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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08
AGED PEDESTRIAN
 SERIOUSLY HURT
Condition of Joseph Croft Reported as Critical at
 Hospital Today

Samuel Croft, 75, of 70 Wooster street, was critically injured yester- day afternoon when he was struck by an automobile as he crossed West Main street at Exchange Place His condition was listed as poor at St. Mary's hospital this morning where he is under treatment for a fractured skull and shoulder and leg injuries.
 Motor Patrolman Joseph Phelan said MT. Croft, an employe of the Chase Brass & Copper Co.,, was crossing the street against the light when he was struck by an automo- bile driven by Albert Spollrer, 57, Berwick, Penn.
 Officer Phelan said the car was movinug at 10 to IS miles per hour, and had been motioned through the intersection by the traffic officer on duty. No charges were placed against the driver.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08
NEW MEMORIAL
 PLAN SSTARTED
Mayors Seven-Man Com. mittee to Be Enlarged to
 Take in All Sections

Waterbury'S memorial to veter- ans of this war may be other than monument or honor roll, such as are symbolic of the last war, with the new memorial to be of a prac- .ical and useful nature, 1t was de- ,ided yesterday at the meeting of ,he committee appointed by the mayor to plan such symbolic tri- oute.
 Four basic objectives were laid Jut by the committee yesterday to be worked for in the planning of tie memorial. It was decided the committee, itself, should include representatives of all sections and groups as the memorial is to be community property. Secondly, 1t was decided plans should be gotten underway immediately, to list the local men in the service as this was not done relative to the last war until long after its conclusion with the result many names were miss cd. Thirdly, the memorial should be of a permanent nature and last ly subcommittee should be chosen to gather ideas for the na- ture of the memorial in relation to the amount of money that can be raised.
 It was decided yesterday to have the mayor enlarge the present com- mittee, consisting of seven, so its members will be from all sections and groups in the city. The sub- committee will be chosen soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT

Hartford, Conn, March 8.-CUP) The supreme court of errors to- day upheld a lower court judgment awarding 13,-years- old Donald Cal way, Bristol, $9,140 damages against Harry D. Williamson, grammar school principal, as result of dis ciplining nearly three years age which resulted in permanent in- 1 jurieS.
 Williamson was charge<: witf kneeling and sitting on the boys abdomen in an attempt to give him a strapping. Osteomyelitis later de- veloped.
 The court was divided, four to one, in citing a Vermont law, passed in 1859, which held that If the punishment be clearly excessive, then the master should be held lia, e for such excess, though he acted foI good motives in inflicting the pun ishment and in his own judgment considered it necessary and not ex- cessive But it there is any req sonable doubt whether the punish ment was excessive, the master should have the benefit of the doubt"
 Hartford, Conn, March 8.-(UP) A dispute over seniority clause in a labor encouragement contract kept nearly 800 employees of the Jacobs Chuch company of West Hartford from their jobs today. and the controversy was referred to the War Labor Board at Boston for arbitration.
 The CIO United Automobile Workers of America charged that the company, in three instances, had violated the clause which provided that when a new job or vacancy occurs, the individual with the high est seniority consistent with the proper ability to perform the serv- ices required by the management is given preference in filling the job or vacancy"
 The management claimed it inter- preted a VILE directive to mean that in event two employees were equally qualified, then the position SI1OulQ De Illleu DV CIlS HOSI COIl- petent person available.
 It was decided to refer the dis agreement to the VILE last night when both parties were unable to reach a basis of settlement.
 Westport, Conn, March 8-(UP)- The death of Eugene E. Hinkle, 78, retired steel manufacturer and mil lionaire, occurred yesterday at his Greens Farms estate.
 Hinkle, former president of the Hinkle Iron Works and Director of the Peabody Engineering Corp, of New York, gained nation wide mo- toriety eight years ago when he brought a superior court suit to ob- tain his release from a Hartford Psychiatric Institution where he had been confined for two years The court ordered his release, de- claring him sane and capable of handling h:s affairs and denounc- ed his family for havinc him com mitted.
 Three years ago he was in Vest port town court and convicted of threatening a clam digger with a
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shotgun. His fine, however, was re. mitted
 Hinkle was a native of Georgia and claimed to have run a 25 cent investment into a $2,O00,000 busi- ness. He was graduate engineer.
 His widow and three sons survive. Funeral arrangements were being withheld pending the return home of son, Eugene, who is in the dip lomatic service 1n Cuba.
 Hartford, Conn, March 8. (UP)- Gov. Baldwin today summoned representatives of 9 chambers of commerce throughout the state to meet Thursday with the state de- velopment commission to lay the groundwork to a post afg tn arfg groundwork for a postwar program of inter-American trade expansion.
 In announcing the conference, the Governor said it was his opinion that better trade relations with South American countries could be be promulgated through a cooper ative effort of local and state gov ernments, despite the international aspects of such program. 1 Once the state has set up its pro- gram. the Governor said, repre- sentatives of South American coun- tries will be invited to the state for a discussion of specific projects. Meantime a survey of South Amer ican business possibilities for Con- necticut industries will be made and Connecticut industries will be en- couraged to stimulate interest in South American countries, their people and customs.
 New Britain. Conn.,, March B. l (UP) While physicians were
 awaiting arrival of a supply of
 peniciIlin from New Haven, Miss
 Regina HaberSki, 17, high school
 senior, died late yesterday from
 spinal meningitis.
 The girl was stricken Saturday
 and her condition became critical | Tuesday morning. An order was obtained from Dr. Chester Keefer. Boston, to release a quantity of peniciIlin from New Haven hOSpit- al and 8 health department in- spect0r was enrOute with the drug when death occurred.
 Health officer Dr. Louis J. Du- mont said there were two other cases of spinal meningitis in the city, and there had been eight cases since the first of the year.
 Hartford, Conn, March 8--(UP)- Jack Ersoff, 36, New London, de. scribed as the top man" of treas ury balance lottery ring, was sen- fenced in superior court today to one to three years in prison and fined $200 by Judge 4GdMard J. Daly.
 Ersoff pleaded guilty to conspir- acy and drew the .,eaviest penalty of g persons arrested last fall in a New Britain roundup by state and local police. Fines totaling $l0'oo0 were levied against the other 2 and one was sent to jail for year.
 Judge Daly Ersoff you are more seriously involved than any of the others" and declared he "came here to set up and operate this lottery
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08

Thomas J. Doyle. Jr., Of 135 Southmayd road has completed a course in engineering at the State College in Pennsylvania. He was en- rolled there last June under the Army specialized training program.
 Thomas P. Carney, son of Mrs. Mary Carney of IS Beacon street, has been advanced to serGeant at Saco, Maine. He is a former em- ploye of the Waterbury Manufac- turing Company.
 Sergeant Peter S. Caroza of l Morgan Place has received service ribbon from the War Department for his work with the Waterbury squadron of the Civil Air Patrol. He has been with the organization since it was founded two years ago and has completed 1000 hours of service.
 John Lally of l40 South street has been promoted to private first class at post in England, according to word received here. He entered the service in May, 1943 and has been in England three months.
 Kenneth K. Frisbie of 281 North Main street has been assigned to Solomons, Md. He recently com- pleted training at an electrical school at Detroit, Mich, and was advanced from second class to first class fireman.
 First Lieutenant William H. Mo- Canoe, who is on leave as pastor of the Middlebury Congregational churc. is serving in the Army transport service as a chaplain.
 Daniel T. O'Leary of Prospect has been promoted to corporal at the Marine station at New River, N. 0. The son of MT. and Mrs. Daniel O'Leary, he worketd for the U. s. Time Corp. before entering the service last Sept. 10.
 Private Salvatore DiGiorgio of Lawrence street is receiving train ing at Ball State Teachers college, Muncie, Ind. He is enrolled in an engineering course.
 David F. Babson, Jr., of 55 Elm wood avenue is stationed at Fort Knox. Ky, at the Army armored division officer candidate school. He is a graduate of Crosby High school and Mount Hermon school, and was a member of the R.O.T.C. at Har- yard university before entering the service
 Marine Private First Class George G, Bassett, son of Mrs. Laura C.. Bassett of Woodbury, has been wounded in action. according to cn official Navy Department an- nouncement made today. His fam- fly had been notified previously. The Woodbury serviceman is one of 95 whose names appear on the lat est casualty list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08
DETAIL FOR TODAY
 B.10

To the soldier, a B-19 is one of two things: a giant bomber or a gar- gantuan gal. Nine times out of ten it's the latter. Church socials and USO's are good at digging up B-1es ---unintentionally, of course-for little soldiers who barely passed the physical. If a buddy's girl drools all over soldier about the swell blind date she has for him and doesn't say a word about her looks, but raves about her terrific personality-make way for a B-19' Some soldiers prefer B-19s to any, thing else, but are nowhere to be found when you have danced IA consecutive dances with B-19 and are about ready to turn yourself in to the salvage drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08
Hospital Bulletins

Charles Zullo, AZ, Jewelry street, was admitted to St. Mary's hOspi- tai this morning suffering from facial abrasiOns and a possible fractured skull sustained in chang ing tire. Hospital attaches said MT. ZullO, an emplOye of the Darcy Transportation Co.,, was changing 8 tire on a company truck at their garage when the rim blew off, striking him in the face, Lawrence Shaw, 624 South Main street, an- other emplOye, drove him to the hospital.
 Michael Music, 69, Railroad Hill street, ThOmastOn town emplOye who was burned in fighting a brush fire Sunday afternoon, was reported in good condition at Wa terbury hospital this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08
CITY GIVEN $l
 CHECK FOR LEASE

City authorities have received c check in the amount of 11.OO e nay- ment for one years leaSs by Home Owners Loan Corporation officials of the old Hamilton avenue school house now converted into housing quarters.
 The payment is in agreement with the terms drawn p L.tween the city and the federal authorities. This is the first payment received from this source. Conversion of the old building was undertaken by Sed- eral authorities and handled through the HOLC.
 There are eight apartments now in the reconverted house providing living quarters for . similar num- Der of war workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08
MOBILE CANTEENS
 AWAIT INVASION

When Allied troops begin the in- vasion of Western Europe, moving with them will be a fleet of specially designed mobile canteens and am- balances manner by the Salvation Army.
 Major Hugo Wiberg of the local corps reported on this after at- tending an officers council in Mid dletown yesterday. He said the com- bination vehicles are now being constructed.
 Salvation Army mobile canteens have been operating in England since the beginning of the war. serving bombed-out civilians and troop centers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08
JEREMIAH CASEY
 GETS LAST RITES
Seven Waterburians at Hartford Funeral; John
 KieIy on FurlOugh
Washington Hill

MT. and Mrs. William H. Blacker, MT. and Mrs. Harold Blacker, Miss Marion Bl ,ker, MT. and Mrs. John L. Blacker, were in Hartford this morning attending the funeral of Mrs. William Hackers brother, the late Jeremiah P. Casey.
 Mrs. William Quinn has returned to her home on Sylvan avenue after spending a few days with her husband, seaman first class William Quinn, with the U. s. Navy in Gall weston, Texas.
 Pvt. John Kiely of the Marines is enjoying five days furlough visit ing his mother, Mrs. Helen Kiely of Washington street. He has just fin iShed four weeks course at the U. s. Postal School at Paris Island, s. c.
 There will be a rehearsal of all taking part in the 18th annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration, Spon- sored by Washington Park Com munity Club, at the Community House Thursday evening at 8:15.
 The show will take up about one
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hour, and dancing, round and square will be featured immediately after with Louis Dezino'S orchestra play ing up to midnight.
 Among those taking part in the show are Harry Cashin's Milky Way Quartet" Pat Perugini, playing 8 harmonica, little Patty Hayes, Frank Sheehan. A. Johns, singing, Believe Me, If All Those Endear- ing Young Charms, Miss M. Tier ney, My Old Irish Home, Freddie Kustar's singing "The Ole County Downe, little Joseph Carlin render ing Danny Boy. Jack Lynch in You're Irish and You're Beautiful" Jimmy Carroll, Rose of Tralee, Joan and Nancy Keefe, singing Peggy O'Neil, and Peggy Brady.
 Tickets for the show maybe ob- tained from any member of the committee which is chairTnaned by w. F. Kelly, assisted by George Lynch, Ed. Herbert, Mrs. A. Johns, Marguerite Tierney, Gus Muccini, F. A. McGrath, and Mrs. H. A. Hayden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08
MOTORISTS COMPLY
 WITH COUPON LAWS

Motorists are complying satisfac- torily with the OPA requirement. for indorsement on all gasoline ration coupons. according to the OPA of flee in Hartford which is conducting special inspection this week. Ac- cording to regulations, all gasoline coupons should be marked with the auto registration number. The new ruling was made in an effort to cur tail black market activities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08
ASHLEY MAY GET
 PARK BOARD JOB

Harold A. Ashley, appointed as democratic alderman to succeed sx- alderman John w. Kopcha who is leaving to enter the armed forces, is expected to be named a member of the Park board to succeed alder man Henry Minicucci who has just been appointed to the board of health.
 MT. Minicucci succeeded MT. Kop- cha as a member of the latter board. MT. Ashley, a prominent member of the Lions club and secretary treas urer of the Starbuck-Sprague cleo trical company, has long been &C., tive in TSemocratic circles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08
TERRY M'CRECOR
 HERE TOMORROW

Staff Sergeant Terry McGregor of the Springfield Marine recruiting office will be in Waterbury tomor- row and Friday to interview pros pective candidate for the Marine Corps Women's reserve. She will be stationed at the Marine office on the second floor of the postoffice building.
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hours, comparatively speaking"
 The record, he said, shows a fine spirit of cooperation between Con- necticut labor and management in the overall interests of the National War effort"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08
FIRST CHURCH BILLS |DR RALPH SOCKMAN

Dr. Ralph Sockman, famous Sum- day morning radio preacher and author of many books including "A Date With Destiny, his latest, will be the Lenten speaker at the First Congregational church tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. His sermon subject will be Return to Reality.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08

Farmers in Britain are in need of rubber boots and waterproof clothing, and the supply of rubber tires available for farm tractors is not sufficient for minimum needs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08
Merchant Marine

Ensign Francis A. Geremia. son
 of MT. and Mrs. Alex Geremia of
 51 Southmayd road, is on his
 fourth trip with a Merchant M-
 rine ship. He had served previ-
 OusIy on two trips to North Af-
 rica and on one to Australia and
 India. A graduate of Crosby
 higA school, he spent two years
 at Ct. Thomas Seminary in
 Bloomfield. Two brothers are in
 the service, John Geremia, who is
 in the Coast Guard, and Michael.
 who is in the Army.
 Fibre R. Marrone of 10 Chatf1eld avenue is serving at the Naval Ali station at Jacksonville, Fla. The son of MT. and Mrs. James Marrone. he is serving as an aviation radioman third class.
 Private John D. Coddington of 137 Central avenue is spending a furlough here from the Nicholas General hospital, Louisville, Ky. He has been in the service since Novem- Der, 1942, and has been patient at the hospital for year.
 Waterbury men who have com- pleted basic training at the Naval station at Sampson. N. Y, and are now spending leaves here include Dominick J. DAmbrosi( 369 West Grove street; Raymond M. Foster, B Maplewood street: Michael La- condrata. 553 Walnut street, Ext. Joseph M. SantaLucia, 46 Bennett avenue; James E. Dunphy, 53 Wooster avenue; Vincent F. Della Croce, Jr., 1879 North Main street; Bronis Asevica, IS James street: AL bert F. Urban, 20 Green street; Albert J. Aliciene. 1880 Bank street; Joseph J. Slogers, 49 Green street; Matthew A. Malario, BOA Congress avenue; John Grella, 126 Congress avenue; Benedict A. Joy. 147 Park road; Fibre P. JacaruSo, 18 Granite street; Bruce A. Lucian. 33l Bishor street.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-07-29
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
FROM FDR

This left as the chief Vice Presi-
Dental contenders-Senat Bark
ley of Kentucky, Senator Truman
of Missouri, and Vice President
Wallace himself.
Justice Douglas, as the conven-
ton opened, had been mentioned in
the secret Roosevelt letter to Han
negan, but he had developed almost
no popular support At that time,
of course, no one except insiders
knew about the White House letter
However, the convention began to
hear whispers about the letter all
most the day the convention OPEN
ed, July 10. That also was the day
that Flynn. Hannegan, Kelly and
Hague got their final instructions
TO go for Truman.
: Those instructions were delivered
to a room in the Blackstone Ho-
tel, when, Ed Flynn got the Presi-
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70 YEARS AGO faE EMPIRE


the owest fvenng the entire the American
outfit cched the City the
16 Kos pitching the Legion struck
and walked the Legion pyers besides Kok
Sab Alexander Thomas Woodland On the A.
Henry MacSpadden Nook and Doc Buzzen
pictures.
Housed daughter Elaine left the Esebeth to spend
a William Henry
Ketchikan her husband who
before the District Court there
minister, who had been here for
organize church
here
Jackie Coogan the Palace Theatre in Circus Days and
Hunchback of Note Dame
Charles at Chicago"
Grigsby attended the Democratic National Con-
Chicago accompanied his bride the former Miss
Bloom of New York
Rosina Messerschmd O Seattle
Weather report: High 70; low, 81; cloudy
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"R. j., we've got to have the
Michigan delegation with us for
Truman, and I want you to swing
it. You want to go along with the
boss, don't you? Well, I can tell
you he's absolutely for Truman and
/ have letter to prove it. Do you
want to see it?"
You're right do replied the
doubling Thomas.
Mayor Kelly hesitated Il haven't
got it with me-" he said. but I'll
show it to you tomorrow"
Meanwhile, Assistant Secretary of
the Interior Oscar Chapman told
his Colorado delegations:
when the President writes a
letter endorsing Wallace, and when
certain people here tell me he's
for Truman, I prefer to believe that
the President is telling the truth"
So for about two days, the bosses
were in a dilemma. They had a
letter endorsing both Truman and
Douglas, but they only wanted to
put across Truman.
"a second and concluding col
umn giving the inside of the Chi
cago merry-g o-round will follow on
Monday)
Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Incl
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For the first time in nearly SO years, Senator
Carter Glass of Virginia, grand old OF Congress,
was absent when Democrats met in national conven-
ton in Chicago last week
: The 86-year-old Senator had attended avery
quadrennial meeting of his party since 1896 He
missed this one because he confined to bed in
his Washington hotel by illness
! Glass probably wasn't missed by many. He was
a: vigorous opponent of third term for Roosevelt
when he left his sickbed four years ago to attend the
Chicago Demo convention to nominate his close friend
james A. Farley-for the Presidency. He would
have opposed the Fourth Term just as vigorously.
After the 1910 convention had ended, Glass said
he felt lin duty bound" to support FDR although
he still was opposed third for any President.
Eight years ago at Philadelphia when Roosevelt
was nominated for a second term Glass opposition
to many New Deal policies made him prominent
figure at the convention
The always coorfu figure left the convention
after its first session that year. but when the rumor
spread that he had taken walkout with Al Smith
and others he returned to make show of his colors.
The Philadelphia convention marked the end of 40
years of service by the virginian statesman on the
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White House, and Crowley was
called in for conference. He re-
iterated his view to the President
that. the latter. having written one
letter urging delegates to vote for
Henry Wallace, should not write
another letter for Truman and
Douglas.
The president replied that Han
negan's note was merely one of in
quiry, and he had a right to an
swer it. He did Roosevelt's reply,
though actually written on July Ia,
was post-dated July 10, to make it
appear TO have been written the
day the- convention opened.
On July IA also, it became known
that War Mobilizer Jimmy Byrnes
had his lightning rod up for the
Vice Presidency FDR indicated to
his political advisers, before he left
Washington, that he was so fond
of Byrnes he couldn't bear to tell
him that he wasn't acceptable. He
asked them to help take Byrnes out
Of the race. tByrnes had taken
vigorous stands against the anti
poll tax and anti-lynching bills.)
Came the day before the conven-
ton Ed Flynn, meeting Hanne-
gan emerging from the Blackstone
Hotel. told him that New York
couldn't take Byrnes for Vice Presi-
dent, that Byrnes would ALLEVIATE
the decisive Negro vote Sidney
Hillman and Phil Murray of the
CLIO also had told Hannegan that
labor was thumbs down on Byrnes.
At Hannegan's suggestion, they
went to Byrnes himself and, in less
blunt language, told him the same
thing.
Byrnes, always unselfish where
the Presidents wishes are con-
cerned, withdrew.