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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
Hand toHond Fight Begins
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tion that battered railroad via duct at Dogma, near the Austrian frontier. The line attacked is the only other direct route between Italy and Austria besides that through the Brenner Pass, knocked out yes- terday. Twenty-eight fighters were met.
 Official announcement revealed that French division is fighting with the British Americans and Italians in Italy. It was credited with seizing several heights yester- day. A front dispatch said the Italians had stormed one hill in CO., operation with U. S. troops.
 The French, including veterans of Tunisian fighting, were carrying American equipment. German pris- oners who fell into their hands were amazed when they learned the indentity of their foes, front reports said.
 Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery S Eighth Army troops near the Adria- tic held in the face of two strong German counter blows backed by flame throwing armor as New zea- land units on the left flank facing the enemy's Ortona- Guardiagrele line strengthened their grip on the vital lateral road with successful assault.
 The Nazi line along the road has been cracked in three places by Canadian and Indian troops and it appeared the Germans may have to fall back rapidly to a better line northward along the Pescara River.
 The Germans lost heavily in both their counter-attacks, which were described in a communique as att
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City To Take
 Over ca Lots
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properties.
 Most famed of these latter pro- perties are those located in what was once called Fairview Park, in the old East Farms school district on the boundary of Waterbury and Cheshire. Called the '"Tea" lots be- cause each was presented to pur- chaser for the price of a pound of tea, plus the cost of the title deed, they were dispensed in this manner back in 1902 by the now defunct Turnbull Dry Goods store then located on East Main street, where now stands the State theater
 Originally part of the John L. Pierpont tract they were sold as a tract development to one John M. Hathaway from New Bedford, Mass who it is reported parceled them into small lots averaging 25 by 60 it., and offered them with the tea purchase as high-powered sales and advertising campaign.
 Many Waterburians who purchas- ed some of these lots at the time still own them and have paid their annual taxes consistently. Obviously none of these latter properties will be included in the summary fore closure.
 A similar tract was parceled out under the same plan in 1903 by a Marx s. Neiman, the records, who called his company the United Stat es Land Corp. This tract was nam- ed the Washington Park Tract and is located the other side of the main road in the East Farms school district opposite the Fairview tract. Much of this property would be included in any foreclosure pro- ceedings, as relative taxes are proven to be delinquent.
 As reported in the Democrat Oct. 16, many owners of these proper ties have not been located for years while it is felt in some instances the original owners are now dead and no heirs have come to claim their estates"
 It was also stated in instances where an "heir' did appear to claim their holdings "he or she left the city on the next train after one view of the property" Much of this land is now over-grown with heavy underbrush and weeds.
 Although such delinquent proper ties are few in relation to the many taxable properties on the citys books, nonetheless they do present a problem and at present can be listed only as a liability.
 Relative to their individual value, foreclosure proceedings could not have been inaugurated in the past against any single piece, for econ- omy reasons, as in most cases the cost of the action would accede the value of the property and the total tax fee due.
 By means of the summary pro- ceedings all these may now be grouped under one action and one entry fee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
New Britain
 Costs Heavy
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The commandos never reached the beach but fought from the water with tommy guns, rifles and pistols until more than half of them were dead or wounded. Only then did they fall back in rubber boats or swim away.
 William c. Wilson, another United Press correspondent who was aboard 8 warship off Arawe, reported a more fortunate venture by another commando unit.
 Its mission was to destroy a radio station and any gun emplacements. Six hours after the troops under the command of Capt. William s. Laird of Houston, Texas, had landed they had captured the radio station and were operating 1t themselves.
 Another unit suffered heavy cas- ualties when Japanese gunners cut loose with deadly gunfire while the invaders still were 150 yards from the shore.
 George Jones, United Press cor- respondent who watched the inva- sion from aboard Mitchell medium bomber. reported that relatively small Japanese force defended the landing area against which Gen. Douglas Macarthur threw United States land, sea and air forces.
 Jones reported landings on Cape Merkus. to the east of the town of Arawe. and on the nearby islands of Arawe and Pilelo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
Servicemen's S Bodies
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The wreck occurred shortly after midnight yesterday when the north bound Tamiami East Coast Cham pion, travelling from Miami to New York, crashed into Tamiami West Coast Champion, three coaches of which had derailed and sprawled across the paralleling tracks 40 min utes earlier.
 Passengers from the derailed train, en route from New York to St. Petersburg, had attempted to warn the northbound train by build ing fires with newspapers, but the engineer apparently did not see the flames.
 Officials of the railroad were in- vestigating whether proper signals had been given the East Coast Champion, although they pointed out that block warning system would not have been affected by the derailment.
 The heavy locomotive and two coaches of the second train plowed into the stalled cars, from which most of the passengers already had been removed. Only one person, It. Roy A. Griffin, student chaplain from Harvard University, was killed in the first accident.
 Wrecking crews were forced to work in several feet of snow, in extricating the dead and injured from the twisted mass. Gas torches had to be used a number of times to remove passengers crushed be- tween seats.
 Identification of the victims pro- gressed slowly due to their mangled condition. Six of them, all women, were taken to a funeral home at Fayetteville and the rest to nearby Red Springs.
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Bitter Rabaul ,x Battle Begins
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Rein Bay would cut the Japanese north coast barge supply line from New Guinea.
 The invasion set the stage for q giant pincers move against Rabaul. Other American troops already were entrenched firmly on Bougainville Island. approximately APO miles west of Rabaul.
 The great invasion fleet for the Allies return to New Britain p 44.onths after 1t was occupied by the Japanese gathered some five miles off the islands south coast under cover of darkness Tu :sday night.
 First to strike out from the big armada were destroyed transports which lowered two commando part ies into rubber boats shortly after 5 a. m. The Americans padded fur iously for shore to stage diversion ary raids before the main assault.
 One commanded by Capt. Edward Wright, Jr., of Dallas, Tex, was caught by Japanese fire about 100 yards of shore from its objective, the jungle village of Umtingalu east of Arawe peninsula, and about half it's number was wiped out. The survivors were forced to flee out of range with the remaining five of their 16 rubber boats.
 The second commando group iln- der Capt. William s. Laird of Houston, Tex, landed on Pilelo Island 1 1-2 miles south of the peninsula and within six hours had captured and was working the radio station there after losing only one man.
 At 6:15 @. m., the warships of the invasion fleet opened up with mammoth bombardment that split the night sky with big flashes of light. During the next 27 minutes, 315 tons of shells raked the length of Arawe peninsula in the heaviest bombardnent ever made in the southwest Pacific.
 While shells still arched, scream ingly, overhead. a huge procession of landing craft, stretching far ther than the eye could see. moved toward the New Britain coast.
 In the vanguard were the am- phibiouS ducks which won fame on the beaches of Sicily and Sal erno, but this time mounted with secret weapons that enabled them to shell the beaches to make them untenab1e for enemy troops.
 Behind them came Buffalo am- phibiouS tanks and then hundreds of blunt-ended landing craft with the invasion army. The procession passed through the island corridor offshore in the early dawn soon after the warships had sent their shells into the landing area.
 Waves of Allied planes, ranging from giant bombers to fighters, took over the bombardment and strafing of rear areas whil ethe ducks moved up for a final smelling of the land- ing beaches.
 Shortly before 7:30 8. m., the Buff faloes, kicking up water and spit ting machine-gun bullets, rolled onto house fireman beach on a quarter mile front on the arch of Arawe peninsula.
 The amphibious tanks famed out rapidly and secured the beachhead in & matter of minutes. Some op- position was met inland, but was quickly squelched.
 The Japanese made their first air attack at g a. m. when 10 to dozen Zeros swooped down on Arawe har- bor and bombed and Strafed land- ing craft on the beach for several minutes, causing casualties. Two of the planes were shot down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
GILBERT ATTACK
 WELL PLANNED
Vandegrift Praises Execu= ton Despite Heavy Amer-
 iCan Losses

Washington, Dec. 17.-CUP)-Lt Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift, new ly nominated commandant of the Marine Corps, asserted today that the successful attack on the Gill bert Islands was well planned and skilfully executed" despite the heavy losses suffered by American forces.
 Vandegrift'S statement, in a let ter to Chairman David I. Walsh, D., Mass, of the Senate Naval Af- fairs Committee, came as members of the Senate's Truman committee understood investigation of the high cost of capturing the GilbertS and of the devastating German bombing attack on Bari in Italy.
 Walsh released Vandegrift's let ter with an explanation that it was the result of inquiries from members of the Naval Affairs Com mittee and from constituents re- questing information as to the heavy Marine losses at Tarawa."
 Vandegrift pointed out that "a landing attack is recognized by all military experts as being the most difficult and costly of all forms of attack"
 Losses at Tarawa were heavy, and losses will be heavy in future attacks of this nature" Vanegrift wrote.
 He said a landing attack on small area is even more difficult than one on a larger area because it reduces the attackers selection of location for the invasion and en- ables the defender to concentrate his forces to repel the invasion.
 Because of coral reefs surrounding islands like Tarawa. Vandegrift said, "the attackers are forced to disembark from landing craft some distance off shore and wade in against the hostile fire"
 "An evidence on hand leads to the conviction that the attack on Tarawa was well planned and skill fully executed" he added.
 Vandegrift assured Walsh that mo one regrets the losses in such an attack more than does the Ma rine corps itself" but. he added, mo one realizes more than does the Marine Corps that there is no royal road to Tokyo. We must steel our people to the same realization"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
Reds 54 Miles West Of Kiev
By HENRY SHAPIRO

NOHVCU XECSS StAA COEkcSpOHucnt)
 Moscow, Dec. 17-(UP)-The Red Army beat off repeated German counter-attacks today and advanced into new positions within striking distance of Radomisl, key road junction 54 miles west of Kiev.
 The Russians yielded Radomisl to the Germans several days ago, but with the arrival of reinforce ments regained lost ground north west of the junction and were de- veloping f1anking threat.
 Oondon sources said the center of the battle line appeared to be along an eight-mile front stretching between Lyakhovka, six miles northwest of Radomisl, and Nyan evka, seven miles southwest of Malin.)
 The latest Soviet advance swept up several additional towns and villages above Radomisl. The Ger man lost 300 men in futile counter attacks and at one point were thrown back when they attempted to force a river barrier.
 The Soviets also broke enemy re- sistance south and southeast of Cherkasi, nearly 100 miles down the Dnieper from Kiev, and cap- tured several additional localities. Four hundred Germans were killed and four tanks wrecked.
 At one point the Soviets were only four miles from Smela, 15 miles below Cherkasi and last German held railroad junction in the north ern half of the Dnieper bend.
 Red air force bombers, striking out in advance of ground forces, blew up a German military train at Smela.
 The Russians overran number of strongly-fortified towns near the industrial city of Kirovagrad, 62 miles southwest of Kremenchug, and a full-scale Soviet assault on the strong hold was believed near.
 In one sector, the Germans coun- ter-attacked with 25 tanks and 1000 infantrymen, but were thrown back to their initial positions with a loss of nine tanks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17

(Washingtcn sources said the ulaole Japanese defense position in the southwest Pacific appeared to be cTumbling and asserted that Ra- bAuls already had been rendered useless as c major operational base. forcing the Japaense to rely on Truk, 800 miles to the north. How evefs Q sti6 campaign appeared in store since the Japanese were be- Meyed Co have at least %. 900 troops there. Washington informantS eaid.)
 Front reports indicated the Auief1cauS were advancing at a steady pace through the she'll poclred palms on the southern ap- proAches to the mountain backbone of the island, wiping out isolated pockets of resistance in their path Overhead roared swarIns of Allied planes that bombed and strafed all exposed enemy positions.
 B wever, there had been no def mite word of the extent of the in- vAders' progress since approximate ly eight hours after the first land ing, when the Americans were said to be moving up the 20O-foot-high palm-studded amulet plantation ridge behind the Arawe Peninsula and moving eastward toward the jungle village of Antingalu.
 The advance on Antingalu was a march of vengeance, for it was there that 6 Japanese gun crew Killed perhaps 90 of l55 commandos who attempted to paddle ashore in rubber boats in diversionary raid nearly two hours before the main landings.
 The invasion, covered by a mighty sec and air bombardment in which warships alone fired at least 315 tons of shells. completely surprised the Japanese, MacArthur's com- muniqune said, and put the Allies at one bound POO miles north to- ward Rabaul from their former bases In New Guinea.
 MacArthur said the landing gave the Allies "a base in New Britain which insures the surface command of the VitiaS Straits between New Guinea and New Britain And it's contagious waters"
 With the capture of Arawe, the Americans also cut the main Japan ese supply line to Gasmata, 82 miles to the east, by isolating that key south coast air base and trans shipment point from New Guinea. Any supplies henceforth would have to be shipped from Rabaul, which itself has been virtually cut off by an Allied air blockade.
 Primary objectives of the Arawe forces were believed to be possibly Gasmata and Rein Bay. an impor- that stagin 6 point on the north coasb % miles across the western end of New Britain. Capture of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
tempts to restore the situation.

tempts to restore the situation"
 Lightning fighters escorted the fortresses in their first strong att tack on Padua yesterday A hours after the Brenner Pass route to the west of Padua was knocked out.
 Railroad yards were heavily cov- cred with bombs and some of the attackers went northward into the Alps to bomb the tunnel on the Italian-Austrian railroad at Dogma.
 (Stockholm newspaper reports from Budapest said Zagreb had a. long air alarm yesterday and report ed many Allied planes were SUD- porting the partisans in Jugoslavia, some of them from Jugoslav bases. Sofia had two alerts last night, Hun- garian news agency said, and bombs were heard crashing near the city.)
 Lighter planes battered gun po- sitions and transport along the fighting front and hit shipping along both coasts of Italy, scoring on number of ships in Civitavecchia harbor 48 miles north of Rome. In all Il enemy planes were destroyed with an Allied loss of only two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
PURPLE HEART TO Ex-MARINE

Akron. o. (UP)-It took 25 years but Louis Bigger, ex-Marine, finally got his Purple Heart. Rigger was gassed in 1918 serving with the Devil Dogs in France. During Tell It to the Marines" week, the Navy Department informed him that af- ter checking over records officials discovered he was entitled to the Purple Heart
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
FERNs ON MOUNTA1N

Danby, Vt. (UP)--Add to the list of curious occupations the whole sale gathering of ferns on the slopes of Mount Tabor. A group of resi- dents gather the ferns during the summer and fall. They are stored in a refrigerated warehouse to be sold to florists during the winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17

Birds tagged at the Lake Mer- ritt migratory water fowl sanctuary, Oakland, Cali, have been shot as far afield as Siberia and Brazil
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17

Argentine's Automobile Club plans to hold an exhibition of models of motor cars of the last century.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17

England has a bicycle theft epidemic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
Bombs Spread Fires

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-01

and Mrs. Arthur Kanltz and family
attended family gathering at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Loyal Kanitz,
Mooreyille, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Dillon have moved
to the Rheinhart place on Darling
Rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank White spent
Christmas with their daughter and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Long,
Milan.
Mr.. and Mrs Charlie Holt. May.
bee, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mil
Ter Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Torrey and
family. Milan, Alfred TORY, Bad
Axe, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Sweet,
Detroit, were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Miller.
Theron Painter, who has been
in the Robinwood Hospital Toledo,
o.. for the past two weeks Tecup-
Grating from a bladder operation, Is
slowly improving.
Mrs. Palmer spent two weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Frieda Snyder,
Toledo, and returned home Christ
mas Day with Mr.. and Mrs. Char.
les Hammond and family. Mrs.
Arlia Cline. ELAINE Calvin. Adelors,
lonia Rose and Larry Ualmiter.
who visited the hospital, Mrs. Lilly
White, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Soikett
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cline
were other visitors.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-01

West London, Mich, Jan. The
church parlors of the NJ + Church,
Milan. wac the scene Of golden
wedding ceremony OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John hurry Saturday Dec 26. At
$50 p. m. and was read by Rev.
Johnson. Preceding the ceremony
Margaret Twork sang Il Love No1
Truly" and at reception which was
held in the dining room, she sang
silver Threads Among the Gold .
She was accompanied By the grand
daughter. Lois HolComb
Mr. and Mrs hurry were mar
ried al the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William VANITY with
Rev. Swint. then pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church, officiating.
They have lived at their present
home their entire married lives.
Mrs. Ella hurry Locke, sister
OF Mr.. hurry, and viii VANITY,
brother OF the bride, were attend
ants of both ceremonies.
About 3S friends and relatives at
tended the reception.
Out Of town guests were from
Royal Oak, Detroit, Milan, and AT
lanta.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-01
Church Ceremony Unites Miss
Arend, Richard ScheIIinger

weddSg breakfast with covers
for thirty-fiYs az the home Of the
brides parents I'm The evening from
. 10 \. a reception with 100 guests
was given m the Arend home. Re
freshmeuts were served by Misses
Nerna Jean Areud. Marie Schellin-
ger, Betty Jean Striue and Grace
Arend, The table. covered with a
white linen cloth, was Centered with
a TERED wedding cake. surmouuted
by tiny bride and sailor groom.
and fiauked with white tapers.
Guests attended from Lansing, Ma
son. Flint Chelsea, Ypsiland and
Ann Arbor
The bride presented her maid or
honor with rhinestone bracelet
and the grooms gift TO his best
man was travelling kit.
Mr. and Mrs. Schellinger both at
tended he Ypsilanti High school
He is nov a seaman First class in
the L. :. Navy. After a short we'd
ding trip he will return 10 Camp
Oceaaa. Norfolk, Va. where his
bride will join him after q month
a. home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-01

On a setting beautiful with the
Christmas decorations in ST. Johns
Church, before an altar decked with
brilliant pOinsettias. Thursday,
Miss Gladys Isabel Arend daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Cleophus Areud.
and Richard Theodore Schellinger,
son OF Mt and Mrs Theodore Schel-
linger spoke their marriage vows.
Rev Fr John Bradley celebrating
the high uuptial Mass. Miss Marie
Stachlewitz at the organ played
the Wedding March from 'Loheu.
grin as the bridal party entered
and the Mendelssohn Weddin
March as the occasional. For the
service she chose the Mass OF the
Angels and played the Rosewis
Ave Maria as the offertbry.
The bride, who was given i'm mar
rage by her father. was attended
by her sister. Miss Nerna Jean
Arend. as maid OF honor. and Der.
nard F. Smith served the groom
rs best man.
The bride wore an effective cos
tune OF winter white wool. The
bodice was fashioned with a high
ueckline with small collar. three
quarter sleeves. and a purple
stripe down the front TO the lraw
string waistline, with matching
stripes on the sleeves. The full
skirt was street length. She wore a
small purple hat with shoulder
length matching net veil. Her gloves
We're white and she carried an ivory
prayerbook which clasped a cluster
OF purple orchids. The maid II
honor wore street length gown OF
lavender wool. its shirred bodice
having slash pockets, high. round
neckline and bracelet length
sleeves. Her small hat was dark
red and a matching veil fell TO e
shoulders and the accessories We're
also dark red. Her corsage was I
purple orchid.
Mrs. Arend chose a costume OF
black silk with blouse OF white and
wore a corsage OF yellow rosebuds.
Mrs. Schellinser's costume was
OF brown silk with brown accessor-
les and her corsage was also OF vel
low roses.
After the ceremony the bridal
group and relatives were guests at
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-01
Belleville

Belleville, Mich, Jan. / 49,
Mrs Herbert F. Robb who has
been i'll at University Hospital for
several weeks has returned to
her home in the village.
Mrs. Benjamin Anderson Is visit
ing her son and wife. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Anderson, Royal Oak.
Miss lola Ruthruff, Adrian, is
spending the holidays with her
sisters, Miss Hattie Ruthruff and
Mrs. Jewett Amerman.
Rev and Mrs. Alfred Edy spent
Christmas with their daughters
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Smith, Ferndale.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lindsay,
Ann Arbor. Mrs. William Bell and
Miss Eloise Bradshaw. Ypsilanti,
were guests OF Or. and Mrs. Sam
uel H. Robbie, Huron River DR.,
Christmas.
Miss Aileen Miller is confined to
her home with the mumps.
Mrs Mate Scoop is spending the
remainder Of the winter with her
son and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. A. G..
Scoop, Ypsilanu.
Miss Lorraine Bishop. a teacher
in the elementary school. Is spend
ing her vacation in Florida.
Mrs Glenn Ritter and infant
daughter. Linda Lee returned home
Friday from the Wayne General
Hospital.
The children OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Mathew Quirk have been confined
to their home with the mumps.
Mrs. Carrie Cobb spent Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Vail
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Meier,
Ypsilanti Township