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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Friends Honor Bride Elect

Mrs. August Paul, Vermont Street, and members of the Wesley an Service Guild of St. Paul's Meth odist Church were hostesseS at a surprise miscellaneous shower re- gently in honor of Miss Shirley McGuire of Midland Road, whose marriage to George Burns, Ayers Street will take place tomorrow. Among the guests were: Mrs. | Howard Smith, Mrs Harold F Paul, Mrs. Albert Kaercher, Mrs Wilson Miller, Sr., Mrs John l. Lineburgh, Mrs. Walter J. Oldroyd Mrs. Edith Brown, Mrs. David Wood, Mrs. Lewis Sage, Mrs. Hugh M. Sutherland, Mrs. William Chick, Mrs. Jane Lockhart, Mrs. Robert Kiersted, Mrs. Theodore F. Kirsch, Mrs. Dorothy Humphrey, Mrs. Mae Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Freda Johnson, Mrs. James Sincaster and Mrs. Claude Link, Mrs. Maurice Sheehan, Mrs. Sargent Tower, Mrs. Harold c. Slater, Mrs. Mary J. Weary and Mrs. Hazel Yackel.
 Also Mrs. Raymond Mcclure, Mrs. Hazen Mckee, Mrs. Walter Burns, Mrs. Evelyn Korngiebel, Mrs Eliz- abeth Shiller, Mrs. John Steck, Mrs. Dwight Seaver, Mrs William Mo- Kee, Mrs. Frank Meisinger, Mrs Elna Carlson, Mrs. Armand Brech- buhler, Mrs. Winthrop Curtis, all of Waterbury, Mrs. Robert OLeary Mrs. Alma Johnson, Mrs. Hulda Paul, all of New Britain, and Mrs. George ODell, Litchfield.
 And the Misses Mildred Kaercher Irene Hodkoski, Connie Commenda- tore, Laura Seaver, Elizabeth Sea- yer, Barbara Webber, all of Water bury, Lillian Fitzgerald, New Brit ain, and Lois ODell, Litchfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Society Plans Annual HayYide

Miss Mary Rossi, president, pre- sided at the first Fall meeting of the Children of Mary Society of St. Lucy's Church. Plans were formu- lated far hayride to be held on Halloween night. Miss Connie Car 10 is chairman of the arrangement committee.
 Plans were discussed for a play to be presented by the group in the near future. At the October 7th meeting in the parish hall, an elec- tion of new officers will be held. All members are asked to attend this important meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Esther Bunk Plans Bridal

Terryville. Sept 2O.-The wedding of Miss Esther Bunk, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Emil Bunk, High Street, to Clifford Sturgeon of Bris.
 tol will take place tomorrow at 3 P. M. in St. Pauls Lutheran Church.
 The attendants will be Miss Edith Sturgeon, maid of honor and Mrs. Otto E. Greger and Mrs. Walter J. Blaschke as bridesmaids. Adolph w. Greger will be best man and the ushers will be Otto E. Greger and Walter J. Blaschke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
PERUGINI-PETRUCCI

Plans have been completed for the marriage of Miss Rose Petrucci, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Anthony Petrucci of Spring Street, who will become the bride of Nunzio Peru gini, son of MT. and Mrs. Anthony Perugini of Oakville tomorrow at 9:45 at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Local Girls Enrolled At Simmons ColleQe

Two Waterbury girls, both grad uates of Crosby High School, are registered as freshmen at Simmons College, Boston.
 They are Miss Roslyn E. Solomon, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Israel Sol omon, 139 Fern Street, and Miss Alice l. Relyea, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Morris A. Relyea, Munson Road
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Edward Sprous Wed Sept. }

Oakville, Sept 20.-Edward Sprano, Jr, son of MT. and Mrs. Edward Sprano, of Van Orman Street, was married to Miss Frances Marie Herbst of Fort Worth, Texas, September 3 in San Francisco, Cal MT. Sprano has been in the Marine Corps for over two years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
PALMIERI- I-SANTOLI

Our Lady of Lourdes Church will be the scene of the wedding of Miss Angelina Palmieri, niece of Carmen Ceferatti of Plank Road, and Mich ael Santoli, son of MT. and Mrs. Michael Santoli of New Haven. The wedding will take place tomorrow morning at o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
BRADSHAW-QUADRATO

The wedding of Miss Betty Jane Bradshaw, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Howard Bradshaw of Oakville and Frank N. Quadrato, son of MT. and Mrs. Ralph Quadrato of Meri- den Road will be held tomorrow at 3 o'clock in Union Congregational Church, Oakville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
SPINA-OVERBAUGH

The wedding of Miss Frances Spina, daughter of MT. and Mrs Frank Spina of Bank Street and Walter Overbaugh, son of MT. and Mrs. Shelton Overbaugh of Oak vile. The wedding will take place at g o'clock at the Union Congre- gational Church, OakVile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
CAPPELLETTI-TUTTLE

The marriage of Miss lola Cappel- letti, daughter of Mrs. Michael Cap pelletti of Chase Parkway and Warren Thomas Futile, son of Mrs. Jay H. Futile of Roland Street will be solemnized at 10 o'clock tomor- row morning at Blessed Sacrament Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Weddings
ACCOMPLISHMENT LUCIA

At g o'clock tomorrow morning at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church Miss Helen Broniewski, daughter of Mrs. Mary Broniewski of East Farm Street and Joseph Santa Lucia, son of Mrs. Louis Santa Lucia of Ben nett Avenue will be united in mar riage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
GENOVESE-AL -ALLEGRINI

Miss Elizabeth Genovese, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Salvatore Gen. ovese of Webb Street and Livio AL legrini, son of MT. and Mrs. Vim cenzo Allegrini of Wood Street will be united in marriage tomorrow morning at g o'clock at St. Lucy's Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
MEIR-GOGAN

Miss Ruth Meir, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edward Meir of Hill Street will become the bride of Edward Read Gogan, son of Mrs. Otto F. Lucas of Cliff Street. The wedding will take place tomorrow at 4 o'clock in the First Lutheran Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Club Notes

The Women's Get-Together Club of the Third Congregational Church will sponsor a dessert bridge in the Parish Hall on the afternoon of September 24 At a recent meeting at the home of Mrs. D. F. Castaldo, Washington Ave nue, plans were also made for a rummage sale to be held in October.
 Mrs. William H. Roden, president of St. Elizabeth's Guild of Trinity Episcopal Church, entertained the officers at the Parish House We'd nesday afternoon. Suggestions to be presented to the members at the opening luncheon meeting at the Ranslow Restaurant, Wolcott, on Oct. were discussed. A social hour followed.
 Plans for dessert bridge party to be held Oct. 8 at 1:30 PM. were made at meeting of the Womens Society of Christian Service of St. Pauls Episcopal Church held We'd nesday evening in the church. The meeting was preceded by a pot-luck supper during which the birthdays of Mrs. Sara Ford and Mrs. Homer Senior were observed.
 The Evening Department of the Second Congregational Church will meet Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock ill Davenport Hall. The meeting will be in charge of the Ways and Means Committee.
 The MT and Mrs. Club of the Third Congregational Church last night sponsored a welcome home supper for member veterans, their wives, and families in the parish house. The program included enter tainment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
MARCUCIO-SA

At g o'clock tomorrow morning at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Miss Ellen Marcucio, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ralph Marcucio of Bank Street and Andrew H. San tulli, son of MT and Mrs. John San tulli of South Leonard Street will be married at a double ring service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
STEPNEY-FALLON

Miss Gertrude Louise Stepney, daughter of William Stepney of Wolcott and George w. Fallon, son of Mrs. William F. Fallon of Cherry Street will exchange marriage VOWS tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the First Methodist Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
McGUIRE-B BURNS

The marriage of Miss Shirley Mc- Guire, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Raymond Mcclure of Midland Road and George Burns, son of MT. and Mrs. John Burns, of Ayers Street will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at St. Pauls Methodist Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
CHURCH-HOTCHKISS

A wedding of interest tomorrow morning at o'clock at St. Francis Xavier Church will be the marriage of Miss Virginia Church, daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Church of Baldwin Street and Edward Ray mond Hotchkiss, son of Mrs. Della HotchkiSs of Ayers Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
RECCHIA-RUFFINO

At g o'clock tomorrow morning at St. Patrick's Church, Miss Theresa Recchia, daughter of MT and Mrs. Saverio Recchia of Charles Street and Lawrence Ruffino son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Ruffino of Finer aid Street will be united in mar riage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
Wodhoms Camp
 Opens Campaign

A membership drive which will continue for several months was opened last night by the Wadhams Camp, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
 Commander James F. Butler, who will serve as chairman of the mem- bership campaign, pointed out that local men whose grandparents or great-grandparents fought in the Civil War will be accepted as mem bers.
 Members must be descendants of soldiers, sailors, or marines who fought with the Union during the Civil War. Local membership cur rently totals 30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
Nine Discharged At Fort Dix, N..J

Four WaterburianS and five men from this area were discharged from the Army yesterday at the Fort Dix. N. J., separation center Local veterans are T/5 Joseph F. Battaglia, 1428 Baldwin Street; Cpl. Joseph F. Filippone, 56 Hauser Street; Cpl. Ralph A. Fappiano, 16 Sprague Street; and T/5 Sanford B. Kaynor, 168 Buckingham Street
 Those from this area are Pfc John A. Borzansky, 34 Broad Street, Torrington; T/5 Nicholas A. Cola bello, 57 Van Orman Street, Oak vile; Pfc. Charles E. Knox, "A River Street, Thomaston; Pfc. James P. Mclaughlin, POS East Main Street, Torrington; and T/3 Francis G. Schaefer, Burritt Place, Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
JOHN CLEMENTE, Unemployed Veteran, 59 Fairview Street:

"1t may m- dicate that the United States intends to con, tinue to expand and improve its military equip ment. B ut l don't think 1t means that war is near or any, thing like that
 I am a veteran who believes a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
WILLIAM PACE,
 Secretary, Boys Club, 68 South Elm Street:

N@4e-~ test flights are being made to further c o m- merc1al av1a ton not to expand our military. I was a gunner in the last war on a B-17. Aviation has a tremen- dously big fu- ture, and we must kpan in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
BUD MATTHEWS,
 Factory Worker, Boys Club:

reasonably, l think big busi- ness is behind this thing. They are jockeying for another W a r, though public opinion may be against it. These flights are a part of pre- paredneSS and defense, but big hllSineSS is A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08

next war will be rocket war, and our first defense will be in the air. It's our way of informing the rest of the world we are not looking for anything. but we are also ready for anything. don't believe that our military men believe war is near. No one is ready. Yes, I am 8 veteran. was a blind flying in structor at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, where the air experimental work was done."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08

Denver (UP)-History moved back a few generations when the Denver police court blotter recorded that Jesse James had been fined for carrying concealed weapons. James, 79, was mixed up in a shooting af- fray, police sakd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
It's MY
 OPINION"

Question: Why do you think the U. s. is experimenting in long-range test flights such as that flown by the Dreamboat?
 Where asked: Boys Club. FRANK DELMONACO, Educational Director, Buckingham Street:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08

long-term peace will be established. Everyone who was over there knows the people of the world are tired of war The only thing they want is to rebuild their homes and their lives. But I also believe in being prepared
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08

worldwide tie-up, and 1t involves the little people. No, I don't think public opinion will ever keep the peace. If you break up big busi- ness the livelihood of people throughout the world collapses. Yes, I was overseas as radio gum ner on a BLY,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
indicates

IC uQlCdCSS no one is going to push us around in the future and we won't be caught unprepared the next time. These tests are ab- Solutely esSen- tial to the de- velop m e n t of our m lit a r y aviation. T h e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08

T really thlnk these long range flights are a step to W a r d helping co m mercial aviation and an explor- tion of territory for l a n d in g bases and such. Aviation has a great future. If we are to ad- uonno xryn n1IIct
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08

step. l don't believe in spending a lot of money on these supersonic plans, because no man can control a plane at such a terrific rate of speed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
DANIEL DENEHY, Unemployed Veteran, 123 Baldwin Street:

experiment. No. I wasn't an avia- tor, I was overseas in the infantry"
Evening star., 1946-09-16

shortages are just around the corner
Government talk of a labor shortage
puts the Government squarely behind
labor leaders working desperately to
get more while full employment lasts.
Inc reality is that agriculture will soon
release 100000 workers and that tens
OF thousands OF soldiers and sailors
Will come home. Construction workers
will be released as cold weather sets
In and the Federal housing program
bogs down even deeper.
F& ~ Il
Another factor is the money market.
II investment money is withheld, the
natural consequence would be high
er interest rate. But the Treasury will
not and probably cannot let this hap
pen. The interest on the national debt
is scheduled at 2 per cent To raise
that would further unbalance the bude-
ct. But on the other hand, Chairman
Eccles OF the Federal Reserve Board
talks of higher money rates as check
on Imitation. His drive on the stock
market missed the whole point on in
fation, for the stock market was less
inf1ationary than other markets. Farm
prices have doubled, but stock prices
did only half as we'll.
And so money saved for rainy days
is still dormant. It's owners are wait
ing for clear sign of the Governments
intentions Alarming rumors, extrava-
gent predictions and confused policies
have taken the edge off our earlier
postwar hopes
released by The Associated Newspapers, Inc)
Evening star., 1946-09-16

standstill; Offices are closing; the gar
ment trades are strangled the food
shops are empty, and the citys deter
minatlon to run the blockade-for that
Is exactly what 1t is-anticipates clashes,
possibly armed clashes. Armed clashes
In the roads and streets are civil war.
Yet the income of the average man In
the United States is the highest in his
tory. Most of the rest of the world is
starving because of physical circum-
stances beyond control. Our misery is
sef-induced Our transport is demoraI-
lied, not by bombings, but by gangs.
Our production, out of which alone any
one can be fed, clothed and housed. is
halted not because plants are being dis
mantled by victors, but because they are
closed down by the very persons whose
own Hvelihoods depend on their con-
tinuous operation
~
Trade unions have become, in effect.
private armies which can be mobiIized
against the population at will. Con-
gress has adjourned without doing one
thing to bring labor employer relations
within the framework of law. Organized
labor, like organized capital before it
has fought and succeeded in keeping
itself outside and above law. Now the
working man himself is helplessly caught
in the resultant chaos.
Democracy, like every other form of
government, depends for its life upon it's
capacity to govern. The German democ-
racy could be overthrown by Hitler onlv
because it previously had lost that ca
pacity The Italian democracy could be
overthrown by Mussolini only because
1t had lost the capacity to maintain or
der, as strike after strike had paralyzed
the economy. The Tsar of Russia gave
way to a constitutional and democratic
government, which gave way in turn to
the October revolution by, actually, a
handful OF men, able progressively to
establish tyrannous dictatorship and
police state, only because the Tsar and
the Kerensky regime had lost the ca
pacity to govern.
In chaos the scum rises. The aeitator
replaces the statesman: the honest mer-
chant gives way to the black market
peddler; the speculator replaces the en-
terpriser; the propagandist- -hireling sue
ceeds the poet and philosopher; the peo-
pie sit helpless while the mob shrieks
in their name
America, Americal God send His grace
oer thee!
tReles sed by Bell Syndicate JnrN
Evening star., 1946-09-16
On the Record
By Dorothy Thompson

Hitler and Mussolini have been de-
feated and dead for more than a year.
Japan Internationally surrendered in
August, 1945. The United Nations has
been established. A peace conference is
in progress. Everything for which the
entire wealth, resources and manpoWer
OF the Allied world was modified; every-
thing which had become their sole OBJ
Jectlve and fondest hope has thus been
realized. And where are we now?
The world is in full state of anarchy.
Allied cooperation is myth. Whether
in New York or Paris, conferences"
have not the slightest relation to any
thing that can be so called. At each of
these weird meetings some one arises
and reads, from mimeographed state
ment, piece Of propaganda. Invariably
the statement is charge against an
other government of constituting a
threat to the peace The statement is
translated and nobody listens. Some one
else rises and from another mimeo-
graphed statement refutes the charges
A vote Is taken and the SoyietS and
their satellites vote one way, the Anglo
Americans and their supporters another.
None of these conferences has any
relation to the debates of a parliament
tary body, in which there is discussion
and an attempt to obtain consensus
through appeals to reason They are
not round tables but battle lines. These
verbal tensions find physical expression
in half a dozen places-the Italian
Yugoslav border, the Greek-Bulgarian
border, in Palestine, in Turkey, in Iran,
in Germany-any tinder might today or
tomorrow ignite third world war.
-
Never was situation more danger
Gus and never in history have such
tensions ended otherwise than in war
But never in history, also, have all ma
tions, without exception, been in
worse condition to wage war. For not
single government today can count
on the united support of its people.
While we are making a naval and
air demonstration in Greece, a mari
time strike has paralyzed every Amer
ican port. Every day it continues
makes 1t more certain that no matter
how 1t is settled the wage-price situa-
tion will have been radically worsened
AS I write, our greatest metropolis
Is as paralyzed as though blockaded by
foreign army. A few thousand truck
drivers who their own leaders admit
are 'out of control" are closing down
the working places of tens of thousands
of other workers. Construction is at
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Efforts Not Wasted

A careful study of the voluminous
report by the War Department on
measures taken during the war to
| correct defects in AZ chemical NOR
tar shells reveals that Major General
Alden H. Watt. chief of the Chem
ical Warfare Service, was not exag-
gerating when he told the Senate
War Investigating Committee that
he and his officers sweat blood" over
the problem. The Star is glad to
learn from the report that the ef-
forts to find the cause and to prevent
further loss of life among American
mortar crews were not in vain, as
had been inferred from General
Waits testimony the latter part of
July.
At that time General Watt gave
the impression to the committee
that the Chemical Warfare Service
had never been able to get to the
bottom of the mystery of why some
of the mortar shells exploded pre-
maturely, killing a number of our
soldiers and wounding others. Nor
was he able to assure the committee
that the defects were of such a
nature as to preclude the possibility
that any of the Carson firms were
responsible. He was quoted as say
ing he was not sure whether design
or manufacture was to blame. Ap-
parently General Watt had not been
Informed of all the facts, leading
him under the strain of persistent
questioning to give somewhat con-
fused and confusing testimony.
On refreshing his recollection by
going back over the records, how
ever, General Waitt makes it clear in
his report to the Undersecretary of
War that long and intensive efforts
were made to determine the reasons
for the tragic premature explosions,
that it finally was found that the
accidents were caused by imperfect
fuses (Which were not manufactured
by the Garssons) and that the defec-
tive fuses were traced to their places
OF manufacture, where prompt steps
were taken to prevent any recur-
renee of the trouble. Moreover, it
was disclosed that the number of
premature explosions was relatively
small in proportion to the amount
Of ammunition used, namely, 1.58
rounds out of each 100000 rounds
fired. This was not an unusually
high percentage of malfunctions.
compared to the record for all types
of munitions.
1t is regrettable that this precise
and enlightening information could
not have been made available to the
Senate committee during the period
of General Waits testimony. It
undoubtedly would have spared the
Chemical Warfare Service from
being placed in an unfavorable light
before the committee and the public.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Chuirmun Mead to Quit

Senator James M. Mead of New
York has evidenced a careful ap-
probation of the proprieties of the
situation in deciding to step down
from the craftsmanship of the
Senate War Investigating Com
mittee, now that he has been nomi-
mated for Governor of New York
by the Democratic party. He is
correct in his belief that it would
be inappropriate" for him to wage
campaign for the governorship
simultaneously with charting the
course of committee which should
be free from any semblance of
partiSanship in it's important in
vestigationS. The prestige which
the committee has attained and
which 1t must continue to have If it's
future activities are to merit public
confidence depends on hewing close
to the line of impartiality. Use of
the committee as forum for what
might be interpreted as campaign
oratory would destroy It's usefulness.
Unfortunately, the imminence of
the November elections is bound to
have its effect on the immediate
future of the group. Senator Kill
gore, Democrat, of West Virginia,
who seems destined to succeed to the
Craftsmanship because of the inter
national obligations of Senator Tom
Connally of Texas, who is next in
line for the post, is up for reelection
and consequently has campaign bur
dens of his own. In fact, all Demo-
cratic members of the committee
face the same problem of dividing
attention between campaigning and
attending sessions of the committee.
Regardless of who is elected chair
man, he may find himself accused
of seeking publicity or playing
politics If he assumes an aggressive
investigative role. The same applies
to committee members. Under the
circumstances it would not be
surprising II the committee should
fail to produce as much fireworks
in the immediate future AS it has
produced in the past.