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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-23

The annual Halloween rnasquer- ade and dance of the Daughters of Italy, Circle 1908, Companions of the Forest of America, will be held Saturday, October 25, at St. Joseph's Hall, starting at S:30 p. m. Joe Dipietro's orchestra will furnish music. Prizes will be awarded for the funniest, prettiest, and most original costumes. The committee in charge of arrangements has plaa- ned elaborate autumn decorations for the hall. Several hundred per- sons are expected to attend. Tickets are available from the committee.
 Miss Carmella Petricone is chair man of the event. Assisting her are Mrs. Joseph Lombard, Miss Lena Rinaldi, Miss Bertha Paoloni, Miss Rae Guida, Mrs. Christine Vellette, Miss Diana Palno, Miss Adella Darl- nj, Mrs. Mary Rainone. Mrs. Anna Santasiero, Mrs. Edith Barbara, and Mrs. Rae Datalle.
 The Lithuanian Catholic Student and Professional Association will hold its annual Communion break fast Sunday, the Feast of Christ the King, at 9 o'clock at the club room in the old St. Joseph,S school. The members will receive Com lnunion in a body at the 8 o'clock Mass at St. Joseph'S church. Miss Hedwiga Stulginskas and Mrs. Mat thew J. Colney are in charge of arrangements.
 An open house social was held last night by the organization in its clubroom. A spelling bee conducted by Miss Hedwiga Stulginskas was a feature of the party. Music and re- treatments were on the program.
 Those present included the Misses Eniira Joksa. Beatrice Dumsa, Mar garet Mary Grimes, Alice StaSelinus, Valerie Jakstas, Jean Douglas, Hed- viga Stulginskas, and Olin Fortier, Anthony Puizemls, and Julius Vilci- auskas.
 Plans were made by the group for an open house Halloween party for next Wednesday, October 29. It will be held at the clubroom at s:30 o'clock.
 Members of the Sunday school teaching staff of the Third Congre- gational Church are arranging a masquerade Halloween party for the Sunday School pupils for next Thursday, October 30. at the parish hall. Miss Mary Azunaris is chair man for the party.
 Members of the committee are: games, Mrs. Ida Nichols, chairman, Miss Bertha Krugelis, Miss Anna Dickinson, Hayden Nichols; refresh ments, Miss Marjorie Lewis, chair man, Miss Olive Sibold, Miss Jean Chipman, Miss Betty VanDeBogart; decorations, Miss Gladys Erk, chair man, Miss Jacqueline Pooler, Miss Della Judson, and Miss Esther Roden.
 The organization meeting of the local chapter of the Lithuanian Ma
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-23
Daughters Of Italy
 To Give Masquerade
Annual Event to Be Held Saturday Evening in St < JOseph's Hall; Communion Services Planned
BROOKLYN NEWS

tional Relief Fund will be held to- night at o'clock at Nemunas Hall, 48 Green street. Plans will be made for aiding the Fund and also for a reception in honor of former Presi- dent Antanas Smetona of Lithuania who will come to Waterbury on Mo- vember 26 for a speaking engage ment under the auspices of the fund committee.
 The Lithuanian Chamber of Com merce which has called the meeting has extended invitations to many prominent and representative Lith- uanians of Waterbury and its vicin- ity to attend. The meeting will be open to all who are interested in assisting the Fund.
 Permanent officers of the chapter will be selected at tonight's meet ing. The temporary board is com. posed of John Tareila, president, George zemaitaitis, secretary, and Peter Steponavicius, treasurer.
 The goal of the national drive recently started by the fund has been set at $2500oo. The money will be used to aid Lithuanian refugees and to relieve impoverished conditions in Lithuania.
 The Catholic Youth Orgariza- ton of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church will hold meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the parish hall. Delegates will be chosen for the ar1- nual CYO leaders conference which will be held Saturday at St. Joseph's College, Hartford. Ar engagements will be completed for Q religious quiz which will be con- ducted with a team of St. Lucy's church next Tuesday. Plans will be discussed for the clubs Halloween dance which will be held on October 31 and for a Sadie Hawkins' Day" social on November 8.
 The Lithuanian night classes sponsored by the Connecticut dis trict of the Lithuanian Alliance of America opened Monday night and will be conducted each Monday and Thursday evening at 2 o'clock at Duggan school. Miss Hedwiga Stulginskas is teacher of the classes. Miss Anne Hill will assist with the music and dancing program. Walter Chase, of Hartford, chair man of the alliances educational committee, will assist at tonight's classes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-23
Efficiency, Economy
 In Scully's Regime
Controller Thomas M ConIOn in Radio Broadcast
 Points Out Several Achievements

The fiscal policy of Mayor Scullys administration has made for efficient yet economical city government City Controller Thomas M Conlon asserted in campaign address broadcast last night Careful handling of city finances he sad allowed city services to be Continued and some cases extended has made possible important public improvements while taxpayers have benefited by tax rate reductions and spses have been built last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-23

City officials, including Mayor Vincent A. Scully and City Clerk Joseph M. Shea, are expected to be present at the District 5-2 meeting scheduled for 533 Bald win street this evening.
 Committeeman James Fitzger- aid has issued call for all dis strict workers to attend the meet ing ana large group is expected to be present.
 Democratic headquarters today announced the following schedule of meetings for tomorrow night:
 At campaign headquarters, 19O Grand street-Districts 1-l, 2-1, 3-2, 3-S and S-1.
 At 206 Bunker Hill avnue, Dls- trict Bel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-23

PHOENIX GETS NEW HOUSING
 Phoenix, Ariz. (UP) - Civic officials, state and federal authori- ties joined here in dedication of the new 9700,000 Marcos De Niza unit o fthe Phoenix housing project, con- structed to hiuse PA spanish Amer ican families.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-23
|City Election Campaign Notes

Plans for two Russian American rallies on behalf of Mayor Scully and the Democratic ticket were an- nounced today. The Russian Polti- cal club, composed of men only, will hold a rally Sunday at 4 p. m. at 40 Hill street. The Russian Demo- cratic Club, which has both men and women as members, will con- duct rally Sunday, Nov. 3, at s D. m., at Turn Hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-23

Flying beats will provide she connecting link between Burma and the Straits Settlements Of the new san Francisco EingapoEa ar n6kVlca.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-23
o. HENRY MUSEUM POPULAR

Austin, Tex. - (U.P) - Since be- ing opened to the public in 1884, the o. Henry Museum here has been visited by persons from all over the United States and from many foreign countries. A visitors roll has more than 42,0oo names. The museum is in one of the former homes of the celebrated American short story writer.
 England's newest sardines are a kind of perch.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
N0vA(0kE5 BACK; WINS
 10 FOUNDER
Bdtters Pal Comiskey UnfiI Ldtter Looks as If Cat-
 sup Spilled on Him

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.--Lou Nova of California came long way back along the heavyweight glor" road last night by punching Pat Comiskey all over the Madison Square Garden ring to win an easy ten-round decision.
 More than 12,O0O sport fans paid more than $30,000 to look on.
 Nova won, going away as he pleased.
 Nova floored Comiskey twice, cut him over both eyes with slashing straight lefts and drew blood from 90 many gashes that it looked at times as if bottle of catsup had been poured on Comiskey.
 Nova weighed 200 3/4 pounds. Comiskey weighed 204 pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
MatanuSka
 CoIonistS
 In Trouble
Face Custer Proceedings Unless They Make Move
 10 Pay Their Land Debts

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan H. Col. Otto r. Ohlson today threat ened custer action within 30 days unless Matanuskans seeking to in validate their land purchase con- tracts make token of payments to show their good intentions.
 This decision was announced fol- lowing a conference with a com mittee of Matanuskans which sub mitted recommendations on land use problems.
 Col. Ohlson said between 40 and AS colonists have been working at the Anchorage Air Base and earned about $500 each during the past six months yet some of them re- fuse to pay their debts and are neglecting their farms"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
Soviet Newspaper, Organ of Government, Makes
 an Odd Statement
ECONOMIC pA(TS
 WILL BE EXTENDED
Hostile Altitude of Some Sources Resented-Na-
 lion Is Independent

MOSCOW, Jan. 1.-The news paper Izvesia, organ of the Soviet Government, today announced that Russia intends to conclude other economic treaties with other states, both belligerents and non-belliger- ents," this year. The statement fol- lows official announcement of an eonomic pact made with Germany. The newspaper does not mention the other states but did say that attempts made by newspapers hos tile to the Soviet Union to prove that any agreement concluded be- tween the USSR and Germany is directed against third power, can- not stand. Russia is following it's own independent policy"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11

WASHINGTON-I the mOmen- tcus struggle over foreign policy that will be fought out in the new Congress, the spearhead Of the isolationist side will be an organi- zation about which very little has been disclosed. Its name is the America First Committee.
 Except for some full-page news paper ads and radio speeches after the destroyer swap, covertly attacking aid to Britain and the defense program, the organization has operated largely in the back ground. At present it is concen- trating on raising money and build- ing up a nationwide network Of To- cal units, similar to the opposition Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies.
 This restraint is not due to mod esty. America First is merely bid- ing it's time. Plenty will be heard from it when the rhetorical guns begin to roar.
 America First is we'll fitted for the leadership of it's cause. Under it's banner are united the spokes- men of the various elements that constitute the chief opposition to the Governments foreign policy isolationists, big business appeas- CTS, pacifists, fellow-travelers, and sub rosa FasciSts.
 The origin of the committee is as interesting as it's membership. America First is the product of Yale University, the brain-child of R. Douglas Stuart Jr., 24-year-old law school senior and son of the first president of the Quaker Oats Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
British and German Raid- CTS Make Various As-
 sauIts Past 18 Hours PORTSMOUTH, SOUTH
 COAST, 'SM0THERED'
U-Bodf Headquarters af Bresf Bombed by RAF
 During Day Hours
tBY ASSOCIATED PREss)

NASA &hhStSO0AhA GO ' kEo0J
 Terrific air blows have been exchanged by the British and German air forces during the Dast IS hours.
 A south coast English town. the Germans identified as Ports- mouth, twas smothered" today by Maxi fire bombs and explo- sives and apparently . heavy toll of lives was taken.
 The British hit back with In- tense attacks on German -heId coast towns in France.
 An official British commun- ique declares that yesterdays daylight assault of six hours raid. was followed up today by daylight raid on the German submarine base at Brest and heavy damage was done.
 The German cOmmunique de- scribes the attack on Portsmouth as made on large scale."
 The British acknowledge Naxi raiders during the night and early today caused considerable damage and q number of cas- ualties on English sections. in- cluding Portsmouth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
U. S. GOLD PRODUCTION IN 1940 HITS RECORD;
 FIGURES MADE PUBLIC

WASHINGTON, Jan. ll.-Domes- tic gold production set record ID lg4O both in the quantity and value, the Treasury Department reported today.
 The estimates are revealed by the Bureau of Mint aided by the Bur eau of Mines.
 The report places the production at 5.S14,109 ounces valued at $206, 9s3 300 at the value of $35 an ounce
 California lead last year in tht gold production with l,405,l ounc- es. Following came the Philippines with 1,11l,607 ounces.
 Alaska produced 74l503 ounces of gold.
 Silver production in Alaska is giv- en as 168,418 ounces.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
BuIga aria Is 10 Bow
 ToGerI1lany
Will Permit Nazi Forces to Go Through Nation 10
 Other Points
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss)

In Sofia, member of the Bull garian Parliamentary majority said today in effect in newspaper art icle that Bulgaria must open her doors. if requested by great power.
 Presumably, the writer, identified as Deputy Stateff, refers to specu- lation over German troops in transit through Bulgaria at Greece or the DardanelIes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
10 FINISH
 BA5E5J0B
 IN LONDON
Three High Ranking 0ffie- iaIs Will Fly 10 Farley
 Via Lisbon

WASHINGTON. Jan. II. - The State Department announced today q delegation of American officials will leave for London January IT to work out formal leases of Ameri- can naval and air bases acquired from Great Britain.
 On the delegation are Charles Fahy, Assistant Solicitor General. Col Harry Malony. Field Artillery, Commander Harold Biesemeier, U. s. Navy. They will go to Lisbon by clipper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
 SAYS RAF
 IMp0TENT
Declares German Air A. tdlks Destroyed Plants
 While British Didn't

BERLIN, Jan. 11.--Field Marshall Hermann Goering declared today not a single German factory has been put out of commission by the British"
 He contrasted this with what he said was the destruction of many plants in Great Britain.
 Speaking before STA miners hon. cred for war service. Goering said destruction of munitions plants. not attic fires, is the decisive factor in war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
WE'LL, 2 LIVES

CLEVELAND. Jan. Soldiers at the National Guard cavalry armory. practicing with two machine guns fired into several bales of hay. Then. during lull in the shooting kit ten sauntered out of the hay. paused to wash itself and calmly departed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
NEW CITIZENS

Citizenship was granted in Dist rict Court here yestreday afternoon to Kay Sillars tcatherine) Mac Kinnon, a native of Great Britain, and Margaret Ingeborg Griffiths. a native of Denmark.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
Joe penner Found Dead

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Jan. H. Joe Penner whose clowning on ra- dio and screen have made millions laugh during his career the past l5 years. died yesterday in his bed, apparently from an attack of the heart. He was found dead when an attempt was made to call him for work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
AirpIanes Are Reported 10 Have Joined Fascist
 Force Against British
SEVERAL DIRECT HITS
 REPORTED RECORDED
Italian High Com m and ExuIis Over CoIIabor-
 afion with Germans
NAzI FORCES
CBY ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Germany has actively entered the war against Great Britain in the Mediterranean basin by lending It. ally a hand in an apparent attempt tc offset the Italian reverses i'll North Africa and loosen the sea blockade of the British naval for nation.
 The announcement by the Italian High Command said the German and Italian forces cooperated" yes- terday in the "Sicilian Channel"
 Damage To British
 The High Command claims that formations of Fascist and Nazi dive bcmbers and torpedo planes shared hcnors in damaging two British air. craft carriers, one cruiser and one destroyer.
 The Italian communique, issued
 (Coctinllad m Page FOurl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan Closing quotation of American Can at to- days shcrt session is 04ia, Anacon- da 26ai, Bethlehem Steel 88. Com m5nwealth and Southern 13-l6, Cur tiss Wright 9ss, General Motors 48, International Harvester 53, Kenne- colt 36. New York Central l4| Northern Pacific 7b, United States Steel 68ss. Pound $404.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's DO" Jcnes averages: Industrials l33.49. rails 2965, utilities 20.53.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
ANCHORAGE E HEADQUARTERS
 3RD DIV. COURT
Temporary Assignment Is Made by Judge HeIIen-
 thaI-Future in Dark

ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Jan. H. Judge Simon Hellenthal has desig- mated Anchorage as the temporary headquarters of the Third Judicial Division of the Federal Court which has been homeless since the recent fire at Valdez.
 Judge Hellenthal said whether Anchorage becomes the permanent headquarters will depend on action of the Department of Justice
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
MARTIN TRIAL SET

Trial of Arthur J. Martin on a charge of disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace has been set by U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray for Tuesday afternoon at ? o'clock. Martin has been released on $500 bail.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
ELECTRA NORTH;
 AIRLINER SOUTH

The PAA Electra flew to Fair banks today with no passengers, but mail.
 The Douglas airliner got away to- day from Whitehorse and should be in Seattle this afternoon, returning north Monday, weather permitting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
RANGER TX HERE

Capt George Sarvela brought his Forest Service launch Ranger TX to port last night from Ketchikan with load of equipment. He will return tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11

The famous Smithsonian Insti- tuition of Washington was en- dowed by an Englishman, James Smithson who died in 1926.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
REVIVAL OF OLD TOWN MEETING STARTED N0W;;
 I5C0MMUNITY AFFAIR
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. Rally around folks Pick you a town crier "a fellow with a foghorn below that can rattle the shingles on every house in the neighborhood. Give him bell and send him cry ing "oyez, oyez" through the vil- lage. There's move to try to re- vive the old town meeting.
 It started with President Roose- velt. The President said he would like to see the old town meetings revived in every hamlet, villas ge and city in the land, with the people individually and collectively studying and acting on problems that beset them.
 Several Congressmen and Sen- ators of both parties took up the cry. One Congressman decided to try to do something about 1t. He i. Jerry Voorhis, the young sage of San Dimas, Cal. (At 27 and for ten yeare thereafter, he was head master of his own school for boys.)
 Representative Voorhis is a busy man. He's on five committees, one of them the always-active Dies Committee, but he took time out to try to get the town meeting ball rolling.
 SEES AID TO DEMOCRACY
 He dipped into history books to find out just what the old town meetings were like. Then he sat down and wrote letters to Secre- tary of Agriculture Wickard, to Commissioner of Education Stude- baker, to Secretary of Labor Per- kins and to the director of the American Youth Commission.
 Among other things, he said Right now. it seems to me, noth- ing could be done for all of our people and by all of our people which would be of greater ad- vantage to our government than to recreate and re-establish an acs tive agency of democracy as was the old town meeting.
 This could not and would not be a partison project in any way. It couldn't even be a government project, else it would defeat itself before it started. No effort should be made by any agency to at tempt to tell these meetings what their problems are or how to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
THE CONCEPTION

Stuart got his fledgling move ment off to a rousing start by stag ing a meeting for Colonel Lind bergh, with the aid of group of classmates and the faculty e.e-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11
ITALY DROPS DANCING

MILAN. Italy--Public dancing has been forbidden in Italy as war precaution.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11

There are ten colleges in the United States bearing the name "St. Mary" or "St. Mary's.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-11

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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Japanese Paper
Charge Uncle Sam
Challenging Axis

TOKYO, Jan. 16. (UP)-NeWs-
papers, demanding that the govern
ment prepare the country for "all
possible developments in view OF
Americas program for aiding Brit
ain, charged today that the United
States was challenging Japan, Ger
many and Italy.
Angry headlines showed the re-
action from the statement made by
Secretary of State Cordell Hull yes
terday to the house foreign affairs
committee, urging fullest aid to
Britain.
United States, battling phantom
over Pacific ocean, misinterprets
and violently abuses Japan blaz-
oned Yomiuri.
American again announces war
challenge to Axis of three powers, p"
headlined Nichi Nichi.
Unofficial commentators in diplo-
matte quarters said that the United
States, not Japan, sought to domi-
nate the Pacific.
The foreign office regarded Sec
lGUdIX oUdbClllCllC DO LII
portant that they declined to COM
ment on it pending receipt of official
dispatches from the embassy at
Washington.
Newspapers in editorials combin-
ed with their demand for full pre-
paration for developments, de-
mand that Japan speed negotiations
with the Netherlands East Indies to
thwart alleged AngIo-American at
tempts to disrupt Japan's program
in the South Seas.
Their line of argument, in editor
ials of sort which are often Off
cially inspired, was that the United
States in it's lease-lend legislation
proposed to abandon its neutrality
and aid all democracies against all
totalitarian nations at a time when
Japan had just linked itself with
Germany and Italy.
Asahi, asserting that the sinking
of the Lusitania brought the United
States into the last war, but only
after two years, said that the situ-
alton today was charged with the
danger of an immediate explosion
and that all that was needed was
the igniting match.
1t said that in "this grandiose
task of its own"-aiding Britain
primarily and the other democra-
cies - the United States includes
even Asia and Australia in its
sphere of activity and undertakes
to extend assistance to China and
Greece as we'll"
1t charged also that the United
States had been conducting a secret
diplomatic campaign to aid Britain
and obstruct Germany and Italy,
citing alleged attempts to "win over"
Spain and its sending of Adm. Will
liam D. Leahy to France as ambas-
sadOr.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Tokyo Uneasy as
Axis Victory Hope
Fades Says Mason
BY J. w. T. MASON
United Press War Expert

Uneasiness in Tokyo over Am
erica's acceleration of aid to Brit
ain is the product of Japans in
Movements under her tripartite
agreement with Germany and Italy.
That pact is beginning to show a
disproportionate balance in favor
of the European totalitarian powers
as against the fundamental inter-
ests of Japan.
That fact becomes increasingly
evident as the wars progress shows
the fading probabilities of peace
dictated by Berlin and Rome. The
only possible advantage Japan can
obtain from the triple alliance is
dependent on complete Axis sue
cess in the war.
If there is no such outcome Japan
will be in quandary. The Tokyo
government will be in the position
of having supported the losing side
with the necessity of readjusting
her international position to meet
postwar realities.
Japan. now is paying the totali
tartan powers in advance for pos
Sible return whose value constantly
is becoming more doubtful 1t is
natural, therefore, for the Japanese
to regard Americas increasing help
to Britain with diSquietude.
Japan's acceptance of member
ship in the Axis grouping of world
powers has been of some help to the
totalitarian dictatorS. 1t is causing
the United States to keep the Am
erican fleet in the Pacific at high
level of preparedness for any pos
Sible emergency.
That is to say, some limit is at
present being placed on Americas |
export Of war materials to Great |
Britain because of the necessity for |
maintaining strong position in
the Pacific. That was the immediate
reason why the totalitarian rulers
eXerted all their establishments to |
get Japan entangled in the triple
alliance.
Undoubtedly they promised the
Japanese support in Tokyos desire
for southwark expansion. That pro-
mise, however, is necessarily con-
tlngent on totalitarian triumph
in the war