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The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25
GOVERNMENT OF CHECKS AND BALANCES

RICHMOND, Va.-A resident of a small Virginia community re- turned to the Internal Revenue of- flee the narrow, long slip of paper on which the government notifies taxpayers how much they still owe on their income taxes. It listed SLOT still due.
 The notification slip was care fully endorsed on the back and was accompanied by this note:
 Please cash this check"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25
ROmania To Get Out Of
 Axis Camp

LONDON-Germany has official y announced that some Romanian troops have stopped fighting and Moscow dispatches described wide spread local engagements between kIng Mihais army versus Nazi rear guards. While Russian troops drove swiftly through the wheat and oil empire to within 35 miles or the strategic Galati Gap, Russia informed Romania that she must earn an armistice with the Allies by ordering her troops to fight Army"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25
NO RELIEF
 FOR DOGS OF WAR

SAIPAN-Things were at a fev- erish pitch in the sick bay. Five serious casualties had just come aboard from the battlefront. Coast Guard corpsmen were scurrying for plasma and oxygen masks.
 A passenger, unaware of the crisis, strolled in.
 What" he demanded earnestly have you got for athletes foot?"
 Censorship deleted the reply.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25
FISH HARVEST IN VICTORY GARDEN

RIVERSIDE. Conn.-Yiqtory Gardeners with green thumbs like to boast about their gi a eabbages, tomatoes, and pumpkins, but an amphibious gardener here catches bass from his garden.
 Andrew s. Wing, secretary of thC National Victory Garden Institute, was hoeing his community plot when a fish began jumping on the adjacent pond. He armed himself with a fly rod. A few casts netted a black bass
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25
UT MARINES
 -ly1AR OFF MATCHES

SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH .-.agl1G-Worid War II may popu. larize the cigarette lighter as World War I did the wrist watch according to a Marine Corps com bat correspondent.
 He reports that about three of every ten Marines who smoke have lighters and usually one of the three has two. Jungle dampness. tropical downpours and perspira- ton. he found. wreak havoc with matches and tempers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25

NEW YORK-General Eisenhow- err headquarters broadcast that thb liberation of Paris is a fact NEG reported that American and French troops entered the city today and found French forces in the interior Of the city and the streets full Of jubilant Parisians. Brigadier Gen eral Jacques LeClere entered the Orleans gate at 9:43 am, accord ing to Paris broadcasts. with his 30,O00 men. General DeGaulle is
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25
E. R. SHARNBR0ICH
 ACTING POSTMASTER

Word was received this week from Frank P. Walker, Postmaster General of the United States, of the appointment of Eyerell R. Sharn- broich as acting postmaster of Wrangell. MT. Sharnbroich is well known here, having operated the Wrangell Steam Laundry for a number of years
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25
Paris Liberated;
 MarseilIe Taken
 By Allied Armies

ROME-Allied headquarters re- ported the occupation of Cannes and Grasse as the troops launched a smashing attack for the remain ing enemy strong points in Mar seilles where they have captured two German generals and 5000 prisoners in the past 72 hours. The Americans are less than 10 miles east Of Aries on the Rhone.
 Aircraft, meanwhile, hammered enemy communications over south ern France and the prisoners taBan now number over 20,000.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25
CHURCHI.L TN ROME

R0ME-Prime Mister Winston Churchill left Wednesday after a 4S-minute private audience with the Pope. The Vatican announce ment said many essential ques- tions were touched on with rela- ton to important problems of the present hour"
 The visit was observed with all the splendor of the Papal Court.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25
RETURNS HOME

Mrs. Nellie Sturtevant, mother of Mrs. Frank Denny of Wrangell, re- turned to her home in the States this week aboard the Canadian boat. She has been visiting the Frank Dennys and children for the past two weeks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25
WEE MODERNS SHOP
 OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Latest business house to open it's doors to the Wrangell public is the Wee Moderns shop, containing a full line of infants and children's s wear, and operated by Mrs. Elma Maxi.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25
WELL BABY CLINIC

There will be no Well Baby Clinic on Friday, September 1. Any children who have started diph- theria immunization can continue at Dr. Clements office on that date.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25

LONDON - Germany announced the Hungarian government reshuf- fle was because events in Romania caused certain political tensions" in that Nazi occupied country Details were undisc1osed.
 Swiss reports yesterday said that eapitulated Romauia has started moving against Hungary.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25

In the Johnstown flood of 1889 about 23O0 persons lost their lives
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-25

reported at Battneux, awaiting a formal escort. as the cathedral and carillons pealed and throngs shout cd the revolutionary battle cry ito the barricades."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
BETH ISRAEL MEN
 PLAN BALL TEAMS
Golf Competition Among Club Members Also Be-
 ing Organized

Rev. Dr. John c. Walker, pastor of the Second Congregational church, will be the speaker at the open forum of the Beth Israel Mems Club this evening at 8 o'clock at the Hebrew Institute on Kingsbury street. He will illustrate his lecture with his latest colored films which are entitled, Astounding Australia.
 Servicemen and the general pub- lie are cordially invited to attend this free lecture this evening which will be the last of the present series. Atty. Maurice Gruskay will be mas- ter of ceremonies tonight.
 President Murray Grossman has announced that plans are underway for the formation of golf, baseball and softball teams among the 200 or more members.
 President Grossman and second vice-preSident Jack Freedman were guest speakers at the first meeting of the Bridgeport Breakfast Club last Sunday in the Park City. Both aided in organizing the Bridgeport Club along the same lines as their own which has proven a popular un- dertaking among the Waterbury members.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
BRISTOL COMPANY
 BACKS BOND PLAN

Employees of the Bristol Company have maintained a better than 10 per cent participation in the pay roll savings plan for 19 consecutive months while for the past seven months a flat Il per cent average has been maintained.
 Since october. 1922, these em- ployes. according to the war bond score issued by the company, have consistently allotted more than 10 per cent and in October, 1943, the overall payroll allotment average reached II per cent, record which has been maintained to date.
 A total of $3l, ,506 in bonds was is- sued to employees of the company in April to make up a total of $685. 633 issued since January, 1922. The total amount collected since the plan got underway including cash and unissued bonds is $7i0,340.
 During April. 04.6 per cent of the Bristol Company employees partici. pated in the payroll allotment plan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
Catholic Thought And Opinion
By REV. JOSEPH P. DoNNELLY

the figures of . year ago on import ant aspects Of Catholic life ir our country. Listed are all the dioceses of the United States, Alaska and the Hawaiian Island.
 The general total of 2s,lio ,7Oi represents the total Catholic popu- lation and is figure almost Q half million larger than that of 1o42. The co, ,o22 converts for the year of io43 Is the largest number of con- vertg in the recorded church his- tory of this country and Is almost 4,000 higher than the figure for lel2.
 We have now but one Cardinal in the United States. There are 10 ArchbishopS, 133 Bishops and four vacant sees, Boston, Columbus, Covington and Manchester. During le43 the priests who died totalled B0o and there are now S7,704 priests serving the Church in cur country.
 The Church possesses 10,6e4 edu- cational institutions, 224 being col- ieges and universities for men and women, i,433 are. diocesan high schools and 7,430 are elementary schools. There are also many pri- vate schools for boys and girls.
 There are ee6 Catholic general hospitals and l06 special hospitals and sanatoria which cared for al- most 3.000,000 patients in l043, a good proportion of whom were i1on- Catholic.
 MILLION DOLLAR LIBEL The libel suit of Mir. Sewell Avery against Marshall. Field III, the publisher of the Chicago Sun, sug- gests a last few words here on that matter might be helpful in correctly placing some misplaced sympathy. Three of the series of articles which are basis of the suit have been en- tered in the Congressional Record and they have some points sufpris- ing as well and interesting and cer- tainly beyond controversy.
 MT. H. L. Derby, president of the American Cyanirnid co. and direc- tor of the Rational Association of Manufacturers is quoted thus: Wards has done the greatest dis- service to industry and the private enterprise system of any concern in the United States"
 And further on we read this which is indicative of the attitude of much of American Business to- wards the attitude of M-W: "On the nine occasions on which the War Labor Board has voted on the Montgomery Ward case, Avery's position has been disproved un- aniInously by the 17 industrial mem- bers of the Board with one ex. ception. On this occasion one mem- Der voted in his favor"
 And one of the points which seems to have been generally un- publicized is the following: One of the requests of the union at Wards is a guaranteed minimum wage of soc an hour. Apparently then this righteous company with its $i44,- 8lO-a-year rebellious chairman and Its profits in l943 of $20, ,677 ,0oS pays employees less than soc an hour, or substandard wages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

Participation in the Fifth War Loan drive will be planned by the Federation of Societies of St. Jo- seph's church at meeting tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at the clubroom in the old St. Joseph's school. The Servicemen's society, unit of the Federation, also will meet at that time.
 A state conference planned by the local American-Lithuania coun- ell for Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at St. Joseph's hall also will be dis cussed by members of the Federa- ton. The event has been arranged in the interests of promoting post war plans for Lithuania, and ald- ing in defense activities and war bond sales. Professor Alexander J. Aleksis, president, will be in charge of the Federation meeting.
 Benefit Supper
 More than 25O persons attended the supper held at St, Joseph's hal Sunday night by the Marian Guile for the benefit of Marianopolis college, Thompson. The supper was one of Q series of events planned by the newly formed guild
 Rev. pr. Vincent Andriuskas, M. I O., dean of the college, was the principal speaker. Rev. Joseph J. Valantiejus, pastor of St. Josephs church, served as toastmaster. A brief also was given by Rev. Bene- dict GuaronskaS, curate of St. Jo- seph's church.
 A musical program was presented by four students of the college, under the direction of Brother John Banys, M. I. 0 The group in- cluded John Nadveika of Boston, John Politis and Peter Kamarau- skas of Chicago. and Joseph Su- deika of Providence. The Stulgin- skas family, composed of MT. and Mrs. Walter Stulginskas, Hedwiga, Sophie, Anne and Edmund Stulgin- skas, rendered a program of vocal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
FOREMEN ENJOY
 INFORMAL SMOKER

James McGee. Edward Theriault and Vincent Gelbert gave bar bell exhibition at an informal smoker attended by about 100 members Of the Industrial Foremens Club al the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium last night.
 Joseph Sullivan and Joseph Ri. many played Harold Wright and James Lockwood an exhibition bad hinton match. Larry Roberge and Kurt Lerner gave a fencing exhiht- ton.
 The club has been allotted 80 dele- gates to the State Industrial coun- ell next month. President Cyril F.
 Gross announced. Walter Oldroyd headed the committee. Assisting were John O. Murphy, Charles Earth. Secretary Arthur L. Purin- ton. and Joseph Rimany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

Hartford. May g = During April 10,5el workers were placed in JobS with Connecticut industry by the War Manpower Commission through local offices of the United States Employment Service, Man. power Director William J. Fitzger. aid announced today. Of the total placements, 4.491 were women. The entire total represents decrease of 9.4 per cent from the March figure.
 Despite the overall drop in the total placed, placement gains were reported from four cities: Hartford, with a 10.2 per cent increase over March; Middletown, 205 per cent; New London. GA per cent. and Tor rington 21.9 per cent Hartford placements totaled 2,707 including LILO women.
 Of the total number of men and women placed in Connecticut jobs during the month, S,059 were put into locally essential and locally needed activities.
 Approximately STA physically handicapped persons were placed, with the greatest number of these placements recorded for Hartford, Waterbury and New Britain.
 As in the past. MT. Fitzgerald said, placement of workers obtained through clearance was concentrated in a relatively few offlces. During April four local U. s. E. S. offices accounted for 829, or 79.7 per cent of all the order holding office clear ance placements were: Groton, 379; Meriden, ITS: Bristol, 14S, and Stamford, 124.
 Some 597 veterans were given ern- ployment during the month, of whom 75 per cent are veterans of the present war. An additional 60 veteran placement-assists were made in the one month period.
 During the month, 40,003 persons visited the various employment ofices in the state. with 43,421 re- ceiving services in addition to the regular reception contact. The vari-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
Federation To Assist
 Fifth Loan Campaign
Representatives of Various Societies Meeting Tonight
 to Discuss Activities; Supper Arranged
BROOKLYN NEWS

and accordion selections.
 The arrangements committee was composed of Miss Hedwiga Stul- ginskas, chairman, Mrs. Marion Stankevicius, Mrs. Barbara Gurklis, Miss Dorma Gudiskis, Mrs. Con- stance Jesaitis, Miss Ursula Juoku- bonis, Mrs. Magdalen Karinauskas, Mrs. Elizabeth Mataliunas, Mrs. Helen Anasauskas and Mrs. Anna Sakalauskas.
 Others assisting were Miss De- lores Markus, Miss Florence Vitlau- skas, Miss Virginia Vitkauskas. Miss Helen Hamel, John Kairis. Frank Povilaitis, Leon Farr, Edward White, Frank Goodwin and John Barkau. skas, Jr.
 Open. .House Party
 MT. and Mrs. John Kazlauskas of Draher avenue will be hosts at 6 benefit open house party at theii home Sunday afternoon and even. ing. The event has been ar. ranged to raise funds for summer camp and other activities planned by the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception in Thompson. Choir Rehearsal
 A rehearsal will be held by the parish choir of St. Joseph's church tonight at 8 o'clock at the choir Professor Alexander J. Aleskis, room in the old St. Joseph's school choirmaster, will be in charge. Prep arations will be started for a pro- gram to be presented at the parish jubilee cvelebrationwgyp
 jubilee celebration in the fall, and final rehearsal will be held for a program to be presented Sunday night at the mass meeting at St. Josephs hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
Positions Found For : 1O,564 War Workers
War Manpower Commission Reports on Employment Activities During May 927 Men, 4l3 Women Aided

ous offices made . total of l,227 placement-assistS.
 Placements for the month from the various areas were: Ansonia, 207 women 93; Bridgeport, 1902, women 4O5; Bristol, 43l, women 240; Dan- bury, i3l, women S3; Danielson. ll6, women, 62; Groton, TAO. women 273; Meriden, 520. women 253: Middle town, 200, women 76; New Britain. 5S3, women 232; New Haven, 1,4l9, women SIS; New London, 3l4, wo- men, POI; Norwalk, 323, women i35; Norwich, 150, women 72; Stamford, 300, women l40; Tfaompsonville, l24. women 68; Torrington. l84, women 72; Waterbury. 927. women 4l3: and Willimantic 96, women 5l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

Rev. Js D0mnelIy On this occasion khe editor thought 1t absurd that the priest on his return should be disciplined by his Bishop" Such action of the Bishop is Q '1arnented intrusion of the Church into poli- tical issues" Such comment is stupid. With more sense the com inent could be made that the Her. ald-T Tribune is intruding into the right of the Church to discipline her clergy for violations of disci- pline.
 Of course there were q few more. The Daily Worker was in tune with the Tribune. And on WdCA Jotan- nes Steel fumed with his customary anti-C Christian guttural.
 THE OTHER SIDE
 George Sokolsy in the Sun point ed out that Father Orlemanski is no martyr but a priest who was disciplined for being away from his post without permission and for putting into affairs which were not those of a parish priest but rather those of the Secretary of State for the Vatican.
 Paul Mallon called the affair 6 'smart Russian trick" which was political and ridiculous" from any point of view except the Russian" |" David Lawrence pointed out that the Church has proper diplomatic channels and representatives that can speak with authority and that if Stalin were sincere in any bid for religious amity he would move through the proper channels.
 It seems obvious that Stalin's plan was to further divide the Polish people and so further his plans for Poland. Or the thousands of priests of Polish anvestery and birth he found the only one of them who is Known as partial to Soviet policy. Happily his plan failed. We hope an end has been brought to this un- fortunate episode.
 INTERESTING FIGURES
 The official Catholic Directory for i944 has just come from the press. It is interesting each year to note the summary of the figures of the directory and to compare them with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

As the slx offensive gained mo- mentum, German planes ranged widely over Britain during the night, searching for information about in- vasion preparations.
 No major developments were re- ported elsewhere in Europe, although Yugoslav sources said German operations in eastern Bos- mia had collapsed after two months of fighting, and that the enemy offensive in Lika privillce also had been halted. Yugoslav Partisans were reported to have captured the Slovene railway junstion of Trehnj
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

at she AnSio beaehhead. although such . move has been expected to cut across the line Of the German retreat and might have started if the enemy has withdrawn any con- siderable number of men to the other trent.
 Tn the air offensive from Britain, more than 1000 RAF night bombers started the day with @ 4,480-ton bomb attack on six key targets in Germany. France and Belgium at Q cost of S6 planes. Dortmund, rail- way hub ln the Ruhr, and Bruns- wick, aircraft center west of Ber-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

shovsonos oF osher iseHs needed in com. mvnieotions have been moving toward tfie invasion bases. This endless sireom of supplies must continue vntiI inc war won. There can be no "woiting lisT for equip. ment on inc battle front. ThoYs why there must be some woiting here ot home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

loF shs ilsls1 sIshs. unls M man attacks occurred pu tN4 Ns sian front. where nsnstoW .6'1 IN4 ned Army is preparing tQt I& fierce battles which lls allsad"
 Tn the Fur East, dsroo n1n|InN continued for possession ol My'1fs yina, encifcIed Japanese stro14 4|lc|1 in northern Burma. Monsoon f1'nN hampered the operation. PtetI Harbor had yet to report on tho American naval-alr ae5atIIt on Marcus Isiand, 1,l50 miles eouihF east of Tokyo. announced yeslcr11N by the Japanese.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

lin, received special attention. Lud- ~isshafen in Germany. orleans and Ie Mans in France and an airneld in Belgium were other targets.
 Tanks Follow RAF
 The RAF was followed in day. light by up to 750 American heavS bombers escorted by more than 1000 fighters in attacks on railway yards and airdromes in France and tar- gets in western Germany.
 The assault was about on the same scale as yesterdays, in which 4,600 planes dropped 5000 tons of bombs on western Europe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
The Wor On Many
By LOUIS F. KEEMLE limited Press War Editorl

The two big Allied affensives in the west-by air against Hitler's European fortress and on land against his entire army in southern Italy-went forward with undimiE- ished fury today.
 More than 5000 Allied bombers and fighters smashed at targets in France, Belgium and Germany in the 12 hours from midnight until noon in what appeared likely to be one of the big days of the all-out aerial assault.
 The Eighth Army in Italy. front reports said, battered its way well into" an entire section of what re- mains of the otherwise broken Adolf Hitler Line at the northern end of the front.
 Down towards the coast the Fifth Army, held back temporarily in its frontal attack on Terracina by the arrival of German achievements, fianked the town by seizing village and six peaks dominating it from the north. They also took the en- trance to the 1-2 mile long rail- road tunnel which goes through the mountains north of Terracina to the Pontine flat lands beyond. The posi- tion is only 23 miles from the Anzio beachhead.
 Heavy Attack Reported
 The Germans. who had weakened their ring around the beachhead by sending endorsements from there to the sagging southern front, re- ported today that the Fifth Army had begun heavy attack all along its perimeter. A German communi- que said the attack was accompan- jed by an intense artillery barrage and that fighting was fin full swing.
 The Germans, using IT divisions to defend the southern front and throwing in their last reserves. were putting up strong resistance in a win-or-lose effort to stop the Allied march towards Rome.
 The section where the Eighth Army had broken into the northern end of their line was not specified. although it was believed to be in the Liri Valley southwest of Piedmonte. The enemy was holding out stoutly in Piedimonte, northern anchor of his line. but Polish units of the Eighth Army were reported closing in on 1t from three sides.
 Peak Held
 In the center, around Mt. Leucio. the Germans were able to make a strong counter-attaek but the Amer jeans and French there were able to hold the peak.
 There was no immediate Allied confirmation of 6 renewed offensive
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23


 to all of the facts but Of course in almost every issue that even remote ly involves the Church one can regularly rely on a certain definite few to paint the facts and their Interpretation to their thinking.
 one of those which almost reg. ularly in it's editor iais take that tune is the New York Herald-Tribul1e.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
Poised for Invasion

The mightiess armies in history ssund ready, woitine inc signal 10 crash on 10 inc beaches of HitIer's Europe. Ready foo. are enormous quantities of telephone equipment they will need in battle. For many months great shipments of teIs. phones, switehboords, wire and tens of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
POST NfoRTEMs
 ON STALIN's JOKE

The s staiin-sponsored trip of Father Orlemansh moved of the frpnt pages with his apology and promise of more proper behaviour. Tn general the comments of the press and radio gave consideration