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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
Couple Wed M
 South CarOlima

Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Agnes Marie Kilgallen, Phm3-c, WAVES, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. John J. Kilgal- len, Jersey City, N. J., and Edward George Mccarthy, Phm3-c, U. s. N. R., sor of MT. and Mrs. George Nc Carthy, Thomaston avenue, which took place Monday, Oct. 30, at 8 a. m. at St. Johns church, Charles ton. s. c. Rev. A. A. Plikunas of ficiated.
 The brides sister, Miss Dorothy Kugallen, served as maid of honor, anc William Mccarthy, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. Ush- CTS were Charles Brousseau, Phm2-c Southbridge, Mass; Charles Cum ningham, Phm3-c, Philadelphia, Pa.; Sergt. Raymond Schum, Dale, Ind; ana Pfc. John Kilgallen, Jersey City. N. J., brother of the bride.
 The bride who was given in mar riage by her father, wore her WAVES uniform. Her sister was dressed in a fuchsia wool suit, matching lowered hat, black ac- cessories and a corsage of tea roses.
 The bridegroom's mother selected a peacock blue dress, black accessor- ies and a corsage of roses. Following a reception for 50 guests at the Hotel Charleston, the couple left on an unannounced wedding trip. They will reside in Charleston where both are. stationed. Mrs. Mccarthy is graduate of Henry Snyder high school, Jersey City, and her husband was graduated from Wilby high school,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
Weddings
sTEPONAITIs-GRIsKAUsKA

Miss Victoria Constance Griskau- ska, daughter of Mrs. Joseph Gris- Marion road, Cheshire, will become the bride of Louis William Steponaitis, son of MT. and Mrs. Charles Steponaitis, Middlebury; Saturday at 10 o'cloc at St. Joseph'S church, this city.
 Miss Helen Griskauska will serve as her sisters maid of honor and Misses Eleanor Karvelis, this city, and Ann Mikaitis, Naugatuck will be bridesmaids. Joseph Steponaitis, brother of the bridegroom, will act as best man and ushers will be John Steponaitis, also brother of the bridegroom, and John Griskau- ska, brother of the bride-elect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
Prizes AlUarded At
 HalLoween Parties

Prize winners at Halloween parties sponsored by the Waterbury Girls Club at various schools throughout the city were as follows:
 Sprague school: Mrs. Florence Corcoran, judge. Most patriotic, Lillian Coscia; prettiest, Marion Kingsbury; most original, Barbara Truelove. Washington school: prettiest gypsy, Carmella Christiana; 1; most original, Betty Novorot; odd est, Nancy Garfield. SS. Peter and Paul dancing class: Musical bumps, Raymond Corden and Lorette Na- mini; statue dance, Lorraine Vigeant and Thomas Barton; elimination dance, Teresa Galligan and Donald Watterworth. There was also a party at Anderson school.
 Bunker Hill school: Prettiest Alice Petricitus; funniest, Nancy Bisio; oldest, Peggy Peterson. Dug gan, afternoon: Prettiest, Joan Cil- fone; funniest, Audry Wilkinson; oldest, Patricia DeSomma. Judges Marietta Hineman, Grace Sciascia Phyllis Cipollone. Anderson school: Prettiest, Maureen Heath; funniest Mary Ann Cruess. Maloney school: Prettiest, Bernice Lenkowski; fun niest, Jo Ann Bianco; oldest, Velms Santo Pietro. Duggan, night Louise Laurelli, Victoria Guerrera Rose DeSomma, Mary Primus, John Napiello. Judges, Mrs. Viola De- Somma and Mrs. Betty Batholo- new.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
Taxi, Plane, Train Help Marine Wed
Berlin Sailor, Late, Races to New Britain To Be Mar-
 ried At O'Clock in Morning

New Britain, Nov, 7-Taxi, air. plane and train were used by Fire man First Class Alexander Gavin Cameron of Berlin, son of MT. and Mrs. Alexander Cameron, to keep his wedding date with Miss Theresa V. Knaus, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Carl KnauS of POS Dix Avenue, this city, at St. Johns Lutheran church at 2 a. m. Sunday, Rev. oscar ". Werner, pastor, who performed the ceremony, said Monday.
 The wedding originally was sched uled for Saturday, but at 4 p. m. Cameron found he was unable to get an airplane from Norfolk, Va, where he was stationed. He took taxicab from Norfolk to Washing ton, D. O., and a plane from Wash- ington to New York City. There he boarded the Montrealer, scheduled to stop at Meriden or Hartford, but not at Berlin. This was the only train he could catch at the time, he said.
 He left the train at Meriden and came by taxi to New Britain, arriv- ing about a. m. Sunday.
 In the meantime, the wedding guests had assembled at 4 p. m. Saturday. The bride was also ready and waiting. Rev. MT. Werner was informed the wedding would be de- layed until 6 p. m., then to p. m.
 The wedding reception was sched- uled at 7:30 p. m. at Hotel Burritt. Minus a bridegroom the reception was held as planned, with Marine Corporal William Cheetham of Ber- lin, who was to be best man escort ing Miss Knaus.
 Rev. Werner commented, "the Marines, as usual, had the situation well in hand"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
CLOTHING DRIVE
 PROGRESSES WELL
Lithuanian Officials Pleas ed With Generosity of
 Waterburians

Generosity of Waterburians in donating old clothing for shipment to war-torn Lithuania was prased today by officials of the clothing drive which opened Sunday.
 Professor Alexander J. Aleksis, president of the St. JoSeph's parish branch of the United Lithuanian Relief Fund, said the work is pro- gressing nicely and drive officials have been overwhelmed by the ex- tensive donations made by parish members and non-Lithuanian reS- identS of the city.
 Mrs. Michael Devenis, chairman of branch 10 of the fund, likewise praised response of contributors and urged persons who are unable to make personal delivery of the cloth ing to call the branch headquarters at 148 Grand street.
 The parish headquarters are at the old St. Joseph's school, the Jenusaitis store on Bank street, and the Brooklyn Baking Company on John street. Parish workers have arranged to send cars to homes ot persons who are unable to deliver the garments themselves.
 Local residents have been asked to go through their closets and att tics and pick out discarded gar- ments which are of no further use to them but which would be joy- fully welcomed across the sea by persons who's personal belongings have been lost in the war.
 It has been pointed out that Lith- uania has undergone three occu- pations in the past five years, and that thousands of its citizens have suffered in the destruction that came during the military cam paigns.
 The clothing drive, which is con- ducted on 8 national basis, will continue until Nov. 20.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
SOCIAL
 FUNCTIONS
Norma HawkiMS
 Feted At Party

Miss Norma Hakins, Platts Mills, formerly of Milan, N. H., whose marriage to Robert s. Madeaux of Thomaston, will take place Thurs day, November Is, was honored Sum- day at the home of MT. Madeaux, Mrs. Stephen l.. Madeux, Thomas ton. HoSteSSeS were: Mrs. Madeux, Mrs. Arr Id S. Hanlon of Waterbury Mrs Raymond Madeux, Torrington, and Mrs. c. O'Brien, Waterbury.
 Among those attending were: Mrs. Rita McGill, Mrs. Earl Sanford, Mrs. Pierre Pronovost, Mrs. George Pro- novost, Mrs. Paul PronovoSt, Misses. Cora Roberts, Ruby Brown, Sloise, Marcelle, Lorraine and Joan Promo vost, Ruth and Jean Pronovost, all of Waterbury.
 Also: Mrs. John Feurenstein, Mrs. Mary Kidney, Mrs. Louis Madeux of Torrington, Mrs. c. Beaudoin, Mrs. Otis Beaudoin, Bristol, Mrs. Wilbert Pronovost, Misses Muriel and Flea nor Pronovost, Watertown, Mrs. Lloyd Shanley and Miss B. Shanley of Th0m aSt0n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
DESPERATE NEED
 FOR WIRE SHOWN
Armed Forces Neen 3OO,= 900 Miles of COmmuni=
 cations Monthly

Washington, Nov. ' - With the armed forces demanding approxi- mately 100000 miles of communica- tions wire month, the prospects are that manpower in the producing plants will continue to be 8 prob lem indefinitely, Paul V. McNutt, chairman of the War Manpower Commission said today.
 Of the 27 reporting prime con- tractors in this industry, only five reported that they were on sched- ule in Augf1ust, the WING chairman reported, and 16 were behind. The remaining six did not supply 1n- formation on this point.
 Twelve of the plants added total of 72O workers in August, but IA lost 380 and one remained un- changed despite it's need for addi- tional manpower. The net result of this mixed employment trend, MT. McNutt said, was an increase from about 57,500 on August to nearly $500 on September 1.
 Production for September was scheduled at 170,000 miles of wire, but actually only 156,000 miles roll- off the lines. MT. McNutt pointed out that this was a gain over the 139000 miles produced in August, al- though it was still far below actual needs. For the remaining quarter Of the year the schedule calls for 1884, 900 miles this month, 197, ,000 in Mo- vember and 1000 in December.
 '"The prospects are," MT. McNutt said, that wire will continue to re- main in short supply even though production increases. The need of the armed forces rises with each foot of territory gained. Wire is the fighting mans contact with his SUD- ply lines and at this stage of the war is of the utmost importance. There is a despate need for each mile of wire produced"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
Mrs. Jacob Wasser
 Heads Sisterhood

Mrs. Jacob Wasser was named president of the Sisterhood of Beth Israel Synagogue at election of of ficers held recently at the syna- gogue.
 Others elected were: Vice-presi- dent, Mrs. Louis Graber; secretary, Mrs. Benjamin Kahn; treasurer, Mrs. Louis Wilemsky; recording secretary, Mrs. Rose Lutchnik; recording and corresponding secre- tary, Mrs. Max Shulkin; board of directors, Mrs. I. Sobol, Mrs. M. Siller, Mrs. s. Goldman, Mrs. M. Kaplan, Mrs. A. Hutensky, Mrs. E. Mrs. M. Hart, Mrs. M. Gliden, Mrs. J. Rolf, Mrs. s. Sacks, Mrs. M. Winning and Mrs. I. Sos sin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
RUSSIAN RELIEF
 MEETING FRIDAY

Miss Elizabeth Mayors, new re- gional director of the Russian War Relief, will be a guest at a meet@ ing of the Waterbury branch Friday, November 10, at 8 p. m., at the Y.M.CA.
 Plans will be made for starting a Christmas project, and Q report will be given on new headquarters. The group also will discuss plans for the Sixth War Loan Drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07

Of Judge william F. Mangan ol Ele bate Court, who had sat up to wal for him, and obtained the necesgnK waiver of the five day requirem4
 Next Cameron went t0 the homo of Deputy Town Clerk Jean Cccl1~ rane, also waiting up for him, and received his marriage license.
 Then he returned to the church and the wedding took place, before gathering fully as large, Rev. MT Werner said, as if the ceremony had taken place at the original after noon hour.
 As soon as possible after the wed- ding, Rev. Mir. Werner withdrew iu order to catch few hours sleep before beginning his Sunday naOrxl- ing schedule of duties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07

At 10 p. m. word came that Cam eron would arrive on the Montrealer and his father went to Hartford to meet him. Rev. MT. Werner re- turned to the church where he found a large group of wedding guests, who had assembled about 2 p. m., stiu waiting. The organist. Mrs. Elizabeth Hochstrate, provided a musical program for 75 minutes and Miss Augusta Buchholz, soloist, also entertained the guests.
 At midnight some of the guests went home, but returned after a. m. and were present at the wed- din.
 About l a. m. Cameron appeared at the door of the church. He and his bride greeted each other with an embrace. He then went to the home
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
TWINS ON SAME LIB

Water Valley, Miss.-(UP)-When the Crumby twins, 20-year-old sons of MT. and Mrs. w. H. Crumby of Water Valley, go after the Nazis, they get them "a-coming and ago. ing". Assigned to the same Liber- ator bomber in the European the ater, Staff Sgt. Wallace F. Crumby, nose gunner on the ship, gets them coming, and Staff Sgt. Hollis E.. Crumby, tail gunner, gets them go- ing,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
BIG MONTH FOR WAC

Fort Riley, Kan. CUP)-Wac Sgt. Helenesian Hamilton expects to re- member the month of September, 1914, as one of the most important in her life. In less than three weeks she CD married Sgt. Alexander Hamilton, @ won 8 furlough and (3) was advised of promotion from corporal to sergeant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
.SoTRs G5gz -:- SOCIETY -::-
Pot. PaSSarO
 Host At Party

Private Ralph Passaro. home on furlough from Camp Mackall, enter tained at a Halloween party recent ly at his home on Edson avenue,
 Attending were: Misses Mary Du- mont, Elaine Marsey, Marcie Barnes, Lois Coleman and Nicholas Russo, Alex Gilbode, Joseph Salcito, and Pat D'Amico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
SCHOOLS A PLEASURE

Boston (UP)-The youngsters at one Mattapan school don't mind in the least going to classes each day. The school is operated by the Prem derfast Preventorium of the Boston Tuberculosis Assn. for children who have been exposed to the Gread di- Sease, although they are not victims And to the chuldren the beauty of it is that the classes rae held out doors on 16 acres of woodland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
ELTON CONTRACT CLUB

High scorers in the Monday after noon tournament of the Elton Con- tract Club, held under the direction ow Mrs. W. Sherman Smith at The Elton, were: north and south, Mrs. Ida Birdsall and Mrs. Louis Lou gee, 150; Mrs. William J. Dunphy and Mrs. Joseph Stevens, 146 1-2; east and west, Mrs. Clifford Petit jean and Mrs. George Moeller, 1853, Mrs. James Carey and Mrs. Arthur Gross, 143. The standing: Mrs. Bird sail and Mrs. Lougee, 728; Mrs. Petitjean, 723 1-2; Mrs. Gross and Mrs. Carey, 706.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
APPEAL FOR TENNIS BALLS

Chicago (UP) The Canadian National Railways recreation as- sociations have issued an appeal to the public for used and discard ed tennis balls, which will be turned over to military hospitals. Dr. J. P. McGuigan, medical off, cer of the railway, explained that grasping and squeezing a tennis ball by an injured person is of great assistance in treatment of local fractures of fingers, hands or wrists.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07
Contract Bridge
CORNELL BRIDGE CLUB

CORNELL BRIDGE CLUB
 The Monday evening tournament of the Cornell Bridge Club, con- ducted by Mrs. John c. Moriarty, 60 Linden street, resulted in, the fol- lowing top scores: north and south, Mrs. Henry Alter and Miss Margaret Meehan, 94; Mrs. Francis Moynihan and Miss Marion Moynihan, 89; east and west, Miss Arlene Crean and Mrs. Kenneth Alderman, 95 1-2; Mrs. Charles YooS and Mrs. s. Coc- chiola, 95. The official standing: Miss Lillian Castaldo and Miss Julie Orsini, 204 1-2; Mrs. Alter and Miss Meehan, 196; Mrs. Edward Meehan, and Miss Margaret Coughlin, 190 1-2 Mrs. Yoos and Mrs. Cocchiola 178.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07

The Alpha Chapter, Sigma Alpha Phi Sorority, of the Second Congre- gational church will meet tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at the church
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07

Britain's total war bill is now nearly $88, 100000, ,000.
 India is discussing the establish ment of Supreme Court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-07

Peanuts were grown on 450,OO0 acres in Argentina this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-15
Death Summons
AssembIynlan
Lee !. bashore

LOS ANGELES. Sept Is. CUP)-
Funeral arrangements were being
made Friday for assemblymen Lee
T. Bashore. Republican, of Glen
dale, California, who died in St.
Louis, Missouri, after a brief ill
ness.
Bashore, representative of the
49th assembly district and chairman
of the committee on revenue and
taxation, was attending a tax con-
Vention.
He was stricken early this week,
Mrs. BaShore disclosed in a tele-
gram to his office here.
A member CT the agriculture, con-
servation, natural resources and
planning, public utilities, and other
committee, Bashore was unOppoSed
for reelection next November.
He achieved national publicity
during the l94u Republican ma
tional convention as the original
member of the California delegation
to support Wendell Willkie for the
presidential nomination.
He is survived by his widow and
two sons. Ensign Lee T. Jr., and
Robert, dental technician, both on
duty overseas.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-15
Warsaw Struck
From Land Air:
Gateway Seized
Vis+uIa River
Now Is Sole
Nazi Barrier
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW, Sept. Is. (UP)
Red army forces lombard
ed the Polish capital of War
saw from the air and ground
Friday as Soviet troops pre-
pared to cross the Vistula in
what appeared to be the start
of a big Russian drive on
Germany.
While Red army bombers hit from
the air, heavy artillery and mortars
fired at point-blank range into
Warsaw to open path for Marshal
Konstantin X. RokossovSkys First
White Russian army, already con-
solidateC in suburban Praga on the
east bank of the Vistula.
RokOsSovsky'S forces ended sew
en-Weeks battle for Praga Thurs
day. They were separated from the
main section of Warsaw by only
the quarter-mile wide Vistula, and
his command fire was pinning down
the bulk of the German forces be-
hind the 1OO-foot cliffs lining the
west bank. .-......
The capture of Warsaw would
open the way for Russian drive
both to the west, in coordination
Continued on Pg. 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-15
China Requests
Racial Plank
In Peace Treaty

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. (UP)-
China's anticipated request that the
future world security organization
acknowledge the principle of equal
ity of all races was expected to re-
ceive support only from Soviet Rus
Sia among the big powers.
The United States and Great
Britain-aS in l9l9-probably will
oppose any attempt to have such a
clause in the document of the new
organization. They can be expected
to contend that it is not germane
to a security organization, and that
such a statement would lead to
demands for similar statements on
religious freedom, etc.
NOTHING STRANGE
There are two strange aspects to
the racial issue. One is that Russia
and China, who agree on the racial
equality principle, will not meet at
the Dumbarton Oaks conferences.
since they are comforting with the
Anglo American delegates separ-
ately. The other is that China, at
war with Japan for more than seven
years. will be playing the same role
In this generation to eliminate rae
lal discrimination as that played
by Japan at the 1919 peace confer
ence.
The Chinese document for the
Dumbarton Oaks conference has not
Continued on Pg, 8, Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-15
Financier Maps
Recovery Plan
When War Closes

CHICAGO, Sept. Is. CUP)-Win-
throp w. Aldrich, chairman of the
board of the $5,000.000,O00 Chase
National Bank of New York, out
lined Friday postwar world re-
covery plan would junk the Bret
ten Woods currency and bank pro-
posals, remove trade barriers, and
stabilize world currencies on the
basis of a stable dollar-pound rate.
His plan, expounded before the
executives club of Chicago, envis-
aged reduction of tariffs, imple-
mentation of solemn commitments
contained in the Atlantic charter
and lend-lease agreements" finan-
cial aid for Great Britain and the
British commonwealth of nations,
expansion of the lending powers
of the export import bank, cancel
lation OF World War l debts, and
repeal of the johnson Act CT 1884.
The johnson act forbids loans to
nations which have not adjusted
their debts with the United States.
1t also included repeal of all U. S.
silver legislation including the
Thomas amendment of 1888 re-
peal of sections 8 and 8 CT the gold
re serve act which allow the buy
ing and selling price of gold to diff
fer from the gold content of the
dollar. reintroduction of gold re-
demption, balancing the federal
budget, and relinancing the float
ing debt.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-15
Class Leaders
Map Programs
In E. {. Schools

Twelve youthful school commits
sioners, all student body officers,
met Thursday evening at the home
of G. A. Weakley, superintendent
of FL Centro schools, l116 So. Sixth
street, to discuss fail schedule
changes.
John HinshaW. vice principal,
Central Union High school. who
directed the meeting, explained that
there should be no reason for eX-
periencing difficulty. even though
seventh and eighth graders will be
housed with high school students.
Those two grades will have their
own Officers" he said, land will
hold their own assemblies. We eX-
pect them to function normally"
He continued that commissioners
will be scattered about Central Un-
ion High to direct new students
to classes. The officers will wear
indentifiable arm bands.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-15
Gen. Pershinq
Becomes III

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. CUP) -
General John j. Pershing is con-
fined to his bed at Walter Reed
hospital with cold which was ag-
gravated, according to friends, by
over-exertion on his saith birthday
Wednesday.
The general was suffering from
a cold before his birthday but did
not let it prevent him from seeing
ing callers and well-wishers.
Afterward, however. his cold be-
came worse. and friends said he
was expected to be in bed for sew
eral days as precautionary meas
ure. They said there was nothing
alarming about his condition.
However, it was learned his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Warren Per-
shing, who came from New England
to be with him on his birthday
was returning to Washington Fri
day evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-15

BOSTON, Sept. Is. (UP) = The
tropical hurricane which battered
900 miles of the Atlantic coast, lit
tered a half dozen big cities and IL
states with debris, took 10 lives,
and caused damage estimated at
$3O,OOuO00, was expiring Friday
somewhere off the coast of Nova
Scotia
The famous resort, Atlantic City,
N. j., was worst hit but the casts
three principal coastal cities, New
York, Philadelphia, and Boston
were lashed by high winds. New
York had the greatest loss of life
IL. Norfolk, Virginia, New London,
Connecticut, providence and Nam
tucket, Rhode Island, and Brockton,
Massachusetts, were other cities in
the storms path.
A United Press compilation show
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-15

Finnish Troops
Bait e II uziS

STOCKHOLM, Sept Is. UP -
War between German and Finnish
troops, actual if undeclared, was
reported Friday to have broken cut
in northern Finland and on an ISL
and off the south coast.
A Finnish communique said a
German amphibious force attacked
the island of Suursaari CHogland)
in the Gulf of Finland Thursday
night. Fighting was in progress on
the island today, it said, after the
Nazis established a small bridge
head despite the sinking CT nine of
their invasion ships.
Reliable sources later reported
that fighting had broken out be-
tween the Germans and Firms in
northern Finland Three German
divisions in the Salla area were re-
ported partly enveloped by Russian
troops. Informants said their fate
depended on the development of
Finnish military measures in north
Finland against the Nazis.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-15
W[.B Hints PId n for Wage
Raise Before Election

The hearings, all linked with the
question of changing the wage stab
ilization policy, were set after the
WLB received reports from two
panels holding:
That the cost of living has in
creased from 90 to 43 per cent since
January, l941, whereas the Little
Steel formula allows compensatory
wage increases of only Is per cent.
That the WLB has the authority
to recommend, and Mr.. Roosevelt
the power TO order, the lifting of
the wage ceiling without running
counter to congressional mandates
on stabilization.
The reports were submitted by
the panels after hearing requests
by the CIO United Steel Workers
union and the American Fedora
ton of Labor for wage increases
beyond the limits of the formula.
The WLB said the hearings on
whether the formula should be re-
vised would begin September 26
and run through October 5, with
labor and industry groups to testi-
fy. The board set the week of Oct
5. with labor and INDUSTRY groups
to testify. The board set the week
of Oct. 8 for its own consideration
of the issue but the tremendous
volume of the evidence made it un-
certain when it could complete its
work and send recommendations to
the White House.
Any revision in the formula be-
fore the election is certain to make
the 6ministration's stabilization
policies a major campaign issue.