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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
CLUB HAD NOT
 BEEN INSPECTED
Fire Insurance Records Show No Checkup of Coz
 cOanut Grove Since '36

Boston, Dec. 9.-(UP)-RecordS showing that fire insurance com- pany inspectors had not inspected the Cocoanut Grove for more than 6la years prior to the holocaust that took 495 lives were introduced at the public inquest today.
 Goldsmith H. Conant, fire insur- ance inspector for the New Eng land Fire Insurance Rating Associ- tion, testified that when he made his last inspection of the Grove on April 6, l936-he called the owners attention to faulty wiring in the basement of the night club. Conant told Fire Commissioner Will liam A. Reilly's Investigating board he did not know what, If anything, was done at that time to correct the condition.
 It was his company policy, Con..nt testified. to make one or two in- spections each year of buildings which. like the C'ocoanut Grove, were not equipped with automatic sprinklers.
 For the past year or two" he added, i've have been getting be- hind on our inspections.
 On Oct. 8, less than two months before the holocaust, Conant testi- fled, he visited the Cocoanut Grove to make an inspection, but found the premises not ready for inspec- tion due to construction then un- derway.
 T passed the Grove on the Thursday or Friday preceding the fire" Conant testified, and saw sign up announcing the opening of the new lounge. told myself then that 1 must go there soon and make formal inspection"
 Conant produced fire insurance records covering the building from 1924, when 1t was a film exchange,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
 ARE CLEANING UP
RehearsaIs for Laundering Purposes Follow MOral-
 ity Wave in Big City

New York, Dec. 9-(UP) Broad way shows which have possibly censorable scenes called rehearsalS for laundering purposes today SC that the towns morality wave which so far has inundated burles- que, bookies and bingo, won't en- gulf them too.
 There were indications that the New York theater, and consequent ly the road, might adopt the Holly wood solution by instituting some thing like the Will Hays self-censor- ship system.
 Miss Gypsy Rose Lee, who grit ted her pearly teeth and said may be the Hays idea was "the smart thing to do" might be termed the innocent cause of it all. When Miss Lee was taken up by the intelli- gentsia, having precociously written book. she touched off burlesque fad.
 The G-string became a pennon of sopohistication and tolerance. Miss Lee had tea with the likes of his- torian Carl Van Doren. Her sister stripper. Georgia Sothern. bought a typewriter and wrote book too. Hollywood, with a sideiong glance at the Hays ofiice, started 8 bur- lesque cycle of movies now in pro- auction. Legitimate theaters blos- somed with shows like "Star and Garter" in which Miss Lee does her strip characteristically.
 About that time Mayor F. H. La- Guardia started denouncing gam blers over the radio. That set the trend in reverse. Next Polio Com
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
NAzIS FORGED TO FACE REDS
Special Detachments Short Soldiers Retreating; Rus.
 sian Attack Increased
By NJ. S. HANDLER United Press stan Correspondent

tUnited Press stan C0rrespOndentl
 Moscow, Dec. 9.-CUP)--Russian forces smashed German positions today southwest of Stalingrad and on the Rzhev front northwest of Moscow, where the Axis forces were reported to contain special detach- ments assigned to shoot any soldier who abandoned his post.
 Front dispatches reported that the Germans were rushing rein- forcements by train. truck and plane to all fronts especially the Rzhev- -Vyazma- -Velikie Luki triangle where their casualties were very heavy.
 The newspaper Pravda said pris- oners reported that special discipline detachments had been sent to the Rzhev front, l30 miles northwest of Moscow, to shoot Axis soldiers who attempted to retreat before the fierce Soviet onslaught.
 It said the German high con- mand had issued new order to it's central front troops to die on the spot rather than retreat an inch.
 There was little doubt that the Germans were dying on the spot before the deadly fire of the driving Russian troops. Soviet communi- ques reported that upwards of 40o0 German effectives had been slain in the last two days.
 The Soviet midday communique reported that several new German counter attacks had been repulsed west of Rzhev, with the enemy los- ing 400 men killed Six German field guns, eight machine guns and six trech mortars were destroyed.
 Heavy fighting was reported also at Stalingrad, where a Russian unit drove Axis forces from fortified po- sitions southwest of the city and killed more than 200 enemy troops. Three tanks, five field guns and i2 guns were destroyed by the Russians, who captured r trucks loaded with supplies.
 German motorized infantry, sup ported by tanks, launched a night attack on another sector southwest of Stalingrad, striking at the flank of a Russian detachment. Four tanks. IS trucks and upwards of 6 of infantry were destroy ed before the Germans retired.
 German cornter-attacks were thrown back northwest of Stalin- grad. where more than 100 enemy troops were killed and six tanks de-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09

The group attending the meeting though not adopting any name elected former Alderman Joseph Reiner CR) as chairman and Harry Gordon, prominent Independtn Dem- ocrat and member of the East End Community club, as secretary.
 It was agreed to seek to withhold any publicity on the groups forma- ton and its aims until after the next meeting, which is planned for January. There were seven Inde- pendent Democratic leaders present, though notable by their absence were such figures as Frank J. Wall. candidate for mayor in 1899. and Roger V. Connor, candidate for mayor in previous elections.
 Among the well-known Republi- can leaders present were Harry c. Post and Harold Parkinson, who serve with MT. Kearney on the Board of Education, Harold B. Post and Harold Hadley, former presi- dents of the Young Mems Republi- can club, Aldermen George l.. King obOAA anu WiAAAdul 1AOAbCIA, CdAlCo Borrow, Bunker Hill district leader, and Louis Ciraldi. Brooklyn leader
 Formation of the coalition comes at time when another Republican group is seeking to win support for ex-Mayor Patrick M. Perriello for the mayoralty nomination last fall
 The group which met last night voted to invite Republican Town Chairman Vernon L. Hall to attend its meeting in January.
 Mir. Kearney, whose name has fre- quently been mentioned in connec- ton with the mayoralty. is an o6H- cial at the E. J. Manville Machine Co. A former Independent Remocrat he was elected to the Board of Education last year as Republi- can.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
Artillery Fire Claims 20 Tanks In Tebourba Hills
s NAzI PLANES
 BROUGHT DOWN
l2.PIane Formation Was Smashed By U. s. Fight.
 CTS in North Africa
BY LEON KAY United Press Staff Correspondent ]


 Cairo. Dec. 0.--tUp) =. United States Army fighter planes which participated In a bombing attack on an Axis airdromc at Marble Arch yesterday shot down six Messer- schmitt-i09 from q i2-plane for- mation in fierce dog fights over the target area, Q communique an- nounced today.
 The Royal Air Force was credited with shooting down e seventh Mcs- serschmltt, and of the remaining five, number were damaged. One American fighter was missing.
 The air battles took place after the landing field had tcen bombed by British bombers and American tighter-bombers.
 The attack was one Of a series In which planes of the Allied Mid . ale East command blasted enemy troops and installations from Llbya to the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa.
 One Junkers-87 reportedly was shot down off the Libyan coast.
 Only patrol activity was reported on the land front near Fl Agheila where the British Eighth Army was preparing Q new assault against the Axis remnants in the coastal defile.
 It disclosed that Allied heavy bombers attacked Misurata and air- dromes near Hom Monday night Misurata is only about 100 miles east of Tripoll and Hom only 40 miles from that main Axis supply base.
 The docks and seaplane base al Bizerte Tunisia, were bombed thG same night, with hits scored on e fuel dump, destroyer and large building. the communique reported.
 It disclosed that the Tunis- -Gabes railway, running along the eastern coast of the French Protectorate, also had been successfully attacked
 Long-range bombers operating off Lampedusa, ii0 miles west of Malta in the Mediterranean shot down three enemy transport planes and an escorting fighter yesterday. Other enemy planes were damaged. Allied losses were two planes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
Warship Sunk and Three Others Left in Flames,
 Navy Says
ATTACK OCCURRED
 ON LAST THURSDAY
Enemy Force Intercepted on Way to Relieve Japs
 on GuadaIcanaI

Washington, December 9. - (UP) = A Japanese war ship was sunk and three others were left in flames by an American dive bomber and torpedo planes attack in the Solomons last week, the Navy announced today. The attack occurred last Thurs day (Island Time), and it frustrated another enemy drive on Guadalcanal, the Navy disclosed.
 In addition to ships hit, 10 float type Japanese planes were shot dowr by American fighters.
 The fact that the attack had beer made was announced last Saturday by the Navy, but results were not known at the time.
 The American striking group intercepted an enemy force of about 10 cruisers and destroyers approx imately l50 miles northwest Of Guadalcanal and headed for that island.
 The Navy said that the enemy suffered the following damage:
 A cruiser hit by two 1OOO-pound bombs.
 Another cruiser hit by a lOOo- pound bomb.
 A destroyer or cruiser hit by by two torpedoes.
 Another destroyer or cruiser possibly hit by two torpedoes.
 On the next day, aerial reconnais. sance showed that one of these ves- sels had sunk, but it was not dis closed which one. Three other en- emy ships were sighted in flames still in the vicinity of the previous days action.
 American losses were a dive bomb- CT, torpedo plane and fighter.
 The Navy said that ground fight ing on Guadalcanal on Tuesday again involved patrol activity. with heavy artillery fire supporting the American operations. The Amerl- can patrols maintained contact with the Japanese to the westward of our positions on the island.
 Washington. Dec. 9-(UP)-Text of Navy department cornmunique, No. 2i5:
 South Pacific Call dates east lon- 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
STAYS GRANTED
 IN CONVICTIONS

Fall River, Mass, Dec. 9.-(UPl- The two-year jail sentences of Se- lectman George s. Mycock and Gus tave Reinhagen, meat jobber, both of Freetown. convicted in connection with weight padding on meat sales to & hospital. were stayed today pending an appeal to the MasSachu- setts Supreme Court.
 Superior Court Judge Lewis Gold berg granted the stay on exceptions filed by their attorneys yesterday after they had been convicted or charges of larceny and conspiracy in connection with sales to the Bris- tol County Tuberculosis Hospital.
 Judge Goldberg ordered the pair held in ca mo hail each.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
RELIEF CASES ON
 INCREASE HERE

Hartford. Conn, Dec. 9-(UP)- The State Welfare Department dis closed today the relief case-load in Connecticut's five major cities drop ped 6.7 per cent in November from the previous month.
 Bridgeport. Hartford, New Britain and New Haven showed decreases, while Waterbury had case-load increase of s4 per cent.
 The caze-los1 decrease over 6 paag aa0 waa 6a.i nar oant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09

 SAVES CHILDREN

Danielson, Conn, Dec. 9-(UP)-- Former State Rep. Lindner Gallup Kiliingly, today was credited with saving the lives of two children who fell into the Assawaga River.
 Gallup was driving on a road aongside the river when he saw the youngsters clinging to a patch of thin Ice through which they had fallen into the river.
 He found an old rowboat on the shore. and using his hands as pad- dles. reached the youngsters and pulled them to safety. They ident- fled themselves as Clement Morin, 9, and his borther, Maurice, T.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
Local WLB Office to Act on Each Request By
 Employers
INCREASED BONUSES
 MUST BE APPROVED
Local Office Due to Be Set Up as Permanent
 Organization

Many local firms desire to make substantial increases in Christmas bonus payments to employees, according to re- quests submitted at the local office of the VILE, Cornelius J. ConnorS, newly appointed agent for the Waterbury of flee, stated today that each case will be handled individu- ally and increases will be allowed if the board sees justification.
 Bonuses based on last year's s schedule may be made without spe- cial permission even if they are greater in amount, the agent stated. Due to increase in wages. the bonuses based on percentage Of wages are expected to be consider ably larger. As long as the firms use the same formula and method of computing the extra Christmas payment, no special action will be required, Mir Connors stated.
 Larger Payments
 Many employers who have paid ~cost of living" bonuses. which. although presented at Christmas time are really a portion of the regular yearly pay, will be among those making larger payments this year. With an increase of living costs since January 1, l941. amount ing to approximately IS per cent, substantial increases in the extra payment are expected.
 The local agent will attend special regional conference in Bos- ton Saturday, at which changes in integnal organization of the WLB are expected to be made. It is be- lieved the local office, which has aeen set up at the OPA rent control
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
PRISONERS SOUGHT

Boston, Dec. 9.-(UP)-A New England-wide police alert was or dered by the FBI today as they sought two German prisoners of war who escaped from an internment camp near Sherbrooke. Que, late Sunday night. The fugitives were described as Franz Gripsch, q. and Martin Lorenz, 30, both merchant seamen. who were wearing regula- ton internment OveraIls when they @4l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 9.-(UP) A woman identified as Julia Hayes was found dead in an apartment last night. The medical examiner said death was due to Illuminating gas leaking from a stove in the woman's apartment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
WOMAN Is Hoa

Augusta. Me. Dec. 9-CUPl-AGrs. Mae Zidana Gii6den. who made uniforms for Union soldiers during the Civil War. has issued n bianket invitation to her 203 descendants Co attend her i04th birthday party t0-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
Coalition Drive ForCOm.Kearney
-(NEA Telephoto)

Commissioner ,. candidate meeting Independent Elton proceedings the theoretically learned that informal endorse
 that pledged themselves election chief the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09

Special courses for bOokkeepers. ste- nOgraphers and machine operators. atars raD. sch. p"s. Ss',ir~ CAis~se
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GAS CAUSES DEATH

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Troops in Positien

Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery was understood to have his trips already in position for an attack, with an armored division. tme sn- fantry divisions-New zealan0erx
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-10-08
Markville

The Markville school board held its
regular meeting Monday night of
last week.
World Wide Communion services
were observed in the Presbyterian
churches of Markville and Cloverton
Sunday.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
held special rally day program Sum-
day. A number of the pupils were
promoted to more advanced depart
ments. Four members of the Sunday
school were given awards for three
years perfect attendance, one for two
years perfect attendance and two
for one year perfect attendance.
A farewell party was held at the
James Roatch home Tuesday of last
week in honor of Mrs. Alfred Quinn.
The ladies presented her with lace
table cloth.
The William Kelch family made a
trip to st. Paul Sunday. Their son
John has recently been called to the
armed services.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barge of
Minneapolis, were visitors in Mark
vile Sunday.
The following people gathered to
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Sand Creek

Regular meeting of the Farmers
and Birthday and Townsend clubs
will be held at the schoolhouse We'd
nesday, October IA, at $50 p. m.
The Farmer-Labor club meeting
was held at the Peter Stulen home
Wednesday evening of last week.
Mrs. v. Larson and Elaine, Mrs.
F. Nelson and children, Mrs. Herbert
Schultz and son Leroy and Mrs. liner
Carlson visited last Thursday after
noon with Mrs. Gustav Hagberg, ii
being her birthday.
Mrs. Warren Velau and Miss Esther
visited last Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Dan Svardahl.
About fifty friends and relatives
were present at the joint birthday
celebration held at the Engebo home
Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Engebo
and Mrs. Hagberg. Those from away
who attended were Mrs. Anna Bee
man and daughter Ruby of Pine City
and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Dean
Beeman of st. Paul, Mrs. H. M
johnson of South st. Paul, the Misses
Helen and Hazel Holm of St. Paul
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Oberg and Jeanne
Rasmussen of Askov, and Mrs. STAN
ford Swanson and daughter Sharon
of Sandstone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lundeen and
children visited from Saturday until
Tuesday with relatives and friends
at Isanti and the Twin Cities.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-10-08

harvest the Presbyterian church
Lords Acre potato patch Saturday:
]. j. Seymour, Fred Breezley, Opal
and Wilfred Breezley, Marie Grace,
Rev. A. E. Mclean, j. T. Ballantine
and Rodney Barge. Mrs. Edwin Mon
son furnished lunch at noon for the
group. Frank Wedge furnished the
digger and the M. J. Monson team
furnished the power.
Mrs. Charles Schaaf was ill sew
eral days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buster Golden of
Belden, were visitors at the Schaaf
home over Sunday.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid held
its regular business meeting at the
Mclean home Monday night.
A number of local folks have been
shipping poultry to market in Super
ior recently. The number of people
in the community raising chickens
for eggs has increased materially
during the past months.
Potato digging is now in full swing
in this community. The crop is very
good, although the late blight has
affected many patches to some ex-
tent.
The 500 Line construction crew
has moved the old tank to one side
and has started construction of the
new one.
Several from here went to Danbury
Sunday to attend the funeral of Ger
aid Trott who was killed in an auto
mobile accident last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-10-08

Lake hospital Immediately. Several
neighbors have been making regular
calls to visit him. Friends wish him
speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Kvasnicka and
Joan of st. Paul, and Mrs. Bert john
son and children of Savage, came
Saturday to visit the Kvasnicka fam
lily. Mrs. Johnson and family will
spend a week here visiting while
Mr.. and Mrs Felix Kvasnicka re-
turned to st. Paul Sunday.
Emil Mach has been staying with
his sister, Mrs. Adolf Larson, assist
ing with the farm work.
Mrs. Carl Kvasnicka and Wayne
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ostlund spent Sun
day at the Louis Hultgren home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erick lack of Hol-
yoke, Frank Mach, ST., Mrs. Mary
Kvasnicka and Carl and Mrs. Adolf
Larson spent Sunday in Moose Lake
visiting Adolf Larson who is in the
hospital there.
Charles Kunz dug potatoes for
Carl Kvasnicka Monday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-10-08

of Duluth, spent from Wednesday of
last week until Sunday at the Karvo
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Shafer and
Sandra were in st. Paul from Tues
day until Thursday. While there
they attended the Women's Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Dreisig, BROTH
er-in-law and sister of Howard
Shaw of Elk River, came Saturday
and with Mr.. Shaw went to Black
duck to see their father, Edgar Shaw,
who has been seriously ill with pneu-
monia. They came home Sunday
evening, leaving him somewhat i'm
proved.
Wednesday evening callers at the
Walter Makela home last week were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Dorau and family
and Werner Hietala. Sunday dinner
guests there were her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Schlopkohl and Rud-
olph, while in the afternoon Earl
Behrman and Mrs. Groth called there.
Mrs. Lygia Ward and Darlynne
spent Sunday afternoon at the Har-
old Samuelson home.
Mrs. John Bolton and her house
guest, Mrs. jacobson of Minneapolis,
spent Sunday evening at the Weber
home.
Recent dinner guests at the John
Suonvieri home were her aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kunneri
of Astoria, Ore, Mrs. Lawrence Nor
rison of Minneapolis, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt Peitso of Sandstone.
Mrs. Anna Bowers returned home
Monday evening after spending sew
eral days at the home of her brother,
Fred Orbin in Sandstone.
The new address of Harold E. Trip
is A. S. U. S. NJ, U. S. S. Reina
Mercedes, Annapolis, Maryland
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DanfOrth

Young Peoples fellowship will be
at Willow River Friday evening of
this week.
Prayer meeting will be at the Leon
ard White home Thursday evening
(tonight).
Mr.. and Mrs. Faulke Larson of
Chicago, spent a few days last week
with Mrs. Larson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. j. Carlson.
Ladies Aid was held at the Mrs.
M. I. White home Wednesday of last
week. Mrs. Leonard White helped
serve.
E. J. Isaak of Hillsview, S. D., spent
last week here. He bought the An
drew Olson farm about year ago
Ronald White had the misfortune
to break his arm when he fell from
the teeter-totter at school last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Norling, their
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Martin of Isanti, were week
end guests of Mrs. Maggie Anderson
Mr.. Norling and Mrs. Anderson are
cousins. They spent Sunday after
noon at the Oscar Swanson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard White and
family were Friday evening supper
guests at the Russell Soderquist
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Starch were
visitors at the G.. E. Hendricks home
last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Swanson and
sons had supper at the Percy Moore
home Sunday evening. Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Pauline and children spent the
evening there.
The Paul Babcock family of Mark
vile, were visitors at the local Sum
day school Sunday.
Choir practice was held at the
Russell Soderquist home Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard White and
family were supper guests Sunday
evening at the Merwin Moore home
Those who remember George Dun
can might be interested to know that
he passed away at the age of 81
years. He lived with his son Harry
near Rabey.
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Park Township

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Samuelson and
children and Mr.. Norberg of Red
Wing, and Emil Olson called at the
Sigfred Olson home Sunday. The
Samuelson family were guests at the
Emil Olson home over Sunday. Mr..
and Mrs. Axel johnson and daugh-
ter of Prentice, Wis.,, also visited at
the E. Olson home Sunday.
Adolf Larson was injured quite
seriously one day last week while
filling silo. At this writing he is still
in hospital.
Last Thursday evening supper
guests at the Sigfred Olson home were
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Olson and Robert
and Joe Slater.
John Sway and John Zebrasky
were Duluth callers one day last
week.
Mrs. Magner Gunderson and Ken
meth Olson of Mora, spent Sunday
at the Emil, Sigfred and William Oh
son homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sway, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. G. Nelson and girls and Mr..
and Mrs. L. G.. Nelson and son of ST.
Paul, spent Sunday with Mrs. N. H.
Nelson west of Kerrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigfred Olson and
sons were Askov and Sandstone bust
ness callers last Thursday.
Mrs. Ralph Matthes and Charles
of Iron River, Wis, are spending a
few weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. B. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kunz enter
tanned guests Sunday.