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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
Norma Shearer To Wed Man Her Children First Loved

Miss Shearer also liked him. She also learned to ski and their friend ship has continued ever since though they decided to be married only few days ago.
 Miss Shearer came to Hollywood from Canada when she was 19, zoomed to stardom and when at her zenith as a film personality married Thalberg, knownas the "boy genius" of Metro Goldwyn- Mayer.
 When he died in 1886, she retired briefly from the screen.
 She inherited more than $4,000.- GOO of which the government took half.
 The ack-haired, easy-going Ar- rouge, who has been eScorting Miss Shearer to the movies for the last several weeks, never has been mar ried before. He IS a native of San Francisco, son of a rancher, one time student at the University of Nevada, and one of today'S best skiiers. Tn 1038 he was a member of the US. international skiing team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
REV. FRANCIS J. ; BERUBE INJURED
Curate at Sacred Heart
 Church, Taftsville Was in Auto Accident

Rev. Francis J. Berube, 27, son of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas F. Berube of IS Guilfoile street and curate of Sacred Heart church, Taftsville wae critically injured early this morning when his car left the road near Tranquility Station, Middle bury and crashed into two trees.
 Authorities at Waterbury hospital described Father Berube's condition today as "poor" and reported his name is on the danger list. He suf- fered fractures of the right knee, right elbow, and left arm and null tiple decorations and bruises. He was brought to the hospital in the hos pital ambulance at 3:15 this morn ing.
 Constable Victor Folgmann of Middlebury said that Father Berube was found pinned beneath his wreck. business coupe by Peter Laskas of 515 Watertown avenue. MT. Laskas notified Constable Wil- liam P. Johnson who in turn con- tacted Constable Folgmann while his daughter, Jean Johnson reported tt accident to Waterbury hospital and requested that an ambulance be sent to the scene.
 Father Berube'S car was headed toward Waterbury where he was to haze visited with his parents. His wrist watch was stopped at 2:30, indicating the time of the accident.
 Constable Folgmann, who has been joined in the investigation by Deputy Coroner Miles P. McNiff and State Trooper Thomas Smith of the Bethany barracks, said that the ac- cident happened several feet east
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20

A United Press correspondent saw one sorry group of five pris. oEerS in drab gray-green uniforms and thin knee-bootS, their knees shaking in fear that they were about to be executed summarily.
 British surgeons treated a Ger. man non-commisisoned officer who had suffered bad head wound.
 One prisoner apparently had been captured in a dugout or billet He wore one house slipper. Tha other foot was bare.
 Among the prisoners who arrived today from Dieppe was Dutch man. It was reported that he had been impressed into the German army and had surrendered at the first chance.
 All through the night British planes ranged over enemy occupied territory and watched over the poWer-driven invasion barges, war ships and other vessels which came streaming back after the ine-hour attack that ended just six minutes behind schedule.
 There was a furious burst of gum fire before dawn in the Calais area 85 miles north of Dieppe.
 Cover Last of Men
 Soon after dawn, squadron after squadron of the Spitfires raced over to Dieppe to cover the last of the men who had made the first great raid on the enemy-held coast and had put fear into the hearts of the German occupying forces from France to Norway.
 Long hospital trains waited at casualty clearing stations along the south coast to take the last of the seriously wounded to base hospitals.
 The Allied forces had left hum dreds of their stoic wounded al the field dressing stations at diSem- barkation points.
 They left at field hospitals on the south coast hundreds of stoic wounded. And on the beaches, fields and streets of Dieppe 60 miles across the English Channel they left the bodies of their dead, mingl. ed with the bodies of many moro German dead and the wreckage oi nine hours of concentrated destruc- tion.
 They brought back GermH prisoners for the intelligence
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
DIEPPE RAID IS
 BEING STUDIED
Is First of Many That Are to Come Before Big Drive
 of All
By LOUIS F. KEEMLE of The United Press War Desk


 The lessons of the great Comman- do raid on Dieppe are now being studied by Britain's military heads and will be applied to future assaults leading to the mass invasion of the continent.
 The British have learned that such landings are feasible and can call culate approximately the losses they must sustain. The heavy losses suf- fered in the Dieppe raid are not considered in London to be too high price to pay for the objects achieved.
 The next raid is not likely to come until the British have correlated the information gained at Dieppe. The German prisoners taken will be examined. The men engaged-foot soldiers, tank crews, gunners and airplane pilots-Will contribute their observations. All these data will be assembled, sifted, and boiled down into a report for the future guid- ance of tacicians.
 The raids which are expected to precede the general offensive may be on an even larger scale than Dieppe. They will force the Ger mans to be constantly on the alert along the entire possible invasion front from Norway to below Brest.
 Enemy Will Never Know
 More important, the enemy will never know which raid Is the start of the actual invasion and will have to concentrate their resources
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
DEMOCRATSOF YORKNOT HARMONIOUS Much OratOry Opened COn= ventiOn at ll:4l. This
 Morning
 BENNETT HACKERS ARE
 EAGER FOR BALLOT Compromise Attempt Has Failed; Mead Backers
 Lack 20 Votes
BY KIRTLAND I. KING United Press Staff Correspondent

tUn1te0 Press SCam COfreSpOn0enGJ
 New York, August 20. = (UP) - The New Deal versus Jim Farley fight over the New York governorship nom- ination came to a showdown roll call today on the floor of the State Democratic con- vention. The session, which will nominate either Attor- ney General John J. Bennett, Farley's man, or Senator James A Mead, Roosevelt sponsored candi- date, opened at 11:41 am. with considerable oratory and plat form to be disposed of before the balloting.
 The platform, drawn up and pre- scented by Lieutenant Governor Charles Poletti, was adopted quickly after permanent Chairman David Lees opening address.
 Forces backing Bennett were SC eager to show their admitted strength that even before the con- vention was called to order they paraded around the hall waving banners and placards.
 As floor managers of the oppos- ing candidates scurried among the delegates in a last-minute effort to strengthen their drive for the nom- ination, Farley claimed a majority everything is under control" he said. "There has been no change in the situation. It's all over."
 The Mead packers, holding ban ners high, replied with:
 "Jim Mead for governor"
 Compromise Failed
 Efforts of President Roosevelt and others to bring about 8 last-minute compromise by the nomination of a dark horse failed.
 The big prize was not so much the nomination, but control of the state Democratic party. A Bennett vic- tory would go a long way toward giving Farley control of New York's 94 delegates to the 1944 national convention.
 When Farley refused to compro- mise, the Mead manager, who in- clude National Chairman Edward J. Flynn, Gov. Herbert H. Lehman and Tammany Hall leader Michael Kennedy, decided to fight it out on the floor.
 President Roosevelt's opposition to Bennett, it was reported, was based
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
Probable Vote In Primaries Was Subject Of Much Dispute Today
Last Minute Words Are Being Hurled Right,
 Left Today

The probable size of the vote in tomorroWs Democratic primaries was subject of much dispute in To- cal political circles today, though all observers agreed that it would furnish an indication of the turn. out that can be expected in Novem- Der. The bitterness of the campaign and the blasts which have been ex- changed between the rival camps may result in heavy primary turn out despite the changes in working hours now in effect. The general consensus, however, was that voting would be comparatively light.
 Highlighting the last minute de- velopments was a charge by William J. Stanton, who opposes organiza- tion-endorsed Michael V. Blansfiled in the 18th district, that organiza- tion workers were using pressure" to secure contributions to the Blansfield campaign fund. They're after not only city employees but al- so county and state employees to kick in for Blansfield", said Mr. Stanton.
 Both Confident
 Both MT. Stanton and Senator Blansfield expressed confidence of victory tomorrow, when the voters will go to the polls in 32 vot- ing districts between 1:30 and 9:30 p. m.
 In the 18th district, Patrick J. Wallace, the organization choice, and Attorney John F. Tobin were likewise confident of winning.
 The CIO has been made an issue in the campaign through its en- dorsement of MT. Stanton and MT. Tobin. Its leadership has been at tackled by Mayor Vincent A. Scully. The mayor, as spokesman, for the Democratic organization, has en- dorsed both MT. Blansfield and MT. Wallace.
 The 18th district includes the first, second and third wards. The A. F. of L. has joined with the CIO in the campaign against Senator Blansfield, who has been called an enemy of labor, and there are A. F. of L. leaders on the Stanton ticket.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20

but suffered severe casualties as by- islanders in the heavy fighting.
 Reports from Paris seemed to con- firm Allied statements that at least 91 Nazi planes were shot down in air combat over the Dieppe area.
 Most civilians at Dieppe, it was said, either fled from the town when the British radio warned of the attack or took refuge in deep cellars and air raid shelters.
 During the approximately 10 hours in which the battle ragged, the streets of Dieppe were swept by ma chine gun fire and raked by artillery shells from British naval guns. Brit ish tanks and artillery were landed from special metal barges, the re- ports said.
 It was reported here that several hundred Allied wounded are in Ger man hands in addition to 1,50O pris- oners. Several score Allied flyers were said to have been taken pris- oner when they parachuted from their damaged planes.
 Must Be Important
 Tn neutral sources the view was expressed that the Allied objective must have been important due to the strength of the attack which German sources said was backed up by at least IS cruisers and destroy CTS and at least1, 900 planes. Ger man sources estimated that 15,00O to 10000 troops were employed in the assault.
 The battle was said to have been fought over a 20-mile front on both sides of the narrow entrance to the Port of Dieppe.
 Reports from German sources said that the British employed a new type of amphibious tank which climbed up the beaches from barges which grounded in the shallow
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
Allied Wounded Given Every Attention
 At Field Station, English South Coast
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there, bandaging wounded face, arm or leg. The men took it in brave silence. Occasionally there was a muttered curse. Only rarely was there a groan. Many sweated and gritted their teeth.
 A major knelt on the ground and started sort of prayer: T don't see how the in the name of hell I came through it." he said. His whole shoulder was mangled. A soldier was brought in with a thigh shot off. A handsome boy came in the door. He did not look as If any, thing was wrong with him until he turned his head, revealing that the cheek which had been turned away, was shot entirely away.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20

Soon the walking cases began arriving, their uniforms bloody, in tatters, ugly gashes reckoning their dirty faces, arms and legs. Some still gripped rifles and tommy guns. Many had lost the uniforms in which they had started out and had pieced together other clothing. They waited in the adjoining ward. Some dropped asleep the moment they sat down.
 As the emergency ward was cleared, the surgeons came among the walking cases, looking for the men in most need of immediate care. The surgeons moved quietly and expertly among them, adminis- tering 8 hypodermic injection of morphine here. giving Sulfanilimide
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
Returning T roops Cheered By England's Townspeople
Reports From All Sources Being Made to Allied Leaders; Drive Into France
 Big Success; Second Front Coming

London, Aug. 2O-(UP)-A conclave of high leaders of the British American and Canadian fight ing forces summoned less than 24 hours after the successful Dieppe attack, it learned today, to study application of the Commando tactics to the eventual invasion of Europe.
 Putting all emphasis upon speed it was learned that the chief of the British army navy and Royal Air force already have received preliminary reports methods employed in the hard-htting assault
 REPORTS ARE BEING EXAMINED
 The reports, it said being examined with in collaboration with American and Canadian officers Despite the fact that only few hours have elapsed since fighting ceased on the beaches of Deppe fairly complete picture of the operation said to be available.
 Gaps in available information will be filled in later, ii understood including whatever data be obtained from German prisoners, including some wounded, who have arrived at a south coast port.
 (The German radio, quoting high command com munique reported Nazi casualties in the Deppe engage ment were 400 killed and wounded)
 Lord Louis Mountbatten commander-inchef of com- bned operations receiving reports from his commando lieutenans rapidly as they could be transcribed
 RETURNING TROOPS CHEERED
 Through the night United States rangers Canadian shock troops, British commandos and fighting French volunteers streamed the English Channel and through cheering English country towns and villages to their bases.
 The last of the Allied troops most of them seriously wounded arrived in md-morning under umbrella of Spitfre and Hurricane planes which streak broad path the 60me stretch of the channel Deppe above warshps and transports.
 With them came German prisoners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
FORTRESSES ARE
 BEING COMPARED
Military Experts Confident Our Army Flying Planes
 Can Hold Own
BY REUEL s. MOORE United Press Staff Correspondent


 Washington, Aug. 20 = CU.P0 - Military experts declared today that the United Nations raid on the French coast was highly profitable venture.
 They were greatly interested in the role played by the U. s. Army's flying fortresses. Their part was an interesting side-show to the main action at Dieppe. They raided an airdrome at nearby Abbeville.
 It was the second action in which they had participated this week, having raided the Rouen Railroad yards Monday night.
 What impressed the aviation ex- perts here was that in both raids the flying fortresses suffered no losses. Two raids do not prove the rule, they said, but that average would not have to be maintained lang until the advantages of high level, precision attacks such as the flying fortresses carry out, will be- come apparent.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
Russians Forced Back By Nazi Tank Masses
Best Remaining Soviet Naval Base on Black Sea Is Threatened; SOviets, However, Are Holding
 on All Other Fronts
BY HENRY SHAPIRO Limited Press Staff COrreSpOndent)


 Moscow, Aug. 20-(UP)-The Rus sians announced today that they had been forced farther south of fallen Krasnodar by masses of Ger man tanks and infantry penetrating dangerously close to Norovorossisk, the best remi ming Soviet naval base on the Black sea.
 The Soviet noon communique in dicated, however, that Russian forc- eS were holding on all other, fronts, and reported the destruction of 52 German tanks and the killing of B. 400 more Germans, in addition to an enemy column.
 South of Krasnodar, the enemy massed his strength on the most i'm portant sectors of a range of hills and started a ferocious attack. The Russians withstood it for "A hours, but finally had to retreat into the valley beyond, where the fight still ragged, as the Germans tried to pen citrate their depth defenst :.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
BY LEO S. DISHER

United Press Staff COrrespondent)
 In a field dressing station on the English South Coast, Aug. 20. - (UP) = The ambulances changed through the dead-black streets of this town in the air raid danger zone last night with the wounded of the men who raided Dieppe. Stretcher bearers carried them to the dress ing room. It was a mans show. There were no women nurses. Pre- liminary treatments was admins tered to the Rangers, the Canadians the Commandos and the fighting French and they were taken back to ambuIanceS and on to base hos pitals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
MACARTHUR SENT
 HIS FORTRESSES
First Time in Over One Week Flying Army Bomb=
 CTS Were in Action
BY HAROLD GUARD United Press Staff COrresDOndent)

(United Press Staff COrrcspOndent)
 Melbourne, Aug. 20 = (UP0 - American flying fortresses from General Douglas MacArthur's forces speeding to the aid of the marines in the Solomon Islands, have ham mered Japanese naval forces north east of the American beachheads, communique announced today.
 Tn the northeastern (FaisD sec
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20

the nomination Is Mayor William A Patten of Torrington, who has al- ready won endorsement by party and labor groups in several towns of Litchf1eld and New Haven coun- ties.
 MT. Kenny, 8 native of Water bury, is a former employe of The Democrat. He attended local gram mar and high schools. He joined the Student Army Training Corps after his graduation from high school in 1918 and underwent training at Holy Cross College, being discharged in December, 1913.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
Lawrence Kenny Will Enter Congress Race
Former President of East End Community Club, Has Decided Finally to Be Candidate in Fifth
 Congressional District

Lawrence Kenny, classified adver- tising manager of the Waterbury Republican-American and former president of the East End Commu- nifty club, today announced his can didacy for the Democratic nomina- tion for Congressman in the fifth district. He issued a public state ment saying that after months of study and at the request of many friends he had decided to run.
 The present leading candidate for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
TWO NEW MEMBERS

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 20. (UP)- Gov. Hurley today appointed two new members to the state personnel advisory committee-State Milk Ad- ministrator Donald O. Hammerberg and Ernest w. Scovell, Portland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
Nazi Troops Suffered Big Losses At Dieppe
At Least 0l Planes Were Shot Down in Fight Is Re- port From Vichy, France; l,5OO Allied
 Prisoners Reported Taken
BY RALPH HEINZEN United Press Staff Correspondent

Vichy, August 20 = (UP) - German troops suffered reported in French today and 30 French civilians killed and Hundreds" wounded in the encounter An authorized French spokesman said that the French popu lace in the Dieppe region did not parcpate in the battle
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-07
Excess Of Males
In Pierce County
Census Figures
Show 1851 More

Her eeataxes favored riere<
county women more during ire
leap year q 1910 thar wcmen n
any ether w.shinEto. county.
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c~n~e rxpcrt which sncwed -
exe<>s ~ ii.psi nsies N rserce
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taken In re spring - iase
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double ths exee<s ~ males n
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more males thar females ard The
excess IN ths stats numbered
as sss
>esr,, ~ rcs. White
wsshsnxtons population ~as
nearly o per cent a n. white
race and cns county. Garfield N
Eastern Washington. could noass
81 100 per cent white population.
there hing neither . Nexrc. or.
sntsl or Indian resadsnG IN NE
county II which romsroy s ne
county seat
There were Ts7t Negroes IN
the state and so.s2o p<feens ~
other races which included iar..
nese. Chimes and Indians Mare
thar half ~ the Negroes. s.oss 10
he exact. resided In King county
There were aas Negroes IN Pierce
county. which was the second
highest county total In the state
fieree ts Third
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margin In the number Of p<r-nns
q other races residing IN that
county. Yakima county. with
q large Indian population nss
second and Pierce county Nas
third. The Pierre county total
was 7.sse persons
Nearly 20 per cent ~ the ssats's
population wss over n years of
age while those over a. year. NJ
age totsied ist.a7o cr as per
cent ~ the total population. Pierre
county had is.tse persons over IS
years old.
Figures Given
Interesting we're the figures On
the population under nvs years
old. Only so per cent Of King
county's total population fell In
this bracket while foyt per cent
~ the Ferry county population
was under five years old.
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62. second low In the state. Other
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-07
DO We HAVE TO die?

A strange man in Los Angeles.
known as The Voice Of Two
Worlds. reveals the story Of q re-
markable system that often leads
10 almost unbelievable improve
ment in power Of mind. achieve
ment Of brilliant business and pro-
fessional success and new hsppi-
ness. Many report improvement
in health. Others tell Of increased
bodily strength. magnetic person
atty, courage and poise.
The man. well-knoWn explorer
and geographer. tells how he found
these strange methods in far-off
and mysterious Tibet. often called
the lsnd u miracles by the few
travellers permitted n visit n He
oiscioses nov Ne learned rare Wis
dom and long hidden practices.
closely guarded for three thousand
years hy the sages. which enabled
many 70 perform amazing fests.
He maintains that these immense
powers are latent in all o. US, an
that methods for using them are
now simplIfied 50 that they car
Be used by almost any person with
ordinary intelligence.
He maintains that man, instead
Of beng limited BY a one-man-
power mind. has within him the
mind power Of g thousand men or
more as well IS the energy-power
Of the universe which can BE- usef
n MS daily affairs. he states that
tins sleeping giant ~ mind-poWer.
wren awakened. csn make man
capable u surprising accomplish
nentx. from the proionging Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-07
u ERE'S MORE BOUT
Air Raid Wardens

TAHTh ON PAGE - ~ v
In quiet them. sIlsy that Desperate
panic. And that's . real JON. be-
lievs me "
Capt hcCuokin listed other re-
quirements for air raid wardsns
They included;
They must know their patrol
area thoroughly.
9-They shoild make n . point
4 TO know all persons living In
every house. or at least know Of
them. They mus, know how many
persons are living In each house or
building. Then. n . structure n
hit. the wardens will know exactly
how many persons are likely 10 be
found IN the debris.
o-They should be completely ia
, miliar no, only with the locs-
ton ~ every building. bat ~ every
building entrance. every roof, svery
nook and corner u ali structures
on their beats
In closing. Capt hcGuesin
asked every air raid warden Ia
check himsslf against the require
msnts listed
And N sea don't measure
sp, yea'd better ss~iGs right
s~s, ssd iet ses.essd, ssstss
qualified bas<as~ Tire teb.-