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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
1897 Pupils In
Local P0rochiol
Schools for

A total Of 1897 pupils were
enrolled In parOchial schools In
Waterbury during 1898, ac-
cOrding 10 a report by Rev. Aus
tin r. Munich Of Hartford, Dl-
Ocesan superintendent of
schools. Enrolment In the
Catholic schools of the whole
state was listed at 42,762.
The breakdown according TO
the various schools Is as fol-
lows: Sacred Heart, ST.; st.
AIMS, 754; st. Francis Xavier,
397; st. JOseph'S, 465; st. Mar
garet'S, 233; st. Mary's, SCI; IS.
Peter and Paul, $40; st.
Thomas, 80.
Ninety-twO religious teachers
and eight lay instructors were
listed in Waterbury for the
period, according to the report.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

matters on It's agenda. Feature of
the five-day conclave was the del
egates attack on Congress for "sa-
botaging" the administration wage
sterilization program and hint
of fourth term support for Pres
ident Roosevelt If certain abuses
were corrected in some government
al agencies.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
Full Weather Report

B0NtOn, Nov. (UPD-Wenther
fOrecRsti
UsETTS-CIOudy. not
No cool tonight. Rain beginning
late tonight will end during Sat
urdny. Cooler except nlOnE the
const saturday. Increasing winds
becoming fresh 10 strong along
the coast tonight.
CONNECTICUT ana RHODE Is
LAND-CiOudy, not 80 cool 20.
night. Rain beginning tonight VIII
end during saturday. Cooler Sat
urdny. Increasing winds Will be-
come fresh 10 occasionally strong
along the coast tonight
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
u, s. MARINES

Every State in the Union has con-
tributed sons to the U. S. Marine
Corps, which observes its 168th an
niversary on November 10. On that
day, U. S. Marines throughout the
world will pause momentarily to
glimpse backward over the trail that
has led dow nthrough the pageant
OF years.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
Patents Granted

Patents were recently granted to
Donald E. Fowler OF Naugatuck for
artificial dispersion Of rubber, as
sgned to Dispersions Process, Inc,
and to Harry Fleisher Of Watertown
for a spool truck for screen print
ing apparatus assigned to Roto-
Matte Screen Printing Ltd. New
York City, according 10 Wooster and
Davis, patent lawyers OF Bridgeport.
Trade marks were issued to Leo
A. Grouton, Unionville, eggs. Gre
newaD, and the Turner g. Seymour
Mig. Co., Torrington, egg beaters.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
POLICE SEARCHING
FOR AUTO DRIVER

Police were continuing search
this morning for the driver of q
sedan which ran off Wolcott Rd..
and tore down eight guard rails at
$3.50 D. m. yesterday. The cars own
er, Mrs. Dorothy Rocanello, Bristol,
was not the driver, police said.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
OBITUARY

SAVOY - Vivian Luella Savoy,
six years old, OF 40 Union street. died
yesterday morning at Waterbury
Hospital. She was born In Sharon,
June Z, 1887, o daughter OF Charles
and Hazel l.. (Kilmer) Savoy.
Besides her parents, she leaves
tlnse brothers, Frederick, Of Brews-
ter, N. Y, and Oscar and Joseph,
both OF Waterbury; two sisters, Vir-
ginia and Isabel. both OF Water
bury; her paternal grandfather,
Joseph Savoy, Brewster, and her
maternal grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
julius Kilmer, Waterbury.
The funeral will be held toi1or-
row at 1880 q. m. from the Alder
son Funeral Home, 10 Central ave.
nue., with Rev. Murray Dewart OF
ST. Johns church officiating. Burial
will be In new Pine Grove cemetery.
Friends may call ut the funeral
home this evening from TO 8.
HOULIHAN-Mrs. Mary Houlihan
of 81 Washington street. widow OF
James Houlihan, died this morning,
at st. Marys Hospital. She was born
In ireland and had been q resident
of Waterbury over 40 years. She
was formerly a resident Of the
Brooklyn section. Survivors include
son, Joseph p. Houlihan OF this
city; and three daughters, Sister
Michael OF Sacred Heart Convent,
Taftville, Mrs. Robert Benedict and
Mrs. James Long, both Of Water
bury. The funeral will be held from
the Mulville funeral home, 270 West
Main street, Monday morning. ar
rangements to be announced.
Friends may call at the funeral
home from 4 to 10 p. m. tomorrow
and Q to 10 p. m. Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
OBSERVES BIRTHDAY

Having participated In scores OF
campaigns and wards In behalf Of
Old Glory, the United States Ma
rine Corps will pause on November
10 TO observe Its 1853 birthday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

the Bergin funeral home, 200 East
Main street, TO st. AIMS church at
o where Rev. Alfred Matthew was
the celebrant. Burial was In the
family plot In Middlebury cemetery.
Bearers were Harold Cling Mars. Ed
ward Archambault, Louis Valentine,
Arthur Archambault, Haviland Arch
ambault and Louis Archambault
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

The funeral OF Mrs. Jean B.
Archambault Of Glenridge street
was held today at $3.50 a. m. from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
THEY'VE GOTTA DUCK

The cramped quarters and small
doorways of an American sub
marine proved something of a
handicap to Cary Grant, John Gar
field and the rest of the cast OF
Warner Brothers Destination
Tokyo" most of them being over
six feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
PLAYS nIIAL. ROLE

Dennis Morgan plays dual role
in the Warner Brothers modernized
Technicolor version of Sigmund
Rombergs "The Desert Song" ap-
pearing as both Paul Huston and
Ell Khobar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
MOUieS Playing
Today
POLLS

Opening today at the Poll the
alter is what will no doubt prove TO
be the most entertaining stage pro-
gram that has ever been presented
In Waterbury and a show that no
one should miss as it will only be
here for today and tomorrow with
4 stage shows on both days at 1:20-
4:00-6:30 and 9 p m, and those
that miss this show will be sorry
as this is positively the only ap-
pearances that will be presented in
New England, the big portion of
the program comes direct from the
La Conga Club in New York city
where 1t showed for the past year
and where the cost Of seeing this
show ran into fancy figures 1t will
be shown at the Poll theater at the
regular popular prices of the the
alter and in addition the prices that
are charged here are the lowest
that this great show has ever been
seen for. In the cast of funmakers
are such favorites as Bobby Pinkus,
joey Faye, Marion Colby, Mack
Pearson 81 Pritchard, Jack Mann,
June Lloyd, Ray Janis, Ruth Fos-
ter. This sterling attraction bears
the title of Pun For Your Money"
and is guaranteed to be the biggest
laugh and fun show that has ever
been seen in Waterbury or in this
section anywhere, remember that
you can see other programs for the
rest of the week, but this one is
here for 2 days only Wednesday
and Thursday, the theater opens at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
STRAND

Seven of the screens greatest
stars in two all-time hits! I'm
Old Chicago and Banjo On My
Knee" now playing at the Strand
Theater.
The unprecedented show boasts
Tyrone Power. Alice Faye, Don
Ameche and Brian Donlevy in "In
Old Chicago, with Barbara Stan
wyck, Joel McCrea and Walter
Brennan starred in Banjo On My
Knee. The two films are goth Cen
tury Fox productions.
Both pictures have been ac-
claimed the country over. Packed
with thrills, drama, spectacle, ro-
nance and melody, they are en-
tertaining throughout.
In Old Chicago" is the lusty,
gusty story of city that vanished
in towering flames. The climax
the fire that swept Chicago, has
been called one of the most spec
tacular sequences ever filmed.
Banjo On My Knee is I'M
doubtedly the greatest river boa
picture ever made Filled with
surging romance and pounding ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
In The Local
THeaterS
STATE

A graphic new revelation Of war
on the North Atlantic Is exhibited
In Corvette K-225." by all odds one
Of the most stirring documentary
screen thrillers yet recorded by
movie cameras. The Howard Hawks
production began its four day en-
gagement at Warmers State theater
this afternoon with Randolph Scott,
James Brown, Noah Berry, Jr., and
score Of other favorites.
Corvette K-225" is the first au-
thentic saga of those big-little u
Boat smashers which keep danger
Gus sea lanes open for shipping be-
tween North America and Britain.
Filmed with the cooperation of the
Royal Canadian Navy, Corvette
K-225" brings a sensational and
heroic story to movie audiences for
the first time. Every fascinating
and hazardous details of convoy
protection seems to have been in
cluded and the actual encounters
with German submarines and
planes are tremendously impressive
AAAOAliluUC AO1Co III OllC oOO1y oil c
played by some of Hollywoods bet
ter-knoWn players, but the observer
is rarely conscious of conventional
cinema technique because the film
is authentic. Much of it was photo
graphed from the rolling decks OF
a real corvette tossing through per-
ilous seas. Randolph Scott is
starred as the Canadian naval COM
mander. 1t is his finest achieve
ment to date.
Featured Importantly are James
Brown, Noah Berry, Jr., Barry Fitz-
gerald and that genial comedian,
Andy Devine. Others in the cast
are Fuzzy Knight and Richard
Lane. A stunning movie newcomer,
Ella Raines, has the leading fem
mime role and is teamed romantic
ally with Scott. Their scenes to-
gether are played with logical re-
Straint and understanding.
The director is said to have de-
voted an entire year including three
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
FAYE LEARNS DANCE

Faye Emerson had to learn a
dance native to North Africa for
her featured role in Warner Bro
TIERS modernized, Technicolor YER
sion Of Sigmund Romberg's THE
Desert Song"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

months with his camera crews on
actual North Atlantic conveys in
the making of the film and has
created a vastly important screen
chronicle in Corvette K-225". De-
serving special credit for the under
taking is cameraman Tony Claudio
and Lieut.. John Rhodes Sturdy, D.
G. N, who authored the story. He
also was assigned by the Canadian
government to act as technical ad-
visor. The result of his contribu-
ton is strict authenticity in every
detail of uniform and equipment
including real depth charges, guns
and other weapons.
And for your further enjoyment
the management presents always
Bridesm aid with the Andrews
Sisters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

element, the film is as romantic
as the Mississippi itself.
Henry King, master of the spec
tacular, directed I'm Old Chicago,
while John Cromwell, famed for his
romantic dramas, directed Banjo
On My Knee.
These, then, can truly be called
two all-time hits, and moviegoers
are in for a real treat when they
see it at the Strand Theater. It's
more than a treat - it's an event,
when two pictures of such out
standing caliber are screened on
the same program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

1900 noon and the stage shows.
are as stated above.
on the roster OF this show there
are other favorites. names that are
tops in the theatrical field and
among the many others are Peter
Chan the Chinese ambassador OF
song, late feature Of "Hellzapoppin"
and other Broadway shows. then
there is another favorite act. the
Rigoletto Brothers and the Aimee
Sisters, favorites here and TO top
off the attraction there will be the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

world famed Cartier Sisters direct
from the Ringing Circus and the
worlds most daring acrobatic act.
Make your plans now TO come
down TO this show and see what
happens and don't miss it, remem-
Der We told you. The regular screen
program will be one Of the very
popular thrill pictures. Suspected
Persons" and here Is one that is
capable Of stamping all the arm
chair detectives as TO who did what
where and WHY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
SEVEN SEEK STARDOM

Seven prospective male screen
stars, without previous motion pic
ture experience, were given their
initial chances in Warner Brothers
Destination Tokyo which co-stars
Cary Grant and John Garfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

And Rosemary de Camp offers
this definition of columnist. "He"s
the only person who is minding his
own business when he's minding
yours" Thanks, Rosemary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

Paulette Goddard leaves for two
weeks holiday in Mexico City on
Sept. /, the day following compile
to.s of her role in Paramounts
Standing Room Only" She will be
house guest of Mrs. Diego Rivera
while in the Mexican capital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

An actress at a party was trying
to prove to Helen Vinson that she
wasn't drunk. "Just bring my car
into the house," she said, land I'll
show you I can drive it,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
HAS To ACT

In real life, Diana Lynn Is movie
lands most shy and mild-man-
nered juvenile, but she plays a
rowdy little vixen in 1.-The Miracle
of Morgan's Creek"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
DOLORES RATES NAMES

Although her first picture, "Old
Acquaintance is just being re-
leased, fans of Dolores Moran, new
Warner Brothers starlet, have sent
in more than 500 slogans to iden-
tify her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
TWO SWITCH UNIFORMS

SOM Garfield and John Ridgely,
iv::ao teamed as aviators in "Air
0lcrce," are reunited, this time as
sailors, in Warner Brothers "Des-
aviation Tokyo" story of the Amer
2can submarines in the Pacific.
La gaceta., 1943-11-20
Beau Jack RecuperO Ia
Corona del Peso LigerO
FL Negrito De Augusta Derroto POr PuntOs
a Bob Montgomery. : No Sc Esperaba Tan
Buena Demonstration Del Excampeon

NEW YORK. Nov. 20.-Des-
preciado por Ia mayoria de los
peritos, que habian apreciado en-
6l profundos stntomas de de-
cadencia, Beau Jack, de Angus
.ta, Ca. recuper6 anoche Ia co.
roma del peso ligero venciendO
pOr puntos ! Bob Montgomery,
de Filadelfia, el campe6n.
Horas antes del "macth" las
apuestas estaban q favor de Bob,
con IN gran margen de ventaja.
Sc habia dicho que Beau Jack
perderia sus brios en- los diez
primeros asaltos y que el match,
bajo las reglas de Il Comisi6n
Atl6tica, tendrfa IN Unite de IS.
Cambiaron aver las cosas v
Jack pas6 del d6cimo asaIto q
toda velocidad y CONSERVE 81
energia hasta Il final del COM
bate.
Hace seis semanas, siendo el
fatorito, Jack fue derrotado por
Bobby Ruffin. Anoche era eel
perro de abajo'' y lie corresponds
Ia victoria.
Los periodistas no ~esperaban
tan excelente demostraci6n por.
parte del excampe6n, ahora de
nuevo campe6n. y no oeultaron
SUI sorpresa al verle en- acci6n.
Montgomery era 81 favoritO en-.
proportion de cuatro por uno v
fue derrotado por IN pequeho
margen; pero en- 81 resultado Sc
apreci6 claramente "a ventaja
destacada por Jack.
Atac6 el negro de FiladeIfia
en- los asaltos decimo cuarto Y
decimo quinto, procurando des-
hacer Ia ventaja de "a oponente,
pero no pudo convencer . los jue-
ces, que llevaban limpias las cuen
tas.
En- los asaltos finales Bean Jack
parecia abatido v se apoyaba EN-
La gaceta., 1943-11-20
Sc JIGARA MARIANA Il GUART0 DEslFIO
DE la sERE De IA uGA NTERsOGllL
Dicese que CuSllar y Traina Iran : L Linea
de Fuego. - ~Iglesias Ia Practicable Bien =
sus Muchachos. - Actuaran Dos Arbitros.

Sc iugprh menana domingo
en- q parque Cuseaden, e eeaFto
desaflo de = sefie A~ntefses'Ra'
Los eubanos del Cireule ile
van Obtenidas dos Victories = Ice
ASSURES euenta con ana : u r.
vor,
I'm " primer particle y y ~
rio, 81 pitcher italiano 2raina,
Cue tuNo ~ y 1910 4.s'
aerroao q masniA'eo ~i'Aaeof
Chailn Ooeii~f'
Desputs, en- paKddos q menos
.interes' leg eaeanoa' uaa.AaAao
Me1anasin A~h.st' ssas'sso.
ios eAee'ensss 9nsAesEss -
o
PnDhcamente se aaiFAn@ ~ eos
La gaceta., 1943-11-20

YORK, Nov. 20.-Los IL
ses de Notre Dame, que son
~aVoritOs, jugaran hoy con los
lawks de Iowa.
itase de una batalla entire
'guipO ndmero 1 del pals Y Ell
DO ndmerO 2. Creese que pre-
Iiaran el encuentro unas 80
personals.
sorgia Tech jugara con Glenn
Duke con Norte Carolina, co
" College con Colorado. Ar
con Brown, Purdue con In
a Michigan con Ohio State,
lana con Tulane, Boston Col
con Harvard, Minnesota con
'onsin, Missouri con Kansas,
s Christian con Rice y Col
con Columbia.
La gaceta., 1943-11-20
PANTERAs GANARON
SIN APUR0S Al TORNADO


No Sc e~quivOcaron los peritOs
y las Panteras de Palma Celia
derrotaron naoche en- Clearwater
con gran facilidad, a Tornado,
convertible en- "vientecillo".
Anotaron los j6venes de Tampa
40 puntos y los de IL vecina POI
blaci6n no lograrOn pisar Ia me-
ia.
Bobby Forbes, IA estrella del
Tornado, volvi6 a brillar de nue.
vo; pero no fue aecundadO como
merecia.
Jimmy Wilcox anot6 dos touch
downs, bien ayudado, e hicie-
ron los otros Bellies, que tambien
produjo dos, Clark y Younger.
Clark faeilit6 a 50 equipo dos
puntos extras v Belle otrOs dos.
Jugaron por Plant, como Sc
habia anunciado, Younger, Culh-
reath, Groves. Hancock, Allen
Klosterman, Fisher, Gruetzmac.
her, Owens, Wilcox y Belle.
Defendieron IL pabell6n de
Tornado, Frasier, Cason, Holdings.
worth, Thorton, Brown, Lanier.
Kennedy, Koch, Tscaris, Forbes
y Truluck.
La gaceta., 1943-11-20
o M d.
DE
"A G 4 ESQ
lie PEco 4 UN cAPArAz

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov To-
Ernie Lombard, receptor Dc los
Gigantes de New York, debe pre-
sentarse Ia semana que viene ne
an tribunal y contestar g una
acusaci6n de asalto que Sc le ha-
&c.
Ocurri6 IA rina, en- ID que In
terviniera Ia polieia, en IN club
nocturno.
Sc detuvo al corpulento pelo-
tero ca Oakland. ciudad donde
reside, bajo una queia formulada
por Wade Jones, Dc Richmond,
California, capataz De una fdbri-
Ca.
lombard Sc fue 8 las manos
con 81 hombre, le rompi6 l. na-
.riz y le produjo una herida be-
20 an Ojo.
Fl incidente tuvo lugar q dis
dick.
Adrian TalmQuist, abogado del
ouejoso, dice Que estA pFeparan-
I'D una reclamation evil de 40
mil pesos.
NM~ -
La gaceta., 1943-11-20
LA NOVENA QUE
IRA A KEY WEST

Qued6 eompletada aver Il So
vena, selssei6n IL 4 Liza later
social. que irk 4 Key West 4 g.
mana pr6nima, con motive -
inaugurarss alli IN nusvo Eseadio.
Los pelOteros salarkn e Tam-
pa 81 dia "a, baio Il eomando ds
Adolfo custo. cue llsva h re-
presentaei6n De h Liga later
social.
Fl ''trabueo" de Tampa b som-
ponsn, ssgdn h Iissa enc = = vis-
"a tenemoss
j. Hicks, G.
corraIos, cf.
NJ L6pex, III.
G. Whitney. N.
VA. Magadan, ..
M. Mnseda, "a.
A. cenal. primera.
n. Lawandera, IS.
r. Woioski. pitcher.
J. Maseda. pitcher.
oBrfsn, pitcher.
w. w. MAUND, Direesor
La gaceta., 1943-11-20

las sogas; pero So %contrario no
consigui6 d~erribarle. predominant
do el margen que en- los prime
ros asaltos habia sacado 81 ne
critic de Georgia.
la muItitud aplaudi6 Il vere-
dicto. Presenciaron Il combate
1886 personas v en- las taqui-
has Sc recaudar0n s96,873.O4.
Los periodistas concedierOn Sic
.te asaltos a Jack, seis 8 Bob y
dos e~mpatados.
Len Hamburg, peso ligero de-
Washington, did una lecci6n de
pugilismo q Freddie Addec, de
Brooklyn, en- uno De los prelimi-
mares, a seis asaItos.
Hamil Wildly, de Long Island
derrot6 a Davey Crawford, De
Brooklyn, en- otros seis asaltos.
AI Gomez, de Chicago, supe-
rs 4 Mike Della, de Los Ange-
les. y Jack Leslie, De Flint, MI
chiqan, alcanz6 81 "veredicto'
de los jueces sobrs Bobby Hen-
~, de New York.
La gaceta., 1943-11-20
DORAZIO PELEARA CON
NATE BOLDEN

FILADELFIA, Nov. 2o.-Gus
Dorazio, de- FiIadelfla. pdgl del
peso complete, Sc baaira aqui, 81
ala diez de dieiembra con Nate
Bolden, hdbil gladiator Negro ae
Chicago.
Sc yerificarA Il eneueaRrc Ell III
Coliseo, con un Unite - diez
asalt0s.
La gaceta., 1943-11-20
ENGI0
h REAsONER
-, Noeaut Wright Sole
D..sarsado Dos GoIpe'.

Nv ORLEANS, Nov. 2o-
...riencia desarroll6 aver 50
ESQ ! chaIky Wright, 81 ex
del peso de puma, derri-
4 cuenta de diez, en- FL
Nm asalto, . al Reasoner'
Chicago.
~ del nocaut Wright solo
deseargado dos golpes y
s,ba tOdos los movimientos
/, ,ontrario. Ia caida De Rea-
Sc produjo euando muy po-
'.soectadores IL aguardaban,
ne una combination de un
.bo de izquierda seguido por
terrible derecha 3 i mandi-
ms Ia campana cuando el ar
\ en- 81 cuenta, habia lle-
4 tres ssgundos. Los padri-
de Reasoner le recogieron.
h5o volvi6 d sonar Ii same
1 reanudsndo el eombate. to-
\ no habia recuperado Ell
'eimientO.
alto Sc puso Ell brazo dere-
|5el vencedor. Pesaba Wright
Hbras y Ell derribadO 1Ss.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-11-26
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

being poor it must be being rich-by
such methods.
Need for international cooperation
to make available supplies to rescue
the peoples of liberated Europe from
famine and disease is emphasized in
an international Labor Office pamph-
let on the health of children in the
occupied countries just published.
Noting that anxiety has already
been clearly expressed concerning the
inadequacy of the stock available" to
meet Europe's postwar needs, the
pamphlet points to the establishment
recently at Atlantic City of the United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
as the international
agency which will have the response
bility of assuring that those needs
will be met. The Inter-Allied Postwar
Requirements Committee, which has
been functioning in London for the
past two years under the chairman
ship of Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, has
ALREADY performed an essential task"
in assessing requirements, the study
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-11-26
LABOR SHORTS

Maritime Commission reports drop
of 139 90 in accidents in it's contract
shipyards for the eight months ending
in August.
Maj.-Gen. Terry reports army
has reduced it's demand for mill
tary manpOwer by half million.
Adm. Land congratulates the "Iron
Men of Hendy," AFL workers at
Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sonnyvale,
Calf, for completion of their 500th
engine for powering Liberty ships.
Greek government reports Nazis
have executed three and imprisoned
68 strikers at the gas works in
Athens.
Secretary of Labor reports dur
ing August wOrkweek in manu-
featuring was As hours; earnings
$43.43.
OPA Chester Bowles says not to
worry about shoe stamp 18. You'll
have plenty of time to use it before it
expires.
John Pershing Ryan, Merchant
Marine boatswain, has been awarded
the Distinguished Service medal. With
name like that, how could he?
Britain is facing a shortage of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-11-26
AFL WINS PLANT POLLS IN
MOLINE AND DAVENPORT

Washington, D. ca National La
Dor Relations Board election at the
plant of the Strombeck- Becker Co.,
Moline, ILL.,, to choose collective bar
gaining representative recorded &C
votes for the AFL to II against, and
the NLRB election at the Bessler
Locomotive Corp. plant, Davenport,
Iowa, resulted in 157 votes for the
AFL Machinists' Association to Sc
against, according to the report of
Organizer John Schreier to AFL
President William Green. Mr.. Schreier
said the molders and the blacksmiths
in the Bessler plant were already
organized and that the addition of
the machinists made the plant 100
per cent AFL.