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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
EMOTIONS ARE
 ILLNESS CAUSE
Physicians Get Chance to Observe Reaction of
 Organ to Fear, Anger

Chicago, Oct. 29 = (U.P0 = Two physicians, accorded the rare op- portunity of gazing into a human stomach at work, outlined in de- tail today just how strong emotions such as fear and anger cause tr1di- gestion and ulcers. Through a surgical window" in a mans stomach, they noted the chemical reactions caused when their subjects emotions were aroused.
 The doctors, Stewart Wolff of the Army Medical Corps and Harold c. Wolff. New York, reported their findings in the Journal of the Amer ican Medical Association.
 They said they apparently had found why most ulcers occur in the duodenum. the portion of the small intestine into which the stomach empties. The duodenum, they said, does not have the protection of the thick mucos covering found in the lining of the stomach, and thus is more susceptible to chemical reac- tionS.
 The physicians used for their ob- servations a 56-year-old laboratory assistant who has been fed through an opening in his stomach since the age of nine, when his esophagus was closed permanently by scalding clam chowder.
 The studies were conducted at the Departments of Medicine and Psy- chiatry of the New York Hospital, and at Cornell University Medical College.
 The doctors noted their subjects moods and emotions, and recorded the resultant change in the flow of blood through the vessels of the mucuouS membrane lining the stom- ach.
 once another doctor entered the laboratory while the subject was ly- ing on table, his stomach func- tions under scrutiny. The doctor had complained of the subjects $ work in the laboratory. The flow of blood through the mucuous membrane increased, the observers noted, as the subject felt resentment.
 Acid production accelerated sharply and vigorous contractions began" the physicians noted. The stomach became red and engorged and the folds became thick and tur- gid, they said.
 In this condition. they found that the mans stomach was more sus- ceptible to pain and injury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

Interesting data regarding the 1941 experience on Connecticut business of the 49 licensed legal re- serve life insurance companies was disclosed in a summary of the Con- necticut Insurance Departments annual life insurance report issued today by Insurance Commissioner John c. Blackall.
 The declining trend in the aver age size of life policies written in Connecticut, which was checked in 1940, was reversed in 1941. The average ordinary life policy written in Connecticut during the past year was $l,666, compared with $l,6O6 in 194O, $l,679 in 1889, $2,079 in 1888 and $2,146 in 1887. The num- Der of ordinary life policies issued ! in Connecticut during 1941 was 1Oi ,37O, an increase of 14,044 over the total for 1940. New ordinary life insurance issued in l941 tot ed $168 ,867,75 as compared with a total of $140,2l4,464 issued in 194O.
 The fourteen companies which did group business in Connecticut in 1941 wrote $14l, ,812,900 in new group life insurance in the state. an increase of $60,417,266 compared with the amount written in 1940 Group insurance in force in Con- necticut increased during the year from $308, ,4o7, ,480 to $390, ,259,S17, ot which amount $244,042,285 was in Connecticut companies.
 New industrial life insurance (no Connecticut company writes this class of business) issued in Con- necticut in 1941 amounted to $5l,- 834, ,135, compared with $48,l37, BPS issued in 1940. The average policy was for $348.
 Life insurance of all kinds ordinary, group and industrial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

Editor Tall Tower Topcs Would you please print the enclosed letter which was recently received by the Troanettes from one of boys in the service we think it merits publication Troanettes Anytnlng to oblige The Ed.) . Well, it sure nice to receive your letter and your news items gave me quite few laughs which kind of needed Yeah can see that the Troanetes still the swell bunch they were De fore. almost place the names that are missing m that "who" column of yours. You mentioned in your letter that you doubted whether or not the club Will aS That news made feel kind of blue Do you girls real ize the spot you putting few of the fellows in? You
 know it was their idea the treasury and they
 made quite few enemies in doing Those guys thought that you girls had the stuff to see that there was cup there when they got back. Maybe you girls dont realize it but there is lot more than just an old store and couple of sticks of furniture there To lot of uS we like to think of the times had there There is where we laughed and oked and drank Ye often sat there and talked ball games and shows and radio pro grams To you on piece of paper oot SOunG sou aase Se before you bust it up think or twice We'll see by the newspaper that some more of my buddles left l! looks if don't get furlough pretty soon there wont be anybody to come home to sec You girls probably get an idea of what mean if put this way The cub to mean much to you to uS got to have this picture This is little story read somewhere but can't remember where The scene The Trojan club room after the "The Secretary-Pvt. Carmy Marinara The Pres.-Pvt Rocco Guerra; The Treas-Leo Samella All seated around the officers table when the Pres orders the meeting into progress The Sec reads the minutes and starts the rocal and In the distance bugle be heard playing taps Carmy goes down the list and all present Then he comes to one name and there answer The bugle seems to give the answer Yes of the boys is missing in action Well right away the fellows all just hold silence and they start to think way back when they were all together There are lot of tearstained eyes and lot of heavy hearts And may be guy in the bunch feels lot worse because 1t was his buddy and now he feels kind of lost without him. That's the way bunch was when they heard one Of the guys leaving for the service To you 1t may have looked though they all laughing well maybe they were all laughing outside but inside they felt pretty blue That club room holds lot of pleasant memories and we want the chance to relve them when this is all In you girls don't know what taps are. They are played when soldier goes to sleep or when soldier dies and Is the swelest tune buge because it work Is done. Yes either way Your Friend Joe. Pvt. Joseph Sheehan, Camp Forest, TenneSsee).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
PARTIES SAVE {. FINANCES FOR
 '44 CAMP AICN
ny RICHARD A. BLACKBURN < fTY,ess-.a Yswnaa staff TsnfreNlDonA Aentl

ny RICHARD A. BLACKBURN T tUnised Press staff Cofrespcndent)
 washington, october 70. Ths, io42 election campaigns are being financed almost exclusively by state and local political committees. Both ! the Republican and Democratic National Committees are too haro., LID to give much other than moral support to the Riibef11atorial, Eena- torial and congressional campaigns.
 The Republican executive com. { nittee met in washington late lastg month to discuss the party's low financial condition. It was decided to try to raise erlotght money tos keep the national headquarters go-4 ing, but to leave money raising for state campaigns to the states on. the whole. .yl <.
 we are just one step ahead of the the sheriff." National Chairman 1. Joseph Martin, Jf. observed It that time. <
 "But we are ahead of him, !" added publisher Frank Gannett, recently appointed assistant chairman.
 'Tess Than City Campaign" :
 Martin later ' told @ the United Press that the national committee did not have the. funds needed for aa good-sized municipal campaign" to contribute to the senatorial and congressional fights.
 Speaker sam Rayburn said that the Democratic congressional caIrl- paign committee never has been but broke"
 He also expressed the opinion that the party's candidates for the house, senate and state governor, ships would have to find their carp-' paign funds for the most part among their own immediate packers. The Democratic party as such can never go broke as long as 1t controls all federal, and a big per-. centage of state, patronage. The national committee may be ''broke" but the local and state committees should not lose any contests this. fall because they couldn't raise enough cash to pay office rent.
 Usual Politics Out N
 By the same token, the Republt- can local and state organizations probably will be able to keep body and soul together. ~
 With the familiar brand of polis, tics in the background because ot the war, neither national commit- tee is expected to start raising big campaign chest until 1914, when the third term comes to close.l |
 No one in Washington professe' to be able to guess exactly what will happen in the next Presidential election.
 But what strength they have = the national committees are saving for that fateful campaign year. '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

ito the factory for filling" never saw either the man or the extin- guisher again.
 One enterprising confidence man visited some outlying southern com munities with an expensive lair raid kit" which he sold to scores of unsuspecting householders un- der the threat of 1928 fine if you don't have this equipment by the time of the next air raid test" A call to local police or civilian de- fense headquarters would have ex- posed this fraud.
 A similar racket, which first ap- peared in New England, is based on. the scarcity of consumer goods. The racketeer would turn up at the front door and announce that he was checking household appliances
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

in connection with the govern ment's Make Elm Last'' campaign.
 After tinkering with refrigerator or radio or vacuum cleaner, he would announce that repair was needed which could not be made on the premises. If the housewife was unwary enough to let him drive 1t down to the shop" she would find herself minus a refrig- orator but plus some experience with crooks.
 BE SURE YOU
 KNOW YOUR DEALER
 Which all goes to show, says the National Better Business Bureau, that it pays to deal with trades men who are known in your com munity.
 Some racketeers have milked the innocent by falsely implying official Army or Navy sponsorship or con- nection. Firms with war contracts, or wanting them, have been sold expensive advertising space in jour- nals which gave the impression that, because of their 'official" status they were specially read by service purchasing agents-an im- pression vehementIy denied by both Army and Navy.
 "Ofncial flag" solicitors have plagued parents of service men despite the fact that neither the Army nor Navy has adopted ar official flag.
 Perhaps most difficult to detect and cruelest of all frauds are those involving patriotic and philanthro' pic organizations. A few of thes' have been proven outright frauds like the non-existent auxiliary corp for which women were recurited ana charged mony for uniforms and or ganization."
 More have been SO badly man aged that almost none of the col lected funds ever reached thu "cause," while % per cent or mor' went to solicitors as commissions
 How can you protect yoursel from these war-born racketS? Thl National Better Business Bureal would reply with its slogan: Be fore you invest, investigated"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

Although the national Oflce of Civilian Defense has stated that water is the best home agent for extinguishing fires started by in- cendiary bombs, many racketeers have reaped fortunes by implying that special equipment was required by law.
 In some west coast communities housewives were canvassed by door to-door inspectors" who claimed that all fire extinguishers had to be inspected and filled with 8 new, anti-incendiary agent. Unwary housewives who let the helpful strangers take their extinguishers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

gas rationing becomes nationwide.
 Tires have come in for their share of racketeer attention. One Of the 75 local bureaus affiliated with the Nationa. BBB reported a tire scheme whereby old castings were put into hot moldS and cooked until what looked like new treads appeared. Repainted, the cas ings looked good, and were-for couple of hundred miles.
 CIVILIAN DEFENSE
 IS CROOKS PARADISE
 Civilian defense has been an es- pecially fruitful field for rackets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
WANTS SHARE OF CANNING

San Jose, Cal. (UP)-In his di- voorce suit, Charles J. Lynn has asked the custody of 300 jars ot fruits, jams and jellies He explain ed to the court that he had helped his wife can them, and he did not want to take a chance on his wife devouring the communal property until the court had had an oppor- tunity to divide it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
ONE BORN EVERY MINUTE

The station owner could hardly believe his popping eyes. He ran up to the slowly departing motor ist and begged for the secret. Five minutes later he had purchased two of the magic "gas pills" for $5 each-hereby joining the ever- growing list of suckers being taken ill by an ever-growing list of new, war born rackets.
 The motorists empty" gas tank, nedles to say, had a false bot tom, full of gas. The water and magic capsules were merely the confidence mans equipment and had nothing whatsoever to do with making the "gasless" car run.
 According to the National Better Business Bureau, clearing house for information on business rackets ot all kinds, war-born shortages and regulations have played right into hands of racketeers, whose pr1n- ciple stock in trade is public con- fusion or ignorance.
 Salesmen of gasoline pills" have put to shame the old snakeoil bankers, says the BIB, which warns that this popular confidence game will be on the increase as gas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
Good Evening.
MUSIC HATH CHARMS

Music hath charms Be it Berlin or Brahms, Gershwin or Debussy, Let's not be too fussy. Great pieces we treasure, We learn them measure by measure, Down to the conductors tap, Drums both kettle and trap. We know eve " beat And find 1t A Areat, To hear Rachn.S Sninoh, Accent on and oil. We like something new, Waltzes sweet like Danube Blue, And whenever we get chance We listen to a Spanish Dance. Music hath a punch, wed go without our lunch To hear the muted moods Of Tales of the Vienna Woods. Music hath charms Be it Bach or Brahms. We'd love to raise hand And some day lead band.
 -EM EM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

issued in Connecticut in Ie4i; Metropolitan Life Insurance Com. pany ,.4s,s,s,t....ts,'@ @s#,1eAs14B John Hancock Mutual Life lnsur- aslce Company ,,,,,,,, Sssib1,Ieb Prudential Insurance Company os
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
Warns COnstipated Folks About Lazy LiveI

Many doctors say constipation with It's headaches. mental dullness, that half dive feeling often result # liver bile doesn't how freely every day into your .nsssslnes-so eake pr: Edwards' olive bowel movements. Olive Tablets are simply sD0as6erfuJ to stir up liver bile eecTeeion and tone up musctllax intes- tinal action. Follow label directions. 1SFs 30e, 00f. All dgugstores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
FASHIONS ARE FUN

Can anyone tell me.
 Does anyone know. Why ladies pass up hats
 For a velvet boW2 oT why some feel
 They will never get ahead UnleRs they have at least enc whole outfit Eed9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
c ANSWERS
 TO WAR QUIZ

Questions on Want Page 1. Division is the 27th. 2. U. s. bomber commander iT Great Britain. 2. 4 warrant officers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
Beware These Slick War; Born Packets
PLAUSIBLE CONFIDENCE MEN PROVE QUICK TO SEIZE
 OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY EMERGENCY CONDITIONS
By TOM WOLF sn,.u,ian C&aM Nnwrau,

(NEA service SS1H COEEeSpOhuenJ
 New York, Oct. 2o-An automo- bile was recently pushed into 8 Long Island filling station. "Guess I'm out of gas,' the r1otorist told the proprietor. When an inspection of his tank proved it to be bone dry, he ordered 1t filled up.
 The station owner asked for his gas ration book. The motorist had left 1t at home. The proprietor was sorry, but adamant. No ticket, no gassee. The motorist then asked for some water.
 AS the astounded proprietor watched, the motorist filled his tank with water, took two pills from his vest pocket, dropped them in, climbed into his car and started the motor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

Collie O'GOrman, blonde Crosby senior, halls from Hollywood where he is personal acquaintance of Lana Turner Pat OBrien, Roy Rogers Veronica Lake Gloria Dickson and Geraldine Fitzgerald In addition he had SwOrts An avid movie fan Collie derives great delight in collecting autographs of national celebrities and among his souvenirs personal signatures Of prac- tically every big shot in the cinema world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
ON WITH THE WALTZ

like radio when they do not waste Too much time describing tooth paste. So would call few more halts On the properties of floor wax-on with the waltz!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

Joseph Frageau of the Milwrights Department at Scoyils is sporting gold pin in recognition of 70 years of continuous service. Completion of that era was reached last week. He went into the plant as milIwright in 1917 and has held the same job ever since. He has far-reaching reputation of being a good and faithful worker and can always be counted upon by his superiOrS to come through m a plncn' Joe is married and makes his home Elliot Avenue He has two daughters, of whom is trained nurse Congratulations are due Nlwright Joe Frageau on his excellent quarter-century service record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

Robert Hayes Jr, IS, son of the genial mailman an Corps and will leave next Monday for Fort Devens Mass for outftting and assignment. Bob, Sr, now has two sons in the service which makes his family somewhat o military heritage American Wars, for his grandfather fought in the Civil War . Jane Alexander has earned part in the Scovil Loading Rooms show in December to raise funds for former members of that I'D at his Waterville Street home with illness
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-26
INDUSTRIES PLEDGE
FOR SAFETY DRIVE

New York City (ILNS) - Ameri-
can industries have pledged $1,500,000
in a $5,000,000 program of the Ma
tional Safety Council to wage war on
accidents hampering war production,
Col. John Stilwell, president Of the
council, announced here.
Stilwell said 101 800 persons were
killed last year by accidents, $4,000 of
them in industry, $4,000 in homes,
10000 by motor vehicles, and 'the re-
mainder in other ways such as swim
ming at beaches"
The industrial accidents in 1941 also
caused loss of 460,0000O0 man-days
of work, enough to build &c battle
ships, or twice the number in the
combined United States and Britain
navies," he said.
In special wartime campaign, he
said, the council formed its ''War Pro-
duction Fund for Conservation OF
Manpower" to prevent losses of life
and time through accidents in the ma
TONS drive to beat the Axis.
The aim of the fund is to set up
safety programs in 10000 American
factories, he disclosed, to reduce acci-
dents by 25 to 85 per cent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-26
DEFENSE TRAINEES
GET CERTIFICATES

More than 800 men and women who
qualified in recent weeks for posts as
civilian defense workers received their
certificates at public recognition ex-
ercise Tuesday night in the Hamilton
High School auditorium.
The class included trainees in sew
eral fields, afraid warden, auxiliary
fremen, fire watchers, auxiliary po-
licemen, messengers, and instructors
corps.
R. P. Price, coordinator of Civil De-
fense; j. R. Cook, chief air-raid war
den; William Conlin, fire chief; John
c. Calhoun, chief of police, and C. B..
Robert, Boy Scout executive, awarded
the certificates.
Alexander Thomson, Jr., civilian de-
fense commander, commended men,
bers of the several classes for their
patriotic effort and promised that i'm
portant duties would be assigned them.
Mayor Leo j. Welsh also spoke.
Several other civil defense training
classes are in progress.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-26
William Green Melvyn Douglas and Others Take Part in
Stirring Nation wide NBC Broadcast, Sponsored
By A. T. of L. and Treasury Department.

Washington, d. C. (ILNS).-Amer-
the war effort was hailed by William
Green, Melvyn Douglas and others on
a stirring nationwide NBC broadcast
from Washington and Los Angeles
sponsored jointly by the A. F. of L.
and the Treasury Department. The
program was one of the regular Sat
urday night Labor for Victory"
series.
Douglas, noted screen star and off
cial of the Office Of Civilian Defense,
presented to James G. Filgate, secre-
tary of the International Association
of Sderographers, the first Treasury
Department certificate of award to go
to an international union for achiev-
ing 100 per cent participation in reg
ular war savings bond purchases.
The Siderographers Union, smallest
international in the American Fedora
ton of Labor, has only 36 members.
More than $4,000 in war bonds has
already been subscribed by these
workers, or over 5000 apiece, Douglas
announced. Filgate and many of his
fellow siderographers help make the
bonds they buy, being employed to re-
produce original engravings on steel
plates, from which the governments
paper money, bonds and other securi-
ties are printed.
In addition to Green and Douglas,
management and union represent
atives of the giant Lockheed-Vega
Aircraft Corporation and Tommy Dor
sey's orchestra appeared on the pro-
gram.
Green announced that five of the
A. F. of LIS chief regional directors
have been appointed special consult
ants to the war savings staff, and are
rousing 100000 A. F. of L. members
behind the War Savings Program.
The teamwork between union and
management at the Lockheed and
Vega plants on the West Coast were
cited by Dale Reed, president of the
Machinists' Union there, and Carl
Squier, vice-president of the firm.
With every plane which rolls off the
lines at the aircraft plants, declared
Reed, goes "the grim determination
of our crew-to keep on building 'em
for our unbeatable air forces, to lick
/ hell out of the Japs and the rest OF