The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
NeuUs of Connecticut

Norfolk, Gen., April II - up
Plans were announced today for the
sixth season Of the Norfolk School
Of Music, directed by Dean Bruce
SimOnds Of the Yale School Of Mu-
sic, which will open June II 70 run
70 July 70. The school, which was
founded In l04l and Il administer.
ed by the Ellen .Battell Stocked
Foundation, has attracted students
from several foreign countries.
Hartford, Com, April II tUP)
THE Regional Marketing Author.
ity had It's approval today on plans
TO establish O market next TO Brain.
ard Field II the project receives the
necessary cooperation" Of whole
salers, farmers and the city's de-
velopneIlt commission.
The authority voted to spend most
Of Its $4,000 fund for the market.
Previously II had been thought that
the money would DO divided equal
~ for markets OF both Hartford and
New Haven.
Manchester, Con-, April II -(UP)
AS result Of three lncendlary Ares
In as many weeks, members Of the
Manchester fire district will meet
tonight and form Q vigilance COM
Tilittee 10 patrol the town.
The latest Of the fires broke out
last night In the DFagett junk Yard,
Destroying large One-stOFy frame
building, considerable waste paper,
and damaging Q quantity Of mach
lnery. No loss was estimated.
The other flres, which leveled
cider mill and q warehouse, caused
damage Of about $4,000.
All OF the fires broke out In the
same neighborhood.
New Haven, Conn, April II (UP) |
The state accepted second de-
greSs murder plea from George
Spicer yesterday and Superior Court !
Judge Sam Fl Mellitz sentenced the
negro TO life imprisonment.
Spicer was convicted OF bludgoen-
Ing to death Miss Marion Granatir,
90, In her fathers secondhand
store Jan. 80. Judge Mellitz sale |
the interests OF society" would be |
met by giving q life term, just as
II Spicer were minor, since tests
showed he had mental age OF a.
Fairfield, Conn.,, April II up
George J. Rafferty,, So, sales execu-
tive for the A. c. Gilbert Company
In New Haven, died suddenly at his
home yesterday.
Rafferty, was formerly manager
Of the Goodrich SilvertOwn Tire
Company In Bridgeport. Funeral
services will be held here Thursday.
West Haven, Conn.,, April II CUP |
Two men were arrested on arson |
charges yesterday in connection
with a three-alarm fire which
caused an estimated $4,000 damage
to Meadowbrook Inn Sunday night.
Pasqual DeFilippos 80, West |
Haven, proprietor Of the inn, and
Michael Vitteli, 20, New Haven,
were released on 5000 bond. They |
will be presented at West Haven
town court Saturday.
The blaze, which apparently be-
gan in the boiler room, was pre-
ceded by another one Sunday after
noon which appeared to have start
ed from burning rubbish in the |
backyard.
Hartford, Conn.,, April l7-(UP) |
The number Of striking aligners
at the Royal Typewriter Company
grew 10 ESQ today and they an
nOunced they would not return 10
work until a dispute over jOb-re-
timing schedule had been adjusted.
The strike started when 100 al
igners quit Monday, declaring the
company had failed TO meet the
terms Of q Superior Court decision
prescribing the time for q prOduc-
tiOn change. The ether $50 join
ed them after a mass meeting.
Company officials said that the
walk0ut was due 70 q "misunder-
and that they had been
attempting TO clarity the courts
decision when the strike began.
New Haven, Conn.,. April IT.
(UP)-An authorization by Federal
Judge Carroll c. Hincks today al
lowed trustees Of the New Haven"
railroad system to grant wage adj
iIatmentg amounting Ia eifl 0fl3 600 /