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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
ENDORSEMENT
 NOT ASSURED Local COP. Committee 10 Stick to Custom; Pape
 Wages Fight

Reports that efforts to secure en- dorsement of Publisher William J.. Pape for the Acknowledgements nomination would be made at this afternoons Republican town con- vention were met with statement by Town Chairman Vernon L. Hall that no endorsements whatever would be made.
 It has never been the practice of the local Republican organization to endorse any candidate" said the town chairman. That custom will remain unchanged as far as I am concerned"
 The local G. O. P. meets at p. m. today to name its eight delegates to the sate convention. Four are elect ed at large and two from each of the two local senatorial districts.
 Local Republican leaders had for weeks been in a dither as to what they would do If Congressman Jos eph E. Talbot and MT. Pape were the rivals for second place on the ticket under ex-Gov. Raymonod E. Baldwin, but they were able to catch their breaths again when MT. Talbot said he would seek renomin- ation to Congress.
 The Pape candidacy is running into snags here and there, the lat est being a determined effort from lower New Haven county to win the nomination for Rep. William E. Hadden of Orange, majority leader of the House at Hartford two years ago. If that move fails, it is believed that other tactics will be used, since several key figures in the state or ganization are violently opposed to having the local publisher, resi- dent of Woodbury, on the state ticket. When candidate for the nomination four years ago, MT. Pape was defeated by MT. Baldwin.
 It is reported that MT. Pape is now prepared to stay in the race for the second place on the ticket right to the finish. In that case the may be the subject of 8 prolonged floor fight when the G. O. P. holds it's state convention at Hartford, Sept. 10 and II.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
NURNBERC IS
 UNDER ATTACK
Second City of Bavaria Hit By at Least 600 British
 Bombing Planes
United Press Staff Correspondent)

United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, August %. = (UP) = British heavy bombing planes at- tackled Nurnberg, second city ot Bavaria, and the Saarbrucken coal center during the night in their second mass raid in two days.
 Announcement that 30 bombers were missing, the same number lost in the raid of the night before on Kassel, indicated that force of upwards of 600 planes took part.
 Germany, in its reports of the raid, made the unusual admission that between 230 and 25O planes had attacked German southwestern cit ies and claimed the downing of 36. In previous British raids, even those of 1,000- plane scale, the Germans had depreciated the strength of the raiding force.
 At Nurnberg, a Nazi stronghold converted into war industry cen ter, the British bombers struck at the railroad junction, the important Ludwig Canal which connects the main river with the Danube, tank, aluminium, electrical and machin- cry factories and repair shops for railroad locomotives. Included in the targets were the main tank factory and the big Sieman Schu- kert heavy electrical equipment factory.
 The German reports admitted that fires and explosion damage had been done in the target areas but as usually asserted that living quarters and residential districts" suffered the bulk of the destruction.
 Again the British planes were favored, as they had been in a big raid on the Kassel war industry center Thursday night, by bright full bomber's moon.
 Lancasters and Stirlings with their eight-ton bomb loads and other heavy planes showered ten of thous- ands of bombs on their objectives, alternating them with demolition bombs of all weights up to two-ton block busters.
 German reports indicated clearly
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
PETTY POLITICS LABEL APPLIED TO LEGISLATOR Rep. Wm. Hadden of Orange AssaiIed for Ref-
 erence to SIavin SENATOR BLANSFIELD
 LEADS CRITICISM Offer of High Sheriff Im- pugned at County
 Meeting

High Sheriff J. Edward Slavin today gave the label "petty politician" to Repre- sentative William L. Hadden of Orange for the latter's att tack on him at a meeting of county legislators yesterday. The sheriff came to his own defense after Senator Mich ael V. Blansfield of Water bury engaged. in a hot verbal battle yesterday with MT. Hadden.
 MT. Hadden asserted at the meet Ing of county legislators that there was "a political motive" behind Sheriff SlSvin's announced offer to give up his residential quarters at the jail to help eliminate current ovencrowding. The offer, MT. Had den said, makes no mention of the discontinuance of sustenance and maintenance fees" The offer, MT. Hadden said, was made by Sheriff Slavin to open his fall campaign"
 If MT. Hadden has candidate for the office of high sheriff, why doesn't he say so and bring him Into the open?" asked Sheriff Sla- win. That would be getter than attempting to read politics into a sincere and considered offer regard ing the administration of the county jail"
 MT. Blansfield during the county meeting yesterday, declared that he could "see no reason for this unwarranted attack upon consci- entious county official"
 The Waterbury senator went on:
 When an ulterior motive is read into the letter from Sheriff Slavin, all I can say is shame to MT. Had den."
 The county legislators, ma jority of them Republican, did not act on the sheriff's offer.
 MT. Hadden is understood to be sponsoring the candidacy of Se- lectman Charls F. Schall of West Haven for the Republican nomina- tion for high sheriff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
PLEASURE DRIVING
 NOT PROHIBITED

Boston, Aug. 29-(UP)-Holders of basic "A" ration books may drive from their homes to nearby beaches or other recreation spots without interference from OPA investigators according to State OPA Director Henry Parkman Jr.
 50 long as the holder of the basic "A" book travels within req sonable distances he will not be in terfered with by the OPA," Park man said. However, holders of supplemental ration books cannot use them for recreation purposes.
 Parkman's statement was made to correct an impression among "A" book holders that they cannot drive their cars for any recreational pur- poses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
Capt. Francis Scully To
 EnterU.S. S.Coast Guard
duction; Leave of Absence Expected to Be Granted By Fire Board

Captain Francis T. Scully of En- zine ' today notified Acting Fire Chief Martin J. Campion and Chairman Finton Phelan of the fire board that he has been ordered to report at Boston Wednesday for in duction into the United States Coast Guard.
 Captain Scully completed arrange ments to enlist in the Coast Guard last week. The fire board is expected to grant Capt. Scully leave of ab- sence for the duration at meet ing next Wednesday.
 The enlistment of Captain Scully is the third in the fire department since the start of the war. Private Timothy Dowd of Truck was first to enlist in the Navy and he has been ordered to report for active duty September IS. Private Thomas w. Scadden of Engine 4 has en- isted in the Coast Guard and is now on duty as a Chief Machinists Mate.
 Captain Scully was appointed to the fire department in 1927. He was promoted to the captaincy last month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
GIRL DONATES
 BLONDE CURLS
To Be Used in Making Secret Bomb Sights; Gets
 Appreciative Letter

Groton, Conn, Aug. 29.-(UP)- Eleven-years-old Laurel Jean Holden wanted to do Something big" to help her country's war effort, but figured there wasn't much a little girl could really do, except buy war stamps and collect salvage.
 Then she read that fine, strong blond hair was urgently needed to make the secret bomb sights which American flyers use on their raids.
 So she clipped off her own 10- inchbraids and sent them to the state salvage committee "to make war instruments"
 She received a letter of apprecia- ton today from State Salvage Di- rector Bice Clemow.
 Thank you for your lovey braids which you have contributed to our government, Clemow wrote. "The wonderful spirit which you have shown is the type which will bring us victory. We shall send your braids to the proper agency imme- dately so that they may become a part of bomb sight or other in- struments which are vital to the war effort"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
MILNE BAY SCENE
 OF FRESH ATTACK
Supported By Small U. s. Force, in
 Heavy Fighting

Australia, August 29-(UP)-Aus- tralian troops supported by a small number of United States Army service troops have attacked the Japanese in the Milne Bay area of southeastern New Guinea and heavy fighting is in progress, it was announced today.
 It was believed to be the first time American ground forces had been in action in the Australian zone.
 The Australians, seasoned men under their own commander, were doing the real fighting and there seemed an air of expectation at headquarters that the Japanese, isolated after the retirement of their invasion convoy, might suffer & defeat within the next few days.
 Veterans of the Australian Impe- rial Force who had fought for months in the thickest of the bat ties in the middle east, formed the backbone of the Allied forces and they were reinforced with men of the main Australian Army trained in jungle warfare.
 Fighting was developing along the north shore of the bay, on a peninsula 35 miles long where the Japanese made their landing in an isolated, undefended area.
 United States Army force medium bombers attacked the enemy posi- tions in force from low altitude yes- terday, put all bombs in the target area and started numerous fires.
 The mediums were backed by Army heavy bombers and by 8 crack corps of Australian pilots.
 So heavy had been the attack of the Allied planes that the enemy invasion convoy seemed to have withdrawn entirely, leaving the landing force without naval pro- lection.
 A spokesman for Gen. Douglas MacArthur revealed today that the convoy had been made up of three medium transports with a naval convoy including one cruiser.
 The cruiser was heavily damaged
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
Nazis Hurled Back On One Sector North Of Stalingrad
Absentee Ballots Now ObtainabIe By Local DrafteeS

The many Waterbury boys Ieav- ing soon for Army training can se- cure applications for absentee baI- lots at the office of Town Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin. Those who wish to vote 8 straight ticket can even cast their ballots before they leave; the others can mail in their ballots later.
 Town Clerk Kilmartin said today that sufficient ballot applications are on hand to care for the large contingent which leaves next week. There are also enough on hand for huge group which will leave sev- eral weeks from now.
 Leaders of both maj jOr political parties urge that eligible voters being called away to service se- cure their absentee applications and cast their ballots before they leave. They point out that men are being shifted so quickly and in such great numbers that applica- tiOns or ballots sent from Water bury shortly before election time may not reach those for whom they are intended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
LOCAL MAN MET
 DUKE OF KENT
Eugene Murphy Among First U. s. Soldiers to
 Arrive in England

Private Eugene c. Murphy of A Ayers street. who enlisted in the army more than year and half ago, was disclosed today to be one of the first New England soldiers in England and a member of the first American squadron that bomb- ed soldiers in England. In letter to his sister, Miss Patricia Murphy, a teacher, he disclosed that his out fit, the 18th bomber squadron, was the first combat unit to arrive in England from the United States, "the first to attack and first to be decorated"
 Tn the letter the local soldier, 8 former Crosby high school athlete, speaks proudly of having met the Duke of Kent. The duke was killed only a few days ago in place crash in Scotland. Private Murphy met the brother of King George while he was attending gunnery school, and said that the member of the royal family asked him many ques- tions about this country.
 Some excerpts from Private Mur- phys letter follows:
 "The war situation is going as well as one can expect. And I real- ly can assure you that we will see to it that we exterminate the enemy in fast time. So please do not worry"
 we are by now well adapted to the customs and ways of merrie old England. The people do their very best to treat Us in the most hospitable way they can. Of course, rationing has taken a big toll, and you would not expect things to be the same as they would be during peace time. All in all, it measures up even beyond my expectations.
 we are getting quite used to the idea of driving on the left hand side of the road; 1t seemed quite odd at first but you really get used to it. in fast time. When we first arrived here we were eating English
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
ARMY BOMBERS WRECK BASES Jap Invasion Points in IndO=China Under
 Heavy Fire
By KARL ESKELUND United Press Staff Correspondent

Headquarters, U. 8. Army Air Force III China, Aug. 29-UP)- Army bombing planes wrecked a three-mile stretch of vital Japan ese-held railroad, destroyed rail- road bridge and sprea ddevastation through two important enemy bases in raj on Indo-China yesterday.
 From the plane of Maj. Del Bailey, Spokane, Wash, who led the raid, this correspondent watched the bombs destroy big quantities of munitions and oil which the Jap anese had stored on the hillsides near Hoangsulhi, inside the French Indo-China border.
 Another flight of bombers under Lieut.. A. L. Forsythe, Houston, Minn., blew up munitions dumps at points 50 miles southeast of the front.
 These planes wrecked the railroad stretch and the bridge.
 The American planes were on an offensive against enemy forces con- centrating supplies and munition for a double drive into Yunnan province and Running, the provin- cial capital, from Indo-China and Burma.
 had accompanied a force of bombers which bombed Lashio, southern terminus of the Burma road that runs to Running, Thuro- day.
 It was just after noon yesterday when our bomber slid over the Yum nan mountains through light clouds. Approaching the target Bailey made a sharp turn. We saw the bombs dropping and then, through the drifting clouds, we saw a dozen flashes.
 The entire area was soon covered with a black smoke.
 Standing on trap door, I felt on my legs the air blast from Japanese aircraft fire when we cut dar- ingly low over hillside.
 Back at base Forsythe said that clouds covered most of the railroad on the Indo-China side but that he found big hole in them and saw huge explosions as the bombs struck.
 we then flew along the railroad, tearing up the rails for at least three miles and scoring 8 direct hit on the bridge" he said.
 All planes returned safe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
LIBERTY SHIPS ON
 18-DAY SCHEDULE
One Already Out in "A Days; Fleet of 800 Big
 Cargo Planes Planned

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 29 - (UP)-Henry J. Kaiser pointed his shipyards toward an 18-day keel-to- launching schedule for Liberty shops today after one of his yards had launched one within 24 days, a rec ord.
 He prepared also for new inter views with government authorities on his plan to build fleet of 500 giant cargo planes and denied that he had bought structural steel in the "black market"
 Kaiser watched the completion of the worlds fastest shipbuilding job, the launching of the 10,500-ton Lib- erty ship John Fitch" "A days after its keel was laid at his Richmond Yard No. 2, yesterday afternoon.
 The record bettered 8 26-day job completed only the night before, without fanfare, in one of Kaiser's Oregon yards. The record previ- ously was 36 days, and until a year ago no boat of the Liberty ship size had been built in less than 100 days.
 Kaiser predicted that within a few moments his yards would be building Liberty ships in 18 days from keel-laying to launching.
 The launching of the John Fitch" yesterday was so swift that Mrs. Kaiser, the builders wife, missed 1t with the traditional bottle of champagne. Henry J. Kaiser, Jr., standing at his mothers side, grabbed the bottle as 1t dangled on its red, white and blue ribbon, threw it like a football and smashed 1t against the prov.
 The gray-painted, gunned and fully equipped vessel will be ready for the sea in only seven days more, which the builders said was another record.
 Thousands of shipyard workers paused briefly to participate in the ceremonies. Six minutes later they were laying the keel for a new ship on the way vacated by the John Fitch"
 Kaiser spoke briefly, declaring that "today's record, too, will be short-lived, for am told by our boys that a record of less than IS days will be established within the next few months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
Terrific Loss of Life and Equipment Among Nazis
 Claimed By Reds GERMANS UNABLE TO
 BUDGE REDS AT RZHEV Many Prisoners Taken Are Poles Who Surrender
 Willingly to Russians
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Moscow, August 29.-UP) - Accelerated counter-at- tackS checked the Germans on the principal sectors of the 125-mile Stalingrad front today, and hurled them back on a sector northwest of the city. At many points, dis patches to the Army news paper Red Star said, the Rus sians were taking the initia- tive = sensing coming Ger man attacks and counter attacking before they could be executed.
 Fresh Rumanian and German re- Inducements streamed to the Stalin- grad front as soldiers and tanks beat against Russian defenses bull warked by citizens armies, and found them unyielding.
 The noon communicate reported that 12 guns, "A machine guns and a number of other arms and addi- tional equipment were captured when the Germans were thrown back northwest of Stalingrad. Red Star said the battle to the north- west twas progressing favorably.".
 New Forces Thrown In
 New German tanks and infantry divisions were thrown into battle northwest of Stalingrad several days ago. German losses mounted high into the thousands, and one dispatch said many corpses were lying down on the ground directly in front of Russian positions.
 The Red army smashed into Rzhev, in their big central front offensive. Front line dispatches said they showed the Germans back street by street and house by house in that city, 115 miles northwest of Moscow, although enemy resistance steadily stiffened.
 Dispatches to Red Star said 13 inhabited points had been captured on one sector, thousands" of the enemy killed and an important lat eral road linking two German cut off.
 Nazis Attack Fiercely
 Having rushed up fresh infantry and tank endorsements in an ef- fort to keep Rzhev, key point of the Rzhev-Vyazma salient from. falling into Russian hands, the Germans were attacking on several sectors.
 But they had not at any place been able to force the Russians from their reconquered positions. The Russians repelled the counter-at- tacks. consolidated the positions and moved on to better ones.
 They were taking heavy toll 0 enemy machines and men on a sectors of the new offensive iron and taking many prisoners. Man of the prisoners were Poles, whoi the Germans had impounded int the army. Now at the first oppol tunity, they surrendered in group with all their arms.
 'In the area northwest of Stalin grad, Soviet troops repelled severe enemy tank attacks" the communi tue said. Launching subsequen counter attacks, Soviet troops thre pack the enemy. We captured ,uns, "A machine guns, and nun. ,er of other arms and equipment
 Citizens Join Fight
 On another sector nor Invest q stalingrad and the Volga river ll,.y Soviet soldiers and citizen armies 1recely fought German force. which yesterday drove deep wedge nto their defenses.
 "On another sector, Soviet troops continued to wage fierce battles witE enemy tanks and motorized infantry which broke through into the depths
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
OFF
 FOR PEARL HARBOR

Springfield, Mass, August 29 = (UPl-Mrs. Clifton Johnson, 66- year-old mother of Lt.-Comdr. Ir- wing Johnson, skipper of the round- the-world schooner Yankee, will leave Sept. g for Pearl Harbor to care for her sons children.
 Mrs. Johnson said she was thrill- ed at the prospect of the dangerous ocean voyage, made possible by naval authorities cutting the red tape which ordinarily would have barred such 6 journey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-29
DOCTOR ARRESTED

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 29.-UP)- pr. Ray D. Hester, 55, Granville, Mass. was under arrest today, charged with practicing medicine in Connecticut without a lcense. He was placed under $500 bond pending police court arraignment. pr. He's ter'S arrest came on complaint of Supernumerary Policeman William P. Stevens who charged the physi- clan treated hrn for removal of a cyst on his cheek, and that an in- fectiou A@sfaQD-%
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Askov American., 1942-02-26
COST-PLUS RELATIVES
(NeW Ulm Daily JournaD

When the history of World War II
is finally chronicled, the famous
Wolf Creek ordnance project near
Milan, Tenn, probably will be listed
as one of its most flagrant ex-
amples Of pork-barreling, nepotism
and waste. Information gathered by
the Truman Committee, proceeding
with determination to investigate the
management of the Victory Program,
indicates that contractors who built
the huge plant, costing upward of
fifty million dollars, loaded their pay
rolls with wives, sons, nephews,
nieces, cousins and friends who pock-
eted Government cash and did little
or nothing in return for it.
Federal sleuths found that two
contractors on the enterprise had one
hundred and forty-six employees earn
ing more than $4,000 year, scores of
them kin to the holders of the cost
plus-fixed-fee contracts on which it
is impossible to lose a penny. A Will
liam w. Warren, employed as a $40
a week assistant to Oscar E. Miller,
$1,000 year personnel director of
Fergon-O Oman Co., one of the in
volved concerns, was discovered to
be an ex-convict who was pardoned
Askov American., 1942-02-26
SUICIDE DOG LAW
Editor Askov American:

In regard to the dog law, it is
getting to be funny world. If the
county wants some money they look
to the farmers and make them pay
the bill. 1t seems to me that those
farmers living further south can raise
corn, wheat and sheep and they
should be able to take care of their
sheep losses. To be fair about this
dog tax, let the people vote on this
law. Give all those a chance that
have to pay the bill.
First of all check up on those that
had been for this dog law and signed
this petition. I don't think that 80
per cent of those signers bought a
dog license. l think that not only
that the farmer has to work from day
light until dark, yet the county board
and the law wants to make the poor
farmer be his own dog on the farm
and bark by the house himself.
Remember, you farmers, let us get
together and don't let this sneak
law get ahead of us.
To let this law take our dog away
from us will help the thieves get
nearer to our homes and do away
with tires from your car or your
chickens out of your hen houses and
all other property.
STURGEON LAKE
TAXPAYER.