The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-24

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 salute to Mike Venae and his gallant little family Mike is serving with the A. E. overseas His vie Rose is employe of the American Metal Hose DLacn + r share bv bving war stamps at St. JosephS School But here's what occasioned the salute Mike Wr1tes nome from the front He doesn't pull any punches He regis ters his feelings very plainly and very ef1ecuvely
 letter would expect from chap up to ms neck III action and who isn't afraid to present the picture as ne sees it. His letter to Night Supervisor Bob Palmer at tn Metal Hose Company read as follows: My Dear Bob and Hello Gang. Hello Fellows and Gals Writing you all this short letter letting you all at home know that am getting along good and hope this letter finds you, one and all in the pink. We'll Gang here am deep lnCo France far, far, away from home where the ar IS eu with shell fire what have you Bob the boys there at home sure should be thankful that they have warm home to go to and hot meals they sit down to- Mind you folks, I'm not begrudgng you all these hoerCes because know there lot of you who sure are doing your part the home front I'm mentlonng tn!s merely to give you all rough idea that life out here IS something of nightmare living ln and out or well aug foxhoeS and trudging through inches ot mud ana slime up and down hills miles upon miles at clip and then the most fearful of all things what we know as woods edges of woods Boy oh boy, folks that the time you find very hard to breathe regularly You can expect the HeineS to open fire you without moments notice and believe you at the crack of the first shell you mt mother earth but fast. Then your trsty rlfe by the way call my rifle Nancy after my wifes name, starts answering back That's when the good old Infantry goes into heavy action You see your own buddes fall oeSloe you and you've prayed in your e brothers ana sisters you'll pray then Believe me- I've done It many times myself You just grit your teeth and blast away fast your trembling fgers squeeze the trigger Sure we kill many Germans Blood is on all hands. But what the hell soldier dol Don't forget back in the States taught to kill or get ked and out here where the going is hot you k shudder pray ana keep going five long days and nights we were dugn in foxhoes not being able to an inch The enemy had bottled down. artillery blasting inches away from was Snper bait Finally tanks broke through and once more we were able to breathe evenly
 Charles T. Haugh, native of this city, has been named secretary of the Travellers Insurance COmpanyS compensation and liability department in Hartford He joined the Travellers home office staff only short time ago, coming from the National Bureau of Cas- uaIty and Surety Underwriters Shortly after he grad
 uated from Middlebury College, Charlie joined the actuarial department of the New York State Insurance Fund and six months ater in 1922 went to the North Dakota State Fund as assistant actuary and few months later was made actua1y 1n iSSS ne resrne% % Casualty and Surety Underwriters in New York City and in 1880 became actuary. He has also served as secretary of the casualty research committee of the Association of Casualty and Surety Executives He is fellow of the Casualty Acturial Society,"
 weekend at the Waldorf, M-G-M's all-star screen story with that most fabulous hotel it's locale went before the cameras this week with Ginger" Rogers playing famous motion picture star and Walter Pdgeon an equally famous war correspondent in the film tale The stellar cast besides Ginger" and Walter includes Lana Turner Van Johnson, Robert Benchey Constance Collier, Phyllis Thaxter, Keenan Wynn, Rosemary De- Camp, Michael Kirby, Leon AneS and Xavier Cugat and his orchestra. The Waldorf hotel is much star the the stellar personalities listed Its mag nificen lobby with the historic Wheel of Life" rug Pea cock Alley, Tony Sargs Oasis the Serf Room, Starlight Room and even the barber shop where world famous figures congregate, are reproduced in detail. had the pleasure of seeing MM shoot several scenes while enjoying the second week of my annual nothing todo recently as the better half and enjoyed Waldorf hos
 tay for eight grand days thanks to grand guy, Ted Saucier. public relations man.
 Fancy that Speaking of cigaretts again, we've heard of pack mules but before of pack hogs Petted and pampered children often do just as well as those who just happened, like Topsy to grow. When Xmas shopping gets underway folks paradoxicaly need than they buy and others buy than they need It's the Christmas shopping season. when the book The Sixth War Loan Drive is and shelng out is the best way to back the boys who out sheing Store windows about town are dressed now to keep ehe home buyers yearning. It's pretty festive in the local windows told someone saying the Weton Fountain told the clock the Green the clock the Soldiers Monument which told St. Johns and St. Johns (tolled) the bell