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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
YESHINSKAS IS
 WELL GUARDED
Police Will Prevent At. tempt at Suicide; No Re.
 quest to Attend Funeral

No request hos hOAns made. hy Xavier YeslilSiskah, 10, Of 0fe WAalis lngton avenue, for permissioll to ats tend the funeral tomorrow of his mother, it was learned today. Io b being dield without bond As q c0ronor'S prisoner As result Of hlg confession that nc Killed his inoth- or, Mrs. Peter Yeshinskas, 4b, nt their home Sunday night with . hatehet.
 Chief Inspector Joseph P. stevens afid Assistant State'g Attorney Wai- Mr W. Smyth said that in the ab- Befee of c request on the young mans part for pernissioi to attend the funeral they were not in a posi-. ton to state whether such request would Dc granted.
 Yeshinskas' request to consult q priest has boen granted.
 Police have taken his n0cktio, belt, shoe faces and other articles of clothing which might De used in an effort to cause self injury.
 struck Six Times
 1ii connection with the iiivestlga. ton of tho fnatriclde, it was learned that YeshinskaB struck his mother about six times with tho sharp edge Of the 2 i-2 pound hatchet ag she slept on | divan in the sitting room Her glasses, which gfe was wearing at the time of the attack, were in place and unchanged.
 It was learned also that between the time Of the argument which Yeshlnskas said provoked the ass Bailt and the actual attack several minutes, probably iS, 0laSped. Yes shinBkas is said to have gone to tho
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
Fuehrer Works Overtime To Force France Into Battle
RUSSIANS ARE
 LICKING NAZIS
Break Through Two Ger. man Defense Lines; 2O,.
 900 Nazis Killed
BY M, \. HANDLER United Press Stan Correspondent

Kuibyshev, Russia, April lb,- (Up)-The Red army was reported battling at the gates of large stras tegle city today after breaking two German defense lines, killing 20000 enemy troops, woundnig probably 10000 others and destroying 466 enemy airpianes in q week,
 The Russian dispatches failed e specify the exact sectors in which the lighting occurred or the city believed to be BryaiBk or khar" koVJ under attack, They said, how ever, that the enemy was sustain" Ing the most heavy lesBses in order Co extrieato himself from preeariou6 positions"
 (dorman broadeast8 aud other dispatches snid that tho spring thaW had turned pdrt,of the RustiRn front Into Q sea. Of mud that inc moblllHated mechanical tfaEBpoftas ton but Inc Soviet dispatches said these reports were "eXagReratedD.
 GePmans Fight Back
 The GermhnA are increasing their aerial attacks and also are stepping up their eounter-attaeks on various sectors, including the KalInln front northwest Of Moscow, A number Of heavy attacks supported by Nagi dive bomberS have been reported re- pulsed,
 Col. N, zhurayley, writing in the Moscow News, said that the ders mans lost 2,B00 men Killed on April in q stngle action that illustrated the intensity of fighting, Tn a week, on two central front zones he said they lost 10000 dead and 10000 to 00,000 wounded,
 Zhuravlev said that the Germans lost 22i airplants on April 4th and Dth, compared to % lost by the RuB1 slams and that in ono week they lost 466 against GO Russian cir force craft.
 Other dispatches said the Russians had repulsod strong German attacks
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15

"gverything is going fiile." she wrote. Having 6 wonderful time. OuF honeymoon will last forever. l am q very happy married woman"
 Edward wrote his parents, Mfr, and Mrs, John Kasper, of Derwyn, from Louisville that hc had broken out iIi q rash which doctors at Washington, Ind. told him was caused hy the excitement ct the wedding.
 The couple was married Saturday ifi Chicago and said goodbye to parents afd friends after wedding banquet at the little Bohemia Res- taurant. They checked in at the Cave City tourist camp et D. Ili., Monday night. When they failed 10 appear the next morning, the pros pFletOF found them and notified the police.
 On q table near Ehaif beA. aulhoF- ltleg found a snaail pagkags enntalns
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15

Johnson'S mother, Mrs, Elizabeth Johnston, and his son, Kllbourne, q lieutenant colonel in the Army, were at the bedside.
 Since 1884, after disagreeing with New Deal policies and after the death of MIRA Johnson has written daily newspaper column, His ealls- tic and often salty remarks have generally been critical of the ad- miristartion, and in recent years, critical of the administrators for eign policy.
 Ills most recent "i1ln-ln" with his former chief, President Roose. volt, came in April, ie4i, when Johnson, West Point graduate and a former Army officer who wrote the World War 1 draft bill and sctved aS Judge advocate to uen- erai John ]. pershlng during that war, applied to the presidcnt for . renewal of his commission as Q reserve brigAdier general
 Denied the Request
 President Roosevelt denied tho request on the ground that John. son was not physically fit for ace tive service. Tho White House TO. vealed then that the administra- tons aim wAS to remove from the military roster oil senior Army ro' serve officers incapable Of active service.
 The correspondence between Pres. ident Roosevelt and Johnson OH that issue included the famous letter in which Johnson told tho Prosi. dent:
 T am sure you don't like mo any more and I don't blame you. But am equally sure that you know in your heart, more confldentially per. haps than about some other people, that in whatever you might ask mo to do l would serve you faithfully and ioyally = As I have always done"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
SMITH COLLEGE
 STUDENTS WORK They Have Become Farm. erettes in Order to Plant
 Onion Crops

Hatfield, Mas, April i6-(UPl ,- Did you ever sec < college girl walk. ing with c sack Of onion bulbs tied tO lieF waist Of kfeeling with c couple of those fl0ppy campus sweaters wrapped around her knees? Hatfield farmers have and they heartily approve Of it because the girls are Smith college students helping them plant their onion crops
 When wafsmlnded Smith girls at Northampton heard that onion farmers were having trouble 3iatits ing thelr crops beealso Of ( scafs city of faFmhaflds. they decided tv become fafInefettes.
 TO date, ii0 girls, representing ell four classes, Have volunteered 70
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
Many German Troops That Fr0nted England Have
 Been Sent to Russia THAT IS WHY HE
 FEARS INVASION NOW Forced France to Bow in Order to Demand Use of
 French Resources
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS (Unlted Press Foreign Edllor)

Adolf Hitler today was re- ported bolstering defenses opposite the British Isles under the bombs of a non- stop RAF offensive -- and working against time to press France into support of the Axis. Ready to launch his promised grand assault against the Russians, Hitler was said In London dispatches to fear a British invasion or big-scale Commando ralds on tho continent nt c moment when he has With- drawn many troops from the eoEts pied countries and shifted them 70 the Eastern front.
 The threat, t was Specuiated, may have been prime factor ifl his sudden move against beaten France which restored pro-Nazi Pierre Laval to power as the head Of the Vichy government and reduced tho aged Marshal Henri Philippe Potain to the status Of A mere flgureheads
 With Laval in power, Hitler ayi- dentiy hoped to obtain the military aid which Petain refused him or at least force the French tc Tesist the British who are carrying out day and night attacks on French war industries.
 Big formations of British planes swept upon Hltler.heid western Europe again today to add fuol to the trail of fire reported in tho wake Of . night assault by several hundred bombers and fighters which heaped huge devastation bombs on the industrial Ruhr, tho Port Of LeHaVre and targets in northern France.
 Mines Are BOwcd
 Other British planes Bowcd mines in waters through whichc German warshipS might travel for shy fur- ther attacks on Allied conveys travelling the Arctic route with war materials for the Russian armies,
 British quarters said that the fe- cent boinbings Of the Ruhr and Riiineiard have caused worse de- struction than the LuftWaffe's blastings of London, Coventry and Plymouth during the battle of Bfl- tain.
 The big Krupp munitions works ct Essen was heavily hit in the night attack, it was reported. The British acknowledged the loss Of it planes in the overnight assaults. The Germans claimed to have brought down only five.
 Two U. g, pilots participated ir the night attack, battling eight Nazi Folk-Wulf i0o planes.
 Tie British reported thae the Germans, fearing an invasion while they are mastering their stTength against Russia ifi the east. have been thrown on the defensive all the way from France to Norway and have declared states of siege in several coastal areas whese wal nings have been issued agaiiiAt possible British commando land. ingg.
 The Germans were said to Do building rev gun eInplacemeilts on the French coast opposite Dover, with British bombs falling around the workers almost constantly.
 Becomes Master Og France
 It became evident today that Hlts Ter, after 10 months Of threats.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
MILDRED MILLER
 REACHES FINALS
Sacred Heart High School Senior Class Student
 Wins in Buffalo
(speelaI lo lha Tlemo0rall

Buffalo, N. Y., April iO--MIsS Mildred Miller. fl, Of DB7 South Main street, c member of the senior class Of the Sacred Heart high school, Waterbury, gained tho Fia- tionai finals in the American HA- zion of9tOFical contest today by winning the eastern sectional finals here today. Miss Miller des feated contestants from Brook line Mass. and Washington D. c.
 Tho national finals iii which Miss Miiier will participate as repro sentative Of the eastern states viii Do held ii Milwaukee, Wis.
 Earlier conquesGs by Miss MiIier include tho state aCifainpiOngliip for which si1e was awarded 6 cash prize and . cnesyeaf college scholarship; and c victory over Cofls testants from New York, New JeF- Sey and Rhode Island.
 Rev, John Dial Of Sacred Heart accompanied Miss Miller t0 Blifs falo today for the regional finals which started at . o'clock this morning.
 Miss Miller, who spoke oii "Thc Rights We Defeiid," was Adjudged winner by UEle point over Henry Meade, Of s. Mafy'S high, Brook line, Mass. Richard EOrBling Of woodrow Wiison high, Washington, D. C., Wag third.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
BRITISH PLANES
 HIT FRENCH COAST
Swept Over Dover Straits By Hundreds to Pound at
 Invasion Bases
By SIDNEY ]. WILLIAMS (EInIted Press Staff COFFespOndentj

London, April ib-Up)-Largg formations Of British fighter planes raced across tho Dover Straits to- day in another daylight sweep Of the French invasion coast after 6 night In which giant b0mbGrs set mammoth fires through dermany's vital industrial RuhF,
 Flying 70 high they could not Dc seen despite the el0udlGsB sky, the planes crossed the French coast in the Caials area and Fo0n thurdefotis explosions could be heard from tho Dover coast.
 Tie daylight attacks on the NaSls held European coast continued
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
CORRECIDOR WILL
 STILL FIGHT ON
Gen. Wainwright Says It Can and Will Be Held
 to Bitter End
BY FRANK HEWLETT

NVHitcu FFebS Dt@H CVFrWSVVuuEHtI
 CorregIdor Fortress, Manila Bay, April i3 --(UP)-- CoTegidor can and will Dc held, Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright said today in on order Of the day to the garrison of this United states island fortress, and hc called on each person in t, inc cluding ciyllianA 10 gird himself for q 24-holE-a-day fight to keep the flag flying.
 Walnwrights order was issued to the furious accompaniment Of heavy artillery shells and alFplane
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
Johnson Became Severe Critic Of
 Roosevelt Reign
Had Been Leader of NRA in First Days of New Deal" Had Never Lost His Personal Friendship
 for President

Washington April IS. = (UP) = Hugh s. Johnson, coorful leader of the NA in early New Deal days affec tonaely known as "od Iron Pants died early today of pneumonia He 50 years old and had been Ill for eral months. He confined to Walter Reed Hospital until recently when he moved to his apartment in the Wardman Park Hotel Pneumonia developed and he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-28
OHIO BANKERS GO TO WAR

Columbus, o. (UP)-oMre thai TOO men from Ohio banks are now in the armed services of the United States, 8 survey made by the Ohio Bankers Association has disclosed. This aoverages more than one man from every bank in the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-28
FACTS ABOUT U. s. WAR
 BONDS AND STAMPS

W Sabs War Savings Stamps sold in denominations of 10 cn 25 cen and $500 post ohhee store and other outlets everywhere They are convertible into u B. War Bonds
 W6 Bosd Series War Bonds designed primarily for small investors yield 20 percent when bond held to maturity The and edeembe for $25 at maturity iO years date Other bonds cost S3T5O, $79oO s375, and $780, An limited to 5000 (matufty vaIue) of Bonds issued in calendar year E4 10 Bsy Series Bonds may be purchased banks savings and associations oees a from the Federal Reserve banks the Treasury Department Bonds are being sold by organizations including labor unlons ano offices, sores and factories through the PayKon Savings Fan RseS Bonds De registered of individual or ot two individuals of one individual and another person beneficiary.
 Sssss D. S. War Bonds may be placed safekeepnG without charge the United States Treasury ct Federal Reserve pan"' Rdssm1 Series Bonds sedeembe time after 60 days from ne a price equal greater han the pusenase Pue depending ppon the length of time hed Ee BOa9 D. S. War Bonds Series C. which insure n IA years are organizations trustees and large invesLof They available denominations Eangng up o ktooog Owners limited 650OOO tissue peel Of Series snd BondR either alons combined issued n any one year, TbsWSy U Wa noad psoylds simple for every American help win she waE mt inaaNon and save sOF the future
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-28
MORE FIRE HOSE
 TOBE PURCHASED
Board Votes for 7,4OO Feet of Hose; New Punlp-
 CT Also Expected

With assurances from Mayor Win. cent A. Scully that funds would be made available the board of fire commissioners yesterday voted to purchase 740O feet of fire hose. Cost of the hose and shutoffs and reduc- CTS included in the authorization would be in the neighborhood of $S,- 500.
 Members of the board were aI1x- ious enough over the hose situation to recommend the cancellation of an order for bumper in order to pro- vide funds for the purchase of hose. But Mayor Scully still has hopes of obtaining delivery of the bumper in spite of priority difficulties and agreed to provide the funds from his own emergency appropriations.
 The board waited more than a hour to discuss the situation with Mayor Scully yesterday. Chairman Finton Phelan asked the mayor, when he appeared following 8 ser- les of conferences, we need money for hose"
 Without hesitation Mayor Scully replied, "Of course, you know any, thing necessary to defense or fire protection will get my o. k. even if 1t comes out of my budget"
 Fire Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh the board that 13 lengths of 2 1-2 inch hose have been lost in current tests and that all re. serves are practically depleted.
 The purchase order includes 5000 feet of 2 1-2 inch hose, at about $1.25 foot; 4,4o0 feet of 1 1-2 inch hose, at about 75 cents foot; 22 shut of nozzles and Il reducerS.
 The fire department has no 1 1-2 inch hose in service now but in the opinion of the board it would add greatly to the efficiency of the de- partment.
 Approval was given yesterday for the repair of the Brooklyn fire sta- tion on Washington avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-28
ASK EQUIPMENT
 FOR EMERGENCY
Fire-Fighting, Medical Ac- CessOries Needed Here;
 Gas Masks AIIOcated

Application for . large quantity of emergency equipment has been filed Regional Director Joseph M. Loughlin of the Office of Civilian Defense at Boston by Controller Thomas M. Conlon, property off, cer for the Waterbury Defense Council. Shipment of the equipment to this city is expected to start soon.
 For emergency fire service the city is scheduled to receive S,l64 fire extingugishers, nine skid pumps and nine trailer pumps, helmets and other equipment for 90 auxiliary firemen, and a quantity of hose.
 Also allocated to Waterbury are 1890 helmets for air raid wardens, equipment for 19 medical teams and nine casualty stations, including 70 stretchers, 237 folding cots, and S16 first aid kits.
 Gas masks and other anti-gas equipment has been allocated for use here, but no gas equipment js now being given out by the govern ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-28
Walter WinchelI
 On BYO0dW,ay i.
sssads NaFh RsSstsEsds Copyright Isse Daly sisvUD

est Army camps So far, noth- ing has been done to stop him.
 Recently we echoed the case of It. Rudyard s. Uzzell, Jr.-because when New York newspaper first exposed him the Army did nothing about 1t ;. It. Uzzell's mother, &C., cording to the Dies Committee, Committee, worked flor the Bund, and her lieutenant son drove her to Bund meetings and sometimes acted as her spokesman This is to further report that It. Uzell still is in Army Intelligence-and his due ties are to improve the morale of our soldiers-and discover any sub- versive activity in our Arnyl |. While attending the University of Pennsylvania -Uzzell ran pro-fascist meetingsl
 We have poined out often that many of our Americaners may seem petty and unimportant, but 1t should be remembered they are part of well-organized subversive netFTork and their influences reach into high places Here is an exam. .ole of what we mean. Recently a news paper printed the amazing corres- pondence of Edward James Snythe, who once said at Bund camp: T am proud to call Fritz Kuhn my friend" Kuhn Is the jailed Bund leader, convicted of being a petty thief Bernard Darcy, eastern distributor of Social Justice (and now a Lieut.. in the Ar1nyD CO., operated with Smythe. Cong. Fish wrote him that he was doing "fine work" Cong. Glare Hoffman thanked him for material. Cong. Rankin of Mississippi thanked him for sending him his propaganda. Swastikow-tower Gerald Winrod asked for his help. Lizzie Dilling offered to give him suggestions for his work. Sen. Reynolds wrote that he considered himself honored to be asked to address a Smythe meet ing. And while the German Li- brary of Information was operating here as the official Nazi propaganda agency, 1t supplied, Smythe with wordage Now you know why certain people smear and try to sup- press those who spotlight Americans most Americans can do without
 An editorial in the North Carolina Chapel Hill Weekly gave Sen. Rev. holds a severe and well-deserved drubbing. The editorial consisted of an exchange of correspondence between Reynolds and John w. Umstead, Jr., a member of the State Legislature Umstead told Rev. holds that North Carolinians were ashamed of him, and when Rev. holds wrote that he had always stood for preparedness, Unstead neatly squelched him By quot- ing Reynolds praise for those who voted against fortifying Guam. He also pointed out that Reynolds in- serted an editorial in the Congress sional Record which stated: "It would be better still just to give Guam away to anybody to anybody who would take it, along with the Philippines" The whole thing was a neat uppercut to Reynolds chin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-28
CARDS READY FOR
 DEFENSE WORKERS
2,OOO Eligible Volunteers Fail to Work; BlackOut
 Code Adopted

Approximately 2,000 civilian de- fense volunteers in Waterbury have failed to secure their Identification cards, which have been available at police headquarters for several weeks.
 The cards are ready for air raid wardens in Zones A, B ,and D, also for workers at report centers, the district warning service, and the aircraft warning service.
 Chief Air Raid Warden James J. Curtin, addressing the weekly meet ing of wardens at the city hall last night, outlined the provisions of the blackout code which will soon go into effect here. The code, to be approved soon by the Waterbury Defense Council, Is based on a model code prepared by the State Defense Council.
 Under the code responsibility for the safety of all persons in build- ings is placed on the owners and managers of the property, who much furnish all necessary blackout equipment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-28
-NEA Telephoto

in cartons capable of holding bot ties twice the actual size of the bottles found in them.
 Among the larger condemnations of the month were: 125 lbs. of dried fruits, 100 jars of peppers, 8l lbs. of meat, 67 jars of pickles, 25 lbs. of jelly, 69 lbs. of sea food and 12 gallons of olives.
 Food inspectors checked 503 bak- cries, 50 beverage manufacturing plants, 2l food manufacturing plants and 214 food products.
 Drug Division
 Prevention of the sale of wide. ly publicized "cure" for athletes foot, which mgiht cause serious burns and gangrene if improperly used, was one of the April accomplishments of the drug division. The Federal Food and Drug Administration has since endorsed the action taken in Connecticut by placing Q nation wide ban on the sale of the pro- duct except on prescription.
 The drug division removed l,l15 packages of dangerous and mis- branded drugs from state stores dur ing the month, inspected 47 drug manufacturing plans and 50O retail stores.
 MIX Division
 The dairy division spent the month in more or les routine work, making l,260 dairy farm inspec- tions, 491 out of state inspections, 302 pastuerizng plant inspections and 93 inspections of frozen des- sert manufacturing plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-28
YOUNG PEOPLE
 GIVE BENEFIT
South Federated Enter- tainnlent Proceeds GO to
 Conference Fund

Proceeds from last evenings Young Peoples Christian Fellowship Society entertainment program at the South Federated Church Hall in Hopeville, attended by several hundred, will be turned over to the summer conference fund, it was an- nounced by Rev. M. Webb Wright, pastor and program chairman.
 The program included hill-billy selections by the Jump Jumpers" a group composed of former mem bers of Boy Ccout Troop 19 of the church, including Robert Cameron, John Moran, Herbert Taller, Wil- liam Belury and William Wooding.
 Two slkits were presented by young people of the society, Cant Live Without You" and lover the Back Fence". Cast for the former lyn Miller, Robert Hill, Edward included Pauline Francis, Marilyn Miller, Robert Hill, Edward Bates and William Belury, and for the latter, Coral Payne and Ruth Cam eron.
 Speciality vocal numbers were rendered by Ruth Traver, accom- panied by Mrs. Estelle Akins, Ruth Galinat offered several piano selections.
 Featured on the program was George "Puzzling" Pearson of New Haven, magician and slight-of- hand artist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-28
State Agents Seize
 Misbranded Drugs
Large COnfscatOns of Contaminated Food Also Given
 in Report of Dairy, Food Commission

Hartford, May 2e.-Large seizures of, foods adjudged unfit for human consumption and of dangerous and misbranded drugs are reported in the monthly bulletein of the State Dairy and Food Commission made public today.
 Food Division
 Seizure during April of Approxi- mately three tons of flour found in- fested with rat filth is reported by the food division. The flour, which was destined for state bakeries, was deemed unfit for human consump- ton and was used for stock feed. Wholesalers weer ordered to pro- vide rat proof rooms for the stor- age of flour.
 The food division also seized a quantity of imitation vanilla packed