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the to la 1 THE HARTFORD DAILY COURANT: TUESDAY. MAY 30. 1944. Dr. Owen, Episcopal Rector, Dies Graduate of Yale University Presented Coin Collection To Alma Mater In 1927 New.

York, May 29 -Rev. Dr. William H. Owen, rector of Holy Trinity Shurch in Mt. Vernon from 1922 to 1937.

died Saturday at Natural Bridge, according to word received here. He was 69 years Dr. Owen. a native of New York. was graduated from Yale College in 1897 and was ordained in 1901 following his graduation from the General Theological Seminary.

He was assistant to the rector of St. Thomas Church in this city, until 1906, then became rector of Trinity Church in Mount Vernon, where he remained until 1922, A former trustee of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Dr. Owen had served as examining chaplain to Bishop Manning. In 1927 he presented Yale University with a collection of 10.000 coins which he had been gathering since boyhood.

His Vatican coins were considered an outstanding collection. Dr. Owen was a member of the sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars. Legion and the Union League, University and Yale clubs. Bishop Eirineos.

San Francisco, May 29. -(AP.) Rev. Bishop Eirineos, 55, head of the Western the Greek Orthodox Church, died yesterday. Bishop Eirineos, former pastor at the Church of the Holy Trinity in New York City, was appointed leader of the Western Diocese, which embraces 11 states, Alaska and Hawaii, in 1941, I Rev. Archbishop Athenagoras, primate of North and South America.

W. H. Purcell. Alliance, Ohio. May 29.

-(AP.) W. H. Purcell, 80, founder and presi- DOVIN-At the Isolation Hospital, May 27, 1944. William McKinley Dovin, husband of Dorothy H. (Murphy) Dovin of 10 Essex Street.

Services from DilIon's Funeral Home, 53 Main Street on Wednesday at 8:30 a. m. Solemn requiem mass at St. Peter's Church at 9 m. Place of interment, Cedar Hill Cemetery, FITZGERALD--In Suffield.

May 29, 1944. Miss Katherine Fitzgerald, aged 78. Funeral from the Johnson Funeral Home, Windsor Locks, Thursday at 9:15 R. and from the Sacred Church. Suffield.

at 10. Burial St. Mary's Cemetery. Windsor Locks. GLEASON-At the Hartford Hospital, May 29.

1944. Daniel A. Gleason of 37 Vineland Terrace. Services from Dillon's Funeral Home, 53 Main St. on Thursday at 9:15 m.

Solemn requiem mass at St. Church at 10 a. m. Place of interment, Mt. St.

Benedict Cemetery. KELLIHER-At her hone in Hartford. May 27. 1944. Mrs.

Catherine J. (Moriarty) Kelliher, wife of James T. Kelliher. Services from her home. 16 Mountford Street.

Wednesday at 8:15 a. m. Solemn requiem mass at St. Augustine's Church at 9 a. m.

Place of interment, Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery. LEVITT--In this city, May 27, 1944, Harry Levitt of 244 Terry Road. Funeral at the Hartford Memorial Chapel, 826 Albany Avenue, today at 2 p.

m. Interment. Zion Hill Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. MILLER--In Hartford.

May 28. 1944. Mary Barbara. widow of August Miller. of 213 Lawrence Street, Services will be held at the funeral home of Street, Taylor and Modeen.

233 Washington Wednesday. May 31. at. 1:30 p. m.

Interment will be in Spring Grove Cemetery. RUTLEDGE In this city, May 29. 1944. James F. Rutledge, husband of therine Ryan Rutledge of 70 Harold Street.

Funeral from his home Thursday at 8:30 a. m. Solemn requiem mass at St. Justin's at 9. Burial in St.

James Cemetery. Manchester. Thomas F. Farley service. STIMSON-In Newton Highlands.

Mass. May 28. 1944. Helen Morris. wife of Rufus W.

Stimson of 61 Forest Street. Service at home Wednesday morning. May 31. at 10 o'clock. followed by services at the Second Congregational Church In Palmer.

at 2 p. m. Relatives and friends invited. SYMINGTON -In West Hartford May 28. 1944.

Minnie Lewis Symington, aged 89. widow of late H. Symington and mother of Mrs. Raymond A. Payne, 5 Kingswood Road.

Funeral services Tuesday evening at 7:30 from the Newkirk and Whitney Funeral Home. 776 Farmington Avenue. Interment private Wednesday at convenience of family. TAYLOR- Hartford Hospital May 28 Mrs. Elsa McIntyre Taylor, wife of Thomas G.

Taylor of Oak woud Road. Simsbury, Funeral Wednesday At 2 p. m. at the C. H.

Vincent Funetal Home, Simabury. Burial in Simsbury Center Cemetery. Funeral Directors Deaths JAMES T. PRATT CO. Furnishing Undertakers 71 Farmington Ave.

Telephone 5-3189 Attendants at Offica Day and Night MOLLOY FUNERAL HOME 129 Capitol Ave. Phone 2-4113 Dillons Funeral Tome 53 MAIN ST. Phone FARLEY FUNERAL HOME Webster Street at Benton TEL. 7-8271 Under Supervision Mr. Thes.

F. Farley Morrison W. Johnson, Inc. FUNERAL HOME 749 Albany Avenue Ahern Funeral Home 180 Farmington Ave. Phone 2-1155 JAMES P.

O'RRIEN Funeral Directors UNDERTAKERS 104 MAIN PHONE 2-3735 Talarski Funeral Home 380 MAPLE AVE. Phone 6-5228 dent of the Alliance Machine Company, one of the country's leading overhead crane manufacturers, died last night. James F. Rutledge. James F.

An Rutledge of 70 Harold Street Monday morning at his home after brief illness. Born in Manchester, a son of the late James Catherine Magrath Rutledge, he had lived 40 years in Hartford. and was 8 building inspector for the C. B. Andrews Construction Company for several years, retiring eight years ago.

He leaves his wife, Mrs. Catherine Ryan Rutledge; two sons, Staff Sergeant Francis J. Rutledge with the Army somewhere in the South Pacific, and Master Technical Sergeant James L. Rutledge with the Marines at San Diego, two daughters, Mrs. John Barrett Hartford and Miss Lillian Rutledge of New York City; A brother, Roland A.

Rutledge of Hartford, and three grandchildren. The funeral will be held Thursday at 8:30 a. m. from his home, with a solemn requiem mass at 9 at St. Justin's Church.

Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Manchester. Luigi Rossi. Luigi Rossi, 61, of 120 Temple Street died early Monday morning at St. Francis's Hospital.

He was born in Siracusa, Province of Siracusa, Italy, and had lived 24 years in Hartford. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Francesca Salerno Rossi in Italy; two sons, John Rossi and Carmelo Rossi, and two daughters, Miss Assunta Rossi and Mrs. John Terzo, all of Hartford: two sisters, Mrs. Concetta Campanelli and Mrs.

Maria Branciamore, both in Italy; a brother, Guisseppi Rossi of Hartford and four grandchildren The funeral will be held Thursday at 9:15 a. m. at Laraia and Sagarino Funeral Home, 247 Washington Street, with a solemn requiem mass at St. Anthony's Church at 19. Burial will be in Mt.

St. Benedict Cemetery. Mrs. Isabella C. Wilson.

Obituary Obituary Mrs. Isabella Corkell Wilson, 81, widow of William McKay Wilson, of 49 Green Terrace, East Hartford. died Monday at Hartford Hospital. She member of evening, Christ Church Cathedral. She leaves A daughter, Lewis H.

Stedman, with whom she had lived: a brother, John Corkell of Chicago, and a granddaughter, Miss Isabel Jean Stedman of East Hartford. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 3 p. m. at the James T. Pratt Company Chapel, 71 Farmington Avenue, with Canon Sidney Wallace of Christ Church Cathedral officiating.

Burial will be in the Rural Cemetery, Albany, N. Y. Mrs. Joseph DeSantis. Mrs.

Marie Colgiovanni DeSantis. 46, wife of Joseph DeSantis of 67 Green Street, died Monday morning at St. Francis's Hospital. Born in Campo DiPietro, Province of Campobosso, Italy, she came to Hartford seven years ago. Besides her husband.

she leaves a daughter, Miss Mary Ann DeSantis Hartford: a son. Carlo DeSantis with the Navy: and a brother, Joseph Colgiovanni in Italy. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:16 a. m. from the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel.

235 Wethersfield Avenue, with a requiem high mass at. 9 at St. Anthony's Church. Burial will be in Mt. St.

Benedict Cemetery. Mrs. John A. Titus. Mrs.

Theresa Ferranti Titus. 33, wife of John A. Titus of 171 East Barber Street, Wilson, died Monday morning at a local hospital. She was born in Hartford and had lived all her life in Wilson. Besides her husband, she leaves a daughter, Miss Irene Titus: a son, John A.

Titus. her father, Daniel Ferranti; and two brothers. Pasquale Ferranti and Anthony Ferranti. all of Wilson. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:15 a.

m. from the home of her brother, Pasquale Ferranti at 97 East Barber Street, with a requiem high mass St. Gertrude's Church, Wilson at 9. Burial will be in Mt. St.

Benedict Cemetery. Mrs. Sarah Russell Welles. Mrs. Sarah Russell Welles, 87, widow of Martin Welles, of 121 Wells Road.

Wethersfield, died at. her home Monday after a long illness. She was a native of Wethersfield and was the mother of the late Ashbel Welles. She leaves two grandsons. Corporal Martin N.

Welles, with a bomber squadron in England. and William A. Welles of West Simsbury; and a great grandson, Martin Lewis Welles. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p. m.

at home, with Rev, Keith Jones. pastor of the First Congregational Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Village Cemetery, Wethersfield. Patrick T. Kelly.

Patrick T. Kelly of 236 Pearl Street. Middletown. died in St. Francis Hospital Monday morning.

For the past 22 years he had been a partner in the firm of Carl Wenneke and Company of 649 Main Street, Middletown. He leaves two sisters, Mrs. George Pease of Hartford and Mrs. Charles E. Foley of Middletown, three nephews and four nieces.

The funeral will be held Thursday Coughlin's at 8:15 a. m. at W. Sons Funeral Home, 491 High Street, Middletown and at St. John's Church.

Middletown, at 9. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Middletown. Joan Korfman. Miss Joan Korfman, 12, of 86 Phelps Road, Manchester, formerly of Hartford, died Monday at St.

Francis's Hospital. She was a pupil at Burr Junior High School. She leaves her mother, Mrs. Hazel R. Korfman, widow of Paul Korfman; her maternal grandmother, Mrs.

Nellie E. Bradley of Manchester, and several aunts and uncles. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 3 p. m. at the funeral home of Taylor and Modeen.

233 Washington Street. Burial vill in Cedar Hill Cemetery at the lence of the family, Peter J. Grahak. Peter. J.

Grahak, 57, of 213A Front Street, died suddenly Monday afternoon as he was being taken to Hartford Hospital. He was born in Yugoslavia and had lived 40 years in Hartford. He was a former employee of the Connecticut He leaves his wife, a son and Company. a daughter in Yugoslavia and an uncie and cousin in Hartford. The funeral will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.

m. from the James P. O'Brien Funeral Home, with emn requiem mass at St. Peter's Church at 10. Burial will be Mt.

St. Benedict Cemetery. John Gajewski. ski Gajewski: and Peter two sons. Joseph GajewGajewski, both of Hartford: three daughters, Mrs.

Mary Czupryna of Springfield. Mrs. Anna Shelsky, and Mrs. Catherine Thompson, both of Hartford. and two The funeral will be held grandchildren.

at 8:30 a.m., from the Talarski FunWednesday eral services Chapel, St. 380 Maple Avenue, with Michael's Uranian John Gajewski, of 258 Windsor Street, died Sunday night at his home. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Anna MacArthur's Timetable Of Drive Against Japs BIAK 0 WAKDE 1.1944 May 26,1944 MANUS NEW Hollandia Apr. 21.1944 0 a IRELAND Aitape Wewak Rabaul 0.

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GREAT BARRIER 800 595 CAROLINE IS REEF Coral Sea ADMIRALTY. IS NEW AUSTRALIA CELEBES GUINEA 200 STATUTE MILES Dates are of Allied entry into Japanese strongholds, both by landings from the sea and by overland drives, in the New Guinea- New Britain Invaded New Guinea isle, to the Church at 9. Burial will be in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Miss Katherine Fitzgerald.

Miss Katherine Fitzgerald, 78. died Monday at her home, 10 South Main Street, Suffield. She was born in Suffield, daughter of the late Michael and Mary Gleason Fitzgerald, and lived there all her life. She leaves several nieces and nepha ews. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9:15 a.

m. from the Johnson Funeral Home, Windsor Locks, followed by a requiem high mass at 10 at the Sacred Heart Church, Suffield. Burial wil be in Mary's Cemetery, Windsor Locks. Peter Bernard. Peter Bernard, 89, of 120 Adams Street, died Monday afternoon at his home.

He leaves a son. Ernest Bernard of Hartford: two daughters. Mrs. Charles J. Dunn of Wethersfield, and Mrs.

Irenee LaFleur of Hartford: a brother, John Bernard of St. Raphael's, Canada, and two nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday from 8:30 a. m. from the E.

G. Fisette Funeral Home, 20 Sisson Avenue, with a solemn requiem mass at 9 at St. Ann's Church. Burial will be in Mt. St.

Benedict Cemetery. Mrs. Helen Sears. Mrs. Helen Sears.

63. of 138 Governor Street, died suddenly Monday morning. She was boarding with Mrs. John C. Miller.

who called the Medical Examiner. Dr. Walter death was due Hie, natural causes. Weissenborn. pronounced that Detective Paul Beckwith and Policeman T.

Healy investigated. Funeral arrangements, in charge of the Talarski Funeral Home, 380 Maple Avenue, are incomplete. Mrs. Anthony Pauroso Funeral. The funeral of Mrs.

Rose Carmella DeStephano Pauroso, wife of Anthony Pauroso of 102 Brookdale Avenue, Bloomfield, who died Sunday night. at St. Francis's Hospital, will be held Wednesday at 8:15 a. m. from the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, with a solemn requiem at the Church of Christ the King, Bloomfield, at 9.

Burial will in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery. Daniel A. Gleason Dies Of Railroad Injuries Daniel A.

Gleason of 37 Vineland Terrace, "New Haven" Railroad brakeman who was crushed between two freight cars Friday in the Hartford railroad yards, died Monday morning at Hartford Hospital. He had been employed by the railroad for a number of years. Mr. Gleason was a veteran of World War a member of Caldwell Colt Robinson Post. VFW, and RauLocke Post, American Legion, and of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

the son of the Joseph M. and Mary Healy Gleason, and leaves four brothers, Thomas M. Gleason of New York City, John D. Gleason, William of the Hartford Police Department, and Francis S. Gleason, Hartford: three sisters, Mrs.

John A. Keenan and Mrs. Cecilia E. West, both of Hartford and Mrs. John O'Loughlin of West Hartford, and seven nieces and two nephews.

The funeral will be held Thursday at 9:15 a. m. from Dillon's Funeral Home. 53 Main Street, with a solemn requiem mass at St. Michael's Church at 10.

Burial will be in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery. Cross Quotes Editorial From 'Courant' of 1786 In an article entitled "Our States appearing in the May issue of the magazine National Republic, former Governor Wilbur Cross quotes an editorial from the old Connecticut Courant, written at the time when the idea for a more formal constitution than the King James Charter arose in the State Assembly of 1786-1787. Marriage Licenses The following applications for marriage licenses have been filed at the Bureau of Vital Statistics Felix J.

Murawski, Army, Terryville. and Helen A. Mieczkowski, clerk. 34 Madison Street. Anthony D.

Cicalese, Navy. Bloomfield. and Antoinette M. LaCava, typist. 53 Franklin Avenue.

Washington T. Clifford. clerk, 14 Murray Street, East Hartford, and tricia J. Fortin, beautician, 578 Prospect Avenue. Frederick Connolly, mechanic, 14 GilStreet, and Jeanette Duhaime, estimator, 525 Zion Street.

Frank M. Gatto, assembler, 36 Bretton Road. West Hartford. and Mary R. S.

La Belle, assembler, 581 Farmington Avenue. Seymour Revain. time study clerk, 270 Laurel Street, and Lillian G. Anderson, clerk, 50 Gillett Street. Booker T.

Thompson. Army. New Orleans, and Eleanor Bishop, spector. 34H Bellevue Square. Norman O.

Jordan, salesman. Brewer, and Muriel E. Crouse, clerk, 607 New Park Avenue. Henry C. Weidinger, production worker.

60 South Whitney Street, and Theresa M. Brule. clerk. 219 Ward Street. Albert Rosenberg.

cattle dealer. 65 Oakland Terrace, and Gertrude Freudenstein. New York City. Joseph E. Chasnoff.

Navy. Kansas City, and Anne F. Schumann, 208 Farmington Avenue. Lorin B. Smith.

carpenter. 1. Edwards Street, Street. and Evelyn Negri, cashier, 541 Herbert D. Skirington, Marine.

Ntagara Falls. N. and Leslie J. Roth, waitress, 169 Church Street. Henry G.

Green. Army, Selfridge Field. and Margaret B. Whittle. press operator, Bristol.

Anthony C. D'Erocle. farmer. Marlborough, and Anne M. Edbere, 792 Asylum Avenue.

Sydney J. Eisenberg. salesman. Shultas Place. and Doris D.

King, 105 spultas Place. Ceremonies Today For Hero Dead Memorial Services Will Be Held In Public Parks, Churches; Many War Plants To Work In an atmosphere tense with the expectation of and solemn in view of increasing casualty lists from all battle fronts, Hartford will al Day today with tributes celebrate its third wartime dead of all wars. With participants in the ceremonles including grandparents, parents, wives, sons and friends of servicemen and women, the day will be marked by observances Colt and Bushnell Parks, special programs in churches and other events. There will be no parade. Meanwhile in many war plants the occasion will be observed by "work as usual" to turn out the war equipment which will be needed to make D- Day a success.

And in the Federal building the military recruiting offices, including WACS, WAVES, Navy and Marines, will be open all day for volunteers. Among the war plants due to stay open are United Aircraft Corporation in East Hartford and Colt's Patent Fire Armana Manufacturing Company. Pratt Whitney Division, Niles-Bement-Pond Company, West Hartford, will be closed. Banks Stores Close. Banks, mercantile and business establishments and insurance companies will be will muAt a.

m. the 13 trucknicipal and state loads of flowers will leave a Wilson florist for cemeteries throughout Hartford. Nearly 3000 graves of veterans of World Wars I and II, the Spanish-American and the Civil Wars and the Mexican Border Campaign of 1916 will be decorated. Sponsors of this undertaking are Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and Spanish War Veterans and American Legion. For the first time veterans of World War II will assist placing the decorations on the graves, it was reported Monday night Henry E.

Gage, secretary of the Joint Memorial Day committee. Boy Scouts and St. Augustine's Catholic Boys Brigade also are assisting. Judge Henry H. Hunt of Glastonbury Town Court will address the annual service at the Spanish War Veteran's Monument in Bushnell Park at m.

The service is arranged by Charles L. Burdette Camp, United Spanish War Veterans. All American Legion organizaof tions their will war place dead at wreaths the in base of memory the monument. Military Fraternal and patriotic organizations have been invited to attend a military mass at Colt Park at 9 a.m. under auspices of Hartford Council, Knights of Columbus, with Most Rev.

Henry J. O'Brien, auxiliary bishop of Hartford, presiding and Rev. John C. Glynn of St. Mary's Church, East Hartford, a preacher.

At 8 a. m. men and women in the armed forces will attend a solemn high military mass at St. Augustine's Church. Rev.

Thomas P. Mulcahy will be celebrant, assisted by Rev. John Hines as deacon and Rev. Augustine Hennessey as subdeacon. Twenty-one veterans' organizations and seven auxiliaries will take part.

The Holy Name Society is sponsor. Another mass, at 9 a. will be in St. Anthony's Church, under auspices of the Hartford Italian-Amerscathe day, League. scheduled, incidentally, to be fair and warm will not be without its lighter activities.

Keney Park will be the scene of a public contest of model airplanes made by youngsters under auspices of the industrial arts department the gliders, tow-line gliders, outdoor Hartford schools. Hand fuselage and outdoor stick rubberpowered models will be entered. The day will also see the fourteenth annual Greater Hartford Memorial Day track meet at Trinity Field at 10 a. m. In evening there will be dancing at the outdoor pavilion at Colt Park, due to open today.

Kimmel Asks Open Trial On Pearl Harbor Charge Washington. May the "whole story of Pearl Harbor" has not been told, Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel has demanded a "free, open and public" court martial "at the earliest practicable date," it was disclosed today. Kimmel's' demand was made in a letter released by Senator Ferguson, Republican, Michigan, as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to act next Monday on Ferguson's resolution fixing September 8 as the deadline for the trial's start. House Rules Committee meanwhile approved legislation "directing" that the trial of Kimmel, Major General Walter C.

Short and others charged with responsibility for this nation's greatest military disaster be held before June 7, 1945, Poor Response To Plea For 300 Blood Donors Only 50 citizens have responded to the Red Cross Blood Donor Center's plea for 300 Memorial Day Donors, George E. Algar, director said Monday. The Center will be open from 10 a. m. to 5 p.

today to accommodate any who wish to "do their share to personally guarantee the lives of American soldiers and sailor's who fall in battle," Mr. Algar said. He added that 30 of the donors who have signed up to give their blood today are employees of the United Aircraft Corporation. Mr. Algar said that the need for blood donors is even more urgent today than ever before because of the impending invasion.

Buy that extra bond. You've done your bit, now do a bit more. FURS, FREED Simply Call 6-2132 for COLD Fur Storage and Hollanderizing 99 PRATT STREET Second Floor Eggs Are Converted Into Animal Feed Washington, May War Food Administrator MarJones said today egg purchases by the WFA to port price levels have reached such volume that cold storage space is inadequate. so it 18 converting some eggs into needed animal feed. "The War Food Administration intends to the pledge of the United States Government to farmers to support egg prices," Jones said.

"For that reason this Administration is, to a limited extent, converting eggs into animal feed which is in short supply and is needed by feeders." Old West Brought To Hartford By JE Ranch Rodeo this country. Also featured on the rodeo proJack gram is the Liberty jumping horse, of Diamonds, who has been taught to leap over another horse. "Jimmy" Risk, world's champion trick and fancy horseshoe pitcher, by lights striking matches them fastened with to the stakes And the "shooting Mansfields" of Dawson City, Alaska, put on an act of precision shooting in which small clay pipes and other targets are shot from person's hands. Besides these. and specialty acts.

are all the regular rodeo riding and roping contests. Speedy Densmore of Tekamah, won the steer wrestling contest in five seconds flat, within seconds of the world record. Ralph Collier of Coleman, Texas, won the "bronc" riding, and Buck Dowell, Sundown, Texas, the bareback contest. G. K.

Lewellen of Blackwell. Texas, came out first in the wild bull riding. 101 Tons of Bombs Dropped On Ponape U. S. Pacific Fleet, Headquarters, Pearl Harbor, -The heaviest air assault of the war on Ponape, major Japanese base 440 miles of Truk was tonight cast, Admiral Chester W.

announced Nimitz, Installations bore the brunt of the attack. delivered May 27, when 101 tons of bombs were loosed on the town and airfields. Fifty tons of bombs were dropped the same day on Wotje Island. With rough riding, calf roping, an exhibition of fancy shooting and even championship horseshoe pitching, the glamor and thrills of the old West came to Hartford Monday night, when the JE Ranch a Rodeo opened at the Bulkeley Stadium for a week-long series of performances. Profits from the show tributed among 15 Hartford veterans' organizations for use in the rehabilitation of returning servicemen.

Among outstanding acts is the performance of Henry, the trained Brahma bull, who is put through his paces by Jack Anders. For graceful curtseys and dancing, Henry outdoes Ferdinand, his film counterpart. The Brahma bull, a pure white animal and considered sacred in India, is seldom seen in Darien Midshipman Wins Academy Prize Annapolis, May Additional prize winners among the regiment of midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy announced today to supplement previous lists of those will receive awards at presentation ceremonies during June week, included Midshipman Earle Sanford Greenwood, third class. of Darien, Conn. Midn.

Greenwood will receive the Col. Robert M. Thompson spyglass for placing second this year in inter-class sailing. Honor Roll Is Planned By Mayor Committee of Citizens Named To Erect Memorial In Front of Old State House Mayor Mortensen Monday ape pointed a committee of 35 citizens to make plans for the erection of memorial honor roll in front of the Old State House which will list the names of all Hartford men who give their lives in the present The committee will hold its first meeting in the hearing room of the corporation counsel's office Monday, June 5, at 4 p. m.

The committee will act. as a steering committee, the mayor said, "to consider this idea and to make recommendations for a memorial which would be an appropriate contem-: porary of Hartford's war sacrifice." The mayor appointed the follow ing committee: Mrs. Alice Swan, a Gold Star Mother of the first World War; Mrs. Silas S. Peterson, a Gold Star Mother of the present war; Colonel James E.

Howard, former Newton C. Brainard, former Mayor Walter Batterson, Police Commisioner Michael A. Connor. Also Maurice S. Sherman, and publisher of The Courant; General Manager Francis S.

Murphy of the Hartford Times; Bishop Henry J. O'Brien, Rabbi Morris Silverman, Rev. Edward J. Peet, Police Sergeant Thomas B. Carey, Benjamin Bourn, Charles A.

Welch, John M. Fay, Welfare Commissioner Wilfred H. Dresser. Also George C. Long, Mrs.

Wiliam O. Thomson, Mrs. Beatrice Auerbach, Robert B. Newell, Aubrey Maddock, Edward F. Ahern, Mrs.

William Mustoe, Alderman Dr. Robert B. Hughes and Alderman' Paul L. Belliveau. The mayor will be ex-officio chairman of the committee.

area. Inset shows distances in statute miles from Biak, most recently Philippines and Palau. (Associated Press Map.) Evidence Indicates Old Pistol Hid In Tree Trunk Within Last Decade Speculations that the antique pistol discovered in a hidden brick vault on Wyllys Street Saturday might have been tucked away following some romantic Eighteenth Century duel were confronted Monday by positive proof that the gun had been hidden there a within the past 10 years. Police said they now consider as the only plausible theory the likelihood that" the lection in recent years and was laid weapon was stolen from some colaway there to "cool off." Edward C. Swan of 41 Newington Road, Hartford representative of Robinson Clay Products of New York, definitely identified the bricks in which the was encased as one brand Campaign Starts To Collect Clothes For Italian Needy The Clothes for Italy campaign in Hartford started Monday when St.

Anthony's Church was designated by Bishop McAuliffe to organize Hartford collections. The campaign, which is nationwide. is authorized by the President's Committee and was organized by the National Catholic Welfare Council. parts Collection of the city centers will in be staffed convenient ent members of the general committe from St. Anthony's Church.

Clothing will not be gathered until these centers have been prepared and staffed. The first week of the campaign, which will last two weeks, will be used to give local donors the opportunity to repair, clean and purchase useful articles for shipment. Hull Ready (Continued from Page 1.) United States, Britain and China, and assembly including all the nations. Senator Austin, Republican, Vermont, said he was "very much pleased to have the announcement that Mr. Hull is going to proceed with negotiations and make the American proposal." Senator White, Republican, Maine, said he approved Hull's program SO far as it had been explained to him.

"I fullly approve of the Secretary's plan to discuss it with other nations, and I hope that from the discussions good will come." Senator Gillette, Democrat, Iowa. said "I think the statement rather clearly summarizes the results of our conferences to the present time." "The first phase of the informal conversations with the eight senators has been concluded. "We had frank and fruitful discussions on the general principles. questions and plans relating to the establishment of an international peace and security organization in accordance with the principles contained in the Moscow four -national declaration, Connally resolution and other similar declarations made in this country. 'Definitely "I am definitely encouraged and am ready to proceed.

with the approvel of the President, with informal discussions on this subject with Great Britain, Russia and China and then with the governments of other United' Nations. "Meanwhile. I shall have further discussions with these and other leaders of both parties in the two Houses of Congress, with others. "The door of non- -partisanship will continue to be wide open here at the Department of State, espening cially for when a any postwar. phase of the organi- plan.security zation is under consideration." Actually, it appeared that Hull had arrived at one of the important landmarks he set for himself more than two years ago when he undertook some general discussions of postwar security problems with a view to seeing what sort of international collaboration the United States would support.

E. J. Letalien Advanced To Technical Sergeant Eugene J. Letalien of 31 Lafayette Street, holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross. the Air Medal and three Oak Leaf clusters, has been promoted to the rank of technical al sergeant at an Eighth Army Air Force bomber station in England, it was learned Monday.

Serving with a pioneer American Flying Fortress group, in Europe as a radio operator gunner, he has participated in 34 daylight bombing attacks on the Continent with the force. During one of these raids he destroyed and enemy aircraft over Germany on January 30. Before joining the service. Sergeant Letalien, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Clifford Letalien of (Lafayette Street, was a chauffeur. manufactured by his concern. The vital information which disclosed, ticular however, was that this partype of brick was first made only about 10 years ago. Fire marks on the bricks showed they were second hand, he said, and that fact would considerably shorten the 10 year time limit within which the gun must have been buried. Protesting the suggestion made to the Courant that a "pistol-packin' pistol down" there, Cramer C.

mamma" might have. "laid that Cabaniss, pastor of the Church of the Good Shepherd. on the grounds of which the weapon was found, said he wished to go on record as stating categorically, "There are no pistol-packin mammas in my Births At Hartford Hospital. From 5 p. m.

May 28 to 5 p. m. May 29, 1914. Pearo. Mr.

and Mrs. Stanley, 26 Birch Road, Rocky Hill, daughter. Bienkowski. Mr. and Mrs.

Stanley, Rockville, daughter. Bartley, Mr. and Mrs. Glen, 75 South Main Street. Windsor Locks.

800. Nicholas, Mr. and Mrs. John 53 Colonial Strete, daughter. Leonard, Mr.

and Mrs. John 46 Grant Street, daughter. Pellegato, Mr. and Mrs. Angelo.

23 Cava Avenue. West Hartford, daughter. Kida, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, Edison Street.

East Hartford. son. Stamm. Mr. and Mrs.

William 223 Whiting Piergrossi, Lane. West Hartford, daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J.

66 Morris Street, son. At St. Francis's Hospital. May 28. 1944.

Kadden. Mr. and Mrs. Siegmund, 59 Adams Street, son. Morrissette.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred, 271 Autumn Street, Manchester, son. Tetreault, Mr. and Mrs.

Theodore, 1852 Poquonock Avenue, Poquonock. daughter. 105 Girls To Graduate At Connecticut College New London, May Twenty nine Connecticut girls are among the 105 students who will receive the Bachelor of Arts degree Connecticut College Sunday June 11. Eight are from the Hartford area. They are Marjorie Alexander Harrison, Nancy M.

Grosvenor, Marion H. Kane. and Eleanor Slimmon, West Hartford: Barbaray Jeanne Snow. Hartford; Buck, Glastonbury, Ruth T. Howe.

South Glastonbury, and Lois Webster, Rocky Hill. The other Connecticut girls are Madeleine Breckbill. Bristol: Elizabeth Travis Sollenberger and Barbara Wadhams, Torrington; Mildred Ann Holland Riege, formerly of West Hartford, now of New Haven; Lois Hanion. Barbara Barlow. and Helen Crawford, New Haven: Nancy Gertrude W.

Barney, Old Lyme; Bennitt, Springdale; Susan B. Chappell, Quaker Hill: Sally K. Church, Stonington, Martha L. Davis. Woodstock: Gellestrina DiMaggio, Barbara L.

Jones, Ruthe E. Nash, Jane P. Selden, and Nancy T. Troland. New London: Mildred E.

Gremley, Mystic; R. Hotchkiss, Middlebury: Louise E. Rosensteil, Greenwich; Mary H. Staber, Fairfield. Accident Deaths Total 154 Over Week End BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The number of deaths from accidents around the nation increased to 154 Monday near the close of the third day of the four-day holiday. Traffic mishaps cost 49 lives, while drownings accounted and 63 were ascribed to miscellaneous causes. Statistics furnished by the National Safety Council showed that motor vehicle fatalities alone normally add up to 250 through a Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday May, Massachusetts, with 17 deaths, led the list of state tolls. Eisenhower Praises Fitness of Canadians London. May -General Dwight D.

Eisenhower. inspecting invasion-primed Canadian troops thirsting to avenge Dieppe. praised their battle fitness, it was disclosed today as civilian England, in a holiday interlude. observed a sunny and serene Whit Monday. Across the channel, a Nazi radio commentator declared "Germany would prefer for the invasion to come, today the rather Allies than already had let pass a favorable invasion date when weather and tides were perfect.

Invasion Weather London, May -The sky over the Dover Straits was clouded tonight after the hottest wartime Whit Monday; the temperature dropping from a record of 100 in the sun to 69 at 10 p. m. The sea continued calm, but there was a light southerly breeze from the French coast, which was blotted out by banks of haze. High tide between Dover and Calais tomorrow will be at 6:41 a. m.

and 7:10 m. (12:41 a. m. and 1:10 p. m.

EWT.) Strike Ends In Detroit of As Another One Starts Detroit. May -After virtually a solid month of major: labor disputes, Detroit saw the end of one strike today only to have another bob up to take its place. A walkout of a reported 1500 men closed the plant of the Federal Mogul Company, halting production of engine bearings. A thousand AFL bakery truck drivers extended their strike into a fifth day, ignoring a War Labor Board request to resume work today. and drug workers at Parke.

Davis completed a week of idleness All told, approximately 4400 men and women were off the job. Officials of Local 202, United Automobile Workers (CIO). said the firing of two union stewards precipitated the strike at Federal Mogul. The company made no statement. Except for some absentees who presumably took an extended Memorial Day holiday.

a full shift was back at work at the Chrysler Highland Park plant which a rebellion of dissatisfied UAW-CIO members had closed Friday night. The strikers, described by UAWCIO executives as a "minority," vielded under pressure from high union officials including President R. J. Thomas who had warned that wildcat strikes had aroused public. opinion.

Lithuanian Conference Pledges Bond Support Waterbury, May Connecticut Lithuanian Conference was pledged $25,000 in support of the Fifth War Loan drive. The conference met here yesterday to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the first national conference in free Lithuania. Delegations were' present from New Haven, Bridgeport, Torrington, Hartford, Ansonia and Naugatuck. When you have read this paper, Don't be a rumor -monger. save it for salvage--Call 32-7600.

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