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Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17

munition trucks, an artillery bat
tery and % grounded planes and
killed more than 500 German SOL
diers.
PRISONERS TAKEN
In the Odessa area, Russian ma
rines routed axis cavalry units and
took prisoners, the communique
said.
Extensive guerrilla activities were
reported at three key points in La
tiva. Guerrillas were constantly
harassing German columns, killing
many troops, and we're interrupt
ing communications it was asserted.
The early communique said the
Russians had heavily defeated a
new German attempt to capture
the Island of Oesel Russia's air
base outpost off the Baltic coast
of Estonia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Ukraine Offensive Lever
To Force Red Army Back

LONDON, Sept. II (UP) = Ger
mans new offensive in the Uk-
raine, one of the most powerful of
the war; may force Marshal Semyon
Budenny to withdraw his Russian
southern army to the Don river by
the time winter sets in unless it is
smashed soon, military quarters
said today.
There were reports that the Ger
man high command had put even
more men into the offensive than
they were using on the Leningrad
front, in hope of inflicting a disas-
trous defeat on Budenny's army
and presenting the threat of a con-
tinued drive to the Caucasus oil
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Milk Prices liked
In Coast Area

LOS ANGELES, Sept. II CUP) =
State department of agriculture Of
ficials today announced an increase
of one-half cent per quart for both
high and low grades of milk in the
Los Angeles marketing area.
The increase will go into effect
Oct. /. In grades up to 38 milk
fat content, the price will be in
creased from liz cents to II cents
a quart cash and carry, and from
In grades from 3,8 to 4.3 milk
12H cents to 13 cents home delivered.
fat content, the increases will be
from II cents to 1919 cents and
from l3 cents to l312 cents.
1t was the fifth increase since
NOV. 10, bringing a total increase
Of approximately two cents. 9
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Coast Man Cited
For Drunk Driyinq

Manfred De Alma of Laguna
Beach was given ticket for drunk
driving Tuesday night after a traf-
fic accident half a mile north of
the Calexico city limits.
His car failed to make a boule-
ward stop, Highway Patrolman A..
N. Bisgard saia, and a car driven
by Bertha Mae Simmons of Calex-
leo crashed into it. No one was
injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Biz Blasts Sink
Swedish Vessels

of the disaster prevented an i'm
mediate investigation into the cause
of the eXplosions)
The disaster was the second in a
week in a Scandinavian port. Last
week a munitions ship exploded in
Helsinki harbor, causing many cas-
ualticS and great property damage.
Full details of the Helsinki explo-
sion have not yet been received be-
cause of the Finnish censorship.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17

The principal reason for this is:
BLACK DRAUGHT contains a
tonic laxative that helps to tone lazy
intestinal muscles. 1t is easy to take.
and you get 25 to 40 doses for only
Csc. so look for the familiar yellow
box and get genuine, time-tested
BLACK K-DRAUdHTl
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Why is this Laxative
So Popular?

All over the South ard West, drug
dealers know this laxative has been
popular with four generations!
BLACK-DRAUGHT's long record
of popularity has been won by the
gentle, satisfying way it usually
relieves constipation's bad breath,
coated tongue and loginess when the
simple directions are followed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17

fields.
One ram of a great pincers move
ment, which was reported without
confirmation to have encircled Kiev,
was striking out from the Kremen-
chug sector.
INDUSTRIES MENACED
From Kremenchug, according to
advices received here, the Germans
were striking eastward for Khar-
hov, center of a rich industrial
area, and were pushing an auxiliarT
force northward toward Priluki, 80
miles east of Kiev.
The Priluki force, it was assumed
was intended to join with the nor
Evening star., 1941-07-20

flower girl, wore an old-fashioned
orchid dress ruffled from the waist
to the hem, with an old-fashioned
bonnet to match. and carried a
basket, made of flowers and swung
from satin ribbons, from which she
scattered rose petals in the path
of the bride.
Mr.. Stanley Lusby of Alexandria,
Va, was best man for his brother,
and the ushers were Mr.. Edgar
Harding, Mr.. Earl S. Dunavant, Mr..
Richard LuSby, brother of the bride,
and Mr.. Marvin Orndorff of Akron,
Ohio.
A reception after the ceremony
was held at the home of the brides
parents in Colmar Manor. which
was attractively decorated with
ferns and palms and baskets of
lilies, gladioluses and gypsophila.
Mrs. Earl LuSby, mother OF the
bride, received in a gown of dark
blue and white chiffon and a cor
sage of gardeniaS, and Mrs. Asa
Allen LuSby, mother OF the bride
groom, wore light blue lace with a
corsage of pink roses.
The bride. formerly of Camp
Springs, Md. attended Surratts-
vile High School and is connected
with the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation of the Federal Govern
ment.
Out-of-town guests attending the
wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Reynolds of Lynchburg. Va, and
Evening star., 1941-07-20

of honor for her sister, and she wore
yellow chiffon made with circular
skirt and the bodice buttoned down
the back. Her headdress was an old
fashioned bonnet in orchid with
veil falling to the waist, and under
the rim of the bonnet she wore a
halo of talisman roses. Orchid eve
ming gloves completed her costume
and she carried an old-fashioned
bouquet of talisman roses and orchid
gladioluses.
The other attendants, all of them
sisters of the bride, were Mrs.
Thomas Redd, Mrs. Garnett Grant,
Miss Margaret Lusby and Miss Nellie
Lusby. Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Grant
were in blue taffeta fashioned with
hoop skirts and trimmed in pink,
with which they wore old-fashioned
pink bonnets with wells extending
to the waist and halos of pink roses
and blue delphinium beneath the
rims of the bonnets. They wore
pink evening gloves and carried bou-
quets of pink roses and blue
delphinium.
Miss Margaret Lusby and Miss
Nellie LuSby wore pink taffeta
trimmed in blue and made with
hoop skirts. They also wore old
fashioned bonnets with halos of
pink roses and blue delphinium un-
der the rim and wells falling to the
waist They wore blue evening
gloves and carried bouquets of pink
roses and blue delphinium.
Betty Jean Merkel serving as
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Bridge arties Mark
Week at HerndOn

HERNDON, Va, July 19.-Mrs. z.
Barbour Hutchison will entertain
Monday at a bridge luncheon for
II guests.
Mrs. Stanley B.. Hanes entertained
at bridge Monday evening in honor
of Mrs. Jesse V. Aud OF Lynchburg,
Va, who is the house guest of Mrs.
Hutchison.
Mrs. Harry Middleton entertained
Yesterday at a luncheon followed by
bridge in her home near Herndon.
Mrs. r. S. Crippen was hostess
Wednesday afternoon at dessert
bridge party for "a guests.
Mr.. and Mrs William B. Spencer
Of Yokohama, Japan, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Ramsey
Bready.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin WetheraD
are the guests of the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen H. Kirk.
Evening star., 1941-07-20

Louisa Webster, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas w. Webster be-
came the bride of Mr.. Karl Fred
erick Cruel, staff Sergeant, U. S.
Air Corps. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Cruel of RuXton, Md.
A profusion of white gladioluses
filled the church for the double-ring
o'clock with the Rev. DR.. Oscar F.
Blackwelder officiating, assisted by
the Rev. Henry Spangler of the St.
Paul Lutheran Church in Luther
vile. Md
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. and she wore white
imported embossed chiffon made
with pointed neckline, long leg
O. mutton sleeves and a full skirt
Long white ribbon Streamers fell
from her white horsehair braid hat
and she carried an arm bouquet of
brides roses.
Miss Lilly Widule of Milwaukee.
Wis, was the brides only attendant,
and she was goWned in iCe-blue chif-
fon over rose made with sweetheart
neckline. puffed sleeves and a full
skirt. She wore leghorn picture
hat tied with long blue velvet rib
bons and carried a bouquet of pink
roses
The bridegroom had for his best
man his father, Mr.. Frederick Cruel,
and the usherS were Mr.. Joseph
Wheeler and Mr.. Walter Chism.
Preceding the ceremony Mr..
Ernest Kahlert. uncle of the bride.
sang several solos
A reception after the ceremony
was held in the parish hall of the
church. which was decorated with
pink and white asters Mrs. Web
ster, mother of the bride, wearing
rose beige embossed chiffon with a
corsage of yellow roses. was assisted
in receiving by the mother of the
bridegroom, who wore powder blue
crepe with white accessories and a
| corsage of pink roses.
For travelling the bride wore
black mesh redingote with white
accessories.
Out-of-town guests attending the
wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bollinger and Mrs. Mary Bollinger.
grandmother of the bridegroom. of
Hampstead, Md; Mrs. Annie Arms
worthy of Baltimore, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Weisbroid of Luther
vile, Md
Sergt. and Mrs. Cruel Will make
their home at l9 Fifteenth street
Sc. on their return from a motor
trip to Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Miss Grace Lusby Wed

Miss Grace Eleanor LuSby, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lusby of
Colmar Manor, Md, was married
last evening to Mr.. Herbert Allen
Lusby, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
Allen Lusby of Arlington. Va.
The ceremony took place in Bethel
Pentecostal Tabernacle, which was
decorated with ferns. palms and
large baskets of lilies, gladioluses
and gypsophila. and the Rev. Harry
v. Schaeffer officiated at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Herbert Brandes played the
wedding music and solo selections
we're rendered by Mrs. Isabelle
Guyon.
The bride wore a gown of white
satin trimmed with seed pearls and
fashioned with high neck and long
pointed sleeves and full skirt with
a long train. Her full-length veil
was of net with a wide panel of lace
extending over the train and was
held by a halo of seed pearls. She
carried a bouquet of white roses and
lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Earl Dunavant was matron
Evening star., 1941-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Widmer of
Richmond, Va.
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs
Lusby left for a trip to New York
and Atlantic City, the bride wearing
a dark blue marquisette dress with
a pink felt off face bonnet and pink
accessories and a corsage of pink
roses.
Evening star., 1941-07-20

WRS. RICHARU HEY WUUD
KING.
The former Miss Winttred
Ouderkuk, she is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William f.
Ouderkirk OF Honolulu. Mr..
King is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond w. King Of
CheUy Chase, Nd, and he and
his bride are residing in
Washington.
Harris -E,Uing Photo.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Miss Mary Webster Wed
To Staff Sergt. Cruel.

The Church of the Reformation
was the scene of pretty wedding
Yesterday afternoon when Miss Mary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
WATERBURY UNITS
 JOIN MANEUVERS
Troops Expect to Leave Camp Banding For LOu-
 isiana Later in Month

About 600 Waterbury trainees ate tached to the iO2nd infantry, sta- tioned at Camp Blanding, Fla, will leave for maneuvers in Louisiana in the near future, unless an unex- pected change in plans takes place.
 Since being informed that the New England divisions would par- ticipate, division officers have be- gun making preliminary prepara- tions The vanguard of the iD2nd and i6eth regiments will depart July 2Bth, and will be followed on August 2 by other troops in trains. The Iieth Engineers regiment Of the 4ard division left yesterday morning foF the war games. They wiil strengthen bridges along the route. and establish eneampments for io00o troops proceeding hy mos tor convoy.
 Fourth army corps heaAquaFteFS ordered by telegraph the return of 6 number of captains and first IleutenantH home on leave ln. New England. They viii aek as umpIres Cor tho August and @eptembeF mapanYera.
 Right captains. four flFst ilantsn~ ants and eight second lieuaenanfa Wlll he fiFniehsd hs each regiment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
TOOL co. PLANT
 TO BE EXPANDED
Bill Now Pending in Con- gress Seeks Huge ApprO-
 priatiOns for Program

The Waterbury Tool co. is one of the plants listed by the Navy Department for major expansion if Congress approves the s585 100000 naval expansion bill, it was report ed from Washington today. Several other Connecticut plants are also listed.
 The bill would authorize a fund of s300,000,000 for enlarging facili- ties for the production of naval equipment and for the manufac- ture of items needed in shipbuild- ing.
 The Waterbury Tool Go. is a sub- sidiary of Vickers, Inc, which is handling millions of dollars in de- fense contracts. A large amount of production for the navy has been underway at the local plant and more contracts are expected.
 The expansion plan would pro- vide funds for erecting new build ings and for securing the machinery necessary to increase the produc- ton rate of goods ordered by the Navy.
 The naval affairs committee of the House, which voted a favorable report on the bill, says in it's report that the Waterbury Tool Go is one of eight Connecticut factories which may be expected to expand" if the bill becomes law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16

The board of public works re- ceived official notice from the bu- reau of engineering last night that the Lock Joint Pipe Co.,, of Am- pere, N. J., was the low bidder for construction of @ second pipe line from Morris. The company,s bid, as tabulated by city engineers, to- tals $894 4,82l.50. The other bidder, Antonio Lambo of Hartford, usb- mitted a bid for $939,l39.10. The contract will be let within Q few days.
 Frank E. Hess, local businessman, informed the board that a city pumping station on Wigwam ave- nue, in the North End, is located on his property. He said he bought the land from Miss Helen Chase, who allowed the city to have the pumping station there, but that the deed made no mention of the station.
 MT. Hess declined to register himself for ar against
 himself for or against the proposed layout and grade on Perkins ave- nue, adjoining Wigwam avenue. A. G. Drummond, appearing for the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
MILK PRODUCERS
 SEEK REVISION
Conference Arranged Be- tween State Group, New
 State Administrator

Reduced income as the result of a continual surplus of milk sold under contract through c. M. P. A. members to the Worden dairy, will be the problem discussed at a con- ference between wholesale milk producers and new State Milk Ad- ministrator Donald o. Hammerberg.
 The conference will attempt to extricate the Connecticut Milk Pro- ducer's association from a situa- ton, which the cooperative asserts is costing 1t several thousand dol- lars annually.
 Because of the constant surplus, payments to c. M. P. A. farmers have been below the organizations average, and 1t has been necessary to reimburse the Worden concern from funds in the general pool. One solution proposed would be the rec distribution of milk to another dis- tributor, which would require the consent of producers in the pool before adoption.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16

May IS, for the firms 100 employees The union membership of the Waterbury Clock Company is ex- pected to vote to accept company proposal which Is reported to pro- vide q wage increase of seven cents an hour or more. The Clock Coni- pany offer includes a written con- tract covering the 2,300 employees, marking the first written agree ment between the company and the union.
 At Washington, D. C., today. a conference was being held before a U. s. Consolidation Service panel in an effort to settle a wage dispute between the Clevland branch of the Chase Brass and Copper Company and its employees. Employees of the Waterbury plant of the Chase Con- pany are not involved.
 The Oakviile Company dispute was referred to the State Mediation Board by John J. Driscoll, executive secretary of the union, who said that the management and the un- ion had been unable to find . basis for settlement. A contract between the two parties explred in Marcn.
 The union is asking 6 wage in- crease of 10 cents an hour, a union shop, two weeks vacation for er1- ployes with over five years service, and changes in seniority and bonus provisions. About 75o employees are involved.
 The agreement with the A. H. Wells Company in addition to pro- viding the eight-cent raise, calls for an increase in the hiring rate from 50 to 62 cents an hour, and will be in effect until February 27, 1942.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16

for each additional Ave years of service up to 30 years of service.
 Joseph Brophy was elected presi- dent of the organization, with Joe seph Leskey, secretary and Harold Blacker as treasurer.
 Theodore Donalaue was chairman at the meeting. MT. Donatue is president of the postal employees of the fifth congressional district He declared postal employees for the next few days will begin e concert ed drive to obtain public support for their bill. The campaign will be in the form of movie trailers to be shown in all local theaters and door-to-door canvassing and also letters will be sent out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
New Jersey Concern
 Rated Lowest Bidder
Board of Works to Award Contract for Second Pipe Line Within Few Days - $S94,82l.5O
 Successful Bid

Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co.,, likewise refused to register for or against. The board voted to recommend the improvement to the board of aldermen and the bureau of assessment Mir. Hess claim about the pumping station was re- ferred to the corporation counsel.
 pr. Drummond's request that the 0. R. & L. Lines be allowed to abandon a bridge on Austin street was referred to the superintendent of public woroks.
 It was voted to have water mains installed on Joycroft road, from Park road 500 feet vast, also on Clough road and on Nichols drive. The board voted to ask a $1,250 transfer to finance the construction of a pumping station and pressure tank on Colonial avenue.
 Complaints by Jennie Milo of Burr street that surface water enters her celalr from the street, by John Herbst about 8 brook overflow at South Main and Grand streets, by Matilda Spinelal about @ fire hydrant causing traffic hazard on North Main street near Farm street, and by James McGrath about a traffic hazard at Monroe and Hinsdale avenues were referred to committees.
 Louis Verrastro petitioned for a sidewalk on Oak street, from How ard to Wall street, stating that property owners would pay half the cost. The request was referred to the sidewalk committee.
 It was voted to ask the finance and aldermanic boards to appro- priate 5000 from the revolving sewer for WPA sewer projects dur ing August.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
Vice-President

Plans for the annual outing and field day of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order Odd Fellows, scheduled for August 9 at Pleasure Beach park, Bridge port, are being made for special committee of the order.
 Three I. o. o. r. lodges in Wa terbury will participate In the 0ut- ing, sending large delegations to the all-day event.
 These are Nosahogan and Town send lodges of the I. o. o. F. and Winona lodge of the Rebekahs.
 More than 10000 members of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges throughout the state will attend the outing, the fourth in an annual series which started in 1888. Proceeds of the event will be given to the Odd FeIOlws home in GrOton.
 Randall c. Frink of Waterbury is . vice president Qf .-the home which has cared for 4S9 resi- dents since 1t was founded in 1892. At present It has 6l resi- dents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
Washington Merry-Go-Round
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(Continued from Preceding Page)
 Murrow also reveals: Tn areas considered the most vulnerable to an attempted invasion, a carefully worked out scheme for the move- ment of civilians has been corn- pleted. This plan provides for the evacuation of civilians over cer- tain designated roads. In some areas canteens have been es- tablished and proyisioned to fa- cilitate the movement of civilians from particular area"
 In anticipation of bomb dam-
 age to strategic roads, equip
 ment for quick repairs has been stored at intervals. Prefabri- cated temporary bridges also are on hand.
 Obstructions against the land- ing of enemy aircraft, such as trenches, concrete posts and "trip" cables, have been placed in all open fields. Stone and concrete road blocks have been built and bridges cambered at strategic .lo- cations, so that demolition charg- es can be placed quickly should the Nazis gain a foothold on the coast.
 LABOR PIRATES
 The exploitation of defense la bor by private employment agen- cieS comes in for severe criticism in confidential report sent to the House Labor Committee by Secretary of War Henry Stimson.
 He strongly urges the commit tee to get behind the bill intro duced by Representative John To- Ian of California, chairman of a special committee Investigating ni- grant labor. giving the government authority to regulate the fees and practices of intersate job agencies and to curb piracy of skilled work CTS by big industrial plants.
 StimsOn charges that much
 of the shortage in skilled labor in key defense industries is caused by employment brokers. They get . fee for each job placement and therefore en- courage frequent labor turnover and migration.
 NOTE - The extent of labor piracy is revealed In the latest report of the Bureau of Labor Sta- tistlcs. which shows that 2.0s of every 100 workers on industrial payrolls switched jobs last month tho highest proportion on record. MERRY-d0-ROUND
 Ben Welles. son of Under Sec. Feary Of Hate Summer Welles, is working ag a newsman in Panama. ... Nelson Rockefeller. govern ment worker. gets ID at five ia the morning, shuns parties, goes to bed ct ten. The Rockefeller 0fnee has been flooded with re- quests from movie stars who want to tour Latin America ... when senators fail to pay their bills ct the senate stationery room, the plsbursing 0lllee, instead of sun. nln9 them, merely docks the aHaolsnt from thelr pay checks.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
Wage Dispute Placed
 Before State Board
Mediation Asked in CIO-OaIviIIe Company COntrover
 ,sy-CIOck Company to Sign Contract Shortly

The wage dispute between the Oakvile Company divss ion of the Scov Manufacturing Company and the Water bury Brass Workers Unon CLO affiliate went to the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration today settle men of another dispute was reached and agreements seemed certain in third The union unit at the H. Wells Company voted to accept company offer calling for increase of eight cents hour retroactive to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
POSTAL EMPLOYES
 SUPPORTING BILL
Joseph Brophy Chosen President of Local Unit
 Seeking Pmblic's Aid

The formation of a new organis zatlen to be known as the Water bury Postal Employees Longevity council was made by a group Of l2e Waterbury postal employees who met last night to enlist support foF the longevity pay bill recently pres scented iH Congress.
 Members indicated their last sai- aSy Feylslon occurred in iess, mere than i6 years ago. The blll neW pending ln Congress Wlll give @ postal employes who have 1nlGhed 70 years q service an increase eg tioo a year and aleo eioo be added