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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
WEEKEND SPECIALS!

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 De Soto and Plymouth
 3e Willow St. Dial S'SAS
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NOTICE! SEWER ASSESSMENTS

The Board of Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Water bury, ct a meeting held April 29th, 194l, made assessments for sewer purposes on property and against property owners on 1ounsbury Street, from North Place easterly 230 feet, In the amounts set to their respective names, to witt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
DUSTY" MILLERs

Because they have e dusty ap- pearance, due to tiny, easily shat treed scales that cover their wings, moths also are known as millers.
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NOTICE
LIQUOR PERMIT

This is to give notice that I, Dam iel Perrine of Sunset Ave, Jakville, Conn.,, have filed e request dated April 30, 1941, with the Liquor Con- trol Commission for permission to ness now located at Main St., Wa- tertown, Conn, to 653 Main St., Wa iertown, Conn. The business is owned by The Fulton Markets. Inc, of 226 East Aurora St., Waterbury, Conn, and will be conducted by Daniel Perrino of Sunset Ave, oak
 DANIEL PERRINE.
 Dated April 90, 1e4l. S.s.it
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LA SAH4LE SEDAN 1e39-Radio and
 Heater, 1i,000 miles. Cannot be told from e new car. +S CADILLAC SALES & SERVICE 5Oz Watertown Ave. Dial 6.1140.
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NOTICE
LIQUOR PERMIT nnNEGiM nM wEM .HAi A lNHn |

NOTTCF OF IMPLICATION
 This is to give notice that I, Nassif Assif of 25o Meriden Road, Waterbury, Conn.,, have filed m ap- plication dated April 17, 104i, with the Liquor Control Commission for n Package Store Permit for the sale Of alcoholic liquor on the premises, 2b0 Moriden Road, Waterbury, Conn. The business Is owned by Nassif Assif of 250 Meriden Road, Water. by Nasslf Assif of 250 Merlden Road, Waterbury. Conn.,, as permittee.
 NASSIF ASSIF. Dated April IT, 104i, 4.25.5.s
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ORDER OF NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT. NEY HAVEN COUNTY, ss. WATER BURY, April 2sth, A.. p: l94!. q, UPON THE COMPLAINT of said GERTRUDE A. NORTH, pra$ ing for reasons therein see toT& for a divorce and . change of pasn plssls tiff's name, made returnaple peS2N Nye Haven County ct waterbury, to D held on the first Tuesday of Junt A. D. ie4i, 1t appearing to and pc ing found by the subscribing au thority that the said defendant na gone to parts unknown; therexoEs ORDERED, That notice Of th pendency of said complaint be Gty en by publishing this order in TM Evening Democrat, q newspay printed in said Waterbury. ths# days successively, commencing or before the 18th day of May, D. 1s41, by some proper officer v with his doings thereon indorS* shall make due return.
 GEORGE H. FREEMAN
 Clerk of the Superior Court
 New Haven County at Waterbux STATE of CONNECTICUT, COL TY of NEW HAVEN, ss. WAITE BURY, April 30th, 194i.
 The above and foregoing is true and attested Copy of the OE inal Order of Notice in my hn for publication with my endo ment thereon.
 FRANK MccAHg
 Constable fer A.so-ot City og Waterbf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
CHESS IN SCHOOLS

The game of chess Is taught in the public schools of Storebeck, Germany. Children carry their chessboards to and from school like books.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
NetU Car Dealers
Automobiles For Sale
'36 OLDSMOBILE TRUNK I x
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AT CADILLAC

A l OAO11A4kAO WHERE PARTICULAR PEOPLE
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The above assessments are due and payable at the ofl1ce of the Col lector of Taxes, City Hall, Water bury.
 Attest:-
 JOHN pr CoRPo, 5-2-3t Clerk.
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NOTICE! SEWER ASSESSMENTS

The Board of Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Water bury, at & meeting held April 29tfl, l04l, made assessments for sewer purposes on property and against owners on Tracy Avenue, from Raymond Street to Piedmont Street, in the amounts set to their names, to witt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02

Veronica Lake is Hollywood's smallest actress, just five feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02

The above assessments are due and payable at the office of the Collector of Taxes, City Hall, Wat erbury.
 Attest:-
 JOHN DI CoRPo, 5-1-3t Clerk.
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NOTICE

GERTRUDE A. NORTH, of wateS| MARCUS NORTH, formerly Of saA Waterbury, but now of parts u1 known.
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Read This Page For Bargains Use It ForR Results
Legal Notices
NOTICE! SEWER ASSESSMENTS

The Board of Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Water bury, at a meeting held April 29th, l94i, made assessments for sewer purposes on property and against property owners on Delaware Ave- nue, from Grandview Avenue to 140 feet west of Gaylord Drive, in the amounts set to their respective nonaas tn witt
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Dated April 17, 194i. 4.S5.5.s
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The above assessments are due and payable at the office of the Collector of Taxes, City Hall, Water bury.
 Attest:
 JOHN DI coRPo, 5-i-3t Clerk,
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
STATE PATROL
CHECKS TAGS

State highway patrolmen here
from Miami have filed complaints
with Sheriff Berlin Sawyer
against an unspecified number of
local drivers still using 1910 Ii
censes on their cars. it was learn
ed today.
The sheriff's office will check
with county tax collection rec
ords to learn if motorists have
purchased licenses, but failed to
install them. Drivers still using
the 1910 tags are liable to fine
and compulsory purchase of 194l
permits.
Tax Collector Joe c. McMahon's
office, meanwhile. is still in the
midst of a rush as car owners
continue to buy licenses. This
morning, the office had sold 100.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
ROBINEAU GETS
BUSY ON PLANS
FOR PIPE Line
PLANS FOR COL
LABORATION BETWEEN
COMMISSION AND NAVY
DEPARTMENT

S. p. Robineau, Key West Aque-
duct Commission attorney. is pre-
pairing plans today for collabora-
ton between the commission and
the navy in construction of a
water line to Key West, it was
learned upon the return from Mi
ami of William T. Doughty. COM
mission chairman.
Doughty, with a delegation of
our Key West residents including
Representative B. c. Papy, left for
Miami yesterday afternoon to con-
suit Robineau and returned here
at midnight last night.
B. M. Duncan, general manager
of Overseas Highway, acting as a
consulting ;-eer, William NJ.
Arnold, Earl Adams, Doughty
and Papy made the trip.
Robineau, who has consulted
with RFC officials in Washington
on a loan to the commission for its
share in the water system, con-
firmed an unofficial telephone re-
port to Doughtry.
The water system will be in
stalled within eight or nine
months. he said, and water will be
furnished to Key Westers at a cost
only high enough to repay the
loan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
MERCHANTS ARE
WARNED ABOUT
PHONY CHECKS
AT LEAST TWO WORTHLESS
CHECKS ARE SAID TO
HAVE BEEN LEFT IN HANDS
OF MERCHANTS

Key West merchants accepting
travellers checks have been warn
ed by Jerry Trevor, First Nation
al Bank cashier, to be on the
lookout for checks written on the
Manhattan National Bank of
New York or checks on other
banks signed by John J. Phillips.
Phillips, who is described by
the American Bankers ASsocia-
ton as the most successful pass
er of bogus checks in the United
States, has paid visit to Key
West and left at least two worth
less $50 checks in the hands of
local merchants.
The Manhattan National Bank
of New York is non-eXiStent, as
are the Bank OF North America,
Lafayette National Bank of De-
troit and several others usually
used on the checks. Regardless
of the bank name, according to
the association, most of the checks
are signed by Franklin R. Pierce,
treasurer.
The two checks passed here are
exact replicas of photostatic cop
les printed in a warning issued
by the bankers association,
which recahed here this morn
ing.
They were both signed by
John j. Phillips, although the
man is wanted in Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Chicago under the
names of Phillips, Fred Shaw,
Charles L. Watson and Joseph
Shenkman.
The bogus checks are said to
.he printed or. ordinary green pa
per and in the upper left corner
appear the words us. Dollar
Travellers Cheque". Printed in
denominations of $40, 500. $50
and $780, the workmanship and
paper are noticeablv inferior to
genuine travellers checks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
NEGRO YOUTH
SENTENCED TO
STATE PRISON
SAM PRITCHARD WAS GIVEN
TWO YEARS ON CHARGE
OF BREAKING AND EN-
TERING

Sam Pritchard. 10 year old
negro youth, this morning was
sentenced TO two years in the state
penitentiary at Raiford on a
charge of breaking and entering
heard in Judge William V. Al
bury's criminal court, following a
plea of guilty.
Gil CorteZ, whose rooming
house. The Keys. was entered.
testified Pritchard had repeatedly
broken into the house and stolen
articles ranging from several pairs
of shoes to diamond studs and
cash. The negro, although admit
ting he had entered the home sew
eral times. was tried only on the
one count of breaking and enter
ing with intention of committing
petty larceny,
Pritchard will be- held in county
jail here until an officer from Raj
ford arrives TO return him to the
state prison.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
Two Auto Accidents Here;
Only Two Minor Injuries

A pair 81 automobile accidents
IN Key West yesterday resulted IN
only minor injuries 10 tao per
sons. but sent four badly damaged
cars - local garages,
Mrs c.. johnson OF New York
City this morning vas recovering
IN DR.. II. c Galey's hospital from
bruises and shock suffered in ar
accident a. SImontoa and South
streets yesterday afternoon at
J IS O'Clock.
Edward p Smith. Stationed az
the navy air case here. suffered a
sligo; cat On ;Ae head and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04

bruised night arm in another
wreck at midnight.
Mrs. johnson. riding in a car
driven BY II. Wrsch. vas hurt
when the machine was struck by
another car driven by D Halsey
Clifton, chauffeur, IN which Mrs
Rheba McT.endon Of Lake Worth
was riding Mrs johnson and
WFsch were accompanied Dy her
husband and by sfTz WarSeh.
Smiths injuries occurred when
MS car colilded with one driven
by Hector Castro ard owned By
Milton Roberts Key Yves; fire
man Tie accident ~fas a. Mar
gzre. ard Eaton streets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
NATIONAL HEAD
OF RED MEN TO
VISIT KEY WEST
GREAT INCoHoNEE WILL PAY
OFFICIAL RESPECTS TO
LOCAL ORGANIZATION ON
FEBRUARY 10

The Great Incohonee, chief of
the Great Council of the United
States of the Improved Order of
Red Men, will pay his official re-
spects to Key West and local mem
bers of the organization February
10, it was announced today.
F. o. Roberts, local chief of rec
ords in the organization, has been
notified by Red Men headquarters
in Philadelphia to expect the
Great Incohonee for a visit of
several days.
Arriving here Monday morning,
he will take part in meeting that
night and then stay here for two
or three days to attend special
meetings in his honor and to in
spect Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
HOME GUARDS
MEET TONIGHT
CHIEF PHARMACISTS MATE
WILL DEMONSTRATE AND
GIVE FIRST-AID ADVICE

Edwin Thompson, navy chief
pharmacists mate, will instruct
and give demonstrations in first
aid treatment tonight before
members of the Key West Home
Guard at the Legion armory. The
meeting is scheduled for 800
o'clock.
Navy officials said this morn
ing Thompson would be given au-
thority to conduct regular classes
in first-aid for home guard MEM
bers who are Interested. Each
man, under the present setup,
will be given 10 hours of in
struction during the winter
Local guard members, pattern
ing their organization along the
lines of similar units in England,
are making plans for its division
into specialized forces which
would handle their own special-
ties in an emergency.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
ITALIAN UNITS
NOW RETREATINC

CAIRO. Feb. 4.--Italian re.
ststance in ETitrea has broken
down entirely and tao armies are
IN full and disorderly retreat with
British arrnoTed units in pursuit,
communique announced today.
Ore Italian army of 5000 men.
holding the main defense lire in
northern Eritrea. Is In a confused
rout, according 10 the report.
~hile another army has been
driven back into wiId mountain
pa1ses from which there IL no e..
cape
British sources say the larger 81
tise two forces is falling back or
the EFitTean capital Of hauars
and 10 making no effort b. make .
8tard.
The smaller II the defending
forces. they say. has been pushed
back along narrow mountain trails
where il IL In imminent danger II
destruction ard eannc. MAKE O
successful EsarguzFd acsioE.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
SELLASSIE BACK
WITH HIS TROOPS
BRITISH PARTIAL OCCUPA-
TON OF EMPERoR'S LAND
ONLY TEMPORARY
NY Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 4.-Haile Sell
lassie, former emperor of Ethio-
pia, has returned to his country
and is now at the head of his
troops, Foreign Minister Anthony
Eden told the House of Commons
this morning.
Denying English territorial am
billions in Ethiopia, Eden con-
frimed reports the ex-emperor
had returned to his native land
and described partial occupation
of the nation by British troops as
Forces now in Ethiopia giving
assistance and advice to native
troops Will remain there only so
long as the country is occupied
by Italy, he told the House.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
PLAN TO Aid
ITALY'S WAR

ROME, Feb. 4.--Newspapers
here today joined in predicting q
limited initiation of currency 10
help finance Italy's war expendi-
lures.
Commenting editorially, one
paper suggested the initiation
could be so controlled by the gov
ernnent that no increase In retail
prices would follow. The paper
suggested the initiation would be
Of benefit 10 the nation and could
be so handled as to provide all the
usual good features Of lowered
currency values without the bad
features.
The papers mentioned, also. n
mosquito boat raid on a British
convoy in the Red sea in which
nine torpedoes were fired, but did
not say what damage had been
done.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
COMING EVENTS
TUESDAY

TUESDAY
Freeholders' Bond Election.
Stone Church Service Club. 600
pm.
Minstrel. "Rollin' Rhythm, Navy
Yard 800 pm.
Parent Teachers Association. 7:3O
pm, High School.
WEDNESDAY
Junior Chamber of Commerce
meets in Lions Den, Seminary
Street. $50 pm.
Minstrel, Ship Alloy, High
School 800 pm.
THURSDAY
Army Relief Benefit Card Party,
Barracks. 200 pm.
Social Meeting, Junior Woman's
Club, Woman'S Clubhouse. Divi-
sion street, 500 pm.
County Commission meets at 800
pm County Courthouse.
(lty Councii meets al 1,30 pm.
City Hall.
Rotary Club meets at noon. Par,
iSh Hall. Bahama Street
Lions Club meets at $50 pm.
Lions Den. Seminary Street.
FRIDAY
Red Cross Sewing Club meets at
Si5 Duval Street 200 pm.
Tourist Club meets at Art Center.
7,30 pm.
Sock Social, Sponsored by Saint
Elizabeth'S Guild. Saint paul's
Church. Parish Hall. 500 pm.
SUNDAY
Community Vespers at Bayview
Park, 800 pm,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
PRISONER GETS
BEST OF EATING

TULSA, Okla, Feb. 4.-In Okla
homa'S prison it's traditional that
prisoner sentenced TO die may
have anything he wants 10 cat.
But Ben Butler, head prison stew
ard, is baffled by 20-year-old oc-
cupant of death row.
The boy lived in the hills and
probably never ate anything but
turnipS and Sowbelly before we
got him" Butler reports,
Now he orders things like
caviar and a special brand of crab
meat that Ne have difficulty get
ting. I don't know where he
heard about such food "
Death row guards point To the
novels Tuggle reads ard SurmiSe
he chooses his menu from them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
]. ARONOVITZ
FIRST TO help
LEGION CAUSE
WAS FIRST SUBSTANTIAL
CONTRIBUTOR TO FUND
FOR CONVENTION NEEDS
IN THIS CITY

First voluntary contributor to
the American Legion's state con-
vention fund was announced to-
day by Guy Carleton, chairman of
the special committee detailed to
solicit contributions.
This is intended to give credit
where credit is DUE, Chairman
Carleton said. 1--WE received the
first voluntary contribution today
from Jacob Aronovitz, and was
for substantial amount. That is
the kind of cooperation this COM
mittee needs.
1.-THE convention will do much
to counteract the unfavorable re-
ports of Key Vests deficiencies
which are now hurting us on the
mainland. When these delegates
go home, after having seen how
our facilities are second to none,
they will quickly give denial to
adverse reports.
I'm that respect alone this con-
vention will be of great value and
if for no other reason. the sub
scription committees requests
through its individual members
should meet with a. full response"
The last letters in the campaign
were mailed today. Late this
week the Individual members of
the contribution committee will
call upon the businessmen of the
city for the contributions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
batIta'S Quick Action Puts
Down Revolution In PLANNING
Movement For Assassina-
lion OF Cuba's Chief Ex-
ecutive Was Included In
Plan
my Associated Press,

HAVANA. kep. 4.-Fresident
Fulgencio Baiisia of Cuba this
morning appeared TO have fore
stalled a full-scale revolution.
plans for which included his as
sassination.
The president in series of
drastic dscress. assumed control
Of Cuba's army and navy. SEN
fenced high-ranking naval and
srmY officers to prison. and sus-
rsnded civil liberties throughout
the island for is days.
Leaders in the plot, believed to
have been working with navy
chiefs, were reportd already in
Jail.
Batista, speaking on a nation
wide radio hookup this morning.
said quiet had been restored and
the revolution broken before it
actually began. Leaders in the
plot were men in whom ! had
placed the utmost confidence, he
told the nation.
First intimation of the budding
revolt came last night when
sandbag baFricades y ere hurried
ly set up around the presidential
palace in the heart of Havana.
Machine guns were mounted dur
ing the night at strategic points
around the palace and il was re-
ported Batista's personal body
guard had been strengthened.
Batista has just made several
changes in the national police
and navy departments and il
was reported he was facing a po-
litical storm.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
ENGLISH BOMB
GERMAN BASE
Raj BRAVED SNOW. HEAVY
WINDS TO RAID BREST.
VITAL SUB NEST

LONDON, Feb. 4,-Royal Air
Force bombers, bravlng snow and
heavy winds, swept across the
channel last night to stage two
smashing attacks on Germany'S
vital submarine base at Brest, it
was announced today.
Flyers returning from the raids
said they had scored heavily on
Brest and on other cities in that
vicinity.
Bad weather held most air ac-
tivity to minimum, however,
and only scattered German raids
were reported over England
Several planes flew over London
during the night, but failed 10
drop any bombs and reports from
outlying provinces indicated only
one or two enemy planes had
been sighted over the island.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
RARE BOOK SET GIVEN
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

WASHINGTON-Rare book ex-
perts put a minimum valuation of
$4,000 on the special edition of
the Grolier Society's Book of
knowledge which was presented
to President Roosevelt for his
Hyde Park Library by the in
augural gift committee, composed
of friends within and without his
official family. The set consists
of twenty cobalt blue volumes
with French Levant Morocco
bindings, and symbolic inlays, in
which $3.50 separate pieces of in
laid leather were used.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
Kew Vests Water Line
Project Expected To Get
Under Way Very Shortly
Especial to The Citlzen)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.-Three
important new defense contracts
are soon to be awarded in Flor
ida, Senator Claude Pepper an
nounced today.
They will include. he said.
the building of a water line
from Florida mainland to Key
West to serve Naval and civil
ian needs. and the construc-
ton near Pensacola of another
Army Air Base.
The third project embraces
the construction of seven airports
by the Civil Aeronautics Author
ity and ten airports by the Works
Projects Administration with
benefit of funds allocated to the
WPA by the Civil Aeronautics
Administration.
The total of the contracts 70
be awarded on these three prof
ectS will be in excess of $4,000.
600.
i3S-Mile Waterline
The Key West waterline will
be one of the longest in the coun-
try. Its construction will mark
the end of many years of effort
on the part of the civilian popula-
ton of Key West, if not the Navy
as well, to secure an adequate
supply of water
Two and a half years ago
the effort eliminating in the
present success was started by
the people Of Key West 10 Sc
cure water supply An Aqus-
duet Authority was authorized
by special act of the leSiSla-
iurs 10 raise something over
Sl.ooo,ooo 10 build a line for
civilian needs only.
With the development Of the
present national defense emer-
gency. the Navy proceeded 20 re-
habilltate the Key West navai
station. which attained import
ance as a submarine and destroy.
or base in the last World War
The Congress adopted, At the re-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-04
REV. ]. CEKELER
DIED TODAY 2::3O
TIME OF FUNERAL HAD NOT
BEEN DECIDED UP TO
PRESS TIME

The Rev. DR.. John c. Gekeler,
pastor of the Key West First Pres
byterian church for more than 10
years, died this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at his home, 6l3 Eaton
street. Time of funeral has not
been decided upon as yet Pritch-
ard Funeral Home is in charge OF
arrangements.
DR.. Gekeler was widely known
in Key West and was a member OF
the Masonic order from Wiscon-
sin.
He is survived by his widow.