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Evening star., 1944-12-17
Porotrooper Describes Capture
OF Bridges in Niimegen Push
Dutch Give Raiders
In Advanced Post
Fresh Milk, Eggs

Paratrooper James 8. Wells tells
OF the invasion of Holland In letter
to his parents, 1t. and Mrs. j. C.
Wells, 1921 Columbia road NV:
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Seaman Is Graduated
With Top Honors

Howard r. Bittenbender, seaman
(f1rst class) of 2016 Thirty second
place Sc, was honor graduate in
the class for aviation metalsmiths
Evening star., 1944-12-17
THE SUNDAY STAR Washington D G
SUNDAY DEceMBsR w. i9A
Five DIES Awarded;
Z Bronze Stars Go
To D. {. Area Men

First 1t. William r. Perez, jr.. %,
Mustang pilot, 3615 Newark street
NV, now in England, was awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross and
Evening star., 1944-12-17
ID. {. Pilot 5 Bomber
Lone Survivor Of Il
Attacked by Nazis

First 1t. Raymond L. Heironimus
Of 1912 K street Sc was pilot of
the only heavy bomber out OF IL
that survived a Tooth Bombard-
Evening star., 1944-12-17

Second 1t. Manuel A. Torres, Is,
bombardier, 4151s Eleventh street
Sc, now in England, has been
awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster to
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Three D. {. Area Men
Advance 10 CoIoneIs;
Others Promoted

Harold Gutherie Newhart, U. s.
M. c., 4218 Brandywine street NV;
Carroll T. Harris, Army Transpor-
Evening star., 1944-12-17


in
method of fWaShng khakSa
Evening star., 1944-12-17

CorpL Bradford. ant, Md, has
been awarded the Combat Infantry
Badge. He is now in Luxembourg.
Evening star., 1944-12-17

1t. Heironimus was maintenance
inspector for the B. F. Saul real
estate firm here and was graduated
from Eastern High School in Feb
.ruary, 1889. His parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. l.. Heironimus, live at the
K street address
Evening star., 1944-12-17

edge of technical problems and the
application and use of harbor nets
and booms during the invasion of
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-01-20
Coal Mine Ahoy!

Two small boys were overheard
talking of dangerous occupations.
One boy said he was sure the life
of a sailor was the most danger
Gus in the world, because of the
risk of fire, being blown up, and
sinking.
The other boy, whose father was
a miner, replied:
''The miners job is the most
dangerous, and I will tell you why.
When ship is on fire, or in dam
ger of sinking, there is always the
chance of another ship coming
past and rescuing the sailors, but
when a coal mine blows up, who
ever heard Of another coal mine
coming past and saving the min
ers?"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-01-20
Acid Indigestion

Relieved in minutes or double money back
When stomach acid causes painful, suffocat-
ing gas sour stomach and heartburn, doctors usually
prescribe the fastest-acting medicines known for
symptomatic relief -medicines like thosein Bell ans
Tablets. No laxative. Bell-ans brings comfort in
jiffy double your money back return OF bottle
to us. 25c at all druggists
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-01-20
5 W1ltE}<qv s.
Handicapped

Handicapped
"My papa got an invitation to
be the judge at the spring flower
show"
"What does your papa know
about fowers?"
"That's just the point. A judge
is supposed to be neutral, and
everybody says my papa doesn't
smell so very good"
The honeymoon is over when he
begins worrying over how to pay
the grocer instead of the florist.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-01-20
GRANpMks IDEA For COLDS ACHES

She often used medicated mutton suet
now many mothers use Penetro,
modern medication in q base contain
ing mutton suet. Rub -on-double
action relieves colds muscular aches,
coughing. ID vaporizes to comfort
stuffy nose ~ outside, stimulates at
spot where applied. Get Penetro.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-01-20
The Rub

The tired-looking man sat facing
the divorce lawyer. $50 you want
a divorce from your wife," said
the attorney. "Aren't your rela-
tons pleasant"
"Mine are," came the answer,
'but hers are simply terrible!"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-01-20
Bayonets From Bayonne

Bayonets are so named because
they were first made in the town
of Bayonne, France, in 1871.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-01-20
me Goal

Pop-NoU be good sUhiIe I'm out.
Ofspring-TU be good for a nickel.
Pop (reprovingLy)-Son, you'll neuer
be real son of mine until you're good
for nothing.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Cooper Explains
His New Job
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD.


II saw you in a restaurant the
other day. says Gary Cooper, "and
I was just going to say hello but
you snooted me and dashed by!"
This little conversation takes place
in Gary's superswank Office in the
Sam Goldwyn studio. Before con-
tinuing with the talk, let me de-
scribe our surroundings. The walls
are in pastel shade, there is huge
red tufted sofa, the chairs are in
pale green's and grays. Gary's desk
is in soft mother of pearl. And there
are flowers everywhere. But it's all
right Gary is still a herman.
He just likes nice surroundings,
that's all.
Without my glasses, I'm blind"
I apologize to Gary dmagine me
shooting GaryD Having kicked my
self, We continue, and the next ques-
ton to Gary is why, when you are
doing so well as an actor did you
become a producer?" Gary is pro-
ducing and starring in Along Came
Jones.'D I'm thinking of the fu-
ture," says Cooper. when the day
comes that I'm too old to play he
Evening star., 1944-12-20

lroes, I want to stay in this business.
It's been good to me, and I have a
fool idea maybe that by producing
pictures can help people" This is
quite lot of talk from the usually
|inarticulate Gary. And he seems
somewhat relieved when the call
comes for him to report to the set
for some emoting These actors"
|grins Gary the producer, they are
always holding up production!"
X y 4 X
Loretta Young tells me that she
has bought big house in Holmby
Hills-"with swimming pool and
a tennis court. I shall have to learn
to play tennis-and to swim" Lo-
retta Is lucky in having husband
Col. Tom Lewis stationed in Los An
geles. ). Van johnson received the
biggest hand from the fans at the
local premiere of Thirty Seconds
Over Tokyo" The most thrilling
part of the picture is the ride to
bomb Tokyo. You actually feel as
though you are in the plane with
the flyers.
Spotted Signe HasSo at the Play
ers. and find her hard to recognize
because her hair is a shade of red.
Have you dyed your hair?" I ask
the attractive Swedish star. "Oh
no." laughs Signe, this is my own.
The hair you see in my pictures is
always wig. For six or eight years
In Sweden I sat under a drier every
day and it ruined my hair. So now
I always wear a wig. 1t saves time
Evening star., 1944-12-20

methods of promoting War Bond
sales.
The 30-seat room in the building
of Goth Century Fox, for example,
will net $4,000 in bond sales at the
showing on December II of Keys of
the Kingdom" based upon the A. j.
Cronin novel. Fred S. Kogod ar
ranged the special premier of the as
yet-unreleased feature.
1t will be the fourth showing of it's
kind during the current War Bond
drive.
*'* x
Addenda: Ethel Barrymore re-
turn to her role in "Embezz!ed
Heaven" last week was marked by
one of the greatest standing ovationS
any actress ever has received on
Broadway. None of Miss Barry
more's own ever approached it.
Latest quartet of theaters to go over
the top in the Sixth War Loan drive
include the Circle, Uptown. Calvert
and Apex. Irini Skarintina, who
did the translation of the current
production of The Cherry Orchard -
at the National Theater, has been a
Washington resident for the past
several months. She is a former
member of the nobility, one of the
few who were taken into the good
graceS of the new regime
Evening star., 1944-12-20

and 1t saves my hair. Oh dear. per-
haps I shouldn't tell you this!" Be-
fore departing, Miss Hasso gives me
a thumbnai horoscope. The best
thing in it: "You will be getting a
house in january" I don't have to
be an authority on stars to tell Signe
about herself. She's in love andsher
face shows it. She will not say who
the man is. But he's lucky, because
she's nice.
X X x *
Gene Tierney is eating in the
Twentieth Century Fox cafe. A man
stops on his way out and says to
Gene, How young you look! Honest,
I mean 1t, you look so, young. Gee,
you look young!" Thank yous thank
you," says Gene, who is only "a, and
for heavens sake you'd think she
was SO the way the dope keeps re-
peating about how young she looks.
Ward Bond, with his foot still
IN bandages from his serious acci-
dent, tells me that his first thought
on regaining consciousness and being
told his leg would be amputated,
was, Il wonder how it will feel to
wear an artificial leg" And his next
Evening star., 1944-12-20

thought was Of the servicemen who
wear them. Ward was luckier, and
his leg Is saved for him. His part in
They Were Expendable" has been
rewritten so that he can walk with a
crutch.
Cornell Wilde tells me that he is
the Sinatra of his day-5OO AID, in
the Columbia picture "A Thousand
and One Nights" I'm crooner. :"
says Cornell, land I'm trying to have
the girls mob me like they do
frankie and to use the same sound
effects with a Sinatra sound track. !"
I'm not sure this is a good idea. The
story is sort OF Aladdin-and- his
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of SHOWING

Stage.
NatiOnalE"The Cherry Orchard:
230 and $50 pm.
Screen.
Capt. Abroad With Two
Yanks": II am, 1:50. 4:35, 7:15 and
10 pm. Stage shows: los, $50,
6:35 and 9:15 pm.
Columbia-"M "Maisie Goes to Reno:
11:30 am, 1:30. $50, $50, 1885 and
9:35 pm.
Earle-"The Very Thought of
Your: II am, 1:40, 4:25, ITO and
$50 pm. Stage shows: los, $50,
$50 and 9:15 pm.
Keith's-"Woman in the Window:
1875 am, 1875, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35 and
9:35 pm.
Little-'Top Hat: 11:1o am,
1:20, 3:25, SIS, 7:30 and $40 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Doughgirls"
II am, ITO, 800, 5:25, 7:25 and
'9:45 pm. ....... -.
Palace-"And Now Tornorrow".:
II am, lilo, $40. $50, TAO and.
$50 pm.
Pix-"Openo Road: 2, 4:5oa 7:35
pm. and 1912 a.n1.y ( (
ns-Lux-News and shorts, con :
tinuouS from 10 am.
Evening star., 1944-12-20
Producers Hold Up
Promising Offerings
HOLLYWOOD

Rival producers in Hollywood are
so certain that Going My Way
Will win the academy award next
March for best picture of 1914 that
some of them are holding back pic
lures for release after January l
fearing to compete with the Bing
Crosby Barry Fitzgerald box office
wrecker. This is the first time in the
history of academy awarding that
one movie has stood so far out in
front of the rest that all others were
scared off.
Evening star., 1944-12-20

Says lldlly Jlldt OdlOlilG NllCIc OIit
Danced" is his title and will con-
tinue to be-
If you think "Salome Where She
Danced" is kind of raffish double
talk signifying nothing, Mr.. Wan
ger would correct that impression
at once. It Is a name taken from a
town called "Saiome Where She
Danced" in Arizona.
Moreover, it is more significant
than many motion picture title,
or municipal name, for that matter
Take it from Mr.. Wanger's research
department, the town got its name
from a dancing gal who performed
one murderouS night in a frontier
saloon to hold the attention, of a
bunch of outlaws while the good
citizens of the community went out
to get reinforcements for a show
down battle.
The winners of the conflict named
their town in Salome's honor and
Mr.. Wanger is comforting interna-
tional honor upon her, even If tardi-
ly by recounting her story on the
screen.
They didn't have women-of the
year in Salome's time, of course.
Incidentally, the U. S. Postal
Guide neglects the where she
danced part of Salomes name in
listing its post Office No. 05221.
1t takes lot of schedule scram-
bling on the part of Washington
exhibitors to screen their pictures
for Christmas week opening so no
critic will be caught-involunta
having to see picture on Christ
mas Day.
1t was Carter Barrons Loew'S staff
that worked out the trickiest one OF
the lot in yesterdays arrangement
for the showing of both 80 Seconds
Over Tokyo" and 'Kismet' at one
sitting. 1t was not quite a single sit
ting, however, for the twin showing
was interrupted for 20 minutes for
sandwiches and coffee.
Warner Bros. will put the Earle's
next attraction, Our Hearts Were
Young and Gay" on display for the
drama desks this afternoon and Sid
ney Lust got their Christmas Day
stint out of the way by showing
Dark Journey the Armand Den
nis-Lelia Roosevelt item on Mon
day.
X
Persons who remember the fog
voiced Leonore Lonergan as the
Fluffy of Junior Miss" when 1t
opened at the National several sea-
sons ago might be interested to know
that Miss L., now appearing in Dear
Ruth" has become an adolescent
with a very fine voice.
She had one at the time of Junior
Miss truth to tell, but her frog
like imitation which was such per-
feet element of the plays comedy
that it became standard for the role
A girl who could not initiate the
original Fuffy's voice had no chance
in any of the several subsequent
openings of that particular role.
X
Speaking of screening rooms, as
We were an item or so ago, the
screening room premiere is still
proving one of the most successful
Evening star., 1944-12-20

lamp yarn, and Evelyn Keyes plays
the genie of the lamp. Crooner Wilde
is promised to Princess" Adele Jur-
gems, so at the end of the picture,
Evelyn rubs the lamp and wishes
that Cornell were twins so she could
marry one Of him! And she gets her
wish.
tReleased by North American Newspaper
Alliance. fnc)
Evening star., 1944-12-20
- - -. 10 WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER TO- 1s4L -
'Salome Where She Danced
Title to Stick, Wanger Insists
By JAY CARMODY.

there for the oddly titled motion picture
chances would
Walter production,
title
that
Evening star., 1944-12-20

Buy more War Bonds on all
fronts-the sky is not the limit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-11

Pending word from Colonel Beardsley local leaders were hope- ful, but uneasy. While it s gener- ally admitted that the nomination was not particularly desired by him Republicans found ample cause for jubillatlon when word was received that Judge BeardSley had accepted and would return to Waterbury from Pittsfleld where he is visiting and would plan for on energetic and aggressive" campaign, While c. o, ?. leaders readily admit their can. didate will hold the "line" in the approaching state and national elec- tions, that he will receive the full party vote, plus hundreds of votes from Democrats. His nomination consequently Is interpreted Rs Q strong boost to the prospects of Re- publieans carrying Waterbury in the coming elections. Waterbury Repub. lieans sense victory this year. Any. thing can happen even in Demo- cratic Waterbury" is their view of the situation,
 Prior to the nomination of Judge Beardsley by Mrs. Flora A. Allan several prominent lawyers and one or two laymen were mentioned to the delegates. They were quick to decline. The draft" movement was then launched. A committee con- Bisting of Mrs. Viola Amelung, John Wilkinson of Woleott, Willima Cur. tiss, Warren Hall of Middlehury and John McKenna was chosen to for. mally notify Judge Beardsley that has was the 'partys unanimous choice"
 Judge 1eardSley is president of the Connecticut chapter, Sons of the American Revolution. He holds . lIeutenant-colonels commission in the Army officers reserve corps. He is e member of the American Le- glon, having served during World War I. He has Q son serving in the present conflict.
 Tn the senatorial conventions Senator Francis J. SumniR was renominated In the 18th district and George Casey was named in the 18th district. As also announced pre- viously to the convention, c. Russell
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-11
SUSPICIOUS CASE
 PROVES POSITIVE
No Evidence of Paralysis Reported in Case of Will.
 low Street Youth

A report on the diagnosis of Q iS-year old Willow street boy who was taken to New Haven hospital Saturday as suspicious polio. myelltis victim, has shown the case to Do positive, with no sign of par- AlISis, according to Dr, Edward J, Godfrey, city health officer An only child, the boys condition is good, and the infection Is listed aS mlld by hospital authorities,
 Only ono other definite case ot polio has occurred in thls city. with one suspicion, All three cases were recorded aS mild, with apparent freedom from danger of paralysis, Or. Godfrey has advised parents to report immediately at the first ugn of infection. The splendid co. operation of parents to date, he Ndded, has proved very helpful in ,hecking the germ In the city. The danger of infection will pass very soon, with the coming of cold weather, the health ofilcer said,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-11

avenue, were continued to Sept, 20, Tho boys were arrested by patrol- men Francis MoynlhAn and huclNn tsarivee after the driver of Q milk truck said he found them In the act of taking two quarts,
 James Mcouade, a, Turner ave. hue, Oakvllle, received 0 oontlnu. anee to Sept, % on charges of evad- Ing responsibility, Police said he was the operator of Q car that slde- swiped another machine at River. side street and Chase Parkway Sat- urdNy night and kept on going.
 Five men charged with oonspir- acy ln the distributing Of counter felt gasoline coupons were given oontlnuanoes to Oct, Q, pending the disposition of their cases in federal court, They are Louis J, Murno, 20, b7 Laurel street, John sylvestro, 90, 200 Merlden road, silvlo Montl, 30, i7 Luke street, Francis Coogan, %, bSS Baldwin street, and Guido Cie- ohettl, 30, ii0l Baldwin street.
 NAimi A. RiRk, 90, b76 North Main street, was granted . nolle for S4b on charges of violating the li- quor law, Detective Sgt, Joseph Mc- Carthy and Detective Joseph MeEl- ligott said RiEk had sold beer on Sunday,
 Other cases: William ]. Wren, 90 co Thompson street, assault and breach of the peace, suspended sen- tenoe, Ernest T, droffer, Jr,, 32, SS Lindsey street, road rules violation nolled for 60; Arthur Heehe, S7, Camp Terrace, non-support, contin- ued to September a; Amelia Ray. mond, 9, SeA South Leonard street assault and breach of the peace continued to September 2e; Edward c, Luwioki, 27, 2i Sparks street breach of the peace, nolled; Clay ton Frederick, a, a Altyre street intoXioation and breach of the peace ,nolled; Albert Guarino 20 a Ward street, breach of the peace and resistance, nolled; Marco Nervo 5i, i30 Division street, intoXication and breach of the peace, nolled foi el0; Joseph Stankus, l7, 60 New Haven avenue, Marion Kalick. Mid. dlebury, parking violations, nollec for 60; Angelo 0rannelli, 10, B5 WI. kenda avenue, road rules violation nolled for %,
 In Saturdays City Court session Deslderio daspari, 60, 2es Hampers Ferry Road, was fined $50 on . charge of keeping liquor with intent to sell, Michael Kardas, 62, 4it Mill street, received A continuance to September a and charges of sell Ing liquor without a license and be- fore hours.
 Other cases: Coleman T, Walsh, 30, S7 South street, breach of peace, nolled, his son. Thomas, l7, same address, breach of peace, dis- charged; Kenneth French, S4, iAA Buckingham street, road rules viola. tion, continued to September 2S; Daniel H. Patten, 25, 1863 North Main street, road rules, nolled for S6; Patricia Frenette, S%, ii6 Dike- man street, drunkenness, breach of peace, three-months suspended jail sentence; Joseph Marasan. 5s, 46 Vail street, road rules, nolled for s6; John Ryan, S6. 87 Judson Circle, breach Of peace, continued to Oc- tober 2; Peter Lazauskas. 36. 529 North Riverside street. breach of peace nolled; Domestic Baltronitis. g. @4 Oakwood avenue, nonsupport, nolled; Dorothy Greenwood, B Joseph street, parking violation, nolled,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-11

sumpf, assistant city editor of tho Republican and John Misunas, sec- retary of the Cf0 unit of the A. H. Wells company were nominated for the ofiiee of state representative.
 Nominees for justice of the peace include: Edward Dalthazar, Philip Bernstein, Edward Bebbin, Albert Bronsky, l.. Russell Garter, Arthur Cook, George ], Crociochia, VII. liam 0ager, Pasquale DeCicco Maurice druskay, Emil fzummel, William J. Larfkin, Yale Matzkin, Buckingham Merriman, Mitchell e. Meyers, Frederick w. Palonha, Benjamin Robin, Morris Robin, Charles R, Summa, Edward Sweon. ey, Walter Torrance, J. Warren up- son and Maurice Wrenn.
 J. Warren upson acted as chair man of the town convention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-11

Fifty years of service with the soOvlll Mfg, Co. will be credited Co John n, GOss tomorrow. He start. ed as . S0.a.wtek apprentice In lSO4. The president and general manager of the hlge industrial concern assumed his post As head of the company in 1888, after the death Of hls brother, Edward o. GOss, He had served previously aS superintendent for many years and later as general manager,
 Only two other local factory heads have longer service records than Mir. G0ss. Frederick S, Chase completed 50 years of service, and 20 years as president at the Chase Brass & Copper Co. in 1037, while John A. COe, head of the board of directors at the American Brass Co. k completing his 6Oth year with the company. He served as president from 1920 t0 l942,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-11

Detective Lieut. Edward MeElll. gott, Detective Sergt, Charles Mo. Weeney, and Detective Raymond Grady said Alcoraeo took several blank checks from hls employer, Jake Silver, of tho Auto Body shop, toB Meadow street, and forged his signature. They said he got s200 for one of the checks and attempted Go cash another for Sab,
 Charges of assault and battery against David Butler, 20, go Vino street and Early Blanchard, 10, li0 Bishop street, were continued to Sept. %. Detective James Stack and Paul Moynihan said the pair stopped William Brousseau, 2l, 20 Hlll street, at SsS0 Saturday morn- Ing and demanded money, When he told them he had none, the do. tectVves said, Butler and Blanchard assaulted him, He was treated at St, MaEys hospital and discharged,
 Charges of theft against Robert O'Neil, 10, le Millrese avenue, David Gentle, l7, 70 Lounshury avenue, end Robert Doyle, i7, 22e Circular
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-11
REPORT FILED ON
 DIETRICH ESTATE

The estate of Charles M. Dittrich of Edgehill avenue, former veteran employe of Plume & Atwood eom- pany who died recently, comprises the largest portion of m inventory filed last week at Probate Court. The homestead and surrounding land was appraised at $6,2b0, The total inventory of sl3 ,456,36 includes this sum plus returns from stocks, bonds, cash and miscellaneous sums, able factor in saving your comrades life.
 Corporal Miller is e member of the Medical Department.