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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

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  their lives and western eiviliEa- tion," and the elandestine radio Atlantic said Hungary had put out hurried peace feelers to the Allies,)
 On the Baltic front, the battle for Estonia degenerated Into c full-seale collapsed in the north, following the NaHl rout RS the German defenses fall of Tallinn.
 Hard-rlding Ar9nored columns of Marshal Leonid A. doVorov's Len- ingrad army, including Tidemen mounted in American jeepS, eap- tured Tallinn yesterday after Q 4a- mile, 24-hour dash along the coast of the Gulf of Finland that caught many Germans in tho seaport cap. ital awaiting evacuation by sea,
 The trapped Naxis were over- whelmed after Q sharp street battle, clearing the way for the Red fleet to base It's werships in the big hRr- Dor for new strikes against German evacuation ports to the south.
 Russian warplaneS bombed the port Thursday night, sinking three troop. packed German transports and Q patrol boat and damaging four other troopships.
 G0V0r0V's Troops
 0oVoroV'S troops were reported pushing beyond T'allinn toward the few small ports west of the capital, while his southern flank linked up with the Soviet 3rd Baltic Army to form Q continuous i30.mile front in 6 general advance for the Baltic coast.
 Meanwhile, the Russian early morning war bulletin reported heavy fighting along a 6b-mile line front. ing the Romanian. Hungarian hor- der, Marshal Rodion Y. MalinovslEy' a 2nd Ukrainian army, supported by strong Romanian infantry unitS, captured the big railway and highs way junction of Arad and pushed on through stiR opposition toward the border, 10 miles to the west,
 Another Soviet spearhead i7 miles to tho north captured simandul, seven miles from the frontier, while O third, i7 miles southwest of Arad, took semiac, nine miles from Hun- garlan soil and only 37 miles from SSeged, the second city of Hungary.
 Russian troops also gained ground in their advance through southern Poland toward tho puppet state Of PollshsSlovak frontier towns and slovakia, capturing more than 90 widening their front along the bor- der to co miles with the seizure of Torka, il miles north Of the Rostok Pass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
OBITUARY

DAVIS - Alexander P. Davis, l9B Bishop street, died at his home Thursday after c lingering illness. Born in New Bern, N. C., he came to Waterbury 22 years ago and had been member of the Mount Olive A. M. E. Zion church since that time.
 Survivors are his wife, Mrs. An- nie Davis; three sons, Guion Davis, Rocky Mount, N. O., Jerome, Army. and Alexander Davis, Jr,, New York City; five daughters. Mrs, Bertha Morris, Mrs. CarlisSie Stanten, Mrs. Laura Peterson, Mrs, Henrietta Smith and Mrs. Daisy Hogan, all of New York City; Q sister. Mrs, Ella Elliot, Boston, and several grand children and great-grandchildren.
 The funeral will be held tomor. row, time to be announced. Burial will be in New Bern, N. c. Friends may call at the Reyes Funeral Home, 60 Pearl street. after ?. m. today and tomorrow morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
COURTS ADVICE
 ON BANK SOUGHT
Remaining Assets of Mer. chants Trust Co. Basis
 of Motion

Advice on the disposition of re- maining assets of the Merchants Trust Company is sought by the state bank commissioner in superior court, according to motion filed In the court today, It is believed the hearing on the request will take place at the short calendar session of the court next Friday.
 The petition, signed by Attorney Robert Bowling of the attorney generals office in Hartford, asks advice on possible disposition of the assets in Q single sale.
 Reference Is made to such dispo- gltion of the remaining assets of the City Bank and Trust Company oi Hartford, also Q defunet bank, and the court opinion Is sought on such procedure for other defunct banks of the state,
 No indication Is given In the peti- ton on the remaining assets, but it is believed only Q small portion of the banks original real estate hold ings still remain unsold,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
Run 4-Mile Cantlet
 Of Blazing Nazi Guns
from the Meuthe river line,
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from the Meuthe river line,
 United Press War Correspondent Robert Richards reported that the Na1ts broke oR the battle this morn- Ing after losing at last 60 tanks in the past a hours, running their losses well above S2o panxerS for the last 10 days,
 But the Allies main bid for a swift and decisive breakthrough Into Germany was being made on the Dutch lowlands at Arnhem, and the fate of the entire offensive rested momentarily on the courage of the dwindling band of paratroops north of the Rhine and the British tank men on the south bank,
 United Press War Correspondent Donald Clark said exceptionally fierce fighting was in progress in the Arnhem area thlS morning as the eneircled paratroops beat of re- peated German tank and infantry attacks.
 The Na3is were throwing every thing they had in the way of men, tanks and guns into an all.out ate tempt to wipe out the sky troops before the relief column could break through,
 Resculng Tanks
 The first resculng tanks and are mored troop carriers reached the Rhine about 5 p, ne Friday evening and a pooled dispatch from e cor-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23


 
 When this cannot be done" Brlcker said. "our country must be willing to join with others If neees- Sary to prevent small wars from becoming big ones.
 Every problem solved by methods short of force--every commitment kept with strength the program for peace in the world, Every small war put down will tend to prevent other outbreaks"
 Making his next to last speech on his 3,260-mile campaign swing which took him through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Maine, Brieker sad that the nation has not kept itself prepared to cope with developments threatening world peace and world order until they attained world shaking proportions"
 This country, nc said, furnished material land power with which to make war" to Japan while sending money to China, Hitler, he added came to power when tho New Deal did, but the government did mot make any effort to keep orderly peace in the world" and maintain national security.
 Substance SQuanderNd
 We squanderod our substance In boondoggling and took no heed of gathering war clouds Brleker said.
 Beeause of the neglect of the gov. ernment to act against the Japan. ese, Dricker continued "our boys today arc receiving back the mater. ials wo furnished Japan, in hul. lets and in death"
 Brieker said that the United States could 90 for in eliminating the causes of war by giving ''eon. Btant and unselfiSh attention to matters Of discriminatory trade agreements, excessive tariffs, mon. opolies and eartels, exchange wars and other barriers to international trade and commerce"
 Turning to returning war veter. ans, Brlcker said that tho Imme. diate problem facing tho govern. ment is to give all aid to . quick rreadJustment and merging of mil- Hons Of men into community life. The problems Of social Feadjust. ment, he said, should Do solved close to home" through Unified state services in which the work would Do done and the money spent by those who know the local prob. lens.
 This program should not be made the opportunity for another colossal, federal bureaucratic agen. cy imposed upon the community life or our nation," Bricker said,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
POLICE ABANDON SEARCH ATLAKE
No Additional Clues as to WearabOuts of Stan.
 ley Zukauskas

Police and taremen abandoned dragging operations At Lakewood reservoir this morning after Q three day hunt for Stanley 1ukauskas, 57, 9S North Leonard street, miss ing from hts home since last Sum day.
 Police Supt, Daniel J, Carson said abandonment of drageing At the pond does not mean that there is no body there, He said that tree stumpS at the ponds bottom made the dragging a highly dlfflcule and uncertain procedure, and that the pond had been dragged and re- dragged Q great many times,
 If there Is Q body in the pond, Supt, Carson said, it win almost certainly float Go the surface in another day or two, Draining oper- Atlons have also been abandoned as the reservoir has reached the level of the Bellvue reservoir into which the excess was being poured.
 Search at the pond began Tues. day after two grammar school pupils said they saw the missing man walk into the water there and disappear Sunday afternoon, This is the only possible clue that has been revealed since ZukauskaS took his rosary beads and fifty cents and left his home at l;S0 last Sunday afternoon,
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 siderable equipment as they with draw, md have been on short rR- tions. One German prisoner said he had not eaten in three days.
 RiInini has been entirely cleared Of Germans, and in their advance towards the Mareechia river British troops captured the towns of Casa. lecehlo and Verucchio, eight and 10 miles. respectively, southwest oi Rimini.
 The first Canadian infantry al. vision has played Q star role in re. cent fighting in the Adriatic sector It was disclosed today. It's artillery fired the impressive total of 337, aOC high explosive shells in support of infantry in the drive from the Metauro to the Marecehla river, The division is commanded by Mai, Gen. Christopher Vokes,
 Fighter bombers attacked railroad bridges, highways, railway lines motor transport and railway cars in the Pc Valley yesterday, while the British destroyer Loyal stood of the Adriatic coast and bombarded troops and traftlc on the coastal road above Rimini. Both actions were aimed at diSrupting the supply lines for the defenders of the southern ap- brooches to the valley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

respondent with the main force in Arnhem said they linked up with an outpost of the airborne detach. ment and began Shelling targets designated by the airhorne com- mander,
 The critical question was whether the British could take the Arnhem bridge tntaot--the airborne troops were believed holding the north side of the span and the Germans the south end-or would have to make an assault crossing of the Rhine under enemy fire,
 All accounts reaching headQuar- terS this morning indicated the bridge was Intact, although the pos Slbillty remained that the Germans might blow 1t up before retiring,
 Savage fighting stu ragged along the Hanks of the Allied speafhead thruSting up from tho Belgian bor- der to Arnhen, and one strong Ger man force threw flying wedge across the corridor late yesterday, threatening the head of the British 2nd Armys armored thrust.
 The enemy attack smashed acrosi the main Eindhoven- -Nijmegen high. way between Veghel and Uden, about lS miles north of Eindhoven,
 British troops immediately coun. tered the flanking blow, But latest reports said the situation was con. fused;
 Violent Battle
 A violent batle also was In prog reSS at Fist where the Germans, after being thrown out of Nijmegen, set up a bristling block of tanks and artillery to prevent the Allies from getting endorsements through to ArnheIn.
 British tommies straddling the turretS of their tanks and crouching in armored troops carriers, burs. through the NaA screen and infan- trymen followed up to hold open the gap for an additional flow ot reinforcementS.
 German artillery commanded highway north of Fist, laying down a murderous crosS-fire on the Bri- tish Armore all the way to tho lower Rhine,
 Low hanging clouds and mist con. tinucd to hamper the Allied efforts making 1t all but impossible to ferry in supplies to the beleaguered col- umn at Arnhem or to throw any strong aerial force against the NaSi blockade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
FDR Goes On Air onisht
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'SViAbAAAG0 AKOIH RHkU ~ will speak to Democratic party workers throughout the country.
 His admittedly political appear ance before the teamsterB tonight brought into sharper focus tho ques- ton Of whether the President will do any actual political Btumping outside the capital. There have been scattered and unconflrmed reports that he would make four or i've speeches outside Washington, tray. cling through the east to New Eng land and then into the middle west.
 There was no evidence ct the White House, no sign Of preparation, for any such political swing in the immediate future. The best informas ti0n was that Mir. Roosevelt WAS waiting to see whether q trip Of thB type would be necessary.
 Secrecy Abandonment
 IL b c fact that he wants 10 avoid stumping fl possible, confln- ing most Of his prediction appear. anceB to radio broadcaBB. To make regular campaign trip with its attendant crowds and appearances, before thousands Of people would involve virtually complete abandon. ment of the secrecy which has cioaked most of his movements since Pearl HBrbor,
 Some Democratic leaders, however, feel that with the war in It's present stage no great security problem would be involved in making Q few public appearances which would help the entire Democratic ticket. But some Of the Presidents closest friends feel aF outright campaign tour would be inconsistent with his position that he Is too busy with his wartime duties Ag commander chief to devote much time to poll. ties,
 Very few top-stFata government leaders such as cabinet members will De ct the dinner tonight Most Of the ofticial guest according to Dave Beck of Seattle, vice presI- dent Of the teaBlsters, viii be heads of government agencies with which the union had had wartime deal. tngs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

NContlHueu ATOH Gake ~ symbols and uniforms were abol- ished,
 The military government will take control of all NaN party funds property, records and equipment from Maxi administrative officers who were ordered, under penalty Of death, to remain ct their posts until the exchange Is effected,
 Law No. 2 suspended temporarily regular civil criminal and admin istratiVe courts. It proposed to re- open the courts, after they have been purged of Nazi influences, as soon as conditions permit.
 Another law abolished the Ger. man mark as legal tender.
 Various ordinances provide the death penalty for any German who acts as Q spy for the enemy, who aids Nazis In any way, who engages h footing or piliaging, who is guilty of sabotage or theft of Allied war material or who misleads Allied forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
SHORTAGE OF FEED
 HURT MILK BIZ

Dairymen in Waterbury today ex. pressed the belief there was little likelihood of the lifting of federal Limitations on the sale of milk or It's by-productS by Nov. l, stat- ing that such prediction, which was made in Hartford, Wednesday night by Raymond Skinner, IieTn- ber of the dairy branch of the War Food Administration, might possi- ply affect the west and south, but not here, the local dairymen agreed that the shortage of food in this area would likely maintain the lini- tations for sometime to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

NCOHtHlueu rom Page lD toward improving tho lO3S soclAl Security Act, except for c few changes in 1889, He rejected any suggestion that social progress lS on invention Of the present cd. minlstration.
 "It is nothing new for Americans to Do concerned about social prog. roSS," he argued. Social progress Ia America did not begin ln 1883. It began when the first settlers came to thb country. It was in tho blood Of those who came to these shores to found c now kind of na- ton. It has been an iflSistent aS the growth Of our country. It is in our blood today"
 He reminded his audience that 100000 persons are not yet GOV cred by old age and survivors in. stiranee or some other pension or retirement system. Another "ser. oiis ofniasion," he said, Is men and women now ir military service. He said those who held jobs covered by old wage insurance before the war suffer c gap in their olds age benefits" unless the iaw b changed,
 Dewey recognized problems in ex. tending Social Security coveFage and said it will be necessary to change the method Of collecting Social Security taxes to avoid inc posing . bookkeeping burden on small employees. But he promised such problems "Can and will bv solved,
 He said that when Job place. meat Is returned to the states lt should be combined with the state employment insurance program ilils asT q single administrator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
Move Inpelled By
 Jittery Japanese
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raided Rota and Pagan in the Ma rianaS Wednesday.
 In the Southwest Pacific, MacAr- thurs carrier-baSed planes hit the Halmahera Island airdromeS for the second consecutive day Tuesday.
 daurels proclamation, broadcast by Tokyo radio and heard by United Press in San Francisco, declared the state of war between his puppet government and the United States and Britain was effective ct 10 a. m, Saturday,
 (The QuiSllng leader said planes of the two nations had violated territorial integrity of tlle republic and caused death or injury to eit- i2ens and destruction or damage to property despite his appeals for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
GENLOT ATTENDS
 CHICAGO FARLEY

Harmon A. 0enlot. Waterbury ex- ecutlve director of the Connecticut Restaurant and Liquor Association, hss returned from the national con- ference of Monopoly State Adminis- trators in Chicago where he acted as representative of the National Tavern owners Assn. Mir. 0enlot spoke on the functions of the Con- nccticut Restaurant and Liquor Dealer Board of Trade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

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 This decision Is promoted not only to spare the military transpor- tation and lack of communcations other than military.
 Allegations that the obove stated policy of the suprem commander are being violated will be q subject of thorough investigation"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
Police BIOttsr

Theft Of thirty eases of NQuor, valued at $l,l6a from tho Hamll- t0n Package Store, 1890 East Main street, was reported yesterday by the owners Irving and Meyer ROs- en.
 Detective Sgt, Anthony MaFlanO and Detective George McElhgott said that thieves entered Thurs- day night through . cellar and broke through Q sldewall partition Co get Into the store.
 An Exchange Place traffic 0f- flcer, who prefers to remain anon. ymOus, came to the aid Ot . lady In distress yesterday afternoon when she reported to him that she had left her purse on the c, R & L. bus she had just gotten off.
 How much money was In the purse Three hundred dollars,
 The officer hailed . passing motor patrol and went off after the bus, catching up to 1t In Q few blocks, The driver turned over to the officer the purse which an- other passenger had turned over to hum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

Republicans are making pOlltic- Al capital of the recent appoint mlent of Patrick J. Wallace as chairman of tho city'S annual participation In Navy Day. If Mr Wallace, candidate for the Sena. tOrshlp In the 18th district, weren't emlnently qualified to handle such an assignment, the criticism might hold water. It doesn't, for Pat" has demOn- strated time and again his ability to acquit himself with honOrs when asked to accept such civic responsibilities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

"amity and goodwill,
 Uaurel proclaimed himself "su- preme commander of the forces"
 (Japanese propaganda broRdcaStS, recorded by FCC Monitors, concern trated on the theme that the Flipl. nos were reactlng to aggression but said the Japanese occupation army was defending the Philippines against 'invaSion,D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
Full Weather Report

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
YILLAnR LIaMTH0uRR

The WlAIg0 Of Blyth, NoFthuI1ls berland, England, has . lighthouse in the middle of the town. It orig inalIy stood at the mouth Of Blyth haFDoF, but the river changed its course, leaving the lighthouse high and dry,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
RoTARIANs TO MEET

Terms for Q satisfactory peace will constitute the chief topic of c round table discussion to be conducted at the next RotSAy club meeting Tues day noon at The Elton, Herbert s, Smith will preside over the forum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
Zonins Case To Be Heard
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Quaaim Demir ct al, defendants appeal from c eb,000 superior court jury verdict for the plaintiff; and Yvonne P. daess ct al against AL bert H daesS et al, defendantg aps peal from superior court judg- Tiaent. Evidence in the latter case has not been printed and the case will not be ready for m assignment until sometime in the winter.
 Assignments for hearings will be made at the Supreme Court room in Hartford next Wednesday, Sept 2T' ct 10 .. TIl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

Connecticut Democrats attend Hannegan conference at Biltmore Hotel; Robert E, Hannegan (left), Adrian s, Maher, State Chairman (center), and Robert A. Hurley, National Committeeman. Before leaving for Connecticut Mir. Hur- ley issued the following statement:
 Up our way, there is, as you know, 0 lot of Luce talk about Dewey, but 1t really doesn't amount to much.
 "The plain people of the state those who have to work for a live ing--haVe their minds on other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

r Maybe this might be labeled the 'Pnow-it-c a n.be-told" department! At any rate it's political knowledge that the Democratic get.together held down the valley last Monday night was originally scheduled to be held in Waterbury, but when local leaders and candidates started to lget notices that such 0 session was Ito ke held here and they simply IwerO receiving invitations to attend hhe same feeling ran high, State lChairman Adrian Maher soon real- azed the impropriety of Waterbury hcing chosen to be the host city lRcr what presumably was to be q
 poaoe. .party, but of which 1t knew little or nothing. So State Central Committeeman Edward Kirby of ,perhy was "ealled off" in Water- bury. However, state leaders will come to Waterbury early in October ard the odds are that Chairman Mhher, Candidates McMahon and Hurley (the former in pafticular) Will do everything to keep Demo- tEatic fires burning brightly in the Brass City.