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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-20
More Victims May Yet Be
Grandchildren Bodies
Are Already Removed
SEVERAL HAVE NOT
BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR
FrightfuI Fire Horror Is
Believed Started From
Cigarette Escapes
BY GARDNER FROST
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
Lynn, Mass, January 20
= (UP) - A flash fire be-
lieved to have started from
discarded cigarette converted
a downtown apartment
house in an inferno in
horror-filled minutes early
today, killing from 13 to Ii
occupants and injuring %
others Thirteen charred
or broken bodies had been
removed at mid-morning from the
smouldering ruins Of Melvin Hall, a
remodeled five-story brick struc-
ture which go years ago was
widely-known transient hotel.
Deputy Fire Chief James O'Neil
reported that five other tenants were
unaccounted for and presumably
buried beneath the debris.
ut may be day or two before
we can reach them" he said.
OF the % hoSpitalized. 10 were dis
charged after treatment but three
of the remaining Is were reported
in critical condition. including Fire
Chief Adams Of Marblehead. who
toppled several floors from the roof
to fire escape.
SO swiftly did the flames mush-
room through the wooden partitions
OF the Compartment building that
most of the 100 occupants were I'M
able to reach either the firse- escape
or stairways to three exits.
Tenants Were Trapped
First firemen to arrive at the
scene at 2:30 a. m. found trapped
tenants silhouetted against the
cherry-red glow of their windows
and others attempting to escape over
improvised bedsheet ladders.
Shouted warnings of "hold on!
from firemen went unheard In thu
roar of flames and the babble o.
historical residents, and some leaped
from lofty Lodges before life nets
could be spread or ladders lifted.
Some of those who jumped from
upperstory windows were killed IN.
stantly and others, including Mrs
Annie Evans, 10, and Tillic Vose
81, suffered fractured spines and
were reported near death at hos
pital
The dead;
Howard Webster.
Mrs. Maude Webster, his mother.
Charles Berry, 50.
His wife, A.
Elsie -.lornel.
Edward LaFlamme
Mrs. Winifred Johnson, 48.
Mrs. Lawrence Taylor, 49, Ler
Lawrence Taylor Jr., 3, her son.
Bessie Raches.
Mary Extraze, IS.
Mrs. Lunder, 60.
An unidentified elderly woman.
Fire Chief Joseph E. Scanlon e.
damage to the building at
$40, 900.
He said the upper three floors of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-20

Mrs. Carr's arrest on Christmas
Day was shock to the community
in which she and her husband,
chairman of the board Of trustees
of Rosevillc Church, lived. Friends,
neighbors and fellow church MEM
bers were inclined to disbelieve
that the kindly woman who had
diligently served the church could
be guilty.
A check of her fingerprintS dis
closed the amazing story of crime
career that dated back many years.
Police say the names of many Of
her victims are being withheld. But
it was established that she borrowed
$500 from q handyman, Anthony
Ambrose, she employed. His body
was found In the Passaic ltver last
Friday and police said he COM
mitted suicide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-20
DEADLOCK HITS
PAN AMERICANS
Chile Wants U S. Fleet On
Her Coast Before She
Agrees
BY EVERETT r. HOLLIS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press Staff Corresponding
Rio De Janeiro, Jan. 20 = tU.P)
Efforts to achieve unified hemi-
spheric break in relations with the
Axis nations were deadlocked today
as Chile asserted she could not
sever relations unless the United
States fleet Is sent to protect her
coastline.
The crisis will be brought into the
open tomorrow at an emergency sit
ting of the main hemisphere defense
committee, on which all 81 Amer
lean delegations are represented.
1t was understood that Bolivia,
which would be placed in a serious
position by a Chilean break from
the hemisphere front, will force the
issue at the full committee meet
ing. The Bolivian member of the
committee has been charged with
the duty of studying the relations
severance resolution today.
1t was emphasized that tin and
other vital Bolivian exports to the
United States must pass through
Chilean ports since Bolivia is land
locked.
Brazilian Foreign Minister Oswal-
do Aranha, United States Under
(COD tipllad IN paCe a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-20
Apartment House Is turned
To Inferno In Few Minutes
Lightest Vote In History Of Fifth
District Recorded Up To l O'Clock
Each Candidate Claims
Light Vote Will Help
Him To Victory

The lightest vote in the history
of the fifth district was being re-
corded today in the special cleo
ton being held to elect a Con-
gresham to succeed j. Joseph
Smith Cd, who resigned in No
vember to accept appointment as a
federal judge. Campaign managers
for each of the three candidates
claimed that the srnallness of the
turnout would work to their adj.
vantage.
In Waterbury the vote at l D. m.
was only CATS, which Is only a
fraction of the vote usually record
ed at that hour. In the 1910 cleo
ton, a total of 23,078 voters had
gone to the polls in the city's 80
districts by l p. m, and in 1888
the vote at that hour was 1885.
Correspondingly low vote totals
were reported. from all parts of the
district, though some Litchfield
county towns, which are Republic
can strongholds, had votes close to
normal. The early afternoon fig
ures Indicated that the Democratic
organization In waterbury, despite
its admitted efficiency, would do
well to bring out $4,000 or $4,000
votes before the polls close at 6 D..
m.
The three candidates, John S.
Monagan. Democrat, Joseph E. Tai
bot, Republican, and Edward j.
RYAN, American Progressive Sr,ent
much OF the day touring voting
places about the district.
No Interest in Vote
Party workers in Waterbury re-
ported that many eligible voters
had not the slightest interest In
the election. Some persons, they
said, scarcely knew that special
election was being held today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-20
RUSSIANS FIGHT
DESPERATE NAILS
Battling In Streets OF One
Key City-Fight Scenes
VividIy Pictured
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE
United Press Staff Correspondent

London, Jan. 20-(UP)- Russian
forces opening a major drive on the
Leningrad front have pierced the
German line at several points east
of the city, Stockholm and other
dispatches reported today.
A fierce attack has been opened
on the key city of Sclulesselburg, 90
miles east of Leningrad on Lake
Ladoga, at the mouth Of the Neva
river.
This attack was timed with a drive
down the Volkhov river valley to the
south of Leningrad. The Germans
dynamited the ice over the river
north of Novgorod in an attempt
To stop the Russians long enough to
permit the consolidation of a new
defense line.
1t was indicated that Arctic forces
including ski troops were attacking
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-20

non vult plea you practically plead
guilty and throw yourself on the
mercy of the court?" McKenna
asked.
Yes, l understand Mrs. Carr
replied.
Judge Brennan fixed date Of SEN
tence for Jan. %, and Mrs. Carr
left the courtroom without further
comment.
The courtroom was filed with
former friends. neighbors and MEM
bers of the congregation Of the
RoSeville Methodist Church in
which Mrs. Carr was an active
member. Her husband, j. Clarence
Carr, who police say was ignorant
Of her past, was not In court. Au-
thorit.es charged Mrs. Cars oper-
ationS extended into six states and
netted her at least 100000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-20
Third Blow Struck By
American Air Forces In
Southern Pacific
SEVERAL DIRECT HITS
MADE UPON CRUISER
japanese Tanks Also Hit,
Set Afire - Gen. Mac
Arthur Fights Hard
BY HARRISON SALISBURY
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

BY HARRISON SALISBURY
United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, January 20.
- (UP)-American bombers
striking in the southwest
Pacific, have sunk a japanese
cruiser, the War Department
reported today, while General
Douglas MacArthur's men
fought an increasingly fierce
Japanese attack in Bataan.
Macarthur reported that a
Forgotten force of Philippine
troops on the southerly island of
Mindanao still is holding out against
Japanese assault and now is en-
gagged in SHARP fighting" against
Japanese forces about IS miles north
Of Davao, which the enemy has
converted into one OF its principal
bases for the attack on the Dutch
Indies.
The sinking of the japanese cruiser
was the third blow struck by the
American air forces In the south
west Pacific within the last "a hours.
The attack occurred off Jolo, a
small Philippines Island just south.
west OF Mindanao at the northern
entrance to the Celebes sea-
The American planes scored sew
eral direct hits on the cruiser, sink
ing 1t, the war department advised
A Japanese tanker was also hit and
set afire.
40th Jap Ship
The cruiser was the 40th Japanese
ship sunk by American armed forces
since start of the war. Thirty mine
have been sunk by naval and marine
forces and II by the army.
(Contipi,pd IN pape Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-20
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Jan. 20 UP)-Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Jan.
nth, compared with year ago;
This Year Expenses Inst Feay
$12,972, 1895 s5799, 942,427.56
War Spending
5 9,336,S11,94S.31 2,079,617,95s.01
Receipts
5 4.4S4,o5S .6S2 .o3 s3,11s,G2s.S5o.i4
Net Deficit
5 s,417,279,427.32 S26i2,s7s,s27.32
Cash Balance
s 3,097, 164 ,G3545 $l,Ss0, 594, a44S1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-20

The fanfare of municipal or
national election was missing from
the streets of Waterbury today.
Posters and campaign literature,
cars plastered with the images of
the candidates, all the pageantry
that accompanies an election that
has stirred the imagination of the
citzenry were conspicuous by their
absence. Inhabitants Of this city
took the balloting in their stride.
Dopesters and political astrolog-
lists scanned the skies this morn
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-20

Special police on duty at the
polls had an uneventful morning.
Their principal task was that Of
telling voters where the polling
room was located.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-20
SIDELICHTS

Sale of liquor was forbidden all
through the fifth district today.
Municipal and state police were
on the watch for any violations.
The ban hit restaurants, taverns,
hotels, drug stores and package
stores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-20

An election pool in downtown
restaurant showed sentiment Just
about evenly divided between can
didates MOnOgan and Talbot. The
expected margins of victory diff
fered, however, by hundreds and
thousands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-20

'This is the lOIlesomest election
day I've ever spent" said a worker
in an East End district as he sad
ly showed reporter a check list
disclosing that only a handful of
votes had been cast.
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The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-11-06

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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-20
Boat Club
Maps Plan
for. Season

Members of Clinton River Boat
Club. consisting of so boat own
erS of the Macomb county area
Will gather Wednesday at $50
pm. in the Medea restaurant for
the kick off meeting of the 1912
season, il was announced today
by Sam Malbin.
At 3 pm. the meeting will be
open TO the general boating and
fishing public for the filing Of
applications for c ast Guard
identification ar d that Will
permit navigation of unrestrict-
ed waters in Lake st. Clair and
its tributaries. This will be the
only time that such service Will
be offered locally, Malbin said,
because the Coast Guard office
in Detroit is shorthanded and so
unable 70 detail me 10 Mount
Clemens to issue the permits
from here. Following WedneS-
days meeting tn o c Macomh
county boatmen who have not
secured their cards must apply
for them at the Detroit office, 1t
was pointed out.
The Clinton River club has
been active i'm securing improve
ments in the form Of aids to ma
Vigation i'm Lake st. Clair, nota-
bly, the lettering of the Clinton
river range lights. Last year 1t
made an international cruise TO
the Canadian town of Wallace
burg on the Syndeham river
reached up the winding and pic
turesque channel Of the Snye
Carte. Executives Of d Wallace
burg & lass factory presented
each Of the Voyageurs with a
set Of cocktail glasses as souve-
Mrs of the occasion.
The club is affiliated with the
Interlake Yachting Association
whose headquarters is at Putin
Bay in Lake Erie, site of Com
modore Oliver Hazard Perry
victory of Lake Erie in the War
of 1912 and is represented by
yacht and boat clubs from Port
Huron TO Buffalo.
Chris Matthews, local attorney
heads the club and other direc-
tors are Wallace Gerlach, Mon
Signer John Mics, j. Randolph
Doll and DR.. Clayton Stubs.
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WKy, 7:00-Amos n Andy: Comedian Dob
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W0l, S:00-Sintonistta: Alfred WaiIsnsiein
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WMAL, 8:30-Saluis 10 Station Wet: The
new Waterloo. Iowa. station IS hsra!dsd 10 the
network BY James |. Fly. thaifman Of the Fed
srs Communications Commission; Senator Clyde
|. Herring Of Iowa snd various entertainers.
WRc, S:30-Ths Signal Corps Fights: The
second and final program ef the series re-
snsets the siege Of Bataan.
WMAl, 9:00-Iown Meeting Of Air: "can
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WWDc. 9:oo-linss Behind the Lines Rep,
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and receiver, Of freight in the war ehot.
WRc, e:00-Musjt Hall: Bob Crosby's guests
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and Author NJ F. K Fisher.
WKN. s:30-Stsss Door Csntesn: Premiere
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Evening star., 1942-07-30
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Evening star., 1942-07-30
Points for Parents
by EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE
The naooer suffers along pith
the nn10ed.
This

Mrs. A.: How young you look,
Mary"
Mrs. B.: Thanks 4 lot, =
Son, give me your little car. You're
not allowed to run it on the furni-
ture. YOU know"
Evening star., 1942-07-30

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WN. t0,30-prof. Harley Iuh Of Prince.
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W. t0:30-Msreh Of lime: An American
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the continent
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Contract
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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE

tinuOusly aid in the defense Of
our country.
And talking about defense,
here Is an example of brilliant
defense that came up at one Of
these afternoon bridge parties
recently. On the opening lead
North won the jack of hearts
with the queen. He saw that IL
both minor illnesses should lose,
he would be in trouble. He de-
cided to give UP q trick to the
king of clubs ut once, waiting
to develop the diamonds until
West was void of hearts. North
led the four of clubs and East
played the king.
East led the king of hearts,
which was allowed to hold. Now
East saw that Ii was usless to
continue the suit He took the
only chance by shifting to
spades. and the brilliant part Of
the defense was the way both
East and West picked out the
right spades to play. East led
the four, dummy ducked and
West won with the king.
West could read from the low
lead that East held either the
jack or ten, and he false-carded
in case IL was not the jack. He
returned q low spade. How could
the declarer guess the situation?
He naturally played low, and
East's ten-ypot ruined him.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 16-This
is, as may have been observed
before, a funny town. 1t is al
most as odd as the industry sup.
porting it. It's the only place in
the world where you can see q
cowboy, completely costumed to
six-gun and spurs, riding a BIZ
cycle. Or a woman wearing pa
jamas and a mink coat on a shop
ing trip.
Actually, Hollywood isn't a
town, but an unmarked indis-
tinguishable hunk of northwest
Los Angeles with no official
status except for a branch post
office. Incidentally, after the
new post office was built and
dedicated, it was discovered you
couldn't mail a letter there. AT
least, it had no letter drops.
FEW STARS
Hollywood has four movie
studios, but most of the pic
lures are made in Culver City,
Beverly Hills, Burbank, Uni
versal City and North Holly
wood. The latter is a civic entity
with its own mayor and cops.
Scarcely any real stars live in
Hollywood, and not a single
prominent movie personality
lives on famed Hollywood
Boulevard.
Except for half dozen office
buildings, three department
stores and four big theaters, the
boulevard's business section is
mostly one-story shops in which
a cinema queen wouldn't be
caught dead. Cheap perfumes,
frocks and cosmetics said to be
like those worn by your favorite
stars. Sightseeing buses, souv-
enirs, and a shoeshine by Negro
in top hat and tail coat.
This midway is a mile and a
half in length. Tourists drive
slowly, bump tenders and jam
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16
Hieh|iehts from
The Latest Books

UPTON SINCLAIR'S enter
tanning series of novels on the
adventures of Lanny Budd, .
curious combination of playboy.
pinko, Rover boy and musician,
seems headed for . sudden stop
we hope. Not that followers Of
Lanny would welcome his de-
mise, but Sinclair says there will
be more of the same until Hit
Ter and Mussolini are delivered
hand, foot and dagger to their
victims. OF course, there Is
Hirohito now.
Dragons Teeth" Viking:
$3), third of the series, opens
with Lanny's $23. 900, 900 heiress-
wife. Irma, presenting him with
q daughter. F.om then on the
title might be Low Minds In
High Places" for the activities
of Hitler, Goering and Goebbels
provide most of the action for
familiar characters from the pre-
cedins novels.
The plot revolves around Lam
ny's attempts to rescue Jewish
inlaws from Nazi beatings and
worse, and includes interesting
interviews with the three top
Nazi-minds. Highlights are 4
stag session at one Of Goering's
fabulous hunting estates, tea
with the gabby Goebbels, and an
interview with Mad Adolf in
which der Fuehrer reveals plans
to mate members of the sub
normal races with apes to
prove his crackpot theories.
These interviews may sound too
pat to many readers, but they
add to the zip Of the story and
should incite you to buy more
Defense Bonds. And II the &C.
count of Dachau concentration
camp doesn't make you want to
grab q gun, nothing will.
In the background, Lanny and
his rich wife wage m theological
tug-of-war with the outcome un-
certain. Sinclair's next novel,
however, probably finds them
together because there 10 no
doubt activitie. such ~ Lanny's
demand high financing.
Naturally, Sinclair breaches
Socialism through the book and
pokes fun at the super-rich, but
it's probably too mild to shake
many Union LAaguers into the
Marxist basket. Besides, Sim
Glars tinge Of Red seems any
thing but uvid these days, and Il
does add color 70 his rousinS
story.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-16
. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

They're always going broke,
changing hands, and being raid.
ed for selling drinks after 2 ..
m. On Vine street, just south of
the boulevard, begins the real
night club row, where a few
plushy establishments, including
the busy Brown Derby, are
mingled with honky-tonk drink
cries, and where movie celebri-
ties really touch elbows with
the big talking little chislers and
the would-bes and has-beens
who are the colorful fringes Of
the picture industry. Vine
streets name we'll may have
come from al the sour grapes
that grow there.