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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-01
CERTIFICATES FOR
WATERBURY FIRMS

A certificate Of organization was
granted to Grossman, Inc, 81 South
Main street, Waterbury. from the
ONCE Of the secretary Of state
Stockholders are Julius Grossman,
president; Oscar Grossman, vice.
president and treasurer and Murray
L. Grossman, secretary Of Water
bury.
Articles Of association have also
been issued on the Connecticut Res
taurant Association, Inc, "a East
Main street, Of which Herman A,
donlot n agent. Z
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-01
TWO LOCAL YOUTHS
ENLIST IN NAVY

Two 17-year old Waterbury
youths were accepted for enlist
ment into the U. s. Navy by the To-
cal recruiting Office today. They are
George Douglas Wright Of 1856 Boy
den street and Carl Philip Beeman,
Jr., Of 1888 Maple street. Other en-
listees from surrounding towns In
cluded Leslie A. johnson Of Bristol,
and George Kwasniewski Of Naug-
atuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-01
CHANGE OF NAME
PETITION FILED

An application for permission to
change his name to Anthony
Stokes was filed in superior court
today by Anthony Staczokas Of Wa
terbury. The petitioner claims he
has been known by that name
among friends and business associ-
ates for ten past 10 years. He asks
that the change apply also to his
wife, Agnes, and daughter, Marlene
Ann.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-01
BOSTON PLANE CRASH

Boston, March 1 - (UP.) - The
first service command announced
today that single-seated army
fighter plane had crashed in Bos-
ton Harbor southwest OF Castle Is
land. No details concerning the fate
Of the pilot were immediately avail
able.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-01
Alleged Bla ck
Market Operators
Plead Innocent

New Conn. March I-UP)-Tweny-two meat dealers
Indicted for alleged black market operations
tglals down for March Is.
Hncks assigned March hearing Of preliminary
motions the defendants o.
Emergency Control act
An ~ liberty SlOOO each
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-01
MILLS IN SIGNAL CORPS

Fort Monmouth, N. j. (UP)-How-
ard Mills, former st. Louis Browns
pitcher, Is attending one Of the Sig
nal Corps schools here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-01

"Old Grumble jist stopped By
fer a word - his Nv course. He
wuz maxim a lot Nv compliments
bout his neighbors. Runnin'
down other folks is prob'bly tn
least productive work In tn
world. Bout tn best you kin get
out Nv 1t is a bad reputation an
q mess Nv enemies ~ an that's
no bargain"
-:DOIN'S ROUND TOlvJ:--
MONDAY, March LIST:
The Mothers club Of the First
Methodist church win meet q
7:45 o'clock at the church. Mira.
John J. Snavely will be the
speaker.
TUESDAY, March 2Dd:
Annual dessert card party Of
the Melicent Porter chapter,
Daughters Of the American
Revolution at the Waterbury
Women's club at 1880 p. m.
Luncheon meeting of the no.
tary club at noon at The Elton.
Douglas W. Loring, manager
Of the Waterbury district ONCE,
Southern New England Tele-
phone Co., will be the guest
speaker.
WEDNESDAY, March Srd:
Waterbury Federation Of Mems
Bible Glasses will meet at 3
o'clock in the Y. M. @. A.
zone thing I never heard any.
one complain bout Is CasfinB
Dairy Products. Seems like evs
erythin' you kin say bout than
Is good. Use Cashi1a's Dairy Pas
teurized or Hoinogenized Milk Me
ever ineal-an' you'll ind "a,
full, delicious favor Nv this ulim-
eral an vttamin rich milk VIII
appeal tub ever member Nv your
family. An It helps tub balauce
your budget an your menus 1n
these times. Fer q special treat
fer tn young-uils try Cashinb
Dairy Chocolate Milk"
ZEKE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-01

She should be very blackout-
conscious, but apparently cOmely
Barbara DunstOne isn't. She's pic.
tured adjusting her cap before
leaving Municipal Court, WASH
ingtOn, where she was reprImand-
ed for defiant disregard" Of Dis
trict Of COIumbi blackOut regula-
lions. She's q LOndOner, an Of.
flcer in the British WOmen's
Auxiliary Air Force and was cited
for failure, after repeated warn
ings, to extinguish her hotel room
lights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-01

Pr. Joseph Mulcunry was week.
end visitor at his home on Wash-
ington street. Pvt. Mulcunry is sta
tionedd at Lowell General Hospital
at TT. Devens, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-01

BLY, WAR bonds sTAAlPs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-01

According to a report recently re-
ceived by Mrs. Walter H. Gester Of
Cheshire, her husband, Warrant
Offlcer Walter H. Gester landed in
North Africa with an army contin-
gent.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18

have rented the Laura Newland
residence on East Main street.
Thy will move about the first of
March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark
have purchased the fruit ORCH
ard from the Ed. Wiemann
estate.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18

ously i'll at the home of his
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Theo Getchell.
Ronald Losing of Detroit is
visiting his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Theo Getchell, Thurs
day of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Holmes
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18

MI. and Mrs. r. E. Pugh spent
the weekend in Detroit cele-
brating their sixth wedding an
~niversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Steiner
and daughter of Detroit visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Steiner
and family, Sunday evening.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18

Family Night" will be OBJ
served in the Congregational
church social room Friday eve
ming, February 10.
Over a hundred people en-
joyed the movies sponsored by
the Armada Lions Club, Monday
evening, February 8. Monday
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Torrey and
daughters, Marjorie. Lois and
Beth left for Arcarada, Florida,
where Miss Marjorie will wed
Robert Cook of East Lansing this
coming weekend. They will
make their home in Arcarada
where Mr.. Cook is employed at
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18

evening of this week they
showed "Rangle River" by Zane
Gray: Forty Winks," Alpine
Rendezvous and Bomber" a
war picture. The movies r held
in the township hall.
Roger Hawkins, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Gerry Hawkins is seri-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18
Arcarada Airfield.

the Arcarada Airfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Torrey and
daughters Lois and Beth expect
to be gone about two weeks.
Misses Emma Jane Schnur.
stein and Helen Steiner of De-
troit spent the weekend at the
Thomas Steiner home.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18

The Just-A-Mere Club will
meet with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Shaw, Saturday evening, Febru-
ary 20.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-17
BY EDWIN RUT
IN THE BAG
CHAPTER XI

"Forty thou :" Mr.. Chan
ming was choking. "Have you
lost your mind, Clarissa? In the
French Revolution they guillo-
tined women like YOU"
II happen to know" said Mrs.
Charming, a gold mine OF sta
tistics, that you paid $42,oOO
Ator that nasty horse OF yours.
TNat Black Moonlight. But you
lit here depriving your own wire
Of q mere .
"Oh, Lord!" Mr.. Charming
banged the desk. "All right,
Clarissa. Get the damned thing
"Thank you. lovey," said Mrs.
Claiming, with a little sigh. III
ohone Brown, Moon & Shows
Fight away and have them send
It out. So ! can wear it at your
party Saturday night. You're a
lamb, lovey. And now you can
get back to your old sales curves
md things"
"Gr-rrr," said Mr.. Claiming.
the door closed upon Mrs. Chan
ming, and sac, 900.
With tranquility reigning once
more, Mr.. Claiming attempted
10 resume work. But his train of
thought had been interrupted
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-17

upon chest. But presently he
halted beside Meath's chair and
patted her shoulder.
1--WE considered the scheme
from every angle" he said. "And
it's sound. 1t puts it in the bag,
as the fella says, doesn't it,
Meath"
"In the bag, sir" echoed
Meath, d~iscreetly dropping her
eyes.
An hour later Miss Meath left
Wildover, on foot. She proceed
ed along the improved road that
ran past the estate for about q
mile. At that point a dirt road,
hardly more than a wagon track,
ran off to the right. Meath turn
ed into the dirt road.
A short distance up this by
path was a dilapidated house,
Time and the elements had col
ored it a dingy gray. The front
porch sagged in a discouraged
manner and the windows were
suffered. Obviously the place
was abandoned. But Meath turn
ed into the unkempt grounds
without hesitation.
She went around to the rear
noting, in passing, an automo-
bile of the genus jaloppy parked
we'll out Of sight from the dirt
road. Then she mounted the
tumble = down back stoop a n d
raped smartly three times on
the kitchen door.
Instantly the door opened a
crack. A rheumy eye appeared
at the crack.
"Hiya, Goitie," said a voice
like a file scraping over CORFU
gated iron. Welcome TO me
country er-state." The door
opened wide.
(To Be CCntinued)
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-17
, SERIAL STORY
THE terrible EYE
copYRtohv. soAo.
& SERVICE. INC.

and it was no go. Mr.. Charming
however, not one TO waste time,
improved the moment by being
audibly sorry for himself.
Meath" he said, leaning back
in his C h al r, II am a much
harassed man. Confidentially
Meath, in spite of these-ah =
appurtenances'' - he swept 9
hand to indicate Wildover - 81
lead q dogs life"
"Yes, sir" said Meath prompt.
ly. In addition to being a superb
secretary. Meath was also a com
petent yes-woman.
Its a fact" Mr. Charming
said broodingly. "My existence
is q sorry one. Consider, Meath
l have a wife who thinks OF
nothing but frittering away my
hard : earned money. l have q
hayward and insolent daughter
! am also afflicted with a broth
er-in-law who lies a wake nights
thinking out schemes by which
to cheat me-"
"You poor man." said Meath
"There are times, Meath" Mr.
Charming was thoroughly enjoy.
ing himself, when for me life
becomes nothing but a vista OF
blackness and Illustration"
Meath cOgitated a moment
"Mr. Charming" she said at last,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-17

MIR. and Mrs. Charles Meeker
left first of the week for De-
troit to assist in the home OF
their daughter, Mrs. Ruth Alster
who is in a hospital for treat
ment.
Jesse Whitney has been Wis
iting friends in Detroit for sew
eral days.
Rev. Harry Clark has been
quite sick with flu and was un-
able to fill the pulpit Sunday.
Mrs. Kenneth Meeker re-
ceived news from the war de-
partment Thursday that her hus-
band had safely reached his un-
k known destination overseas.
Pvt. Meeker was located at a
camp in Texas before going
across.
Pvt. Henry Williams was
home on leave last week and Wis
tied his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. N. Williams on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Striber and
children and his parents spent
Sunday in Detroit with Mr.. Stri-
ber's sister and family.
Miss Connie Tiedeman of Yp-
silanti Teachers College made
her parents a weekend visit.
The Feb. Special of the Ii.
brary and Literary Club will be
held at the home of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Roy Lyons in Mount Glenn
ems Friday evening. A z o'clock
supper will be served and will
be followed with a short pro-
gram. Each member has the
privilege of bringing one guest.
A miscellaneous w e d d j n &
shower was given at the home of
Mrs. Elma Stone by the VS..
C.S. Wednesday for Mrs. Ander-
ena King Warren who became
the wife of Francis Warren re-
Gently.
Mrs. E. H. p. Ware and Mrs.
Floyd Ware attended the funeral
of their sister Mrs. Kathrine
Griffith, age rs, at Port Huron
Sunday. Mrs. Griffith had been
in poor health for sometime. -
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-17
ASTRONOMICAL FLOP

TUCSON, ARIZ. - Civilian
Defense aides have been train
ing faithfully for a 10-minute
blackout beginning at 8 p. m,
next Monday.
They wilted when they learn
cd from the University of Ari-
iona that it won't be dark until
$50 p. m.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-17
MILLENNIUM

~SPARTANBURG. S. c. -
Mybe it's the sugar shortage or
the war;.
For the first time in years, the
Federal gradn jury adjourned
without returning a single in
dictment in the Spartanburg di-
vision for making or selling
moonshine whisky.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-16

Bombing con win the wor How t can do this IS
most costly understood by gong back to the lost
doys OF Cope Bon
There some 10000 crack 0erron troops, .os
good os ony fighting men in the world, we're con-
centroted in tiny oreo They had only short line
TO defend, ocross the neck Of the cope, ond the
mountainous interior wos ideal for defense Yet they
collapsed in motter Of hours
WHY
Be6ouse no modern ornny however copobe cour
ogeous ond obly led con fight without Tanks planes
guns munitions And We had cut off these quarter Of
Q million men from the tools Of their trode
Bombing can win the by doing the same
thing on 9reoter scale ond by O different process
Some experts soy thot # we con devostote less
than Q score Of key 0ernon cities os we have de-
stroyed Essen the will be won
Those cites ore the sources Of the most vto
ormorents ond munitions At the some time they
ore beng devtoized transportation ond commune
cotton lines throughout Hters fortress Of Europe"
will be broken UP.
Then. when Ango-AmedconFrench forces es-
tobIsn their brdoeheods and stot for Berlin the
o>1s defenders will find themselves os in1potent TO
resist oS were me defenders OF Cope Bon.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-16

familiar with the hold-up play,
and in todays hands they might
make the mistake OF holding off
winning the diamond until the
third round The colonel, how
ever. figured that West must
hold the diamond queen in order
20 lead the deuce and that East
must have five diamonds 10
overcsl.
SO when East won the opening
diamond lead with the ace and
returned a diamond, the colonel
won with the king. thus forcing
west 20 block the suit Now the
spade flnesSe was taken and lost
but when East returned a dia-
mond. West won with the queen
but could not return the suit.
He switched 10 heart, but the
colonel went right up with the
ace and cashed his nine tricks
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-16

IN filming a Pine-Thomas pic
ture,
Tables are spread in the office
Of Bill Thomas, who magically
and deity extracts, from desk
drawers, soup, salad entree and
dessert, Players director and
key technicians dine with the
producers off picnic plates 1t
gives every body a chance 10 talk
about the work done in the
morning and TO be done in the
afternoon ahead Nobody is ever
late getting back from lunch.
GETTING THE NEEDLE
Needing is practised liter
ally, II not painfully. on the set.
Part Of the working equip
ment of the redoubtable Doc
Norman is vicious looking, To-
lnch-long needle When Doc de.
cides that work is Tagging
through some individual taking
too much time at the job, he pro.
duceS the needle, brandishes il
menacingly before the face OF
his victim and then makes a ter
rifle jab at his victims pos
terror. Although the needle il
made Of rubber, the effect is al.
ways stimulating
Bill Pine and Bill Thomas are
not ashamed of their speedy pro
duction methods Their pictures
regularly hit the box office
Jackpot, and they have con
tracts 10 produce Is more for
Paramount.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-16
DOWN TO EARTH

Bond concerts on the Ibrory steps have pro-
vineiol OR thot in this doy OF hurried work ond
OF oil TOO apparent ortfieoI sophstieotion, hove
down 70 eorth quality that bodies we'll for the future
Of the community.
Director SomueI 7. BorbokoH, ond his Mount
Clemens high school bond-finoneed by the City OF
Mount Clemens-ore doing splendid Job OF enter
toinine the public and, incidentally, OF maintaining
hiqh level Of civilian morale.
The solosts who odd color 70 the excellent in
strunentoI offerings equally deserving OF high
PROSE.
The crowds. ompIy sprinkIed with uniforms OF
the fighting forces, attending the first three OF the
scheduled seven concerts in the series reflect more
forcibiy thon words the enthusiastic reception
accorded the program.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-16
o MIND YOUR
MANNERS .

Test Your knowledge OF cor
rect social usage by answering
the following questions. then
checking against the authorita-
tive answers below.
Should YOU be even more
careful OF what you write in a
letter than what you say in con
verSatIon?
? II YOU don't type your let
tiers should YOU make every eff
fort 10 write as legibly as pos
Sible2
3 Is frequent underscoring in
n letter a good idea?
4 Should YOU put your return
address on the outside Of an en-
volope2
5 May the close az letter 10
a friend be "Affectionately'?
What would YOU do if
You are a Young man in serv-
~ WIZ lldNlA lllllt w WI llt
members Of his family as often
as he would like to-
Ga Explain the situation and
write as often as you can?
tb) Don't say why YOU don I
write more often
Answers
! Yes For in letter YOU
can soften criticism with a
smile, or say Il didn't mean il
just that way il what you
wrote rs misunderstood
2 Yes. A letter should not
have to DC deciphered before il
can be read
3. No The words them
selves should be able 10 stand
alone without having 10 be I'M
derscored 10 attract attention.
Occasionally, underscoring is all
right
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-16
Q BARBS .

Nebraska police caught a man
heading home IN a stolen car.
Now ne won't get there for six
months
A ceiling has been placed on
spinach Too bad kids. nom
can keep on buying II.
II won't be long until the big
gest fish. Will again be sitting on
he bank.
More and more people are
making the tune in opportunity
a tune Of success-thanks to
war work.
In serving course dinner
never Try 10 make both ends
meat
II all the heated arguments in
the world were placed end 20
end hey wouldn't reach any
conclusion.
Poultry Raiser PAYS 5000 for
a Hen Headline With eggs
whaS they are, my what bar
gain
The sooner all of US are on
our. toes, the sooner well stomp
all over Hitler $, Mussolinis and
Tolos.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-16
BY PETER EDISON


All right. If subsidies are out
as a device 10 hold down the cost
OF living what-if anything
next?
One of the ideas being men,
toned seriously by the OPA
thinkers is plan similar to
Canada's Wartime Wages and
Cost of Living Bonus Order.
and If you think subsidies are
too hot to handle, wait till you
get a hold of this neat little al
tentative. II has been mentioned
by Price Administrator Prentiss
Brown himself in a trial bal
loonish sort Of way, so il ism
just something 10 laugh off light
ly Anyway, the background is
this:
Canada's overall price ceiling
went into effect Dec. l, l94l. At
the same time. a general wage
ceiling went into effect.
Along with the wage and
price freezes. il was provided
that there should be a cost Of
living wage bonus paid to make
up for any increases in the cost
Of living which might subse-
quently occur The bonus con-
siSts of 25 cents per week in
crease in wages for each point
by which the official cost Of liv-
ing index rises over October,
l94l prices This applies to all
adult males and all workers re-
ceivinE basic wages Of S25 a
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-16
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON


When first met Bill Pine and
Bill Thomas they were Holly
woods most imaginative press
agents
TheX-had rounded up so par
rots and were teaching them TO
Yell IT Amt No Sin
The novel idea was part OF
their publicity campaign on
Mac West picture titled IT
Amt No Sin - The parrots were
10 be set up on perches in thea
ter lobbies 70 startle passers- by
with shouts of 1t Amt No Sin,
II Amt No Sin" ad nauseam
was a colossal idea except
for one thing Two weeks be
fore release Of the picture. just
as the parrots were driving
themselves crazy after months
OF IL Amt No Sin. the studio
changed the title Of the picture
TO @f'm No Angel
Bill Pine and Bill Thomas
were beaten, disconsolate men
That was seven years ago. I'm
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-16
SET OUT THE WASHBOARD

Laundry owners foresee the time, very soon now,
Wnen housewives oil over the country ore going TO
hove 10 90 much OF their laundering OF home Labor
shorto9es, transportation difficulties ond unprece-
dented oenond ore pressing the lounderes beyond
their obites TO serve
The some situation is orsinq in connection with
dry cleaning. In the south, particularly, where sum-
nner is hordest on suits, il IS becoming almost inn.
possible to keep spc ond spon in wosh suits
Does Mother have woshboord tucked owoy
somewhere Hos Fother forgotten how 10 press q
bedroegIed suit?
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-16
WHAT BOMBING CAN DO

Herr 0oebbels IS worried about the 0ern1ono
power OF endurance lnsructng Noz- newspaper
stooges in the lies they ore to write he conceded thot
the Huns cont toke il Thot IS no to the rest
Of US who hove seen other sodstlc DULLES cove IN as
soon os the going got tough
II IS OF course the increasing weight Of allied
CIR power thot d,scouroges Nozi Joe a controlled
press con keep nony secrets but con hordy persuode
the residents Of Essen for instonce thot Goerng s0n
tros the Dir Almost nonstop bombing IS cracking
the Oern0on she'll.
Nevertheless, we should not reod too much into
this II does not reon, unfortunately thot the Reich
IS about 10 collapse ond copituIote No reostic OBJ
server expects victory TO come until lntontry and
tonks ere OF the eost their way overland TO Ber
lin.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-16
McKENNY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM s. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

The president of the American
Contract BRYCE League in l94l
was Robert J. Gill. AS soon as we
got into the war, Bob" who
had served with General Mac
Arthur IN the last war, closed
his law office in Baltimore 10
get back into the fight He is
now Lieutenant-Colonel Gill,
stationed at Fort Story, Va.
The colonel can be counted
upon TO make the unusual play
that wins. All good players are