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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-25
Injured Thug
Held for Trial
Detroit Times Ploto

Charles Adams. p of 1861 Bid
die, Wyandotte, alleged monkey
wrench bandit. was held for trial
today in $1,000 bond for the
holdup Of the Paradise Theater,
37ll Woodward
His examination was held AZ
Receiving Hospital by Judge Ger
aid w Groat, where Adams has
been paralyZed since the robbery
Nov. |. He was shot by a police
man as he ran with $3.50 from the
ticket window.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-25
Jury Convitts Pair
OF Stealing S15,5OO

Two men were found guilty of
burglary today by jury before
Recorders Judge Gordon.
Convicted were CaSimir Drem-
bar. So, of 1854 Faust and Joseph
Cichapski, 81, of 1910 Cabot, ae-
cused of taking $4,000 in cash,
50, 500 In war bonds and five shot
guns from the home of Theodore
Niohn, 65, OF 1865 Florida, a
friend Of Drembar, on Sept. ID.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-25
YuleSnOW
Predicted

A fresh SNOW blanket of 2
inches is expected tonight and to-
morrow 10 give DetroiterS a beau
tiful white Christmas.
Slippery sheets and highways
IN southern Michigan are looked
for Christmas Day when The
weatherman predicts Sleet. Winds
will be mostly eaStcrly and mod
crate A low of - degrees is
expected tonight and high Of %
-taFlae-+ +-|sA-------
Motorists were warned 70 fill
gasoline tanks by The Auto Club
of Michigan. which said 20 per
cent Of gas stations, IN Detroit
and outState. planned 10 close for
Christmas DaN.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-25
HALT FERRY SERVICE

Iro Jams in the ST. Clair River
1--we stopped ferry service 10
Canada and traffic is being dl-
IcCted over the Blue Water
Bridge Ferries Al Roberts Land
ing St Clair and Marine City
were halted for the season
T frr icc on the ftteF sa< rot
considered safe for foot travel or
skating.
Service 10 HarSou'S Island how
ever. VIII bc continued as usual
by breaker.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-25
FIRST ROBIN APPEARS

Despite cold weather. thc first
robin has been reported in De-
t1oit. William Schuman. 9577
ONO reported seeing the shiyer-
ilg rcdbrcaSt yesterday
TObogganlng and skiing CON
4THued good AZ Rouge Park SksA
Ing there and Al other parks in
Guiding Belle Isle, Northwestern,
Palmer. Chandler and PinCree
va, fine, the department OF parks
md recreation reportcd
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-25
City Plans
HIappliest
Christmas

Grateful Detroiters were maxi
ing laSt-minute preparations to-
day Ato celebrate the happlest
Christmas they have ever known.
Peace has erased the fear felt
by many families since December,
l94l Only IN some homes TO
which young men will never re-
turn is the Joy absent.
Detroit boys are still scattered
over the earth but their families
know they are safe.
DINNERS FOR SFRvICEMEN
The Christmas spirit has missed
few. Charitable organizations
have provided for virtually all OF
The cltys underprivileged chill
dren. The USO has received more
offers OF Christmas dinners in
private homes than there are
Servicemen to accept them.
Stores have been all but
empued of available luXurieS.
The municipal tree on the city
hall lawn. darkened through the
war years, will be lighted by
9-year-old Bonnabelle Scully. in
faRtile paralysis patient from the
Children Convalescent Home at
l arlington, at $50 p. m. today.
MASSES AT MIDNIGHT
Masses will be sung In Catholic
churches AT midnight. Episcopal
parishes will observe Holy Com
munlon Lutheran, Evangelical
and Reformed congregations will
present the traditional ehifdrenis
services.
Other churches have planned
elaborate musical programs.
WASHINGTON. Dec. "a (AP)
President Truman has a Christ
mas Eve date with the nation to-
day before flying 10 Missouri to-
morrow TO spend his first yuletide
with his family.
At ) p. m, Mr.. Truman planned
10 walk out on the south lawn of
the White House 10 light the ma
tional community Christmas tree.
a big living fir that has remained
dark the last four wartime Christ
masses,
Sixteen minutes later, he will
broadcast q brief Christmas mess
age TO the nation.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-25
WALKS PAINFULLY

Tnfanille paralysis struck The
Pcncl homo six years ago. After
two weeks in a hospital there
followed IS months of braces and
hight treatments.
Jean was walking painfully and
doctors held that an operation
was The only answer 10 her re-
coNcry Even then, il was I'm
certain.
Iier father. who refused 10
sanction an operation for his
'Y daughter. felt the answer lay
ir the Sister Kenny method He
tad FIRST read about II IN the
american Weekly magazine
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-25
HOT PACK TREATMENTS

Despite transportation and +
r-Hcisl difficulties, the Renels
took jean 10 the Kenny Institute
sister Kenny was wonder
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-25

Sixteen minutes later, he will
broadcast brief Christmas mess
age 10 the nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06
RedepIoy Over Million GIs

Paris, Oct. 6.-(UP)-Some l,oVO,- GOO American soldiers-nearly one- half American strength in Europe on VIE day-have been redeployeo since May i2.
 Transport service forces, European theater headquarters, revealed yes- terday that September shipments by seq and air totaled 72,646 soldiers, 6S,0OO short of expectations partly because heavy storms in the Eng fish Channel held ships at Le Havre for several days. A reduction in shipping space also was factor.
 Of the total men redepseyed. 10,. O3l have been flown home by the air transport command. Another l5i ,4S7 were flown home by the Army air forces, including 06,000 person. mel who returned in their own planes.
 Thlrty-two of @ combat divisions have returned home. Six other divi- sions are in staging areas awaiting transport,b;ion. In most divisions, men with low points were weeded out and replaced with high-score veterans. ...-.. ...-
 TsFET estimated shipping space will be available for 303, ,408 men in october. ATC will fly home an ad- dition 2,760, with November fore- cast of 3ei 900. The latter figure is subject to change the Army said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06
Plv,,outh, WatertolU1a Women Get DiOorces Wando M. Ranohon and Stella z.
 Botten AwoFded DoeTOeS tn Winsted
 Superior Court Friday

Winsted, oct, 6,-Judge Edward J, Daily granted several divorceS at Q session of Superior court here yes. terday and continued several others. George E. Bacon of Plymouth was granted Q divorce from Johanna A. Bacon of New York city on the grounds of misconduct, A veteran of S6 months service In the rc- cific, Bacon told the court that he was married December 6, l0Al while stationed ct on Army camp at Petersburg, Va, He said that While In the Pacific he received Q lette: stating that his wife was living In New York with another man and that when he returned home he called at the New York address given in the letter and his wife ad- mitted to him that she was living with another man, Two New York private detectives testified regarding their investigation.
 Wanda M. Ranahan of Plymouth was granted c divorce from Edward M, Ranahan, also of Plymouth, on grounds of habitual intemperance. They were married ct Plymouth January 6, 1928. Besides Q divorce Mrs, Ranahan was granted custody of their three children, S20 Q week for their support and siO Q week
 Carl August Neidt of TorrInston
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06
T. B. CI0pp Leave
 coptoin Visiting
 Waterbury Wife

Hartford, oct 6-Captain Talcott B. Clapp, formerly of West Hart- ford, Is on terminal leave following his recent separation from the Army Air Force at the Air Base, Rome, N. Y. i'.'
 Captain Clapp returned to, this country in July after l4 months service in England with the Eighth Air Force. He was Q navigator on Q Llberator bomber and holds the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clus- ters in addition to i've battle stars.
 Inducted into the military service in August, l94l, Captain Clapp was graduated from Officers Candidate School at Fort Berining, Gny in July, 1942, as a second lieutenant, and served with the 78th Division until his transfer to the Air Corps as first lieutenant in the fall of 1922 '''
 After extensive training in, the Air Force Navigation school at Sel- man Field. La, Captain Clapp went overseas with @ bomber squadron in May, l944, attaining his cap- taincy while in England. 0
 Prior to the more than four years service with the armed forces, Cap- tain Clapp was on the faculty of Westminster school in simsbury. A graduate of Kingswood school and Wialliams college in 1888, Captain Clapp has joined his wife, the for- mcr Polly White of Waterbury and their small son, Christopher, ct the nome of MT. and Mrs. W. Shirley Fulton, TO Hillside avenue, Water bury, where they are living tem- porarily. Captain Clapp expects to return to the field of teaching.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06
'NetterNow  Running
 Former Teeeher
 Awoits Rode
 nlnSln1nmk
pI0YleMk

. Camp Ting 1zaD, Running, China ---Technioiail Fourth Grade Emile Netter, S22 Pine street, Waterbury, Conn, has just arrived ct this sta- ton for redeployn1ent. Ting Hao- Chinese equivalent of "OK", is an efficiently planned tent city in the foothills of the Hlmalaya Moun- tains, with athletic fields, movies, and other poat-vlctory recreational facilities, recently established by Major General H. 8. Aurand, corn- lnanding general of Services of sup.. ply china TheateT as c means of processing Ntroops about to return to the United States. x
 TI4 Netter was with the Coast Ar- tillery in China. The Coast Artillery in China had as It's biggest objec. tive, the manning of anti-aircraft batteries to guard important in- stalaltions.
 During the salween Campaign anti-aircraft units, sometimes as large as batteries and sometimes as small as individual gun crews were isolated in remote sections where they kept Q vigil against Japanese planes near Q bridge or on top of c sugar-loaf mountain.
 Harrassing of Japanese in that sector hampered communications and the supply of Japanese ground forces by air. By inperilling the Japanese position the enemy was routed enabling the opening of the Stilwell road over which flowed supplies to supplement- the limited quantity flown over the hump" TI4 Netter received his basic training at Camp Stewart, Qa., and Camp Mackall, N. 0. For his china Service Netter was awarded the Asiatic-Paciflc Theater Ribbon.
 Netter graduated from Columbla University in 1928. As Q civilian he was engaged in teaching as an occu- patton. H't
 While in China Netter lectured at universities around Running, wrote articles for the newspaper In Chengtu, and accompanied chinese musicians and dancers ct many Chinese social functions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06

was given Q divorce from Lena Dc. laney Neidt on grounds of dASer. ton. He said that they were mar. ried August 8, 1883 and difficulties developed In ioSe when she took . fob as c waitress in . summer camp. He stated that when the camp closed for the season he went to get his wife and found that she had gone and that although she re. turned for Q short time later on she again left December 2, l930 for New York and never returned.
 Tn the contested divorce action of Edmund 8. Batten of Watertown against stella 2. Datten, also of Watertown, Mrs. Batten's cross. complaint was heard and she was granted c divorce on the gorunds of habitual intemperance, $l0 Q week alimony and permission to re- SuSne her maiden name of Stella zanoVich. The couple was married November 20, 1940 at Oakville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06
Mildred PortiSS To Succeed PouE

Miss Mildred Partiss, cl1ief cL0rk at the local ration board, has been named to succeed Aaron Pa1r As office manager on Nov. 2, according to an announcement by Lawrence Lewis, chairman of the board. MT. Paur, who has been manager since Dec. i5, 1e42, has resigned to @. turn to his general insurance husis ness. s. .r.
 office personnel was reduced At the board last month AS Q result of the cancellation of many rations ing regulations. Volunteer chaars men continue to serve the various ration panels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06

(Continued from Page D lies in following the paths of the western Democracies.
 With regard to India, the Philip" pines and other Asiatic nations, Shidehara was expected to try to restore some sort of economic and cultural relations as soon as the United Nations permit.
 I saw Shidehara Immediately after he had accepted Emperor Hl- rohito's mandate. Later he saw the Japanese press. and then held Q general press conference for United Nations correspondents.
 No Sympathy
 we Japanese are not asking sym. pathy or forgiveness. We merely ask to be judged on what we do henceforth, since we are confident we can demonstrate that niliarism and the old ultra-nationalism are buried forever" Shidehara said.
 Shidehara recalled that picture taken in 1881, before he left the foreign ministry in protest against the seizure of Manchuria, showed him and this correspondent sitting beside a small circular table in the old foreign offlce, both faces clear ly reflected in the glass table top.
 Recalling that I interviewed him when he resigned over the Man. churian seizure, he repeated Q state- rnent he made at that time:
 Japan is taking the wrong direc- ton, and you can expect much bad news henceforth."
 This time he added:
 T think events since then have proved amply the accuracy of my prediction
 T have been a longtime student of Japan's foreign afiairs," 9hide- hara said, but I never paid too much attention to the domestic problems with which must be con- cerned largely if I form a cabinet.
 Frankly, I am approaching the task with some trepidation and will need all the cooperation can get from everybody"
 He said he had watched the career of Macarthur for years, and was confident he would be able to ''get along with the general"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06
OBITUARY

OVIATT-Mrs. Clara Black Oyi. att, who had lived more than SC years at 527 Watertown avenue, died last night ct the Waterbury hos- pital following Q brief illness.
 She was born in Watertown and was charter members of Bunker Hill Congregational church and a member of Naomi Chapter, Eastern Star #v
 Surviving are her husband, Ed ward Fl. Oviatt. son, Ralph of Waterbury; Q brother, Henry Black of the State of Washington; two sisters, Mrs. William Knight. Mar bledale, Conn, and Mrs. Clifton Bissell. Bethany; two grandchil. dren and five great-grandchlldren The funeral will be held from the Snyder Funeral Home, li4 Willow street, time and other arrangements to be announced. Burial will be in the family plot, Washington, Conn. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 2 to { p. m; and 2 to Q p. m.
 GEOGHEGAN-Mrs. Vesta (Cur- tiss) Geoghegan, widow of Joseph oeoghegan, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Morean, Union City, N. J.
 Born in Washington, Conn, Nov. 20, 1857, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Nancy (Porter) Curtiss.
 Surviving are two sons, Frank and Thomas, Watertown; two daughters, Mrs. Morean and Mrs. John Hamilton, Los Angeles, Calf; a brother, Henry Curtlss, PlattS Mills; l7 grandchildren and II great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a. m. ct Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Union City, N. J. Burial will be Monday at 10 Q. m. at Mt. St. James cemetery, Watertown.
 Friends may call ct the Hickcox funeral home Sunday from 2 to 5 ?. m.
 Patrick A. Kelly died early yesterday afternoon ct the home of his nephew, Arthur J. Wen- eertsmann, 27o Fairlawn avenue, after an extended illness.
 He was born in Pennsylvania, the son of the late John and Margaret (McDonald) Kelly. He came to Waterbury 45 years ago and was formerly employed at the Miller Brass O., Meriden. He was com- municant of sS Peter & Paul church and Q charter member of the Milford Lodge of Elks.
 Survivors are three sisters, Miss Mary 4. Kelly, Mrs. Catherine Wengerstmann and Miss Jennie Kelly; two brothers, William J. Kelly and John E. Kelly, all of Waterbury, and several nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will be held from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, Monday at 8:l6 e. m. to S5 Peter 6 Paul church ct 9 where c solemn high Mass of re- Quiem will be celebrated. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 Friends may call at the funeral home today and tomorrow from 2 to 10 p. m.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06
TroveI by Boxeor To Cure Asthmo

St. Jolnnsbury, Vt, oct. 6-tIR) MT. and Mrs. Ray D. Gilbert of Augusta, Me, their nine COWS and chow dog were to arrive here today on the first leg of their 3.300-niile boxcar trip to Merced, Cal, where they hope to cure Gilbert's asthma.
 chased as ''cattle tenders" the 0iIberts equipped their rolling home with everything from house. hold furnishings to an automobile. Tn route, they plan to live on canned food and milk. exchanging surplus milk with trainmen for wa- ter.
 People think we're crazy" Mrs. Gilbert said yesterday as they boarded the freight car at Water. vile, Me, but Rays asthma. got really bad and we decided to go.'
 The pair, who operated c dairy farm near Augusta for l6 years. hope to purchase a farm at Mer- ced when they arrive there in about three weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06
Balkan Issue

Continued from Page D all European members of the United Nations and non- European mem. bers which supplied substantial mil- itary forces be included in such a conference.
 Molotov told a press conference he favored a general peace confer ence only after the big powers had agreed on the treaties to be sub. initted because that was the way 1t was provided in the Potsdam agree. inerat. Thus, he added, he would not present Byrnes' compromise plan for such a conference to Generalissimo Josef Stalin because the Soviet an- swer already had been given.
 No Agreement
 Byrnes declared last night, how- ever, that the Soviet delegation had said in London 1t could not agree to the American proposal for a peace conference until they had returned to Moscow and had personal cUnsui- tations with their government"
 "As the record stands the foreign minister of the Soviet Union has not reflected our proposal for a peace conference" he said. During the discussions he admitted 1t was cor- rect in principle. My hope is that after he has conferred with his gov. ernment, his. government will agree that the nations that fought the war--the worln war-shall have a chance to make the world peace"
 Byrnes implied without saying so that Russia wanted the Big Three to be the final arbitArs of peace.
 "The matter that caused the sus- pension of our work is no trivial or technical question. It presented an issue that had to be met. It IS whether the peace shall be made by three or even five nations to the ex- clusion of other nations vitally con- cerned in the maintenance and enc torcemet of the peace which is being prepared"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06

Non.dial service, except for emer. Rency calls, was discontinued from coast. .to-coast during the walkout' In washington, D. O., government officials and CongressInen dialed long distance and listened to c ree- ord which repeated, operators nave left their SWitchboards In 6 work Stoppage, operators have left, etc."
 Hollywood
 Picketlng continued in front Of the Warner Bros. movie lot in Hol- lyWood today after police broke up pIcket-lln0 violence with tear gas and fire hoses in two.and-a.hat hour battle yesterday.
 Some 1000 film craftsmen. mem. bers of rival AFL unions, fought with canes, clubs and brick-hats in the first reported violence in the 2e-week walkout.
 The studio strike which now n. wolves IS unions, began last March i2 when the Painters Brotherhood and International Association ot theatrical Stage Employes both claimed jurisdiction over 70 set dec- orators.
 Solid fuels administrators acted to conserve dwindiing coal supplies by bringing dock operators on the upper Great Lakes and at tide- water and river docks under emer- eency controls. Similar controls al. ready are in effect throughout the entire Appalachian coal mining dis- trict.
 A pessimistic note was sounded yesterday by retiring War Produce tion Board Chairman J. A. Krug, who told a news conference that rationing for industrial use might be instituted If the coal strike were not ended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06

(Contlnueo rom rage Y report said.
 Exert Influence
 "0n the contrary, where districts or local union have struck to ex. press their dissatisfaction with the abandonment of such demands, the full weight of the international union heretofore has been exerted to set. tie and suppress them. It is be-. lleved ttat such has been the i'm. memorial custom and practice of all labor organizations in the nesotia. ton of agreements with employers"
 The report pointed out that dur. ing the last coal wage negotiations Lewis withdrew his demand for bar. gaining rights for all supervisory employees except one superintendent and one foreman at each mine. It said the UNIV now represents v262 per cent Of employees in the indus" try. ,. statement on the overall labor pie tvre after his conference with the soft coal operators and UNIV.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06

(Conhnueo rom Page lD that whole factory. It certainly was on elegant foundation,
 Ruin
 "The Japs appreciated 1t, and while they searched our quarters for the missing stuff they never blamed us. So came the tiekllsh job of mounting the blaming machine.
 Tt was 6 whopper and wo had to move it by winehes and overhead derriekS, carefully, Very carefully. The slightest bump and that beau. tiful piece of machinery would Do ruined.
 "somehow we managed to drop 1t. Clumsy, I guess" We told tho Japs we sure were sorry, but that accidents would hapepn. We promis- cd 'em wed place the machine Q little crooked to make up for the way 1t was knocked out of line. We kept our promise, too.
 "For three and 0 half years those JapS worked on that machine with levels, trying to straighten 1t out 30 it could 20 to work, On the day peace was declared they sttll were working on it
 Others
 "There were hundreds of other machine tools in operation, The Japs didn't seem to know much about 'em and we did our best to help 'em out. I mean when . ma chine would get noisy we'd shut her down, take out 6 piece, show the Japs how crooked or bent or whats ever it was and throw 1t away, Then we'd replace 1t with Q piece out ot another machine.
 Tt wasn't long before hardly Q machine Ia the place would work. This made us pretty unhappy, RS you can imagine, and we spent c great deal of time building new pieces to replace the missing ones. These new pieces nearly always seemed to break, somehow, and shoot chunks of metal In the gears"
 "So the war ended and the Jap interpreter called us together to hear Q final speech, He said, gentle. men, I want to compliment you on the finest Job of sabotage in the history oS this war We told him 1t was Q pleasure"