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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17
New Flag At Y.M.C.A. Honors Young Veteran
Machinist Mate 2-C

killed on D-Day, June 6, 1914, the other being Frederick D. Smith The young soldier was a private first class and was IS years old
 He was a student at Wilby high school and resigned from school to join the 1st Field Artillery and give his services to his country. When his unit arrived in England, he vol unteered to become member of the Rangers and thus automatically became one of the first assault troops to land on the shores of Nor mandy.
 Pfc. James Edward Donahue was a communicant at St. Margaret's church and was active at the YMCA, where he was known as a quiet, friendly, gentlemanly type ot young man. He must have had in him, some of the stuff of which heroes are made, because, when he joined the Rangers, he placed him. self in the front line of battle.
 His mother saw that the flag in front of the Central Y was a bit frayed and so the Donahues offered to present a new flag which was fresh and bright, the same as Pfc Donahue was when he marched away.
 His father is machinist at the Farrel Foundry Go. The son was killed on the 28th wedding anni- versary of his parents. His brother, Thomas J. is also in the Army, be- ing stationed at North Carolina as X-ray technician. He has a sister, Mrs. Robert E. Wilson, whose hus- band is master sergeant with the 33rd Bombardment Squadron, Bay, St. Louis, Mo. His other sister, Eileen N. is Sister Mary Eulalia and is a teacher at St. Francis school in the Bronx. This places all of the members of the family in the serv- ice of their country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17

The new 8x11 American flag which adorns the front of the Gen. tral YMCA was presented to the YMCA yesterday in honor of James Edward Donahue, by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Thomas R. Donahue of 6 Pine street.
 James Donahue was one of the first two Waterbury boys who were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17
KEEP BUYING WAR
 BONDS AND STAMPS
&,e~M ~MSryA>vF& ESTABLISHED 1885
ESTABLISHED 1885

What Is, There About Rogers-Pee, Hand Done Clothes For Men Thot Rates A Second Look?
 Not on uncommon sight to see man turn around and rivet his eyes on thot man in Rosers-Peet Scotch Mist topeoot at $70- or suit at $6O.
 Now men don't toke second look at clothes on another man unless there's something SO unusuoI about these hand styled clothes that they just stand out from most clothes seen on men, and by sheer force of merit in quality, style, fit and smart appeoronee do for the individual man more tkon other clothes do = $60 to $oo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17
4O-YEAR DEED FILED

Portland, Me. = U.P) = A deed recorded before a deputy U s. con- sul in Liverpool, England, 40 years ago has been filed in the registry of deeds here. It transfers a plot of land on Long Island to a Port land man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17

Rose Penencello. serving with the Army Nurse Corps in England, has been promoted from second lieu tenant to first lieutenant 1t has been learned by her parents, MT. and Mrs. Adam Penoncello, 39 New Haven avenue. A graduate of Wilby high school and St. Mary's school of nursing staff of Waterbury hospital for four years prior to entering the service in 1943. She went overseas last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17
Movement Underway To Prepare Program
 For Public Hearing
Three Different Approaches to Solution Likely to Null
 Iify Work of All; Teachers Oppose Bill 923; ! Delegations to Appear Thursday

Waterbury's pension situation assumed featured pro- portions today various interested groups prepared plans for Thursdays public hearing before the Public Personnel Committee of the Legislature Various compromises are expected to be offered relative to overall pension plan the city when the three proposed plans given public hnor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17
Compromise Anticipated For Over All Pension Proposal
NEWS OF MEN NV THE SERVICE

With Eleventh Corps On Luzon-. Private First Class Francis J. Ring, son of Mir. and Mrs. John w. Ring l63 Beech street. Waterbury, took part in the dramatic recapture of Bataan and Corregidor. Ring is 8 member of an anti-aircraft artillery battalion which gave vital support to Major General Charles P. Halls 1lth Corp troops in their drive to open Manila Bay to Allied shipping.
 Prior to entering the service in March, 1942, Ring was employed by the Scovill Manufacturing Co.,, Waterbury, Conn. Since arriving overseas in September, 1942, he has participated in several actions in this theater.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17

With the Eighth Golden Arrow) Infantry Division East of the Rhine Captain Raymond D. Markle hus- band of Marjorie w. Markle, l3lO Baldwin street, Waterbury, Connec- ticut recently was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for distinguish ing himself by meritorious service as Battalion surgeon in connection with military operations in Western Europe.
 He is member of the 28th Infan- try Regiment in the Eighth Infantry Division now fighting east of the Rhine.
 The citation accompanying the award stated in part:
 Captain Markle's outstanding ac- complishments and performance of duties are in the highest traditions of the military service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17

Nearly 1900 miles of railway tracks in France were destroyed during the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17

After serving for two and half years on sub-chaser in the Pa cific, John Casaly, sc 1-C, is spend- ing a 30-day leave here with his wife, Mrs. Angeline Casaly, 6l4 Washington avenue. He is the son of Mrs. Margaret Casaly, 653 Willow street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17

Headquarters 51st Fighter Group Pvt. Fred M. DiLeo, son of MT. and Mrs. Nunzio DiLeo, 369 Berke- ley avenue, Waterbury, Conn.,, has recently been assinged to a Fighter Control Squadron in Maj. Gen. c. L. Chennault's Fourteenth Air Force in China where he is an Information Center Operator.
 The Fighter Control Squadron is a vital part of the famous 51st Fighter Group and came overseas late in 1943. Upon arrival in Asia, the squadron rushed immediately to China where it joined the 51st which has now been overseas more than three years, and took up its important function of reporting and charting the course of all enemy planes over friendly territory.
 Private DiLeo completed his basic training at Miami Beach, Fla. Be- fore coming overseas to join his present organization he was sta- tioned at Westover Field, Mass. He is a graduate of Leavenworth high school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17

Pvt. Vincent J. Kelley, who served with the Marines at Two Jimo writes he was fortunate to come thorugh the campaign on the Pacific Island in one piece. Several state and screen stars, including Jackie Coop CT, Claude Thornhill, Dennis Day, and Tommy Riggs entertained the Marines, he writes. Kelley is the grandson of Mrs. John Kelley. 84 Ives street, and a former student at LeavenWorth high school.
 Cpl. Herman J. Lane, son of MT and Mrs. John I. Lane of IA Hili- crest avenue, Oakville, is now await ing re-aSsignment at the AAF Re- distribution station at Atlantic City, N. J. Cpl. Lane spent 30 months in the Southwest Pacific.
 Sgt. Howard K. Sturges, 25 Welies street. is with a harbor craft com pany in France which has been cited for setting a record in ma- rine transportation and mainten- ance. He is the son of Frank Sturges of Welles street.
 Sgt. Charles w. Kennedy, 60 Lounsbury street, Waterbury, Conn, was recently promoted from the grade of Cpl. at Wesover Field, Mass, where he is presently on duty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17

Helen Pon Onyett, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Chin Pon, 188 North Main street, has been advanced to first lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps at Camp Patrick Henry, Va, Lieutenant Onyett, believed to be the first Connecticut woman of Chinese ancestry to enter the Army Air Corps, is a graduate of Crosby High school and the Waterbury Hospital School of Nursing. The Waterbury nurse was attached tc the staff of the operating room o1 the New Haven General hospital and later became an industrial nurse at the Bristol Company. A brother, Corporal Joseph Pon, < serving with the U. s. Army.
 James E. Russell, son of Mrs. J E. Russell, ST., 72 Country club road has been advanced from the rank of first lieutenant to captain. A veteran of 19 months duty as fielo control officer with the 62d Fighter Wing in the Mediterranean area Capt. Russell returned to the United States last July and was as- signed to the AAF field office ot the Army Technical Service Com mand at New Haven. Capt. and Mrs. Russell, with their four chil- dren live in Hamden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-17

VOU won't find a finer group 1 of Americans anywhere in civilian life than the men who proudly identify themselves as Studebaker dealers.
 Since the earliest days of the war, they've recognized and accepted the resPonsibil- ity of doing everything in their power to help keep cars and trucks on the job. They've gone even further they've made their establishments clearing houses for the redis-
 THE STUDEBAK
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-30
Liquor Stocks Register
Good Gains In Exchange

Goodrich, American Telephone,
Woolworth, Douglas Aircraft, Sper,
nv and Du Pont. Losers 1ncludeo
U S. Steel, General Motors, Y. .
Rubber, Kennecott, Northern Paci-
fic. Baltimore & Ohio and west
inghouse.
Bonds were steady. At Chicago
wheat was unchanged to oil IA OF
a cent a bushel and other cereals
spotty. Cotton was up 10 Genus a
bale to down 40 cents.
In the curb plus marks were at
tached to Brown-Forman Distiners,
Elgin Watch, Long Island Light and
United Light. Turnover here was
$50 900 shares versus 250,O00 in the
preceding two-hour stretch.
The big board enjoyed a broao
upturn Wednesday after the Yule,
tide closings on the weeks largest
volume of 100000 shares as labor
hopes revived trifle. Buying was
based partly on the belief the ira
ditional Christmas-New Years raj
" would eventuate. Gimbel Com
mon shot up on dividend and split
I'm rumors which later became
facts. and other merchandlsers re
Elected record holiday shopping
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BOND AVERAGES
sDN IN IN
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Dec. 29|R-The
cotton futures market was easy to-
day with nearby positions under
the most pressure. Much OF the
selling was attributed to year-end
evening up operations with some
offerings believed to be through
southern dealers. The latter selling
was said to be in the nature OF
hedges against purchases of spot
cotton.
In general, however, the volume
of business was not broad as deal
ers preferred the sidelines pending
developments. In early dealings
prices sagged as much as 40 cents
a bale but subsequently steadied
to close IS cents bale higher to
40 cents lower. The Department
Of Agriculture, late today. was
scheduled to issue December II
parity price reports and at the
start of the year when Congress re-
convenes the Pace bill will be taker
up for consideration. These two
measures were restricting influ
ences in today's trade.
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Administration May
Ask Continuation Of
Part Of Subsidies

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. -(P)-
The administration may ask con-
gress for authority to continue a
part of it's present 81, 785, 000,0 900
yearly food subsidies beyond June
30, it was learned tonight.
The authority expires at that time
and the government has announced
time schedule for removal of the
various subsidies between now and
June 80.
The administration had hoped
that the subsidies, applying to a
wide variety. of important foods,
could be ended without raising the
cost of living. The subsidies were
started during the war to prevent
undue increases in food costs.
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ADVANCES SCORED
BY RAILWAY BONDS

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-lR-Ralls
and industrials generally moved
inward in a narrow range In TO-
days bond market.
A few carriers gained a point or
more. Among them were Ogdens-
burg & Lake Champlaln IS, up
? 70. New York Lackawanna d
western As, up 2 IA, Erie 3 lbs OF
1000 "G'. Lehigh Valley Terml-
nal IS and St. Louis Southwestern
refunding IS.
other rails advancing included
most Baltimore & Ohio and New
Haven issues, Alton IS, lnterna.
tional Great Northern IS, Missouri
Pacific IS of IT and New YORK
Central consolidated As.
Industrials were up Il Of a point
on average in the Associated Press
compilation. Improving wer e
American Tobacco IS, Bethlehem
Steel 2 3-4s, Childs Co., IS, Cru
chile Steel 1-4s and Phillips re
troleum 2 3-4s. Standard Oil NJ)
IS were slightly lower.
American Telephone IS, Brooklyn
Edison 1-4s, and Columbia Gas
IS were up fractionally, while
utilities declining included consol
idated Edison lbs and 1nterna
tional Telephone 4 lbs.
Sales were $2,670,000 compared
with $3,O11, 900 last Saturday ane
the lowest for a short session since
September 20.
In foreign government loan
Norway 4 las, Greek IS and q
and Denmark IS moved forWart
and most South American bond
were lower. U. S. Government
were quiet.
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ported their initial alarm
telephone from a small w Vane BY
a girls voice broke in 10y w., Thu
because Dec. the boy Was havi yroOao,
Guilty pronouncing Funston r'ps diff,
scene of the blaze. ' AVenu.
She shouted:
You can't get in. IL,
locked" '''e Mouse /,
The children had been lo+.
officials said, while their ,s'y os al'as,
opened a gasoline Station parents
by their father. opera Cd
The victims:
Samuel, one
Salvatore, three.
Ralph, four.
Matthew, eight.
Rosemarie, n ne
While the exact cause Of IL.
was undetermined, fire chief M. ,'
TIN J. Hayden and police Stunt TsI
A. Lzddy said they were n.y. nro IGnn
Two !. posslbllit es - Christmas t ,r.'
lights or furnace pipes tbst sns uee
emily had been installed too 'p ~
to the flooring. " ''VS'
A Christmas Eve fire in ~,
valescent hospital at Hartford tYl,
a toll of 10 lives, while four wv Sv'
dren and their parents lost t n,
lives earlier the same dav ~
Meriden fire.
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CREATE Juror

NEW YORK, Dec. 29-P)-Llquor
stocks, as throughout the SNORT
week, created the principal specu-
lative Juror in today's stock mar
ket with jumps of as much as ~
~ more points to new highs at
the best.
Elsewhere in the final brief ses-
sion mild irregularity was the rule
as the stalemated automotive strike
inspired some selling and cash
offerings for 1915 tax adjustments
stalled numerous pivotals.
Aside from the alcohols, which
still apparently were buoyed by
bright earnings, splitup talk and
their generally thin" condition
which brought wide swings between
sales. the market found scant stlm-
ulation in news factors. While the
exchange will resume Monday. IN
stead of recessing as it did on
Christmas Eve, numerous custom
ers left the financial sector yester-
day not to return until Wednesday.
The result was one of the sloWest
sessions of the past several months.
Fractional variations either way
predominated at the-slose.
The Associated Press 60-stock av-
erage was unchanged at 1873 but
for the week showed net advance
of 3 of a point. OF 748 issues reg
istering in the concluding session,
315 were up, 243 down and 1870 I'm.
changed. Transfers OF 560,0ot
shares compared with $4,000 las
Saturday and were a1ow since last
Sept. %.
Schenley once more was the stal
performer. 1t opened up 5 IA point:
on a 2,40O-share block, extended
this to IL 3-4 points at 124 IL ane
ended up Z 3-4 at 119 IL as profit
realizing interviewed.
Distillers Corp, also up IL s.
at one time, retained Z IL at 9;
"a. Hiram Walker, ahead 10
emerged with 6 IL points at II
IL. American distilling chung to
"a points at 81 IA, after being w
5 "a, and National Distilling, uI
4 1-8 at the top, held on to 1 Il
at 70. For the week, or three-and
one-half days, Schenley was up q
-, Distillers Corp, 16 "a, Hiram
Walker 10 "a and National Distil
ling 5.
Modest advances on the da.
were shown for Southern Pacific
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CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-P)-Wheat
futures prices buckled under the
weight of moderate selling today
and at one time the September
delivery was quoted as much as
7-S cents lower than yesterdays
close.
Commission houses absorbed the
offerings quickly and some support
later came to all deliveries but
fractional losses still were chalked
up at the finish for all but the
May contract.
The selling followed an OPA
announcement that ceiling prices
on the grain would not be raised
at this time.
Trading again was light.
Wheat closed unchanged to IA
cent lower than yesterdays finish
May $1.80 IL; corn unchanged al
$1.18 IL ceilings; oats 1-S higher
to 1-3 lower, May n 3-S; Rye 81
lower to / IA higher, May $l.74 Il
SO; barley 1-8 higher to 1-8 low
err, May $1.22 IL.
Recovery of rye prices at Winni
peg lent strength to the market
Oats felt the force of influence:
from both directions.
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Fiue Youngsters Perish
When Fire Levels Hon..

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Dec. 29-
RHFive children, alone in their
seven-room cottage, persisted here
today in fire, raising to 30 the
combined death toll eXacted in Con-
necticut within the holiday week
by major fires.
Two of the victims, the children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Carcare,
may have been the first to give
the news of the tragedy which was
to cost their lives. Fire officials re-
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STOCKS IN SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-(AP)-
Sales, closing price and net c 1alS
of the Is most active STOCKS To-Day
Canad Pac 1920 20 OFT 70.
ComWlth & Sou $1,000 3 up 1s;:,
Schenley Dit 1880 1872 up ia.
Natl Distil $500 70 up rs. ,u
Coml Solvents $500 251z up rs.
Am Distill $500 54A up 3A.
Packard Mot 8,100 10 off y.
Aust Mich 100 1914 up n.
United Corp $500 AS no.
Curtis Wright 6.100 8 up, "a.
ny Central $500 "a off %,
Allegheny 500 51z off "A.
Graham Paige 500 1875 up vs..
Int Paper 1900 1874 up l12.
Unit Store A 400 16A no.
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CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Dec. 29-R-Wheat:
No. 2 red, 1873; No. 2 hard, 1.79
Ceilings. No corn. Goats: No. l
mixed heavy, 80. Barley: Mailing,
1.21-1.39 IL nominal; feed, 1.15-
1928 IA nominal. Field seed per
hundredweight nominal; timothy,
5.25-5.50; red top, 11.00-11.5O; red
clover, 31.50; sweet clover, 1915;
Aasike, $3.50; alfalfa common,
IS. 50-36. so.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. 29-P)-USDA)
Salable hogs 500 Estimated; total
compared with week
ago all weights and classes steady.
Salable cattle 500 (estimated), to-
tai unavailable; compared Friday
last week: On strictly storm mar
ket with receipts about half as
large week earlier; eastern de-
mand very broad, orders having
been attracted by last weeks de-
cline fed steers and yearlings adj
vanced so cents to 1.25, heifers so
cents to 100, and cows 50-75 cents,
bulls gaining so cents to 100; veal
ers $3.50 cents up, with supply veal
ers and bulls acutely small; large
ly steer run, bulk went on eastern
account, hence big local packers
buying very sparingly, taking only
few loads choice steers, mainly
cows; market closed fully steady
but general undertone very mixed
following sharp advance due main
ly to numberbuying on eastern
shipper account; bulk fat steers
closed at 15.50-18.O0. heifers 400
1925; weeks top on heifers 1850,
but choice kinds quotable to 1900;
Gamer and cutter cows 7.50-S.75 at
close, with most beef cows $50
1900, choice kinds quotable to 1900
but little above 400; in steers and
heifers, largest advance on aver
age-good to average-choice grades,
common and medium kinds mostly
so cents higher; beef cows at 1000
upward also got better action than
Gamers at 7.25-8.00, mostly 750-
IT'S.
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N. c. EGGS, POULTRY

RALEIGH, Dc. 29-;P -Ego
and poultry steady, with sOn M,
what increased receipts.
Raleigh-U. S. grade IA eytr,
large Sc; fryers and broilers 2q,.
hens 25.3.
Washington-U. S. grade A extu
large Sc; broilers and fryers y /,
%, mostly % cents.
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Trends OF Staple Prices

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The AS
sociated Press weighted wholesale
prices index of IS commodities To-
day declined to 1929.
Previos day 1882, week ago
11261, month ago 1922, year ago
1918.
1945 1914 1913 1912
High - 1921 1O8. 70 1O7.54 1903 %
Low - 1O7.90 106.03 1O3.43 9554
(1926 average equals 1907
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Stalemated Autom 0 bile
Strikes Inspires Some
Selling During Day
MARKETS AT A GLANCE

MARKETS AT A GLANCE
New York
Stocks-mixed; liquors soar.
Bonds - Higher; most rails ad-
vance.
Cotton - Easy; year-eno pAoAA'
taking.
Chicago
Wheat - unchanged to IA cent
lower: moderate selling.
corn-Unchanged at ceilings.
Rve-3-8 lower to IA higher;
mixed influences.
Cattle-nominally steady.
Hogs-nominaily steady.
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SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 29-R -
Spot cotton closed steady Is cents
bale lower today. Sales 1,6l0,
low middling 1895; middling 24.35;
good middling PATS; receipts B.
412; stock 200, 1873.
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OPPOSES CONSUMPTION

HIGH POINT, Dec. 20-(P)-The
North Carolina Grange Youth as
ISOLATION in annual session here to-
day went on record opposing peace
time military CONSUMPTION and
favoring Sunday motion pictures in
smaller communities.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
MIDDLING COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 29-(P)-|
The average price of middling 1916
inch cotton today at ten designated
southern spot markets was IS cents
a bale lower at 1882 cents a pound:
average for the past 30 market
days 2422; middling 7-8 inch av-
erage 2297.
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SPOT BUTTER, EGGS

CHICAGO, Dec. 29-(P)- The
spot butter and eggs markets were
nominally unchanged today. Re-
ceipts unavailable.
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NEW YORK POULTRY

NEW YORK, Dec. 29--(P)-Live
and dressed poultry prices steady
and unchanged.
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N. c. HOGS

RALEIGH, Dec. 29-P)-(NCDA
Hog markets active and steady,
with tops of 14.55 at Rocky Mount,
Clinton and Smithfield.
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Cardinal-designate Francis j.
Spellman smiles as he waves
greeting to newsmen and neighbors
as he enters the home of his e.
year-old father, William, in Whit
man, Mass, for his annual visit
and Christmas dinner with his
family. He honored the memory
of his mother with a mass in the
church of the Holy Ghost.-Qn-
ternationaD.
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