The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03

Known luxury tax
 Walter Van Tassel of Ill Concord Street is proud fellow these days Recently he presented his gold service Din for 25 years of service with the Scov Manu featuring Company metalurgy specializing m steelt t IS his profession His first job at Scovis was on part lime in the Chemistry and Test Department while he was completing a st-graduate course at Yale. when ne started on m time basis he went to work under the late Edde Ashley in the Tool Office The first of last year he Was transferred to the Purchasing Office where @ ne handles various problems in connection W9 other te C0 o pany's purchase of metal Hes the proud la'lef ol daughter undergrad at wellesley
 since Mrs Charles L. Fortier operated the first type writer built by father Christopher Latham Shoes with the assistance of two other men, So Mrs Forter who watched her father and associates work to perfect the machine, tried her hand at striking the crudely constructed keys and can De rated the Lmst woa man recorded only capital letters Quite change from the present day models of perfection which are operated with ease little elbow grease MrS Fortier died at her Milwaukee, Wis, home this week.
 The Aquarium in Battery Park, New York, closed its doors this week The last fish removed and the last sghtseer turned away the doors were closed after thirty nine years of fish exhibits It is estimated G taat 900 people went there to the fish n the thrtynne years The building erected in 18O8 in Slo It was named Castle Clinton; in 1924 renamed Castle Garden; and as Castle Garden figured in New York Ciys busy life of that day as barroom and restaurant Many not abes came to Castle Garden including the Marquis de Lafayette Presidents Jackson and Tyler and the then Prince of Wales. Morse demonstrated his telegraph equipment there and last but not least Jenny Lind trled high and Later 1t was receV- ing station for immigrants and finally in 1896 became the habitat of fish than you realized existed Young Tommy taken for his first trip to New York 1n the early year of the twentieth century was dressed up nicely m his sailor suit and patent leather shoes long ride on the surface and into den of fish, That was before the days of the Rodeo and Hezapoppin so Tommy went to see the fish and liked it. Practically all the fish have been transported to other aquarums n other ctle some going up to Bronx Park
 Out in Columbus, Ohio, people are still chuckling the testimony offered to police officials the other Ay nod honYa hrnpH0 in ing in connection with staying in far-aWay Alabama The gentleman under fire Sturgeon Miller, was asked by the bluecoated interrogators Where did he fall when you shot hm?" Came MIlers ribcruSher 'He still standing when left" Proving def- nitely that some college coach missed Mercury on the track.
 Heard in passing. <. The election of Dave Mccoy as Chairman of the Democratic Town Committee of New Haven this week marks the eighth consecutive time this honor conferred upon him. He has already served fourteen years Town Chairman, the longest in New avens history and of the longest records for such an office in Connecticut You may have noticed that t rained the day of August eal hard and also the last day of September (genty) Those who read of the death in Waterford the other day of Mrs Nellie Jober probably didn't recognize the name She was members of the famous troupe of Jober midgets and appeared in crcuses and road shows with her husband tor long years past
 It remained for Mars to break the New England drought. Or at least the break came when Mars was the object of much attention Early this morning Mars was only 3S, ,13OOOO miles away from the earth. Un- fortunately for observers in this cline conditions bad for observations, but under normal circumstances there would have been much peering and craning as trained observers sought to what they could the face of the planet that has always intrigued kind 1t similar such occasions that aStrOn- omers discovered Mars canals. The last time the planet was close was IT years ago.
 This chalked on the walls of the Hove, England railroad station today:
 may
 time brings
 Girls might kissed
 May gasmasks