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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
Jesse ADLER Looks a1 the NEWS

Danton Walker writes that Harry James may achieve a lifelong am bition and pitch one inning for the Brooklyn Dodgers. As insurance why not have wife Betty Grable play second in shorts. ..
 Mrs Edyth Warrensb0ro of Steu. benvilIe, (Ohio) has finally decided to divorce her husband. we were wed in June, 1923" she told the judge, "John said he was going out to buy a newspaper and I haven't seen him since" Paper shortage, no doubt!
 "She" Magazine says the best way to keep nylons in good shape is to keep them in glass jar in the icebox. Like flowers you've got to protect pretty stems!
 Incidentally here's one for the Eat-Your- Heart Out Dept: The Du- Pont Co. says it will be able to pro- duce about 45O O,OO0, 900 pairs of n.y. Ion stockings per year-AFTER the war!
 Eugene H. Gieringer, who manag- es the Harvard Faculty Club de- clares that Harvard professors eat around a hundred pounds of horse steak per week. Improves their horse sense, mebhe
 And in the Paris Zoo two Hon. keepers were caught eating some of the meat they were supposed to feed to the lions, and given two months in jail. For taking the Hons share?
 A $5O,000 a year watch company executive had his Florida divorce declared illegal by his wife. If this decision is upheld it means that practically every other couple in Cafe Society is living in semi-sin. :.
 One medical officer, explaining the standards now necessary t0 be inducted into the army, says every thing Is IA including guy suffer- ing from RigOr- Merits Mild!
 The used car market has boomed SO terrifically they now refer to T. model Fords as Treasury-Mod Fords -.
 A 15-year old Manchester. Mo., girl ran away from home to marry what she thought was a wealthy lS-year old young man from Wing. dale, (N. Y.) with whom she'd been corresponding ."He" turned out to be another I5-year old girl. They'll probably start an Old Maids home.
 And elsewhere in the States the mother of a fourteen year old boy boy wed a 2i-year old girl accuses the latter of kidnapping. Asked his opinion the i4-year old groom declared: T love her-she makes me feel young againi"
 A negro soldier asked Lt. Com. mander Kari Knudsen when they were in the 6Ol0mons campaign, for . Catholic Prayer book. Didn't ! give you q Protestant Bible the ether day7" the Chaplain asked. ''Yes suh" was the Fel0lnder, "but at time like this ah isn't taking no ehaneesl"..
 Commander Edward ]. Van die- son of Bloomfield. ". ]. just re- ceiyed his iel4 auto license plates. The Commander is somewhere in the Pacific ...
 The Daily News eomees out again for . legitimate National Lottery. Isn't thas what the presidential race is?
 old ProVeFb: It is better to give than t0 lend. And it costs about the same azyway-ln both money and friends
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

It. (jg) George B. DOlan, former Fox Street resi- dent is now receiving his mail aboard the U. 5. g. Yosemite in of the fleet post offlce' New HorA City, The former Crosby football star IS on the hgn seas this minute to ports unknown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

Joe Quinn, former Plaza Avenue resident who has been working on Cincinnati daily for the past few years and his better ha the former Agnes R. Thesing celebrated their third wedding anniversary last Sunday day. Joe is now doing public relations work for Uncle Sam
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
MAY TIME

MAY TIME There's not enough time
 From day to day, To see all the loveliness
 That comes with the May. One can't focus
 On 1t all, Can't locate the trilling
 Of each bird call. There's not enough time
 To search out each spot, Where the violets grow
 And the forget-me-not. We would like to see it all, It surpasses any rhyme, All the loveliness of May But we haven't the time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
North Carolina Medical Society
 Helping Promote Hospital Plans

c, effort to ctymie attempt Carolina the Medical cety activity supporting nonpro hospital plans, Dr Paul F. president
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

old ProveFb: It is better to give than to lend. And it costs about the same anyway-ln both money and friends
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

Incidentally here's one for the -Heart-Out Dept: The Du- Pont Co. says it will be able to pro- duce about O,OO0,OOO pairs of n.y. Ion stockings per year-AFTER the war!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

The Daily News eemees out again for . legitimate National Lottery. Isn't that what the presidential race is?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

Eugene H. Gieringer, who manag- es the Harvard Faculty Club de- clares that Harvard professors eat around a hundred pounds of horse steak per week. Improves their
Evening star., 1944-06-25
D. c. Mons Camp Paper
Voted Best in Contest

Technical Sergt. Mack H. Will
liams, former Washington newspa-
perman. recently was notified that
the 18th AAF Daily Beacon, of
which he was editor, was awarded
first prize for overseas service news
papers, mineograph class, in a
worldwide camp newspaper service
contest.
Sergt. Williams, who formerly
lived at 3411 Volta place NV, now
is combat correspondent in the
18th AAF public relations section
headed by 1t. Col Ralph E. Hurst
also Of Washington.
Last fall Sergt. Williams started
the three-column, six-page morn
ing daily, which the 18th AAF COM
manding general later termed a de-
cided morale factor.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

every detail. I didn't pray that
wasn't there, nor did impress in my
mind that I am twhiz-bang' when
1t comes to fighting. Instead,
prayed that If do go there I may
do what my men expect of me,
prayed that I too have the courage
and leadership it takes to win bat
ties dead or alive.
IF they fail, this country of ours
will be plugging along many months
more to gain the position it held on
the morning of June S, 1914. have
faith In Gen. Eisenhower and his
staff, also know they can make
errors, for the German Armies have
been preparing too. They are ready
They will fight to the end. So q
failure wouldn't mean poor planning
or poor leadership"
Capt. Timberlake, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry T. Timberlake of Mag
nolia, Nd. was graduated from the
University of Maryland In 1941,
where he was sports editor of the
college newspaper and edited the
handbook. He also was q member
OF the Maryland All-Stars, honorary
All organization.
While In the Yukon, Capt. Tim
berlake has served as regimental
transportation ofiicer and equipment
maintenance ofiicer. He was awarded
the Legion of Merit for his work on
the Alcan highway.
Capt. Timberlake's wife lives at
sos Cumberland avenue, Chevy
Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

ing the group. Col. J. c. Edwards.
Seeing a formation of about rs
enemy aircraft, he took his fight
through the pack and split them up.
He lost his fight on that maneu-
yer. but was joined by another
American plane. They flew up the
bomber track, and at $4,000 feet ran
into five Nazi aircraft. Col. Edwards
followed 100 as 1t started climbing.
AT $1,000 feet the 100 made a big
right diving turn. I followed and
opened fire from about 200 yards. I
closed to about 100 yards, when the
enemy pilot chopped his throttle"
A moment later the 100 caught
fire and went into an uncomfortable
vertical dive.
while this combat was going on
another 100 was on my tail" Col.
Edwards related. But one of our
boys got rid Of him with a short
burst, sending him down in flames" ;"
Col. Edwards holds the Distin-
guished Flying Cross and Air Medal
with three Oak Leaf Clusters.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

stationary machine records unit. In
the former is Sergt. Joseph r.
Pascale, husband Of Mrs. j. pascale,
519-A Gusts avenue, Alexandria,
and in the records outfit are Sergt.
Daniel F. Dunan, son of Mrs. Anna
NJ. Dunan, 1914 Connecticut avenue
NV, and Pvt. Frederick H. Harrell,
son Of Mrs. Annie j. Harrel, 1918
Nichols avenue Sc. There are SO
soldiers who serve as custodians Of
all personal information on all the
military personnel in the Mediter-
ranean theater. Cards are filed, in
cluding all types Of data and listing
decorations, rotation, casualties, loca-
tions of service, skills, etc.
Memorial Day services found
Senior American Naval Chaplain
r. j. White of Washington offering
prayers at the nonsectarian observ-
ance held at Ell Ala cemetery,
Maison Carree, where many of the
TuntSian casualties are buried,
Evening star., 1944-06-25

Force commander for exceptional
efficiency under difflcult conditions
in maintaining motor vehicles at
third echelon ordnance shop.
Air Medals Awarded.
The Air Medal has been awarded
the following:
Col. Richard E. Fell, 1901 Connec-
ticut avenue, in India; First 1t. Idon
N. Hodge. jr., 1900 Connecticut ave-
nue.. in the Southwest Pacific; Sec
ond 1t. Francis T. Evans of Guam
tico, Va, in England; Staff Sergt.
Julian S. Cummings, 2426 Otis street
NE, in England; Flying Officer j..
Paul Jennings, 3508 Twenty-fourth
street NE, in England Second 1t.
Thomas C. Jones, 1904 West Ter
race road, Mount Washington, Md,
IN Italy; Staff Sergt. Alvin D. Kid
well, 1640 Massachusetts, avenue
Sc, in Italy; Sergt. John M. Hof1-
man, 14l6 Ridge place Sc, with
Allied Expeditionary Air Force,
based In England.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Living Dead in Africa, Italy
Shock Former Library Aide

IF you want to fall in love with
the dear old q. s. A., just see Europe
and Africa" Corp. Tracy Dunn, on
leave from the reference depart
ment of the Library Of Congress, re-
Gently wrote to one of his former
associates.
Each day live in the shade of
DEATH" he wrote. Everywhere I
have been the people are starving
and in this part Of the world starva-
tion is more than lack of food. Life
is gone, and when I see these living
dead I know what am fighting for.
If can keep my homeland from
such famine, my life Is not too
much to give"
The 33-year-old corporal, whose
home is at 1773 T street NV,
graduated from Tuskegee Institute
in 1888. he did postgraduate work at
Bluefleld (W. Va State Teachers
College. He secured employment at
the Library and has been given an
absentee promotion to grade SP3
In accordance with the institutions S
policy of recognizing continuance Of
seniority of men in service.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Washing machine
lis Old Oil Drum
lPIus Some Scrap

With a washing machine of his
own improvisation, a 5th Army ord
nance clerk from Washington has
set up a tailor and cleaner business
IN Italy.
Corpl. Clarence Wyche, 1900 Trim
idad avenue NE, former tilesetter,
had never cleaned or ironed a shirt
in civilian life. Now he devotes all
his spare time to the new service.
The washing-machine problem
was solved with a salvaged 5O-gallon
oil drum. Corpl Wyche added the
necessary gadgets and thrashers
from the ordnance scrap pile. A
field stove underneath the drum,
for heating water, completed the
washer.
Soon as I can put my hands on Q
small German motor from salvage
I'll convert her to electric opera.
tion," Corpl. Wyche said, according
TO q 5th Army dispatch.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

and head for home After dumping
their bombs in the mountains over
Yugoslavia they had about $50 GAL
Ions when they reached the Adriatic
Sea.
AS the Libetator entered Italy the
three remaining props gave out.
we were at $4,000 feet when we
lost all our power" the lieutenant
said, land started losing altitude at
about 1900 feet per minute. BY the
time the rest of the crew haG
bailed could read the leaves on the
trees
Thank God, we were in a valley.
We all landed, My ball gunner lit
on farmers shack My bombardier
and engineer were stove up little.
The Eyeties found us, brought us to
the military police Bombardier and
engineer went to the hospital, and
we bummed it back here.
1t. Kline, son of Edward M. Kline,
SO Bryant street NV, formerly was
an expediter with the Pennsylvarlia
Central AirLdnes' freight depart
ment.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Toothoche Brings
Three Together
In NewGuine

Tooth trouble recently brought
three Washington soldiers together
at Fifth Bomber Command Base
in New Guinea
When his molars started bother
ing him, Pfc. William H. Sincerney,
jr., 1927 Tenth street NE, stopped
in the dental laboratory, where
Corpl. Richard H. Tobin, 1915 r
street. Is dental technician. AS they
were introducing themselves as fel-
low Washingtonians. Sergt. John A.
Kitchens, 300l Prospect avenue
NV, walked in.
Although none of the three pre-
viously had known one another, they
discovered they had many mutual
friends.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Taylor, With 9th TroopC Corriers,
Hailed for Successes in Burma
Modified Support for
Wineote's Forces
In Two Days

Maj. william H. Taylor of WASH
ington, who led the first glider mis-
sion to aid Burma troops, recently
was featured In the London Sunday
Chronicle as the glider ace who was
whisked from an Office desk In
Washington to command the door
die American jungle pilots"
Maj. Taylor, who has returned to
England to assume an invasion staff
post in the 9th Troop Carrier Com
mand, received the British Dlstin-
guished Service Order for organ
izing and leading glider operations
in Burma.
His wife, an employe of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation, lives
at 128 Carroll avenue, Takoma Park,
Md.
The Chronicle said that the 33-
year-old officer modified American
pilots In two days for Gen. Win
gates air-borne invasion Of Burma.
The pilots were called bills Sports
after Mai. Taylor, who became al
most a legend in the Burmese jungle.
Maj Taylor was relieved Of his
ONCE job In Washington, where he
was in charge Of glider training,
soon after the Quebec Conference
last year. Col. Phillip Cochran or
dered him to select group Of pilots,
train them and go to Burma as fast
as possible.
Gliders were shipped secretly to
India in parts while secret train
ing went on at Bowman Field, KY.
Then the Sports flew after their
gliders and put them together
among the elephant grass and
bamboo trees. Soon a whole hid
den glider fleet was ready for the
March invasion day.
With Maj. Taylor in the lead
said to be the first glider pilot to
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Pilot, Believed Dead on Raid,
Finds I ent Empty on Return

When Second 1t. Harold E. Kline,
Washingtonian and Liberator pilot,
reached his 18th AAF base in Italy,
his tent was empty and he was
angry. He said: What the - goes
on here?'
after bailing out during his first
mission to Ploesti and wandering
over half Of Italy, he wanted some
sleep, but his bed and clothes were
gone.
Then a trench digger explained
that Kline was supposed to be dead
or missing. "A truck picked up your
stuff this morning. It's probably
barreled and halfway to the States
with an MIA tmissing in action tag
on it," he said.
An AAF dispatch revealed what
had happened to 1t. Kline. His
planes electrical system burned out
As minutes from the target, the
hydraulic system sprang leak. and
only one of four generators was left.
He had TO feather one engine.
Unable to stick with the forma-
ton, 1t. Kline was forced to turn
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Motz Helps to Capture
Nuzis in Drive on Rome

Infantryman Pvt. Philip G. Motz,
1881 @ street Sc, was one of a
squad Of six which had a field day
capturing Germans when they
marched into a small town on High
way 6 toward Rome.
The squad, part of the Sd Marine
Division, had just participated in
the taking of Valmontone.
The six men captured % Germans
in all, including 2 wounded and
some German medics. One of the
medics, an officer, complete with
ambulance and medical kit, treated
the wounded Germans in a cave
on the side of the road.
One of the squad, private from
New York, was kissed by an Italian
woman-in appreciation for the vii
lagos liberation.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
At Chanute Field, Ill.

=, Segt; James W: Pizzarelle, 124 Q street
NV; Pfc; Peter Bowmann, 27O7 Lee boule-
yard. Arlington. Va; Pfc. Donald w,
Irons. 1902 Otis street NE; Pfc. William
4; Grimes, 1O3 Grafton street Chevy
Chase, Md; Pfc. Joseph W Rankin, l54i
Colonial terrace, Arlington William Nc
Ailister, 400 U street NV
Al Tuskegee Army Airfield, Ala, Pre-.
flight Schoc!.
William W. Stephenson, s43 Eastern
avenue NE. Humphrey C. Patton, 623
Eighth street NE; Lindsay L. Campbell,
sian. 30 Columbia paaa road NV; and Richard g.
At Laredo Army Airfield, Tex
y, Tolpl Thomas l. Reese, II w street
"; PFC. Peter Kikta, 311 Atlantic street
NE; VINCENT E. Hutton, 23O0 Thirteenth
strest NV and Corpl. Bradford Z. Per
Miscellaneous.
Second 1t: Ziba B. Ogden. 171s Crest
in pilot transition course.
avenue, Takoma Park, Nd at Fort Knox
=, Albert G. scuderi. 1927 Georgia avenue
NV. hsT training at amphibious base,
NE, at ordnance section. General ''. No.
'0ti John hnsf'u'e 4 e.isnd ih1a a44a M1sh Military
NV, at Parachute sthool Fort Bennins,
Evening star., 1944-06-25
This Army Asks Cooperation
D-Doy Challenge From Yukon
Help and Your Effort
MOT Pat on Bock'
Declared Big Need

An intimate glimpse of how men
assigned to Alaska and the Aleu-
tians. far from the hot spot" on
invasion day, reacted to the news
is told In this letter from Capt.
Turner g. Tmberlake, who has
been in Alaska ~ months working
on the Alcan highway.
Folks at home should be proud
of their fighting armies today" he
wrote. II have often wondered
what part we play here when the
best we can do Is to see the enemy
and to know he Is around watching
our every move, but never actually
killing or having physical combat
with him. Indeed, those men who
landed near Cherbourg and the
Seine River Delta will live forever
although many right now are dead.
"It is not good to say, I am glad
my son or husband is not there.
Any American who wants to remain
one, well knows that every son and
every husband should be there, If
not physically, he should be there
In spirit and do better job at his
assigned task. 1 know that at our
officers table here, made up of
men who are weathering their 9th
month of this endless duty, every
one was quiet, yet talking of one
thing, They can't miss, they can't
mess up the plans, they must make
it. know too, that every one
of us wants to live, but yet every
one of us wants to be there and
help.
"If these men who have wintered
the winds and subzero temperatures
Of the Yukon territory in tents and
have lived for Is months in the fog,
rain and driving storms of the Aleu-
tians can say and act as they do
about this mighty military under
taking then those of you who are
subject to rationing and the hatchet
of the CIO and strikes should bow
your heads in shame If you too, can
not face the American soldier and
smile. For this Army of today doesn't
want a pat on the back, it wants
cooperation, help and your effort.
"As for me. very seldom pray or
ask the aid of God but yesterday I
prayed. I prayed that they establish
a successful beachhead, that they
kill every German in sight and that
the plan is operated to exactness in
Evening star., 1944-06-25

land behind the Japanese lines.
the air commandos made their
daring assaults. They brought as
sistance to q British column bat
tling its way through the jungle
without supply support.
Mrs. Taylor tells the following
story of the famous late Gen. VIM
gate. During heavy lombard
ment In the Burmese jungles, the
'Wingate's Raiders" leader crawled
into Maj. Taylor's foxhole. Noting
the success Of operations to that
point, he clasped the majors hand
and exclaimed II thank you from
the bottom Of my heart. Without
your help we never ceuld have been
successful"
Maj. Taylor considers this the
greatest acclaim he and his men
ever received" his wife said.
Maj. Taylor is q graduate Of Mis-
sissippi State University. He for
merry lived at l725 Kilbourne
place NV,
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Col. Fronke, Copt. Pyott
To End Active Service

1t. Col. Frederick w. FRANKIE, 401l
Iceland street, Chevy Chase, Md,
and Capt. Kenneth R. Pyatt, 1925
Davenport street NV. are to 90 on
inactive status soon.
Col. FRANKIE, quartermaster officer
at South Plains (TexD Army Air
Field for two years, will change over
to the Veterans Administration
post he formerly held next July 20.
Capt. Kenneth Pyatt formerly
worked as an advertising account
executive. He will leave active duty
July IL, having been plans and
training officer at the AAF classi-
flcation center at San Antonio, Tex.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
To KeeSIer Field, Miss

sCpn wIson Sssl 1Sia Si9 Nsss ssis
Carolina avenue S.W: Jack Grove, 1922
Fourth street NV; Norbert G.. Henschel,
6iS Fifteenth street NE: Donald G.
9lmstead' 30l0 Cathedral avenue NV;
NW st1..i \ Mt2ton " s; sihu%an isss TiyISS5
Twenty-fifth street NV. and Mark b.
Cassidy. 1915 B street Sc
Pvt William Brown, 2SO7 Rhode Island
avenue NE, and Pvt Edward p. Tillins
hast, jr., 36 T street NV; Harold w.
Skaggs, 1919 South Dakota avenue NE.
To Cochran Field. Macon, Ga.
George M. Graves, 1s Carroll avenue,
Takoma Park, Md, and Edward F. spraite,
2506 Bunker Hill road NE, for secondary
fight training.
To AAF Overseas Replacement Depot,
Greensboro, N. c.
Mai. Homer A. Galloway, Annapolis
HOTEL Mai, Walter E. Carter 1910 Nor
William L. Conner, jr., Addison road, Capt.
tol Heights, Md.
To AAF Overseas replacement Depot,
Kearns, Utah.
Samuel A. Colman, 715 Dahlia street
NV, and Serst:. J. r. Glover. 3104 Eight
zenith street NV:
To Tuskesee Army Air Field, Ala.
,, Capt t ", Otis Fletcher s2s oakda,e
wanz, former George Washington Univer-
sity student and Department Of Agriculture
employe.
Miscellaneous.
Charles z. LAndes 112 Fifth street Sc
to Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, III,
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Transfers Announced

Wa Walter l. n Morgan; T.; 14is Eishtssnth
Ala, for basic nisht training
=, PIC. Charles B; Higgins. 2O16 o street
A'saii neasil. o.' Robin: 81 as1s Third street Me-
to Army Service Forces Training Center,
Camp Plauche, La.
Pfc Robert w. Gardiner. 1441 A street
Sc, to Ephrata Army AIR Base, Wash, as
Second 1t. Tom c. cargill. soo1 Porter
Mo-, for advanced pilot training course
Dwight M, Hurley, hospital apppentice,
first class, los South Van Buren, street,
Rockville, Md, to Receiving Station, Nor
=, Mall E, Tabor ea2a Twentieth street
NV, to Pennsylvania State College.
Second 1t. Ralph c. Wells, 2IIs o
street NV. to Randolph Field. Tex, for
tra1ntns Inhn " IN 1tI Central Instrqstors school
nue NJ; e AAF RAINING rain imafSsamG commsnd. sne.
First 1t. Thomas M. Cowell 1901 a
street Sc. to Rosecrsns Field. Mo.
d Second 1t; Merlin E. Olmstead. 1880
wheeler W1s w.r road Sc, to Ephrata Army Air
Thaddsns D; Burgess, 1902 Forty sixth
Charleston Navy Yard. 8. C.
samuel Brandes. 2335 Green street Sc =,
70 .ntiaireraft artillery school. Camp
~ capt: ASstin =. pohl, sb12 C street.
Ernest u; Hall, liz + street Sc. to
canp c.nt' MqrDhs; Hsan,d Ws ..v... ,o., ,..,,..
street n W 70 selfrldIe Field. Mich. "
chafiee. Ark.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Sailors Dream Letter Asks
For Car and Fried Chicken

An American sailors dream of re-
turning home is typifled in q letter
from 18-year -old Seaman Jimmie"
Cassidy to his parents, James w.
Cassedy, Of the Federal Trade Com
mission, and Mrs. Cassidy, 3421 VAL
ley drive, Alexandria, Va.
When I come back home, Dad,
I want you to have a big, new blue
convertible with red seat covers, /"
Seaman Cassidy wrote.
bat first, Mother, you have my
room all fixed up, with my football,
track and tennis letters and all my
pictures up on the wall. Fix the big
brass bed up and have white lace
curtains on the top rails and big red
comfort On the mattress over the
other bedding. Also, lend me the
radio and have it by the side Of my
bed, with an ash tray on 1t.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

A few days before this, 1t. Ryer-
son voluntarily dropped out of for
nation to protect an enemy assailed
bomber which had been forced to
fall behind due to fax damage.
The former Civil Service Com
mission employe is a graduate of
Mckinley High School. He now is
flying with the invasion forces in
Europe, and has 30 missions to
his credit.