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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
WOMAN'S CLUB
 PLAN BANQUET
Jeanne Welty, MonOdra= matist, to Entertain MOn-
 day Evening

Naugatuck, March 31-The Annual Banquet of the Woman's Club will be held Monday evening, April 6, at 6:30 at the Methodist church hall. It will be an informal affair.
 Arrangements are in the hands of Mrs. Samuel I. Lyons, chairman of hospitality, and her very efficient committee. Mrs. Harry Peterson is in charge of reservations. The guests present will be Mrs. Thomas E. Thi- beau, of Orange, New Haven County vice president; Mrs. John w. Pot ter, president of the Waterbury Woman's Club, and Mrs. William J. Wolf, second vice-president of the Waterbury Club. Mrs. Clifford A. Teeple, president, will preside. All members of the Junior Womans Club are cordially invited.
 A very clever, interesting and en- tertaining program has been ar ranged by the Program Committee, headed by Mrs. John J. Wrinn, who will introduce Miss Jeanne Welty, who will present "The Invincibie Miss Kemble."
 Miss Welty, young monodramatist, comes from Lima, Ohio, and is the only daughter of Congressman Ben- jamin Franklin Welty and Mrs Welty. She was educated in private schools in Lima and Cincinnati and began her professional training at the Schuster Martin School of the theater and at the Cincinnati Col lege of Music. She also studied with Frances Robinson Duff in New York City. Her first roles were with stock company which travelled from coast to coast. She played leading parts in repertoire which includ- ed "The Rivals" She Stoops to Conquer, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and Lady Windemere's Fan" She has won the acclaim of audiences wherever she has appear ed. The monodrama, as presented by Miss Welty, is an incorporation of the best features of the dramatic monologue together with the action and brilliant costuming of the legi- innate theater. Audiences thus gain the effect of regular stage play. Each of the characters portrayed by Miss Welty is completey and auth critically costumed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Whitesides And Fish To Attend
 E. Presentation
Roles in Army-Navy Presentations at Factory April 4; Both HOnOred Guests Have Served Overseas

Correspondent. Larry shepley-PhOne Naugatuck ss4s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

tenant Whistles served overseas with the Army of Occupation in France, Germany and Italy.
 Colonel Whitesides has also served in continental America at Fort Ben- ifornia, Camp Furlong, New Mex ming, Georgia, Camp Kearney, Cal leo, and at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. The latter location is known as the hub of Chemical War fare activity. He has also served at army posts in Panama and at Fort Shafter, territory of Hawaii. At one time, Colonel Whitesides was assistant professor of Military Sci ence and Tactics, at the University of West Virginia.
 Lieutenant Commander Fish will represent the Navy. He will also deliver speech in which the Pin citation wil lbe made.
 Commander Fish was commis- stoned prior to Pearl Harbor. He was assigned to special duty at the Office of Inspector of Navy Materiel,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
TEACHER RETURNS TO RUBBER PLANT

New York, March 31-After two year leave of absence, s. P. Thatcher returns to United States Rubber company April 1, having served as chief of the rubber section, Army and Navy munitions board at Wash ington. With his return ot the rub Der company, MT. Thatcher will have charge of special brand tire sales in addition to other tire engi- neering responsibilities with head quarters at Detroit, 1t was an- nounced by J. w. McGovern, gen. tral manager of United States Rub- Der company's tire division.
 Prior to his appointment on the munitions board, MT. Thatcher di- rected the rubber conservation pro- gram for the Army Motor Transport division, the largest tire and rubber consumer in the world. An impor- tant phase of this program was the application of the basic principles of tire servicing and maintenance that had been so successfully carried out by commercial truck fleet op- orators by which they had been able to double or treble their mileage.
 Shortly after attending Massa- chuSettS Institute of Technology MT. Thatcher began his service with United States Rubber company in 1915 as an experimental engineer. In 1919, he was appointed technical as- sistant to the president, and in 1925 manager of the technical service de- partment. Tn 1929, he was made general manager of tire produc- tion ,and in 1882 he was appointed technical manager of tire develop ment. and in 1885 became manager of tire engineering and service de- partment. He resigned from this position in March, 1922, upon being drafted" to become special assist ant to the director of the production division, Army Service Forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

This award recommended to Army Navy officials by the Procurement Division, United States Treasury Department, will be presented to the workers as a second front decora- tion in recognition for fine achieve ment in the production of war ma terial".
 Colonel Whitesides Is the Com manding Officer of the Boston Chemical Warfare Procurement Dis trict. He will present the "E'' award to the workers and will de- liver the principal speech on the program.
 Born in Texarkana, Texas Colonel Whitesides has guided this District since July, 1940. He reported for duty in Boston, as Executive Off, Ger following completion of 8 tour of foreign service with the Hawaiian department. He was graduated from the U. s. Military Academy at West Point in November, 1918, as a lieu tenant in the Infantry. After the Armistice, November Il, 1919, Lieu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Factory To Entertain Military Men

Frank Campbell; high average, Er- nest Patch.
 The league officers are: President Mary Mclean; secretary, Paul Weinshank; treasurer, Mary Owens. The committee in charge of the party was Mary Mclean, chairman; Lorraine Gagnon, Jack McTague, Earl Dowdy, Frank Campbell, Ida DiLeo.
 Vocal solos were rendered by Rita Gagnon, accompanied by Helen Gagnon, and 8 skit mimicing the avrious styles of bowling was given by Cecelia Arnold and Jack Mo- Tague. Dancing followed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

U. s. Rubber Co Thursday night at Moynihan's restaurant, Waterbury.
 Prizes were awarded to the win ming mems and women'S teams by Matthew Phelan, master of cere- monies. The mems winners, Louis Bombers, include Louis Costello, Sal Marazita, Frank Campbell and Dick Tuckey, ST. The women winners, the Wildcats, included: Mary Mo- Lean, Mildred Fairchild, Helen Fe- dorak, Martha Shelter. Each team member was presented a trophy in the form of bowling pin.
 Awards were also presented to the following: woman high average, Martha Shelter; mems high single,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
COMBINED CHOTRS
 TO PRESENT CANTATA

Naugatuck, March 31-The com- bined choirs of the Congregational and Methodist churches will present the cantata '"The Seven Last Words of Christ" by Dubois, at 8 p. m, Good Friday in the Congregational church. The soloiSts are Miss Mill dred Feyh, soprano, Grenville Budd, tenor and Edgar Wyatt, baritone.
 Mrs. Charles D. McCleary is or ganist and director.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

Naugatuck, March 31. - In an official announcement made by Captain George E. Moriarty Public Relations Officer Springfield Ordnance District Springfield MaSsa chsets late today, Colonel S. E. Whitesdes Jr and Lieu tenant Commander Raymond T. Fish, United States Naval Reserve will represent the Army and Navy respectively at the award ceremonies at the plant of Naugauck Chemical Division United States Rubber Company, April f.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Colonel

Hartford, during Juanry, 1942.
 Because of his wide experience as an executive in the textile industry, Commander Fish was assigned to re- lieving production bottlenecks in practically all industrial plants which invoved Navy work. His in- vestigationS and recommendations pertaining to production for Army and Navy E awards is widely known and highly respected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
PRIZES GIVEN AT
 FUEL CELL PARTY
Trophy in Form of Bowling Pin Presented Each U. s.
 Rubber Member

Naugatuck, March 1-Thirty-five attended the first annual banquet of the fuel cell department of the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06
Vet of 81 Missions
Feels Out of II AIR

If ever a man felt like "the
man who wasn't there, II is
Lieut.. Armand Frascatore, 26,
OF this city, and he was the first
to admit it, this Invasion Day.
For more than year Lieut..
Frascatore has harassed the Ma
zis over the Low Countries of
Europe and in Occupied France;
bombing, strafing and hedge
hopping, in the big plan to soften
up the invasion coastline.
He piled up total of 81
missions into enemy territory
with the crew of the Marauder
medium bomber he piloted. He
acquired the Air Medal with
nine Oak Leaf clusters; the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross. and the
Silver Star (for combat) on his
European Theatre ribbon.
His entire years work was
focused on one important day
-D-Day.
And d Day, Fl = Hour found
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06
George Schull,aMn

EAST DETROIT - Funeral
services were scheduled We'd
nesday for George II Schumann
70, of 1926 l0-MIle road, East
Detroit, who died Saturday eve
ming following a week hoSplt-
alization. He had been in poor
health for some time.
Mr.. Schumann, for 35 years q
shipping room employe at the
Ferfy-Morse seed company, hao
lived in this community for the
past eight years.
Besides his widow, Anna, he
is survived by three children
Mrs. John Lindroth, and Mrs
Carl Darby, of Detroit, and Dor
othy at home. There are three
grandchildren.
The remains will rest at the
residence until Wednesday al
100 p. m, and will be taken to
Emmanuel Methodist Church,
East Detroit, for services at
o'clock. Rev. Carl w. PatoW will
officiate. Burial will take place
in Gethsemane cemetery.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06
Obituaries
Mrs. "A. Hoffman,

Mrs. Augusta Hoffman, age II
years, passed away at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Carl Bob
cean, at ll9 High street, Mount
Clemens, on Saturday morning,
following long illness.
Mrs. Bobcean was born in De
troit and resided in that city UNI
til 10 years ago when she came
10 make her home with her
daughter.
She is survived by two
daughters, Mrs, John Kenney OF
Detroit and Mrs. Carl Bobcean
Of Mount Clemens and one son,
Elmer Hoffman of Detroit. She
is also survived by one brother,
Albert kreger, II grandchildren
and 3 great grandchildren. Her
husband passed away in 1918.
The remains will rest at the
Arnold Mundt funeral home,
8025 East Forest avenue, until
Tuesday noon. Following this
the remains Will be taken 10 the
Martin Luther church, Mack and
Pennsylvania avenues, 10 lie in
state until the hour of services
at 2 o'clock. Rev. William
krause will officiate. Burial
will take place in Gethsemane
cemetery, with L. A. SchWarz-
koff, in charge Of arrangements.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06

sion black and white Zebra
stripe.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06
Reporter
Describes
AirAttock
BY GLADWIN HILL
Associate Press Correspondent

Associate frrss Correspondent
A MARAUDER BASE IN
ENGLAND, June 6-(P)-From
the cockpit of one Of many hun
dreds Of planes which supported
the Allied landing in Northern
France early this morning |
watched battle royal rage on
the sea and in the air.
The fields along the French
Channel coast were dotted with
parachutes of Allied airborne
forces who had landed a few
minutes before, and interspers-
ed among the parachutes were
aircraft-probably glders.
The first signs OF battle were
which through the mist and
flashed from the Channel below,
Naval smoke screen gradually
became distinguishable rss gun
detonations on warships she'll
ing the coast.
The Channel wasn't damned
with shipping as might have
been expected The Channel is a
big place, but on every hand
there were forces OF ships either
battering the coast line or
bringing up forces 10 take ad-
vantage Of breaches.
The aircraft dotting the fields
bore the distinctive Allied inva-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06
Invasion Troops are Told
to Destroy Hitler's Army

Soldiers. sailors and airmen
OF the A llied EXpeditionary
Force =.
You are about to embark on
a great crusade. The eyes of the
world are upon you and the
hopes and prayers Of all liberty
loving peoples go with you.
"In company with our brave
allies and brothers in arms on
other fronts you will bring about
the destruction of the German
war machine, elimination Of Nazi
tyranny over the oppressed peo-
Piles of Europe, and security for
ourselves in a free world.
Your task will not be an easy
one. Your enemy is well train
cd, we'll equipped and battle
hardened. He will fight savage
~. But in this year of 1914
much has happened since the
Nazi triumphs of 1910 and 1941.
"The United Nations have in
flicted upon the Germans great
defeats in open battle, man to
man. Our air offensive has Sc
riously reduced their strength in
the air and their capacity to
wage war on the ground, our
home fronts have gwen us over
whelming superiority in weap-
ons and munitions of war, and
have placed at our disposal great
reserves of trained fighting
men. The tide has turned and
free men of the world are
marching together to victory.
Il have full confidence in
your courage, devotion to duty
and skill in battle. We will &C
ccpt nothing less than full vic
tory. Good luck and let us all
beseech the blessing of Almighty
God upon this great and noble
undertaking.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06
Gen. Eisenhower
Warns Civilians

LONDON June 6-[P-A Spokesman for Dwight ID.
Eisenhower, London broadcast told the living
invasion coast today that phase the Allied
offensive started them inland a
depth of 35 kilometers (abOut % miles,.
special broadcast the BIC directed
other coastal countries, the spokesman said:
"A phase of the air offensive has started 1t will affect
the entire coastal situated less than IS komers
coast. will be advised
announcements dropped from Allied planes.
will take place less than hour later As
the following
followed:
First leave the town at once.
Second, a route OF town O
main road.
Third foot only carrying essentials
Fourth, country at least kiometers
s'vB@V
assemble in which might to be
concentrations"
advised the people to possible
railroad lines take nothing
they cannot personally.
spokesman concluded
coastal belt should
that those leave must do when the Allies
give warning.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06
Allies Pursue
Foe in Italy
Fifth Army
Smoshes Forward

ALLIED HEADQUART Err s
NAPLES. June 6 70 Fifth
Army forces drove steadily be.
yond liberated Rome today, some
units plunging as much as five
miles out from the historic Tt
Der River against what was of
ficially termed "only weak re-
SiStance"
1.-THE battle to destroy the en-
envy continues without pause,
said communique.
1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark s
troops have crossed or reached
the Tiber all the way from Rome
to the sea and enemy divisions
still in the flatlands below the
city are in desperate straits.
In the coastal area alone well
over 1000 prisoners apparently
Will be unable 10 scramble out
of the Allied net because all I'll
Der bridges from Rome 10 the
sea either have been blown up
or captured.
In still-jubilant Rome, how
ever, eleven crossings remained
intact and the Fifth Army pour
ed across in a constant stream
TO chase the Germans fleeing
northWard in disorder.
Allied armored forces famed
out over a wide area. Infantry
also has crossed the river in
force and was reported driving
due west of Vatican City. The
only resistance anywhere came
from isolated rearguards.
In the mountains east OF
Rome German rearguards threw
strong. opposition against the
British Eighth Army in an eff
fort to cover the northward
withdrawal Of the main enemy
troops in that sector.
The Allied air forces gave the
German columns no rest. In the
area Immediately north of Rome
yesterday more than 375 of their
vehicles were destroyed or dam
aged by fighter bombers. Heavy
bombers meanwhile pounded
northern Italy rail lines, partic-
ularly in the Pc Valley. Four
enemy planes were destroyed
and the Allies lost l3.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06

him loafing in his pajamas and
bathrobe next 10 a table radio
in his home in Mount Clemens
- thousands of miles from the
busy scene of action in which
his Ninth Air Force comrades
are playing a spectacular part.
Frascatore happens TO be home
on a 30-day leave from his Eng
lish base.
ITS worse than disgusting"
he told a reporter today. Sit
ting here listening TO a radio
commentator tell about the Big
Show, when that's all I've been
h oping for during the past
year."
The former Mount Clemens
High School graduate and star
athlete said he now knows what
a horse feels like when it's chat
ing at the Bit.
81 feel so helpless, and I'm
counting the days till / get back
over there" he said. Il only hope
they save something for me-"
Frascatore envies his fellow
officer, Major Alfred A. Blom-
berg, local attorney now in uni
form, who is very busy" today.
Blomberg, also an Air Medal
and DEC holder, with similar
lengthy record of missions to
that of FraScatore, was entitled
to a home leave, but unable to
accept because he is a squadron
leader.
Frascatore Is visiting here
with his mother, Mrs. Robert
Davey, at SIS Riverside Drive,
and both are awaiting the ar
rival Of leave of Bob" Davey,
former local fistic champ. who
is now an instructor with the
Marines at San Diego.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06
1900 Planes
overAssouIt

SUPREME HEA d Q u A R.
TIERS, Allied f X peditonary
Forces, June 6 - up Through
a rolling ocean of clouds 5000
feet thick Allied Air Forces
threw 1000 aircraft of almost
every type into the grand inva-
sion Of Europe today, bombing
and strafing miles of Norman
dy's beaches and flying inland
TO break the encmy's communi-
cations.
Two things stood out in the
air operations launched in sup
port of the landings in Northern
France. The first was the mass
Of air planes the Allies were
able 10 put into the sky in wea-
Their described as "just fair"
The other was the absence Of
German resistance.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06

Wednesday from the Raul flu
neral chapel, Roseville.
Mr.. Beyerchen, who lived
with his brother, Emil, at %
MorosS. Mount Clemens, was
we'll known TO many friends in
Roseville and Mount Clemens.
He was a toolmaker by trade
and died suddenly after a brief
illness al his work in Detroit.
The deceased was a bachelor,
and was a veteran of World
War l.
Services will be conducted at
the Kaul funeral home al 2 pm.
Wednesday. Besides his brother,
Emil. he is survived by another
brother, George, Of Highland
Park.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06

John Stern, age sc, passed
away at his home, lis South
Highland avenue, this city, on
Sunday morning, following a
lengthy illness. He had been
confined to his bed for ten days
Mr.. Stern lived practically
his entire life in Macomb Town
ship, where he was born on a
farm, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Stern. A year ago he
retired from active work and
moved TO Mount Clemens from
his home on Hall Road where
he had resided for a period Of
25 years.
For several years Mr.. Stern
served as sexton of the Walden
burg cemetery.
He is survived by his wife,
Emma Groth Stern; one brother,
Fred Stern of Mount Clemens,
and six sisters; Mrs. Elizabeth
Disco and Mrs. Theresa Gala
CHER of Detroit, and Mrs.
Charles Meyer, Mrs. Herman
Steuver, Mrs. George Elliot and
Mrs. Arthur Devantier, all OF
Mount Clemens.
Services Will be conducted
from the home, on Wednesday,
at 1870 and o'clock at the Wal
denburg Lutheran church of
which Mr.. Stern was lifelong
and devoted member, Rev,
George Sebald officiating. En-
tombment will take place in the
Clinton Grove Mausoleum, with
E. A. SchWarzkoff, in charge of
arrangements.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06
RARE BIBLE TO HARVARD

CAMBRIDGE. Mass .-Up)-A
Gutenberg Bible, one Of 10 COM
plete copies known to be in this
country. has been added TO the
Harvard College collection in
Widener Library by George d.
Widencr Of Philadelphia, broth
or Of Harry Elkins Widener, in
whose memoriam the library
was erected.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06
Bonds
Continued from Page One)

occasion, and the high school
band will play patriotic airs dur
ing the rally.
Every local merchant is asked
to participate and enable en-
ployes to attend.
A war bond is being offered
as an attendance award TO all
registering on entering the au-
ditorium.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06

LONDON, June 6 - (P) -
Gen Dwight ID. Eisenhower is
sued the following order of the
day to his invasion troops today:
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06
PROLIFIC POLLEN

Ragweed, chief cause of hay
fever, is carried by the wind ;
one large ragweed may produce
8,000,000,000 pollen grains in
five hours.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-06
Gustav Bcyerchen

Funeral services for Gustav
M. Beyerchen, age IS years,
who died in Detroit Wednesday.
are scheduled TO be h el d
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-06
Lexington Boy
IN Thick Of Fight

Cpl. H. L. Malone, who is with a
buIdozer brigade in the Admiralty
Islands saw action recently when an
attack was made on Lorengau Air
drome on Manus Island. The bull
dozer brigade rumbled in ahead OF
the tanks to close the way. They
were under fire for two hours from
snipers, motars, and machinegun
pillboxes before the tanks came up
and blasted the Japanese, and ma
chinegun pillboxes before the tanks
came up and blasted the Japanese
from their position.
Cpl. Malone is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. L. Malone. He left with the
first National Guard Unit in No
vember, 1910 and has been overseas
since June, 1913.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-06
: .es Boys Are
!, New Guinea

Parents of Holmes county boys in
Battery B Of the Hath Field Artil-
lery of the former Mississippi Nat
ional Guard have received cablegrams
and letters from them this week tell
ing of their safe arrival in New
Guinea.
The boys say they are getting q
nice camp area fixed up and that
they are well and situated nicely.
Several of them have commented
they cannot spend any money over
there because there is nothing to
buy, everything being free, including
cigarettes.
Among boys from Holmes county
in New Guinea with this outfit which
has been in service since November,
1910, are Sgt. Gene Dollahite, Of
Durant; Sgt. Charlie Smith, Tchula;
Sgt. Gordan Leard, Sgt. Edward
Rhyme, Sgt. Fred Moorhead, Sgt.
Robert Moorhead, Sgt. Doty Porter,
all of Durant; Sgt. Jack White,
Corp. Ray johnson, Corp. Curtis
Hammett, Corp. Thurman Moses.
Corp. James Dickard, Corp. Jack
Farmer, Pvt. Ernest Shanks, all Of
Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-06

In the Senate, the press will miss
those little side-cracks Of Lieuten-
ant Governor Fielding Wright
which frightened up many an
otherwise dull session-when a bill
was skipped on the calendar he'd
relegate it to t"he bill boneyard,"
when some obstheperous member
SHE'D . motion at some chairman
during an easy-rolling bill, he'd
comment "now where'd he come
from?" They'll miss Chairman
Willy williams worries, which he
shared with most Of them, over
the unbalancing budget-although
he finally came through with a
budget $1,000 0 to the good.
They'll miss Senator John Culkin's
oratorical flights, some Of which
matched the best the state house
has ever heard. And they'll miss
the consistent "no"voting Of Sem
ator J. w. Hndspeth, who appar-
emily was elected on . platform of
being agin everything proposed.
There was . rumor that Hudspeth
voted for some bill early in the
session, but nobody confirmed it.