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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-14

while llquOr stores VIII De cloSe{ from 2 to 5.
 Drugs stores have been requested to close from noon to 6 p. m. while package stores will be closed for the entire day. Barber shops have beer requested to close sometime this afternoon All city departments except the more vital ones and pub- lie institutions a:so will close at noon. No dancing will be permitted at Waverly Inn or the Elton Hotel tonight and the bar of the latter in- stitution will be closed from 2 to 6 p. m.
 All local theaters will close at 2 D. m. today with all but the State the ater to reopen at p. m. The State which is part of the Warner Bro- thers system will be closed all day in compliance with the practice throughout the nation.
 The Coco-Cola program featur- ing Tommy Dorsey and his band scheduled for tonight at The Arm ory in behalf of Chase Company employees has been cancelled as has the regular Saturday night dance at the YMCA.
 G. Loring BurWell has asked members of the Mendelssohn Male Chorus to meet at the First Con- gregational church at 10:15 a. m. tomorrow where they will sing spe- cial selections of commemoration.
 A broadcast including reading of the Scripture, poetry and prayers was made over WATR last night. Clergymen participating were MT Ayres, Dr. Walker. Dr. Snavely, MT. Fairbank, Rev. B. Kenneth Anthony of the First Congregation al church, and Rev. Robert A. Heydenreich of the First Lutheran church.
 A special commemoratory service was broadcast yesterday afternoon over VERY. The sorrow felt by the death of the President was express cd by Mayor John s. Monagan, Dr Walker, Rabbi Greenfield, and Rev. J. Oliver Cronan of St. Margarat's church. The proclamation delivered by Governor Raymond E. Bald- win yesterday before the state leg Slature was read by Charles T Lynch, program director of VERY
 At 4 o'clock this aftern.. on fou, buglers, each stationed at four dif- terent entrances of the Scovill Co.,, will sound taps. The four will Le stationed at the Mill street, ha.rl nton avenue, Silver street entrances and the entrance to "1l2". The company as will many other loca; industries will shut off the power Tor a period of three minutes at 4 p. m. All local industries will con- duct some service at the hour in tribute to the friend of the work ing man..
 Members of Local 251, Water bury Brass Workers, c. I. O. can- celled a meeting scheduled last night. The unit sent the following day letter to Mrs. Roosevelt:
 The membership of our union, comprising workers in IA Water bury plants, meeting tonight has voted to express our deepest sym pathy for your great loss which we feel is also our own, and, in- deed, the loss of all peoples of the world. We have resolved to carry on and do our part in the major tasks which are still unfinished an early victory over the enemies of mankind and a strongly ized peace with economic security for all" This letter was signeo by Armand Fiorelli, president of the local, and George Cunningham, recording secretary.
 The city today had recovered from tine first shock of the President s sudden death and had settled again to the routine Of it's share of the wars prosecution. The loss now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-14

NOOK1I111Ueu HUH uBO " Russian drive up the Danube valley, already probing into the area of Sankt Poetten, 3l miles west of the Austrian capital and 132 miles from Berchtesgaden.
 The battle for Vienna, once gilt tering city at the crossroads of Europe, netted the Red Army 130,000 prisoners, Marshal Stalin reported.
 To the north, the Second Ukran- ian army stormed across the Morava river on a 15-mile front. It captured Goeding, 32 miles southeast of Brno. Goeding Is the birthplace of Thomas Masaryk, first president of Czech oslovakia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-14
Special Assignments
 For Accident Suits
Local Plaintiff Asks S5O,OOO for Injuries Suffered in
 Accident; Couple Seek $zO,OOO From Bus Co.

Special assignments have been made for April "A in superior court the $5O0O personal injury suit brought by Feice Forino of Waterbury against Margaret and on Katherine Doyle and Ethel Reynolds both of this city, against the New England Transportation Company of New Haven
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-14

The Forino suit is based on an ac- cident which occurred Nov. 10, 1943 on Freight street. The plaintiff claims he was crossing the street to board bus when he was struck by a car owned by Mrs. Falk and operated by her husband. It is al legged the accident victim will have permanent leg deformity. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-14

MaSauley avenue, was held today at a. m. from the Colasanto funeral home, 932 Bank street, to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes where a solemn high Mass of re- quiem was celebrated at 9:45. Bur- ial was in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Miss Olive May Marshall, 33 Woodruff street, will be held from the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue at p. m. this afternoon, Rev. Alan Fair bank officiating. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery, Naugatuck.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Mar garet Ellis, wife of Frederick J. Ellis, 168 Newbury stret, will be held from Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street. Monday morning, at 8:15. A solemn high Mass of re- quiem will be celebrated at SS. Peter and Paul church at g. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today and tomorrow from 2 to 10 p. m.
 The funeral of Mrs. Helen (Say- ers) Parker, widow of Robert Park CT, will be held from the home, 123 Highland avenue, Monday at 8:15, to the Church of the Blessed Sac rament at 9. Burial will be in new St. JoGeph's cemetery. Friends may call at the home a fter 2 D na,, to- day.
 Funeral services tor Mrs. The resa Doran, wife of Patrolman Henry J. Doran, who died Thurs day afternoon as result of burns suffered two weeks ago at her home, 62 Madison street, will be held Monday at 8:30 a. m. from the Ber- gin Funeral Home, 290 East Main street. A solemn high Mass of re- quiem will be celebrated at St. Francis Xavier Church at g. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Friend may call at the funeral home today and tomorrow after noon and evenings.
 The funeral of Miss Helen T. Griffin, 661 Cooke street, was held today at 10:30 from the Bergin Funeral Home, 290 East Main street, to St. Thomas church where sol- ernn high Mass of requiem was celebrated at II a. m.. Burial was in old St. Joseph's cemetery.
 The funeral of Thomas J. Evans, 56 Lounsbury St., was held today at 8:15 a. m. from the Mulville Funeral home, 27O West Main St., So St. Francis Xavier Church where & solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated at g. Burial was in Cal vary cemetery.
 The funeral of Asa George York, 2735 East Main St. was held today at 8:15 from the Lunny Funeral Home, 25 Central avenue, to the Church of SS. Peter and Paul, where solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated at g. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
 
 Funeral services for Mrs. Michael Serafino, 82, who died Wednesday night of burns, will be held Mon- day morning from her home, 69 Beach street, at o'clock. A solemn high Mass will be held at St. Lucys church at a. m., with burial in Calvary cemetery. Friends may cal at her home today after 2 p. m.
 Private funeral services for David Coe, World War II veteran, who died suddenly Thursday at his home, 115 Clematis avenue, will be held at the Hickox Funeral home Watertown. Friends are re- qusted to omit flowers.
 The funeral ot Mrs. Gladys (Rob- erts) Evans, wife of John F. Ev- Mulville Funeral Home, 27O West Main street, time and other ar- arrangements to be announced later. Friends may call at the funeral
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-14

officiating. Burial will be in River side cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 2 to p. m.
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary (Mc- Mann) Cosier, 161 Birch street. widow of Eugene Cosier was held today at 8:15 a. m, from the Sny- der funeral home, IA Willow street to the church of the Sacred Heart for solemn high Mass of requiem at g. Burial was in Calvary ceme- tery
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-14

State chairman Adrian F. Maher more Iaan played in luck this week when he announced cancel lation of the Jefferson Day Din ner at New Haven tonight. Had plans continued for the affair the deAth of the President would ccr- tainfy have caused cancellation with the resultant furOre over reservations, meals, etc. As it was, Mir. Maher had his announcement in the papers Wednesday night. With Democrats apt to observe a thirty day mourning period for Mf. Roosevelt it would seem as if the sectional dinners MT. Maher suggested may be pushed back un- til early summer or even the fall. Alk of which Is in good taste, but there might be a few under-cover explosions about refunding of the $26 loyal party men bers have al- ready donated to the cause.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-14

Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main street, time and other ar arrangements to be announced later. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow and Monday.
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Russians 30 From Berlin

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CORCORAN - In this city, April 14th, 1945, Lawrence v. Corcoran, of 19 Charlevoux Street. Funeral from Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main Street, time and other arrangements to be announced later. HARVEY-In this city, April 18th, 1945,. Ralph Edgar Harvey, of Cheshire.
 Funeral Monday at 3:30 D. m., at Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central Avenue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-14

There were more angles to the re. cent testimonial dinner given Con. gressman Joseph Talbot in Torring. ton than appeared in the accounts of the affair. It must have been ex- tremely noticeable that the dinner was treated as a partisan af- fair. In fact 1t looked as If every effort were being made to submerge the fact that Rep. Talbot is a Re- publican. always has been one, has been elected to public office on the COP ticket, still expects to run on the same ticket. Democrats attended the Talbot testimonial and their preeence was played up even more than that of the Republicans who probably outnumbered Democrats in attendance by twenty to one. It was a smart bit of showmanship if this design was planned; if 1t was spon- taneouS it was typical of the good fortune that has been "Joe's" throughout his successful political career.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-14
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Rosa Maria Aurio. wife of Francesca Aurio, 49 Masauley avenue, was held today at g a. m. from the Colasanto funeral home, 932 Bank street, to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes where solemn high Mass of re- Quiem was celebrated at 9:45. Bur- ial was in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-14
MASSES


 CAFFREY--Memo Mass of re- duiem will be celebrated Monday morning. at ?:30 o'clock, at the Sacred Heart Church, for the re- pose of the soul of the late Pfc. John R. Caffrey.
 MATARAZZO - Fourth anniversary Mass of requiem Wil be celebrated Monday morning, at 7;30 o'clock. at the Our Lady of Lourdes Church for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs. Sosia Matarazzo. Memorial Mass Of requiem will be celebrated Mon St. MichaePs Church, for the re- pose of the soul of the late Pfc. James J. Welch, at the request of the tool room of the Waterbury Companies, Inc.
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F funeral Services
 This Afternoon,

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Post Offices Shorten Work

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Jap Arsenal Areo AfIome

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According to one legislator the hv1alabaloo this week over trans Herring one of the local pension bills from the Cities and B0Foughs to the Public Personnel Commit tee was just that and nothing more. The Democrat informant stated that actually Rep. Howard Pratt, Republican, House Chair 1aSn of the former committee waSn't opposed to the transfer, as he was reported as being early ir the week. He agreed readily to the transfer when asked by this legis- latOe.
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The funeral of Miss Olive May Marshall, B Woodruff street, will be held from the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue at p. m. this afternoon, Rev. Alan Fair bank officiating. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery, Naugatuck.
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City Paying
 FDR Tribute

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Tanks Gain
 At Okinowo

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Incidentally the hearings on the Waterbury pension bills next Thurs day ought to be interesting from several viewpoints. One will be the number of Waterburians present for the occasion and voicing opinions on the proposals contained in the several measures c. Arthur Dubois, who chairmaned the commission that produced the bill will be the basis for the hearing, is sure to speak in favor of it. Arthur Tanner of Woodbury is member of the Personnel Committee and also served on the pension commission. Ex-Senators Frank Summa and John Tobin are also expected to at- tend the hearing. Both served on the commission. The other member was City Controller Neil Maloney and he undoubtedly will attend with other city ohlcials, headed by Mayor John s. Monagan who has support ed the commission bill with one or two voiced exceptions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-14

New Britain has reason to boast about the sale of sewer bonds it negotiated this week. The lowest bid, that of a Boston firm, offered an interest rate of only .6s8 of one Der cent, plus premium of $299 xifteen bids in all were received, in- esuding one from an investment house in Lynchburg, Va. Mill ford, however, sold $75,000 worth of school bonds this week at an in- terest rate of 50 of one per cent, Day, Stoddard and Williams of New Haven being the successful bidders Hartford's Purchasing Director Joann ". Tllrley was recently order ed to buy fuel for all the city build 1ngs for next winter without re- course to bids New Haven paid 93l, ,0oO.46 as its share of the county tax this week, which is about $12,- 600 mere than Waterbury had to pay.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03

prisoners ate not too badly. They
went to their own farm around
the camp and killed two Brahma
steers each day. One prisoner
claimed to have gained so pounds
during this time.
Pfc. Siprano Greigo, Albuquer-
que, N. NJ, one of the survivors OF
the death march" from Bataan
to Camp O'Donnell, told briefly of
his experiences.
II hate like hell to repeat some
of the things I saw he said. II
saw the Japs order American SOL
diers at the point of guns to bury
alive two soldiers who were too
weak to move. The men screamed
please don't so others were ord
cred to hit them on the heads
Pvt. William Ducan, Troutville,
Va, also on the death march, said
the japanese once shot 10 men at
a prison camp because one man
escaped, and another time five
men were killed for the same rea-
son. He said he saw Japanese en-
tice prisoners to the prison fence
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03
Eisenhower Lauds Arms,
Calls For Steady Supply

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-R-
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, de-
claring we have a general SUI
periority'' in weapons and ammu-
milton over the enemy in Europe,
said today what we need is more
of both, as well as men, to finish
the job
The general made his statements
in letter from his headquarters
in the European theater to Major
General Levin H. Campbell, Jr.,
Army chief of Ordnance.
The text of the letter dated Jan
uary 10 and given to the Associat-
ed Press by General Campbell, is
as follows:
Headquarters European Tneater,
United States Army, Office of the
Commanding General.
Dear Genera. Campbell:
Battlefield reports from every
trcllt in the European theater of
operations continue 20 tell of the
splendid quality Of ou~ weapons
and ammunition. What we need is
more of both, as well as men, to
finish the job.
Last summer, the enemy was
defeated in Normandy by our fire
power and the teamwork OF our
splendid soldiers at their rifles,
mortars, machine guns, artillery,
in their tanks and tank destroyers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03
NAZ GUNS SHELL
ITALIAN HIGHWAY

ROME, Feb. 2.-(P)-American
Fifth Army patrols feeling OUT Ger
man positions in the mountains
south of Bologna are encounterlng
furious enemy artillery and small
arms fire, while long-range enemy
guns are blasting at the principal
supply highway between Bologna
and Florence, Allied Headquarters
announced today.
Except for nun. erous patrol
flashes and the unending artillery
exchanges, however, the cold and
muddy front was reported quiet.
The U. S. 18th and 18th Air
Forces struck enemy refineries
and commune atoms in Austria
The 18th Air Force Thunderbolts
penetrated further into German
held territory than ever before
yesterday to bomb and strafe loco
motives and rail cars between Vii
zach and Klagenfurt in Austria.
Heavy bombers of the 18th Air
Force pounded the Moosbierbaun
oil refinery % miles northwest
of Vienna and attacked rail yards
at Graz and Klagenfurt. Some 50
German fighters were seen, but
they did not attack.
Raj planes of the Balkan All
Force raided enemy communica
hons and oil storage targets ir
Yugoslavia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03
WAR LABOR BOARD
UPHOLDS STRIKES
IN TWO COMPANYS

ATLANTA, Feb. q tR The
Fourth Regional War Labor Board,
in a precedent-setting action, re-
fused today to order two unions
to end a strike unless the struck
company will agree to put into eff
feet a previous WLB wage decision.
The board set Tuesday noon,
February 6, as the deadline for
the Cocker Machine and Foundry
Co., Gastonia, N. c., to advise
both the unions and WLB that it
will comply with the wage ruling.
If the company yields, WLB an
nounced the unions will order their
men back to work Wednesday.
Unions affected are the Interna-
tional Molders and Foundry Work
ers Union of North America (AFL)
whose members are on a legal
strike called under provisions of
the Smith-Connally Act, and the
International Association of Ma
chinists (AFL). Officials of the
machinists union said its members
refused to cross the other union S
picket line.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03
BIG THREE TALK
BELIEVED OPEN
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and ruthless" abolition of Ger
man war industries and control
of the country's future economy
The American proposals were sub
mitted to the European Advisory
Commission last December by AM
bassador John G.. Winanl. Britain
submitted similar proposals and
Stain was expected 10 make his
ideas known at the conference.
There was belief in diplomatic
quarters here tn Russia would
suggest that several million Ger
mans be sent to Russia to help in
reconstruction.
1t was understood that the Euro
pean advisory commission plans
for controlling Germany after the
war were based on, the principle
that military forces will be j. alb
solute control of any occupied area
for six months or more and that
Allied civil government would
then take over.
Reports reaching Churchill, it
is understood, indicate a German
plan to retreat south for suicide
stand in southern Germany and
Austria. These reports said the
German plan would be to fight an
organized war from hedgehog
strongholds that would be geo
graphically and, in part, indus
trially sufficient.
This resistance center was said
tc cover 1000 square miles, en-
bracing parts of Bavaria arf1 Aus
trla-mountainous country which
would be difficult to storm and
which would offer few good targets
for bombing operations.
At the core of this area is a 100
mile stronghold centered on Berch-
tlsgaden, which was reported to
be heavily fortified and supplied
for prolonged resistance.
Agreement on zones of occupa-
ton is another question before the
conference. Probably under the
present arrangement the Soviet
government would take over east
ern Germany, Britain the north
west sector and the United States
the southwest with an inter-Allied
commission in Berlin. All three
powers, and possibly France, would
share in the occupation of Austria.
The German Transocean agency
said the Big Three meeting was at
Romanian port on the Black Sea
and was now in conference.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03

The enemy then retreated five hun
dred miles, leaving behind much
equipment in order to reach tenn
porary security in his fixed defen-
ses.
1.-The mobility of our ordnance
enabled us to exploit our first sue
cesses in the drive across France,
into Belgium, and Germany.
Moreover, throughout the war
there has been a noticeable and
steady improvement in the quality
of many of our weapons and equip
ment. Such improvement is man.
datory always; the alternative is
stagnation and eventual disaster.
1.-The effectiveness Of cur orda-
nance is partly due TO simplicity
in design and partly to the range
of U. S. equipment which provides
a weapon for every target. The ell
emy's battle losses have been far
greater than ours. In pieces of ar
tillery, the enemy has lost eight
or our one. We have knocked out
twice as many tanks as we have
lost.
1--WE have a general superiority
in quality and quantity of our ord
nance, superiority that must al
ways be maintained.
Sincerely,
(signeO Dwight D. Eisenhower
General of the Army, U. S. A."
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03
TOKYO REPORTS
H0NSHU BOMBED

WASHINGTON, Feb, 2-OJpJ-
Tokyo radio reported today that
lone Superfortress dropped bombs
IN the Osaka area of the japanese
home island of Honshu in the
fourth consecutive day Of 'nui-
sance" raids on Japan, and the
enemy also said another lone BIG
flew reconnaissance over Japanese
occupied Korea for two hours.
Other japanese broadcasts re.
corded by FEC said single Ii.
berator and a small number Of
P-30 Lightnings "stubbornly car.
ried out daylight attacks several
times yesterday on the oil center
of Balikpapan, Borneo. The broad
cast claimed two P-33s were shot
down and said no damage was
done.
Tokyo claimed japanese planes
Wednesday night raided Alhed-held
airfields at Kalemyo and Shwe5o
in Burma and set ablaze Il air
craft and damaged more than II
others. The bases formerly were
held by the Japanese before the
Allies made them untenable and
then captured them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03
Rangers Killed 70 Jap Guards
In Fiue Minutes During Rescue

by offering them cigarets, and
then shoot them because there was
a rule against prisoners being less
than two yards from the wire.
Cpl. William Peterson, Lake
Park, Iowa, a veteran of Corregi-
dor, said three weeks ago he stole
a radio from the Japanese and
had been listening to the progress
of the Luzon campaign.
Sgt. Maj. John Kelly, a veteran
of 80 years in the Marines, said
the japanese showed some re-
spect for his age and made him
the group leader of working par
ty. Kelly, who was with the
Fourth Marines at Corregidor,
was still wearing his campaign
hat with Marine insignia.
One civilian among the prison
ers was George Weldon, Ct, who
once lived at Legrand, Ore, and
has been in the Philippines for As
years. He was working as con-
tractor with Naval air base unit
at Bataan, and was treated as a
prisoner. He said he thought he
might 60 home now.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03
W. E. JOHNSON, NOTED
DRY CRUSADER, DIES

BINGHAMTON, N. Y, Feb. 1
-R-William E. "Pussyfoot" John
son, colorful dry crusader who re-
tired to his Smithville Flats, N. Y,
home convinced that America was
nowhere near ready for another
try at prohibition, died today. lie
was 80.
johnson, who for 81 years waged
battled against drink in every ma
jor country in the world except
Alaska and South America, died in
a Bingha1npton hospital where
he was taken in January. He had
been in i'll health for the past sew
eral months
Representing the American Anti
Saloon League abroad, johnson be-
came an international figure. AS
a Government agent he obtained
more than 81 per cent convictions
in nearly 5000 bootlegging cases
from 1906 to 1908. Eight OF his
deputies were killed during this
period, one because he resembled
"Pussyfoot
In his later years, he expressed
regret that the United States tried
prohibition without the support of
public opinion.
II will return some day." John
son said after repeal, "but not in
our time"
In England in 1919, he was mob
bed and lost the sight of his right
eye.