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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
BISHOP CONFIRMS
 LARGE CLASS HERE
FPS Men, Women, Children. Receive Sacrament at
 Our Lady of Lourdes

Mos Rev. Henry J. O'Brien, bishop of Hartford, officialted at the con- firmation of 225 persons yesterday afternoon at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. Seventeen adults. and POS children received the Sac- rament &
 Priests participating in the serv- es were: Rev. Felix Scoglio, patsor of St. Lucy's church; Rev. Donald Paolucci of St. Raphael's church in Bridgeport; Rev. Edward Farrell. Rev. Rocco Nadile, Mev William Botticello of St. Peters church in Torrington; Rev. Eugene Cryne of St. Patrick's church, Rev. Patrick Flynn of Our Lady of Mount Car mel church, Rev. John Zyskowski of St. Stanislaus Kostka church, Rev. Joseph Valantiejus of St. Joseph's church, Rev. Paul Rivard of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church, and Rev. Edward Morrison of the Blessed Sacrament church.
 Rev. Alvaro Santolini, formerly of the Holy Rosary church in Bridge port, is HOW pastor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
Exercises Terminate
 Another School Year
Grammar School Holding Commencement Exercises
 Seven Parochial Schools Stage Programs

awarded the diplomas and Rev. Franklin Corrigan was the cele- brant of the Mass.
 The graduating class at St. Thomas Parochial school was ad- dressed by Rev. Francis J. Doherty. Diplomas were presented by Rev. John P. Kennedy.
 The necessity of religion and good education was the subject of a grad uation address delivered by Rev. William Wihbey at exercises held for A students of SS. Peter and Paul Parochial school.
 Graduation exercises for St. Mar garet's Parochial school graduates were held at the church with Rev. John A .Conlan, pastor delivering the address. His topic was For God And Country" the class motto. Father Conlan also presented diplo- mas and awards. The Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians awarded a prize for an essay on the Life Of Patrick Tracy Jackson" to George Harrington, who has also re- ceived national honorable mention Tor his essay.
 SlOcum School
 Members of the eighth grade at Slocum grammar school were grad uated at exercises held this morn- Ing. Miss Anna Pagan, principal. awarded the diplomas and present. ed the Alice C. Mahler Memorial awards to Josephine Foti, John Masiewicz, Frank McNanamy and Elaine Ortelle. First honors were awarded to Josephine Foti and Pa- tricia Morgan. Second honors were won by Eugenia Charkowsky, Agnes Colangelo, Carmella Coviello. Lucy Galasso, Valeska Gay, John Maskie- Wlcz, Elaine Ortelle, Carol Peterson, Edward Redline, Margaret Penney. Victoria Tomasiello, John Weretel- nix and Anthony Wyrebek.
 Other graduates included the fol- lowing:
 Carmen Aloisi, Theresa Bank Marian Basilico, David Berdan, To- landa Buscemi, Ruth Cappiello, Angelo Cocoa, Frances De Rita. Theresa De Rita, James De Vito. James Gentle, Fred Giampietro. Donald Graf, Anita Grenier,.
 Domenic Guerrero, Harold Harris John Hychko, Mary Iannicelli, Ro- bert Jacovino, Elizabeth Kaiser Eleanor La Mama, Angela Lom- Dardi, Bernard Lombardi, Frank McManamy.
 Vincent Mecca, Caroline Never. Donald Miller, Francis Mum, Sam Palermo, Helen Patronik, Frances Pettinicchi, Anna Perugini, Virginia Regoninl, Henry Rinaldi, Rose Ri- succi, Joseph Santa Maria, Dorothy Smith.
 Barbara Stango, Clara Taraskie- Wich, Anna Vaccarelli, Fibre Var rome, Flora Varrone, Josephine Var rome, Joseph Vitone. Anthony Volza, Dorothy Wheeler, Gloria Wynkoop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18

Coca Cola will remain unchanged. My company. is committed to play fair with our government and obey its regulations in both letter and spirit: To maintain the quality of our drink and to maintain an equitable distributing system to serve all our customers equally and that we will do.
 We still have war to win and that comes first but We will attempt to get you all of the Coca-Cola that is possible and what we have will be available to all. only ask that if your dealer does not have Coca Cola available on the day you seek it, ask him another day because we will keep our distribution up on a regular basis although the sup ply will be curtailed"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
MELCHIORS CELEBRATE

The Lauritz Melchiors celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary last week.
 Melchior, who is in Hollywood preparing for a featured role in Two Sisters from Boston," at Metro -Goldwyn Mayer Studios, said that his gift to Mrs. Melchior was a new terrace for thei Mulholland Drive home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
lRY United Pressl

In France, U. S. 9th Division reaches the fest coast of tho Cherlbourg Peninsula at Barne- ville-sur -Mer and cuts off the port of Cherbourg from the rest of France.
 Red Army tanks and infantry break through the Mannerheim Line an dcapture fortress city of Koivisto.
 In Italy, British 8th Army troops advance to outskirts of Pe- rugia, 66 miles south of Florence, while French troops push halfway across the central part of the newly invaded island of Elba.
 Chinese troops gain within mile of Mogaung, in Burma, and capture Chiaoutou.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
A BOY FOR THE PHILLIPS

It's a boy for William "Bill'' Phil lips. The Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer actor and wife Mary are the proud parents of a new son, their first, named Bill. Born at the Queen of Angels Hospital, Fill weighs 2 pounds, Il ounces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
HOpeyille School

Members of the 1945 graduating class at Hopeville school will be awarded their diplomas tomorrow at 9.30 a. m. at the school gym Dy Mis- sLura W. Stanton, principal First honor students are: Andrew Topazio and Maureen Carmody. Sec ond honors have been awarded to Lucille Grassler and Anthony Stri- leclds. The class of graduates is as follows:
 William Adamaitis, Robert Baehr, Frederick Boisvert, Raymond Buck ley, Barbara Burns, Robert Busch, Lionel Campagna, Maureen Car mody, Maurice Carmody, Lucy Cic- chetti, Elizabeth Dempsey, Rita Donofrio, Robert Devereaux, Jo- seph Pagan.
 Madelyn Gagnon, Lucille Grass Der, Arthur Hansen, Ronald Hurlburt, Dorothy Holland, Leatrice Ianniru- Derto, Doris Miller, Rosario Pis- Eitto, Marlin Steck, Anthony Stri- )eckis, Gloria Tamburini, Josephine Favaglione, Andrew Topazio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
Parochial Schools

Students of seven of the city's parochial schools were graduated yesterday at commencement exer- cises held at the respective churches
 Rev. Ernest A. Lamontagne, pas tor of St. Ann's Parochial school, presented diplomas to sixty-nine members of the schools graduating class.
 The graduation address to forty nine members of the graduating class at St. Francis Xavier Par ochial school was given by Rev. John Horgan of Kensington, grad uate of the school. Diplomas were conferred by Rev. James Broderick, pastor.
 Rev. Michael s. McVerry spoke of the need for educational har- mony of religious and lay studies at graduation exercises for Sacred Heart grammar school students held at the church at the II o'clock Mass Rev. Henry Quinn, pastor,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
Merriman School

Miss Julia c. Kelley, principal, will present the diplomas to thirty eight members of the Merriman grammar school graduating class at exercises tomorrow. Honor gradu- ates at the school include Robert Valletta, Shirley Dwyer, Dolores Alves, Lucy Scata, Josephine Giar- ratone, John Marchiani, Kathryn Kingston and Eleanor Campoli.
 Members of the graduating class include:
 Dolores Ayes, Theresa Balanca, Dorothy Birdsall, Marion Burns, Eleanor Campoli, August Carnival, Mary Carru5oa, Gloria D'Avino, Alexander Della Camera, Enrico Distefano, Shirley Dwyer, Florence Franceschini, Josephine Giarratone, Jean Ivon, Verna Sara Baer, Kath- ryn, Kingston, Joseph Lombardo, John Mahchiani, Richard Nanni, Mary O'Reilly, Lilla Pelkey, Rich ard Porto, Laura Querioga, Louise Rainaldi. Anna Ribeiro, John Sa- betta, Fannie Salcito, Dolores Sasso, Clarence Savageau, Lucy Scata, John Scire, Anna Sorbo, Theodore Spagnola, Norene Strokalitis, Fran ces Summa, Robert Valletta, John Vulesky, Bernard Yovina.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18

South Africa's first air imported sedan automobile has arrived at Johannesburg after being flown nearly 2000 miles from Leopoldville, Belgian Congo.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-10-12

Ateca from Spelman did every
thing Strange Fruits" Bess from
Spelman did not do. During her
undergraduate years as a member
Of the Atlanta University Little
theater group, Dorothy developed
into one of the finest, most sensitive
young actresses on the amateur
stage. Her portrayal of the classic
Media" of the Countee Cullon ver-
sion, staged during playwright
Owen Dodson's days with the At
anita University group, won for
her one of the undergraduate Ros-
enwald fellowships.
Dorothy headed straight for
New York and the New York
School for Social Research where
she studied for a year. One of her
latest ventures in the theatre was
participation in the recent drama
festival at Hampton institute as a
member of Owen Dodson's special
dramatic group. Her outstanding
role with that group was that of the
queen in Hamlet"
Two years ago she married
James NJ. Carter, a young physi-
clan, and they have one child. In
the remarkable manner of progress
sive young American women Doro-
thy is carrying both her marriage
and career along quite successfully.
Being an excellent actress, she
will make of Lillian Smiths Bess
an unforgettable character. But
when she is finished with the role,
Dorothy Ateca from Spelman and
"Bess" from Spelman will go their
separate ways.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-10-12
18th ENGINEERS WIN FAME
As THE OUTFIT THAT
PERFORMED MIRACLES

WITH THE Goth ENGINEERS
ON MINDANO ISLAND, Oct. IL
(ANP).-This outfit has become
known for it's ability to perform
engineering miracles.
The latest miracle this unit per-
formed occurred during the final
stages of the critical fighting
around Davno. 1t was assigned the
job of improving, constructing,
and maintaining the. main supply
route to the front lines. The only
immediate material available was a
very poor grade Of coral, which
could not be used for road surfac-
ing.
Members of the unit made a
hasty search for material that could
be used in a hurry. They found
pre-war 10-yard Japanese rock
crusher which had been installed
in 1885. The old machine operated
on 1900 volts, which were not
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-10-12
SpELmAk GRADUATE TO
TAKE "BE55" ROLE
IN STRANGE FRUIT"

NEW YORK, Oct. IL (ANP).-
Fate pulled a winner from its bag
tricks when Dorothy Ateca, gra-
duate of Spelman college, was cho-
sen by Jose Ferrer to play the role
of "Bess" in the forthcoming pro-
duction of Strange Fruit
Lillian Smiths description of her
now famous Nonnie and Bess as
Spelman students brought nation
wide criticism from people general
ly and particularly from Spelman
graduates, who asserted most We
hemently that girls with college
educations didn't go back to their
small towns, take So week servant
Jobs, and settle down to semi-serf-
dom for the rest of their lives.
What-came the frequent ques-
tion-was the good of a col eye edu-
cation? And why-Spelmanites
asked-must they be Spelman stu
dents: Miss Smith, herself on the
spot in many a forum and seminar
discussion group, was always ex-
planning that she didn't mean to in
fer that all Spelman students were
like Nonnie and Bess, but that her
purpose was to portray intelligent,
courageous, understanding women
in her novel of human relation
ships" And it did happen, some
times, she insisted, that girls with
college white and Neg
70 girls-worked in kitchens!
In actual behavior, Dorothy
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-10-12

available and needed Is civilians to
operate.
The men went into action. The
dump truck unloaded the rock on
the top floor with the workers feed
ing it into the chute. After it was
sufficiently crushed, it was sepa-
rated into two and three inch grav-
ell.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-20
$50 Hear
Program

A CROWD Of more than $50
parents and friends gathered at
Macomb school Tuesday eve
ming. when the sixth-graders
gave their annual Christmas
program.
At the brief business meeting,
Mrs. Harry Mcintosh was elect
ed president of the Macomb Par
ents' Club. succeeding Mrs. Har-
vey Springborn. Miss Julia
Eisenmann of the school faculty
was named secretary-treasurer.
The bake sale, under the di.
rection Of Mrs. Macon Trabue.
netted q total Of $3.50, which
will be used for school needs.
The highly successful program
included numbers by the Ma
comb School Chorus under the
capable direction of Miss Elean-
or Wilson; presentation Of the
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-20

familiar Dickens Christmas
Carol" play, directed by Mrs. C..
Bernard McGhee and room
teachers: and enjoyable numbers
by the junior orchestra. directed
by Samuel Y. Barbakoff.
Mrs. McGhee, who Is Macomb
school principal. entertained the
teachers at q party at her home
following the program.
MRS. EARL BLAKE, Church
street, invited the members Of
the Silver Lining Circle to her
home for their Christmas party
Tuesday afternoon. Final plans
were made for filling holiday
baskets for worthy families.
Cards were played with prizes
won by Mrs. Charles Baxter,
Mrs. Robert Graham, Mrs. Will
liam Tucker and Mrs. Earl Swan.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-20
WI &aMh

the baby d the first grandchild
OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. Z. Howard Of
% South Highland avenue.
DAVID L. GOERIG, 1e6
North Gratiot avenue, whose
birthday anniversary today II
being celebrated at q family din
ner.
MARINE PFC. EOR G Z
JOHNS, who II stationed In
China, and his twin brother.
James Johns Of Mount Clemens,
on their 32nd birthday anniver.
saries Saturday. They are sons
of Mrs. Ida Johns Of 2l2 North
Walnut street.
DONALD SCHROEDER, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Schroed-
er, North Gratiot avenue, who
will be two years old Dec. "a.
MRS. SYDNEY TINKLER Of
Floral avenue, on her birthday
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-20

NANCY SYRIA, who was -
PEARS old Wednesday. She Il the
laughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix
Syria, 233 Riverside Drive.
MRS. HARRY ROY. Of Mark
et street, on he- birthday anni-
versary today,
MRS. HUGH A. TATE. JR..
bn her birthday anniversary.
Dee. II. She was honored at a
dinner party for eight given by
her mother, Mrs. Harold Lind
bey.
FREDERICK L. KANDT, son
bf Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Kandt,
whose birthday anniversary was
Dec. 10.
CAPT. AND MRS. r. A. NOR
TON, on the birth of a daughter,
Penny Jane, yesterday, in Pasa-
dena, Calf. Mrs. Norton Is the
Former Lorraine Howard, and
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-20
Annual Election
Held Yesterday

THE SAMARITAN CIRCLE
held the Christmas party Tues
day at the Kings Daughters
Home with . chicken dinner, at
1:30 o'clock. Mrs. Henry Cramer
was hostess.
The annual election Of officers
was held with Mrs. Susan Smith
Of New Baltimore chosen presi.
dent; Mrs. Fern Quiggle, vice.
president; Mrs. Helen Ellis, Sec
retary; Mrs. Paul Harnack,
treasurer, Mrs. Alice Ommerod,
flower chairman and Mrs. Alica
Wales, chaplain.
Mrs. Smith will be hostess at
the next meeting TO be held
Thursday, January 8.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-20

anniversary today. Her birthday
club will gather at her home to
honor her.
BARBARA LEE PRESTON,
on her fifth birthday annivers-
ary today. Daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. 4. Leland Preston, 156
Moross avenue, she is celebrat-
Ing with 4 small party.
MARY LOU SCHRADE, who
II 13 years old today. She II the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
A. Schrade of Elizabeth road.
and will be honored tomorrow
evening at Z family dinner. Mr..
and Mrs. L. ]. Gagnon and 1t.
Nelson c. Gagon Of Pasadena,
Calf, will be guests.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-20

CHRISTMAS PLANS Of
Mount Clemens families will
be published In Fridays and
Mondays editions of the
Monitor Leader. Please tele-
phone your plans to the So
ciety Desk, o571.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Land Sees Need
For National
Service Statute

WASHINGTON, Jan. tUP)-
Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, chair
man of the maritime commission,
expressed fear that vitally needed
aip-building manpoWer would fall
off this year unless congress passes
national service legislation.
Asserting at press conference
that "as long as the war lasts there
will never be enough Ships Land
added
I'VE hope the shipyard personnel
won't drop in the next six months.
If congress passes national service
act, we have a good chance Of hold
ing on to shipyard personnel. Other
wise I doubt if we can do it,"
Land announced construction allo-
GATORS for 225 new ships to be
delivered in the latter half Of 1945
'for urgent military needs" The
new allocations bring to 100000
deadWeight tons the amount of ship
ping to be constructed this year.
In announcing the new ship cen
struction ALLEGATIONS, Land pre-
dicted that the shipping program
will be levelcd off in the second half
If 1945 unless additional orders
come from the joint chiefs of staff.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
LoWmoker Would
Ditch Frdnco

fused Negrin permission to broad
cast speech by shortwave to the
rally en- the grounds wartime per
mission never was given for broad
casting political speeches and that
Negrin, entering Britain as refu-
gee in 1910, foreswore political ac-
tivity. The Office of War Informa-
tion in Washington said it would
include report of Negrin's message
IN its European brcadcast)
Negrin said in his message, read
to the rally by Charles S. Bolt, that
when Frances forces took oYer. a
Spanish government in exile had
been set up in France.
Never did we capitulate," Negrin
said. Never did We surrender. Never
did we for one second entertain the
thought that we had been defeated.
We did not, and dc not now admit
that a temporary defeat could end
the war nor that the will of the
Spanish people could continue to be
nullified by conspiracy and vio-
lence."
Negrin claimed that a major part
of Spain's population still favored
the republican government, and said
Generalissilno Francisco Franco
would be overthrown by his own peo-
pie unless his forcee were rearmed
from outside the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Race Gamblers
To Take Rest

such as the $1,O00,00O operators, in
New York and California, called it
day and planned to take winter
vacations in California and Florida
while the ban was in force. The
smaller fellows, who make up the
bulk of the nations book-makers
generally intended to carry on with
book on Mexican and Cuban horse
races, with scme expanding into
the numbers racket or baseball or
basketball pools.
But there were strong indications
that only q very small minority
Of gamblers will go into defense
work, move which the ban by War
Mobilization Director James F.
Byrnes had hoped to achieve.
A number Of the bigger gambling
houses did net expect the shutdown
TO last long. One outfit in Buffalo
even predicted the ban would be
lifted shortly after powerful
gambling Lobby gets working.
Law enforcement authorities in
many places took advantage of the
opportunity to crack down on the
remaining betting places. Some Of
ficia's feared that a lot cf the
agents, thrown out of work by clos
ing of the booking places, would
turn to the black market rather
than go into war plants.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Old Tax Scale
Draws Support

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 4. CUP)-The
board of directors CT the county
supervisors association has an
nounced it has indorsed "in prin-
ciple" suggestion to restore state
taxes to 1943 ratef and to earmark
the increased income for public
works by cities and counties.
The directors OF the League of
California Cities took SIMILAR action
last week.
The supervisors organization eaid
it had not made a decision on a
proposal to increase the state gaso-
line tax from 3 to Az cents per-
gallon to finance new highway con-
struction.
The directors said they recog-
nized the need for more adequate
financing of highway construction
and will continue to study the pro-
posal to increase The gas tax.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Fourt Favored
TO Assume
Bashore Place

SACRAMENTO, Jan. a. CUP)-
Walter j. Fourt, Republican assem-
olyrnan from Ventura, probably will
he appointed chairman of the I'M
portant assembly revenue and tax
alton committee for the coming
legislative session, Charles Lyon,
1943 assembly speaker, said We'd
nesday
Lyon said that If he is reelected
speaker, and he apparently will
have no contest, he will appoint
Fourt to the taxation Craftsmanship
which was held in 1943 by the late
Lee T. Bashore of Glendora.
The taxation committee will han
Gle Governor Earl Warren's pro-
posal to continue for another two
years state tax cuts voted in 1943,
which already is meeting opposition
from the league of Cities and Coun-
tv Supervisors association.
Lyon said that no decision has
been made on a chairman for the
assembly public health committee,
slated to handle the governors COM
pulsory health insurance program.
The chairman in 1943 was Franklin
Potter Of Hollywood who is now an
army captain.
Albert E. Wollenberg of San
Francisco is scheduled for reap
pointment as chairman of the ways
and means committee, c. Don Field
cf Glendale as chairman of the
governmental efficiency committee
and Harrison Call of Redwood City
as chairman of the judiciary COM
nlittee, Lyon said.
Lyon said he woulc favcr some
extension of the normal 30-day re-
GEES after the initial ioill introduc-
ton period of the session, as re-
uuested by State Printer George H.
Mocre, who believes that man
power shortage will delay printing
of bills.
A plan to hold. committee hear
ings on non-controversial bills dur
ing the initial period will be sug-
gestec, Lyon said, in order to give
the assembly a backlog of work ON
which to start when it reconvenes
in March.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04

1t Buddy Rogers-The navy will
soon give Buddy honorable discharge
after three years of service.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Haffon Stresses
Street GraveIing

Travelling of streets and alleys
as rapidly as possible. partly for
the purpose Of making garbage and
other refuse receptacles as accessible
as possible during rainy weather was
urged on the Ell Centre City Coun-
Gil wednesday night by Councilman.
Robert Hatton.
It was decided to inform the
county that as soon as 1t engages
in hauling gravel. the city would
like TO benefit from the undertake
ing.
A discussion of the condition Of
East State street. between First and
Second, developed the consensus
that it will receive the earliest pos
sible attention.
Two schools, two churches, the
Negro USO and the Negro Elks
lodge, are located in this block, II
was stated, and during the last rain,
the street became impossible.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
RULES ON NEPOTISM

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 4. fUP) -
Attorney General Robert w. Kenny
ruled Thursday that minor child
may not be employed as janitor by
a school district OF which its par
ent is a trustee. In an opinion re-
quested by c. G. Halliday, district
attorney of imperial county, Kenny
said the employment would violate
a state law prohibiting trustee
from holding direct interest in
the employule.l; contract Kenny
pointed out that the parents of the
child are the beneficiaries of its SER
vices and earnings.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04

NEW YORK, Jan. 4. cUP)-Rep-
resentative John NJ. Coffee, Cd,
Washington, said Wednesday he
would cffer a resolution to the new
congress calling for a diplomatic
break with the Franco government
in Spain based on an appeal last
night by DR.. Juan Negrin, former
Spanish prime minister.
Negrin, breaking a five-year ST.
lence, said in a message cabled from
London to a mass meeting in Madi-
son Square Garden that Spanish re-
publicans had considered them
eelves at war without interruption"
against Axis powers since July,
1896, and despaired because of con-
tinued Allied recognition OF the
Franco regime.
(The British foreign office re-