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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16

out in every direction as far Is the
eye could see.
Most Of the German bombers
flew over out Of sight Of the ground
in the light summer haze. But
ground observefs-their ears att
tuned to the sound Of airplane en-
gines by the constant attacks at
this point-agreed that the first two
waves and the last two waves each
comprised three squadrons Of Is
planes per squadron.
The third and fourth German
waves were estimated to comprise
twice as many planes as the other
waves.
Fighter Planes Were
The bombers were accompanied
by German fighter planes. How
ever, it was not possible to tell from
the ground how many fighters es-
corted the bombing squadrons.
Both high altitude and low alti-
tude British fighter patrols leaped
into combat.
The German bornbers tried to
break through toward the inland
detectives which they apparently
desired to attack. Heavy detona-
tons, apparently from bombs, could
be heard at distance. The clat-
ter Of machine guns high In the
sky was plainly audible on the
ground.
Suddenly single Messerschmitt
with q show of brilliant flying shook
itself loose from a 20-plane dog
fight over the hills behind the
town. ItNroared back over the cen-
ter OF the harbor and shot down
one of the barrage balloons with
the remainder of its ammunition.
Then it cleared the outer breakwa-
ter by 100 feet In cloud Of anti
aircraft fire and high-tailer dior
home.
One plane dove steeply from the
dogfight and a motorboat put out
Of the flarbor to rescue fallen
flyer.
Looked Real Thing
Germany declined to say that full
scale blitzkrieg was In progress but
to observers on the bomb-spattered
shores Of Britain 1t looked like "the
real thing" at last.
Lordon's outskirts had their first
taste of war yesterday when scream
ing German Stukas plummeted down
upon the great Croydon airport.
And today the Germans were back
again over the worlds most densly
populated metropolitan area. Hurri-
cane fighters chased German raiders
thousands of feet above the city's
suburbs and air raid warning sirens
shrieked.
Berlin limited that the pattern of
today's operations would match that
Of yesterday when the British esti-
mated that more than 1000 German
planes roared over their isles in per-
haps 1000 separate sorties.
DNB quoted military quarters as
saying German planes bombed the
Austin Motor Works in the Long
Ridge suburb of Birmingham where,
since the outbreak of war, Bristol
airplane engines and aircraft parts
have been manufactured.
The Blackburn aircraft factory at
Brough, near Hull, was also bombed.
This factory, 1t was said, produced
planes similar to the German Stuka
-bombers.
DNB said large fires were observed
at both factories after the raids. par
ticularly In hangers, and added that
"the assembling buildings probably
went up In flames"
"A sharp reduction in production
there can be expected" the news
agency said.
A number Of large fires we're
started at docks and shipyards of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16


I saw q crowd Of people in Pail
Mall and wondered If there had
been a stampede. When I approach
ed I found an animated discussion
going on as to whether this was
really the blitz."
That Was In London
But that was in London where,
after ALL no planes appeared and
no bombs dropped.
In Croydon where planes did APP
pear and bombs did drop and ma
chine gun bullets did pepper houses
and streets, there might have been
some excuse for panic.
But passengers, for example,
might have felt the urge to scram-
BILE for the doors, trampling upon
one another. One Of the most vivid
accounts Of the raid came from a
group of bus riders who did, indeed
rush to the exits but only so they
could climb on top for grandstand
view.
One Croydon woman was, never
theless. pretty upset by the raid. AZ
ter the Germans had flown away, II
became necessary for her to change
her baby's diaper.
II went to the back garden to
get some baby's napkins from the
clothes line" she complained, land
found one so riddled with machine
gun bullets it was useless"
The local fighter plane fund at
Croydon emerged from the raid Il
pounds $500 richer. Persons leaving
the public shelter near the funds
headquarters showered silver and
notes into the collection box.
Woman Watches Raid
A Mrs. Jones watched the raid
from her stoop and saw what she
thought were "bits of dirt falling
from a twin-engined bomber.
The "bits of dirt" she recounted,
hit her neighbours house across the
street and blew its front in.
London newSboyS paid consider
able attention to the fact that yes
terday was Aug. Is, the date on
would enter London.
To-day Is Aug. 49," one newsie
chalked on his blackboard, land he's
only in Madame Taussaud's."
The reference was to London's
famous WaxWOrkS.
The overseas league was having
its empire tea party for soldiers,
sailors and airmen during the raids.
Lord Wilmington read two kilograms
Of apology from invited guests who
could not attend. One said:
Regret cannot attend tea party.
Set off according to plan but blown
back by hurricane.
1t was signed Hitler"
The other, bearing the sender,s
address usual balcony, Rome" said:
Slight hitch. All Italian sailings
Cancelled owing to secret maneuvers
in port. He'll Hitler If present"
It was signed "Mussolini."
Victims Of Raid
Croydon, Eng. Aug. l6-(UP)-
Rescue workers dug into the debris
Of q perfume factory today In search
Of additional victims Of yesterdays
bombing attack on this airport SUI
burb Of London.
A row Of unclaimed bicycles In Q
shed next to thu factory was mute
evidence Of the possible fate Of their
owners. The bicycles, protected by
G brick wall. escaped damage.
tramped through Croydon In the
early hours along roads thanked BY
fouF-foot mounds OF debris which
had bean shoveled off the highway.
Office equipment and furniture from
damaged buildings lay on the aide.
walks where they had been spewed
By bombs.
The only note OF oheerfulness
which assailed my ears came from
an tineaged canary, perched on TOP
Of 4 chafTed order.
Rescue workers told me that at
'isakt " hAah axnieHfNa hanAAAs ~aHa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16

dropped by the Germans before
British fighters chased them away.
saw one crater 80 feet deep. A brick
air raid shelter beside a public
swimming pool had been reduced to
a rubble by direct hit, but its only
occupant, small boy, was dug out
alive.
From the debris of one of the
damaged buildings rescue workers
removed 17-year-old youth unin-
jured. He celebrated his escape by
joining cheerfully In the search
for his comrades.
The rescue work had been contin-
ued until after midnight and was
resumed at dawn.
Except for the rescue work, Croy-
don went about its business as US
ual. Many early shift workers had
no idea Of the extent Of the dam
age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16
Joseph w. Grigg, Jr.
In Air Fight Report
fcontinued Prom PAGE d

1 day and penetrated far inland to at
tack detectives in the lower Thames
region, at the edge of London, and
at such widely separated points as
Cardiff, Bristol, Newcastle, Aber-
deem and Elgin.
The Royal Air Force fought stub
bornly, DNB said, but lost total of
1903 planes, 80 of which were shot
down by Germans in air battles and
eight of which were destroyed on
the ground. The Germans. DNB said
lost 20 planes.
The raids, German sources claimed
high lighted Germanys capacity for
hurting wave after wave Of planes
at Britain from so many different
continental bases that a majority
of them could carry out their tasks
of destruction without effective re-
SiStance.
From bases facing Britain in a
great Semi-circle extending from
Norway to Brest, France, the Ger
mans sent over great formations OF
bombers, escorted by fighter planes,
which roared over the English coast
at dozens of points from the north
east to the southwest.
Some formations unloaded their
bombs on airdromes in the New
castle area. Others, flying at great
attitudes, roared over the Thames
valley and bombed naval docks and
arsenalS at SheernesS, Chatham and
Rochester, penetrating to the edge
of London's metropolitan section to
fight air battles with British fighters
and bomb detectives just outside the
city.
Croydon Airport
CThese detectives, London reports
showed, included the great CONNER
cial airport of Croydno, just south
of the metropolis.)
Still other formations flew inland
from the famous port of South
ampton and more than 100 bombers,
DNB reported. hurtled past the fiery
curtain of Britain's coastal defenses
between the Portland and Ports
mouth naval bases to bomb areas
north of those cities.
Detectives included airplane fac
tories at Bristol and in South Wales
and dozens of airdrCmes in middle
England, the Germans said. In Es-
sex county to the west, DNB said,
several air fields were bombed and
hangers, barracks and grounded
planes destroyed.
The entire vast operation was
carried out to the accompaniment
of almost continuous airbattles be-
tween British and German fighters
in each of which, DNB invariably
commented, the enemy lost several
planes"
The constantly increasing inten-
sity and scope of the German raids
was said to be part of the high
commands carefully prepared plans
for the final reduction of the Brit
ish Isles and the Hamburger Frem-
denblatt was moved to comment
that the battle of Britain "has now
begun"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16
GEO. I. CULHANE
HACKERS MEET

tcoptinued from Page I,
concerning some Of the bills which
Senator CuIhane has sponsored and
which are not on the statute books
It was decided to await until q later
date to place emphasis On his record
Of service to the community and
state.
Hurley Favored
Incidentally it was made very ev-
ident last evening that PWA Com
missioner Robert Hurley, candidate
for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination, has many admirers in
Waterbury. Considerable sentiment
was expressed for the success Of his
efforts to obtain the nomination at
the coming state Democratic con-
vention in New Haven. While 1t was
held most likely that Waterbury's
delegation would be held to the unit
rule and that the city's voting
strength would be delivered by for
mer State Chairman j. Francis
Smith for the support Of Ex-G Cover
nor Wilbur L. Cross, there was con-
siderable criticism recorded last eve
ming Of the manner In which the
local delegation was organized last
Spring.
With the naming of the sub-com-
mittees and the sponsoring of the
big public meeting next Wednesday
night at The Elton, Senator Gull
hane will make most determined
bid to obtain the nomination. Due
to the fact that Mayor Vincent A.
Scully has given his personal en-
dorsement" to Attorney Michael v.
Blansfield the latter is expected to
become a formidable candidate in
the race.
Awaiting Others
No announcements have been
made lately by Attorney John Mem
brine, State Representative Hugo
Guastaferri or Attorney Ralph Co
petto. AL three have informed the
public that they would seek the
nomination in the 18th senatorial
district to succeed Senator Culhane.
Attorney Membrino entered the race
on the urgence OF members Of the
Italian-American Democratic Club.
Whether he will withdraw now
without making an effort to obtain
the nomination is a question that
his friends are waiting to have an
swered. Attorney Membrino, prom
inent among the younger party
workers, would make an ideal cam
didate, 1t has been argued. Every
effort is to be made to keep him in
the race for senator, although 1t is
suspected that he will be induced to
seek some other nomination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16
VACATION ENDS IN DITCH

Birmingham. Ala CUp)-Three
Birmingham girls. after weeks OF
planning and saving, started for 4
two weeks vacation At Miami About
$50 miles from here the car sudden.
~ luFehed of the highway and som.
erkauited -four times. Al were IN.
iured and their rescuers had 10
throw some Of their new vacation
clothes on q smouldei1ng fire that
had started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16
WAR MOVES ON
TODAY'S BOARD
Continued from Page y

At Southampton, another persist
ent target for the German. ship
ping is passing in and out OF the
port without molestation. AT Dover
where the Germans claimed mas
terry of the air" the shops are open
business is as usual, and foreign
correspondence remain there to de-
scribe dog fights in the air and over
the channel.
Such results as these do not in
dictate Britain is being bombed into
surrender.
The Germans claim, however, that
they are far from having reached
the maximum of their bombing ca
pacity and they refuse to admit
that the air blitzkrieg has yet been
loosed. That is doubtless true, but
the German maximum can be put
into speculative form which is prob
ably not far wrong.
The British say in yesterdays
raids there were 1000 "sorties,
meaning flights over British terri
tory by planes flying individually
or in small and large formations. II
is estimated that the Germans car
make little more than 5000 sorties
in a day. Yesterdays intensified en-
gagements lasted between seven ano
eight hours. Daylight during Aug
ust in Great Britain, owing to the
high northern latitude, lasts about
Is hours.
1000 SOrties
Thus, if the Germans were TO at
tack during the whole of the day.
light period with double the number
of planes used yesterday, they
would have twice the time and twice
the plane power, which would al
low 5000 sorties. If by an air blitz-
krieg is meant the supreme effort
of the enemy in lightning raids
then it may be calculated that the
German maximum can little exceed
twice the intensification Of yester.
days assault continued twice the
number of hours.
How many continuous days the
German aviators can maintain such
strain is problematical to some
extent. But there is a limit tt
human endurance and 1t woulc
seem that the time period would bt
short. An air blitzkrieg lasting 9
fortnight might well be uncomfortable
for the aviators. Especially would
this be so if the British estimate
is accurate that approximately Il
per cent Of yesterdays raiders were
brought down. The losses Of plane!
do not count very much. 1t i!
the loss of experienced aviators
that tells not only because of tho
difficulty of replacing them but also
because of the effect on the morale
of the air corps.
The Germans have little time left
for clear flying weather. Why they
held off until mid-August before
striking their great air blow at Bri.
tain Is hard to understand. Ever
today the Germans stated morning
mists delayed their attack. There
will be increasing numbers OF misty
days over the Channel and Britain
very soon. To smash Great Britain
into surrender before the weather
intervenes would seem, according Ia
all available present information, q
Superhuman task.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16


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they had not returned this morn
ing. Three hundred and thirty
patients In q Sanltorlum narrowly
escaped death or injury Wnen q
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hare eight miles from Piccadillv
Circns
Pre-dawn hit and RIM German
raids on the Midlands and northeast
England TODAY were beIievef, onlv a
prelude to resumption of DAYLIGHT
attacks on a scale such as yester-
day when Stuka dive bombers, their
sirens screaming, blasted away at
industrial areas, airfields and ports
in an effort to cripple Britain's
defensive power before attempting a
troop invasion.
1000 Planes Yesterday
GERMANY hurled 1000 planes
against England Yesterday in mass
raids along a 5OO-mile front from
Plymouth to TYNE. bombing Royal
Air Force airdromes, harbors and
coastal shipping.
Experts agreed that the aerial
bntzkrieg might last a month or
more, so long as there is favorable
weather. and that Germany was
concentrating on an effort to destroy
the Royal Air Force-particularly
it's striking power. The raids also
were believed intended to balance
German air losses in frequent raids
on shipping and harbors along the
British coast.
Military authorities also believed
that Germany hoped to destroy
known airfields to force Britain to
disclose the locations of secret fight
er airdromes and anti-aircraft bat
teries which have not yet gone into
action.
Newspapers hailed Britain as the
victory in yesterdays awesome bat
tie The Daily EXPRESS headlined. .
"Up. Uni 144 Down: Hitler Beats Uu
His Blitzkriee to Its Hiphest-And
the ROF Beat Him"
The air ministry claimed an off,
cial "bag' of IA German planes for
Yesterday. nearly double the number
blasted out of the plane-filled sky
on any previous day of Adolf Hit
ler's week-old aerial assault on the
British Isles. It brought to 440 the
total of German planes shot down
since the intensified aerial war
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16
SEWING SPANS 4 CONFLICTS

e Paso, Texas, (UP)-Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Anderson has sewed for
soldiers of four wars. The 92.year
old woman Is working on a peice
work quilt for the Red Cross.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16
BAR0Es CARRY MORE COAL

Davenport, ia.-tUPl-Coal shlp-
ments on the Mississippi river are
risins, according 10 army engineers.
IN June, 2fs,903 tons OF coal moved
Oh river bareeA In the o-soot chan.
mel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16

Ccoptinued from rage u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16
LONDON PUBLIC
TAKESIT COOLLY

Continued from Page u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16
Ranged AL Night

But German bombers and fighter
planes ranged over Scotland. Eng.
land and wales during the night
after 10 continuous hours Of day.
light air battling IN which the Bri.
tlsh claimed 10 have shot down
nearly $50 Of 1000 raiders.
The Mldlands district was heav.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16
Legal Notices
REUBEN SHAPIRO

OVERLOOK DRUG COMPANY. INC.
SUPERIOR COURT, AT WATER
BURY, NEW HAVEN COUNTY,
Au~usf q 1870
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-04
MuhIenbroiCh on
Way to Prison for
Tristan kidnapping
Life Sentence Passed
On German Alien Who
Abducted Calf. Boy

REDWOOD CITY, Calf,
Oct. 4. (UP)-Wilhelm ia
kob Muhlenbroich, 4O-year-
old German barber, today
was sentenced to life impriS-
onment, exactly two weeks after he
kidnapped little Marc de Tristan, jr.,
son of wealthy Hillsborough fami-
ly, for 100000 ransom.
Muhlenbroich, who had confessed
and pleaded guilty to the crime,
stood quietly as Superior Judge
Maxwell McNutt pronounced the
life sentence which was mandatory
under California's kidnapping law.
AS Judge McNutt read the sem
tence: For the rest of your nat
ural life," Muhlenbroich clicked his
heels together and bowed.
Sheriff James J.. McGrath took
Muhlenbroich Immediately to San
Quentin prison, where the kidnaper
was to be dressed in" tonight.
Muhlenbroich seemed almost eager
to get out of the Redwood City Jail
and into San Quentin, where he
will start at work in the jute mill
Because his victim was not HARM
ed, Muhlenbroich escaped the death
penalty, and he will be technically
eligible to apply for a parole after
seven years. However state parole
authorities indicated they would not
consider parole for at least 10
years and said the average Califor-
MIA "lifer' serves l6 or II years.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-04
Cities Selected
For Air Bases

WASHINGTON, Oct. q. CUP)-
The War Department has selected
13 cities from Maine to California
as sites for new chain of army
air corps stations.
Except in four cases, the exact
locations near there cities we're not
disclosed, since the department is
seeking to lease the necessary land
and facilities without encountering
real estate speculation that would
send prices sky-high.
The new stations, which will ac-
commodate 28370 officers and men
with necessary planes and equip
ment. will involve an expenditure
of approximately $l5,0O0,0OO. Their
construction is part of the program
to build up fully-equipped air
force of $4,000 planes by 1912. In
most cases the units to be station
ed at these places have not yet been
organized.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-04

ballot to the party. The legislature
passed law denying the party a
place on state primary ballots. The
measure is awaiting the action of
Gov. Culbert Olson. The state SUI
preme court twice has denied petit
tions to bar the party.
An inquiry about the status of the
Communist party in Nevada brought
the reply "never saw Communist
here; what is it please?"
Communists never been on New
ada ballot" the reply said. There
never has been a Communist party
in Nevada. Old timers never saw a
Communist. County Clerk E. H.
Beemer at Reno said he has been in
office % years and nobody ever re-
ported he saw Communist. Too
late now to get petitions to place
any new party on Nevada ballot"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-04
Too Much COLLEGE
In State Jobs Is
Boards Complaint

SACRAMENTO, Oct. CUP) -
The state personnel board delayed
action today on proposed revision
of qualifications for the position Of
student interviewer in the depart
ment of employment after two
members objected to making college
graduation a prerequisite for the
position.
The board members declared
there has been an increasing tend-
ency to require college. education
as a requirement for state employ
ment.
DR.. Benjamin E. Mallary of Berk-
eley. a professor at the University
of California, urged eliminatioE of
the classification entirely. He said
I'm tired of taking these college
graduates who don't know anything
about employment and putting
them out where they are supposed
to help people who have worked 20
or 30 years.
Member E. H. Christian of Oak
land commented that what we
seem to be doing is turning the
personnel board into an employ
ment agency for the University Of
California.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-04
Detroit
Victor
J to 4
Tigers Take FL
Edge on Series
In Third Game
BY HARRY FERGUSON

BRIGGS STADIUM, De-
troit, Oct 4. (UP)-The De-
troit Tigers bounced home
runs, triples, doubles and sin
giles all over the park today in a
terrifying outbreak Of power that
defeated the Cincinnati Reds, to 4
in the third game of the World
Series.
Three Cincinnati pitchers tried to
stem the avalanche of hits and all
of them got their ears pinned back
as the Tigers took a two to one
lead in the series before 552,87T
home folks.
With his jug handle curve snap
ping neatly at the corners of the
plate, little Tommy Bridges worked
competent, easy victory OH the
mound for the Tigers. He gave up
10 hits but every time the Reds
seemed about to rise up and get
back into the ball game, Bridges
worked his way out of trouble.
It was tight, well-pitched ball
game on both sides until the sew
enth inning when the Tigers began
to get. their claws into Jim Turner.
who started for the Reds. Cincin-
natl got off in front in the first
inning when Bill Werber hit the
first ball pitched down the left field
foul line for double and scored on
wal Goodman's single to center.
Not until the fourth inning could
the Tigers get to Turner for enough
hits to tie the score. Barney Nc
Cosky opened the inning with a
slashing single to center and Char
ley Gehringer shot another single
past first base. Hank Greenberg
then hit into double play, Werber
to Joost to F. Mccormick and Nc
Cosky scored.
Turner pitched himself out of
the hole, however, and two score
less innings followed.
Bridges seemed to be getting bet
ter the farther he went and Turner
looked strong, too But the old Am
erican league, trick of winning a
ball game with one big, blasting
inning was in the cards. Today it
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