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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-04
SideIighis on fine Legislature

The Department of the Interior IS systematically trying to get rid of all the old heads in Alaska fisheries administration, according to Senator Edward Coffey the other day when he argued for passage of his mem- orial asking Congress to turn ad- ministration of the fisheries over to the Territory. Coffey figures it would cost Alaska $225.O00 per year to handle the fisheries if the Fish and Wildlife Service should turn over it's equipment to the Territory But despite the expense. the trans fer would pay for itself in increased wages and taxes from the fisheries, Coffey declares.
 Rep. Allen Shattuck says he's pro- ceeded all his life on the theory that the other fellow is honest, not crooked, and he's had very few oc- casions to regret that policy.
 That robins egg blue hat
 which Chief Clerk of the House
 Lawrence Kerr has been sport
 ing lately is gift from the girls l. on his staff.
 Pep. Jim Davis cheered a fellow Legislator from his Division the other day when he said in discus sion of another bill it is contem. plated we will pass Mrs. Jenne's bill to have a home for women"
 A Territorial Purchasing Depart ment. with an agent in Seattle, is one of the suggestions which helped kill the bill which would have placed the purchase of food, clothing and medical supplies under the bid bill.
 The Kodiak Chamber of Com merce writes it is interested in the passage of four bills, only one of which has appeared to date. They cover CD an appropriation for a high school and auditorium, (2) pay ment of the claim of the Northern Commercial Company for that diesel plant purchased for the Griffin Memorial Hospital. (3) refund to the city of portion of liquor li- censes collected last year and (4) an amendment to allow municipalities to adopt city manager plan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13
Legal Notice NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERTOWN, ss.
 COURT of PROBATE, Dec. 11th,
 194l. ESTATE Of REHOR MAZuR,
 alias HARRY MAZUR, Etc. late of WATERTOWN, in said District,
 deceased.
 Upon the application of ANNA
 COUGHLrN, Administratrix, pray. ing that 6 hearing may be had for the ascertainment of the heirs of said deceased, as per application on He more fully appears, 1t is
 ORDERED-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in WatertoTn in said csmber A. D. 1e41, at 4:00 o'clock In the afternoon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application and of the time and place og hearing thereon, by pub lIshing the same once in some newspaper having . circulation in said District, and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign-poBt fin tho town of WatertoWn lA said pls- trict, and by mailing like copy t0 each person or corporation Inter- eated therein and residing without said pintrict, at least days before said day assigned.
 FRANK B. HTCKcox 13sA9s1k Judge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13
Dutch Subs Sink
 Four Troop Ships
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Ofileial sources had virtually no news as to progress of fighting on Guam, Midway or Wake but OK. pressed confidence that the defend- CTS were still holding out. The Jap. anese claimed only that they had heavily attacked the islands and "controlled" them, which apparent ly meant they controlled the seas around them.
 Great Red Triumph
 On the eastern front, the Red Army reported that It's oifensiyeS still were making progress on the Moscow and Donets Basin front The greatest triumph was claimed on the defense Arc before the cap. ital where official statements said that Bi German divisions Of about 760,000 men had been defeated, more than 400 towns Fecaptured, e6 900 enemy soldiers killed in three weeks fighting.
 The German radio acknowledged heavy Russian attacks on the Dos nets Basin area, but said that they merely executed tactical move to the rear" Oil the Moscow front be- cause their offensive had been abaTlS doned until Spring.
 Tn Libya, the British advance was reported by Cairo to be threatening the main Axis arfnored forces with encirclement in the Ain Ill da2ala sector, about 70 miles west Of To- bruk. The Berlin radio acknow. iedged strong British attacks ip British h&d mot yet" won c decisive victory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13
Rain To Follow Seasons First
 Real SnOwstOrm

The flrst real snownt orm Of tfae eoaoon burst lmte Waterbury this mOPmAng, after thReatening thr0ugh0 wt the greater part of tho hourg following dawn with oCCasional light kfurries. A nlow- ly rising mercury, hOwaveE, pEom- isea Co dissolve the alMkes into rain. Only in paschwoFk splAshes Og white dld the nnOw cling Co pavements throughout the down. town area,
 Maintaining . steady rise dur- ing the past twelve hours, Che thernaometer recorded . low Of 2S degtees during Che night, and had jumped Co % by ten o'clock thAs morning.
 The weather peognostloatOr pee. dlcted snow today, changing Into rain tonight, Clearing weather IS expected for Sunday with little change in temperature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13
BULGARIA HAS
 DECLARED WAR
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 distance of the Turkish frontier and the Bulgarian army has been fully nobillzed for many months.
 Axis sources made much Of Brit- ieh attacks on Vichy French ships, and Vichy itself said that measures have been taken to insure that such cowardly attacks cease"
 The Vichy statement was read in the light of reports that Germany and Italy are seeking to get control of the Vichy fleet and Vichy naval bases in Africa.
 Vichy's statement on measures" was issued apropos the sinking Of the steamship St. Denis, on its way from Africa to France, off the Span- ish Balearic Islands by a subma- rine 1t believed to be British.
 Italy and Gpain reported that British patrol boats had captured the French teanship formigny, 2,i66 tons and taken 1t to Gibraltar.
 An Italian official news agency dispatch from SAntander, Spain, reported that an unidentified air. plane had attacked 200 ton French steamship. The dispach, broadcast In French by Rome. was not heard clearly by the United Press New York listening post but 1t was indi- cated that the alleged attack was made off the Spanish Bay of Bis- cay coast.
 It was announced that the Jap- anese Mikado, in an exchange of messages with the King of Italy, had expressed my full confidence in the complete and final success of our countries for the achievement of . new order"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13

(Continued from Page D the United States; today like every other American I support him In his every effort to win this war. Let that Do as t may. The point k that have frankly and openly opposed foreign war for tho United States unless such Q war was declared by our congress. ft has been declared, we arc in the war and we must win 1t, there can Do no question about that. All past differences are forgotten, toe day we are united aB never before in our history"
 But there were more issues inc volVed in my campaign for the congress than the question of war, There are issues just as vital, just as far reaching, Issues which ] shall discuss in the future.
 There is however one mighty important factor which we Amer jeans cannot overlook. We can not allow 0 rubber stamp to 90 to the Congress. We must send to Congress c man who will have the courage to stand on the floor of Congress and represent the people from the fifth Connecticut Con- gressional district ag they want to be represented.
 Tt is my humble oplnloli that neither John Monagan nor Joseph Talbot can meet these fequire- inerts. Both men were avoiding the issues facing our people, they did not have the courage then to come out and let us know where they stood, but now that the tide is running in direct course they immediately jump on the band wagon, much the same method Is always used by a weakling.
 T saw this Is not the time to play politics, I say with every ounce of strength in my body that there Is no such thing as Repub- lican or Democrat, we are Amer- jeans first and politicians second.
 Although I have opposed a for- elgn war let 1t be understod right now that I stand ready and wll- ling to aid my country in any manner that it may have need of my services, with my life if neceS- sary.
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 federal officials he had agreed, un- der duress, to act as e NazI spy here Hc had been ordered by the German gaStapo to build c powerful short- wave radio station to communicate with c station near Hamburg, Ger many.
 Using money supplied to sebold by Germany, the FBI constructed c radio station near CenterVille, Long Island, and sent coded Information to Germany for l3 months, obtain ing evidence of Nazi operatives here. The FBI "spicd" SO well 1t was often praised by the gestapo for It's "re- ports"
 The FBI moved in on the spies June 28, arresting 28 men and three women. Two others had been ar- rested previously. The 8 prisoners were indicted July l5 and within c few days, l7 pleaded guilty. Two more entered guilty pleas shortly after the trial began Sept. 3.
 Judge Byers charged the jury Of nine men and three women yester- day to "bear in mind that men are not sent to jail for their opinions in this country 50 long as he does nothing to carry those views Into effect to the detriment of the United States" He reminded them that the possibility of the United States being at war before the trial ended had been mentioned when they were selected.
 About 24 hours ago, the event which had been forecast eventu- ated," he said. Tt would be sheer affectation if We tried to ignore 1t. It Is unfortunate that this develop ment should have taken place"
 When the jury returned its ver- dict, he told them:
 Tt will readily appear that you have rendered 8 very substantial contribution to the welfare of the country which you and hold very dear"
 The defendants heard the decision without demonstration. They were:
 Frederick ]. Duquesne, 63, Rudolf Ebeling, 43, Axel Wheeler -Hill, 4l, Josef A. Klein, 3S, Leo Walden, 3ss Heinrich o. Eilers. 42, Herman Lang, 60, Carl Reuper, 37, Conradin Dold. 35, Franz Stigler, 34, and Paul A. W. scholz, 41, ali of New York: Ed- mund Carl Heine, SO, of Pleasant Ridge. Mich; Erich strunck, 32, of Milwaukee, Wise, and Adolph H. A. Walischewski, 50, address unknown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13

 diate investigation into the accid- ent.
 The deceased was born in Nauga- tuck and lived there all his life. Only this week he passed his pre-induc- ton physical exams in Hartford and was waiting word to join the U. S., Army. He was employed at the Scovill Manufacturing Company and was a member of the Naugatuck Valley Motor Club and Home De- fense Patrol.
 The youth is survived by his par ents, Mfr. and Mrs. George Mazeika of Naugatuck; Q brother, Sergeant George E. Mazeika of Fort Devens, Aver, Mass; and three sisters, Mrs Adam Kuraitis, Mrs. Henry Acker. man, and Miss Lydia Mazeika, all of Naugatuck.
 The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of his sister, Mrs. Kuraitis, 53 Rubber avenue, with Rev. Raymond Unsderfer, pastor of the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Union City, officiat- ing. Burial will be in Grove ceme- tery.
 Friends may call at Mrs. Kuraitis home after 2 o'clock Sunday cven- ling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13
DEMOCRAT, ELKS
 SET SHOW DATE
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eContinued from Page D ater he or she will be compelled to place his or her donation on the floor of the lobby. When the pile is completed members of the B. P. O. E. will take the contributions to their West Main Street headquar- ters, pack them in baskets, then de- liver them to needy families the day before Christmas.
 Several thousand kiddies will un- doubtedly be on hand for the show. Manager Edward Fitzpatrick of Loew's Poll theater will again offer them Q diversified show featuring a Mickey Mouse comedy, feature picture, sports shows, news of the day and community singing. To get things off to a flying start the doors will open at 0:3O o'clock and for a half hour thereafter an augment ed orchestra will entertain the youthful guests with an asortment of carols and popular melodies.
 The date-Monday morning, De- celnber 23.
 The tifne-1O e. m.
 The plaee--Loew's Poll Theater. The cause-C Charity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13

Continued from Page D ~-a=-s---a------zstaaa--ss- where Russian armies, which the Germans had called beaten, gave the Nazi Wehrmacht It's first defeat In 27 months of war.
 8b,OOO Reported Killed
 It was asserted officially that in the Moscow fight the Germans had lost 85,000 of their vaunted "Herren Folk" in killed.
 Tho Russians had captured CT destroyed l434 German tanks, B. 4l0 trops and supply trucks, 675 field guns, 330 mine throwers, 8G0 machine guns, 1t asserted, on the basis of reports still incomplete be- cause additional material was being captured hourly.
 The news of the victory came while Russia was still considering It's policy in the Pacific war, but after the official Russidn Conmuns ist party newspaper prGvda, dee nouncing the Japanese for their treacherous attack oil the United states, had left no doubt as to It's viewpoint.
 Japanese Shocked
 The Pravda editorial excited dip- loInatS here and shocked the Jap- aneso colony, who had arranged Q gala dinner last night to celebrate their victory" in the sneak" ats tack on the Hawaiian Islands.
 AS regards It's own titanic war against the Germans, Russia said officially that it intended to give the enemy no respite, The Red army had taken oil the Germans could give. It had stopped the German tanks and maSsed infantry, its airs planes had beaten of the German Luftwaite, and now its men were advancing along fronts stretching for hundreds of miles.
 Enemy Demoralizcd
 Reports from the front said the Germans were trying Vainly 10 make stands in towns and villages and that Red Army troops bounded them from house to house, from, town to town, over snow covered reads and fields, with bayonets and hand grenadeg, while the now fam- fast, wheeled It's batteries into posi- ton at point after point to rain shrapnel and high explosive shells on Q demUali2ed enemy.
 The Soviet information bureaus eommunique on the collapse Of the German Moscow offensive, was kaasa Ia ak A Ia network ct il o'clock last night.
 It was indicated that tho Rus. slanS now held the initiative on oil fronts and that, after having smashed tho German attacks in the south and on the central front, the Russians might soon turn their stabbing counter-attacks on the Leningrad front into general of- fenSiVe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13

Midway still was in progress but conmuniqueS gave few new details.
 Success At LuxOn
 On Luzol Island, under attack on three sides, the American and Fll- ipino defenders were reported tnaks Ing progress toward eliminating Japanese landing forces at Lingayen Bay and VigAn, both on the west coast. Filippinos with boio knives were said to be participating in the fighting in the for north, near Ap. arri, where the JapaneSe had ct. tempted to establish 6 base for aerial bombing,
 Heavy rain interferred with air attacks last night but today Manila had another alarm and there was heavy bombing ct nearby military targets,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13
FUNERALS

The funeral of Raymond w. Nol. son was held thiS morning ct B:i5 from the Clark funeral home, % State street, to st. PatrickS church Rt Q o'clock. Burial was in new St, JoSeph'B cemetery,
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary Eliza beth Hlgg1nston of b73 l.2 East Main street was held this morn- Ing at D.30 from the Bergin funeral home, 200 East Main street, to the Sacred Heart church At 10 o'clock for c solemn requiem Mass. Burial was in old st. joSeph'S cemetery.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Becker will Do held Monday after- noon at 2 o'clock at the AlderSon funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. pr. John !. Snaveiy, pastor oS the First Methodist church, oiiiclt- Ing.
 Burial will be in new Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home thiS evening from 2 to Q o'clock and tomorrow from 3 to 8 and ' to Q D. m.
 Funeral services for Charles Stewart Phillips, ai, who died Thursday at his home in Wostheld, N j., will he held tomorrow at 2 o'clock ct the First Presbyterian church in Greenwich. Burial will Do in Putnam cemetery, QFeens wieh.
 Tie funeral of MFs. Maria Capo- blanco was held this morning at Q o'clock from the home, 400 North Main street, to Our Lady Of Lourdes church, whore requiem high Mass was celebrated ct 10 o'clock. Burial was in the family plot, Calvary
 The Regina Elena society, of which Mrs. Capobianco was Q mem. ger. met ct the home, 400 North Main street, last night.
 The funeral of James Harry Ryan of 7l2 East Main street was held this morning ct e:lb from 4il Hamilton avenue to the Sacred Heart church ct 0 o'clock, Burial was in the family plot, new St. JoSephs cemetery.
 Funeral services for Eainbi Phillips will be held this after noon at l:30 o'clock from the home to the Holy Trinity Heienic ortho- dox church on Maple street ct 2;30 o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot, new Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Bridget Fan- non Jackson, mother of pr. Ed- ward J. Jackson of South street, Middlebury, was held this morn-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13

NOVaaHAAaASNs ready to wire money to the older brother.
 Charges against George for violat- Ing the selectiye service law have been in the hands of federal authori. ties. The matter was taken up by the FBI after Chairman J. Warren Upson of Board iB-B filed notice that the boy had left the city with out giving notification.
 No satisfactoTy reason for the brotheFs' decision to disappear has ever been given. Using the names rom and Charley Jurgens," they had done . good deal Of wandering. One theory was that the older brother did not wish to be called in the draft.
 The lads parents were overjoyed today to learn that they are alive and well.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13
BLOCK IS FORMING
 AGAINST MONAGHAN
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with the aid of tho small town" bloc they can prevent MT. Mon- agan's nomination. They are not as confident that they can nominate either of their men, since Water- bury alone has 46 votes, c powerful factor, but claim that they can block the nomination of anyone else.
 Republicans will meet in Water- bury next Saturday to name their candidate. The odds are that Ccm- penSation Commissioner Joseph F., Talbot of Naugatuck will be rhmed on the first ballot, despite opposl- ton by Col. Roy N. Rice of Wood- bury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13
OLD INN BURNS

Auburn, N. H., Dec. 13-(UP)- The Calef, Q 146-year-old inn, was destroyed by fire late yesterday with loss estimated at sl0,oO0. Only three guests were registered at the 32- room wooden hotel when the blaze started in the attic,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13
OBITUARY

BRENNAN--NEiss Johanna Bren- nan died last night following c short illness at the homo of her niece Mrs. Thomas McWeeney of i04e North Main street. A native of Ire- land, she had lived in this city for 30 years.
 All of that time Miss Brennan had been c resident of the Brooklyn section where she was well known She was ( cognEnunicant of st Thomas church and . member oi It's Rosary Confraternity.
 Nils Brennan leaves three nieces Mrs. McWeeney, Mrs. Patrick Shoe. han and Miss Anna Brennan; fouI nephews, Patrick and Thomas Cron- in, James Brennan and John Lud- dy, also several nieceS aad nephs ews in Ireland,
 The funeral will take place Mon- day morning ct e:l6 o'clock from the Mulville funeral home, 2T0 West Main street, to st. Thomas church where e solemn high Mass of, re. quiem will be celebrated ct 9 o'clock Burial will be in the family plot in old St. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral homo thlt evening and tomorrow afternoon and evening.
 MERCTER-Joseph L. Mercier oi ibi Fairlawn avenue died last night at his home. A native of quebec he had been Q resident Of this city for 70 years.
 Mir. Mercier was Q coinmunicanl of St. Ann's church.
 He leaves two sons, Joseph V, and Homer Mercier, daughter, Mrs John Lester Hem of Bristol, q brother, Eugene Mercler of Elkhart Ind, Q sister, Mrs. Pierre MorlT oi Euphemine, Province of quebec Canada, and eight grandchildren.
 The funeral will bo held Monday morning at e:30 o'clock from the Bergin funeral home, 200 East Main street to St. Ann's church where c solemn high Mass of requiem will be celebrated ct Q o'clock, Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home af- ter 2 o'clock tonight and tomorrow afternoon and evening.
 McQUADE-- Mrs. Margaret (Mc- dtiinness) McQuade, widow of Owen Mc0uade, of Tei East Main street died last night ct her home follow ing . lingering illness. 4 native oi Scotland, she had lived in this city for 1T years.
 Mrs. McQuade was ( cofnmunl- cant Of the Sacred Heart church and c member Of It's Altar society.
 She is survived by five daughters Mrs. John Kyle, Mrs, Peter Elmer. son, Mrs, John McISennA, Mrs Thomas Murphy, oil Of Waterbury and Mrs. Robert Burns of Scotland two sons, John and James of Wa terbury, 20 grandchildren, sever great.gfandchiidreI, and c sister itl Scotland.
 The funeral will take place from the home Monday morning, time and, other arrangements to Do on. nouced. Burial will be in the fam. fly plot in Calvary cemetery, Friends may call ct the homo after 5 o'clock this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13

ing ct 0:iB from the Muiviile funeral home, 27o West Main street, to g.. John of the CroEs church, Middlcbury, where . solemn high MaSs was celebrated at 70 o'clock, Burial was in st. PatrIckb cemetery, Fal River, Mas.
 The funeral o Robert F Nee Ncrney took place this morning ct B:ib o'clock from tho Mulvlllo fu- neral home, 270 West Main street, to St. Francis xavior'S church where c solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated at Q o'clock, Burial was in tho family plot in old st, jeSeph's cemetery,
 Tho funeral of Thomas 2. Hem- iosk, of 08 Elmwood avenue, waS held this iaornig ct e:30 from the Bergin funeral home, 200 East Main street, to St. MaFgaretB church at 2 o'clock for . solemn high Mas. Burial was In Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13
Red Cross Receives
 $1O PTA Donation
Approximately S4OO Collected in Town; Many Christ.
 mas Parties Planned Next Week
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Waterville, December B. - Mrs. c. Arthur DuBois, chairman of the recent Red Gross drive in Waterville, reports an additional donation of 9l0 from the Parent-T Teacher Asso- ciatlon. The total amount from this area has now reached approximately S40O.
 Many Christmas parties have been planned for the coming week. The Fairmount Community SClub will