The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01
Aetna Street Couple Also Escape Unhurt
 In Minor Accident
Truck Drivers Charges With Attacking William Oda= kOwSh in Package Store Argument; Methodist
 Church Plans Fair; EIks Plan New Years Party
NAUGATUcK
Correspondent. Larry Shepley-PhOne Naugatuck Ssls

Brook school collected about three tons of paper.
 Plans for mailing of Christmas packages to Cotton Hollow men in the armed forces in this country were completed by the Cotton Hol- low social club at a meeting on Thursday night. Packages were sent several weeks ago to men overseas.
 Farley Tuesday
 Rev. William R. Frendberg, pas- tor of the Salem Lutheran church, announces the annual meeting of the Luther League, will be held Tuesday night at 8 in the church. After reports for the year are sub mitted, there will be an election of officers.
 Plans for the annual New Years eve celebration of Naugatuck lodge of Elks, will be made at the meet- ing Tuesday night at 8 in the lodge home, exalted Ruler Edgar Leach announced today.
 The lodge will take action on several applications for member ship.
 Sarah Rogers chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, met this afternoon at 2:3O at the home of Mrs. William E. Hill, Meadow street. Mrs. Chester Isbelll, regent, presided.
 A white elephant sale fololwed the business meeting and proceeds will be used for the Ellis Island project. Refreshments were served.
 Soldiers Wife Dies
 Mrs. Ruth Pohnson, wife of Pvt. Keith Pohnson, 32 Orchard road, Naugatuck, died at St. Mary's hos pital Thursday.
 Medical Examiner Dr. Edward H. Kirschbaum said death was due to peritonitiS.
 She was born in Brooklyn, N. Y, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Henry s. Brustat. MT. Brustat retired three years ago as pastor of Lutheran Naugatuck.
 Mrs. Johnson lived in Naugatuck most of her life and was employed at the Peter Paul, Inc. Her husband is stationed in Italy and was re- ported wounded in action last week by the War Department.
 She leaves besides her husband, 8 son, Ronald, a daughter, Betty, both of Naugatuck; two brothers, Rev. August Brustat, Mineola, l.. l., and Edward of Wolcott; and a sis- ter. Mrs. Walter Blomberg, Nauga- tuck.
 The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p. m. from the Buckmiller funeral home, 2 Park Place, Nau- gatuck to St. Johns Lutheran church, Waterbury, where Rev. John N. c. Mohrmann, pastor will off1ciate. Burial will be in Grove cemetery, Naugatuck at the con- venience of the family.
 Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday from ? to 9 p. m.
 A meeting of the Ladies' Aid of St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church will be held this evening at 8 at the home of Mrs. A. Mikelenas, 50 Cherry street.
 Card Party
 A car dparty under the auspices of the Millville Library association will be held this evening at 8::30 in Library hall. There will be tables for bridge, pinochle and setback. Refreshments will be served.
 Ensign Jane E. Richter, Navy Nurse Corps, is resting comfortably following an appendectomy per- formed last Friday at the U. s. Naval hospital Brooklyn. N. Y.
 Miss Richter is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harold Richter, Wolfe avenue, Beacon Falls.
 The annual corporate Communion of the men and boys of St. Mich- ael's Episcopal church will take place Sunday, December 3, at the 7:30 a. m. service.
 Dance Tonight
 The Parish Players of the Congre- gational church will hold "Coun- try Dance" this evening at 8:15 in the parish house. There will be an orchestra and a 'caller" for square 
 Each lady attending will bring a box lunch. The public is invited.
 Robert Kelly, Seaman second class, son of MT. and Mrs. Richard Kelly of Woodbine street, has been transferred to Naval Training center at Jacksonville, Fla.
 The official board of the Hillside Congregational church will meet Monday evening at 8 at the church.
 Asks $7,5OO Damages
 Claiming he was injured when he was struck by the automobile of the defendant when he was crossing Ex- change Place. Novemeber 8, l94S, Alexander Harvey. of Naugatuck, asks $7,500 from George Mature, Waterbury, in a suit entered in Superior Court at Waterbury, We'd nesday. :.
 MT. Harvey is a well-known local resident and World War veteran and resides on Carroll street.
 
 Timothy Ryan of S7S East Main street. Waterbury. will receive $50 weekly compensation beginning Oc- tober i4th, from W. J. Megin, lnc,' Naugatuck. for fracture of right seventh rib. according to agreement approved recently by Commissioner J. ]. O'Connell.