The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-09

WILD. -AiN[> if we could get her to tell which one, darn it. That's stunning diamond Ann McNamara of South Street is sporting these days She found it in her stocking Christ mas morning. Lieut.. John Pepper Martin, who showed plates around in the Democrat before he went off to camp with the National Guard was in town "A hours this week Just long enough to say hello and then head back for Camp Banding. Artie Nelson, Southingtons gift to Watervlle has goat up at his Sheffield Street residence that he'll give away for just the asking It's handsome buck according to Arthur Harrette Martin is quite proud of the wrist watch that she found among her Christmas presents and it quite becomes this becoming young lady. Margery Lucien will have birthday next Tuesday and for previous celebration she'll spend the weekend in Boston
 Found. One of the Democrat leg men covering the big Bank Street fire yesterday morning picked up brass button from of the firemen's uniforms. No one knew whose it at the time and everyone was too busy to do much checking up However, some mem Eer of the department is going to discover button missing from some portion of his uniform and If so he'll find the at Fire Headquarters where it was returned from the Tower today.
 Attorney and Mrs Michael Cano middle -aisled-it our years ago tomorrow morning. She's the former Angeline Longo Harry Leopold Grand Street furniture executive is lucky fellow He's in Florida enjoying the sunny climate while the thermometer here hovers around the zero mark daily. MT. and Mrs William Summa have decided to chrsen their daughter of last month Elaine Carol Kenneth Miles has returned to work after being the sick list some time Annie Hoey 42year veteran of the Scov Cutting room has retired but will never forget her department pals who shoWered her with an engraved pin, robe, mlttenS and muller the day she leaving The boys and girls will forget years work
 Jimmy Cavanaugh, local boy who made good in
 big way in bigtime vaudeville and featured with the travelling burlesque troupe this week at Jacques did 15-minute spot on VERY this morning which should bring him fanmail galore. The former Washington grammar school basketball and baseball star offered.
 diversified program of scintillatng vocal numbers highlghted by inimitabe renditions of everwi die Irish numbers. Eddie DiNapoli sends along two tickets for the 53rd annual minstrel show and dance Brooklyn A. c Hall under direction of Joe Lezotte Dancing will follow with Joe DiPietro waving the baton
 Results of a nationwide poll give Tommy Dorsey the nations astar band Each year "Downbeat' national swing publication with close to million subscribers, conducts popularity rating for outstanding musicians 1941 finds DOrseys Buddy Rch national favorite the 0rums Ziggy Eman top man in the horn dvision Frank Snatra selected the outstanding vocalist and Sy Oliver wins the honors musical arranger This is of the few times any band has had many four of the countrys favortes in it's organization Appropriately enough, this is also the year the band shares stellar honors with Eleanor Powell and Red Sketon in Ship Ahoy" etro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical.
 Here and there To the list of interesting calendars for the of 1922 must be added those of The Strauss Hardware Co.,, Haydcns Insurance The Travellers, Brookside Dairy, Bergin's and host of others too numerous to mention Rail traffic between New England points and New York City is expected to pick up considerably in the next few months Reason tire ratiOning lower speed limits Ice fishermen hard at this winter least interesting of all winter sports seeming to attract hardy individuals than judging by tipups scattered the ponds and lakes.
 Controller Thomas Conlon has been on sick leave for the past few days and many the inquiries for the popular city official at his office in the City Hall Sergeant "Edde Smith was best man for Staff Sergeant Corhouts of his outfit at the atters wedding in Jack sonvlle Fla, on December 28. The bridal party pictured in recent edition of the Hartford Times at the wedding breakfast in the Hotel Roosevelt Jacksonville. Sergeant William Buddy Carroll of the Ohio State College R. O. T. c. changed cars just once returning to his Alma Mater after the Christmas He got ride from Waterbury to New York. From there took him right to the college campus in long auto trip Buddy's the of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Carroll and grandson of Rober Walsh