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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
AID TO ITALY
 PLEASES POPE

Washington, Oct. b.-(UP)-The White House announced today that Pope Plus XII, in q letter to Myron c. TayioF, President Roosevelt's personal representative to the Vati' can, had expressed happiness over American plans to prevent suffering Of the Italian people this winter.
 Speaking Of the work done by American Relief for Italy, Inc" the Pope wrote Taylor yesterday that i've are most happy to give our full. est support to the organization that has been set Up with the object Of bringing help to one of the peoples most severely tried by the war"
 Taylor has been working with the Vatican and others in Italy on ftal- ian relief and has, according to the White House, made Q "yeFy gen- erOus" contribution himself.
 President Roosevelt yesterday an- nouncsd plans for shipment Of subs stantial quantities Of supplies to the Italians,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
EXPLANATION ON
 PENSION SYSTEM
Method of Computation Outlined; Previous Re.
 port Confusing

A clariflcation has been made Of the proposed pension ruling affect ing fro and police employees of the city and concerning the means of determining the amount of pension . man would receive upon retire. Enent.
 Actually, under the proposed rul- ing any such employeg annual pension would Dc computed as fol- lows, One and one.haif per cent of his average wage earning ever the ten year period previous to his Fe- tirement-"tiines the number oi years full service to the city,"
 An example might Do shown aS follows:
 A man earning e2,0oo annually for the 10 year period who has had 90 years service with the city would receive aFl annual pension Of eo00 This Is computed as follows: one and ofie.haif percent of e2,000 is e30,00, Thirty years service multi piled by e90 Is 5000.
 Yesterdays publication Of the rul- ing had been revealed as incomplete through inadequate interpretation of the ruling as revealed to the newspapers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
VIEW. toHonor Newly
 Elected State Leaders
Impressive Testimonial Arranged for Carlo A. RiCh-
 ardsOn of New Britain, Mrs. Helen BrOphy

Some 300 reservations have been formally made for the testimonial dinner to De held ct Hotel Elton Saturday evening in honor of Carlos 4. Richardson of New Britain, De- pertinent Commander, and Mrs Helen Brophy of Waterbury, De- pertinent Auxiliary President, The event will be one of the most out- standing affairs in state veterans circles in recent years, with Fepre- sentatlves of the national, Connee- ticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey md New York departments being in attendance to pay tribute to the honored guests,
 Mayor John s. Monagan of Wa terhury and Mayor George Quigley of New Britain and Myer School sky Manager of tho U. s, Veter- ans Administration ct Newington are included in tho list Of invited guests,
 Other celebrities on tho guest list are; Frances Anderson, Bridgeport national senior vlce.preBident; Catherine M. Dihble, Meriden, and Peter M. Lutz of Jersey City, V. J.. members of the national council oi administration; Jean A. Burnner New York, N, F., commander-in. chief; Mrs, Carlos A. Richardson oi New Britain; MT. and Mrs, johr Nedinnis of MorFistown, N. J.; John Brophy of Waterbury Katherine Hoffman, New Britain Connecticut Department chaplain; Emily Lever. ing, president Of Department oi New Jersey; Helen M. Murphy Union, N. J., national chief of staff John J. c. Nicholson, Bridgeport senior vice commander of Connec' tleut Department, who will offlelate GS toastmasteF for the occasion Mary Moriarty, Apponaug, D. l. president of Department Of Rhode Island and Catherine DicranIan Syracuse, N, Y., president Of De- paFtment of New York,
 Representatives Of the various state and local veterans Groups Will also Dc in attendance,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
WICKARD TO TALK
 IN ELEVEN STATES

Washington, Oct, B,-lUP)-eecs s, FetaFy Of Agriculture Claude lk WlckaEd leaves today 0ii 2 fouFs week speaking tour Of il leading ag' FIcuItifaI states to formally open the bid Of the Democratic party f0F the "tFaditl0Baiiy" Republica1i farm vote.
 WlckaFd hes scheduled 6 series Of 23 speeches between Oct, [ aad Nov 2. Before leaving, nc said more than haIf viii Do definitely DO . Iltieai, but the others, beloEe IosAl branches Of the rural eleCtFifioas ton administration Rna other faFns 0FganizatleEs, viii not be political .4H @ fer as I eaa keep them from being"
 IEls itinerary will carry him into Ohio, Kentucky, MissallEi, 0llas heEB9, Kansag, Illinois, lows, Wiss e0nslfl, Minnesota, Indiafla and probably nenHeylyania,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
KENDRICH FINED
 FOR TEARING TAG
Assessed S5 for Parking Violation $1O for Breach
 of Peace

Tearing up a 1i parking taR placed or his car on Bishop street yesterday cost Aaron Kendrieh, 20 Of Pearl street, c total of eib when be was aFraigned before Judge T, Y, Conway in City Court this moFn' ing.
 Prosecutor Frederick W. Paiomba said PatroiiTian Henry McCann had just tagged tho car and was start. ing to walk away when he noticed KendFiek destroying the tag, Of' fiGef McCann notified KendFiek te appear in court on breach Of peace charges, which eest him si0 thii morning in addition to S6 for { noile on the parking count.
 Mrs. Gladys J, Smith, 20, e2t Bank street, received . suspended sentence on breach Of peace chafg' es, and 6 discharge on assault charges, Mrs. Smith was accused by Mrs, Meiiius Austin Of i4B Bi' shop street, her former landlady, oi striking her Monday night after . dispute over the rent. Mrs. Smith claimed Mrs. Austin hit her,
 Hugh ]. DoWney, 90, 1881 Basl Main street, was given Q continua anec to Nov. 2 on charges Of eVad' ing responsibility, Prosecutor Pa. i0inba said the case, which involved the automobile death Of Arthur w DFandow, 72, 2i I-2 High street or Sept i3, was under investigation bS the Coroner,
 CEner eases: William Tedesco, % oi0 North Main street, ilonssuppoFt continued to Oct, s; DOmenie tsic' ciaFdt, 37, 70 Walnut street Ext, Guido CaFpentieF, 90, 206 Walnut street, parking violations, eb bondi calied; Walter RyeZink, 24, New Britain, Kenneth D. Wells, 2e. z Lowell avenue, parking within z feet es Rn intersection, e bond CALICO,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

yOhn Keeley, 20. Of NOFthfieId, Conn., suffered 6 possible dis' ,i0cateF shoulder when his auto. mobile struck . tres in Morris early this morning. Ile was admit. ted tO SC. MaFy's hospital at ( c. m. ana his condition was listed as ee0d.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
Ex-Local Socialite
 One Up on Clare

Mrs. 4. Mitchell Palmer, como. ly widow Of Wilson's attorney geneFal.-and incidentally fore Fner Waterbury soclallte-was Kidding lovely C0ngFessw0man Glare Luce at Q cocktail party, the other day.
 "Ie [ just had youF ieOlS," jlbed Mrs. Palmer, "thavs all I'd ask,
 "WOuldn't you like to De as smart as ! aml?" shot back Mrs. Luce, ln equally Kidding vein.
 "No," replied the equally lovely Mrs, Palmer, 'ie ! did I'd scare the men away".- Drew PeaFDen, Washington Merry 0o-IeOund',
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
HonnesGn ChoEses COP. Conspiracy

New York, Oct. s - (UP.) - Democratic National Chairman Ro- bert E. Hannegan last night acs cused the Republican party and It's candidate Governor Thomas B. Dewey Of "endeavoFing to make sure the soldier vote viii be small"
 h i've minute radio address (Blue Network, Hannegafi said national polls showed the majority Of both soldier and home front voters fayoFing MT. Roosevelt but added that votes are not counted il the h0ine-they'Fe counted ct the voting booth"
 ~Fhis Republican conspiracy of the small vote is 6 dagger pointed ct the heart Of American Defa0cs Facy-the sacred privilege Of the vote," he sald,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05


 Ths lnterviewers, John M. cianci, assistant WING area director, and AGrD. Katherine Nixon of tho .. 6. Employment Service, yesterday started interviewing at the Hamli. Con Heights project.
 Approximately 300 homes were visited during the first phase of the drive, ft was reported several other pereons interviewed have expressed Interest in taking Jobs, and may be available in . few weeks. Today af1 appeal was issued by State WaF Manpower Director Wils liam [. Fitzgerald urging workers Co stay on the job and Ignore 70. ports that the war with Germany hg about over. flo stated that al- though reports from the war fronts gre very encouraging workers should sloverthelesg stay on the job and help in keeping the armies supplied with necessary materials.
 "T'he boys in the trenches don't want to quit until it is ail over, so why should VIC ofl war jobs" the dis eector said, adding, 'lets back them np and keep the supplies rolling"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
ORDER FOR PETAIN'S
 HEARING CONFIRMED

Paris, oct. b,-UP)-deH. Jeaf Pierre Koenig, military governor 0' liberated Paris, today confirmed aI order signed yesterday by 6 jndl. eiai commission ordering th etFia' Of Marshal Henri Philippe Petall and 50 former cabinet members, bi 6 special military court oH charges of collaborating with the enemy,
 Article i6O of French military iaW provides that 6 marshal must b, tried by 6 court composed Of SIs InaFshais. or six generals, or sis high officers who acted as chisl commanders,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
Slow Progress Reported h Labor Recruiting Dr
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

U, e, Army Forces ln tho eouth- vest paolflo-At first they said Teohnlclan Fourth Grade Louis II, paparaERo, Scott road, Waterbury, Connecticut, was jungle ioly," but now they say he is smart,
 Tee. ( PaparaKzo, O medical tech- nlclan in the aOth infantry division, caused soldiers to doubt his mental capacities, when he requested mili- tary authorities Co remove his name from the quota for rotation to the States.
 The infantrymen, however, chang. cd their expression when Tee, { PaparaBRo informed them he was applying for an oflicers' candidate school in Australia,
 Private Christopher Corrideo of 3 Easton avenue Is now serving in France, according to word received by his parents, MT. and Mrs, Nieh- olas Corrideo.
 Private Edward Hoinsky, husband of the former Margie Cronln of 248 South Leonard street, has arrived in New Guinea with on engineers unit. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Alex Hoinsky of Naugatuck,
 Sergeant W. Thomas Powell, son of Mir, and Mrs. George Powell of 247 Willow street, has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal ct his post In France.
 Private James w. Syrotchen of 2l0 South Leonard street has been awarded his paratrooper wings at Fort 1enning, Ga.
 Captain Thomas J. Beardsley of 4TB Willow street is now serving in France as liaison aide to c cofn- niandtng general. He is the son of Colonel Harry J, Beardsley.
 George A. Corey of e22 Baldwin street has been commissioned e sec- ond lieutenant at the Childress Army Air Field, Texas. His brother, First Lieutenant Joseph Corey, former Waterbury physician, Is serving in the Army Medical Corps at Boston. They are the sons of MT. and Mrs, Solomon Corey.
 StaR Sergeant sherman D. Lon. don of 344 Pine street !s now sta- toned in the Hawaiian Islands. The son of Mir. and Mrs. Harry London, he has beon in the service nearly two years, He is Q former employe Of The Democrat.
 Rose Y. Ranando of 204 Water- town avenue is enrolled in Q store- keepers course Rt Miliedgeville, Ca. She recently completed basic train- ing in the WAVES ct Hunter Col. lege, New York.
 Local men who are with an in. fantry regiment which is trying to break through the Gothic line in Italy include: Private First Glass William J. Monieo Of 27 River street Private First Glass Walter II. Pu- dim, of no Park terrace, and Pri. vate First Class Joseph N. Lang lais Of ie2 North Main street.
 Gordon ?. chabot of % Bouffard avenue has been appointed . Squad-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05

Allied Force Advance Press Head quarters, Italy - Private First Glass Maurice J. O'Neil, brother Of Mrs. Frank Carey, b0b Hill street, Water- bury, Connecticut recentely visited Rome. He saw St. Peters Cathedral and many other sights in the city during his five-day leave,
 Private First Glass O'Neil Is c machine gunner with an anti-air- craft battery fighting with the Fifth Army. He has been overseas for le months and has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal and two Bronze Battle Participation Stars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
%n<4M1ynv'T EgTABLIsIEED 1888
SgTABLIsITD 1888

If You Hove 4 Worm Spot In Your Heart For Our Men In Service = Remember - They'll Be Forgotten Men chvistmos = Unless You Get Something of To Them By October Fifteen -L0st Doy For MoiIins.
 Here's sn index of pvGesieoI inex.
 penslve gifts Co cheer him end woSm the coekIes of his heart.
 Monsy bSss $z.z5 = shoe shine
 kits $z.5o - WoIIess $3 Co $S.5o
 = utility boxes $6 sc $7.So -
 eleshes brushes Sz.50 so $4.50
 - elgsvesss cGsss $I so 4-
 sobGeco pouches g sO $S
 khskI end black tles $1 - khski
 Swsesegs - wlth end without
 sleeves $4 Co $6 = EeeUIstien
 wooI end eotton hosIsy 4S cemss
 60 @1.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
Prlyate Flrst Class

Private First Glass Peter R. Spratto, husband of the former Kathryn Margiotta of Orange street, has been listed as killed I'm action In Belgium, on Sept lS, according to . War Department telegram received by his family. He was the son Of Mir. and Mrs. Nicholas SprattO of Marion.
 The local serviceman, former owner of the Spratto OH Com pany, served In England for several months before receiving an as. slgnment to France. He Is be- ileved to have been with an in- fantry division at the Siegfried line. He served as Q gunner.
 Private First Class SprattO re. ceived training at Camp Bland. ing, Fla. Camp Robinson, Ark, and Fort Meade, Md.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05

atof.
 A military service for S-Sgt. Ed ward c. Kiesel, 30, son of MT. and Mrs. John Kiesel, T5 Hungerford av- enue md Sgt. Richard Enamait, %, son of MT. and Mrs. John Enamait, 70 German street. Naugatuck, will be held Sunday at 8:45 q. m. at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church, NRugatuck,
 The two soldier huddies died in France within two weeks of each other of wounds suffered in action; Sgt. Kiesel on Aug. Q, and Sgt. En- araait on July 20.
 Sgt. Kiesel, @ former eInploye of the U. s. Time Corp, went overseas last January to England and had arrived in France only two weeks before he was wounded. Sgt. Ena. malt is Q former employe of Naug- atuck Chemical Co.,, he served in the North African and Italian campaigns before being assigned to France.
 Both men served with an arrnored division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05

ron leader at the Army Air Force pre-flight school Rt Maxwell Field Ala. He Is an aviation cadet ser' geant.
 Alfred J. Smith of ls Wilson street, who has been in the Navy l5 years, has been promoted from chief commisSary steward to war rant officer. The son of MT, and Mrs, Joseph Smith, he is on duty on Q destroyer in the Pacific area.
 Edward P. Fitzgerald Of 7i Rail- road Hill street has been promoted to major, according to word res ceived here. He is Q veteran oi more than 100 missions in the Medi- teFranean area. He Is holder of the Distinguished Plying Cross with or oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Meda' with ie Oak Leaf Clusters, and six campaign stars.
 Technical Sergeant John T. Ken' ney of GO Beeeher avenue is spend' ing Q furlough here. He returned to this country recently after serv' Ing for eight months in Italy as or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
S7 Referrals Made In
 Canvass Of 300 Homes BY WING Interviewers
State Director Fitzgerald Again Appeals to War k. Workers to Remain on the Job Until WarIs Oflcialy Declared Terminated

Thrtyseven referals to local war plants have been made ae the result of special labor recruiting campaign conducted by the War Manpower Commission this week at the Warner Gardens housing project 1t was reported today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05

Paratrooper
 Corporal Robert E. DOran, son of Mrs. Mary V. DOran of 92 Alma street, was killed In action In Holland, Sept. IS, according to . War Department telegram rec celved by his mother last night.
 In the service since February, 10A3, Corporal Doran was sent overseas II months ago He served with . paratrooper unit,
 Corporal Doran was holder of the Bronze Star medal, awarded for "gallantFy In action" In the Normandy invasion. The local soldier was commended for keep ing his radio in operation under extreme adversitles, A brother, William D0rRn, Is serving In the Navy as . seaman first class.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05
NO CONTESTS IN
 EIGHT ACTIONS

Eight uncontested divorce actions have been scheduled for hearings before Judge Robert l.. Munger ct . short calendar session Of superior court tomorrow morning. They are as follows;
 Doris Human oagnon against Lorenzo M. 0agnon, Maynie Alston Aaron against James Andrew Aaron, Matthias V. Walker against Mary Lane Dennis Vosquet Walker, Mar gaFet DeviElo against Timothy Do. vino, Angellne Lama Dlonne against Llidger Dionne, Irene KozlowsId PetFone against orlando J. Petrone, Mary Macedo MoiFa against Jose Lliiz MouFa, atid Helen MlckieWicz against Stanley Mickiewicz.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05

RaNio waPes travel at flle aps ate Eata ek ieaIspQ n''lea 5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05

Ire first trunk line railway in Wl0Fida was constructed between YeFnapdina end Cedar Key
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05

Greater LondcnS population amounted to more than e,202, ,eil prioF to the beginning Of the wsF.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-05

engineer-gunner on Q 1-24 Liber- ator.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

RUMORS that War Kreuger, erstwhle Swedish
X Match King, is still alive have persisted
y v ever since the March morning, u years ago,
when he supposedly put bullet in his heart.
Since some IF the circumstances surrounding
his death" were peculiar these rumors have
more basis in fact than is usually the case with
rumors. However until recently they had one
serious drawback while seeking 10 dispose of
one mystery they raised another.
For, to grant the possibility of Kreuger'S con-
tinued existence, is of course only TO run into
the equally battling question of where he has
been keeping himself all these years.
It's obvious that man so marked and sought
after would have had great trouble in concealing
himself. And the problem becomes more knotty
when considers the psychological factors.
Even though by some freak of chance he
should have discovered safe hiding.place is II
conceivable that his dynamic personality would
have been able to adjust itself overnight to a
humble, mole-like way of life?
He was accustomed to ruling vast industrial
empire, used to the trappings and gestures of
power. Could he have forswom all that?
Wouldn't enforced idleness and anonymity have
become too irksome to him? Wouldn't he finally
have given himself away?
Until a little while ago satisfactory answers
to these questions had been offered
Now The American Weekly has obtained from
an internationally known attorney, author and
economist, Benjamin A. Javits some impressive
ones His law firm, Javts & Javits of New York,
who put the Kreuger enterprises into bankruptcy.
After long study Of the ruins of the match
empire, Mr.. Javits has developed strong
picions that its former cars alleged suicide
a hoax and that the man himself is still carrying
on in his accustomed grandiose style.
There is a real possibility" he says, that
Kreuger is alive today and that he has found
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
arMpuger'
A Famous Lawyer Offers Startling New Evil
dence That the Arch Rogue Whose Financial
Empire Was q Colossal Hoax Cheated Death
by Another Even More Fantastic Scheme

BY 1892 the effort was well on the way 10 success
Only IS per cent of the worlds match produc.
ton remained outside his grasp. He had as
sembled a 81, lbs, 900 900 jigsaw puzzle.
Distrustful Of bookkeepers, lawyers, account
ants and the like, he kept the master blueprint
to himself. On II were recorded the secrets of
countless corporations, holding companies. banks,
intricate systems of transferring money from
hand TO hand more than Dds match factories, 400
companies and loans TO many governments.
KREUGER was the Fuehrer of all that And in
" 1882 as another Fuehrer was coming into
power in Germany-it all collapsed.
British auditing firm applied the pin.point
to the balloon. Kreuger had bought Swedish
telephone company. Then, needing cash. he had
turned around and tried to sell IL 10 international
Telephone and Telegraph. The latter, to every
ones surprise, insisted on its own audit
And suddenly. as the news spread that some
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

flOurished on a colossal scale-in Short,
there was to be found exactly the sort
of setup which Kreuger had used.
SO, whether you accept Mr.. Javits'
theory or not, you've got to concede it
a large measure of poetic justice.
Kreuger and the Nazis were broth
ers under the skin. The latter wanted
TO merge the whole world into one
monster organization, of which Ger
many would have been the key holding
company. The Swedish superman tried
the same thing with the match indus
try. And succeeded for a while
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

of the Match King
books didn't balance,
all over the world peo-
pie b G & an pressing
him for some long
overdue explanations
Hoping TO r aisW
quick m oney, he
dashed 10 New York
only to be met with a
demand for payment
of a bidding, non-se-
cured 100000 loan.
II was the last straw.
He b e C a m @ panicky,
rushed back To Paris,
and there, after a diff
ficult meeting with a
group of Swedish and
A m eri an bankers,
either killed himself
or, as Mr.. Javits sus-
poets, disappeared in
to the Greater Reich.
ecent investiga-
tons have shown that
he was an ardent adj
mirer of Hitler and
that, as Hitler rose TO
power, he received the
praise and support of
Kreuger. The latter
had reason to make
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

great influence could
and did remain prac-
tically anonymous in
that Gestapo-b un d
country a long time.
Hitler, Goerin g,
Goebbels and other
figureheads were Wis
ible, of course, but
back of them were
others, the m en- of
money, who operated
in secret. In the shad-
owy b a OK grou n d
wheels turned within
wheels chicancr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

ruQlnentS Oh / n q u S.
tri al amalgamations,
Kreuger went home TO
Sweden and put his
knowledge to work.
Before his country
men knew what had
h a ppen e d, he had
swept all the previous
ly Independent match
companies in the land
into a single combine,
complete with a hold
ing unit at the top.
Then he set his cap
for a global monopoly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

A FTER serving an apprenticeship in
~ this country, where heIearned the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

Did the Peculiarly
Light Coffin Borne
From His Paris
Home With Such
Ceremony Really
Contain the Body of
the Universally Hon.
Ored and Respected
Arch-Swindler, Ivar
Kreuger (Above)?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

Nazis' militaristic regime"
Leaving aside for the moment
the Recommendation with which he
backs up this sensational theory,
it must be admitted that he hit
on the one place in the present
day world where Kreuger might
have continued to be a power and
at the same time have remained
wholly undetected indefinitely.
For of recent years Germany
has resembled nothing so much
as an overgrown sophomore Sc
cret society. Unexposed TO the
glare of a free press, untroubled
by free discussion, persons of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

sanctuary in Germany.
IF he is alive, he
will be unmasked, as
a major war criminal,
one of the master
minds behind the