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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-19
REDS INSIDE
 BUDAPEST IN
 BLOODY FIGHT
BY BRUCE w. MUNN United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

 United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 London, December 19. = (UP) = Moscow reported today that the Budapest Vienna railway, the last practical escape route for the garrison of the beleaguered Hungarian capital, had been brought under Russian artil- lery fire.
 A Soviet broadcast said the jaws of the Red Army pincers clamped on Budapest were only IS miles apart, and the corridor between them was swept by shellfire, partially sealing off the German and Hungarian troops in the city.
 Budapest already has lost it's military and economic importance for the Wehrmacht, and has become an untenable, cut of outpost" a Moscow radio report said.
 "The only railway left to Vienna is exposed to constant air attacks, and it is already under Soviet artil- lery f1re.'
 Dispatches from Moscow said that bad weather and stiffened resistance along new defense lines had slowed down the Hungarian campaign. After their long advance, the Rus sians now were up against defenses in which the Germans were prepar- ed to make considerable sacrifices to prevent Soviet break into Austria, they said.
 Two Red Army columns advanced into southern Slovakia on 8 broad front and converged on Kassa (Kosice) in Q drive to eliminate the narrow German salient separating the Russians in Hungary and Po- land.
 Powerful German defenseS along the mountainous Slovak- Hungarian border cracked wide open under the Soviet attack and Moscow dis patches said Russian tanks and in- fantrymen were punching rapidly northward at number of points on the 68-mile invasion front.
 Simultaneously, the French radio network broadcast dubious report that the Red Army had broken into Budapest and locked in hand-to- hand battle with the Axis garrison. The reports. which were viewed with considerable reserve in military
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-19
Forts Blunt Nozi Drive

London, Dec. 19 = (Up) The United States Eighth Air Force sent more than 300 flying Fortresses into the battle to blunt the Naz offen- sive thrust on the western front today, blasting road and rail june tions in front of the U. s. First Army front.
 The attacks swept the entire area from Trier opposite the Luxem- bourg front to Gemund at the north end of the First Army line.
 The FortresSeS carried out their attacks with a small escort of Thunderbolt fighters.
 The daylight operations of the Eighth Air Force followed up Simi- lar blows by the RAF during the night in which the reinforcement bottlenecks of Munster and Nurn- berg were attacked as well as the last remaining Nazi fleet units at Gdymia, Poland.
 More than 800 planes flew 1,600 miles round trip across Europe to blast the 12,000-ton Pocket battle ships Admiral Scheer and Lutzow and submarines berthed at Gdynia. The crippled 26,000-ton battleship Geneisenau also may be at Gdynia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-19
Local Clergvaen To Assist At Bishop;s Funeral Mass
Former Waterury Catholic clergy

Former Waterllry Catholic clergy men will play . prominent part in the pontifical Mass tomorrow morning at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hartford, for the late Bishop of Connecticut, Most Rev. Maurice F. McAuliffe.
 Rev. Thomas P. Mulcahy, former pastor of St. Peter & Paul's church. Waterbury, and now pastor of St. Augustine's church, Hartford, and Rev. Walter s. Sieracki. former curate of St. Stanislaus' church, this city, and now assistant at St. Cyril and Methodius church, Hart ford will act as deacon and acolyte. respectively. Rev. Edward C.. zibell of St. Maryis church, Meri- den. a native of Waterbury, will be book bearer.
 Rev. Richard Cushing n D., Archbishop of Boston, win preside at the PontifIcal Mass with the Rev. Henry !. O,Brien. auxiliary Nlzhcp og cnlQtENnl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-19

A solemn Mass was conducted at the church of the Immaculate Conception here this morning att tended by the students of Water bury Catholic High School, Notre Dame Convent and St. Mary's parochial school. Other similar services and special memorial cele- brationS have been onducted in all Roman Catholic churches through out the city.
 Archbishop John G. Murray, for merly of Waterbury, will deliver the eglogy at tomorrow's Cathedral services with two other former Waterbury natives assisting in giving final absolution, namely, Most Rev. Matthew F. Brady, Bishop Elect of Manchester, N. H., and Most Rev. Joseph E. Mccarthy, Bishop of Portland, Maine. Others assisting yin include, Most Rev. Francis F. Keough, Bishop of proyidencs, R. [. and Most Rev.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-19
Fight To Stem Biz
 Counter Offensive Now In Full Swing
BY JAMES McGLINCY United Press War Correspondent

Paris, December 19. = (UP) = Massed American tanks, guns and men moved up today to meet German armored columns striking more than 20 miles into Belgium and front dispatch said It. Gen Courtney H. Hodges First Army lines appeared to be sabizng along the northern half of the 70-rnile defensive front.
 The British radio said the battle to stem the big ter-offensive of Marshal Gerd Won Rundstedt s m full swing"
 United Press Correspondent Jack Franksh, with Frss Army Forces said reports circulating that the German advance in Belgium had been slowed to snas pace not completely stopped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-19
Pepper Will Drop Nominution Fight

Washington, Dec. 19-(UP)-Sen. Claude Pepper, D., Fla, announced after a telephone conversation with President Roosevelt today that he was going to abandon his fight to delay senate confirmation of six top state department nominations.
 Pepper said the President told him that if the Senate failed to act on the pending nominations in this session of Congress, the same list would De forwarded to the new Congress which meets Jan. ..
 Tn view of that fact there is nothing we could accomplish by delaying Senate action until the next Congress. end We are willing 60 let the matter come to 81te fs1. 1I f1I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-19
BONG GETS 10th

Allied Headquarters. Leyte, Dec. 19-(UP)-Maj. Richard Bong of Poplar, Wis, No. Anglo-American ace of World War II, shot down his 10th Japanese plane yesterday over Mindoro, it was announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-19
Catholic Schools Close Tomorrow

Local Catholic parOchial grammar schools, NOtre Dame Academy, Sacred Heart high school and the Waterbury Catholic high school will be closed tomorrow in tribute to the late Most Rev. Maurice F. McAuliffe, Bishop of Hartford whose funeral will be held to- morrow morning.
 Flags will be hung at haIf- mast throughout the city as requested by Governor Ray mOnd E. Baldwin.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
GRAY PAINT SUBS

The use of technicolor being re.
stricted until after the war, a spe.
cially-prepared gray paint, said II
have photogenic qualities exceeded
only by technicolor, Is being intro
duced in Rene Glars 1T Happened
Tomorrow
The new gray has been used ir
every scene OF the picture at ar
additional production cost OF APP
proximately $4,000.
Arnold Pressburger, who Is pro-
ducing the picture for United Artists
release, at first planned to have
every wall and every piece OF furni-
ture for 1T Happened Tomorrow
done In the new gray paint. How
ever, this became impossible because
valuable art objects would have
been damaged beyond repair had
they been painted gray.
The new paint, itself. Is little
more expensive than any other
paint. The additional expense, &C
cording to Ken Walton, assistant
production manager. was incurred
because set decorators must dress
every set for producers approval
then remove all the furniture To
paint 1t gray. redress the set, and
upon completion Of the scene refinish
furniture to its original state.
In event that such rare objects
as the $4,000 inlaid fruitwood plano
or even the 1850 brass and porcelain
bed used in the picture had been
painted gray. total expense would
have run well over $4,000 for the
experiment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
InHoIIYwood

dull place to be born and brought
up in. OF course, she reasoned,
Gary Cooper mad Myrna 10y had
both come from Montana, but Gary
was a man, with chance to strike
out on his own, and Myrna had
been a successful artist. Betty con-
sidered her own chances and found
them nil.
Then one day Hollywood turned
up right in her own back yard.
A secondary camera unit was re-
staging the Custer Massacre on the
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, not
far from Betty's home town of
Forsyth. It was for Cecil B.
DeMille picture called THE Plains
man" and the star was Montana's
own Gary Cooper.
Betty had never been so thrilled
In her life. For a week she hung
about on the sidelineS, watching,
until the company picked up traps
and returned to Hollywood.
The years passed. She completed
school. Then her family moved to
Southern California. Betty enrolled
in a dramatic school and was seen
by an, agent.
In The Story of Doctor Wasell''
she'll receive star billing as Carol
Thurston. The producer director
is Cecil B. DeNIille. And her co-star
is another kid from Montana -
Gary Cooper.
Copyright, 1913, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
Ia The Local
TheaterS
STATE

Capacity attendance at warmers
state Theater yesterday marked the
opening engagement Of Samuel
doldwyn's "The North STAR, &C
claimed one Of the most exciting
pictures TO come out Of Hollywood
IN years.
The new film presents q vivid and
memorable story of a little Russian
community and Its heroic fight
against the Nazi invaders and is
hailed as one Of the most dramatic
screen offerings Of recent years.
Twenty-four featured players and
hundreds Of extras include such fa'
Vorites as Anne Baxter, Dana An
drews, Walter Huston, Walter Bren-
nan, Ann Harding Jane WitherS,
Farley Granger and Erich Won Stro-
helm, and the settings built for the
film are said TO be among the most
extensive and realistic ever con-
Etructed.
The story opens on the eve Of the
German invasion. as the people OF
little village near the Rumantan
border are celebrating successful
farming year. Two of the young VIE
layers, Marina and Damian, are
planning to marry; some Of the
school children are preparing to
make q holiday trip to Kiev. led by
Kolya, an army bombardier on
leave; and the scholarly DR., Kurin
is completing his newest book.
In to this peaceful and happy
scene crashes the Nazi wave.
How the courage and daring OF
some of the inhabitants results in
the little guerrilla group being
armed and dealing out retribution
to the German troops and their sa-
distic leader brings on the stirring
climax of the film, and contrasts
with the romance and peacefuness
of the earlier sequences.
And for your further enjoyment
the management presents us Every
body Happy, gag-fllled, song filled
comedy musical with Ted Lewis and
his orchestra in addition to score
of other favoriteS.
Plan now to see this show at the
state before the closing perform
anceS Saturday evening and re-
member. the State issues war bonds
day and night so do your part dur
ing the Fourth War Loan Drive and
buy an extra bond.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
STRAND

Turning back few pages in his
tory, Republic brings a robust sept
sode from the days OF our national
development to the screen in Their
latest de luxe photoplay, I'm Old
Oklahoma. based on Thomason
Brutis story, War of the Wildcats"
held over for a second week at the
Strand Theater. The cast: John
Wayne. Martha Scott, Albert Dek-
ker, Marjorie Rambeau. George
"Gabby' Hayes, Cecil Cunningham
and Grant Withers.
The emancipation Of women plays
an important part in the plot. Cathy
Allen (played by Martha Scot) has
written a book filled with revolt
tionary ideas about the place OF
women in the expanding nation
Although she Is in reality a very
naive unworldly person herself
the citizens Of her town rise up If
righteous wrath and expell her from
their midst.
Leaving town in chagrin and dis
illusionment, she meets two very
diverse men on the train, two mer
whose conflicting passions and de-
votions and ambitions are destined
TO change the history of the pioneer
south Invest. One Of them, played
by John Wayen, is earnest and gen.
uine. with a real concern for the
welfare Of the Indians, whose oil
rich lands are covted by the othel
man, played by Albert Decker, &
self-assured, selfish but infinitel.
charming man-of-the-world.
Cathy Is torn between the two
she admires some things in one, anc
other things in the other. and Thu
conflict RACES to torrential fury.
On the same program is "Pisto
Pakin' Mama" with Ruth TER.
based on the song by Al Dexter.
Buy that extra war bond at The
Strand Theater.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
Movies Playing
|. Today
PoLl'S

Today brings to a close the giant
stage and screen program now being
presented at the noew Poll theater.
Headllnlng the outstanding stage
show Is Will Osborne and his New
Hollywood Band featuring lovely
Marianne, charming songstress, Lee
Pines at the piano, and Joe Adams
and Johnny Bach. Osborne present.
ed different type Of music tender
and soft, one which has now won
him outstanding popularity. Other
big acts on the program are Max
and his gang, au outstanding dog
act: Jed Dooley assisted by Andree
Evans, In q variety OF comedy; Julie
Cummings, famous impersonator
giving her impressions of your Hol-
lywood favorites and in addition
other big acts. The stage shows are
presented at l:2o, 400, ESQ and 300
p. m.
In addition there is an outStard-
ing screen program consisting Of the
thrilling mystery, Chance of Life
time" with Chester Morris and
Jeanne Bates.
Coming to the Loew Poll tlleater
tomorrow, and for five days there
after is the greatest and most tend
er love story ever presented on any
screen.
Madame Curie", comes to the
screen in its entirely telling Of the
married life of two great scientists
Marie and Pierre Curl, and portray
ed by the two greatest actors Of all
time, lovely Greer Carson and ham
some Walter Pidgeon, together
again in another great film.
The film, based on Eve Curie's
best selling biography of her famous
mother, begins with Marie's student
DAYS at Paris and tells OF her court
ship and subsequent marriage to the
brilliant young physicist, Pierre
Curie. While working In Pierre's
laboratory fellow scientist shows
them a remarkable phenomenon
which cannot be explained. The
mysterious substance faScinates
Marie and she determines to Isolate
1t. Soon Pierre realizes the magni-
ture of her work and joins her.
Working against the elements, sick
ness and despair, they persist IN
their endeavors. Never before has
Greer Carson given finer perform
ance than In her portrayal Of the
greatest woman scientist Of our
times, and Walter Pidgeon doese an
excellent Job Of eneacting the alb
sent-minded professor, Pierre's
sympathetic parents me May
Witty and Henry Travers are hui
man and understandable. Robert
Walker, first recognized in "Bataan"
givees an outstanding performance
as Curie's assistant.
AS an extra added attraction there
will be a variety of the latest Select
ed Short Subjects as well as the lat
est up to-the minute news events.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
KNOWS ms SUBS

A chief petty officers with 20
years of service aboard American
submarines served as one Of the
technical advisors on Warner Bros.
Destination Tokyo" story Of the
Yank undersea boats in the Pacific.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Correspondent

This Is the story OF a dancer who
became a singer--a producer who
hired her to teach q star to sing
and how the teacher became a star
herself.
1t begins several years ago when
the dancer came to Hollywood and
discovered there were already too
many dancers, so she decided to
turn singer. Shed sung a little at
home and had passable voice.
Finally a producer who knew
how hard she was trying, signed
her as a vocal coach. She was to
give lessons to a new foreign i'm
portation who was starring in her
first American picture. On the first
day of the film, the vocal coach
gave out with a few choruseS on the
set to show the foreign star the
producers idea of how she should
sing.
The teachers singing brought
cheers from the crew on the set,
and the foreign star pouted and
sulked and locked herself in her
dressing room. The producer said
he was sorry, paid her off for a
weeks work and told her to come
see him another time.
That other time came few years
later. The producer-Buddy De
sylvia. The grip The star Of the
current New York stage hit, One
Touch of Venus'-Mary Martin.
TRAVELLING TRIO
A Model r Ford jolted and
bounded to stop at the interna-
tional boundary line between the
United States and Canada. Girls
and musical instruments spilled
from the car. The smallest of the
three girls-a chubby faced 5-year-
old-made frantic grab for a tiny
accordion. At the request of one OF
the border inspectors, she played a
tune and did a dance to her own
accompaniment. shes a clever
one" the officer said to the parents
of the girls. You oughta take her
into pictures.
The Model T bounced and jolted
tive family of five from Quebec tc
Detroit, from Detroit to Miami
and from Miami to New York. The
sisters sang, danced and did patteI
act at theaters and night clubs
The father acted as chauffeur. The
mother looked after wardrobe ano
diet problems and thought up alibis
for juvenile authorities who wanted
to know why the girls weren't in
school.
Finally a secondhand Model 4
Ford replaced the Model T anc
got the family to Hollywood, where
talent scout arranged a film tes
for the youngest of the three sisters
You've seen her in Sergeant York
yankee Doodle Dandy anc
THANK Your Lucky Star" Hel
name-Joan Leslie
MONTANA MISS
| n
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
SCORE GETr CHEERS

The musical score for Warner
Brothers Destination Tokyo"
written by Franz Waxman. has been
hailed BY critics as contributing
much 10 the tense drama OF the
Gary 0rant-John Garfield starring
picture.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
MOVIE
GOSSIP


Nancy Coleman and Mary Boland
are the only American-borr
members Of the cast Of Warner
Bros I'm Our Time" foreign play.
ers being necessary as the story
takes place in Poland at the time
of the Nazi invasion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
MONTANA MISS

For a 13-year- old, with dreams
Of Hollywood and stardom, like
Betty, Montana can seem a pretty
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
TAKE AGING ROLE

Twenty-one-year- Alexis Smith
ages from IS to IS in her role of
the authors wife in Warner Bro
Tiers THE Adventures Of Mark
Twain" in which Frederic March
has the title role.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
GET INSIDE DOPE

Four different technical advisors,
experts on various parts of the
story, served on Warner Brothers
Passage TO Marseille," Humphrey
Bogart's new picture for Warner
Brothers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
POLES GET BREAK

One Of the few pictures describ-
ing the NaN invasion Of Poland, the
aggressive act which started the
war, is Warner Brothers I'm Our
Time" which co-stars Ida Lupino
and Paul Henreid.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-20
TELLS TWATN's LIFE

All Of the real adventures OF
Mark Twain, including his work as
a river pilot, his newspaper exper-
fence and his gold mining, are
shown In Warner Brothers THE
Adventures Of Mark Twain, which
stars Frederic March in the title
role,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-12-14
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Virginia: In the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court of the coun-
ty of Dickinson, on the 9th
day of Dec, 1914.
w. G.. Belcher Complainant
against
Unicy Belcher, Defendant
The object of this suit is to ob
tain for the complainant from
the defendant a divorce avincu-
10 matrimonii upon the grounds
of desertion.
And affidavit having been
made and filed that the defend
ant, Unicy Belcher, is not resi-
dent of the State of Virginia, it
is ordered that she do appear
here within 10 days after due
publication hereof and do what
may be necessary to protect her
interest in this suit. And 1t Is
further ordered that a copy here
of be published once a week for
four successive weeks in The
Dickinson Herald and that copy
be posted at the front door of
the court house of this county on
or before the End December rules
1914.
A copy-Teste:
E. B. Stanley, Clerk
BY Lee Stanley D. c.
J. C. Smith, pq (Dec. 7-44)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-12-14
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Virginia: In the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court of Dickinson
County on the 18th day of
November, 1914.
Gerome Mullins and John T
Powers, Compliments
against
Delmon Mullins, Defendant
The object of this suit is to
attach and sell the entire undi-
vided interest of the defendant,
Delmon Mullins, in and to ali
the real estate owned by his
father, Ulysses Mullins. at the
time of his death, and apply the
proceeds of same to the payment
of compliments claim against the
said defendant.
And affidavit having been
made and filed that the defend
ant. Delmon Mullins, is not resi-
dent of the State of Virginia, it
is ordered that he do appear here
on the 23rd day of December,
1914, after due publication here
of, and do what may be neces-
sary to protect his interest in
this suit. And it is further order
ed that copy hereof be publish
ed once a week for four success
sive weeks in the Dickinson
Herald, and that copy be post
ed at the front door of the court
house of this county on the 29th
day of Nov, 1914.
A copy-Teste:
E. B. Stanley, Clerk,
BY Lee Stanley, D. c.
C. Mark French, pq (Dec. 7-44)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-12-14
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Virginia: In the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court of the Coun-
ty of Dickinson, On the IL day
of Dec, 1914
Azona Roberts, Complainant
against
Frank Roberts, Defendant
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain for the complainant from
the defendant divorce Av;ncUlo
Matrimonii, upon the grounds Of
desertion.
And affidavit having been
made and filed that the defend
ant, Frank Roberts, is not resi-
dent of the State of Virginia, 1t
is ordered that he do appear here
within 10 days litter due publlca-
ticn hereof and do what may be
.ecessary to protect his interest
in this suit. And it is further or
dered that copy hereof, he pub
lisned once a week for four sue
cessive weeks in the Dickinson
Herald and that a copy be posted
at the front door of the court
house of this county OH or before
the End Dec. rules 1914
A copy-Teste:
E. B. Stanley, Clerk
By Lee Stanley, D. c.
J. c. Smith, pq (Dec. 14-44)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-12-14

But this war still has long way to go.
There are still rs million Japs who don't
believe in surrendering.
So during this 9th War Loan, how about
putting all that luxury money into some
thing little more permanent-an extra
500 War Bond at least-to help get this