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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24

 HIT BURMA
 FROM AIR
Garry Out Several Bomb ing Attacks in Last
 Few Days

NEW DELHI, Dec. 24. = Four motored American bombers have raided Rangoon, smashing at the Burmese city in daylight attacks twice on Sunday and once Tues day, leaving airfield hangars and smashed dockyards in flames, a U. s. Air Force communique an- nounces.
 Meanwhile, American medium bombers made precision attacks against important enemy railroad yards in central Burma on Mon- day and Tuesday, scoring many direct hits on tracks, siding a n q rolling stock.
 The American fliers encountered only two Jap fighter during the raids. One of these Jap planes was reported probably downed. No bombers were lost.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tMa,or Robert s. Allen on active dutyJ

WASHINGTON-H is the in- side story of what happened at the famous banquet rendered Wen- dell Willkie in Moscow, at which Stalin criticized the British in the presence of the British Ambassa- dor.
 Like most Moscow banquets for foreign dignitaries, the dinner was followed by long series of toasts. The speakers were introduced by Foreign Minister Molotoff, four interpreters scrubbed in notebooks, later translated into Russian or English.
 The thirtieth toast that evening fell to Joe Barnes, former news paper correspondent in Russia, now with the Office of War Informa- ton. and one of Willkie's advisers on the trip. The toasts had been long and were dragging. Barnes de- cided it was time to wake people up.
 So he spoke in Russian. It was the first time in the history Of these formal banquets that a vis- iting American or Englishman re- piled in Russian and it brought down the house. Stalin himself led the applause.
 Then Barnes turned to the in- terpreters and signaled for them to interpret in English. They were confused. So Stalin suggested that Barnes translate his own speech into his native tongue, which was naturally easy for him, and he did.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
AMERICANS
 ARE BUSY
 AT DAkAR
Working Out Best Way 10 Use French AirfieIds
 and Ports

DAKAR, West Africa, Dec. 24.-A special Army and Navy mission headed by Vice-Admiral William Classford is at work determining how the city's airports, harbor facil- ities and French ships best can be fitted to Allied plans.
 These plans include ferrying op- erations, fhipment of men and material to the North African front, fighting off Axis submarines off the African coast.
 The Americans here are members of the air force. services of supply and technical personnel, but not in great numbers.
 There is little doubt in the minds of American soldiers here that 90 percent of the Dakar people are with them in spirit. Every soldier on the street is received with friend ly smiles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
WHITE XMAS
 FOR JUNEAU

Military secret or not, everyone here knows Juneau is going to have a White Christmas. There are varying depths of snow on the ground from Is inchs, official rec ord. to three feet.
 Incidentally, there is likely to be temperature ranging from 10 above to maybe IS degrees above.
 Out at Aux Bay this morning the thermometers registered zero, with three feet of snow on the level in places, while in Juneau at g o'clock the thermometer at the Fire Hall registered 10 degrees above zero with brisk wind blow ing at times, in gusts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
popeGiives Christmas
 BYoadeasI
Gives Blessing 10 All Who Garry Fight for
 Christians

ROME, Dec. 24--Pope Plus to- day gave his Christmas blessing to all those, who like the Cru saders, will fight for this and for a better Christian world"
 Although he said the church would not take sides, he said in world broadcast from Vatican City that "a new danger has arisen the subordination of everything to politics and heresy of the na- tional state which subordinates all to the human law"
 He specifically recalled tn c Church's condemnation Of Marxist socialism and said 1t reaffirms thai 56atemsnt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
M 'ARTHUR'S kILL.E 5 IN
 HARD FIGHT
Allies Bury Nipponese Dead as Drive Con-
 finues Today

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, Dec. 24.--Jap forti- fications have been reached in many places in the Buna area on New Guinea the day before Christi mas, as Allied troops under the command of Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur continue their wiping up sweeps against the remaining en- fmy forces.
 Many hundreds of Jap dead are being piled tip and buried by our own troops" MacArthur an- nounces, adding, The situation of the enemy now must be desperate
 The location of the Jap beach Qualifications which are being smashed at today is not mentioned in the 9atest communique. but recent report told of heavy fight ing between Buna village and Cape Enaiadere to the east. Both of these places are now in Allied hands.
 Still more fighting is reported oday to the west of Buna, with laps pocketed in the Cape Sanan- anda sector.
 Meanwhile, the bombing and sinking of an Australian corvette, the Armidale, in recent Jap action near Portuguese Timor, has been disclosed.
 But at the same time, MacAr- hur announced that Allied bomb- ITS smashed at an enemy airdrome ut Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island, and also at Jacquinto Bay n the same sector. In recon- naissance flight in the same sec tor, Allied planes shot down one nquisitiye Jap fighter and dam aged two others.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
RESTRICTIONS ON
 GERMAN ALIENS IN
 WEST REMOVED

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Dec 24. The Army has lifted the curfew and also travel restrictions on Ger man aliens in the eight-State area of the Western Defense Command.
 The restrictions were imposed last March.
 The restrictions as regards Jap anese are no longer applicable to them as they have been removed from the affected zones.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
Juneau Boy Now in
 Navy as Volunteer

FARRAGUT, Idaho, Dec. "A. - Volunteering for navy duty a few days ago, Clarence " Foster has reported at the new U.' s. Naval Training Station here. He is the son of J. T. Foster, of Juneau, Alaska
 For the next several weeks he will receive his recruit training, learning the fundamentals of sea- manship and undergoing intensive physical hardening. After gradua- tion he will be full -fledged blue- jacket and will be assigned to a Navy service school for training in technical field or transferred to duty with the fleet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
They Gel a Skunk
 To Catch an 0dor

NYACK, N Y.-Here's man-bites- dog news: A skunk was used here to trace the origin of an odor so bad it made work at the Bear Mountain Trailside Museum impos- sible.
 Officials of the museum brought the skunk into the museum, then followed it as it tracked down the odor Source of the scent was found to be rotting meat, stored by rats in the walls of a nearby building.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
ENJOYING THEMSELVES

With Street Superintendent Bert Lybeck, assisted by Mayor Harry ' Lucas, acting as entertaining hosts, the Street Department force is en- toying themselves in the ground floor rooms of the City Hall this afternoon with a few hours off.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
ARMY GRID STAR,
 RED CAGLE, DEAD

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The death of Christian Keener Red" Cagle, brilliant former Army football star, is reported today. Police said it was probably accidental. An au- topsy showed death resulted from a fracture of the skull and brain hemmorhage. Police said he was dazed in fall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
FOLEY ouIrs DAWSON

Vic Foley, former champion box CT in the big time, but more re- gently a resident of Dawson, has left the interior for the outside Foley 'hoofed" into Dawson. when the fall was at it's worst, in 1882.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
Army privaie Shows 52 Operations in Year

DENVER-Army doctors told Pvt. Notre Riddick, p, he must be kid- ding" when he said he had been operated upon g times in one year. Riddick whipped off his shirt and showed the scars, some of them two inches long.
 All the operations were performed when he was between three and four years old, to cure a blood disease.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
PRESIDENT
 SIGNS PAY
 RAISE BILL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Presi- dent Roosevelt today signed the bill granting pay raises to a half million employees of the Federal government. But at the same time, it was announced that with the increase in pay. Saturday afternoon holidays are abolished.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
OPEN HOUSE TOMORROW

Members of the Juneau Volun- teer Fire Department will hold open house tomorrow, ? to 5 O. clock, in the club rooms in the City Hall building. The chairman of affairs is Joe Johnston and he will be assisted by Herman Porter and Ken Junge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
< GREATEST MAN IN THE N WORLD

Next speaker introduced by For eign Minister Molotoff was Gard nerr Mike" Cowles, associate pub fisher of the Des Moines Register Tribune and Look Magazine. Barnes had set the paces and Cowles faced the problem of outdoing him. He began nobly.
 T propose a toast" he said, ito the greatest man living in the world today"
 The interpreters translated into Russian. The whole table held its breath. Was Cowles going to toast
 lContinuad on Page EQurl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
NO EMPIRE ON
 CHRISTMAS DAY

. There will be. no issue of the . Empire tomorrow, Christmas c Day, but any important world . developments will. be bulle- . tined on the windows. . Today's issue, the annual
 . Christmas edition, is five sec
 . tions, 30 pages.
 . =
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
MORE LAPS FALL ON NEW GUINEA FR0N
GREETINGS

The Officers and Men under my command, and I, desire to wish all the people of eau and Douglas, and vicinity, the very Merriest Christmas, and a New Year of Hope, Joy and Prosperity.
 COL. ROY w. RTEGLE.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24
New War Weapon Being
 Turned 0ui Now; British
 Banking Heavily on Gun
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-British military experts here are enthusi- astic about new weapon they are turning cut by the hundreds of thousands.
 It's not Q secret weapon" but it's potentialities are considered al- most as great as if it were.
 It's the Sten gun, designed by a British lieutenant colonel and a draughtsman.
 Let me give you the gasper first. It's 8 sub-machine gun that fires at the rate of 800 rounds a min ute and costs only bit more than $8.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24

If you don't think the British are convinced they have something there, give thought to the fact that they already have manufac- tured more than a million and are still turning them out at top speed
 The Ministry of Supply calls it the most revolutionary gun ever produced in such a short time"
 First impressions, say the Brit ish experts, are that it looks like an ugly piece of drain-pipe dis carded by the plumber. But, they claim, men who never held a gun before have been able to rip target to shreds with one at 30 yards and make effective hits at much greater distances.
 It fires from a clip, carrying 32 rounds of 9 NM round-nose, rim- less ammunition: cools while the clip is being changed tabout. the same length of time it would take to reload an Army automatic) weighs about six and a half pounds and is only 30 inches long.
 It is cheaper than the tommy gun (which costs around $200) and is a possible replacement for that and the automatic pistol
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24

The Sten gun is already being issued to the British Home Guard. It's simplicity Cit has only 59 parts Jess than half the number of the tomniy-gun) makes it perfect weapon for civilian or home guard use in close-fighting.
 There is one even more impor- tant possibility for the Sten gun than equipping the Home Guard and tank crews Dozens of them can be dropped in parachutes, with ammunition attached
 With the United Nations knock ing on the doors of occupied Eu- rope with it's millions of potential but unarmed allied, the Sten gun may some day prove to be worth it's weight in gold
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-24

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22
Midget Autos To Race
 Again At Danbury

Danbury, Conn, April 22--Dan- bury will again have the honor this year of staging the first outdoor midget auto race meet with the thrilling program scheduled for Sunday afternoon, May 3, at 3 o'clock at the Danbury Speedwayg in the Danbury Fair Grounds.
 The initial card will consist of seven events with three qualifying heats, two Semi-finals. conSola- ton for those who may have had tough luck in the previous races and the final CiaSic, a dash Of thirty laps, in which the fourteen fastest cars will battle for the big prize money.
 c. Stuart Mclean, president of the Danbury SpeedwayS and one Of the foremost promoters of small car racing in the country, announced today that he was receiving excel- lent cooperation from car drivers and owners and predicted that he would have q great field of drivers for the opening meet.
 Same Prizes
 Despite the fact that many cf the tracks about the country have raised their prices because of the increase in operating expenses, Mclean stated today that he would keep the same popular prices that were in vogue in 1940 and I041.
 On top of this, Mclean, who is very patriotic, is going to give away . number of Liberty bonds each week with no strings attached except that the winner Of the bonds must be in the stands to pick Up his prize.
 Mclean has had a number Of con- ferences in the past few days with many of the leading chauffeurS and aiI the leadfootS are anxious to get out or the leading track in New England and strut their stuff May 3
 Other Sunday meets will be held on May 10 and May IT; and or May 9 night racing will start.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22
7hiSSpOYtiNg
 World
Mhat,a Ruzzin' Cousin?
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

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 More than City sports Intend to o to New Ycrs not at Nsd either Nick club believe Hash from that Tommy Gomez the Tampa heaVywent 70 De pu
 onncctut quite handy guy with his dukes though how much
 test he w get from Joe 0eosty Nswar % N J. pS guy A' ~
 At least half little of tho male population of aerown farewell testimonial to Mickey castasna oakv Davies originals and organizers %ho was Isd D as M service early today but will remember h Ane sendo by friends to to come Even First Select
 which slight that such popularity must be deserved than days after he took over a boxing instructor 70 Surs SdmrS laughing like NYENAs according penny Waeburan Mickey himself they handed him present headed for suit of oD Walter Anders o owneda string of ten race horses When h dSi bangas trying get to the wire first He IS d hooughbedS left which for Bobby Iy next t May ct Providence where he meets Jackie who plenty of action In Florida this past winter
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 Boxing in planned Athletic Club for out beginning the middle of May after OK MofT LETTERS major sport competition reminds local time relative certain high school said he's just FOUR LETTER MAN from Croaby -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22
NAUGATUCK NINE
 WINS TWO STRAIGHT

Naugatuck, April 22-T'he Nauga- tuck nigh school baseball team won it's second straight victory Of the season yesterday afternoon when it beat Seymour high at Seymour by Q lO-e score. The Foleymen played good bali and took adyanatge Of opportunities. Naugatuck taIIIe q once in the first, two in the third, c1le more in tine fifth and sixth in- nings each, four in the seventh and one in the ninth. Seymour scored twice in the second, once in the fifth, three in the sixth and two in the seventh. KeVit started for the Garnet but Durette succeeded him In the seventh. Uirich and Blake more twirled for the losers. Nauga- tuck will meet Gilbert high at Win- gted Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22
Today's Sport Parade

thin when the equipment is handed out to more than 1000, 900 men.
 Prick emphasized that the job isn't half finished yet. The Sl2S,000 pledged will be bolstered by con- tr!butions expected from the minor circuits. For instance, the Interna- tional league also will hold an ale star game for benefit of the fund Other leagues will donate accord ingly and the total money available may ultimately top $l7S,000.
 This bat and bali program is only one of the ways in which baseball is helping the war. Naturally, Prick and GrifIith aren't asking for donations from outside the trade. But If you have c couple of bucks and would like to send them along they'll see that they are turned into balls for the boys. The address B National League Headquarters, Suite 1907, RCA Building, New York city.
 Thanks, Pals,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22
LeavenWOrth Loses,
 Torrington Wins

At New Haven, Leayenworth lost it's opening game of the season to Commercial Q to 3, the Tech team being held to six hits in seven in- nlngs by Dllrbecker. The Water bury team got of to c nice two run lead in the first inning, but when the inning was completed Commercial led { to 2. Four bases on balls did the damage, as zllaro was unable to locate the plate. Ruf- fino'S triple scored ValunaS who had singled with the first of two runs in the opening inning.
 Overtime
 WatertoWn ct Torrington pro- vided 6 long ten inning game which ended with Q 10 to win for Tor rington. A dozen walks and five batters hit by pitchers were re- corded, as the unreasonable weather would not allow the pitchers to per- form well. A seven run sixth in- ming was just enough to win for TorringtoHi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22
RUNAWAY TILTS, TWO 6-5 GAMES
 FEATURE DEBUT
Chase and Hendricken Score 59 Runs Kings.
 bury, Sprague Win

With Major Division games of the Public Grammar school baseball league scheduled for opening of the season festivities this afternoon, yes- terday's first games in the Minor Division was featured by Q 3l--0 shutout of Anderson by 0 Chase school combine, coached by Dick Weyman, who came up with per- feet pitcher in the person of "Ace" Adams who twirled Q no-hitn nos run affair, even though the contest was limited by agreement to five innings,
 The impromptu battery of stono and Barrett, meaning Raymond Stone, president of the board of education, and Rev. Franchis Bar rett of the church of the Blessed Sacrament officially "opened" the season ct Hamilton park.
 Another basketball" score in the form of a 2S to { victory for Hend- rocken over East Farm school was scored, though two 6-5 games pro- vided the best action of the open Ing day; Kingsbury edging Wilson and Sprague beating Bunker Hill in all extra inning game by the score mentioned.
 Maloney was an Q to 3 winner over Hopeville.
 More Action Today
 Today, Webster and Slocllnl; Driggs and Walsh at Hamilton and Fulton parks, were opening games of the Major Division season in the schoolboy league, with President Stone of the BE dated to toss out the first apple at the east end field.
 Another feature of yesterdays play was Hendrtcken's scoring in every one of seven innings for 28 I'll ntotal, to mark the return of that school to the schoolboy circuit after an absence of several years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22
NEerCantIle INAKue

While the BroolISide Dairy bowling team of the Mercantile league picked up Q game last night when it came In mighty handy, giving the Mixers Q two game edge over the field, American Brass team Of the Industrial league dropped Q game as Chase Metal moved up to within . game ot the top spot, in a "honne stretch" race this is getting closer than ''half past six"
 fn the Mercantile league, MatRkin Furniture dropped all three games to the leading Brooks, which was about as expected, while the Speedy Parcel came up with Q whopplng 646 second game to win one of three games from Metro Cleaners, allow ing the Brooksides to 90 two up on the defending champs,
 Holllster of the Metros had Q high single of i57, while Salemi's high three oG So7 looked good. Scores:
 MERCANTILE LEAGUE
 (SenN's Alleys)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22
 WASHINGTON CREW MAY FORFEIT TITLE

Seattle, Wash, April 22- tUP)- The University of Washington, de- lending champion, announced to- day 1t would refuse to compete in the Poughkeepsie regatta this year unless the present tentative date for the classic is changed.
 The Huskies declined to accept either May 90 or June 6 for the regatta, and said they would for. felt their title if the race is held earlier than June IS. It was ex- plained that the early dates would keep the oarSmen out of school most of the spring term.
 The spring quarter at Washington ends June i3. University officials believed crewmen might miss three weeks of school and be unprepared for final examinations If the pro- posed early dates were accepted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22
HEARTS WORKOUT

gpiklng earlier reports that the Sacred Heart club of the City AfIla- teur baseball league would not be represented this season, a workout hase been carded for tomorrow night at c o'clock or the Hamilton park diamond, with any and all players interested welcome to try out for the various positions. Last season, the Heart franchise was loaned to the PaIse 4, 0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22
COMPO EASY WINNER

New Haven, Conn, April 22- (UP) Johnny Compo, 120 1-2, local featherweight, defeated Joe Iannot- n, 12e, also of this city, in a briIis- ing 1O-round fight here last night.
 Several weeks ago. CoInpo and Iannotti fought an eight-round draw here, and another remach was pos- sible.
 Red Moffett, 140 1-2, Devon, won on Q technical knockout over Oscar Guggs, 147. Providence, in the third round of a scheduled eight-rOIrnd seEni-final.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22
SECOND DIVISION
 PIN DUELS TONIGHT

Patrick Claymore Egan's sturdy young men, representing 6 certain west end diner in the second divl- sion of the Industrial Bowling league will not have to roll this evening, having drawn Q bye, which means they can sit back and watch the Metal Hose, funners-up, trp to pick up three games against Autoyre and thereby send the circuit Into Q nib and tuck finish. As it stands the Egan Elites own 8 four game edge which can be cut down like a Japanese cherry tree if the Hosers take all three games from the Oak vile combine.
 Oakville and Lea Manufacturing; Manville Machine and Waterbury Clock; Scovill and A-P; Farer News and Benrus are opponents tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22

Chase WoodchOppers Crowd
 Industrial Bowling Leaders
American Brass Rollers But One Game Up On Champs
 Latter Hit 1862 Last Night

In excellent form, Chase Metal must have been working out for the biz hlowo6 with American Brass soon, for in three games against In- gersoll last night at tho Mattatuck alleys, the defending champs rolled well over 1850 with 6li It's lowest single team score. American Brass opposing Blake & Johnson had Q swell e&e to start with, followed it with a SIS but slumped to 600 in the final game, as the B-J outfit hit a SIS to win one of the thre games, The result put the Brassies but one game up on the Chase combine, Duguay of BrasscoS had O iBl high single while Dente's 4lI was high three. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22
AvIGS DRILL SUNDAY

The Aviglianese A. c. of the City Amateur League will hold 8 prac- tice session at 200 px m. on Sum day, April 26 at Waterville Park. All candidates. wishing to try out for the team are invited to attend. The Avigs expect to show q strong Italian -American baseball club in the city circuit this coming season