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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-24
Pacific War Beats Time

Worcester, Mass, Oct. 24 - (u.F9 Vice Admiral Randall Jacobs, USN, chief of naval personnel. said today that the war in the Raeiiin is ahead of schedule.
 we have progressed by slow, hlk- terly fought stages to the point where we can now attack the enemy in the Pacific at places of our own choosing" he said at graduation exercises of the Worcester Poly- technic Institute. The stage in which we find ourselves is the pre- Jude to ultimate victory"
 He added that the speedy train- ing of personnel was partly respon~ sible for the outstanding success When the history of the war ak sec is written" Jacobs declared, livery great credit will have to be given to the process by which it proved possible to train the greatest cifize<, naval force in history"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-24
Move Made To Meet
 House Shortage Here

Tn Q move to meet in some meas. ure to acute housing shortage in Waterbury, Connecticut, J o h n Dobbs, Regional Representative of the National Housing Agency, an. nouneed today that conversion and Femodling of existing residential structures to provide additional dwelling units have been authorized without quota restrictions, as for as materials are ohtainRble.
 The need for providing additional living in Waterbury has long been felt, MT. Dobbs said, but he ex- plained that little could Dc done about 1t until more materials could Do released from direct production of the weapons of war.
 Only recently the MIA and the War Production Board reached an agreement under which enough ma teria' will be made available to permit conversions in connection with the NfiA's limited new con- struction program aimed at reliev. ing the housing shortage for resi- JULY WhF WVkkSKs bkAo " HWY AA- diyidual hardship cases. Under the agreement the MIA must designate 'congested areas" where the conver- sions are needed and must clear with the Area Production Urgency Committees wherever such commit tees are active.
 New Provisions
 It was pointed out that the new provisions made to take care of rec modelling and conversion are not the result of any change in Conserva- ton Order L-4i. The S200 limit on remodeling of a dwelling unit in any calendar year without priorities and tlIe $i 900 limit for apartment build ing or other type of residence hous- ing six or more families still apply. It is necessary, therefore, to obtain ] (Continued on Page N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-24
St. Joseph's To Observe
 5Oth Jubilee

Observance Of the golden jubilee anniversary of Bt. Josephs church will Do conducted by parighioneFs next Sunday, with impressive serve ices planned At the church in the morning and c huge reception ar. ranged for tho evening At the school auditorium,
 Most Rev. Maurice Y. MeAullffe, bishop of Hartford, will be present for the jubilee Mass at Ii o'clock and will address the parlshloners briefly at the time. Rev, ogeph !, VaIantiejus, pastor, will celebrate the solemn high Mass,
 ieev. pr. Plus Lutkus, director of LaeAilotte College, will serve as deacon, while Rev, ohm BoblnaS Of Montreal will be subsdeaeon, Rev. pr, Anthony DFusas will Do master of eafemonieB and Rev. John Bale kufae pf MaSpoth, L, l., will give tHe befmof1.
 Mayor John 6. Monagan and 60ngressman Joseph Talbot are among the civic leaders who have accepted invitations to Dc guests 60 the reception mad banquet ct c D. m. Governor Raymond D. Bald. win will Dc presented.
 The celebration has been planned by tho parish for many years, and In anticipation Of the observance the church was recently completely
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6 of ' SelIor Sons
 Coming Home For FuneF0I of Mother
tNayy photo via Signal Corps

ModfoFd, Maas,, Oct. 24 s- tu,pl Contacted ct shore stations and on the high seas, six Of tifu seven sallof-Bong Of Mrs, Miriam c. O'DFien Of West MedfoFd were ex- peeted homo today to attend her funeral services.
 Mrs. o'DrIen died Saturday and Mayer Walter E, Lawrence of Med- ford asked Washington authorities to locate her sons,
 Seaman First Glass Leo 0'BFien, 10, was ylng home from England, and Ships Cook John, 8, was trans. feFred to c United StRtessbound ship in tho Caribbean. Seaman First Glass Richard, 3i, and Baman First Glass Paul, a, Joehn's twin brothF, bth were transferred Go hemebound vessels in mld.Atlantle,
 Already At home were Apprentice Seaman Walter, 27, and Ships Cook Joseph, 8, who were stationed in the Eastern United States.
 Boatswain's Mate Second Glass Thomas was enFeute home from the South Pacific and probably will not arrive In time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-24
Big Interest In Election
(By United Press)

A record presidential vote was in prospect today as registration fig. ures disclosed thousands of war workers had established legal resi- denoes in busy armament centers and were prepared to cast their bal- lots on Nov. ..
 A United Press survey showed registration increases in west coast shipbuilding and airplane manu. facturing cities, in Chicago and De, troit and in the war industry com munities of New. England and Ohio. There were exceptions, notably St.. Louis and Pittsburgh.
 A system whereby prospective vot- CTS were compelled to 90 to Q cen- tral election board rather than reg ister by precincts was blamed foi the drop from 440, 900 registrations in io40 to Ses,7SS this year in St Louis,
 Tn Pittsburgh political leaders could give no reason for a decline from 356,02i in l040 to the latest avail able total of S49, $50 for l944.
 But the increases were heavy In other cities where war workers had lived long enough to permit their voting.
 Registration figures, by cities: Chicago-A non-partisan cam paign was credited with increasing registrations from 2,2S2, ,4S7 in l940 to 2.420.852 this year.
 Detroit-Ehorts of the CIO-PAC to get out the registration were seen in an increase of from 722,2li in
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CITY IS KEY
 TO BIGGEST
 ESCAPE LINES
BY ,. EDWARD MURRAY tUnltod Press War Correspondent

BY !. EDWARD MURRAY
 tUnltod Press War correspondentD
 Supreme Headquarters, AET, Paris, October 24. -- (UP)--The British 2nd Army cracked into the German anchor bastion of s Herto- genboSch, key to the main escape routes for 60,000 to 70,060 enemy troops in south west Holland, today and front dispatches said resist ance appeared to be crufflb- ling.
 British troops and tanks fought into the northeast outskirts of s Hertogeii. bosch, 62 miles northeast Of Antwerp, during the night and soon after dawn reached the canal running through the city proper. Two other columns were within three miles or less of the city from the east and south.
 United Press War Correspondent Ronald Clark reported from the front that the Germans apparently were preparing to abandon the city desnlto their stubborn Feslstanee on itA approaches, No largo numbers of German tanks or ailtistank are tiilery have been observed in tho area, ho said.
 A BBC correspondent At the front said tho fate of 6 IioFtogenboBeh "WAN may Do decided today,'D
 The Canadian First Army again Aaa,ed the entrance to BeVeiand and Walcheren in the Behelde estuary with c drive across the escape Fails way and highway west pf Wooflss draeht, bottiing up tho eneflA Rar- TiSOns, The Canadians once Dnforo severed the escape lines, but were driven back by German coliiitor- attack. kF
 Supreme headquarters also TO. ported that the canadians had frightened their siege arc around the German pocket on the south bank 0t the Bchelde estuary. one column drove from BrOskens, across the estuary from Flushing, half way to droede, two miles southwest of Breskens while another was storm. ing Fort fredoFik Hendrix, Q half mile northwest Of BFeskenB,
 Front dispatches said Dreskens still was in Canadian hands despite
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-24
Huge SoUiet Army SWeeps
 Across Eastern Prussia
BY HENRY SHAPIRO United Press War cOFrespondentD

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 Moscow, october 24. - One of the greatest armored forces ever assembled on the Russian front swept across East Prussia today in a rapidly m bunting drive aimed directly at the great Germany port of Konigsberg.
 In the deepest penetration of German soil yet made by any allied force, Gen, Ivan D. Cherniakovsky's Srd White Russian Army smashed into East Prussia along an e7-mile front, cap- tured more than 400 towns and villages and sent spear heads thrusting as deeply as l0 miles Into the Nazi terri tory.
 (Derlln, which has been reports ing the huge Soviet offensive for more than e week, said the Russian troops had reached the Angerapp river, Si miles inside East Prussia
 (The Cairo radio. as reported by Exchange Telegraph, quoted oeF. man reports that the big city oi Tllelt, in tho northeastern tip or Irast Prussia had been evacuated and that the key rail junction of Ia- aterburg, DO miles east of kohigs. berg, was surrounded by soviet foFeee)
 The invHaion of the eastern Ger" man frontier, heFalder in an order of the day by Marshal Josef stain, was made by the 37syeaFseld Cher- niAkhovsky with an army Of on esti" mated 7b0,000 men comprising pfop' ably the greatest array Of tanks and artillery ever thrown into an offensive by the Soviet High eofa' Eaand
 stalin also announced that soviet Arctic forces had captured saimi'
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Reds 37 Nils. In E. Prussia
Ny BRUCE MUNN ., Limited Press stan COFfesp0ndent)

Limited Press Stan C0FfespondenV
 London, Oct. 24 - tUP,) - so- yiet forces plowed deeper into the Junkers Province of East Prussia to. day, developing major threats to Tiislt and fnsterbuFg, and Nazi fes ports indicated Red Army spear. heads were more than Q score of miles Inside Reich territory and still moving forward. .,
 NaEi accounts of the battle said frankly that only the utmost efforts of the Wehrmaeht had thus far pres Vetned disintegration of the German defense forces and c major Soviet break. through.
 Reports from Henry Shapiro, United Press staff correspondent iIt Moscow, said both Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler had visited the East Prussian army in recent days and exhorted the Germans to hold their ground ct ell costs.
 NaA Transocean Agency reports described the struggle as the great. est battle yet fought on the eastern front in which the Red Army was pouring masses of men, artillery and armor such as never had been seen before.
 one NazI correspondent was quot cd by the British radio as saying the Soviets had penetrated about 37 miles into East Prussia but the lo- cation of this position Was not given.
 C0unterattacks
 German counterattacks were said to have been made. south of Goldap on the southeastern approaches to Insterburg in which the Na2is claim ed they retook 6 strategic height. A few miles to the north, just south of Gimbinnen, c great tank battle was reported by the Germans. The Nazs
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Lumiu Is Occupied

Rome, Oct. 24.-(UP)-British troops occupied Lamia, % airline miles north of AthenS, and sent armored spearheads ahead today In 6 bid to overhaul and destroy thousands of German infantrymen fleeing on foot for salonika under almost continual Allied aerial as- sault.
 The British vanguards were re- ported less than Q days march be- hind the retreating enemy columns and gaining ground rapidly. Lows flying Allied planes bombed and strafed the enemy niercilessly and guerrilla bands were said to Do marrying their line of flight and interfering with German attempts to demollsh roads and bridges be- hind them.
 Military observers believed the bulk of the German infantry had little chance of reaching Salonika alive. The Nazi troops were report moving beyond Pharsalos, 26 miles
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Foreign Policy Issue Rules M Presidential Campaign

reaching Cleveland that he will dis- cuss foreign affairs in his speech at Minneapolis tonight (NBC- Blue l0:30-ll:O0 p. m. E.W.T).
 He said he would have a few things to say about President Roose- velt's charge of campaigning on history (picked out of context), and added he would ''fill in the gaps" in tonight's address.
 "Mr. Roosevelt, I'm afraid, took his history out of context in his speech Saturday night" Dewey said. His memory seems to have failed him on large areas of recent history, So I'll i'll in the gaps in my speech at Minneapolis tomorrow night"
 Declines To Elaborate
 Dewey declined to elaborate but there was reason tp believe that he would SO into the sale ol scrap iron end oil to Japan preceding tho at- fFsnnlinnHN III NnNe 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-24
1000 Planes
 BIitz Reich
RY RnRERT D. FREY

London, Oct. 24. (UP)-More than 1000 British heavy bombers battled through heavy snow and strong German defenses last night to hit the big steel and rail center of Essen ip the Ruhr, while other night raiders again harassed Berlin. it was announced today.
 Essen, an inland harbor 40 miles north of ColOgnet, Is the center of the huge Krupp Steel works which have been raided repeatedly during the war.
 The bombers encountered a heavy anti-aircraft harrage as they swept over the target and were attacked by strong forces of NaM fighter planes as they started the flight homeward. Some crewmen de- scrihed the German defenses ns tne strongest in 6 long time.
 Although the target vas partially
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-24
By JOHN |. CUTTER

(Unfte0 RfeB8 DSoM COEEeBpOnucmtD
 Aboard Dewey Campaign Train, Oct. 24.-(UP) -0ov. Thomas E. Dewey headed his presidential cam paign into Minnesota today con- fronted with the fact that one of the states two Republican senators, Joseph II. Ball, is openly supporting President Roosevelt for reelection.
 Ball told c press conference in Washington yesterday that he would vote for Mfr. Roosevelt because of the Presidents views on foreign policy.
 The news reached Dewey last night when his special train passed through Cleveland, O., but he de- clined, through his press secretary, to comment immediately.
 zt was becoming very clear that forelen policy is the dominant issue oE tho 1eze presidential campaign Dewey told press conference A|earH AA lfA|H shortly NelQfe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-24

London, oct. 24.--(UP)--The British radio said today that re- ports from Leyte said American tanks have now landed on samaE Island at the northern end Of Leyte Gulf and separated from Leyte Island by Q marrow channel.
 BY WILLIAM D. DICKINSON United Press War COrsspondenall
 General MacArthur's Head quarters, Leyte, October 24. = (UP) = American irvns- ion forces, with il cities and towns and three adjacent is- lands already in their hands, plunged seven miles inland on Leyte and widened their offensive front on the strate- gic island to at least 23 miles today.
 "A Japanese Domei dis- patch said Premier General Kuniaki Koiso had told his people that Japan's position more critical than ever before and warned them to be ready for another Allied "atternptY to smash our strategic de- fense".
 (Another pomei broadcast re- corded by rCC monitors coEitenoed that American troops had gained oniy d "toehold' On LNyte and "Would be crushed like an eggsheA once the Japanese forces launcnou full-scale counter.o offensive operas tions.")
 (The Japanese controlled Manila radio said 22 American carfior-poEne planes raided the Manila aroa $50 miles northwest of Leyte today, cons centrating on airdelds.
 (The German DINE News Agency today broadcast c Manila repoft that Japanese army and navy air forces have opened Aa attack aealugt the American invasion fleet in Leyte Bay and against another D. 6. bate tie fleet whose location was not aizzw mediately disclosed.
 Expansion
 Steadily expanding their Initial foothold In the central Philippines. 10th Corps troops pursued rotreat- ing Japanese at the northern end ok the Leyte front three miles beyond the capital city of Tacloban tu within 10 miles of the tip of tho island.
 The 10th Corps also 'bloodily'' refused the first organized counters attack of the invasion north of palo. Ave miles south of Tacloban, tzf4n struck island from palo toward Santa To against stubborn reszst- Ance from enemy troops ertronehed in the hills danking the main road. Some g miles south Of the 1osll corps spearhead above Taclobaxl. tank-ied 24th corps forces pounded Into the outskirts of San Pablo. seven miles inland from the liherat~ cd coastal city of Dulag. and als ready may have captured the town. Only rear guard and night-raid TO- sistance was being encounteredA
 24th Corps
 Other 24th corps troops norths west of Dulag widowed throG4lA deep mud In an envelopment driEA against seven enemy defense poni- tions of great natural strength ia the Tagmon Hills. American col. umns already have by-passed tlae hills and were believed on the point fro,,tinuaA m pa0a Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-24
By FLORENCE WIENER

Limited Press Stan COrrespOnuens'
 Buffalo, Oct. 24 = (U.P) Edna Ferber, author of such best-sellers as ''So Big" and show Boat" and who 10 years ago won a Pulitzer prize, today turned her talents with a verbal vengeance - to the advocacy of President Roosevelt's reelection and the condemnation of Republicans, particularly Represen- tative Glare Boothe Luce, R., Conn, whom she called that fragrant sprig of lavender and old lace"
 Miss Ferber stole the show from veteran campaigners Senator Roe bert r. Wagner at political rally here last night when she denounced Mrs. Luce as sthat cciner of shab- hy wisecracks. whose sole distin- atnIshIns record in congress ig her record q abecnteeisln.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-24
Slow Goinq For Yonks
BY ROBERT W. RICHAnT1g United Press War Correspondent

Bx HUBERT w. NhGmA8NHM tf United Press War Correspondent
 With 20th Division beyond Athien. vile, Oct. 23-(UP)-This American Infantry Division, fighting it's first offensive since landing in France, found the going slow in ths area late today.
 Though German PanEeF unts, familiar with the surrounding ter- rain. lowered every vital point with machine gun, rifle or mortar Sire and were making tho DoughboyS pay for every small gain.
 The 2eth Division, composed most. y Of Massachusetts troops com- manded by Maj, Gen. WIlward Stewart Paul Of shrewsburg, Mass. occupied heights west Of Begange La Petite, 10 miles due east of Nancy.
 The Americans were paying be- ginnerB' costs in learning the best 2 way 70 ~ old the s..emy fire but the easualtief had not been excessive.
 "These Germans know every inch of ground around here and their mortar fire is extremely heavy" said Maj. Richard ?. zeoii of East Weys mouth, Mass. "They know tho ter. gain well enough to utilize it to tho fullest advantage with the fewest possible men but we are slowly edg- ing them back
 Twelfth Corps engineers who planned the bombing of Lake Etang Dc Lindre in connection with the start of the infantry's offensive yes- terday reported results had been successful.
 River Rises
 Col. Clyde E. Dougherty of Detroit said there had been Q gradual rise
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-24
PIon New Fire Compony

Full fire protection will Do af- forded to that section of the city west of the Naugatuck river by the CsSabllsilment tf ( hook and ladder company ct the Bunker Hill fire sta. ton.
 Authorization was given yesterday by the finance board, to the pur- chase of Q si6000 hook and ladder fire truck as requested in the le4b fire department budget, for use ct the latter station.
 It was pointed out by fire author- ities that, to date, no such type pro- tective coverage, as afforded by such equipment, is available for the westerly side of the river within the confines of that section. If sudden disaster should strike the city where by all bridges crossing over the the Naugatuck river, leading to tha. westerly section, should be wiped out 1t would mean necessitating c circuitous route around the city to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-24
Edna Ferber Calls Clare Luce eLongAnd FancyNane

0 high banked row of microphones. Mrs. Luce represents me, and how do I like that?"
 The crowd answered with roar reminiscent of Q Ferber first night on Broadway.
 That was that. for Mrs. Luce, but Miss Ferber had saved room for other Republicans, She turned to Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Re- publican presidential candidate, with the introductory statement that she didn't think "the men and women overseas win want to come back to that shabby world of Thomas Dewey's making"
 "she said she resented" state-
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A AMERICANS DRIVE [ MILES ON LEYTE British Crack Into $ Hertogenb0Sch
Widen Front At Least g Miles,
 As Jap Premier Fears Disaster
BULLETIN

London, oct. 24.--(UPl--I.he British radio said today that re- ports from Leyte said American tanks have now landed on samaE Island at the northern end of Leyte Gulf and separated from Leyte Island by Q marrow channel.
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-04-15
Northwest
Plant Has
New Heads

1t was announced this week by
T. ]. Landry, head of the Carter
Oil refineries, northwest division, at
Billings, that Bud Johnson was now
refinery superintendent of the
Northwest refinery and that Dick
Burns was assistant refinery super
intendent.
Mr.. Johnson came here in Feb
ruary, 1887, from Sunburst, where
he had worked for the Texas com
pany He has been operating fore
man here until his recent promo
ton became effective.
Mr.. Burns came here in Febrtl-
airy, 1887, from Laurel, Montana,
where he had worked for the In
dependent Refining Co, and has
been the chief chemist at the Griz-
zly, plant until he was given his
new position.
Ralph Wood, who has been re-
finery assistant superintendent here
under Mr.. Landry, will go to Bill
lings with the Carter company and
will be chief mechanical engineer
for the northwest division of the
Carter Co. Mr.. Woods family will
remain here until school Is out.
The refinery Is maintaining full
capacity operations and no new
plans or other changes were an
nounced at this time
However, the office equipment
necessary Is being moved from here
to the Billings office. Personnel win
follow at a later date.-Cut Bank
Pioneer Press.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-04-15
ANOTHER DECREASE
nv CRUDE STOCKS

Stocks of domestic and foreign
crude petroleum at the close of the
week ended April / totaled 234, $751;
600 barrels, according to data re-
ported to the Bureau of Mines,
United States Department of the
Interior. Compared with the total
of 236, 285, 900 barrels for the proceed
ing week, this represents a decrease
of 1,618,000 barrels, comprising a
decrease of 1,038,000 barrels in
stocks of domestic crude. and de
crease of $4,000 barrels in stocks of
foreign crude.