The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06

Watertown, April 6 = Word was received in Watertown Wednesday Nvening of the death, March 24 in Germany, of S/Sergeant Howard J. White, l9, younger son of MT. and 3r4 Frank White of Elmwood. formerly of Watertown. Sergeant White was born in Watertown Aug ust ., 1925, the son of Frank and Dorothy (Buckholz) White. He at- tended school in Watertown before leaving with his family to make his home in Elmwood.
 Overseas since April, 1943, Staff Sergeant White was in the Tim Der Wolf division of the 9th Army and had been awarded the Purple Heart, the Silver star, the bronze star and the good conduct medal. Tn January. 1945, while in Germany he met his brother Technical Corp oral Frank F. White whom he had not seen in g year and the brothers spent a few days together shortly before Sergeant White was wounded for the first time.
 Surviving him are his parents MT. and Mrs. Frank White of Elm wood, one brother Technical Corp oral Frank P. White, stationed in Germany and one sister, Miss Joyce White of Elmwood. Surviving him m Watertown are his grandmother, MrA Mary White and an uncle Ro- bert White and an aunt, Mrs. Will liaB Bogle. Other survivors include several uncles and aunts in New Haven and Hartford.
 Bipg", as Stan Sergeant White vas known, had many friends ir Watertown who will be sorry to learn of his death. His father was formerly employed for many years with the town of Watertown.
 Easter Drawings" Awards
 D. c. Sullivan. chairman of the Easter drawings" sponsored by St. Johns Holy Name Society has an- notmced that the affair was a splen- did success and at the announce ment of the awards, made at the Q. Y.AO. minstrels Monday evening Adr. Sullivan extended thanks to the merchants, factories and residents of Watertown and Oakyille who had % generously donated prizes. Pro- ceedS from the drawings will be used toward the fund to purchase an organ and 8 memorial window m honor of the servicemen and wo- men of St. Johns parish, which will be installed in the new church.
 Presiding at the awarding of the prizes were Mir Sullivan, Damase QueSnel and Luke Paskevicz, cap- tains of the Red and Blue teams respectively, and Francis Keilty committee member. Rev. Gerald Catcher was treasurer for the af- fair.
 Awards were given as follows:
 $2S war bonds to A. W. Smolslis, 1Ss Hewey street, Waterbury: De- xls Barton. Town; Paul Palladino, 163 Easton avenue, Waterbury: Leonard, Taft school; H. Benson, Naueatuck; G: Giroux, town: Mrs. Francis Habelka, Oakville, Mike Kreh, oaS East Main street, Water bury: Mrs. Elsie Demarest, town; Olive Knudsen. Bethlehem.
 War Stamps, (value $1O) were awarded to Mary Barnes, 1217 Bank street; P. Theurien, Leo Gall lagher, 70 Niagara street, Water bury: Joseph Pichette, Town; E. Leonard Bernier; Town; Bernice Austin, Town Chief-Davelnys, Town; L. F. Moriarty, Town; J. Walt.
 X War Stamps, (value $5) were awarded to Fred, Air Corps; Irene Rewlisor,, Town; Jack Delehanty, 616 Hamilton avenue; Waterbury; Lucien, Waterbury Tool; Ernest GaTner,7 Sunset avenue, Water bury; |. Daigle, 84 Phoenix avenue, Waterbury; Nellie Alulis, l1O Cher " street, Waterbury; Anne Luddy, Box Shop, Waterbury: Joseph Gi- xQiiix. Town: CoyIe: Mary Holle- ran, Town; Esther Cortese, 130 @covill Waterbury; Mrs. Charles Gening, Town; Marguerite Che- ner. Town; B. J. Kenney, Prospect; .. Outline, Seymour; Fred, Air Corp.
 War Stamps, (value $250), Eve- iyn M. Jones. Town.
 &AG1CxI&uulSe, NVdIue $lU) aWar0S vent to Joseph O'Donnell, Town and D. O'Shea, Beacon Falls.
 Merchandise awards, s value) went to Dan Parker, N. Y. Mirror SAbcock, R. F. D. Wolcott; A. Ring. go F'airlawn avenue; Wa tefbslry: Labreck. Town; Archie, Earer News, Waterbury.
 Other awards were a percolator t0 M. Roy, Bantam: ? five gallon pals of oil to Mrs. James Fsorian. Town; 1 gallon Kemtone to Mark Kellt1er, Springfield, Mass: s car- tons of cigarettes, Sally O'Donnell Town; ton of coal to J. Pills. " 2 r 6 M F Co. Waterbury.
 Door prizes awarded at the min