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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03
DANCE NIGHTS AT
LAKE COMPOUNCE
Schedule Amended to In
clude Thursday, Friday
Evenings

Lake Compounce announces an
increase in its operating schedule
during the month of May to include
Thursday and Friday nights in adj
dition to Saturday night, Sunday
afternoon and evening. Starting
Memorial Day the park gues on
daily schedule.
Dancing also starts this month
featuring the polkas and modern
music of Johnny Solek and his Or
chestra Thursday and the Music AS
You Like IT., as played by Cliff
Slater and his orchestra Saturday.
Assistant director Edward Noon
has arranged another very fine pro-
gram of concert music for the New
Departure and Sunday afternoon
with vocal selections by Miss Mil
dred Plumb
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03
Contract Bridge
ELTON CONTRACT CLUB

The mixed pair championship
tournament of the Elton Contract
club was held last night unQer the
direction of Mrs w. Sherman Smith
at the Elton. High scorers were:
Mr.. and Mrs. David Babson, 80,
Thomas Edwards and Miss Helen
Descoteau, Sc; Mrs. Walter Norton
and Miss Nancy Norton, 61 The
standing: Mrs. Norton and Miss
Norton, 1902; Mr.. Edwards and Miss
Descoteau tied with David Scully
and Mrs. Aaron Jacobson, 297.
Top scorers in the Sweepstake
section were: North and south, Miss
Frances Cassiday and c. L. Perkins,
80; Mrs. Lucien Biond1 and Mrs. w.
A. Hall, 70: east and west, Mrs.
Thomas Pastor and Mrs. John
Neagle, IS 1-2; Miss Ann Norman
and Miss Mary Jane Stuart, 80 1-2.
The standing: Miss Cassidy, 433 1-2;;
Mrs. Frank N. Hess and Mrs. James
Sweeney, Ais; Mrs. Leslie Rood and
Mrs. James Wheeler, 4O3 IL.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03
Assn. Sponsors
Fashion Shoe

A capacity crowd attended the
fashion show and bridge, sponsored
by the Alumnae Association of the
Waterbury Catholic high school,
Monday evening in the school audi
torium.
Special prizes were awarded to
Miss Claire Massicotte, Cooke street,
and George Weigert, Grand street
Models included: Misses Mary Bow
Ter, Louise Finn, Margaret O'Con-
nor, Katherine Scatena, Doris Veil
lette, Frances Sumna and Blanche
Beliveau
Miss Beliveau, chairman of the
affair, and Miss Su1nma, co-chair-
man, were assisted by Misses Alice
Baribault, Ruth Baribeau, Dorothy
Bernier, Eleanor Bilancia, Mary
Blacker, Barbara Burns, Jean Car
lin, Lorraine Cashin, Angela Grocco
Eleanor DeLillo, Ann DeLuca, Ruth
Fallon, Marie Fillipelli, Patricia Ma
lone, Mary A. Quinlan, Kaye Summa
and Irene Welsh.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03
SOCIETY
Junior Women To
Hold Conference

The annual spring conference Of
Junior Women's club of the state
will be held Sunday. May 6, at the
Town Club, Bristol.
Miss Dorothea Abbott, president
of the New Cambridge Women;
club, will welcome juniors ana
guests, and greetings from the
seniors be extended by Mrs. Edward
Ingraham, president of the Bris-
toll WomeE'S club.
Mrs. Foster D. Clark, Torrington,
retiring junior chairman. will pre-
side at the business meeting. Each
junior president will report on &C
tivities, and new state officers will
be elected.
Mrs. H. A. Bancroft, principal
speaker, will talk on "Dumbarton
Oaks. Miss Charlotte Goodwin
will discuss the Women's Land
Army.
A dinner at l o'clock will pre-
cede the conference which will
open at 2:30.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03
SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS
Party Held At
HonyotSki Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Erving Honyotski,
Sr., Union street, entertained re-
Gently at surprise birthday party
in honor of Mrs. Ralph Mehmet,
North Main street.
Those present we're Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Mastrianni, Mr.. and IRIS.
Joseph Schauster of Windsor, Frs.
Ruth Hart of Middlebury, Misses
Helen Kowgan, Carmina, Ida and
Amy Mastrianni, Helen, Dawn and
Janice Wrightman, Judith and Lucy
Russo, Barbara Ann Honyotski,
Ronald and Raymond Schauster,
John, Joseph, and Erving Honyotski,
Jr, Lea, Robert and Ralph Mehmet,
Sr.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03
KiuUanis Clubs Hold
Joint Ladies' Night

More than 100 members and wives
of members of the Waterbury and
Shelton Kiwanis Clubs attended a
joint ladies' night program last.
night in the Assembly room of The
Elton.
The Shelton delegation was head
ed by Harry Mclean, president Of
Shelton Club, and Mrs. Mclean. Ar
thur Purinton, president of the Wa
terbury Club; Fred Bishop, vice
president; and Harry Leonard. sec
retary-treasurer, acted as hosts.
The Shelton Clubs octet, which
sang recently at the New England
Kiwanis district conference, was in
troduced by Edward w. Couch, Wa
terbury, program chairman. The
president of the Shelton Club sang
with the group. Representations were
given by Jack Henry.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03

THE SITUATION: You invite
two couples to dinner and after the
meal is finishe dthe two women
guests offer to help you with the
dishes.
WRONG WAY: Accept their Of
fe. and the three of you wash aid
dry the dishes while the men talk.
RIGHT WAY: Say, I'm just
going to clear the table and leave
the dishes unless there is such
large crowd the hostess would be
swamped with dishes it is better to
leave dishes than to allow guests,
dressed in their best, to help OUT
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03
Daughter Honors
Mrs. Montan7bault

Mrs. Theodore Montambault,
North Main street, Union City, was
honored at birthday party re-
Gently at her home by her daughter,
Miss Jeanne Montambault.
Among those attending were Mrs.
Ernest Montambault Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Calvin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Archambault, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Montambault, Misses
Bernice Archambault, Florence
Montambault, Betty Green, Betty
Phalen, Theresa Bertrand, Gertrude
Gurette, and James Shaw, Carmen
Copozzi, William Albert, Paul Bou-
leir, Frank Nilligan, Jack Driscoll,
and Joseph Copozzi.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03
Naomi Chapter
Comters Degree

Mrs. Marion Meister, worthy
matron, presided at a meeting of
Naomi chapter, No. %, Order of
Eastern Star, Tuesday evening at
Masonic Temple. The degree was
conferred upon class of candi-
dates at the meeting.
MIS-. Meister and William Meister,
worthy patron, have received an
irritation from Martha Washington
chapter, Ansonia, to be guests at
meeting May 81 and to partici-
pate in the comforting of the de-
gree.
A Mothers Day program will be
presented under the direction of
Miss Ethel ziglatzki following the
next meeting, May Is. Past matrons
Of the chapter will be in charge
OF a salad bridge to be held in
Temple hall Thursday, May "a.
Mrs Ada Blum was in charge
OF social which followed Tues
day evenings meeting.
Platts Mills Community Club will
sponsor card party Saturday at
8 D. m. at the club house. Mrs. Mad
cline Warner is in charge of the af-
fair.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03
Marriage
Intentions

The following persons have ap-
piled for marriage licences at the
bureau of vital statistics, City
Hall:
Joseph Covetto, 446 Baldwin
street, and Dorothy Wilson, 446
Baldwin street.
Irving Edward Selva. 20 Adams
street, Hartford, and Ruth Leone
Matzkin, 1888 Pine street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03
CORNELL CHR

Winners in the Wednesday even
Ing tournament held under the di-
rection of Mrs. John Moriarty, so
Linden street, are as follows: North
and South: Mrs. Leo Tylec and MIS-
Robert Dubois, 861a; Miss Eileen
Cruess and Miss Beatrice Geigle,
81. East and West: Mrs. Francs
Bergin and Mrs. j. Wieshaus, 7412;
Mrs. John Cluney and Mrs. ,Tonn
Griffin, 7212. Officials standing:
Mrs. Tylec and Mrs. Dubois, 27O4e;
Mrs. John Culhane and Mrs. EorI
Lallier, 25512; Miss Mitzi Bowling
and Miss Julia Meehan, 252; Miss
Anne Murphy and Miss Marguerite
Mulcahy, PATE.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03
Engagements
TAYLOR HART

The engagement and coming mar
riage of Miss Ellen Marie Hart to
Charles E. Taylor, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Taylor, South Main
street, has been announced by her
mother, Mrs. Josephine Herbst,
South Leonard street. The wedding
is planned for July %.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03

Frank McGrath, Sylvan avenue.
is recuperating at his home after
suffering fractured ankle.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03

The seasons favorite fabric.
Waffle pique with tiny or bold
floral designs on a white back
ground, Lovely to fashion into
dresses, blouses, playsuits, etc.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-03
Pearl St. Group
Has Annual Meeting

The 18th annual meeting of school
graduates was held last rgint at
the Pearl Street Neighborhood
House. Three high school and our
grammar schools were represented.
Officers elected were: President
Miss Bernice Wolfrey; vice-presi-
dent, John Delgabo; secretary, Miss
Cleola Mason; assistant secretary,
Miss Dorothy Hunter; treasurer,
Luther Calling; publicity chairman.
Stanley Ralph and steering commit
tee chairman, Miss Myrtle Petty.
The group will meet next Wed
neSday at $50 p. m. at the Neigh
bornod House.
The Waterbury Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club will hold its
regular business meeting Monday,
May 7, at the club rooms. Miss
Emily E. Merriman, president, will
preside. Mrs. Raymond Woods, this
city, will speak on "Dumbarton
Oaks Proposals. Miss Alice Benham
will act as hostess.
Misses Patricia and Denise Sulli-
van, student nurses at st. Mary's
hospital, have been visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Sui
Ivan, Marion.
Frank McGrath, Sylvan avenue,
is recuperating at his home after
suffering a fractured ankle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-13
Leafs Have Grip On SfonIey Cup

Toronto, April 13-UP) - The Toronto Maple Leafs were within a game of the National League Stanley Cup Championship today, establishing a new playoff record by handing the Detroit Redwings their third straight shut-out, to o.
 Frankie McCool, freshman goalie for the Maple Leafs, blanked the Redwings again last night in the first game of the series on Toron- to ice before 13,560 fans. The vic- tory gave Toronto so lead in the best four -out-of-seven game series and put the Maple Leafs in. po- sition to end the competition when the teams meet again here Satur- day night.
 McCool broke playoff record set by Clint Benedict of the old Montreal Maroons in 1935. Ben- edict also had three shutouts dur ing Stanley Cup series but Mc- Cool has four, registering a previ- ous one in the semi-finals against Montreal. It was the first time 8 team. had gained three straight shutouts in the playoffs, although the league record for the regular sea- son IS six straight held by Alex Connell of the Ottawa Senators of 1928, and established when forward passing was not permitted in. At- tacking zclles. 4, '4ssrf ;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-13
State ''Y'' Basketball Tourney Here Saturday
LOCAL HANGERS DEFEND TITLE
 WON LAST YEAR

The second annual state YMCA Intermediate basketball champion ship will be played in Waterbury. both semi finals and finals at the Central "" starting at 3 p. m. Sat- urday.
 Last years winners, the Lancers of Waterbury will be defending their title when they play the New Lon- don YMCA boys team in the first game of the semi-finals.
 At 3:l5 p. m. the Norwalk YMCA boys representative team will play Westport in the other semi-ftnals.
 Finals at 6
 The two teams winning in the af- ternoon will meet in the finals starting ct 6 p. m. Play has been held on a sectional basis and these are the four teams who are to bat- tie 1t out for the state title for boys 18 years of age and under.
 John A. Cluney, will be the referee for all three games,
 The defending champs this year have won II games and lost to date in regular league play in the Hi-Y league in Waterbury in which 16 teams competed for this impor- tant spot which allows them to play in state competition.
 John WolkowSki, chairman of this event, announced that immediately after the champion is declared, Her. bert s. Smith, General Secretary of the "" will present the trophy to the winning team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-13
Browns Believe They Have Find Of Year In Martin
Schulte Also
 Threat With Knee In Brace
BY HARRY CRIMSON NEA Sports Editor

St. Louis, April 13-The Browns believe they have the baseball find of the year in Boris Michael Mar tinovich -.s
 Bill Dewitt signed young Mar tinovich, hereinafter known as Babe Martin, while he was in Seattle high school. Just turned 24. Martin, right-hand batter, was discharged following IS months service in the Navy a year ago in time to hit $50 in IA games for ToleGo and be adjudged the most valuable player in the Amer ican Association.
 The Navy stretch concluded with stay in the Great Lakes hospital, where Martin was treat ed for hernia and ulcers.
 Once on his pins, he quickly demonstrated that there was noth- ing wrong with his batting eye. Currently in right field, Martin has also caught, and has the arm with which to do it. His extra base blows in 1914 included 27 doubles, 10 triples and IA home runs. Tn two games with the Brownies late last season he made four hits.
 When he's at the plate he's mad at the ball-the sign of good hit- ter" remarks Luke Sewell, who, as the World Series so plainly brought out, can use one.
 Of Yugoslav descent, the St. Louis Babe is the son of a one- time professional wrestler who was a member of the Kings Guard in Belgrade. Babe looks the part the perfect fullback at 5-11 1-2 and 194 pounds.
 Leonard Schulte threatens to break into the Browns all-4-F in- field which is back intact. A bad knee has kept Len Schulte, brother of Ham, formerly of the PhillieS, in the minors since 1887. Scouts na- turally hesitate to pecommend a player thus afflicted, but Schulte was brought up in the BroWns' or- ganization, so gets his big oppor- tunity. A special elastic and steel brace keeps his knee in its socket. Schulte, right-hand hitter standing 5-10 and coming in at 16O pounds, batted .288 in 153 games with Toledo, 175 hits including 30 doubles, II triples and as many home runs. He batted in 98 runs to rank sixth in the Association in that important department.
 Schulte broke in with the Arn- erican League champions by driv- ing in two runs and tying the score with a double and 360-foot home-run as they edged the Car dinals, 3-2, in the repeat World Se- ries.
 A homegrown athlete of T, Schulte is equally at home any where in the infield, can certainly make that double play. Manager Sewen has used him at third base this spring, but he spent most of last summer at second.
 A highly intelligent and we'll balanced chap, Schulte managed the Browns Youngstown farm club in 1941.
 In addition to Pete Gray, the one-armed outfielder, the Browns have new and interesting person. alities in Babe Martin and Len Schulte.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-13
Friday Fish And Chips

New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns DOUBLE HEADER goes at the Stadium Sunday, May 27. One armed Pete Gray should give you quite an eyeful by that time. :. There has been tremendous increase of interest in CYO and Parochial school sports for the past two years. Recently 40 boys showed up for Sacred Heart High baseball practice. Two days later, 54 were out for the sSts. Peter Paul parochial team, which won league and city titles last season. Crosby a nd Cheshire Academy have a practice baseball game set for Cheshire tomorrow afternoon. 2::30 PM, Coach Manherz having cut the Crosby squad to 25 New Haven Arena, has yet to open for boxing, it's show. scheduled for last night having been blacked out because one of the principals lost bout earlier this week.. :. |. Schoolboy baseball entries close Sat- urday at 5 PM for the grammar schools and Sixth Grade circuits. |. One of the gentlemen who had SO much to say, in the favoring of Naugatuck's Fred Davi over the City Amateur League and Industrial Rec reation Association regarding use of the Municipal Stadium is said to be president of the Waterbury Good Government Association, which has been on record for years for a CITY MANAGER. for Waterbury, elinin- ating a mayor. Perhaps that is why Waterbury voters and taxpayers mean so little to him; but not so. with Aldernfail Pat Shea. president of the B and A who may have some thing to say soon, right. out loud, relative to the Municipal Stadium and its use by and for the citizens of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-13
WASHINCTON'S
 SENATORS MAY BE IMPROVED
By LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Sports EditOr)

Y
 New York, April 13.-(UP) = & far as the Washington Senators are concerned, things can't be worse ir 1945 than they were in 1914. The chances are tehy are going to be considerably better.
 Picked to win the American league pennant last season, the Senators finished bad last, g games behind the St. Louis Browns They never got going until the clos ing series of the season when they defeated the Detroit Tigesr twice in four game series to knock them out of the pennant.
 From that team manager Ossie Bluege has lost his brightest star, outfielder Stan Spence, who is in the armed forces. Jimmy Sullivan the regular shortstop, also is gone. But Bluege will open the season with what looks on paper like one of the strongest pitching staffs in the league. It looked that way last spring too-but not for long.
 Dutch Leonard, John Niggeling, Roger Wolff, Mickey Haefner and Alex Carrasquel, the Cuban are back for starting duty. Among the newcomers, Marino Pieretti, who won 20 games with Portland last season, appears to have won a,regu- lar place on the staff.. Another pos sibility is It. Bert Shepard, the one legged war hero, who was signed to 8 contract on the basis of his ex- cellent work in spring training ex- hibition games. Larry Burger and Santiago U1lrich are other candi- dates.
 Al Evans probably will open the season Monday as the No. catch CT but the veteran Rick Terrell and Fermin Guerra are expected to take over eventually.
 The infield is set except at short stop. The veteran Joe Kuhel will be at first, George Myatt at second and Hlarand Gift, who has shown signs of regaining his old time form, at third.
 Gil Torres may be shifted to the shortstop post although Fred Vaughn and Hills Layne are pos abilities. Bluege has also been ex- perimenting with Myatt at short, in which case Vaughn would go to sec- ond.
 The outfield will be built around George Case, the base stealing art ist, who seems to have recovered from the shoulder injury which bothered him most of last season. Two rockies. George Binks who hit .374 with Milwaukee last year, and Walter Cripple, drafted from Mon- treal, probably will get the other starting posts with the veteran Jake Powell in reserve. ~
 The team will have speed, led by Case and Myatt, and if it gets pitching may make lot of trou- ble. But it lacks the hitting neces- sary to become contender.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-13
Strike Me Pink If l Don't Think
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-13
Cesorio Anest At Hartford

Hartford, April 13-An unbeater Johnny Cesario, who has run his string of ring victories to 31 meets tough Jimmy Arnest of New York in the feature scrap of ten rounds at the Auditorium next Tuesday night.
 But for while Matchmaker Gus Browne thought he would have to give up attempts to pair the two For three days, making trips to New York and Springfield, genial Gus used his persuasive powers in efforts to appease Silent Jimmy The New York deaf mute, piqued at what he and hundreds of hoot- ing spectators thought was a bad decision here the night Baby Sims was declared the winner over Anest, would have nothing to do with Hartford. Not until late Tuesday did Browne "talk" Jimmy into ac- cepting the match, with Anest's manager, Harry Dayidow, as the intermediary.
 Good Record
 Anest has sparkling record of his own; he, boasts. 24 victories in 28 bouts; with the loss to Sims be- ing discounted by many. For Jimmy was credited with winning eight of ten rounds in that boult by fone ringside expert. The New Yorker has engaged in some merry slug fests here. exciting bouts with Jack lie Connors, Harry Gentle and Jerry Zullo stealing the spotlight on shows here..
 Out of action for nearly a year while in the Navy, Cesario added seven recent triumphs = four by knockouts-to 8 pre-service record of 24 victories. He stopped Baby Sims and got 8 decision over him in two of his latest bouts.