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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14
LOCAL YOUTHS IN
 FRESHMAN CLASS

Three local youths are among 3D1 freshmen registered last week at Holy Cross college, Worcester, Mass. The enrollees are William r. Kelly, George W. Russell and Joseph r. O'Brien.
 Others registered from this area are: William Baukat, Beacon Falls; William E. Reilly, Union City; Frank L. Gillis, Aflsonia; Richard E. Duhairne, Forestville: James Y. Heffernan, IT,, Bristol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

selling, elementary and advanced Spanish, American history, trafic management, vocabulary building. {. A program of such advanced and graduate courses as may be requested by groups of individuals
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

The British government is now paying nearly $560, ,O00, 900 a year to keep down the price of food.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

in Waterbury and vicinity.
 The office of the extension center is at the Central Y.MC.A., 136 West Main street and is open from 8:30 a. m. to g p. m. from Monday through Friday this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

what has  hasb fun problems We 
  
  reinefec ekony.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Canning Sugar
Ready Monday

From under an avalanche oi
mail applications, the county ra-
tioning board announced Saturday
that the first allotments of sugar
for canning would 60 out 10 Detroit
Monday.
Three days after the application
blanks appeared in the newspapers,
the mail bags TO the rationing
board bulged with $4,000 TO $4,000
requests. said Caspar J. Lingeman,
county rationing head.
"Many Of these applications
will he delayed" Lingeman eX-
planned. because of improper
filling out. About one-third Of
the letters opened will have TO
he returned for this reason, and
consequently many families will
have to wait some time for their
sugar.
"All those whose requests are
proper, however, will be consid-
cred at once. and our staff of
more than 90 girls will begin
Monday notifying them Of their
aIlotmentS."
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
DeWeys Men Here

Many of Dewey's most expe-
rienced men were in Detroit for
months, frequenting handbooks,
becoming intimate with gamblers
and hanging around the night
spots.
With their help, the judge
trained a staff of his own-men
well acquainted with Detroit.
Among these investigators. the aces
turned out to be Joe Manderano,
now attached to the staff of Atty.
Gen. Herbert Rushton; AL Tobin,
once a wealthy Detroit contractor,
and Gordon ellis.
In addition TO this staff. the
judge had help from two dozen
detectives assigned by the police
department.
Two, and sometimes three, sepa-
rate suites of offices were main
tanned by Ferguson in the Ma
tional Bank Building. 1t was in
these that nervous witnesses sat
sometimes for hours. sometimes
for days, many of them verging
on panic before being interviewed
by the judge and his staff.
What shocked many witnesses,
soaring them into willingness 10
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Gas Tax Off
Drop Of rs Pet. Shows State
Is Conserving Tires

LANSING. June 27.-Collection
of gasoline taxes for May prove
conclusively that Michigan motor
lists are cooperating in the tire
conservation program, Harry F
Kelly. secretary of state. said
Saturday.
Collections are 25 per cent
less than for the same period
last year and shows n tax slump
of more than $500, ,0OO," he said.
This means that approx
mately 10000. 900 fewer gallons
Of gasoline were used during
May and indicate n reduction OF
more than 100000 travelling
miles"
Kelly said that collections foy
May were in excess of S2.670.000
as compared to $3,574,499 last
wear.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Tablet 10 Honor
War Mothers
Photo by Times STAFF Photogrsp pher

A bronze memorial tablet, given
10 the first World War mothers
by the government. will be dedi-
Gated with appropriate ceremonies
Tuesday at the Peace Carlton.
Some 120 mothers, many in
their nineties, will assemble first
at the naval armory for an escort
across the Macarthur Bridge to
Belle Isle by the naval training
drum corps and a color guard.
Mrs. Dewitt II. Merriam and
Mrs. Jean T. Maxwell, members
of the AWVS, are credited with
arrangements for the services.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Rent Ceilings
Offset Cost Rise

Rent ceilings Offset other rising
living costs in the period between
April Is and June 2. the Board
of Commerce reported Saturday,
accomplishing an actual reduction
of / per cent in overall costs.
In contrast, according to the
board. only Cleveland among 10
major cities, recorded similar
decrease.
Living costs are likewise 6.3 per
cent below the 1929 level, the re-
port stated.
Meanwhile, the industrial EN-
ployment index climbed to a June
Is mark of 123
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28

1ad tried without success TO see
MS mother.
Letter Brings Tears
Jurors wept as counsel read the
letter that ran: y IN
Dear Nom: M
"T am sorry that you didn't
care 10 see me when I called at
the house this morning. Perhaps
IL was an accident that 1 saw
you In the kitchen when came
to the rear door. However, that
doesn't matter.
"After all the bitterness OF 10
years ago, when the family was
split asunder and Dad passed
on, you perhaps don't choose to
forget or forgive. However, IL
wasn't the purpose of my call to
plead forgiveness nor to ask you
to forget that you didn't care.
There Is, perhaps, n trifie OF
bitterness in my own heart, too,
and knowing me you can believe
IL took quite as much courage
TO walk up and ring the bell as
IL did for you to refuse me ad-
mission.
Regardless Of how you feel
toward me or who was to blame,
I wanted to see you once more
for a few minutes, II only be-
cause you are my mother. It
wasn't the return Of the prodi-
gal son and I had no ulteriOr
motive.
"To put others at rest who
may seek to counsel you, I want
nothing which belongs TO you
now or I'm the future. IL might
be natural enough for others to
say i have squandered my estate
Che received upward of $50, 900
from his father) and that 1 now,
after these years, seek your
favor for a purpose. Nothing Is
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Brothers, Sister
Clash at Court
as Crowds Cape
BY JANE scHERMERHoRN

Intimate and bitter secrets of a
family are being read into circuit
court records. as the Hannah
brothers, William, al, and Fred,
33, endeavor 10 break the will of
their mother, Mrs. Amanda Han
nan, who left most of her $500. 900
fortune TO their sister. Mrs. Mar
jorie Hannah Kemp, 45.
The courtroom Of Judge Adolph
F. Marschner fills each day with
spectators whose eyes widen as
the testimony unfolds, rich with
the names Of Detroit's socially
elect and the drama of two
brothers who believe their sister
turned their own mother against
them.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Dorothy Maynor Married

PRINCETON. n. J., June q
(UP) P).-Dorothy Maynor, Negro
soprano. was married today 10 the
Rev. Shelby Rocks of the faculty
of Lincoln University, Lincoln
University Pa
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28

"Your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, In one of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Chosen by Districts

Detroit would elect It's legisla-
tors by districts. instead Of at
large.
The Senate senatorial districts
would not be altered
Although the feapportionment
plan is supported unanimously in
the metropolitan area, the county
government reform proposal has
it's foes as well as its friends.
Under this scheme, the board of
supervisors would be cut 10 u
members and Detroit would have
two-thirdS of the seats. giving the
city clear-cut control of county
government for the first time.
II would make possible consoli-
dation of unnecessary and out
moded departments, and would
allow appointment OF a county
manager.
Civil service would be estab-
lished. and county officials would
be elected thereafter on a non
partisan basis.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Need I25, 900 Names

Inamuch as the signatures of
only registered voters will be
counted. the goal is 125,000 more
names.
Sponsors OF the reapportion-
ment plan faced a more difficult
task. This committee-known as
the council for representative gov
ernment-had 155,000 signatures
and is seeking at least $1,000
more.
Mrs. Helen Bryant, director of
the drive. said the organization is
looking 10 the CIO and the AF'L
for help that will boost the drive
over the final hurdle Both labor
groups have whole-h earte dl y
ioined the fight for the kind of
democratic government that Is
supposed 10 be guaranteed by the
state constitution.
Hard work IL needed" Mrs.
Bryant said. But the fight IL
not yet lost"
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
No Idea of Extent

He had no idea then that graft
reached to the highest places in
government, that the mayor, the
lp secutor, the sheriff, three
|councilmen, the superintendent of
|police and hundreds of less i'm
|portant officials had their pockets
Stuffed with underworld coin.
Nor had he any inkling that
some of his good friends would
soon be squirming in chair across
from his desk and that he would
be signing indictments against
them.
At the outset, Judge Ferguson
|enlisted the aid of Thomas E.
Dewey, who was then known ma
|tionally for his cleanup job while
la special prosecutor and while dis
|trict attorney in New York.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Ferguson Jury
Probing Barred
For First Time
3o,ooo,o 900 Words
in Record; Dewey's
Aides Here 70 Help

The Secrer grand jury rooms are
locked for good. the soft-stepping
investigators have removed their
|disguises. gamblers and politicians
are able TO smile again-and Judge
Homer Ferguson is running for
United States senator.
So now, for the first time, part
of the inside story of this volcanic
inquiry can be told and credit
given TO those anonymous sleuths
who collared more than 1000 wit
|nesses, parading IL e m through
secret chambers in the National
Bank Building.
Judge Ferguson readily admits
that he was a babe-in-the-woods
when he undertook, almost three
years ago, TO find out whether a
few policemen actually were being
bribed by a few handbook OPP
lerators.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Warnings Ex-Vocalist

For instance, Leslie Clay, for-
merly of Los Angeles and New
York. was a singer with Fred
Warnings orchestra before enfists
ing last January.
James T. Brown of Memphis
Tenn. was a tire salesman. Earl
Jenson, st. Paul, Mimi, was en1s
ployed by domestic gas and coks
company.
Several, however. were pursuing
their old trade. Ed Spangler of
Los Angeles was an auto machins
list on the coast. Curtis Chan Of
Twin Falls, Ida, was a Diesel
mechanic.
All are enthusiastic about the
willow Run plant, the PA
bomber and their camp site on the
edge of the mill stream.
Its very interesting" said
Clay, the singer. T never
thought there could be q plant
as large as this one"
Captain Mercier is here to get
the training project under way
and then will return to Chanut6
| Field. ~ =
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Air Corps; Men
Study Bombers|
AT Willow Run
Army Mechanics Camp ,
Near Huge Plant for ~
Post Graduate Course

The first group of army an
corps graduate mechanics Is en-"
camped at Camp Legion, Willow
Run. for post graduate study os
the giant Ford bomber.
This group will complete a six-
week course of combined class
room and production lire worA
before the men leave TO make
room for another contingent from
Chanute Field, Ill. =
Twenty-Five men comprise thd
first group to study the techniqqa
of the B-24 which Ford Is bsrl9s
ing at Willow Run. They are uns
der Capt. Ernest w. Merciers
III. S. A. A. +.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Sister Ignores Crowd

Marjorie does not notice the
courtroom that listens as her
condemn her. She sits in
the first row of Seats, her hand in
her husbands. leaning forward to
catch the words of Bill and Fred.
Sometimes she brushes tears from
her eyes, sometimes she sets her
lips firmly and closes her eyes as
she listens.
The Hannah brothers are tall
and dark. William, an attorney,
sets his jaw as he testifies, Mar
jorie created trouble and wretch
edness for me all my life. She
turned my mother against me,
against Fred"
Fred, not so accustomed to
courtrooms as his brother, who is
a lawyer, finds the witness chair
less comfortable and his brow
creases while he tells the court:
Marjorie never liked any one
knew. At first some of my
friends were all right, but even
IL she didn't see them after a
first meeting they somehow
soured and became no-goods,
ne'er do-wells.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
DeadIine Friday
On Stredm|ining
Of Government
z Constitutional Changes
Proposed; Redistrictins
Would Aid Wayne County

Fate of two constitutional
amendments, designed TO stream
line Wayne Countys government
and give. the metropolis proper
representation in Lansing. hung in
the balance Saturday as the dead
line approached Tor filing the
necessary petitions.
II the proposals are TO be sub
mitted at the election next No
vember, petitions bearing the sig
natures OF 100000 registered vot-
ers must be fled for each plan by
5 p. m. next Friday.
Force Reapporiionment
One of the amendments would
force reapportionment of the Leg
islature, thus giving Detroit its
rightful share of representation
in the lawrnaking chambers.
The other would open the door
for a centralized form of county
government here, with the 1872
member board of supervisors re-
placed by a compact governing
body of 2l members.
This latter proposal was closest
10 success as the drive entered the
final stage. There were 184,000I
signatures on hand Saturday
morning and the committee on
county government reform was
confident that hard work would
produce the necessary balance.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Called Him Insane

Insanity was a great topic of
conversation at our house. Mar
jorie constantly charged that 1
was insane. She kept after me
to submit to a mental examina-
ton. Naturally, I refused, but
when she kept this up agreed
to have my brain examined IL
she would submit to the same
test.
"After that she never urged"
Just before William left the
stand, a letter he had written tc
his mother when he was 29. III
years after my sister drove mt
from my home" was read into tn,
record. II was written after h.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Ignore Constitution

Although the constitution pro-
vides that representatives in the
Legislature shall be reapportioned
every 10 years, the rural majority
in the lawmaking chambers has
refused since 1925 10 carry out
this mandate. Year after year
the members have ignored their
oaths 10 uphold the constitution
for the simple reason that reap
portionment would give Wayne
County more than 30 seats in the
House OF Representatives, instead
of the present p.
The proposed constitutional
amendment would require the
secretary OF state 10 reapportion
representation every 10 years. II
would increase the membership Of
the House 10 los, instead of 100
and would give Wayne 81 seats,
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Living in Tents

The men are housed In the hall
dozen tents that once were used
by the Ford Legion farm boys
overlooking the mill.
An office is being constructed
for them in one of the buildings
near the camp site. Their meals
are served in the Willow Run
plant.
The first group is all from Cha-
mute Field. None has been in the
air corps more than six montt$t
but all are now expert mechAHt
les, although most of them nevel
had a wrench in their hands be-
fore entering the army.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28

Continued on Page Eight)
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Family Secrets Told
In Hannah Will Fight

had tried without success to see
his mother.
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Star Staff Photo.

sets avenue NV, that the young
tinsmith members of the organiza-
ton will abandon operations for the
duration.
Mrs. Houston Thompson, wife of
the chairman of the Museum Com
mlttee, took up tincraft as hobby
three years ago and became so pro-
f1cient that her displays at the Ma
tional Art Week exhibition were
cited for their excellence.
Mrs. Thompson's two weekly
classes, each attracting up to IA stu
dents, have produced tincraft work
OF high quality, including Christmas
tree ornaments, trays, sconces, Ian
terms. a dust pan, mirror and other
useful and artistic items.
But work in the tincraft room has
been halted for the duration, Miss
Matilda Young, director of the mu-
scum, revealed today, in order that
all available tin supplies and future
tin can collections by the members
may be turned into Americas scrap
campaign for war production plants.
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Annie Beatrice (Toni Jo) Henry,
convicted and confessed slayer.
awaited execution in Louisiana's
portable electric chair here at noon
tomorrow.
Deputy Sheriff Gibbs Duhon said
Mrs. Henry, convicted Of the killing
OF Joseph P. Galloway, Houston
(Tex) salesman in frozen rice field
near here in February, 1910, slept
late Thanksgiving morning and ap-
parently enjoyed the wild duck and
dressing which was on the CAL
acasieu Parish prisons menu.
Refuses to Read Papers.
Deputy Dion said the condemned
woman had refused to read news
papers and had turned to the radio
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Get In the Scrap!
Tin Can Collection
System Set Up Here
For Apartments
Salvage Committee
Circulurizes Park Road
Area With Leaflets

Commercial collection of tin cans
among the Districts 1000 apart
ment houses, where approximately
100000 persons or one third of the
citys population dwell, gained
momentum today as residents at
1451 Park road NV. perfected a
system set up by one of the tenants,
Mrs. Peter Grodsky.
A receptacle for tin cans and
other scrap accumulations has been
stationed in the lobby of the build
ing. Residents of the 80 apart
ments at the address have been
circularized with District Salvage
Committee leaflets, reminding them
of the urgent need for both tin and
scrap steel and the high percentage
of metal return from tin cans.
Mrs. Grodsky revealed yesterday
that she is comforting with resi-
dent apartment managers in the
Park road district in the hope that
the entire area will follow the sug-
eestions of the Salvage Committee
within the next few days.
Memorandum Sent Out.
The committee has sent the fol-
lowing memorandum to all apart
ment managers and owners:
70, r.
tin can scrap and proper prepara-
ton: Cans must be washed. tops
and bottoms cut out. labels re-
moved. Cans must be f1attened. but
not hammered.
2. Instruct tenants to place pre-
pared tin cans in a separate con-
talner on a certain day each week.
3. Instruct janitor to collect pre-
pared tin cans.
4. All one-gallon tin cans should
be kept separate from prepared tin
cans. One-gallon cans will be COL
lected with others.
5. Apartment managers are to call
the District Salvage Committee
Republic 8488-and register for COL
lections as soon as possible.
Tin can accumulations in apart
ment houses will be picked up by
representatives of the bottling in
dustry who are also collecting from
restaurants, public and private
schools, drug stores, business houses,
hotels, hospitals and institutions.
Tincraft Glasses Ended.
Impact of the Districts tin can
drive was felt on other fronts. mean
while, with the announcement from
Chlldren's Museum, 42l5 Massachu-
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Tor entertainment. Reading her
Bible has been her main solace.
Dubbed ''Tgress" during her three
murder trials, the woman has been
a model prisoner, Mr.. Duhon said,
and has not suffered a days illness
since her imprisonment 80 months
ago.
Mrs. Henry, self-styled "prosti-
tute at 13, and dope f1end at 49, in
signed confession admitted she
fired the fatal shots after she and a
companion. Finnon Burks, had
forced Mr.. Galloway out of his car
into the rice field where he was
stripped and killed as he knelt beg
ging for his life. Burks also is UNI
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Earl Of Mansfield Fined
For Defense Violation

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 27.-The Earl Of
Mansfield was fined ESQ $4,000 today
after trial in closed court ma charge
of violating British defense regula-
tons.
The 42-year-old earl, lieutenant
colonel in the Home Guard, was not
accused of any malicious intent. He
was said to have acknowledged COM
hitting an indiscretion.
The complaint charged that he
attempted to communicate 10 a
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der death sentence, but the date of
execution has not been set.
New Trials Granted.
The State Supreme Court twice
granted Mrs. Henry new trials on
grounds Of prejudicial conduct in
the lower court but her third con-
viction was upheld.
Gov. Sam Jones has declared he
will not interfere and there were no
apparent legal moves open to her.
Mrs. Henry will be the first woman
to be electrocuted in the State and
the second white woman to die for
murder.
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correspondent information regard.
ing the equipment, movement and
disposition Of British forces. e
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They asked for scrap-now let
'em have 1t. Collect yours now.
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.nLN> Turn IN SCRAP-The Thinkers Club of Chldrens
42l5 Massachusetts, NV abandoning opera
i Inc duration because of Americas critical shortage
fhoto SHOWS Junia Braer H. Thirty street
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Herbert Brater and Donald Hand
with tin which will turned over to the District drive
Star Staff Photo
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ADVERTISEMENT.

ADVERTISEMENT.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-19

that he can't get away from IT,
Instead OF going back 10 solving
murders, he gets citations and
letters OF praise from the police
commissioners.
I found him looking AT shorts
the other day-Sl of them. He
looks at the films in the pro-
lection room OF the Film En-
change Building. sitting all alone
putting an occasional cigar. but
never missing n word or "A scene.
Once" he said, "some eyiiib-
itors knew that ! was going To
start picture at o'clock.
They knew there was n raw
scene about 20 minutes from the
beginning, 80 they called me on
the phone, and l missed the
scene aud okayed the picture.
That happened once, hut it'll
never happen again. won't
even answer call from the
commissioner himself unless the
projection m schine Is shut
down"
Charlie secs nearly 100000
feet of film a year. The average
short runs one reel. or 1000 feet.
Westerns are about 5000 or
5000, and the other features
range up 10 Gone With the
Wind" which took up % reels,
Al nine minutes a reel. To date,
he's seen 100000 feet.
"Sure, it's a strain on my
eyes," he said. II didn't wear
glasses before, but 1 do now.
Westerns are the easiest 10
watch. You always know what's
coming.
'But I still enjoy a good pic
ture, I'm spite OF all the stuff i
have 10 sit through.
DO / ever 20 to the movies In
my spare time: Say, everything
goes swell nj my home until my
wife says, Let's 10 10 a show
"I saw Gone With the Wind
and then when II opened for the
public, the theater sent me two
seats for the preyiew. They were
the best seats in the house, and
Mrs. Snyder wanted to go, 80
that time / did.
IL stayed awake through the
first half of IL. but I'd just got
ten through seeing ID all, 40 l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-19

his idea. They're just a bit Of
promotion by the theater opc-
rators who know that n pulls IN
patrons.
One exhibitor, in fact. accused
Charlie Of doing him dirt by
NOT banning a film. Charlie
merely removed the SalaciouS
parts. The exhibitor had been
hoping 10 have the film banned
and then reinStatcd after suit
able cutting, 50 no could adver-
tiSe il as a Censored picture.
Last year Charlie saw SOP
feature films, 323 shorts, and 65
assorted pieces Of foreign film,
and YOU can see why ne has had
10 cut down on reading, which
he loves to do.
His spare time Is given over
mostly To the Optimist Cub
(he's presidenD; the George
Washington Post Of the Ameri-
can Legion (vice commander),
and his hobby, which Is model
trains,