The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
News Of
Connecticut

P.) - The Submarine Croaker
was scheduled today to be
launched at the Electric Boat
Company's victory yard Sunday,
with Mrs. w. II. p. Blandy,
Washington, ID. c.. wife Of the
rear admiral, as sponsor.
The Croaker will be the second
submarine to be launched at the
yard in as many weeks.
North Haven, Conn, Dec. 16 -
(U.PD - James ?. Hunter, 76, en-
ployed in the mechanical depart
ment of the New Haven Journal
Courier for A years until his re-
tirement in 1941, died yesterday. He
was native of Hartford, and one
of the oldest members of Local Al
of the International Typographical
Union.
Stafford Springs, Conn, Dec. is
-U.P) - The 200 pupils of the
Boroughs elementary school got an
unscheduled vacation today because
the heating plant boiler cracked.
School was closed until repairs
could be made.
New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 10
(U.PJ - The OPA cleared up the
mystery today about the several
bushels Of ration coupons washed
ashore in the harbOr last week
with an announcement they were
cancelled tickets ordered destroy
ed by the local rationing board.
1t was believed they had been
dumped in a West Haven meadow
and carried into Long Island
Sound by an outgoing tide.
Groton, Conn. December 16. -
CUP - Reginald M. Hill, attached
to the U. S. Maritime Service at
New London, was killed instantly
last night and seven others suf-
fered injuries when his car collided
with Connecticut Company bus at
Waterford.
Only one Of the bus passengers,
Miss Katherine MacGonecal, 20,
Uncasville, was hospitalized. She
sustained foreWard laceration and
injuries to her knee. The others
were given first aid and discharged
According to State Police Hill was
coming out of d driveway and drove
his car into the path of the bus. He
was riding alone.
The bus was operated by Albert
Poitres. "a, Jewett City. He was
not held.
Stafford Springs, Conn, Dec. 16
- (U.P) - DIR. George Louis
Nichols, ". retired physician and
well-knOwn judge and time
keeper at light harness racing
meets, died at Johnson Memorial
hospital late Wednesday. He had
been i'll for three months.
DIR. Nichols was a native of HO-
bOlsen. N. y where he practiced
medicine for about 30 years be-
fore his retirement ten years ago.
He annually attended the Stat
ford Fair, serving as one of the
judges, and he Officiated also at
other meets.
New Britain, Dec. 16-(UP)-Mrs.
Marie Peterson, So, today sought to
adopt 23-years-old Corp. Harry w.
Lew, and his 28-years-old brother,
Sgt. Hilton B. Lew, sons of Chi
nese father and Swedish mother,
who boarded at her home before
joining the Army.
The brothers, whose parents lived
for some time at Westerly, r. l.,
and in Stonington before they died
nearly 20 years ago, were cared for
at the Kingsberg Children's home
until they were IA years old. Two
years ago they returned to this city
to take war jobs, and lived with Mrs.
=. Peterson, whom they came to call
mother.
! Mrs. Peterson, a widow, has a Z
years-old daughter whom she
adopted when the child was II
weeks old. In caring for the par
entless Chinese youths, she said she
found partial satisfaction of an
ambition she had as a young wom-
an to become missionary and
serve in China.
Her petition will come before the
probate court for hearing Dec. 81.