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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-11
.Soviets Close On Budapest
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1que, however, made no mention of the Latvian campaign.
 Southern Front
 On the southern front, Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky's 2nd Ukrainian army was steadily ad- vancing across northeastern Hun- gary in a second drive on Budapest, Germany's last satellite capital. An additional 4,100 Germans and Hun- garians were captured, bringing the total bag of prisoners in the Hun gar.an campaign to 46,260.
 Tn the push toward Budapest from the east. the Soviets cut the big Budapest-Miskolc railway and sent two columns thrusting at Mis- kolc, an important communications and industrial city with a popula- tion of 73,0OO.
 One force, which preached the rail line at CSiacsetanya, was less tl,an IS miles south of Miskolc auu appeared to be diving to the west of the city. Another Russian col- umn reached within IA miles of Miskolc after crossing the Hejo Ri- yer and occupying Hejobaba.
 In the center of the Tisza River front, the Red Army forces cap- tured Fely, 52 miles due east of Bu- dapest, and struck out for the big rail and highway junction of Jasz- bereLy, 20 miles to the west.
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.LTTH COUNCIL MEETS SUNDAY
Report on Progress of Clothes Salvage Drive
 Will Be Submitted
Brooklyn News

A report on progress of the clothes salvage drive conducted by the United Lithuanian Relief Fund will be discussed by members of the American-Lithuanian council at meeting tomorrow at 3 D. m. at 48 Green street, and further aid to the drive will be planned.
 The organization members also will discuss aid to the Sixth War Loan drive. pr. Peter Vileisis will preside.
 Defense Meeting
 The Lithuanian Committee for the Defense of America will hold its reg ular meeting tomorrow night at 2 o'clock at Nenunas hall, 48 Green street. Jacob Treciokas will pre- side.
 Annual Banquet
 Invitations have been issued to Mayor John s. Monagan and other city officials for the Sand annual banquet of the Lithuanian Citizens Political club, scheduled for Satur- day, Nov. 25, at the clubhouse at 103 Green street. A record crowd is expected for the long planned event.
 The arrangements committee is composed of Stanley Wedzunas Charles Lasky, Jr, and Edward Vakutis.
 Auxiliary Meeting
 The Lithuanian Chamber of Con- merce auxiliary will meet Monday night at o'clock at the Lithuan- ian Republican hall on Bank street Reports will be given on activities of the United Lithuanian Relief Fund and on plans for the coming war loan drive. Members have been asked to bring their contribu- tions of cancelled postage stamps
 A social will be held following the business session, with Mrs. Frank Banis, Mrs. Anthony Lazdauskas and Mrs. Lawrence Bender as hos tesses. Mrs. Banis will preside al the business meeting.
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French troops.
 It was the first Allied military parade in Paris since the liberation, and it had all the atmosphere of a victory celebration.
 Parisians were packed 10 deep along the Champs Elysees and hanging from every window, ball. cony and rooftop. They roared a tre- mendous ovation to detachment of U. s. infantry, military police and sailors headed by an American Army band.
 Like cheers greeted units of Bri- tish guards regiments, the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy and the Can- adian army. Every big unit of the French army was represented in the parade, some wearing American and British uniforms.
 Stroke Of II
 Shortly before II 8. m. Churchill and De Gaulle arrived at the Arc De Triomphe. Stepping out of automo- piles, they walked slowly to the tomb of the unknown soldier and placed wreaths on it.
 On the stroke of Il, a single carl- non shot sounded over the city, sig nalizing the time for 8 minute Of silence. Then the big parade began.
 The Armistice celebration was more or less incidental to the visit of Churchill and Eden, who flew here in a Dakota transport plane for conferences with De Gaulle and other French officials.
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boxes in the Siegfr1ed line defenSeS were cleaned out.
 The British 21st Army group front in Holland remained quiet.
 Reach Key City
 Some 10 miles southeast of Metz Patton's tanks pushed another three miles along the main highway from Louvigny and reached Luppy, 25 miles from Saarbrucken, key to the Saar Valley. At last reports, the column was in contact with enemy forces that had been giving ground steadily for three day; without more than rear guard Skirmishing.
 An infantry column 15 miles farther southeast, meantime, plung- ed ahead seven miles from Chateau Salins to the Haboudange area, also 25 miles southwest of Saarbrucken.
 After & quiet night, the 35th Santa Fe'' Infantry division work ed deeper into the Chateau Salins Forest after seizing all initial ob- iectives mile and a half to two miles inside the woods yesterday. lI1G OTGT1Ildu 41OGI1 dIlO 141I1k G GdlI- ger Grenadier regiments of the once crack 11th Panzer DivisionN wiped out in Normandy but reconstructed, were offering stiff resistance.
 Elements of the American 4th Armored Division entered Fremery, IT miles southeast of Metz. and Luce, 20 miles northeast of Nancy in gains of up to two and half miles, but neither town was listed officially as captured.
 Threat
 The latest advances threatened the Metz-Sarrenbourg railway. All signs indicated that Patton was concentrating on by-passing and perhaps, encircling Metz from north and south rather than attempting a frontal assault on that fortress town, which never has been taken by storm.
 South of the 3rd Army front, the American 7th Army reported slight gains northwest of the road june ton of St. Die. Le Menil and Biar- vile were captured. A local cotin-
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 hold on the island.
 Bloody Losses
 The Japanese suffered particular ly bloody losses in futile attempts to dislodge the Americans from newly won positions on Hill 1925. Front dispatches said fighting on the hill was raging above the clouds.
 East of the highway, discounted members of the 1st cavalry division gained up to five miles in the moutains, but 96th Division troops made only slight progress in the central mountain range due east of Ormoc.
 Two American torpedo boats opened the battle of Ormoc Bay with daring thrust into the Camotes Sea while the 19-ship Japanese con- voy was unloading endorsements at Ormoc early Friday.
 Striking under cover of darkness, the two boats torpedoed and sank an enemy destroyer, then outran a hail of shells from two other de- stroyerS.
 Medium bombers and fighters from both local and rear bases took over the attack at dawn and in a serise of dive bombing and mast height raids sank six more destroy CTS and all but one of the four transports.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-11
RICHARD SEPPLES
 DIED YESTERDAY
Drug Store Proprietor Was One of Towns Highly Re-
 pected Members

Litchfield, Nov. 11-Richard Sep ples, 58 proprietor of Sepples Drug Store here, died yesterday at the Charlotte Hungerford hospital, where he was a patient sincce Mon- day.
 He was born in Litchfield, Aug. 6, 1886, son of the late John and Mary B. Sepples. He was 8 mem Der of St. Anthony's church. MT. Sepples entered the employ of M. A. Koehley, druggist, about 40 years ago, and he and his brother, the late John T. Sepples. purchased the business in 1928. Since the death of his brother II years ago, MT. Sepples conducted. the business himself.
 He is survived by three sisters, Miss Nellie Sepples and Mrs. Mary Conroy of Litchfield, and Mrs. Harold Rogers of New Hartford: three brothers, Edward M, and William w. of L;tchfield and Charles L. of Watertown and 10 nieces and nephews.
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ton earlier had announced 8 Super fortress raid on dock and ware house areas of Nanking, 700 miles west of Kyushu and 125 miles up the Yangtze river from Shanghai.
 The quickening tempo of the war in the Pacific and the Far East also brought these developments:
 1.-American and British Submar- ines sank fl more Japanese ships, including a light cruiser, in Pacific and Far Eastern waters.
 2.-American planes and torpedo boats sank seven destroyers and three large transports of 19-ship enemy Convoy landing reinforce ments of Japanese troops at Ormoc on the west coast of Leyte in the central Philippines.
 3.-Pacific fleet headquarters announced that Army, Navy and Marine aircraft swept the Pacific approaches to Japan last Monday through Wednesday in Il separate attacks ranging from the Kur1les, through the Bonin islands and Mar GUS to the Marianas.
 4.-Admiral Chester W. Nhnitz, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet, disclosed the formation of a Sixth Marine Division and warned the Japanese that their homeland will feel the tread of Marine feet"
 5.-(The 14th Airforce announced at Chunking that American P-5l Mustangs probably sank 8 Japanese freighter off Hainan Island, off the southeastern coast of China.
 The Japanese communique report ing the SuperfortreSs attack or southwest Japan said the raiders came from bases in China. The communique notably made no claim that any of the B-29S had been shot down, thought earlier broadcasts had said that Japanese fighters were
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COUNCIL PLANS
 OPEN MEETING
Rev Austin Saunders Will Present Musical Pro-
 gram for Group

Rev. Austin Saunders, assistant pastor of Our Lady of Mount Car mel church, will present a musical program and lecture Monday eve- ming at the open meeting of the Waterbury Council of Catholic Women. The meeting is scheduled for 8 o'clock at the Diocesan Bureau of Social Service, 56 hurch street, and will follow 8 meeting of the executive board.
 Father Saunders has previously spoken to the council members on the music of the church, His piano improvisations will be included in the program for Monday night.
 Miss Lucy Bowes, chairman of the council, will preside, giving report of the national convention held re- gently in Toledo, o. Miss Natalie Altieri is program chairman.
 All council members and their friends are invited to attend the Monday night meeting.
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Large Force Of
 B-29's Raid Nanking
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giving "scores' of American planes a "hot reception" over Kyushu.
 Superfortresses previously had raided Kyushu four times, attack ing such varied targets as the great imperial Iron and Steel Works at Yawata, the Sasebo naval base and the Omura Chemical and Aircraft plants.
 Asked for confirmation of the reported attack on Kyushu, the War Department here said it had "noth- ing to add" to it's earlier announce ment that 8 Large task force oi B-29 aircraft" had made daylight raid today on Nanking, an impor- tant base on the Yangtze river supply route to Japanese forces fighting in the interior of China.
 Details to Come
 Further details of the Ranking raid will be released as soon as they become available, the announce ment said.
 It was the 18th announced raid by Mai. Gen. Curtis Le Mays 20th Bomber Command in China.
 The Navy Department revealed that American submarines had &C., counted for six of the latest toll of enemy ships sent to the bottom. They comprised 8 light cruiser, a medium converted Seaplane tender, three medium cargo vessels and a medium tanker.
 The other 45 enemy vessels, in- cluding a submarine chaser and three landing craft, were sunk by British submarines, the British ad- miralty in London revealed. In ad- dition, British underseaS craft probably sank a medium supply ship and minesweeper and dam- aged IA other supply ships.
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OBITUARY

CRONIN-Miss Nora Agnes Cro- min, 72, of 42 Spring street, Windsor Locks, formerly of Waterbury, died at the St. Francis hospital, Hart ford, yesterday morning. Born in Waterbury, daughter of the late John and Nora (Kane) Cronin, she had lived in Windsor Locks for about eight years.
 Surviving are brother, Hugh W. Cronin of Brooklyn, N. r., two ne- phews, William J. Cronin, Yonkers, N. Y., and Hugh w. Cronin, Jr., in the United States Army in the South Pacific.
 The funeral will be held from the Johnson funeral home, Windsor Locks, Monday at g a. m. to St. Mary'S church where a solemn high Mass of requiem will be celebrated at 9:3O. Burial will be in the old St. Francis cemetery, Torrington. Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon and tomorrow.
 BISBIEA - Mrs. Teresa c. BiSbiea, 86, formerly of 153 Birch street, this city, died yesterday morning at the Connecticut Chil- dren's hospital after a lingering ill., ness. She was born in Italy and had lived in Waterbury for the past 30 years. She has no known survivors
 The funeral will be held from the Colasanto funeral home, 932 Bank street, at 8:15 a. m. Tuesday to St. Lucy's church where a re- quiem high Mass will be celebrated at g. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow and Mon- day from 2 to 10 p. m.
 LeCLAIR-Mrs. Angelina (Ouel- lette) LeClair formerly of Water bury. wife of Joseph LeClair, 301 Springside avenue, Pittsfield, Mass, died yesterday morning at her home after an extended illness.
 She was native of Canada and moved from Waterbury to Pittsfield about 24 years ago.
 Surviving are two stepsons, Louis, Pittsfeld; Marcel, with the Coast Guard; two sisters, Mrs. ]. V. Gag non, Canada; Mrs. Joseph LaMore, this city; brother, George Ouel- lette, also of Waterbury.
 The funeral will be held Monday at 9 a. m. in Pittsfield.
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was raped and then bludgeoned tc death with rock. Her skull, when the body was found, showed 8 frac- ture from ear to ear.
 It was the boys father Ernest who first pointed a finger of sus- picion at Marquis.
 The youth came home Sunday night with two large spots of blood on his shirt. Asked where the blood came from, Marquis was quoted:
 T took girl out tonight anc attacked her on the Common"
 The father said he told Marqui: that was the wrong thing to do and was told by his son:
 T might just as well have done it. Somebody else would have"
 Then, according to the father Marquis produced a girls wrist watch and bracelet but said he hac had them six months. They were according to the father, those oi the Lacombe girl.
 In the intervening days, the youth gave his sister the watch anc bracelet and 8 notebook. All o' these articles, according to Gregg still remain to be found. | Meanwhile, Frank Szy1nanowicz 26, & dishwasher, sought 6 nights lodging in a Putnam, Conn, police station and before being released confessed" the murder of the La combe girl.
 Dist. Atty. Gregg said that he knew Szymanowicz's confession was false but that he let 1t stand without denial and even intimateo that Salem police would be sent tc Putnam to question the man. He said that this was done in an eff fort to divert suspicion from Mar quis.
 However, before police could trar Marquis he hired the room, com mitted suicide and his body was follnd bv the landlady.
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derson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Thomas L. Sinclair, rector of All Souls Episcopal church, officiating. Burial will be in Zion Hill cemetery, Hartford.
 The funeral of Henry L. Mack 302 Piedmont street, will be held to- day at 3:30 p. m. at the AL derson funeral home. 70 Central avenue, Rev. M. Webb Wright, pas tor of South Federated church. of- fciating. Burial will be in Ever green cemetery, Watertown.
 The funeral of Eric T. Brandt, former well-known city football player, will be held Monday at 8:15 a. m., from the Mulville funeral home, 27O West Main street, to the Church of the Sacred Heart at g. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from to 10 p. m. today and from 2 to 10 p. m. tomor- row.
 The funeral of John Coscia, 76, of 898 Wolcott road, who was fatally injured by an automobile near his home ThHrNdav Gnight. will he held from the Colasanto funeral home, 932 Bank street, Monday morning at 8 o'clock to Our Lady of Lourdes 8 o'clock. to St. Lucy's at g o'clock Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today and tomorrow from 2 to 10 p. m.
 An inquest in the death of MT Coscia will be completed next week, according to Coroner Stephen A. Homick. Raymond Lord, 27, of Finch street, Wolcott, who police said was the driver of the car, was released on his own recognizance.
 The funeral of Joseph H. Mackie, 474 Highland avenue, will be held at 3 p. m. today at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, with burial in old Pine Grove ceme- tery. Rev. Conner R. Lewis, pastor of the Third Congregational church, will officiate.
 The funeral of Mrs. Anna Domei- ka, ST West Porter street, was held from the home at 8:15 a. m. today to St. Joseph's church for solemn high Mass at g. Burial was in Cal vary cemetery.
 The funeral of Frank Moraska, 216 Alder street, will be held at 8:45 a. m. Monday from the De- links funeral home, IT Congress avenue, to St. Joseph's church for a solemn high Mass at g. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 10 today and tomorrow.
 The funeral of George A. Gentil. 98 Delaware avenue, was held to- day at II a. m. at the Alderson fI=e:as hou.e, @ Centre. avenue, Rev. Alan M. Fairbank, pastor of Bunker Hill Congregational church, officiating. Burial was in new Pine Grove cemetery.
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A4OAA o6V ~ china and President Lincoln's punch bowls.
 The linen napkins may not be up to scratch this time since, as Mrs. Roosevelt said, they are "so hard to get now" and also hard to keep from the clutches of souvenir hunt CTS.
 The two red-banded china punch bowls dating back to President Lin- coin are the oldest presidential china still in use at the White House.
 They are so valuable that Mrs. Roosevelt confessed she had heart tremors" every time they were used. So far they haven't g crack.
 Mrs. Roosevelt did not specify vnat restrictions are in store for the other two major social functions of the day-the luncheon and din- ner.
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WALTER LYNCH HEARS BING CROSBY OVERSEAS

Captain Walter Lynch, son of Alderman James Lynch of West Main street, recently heard Bing Crosby sing at post overseas, ac- cording to word received here. Cap- tain Lynch, who is supply officer with an artillery regiment with General Patton's Army, writes he recently came across a bunch of soldiers singing as crossroad and found the famous singer was leading them.
 Lieutenant Commander Eleanor Rigby of Cheshire is in Hawaii mak- ing preparations for arrival of 200 WAVES. according to word received here.
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FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Fannie (Senior) Taylor, widow of Bernard c. Taylor, was held yesterday at the Clark funeral home, Rev. Evan H. Bergwall, pastor of Grace Methodist church, ofi1ciating. Burial was in old Pine Grove cemetery. Bearers were Carlton Draper. Rus sell Truelove, George Piercey, George Kelly, Harry Lattimer and Chris Harmon.
 Tn funeral of Peter Purcell, 142 West 44th street, New York city, was held from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, today at 9:15 to the Church of the Immaculate Conception where a requiem high Mass was celebrated at 9:45.
 Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
 The funerR. As Mrs. sarah Ann Reid, widow of Robert K. Reid, 1O6 Clinton street, will be held to- day at 12:SO p. m. at the A.
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WALKER-George E. Walker, 82 Francis street, Boston, former resi- dent of Waterbury, died Tuesday in the New England Deaconness hospital, Boston, after a brief ill., ness.
 Born in Watertown, the son of the late Patrick J. and Catherine (Quinn) Walker, he lived in Wa terbury until 10 years ago when he was transferred from the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad here to the Boston area. MT. Walker attended Croft grammar school and Crosby high school.
 He leaves his wife, Louise Hespe1t Walker, three daughters, Jane, Doris, Anne and a son, George, Jr., all of Boston; one sister, Mrs. Harry G. Lohse of West Haven and many cousins.
 Burial took place Thursday in Calvary cemetery, Boston.
 CARTA-Mrs. Emanuela (Sam- pierD Carta, 49, of 1438 Baldwin street, died this morning at Water bury hospital.
 Surviving are her husband, Jos eph Carta; two sons, Anthony and Orlando Carta; two daughters, Mrs. Vincent Petruzzello, Mrs. Paul Scirbo, all of Waterbury; two broth CTS, Salvatore, of Ansonia, and &c., bastiano Sampieri, Bunos Aires, Arr gentina; two sisters, Mrs. Giro AL fano, Waterbury, Mrs. Domenic Pol iSi, Ansonia; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
 Mrs. Carta was native of Italy and came to this country 40 years ago. She lived in Ansonia for ten years before coming to Waterbury 30 years ago.
 The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at o'clock from the home, 1438 Baldwin street, to Our Lady of Lourdes church at g for solemn high Mass. Burial will be in the family plot in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the home after 2 D. m. tomorrow.
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Hospital Bulletins

MT. and Mrs. Pulius J. Floss, 24, 63 Goss street, and Mrs. Grace GrosSman, 69 GOsS street, were treated at St. Mary's HOS- pital after a two car collision at Hamilton avenue and Silver street shortly before 8 o'clock last night.
 Frank DeBlaSiO. "A, 1O58 Bank street, operator of the car which Motor Patrolman Thomas Red ding said struck the car driven by MT. Floss, was notified to ap- pear in court on charges of viO- latiOn of the rules of the road and driving without an operators license.
 The patrolman took the injured to St. Mary's Hospital in his patrol car. Both automobiles were lowed away.
 Roy ChOquette, 38, 674 Frost road, was treated at St. Mary's Hospital last night after he fell through the window of the Mat tatuck Music store on Brook street during a fist fight last night following an argument in a tov- ern, according to a report by Det. It. John Calvin.
 Harley B. DennisOn, 21 Circuit avenue, was reported in good con- ditiOn this morning at St. Mary's Hosiptal where he was admitted last night after suffering head laceration when he was knocked down following an argument at the Casino restaurant on North Elm street. Anthony GenOva, 29 America street, was placed under arrest on breach of peace charges by It. Calvin and Motor Patrol man John Walsh after the incl dent.
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 Nelson Tchakirides, !, 183 Colonial street, OakvilIe, was reported in good condition this morning at Waterbury hospital where he was admitted after be- ing hit by a truck on ThOmastOn avenue yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the hospital by his father, Ernest, who told authori- ties that the truck driver had reported the incident to him. Officer Louis Jordan of the Wa tertown police department said the name of the truck driver was not yet determined.
 William Lynch, who suffered possible hip and ankle fractures when he fell 25 feet from the win dow of his room at the Flanders Hotel, 28 North Main street, was reported in good condition at St. Mary's hospital this morning. He was found in the alley adjoining the hotel by PatrOlman James Hamilton.
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BLUMSON-The infant daughter of Pfc. and Mrs. Harold Blomson, 59 Central Ave, died Thursday at Waterbury hospital Mrs. Blumson is the formre Evelyn A. Alexander. Burial was m Star lodge cemetery.
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MRRARIES CROSSED

Silas Bronson Library and its thre branches eyre closed all day today in observance of Arrnistice Day.
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Biz Armored Battle
 Roars Near Delme
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ter-attack east of Bruyeres was repulsed and enemy attempts to inf1ltrate Allied lines in the VpSgeS Mountains were frustrated.
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DIED

CARTA - In this city, Nov. 1tth, 1914, Mrs. Emanuela (SampierD Carta, of 1438 Baldwin Street. Funeral Tuesday at 500 a. m., from the residence, 1438 Baldwin street, to Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 800 a. m. Burial in family plot in Calvary cemetery.
 COSCIA In this city, Nov. 9th, 1914, John Coscia, of S9S Wolcott Road.
 Funeral Monday, from Colasanto Funeral Home, 932 Bank Street. at s o'clock, to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, at g o'clock. Bur ial in Calvary cemetery.
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Paris Greets Churchill

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