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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-09
JAPANESE CLAIM
81 SHIPS SUNK

Tokyo, From Japanese Broad
caStS), March 9.-(AP)-Japan-
csc headquarters asserted today
that Japanese naval forces
in the battle of Java from
March to & sank or destroyed
- allied ships totaling 100000
tons.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-09
Furry CO German
Aerial Warfare Seen
as & Q unter Blow
Against Raj Raids,
War Marks Time on
Most eouthern Fronts.

tHN The ASspci'trd :'rcNO.p
Ihc HCG army has STRUCK IL"
enemy aj'WeriuI blow on tn
kursk-kharkoy front southeast
81 MDsruW, Whcrc a number OF
villages have been r~ccapturcu,
the Moscow radio announced to-
day.
The russians said they broke
fierce resistance in IL" area,
where !seriin conceded earlier
that the Germans were engaged
III heavy "uciensiNe battles i'll
the south.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-09
JAPANESE BOMBERS
RAID PORT MORESBY

Canbcrra. March 9.-(API-
Ten heavy japanese bombcr>
struck al Port NorcSbS at noon
TO-DAY, hardly more than a hours
after troop landings had been
effected At ~alamaua and Lac.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-09

Claims that die Netherlands f.
Indie, had been totally conquered
and taat Baaeoon. gateway to tina
Burma Road was occupied were
fjcrcely challenged by the Dutch and
British.
The British War Office said that it
was still i'm contact with Rangoon,
although the situation of he Bur
mese capital was described as crit
cal. Authoritative Dutch circles. de-
spite the black silence from java.
the last main baIWark Of the NEI.
declared There VIII be NO surrena-
er Of java IN any circumstances
whatever
The Dutcn said that. although
the island was oNerrun by the
Japanese. the defenders-a CEN
trail force OF Dutch troops with
Australian, British and Ameri-
can dilics-Would defend the
Indies until the death There
had been no evacuation of troops
from Java, they insisted.
\ report by the Berlin radio said
that Japanese shock troops and al
mored Units had occupied the naval
base at ~SoeraDaja.
Reports to London Indicated that
the t.ght en- the Burma front still
centeFed on thc Pegu district, 70
miles north of Bangoon. Wh5rc Brit
ish tanks ~shotudclcd the burden OF
the defensive stand.
1t was announced today that
Ifeutsnant General ST II. r. l.. G..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-09
New Guinea
Footholds
Gained
Japan Apparently
Faces Decision as to
Whether to Prepare
fer Drive Into India or
Attempt Conquest Of
Australia.

BN The Associated Press
White a new tcuiaclc of the
Japanese offensive curicd closer
to Australia along the Coral sea,
with two foothoId~ gained III
castcrnmCst New Guinea and a
third threatened. the Australian
wal cabinet struggled today with
the problem st delivering a
counter stroke.
Japan appeared to have reach
ed 4 crossroads IA her far spread
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 20 attempt
4 mopuD of Burma for a drive
INTO india OF to tackle the Au-
>tralian continent. The po>eibi-
lily that she would try both at
once VA slim.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-09
TWENTY HOSTAGES
EXECUTED IN PARIS

Vichy, March 9.-tAP)-Iht
~ utiOn of 20 hostages iii Paris
i'm reprisal for the slaNIhg "' "A
German sentinel March ! was
auiiUliIltt,I today
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-09

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Late Realty Neus

The following papers ill connec' tion with real estate transactions have been filed at tic office ol Town Clerk Mary c. Kiimartan:
 MORTGAGE DEEDS
 Attracta Murray Hennessey to First Federal Savings & Loan aS- sOciatiOn of Waterbury, cOnstruc- ton of dwelling on JOycrOft road, S5,OOO.
 Joseph TabbianO to First Fed eraI Savings & Loan Association of Waterbury, construction on OakvilIe avenue and Lilley street, S3,5OO.
 Giuseppe Sciascia to the Water bury Savings bank, property at 3O7 Washington avenue, S4,2OO.
 Gerard NardielIO to the Wa terbury Savings bank, property at 2l44 North Main street, $6,5OO.
 WARRANTY DEED
 ScOvill Mfg. Co. to The Colonial Sand & Gravel Co.
 QUIT CLAIM DEEDS
 Waterbury Savings Bank to Giuseppe Sciascia, property at SO7 Washington Avenue.
 Waterbury Savings Bank to Gerard NardielKO, property at 2144 North Main street.
 MORTGAGE RELEASES
 First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Waterbury to An- shOny J., and LenOre M. PetrO- kaitiS.
 Bessie A. HOran to Catherine and Matthew Kelly.
 ThOmastOn Savings Bank to George F. and Mary Miller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

clustering Axis sympathizers-those who appear to be conducting their work more or less openly, and from behind the shield of their interpre- tation of the Bill of Rights-are still at large. One of these is Robert Noble, head of an outfit called The Friends of Progress. On December 1 1 as he closed a meeting at which 8 vote was taken to impeach President Roosevelt, Noble was arrested for seditious utterances but later was released on order from U. s. Att torney General Francis Riddle.
 CALL GERMANS
 WORLD LIBERATORS"
 Statements attributed to Noble and others by investigators steno- graphic reports and by printed hand bills advertising meetings since Pearl Harbor include: Young man, your lowest aim in life is to be a good soldier" Gen. Macarthur and his men "are not heroes, but fools. " Don't buy bonds don't pro- long this war" T am for the Axis powers because they are the nbera- tors of the world" Germany has won this war
 Thousands of pages of reports of such opinions have been taken in direct testimony by the California Legislative Committee on Un- American Activities, and the Amer icanism Committee of the 17th Dis trict of the American Legion has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

WatertoWn, March 4-Eric Soder- berg, director of the Air Raid War den school, has announced that the subject for Wednesday nights ses- sion will be Civilian Defense Against Gas.
 Prof. Scott Wood of the chemis try department, Yale university, will be the speaker. A motion picture, Fighting the Fire Bomb" will be shown in conjunction with the pro gram, and as this pictures shows, very completely, the methods of fighting various inCendiary bombs, all regular and auxiliary firemen are urged to attend.
 MT. Soderberg announces that the last class of the Air Raid Warden school scheduled Monday night, March g. will be held in the town hall at 730 p. m., Tuesday, March 10, instead.
 First Aid Class
 A new Red Gross class in standard first aid will be held in the Masonic temple Main street, starting Thurs day night at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. Ed- ward Merrill of Oakville will be the instructor.
 Sea scout Roster WatertoWn has an active group of Sea Scouts. These young men meet in the Congregational church house each Monday evening. For those residents interested in Sea Scouts and their activities, a complete ros- ter of the local Sea Scout ship, Ely ing Cloud" follows:
 Committee Herbert s. Dayton. chairman; Rev. John Maurice Deyo, w. B. Bryan, A. A. Kinkel, John M. OConnor; skipper, Frank M. Rein hold; first mate, Clayton Toffey; second mate, Francis McGaugh.
 Port crew: Ernest Rice, crew leader; Joseph Connors, Philip Wild man, David Savage, Raymond Rice John Miller. Edwin Williams Ger main Hebert, F. Milton Reinhold Jr., James McGough, Thomas Row lison, Truman Dayton, bugler and yoem.an.
 Starboard crew: Ralph Upton crew leader; Ralph Humiston, Dana Franklin, Robert Brownell, John Wildman, Edward Evans, Joh T ONeil, Gerard Canty, James Zac- caria, George Upton.
 Associate members: Harold D Hirsch, Charles E. Hirsch, Arthur z Hirsch. Associate members serving in the United States armed forces: Peter Valuckas, Warren Lindsay Personals
 MT and Mrs. John Olson of Main street are vacationing in Florida Their daughter, Mrs. Nelson Ford and MT. Ford are residing in the Olson home for the present.
 William Atwood has returned tc Gushing academy, Ashburnham ] Mass, following a weekend visit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
SACRED HEART
 TROOP IGNORED
First Explorers Troop
 Among Waterbury Boy Scouts

The honor of being the first EN- plorers Boy Scout troop of the Mat tatuck Council belongs to Troop l3, of Sacred Heart Church, one of the few in the state, Scoutmaster David Babson said this morning, in an- nouneing the inVestlture of the troop held last night at the church. Rev. Franklyn Corrigan, assistant pastor of the church and troop chaplain, and Father Michael McVerry, assist ant pastor of St. Lucy'S church, blessed the new American and troop flags and insignia of the newly formed troop.
 Scoutmaster David Babson, in eX- ercises attended by parents of the scouts and guests of Troop 13. pre- sented the character to Explorers ot Troop 13. MT. Babson said the troop will engage in activities which VII emphasize outdoor life and also emergency service work.
 Plans are being developed by Troop 13, to place in operation a fllODllG GdIllGCIl rlAA4LG "4AASAA NA@' serve the community in the event that an emergency should arise.
 Committeeman John K n Il sponsored the two patrol leaders Robert Conard and Francis Barll both of them renewing their scout oath. Other scouts who received their badges after removal of theil oaths, were:
 Robert Woodruff, Peter Marsele John Riley, John Altman, Arthur Carbonneau, T omas Brennan Martin Brown, William Lucien anc Arthur Nelson.
 J. Milton Bu1rall was among the guests who witnessed the ceremo- nies as the scouts were invested in- to the troop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
BY ELMER c. WALzER -IIniteff Press Financial EditOr)


 New York, March 4.-(UPj- Stocks turned irregular today after yesterdays late squirt. Volume con- tinued light. "
 American Telephone was at 127 1-4 off 2 1-4 points around noon. Bethlehem and U. s. Steel each were off 3-4 point at 61 and 51 1-4 respectively. Chrysler and General Motors registered fractional losses after equaling their highs for the year. Santa Fe made a new high and then fell back to the previous close.
 New lows for the year were made by Homestake Mining Liggett & Myers B and Mathieson Alkai pre- ferred. Electric Auto-Lite, Good year, Kelsey Wheel B, International Nickel preferred, U. S. Gypsum, and ohns-Manviile, made new highs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Market Again Turned
 Irregular At Opening
American Telephone Was Off Over 2 Points -Steels
 Were Also DOwn--MOtOrs Had Fractional Losses

Railroad issues were off small amounts. Utilities were narrowly mixed and oils barely steady. Mer- cantile issues, tobaccoS and aircrafts had small net losses. Du Pont was down 1-4 points at 118 Ia in the chemicals. Union Carbide touched 66 IA up 1 5-8 and then receded to 65.
 WOOL MARKET
 Boston, March 4.-(UPl--Fine territory wools contracted from the new clips were reported sold in Boston at $1.12 to $1.15 secured basis for average to good wools, and at $1.15 to $1.18 secured basis for choice wools the U. s. agriculture depart ment reported today.
 Sales of contracted three-eights blood combing wools were made at around $1 to $1.03 secured basis and one-quarter blood wools brought 94 to 96 cents secured basis. Spot domestic wools were not very active but little fine territory wool in original bags was sold at $1.13 to $1.15 secured basis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
SECTOR -46
 HOLDS MEETING

A meeting of civilian defense workers in Sector GAG was held last night at Oronoke school with Air Raid Warden Harold Warrington in .harge. A discussion of the manner n which the district was blacked- put last Sunday night was con- iucted by MT. Warrington.
 This was one of the sectors of he city which blacked out upon nearing the MiddlebuIy sirens warming of an "air raid" Deputy Tardens in the district reported that she Waterbury sirens did not sound lntil nine minutes after the Mid dlebury warning, but by that time all houses in the district were blacked out and all traffic proceed ing along the Middlebury road within the district had been halted including one bus,
 The district will await official in- formation and instructions as tc procedure in future test black-outS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
WOMEN TO HOLD PARTY MARCH 20
Final Plans of Democratic Members to Be Outlined
 at Meeting Monday
PROSPECT Correspondent: Betty Warner, Telephone Naugatuck 2845

Prospect, March Mrs. William J. Driscoll, president of the Women s Democratic Club, has called a meet ing of the group Monday evening, March g, at o'clock, at her home on Chsehire road. The main busi- ness of the evening will be consid- eration of final plans for the card party which the club is sponsoring Plans as now formulated call for the party to be held in the Com munity school basement the evening of March 20.
 Chief Air Raid Warden Carl Garfield has announced the results attained in the test blackout Sun day evening were very satisfactory and that willing cooperation was given by all residents. He states he desires to thank the general pub lie and all persons who aided his office to effect complete blackout. He also states that he would well come any suggestions calculated to improve air raid precautions work.
 MT. Garfield expects to announce the date for another meeting of air raid wardens, shortly
 Meeting Cancelled
 The scheduled meeting of the Women's Association of the Congre- igational Church, set for yesterday afternoon, was concelled because of indictment weather. Mrs: Lloyd Perry, president, states the next meeting will be held at her home on Union City road, Tuesday, March 10.
 Plans have been completed for the Congregational Mems Club dance and entertainment in the Community school basement Satur- day evening, March 2. Pappy How ards orchestra will furnish music for the affair and refreshments will ! be served.
 l Charles Hodges team garnered three wins from Ernest Bernier'S team, and Walter Voegeli's combine took three from Merritt Walters outfit in the Monday night bowling matches of the range league at the Cheshire alleys.
 l Voegeli took .high total pinfal honors with 1875, and high game with 583. Thomas Plumb had higf three string with 323 and high single went to Howard Hodges, with 132 Other high singles were: Walter Voegeli, 118; Thomas Plumb, 116 1O6, 102; Ernest Bernier, 1O9; Mrs John Jaeger, 1O5, 101; John Jaeger 105; Merritt Walters, 1O4, 1O3; Mrs H. Stieler, 194; Edmund Morin, 1O2 101; Charles Hodges, 101 and Mis-, Jean Corkindale, l01.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
OFFICIALS OF AIR
 RAID INJURED

Granby, Conn.,, March 4-CUP)- Two air raid officials were injured seriously last night when their un- lighted cars scolLded during a test blackout.
 Taken to Noble hospital, Vest field, Mass, were auxiliary police man Foster Poster, 45, and Warden Charles Newton, Jr., 21.
 The two men were on air raid duty when their cars collided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Cliff ford I. Atwood of Scott avenue. Mrs. Thomas Riley of Grove Hill road is the instructor for the newly organized first aid class for young girls which meets Monday after moons downstairs in the Community building.
 Tonight's Meetings
 Advanced first aid class, instructed by Mrs. Lester Atwood will meet in the high school at 7:30 o'clock.
 The Council of Catholic Women will meet in St. Johns school hall following the closing service of the women mission.
 1 Union Lenten service for Method 1 ist and Congregational church mem- 1 berS in the Methodist church hall at 7:45 D. m.
 Tomorrow
 Holy Communion service at Christ church at 10 a. m.
 Girl Scout Council meeting at the home of Mrs. Edwin G. Reade of Main street at D. m.
 Meeting of Women'S Foreign Mis- sionary auxiliary of the Congrega- tional church at D. m.
 BlackOut Action The local Defense Council has been instructed by the United States Army to notify the public that Steps are to be taken at once tC effect immediate blackout of al lighting not capable of extinguish- ment at moments notice. This iE to include extinguishment of all ad. vertising signs, store window dis plays, night lights and other uncon- trolled lighting which can not bt eliminated in the event of alert sig nals. This blackout action is 1T force until further notice"
 Volunteer Office
 The volunteer office for Civilian Defense which has been situated il the Legion rooms, Community build ing, moved yesterday into its nev quarters in the town hall.
 Mrs. Anthony Roberts of Cherr. avenue, who volunteered to take cart of the secretarial work of the offic, since its opening last December, vii continue in the same capacity.
 The office has a complete file o all Watertown and OaIville volun teerS working for Civilian Defens and also full information on al courses being given.
 The volunteer office is ready t assist anyone wishing information on, or to register for any civilial defense activities. The office will b open Tuesday and Friday afternoon from until o'clock as usual. Tn telephone number is 1235.
 Artists and Writers" to Meet
 The Artists and Writers" of Con necticut will meet in the Middlebur town hall next Sunday afternoon a o'clock. Although this will be regular meeting, music will be fea tured on the program.
 Watertown members will b pleased with the announcement tha George Wedbury of Bridgeport, pianist of rare ability, will be gues artist. He will give talk on musi and play several of his own compo sitions. It is also hoped Queen Maria, former Metropolitan Oper star, will be present to tell abou her newest venture, a mystery nove entitled Murder Meets Mephisto. '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

Unwilling to risk encroachment on individual democratic liberties, Federal authority waited through more than two critical months of war before interning or evacuat- Ing large numbers of people, mostly of Japanese blood, whose presence was considered a men, ace to important defense zones on the Pacific coast.
 MOST SYNIPATHIZERS ARE
 STILL AT LARGE
 OstenSibly for the same reason, Federal authority has waited even longer to move openly against sub versive organizers whose acknow- ledged purpose is sabotage-not the damaging of individual fatories or military establishments, but the de- feat of the whole United States and the permanent destruction ot American democracy.
 From this point lot of over tapping factors, cloud the general picture. Some of the obscure mem bers of the propagandist groups may pc palu SpleS OA Il4e AAlo Po"eAo D. Certain enemy agents are suspected of having been the real leaders, through the supplying of money, Of the propagandists. Most of the more dangerous secret operatives may al- ready have been gathered in by the FBI, which isn't telling what it knows about enemy undercover op- erations.
 But for some reason, most of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
OCTOCENARIANS
 BEATEN IN RACE

Bennington, vt., March 4-OP)- Forty-five-year-old Harry Clark took office as selectman today after defeating two octogenarian oppo- nents-one of whom had held the office 27 years.
 Final tabulation of votes at yes terday's annual town meeting gave:
 Harry Clark-783:
 J. O. Burt, 81-7O2; John Carrigan, 80-213. Burt said he was not sorry to lose because the office had "got to be quite . chore."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
MORE BLACKOUTS
 ARE SUCCESSFUL

Hartford, Conn. March 4~CUP)- The test blackout of 59 cities and towns in the central Connecticut area last night was pronounced highly successful" today by state and local defense authorities.
 When the warning sirens sound- ed at approximately g p. m., just about every light in the area was extinguished, except at defense fac tories which continued to function normally
 Two arrests were reported in the Hartford area for refusal to put out lights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

submitted two reports on subver- Sive movements.
 Richard E. Combs, chief investi- gator for the legislative group, told this reporter of a maze of interlock- ing organizations which have been probed. Former German Bundsters, he said, scattered into groups such as The League to Save America First, the National Copperheads, Christian American Guards, Silver Shirts and the Ku Klux Klan. They also have been identified with other alleged front organizations such as the World Events Forum, Friends of Progress, United Minute Men and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

once was director of the American Civil Liberties Union, then became organizer of the anti-semitic Ma tional Copperheads, and also was a contributor to Deutsches Weckruf and Beobachter, official organ of the Bund.
 The legislative committee is a fact finding and not a prosecuting body, Combs pointed out. The results of their hearings are turned over to Washington, and have led the FB1 to some dangerous enemy aliens as well as provided evidence for the ar rest of others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
ZINDAH GROTTO
 TO MEET TONIGHT

zindah Grotto will hold its semi monthly meeting in the Grotto rooms, Masonic Temple, tonight at 8 o'clock. Monarch Thom w. Corby will preside. Plans will be made for the spring ceremonial to be held on Saturday, March 21, at which time large class of candi- dates will be inducted into the or- der. Refreshments and social hour will follow the business meet ing. All members of the order are invited to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

Women of America, Mankind Unit ed, and The Peoples Church.
 Groups investigated play on many motives, he said, in working toward the overthrow of democracy. They use religion, pension plans, pacifism, occultism, mysticism, anti-Semitism and sometimes just hypnotic oratory.
 Combs cited as political acrobats" such organizers as the four brothers Van Meter, whom he said used to hang around the Bund, then identi- fled themselves with the America First movement. and now are allied with the Friends of Progress. An- other, Ellis O. Jones, Combs said,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
HARRISON HOW FASCIST PRoPAGANDIsTS POISON WELLS OF THOUGHT ON OUR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FRONT
Axis Spokesmen Hiding Behind Bill Of Rights,
 Sway Thousands At Meetings In Los Angeles
BY PAUL HARRISON NEA Service Staff Correspondent

Los Angeles March 4Chanes that three public the Angeles tonight speakers will attack the gov will Hitler Will urge will call citizens to buy oonoS
 and certainty of triumph by Japan
 will be only because the FB finally leaders of widespread loosely thousands of members Since about 20 such anti held this region with virtually interference Before the the same sbVV f- had flouished for years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
DIES OF HURTS

Portland, Me, March 4-(UP) Stanley Richardson, 3l, of Auburn died here today at hospital of in juries suffered Tuesday when bus in which he was 8 passenger and an oil, truck collided. Three other passengers were hurt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
NEW JOHN PAUL JONES

New Haven, Conn, March 4-(UP) The U. s. Navy has 8 new John Paul Jones in its ranks today.
 John Paul Jones, Jr., 20, Bridge port, whose father served in the navy during tie World War, enlist ed at the recruiting center here. He said his brother, Richard, also was expected to join the navy soon.