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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-28
EHREE "DILAPIDATED" . BUILDINGS CONDEMNED

Condemnation and subsequent demolition of three "dilapidated" buildings in Waterbury will be ef- fected next year at the request of the city's health department. The sum of $l.00O for demolition work has been requested in the 1045 budget of the department. The streets are said to be on upper North Main and River streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-28
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
By Unlssa Prsss)

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 Germans continue C retreat an along the Russian front. Soviet troops eaptuFe Nlxhniye Gegogozy and Novoale- -IksanaFovka, le miles vest Of Agelltepol.
 Hn Italy, British Canadian forces eyeas the BiifeFno river im an sA- vance ee four miles, ssizing Tsreils, midway iB the AdFlalle.T TyFyhen. ian fine. American Nifth Army ee- empieg minFAe fm the sewth.
 AIllsA amphlhiems forces isn6 en Hlens an9 Stirling nslsn1g in the AHoasNEw eEemBg, guarding aws N#eaeAes e NoH1 an1IIe N1IanA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-28
EDWARD TEICHERT
 ON WATR TONIGHT

Edward A. Teichert, Socialist Labor party candidate for United States president. viii Do heard on station WATR ct e:4S ?. n. tonight on 6 statewide hook-iip.
 State eandidateg Of the party sSis eiude: for governor, Joseph Q. Bor- den; iieutenalit-governog, Charles Mefcefs secretary os state. James 4. Hutchin; treasurer John D, CaFlsoni eempiFolleks 5oseph Mac
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-28
WoNAN DIES or PuRNs

fAominister, Mass, Oct. ae.~ (up1 Mfrs. Ada n. Jones, 0g, Of xe0knins gter died ct . hospital early today of burns sustained yesterday when her apron caught fire from her kitchen stove,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-28

Topekn, Kan. ~ (UP) = Film comedian Bob Hope recently was named 'sKhs WAc8 No. 1 WnekH lag members of llse Wcmens8 Army Corp glatloned at kl1e Xop#kn Army
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-28
STORAGE SHED EERE

Engs. 1, 2, Truck 2, and the boast CT pump responded at o.36 tlalE morning to q fire in a storage shed at North Main and Bishop street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-28
PLAN.A.HOME CLUB
 ORGANIZED LOCALLY

A "Plan-A-I1ome club for Water. burians interested in home owner ship, architects, contractors. build- ing material dealers. and real estate brokers has been organized, Irving H. Hammers. executive vice-pres- ident of the First Federal Savings Ss Loan Association announced to- day.
 The objective of the club is to ass sist members in planning homes of their own choice, the encourage ment of members to save for the initial payment, and discussion Of methods of financing the remaind- or of the total cost.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-28

Brazil k now making more per. fumery end toilet preparations than tt ca1l use,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-28

Britain has given Portugal . rec. ord ondoE for canned ATea-1. .gIe. .eoQ
 casee.
Evening star., 1944-05-23

neyed to the great bistro that had
been their preferred prewar place
for unwinding at the end of days
that had left them wound no tighter
than ball of string that had been
given to playful kitten.
They're loking," the ATC man
demurred as the two walked into
the bar.
TITS because you look like a char
acter in Warner Bros picture,
John Garfield, say" his friend reas-
sured him. Besides, they always
look. You'll be ignored in minute. y
They sat down and ordered.
Their table was next to that of a
group of women in uniform. The
women in uniform stared at the
tired eaglet.
What uniform is that?" one of
them asked finally with natural
feminine curiosity.
'The ATC stands for Albuquerque
Evening star., 1944-05-23

Traction Co.," the young man said
I'm a conductor"
Peace descended on both groups
X X X
When the last name is entered on
the list of those who thought the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
was sham battle, that Of Margaret
Phelan, Trade Winds songstress, will
be found there, too. It took a bomb
dropped within a few blocks of her
home to convince Miss Phelan that
somebody was not fooling. Three
weeks later she was on her way
back to the mainland.
She will be at Trade Winds for at
least another fortnight.
X X * X
Russ Cullen who came back from
18 months in the South Pacific with
a Navy disability discharge play.
his saxophone in Johnny Shaw,
Mayflower lounge with a benign
smile these afternoons and evenings
The meaning thereof is that Mr.. c
has a connection with the navy, one
he acquired recently through the
simple process of marrying a Wave
n X * X
Comedian Victor Moore's famous
act called Change Your Act or &c
Back to the Woods" does not apply
to this generation of entertainment
seekers, or at least that is the way
a number of entertainers feel
Sheila Barrett, one of the Specta-
tors favorite people, and very
creative creature, goes on working on
new material rather constantly. But
audiences insist that she run
through her old routine for them
It is the same with John Hoysradt
who once in a while gets boffed by
an impatient critic-as does Miss
Barrett-for neither changing his
act or going back to teaching.
Customers of the same conserva.
tive taste for the familiar probably
would demur their loudest demur.
rers If Juanita Rios, the Troika's
coyly comic songstress were to de-
lete her Bunny, Bunny" item from
her act one of these nights.
Miss Rios won't, she promises, moi
so long as she can get the lipstick
that makes the performance sc
hilarious to the people.
X X X
In common with every one else ir
show business from Broadway tt
Hollywood, night club entrepreneurs
will coin their own words when the
language seems to let the down or
the right one. Sometimes, the Spec.
tator wishes they would not, but
the wishing is futile.
"LoTusettes" is such mintag,
currently In use, referring, OF course
to the chorous at the Lotus.
The danger in it is that some day
some one is going to drop that first
IT" in the word in setting 1t in type
And, when some one does that
every one else is going to laugh.
X X X n
Bulletin board: Velva Nalley tool
over the piano bench, and the audi,
ence, very pleasantly last night Al
the Annapolis Anchor Room
Faye and Walker, with a musica
comedy background, became ths
headliners in the Lotus new show
yesterday The polka. out oI
the stately dancing past of the spe.
cies, Is having its inning in the new
Balalaika show Shows how
graceful humans were then TIL,
Neptune Rooms Billy Arnold viii
do arrangements of songs writer
by service men and women, he says
but he can't write tunes to fit lyrics
Evening star., 1944-05-23
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs.
BY the Spectator.
Marx REGISTERED O.. Patent ONO
Trade Marx Registered o. s. Patent

The young man of the Air Trans
port Command was a mite exasper-
ated with himself and with the
world. His uniform was not as COM
plete as it should have been, but
then he was back from rather a
long journey. He was tired and he
wanted to see what a palatial cock
tail lounge looked like, and what
the liquid part of it tasted like.
"You look fine" his former play
fellow insisted. Besides the place
lis so full Of uniforms, no one will
notice you. Crossroads of the
world and al that sort of thing.
You've been away too long"
The Air Transport man was not
convinced but the pair of them jour-
Evening star., 1944-09-08
Textile Museum Loses
Tax Assessment AppeaI

An appeal from $22, 1892 inheri-
tance tax assessment by the District
tax assessor on a bequest to the
Textile Museum, 1880 S street NV,
was denied yesterday by Lawrence
Koenigsberger, member of the one
man Board of Tax Appeals.
The appeal was filed by George
Hewitt Myers and Russell G. RAN
kin, executors of the will of the
late Mary Hewitt Myers and by the
Textile Museum. The bequest, total
ing 1928, ,493. was made to the mu-
scum by the late Mrs. Myers.
While the board held that the
museum was established for educa-
tional purposes, he held that ex-
emption from taxation applied only
to property transferred exclusively
for charitable or educational pur-
poses within the District" Mr.,
Koenigsberger held that neither the
museums charter nor terms Of the
bequest contained such limitations,
The museum has several hundred
rugs and about 1000 pieces Of tex
tiles, many of them more than
1000 years old. The collection was
started by Mrs. Myers son, George
Hewitt Myers, In the 1905,
Evening star., 1944-09-08
Belgians Rounding Up
Men, Women Accused
OF Aid 10 Germans

BY the Associated Press.
NAMUR, Belgium, Sept. Bel
'gian citizens accused Of having
collaborated with Germans-from
active aid to the Gestapo on the
part Of men to consorting with
Nad soldiers on the part Of women
are being rounded up here by
civilians and police.
It is impossible to say how many
have been arrested in this single
area of Namur but fair estimate
would be rs.
The procedure is simple. A man
or woman accused by his or her
neighbors or acquaintance is picked
up at gun point and marched
through bowling crowds to the city
hall. There the arrest Is made Of
ficially and the trial follows i'm
mediately.
Filipino Admits Killings.
Among the defendants last night
was Filipino who vainly claimed
American citizenship before con-
Tossing to having garroted six Bel
gians at the behest of the Gestapo
The prosecutor was the widow of
one of his victims.
The defendant was badly beaten
in front of the 22-year-old judge.
Then he was taken away. AS yet
there has been no confirmed in
stance Of the execution of a male
collaborationist. Nor is it confirmed
that the heads of women collabora-
tionists are being shaved, as in
France.
The United States Army Is
standing entirely apart from these
collaborationist trials.
Can Only Persuade.
I'VE cannot order, we can only
try to persuade" said 1t. Col. VII
liam E. Dahl, Fort Worth, Tex.
civil affairs officer attached to an
armored division.
We try our best to persuade these
people they should not apply the
law west of the Pecos,' but this is
not a conquered country; 1t Is a
liberated country and the Army
simply cannot involve itself in in.
ternal affairs of these towns" 1t.
Dahl said.
The Belgians are advised to
await orderly processes to be held
after civil affairs officials are oper-
ating in towns and after the first
emotionalism of liberation has
worn off.
Evening star., 1944-09-08

)potatoss. II u rsrainiscent q thl
mine regions of Western Pennsyl-
vania.
The children are mere skeletons
while their elders obviously are suf-
fering from lack of food. The stores
are empty OF food.
Yet despite this, poor factory
workers brought out boarded bot
ties Of beer instead Of champagne
Is In Paris, and sour green apples
instead OF eggs. 1t was all they had.
The frantic people literally formed
human barriers before our tanks
and climbed over cars, mauling,
handshaking and kissing their lib
orators. Most women wept with Joy
over their deliverance.
Today saw the fifst appearance of
Evening star., 1944-09-08
Stor Reporter Tells Of Hunger
In Belqiun Fuctory District

moved the entire distance between
almost unbroken walls Of weeping
cheering. dancing workers waving
the orange, black and gold nag OF
Belgium and the red nag Of the
Soviet Union.
Here is found the starkest hunger,
with rich, agricultural France not
70 far on. The few farms to be
found are only patches Of beets and
Evening star., 1944-09-08
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star War CORRESPONDENT.

NAMUR, Belgium, Sept. 5 (De.
layeO.-I have passed nearly two
days with an American armored di-
vision pushing its way through the
poverty-stricken factory and mining
region between Mons and Namur.
! have witnessed what seemed to
me unparalleled scenes as tanks
Evening star., 1944-09-08
Disabled Servicemen
To See Football Game

Forty seriously disabled service
men from Walter Reed and Be-
thesda Naval Hospital will be taken
to Baltimore Sunday to witness the
football game between the WASH
lngton Redskins and the Chicago
Bears.
The arrangements were made for
the trip by the Disabled American
Veterans and George Marshall of
the Redskins. The transportation
Is being provided by the Red Cross
and the Junior Board of Commerce
Of the District.
The seats for the servicemen will
be on the field. directly behind the
Redskins bench.
Evening star., 1944-09-08

the white army" DelCums under
ground force which has fought {
brave battle against invaders for
four long years. Our troops talked
with a resistance leader whose wife
was one Of 20 victims shot by the
Nazis following the killing by
patriots Of the Rexist mayor.
Now the Rexists are being marched
along our route with hands over
heads. The feeling against the coll
laborationists is even stronger than
in France. These people suffered
infinitely more.
Evening star., 1944-09-08

New ouinee, the nrst 10 60 there a.
r4etly ffoM tn United atatss, head
quarters announced today.
This brought the total WAC
strength in the Southwest Pacific to
nearly 5000.
Evening star., 1944-09-08
1900 WAcs Arrive
In New Guineu
n thu As,ociated presa.

~ ths Associated Rrsss.
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
Southwest Pacific. Sept. "a con-
tingent Of 1900 members Of the
Women's Army Corps has arrived In
Evening star., 1944-09-08

For the bond drive yen have an
S-card, and the speed limit Is Of.
Drive now and step on II!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

Of The vital Saar Basin and the rich coal hereco
w needed by French United States
Third and Seventh Armies General Pa+on troops already have crossed the
Sae River in their drive.
Loss Of The Saar would be tremendous blow TO the for
much Of her industrial empire depends coal from the See
the path Of the Allied forces cities important to the Third
Rech Defense and from the south the French First smashing
between the Vses and the Black Forest Join the two American armies
Experts have pointed that Of The saar would be important
coal to French industries but would at the time
Allied shipping other tasks much shipping space
taken by coal for Frenee
But taking the Sas will be task The Sieefed Line there
and The Of the Ss will not be conquered
sss They strongly hsyns voted in the as pebsee
League Of Notions and only cent for union with France
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

The Allied air arm has not ., yet destroyed the Rhine River
bridges General Eisenhower apparently intends TO draw
many the Ns1s possible into the decisive bottle rome then
crush them against the Rhine River after destroying the bridges
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27

Iron mined abundant qusny Lorraine Luxembourg
Northern Aaee. The Sssr Valley produces much coal and
These districts together constitute rich industrial and With
the Ruh the north producing iron manganese and good eone
eos the RhneIsnd OF the worlds great industrial
The echo., 1944-04-21
THE TEXAS "WHITE PRIMARY" DECISION
The !! he Texas White
ii1llary'' Decision
THE TEXAS WHITE PRIMARY
DECISION

By Mrs. Katherine Shryver, EXecu-
tive Secretary, National Committee
to Abolish the Poll Tax
The aim of HR r, the anti-poll tax
bill. is that citizens should vote The
aim Of the recent Supreme Court de-
cision ia the "whita primary case is
that citizens should vote. Therefore,
the National Committee to Abolish the
Poll Tax Joins with millions Of be-
lievers in democracy to rejoice in the
Supreme Court decision. The wide
spread movement to abolish the poll
tax itself helped in a successful court
fight against the white primaries by
raising the issues and educating peo-
pie on the evils that flow from a
locked ballot box. So will the Courts
decision strengthen the fight for abo-
Etion of the poll tax. Each rein
forces and strengthens the other.
The Supreme Courts decision is an
answer too to the people who have
been trying to say for a long time
that abolition of the poll tax wouldn't
matter to the Negro people because
of the white primaries.
1t has never been true that aboli-
ton of the poll tax wouldn't help"
The denial of this falsehood is found
in the bitterness with which opponents
of the anti-poll tax bill have fought
it, knowing it would mark the end OF
their dictatorship. Now it is clearly
and openly not true.
The echo., 1944-04-21
UNIVERSAL LIFE OFFICIAL
VISITS

Mr.. A. w. Willis, Vice President of
the Universal Life Insurance Co., of
Memphis, Tennessee, was in the office
of the Holbrook Benevolent Associa-
ton last Saturday. Mr.. Willis was
visiting the Meridian District office
headed by Mr.. Paul Miller.
He was accompanied on the trip BY
his brother-in-law, Mr.. Smith.
The echo., 1944-04-21

Mn. J. r. Otis, son Of Mrs. Anna
Graham Of Carson, Mississippi, ac-
coldin- to a news release from Tus-
heeee as flute News, ha been APP
pointed State Leader OF Negro Tx
tension Workers in Alabama.
2Lr. Otis has two sisters, Iesdames
Mary Clay Of Carson and EsteIIa o.
Young of Meridian, three brothers,
Messrs. Sam and John Otis of Carson
and James Otis Of Louisiana.
The following is an article carried
in the Tuskegee News with reference
to Mr.. Otis:
''The appointment of DR.. J. r. Otis
as state leader Of Negro extension
workers in Alabama has been announ-
ced by P. o. Davis, director of Ex-
tension Service for the state.
DIR. Otis, who served as director of
the Department Of Agriculture at Tus-
kegee prior to his appointment as
head of the state staff, was awarded
his Bachelor of Science degree in ag-
rlculture fr m Iowa State College
and his Masters degree from Cornell
University Ithaca, New York, n
studied for his electorate at Cornell
The echo., 1944-04-21
HOLLYWOOD HONORS WAR DE
PARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES,
AT PREMIERE RECEPTION

Indications of the high regard and
enthusiasm for the official War Be
partmut movie "The Negro Soldier,
held by players and leaders in the
him industry, were manifested Mon
day, April 10, 1914, at two sponsor
ship receptions rendered representa-
lives Of the War Department at Los
Angeles and Beverly Hills, California.
The premiere of the film is sched-
uled for Thursday, April 10, 1914, at
tle Ambassador Theatre, Los Angeles.
It depicts the role Of the Negro sold
eT Ia America from l77C to 1871.
The W ar Department representa-
tives honored at the receptions were
Brigadier General Benjamin 0. Davis
of the Inspector Generals Department
and Mr.. Truman K. Gibson, Jr.. Civ
ilian Aide to the Secretary of War.
One reception was held at the City
Hall, Los Angeles, under the sponsor
ship Of the Mayors City Wide Com
mittee. The other reception was held
in the Beverly Hills home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Gershwin and sponsored by
Jean Arthur, Samuel Goldwyn, Uric
Bell, Robert Rossen, Harry Cohn,
Mark Sandrich, Mare Connolly, Ken
meth Thompson, Frank Freeman and
Walter Wanger.
Guests at the latter reception in
Guided Lena Horne Carole Lands,
Charles Laughton, Gene Tierney, Gene
Kelly, Judy Garland, Mr. and Mrs.
Irving Pichel Lieutenant Van Helm,
Mrs. Samuel Goldwyn, Lieutenant Col
onel William Wyler, Loretta Young,
Hattie McDaniels, Rex Ingram, Louise
Beavers, Elsa Manchester and Charles
Coburn. sMs4&aA
The echo., 1944-04-21

Mrs. R. L. Coleman, the lovely wife
of DR.. r.. L. Coleman, is back in the
city after spending some time at her
home in Haverhil, Mass on account
Of illness.
The echo., 1944-04-21

Mr. Willie Russell, a members of
Newell Chapel C. NJ. E. Church was
in the office last week Mr. Russell
is the son Of Mrs. Georgia Russell.
He is serving his country in the Navy
and was home on his Through.
The echo., 1944-04-21

Miss Roberta Fullilove, daughter of
Mrs. Mary Fullilove Payton is visit
ing relatives and friends in the city.
Miss Fullilove resides in St. Louis,
Missouri
The echo., 1944-04-21

Reverend w. P. c. Taylor of Biloxi
was i'm the city last week conducting
a revival at Haven Chapel Church for
Reverend Il. J. Gnggs and his good
members.
The echo., 1944-04-21

Miss Arliece Laurence spent Easter
Sunday visiting her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Chillis and other relatives and friends
in the city
The echo., 1944-04-21

Mrs. Lizzie Hill who resides in the
Rose Hill Community was rushed to
Anderson's Infirmary last week after
being hurt in city bus, that had a
collision with car.
The echo., 1944-04-21

A very interesting Easter program
wa rendered at Rose Hill Church,
conducted by the Church School De
partment.
The echo., 1944-04-21

DR.. and Mrs. L. F. Brooks left the
city last week for Mayo Bros. Clinic,
Rochester, Mimi, where the former
will have a general check-up, etc.
Continued on page p
The echo., 1944-04-21

Negro infantrymen have taken
to the air at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Pictured on the exercise bars at
the Parachute School are members
of the 555th Parachute Infantry
Company, first an-Negro parachute
unit in the American Army. First
Sergeant Walter Morris of
Waynesboro, Georgia, is shown at
left as he practices with a para
trooper frearm. photo by U. S.
Army Signal Corpse
Released by q. 8. War Department
Bureau II Public Relations
The echo., 1944-04-21

Scholarships are offered covering
all expenses to the first fifty minis
tiers who apply. However the minis
tiers should bring two sheets and a
pillow case and such toilet articles as
necessary. Applications for scholar
ships should be addressed to the Rev
erend Samuel W. Williams, Chaplain,
Director of the Institute.
The echo., 1944-04-21

Mississippi. Standard Negrf
newspaper of character, circS'
lat'on and opinion, with more
than 10000 readers J
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-25
Ensign Weaver
Killed in Crash

Mrs. Sara Ethel Weaver Of 1859
Oakman Blvd. has been notified
that her son. Ensign Harry a.
Weaver. ., and a cadet he was
instructnC. were killed when their
plane crashed near Corpus Christi.
Tex yesterday.
Weaver entered the navy in
June 1912 and was commissioned
as an ensign al Corpus Christi,
Tex. IN June, 1913.
Tie was graduated from Mac
kenIic High School in June, 1899
and went 20 work for his father.
who owned the Steel City Testing
Laboratory, SS43 LNernois.
HIS body viii be returned 10
Detroit He Will be buried in
Acacia Park Cemetery. Birming-
ham.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-25
Traffic
Deaths
Convict =

Two persons today were under
sentence imposed by Traffic Judge
Thomas r. Maher for negligent
homicide and five others for other
traffic offenSeS.
Given one 10 five years in Jack
son Prison was Jalene Lemons. ..
Of SOB Gratiot, who pleaded guilty
10 negligent homicide in the death
Of Bernard Sechrist, 80. Of 1876
Bentler, struck as he was riding a
bicycle at Schoolcraft and Bcntler
Oct. y last year
Ernest NJ. Donald 81 1i07S
Hubbell who pleaded guilty to
negligent homicide also, was for
hidden 10 drive for five years and
fined 500. with. the alternative of
so days in jail.
Others sentenced were
Arthur r LeLeCke. 30. 1857
Fischer, 500 or 90 days with 90
days probation. for reckless driv-
ing: Leo a. LaBartc, a. 1926
Pallister. 10 days, reckless driving,
Jerry NJ. Mead, II, 1921 Rose
mont. driving privileges suspended
one year and 10 sessions in traffic
court for driving without a license
Frank HiGhtower, 26 253O
Beaubien, 30 days and a years
probation, reckless driving: Fore
mine J. Joshua, 81. 4Sf5 ST
Antoine. 60 days and a years
probation, arrested on warrants
charging three violations; Moses
Moranian. 20, 42s7 Spring. go days
for reckless driving and violation.
Of probation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-25
She Found
In Mother S BdQ
Kill Baby Girl

Fiftecn-month-old Karen Kreut-
Tiger of 1920 Southfeld is dead
today after swallowing a power
full heart stimulant she had taken
from her mothers purse.
Mrs. Ralph Kreutziger. the
mother, took some Of the pills
from the child's mouth and rushed
her 10 the office OF DR.. Edward
II. Fenton. 1925 Grand River,
who in turn took her TO Mt. Car
mel Hospital, where she died nine
hours later.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-25

how she used read the fire escape and watch the
older girls getting ready for dates
She looked the yards. Yes, there little
girl sitting on a fire escape with book and bag OF
candy. She slender thing OF ten named Florry
Wendy France waved and called, Hello, Francie"
My amt Francie You know it's F1orry."
u know" Francie said She looked down the yard
The whose leaf umbrellas curled around her
fire escape had been cut down for the wash lines.
But the tree hadn't died. tree had grown from
its stump and reaching towards the sky again It
lived Nothing could destroy it. Again, Francie looked
at Forrya Goodbye Francie," she Whispered.
She closed the window. (The End