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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07

Licenses

David wilkins, 20. Also Canal
road, and Margaret Marsack, ID,
Route 4, filed May 81.
Charles Bradby, "a, East De-
troit, and Gertrude Cordes, 81,
East Detroit, filed May 81.
Floyd Joseph Vailliencourt,
Van Dyke, 20, and Catherine
Jeanette Tengler, 10. Van
Dyke, filed May 81.
Louis Schadewald, 20, Romeo,
and Genevieve bennett, 10, Ro-
meo, filed June 2.
Gaines Robinson. "a, Center
Line, and Peggy Snow, 10, St.
Clair Shores, filed June 2.
Frederick Behnke, Is, Cleve-
land, o, and Harriet Horne, %,
of Cleveland, O., filed June 2.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07
Births at Mt. Clemens
General Hospital
Calendar efCo"sisg G1enh

THURSDAY JUNE
MARGARET BOTTONE CIRCLE at the Kings Daughters
Home with Mrs Joseph Gallagher. hostess, at 8 p m
WESLEYAN LEAGUE of Methodist Church, picnic at the
home of Mrs A. D. Brewer, 24l Riverside Drive, at $50
REBEKAH LODGE in Barron Hall, at p. m.
METROPOLITAN AUXILIARY at the club rooms, at p
FRATERNAL ORDER of Eagles in Aerie Hall, at p
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY in Girl Scout Hall, at p. m
DANCE for service and women at USO Club, at $50
friday JUNE
DANCE RECITAL at MCHS. auditorium, at p. m.
I O O. F. third degree in Barron Hail. at p. m.
SENIOR CHOIR REHEARSAL in Grace parish house. at 1880
PEILATHEA CLASS with Mr. and Ted Leonardson 40
Grand avenue, at
WHATSOEVER CIRCLE of Kings Daughters picnic lunch
con with Mrs. A. Melier 2l18 Groesbeck Highway,
at o'clock.
SATURDAY, JUNE 9
RUNIMACE SALE Matthews building sponsored by Pres
byteran Ladies' Auxiliary and Phathea Class.
PARTY in Masonic Service Gen.
NINE-TWENTY CLUB, at USo, 8 to HIS D. M
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07
GroupFetes
Member

APPROXIMATELY 100 MEM
bers of the Mount Clemens
Teachers Club honored Mrs. c.
p. McGrath at the annual picnic
held last evening. Mrs. McGrath
is retiring after 20 years as a
mathematics teacher in the pub
lie school system. She was pre-
sented with a gift from the club.
Supt. of Schools l.. Wade Fast
made the presentation.
The picnic was held at the
Westendorf picnic grove to close
the seasons activities. Mrs. Ford
Swiney was general chairman
of the event, assisted by a COM
mittee including Pauline Stew.
enson, president of the club,
Miriam Norman, Mary Joan
Purcell, Virginia Mowry, Dom
aid Gerkey, Hunter Judd and
Hulda Daeubler.
MRS. JOHN N. STALKER of
Detroit will be the guest tomor.
row of relatives in Mount Glenn
ems.
Births at Mt. Clemens
General Hospital
MIR. AND MRS. HAROLD
CHI A l. TR N, Richmond, a
daughter, June 5.
MIR. AND MRS. RICHARD
WEIDMAN, 35 Sheridan, a son,
June 6.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07

WITH DRESS REHEARSAL
this aft 'rnoon, final touches are
all set for the tenth annual re-
cital of the Mount Clemens
School of the Dance, To be held
Friday evening al 8 o'clock in
Mount Clemens High school
auditorium.
Eugenia Stepkowski will pre-
sent more than 20 students in the
recital, under the auspices of the
Young Women's Episc cope /
League.
Two OF the group numbers in
corporate solos. In Beach
Study, four little dancers will
appear in solo numbers. They
are Judy Walker, Janet Scarf,
Mary Vernier and Inez Snod-
grass.
In waltz OF the Flowers"
Ann Cross. Judy Hacket, and
Virginia Poole will dance solos.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07
Per,onaZ

MRS. RUSSELL TESCHLER
Beatrice Ford), court clerk of
Judge Alton II. Noe, is recover
ing satisfactorily from an APP
pendectomy at ST. Joseph's hos
pital.
MRS. CLARENCE ROBERT
SHAW, recently returned from
California, was welcomed back
to Silver Lining Circle, at the
meeting at the Kings Daugh-
ters' Home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Harry Heller was hostess,
and plans were begun for the
June l9 picnic to be held at Mrs.
Earl Swans summer cottage on
Lake st. Clair.
AGNES BENBENNICK has
returned TO her home on Moross
avenue after spending a month
as a patient at Jennings Hos
pital, Detroit.
MRS. HARVEY SCOTT has
sold her home at lab Market
street TO the Presbyterian
church, for use as its manse.
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph l.. Ken
nedy are expecting to move into
the house toward the end of the
month.
THIRTY MEMBERS Of the
Foremen's Club of Selfridge
Field gathered Tuesday evening
for dinner and cards at Anchor
Bay Inn. The group, which in
cludes civilian department heads
at Selfridge Field, is headed by
John Hoye.
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Alpern Family
Arriving Home
MRS. NJ. R. FELDMAN Oar.

MRS. NJ. r. FELDMAN (Bar-
bara Alpern) will arrive Friday
from Boston, Mass, where she
completed this week her course
at Katherine Gibbs School. AL
so arriving but on Saturday, to
spend his boot leave is her broth
err, Herbert (Bud) Alpern, HA
&c, who has been in training at
Great Lakes, Ill. They will be
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Alpern.
Mrs. Feldman, a recent bride,
will be honored at large lunch
con and card party to be given
by Mrs. c. H. Malbin and Miss
Aimee Rosenthal, the latter of
Detroit The event is set for
Saturday, June IS, at the Malbin
home on Belleview avenue.
MRS. OTTO hartley has
arrived from Los Angeles, Calf.
to spend a month, and is await
ing the arrival of Mrs. Jack
BARLEY and son Billy from Kan
kakee, Ill, and Mrs. Clarence
Epstean of New Rochelle, N. Y.
Mrs. Epstean will be here for
about two weeks. Mrs. Jack
BARLEY will visit here and 60
to the West Coast with her
mother-in-law, to make her
home.
MRS. CHARLES G.. NIEMET-
ia was hostess to the members
of the duplicate bridge club to-
day at luncheon.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07

SONIA VLADEFF is expected
home Sunday from Frances Shi-
mer School near Chicago. She
is the daughter of DR.. and Mrs
Peter Vladeff.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07

MRS. A. NJ. MILLER, of
Eagle Rock, Cal, will be the
weekend guest of her niece, Mrs.
William T, Kelly and Mr.. Kelly,
Belleview avenue. Mrs. Miller
will arrive tomorrow.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07
Mrs. Foley Heads
st. Anne'S Guild

MRS. CAROLINE 20 L Z Y
was chosen president of ST.
Peters Church at the meeting
held last evening with Mrs JOS
eph Gallagher.
Other officers are Mrs. Chris
topher Brien, vice-presldent;
Mrs. John Madou, treasurer;
Mrs. Celestine Young, secretary.
Mrs. Madou, 16l Croker boule-
ward, will be the next hostess,
June 80 al 8 o'clock.
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Retiring Teacher is Honored at Annual Club Picn(
WHOSOEVER CLASS of Gil.

bert Memorial Baptist church
will hold potluck supper at the
church dining room on Tuesday
evening, June IL. Mrs. Flora
Binder and Mrs. Edna Swart-
haut are in charge of arrange
ments.
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70 Young Dancers Await
Recital Friday Eveninq

In addition thee are 13 other
solos and nine class dances, ac-
cording TO Mrs. Alex Walker.
chairman. The affair is expected
to draw capacity crowd. There
is no admission charge.
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Sorority Members
Hold Card Party

MEMBERS OF Beta Sigma Phi
gathered Tuesday evening for
card party at the home of Fran
ces Tinker. Pherne Andreas
reading of tea-leaves OF the
crowd was one Of the highllghts
of the evening.
Prizes went 10 Molly Rich.
Mrs. Louis Z. Denison and Miss
Tinker. Erma Bennett and
Mary Hargreaves were in charge
of arrangements.
MISS ELIZABETH LABAD1E,
South Gratiot avenue, is spend
ing month visiting friends in
California.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-25
Woman Acquitted
OF Cruelty Charge

Ruth Maddox. 80, Of 1917 Wood
land, who allegedly threw
lighted cigaret to a monkey in the
Belle Isle Zoo, was found innocent
of cruelty TO animals charges.
Dennis Purnell, 1860 Lumpkin,
700 employe. testified before Re-
corder'S Judge Joseph A. ellis
that he saw Miss Maddox give the
lighted cigaret TO Mona, a monkey
who became a mother Wednesday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-25
FOifetf
Police Trail Right Car
but Wrong Driver

Horace Marabele, Is, Of 278
Trowbridge, today was fined $50
for reckless driving by Traffic
Judge George T. Murphy, but two
officers from the warrant division
were still looking for the motorist
they had set out to find.
Yesterday, while the. officers
were looking for a driver who has
nine warrants against him. they
saw his car at Carpenter and
Conner. AS the officers APP
preached, the driver pulled away
and raced go miles per hour
through the northeast section.
When the officers overlook the
car at John r and Milwaukee,
they found Marabele at the wheel,
1t was a case. they explained, of
getting the right car but the
wrong man
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-25
WJLB TO Give
SWiindIe Drama

An intriguing radio drama tell
ing Of an incredible rogue who ran
a pawn ticket into S40000,0O0
racket. VIII be presented by
FRONT PAGE DRAMA. over sta
ton WJLB at ? p. m. tomorrow.
This program will detail high
lights in the astounding career
of Serge Stavisky. the central
figure in one OF the worst scandals
to rock prewar France.
FRONT PAGE DRAMA, heard
each Saturday over WJLB. pre-
SentS real life stories taken from
The American Weekly Magazine
which comes regularly with The
Detroit Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-25
Messengers BaIk
NJ Song and Dogs

NEW YORK, Aug. "a (INS)-
A WLB panel today deliberated
the fitness of Western Union mes
sengers being asked to deliver
singing 'tcfegrams' and to walk
"upper-claSs dogs" along New
YOrk's thoroughfareS.
A complaint against those duties
was lodged by a representative of
the American Communications
Association, Go, who said they
were "a lot Of nonsense"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-23
Young Driver Fined In Fatal Auto Accident
Enlers Plea of NOlO COntendere; Counsel Claims Lights of Another Blinded Defendant; Other Cases Tried

Joasn Cavallo. ls. lsl Lakewood road. was fined eiO0 and given a Buspended 30-day jail sentence after he pleaded nolo contendere to charges of negligent homicide before Judge Charles R. Summa in City Court this morning.
 Prosecutor Albert Hummel told the court Cavalio,s car mounted the sidewalk near 1030 Bank street on the morning of Dec. 20, striking two persons who were waiting for a bus. One of them. Virgil Waugh, 7l, North Main St., died at Waterbury hospital as a result of the injuries. The other, Mrs. Irene Corvinelli, 216 Platt St. was severely injured.
 A Cavallo's attorney, Ralph Cop peto, told the court that the ac- cused had been blinded by the lights of an oncoming car, and had lost control of his machine when 1t struck @ snowbank. He said his client had no previous record, carried s30,O00 worth of liability insurance, and was scheduled to leave for Army service next month.
 2 John Moss, 45, Scott road, Pros- 'pect, was given a continuance to April 6, April 26 on charge of driv-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-23
JOHN P. CALVIN
 DIES SUDDENLY
Well-KnOwn Resident Oi Waterbury for 40 Years;
 Funeral Wednesday

John P. Calvin, former stone mason and a resident of Waterbury for the past 40 years, died suddenly this morning at his home, N Homer street.
 Born in Ireland, MT. Calvin was the son of the late Patrick and Mar garet (Devine) Calvin. He was last employed at the Waterbury hospital. He was 8 member of the Stone Ma sons and Brick Layers Union, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Holy Name society of St. Michaeps church, Waterville.
 Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Katherine (Beggs) Calvin; three daughters, Mrs. Louis Dadario, Mrs. William J. Cavanaugh, Mrs. Joseph Rozint, all of Waterbury; son, James T. Calvin, of the Waterbury American staff; two sisters, Mrs. Michael Brennan of Bristol, Mrs. Robert Smithwick, Cheshire; two brothers, Patrick and Thomas Gal- win, Waterbury; several grandchil- dren and number of nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will be held from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, Wednesday at 845 to St. Michael's church for a solemn high Mass at 9:3O. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from to 10 o'clock and tomorrow from 2 to 10 D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-23
PLAN RITES FOR
 | PASTORS WIFE
Death of Mrs. Alan N. Fair. bank, Widely MOurned;
 Services Wed. Eve.

Mrs. Adele Hodgson (Norton) Fairbank, 57, wife of Rev. Alan M Fairbank, pastor of the Bunker Hill Congregational church, died sud- denly last night at Waterbury hos pital.
 Mrs. Fairbank, who was stricken at her home, 2 Marion avenue, last night, was admitted to the hospital at 1O:1O o'clock and died of 8 cere- bral hemorrhage at l1::45.
 She was born Dec. 8, 1887, in L.akeville, a daughter of the late Thomas Lot and Harriet (BurralD Norton. She was graduated from Mount Holyoke college in 1910 and married MT. Fairbank on Aug. 31, 1915 in Lakeville. Mrs. Fairbank, who traced her ancestry back to the earliest settlers of Salisbury, Conn, had been 8 resident of Wa terbury since 1897 when her huS- band became pastor of the Bunker Hill Congregational church.
 A past president of the Water bury Council of Church Women, she was also secretary of the Mount Holyoke Alumnae association of Waterbury. and an active member of the Bunker Hill Parent-Teacher as- sociation, of which she was also a past president. She was also active in the Kings Daughters of Bunker Hill, other church societies and the Visiting Nurses committee.
 Besides her husband, Mrs. Fair bank is survived by two sons, Leonard of Harwinton and David of Waterbury; a daughter, Miss Mary Fairbank is survived by two sons, Miss Charlotte B. Norton of Lake, vile and two grandsons.
 Memorial services will be held Wednesday evening at 7:30 at the Bunker Hill Congregational church. Friends, who are asked to omit flow CTS, may call at the home, 2 Marion avenue, this evening and to- morrow afternoon and evening. Those who wish to make a donation in memory of Mrs. Fairbank may contribute to the War Victims and Services committee or the Ameri- can Red Cross.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-23
In Memorianl

We did not think of party when he died, We only thought of what the man had done; As leader of this nation great of ours, And now for him at last 2 Vic tOry's won! Observing every move that he had made We could not help but feel he was sincere; Hig courage to withstand the jeers and tauntS Made enemies his friend, and friends, more dear. In darkest days of war, he faltered not; In all his actions, he was always Historians shall tell i'm years to come This great mans work shall e'er endure. To this beloved benefactOr of man. kind, Who for both high and low alike he felt; We bid farewell and peace be to his soul, Franklin DelanO ROose- welt.
 JOSEPH c. HAZEL, AdH, William Wilson, Post l35
 American Legion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-23

ing under the influence and evading responsibility. The prosecutor said Moss car hit a car owned by Dr. William J. Lenkowski, e7 Hillside avenue. parked on Hamilton avenue last night. and failed to stop after the accident.
 Rocco Ciarlo, IT, 227l East Main St., and Fred Jannetto, l6, IT Aetna street, both charged with theft of markers and illegal use of markers: and Rossi, IT, 1O51 North Main St.. and Anthony Ciarlo, l6, 890 North Main St., charged with illegal use of markers, were given a con- tinuance to tomorrow.
 The four boys were arrested shortly after midnight last night by Motor Patrolmen Vincent Begg and Peter Griffin on Colcott Rd.
 The officers said the youths were driving a 1881 roadster which they had bought for $75. Markers were taken of car owned by Jacob But Ter, 986 North Main street, which was parked in back yard, police said.
 Other cases: Henry Ricetts, 45, 1030 Bank street, road rules viola tion, nolled for SIP; Donald Marc vich, 2, Hartford. road rules viola tion, nolled for $6; John Alexinski, 39, 182 Mill street, road rules viola tion, nolled for $6; Renal Veisal, 54, New York City, road rules violation, continued to April 28; Fred Baioc- chi, %, 86 Union street, passing a red light, $6 bond called; Charles T. Kvietus, 3l, Highview street, non- support. continued to April 24; Jo- seph A. Perreault, 60, Lakeside Drive Hitchcock Lake, leaving motor ve- hicle in a dangerous condition, noll- ed; Augusta Ricketts. 18, 68 Blakes- lee Circle, assault and breach of the peace, continued to April PAS: Will liam Errico, 19, 3 Green street, Mid dletown, operating a motor vehicle while under suspension, continued to May 2l; Arthur Capaldo, 26, 2 Granite street, non-suport, nolled; Angelo M. Crisiofulle, 32, Morris street, William McGrath, 22, 24 Goss street. Alice Herbert, 28, 46 Orange street, Ernest Lafountain, 32 88 Railroad Hill street, Timothy Horgan, 33, 3l7 North Main street, parking violations, $ bonds called.
 The following cases were called before Judge T. E. Conway in City Court Saturday: William Powers, 30, E Wolcott street, assault and breach of the peace, continued to April 30; George Adams, 59, l09 Bradley avenue, breach of the peace, and failing to sign drivers license, continued to May 5; Will liam w. Bush, 29, 57 Hopkins street drunkenness and breach of the peace, continued to May 5; Albert Lewis, 27, 69 Blakeslee Circle, and Milton Letsky, 34, 309 Cooke street, road rules, each nolled on payment of $6; zeferino Silva, 43, TSP North Main street, breach of the peace and intoxication, continued to May 5; Raymond Glynn, 35, 284 North Main street, and Ralph Petrocione, 32, 51 Pierpont street, illegal park ing, $6 bonds called each case.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-23
French Novv Aided ByU,S,

Washington, April 23 = (uP) . Jean Monnet, head of a French commission to obtain lend-lease SUD- piles, reported today that U. s. ma terial had modernized Frances Navy provided her with an important air !orce and equipped mo re than 225,- OOO men of her army.
 Monnet expressed Frances an- preciation of Congress recent deci- sion to extend lend-lease another year. He praised the constant ef- forts made by the government of tne united States and the American army In cooperating with us in or der to rearm the French forces and send supplies to France.
 Monthly shipments from the united States to France have to- tailed 24,000 tons, Monnet said. en- apllng France to maintain her re- organized military and naval forces and begin equipping eight additional divisions.
 Summing up Frances reciprocal aid to the United States, Monnet said his country "has done every thing in her power to help the Al- iled armies. Fifty percent of our transport potential is serving military needs. We have supplied raw materials-however cruelty lack ing them ourselves-and coal in greater quantities than we received, At least 100000 workers are em- ployed for military needs in ship yards, docks, repair shops and air. fields.'
 Monnet said France has launched a manufacturing program to meet Allied army needs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-23
CLERGY ATTEND
 M'KENNA RITES
Son of Deceased Offciates as Deacon of Solemn
 High Mass

The funeral of Patrick T. Mc- Kenna, 8 former employe of the Scovill Mfg. Co.,, who was caretaker of the Harrison avenue comfort sta- ton at the time of his death, was held this morning at SIS from the residence, IS Walnut street, to the Church of the Immaculate Concep- tis,l at g o'clock. A solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev. George Reilley, assisted by Rev. MT. Francis McKenna, a son of the deceased, as deacon, and Rev. George Hughes, Fairfield, as sub-d deacon.
 Rev. Francis M. O1Shea was arch priest and Rev. MT. Eugene Torbey of Bloomfield, was master of cere- monies. Rev. Joseph Murphy of East Hartford, and Rev. Thomas Gui- nan of WaterWlle, were acolytes, and Rev. Harold Flanagan, North Ha- ven, was thurifer.
 Seated in the sanctuary were Rev. James Leary of New Britain, Rev. Donald OIeary. Rev. Philip Hussey, Rev. Richard Phillips, Rev. James Woods, Rev. Lawrence Skelly, Rev. Francis Bratton, Rev. John Sulli- van. Rev. Joseph Daly and Rev. Francis Doherty, all of Waterbury.
 Frederick Harmon was organist and William O'Brien was soloist. Burial was in Calvary cemetery where the chanting of the Bene- dictus was led by Father Reilley. Committal services were conducted by Father Hughes, assisted by the attending clergymen.
 Representing the Scovill Mfg. Co. were Michael Day and Terrence Murphy. Bearers included Nicholas Stack, Timothy Lynch, Patrick Moriarty, James Griffin, John Ma honey and Nicholas Brown.
 Ecuador will increase its expendi. lures for social welfare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-23
Fire Record

Bremen this morning extin- guiShed two automobile fires caused by short circuits; one in a car owned by John Vazckni, lO57 East Main strete, the other by Anthony Santopietro, 1920 Bald win street. Bremen also respond ed to 8 brush fire at 52 Frank street.
 Yesterday firemen extinguished a blaze in a chicken coop owned by Frank Snglish, 96 Wilkenda avenue, caused by sparks from g bonfire; a minor blaze caused by an overflow of oil from a burner in the home of Mrs. So. phie Johnsky,, 76 Bishop street.. a Tire In a wooden garage at the rear of the home of Joseph Had dad, 261 Beecher avenue, and two brush fires. A false alarm was rung in at5:44 p. m. from Box 525.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-23
l2,987 WORKERS
 PLACED IN MARCH
Gain of "A Officially Re-
 ported By State Direc- tor Fitzgerald

State Director William J. Fitz- kerald of the War Manpower Com Admission said today that job place.
 ments by the 18 offices of the limited States Employment Service of the War Manpower Commission rfptaled l2,987 workers during March sanN increase of 895 placements over Eebruary. This was gain of "A per cent for the month, the state ssdirector said.
 M Male placements, MT. Fitzgerald .Said, continue to increase amount ing to 9006 for the month. Some 3,98l women workers were found sjobs in March by the United States s \ Employment Service. In addition 70 the placements made in March some 914 placement assists were record- sed.
 .@ Fourteen areas in the state re- Yported gains in placements for sMaCch as compared with the previ- %Cus month. The largest placement fgains were made by the New Lon- .ation office with an increase of g Msp per cent for the month; Danielson with rise of g per cent; Norwich up IS per cent and Willmantic, IS erer cent above February.
 The monthly report by the War AGanpower Commission shows that sSinoe January 1 of this year ap- ' sproximately 40,512 placements of %<nen and women were made in Con- snecticut. The Ansonia office re- Tported a substantial drop in place. snents for March compared with February. Placements in this city were down almost 26 per cent in March compared with February.
 During March the different of- < ,fices in the state made q, PAP job Nreferrals. This compared with 21,- Q7G referrals in February. Re- feryals made since January total 69,207.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-23
Radio Link-Up Made With Reds

With U. s. Ninth Army, Germany, Aprn 23 = (U.P0 = Troops of the SSrd Division, seeking to arrange meeting with the Russians, estab- iisned radio liaison with Soviet tanks today, but by late afternoon no contact with the Red Army had pen made on the Ninth Army front.
 Women's voices could be distin- guished clearly in Russian conver- sations on the tactical radio this afternoon, indicating that higher echelons rather than mere spear heads were within range of the Ninth ArmyS radios.