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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
BaUone- -DiStasio
 Bridal EUeut Of Saturday

GoWned in Colonial wedding dress of slipper satin, Miss Carmella DiStasio, daughter of Antonio Di- Stasio, of Congress Avenue, Satur- day morning became the bride of Nicholas J. Bavone, son of MT. and Mrs. Bavone, Oakvile.
 The ceremony was an event of g A. M. at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Miss Carmella Berg ant1no SoloiSt and Daniel Bergan- tino, violiniSt, presented the musi- cal program.
 In the bridal party were Miss Ann D1StaSio, sister of the bride, as maid of honor; and Miss Sophie Barone, sister of the bridegroom, Miss Emily Pisani, Mrs. Marie Riticcui and Miss Mary Devito, as bridesmaids. Henry Drante, friend of the bridegroom, as best man. USherS included Frank Distasio, Louis Rittucci Anthony DiStasio, and Italo Buccini.
 The brides gown was fashioned with dropped shoulders, ruffles at the hem, and a long train. A tiara of orange blossoms held her long veil of illusion. She carried a prayer book marked with a white orchid. The brides attendants were all att tired in gowns similar to that of the bride, the maid of honor wearing blue and carrying tea roses, and the bridesmaids wearing pink frockS, and carrying dark pink roses. Tiaras of net holding net shoulder length veils completed their ensembles.
 A reception was held at D'Napoli's restaurant for over 400 guests fol- lowing the ceremony. Guests at tended from New York, New Jersey, and Indiana. Miss Lucy DiStasio, the brides sister, received in a black ensemble, complemented by a cor sage of pink roses.
 The couple will leave later in the day for a trip to New York and Washington, D. c. the bride wear ing gray maize suit, black hat and accessories, Kolinsky scarf, and or enid corsage.
 Mrs. Bavone is a graduate of Wa terbury Catholic High School and the Royal Academy of Hairdressing.
 Upon their return from their we'd ding trip, the couple will reside at 535 Congress Avenue.
 MT. Bavone received his discharge from the U. s. Army in February following four years of service, part of which time was spent in the Pa cific theater.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Clarence Den1erS Party Guest

MT. and Mrs. Clarence Demers ot Willow Street honored their son Clarence, Jr., at a birthday party in honor of his third birthday Games were enjoyed and lunch ton was served.
 Those attending were Claire Choiniere, Carol Skinhavich, Mary Lou Mussa, Eugene Demers, Thom- as Micole, Raymond Demers, Jr, Edward Mussa, Ruth Besancon Robert Demers, George Skirkovich Laurence Poitros, Skipper Besan- con, Michael Skirkovich, Jr.. Eonny Testaco Jacquelene Keefe and Judy Keefe.
 Also, Mrs. Francis Sherwill, Mrs Louis Musso, Miss Rita Guimond Miss Mary White, Miss Lillian Nicole. Mss Rose Mary Testaco and Paul Demers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Cotey- Vllemure Bridal Told

Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Edith Vile mure, daughter of H. L. Villemure of South Main Street, and Edward G. Coffey, son of MT. and Mrs. Ed ward F. Coffey of Center Street. The wedding was held August 29 at o'clock at the Church of St. Ann. Mir and Mrs. Coffey are residing at 45 Center Street. He was mem Der of the U. s. Coast Guard for three and a half years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

Pacific Notebook. Just the other day pie ture showing of onceproud fighting ships of the U S. Navy which have been decommissioned. There has been pictures like that in the year. since VJ Day, the Navy has cut it's personnel and withdrawn
 its ships from service As this latest picture we went back in memory to the Spring of 1945 From Ulithi had gone along observer on bombing mission against the bypassed Jap mystery island of Yap Our big Navy flying boat crced around the island which had been under steady pounding for months then un bered in for it's bombing Dsdalnfu of Jap ackack the pilot in fairly low to give his bombardier good crack at the target dump alongside bomb pocked air
 field and the Jap managed to put few holes III the wings mpervious to such annoyances the flying boat headed back for Ulith where the Oknawa invasion fleet had been assembling. From many miles away, we neared the vast lagoon anchorage could the ocean black with Uncle Sam's ships They there by the dozens by the scores by the hundreds. As far the eye could see the surface covered with them There batteshps and carriers cruisers and destroyers transports LST LSMs and ships of every other size and class. The mind almost refused to believe what the were reporting It didn't possible that there could be that many ships in the world few days later that vast fleet the greatest assembled in the history of the world it's way to Okinawa and the last battle of the Proudly they sailed those big ships and those little ships-their A pointing skyward their crews the aler-the Army and Marine troops the trans ports readying their for combat Some of the ships heading for watery grave the China Sea- others wrecked their suicidal o but they too brave and too for the Japs to beat In the days ahead the amending KamkaZe attacks the successful covering of the Onawa invasion the destruction of the last remnants of the Jap ee-and that mighty fleet sailed for Oknawa, though we knew there rough days ahead, knew also that with that vast armada landing and helping us could achieve nothing other than victory. Many of those ships stand idle now but their and the ashore whom they helped protect will keep them in memory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Married September 5

At the Church
 of SS. Peter
 and Paul on September 5, Miss Mary Elizabeth Foley,
 of of Beecher Avenue, became the bride of Richard Warren O'Neill,
 Jr.,
 son of MT. and Mrs. R. Warren O'Neill,
 of Knoll Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Bride of Veteran

Mrs. Vanasse
 was the former Miss Eileen Lee Haubold, daughter of
 MT. and Mrs. Oscar E. Haubold
 of Fort Worth, Texas, prior to her recent marriage at St. Ann's Church. Mrs. Marie VanaSse
 of South Elm Street, was a member of the U. s. Army
 for our years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

Dr, and Mrs. George Cronin have closed their Summer home at Oyster Harbors. Cape Cod. and are now at their new address, POS Co., lumbia Boulevard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

bardella, Anna B. Derwin, Ann Bowey, Mary McGrath, Eleanor Butler, Rosemary Connell, Mrs. Mi chael Meehan, Mrs. Eugene Con nell, ST., and Teresa Connell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

Democracy in action was graphically portrayed when the Waterbury Veterans Day Committee met to approve plans for welcome home celebration for vet erans of World War H. Opponents of the affair were loud but sincere in their claims that the money would be wasted" Immediately after the final vote showed the representatives of Waterburys civic fraterna hgous and veterans organizations in favor of the welcome home, the opponents showed true Amerlcansm They immediately announced that their organizations would accept the decision of the majority and do all in their power to make the day success Such occasions the of democracy All phases of ques-
 on can be discussed with the knowledge that the views of the majority will be carried out by everyone. We hope Waterbury's veterans will enjoy themselves on "their day.
 Notes from the Air Waves Many Waterbprians from County Limerick will be interested to learn that second "John Mccormack has arrived in America and will be featured shortly internationalyk known program His is Charles Lynch He is "A years ot age and from the town of Rahkeale He to the U S. with the endorsement and the blessing of the late John Mccormack himself The latter hearing the young singer selected him the tenor most likely to succeed him. Young Lynch placed in charge of Dr. Vincent OBren of Dublin, noted teacher, who prepared McCor- mack for his greater musical Speaking of sing CTS here's one home. Former Marine Corporal Paul Arva, who served 26 months in the AsiatcPacitc top honors the other evening in of the big networks talent shows He presented with $1OO cash and several contracts for personal appearances His t ture practically underwritten Cpl Arvai resides in Bridgeport He formerly sang soost in St. Stephens Church. Bridgeport and for the USO and Red Cross while in service in Honolulu Arvais instructor Frank Tar noczy, organst at St. Stephens given cash award as the dscoverer of the young singer Young Arva has been promised additions for movie" contract Thou sands of Waterburians have had the pleasure o hearing teevison program yet National TelevisiOn Week will be observed Oct 12 and plans underway to erect in the Bronx N Y teevision city at the estimated cost of 60 million dollars. It will be rival of Radio City Boy isn't the old world progressing despite international squab bles labor difficulties, shortages rumors of third World War and whatnot!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Prospect Girl Recent Bride
M. BarrY Keegan.

The Rev. John F. McTeague, pastor of St. Anthony's Church, Prospect, officiated at the marriage ceremony and nuptial Mass, uniting
 Miss Olive Ann Stickles, niece
 of Alexander A. Blondin, Prospect, and John R. Quilter,
 of Plank Road, on September '. The bridegroom served
 10 months
 in the Navy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
SIGNS OF FALL
GOOD EVENING.

SIGNS OF FALL The red is on the maple, The katydid is going strong; Hold everything! Bing Crosby is About to sing new song!
 FEM
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
1t. Lester Resumes
LGaU School Study

Lieutenant Ignatius Lester,
USNR, has arrived in Key West
on 70 days terminal leave and
will leave Saturday for the Uni
yersity of Florida to complete
his final year of training in law
school.
Lieutenant Lester is the son of
City Attorney Lance Lester and
Mrs. Lester He is the youngest
boy in his immediate family of
relatives and has had more sea
duty and overseas service than
any of the boys of the family.
Lester served mostly in the Paci-
fic and has been on attack trans
ports and cargo ships.
He was a boat officer on one
of the attack transports, and on
his final assignment on the at
tack cargo ship was navigation
officer taking the ship through
the uncharted waters around
Australia, the Philippines and
near Japan. Some of the charts
were very dubious looking he
said and quite Anticipated.
Lester has participated in most
of the invasions in the Pacific.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
.TGvceeS To GiUe
Birthday Ball

Tickets for the annual Birth
day Ball Dance, sponsored each
year by the Junior Chamber of
Commerce will be placed on sale
tonight at the business meeting
to be held in the Jaycee club
house on Flagler avenue.
Each year the Junior Chamber
of Commerce, sponsors the
Birthday Ball as their contribu-
ton TO the National Iinfantile
Paralysis drive. This years plans
call for a dance to be bigger and
better than ever
A gala floor show is to be
provided by the Baron School of
dance as part of the dance pro-
gram to be held that night.
The National Iinfantile Paraly-
sis Chapter of Monroe County,
was secured by the Junior Cham
Der of Commerce who felt that
there should be a locally sponsor
ed chapter. The local chapter is
headed by Jaycee Ralph Sierra,
with other mep(Rers of the club
taking active part in its opera
tiOp,
B Tickets for the dance may be
procured from any Jaycee mem
Der, at Aliens Book store on
Duval street or at the door the
night Of the dance.
Tickets will be distributed to
the Jayshees tomorrow for sale
and a further list of places where
tickets may be purchased will be
released soon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
Key Lime Fluff
Filling Delicious

An ounceI Of good practical
experience is often worth a
pound of theory, and the most
perfect recipe will fail if it's in
gradients are not put together
properly. But this is a never fail
recipe and good to the taste too.
Key Lime Fluff Filling
Beat three egg yolks until
thick and add lime color; add
gradually one-half cup of sugar.
Mix thoroughly and add grated
rind and juice of one lime. Add
three tablespoons boiling water
and cook in double boiler until
it reaches the thin custard stage.
Beat three egg whites until
firm; gradually add One-half
cup sugar; then fold meringue
mixture into the custard. Fill pie
crust previously baked. MAY be
Drowned in oven).
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23

politan Miami, but if the citv
wishes numbers to have the
Spanish Equivalents" on the
street signs such as "Avenida
Cinco-5", which means Avenue
5. King was. thinking of some
way to hold the quaintness of
the city even if the city COM
mission later votes for numbers.
This column believes firmly that
the street names should not be
changed to street numbers IN
any fashion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
KING THOUGHT ON
STREET NUMBERS

Regarding remaining the
streets, Mr.. King was in for
general public criticism. How
ever. he has not even made his
recommendation up as that
will hape to wait results of the
Lions Club poll and other fac
tors. He has stated publicly that
IF the street names are changed
to numbers by the city COM
mission that he would recon-
mend that we do not copy the
avenues and street numbers
such as is the case in Metro
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
Brother, Sister


Miss Persis Larsen and Ken
meth Larsen, daughter and son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Lar
sen, 1923 Francis street, will
leave next Sunday for cleveland
Tenn, tho forn1er to- begin a
college cotirse and the : latter to
resume his senior years study
in an academy.
Miss Larsen will enter Bob
Jones College, in which her
sister, Miss Eleanor Larsen has
studied for two years, and Ken
meth Larsen will begin his final
semester in the Bob Jones
Academy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
Lecture Recital
Thursday Night
TO BE GIVEN AT CONVENT
BY SEUMAS MAC
MANUS

The faculty ana student body
of the Convent Of Mary Immac-
ulate present Seafnas .MacManus,
Irish poet, hunorist and shana-
chic, this Thursday, january "a,
at 8 pm. in Saint Cecilla's Hall.
Mr.. MacManus is a brilliant
representative Of a poetic race.
Poetry and mysticism, wit, hum
or and pathos are everywhere
present in his work. He is a
Prince Of Story-tellers" and
holds his audience spell bound
as he relates fantastic tales of
leprechauns, dainty, spritely be-
ings, or weird ghostly tales of the
Banshee shrieking and bowling
through the midnight darkness.
The San Francisco Bulletin
says:
LAS a child and youth, he sat
at the feet of the shanachies, by
the turf-fires, and lived the life
of his own people, until, 5atur-
ated with the Celtic spirit, this
brilliant spokesman of a Won
derful people now comes 10 en-
thrall us with his delightful in
tellectual diversions"
Seumas MacManuS has lee
tured extensively at outstanding
Universities both in this country
and abroad. Among the univer;,
sites in thessIInited States that
have Welcomed him are: Cohlm-
bia, Harvard. university Of Tex
as, University of Nevada, Uni
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
RectOrs On
Visit Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rectors of
Pendleton, Indiana, are among
the visitors in Key West. They
are much taken up with the eli
mate here, and are also enjoying
the hospitality shown them by
the people of the city.
They are stopping at the
OceanvieW Hotel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
Mrs. Ricketts, Plays
Madam ArcUdi

Madam Arcadi, one of the
characters in the play Blithe
Spirit now being rehearsed by
the Key West Players, will be
played by Mrs. Gertrude Rick
etts. Mrs. Emily Goddard had
been cast for the part, but due
to the death of her mother, will
not be able to take the part.
The play is scheduled to be
presented the middle of Febru-
airy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
american Legion
Meets Tonight

A regular meeting of Arthur
Sawyer Post No. %, American
Legion, will be held this even
ing at 8 o'clock in the Legion
Home, corner White and South
ard streets.
Post Commander John B.
VIM states that many import
ant matters will be discussed.
Refreshments will be served
after the meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
Caroline Visitors
Mills Guests

Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Horne have
arrived from Bamberg, South
Carolina to spend ten days with
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Mills, 526 An
gela. - 2 &,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
GREAT INCREASE

CLEVELAND Gasoline
stocks in the United States today
stand at more than 3,650,000 gal
Ions, an increase. of 250,000,000
gallons over a year ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23

ed seating capacity, tickets of
admission have been printed.
These may be obtained at the
Convent or from any c. M. l.
high 'scisool girl.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
Social Calendar

WEDNESDAY
Bridge Club. Fort Taylor Off
GERS Club. 800 pm.
4 X X
THURSDAY
Ladies Auxiliary Meeting. 200
pm. Key West General Hos
pital.
FRIDAY
Eastern Star 800 pm. Scot
fish Rite Temple.
4 4 X
MONDAY
Key West Players. 800 pm.
Barn Theater.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
Key West In
Days Gone By
FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
OF JANUARY %, 1886

Leo Warren, WPA safety di-
rector in Key West, is due 10
leave this afternoon by plane Tor
Jacksonville to attend a confer!
ence of WPA safety directors IN
Florida.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23

GROWING A BEARD
When does news begin to grow
a beard, indicating it is passing
into the manhood of history?
That question fixes out of my
pop bottle this morning when !
read a front-page story, with a
byline, in a Miami paper about
Senator Peppers statement that
he will do all in my power" to
have the Overseas Highway
bridges made toll-free. & That
story was news when it appear
ed in The Citizen last Saturday
under a streamer headline, but
four days later it has begun to
develop fuzz on its chin.
LIMITED POWERS
There has been a lot of con-
fusion in the past on this city
manager deal probably because
those who put the charter over
failed to present proper publicity
as to the powers of the manager.
Regardless of this, a great many
people do not understand just
how much power the city mana
ger has and where his powers
stop. First of all ne has not
totalitarian powers. No city
charter in the country gives
managers these powers. Always
there is a city commission which
is the legislative body and the
body which can overru1e the
city manager on any point. The
city, commission is a represen-
tative body, men elected repre-
senting every interest in the city
on a majority basis. If you ever
feel that the city manager has
not properly considered the pub
it is necessary only to go to the
lie question you bring to the city
commission for further repre-
sentation. There are higher and
higher bodies beyond the city
commission such as courts, etc.
but for our purposes that legis-
lative body is tops in the city
just as Congress is tops with the
President holding position
much like the city manager.
COMMISSION CHIEF BODY
This question of the city man.
ager recommending: Just be-
cause the city manager recon-
mends does not mean that the
recommendation will pass. The
commission must sit upon the
question and establish a "pol-
ICY. Now, no city manager need
be just weak and blame the
city commission for limiting his
powers. He has a public record
of everything which he has
recommended, usually reported
to the general public via local
newspapers, and written down
by the city clerk. It is the very
solemn duty of a city manager
to recommend in each case
, brought before the commission
for decision. This gives a stud
led, carefully prepared opinion
to the council and a substantial
body of evidence on which they
can make a decision. Now in
two cases thus far have the
commission overruled the deci-
sion of City Manager King.
First in allowing delinquent tax
payments beyond their February
20 deadline and secondly in al
lowing a Windsor Lane store to
reopen after it had been used
as a residence. In both cases as
a hard and fast business rule,
City Manager King was right
over the commission, but as a
body devoted to the welfare and
contentment of the city as we'll
as tt~S' business interests the city
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23

Key West Rotary club held it's
luncheon today, with President
Melvin E. Russell presiding. The
lists of guests was larger than
it had ben in many a day. Hor-
ace O'Bryant, principal of the
Key West High School, was
President RusselPs guest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
POSSIBLY it also would be
ethical to say, "A lie for lie and
a truth for a truth"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23

A cold wave is sweeping the
eastern part of the United States,
but the lowest temperature re-
corded in Key West the last "a
hours was only SO, the Warmest
in the nation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
CHIEF RECOMMENDS

Thus it should be clear to all
the limited powers of a city
manager. There is one more
phase in recommending which
must be considered, when the
city manager takes a stand on
a question he is doing so to the
best of his ability in line with
his past experience in operating
other cities. 1t is his duty to
recommend. When he does SO
he does not speak as the voice
Of the city. He speaks only as
the chief recommended of the
city which goes before city
commission. That is all, but that
is weighty. So in future criti-
cism do not think of him as the
chief city power, because he
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23
RS+z<>l0

Eight pound boy, named Ben
jamin, Jr., was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Elowe, Friday
night at Key West Municipal
Hospital.
Mrs. Elowe is the former Ruth
OSterhoudt.
versity of Arizona, Indiana Uni
versity, Alabama Polytechnic
and Brooklyn Institute of Arts
and Sciences.
The public. is cordially invit-
ed to hear SeumaS MacManus on
Thursday evening, and to spend
delightful hour with a charm
ing entertainer. Because of limit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23

isn't. That is the city commits
sion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23

commission probably used a lit
tie humanity along these lines
and did not allow the hard and
fast rules. Believe me if l were
a city commissioner l would
have voted exactly like that.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-23

anu Q1O I4OI dI1OW lllS IId4 u dIlO
fast rules. Believe me if l were
a city commissioner l would
have voted exactly like that.
@E3O So
EXPLAINS ONE
DIFFERING POLICY
MY job is administrative
policy and enforcing ordin-'
ances," Mr.. King said today, Il
do not make policies or ordin-
ances." This is very true but
when Mr.. King makes a recon-
mendation he must be prepared
to bear the weight of criticism
which will fall on recommended
tons not in accord with public
thought and l think our city
manager is fully prepared to
shoulder this responsibility.
First thing l presented to the
city commission, the collection
Of delinquent taxes as soon as
possible which the city commits
sion itself had been on record
as establishing must be done
before February 20, was voted
down." Mr.. King said in dis
cussing his limitation of powers.
When the commission made
this decision I prepared to en-
force, it. As it stands all must
Fay their delinquent taxes be-
fore February 20 or must enter
into a contract with the city
BEFORE THAT. DATE to pay
the taxes in seven installments,
each not being less than ONE
SEVENTH of the total taxes
OWED. I will not allow anyone
to come in and make such a
contract after February 20 and
that is fair warning"