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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
NEWS OF MEN M THE SERVICE

First It. Edwin G. Reade, Jr., Waterbury, arrived home yesterday after serving 18 months with the Troop Carrier command in the Southwest Pacific.
 The officer, who has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Medal has completed more than $50 mission with the command.
 It. Reade was cited for outstand- ing courage and devotion to duty in transporting troops and supplies during sustained operations when hostile contact was probable and expected. The operations, the cita- tion said, were often performed at low attitudes and over mountainous territory. generally in armed planes.
 Early in 1924 he was awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of second DEC and in June of last year re- ceived the second Cluster.
 A graduate of Taft School, It. Reade was junior at Williams Col lege, Wilhamstown, Mass, in March, 1942, when he enlisted in the Air Forces. He was commissioned 8 year later and sent overseas in July, 1943. He is the son of pr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Reade of 429 Main street, Watertown.
 A brother, It. Robert Reade, is also serving in the Army
 It. Reade will report to the reas- signment center at Atlantic City on February IA after completing 8 21- day leave.
 The Purple Heart has been awarded posthumously to Sgt. Joseph M. Cunningham, who died as a result of wounds sustained in France September 24, according to word received by his sister, Mrs. Joseph O'Connor, 288 Frost Road. Besides his sister, Sgt Cunningham is survived by his father, Michael Cunningham of Meriden.
 Pvt. Thomas J. BonviSsuto 50 Sylvan avenue, has been graduated from the Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School at Tyndall Field, Fla. He also received a pair of silver wings at the ceremony quali- flying him to take his place as a member of the combat crew of an AAF bomber.
 Corporal Allen K. Woodcock, Marine Aviation Corps, is spending 15-day furlough at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. H. Leroy Woodcock, 94 Elmwood avenue. Up- on entering training on April, 1942, Corporal Woodcock trained at San Diego, Calf, and Miramar, Calf, and graduated from the Naval Avia- tion training bases at Jacksonville, Fla, and Memphis, Tenn He was a student at Rensellaer College, Troy, N. Y. His father served overseas during the last war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
Veterons Attention! !

Located in the City Hall are three organizations designed to aid veterans in handling all necessary paper matters relative to your claims and benefits. These are the Veterans Advisory Office, Veterans Administration Office and the draft boards.
 It is all-important that you file all papers relative to claims. benefits, insurance, loans, etc. The personnel of these offices are trained to fully assist you in ham, ding these affairs.
 Any and all matters pertaining to your service in the armed forces will be discussed at these offices. Call on their assistance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

have lost a day" he said, come where back there" He waved his hand toward the east, where the Germans were, and put his palm over his eyes the way people do when there has been lot of fight ing for a long time. Barsanti turned to another hole in the snow and hollered down it, Hey, call all the platoon and tell them it's the twenty-fourth. Tell them it's Christi mas Eve" he said as an after thought
 Same Old Story
 Bruner went down the back of the slope past other men in moxholes. They were as cold and dirty there as the first one had been. Two of them stood in the snow. their breathS Steaming, and watched a column of smoke from the shell burst down the draw climb toward the evening sky.
 Barsanti looked down the slope to where his battalion lay and shook his head slowly. We didn't even know what day it was" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

With a record of 34 combat mis- siOns over Germany, Holland, France and Belgium Technical Sergeant Vito S. PestOne has re- turned to the United States. He recently visited at the home of his mother, Mrs. Rocco PestOne of 963 North Main street. Presently he is stationed at the reassignment center at Atlantic City. Sergeant PestOne has won the Air Medal and Presidential citation.
 Before entering the service in January 1942, Sergeant PestOne was an emplOye of the Armour & Company of Waterbury. He is a graduate of the WiIby High school.
 With The Fifth Army, Italy - Corporal Francis c. Vollone, 157 Bank street, Waterbury, Connecti- cut, has been cited by the 349th "Krautkiller" Regiment of the 88th Blue Devil" Infantry Division and awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for actual participation in dBdJlloJ lllC Oll Ollt Fifth Army front in Italy.
 Private First Class Frank R. Ira cy, Jr., son of MT. and Mrs. Frank R. Tracy, 52 Ball Farm road, Oak vile, Connecticut has reported for duty at the Carlsbad Army Air Field, Carlsbad, New Mexico. Be- fore coming to the Carlsbad base, he had been stationed at Fort My CTS, Florida.
 He is former student of Cobra do college, Colorado Springs, Colo rado.
 Pfc. James s. Urban, "A, cham pion wrestling and Weight-l lifting champion of New England. was se- riously wounded January II in Lux embourg, the War Department yes- terday informed his wife, Mrs. Ann Urban, 70 John street, this city. They are the parents of son, James, Jr., two and half years old.
 It is believed the infantryman who was attached to the Third Army, is at patient in a hospital in England
 A veteran of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, Pfc. Urban was in- jured at that time, receiving the Purple Heart award. He entered the service September IS, l943, and xuaV1t nUorcoac Iact Anril
 He is a former employe of the American Roofing Co. His parents, MT. and Mrs. Vincent Urban resides at the John street address, and his sister, It. Phyllis c. Urban, an Army nurse, who has been overseas about a year, is now stationed in England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
APPEALS PENDING
 ON JOB REFERRALS

Fourteen appeals for statements of availability or on job referrals will be heard by the WING labor-man- agement committee this afternoon. 1t was disclosed today. The unit yesterday heard eight appeals, and in all of the cases upheld the decis- ions of the U. s. Employment Serv- ice.
 The WING has revealed hearings will be held three days each week. instead of two. because of the large increase in appeals
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

Michael Hayes, 25, 14O cherry street testified that the two men met him in a North Square restau- rant on Jan. 2 and invited him to a card game. When they reached street off Bradley avenue, he said, one of the accused pressed a gun in his ribs and the pair took watch and $7 from him, leaving him to walk home.
 The two accused testified that Hayes asked them to give him ride home, ana that he attempted to make improper advances to them at Bradley avenue. They said they were goilng to thrash him, but de- cided to let him walk home in- stead.
 They said that Hayes asked them not to mention the incident to any one, and gave them the watch and money by way of persuasion. They said they surrendered to Captain Joseph Bender and Detective Jo- seph Dunphy two days later Wher they read in the newspapers o1 Hayes claiming to have been robbed
 Other cases: George Eaton, 51, 35l West Grove street, failure to grant right of way, continued to Feb. g. Constantine Leone, 21, 404 Water town avenue, no operators license $6 bond called; Murton Lyon, 26 Mile street, Naugatuck, John Ci' anciolo, 31, 18 Elmwood avenue; Winnie Giusti, 30, g Burton street parking within 25 feet of an inter- section, $6 bonds called; Car Schoemehl, 43, 8 State street nolled; Joseph Meehan, 40, A Cot tage Place, non-support, continued
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
LIONS CURTAIL
 MEETING DATES
2Oth Anniversary Dinner Held at Elton Hotel Last
 Evening

Lions International will dispense with state and national conventions during the war, but joint mems and women's meetings will be held to maintain the idea of giving aid to underprivileged children, William F. Curtin of New Britain, district gov- ernor, told the local Lions Club at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

An Eighth Air Force Fighter Sta tion, England - The promotion of Joseph A. Cipriano, son of MT. and Mrs. Michael Cipriano of 38 Man han street, Waterbury, Conn, from corporal to sergeant, has been an- nounced at this Eighth Air Force fighter station.
 Sergeant Cipriano is in service squadron attached to Lieutenant Colonel Kyle l.. Riddles 479th Fighter Group at this station.
 Before entering the Army Air Forces in June, 1942, Sergeant Cip- riano was employed by the Atlantic andl Pacific Company in Waterbury, Conn.
 Cpl. Edward J. Arsenault, %, son of Mrs. Delvina Arsenault, 157 Essex street, has been awarded the Bronze medal for rescuing a wounded com rade without regard for his per- sonal safety" during combat on the Siegfried line. His brother, Pfc. Wilfred Arsenault, 28, is at present visiting here on a merit furlough. There are four other Arsenault brothers in the Armed Forces; Marine Cpl. Ernest Arsenault, Marine Pfc. Henry Arsenault, both in the South Pacific; Cpl. Joseph Arsenault, who suffered head in- jury about secen months ago, now with an AAF ground crew in the Pacific, and Philias Arsenault, Navy Petty officer in California.
 Private First Class Ernest R. James, g, attached to signal bat talion have arrived in France, &C., cording to word received here, after spending five months in England. He is the son of Mir and Mrs. Henry James, 219 Cooke street,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
Former Serviceen Held For Trial On Robbery Charge:
week by Rev. Edward A. ConVaS,

week by Rev. Edward 4. Conway s. J.
 Archbishop Murray draws atten~ ton to the fact thatt he opening of Catholic Press Month is on tho Feast of St. Francis De Sales, Jan. 29, and says in part:
 "If we are to attain to that ideal nation which Our Holy Father has described in his Christmas Meg~ sage, in the mind of every meme Der of the Mystical Body must bo the mnid that is in Christ. Such a happy condition is achieved by tha operation of sacramental gracA but only through the self-acttvitJ of each recipient can 1t be brought to full frution. Only the cultiva~ tion of all the powers within tha individual and the Mystical Body will produce the ideal society. The educational as well as the sacra~ mental process must not be inter- rupted."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

Four reconnaissance 0mcerS from this area have been commend ed for their work under trying con- ditions in Italy. The men, who were cited among staff members of the 36th General Hospital are: Corporal Joseph F. Petit, 31 Stillson road, and Sergeant Michael A. Rose, 267 Moran street, both of Waterbury; Sergeant Mitchell J. Czarneski, 55 Church street, Collinsville and Serg- cant Harold K. Beebe of Falls Vil- lage.
 Edward G. Mccarthy, PhM2c, has been assigned to a Marine and Ma val hospital at New Caledonia. The petty officer, son of MT. and Mrs. George E. Mccarthy, 1880 Thomas ton avenue, has been in the Navy since December, 1942, and served at hospitals at Norfolk, Va, Parriss Is- land, s. C., and Shoemaker, Calf.
 Lieutenant (jg) Waugh Gooding, son of Police Sergeant and Mrs. George J. Gooding, 468 Bunker Hill avenue, is spending a leave here. The Navy officer, who served 18 months in the South Pacific, was att tached to communications and sup ply units at New Caledonia and Bougainville. He is a graduate of Crosby High school and Fordham University and was employed by the American Radiator Company prior to entering the service in 1942.
 Roland Palomba formerly of A East Liberty street, has completed his boot training and is enjoying his furlough. He is stationed at Sampson, N. Y. His brother Nick Palomba G. M. 3-c has recently made a trip to Bermuda, and has been in the Navy IS months. They are the sons of the late MT. and Mrs. Thomas Palomba."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
TRIBUTE GIVEN
 CATHOLIC PRESS
Archbishop Murray Writes Special Article for Cath-
 OIic Transcript

Most Rev. John Gregory Murray, Archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., a native of this city, states in the current issue of The Catholic Transcript that the Catholic Press is the only device readily available to the Church for adult education. Archbishop Murray speaks in this matter as chairman of the Press Department of the National Cath olic Welfare Conference, one of the three religious groups that drew up the Pattern for Peace discussed this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
POLICIES OF OPA
 THEME OF TALK

Joseph Basine OPA price director of Hartford urged vigilance on the part of all consumers in helping to maintain prices in an address dellv- cred at a meeting of the Bunker Hill Improvement Association last night. MT. Basine described the basic policies of the OPA and was asssited in his illustrations by his assistant Harold Beloim.
 John E. Harrison, local OPA ad- ministrator, urged the Bunker Hill Club and all like community organ izations to participate actively in price control activities and asked that some volunteer as checkers"
 Stressing that he was aware or the difficulties besetting consum" CTS in keeping abreast of selling prices, the OPA official declared that the, far from attempting to maintain price levels "by coercive methods" the basic policy of OPA is continued assistance and edu- cation for all classes of retailers and manufacturers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
Conflicting Stories
 Told In Preliminary
 Police Court Hearing
Defendants Charged With Relieving Guest Passenger of Watch, Money at Point of Gun; Allegations
 Vigorously Denied

Al1o Gacom 23, 193 South Leonard Street, and Sal Vatore DeFo 2O 142 Green Street, both honoraby dis charged servcemen bound to Superior Court under S3OOO bonds charges of robbery with violence when Judge T. E. Conway found probable against them after hearing in City Court this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

Second It. Edmond R. Bellemare, 2l, a navigator on Liberator bom- Der, was recently awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in aerial flight" It. Bellemare, who resided at 225 Echo Lake Road, Wa tertown, previous to entering the Air Corps, January 30, 1943, was employed as laboratory assistant by the Chase Brass and Copper Company, Inc. He received his com- mission at Selman Field, La, on May 20 1914
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

When Cecil Galbally placed a of his paintings on exhibition t4 Dublin recently a record crowd of l ,38O attended in five days, and an the paintings were sold.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
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 All in all hot any hot tree can be proud of and any man can toke pride in wearing = Grey, brown and ian mixtures to blend with mems clothes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

Anthony R. Nastri, Richard Birch, William Dodd and Harold A. Ashley.
 Entertainment was provided by the Gay Nineties quartet composed of Harry x. Cashin, Raymond E. Snyder, John Henry and James Walker. Dominic Mecca played the accordion and Charles Wheeler did caricatures of the members of the club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

Argentina plans to spend 5000 900 on its new airport at Buenos Aires.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-17

HE'S going to be hopper thon he's ever been in his life.
HuppY 10 set his foot on home soil uguin. Hoppy to see
oil the landmarks associated with oil III eyeurs of his grow
ing up. HuppY to be once more in the bosom of his fumilY.
and to be oble TO reach out q hund in greeting to Gil the
folks ~neighbors. friends. relatives and coworkers he
bude goodbye to when Uncle Sam put him in uniform.
Sure. When Johnny comes m~orching home he's going to
be huppY - but for how long?
THE answers up to all of us voting for his return.
And we've got to moke that onswer "u olhetme" by
dedicuting ourselves to working as zeolouslY to win the
peuce os we have worked TO win the wor. We're going to
turn out the kind of consumer goods Johnny and his fomilY
CEN set up housekeeping with. knowing that their worime
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-17

savings are giving them excellent volue. We're going to
give Johnny every kind of security; he needs to be sufs
that whot he fought for he reullY won end CON enjoy II
his lifetime. go 0s6~a =
ABOVE oil. were going to give Johnny the Job he
needs. wunts. and hos SO gloriouslY meFiteds coming
home to! There's no heHer way we CON show him our gruts
tude tor the sacrifices he 50 readily made: there's no surer
way we CON secure for future generations of Americans
the benefits he wus willing to die TO goin.
AND. we're going to live together in perfect hur.
monY-oll religions, oil races. oil ceeds. oil notions =
truly united in devotion TO preventing JohnnY's ever
ugoin having to morch uwuY from home in bottle dressl
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-09-21
;SIa:iai.'% HAPPENINGS III

Miss Mary Guest arrived home
Monday night from Birmingham
where she went TO finish out her
visit with Miss Lenore Caldwell
after being called to Chattanooga
by the illness of her aunt, Miss
Janet Guest. who was recently
quite i'll at a hospital in that city.
Miss Guest expects to return 10
Chattanooga after a short stay
at home, to relieve her mother,
Mrs. w. r. Guest, Sr., who has
been at her sister-in-law's bed
side for three or more weeks.
Mrs. Charles 0. Kerby and
daughter. Eddie Mae, and Mrs.
j. r. McGrath motored to BIZ
loxi, Sunday, to spend the day
with Mr.. Kefby who is receiving
treatment at the Veterans Hos
pital there. Mrs. McGrath also
spent a short time in the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Barq and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Hogan re-
turned to New Orleans Wednes-
day after spending a vacation in
Pascagoula.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Townsend
and son, Paul, of Mobile spent
Sunday with Mrs. Townsend's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James F.
Velcich and family.
DR.. and Mrs. r. A. Cameron
announce the birth of a son, Rob-
ert A. Cameron, Jr., at the Jack
son County hospital, Monday,
Sept. II, l945, at 1890 p. m.
Mrs. Mary Stamps of Meridian is
presiding over the home of Dr..
and Mrs. Cameron while the lat
ter is at the hospital.
Mrs. Louise Blanchard and
daughter, Jean GAMER, Bernard
Frederick and Royce Furr spent
Saturday afternoon in Mobile.
Mrs. E. II. Bacot and daughter,
Becky, and mother, Mrs. f. w.
Parish, left Tuesday for a visit
with relatives in Ozark, Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Cranberry,
f. H. Bacot, Mrs. Fred Sundberg
and Mrs. Louise Blanchard at
tended the Mississippi Coast I'm
derwriters' meeting and ban
quet held Tuesday evening at
Hotel Miramar at Pass Chris
tian, Miss.
MI. and Mrs. j. S. jacobson
returned to their home Friday at
New Orleans after a visit with
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-09-21

After residing for the past few
months in Irvington, N. j., Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Buck, formerly OF
Pascagoula, have moved to more
comfortable quarters in Mouat
Clair, N. j. Mr.. Buck is with the
Federal Bell Telephone and RAJ
do Corporation in Newark. N.
j. Mrs. Buck is the former Miss
Evelyn Renfroe, daughter Of Nj.
and Mrs. John Legare.
1t. James l.. Harris, u. S.
Army, of Richmond, Va, was a
guest in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Legare last week.
Mrs. Irene Yates, 2l9 Morgan
Lane, departed Friday for Pensa-
cola, Fla, to enjoy a vacation of
two weeks with her aunt, Mrs.
Carrie Love. Mrs. Yates is nurse
in the first aid station at the
Moss Point Paper Mill.
From the School of Fine Arts
at Syracuse, N. Y, comes the
news of the entry Of Mrs. Mary
LaFlash, daughter of MI. and
Mrs. Leo Scholtes of Lake ave-
nue., Pascagoula. Mrs. LaFlash is
majoring in fine arts.
Robert F. Carter, Jr.. left
Thursday for Baton Rouge where
he will enter the premedieal
school of the University of Lou
isiana.
Clinton Lockard departs We'd
nesday for Gainesville, Ga, to
resume his studies at the River
side Military Academy.
Tuesday marked the departure
of Miss Dorothy Hague, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Hague to
enter upon her freshman year at
Mississippi State College for
Women.
Miss Molly Burrowes writes
Pascagoula friends of her arrival
in New York after a plane trip
to that city from Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Eugene Tanarwa, who drove
with Miss Burrowes rs far as At
lanta continued on her way to
Mr. Tanarwa's home in Column
bus, Ohio.
Mesdames II. B. Cole, r. c,
Peterson and O'Neal Bergeron
spent Thursday in New Orleans.
Bill Barq. son of Mr.. and Mrs
+. Barq, Jr., Of Biloxi spent
Sunday with friends in Pasca'
goula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-09-21
Claudia, Social
And Dramatic
Event Next WeeE

Claudia, the first public presen-
tation of the Paspoint Little The
alter. is the social high light OF
next week.
Throughout the five communi-
ties from which are drawn sup
port of the dramatic organiza-
ton, the principal entertainment
event of the fall season is under
discussion. Dates are being
made for Tuesday. Much inter
est has been taken in the an
nouncement that formal dress is
optional. Street clothes will be
worm by most of the fair sex,
but evening gowns are permissa-
BILE and will add to the decora-
tiveness of the occasion.
AT Saturdays board meeting,
curtain time was set at 800. No
one will be seated during the
first act which is SIS minutes long.
The box office will open for last
minute sales at 7:30 at the south
door of the Pascagoula High
school auditorium where the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-09-21
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Swigert.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Swigert.
Among the pleasures enjoyed
by Senhora Natalia Flores Celes-
tino during her visit to Pasca-
goula to christen the stallion
at ingalls, last Friday, was a Wis
it to Bellingrath Gardens Thurs
day as guest of Mrs. A. M. Swi-
CERT and Mrs. Robert Macy.
Friday marks the departure of
Miss Hermine Herring for New
York where she will spend the
winter. Miss Herring was ac-
companied by Miss Rosebud Stone
who will be her guest for a while.
MI. and Mrs. NJ. M. Butler and
family departed Sunday for
Jamestown where Mr.. Butler has
accepted a position as manager of
a plantation near that city.
Mrs. Leo Byrd has been called
to the bedside of her father,
John FURRY, who is critically i'll
at his home in Vancleave.
A reunion of the Foster family
was celebrated last week at the
home of Mrs. II. DeForrest in
Pascagoula when 10 persons were
present. They included Leo W.
Foster. electricians mate third
class, and Mrs. Foster; Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Foster of Panama
City, Fla; Mrs. Bill Roberts and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Foster MIR.
and Mrs. Anon Foster, Misses
Norma Jean, Geraldine and Tom
my Foster and James Malone of
Helena.
Friends of A. F. (Happy)
Spears will rejoice to learn that
he is improving so nicely from an
operation that he underwent at
the Jackson County hospital last
week that he is now allowed to
receive visitors. Ii Mr.. Spears
continues to improve he will be
moved to the Eatslawn Infirm-
airy Friday. Mrs. Doris Martin
of Monroe is at her fathers bed
side.
Word has been received by
Mrs. John T. Nolan that her two
year-old grandson, Winston Nolan,
Jr., son of Pharmacists Mate and
Mrs. Winston Nolan, who formerly
resided here, was seriously burned
about a week ago when in some
way a pot of boiling water fell from
the stove on him. He suffered first
degree burns of his face, neck and
arms but is at home and improv-
ing after a week in the hospital.
The Nolans now live in California
where Mr.. Nolan is stationed.
Patricia Anne and Marie Louise
Nolan have returned to their