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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
DEGREES Granted

Three divorce petitions were
granted in decisions filed in the
Superior Court this morning by
Judge Frank P. McEvoy.
Yvette Farmer was granted a
divorce from her husband, Ralph
Farmer on grounds of intoller-
able cruelty and is allowed $40 a
week alimony.
Mary Jane zappone was granted
from her husband. Michael Zap
pone on grounds of cruelty.
Louise Tyrell won her divorce
from her husband Edward Tyrell
on grounds of desertion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
Testimonials

The Falcon A. G. at a meeting
last night, made plans for tes-
timonial dinner for George L. Nc
Grath, of the Disabled American
Veterans. The testimonial will be
held following Mr.. McGrath's dis
charge from the U. S. Veterans
hospital, at Newington. John
Dedo was chosen chairman of the
arrangements committee.
Frank DePrimo, ST., who direct
ed the construction of the clubs
new quarters, will be honored at
a party Saturday night at the Log
Cabin grill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
GOVERNORS MEET
OVER FRYING PANS

Bangor, Me-, March 80. - (UP)-
Governors Lewis o. Barrows of
Maine and Francis P. Murphy of
New Hampshire fight it out with
deep fat and recipes tonight in a
championship doughnut frying
contest.
Highlight of the Maine Hotel
Mems Association meeting here,
the competition was arranged after
Barrows challenged Murphy during
controversy in which each state
claimed to be the native home to
the punctured fried-cake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
Child Injured

Alcedes BilelO, 9, of 514 South
Main street, Naugatuck, \ was
described as in good" condition
today at st. Mary's hospital
where he was rushed last even
ing after an auto accident.
Attaches said young BilelO
was struck by his fathers car as
he played in his yard. Francisco,
the father, took the child to the
hospital, suffering from pos
sible fractured skull and ribs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
Car SkidS

A skidding car which tore down
20 feet of iron fence at Homer
street and Thomaston avenue yes
terday resulted in the arrest of
Edward Briney, %, of 141 North
Elm street who was notified for
traffic court, April 8.
Motor Patrolman Joseph Dun
ply reported the Brinney machine
skidded at the rotary and crashed
into the fence, turning completely
around.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
SHIPPER FIRES AT
COUNCILMAN'S CAR

Cambridge, Mass, March 30. -
CUP - City Councilman Michael A.
Sullivan, who recently proposed a
city ordinance banning the words
"Lenin" and "Leningrad" from all
printed matter in Cambridge, re-
ported to police last night that a
sniper fired on his automobile.
Sullivan said the bullet shattered
the glass on the right side of the
windshield as he was driving home
from a council committee meeting
He was unhurt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
MEETING APRIL 9

The ser1i-annual meeting of the
board of directors of the Pearl
Street Neighborhood House will be
held Tuesday, April 9, it, was an
nounced this morning by Mrs. Leila
T.. Alexander, director. Members
will be sent card- notifying them of
the meeting which has beer put back
until that time due TO the busy pro-
gram at the Hopkins street institu-
ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
SpOtlighting
BrassCityNews
Clio Meetings

Three c. I. o. unions had meet
ings scheduled for today at the
Spencer avenue headquarters.
Members of the Scovill Manu-
featuring Company plating de-
partment unit met at 10 a. m.
Scovill wire mill unit members
will meet at 2 o'clock, and Chase
Brass and Copper Company power
house unit will meet at $3.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
ESTATE IN RUINS

Kennebunkport, Me, March 30
(UP)-The estate of Ernest Stauf-
fen, Jr., of Englewood, N. j., di-
rector of the Guaranty Trust COM
pany OF New York city, was in ruins
today after a fire which threatened
Old Fort inn and several other
buildings in this fashionable sum-
mer colony. Mr.. and Mrs. Stauffen
were absent when the fire started
last night. Loss was estimated at
$45 900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
Forino Starts Three
Year Term In Prison
Driver in Fatal Auto Accident Pleads Guilty to HOi.
Cide-OtE1er Operators in Death Cases on Probation

Domenick Forno 49, of South Leonard Street, entered
the states prison at Weherseld late yesterday afternoon
to start serving to three year term imposed upon
him yesterday afternoon in the criminal Superior Court
by Judge Frank p McEvoy. Arraigned before Judge
McEvoy bench warrant Forino pleaded guilty to
automobile homicide charge involving accident in Bea
Falls February 5h of this year in which Mrs Ez
abeth Painter of this city fatally injured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
DULAC'S TEAM IN
LEADING POSITION

Dulac's team maintained its lead
in the Earbender's card tournament
although it was obliged to admit
that Dalton's card tossers were the
original "supermen" in action last
night. They just blasted" their way
to victory checking up final tally
of 1920. DOMAINS team finished
witha similar score in its engage
ment with Blacker's outfit, while
Gerity's men took over Donovan's
by a 23-19 margin. The standing
tO date:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
MARTIN SPEAKS TONIGHT

Hartford, Conn, March 30-(UP)
Rep. Joseph w. Martin of Massa-
chusetts will be the guest speaker
at a Mckinley association dinner
here tonight. Gov. Raymond E.
Baldwin and U. S. Sen. John A.
Danaher, will be the other chief
speakers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
Minstrel Enjoyed


A very large and appreciative au-
dience enjoyed the ninth annual
minstrel of the combined societies of
the Church of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel last evening in the parish
hall of st. Joseph's church under
the direction of John Jannetty. Pro-
ceeds of Varieties of 1940' will be
turned over to the new church
building fund.
Anthony Lacilla did grand job
as master of ceremonies while the
laugh provokers proved very versa
tile. They included: Michael Cir
iello, Joseph Rossi, Jr., and Edward
Cocchiola. Dancing followed the
stage show.
Among those in the cast were:
Patsy DiLucia, Helen Petto, Rose
DiSapio, Marie Egnacio, Marie JAG
aruso, John Spina, Carmela Ger
gantino, Albert Capozzi, Catherine
Mastrianna, Gloria Zapulla, Ann
DelGrosso, Natalie Putetti, Philip
Nardiello, Liberty Ranaudo, An
thony DeMeis, Edith Rossi, Lena
Padula, Gloria Passerelli, Rose Ia
coviello, Angela Cicchetti, John
Cantita, Aurora Queiroga, Fannie
Rossi, Teresa Tremaglio, the Grant
Sisters, Sue Andreano, Albert Sasso,
Angela Cicchetti, Francis Granato,
Ida Mirabilio, Anthony Crosse, Har-
ry Sasso, Angelo Miro and Louis
Rizzuti. 81.
Plans for the second annual con-
cert and dance to be given by the
Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce
Chorus were forwarded at meeting
of the committee recently. The con-
cert is to take place on April at
48 Green street hall, with dancing
following. Music for dancing will be
furnished by Ed Digimas and his
orchestra.
Among the many guests who will
participate in the affair will be An
thony Upright, xylophonist from
Hartford. Mr.. O,Bright's accom-
plishments are well known to Wa
terbury people having performed for
them here earlier in the year.
Through his accomplishments Mr..
Upright has won several prizes and
honors-some of which are: first
prize on Major Bowes program, first
prize on one of Fred Aliens pro-
grams, and guest artist at the Roxy
theater in New York. He has recent
ly returned from a concert tour of
several of the New England states
where he was well received.
There will be several other out
of town guests and soloists as well as
instrumentalists on the program.
The Lithuanian Chamber of Com
merce Chorus under the new direc-
tor, Peter Bruzauskas of New Bri-
tain, win render several selections.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements is headed by John
Dougall, president of the Lithuanian
Chamber of Commerce Chorus;
George Steponaitis, vice-president:
Constance Jegela, treasurer; Beat
rice Kukanskis, secretary; Lascadia
Romanauskas, librarian; and Ther-
asa Krivinskas, financial secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
Ouch

Hat and brick and they still
fall for it.
It's a wee bit early, but SO you
will not be in position to ask
why didn't someone warn you,
notice is hereby given that Mon
day will not only mark the first
day of a new month, but will be
informally observed as April
Fools day." Beware of paying for
G. o. D. messages and packages;
don't fall for fake telephone num-
bers and look well before you
smoke suspicious looking cigars,
MUNICH on unusually inviting bits
of candy, ETC., etc.
Waterbury has its share of prac-
teal jokesters and no April Fools
day in years has passed without
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
Fell ASIeeDl

The condition of Arthur e.
Oulette, Jr., of 80 Edison avenue,
who suffered fractured jaw in
an auto accident in Union Street
yesterday, was reported as fair
at st. Mary's hospital today.
Oulette fell asleep at the
wheel and the auto hit a tele-
phone pole.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30


DR.. E. G. Claffey of Thomaston
avenue is a patient at st. Francis
hospital in Hartford.
Bob Stevens, student at Mount ST.
Marys college, Emmitsburg, Md, is
spending his spring vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Stevens of Thomaston avenue.
Services in the churches tomor-
row will be as follows:
st. Michaers
Masses will be held at 8, 9:15 and
II o'clock, with Rev. Patrick O'Con-
nell officiating.
st. PauPs Episcopal
Rev. Robert Beecher, rector. Sun
day school will meet at 9:45 a. m.
followed by morning prayer and
sermon at II o'clock, when Mr..
Beecher will preach on the subject,
"The Divine Restraint" At 4 p.
m. a Confirmation class will be held
with Rev. Francis Ayers Of ST.
Johns church in charge. The
Young Peoples Fellowship society
will meet at Z p. m. with Dorothy
Richards as the leader.
WaterviTIe Union
Miss Elizabeth M. Weeks, minis
ter. Sunday school will be held at
II a. m. and Young Peoples meet
ing at $50 p. m. Church service
will take place at 7:30 o'clock, when
Miss Weeks has chosen as the topic
of her sermon, "The Significance of
the Resurrection
Grace Methodist
Rev. DR.. Charles s. Robertson,
pastor. The Everyman's Bible class
will meet at 9:15 a. m. under the
leadership of Frederick R. Book,
president.
DR.. Robertson will be the preacher
at the 1880 o'clock church service,
with Sunday school being conducted
at 11:45 a. m. In the evening, Z
CLOCK, there will be musical serv-
ice, followed by a meeting of the
EpWorth league, BIS.
A large number of young people
were present Thursday night, at the
first try-out for talent for a musical
revue to he sponsored by the Par
ent-Teacher association. Rehears-
ais will continue twice weekly, Tues
day and Thursday evenings at 7:30
o'clock in the Sunday school rooms
OF the Grace Methodist church, with
George Hughes directing. More
/ voices are needed for the chorus,
and anyone wishing to take part is
asked to be present at the next
rehearsal
Pneumonia Patient
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Walker of Thomaston ave-
nue. is a pneumonia patient at st.
Mary's hospital.
Mrs. Daniel Sullivan of Homer
street is confined to her home be-
cause of illness.
Mrs. Lena Stevens of Thomasto1
avenue who has been a patient a.
st. Mary's hospital several weeks
is showing Improvement
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
GIurp

are out of order for the fire de-
partment. Ambulance calls will
not cause a laugh in police circles.
The telephone can't do anything
about it, if you accept a blind
date" by telephone or if you fall
for some number and inquire for
a supposed friend at the local fish
markets, brewery or morgue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
Short Circuit

An automobile owned by the
Cashin Dairy Company was
slightly damaged by a short-cir-
cult fire on Walnut street today.
Firemen quickly put out the
blaze.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
BODY is FOUND

Bolton, Conn.,, March 30 (UP)-
George White, 81, shack dweller
who disappeared six weeks ago, was
found dead from exposure yesterday.
A housewife found his body on a
hilltop. White was native OF New
Brunswick, Canada.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
LEGION HOLDING
BANQUET TONIGHT
Danisavage to Preside as
TOastnlaster at Annual
Event
Brooklyn News

John Danisavage will be toast
master at the fifth annual banq4st
of Sylvester Stokes Post, American
Legion, tonight at 48 Green street.
Gabriel Virgins will cater. Daniel
Griss is chairman of the commit
tee in charge, assisted by James
Stokes, Charles Matusavage and
John BruzaS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

Mrs. Frank Slavin of Thon1astor
avenue left Monday morning fol
st. Petersburg, Fla.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
THE WORLD WAR
Is YEARS AGO,
MARCH 30, 1915

(By United Press)
Allies offered Asia Minor to
Greece.
French army prepared for push
against st. Mihiel salient.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

Miss Marie Dubois of Salisbury
and Mrs. Roderic Tooley Of STAN
ford, were guests Wednesday at the
home of their aunt, Mrs. Michael
Malta of Toyden street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30
Boyden Street Pair
Wed 40 Years Today
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred EmmOns Holding Open House; Dr..
E. C. CIaffey in Hartford Hospital
WATERVILLE
Mrs G. COrrespOndent-2s briggs st-TeL s-sSs2

formerly Miss Dolores Corcoran o.
Manville street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-30

DR.. E. G. Claffey of Thomaston
avenue is patient at st. Francis
hospital in Hartford.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-12
20.30, Loan
KegIers Hold
oPositions

e. Centre 2O-3O club boWlers and
I. V. Building and Loan held to first
and second places Tuesday night
in City league play by scoring 40
victories over SherWoods and the
Board of Equalization. In the other
game Harris Garage trimmed Doc
Dupont. 81.
High score of the night was turn
co in by Bob Sheffield who bowled
Sol for three games. Noel Smith,
also of 20-30. rolled a 500 game.
Jack Tackett bowled the high score
for Doc Dupont, a SOL: Sonny Man.
son, for Harris Garage, a 588; Brad
shaw for SherWoods. a 600; Fender
cast for the state employees. a 478:
PrOtzman for Building and Loan
545.
High game OF the night was turn
cd IN by Bradshaw Of Sherwoods.
who rolled PSI. Other 200 games
were scored by. Jack Tackett. Doc
Dupont, 235; Dee Wyckoff. Doc Du-
pont. PA: Gordon Turley. PA: Red
BeShears. Harris, 2O8; Grubbs. Har-
RS. 23g: Manson Harris. 22l.
Bert CoomeS. Sherwood, 2lO Al
Splzzy, 20-30, 200; Bob Sheffield,
1920, 235; Noel Smith, 2O-3O, 2ll
and 226; Foss 20-3O. 223 Maupin,
Building and Loan, pa; Raymond,
Building and Loan. 210.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-12
Dempsey to Spar
With Art Godoy

NEW YORK, June 70. (UP)-
Chilean Heavyweight challenger Ar
turo Godoy spars one round with
former Champion Jack Dempsey to-
day at the formers training camp
in Carmel, N. Y.
Dempsey says the workout will
do him some good and that he prob
ably will be able to give Godoy a
couple of pointers on how to lick
Champion Joe Louis when they
meet week from tomorrow night
for the title. Dempsey is preparing
to returned to the ring to settle
private feud with a small time
wrestler in Atlanta July LIST.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-12
Conference Gives
Gar Anterior
More Powers

SUN VALLEY. Ida, June II. CUP
Edwin N. Anterior. athletic COM
missioner for the Pacific Coast con-
ference, today was clothed with
full authority to enforce and inter-
pref conference rules, including
those covering the PROSECUTING OF
athletes on which he delivered a
voluminous report six months ago.
Faculty members, meeting with
coaches and graduate managers OF
the 10 conference schools, vested
Atherton With authority of an athletic
car" last night and told him to
rule on any cases in which he de-
tected conference rule violation. Any
ruling will stand until the next
semi-annual meeting when dissat-
isfied schools may appeal. Hereto
fore power to enforce the rules had
been in the hands of the conference
president.
Action of the faculty members
gave Atherton, a former federal
agent, more power than had here
tofore been placed in the hands OF
one man. AS author of the famed
report on subsidization of athletes
within the conference, he thus is
empowered to fix and interpret the
rules he proposed to clean up
the conference.
The faculty representatives also
adopted standard application
form to be used by all schools in
listing grants and aids" or tuition
given athletes, as a means of pre-
venting possible subterfuges or eva
sionS of regulations.
Today the groups map football
schedules from 1912 to 1945, anC
it was indicated Montana and Ida
no, second cousins" to the larger
conference members, would be giver
full membership with the opportu-
nifty to seek coast championships
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-12
E|ks. SeeIey Play Tonight;
Kids Clash in Prep Game

The FL Centre city league
schedule matches Seeley and
the league-leading Ell Cen
tro Elks in the feature game
at the stadium tonight, but
principal interest Wednesday CEN
tered on a practice game between
TWO of the clty's junior league teams.
The PoSt-PreSS sponsored junior
leagUerS vii meet a team sponsored
by the Police department in a game
scheduled TO start al Gas. The
Youngsters will play seven innings.
Joe Hurst and Bob Domenlgoni,
mound stars OF the Elks and Seeley
Soitba!lerS, Will hook up III a duel
immediately following the junior
lcague game.
Hurst has scored three victories
IN four starts but dropped a deCl-
SION 10 tie Seeley SluggerS in the
prev iOuS meeting between the two
clubs Billy SunStrom pitched
against Tie ElkS on that occasion.
The EIHS must win tonight'S game
to MAINTAIN their league leader
ship over the second place Holt
VILE Merchants who split a double
header With Imperial Monday night
to run their record to three games
Won. two lost
Should Seeley upset the Elks the
league standings would be knotted
three ways with Seeley. the Elks
and Holtville tied for first place.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-12
By HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, June IL. up
Almost lost among the European
dispatches that came TO the cable
desk Of the United Press yesterday
was a small item which read:
Eighteen three year-olds were
named today for the 161st running
Of the English Derby to be renewed
at Newmarket tomorrow"
To me this was the most heart
cning word that had come from
Great Britain in quite while.
Though it did not come from any
government or military headquar-
trrs. it told eloquently of peo-
pies spirit; of a spirit which, in the
darkest hour. refused to yield even
10 the extent of calling off a horse
race.
The one and only compromise
the British made in holding their
beloved Derby was to move it from
IOndor's Epson Downs to New
market. some IS miles away where
interruption by air raid would not
be- so likely.
To me. the colts who went to the
post in the DERBY today represent
ed more than just race horses. 1t
doesn't take a maudlin man TO read
into their high held heads and
their proud step the symbol Of a
proud nation.
This was thoroughbred racing at
it's very best. ThoroughbredS sent
ont nv thOrouphbredS
No thinking person could believe
that the British people really we're
interested in the result of today's
DERBY AS much as the British peo-
pie love sport and no people on
earth can match them in their love
for games. their hearts and minds
must have been with the soldiers
in France And this is what makes
todays running Of the Derby SO
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-12
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, June Il. CUP
Hogs saleable 500; active: strong
TO 10 cents higher; spots up more.
extreme top ESQ on 80 head choice
2o4 ID CALIFORNIA;; bulk medium
10 choice l64-216 ID. California and
eastern lights 5.75-6.35; off weight
525-6. odd medium soWs +; feedeti
pige g.
cattle saleable 500 slow; steaay
quality and condition considered:
medium 9S3-lOUO ID ted steers Sc
8; good fed steers quoted 9.75 up
ward. common grass steers E1s
Mexican steers 6.35; few heif': :
$50 Gown; some held higher. fe'. J.
er hcifers go. common TO < cd
cows 5.65-G. 70. Gamers and cut t''rs
4-b 80. bulls 10 $50; calves sale a bic
800; slow, odd Vealers to I75;
some held higa~r; caves g 1850;
choice lacking comm on JerseV s 4
sheep salesAle 60fj ewes fully
steady; medium - good lOS Id
shorn eMVS $50; , ONE unsol d; Gull
and ce~mon 1872: no lam bs sold
good and choice, springers q acted to
airs
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-12
PontL'Eveque Wins
English Classic

NEWMARKET, Eng, June II.
UP)-Fred Darlings Pont Live
que scampered to victory today in
the abbreviated war edition of the
classic English derby.
The Aga Khan's Turkham was
second and Lord Derbys Light
house II. the heavily backed favor
tie, was third.
Pont L'Eveque, a 10 to | shot,
finished three lengths in front of
Turkhan, who barely managed to
beat out Lighthouse II by a head.
Turkhan was quoted at 100 to 7
and Lighthouse II at IS to 40.
The Maharajah of Kolhapur's
Tantmieux. well backed at IL to 2,
finished fourth in the Is horse
field IL carried 1876 pounds over the
mile and half distance.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-12
Todays Sports Parade

magnificent. To rise above a natural
inclination to discard things that
really do not matter to insist on
protecting a threat-even a thread
built of SO flimsy a material as
that of racing tradition-is the act
of valiant breed.
The Derby winds back to $780,
when these United States were ex-
actly three years old, and I like to
feel that ir. maintaining it, Britain
refused TO admit that the evil
times of today would prevail, and
that the Britain and the future
would have all of it's old ties run
ming back, unbroken, to the glor-
ious Britain of the past.
In thinking of the Derby in con-
nection with the tragic events of
the present I could not but recall
the last Derby I saw at EPSON
Downs. That was in 1884 when
Adolf Hitler still had the white
wash of his house-painting days on
his hands. George V was king and
more than 100000 persons frol-
licked on the Downs The vast in
field was filled with merry-go
rounds and ferris wheels instead of
anti-aircraft batteries and under
ground shelters. The planes that
droned overhead spelled out the
names of popular cigarettes and
beer-not death.
How different it must have been
today!
Sirens along the back-stretch, in
struction placards for the guidance
of spectators in case of attack pin
ned to every post, no holiday-happy
children. Peaked caps instead of
bowlers. military twill instead of
civilian serge.
But the race went on.
And the chances are that the
race that saw the race will go on.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-12
Campbell Machine
Of San Diego to
Play Ah-Stars

Campbell Machines softball team,
current league leaders in the San
Diego Double-A loop. will play Ell
Centre All-StarS in the stadium
Friday night as a feature of the
Elks club Flag Day services.
No admission will be charged to
the softball game which will match
Eddie Meyers, San Diego ace hurler,
and Joe Hurst. All-Star kingpin.
Meyers, who has hurled one no.
hit game and two one-hitters al
ready this season, has developed
an improved rise ball and appar-
emily has benefited from the length
enlng of the pitchers box.
Other players we'll known in the
valley who will play with the Ma
chine SoftballerS. are Shorty Hubon
and Fred Traynor, catcher and
first baSeman.
The All-Stars will present a line
up similar to the one which defeat
ed BraWley, 7-5. last week.