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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-20
Good Evening.
FALLING LEAVES

Annual Reversion to "The Melancholy DaysD All the red and gold Is fading, Woods look like the wind and rain have been rafting Piles of leaves in every gutter, Down they fall with an endless flutter. Cruel despolers wind and rain, The melancholy days-a familiar refrain. Steadily falls the rain at night, More leaves falling, not quite so bright, But dead and brown finished, done, October's color show almost run. More leaves falling-wl they ever stopp We've raked up now most a crop. And the leaves come falling down, One pauses to think of new fall gown. Who about lea"es anything, Or Winter, for there's always Sprlngl EM
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Is ready for invasion" He thinks that the parents and friends of soldiers can be conlforted in the belief that the medical setup here is the finest of its kinds in the world.
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and-miss basis. It has nothing to do with bravery or cowardice. It's simply a question of strain over long periods.
 At times in North Africa, over
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BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
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Good Night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-20
IPAST LESSONS PREPARE MEDICAL
 CORPS FOR CONTINENTAL ATTACK

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Evening star., 1943-05-05
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

His 18th Jump was the tough one
for Capt. John T. Berry, company
commander of famous parachute
infantry outfit, part of the miscel-
laneous command Of Col. Edison
Raft, which held 10000 square miles
of Tunisia soon after the North
African invasion.
Capt. Berry, a lean, hard 1885,
FOUNDER, former end and halfback
on the Ouachita (Ark) College
football team, is back in this coun-
try stationed at Airborne Command
Headquarters at Camp Mackall, near
Hoffman, N. C.
The camp was named after Pvt.
John T. Mackall, one of the first
American parachute infantrymen
killed in North Africa. Pvt. Mackall
was in the plane with Capt. Berry
when three pursuit ships attacked
them south of Oran at dawn No.
vember 7, forcing the plane to q
crash landing. Pvt. Mackal was
wounded and was evacuated by air,
dying November II. Dedication
ceremonies of the new airborne
headquarters, honoring Pvt. Mac
kali, were held there a few days ago,
under the supervision of Maj. Gen.
Elbridge Gerry Chapman, airborne
commander.
Capt. Berry Cracks Ankle.
Capt. Berry cracked an ankle in
mid November when, in the middle
of an airborne invasion of a Tuni-
sian airport, he tumbled out Of a
low-flying plane. I'VE landed pretty
fast" he said, ION rough, rocky
ground. landed on a pile of rocks
Evening star., 1943-05-05

learned quickly to dive for . hole. !"
Small gliders were used by the
Germans to transport airborne
troops on the African battlefields.
These gliders were smaller and had
less troop capacity than the stand-
ard American glider.
The Germans" said Capt. Berry,
were good men. Most Of them were
officers, commanding italian outfits.
From all we found out, those Ital-
ians don't want to fight"
Earlier Capt. Berry's OUTFIT, which
landed in England June l. 1942,
had gone through stiff confidence
courses" in England, using live am
munition. Those British are good
gunners," he said. "They came pretty
close to us in training, but none OF
our men was hit
Capt. Berry halls from Bearden
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Rock Pile Landing Interrupts
Exploits of Porotrooper Captain
John 7. Berry, Ex-FootboII PIoye., Cracked
Ankle in Descent to Take Turisidr Airfied

It wasn't toe good landing. I
recovered ir Algiers."
Capt. Berry wss a member of the
group which left England at $3.50
pm. November S, flying in planes
OF the Troop Carried Command
$500 miles to North Erica, .in the
longest parachute transport job
done in this war to date, Soon
after they crossed the Atl1can coast
they were attacked b.. lighter planes,
he said.
I'VE didn't know how much or
what opposition we would run into"
said Capt. Berry. But soon after
We crossed the coast fighter planes
attacked us. was sitting right in
the door of the transport. CThe
Troop Carrier Command used CATS
and C-53s, similar to the DC-3s used
on commercial airlines)
Radio Operator Loses Foot.
Lord, those bullets came right
at us. Pvt. Mackall was shot in the
abdomen. Our radio operator had
his foot shot off. They weren't
playing. They forced us down and
we made a crash landing. It Was
pretty hard to tell just what was
what when we landed"
I'VE came down in a lake bed and
hustled into a. ditch. Those planes
strafed Us after We landed. Our
mission was to take over some
prisoners. We reached our objec-
tive after march of Is miles, and
found an armored unit already had
taken the air1eld.'
Capt. Berry said the early stages
of the North African campaign
insofar as the parachute infantry
Evening star., 1943-05-05
2 Held for Grand Jury
On 'Yokinq' Charges

Two colored men were held for
the grand jury yesterday. charged
with the yoke" robbery Of Roy D
Nelson Of Pelican. La.
The defendants, Leonard Hall, rs
Of the 900 block Third street NV
and George Lane, ~. 1900 block
Eighth street NV. were held under
$1,000 bond each by Municipal
Court Judge George D. Nelson.
Evening star., 1943-05-05

men were concerned, was q night for
advanced air bases. It was in one
Of these missions that he broke an
ankle.
Col. Raff's parachute infantry
men, of which he was q company
commander, consolidated with scat
tered. units Of ground troops and
armored units of the American and
French armies south of Gafsa and
held thousands of square miles OF
territory in the middle OF Axis
occupied country. But Capt. Berry
only knew of this by conversation
of others of his outfit.
Germans Used Small Gliders.
Later, he said, Col. Raff's mis-
cellaneous troops took Faid Pass,
where the Americans in February
were showed around by German
armored units. The American ar
tillery ran 'em out of the pass" said
Capt. Berry. I'VE airborne men
saw little enemy opposition, but
We had plenty of bombing. We
Evening star., 1943-05-05

According to police, Mr.. Nelson
was "strong-armed" and robbed OF
. wrist watch and $37 In cash April
80 near Ninth and N streets NV.
Police, who arrested the defend
Evening star., 1943-05-05

Ark, and is 26 years old. Tough,
lean and In perfect trim. he is
typical Of the parachute infantry
troops who undoubtedly will be the
spearheads Of air invasion OF
Europe.
Evening star., 1943-05-05

ants the following day. said the
wrist watch and the money havs
been recovered.
Every time you lick . War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

night The voices indicated two couples they
thought and about 200 A. NJ a quarrel de-
yclopcd Then at 400 there was n sound like
drunken snoring.
The night elevator man recalled taking up
TO the tenth floor woman who inquired for
1O46. a half hour later she'd descended to the
lobby An hour after that she returned with
a man and went up TO the ninth floor
This couple departed the hotel around 100
So did a gentleman carrying Gladstone bag
The inquest established that Owen had
been attacked about 90 a NJ but the idon-
titv or involvement of the nocturnal visitors
could not be determined.
His slayers had tortured owen cruelty
Why? And why had hc refused TO name
them? And who was owen?
Los Angeles authorities advised Of the
such an Individual
Then from a benhoy IL was learned that
owen had mentioned stopping at the Hotel
Muehlebach' before moving 20 the Presdcnt
No owen had registered at the Muehlebach
bat Eugene K Scott had left his contempor-
airy signature in what was determined 90 be
Owens handwriting.
Was the murdered youth named Scott or
owen Ncthcr uauc could be traced.
The toughest case I ever tackled" con-
fcsscd Scret. John Rowland Chief Of Kansas
Citys Homicide Squad II we could only iden.
tify the victim apprehension. Of tho slayer
or saycrs might Doe easy
Descriptions of owen were broadcast
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

Owen will not be buried in a paupcrs grave
Arrangements have been made for his in-
neral"
who are you?" quericd the startled cdi-
tor who's calling?
Never mind know what I'm talking
about"
what happened to owen at the hotel?'
He got into jam was the laconic aa-
swer. punctuatcd by the receivers click.
Meantime:
Don't bury owen in a paupcr's grave"
n mans voice instructed McGiney3 under
taking parlors. Il want You to.bury him in
Memorial Park Cemetery. Then he viii Doc
near my sister I'll send funds 10 cover the
funeral expenses"
who is this? I'll have to report this TO
That's all right, Mr.. McGIIcy," the
undertaken was assured
In answer 90 another question the voice
explained that owen had Tilted a girl he'd
promised TO marry the speaker had Wit
messed the lifting the three had held little
meeting at the President Hotel. "Cheatcrs
usually get what's coming to them" he cX-
claimed and hung UP.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03
BY THEODORE ROSCOE

ZOO many clues spoil the broth, So the
police Of Kansas City, Mo. might have
y parodied the old adage on that morning,
eight years ago this week, when the curtain
rose on one of the strangest murder mysteries
in the annals Of American crime.
At 7 A. NJ on Jan. 4, 1885 the switch
board operator of the Hotel President pre-
pared 70 call Room 1916 in accordance with
instructions left by the occupant, who had
registered New Years Day as Roland T.
Owen, Los Angeles Cal.
AS she picked up the plug, the red light
over 1916 bnked on, indicating that Mr..
owen had removed the receiver from the
hook, presumably TO inform her he was al
ready awake.
But no response to her repeated good
mornings came from the other end Of the
line Perhaps Mr. owen had inadvertently
knocked the receiver from its cradle in his
sleep she thought. and dispatched a bellboy.
IN answer 10 his knock a gruf voice re-
sponded and the boy returned downstairs.
At $50 the phone i'm 1916 was again off
the hook. Discovering the door locked from
the outside the bellhop entered with pass
key The blinds were drawn the room dark:
and he was surprised 90 see the shadowy nude
form Of owen sprawledon the bed face 20 the
wall The bellboy believing owen intoxicated
replaced the phone winch hdu ldlltn from It's
stand and uptoed out
At II. Q5 the same thing was repeated
This time The bed was empty. The bcHboy
raised a blnd-and froze.
A chair was overturned The telephone
sprawled or the floor The bcdclothes were
in a rlmpus and everywhere ON sheets p.l-
lows, wall-werc crimson stains. Blood
The bathroom door was ajar. Seated on
the edge Of the tub a stalwart figure
stripped chung with scarlet hands 90 the
washstand Shoulders chest abdomen were
slashcd and bleeding The back Of his head
was crushed his throat was gashcd, blood
pumped from STAB wound above his heart.
House doctor and detective Summoned by
theNbclboys walls found owen stM conscious.
The detective knclt over him.
who dJd-this Mr.. Owen
'lNob5dy' ho whispered.\
what happened Q"
81 fen against the ba'htIb' he mumhlc5.
and collapsed Re died hours later without
rcga.ning consciousness.
Meantime a police squad rushed 70 the
hotel, discovered that not single article OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

ceal this blemish owen had worn his hair
long in a sidewise brush
Back tracking on his movements detec-
tives established that he had checked into
the President without baggage and paid his
room bill regularly each morning Of his three
day occupancy. Further inquiry revealed that
owen and two women had toured the local hot
spots on the night of January and the after
noon OF the third
A maid in the hotel said that on the after
noon of the 2nd "wednesday she had entered
1046 and found owen sitting with the shades
drawn. in semi-darltncss.
Leave the door unlocked. I'm expecting
a friend" he told her and walked out looking
worried.
Returning later with fresh lincn she found
him lying on the bed in tho stll darkcncd
room
The maid gHmpsed a note on the tcle
phone stand: Don. / will be back in fifteen
minutes. Wait"
The following morning she found the door
locked from the outside and let herself in with
passkcy TO make up the bed. To her sur
prise there sat owen. fully dressed, in tho
dark. lie told her 20 60 ahead with her work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

Presently the phone
rang and she heard
owen say, no, Don.
I've had my break
fast. l don't care 20
go out
Obviously tn e.
owen was being held
a prisoner And in a
situation in which he
did not dare attempt
escape or appeal for
help.
Was he being black
mailed ? Had he tried
20 run out on some
gang For IL weeks
Howland's best detoc-
tivcs labored on tho
puzzle.
on March 8. 1885
the local papers car
RED an announcement
that ovens body
was 60 be buried IN
potter's field.
Hardly was this
story on the street
when tho phone rang
in one Of the city's
editorial rooms.
You have a story
in your paper that is
wrong, a woman's
voice said. Roland
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

Owens remained in
the room. His cloth
ing, travelling kit,
toothbrush, every
thing was gone. The
door key. too, was
missing.
A micr oscopic
search produced a
cigarette. hairpin,
safety pin and neck
tie label.
The telephone
and a brok @ n
tumbler yielde d
SIN Id & ed finger
prints. Apparently
a woman's. They
could not be traced.
Guests In an al
joining room report
ed hearing visitors
in 1O16 around mid
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

The Safety Pin, Cigarette, Hairpin
and Necktie Label Which Might Have
Been Left i'm the Room by Previous
Occupants - Or the Murderers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

His m o S [ dis
tinguishing feature
was a large white
scar on the left side
of the head above
the ear, such as
might have been left
by a burn. To con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03

q January 3, 1913
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-03
"Loue for EUer-LOuiSe."

These melodramatic developments.
tauntingly hrazen, drove the Kansas city
authorities to new fures Of endeavor A
love vendetta seemed evident. Louise was
the Tilted owen, supposedly faithless
had been decoyed into a trap and venge-
fully slain.
Detectives serving as pail bearers
guarded the funeral. Others, disguised
as grave diggers, watched the cemetery
for days. But nothing happened.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-10
FIRST CHURCH
Sunday Services


At the morning service, II o'clock,
Rev. B. Kenneth Anthony viii give
the NTH OF his Lenten sermons In
the series on The Masters Way
"His Enemies Freedom from
Fear" Text: "Do good 10 them tina,
hate YOU"
At the meeting OF the Chrlsmon
Society ut 5 there will be debate
on Proposed, It Is Our Christian
Duty TO Give Up Things for Lent,
Carolyn Slater, chairman. Louis
Lux will lead the worship.
Notices for the Week
Monday, 7:30 p. m. Mrs. David +,
Babson and Mrs. Eugene Staege-
mann will be hostesses for the meet
ing Of the Ellen j. Wilton Book
club at IS Elmwood avenue.
Tuesday, 6-8 p. m. Girl Scouts,
Troop 3 In the Scout House.
wednesday, l y. m, Luncheon and
annual meeting Of the First Church
Guild. The committee for the lunch-
con Is: Mrs. George T. Evans, chair
man; Mrs. Walter Dallas, Mrs.
George e. Camp, Mrs. Edmund d.
James, Mrs. Henry L. Griggs, Mrs.
q. Horace Baldwin. The meeting
will be held after the luncheon when
reports for the past year will be
given and officers and, committees
elected for the next year.
Thursday, 8 p. m. The last Of the
community Lenten services will be
held. Dean Emeritus Charles Rey-
nolds Brown Of Yale Divinity School
will speak Oh THE True Goal Of
Moral Effort"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-10
Doctors ''Rationed," Democrats
Column Will Help You Keep Well

rely considerably On their own ability 70 learn end eel
independently n regard 10 many matters Of health.
Preventive medicine fortunately can sam much hef
through public health Ngenoies--shose involved N TIE
control Of milk and water supplies, sewage disposal
mosquito control control ol epidemic ana endemic as.
cases. safety measures and program Of education on
Ill these subjects. Next must come an improved reia'
onshp between patient and doctor whereby NE oner
~ OF the physicians Of The community can b cen
served and used 10 best advantage This end can Ne
achieved by the patients going 10 The doctor and hos
pal as much as possible rather than The doctors 60
ing 10 the patient
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
The general public can also acquire knowledge Of
first aid And people must learn 10 recognise the SIM
iarlty between constantly recurring symptoms Of res.
plratory lnfectons--Le the common coldl-and cease
70 consider each one Il comes along As isolated
phenomenon
Information must be made available on WHAT TO
DO BEFORE THE DOCTOR COMES, The daily col.
umn which this writer has prepared for NEA Service
and Tho waterbury Democrat will explain how certain
diseases can Be prevented how certain conditions can
DO managed BY the patient with without telephoned
advice from the doctor and how 10 dterentlate as &C.
curatey rs possible between serious and benign Cor
Self-llmlting) ailments
IN wartime the application OF such knowledge Is an
act OF patrotsmi In peacetme Il win be Of inestim-
able value to the average person.
watch for Or. Thomas d. Masters Wartime health
column daily IN che waterbury Democrat begin.
ming Monday, April y.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-10
CHURCH COUNCIL
|SEESAWAkENlNG
Great Opportunity tOr
Evangelism as Result Of
Servlcemen's Reaction

New York, April lo-ln . INneen
message made public today hy the
Federal Council II the Churches %
Christ IN America The present time
o. crisis Is pictured ~ q summons
10 q larger evangelism" IN releas~
ing the message tho president q the
council the r. Rev. Henry &c,
George Tucker, explained that Il
was en- ogilclal statement adopted
By the representatives % twenty-five
national denominations as = means
OF giving strong emphasis 10 The
evangellstlo responsibility and op~
portunity % The churches today,
Tho message frankly admits that
The churches need q new spirit oe
evangelism. Large numbers Of con-
gregatlons oe al denomination
throughout America" Il Says, go
through an entire year without q
single accession upon profession Of
faith" Il Is pointed cut that zone.
half OF America Is not q member Of
any church-Jewash, Catholic or
Protestant"
The feet that millions Of young
people now In the armed forces "are
hungry for the Gospel and ready 10
respond 10 its appeal" Is cited as q
special reason for the strengthening
OF religious work. Attention Is also
directed to the responsibility Of the
churches for the great numbers Of
people who ARE being uprooted by
the wartime industrial program and
tranSplanted 10 new communities"
The present state Of the nation and
OF the world Is described Is q sum
mons to q deeper spiritual emphasis.
I'VE shall solve none Of our basic
social problems" the message at-
firms, merely BY ingenious schemes
OF external reorganization that do
not get down 10 the root dlfiiculties
OF the human heart"
Among the methods which ere adj
vocated Is q much greater attention
to children and youth, "About sew
enty.live percent OF Protestant
church members In America" the
statement indicates, "joined the
church before they were twenty
one" But at the present time "over
fifteen million OF our School-age
children are today receiving no re-
ligious training"
The responsibility for Christian
witness and evangelism Is held to
rest upon the members Of the
church rs well as upon the ministry,
Every congregation Is advised to
have q group Of men and women who
personally share In bringing their
friends and neighhors into the
church."
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Christ. Science
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
SCIENTIST

gOAAfAN ~
April l1--Sunday Services 10:4s
a. m, s p. m.
Sunday School, l0:45 a. m.
:"Are Sin, Disease, and Death
Real? will be the subject Of the
LesSon-Sermon for Sunday, AprL
II.
The Golden Text Is from Psalms
67:i, 2. God be nerclful unto us
and bless us: and cause his face
to shine upon US; that thy way mas
be known upon earth, thy saving
health among all nations"
Selections from the Bible includs
the following: "And We shall serve
+, the Lord your God, and he shall
bless thy bread, and thy water; and
will take sickness away from the
midst Of thee" EXODUS 1929.
Correlative passages from the
Christian Science textbook, "SciencG
and Health with Key to the Scrip
lures" by Mary Baker Eddy, In
clude the following (p. 472): IAN
reality Is In God and His creation
harmonious and eternal. That which
He creates is good. and He makes
all that Is made. Therefore the
only reality Of sin, sickness, or death
Is the awful fact that unreaIities
seem real TO human, erring belief
until God strips of their disguise.
They are not true. because they are
not Of God. We learn IN Christian
Science that all inharmony OF NOR.
tai mind or body Is illusion, possess
ing neither reality nor identita
though seeming to be real alie
identical"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-10
Methodist Churches

Promised e
Benedictlon---
Organ postlude "Dona Nohis
Pacem" ,,,,,,,,,,, Won Weber
Privileges Of the Week
Monday, April i2th--
400 p. m.-pastor's Preparatory
Membership Glass.
$50 D. m.--T'he Church supper
and Annual Meeting OF the
Church. Rev. Albert Hal
Marion, district superintend-
ent, will preside at the meet
ing following the supper. Re-
ports from officers, COMMITTEES
chairman, and presidents Of
societies and organizations Oh
the work Of the past year vii,
be made.
Tuesday, April 18th
7:45 p. m.--'Faith and Fellow
ship" meeting, This is tie
last in the series Of meetings
On THE Life OF Jesus. The
subject for this evening viii
be "The Character OF Jesus"
Friday, April 10TH ~
TOO p. m. - Senior Choir Re.
hearSal.
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FIRST METHODIST

EAAN9 = ANA0AaAOASG
Rev, John J. Snavely, DID,, pastor
Donald Modisher
Young Peoples Worker
CHOIR - Mrs. Edwin H. Jones, or
ganist and director; Margaret
Mitchell, soprano: Mrs. Ronald
Z. Jones. contralto; Robert
Greenwood, tenor; Laurence
Bentham, baritone,
Mrs. George w. Belcher, secretary
(Servlces Tomorrow
Morning Worship 1850
Organ Prelude -. Horatlo Parker
Professional Hymn--"Spirt Of God
Descend Upon My Heart"
Cali TO Worahip by the Choir
Prayer Of Confession
The Lords Prayer
Choir Automatically Appear"
...,....,...,..,.. Gounod
Responsive
Gloria Patri-
Pastoral Prayer
Offering and
Tenor Solo-"King Ever Glorious"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Stainer
lax 70 tkkS CtttAukeI~
Mr.. Modisher
Hymn-'Love Divine All Love
Excelling"
Sermon.-"LOve And Hatred"
DR.. Snavely
Benediction-
Organ Postlude Pilgrims
Chorus From sranhauser"
xRyo~,,ox
Church School
1880 q. m.--An departments meet
for worship.
HOS q. m. - Glasses for lower
grades.
1855 O. m. - Glasses for Young
People and Adults.
ll:45 q. m.--Woodruff Assembly for
Men.
Young Peoples Societies
600 p. m. NJ. Y. r. william Powell
will lead the worship service
which will be followed by per-
iod Of discussion.
700 p m.-The Older Young Peo.
pies Group will meet. Worship
service to be led by Edith
1SoSC6bs 04oCucc4un WAA AOakOWs
vesner Service 5:ee r. M.
Organ prelude-'.Andante" ......
Mendelssohn
Opening sentences
Hymn--'.1Gajestic Sweetness sits
Enthron'd"
Ten Commandment
Prayer-fOllowed by the Lords
Prayer
Hymn = ''Take The Name OF
Jesus With YOU
Scripture Lesson-Matthew 25:iz-30
Offering and
Contralto SoIo--"I Walked Today
Where Jesus Walked" .......
............... Geoffrey O'Hare
Hymn MY Gracious Lord,
Own Thy Right"
serm0n-'It's Different Response
bllities"
DR.. Hnavely
Hymn-Blessed Master I Have