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Phyllis Lytle, chapter president,
presided at the banquet and intro
duced the program.
The musical program opened with
two violin duets by Wilma Lakey
and Helen Maynard, accompanied
by Mrs. Zona North. Dorothy Mae
Hatch sang a group of selections
accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
E. N. D. Hatch.
Guy Weakley, principal, spoke on
behalf of the faculty and intro
duced Miss Wilson
The students were assisted by
Miss Dorothy Wilson, their sponsor,
and Miss Agnes Melgaard of the
art department in making arrange
ments for the banquet.
Honor students present were Mary
Aiken, Betty Duff, Margo Ellis, Mar
garet House, Phyllis Lockwood, Car
clyn Goree, Kathleen O'Connor,
Ivagene Higgins, Betty Higgins, Bet
ty Lu Waterman, 1lobert York, Es-
ther Weakley, Dorothy Hatch, Hell
en- Maynard, Patsy Kendall, Charles
Smaller, Arlene Jones, Claudine Tor
rance, Wilma Lakey, Fredes Smith,
David Weakley, JoAnn Westmore-
land. Carmen Guizar, Phyllis Lytle,
Elaine Strobel. and Marilyn Mullins
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RATION POINTS

MEATS, FATS, Etc.-Book 4, Red
Stamps VS., rs and Az through D2
good through June 2. Stamps E2
through J2. good through June 30
Stamps k2 through P2, good through
July 81. Stamps O. through U2. good
through August 81. -
Save every drop of waste fan. For
victory III 1945 an added l00,000,009
pounds is needed. Each pound is
worth red points.
PROCESSED FOODS-Book 4.
Blue Stamps H2 through No, good
through June 2. Stamps NJ through
So, good through June 80. Stamps
To through X2. good through July
Fl. Stamps Y2, 70 and Al through
Cl, good May l through Aug. 81.
SUGAR-Book 4, Stamp 80, good
for five pounds through June g.
Stamp No. 36 valid May l.
SHOES-Book 8, Airplane Stamps
l, and 3. Termination date not
set.
GASOLINE-15-A Coupons good
for four gallons each through June
81. B-6. C-6. B-7 and CT coupons
good for five gallons.
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Churches
Schools
Bridge Luncheon
Party Held
At DeVore Home

Roses in bud vases and arrange
ments Of hcneysuckle and snap
dragons decorated The j. T. DeVore
home on Brighton for the bridge
luncheon given Thursday by their
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Albert De-
Vore and Mrs. Robert Wylie.
Luncheon was served by the host
esses, after which guests enjoyed
bridge. Prizes were won by Mrs.
William G. Outlook, high; Mrs.
Richord Moore, second; Mrs. Will
liam Foss, low; and Mrs. Parkman
Moore, travelling prize.
Those present were Mesdames
George B. Willoughby, John Kearn-
ey, Frederick Heald, Richard Moore,
Parkman Moore, Paul A. Jenkins,
Reginald L. Knox, James Hall, Rob-
ert Kinder, Ashley Simms, G.. H.
Montgomery, William Foss, James
Schofield, George Hauser, William
@. Outlook, John Jackson, Vladimir
Aronovici, Max Sones, and the two
hostesseS, Mrs. DeVore and Mrs
Wylie
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Mrs. Middleton
Renamed Head of
Mt. SIGNAL Group

Mrs. Lucy Middleton was re-
elected chairman of the Mt. Sig
nal home department at the meet
ing held Wednesday at her home
Other officers for next year are
Dorothy Swink, vice-chairman;
Santa Tavolezzi. secretary, and
Martha Gross. treasurer.
During the morning demonstra-
ticn of repairing electrical appli-
ances was given by j. H. Otter Of
the Calexico branch Of the Irriga-
ton District. The group study
flower arrangements in the after
noon under the direction of Mrs.
Middleton, Mrs. Gross and Miss
Florence Glenn.
Those present were Sary;na Tav-
olazzi, Alice Pollard, Anna Bran
denburg, Mary Locher, Eugenia
Henry, Dorothy Brockman, nellie
M. Hoefer, Martha Gross, Ruth
Thompson, Joycie Small, Dorothy
Preece. Della Harper, Heidi Locher,
Mae Gibson. Kate Mckay, Florence
Glenn and the hostess, Mrs. Mid
dlatOn.
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Society
Clubs
Musical Program
To Be Heard
By Presby+erians

Members of the Presbyterian
Guild will meet at 12:45 pm Tues
day in the church with Mrs. John
Hartzog and her committee serv-
ing luncheon at the beginning of
the afternoon.
The program. which will be heard
in the main auditorium, will consist
OF organ music by Mrs. Emily KAT
ord and piano selectici4s by Mrs.
Zona North.
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Doris Ashley
To Be Married
To w. {. Farris

The Methodist Church in Yuma
will be the scene Of the wedding
Sunday noon CT Miss Doris Ashley,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. w.
Ashley, and William Earl Farris
seaman first class in the navy.
The prospective groom returned
Thursday from two years overseas
service. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs Earl Farris of National City
The couple plan cS-day honey
neon while Mr.. Farris has leave,
after which they will go to Long
Beach, where he viii be attached
to his ship fCT three weeks.
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CALENDAR
FRIDAY

FRIDAY
Painters, 1880, Labor Temple.
Spruce -WestmOreland COmmun-
ity Center, s. WestmCrland
School.
Beta Sigma mi Officers Dance,
$3.50, Blue Room, Barbara Worth
Hotel.
Rural Recreation Dance, $3.50,
Veterans Hall, Ell Centre.
Dance, 8, Legion Hall, Holtville.
SATURDAY
st. Paul's Guild cooked food
sale, 10. a. m, Kings Chapter
CIV, P.E.O., ia SandaIwo0d.
Farm Bureau directors, 1870,
Court House.
Imperial Valley Gem Society,
1880, Court House.
US0 Spring Formal, S-l2, USO
Club. 9Th and Main.
Dance, 9, Eagles Hall.
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Lutheran Women
Hear Book Review

A review of Ships Will Sail
Again" by Olga Guttormson was
given by Mrs. Sam Turner at the
meeting of the Lutheran Women's
League Thursday afternoon in Grace
Lutheran church.
Mrs. Alvin Siemsglusz, librarian,
announced a new list of books in
the expanding church library,
which will be available.
Articles for. the Lutheran Wheat
ridge tuberculosis sanitorium were
contributed. Lunch was served by
Mrs. Fred Karlen. hostess for the
day.
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W.S.C.S. Plans
Night Meeting

A program by Mrs. F. D. Jacobs
will be given at the monthly meet
ing of the Women's Society of
Christian Service at 7:45 pm. Tues
Gay in the Methodist social hall.
Mrs. Guy Weakley will give the
oevotionals.
A special invitation has been ex-
tended to business women, the night
meeting having been arranged for
those unable to attend the day ses-
SinnS
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lssss' sssas OF Interest to Women Society es,s
By Mari eHovyK Kinder
High School Honor Students
Attend Annual Banquet

Honor students and faculty of
Central Union High school gather
ed Thursday night at the California
hotel for the annual banquet of the
schools chapter of California Schol-
arShip Federation.
Speaker for the evening was Miss
Eva Wilson, who talked on flowers
OF the Colorado desert as described
by early California botanists. She
illustrated her talk with many beau
tlfully mounted specimens of flowers
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Chapter AV
Plans Mee+ino

Mrs. C. E. Sprouse will be hotsess
to members of Chapter AV, P. E.O.,
at l p. m. Monday at her home, 59l
Len Rey.
After luncheon a program will be
presented by Mrs. Stevens H. Har-
riS.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04

Women Of today complain about
hosiery problems. but the original
hosiery complaints have been elm
inated-when women first began to
wear stockings, made of leather,
they complained because their hose
creaked and smelled in the rain.
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Cotton yarda9e
Promised TO
Smaller Towns

WASHINGTON, May 4. CUP)-
A special distribution Of cotton
fabrics for home sewing will be
made available to small ltown stores,
the War Production Board has an
nounced.
WPB has made 100000 yards
available tCr distribution under
preference ratings to retailers in
in towns of not more than $4,000.
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school and Adult Bible class 1000. Morn
ing worship, IL 100 a. m. Sermon topic.
The Power of Prayer"
FIRST BAPrIST-Orange Ave. at 7th St
Rev. Charles II. Burrill, b. D., pastor.
Church school 9:45, Luther j. Sharp,
superintendent. Morning worship. H.
Communion service. Sermon topic, The
Need of the Hour Special music, An
them by choir, Eleanor Cook Feetham.
direcic. 1--WE groups. Jr. High and
High school. Young Adults. Baptists
Youth Fellowship, 6:50- Evening wor-
ship, 7:30. Sermon topic. Stretch Forth
Thy Hand. Special music Hymn An
them. Sing at USO.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN - 9th at Orange.
Rev. Dwight H. Ball, pastor. Church
school 9:45, Elwood Greist. superin-
tendent Morning worship HOO. Ser
mon topic, Mans Wonder and God s
knowledge. Special music. Anthem.
Senior Choir. Mrs. George Burt. direc
tor. Westminster Fellowship, Junior
High $50 p. m, Senior 700 p. m.
FoURsQUARE GOSPEL cHURcH-sth and
Orange st. Rev. w. R. Allan, pastor.
Church school 9:45 a. m. Guy Ander-
son, superintendent. Morning worship
munion. Crusader Service. 645 F. m
Evening worship. 7:4.s p. m. Sermon
topic, Is Christianity Bankrupt?
STATE STREET cHRIsTIAN-Corner 5th
and State. Irye :. Townsend. pastor
Church school 1000 "a. M, Mrs. L. A
Rogers, superinte ent. Morning wor-
ship IL 100 a. M. Sermon tonic, Want
ed a Warless World!'' Special music. Or
gan Moods, Estelle Livingston. choir.
George Burt. director. Christian En-
deavor. $50 p. m. Evening worship
500 p. m. Sermon topic, Green Pas
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Episcopal Guild
Sets Food Sale

A food sale will he held by st.
Paul's Episcopal Guild Saturday in
frcnt Of Kings, the sale opening at
10 am,
Next meeting Of the Guild will
he at l pm. Tuesday at the home
Of Mrs. j. L. McKinl.
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OF PERSONAL
INTEREST

Friends of Mrs. w. C. Costello,
former valley resident who suffered
a stroke while visiting here two
months ago, will be glad to hear she
is recovering and is now up and
around the house. The Costellos
will move to Los Angeles as soon
as she is able, as Mr.. Costello is
now in charge of the Farm Security
administration for Southern Cali
fornia.
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e c. CHURCH SERVICES :

lures and Still Waters Special music,
Spiritual Songs, Ed Townsend. leader
mixed d~et.
CHURCH CT THE NAZARENE- So. Eighth
at Orange Ave. Rev. T.. G. Rogers,
pastor Church school 1000 Mrs. 10Y
IL. Womack. superintendent. Morning
worship l1:CO. Sermon topic. "Redemp
tion by Power" Special music A spe-
cial song n. Y. p. s. 7:15. Evening
worship 500. Sermon topic, Evangelis-
tic sermon. Special music. a sTecial
song.
Ell CENTRIC METHODIST - Sth and Olive
Rev. Hayden S. Sears. pastor; Rev
David r. HoughtOn, associate pastor.
Church school, 9:45 a. m, Mrs. Guy
Weakley, superintendent. Morning
worship II 100 a. m Sermon topic,
How Shall We Read Our Bibles?"
Special music, Choir Anthem. Mr.. Wen
dell Waterman, rector; Mr.. S. P. Hol-
hday. sooist; duet, Misses Patricia Nc
Euen and Dorothy Mae Hatch; organist.
Mrs. Charles Bartholomew. Methodist
Youth Fellowship 6:30 T. m. Evening
worship 7:45 p. m. Sermon topic, TO
What Win Our Boys Return?' Special
music, Anthem. Mr. Wendell Waterman,
director; Sgt. VIM. Walters. soloist; Mrs.
s. P. Holiday, Organist. Young Adults
S:45 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04

James Green, former editor of
The Press, has been visiting friends
ii El Centre for the past three days,
having come down on business for
the state board of equalization and
to attend the funeral of the late
Lee Nuffer.
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SALVATION ARMY-63J Broadway, Phone
51l. Major and Mrs. Thomas W. Pipes.
commanding officers. Sunday school. 10
a. p-; holiness meeting, II a. M;
Young Peoples Legion, $50 p. m; sal
walton meeting, 7:45 p. m. public
meetings Tuesday. Thursday and Satur-
day at 7:30 r. m; Home League meet
ing for ladies. Thursday from TO 4 p. m.
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Lieutenant and Mrs. William
Swanson have returned to Ell Cen
tro for a visit and are staying at
the Barbara Worth hotel He was
in a German prison camp for nearly
year and half until he was liber-
ated by the Russians. They visited
his family on the coast for some
time before arriving here.
Dr. and Mrs. F. w. Peterson have
been enjoying a visit from their
son Lieutenant William H. Peter
son and Mrs. Peterson. 1t. Peter
son has been stationed at Liberal,
Kansas, where ne is personnel af-
fairs officer for the army air field
there. They expect to leave the end
Of the week
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SALVATION AHMY-O.tJ Broadway, Phone
5ll. Major and Mrs. Thomas w. Pipes,
commanding officers. Sunday school. 10
a. RI. holiness meeting, IL a. m. !;
Young Peoples Legion, $50 p. m; sal
walton meeting. 7:45 p. m.; public
meetings Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day at 7:30 ?. m; Home League meet
ing for ladies'. Thursday from TO p. m.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD TAEERNAcLE-Tenth
and Park avenue. Rev. Kenneth r.
Schmidt, pastor. Church school. $50
a. m; superintendent. Miss Opal Bea-
We. Morning worship service, 10:45
a. m. Special music, Church Orches-
ira. Christ Ambassadors. $50 p. m.
Evening Evangelistic service, 7:45 T. m.
Special music, Church Orchestra.
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER
DAY SAINTS (Mormon)-Veterans Hall,
Tenth and State streets. c. A. Gardner,
branch president. Priesthood meeting, 10
a. m; Relief society, 10 a. m; Sunday
school, 10:45 a. m.; Sacrament meeting
p. m; primary, p m. Monday;
ST. PAUL's EPISCOPAL : South Fifth
street. Father Edward Hutchinson,
rector. Holy Communion, 4. m.
Church school. 10 a. M; mass and
sermon, II a. m.
ST. MARY'S cATHoLI-,-Fifth and Or
ange streets. Father Dennis Barry.
Masses Sunday at and 10 a. m, daily
at 8 n. m.
SECOND BAPTIST cHURcH-Second street
and Brighton avenue. Rev. Matthew
Merritt, pastor Church school, 10 a.
M; Mrs. w. A. Payne. superintendent
Morning worship, II a. m. Sermon.
Rev. Matthew Merritt Music for the
RDxF fIrn niS hnA hty shni nF
The day has been designated Womens S
Day. B. Y. P. u. $50 p. m Even
ing worship, 7:30 p. m. Evening wor
ship dedicated to the men in the armed
service. Vocal solo. Mrs. Hazel Gra-
ham. Music by Chorus of Women.
CHRISTIAN sI.ENcE CHURCH = This
verse from Ezekiel will be the Golden
Text of the Sunday Lesson-Sermon on
Everlasting Punishment" in all branch
es of The Mother Church. The First
Church of Christ Scientist in Boston:
Have | any pleasure at all that the
wicked should die? saith the Lord God:
and not that he should return from his
ways. and Eve?'
Luke's Gospel relates that 'men
brought in a bed man . taken with
Il palsy and let him down through
the tilng with his couch into the midst
before Jesus Ard when he saw their
faith. he said unto him, Man. thy sins
are forgiven thee. And the scrlbeS and
the Pharisees began to reason, saying.
Who can forgive sins. but God
alone? . Jesus said unto them,
Whether is easier, to say, Thy
sins be forgiven thee; or TO say, Rise
up and walk? But that We may know
that the Son of man hath power upon
earth to forgive sins, Che said unto the
sick OF the palsy | say unto thee
Arise. ard take up thy couch. and go
into thirc house. And Immediately ne
rose ur before them. and depart
ed TO hie own house, glorifying God"
Ma"v Boxer Eddv writes in Science
and Health with Key to the Scriptures"
THE great fact that God lovingly gOv-
erns all. never furnishing aught - Sin.
is your standpoint, from which TO ad-
vance and destroy the human fear of
sickness. =
GRACE LUTHERAN -Sth and Holt Sts.
Albert R. Nockodemus, pastor. Sunday
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ASSEMBLY or con TApERNAcLE-Tentl

and Park avenue. Rev. Kenneth K.
Schmidt. pastor Church school, $50
a. M. superintendent. Miss Opal Bea-
We. Morning worship service, 10:45
a. m. Special music Church Orches-
ira. Christ Ambassadors. $50 p. m.
Evening Evangelistic service, 7:45 F. m.
Special music, Church Orchestra.
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lures and Still Waters" Special music,
Spiritual Songs, Ed Townsend. leader
mixed d~tt.
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ST. MARY's CATHoLI-,-Fifth and Or
ange streets. Father Dennis Barry.
Masses Sunday at s and 10 a. M, daily
at 8 q. m.
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ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL - South Fifth
street. Father Edward Hutchinson,
rector. Holy Communion, 8 4. m.
Church school, 10 a. M; mass and
sermon, II a. m.
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CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER
DAY SAINTS (MoTmon) n)-Veterans Hall,
Tenth and State streets. c. A. Gardner,
branch president. Priesthood meeting 10
"a. m; Relief society. 10 a. m; Sunday
school, 10:45 a. M; Sacrament meeting
p. m; primary, p. m. Monday;
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school and Adult Bible class 1000 Morn
ing worship, 200 a. m. Sermon topic,
The Power of Prayer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12

In his finding, issued after an investigation of six months. the cor- oner said that the seven accused "are guilty of such wanton or reck- less conduct, either of commission or of omission, where there is 9 duty to act, which makes them criminally responusihle' resulting from the fire.
 Healy said that during the winter of i943-44 the canvas of the main tent had been treated with an ap- plication of white gasoline and paraffin under the direction ot Aylesworth to make it waterproof, and that this treatment created "an extra hazardous condition"
 Healy said that while the man agement provided 24 water buckets, placed under the seats, and had a number of large-sized fire eXtin- guishers, only & few of them had ben placed under canopy, while the remainder of them were never unloaded from truck which brougt them to the circus lot. There were no extinguisherS in the main tent, he said, and had they bene dlstri-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
Montgomery's Men
 Contact 3rd Army
Continued from Page D

southwest of La Roche and l2 miles east of Houffalize.
 The British also captured Ron champs, 3 l-2 miles north of Champ lon, and Grune, six miles to the west.
 American troops occupied La Roche, northwestern anchor of the salient, yesterday, taking nine pris- oners, and pushed down into the pocket in pursuit of the Nazis.
 Ten miles farther east, other American forces seized Bihain and drove south of that town to point less than two miles from the St. -Houffalize road, the only highway still open 10 the enemy.
 Bad weather again washed out most of the Allied aerial support yesterday, although formations of light and medium bombers smashed at Houffalize and CleTvaux.
 U. s. Forces Exposed
 On the Alsace front, meanwhile, the Germans still were stabbing ag- gressively at American position of his forces there.
 The French held firmly to their III river line below Strasbourg, al- though fairly large German arm ored forces were attacking Kraft and Sand, 10 and IA miles south of the Alsatian capital. French troops rescued one of their encircled units in Rossfeld, but another small gar- rison was overrun in nearby Oben- helm, IA miles south-southeast of Strasbourg.
 Farther to the north, American Seventh Army troops were fighting hard for the town of Hatten at the edge of the Hagenau forest nine miles south of Wissembourg. The Germans infiltrated strong infan- try and tank forces into the town yesterday and also stabbed out a mile west into Rittershoffen.
 The Bitche salient some 20 miles to the west was reported well un- der control, with Seventh Army troops holding off strong German counter-attacks eight miles south southeast of Bitche around Widen guth and attacking themselves in the Ryersviller area l.2 miles southwest Of Bitche.
 Other American forces hammered out small gains in local attacks be- tween Bitchc and Saarbrucken and took Behren, five miles south southwest of Saarbrucken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
9th Exponds Beochheod
Continued from Page ij

able Japanese force encountered during the four-day-o invasion along the road to Pczorrubie, 10 miles inland from San Fabian.
 The Japanese were known to have strong forces in the San Fernando corridor north of San Fabian and a fair proportion of the thousands of achievements pouring into the American beachhead were being di- verted to that area.
 Warships lying off the Lingayen coast pounded away steadily at Japanese Qualifications in the cor ridor and the hills behind. Ground artillery already ashore, includ- ing heavy guns, also was hurting shells into the area.
 A dispatch from Sixth Army headquarters said the troops above San Fabian were clearing up Jap anese pillboxes and trenches, in which the enemy appeared to be fairly well fortified"
 Japanese gunnre continued feeble, though each night certain num- Der of shells have fallen in the American Hanks, most of them harmlessly. When a half dozen shells from a heavy coastal gun crashed near some landing ships In the Gulf yesterday, a tattleshir ranged the Japanese position ana stienced it.
 Small reconnaissance patrols struck across the Agno river, 20 miles south of the Lingayen Gulf, without meeting any serious opposi- tion. but the Japanese were known to be straining to reach the south bank in sufficient strength to stem the American drive on Manila.
 Whether the Japanese succeed in defending the Ango line or not, everyo enat headquarters was con- vinced that a really large-scale and "p,enty tough" battle will be joined within few days, perhaps within week.
 Pushing down three main high ways from the Lingayen Gulf, the sixth army captured Umanday, six miles south of Llngayen; Bulog, six miles inland from Dagupan, and Manaog, eight miles inland from San Fabian, General Douglas Mac Arthur reported in his third com- munique of the invasion.
 However, all thre cities, along with Calasiao, between Bulog and Dagupan, were overrun more than 36 hours ago and 1t was likely that the Sixth Army now was approach ing, if 1t had not already reached, the Agno in strength.
 Ralph Teatsorth, United Press War Correspondent at Sixth Army Headquarters, reported that troops on the western ank had seized an important road junction south of Umanday, but 1t was not clear im- mediatcly whether he was referring to Aguilar, four miles away, ol more strategic Mangatarem, lt miles inland.
 The advance through Umanday moreover held potential threat oI outflanking the Agno river line, fol the road runs along the west bank of the river until the stream turns sharply to tho east at point south east of Mangatarem.
 Elsewhere in the Philippines American torpedo boats on q nigh patrol sank l,000-ton feighter a Palawan, 6 lugger at Cebu and tW' other in the Camotes islands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12


  clear it's scope, but the Russians apparently were flashing out all around the perimeter of the bridge head.
 Close followers of Marshal Jo- self Stalin's battle strategy observed that he customarliy initiates major oflensiVes with bioWS in COmpara- lively limited sector, and then III drumlire order widens the front with successive onslaughtS until Il 5major offensive has developed,
 Some sources believed this report ed attack at the lower end of the Polish front would expand to en- compass the northern part of the eastern front, largely inactive since the Russians struck into East PruS- sia and begged down the intricate maze of defenses guarding the Ger man homeland.
 "The first waves Of the Soviet onslaught were crushed by q Ger man barrage, artificial iog and infantry weapons" DNB said in reporting the new attack.
 Soviet columns which reached the main German fighting line were repulsed in extremely bitter fighting. Furious battles still are going on for some penetratlonS. Soviet losses were extraordinarily high during the first hours of the batt'e.'
 The reported new drive began when the battle of Budapest ap- peared to be nearing It's end in So' viet victory. The Axis defenders of the Hungarian capital fell back into the two narrow pockets on either side of the Danube and ra- dioed a desperate appeal for help to two relief columns stalledd fif- teen miles outside the city.