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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16

Sergeant at BennettSVlIAe, -. "
st. Francis Holy Name As Tourna-
ment will play this evening at the
Parish Hall at 8 o'clock.
The Washington Park Community
House Midget League held a. bas-
ketball game between the Dragons
and Sons of ireland, Saturday after
noon. These two teams have been
friendly enemies" all season. The
Irish boys won n TO IL.
Lineup for the Sons Of ireland
Griffin, quinn, Simpson, who made
10 points for his team, Scott with g.
and Dooley. Lineup for Dragons
Parnevi, Francis, Toomey, Harry
Bob and Denny. Referee, Brick.
Hogan Dinner
Friends of Michael Hogan will
give q testimonial dinner in honor
of his recent marriage to Miss Doris
LANCE Of Ansonia Thursday evening
March 10, at McGrath's Pine Room
Baldwin Street. The committee Is
headed by John O'Neil. Edward
Horgan will be POSTMASTER. Mr.
O'Neil will be assisted by Tom
Walsh, Joe Happy" Shea, Frank
Hogan, Tom O'Leary, Ray Darling,
Tom McGrath, William O'Neil, John
Greaney, Ambrose Shea, John
Dwyer, James McGrath and John
p. Shea.
Mrs. Edna Gladdtng IS returning
to her home at las South Main
street, Naugatuck, after spending
few weeks with her daughter, Mrs
John B. Cuddy of Madison street
Friends of Mrs. Gladding will be
glad to learn she has recovered
from her recent illness and Is able
to be around again.
The annual st. Patrick'S Day
celebration sponsored BY the Wash
ington Park Community club will
be held tomorrow evening at the
Community House. Irish songs will
have a prominent place on the en-
tertainment program, VILLA m
O'Brien, Waterbury own John NC
Cormick", and Miss Margaret Car
lin will be soloists.
Dancing by the pupils of William
Ahearn, well known Irish folk
dancing teacher, viii also be on the
program.
Music for round and square dane
ing by Jimmie Fitzgerald's orcheS.
ira will round out the evening.
Tickets can be procured from any
member of the committee, or pur.
chased at the door. The committee
Is under the Craftsmanship Of
Thomas Brophy assisted by Mrs
Frank Kennedy, Miss Mary ODon.
nell, Miss Margerite Tierney, Tex
Donahue and Mrs. Edward Plankey
Air raid wardens who have moi
completed their Red Cross course
may do so by registering this week
at either the washington schoo
gym wednesday vening or Sec
tors B14 to SO, or Hopeville school
Thursday evening, for sectors from
B3T to So, at Z o'clock to $3.50. In
stead Of the usual flve weeks, By
holding the course an hour more
during the week, the 20 hours re.
quired can be covered in foul
weeks.
This Red Cross course win be n
charge of Patrick wallace and I
score Of able assistants. Mr. Wal
lace expects to take care Of q Very
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
Finton Cuddy Taken
To Hospital Sunday
South Elm Resident Seriously Ill at NewingtOn;
Patrick Eiussy Sprains Ankle
WASHINGTON HILL

large number Of people in these
classes. Anyone may join by being
at Washington school Wednesday
evening at z O'Clock, or Hopeville,
Thursday evening.
The course will be held at WASH
ington school, Wednesday and Fri
day evenings, from to $3.50, for
four weeks, and at Hopeville school
Tuesday and Thursday evening, at
the same time for four weeks.
Edward Brown and Gordon Son.
erS are asking the people in their
sectors to be at Washington and
Hopeville schools Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, respectively
They will receive any new work
connected with the air raid warden
organization work.
G. Y. o. Farley Thursday
Religious conference for high
school pupils will be held at St
Francis parish hall this evening at
z o'clock. Instructions for the
grammar school pupils will be held
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 and
Saturday morning at 8 o'clock.
Lenten devotionS are held every
morning at the 7:30 o'clock Mass
at st. Francis. Stations Of the Cross
are held every Wednesday and Fri
day evenings at 1880 o'clock, and
for the school children at 3:45
o'clock.
Representatives Of Notre Dame
university have been given permis-
sion to canvass the parish for SUBJ
scriptionS for Ave Maria magazines
Pensioners are not compelled to
subscribe, however.
There will be no meeting Of the
Red Cross sewing unit at st. Fran
els this week due to lack Of ma
terial.
The Ladies' Guild will meet Wed
nesday evening at the parish hall
Immediately after Lenten devotions
st. Francis G. Y. o. will meet
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at
the parish hall.
The Catholic Missions vii; spon-
sor Passion Play at Bushnell hall,
Hartford, March 20, 20, 80 and 81,
afternoons and evenings. The pro-
ceeds will be used for Emergency
Mission activities.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16

n 1910 automotive sales taxes In
ae United States totaled $105,0O0.-
IN
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16

days, according to Police Supt. WI
liam J. Roach.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16

Francis x. Tehan, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Tehan of Baldwin
Street is now Squadron Supply
Sergeant at Bennettsville, s. @.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16

Patrick Hussy Of South Street is
suffering from q sprained ankle.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16

Finton Cuddy Of South Elm Street,
brother Of John D. Cuddy, president
of the Washington Park Community
Club, is seriously Ill at the Veterans
Hospital, Newington. He was taken
there yesterday.
Miss Estelle Whalen Of South
Street has returned to her studies
at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Mass.
after spending a ten day vacation
at her home. She Is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Whalen.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16

st. Francis Holy Name As Tourna-
ment will play this evening at the
Parish Hall at 8 o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

| Service report for Sunday, Sep
tember g. Subject. Man"
Golden Text: Psalms 37:23. The
steps Of good man are ordered by
the Lord: and he delighteth in his
way. Hs
VA Bible citation from the lesson
sermon:' Matt. 5:43-45 and 4S. Ye
have heard that it hath been saidi
Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and
hate thine enemy. "A. But say un-
to you. Love your enemies. bless
them that curse you, do good to
them that hate you, and pray for
them which despitefully Use you.
and persecute you; 45 Ito y That
ye may be the children of your
Father which is in Heaven: As. Be
ye therefore perfect even as yotir
Father which is IN heaven is per-
feet. " p r1 Nf
Correlative from the Textbook,
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy: In divine Science, man is the
Erue. image of God. . ?. If man was
,nce perfect but has. now lost his
Derfection, then mortals have never
oeheld in man the reflex image OF
Sod. The lost image is no image.
rhe true likeness cannot be lost in
Irvine. reflection. Understanding
his, Jesus said: BE ye therefore
oeffect, even as your Father which
s In heaven is perfect" 9 .-,s'-l y,
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
CHILDREN's BEACH HOUSE
e - CHATTER = 'is :

Gralyn returned from the hos
pital Saturday Afternoon, following
a tonsillectomy performed FridaS
He is already able to into 0ui
activities. ~ - "a. saHi DE
We hated to see Peggy, Helen
and John leave us last week. tFhes
added such. interest to all Beach
House affairs e., n 1. = =
Mrs. Klein returned as girls
counselor Monday night. I'VE are
happy to see her again afteT~ two
months vacation. sosn gifs5 titi
I'VE aare sorry to lose Miss Del
linger, who left Tuesday, for she
has been directing many interest,"
ing activities during theiscool,
windy spell; while we were not able
to go in swimming Besides taking
us on hikes; she has been teaching
us new games and folk dances. y isE
Inside programs given over the
week-ends were dramatizations and
an amateur program. Saturday, "A
Day in the Hospital" was drama
tized. Monday the dramatization
was'f'A Trip to the Dentist jim
mie as Lr. Jones, the dentist, and
Mary Lou as attendant did ai#prtha
while job, while the patientse al
the way from counselor to the
smallest and most timid child bf
the Beach House, increased the
realism of this performance. There
was a demonstration Of lscorfect
teeth-cleaning, Mary LOU the at9
tendant. actually brushing I he
giants" teeth up and down. Jim
nlies as DR.. Jones, Demonstrated
clearly with the use of one Of the
decayed teeth of the "giartr how
cavity can spread into
the nerve of the tooth, caqsing
great pain. fsb is
MISS Hitchner, the dental hygien-
st, who was here cleaning our
.eeth from Friday until Tuesday,
was our guest of honor. Weewish
Or. sWiltbank, could have Witnessed
he demonstration OF his little pa
tents. ~ f ~ sitfts %
The amateur program, which fol- |
owed Immediately. included SOLOS |
md duets by the smallest and lar
rest, and f6lk-daneings by q group
4 Beach House boys ana girls 4
The father of Roberta and Hottie
listed them Saturday afternoon.
! Mt. and Mrs. Charles Ross Miss
lelissa DoqghteIi,a Of Wilmington,
hda Mrs. Gohee. Of i Giyden, Md,
terse Beach House visitors Sunday.
!. For Vfefory BE5 Boadsy !
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS


The Mizpah Circle of the Pres
byterian Church will meet with
Mrs. Ralph aSnowberger Wednesday
evening, September 9, ats7.30.~
Asters from the garden Of Robert
Davis, on South Washington street,
are drawing much attention. Mr.,
Davis, a gardener by trade, is very
generous with the beautiful towers
he grows. ~
The Milford Free Public Library
will be closed all day Labor Day,
and beginning Monday, Sept. l4th,
the library will resume its winter
schedule, open Monday and Satur-
day evenings and open Wednesday
and Saturday afternoons.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
DIR. GREGG TO SPEAK IN
pes ~WILMIEGT0N ON SUNDAY

DR.. Howard D. Gregg, president
of Delaware State College for Coli
.ored, Students, will speak in WIZ
mington on Sunday, September 81
at four p. m. =. Il
!, He is considered as being oneipf
the best prepared men in the raee,
having earned degrees from LIN
coin, Yale, Columbia and the Uhi-
versity of Pennsylvania. The last
named institution, conferred UPON
him the iDoctorate in 1896. He!has
taught atis Howard Uniyeriity,
Washington, D. c., and was atone
time head Of the State Department
at Wilberforce.' f3gs.s'f egg
He comes directly from the eres-
idency of Edward College in Blori-
dag to Delaware DIR. Gregg will
probably speak on some phase Of
education and. the war. Il,
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
CHAMBERS .cLENDANIEL
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Announcement has been made OF
the engagement of Miss Nora Eta
Reed, the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William Reed of Milton. to Mr.. viii
lard N. Todd; son OF Mr., and Mrs.
Edward Todd Of, Brack-Ex. Miss
Reed. a registered nurse. is a
graduate of the Beebe Hospital
School of Nursing at Lewes. She
is on the stan of the Children's
Beach House on Lewes beach. Mr..
Todd is graduate of st. Johns
College, Annapolis, Md, and at
tended the University of Delaware.
He is associated. with the National
Red Cross In New York City, Is
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04

With one convention over and
another almost here, it appears
that the political pot which has
simmered SO long, should begin to
boil.
%
The Willing Workers of Mill
wood will meet at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Warner on Fri
day evening, September II. All
members please be present.
$50 -
Delaware has been allocated s39,-
1896 for the 1942-43 program to aid
farm tenants in purchasing farms.
The allotment is a decrease of more
than 100000 from the previous fls-
cal year. t"
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
Personal Happenings

, Mr.. and Mrs. William c.. Smith
are spending two weeks in Ocean
City, Md.
, Miss Geraldine Calhoun returned
home on Tuesday after spending
q week in Bridgeyilie. s's
Mrs. Henry Sipple of Harbeson
is spending few days with Mr..
and Mrs. William v. Sipple. .'''' '-
Mrs. C. Emerson John, of New
ark, was the weekend guest Of
Mayor and Mrs. Edward G. Evans.
Miss Alice Toadyine, OF Sails
bury, spent the past week-end here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Toad
vine. ~ - ea ;ie.
Richard Abbott has gone to Will
mington where he has registered as
aistudent at Beacon Business
School. E<@4 s.s'is' s.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Ward of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, are spending the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. r. McColley Of
near town. fsv = ~ 4as se
Mrs. Harry Belts, of Philadelphia
was the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Nailor, over the
past weekend. -.-,7 '@'
Mrs. Thaddeus w. Hollis and
daughter, Ida Ann, spent a few
days in Syracuse, N. :, as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Ward, 4f' =.
Ensign and Mrs. Charles Murphy
of Boston will arrive tomorrow to
spend the weekend holiday With
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mallhlolland. !l ll
Mrs. T. Newell Rodan, of Lees
burg, New jersey spent Wednes-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Carol Pear
son and son, Ray. of near Milford. |
at s.% Hts ss-A-b ssssal gystfS-i i |
Mrs. August Fl Faix and son |
Richard left on Wednesday for |
Ocean City, N. j., where they will |
be Joined by Mr.. Faix for the hoh-
day weekend. -; 79'.
immie Hammond, William
Pearce and Stanley Carter, who
have been employed in Wilmington
for the past few weeks, returned
home on Tuesday. %
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. D. Short and Mrs.
William G!HTaylor, who have been
spending a part of the summer at
their cottage at Rehoboth, returned
to their town home on Sunday. /
Z. iEti fi--sss- -. IAN II
DR.. and Mrs. Carlton Fooks, !
lately of Frankford, have moved to
the williams residence on West
Front street, where DR.. Fooks will
open his office for the practise of
medicine. <'r'4'' ri
Miss Evelyn Murphy left last
Saturday for Wilmington where
she will attend Beacon Business
School. She was the guest of Miss
Anne Davidson an d Miss, Mae
Mearns over the past weekend.
Miss Gertrude Clark, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cortland Clark, went
to- Wilmington on Monday to begin
her training as a nurse at Delaware
Hospital. Also in the new class are
Miss Katherine Haughey and Miss
Betty Ryan. - ''.'' e 80 '''''
The parents of William Marshall
Hugg, Jr., of Milford, have just
been. advised that he has been made
a private first-class. Bill is I
of the 33rd Infantry, Co.. /
b. United States Army. The c
'3rd Infantry is part of the regu- !
ar army ~ t'l l
Mrs. Edith jackson Lacy and
laughter of New Haven, Conn, are t
,isitihg Mrs. Lacyis sister, Mrs. L
VI B. Downing and family. II is
to note that last Friday n
drs. Lacy in reading go Years E
ago" in the Milford Chronicle read b
he following:' miss Edith yacksoB d
'f JestervilIe, Md. Z. is visiting her n
lister, Mrs n. B. Downing, on Z
street" I'a.s.. d
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
WOMEN'S SOCIETY FOR.
CHRIsTI4N SERVICE MEETS

Circle No. 8 of the Women's So
ciety for Christian Service of the
Calvary Church met with Mrs.
Anna Potter and Miss Naomi Gov
erdale on Wednesday. evening, Au-
gust 26.' A good attendance Was
present, with several visitors, who
reported Mrs. Potter and Miss
Coverdale genialt hostesses. Mrs.
Baxter, who has been at Rehoboth
for the SUMMER, is-'expected to be
with us atithe September meeting.
Mrs. Iria Daniels ihas had charge
of the meetings in her absence.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
STITE BOARD OF HEALTH
/ URGES RRE-SCH0OL TESTS

The Delaware State Board Of
Health urges parents of children
who are preparing for school next
week to have them undergo medi-
calyand dental examinations before
they begin their studies.
Since doctors and dentists from
Delaware are going in increasing
numbers into the armed forces, it
is especially important this year to
have the work done while there are
stiH MANY professional men avail
abIa A foundation of physical fit
ness now mot. only means greater
ability to Garry on the school work
butagreater resistance to colds and
other communicable diseases this
wiIter,I emphasizes the Board OF
Health. -g-'
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
NEW OFFICER ELECTED
s By LIBBY, MCNEIL

The directors of Libby, Mcneil
& Libby, Gamers, announce the
election of Fred P. Sliv0n as comp
troller and secretary, succeeding
Dwight E. HilIyer, deceased.
Mr.. Slivon, who is 49, years old,
Joined Libby in 1929 and has served
as office manager. assistant secre-
tary and assistant comptroller be-
fore assuming his new dutiess Ear
lier in his career he was connected
for short time with Price, Water
house & Co., certified public ac-
countants. 20 tst' hS,f ANhii-
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
CURTIS EINYARD INJURED;
THROWN BY AHORST

While riding a horse in a pasture
last Saturday at the farm of his
uncle, BENJAMIN Vinyard, Curtis d.
Vinyard, of Milford, was thrown,
suffering fractured right hip.
He was taken to the Milford Me-
mortal Hospital, but later was re-
moved to his home on North West
Front. street. .- ~. ---iya
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
AN. AVIATION CADET

John A. Morris, son of Thomas
P. Morris, Greenwood, is enrolled
as an aviation cadet in the Army
Air Forces Pre-Flight School for
Pilots at Maxwell Field, Ala. Cadet
Morris is graduate Of Greenwood
Hi&h School and had six months
service at Langley Field, Virginia,
prior to being accepted as an aYia-
tiorf cadet. He was employed as a
textile operator for the dupont
Company before entering the army:
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04

A. v. Mccormick spent Thursda!
and Friday in Philadelphia.
Miss Sara Barcus was in Reho
both over the past week as thu
guest of Miss Sue Munson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Moore, o
Washington, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace McFaul.
Miss Deon Corder, of Hurlock
Md, is spending this week with hel
brother, Max Corder, and Mrs. Cor
der.
William Faix left on Saturday
for school. He will attend Tho
Citadel at Charleston, S. c., this
year. ~ HF
Charles Robinson returned to
New York City on Sunday after a
visit with his mother, Mrs. William
Robinson.
Miss Dorothy Watson and Miss
Irene Small spent a few days last
week visiting in Wilmington and
Philadelphia.
Miss Betty Hammond, of Will
mington arrived yesterday to spend
the holiday weekend with Miss
Charlotte Ryder.
Mrs. Garrett l.. Grier will leave
on Sunday for Jacksonville, Flor
ida, to be near Lieutenant Grier,
who is now stationed there.
Mrs. Saunders M. Truitt and her
grandson, Richard Hamilton, OF
Pittsburgh, are spending some timO
at the Truitt home on Lake avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. John v. G. Postlea
and children. Anne and Jack, OF
Philadelphia, are spending some
time at Slaughter Beach in the
Win-Stid. if4te 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Grier and
three children left on Friday of
last week for Oak Orchard where
they will remain until Tuesday of
next week.
Private Bill Herring, Jr., will
leave for Louisiana Saturday NOR
ming after spending two weeks
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam B. Herring.
Mr.. and Mrs. william v. Sipple
and William Sipple, 3d., returned
to their home on Church avenue on
after spending the past
several weeks in Rehoboth.
%
Mrs. Ida Riley has returned to
her home in Wilmington after
spending some time with her niece,
Mrs. F. Burgette Short, who accom-
panied her home on Tuesday. ae'
%
William Trader has returned |
home after spending some time with |
his daughters and son-in-laws, Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Heishman of Wash.
ington and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Koch of Baltimore.
l.st -.itf..i --3-
Reverend and Mrs. John Jackson
DIOWn 'I6OaiACu AAOil6 Oh uCoudJ
after spending a month in Rock
Hill, S. c. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. Alton Brown, of Fay
etteville, N. c., and two children,
who will be their guests for some
time. b.
The families and friends of Ser
yeant Osborn walls, Sergeant
George Russell and Sergeant Olin
Sandy" Snyder, are very happy to
lear that the boys have landed in
San Francisco. All of the boys have
'eturned to the '"States" for spe-
.ial officers training courses.
Lieutenant George T. Macklin, (
IT,, who is attending the chemical :
warfare school at Edgewood Arse
lal, was the guest of his parents, i
drl and Mrs. George T. Macklin, on !
sunday. Lieutenant Macklin will i
complete his studies on September [
2, and will then return to Camp {
Va, where he is at s
ached to the 5Oth Coast Artillery. '
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04

Mrs. Emma v. Elston, of
New York City. has announced
the engagement of her .daugh-
ter, Louise Eleanor, to Tech
iical Sergeant Pierce 2. Saw
age, of Governors Island, New
York. Sergeant Savage is the
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Sac
age of Milford. 7 W.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. and Mrs. Calvert Morgan are
spending their vacation with Mr.
and Mrs. Harry jackson, Of Will
mington, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Daniels Jf., .sof zBa aItimofe, Md. s.. I
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
WEDDINGS
TUCKER : MINNER

/, TUCKER : MINNER
James Minner and Miss Anna Lee
Tucker Of MiIfordI were married
at the Wyoming parsonage on
Thursday evening, August 20, by
Rev. o. B. Reed. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Holiday of Milford, were their at
tendants.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-04
FERGUSON GRAHAM

Miss Thelma Fay Ferguson
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B: Nor
man Davidson, Dover, former resi-
dents of Milford, and Corp. Barton
Philip Graham, son. Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip n. Graham, Seaford,
were married Saturday evening,
August 20, at the home of the
brides parents 4 n Z Dover. The
ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Roscoe r. Metzger, pastor of
the Peoples Church. Dover, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Williaml McFadden,
Wilmington, as the q. attendants.
Only members of the immediate
families were present. The bride
groom is stationed at Fort DUPONT.
CHAMBERS -CLENDANIEL
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooke R. Cham
bers of Washington, N. j., have an
nounced the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Jean May Chambers
to Mr.. Frank Clepda1iel,y Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clendaniel of
Lincoln The. ceremony was per-
formed on Friday, August 2S, in the
First Presbyterian Church at Wash
ington. Mrs. Raymond Hecht of
Sayreville, N. j., attended the bride.
Mr.. Richard Clendaniel of Lincoln
was best man. A small reception
for the immediate family and few
friends was. held at "Morries
Acres"