspaper con- tacts until Mayor Francis P. Guil- foile induced him to enter the ser- vice of the city as his secretary. He remained in that capacity until Patrick Perriello succeeded Frank Hayes as Mayor of the city. He then returned to the Fourth Estate as court reporter for the Waterbury Democrat.
 During the past summer MT. St. Louis suffered a decline in health, but tried courageously to combat the illness. He retained that cheerful ness that his friends in all walks of life will recall as characteristic of him. His battle for health became their personal concern as attested by the scores of inquiries concern ing him when he entered St. Mary's hospital last Friday afternoon.
 The announcement this morning that "Joe" had passed shortly after o'clock came as shock to his many friends and occasioned city wide expressions of sympathy. He was member of the Water bury Lodge of Elks, whose members were planning today to pay their re- spects to his memory through the medium of Elks' ritualistic services. City officials, past and present and of both major parties, members of the bar association and representa- tives of social, fraternal and sport ing groups with whom "Joe" was in- timately acquainted will participate | in the final tribute.
 MT. St. Louis is survived by his sister, Miss Helen M. St. Louis, a member of the faculty of the Berlin Tinker School; two step-brothers, John and Alfred St. Louis of this city.
 The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the Bergin Funeral Home, 290 East Main Street, to St. Margaret's church, where a solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in old St. Jo- seph's cemetery.
 Friends may call this evening and tomorrow afternoon and evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

If you now tell me you must fall out of line I can not resist your claim. I trust that having put down your pack you will find your health and strength restored and that we shall rejoice together in the better days that are to come"
 Ill Health Cause
 Chamberlain's resignation, expec- ted because of i'll health since soon after he gave up his Prime Minis try to Winston Churchill the day Germany invaded Holland and Bel gium, was made the occasion for a reorganization of the cabinet, Churchill's first since he assumed office May 10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
DRAFT LOTTERY
 DATES ARE SET
By JOHN A. REIcHMANN

United Press Stan COrreSpOnuentJ
 Washington, Oct 3-(UP)-Maj, Ben Howell, director of the man. power division of selective service headquarters, said today that the national draft lottery probably would be held here between Oct. 21 and Oct. 26.
 The attery will determine the sequence in which regiStrants will be called up for classification and possible induction into the armed services.
 Howell said that after the lottery it will require about five more days to compile the official master lists of order numbers to be returned to local draft boards. The boards then will begin classifying the registrants he said, and by Nov. Is a "substan- tial number of men" will be classi- fled and be available for actual service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 TO CLOSE OCT. l6
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Registrars of Voters John T. Der win and Albert O. Taller will ap- point deputies for each of the 32 dis tricts, and they will be sworn in as registration officials. The deputies will in turn swear in their assistants and the clerks in each district.
 Mayor Scully is still working on the selection of the 12 persons who will make up the four draft boards that will serve in this city. Mean time, the registrars and Town Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin are drawing up list of registration headquarters in each district. The list will be an- nounced in a day or two.
 The mayor will head a group of local officials which will attend a county meeting in New Haven Mon- day night, at which time repre- sentative of the state selective serv- ice headquarters at Hartford will outline the procedure to be follow ed. tu
 Under present plans, the teach CTS and other volunteers who serve on registration day will work in three shifts. One group will work from a. m. to noon. another from noon to p. m. and the third from p. m. to g p. m.
 The thousands of registration cards will be gathered from the 32 districts and sent to the town clerks office. There they will be filed, ready fo- use by the draft boards. The boards will send out uuestionnaire to men chosen by lot. and from this number the actual draftees from Waterbury will be chosen. It is expected that the first selecteeS will be ordered to camp late in November.
 The state board of education an- nounced toda.' that the day lost through closing of public schools for draft registration -leed not be made up.
 An estimated 1000 or more vol uateer workers will assist in the registration, among them almost TOO teachers. Veterans organiza- tions and other groups have also promised to secure the services of men and women to act as clerks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
-FOUR COUNTRY
Fannie Hurst Stands at Her
 Window and Looks at the One Thing That Matters Above All

or Oklahoma oil lands. All of them part of the American easel
 Down there, out there, I say to myself, intangible and real; remote and intimate, lies the American dilemma. And valuable beyond any of the wealth in her soil, her bank ing houses, here communities, is her integrity as democracy.
 Beneath her surface turmoil and torment, fear and hysteria, politics, cross purposes, selfishness and self fulness, that integrity remains the paramount issue.
 Embedded even in this one tiny sector of scene outside my window is a spot of protoplasm which is the source of the lift of our nation.
 And you cannot define it any more than you can define life it. self. It squirms with the beginning of our American ideals and ideas. It is the source of our high love of freedom, our uncompromising de- mand for the dignity of human living, our sanctif1cations of toler- ance, humanitarianism and the right to live and let live.
 Out there, you willy-nilly politi- clans, pecking up your grains of gain, you Democrats, Republicans, pushing each other about, you in- terventionists, isolationists, New Dealers, rich men, poor men, beggar men, doctors, lawyers, merchants, chief, there is one thing that mat ters above all in this great emer- gency of our national life. America!
 Concentrate on it. Save it and thereby save yourselves, your chil- dren and the greatest treasure that any nation can claim for its own "a democratic way of living.
 Stand at your windwo, you rich men, poor men, beggar men, doctors, lawyers, merchants, chiefs. Pool your interests. Pool your strength. Pool your energies, Focus upon that spot of national protoplasm.
 Lying out there, stretching from coast to coast and from north to south is a oscene that must be conserved within the jig saw frame work of democracy.
 It is the case for America!
 Upon your ability to subordinate all issues to that, lies our future.
 Is and at my window and my thanksgiving goes up for the privi- lege of citizenship in this demo- cracy.
 America has imported too many
 idead and fears from Europe says
 Robert P. Tristram Coffin, who
 aduiSeS IIs fn trv heinz Americans,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

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 of a rib e t a Il monastery torn out of the rock of the top of the Hinalayas or of the Grand Can- yon streaked with as many colors as a bottle of sand purch a sed in a childre n's sa n d store.
 It is of N e W York, my VleW, Ol Hudson River, of New Jersey Pali- sades, of docks, Hell's Kit c h en, Skuscra nerS a-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
BIG SUMMER HOME
 RUINED BY FIRE

Ogunquit, Me, october 3.-(UP) = The 15-room summer home of Mrs. Nellie Lamb of St. Louis, Mo, was in ruins today after a $20,000 fire that endangered two hotels and score of cottages in the summer colony.
 Firemen from four communities formed small patrols to extinguish roof fires set by wind borne embers yesterday. The Lamb place was closed for the season three weeks ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

CARPENTER Mrs. Lumina A (GalipeaW Carpenter, wife of Feliz Carpenter, of 291 South Leonard street, died yesterday at St. Mary'' hospital after short illness. Mrs Carpenter was born in Waterbury received her early education at St Ann's school, and was a lifelong resident of this city. She was a con- munioant of St. Ann's church.
 Surviving besides her. husband are a son, Oliver Carpenter; three daughters, Marie, Helen and Lucille Carpenter, all of Waterbury; hel father, Paul Galipeau; two brothers Fred Galipeau, both of Wolcott, anc Joseph Galipeau of this city.
 The funeral will be held from tht Belleville funeral home, 68 East Clay street, Saturday at 8:30 o'clock tC St. Ann's church for solemn higf mass at g o'clock. Burial will be ir the family plot in the new St. Jo- seph's cemetery.
 Friends may call at the funera home tonight after o'clock.
 MARKOWICH-Matthew Marko' wich of 79 Kingsbury street diet yesterday at Waterbury hospita after short illness. Born in Minsk Russia, MT. Markowich came to thi' country 32 years ago and to Water bury g years ago. He was employed at the American Brass Go. since coming here. He was communi. cant of St. Mary's Russian Greek Orthodox church and member o. the parish's mems society.
 Surviving are three sons, Joseph John and Alexander, and grand son, all of Waterbury.
 The funeral will be held Saturda! morning at o'clock from tht Deliniks funeral home. IT CongreS avenue, with services at 9:30 o'clocl at St. Mary's Russian Greek Ortho dox church. Services will be helt at the funeral home tonight and to morrow night at 7:30 o'clock witt Rev. Peter Dzubay, pastor of thu Russian church, in charge. Buria will be in the new Pine Grove ceme tery.
 Friends may call at the funera home today from 4 p. m. to 10:3t D. m. and all day tomorrow unti 10:30 p. m.
 BUTKUS-Peter Butkus of Beth lehem died last night at Waterbur. hospital after a short illness. MI Butkus had lived in Bethlehem B years.
 Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eliz abeth Butkus; five sons, Bruno Charles, Joseph, Peter, Jr., and An thony; a daughter, Mrs. Roge Clark, all of Bethlehem; thre brothers, John of Bethlehem, Mi chael of Naugatuck, and Joseph o Lithuania, and a sister, Mrs. Johl Sikaukas of Providence, R. I. l Funeral services will be held ol Saturday morning at II o'clock iron the Stokes funeral home, 694 Nortl Riverside street. Burial will be il the Lithuanian Independent ceme tery. Friends may call at the flu neral home after 2 o'clock today. FLANAGAN-Mrs. Sarah Barret Flanagan of 35 Byrneside avenue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
FUNERALS,

The funeral of Mrs. Maria Bredice was held this morning at 8 o'clock from the Colasanto funeral home 934 Bank street to Our Lady ot Mount Carmel church where a solemn mass of requiem was cele- brated at g o'clock by Rev. Dennis Biararelli assisted by Rev. Austin Saunders and Rev. Patrick w Flynn.
 The honorary pallbearers, all members of the Holy Rosary Society of Our Lady of Mount Carme church included: Mrs. Filomens Dondino, president; Mrs. Antoinetta DiMaria, secretary; Mrs. Theress DiBenedetto; Mrs. Josephine Pet runti, Mrs. Nicolina Ciufolo, anc Mrs. Angelina Caldronna.
 The pallbearers, all grandchildren of the deceased, were: Daniel anc Pasquale Bergantino, Alfred anc Pasquale Bredice, Salvatore lava and Nicholas Cialfone.
 The funeral of F'ranclS X. Ihomp' son was held this morning at 8:L o'clock from the Luny funeral home 25 Central avenue, to St. Anni church where solemn mass of re- quiem was celebrated at g o'clocl by Rev. Alfred Matthieu assisted b! Rev. Ubald Laurion and Rev. Al fred Cabitor. Burial was in new St Joseph's cemetery with committa services by Father Matthieu. Th' pallbearers, all nephews of the de ceased, were: Frederick, Donalt and Walter Goulet, Oliver anc Francis Hales and John McAvoy.
 The funeral of Edward Costigar was held this morning at 8:30 o'clocl from the Bergin funeral home, 29' East Main street, to St. Patrick! church where solemn mass of re quiem was celebrated at g o'clock b, Rev. William Murphy. Burial wa in Calvary cemetery with committa services bly, Fathers Foster and Mur phy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
By FANNIE HURST

Author of "Back Street, InnIIaIIOh of Life," -Four Daughters" etc.
 Every morning I look out of my window, which is a city window, and gives on one of the most drama tic views in the world.
 It is A view as startling as that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
CARn OE THANKs

We wish to thank our many friends. relatives and neighbors, especially the Darcey Trans. Co. and employees, for the beautiful floral tributes and the sympathy and kindness shown us during our re- cent bereavement, the death of our beloved daughter and sister. Miss Illumanita Cianciolo. (Signed)
 FABBIANo CIANCIOLo
 and FAMILY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
CARD OF THANKS

OAND UT IHtANNS
 We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and neighbors, especially Depts. 57 and 9S of the Waterbury Mfg. Co.,, and the Fore mems Association of the E. J.. Manville Mach. Co. for their kind ness and sympathy shown during our recent bereavement, the death of our beloved mother, Mrs. Bridget Corcoran.
 (Signed)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

young lady with MT. Leary any time he was at his place of business seek Ing orders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

Tenth of 24 articles on "0ur Country" written exclusively for NEA Service and The Wa terbury Democrat by the na- tiOn's most famous authors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

In the United States, the average height for men is 5 feet 8 inches, or four inches taller than that Of tke average American woman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

The United States imports 2,00O.- 100000 pounds of coffee from Latin America every year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

BARTH-First anniversary mass of requiem will he celebrated Satur- day morning, at 8:0O o'clock, at the Immaculate Conception Church. for the repose of the soul Of the late Mrs. Josephine Earth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
MASSES
RAGLEY-

BAGLEY = Months mind mass. of requiem win be celebrated Satur- :, day morning, Oct. 5th, at 500 o'clock, at St. Thomas Church, for repose of the soul of the late Mrs. Jane Bagley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

America has imported too many idead and fears from Europe says Robert P. Tristram Coffin, who advises us to try being Americans, in the next article of this series on "Our Country"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
SEN. BRIDGES
 HITS NEW DEAL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
RAIN, CLOUDS
 HOLD UP RAIDS

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FLANAGAN-Mrs. Sarah Barrett Flanagan of 35 Byrneside avenue
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-10
Business Girls In
Meeting on Monda!

The Business Girls Circle OF che
First Baptist church met Monday
evening at 7:45 o'clock in the home
OF Mrs. Lloyd Daniel, with Mis-
James Early as assistant hostess
The meeting opened with prayer by
Mrs. M. B. Garrett.
The business session was preSld-
ed over by Miss Briggs Trogden
chairman, at which time report:
from the secretary, treasurer, AND
personal service chairman were
heard.
An interesting program was pre-
scented by Miss Virginia Aycock, as
sisted by the following members
Mrs. M. B. Garrett, Mrs. Robert Cot
trell, Miss Thelma Owen, Miss
Woodlief, Mrs. Glenn Wheeler, Miss
Ernestine Cottrell, Miss Elizabeth
Shaw, and Miss Annie Marshall Lee
may.
At the conclusion of the program
the hostesSes served punch and cake
to the twenty-five members persent
The meeting was closed with the
usual prayer.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-10
Woman's Society Is
In Charter Meeting

The charter meeting of the Wom-
ans Society of Christian Service OF
White Memorial Methodist church
was held at the church Sunday al
$50 o'clock. The president, Mrs. Mat
tie Cox, presided over the meeting
The nominating committee, Mrs
j. K. Worthington, Mrs. c. S. Catlett
and Mrs. Reesie Williams, present
ed a list of officers for Ele new or
ganization. The three n&W officers
are Mrs. ReeSie Williams, Mrs. r
VI. Sanders, and Mrs. Florence Clark
most of the officers of the former
Woman'S Missionary Society being
reelected. They were led in very
impressive installation service by the
pastor.
1t is hoped that the society can
render 4 valuable service under tn,
new Set-up of the Methodist Church.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. r. c. Woodlief at 8
o'clock Sunday afternoon, October g.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-10
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The separate jacket-so useful with
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-10
Spectacular Fires
Set In City's Heart
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dawn, rescue crews digging into the
rubblc had found only 20 alive.
British bombers made Admin
ute raid on Berlin before dawn, but
the Germans asserted that only scat
tered apartment houses were DAM
aged in the naZi capitals northern
outskirts. An industrial area in
northern German was also bombed.
Hitler's high command acknoWl-
edged British naval attack on the
German-held French coast in which,
it said, some light enemy vessels
aimleSsly fired several salvos which
hit the hinterland without damage"
THE enemy was driven away by
the fire Of our naval artillery" the
high command said;
Nazi pilots returning from the
night raids said direct bomb hits
were scored on London's great docks
along the Thames, further disrupting
the capitals vital waterborne food
supplies.
A Berlin newspaper asserted Lon
don will share the fate of Warsaw
and Rotterdam-the Polish and
Dutch capitals which were virtually
left in ruins-unless Prime Minister
Churchill stops sending his pirates
over Germany nightly"