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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-08-31

phia where they attended the we'd
ding of their son. John Leidy, Jr..
to Miss Margaret Flemin2 OF Phil
adelphia 1t was a beautiful church
wedding The groom served in the
Navy. stationed in the Pacific
Mr.. Frederickson has returned 10
Philadelphia after spending few
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs John
Leidy.
Mrs. Mamie Long OF Washington.
ID. c.. has been nursing Mrs. Mil
bred Burton. who is now we'll.
Mrs. Joshua Gray has returned
home after visit with relatives
in Philadelphia ana Atlantic CITY.
Mr.. and Mrs James Toomey are
receiving concentrations upon the
birth of fine son, born on August
-. in the Peninsula Hospital in
Salisbury, Md Nh. and Mrs Too
mey, the latter is remembered as
Dorothy Powell. have been married
10 years. and this is their first
child
Mrs. Oscar Woodbridge, the for
mer Mary Williams. daughter OF
the late Rev. and Mrs W. :. II.
Williams and her daughter. Cath
crime and grandson. came from Nor
folfl Va. and circlcd among rel
atives. Captain Isaac Short CIar-
ence Holt, her cousins, and many
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Charles
and son Gary of Long Island, ar,
guests of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Asher Anderson. also their son
Asher Anderson. Jr. spent his va.
cation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Berger on
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-08-31
SELBYVILLE

Reverend Dayton T.. Met lain Phi.
u. l.. l.. d.. vice president of the
American University of Washing
ton. d. e. was here as the guest
preacher for the Sunday morning
service. and delivered an excellent
message on the subject Problems
solved by the Cross" His scripture
reading was the first IS verses OF
the 9Th chapter of St. Matthew. ana
the text was from the 23rd chapter
OF st. Luke. where Christ was cru
Gifted and the two malefactors, one
on the right. and the other on
the lett and one rallied on Christ
and the other on prayer. The YER
scs emphasized were Al, AZ. and AZ.
And we indeed justly, for we re-
ceive the due reward of our deeds:
but this man hath done nothing
amiss. And he said unto Jesus.
Lord remember me when thou
contest into thy kingdom" ana
Jesus said unto him, Verify | say
INTO thee. Today shalt thou be
with me in Paradise. DR.. Met lain
raised the question many times.
Does it do any good to pray? The
sermon was much enjoyed and We
were very glad to have Mrs. Nc
Claim in the congregation as a
guest.
Mrs. Mae McCabe Dukes and her
husband, Elisha Dukes who just
recently returned to the states,
have been at home with his parents
end grandmother. Mr.. and Mrs
James r. McCabe and Mrs. Anne
Hickman. since spending sometime
with his mother. Mrs. ROXie Dukes
in FrankfOrd.
Mrs. Katie Tunnel Belts ot
Ocean View and Philadelphia spent
q part of last week with her first
husbands sister. and husband. Mr.
and Mrs Frank w. Holloway
DR.. and Mrs. Howard B. Warner
and Miss Alice Hurlburt of Brook
Ivn. New York who are at Pitts
burg Beach were dinner guests o
his two cousins. Mrs. Mary {. Law
and Miss Adele Warren FurmaI
following church services on sun
day morning.
Mrs. Essie Tunnel Murray Wd'
q dinner guest of Mrs. NJ. Pash;
Watson. the past Sunday.
Miss Laura Long was a guest o
Nr. and Mrs Edward Long for tw
meals on Sunday. In the aftcrnoo
Miss Laura took Mrs. Long an
Mrs. Madeleine Tunnel HOllOwa
to Ocean city, Maryland for llttl
visit.
Mrs. Roxie Wilgus Dukes ha
been visiting her niece by marrlag
Mrs. Edna Gray Brasure. at Reno
both. She is the widow of the lat
Genrge RraSlIre of this town.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-08-31
DELAWARE 4-H Youth Wins
Leadership Training Scholarship

Harold Prettyman. 20. of Bear.
Delaware has been awarded d
scholarship to the 1915 season of
training at the American Youth
Foundation leadership Training
Camp, located at Camp Miniwanca,
Shelby. Michigan.
Scholarships are awarded each
year to the most outstandingly
four-square Al boy and girl in
each of 40 states. Ivy the DanfOrth
Foundation, cooperating with Puri-
ma mills Each scholarship will
care for the entire tuition cost of
two weeks of training. August -
to &c. The Camp is a non-denOmi-
national Christian Leadership
Training organization. comprised
OF group of specialists in youth
training. whose better equip them
to guide others 1t is built on the
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-08-31

principle Of four-fold balance, ply
steal. mental. social and religious
development. The award given to
All boys and girls is based on
their standing in athletic activities,
scholastic standing, leadership in
All club work and character
The exceptional FIJI boy and girl
in each state are selected by the
State club Leader, from appliCa-
tions submitted by County Agents.
Harold. who is a local club leader
was chosen by the State Leader to-
attend the Camp. because of his
outstanding record in All club
work in Delaware. Since becoming
d member seven years ago Harold
las conducted dairy. hybrid corn
garden. poultry. and health pro-
jects At present, he is MANAGING
q 161 acre farm.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-08-31
DELMAR

Mr.. and Mrs. George I. Hamann
end children. Jane, Nancy, and
Teddy of Houston. Texas have been
visiting Mrs. Hamann's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Lewis. here.
Mrs. Harold c. Whiteside and
son. Custer of New Castle are
visiting Mrs. Whiteside's parents,
Nj. and Mrs. John Smith of near
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Layfield and
daughter, Carrie Low of Cape
Charles, Virginia were week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hearn.
Mr.. Fred Hearn who has been
employed in Louisville, Kentucky
for the past several months, re-
turned to his home here few days
ago.
Miss Alice Curdy who is employ
ed in Philadelphia. spent the week
end here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elihu Curdy.
Mrs. Walter Hastings had her
tonsils removed Saturday morning
in the Peninsula General Hospital
III Salisbury.
L 4 Class Thomas 0. HaXter and
ia Lee =. Baker of this town have
been honorably discharged at Fort
Dix and are at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Waller
and daughter, Gwen. of Newport,
Virginia also Mrs. Evelyn Hatch of
CObbs Creek. Virginia are spending
some time here with Mr.. Walters
mother. Mrs. S. B. Waller
Mr. and Mrs Harry Gibson are
spending two weeks at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Norris are
spending their vacation in New
England States and Canada. They
have visited Old Orchard, Maine
Montreal by way of New Hamp-
shire and Vermont. They report as
having delightful trip.
Miss Thomasine Marks of Wash
ingtOn, ID. {. is spending sometime
here with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Matthews.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. West spen
the past week at the BelmOn
Hotel. Ocean City. Maryland.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stephen
and daughter, Mrs. Louise Croppe
are spending this week at Oceal
City. Maryland
Mrs. William Ward is VISITING
her husband who is stationed d
Camp Pine, New York.
Miss Ann DickersOn is a patien
in Milford Memorial Hospita
where she underwent an appen
dectomy a few days ago.
Mrs. Mary Davis and son. Bobb
are spending some time with PR
vate Robert Davis who is StatiOne
at Augusta, Georgia.
Lieutenant Doris Brittinshal
who recently returned from dut
in the European Theatre is visitin
her mother, Mrs. Hannah Brittins
ham.
Mrs. Myra H. Jones one of OF
beauticians. with Miss katherir
DisharOon and Miss Katherir
Smith of Baltimore. Marylan
spent the past week at Algonqui
Cottage i'll Ocean City, Maryland.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-08-31
REDEEM

There will he Sunday school
services AT NcCollcy's church next
Sunday morning at IL A. NJ. Pres
ton Donovan. Supt
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Clendaniel
and Mrs. Pinky Clcndaniel were
Sunday afternoon guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Will Clcndauicl OF Ellen
dale.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-08-31

Mr., and Mrs. Paris Burton were
sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Donovan,
Miss Doris Jester spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Webb
of Milton.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson were
Saturday evening guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. charles Rust.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paris Burton were
Saturday evening guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Wilhert Mitchell and family of
Georprtown. aA
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhert Mitchell
and family were Tuesday evening
GUESTS of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Donovan.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-08-31

Gray IS vCry 1T
Mrs Carolyn Powell MCt ann Wis
tied her grandparents, Mr. ana
Mrs. James NJ Evans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-01
5000 Land On PoIowon
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tCOnLl0leu rom rage U alties were l36 killed, 53l wounded and eight missing.
 While wrecked docks and shore facilities will prevent full-scale use of Manila's pert, the communique said one Allied cargo ship, loaded with supplies already had entered the harbor.
 Opening the shipping route to Manila followed seizure Of Capul and Biri islands in San Bernardino Strait and Verde island, between Luzon and Mindoro, late last month
 American troops meantime con- tinue to fan out east of Manila and far to the north of the capital
 Fierce fighting broke out along the Kobayashi line, east of Manila, where the First Cavalry division en- countered severe Japanese resistance at Antipolo. The Japanese were re- ported using big guns, mortars and rockets, which were said to be equivalent to medium artillery in effect.
 On the northern front, sand divi- sion troops pushed north along the Villa Verde trail toward Balete pass road, leading into the Cagayan val ley,
 Other American forces also con- tinued their advance beyond Car ranglan, IA miles south of BaleG pass road and 80 miles north Of Manila.
 The communique disclosed that Boston and Thunderbolt dive-bomb- CTS made strong attack Monday on Puerto Princesa, on PalaWan Island in the Western Philippines and obtained effective" results.
 Puerto Princesa is the principal port on PalaWan and one of the likely points used in the reported landingD
 Libcrator bombers again raided rail installations on Formosa and enemy shipping off shore, and the communique said the attack was made without opposition.
 Seven Japanese merchant ships were sunk or damaged by American bombers in sweeps from Formosa in French Indo-China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-01
Germans Say Tanks
 Front Well Manned
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bach after heaving fighting on the Juelich Dusseldorf highway and the network Of roads around Muen- chen.
 It was evident that the Germans had rallied on the verge of disaster in the Ninth Army sector, but 1t was doubtful that they could juggle their remaining forces sufficiently to compensate for their terrific losses of the past week
 More than 0,50O Germans were captured yesterday, most of them by the American First and Ninth Armies. running the enemy's losses in prisoners for the past week to well over 30,000 on those two fronts.
 Censored front reports said the Germans were feeding in their ar- mored reserves in small groups. The Americans were by-passing pockets of German resistance, usually eight to ten tanks centered about 6 small infantry force, leaving them to be reduced by infantry and artillery fire.
 MOucTAJE OdouuItleS
 American casualties since the start of the offensive last Friday were described officially as moderate and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower s communique said Nazi resistance on the Ninth Army front up to last night was still only slight to mod crate"
 Heaviest fighting was reported centering around Muenchen- Glad bach. Some Ninth Army units were believed to have reached the out skirts of that town and the com panion fortress of Rheydt, while other armorcd clements outfanked the cities to the northwest and east.
 American fighter bombers pound- ed both towns late yesterday, how ever, spiking rumors that the Nazis had abandoned them to the ad = vancing Ninth Army. RAF reconnaissance reports raised the possibility that the Germans were getting ready to pull back across the Rhine on the Ninth Army oCCIoI, IOlIO"lIlB hlIHlldT reported withdrawal of their main forces from the Cologne area
 The British flyers reported that there were 9 ferry crossings, 20 pontoon sites, II road bridges and three railway bridges still stand ing on a 50-mile stretch of the Rhine between Wesel and Cologne, although previous reports had sug- gested the Rhine bridges had been knocked out by aerial bombing.
 Hundreds of German flax guns also were said to have been moved into the Rhine front west and south west of Dnesseldorf, suggesting the Nazis were getting ready to cover massed withdrawal across the river.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-01
Reds Resume Berlin Push

Continued from Page D striking toward the Baltic in aE attempt to seal off the threatened Baltic coastal sector for piecemeal destruction of its garrison.
 Moscow did not say from just what spot the Russians had sighted Koeslin. Last official Soviet reports had placed the Red Army g miles away. Koeslin is on the coastal Danzig- -Stettin railway seven miles south of the Baltic.
 Radio Berlin told Of fighting in the Pollnow area, 2l miles south east of Koeslin, p miles from the Baltic and r miles from the Dan- zig Stettin railway.
 Stettin Drive Nears
 Moscow dispatches reported that Rokossovsky's west wing in Gen. tral Pomerania had linked up with Marshal Gregory K Zhukovs First Ukrainian army southwest of newly captured Neustettin for a frontal drive on Stettin at the mouth of the Oder.
 Another Berlin broadcast by Col Ernst von Hammer, commentator for the German DNB agency, indi- cated that the Second Army also had penetrated the southern out skirts of DanZig after an advance of B miles from last reported posi- | tions.
 Won Hammers broadcast, not borne out by any other German or Soviet reports, said the Red army had attempted to push straight through to Danzig," but had been beaten back.
 "The garrison succeeded in huct- uating fighting in successful defend- ing It's bastions in the southern parts of the city, Won Hammer said
 If true, Won Hammers broadcast meant that the Soyiets had broken across the Wlcrzyca river 8 miles south Of Danzig and advanced up the Vistula Estuary past the heav. ily-fortified Strongholds of Staro- gard and IcMW, 24 and IT miles re- spectlvely below the former free port.
 The Soviet high command report. ed the capture of 50 more towns and villages in Rokossovsky's ex. banding drive through Pomerania toward the Baltic. though none was closer-29 miles-than tln railway junction of Bublitz, toppled Tuesday, Among them were the by-passed l2-Way communications hub of Neu. stcttin, N miles south of Pollnow Prechlau, 24 miles northeast of Neu. stettin, and SWornigacic, Ii mile; north of Chojnice. More than 5000 Germans were killed in the battle for Neustettin and 600 others taken prisoners. Some l,5O0 Soviet citizens which the Ger. mans had seized for slave labol were freed
 SwOrnigacie Captured
 SWornigacie, in the Polish corri. dor six miles east of the Pomeranian border. fell to the Russians in a nine-mile advance which outfianked the twin lakes of Korszyn and Charzy, possible NaZi defense DO. sition.
 Other Russian forces gained up to two miles on q l5-mile front 1T East Prussia, capturing six towns southwest of Koenigsberg. Among them was Worwegen. six miles from the Baltic coast.
 Marshal Ivan s. Koney's Firsl Ukrainlan army frightened It's encir. element of Breslau, industrial capi. tal Of Silesia. The suburb of Kleine Tschantsch, three miles from the center of Breslau, was captured, along with 10 more blocks inside the, city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-01
Prospect ox Groups Agree
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pect."
 Today this latter group is said to have notified Senator Wallace that they have withdrawn their op position to the time-extension bill because they have been given as surances by members of the board of tax review and J. Warren Up- son, attorney for the town that wherever possible "an equitable adjustment will be made on the specific rates involved as based o.. toe 1943 list"
 Senator Wallace was requested that similar assurances be given by Rep. Cowdell before the bill Is permitted thorugh the Senate.
 We believe Vt represent a min ority group in Prospect" represen- tatives stated today" which has suffered oppression for various req sons, and as such we are only talk ing every measure to protect our vested rights when we insist on this procedure"
 "The tax situation in Prospect is negotiable now and is matter for complete review which we intend to follow up at later date" an other representative stated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-01
Jops Fear An
 AII-Out Push
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 Ter than 1t now is possible to haul from the Marianas to the enemy capital.
 The fourth division, on the east. ern flank, also went over to tke at- tack, but made only limited gains" against Japanese firmly entrenched in sharp ridges rising from the east coast.
 The third divisions advance re. moved the enemy threats newly captured Motoy Una Airfield No. 9 The Central Airfield--as well az threatened Moyotama A'rf!eld 0. 3. the uncompl ted northern air strip Motoyama Airfield No. l, in Southern Two, already was being used by artillery observation planes.
 Motoyama, by-passed town sur rounded in the divisions advance, lies in the middle of the central plateau and contains a sulphur mill, government offices. a school and cluster of dwellings.
 Still ahead of the marines were hundred more concrete pillboxes, blockhouses and gun positions in the rocky ridges at the northern end of the island. Each one must be captured or neutraliZed in in- evitably bloody fighting. Marine casualties have not been announced beyond 5,372 for the first 58 hours of the invasion, but Ed- miral Chester w. Nimitz reported in communique that 4,784 Japanese bodies had been recovered by 6 D m. Monday.
 10 Japs Captured
 One additional Japanese soldier has been captured, he said, bring ing the number of prisoners for the hitter campaign to 10.
 S-Sgt. David Dempsey of CA West Fourth Street. New York city. a marine combat correspondent, re- vealed that more than 200 marines were killed or wounded in & day and half of fighting that ended ip the capture of Hill 382 several days ago.
 Radio Tokyo claimed that Amer ican casualties had reached 20,80O, but acknowledged that fighting had reached the decisive stage with the launching of major as- Sault by the marines" Marine artillery, carrier planes and the big guns off warships lying off Two continued to support the advancing marines. Some enemy mortar fire fell on the northern end of the invasion beaches yester- day, but further improvement iE unloading facilities was reported. Carrier aircraft also attacked a seaplane base on Chichi in the ad- jacent Bonin Islands Tue day, touching off an explosion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-01
Biz 3 Unanimous
 On Battle Plans
(From NEA Telephoto)
(Continued from Page D

1 the people of any liberated area, or of any former satellite state, to solve their own problems through firmly established democratic proc esses," he said.
 He explained that final decis- ions" in the liberated areas are go- ing to be made jointly and therefore will often be "a result of give and take compromise.
 The United States will not always have it's way 100 per cent nor will Russia or Great Britain
 He described the Polish solution as one outstanding example, of joint action by the three major Allies toward the objective of help ing to create "a strong, independ- ent and prosperous nation, with a government ultimately to be Se- lected by the Polish people them selves"
 He said to achieve this it was necessary to provide for the forma- tion of a new Polish government much more representative than had been possible while Poland was en- slaved. However, the new Polish provisional government of national unity will be pledged to holding a free election as soon as possible on the basis of universal suffrage and a secret ballot"
 Winding up his review of the con- ference, the President said he thought 1t spelled the end "of the system of undlateral action and ex- elusive alliances and spheres of in- fluence and balances of power and all the other expedients which have been tried for centuries-and have failed"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-01

be included.
 Tt is well known that the people east of the Curzon line are predom- inantly White Russian and Ukran- tan; and that the people west of the line are predominantly Polish. As far back as 1919, the representatives of the Allies agreed that the Curzor line represented fair boundary be- tween the two peoples.
 T am convinced that the agree ment on Poland, under the circum- stances, Is the most hopeful agree ment possible for free, indepen- dert and prosperous Polish state"
 He said Poland had been the cor ridor through which Russia was at- tacked-twice within recent memory
 MT. Roosevelt called the roll of responsibilities and recognition &C., corded France at the Crimea meet ing and said no word that would reveal his resentment at Gen. Char les De Gaulle's abrupt refusal to come to French city in North Af- rica to talk with him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-01
F. zukouskos Set
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(Continued from Page n fined to the States Prison at Wethersfield. The appeal proceed ings are expected to postpone the execution date, and new day may have to be set in the event the sen- tence is sustained.
 The day of hearing for the motion to the high court coincideS with the deadline for completing the appeal. If the appeal is to be perfected, all of the required papers must be filed by March 6, according to the exten- sion granted by the three judges.
 Tn the event the high court should grant the motion, Judge Frank P. McEVoy, Judge John II. King, and Judge Howard w. Alcorn, who con- ducted the murder trial, will issue an order stating the prisoner may take his appeal at state expense.
 The defense asked for a postpone ment Of the appeal deadline to March 6 because of the uncertainty of funds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-01

fronts.
 3. Agreement on voting methods in the proposed international secur- ity organization.
 4. Agreement on postwar occu- patton and control of Germany.
 6. Agreement on substitution of overall cooperative action now and after the war to avoid balance of power and spheres of influence" politics on the continent of Europe.
 6. Agreement on methods by which liberated countries shall be restored to economic security and political freedom.
 On these questions he said, the Nazis had hoped the Allies would divide and permit the doomed lead ers Of Germany to escape.
 But" he added. Hitler has fail ed"
 Responsibility for political condi- tions thousands of miles overseas can no longer be avoided by this great nation," the President said.
 Peace can endure only so long as IIuIthIllby ICdiiy ihicAoho VII Atp uitN Ai willing to work for 1t and sacrifice for It."
 The presidents appeal came just 3 hours after his return from IA, O0O-mile journey to Yalta.
 Of Crimea decisions and San Francisco objectives there was lit- tie new in his report to the nation He dealt in turn with Poland and France.
 "The decision with respect to the boundaries of Poland was com promise" the President explained under which, however, the Poles will receive compensation in terri- tory in the north and west in ex- change for what they lose by the Curzon line.
 "The limits of the western boun- dary will be permanently fixed in the final peace conference. It was agreed that large coast line should
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-01
Reich Hit 17th Consecutive Duy

London, March l-"(UP)-Ameri- can and British planes opened new month of the winter aerial offensive against Germany today, striking at the Reich for the l7th straight day.
 The first announcement of the U. s. ighth Air Forces attack lacked details.
 More than 800 British Lancaster ano Halifax heavy bombers attacked Mannheim. transport center on the Rhine, an da synthetic oil plant at Kamen near Dortmund. They had fighter escort.
 Last night British Mosquito planes dropped two-ton bombs on Berlin for the ninth straight night. Other Mosquito formations attacked Mu- Iiich and Nuremberg, NaI shrine cities.
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