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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
Bernice Ryan
 ShoWer Guest

Mrs. Robert Boppeler of Plaza avenue entertained at her home on Saturday evening with a personal shower in honor of Miss Bernice Ryan of Colonial avenue.
 Among the guests were Mrs. B. J. Ryan, Mrs. Neil CogsWell, Mrs. Henry LaChance, Mrs. Bridgeport Lapman, Mrs. James O'Reilly, Mrs. David Lapman, Mrs. Raymond West, Mrs. Frying West, Mrs. Dora Plan con, Mrs. Marcel Plancon, Mrs. John F. Washburne, Mrs. John H. Wash burne, Mrs. Walter Norman, Mrs. Arthur Hebert, Mrs. George John- ston, Mrs. Arthur Shea, Mrs. StoWell Burnham, Mrs. Edward Stuart, Mrs. Charles McCue, Mrs. Emmett Shuts
 And the Misses Catherine Lap man, Judy Boppeler, Irene La Chance, Peggy Poppeler, Mary Bop peler, Margaret Gunterman, Rita Sullivan and Emma Beebe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
Council Conducts
 Food Demonstration

The Waterbury Nutrition Council is sponsoring series of practical food demonstrations to assist local housewives in preparing nutritious meals.
 Mrs. J. Harold Root Is chairman of the local nutrition council, which includes three major local groups: City, headed by Dr. E. J. Godfrey; Waterbury hospital. headed by Howard Hart; and Visiting Nurse association, headed by Miss Alice Peak
 Miss Margaret Chagnot Is con- ducting the demonstrations which are held Tuesday evenings at 7:15 and Thursday afternoons at 2:15 at the auditorium of the Connecti- cut Light and Power Co.,, the Tues day series being repeated on Thurs days. Sessions are open to the pub- lie without charge.
 Remaining demonstrations in- clude: July IA and 16, lunch boxes; July 21 and g, canning and food preservation; July 28 and 30, low cost meal planning, including meat and vegetable cookery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
PATENTS GRANTED
 LOCAL INVENTORS

William K. Simpson of Waterbury has been granted a patent for a siphonless vent valve, according to an announcement made at the of- flee of Harold G. Manning, local patent attorney. The invention has been assigned to the Hoffman Spe- cialty Go. of Waterbury.
 Other patents issued to residents of Waterbury and its vicinity as an- nounced by Wooster & Davis, patent attorneys of Bridgeport are as fol- lows:
 H. L. Burghoff of Waterbury and Donald K. Crampton of Marion, electrical conductors, assigned to Chase Brass & Copper Go. of New Haven; Louis H. Rowland of Chesh- ire, treatment of rubber, assigned to U. s. Rubber CO.
 The E. Ingraham Go. of Bristol has been assigned a patent issued to Emil Ager- Wick of Arendal, Nor way for an audible signal clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
Personal

The Misses May Hodson of Col umbia Boulevard, Cora Adamson of Naugatuck, Dorothy Gillis of Johnson Street, and Bernadine Lawlor of Highland Avenue, have returned from a several days visit to Basin Harbor, Vermont.
 Miss Nora Dolan of New York City is the guest of her sister, Mrs. P. F. Barnes of Fox Street.
 MT. and Mrs. William Amelung of Columbia Boulevard are enter taining Mrs. David Champion of Montclair, N. J.
 Dr. and Mrs. Francis P. Barnes of Fern Circle recently entertained Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Gainor and Dr. William Gainor of Shelton.
 sherman Loridpn, son of MT. and Mrs. Harry London of 344 Pine street will receive bachelor of science degree in commerce rom Rider college at commencement ex- ercises August IA. He majored m journalism.
 Mrs. Matthew Adgate, Mrs. Jessie Burton, Miss Virginia Harrison, Mrs. Louis H. Thourat and Miss Marian Townsend are among the local representatives at the North field Missionary Conference being held at Northf1eld seminary, North field, Mass.
 Stoddard Barnes of Fern Circle has returned from a visit With pr. and Mrs. Joseph Gainor of Shelton.
 The Misses Winifred and Flor ence Herr of Plaza avenue have re- turned from two weeks vacation at Apple Hill inn, Bantam.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold waiter worth, Donald, Robert, Carol, Vir- ginia and Winifred Herr Waiter worth of Woodtick road, have re- turned from a two weeks visit at their cottage at Bantam lake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
Senator's Son
 Becomes Engaged

MT. and Mrs. David Joseph Mc- Coy of New Haven have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Anita Lee Mccoy, to EnS1gn Robert Francis Maloney, son of United States Senator Francis T. Maloney and Mrs. Maloney of Merl- den and Washington. D. c.
 Miss Mccoy was graduated rom St. Mary's Academy, New Haven and received her B. A. Degree from Good Counsel College, White Plains, N. Y.
 Ensign Maloney prepared for col lege at the Pomfret School, attend ed Catholic University, Washington, D. c. and Wesleyan University Mid dletown. He enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in December.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES :
DON'T LET AILMENTS SNEAK UP
BY HARRY l. JOHNSON, M. ID.

R hhAA&A@A 3s 1OAAANAgSANf A"@" @%H Director of Health Education, Life
 Extension Institute, Inc.
 (This Is the fifth of six articles on care of your health in war time.)
 Why should you have complete physical examination when you feel so well and haven't missed a day from work in more than five years?
 You can't judge the future by the past. It's the next five years we are most interested in, and we want you to be sure to keep your record at least that long,
 You remember that fellow who fell off the scaffold last month. The doctor said he had had stroke. That stroke was the result of high blood pressure which had been get ting worse for some time. He knew nothing about it until the stroke took him off.
 QUICK ACTION
 HALTS TROUBLE
 Most of the serious conditions which result in death come on very slowly and sneak up on you without causing pain or making you feel sick until they have become very far ad- vanced. It is then too late to do much about it.
 There is just one way to be sure that some disease is not eating away at your vital organs. It is to have complete physical examination every year.
 When you have this done, be sure your doctor does a complete job and examines every part of your body from head to foot.
 While having the examination is important, it is still more important to follow the doctors advice in order to correct anything which is found
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
KUNKEL APPOINTED
 ON N. E. COMMITTEE

Paul J. Kunkel, East End drug gist, has been named to the New England Retail Drug committee according to an announcement made by Kenneth B. Bachman, re- gional OPA director for New Eng land. MT. Kunkel is retiring presi- dent of the Connecticut Pharma- ceutical association. A meeting oi the committee has been scheduled for July 21 in Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
} McKENNEY
 ON BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY

The intercollegc tournament this year was run on the Olympic plan as both a pair and team contest. Highest in the field of 216 pairs were Jay Reynolds and Keck Kim bell of Kansas State College, who turned in nearly perfect score. For both of these young men 1t was the first tournament experi- ence, and neither had played more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
BATTERY e

The Battery c, 208th Coast Arti1- lery Association, will hold a meeting this evening, at the American Le- zion Home on Holmes Avenue.
 All members are urged to be pres- ent, and all mothers, wives, sisters and sweethearts of the Battery G boys Or the boys intthe 208th Band are invited to attend and to join.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
MAN ABOUT NEW YORK

GrOuchO Marks bride will not be a coast designer, but Rhoda Reese, Q glamorous honey-haired gal, work ing her way through drama school by teaching for Arthur Murray .. Mrs. Pat Rooney, 3d, (the ex-Janet Reade of the zeigfeld shows) got her final decree at Concord, N. H., on July 9th Lillian Day filed suit in Federal Court for all profits on the play-hit, Junior Miss" Claims 1t plagarized her book, "The Youngest Profession Oscar of the Waldorf will announce his re- tirement next March 13th-his 50th year there Barbara Hutton (whose marriage name is also the name of the Woolworth ytoreS' opposition) got break mar fying Grant. He can't Snore |. Columbia Pictures found that out when they had to use a double for the snoring sequence in 'The Talk sf the Town"
 Spy Case Stuff: The FBI took those newsreel pix for their agents digging fin the Florida beach for hidden explosives. Then gave them tO the newsreeI firms Many marksmen are begging G-Man Hoover for the privilege of being in the firing squad, and the FBI is getting dollar bills from citizens with notes saying: Please use my money to buy the bullets for the sharp shooters" July 9th was the date the sabOteurs were (instructed) to start the fireworks .. On the mem- bership lists of The New Friends of New Germany (1933) which became the Bund-is the. name Werner ThieI. He's one of the eight sabO- teurs 4. Two seamen from the submarine rOwed the 8 ashore :. Dasch and one other "stOoP' may not be shot.
 Jessica Tandy, the delft British actress, Is in Reno Her next groom will be actor Hume Cronyn. Ho Hume .. His fans in the War Dept tell you not to be too sur- prised if Ralph Ingersoll inherits lots more circulation by becoming an editor for "Yank" The Capt. Robert Wintners (Alsop & Kintner) expect little Sgt. Several wealthy celebrities Gin Detroit and Washington to name two cities) are breathing easier now that Sammy Feldman has been sentenced for 5 years without their names being mentioned He introduced them to gals s-about-toWn-or any place! which accounts for his disregard of coin .. There will be a shake up of private cops at big league ball park Norma Shearer has a tooth filling made of nylon |. Jack Topping, who never did a day'0 work in his life, has gone to Florida for ten-day vacation.
 With Bund leaders being indicted by the govt and with the Dept of Justice moving to stamp out the whole subversive organization of the Bu1Ad-let it be recalled that in March 1887 the law firm of Paul P. Rao drew up the incorporation pa- perO for the A. V. Amerikadeutschc Volksbund) Publishing Co. This was the corporation which published the official organ of the local bund. Named as directors of this newspa- per were bund leaders Fritz Kuhn, James WheIer-HiII and William Luedtke In the Fall of 1941
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
Pre-Nuptial Party
 For Helen SearleS

Mrs. Joseph Hench of Matthew Street entertained at her home on Saturday evening with currency shower in compliment to Miss Helen Searles of Grove Street.
 Among the guests were Mrs. Joseph Hench, Jr., Mrs. Frederick Hench Mrs. John Schmidt, Mrs. Ralph Benson, Mrs. Edward Clarke, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Everett Hench, Mrs. Leo Chaisse. Mrs. Neil Shea, Mrs. Olson, Mrs. William Meehan, Mrs. John Mee- han, Miss Martha Meehan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13

The great virgin tracts of north ern Quebec Province boast much unexplored country. This Is espe- cially true of the untrodden wilder ness of Upper Labrador.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
Club Notes
ST. THOMAS

ST. THOMAS The Rosary Confraternity of the Church of St. Thomas will sponsor a bingo party tomorrow afternoon at 2:15 o'clock at the parish hall. Mrs. w. F. Weir and Mrs. Fred Rappelt are in charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13

Eleven and one-half inches of rain fell in one hour and 20 min utes in San Diego county, Calf, on Aug. 12, 1891.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
GOOD WILL

GOOD WILL
 Good Will chapter, Order of Eastern Star, will sponsor its an- nual lawn bridge tomorrow after noon at 18 Windsor street. Playing will begin at 1:30 o'clock. Prizes will be awarded.
 Mrs. Roger Peabody of Holmes avenue is chairman of the arrange ments committee and in charge of the affair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13

The Handel and Hayden Society was the first oratorio society in the United States. It was established in Boston in 1915.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
ST. PAUL'S

The Woman's Society of Christ ian Service of St. Paul's Methodist Church will meet Wednesday after noon, July 15, at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Charles w. Fink enzeller of Transit Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
Weddings
sTROUssE-KARNOFsKY

E-KAKNOFSkY
 MT. and Mrs. James Karnofsky of Chauncey street announce the mar riage of their daughter, Mildred, to Corporal Benjamin Strousse, Jr., of New Haven and Camp Shelby.
 The wedding took place on Fri day, July 10, at Hattiesburg, Mis-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
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wrong He will tell you how to cor rect the condition. If you are found to be in good general health, you are pretty lucky fellow and will feel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
O'DONNELL-BREHENY

'DONNELL-BREHE
 MT. and Mrs. Patrick J. Breheny of F'aber Avenue announce the marriage of their daughter, Doro- thy Patricia to Edward O'Donn2ll, son of MT. and Mrs. Edward O'Don- nell of Baldwin Street.
 The Rev. James J. O'Brien united the couple at St. Michaels church on Saturday, July II. Miss Eliza beth Prondst and George Garrity attended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13

journ to the studio to witness the broadcast.
Evening star., 1942-03-06

The map shows proximity Of the to Federal office
buildings Most of this section close to Government buildings
Mr. Goodwlie points down and nearly
housing section for Federal defense workers. His plan calls for
modernzng ucuray sound houses the block permeters
and erecting gadentype apartments the interiors
where in many substandard alley dwellings
situated.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Gen. Knudsen 10 visil
Scene Of Ordnance
Plant Disaster
Senator Herring Sees
inefficient Operation;
Promises Cleanup
Ry tie Associated Press.

Fv tie Associated Press.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, March g.
1t. Gen. William Knudsen, the
Army's production chief, today will
visit the scene OF the Iowa ordnance
plant disaster, where at least 16
persons died Wednesday night in
the plants second explosion within
three months.
Senator Herring, Democrat, Of
Iowa announced Gen. Knudsen's 8
visit last night after declaring the
blast indicates poor housekeeping
somewhere"
"Operation of the plant has been
inefficient all the way around" he
charged at his home in Des Moines
Promises Action.
"If the War Department doesn't
clean them out down there today,
I'll bring my committee and we'll
clean them out by tomorrow" the
Senator declared.
IN wait to see what the War
Department does, and If 1t fails to
take action, we will"
Senator Herring, chairman of the
Senate subcommittee investigating
defense industries, said he would
come here today.
Brig. Gen. E Mcfarland, assistant
to the chief of Army ordnance, and
Brig Gen. L. N Campbell, jr., as
sistant chief of industrial service
facilities, arrived here from Wash
ington late yesterday to attempt to
determine the cause of the terrific
blast which shook the countryside
within a 2O-mile radius.
Coroner r. o. Giles said 16 bodies
had been recovered. Day g. Zim-
norman, Inc, operator of the $780,
900, 900 plant, identified all 16 bod
les and said five workmen were
missing and may be dead.
81 Persons Hospitalized.
Fifty-one persons were hospital
ized some in serious condition, while
an unknown number of others were
treated for minor injuries.
Maj. j. H. Edgerly, chief of pro-
duction control here, said the blast
was due to an explosion of amatol,
a mixture of ammonium nitrate and
TINT.
The three story brick, steel and
concrete melt unit was blown to bits
just as shifts were changing.
1t. Col. Otto M. Jank, plant COM
manding officer. said other produc-
ton lines continued operations.
The blast did not deter job hunt
ers. A long line of applicants wait
ed outside the Day g. Zimmerman
Office today for opportunities to
sign up for work inside the NUM-
tions plant.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Goodwi|Iie's Housing Studies
Inspired RedeveIoping Plan
Draws on korfoIk's Postwar Plight in
Advocating Southwest Area Rehabilitation

Arthur Goodwillie, father of the
plan to house war workers by re-
developing Southwest Washington,
says that he is no houser, but "a
retired businessman who got tired Of
the farm" His associates claim he
is the country's foremost authority
on rehabilitation of rundown urban
areas.
Director of conservation at H. O.
L. c., Mr.. GoodWillie was SO
successful last week in selling his
housing theory that the Senate ear
marked $5,000,000 Of the Lanham
housing bill for rebuilding a nine
block sample" portion of the South
west section. The housing bill, 1t is
said, has a good chance Of passing
Congress with the Goodwillie au-
thorization included.
Mr.. Goodwillie's theory is that 1t is
much more sensible to reconstruct
the rundown" residential core of
the Capital than it is to build tre-
mendous number of new develop
ments in the outer reaches of the
city. Such developments further
complicate transportation and utility
problems, and may degenerate to the
status of slum areas when the
emergency is over. He says the city
certainly will contract at the wars
end. Non-defense workers, especial
ly the INDECENT, should be moved
from the well-located, rundown
sections into temporary houses
When the war is over they can be
moved back to the rebuilt section
and the temporaries torn down, In
volving no serious dislocation OF
property values.
Cites Norfolk's Experience.
He comedies that not all of Wash
ington'S badly needed housing can
be supplied through rehabilitation
but says large part of it can. Mr..
Goodwillie cites Norfolk, Va, as an
example of a ghost town" collapse
which could happen here. He made
a study there. In the last war a
great quantity of so-called perma-
nent housing was built around the
city. The cry was for speed, and it
was improperly built. When peace
came the Navy employees and ship
builders moved away. Norfolk, he
says, had not recovered from that
experience when the new emer-
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Coroner Probes Death
Of 82-Year-0Id Man

An 82-year-old resident Of the
John Dickson Home, 5000 Four
teenth street NV, was found un-
conscious outside the home yester-
day. beneath the open window of
his second-story room. He was pro-
nounced dead by a private physi-
clan.
The man. Samuel G. Kirby, had
been i'll. police were told. When it
was noticed he was missing from his
room, the premises were searched
and Miss Lillian M. Hamilton, sup
erintendent, found him.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said investigation of the death
would be continued today.
The Coroner planned an autopsy
on the body of Clifford Smith, AZ
of Bradley Heights, Md, who died
yesterday in Emergency Hospital
apparently Of injuries suffered
January II when a steam hose con-
nection broke in the Georgetown
sand and gravel plant at which he
was employed.
DR.. Macdonald issued a certificate
of suicide in the death of Mrs. Cath
crime Brackcamp, ST, $500 block OF
Twenty-flrst street NE, who was
found hanged from the door OF her
Sibley Hospital room yesterday
Mrs. Brackcamp had been a patient
for several months.
Evening star., 1942-03-06

gency arrived. The possibility Of
ghost" villages in our suburban
areas should be considered when the
outlying defense housing is planned,
he points out.
Mr.. Goodwillie and technicians a.
H. O. L. c. studied Southwest Wash
ington thoroughly before evolving
the plan which was tentatively in
dorsed in Congress. In the early
stages, the associates laughed at him
and referred to the section as
"Goodwillie Gulch." Later, as the
plan unfolded, the skeptics were won
over completely.
Outside Of the Southwest recon-
struction plan, the accomplishment
Of which Mr.. Goodwillie is proudest
is the founding in the early part Of
the century of Bend, Greg, a town
which numbered more than 10000
in the last census. He was attracted
to the West from his native Chicago
by the potentialities of a huge irri-
CATION plan. With friend, he pur-
chased large tracts of land in the
area. When only % he was named
mayor of the town he founded, and
received Nation wide recognition as
the youngest town father" in the
country.
Retired in 1880.
Mr.. GoodWillie sold his holdings
in Bend on q rising market. Re-
turning to Chicago he helped estab-
lish the investment banking firm
of c. F. Childs & Co., which became
the largest purchasers of Govern
ment bonds in the country. Later
he set up Goodwillie g. Co. In 1896
he was able to retire.
In 1924 Mr.. Goodwille married
Miss Margaret Lucado of Lynch
burg, Va, a niece and ward of Sen
ator Carter Glass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwillie in 1884
made reservations for a trip tc
Europe, the sixth there for him
He stopped off in Washington and
the trip was never made He be-
came intensely interested in the
S17000,000 reconditioning program
of H. o. L. c., and soon was back
in Chicago as supervisor of the pro-
gram for the Midwest. However
in 1897 he became seriously i'll
Deciding to retire again, he bought
a farm near Charlottesville, Va.
and built a home that is one o1
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Citizens Conference Lauds
Hankin Bus Proposals

The Northeast Conference Of
Citizens Association last night voted
appreciation of and confidence in
the efforts of Public Utility Com
missioner Gregory Hankin on behalf
of the northeast area to extend
crosstown bus facilities and to pro-
vide additional feeder bus lines.
Mr.. Hankin has proposed estab-
lishment of two feeder bus lines and
extension of the crosstown line from
its eastern terminus at Catholic
University to point on Bladensburg
road N. E.. at Franklin street and
South Dakota avenue.
The commissioner has announced
a tentative plan to discontinue the
Rhode Island avenue bus line on
TWenty-Second street from Bunker
Hill road to Monroe street and on
Monroe street from Twenty-second
street to Twelfth street.
The civic group also voted to
request the Capital Transit Co. to
establish rush hour bus service be-
tween downtown points and north
east terminus at Fourth and Frank
lin streets NE Some years ago a
rush hour service as that requested
by the conference was discontinued
by the transit company.
Citing the death of Mrs. Kate B
Cummins, so. of 119 U street N E, on
February %, from injuries she re-
ceived when struck by an automobile
at Rhode Island avenue and Sum-
nit place NE, the conference re-
quested establishment of traffic sig
mails at the intersection. Re-estab-
lishment of street car stops at the
intersections of North Capital street
with v street, Adams street. Chan
ming street and Evarts street NE,
also was asked by the conference.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
What Would You
| Do? Asks Man
| Awaiting Death
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March GA
36-year-old man whose doctors have
told him he has only few months
to live has made an appeal for ad-
vice on how to spend his time.
The young man, w. l.. Winsett,
who medical workers here say is a
hopeless victim of cancer, called the
Memphis Press -Scimitar and asked:
IF you had but few months to
live and were physically unable to
work, how would you spend your
time? I'd like for you to ask this
question in the paper and get people
to write me letters of advice on
what to do"
He must remain indoors most of
the time to avoid physical exertion,
he said. He reads a great deal,
especially detective stories," and
listens to the radio.
It's a tough feeling, sitting here
waiting to die" he said, but I
haven't let it get me down yet"
Evening star., 1942-03-06
FOUND.

FOUND.
FOX TERRIER BITCH. brown and white
Mrs l. Cake, AL Quincy st nv.
Evening star., 1942-03-06

the show places Of the hunt country.
But it wasn't long before Mr..
Goodwillie was convinced that many
practically useless districts surround
ing the center of the city could be
rebuilt at a final cost far below
that of new construction. He point
ed out it would save critical ma
terials and lessen the danger of a
real estate collapse after the war
The plan worked out, for Southwest
Washington can be applied to every
defense city in the East. Nearly all
Of the cities have nearly useless resi-
Dental areas at the centers, right
next door" to where most of the
people work
Mr.. GoodWillie literally lives and
breathes his reconstruction plan. He
says it is the contribution of an
old man to our war effort"