The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-12

Memory turns to the days of the old Spoon Shop" Silver Street with the that the International Silver Company has signazed its return to Connecticut by
 filing incorporaton papers Hartford In the old days the firms comprising International Silver included Rogers and Brother and the Rogers and Hamilton Company both of Waterbury International first chartered in this state and began operating out of New Jersey in lSSS The Spoon shop for years of Waterburys most thriving industries And who is there of growing older generation who forgotten those happy hours of swimming at "SpOoneys Ditch? SpOOneys had none of the diving platforms and boards of today aRd the water probably too clean, but there that thous ands of male Brass Cyites first learned to swim. After
 hot ball game Hamilton Park there nothing like a dip at SpOoneys to cool of. And if didn't have bathing suit, who cared?
 Henry J. Grenier. IT,. well known in sports circles manager of the Sacred Hart Basketball team is year older today. He is the Of Mir and Mrs. Henry J. Grenier. Sr.. s5 Proctor Street, and brother Of WATR'S singing star. Ann Grenier. who sings every Tuesday night He is junior in the Sacred Heart High School and member of the staff Of The Forum. school paper. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hogan of 29s Walnut Street the proud parents of Patrick Francis Hogan. born at St. Mary's Hospital Sunday. June 9. Mrs. Hogan is the former Paris Patrick has sisters. Della Rose Olga. Drina and Nancy Lee pupils at St. Mary's ParOchial School. Mir. Hogan is an plOye of the seoviil Manufacturing Company.
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 Positive indication of the splendid development of sra Waterbury youngsters who have natural talent for singing dancing to light in the initial performance of Artistry and Rhythm" which includes company of l65 men, women boys and girls. sponsored by Mciale Studios who royal entertainment a capacity audi ence at the Waterbury Womens Club two weeks ago. and
  week at the same auditorium From fOuryear-Od Bar bara Pepn to nineyear-od Ruth Patty Martin and with Joan Curt, Barbara Cafey, Miss Ann Grenier, radio sponsored s0ngsress the show rated tops by those fortunate enough to at the time of its first presena- ion. Numerous favorable comments made for the directors of the entire production Ruth Martin Fred Cali and Edith Sacco of the McIiae Studios Because of the fact that some 300 people denied chance to the first sh0w upon orders of the fire marshal who stopped the sale of tickets when capacity audience assured Thursday evenings performance arranged and there is every indication that another large turnout for the exhibition of local singing and dancing talent will be forthcoming for the necessary repeat performance brought about by public demand.
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 The Town Crier Tells. In northwestern C0nnecti. cut high winds Saturday night did plenty of damage. Trees were down and streets and highways with snapped off branches and twigs Whole across the roads in Holland Granby. Mapping. Falls Vl lage and other places. Cheshire Academy held Alumni reunion last Saturday about 100 of the 5O attending hay ing seen war service Reunions out at the welknOyn nearby school had been eurtaed for several years . Ship ah0y! The daily trips from Fosters Wharf Boston to PrOyncetOwn, Cape Cod have started their l9l6 vacation schedule. The U. S. Stee Pier will make the daily trip Williamsburg Va, is getting kind Of nppsh Ihey are planning to prohibit automobiles from the restored section of the historic tOwn and use ear rage coaches and carts of ancient vintage the town streets Nearby beaches popular Cn very hot Sat nrday and swimmers enjoyed the first dip of the season Lake Qnasseang too. was popular spot the week end and youthful and older hehhkers dotted the roads 70 nearby lakes, well known race track oyer in Windsor may be used for the site of new high school Field strawberries age pretty nearly ripe np Ltehneld way and wild blackberry blossoms are seen on the spfawlng vines beyond W0odbury. Farmer Brown over South Britain way says fhe season is late nA a f0nFa hAaf hr. IA