The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-25
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT

Stamford, Conn, July 25-(UP)- Hazel Scott, 25, New York city Negro night club singer and pianist, and Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., 36 Negro U. s. congressman from New York city, today were planning to be married here Aug. l.
 The couple obtained a marriage license here yesterday and Miss Scott announced the wedding date The ceremony was to be performed by the Rev. MT. Powell's father, who also was minister in the Abyssian- ian Baptist church. Congressman Powell is native of New Haven.
 Storrs, Conn, July 25-UP)-Dr Brae Rafferty, medical examiner, said today the death of Mrs. Mur- iel E. King, AS, found hanging at her home yesterday afternoon, was sui eide. A native of New Brunswick, N. J. She had lived here II years. She was reported to have been in poor health for some time.
 Stamford, Conn, July 25-(UP)- A rowboat oar and a boy scout knife were the weapons used by four teen- age boys in capturing four-foot shark in Long Island Sound here Tuesday afternoon.
 The boys, Bernard, IA, and Leo- nard Alsop, 10, and Harold, 16, and Robert Silsbee, 15, found the shark off Shippan here while they were out rowing. They stunned it with an car and then killed it with the jack knife.
 The shark was the third taken in Long Island Sound within a week. Stamford, Conn.,, July 25-(UP)- W0kers at the Union Wire Die Co.,, Plant here returned to work today after one-day strike over enforce ment of War Labor order concern ing retroactive pay. The 25 employees were to have another hearing before the VILE.
 Meanwhile, negotiations between the 800 Schick Razor Company workers who returned to work yes- terday after a five-days strike and the company were progressing sat- isfactOrily," according to Schick vice-president Caryl c. Lewis.
 The Schick employees left work last Friday during a dispute over the company practice of assigning factory workers to mOw lawns at the homes of company offiials.
 Bridgeport, Conn.,, July 25-(UP) The legality of the mail Mexican divorce decree of Mrs. Elizabeth L. Olson, Darien, from her husband, Charles w. Olson, Stamford, was before the superior court today for determination.
 Mrs. Olson filed a writ here ask ing the court to decide if she is still legally married to Olson, whom she charges abandoned her in 194O after 10 years of marriage.
 The complaint states Olson insti- tuted divorce proceedings in super for court in 1941 charging Mrs. Ol- son with int0lerable cruelty. She filed a cross complaint but while the case was pending, she stated, she was induced" to apply jointly with her husband to the Mexcian court for a divorce by mail"
 Under the Mexican agreement, Mrs. Olson said she was to get Sl0 weekly support payments. She asks 5000 dams ges from Olson because, she claims, he is in arrears on his payments.
 The complaint stated that Olson has remarked. Mrs. Olson has not.
 Hartford. Conn, July 25-(UP)- Gov. Baldwin today had vetoed sev- en bills adopted by the ie45 general assembly.
 One measure vetoed Tuesday, which would have provided overtime for foremen in the state highway department, he said. would have been "an injustice to many who are serving the state in Q supervisory capacity" on salary without overtime pay. Other bills vetoed would have allowed honorably discharged World War II veterhfis with necessary edu- eatlonal qualifications to practice as chIropractors without having to pass the state examination. and would have permitted increased ben- eft under ihe New London pennIon system.
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