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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

Naugatuck, March 29.-Permission was given to the U. S. Rubber Co., footwear plant to install a 67,500- gallon fuel oil storage tank on it's property near Water and Maple street at last nights meeting of the borough board. The company plans to switch from use of coal to fuel oil in its plant. This will re- duce the smoke and benefit the town, 1t was said.
 Warden Leo J. Brophy was auth orized to execute a permanent ease ment to the Defense Plant Corp for installation of 12-inch water main and four hydrants on town property adjacent to the synthetic rubber plant. The Defense Plant will pay costs of the installations.
 Joseph Hanley was reappointed dog warden for a one-year period starting April 1. Assessments foi the Locust street sanitary sewer were ordered lad and made payable May 10. Property holders will have 60 days thereafter in which to pay the bills.
 John Malgari and Irving O. Sin. cerbox were given permission to connect part oy a sanitary sewer on Fairchild street Ext, with the borough sanitary sewer on Fair child street. The junk dealers H. cense of Harry Atkins was re. newed.
 A claim by J. M. Fairbank tha, Iovx Innn hic when 1t was hit by snowp!ow on Church street was referred to the police chief for investigation. MT Fairbank said that a town snow. blow did the damage but Supt. oi Streets Harold Murtha denied it wa, a town blow.
 The board voted an additional $20O to the Naugatuck Hose, Hook and Ladder association as provided in the budget. Tn past years the town has given $500 to the associa- ton but this year the board in pre- aaring the budget allowed the volunteers an extra $200.
 April 3 was set as the deadline for submission of departmental budget proposals for the next fiscal year. The present fiscal year enda Saturday.
 The tax collector was authorized to transfer uncollected, uncollecrible old E. Chittenden reported today. es to the suspense tax book.
 Increase in Sales
 Sale of war stamps and bonds in borough schools this week totaicd $8413O, an increase over the past two weeks, Supt. of Schools Har' old E. Chittenden reported otday.
 Sale by schools follows: Salem $256.75; Central avenue $13425; Rubber avenue, $ll6.30; Prospect $101.50; Hop Brook $86.S5; higf school, $78.55; Oak street $46C5; Groveside, $2l.05.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Service Committee Enlarged

Jay White has been named chair man of the Advisory Committe ot Plymouth Post, American Legion which assists discharged veterans Of World War II in filing their claims
 Other members who have been add
 ed to the committee are; Fred Creoi.' man., Robert Finan and Theodore Piotrowskj, the latter two discharged veterans of World War II. The com mittee will be at the Legion rooms
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
NANCY THOMPSON
 BECOMES ENGAGED
Senior Cadet Nurse An= nOunCed BetrOthal to
 John Harmon Cook

Litchfield, March 29 - MT. ana Mrs. Walter c. Thompson of Mea- dow street, announce the engage ment of their daughter, Miss Nancy E. Thompson. to John Harmon Cook, son of MT. and Mrs. Har- mon J. Cook, also of Litchfield.
 Miss Thmopson was graduated from the Cambridge school and Stoneleigh college. She is now a senior cadet nurse at St. Luke's hospital, New York, and will be graduated in May.
 MT. Cook was graduated from Kent school in 1940 and Yale Uni versity in 1914 and is now student at the Yale Law school. He is a member of the D. K. E. and Book and Snake.
 Staff Sgt. John P. Shuki, son of Mrs. Mary Shuki, South street, has been awarded the Purple Heart for injuries suffered in action against the enemy over Vienna according to a dispatch from the 18th Air Force headquarters in Italy. He is now in hospital convalescing from wounds.
 Ralph A. c. Hill of Washington, D. O., has leased the Thomas Bryant house of South street through Floyd and Katherine ThomS.
 Miss Patsy Osborne, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Allen Osborne, Pros pect Road, has come from Chatham Hall, Virginia, for the Easter holi- days.
 Miss Ruby McGahee, Litchf1eld Center school cafeteria director, will spend the Easter holiday in Wash ington, D. c.
 Miss Sally Blelock. daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Blelock, is home from St. Margaret'S school for the Easter vacation.
 The S.S.S.F Kingburg Bull will meet tonight at 7:30 p. m. in the Town Hall.
 Miss Catherine J. Fanget, mem Der of the Litchfield High school faculty is spending the Easter re- cess with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Louis Fanget, Princeton, N. J. SeIectman Dies At 39 Nicholas A. Doyle, 39, of Tor rington road, lifelong resident Of Litchfield, died late last night after a sudden illness, less than an hour after being admitted to Hungerford hospital. Son of Nicholas w. and Mary (TooheV Doyle, also of Tor rington road. MT. Doyle was a selectman since 1889, burgess oi the borough and chairman of the Democratic Town Committee, as well as the proprietor of Doyle's garage.
 He attended Litchfield Center school and was graduated from Litchfleld High school in 1923. He later enrolled in a course in auto- motive engineering at Boston Mass, college and established his garage business in Litchfield. He was communicant of St. An. thony's church and a member o1 Torrington Lodge of Elks and the Mems Forum of Litchf1eld.
 Survivors include his wife, Louise (Schlauder) Doyle. formerly O. Thomaston; three children, Marlent Hugh and Roger; his parents; two sisters, Miss Jennie Doyle, teacher in the Center school, and Mis-. Katherine Doyle, both of Litchfield and two brothers, John of Litch field and William of Pawling, N. Y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

which she has made her life'S work. Miss Gertrude Peck, chairman of the program committee is respon- sible for bringing this program be- fore the club.
 On Concert Tour
 First Sergeant Edward L. Bon- tempo, son of Mrs. Rose A. Bon- tempo, 20 Hotchkiss street, is on a concert tour of Europe with Andre Kostelanetz and Lily Pons, it was learned today.
 Sergeant Bontempo, who has been overseas four and half years, is an outstanding violinist The troupe has toured Belgium and is now in Germany, he wrote. The Army Special Service Com mand in Paris loaned the local man a Lambert Violin valued at $6,000 for use on tour. Sergeant Bon tempo previously had been a med lcal corpsman.
 He writes that although travelling is rough and living conditions difficult, he has seen many places of interest and is glad to get away from the medical corps duties flor a change"
 He studied at the Yale School of Music and in New York. He was a first violinist with the New Haven Symphony and at that time first me, Kostelanetz. When he joined the troupe the orchestra leader re. membered him from the New Ha- ven period.
 Receives Honorable Discharge
 Mrs. Walter A. Borg, wife of Serg- cant Borg of the U. s. Marine Corps, who recently received al honorable discharge from the U. s Marine Corps, Womans Reserve, 1, now residing at the home of hel husbands parents, Mir and Mrs. G A. Borg, 361 Chuhch street.
 Sergeant Borg. ember of tht quartermaster corps, left Tuesda, for an embarka tion center, prior tt being shipped out for overseas duty
 BI.o:s
 A daughter was born at St. Mary hospital to MT. and Mrs. Johl Kelly. 192 German street, Wednes day morning.
 MT. Kelly is employed at tn Scovill Manufacturing Company, Il Waterbury.
 Mary Fernandes, daughter of MI and Mrs. John Fernandes, 12 Gal pin street, is a surgical patient a St. Mary's hospital. Her condition is reported as good"
 Latex Production High
 Production of special syntheti rubber replaces natural rubbe one-half million pounds per mont at the Synthetic Rubber plant her in Naugatuck, according to J. I Coe, general manager of the com pany's synthetic rubber division.
 This liquid form of syntheti rubber replaces natural rubbe latex where it was used in the man ufacture of most synthetic rubbe tires. and in fabric and paper i'm pregation.
 Nearly ten million pounds weI . pAOOuCcu ldoI year, dL Lilc NduBd tuck plant and production by tn end of this year is expected reach two million pounds pt month, dry weight, of synthet rubber latex," MT. Coe stated. This production compares wit a nationwide prewar consumptio of natural rubber latex of six mi lion pounds per month just befo1 the war"
 Peacetime uses of rubber in u 1 form of latex include such high l developed products as surgeon 7 gloves and the winding of golf ball where great strength. stretch. ar l residence are required. Synthet 3 rubber latex does not have all ] these particular properties in u ? same degree as natural rubber, M Coe said. But its properties. are b. . ing continuously improved and 1t 2 highly essential in many militia 2 applications, including the soll v tioninQ of tire cord for both cott(
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Wounded In Action

Sgt. Lawrence A. Zwick was wounded in action in Germany March 3. his wife. Mrs. Mary (Fitz- gerald) Zwick of 120 German street, said Wednesday He is a member of the Third Armored Division of the First Army.
 Sgt. Zwick last wrote his wife Feb- ruary 24.
 He joined the National Guard in January, 1941, and trained at Camp Banding. Fla. He was sent to Can- ton Island in the Pacific in January. 1es2. and spent several months in Hawaii. He returned to this courl- try in March. 1943, for further training and went overseas in Au- gust. 1924. landing in France. He
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Good Friday

Naugatuck will not observe Good Friday" as a legal holiday it was learned today in a check-up of fac tories, stores, and other places oi business, that will carry on as any other day.
 All factories report that employees will operate on regular schedulss and local merchants plan t. be open for business as usual, including all Naugatuck union barber shops.
 The Waterbury Democrat will bc published as usual giving the local public first hand information re- garding the war on all fronts and news items of local interest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
SUNRISE SERVICE
 AT GREEN SUNDAY
Reservations for Easter Morning Service ShOulG
 Made With Committee

Prospect, March 29. - The Easter Sunrise Service will be held on the Green in Prospect Center at 6:SO a. m, Sunday, and will be followed by breakfast in the Fellowship Hall of the new Congregational Church building. Members of the Congregational Church of Bethany and Cheshire will participate in the service.
 The committee in charge includes: Mrs. Charles Hodges. Mrs. Arthur w. Davis, Mrs. Lloyd Perry. and Mrs. Roy Merriman.
 Reservations for the breakfast can be made by calling any member of the committee.
 Service Notes
 Pfc. Ralph Pratt, son of MT. and Mrs. George Pratt of Matthew street, is spending a 14-day fur- tough at his home.
 Ralph is stationed at Grand 1s- land, Nebraska.
 Ensign Robert Young, son Of MT. and Mrs. Leon Young, Prospect Center, spent the weekend at his home.
 Marine Pfc. David ,Chatfield, son of MT. and Mrs. John Chatf1eld, of Chatfield Hill Road, spent brief furlough at his home recently. He is stationed at Quantico, Va, after serving 28 months in the Euro pean theater of war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Footwear Plant To Construct Huge Oil Storage Tank
PROSPECT

nGrs. Edmond hHorin. Gene spOnaent-Teleph0ne S-oeS5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

and rayon tires of most military sizes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
To Hold Annual Luncheon

The annual luncheon of the Naugatuck Woman's Club will be held at the Salem Lutheran church hall, Monday at 1:30 o'clock.
 Following the luncheon, Bernice Kamsler will entertain the members with dramatic interpretations of songs of different countries which she has collected from people them selves. She has made this collec- tion from France, England, South America and different parts of the United States. Miss Kamsler will appear in costume and will have her own accompaniSt. She started her career by studying to be a con- cert pianist and has received Julliard School scholarship. She then decided to follow voice study
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Rennrt Confirmed

A report issued Feb. that Pvt William J. Triano was German prisoner of war, was confirmed yes- terday for the first time, when his mother, Mrs. Mary Triano, 46 Car roll street received a telegram from the Wa rDepartment, stating that the Provost Marshal has listed her son as a prisoner of war.
 Pvt. Triano was listed as missing in action on Nov. 18, 1944.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
54th War Victim

Two days after they were notified that their son, Pvt. Robert R. Boyd was seriously wounded in Germany, March l3, his parents, MT. and Mrs. Stuart M. Boyd. 26 North Hoadley street, were informed Wednesday that he had died of his wounds March 15 at a base hospital in Ger many.
 He was 18 years old and was the 5zth Naugatuck man to lose his life in the present war.
 Pvt. Boyd was jeep driver with the 94th Reconnaissance Division of the Third Army. He entered the srvice last August and had been overseas only since February. He was graduated last June from Naug- atU~k high school.
 He leaves besides his parents, his wife, the former Lois Booth of Mill street, and a brother, Weston, of Naugatuck.
 Pvt. Boyd and Miss Booth were married here Jan. 6.
 Red Cross Total Increases
 Red Cross War Fund donations now total $44 4,181.05, Norman H Wood, campaign treasurer, said to- day
 The largest donation was of $20C which was received from the Naug- atuck Lumber Company. Other do- nations were received through house to house canvassers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Condition Fair

NOlluILIOH FdT
 Tie condition of Peter Brennan. superintendent of the Union City pest office, who is a pneumonia patient at St. Mary's Hospital, Wa terbury. is reported fair.
 Sell Lot
 Irving O. and I6a A. SincerboX have sold q tot on Lewis street, to Harry and Dorothy Rice, according to a warranty deed filed "Wednesday aJ the cfifce of Town Clerk Ray mond J. St. John.
 At Service Depot
 Cpl. Anthony Tarynowicz, son Of Mir. and Mrs. s. Tarynowicz of 31 Neagle street. is stationed at an Air Service Command depot in Eng land
 He, Is with supply division of the Air Service Command.
 Cpl. Tarynowicz attended Nauga- tuck High School and was employed by the U. s. Rubber Company prior to entering the service.
 Two brothers. Vincent ard Alex, are in the service. the former being in the Army Air Force, the latter in the Navy on battleship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

Staff Sgt. John P. Shuki, son of Mrs. Mary Shuki, South street, has been awarded the Purple Heart for injuries suffered in action against the enemy over Vienna according to a dispatch from the 18th Air Force headquarters in Italy. He is now in hospital convalescing from wounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Highest HOnOrS

Naugatu9.l, March c9-Highest bonors in the Naugatuck hign school for the year were announced tnday by Principal Charles P. Slade.
 Jean Holmberg attained the title of valedictorian with an average of 91.41 per cent. Louise Kiely was named salutatorian with an aver age grade of 9O25 per cent and Mary Jane Corliss became essayist with an average of 89.81 per cent.
 Other grades are as follows: Doris Sengstacken, 89.12 per cent; Patricia ODonnell, BETA per cent; Edmund Wilson, 88.65 per cent: Elis- aheth Lyons, 8824 per cent; Ches CT Tscek, 86.19 per cent; Dorothy AIessner 87.76 per cent; Dorothy Linskey, 8765 per cent; Frederick Radcliffe, 8756 per cent Victoria Rynecki, 87.48 per cent; Lorraine Murphy. 86.48 per cent; Mary Jane Mann, 8655 per cent; Hortense Mattos, 8623 per cent; Eleanor Herb, 8S.21 per cent; Mary Mollica, 8617 per cent; William Barlow, 85.82 per cent; Zita Thomas, S5.7a per cent; Albert Ratkiewich, 85.52 per cent; Louisa Valentine, 35.45 per cent; Albert Miele, 85.17 per cent; Jacoueline Else, 85 per cent
 File Wedding Intentions
 Howard Rainvjile of Pond Hill. now in the Army, ard Lydia Martha Uraska cf Is Hosdley street, have filsd wedding intentions recently a; the town clerks office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

Miss Patsy Osborne, daughter Of MT. and Mrs. Allen Osborne, Pros pect Road, has come from Chatham Hall, Virginia, for the Easter holi- days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

Ralph A. c. Hill of Washington, D. O., has leased the Thomas Bryant house of South street through Floyd and Katherine ThomS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

Miss Ruby McGahee, Litchfleld Center school cafeteria director, will spend the Easter holiday in Wash ington, D. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

Miss Catherine J. Fanget, mem Der of the Litchfield High school faculty is spending the Easter re- cess with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Louis Fanget, Princeton, N. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

Miss Sally Blelock. daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Blelock, is home from St. Margarets school for the Easter vacation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

At All Saints church - Services will be held Friday evening at 7:30
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
MlDDlEBuRY Correspondent: Nancy RIlav
 Telephone A-el1e
MEMBER READS
 WHITE CLIFFS
Mrs. J. Montague Recites Famous Poem Before
 Junior WOmen'S Club

Middlebury, March 29-At meeting of the Junior Women's club at the clubrooms last evening Mrs. John Montague gave reading of "The White Cliffs. Mrs. Mon- tague was introduced by Miss Villa Bristol.
 Services at 8 O'Clock
 Services at St. John of the Cross church tomorrow morning will be at 8 o'clock
 Mass on Saturday morning will be at eight o'clock. No catechism class will be held that morning. Confessions will be heard in the evening at 7:30 and Masses on Easter Sunday will be at 8:30, 10:30 and at 11:15 a. m.
 No Permits
 District Fire Warden Lester Markham announced last Saturday that during the next two weeks no permits for kindling fires will be issued except on rainy days. During the past week, the fire department has been kept busy checking brush fires, which in some instances could have had serious results.
 Maundy Thursday Services
 Maundy Thursday services will be held at 8 p. m. this evening at the Congregational church. All towns people and their friends are invited.
 Briefs
 Miss Madeline Fusco, who had been spending several days at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. James Fusco of Straits Turnpike, has returned to her studies at Ohio State university, Columbus, Ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

The S.S.S.F Kingburg Bull will meet tonight at 7:30 p. m. in the Town Hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

The funeral of Thomas J. Burns, of 25 Crown street, Waterbury, will be held tomorrow morning from the Bergin funeral home to St. Thomas church, where services will be held at 10 o'clock. MT. Burns was the father of Mrs. Henry Naples of White avenue, Middlebury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

MT. and Mrs. James L. Tyler of Steinmann avenue, announce the birth of their third child and second daughter, Nancy Ellen, March 24, at the Waterbury hospital. Mrs. Tyler is the formen Florence Molin daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edward M. Molin of Yale avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

MT. and Mrs. Joseph Keenan of Steinman avenue, have with them their daughter, Miss Rosemary Keenan, a student at New Rochelle College, New Rochelle, N. Y.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
ALASkA WlB NOW 1 SEPARATE FROM
 NEIGHBOUR GREW


 All of the work of the Twelfth Regional War Labor Board in Alaska hereafter will be done by RWLB staff employees, through their office at Juneau, it was announced today in Seattle by Dr. George Bernard Noble, Board Chairman, and Wesley o. Ash, regional director of the Wage Hour and Public Contracts Divisions, U. S. Department of Labor
 The Wage Hour Division has acted as field agent for the, Var Labor Board in Alaska, as it. ras. in all parts of the country, since the be- ginning of the wage stabilization program.
 In charge of the Twelfth Regional War Labor Board office in Juneau will be Charles T. Battin, Wage Stabilization Director for Alaska; sJustine DeWolfe, Secretary, and a Special Investigator to be appointed.
 Michael J. Haas, Wage Hour rep resentative in Juneau, and who has been serving in the cooperative set up with the War Labor Board here, is no longer connected with the War Labor Boaldso1fice. q sss ,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
LIEUT.. EVAN NII HI[L.' T
 NOW BACK IN USA

Lieut.. Evan Hlil, rofmer member of the reportorial staff Of The En- pire, who was severely wounded in Normandy shortly after V-Day and was sent to a hospital in England, is back in th1 U S. A. in a hospital for vets in Modesto, California.
 Sunday morning a long distance radio call from Lieut.. Hill was an- swered in Juneau and the young officer said he was telephoning from his hospital bed in Modesto, and he expected to bethere for perhaps one year recovering. He appeared to be exceptionally cheerful, as usual, and to be remembered to his score of friends.
 Limited time prevented ascertain ing when It. Hill was transferred to the United States from overseas but he said he would write soon. Lieut.. Hill was in the Alaska Territorial Guards in Juneau, went to Chilkoot Barracks, entered the U. s. Army, was transferred to the Westward and for 16 months was officer-in-charge in the Pribiloffs. Transferred from the islands, he was stationed at Fairbanks, then sent to an offices school in the States. The next word was he was in action in Normandy and had been wounded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12

Division are fighting around three sides of Nichols Field, on the southern outskirts of Manila and have probed northward to within half mile of the American Polo Club.
 In the five-day battle around Nichols Field, American troops have captured 12 large guns, 10 eight inch cannon and two six-inchers. .'
 Correspondent Hampson reported that successive waves. of fire spread over Corregidor Fortress at the entrance to Manila Bay Satur- day night.
 Cause of the flame was undeter- mined, but explosions appeared to be rocking the small island where Americans made their historic last stand in 1922 after the fall of Manila
 Bombers have been systematically pounding Corregidor for days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
JUNEAU ARTIST5.
 DISPLAY. W0RkAT SORORITY EXHIBIT

Mere than 300 visitors entered the Scottish Rite Temple on Satur- day afternoon to see the work of Juneau artists at the exhibit spon- sored by the Beta Sigma Phi soror- ity.
 The display, including nearly 100 pictures, filled the large dining hall, and the three lodge rooms of the building. Many visitors remained at the show several hours to make the most of the opportunity of view ing the work of the painters. ' During the afterncon hours. ten was served by the sorority, with the Ladies Lounge of the hall as the scene for the tea table. This reem was devoted to a display of Sydney Laurence. paintings. The tea table was arranged by Mrs. Ar thur Glover, former social sponsor Of the sorority, and featured color
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
EMBLEM CLUB I5 TO ENTERTAIN BOWERS.

To entertain the visiting Ket- chikan bowling teams, the Emblem Club will hold an open house dance tomorrow night at 9:30 o'clock in the Elks ballroom, after the tour nament.
 Those invited are Emblem Club members and Elks and their ladies, it is announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
PAN AMERICAN PLANES
 IN FROM NORTH, SOUTH

A Pan American Airways plane took the following passengers to Seattle yesterday: Winton C. Arm old, Howard Walter. Jack Fletcher, Waldo J. Swenson.
 Juneau to Fairbanks-Norman Stines.
 Seattle to Juneau-Charles Cor don, Colleen Thompson, Jos. Wallace, William Lofholm, Francis Gombar, Thomas Tilson, Leonard Evans, Blanche Sargent, Burr Weber, All- mon Owens.
 Fairbanks to Juneau-Thomas Jensen, William c. Lewis.
 On Saturday the following passen- gers flew to Seattle from Juneau Harlan Hanson, Mrs. Ethel Hassel- tine. Juneau to Fairbanks-Frank Nash, Viola Groh.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12

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 When ycu get insurance from this agency you buy a service cf prsteetion-not policies. Let us check over your insurance. No obliga- tiOn.