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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

(continued from Page N line leading through the PantyF Pass and captured Zielona, 10 miles northwest of the Tatar Deiile, A third force took Osmoloda, l7 miles farther to the northwest, while a fourth seized Wysskow, i8 miles west of Osmoloda, at the entrance to the Wysxkow Pass,
 The Soviets also captured Slaw- Skoe, on another mountain road lead leading across the frontier B miles northwest of Wyszkow, and Wyosocko.W .Wy1ne, is miles north west of Slawskoe. The latter drive menaced the U2ok Pass through which c road and railway lead down to UGhorod, the main communica- tionS hub in the eastern Slovakla,
 No Word
 Moscow again had no word on the reported strike into southern Hun gary, but German broadcasts hinted that the Red Army had won at least Q temporary foothold in Szeged, Ave miles inside the frontier and 96 miles south of Budapest, Nazi prop agandists said Szeged, along with the border towns Of dyula, and Oradea, 62 and l05 miles to the northeast, "are now again firmly in our hands"
 Soviet troops also were on the ate tack in Pennsylvania, where they captured more than 50 towns in a drive toward CluJ, capital of the Hungarian annexed province, The Russians captured Targ IL Mures and pushed on westward to estab- fish Q brideghead across the Mure- sul river at Apalina, 40 miles south- east of Cluj.
 On the Latvian front. powerful Russian armored forces battled into the main German defenses covering Riga and the north and east. Nazi resistance was stiffening as the Red Army drive neared the city and the Moscow communique indicated that the Soviets were forced to fight for every yard of advance yesterday.
 One Russian column captured Eikazi. 20 miles north of Riga, and pushed on toward Sigadul, anchor point of the German line five miles farther south. On the eastern flank, the Soviets took Vites, 3l miles from the city and three miles from the Sigulda- Ogre highway that formed the main Nazi line.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Auree (St, Pierre) Leroux, wife of Gilbert Le- rouX, 20 Douglas avenue, was held from the Mulville funeral home, 27c West Main street, today at 9:l5 to the Church of the Blessed Sacra- ment where a solemn high Mass was celebrated at 10. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
 A memorial service for Mrs, Gertrude (Pike) Rendell, 250 Co., lumbia boulevard, will be held at the Bunker Hill Congregational church upon the arrival of her son, It. Richard 0. Rendell from Ceylon, India. Rev. Alan M. Fairbank. pastor, will ofilcitae. Friends are requested to omit flowers.
 The funeral of James F. Neagle, 8l Elmwood avenue, was held today at 9:15 from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street. to the Church of the Immaculate Concep- ton where a solemn high Mass was celebrated at 10. Burial was in new St. Joseph's cemetery.
 The Mass was held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception be- cause of the 40 hours devotion at St. Margaret'S church of which MT. Neagle was a member.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
Hitler Misses Poisoning
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 than Herghef, and also at the Beehtesgaden grounds whef nc goes alone to mediate" often aadfeas' Ing the majestic Alps,
 Ills fondness for music remains, the informant said, Recently he was reported te have become ihs splred with the idea Of setting parts Of "Meln Ramps" to music ana suggested central themes to c num- Der of composers,
 It was said that during thS work he began slipping eognRe and SmoS- Ing cigarettes,
 Hitler was described Rs having an unsuitable hunger for the swastlSe symbol. Throughout the BefghoI home swastlkas are embroidered on the rugs and tapestries and he has them on the blankets and hS pe' jamas, :,
 Berghos was said to be jamned with valuable paintings because Hit. Ter fears their distraction by Allied air bommlngs despite assurances or experts they would be safe in unders ground vaults in tho countrywide,
 Tho informant said red was Stlll Hltler's fnvePlte color and that no had dozens of rcd sllk handker. chiefs which he ran through hiS fingers aS he listened to symphonic music.
 At Berghof he was said to have vast row of cages of rare birds which he often feeds himself, When q bird becomes sick he becomes sad and If he becomes weighed down by grief and holds . special funeral scr. VieO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

enemy attack and made some gains in the sector below Bologna, al- though heavy rains made progress slow
 The fghtingin Holland eentered for the moment on possession of HeTtogenboseh, which controls one of the main withdrawal routes for the Germans in the western part of the country. estimated to number at least 10000, Other enemy forces in the west, including those in the Channel area bring the total of those who must eventually escape through the 2S-mile gap between Arnhem and the zuyder Zee to about 100000,
 All railway routes through the gap were reported to have been severed by air attack, presenting the Germans with Q difficult supply problem and increasing the danger of cutting off their retreat,
 British Drive
 The British drive towards Herto- genbosch from the south was ac- companied by a push from the NiJ. megen corridor on the northeast which field dispatch said had car. ried close to where the parallel Waal, Rhine and Maas river almost converge 20 miles west of Nijmegen and 10 miles northeast of Hertogen- bosch.
 At the same time, Canadian and British forces southwest of Herto- genbosch drove past the Antwerp Ttlrnhout Canal on siX-mile front and were reported making steady progress.
 On the Channel coast, civilians were evacuated from Calais under a 24-hour truce in the Canadian First Army's assault on the port.
 The Canadians had cleared near by Cape Gris Neg of the Germans, causing dancing in the streets of Dover across the Channel, which had been under the enemy's long range guns for four years.
 1st Army Front
 On the American First Army front, local engagements were re- ported from the Echterbosch forest down to southern Luxembourg, screening a continuous build-up for a renewed offensive. First Army forces made a local attack in the Hurtgen area eight miles southeast of Stolberg with undisclosed results. and made limited progress through the Siegfried line Notifications southwest of Prum.
 The war in the Pacific was brought to ths attention of the Rus. sian people today in an article in the official Communist party news paper Pravda, which said Japan is in a desperate position and faces complete defeat. The dispatch from Moscow reporting the article signi- ficantly referred to its as preparing Russian public opinion" for coming developments in the Pacific.
 Those developments continued to be bad for the Japanese. American forces landed on three more islands on the Palau group, extending their holdings to eight. The Southwest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

Plans have been made to fly at least 100 young men and girls at tho first Air Cadet meet sponsored by Waterbury squadron, Civil Air Patrol, and the cadet unit ct Wa terhury airport, Mt, Tobe, Plymouth, tomorrow, Details of the meet have been worked out by It. Gerald M, Monaghan, squadron eoInmaIi- der. and It. Frederick w, Kirsch- baum, executive ofilcer, Tn case of rain, the event win be held Q week from tomorrow,
 The program for the day will in- clude an inspection and review by Connecticut wing officers of Civil Air Patrol at noon, Five U. s, Army LAM observation-type planes will be on hand and several other specially certified Civil Air Patrol planes will also be available.
 Pilots will work on an hourly basis and have been recruited from all other sQuadrons in the state. All will be experienced men and women with considerable time in the type of ships which win be In service at the meet,
 Through the cooperation of Wa terhury chapter of the Red Cross special transportation has been ar- ranged for those who may not have cars to make the trip. The Red Cross vehicles win leave the Chase Metal Works gate in Waterbury as often as necessary to from l2;S0 until 5;S0 D. m, The service is be- ing provided without cost to Civil Air Patrol or to those who will need 1t,
 Every precaution has been taken to assure the safety of those attend ing the affair. Experienced ground crews will check the planes at in- tervals, Capt. William L. Schat2- man has arranged to have the State Police emergency truck throughout the hours in which the planes will be in flight and Q fire engine has also been detailed for use In an emergency.
 Special guard details will be on duty around the flying area and will have orders to ban all persons from the flying field except GAP, per- sonnel and their guests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
TRIBUTE PLANNED
 FOR LATE FIREMAN
Eddie" CarmOdy, Former Star Baseball Player,
 Drowning Victim

Funeral services will be held Monday for Edward E, Carmody, 57, all Baldwin street, retired fire- man, found dead in the NaugatucS river yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock about 20 feet south of the Eagle Street bridge,
 pr, Harold F. Morrill, assistant medical examiner, said death was probably due to drowning, He said the body had been ln the water less than an hour,
 Mrs, Francis J, Phelan, Carmody's daughter, said her father had been In i'll health for several years and subject to frequent fainting spells She said she last saw him at 2;S0 p, m, at their home,
 Present to perform the last rites of the Catholic church were Rev, Thomas Dignan, curate at St, Pat riek'S and Rev, David M, OKeefe, assistant pastor of st. Francis Xavier church as scores watched in silence from the railing of the bridge and the sides of the river,
 The body was retrieved by Fire Chief Thomas r, Cavanaugh and Bremen Bernard Bowling, Frank Carroll, and Frank Moore. Police who answered Q call to the scene were Chief Inspector Joseph R. Bender, It, John Calvin, Captain John Leary, Sgt Joseph Baril, and Motor Patrolman Joseph Tierney.
 Mir carmody was born in Water. bury July 6, 1887, son of the late Michael and Johana (Healy) Car mody, He became a fireman No- vember 6, iel2, and for many years served in tho Baldwin Street station, He was transferred to the Bureau ot Fire Alarms 10 years ago and un. til hi sretirement in l942 was m inspector and tester of fire alarm boxes,
 Mir, Carmody was known as one of Waterburys most outstanding baseball pitchers; In 1905, playing for the Washington Hill Tthletie Club, he pitched his team to l5 sue. ceSsive victories in the City Ana. teur League. He later played with the Waterbury Independent Athletic Club, leading semi-pro team, about three years ago
 IIe was Q eommunieant of St. Francis Xavier church a member of the parish Holy Name Society, the Washington Hill Community club and the State Firemen's asso- citation,
 He Is survived by his daughter, Mrs, Phelan, a sister, Mrs. Louis Poeltl, two grandchildren, Francis Phelan, Jrn and Patricia Ann Phelan, all of Waterbury,
 The funeral will be held from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main St., at s;l5 Q, m, Monday to St, Francis Xavier church at 9 for Q solemn high Mass of requiem, Burial will be in new st, Joseph's cemetery, Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 10 p, m. to. night. 2 to 10 p, m, tomorrow,
 Chief Cavanaugh today in pay Ing tribute to the service record of the deceased announced that full departmental honors will be acc corded,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
SECOND TOWN HALL MEETING PLANNED
'Facist Threat in South America to Be Discussed
 at WOmen's Club

"The Fascist Threat in South America" will be the subject for discussion at the Town Hall meet Ing to be held Monday evening at 8;l5 o'clock at the Waterbury Wo- mems Club under the patronage of the Waterbury United Nations As- sociated, It will be the second in the series of meetings arranged Mrs, J. Borden Hartman, who spoke last Monday evening on united Action for Peace" had the privilege of inaugurating the program of dis cussion of current national and international problems. Nearly 500 persons attended, A larger attend- anee Is anticipated for next Mon- day evening, Admission Is free,
 pr. Enrique da LoZada, special advisor to the coordination of Inter- American affairs and professor of political science at Williams College,
 will be the principal speaker Mon. day evening,
 Monday evening, October 9, "Car- tels and World Trade will be dis cuSsed with the principal speaker being Charles Bum, advisor to the State Department and professor Of law, University of Wisconsin,
 october i6, the speaker will be Herbert Gaston. assistant secretary of the treasurer. HIS subject will be Financing World Reconstruction and Development,
 Monday evening, October 9, has been reserved for a discussion of "A Foreign Uolicy for the United States. Both U, s, senatorial can- didates have been invited, the com- mittee announces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
First Aid Cadet Meet
 To Take Place Sunday
Over 100 Young Men, Girls Invited to Take Flights
 as Guests of Waterbury Squadron

Through the cooperation of Lt. Ernest |. Markham, commander of Meriden squadron, short.wave radio equipment with licensed operators will be available to handle messages between the operations post and va rious stations. It. KlrschhauTn, who has worked out field regulations for the day, will be in complete charge of operations.
 All members of the squadron will report at the state armory, Field street, at i0:S0 o'clock. It. Anthony Cocchiola will be in charge of ground crews and WIO Anthony J. Masone has charge of details for the guard. Sgt. Anthony MikliniVich will supervise communications in- cluding the light gun used to regu- late traftlc in the air. Sgt, Harry Wabuda will be flag man in control of taxi-ways.
 Marshall Allahen, airport rnan- ager, has made arrangements to curb all airport trafic to reduce it to 0 minimum during the cadet per- iod to minimize any hazard which might be created by heavy traftlc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

tConanued from Page N eenquests in the Far East are ale most useless to her and that noth. ing could halt the ineXerahle ed. vance of American land, sea and air power to Japanese soil,
 "Fereseeing the shifting Of mili- tary operations to the immediate neighhoyhood of Japanese terri- tory, Japanese prepagandists turn to history to raise tho peoples faith in the inVheihility of their eoun- try" he wrote,
 "They remind them that in the 18th century typheen dispersed an admada of 800 ships and saved Ja- pan from a Mengolian invasion, but this appeal to a miracle which should occur again can hardly set anyene's mind at ease,
 ';"The military situation in the Pacific is growing more unfavoraole for Japan"
 Zuhukov said Japan'S attempt at "blit8" war has failed and reviewed tho succession of defeats inflicted on the Japanese by Anglo AMeri- can forces since duRdaleanal which forced them to oust Premier Tejo and FeoFganise their government,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

 Germany and long.range peoee settlement
 The officials Of all departments were said to be in general agree' ment on q short-range program IS designed to drive home to the Ger man people CD that they have been decisively beaten on the held or battle and (2) that they must never again start another war.
 It includes four major points to be taken immediately after Ger many coIlapscs:
 1. Complete destruction of the German military machine. This will be taken care Of by the uncondi- tlonal surrender terms Of the arm istice.
 2, Eradication of all vestiges ot Nazism It's institutions, laws, racial discrimination orders, leaders, and even It's uniforms and symbols such as the Swastika.
 3. Elimination of strictly war industries which can serve no ci- vilian purpose. .,
 {. Prohibition of civilian as well as military aviation, and possibly the denial of the right of any Ger man to fly even private plane TOT many years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
Drive Ar1nor Wedge
 Into German Lines
tsignAl oerps photo from NEA Tslephetol
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were trying desperately to dig in and hold a stabilized line on the western flank of the British Salient and eounter.attaeSing heavily against the eastern flank in an e4" fort to cave ih the corridor wall
 Headquarters said strong enemy eounteFs thrustS were beaten en Just east Of Nljmegen and in the Kranenburg sector seven miles te the southeast, The bulk Of the Ger mans who crossed the lower Rhine near AFnhem Tuesday night were destroyed by Friday apparently without accomplishing anything or more than nuisance value,
 No Confirmation
 A roundabout report said the Ger mans had blown up the northern end of the AFnhem bridge, but there was no confirmation and efils eial sources were inclined to doubt it,
 On the American First Army front Lieutenant General Courtney II, Hodges troops carried out Q local attack in the Hurtgen area, eight miles southeast of Stelhefg, with undiselesed results, and made linn. tied progress through the Siegtried Line Notifications southwest Of Prum, Eight enemy strong points were reduced In one attack,
 In southeastern Luxembourg, the Americans liberated Mompaeh and Wasser Blllig, just west of the Ger. man border, and pushed down a mile Into France from Luxembourg to capture Haute Konts,
 On their right flank, pattens forces beat of ineessaht German counter. attacks in the drRvelette area seven miles west of Metz and In the forests east of Nancy, bling up heavy NaEl losses ln troops and equipment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
MAYOR BONDED
 FOR S25,OOO.
Controller, Tax Collector $IOO,OOO Each, Serge
 BeIanger $S,OOO

Surety bonds M amount Of $SSe,- 800 are in effect on various city ot~ tleials and city employees, These bonds are placed on these otileialS as means of e business procedure to guarantee the ultimate in security for the city ln relation to the re- responsibilities of these employees,
 City Controller Nell E Maloney and City Tax Collector HuMhert Mangini rate the highest bonds be- cause Of the nature of their re- SponSihllities and are both bonded in amounts of $l00000 each, City Corporation Counsel Maurice T, AeNley is bonded in amount of $60,- 900 while Mayor John 8, MonagNn is bonded for $2S,000, Others in this higher bracket arc; Assistant Tax Collector Thomas r, 0'Hrien, $9S, 900; budget director Arnold Fur long, $2s,000 and City Purchasing Agent Henry Bowling, $2S,000,
 Other bonded ofilelAlS and amounts are; Mrs, Mary o, Kilmartin, town clerk, $lS,000; clayton Ariotti, city sheriff, $l0, 900, each of six city eon- stables, $e,00o; Joseph Shea, city clerk, 5000, Lucy Mlnahan, assist ant town clerk, 5000; clerks ot city and municipal courts, 5000, assistant registrar of vital statistics, Lillian Conner, 5000, Supt of Parks James J, Curtin $S,000, and City Treasurer Serge HelOnger, 5000,
 Prosecutors of city and municipal court and assistant each, $l,O00,
 Bonded city employees are; three tellerS and two cashiers of the tax collectors office, each $l0,000 and ono clerk of the same office, 5000, Miss Gladys Huhhel of the park de- paFtmeAt, $S000 and two cashiers of the latter ofiiee, $l,000 each, Police, school and other court em. ployes are bonded also in lesser amounts,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
FATHER GOES ON
 TRIAL OCT. "A

Trial of Steva Sprouse of Water- town, who is charged with second degree murder, will open in the Litchfield superior court Oct. 24, according to an assignment made yesterday. The accused is charged with shooting his son, Juddie, June 1, following an argument.
 Sprouse was indicted by a grand jury July l4. The son died 10 days after the shooting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

capital and non-recurring reserve fund is not suficiently large now to permit of heavy expenditures for the millions of dollars worth of projects the local planners are now getting into shape. A well-planned program. accompanied by a definite financial program, however. will go a long ways towards securing legis- lative approval.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

yanguards within four miles of the town
 The Germans also were reported reaetlng strongly to the Angle.Canu ndlan drive beyond the Antwerp. Turnheut Canal, but headquarters gave no immediate details on the Allied progress, except that they were moving steadily northward,,
 Field dispatches said tho NasiS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

Pacific command announced that l2 more Japanese vessels had been sunk or damaged in the offensive against enemy shipping in the Phil ippines and Dutch East Indies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30
OBITUARY

REGG -- Miss Mary E. Begg, 12o Hill street 6 member of the faculty of Commercial High school, New Haven, until May of this year, died yesterday morning ct her home after 0 long illness.
 Born in Waterbury, the daughter of the late William and Mary (Hayes) Begg, she was a graduate of Crosby High school and Trinity College, Washington, D. O., She had served on the faculty of Crosby High school prior to her appointment in New Haven.
 Survivors include Q sister. Lucy A.; Q brother, William V, member of the Waterbury Police Depart ment; one niece, Lucille Begg, and two nephewS, Vincent and John F. Begg, all of Waterbury.
 Private funeral services will be held from the home, l25 Hill street, Monday morning to St, Thomas church where e solemn high Mass of requiem will be celebrated Burial will be in the new St. Jo- sephs cemetery,
 PRINCE Mrs. Ceoelia Alma Prince, 85, widow of William Prince, died Thursday at her home, 2o9 North Elm street, after Q short ill., ness, Born in South Carolina. che came to Waterbury about 2s years ago. Mrs. Prince waS Q member of Grace Baptist church.
 Survivors are two sons, James F.. and George W. Prince, Water. bury; two daughters, Mrs. Mabel Washington, South Carolina, and Mrs. Beatrice ?. Cornwall, Lon- don. Ont; and several grandchll. drcn and great. grandchildren.
 Funeral arrangements are in. complete
 DUNN - Maude. Belle Crandall Dunn. 3, daughter or William and Beatrice Hill Dunn, Allen street, Orange, Conn, died at the New Ha- ven hospital last evening after Q three.day illness.
 Besides her parents, she is sur. vived by q brother, William: a sis- ter, Betty May. and maternal grandparents, MT. and Mrs. George Hill of Waterbury. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street street, time and other arrangements to be announced h. ter. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 3 to 10 10 p. n.
 ENGVALL - Gustave I, Engvall, 8i, of 8l Delaware avenue, died last night at his home after brief ill., ness. He was born in Norway and had lived in Waterbury for 6i years,
 A former carpenter, MT Engvall had retired about 20 years ago. He was 0 communicant of st. Johns Episcopal church, Mrs. Engvall died In 1899.
 Surviving are three sons John o, and Victor L. both of this city. and Lesley T., stationed with the U, s. Army in England: four daugh- ters, Mrs. Sarah Johnson. Mrs Lee Roy Atwood and Miss Ona Engvall, all of Waterbury and Mrs. Lillie Ed garton, Stratford; and seven grand- children.
 The funeral will be held from the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, at 2 p. m Monday. Rev. Francis o. Ayres of St. Johns Epis- copal church officiating. Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 2 to g p. m. tomorrow
 FINGERHUT - Mrs. Honora (Egan) Fingerhut. formerly of this city, died "Wednesday in New Ro- chelle, N. Y. She leaves two broth CTS, Charles and Jeremiah Egan, YLa karhiir,, Enll1anral aara,lnae ..era
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-30

President Roosevelts recent poll' tleal talk certainly raised hob With Home of the Republican editors of the nation, He so eonfounded his constant critics by his remarks and his radio delivery that their euss temAry diatribes tho following day were covered by deep gulps, audible even through their editorial col. umns, His Hove me, love my dog" theme will probably be the out- standing political talk of this cam. paign, Mir, Dewey notwithstanding t3ay what you will about Roosevelt, he stili remains the master show. man behind the mierophone, No public official ever has been nble Co command and hold the audience that he does when hc settles down in front of the mike" for one Of hls chats with his fellow Amerl- cans,