The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-17
Borough Briefs

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 Borough Briefs
 Miss Frances M. Whitcomb, Homo Demonstration Agent, of the Ex'' tension Service of the University of Connecticut, will be the guest speaker Monday afternoon at q meeting of the Naugatuck Womens club at the Futile Music shed at {? o'clock.
 Miss Whitcomb will speak on the subject, Making Slip Covers" and will also demonstrate their making.
 The program is sponsored by the American Home Department of the club with Mrs. Irving Cutting as chairman.
 Miss Doris Goodwin, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harold L. Goodwin of B Nettleton avenue, and a Sopho- more at Beaver college, Jenkin- town, Pa, has ben selected as a member of the cast of Inside h. formation" by Alice MacMillan.
 The play will be produced at the college, February 9, and is one ot four one-act plays presented by the four classes of the college in com- petition. An award will be made to the winning class.
 A joint World Day Prayer ser vice was held last night at the Methodist church with members of the Methodist, Congregational, Sa- lem Lutheran, Immanual Lutheran and St. Michael'S Episcopal church. es participating.
 A choir made up of members of the various churches and directed by Mrs. T. Bradley Longstaff led congregational singing. Girls Of Troop 9, Girl Scouts, were uShers.
 Sgt. William E. Dillon, son of Mrs. Isabel F. Dillon, Bethany road, Bea- con Falls, is stationed in England and recently completed an oriental tion course. He is with an Air Force unit. He worked at the Bris- tol Co., prior to enetring the ser- vice.
 Conrad Ham was the guest speaker at the meeting of the Luth- eran Brotherhood Friday night at the home of Robert Anderson, 137 Walnut street. His topic was Charles the 18th of Sweden. He gave an interesting account of the monarch's career. He also displayed 8 collection of rare coins.
 A large class of candidates, most nF Af was initiated at the meeting of Crusader post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, last night in the post home, Rubber avenue. Comdr GaSton Adams had charge of the initiation, assisted by a degree team. Refresh ments and a social hour followed the business meeting.
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 Rev. Peter Owen, son of John T. Leary, 39 Oak street, is now at the German border, he wrote his father recently in a letter received Friday.
 He has been in foxholes for the greater part of 8 month and at times conditions have been extreme 1y difficult, he said. At the time of writing, he was stationed in fac tory which the American Army had captured. He is a captain in the Army Chaplain Corps.
 Capt. Owen, who is in good posi- tior to note the effect of the war on the soldiers, said that some who were just boys prior to going into action will return home "old, worn- out mem.
 He has been overseas since Feb ruary, 1944. He recently received letter from It. William Morris of Naugatuck who was at that time in Belgium. Father Owen said he has not yet had the opportunity to meet It Morris overseas but hopes to be able to do so.
 Hf is member of the Franciscan Order and was ordained in Newark in 1928. H ewas formerly star foot ball and basketball player at Naug- atrck high school and also was on the St. BonaVenture college football team.
 A farewell party was given to Miss Betty Magas, of Bristol Ter race last Sunday afternoon at the Blue Moon Restaurant, who has en- tered the Cadet Nurse Corps at Kings County Hospital. N. Y. The party was given by the workers of the Fulton Market, headed by Pat sy Caprio, and her class of 1942, headed by Miss Grace Bergin. She received purse from the group, an individual gift from her former manager, Patsy Caprio. and her gifts were swelled when the walters donated their tips to her.
 Fritz Klambt acted as Master of ceremonies and called on everyone present to say something to Betty. Louis Kosko, told several stories. as did Frank Healy. Alfonso Fus- co, the fancy meat carver of the market gave bass horn solo, with out the horn. A splendid dinner by Marty LinSkey was enjoyed and dancing to the Blue Moon top notch orchestra completed won- derful afternoon.
 Those attending were Paul Guis- cher, Frank Patten, Mary Patten, Elmer Wedge, Adele Kielb, Lorraine Weaving, Frances Thomson, Caro"