The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-17

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. II. (UP)--
Patrick Rogers, Stratford Gasoline
Statiaon operator accused of SELL
ing counterfeit &C. ration coupons,
was sentenced to three months in
jail today after pleading guilty be-
fore U. s. District Court Judge J.
Joseph Smith.
Two other operators who admitted
buying coupons from Rogers, also
pleaded guilty.
Harold Dean, %, Bridgeport, was
fined $40 and given q 30-day sus-
pended Jail term, and Carl Braatz,
Stratford, was sentenced to serve 80
days in jail.
Bernard Susman, former Hartford
Sugar Company official charged
with falsifying accounts to cover
up 100000 sugar ration points, was
fined $3.50 and sentenced to 80 days
in jail.
william De Fine, Danbury, plead
ed guilty to violating the selective
Service Act in failing to return his
QUESTIONABLE and keep his draft
board informed OF his whereabouts
and was sentenced TO three years in
prison.
New Haven, Conn, Jan, II. CUP
Charged with illegally wearing
the uniform Of an army officer, Guy
Estke Pearce, 81, Merton, Ill, was
held in $500 bail at county Jail to-
day following his arrest by FBI
agents at hotel.
Investigators said Pearce admitted
he was not a member Of the armed
forces and that he had passed fraud
ulent checks at Washington, Miami,
and IT. Worth.
New Haven, Conn, Jan. II. tUP)
Two soldiers, reported AWOL
from their camps, were held today
with . woman and another man In
connection with n series Of rob-
berries since Christmas In which
more than $1,000 in cash, clothing,
jeweIry and war bonds was stolen.
In custody, said Detective Capt.
Raymond J. Eagan, were the SOL
diers, Frank Tore and D0minick
VilIano, held in bond Of $4,000
each on idleness charges: Joseph
Bednarzyck, 81, and his wife,
Susan. Capt. Eagan said most Of
the loot had been recovered.
Bridgeport, Conn. Jan. i7-(UP)
Republican State Chairman and
National Committeeman j. Kenneth
Bradley said today he was In favor
OF holding an early state convention
this year 80 that persons in the
armed forces will have a maximum
opportunity TO cast their ballots" in
the state and national elections.
Bradley said he would convene the
state central committee within the
next three weeks and propose that
the party's spring convention be
held late in March Of early April
to select delegates TO the national
convention in Chicago. Caucauses to
nominate for the spring convention
would be held between March and
IS.
A second convention, to nominate
the state ticket would be held early
In July, or as soon after the national
convention as possible.
Bradley said that at the central
committee meeting soon TO be call
ed, he will outline a report on last
weeks national committee meeting
at Chicago, and intimated that Con-
necticut's delegation TO the national
convention would not be pledged TO
any particular candidate.
Meantime, the Connecticut legis-
lature will meet in special session
week from today and, among other
emergency matters, will enact an
absentee balloting law to facilitate
the soldier vote. A draft Of the law
has been prepared by the legislative
council and Is said to have the APP
prevail OF Republican leaders and
a majority Of Democrats.
A special election was being held
today IN the Goth district to elect q
successor to Stanley P. Mead, New
Canaan, who resigned from the state
senate to become o juvenile court
Judge. The contest is between VII
liam J. Lyons, Norwalk Republican,
and Edward J. Kelley, former Nor
walk councilman.
Bridgeport, Conn, Jan. I7-(UPl
The week-Old disappearance OF
l5-year-OId David Meyers, high
school sophomore, has been solved.
He teIephoned his parents yester-
day that he was coming home
with q bride.
He said he and 19-year-old Edna
Taylor, q saIesgirI. were married
Monday In Baltimore, Nd, had
been on q weeks honeymoon.
New Haven, Conn, Jan. 17-(UP)
Development OF nearly noiseless
primer for hand krenades which
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