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Mayor Drops Bombshell at F.B.I. Banquet, Class Receives Certificates

Referred to as "most untimely" in some quarters, Mayor Harvey J. Grinsell, speaking at the F.B.I. banquet last Thursday night in Hotel Putnam, charged that some members of the city police department had "unknowingly contributed to the financial support of the last town election and this practice was in direct contradiction to the new rules and regulations governing the department under the provisions of the Merit System."

When questioned on the subject by The Patriot, Mayor Grinsell said that not only did he have proof of the assertion but after the banquet two members of the department admitted the fact. Grinsell said that two democrats and one republican were involved but no real issue will be made because of the fact that the rules and

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regulations have not been presented to the personnel of the department. Copies which were to have been printed and distributed have been delayed because of a fire at the Chase Printery.

Other speakers to address the gathering included Roger S. Gleason, head of the F.B.I. in Connecticut, High Sheriff Napoleon Fournier of Moosup, Special Agents Frank Battle of New Haven and Lloyd Goodrow of Willimantic, Judges Allen Averill of Pomfret and David Derosier of Thompson and Police Commissioner John N. Dempsey, who acted as master of ceremonies.

All F.B.I. representatives emphasized that they are willing at all times to be of assistance to local and surrounding departments, as well as individuals. Numerous interesting experiences and cases were cited and certificates awarded for successful completion of the recent course offered in Putnam.

Those who won certificates were Chief Harry Wallen, Sgt. Norbert Desrosiers, Henry Mathurin, Joseph Valade, Ulde Therrien, Arthur Roy, Martin Defocey, Gilbert Perreault, Joseph Durand, William Mansfield, Randolph Joslin, Albert Piche, Henry J. Simoneau, Arthur Chabot, Edward Allarie, Joseph Langevin, Henry J. Coderre, Alcide Champoux, Joseph Collum, Victor Blanchard, Remi Charbonneau, Charles Vertiville, Arthur Whitman, James J. Charron, Arthur Swenson, Arthur A. Hess, Stanislaw Resenski, Carl O. Gistedt, Albert Sweet, William Richardson, Charles Cellebro, John R. Beattie, Harvey J. Grinsell and John N. Dempsey.

A full course chicken dinner was served by the management.