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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-23

1t. Thomas B. Hagerman, Jr.,
spent a three-day leave last week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas B. Hagerman on Hamilton
Blvd, before reporting to Fort
Meade
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-23
Names Make News

Mrs. w. A. Wooden, Englewood
Road, who underwent a minor OPP
Grafton at the Washington County
Hospital last week, is recuperating
at the home of Mrs. G.. w. Roach
319 Bryan Place.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-23

Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Mowen, 316
North Cannon avenue, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Betty Grace, to 1st 1t. H. James
Peckham, son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. D.
Peckham of Enid, Okla.
Miss Mowen graduated from Ha-
gerstown High school in 1941 and
is now employed as a secretary
with the Nolan company.
Lieut. Peckham graduated from
high school at Hunter, Okla, and
attended Oklahoma A and M. He
is a test pilot with the Army Air
Forces and at present is stationed
with the Materiel Command at Fair
child Aircraft in this city.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding which will take place around
the first Of the year.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Marion T. Farris,
Sparows Point. Md. announce the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton E. Miller,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell E. Miller, 80
Belview avenue, are receiving con-
CALCULATIONS on the birth of son
on Nov. 18th at the local hospital.
MI. and MI. AGilInr, L. Adilln,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
frJnIted Press Stan COrrespOndent)

limited Press Stan Correspondent
 PittSfleld, Mass, June 9 = GU. P.) - Attorney John F. Noxon, Jr., told police 48 hours after his de- fective son was electrocuted that mo matter how felt I couldn ' kill my own baby" according to testimony at his murder trial to- day. this thing was an accident and nothing else" Noxon was quoted by Miss Mary A. Bristol, retired court stenographer, who took transcript of the conversation at Pittsf1eld po- lice headuuarters. T particularly told you no matter how I felt l couldn't kill my own baby, and that's true"
 The half filled courtroom isten- ed with hushed respect as 75-year- old Miss Bristol read her notes to Superior Judge Abraham E. Pinan- ski and the jury.
 Did you make statement to someone, John, that you would be damned if you ever would have any of your children in an institution? the handsome 47-year-old defend- ant was asked.
 "Yes, said something like that, was the reply. Wouldn't you ell feel the same?"
 The statement to which Police re- ferred was made shortly after Dr. Richard M. Smith, noted Boston child specialist had advised the Noxons that their 6-month-old son should have special care.
 Noxon accused police of trying to trick" him into a confession of murder.
 ITO me this whole business is just a terrible mistake on your part and the consequences that may af- feet me and my family may be severe" Noxon was quoted by the stenographer.
 T had no idea up until yesterday afternoon (The day after the babys death) that this thing was thought of by anybody other than as an accident. If I had thought at the beginning, If I had realized that everything I saw would be interp- reted in certain ways, that's one thing. iSMh
 T was nervous. I talked very freely and very frankly, and tried to give everybody the information as I recalled it."
 Meanwhile, it was learned that state witnesses who were not sum- moned during Noxon's first trial will testify early next week.
 New testimony will be offered by medical examiner Albert c. Eng land of Pittsfield, whose report prompted an investigation of baby Lawrence Noxon's death, and state police chemist Joseph Walker of Boston who made laboratory experi- ments with electro thermal burns of the type which proved fatal to the infant. There was a possibility also that the prosecution would question the Noxons maid who was working
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

Billeting of British troops on the American colonists was one reason for our Revolution, but the system has worked out more amicably here as the first anniversary of Its inauguration approaches.
 According to the Ministry of h. formation, complaints from the families average less than one per cent in 1000.
 Given Strict Instructions
 This may be because American soldiers are given a stern directive from the U. s. Army before moving in. Their hosts also receive copy. This directive suggests that sol- diers make their own beds, keep their windows clean, and tells them not to expect any heat and not to entertain women or civilian guests at any time.
 Lieutenant James Hoffman, Sioux City, Ia., likes his room with MT. and Mrs. Charles Kidd.
 On Mothers Day which we English never heard of before - he got up early to help me clean the kitchen as special tribute" Mrs Kidd told the United Press.
 If there are children in the fam fly, the opening wedge in Anglo American relations is usually an offer of chewing gum. Now the first words of an English child meeting an American are apt to be, Any gum, chum?"
 Food habits of the two national ities as well as their language are becoming interchanged, Ameri- cans have adopted early morning tea in bed and the English are being initiated into the joys of a fruit-juice cocktail. Fruit juice is impossible to buy in this country, but our soldiers can obtain 1t at their Army post exchange.
 Colonel Cooks Meals
 Lieutenant Colonel Stonewall Jackson Warner, Jr., Peachtree Dr., Atlanta, Ga, is typical of many off, cers billeted here in relations with his English hosts.
 They introduce me to their friends and I cook the meals" he told'me. Its pretty hard for Eng fish women to have people billeted on them when they can't get Serv- ants"
 As 8 result of his kitchen efforts his family now eats salad and drinks water with their meals neither of which is the custom ir Britain.
 Major Lawrence Cox, Hollaston
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

began telling them what won- derful place America is. The guards had been told the Americans would slit the throats of all prisoners but Adams assured them of good treat- ment. While the Russians, Poles and Czechs talked over surrender with their fellows, American batteries commenced smelling the area. This double argument was the clincher
 Enemy troops came to us and be- gan throwing down their arms. {" said Adams. We told them to con- vince their officers. They said they had trouble so suggested they take a couple of grenades and rifles and really do a convincing job. Soon a German Hauptman - captain came in and handed me his pistol and said in broken English here is my gun. will you please consider me your prisoner?' Then he followed me around as if was some special protection until I told him to get the hell out from under foot"
 American smelling was coming close so Adams ordered a German bugler to sound "cease firing but the Americans weren't to be taken in by what they supposed was a Ger man trick. Instead they sent a pa- trol to investigate. Adams and Bry- ant happily turned over their pris- onerS to the patrol.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
Noxon Says Killing
 Of Son Accidental
Lawyer Admits, However, Saying None of His Chil.
 dren Would Ever Be in Institution

in an adjoining room when the baby died in the library last Sept. p.
 The first hearing of the case end- ed in mistrial March g because of jurors illness.
 During his cross-examination of Captain Camille L. Marcel of the Pittsfield police department, defense attorney Joseph B. Ely stressed that Noxon cooperated fully in the po- lice investigation. Later, Ely IS ex- pected to contend that such coop eration would be offered only by an innocent man.
 If you asked the defendant to produce anything, he either produc- ed it or told you where you could get it, didn't he?" Ely asked.
 "Yes, he did" was the police of- ficers reply.
 "He furnished you with all the in- formation you asked for?"
 "Yes, everything" said Marcel.
 "In short; he helped you in every way possible?"
 "Yes, in every way" was the an- SWer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
2 GERMAN CAMP
 GUARDS MISSING
Maine Men Feared Lost or Drowned in Bay of
 MOOSehead Lake

Seboomock, Me, June 9-(UP)- A land and air search by army and state authorities was begun today for two guards at a German prison- CT of war camp near here who have been missing since last night and were feared lost in the woods or drowned in the north bay section of Moosehead Lake.
 Dragging operations were begun at the lake near where their over- turned canoe was found close by 6 thickly- wooded shore.
 Maj. Henry Hunt, in charge of the prisoner of war camp that was opened a week ago, was directing the search. Planes were called in to aid in belief that the men might have swum ashore and become lost in the woods while trying to find
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
ALLIES BOMB
 MUNICH AREA
800 to 75O Planes Slash Through Strong Ger
 man Resistance

Allied Headquarters, Naples, June g. (UP)-A great skly fleet of 500 to 75O fighter-escorted American Flying FortresseS and Liberators lashed through strong Nazi fighter c position to bomb the Munich area of southern Germany today in the first Italian based raid of the war on that industriatl and communica- tions center.
 Striking more than 500 miles across the Alps fro mtheir bases in Southern Italy, the giant American raiders cascaded a great weight og explosives and fire bombs through a heavy overcast blanketing the city.
 A powerful escort of Musteng, Lightning and Thunderbolt fighters, numbering perhaps t500, fought oil Nazi fighters that battled the forma- tions across Austria and the south- ern reich.
 Munich has been pounded re- peatedly by British-based bombing fleets, but until today it had been considered beyond the effective range of the Mediterranean based American heavies.
 Results of the bombing or identi-- fication of the targets were not available immediately because or the thick cloud cover which required the use of special blind-bombing technique.
 However, Munich, the birthplace of the Nazi party, is an important link in the German Railway net work extending down into southern and southeastern Europe. In the city and it's immediate outskirts are at least three very important aircraft engine plants and a number or Diesel engine factories, as well as the Metzeler Gummiwerke, the first rubber factory to make tires from synthetic buna
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
GLIDER LANDS | ON ROOF TOP
Americans Drop on Ger. man Headquarters Quite
 Unexpectedly
BY BRUCE MUNN United Press War Correspondent

Un1te0 Press war correspondent
 Ninth Air Force troop carrier base, Eng, June 9-(UP) = Behind the German west wall, a flock of Amer ican gliders cut loose from its two planes and slanted for the moonlit landing zone below.
 As one wide-winged troop carrier swooped silently across an enemy held town 8 cloud hlotted out the moon. In the temporary blackout the glider crashed to grinding stop.
 The nose was Tipped up and troops poured out expecting to run for the shelter of trees and farm buildings. To their alnazement, Col. Ralph Bagby, Evanston, H., related today, they found themselves on the roof of large building.
 Working their way gingerly down through the building they discov- cred that 1t was German headquart- CTS for the areal
 The even-m r e-surprised Nazi garrison, rubbing its eyes, tllinbled out of its cots and surrendered.
 This was only one of the D-Day adventures of the air borne troops which were being told around this base as glider pilots arrived back in England, the units they had de- posted back of the German lines now joined up with the forces ad- vancing from the beachheads. { Bagby, a ninth airforce veteran attached to headquarters, made his first parachute jump in the night operation which opened the inva- sion. He reported 'losses for para troops and glider units apparently were extremely light but there sure are a lot of German dead"
 Nineteen glider pilots in the first group to return said the enemy troops encountered appeared ex- tremely youthful. The airborne operation achieved such complete surprises, they said, that CTS enter ed one enemy post and found the table set for breakfast, sat down and enjoyed 8 hearty German-prepared meal, including fresh eggs and milk.
 Perhaps the top adventure oi D-Day night for the glider forces was told by Captain William J. Adams, 33, Dormont, Pa, a glider operations officer. With the aid of a Colonel Bryant (first name not available) of the infantry and an unidentified Po1ish-speaking infan- try captain, Adams engineered the bloodless capture of large enemy unit of conscripted Russians, Czechs and Poles.
 Adams said he had the misfor- tune to set his glider down next tc a German mortar battery and was taken prisoner. Bryant was captured a short time later and they were penned in @ big house in the local German headquarters area. There they found the captain. who spoke Polish, also a prisoner.
 When they discovered the troops guarding them were conscripted men from occupied countries, they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

Mass, whose daughter, Christine, is an Army nurse here, whose son is in the Army, and whose wife runs his business in his absence, told the United Press his life with an English family had resulted in real admiration for the war job the British are doing.
 He said, My host works in the post office by day and does Home Guard, duty at night. His wife is in 8 munitions factory, does all the housework, and ire-watches one evening a week."
 Eager. to Visit U. S.
 While most Britishers here main tain that Americans drink too much they blame 1t on their high pay the billeting has imbued many of them with determination to visit America after the war. Se. eA A1f'
 we used to think Americans were just like the movies, million aires or gangSters. Now we know they're rather like us, except for their queer accents" is 8 typical comment.
 The Americans who get along best here are those who have been here a year or longer. Some have been residents for as long as two years. A small per cent have mar ried English girls. According to Lieutenant Robert Kennedy, Wich- ita, Kan, locel billeting officer, these "old residents" are the best behaved.
 'They stick to the small towns and little villages instead of mak- ing for the big city on their days off," he said. They have adopted beer like the British, instead of whiskey. They have learned how to enjoy simple things like bicycling and walking in the country"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
Fire In Now Yord

Portsmouth, N. H., June S-NOF' Spontaneous combustion was blamed today for $150,000 fire in which 24 marines and U. s. prison- CTS at Portsmouth navy yard were overcome by smoke and two wood- en buildings of the prison reser- vation were ruined.
 A net depot building was de- stroyed and an adjoining building was partly destroyed in yesterdays blaze which ragged for two hours. Both structures had been built dur ing World War I as mess halls.
 Navy yard and Portsmouth fire men battled the wind-swept flames. preventing their spread to a nearby barracks and gymnasium. Off, cials said none of the main prison buildings ir the shipyard proper was endangered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

Tn Russia great factories have been established on some of the northern sea lakes to process sea- weed into paper and other mater ials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
CHARGES NOLLED
 IN CITY COURT
John T. Mitchell's Car In= vOlved in Minor Crash;
 Other Cases Listed

Road rules charges against John T. Mitchell, 29, 445 Homestead ave- nue, were nolled for $6 when he was alraigned before Judge T. E. Con- way in City Court this morning.
 Mitchell's automobile was involved in a minor accident with car owned by Francis Skelly, 63 South wick avenue on Wolcott street, last night.
 Other cases: Jordan Richardson, 30, I'll Bishop street, intoxication and breach of the peace, continued to July 2; Harry Clark. Al, 79 Yale street. breach of the peace, suspend ed 30 day jail sentence; Gerald Cozzolino, A, 45 Wyman street. fail- ure to obey officers signal, nolled; Geraldine Nadeau, 30, 16 South Leonard street, Albert Burns, 45. A Bank street, parking violations, nolled for $5; Anna Freeman, 30, 162 Bishop street, parking viola tions, $10 bond called.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Commissioner John J. O'Connell today approved the following agreements for weekly payments during disability: Anthony Rykoski of Union City against U. s. Rubber Co. of Nauga- tuck, $50 beginning May 25, mangled right forearm.
 Howard AhrenS of Union City against American Brass Co.,, $50 be- ginning May 31, injury to left foot.
 John Knudsen of Bethlehem against American Brass Co.,, $30 be- ginning June 2, injury to left knee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

As Allied invasion force crashed onto French beach. heads. General Eisenhower warned millions of Euro. ! pean patriots against pre-. mature uprising. So an underground army of come e.o00. 600 withheld action until their own ''D".Day. laFgsst underground is
 the French, estimated .at 320, ,0oo welI-aFvned fight.
 CTS, with c million in
 WseFvs. Sketches here de. pict some of this sFmy's attacl<s on Germans, from Oct. 1 to Dec. 14, 60 Fes gently publlshed by vlchy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

Buy Bonds and Stamps
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
Tanks Living In With British
 Spur Interchange Of Customs
otelephoto from NEA Telephoto)
By DUDLEY ANN HARMON United Press Staff COrresnOndent

Somewhere in EnglandUP Reserved English chewing and saying quit Eddg while awart American soldiers help with housework.
 this old town others throughout Kingdom soldiers beted with English families startling
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
VACATION PAY
 IS SANCTIONED
SaIaried Employees of ScO. will Co. Assured Two !,
 Weeks Vacation

As sanctioned by the War Labor Board all salaried employees of the Scovil O., will receive two weeks vacation with pay this year while those whose absence from work would affect production will get other vacations or pay in lieu Of ( second weeks vacation.
 Employees paid d n hourly or piecework rates, by terms of a previous announcement, are to re- ceive an extra weeks pay in lieu of vacations. The Scovill plants will maintain a regular produc- ton schedule throughout the sum- mer to meet the demand for es- sential war materials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

their way back to the camp that is about 52 miles from Greenville. Their names were withheld.
 The camp houses many Germans who formerly served with Gen. Er-' win Rommel's Arika Korps and now are engaged in cutting pulpwood for the great Northern Paper Go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

Australia has converted a large motion picture 'theater into Q clothing factory in its plan to ex- pend its clothing industry by 50 factories. atsai
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
British Minister Sees
Partnership as Key
10 Lasting Peace
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-Richard
Law, British Minister of State, said
today the United Nations can effect
q lasting peace by entering it as it
entered tie war, ION a basis of
partnership-to benefit both each
other and ourselves
In an address from London broad
cast over the Blue Network during
q Metropolitan Opera victory rally
Mr.. Law said that ''if the United
Nations stay united we will get a
lasting peace; if they do not, we
shall not"
Peace" he said, docs not really
depend on statesmen. Moscow
Teheran, Cairo-they were very i'm
portant. 1t is terribly important that
our governments should understand
one another and trust one another
But it Is even more important
that we, the ordinary citizens of the
United Nations, should understand
one another"
The British minister of state as
serted that partnership was the key
in building the peace.
But partnership does not mean
Just you and U.s." he continued "It
does not even mean the great
powers. One reason we are
fighting this war is because the
great powers fell apart after the
last war.
But peace cannot be kept by the
great powers alone. =" Peace, last
ing peace, depends as much upon
France as it does on Great Britain.
1t depends as much upon Poland or
Holland or CzechoSlovakia as it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
Supply May Nof Allow
Hardship Oil Ration,
|0PA Warns Civilians

Indicating the probability Of a
severe fuel oil shortage this winter
the Office of Price Administration
last night notified householders that
there will not be enough heating oil
after military and industrial de-
mands are met unless they remain
within their present rations.
At the same time, the agency an
nounced amendments to regulations
for the issuance of extra raitons
which will include an "easy-to-un-
derstand" application form. These
applications will be good starting
Thursday, OPA said.
Oil stocks are still far below
normal" the agency declared, land
since this years original ration
should not be used up completely,
for several months, even under un-
usual circumstances, hardship ra-
tons will not in any case be issued
IN the near future"
Regional OPA offices will issue the
extra oil only when the supply is
adequate to meet the additional
drain on stocks, the agency stressed.
Additional oil will be allowed for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
Large Recreation Center
Built by Navy in Brazil

One of the most complete recrea-
ton centers in the entire naval
shore establishment has been set
up in Brazil for the enjoyment of
the crews of ships and planes in
between their long and monotonous
forays into the Atlantic in search
of Axis U-boats.
The center is located at Tejipio,
near Recife, Brazil, and has as its
center modern, five-story building.
Originally planned as sanitarium,
it was taken over before compile
ton by the Navy and finished to
accommodate 400 men.
Tennis courts, baseball fields,
stables, riding trails and an OPEN
air movie have been constructed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02

ftomes Of sick persons, for work r.
curing temperature control and
other operations deemed essential
to public health or the war effort,
OPA said, but added the warning:
"At present there is no assurance
that the oil supply will be great
enough to permit any hardship ra-
TONS"
In applying to local boards for
additional rations this winter house.
holders will use an improved, easy
to-understand application form,
OPA said.
Consumers who are burning oil
faster than rationing permits
should take immediate steps to de-
crease their consumption" the
agency added. 'Thermostats should
be turned down; all rooms, If pos
sible, should be insulated and those
not actually needed should be closed
I'D"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
West Coast Launchings
Resumed After DISPUTE
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-The
c. freighter Defiance, whose
launching was delayed by pay dis
pute, will 60 down the ways at once
and there will be no further inter-
ruptions in launchings" at Bay area
yards, maritime Cancellation COM
missioner has announced.
William M. Foley, commissioner
for the Cancellation Service, said the
AFL Carpenters Union 1149 Ship
wrights) had agreed to launch ships
and settle the pay dispute when pos
sible.
The dispute dated from December
6 when the Maritime Commission
ordered yards operating under it not
to pay any one except for time actu-
ally worked.
The union said launching crews
in this area, by custom, had been
paid for full days work at every
launching, no matter how long the
launching took, and termed the new
rule a cut in pay. The average time
is about four hours.