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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25
PLAYGROUND YEAR
 ENDS IN TRIUMPH
COIOrfuI Hamilton Park Had Pageant Yesterday
 CIimaxes Activities

4 spectacular pageant called America on Parade" written by Lucy Russo and Helen Cosey, rang down the curtain on the eity's play grounds summer activities yesterday afternoon at Hamilton Park. The pageant. dedicated to Water bury men and women in the service of the country in all parts of ths world, depicted all branches of wal activities from the infantry and ail corps tO civilian defense and nurses aides,
 Groups of from 10 tO 70 children, from nine playgrounds, represented the following branches of service:
 Infantry by Washington Park, Cavalry by Wateryille Park, Navy by South End. Semaphore Code by Ful- ton Park Marine Corps by Chase Park, Air Corps by Hamilton Park, iyilian Defense by Hopeyille. Red Gross by Porter siret, Angels Of Mercy guarding the children Of de- fense workers, presented by Fair lawn,
 Each group was e0siumed and sang songs Of it's outfit With each unit there was a float or symbol oi iiS service,
 Following the pageant the au- dlenee viewed a display of children's handiwork at the pavilion, Ther was a grsat variety of products from handpainted wooden rings and e0lOred shell ash trays t0 0ilclolll animals piekaninny dolls, and skill fully seWed dOilieS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25
C.L. P. INCOME
 RESTS LAST YEAR

Mainiainanee Of Operalional stand ards was seen for the Connecticut Iighi & Power Co, during the c0m- pany's fiscal year period endine July g aee0Tdlng tO statement just issued revealing nei income of the Ganhern 10 have been @ 7a2,7A2, as compared with the previous fiscal years total 0f sS,7i9 TOR,
 PFeferTed stock dividends Issued during the just ended fiscal year l0talRd s761 6l0 leaving remainder of faaa0,l32 for expenditures on common stock and Otller corporate purposes, thls is comparable 10 e25 per share
 Operating revenues were e2a 160 ? l3l for the l2 months ended July al compared with e2aaA2Gls in l0as After income deductions there waE left s6 6RaR, lHS gnd sd,7asA2l ln ihf TespeeilYe periods, Provision for fed eTal lDe0nle and excess profits taxes was t3O05 ,t2g this year and s39a9,- ll3 last year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

of planes which this morning gave your comrades on another sector a going over and brought you heavy losses. Tn Russia and in Italy even TIitler's general staff has revolted Hitler continues a hopeless fight whose outcome is merely the death of German soldiers. We give you nov last chance to save your lives In about IS minutes We will shell your positions with smoke to give you an opportunity to come to ous lines unobserved. Your highest duty is to save your lives for your fami- lies and for a new Germany. Decide now"
 No prisoners came in that night A couple were heard to call ''Kam- erad' when Messinger got through speaking. But they never showed up Maybe 1t was just one Of those times when the enemy wasn't psycholog. ically prepared to surrender
 To the hog callers it was just another days grind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25
WAVE RECRUITER
 HERE WITH FILM
Interviews With Interested Girls Available at Post
 Office Building

Speciallst Reeruiter 2-c Mary Hayden Williams of the WAVES is stationed at the Navy Recruiting station, Post offlue Bldgp from now through Tuesday. August 20. H has been announced by Chief James 2, IiathhOne, -eharge of the Waterbury area.
 Specialist Williams Is here to speak in continuation win the WAVE film Report 10 Judy ap- bearing at local theaters, She VII he ayailable during the day at the Recruiting Station for interviews with interested girls, IEi0rmati0n concerning enlistment may he Ob- talnee from Specialist Williams,
 saturday, August 26, she will be joined by Specialist ReerHiteT 2-e Jean Pate of M0nte0mery, Alabama, and Seaman lee Donna Larrabee Of Greenwich, Connecticut, who will remain with her Lhroueh Tuesday, the 29lh
 Young women between 70 and a6 hfhl " NafA 9tsfa VI At&h fAttAtH may apply for enlistment in the United States kayy's W0men's Re, serve and reaelpe training for Yiial lubs which gill release men for active combat duty with the fleet, It has hHen said by a high Navy of- lleial that "W0mansP0wer on land means Manrp0wer al sea lD 0fE der Co finish off the enemy who is lighting as hard as We are, N Is essential 10 have more and more nanFp0Yer al sea Co meet the enemy and sink him, Thls can be Teallgad by the inereaairg enlisl- menl of women lD the WAVES, who VIII take over the IeMninlng J0bs al the shore establishments stall being done by able-h0dled Navy men,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

house about six in the evening. The Regimental Intelligence officer. a Major. outlined his plan. The Ger mans opposing us were pushing lls around. Their mortars and eighty eiehts had our positions and roads leading to them zeroed in and were throwing a devastating fire.
 However. the Major explained. the German position was silent. Our artillery could stop any att tempt to retreat or reinforce the Germans. If We preceded our speech with an artillery barrage sample of coming events. we might be able to talk some into surrendering.
 While the Major and Sergeant Messinger worked on the speech. Lieutenant Mickey and the crew went forward We drove slowly. careful not to raise telltale swirl ing dust above the tall hedgerows banking both sides Of what the French road maps accurately call "chemins dinterets" - interesting roads"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25
Novel "HOg Calling" Offensive CruSheS Morale Of The NaziS

AS the second invasion Ot France rolls on, psychological warfare ls playing an increasing ~ important role. Millions Ot leaflets - Ai tons Of them were dropped over France before Che Riviera landings were made. Co addition, mobile radio broadcast. ing units urged the NaRls Co sur. render and are also being used Co pass on instructions to French pa- triots. This k the story of Che mobile radio br0adcasters' part in winning the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25
MAKES BOOKS TN BRklLLE FOR BLIND CHILDREN
Rr gOANNE EDISON

CUnlsea Prsus slaFf CsrreSponasnlD
 Charlotte. ~. C., tUpD-Chil. drens stories that have long been favoEites of the average youngsier are now being read by North caro. lima blind children who receive them thoragh c mailing library 10 90 chlldrens books which have been transcribed into Brallle by a Charlotte housewife.
 Mrs. Bass Brown, IT, began the children's collection over a year ago when she received a certificate from the Library of Congress for transcTfbing into Braille.
 She spent. an average of 3S hours Of tedious work in transcribing each story. In the collection are many books that have never before been transcribed into Braille.
 Selection of stories is left Co Mrs. Browns two little girls who have chosen such tales as Bambi. Rag gedy Ann. and Cowboy Ken. Mrs. Brown says that she is interested primarily in helping tho blind to be as much like their seeing friends as possible.
 Illustrates Too
 In addition to transcftbing the books Mrs. Brown illustrates them with out figures. She has also bound and hand embossed each Of the volumes. She handles circula. ton, mailing and correspondence for the library and sends with each Eraille book a copy of the original so that parents may see what their children are reading.
 Mrs. Brown says that she start ed the chilydrens library because while some states have circulating libraries for the blind, none has books for youngsters.
 The Library Of Congress circul- lates books and magazines for adults she said. The few children's classics published cost from several dollars up to S25. Gullivers Trav- els cost s6 and the Adventures Of Tom Sawyer si0.
 Walt Disney and other authors have been most cooperative tn granting copyrights. Mrs. Brown says.
 The next book to be added to the collection, 'srimothy's House" by Disney. viii carry the ide of fingertip visualation one step further. according to the amateur librarian. She explained - - librarian. She explained that the book will be illustrated with mlni- atures Of the objects Timothy used to build his home. including d thimble, pipe. feather. cork and bottletop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

Editor, Tall Tower Topics Rev. Francis Pete Murphy has told us Maykno Fathers of your kindness ln helping him to obtain the things he needs for his mission in Bolivia, We wish to add word Of thanks from Maryknoll. Father Murphy has asked us 10 enter your name subscriber to "The Field Afar" for one year slight token of his gratitude. You will be able to follow our mission activities each month ln the pages Of this magazine As a Member Of Mary knoll priest. God bless you . Sincerely yours in Christ. Rev. Charles P, Mccarthy, M M, Assistant General, MaTykno Fathers MaTyknoll, N. Y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

The zaniest crew of funsters ever to hit the air waves will open a special engagement in the Satire Room of the Sheraton Hotel in New York City on Fr- day. September 8h playing music for dancing for both dinner and supper and giving their unusual shows at both sessions The Original McNamaras band will be under the personal direction of Joseph Michael Me Namara and will feature "Scotty' Burbank, who, according to Robert L. Ripley in his Believe It or Not is the only man in the world to play two trumpets and a piano with his foot simultaneously
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

Pfc Pete Connolly of Washington Street, now with Company in New Guinea sends along the second anni- versary issue of "The New Guinea Ramp, an eightpage issue compiled by the Third Engineer Special Brigade
 It's one of the most interesting foreign issues I've seen and six full pages pictorial record of six months work on native beachheads The U.SA can feel ustl- faby proud of this outfit; they're good and they're going places My thanks to Pete for this thoughtfulnesS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

Dr. Andrew SantOpietrO, former Bank Street dentist and his wife the former Gertrude Bowling will celebrate their third wedding anniversary today n Wisconsin where the former is a captain in the service of his country. Mir. and Mrs. James CaffFey Of Ives Street held open house Tuesday in honor Ot their 49th wedding anniversary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

George M, Barnes OG WateFl0wn electrical fore. aan loF 0Be Connecticut Light and Power Company, Is celebrating hls 30h anniversary aS an emp0ye 0f that fem lls month EIe Tst Went Co w0Fk In the electric meter department when it was located al the old steam plant or Bank Street. IIe later spent some lime In the engineering department and after hIs honorable discharge from the Army n i020 be began electrical construction work He's married and the father of one son.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25
"GIvING us HELL"

The driver pulled up the truck at farmhouse a quarter of a mile from the front. Setting mp the equipment was a matter of minutes. A reel Of wire was run from the truck and carried to the front with a loud speaker.
 The front was a dirt-reinforced hedgerow at the crest of the hill The foxhOles below 1t were deep and carefully hanked-the kind men dig when under fire and entrenshing doesn't seem like work. T sure hope it works" said a bearded, dusty. tired GI. They've been giving us hell all day"
 Lieutenant Mickey looked over the top of the parapet. The Ger mans were in the valley about 300 yards below. He decided to place the speaker just in front of our lines. Sound would carry from there. There was no point tn sneaking it down within % yards of the enemy as he'd done on one previous occasion.
 "Achtung, achtung. achtung." {" Messinger's voice booned loud and clear across the valley. You are good soldiers. You have fought well Still your situation is hope less. You saw some of the thousands
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25
EM EN.
Good Evening.

Arthur j. RabinOwitZ, of Mir. and Mrs. Benedict ahinowitx of 66O Cooke Street. has slipped engage aent ring on the finger of comedy Freda Shore Of the phladelphia Shores No date has been set Tor the wedding as Art serving Uncle Sam at present at the ChTdress Army Air Field in Childress, Texas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

NOFwO0d Webster is doing grand job promoting the Girls Industrial tennis tournament now under way, Ics the first one in many years and the entry response has been very gratifying. Rmth 4, Nor vile has been sworn into the WAVES as apprentice seaman and expects to leave shortly for training at HunteT College BEenK N. Y. She's a former Wilby High and Post gun0T College student.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

Pfc. Harry Lefty" Kane one Of the city's out standing basketball players not too many years past writes from somewhere in France that he and his buddies have been kept So busy lately they haven't had chance tO shave and resemble members Of the House 0f David.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25
WATR PROGRAMS
 i3se aZilaeyfses

Hollywood Star Time 3.S0- Appointment With Life a.nO- i:ihel and Albert a;i5-lpon Norman show i.3O Time Views the News a:A5 sustaining Music ; Co., Terry and ihs Pirates s;ls- Arla,dy keSue $50 Jack Armstrong 5,ls-Sra Hound Gt0O- Yankee News L;ia- Music For lpininB q S0~ AtAs: brpSrala of song Pleasure and Profil ArHs 1;1O- lilonair z 80 Phone Your Answer 5;iS-A Amrriraa lsod fToss
 Program k no Aatfh l'hn World GV Bg k.l5-1hs Parker Family A:3nw Mnni Your Navy s3O0 -ianE Ebnsirrs aisO Spotlight Bands, lDteTluds lD Do Enrl fodwinE lO;lS Top of the gsyeDiHg Wish
 Ted Malone lO,SO Fish Pond .I0- iahknr News il.ls- Eddie illisar's fpTrh II 80 Variation by Van GleaAe as News
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

Mr and Mrs Stanley satkunas are the parents Of a son born at St. Marys Hospital August I4 Mrs Stan is the former Margaret Thomas. Jennie sehumski IS quite happy these days for her hubby Corporal Joseph is home on fuIlough after 26 months on Ascension Island, refueling station in the South Atlantic,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25
TVpgwRITER COMpIEMENTs

4 Lattlesblp normally carries SO iYpegrlterb, An aircraft ear' Tler, bb, cruiser 30i q destroyer
 seven nul lbe6e quotas have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

MT, and Mrs. J0hn C. Plaherty of the Oahville PgaIeTlys had fear candles teir wedding anniyeT' saFy cake yesterday Their tive lovely children Mau' Feen and Jackie. helped make the day . memorable 0ne. J0hn C, is better known 0 the sporting element ag "TuT tbe TOvng Sacred IleaFt 0utAeldeV Of many campaigns in the Cty Amateur Baseball League, ls better haf ls the former ADD Kennedy, Cathode High 9eiDOOl graduate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25
By TOM WOLF NEA Stan Correspondent

Somewhere in France. Aug. g -- Psychological warfare is no tit with creampuffs at 70 paces. It's not for hog callers at any rate.
 The ''hog callers" are members of the Second Mobile Radio Broad- casting Company which has as part of it's equipment sound trucks and men who operate them. When they left for France these sound truck men thought their job was going to be driving through long captured towns believing news and orders. And SO In part 1t is.
 But at the front someone got the bright idea that fl We could make ourselves heard above the cacaphony of battle. maybe we could talk some of the hopelessly surrounded Germans into surren- dering. So they called for sound trucks. The upshot was that more than two thousand members Of the master and their affiliated races poured out from the Notifications with their hands up and their wea- pons down. Ever since then some sound truck Of the Second MRB has spent most of it's time calling hogs"
 That is what it's like
 TEAMWORK
 The team consisted Of four men: Lieutenant Irving B. Mickey of Schenectady commanding; Sergeant Fred Messinger. New York. Ger man announcer; ITS Stephen Lis- iecki, New York. Polish announcer and technician: Private Talmadge Huey Powhattan. Alabama, driver and technician.
 We arrived at regimental head quarters in a shell-shattered farm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

4 remarkably talented lyrie s0- pranO. Ingeb0Tg fthe diciIers prob, sbly will shorten that nanlel had been singing on tl,e concert sage and at various service mems parties, until one niglli sile was beard br Latham Ovens. writer for M-G-Hs popular Screen Test" series i'eprd oyer Mutual. Owens took one look, listened tO one song. and iInmediv ately decided that here was btiis girl who could use a break -- and make good on It.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

He andiiiOned her for an aD, pearaflee on Screen Test" and wpf deIiRhted Eitb tile results, shorty theIealter. Tngeb0rg stepped np ie . Mutual Dller0ph0ne end SoNee the Hollywood talent scouts ia tllt studio alidienee. Ii didn't take Mar. yin Gcllenk, chief of the M-G-M talent division, Very lnng 10 dras llp . contract for Ingel0rg, Hfll0 ls an0tlleT Deanna DnrblD if eyer yoD Ray one, And yoi p'i0bsbly wsil
 DID YOU KNOW THAT; 0eofge v, Denny. gr, founder a1ld m0defs aiOF Of "Amersea's Town Meeting 0f ibe Air" has . s,lTe-fiTe Dletlpld Of persliading people that there sri tw0 sides to every question. II Is 2 sphere, about tlBe ''os Of a baeebe9, JIe holds it out iCssTd berd.iot convince opponent. and asks: What e0l0T is tlljs ball9'
 "f,laek," says ille other mes,
 Wei" replies Denny, 'iee ! ie1s al ti, tbiS bell Is Niliie,S
 Then lle slowly T0taias the sphere which ls half black, helf white,
 gt was DenDy's recognition of ilh Importance 0f seeing both sides 0f 2 question that led Co tlle f0ilnding, lil May, Ie3a, Of "ADlefiea's T'oRf Meeting Of the Air" TbursdAys, H;af D. M., WATR, People gh0 Noulgpf llsleD i0 . speakeT for ille Sol1ler' siae of co argument would listen Co llaag tlleiv champion iell bis slae 0f ille story end iilelaelliells would hear wilat the opponents llaf Co kag, Tglsls, illeir AllaeFsiail1lllg Of the sIiilatl0n wOiila be thet lllAeh greater, Thr0llgll0lit As more fnAD sDigle years 0D tlle atr, 'sfewn Meet ing haS consistently turned 1eNn efters 0f sponsorship, Headers A@s Rest Ailally persuaded nenny 70 n1ig tAe '@EOwn Maeiingp liisaeT Dlgaef spoDsoFsblp, begipnlng sepieig'DeT [ 0p the Blue heiw0Tk,
 DID YOU KNOW THAT; ne leiRst addition % the e0astSiose0aei ellaiD of eaniAeilg for service pa0ille hes recently been completed, wlill the ai1 0f f600o from flle AllleFleall Tlhasler Wing, # 6 tlaf Studio ClaE 0f Hollywood HIlgifb has lust ollells a1 e completely furnished 10filliS tory accommodating I00 service Mos men, Tie eiub, selI known lD iilf eiilenla elty fOT it's ilelp l0 eitDs Ellf come t0 Is0llyw0od seekllg iilQgh eaTeefs, i6 supported by film studios and siaFs, Tile Wing G FeeihoiltiDla for illalniaifg eanteens throughout the country with donations Hlede bg tie sponsors 0f iibe Ea6io pFogTnni, ''6faGa Door Caafeep," hear6 @veF CHS Friday nights. Beyt Geseli C elp eee 0f tlle series
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

Glamorous Gertrude NieSsen. irre- sistible star Of the Broadway sinssi musical Follow the Girls" vii herself be followed all over the stu. dio of The Chamber Music Society Of Lower Basin Street next Sunday during the WATR- BLUE Network broadcast at 9:iS D. m. by "Dr." :" Milton Cross. baton-wielder Pau Lavale and his Blockbusters. and ''Profs." Ernest Chappeil and "0ia- como" Mccarthy. Gorgeous Ger tFude will. however. find her fame and beauty no barrier to the leers and insults of the boys in the back room of Lower Basin Street.
 While an this following is going on Johnnie Johnson. personabic young cnooner. will be singing First Glass Private Mary Brown" and the orchestra will read. fake and play plenty hot the "Anvil Chorus". T Never Knew. Tea for Twp" and. you guessed it. "Limellouse Blues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

DID YOU KNoW:-A show that dozens Of sponsors want. but rcne can have is For the Record" new NEG production. The series. heard Mondays at ii:30 D. m.. presents just about as fancy a collection Of talent as you're likely to find any where all performing gratis for the Army Service Forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

In order that the disappointed thousands whose requests for tickets far exceeded the supply the United States Rubber Company has just completed arrange T0eHtg tO broadcast the final concert Of their Summer series Of the New York Philharmonic Symphony from Madison Square Garden Sunday, October l, To this way the many who previously were unable t0 attend will have this chance t0 hear one concert during the Summer season Conductor for this occasion will be Dr. Arthur Rodzns who is responsible for the success Of the Winter series Guest s00ist will Do the dis tngulgIled star 0f the Metropolitan, Helen TraubeI, eranate soprano Miss TFaube K expected 0 do some Df Wagner Those desiring 10 attend the concert al the Madison Square Garden october 1 are requested 10 write at once to the United States Rubber Company fedlo Department 1880 Sixth Avenue. New York 20, New York, The program to date has not been com. pleted However, tt Is expected to be a varied and exciting 0ne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25
FADING SUMMER

Fall is most here
 Say the 2 to 1 bettors. Just look at the gals
 An done up in sweaters. Summer Is going,
 Autumns on the way, That's what the crickets And katydids sayi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25
DID YOU KNOW THAT: Ineeoorg

DID YOU KNOW THAT: IneeOOrg Nordquist. of croTi0nyille. r. " looks just any average l3-yeGr-cic girl "a little pre.tieT. perhaps. with her wayy chestnut hair and sDaEk- ling blue eyes) but her outlook for the future is far from average Inee- borg is H0llywood-bound. and her chance st film fsEle came about tn almost storybools fashion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

A typical "For the Record broadcast consists Of Benny Good man. playing and conducting a la- piece orchestra: Carmen Miranda. Milford Bailey and Perry Como singing: and Deems Taylor as mrs- fer of ceremonies. That was fhe lineup for ihe frs. show. In the second broadcast. Ta"lor introduced Jane cowl. Bea Vain. Vaughn Monroe and Red Noble and his Cadets. For the third slloy'. the ASF lined uD Lena Horne. Mary Jane Dodd. Private Ecb Eber.e ard Charles Spivak's orchestra. Musi- cal portions Of these bT0adsasts are recorded for shipment 10 fighting men overseas as l2-insh V-Discs. Whereas in the past. these V-Dises were made in the seclusiOn Of recording studio. For the Record gives the artists the added ''kick" Of working for a ''live" auT1ence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25
yWNOBB0N

9.aO Saturday Morning keysllle A;OO- Aanllee News \ lb Shuptrrs' ainlde. News b3nD-l liTHakfast Club 10 NO Fannie Hurst Pfessnis lbiaO WhAfs Cooking News 3hO saiuTday Morning Spnelal II aO~ Ihr land Of ihn tsoal I. ,O0-1 The lilus Playhousn
 lDierlude l2isO-A News laiis Melndy Tilnf .nN- ArMH, Melody Tinlr 1913 Trans Allhniie llulx l'an l.upshsOp Wiib boprE lGia-f Arnikal
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

Good Night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-25

One OC tlle most vicious 0f crimes, Kidnapping Of helpless ebild, 6 linked witb espionage and tllBr0eT iD the "Cake 0f G5ae House Dls vldAd", as the WATn Blue Network nlFs asl0tlaeT Dayi9 Harding C0lipv iersDy arame N0sdsy, August 2e at z D, a.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
Fat Sources

USED KITCHEN fats are
more valuable now than ever.
both 10 the homemaker and 10
the army and navy. To the
homemaker each pound now
represents two meat ration
stamps as well as the usual four
cents paid by the butcher. To
the war. the fats represent in
creased supplies of munitions.
The closer The United Nations
come 10 victory. the greater the
need for the raw materials OF
war. Even after the last shot is
fired, the need for glycerine in
drugs will continue.
Sources OF waste fat are tops
Of soup. the skimmings of water
in which ham and other fatty
meats have been boiled the
cooking fats from the frying
pan, and all the shortcomings
which have been used and re-
used until they have reached
the end OF their cooking useful
ness.
4 tablespoonful a day makes
n pound OF fat a month-and
two extra ration stamps, as well
as the satisfaction Of helping
your men folks fight their bat
ties, on land or sea.