davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25
7 WAR COUNCIL
MEMBERS NAMED
Hickey, DeIaCOur, Maltbie
and Redick Among Cow
ernOr's SelecteeS
(NEA Telephoto)

Hartford, Conn, March Is -
CUP Governor Baldwin today
named seven members of the Con-
necticut War Council to act as a
civilian protection committee for
the state.
The committee, which will be the
governing body of the State War
Council, is headed by War Admin
istrator Wesley A. Sturges. Other
members are:
State Police Commissioner Ed
ward j. Hickey: Adjutant General
Reginald B. Delacour; Allerton F..
Brooks, New Haven; Chief Justice
William M. Maltbie; Sidney A.
Johnson, Bridgeport; DR.. George M.
Smith, Pine Orchard; and Secretary
of State Mrs. Frances B. Redick.
Chairmen were named for various
civilian protection committees, in
Guiding: Protection for the blind,
Miss Helen Keller, Westport: black
out and dimout, w. D. German,
Hartford; air raid alarm systems,
John H. Lampe, Storrs; protection
of crippled and invalid persons: DR..
Louis Spektor, State Health Depart
ment; communications. Allerton F..
Brooks; excavations. Thomas W..
Russell. Hartford; fire protection,
State Police Commissioner Hickey;
recruiting and training, Sidney A..
johnson, Bridgeport; water pro
lection, Warren j. Scott, State
Health Department; and chemical
warfare and gas, DR.. George M.
Smith, Pine Orchard.
Members OF the associate COM
mittees were selected to advise and
cooperate with the civil protection
committee and are:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25

majority. The hrSt vote was us Tor
and the second 179 for, or two shy Of
the required number.
When the roll call was started,
representatives were rounded up
from the lunch room and Offices for
a full show of strength of support
ers. The floor of the House was
cleared. Senators, who trooped In as
spectators, were Shunted into the
galleries and the House doors were
barred.
Rep. e. o. Smith. r., Mansfield,
leading the opposition debate, at
tackled the record of Mackenzie, who
served nine-months Jail term after
pleading guilty to a charge Of cor
rupt legislative lobbying during the
1885 and 1887 sessions, in behalf Of
the City Of Waterbury.
Mackenzie, former state prohibit
ton director, labor commissioner
and ally of the late Republican boss
]. Henry Roraback, was assailed by
Smith as political termite," who
has never offered any retribution
to the taxpayers Of Waterbury"
Mackenzie was accused by a spe-
cial grand jury investigating NUM-
cipal corruption in Waterbury, Of
sharing in nearly $4,000 paid by
the city for legislative influence with
committees in behalf Of city bills.
Part of this money, according tt
the grand jury, was kicked back tt
other city officials.
Smith scoffed at reports that Mac
kenzie "had paid his debt to society
by serving the Jail term, and de-
clared "how could he ever pay fol
the harm he has done. ?"
The restoration Of rights, said
Smith, was obviously not a case oil
economic relief. If it Is, -tenths
of lis are in need of relief. Macken-
zie hung up his hat in the pharmacy
commission and in the crows nest
(of legislature). What was the posi-
ton he represented? AS leader he
was able to hand out rewards and
punishment, to deliver the goods and
collect, doing all he could to bring
into .discredit the General Assem-
bly, of Connecticut. We still play
with fire If we recognize control OF
(Continued on Page y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25
Auto Crashes Fence,
Cyril White Injured
Brother, Clifford, Escapes Uninjured as Car Turns
Turtle on Cheshire Road; Raymond Lynch Hurt
in Middlebury Accident

Two persons escaped serious In
jury when the car in which they
were riding struck highway fence
and tree and turned turtle early
this morning on the Cheshire road
near the Waterbury line, police, re-
ported today.
The car was driven by Cyril
White. of Cheshire, who was treat
ed for minor injuries at the office
Of Cheshire physician following
the crash, according to the police
report. His brother, Clifford, riding
with him, escaped uninjured. g.
Motor Patrolmen John Deeley and
Anthony Mole. who investigated, re-
ported that the car. ran along q
shoulder of the road for approXi-
mately one hundred feet, struck q
highway fence and knocked over a
pole. It continued for another 81
feet. hit tree and turned over on
its top. The car was completely de-
molished. White was picked up by
passing truck driver and taken to
the Office of DR.. Oxnard in Cheshire,
where he was treated for a lacera-
ton of the dead and a wrenched
neck.
Captain William Duggan Of the
motor patrol said investigation of
the accident, which occurred shortly
after o'clock this morning, Is be-
ing continued.
In another accident reported this
morning. Raymond Lynch, 1906
East Main street, was taken to Wa
terbury hospital after his car side
swiped rocky ledge and struck a
highway sign at Four Corners, in
Middlebury, shattering glass in the
windshield. Hospital authorities
said Lynch was uninjured. Middle
bury police are investigating the &C
Cidaft
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25
COOLIDGE WIDOW
RECOVERING SLOWLY

Northampton, Mass, March 25-
(UPl--Mrs. Grace Goodhue Coolidge
widow OF President Calvin Coolidge,
was reported recovering satisfact-
orily today from severe cold that
enforced her disqualification Tues
day.
The cold prevented her scheduled
meeting with Mrs. Franklin d.
Roosevelt, who spent yesterday re-
viewing the training schools for
WAVES at Smith and Mount Hoi-
yoke Colleges.
Mrs. Roosevelt's day was so full
she was unable TO visit the hospital
prior 10 her continuation Of q ma
tion-wide tour that will take her
as far west.as Seattle, Wash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25
ROMMEL SPLITS
AWMORED UNITS
INTO 4 FORCES
Allied Columns Crowd Him
Toward Sea in Bloody
African War
AMERICANS WIN FIRST
ROUND WITH GERMANS
Uncle Sans Men COnsOli.
date Positions Six Miles
From Maknassy
ny VIRGIL PTNKLEY

united Press Staff COrrespOndentD
Allied Headquarters, North
Africa, March Is. - (UP) -
The hardest fighting Of the
North African war is raging
in the bloody breach that the
British Eighth Army has
driven in the Mareth Line,
and front reports indicated
today that Marshal Erwin
Rommel had been forced to
spirit his arrnored forces into four
units to oppose Allied columns
crowding him toward the sea.
The roar Of big guns and the
crash Of bombs from an about
Allied aerial attack were heard along
the northern end Of the Mareth
Line where the Germans were fight
ing desperately to stave off q Brit
ish break through.
Meanwhile, today's Allied COM
munique reported that American
patrols In South Central Tunisia
carried out extensive operations and
frightened the ring that is pushing
the Afrika Korps eastward toward
Gabes and Sfax.
Local gains in the MaknaSsy area
enabled the Americans to push six
miles east of the town and consoli.
date positions there. The advance
carried the u. s. troops to within
less than Is miles of the vital north
south coastal road along which
Rommel must bring supplies for his
Mareth Line forces.
Is Tanks Burned Out
United Press Correspondent @. r.
Cunningham, with the American
First Division In the field, reported
that the southern column Of the
American forces had won the f1rst
round In their clash with the vet
eran German arinored units. Stand
ing on high ground in the FL Guet-
tar region, Cunningham said he
counted IS burned out German
tanks yesterday. They were knocked
out in Tuesdays fighting and yes
terday the Germans saved their
armor and sent only infantry to
probe the U. s. lines. The jab was
repulsed without loss to the Amer
leans. "
It appeared that Rommel. once an
advocate Of massing strength at one
point and hitting hard from there.
had been forced to divide his armor
into four parts. One is grouped
around the Maknassy road. the
Guettar region and consists Of be-
second Is concentrated IN the FL
(ContinlIed on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25
REDS CAPTURE
I MORE TOWNS
Germans Fear SOviets
Planning New Drive to
Recapture KharkOv
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Moscow, March 25.-(UP)-The
Red Army reported today that a
week-long German offensive against
the upper Donets Line had failed to
carry across the river, and the So
Wet positions are intact everywhere
on broad arc east Of Kharkov.
Several days Of yStorming the
upper reaches Of the Donets have
not brought the enemy any results
except piles of corpses littering the
right bank" the official army organ
Red Star said. PThe Soviet de-
lenses have not bene broken at a
single point"
The Germans their strength
Slapped by enormous losses and
stubborn Russian resistance, have
reduced the scale Of their attacks
along the Donets to relatively feeble
thrustS, front dispatches said.
Nevertheless they were reported
still moving up fresh armored
forces, apparently not having given
up hope of forcing the Donets de-
SplC6 tklC 4dCb tkAesb biACy 4A60 0SSAA
brought to q standstill from the
Belgorod area of the river to the
Chuguev region above and below
Kharkov.
To the north Soviet forces adj
vancing toward Smolensk began
penetrating one Of the worlds most
heavily fortified zones, several miles
deep in difficult terrain densely
forested and dotted by numerous
swainps and lakes.
1.-The battle Is raging necessarily
day and night in the enemy defense
belt" q Pravda dispatch said. "The
Germans are clinging desperately to
every line, but our units are me-
thodically crumbling the enemy
defenses."
Front reports said the Germans
were being driven from town after
town In hand-to-hand fighting.
British military observers In Lon
don said indications were increas-
ing that the Russians already mass
Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25
GERMAN SUB YARD
AT .VECESACK HIT
American BOmbers Cripple
Axis Site; Rennes Rail.
way in France SheIled
BY WALTER CRoNKrTE

UNITED Press STAN Correspondent
American Bomber Command
Headquarters, somewhere in Eng
land, March 25.-(UP)-Brig. Gen.
Newton Longfellow, chief Of the
Eighth Air Force bomber command.
reported today that the Flying For
tress attack on the RenneS railway
hub In France last March 8 prob
ably was the most devastating raid
of this kind conducted In this war;"
The results Of the attack on Rem.
mes, control point Of Naz communi-
cations on the Breton Peninsula,
probably will endure for many
months" Longfellow said in O gen.
eral order to combat and ground
crews sketching the American
bombing campaign this winter.
He also said that the American
heavy bomber raid last week on
Vegesack crippled that German SUBJ
marine yard for o considerable
length Of time.
EchoinE and celebrating the state
ment yesterday by Maj. Gen. Ira
o. Eaker, chief Of the, American
AIT 9OSCCc AZ DsAD@ssb
said:
sOur forces are being rapidly In
creased. In the near future we
hone TO have sufficient forces to
make comparable raids In the day
light hours to those now being made
by the Royal Air Force during the
hours Of darkness:
s'Yol are completing what ] be-
Iieye 70 be the most difacult Phase
Of the war. The hardest part may
stili be ahead, but It viii be shared
~ many Others"
Between NOV. I and March 20,
IonRfellow revealed. Flying For
6aeseg and LibeEatorg made Is high
afsde raids, dropping more than
Loco tons Of bombs On enemy tar
gets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25
Federal Agency Engaged
In Unhappy Shenanigans

Macdonald said Secretary Of
Agriculture Claude A. Wickard
failed to heed his wire yesterday.
requesting release of 5000 900 pounds
of surplus" stocks for military and
civilian use. He said there was only
a general pronunciamento" from
washington that the food was to
be removed from Massachusetts.
1.-THE issue will not be settled by
taking out OF Massachusetts, what
has been uncovered here" he said.
"and hurrying it of to some other
place of concealment.
"If the Department of Agricul-
ture will not listen and will not
act, We are confident that we can
turn to Congress and get immediate
action, II that is necessary, to re-
store reason and sense TO food dis
tribution. We will not support a
federal black MARKET"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25
TWO ARMY PILOTS
KILLED IN CRASHES

Boston, March rs - (U.P) Two
U. A. Army pilots killed in two New
England airplane accidents yester-
day were identified today as Flight
Oficer Oscar C. Kline of Barring
ton, N. j.. and Lieutenant Allan j.
Bamberger, Is, of Long Beach, N. Y.
Kline died when his plane crash
ed in flames about 20 miles south
east of Providence, r. l., while
Bamberger was killed when struck
by a propeller at Grenier Field,
Manchester, N. H.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25
Prime Minister Chills
Optimists Who Foresee
Invasion Before Easter
House Votes To
Restore Rights To
Harry Mackenzie

Republican controlled House.
ignoring the threat Of Veto today voted 19l to As to
E. Mackenzie Bethel influential
Jail
n Waterbury municipal scandal Of 1888.
third after the bill debated for
more hana an hOurIt shOwe
Previously standing bill failed receive twOthlrds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25

CONTINUED on Page y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25

CONTINUED on Page -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25

CONTINUED on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25

Eun weather Report rage .,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25

Continued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-25

Continued on Page ~
Evening star., 1943-03-01
Lions Weak Defense
Has Goa|ie Gauthier
Ready 10 Quit
Overtime Scores Made
By Hershey Disgust
DC. Clubs Player

The management of the Wash
fngton Lions has been threatening
to fine or suspend without pay sew
eral players who haven't been giving
the old college try, but now it de-
velops the management is pleading
with the boys to hang around until
the season is finished.
Only seven games remain on the
Lions schedule and it's probably
Just as well, for last night as they
were in the midst of absorbing an
Ill walloping from the Hershey
Bears in an American Hockey
League game Goalie Paul Gauthier
of Washington tossed his stick away
IN disgust, skated to the bench and
threatened to quit.
Handicapped by the leagues worst
defense. Gauthier finally was per-
euaded to continue play after three
Harshey goals had whizzed by him
In an overtime period. He returned,
but the Bears may not have been
aware of it, for they collected two
more goals.
Twice the Lions saw two-goal
leads evaporate before the regular
session ended at 6-6. Hershey,
which hopes to stage its champion
ship playoff games at Uline Arena,
quickly registered three goals in
overtime and it was at that juncture
that Gauthier was willing to con-
eede
Bob Oracle led Washington's at
tack with three goals, while Peggy
ONeil. Harry Frost and John
6orrell scored two each for the
Bears
Evening star., 1943-03-01
Kansas Aims for Clean
Record in Conference
~ the Associated Press.

KANAS CITY, March 1.-The
Kansas University basket ball team
is ready to shoot at goal that has
been hit only twice in Big Six his
tory: Go through a season without
losing a conference game.
In 1929, the first year the Big Six
operated, Oklahoma swept to 10 vic
tories, and in 1886 great Kansas
club also came through without
smirch. Every other championship
club has lost from one to three
conference games.
Kansas, which clinched the title
last week with its 1876 victory over
Oklahoma, has another record to
gun for. 1t has scored 485 points
a game while holding conference op-
position to 3l1. That subtracts down
to give Kansas a margin of victory
of ia points a game. The best any
other Big Six team has done was
the 1874 margin registered by the
aforementioned 1886 Kansas club.
Evening star., 1943-03-01
Detroit 10 Maintain
Hockey Lead, Coach
Adams Predicts
On Top After Drubbing
Rongers Twice; Wings
Fuce Fast Bruins
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Detroit now is out in front in the
National Hockey League race and
intends to stay there.
That is the prediction of Coach
Jack Adams. The forecast came so
readily to Adams mind he didn't
even pause in the preparations he
was making to ship Eddie Wares
home for repairs while the remain
der of the Detroiters went on to
Boston.
Il have thought all along that we
had the best club in the league and
now the standings bear me out"
chirped the coach after his sextet
polished off the New York Rangers,
5 to l, in brawling fray.
The two points, plus the same
number picked up in the Red Wings
7-to-1 conquest of the Rangers Sat-
urday night, lifted the club three
points ahead of the erstwhile lead
ing Boston Bruins.
Boston was held to 4-to-4 tie by
Chicago in its only start of the week
end. The Hawks and Toronto now
are in a third-place deadlock, the
Leafs gaining that position by down.
ing Montreal, to 2, Sunday after
bowling to the Chicagoans, 4 to /,
Saturday.
Before going to Boston for Tues
days encounter, Adams said that
Joe Fisher of the Indianapolis Caps
of the American League would be
called up, but that Wares would be
in the lineup Saturday night when
Chicago invades the Motor City,
Evening star., 1943-03-01
Hart Packs 25-Pound
Edge Over Brooks
In Bout Tonight
10-Round Contest Seen
As Battle Of Weight
Against SIugging

If size can do it, AL Hart will whip
Lou Brooks in their 10-round argu-
ment tonight at Turner's Arena.
But if a good, stiff belt in the worries
is the key to victory mark it up to
Brooks account.
Hart, scaling 2l5, will outweigh
his opponent by some Is pounds,
enough to wear down and ultimately
beat Brooks over the 10-round dis
tance. In the four years since his
last appearance here the big colored
soldier has acquired bright veneer
Of experience, working smoother,
picking up new tricks here and
there and pacing himself better. But
four years ago Hart was a pusher
not a puncher, and if he wins 1t will
be the elephantine lunge behind his
gloves, not the snap of his punches,
that carries the night.
Brooks is born puncher and no
slouch in the brains department. If
he is careful not to let Hart tie
him up in clinches and wear him
down by leaning on him, if he can
get to AIS mid-section with his
tummy- guns he'll win. Hart no.
toriously was weak downstairs. an
other item that doesn't improve with
age or experience. Hart takes lot
of punishment, but not in the stom-
ach.
Hart's record while away from
Washington is good recommended
ton for promotion on the ranking
ladder, his victims including Buddy
Moore, Teddy Whit. Eddie Blunt,
Earl Lowman and Freddie Ficuccia.
Brooks hoped into the spotlight by
hanging one on Tony Music soon
after the latter upset Lee Savold.
The supporting card includes Dutsy
Brown VS.. Charley Bennett, John
Garner VS.. Buddy Thomas, and Joe
Sole vs. Oakie Greer, all six-round-
erS
Evening star., 1943-03-01
WeightY Debates Carded
For Mai Show al UIine's

One of those at walks, talks and
stands on its feet" cards has been
arranged for the faithful tonight
at Uline Arena where the Liberty
A, c. will present its second wres-
ting show of the modern series
Frank Leavitt, alias Man Noun
tain Dean, headlines the program
in match with Tony Milano, ad-
vertised as husky and colorful
Italian. But the big eyeful, literal
ly, will be Martin It's True Levy,
a 600-pounder who couldn't wrestle
his way out of a maypole dance.
His partner is Chief Chewaki.
Pat Fraley and Bob Stewart, the
reformed Golden Terror, will manu-
facture the closest resemblance to
a wrestling match with the winner
to get crack at Ed Lewis, or vice
versa, in the near future.
Evening star., 1943-03-01
Bears Eye National Meet
After 36th Win in Row

Washington Bears, colored pro
basketers, are considering a bid to
the national professional court tour
nament to be held in Chicago from
March IA to II. If they accept. the
Bears will compete in a field that
includes three other prominent
colored quints. the Harlem Globe
Trotters, the New York Renaissance
and the Chicago Studebakers.
The invitation to the $4,000 prize
money event came after the Bears
won their 36th straight game yes
terday, 40-24 victory over the
Harrisburg (Pa.) Senators.
1t was romp from the start for
the Bears, with Ben Goldfaddens
foul shot the only point scored by
the Senators for the first Ia minutes.
The Bears were ahead, BOIL, at the
half. Scoring honors for the win
ners were divided between Pop Gates
and Dolly King.
Evening star., 1943-03-01
Petworth May Be 0usted
BY Mailman in PIaYoff

Out in front Of the field and
breezing as result Of yesterdays
37-34 victory over Eleventh Street
Buffet, Naiman Photographers hope
to reduce the number of teams
competing for the Heurich Basket
Ball League championship by one
tomorrow night when they tackle
the Petworth Citizens Association
tossers at Heurich gym.
Johnny Poston's shutter-snappers
defeated Petworth in their first ap-
pearance in the title playoff and
are confident of making it two In
a row, which automatically would
eliminate the civic organiza ton.
Berry took top scoring honors for
Naiman yesterday, ringing up II
points as his mates snapped the
foes nine-game winning streak.
Evening star., 1943-03-01
Wormerdom Disguised Despite
Receipt of Sullivan Award
Twice Clears Bor at World Record Height
Only to Hit 1t With Chest in Falling

A. A. U. indoor mark to Is feet 81
inches he attempted to clear the
world record height and twice
zoomed over the cross bar with space
to spare only to brush it off with his
chest on the way down.
Warmerdam said he would aim at
the new height in his two remaining
indoor meets-the San Francisco
Olympic Club carnival March. II and
the Chicago relays March 20-and
has made no plans for an outdoor
season.
Because he is teacher he is IA
in the draft, but wouldn't be sur
prised If he were called up in June.
Il am interested in the Hamilton
Navy program" he added, and may
try to be accepted in that branch. !"
He is 81 and is feet tall, although
weighing only 1856 pounds.
Warmerdam's vaulting Saturday
night all but stole the spotlight from
the mile victory turned in by Frank
Dixon, Sd, New York University
freshman
Run Fast First Half.
After trailing Defending Cham
plon Gil Dodds of Boston through
one Of the fastest half miles of
major mile racing, Dixon spurted on
the final lap to reach the tape in
4:09.6. The first half, with Dodds
out in front, was clocked in zoos.
The young Negroes victory helped
his school to end the 11-year reign
of the New York A. c. as the club
champion by single point, ~ to 26.
Greg Rice kept up his own per-
sonal string of triumphs, however,
by retaining the 3-mile champion
ship. 1t brought to go the number
of races Rice has won since his last
defeat.