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Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-09
Cologne Target
OfAIIies Again

with the fighter command, DAM
aged three minesweepers off the
French coast.
Spitfires and Mustangs also at
tackled Northern France. as well as
Belgium and Holland, In daylignt
Yesterday. Two enemy aircraft were
DESTROYED and two British planes
were lost
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-09
GETS DEC

LONDON, July Q UP)-Acting
Flight Lieut.. Charles Robert Nc
Mills of Seattle, Wash, a member
of the Canadian Air Force, has
been awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross for his work on "a
long successful tour of duty" the
air ministry announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-09

America is proving to be the heart and
core of the anti-European coalition and
the war is becoming more and more
war against the United States.-Gen.
Kurt Dietmar. Nazi military commen-
tator
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-09

The superman has had his day. The
democracies have called his bluff.-Gen.
George G.. Marshall.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-09
EXPECT CLIMAX

EXPECT CLIMAX
(The British radio said Moscow
correspondents expected a climax in
the battle within az hours. A
Stockholm report of the National
Broadcasting company said the
Germans admitted that rivers of
blood" had been drawn from both
sideS.)
As the Soviets threw their ar
mored forces into a concerted effort
to close the Belgorod breaches In
their positions and stop the long
delayed German summer offensive,
Red army counterattacks steadily
improved the situation to the north
in the Kursk- -Belgorod region.
The fifth day of the offensive
brought a growing conviction in
Soviet quarters that the Russians
had mastered technique Tor
handling the 60-tonners spearhead-
ing the German armored on
Slaught.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-09

of Southern Europe, 1t was an
nounced today.
Striking simultaneously from
Northwest African and middle
eastern bases. every type plane in
the Allies southern arsenal heaped
new destruction on the five chief
Sicilian airdromes and their sat-
elite landing grounds and on the
east coast port of Catania.
Heavy and medium bombers from
the Northwest African air forces
wrecked parked planes, hangers
runways. supply dumps and other
installations at the Gerbini, Comiso
Biscari, Catania and Sciacca net
work of airfields yesterday and the
previous night.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-09
CONCENTRATE ON TRAINS

Fighter bombers concentrated
their bombs, shells and bullets on
trains, power plants, switches and
other vital communications and
transportation links. Lightnings
also strafed and sank small schoo-
ner off Sicily.
r-engined American Liberia
tors from the Middle Eastern COM
mand joined in the offensive with
daylight raids on Cantania Wednes-
day and yesterday, while RAF heavy
bombers took up the slack with a
raid on the same port Wednesday
night.
Two waves of Liberators dropped
25O,0OO pounds of explosives on Cat
ania yesterday. Eight intercepting
enemy planes were shot down, four
others probably were detroyed and
one was damaged. Two Liberators
were lost and the American crew.
men were machine -gunned by enc
my fighters while parachuting.
Though opposition continued on
reduced scale, 40 Axis fighters
bounced on formation of Boston
medium bombers over Sciacca. but
were driven off by escorting fight
erS.
Can Italian communique said
Italian torpedo planes sank three
large merchant ships totaling 10000
tons and severely damaged a 3O00-
ton vessel off the North African
coast)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-09
TIGERS BURNING

"The Tigers are burning" was
the caption over dispatches In the
government organ IzveStia and the
army organ Red Star telling OF
dozens of miles of battlefront stud
ded with flaming German tanks.
The Russia "Tiger-hunters" have
averaged a daily bag of roughly
500 German tanks SO far in the
battle. and "the Tiger is not as
black as Hitler painted him." the
dispatches said.
Despite the mounting confidence
here, the struggle was reported
developing at an unslackened pace,
and some Soviet quarters predicted
even more massive and intense
fighting.
The titanic tank battle followed
four days in which Soviet artillery,
anti-tank guns and infantrymen
armed with gasoline-filled pop
bottles had knocked out nearly two
thirds of the Germans 5000 avail
able tanks in bearing the brunt of
the heaviest armored assault of all
time aimed at either end of a 165-
mile sector of the southern front.
HOLD FIRM
Though Soviet forces at the
northern end of the sector held
firm and even gained ground in
counterattackS, those around Bel
gorod to the south, gradually fell
back under the overwhelming
weight of the attack.
When Cotton Tiger tanks punch
ed two new holes in the Soviet
outer defenses yesterday, the Red
army ordered its own armored
forces into battle and at last re-
ports the opposing tank forces were
battling it out on the Russian
plains.
(The German high command said
tremendous tank battle had de-
veloped behind preached Soviet
positions with the Russians making
the greatest efforts to stem ever
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-09
OPPOSITION LIGHT

Opposition was slight. presumably
as result of the crushing weight
of bombs that already have blank
eted Sicilys defenseS from one end
of the island to the other. Eleven
Allied planes we're lost from the two
African commands, but 18 inter-
cepting fighters we're shot down.
The Liberators bombed the rail-
way station and industrial areas OF
Catania yesterday, scoring hits on
locomotive repair sheds and a
freight depot. Fires were started
and eight attacking fighters were
shot down.
In the Wednesday night raid on
Catania, Raj heavy bombers touch
ed off fires in barracks buildings
but weather conditions and smoke
from the daylight attack prevented
further observation of results. 9th
er targets along the east coast OF
Sicily also were bombed.
Liberators that attacked air.
dromes at Gerbini, Is miles west OF
Catania, Wednesday, destroyed
three aircraft on the ground and
covered the surface of the runway
and landing field with a good con-
centration of bombs Fires were
started.
A railway line also was bombed
but results we're not observed
The Northwest African air forces
accounted for intercepting enemy
fighters. nine of them in daylight
Yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
DRIVER HELD IN
 TODAY'S MISHAP
Patrick CIasby of East
 Main Street Victim of Accident

duiseppl Riccoli, 4s, Como avenue, was arrigned on a charge of reckless driving before Judge Charles Surnma in City Court this morning, after his automobile struck Patrick Clasby, 72, 373 E. Main in front of the waldorf Cafeteria, at 6:45 this morning. ac- cording to a report by Patrolman Lavallo. Riccoi was released oil 8 5000 bond for trial on Sept. i5 as Clasby's injuries were at first be- lieved serious. However Clasby was discharged by St. Mary's hospital after treatment for a small forehead laceration.
 Other cases: Anthony Rudzionis, 5S, 635 NO. Riverside St., non-sup- port, continued to Sept. IS; Joseph Charvanik, 25, 75 High street, in- toxication and non-support, contin- ued to Oct. 1; Alfred Maness, B, 45 E. Hawkins St., non-support, nolled; James Carolan, 39, intoxication and breach of the peace, continued to Sept. 2; John F. Sweeney, 25, IA Buckingham street, non-support, continued to Sept. g; Rose Genova, "A, 85 Bradley avenue, breach of peace, nolled; Gladys Elliott, 30, 69 Abbott avenue; Vincent Rikes, 70, l75 So. Main street; Donald Margi- son, 2s, BOA Grandview street; park ing violations, $5 bonds called.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01

Every jar of fruits or vegetables put up at home this year will do double duty. It will help families to keep well fed next winter and, at the same time, the nation will be helped by easing the load on transportation and commercial food supplies.
 At this time, tomato plants are bending low with luscious red to- matoes. There are, no doubt, too many ripe at the same time to eat fresh, so the surplus tomatoes should be canned for use during the winter. Tomatoes are one of the easiest foods to can, yet they deserve in particular a big and special star on any ones canning list. There can't be too many jars of canned tomatoes on the shelf. They offer flavor and bright color when combined with many of the bland foods. And, more import ant, tomatoes are one of the good sources of vitamin c, vitanin A, and important minerals which are not affected by canning. Two hours from garden to can" is still a good rule to follow, and use only firm but ripe tomatoes free from any suspicion of decay or green spots, since keeping quality and flavor are readily affected.
 A safe and satisfactory way to can tomatoes is in @ boiling water bath canner. For this you can use a wash boiler or any large ket- tie, if it has a well-fitting lid. Provide rack made of wood or wire. so that the jars will not touch bottom. The canner must be deep enough so that one or two inches of water are over the jar tops. Scald tomatoes about one minute or until skins are loosened. Gold dip and peel. Pack into jars, pressing down tightly; poor off surplus juice. Add more pieces until jar is full. Can liquid as juice. Process in water 30 min. utes for pints and 40 minutes for quarts.
 Tomato juice is not difficult to can. Every jar of 1t that is put on the shelf now will mean sav- ing of points and money in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
OBITUARY

Zenke Schultz, four other daugh. ters, Mrs. Lester Folkrnan and Mrs. Frank Zemke of Meriden, Mrs. Joseph Martin of Tracy, and Mrs. Gertrude Lichtenherger of New Haven; two sons, John and Theo- dore Schultz, Jr., both of Meriden, and g grandchildren. The funeral was held this morning from the funeral chapel of John J. Ferry & Sons, 8S East Main street, to St. Mary'S church, Meriden, at g. Burial was in St. Boniface cemetery.
 SWAN - Mrs. Hilda (Jolnson) Swan, widow of Magnus Swan, died last night at her home, 12 Spencer avenue, following brief illness. She was born April 2, 1859, in Sweden, and had been a resident of this coun-' try for many years, coming to Wa terbury from Naugatuck. She was a member of Zion Evangelical Luth- eran (Swedish) church and of 1nge- borg Lodge, Order of Vasa. She leaves a nephew, Harry Peterson Of Naugatuck.
 The funeral will be held tomorrow at 3:S0 p. m. from the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central Avenue, with Rev. E. Einar Kron, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church, officiat- ing. Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 9 p. m.
 SPENCER - Herbert D. Spencer, formerly of Waterbury, died yes- terday afternoon at his home in Hartford, according to word received here by relatives. Mr. Spencer re- sided in this city and was an em- ploye of the New Haven Railroad for many years before his transfer to Hartford four years ago. He had worked here in the railroads tele- graph office and signal tour and was employed in the station masters office at Hartford.
 Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Alexa Spencer, Hartford; a son, Staff Sergeant H. B. Spencer, Jr., Army Air Force, and other relatives in Bristol, Waterbury and New York state.
 The funeral will be held in the chapel of Second Congregational church here tomorrow at 2:30 p. m Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
|Horvord
 Lads Fined

Cambridge, Mass. September l. - (UP) - Two Harvard students were fined $l0 each in district court today on charges growing out of Q demonstration by 700 undergradu- ates in protest against the armed robbery of lS Radcliffe College girls In their dormitory rooms.
 Judge Robert Walcott imposed the fines after the students, Stephen T. Boggs, i9, of Webster Groves, Mo, and Richard W. Thickens, l9. of Menasha, Wis, had pleaded guilty to charges of disturbing the peace.
 The student group. waving pla- cards and shouting pledges of pro- tection, invaded the Radcliffe Col lege grounds last night and pro- claimed the gallantry of Harvard men and the inefficiency of the police.
 Two gunmen early yesterday me- medically robbed the Radcliffe girls of cash and jewelry after break ing into Eliot House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
Health Authorities
 Describe Product As
 Detriment To Health
U. s. Department of Agriculture Also Issues State,
 ment; Effects of Chemicals on Human System Regarded as Harmful

pr. Edward ]. Godfrey, city health uficer, issued warming today to all druggists not to sell any canning powders" to home canrlers on the grounds that these products are most detrimental to the health of con- surners of these foods.
 This statement is an announce naent Issued jointly with the U. s. Department of Agriculture based upon a statement from w. c. Camp bell, commissioner of the Federal Food and Drug Administration, who declared that use of some of the canning powders constitute Q defl- nite health hazard.
 The use of chemical preservatives, such as salicylic acid, sodium hen- zoate, and canning powders" should be avoided in home canning any kind of food, said John A. Kedzior, resident inspector at the United States Food and Drug Administra- ton in the post ofilce building in this cit,'.
 These chemicals vary In their ef- fects on the human body, some be- ing more harmful than others, said MT. Kedzisor. The safe way for the home canner is to process foods
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
APHTDS INVADE
 CITY IN HORDES
Mysterious Insects Puzzle Thousands; Many New
 Names Provided
oremlins! Gremling! Everywhere!

Gremlins! Gremlinsl Everywhere!
 Here, there and in your hair!
 Those tiny green-eyed dragons fly ing wildly about in the City of Waterbury today are certainly mak- ing everybody use up a lot of ur- necessary energy You see people waving their hands wildly about and and you think iS's somebody way ing to you and you wave back, but everybody ignores you, and this goes on until you realize you're shooing away the green-eyed gremlins.
 We called almost everybody in Waterbury whom we thought should know the names of the little .. |. but the names they gave us, we're very sorry to say, are unfit to pub. fish in this paper.
 Bill Derwin of the Park Depart. ment said: "You should have heart the things I called them last nigh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
TEACHERS COLLEGE
 OPENS SEPT. zOTE

The New Haven State Teachers College will open officially on Mon- day, September 20, 1t was announced today by E. Ward Ireland. acting president of the Board of Education. Juniors and Seniors are to report to the training schools on the date and all other students are to report to the college. A meeting of all faculty members of the college will take place on Friday, September i7, kt 10 @. m. at the college.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01

adeduately with heat and not use chemical conservatives, declared Mir. Kedzior.
 The present war emergency offers no valid reason for condoning the use of chemical preservatives by home canners in place of tested and approved processes of heat steriliSa- ton, pr. Godfrey asserted.
 'The term canning powders Dr. Godfrey said, includes boric acid and its compounds and substances like metabisulfite which yield sulfur dioxide when brought in contact with an acid-reacting food prod- uct.
 Tt is true," he explained, "that sulfur dioxide is used in Q limited number of products, notably in dried fruits to prevent their darkening, With such limited usage the prob ability of heavy individual consump- ton Of sulfur dioxide in the diet is slight" he said.. But with general employment, by home canners. of this preservative there are pros- poets that entire households would consume sufncient quantities of the preservative to create cumulative effects and serious vitarnin Bl de- ficiencies, he pointed out.
 Dr. Godfrey also stated that chemical preservativeS, besides be. ing e health hazard, are unsatisfac- tory substitutes for heat treatment They prevent or retard the growth of certain groups of organisms but are ineffective against others, hG said. Experiments have shown that some of the chemicals will not pre- vent the production of the deadly toxin of the botulisn germ.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
.M BR NEWS q OUR z4:) I;;s z|9 zzyl MEN NS~dv MEN A@s SN lN UNIFORM

Adelino Luiz Macedo, the son of
 MT. and Mrs. Antonio L. Macedo, of le0 Hope street, Waterbury, Conn. recently was commissioned Q second lieutenant in the U. s. Army Air Force at the Air Force Advanced Flying school, Mather Field, Cali fornia.
 He was graduated from the Crosby high school. He was employed by Waterbury Mfg. Co.
 Roland J. LaMadeleine, son of MT. and Mrs. Adelard LaMadeleine, 204 Edin street, is now taking Q six months course in radio and electricity at Camp Crowder, Mo, having been promoted to technician corporal. Tn service since Dec. ], Cpl. LaMadeleine was employed as.
 a mlilwright at the Waterbury Mfg. O. at the time of his induc- ton.
 James Henry Richards, Woodbury, of the field artillery, has been pro- noted from first lieutenant to cap- tain, the war department arl- nounced yesterday. Two other Con. necticut men, Joseph D. SchloSser, Stratford, and Thomas 0. Roberts, West Hartford, also received cap taincieS.
 Peter Frank Rolandi, son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Rolandi, 1922 East Main street, has been promoted to sergeant with a Marine corps unit at a South Pacific post.
 John Romeo, p, son of MT. and Mrs. Sebastiano Romeo, 96 Louns- bury street, is stationed with an Army armored unit at Fort Knox, Ky.
 Joseph 0. Lake, son of Mrs. Fred Lake, AIS Willow street, was com missioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces on graduation from officer candidate school. at Miami Beach.
 Edward Garafano, seaman, second class, son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Garafano, 90l Bank street, has been assigned to a naval radio school at Miami university, Oxford, Ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
ALLEGED GAMBLERS SETTLE FOR $757

James Fischetti, 67 Wood street, arrested Friday night as the proprie- tor o fan alleged gambling den on Bamford avenue, Oakville, was fined $ioo by judge Guerin Carmody in Watertown town court last night.
 Twenty-six men, 20 of them from Waterbury. arrested aS freQuenters fthe gaming house, forfeited bonds of S25 each, which Clerk Irene Bus semy said were posted by Fischetti.
 The fines and forfeited bonds plus S7.S3 confiscated in the raid, made Q total of @75723 to be divided be- tween the state and the town, as both local and state officers partici- pated in the raid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
Corporal

The promotion of Joseph M. Griffin from the grade of private to corporal was announced recent Iy at . base somewhere in Eng Iand."
 Cpl. Griffin, son of MT. and Mrs. Dennis Griffin, o3 Scovill street. Waterbury, Conn.,, Is Q member of the ground crew that keeps Eighth Air Force Flying FOrtresses in the air bombing Naxi Europe. A sheet metal mechanic, he repairs flax and bullet damage to the big ships.
 Before his entrance into the Army, Cpl. Griffin worked as crane operator with the Scovill Manufacturing Co.,, Waterbury. He attended Crosby High School, where he was . member of the basketball team.
 He has two brothers, Corporal John now in England and Private Thomas Griffin with the air corps in Louisiana.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
STATE POLICE IN
 CHECKUP ON CARS

Speculation that lifting of the pleasure driving ban had something to do with the counting of cars be- fore Bldg. 112 of the Scovill 'Ifg, Go on East Main street last night by the state motor vehicle depart ment were discounted by Police Supt. Daniel Carson this morning. Supt. Carson said the state de- partment makes such checks regu- larly as routine matter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
Warn Druggists Housewives Against 'Cannng Powders
Your Garden h Winter
State Nutrition Committee Points Out Dual Ac- complishment of Thrifty, Patriotic House-
 wives in Canning Fruits, Vegetables Now.

winter. To make tomato IuI1e. wash firm, ripe tomatoes. Out lis sections and simmer until sokk Press through e fine sieve. Reheat to sifnmering; pour into hot slor@ ilized containers and seal. Leave no head space. Process in wateT bath 5 minutes for pints and for quarts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
at the block dancel'

aC the plOck udHCe!
 And we asked pr. Edward J. God frey, who is our city health officer, and all he did was shrug his shoul- derS and say, Honestly, but there isn't thing I can recommend as as cure"
 However, we do think there is one cure for these - these pests, and that is pray. Yeah, everybody Is doing 1t. Pray. Pray for rain or a good strong wind and they won't be around any more.
 Oh, by the by, we finally learned the name of the Mttle-little well, anyway, the official name is aphid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
LOCAL DISTRICT
 \. IN RADIO SETUP
Seven Communities to Be
 Protected in Event of Emergency

Plans have been arranged for the Federal Communications and the Army to arrange 0 short wave Syss tenn of radio communications for use in the Waterbury warning dis trict in the event of an emergency disrupting telephone service.
 This system, when completed, will be established in seven of the dis trictE' l7 towns, Controller Frank J. Green at last nights meeting in city hall, and Roger Bryson, district radio aide, and representatives from six of the seven towns.
 Mir. Bryson is an electrical engt- neer at Waterbury Clock Company and win supervise the installation of the system which will be oper. ated under special license of the ECO. Call letters WKW0 have been assigned to this city and will be used by each unit with an iden- tifying number in the towns cooper ating.
 A transmitter operating on a i22 Tnegocycle frequency capable of con- tacting control centers in the seven towns will be installed in the Wa terbury warning district. Messages within the towns will be relayed by the control centers to their fixed and movable units which will be es- tablished at strategic points.
 The local network" will be known as the War Emergency Radio Serv- fee. The following will eb included: Naugatuck, Bristol, Southingtonr Prospect, Wolcott and Cheshire. Re- maining towns are able to partici- pate. said Mir. Bryson, but only those named have accepted invitations.
 Volunteers for radio training may enroll at the Chamber of Commerce. ' Field street, or at the Office Of Civilian Defense. 6l Church street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
PARALYSIS CASE
 TN LITCHFIELD

The town of Litchfield has report ed one mild case of infantile paraly- sis cas, Dr. A. E. Childs, town health officer, announced today.
 The stricken young child is now isolated at the Hartford hospital, hte health officer said, ..dding that there is no cause for alarm here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Frances M. Trahan of 23l North Main street was held at S:l5 this morning from the Mulville funeral home, 2T0 West Main street to the Immaculate Con- ception church at g, where Rev. George Reilley was the celebrant of the solemn high Mass. assisted by Rev. Donald OLeary as deacon. and Rev, Phillip Hussey as sub- deacon. William O'BTien was solo, ist. Burial was in Calvary ceniG- tery. with the ccmmitttal by Father ReIlley.
 Bearers were John gchum. Jo- seph Cantilllon, Homer Trahan, Harry Winters, Raymond Sherwood and Domenie Echiayone.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Emogene R. 0rilley Of PieFpont road win be held at the Aiders0n Funeral Home. 70 Central avenue tomorrow at 2 D. m.. Rev. Samuel A. Budde O. Christ chapel officiating, Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon until 5. and this sys- ming from [ to Q.
 The funeral Of Mrs. Mary Anna (AfeooYern) Wheelahan Of i1 Woodruff street, Was held thit morning from the hasne af es30 % the nlaased Sacrament church at 70 where a solemn hfsh klass was celehraied by Rev, Robert ChahHs nen. aMiNlea by Rag. Francis BaFs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-01
BUILDING PERMITS

BUILDING PERMITS The following building permit was Issued today by Building In- spector John T. Hartley:
 Nicholas Del Buona, chicken coop, Sylvan Ave-, cost $50.