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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08

/ Camp Pendleton, oceanside, Calf.
Marine Corporal James Robert
Mccarthy, Jr., son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. r. Mccarthy. 1888 Pearl Lake
road, Waterbury, Conn.,, has re-
turned here after Is months duty
In the Southwest Pacific, and viii
leave soon on furlough for Water
bury.
He served with the First Marine
Division at Guadalcanal and the
Russell Islands. He has been pre-
scented with the Presidential Unit
Citation, and Division Commander
Commentator.
Born June 5. 1924. at Waterbury.
Conn. Corporal Mccarthy attended
Crobsy High school In Waterbury,
where he participated In track.
He enlisted In the Marine Corps
December 7, 1871, and was promoted
to his present rank November TO-
1919.
second Lieutenant William c. Nc
Carthy Of Bristol has been taken
as a prisoner OF war in Germany,
while Stan Sergeant Christopher
H. Wollenberg, Jr., OF Pennington
has been interned In Romania, ac-
cording to q War Department an
nouncement.
John Barrett of SOL Pennington
avenue Is spending q leave here
from his Navy base at New Or
leans. The son of Mrs. Michael
Barrett, he b serving as a quar-
teEmaster. third class, on an LIST
ship.
Corporal Edward RetZ OF Terry
vile was killed IN action IN France
on D-day, June 0, according to q
War Department telegram received
by his parents, Mr., and Mrs, Julius
Rsts, He entered the service Feb
~. ie4s,
Private FIRST Class Robert A,
BauMHaer Of Naugatuck has been
missing IN action IN France since
June 8, according TO a War DEPART
ment communication received by his
mother, Mrs, Viola BaummeF, He
has been IN the Army since Deem
Der, 1851, and was sent overseas two
years ESQ.,
Private FIRST Class Joseph q, AiVeS
Of $50 South Main street has been
wounded IN action IN the MedlteT'
Fapean area, according TO . War
Department announcement,
The latest War Department cas-
ualty list also disel0ses that Private
John y, Kelley OF Naugatuek was
wounded IN action IN the MealtsF'
Eanean ares,
Walter Herbert Morris, son OF
RgT, and Mrs., Walter y, Morris OF 8
RatteFsell court, Is listed rs missing
~ action ~ the latest May De-
paFtiDsnt release, 10 served as an
aviation eFananeemaD, second eless,
Private CsyI Hansen Of %
ThaMpsen street. YVES KILLED 10
aellap ID WFenae 5wns ~, his par
emfs, Nv, and Mrs, kFed Hansen,
weFe IneeFme6 BY the war DeS
paFlment yesterday,
The assyeagseId solder entered
fheb Army July !, 1893 Rna par
alelRsieA w campaigns w MoElh
AfFlea, ElisaFge, Tpnisla, Sicily,
END TlaIy, ~ we'll ~ IN france,
1sa vas sent overseas IN October,
lsta
I'VE hFethsn ere IN the services
AFthHF. Wis Is With . paFalrool
nnit s. fhe KnFepean anea, nno
Tse1s1iek. wie & q Ne NAVY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08

county, Mrs. Arthur Iffland of
Torrington; Windham ount y
State Treasurer Carl Sharpe Of
Pomfret; Tolland county Nation
al committeeman Julia Keeney
of Somers; and MiddleseX county,
Mrs. Claudine Maitland Of Middle
town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

Peter J. Dermody, 80, $40 North
Main street, was treated at st.
Mary's hospital last night for
decorations of the wrists. Detec-
tive Lieut.. John Calvin said the
man slashed his own wrists with
q beer glass in . restaurant In
the north end early yesterday
after brO0ding over the loss Of his
job. He was taken TO the police
station for observation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08
Borough Briefs

NaWgRtWek, July R-GeFsd Berry.
son Of Nv. and AtFs, J, O, Berry OF
Hillside avenue, has enrolled at Yale
University, where he recently was
awarded . scholarship, Nv, Berry
was On honor student In the Sacred
Heart High sChOgl Of Waterbury
graduating class Of 1874, and was
also the winner Of the state seb0Ias,
tie 0FRf0FieRI contest.
Mr., and Mrs, Robert Lowell and
family OF Highland Circle are SPEND
Inc their vacation with relatives W
Rutland, Vermont,
MFs, Edward HanleV Of NeEth
Main street and Niss Frances kkellv
Of Ward street were recent visitors
IN New KeFk city
The NaugstIIek Day Nursery VIII
reopen Monday, July 10th after be-
Inc closed Tor several Gays,
AgF6, Rudolph w, smith and son
Robert OF MiIlvllle avenue REa
Spenaing several days ~ Vie guests
0f relatives IN TeFFiRsteh
Lawrence Allen Of Providence, u,
T., former local resident and star
baseball player some years back "
spending several days with relatives
W haneatllek
Weddipg Intentions
Pour couples have recently MED
wedding intentions II tie once 0f
Town CLERK Raymond =. ~, John,
They ere Preston q. Hok Of Mans
chester, 4 member Of TIE v, 4, Army
and Catherine Claire clard Of HART
iorai william Theodore CIyeheau
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08
OFFICIAL INQUIRY
OF SHOOTING OPENS

An inquest into the fatal shooting
of Judson Sprouse 49, Porter street,
WATERFOWL. for which the young
mans father, Stephen sprouse. S.,
Atwood CT. Watertown, is being
held without bail, was commenced
yesterday by Litchfield County Cor
oner Jonathan ELS.
A Litchfield county grand jury
will be convened Tuesday to inquire
into the circumstances Of the shoot
ing, which occurred In WATERFOWL
on June II after 3 fist fight be-
tween the two Sprouses,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08

Private DOnet Biron OF the Wa
terbury fire department was taken
TO st. Mary's hospital In the pO.
lice ambulance after he collapsed
near the Green while on his way
10 work this morning. Ills con-
dition was listed rs poor by the
hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08

CAPTAIN or THE HEAD Is the
title bestowed upon the Navy man
who Is assigned the task OF paint
ing and cleaning the Mushroom,
rs Q friendly sort OF detail and
YOU seldom have cause 10 be Lone
" because your shlpnlates are
continually coming IN 10 wash
clothes, shave, take Q shower or
wash 10. This, Of course, makes
Il q Bit dIlIieuit 10 complete your
lob In less than 10 or IL hours
you've no sooner finished clear
Ing tie wash bowl when soneeno
comes IN 70 wash his hands am
you have 10 scrub Il OIL ovei
aaain. n he's smart, . CAPTAIN
or THE HEAD can make the joe
last all day II he wants to-end
most q en- Are fnlaris -.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08
Yacationers Returning

. Several thousand Naugatuck res
idents who have been vacationing
this week will return today and
Sunday. The U. s. Rubber Co., foot
wear plant, the Lewis Engineering
Co., Naugatuck Glass Co., and Peter
Paul Inc, which have been partially
or fully closed down this week will
resume operations Monday.
Many residents vacationed at Mil
ford shores and others went to
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Pennsylvania cities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08
Reported Missing

Private First Class Robert A.
Baummer, %, a member of an in
fantry division of the Army, is re-
ported missing in action in France,
his mother Mrs. Viola Baummer, Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08
Check Auto Stamps

Check Auto Stamps
Whether or not all cars in the
borough had 1914 auto tax stamps
affixed to windshields was being
checked by Internal revenue agents
Thursday and Friday.
The agents went into factory
parking lots and other parking
spaces and repeatedly found quite
few who had no stamps on their
autos.
The agents left a notification
ticket at each car which had no
stamp and the owners are required
to see agents at the Naugatuck post
Office before they purchase a new
stamp.
A person who ignores the notifica-
ton is subject to prosecution.
If driver has already bought his
stamp but had not affixed it, he
should see the agent, it was said,
and make an AFFIDAVIT that he had
purchased the stamp.
The local post office reported to-
day that the sale of tax stamps has
increased since the internal revenue
agents started the check-up.
How much longer the agents will
remain here is not known.
Naugatuck. July 8.-The funeral
OF Ignace Waitkevich who died Fri
day morning at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Antanina Kunevich,
"a Curtiss st., after a short illness,
will be held Monday from the Ma
zaika funeral home. 10 Porter st.,
Waterbury, at 8 a. m. to st. Mary's
church, Naugatuck where a requiem
Mass will be celebrated at 0
O'Clock. Burial will be in st. James
cemetery.
Mr.. Waitkevich was born IN
Pelepei. Lithuania. and had lived In
Naugatuck for ~ years. He was a
carpenter
He leaves two sons, John, proprie-
tor OF Waterbury restaurant. and
Bronislaus. Waterbury contractor
and builder; six daughters. Mrs.
Kunevich with whom he resided.
Mrs. 6tephahia Ragauskas, Nauga-
tuck, Mrs. Viola Kaukas OF Water
bury, Mrs. Anna White of Hamden,
Mrs. Gladys OFlowski of Naugatuck,
Mrs. Jean Blackburn OF Waterbury;
three granddaughter and 10 grand
sons. OF whom five are In the armed
forces overseas,
Friends may call at the funeral
home today and Sunday from 2 10
10 y. m,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08

Ralph BIoodgOod, ~ Tower
road. sustained cut lip when
his automobile struck q car In
front Of 90 Willow street yester-
day afternoon. No arrest was
made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08
DR.. ENGLISH IS
SUNDAY SPEAKER
Will Address COngrega'
tiOmaI Church Members;
Mass at st. AnthOny's
PROSPECT
Rudells q. DFiseoll, Cegses
spOndent-Telephen s-oesl

Prospect, July B-Dr, James J.
English, OF Hartford, superlntends
ent Of the Congregational Christian
Churches, viii be the speaker at
the II o'clock service OF the Con-
gTegational church Sunday morn
ing,
Sunday school viii be held IN
Chapel sehoolhouse At 10 q, M
NJ, Anih0ny's Church
Rev. John v. McTeague. pastor
Mass viii be celebrates. 81 and
10 o'clock Sunday morning IN 81.
Anlhony's church. Confessions VIII
= heard before the services.
a. the Bethany mission, Mass will
~ celebrated NJ D:30 q. N.
A boys baseball game Is scheduled
~ he played Sunday afternoon % 2
o'clock ~ 81. Anthony's recreation
held
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08

The 20 other American republics
few 5,429,522 pounds Of freight,
valued at $25,617,S65 to the United
States last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08
By A CITY FIREMAN

Proper respect and homage were
shown the late jeremiah j. Bres-
nahan by his fellow members OF
the Fire Department at the
funeral held at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception Friday
morning, and especially so by the
Firemen attached to Engine Com
pany 2 and Truck Company, No.
3, located in the station on East
Main street near Orange street.
1t is we'll the Fire Department
remembers its dead, even though
the delegation present, as a rule.
does not come up to the standard
of years ago. But then, on the
other hand, who of us desires the
presence of any one, other than a
good and loyal friend, to look up
on us in death or attend our
funeral.
jerry Bresnahan was rare in
dividual, a sort Of type of the
jockular and free and easy kind.
He had loads of friends and held
them during the years. And SO
when the first World War broke
out, 1t was mots natural that
Jerry should be In the conflict. He
was already In the Connecticut
National Guard as a member OF
Old Company G under the late
william Carroll as Captain. Like
all of the others of the famed
Yankee Division. Jerry fought at
the battle of Eeicheprey in April,
1918. Many of our fine Waterbury
lads were terribly gassed. and
Jerry was among them. But he
and his associates paid little heed
to 1t all. at the time. My, how they
have suffered of late years. Sip
ping milk and eating a raw egg
now and then has constituted
their diet for a number of years
past; we have seen them, these
other fellows doing this very
thing, right In their own station
OF the Fire DEPARTMENT. Fred
Schell was one of them, and he
died only q short time ago. Poor
Jerry, held onto his job as a fire.
man until his condition became SO
he was forced to go to the gov
eminent hospital. He was In such
q bad state he was shifted from
NeWington TO Massachusetts, and
while he lost flesh from time to
time he never lost consciousness
and often sent messages OF warm
friendship to the fellow tiFemen OF
the Department, He loved o visit
or two from Captain Andrew
0'LeaFy and his company, and
also Captain James 0'poaDell and
hi struck company, And these
men OF his own station, while he
was active, never forgot him, They
never Yet him downs as the say
ING " IN some quarters,
Weak and exhausted after seV.
eFal years OF suffering, Jerry gave
w early IN the week and passed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08
Mailing Of Absentee
Ballots Started Friday
Town Clerk Plans to Send 1000 to Local Men in
Armed Forces; State Law Set Figure, Issuing
100000 to Connecticut Communities

Correspondent Larry shepley-PhOne Naugatuck seas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08

OF New Haven road, and Evelyn
Patricia Jones OF Cemetery g., who
wiz be married July ~; Gabriel
LOpes OF IL Aetna b. and Hilda
Alnad0p ~ Pond ~, whose wedding
wiz take place Aug, D, and Tesste
Marion Polka Of IS Spring ~. and
90Mlnle Joseph Had0Fek Of Merl'
den, o member OF the Army, who
wiz wed to-day,
Mrs, John CUNT and son have re-
turned 10 theiF home 0ll Aetna street
after visiting friends and relatives
IN VAST inRton, y, o., and Phlladel'
phla, Penn,
Janet Reilly, AlaFge lleWaFd, and
LHellle and Eleanor Dee 0f the
United States nubbre Company
footwear plant Industrial neiallena
DEPARTMENT ere apenalng The week
~ BaFvlcN. a1ilfe1a, Gem,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08

Ella w. Branigan has sold a three
family house and lot on Cherry
street to Patsy Labriola, according
to a warranty deed filed recently at
the office Of Town Clerk Raymond
j. st. John. The sale price accord
ing to tax stamps on the deed, is
about $4,000.
Otto F. Lucas and Gustav s. Lucas
of Waterbury have sold house and
lot on Radnor avenue, Bristol Ter
race, to Harold and Ruth A. Lucas
of Naugatuck, another recent deed
shows,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08

Naugatuck, July 8-The mailing
Of absentee ballots to residents Of
Naugatuck in the armed forces COM
menced Friday, Town Clerk Ray
mond J. st. John announced today.
One hundred and eleven ballots
were sent out in the first batch. APP
proximately 81 more requests are
still on hand with more expected.
Friday, July 7th wa7 the first day
lot mailing Of absentee ballots to
members Of armed forces, according
to state law. The state issued 100000
absentee ballots to the 1859 commun-
tiles in Connecticut, several weeks
ago, Naugatuck received $500.
Town Clerk st. John expects to
send out about 1000 ballot blanks,
but requests, so far, number just a
few under IT'S.
The ballots are mailed in postage
free airmail envelopes that can be
easily distinguished from ordinary
NAL. A red strip passing through the
midsection Of the envelope makes
the letter stand out readily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08
10 Oak street, has been notified.

80 Oak street, has been notified.
No details of the action after
which Private First Glass Baummer
was reported missing were given in
the notifying telegram, which stated
only that it took place June 8. 1t is
believed here the local man had
been in France since D-Day.
He is a veteran of fighting in
North Africa and Italy and escaped
injury in both those campaigns.
The last letter received from him
was written May 20 at which time
he was in England and said he was
feeling well. He is the first Nauga-
tuck man not member of the air
force unit to be reported missing in
well over year. at the time of the
North African invasion, some Naug-
atuck infantrymen were reported
missing and later were listed as
prisoners or safe.
Private Baummer has been in the
Army since December, 1941, and has
ben overseas about two years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08
SulIivan-Keating

Sul1Van~ heat1mg
Mrs. Florence Heating of Wade
street, Bridgeport, announces the
coming marriage of her daughter,
Mary, to Sgt. Timothy j. Sullivan,
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Mi
chael Sullivan of Naugatuck and
nephew of jeremiah Callahan of
Rubber avenue, Naugatuck.
The wedding will take place on
MONDAY, July 10, at 10 a. m. in st.
Augustines church, Bridgeport, with
Rev. John Hayes Reilly, of Derby,
cousin Of the bride, performing
the ceremony. The bride will be
given in marriage by her brother,
Thomas j. Heating. Mrs. T. j. Nc
Fadden, who will be the matron of
honor, and Dorothy and Alice Keat-
ing, the bridesmaids, are all sisters
of the bride. Francis Sullivan, a
brother Of the bridegroom will be
the best man, with Daniel Callahan
and Daniel Heating as ushers.
After the ceremony a breakfast
will be held at Camps Shore House
in Bridgeport for the immediate
families: All friends are invited to
attend the church ceremony as no
invitations will be sent.
Sgt. Sullivan has been in the Army
for a year and half and is now
stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-08

second Lieutenant William c. Nc
Carthy Of Bristol has been taken
as q prisoner Of war in Germany.
while staR Sergeant Christopher
H. Wollenberg, Jr, Of Pennington
has been interned In Romania, ac-
cording to q War Department an
nouncement.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Oil Plant Death Toll
Now Eight; ; Others
lin Critical Condition
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
OIL CITY, Pa, July THE death
toll In a series of explosions and fire
that swept a unit Of the Defense
Plant Corps 10O-octane aviation
gasoline plant near here rose tc
eight today.
Eight others were in hospitals
three In critical condition, from in
juries and burns suffered Is flames
swept the building after the frs,
explosion occurred while q valve
was being repaired In the gas con.
centration system.
Some employees, their clothing
aflame, leaped from windows.
The plant, constructed at an esti.
rated cost OF 100000, had beer
in operation less than two months.
Ofnciak Of the four commercial
companies jointly operating the
plant - Pennzoil Co., Continental
Refining Co., Quaker State Oh Re-
flning Corp. and VOLTS Head Oh
Refining Co.-said they were unable
to determine the cause Of the ex-
plosions. Meanwhile. they met
with Government ofncials to decide
what action would be taken on re-
constructing the plant.
Evening star., 1944-07-07


A native Of Damascus, Md, Col
Warf1eld entered the Maryland Ma
tional Guard IS years ago, after his
graduation from Western Maryland
College, Westminster. He was called
to active duty with the Army In
November. 1910. as a major. and was
promoted to lieutenant colonel q
month after being sent overseas q
year and a half ago.
In his last letter home, mailed
from England, Col. Warfield told his
wife he had been assigned to a spe-
cial mission. She believes that he
was limiting Of the part he was to
play in the French invasion.
Col Warfield taught science and
physical education for five years at
the Takoma- Silver Spring Junior
High School and later was connect
ed with the real estate firm of
Robert L. McKeever here.
He was past president of the
Silver Spring Lions Club, member
Of the Woodside Dramatic Club and
was an active member of the Wood
side Methodist Church, where he
sang in the choir.
In addition to his widow, Col
Warfield Is survived by two children,
Natalie 10, 7, and Robert E. War
field. 4; his mother, Mrs. William H
Warfield. and a sister, Mrs. Elisha
Warfield, both of Damascus.
Pfc. Alfred Eugene Mancini, son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Mancini
Of 50l5 Belt road NV, was killed
somewhere in Italy. A graduate of
Evening star., 1944-07-07
D. {. Navy Flyer, Returning
To Carrier, BAGS ; Japs

ABOARD UNITED STATES CAR
RIER FLAGSHIP, WESTERN PA
C1F1C, June "a Delayed Ensign
Bradford Floyd Hagie. Washington,
D. c., bagged three enemy aircraft
while returning to his carrier In an
unexpected encounter during the
great air-sea battle of June Is In
which 403 Jap planes were destroyed.
Ensign Hagie, %, is the son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd o. Hagie of 5032
Lowell avenue NV. His picture
appeared in a national pictorial
magazine last week when his carrier
outfit, THE West of Toxic Mission
ary Society" was used as an example
Of what the Americans are doing to
TOTO in the air.
His father was an aerial artillery
observer In the World War.
Ensign Hagie attended Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School and
George Washington University.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Drills Still Awaited
In Mine Rescue Effort
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BELLA1RE, Ohio, July 7.-Skilled
crews today prepared to begin
drilling through $50 feet Of earth
in the desperate hope of reaching
"a men entombed in the Powhatan
mine Is miles south Of here.
Two high-speed drills, one ,
inches in diameter, the other
inches, were being brought here to
sink shafts through which food and
water could be lowered to the coal
miners If they are alive.
The men were trapped in q dead
end corridor Wednesday when q
rock fall broke . trolley line and
started = blaze that cut them of
from escape.
The mine was sealed yesterday to
smother the fire after rescue work
ers abandoned hope of bringing the
men out alive through the main
shaft. The drilling was decided on
later in the faint hope the miner,
still were living and could be
reached from above. No word ha,
been received from the imprisoned
men since the fire broke out.
Company ofncials estimated II
would take two days to reach the
mine shaft with the small drill and
Ave days to cut through with the
larger drill.
Evening star., 1944-07-07

Pfc. Carroll Willett, II, U. s. M. C..
medalist in the District schoolboy
golf championship tournament ir
194l while he was q student al
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
was wounded in action in the South
Pacific and lost his right arm, &C.
cording to word received here He
was sent to Pearl Harbor, where
he is said to be recovering.
Son of Mrs. Grace Irene Willett
of River road, Bethesda, Pvt. Willett
entered the Marine Corps in No.
vember, 1912.
A brother. Sergt. Raymond VIII
lett. formerly assistant golf pro at
Woodmont Country Club, has been
in the Army over two years and
recently arrived in England.
First 1t. Kenneth F. Brooks, jr-
Of 1905 Oliver street. Chevy Chase.
Nd, former employe in the editorial
department Of The Star and the
navigator in a B-26 Marauder, was
wounded June ~ when his plane was
struck by flax on a fight over enemy
territory. He is now hospitalized In
England.
1t. Brooks. who is believed to have
received hand injury, wrote to
Evening star., 1944-07-07

art, Ga, where he was killed.
Besides his parents. Pvt. Koch Is
survived by two sisters, Miss Lou
Ella Koch and Mrs. Betty Jane
Schlotz.
Funeral services will be held at 10
a m. tomorrow at the Fort Myef
Chapel, with burial in Arlington
National Cemetery.
STAFF Sergt. Richard c. Turner, Is,
Of 1910 G street Sc, was wounded
in Normandy and evacuated to Lon
don but Is 100 per cent okay," he
has written his wife, Mrs. Beatrice
Turner. and their o-month-old son
Robert Carroll. He did not describe
his injuries.
TT was seven days after D-day at
Moutebosrg, 11ence. that Mr. Jerry