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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
Mrs GiIh0OIey Secretary OfStateD Democratic Women

Mrs. Thomas Gilhooley, of Meri-. den Road, was elected secretary of the Connecticut Federation of Democratic Womens Club on Sat- urday at the biennial convention of that group held at the Stratfield Hotel, Bridgeport. Mrs. Gilhooley has long been prominent in local Democratic circles and Is at present president of the Waterbury Wo- mems Democratic Club. More than score of delegates from various women's Democratic Clubs were present. Mrs. Richard Galway, of Thomaston, was elected fourth vice. president.
 CongresSwoman Chase Going Woodfouse of New London was re- elected president, with the follow ing officers:
 Honorary chairman, Mrs. Fannie Dixon WeIch, Columbia: first vice president, State Representative Hazel Thrall Sullivan, Windsor: second vice president, Mrs. Anna Mccoy, New Haven; third vice president, Miss Margaret E. Con- I1ors, Fairfield; corresponding sec retary, Mrs. Louiejune Moran, Montville; treasurer, Mrs. Ruth Dembo, Groton; directors, Mrs. Louise Duffy, West Hartford; Mrs. Kate Gadd, Hartford.
 Democratic State Chairman John < A. Mcclure Of Wallingford de- declared before the 200 Democra- tic women present that Chester Bowles, national economic stabilizer, and Joseph M. Tone of New Haven, former state labor commissioner, had been invited to meet with the Democratic State Central Cop1mit- tee and incumbent state officers and Democratic members of Con- gress at the Pease House, Saybrook, one June IA to discuss Autumn elec- ton plans.
 Promises Capable Candidates
 He further stated that the party plans to present Q ticket composed Of good, capable, colorful candi- dates this year. We don't care who the Republicans run. We have no fear of the Republicans. Our
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
Gertrude ROSA
 Heads Committee

Miss Gertrude Rosa Is chairman of the arrangements committee in charge of the 10th anniversary cele- bration of the Aviglianese Womens Society, which will be held next Sunday from 1 to 10 P. M. at Temple Hall. The event will also be welcome Home" party for veterans.
 Assisting Miss Rosa in making preparations are Miss Molly Lucia, co.chairman; Florence Fal1chio, Janet Pace, Margaret Galasso, Mrs. Molly Cipriano, president; Mrs. Gertrude Mecca, Mrs. Rita Salvator, Mrs, Grace Spirto, Mrs. Anna Sum ma Mrs. Molly Passarelli, Mrs. Rose Carlo. Mrs. Louise Clement, Mrs Mildred Rosa, Mrs. Grace verrastro Mrs. Anna Mecca, Mrs. Fhilomena Martucci, Mrs. Rose Pistone, Mrs Anna Massa, Rose Mary and cath erine Santarsiero, Carmella Lorusso Josephine Genovese Denna Longo' Rose O'Andrea.
 A greenback and miscellaneous shower was given in honor ot MISS Mary Valletta of Carver Street, who will become the bride Of Bruno Meyletones on June 6 at the Church of Our Lady of LourdeS.
 The shower was held at the Y. M. o. A. More than 200 guests attended from New Haven, New Britain, Watertown, Woodbury, and Hartford, Miss Wilma Valletta, Mrs Marcella Mikletones and Mrs. Joe seph valletta were hostesses. MT. and Mrs. F. M. Huntington wilson of Woodbury, spent the weekend at The Barclay in New ! Vrs.lp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
Pe1rI VeSina
 Feted at Party

MT. and Mrs. Joseph Argenta of Middlebury entertained recently in honor of Mrs. Agenta's niece Miss Pearl vezina who celebrated her 2lst birthday. Miss Vezina, former rCsi- dent of Canada is now residing in Waterbury.
 Guests attending were MT. and Mrs. Stanley Risigo, LSrry and Joe seph Risigo, MT. and Mrs. Michael Kamaitis, MT. and Mrs. Jean Thomas. Mrs. Nina Corbet. Leon Beausoleil, Joseph Allen and David Argenta.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
Miss Nora Doyle Is Local Delegate To OhiO Parley

Mrs. Nora c. Doyle, 45 Watertown Avenue, Waterbury, will attend the national convention of Royal Nelgn- bors of America, fraternal benet1t society, in Cincinnati, Ohio, June lO to 14. She is a delegate and dls- trict deputy of the society.
 The session will be the 2lst Royal Neighbor supreme camp. Original ly scheduled for June, 1945, the su- preme camp was postpoAed a year on account of the war and in CO., operation with the Office of De- fense Transportation.
 Legislation for the advancement of the society during the next four year term will be considered
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03

task is to get as many new voters enrolled as possible during the com ing months"
 Pointing out that absentee ballots will become available July 5, MT. Mcclure called on Democrats to hold early caucuses or conventions to nominate candidates for state representatives, judges of probate, and justices of the peace before that date.
 WOmen's Participation Important
 Lt.-Gov. Wilbur Snow declared that the 1946 election, which he termed the most important. in the histoRy of American, will depend on great measure on women, who have become the greatest workers in both major parties.
 The Republican program, he charged, lis shaping up on the claim that you are Republican or 8 Red, !" and added the Republicans plans comprise Q ".name-calling campaign to bring about a reactionary result on the same pattern as in 1918. He further charged that "reactionary policies" developed after Republican victory at the polls in 1918 and 1920 brought on "a stupid normalcy which led us into World War IT,"
 The Acknowledgements further asserted that the United Nations must be brought to Connecticut where it belongs" and declared such proposed plan must not be fumbled. Expressing disagreement with President Truman'S proposal for legislation to permit the draft Eng of strikes into the Army to operate vital industries, MT. Snow asserted what we want under the Democratic system is balance be- tween labor and capital for the well being of all.
 Co-OperatiOn With Russia
 Alfred M. Bingham of Salem, Q former Democratic state senator and son of Hiram Bingham, form CT Republican U. 6. Senator, sub- stituting for Senator McMahon who was unable to leave Washington to address the women, called for @ long range program of patient un- derstanding and corporations" with Russia to avert the threat Of a third World War. {,
 we need @ vigorous national policy to make democracy worK here" he said, "and a vigorous pa. tient, dynamic working for world peace if we are not to go through war again" .,,
 He discussed the American Mili- tary Government with which ne served in Germany, and said that most of its shortcomings are due to lack of "clear cut long range American policy" in contrast with the dynamic force of Soviet Rus Fla which has positive program and a purpose" Asserting that we have no plan for reorganization oi Germany or the world," he saad .'the primary responsibility for tnlS rests 'oF, the American people" Lands B0wles
 Many returning G.1.'s feel "a de. moralizing sense of letdoWn ana lack or security at home" he said iirring a national full employment nroeranl "with the government ruaranteeing sufficient purchasing bower to utilize everything we pro- duce," as the best answer to do. mastic difficulties and the mos! certain way to keeping the world at peace. In this connection ne praised MT. Bowles for "bold, cour- ageous, optimistic leadersnip E | outlining in his recent book noN such program could be prougn' about. a'-
 The only resolutions adopted ex, uressed regret on the deaths ol President Roosevelt, the late Sena' tor Maloney, and Mrs. Nei. lie Hayden of waterbury wnicr occurred since the last naennia meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
YOU MUST GROW UP

YOU MUST GROW UP
 tried think this thing through You do the same things you that wear clothes food should they think you're different2
 bit half grade ahead of your old gang that's all But the jump from grade school high school measured py ote things than the building tho books. the teachers
 left the old familiar circle you're missing rom day day exciements You're having new settlements world looking things talk about that they You friends something new ana happening about high school what little envous when they near you talkl /.
 probably consider them young fry And that rifles friends much exciting than they can't hold candle to the and the people every day So eye unified at youl . =
 really them down you and the boys They around with the boys too much they don't do that The aren't paying them any just kids But in high school! why tne boys ask you for dates p .
 They'd give their eye teeth boys notice them and just ahead of hem they sour grapes youl
 IT'S ONLY NORMAL
 one thing follows another and high school comes ae grace ready big stuff before the rest Of your crowd it's nothing to be uperciou over Don't ruo m MayDe nobbh and stuck But the gang you M ne hind will catch with you in few Hcnhs And when M comes to dating they may leave you behind when ney ses lStarsdi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03

Miss Anita Hart, of Al Cooke Street. was elected president of the Junior Hadassah, young Jewish women's organization, yesterday at the annual Connecticut Region Jun:or Hadassah Convention held at the Hotel Garde in Hartford. Miss Freda Bardasch, 6S Elizabeth Street, was elected as correspond ing secretary.
 Mrs. Jacob M. Silver, retiring president of the Region Senior Hadassah, installed Miss Hart and the other newly-elected officers. Mrs. Silver, in an address before
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
.Lnckie O,BrieM
 Wins Prize

Jackie O'Brien, well-known in local entertainment circles, cap. tlred second prize in the Perry Como contest at Madison theater, Brooklyn, New York, over the week. end. Seventy -four contestants par ticipated in the program.
 The youthful baritone, the son of Mir. and Mrs. Martin O'Brien, Of Lincoln Street, is . junior at Crosby High School. He has appeared on radio programs in this city and m Hartford. 3t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03

More than 400 persons attended the weekly Servicemen's and Civil- ian Dance which was held at the Central Y.MC.A. Saturday night. Saul Danzig was pianist for the community sing, with Robert Kear- ney offering a vocal selection. Jack sufia was In charge of ar- arrangements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
Girl Scouts GiUe
 Picnic Tonight
.Loring Studio.

A picnic will be given by the Wa. terbury Council of Girl Scouts and members of the council for the Leaders Association tonight at Camp Wequapauset, Waterville. The event is scheduled for 6:30 P. M. The Girl Scout station wagon will meet Waterville buses at the foot of Boyden Street Hill.
 Chairman for the picnic will be Mrs. Clifford Prescott, Waterbury Council Girl Scout commissioner She will be assisted by Mrs. John Tufel and Mrs. P. M. Barry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
Births

MT. and Mrs. Donald Charles Mahoney, Baldwin Street, are the parents of a son, Donald, Jr., born at St. Marys Hospital on May 2s. Mrs. Mahoney is the former Honora Hamilton, Somerset, Mass.
 A baby girl was born to MT. and Mrs. Carmen Mangini, 6l0 Wilson Sreet, at the Waterbury Hospital, on Wednesday, May %. Mrs. Man gini is the former Miss Edith Ciasullo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03

The Ladies Aid of St. Johns Lutheran Church will hold a cover ed dish luncheon tomorrow at P. M. at the home of Mrs. Bettie Mitchell,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
Elizabeth Woodward Says
ARE YOU HIGH-HAT7TNG
 THE OLD GANG
They're meedlin0 you pY'

They're needIing you p'at,., SC ddvS' Just because vou graduated from grade school lust JomnGrD, and left them behind you. They tell 70" nOac thGt you're snobbish aud stucE up. EUen your beat friend Ashes stu tn Ordde schoolo tells vow yowre diJterent Yow can't see t. But you're more tho h..rt tho;r ofti
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
AUTHENTIC WARDROBE

Every costume and every piece of clothing worn in Parar1ount's Techs nicolor drama of the l04OS Cali fornia," was copied from a museum piece.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-19
Nougy St: Francis |1-O Winner

A ninth inning score which came after two batters were hit by pitch- CT Herb Carlone of SS. Peter and Paul, brought 10 C.YO. base ball league victory to St. Francis of Naugatuck at Recreation Field Neither team scored until the final inning, as Carlone and his mound rival Chet Usczakiewicz, allowed but four hits, the latter scoring the winning run with hit to infielder Steck which was handled well but thrown to the plate too late to pre- vent a score. Steck was done out of a triple or homer in the seventh when Currier of St. Francis made great catch of his long drive, while Becchia robbed Currier ot an extra-base hit in the fifth in- ming.
 Tonight, Immaculate Conception coached by Johnny Thompson and St. Francis Xaxier are paired in a feature game at Washington Park; while St. Lucy and St. Thomas teams are paired at Fulton Park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-19
Odds and Ends

Incidentally, if the Louis Conn "gate" hits the two million mark NET tonight. Joe will collect close to $500, 900 while Billy gets $40O, 900 for getting knocked out, or being publicly acclaimed as the winner and new champion" They will be paid 4O-20 of the net receipts (after taxes) . Scovlll ERA. men will tangle with Bristol's H-J Service team in a softball game Friday night, 6:15 at the Scovill Woodtick sports reservation. The Bell City boys have lost but 1 of 8 games in league competition Water bury's Mrs. Donald Futile was eliminated yesterday in state golf championship play at Hartford losing to the defending champion Mrs. Andrew Pierson of Edgewood The state tourney medalist 7O Grace Lenzcyk of Indian Hill zoomed to a 90 score yesterday and barely stayed in competition, but rallied to win by to 1 over Mrs John Clancy of Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-19
Sports Slants

and has the decided advantage of being boxer, while Louis is a slugger. If you will stop to recall, Gentleman" Jim Corbett was 8 boxer and John L. Sullivan was ac- credited with having punch equal to the kick of mule. But the great Sullivan was defeated by man with much more cunning and ring savvy. It would hardly do to com pare Conn with Corbett but there are similar tendencies which follow with both. men.
 When Billy Conn steps into the ring with Joe Louis tonight his strategy is going to be similar to that which he used five years ago except that this time he knows what he can and can't do. He will know that he will have the champ on the string as long as he can keep away from him and that it would still be suicide to try to slug it out with him. Of course this reasoning may be a little of the beaten path but 1t has it's points just like that of the Louis support CTS. I won't have to tell you who I'm for but I will say that I will go along wholeheartedly with Meri Connors on his prediction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-19
By WIN MALONEY LOUIS BALLYHOOED TO!

The general concensus is that Billy Conn, the contender for the heavyweight title in tonight's bout at the Yankee Stadium, is being highly overrated and over-bally- hooed by press agents and sports writers. But when you look at the other side of the picture you also can see that there is a good bit of ballyhoo about Joe Louis coming out. of his camp, too. Just which stories coming out of both camps, are the true and which are just a good build-up, will have to be weeded out by the individual.
 The story which came out of the Louis camp at Pompton Lake, New Jersey, last week about the Cham pion's blood pressure being alarm .ngly high is interpreted in two ways by the fans and sports writers who are divided into the Louis and the Conn camps respectively. The members of the Fourth Estate who favor Conn in this title bout think that this story or report about the champions blood pressure being up is just lot of ballyhoo, to throw the contender of his guard :.
 while the fans and scribes who fa- vor Louis think that the champ is the greatest fighter that ever hvee and will win the fight, regardless And their line of thinking follow' the pattern that Conn is beint highly over-ballyhooed and over
 rated while they do not stop t think that the champion is alS
 being given 8 terrific build-up
 And who wouldn't be given sucl rave notices when Promoter Mix Jacobs is charging $100 for 8 ring side seat ...
 If the Louis supporters woul' stop to realize that both of thes fighters are five years older todd. than they were when they met 10
 the first title bout they would giv their choice a little more consid
 eration. Conn has a three and one
 half year age advantage over Loui
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-19
Gains
 IRA. Lead

Lux Clock, national division I. R. A. Softball leaders until last evening was shut out TO on a one- hit pitching job by Myron Fren- gel in behalf of Waterbury Com panies last night, giving the win- ners the division lead with 5 games won of six played. Berardi, George, that is, and Marshall, were the VIC hitterS.
 Manufacturers Foundry defeated Patent Button 7-5 in another close game. Durante, Carpinin and Kun dropus hitting hard.
 C.L. and P. won easily from Far rel Foundry 16-6; Mullen, Goodale and DeVito slugging the ball con- sistantly, Farrel having lost by 2 games of six.
 Johnny Carriero was the extra base hitter with homer and double as Plume and Atwood subdued Mattatuck Manufacturing Company by 11-5. Bristol Company was a g. 4 winner over Metal Hose, while Burlinsh scored three runs for Far rel with homer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-19
Tonington SPORTS
tspecial to The Desnocrat)

Torrington, June 19-BaSepaA leader of the 1947 Torrington High team was named last evening at the annual dinner of the Varslty Club at Botelle's Inn, Bantam Lake. He is Vic Alexander, badly hurt earlier in the season when he su1- fered a broken ankle. He was also named president of the varslty Club, a 10-year-old organization o1 high school lettermen. John Ros- enbeck was elected vice-president, Dominick Movegnot, treasurer ana Bill Pond, secretary of the cluo' The club recently rendered Coach Connie Donahue testimonial dln- ner. Last night, the coach was pre- sented a picnic kit and sport shirt
 Tommy Monahan, Bristol Hlgn coach and William P. ODonneil' Waterbury sports editor, were prin- cipal speakers, the former express ing the opinion that Torringtor and Bristol would always continue athletic relations. In basketball football and baseball since last Fall Torrington has won 38 games, los' 13.
 Paul Drozedenko was elected al the captain of the 1947 track anc field team for Torrington High while Billy Rosenbeck received tht Varsity Club Award for batting II 27 runs during the baseball season
 Other speakers included: Coacf c. F. Donahue, Superintendent O. Schools John F. Murphy, Principa Richard Hughes, James Breen o the Varsity Alumni Club; Waite Gisselbrecht. sports editor, Torrlng ton Register; Victor Refs, disabled war veteran; and James Burke Clifford Lindahl William Szesz kowski and Clifford Migerey, assist ant coaches and faculty members.
 Hearts Win
 Torrington's Sacred Hearts Wer 3-l winners over Avon in a tWillgh baseball game played last eveninl at Collinsville; each team gettinj five hits in seven inning game Palker was the winning pitcher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-19

1927. However, the inability Of 5000 or 5000 potential patrons from outside the city to obtain ho- tel reservations, and the record ticket prices-ranging from $l0 to $l0O- probably have prevented that. However, Jacobs was positive" that the gate would be larger than $2,- 225, ,OOO, making 1t the second big gest, at least.
 Jacobs expected the crowd to range between 75,0O0 and SO,OOO.
 Louis Still Favored
 Although Louis is 3h years older than Pittsburgh Billy, the champ ion was favored at Bel in brisk bet ting. He was expected to enter the ring at Al. That was the price on the night of June 18, 1941, when Billy-the-Kid of the "choir- -boy face" almost wrested the crown from Louis. Conn was ahead on rounds when they came out for the 18th session. (The point system had not been introduced into New York state them.
 Referee Eddie Joseph had the challenger ahead, to 5; Judge Marty Monroe had him leading [ to 4, with even; and Judge Bill Healy had it even at 66.
 Louis was groggy and on the verge of collapse in the 12th round Conn, over-confident, came out de- termined to win on kayo in the 18th. He failed to reckon with the Negro's remarkable recuperatlVt powers. Conn, a light hitter, triec to match punches with the Brown Bomber and was knocked out in the 18th.
 | Louis is favored because of thai knockout and for many other req sons. The champion is expected tt out weigh Billy about POS pounds tt 1821a, an advantage of 251a pounds He has advantages of height, reach brute strength, and punch. In thu closing stages of his long training grind, jolting Joe seemed to hav' regained much of his pre-war CO ordination in punching.
 Defends 22d Time
 Moreover, it is the custom of mos experts to string with champion until he has demonstrated that h is washed up" And Louis ha been the greatest of all heavyweight champions, statistically at least.
 Louis is defending, for the 22 time, the crown he wrested iron Jim Braddock in 1887. No othe heavy king ever approached tha figure. Only two of his challenger lasted the championship distance Both were foreigners: Tommy Far of Wales and Arturo Godoy c Chile. He knocked out Godoy in return bout.
 The champion is riding a strin of 29 consecutive victories and straight knockouts. During his ca reer of 57 professional bouts, he lot but once. That was exactly ]
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-19
Challenger
 Close to 18O ForTitIe Bid
By STEVE SPIDER United Press Sports Writer

New York, June 19-(UP)-Chal- lenger Billy Conn rested comfort ably in noisy Manhattan today dur ing what he is convinced are his last 12 hours on the outside looking in.
 Tonight, I'll be the champion. I'm taking over for Joe Louis," said the cocky Pittsburgh Irishman.
 The roar of traffic and the elbow ing, chattering crowds were music to Billy's ears after his "confine- ment" in his training camp at Greenwood Lake, N. J.
 He was ready for Louis tonight, far more ready than five years and one day ago when the brown bombs of the heavyweight champion burst in his face in the 18th round at the Polo Grounds.
 After a limbering up exercise at the New York Athletic Club yester- day, Conn weighed 182 pounds one pound more than he expected to scale at the official weighing in ceremony at Madison Square Gar den at 12:30 P. M. (EDT). Don't Worry"
 The talk around Billy's crowd inevitably turned to his Irish tenn per which led to his knockout or June 18, 1941 - and whether he really had left it in his training camp.
 Don't warry about it." Conr advised. T learned lesson ths hard way.
 If anybody gets mad, it'll bt Louis"
 But they still wondered.
 There was brief furry yester' day when executives of the Metro poitan Life Insurance Company de cided Billys scheduled appearance in the company gym for a workou was causing too much commotio1 among the office workers and tolt him to look elsewhere for a gym.
 Eventually, Billy kidded about i and said he thought he'd canoe his insurance. The prospect of fac ing the murderous Joe without in surance apparently didn't enter hi mind-if it did he wouldn't worry
 Conr's weight after his fina workout encouraged his follower: At 182, he was 12 1-4 pound ) heavier than the first night h fought Louis. Although his weigh was announced at 174-to make look better-Conn actually weighe :. 169 3-4 according to his own admis sion. When he finally found a gyr available at the New York Athleti Club Billy eased through dri including the equivalent of on round each with the light and heav bags, one round of shadow boxint rope skipping, work on the pulley ,, and stomach exercises to loosen hir
 up all over. !, well" he said, I'm ready. We'r ? both ready, I guess. But I'm the on
 who's going to win"