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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
Elbe River Juncture Realized
Yesterday IS Miles Due South
OF Berlin-Enemy Cut In Two

Washington, April 27-(UP) A uncure between the Rus
sian and Toeou Germany the Eibe
river announced today by the White House.
Truman, hoins the fact that THE hos been
two the American peoples This not the hour Of
victory Europe but the hour draws the hour which
all the American people, all the British peoples and oil the Sot
people have toiIed and proved so long.
According White House Press Secretary Jonathan Donies
junctue place force April yestedoy-ot2
EW large Of the American 18th Division joined wi
substantial Soviet forces.
The point of iuncture IS miles due south Of Berlin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
New Okinowo
Landing Has
Japs Scared
Bv FRANK TREMA1NE

Guam, April u - (U.P) - jap
anese resistance began to crack on
southern OkinaWa today and Tokyo
reported a new American landing
on the northwest coast of the stra-
tegic island.
American troops assaulting the
southern defenses Smelling Naha,
capital of Okinawa, captured bitter
ly-contested saWtopth ridge, high
est point on the island, and wedged
deeply into the enemy line less
than mile from the inland town
of Shuri.
Radio Tokyo said the Americans
were landing men and materials
from barges in the vicinity of Min
atagawa on the Motobu Peninsula,
which juts out of northwest Okin-
ava.
The landing put American units
in the rear of japanese pockets still
holding out on the Peninsula and
should speed the opening of the
Unten Harbor Navy base to Amer
lean ships.
Ridge Captured
Capture of bloody Sawtooth Ridge
was regarded as the turning point
of the Okinawa campaign. From
hereout, 1t is a downhill battle with
Americans looking down the
enemy's throat.
Two of the last three airfields on
the island were almost within the
Americans grasp.
Major General John R. Hodge,
commander of the oath Army Corps,
told a United Press front reporter
that numerous Japanese troops were
deserving to the American lines.
Soldiers don't do this until they
begin to crack" Hodge said. II
think the Jap is pretty well disor-
ganized and in my opinion the time
for a possible counter offensive has
fHnpafio11al Nv, pona
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
YANKS-REDS join AT T0RGAU
Yanks Storm Across Austrian Border
RADIO Contact
WITH RUSSIANS
NOW A REALITY
BY BOYD ID. LEWIS

Paris, April 81. = CUP -
American Third Army troops
stormed across the Austrian
border into the Bavarian
Redoubt today and opened
radio contact with a Rus
sian force apparently only
80 to 40 miles away.
A front dispatch said Cen
George S. Patton's Third
Army picked up a radio call
from the Russians this after
noon and that a junction OF
the two armies was believed
imminent.
Closing of the narrow gap between
the Americans and Russians would
sever the last Nazi escape routes
into the Bavarian Alps and cut OH
the great Skoda arms works at Pill
sen. CzechoSlovakia from the Ma
tional Redoubt where the Nazis were
reported prepared to make their last
stand.
The location of the advanced Rus
sian spearheads was not clear, but
it was indicated they were part OF
Marshal Feodor Tolbukhin's Second
Ukrainian Army, last reported 85
miles southeast Of the Americans IN
the Danube valley west OF Vienna.
P0tton's men were across the Aus
TRAN frontier just south OF the
AuS$ro- German Czechoslovak Dor
ders little more than 80 miles north
east OF Berchtesgaden. They were
in position to wheel down with the
Russians for the last assault on
Hitler's mountain hideaway.
rs From Munich
Word of the impending junction
on the Third Army front came as
the American Seventh Army
crashed into the Bavarian redoubt
from the west in spectacular
breakthrough that carried within
Is miles of Munich, birthplace OF
the NaZi party.
Gen. George s. Patton's Third
Army rolled almost unopposed down
the Bohemian plateau into the
fuehrer's native Austria in an ap-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
Safety For War
REFUGEES Urged

New York, April 27-(UP)-Ine
American Civil Liberties Union pro-
posed today that the San Francisco
conference establish world commits
sions to protect international free
dom of news and opinion and guar
antee safety to war refugees. the
proposals were contained in a state
ment signed by Sc prominent citl-
zenS.
The statement urged guarantees
of uncensored communications be-
tween nations by radio. cable. mail
and motion pictures: the develop
ment of world standards OF civil
liberty, the protection Of refugees
and displaced peoples, and the pro-
lection Of civil rights Of natives IN
military and naval base areas.
The agreement for freedom OF
communications to insure "the right
Of all peoples to read, see and hear
without censorship or monopoly
controls" was declared to be the
most immediate and important TO
world peace"
The signers included religious
leaders, educational directors and
journalists. s- Ny.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
Berlin Fall Run1ored
"A Matter OF Hours -
BY ROBERT MUSEL

London, April q. (UP)-Russian
assault troops launched the final
concentric assault on the faltering
heart of Berlin today and the Ger
man high command reported that 43
miles to the west American forces
had crossed the Elbe river.
A Swedish report said the fall of
Berlin was 'only matter Of hours
A Nazi communique reported u. s.
Ninth Army crossing of the Elbe
south of Tangermuende, IS miles
southwest of the RathenoW area
where the enemy earlier said the
Russians had penetrated.
The German high command said
that at Berlin ''our troops, side by
side with all men capable of carry
ing arms, waged a heroic struggle,
defending themselves doggedly
against Soviet mass assault, and
by attacks drove the enemy
from the inner defense ring
The communique said the Rus
slams were attacking Rathenow and
Brandenburg in the sector west Of
Berlin where they had pushed
almost to the Elbe. The American
crossing was reported in that same
area.
Fanatical Nazi diehards, pur-
portedly led by Adolf Hitler, were
reported falling back into the Tier
garten at the heart of Berlin for a
last hopeless stand against the con-
stricting ring of Soviet steel and
troops.
Red Army assault forces plunging
for the Tiergardten from the north
were reported to have overrun the
Moabit district, a workers area adj
joining the central business district
reaching within half mile of the
Brandenburg gate.
Optimistic Reports
The most optimistic of a flood of
reports indicating the Nazis were
beaten in Berlin came from Stock
holm, the nearest neutral listening
post. A mutual broadcasting CORE
spondent there reported:
TT is only a matter Of hours be-
fore the Russian high command can
announce that Berlin is ours :.
Eyewitness reporters say that all re-
Sistance outside the fortress Gin the
Tiergarten) Is unorganized and
sporadic. and that by nightfall Fri
day, today, Berlin will be considered
liquidated."
United Press Correspondent Henry
Shapiro from Moscow that Marshal
Gregory K. Zhukov's assault bat
talions storming through Siemen-
stadt broke into Charlottenburg
and linked up with Marshal Ivan S..
Konev's troops battling northward
from the botanical gardens.
"A circle is drawn around the
heart of Berlin, with spearheadS
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
Simultaneous News Release

Simultaneous News Release
Patrols of the two armies
consisting of small groups OF
soldiers met at 2::40 p. m.,
EWT., April Is, but the juno
ture was not a large, pract1-
cal fact until yesterday at
ternoon.
News OF the juncture was
released simultaneously at
noon (EWT) in Washington,
London and Moscow through
simultaneous, although not
Identical statements. =
Mr.. Truman said the join
ing of "the Anglo-Am
armies under the command
of General Eisenhower" and
the Soviet Armies in the
heart of Germany meant:
"The last faint, desperate
hope of Hitler and his
gangster government has
been extinguished."
The successes of the common Al
lied front against the German ~
ranny and inhumanity, the Pres
ident said, made certain that Moth
ing would divide or weaken the
common purpose of final Allied
triumph in Germany"
The President, mindful Of the
Importance of the United Nations
meeting in San Francisco, said the
juncture ''signalizeS to ourselves
and to the world that the collabora-
ton of our nations in the cause OF
peace and freedom is an effective
collaboration which can Surmount
the greatest difficulties of the most
extensive campaign in military his
tory and succeed"
Nations which can plan and
fight together shoulder to shoulder
in the face of such obstacles of dis
lance and of language and OF COM
munications as we have overcome
can live together and can work to-
gether in the common labor of the
organization of the world for peace,
Mr.. Truman said.
Tribute To Roosevelt
The President also took the oc-
casion to describe this great tr1-
umph of Allied arms and Allied
strategy" as the best possible tribute
to the courage and determination OF
the late President Roosevelt.
He tempered the optimism Of the
announcement, pointing ou9 final
ly that there must be no relaxation
of effort on the home front until
final victory in the Pacific, as wen
as in Europe. This, he said, is nee.
essary to support "our heroic SOL
diers and sailors. AS we all know
there will be no pause on the battle
fronts"
The juncture announcement had
been expected for several days and
it was obvious that the news was
withheld until the forces had joined
in such substantial numbers as to
insure its permanent strength.
Unusual precautions were taken
by the White House in releasing the
news. The announcement could not
be sent outside the United States or
published within the country until
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
2 Chipmons
Aim To Break
Widow Will
(NEA Telephoto)

Two first cousins of the late Mrs
Sarah v. Chapman of 500 Highland
avenue today filed an appeal from
probate in superior court, in an at
tempt to break her will and gain
the million-dollar estate.
The appellants. George Chapman
Of New Britain and Walter Chip
man of Plymouth, state they are
heirs at law Of the wealthy widow,
and that they are aggrieved by the
probate court order of April 20
which admitted "a written instru-
ment dated March 9, 1928" as the
valid last will and testament OF
Mrs. Chapman.
Filed together with the appeal
papers today was $3.50 bond, with
the two cousins listed as principal
and their attorney, Probate Judge
William F. Mangan of New Britain,
as surety.
The appeal is returnable to Super
ior Court June S, and the appellants
have directed that notice OF the
tendency of the appeal be given to
the Colonial Trust Company, execu-
tor of the will.
The two cousins were excluded
from sharing the estate. Numerous
individual requests were made by
Mrs. Chapman to other relatives
and to local institutions.
Details on the claims of the two
cousins will be supplied in their
reasons of appeal" which must be
filed within 10 days following the
notice of appeal.
Further legal action over admiS-
sion of the will is expected to de-
velop shortly. A controversy arose
Immediately after the admission Of
the document because of markings
made over certain sections of the
will. Probate Judge Patrick Healey
took no cognizance Of the notationS
since no information was available
as to who made them or for what
purpose they were made.
Recognition of the markings, a
series of KS over several names,
would have cut off certain of the
named beneficiaries from the will.
The Third Congregational church,
which stands to obtain a $4,000
trust fund from the estate under
the admitted will, is one of the
beneficiaries involved in the mark
ings controversy. It Is understood
the church has retained counsel to
defend its right to the bequest in
the event any legal action is taken
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
By CORINNE HARDESTY

Paris, April 27-UP)-The news
paper liberation said today that the
international Red Cross has nego-
tiated the release of Edouard Dali
adler, Leon Blum and all other
French political prisoners held by
the Germans.
"a dispatch from the American
Third Army front said German CT
villains at Schoenberg reported that
Blum was among Allied prisoners
whom the Nazis prodded ahead Of
them along roads as they retreated
east. The Germans said Blum looked
extremely tired and detected but
otherwise in good health.
(The dispatch said Daladier and
other we'll known political figures
were included in the group, which
originally imprisoned at Buchen-
wald-l ,......-..s..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
Man Jumps or FoIls
From Gotham Hotel

New York, April 27-(UP)-Stuart
Montgomery, Sc, COT 40 Federal
street, Boston, was in critical con-
dition today after jumping or fall
ing from the 18th floor OF the Goth
am hotel.
Police said Montgomery landed on
a third floor extension roof at the
rear of the hotel and was removed
to Roosevelt hospital, where physi-
clans reported he was comfort
able"
A Harvard graduate, Montgomery
has been prominent for several
years as a Boston lawyer. During
World War he was an attache in
lie office of Col. Edward H. House.
tdviser to President Wilson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
Bus Strike
Not HoIting
Local Runs

PROVIDENCE, r. l., April N-(UP)
Service on seven bus lines Of the
New England Transportation Co.
that cover central and southeastern
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and
Connecticut was halted today when
1876 drivers and ticket sellers walked
out after charging their contract
had been violated.
Thousands of war workers in the
area repeatedly were unable to reach
their plants and a conference be-
tween union officials and company
representatives was called for 10 a.
m. by Rhode Island State Labor Di-
rector William L. Connolly.
Affected by the strike were lines
from here to Hartford, Conn.,, Bris-
toll, r. l., and the Massachusetts,
points of Boston, Worcester, Fitch
burg, Fall River and Cape Cod.
The strike call was issued last
night by Pres. James E. Caulfield
of the Amalgamated Association OF
Street, Electric Railway g. Motor
Coach Employees of America (AFL)
He claimed that the company refuS-
ed spare drivers their selection OF
days off and failed to pay drivers
for time spent away from home
terminals during the Feb. blizzard.
Answering union charges, genera!
manager r. H. Palmer of the COM
pany said the only spare drivers not
permitted to choose their own days
off were those on the much-used
Cape Cod rum. He also said that re-
fusal to pay drivers stranded by the
snowstorm was based on a long
standing practice and never had
been questioned before.
Meanwhile, union officials said
the only service which would run
on schedule out of Providence would
be that to army and navy installa-
lions in Rhode Island and Massa-
chuSettS.
At press time today the strike had
not affected the Waterbury Sched-
ules of the New England Transport
alton Co., or the Flying Eagle
White way Lines, an affiliate.
Spokesman at the latter office said
the local schedule comprised runs
between this point and Hartford,
and return, and did not go through
Hartford to other points such as
Providence by direct run. A posi-
bility of freight delays was foreseen,
however, if the runs from Prov.
dence In this direction were cutoff
by the strike.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27

send for special Summer School
Bulletin. Post Junior College, "a
Central avenue.
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Home, Final Edition
Late Sport News
Late NeuUs Flashes
Evening star., 1945-04-01
Oben House
At USO Club

The USO Club at lis North Wash
ington street in Alexandria will have
an open house throughout today
with Easter music, games and other
entertainment arranged for the
servicemen after they return tc
the club from their respective
churches.
Dinner will be served beginning at
S o'clock. the dinner being sponsored
by the Alexandria Iron Works and
served by the young ladies of the
canteen committee.
Mr.. Clarence Vogel of the Bunker
Hill Post of the American Legion
will present a two-hour program OF
during the evening.
Evening star., 1945-04-01
Thrift SHOP
Continued From Page B-3

for the care and advancement Of
children, which the Thrift Shop aids.
In this group are Mrs. Albert H.
Lucas of st. Johns Orphanage, Mrs.
w. Chaplin Huntington Of Children's
Hospital, Mrs. Edward Heating of
Childrens Country Home, Mrs. Levi
Cooke of Columbia Hospital, Mrs.
Frederick H. Brooke of Child We'll
fare, Mrs. Charles Runyon of Junior
League of Washington, and Mrs
Reeve Lewis, jr., of the Thrift Shop.
Mrs. Alfred Hand, chairman Of
ushers, has with her on her commit
tee Mrs. william B. Snow, Mrs.
William B. Kerkam, Miss Anne Dud-
ley Flannery, Mrs David Warner,
Mrs. William T. Hord, Mrs. Colston
Dyer, all members of the Junior
League.
Mrs. Barry Mohun will have
charge of admission bundles at the
door. Her assistants will be Mrs.
william Rapley, Mrs. Landra Platt,
Mrs. John Brawner, Mrs. Hugh
Reilly and Mrs. John Lewis Smith, jr.
Evening star., 1945-04-01
Back From Visits

Mrs. Estelle Nordlinger has re-
turned from Evansville, Ind, where
she. was the guest Of her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Marks.
Miss Edna Dreyfuss and her sister
in-law. Mrs. Joseph Dreyfuss, have
returned from aTacation in Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Edward G. Furman and her
children, Ronald and Jill, have re-
turned from q visit in Atlantic City
Evening star., 1945-04-01
Society Patrons
(Continued From Page B-3).

Mrs. Rose Robinson Cohen, Mrs. Sol
Taishof, Mrs. Maude Howells Smith
Prince and Princess Pignatelli di
Montecalvo, Mr.. David Posnick, Mr.
John E. Mcclure, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Robins, Mrs. H. G. Howells, Mrs
Reeve Hoover, Mr.. and Mrs. Fer
nando Cuniberti, Mrs Joseph H.
Hines, Mrs. Francis Biddle and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles G. Glover, jr.
The fourth in the series Of group
Evening star., 1945-04-01

wave or a machine permanent.
MARCEL, the originator Of the
Cold Wave (Finger-Wave) Perma-
nent, has also originated an amaz-
ing haircut. It can be adjusted to
many styles and leaves wave in
your hair when you brush it or
comb 1t. And as you do, soft wide
natural wave is emphasized. Open
evenings. 1922 10th ST. NV.
Phone RE. 1746.
/" A HAND-ouT OF FINE
'''A GLOVE SERVICE" Z"
Your gloves are given special at
tention when you take them for
Evening star., 1945-04-01
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SEARS you'll find complete array
Of them. Creams and lotions and
cosmetics for your every need. For
instance there the wonderful Delet-
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lash Cream. also $1.00; special Eye
Cream, s2.00, and Throat Cream,
1925. All are subject to tax, of
course. SEARS also have the Delet-
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Day Lotion. the Skin Freshener.
Bath Powder, Bath Salts and Soap.
And for the final step in looking
beautiful; Delettrez cosmetics
rouge, powder, lipstick. Delettres
preparations are sold only at two Of
SEARS wonderful stores: 450o Wis
consin Avenue NV, and Gil Bla-
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Evening star., 1945-04-01

meetings will be held at the WASH
ington Municipal Headquarters,
Tivoli Building, Fourteenth street
and Park road, Tuesday morning at
1880 o'clock. The Rev. Father Gil
bert v. Hartke, executive director,
will address the group.
Evening star., 1945-04-01

best for your hair, be it cold wave
or machine permanent. Then let
them top it of with the most be-
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they can create-but be sure
that it's adaptable to your hat.
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Avenue. Phone OIL. 1916.
/" SELF-1MPRovEMENT Is
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Evening star., 1945-04-01

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exactly how much
permanent your hair
will take by q spe-
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then ey decide
with you) which
will be most suited
to the texture of
your hair "a cold
Evening star., 1945-04-01

GRILL to enjoy
one of their IA
nous "tang-of-
the-sea" Holsters
or deep seafood
platters. This
fine restaurant
Is just the place
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Evening star., 1945-04-01

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other" To accom-
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to HEADS OF CON-
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NUE. and let the
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start you off with a
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Evening star., 1945-04-01

juniors, misses and women's sizes.
ESTHER SAVAGE, the very imagi-
native new owner-manager, has
hand-picked these summer cottons.
many of them you'll see in current
Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She
maintains an alteration department
and keeps her shop open until Q
pm. 6l29 GEORGIA AVE. NV.
Phone GE. 4570.
Evening star., 1945-04-01
PARTY Planned

Mrs. Stanley Vail will entertain
Mrs. Charles w. Delaney, president
of the Excelsior Literary Club. at
luncheon Tuesday at the Kenesaw.
Other guests will be members Of the
club.
Evening star., 1945-04-01

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achieve it. You are
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tuC CSUy 0oe
urday in the
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r 90 M Of the
Hotel Raleigh.
There's nothing
like it in Wash
| n g t on. No
where else can
you enjoy more
delectahle food
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show-beautiful mannequins, stun.
ming clothes-to the accompani.
ment Of smooth music. For reser.
vations at pm. call Mr.. Arthur
MA. $50.
Evening star., 1945-04-01

It's a beautiful shoe
for your dress-up
moments nd to
we ar all summer
with your sheers and
pastels. You'll find
it in black. cherry
coke, and black pat
ent priced at
S9.95. ROSS-SAT-
Evening star., 1945-04-01

in quandry about them-let
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service. GIT 18th ST. NV.
s. MADE FOR EACH
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want to look your loveliest-your
coiffure and your spring hat must
Evening star., 1945-04-01

c o ] ! e cClOn OF
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cottons is al
ready assembled
and more of
them are arriv-
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They're priced
upward from
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" OF COURSE, YOU CAN
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TAIN'S TABLET" That's an anus
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Evening star., 1945-04-01

ClcduulS VI Ic-
pairing to tn e
STELOS COM
PANY. They are
experts at clean
ing " h it e and
colored gloves -
and at reflnshing
black gloves like
new. Rips are re-
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/" .BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN
DEEP-but so impor-
tantl" And what every woman
needs in the springtime is a new
Evening star., 1945-04-01

The atmosphere is inviting and the
service very good. Since the res
taurant occupies 2 large buildings
(both in the same block) there are
innumerable dining rooms to ac-
commodate any number in your
party. Ask the headwaiter to seat
you at the Captains Table, or in
the Ships Cabin, or in any Of the
other Marine Dining Rooms. They
also serve regular luncheons and
dinner-but you can have the
famous "platters" at luncheon, din
ner and late supper. 1907 and
1921 E STREET NV.
Evening star., 1945-04-01

the friendly shop.
You will, too-after
you've chosen your
wardrobe from the
gay prints, demure
prints, dark sheers,
frosted with crisp
white ling e ri e.
Dressmaker suits
and coats that are
exouisitely designed
Evening star., 1945-04-01

yours If you have the far-sighted-
ness to take advantage Of the op-
portunities for self-improvement
offered by the PEARL ATKINSON
SCHOOL. The course includes
Speech Technique and Fashion
Modelling, too. For appointment
with Pearl Atkinson-call NORTH
6l7l between l and pm. ITO
CONN. AVE.
IS A PERMANENT WAVE
'''A FROM ARCEL'S
makes you feel beautiful"
is halfway to being so. His staff
Evening star., 1945-04-01

MISS PACKMAN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Pack
man OF Atlantic City an
nounce the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Cherte
Packman, to Mr.. Harry Dom
aid Blumenthal, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Blumenthal
of Chevy Chase. No date has
been set for the Uedding.
-Under1Do0d Photo.