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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
JUDGE LYONS OF.
 TORRINGTON DIES.
Succumbs at Hospital !; Prominent in City POIi-
 tics for Years
Especial tO The DemOcrat)

Torrington, July 25-Timothy J. Lyons, 62, treasurer of the City of Torrington, died at the Charlotte Hungerford hospital Friday after noon after a short illness. He Suf- fered from 8 heart condition. Mir. Lyons was former judge of the city court and was twice Democratic candidate for mayor of Torrtngton, as well as serving as Democratic town chairman.
 MT. Lyons was born in Thomas ton. He went into business with his brother, William Lyons, and they conducted a tea and coffee business and later an undertaking office in that city for several years. At the turn of the century, Judge Lyons came to Torrington to open an un- derbaking business. He conducted the first all-aetomobile funeral in Torrington.
 MT. Lyons was the first Democrat to hold the office of city treasurer in Torrington. He was appointed judge of the city court by Gov. Will bur L. Cross. Previously he had been active in politics as chairman of the Democratic town committee and as candidate for mayor.
 MT. Lyons was 8 devout corn- municant of St. Francis church and was an usher at that church. He was a member of the Fourth degree of the Knights of Columbus and Unity counEil.
 The funeral will be held Monday at 9 8. m. from the Lyons funeral home to St. Francis church where a solemn requiem Mass will be cele- brated at 9:30. Burial will be in St. Francis cemetery.
 Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Susan Sullivan Lyons; two broth CTS, William H. of Thomaston, and Atty. Benedict E. of Hartford; one sister, Mrs. Mary Hickey of Long Island, and several nieces and ne- phews. A son, James, died in 1884.
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tor, our artillery sank several dozen floats and boats, the Germans los- ing more than 500 officers and men,"
 Front-line dispatches reported that the Russians had frustrated two mass attempts to force the Don at its elbow, but that despite "un- precedented losses" single German units had managed to get across.
 German aircraft was trying to clear the way for additional cross ings. Despite increasing German losses and repeated Russian coun- ter attacks, German pressure had increased, the dispatches said.
 (The Exchange Telegraph agency reported from the Russian front that Field Marshal Fedor von Bock's armies had twice crossed the Don in the vicinity of Tsimlyans- kaya. The first crossing was wiped out by the Russians, it said, but the second stuck and von Book hurried ly was reinforcing 1t.)
 ''In the region of Voronezh, our troops waged active operations against the Germans, the ccmmu- nique said. "The air force, coop erating with ground forces, inflict- cd heavy blows on German columns, rear positions and communicat tions."
 The new fighting on the Lenin- grad front was started by the Rus sians. The battle lasted several hours, according to the communi- que, and the Russians fulfilled their task" destroying 16 enemy strongholds, and taking prisoners. The Germans also suffered great losses" Local fighting also was re- ported on the Kalinin front, north west of Moscow.
 Front-line reports said that after heavy artillery preparation, the Germans attacked seven times on the Bryansk front. They finally re- treated, after more than 1000 of them had been killed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
ROBBER STOPPED
 IN THEFT OF HOME
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 front porch to the living room. Palladino said that his mother locked the door before she retired last night. but that after the in- trudor fled the door was open.
 Asleep in the Palladlno home at the time of the attempted robbery were Joseph, his mother. two sisters and a little brother.
 The groom-to-be said he awoke at 4 o'clock when he heard 8 noise in his room. He said he saw the figure of man coming away from the bureau where the cash box had been kept in drawer. He jumped out of bed and scuffed with the man, and the two rolled out of the bedroom into the living room. When the cash box dropped the man leaped to his feet and fled.
 T was too surprised to follow" said Palladino. Its all happened in flash"
 The noise of the scuffie aroused the entire household. Palidino said his mother also recognized the in- truder and caled to him by name as he fled down the street
 He said with emphasis that his mother returned the $1,000 to the bank today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
Mayor Scully Gives
 Geetings From City
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auxiliary this afternoon at 100 o'clock at The Elton. with Mrs. Edith Giordano, local president in charge. Later in the afternoon the women will convene at Moose hall for a memorial service.
 Tribute to deceased veterans will be paid by the group this after noon at 400 o'clock at services to be conducted in Library Park at the Honor Roll. Dept. Commander Giordano will place wreath on the Honor Roll and Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jo- seph M. Valdambrini will speak Michael Giordano, Jr., will blow taps" and the response will be given by John Sforza.
 Governor Robert A. Hurley and Attorney General Francis A. Pal lotti have been invited to be guest speakers at the annual dinner dance tonight at The Elton. The principal business session of the convention will be held tomorrow morning. The auxiliary will also hold its business session tomorrow
 Mrs. Paladini president of the auxiuiary, announced last night that she has appointed the following committee chairman, Mrs. Julia Caporale of New Haven, senior vice. president. to bylaws, Mrs. Mary Testa of South Norwalk, junior vice president, to resolutions and Mrg Pearl Malumphy of Ansonia tC head the credentials committee.
 Among other invited to the din ner-dance tonight are Nicholas Ra- go. deputy attorney-general; Mey- ed Schwolsky. manager of the Vet erans hospital at Newington; Dr Thomas Preston of the hospital staff. Mrs. Anna Pansulo of Hart-
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 --44------.---4.-a to the winter sports palace in Paris. Children under eight were turned over to orphanages or, in some cases, were taken in by neighbors of the seized refugees.
 The order for seizure. handed down by the German Police Fuehrer of Paris, General Oberg, created a minor revolt In the Paris police de- partment. Numerous French police and at least eight officers of the Gendarmerie in the northern provinces refused to obey the order and resigned. They were arrested and jailed by the Germans.
 The order was said by reliable sources to have been provoked by Q disagreement between the SIS police and the regular German army in Paris.
 The SS posted the city week ago Friday, proclaiming new and more severe restrictions against French and foreign jews. Germans in Army uniforms that evening stripped the SS posters from the walls, 1t was reported. The next morning the SS replaced the pla- cards and stationed armed men to guard them.
 Police who obeyed the Nazi in- structions said Jewish woman with her three children in her arms jumped from her fifth floor flat. All four were killed.
 The police requisitioned busses in Paris to haul off those arrested. The busses were backed to apartment house doors and filled with scream ing, crying, protesting refugees. Load after load rumbled through Paris streets toward the concentration camps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
MRS. FLORIAN IS
 HELD BY CORONER
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 of the left leg, traumatic shock and internal hemorrhage. She was re- moved to the Waterbury hospital where she died of said injuries with in five minutes after admission.
 Although the grade on Second avenue is steep, the pavement was dry and the accident occurred dur ing sunny, warm weather. There is no evidence of other trafflc at the time and place which may have in- terfered with the operation of Mrs. F1orian's car. There Is no evidence Nlat any failure of the mechanism of the car contributed to the acci- dent.
 Mrs. Florian was entirely frank and cooperative during the investi- gation and inquest, and was clearly concerned to great degree that the death of an old and dear friend has occurred as a result of the op- eration of her car. It is the sole province of the coroner in the pres ent case to determine whether there Is reasonabl probability that statutes pertaining to operation of motor vehicles have been violated.
 I find that Mrs. FIcrtan wAs NA0r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
FUNERALS

The funeral of Dennis w. Cahill was held this morning from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main street, to 5ts. Peter and Paul church where a solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial was in the family plot in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of John A. Hendrick was held yesterday afternoon at the Alderson Funeral Home, Rev. John R. Coombs, associate pastor of the Second Congregational church, ofaciating. Burial was in ForeStville cemetery, Forestville. The bearers were Woodrow Wilson, James Dillon, Joseph F'ortier and Ernest Eureka.
 Funeral services for Lester Ever ett French were held last night At
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week to take the fight against in- flation in his own hands If possible.
 He Warned Them
 He had suggested that Congress enact a short resolution empower ing him to fix prices and control wages" with as great dispatch as possible, warning that the imitation crisis will be at hand in another month.
 Congressional leaders replied that the committee to which the resolu- ton would first be referred prob- ably would require that much time to question Price Administrator Leon Henderson.
 Wages generally were believed to be exempt from the law at the time 1t was enacted. But Attorney Gen. eral Francis Riddle has interpreted 1t to empower MT. Roosevelt to veto industry or nationwide increases re- sulting from collective bargaining If he chose to do so.
 The opinion, however, would not extend this power to permit a gen. eral freezing of wages and salaries or prevent increases in either that were agreed to voluntarily by both employer and employe.
 The price law language from which this power Is derived reads as follows
 "It shall be the policy of those departments and agencies of the government dealing with wages 0n- cluding the Department of Labor and its various bureaus, the War Department, the Navy Department, the War Production Board, the Na- tional Labor Relations Board, and others heretofore or hereafter cre- ateb, within the limits of their authority and jurisdiction to work toward stabilization Of prices, fair and equitable wages and cost Of production"
 Can Mean Many Things
 This language, general and almost limitless, can have many different meanings.
 The invocation of this section of the price law would not necessarily mean that thePresident would bar all future wage demands sought un- der collective bargaining, but he could.
 The War Labor Board already has suggested as a yardstick for future decisions on demands for higher wages a IS per cent increase over 4he level prevailing on January ], 1041.
 Complicatlng administration ef- forts to check further increases in farm prices is the specific price law ban on ceilings below 110 per cent of parity, the 19lo-1S29 average or the levels prevailing last October 1 and December IS. whichever Is higher.
 In a discussion of this phase of the imitation problem at the White House earlier this week the prece- dent established by President Lin- coin in suspending the constitutional provision for habeas corpus was dis- cussed.
 The talks did not contemplate suspension of habeas corpus by MT. Roosevelt but rather surveyed tho powers of the President to set In time of war for the preservation Of the nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
Supplies of Beef, Pork
 Below Normal Here
General Meat Situation Here Regarded as Slightly
 Improved; Poultry Plentiful

Smaller restaurants are beginning to feel the pinch of the scarcity of beef and pork, but hotels and larger restaurants reportt hey have sum- cient quantities on hand for the time being.
 The general situation seemed c bit better today, but wholesalers warned that 1t will probably be a month or more before large sup- plies of beef and pork are again on hand. The principal cause of the shortage is said to be the unwilling ness of packers to pay farmers and ranchers extremely high prices for hogs and cattle when ceiling prices prevent them from selling 1t with even a reasonable profit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
TOWN MEETING IS
 SHORT OF VOTERS

Stratton, Vt, July 25 = U.P0 - A special town meeting today was scheduled for next Saturday be- cause the Holmans and the Eddys have moved out of town, leaving seven vacant public offices.
 Voters must replace Mrs. Richard l.. Holman as town clerk, treasurer and e school director, her husband as town lister, and Elmer H. Eddy as road commissioner and select snan and Mrs. Eddy as school di- rector. Eddy Is Mrs. Holmans bro Gher,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25

Some improvement in the meat situation was evident today as mar ketS received delivery of orders from wholesalers but the amount of beef and pork for sale was stlll far be- low normal at most establishments. The deliveries were made possible by receipt of shipments from pack CTS, several wholesalers receiving allotments of beef, veal and pork.
 Lamb and poultry have been plentiful and will grace many Q Wa terbury dinner table tomorrow. Meat for the weekend was much in de- mand yesterday at markets all over the city, with housewives making their purchases early in fear of a shortage today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
NeIv Gas Stickers Must Be Displayed
 By Car Operators

Motorists securing supple mental ration books must Aiss play their B or 0 stickerS on the windshieId of their cars, James E. Mcknight, deputy gasoline ratiOning adminiStra- tor, warned today.
 Prosecution, he said, faces those who have B or c books but who display only an A stickeR. The B or c Stlcker may be placed on the car in Addi- ton to the A stickeT, or the lat- ter may be removed. However, the A book should be retained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
MOTORISTS FAIL
 TO COOPERATE
Hundreds of Drivers Neg. Iect to Call for New Ra.
 tiOning Books |

Hundreds of Waterbury car own. CTS whose applications for supple. mental gasoline allotments hsV been approved have failed to repcg at rationing headquarters to receiv1 their books, James E. Mcknight deputy gas ratloning administrator said today. The deadline is 6 D. m. today, and issuance of books will be stopped at that hour no matter how many are in line.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25

ligent in the operation of her car in that she lost control without ade- quate reason and in that she failed to apply the brakes or 50 steer her car as to avoid the collision which resulted in the death of the de- ceased.
 find that said death was caused hV the negligence of said Clara l.. F1oria within the nearing of Sec. ton 235 F of the 104l Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecti.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25

ford, past state president, Mrs. Mary Paladini of Derby, state president. Dr. M. c. Messina of the Veterans hospital staff; Msgr. Valadambrini, Rev. Rober B. T. Anderson, state American Legion chaplain and Comdr. Giordano, Frederick w. Palomba will be toast- master.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
TWO MASSES AT
 ST. JOHNS CHURCH
Lieut. Mrs. Collins An- nOunce Birth; Jurors
 Named for Service
MIDDLEBURY Correspondent: Nancy Rlley
 Telephone A-0A1e

Middlebury, July 25.-Mass will be celebrated at 9 and Il a. m. tomor- row morning at St. John of the Cross church.
 Lieut.. and Mrs. Ray Collins an- nounce the birth of a daughter at Newport hospital, Newport R.. l., where Lieut.. Collins is stationed. Mrs. Collins was formerly Miss Elizabeth Rinaldi, daughter of MT and Mrs. D. A. Rinaldi of North street.
 The New Haven county jury con- missioners have named the follow ing local persons to serve on jury duty at the fall term in September: Bennett H. Atwood, Richard w. Baxter, Miss Annie Bergin, G. Whitman Booker, H. Chester Bron- son, John T. Carragan, Frank s. Conklin, Robert M. Fenn, William Fromm, William P Johnson, Cor don Knowlton, George .Lasky, Sr., Daniel J. Lizdas, Gordon Nicol and Gordon Phelan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
OBITUARY

BLONDIN-Mrs. Mary Alexander Blondin, wife of Archie J. Blondin of Wolcott road, died last night at her home A native of Homecoming, Maryland, she was born on April IA, 1873.
 Mrs. Blondin leaves, besides her husband, one sister, Mrs. Isabelle Puritan of Van Nuys, Calf: and several nieces and nephews. Funer- al services will be held Monday at 2 D. m. at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue. Burial will be in Old Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday, from 3 to 5 and ' to 8 p. m.
 GUERRERA = Antonio Guerrera, 56, of 19 Division street, died this morning at the Waterbury hospital following a short illness. A native of Italy, he had been a resident of this city for 32 years.
 MT. Guerrera was an employe of Naugatuck. He was member of the Sons of Italy.
 Besides his wife, Mrs. Victoria Guerrera, he leaves three sons, Pri- vate Gregory Guerrera of the U. s. Army; Joseph and Anthony of this city; three daughters, Mrs. Phillip Gugliotti, Mrs. Pasquale Tomasiello and Mrs. Michael Longo; two grand children.
 The funeral will take place on Monday morning at o'clock from the Maiorano funeral home, 95 Will low street, to St. Lucy's church for solemn high Mass of requiem at o'clock. Burial will be in the fam. fly plot at Calvary.
 Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from 2 to Il and to- morrow from ? to Il o'clock.
 MUNN. - Lawrence stephen Mum of PIP Bridge street died sud- denly last night at his home. A native of Waterbury, he spent his entire life here.
 MT. Mum was educated in the local schools. He was 8 World War Veteran, having served overseas for 18 months. For the past "A years MT. Mum had been employed by the Scovill Manufacturing Company. He was 8 member of the Mount Olive A. M. E. Zion church.
 Besides his wife. Mrs. Josephine (Carter) Mum, he leaves six sons, Lawrence, Jr., Carter, Francis, Arnold, Robert and Alfred; five daughters. Thelma Rita, Janice, Alice and Nancy, all of Waterbury; his mother, Mrs. Arnold Mum of Greenwich; a sister, Mrs. Ann Durham and brother, Alfred of Waterbury; also several nieces and nephews.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25

Funeral services for Sidney 8. Oliver of Jacksonville, Fla, for merly resident of Southbury will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at Pine Hill cemetery. Southbury. Friends are asked to omit flowers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25

the Alderson Funeral Home, Rev. Ernest Weise, pastor of Grace Meth odist church, officiating. Burial was in Riverside cemetery at the con- evnience of the family.
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 MASSES

CREA anniversary Mass O1 requiem will be celebrated Monday morning at 7:30 o'clock, at St. Francis Xavier's church, for the re- pose of the soul of the late Patrick J. Creaven.
 day morning, at 500 o'clock, at St. Margaret's Church, for the repose of the soul of the late Capt. John A. Stevens. 7-24a2t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
Are Fineer-Printed

A number of members of the ci- vilian personnel were flnger-printed last night at the civilian defense of- fee by Walter Miller. Another ses- sion for fingerprinting is scheduled from p. m. to 4 p. m. today. All persons to be printed should bring two photographs of them selves to the defense center.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
DIED


 BLONDIN--In this city, July sAth, 1884, Mrs. Archie '. Blondlss v Wolcott Road. Funeral MondAy afternoon, at 2:0o o'clock, ffon Alderson Funeral Home. 70 Cen. tral Ave. Burial in old Pine GrovA cemetery.
 RIPLEY - Tn Uncas on Thames, July 25th, 1942, Edmond J. Rieleyt of Cheshire. Funeral to be an-- nounced, from Lunny Funeral Home, 25 Central Ave. GUERRERA-In this city, July 2bth, 1942, Antonio Guerrero, of S Division St. Funeral Monday morn Ing, at 500 o'clock, from Maiorano Funeral Home, 95 Willow St., to St. Lucy's Church. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
PRESIDENT MAY
 KILL INITIATION
week to take the fight against in flation in his own hands If possible

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FRANCE GIVEN
 GERMAN ORDERS

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RETAINING WALL
 BLASTED AWAY
Will Aid in Removing Curve; Defense Aides
 Fingerprinted
BEACON FALLS Correspondent Wm. ]. Baxter Phone Naugatuck 3945

Beacon Falls, July 25-The large retaining wall at a point south of Church street on the main road here has been blasted away, pre- paratory to elimination of sharp curve there. The debris from the wall has been taken to Seymour for use as fill for g. new road through Q pond at Riinmon street. The De Felice Construction company is do- ing the work.
 A small retaining wall and bridge over the canal raceway of the Bea- con Falls Rubber Shoe company, which crosses the main highway, has also been removed and new bridge will be erected. Traffic was detoured for two days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-25
Funeral of Mrs. Geida

FunefaI or NIFS. OeJUa
 The funeral of Mrs. Anna Gejda, wife of Joseph Gejda of Main street, who died at her home Wednesday, was held this morning at 8:45 from the residence, to St. Michaels church at 9:30, where high Mass of requiem was celebrated. Burial was in St. James cemetery, Nauga- tuck.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-18
Bud Shaver
Is Air Captain

Bud Shaver. sports commentator
for radio station WXYZ and for
mer sports editor of The Detroit
Times, today was commissioned a
captain in the army air force and
will leave shortly for the officers
training school in Miami, Fla.
After his six weeks training in
Miami, Shaver will be assigned to
the army air force intelligence
school in Harrisburg, Pa. to study
to become a liaison officer, charged
with correlating reports of flight
officers returning from action fol
the air-base command.
Shaver joined The Detroit Times
in 1921 and rose to sports editor
and recognition as one Of the tor
sports writer's in the country Ht
resigned in 1888 to become vice
president and general manager o.
the Detroit Lions football club
and a year later took his present
position as sports editor for sta
ton WHY.
Shaver is 43 and lives at 1875
Ferguson avenue. The three chill.
dren and Mrs. Shaver, active here
in Red Cross work, will remain in
Detroit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-18
Funds Expedite
Stephan Appeal

Financial obstacles In the appeal
of Max Stepharfs death sentence
apparently had been removed
today.
James E. McCabe, defense at
torney. assured Federal Judge Ar
thur j. Tuttle that ample funds
had been raised to defray some
$3.50 trial transcript printing costs.
All records would be ready, he
said. prior to September %. the
deadline for the petition in the
Cincinnati Circuit Court of APP
.pealS. -
The hearing was in contrast to
earlier discussions on the subject
when Judge Tuttle accused de-
Tense counsel of stalling. He told
McCabe to report If he found him.
self unable to carry out his prom
iSeS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-18
6 Businessmen
Assessed byU. s
In Tax Inquiry

Six small businessmen who re-
fused or failed to make available
their books and records to Bureau
of Internal Revenue inspectors to-
day were assessed either fines OF
court costs by United States Com
missioner ]. Stanley Hurd.
A writ OF attachment giving the
inspectors authority to seize al
the assets Of Harry w. McMaken
a cleaner and dyer OF Howell
Mich, 10 satisfy any tax claims
against him was issued by the
commissioner. McMaken failed tc
answer the summons to appear
today.
The six defendants and the find.
ings against them were :
Peter Verges, 322 Bagley ave-
nue.. $40 costs; Harry BuchzeigeI
Drug Company, 128300 Woodward
avenue. $40 fine; Louis Steavison
205S Fifteenth street, $40 costs;
Russell Sofferdini. 2700 Rivard
street. SO costs; Whitman Broth
ers. Petersburg. Mich. $40 costs
and the Letter Shop of 2022 Grand
River avenue, $40 costsi $40 fine
suspended.
All who appeared agreed to per-
nit the inspectors to examine their
records for social security tax pur.
noses.