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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06

ment house stopped me In the hall to tell me he had 1t from reliable sources who had good friends high up in the party that Moscow had fallen this noon. The civil popu. lation were hanging wreathS oi Groses on German tanks in joy at being liberated. It would be an- nounced, in a special communique tonight or tomorrow. In the days that followed, bookshops got in new sets of Russian grammars and simple readers for beginners in the tongue, and displayed shop windows full of them; the eagerneSs to get job in the rich, new colony was everywhere. The economies Yninis- ter of the Reich, Dr. Walter Funk, sat himself down and wrote fine speech about Germany's colonial mission in Russia, entitled "The contribution of the East to the New Europe" and next day the papers published 1t under the heading: "Europes Economic Future se- cured" The horrible slaughter of Ger many's best sons was nearing an, end. The boys were being taken out of the Panzers by Christmas. To parched desert-dwellers, the rains had come. Even as God had promised, and his apostles con- frmed. And grateful worshippers were wallowing joyously in the cool ness of it.
 THOSE WERE
 THE BALMY DAYS
 Those were the balmy days, if I ever saw halmy days. It's almost too bad they did not last longer. But they didn't. The awakening was quick and harsh. Here is a genuine sequence, without 8 day missing of fron.page headlines in the VOelkischer Beobachter on the days following the Dietrich episode. See if you can feel the draught:
 October 10, 1941: Commenting on Dietrich's speech in big red letters spread all the way across the front page): The Great Hour Has Struck
 CAMPAIGN IN EAST DECIDED!
 October Ills Gin black le.ters)
 EASTERN BREAKTHROUGH
 DEEPENS
 October 12: < MANIPULATION OF SOVIET
 ARMIES ALMOST CONCLUDED Horrible Terror in Odessa; Soviet F
 Deserters Being Shot in Back October 13:
 The Battlefields of VyasHna
 Bryansk Far Behind Front
 October IA:
 Operations in East Proceed s
 According to Plan CD
 October IS:
 Operations In East
 Proceed as Foreseen
 And on this same day, tbe main headline read: Speedboats sink British Freighters from ConvOyl Within two weeks after the gTeat- est military blow in Hitler's his. tory. one week of the Decision be- ing Reached, and four days after Stalin'g last armies were in dissolu. tton.. the sinking of Q couple oi British freighters in the English ctaan.ss.el had become more impor. tant than the biggest military con- flict in the worldl # ff~-~-a.hA aMAA A RR.a -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06

WALTER WTNCHELL Is on . tour of duty outside Cont. mental United States. During his absence, contributors will substitute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06

The Archbishop of Canterbury, in England, declares that, while Ger many must be punished for her cruelties. her people must be given a chance to become good neighbors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06

We want our fighters to have the
 bsst equipment possible and your purchase of WaE Bonds will help pay for these guns. giving them an ad' vantage over our enemies. Boy Var Bonds every payday. At least Gen percent of your Income. or as much Co you can buy win help pay the var cost. provide you with Q nest egs for the future. and pay you sood interest U.s. Trssssss psfagimsui
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06

(C0pyright, l0A2. by Howard K Smith. Dlstribuled by United Fea- ture Syndicate. Ine.)
 TOMORROWi-suiciae of Nasl prepaeanda; Germany gets vie and cracks wise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06

Mexico has just allotted over $500 acres of Q sugar plantation to lan6leEs peons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06

pigweed produces il7, ,l00 seeds per plant, according to estimates oi bo- fanisls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06
Borough Briefs

A meeting of the Ladies' Aid so- ciety of St. Paul'S Evangelical Luth- erax church was held last night al the h0me of Mrs. Adam Kuraitis of Rubber avenue with the newly elect e1 officers presiding. The new off1- cers are: President, Mrs. John Ena- malt; vice-president, Mrs. Mary Enamait; treasurer, Mrs. Minnie Jurksaitis; recording secretary, Mrs. Mary Kuraitis; and financial secre- tary, Mrs. Jennis Mag.
 Stockholders Meeting
 According to an announcement made by William G. Boies, presi- dent, the stockholders and directors hold their annual meeting Jan. 12 at of the Naugatuck National bank will iO:30 .. m. At the stockholders ses- cers will be elected at the meeting sion, directors will be elected. Off, of the directors. MT. Boies also an- nounced that in three weeks pre- ceding Christmas, $758,325 worth of bonds were sold through the bank. The amount does not include bonds being purchased weekly by residents. MT. Boies, who is also chairman of the war bond committee, said he is now preparing his annual report. It Is expected to be completed shortly.
 Completing Training
 Three local youths who are com- pleting the final phase of their basic recruit instruction as shipmates in the same battalion at the U. S.. Naval Training station at Newport, R. T., are looking forward to their visit to Naugatuck before being aS- signed to advanced duties following their graduation this week. They are: Apprentice Seamen Julius J. Swirski of Il Hoadley street, Stan icy J. Baker of 381 North Main street and Robert L. Bulakaites of 22O Hillside avenue.
 Seaman Baker has a brother, Frank, who is also in the U. s. Navy, Seaman Swirski will attend the avi- ation radioman's school after grad uation.
 Naugatuck post, American Legion, will meet tonight at 8 p. m. in Pyth- ian hall with Comdr. Edward Will cox presiding. The auxiliary will meet at the same hour in Pythian oarlors. Mrs. Maude Lewis. presi- lent, will preside.
 Fire Chief John ]. Sheridan has resumed his duties after recovering from an appendicitis operation. Capt. Lyman Lamphere was in charge of the department during his absence.
 The Naugatuck Red Cross chapter is urgently in need of a typewriter The chapter is willing to borrow, rent CT purchase a machine. The machine Is needed for the coming war fund campaign.
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 LEGISLATURES AIM

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 AT SAME TIME

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Naugatuck post, American Legion, will meet tonight at 8 p. m. in Pyth- ian hall with Comdr. Edward Will cox presiding. The auxiliary will meet at the same hour in Pythian parlors. Mrs. Maude Lewis, presi- lent, will preside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06

Fire Chief John J. Sheridan has resumed his duties after recovering from an appendicitis operation. Capt. Lyman Lamphere was in charge of the department during his absence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06

The Naugatuck Red Cross chapter is urgently in need of Q typewriter, The chapter is willing to borrow. rent CT purchase a machine. The machine Is needed for the coming var fund campaign.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-14
|, DIVISION
 IS FORMED
Three Organized Groups, Coast Guard Auxiliary,
 Now FunCfioninq

Flotilla No of Coast Guard Auxiliary Division No has been formed as the result of a meeting last night in the Council Cham bers in the City Hall and Division Officers are also announced by Lieutenant Earle Watterworth, Dis trict Auxiliary Director.
 Divisional officers are as follows Captain, Dr. J o. Rude; Vice Cap l tain, Tom Parke of Barbara V and Junior Captain, Dr w p. Blan- ton of 31E542
 Flotilla No. officers are as fol- lows Dr. J. O. Rude. Commander Tenn Parke, Vice Commander; pr. 1 w. P. Blanton, Junior Commander and Jack Burford, Secretary.
 Members of Flotilla No. 1 are as follows: j. B Burford of the Donjac, L Goldstein and A. H. Hendrickson of 3A294- Bobby G, I. B. Caro of the Umpqua. A. M. Mill of the Ourluk, Lee NevinS of 3lC729, R. w. Bowling of 31D449, G. G. Brown, of the Venecedor, c. c. Carter and Dr. Robert Simp- son.
 Associate members are Lu Lis ton, Ellis Reynolds, Wes Overby, Joe Johnston, Ernie Parsons, Jim Long and Harry I. Lucas.
 Those attending the meeting last night in the Council chambers were Carl Weidman, C. F. Fulkerson, Ted Shersberg, Trevor M. Davis, J. l.. Geiger, R. M Keeny, Willis W. Rolf, Edin Skarit, c. c. Brown, L. C. Nevins, Dr. w. P Blanton, Ernie Parsons, Don Skuse, George Skuse, James Grigg, R. s. Hough, A. M. Mill, J. c. Johnston, Arnot H. Hendrickson, Dr. Joseph o. Rude, Robert Simpson, E. E. Ninnis, R, IT. Congdon, W, B. Cuthbert, c. w. Wright, William Klaney.
 Yves Overby, Tom Morgan, J. B. Caro, J. M. Long, w. L. Wright, Mike Horvrikson, Lon Grover, George Welnads, Anton Bartness, Thomas Miettinen, J. B. Burford, Henry Anderson, Robert R. Brown, George Bolyan, Herbert Savikko, Emil Vienola, Oscar Vienola, F. s. Parke, Raymond Hollingworth, Ro- bert H. Burns and Florence Wright. The latter is the first woman to make application as a member of flotilla and Lieut. Watterworth is puzzled just what to do and has passed the application to high CT up officials
 Formations of other f'otillas are in prospect Division No. 2 now has three flotillas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-14

tier and now in Sitka, has been promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade, according to word received in Juneau.
 Lieut.. Goodspeed has been in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-14

Sitka for the last two months. He has many friends in Juneau who will be pleased to know of his promotion.
 Empire Classifie6s Pay!
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IT'S LIEUT.. GOODSPEED
 NOW, ON DUTY IN SITKA

Ensign Charles A. Goodspeed, formerly attached to the office in Juneau of Lieut.. Robert J. Schoet-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-14

Chesterhelds deliver the goods to smokers wh know what they want, because they're made froI the worlds best cigarette tobaccos blended togethe by an important manufacturing secret ln the on Rieht Combination that completely Satisfies
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-14

Empire Classifieds Pay!
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
Yoder, Shaw
Heading Drive

Dr. o. X. Yoder OF The STATE
Hospital has accepted the chair
manship Of the Salvation Army
building fund campaign. with Rev.
William Shaw. newly elected pres
ident OF the organization Advis.
ory Board as co.chairmsn.
For several years the Salvation
Army has served the residents OF
lpsilanti In rented Or donated
buildings. Recently they were
forced TO yacate the building which
they had occupied for the past
several years due TO the fact that
il had been sold. Al present they
are without a building and are
conducting activities in a tent on
the site for their new building. To-
Gated on the corner Of Park and
Parsons SITS.
The Salvation Armys program
which is both eyangelistic and so
cial has been seriously hindered,
but will be resumed on 2 larger
scale as soon as they are per
manently established in the new
building.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
Two Injured
in Accident

Mrs Marie smith. 1915 Maple
wood Ave. was grayely injured
shortly after s O'Clock this morn
ing when the automobile which
she was driving near the intersec-
ton Of Davis and Oaklawn R1s,
oollided with one being driven by
Clarence r Frederick, x .. Mil
ford She was taken 10 Boyer Hos
pital and then removed by ambu-
lance 10 S, Joseph's Hospital Ann
Arbor. where N.rays we're being
taken TO determine the extent Of
her injury She received severe
scalp lacerations. and possible
fracture Of the neck
Her son. Carl Smith. l5 who
was 2 passenger in the car was
treated for lacerations aud dis
missed Mr.. Frederick was not
seriously injured. He was driy-
ing a heavy car and Mrs. Smith
light weight car.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
see SCHOOLS Page 3
For Whom The Bell Tolls We'll Received

The picture was well received ~
New YORK newspapers. except the
Daily Worker. Communist newspa
per. which denounced if as "cynic.
al. false and boring and an Insult
to the Spanish people and Russia.
The New York Times described
IL as The best film that has come
aiong this wear despite Its sl
most interminable and physically
exhau ting length
The New York Daily News said
the picture was Beautiful stirring
and profoundly interesting but its
length made 1t Wsrisome rather
than an inspiring experience in
the theater."
The screen has met the chll-
lenge OF fine literature Triumphant
ly. the New York Herald Tribune
said - The Aim has all the
Eloauence and deep meaning OF the
book. the same complex and round
ed characterizations. II is over.
long. but its blend OF romance. melo-
see FILM M-PaEs 8
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
.LowerRates But tNotLower 7axes
Spencer School Board Seeks
Additional Area For District

OF Ypsilanti Township and all or
part OF sections 81. IS and So Of
Superior Township would be ar
fected. The officials agreed 10
accept the new area in the Spen-
Ger School district and 10 offer all
the facilities Of The district for
education OF children.
y. F. Borgenson, director Of
war emergency aid with the de-
partment OF public instruction,
Lansing. and Elston Wagner,
chief OF the project service diyi-
sion OF the Federal Public Housing
Authority. from the regional Of
flee at Cleveland. O, conferred
with four members OF the board
who were present. and report ed
that things were in readiness for
the application Of the Spencer dis
trict for Lanham funds 10 operate
schools in the Townsite village.
Mr.. Wagner told the board that
q 900 population could be expect
ed 10 occupy the present housing
projects east Of Ypsilanti and that
from the ToWnsite and trailer
camp areas occupying 1000 dwell
ing units very close 10 2.lO0 stu
dents could be expected. Mr.. Bor-
gerson estimated the budget that
would be needed by the new dis
trict would run about 100000 per
year.
II will be the duty o' the board
before application for Lanham
funds can he filed TO prepare a
budget. and both the state and
federal specialists at the meeting
strongly endorsed employment Of
a superintendent at once so he
can take steps TO get the district
ready and functioning by the time
school opens In September Mrs.
Charles Hi!l. principal of Spencer
School was also mentioned as an
aide 10 be hired during the sum
mer months 10 help the superin-
tendent prepare his Lanham sp-
plfcation. marshal staff and set
up a bookstore in Spencer school
to provide new books for students.
The same books as those now used
would he retained, Mrs Hill rec.
commended
The board went into executive
See SCHOOLS Pages
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
Ten Per Cent
of Island
! aiken
Prisoners Number
$1,000; Nineteen
Towns Held

6Bv International News ssrtiesi
Hard fighting American. Cana-
dian and British forces which have
preached Catania's outward de-
fenses in Sicily today we're ham.
mering at the land approaches 10
the East Coast port a. Gen
Dwight u, Eisenhower combined
forces throughout the Sicllian bat
tie areas gained ground faster
than their timetable called FOR
The Nazi-controllcd Paris radio
complained that although the AXIS
has thrown all Its reserves into
the battle for Sicily. Allied rein.
forcements continue TO pour in
and Rome newspaper was quot.
ed as pleading with Italians 10
control their justified fears re.
garding the situation in Sicily!
Prisoners continued to pour In
and now total 10000. with 5000 OF
them taken by American forces
whose columns moving inland
from the south coast seriously men
ace Agrigento and Castigirone az.
ter taking two important airdromes
nearby. British, Americans and
Canadians were in complete con.
troll of mountain approaches in tha
southeast, In all, 10 important 81
Gillian towns and 10 per cent Of
the entire island were in Allied
hands
In western Europe. Britain based
fighter planes and fighter bombers
carried out widespread raids over
northern regions OF the A1is.held
/ continent, blasting chiefly al Hi.
ier'a battered communication lines.
One mosquito light bomber figbt
penetrated south OF Strasbourg.
where It damaged a locomotive
The night raids followed announ.
cement that a French flying squad
ron attached TO the Royal Air Force
arliciated in Bastille Day raids
yesterday over Europe, during
which 1850 planes bombed war OBJ
jectives in the Paris region. The
Abbeville airdrome was the tar
get OF the French fliers, known as
the Lorraine squadron
In Australia. battle-seasoned Al
lied Jungle fighters. hacked by
powerful field artillery atteries.
closed in around the Japanese
garrison at Mubo. on the Sala
maua line in northeastern New
Guinea today in q sudden new
thrttst which carried than, daeu
into the enemy positions
The latest Allied drive was an.
nounced in a special commun Que
issued at headquarters Of Gen.
Douglas Macarthur. supreme com
mander in the Southwest Pacific.
Our troops are closing in on
the Mubo bation Of the Salamaua
line for decisive action" the bul-
letin stated tersely.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

A l00.foot high galvanized steel
observation tower was erected We'd
nesday afternoon by the Coast and
Geodetic Survey division of the
United States Department OF Com.
merce. II is on the triangular plot
-of ground belonging to Normal col
lege at the east Of the intersection
OF Washtenaw Ave and Cross 81.
The tower WILL be used to estab-
lish a point OF position on maps
and in records OF the department.
An observation crew will move in
tonight about o'clock and will
consist OF an observer. recorder
and light keeper The tower will
be operated nights when a bate y
light will be installed in the top
OF the tower where the work will
be done. Similar towers located at
Dixhoro few miles north Of Yp-
SLANT. Vreeland northwest, and a
point called O'Neil station on Sur
yev records and located southeast
OF Ypsilanti
Angular magnitudes and dist
anccs between The stations will he
determined and recorded. 4 bench
mark will be located beneath the
observation tower and another ono
three feet underground to provide
z duplicate If the surface marker is
displaced The tower will remain
up about a week.
In the erecting crew we're Gerald
Pink Randall. foreman. l. =.
Ward. Carl MoHet. Roy Elliott
Lindsay Mohett and Lindsay King
The men are stationed at the fair
grounds Al Milford and are under
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

OF his woman. Mar.s tngrid
Bergman).
The premier. OF which all pro.
ceeds went 10 the National Wa
Fund. brought host Of screen and
public notables including Army and
Navy officials Dorothy Lamour
Mary Martin. Sen. Claude Pepper.
Wendell Willkie and Banker Win.
throp Aldrich
Although the Paramount produc.
ers termed the picture essentially
a. love picture. politics were eN-
pressed plainly in Robert Jordan s
explanation OF the Spanish Gill
War. Talking TO his republican fol-
lowers he said Germany and TIA
" are on one side Russia on
the other and the Spanish people
caught somewhere in between.
The Fascists and the Commun-
lists. he said. we're using Spain as
proying ground. Gen. Francisco
Franco. Fascist head OF the Spanish
government, was not mentioned In
The hlm.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
See O.P.A.-Page s
letters Seen
as Fuel Car

Washington, July IS ms
Drafting OF Rubber Director Will
liam NJ. Jeffers as liquid and solid
fuels czar TO supplant Harold l..
Ickes was recommended 10 Presi-
dent Roosevelt today by Sen. Ed
win c. Johnson (D) Colo
Johnson disclosed that he had
written Mr.. Roosevelt suggesting
that the change be made after
further congressional demands
arose for action to relieve the East
Coast gasoline shortage and as war
mobilization Director James F.
Byrnes undertook a new investi-
cation Of the nations petroleum
situation.
Distribution is the real prob
lem and Mr.. Jeffers is practical
railroad transportation expert
Johnson declared in sponsoring the
wo-fisted rubber director for the
Goa: l:oil-gas authority.
THE handling of these fuels Is
a great big transportation job and
little else.
Such a shift Of the Union Pacif-
ic Railroad head who was drafted
into the rubber directorship last
fall would relieve Interior Secre-
tary-Petroleum Administrator lckes
of his control as fuels administra-
tor.
In support OF his recommends
ton Johnson charged that the ma
ton. caught in a gasoline-oil jam
that has aroused Congress TO the
point OF carrying its fight direct TO
the White House. is not getting
more than 80 per cent efficiency
in the operation OF oil tank cars.
Failure to expedite shipments
and delayed "turn-around' OF tank
cars. he said, mark the present
fuel transportation situation.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15
Salvage Plan
.CiivenSupport

Support OF the local industrial
scrap program was pledged by the
Board OF Commerce Committee cf
Industrial Affairs. when they held
their first meeting OF the new
fiscal year, Wedne sdsy. The com
mittee agreed to continue their ef.
forts to keep the scrap program
which is under the direction OF y.
J.. Munro running smoothly and
to cooperate fully in every way pos
sible with that program.
Paul Ingrodt, secretary OF the
Board OF Commerce, was authorized
to distribute information concern
ing the Small War Plans Corpora.
ton, TO all manufacturer in the
city. The Corporation, the commit
tee pointed out. is a branch Of the
WPB. which attempts TO give as
sistance to industries which may
not be able 10 do their full share
because of lack OF war work. and
they felt II essential that all local
manufacturer learn of the Cor
poration and what IL might do to
help them obtain such work.
The next meeting, it was decided.
will be in August, and open 10 All
local manufacturers II is hoped 70
secure a representative Of the ma.
tional Committee on Economic De
Velopment, TO speak 10 manufactGr.
ers in discussing postwar plans.
The national committee has ap-
pealed TO all communities 10 en-.
deavor to begin the job OF con-
prenensive planning for peace pro
duction after the war. and tho
meeting will be for the purpose 4
discussing this problem.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-07-15

New York, July 15-UP-- The
movie version OF For Whom the
Bell Tolls. the novel with the
Spanish revolution setting, was re-
ceiyed today as one OF the pictures
OF the year. except that it was too
long
For two hours and 80 minutes. a
crowd OF 1000 notables watched
m $4,000 600 teehnicolor film un-
furl the world premier OF a story
that covered only four days OF war
in the High Sierras OF Spain.
Hollywood tossed aside its staid
traditions and followed closely
Ernest Hemingway novel. inciud-
ing controversial Spanish politics
and the sleeping bag episode leay-
ing out only the unmentionable
phrases. and the more intimate
scenes.
Gary Cooper aptly plays the lead
ing role OF Robert Jordan. an
american soldier OF fortune who
dies in the longswsited end OF
The picture. defending the retreat