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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Reds Trop
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The famous Red Army Calvary
now was in action on the Baltic
front, cooperating with tank units,
knitting in between marshes and
lakes to surprise the Germans from
the rear, and showing the way to
armored units driving deep wedges
In the Nazi lines.
In some sectors the Germans
pulling back to better prepared
positions.
Low clouds hung over the swaInps
and rivers of the Vitebsk region,
where the weather at this season
Is a succession of billiards, rains
and fogs.
Counter Attacks Broken
The Russians not only beat off
all counter-attackS in the 6early
stages of the intensified enemy
drive yesterday, but gained new
ground in at least two sectors.
Twenty more towns and villages
were liberated by the Soviets' LIST
Baltic Army Is to 20 miles above
Vitehsk and several highly import
ant positions" were seized near
Korosten, IS miles northwest of
Kiey.
(The London Daily Telegraph
said the Russians had smashed the
main German defense line before
Vitebsk, while a Stockholm dis
patch to the London Daily Express
placed the Soviets within IL miles
of Vitebsk).
(Other Swedish reports said Rus
sian parachutists already were
landing in the Baltic states and
Soviet planes were dropping leaflets
urging the natives to assist the Red
Army with guerrilla attacks on the
enemy rear)
The Germans lost nearly 1000
men and some 1876 tanks in their
futile counter-attacks including go
in the Korosten area alone and As
southwest of Zhlobin, lis miles
south of Vitebsk.
1900 Germans Killed
Sixteen German counter-attacks
were thrown against one sector
north of Vitebsk, where the
Soviets have been closing down on
the key White Russian Railway
junction for the past eight days.
Altoghether 1900 Germans were
killed on the outer approaches to
Yitebsk.
m an effort to stave of the
threat to ZhlobH,, another White
Russian junction. the Germans
brought up reinforcements and at
tackled with two divisions-30, 900
men at normal strengthened more
than 100 tanks. Russian gunners
stood their ground mad knocked out
nearly half the tanks and killed 800
officers and men.
The Germans broke into one town
near KoroSten at the northwestern
corner of the Kiev Bulge, but were
thrown back with loss of 43 tanks
and hundreds Of dead. In a adjoin-
ing sector, the Russians killed 900
Germans in selling Important posi-
tions.
Other enemy forces wedged the
Soviet positions southeast of
Kirovograd In the northern half Of
the Dnieper Bend, but were cut off
by a Russian counter-blow and
entirely liquidated."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

The bomber formations crossed
the southeast coast in several waves
beginning shortly after dusk.
Only a few hours earlier, a pow
erful force Of American Flying
Fortresses and Liberators attacked
unspecifled targets in northwest
Germany in daylight. Twenty-three
enemy fighters were shot down by
the big bombers and their escorting
Thunderbolts and Lightnings de-
Stroyed another IS. Twenty-one
bombers and four fighters were lost.
A short raid alert was sounded
in one London area last night, but
no boombS were dropped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

NSNAAvAAAACQ 1AO1Il GdBC
were credited with wiping out 600
Japanese.
AS the Japanese pressed closer,
the remnants of the party backed
into the hills, fighting as they went.
He finally was taken prisoner.
Last July his parents were notified
he was once more on American soil.
Details Of his escape from the Jap
aneSe prison camp have been kept a
military secret.
Dyess' legion Of merit was award
ed for his solo ra' n Subic Bay
with a P-4o p lrsuit ship carrying q
500 pound bomb.
He made three raids on the area,
blowing up an ammunition supply
dump, wrecking tanker and beach,
ing another. sinking four launches,
and strafinS troops.
Tokyo radio took notice of the ex-
plot with a broadcast that Subic
Bay had been raided by a flight of
four -engined bombers supported by
so fighters.
His widow, Marajen Dyess, CO.
owner Of the Campaign, Ill, News
Gazette, lives in Hollywood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
L0BAR PNEUMONIA
CASES INCREASE

An increase in the number of
complications arising from the cur
rent grippe epidemic was noted
by City Health Officer DIR. Edward
Godfrey as cases of lobar pneu-
monia were reported to his office
this morning. Only z lobar cases
had been previously reported in the
city since December !.
Also reported this morning were
8 grippe, 2 flu and bronchial
pneumonia, bringing the totals
since December / to 48 grippe, "a
flu, 10 lobar pneumonia. and 10
bronchial pneumonia. Simple colds
are not required to be reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
CITIZEN EXAMS
CONDUCTED TODAY

Naturalization examinations were
conducted for an extra day today
at the county courthouse building
on Kendrick avenue when an adj
ditional list Of appointments was
sent here from Hartford. The ses-
sion, which opened Monday, was
devoted to special considerations
involving citizenship applications
Many cases of derivative citizen
ship were among those handled.
Another regular examination ses-
sion will be conducted here in
January.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Heovy Domoge
Done Berlin

London, Dec. 23.-UP)-Adolf
Hitler's chancellory has been dam
aged by the Raj in Its six big night
raids on Berlin in the last five
weeks. the air ministry announced
today.
Reconnaissance also revealed
very heavy" damage, to 80 major
industrial plants, IS public buildings
and II other vital installations, in
Guiding Berlin's bigg Tempelhof
airfield, the ministry said.
Among the buildings virtually
destroyed In the recent mass as
assaults carried out between
Nov. Is and Dec. 16--was the resi-
dence of Propaganda Minister Jo-
SET Goebbels, the announcement
said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
MARSHALL IN WASHINGTON

washington, Dec. 23-(UP)-Gen.
George c. Marshall, chief Of staff,
has returned to Washington from
his round-the-world inspection trip,
the War Department revealed to-
day.
Marshall visited the vaEaDma Pa
cific war theaters after accompany
ing President Roosevelt to the Cairo
ma TAheEAn AonSeEanNnA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

The battle of Ortona approached
a climax as the Canadians drove
deeper into the wrecked town from
the northwest behind q shield of
armor and vanguard hunting out
German Snipers.
The stubborn German grip on Or
tona weakened as the Canadians
reduced the stronghold house by
house, and inland the Nazs fought
savagely for the lateral road to Or
songa, their lifeline of supplies for
the entire Adriatic sector.
The Germans, reSorting to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
State Forester
Howes Honored

MemberSr Of the office and field
force of the State Forestry De-
partment Tuesday night gave a
Christmas and testimonial party at
the Peoples Forest Museum in
Barkhamstetad for State Forester
Austin F. Halves, who will retire
April l..
Mr.. Halves, who has been state
forester since 1921, was given a
parchment scroll, signed by depart
ment members in appreciation Of
his leadership ami ''un.iring years
Of service to the State Of Connec-
ticut and it. people"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

Edward Kinsella, Is, Palace
hotel, was admitted to Water
bury hospital for observation this
morning after he reported to au-
th0rities having been knocked
unconscious by something which
hit him ON the head while he was
at work at the Waterbury Clock
Co. He ted ANthcritieS be did not
know what had Int him or how.
Edward Peters, commander OF
the local Canadian Legion post,
was reported In good condition at
Waterbury hospital where he Is
confined with the grippe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
VACCARELI TAKES
POKE AT 'JINCLES'

James Vaccarelli. 20, 1914 Bank
street, was arrested this afternoon
on breach of peace charges by De-
tective Sergt. Joseph Reilly and
Patrolman John "Jingles" Donahue
on a warrant sworn out by Patrol
man Donahue.
The officer said Vaccarelh had
loosed two left jabs at him on lower
Bank street last night and fed.
VaccarelE was released BY Desk
Lieut.. Bernard Burns under $500
bonds pending his appearance in city
N0aaxt teAA1ANl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
2 Jap Ships
Sunk,2Hit
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Damage to American installa-
lions, as we'll as Allied air losses,
were light, the communique said.
Some 80 miles to the southwest
across Dampier Strait, Australian
jungle troops and tanks pounding
the northeastern coast of New
Guinea's Huon Peninsula advanced
another two miles and captured
Hubika village against only slight
opposition despite the natural de-
lenses provided by the surrounding
Terrain.
Front reports said the Japanese,
disorganized by lack of food and
supplies, were in full retreat and
offering little more than waver-
ing rear-guard defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
CHURCHILL IMPROVING

London, Dec. %. - CUP - Prime
Minister Winston Churchill Is max
ing STEADY progress" in his recov-
cry from pneumonia, an official
bulletin said today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

Wooden mills In Uruguay are OPP
Grating at capacity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Ortono Toll
IsHeovy

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Hero Dies In
Home Crash

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

Manhattan MuralS: The Swing
Club bartender's collection of Willkie
buttons The subway guards
putting their daily 4-effort into
their work The female Santas
ct the corner contribution boxes
The Romeo and juliet parting
dramas in the Penn Station Z.
The RAFlier practicing aerial gun
merry In a 9Th Avenue shooting
joynt The tiny restaurant at
66 w. 81, which still serves a COM
plete breakfast of orange juice, two
eggs, buttered toast and coffee, tea
or milk for two bitsl Been doing
1t for is years!
Sounds in the Night: In the Zan-
zibar: They met quite accidentally.
He opened his wallet and there she
VAST In Reuben's: shes ready,
willing and able" +. At the Hur-
ricane: "A hair-do? It looks more
like a hairdalel" In the 81:
"She has more circulation than
Winchell!" At the Latin Quar-
ter: Fifth columnists don't use by
lines" In the Little Palm:
"Sure he's thinner. You cant get
O swelled head in the army" Z.
AT the Tavern On the Green: "A
fool and his money are soon petted"
At No. One Bar: ''Is my apart
ment sold? The Esquire Varga girls
are wearing long underwear"
The Late Watch: Note to Variety
Editors: Please promote Sidney
Sidney Kingsley (the playwright
from Sgt. to 1t. which the War
Dept did months ago The
Garbo- HauSer thing must be fad
ing. Shes at the Ritz Towers, he's
now at the Drake Patricia
Coffin Of Look and the Ell Morocco
Get expects an image instead Of
Banta on the 25th. Her groom Is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

Sallies in Our Alley: The reviews
on Moss Harris Winged Victory"
were sugary except for George Jean
Nathan,s report. For the shows
newspaper Mr.. Hart auhtd a
special holiday poem, which ended:
80 Merry Christmas to all ] have
faith in. To all. that is, except
George Jean Nathanw Bob
Dunn's wire: Il don't feel SO safe
item: I just saw Oman How're in
Brentano's buying copy of Charlie
Chant"
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
NationaI-"A New Life" Elmer
Rice's new play: 2:30 and $50 pm.
Capitol-"Hi Diddle Diddle,'
Adolphe Menjou joins the wACKS
II am, 1:45, 4:3o, 7:25 and 10:1t
pm. Stage shows: 1880, 3:35, $50
and 9:l5 pm.
Columbia-"SaIute to the Ma
rines," Mr.. Beery in uniform again
II am, los, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35 and
GAS pm.
Earle = Watch on the Rhine
with Bette Davis added: IL am,
l:40, 4:30, tbs and 10 pm. Stage
shows: los, 3:55, $40 and 9:25 pm
Keith's-"Mr. Lucky" another
love in bloom: 1885 am, 1:35, 3:35
5:35, 7:35 and 9:35 pm.
Little-"My Wife and l." domes-
ticated Raimu: 11:l5 am, !, 2:45,
4:30, Sis, 8 and 9:45 pm.
Metropolitan-"This Is the Army
the almost Army show: 11:35
am, 2:05, ABS. 7:o5 and $50 pm.
Palace-"Best Foot Forward" as
it appears on the screen: II am.
1:05, 3:15, $40, 7:30 and $40 pm.
Pix-"Petticoat Larceny, with
Joan Carroll: Continuous from
pm.
Evening star., 1943-09-08

is the duty Of becoming spy who
risks death to discover the plan of
the Germans to take Paris in the
blitzkrieg of 1914; his that of evolv-
ing into the nations greatest ace of
the period.
Properly this sort of story gives
Raimu relatively smaller role than
that to which he is accustomed, and
that to which audiences are ac-
customed to seeing him.
In the brief interval, however. in
which he occupies the screen, he
demonstrates that he has we'll
earned his title as the dominant
character among screen players.
He Is the French farmer who is
above all the pettiness that is as
sociated with his profession. He
not only gives his sons to the war,
but he fights it himself when age
no longer makes difference. He
comes slowly to the reason why he
Is fighting, but he reaches the point
after he has lost his sight and the
son he loves. And in the coming
and the arrival, he gives a per-
formance that makes the audience
oblivious of the fact that the theme
of the picture is profoundly dated,
that another and more horrible war
is now in progress.
MY Wife and I" is a picture to
see, not because it deals with the
France which every one would like
to believe, but because it offers
Raimu in role which makes it
belieyable.
Evening star., 1943-09-08

appeared doubtful today If she
would be able to take up her as
signment with Don Ameche in
Greenwich Village"
Joan Fontaine's CHEEKY greeting
when We met her on the Paramount
lot: Tive just walked out on my
leading man, I'm going to have a
baby, shall divorce Brian Aherne
and I've just poisoned my sister
Olivia!" Miss Fontaine is completely
fed up on gossip and believes in
beating interviewers to the punch.
MGM is preparing sequel to
"Lassie Come Home" featuring a
dog, while goth Century Fox is cast
ing about for something to follow
MY Friend Flicka," which centered
around Rody McDowall and horse.
-. Shakespeare, the man who asked
Whats in a name?" paradoxically
enough. is the man who has sup
piled titles for more movies than
any other writer. Latest to turn
to the Bard for title is Robert
Bucknet, Warner Bros. producer,
who picked Uncertain Glory" the
new Enrol Flynn film, from "The
Gentlemen of Verona" The full
line reads: 20, how this spring of
love resembleth the uncertain glory
of an April day."
That famed troop train used in
Gone With the Wind" will ride
again. David o. Selznick is stream
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Distinct Markings Of a Team

actress was the provocative white
bathing suit number posed by Betty
Cradle in connection with Sweet
Rosie O'Grady." More than 100000
miniature copies of it have been
sent to servicemen. And you can
guess the sequel. Every young
actress in town is trying to duplicate
the shot. :. To settle problem
concerning the dual role played by
Michele Morgan in Higher and
Higher" RKO is taking a chunk
right out of the middle of the film
and previewing it before several
audiences, If it doesn't appear clear
to the customers, lot OF extra
scenes will be necessary. This is
believed the first time on record
that only part of movie has been
previewed.
Latest reports on the condition Of
Carmen Miranda are not good. She
looked thin and wan when she
visited the studio for the first time
since her grave illness and appears
to have lost about 20 pounds. It
Evening star., 1943-09-08
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD

Behind movie headlines:
In the mad scramble for war plots,
producers witched from the remake
market which flourished before
Pearl Harbor, leaving it practically
extinct. There were signs today,
however, that those old-time movies
haven't been forgotten. RKO. was
considering a remake of bad Girl,
while Paramount gravely debated
another try at Peter Ibbetson." In
the latter case, Ingrid Bergman and
Gary Cooper would be tailored for
the romantic parts. After success
sive combinations in For Whom the
Bell Tolls" and Saratoga Trunk, -
Ingrid and Gary are apt to be billed
as the all-America love team.
"A drill sergeant is never surprised
at any assignment. remarked Sergt.
Bert Strickland, U. S. M. c., as he
sat mopping his brow on wooden
platform at 10th Century Fox. Day
before, Strickland had been training
marines at Camp Pendleton. Over
night. he had been ordered to the
Fox Lotto show go girls how to
look and act like WAVES in Betty
CRADLES "Pin-Up Girl" Lenore
Aubert, Austrian beauty who made
a striking debut in Bob Hopes 'They
Got Me Covered" has been held
under wraps more than eight
months by Sam Goldwyn. Sam re-
peatedly refused to loan her out to
any studio until last week when
RKO won his consent to use her as
heroine in Dangerous Journey les
more spy stuff"
X ~
Akin Tamiroff is appearing as
himself in Deanna Durbin's Her
Buffers Sister" which is novelty.
This is Akim's 50th picture since
coming to Hollywood for Sadie Nc
Kee" in 1894. In all but four Of
them he has worn character
makeup.
Most popular still picture ever
photographed of any Hollywood
Evening star., 1943-09-08

occurs to him, until the girl becomes
heroine by transmitting invaluable
information which turns the tide in
the first battle of the Marne. Even
then, he is slow to come to the
truth of the girls real merit. a
torpor which provides. more drama
in my Wife and I" than is to be
found in many picture frankly de-
signed to make a deception of their
movement.
X 4 X
Raimu's part in INV Wife and I"
is one of the more difficult things
he has essayed in that the burden
of the story is carried by the young
people of the cast The young
people are pair Of lovers who defy
parental objections not merely to
fall in love. but to prove that their
love of the soil OF France Is as
great as that of their elders. Hers
Evening star., 1943-09-08

IN Blue" In which Miss Leslie al
ready has been working with Robert
Aida, who plays George Gershwin
IN the film based on the composers
life.
There will be no question OF who
gets the man." however, as Gersh-
win never married. Miss Leslie
appears In the role Of the star of
numerous Of the musical shows for
which Gershwin wrote the score.
Miss Smith Is seen as an American
girl whom Gershwin meets in Paris
and who later follows him back to
America.
Evening star., 1943-09-08

| actors so often are. Raimu is above
these limitations and because he is
there has grown up world wide
cult of Raimu. That is a proper
thing, and that 1t is logical thing
as we'll is to be discovered at the
Little this week, where MY Wife
and I" opened last night. Without
Raimu in the principal role MY
Wife and T. would be a pedestrian
sort of picture, but because he is
in it 1t becomes something worthy of
general interest.
my Wife and l." which patiently
is a new title, was made several
years ago, in 1898. to be explicit
about it. 1t is simple, unpreten-
tious picture, based upon a story
that is typical of those with which
the French film industry used to
appeal to the emotions of its own
and other peoples. The special quail
ity which it has derives from the
presence Of Raimu in the cast.
The role he plays is that of q
French farmer. not peasant, because
he owns $50 acres. The time is the
First World War, and it has a spe-
cial quality In that it grips the
emotions and tears at the heart
because Raimu is in 1t.
The part he plays in my Wife
and I" is that of proud, soil-loving
Frenchman who cannot asquiesce
in his sons marriage to a girl whose
father owns smaller acreage. To
him, the girl is an unscrupulous
climber whose father is encouraging
ner to rise above the limitations of
their small acreage That his esti-
mate is entirely incorrect never
Evening star., 1943-09-08

lining the old wooden coaches and
high-wheeler engines that carried
soldiers to battle in the Civil War
epic into a luxury flyer for Since
You Went Away
released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Incl
Evening star., 1943-09-08
AT Long Last
Cast Together
HOLLYWOOD,

HOLLYWOOD.
Joan Leslie and Alexis Smith, who
have enjoyed almost parallel ca
reers to stardom during the past
two years on the Warner Bros. lot,
have been cast together for the
first time. Jack L. Warner today
assigned Miss Smith to Rhapsody
Evening star., 1943-09-08
Raimu Gives Little's Screen
Life of the Old France
BY JAY CARMODY.

One OF the most admirable hero worshp which the public
developed that for the
he
cannot others
directors hands which
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-28
7hene ID 4 Difference .

Captain Eddie Rckenbacke after returning from his grue
ing experience in the South Seas and his inspection of fighting
fronts the only who has said what the American people
needed to hear in connection with production problems In the
newspapers and in the reels he said that the soldiers could
be transferred from the hell holes they occupy the batons
to our factories and if the employees in the factories could be
transferred to the baeron production in this country would
double in thirty days.
BY the tone of his and his EXPRESSION you could that
ne was disguised with the talk about workers at home being
cassed as filling battle stations"
Captain Rckenbacker emphasized that nothing the people
IN this country do will equal what the
on the battle lines doing They don't get overtime pay and
they work day and night necessary They don't strike for trivial
reasons.
of tin hats home, don't become
sweed with the idea that filling bae stations"
we not Battle stations where the bullets fly and
DYING where work long there is something do where
orders obeyed where overtime pay and profits not
issue and where the pepeaon Of liberty and freedom for the
individual the guiding stars
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-28
PACKING COMPANY PLANS
FOR LARGER 1913 CROP
Contracts to Be Made With
Growers AS Soon AS Govern
ment Decides On Prices
To Be Paid

The plant of The Southern Pack
ing Company, Inc, Mountain Lake
Park, has begun to show added ac-
tivity for the coming 1913 Pea and
Corn season. Last week three car
loads of pea seed arrived and was I'M
loaded and it is understood that the
corn seed will arrive at a later date.
Joseph H. WEIGH, local manager,
stated his company had ordered a
nominal increased quantity of pea and
corn seed for planting this season for
reason that the government has
served notice Of their requirements on
canned peas and corn as we'll as on
canned green beans and canned to-
matoes, to be in excess of such guam
titles as were required from the 1912
packs.
Mr.. Welch also stated that they
would advise the growers through The
Republican and also by mail as soon
as they are advised by the Depart
ment of Agriculture Of such prices on
canned peas and canned corn as has
been agreed upon for government use
This information, he pointed out, is
expected to be available within the
next two or three weeks, at which
time the packing company can con-
tract with their growers for their de-
sired acreage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-28
Garrett Farmers
Will Migrate to
Eastern Shore Area


Migration of farm families from
loW-product1on farms IN Garrett
county to fertile counties OF the East
ern Shore will begin within ten days
under cooperative Farm Security
Administration and United States
Employment Service program, John
d. Leatherman, state FSA director
said this week.
Purpose of the move, Leatherman
said, is to alleviate a threatened year
round farm labor shortage on the
Eastern Shore by transferring to that
section farmers who may be working
low-yielding land in Western Mary
land.
The employment service, RESPONSE
bic for recruiting and placing the
labor, now has about ten or twelve
families ready to move, Leatherman
said adding that they probably VIII
be sent to Kent and Queen Anne coun-
ties. The FSA, ne explained Trans