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Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06

a colonel in the air corps, was en-.
rolled at the University of Hawai-
when the Japs came last year. His
friends had a birthday party al
planned. But then--
Il was asleep In bed. II was
at Hickman Field. Al first I
thought II was AN earthquake.
There was n terrific roar and n
series Of explosions.
II got out past the porch when
saw the planes just over the
housefops. Everything rocked.
IL seemed like the ack-ack shells
were driving huge holes into the
sky.
"Shrapnel rained all over the
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06
A Modest Hero

His twin sister. Grace,-a cashier
at the J. L. Hudson Company, wa'
proud Of her brothers ex
ploits:
Hes the quiet SORT" she said,
"and never has anything to say
about himself. All he talks about
in his letters are the folks back
home.
Private Thompson was following
in ms fathers footsteps as Z
toolmakcr's apprentice at the
Packard Motor Company before
entering the army, April II. 1871
He is - and A graduate OF South
eastern High School
Two other Michigan men who
have been battertng the Japs un'
ceaSingly for weeks in the same
sector are Sgt Bob McGee anc
Cpl. Herman Wllbert. both oi
Grand Rapids.
I'VE keep our mortars going
day and night" they said. "We
are giving them no rest. It's
hard on us, hut think what IL
must be for them
Both MCGEE and Wilbert. like
Thompson, are reported recovering
from slight wounds.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06
Polish GoodfeIIows
Set Newspaper Sale

The Polish Goodfellows of met
ropolitan Detroit will conduct
their nineteenth annual newspaper
sale next Sunday, with an cX'
pected $4,000 10 be raised fol
relief.
The sale Will be- held in FROM
of the "A Polish churches m De
.troit and Hamtramck and on IN,
business streets IN the Polish com
'nunjtieS
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06
Brooks, Not Japs
Bother DetrOiter
In New Guinea
Wadins Them Worse
Than Charging Gun
Nests, He Insists

Attacking Jap machine gun
nests in New Guinea is all in the
days work Tor Pvt. Wenzel f.
Thompson. hero son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Thompson, 4345 Chal-
mers avenue. but wading streams
there's something really tough
and dangerous
Private Thompson, one Of Gen.
eral MacArthur's Yanks who are
giving Japs the only kind of treat
ment they understand. was slightly
wounded by a hand grenate splin'
ter while routing a stubborn Japa,
ncSc machine gun nest
While recovering from his
wound, Thompson took time tc
tell ms correspondent Pat Robin
son IN New Guinea:
"You wade through swamps,
fight your way through jungle
groves and thick kunai grass and
then you always come 10 one OF
those damn streams which are
mighty hard to cross under ire."
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06
President Of Ecuador
Flying 10 Havana

MIAMI. Fla, Dec. 3 CUP).-
President Carlos a. Arroyo del
Rio Of Ecuador left the United
States for Havana by Pan-Amer-
ican clipper today.
He had been visiting IN the
United states for the last tNo
weeks as guest OF President
Roosevelt and was in Detroit
NOVernbpr rs
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06

WJR Monday
night with the
Screen Gull d
Players. Lead
ing man will be
Walter Pidgeon.
The air righ,
was granted be-
cause salaries
60 10 the Guild
relief fund.
nj G. NJ h a $
turned d ow n
$50, 600 for SER
ial rights 10 the
pl ay Its
Capt. Meredith
Wilson OF the
United States
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06

He was born on Dec. Z. 1923. and
he was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. Z.
1941. Tomorrow he enlists here
in the army air corps-on Decem-
Der 7.
Lowyd Ballantyne Jr.. his father
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06

Jerry Lee fSwarIorl. Youngest
WJR announcer. h8, enlisted in
the nHsy bat doeSn expect 10 be
called until some time in January
Only service men will be ad-
mif'c5 20 Jack Benny New YAk
bro3ir1-ts. which start next week
That new Hour of Charm
theme D., Cod. We Bow on Bonded
Knee beautiful hymn
Bulldog DrNrm0nd' gets a re-
T}e4r-aaIi on AiR}S-CIltW ~ that will
take the show through until late
spring .. Waiter WInChcii has
LEFT NS Sunday night show tenn
porsrly after 10 years on the air
for tho same sponsor and viii 90
on active duty IN the navy His
duties have not been announced
hat jt is reported that he VIII 90
On a secret mission abroad Hedda
Hopper viii do hi, Blue Network
Choro tonight and perhaps during
NIncholl, entire absence.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06
G

Uncle Sam has told Bob Hope
he's needed where he is but has
put his chief gag writer In Ia.
! Something like putting a man at a
gun with no one to pass the am
munition."
Greer Carson will take Mrs.
Miniver" 10 the airwaVes over
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06
IlVFRTTsFNFN

In fact Mendoeo has proved such n great
palliative success for thousands suf-
fcring recurring choking. strangling
symptoms OF Bronchial Asthma that an
iron-clad guarantee insures an imme-
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of empty package unless you are COM
pletely satisfied Under this money back
guarantee you have everything TO gain
and nothing TO lose. 80 ask your drug
gist for hendoeo today and put II TO tho
test. Only SOC
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06
Guaranteed IriuI Offer

Msndoeo usually works very rapidly
because IL contains ingredients in
tended 90 help nature loosen thick.
strangling excess mucus. And you
know from your own experience N you
can just raise that stranglng phiegm
you can sleep well. breathe deeply Of
God = fresh air and not feel like there
was an iron band around your chest
crushing out your life.
Mendoeo is not q dope. smoke. injec-
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less tablets. Formula on every package.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06

Oracle AIIen has joined the
marines and the situation u
entirely out of hand, Gen
eral Holland Smith. cumman-
der Of the base nj Camp
Elliott pinned the emblem on
Gracie'S coat after she had
captured the entire outfit OF
LcatherncckS.
Rctort perfect. a hard-to-han
die radio comedian objected ''
suggested changes m his show
"IVc been IN show business al
my Nlc and have s. 900, 600
Croused the actor. what have yot
Cot %. Friends. snapped the di
rector as hc walked out 49,. Harry
James band IS featured II
"SprIugtImc In The Rockies no"
running at the Fox Theater
Jane Frohman who is now fea
turcd n "Ovcr Here on the Blue
shutters badly when She ~pcak'
but isn't bothered when she Sing'
o.. Harry Norwood. manager O
The Merry Macs, boaSted all ovei
California that he knew cVerl
pigeon along Broadway Return
ing 10 his native city he had M
wallet lifted and 1t even containe'
his return tckc, To Hollywood
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06

Army now. The Coffee Time
(WWD leader has handed has
baton 10 Carmen Dragon, who has
been his assistant and arranger
for eight years Wendell Will
kie Quentin Reynolds and nuncr-
Gus other big shots Will occupy
five-mlnute spots on Kate Smiths
SHOW. starting IN January Thcyll
boost the United Nations rause
MBS has bought exclusive
radio rights 20 the races at Iila-
leah. Bryan Field viii be tho mar
rator and CkLW VIII carry IN this
area.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06
Don't Cough Your Head OFF
with Asthma !g>N

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Are some attacks so bad you feel weak unable 10
work Are afraid OF colds exposure foods7
No matter how long you have suffered or what you
have tried. belle there Is good and pallia-
two hope for YOU In n splendid medicine which
originally doctor prescription but that Is
available 60 sufferers at all drPs stores under the
name OF hCndoeo.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06

. Guests
Monday Raymond Massey on
Readers Digest (WJR); Marjorie
Main with Charlie Mccarthy
(WWD; Laura Castellano and
Hugh Thompson on Met" Audi
tions fWXYZl; Walter CaSsel and
Rex Stout with Kostelanetz
CWJR): Josephine Houston with
: Fred Allen tWJR). Monday -
IGTeer Carson and Walter Pidgcon
in Mrs. Minlver'' on Screen Guild
(WJRl: Fay Banter on Lux Tire
atcr tWJRJ Dorothy Kristen on
Contentcd Hour (WWJ. Helen
Traubcl on Phone Hour fIVWJ
Thur~day-Ilka Chase and Mary
Martin on Canteen (WJR); Ran
som Sherman with Rudy Nalee
vivid. Friday - I'd (Archicl
Gardner with Kate Smith tWJR).
Saturday --- Merle Oberon and
Walter PidRcon on Soldier With
Wings (WJRl Grace Moore in
MET opera tWXYZ).
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06

Victor Borgc, Danish
comedian. submits this as
the shortest address In the
world:
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06

Upton Close has absorbed
the Chinese belief that It's
unlucky 10 be on time. Only
exception il radio and his
family think that's one Of
the miracles Of wireless.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06
Wood
Art
Mass.

AndONeT. Mass.
When the Bng Crosby show Is
cur 20 hall an hour there Will be
just five 6O-minutc shows left
Harry WiSmcr will do the Sugar
Bowl game on Jan ] and the
RedSkinS-BearS pro championship
encounter on Jan l3. both FOR the
Blue net 49,.
NEAL TONY.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-06

IN. sdv. prepared s-a paid for Sy wJR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-11
Welles Forces Showdown
 On Vichy Aid To Nazis

leave the United States for North Africa and the Vichy Government. The German government even guaranteed safe passage for this vessel, and the Nazis knew all about it even before the American public, from whom the news was kept secret for three days.
 On the return of Undersecretary of State Welles from Brazil, how ever, there was a definite tighten ing of policy against Vichy. Qt may or may not be significant, but Secretary Hull has been confined to his apartment with cold since Welles' return).
 This week, Admiral Leahy, acting on instructions from Welles, deliv- cred a blunt demand that Marshal Petain explain the following: l. The departure of an Italian vessel carrying French grain from the French Naval Port of Toulon to Tripoli
 2. Another Italian vessel carry ing Frnech oil which left Toulon for Tripoli.
 3. A French vessel, the Saint Etienne, carrying German lorries especially equipped for desert war fare, which departed from a French port to the French African port of Tunis.
 This note carried the substance of what British Military Intelligence had been informing this govern ment. The British have also told us that Admiral Darlan, great pro- ponent of German collaboration, had agreed to send two shiploads of supplies weekly to the Germans in Libya.
 It is especially significant that news of the departure of the Saint Etienne, carrying German motor trucks, was broadcast from the United States February by United States short wave government broadcasts warning the French people not to cooperate in North Africa. Meanwhile, the State De- pertinent, even up until the time of this writing, maintained the strict est secrecy regarding its policy with Vichy.
 Thus the American public has had to receive vital news regarding relations with Vichy via the short wave radio relayed back from Europe. | Copyright, 1942, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-11
BACHELOR DINNER
 FOR CROOM-TO-BE
Louis loretta H0nOred by Friends at Recent Testi=
 mOnial Dinner

A testimonial dinner given in honor of Louis loretta of 271 South Main street was recently held at the Canal lunch in honor of his coming marriage to Miss Constance Mastrocchia Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes church. Postmaster was Joseph Martone.
 Attending guests were: Benjamin Capizza, Frank Fisher, Flavio Cic- chetti, Gustave Della Pietra, Albert Mangini, Louis Rinaldi, Robert Reich, William Sirica, Frank De Rita, Patsy Tartaglia, Charles Da- versa, Andrew Bruno, Frank Ger ace, Charles Gerace, Thomas Scoz- zafava, Jerry Davino, Charles Da- vino, Anthony Davino, Nicholas Mastracchio, Victor Di Virgilio, Louis Mastracchio, Tano San An- gelo.
 And Martin and Anthony Mas tracchio, Frank Fazzino, Ralph Mas tracchio, Alfred Barhier, Anthony Ermeri, John Calo, Samuel Cap- bella, Andrew Crofa, Nicholas Ban- nulli, Frank Gaitano, Louis La Porta, Nicholas Louis, Mario Rin- aldi, Salvatore Boccacrina, Stanley Jasunas, Frank Kempa, Joseph Jen- iskaus, Stanley Laguna, John Ur- ban, Angelo Paduano and Thomas loretta.
 Also Vincent loretta, Frederick Palomba, John Smith, John Loyer Joseph Sergeant, Steven Della Pie tra, James Natale, Leonard Mon- tuori, Santa Catalani, John Multi gan, George Assenza, Pietro Longo Carmen De Rita, John Sebastian Memo Rappi, Anthony Taglia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-11
Mrs. Warner Hostess

NIrS. warner l1OStcSS
 The Wolcott Women's Club were won by Mrs. William Libolt, Mrs. Harry Cole and Mrs. John Warner.
 Refreshments were served by the hostess. Those present were Mrs. Claude U. Badger, Miss Esther Mrs. Edward Garthwait, Mrs. Harry Bergin, Miss Betty Bergen, Mrs. Charles Tyrell, Mrs. Elmer Symonds, Mrs. Albert Homerwood, Mrs. Will liam Libolt, Mrs. Harry Gale, Miss Elaine Warner, Wilfred Warner, Ralph Warner and Mrs. John War ner.
 The Wolcott Church Promotion Club will serve a brown bread and bake bean supper in Beecher Me morial Hall tonight from 5:30 to FOO o'clock. The committee chair man is Mrs. Walter R. Wilson. A business meeting will be held at 8 D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-11
BOOK I CHAPTER 1

Spring came late in the year 1890, so it came more violently, and the fullness of it's burgeoning height ened the seasonal disturbance that made unquiet in the blood
 On this particular day, the 28th of April, the vast sky seemed vaster than ever-wider, bluer, higher. Continents of white clouds moved slowly from west to east, casting immense drifts of blue over the landscape which seemed alternately to expand and to shrink as sunlight and shadow followed in deliberate procession.
 The roads were like the strands of a gigantic web, weaving and knitting closer and closer until they reached center Kings Row, the county seat. "A good town,' everyone said. "A good, clean town. A good town to live in, and a good place to raise your children"
 In the agging center of this web of roads Kings Row presented an attractive picture as one drove i'll from the country. Elms, oaks, and naples arose in pillows of early summer green. The white steeple of the. Methodist church, the gilt weather vane of the Bap- tist, and the slender slate-covered spire of the Presbyterian thrust high. In the center arose the glis- tening dome of the courthouse. A few mansard roofs aId an occa- sional turret broke through the leaves. Outside the comfortable shade a staggle of unconsidered Negro shacks and tumble-down houses of poor whites lay like back yard debris.
 In the first glimpse of the town. if one happened to approach It from the west, one saw the public school building-Kings Rows spe- cial pride. It stood on rise ot ground and looked down on Town Creek, where that noisy little stream bent itself around the west and south of the city limits. On an adjoining rise stood Aber- deen College, the Presbyterian school for boys.
 The old brick sidewalks, uneven after many years, were messy and cool under the shade trees. The houses stood back from the street, and the lawns were dotted with flower beds which would shortly glow with verbenas, and foliage plants
 To the east of town the State Asylum for the Insane expanded its many wings through ample grounds. At night, with it's hun- dreds of windows gleamlng through the high trees, it had a palatial and festive air.
 Kings Row was no frontier town with raw neWness upon it. It had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-11

successful simulated the mellow ness and established ways of older towns east and south - towns re- membered in the affections of the early builders.
 A mid-afternoon drowsiness lay ovr Kings Row. Here and there in the residential sections some belated gardeners raked leaves and burned heaps of dead vines, the columns of blue smoke rising straight, and whitening as they thinned and drifted.
 In the courthouse yard, few men sat under the trees with chairs tilted back. Some, declar- ing that summer had come and that such heat was unreasonable, had taken off their coats.
 Its no healthy" they declared. "Therell be a lot of sickness if this keeps up."
 A lumber wagon made it's de- liberate way along West street. Streets had borne names for years in Kings Row, but it was only lately that people had begun us ing them. Miles Jackson, editor of The Gazette. had started the fashion in the weekly paper. Some thought it sounded too preten- tious for a town of 4,000 people.
 "Kings Rows trying to be tony. like Fielding"
 Its as good as Fielding any day"
 "Yes. but Fielding's a lot bigger"
 Don't make no difference
 The lumber wagon had reached the hill where the road sloped down to the bridge across Town Creek. The driver awoke from pleasant meditations as the heavy load gained unwanted speed on the descent. He jerked the lines Whoa, where you think you're goin'?"
 His voice carried easily through the open windows of the school rooms where Miss Sally Venable held sway over some 60 children ranging in age from 10 to IA. Sev eral boys giggled.
 Miss Sally passed hand over her face and SmOotned away the derisive smile that lurked in her deeply scanned features. She sank back in her chair and shut out the sound of Lizzie Morris nlnc- ing pronunciation. Her prominent brown eyes roved the room, rest ing for brief instants on first one face and then another. Her charge were intent on the story and re- mained unaware of her quick scrutinies.
 Sally liked her children ano she had been teaching long enough to see a generation grow up. She knew practically everybody. She knew the homes of these children and their presnt fortunes, so she found interest in imagining their probable destinies.
 She studied Cassandra Tower, the prettiest girl in town. Boys
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-11
LOOMS DIRECTS
 WATERBURY AREA
Travellers Name New Dis= trict Group Insurance Sn-
 pervisOr for Five Towns

w. Bruce Loomis has been ap- pointed district group insurance su- pervisor for the Waterbury, Hart ford, Bridgeport, New Haven and Springfield branch office districts of The Travellers Insurance company. Tis headquarters will be at the Hartford branch office.
 The Travellers at the same time announced the promotion of James Goodwin Patterson W, great grand- son of the companys founder, to the position of assistant district group supervisor, MT. Patterson previously was a group assistant at the Hart ford branch office. His territory is now extended to include the Wa terbury office of the company.
 MT. Loomis, who was born in Windsor, attended Loomis School, Dwight School in New York City, and Brown University, where he was member of Phi Delto Theta fra ternity. After gaining initial sales experience with a large typewriter manufacturing concern, he came to the Travellers in 1887 was graduat- ed from its home office training school and assigned to the Hartford territory as group assistant. He was appointed group supervisor in 1888 and promoted to be assistant superintendent of group sales in 1941.
 MT. Patterson entered the employ of The Travellers as a clerk in its home office group department in 1886, after his graduation from Princeton University with bache- Tor of arts degree. He was ap- pointed group assistant at the l Hartford branch office in November 1887. He resides at 49 High Farm Road, West Hartford.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-11
BY HENRY BELLAMANN

engaging commences.
 She made a low sibilant sound. Both Drake and Paris looked back. Thrusting her knee from un- der the desk, she snapped red elas- tic garter and grinned again.
 Miss Venable drew in her chin and screwed her head to one side to look at the gold chatelaine watch she wore pinned to her blouse. Thank heaven, only 10 minutes more and she could go home and change to cooler clothes.
 The hands of Miss Venable's watch pointed to 4. She tapped on the desk, and instantly the room buzzed.
 Quiet, quiet! Clear your desks"
 Hats were distributed quickly by boys and girls who were ap- pented weekly to this privilege as a reward for good behavior. Miss Venable often wondered why 1t was considered a privilege.
 Peyton Graves, a quiet boy i'll school, but a noisy one outside, slapped each hat down on the desk in front of its owner as he moved rapidly up the aisle. Here's your louse-cage," he re- marked softly to each one.
 "Position!"
 The children sat upright.
 "TurnW
 Heels clomped into the aisls.
 "Rise!"
 Scuffling and scraping of feet.
 "PaSS!"
 Their departure was thunderous.
 Miss Venable fetched long tremendous breath of relief. She walked to the window and watched the dispensing crowd. In the hall she could hear the hollow thump- ing of the upper grades descending the stairs. Shouts of the boys mingled with the shrill chatter cf the girls.
 Miss Venable was sometimes given to half-philosophical medl- tations on life and society as she saw it through her pupils. The prescribed social lines of the town fell upon them the moment they left the democracy of the class room. The children of rich par ents, the mic" children, the poor children, and the children who rested under the fatal classified tion defined by other children as "tacky" they were all like so many helpless pieces thrown out from a common center by some centrifugal force that sent them severally and separately on pre- destined ways. Already their feet were set on roads that led them farther and farther apart. Its strange" she thought, "how quick ly they feel it themselves, and how effectively 1t works. They seem to know it and to accept 1t. I guess that's a mercy.'
 (To be COntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-11

Washington, Feb. 11--Here is the inside information regarding events which led to the present showdown with Vichy.
 For some weeks British Military Intelligence has been warning the United States that Admiral Darlan was permitting military supplies to cross from F'rnech ports to French North Africa and Tripoli. This, the British said, was the reason for Gen. Rommel's successful counter-attack in Libya.
 However, Secretary Hull, who has been the staunchest champion of the appeasement policy with Vichy, apparently remained unconvinced for simultaneously with these Brit ish representations MT. Hull permit ted another shipload of supplies to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-11
Home From Camp

Wolcott boys from Camp Edwards, Mass, who spent the weekend with their parents here are, Private Harry Hart, Private Edward Theriault, Ser geant, Sherman Grant, Sergeant George Roberts and Sergeant Fran cis Grove.
 MT. and Mrs. John Watson Of Fenton avenue are the parents of twin sons born at St. Mary's Hospi- tai on Saturday.