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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Councillors Day MarkedAtCan1b

Camp Councillors Day was observ- ed at the Junior WAC camp in Middlebury Saturday, with campers taking the place of regular council lors.
 Helen Daniels served as camp colonel in the place of Miss Emily Tickell, while Barbara Thompson took the place of Mrs. Anna Tall man as assistant director. Ruth Donnelly relieved Miss Florence Hoyt as nurse.
 Councillors and their substitutes were:
 Catherine Petcavage, Edna Hotch- kiss; Kathleen Brazil, Yvette La Riviere, Lorette Caouette, Alice Mastriano; Helen Dwyer, Barbara Brooks; Ann Austin, Mary Grinci- unas; Deborah Minor, Maureen Mo- Donald; Cecile Balkin, Charlotte Miller; Helen Rossmoor, Eleanor Verrastro; Nancy Moore, Maureen Quirk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
Grace. Townsend MarYied July 70

Miss Grace Townsend, Fairview street, daughter of Theodore Town send, Millinocket, Me. and this city, became the bride of Bevan Dock S3-c, U. s. N R., son of MT. and Mrs. James Dock, Celena, Ohio Tuesday, July 10 at p. m. at the home of Rev. Robert A. Heyden- reich, Grove street, pastor of the First Lutheran church, who per- formed the ceremony.
 The bride was attitred in light blue suit, white accessories and a gardenia corsage. Miss Carmen Beaudry, as her only attendant, wore a brown afternoon dress with white trim, white accessories and gardenias. Steven Juliano, U. s. Army Air Force Reserves, formerly of Syracuse, N. Y, served as best man.
 An informal dinner at Larson's restaurant followed the ceremony MT. and Mrs. Dock left for Celina Ohio, for a visit with the bride groom's parents, the bride wearing a blue afternoon dress, blue anc white accessories and 8 blue coat The couple will reside temporarily in Boston, Mass, where MT. Dock is stationed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
Community Club
 Establishes Fees

Membership fees, covering the period from the present time until Jan. l, 1945, were set at 50 cents for each member of family over 18 years of age, at meeting of the Cheshire Heights Community club held Friday evening at Pops old hot dog stand. After Jan. 1, an invitation fee of one dollar will be established.
 The membership drive, now in progress, was discussed, and the fire protection question, in which the club is actively interested, was brought up. The clubs bylaws are being distributed and 1t was re- quested that all members attend the next meeting, July 27, at 7:3o p. m. at which time final vote on the bylaws will be made.
 Mrs. Harry Matthews, Mrs. Her bert Salmonson, Mrs. David Cow ans and Mrs. Emery Swan will be in charge of a social hour following the next meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
SOCIE ' Y
Social Notes

Misses Marie and Josephine Birney, Grove street, are leaving ths week for vacation at Nara gansett Pier, R. I.
 AHr. and Mrs. Miles Roberts Baldwin avenue, have returned from a To-day stay at Provincetown, Cape Cod, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Murphy and family. Highland avenue, are spend- ing several weeks at Bay View, Milford.
 Miss Loretta Sullivan, Baldwin street, is vacationing in Atlantic City, N. J.
 Misses Jean and Mary Lou Dwyer, Edson avenue, are spending a week at Myrtle Beach, Milford.
 Miss Hazel Downey, Willow street, and Bs.bara Reynolds, Fairlawn avenue, have returned following a few days stay in New York city.
 Mir. and Mrs George Watson, Fern avenue, are in New York city, for week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16

Misses Gloria and Gertrude Krause, Fern Circle, have returned from Spring Lake, N. J., where they were registered at the Monmouth hotel.
 Mrs. Richard Woding and son, James, Thomaston avenue, are in Bristol, R. l., where they are the guests of Mrs. Edgar Yeargeau.
 Miss Betty Mink, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harry Mink, Lexington avenue, is spending the summer with her parents. Miss Mink resides at the Three Arts club, New York City.
 Misses Marie Cesario, Dougherty street, Ann Mecca, Oak street, and Eve Laurenzi, Birch street, have re- turned from weeks stay at Camp Wopowog, East Hampton.
 Mrs. Adele Weaver Jenks and daughter, Florence, Johnson street have left to take up residence in Boston, Mass. Mrs. Jenks' daughter Susan, Johnson street, is a guest of this week of her uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. Hobart s. Weaver, South Orange, N. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
400 Attend Dance At Central Y.M.C.A.

One hundred and twenty-five servicemen were among the 400 per- sons who attended the Servicemen's and War Workers dance Saturday night at the Central Y. M. c. A.
 Anne Darlington and Irene Peri gard, former members of the dance committee, now in the WAVES, were guests.
 The committee includes: Jack Suffa, Mary D'Angelo, Anne De- Bellis, James DelGobbo, John Fer rara, Bertha Gavronski, Tony Cav ronski, Rae Guida, Jean Marshall, Helen Sabatowich, Evelyn Snug dinis, Dorothy Steponaitis, Carl Suffa, Janet Surgener, Helen Sutor, Eleanor Travisano, Anne Urbelhs and Arthur Burlington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
Miss Robinson
 Wed Saturday

Miss Shirley Clarke Robinson, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Elmer G. Robinson, Baldwin street, and It. William James Gray, Jr., son of MT. and Mrs. William J. Gray, East street, Wolcott, were united in marriage Saturday afternoon at 400 o'clock at the South Congre- gational church. Rev. M. Webb Wright performed the ceremony in setting of palms and baskets of spring flowers. A musical program was offered by Miss Fannie Mo- Cormack. who also accompanied Mrs. Edith Humiston, soloists.
 Presented in marriage by her father, the bride wore white eye let pique gown, designed with an off, f-the- shoulder bertha, long sleeves, pointed at the wrists, fitted bod ice and a three-tiered skirt. A cap of startched lace trimmed with orange blossoms held her fingertip veil of illusion and she carried 8 cascade bouquet of white gladioli, orchids and stephanoitis.
 Her sister, Miss Dorothy L. Rob- ,inson, served as maid of honor, wearing, a robins egg blue gown of eyelet pique, with an off-the- shoulder bertha, fitted bodice and a full skirt. The fresh flowers in her hat were repeated in her cas- cade bouquet. It. Irwin Taylor, Huntsville, Ala. a prisoner of war in Germany with It. Gray, acted as best man. Guests were ushered by It. Carl Faust, Danbury, and It. Francis Barzilauskas, who were al- so prisoners of war in Germany.
 The wedding reception was held at the Copper Kettle, Mrs. Robin son received guests from Massa- 1 chusetts, Rhode Island. New York, New Jersey, Florida, Alabama and Waterbury, in a poudre blue silk dress, black and white accessories and a corsage of Token roses. The bridegroom's mother wore teal blue silk crepe, dress, white access sories and Token roses.
 The bride travelled in a navy blue and white silk crepe dress, navy accessories and a orchid cor sage. She will accompany It. Gray when he reports for reassignment at Atlantic City, N. J., on August IT. The bridegroom was graduated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
LINGO CLUB GREETS
 EIGHT NEW MEMBERS

Anthony J. Masone, president Of the Unico Club, indicted eight new members at initiation ceremonies held at the Elton recently. Includ- ed in the group were: Dr. John M. Bozzuto, Francis Delf1no, Louis Te- desco, Frank Donnarumma, James V. Jannitto, Domenic J. Rosa, Pas uuaie F. Porto and Romeo Carosella The purpose and function of the club were outlined by Joseph Man ganaro.
 A summer outing is planned for Tuesday, July A, with Domenic Mecca in charge of the entertain ment committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
Community Club Plans Card Parfy

The Oronoke Community Club will sponsor a card party Wednes- day evening at o'clock at the Oro- noke school. Prizes will be awarded and refreshments will be served.
 Mrs. Thomas shannon, secretary. reported on the recent Strawberry festival, at a meeting of the club held early ths month. A financial report was given by Harold Yar~ rington, treasurer. Mrs. Royal Ga- vain, president, announced that plans for a larger membership wilS be made in the near future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage inten- tions have been filed with the bureau of vital statistics in the office of town clerk, Mrs. Mary c. Kilmart0n:
 Edmund D. Orsini of 46 Wal nut street, extension, to Alba Saturno of 107 Blanchard street.
 James Francis Sullivan of 39 Homer street. to Eileen Theresa O'Keefe, of 222 Willow street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
CLUB NOTES.
BeNIah White Weeds Sergeant

The wedding of Miss Beulah I, White, Field street, daughter or MT. and Mrs. Ernest P. White, Franklin street, and S-Sgt. Charles Harpin, army air forces, son of MT. and Mrs. Eugene c. Harpin, South Elm street, took place Sat- urday morning at 8:30 o'clock at St. Ann's church. Rev. Florent Long, Brookline, Mass, an uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony.
 The bride, given in marriage by her father was gowned in white taffeta, with ninon yoke which formed high round neckline, long tapered sleeves and a full skirt, terminating in a long train. A Dutch cap, ornamented with seed pearls, a full length veil of net and a bouquet of white roses and orchids completed her costume.
 Miss Annette Paillard, as her cousins maid of honor, wore a princess gown of dusty rose lace, fashioned with V neckline, three quarter length sleeves and short train. Her frau-frau hat was of matching color and she carried a bouquet of garden flowers. Mrs. Patrick H. White, sister-in-law of the bride, Misses Rita and Priscil- la Audibert and Miss Alice Harpin, sister of the bridegroom, were bridesmaids. They were attired in narquisette gowns in pink and blue, styled with three-quarter length sleeves, sweetheart necklines and full skirts. They wore matching lowered tiares and wells and car- ried bouquets of tea roses.
 Pvt. Henry Trepanier served as best man and guests from Fort Kent and Limestone, Maine, Brook line and Waltham, Mass, and Bridgeport were ushered by Pvt William Mccarthy, S-Sgt. John Braccenfort, Plainfield; Pvt. Rene Drolet and S-Sgt. Romeo Michaud.
 Forty guests were present at the wedding breakfast at the Franco American hall which was followed by a reception of about 200. Mrs. White attended in yellow and black two-piece dress, black ac- cessories and a corsage of gar- denias. The bridegroom's mother was dressed in blue, with harmon izing accessories and corsage of pink roses.
 S-Sgt. and Mrs. Harpin left for . wedding trip to New York and Montreal, Canada, the bride wear ing 8 peach colored linen dress with eyelet trim, white hat and ac- cessories. and an orchid corsage. She is a graduate of Fort Kent high school, Fort Kent, Maine, and her husband is a graduate of Wilby high school.
 S-Sgt. Harpin returned home last month after 13 months as pris- oner of war in Germany. At the time of his capture. he had served as an aerial gunner on a B-A for six months. His bride will ac- company him when he reports for reassignment Aug. Is at Atlantic City, N. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
HEARD AROUND ECASHl N'$<
 CORN ER

''In Colorado, a man claimed tuh hev swallowed his false teeth in his sleep. He frantically rushed tuh a hospital complain in uv fierce, bitin' pains in tn vicinity uv his stomach. An K ray failed tuh find tn missin' molars, an soon telephone call came frum his home tuh report tn teeth had been discovered safe an sound in his bed. Not world breakin' hews, I'll admit. but 1t shows how sum fears arise out uv nothin'-an' in these days when tn worlds daffier than a poets Spring verses, it's not bad idea fer us tuh remember this when we git tn jitters."
 DOIN'S ROUND TOWN Wednesday, July 1S:-
 The Iduna Circle of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church will meet Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the home of Mrs. John s. Larson, Edgewood Rd., Oak vile.
 Wednesday, July 18:-
 Members of .. the Ladies Aid Society of the First Lutheran Church, planning to attend the outing on Wednesday, are asked to make reservations with Mrs. Carmine DeBonis, Ellsworth Ave.
 Friday, July 20:- Clifford Wickstrom, Shelter Hill Road, Oakville, will be host for meeting of the Jun- for League of the Zion Evan gelical Lutheran Church Fri day evening at 8 o'clock. Thursday, July Be-
 Installation of officers will be held by Ansantawae Encamp- ment, T.. O. o. F., July 26. ac- cording to plans made at a meeting last night at the Odd Fellows hall. District Deputy Grand Patriot Paul Pfisner will be inducting oflicer. A social will follow the installation exercises.
 'sUv course if you eat right. you aren't so apt tuh git tn jitters an eatin' right means plenty uv Cashin,s Dairy Products. Cash ii1's creamy cottage cheese makes . perfect hot weather dish, not to say that Cashin's Ice; Cream is jist about tops when it comes tuh 6 dessert. Try servin' Cash- in's Dairy Products t'day-youn find tn whele family will go fer tn idea in . big way"
 ZEKE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
Contract Bridge
ELTON CONTRACT CLUB

Top scorers in the Wednesds
 evening tournament of The Elton Contract Club, held under the die. rection of Mrs. W. sherman snitfS at The Elton, were: Section one. Mrs. Ruth Hurlburt and Misw Madeline Marshall, 57 1-2; Mfr. and Mrs. M. J. Armbruster, 56 Ia: Mrs Joseph Reilly and Mrs. Aaron Ja~8 cobson, 54 Ia; Section two: Mrs. Ida Birdsall and Mrs. Frank N. Hess 37; Mrs. Glen Meyer and Mrs. r. Ms Poklemba, 36 1-2; Miss Claire Ber~' nier and Miss Jean Kniesche, 34 1-2sl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
UNION SERVICES HELD
 AT BAPTIST CHURCH

Two union services for all Pros- tenant churches of the city were conducted yesterday by Rev. B.. Kenneth Anthony. pastor of the First ,Baptsit church. The text of hs sermon at services of the First and Second Congregational churches held in Second church was taken from the Book of Jonah. At union service at the First Baptist church last night. he spoke on the laws of life which victory gardeners have learned from working the soil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16

THE SITUATIONS: You are riding on a train and a woman sitting near you is travelling with small child.
 WRONG WAY: In an attempt tc be friendly and helpful, offer the child candy.
 RIGHT WAY: Realize that the mother may not want the child to eat candy, and so offer to read to the child or otherwise help enter tain it if you really want to be help flll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
BarbaraPi PierpOnt| Engaged To Wed

MT. and Mrs. Nathan Merrill Pierpont of Fleming street an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Barbara Stark weather Pierpont, to Sgt. William Twaddell Salom, A. U. S., son of MT. and Mrs. Pedro Salom, Jr., of Wayne, Pa.
 Miss Pierpont, a graduate of Saint Margaret's school, attended Well lesley college, and is an aluml1ae of Stoneleigh college, Rye Beach, N. H. Sgt. Salom attended Episcopal Academy, Overbrook. Pa, and Penn State college. He recently returned from the European Theater of Operations and is awaiting reas- signment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16

Albert A. Gardiner, general pas- senger traflc manager of the Cana dian National Railways, can not re- call one case of a railway ticket being lost in his 38 years experi- ence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16

The Woman's Soceity of Chris tian Service of St. Paul's Methodist church will hold meeting in the church rooms Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. As the society is ob- serving its summer schedule, the coming meeting will be the only one of the present month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
DANCE HIGHLIGHTs FILM

Hollywood = Vera Ellen, one of Danny Kaye's two leading ladies in Samuel Goldwyn's RKO Radio comedy, Wonder Man." does a 10- minute continuity of tap, toe ballet and acrobatic dancing in machine gun tempo in the TeSlnicClor tim She weighs 110 pound. started s:I- dying dancing at the age ot nine when her mother enrolled Fer in a Cincinnati dancing school so she would get more exercise.
 Eleven hundred drawings Of British birds were sold in London for $l0,800. ats r7s.t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16

from Mount Hermon Schools for Boys, East Northf1eld, Mass, and attended Wesleyan University, Mid dletown. Mrs. Gray is a graduate of Crosby High school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
PierbOnt -GaveS TrOthAnnOnnced

The engagement of Miss Patri- cia Elliot Pierpont, ANIM 3-c of the WAVES, to Richard Whitaker Graves, AAdM 2-c, U. S. N. R., son of Mrs. Richard W. Graves of San Gabriel, Calif., has been announced by Miss Pierpont's parents, MT. and Mrs. Edward Beach Pierpont of Watertown. Miss Pierpont and MT. Graves are both stationed at Jack sonville, Fla.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24
UNITED CHORUS PROGRAM WELL RECEIVED

Sunday afternoon a large crowd turned out to hear the Christmas program of the United Chorus in the auditorium of the Nome Ter ritorial school The program, which was published in the last is sue of the Nugget was given by a group of 23 voices, who have been trained under the leadership of Emma Grill. The entire program was beautifully rendered and showed much work and skillfuI training.
 Last evening the chorus sang at the evening services of the Feder- ated church, and will also present a program at the Air Base on Christmas morning at 11:0G o'clock. The program will be broadcast over WXLN.
 The chorus members are Mes danes McLain, Cheesebrough, Capener, Whisenhunt, Dunbar, Amundsen, Thompson, Larson, and Thompson, Jr. Misses Martha Ellen Thompson, June Dunbar, Olga Hay, Juanita Fagerstrom, Mary Ellen SproWl Messrs. Bu- chanan, Carlson, Capener, Amund- sen, Grill, Kelly, Lee, Whaley.
 Mrs. Earl Towner and Mrs. Dor othy Thompson were piano and organ accompanists and Cpl. Aris- totle Gavrias played the violin ac- compartment.
 It is interesting to note that our United Community Choir repre- sents many churches in a true community spirit of cooperation. The following churches were rep resented: Covenant, Methodist, Lutheran, Catholic, Nazarene, As sembly of God, Pentecostal, Con- gregational, and Seventh Day Ad- ventist.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24
Gen. Patton Buried At Luxembourg

HEIDELBERG, Dec. 24- R- Funeral service for Gen. George Patton, Jr., were performed with striking military simplicity. The remains of tn ecloorful command ing warrior were buried among ten thousand white crosses in the American cemetery at Luxem- bourg.
 Two army chaplains conducted the Episcopal service, marked by the singing of one of the generals favorite hymns: "Son of God Goes remains of the colorful command Forth to Work" There were no eulogies. Mrs. Patton and her brother Frederick Aver, of Boston, were the only family members to attend.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24

. MOSCOW (P) The end of the Big Three Foreign Ministers conference is in sight, informed
 sources said. Good news may be expected to be announced. Inform
 ants stated the accomplishments achieved would probably be an- nounced simultaneously from Mos cow, London and Washington. AL though the conference has reached the final stage, both Byrnes and Bevin will be in Moscow until Christmas morning at least. Mean vbile it is reliably reported that Russia has not been let in on any pecrets about the atomic bomb, al- though the foreign ministers are
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24
COMMUNITY XMAS PROGRAM WELL ATTENDED

The Community Christmas pro- gram, which has become a tradi- tional part of Nome's Christmas, was held last Friday night in the Territorial School Auditorium. The auditorium was filled to ca pacity, and not even standing room was available part of the time. A splendid program by the grades and high school, as well as the Native Choir and United Cho- rus, put everyone in the Christ mas spirit. The program was cul- minated by the arrival of Santa, who handed out a mountain of Christmas stockings, to all the "good little boys and girls"
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24
Carolers Sing To Quarantined CIs

PORTLAND, Ore.- (P) A bit of Christmas was shared by 1763 Pacific veterans quara n n d aboard the troopship Grundy, be- cause one has smallpox. A harbor tug, bearing a glittering Christmas tree in its bow, anchored thirty yards off the vessel, and for an hour Red Cross volunteers, carol CTS from a girls college, stood on the deck in the rain and sang hol- iday songs. The GIs yelled their gratitude from the Grundy's rails.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24
NEWS IN BRIEF

WASHINGTON (P) Walter Reed hospital authorities report Maj. Gen. Walter Short, USE, retired, who was awaiting his turn to testify before the Pearl Harbor Investigating committee, is suf- fering an "acute respiratory" ail- ment, not yet diagnosed as pneu- monia. Gen. Short commanded the Army's Hawaiian department at the time the Japs struck Pearl Harbor. He was relieved of his command and placed on the re- tired list soon thereafter.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24

BATAVIA R) British para chute troops fought into five dis tricts in Batavia, where Indone- sian attacks since Friday have caused eight deaths and nine other casualties. The Dutch News agency Aneta, said, quoting a British headquarters communique, said engineers had demolished three houses in one section where con- siderable opposition had been en- countered. In another district three bodies were found. In clear ing Bandoeng, 75 miles southeast of Batavia, the British took 75 prisoners.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24
TREES DECORATED FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Twinkling Christmas tree lights can be seen in the homes all along First Ave. and Front Street; also from the spruce tree which grows in the Frank Whaley lawn. This is Nome's only live outdoor dec orated tree and adds much to the holiday spirit.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24

WASHINGTON (P) -Presi- dent Truman will fly to Missouri tomorrow to spend his first Yule- tide as Chief Executive, with his family. Before leaving he will walk out on the south lawn of the White House and light the nations community Christmas tree. The big living fir remained dark the last four wartime Christmasses. Then he will broadcast a brief Christmas message to the nation.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24

VATICAN CITY (P) Pope Plus in his Christmas broadcast said hatred and devastation of war will long remain impressed on the world He said for the first time in six years Christmas was Speing celebrated in peace, but it was not a real peace.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24
Alaska To Have Veterans Office
Special to The Nugget

JUNEAU, Dec. 24-The follow ing message was received today from Governor Gruening in Wash ington: General Bradley inform ed me today that the Veterans Ad- ministration will establish a re- gional office in Alaska"
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24

said to have discussed United States, British and Canadian pol icy on world control of atomic en- ergy.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24

A 50 per cent expansion in the circulation of $100 bills in 1943 was attributed by some authori- ties to black market operations.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24
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see the spurkling Christmas free of home, The deeorofions hung with wisffUI care. And know fhuf as you fostened each in place,
 You wished (os much as y thof was there. But as the family is gathering
 To eelebrofe fhis holy chrisfnusfide, ,, foo, will be engrossed in contemplation of the Star. still serving as guide.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-24

For dvty's coll hos brought me oversees
 And will stay until fhe job is done; But we who serve e road have come fo
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 Preserving OUT traditions can be fun. And SO you broveIy frim the free at home,
 And con see if, though we're for apart, For through improvisofions over here
 feel its worm reflection in my heart. T4 Alice E. Hssss Allied Force Hsudqvarters Italy