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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-15

attest to their popularity. The
up-lift effect may be CLEANED in
the following excerpt from a
letter written by a lonely pri-
vate in New Guinea:
Each night, after a back
breaking day and no mail call,
l look at your picture, and then
smile, and feel that l have
good reason TO keep fighting.
For you are my Dream Girl"
Not only do the CTS sing
praises of their All-American
pln-up girls, but they add their
compliments to all American
girls. You can't begin TO re-
allze what it means to a guy
who has been overseas for two
years to get a picture of a real,
honest-to-goodness Ameri c a n
girl, particularly one as lovely
as yourself" a CT IN Italy writes
NO servlceman appreciates the
American girl until he tries to
find her equal anywhere else"
Gil praise for their pin-ups
takes an unusual turn occasion
ally. You deserve a General,
opines sergeant. And, by a
vote of SO 2-3 per cent you
have been elected Miss Beach
head of 1914 and your photo
pinned on what remains of our
bomb-shattered walls" soldier
writes from AnZio.
Mournfully, a New Guinea
leatherneck protests that Due
to an inexplicable evolution OF
cruel fate dealt to me by enemy
forces my pin-up collection has
been completely wiped out"
and begs for requirements to
adorn his foxhole. Another SOL
dier asks for a new picture, ex-
planning that battery acid,
powder stains and torpedo alco-
hol splotches" have damaged his
original photo. you see," he
adds, las did thousands of 9TH
ers, l came into the service
without girl friend. It's such
good feeling to know that
some girl is thinking about you
part Of the time.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-15
Lansing Boy, IS,
Accidentally Shot

EAST LANSING, Dec. Is -
Up Lawrence Sharkey, Is, of
Lansing, was accidentally shot
and killed Thursday night while
playing with two friends in the
living quarters of Capt. Lau-
renee Lyon, chief of the Uni
form Division of the Michigan
State Police at headquarters
here.
Sgt. Lawrence Meehan, who
investigated the shooting, said
Sharkey, Robert Hovelsman, IS,
of East Lansing, and Laurence
Lyon, Jr., Ia, son of Capt. Lyon,
had been playing basketball at
the post and had intended to
swim, but the pool was closed.
Instead, Meehan said, they went
to Capt. Lyons quarters, and
"rummaged around until they
found the gun"
Meehan said the youths told
him they had unloaded the gun
examined it and young Igor
had reloaded it and was put
ting it away when Sharkey ask
ed to see it again. 1t discharged
as he reached for the gun.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-15
PVT. |. J. Rummler
Wounded in Action

Pvt. Laverne J. Rummler, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Reinhold j.
Rummler. Sr., of 2lO North
Broadway, has been wounded in
action while serving with the
armed forces in France, accord
ing 10 official word received by
the family Thursday.
Pvt. Rummler was wounded
Nov. %. He went overseas six
months ago with an infantry
medical detachment.
Two of his, brothers, Clarence
and Richard are also overseas;
\Clarence with the United States
Marines and Richard with an
army tank unit. Their father is a
patrolman and guard at the
Michigan Bell Telephone build
ing, Mount Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-15
20-Monih Iona
Probe 10 Wind-Up
FEC Inquiry Sets
Record for Verbioqe

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-(P0
The wordiest investigation on
Capitol Hill winds up tomorrow
after 20 months of almost daily
hec rings.
1t is the inquiry started by
Rep. Cox (D-Ga) in March, 1943
into the activities of the Federal
Communications Commission.
Criticism of Chairman James
Lawrence Fly, since resigned,
prompted it.
The probe soon became a
free-for-all. Cox, a target him
self after a while, quit as
chairman and Rep. Lea (D-CaD
took over but the atmosphere
remained much the same.
Still producing dynamite at
the end, the committee heard
Thomas G. Corcoran, early New
Deal brain truster, and David
K. Niles, an administrative as
sitant of President Roosevelt,
yesterday.
Both denied charges that they
had any connection with the
sale of radio station WMCA,
New York, by Donald Flamm to
Edward Noble for $850,OOO in
1910.
The complaints were that
they used administration pres
sure to bring about the sale
Flamm said he was coerced into
it.
Corcoran said he was il
Mexico when it happened. HI
said he had nothing to do will
it, Niles didn't, and neither die
anyone else on the White
House"
Noble himself was summoned
to wind up the questioning to
day in a closed session.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-15
|'Wont More Cigorets?
10. K. Win the War First

digestible nature, fro the
smokers viewpoint.
Ususally ready with a bill
when the occasion demands,
Senators couldn't think of one
that would come up with more
cigarets promptly.
The problem, about which the
committee will report something
in January, was outlined by wit
nesses as follows:
The Army and Navy are get
ting the bulk of the cigaretS
manufactured, 5ll2 per cent OF
one popular brand, and are call
ing for more next year.
Those manufacturers who
have enough leaf tobacco on
hand to increase cigaret produc-
ton haven't the machinery or
manpower to do the job.
Those who have the machin-
cry or manpower to do the job.
Those who have the machin-
cry and workers are already US
ing all the tobacco they can get.
Growers are planning to in
crease their acreage by 7 per
cent in l945. But this growth
will not be satisfactory for ciga-
ret making until a year and a
half or two years later.
If the Army-Navy supply line
finally fills up and this demand
eases off, there is a possibility
some additional cigarets may
flow back onto the civilian mar
ket.
1t seems as though it's all the
fault of Hitler-and he doesn't
smoke.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-15
Rowing Reporters

NEW YORK You think of
the beautiful girls who beam at
you in toothpaste ads as only
beautiful models, if you think of
them at all. But to the Joes and
gobs of the armed forces these
lovely ladies of the still cameras
are real persons. And very i'm
portant ones, too.
From Quonset huts in the
Aleutians to barracks walls at
Staten Island, photos of name
quins who work for New York
model agencies boost morale.
Thousands of grateful letters
that pour in to the Walter
Thornton agency in New York
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-15
46 MCHS Seniors
Graduate Feb. l

Forty-six Mount Glenn e n D
High school seniors will gradu.
ate. in formal ceremonies on
Thursday evening, Feb. 1, Sup
erintendent of Schools L. Wade
Fast announced today.
Stanley Dacko is president Of
what will become the 18th
MCHS graduating class. Rich
ard Sarns is vice-president; Car
olyn Breitmeyer, Girl repre-
sentative; Martha Spears, treas
urer; and Joyce Seifferlein, Sec
rotary.
Joyce Gulden and Betty
Smith, respectively, will be hon.
ored as valesictoran and as sal
utatorian. I
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-15

civilians, will prove invaluable
IN their new job.
An Ulster government official
in London said: There is I'M
likely to be any 4earth of volun-
teers in Belfastt In fact, if the
British boobies Aobiections are
not quickly ironed out, it seems
likely that the entire rank and
file of the new force will be
recruited in Ireland. Anyway,
they say Irishmen make the best
hobbies"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
IhatsRiQht, HOLLYWOOD MlwMM! Too

20 bc greeted by the shout:
Where were you in the
pitchur?"
The young hopeful, his
voice qudVcring With right
eous Indignation, replied:
Remember that marvellous
scene where a hand reached
through the window and took
the bottle Of poison off the
tablc?'
Pausing long enough 10 let
his words sink in, ne drew
himself up proudly and
added:
Wen, that was my hand"
Perhaps this Hollywood
yarn doesn't have a shred OF
TRUTH to i1ttt- the -factrr-
mains that there are actors
and actresses In the film col.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

ony who do nothing more
than act with their digits.
II q beautiful star hasn't
equally beautiful hands. or II
a young actor has 10 play
the part Of a very old man.
movie directors call -aa=se-
called hand extras for the
C!OSe-upS.
Every major studio keeps
an elaborate card file OF ali
the hands available from
soft chubby baby ones to
ugly ones for villains and
murdcrcrs.
one of the busiest Of hand.
extras IS Lucille Brewster.
whose beautiful tapcring fin.
gers fiji i'm tor many of the
leading stars Although they
DO say that Lucille is good
looking enough 10 make the
grade as a. star. it is only her
hands that find fun employ
mcnt Ia Hollywood.
These particular extras
have 10 be onto all the tricks
OF acting with their hands. As
directors Well know, a gcs.
ture can say more sometimes
than words, 50 such a stand
in gets plenty of expression
into his or Yer movements.
These extras, who draw a
little better pay than the or
binary gun of such piece
workers, aren't the only ones
selected for closeup shots.
Ambitious girls with pretty
legs often pinch hit for the
beautiful-faCcd star who may
have underpinninES that in
cline toward the piano type.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

liz story is tod IN ftolly-
wood about the operator
of a movie theatre in a
mall town who hung out a
sign announcing mat tho To-
Aboy-who-made-good in the
Us would put in a personal
appearance at The BiJou in
connection with the showing
there Of his latest picture.
Came the night OF the big
performance and the audi
cnce. which packed the movie
house 10 the raftcrS, was
mystined when it saw no one
on the screen who cXcn faint
~ resembled their own
Johnny Jones.
finn cudcrf-7r1ri- he
local hero. bowling and waV-
ing, stepped from the wings
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

Before Chcryl Walker. for
example, became a star. the
Pasadena girl did nothing
around the studio but lend
her feet, which are small and
dainty, for pleasing camera
Sie@tztfffjs.
Whenever photographs Of
feet in action, such as the
heroine running through a
jungle, were wanted Cheryl
put her best foot forward.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

{. J. MuVon, Dept e.47. So. N0~alt Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-21
Chastity Belt Lands 3 In
 Psycho. Ward

Buffalo, N, Y. october 2l. - (UP) - Mrs, Gertrude Roofs rest. lessness in the ehin.to-hip chastity belt designed by her husband and their roomer landed the three of them in the psyehiatry ward of City Hospital today for observation,
 Mrs. Roof was freed of the belt, 6 heavy canvas affair which eona- pletely covered her torso, with even the smallest gaps sealed with ad. hesiVe tape, Police said she not only was forced to wear the belt, but had been confined in her locked bed- room for three months, permitted to leave it only to prepare three meals a day for her fanny and the roomer'
 Roof, Q Ss-year-old employe in Q machine shop, objected when the roomer, William AlfretS, b7, Q barber and Self-styled "healer" insisted on closing the gaps with adhesive tape, and went to the priest Of Q neigh boring parish for advice. The priest called police,
 Mrs, Roof, S7, medium height, slender and attractive, said she be- gan taking treatments" from Al- fretS two years ago and went to his room three night . week for therapy,
 Alfrets approached Roof several months ago and told him Mrs. Roof had three serious diseases, includ- ing cancer and tuberculosis, police said, and suggested that he could better continue his treatments If he
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-21
Jops Admit Landing
(By United Press)


 Japanese Imperial headquarters acknowledged today for the first time that American forces had lnn0s cd on Leyte in the central philins pines and Emperor Hirohito warned that the war situation daily WaA becoming more pressins'.
 Hirohito made his comment In an Imperial message comrncndif& top-ranking Japanese officers f&y their part in the Forimosa '.victua3 Tokyo said in 6 broadcast heard N& FCC Monitors. He also olnp|anA sized the need for "cooperationH Ifl meeting war difficulties.
 Earlier Tokyo broadcasta had ee4 knowledged the landings. They claimed that Japanese ground forces were cutting deep" Into the Amer ican beachheads, but admitted tnaE the invasion troops were ''hoadlnN toward Tacloban,"
 Tokyo said the Jepanese units eH Leyte, making almost BulclaA| piunges," were carrying out fleKa0 night attacks on the American AEN inflicting heavy losses.
 Further, the enemy units WaIeA landed in this area are part ~ the United states Marine oor the broadcast said.
 Toyko also claimed that Japan6a planes ia two days Of repeated AAA tacks CT the invaBlon forces aaH one filled transport and danaeF two aircraft carriers, two hattifsH.E and another transpcrt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-21
At Least 50 Persons Die M
 CIeUeIand Gas Plant Explosion

Cleveland, Oct, 2l tuP9 = Police, rakine through acres of eharred wood and twisted steel m search Of victims who may have been trapped In the East Ohio Gas plant explosion which claimed at least co lives, said early today the number Of dead might reach 100,
 Eighty volunteer workers, divided Into groups of Ave under tho super. vision of Coroner Samuel Gerber began 0 systematic search Of the smouldering, asliy ruins shortly after dawn for bodies Of victims vir- tually eremated in the most deVass tating fro in Cleveland history,
 Rescue workers said there are plenty of bodies lying around" in the 50-bleek area laid waste by the flaming holocaust, but said that they couldn't Do reached while the Ire continued to shoulder,
 Civil authorities broadcast Q city, wide appeal asking relatives and friends to report missing persons immediately,
 Thirty-eight bodies, many of them children were at the county morgue, Most Of these victims, police said were recovered from tho fringes of the fire area, Two other persons died of injuries in hospitals, and the bodies of an additional 10 victims were reported still at the scene.
 cooney said he expected the death toll to rise rapidly as soon as Are. men were able to probe among the ruins of the Gas Company plant, where an explosion Of e storage tank yesterday afternoon started the holocaust,
 The initial blast was followed by Ave other Fnajor explosions which kept fro sweeping across the area in all directions to nearby buildings and homes. Unofficial estimates placed the damage at nearly sio,. 100000.
 At least 200 wore injured and al hospitals in tho city were damned Coroner Samuel Gerber said he eX-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-21
Says FDR Is DispensobIe

Provo, Utah, Oct. 2i.-(UP)-dov. ern0r John W. BFieker Of Ohio to. day labeled President Roosevelts "Vaunted indlspensabiiity" for foreign affairs myth" and blamed him for failure Of the 1883 world economic conference which, no said, paved the way for the press ent war,
 h . speech prepared for de' livery here, the Republican vice. presidential nominee asserted that the New Deal did not want next months election decided solely on domestic issues, because it feared "an overwhelming defeat" In. stead, he said the Democrats want the campaign based on foreign issues because they think they can win on them,
 "ThO New Dealers believed that they have been able to keep the people in the dark on forign af' fairs SO that their highsSounding phrases and noble platItudes Will sound peFsuasiVe,' BFicker said.
 q, the New Deal candidates Vaunted indispensabiiity for foreign agsaiFs Is pure Elytii,"
 BFickeF delivers . major speech tonight at Salt Lake City, where ho will rest ell day tomorrow,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-21
US. Sailors
 Rup Strikers

quincy, Mass, Oct. 2i-uP-: Forty sailors aboard 6 20 boat n the Pacific have written . letter crltclglng those who participated in Q recent strike at the Bethle- hem Steel companys quincy ehip' yard, tho management revealed to' day.
 The letter stated in part:
 '"The things that we need out here mostly-fIghting shipB-ycu are holding back by your actions
 t. What you have done E hold' Ing us from getting back to the ones we love, The cruiser or cars Fled that has suffered by your strike may be tho deciding factor n some future battle, It may only be Q few days late, but . few minutes in this wag mean everything"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-21
3 Civil Suits Are Settled

Three civil actions which had been scheduled for jury trials in superior court have been settled out of court, it was disclosed tos day. Two of them were brought against the City of Waterbury as the result Of falls.
 Mary Q, Kast of Waterbury, who brought 6 e6,000 suls against the city aS the result Of 6 fall Jan. Q on c sidewalk near 90 Ridgewood street, Is reported to have made 6 settlement, the terms Of which have not been disclosed.
 Her complaint stated she guB. tained c fracture of the right Fist and missed her employment for iB weeks ag c result. ft was pointed out the sidewalk at the point where she fell formed into . driveway. The construction was defective and the surface was rough and uils even, she alleged, adding that afl accumulation Of snow and fec made the condition more dangerous.
 The other suit against the city was brought by Alice Shields of Was teFbuFy, who sought eB,000 damages for injuries sustained March 2i in 6 fall on East Main street at the Center. She will have 8 peTma- iaent injury aS the result eE q fFacs tuFe Of heE left elbow, her come Ccontinusd cn Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-21
Fire Marshal Issues Fiot

City Fire MarShai Dennis Lahey today issued what he termed an uitimatum to owners Of oil public halls and other places Of public assembly to the effect that FiFenien must hereafter be employed to pre-. serve the safety Of tho public dur' Ing dances and all ei1teFtainmei1t'
 Tho ViEe Marshal based the aus thoFlty for his action on section 40f (, of the iO43 supplement to the General Statutes which, he holds, places upon his office the respofs slbility fo determine what cenBtl. kutes . fire or casualty hazard, aiid order the conditions Feinedied by the owner or occupant Of such building.
 The following statement was re. leased by the Marshal explaining
 ''The fire Marshal and his stais do the best possible in OUT night ihs gpectlon Of public halls aild places 0f assembly, but we have to 60 elges where, and cannot Do ill one builds ing aii Of the time, With the Aps preach Of tho winter season, and 60 many people being housed in places Of public assembly, from time to time, it Is our duty OUT obligation Co see that proper pTotection is afs foFded against possible fire hazards end possible ca6ualty hazards.
 "TherefoFo unless Wo find tlSlis formed alEenaen at the0e places in
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-21
Mystery In
 Plane Deaths
Continued on Page 9

5quantufi, Mass, Oct. 2i-(Up)- A Navy plane plunged from c form. ation flying off Cape Cod and crashed into the sea near midnight and few hours later the bodies of It's two occupants were found float Ing In Q rubber life-saft 10 miles east of PFovlncotown under clrcum. stances warrantin, an inquest,
 Victims were the officer.piiot and his radio operator whose names were withheld pending notification of kin.
 The Navy in It's announcement said that the plano was one Of c formation that loft this base during the evening for on operationai night flight ct sea.
 The exact spot of the crash was not known but members of the flight reported seeing the craft Swoop downward somewhere off the tip of the Cape.
 An alarm brought Navy surface craft to the area and shortly bee fore dawn the fully inflated life. raft containing the bodies were sighted. No trace Of tho plane WIS found.
 In its report of the case, the Navy said it had not been learned what caused the death Of the flyers and that an inquest would be held at tho Chelsea Naval Hospital to which the bodiC. were brought.
 4 spokesniail expressed doubt that the pair died Of exposure since tho weather was comparatively mild d. though the region was swept by heavy rains that began saFIv today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-21
Soviet Press
 HoiIs Farley StoIin-M. C.
(UsMC photo from NEA)
By HENRY SHAPIRO

hRL hAk1ANAe4 9AseAa AeNS (Unlted Press stan C0Fresp0ndentl
 Moscow. Oct. 2l--(UP)-The sov- lot press today hailed the conference of Prime Minister Winston Churoh- Ill and Marshal Josef Stalin as one of the wars most constructive steps toward strengthening Anglo-Soviet. American unity.
 As Churchill returned to London after issuance of Q formal commun- ique reporting important progress" on the controversial Polish problem, the government newspaper fzveStia said;
 "One can say with complete cor. tainty that the Moscow meetings and conversations helped to the greatest degree the growth of mu- tual understanding between the two parties and demonstrated the meth. cd of successfully solving eonten. tiouS questions. In this respect we cannot overestimate the importance of the Moscow conversa tons"
 1gveStia pointed out that on the Polish problem there had been dif- ferences between Russia and Brit. ain which had been exploited by Nazi propagandiStS.
 'The Moscow conversations" IE- Vestia said, showed that the repre-. sentativeS of the UsSR and Britain have managed to find common lan- guage on the dlfticult problem TO. garding Poland. This has not been completely solved but, as the com munique states, considerable prog ress has been achieved and there Is reason to believe the problem will ind Q satisfactory solution in the near future"
 More To Be Covered
 Despite the progress on the Polish problem, Pravda, Communist party organ, noted that much ground re. mains to be covered before the Lon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-21
Asks $45,o00 For Damages

Damages of e4b,0o0 were claimed h superior court today by John Walter, IT,, 23, his wife, Lois, 10, and brother, Edward, 20, oil of MeFi- den, as the result of an automobile collision which oecL cd Oct, 6 on Mcriden road, near Darling street and tho New Pine Grove cemetery, Nicholas J, Mueeino and his son, John, both of Waterbury, arc named defendants.
 The plaintiffs, who arc represent. cd by Attorney William K. LaWloF, claim 6 car owned by Nicholas and operated by his son Eig.gagged along MeFiden road as it approached their car and suddenly Fainm0d Into the right front part Of their vehicle, Their car, which wal operated by John Walter, jr,, was completely wrecked, the complaint states,
 The plaintiff operator states no was pinned between the front part Of the car and the drivers car for some time before he could be o1r tTicated. Asking for e2b, 900 damages, he lists c broken hip, fracture Of the pelvis. and severe cuts on the left log and loft wrist.
 Mrs. Walter, who seeks 1io,0o0, states she sustained injuries to heE loft wrist, both legs, forehead, and lips, The cut on her wrist was seven inches long, she claims. Sine states further that both eyes were black and blue aB . result Of the impact,
 The third plaintiff, who also saks for 1i0,O00, states he waS thrown from th9 car to the highway. He lists Q coneussIon Of tho brain, . fracture Of the skull, and injuries to the head and face.
 Mrs. Walter brings tho action
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