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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-07
5 Cops Testify
 In Murder Trial
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Didn't it occur to you that in a, scuffle the buttons might have flown over or under the door Of the locked sections" the defense attor- ney queried. The witness replied the sections were locked and the offi- cers could not get inside.
 On redirect examination Pros ecutor Fitzgerald asked Mariana If the partitions to the locked portion extended from the floor to the eel lar. He replied he thought they did. Later on cross examination he said there may have been a small open space near the ceiling.
 McElligott, who also told of the search for the buttons, said on cross-examination that he saw wine press in the cellar but did not move it to look for the buttons. He also stated he did not know at the time that some of the buttons from Coscia's clothes were missing, and said he was told merely to look for buttons. He reiterated the previous testimony of states witnesses that no buttons were found.
 Officer Dunphy was asked for detailed description of the floors of the premises.
 No Memoranda
 All officers were asked if they made memorada of their lnVeStiga- tions and all replied they did not.
 Captain Foley, who started his testimony yesterday afternoon and concluded it this morning, said he did not make measurements at the 7yr house.
 Chief Inspector Bender testified he arrived at the scene Of the slay- Ing after the medical examiner. The body was on it's back, the panel rom the kitchen door was missing, me portion of the broken panel ay on the floor and another against the kitchen wall, he stated, n describing the scene as 1t was rhen he arrived.
 Bendler said he saw the blood tained towel near the body and llso a shoe away from the feet. There was a clean spot on the door 1t the right of the body, he said.
 The detective identified some shotgun wads and pellets which had been removed from Cyr's body. There were 40 pellets but one was taken by a ballistics expert, the witness said.
 Bendler also identified $10 bill which was introduced as an exhibit yesterday. He said he obtained 1t
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Pension Bill OK
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should be given the full considera- tion of the city's voters,
 Rep. Cowdell (R-Wolcott) assist ed Rep. Membrino in the fight against the proposed amendment and both were supported by Minor ity Leader Phil Sullivan, assistant House COP Leader Louis Shapiro and Rep. George Maynard.
 Following defeat of the amend ment Rep. Membrino introduced the bill in it's original form and had it passed. The House was not too empty at the time which had been the fear of supporters of the amendment two days ago. In fact a considerable majority was present which wassmore indicative of the efforts of che teachers and Rep. Membrino's efforts to gain support.
 Republicans here are claiming that the bill is actuarially unsound and that the city in years hence, by it's failure" now to provide for suitable reserve will meet with difficulties.
 Local firemen and policemen had strongly opposed the bill in it's pres ent form. Representing the latter at Hartford within the last few days were Marshal Leahy. Lieut.. Kinny, and Pvts John Lawlor, Joseph Maloney and others.
 Teachers active as representatives of their group were: Helen M. Hogan, J. Francis Roland, Fennes- sey Canty, John Brophy, Gertrude Doran, Loretta Fitzpatrick, E. Mae Keefe, Mary wall, Marie Kunkel, and Louise Butler.
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(Continued from Page D sibly drawn from the less impor- tant ports of SWatoW and Annoy
 The sources said there was no in- dication that the Japanese were preparing to abandon any portion of the HankoW-Canton route at present.
 The Hong Kong and Canton de- lenses were said to have been bol- stered recently with pillboxes and dugouts similar to island defenses.
 Intensive activity also was re- ported through the entire Pearl river delta with the arrival of new Japanese troops and redeployment northWard to protect highway and railway lines.
 Informed quarters believed that when and if Allied sea and air power deny the Japanese effective use of Hong Kong and Canton they will write off the troops stranded in the south as they did in New Guinea.
 Even if most of South China, Central China and co; Stal points below Hangchow eVert"ally are abandoned well informed sources predicted the Japanese would leave a strong rear guard force to make last ditch fight at Hong Kong.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-07
500 Forts
 Hit Osaka
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given in the enemy broadcast, But they well may have warned the Jap anese people that the air bombard- ment of their homeland would il- crease in intensity with the con- quest of OkinaWa.
 Two B-29S accompanied the fighters, Tokyo said. Enemy broad casts previously had reported that about 30 smaller type" Allied planes attacked suicide-plane bases on Kyushu yesterday
 Some 400 to 45O Superfortresse and 150 Mustangs struck shortly aft CT noon at Osaka arsenal, the largest in Japan, and other major war plants in hitherto Lieele-damaged Eastern Osaka.
 Heavy clouds prevented observa- ton of results, returning pilots and crewmen said. But their fire bombs and high explosives, dropped with the aid of precision instruments, blanketed the target area. The overcast prevented enemy | fighter opposition and reduced the effect of anti-aircraft fire to mini mum.
 A Japanese announcement said the raid lasted three hours. Fires were started in the northeastern i and northern sections of the city, but were steadily being brought under control,' the announcement said.
 The raid marked the third stage of the 21st Bomber Commands methodical destruction of Osaka, pre-war Japan's second largest city with population of 3252,340
 Some 111s square miles -1812 per cent of the built-up area of Osaka were burned out in the 1.-two pre- vious heavy raids, the latest only last Thursday.
 Today's attack boosted the total devastated area of Japan's main | industrial cities well over the 9O- square -mile mark an area larger than the borough of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Tokyo said 50,00O Japanese fam lilies - 100000 persons - rendered homeless by American air raids on Japanese cities will be moved to farms to help boost food produc- tion
 The bombardiers shifted their sights over Osaka from the con- gested waterfront industrial district hit last week eastward to cover un- damaged war plants and thousands of small home factories untouched by the earlier fire baths.'
 The B-29s mixed their cargoes of fire bombs used exclusively in the two previous raids on Osaka with demolition missiles designed to spread destruction over maximum area.
 North of Japan, Liberators of the 11th Air Force bombed the Ka- taoka naval base at Shimushu and search aircraft of fleet driving four hit installations in the Hayake River area of ParamuShiru yester- day.
 To the south, Pacific Fleet communique revealed American planes have begun attacks on Japan proper and on the Ryuku Islands from newly-established airfields on Okinawa. Nearly 30 American smaller type" planes from Oklnawa attacked Japanese airhelds on the southern home island of Kyushu yesterday, a Tokyo broadcast said.
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pointing Colonel Watson for the two year instead of the four year term would, it is claimed, give him the legal stand of claiming he was act ing within the province of his pow CTS to make interim appointments. Opponents claim, however, that the word of law relative to the quail fled" aspects of the candidate will break down this move.
 Oath Administered
 Hartford, Conn, June - (U.PD Governor Baldwin today admin istered the oath of office as Motor Vehicles Commissioner to Colonel Elmer s. Watson as successor to John T. Mccarthy, and all branches of the motor vehicles department were notified that business here after would be conducted in the name of the executive appointee.
 The Governor said he had in- stalled Colonel Watson, although the Senate had failed to ratify the appointment, on the assumption that a vacancy existed in the con- missionership. McCarthys term ex- pired June l.
 Mccarthy disagreed with this reasoning and said he was remain ing in office. He retained Samuel Rich, Bridgeport, as his counsel.
 Meanwhile, Attorney General Francis A. Pallotti appointed former Lieutenant Governor William l. Hadden, New Haven, as a special at torney general to represent Colonel Watson and the state in anticipated quo warranto proceedings.
 Immediately the Governor ad- ministered the oath to Watson at the Capitol, both went to Me- Carthy's office in the State Office building, where Governor Baldwin called a meeting of the staff, in-
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Yonks Take Dovoo Gulf
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The communique also reported that Japanese positions on the beaches of northern Luzon were shelled, suggesting that the Navy might be softening the enemy's de- lenses there for landings like those on southern Mindinao.
 Such landing would seal the doom of an estimated 10000 to 3O,- 900 Japanese troops in northern Lu- zon, now being pursued northward by twin drives along highways and II.
 The 37th division gained two and one half miles more along highway 4 after capturing the town of Ari- tao. They knocked out three tanks, but resistance generally was light.
 The offensive in northern Luzon had effective air support from at tack bombers, which showered 354 tons of bombs on enemy instalia- tions.
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lOOILlllutQ 1IOlll TdSt U lieved, put more meat on the aver age family dinner table, particularly in meat-pinched areas, beginning next month.
 Other food developments:
 1-Grover B. Hill, undersecretary of agriculture and assistant war food administrator, submitted his resig- nation late yesterday. Reliable re- ports indicate President Truman may nominate J. B. Hutson, assist ant to War Mobilizer Fred M. Vim son, as his successor.
 2-In Camp Myles Standish, Mass. an Army personnel officer welcomed home group of veterans with these words: For dinner we're having beefsteak and real ice cream. and we want you all to eat your fill. For many of you it will be the first good meal you've had in weeks. For those who are returning to civilian life shortly it will be the last you'll have for months.
 The result of the hotel and res taurant cut is expected to hold heavy meat users such as steak houses to the same quantity of meat and fat per meal as the ordinary housewife. Thus steak houses will have the choice of closing down or operating as regular restaurants.
 Restaurants and hotels already have been cut to 70 per cent of the rationed food they were using in December, 1942. The new action will reduce supplies of heavy users of rationed food by another 20 per cent so that they will be receiving altogether less than 50 per cent of what they used in December, 1942.
 Smaller restaurants and eating places will not generally be affected by the new order because their ra- tion allowances are already in line with rations allowed housewives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-07
BEST DRESSED WOMEN

Hollywood. June 7-UP)-Cali- fornia Apparel Creators, organiza- ton of California fashion designers and manufacturers, today published it's first annual list of the six best dressed women in radio.
 Harriett Hilliard was chosen for her frocks. Oracle Allen for her suits, Hedda Hopper for hats, Agnes Moorehead for slack suits, Anne Rutherford for play clothes and Dinah Shore for handbags.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-07
WAR LOAN MESSAGE

Washington. June 7.-(UP)-A war bond statement from Gerald C. Thomas. director, Division of Plans and Policies, U. S. Marine Corps:
 The progress we are making toward destruction of our enemies represents the efforts of millions of fighting men. The war bona drives fate will be decided simi- larly by millions or our home front fighters"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-07
AMHERST LOSES PROF

Amherst. Mass. June 7.-tUPJ-- The Rev. James T. Cleland, asso- ciate professor of religion at Am- herst college since 1891. has re- signed to accept an appointment at Duke University at Durham, N. c., as professor of homiletics and uni versity preacher. it was announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-07
PLANE FOR LAVAL

London. June 7.-UP)-An Ex- change Telegraph dispatch from Paris said today that a specia! French plane has left for Barce- Iona to bring back former Vichy Premiere Pierre Laval for trial as traitor.
 The dispatch said Spain has agreed to eXtradition of Laval, who sought refuge there after fleeing from Germany by plane.
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Seeing a trolley car on fire, a fire engine crew in Sydney, Aus tralia. chased it 300 yards before the motorman knew he was being pursued.
 Fog was SO thick in a London movie recently that peoIse could not see the screen.
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Radio broadcasting is extreme ly limited in Greenland and is not used as commercial advertis- ing medium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-07

Laborers doing heavy work in Turkey are now rationed twice as much bread as others
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Zone Troops Irks Russia

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Restaurants Rotions Cut

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Jops Fortify Canton Areas

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-24
Discharged At Devens

Within the past two days two officers and 25 enlisted man from theWaterbury Area have received discharges at the Fort Devens, Mass, Separation Center, They were:
 Officers)
 Mai. Classen P. Perkins, Water bury, Conn.
 Capt. Edward H. Coon, Jr., Wa tertown, Conn.
 Cpl. Joseph c. Troland, 1516 Baldwin street.
 Pvt. Edward L. Kenneson, 2 Grove street.
 Pfc. Francis P. DAttilio, 56 Syl- van avenue.
 T/5 Frederick R. Taggett, 1o9 Melrose avenue.
 ITS George R. Perugini, 46 Dougherty street.
 SISgt. Thomas A. Fitzgerald, S68 Baldwin street.
 Sgt. Edward T. Salvi, 394 South Leonard street.
 Pfc. Louis Imperato. 115S Bald win street.
 Cpl. Joseph Cretells, 53 St. Jo- seph avenue. TISgt. Andrew Mason, 3Sl South Main street.
 Pfc. Martin J. Milan, S7 Grace avenue.
 SiSgt. Ralph Bradley, s29 West Main street.
 Cpl. Theodore K. wiatr, 134 Hall street.
 TIA Chester F. Wisneski, 57 Wildemere avenue.
 TIA John Filippone. 791 East Main street.
 TIA Isaac J. Copeland, 2S Vine street.
 S/Sgt. Francis E. McMahon, c/t J. R. Cruicjshank, 1197 West Mair street. Pfc. Ernest L. Qiegler, 1166 Banl street.
 T/5 Joseph P. Metivier, 1056 Mail street.
 Pfc. Vincent Polite. AIS Pin street.
 Pfc. Frederick T. Hennion, Free mile Hill Road, Middlebury, Conn
 Pfc. Anthony s. Cichetti, 21 vist Place.
 ITS Peter Bosco, aee Hill street. | Sgt. Andrew r. Crosse, 58 Nortl Main street. Thomastan. Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-24

HollywOOd-Nowadays whenever hear & muff1ed scurrying under the caves in my attic don't rush for the rat-death or start brlefing the cat. I know it's just another family of house-hunters looking for a vacancy. (And you'd be sur prised how many people seem to think I have 8 vacancy in my attic.) The housing shortage is getting more acute by the hour. The guys who originally stuck those Los Angeles City Limit signs up knew what they were doing because City Council just announced it was expecting population of 100000 very soon perhaps tomorrow the way things are shaping up.
 Discharged servicemen are com ing into this area fast and the people who came here during the war to work aren't leaving be- cause they like the marvellous, petchy climate. q know which side of the Chamber my Com merce is buttered on)
 People are living everywhere. The other day I started to water my flower bed and voice from the petunias yelled "Quick, Myr- tie, grab the kids and head for high ground. It's the monsoon season!' My brother came out
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of that early edition promised cures for corns, dropsy and dyspepsia. The manufacturers of Ayers Sarsaparilla warned that unless sleeplessness was checked by their effective product, which cleansed the blood stream, in- sanity would ensue. It would seem however that hardy Waterbury resi- dents were successful in fighting off fatal attacks of dropsy and dys- pepsia for the city's two undertak- CTS, William I. Dillon and Martin Bergin, each combined a stationery business with his mortuary activi- ties
 Most astounding to newspaper readers of today, accustomed to viewing the numerous full-page ad- vertisements of cosmetic manufac- turer, beauty salons, slenderizing shops, and clothing stores was the fact that that edition of 1887 carried only one advertisement promising the enhancement of fem nine beauty. It suggested the use of Riders pure witch hazel.
 As he outlined the growth of the Waterbury community within the past 58 years, 1t was apparent that the prominent restaurateur exper- fenced nostalgia for that gaslight era when the eScapadeS of an ad- venturous boy made first page news.
 It was an era when the city s mushrooming industries offered $9 weekly for a six-day week, but thrifty housewives still had several dollars left over by the next pay day. A good-size steak, Mir Drescher re- called painfully, cost 30 cents, loaf of Kelly's nutritious bread, five cents. A house with land for a garden could be obtained for SIP monthly and ton of coal for mere $450.
 "Schmircasse Alley"
 Waterbury's populace. sheltered in gingerbread houses lining muddy streets, lived within a mile radius of the center. Woods and pastures and farms bordered the areas beyond North Square, the West End, Silver | street and South Leonard street. Hacks, driven by the top-hatted Messrs. Coleman and Hayes provid- ed the only public transportation available. The services of the ele- gant gentlemen, however, were only pressed into use by visitors arriving via the Naugatuck and New Eng land railroads-and for funerals. Irish, German and Canadian i'm migrants, attracted to Waterbury settled comfortably in colonies in various sections of the city. The Murphys, the Callahans, and the Fitzpatricks found South Leonard street to their liking, but the ErkS, Hassells and Bartzs set up house. keeping on West Porter street. MT. Drescher laughed as he recalled that West Porter street eventually be- came known as "SchmircasSe Alley" Life moved along for the Demo- crat newsboy, too. It was during his employment with Dr. Edward North, whom he served as office boy at the ripe age of IA, that he viewed bathtub for the first time. A few years later he assisted his father Alfred Drescher, and Frederick Kiel in their expanding cafe business. In 1909 the founders of the famous res- taurant on Harrison alley retired and Alfred, Jr., and the late Michael Beck joined partnership.
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than 15 papers nor was he assigned to a route.
 Free Enterprise
 Tt was 8 day when free enter prise fourished, and success was de- pendent only on initiative" he said.
 There were no turn backs. The boys paid a penny for their paper, and sold them for double the price. The youthful Alfred walked all the way from his home on Gill street in Brooklyn section to reap his daily earnings of 15 cents.
 And there were no blarlng head lines carrying stories of war or wide spread starvation or bloody revolu- tions in that first edition of the Democrat. The world was yet 30 years removed from the first World War and the atomic bomb, which annihilated the populace of an en- tire city was not developed until more than fifty years later.
 A yelloWed edition of the first Eve ming Democrat reveals stories were captioned with six point and re- fiected a peaceful way of life in a growing community where opportu- nifty f1ourished.
 The most sensational news under the masthead of the edition of De- vember 8, 1887, reported that Euro pean diplomatic circles were much concerned about a throat infection suffered by Grown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, who some 20 years later catapulted the world into war. An- other story announced that the rail- roads were considering replacing coal stoves in passenger cars with steam. Several Swedes were re- ported to be moving to Tallapossa, Ga, to engage in the iron industry; a 13-year- boy had run away from home; and Morris man was hailed into court because his bull had broken into his neighbor's pas ture.
 More than half a Solmn on the second page was devoted to the mel odramatic tale of young Water bury lawyer and temperance leader who fell to drink" The young bar rister in a sincere attempt to mend his ways went west, and though he tried and tried, according to the story, he eventually became a hab- itual drunkard, eventually commit ted manslaughter, and being sen- tenced to life imprisonment. The heartrending story was concluded with the following line, "No greater young man has Connecticut ever turned out, nor more ruined life is to be recorded"
 "The Stolen Heiress"
 Another page carried the thrilling adventures of the Stolen Heiress.
 More than half of the advertising
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Arrest Made In Stubbinq
 Affroy Here
Isaac Murray Faces Assault Charge

Police have reported the capture of Isaac Murray, 31, 60 .Blakeslee Circle, on charge of assault with a dangerous weapon following the Thanksgiving day stabbing of his brother -in-law, Fred Gibbs, 2o, o1 the same address.
 Murray, who appeared ln clty court this morning, was apprehend- ed late yesterday afternoon by De- tective Sgt. Joseph Mccarthy and Motor Patrolman John Spadaro, 1t was revealed by Inspector Joseph R. Bender. Bendler also stated that the man was released on bonds of $1 ,000.
 The wives of the two men, accord ing to police, are sisters. They told police that the two were drinking prior to the stabbing which occurred in front of the Blakeslee Circle ad- dress. ..
 Gibbs, who was taken to St. Mary s hospital by neighbors, was reported to be in fairly good condition to- day. He sustained deep lacerations of the scalp and decorations of the arm and shoulder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-24
Choice MorseI It Says Here
By Bob Hope

and yesterday he managed to gee a house to live in. But it's only temporary. Lassie may come home again.
 The Real estate agents have all gone underground. They only come out on Groundhog day and if they see a vacancy they don't believe it! One fellow tried t0 stay in business but in just thres hours he'd loosened both his eyeS balls from shaking his head ::No.S
 And 8 lot of the landlords won't take children now. One family had to let their six-year~ old boys hair grow and taught him to walk on all fours so they could palm him of as harms less Springer spaniel. But it's pretty inconvenient. Every morns ing his mother has to take him to Kindergarten on a leash!!
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