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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22
SHOWER IS HELD
 FOR LOCAL GIRL
Florence Larson HOnOred l; to Be Married in
 August

Naugatuck, July 22-A kitchen shower was held in honor of Miss Florence Larson recently at the cot- tage of Mrs. Andrew Daly, Lake Hitchcock. Miss Larson, who is to be married in August, received many gifts. Attending were: Mrs. Daniel Walsh, Felice Mooney, Mrs. Edward Storrs, Mrs. William Pet rellis, Mrs. Pinto, Ruth Melbourne, Lillian Floss, Margaret Lipke, Bet ty Sheehan, Mrs. Henry Daly. Mrs Harold Begley, Mrs. Frank Olson Mrs. Emmett Mooney, Mrs. Olaf Larson, Mrs. M. John Czaplicki and Mrs. Andrew Daily.
 Mrs. M. John Czaplicki was host. ess at miscellaneous shower giv. en for Miss Larson recently also Those attending were: Gilda anC Adele Czaplicki, Mrs. Marcel; Pape, Mrs. Edward Floss, Mrs George Poulin, Elaine Poulin, Mrs Edward Storrs, Mrs. Ivan Manke wich, Mrs. Andrew Daly, lCatherin Mooney, Mrs. George Emery, Mrs Loretta Johnson, Mrs. Raymont Clark, Mrs. William Garfield, Mrs Daniel welsh, Mrs. Frank Fitzger. aid, Mrs. Frank Freding, Mary Nauges, Ingrid Freding, Gunhll Freding, Mrs. Harold FreeStrom Hurtha Kosloski, Paula Kosloski Mrs. George Aspell, Mrs. Alex Kolakowski, Mrs. Frank Gillon Catherine Deadly, Rose Ann Me- Dermott, Mrs. Edgar Leach, Mrs John Mooney, Mildred Perkins Mrs. Martha Circle, Mrs. Olaf Lar son, Mrs. Emmett Mooney, Felice Mooney, Eleanor Larson, Mrs. Ar thur Nauges, Alyce Schildgen, and Mrs. M. John Czaplicki.
 Miss Larson is to wed Emmett Mooney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22
Meeting Tomorrow

A scofe of prominent members from each of the societies of St. Mary's church, including the Altar Society," the Holy Name Society and the Children of Mary Sodality, will att, tend an important meeting tomor- row at 8 ?. m. in the parish hall. Rev. Thomas Griffin, pastor, is expected to address the group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22
Borough Briefs

Miss Catherine Brosnahan of avenue is vacationing at Camp Bonheur, Center Harbor, New Hampshire.
 Miss Helen KoSowicz of Golden Hill street is vacationing in Maine.
 Edward O'Connor, Allen Fetter- man and Jack Darby of Naugatuck attended the Braves Cardinals game in Boston Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22
Engagement Announced

Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Regina Irene Nest, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Nest of East Main street, Thomaston, to Thomas Patrick Smith of the state police force who is stationed at the Westport bar racks. He is the son of MT. and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22

mel and divisions of the Naugatuck Defense Council is expected to be made in about one week, Mir. Jones said.
 A meeting of the auxiliary of the Naugatuck division, Ancient Order of Hibernians, will be held tonight at Hibernian hall after the meeting of the mems division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22
Green of Fairview avenue were re- cent visitors in Torrington.

Green of Fairview avenue were re- cent visitors in Torrington.
 Private Edward Benson has re- turned to Camp Blanding, Florida, after having visited his mother, Mrs. Helen Benson of Greenwood street.
 Mrs. Robert Grant of Cherry street who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Edward Stein at Myrtle Beach, has returned.
 Miss Pearl Adkins, social service worker in the borough welfare de- partment, is enjoying her annual vacation.
 Charles Buckley, an employe oi the Naugatuck Drug company, is enjoying his annual vacation.
 John Marchiando of Naugatucl was a recent visitor at Chicopet Falls, Mass. Miss Ruth Bristol, daughter O, MT. and Mrs. Howard H. Bristo of Hillside avenue, is a councillor at the Stepping Stones camp Rennselaerville, N. Y.
 Peter J. Foley, athletic director at the Naugatuck high school, will attend the seventh annual football coaching school of the New York Herald Tribune on August 25.
 Mrs. John Cooper and son, Don- aid, of Washington, D. C., are wis., iting Miss Theresa B. Daly of Oak street.
 MT. and Mrs. Norman Wood of Park avenue are vacationing in Massachusetts and Maine.
 John M. Sutherland of Walnut street is spending several days with his family at their cottage at West Bradford, R. I.
 Warren ziegler of Naugatuck re-. gently was a visitor in New York city.
 Harold Roberton, Jr., of Manners avenue was 8 weekend visitor at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Harold Roberton in East Hart- ford.
 John F. Grant of Pittsburgh, Pa, is visiting his father, Samuel Grant of Olive street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22

When gasoline prices were in- creased in Bolivia recently. taxi drivers struck for permission to inc crease their rates, and the govern rnent promptly acceded to their de- Ynands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22

Naugatuck July %. - More aluminium was added to the bin the Green here today with the street department eployes giving two barrels-ful of the used aluminium Individuals also dropped some aluminium in the bin throughout the day. police guard will be placed at the bin to see that it is not stolen Chairman Emmet Shea announced today that the housetohouse collection of al,1,nnln hllrsdav will held Train shinen He also
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22

For the first time in its history the South Manchuria Railway has cut its outlay for enterprises and new construction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22
Street Department Elm mployes Dump Barrels Of Scrap
iOuse-tO-FiOuse Collection Scheduled for Thursday "Rain or Shine" Local Women to Attend Meri-
 den Meeting for Defense Work Discussion

Osrrs.ronasn.i wn , sa1'sr-Phon. Saue''ueA sss'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22
SEYMOUR ROTARIAN
 TO SPEAK HERE.

Naugatuck, July 22.-Clarence G, Hummel, past president of the Sey- mour Rotary club, will address the local Rotary club at its meeting to- morrow noon at Halls restaurant. His subject will be: "The Rotary Convention"
 Alfred Mary Orciari have sold a house and lot on Cherry street ex- tension to Daisy Cobur1l, according to a warranty deed filed recently at the office of Town Clerk Raymond J. St. John.
 Chief of Police John Gormley of Beebe street, who spent the week. end in Providence, R. T., has re- turned here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22

Announcement has been made by Captain and Mrs. Frank Daniel Lindahl of Squantuma, Mass, of the birth of a daughter, Judith Ann, July 19. MT. Lindahf is the son of Mrs. Anna Lindahl of Park avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22
schOaeld Funeral

The funeral of Alfred Edward Schofield, sexton of St. Michael'al church for a number of years, was held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Alderson Funeral Home, POI Meadow street. Rev. Arthur r. Lewis, rector of St. Michael's Epis- copal church, and Rev. Edward R. Hance, pastor of the Congregational church, officiated. Burial was in Grove cemetery.
 Bearers were: William Schofield. Ericsson Schofield, Harold Scho- field, Roy Schofield, A. Louis Kalaa and Charles Arendholz.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22

Mrs. William Smith of West street. Naugatuck. The couple Is to he married in September.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22

Peter and Solomon Aorkian oa 200 High street have returned from Ludlow, Mass, where they visiteM relatives for the past two weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22

Announcement has been made of the birth of daughter, Sandra Lee, at St. Mary's hospital, Waterbury on July IS to MT and Mrs. Stanley Yacek of Stanley street. Mrs. Ya- eek is the former Miss Sophie Ptv- nicki Uf Collinsville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22
MRS. CASEY GUEST
 SHOWER HERE
Mrs. Howard SagendOrf Entertains- Births An-
 nOunced Locally

Naugatuck, July 22 - A niscel- laneous shower was held recently at the home of Mrs. Howard Sagen- dorf of Carroll street in honor of Mrs. Justine Casey, the former Miss Lillian Laubmeister. The bride re- ceived many gifts. Attending were: Mrs. John D. Delaney, Mrs. Walter Holmes and daughter, Norena, Mrs. James Worrell. Mrs. Fred Beards- ley, Mrs. Charles Tierney, Miss Ag- nes Worrell. Miss Ethel Brown, Mrs. A. Robinson, Mrs. Howard Dick, Mrs. Emma Harris, Mrs. Ruth Don- aher, Mrs. MacDonell, Mrs. Laub- melster and Mrs. Sagendorf.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22

Postmaster and Mrs. Frank :
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22
Births Announced

Births Announced
 Announcement has been made of the birth of son, John Frey Sea- strand, on July 16 at St. Mary's hospital, Waterbury to MT. and Mrs John Seastrand of Cherry street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-22

Mrs. Robert Grant of Cherry street who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Edward Stein at Myrtle Beach, has returned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-14
II ERE'S MORE ABOUT
The War Today
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

and Italy. other Raj planes
made quick hops to the French
and Belgian invasion coasts. at
lacking troop concentrations along
the beaches, the submarine bases
at Jorient. Brest and lie Havre.
and German-oceupied airdromes.
Some Of these attacks were
made In full daylight late sun
day. indicating the growing
power Of the Raj to under
take counter offensives.
Berlin admitted British air ac-
ton on the continent but claimed
II was weak. The only German
point admitted to have been at
tackled was Bayreuth. scene Of
Wagner festivals.
German air action over Britain
during the night was on a moder-
ate scale and London believed that
RAF night fighters and the anti
aircraft barrage had prevented the
luftwaffe from making a stronger
attack.
There was little Qualification
of the Balkan situation. Bull
garian Premier Bogdan FIJI
offs statement that Bulgaria
would defend her interests
and freedom" by force of
arms was interpreted by some
rs indicating resistance to any
German occupation proposal
while others thought FiIoffs
statement might he subject 10
varying interpretations.
The official Russian news
agency, Tsss, asserted that Russia
had no knowledge OF and had
made no agreement concerning
movement Of German troops into
Bulgaria.
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l don't know how I'd have got
through the first bad days In Mani
tou II II hadn't been for the Paper
Doll House.
When l packed up to travel |
intended TO leave such childishness
behind, but in last desperate mo-
ment l included 1t. l suppose all
small girls play the same game.
You cut out, from the advertising
pages Of magazines, furniture and
rugs and trimmings for each room
in luxurious imaginary home.
These are carefully pasted in a
scraphook, and you take paper
dolls on visits through these mar
wells of perfect equipment. The
splcndors OF the Dream House are
limited only by your industry with
scissors and your access TO the
right kind of magazines.
IL was those paper dolls-all
named for leaders of Philadelphia
society / saw mentioned week after
week in the newspaper-that start
ed my friendship with Molly
Scharf. 1t was hot afternoon
and took my things down on the
front porch. Uncle Elmer gave
me a Sears Roebuck catalogue.
which offered grand cut-out ma
terial.
l WAS absorbed in the discovery
of all sorts of additions for the
Dream House. and wondering how
To fit them into my already
crowded scrapbook. A gust OF
wind broke the sultry stiffness and
dolls and cuttings blew out over
the lawn. ran to retrieve them,
ashamed OF such publicity. and a
girl who was walking by helped
me pick them up. l was greatly
embarrassed. but to my astonish-
ment she said II like to cut out
too"
She came up on the porch to see
my collection. and by the time
Aunt Hattie discovered us there,
and brought some root beer. we
were great friends. Molly also
had Dream House. and l was
much impressed by her ingenuity,
she kept 1t loose in letter-file
instead of pasting in a book. That
made arrangements and add
tons much easier.
She was much taken with the
aristocratic Philadelphia names Of
my dolls which sounded very
swanky to her. She insisted on
some good Philadelphia names
for her own paper family. and Mrs.
Rosemont Rittenhouse or Mrs. b.
Cynwdy Lloyd would have been
surprised To know themselves lead
ing a phantom life in Illinois.
can see now. when ! think
about ii. that my respect for
Philadelphia society must have
started in those long mornings
keeping quiet with the Sunday
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-14
Only 4.8 Vacancies
In Tacoma S Homes

Private households in the state
of Washington increased 26.9 per
cent between 1880 and 1910, while
the population increase was only
Ill per cent. revised figures on
the housing census released by the
bureau OF census revealed Monday
William Lane Austin, bureau
director, said this was because the
average size of families in the
state decreased from 3.69 to 3.23.
OF the sol ,406 dwelling units in
the state on April l, 1910, 40,210
or 6.S per cent, were vacant and
for sale or rent.
Fifty-four and six-tenths per
cent of the states dwelling units
are in urban places, and 45.4 per
cent are in rural areas, Austin
said. Only 81 per cent of the
urban units were vacant, while 81
per cent of the rural dwellings
were for sale or rent.
Grand Coulee led in vacan-
cies. with II per cent. Taco
mas was 4.8.
Vacancies for other cities are:
Aberdeen, "A per cent; Belline-
ham, Sc; Bremerton, A. Everett,
SO; Hoquim, 81; Longview, 81;
Olympia, 3; Seattle, SIS; Spokane,
6.5; Vancouver, 40; Wala Walla,
SO; Wenatchee, SO; Yakima, rs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-14
Hopes to Have
Hoboes Off Road
Before Al Ends

PITTSBURGH - Jeff Davis
king ~ the hoboeS. hoped today
10 have al his followers Of ~
freight trains and INTO defense
industries BY the end OF 194i
After the annual directors con
ference Of the Hoboes OF America
here, Davis made = strong plea
for national unity.
THE hoboes' program i To
put some real meaning into
that song. God Bless Amer
lea Davis explained. we
want 10 help bless America
too, not leave II all ON Gods
shoulders.
Already 1900 to $4,000 hoboes
are in the army. navy and
marines, Davis reported And
you can see the result on the road
There are fewer hoboes riding the
trains nov.
Reporting that in 1910 the In
ternational League of Hoboes had
sent $500 runaway boys back
home. persuaded 1000 runaway
husbands TO rejoin their wives. and
obtained jobs for 5000 other men.
Davis claimed that the "hoboes
recommendation stands high with
employers. Eight out of ten
guys who took to the road when
they were fired got their Jobs back
when we wrote TO their en-
ployers"
Leon Ray Livingston. 70. has
been named chief of the organiza-
tons missing persons bureau.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-14

paper while Pop was asleep. But
1t was funny. considering things
that happened later, the way those
names occupied my Imagination in
childhood. They fascinated Molly
too, she snapped a plaid hair-rib-
bon for the privilege of calling
one of her dolls Cadwalader Ship
pen.
Molly and were secretly
ashamed of this paper doll bust
ness. but we needn't of been. it
developed later into a real interest
In dress and furniture and II isn't
just accident that she now has a
fine job in the interior decorating
at Palmer's in Chicago. Her
father had the big stationery and
magazine shop down on Main
Street so she was able to get hold
of all sorts OF recherche magazines
for us to cut up.
We were both rather on the de-
fensive, we were entering high
school and that happens when a
kid is most on guard against be-
traying its feelings in any way
terribly anxious to do the right
thing. The Manitou high school
always had fine reputation for
studies, and that year was the
opening of the new building, for
which the taxpayers had gone
down deep in their jeans.
It was fine plant with all the
latest Improvements, green black
boards and cafeteria and theatri.
cal lighting equipment and bub-
bling head drinking fountains al
which I never could get drink
without soaking the front of my
blouse. think one reason the
school board went so far into
luxury was to put old Prairie col
lege on its mettle, that being q
private foundation which had beer
going on. without much excite.
ment since the Lincoln Dougla.
debates.
The new high school adjoinec
the Prairie campus and dwarfec
any of the college buildings. II
spite OF which we kids looked with
some jealousy or secret admira
ton at the college boys and girls
initiated their mannerisms. anC
wondered what ii must feel like tC
know so much.
In the big jubilation Of the
opening OF the new building tina
years high school freshmen slipped
in almost unnoticed. was in AT
acute state OF sensitiveness. fol
mixed with a comical feeling o.
superiority because I came from
the sacred East was the natura
shyness OF the stranger.
! soon got the nickname Phil,
or Filly because the history teacher
always called on me TO answer
any questions about the American
Revolution. Kitty" he would
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-14
Elderly Should
Be Given Jobs

WASHINGTON Sen. James ".
Mead D. y. Y. said here he has
received numerous complaints at
tributing the acute botflenecks IN
the machine tool industry 10 ma
tional defense industries continued
discrimination against elderly and
middle-aged workers
There Is abundant evidence that
a wealth OF skilled labor exists
within the ranks Of these work
ers," he said Granted that they
are physically tit. their services
should not be denied because OF
their advanced years.
In addition to refusal 10 hire
these workers. few Industries
have gone so far as 10 actually
remove them from the payroll and
to throw them onto the relief roll. f"
Asserting that such discrimina-
ton Should be Immediately erased
for the duration Of the defense
emergency" Mead said he would
re-introduce his resolution calling
for an investigation Of the eco
nomic problems Of older workers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-14
Seattle Blackoui
Planned Shortly

SEATTLE - Plans 10 give Sc
attic a taste Of what real war is
like, in the form of blackout,
were announced Saturday.
On an undetermined date in
about six weeks all the city's light
will be doused for 20 minutes while
army and navy planes patrol the
skies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-14

the car and sometimes he goes
back to the door OF the garage
where he has a book propped up
on top of r ladder. He eats
breakfast with us and then goes
10 college. l had to give up walk
ing down with him because ne al
ways wanted to recite his home
work TO me and ! wanted to do
the same to him. Certain days a
week he turns up in military uni
form because he has drill in the
officers training corps.
Those days l really admired him,
though I never got used to the
idea of a boy having such pale
hair. But at that age kid has
to have someone to admire. and
he was the first boy l ever saw in
Manitou. What was furthermore
l thought il romantic that his
name was Bernadotte. he said he
was named for some famous Swed-
ish general
The old Manitou Opera House
was still working occasionally,
road companies would play there
once and q while. Ny first win
ter a ridiculous melodrama called
A Little Girl in a Big City came
to town. All of us kids went. Of
course, and yelled and whistled and
stamped, but we took it pretty
seriously too.
There was a scene where the
Little Girl accosts the villain with
the reproach My Betrayer"
Molly and I didn't know exactly
what she meant. but we got hold
OF the phrase, and one day I asked
Bernie whether he would be Ny
Betrayer. He was very much
shocked, and after that our rels-
tions became more formal.
II was better 10 stay in bed I'M
Ill Aunt Hattie tapped on the door
at seven o'clock. She felt more
easy in her mind If she found me
seemingly asleep. I had plenty of
time to pretend because al seven
clock Uncle Elmer's alarm clock
would go off, and he would turn
on the radio for ms setting up
exercises.
Nowadays I regard the radio
like liquor, you should never take
It before lunchtime. - don't
know II people still use it for
morning gymnastics. But the
Little Golden Age was the time
for that sort OF thing; Uncle FL
mer and everyone else was fun of
the notion that every day in
every way. etc. the world was GO
ing 10 be more prosperous and
more folksy and cut down lis
waistline and all the Socialists are
crazy.
I guess he was just a. the dan
gerous age: I wonder why men
dangerous age comes about thirty
years later than womsn's2 Doe:
il take them that much longer &c
see how hopeless things are Or
is il that all womens ages ar
dangerous
Ito Re Continued
, Copyright. 1855 D. ChristopneE Nozzle
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-14

you don't understand the Ger
mans" Bove said. I've seen the
bacteria bombs myself - typhoid.
typhus. dysentery and cholera. The
bugs are In q dormant state. but
after four or five hours In the
gun they revive.
Everybody has fhem-there
II no kidding ourselves - we
have them and England has
them. n Germany IL losing,
shell use anything and every
thing"
Bove. in his many years rs sur
eeon. said ne had seen more agony
than most people but nothing to
compare with what he saw during
the flight OF French refugees in
the present war.
"Ghastiy," he said. within
three minutes. 1000 people were
killed. ! saw II. saw women
svscuees in France giving birth In
bitches. on the roads, even beside
. pig in a stable.
"Yon don't understand the
Germans. They take a special
delight In popping people off
from the air. Back and forth
along the lines they would 90,
until their ammunition WAS ex-
hatHted. And ~ you would
get IN q our-corncrs-ah.-
the cross-corners were always
their hobby.
Heavy bombs and fire bombs
and then the people would take
the charred bones and the ashes
and dig a little hole In the way
side"
Rove believes Germany win
declare war on the United
States within . month and
then bomb New York City.
He h trying 10 arouse interest
IN . plan for underground hos
pitfalls and classes 10 the latest
military surgery and medicine.
The treatments in the present
war are entirely different" he said.
This In a bomb war, each patient
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-14

and presumably Germany are
building up great reserves Of
planes which probably will see
action in the spring:
DON'T FIGURE COSTS
Cost: Britishers pay income tax
at the basic rate of 42i2 per cent.
The loss in property destruction is
terrific-so terrific that nobody
even attempts to add up the bill.
Britons think this is a cheap price
compared with the alternative
Morale: The London pubs have
a favorite story. It's about a
soldier home on leave. He said he
was tired OF the army. A friend
asked him why he didn't get out.
I've tried three times. the soldier
replied But I couldn't pass the
physical exam" That story tells
all there is to tell so far about
civilian morale.
Losses: We feel that British
communicates are pretty accurate.
Admiralty comm L n ques often
don't report damaged ships. And
damaged ships If tied up for
lengthy repairs almost as i'm
portant a military factor as ships
sent straight to the bottom. The
British lose planes on the ground,
in accidents. in crack-ups, which
are not revealed. So. of course,
do the Germans
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-14
CHAPTER "

The first thing that happened when I got to Thanks
giving Avenue, Manitou, Illinois, finding had two
bathrooms That made me realize l had made big step
upward Perspraton and SCOT aren't often mentioned but
they important. Uncle and Auntie had bathroom of
their own and told that guest bathroom was for
me to