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The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
TURKS EYE GERMAN MOVES ON BLACK SEA

LONDON - Turkish adVices rr ported German endorsements m ed to all points of the Rumanf Bulgarian coasts along the B Sea indicated the possible be- ming of a full-scale occupation all Rumania as a part of little. preparations for a last ditch star against advancing Russian armie,
 Turkey, herself, is said to b. casting an anxious eye over the eA tensiye German troop movement. throughout eastern Europe Istanbu dispatches said 1t had been learned reliably there that the German. were in full control of ever, Rumanian and Bulgarian city O. the Black Sea and that local trooH were under command of Nazi of ficers. The Germans were said to l. using every available boat in effec; ing movement of troops and mater ial across the Danube.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
RUSSIANS ADVANCE
 TOWARD PRUTH RIVER

MOSCOW Russian troops drew within sight of the Pruth river from heights 15 miles away and continued to advance toward Bes- sarabia through the first foothills of the Carpathian mountains to- day. The Pruth. proper Rumanian boundary, and the Dneister. which was the pre-war boundary, preached out on a wide front of five miles. Beyond the Pruth river, important north-south railroad key to north eastern Rumania. Marshal Koney' ] second Ukrainian Army was report ed increasing pace in its advance toward the Pruth and was now on firmer, higher ground between Tarnapol and Proskurow where the Russians announced 35 mile break-through.
 A German communiQue said Grim defensive fighting against superior Soviet combat groups con- tinues."
 The Germans asserted they re- pulsed other Russians northwest of Kovel, B miles from the Curzon line of old Poland.
 The Red army also reported at tacking southeast of Vitebsk in White Russia with strong forces, ]" and on two sides of isolated Crimea.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
SEARCHING FOR HEIRS
 OF FORMER ALASKA MINER

CHICAGO A known $8,00O es- tate and "a reportedly possible in terest in valuable mining claims, left by Edward Smith, aged gold miner who had headquarters in Nome between 1900 and 1885, is searching from New England, his birthplace, through the western United States and into Alaska for his relatives who would be his heirs.
 This was revealed here today when Walter c. Cox, probate gene alogist, assumed direction of the search. Mir Cox, who specializes in tracing family trees and missing re- latives to settle estates, said that although records of business trans actions by Smith have been un- earthed in many localities, the quest for heirs has become difficult be- cause his family appears to be a complete mystery"
 He was a prospector and gold miner in Alaska, out of Nome, from 1900 to 1895 and during this time travelled extensively over the ter ritory, and back and forth to the United States" MT. Cox said.
 Smith, at one time owned an in- terest in valuable mining claims near Good News. Alaska, but these interests are said to be in dispute.
 There is some evidence, the re- port states. that Smith was not the decedent's real name, but assumed by him when he ran away from home. in Waterbury, Conn in his youth. He was born in Waterbury in 1879.
 Persons who think they might have information concerning Smith should contact MT. Cox at 208 s. LaSalle St., Chicago, III.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
CHARLES JOHN sEGHERS,
 LIBERTY SHIP, LAUNCHED

JUNEAU The Governors office announced this week that the Lib erty ship, Charles John Seghers. whose name the Governor had pro- posed in a letter to the Maritime Commission last December g, will be launched in a few days.
 The people of Alaska" said Gov ernor Gruening," have every reason to be happy that a ship has been named after Alaska's distinguished prelate and martyr, Bishop Charles John Seghers, who about seventy years ago came to Alaska as a mis- sionary, labored here nobly and died here on the 2Sth of November 1886."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
CHAMBER ASKS REFUND
 OF ILLEGAL FREIGHT TAX

Tn view of the recent decision de elaring the per cent tax on freight shipment illegal, Chamber of Com meree at its regular luncheon meet ing yesterday authorized a commun- ication to the War Shipping Admin istratiOn asking if and when re- funds would be made
 Mayor Hanford reported to the Chamber that through the efforts of Governor Gruening, Dr. Louis Salazar of the Indian Service had been obtained for Wrangell, during the absence of pr. John H. Clem- ents. Dr. Salazar is here now. The Mayor also reported that the towns request for use of the dredge mat erial, when the harbor is dredged, for making fills along the water front, had met approval of the Army engineers in Washington and had been referred to the Seattle office. .Harbor dredging is at the top of the list of Alaska projects for the post war period; has been approved for three years.
 Chamber paid warm tribute to the late A. ". H. Smith, who passed away in Seattle last week end. MT Smith was one of the lead CTS in Chamber activities here dur ing the many years he was in the community. Message of condolence was addressed to Mrs. Smith.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
VETS TO GET FIRST CRACK
 AT GOVERNMENT POSITIONS

WASHINGTON Legislation giY- ing war veterans and women -preference in filling government jobs was unanimously approved by the House Civil Service committee The measure would give service men and women five to 10 points addi- tional grades when they take Civil Service examinations. It also re- quires that veterans be placed at the top of the list Of those eligible for position even though the non- veteran may be a higher grade.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
KAISER MAKES HUGE
 CONTRACT WITH INDIES

WASHINGToN-In a major move to cushion the impact of industry and labor converting from war to peace time production, Henry J. Kaiser announced plans to build 30 coastwise cargo ships for the Dutch Indies government for war and peace time use in the South Pacific islands. The contract is a cash deal The Netherlands Indies government does not require lease-lend approval. Kaiser said he expects to have the men and material ready some time before the first of the year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
Andy Smith Is Stricken
 In Seattle

Word was received here last week end of the passing in Seattle of A. ". H. Smith. for many years Gen eral Agent of the Harrington Trans portation Company and one of the north's best known and highly re- spected citizens MT. Smith died last Friday and word was received here Saturday morning by Capt. Hill Harrington, who had been as- sociated with MT. Smith through the years.
 Mr. Smith was born in Montreal, December 19, 1874 and went to Dawson in 1897. He spent several years mining in and around Mayo and then opened a brokerage office in Dawson in 1900 in partnership with Ed Sears. The same year he be- came associated with the Barring ton brothers -S. c. and Hill in the transportation business, an as- sociation which lasted through the years.
 Veteran of World War I, Mir. Smith was a Captain of Engineers in the Black Contingent He won the Military Cross and was wound ed just before the close of the war. He was at one time one of Canada's famed hockey players and several times played for the Stanley Cup, coveted prize of hockey.
 He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Louise Smith of Seattle and a sis ter, Mrs Alma Laurie of Ottawa.
 "AlphabeticaP' Smith, or "Audy" as he was known to his many friends, was one of the north's best liked men and one of it's No. boosters. No man was ever better at breaking down barriers with results which might be advantageous to the north country he loved. His block buster" gatherings when visiting dignitaries arrived were classics in the history of the Yukon and the Stikine When some high official was scheduled to visit the commun- ity. the call was ever "get Andy Smith" and Andy always delivered. No detail to make the welcome or gathering perfection was overlooked when Andy Smith was on the job. No old timer or more recent arrival can hemember a time when Andy's ''block-busters' weren't a complete success, and invariably they served their end-breaking down the bar riers of first acquaintance.
 One of the best has gone in the passing of A. ". II. Smith. A great circle of friends and acquaintances throughout the north mourn the passing of a real man.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
BOB SAYS THERE NEVER WAS THE JAP LIVING THAT
 COULD HIT A SHERMER

letter received this week by Mrs. NJ. A. Cramer from her grand son Robert Shermer. Wrangell's No. Jap fighter in the South Pacific, apparently was written a short time before the Wrangell boys unit made it's attack in the Marshal Is- lands. The invasion was described in Life Magazine a short time ago. The letter follows:
 February 14. 1944
 Dear Grandmother:
 Here I am again watching a switchboard with one eye on the paper at the same time.
 We'll, tomorrow is my birthday you know and I'm still wondering if I'm going to get my pass to go on liberty or not CA hours). I sure hope so, but we are so darn busy trying to train for our next operation that I doubt it seriously Don't worry-I am not still in the combat area but in a civilized place After Guadalcanal we went to New Zealand for quite a while It was quite a nice little place but it still wasn't like home = no place could compare with that.
 I guess you know by my last let ter that I was in the TaraWa battle but don't get the idea, like my girl in Portland did, that I was wound ed or something like that because you know there was never a Jap living that could hit a Shermer.
 just wrote a letter to Malcolm and also to Alan. They will have to go some to catch up with me So far as action is concerued-also over seas time. It is rumored around here that after 31 months overseas we will be able to come home so according to that sometime about January 1945 I should be back. It's sure something to look forward to. I draw about SIT or so every month now. was promoted to Cor poral on January 8th of this year.
 We'll I guess that I'll have to secure the butts' as we say so adios with
 Love,
 Bob
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
ALLIED TROOPS R0UT
 LAPS ON BURMA FRONT

NEW DELhl-LOrd Louis Mont batten's headquarters said today Allied troops had attacked a Jap column advancing from the south on the important road junction of Imphal in Tndia's Manipur river valley, and had driven the enemy from three positions covering the Tiddim-Imphal road.
 Advices last night had said Jap forces were within 30 miles of Im- phal, having advanced 60 miles into India after crossing the border in the Tiddim area of northern Burma in a surprise thrust. Another Jap column, which crossed the Indian frontier earlier after pushing oyer the upper Chindwin river nea Thanungdut, was last reported some 30 miles east of Imphal.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
LOWERED
 BEGINNING APRIL

The 20 per cent freight sur charge is being reduced to 16 per cent, effective April l, according to information received by McCor- mack Dock Co.,, transportation agents
 The three per cent tax which has been levied since the last of Nov ember also is discontinued. the ruI- ing being that the levy cannot be made on goYernment-operated ships. This effects both Northland and AL aska line, whose ships are operated under government direction.
 Many firms also are dropping the War Risk insurance which has been in effect since the war.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
ALLIES DROP BOMBS
 ON ANCIENT FLORENC

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Naples-Two new bomber bloWs gainst enemy supply lines in no ern Italy, Florence and. Padua. Y announce bdy Allied headquart as heavy fighting contiDHed at ( sino. No material change in situation was reported at the l. place.
 American Marauders were ou force yesterday and blasted C. Di Marte freight yard, largest the Florence area It was the f. attack on Florence since Mar h Reconnaissance showed great C struetiOn to warehouses and trac and smoke rose 5000. feet skywar
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
REGISTRATION BOOKS
 WILL BE OPEN MOONS
 TO ACCOMMODATE VOTERS

AS a convenience to voters, regis. tration books will be open at the City Hall during the noon hour all next week and on April 1 and 3 they will be kept open until 6 D. m., it is announced by City Clerk L B. Chisholm.
 It is necessary to register to vote in the municipal election April 4 when a Mayor and three Councilmen will be elected. and one member Oi the school board. Petitions are now being circulated for various candi- dates and must be filed at the City Hall by April 1.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
JACK FISHERS RETURN

Mir and Mrs. Jack Fisher and children returned to WrangelI this week after an absence of nearly two years. They plan to make their home here again and have taken the Curley Armstrong house out the road.
 Fisher operated the Royal Blue cab in Wrangell formerly. He plans to be in the fishing industry this season.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
MRS. JOHN COULTER
 HOME FROM TRIP OUTSIDE

Mrs. John J. Coulter returned to Wrangell on the Canadian boat af- ter an extended visit in Montana and other points in the States with relatives and friends.
 Mir. and Mrs. Delbert Olsen and children also came in on the CPR. Mir. Olsen is with Wrangell Mill.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
BARRINGTONs SOUTH
 FOR A FEW WEEKS

Capt and Mrs. Hill Harrington of the Harrington Transportation com pany, are leaving for a few weeks in Seattel on the south tirp of the Canadian boat. Capt. Harrington went to Skagway on the up-bound boat and Mrs. Harrington will join him on return of the vessel. They expect to be gone about three weeks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
WELLS FAMILY HOME
 FROM WINTER IN SOUTH

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wells and son have returned to their home here after spending much of the winter Outside. Happy to be home again, Mrs. Wells reports her daughter Is- obel is now with the United Drug in San Francisco and daughter Gale Is working in the Army depot in Seat tie. Both will be remembered as popular high school girls here.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
APPLIES FOR GREAT FALLS
 TO NOME AIRLINE RIGHT

WASHINGTON- Christopher Ab- bolt, president of Prairie Airways Alliance, applied to the civil aero- nautics board authority this week to operate an air service between Great Falls, Montana, and Nome, Alaska. The line would go via Leth- bridge, Edmonton, Fort St. John, Whitehorse and Fairbanks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
LEONARD CAMPBELLS
 SCHEDULED SOUTH

MT. and Mrs. Leonard Campbell and son, Robert, of Campbell Bros, are sailing south on the Canadian boat for a two months trip Outside They will call on relatives and friends and Mir. Campbell will at tend to buying needs of the store.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
SON IS BORN

MT. and Mrs. Steve Casey are the proud parents of a son, born March 20 at Bishop Rowe General hospital. Mother and baby are said to be do- ing well. Mir. Casey is local fish erman
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
DR. SALAZAR HERE
 FOR DR. CLEMENTS

Dr. Louis Salazar, who has been with the Indian Service in Alaska for some years, has arrived here to take care of Dr. John Clements practice while the latter is south.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
MRS. WARFEL SOUTH
 TO VISIT MOTHER

Mrs. Russell Warfel and two children are sailing on the North Sea for Seattle where she will visit her mother. expecting to return a. round the first of May.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
TRAVELLERS

North bound on the Canadian boat this week were Mrs. J. T. Gilling- ham, H. NJ. Olsen, Mir. and Mrs. William Tamaree and Chet Maleski to Juneau; Capt. Hill Harrington and Frank M. Kelly, OPA man, to Skagway
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24

Pskov, Russian rail center, was a medieval stronghold of democracy in Europe.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
NAYS IN THIRD AIR ATTACK ON LONDON

LONDON-Nazi fire raiders drop ped incendiaries in some sections 0 London early this morning. Tn, short attack on the capital was tn, third alarm in three nights.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
CHECKING OPA PRICES

Evelyn Graham, OPA represent [ tive from the Juneau office, is town making a survey of the pri situation locally
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
SALESMEN HERE

IrI Thatcher and Les Florence, Alaska salesmen, are in town today calling on the trade.
 There is one dentist for each $50 American soldiers overseas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01

sary of motion pictures. Postmaster General Frank c. Walker will sell the first stamp at War Activities Committee luncheon on October 31 in New York PoStofice through out the country will receive ship mentS after that date.
 In commenting on the signal honor paid the motion picture in- dustry by this unprecedente move, MT. Klingler quoted a letter from the Postmaster General to George J. Schaefer, National Chairman of the Motion Picture Industry's War Activities Committee, which reads in part:
 Tt is true that motion pictures have taken the finest actors and best plays to the crossroads and villages of the world; that they have become predominant as an instru- ment of education and outstanding in the development of culture, bringing to the peoples of the world a viSualization of the life and habits and customs of one another. It is likewise true that motion pictures are an important means of com- munication and one of the great media of expression and education of this age. But I am pleased to in- form you that the department de- cided upon this recognition of mo- tino pictures at this time because of their splendid contribution to the war effort, both from technical and morale standpoint. The post office department is happy to issue this special stamp on the Fiftieth Anniversary of Motion Pictures"
 MT. Klingler called attention to the fact that the various branches of our armed forces receive instruc- tions through motion pictures, and millions of war workers are taught the importance of their jobs through this medium. The motion picture industry has cooperated whole heartedly with the government in all phases of the present conflict, and its representatives work with Army Pictorial Service to supply free entertainment films to troops at battlefronts throughout the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01
DEWEY TO TAKE
 STATE BY 10000
Governor Says Cummings Usually 5O,0OO Votes Off
 on Predictions
(BY UNITED PREss)

Republican Gov. Raymond E.. Baldwin today disputed the claim of former U. s. Attorney General Homer s. Cummings that Connec- ticut would swing to Roosevelt by 50,000 votes, and countered with an estimate that Dewey would carry the state "by at least 10000"
 Homer" said the governor, "haS long record of wrong predictions behind him and you can usually count on his being at least 50,000 votes off. In view of his previous re- cord on predictions, it is a sign that he is lacking in confidence"
 With the Connecticut campaign heading into the home stretch, it appeared today that Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will not make an appear ance in the state Thursday, enroute from Boston to Baltimore. Dewey speaks at Boston tonight and is due in the Maryland city tomorrow noon.
 Democratic Vice President Henry A. Wallace, however, will spend all of tomorrow in Fairfield county, the home district of Republican Rep. Clare Boothe Luce, and President Roosevelt is scheduled to make brief stopovers at Bridgeport and Hart ford Saturday on his way to BoS- ton.
 Along the campaign fronts:
 Republican U. s. Sen. John A. Danaher, at Hartford, declared that the American peace program was not an issue, claiming it had the support of both parties and lis not ana should not be some vote-getting catchall." He charged that Wash ington planners were withholding the truth on what program is being held in store for the people" insofar as our domestic economy was con- cerned.
 Democratic U. s. Sen. Francis Ma AOney, also at Hartford, admitted there were '.serious" administration mtslakes and "extravagance. and waste and a little ccnfusior,' but declared aall of these things are a part of war. War turns everything
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01
PORCH CHAIR FOUND
 ON TOP OF GARAGE

pr. R. A. Mueller, 94 Randolph Ave, found a pore hchair on top of his garage this morning, Detec- tive Lieut.. Cornelius Shanahan re- ports. The owner can call for it at Dr. Mueller's home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01
CHURCH FESTIVAL
 OPENS NEXT WEEK
Three=Day Event Starts Monday in St. Margaret's
 School Hall

The annual St. Margaret's parish harvest festival will be held next week, Nov. g, 10 and II. Rev. John A. Con1an, pastor, is honorary chairman, and Rev. J. Oliver Cron- an is active chairman. Father Cronan is being assisted by men and women of the parish who will act on various committees.
 The harvest festival at St. Mar garet's school hall, Willow srteet, which has been held for several years, has become an outstanding event of the parish. This year in addition to the regular features many innovations have been added to attract those who plan to at- tend.
 Booths will be arected in the school auditorium to include coun- try store, candy, gifts, turkeys. and so on. There will also be given away during the three day event, market baskets filled with groceries, turkeys, a choice of one hundred specially selected gifts, complete ly filled hope chest, and war bonds.
 Special entertainment and music will also form part of the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-01
FOUR DIVORCE
 ACTIONS FILED
Bernice Hedderman, Ethel Ryan, Elizabeth Parke,
 Rita SpinO Plaintiffs

Four divorce actions, all return able to superior court November q, were entered on the court docket today.
 Bernice Kolet Hedderman of Wa terbury seeks a divorce from John J. Hedderman, also of this city, on the ground of intolerable cruelty. The couple married October 5, 1942 and cruelty allegedly started in April, 1943. The petitioner seeks custody of their child, an allowance for sup port, and alimony.
 Desertion is the basis of the com- plaint filed by Ethel Knauss Ryan of Naugatuck against John Monte Ryan, formerly of Williamsport, Pa., and now of parts unknown to the petitioner. The marriage was performed March 21, 1920 at Elkton, Mr., and the plaintiff claims her husband deserted her January 15, 1880. She asks for custody of their child.
 Elizabeth Colby Parke of Water bury seeks a divorce from Charles A. Parke, also of this city, whom she charged with cruelty since March 15, 1942. The marriage took place in this city July g, 1885. The plaintiff asks for custody of their child and support allowance.
 Charges of intemperance and cruelty are made by Rita Trepanier Spino of Waterbury in her com plaint against John Spino of this city. She seeks custody of their three children, a support allowance and alimony. Curelty is alleged to have started on the day of marriage, Mo- vember 12, 1881.