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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-05
Three Counter Attacks End With Heavy German Losses
Bloodiest Battles Of Whole War Fought In Defense Of Stalingrad
Russians Used Infantry, Machine Gunners to Stop
 Nazi Advances
BY HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Staff COrrespOndentl

Moscow, Sept. = (UP) = The German penetration southwest of Stalingrad had been stopped in one of the bloodiest battles of the whole war and thousands of Nazis were killed by Russian infantry and machine gunners, frontline dis patches said was the more danger ous-also had been stopped by sol- diers, marines and a peoples army who were making Stalingrad ia red Verdun". For A hours Soviet com muniQues had not mentioned re- treats but spoke of successful coun- ter thrust sapping the strength of Adolf Hitler's most prized legion.
 Northwest of Stalingrad, one of our units, after artillery and trench mortar preparation, penetrated enemy positions and destroyed four tanks, six guns and nine machine guns and killed 270 Germans" the Soviet noon communique said.
 Booty and prisoners were taken.
 "On another sector, German in- fantry and tanks attacked. Anti tank rifles, grenades and fuel bot ties destroyed five German tanks Our riflemen fired on the remain ing enemy.
 @Southmest of Stalipgrad, In tensa battles Soviet troops repulsed in. cessant attacks by tanks and in. fantry. The Germans suffered heav- fly. On one sector nine German tanks were destroyed and more than 200 Germans wiped out. Fighting continued for the second day for one railway station. Soviet units re- pulsed attacks"
 Over Dreary Wastes
 The steppes over which the Ger mans had advanced toward Stalin- grad were dreary and devastated, front-line dispatches said. Not a blade of grass remained. And they were covered with thousands of corpses, hundreds of smashed tanks, armored cars and trucks.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-05
RUSSIAN PLANES
 RAID IN EUROPE
Amazing Attacks Made Upon Budapest, Vienna,
 1000 Miles Away
By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON limited Press Staff COrreSuOndentl

kOuASCu GTcSS Dtan NOfFcspOn0cntl
 London, Sept. 5-(UP)-Russian planes, penetrating to the heart of central Europe, bombed Vienna and Budapest during the night and q forces of British planes, hundreds strong. left many fires raging in Germany's port. submarine building center and war factory area of Bremen. =
 Aerial warfare ragged on a grand scale. unprecedented in the war, over an 80O-mile front from Lon- don, which had a brief resultiess daylight air raid alarm today, to tn capitals of Austria and Hungary.
 It was hungary's first raid of the war, and Axis reports made 1t plain that the Russian planes, operating some 1000 miles from their bases. had bombed not only Budapest and Vienna, i3b miles apart. but north Hungarian towns in between.
 The Russians also bombed Bres- lau. in southeastern Germany mid- way between Vienna and the Baltic. and reaylly attacked Koenigsberg, capital of East Prussia, on the Baltic coast.
 4 day shift of allied bomber and fighters planes opened daylight gaid- ing today with one of their biggest sweeps in weeks over Northern France, apparently bombing inland targets. Fighters command planes had been busy all night on Oitensive patrols over France,
 Londons half hour air raid alarm apparently was caused by the pass. ing of a reconnaissance plane at great height.
 There was furious gun fire from one London area but no bombs were dropped.
 A Planes Missing
 The eir ministry, reporting it planes missing ln the Bremen raid, aaiA a heavy weight of bombs was dropped and that tie crews saW many fires burning,
 4 force estimated Co number well upwards of 900 planes made the British raid or Bremen and ~ planes were missing.
 Ik was the first attack on bats tered Bremen slnee the Royal Air Pores attacked t four times ia eight days Late ia June and early in July. eUnnlinnaa oA Raaa q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-05
CZECH ORTHODOX
 MEMBERS SLAIN
Executed in PubIic Be- cause They Aided in
 Escape of Assassins

Berlin. Sept. B-(deTman Broad. sast Recorded by UP. New York -Four leaders of the Czech 0rtho- dox Church ia Prague were executed by . firing squad after being con- vleted by ( court martial Of shelteF- ing the assasalrs of Es First Group Leader HeinhaEd Heydflch.
 Those shot were Jan Eonnevend, church elder; Bishop 0ornso, PFless Vaclav Ciki and Dr. Vladimir pe- trek, chaplain.
 The executions were public.
 (T'he L0n0an radio said today that rin Cxechnslovakla the Naxis have Killed another 70 people ln one dya." !" 1'he London broadcast, heard here by OBS. reported that those eze- ellsed included two women. one of them Q journalist. Tt aaid the charges ranged from high treason against Che Reich Co barglaFyl.
 The dispatch from Prague report Kng fhe executions Gala.
 ssEt is reported officially thn1 ihe martial court tn Prague ss1lnf3 z
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-05

Attorney Joseph M. Navin, coun- sel for Massucci, who was accused of trying to extort 5000 from Mayor Hayes in December, 1888, upon threat to tell the truth, make a full confession" or probably some- one will pay you an unexpected visit which will enable you never to see the court room in Waterbury again."
 Petition For Return
 Attorney Navin's petition for the return of the impounded negatives (from which photographs were made) was filed in the United tSates District Court in New Haven yester- day afternoon about D. m. The negatives which the lawyer claims are his personal property were ord- cred impounded in the care of the clerk of the court at New Haven by Judge Carroll c. Hincks, former Waterburian, in December, 1939. On October IS, 1899, following ver- dict of guilty by jury, Massucci was sentenced to serve IS months in the federal penitentiary at Lew isburg, Pennsylvania.
 He served approximately half the time. and was then paroled. His present whereabouts are unknown.
 As for the negatives concerned, they are purported to be the ones from which photographs were made showing Superintendent of Police William J. Roach holding a writing pad taken from Massuci's home and the second of two extortion notes, alleged to have been written by
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-05
Darkest Hours Picked By British on Thursday tO
 Stage Sudden Smash ROMMEL USED HIS
 HEAVY ARMORED FORCE Three Times They Hit at British, But Three Times
 They Went Back
BY LEON KAY United Press Staff Correspondent

 United Press Stan COrespOndent)
 Cairo September 5. - (UP) - British forces won ground on the Alamein front in sudden attack, threw back with heavy loss three Ger man counterattacks, and forced a third enemy with drawal at the southern end of the line, a communique said today.
 The Imperial troops loosed theii first big attack of the campaign now in its sixth day, in the darkest hours of Thursday night and Friday morning in the central sector.
 Attacking to the southwest, they gained their objectives a joint com munique of the middle eastern coEn- mand and the Royal Air Force said.
 Field Marshal Erwin Rommel threw his armored forces and in- fantry against the newly won Britt ish. positions three times yesterdpy British imperial infantry. anti. tank, tank, arinored car and artil lery units drove them back each time.
 Enemy infantry losses were heavy" the cornmunique said.
 Farther south around the Hi meinat Peak, British mobile forces supported by artillery, continued their pressure on the main concen- trations of the enemy's 18th and Fist armored divisions and forced c third withdrawal, admittedly & slight one.
 British initiative resulted in the destruction by engineers of further enemy tanks abandoned on the field. Driving out into no mans land in trucks, the engineers blew up every abandoned tank they could find.
 Stabs At Axis Line
 In addition to the imperial activ- ity in the center and south. patrols resumed their stahs at the Axis line. German and Italian planes bombed and machine gunned ono defended area of the imperial posi- tionS,
 Bad weather reduced the record breaking activity of the allied air forces but allied bombers and fight er-bombers made successful attacks on enemy transports.
 Bombing and torpedo-carTyiug planes, in attacks on enemy ship ping north of Tobruk on the Llbya coast, set fire to three vessels. includ- ing destroyer. Thursday night and all were believed to have sunk.
 Long range fighters successfully attacked enemy vehicles moving eastward toward the front between Sollum and Sidi Barrani, back to- ward the Libyan frontier.
 Medium bombers caused fires and explosions in raids in the battle area.
 Three enemy aircraft which ven. tured over the front were shot down
 1t was believed that planes Of thg United States Army 18th and agtk Bomhardment and 57th Fiehtei groups took part in the aerial sc' tivity.
 The unit of i5 American tanlu which had gone into the resefu lines after Joining the British taxii corps in the first three days fight ing Of the new campaign may nov be in action again, lt was believed.
 Al Arms Engaged
 Dispatches told of heavy fighting in which all arms were engaged tanks. armoTed ears, guns and plane especially in the southern neelnl Of the front.
 It was emphasized that the tren< os fighting for the moment ~
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-05
ioreMassucciW Was Man Convicted At Extortion rial
Negatives of Pictures Taken at Time, Returned to Him; Court ImpOanded, Them

Though the two principals in the locally famous 1888 toon involving former Mayor Frank Hayes of Water bury and 29yearod Fibre Masscc formerly of Catherine Avenue this city, have heard trial judges pass prison sentences upon the legal echoes of the case which broke" during the Waterbury conspiracy trial in the local of petition for the return of pounded negatives by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-05
BARTENDER POOLED

Boston, Sept. B-lUpl-Wlsh0nt locking up from his glaasspellshing at the sound of a thnmp on the bar behind him, Bartender Vito LuFizio Of the ROmpeii cafe snapped: !:
 'srake your time will yotl--you'u met nerBen in your turn"
 Turning from his task, x.oFizlo fe R sea alaAl that had flown in
 gpen douF and pegehad on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-05
BUNS FAST MILE

Stockholm. Sept. B--(Upl--uun- der Haesg, Swedish running star, rRn the second fastest recorded mile in history yesterday, beitering ail outdoor records for the distance with a four Entnuta. 4.0 seccsad per- aeA1AAsl'ees ,sf s.sf--~~.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-05

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Evening star., 1942-08-02
BY Ovid A. Martin,

gists say that 1t is too much to expect
that the weather will continue favor
able for three or four more years. It
is not too late for crop damaging
weather to hit this year.
On the other hand, the demand for
food is increasing. Shipments to Allies
will be limited only by the ability of the
United Nations to move supplies across
submarine -infested waters and along
land-sea routes patrolled by enemy air
men. The domestic demand Is greater
than ever before and is growing Re-
employment under the arms program
and decreasing supply OF other civilian
goods for people to buy are putting new
pressure on the food supply.
Big Holes In Reserves Seen.
OF course, the country need not worry
about a deficit in food production as
long as the shortage can be supplied
from reserves. Just how long existing
reserves will last no one can foretell.
Indications now are that big holes
will be eaten during thesnext Is months
in reserves of two major classes of food
raw materials-corn and fats and vege-
table oils
Corn is the base on which rests the
production of meat, eggs, poultry and
dairy products. It also is raw ma
terial for starches sirup, corn- sugar,
industrial alcohol and beverages. 1t is
the only multibillion- -bushel grain crop
grown in this country. There must be
ample supplies of corn before there can
be ample supplies of vital foods.
Corn could easily become the Achilles
heel of the American food supply. This
will be the second successive year in
which production has not been equal to
requirements. Last year the depart
ment held down production because of
large reserve. This year it asked
farmers to increase corn from $4,000 900
acres last year to minimum OF 92,500,-
600. They planted 89,4000o0 acres.
Corn Will Be Supplemented.
AS consequence, corn production will
fall short of needs of the coming feeding
season, making use Of reserves necessary
A few figures will give a clearer picture
OF the corn situation.
The Agriculture Department expects
the supply for the season to total ap-
Evening star., 1942-08-02

proximately 3,100 100000 bushels. inelud-
ing 1942 crop Of 2,600, ,00o, 900 bushels
and reserve supply of 100000 900
bushels It expects 1900, 900 900 bushels
to be needed. That would cut the re-
serve to an unsafe level of 100000 900
bushels by the fall OF 1943
Assuming, as the department does,
that 1t would be risky, particularly in
wartime, to allow corn reserves to drop
much below that figure, production next
year will have to be increased sharply
to maintain livestock, dairy and poultry
production at the present level. But,
remembering that farmers fell short Of
the goal this year, and that they are
likely to have less to produce with next
year, there Is question of their ability
to grow more without cutting down on
the production OF other crops
Corn will be supplemented, of course
with other feed grains, protein feeds and
wheat But only to minor extent can
it be replaced by these feeds. In event
of corn shortage, feeders could use
heavier rations ofswheat from a record
surplus. However, the quantity Of wheat
which could safely be diverted to live
stock feed would last little over two
months at the rate grain is being fed
now. This assumes, of course, that
there will be no abnormal demand for
grain for conversion into industrial al
cohol and into synthetic rubber.
Types Of Cotton Needed.
AS for fats and vegetable oils-butter,
lard, cooking oils, salad oils and dress
ing-production this year will not be
sufficient to meet needs despite record
crops Of soybeans, peanuts and naxseed.
Here, as In the case of corn, it will be
necessary to take from reserves which
are not large enough to last through a
three-year war at the present rate Of
production and consumption.
The country already faces q shortage
OF some types of cotton, particularly long
staple varieties needed for war uses. The
department asked farmers to increase
paintings from 100000 to 27,4o0 900
acres this year, but they seeded only
24,005,000 acres. Production may be
100000 bales short of consumption.
The deficit would be taken from a re-
serve supply Of 100000 bales, the
Evening star., 1942-08-02

have less manpower. 1t
will get less and less
far mmachinery. Fer
tilizer supplies will be
short. Agriculture, like
industry, rolls on rub
ber. 1t may have fewer
trucks and tires. 1t
may not be able to get
as good yields an acre
as in recent years. With
less help, farmers will
not be able to cultivate
as well as they normally
would or to give proper
attention to good soil
and crop practices.
Further, agriculture
cannot expect the
weather to continue
good always. There has
bsen no bad drought
since 1886. ClimAtolo-
Evening star., 1942-08-02

Duk OF which Is low
grade fiber, unsuited
for many American
needs.
The possibility Of in
sufncient production of
some kinds of food is
recognized by Mr.. Wick
ard. He will be In a
better position three or
four months from now
to say what the pros
poets are. He might
find it advisable to i'm
press on other agencies
of the Government the
necessity OF an overall
industrial and. agricul-
tural production pro-
gram that does not de-
prive farmers exces-
sively Of manpower and
tools.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-16
|Cas Service Is Stepped
Permanently AT Midnight


tur. the u~ri,iru. AT .l,, a..
pipe, MataIas w.. nn. ,f t"'S u'(
paws lglorSt ~ct,t,,,,,., >'''
Othee than tins. no c.rc,o,nv ~,
tended cessation of ,cr,.,ra C.ol,no
V. jenkins. vice presiden, and
agcr here. and Cbarins Nj S,n,La,
vice president If tho AtI,ntHn ~
CORPORATION of philadalnLin Lu1a;,'a
COMPANY. and r r S;,lfn, nlnu. l,
orator. were present, fn,. ,hn aVa
together with one ~. -n.. oIna4'3,,
power and liott n.n
Meters pl on rom.inn,o c,,,,n,,,.
were Dcjne rpad today .1,d fn.1
statements wan be matted hon in -
dav or two Alto, tho commune Of
fer to the CITY Of Henderson, .bra.
months ago to .ell thn nrnnertv H.
die muuicipaIitv there wa, rrrb ~
u~Stuncr, 10 electric service and on
" about ven wore left N,hnn o.
-ereiec actually was s1uuned Meta1.
will be removed ;s ranidIv q. nn.-
siDle.
Sturkev and Jenkins hold co,fe,-
entes Yesterday and tod,v viz,
Mdvor Henry i, Powell nf uo,dn.
son. about assistance tnot cnuld H..
rendered customers who vn,c loft
with gas euuipnent ON thei, h,nG.
and uffjcials agreed - liz.
such appliances As were f,rnivbna
50 that customers in other cities
might have opportuni,v 1o nurch..a
the equipment desired.
COMPANY officials said MI, lon
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-16

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-16
Valves Closed and
Manufacture Ceases;
Few Remaining Gus
toners To Receive
Final Statements in
Few Days for Settle
ment.

For the first time in thirty years.
henderson was without commercial
,as service today. BY authority OF
H. State Utilities Commission, the
& OXford Gas Company
permanently at midnight
H., night the manufacture OF thu,
.rn,rrIal fuel in this city, where il
b,4au business i'll 1872.
Promptly al the stroke of twelve,
v.N,~ were closed, pressure was re-
and gas that had been stored
IN the tanks WaS opened to vanish IN
h. The air. BY special request. gas
o~ficfaI< gave to John Matalas, GreeN
r, tae.ant and candy kitchen opera
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-16
NEW MILK ROUTE
BEGINS

Ten patrons contributed 30 gal
Ions Of milk today to the nov milk
route which began operation IN lie
northeas tern part Of the county. il
was stated at the offic, OF County
Farm Agent j. w. Sanders.
Interest among farmers along the
l3-mile route is increasing. il was
stated, and indications are that mink
Supplied on the route viii increase
rapidly as arrangements tor handling
tbs milk are made and there arc 4
larger number OF COWS in produce
zion.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-16
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

tate of North Carolina:
'ountv of Vance:
TIN undersigned having qualified
administration Of the Estate Of
+ Strickland. late of Vance CUun-
: North Carolina, this is notice to
persons having claims agains:
and estate to present them to the
Undersigned administrator IN Hen
erson. North Carolina, on or before
h. 1Gtn day of April, 1913, or this
et.,c Will be pleaded III bar of any
,eeu4rly- All persons indebted to
and estate Will please make immo-
hate ~ettlement.
This the 10th day Of April, 1912.
d. Il. HALE,
Administrator Of the Estate of
J. +. Strickland.
I6-2 3-3O-7-l4-2l
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-16

The secretariat CT state was the
first cabinet office created by Con-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-16

Appointed commander in chief Of
the eastern fleet, Adm. Sir James
Somerville heads the British sea
forces in the Bay Of Bengal, where
large japanese naval forces are re-
ported. Adm. Somerville is credited
with directing the rescue of the
British forces trapped at Dunkirk.
Central Prese)
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-01-23
By KATHRYN M. WOOD

When the Greenbelt Parent
Teachers Association meets Mon
day, January 26 at p. M, in the
auditorium, Aaron Chinitz will
present movie entitled Banana
Land" which he has obtained for
the primary grades. Mr.. Chinitz
will explain the methods used in
securing these films and their i'm
portance in the scheme of modern
education. This picture will be
shown also during school hours for
the children.
Mrs. Rowena Whitaker will
evaluate this film as it relates to
and helps to develop the school
program. Miss Betty Straining
will explain the ways in which
children label pictures and topics.
Miss Matte Mae Williford will
describe the uses to which children
put pictures obtained from books.
After a brief business meeting,
Mrs. Catherine T. Reed will ex-
plain the measures which are be-
ing taken to care for the over
ow of children for the new de-
tense homes in school during the
remainder of the term. Mrs.
Reed, who has been named special
coordinator of defense activities in
the school system of Prince
Georges County, will explain the
protection under the defense pro-
gram as it applies to school chill
dren.
Mrs. Charlotte Wagner, nursing
school leader, will discuss the SUBJ
ject, "Lessening Fear in Chill
dren," which will include ways lii
which parents, by remaining
calm, can instill confidence in their
children.
Miniature store projects on
which the children have been en-
gagged are to be set up in the back
of the auditorium together with
picture demonstration to illustrate
the development of this theme.
Mrs. Samuel Houlton is temporary
chairman of programs.
During school hours, the chill
dren are busy planning posters for
the Defense Rally to be held Feb
ruary IA. They are also par
ticipating in the Victory Book
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-01-23
Government Needs
Phone Operators

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced that
it is accepting applications from
telephone operators for employ
ment in various Government agen-
cies in Washington, D. C. No
written test will be given by the
Commission. The examination"
will consist solely of review and
rating of applicants experience
and other qualifications.
The positions pay $1,26O a year
Because the need is so urgent, ap-
plications will be accepted at the
U. S. Civil Service Commissions
Washington office until further
notice. Applicants must show that
they have had at least 6 months Of
full-time paid experience as tele-
phone operator in large central
exchange, or in a branch exchange
of at least 100 lines. Certain
physical requirements must also
be met. The age limits are 18
to So years.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-01-23
Banana Land" Movie for Kids
WMLiuenP P7A Meeting Monday

Campaign collecting books to be
sent to the uniformed men in
Uncle Sans camps. Old books
which are no longer of value will
be gathered up and sold, the
money to be used in the purchase
of new books. All books will be
welcome.
Two successful afraid drills
have been given lately and the
children are well coached in the
most direct route to be taken to
the shelters which have been al
lotted to them.
Two permanent appointments
have been added to the teaching
staff this, year. Mrs. Lindsey
Thomas has charge of one room
of group 8, and Mrs. Dorothy East
has been added to the group 4
class which meets in the social
room.
Don't forget PIT. A. meeting!
1t is sincerely hoped that all new
residents in particular will regard
this as a personal invitation.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-01-23
Maryland u Lists
Evening Classes

Instruction in the University of
Maryland Night School will begin
Thursday, February 4. Courses
will be given in bacteriology,
chemistry education, English, his
tory, physics, political science and
zoology. Registration will take
place during the following hours:
Saturday, Jan. 31-9-11 80 am.
Monday, Feb. 2-9-4:30 pm.
Tuesday, Feb. 3-9-6 pm.
Wednesday, Feb. 4-9-4:3O pm.
Federal employees living in
Greenbelt who are unable to reg
lister on Saturday or on Tuesday
before 6 pm. should get in touch
with the Evening School Registrar
at WArfield $500, extension %,
not later than February 2. A
copy of the Night School Bulletin