Dinner Dance of St Francis Club Draws 150 Plus
The St Francis Club held a dinner dance with over 150 attendees at the Protel nl ton ballroom. Berane Sullivan chaired the event, tickets were sold by Dee saunas ehrierniin, and Thomas syneh supervised decorations while a Cudcey dinner was served around 7 o clock and dancing continued into the night in Watertown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis’ Club
Willy Dare
Inamenseb
Wateterbury
Berane Sullivan Wre
Othe Cormeaittee
Dolia F
Dee Saunas Ehrierniin
Tfarry Pneceien
Ata Ehadrenna
Pub. Levy
Air
Mie
Iseliy
Mir
Enverielans
Ah O P. Afonutan
Patrick Pi Kelley
Helen Noletooo
Ane Adprs
Ate Dawdoulw
Afi
Acd Mies
Harold Fiestey
Abe Drosediciey Ioan
Hlarey
Feraneg
Patio
Aloo
Mrocaet
Mies Phureison Phassis
Albert
Pious
Eatheriss
Erede Maelotobl
Gbeetos
Stawy
Ebereth Macdronald
Ate
Mao
Thorred Anderson
Mr Hhoobt
Fterry
Wasssine
Aid Afra
Sbreton PT Dann
Atooe Watloeta Peran
Pheter Oriis
Ati
Abes
Laaweenen Bouma
Lpr
Wick
Mr Melson
CR Silber
Nartnes Hinglis
Donde Doibbte
Mic Flatpi
Che
Stobert Chant
Stes
Joseph Garant
Bettie
Local Couple Hosts House Warming Event
A local couple held a house warming with friends and family in attendance. The event featured refreshments and a toast to the new home, with guests including the hosts and several neighbors.
Veterans Council Meets Wednesday
The Veterans Council plans a meeting Wednesday at Petersen Wares home. Officials will discuss agenda items and oath ceremonies for participants, with various attendees listed and the event expected to reinforce community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Council
Mars
Petersen Wares
Os Pooda
Corral
Unclear diary fragment from Uncle Eben page
A garbled diary-like passage quotes George Tole and others discussing a past era and changes. The text is fragmentary with errors, but hints at longing for past times and references to a Coolidge prosperity and unrealized wishes.
Local Soldier Leaders Airborne Troops in Britain
Lieutenant Bruce N Booker of 113 EC street leads an airborne unit of the US Army now in England awaiting invasion. Private Peter J. Kerzen of Beacon Malls serves as motorman in the regiment. New England soldiers form a major part of the airborne forces in Great Britain, trained at Port Fiennings and Port Drape parachute schools, far from home as they prepare for the assault on strongly fortified Europe.
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Bruce N Booker
EC Street
United States Army
Finguene
Fient
Booker
Peter J. Kerzen
Beacon Malls
New England
Great Britain
Port Fiennings
Creorgia
Ashford Promoted Within U S Army Rank Of Private First Class
Private Ashford of the United States Army has been promoted to private first class. He is the son of Thomas Ashford of Fern Street No and is stationed with the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cearge FR Ashford
United States Army
Armed Forces
Vooraawhere da Igngland
CL Ashford
Thonmowis Ashford
Fern Street
Naugatuck
Elderly Victim Of Fall Here Dies Of Hurts
Charles Wagt 79 of WG Woodbine street Union City died at Waterbury hospital from injuries after a fall outside his home Tuesday. He suffered a head laceration. Born in Germany he came to the United States 60 years ago and lived in Naugatuck the last 40 years. Survived by wife Dora Conrad Vagt and three sons John and Charles of Naugatuck and George a Chief Petty Officer in the U S Navy at Staten Island. Funeral at Alderson funeral home Wednesday at 2 pm with Prov Harold Lucas of Emmanuel Lutheran officiating burial at Grove Cemetery. Friends may call this evening 7 to 9 and Tuesday 3:30 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm.
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Charles Wagt
Woodbine Street
Union City
Waterbury Hospital
Crormany
United States
Naugatuck
Dora Conrad Vagt
John
Charles
George
U. S. Navy
Staten Island
Alderson Funeral Home
Meadow Street
Harold Lucas
Tmmanuel Lutheran Church
In Grove
Friends Macy
Funeral
Otelock
In Attendance At St. Marys Church Event
At St Marys church the East Haven program featured Congressman Talbot urging postwar US plans to seize the outer Pacific islands from Japan and support China. Other speakers included Maj William Cooke, Deputy Chief Frank Spain, Rev Thomas Griffin, and officials from the Navy and local police as attendees debated defense of the Pacific and aiding loyal allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pacific Islands
Joseph di. Talbot
Comiunion
America
China
Pacific
Patriot
Maj
William Cooke O
New Haven
Frank Spain
Thomas Griffin
St. Mary’s Church
Joseph Iochunas
Et. Russell Hughes
Navy
Leo J. Brophy
John Gormley
John Hackett
Presi
Metro music shop searches for elusive record
A reader reports difficulty locating a rare record and asks for assistance in finding it. They mention trying Metro and provide a vague address at 8&8 Church Street. The note reflects ongoing demand for hard to find vinyl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro Uesic Muel
St—Ady
Friends Honor Navy Recruit At Farewell Party
Robert Seanton, son of Maurice and Mrs Seanton, hosted a farewell party at 43 Nettleton Avenue for a Navy recruit leaving for active service Wednesday. A social group enjoyed refreshments and dancing to Maurice Seanton’s band. the recruit received a purse. Attendees included Janek Toley, James Ahern, Betty Tantey, Betty Shanahan, Alice Hoppe, and many others from local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Seanton
Maurice Seanton
Nettleton Avenue
Mr Seanton
Navy
Janek Loley
Math Trutt
James Ahern
Betty Tantey
Bob Welly
Mary Burns
Leatrice Marker
Ernee Clark
Iddie Rentz
Nancy Shanahan
Alice Hoppe
Bill Leacher
Stanley Land
Ari Masker
Woody di Ciorgia
Sis Galvin
Det Kimaszewski
Ton Johnson
Niso
James Meee
Michael Tfshea
Frank Gillon
Louis Schiller
Elenry Stinson
Harold Shanahan
Tarl T Hankey
Stanley Lund
Joseph Foley
May Seanton
Agnes Smith
Loretta Quinn
Lillian Martin
Two Houses And Lots Sold Here
Annie B B Galvin sold a house on Rubber Avenue to Joao and Louise Gaspar according to a warranty deed filed with Town Clerk Raymond J. St. John. Another deed records the estate of David Welsh selling a house and lot on Carroll Street to Albert and Martha Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie BB. Galvin
Rubber Avenue
Joao and
Louise Gaspar
Raymond J. St. John
David Welsh
Carroll Street
Albert
Martha Myers
Supreme court to review ill trust case in New York district
May reports from Washington state the supreme court will review a three-judge New York federal district court ruling on government ill trust matters. Berlin radio meanwhile acknowledged setbacks in the Bolshevik siege at Sevastopol, with lines clamped against Sevastopol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
May
Supreme Court
York
Federal District Court
Steil Desetitis
Associated Press
Lotion
May S
Berlin Radio Today
Seibacks
Sevastapal
Washington bill to raise debt limit to 240 billion
The Ways and Means Committee approved a bill to increase the national debt limit from 26 billion to 240 billion dollars. The measure falls twenty billion dollars short of the Treasury’s top recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
May
Ilease Ways and Inenis Committee
Treasury
Supreme Court Denies Texas Vote Rights Petition
The supreme court denied a motion by Texas and a petition from two Houston election judges seeking reconsideration of its April ruling that Negroes have the constitutional right to vote in Texas primary elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Alay
The
Supreme Court
Texas
Llouston
Nazi convoy attacked in Channel action shocks Britain
In the Inelich channel today a heavily escorted German convoy was attacked by Allied forces. Reports say a German supply ship and an escort vessel were sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Abay &(Up
Mrenehaminned
Plaval
Inelich Channel
Missing Medford Boys Probe Widens Across Towns
Medford police continue to search for two boys Warren Abie Donald and Charles Ritson who vanished after saying they would walk to a Stoneham zoo. Authorities from three towns scoured the area without success yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Mass
Warren Abie- Donald
Charles Ritson
Stoneham Zoo
Union talks aim to end Boston fish plant wildcat strike
Boston officials and New England fisheries coordinator representatives seek to end a wildcat strike at a major Boston fish freezing plant. Meanwhile in New Bedford about 500000 pounds of fish face spoilage due to a freezing facility backlog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston, May
New England
Airmen Hit Berlin Again In Fourth Week of War
United Press reports Allied air forces strike Berlin for the fourth straight week with 92,000 American heavy bombers and fighters. Bombs drop on Berlin and Brunswick while RAF and other formations hit targets in France Belgium and Italy. Commandos allegedly raid Italian coast defenses. no Allied confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Western
Europe
Berlin
Herlin
Gareman
Brunswick
der Berlin
France
Belgium
Axis Purone
Javiniain
RAK
Leverkusen
Germany
Italy
Bucharest
Mediterranean
Italian Riviera
Sardinia
Corsica
Switzerland
Florence
Rommel
British hold Kohima front as Japanese bid to retake gains
Allied forces report heavy Japanese attacks along the Kohima line with entrenched artillery in the hills north of Kohima. Despite British gains and pockets cleared, the Japanese assaults are described as costly and expected as monsoon season nears. In Burma's Arakan, British positions on hills south of the Maungdaw-Buthidaung road remain firm after a voluntary withdrawal from Buthidaung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
India
Kohima
Southeast Asia
al- Hed
Arakan
Burma
Maungdaw - Buthidaung
Buthidaung
Roosevelt Meets Congress Leaders in Washington Conference
President Roosevelt returns to Washington and meets for ninety minutes with Vice President Wallace Senate leader Barkley and House leader McCormack. Barkley says Roosevelt recommended no new legislation and sees no push against recess this summer ahead of the political conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Rayburn
Senate
Hobean Barony
Bernard Mr. Baruch
Georgetown
South Carolina
Nearly 100 Mothers And Daughters Attend St Hedwig Communion Breakfast
At St Hedwig’s church the Our Lady sodality held its annual communion breakfast after a 9:30 Mass with almost 100 mothers and daughters. Rev S J Nalewajk praised the turnout and urged mothers to guide their daughters toward further participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Hedwig’s Church
Our Lady Sodality of the
John Wanat
St. Hedwig's
S. J. Nalewajk
Nalewajk
Jeff's Restaurant Ad Promotes Dining Room at 22 Church St
An advertisement for Jeff's Restaurant invites diners to enjoy home cooked meats and asks readers if they have seen the dining room, located at 22 Church Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Street
Adv
Roff Completes Combat Hours and Is Made Assistant Commander
Lieutenant Harry Roff, a local fighter pilot, has finished his quota of combat hours in the European theater and assumed duties as an assistant flight commander in England. He tallied over 200 hours and 100 combat missions with several narrow escapes, earning the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf clusters. Overseas 17 months, he is 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Roff
England
Harry C. Roff
Roff
Gifts for Mother's Day at Raphael's
Dont forget Mother. Ra phael's at 08 Church St Ady offers a range of beautiful and practical gifts for Mother's Day, inviting shoppers to find thoughtful options.
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Raphael’s
Church St
Ady
Borough Board Seen As Ruling Group Over Budgets
A Naugatuck interpretation suggests the board of warden and burgesses controls spending money raised by the freemen. If the borough adheres to its budget there may be no raises for employees though funds were approved by the freemen. The freemen’ s money may be provided but not spent without necessity. The board may meet tonight to discuss the issue before the first raise or bonus takes effect on July 1. Pending actions include Wax Review board appointment for an 8 year term and Welfare Board seats for Patrick Scully and John Finsel, both 8 year terms, plus Henry Titley’s term as part time assessor expiring this spring.
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Board of Warden and Burgesses
Naugatuck
Freemen
Board of Wardens and Burgesses
Board of Education
Borough Board
Board of Wax Review
Richard Durkin
Welfare Board
Third Ward
Patrick Scully
John Finsel
Henry Titley
Local Elks Attend Past Rulers Meeting in Hartford
Elks from the Naugatuck lodge attended a Past Exalted Rulers of Connecticut meeting at the Hartford Elks home. Raymond Benjamin, former Napier California and now Westport, spoke as principal speaker. Patrick Dempsey of Derby and George Williams of Rockville were named district deputy candidates. Plans for May 20 24th anniversary celebr ation of the local Inde are under way, chaired by Louis Thiane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Thane
Arthur Swan
Joseph Somers
Edgar Leach
Naugatuck Lodge of Elks
Connecticut
Elks
Hartford
Raymond Benjamin
Napier
California
Westport
Patrick Dempsey
Derby
George Williams
Rockville
Louis Thiane
Young G. O. P. Meets Tuesday
Nav entuck Young Republican club to hold a regular meeting Tuesday night at 8 15 oclock in Pythian hall President Franklin Hotchkiss announces all members should attend as matters related to the State Young G O P convention at Hartford this weekend must be taken up Refreshment committee includes State Representative and Mrs William Painter Burgess and Mrs J Rudolph Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naventuck Young Republican Club
Pythian Hall
Franklin Hotchkiss
Young G. O. PP
Hartford
William Painter
Burgess
J. Rudolph Anderson
Marine Sergeant Returns To Duty
Marine Sergeant Harry Fager, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fager of 70 Walnut street, completed a 30 day furlough and returned to duty. He departed Hartford by plane yesterday for Marine Base San Diego California. Fager, who saw action at Guadalcanal, has served 32 months in the Marine Corps and is set for reassignment.
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Bernard Sullivan
Totel Elton
Noodiovtar
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Afb Osnd Atte Tithelin Seathy At Thesntitad
Ationa
Uncle Eben
George Tole
Electron
Coolidge
Garand
Bruce Booker
Hill Street
Ashford
Pescara Dam
Pescara
Haly
Navis
Adriatic
Rome
Joseph. E. Talbot
Lohan
Los Angeles
Chicago
U. S
Pres. Roosevelt
Our Lady Sodality of St. Hedwig’s Church
Freamen
Young G. O. P
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