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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
25-Mile Hole In
 Americans Line
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medy never had fallen to the Nazi.
 The situation to the south, in the southern corner of Belgium and in Luxembourg itself the situation was more obscure.
 Shaef reported that Germans had made gains of unspecified nature west of Gonsdorf which is B miles from the city of Luxembourg. There have been strong indications for 48 hours that the Germans may have seized the Luxembourg capital iii their Surging Panzer rush.
 Shaef reported that the Nazi column which crossed the Luxenl- bourg frontier at Vianden had penetrated to 8 point just east of Wiltz, a gain of about 13 miles, and seven miles to northeast had reached Clerf, i've miles west of the frontier.
 At the southern end of the Nazi drive American forces still held the Luxembourg border town of Echternach under severe Nazi pres sure.
 The American forces at Echter- mach, Shaef reported, nave been reached by relief columns after fighting a desperate battle against German Panzers which surrounded them.
 One Group Surrounded
 A second American group is sur rounded in the vicinity of St. With butt here was no fresh information on their position.
 For the third straight day Allied Air Forces were virtually grounded by bad weather which held them impotent to join the battle against the Nazi PanzerS.
 The front situation from south to north:-
 Echternach area: Americans held town with augmented forces and several small villages to the south and southeast but fierce fighting was still in progress.
 Gonsdorf Area: Germans have made advances of undisclosed na- ture to the west which may have taken them into Luxembourg city.
 Vianden area: The Germans have driven forward at least 13 miles to a point just east of Wiltz, putting them halfway across Luxembourg as long ago as Tuesday noon. This was regarded as one of the most dangerous German thrusts.
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feat since the fall of the Philip pines in 1942 and that the battle, already one of the bloodiest in the United States military history, had still not reached It's peak.
 Official reports, admittedly 72 hours behind the fighting, revealed that in the first three days of their great winter offensive the Germans had punched deeper into Belgium than the First Army had been able to penetrate the Rhineland in three months.
 On the Luxembough sector, where the situation was described as fluid, it was considered not impossible that the Nazis had captured the capital city of Luxembourg, halfway across the tiny Grand Duchy on the 194O invasion road to France.
 Weather Handicap
 Weather still was one of the great est handicaps to the American de- fense. Dense clouds and fog still blanketed most of the fighting front and early reports suggested the Allied Tactical Air Force, grounded almost completely yester- day, had been unable to join in the battle again this morning.
 Confused and frequently contra dictory reports from the front gave this picture of the battle:
 Tn the north, American armored achievements appeared to have established a relative degree of sta- bility in the Monschau, Malmedy and Stavelot sectors where the Ger mans had penetrated 20 miles into Belgium for their biggest announced gain. Butenbach, eight miles east of Malmedy, was back in American hands last night after three days of see-saw fighting, while unconfirmed reports said Stavelot also had been taken.
 Monschau apparently was still held by the Germans, but head quarters communique said the enemy garrison at last accounts was surrounded and that the American positions had been restored" east of the town.
 A dozen. miles or more to the south, however, the German push was reported taking on the propor- tions of major breakthrough in the area southwest of the Belgian border town of St. With.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
Red Cross Chapter
 Provides Decorations
Sents Trees, Ornaments to U. s. Veterans Hospital at NewingtOn; Table FavOrs GO to Camp UptOn L. l.

yards of evergreen roping.
 Mrs. Hurlbut said the Waterbury Garden Club made the 124 medium wreaths.
 The camp and hospital committee also has shipped 500 Christmas table favors to Camp Upton, L. l., and a large supply of writing portfolios to a soldiers hospital in New York. The chairman reported also that num- Der of radios and musical instru- ments, and some photograph rec ords secured by the Musical Art So- ciety, have been sent to the con- valescent home for blind veterans at Avon.
 The Red Cross motor corps also has delivered Christmas gifts packed by the American Legion for the veterans hospital at Newington, 1t was reported
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Christmas decorations for the Newington Veterans Hospital have been supplied by the camp and hos pital committee of the local Red Cross Chapter, it was announced today by Mrs. Gordon Hurlbut, chairman of the service. The orna- ments have been delivered to the hospital by the local chapters motor corps.
 The items sent to the hospital in- cluded many Christmas tree orna- ments which will supplement those kept there from previous years. The supplies were listed as follows: two 12-foot Christmas trees, Il eight foot trees, II five-foot trees, 12 dozen ornaments, one dozen large boxes of icicles, two dozen large boxes of tinsel, three large and PA small evergreen wreaths, and 300
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Free Soup In
 Athens Given
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 At Pipaeus, port of Athens, the unloading of military supplies was interrupted for three hours by ELIAS mortarin gand shelling of the dock areas, but most of the guns were silenced by British 25- pounders.
 The call-up of Greek National Guardsmen by age groups began at Piraeus today after $500 had been summoned in central Athens.
 British sources confirmed early reports that Albanian guerillas had crossed into northern Greece, but their intention was not clear im- mediately.
 A minor clash between ELIAS guerillas and those of the right wing edges was reported around three villages 10 miles east Of Jannina in northwest Greece.
 The clash was understood tc
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City Passes Sixth Quoto
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 Bond sales of the Third Army" of local retailers have attained 8 total of $1,560,225 of which $1,171,- 265 was in "E'' bonds exceeding their overall quota of $1,300,000.
 Sales for the securities division were credited as of last Saturday.
 Meanwhile purchase of $1o,O00 in bonds has been accredited to the city with the announcement to- day by H. c. Graves, manager of the local branch of the Kraft Cheese company that the local of- flee was buying that amount here.
 The Sixth War Loan Drive will continue on through the close of December headed for full success.
 Local organizations, civic, in- dustrial, religious. fraternal and others are lending full support to the all-out effort.
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Eupen Street Bloody Mess
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Gonzalez said he believed the Ger man high command planned to sac rifice these partially-trained troops on the theory that they were virtu- ally useless for combat and would, as prisoners, hamper the American mobility when the going was worst.
 Gonzalez also told of two German women in the border town of But genbach who jeered at the retreat ing American soldiers, shouting gut, gut, the Germans will be here for Christmas"
 The women may be disappointed, however, for tonight we are still holding Butgenach. which has been the center of a see-saw fight for the past three days.
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EHINGs I NEvER KNEW ABOUT

@A-NNNNe#
 CHRISTMAS
 The origin of Christmas fiXin's is as varied as the countenances of the hordes of street corner Santas. All ages and cultures-from the era of the Druids of ancient Gaul to the five and tens synthetic trees and plastic ornamentS-have con- tributed to the Christmas holly-day, which was not officially designated as the 18th of December until 336 A. D. by the Roman Church.
 Before this date, holly was hung as camouflage on the doors of the early Christians celebrating the birth of Christ. This was In order to avoid persecution, and they masked their gayety by garlanding their homes with the holly-the prevalent decoratoin used by the Romans at the pagan festival of Saturnalia, which occurred at the same time.
 Many of the Christmas customs were carry-overS from pre-Chris- tian celebrations. Hanging gifts on trees is supposed to stem from the tree worship of the Drulds and the belief that thet rec was the giver of all good things. The Druids are also partly responsible for the use of miStletoe at Christmas time. They regarded the mistletoe as sacred, made certain that it never touched the ground, and dedicated it the Goddess of Love, which explains the kissing that goes on under it. Kissing under the niistle- toe is 8 simplified routine in this streamlined age. Originally, when boy kissed girl, he plucked berry from the cluster and presented it to her. When the berries were gone, so were the kisses.
 The burning of the Yule log comes from the Scandinavians. who long before the birth of Christ celebrated the two great turning points of the suns course through the sky and burned wood fires as sacrifice. The burning at the Winter solstice was called the Yule log, but centuries later the tradi- tion of pouring wine and oil on the log to form a beacon while carols are sung was added. In America, the Yule log celebration was most popular in the Southern States, where the Virginia Reel would wind up the celebration.
 Not all of America was joyous at Christmas time. In Colonial times, a Massachusetts law forbade any gayety at Christmas.
 The Irish gave us the custom of putting lights in the window, in- fluenced by the story of Joseph and Mary. The beam of light sym bolizeg a welcome to wanderers un- able to find shelter at night.
 The boar's head, now seer only as part of the decor at colleges and exclusive clubs, was common sight in medieval days, when every feu- dal ford had feasts so lavish that the dining boards were set on tree Stun1ps in order to bear the weight. The boar's head was garlanded, decorated and served on a golden or silver platter.
 Christmas pie was made in the shape of a cradle manager, and in England plum pudding was orig inally called Hackin because all the ingredients were chopped into it.
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NNOAAOAAACA AAOAA I o6C AI
 Overrun in the converging ad- vances were sufficient Japanese supplies to last an army six months. Among the loot were vast quanti- ties of rice, millions of rounds of small arms ammunition, machine guns, artillery and shells.
 MacArthur's bomberS, ranging over Philippines and other south west Pacific waters, scored direct hits on 6,000ton transport 300 miles west of Manila, set afire a 1,000-ton freighter off Mindanao. and destroyed or damaged a small freighted, another unidentified ves- sel and three fuel barges off Bor- neO,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
CAN'T KEEP GRANDMA IN HER CHAIR
She's as Lively as a Youngster- .
 Now Ser Backache is better

Many sufferers relieve nagging backache quickly. once they discover that the real cause of their trouble may be tired kidneys
 The kidneys are Natures chief way of talk blood. They help most people pass about pints day.
 When disorder of kidney function permits poisonous matter to remain in your blood it may cause nagging backache. rheumatic pains, Ter pains, loss of pep and energy, getting up nights, swelling, puffiness under the eyes. headaches and dizziness. Frequent or scanty passages with smarting and burning some times shows there Is something wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
 Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's Pills, used successfully by millions for over 70 years. They give happy relief and will help tha l5 miles of kidney tubes fiueh out poison GUS waste from your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
Full Weather Report

Boston, Dec. 21- (UP) New England weather forecast:
 CONNECTICUT, MAS SACHU- SETTS and RHODE ISLAND - Much colder with a cold wave toe night lowest temperatures : be- low to above zero. Fair early tonight followed by increasing clOudineSs late tonight. Snow will begin tomorrow morning becOm- ing moderate to occasionally heavy by afternoon and night. Increasing winds tomorrow.
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have been precipitated by EDES' pentration of ELIAS territory as de- fined in an greement between the guerillas and the British. Once the EDES forces had retired to their own territory, fighting ceased.
 Some 10000 ELIAS troops were believed still in the vicinity of Athens. Five thousand others were reported to have been killed, wounded or captured.
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Arabs spray themselves with perfume after a meal to chase away fodo odors.
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Forts She'll
 Arsenal City

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Buy War Bonds ( stamps
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Leyte Drive Neors Mopup

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England introduced the first Christmas card in 1858, when 1,000 copies of the first edition were sold. The first playing cards, were also devised in England only as Christ mas season novelty, but they soon developed into all-year and all- night affairs.
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Reds Begin Xmos Drive

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Christmas pie was made in the shape of cradle manager, and in England plum pudding was orig inally called Hackin because all the ingredients were chopped into it.
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Not all of America was joyous at Christmas time. In Colonial times, a Massachusetts law forbade any gayety at Christmas.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

it came in wide range of enchanting
colors that were almost as warm and
CHEEKY as the heat it radiated.
But you know what its story is, Adolf
= here yesterday, gone today, back to-
morrow. In. the meantime we're busying
ourselves with other prescriptions to help
you out - and we do mean out!
For your cold chills down the spine,
we definitely recommend our flaming in
Evening star., 1944-03-05

spotnghtS again. but we We got one other
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We want to make one last overseas
shipment at our own expense. We want
to send set of our finest, hardest, dead
lest bullet components to the tribunal
that brings you and your pals to justice!
Unless rope manufacturer gets there
first! Casco Products Corporation,
Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

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We also guarantee to get at the seat of your
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you'd be to get too much product too soon
Of course we're looking forward to the day when
we can supply Casco-made electric heating pads and
auto dashboard cigarette lighters and fans and auto
Evening star., 1944-03-05

Believe us, we're sorry We know how much
you must need the comfort of heating pad
these disturbing nights.
And the Casco Electric Heating Pad we used to
make cosy, colorful, convenient Like all
Casco products, it had a number of highly unusual
features. 1t had unique thermostatic control that
enabled the temperature to be fixed at any of
80 desired heats. It had friendly little NiteLite
for visible temperature adjustments in the dark And
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-16
Ike Williams
Faces White
Odds 3 TO
on Negro Youth

PHILADELPHIA. May 16 -
p Haro punching Ike Will
liams, top notch Negro light
weight from Trenton, n. j., goes
TO the ring a probable 81 favor
tie tonight. set on knocking out
Luther SIuggcr') White and
earning crack al EX-champ
Sammy Angott in the bargain.
The winner of tonight's clash
is prom sed bout against An
gott at Philadclphias Shlbe
Park-alrcady signed for June.
6 or IA
And Ike has an extra incen-
tive-hc wants to get even for
that 12-round knockout dealt
him a few months back by Bob
Montgomery, recognized as
lightweight champion by New
York and Pennsylvania.
Since then the 20year-o!d
favorite has won 10 Of II starts
his only defeat dealt at An
gotts hands. Seven victories
were by the knockout route and
five were scored in a row.
Among his victims were Ellis
Phillips, ore round, Joey Peral-
Ia. nine rounds and Mike Della.
one round.
But even though some fans
predict that odds may drop to z
] or even money favor of the
Trenton contender - If enough
money turns up for Luther
White - the "Sluggcr' may
prove troublesome.
The former holder Of the
Maryland version Of the light
weight tile. White Of Baltimore
and also a Negro, has met six
champions and beat four OF
them. He dethroned Willie
Joyce as Maryland titleholder
and defeated Leo Kodak, former
MIA fcathcrwcight king, Dave
/ Castillous, Canadian champion
and Juan Zurita, current MIA
champion.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-16
Dron1eTourney
Attratts Many
Mems Bowling
PIoyoff Tonight

With large turnoutS on hand
last week for the opening tourn-
amcntS. capacity fields are anti
cipated this week as doubles
tournaments are continued at
the BoWI-O Dromc.
Tonight, there Viii be a men $
tournament with prizes being
awarded TO both over-average
and actual pinfall winners. To
morrow night Women's doubles
Will be held while on Thurs
day there Will be a mixed meet.
All bowling begins at 8 p. m.
but contestants are reminded
that they must have their entries
filed not later than : Is on the
night Of bowling.
Pvt. Theron Pomeroy, spend
ing furlough here with his
family teamed with his wife.
Elsie, to win first place last
Thursday in the mixed tourna-
ment. They went 1863 pins over
their average, receiving first
prize of 50.
Second place and s. with l0G
over was taken by Bernlce WlSs-
ncr and NJ. Curtis, while Erwin
and Doris krause tied with
Frank Phelan and Cora Papa
John for third They split SO
Winner Of the actual pinfall
prize Of 81 with a total Of 1916
was Mr.. and Mrs Erwin Harry
Gahlau.
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BY JACK HAND
associated Press sports VIZ

Associated PRESS sports W riter)
Cincinnati $ bull pen has yield
cd a pitcher I'M Clyde Shoun to
equal jim Tobin's no-hit, no.
run Job and baseball today is
beginning to wonder whether the
pitching is so good or the hitting
So. bad Two hitlcSS games have
been tossed within month
where none were recorded in
the last two years
While Shoun was banking
Boston, 10 on Chuck Alcno's
home run and showing Tobin
how it feel 10 be on the re-
ceiving end of a no-hitter, the
ST Louis Cardinals broke out
With nine runs in the first in
ming again st Philadelphia.
Brooklyn lcvcled Chicago with
17-hit attack and the New York
Giants gave the hitting profess
sion another boost with Is safe
tics at ri tSburgh.
SO far the arg.ncnt is even
stephen on the pitching vs.. hit
ting debate but the uneven early
season performances are giving
the record books a good work
out
When Shoun turned back Bos-
ton without a hit. on top Of
Bucky Walters one-hitter Sun
day. il was tho first time since
1917 that a club as been so COM
p ctelv stopped on two success
SiVc days. Twenty seven years
back. Ernie Koob and Bob
Groom Of tho Browns held Chi
cago hitless in two Of 3game
series
Shoun's job topped Tobin's
because nc walked only one and
Tobin passed two After Tobin
strollcd in the third and died on
first net a Boston batsman
reached base.
Chct Covington, who pitched
baSeball's only perfect game in
1913 for Scranton. Pa, in the
Eastern League, was one Of the
victims as the Cards paraded
over the PhillicS, ll-6. Emil Yer
ban had triple and single in
the big first inning.
Dixie Walker paced the bod
gers attack as they scored seven
i'm the sixth frame in swapping
Chicago. II 3, behind Hal Gregg.
Walker tipped his average to
Ala The New York Giants got
partial revenge for Sunday
double loss by pummeling the
Pirates. 81 after a rocky start
The Yankees made eight hits
count for a 1912 triumph over
Chicago with Rookie Walt Du.
biel showing good stuff as
starting hurlcr in five-hit job
frankie Hayes cloutcd bases
loaded homer with two out IL
the last of the ninth TO climax
Hollywood ending for the Ath'
lctics' O. triumph over Detroit
In night game, Mike Guer'
ra S ninth inning homer with one
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Bathers Upset Birmingham; Face Busy Week
Fights
Last Night
nv the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK - Cleo Shans.
$50, Los Angeles. outpointed Al
Guido, 1875 Il, New York, 10.
Russ Rega, l3l "a. Philadelphia.
outpointed Rocco Progano, 1872
Stamford, Conn, 6.
BALTIMORE - Joe Carter,
1863 y, Rome, N Y, outpointed
Coley Welch, 1894, Portland
Me, 10. George Williams, l47 IL,
Baltimore, stopped Whitley For
cey, l48 y, Washington 4.
CHICAGO-Robert Simmons,
l48 y, indianapolis, outpointed
Johnny Ryan, $50, Detroit, 8.
Robert Earl, 1873 Chicago, out
pointed Pvt. Dave Bruce, las,
Fort Wayne, Ind, 6.
NEW HAVEN. Conn AL
Bunny Davis, l43, New
York, stopped Julio Gallucci'
l47, Hartford, ? Bobby Root,
lao, Windsor Locks, outpointed
Steve Ketchcll, l4l, New Hav-
en-, 6.
TRENTON n. J-Tony Shuc-
co, 1875, Boston, stopped jim
Foster, 1876 Oneida, Ill, ). Joe
Fernandez. 1873, New York out
pointed Johnny Lambert, 1875,
Trenton, s.
LYNN, Mass George Mar
tin, 1872, Boston, knocked out AL
Evans. 1913, Newport, r. l., 7.
HOLYOkE, Mass. - Verne
Patterson, Isl. Chicago, out
pointed Ray RoVelli, l52 Union
City. n j., 10. Jock Leslie, l25,
Flint, Mich, knocked out john
ny Coe, l30. Boston. l .-
Toronto-Jimmy Rlzzo, Ham
ilton. Int. knocked out Ron Will
son, Fort Wayne, Ind, /.
SAN FRANCISCO - Elmer
Ray 1877, Gainesville, Fla,
knocked out Freddie Hudson,
1875, Ardmore, Okla, /.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-05-16
ID. ~. Cooley Girls
Start ~ Season

The D. n. Cooley girls softball
team will inaugurate their 1914
season Wednesday evening when
they journey to ST. Clair TO meet
a club representing Diamond
Crystal Salt.
The game will be played at
the Diamond Crystal Field and
will start at 730. All Cooley
members are asked TO report at
the home Of Manager Bill La
Croix, l05 Park avenue, at 6:l5
as the team will leave at $50
sharp.
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making the four runs for the
Bather side. The game was
called at Ae-end- ef-the- first
part Of the seventh inning after
the Birmingham squad had
their last chance for a comeback
but only made one run to make
the final score Of 73.
PERFECT DAY
The weather man gave base
ball fans perfect day 10 wit
ness the ball game with the
temperatures rising TO high
level. This game makes the sec
ond victory over the Birming-
ham squad and the second vic
tory Of the season out Of a total
of five games TO date, with sew
en- more games scheduled for
the rest Of the season. Four Of
the games are home games and
three are away.
BUSY SCHEDULE
This week will be busy one
for the NJ C II S. ball club,
having three games TO be played,
all three of which will be home
games. Today the Bathers will
challenge the ball players of
Utica at the st. Mary's ball
park. Thursday the Bathers
play the Blue Devils Of Crosse
Pointe, a postponed game which
was called off previously &C
count Of the weather. Friday the
local squad will play the Tun-
nelites of Port Huron in their
first clash of the season with
that team. Later in the season
the local ball club will travel
TO the Tunnelites headquarters
for another ball game with them
With all these coming events
the Bathers are going to be
busy keeping in shape in order
TO play ball to the best of their
ability. Batteries for the Mount
Clemens team were Manning
PreSeau. Batteries for the Biz
mingham squad were Watt
FADE.