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Detroit evening times., 1943-01-03

ing velvet hair bow had a
shoulder length veil.
She carried yellow roses in
an arm bouquet and wore elbow
length white gloves.
The bridesmaids, Martha Jane
Edgar, Shirley O'Dea of CleNe-
land, and Kay Giddings, wore
gowns similar TO that Of the
maid of honor in dusty rose lace
and chiffon.
They carried large arm bou-
quets Of roses in pale pink.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-03
Take Motor Trip

Robert Edgar was best man,
and seating the guests were
Waldemar GroSSman, William
John Evans Jr., Paul Sholla-
bager and James BurStrom.
Mrs. Evans chose a deep
purple chiffon dinner gown for
her daughters wedding, she
wore a feather chapeau in a
blending shade, and her flowers
were white gardeniaS in a cor
sage bouquet.
Mrs. Edgar wore a pearl gray
crepe gown and aquamsrlne ac-
CeSSorieS and also a gardenia
corSage bouquet.
a reception was held in the
Evans family sid ence in
Northlawn avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar left by
motor on a very short trip. For
travelling Mrs. Edgar wore n
deep red velvet two-piece dress
and matching accessories, a
muSkrat coat and matching hat.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-03
Mothers 10 Hear
The Rev. M. S. Rice

THE REV. Nj. S. RICE will be
guest speaker al the meeting of
Northwestern NJ o hers Club
Tuesday in Fisher Branch Of the
YMCA. His subject will be Take
Care Of That RoV
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SHOWDOWN FOR
MUNDA ON WAY
Continued from Page y

the japanese supply line from
Bairoko harbor, four miles to the
southwest, to Munda, dispatches
limited. No further fighting has been
reported from that area and the
troops were said to be consolidating
their positions rapidly.
Quiet also prevailed around Amer
lean bridgeheads in southeastern
New Georgia.
In a purely diversionary raid, 20
Japanese troops cfept ashore on
Dugiri, small island off the north
east coast of Rendova, five miles
south of New Georgia, but easily
were repulsed by American patrols
Landing Attempt
The landing attempt was de-
scribed as part Of a general move
ment of small parties of japanese
in barges during thep asst several
days. The operations were on too
small a sca.c, however, to herald
any serious attempt to re-occupy
Rendova.
Aside from the Japanese naval
force virtually wiped out by the de-
struction of nine to II cruisers and
destroyers in the battle of Kula
Gulf early Tuesday, the japanese
have made no major attempt to
contest the American invasion OF
the central Solomons.
A delayed dispatch from George
E. Jones, United Press staff CORE
spondent with invasion forces on
New Georgia, said the Japanese
were believed to have landed rein
forcements at the secondary base on
Villa, on Kolombangara Island across
Kula Gulf from New Georgia, before
being engaged by the American
naval force.
American Dauntless and Avenger
bombers, with fighter escort, dropped
81 tons of bombs on supply dumps
and bivouac areas at Villa Thurs
day and a strong force of four
engined Liberators dropped % tons
on Kahili airdrome in the BUM
Faisi area to the northwest.
Japanese planes made another
feeble raid on Rendova, dropping
onl ytwo bombs that caused slight
damage.
Some TOO miles to the west Of the
Solomons, Australian patrols Skin
mished again with the Japanese
around Bobduri, four miles south
west of the enemy base at Sala-
maua on the northern shore OF New
Guinea.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-09
WATER MAIN JOB
TO Be DELAYED
Fairmunt Service Expect
ed By End OF Present
Month

Under a special contract between
Barbara & D'Aurio and the City
of Waterbury, to supply the Fair
mount section in Waterbury, the
high service water main was sched-
uled for completion tomorrow, an
nounced Controller Cornelius F.
Maloney today
The contract was given out May
IA and reads that termination of
work be made July 10, however, due
to the shortage of materials and
manpower, operations have been de-
layed, said Mr. Maloney. The con-
tract specifies that the contractors
pay the city of Waterbury $40 per
day, as a penalty, for each ensuing
day after July 10 it takes to COM
plete it. Mr.. Maloney said that he
city most likely would be Sympa-
thetic in reference to the penalty
which means it may be ignored or
reduced.
The city engineers office today
said that construction will continue
until the latter part of July, due
to the priority situation.
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African commands, but IS inter-
cepting fighters were 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 In
the Wednesday night raid on Ca
tania, Raj heavy bombers touched
off fires in barracks buildings, but
weather conditions and smoke from
the daylight attack prevented fur
ther observation of results Other
targets along the east coast Of ST.
civ also we're 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 good con-
centration of bombs" Fires were
started.
A railway line also was bombed,
but results were not observed.
The northwest African air forces
accounted for 10 intercepting enemy
fighters, nine of them in daylight
yesterday.
One of two Junkers 88s on recon-
Nuisance near the North African
coast, fell to the guns of Lieuten-
ant John A. Urban, of Pittsield,
Mass, flying a P-38 Lightning. 1t
was his second JU 88 in less than
two weeks.
Fortress Navigator Lieutenant
George H. Shub, of CAS- Atlantic
avenue) Marblehead, Mass, made
htx 18th mission on tina Garhini
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| Russion-Axis
IArmored CIos
|AHistory' Big

Russian and German tanks were
locked today in perhaps the biggest
armored battle of history, the out
come of which appeared certain to
dc termine the course of the war on
Europe's eastern front.
Soviet armor stormed into the
struggle near Belgorod in an at
tempt to stem the onslaught OF
massed German tanks that had bent
back the lower end of the battle
line hugging the contestd Kursk
salient.
The Russians claimed they had
knocked out 1,843 German tanks
nearly two thirds of the enemys re-
ported strength available-in four
days of combat which also had cost
the Nazis $4,000 men killed and BIC
planes.
While acknowledging the fourth
German advance in four days in the
Belgorod sector, the Red army re-
ported that it was holding fast in
the Kursk and Orel regions to the
north, and even had regained some
ground.
Holes in the Roof
Meanwhile the western Allies were
blasting new holes in the roof OF
Adolf Hitler's European fortress and
grinding down its Mediterranean
ramparts.
The Royal Air Force bombing fleet
went into action after fortnight
layoff by bad weather, smacking the
Rhineland industrial capital OF
Cologne - the most-bombed city in
Germany--with hundreds of tons
of explosives for the third time in
II nights.
Eight of the big four motored
bombers which gave Cologne its
10th raid of the war were lost in
the officially-labeled heavy" as
sault, which wrung from Berlin
propagandists an admission that the
terror raid" caused devastation
in Germany's third city.
The Cologne raid was supplement-
ed with Raj mine laying and Of
fensive patrols over France.
American and British bombers
flying across the Mediterranean car
ried through the sixth day an as
sault on Sicily. Eighteen Axis
planes were shot down, 10 by the
northwest African Air Force and
by planes from the middle east
while the Allies lost nine.
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WAVES QUALIFY
FOR PROMOTION
Six in Third Naval District
Pass Tests for Com.
mission

Six WAVES from the Third Naval
District who have served for six
months or more in the enlisted
ranks have successfully passed ex-
aminations for advancement to
commissioned officer status and are
now enrolled in the Midshipmens
School at Northampton, Mass,
Third Naval District Headquarters
announced today.
The six WAVES all entered the
Women's Reserve through the Office
of Naval Officer Procurement, 80
Pine Street, New York City, and had
been advanced to Petty Officer sta
tus,
Their selection for officer train
ing was in conformity with the
WABES' practice 0 permitting en-
listed women to qualify for such
advancement.
Young women entering the
WAVES who do not meet the initial
educational requirements for Off
Ger training can apply for this
training after serving as enlisted
women for the six months period.
The educational requirement for
enlisted women is two years of high
school, while women entering as
officer candidates must have had
college training. a..
The six WAVES from the Third
Naval District who have begun Of
ficer training under the promotion
plan are:
Lillian Moreen Bostock, 494 Hud-
son ST., Hackensack, N. j.; Olive
Mary Plunkett, 7 Chestnut Ave,
Floral Park, N. Y; Gertrude Ethelyn
Kingensmith, Berberry Rd.. Con-
vent Station, N. j.; Liberty Bell
Kadushin, Manuel N. Y; Elizabeth
Robbins Ward, 131 SO. Broadway,
Nyack, N. Y; Kathleen Edna Mid
dleton, 80 Mohawk Trail, Pines
Lakes, N, j.
The Third Naval District also an
nounced that six of the pioneer
WAVES officers stationed in The
district, young women who were IN
the first class at Northampton last
September, have been promoted
from Ensign t Lieutenant Gunlor
grade). They are:
Ruth Elizabeth Brown, Portland,
Maine; Anna H. Kennedy, Pasa-
dena, California; Frances G. Nc
Leod, Denton, Texas; Helen S. May,
South Orange, N. j.; Laura G. Rap
aport. 2940 Grand Concourse, Bronx,
N. Y; Virginia Outwin, Maplewood,
N. j.
Lieutenants Mcleod, May and
Rapport are stationed at the Naval
Training School for Women Re-
serves, the Bronx. LieutenantS
Brown and Kennedy are attached to
the Third Naval District and Lieu
tenant Outwin is at the Office OF
Naval Office Procurement, SO Pine
Street, New York City.
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London.
Cakes graduated as a mining en-
gineer from Bowdoin College in
1896 and went to work for a New
York paper manufacturing COM
pany. After two years of Office work,
Cakes heard of the Yukon gold
strike and Joined the gold rush.
His prospecting took him from
the Yukon, to New Zealand. the
Philippines. the Congo, Australia
and even Death Valley.
With his fortune, Cakes settled
down in Nassau, but warned he
would go to China if taxes were
raised. He built home that Is one
Of the show places of the Bahamas
and then extended his sphere of in
fluence throughout the islands.
He purchased the largest hotel
in Nassau, the Botanical Gardens,
the private airport and the city
water works. He rebuilt and ran
the Bahamas Country Club, became
a member Of the Bahamas House
Of Assembly, justice of the peace
and the biggest real estate owner
on the island of New Providence, Of
which Nassau is the capital.
Despite his wealth and position,
Cakes still loved manual labor,
which he did most of his life. Often
he could be seen at a road con-
construction project, clad in dusty
riding breeches, canvas leggings,
open shirt and an old sweater. An
American visitor to the Bahamas
once mistook Cakes for a common
laborer and gave him a shilling tip.
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Police Investigate
Neglect Complaints
Mother Faces Charges in City Court; Four Children
Taken to Foster Home Pending Judges Decision

that the place was permeated by the
plankS placed on some barrels and
covered with OLD clothes apparently
served as bed for the mother. The
bed clothes appeared absolutely fill
thy, she said. When she asked the
children where their mother was,
they told her that she was in the
jail-house," but that they did not
mind staying alone, except for the
baby.
Detective Sgt. Joseph Reilly, who
with Detective Sgt. Charles Nc
Weeney visited the place on the fol-
lowing night, confirmed Miss Burns
description of the conditions there.
He said that when he arrived, the
four girls were asleep in the bed in
their underwear. The mother
showed signs of drink.
Mrs. Oberstead, blond, heavy
set woman, sat trembling through
out the session in Judge Summa's
chambers this morning. A large
bruise appeared on her upper
lip. She told the court that she had
left her husband and son in Bantam,
Conn. because he was not support
ing her. She said that Felix Boccac-
clio former landlord of hers had
offered her temporary shelter in his
garage. Her attorney, A. Henry
Weisman, told the court that Mr..
Boccaccio would have been willing
to provide suitable living quarters
for her, but that war conditions had
made such conditions unobtainable
here.
Judge Summa granted her case
continuance to July IA to allow Mrs.
Oberstead to undergo medical
examination. He said that the
courts principal concern was the
health and well being of the chill
dren, and that he could not allow
them to continue living under the
conditions that had been described
He said that he did not believe that
Mrs. Oberstead could be entrusted
any longer with their care. He also
expressed the courts desire to aid
the woman. who apparently wishes
to be reunited with her husband in
Bantam.
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HUNDREDS OF NAILS
TANKS DESTROYED
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page u
mans were hurting tens Of thou
sands of troops, tanks and planes
against Russian forces in the Orel-
Kursk sector, to the north.
Heavy Losses
Near one village alone, the Red
army beat off 10 heavy attacks by
an estimated 10000 German troops
and 600 tanks. The attacks cost the
Germans 5000 men, 100 tanks, 80
guns, $50 machine-guns and 210
trucks, the Soviet high command
reported.
Official reports confirmed early
conjecture that the immediate Ger
man objective apparently is the Ii
quotation of Soviet forces in the
Kursk salient menacing the main
German central front base of Bry-
arsk
Unless they can wipe out that
salient, the Nazi high command
cannot hope to undertake more
ambitious campaign against Moscow
itself.
1.-The Tigers are burning" was the
caption over dispatches in the gov
eminent Organ Izvestia and the
army Organ Red Star telling of doz-
ems of miles of battlefront studded
with flaming German tanks.
The Russian Tiger Hunters"
have averaged daily bag of rough
ly 500 German tanks SO far in the
battle, and "the Tiger is not as black
as Hitler painted him" the dispatch
es said.
Despite the mounting confidence
here, the struggle was reported de-
veloping at an unslackened pace,
and some Soviet quarters predicted
even more massive and intense
fighting.
Titanic Tank Battle
The titanic tank battles followed
four days in which Soviet artillery,
anti-tank guns and infantrymen
armed with gasoline filled pop bot
ties 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 1861
mile sector of the southern front.
Though Soviet forces at the
northern end of the sector held firm
and even gained ground in counter
attacks, those around Belgorod, to
the south, gradually fell back under
the overwhelming weight of the at
tack.
(The German high command said
a tremendous tank battle had de-
veloped behind preached Soviet po-
sitions with the Russians making
the greatest efforts to stem ever
advancing wedges. Russian losses
were given as 420 tanks, many guns,
and 1T planes.)
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debt limit to ,O0O,OOO0OO was
used by Congress to repeal the pres
idential order setting a $4,000 CELL
ing, after taxes, on wages and SAL
aries.
The most clear-cut congressional
victory came when both houses of
Congress ran up more than the two
thirds vote necessary to override the
Presidents veto of bill to outlaw
strikes for the duration of the war.
On the political front, the Presi-
dent won confirmation without a
fight on his appointment of Tam
manyite James B. McNally as U. S..
District Attorney for the southern
district of New York.
Congressional observers considered
it an empty victory, however, in
view of the fact that Congress had
blocked his appointment of former
Democratic National Chairman Ed
ward j. Flynn as ambassador to
Australia, Texas New Deal Cover
nor James v. Alfred to the U. S.
Circuit Court of Appeals, and des-
ignation of Vito Marcanitonio, New
York American Laborite, to the
House Judiciary Committee.
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REGISTRATION AT
KINCSBURY CENTER

Interviews for parents who wish
to place children at the Kingsbury
child-care center will be conducted
by Miss Pauline Moor, director,
Monday, from a. m. to p. m, it
was announced today. All applica-
lions will be handled at the center
rather than at the U. S. Employ
ment Service as in the past, the di-
rector said.
The center is being equipped at
the present time and will be ready
for use as soon as priorities on an
ice box and plumbing fixtures are
secured. Numerous toys and games
have been contributed, it was re-
DOrted.
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Late Realty
News
Mortgage Deeds

Mortgage Deeds
Eleanor 1. Colucci to the Wa
terbury Building g. Loan Asso-
citation, Inc, property on Ponham
street, and Sycamore avenue, ST.
300.
Warranty Deed
James - .Kinnane to Thomas
Holmes, property at Lafayette
street.
Mortgage Releases
Waterbury Building g. Loan As
ISOLATION, Inc, to Carlton G.. Cha
pin.
Waterbury Building & Loan As
ISOLATION, Inc, to Anthony ].
COlucci.
Waterbury Savings bank to Mary
L., and John ]. Cunningham.
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MORE PROTESTS
FILED With 0PA

Repercussions have arisen from
Southbury ration board officials over
the recent continuances granted by
the OPA to motorists who were &C
cused of travelling from New York
or other distant points to summer
places in the town, it is reported.
official protests have been lodged
with the QUA by the officials who
said the continuances create an in
justice to other motorists.
One of the cases, heard in Water
bury last week, is expected to come
up again at the hearings before
OPA Commissioner Walter w.
Smyth in the common pleas court
>-~-- this aftarun~n
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PAGE FOUR

Four children who had been liv-
ing with their mother in a garage
on Fairfax street have been placed
in temporary foster home by Miss
Catherine Burns, Supt. of Child
Walfare of the aWterbury Welfare
Department after neighbors had
complained of deplorable conditions
at the garage. The mother, Viola OBJ
erstead, AZ, appeared before Judge
Charles Summa in city court this
morning on charges of neglect of
minor children.
Miss Burns testified that when
she visited the garage on Saturday
night, she found four girls, ranging
In age from IA to in a double bed
there. She said that barrels, rub
bish and whiskey bottles streWn
about almost filled the garage, and
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CONGRESS GOES
HOME ANGRY
Continued from Page u

aimed at increasing farm income.
The subsidy victory was the major
presidential victory on the home
front. Prior to that the President
had obtained almost unanimous
congressional approval on all mat
ters involving international relations.
The reciprocal trade and lend
lease programs were Continued
almost unanimously. Despite an
avowed economy pledge, the Con-
gress appropriated approximately
Sis 1000 ,OOO 900, most of it for war
purposes.
The Congress used those appro-
priation measures, however, to strike
out at the administration on the
domestic political and economic
front.
1t cut the requests for the Office
of Price Administration and the
Office of War Information. 1t al
lowed only liquidations funds for
the National Youth Administration,
the Federal Crop Insurance pro-
gram and the National Resources
Planning Board headed by the
Presidents uncle, Frederic A.
Delano.
Another administration must
measure, increasing the statutory
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-09
BLITZ SCREECH OWLS

Schenectady, N. Y. - CUP - A
flock of screechc owls declared war
on Schenectady residents - and
came off second best. District
Game Protector Chester Griffith
killed one and scored two prob
ables and the others were driven
off by the gunfire. The war opened
when about 20 owls which lived
in trees near the site of a new
housing project attacked residents
of the section. The battle, fought
after dark, lasted three nights run
ming.
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4TH STAR FOR DAUGHTER

Troy, N. Y.-UP)-A fourth star
has been added to the service flag
hanging in the windo W of the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Richardr
Mccormick. Their 81 year old
daughter, Helen, has joined the
WACS, and her three brothers are
serving with the Armym overseas.
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SERVICES TAKE POLICEMEN

Los Angels, Cal.-UP)-Police-
men make good soldiers, according
to the Los Angeles Police Depart
ment. They have lost one-sixth Of
their personnel to the armed forces
and especially in the ranks of police
lieutenants and captains.
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Announced U. S. naval losses In
the Pacific:

(N These totals do not include
ships damaged since the Navy does
not announce such casualties. The
list does include the transport Nc
CaWley, the destroyer Strong ano
the cruiser Helena - announced U.
S. naval losses thus far in the cur
rent southwest Pacific campaign.
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Toll of Enemy Ships Now $40
u
Continued from Page u


(O Undoubtedly, many of the
vessels listed as damaged have been
damaged several times after being
repaired and returned to service
Some Of the non combatant losses
include river boats sunk by Ameri-
can air forces in the China Burma
India war theater Not included
in the list are barges and vessels
of smaller types. The list includes
Japanese naval losses suffered in
this weeks battle of Kula Gulf in
the mid-Solomons. The Kula losses
are based on Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's official announcement that
at least nine ships were sunk and
one damaged. On the basis Of the
Macarthur communique and dis
patches from the front it would ap-
pear four cruisers and five Destroy
ers were sunk and at least one de-
Stroyer damaged
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The Japanese current, which
tempers CALIFORNIA; climate, was
discovered by the Spaniards iii 1921
and was used by them to Speec
tI'ai~ oallarns to tho phiIinr>av,As.
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Wartime glass containers, sub
stituted for tin cans, are releasing
an estimated 100000 tons of steel
and tin for war purposes.
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Lieutenant r. B. Spear, of Wa
terbury, Conn.,, was among the
P-40 Warhawk pilots credited with
Victories IN the Sciacca raid
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Favourite wisecracks: "On the
beam" and Are you kiddin'?" Fav-
ourite song: I'm My Arms" Most
nauseating Sunday radio plug
Every fighting man should have
the Book of Strength contains
the Lords Prayer and the Creed
Not just an ordinary prayer-book
send a label and 10 cents"
Favourite scene: Evening mist
wreathing the pinnacle of the En-
pire State building Brightest
nite-show: The black-out through
a Londoner's eyes.
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The largest per capita consump-
ton of lumber in the country is in
California.