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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-14
DENIES RESPONSIBILITY

He was back again with another
International News bulletin, this
time a real bulletin which said
that the United Press denied the
flash" out of Washington and
was investigating the source
After that there were explans-
tiens every few minutes saying
that UP denied sending the
"hash" and that the investigation
was on.
The United Press announced a
IS 900 reward for information
leading 10 the source of the mes
sage, and said the FBI and FEC
had been asked 10 aid in the in
Meanwhile the horn honking
were catching on and
the din stopped like a faucet
would be turned off.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-14
ABOUT ENLISTED MEN

All enlisted personnel dis
charged for any reason are COM
pletely separated from the mill
tary service.
Those discharged under the re-
adjustment regulations are pre-
cluded from relnduction unless
they volunteer. Those honorably
discharged for reasons other than
readiustment may he drafted If
conditions change for which dis
charge was given
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-14
WARNED OF ERROR

In a minute he was back with
what was referred 10 as "a bull
letin from international News
Service" which read;
Opposition erroneous: II was
ZERO"
This was actually not a Bulletin
but a confidential message 10 edi-
tors who, all over the country by
now were demanding TO know if
the United Press fash was cor
rect. Such confidential messages
to editors are usually for the in
formation of clients of a news
service and not for widespread
distribution. But the announcer
had 10 say something so he ap-
parently threw accepted rules TO
the winds.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-25

from the chalet were among the targets attacked between nine and ten am. by two separate forces of heavy Lancasters with twelve thousand pound earthquake" bombs.
 Both United States Eighth Air force and RAF fighters escorted the Lancasters in the assault.
 The first announcement of the Air Ministry said that two bomb- CTS were missing. There was no official suggestion that the attack was planned specifically to catch Hitler in his fortress home. but unofficially it was pointed out "there is always that possibility"
 Several German broadcasts in sisted that Hitler is staying in Berlin, a martyr to a lost cause, but such reports are discounted in Allied quarters.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-25
Allies Earthquake Bombs Blast Berchtesgaden

LONDON, April 25-(P)-RAF Lancasters bombed Hitler's chalet in Berchtesgaden in the possible attempt on his life. Both the chal- ct and the heavily guarded install lations on the grounds in the mountain retreat were bombed.
 The Storm Troopers barracks and Hit1er's Alpine refuge on top of Kehlstein mountin five miles
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-25
Security Confer ence Opened At San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25- (P)-With one chair, Poland, dra- matically empty, forty-six victo- rious nations of World War Two assembled in the first historic po- litical conference to try and blue
 Continued on Page Four)
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-25
Soviet Armies Almost Encircle Berlin

LONDON, April 25-lP)-Sov- jet troops reached the Elbe River on a twenty-two mile front north west of Dresden and all but com pleted the encirclement of Berlin, slicing the last escape rail line to the west, the German command said. Moscow announced Monday the Russians had reached the Elbe river northwest of Dresden.
 At last reports the Americans stood on the Mulde river east of Leipzig, twenty-miles from the Elbe. The broadcast communique said the Russians had reached the Elbe between Riesta, twenty-five miles northwest of Dresden and Torgau, another point twenty-two miles farther northwest.
 Half of Berlin is held by Soviet troops, beating down German bar ricades of stone and iron and knocking back German tanks and fighting Nazis who popped out of subways behind the Russian lines. The wreckage in Berlin is de- scribed as stone jungles of roar ing bitter battle.
 The First White Russian army cut nine miles southward from West Berlin to Ketzin, fourteen miles due west of the capital and all but encircled the city. The German communique said the complete isolation of the capital is near. German defenders, young and old, fought stubbornly in the city which was once one of the worlds greatest, is being reduced to heap of blasted masonry and ashes.
 The First White Russian Army, driving from the north and the First Ukrainian Army, advancing from the south joined forces yes- terday in southeastern Berlin, cutting off large forces of Ger mans to the southeast.
 Propaganda Minister Goebbels in a statement broadcast from the Hamburg radio told Berliners that help was on the way, and ap- pealed to the garrison to held out, important relief defenders of Berlin are being brought up"
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-25

Mrs. E. w. Quigley left for Sol omon today, where MT. Quigley is engaged in mining. She was taken by Pete Curran and his dog team.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-25
NOTICE

Written applications shall be received al the office of the City Clerk. until $500 PM. April 30th. ls4s. for the following positions in the Fire and Police Depart ment:
 Assistant Chief of Fire and Police Dept. .$3S0.00 per mo. Engineer $300.00 per mo. Driver .s3o0.oo per mo. Utility Man .s2so.oo per mo.
 Common Council of Nome.
 By Carrie M. McLain.
 City Clerk.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-25
ENC|RCL|NG MUNICH

PARIS, April A - (P - The American Third Army reached the Danube and moved to within eighty-two miles of Berchtesga- den, while two other armies are assaulting Hitler's final Alpine re- doubt and crashed forward in great maneuver to encircle Mu- nich, one of the greatest of south German cities.
 British in the north stormed Bremen, while armies in the cen ter awaited a junction with the Russians. American Seventh and French First armies are exploit ing their Danube bridgeheads in drives to the Swiss-Austrian bor- ders with the encirclement of Mu- nich shaping up steadily"
 An Associated Press correspon- dent, A. I. Goldberg, reported from Devers, Sixth Army group headquarters, that the vaguely defined redoubt in the south has perhaps been invaded already by Devers troops which outflanked Lake Constance, its western limit.
 The Tenth Armored Division of the Seventh Army captured Ober- balzheim, sixty-seven miles northwest of Munich and ninety seven miles from Brenner Pass into Italy. Other Seventh Army troops are but forty-six miles ! from Munich, third largest city in Germany.
 All three armies are rolling un- checked through the foothills of the Alps on terrain two thousand or more feet high. Patton's Third Army reached Regen, thirty-two miles from Austria and one hun dred twenty-three miles from the Russian lines in the St. Polten area west of Vienna. Both armies are in the Danube valley which is good tank country.
 The junction of these forces en- circles all unconquered Bohemian and Moravian portions of Czecho- slovakia which Bismarck said is the key to the control of Europe.
 In the northern redoubt the British stormed Bremen and frightened the siege on Hamburg and bombed troops and trains pulling into Denmark.
 The American and Russian junction in the center is expected today if indeed it has not already occurred as many correspondents Continued on Page Five)
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-25
BASEBALL
MONDAY GAMES

MONDA IAMEo All American League games post D oned. Hollywood Seattle game postponed.
 National League Philadelphia 2, New York 5; Chicago Cincinnati game post poned; Brooklyn 6. Boston 8. Only games scheduled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22

tone Soloist, and the premiere presentation of com p osition by Kent Cooper. general man. ager of the Associated Press, the Cities Service Highways in Mel ody'' program will go journeying through a variety of musical land- marks (NBC, 800 p. m) Bill Bell, on the tuba, also will be a soloist with the orchestra under Paul Lavalle's direction
 Reluctant at first to being hyp- Notized. Nora's curiosity finally wins out, hurdling her and hubby Nick Charles knee deep in murder, in "The Case of the Sinister Sug- gestion," this Fridays fast-mov- ing epsiode Of The Adventures of the Thin man. (CBS, 8;3O p. m.
 Meeting with mad mystic, is all in the line of duty for Nora, but she's none too well pleased when Detective Charles, as usual, choose the far pleasanter task of cross-examining a feminine sus- pect.
 It Pays to Be Ignorant-Gags- Tom Howard says puppy love is the beginning of dogs life" :. Harry McNaugton,, claims liberty is what man exchange for a wife. Tom Howard, says his lex perts' are so dumb they think steam shovel is used to shovel steam with. Lulu Mcconnell, is so knock-kneed, everytime she walks someone says come in! :. George Shelton, thinks silverware is medicine - he takes it after meals! Harry McNaneAnton, used to be carpenter in a beauty parlor-he filed nails! George Shelton says if two pints make one quart, one quart makes-one drunk. Lulu Mcconnell has ambitious teeth-they're out in front
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22

highest citation of the United States Treasury Department when the shows 12th Anniversary pro- gram is broadcast over WJZ-Am- erican from Sheboygan, Wis, Me- Neill's hometown, on Saturday, June 23, at a. m.
 The citation, to be awarded Don for his efforts in selling War Bonds during the Seventh War Loan Drive, will be presented by Ben jamin H. Namm, president Of the National Retail Dry Goods Asso- citation. The work of the entire Breakfast Club troupe in further ing bond sales also will be lauded by Namm on the program, admis- sion to which will be by War Bond purchases exclusively.
 Milton Berle was busy rehears- ing his Let Yourself Co., program the other day when Al Jolson walk ed in the studio eXclaiming: With nothing to do but go to race tracks and ball games, here I am hanging around comics, singers and musi- cians-just the ham" in me, I guess Jolson's recent appearance on Let Yourself Co., resulted in such as avalanche of favorable mail that there is a possibility that the famous mammy singer will join Berle soon for reepat engage ment.
 William Bendix, star of the week ly, WATR-Blue comdey show, The Life of Riley" was telling the cast about the trouble he's encountered in trying to furnish his new Bel-Air (Calif) home. Among other things" said radios Riley" T bought Louis XIV bed but it was too small. A man of my size can't be comfortable in anything less than a Louis XVI Bed!"
 Phil Bakers "Ttake It Or Leave It" Sunday night show is magnet for visiting Hollywood stars and Broadway luminaries with a night of. Take last weeks audience as typical. Hugh Woo Woo" Herbert, Al Jolson, Peggy Ann Garner, Fred Stone and daughter, Paula, were just a few of the famous folks in the auditorium. All say Baker is performers performer" and the appearance week after week of stellar personalities at his broad casts bears out the contention.
 With Conrad Thibatllt as bari
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22
Old Salts Crowned On Baby Flattops,
 But They Won Glory In U-Boat Battle

The "jeep carriers were to be 800 footers, 30 foot beam, capable of carrying some 36 planes, capable of making 20 knots or more, highly maneuverable, armed with only one five inch gun and few 20 and 40 nm. machine guns for anti-aircraft fire.
 The first of Kaiser's carriers was christened rightly the Casa blanca. It was launched on April, 1943, and commissioned July, 1943.
 The Navy gave it and about dozen others to the British to use for hauling combat planes across the ocean. Old sea dogs would have nothing to do with these pa per hulls. Weren't some of the fit- tings made by Lionel, the outfit that made toy trains? How could they be any good?
 IDEAL SUB CHASERS
 But the British soon found out that the escort carriers were ideal for chasing submarines, and then that fact was discovered by Ad- miral J. M Mccain, then Chief of Naval Operations for Air. In Sep- tember, 1943, he called Kaiser to Washington, told him he wanted more of these baby flattops, and he wanted them faster. Simultaneous ly, the U. s. Navy began taking them back from the British for use in the Pacific. The baby flattops had made good.
 The program met with one more setback, however. Landing craft began to prove themselves of more value than almost any other type of ship and they got top pri- ority in preparation for island hop ping in the Pacific and D-Day in Europe.
 But the 50 flattops that Kaiser did build were all finished by July, 1914, just two years and month after Kaiser first brought his water colors and his idea to Washington. At the peak of the building pro- gram, son Edgar had the Vancouver yard turning out five carriers month.
 Todd shipyards have built an other 35 flattops on Maritime Com mission hulls, and the Navy got mother IS by converting tanker hulls to carriers. These 100 baby fattops did the trick. The Navy really won't need any more. They were that good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22
WAVELETS .
By BILL HARRINGTON

Jerry Wayne, starred on the WATR-Blue chain Sundays( he moves to a Friday CBS niche July 6) is turning composer. The popu- lar crooner will pen the music for a Broadway comedy tentatively titled "Hoopalah." Jerry's previous songwriting efforts produced "Un- der the Spell of Love- which he uses as his theme.
 Theme song of the "Blondie'' Sunday CBS airshow, which was composed six years ago by the programs maestro, Billy Artzt, is now on the nations music counters The tune, titled Blonde" in hon. or of the radio show, has lyrics by Julie Styne and Sammy Kahn, who wrote the current hits, Saturday Night "ll Be Seeing You' and Come Out, Wherever You Are"
 A letter had to travel almost twice around the world before it caught up with Alice Frost, the pert puzzler of NBC's NJ. and Mrs. North" The writer, a CT in the British signal Corps, stationed some where in the heart of Africa mailed the letter about a year ago but it had the wrong address and made two trips back and forth over the Atlantic. Finally, last week, the star received the letter. In it, the CT wrote that he had listened in by shortwave to MT. and Mrs North" more than a year ago, and just when the time for the solu- tion came, his radio had gone dead He emplored the actress to tell him who the murders was before his patience wore out!
 Dynamic Ida Lupino, whose cur rent film is Pillow to Post,' and Thomas J. Deegen, director of Public Information for American Airlines, are guest judges, along with a service man who will be chosen the eve of the broadcast on the Dunninger show, at 10:0O p. m, over NEG Stations. The mo- tables will be On hand to super wise famous Dunninger Brain buster" Between feats of mystifi- cation, music will be supplied by Songstress Marilyn Day and Nit chell Ayres' orchestra. Bill Slater is master of ceremonies.
 Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore, fersh from their triumphant war bond broadcast last Friday, will continue their fun making on their regular Friday night program to- night at 10:00 p. m. over the CBS Network.
 Jimmy and Garry played to a capacity house of 1900 persons at the Fox Beverly Theatre in Beverly Hills, California, last Friday, with all seats holding war bond pur- chasers.
 Vocalovely Jeri Sullavan goes sentimental on the program tonight with her version of "A Friend of Yours" Roy Bargy's Orchestra will feature the ever popular Carlo ca."
 Don McNeill. genial host of the American Broadcasting Companys Breakfast Club, will receive the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22

When Kaiser told his story to Land, that old salt took off as only he can do. He wouldn't permit Kaiser to stop building Liberty ships and furthermore, You'll have to take it up with the Navy"
 The only man in the Navy Kaiser knew then was Vice Admiral s. M. Robinson of the Bureau of Procure ment and Material. Kaiser went to see him. Strangely enough, Robin son was receptive. Next step was to sell the Navy staff. Admiral Robin son called meeting, summoning some 16 admirals and captains, and bringing in the head of almost every department
 When the time came for the meeting, the Kaiser trio was there with its two watercolors. Admiral King was out of town and in his absence the meeting was presided over by Vice Admiral F. J. Horne. Just as the meeting was getting under way James V. Forrestal, then Under Secretary of the Navy, sent TOT Kaiser to come up and have lunch. He went, leav- ing son Edgar in charge.
 VOTED DOWN
 Admiral Robinson stated the case and Edgar Kaiser did his best to sell it, but he was no match for the captains and the admirals. They wanted Kaiser to keep on building Liberty ships. They already had an escort carrier program of their own, converting tanker and cruiser hulls to light carriers. Kaiser had no plans-just his water colors and the basic idea. They voted him down, unanimously.
 Kaiser and his son were at breakfast next morning when Kaiser senior was called to the telephone. It was eHnry Wallace's office. At that time, Kaiser had never even met Wallace and he wondered what on earth the Vice President could want with him.
 The Vice President said he wanted to meet Kaiser. Sure any time. The Vice President had heard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22

that Kaiser had some ideas about small aircraft carrier. Yes he did. Wallace had heard that Kaiser had some pictures, and would like to see them.
 In Wallace's office, the Vice Pres ident met the Kaiser trio with his usual sheepish grin, looked at the pictures, heard the story and then ventured the opinion that he thought somebody should do some thing about it. He suggested that Kaiser ought to see the President.
 That scared Kaiser more than a little. He wanted to meet the Presi- dent all right, but thought he shouldn't bother him with things like this So Wallace arranged that Kaiser should see the Presidents secretary, the late Marvin Mcintyre and Kaiser went to the executive offices to tell his story to Mac.
 Mac heard the story and said he would write a memo on it. Kaiser left without meeting the President and two days later, when nothing more had happened, decided to for get the whole business as a bad dream and get out of town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22

Thus far, the Navy has announc- ed the loss of five escort carriers. These were the Gambler Bay, by shellfire; the St. Lo, by a Jap dive bomber in the Battle of the Phil ippine Sea; the Liscomb Bay, sunk at Tarawa; the Ormony Bay, sunk off Luzon; and the Block Is- land, lost in the Atlantic last year.
 The whole story of how the Navy came to build baby flattops has never been told, but today it makes one of the more intriguing bits of background on how things get done in Washington, and this is it:
 I was the first week of June, 1942. The Japs were attacking Midway and the result was in doubt. On the Atlantic, German submarine was an airplane and the faster than freighters could be built in U. s. shipyards, and every body had the blues.
 SUGGESTS SMALL CARRIERS
 Then Henry Kaiser came to Washington with an idea. The only thing that could spot a submarine was an airplane mad the only way airplanes could go along with the conveys was to give them carriers.
 Kaiser had no illusions about building a lot of Lexingtons. He knew that the big flattops were complicated things, heavily arm ed, and that they took a couple of years to build. What Kaiser had in mind was a little flattop, a freighter-type carrier without many guns and no armor plate. But he scarcely knew one end of the carrier from the other, so he hired a naval architect, George Gillies Sharp, to draw him couple of pictures.
 They were nothing more than gaudy water colors, with no plans and only very general specifications. Armed only with these works of art, Kaiser, his son Edgar, and Chad Calhoun, Kaiser's Vice Admiral Emory s. Land of the Maritime Commission.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22

He said goodbye and went to the Union Station to board train for home. Just as he was about to climb aboard his son Edgar came dashing down the platform after him with message that he was not to leave town. Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations and Commander in Chief of the U. s. Fleet, wanted to see him.
 That was on June 12, 1942e The day is one to remember, because that was the day Henry J. Kaiser got letter of intent from Vice Ad- miral Emory s. Land of the Mari time Commission, authorizing him to design, procure and build 50 light aircraft carriers.
 What had happened in the meantime was that Admiral King, who had been out of the city when Kaiser's original proposition had been turned down, had returned to Washington. He had been called to the White House along with Ad- mlral Land, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox and possibly some others. Macs memo had turned the trick
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22
TOMATOES Vs. GUN

Bosom, (UP)-When Krikor Kez- orkian arrived home to ndfi two men trying to open a rear window, he let fly with can of tomatoes. The can missed and one Of the providers pulled out a gun. Mister I can shoot straighter with this than you can with your groceries, he said, "so lay of till we're outa sight"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22

Stealing automobiles as an oc- cupation was more foolhardy for the criminal than it was lucrative. At its best it was a tough way to make a dishonest living.
 But then, a nationwide ring of car thieves began to operate. A car stolen in New York one night could be 500 miles away by the following morning. The ring filed off serial number on engines. Switched motors of stolen cars to hide their identity. They even is sued bogus ownership certificates.
 Then the FBI stepped in. And
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22

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 WJZ-Report from Abroad WABC-Feature Story 4:45-WEAF-Youn Widder / Brown
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22
GIVES ROBBER ASSIST

Worcester, Mass. (UP)-Mrs. Petronella Bacinskas confessed to police that when a youthful holdup man was unable to open the cash register of her meat market, she gave him a hand and even made him take T. pennies, which were left after he hal helped himself to $50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22
Good Evening.
THE AFFAIRS OF NORBERT
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

THE AFFAIRS NORBERT Notorious the again. the prowl as it soaring women and men, Inspector Thwngley of Scotland Yard bearing Norbert cautious like and hard almost cornered the other night tpoff Midland armer-ooked like a good fight. Beechnuts prize mares stall discovered and Norbert at all Tttey dinner diamond necklace reported lifted false jig when the matter sed But Thwingleys right at it Norberts the like killer the end of his Take that squeak in the art gallery affair." Norbie, the old bloke just missed by hair like Norberts involved and d-asn the latest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22
By PETER EDISON NEA Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON June 22When the Office of War Mobilization gently build 84 wahps carriers you Navy holds baby flattops today.