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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
BY UNITED PRESS

Russian troops launch a new offensive in White Russia; break through strong German defenses between SmOlensk and GOmel and seize 180 places; a Stockholm dispatch reports Russian capture of GOmel.
 In Italy; the British 9th Army breaks through the forward sec- ton of the German winter line" above the SangrO River on the Adriatic side of the Italian front.
 Mosquito bOmbers raid Berlin again night of Nov. "A.
 Secretary of War Henry L. StimsOn reports that the Japan csc Navy lost 55S planes and "A naval and merchant craft in the South and Southwest Pacific since Nov. 1.
 Chinese troops encircIe Japan esee troops near Changteh, North Human Province.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
NEW TRUCKING co.
 ORGANIZED HERE

Irving Lieber. Della Morcey and Lucille A. La Selva, all of this city are listed as incorporators of the Lieber Trucking Company. a new firm organized here with authorized capital of $25,000, according to papers filed at the office of the secretary of state.
 Business is to be commenced with $500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
YOUNG PEOPLES
 GROUPS MEETING
WOIcOtt Fellowship Mem- bers to Be Entertained
 Sunday Evening
PROSPECT Rudella c. Driscoll. COFRe- spOndent- -TelephOne S-O921

Prospect, Nov. 25.-St. Anthony.s church. Pastor, Rev. John F. Me- Teague. Mass will be celebrated at goo and 10:30 o'clock. Sunday school after the g o'clock Mass. Mass will be celebrated in Bethany at 9:S0 o'clock.
 Congregational church. Pastor, Rev. Daryl E. Williams. Sunday school, 10 o'clock in Chapel school house. Sunday service II o'clock. Rev. MT. Williams sermon topic will be Our Need''. At the close of the Sunday worship service, a conducted tour of the new church building will be held.
 The Young Peoples Fellowship will entertain the Wolcott Congre- gational Fellowship, Sunday even- ing in chapel schoolhouse at 7:30 o'clock. Miss Barbara Stills will be in charge of the devotional service. Boardman Katham will lead the discussion group, his subject being World of Brotherhood" Carlton Bird and Robert Spellman will ar range the program of entertain ment and refreshments.
 MT. and Mrs. William Vining, Cook road, had as their holiday guests, MT. and Mrs. Herbert Barnes, MT. and Mrs. Stuart Barnes and son, Gene of Unionville, and Fred Montagnon of Waterbury.
 Miss Eleanor Stronk of Bethany spent Thanksgiving Day, with MT. and Mrs. Daniel B. Connor of New Haven road.
 MT. and Mrs. Adrian Vining of SimSbury have returned home, af- ter spending several weeks as the guest of MT. and Mrs. William Vim ing, Cook road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
WATERVTLLE SECTION
 AIDS SALVAGE DRIVE

Forty-three streets in the Water vile section of the city will be can- vassed for salvage scrap paper starting at 10 a. m. this morning. All residents have been urged to place the bundles of paper out on the street in front of their homes. The bundles should be securely tied.
 This will constitutes the last in the current series of scrap paper drives whereby the entire city has been canvaSSed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
TIN COLLECTION
 IN BEACON FALLS

The streets of Beacon Falls will be canvassed Monday by town trucks to pick up donations of tin cans. All residents are asked to place their accumulations on the walks or in front yards early Mondas morn ing so that the pickup may be be carried out with the minimum delay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
Neus Of Connecticut

Hartford, Conn, Nov. - (UP)- Receipts of $10,938 and expenditures of $10,901 were filed in the Secre- tary of States Office today by the Clare Boothe Luce for Congress committee.
 Receipts included donations of 5000 from William s. Wilson; and 5000 from E. Gaynor Brennan, John H. Fry and John G. Stevens. Expenditures were mostly for adver- Using.
 Campaign expenditures of $3,825, including $2O0 for telephone and 5000 donatoin to the Democratic State Central committee, were filed by Robert A. Hurley, West Hartford, unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor. The only expenses of Jasper McLevy Socialist Guberna- torail candidate, were $225 given to the Socialist State Party.
 Democratic Congressional candi- dates James P. Geelan, 3rd District, and Peter B. Higgins, 4th District, both listed $750 contributions from the the Political Action committee.
 New Britain, Con-, Nov. 25.-CUP) Union and company officials of the Fafnir Bearing Co. today agreed to submit statements to labor concilia- tors in an effort to end five day walkout of 83 men in the grinding department.
 CIO-AUW union officials said they were urging strikers to go back to working pending settlement of a dis pute over seniority and "guaran- teed labor rates" while company spokesmen said mo demands would be discussed until after the work stopage ceased"
 Bridgeport, Conn, Nov. 25.-(UP) Production at the Bridgeport Cy- finder Head Plant of the United States Aluminium company was back to normal today after showdown and final cessation of operation Thursday night, Personnel Director Anthony E. Feil said.
 United Steel Workers Local 324 officials denied there had been a strike, but said that disagreement over prices of new types of work slows operations along the line"
 Fei said further processing of the grievances through regular proce- dure will be carried on now that regular production has been re- stored"
 New Haven, Conn, Nov 25-(UP) Funeral services will be held Mon- day for John Lee GilSon, 66, re- gently reelected judge of the New Haven district probate court, who died Friday.
 A Republican he held office since 1913, and in recent elections had been endorsed by Democrats
 He was native of New Haven, and attended Yale University and was president of the class of 1902 at Yale Law school. He was first appointed clerk of the probate court in 1907. A member of the New Haven Grays and the Governors Foot Guard, he was former presi- dent of the Union League Club. president of the New Haven Colony Historical Association and Mory's Association, director of the Second National Bank and corporator of the Connecticut Savings Bank.
 He leaves his wife, daughter, two brothers and a sister.
 New Haven. Conn, Nov. 25-(UP) James A. Hamilton, director of New Haven hospital, will leave Sum- day for Lima. Peru, where he will address the Second Regional Insti- tute for Hospital Administrators.
 Hamilton is second vice-president of the Inter-American Hospital AS- sociation, the only officer from the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
HISTORIAN DIES

Boston, Nov. 25 = (U.P) - Philip Aainsworth Means, 52, of Pomfret, Conn, historian and archeologist who was widely-known for his studies of early Latin American civ- ilization, died at a hospital here yes- terday.
 A native of Boston, he was the son of Dr. James Means, a pioneer in aviation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
MEETING ARRANGED
 IN NAACP CHARTER

Dr. James M. Lee, president of the Waterbury Chapter of the National Association for Advancement of Colored People will preside at the regular meeting of the association to be held at the Pearl Street Neighborshood House, Monday, Nov. 27, at 8:30 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
LEGION ARRANCES
 SPECIAL MEETING
Members of Casper Davis Post to Hold Joint Ses-
 sion With Auxiliary
WATERVILLE Correspondents Phone-3-651l

Waterville, Nov. 25.-A special meeting of the Casper Davis Post auxiliary will be held Monday even ing at g o'clock at the club rooms. They will meet with members of the post.
 Albert E. Sheldon, Jr., 20, son of MT. and Mrs. Albert E. Sheldon of 288 Dwight street has been appoint ed flight officer and given his pilots wing at the Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Texas. A graduate of Crosby high school, he was a fresh- man at Butler University, Indian apoliS. Ind, before entering the ser- vice in May of 1943. He trained at Jefferson Barracks, Mo, Indian apolis, San Antonio, Texas, Ben ham, Texas, Perran, Texas and Eagle Pass, Texas.
 Pvt. Paul Dubay stationed in Ohio is spending a 10-day furlough with his wife and daughter Elaine at their home on Sheffield terrace. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Wil- liam Dubay of 55 Downes street.
 Church Services
 Following are the church services for tomorrow:
 Grace Methodist church: Sunday school at 9:45; Morning Service at II o'clock. Evening service at ? o'clock.
 Gospel Hall: Breaking of Bread 10:30 a. m.; Sunday school at 6:30 D. m. and Evening Gospel meeting at 7:30.
 Waterville Union church: Sunday school at II o'clock. Morning Wor- ship Service at 10 a. m. Evening Evangelistic meeting at i:30.
 Donald Dubay, son of MT. and Mrs. William Duhay, who was wounded in action in France on August 18th, is getting along nice- ly and expects to be back in the states in the near future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
YOUNGSTER RECOVERS
 PIG REPORTED LOST

Raymond LubeSky, 1S-year-old Jersey street resident, yesterday re- covered his lost 17-pound pig. a Thanksgiving gift, with the aid of his honorably dischargedWAG, a German Shepherd. The youth re- ported his loss to police, but shortly after found the new pet eating ap- pies in an orchard near his home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
SCOVILL COMPANY
 POSTS DIVIDEND

A 5O-cent dividend on common stock payable Dec. 2, has been declared by directors of the Scovill Mfg. Co., meeting yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
Hospital Bulletins

Michael GiIIis, s, Is Fourth street, was reported in fair con- ditiOn this morning at St. Mary's hospital where he was taken by PatrOImen Tom Grady and John Mcdonald in the police ambu- lance last night after being found lying in . backyard near Duggan school with 3 possible skull frae- ture. Detective Sgt. Anthony Mariana and Detective. Raymond Grady are investigating.
 Leon Singleton, cS Transit St, was treated at Waterbury hos- pitaI last night after his car ran into a pole near 521 Chase Park way. He told authorities that his machine sIKidded on the pavement which snow flurries had made slippery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
SAVES HIS RECORD

Boston, (UPl-Western Union does not handle birthday telegrams during wartime. but a Lexington, Mo, publisher who has been send
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

ing . brother newspaperman in Boston 8 birthday telegram for 25 years got around it like this: Let ter follows. Western Union does not accept congratulatory telegrans;"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

 Sunday; Church school at 10 a. m.; Morning service at II a. m: 'Homesick" will be the subject Of the sermon by the Rev. Fred Wil- cock. The New Haven district at 20 p. m. The meeting of the Youth Fellowship will be omitted.
 Monday; Brownie Pack and Girl Scout troop will Lseet at SIS D. m. Tuesday; Brownie Pack will meet at 3:15 p. m: troop {. Boy Scouts at 7:30 p. m.
 Wednesday; The w. s. c. s. will meet at 10 a. m. for l all day sew ing meeting. The Twenty Plus Club will meet at p. m. pr. c. H. Neus- wanger will be the speaker.
 Thursday; Senior choir rehearsal at 8 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
Staff Sergeant

After an absence of four years, Staff Sergeant William J. O'Leary, son of MT. and Mrs. Cornelius OLeary of 31 Water street, was expected to arrive home today from the Central Pacific war area. He has been stationed with the U. s. regular army in Hawaii. having enlisted year before U. s. entered the war. He was at Pearl HarbOr when the JaPs made their memorable, but de- structive visit.
 Sergeant O'Leary is graduate of St. Mary'S, CrOsby's High School and Perry's Business school. He specialized in radio work following his enlistment and short stay at Fort SlOcum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

MESSENGER WANTED at Demo- crat Office. A position is open as messenger at the Democrat Office. Hours between 8 and o'clock. Ap- ply in person or phone 4-212l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

COngregationaI Church
 The Young Peoples and junior department of the church school will meet at 9;45 a. m., the primary de- partment at 10 a. nn., Service of Worship at II a. m. A nursery school will be conducted in the church house during the II o'clock service. At 2:3O p. m. there will be a mem- orial service for Lieu Frank Reich enbach, U. s. N. R., who was killed in action November 6. Members of hte Pilgrim Fellowship will be guests at the meeting of the Pilgrim Fel- louship of the Union Congregations al church in Oakville at ' D. m.
 Monday. Meeting of troop 3, Sen- for Girl Scouts: troop 8, Girl Scouts will meet at 3:30 p. m.; Sea Scouts at 7:30 p. m.
 Tuesday; Members of the Ladies' Auxiliary will go to the Red Cross rooms in Christ church parish house to make surgical dressings. The rooms are open from 1 until 5 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

m. to receive the reports of the cans vassers. The Young Peoples Serv+ ice League will meet at 7:30 p. m.
 Monday = The Parish Council will meet at 8 p m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25
KeeD Mileage Ration Record

Keep Mileage Ration hecOru
 The Watertown War Price and Rationing Board Of1ce urges all drivers to keep the mileage ration record which was issued with the new "A" gasoline ration books. This mileage ration record must be pre- sented when application for supple mental gasoline is made.
 Church News
 st. Johns R. c. Church
 Sunday-Masses will be at ', S:15 and low Mass at 10 a. m. Mass Tn Bethlehem at Il a. m. Sunday IS Communion Sunday for the high school students and public school children. At 7:30 p. m., there will be Rosary, Litany of the Blessed Vir- gin and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
 Monday = The c. Y. O. will meet in the church for instruction at 2 p. m, and later will hold the social meeting at the Community building. Thursday Confessions will be heard from to and from to g D. m., in preparation for the First Friday.
 Friday - The First Friday, Masses will be at and a. m. At 7.50 p. m. there will be devotions in honor of the Sacred Heart.
 Christ Episcopal Church
 Sunday = The Sunday next be- fore Advent: Holy Communion at 8 a. m.; Church school at 9:45 q. m.; Morning Prayer and Sermon at II a m. The committee in charge of the Every Member Canvass will be at the Guild room from 2 until p.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

Miss Eleanor Stronk of Bethany spent Thanksgiving Day, with MT. and Mrs. Daniel B. Connor of New Haven road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 25-(UP)
 James A. Hamilton, director of New Haven hospital, will leave Sum- day for Lima. Peru, where he will address the Second Regional Insti- ute for Hospital Administrators.
 Hamilton is second vice-president of the Inter-American Hospital AS- sociation. the only officer from the United States.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-28
Sports Roundup

stockholm-AP-s track runners-Gunder
other today for
the first They in the 1900 meters
which Anderson holds the world record OF s4 compared 70
IIaeggs best OF 345S will be Haeggs second race OF he
y. YAP-Eis 81 old New Yorker, after
his third consecutive national seniors golf championship today The
S55 yesterday lead the field
Paul Hyde Of Buffalo second with Si4o7
Lakes IlAPA rally good for three
baseball streak yesterday the
Saoa major league payersbeaing the Chicago Cubs
their 2lst consecutive victory 80 win
APJohnny Lujack who had busy ath
eeis going from
Luack, premdshipmens school
letters football basketball and base
balthe first letter Nore Dame in 20
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-28
Volcano Victim May
be Missing Brother

Ann Arbor. June Is Although
no official confirmation has been
made, Roy J. Purchase, 1919 Grang-
er Ave, believes that the missing
soldier in the eruption OF Mount
Cleveland in the eastern Aleutian
area 10 his brother, sgt. Fred W.
Purchase, IS, who was reported
missing in the Alaskan area Thurs
day by the War Department.
Sgt. Purchase had previously
written that he was stationed about
a mile from a smoking volcano.
The man lost in the first hour OF
the eruption on Chu ginadak Island
had apparently advanced too far
in the danger area and was knock
ed unconscious or was killed by
falling rock. The body of the miss
ing man was found covered with
lava which had poured down the
mountain for three miles.
A resident OF Ann Arbor for FIVE
years before entering the service.
Sgt. Purchase was employed by
the Hoover Ball and Bearing Co.
at the time OF his enlistment two
years ago.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-28
tBy Associated Press)

Baseball goes after It's third
100000 war relief goal tonight.
Across the board in all four west
ern parks OF the National League,
gate receipts go directly into war
funds The situation will be re
yersed in the eastern parks OF the
National on July IS and the Ameri-
can League will stage its eight
game program on scattered dates
beginning July I.
Baseball has raised an estimated
t2,130,000 for the war EFFORT in
GLIDING relief games by each club
in the majors in 1912 and 1943, two
all-star tits and portions OF two
World Series gates. Once again
the slogan for the relief games Is
Hit the 100000 Mark.
ST. Louis has a double feature
in the playotf OF the suspended"
game OF May IS IN addition to the
regular tilt with the Phillies. Fred
dy Fitzsinmons' club held 81
lead In the seventh inning when
the contest was called 10 allow the
Phils to catch a train.
The incident touched OF a storm
OF protest in St Louis where Il
was alleged the fans had not been
forewarned by the Cardinal man
agement OF any deadline.
Max Lanuer's win streak was un-
broken and the Suspension" OF
play for a month enabled the Red
bird ace TO make II six in a row
before losing although he had been
belted of the hill and apparently
beaten by the Pills. Rred Schmidt
and Charley Schanz. who were
pitching when the game was call
ed, will go back to work tonight
along with the sams lineups.
Cincinnati has a twilight-night
doubleheader with Boston as its
war relief attraction. Chicago has
day double with Brooklyn and
Pitts burgh single night game
with the New York Giants.
The New York Yankees enter
tain the league-leadiug St Louis
Browns in an important series with
Don Savage out OF action due to an
injury but Tucker Stainback re
porting as available for outfield du-
ty after a months absence. Second
place Chicago opens against the
Boston Red Sox in another first d.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-28
sToRk BEsTs DRIVER

Detroit, June 2S--AP-Joe He'll
stern, cab driver. drew up at High
land Park General Hospital a poor
second in race with the stork
The mother. Mrs. Clara Lawrence,
and her baby girl were doing fine
but Hellstern tainted dead away.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-28
VILLAGE TEAM WINS

The Willow Village softball team
defeated Department 9s1 by a score
OF two TO one with the superb pitch
ing by c. Hall Of the Village team.
This puts Willow Village at the
head OF the Local so baseball
League.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-28
Local Will Play Motor
City Black Sox Sunday

After suffering a I to 3 defeat at
the hands OF the Motor City Black
Sox. the Willow Run Local 50 base
ball team will again challenge this
colored team this coming Sunday.
The game will he played at Recrea-
ton Park at 400.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-28
Municipal Court

Two persons were fined $l2 each
on charges OF excessive speeding
when arratgned' before Justice A.
NJ. Nandersall Tuesday They were
William H. Holton, 81 n. Normal
St, and Leslie l.. Hatton.
Total receipts in court for Tues
day were $4,000.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE

EGames behind leader.
tuesdays Results
No games scheduled.
Today's Games
Philadelphia at ST. Louis, night.
Brooklyn at Chicago (2).
New York at Pittsburgh, night.
Boston az Cleveland (2).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-28
Standings
AN ERIcAN LEAGUE

'NdiueS Dtnlnu leduerh.
tuesdays Results
No games scheduled.
Today's Games
detroit at Washington. night
st. Louis at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-28

has been ruled invalid BY state
supreme Court Justice William
Uocbt, Jr The iuri.t made the de-
risiou Monday In granting M-s
Dorothy Schachtcr a divorce here
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-28
Western Parks of National
League to Contribute Tonight

vision series Cleveland is az PHI
ladelphia and Detroit az Washing
ton for night game.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21
1t. A. Butcher
Builds Morale
Of DEML Men

Much of the high morale
that exists among men of Post
Headquarters De hment,
DEML, is directly attributable
to 1t. Allah L. Butcher, com
mander Of the unit.
AS commander of one of the
Posts most fluid and flexible
units, 1t. Butcher declares NOR
ale among his men is high be-
cause he considers his first
duty to the detachment is a mat
ter of getting along with people"
For his position with the Head
quarters Detachment, 1t. Butcher
has had an excellent background in
administration. He has headed the
group since September l, 1943, and
prior to that served as it's executive
officer from August, 1912.
The Post Headquarters Detach-
ment commander has been at Fort
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21
Miracle Drug Is
Given Hospital.
For Experiment

One of six general army hos
pitals in the entire country to
be selected to use the new
wonder drug penicillin, in
venereal disease treatment and
one of ten such institutions
granted its use in any form,
Station Hospital No. l., at Fort
Huachuca, again verifies its
position as one of the out
standing medical institutions
of the army.
For manufacture of the drug,
begun as late as l94l, has not
reached the capacity for it to be
used generally and under War Pro-
duction Board (Order M-338), its
use is strictly allocated to institu-
tions regarded as potentially most
productive Of effective studies of its
utility.