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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-03

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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-03
GIN RIJNTMY QUIZ

GIN RUNMY QUIZ
@. DO house rules vary In gin
dummy?
A. While there Is a complete set
Of rules for gin rummy, some clubs
do have variations Of their own COW
cred by house rules.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-03

almost nohng-scraps materials make
applique rabbit It's
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play frockaer will be perfect
nt the tiny sun-sut Pattern includes sizes and years
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-03

Inside reaxes and remarks to the stranger still
uncertain You know, pretty decent They will
them the right My
Army-n Afica- will write him and tell
him the only who Is having experiences"
The echo., 1943-12-17
lsIEss. I; ;s 81 &! e: M |;;l'] #
ECHO CAMPAIGN WENT OVER
IN HIGH STYLE -
BY M. L. Larkis

During the month of November an
Echo campaign was launched among
the local lodges to increase our Ed6
subscriptions. A formal letter was
mailed out to egch local president of
the Association requesting his help I'm
this campaign.
The response made by the following
presidents is gratifying Quite a few
went beyond what they.had been ask
ed for; some got the number asked
for, etc. w
To you presidents who have been
SO loyal, l am grateful and wish to
assure you that if at any time can
be of any assistance to you, please
don't hesitate to call on me. If a
single subscriber fails to get his pa
per, please mail a one cent postal
card to the office to that effect and
another copy will be forwarded to
said subscriber.
Since space will not permit me to
give the name of each subscriber re-
ported, shall give the name of the
local president n d the amount Of
money reported for subscriptions.
The echo., 1943-12-17

GREETINGS
To the readers of the Weekly Echo The official safI
wishes to thank for your loyalty and support during the year
You have helped keep the Echo before people each
week Your response to appeal for ben
made in a fine way.
Permit to extend to you all a Merry Xmas and a Happy
and Prosperous New Year The Echo published
week. this being Xmas week
The echo., 1943-12-17

49,, ..v ReXerend R. L. Young, Editor
- /vtf<
The Weekly Echo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
Roninel Men
Rear Guards
FIGHT Back

CAIRO British patrols are
driving the Afrlks korps before
them west Of ths Wadi Be- ~
cheblr. 100 miles from Tnpoll .
communlqus Of the Middle Eastern
command said Saturday.
II was indicated that enemy
rear guards had been putting up
a fight along the Wadi, or dried
river bed, where communiqies had
put the battle line for several days.
Saturdays eommuniqus said.
however. that vhen British Eighth
army patrols engaged the enemy
Friday. the axis vehicles and guns
started a withdrawal
Two Italian srmofed cars were
destroyed BY forward patrols ON
Thursday, the sommuniqDs said
Ne important aerial activities
were reported over the battle area
but Middle Eastsrn command
planes heavily bombed Afsx, axis
reinforcement port ON ths east
coast Of runisaa. Thursday night.
" vas said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
To Stabilize
Milk Prices

Jams X. Hall. state price off
Ger. sad Saturday the Office oi
Price Administrator has author.
ICED milk price increases. or ss-
tension OF higher ceiling zones
for three Washington State areas
They include:
/. Relaxation Of the former II
cents q quart ceiling for retail
stores and home delivery in Che
halls and centrslia The new
ceiling OF IL cents was established
10 prevent milk from being drain
ed away from the two cities by
surrounding towns already enjoy
ing the higher limit.
2. Establishment Of It-cent
ceiling for Auburn, Pacific CITY.
Algona. Renton. Bryn Mawr and
kennydale 10 keep their price cell
ings in line with that Of nearby
cities.
3. Extension Of the area in
which the Spokane ceiling of ID
cents Is operative. 10 all territory
within 10 miles Of the city limits.
The ceiling previously applied only
to territory within five miles of
the city limits
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04

the dixie. some s.epaEe was re-
ported. but al Indications peiut.
ed to the wall holding.
Several streets In the residential
area were flooded. bat only sven
families were forced 10 leave
homes. In the downtown area
parts of the wall will keep back
q 6b.foot crest.
Thousands Of refugees upstream
81 Portsmouth prepared To return
10 homes as the ereat passed.
Thousands more below Ports.
mouth prepared or had evacuated
AZ the rivers crest moved down
toward Cincinnati.
Marietta. about los miles above
Portsmouth. awaited recession of
flood waters 10 begin clearing
away he debris left BY the flood
The entire business section wa
under At least four 10 five feet "a
water.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
3 Jap Ships
And Sub Hit
communicate

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia - Ameri-
can army bombers celebrated the
New Year by turning three big
Japanese supply ships into roar
ing furnaces and damaging a sub
marine while ground forces
slashed through the enemy lines to
reach the North New Guinea
coast at a new point, 1t was an
nounced Saturday.
Giant Consolidated Liberator
and Boeing Flying Fortress bomb
ers made a dawn New Year raid
on the great japanese base OF
Rabaul in New Britain Island
northeast of New Guinea and
northwest of the Solomons.
They planted 1,00o-pound bombs
on supply ships of 10000, 5000
and 5000 tons and shot down two
of five Zero fighters which tired
to intercept.
1t was the third big raid within
a week on the most important
Japanese base in the Austraiasisn-
Solomons zone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
Jap Cargo Ships
AT Kiska Bombed

WASHINGTON The navy an
Bouneed Saturday that American
planes again STACKED Japanese
fargo ships In kiska bsrbor in
the Alsutisns Friday and shot
down one Of slx enemy "zoro.~
which attempted 10 intercept the
attack.
No q = planes sers hat. the
navy said. and q near hit vas
scored on one small snip Clouds
prevented oompiets observation Of
results.
On the same day American dive
bombers dropped bonnie IN ina
vicinity 81 Kokambono on CsaasI-
canal IN ths solomons where Jap
snese headquarters are beiisved 70
b. located. Dense Jungle growtn
prevented observation u results
., Kokumbono. which u seven
miles west u Henderson air field.
Other American planes con
tinusa their almost daily bombing
Of the new japanese air field N
tbs Aunda area " New Georgia
island. 80 miles northwest Of
CuadaicanaL
AL y. r. planes returned nn-
damaged from the Mundn raid.
a7aH=ss . 1aas=a=a==as
BANK TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma ......a....s..Ss. s0I 600
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04

wAsHINGToN-The Mexican government Saturday paid the
United
this country property during Mexican
revolutionary activities 20 years
WAsHiNGToN-A congressional fight proposals
permit prices
l..
will introduce In
Grange reported Saturday It has sban-
doned initiative resppoon
tive Representation although be introduced bill
the legislature Lecturer Ira
the necessary proposal
No. IL.
LONDoN-The Coryettee snapdragon mas sd-
nray night further "details
James fighting ships a
Of this class 1913 feet long.
NEW YoRk-John Bryan, IS artist grandson Of the late VIII
lam Jennings Bryan
lsge studio apartment Bryan the Mrs Ruth
Ronde former minister His
a the building
Police who started investigation said he had
fallen from chair TO the floor Bryan dropped
sometime
wAsHINGToN-secretary Of Treasury Henry Morgsnihan IT,.
record breaking total Of sig S06.0o0y00o
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
Bow Lake Airport
Ground Is Broken

The long awaited ceremony
denoting actual construction get
ting under Ssy At Bow lake air
port became a reality Saturday
morning with Tacoma and Seattle
officials participating in the rites.
Ground was broken on the s..
900 600 inter-eity airport at rites
that started 81 II a N.
Representing Tacoma were Port
Commissioner Fred u. Marvin,
Charles W orton and Raymond
r. AattisOn and George w. o.
good. manager. County Commits
sionsr Harvey o. scofisld. Mayor
Harry =. Cain. Roe shsub and
Thad Stevenson. Of the Chamber
Of Commerce.
Horace r. Chapman, president
Of Seattle port commission. broke
the ground for the new protest
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04

tsrday that British submarines
mad sunk two more large supply
ships off the gulf Of Tunis and
probably had sunk q destroyer off
Bizerts.
Allied North African hesdqusr-
ters announced that American
medium and heavy bomberx had
made a series Of devastating at
lacks Thursday on docks. roads.
and railroads at Sax. sousse and
Gsbes
Allied bombers Of tbs mid
die EAST command, based esst
Of TripoIi. raided sfax both
"Wednesday and Thursday
nights, hitting power stations,
warehouses and buildings.
Brig. Cen. Jacques II Clere's
free French forces from the Lake
Chad region were driving steadily
northWsrd- Le clerc reported that
his men had put to flight another
enemy motorized column around
Fezzzn. some 500 miles from Tu-
nisis. French loxses were neg
hgiDle" but the enemy suffered
casualties
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
Have Hope Two French Factions
Will Patch Up Their Differences

PLAYING = leading role In Dflngins
IL about.
A spokesman for Gen. DE
GauIle's fighting French make
the DE Gaulle terms clear.
OF the members of the French
Imperial Council set up In
North Africa. only Giraud IL
acceptable. The others are
tainted with Viehy to a great
er or lesser degree and must
20 before the fighting French
can unity with the regime, he
said.
The members Of the council. n
addition 10 Girsud. whom th'
council named high commissioner
include Gov. Gen. August Nogue'
Of Morocco. Gov. Gen. Yves Chatel
Of Algeria, Gov. Gen. Pierre Bots
son. Of French West Africa. and
Gen. Alphonse P. JUN. who sue
oeeded Girsud as commander Of
French forces fighting with th'
allies in North Africa. Ali wer'
Yiehy appointed and before th'
American invasion were consider
ed Vichy men
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
OREGON FLOOD TAKES LIVES OF s
British Now
Is Miles
From Akyab
NEW DELH-The ROYAL A

NEW DELHI-The ROYAL All
Force. striking in a series of heavy
raids. has heavily bombed the viii
lage of Kalemyo, in central Burma,
the British Indian command an
nounced Saturday
Advancing British forces in
western Burma were believed to be
within less than 25 miles of their
main objective Akyab. An earlier
eommunique had reported clashes
with Japanese patrols in the
vicinity of Rathedaung, which is
rs miles northwest of Akyab.
Bombers of the United States
army 10th air force were partici-
pating in the raids against Jap
anese installations in Burma.
American bombers on Wednes-
day bombed the japanese airdrome
at Shwebo, $50 miles northeast of
Akyab and so miles west of Man
dalsy. The next day American
planes bombed railway. in north
enn Burma.
British Blenbeim bombers
attacked the airdrome ut
Shwebo on Thursday. On
On Wednesday night they had
attacked Akyab itself.
Bursts were seen well in the
target area at Kalemyo, todays
communique said, and fires were
started.
Elsewhere in Burma. British
fighters attacked Japanese river
craft with their cannon, and Hud-
sons, on offensive patrols. bombed
and machine gunned shipping off
the Arakan coast. One British
plane was missing.
The offensive spirit and growing
strength of the allies was reflect
ed in all year-end reports and
statements of leaders.
We've passed the worst -.
You've seen forces moved into
this theater for the establish
ment of an effective fighting
machine. We are prepared to
move forward in the new
year" Brig. Gen. Clayton Bis
sell, m m nd ng United
States army forces in India,
Burma and China, said.
Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chenault.
commanding United States army
air forces in China. revealed that
his command had destroyed 1Ol
japanese bombers and fighters and
probably destroyed 81 others since
the American volunteer group was
disbanded last July 4.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
Burned When House
Trailer Catches Fire

Both the police and fire de-
psrtments were called 70 45zz 50.
Washington 81. Friday evening 10
connection with = fire N a house
trailer. Occupant Of the trailer
was George Cornell. 50. who was
found unconscious lying outside
the blazing dwelling. While FIRE
men extingulsbed the blaze with .
loss Of only $3.50. police took Cor
nell 10 the Pierce County hospital
for treatment Of shock and foot
burns. He vas ztiil confined Sat
lrdsy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
Ohio River
Is Creeping
Toward Crest

PORTSMOUTH O..--rhe Ohio
river. In fun fleoa stage that fnsde
thousands homeless and caused
damage which may reach 81. 300. :
600 10 war.producinK cities. erspt
slowly toward crest Saturday
at Portsmouth a. emergency
crews aided by army engineers
placed sand hsEs atop the cliy's
protecting flood wal
Crews patroied the food wall
searching for signs OF = break In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04


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sv<fy osvnee y Il es<>pe rlpoo-
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pHsvsnx the sseha ~ n1nu6ono
"a fhe e~ntrsI freef enntln9nG 49,
drive n N velsnie Lam $500.
f~peiis4 npwe weet ee>un>eeutooo1
Aad. th~ noo0 eemmun11us puupre~
-. s<nrfed - annom11o ~ orn>~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
Axis-Held Ports of Bizerte
And Tunis Virtually Put Out

LONDON - Allied bombers
attacked Tunis FRIDAY and SIX
Of the planes are missing. a
eOmmunique issued here sat-
urday by allied North African
headquarters said.
LONDON = Dispatches from
Tunisis said Saturday that allied
bombers had practically destroyed
the maj or sxis-held ports OF
Bizerte and TInis. and the desper-
ate Germans had been forced 10
divert most Of their shipping 10
the southern ports Of sousse. sfax
and Gsbes. which are under con
slant alta r
Allied DOmbers rounded out
week Of ar0und-the-eloek
blasting Of Sousse. sfax. and
Ssbes. and ~ appeared that
the axis would soon b. de-
prived Of the Use Of every port
in Tunisia.
Furthermore. allied submarines.
surface units and bombers we're
taking : heavy toll Of axis ship
ping before II got 10 port The
British admiralty announced yes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
Fiuure Is Cut Down

WASHINGTON = Secretary OF
Labor Frances Perkins said Satur-
day that 3s,437 900 persons were
engaged in non-agricultural work
from Oct. IS to Nov. Is. decline
OF 1900 from the record employ
ment month of Sept. 15-Oct. Is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
Sc. English Town
Bombed by Germans

LOND N German planes
bombed and machine gunned q
southeast coast town Saturday.
Five persons were wounded slight
" and several homes were dam
aged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04

WARRINGTON - neefssnry .
fst~fief 1tsroid l. t<hss -
uoune~s saturday thAt nns11~v
dam. already IN weri9's k1punpo
electrical pe~sr soare~. ~ s<1on6
18th huge Eessrstw - wlel ~
war n~~ds n NE ssssfhwe61-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04

LONDON-Gen. Charles de
Camille. leader Of the Fighting
French. said Saturday that ne
had suggested to Gen. Henri
Honore Girsud, French high
commissioner for North Africa
that they meet somewhere on
French soil 10 discuss plans
for warning on the axis.
LONDON though Cen
r,bsries De Gaulle's price foi
,,,,on with Henri Honore Girsud
3 complete elimination OF al
vicbv influence in North Africa
t;obting French quarters expires
,e5 confidence Saturday that the
+wo French factions seeking "a
free France from the Axis, would
ger together soon
Apparently Trustworthy adVice'
from North Africa echoed this
confidence. United Press dis
matches from AIgiers said Il was
a foregone conclusion there that
there would BE- a final rspprosch-
uent between De Gsule and
C.raud 1fth American diplomacy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04

Ii had been announced
Walt Disney's famous
movie cartoon comic, Bugs
Bunny" would begin ap-
bearing in our Saturday
colored comic section today.
We regret there has been
unavoid able delay. But
Bugs definitely will make
his bow next Saturday,
Jan. 9. and will be on hand
each Saturday thereafter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
ELzHTfEI5

Saturday from 5:33 p. m.
until Sunday At 1855 a. m.
Sunday from 5:33 p. m.
until Monday at $50 a. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04

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Naybs ne Gfsaslnsf
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fhey tnG'on9 ~ sfe~1oo s~o
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'front.' nF<n fos <"pt>t p
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
Log Boom
Sweeps Into
Portland!

roNrS.AND--A fest ~ tug
hoets hastily mahsiis~d ~ the
Coast usaFsi. Saturday strung
saem- sstrzs the feed ~ ii<n
wlillsmstte river IN an effafs 70
hsit = miilsea feet At lors h<.Fins
down On rorsisna's industry flllss
barber.
The logs reiesspd ~ the col
lapse ~ = eias dam ~ the ore.
ron CITY Fails ~ mslss upstream
and dFivsa by the a~srsns sr~ss
81 the states worst fsao1 IN f1fty
years. already w~re fhr~sf<n.ns
heussnosts and hssdx. PIERS
SIN PRISONS DEAD
slx persons we're dad In valley
communities where the villa M
cite, seven feet out Of ia hsnks
had Inundated thousands At farm
acres and flooded suburban parts
Of Albany. Salem ard Corvallis
The river was reported failing At
Eugene. scene n AZ least -. ooo. :.
600 damage. - th< crest rolled
toward Portland
A. the first hogs appeared sinK.
" and IN p,mbIed fiotlIlss. ths
Hafoor Patrol hers. with ths ard
o. the Coast Guard craft. cleared
the river above ~ esafiuence with
The Columbia and mobsiIx<d the
tugboat men In an effort ~ pre-
vent jams III Portland bridges and
At critical war Industry shipyaras
along the river.
THAir.ER f'Assr NIT
a major tragedy occurred Il
Albany. where many units u I
trailer camp. established near fbs
river bank. were swept down.
stream a. The flood crest moved
down the valley. uneounssb ls
thousands Of acres. from the head.
waters Of the willamette - far
north ~ Salem, were under water.
Tributaries siso wsrs spiliiax over
their banks.
Known dead wsssf
Mrs. Msrsin ~mith aud her f1se-
nssnth.-eid .ss. drowned ~ Albany
a. their car skiddea into the ram
paging water
Archie Bfssks end :. W. Thsss~.
loxEsrs. buried under . isndsiids
near Wendilnk.
Mrs. Ss~sphise f.~~. Glenwood.
aged paralysis victim. WIN died
Of shock IN Springfield after h<lns
rescued from her hom1 BY soldiers
from Camp Adsir.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-04
j. S. SUBS SINK
ENEMY SHIPS

WASHINGTON The reported late Saturday the domoeng Of
sinking
n
total n
Texto Of the navy No.
Poihco nd
n f
Two ogco
medium
One medum sunk.
One medium dronspo
medium sunk
M
Damaged. -
unique. .....-
Evening star., 1943-07-20

competition. He Is an ardent talker.
and this is fine because he knows
more about "the angles" than most
citizens know about the funny
papers. He congas best when in
spired of a sudden in one of the
aisles.
Here it is Fifteenth and H streets,
and already the ranks are beginning
to dissolve. In a way, it is a pity,
with so many distinctive PERSONAL
ities-or Characters" as jargon
would have it-scattered along the
upper reaches of Connecticut ave-
nue., Pennsylvania avenue, K, and
Fifteenth streets. Copacabana's S
Louis, with his resolute gestures
and hearty salutations; Balalaika' s
Misha, ever trying to boil down his
sentiments into usable English;
Starlight Roofs Miles, suavely smil-
ing despite the wind, rain and
broken guitar strings in his hair;
Metronome Rooms Alex, with his
self-conscious discourses on life in
the family nursery.
But as we say, there is disunity
in the rear ranks and apathy in the
front. Besides, it is time to 70 out
and meet some of these characters
all over again, pleasure we have
no intention Of denying ourselves
or them.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.

I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts unless contracted by myself JOHN
s. REYNOLDS, 31O5 Claiming st. ne. 21"
BUILDING, REMODELING, REPAIRING:
Houses, porches, garages. J. L. TALBERT,
carpenter. 1200 T ST W MI Q62S Cla
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Criminal Cases
Disposed Of by Court

District Court disposed of 2,285
criminal cases during the fiscal year
ending June 30, it was announced
yesterday by United States Attor-
ney Edward M. Curran.
The number exceeded those dis
posed of during the preceding fiscal
year by 403 and exceeded those of
10 years ago by 1876.
During the last fiscal year, 2.135
indictments were returned and 1873
cases were left over from the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1912. Besides
those pending or left over from the
preceding year and those indicted
during the last fiscal year, certain
other cases also were disposed of
during the 12-month period. These
included lunacy cases and fugitives.
The statistics compiled yesterday
showed ITO cases pending at the end
OF the fiscal year, ending last June
80. or these only AZ persons were
actually in Jail awaiting trial as
against 81 who we're in Jail at the
end of the preceding fiscal year.
United States Attorney Curran
said he felt pleased over the number
OF cases disposed of during the last
fiscal year, particularly in view of
the fact that number of his as
sistants have been called into the
military service. Although he has
been making requirements, he
pointed out that it takes time to
break in new aides and to familiar
ize them with procedure and routine
necessary in the speedy handling
OF the cases and the detailed work
involved in connection with their
disposal.
The general work of the criminal
branch of District Court has in
creased more than so per cent in the
last 10 years, it was pointed out.
During the fiscal year ending June
30, 1888, when the total cases lIs-
posed of was much less, there were
only 1,411 indictments returned.