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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-16
Your Health By Dr. William Brady

SIRned letters pertaining tO per.
 sonal health and hygiene, not to
 disease, diagnosis Of treatment.
 will be answered by Dr. Brady iK
 a stamped self-addressed envelope
 b enclose,.. Letters should be Driek
 and written in ink. No reply can
 be made to queries not conform
 ing to instructions. Address pr.
 William Brady, National News
 paper Service, 320 West Madison
 Street, Chicago. III.
 INTELLIGENCE AND CANCER
 If there is one advantage vouch- safed the intelligent woman over her uneducated sister in reference to the cancer problem-a problem which one woman in eight must inevitably face if she reaches for ty-it is her prudence, which leaos her physician for examination upon the appearance of any trouble at all' whereas her ignorant and hence prudish sister procastinates until the disease, if it is cancer, IS WeV advanced.
 Through women's clubs, nurses auxiliaries, social service agencies and newspaper appeals, 1919 pre- sumably well women, some single, some married and with families, or all walks of life, ages from 90 to 30 years, volunteered to report twice year for five years for pelvic examination. DTS. Catherine MacFarlane, Margaret c. SturglS and Faith s. Betterman conducted this study. The examination was just the simple examination any good doctor makes to determine whether there is any indication Of cancer of the uterus. Now 545 or these volunteers have completed the five-year period. Four cases of cancer of the cervix or neck of the uterus and one case of cancer or the body of uterus were found-un- = der adequate. prompt treatment al! of these patients have remained well, 2 for six years, 2 for fve yeras, for IS months. In addition to the five cases of cancer thus discovered at the earliest possible stage among 545 presumably well women, 461 inflammatory lesions were found, and 200 of these have been treated and eliminated. Ages of the women who were found to have cancer were 39, Al, 34, A and 65 years, and all had borne one or more children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-16
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Drew Pearson Reports:
 ''Things Remember About President Roosevelt"
- BY - DREW PEARSON

Washington April 16The empty today and little Actually Franklin Roosevelt hasn't been here much this winter and really different He Warm Springs after his re-eion after the Inauguration to Yaa then Hyde andW arm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-16
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL L. DOUGLASS. DID.
By EARL L. DOUGLASS.
SMALL BEGINNINGS OF GREAT
 EVILS

The gypsy moth has wrought im- measurable devastation among the trees of this country. Few people know the circumstances under which 1t came to our land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-16
. 'NATIONAI
 SPOTLIGHT
Two Senate Bodies On Spot
By PETER EDISON Waterbury DemOcrat-NEA Wash ingtOn Correspondent

IhBIOH OUEFe8PVIIucHV
 Washington, April IS - Buried in the confidential transcript of Sen- ate Foreign Relations Committee executive session hearings of the past two months is the record of mix-up with the Department of State over postwar international civil aviation treaties and executive agreements drafted at the 54-nation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-16

Copyright, 1945, by The Bell Syndicate, Incl
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-26
Polio Victims Aunt
To Aid Kenny Drive

Mrs. Elsie Swigger Of 1850
Strathmoor has made a resolution
to begin the New Year by devot-
ing her efforts to the Sister Kenny
Drive.
Although she has no children of
her own, she is keenly aware Of
the ravageS wrought by infantile
paralysis. 4 |
Her little niece, Shirley Spen-
Ger, IL, 1881 Derby, is unable to
use her legs today, 10 months
after polio struck.
I've read about the mar
velous results Sister Kenny has
had, and the least / can do II
help raise funds for her good
work." Mrs. Swigger explained
TO Billy Baxter. state 75minis-
traitor for the Sister Kenny
Foundation.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-26
In The Times TO-DAY

Clinics for Detroit Is one OF
the goals sought by the current
drive to raise $35o,oO0 in Wayne
County. Fifty per cent Of the
funds will be used here to train
technicians in the complete Kenny
method and to establish a mobile
Unit for use in emergency epi-
denies. wv ~
Baxter has issued a call for
10000 volunteers TO take part In
Kenny Tag Day, Jan. 5. Head
quarters is located in the Cannon
Memorial marine, recruiting CEN
ter, Washington Blvd. at Mich
igan. The phone number is CA
67S5.
Individual contributors are
urged 10 use the blank appearing
in the Times today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-26
} $4,000 Men
Storm City

CHUNGKING, Dec. 25 (AP) Chinese press
dispatches said today that $4,000 Communists were
attacking Kaoyu on the Grand Canal GO miles north
of Marking.
The government report said Communists also
striking at Shaopo south of Kaoyu and at Taihsen to
the southeast
The dispatches described the attempt to
seize the three towns preparatory to efforts to cut the
Yangtze River between Marking and Shanghai
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-26
Lindbergh Son
Iii i'm Hospital

NORWALK, Conn, Dec. 25
QNS)-The condition of Jon Nor
row Lindbergh, 13. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, was
reported greatly improved" at
Norwalk Hospital today.
The boy is suffering from a
respiratory ailment.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-26
Search Ruins
Of Hospital
For Victims

HARTFORD, Conn, Dec.
25 (INSl-Frantic relatives
and friends sought to iden-
today-the-15 persons
burned to death in the Christ
mas Eve fire which swept
the Niles Street Convalescent
Hospital.
The fire started from a short
circuit in a Christmas tree, au-
thorities said, and spread rapidly
through the three-story building.
At least 27 patients suffered
severe burns and dozen firemen
were overcome by smoke.
Firen1en planned to search
through the ice-encrusted ruins of
the hospital today for bodies of
others believed to have perished.
WOMAN LEAPS TO DEATH
Thousands of persons who wit
\ messed the fire saw one woman
jump to her death from a flaming
upstairs room.
Hospital authorities said ap-
proximately 60 patients, many of
them elderly, were in the hospital
when the fire broke out. Identi-
fication of the victims will prove
difficult, officials said, as all hos
pital records were destroyed.
VICTIMS TRAPPED
The Hartford police garage was
turned into a temporary mofgae
to receive the bodies.
Many of the victims were
trapped on the upper stories, po-
lice said, because there were no
exterior fire escapes on the hos
pital.
Just as firemen thought all per.
sons had been rescued, two
screaming women were seen in
the raging flames. They could not
be rescued.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-26

WYE ARE come to our postwar Christmas.
w For the first time in five years, at this
gentle season, we exchange greetings of
good cheer with heartiness that is unforced.
We hear again the blessed message of peace
on earth We listen earnestly even though we
know the peace ON earth this day is brittle.
Why, year after year, do we continue with
such brave resolution to cherish the Christmas
story?
What have we in Detroit to be happy about
on this troubled Christmas?
WE ARE not yet recovered from our war
W wounds Thousands of Detroit families
will breathe prayer today for sons sacrificed
in battle.
Economically we grope with pressing and
bitter problems of labor relationship. Our nor
NAL way of life remains fractured.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-26

Joyous
ufefiide
Hailed

His Eminence Edward Car
dinal elect M oney, arch
bishop of Detroit, appealed
for a peace founded on good
will as he led devout Catholics
in-the traditional midnight
celebration of c hris m a s
Mass.
The midnight watch also was
kept in several Episcopa
churches, while the majority of
other denominations opened their
doors to worshippers this morning
in tribute TO the Prince of Peace.
The spirit of the first peace
time Christmas since 1910 not
only was to be found in every
house of worship but also per-
Vaded the far hooks and crannicS
of Detroit as various organiza.
tons gave Santa Claus a helping
hand. -
CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
A candlelight service, The
Miracle of Christmas" was OBJ
served at the Trinity Methods
| Church.
Other Christmas services las
night included those at the Senior.
Hi Fellowship of the Draytor
Presbyterian Church, Ferndale
st. Pauls Lutheran Church
Calvary Presbyterian Church; St
Marks Methodist Church; Bush
nell Congregational Church, anC
the Church of the Incarnation.
Among the numerous churche,
conducting services today -werl
Gethesmane Lutheran.
2,2OO ATTENDED MASS
More than 2,200 Catholic,
jammed the Cathedral of tn,
Most Blessed Sacrament we'll be
fore midnight, despite the freez
ing rain, to listen TO Christina!
carols and TO celebrate the mas
with the cardinal-elect.
The archbishop, who will re
ceive his cardinal zuchetta at tn,
Vatican in February, celebrated
the pontificial high mass and tive
low masses, assisted by Msgr
Allen Babcock, the Rev. FIR
James Embser; deacon, the Rev
Edward Burckhardt; sub-deacon
the Rev. Joseph Ryder, anc
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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-26
PRIESTS DEFY FLAMES

Several priests rushed into the
flames to administer last rites to
the dying. They finally escaped,
exhausted and suffering from
smoke.
The flames were so hot that
fire ladders caught fire and had
TO be removed from the walls.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-26

snow tonight; moderate to heavy
glazing north. causing hazard
Gus driving; moderate south
easterly winds shifting
westerly tonight.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-26

In such disturbed scheme of things has
Christmas any place?
Yes
The spirit of Christmas is doubly precious
to us in these grave times.
1t is precious to us because in spite of all
our faults and frailities as people, we really
desperately want to do better.
WE DO want peace on earth.
w We do want good will which, after all,
means justice among nations, and honor and
understanding and fair dealing among the peo-
Piles of nations.
In our hearts, because we are not wilfully
Goddess we strive ever to recover the code of
conduct that was born two thousand years ago
with an infant in manger.
Today, through His influence, actually is
day of peace.
1t is the Christmas wish Of this newspaper
to the paope Of nntroit' sl}.es,tyae pas 'wi!l
return now to us and bless all of us permanently.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-26
THE WEATHER
HnIRIY TEMpTp

The sun will set a. sos , m today and
rise tomorrow al T:57 M
The moon will SET At 12.35 . m today
and rise tomorrow az 1920 m
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-26
"Peaee on earth,
good will
towards mem"

FORECAST:
Lower Michigan :
Rain south, and
freezing rain
north today,
changing IN
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
Carrier Planes
Hammer Jap
Homeland Isles
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torpedo hits on the Yamato while
dive bombers poured thousand-
pound armor-piercing bombs on her
decks.
1t Alan Turnbull of Pasadena,
California, another pilot, said there
were so many planes criss-crcssing
the target area from all directions
that it was surprising there were
no collisions.
That was the most hazardous
part of the attack-to avoid rum
ming into our own planes" he said.
Not single japanese plane was
encountered during the entire at
tack. In addition to the Yamato,
the carrier planes sank a cruiser of
about 5000 tons, smaller light
cruiser or large destroyer and three
destroyers. Three other destroyers
were left burning and another three
escaped, though presumably dam
aged.
A Japanese communique acknoWl-
edged the less of a battleShip, a
cruiser and three deStroyerS in the
air attack. 1t also claimed that 80
American ships had been sunk and
18 damaged since Friday off Oki-
nawa.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
Five Japanese
Brothers
In Armed Forces

Five sons of Mr. and Mrs. Kunihei
Matsumoto. former japanese resi-
dents of Imperial Valley, are serving
in the armed forces of the United
States, it was announced Monday
from the japanese relocation at Pos
ton, Arizona.
Last to e.,ser the service was Tat
sunni Mats un.oto, who left for Ft.
Douglas, Utan. late last week.
S Sgt. Suikiohi Matsumoto and
Private Katsuki Matsumoto are with
the 442nd Regimental combat team
in France. Private George Mat
sumoto is stationed at Camp Bland
ing. Florida and Private SuSumu
Matsumoto recently received med
ical discharge from Ft. Douglas.
Sergeant Suikichi Matsumoto has
been decorated with the Purple
Heart for wounds received Novem-
Der 8, 1914, in France.
Private Tatsumi Matsumoto, lat
est addition to Tie service roster, at
tended Calexico Union High school
and Holtville Union High school,
graduating in 1882. Previous to the
evacuation of all persons OF Jap
anese ancestry from Pacific coast
areas. he and his brothers engaged
in farming in the Mount Signal dis
trict. near CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
Mitchell Hospital
Funds Allotted

CAMPO, April 9. - Construction
work on the million dollar improve
ment program at Mitchell Conval-
escent hospital received new i'm
petus Monday with the announce
ment that the war department
awarded a 100000 contract fer
conversion of facilities" at the hos
pital
Conversion of facilities it was
explained, is the program dealing
with the conversion of barracks
into hospital rooms and wards much
more adapted to the needs and
comforts of the patients, all OF
whom are men sent to the place
for treatment after long service with
the armed forces overseas. 1t was
understood that the barracks will
be insulated and many comforts
and conveniences provided.
The contract was awarded to the
Del E. Webb Construction company
of Phoenix. Arizona. This firm has
been working at the hospital for
! tcme time on the elaborate program
planned to make the place ideal for
the purpose for which it is being
used.
One of the main improvements
will be reconditioning building.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
Americans Break
OkinaWa Defense
In Fierce Battle
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miles northeast, Saturday.
The advances, coupled with an
almost unopposed marine push in
central Okinawa, brought one third
or more Of the islands under AM
erican contr,l as the invasion en-
tered its second week.
As on Two, the Japanese defenders
OF Naha were fighting from caves,
interlocking pillboxes and other
strong points on heights from which
they could sweep the advancing AM
ericans with murderous crossfire.
HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING
Frequent hand-to-hand combats
were developing as the Americans
lit deeper into defenses manned by
upwards of 10000 Japanese. One
knoll alone was found to have as
many as Is entrances to its under
ground tunnels and caverns, where
large quantities of supplies and am
munition were found.
At night. the japanese were at
tempting their favorite tactics OF
infiltration. Some American troops
were killing japanese within two Oh
three feet of their foxholes in the
night blackness.
japanese batteries opened fire Oh
American guns emplaced on Keise
Island, some eight miles west of Ma
ha, and violent artillery duel fol-
lowed. American battleships finally
intervened with broadsideS that sill
enced the enemy guns.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
PERIL KRUPP WORKS

Vanguards of the Ninth Army
were fighting through the streets OF
both Dortmund and Essen. and late
dispatches said the doughboys were
nearing ESsen's great Krupp works
There was no immediate wCrd on
the progress of the First Army col
umns slashing out from their
bridgeheads across a 40-mile stretch
of the WeSer and Werra rivers east
of the Ruhr.
The Americans were across both
rivers in great strength at points
l40 miles or less due west of Serlin
and front correspondents said there
appeared to be no coherent opposi-
ton in their path.
The blacked-out First Army spear-
heads captured Goettingen, 13 miles
east of the river and the most adj
vanced point on the bTidgehead line
extending from Witzenhausen, 1G
miles to the south, to L9uenforde,
more than IS miles to the north
west.
More than $4,000 German wound
ed were captured in the Goettingen
hospital, indicating the speed and
confusion Of the German flight in
that area.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
yonk Pordtroop
Units Hit Rodd

Sunday. The juncture closed off the
last practicable escape roads foi
perhaps $4,000 Germans pinned
down on the Dutch y-bcmb coast
around Rotterdam. Amsterdam and
The Hague.
Another great trap vas being
compressed in the by-passed Ruhr
basin. American Ninth Army troops
ground down into the northern
flank of the Ruhr against savage
opposition, while U. S. First Army
forces battled into the eastern and
southeastern sides of the pockets.
More than $4,000 Of the estimated
10000 Germans originally caught
in the Ruhr trap already lad been
captured by the two Americans
armies and thousands more are re-
ported streaming into prison cages
early Monday
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
FARM BRUEAU DIRECTORS
STUDY SCHOOL TAXES

Imperial County Farm Bureau di-
rectors Saturday passed a resolu-
ton endorsing the general prin-
ciple5 Of a proposed legislative bill
reducing the limits of taxation rates
which may be levied by school
boards.
Assemblyman George Buffers of
Brawley asked the directors for an
expression of opinion and the reso-
luton Saturday was in compliance
with the request.
The bill, it was explained at the
meeting, would make it possible for
school boards to levy 80 cent rate
for general purposes in addition to
70 cents for building purposes. Now,
directors said, boards may levy 30
per cent for all purposes, making it
necessary to pass bond issues Tor
building if the money thus raised
is all spent for purposes other than
buildings.
The 30 and 10 cent plan was in
effect several years ago, directors
said, and they believed it more sat-
isfactory.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
Downey Cancels
Amendments
To Water Treaty
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Tuesday. Under senate rules treaty
must remain on the calendar "a
hours after disposal of any amend
ments before a ratification resolu-
ton can be called up. Debate will
be resumed Tuesday.
A vote on ratification of the pro-
posed treaty was expected this week
now the possibility of long debate
on amendments has been eliminated.
Downey said he believed he could
accomplish everything we want" by
reservations.
Downey has led the opposition to
the document which gives Mexico a
guaranteed 100000 acre feet of
water annually from the Colorado
River and gives the United States
an estimated 350,000 acre feet of
Rio Grande river water below Ft.
Quitman, Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
Former Resident
Of Valley Dies

Curtis Williams, 53-year-old vet
Gran of World War No. l, died Fri
day in a sanitorium in San Fer
nando, it was learned Monday.
He was taken there for treatment
Of an illness from which he had
suffered for more than seven years.
The funeral will be held at 2 pm.
Tuesday at the M. H. Simons funer-
al chapel at 3610 Eleventh street,
Riverside. Burial will be at Ever
green cemetery in Riverside, Ell
Centro friends were informed Mon
day.
Williams made his home in I'M
per!al Valley 33 years. having been
oorn in Huntington, Tennessee. He
was a member of the American
Iegion and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
He IS survived by his wife, Mrs
Elnora williams; five sisters; and
one brother
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
Navy Radioman
Of WestmorIand
Receives Medal

Robert Andre Walker, 10, West
morland, aviation radioman thlru
class in the navy, recently received
the Air Medal at cereronies al the
naval air station at Alameda.
He S radioman-gunner on a
carrier based torpedo plane anu
engaged in numerous strikes against
the Japanese in the Paciflc. Blue
Jacket Walker is : son of Byron D.
Walker of Westmorland.
"Radioman Walker" the citation
accompanying the decoration read
distinguished himself by meritor-
ious achievement while partlclpat-
ing in flight as radioman-gunner
of q carrier-based torpedo bomber
during operations against the enc
nv from June 90 to October %,
1914"
The citation continues: THE ac-
tions during this period consisted
of strikes against enemy shipping
and installations at or near the
Palau Islands, Nansei Shoto and
Formosa and support for landings
by United States forces at Guam
Palau and the Philippines.
ION these actions he was of great
assistance to his pilot and in spite
of all enemy resistance, he main
tanned a calm and courageous attl-
tude which was great aid and IN
spiration to the members of his COM
bat crew.
Signer of the citation was Vice
Adm. Marc A. Mitscher, USN.
Young Walker was boFn in Braw-
ley and was Student at Brawley
Union High school when he enlist
ed in the nav February 10, l943.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
Sheriff's Posse
Entertains 400

Imperial County Sheriff's Posse
members played host to more than
400 men women, and children Sun
day afternoon at the first monthly
program of horseback riding. con-
tests and games at the posse cor
rails on Imperial avenue, FL Centre.
Similar events are expected to be
presented once each month, the con-
tests being open to families of posse
men and invited guests.
High winds during the afternoon
interfered with the program plan
ned but the contestants went
through their PAGES in spite OF the
handicap the weather created.
Sheriff Robert w. Ware said the
committees will get together soor
to plan for the next program which
is expected to be held early in May
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
Slightly Confused

Life in the great open spaces
apparently was too much for Faye
Smoot. She was with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Phipps, Mrs. Tressa Smith,
and Miss Virginia Grassland on a
trip to Borego Valley.
Away out yonder the party was
talking to some of the residents.
DO you have many wild animals,
coyotes, and snakes out here -
somebody asked one of the resi-
dents.
Il killed cougar yesterday
someone replied.
oh" gasped Faye, that's bear
isn't ft?"
That night the party camped out
in Palm Canyon and supposed to be
asleep.
Listen" suddenly whispered Faye
Il hear footprints
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
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Gen. Sepp Dietric!1, ruthless Nazi
commander in Vienna I'D heen as
sassinated by patriots who pumped
five revolver shots into him at vir-
tually point-blank range while he
was en- route to give pep talk to
his troops.
Dietrich, one of Hitler's favorite
commanders, had been in command
of the Sixth panzer army in the
Ardennes breakthrough last Decem-
ber before being shifted to Vienna.
Moscow also broadcast an official
declaration asserting t n a Red
Army troops had entered Austria
as liberators with no territorial
ambitions or claims. Russia will CO.
operate in restoring Austrias pre-
Anschluss independence, the dec
laration said.
Tolbukhin issued proclamation
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
Farmers Urge
Weed Cuttinq

Too many weeds in the bitches
and borrow pits in Imperial coun-
ty,' was the verdict of Imperial
County Farm Bureau directors Sat-
urday SO they voted to ask for help.
Directors instructed Alex Meyer,
president, to appoint a committee
to call upon the board of supervis-
ors and the irrigation district direc-
tors to eradicate the weeds and
thus prevent them from spreading
into the fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
Ex.Nazi Banker
Says Gold Loss
Hits Body Blow
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the invaded countries had been stor-
ed in other countries"
Palyi, naturalized American citi-
zen, left Germany in 1888 with the
rise of Hitler. He has served as an
economist at the University of Chi
cago and at the present is financial
consultant to an Insurance COM
Dany.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-09
GREECE PLANS ELECTION

ATHENS, April 9. (UP)-Admlral
Petros Voulgaris, new premier OF
Greece, said Monday that his gov
eminent will hold public elections
at the earliest possible time.
He pledged the government to
aid Greeks in economic reconStruc-
ton and the realization of Greek
national rights. Earlier. the Athens
radio said the new cabinet had been
sworn in before Regent Archbishop
Damaskinos Sunday night, succeed
ing that of Gen. Nicholas Plastiras.