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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01

y
 Presenting a varied program of American style music" the be- spectacled easy-mannered leader and his organization gave one of the most entertaining and enjoyable programs ever seen here.
 Featuring some of the leading jazz opponents in the country and members of the Boston and New York Philharmonic orcheStraS as well as similar orcheStraS Of Cleve- land and Philadelphia, various solo performances by some of these lat ter players were met with thunder ous applause and sincere apprecia- tion.
 Mayor Monagan in 8 brief address before the opening of the perform ance welcomed the outfit to Wa terbury thanking them for their participation here and praised their great talents. Raymond J. Fam ming, master of ceremonies intro duced Mrs. Jeremiah Nolan, mother of Tech. Sergt. Raymond T. Nolan, a former ticket-taker at the State theater who has been reported miss ing in the Pacific since last July. Mrs. Nolan urged the people of Wa terbury to back the attack, with the purchase of more and more bonds.
 Miss Julia Smith, manager of the State theater and chairman of the theater division thanked the audi ence for its wonderful participation in the evenings event and ex- pressed her appreciation for the fine turnout.
 Among the featured numbers played by Capt. Miller and his or ganization were: Rhapsody in Blue; Holiday for Strings; Stardust, Cow Cow Boogie, What Do You Do ir the Infantry, and many others.
 SoloistS with the band who were featured at last nights event in- cluded Ray Mckinley famed drum mer, who before the war was prominent band leader in his own right; Sergt. John Desmond, feat ured singer; Sergt. Trigger Albert formerly with Miller's pre- war band; Sergt. Mel Powell famed painist with Benny Goodman's or chestra. who played his own com- position Pearls On Velvet" Con- necticut was represented by Staff Sergt Hank Freeman of Hartford a former member of Artie Shaw's band.
 The entire orchestra under the direction of Capt. Miller consisted of forty-seven pieces.
 Thirty-two representatives of var ious veterans organizations in the city marched to the theater led by Lieut.. Helen Orencole of the Wom- ems Marine Corps, daughter of Vet erans Francis Orencole. The veter- ans organization presented colors on the stage. Members of Go. H 10th Battalion, Military Police of the Connecticut State Guard acted as usherS.
 Stage hands of Local 88 and oper- ators of Local 303 donated their services for the occasion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
By ERNIE HOBERECHT NEA COrreSpOndent

Honolulu, Feb. 1-T This is one place where the Marines have landed but haven't done so well. There are just too many soldiers, sailors and civilian male war work ers-and not enough girls.
 When the Federal tax collectors office imported less than two dozen young women from Washington, the news was spread all over front pages of Honolulu newspapers.
 It has been estimated that there are 250 men for every woman. This ratio may be little off, but 1t makes little difference.
 A lonely 32-year-old Filipino war worker went to the police detective bureau, informed the officer in charge that he had $10,00O, and asked the police to get him a wife. He had winning smile-and ten grand-and he got woman.
 It has been suggested that the reason why the men here don't go mad is that their American ego
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01

2. Lei sellers have raised the price of a string of flowers from 35 cents to $S.50.
 3. Civilian employees at one war project read so many newspapers that the sheets are considered fire hazard.
 4. The Military forbids weather information as a topic of news, but this doesn't bother the natives, who have no word for "weatherv in their language anyway.
 5. Stores don't put merchandise on the shelves until customers get tired of buying right out of the shipping cartons.
 6. Bus drivers stop loaded bus es, get of and leisurely consume soda pop, milkShakes and such.
 2. Arrivals of liquor shipments make front page headlines.
 8. Bars close at Sundown.
 9. Lines form in front of res- taurants, theaters and laundries.
 10. The oPA has frozen grass AilaxkA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
WING DIRECTOR IN
 CONFERENCE HERE
Manufacturers to Meet With Wm. J. Fitzgerald
 Thursday Afternoon

State War Manpower Director William J. Fitzgerald will be in Waterbury Thursday to confer with local manufacturers, it was an- nounced today. The state official is scheduled to give an address at a meeting Thursday at 3 D. m. at the Waterbury club.
 The manpoWer situation in the central Connecticut area will be discussed and the policies of the joint urgency and priority com mittee, set up when the hiring con- trols program took effect, will be outlined.
 Waterbury Area War Manpower Director Mary M. Dewey and off, cials at the local U. s. Employ ment Service will attend the meet ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
Police Blotter

Francis Guezdauskas, 17 River aale street, reported to acting Chief unAective Ins pectOr William F Pollard that someone had stolen 6 sprak plugs from the glove com partment of his automobile last night, and left pair of bowling shoes under the machine. Detec- tive Lieutenant Eugene Packul is inveStigatin.
 Lieutenant William F. Pollard, acting Chief Inspector of the De- tective Bureau, reported that someone gaine dentrance to the Central Parking Station on Leav- enwOrth street during the night and took 60 pennies and an unde- termined number of gasoline ra- tiOn stamps. Detective Lieutenant William Foley is investigating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
GRADUATE NURSES
 INTERVIEWED HERE

Interviews of 189 more graduate nurses were completed at the Chase Dispensary on Field street yester- day as the local nurse procurement committee sought to determine which nurses might be eligible for military service. A total of ASA of the 900 registered nurses in the Wa terbury area have already been in- terviewed, it was disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
News Of Connecticut

New Britain, Conn, Feb. - lo' r1 - Miss Elsie Huber, "A, was in a critical condition at New Britain general hospital today after laIl from her third-story bedroom Win dow.
 Her mother, Mrs. Agnes Huber a uar worker, returned home late iast night and discovered the girl seni-conscious in the yard. Tier name is on the danger list at the Hospital.
 Stamford, Conn.,, Feb. 1-(UP)- Reginald Barker, AS, was injured 5ataly early today while attempting to thumb a ride on Greenwich avenue.
 The driver of the car, Lawrence tYeMNrko. Jr., 31, told police that Barker stepped from the side ot the road into the path of his automo- biIe and was struck by the fender. lie died a half hour later at Stam- ford hospital.
 New Canaan, Conn, Feb. 1-(UP) Rev. Gerald A. Cunningham, rec for emeritus of St. Johns Episcopal church at Stamford, died today after a long illness. He was na- tive of Westfield, Mass, and had been a clergyman for nearly 37 years. He was an overseas chap lain during the first World War. Rev. Cunningham was rector at stamford from May g. 1920, until i'll health compelled him to retire several years ago.
 Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. l-(UPl John Harris, president ana treasurer of the Hotel Garde, Inc, who pIeded nOlo cOntendere to 17 counts of violating OPA rent cell ing regulations, was under fed- eral court judgment today to pay a Sl,OOO fine and serve 60 days III jail. The corporation addition ally was fined $10,O00.
 Harris was granted a 3O-day stay of execution of his sentence, which was imposed by Judge J. Joseph Smith.
 1Hc NAebA 6Su sAA~~ room prices. begged at $7 week by the OPA. ranged as high as Sl2 a week. Assistant U. s. Attor- ney Milton Nahum said the over. charges totaled $14,OOO.
 New Haven, Conn. Feb. 1-(UP) -Yale Divinity school opened a training course for Navy chaplains today and announced that the course would be compressed into two years. The normal divinity course is three years.
 The announcement did not dis close how many trainees were en- rolled in this new V-12 unit, but 1t was said the number constituted about three and one-half per cent of all V-12 chaplain trainees in the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
PETER SIMONS
 SUPPER GUEST

Oakville, Feb. Mrs. Anthony Eimons of Buckingham street en- tertained at her home Saturday af- ternoon in honor of her son, Peter, who celebrated his 18th birthday. A party supper was served.
 Guests were: Helen Yeshenko, Anna Yeshenko, Helen Butkevitch, Geraldine Basilico, Marion Basilico, Irene Cipriano, Irene Fsftal, Shir- ley D'Amico. Frances Butkevitch, Lucille Cipriano, Robert SimonS, Anthony SiInons, Daniel zubik, Peter Krasuk, Louis Muni, Robert Bova, Frank Franzese, John Muni, Rob- ert Simons, MT. and Mrs. Peter Cip- riano, Mrs. John Cipriano, and Mrs. Michael Cipriano.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Commissioner John J. O'Connell has approved the following agreements for weekly payments during disabil- ity or for specific payment in case of permanent injury:--
 Antonio Romano of 18 Union street against Scovill Mfg. Co.,, $15.41 for three weeks, farctuer of left arm.
 Bart Sugrue of g West Liberty street against Scovill Mfg. CO, $6.07 for one week, hand injury.
 Pstsv scalo of ss Ward street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
MRS. LANE DIES

Poland Spring, Me, Feb. 1.-(UP) Mrs. George w. Lane Jr., 60, wife of the unsuccessful Democratic can- didate for governor of Maine in the last election, died unexpectedly at a hotel here last night.
 Mrs. Lane, the former UNA Colqu- houn of Somerville. Mass, had been living here since her husband be- came president of the Poland spring concern. Besides her husband, a Lewiston banker, she leaves three children by former marriage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01

against Scovill Mfg. O., $24.04 for two and 5-7 weeks, injury to right side.
 Manuel Carvalho of A Bridge street against Scovill Mfg. Co.,, $25 for four weeks, disfigurement of left eye.
 May Manning of 50 East Hawk ips street against Benrus Watch Co, $22.67 for one and 9-10 weks, l5 per cent loss of function of terimnal phalanx of left index filaEer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
NEW OPA OFFICIAL
 ASSUMES DUTY HERE

Raymond Mead assumed duties as OPA price officer at the district field office of the OPA at 115 Grand street yesterday succeeding William Smith who was assigned to the Hartford OPA price division. MT. Mead served previously at the New Haven field office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
FISH AS BRAIN FOOD

The only sense in which fish can be called a brain food is that 1t is digested easily and therefore the stomach does not make such heavy call on the blood In the brain during the diGsstivs ugocesses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01
Theater Bond Rally
 Campaign Highlight
Capacity Audience Invests $2O1 ,OOO to Witness
 Splendid Show at State Theater

Before packed house Captain Glenn Miller and his Army Air Force band thrilled thousands of Waterbury bond purchasers at the State Theaer last night An est
 mated $2O 900 in bonds purchased for the premiere theaer rally which proved to be of the most outsand ing events in Waterburys bond purchasing activities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01

plemented by Red Gross food part cels which they receive regularly, the American prisoners in Germany have enough to eat and the right kind of food, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-01

Rax War Bonds 6 Stamps
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-25
Compeau-FeIIows NuptiaIs
Saturday at ST. Louis Parish

A reception for rs guests was
held at the Fellows home in the
afternoon. After wedding
trip to the New England states.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fellows will make
their home in Mount Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-25
TO
Honor Sister

MRS. J. A. NORMINGTON
was hostess to a group of women
at a luncheon at the Colonial
Hotel yesterday afternoon hon
oring her sister, Mrs. John j.
Rude of Neillsville, Wis, who
has been visiting here at the
Normington home on Riverside
drive, with her daughter Bar
bara.
Those present were: Mrs. Ev-
erett Guild, Mrs. David Miller,
Mrs. Francis Golden, Mrs. Will
liam Lloyd, Mrs. Clarence Per-
ry, Mrs. Ernest Matthews, Mrs.
Edward Hatch, Mrs. Edward
Jacobs, Mrs. Joseph Trombly,
Mrs. Charles Pearson, Mrs. j.
Arthur Schluentz and the honor
guest and hostess.
Following the luncheon, the
group adjourned to the Nor
mington home for bridge.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-25

fore you arrive, or soon after
wards, exactly how long you
plan to stay. (They can't make
plans ahead or accept invita-
tions, unless they know for sure
how long your visit is to last.)
THE ANNUAL DEVANTIER
reunion was held Sunday in
Harry Devantier's woods.
There were 81 relatives and four
guests present. Entertainment
was furnished by the committee
in charge.
REV. AND MRS. ALFRED
LANDON and children. Joyce
and Edwin, who have been vaca-
tioning at Forest, Ontario, are
expected back in the city with
in a day or two.
Mrs. WALTER G.. FENT-
ON, Moravian drive. will be
hostess to the members of her
bridge club tomorrow at a des-
sert luncheon,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-25

MIR. AND MRS. WILLIAM A.
PETERS OF l42 Sunnyview
avenue, announce the engage
ment of their daughter Priscilla
Ann, to Pvt. Horace Digger, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Drugger of Savannah, Georgia.
Miss Peters is a member of
the Monitor-Leader Office Staff.
She graduated with the class of
'43 of st. Mary's High Sshool
and attended Marygrove Col
lege in Detroit for one year.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-25

Freedom Council. followed BY
symphony hour and Goncing un.
til closing time. Mond6y evening
at 8 o'clock there was Finger
Painting Contest and q Laugh
program.
Tuesday-Dance with Junior
hostesses and Orchestra at 3
o'clock. also refreshments; We'd
nesday-Jackpot Games at 3
o'clock; Thursday-Dance with
Orchestra at $50 o'clock, spon-
sored by the Daughters of Amer
lea, refreshments; Friday-Com-
munity party and photography
class. both programs beginning
st 8 o'clock; Saturday-Pop-
corn party at 8 o'clock. Win .
long distance call home at $50
o'clock and informal dancing
until closing time.
Other important services Of
fered by the USO are: Movie
tickets. Room locating. Sand
witches and cooking at all times.
Showers, shaves, sewing. record
ings made while you wait, lock-
ers. Photography room. library.
classical recording room. hobby
den. The club hours are daily
from $50 o'clock in the morn
ing until 11:30 o'clock in the
evening and Sundays from 1850
o'clock in the afternoon until
if:36 O'Clock in the evening.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-25

Re dy to make ruching?
Choose an inexpensive fabric
that repeats the color of your
drapes. You will need at least
twice as much material as the
dimensions of the dowel. The
width Of the piece of fabric de-
ponds on how deep valance you
want, but allow enough so that
you have about six inches of
width left after you have folded
the material in half and scanned
it along its length, as shown in
the top sketch. If the length of
your fabric piece is not long
enough, carefully seam two
pieces in length, always press
ing seams as you 60.
After the fabric Is scanned,
press it on a sleeveboard or
broomstick to make a fabric
cylinder. For an extra plump
cylinder insert a layer of kapok
or cotton batting. Now slide
your fabric cylinder on to the
dowel, as in second sketch, shir-
ring it up as you 60 to puff out
the pleats. Miter that last cor
ner of your dowel and push the
ruching together at the corner.
The bottom sketch shows the
ruched dowel tackled on to the
valance. Hang your valance and
sit back and admire your handi-
work.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-25
go Dance
at USO Club

THE DANCE AT USO club
rooms Friday evening, spon-
sored by the 800 Club was well
attended. Chaperones for the
evening were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Gorton Montague, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Wright, Mrs. Charles
Baxter, Mrs. Patrick O'Grady
and Mrs. Joseph Sullivan.
The committee for the Sum-
mer Formal, which takes place
August 18th, are named as foi-
lows: Tickets, Doris Lester;
Chaperones, Esther Moritz; Re-
freshments, Dorothy Menke;
Publicity. Shirley Levine; Music,
Fred Shaw; Decorations, Mar
garet Menke.
Tickets will 60 on sale next
week and as the number are
limited, the committee advises
everyone to get them early.
THE 9TH ANNUAL GRAM
BOW REUNION will be held
Sunday, July 30, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Penzien on
Clinton River drive.
MRS. RAY WEIGH Is conval-
escing at her home at 8 First
street after having been confin-
ed to Henry Ford hospital in
Detroit,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-25
Aunt HOnored
at Pearl Home

MR.. AND MRS. FLOYD E.
PEARL entertained at a dinner
Sunda evening in honor of Mrs.
Pearls aunt, Mrs. Elmer Baker
and her daughter, Virginia, from
Croswell, Mich, formerly of
Mount Clemens.
Guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Pearl and daughter Donna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Pearl and
family of Richmond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Pearl and family
of East Detroit and Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Starkey and family.
Mrs. Baker has been the
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Pearl for the past three
weeks. She will return to her
home in Croswell sometime this
week.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-25

BEFORE AN ALTAR of white
and vases of varied colored glad
ioli, phlox and baby breath,
Lorraine Compeau became the
bride of John (Jack) Fellows,
Saturday, July %, at the st.
Louis parish. The Rev. Father
Joseph Schramm performed the
ceremony.
Lorraine is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Compeau
of Bell River. Ontario and Jack
Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Fellows of 70 Fessenden
street.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father was
lovely in gown of silk en-
broidered white marquiSette
fashioned with tight-fitting bod
ice, sweetheart neckline and
long full skirt. Her three-quart-
er length veil was attached to
a halo of crystal beads, her
bouquet was made up of varied
colored snapdragons, carnations
and babybreath.
The couple was attended by
the brides sister, Annabelle
Compeau, and Arnold Rose. The
bridesmaid was dressed In a
gown of pink marquisette made
similar to that of the brides
gown. Her headdress was OF
matching material with shoulder
length veil. She carried bou-
ouet of varied colored flowers.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-25
Rn,hing Cnrehe, 70 POO, Jixlu,e,
BY CAROL herman


NEW YORK - If you're one
of those war brides singing the
blues about living in a woebe-
gone furnished room, why not
perk up long enough TO try your
hand at some embellishments
{ .aranteed to dress up your
quarters?
You'll find ruching a miracle
worker in a dreary room. For
80 cents a yard you can buy it
ready-made to tack on top and
bottom edges of your lamp
shades. Each medium size shade
requires about two and a half
yards of ruching. Tack it on
where the wire spokes meet the
wire shade rims. If your shade
is covered with hard-to-man-
age material like parchment, use
a stout darning needle, making
straight up and down stitches.
Now, how about eliminating
the pail that dark plush Grapes
almost always cast over fur
nished rooms? Consulting a
house furnishings expert at r.
H. Mays, / found that with cor
nices made from a few pieces
of wood, string, spools and
doweled pole trimmed with
handmade ruching, l could cas-
lily eliminate the museum look
about my apartment.
To make the grillWork valance
frame shown in next TO bottom
sketch, first measure the width
of your window and decide on
the depth of your cornice. Get
four pieces of wood, about three
inches thick, in the desired di-
mansions and nail them together
SO they make a bracket like
frame. If illustrated play pen
sidings for grill work are not
available, you can make your
own. Here's how:
Hunt around and find 10 mar
row sticks or pieces of string, a
little longer than the depth of
your frame from inner edge to
inner edge and space them out
inside the frame. Next, rum
mage through your sewing box
and collect spools of thread. For
purely decorative purposes, pile
two or three spools on each stick
or piece of string. Then tack
spool strings taut to the inner
edges of the frame. If you are
using sticks, you will have to
drive little holes into the frame
work to hold them fast. Paint the
whole business a dazzling white.
Here's some outside work for
you. Pay a visit to your local
lumber yard and ask for four
round rods in the same dimen-
sions as your window bracket.
You'll need them to make a
dowel on which to slide your
ruching. Glue or nail your rod
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-25
Salute TO Our
u. s. Doctor

A UNIQUE NATIONAL drive
that asks nothing of the public
except to join in a nationa-wide
Salute" to the American doctor
at war through lending their
dollars by buying u. S. war
bonds to save lives is being spon-
sored locally by Mrs. Robert
Mcdonald, commander, and her
sister members of the Navy
Mothers Club.
The club nationally, through
its approximately 10000 men,
bers, is behind the movement
because of the realization that
the American doctor is.not only
guarding health and saving life
on the home front, but he is
doubling and TRIPPING his efforts
in behalf of American fighting
men on the war fronts to see to
it that they have the best medi.
cal attention any fighting force
in the world has ever received.
The movement has its inspira-
ton in the heroism of former
Arkansas country doctor, Com
mander Corydon M. Wassell,
NC, USNR, who in the third
month after war started won the
Navy Cross and a fireside chat
radio citation from the Presi-
dent for evacuating large
group of seriously wounded u.
S. sailors from Java, just ahead
of the Japs. DR.. Wasselps story
has been filmed by the eminent
Mr.. Cecil B. DeMille, and it is
concurrent with the release of
this picture that this humanitar-
ian salute to the medicos is Civ
en-.
The picture is showing at the
Jewel Theatre this week.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-25
de Salute

MIR. AND MRS. HENRY r.
DIENER, who are celebrating
their second wedding annivers-
airy today at Indian River, Mich,
with a dinner at French's Rest
aurant. Their guests are Mrs.
Harold Clyde French, Mrs. Diem
er's mother, of Romeo Plank
road, and Mrs. James E. Peltier
of Detroit.
PFC. EDWARD CASPAR,
who observed his birthday ami
versary Sunday, July %, some
where overseas in North Africa.
MIR. AND MRS. JOHN COUL-
TER of Riverside drive, who
quietly observed their 25th
wedding anniversary Monday,
July "a. They entertained the
immediate family and a few
friends at dinner, Sunday, in
honor of the occasion.
CORP. AND MRS. GEORGE
T. GRIFFITH, on their first
wedding anniversary, today.
Corp. Griffith is stationed at
Fort Monmouth, N. j.
MR.. AND MRS. F. CARTER,
North avenue, upon her birth
day anniversary today.
DELBERT REESE, Jr., who
was one year old yesterday.
Births at st. Joseph's
MR.. AND MRS. Gilbert J.
Curtis, Center Line, a daughter,
Linda Violet, July 20.
MIR. AND MRS. JOSEPH w.
Thomas, Center Line, a son,
James Edward, July 81.
PFC. AND MRS. GEORGE M.
Mills, Warren, margaret E.
Precisely daughter, Dianne Ma
RE, July FL.
MIR. AND MRS. EDWARD
Harper, East Detroit, a daugh-
ter, Martha, July FL.
MIR. AND MRS. WILLIAM E.
Sullenger, Van Dyke, a son,
Donald William, July %.
MR.. AND MRS. JOHN Rubio,
New Haven, a daughter, Jua-
nita. July %.
MR.. AND MRS. JAMES H.
Brown, 646 Pine road, q daugh-
ter, Judith Blanche, July %.
MR.. AND MRS. MAURICE
A. Perreault, Roseville, a son,
July "a.
MR.. AND MRS. GEORGE
Adams, Roseville, a daughter,
July "a.