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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-14
Comes from Portland to
Brothers Wedding

Highlands Mrs. Clark Taylor,
of Portland, came home Saturday
to attend the wedding of her bro
Their. She returned home Sunday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn FELTON, and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Skinner were
Friday night dinner guests of the
Bill Westermeyers.
The Homer Franks and son, Jr.
who is home on furlough, are Wis
iting the J. B. Boies home this
week. ~.-.
Mrs. Eugene Mann, who is visit
ing her parents, MIR. and Mrs. Err
nest Estes, was a caller at the w.
S. Green home Friday night.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Haney were
callers at the N. G. Nelson family
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eward Christensen
returned Thursday from two
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-14
Guy Nelson Family
Goes to Walla Walla

Hover-Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mel
son were Walla Walla visitors last
Friday where they had their car
checked over.
Louise Laudell is confined TO
her home with tonSilitiS.
Edward Schrank, who is nome
from school with bronchitis is
improving.
A son was born TO MIR. and
Mrs. Schrank in the Pasco hos
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-14

day evening for Nampa. Idaho
TO begin her Junior year of col.
lege, after spending the Summe,
at the VIM. Mills home in Hover
Hover Ladies Benefit club viii
meet next Wednesday the 2O,b
at the home OF Mrs. VIM. Mum
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-14

The bridegroom is graduate of
the Kennewick high school and
attended the University of Kansas.
He has just returned from twenty
months sea duty, largely in the
Atlantic area.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-14

pital last Thursday. They were
brought TO their home in Hover
Wednesday.
Miss Verla Franklin was a guest
at the home of Miss Arlene Jacob
son this week.
Miss Loretta Mills left Thurs
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-14

She is the daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
L. L. Corfman, who visited in Ken
newick on several occasions.
Miss Elsie Abkin was an over
night guest Tuesday at the FELTON,
home.
Mrs. Marjorie Schroeder was a
tonsilectomy pationt Monday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-09-14

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

H<OU must sell your soul to
me-" said a sepulchral voice,
Y land / will lead you to the
buried treasure"
Five French Canadians were gath
cred in the dark vaulted cellar of an
ancient house in Quebec, seated on
butter kegs, each holding an iron
rod A CHASTITY blue light flickered,
followed by lurid glarcs which looked
and smelled like sulphur, while burn
ing paper and balls of fire seemed to
float along the floor.
An old book on magic, lie Veri-
table Albert" lay open on a lectern
lighted by a tiny candle flame a
High Priest" named TeleSphore
Lamonde. meanwhile, was invoking
the Devil by ritual.
Encircling the cellar floor and out
side around the house, internal
rings" had been traced with blue
powder to keep out any possible lin
terfering angels"
When the ghostly words were heard
offering the same age-old bargain
Faust made with Mephistopheles, at
least two men believed it was the
voice of Satan himself-or of spirit
from the vastly deep.
They were Paul Emile Belanger,
trusted employe of a great Quebec
bond and banking house, and his
brother, Henri Belanger, a man of
small Independent means.
Both dabbled in diabolic aspects of
spiritualism and had been persuaded
that messages from the neither world
might teach them an easy road to
wealth. They had been encouraged in
that delusion by the group of swim
dlers now staging this fake seance.
These included the Diabolist La.
monde a phony medium" named
Edgar Taillon, and another whose
role is less clear in the conspiracy.
They had baited the trap for the
Belangers with a bag of old copper
coins which they were permitted
to find" with the iron divining
rods, right there in the old Gel
lar, and everything was ripe for
the next move of the swindlers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

in blood, and a second $500 for other
magical paraphernalia which was to
be used in a later seance in the cellar
of Henri's own house at Beaufort, in
the Quebec suburbs.
The magicafparchment was sheet
of common velum which had cost
Taillon about a dime, and the other
gadgets could have been had from
any junk pile. SO Me swindlers were
doing a very pretty business and
might have kept their profitable hex.
hold on the CTedulouS brothers until
now-if they hadn't been too greedy.
But the hoax was blown wide open
the other day in the criminal courts,
and all the principals, except Henri
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

Nine. Rupert had communed with
dead aunt named Melanie. "Nelanie,"
it turned out, was the Maginot Line!
And Mime. Rupert" was a German
spy who'd got inside.
But spiritualism and even weirdly-
CARRIED priests" of weirder esoteric
cults, can be, and sometimes are,
completely honest. innocent Of evil.
A good. safe rule, il you interest
yourself actively in such things, is
to make sure that your medium" or
"Thibetan priest" is more interested
in your soul than in your pocketbook
Old Satan. may be interested in souls
too, from another angle, but unless
you slip up as Paul Belanger did in
Quebec, he can't hurt you.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21


and the Devil, are now languiShing
in a Canadian prison
The sensational revelations, which
have stirred all Canada because OF
the Devil worship element involved,
broke in queer way.
1t was Paul Belanger who was
first arrested, for a crime which
seemed on the surface to have moth
ing to do with magic. He was nabbed
for stealing SIS, 900 in bonds, pleaded
guilty. and the case might soon have
been forgotten. had not his brother
Henri, called in as a witness, spilled
all the amazing beans about the Bel
Anglers traffic with ghosts, spirits,
devils and Edgar Taillon's crew.
Henri had been merely a victim,
so the police didn't hold him. And
not even Scotland Yard has ever
been able TO arrest the Devil.
But his human emissarieS, as stat
ed, are safe in the jug. The assump-
ton is that Taillon instigated the
theft of the bonds by the hitherto
trustworthy Paul. And the moral Is
that Paul did sell his soul in the
sense of betraying his trust-whether
he ever signed his name In blood on
the parchment or not.
The use Of fake spiritualism and
magic in crime is frequent, and often
leads TO worse consequences than de-
falcation. We still shudder recalling
the Hex Murder Ring which flour
ished in Philadelphia in the late '30s,
when a group of gangster Hex Doc
tors" persuaded scores of innocent
women TO poison their husbands and
grew rich from the insurance. In
my own lifelong study of supersti--
ton, have known many similar
crimes in civilized lands, and have
helped expose a few
In London, In 1929 I played a small
part in helping Lady Alice Johns es-
cape from blackmailers masquerade
ing as priests of a Thibetan cult.
They'd invited her to attend "relig-
iouS" ceremony in a Soho studio. IT
turned out to be an orgy In which a
goats throat was cut and its blood
Sprinkled on woman'S naked body.
Flashlights exploded to take pho
tos, showing Lady Ahce's face con-
vulsed in what might have been evil
ecstasy, but was really fear and hor-
ror. She had paid a good deal of
money before helped persuade her
to take 1t to the police
In Paris, in 1888, saw the arrest
OF seemingly harmless old German
man who had promoted seances and
sent reports to a supposed psychic
society in Berlin-until the secret
service decided one saying that a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21

coins Which they were permitted
to find" with the iron divining
rods, right there in the old Gel.
lar, and everything was ripe for
the next move of the swindlers.
The Devil had obligingly sup
piled free stationery to Faust
and Daniel Webster, as you'll
recall, but in this precious bar
gain the Belangers paid Taillon
$500 for a parchment" on which
they were to write their names
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-21
Monsieur BeIonger Stole
$4,000 From His Firm and
Hoped. Like Faust. to
Moke q Deal With Mephis-
fopheIes to Cover II With
New-Found Treosure-Buf
His Block Magic Landed
Him in The jug
BY WILLIAM SEABROOK
Author OF "Witchcraft i'm the World
Today" Etc.

III kOU must sell your soul to
me-" said sepulchral voice
land ! will lead you to the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-07-06
>Warrensyiue News

J. W. Gunter, of Crumpler, w
Va, has joined his family here
: for a few days vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. johnson,
Miss Jennie Johnson and Mrs
Joe Staley, of North Wilkesboro
and Mrs. Charles Higgins, OF
Chicago, Ill; are spending a week
at the r. E. johnson home. Mr.,
and Mrs. Johnson have been in
Wilkesboro for several weeks,
where Mr.. Johnson is taking
treatment.
Mrs. Chester Race and children
of Wilmington, are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
-Shoaf, at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy Spence, of
Greensboro, called on friends
here, this week, en- route to their
home at Greensboro. Mrs. Spence,
prior to her marriage at Blowing
Rock, on Saturday, June 21st
was Miss Ruth Lewis, of Fig, and
taught public school music at
Lansing, last year.
AR. and Mrs. J. NJ Warren re-
turned to Washington, D. c., last
Thursday, after ten days visit
with relatives here and at Scott
vile.
Miss Jane WEIGH, of Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania, and Miles
Eller, of Clifton Forge, Va,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. K. L.
-Ener, last week.
Mrs. j. Gordon johnson and
son, of Valdese, are guests of
Mrs. Claudia Johnson, at present.
Miss Betty Sue Carson, of
<C1u1npler, w. Va, is visiting her
!. grandmother, Mrs. Carrie Car
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. L. Eller, Mr..
and Mrs. E. D. Eller and daugh-
ter, visited DIR. and Mrs. 7. NJ.
GRAPHICAL, at Marion, Va. last
Sunday.
sac Walter Weaver, who is
NOW at Camp Perry, Va, was the
week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. |
j. r. Weaver. Cpl. Walter Jones,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Jones,
is home on furlough.
Guests of Mrs. J. w. Gunter,
Sunday, included Mr.. and Mrs.
Tito @tChunp" Cope and Miss
Marie White, all of Crumpler,
West Virginia.
Misses Margaret, Bobby Anne
and Charlotte Johnson returned !
home from North Wilkesboro, on
Sunday
q E. Yates attended the Ma
tcional Republican Convention, in
Chicago, last week.
After considering the matter
carefully, it has been decided to
continue the Sunday School at
both churches here. No cases of
polio in the village, the children
play together all week and it is
thought that an hour on Sunday
can do no great harm. So, Sun
day School at both churches next
Sunday at the usual time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-07-06
.Crunpler News

Rev. w. E. Denny filled his
regular appointment at Healing
Springs Baptist church last Sat-
urday.
Rev. w. E. Denney was re-
elected for pastor of Healing
Springs Baptist church for an in
definite period of time.
Mrs. J. B. Phillips, of Bristol,
Va, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. Gaultney for a few
weeks.
Mr.. A. F. Rogers, who has been
employed at Broadway, for the
past two months, has returned
gfaome.
MIR. Harrison Goings, Mr.. Jesse
::Sawyers, Mr.. w. M. Sawyers and
ME-. Lester Phipps, of West Vir-
;girns, visited relatives recently.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Gaultney, Mr..
frank Barton, Mrs. j. B. Phil
aips aand little Nancy Marie Rog-
erS visited Mr.. and Mrs. E. T.
Wyzn, zat Piney Creek, last We'd
nesaay
The revival which was being
conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Herbert Caldwell, assisted by
Rev. Jesse Shurnate and Rev.
Paul Phipps closed last Wednes-
day night on account of infan-
tile paralysis.
This community was blessed
with a good rain late Saturday
evening, which was badly need
ed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-07-06
Ghas. Crubb, IS,
Buried Tuesday

Funeral service was held at the
Mount Carmel Baptist Church,
ON Tuesday morning, at ll:OO
O'Clock for Charles Melvin
Grub. Is, of West Jefferson,
who died at the Ashe county
hospital, on Sunday, July 2, after
an attack of paralysis. Rev.
John Jordan, and Rev. Mr.. White
conducted the service, and burial
followed at the Mount Carmel
Cemetery.
The deceased, who is a native
of Grant, Va, the son of Andrew
j. Grubb, and Martha Boyer
Grubb, is survived by one sister
Miss Lillian Grubb, and two
brothers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-07-06

WAR BONDS buy them
and Lets Win This War"
Evening star., 1944-10-01

swered, and she hung up without
speaking.
Girl Advised to Pray.
According to Gaetano Chatry, a
member of the band and q friend
of Mosconi to whom she took her
fears and questions, there was moth
ing she could do. 1t seemed prob
able, he agreed, that Mosconi had
been captured, but the band knew
nothing definite as yet and until
it did it could not act. He told
her that she would endanger her.
self and the rest of them If she
made any foolish moves now; that
she had already blundered in tele-
phoning Mosconi's apartment, since
the call might have been traced to
her. He ended by saying, quite
simply, that the best thing she could
do was to pray, adding that the
Americans were not far away.
Maria went home. A strange man
was waiting for her at the door.
He handed her a note Recognizing
the handwriting on the envelope,
she caught her breath and tried
hard to keep her hand from trem-
bling as she opened it. The mes
sage was explicit: She was to sign
the note at the bottom as an indi-
cation that she had received it,
and then give the note back to the
messenger. She was to be good
girl and do nothing else. ssS
Understanding nothing, Maria
quickly followed Mosconi's instruc.
tions. The messenger touched HIS
cap and disappeared around the
corner, Z
Sends Note to Girl.
The messenger, Giovanni Maluzzo.
was one of Mosconi's guards. On
the second day, this man had told
.Mosconi that Babusci, the one who
betrayed him. had been released
by the police. Maluzzo seemed
friendly, and after talking with him
several times Mosconi decided he
might prove useful. He had sent
Evening star., 1944-10-01

out, that her story had been trans
parently weak. Ochietta must
realize thar she had wanted to ret
into the Jail for some other reason
than the one she had given him.
It seemed probable to her that she
now was under suspicion.
Trailed by DetectIvss.
Her fears were well founded. She
was about half way home when
she realized she was being followed.
Two men, dressed in civilian clothes,
were close behind her, taking every
turn she took. Maria was girl
who had always been afraid Of thun-
derstorms, and she was frightened
now She made two unnecessary
turns, doublinG, back on her route,
and she corld still hear the beat
OF heavy footsteps on the pavement
behind her. Then, suddenly, her
fear was gone and she turned with
a whirl to Hace her pursuers.
The two bden who had been fol-
lowing Close on her heels were
caught fiat-footed by this unex-
pected rnaneuyer. They stopped,
staring foolishly about them, trying
to look as though they were think
ing of nothing in particular. One
OF them began to whistle. At last,
elaborately casual, they passed her
and strolled on down the street,
taking an enormous interest in the
buildings and the sky.
Selling her chance, Maria ducked
quickly down q side street and into
the first open doorway she found
Through a window on the stairway
landing, she saw the men run back
around the corner and stop in dis
may. After, putting their heads
together for consultation, they
took up watchful positions on the
corner. N.
Gen. Odoni Captured.
Maria was careful not to show
herself. They waited about half ar
hour, held smother consultation ano
then left. Maria ran home, stick
ing to back, streets.
On MayA29, Caruso'S men cap
tured Gen. Odoni himself. It wa.
obvious that the fall of Rome was
imminentr-and Caruso apparently
felt he was in position to wind ur
his unfinished business and get out
of town. He announced on May 81
that although he now knew all HI
needed to know about the hand HI
proposed, in day or two, to eek.
anime" Mosconi exhaustively, to.
|gether with Gen. Odoni, Gen. Caruse
tno relation), Col. Scalera and Gen
Cortelese, who had been in charge
|of the bands department of sabo-
|tage and antisabotage.
On completion of these formali-
ties, the group was to be shot. The
date was set for June 2.
On May 81, Mosconi asked to be
shaved, he had a two-week's beard
Evening star., 1944-10-01

The friendly guard, Maluzzo, had
once been ! barber. He volunteered
to do the job.
Walk Out ef Jail.
So he could work more comfort
ably, Maluzzo took on his gun and
cartridge belt, placing them on the
floor Of the cell. When he had fin
ished Mosconi asked II he might
wash his face. Maluzzo opened thu
cell door and led him down 4 cor
rtdor TO the waskroom. MoSconj
completed his toilet.
And now he said, get me out
Iof here" I.
/ Maluzzo nodded. Tollov me
Say nothing
The two men went on down tht
|ccrridor. A g1ard, standing at the
|t0p Of the stairs, looked up idly.
Where are you eoing?"
ut Is all right," !" said Maluzzo
We are just going down.
They reached the. bottom of the
stairs and stepped out into q court.
yard. Two more guards were stand
ing at gate opening onto The
street. Z
Where are you going?"
out" said Maluzzo. "Why?"
They walked through the gate al
3 pm. AT 3:45, Caruso announced
reward Of 1.O00, 900 Ira for who.
ever recaptured Mosconi, and an
equal sum for the arrest of Maluzzo
Police Comb City.
While police combed the city TO,
them, the fugitives hid out in tn,
house OF friend of Mosconi. where
they washed dishes and made beds
until the day before the 5th Arm,
entered Rome. Then Mosconi came
out into the open and directed op-
erations of the band, which was OF
considerable assistance to our troops
| Caruso remained in Rome Longer
than any other comparable official
personally directing the search fol
Mosconi. He is said to have sworr
to his associates that he would not
leave the city as long as Moscont
was at large. Losing his nerve al
the 11th hour, he fled by automobile
IN panicky haste. On the outskirt.
OF Viterbo. about so miles north.
east Of Rome, he skidded into COLI.
sion with a German truck. He suf.
fered broken leg and other in.
juries. He was taken to a hospital
where our troops found him tn,
next day.
1t should remain only to say that
Fulyio and Mario "lived happil,
eyer after" but this is not fiction
and the romantic implication o
that phrase does not fit the situa.
ton. Mosconi speaks of Maria Al
friend of the family"
Asks II Maria Loves Him.
talked with Maria last week
She mentioned that she had no
Evening star., 1944-10-01

command to Brig. Gen. Roberto
Bencivenga, representative Of the
Badoglio government and Rome CO.
ordinator of patriot activity. This
note, detailing the circumstances of
the arrest, was the first word re-
lceived by the underground as to
what had happened.
AS soon as the band received word
from Gen. Odoni that Mosconi was
definitely prisoner and that he was
still alive. they began plotting his
rescue. Their first thought was to
storm the police station and take
him out by force. Learning Of this
plan, Mosconi vetoed it. The jail
he knew, was too well guarded, and
he felt that Caruso would welcome
such an attempt.
German Officer Asked Bribe.
The band then established con-
tact with a German ofiicer, who
claimed that for 1,400,0 900 lira he
could get Mosconi out. He took
100000 lira as a down payment, and
was to receive the other 1000 900
upon delivery of the prisoner.
AS 1t turned out, Moscino was to
effect his own escape before the
German had a chance to show what
he could do. 1t is probable that the
offer was fraudulent, since the Ger
man continued to negotiate with the
band for some time after Mosconi
WAS free, unaware Of what had hap
spened.
\ While all this was going on, Maria
herself was doing some groping- in,
the dark. A member of the band
told her that he knew a French.
counter espionage agent who said
he could get Mosconi released for
mere 100, 600 lira. He said he had
10000 lira but did not know where
to get the rest. Maria raised the re-
quired sum after two days Of fast
talking The French agent was
never beard Of again.
1t seemed to her, then, that IL
she could get to see Mosconi she
Evening star., 1944-10-01

seen Nosconi recently, and she
dwelt happily on the good old days
when they used to walk around
Rome. arm In arm after dark,
dropping anti-Fascist leaflets on
doorsteps as they passed. I could
not help asking her outright
whether she loved him.
Mario blushed, stared at her
hands and then looked out the
window, smiling little.
"You sec." she said, "he is mar
ried and has child. ! found that
out two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1944-10-01

might be able to help him. She de-
cided to 60 alone and talk to Ca
ruso. Perhaps she could persuade
him to allow her to visit the prison
Inquired for "Fiance.''
Caruso was not In when she
called, but she did talk with
Ochietta. She told him. tearfully
that she thought her f1ance had
been picked up by mistake in one
of the police's recent dragnet OPP
erations--that she could not find
Evening star., 1944-10-01

many women in occupied Europe
have suffered before and after her.
Neither she nor any OF the band
knew what had happened to Mos
conf and the Others, who had simply
vanished.
Mosconi was taken prisoner on
la Friday. She was to have seen
him Saturday. When, by Monday,
no word had come from him, she
decided to try telephoning his
apartment. A. strange voice an
Evening star., 1944-10-01

the note to Maria by way Of trial.
Although the trial had been sue.
cessful, In that the note obviously
had been delivered to Maria. 1t was
still, Of course, risky business:
Mosconi had no way OF knowing
whether or not he was being led
into disclosing the whereabouts Of
other members of the band. Never
|theless. he decided the chance must
be taken. His second note was to
Brig. Gen. Angelo Odoni. second in
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Four Join GuIIon Club

I -Four new members were added to
the Arlington Red Cross Gallon
Club at the visit Of the mobile unit
Of the blood donor service at ths
Clarendon First Baptist Church.
Red Cross chapter ofncials an.
nounced yesterday.
They were Mrs. Doris Roster,
Claude G. Huguley. Harry Me-
Dermith and Fred Zeller. In adj
dition Charles Mayer, jr., Mary e.
Weiser and Charles Gundlach made
their ninth donations and Robert
Matthias his 10th.
Evening star., 1944-10-01

out what had happened to him and
thought he might be in the Jail.
She besought Ochietta to allow her
to look for him. l.
Asking the name of her fiance,
Ochietta checked against his list Of
prisoners the false name she gave
him. He explained, gently and po-
litely, that it was unnecessary for
her to look through the prison, as
his records showed clearly that no
such person had been taken into
custody.
Maria was aware, as he bowed her
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Zen PIunned for Candidate

4 Supporters Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Chiffon Murray, Independent Dem
ocratic candidate for the House
from the 9Th Virginia district,
will give. q tea for her at 3 pm.
Wednesday at the Buckingham
Theater.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-21
rairvisv Heights Subdivision
Ward 81

Fairviev Heights subdivision
Ward 81
Lot 10 1881 S295
"Fslchss Addition TO Ann Arbor"
The N& of lot / except the w rd,.
Blk.
1871 s513
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tenaw County, Michigan. q Re-sub-
division OF william osius subdivi-
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(Ward -
Lot 1871 1907
frtsingsr Land Company's Second
Subdivision In the City Of Ann Arbor.
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Of the South Half section IL r2s
R6E, Washtenaw County. Michigan.
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Lot 1ls 1871 5O.Ss