Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 65, Decatur, Adams County, 16 March 1944 — Page 6

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Eyewitness Writes Os Cassino Battle Bitter Fiqht For Merc Rubbish Heap An O!> ’v ■ ■> !'■*-’ <)» ' 1 Casino, Mirth it)’» T !». r.i. -Itlo hat b-< (MH • a btfb foi a ru’rbteh b- a;>. In 'h« MIN tvliove the ghoe' ■ f > town, ibsi,•'>>■< I '• c rit.iy by ■Mt Nmeentrate.l Ihmiilm ■ dm- nt <’t ■ the '« tn: <1 1' • w.i pond.-nt Jawii*' E Rop.-f e * ? Ing the fifth J.niijt !<>•*!>• .’ I A w.iy through tia . of C.I- • n > ! Beyond th.- «J< -va-’atloji. north of the brok • ’ll i y hr ' at r ■ t. -<|iie i «- < I ’ , . >T FALSE TEETH That I .iwhcn \<•<•<! Not Emharass M nv u .r. • nuff< rr«| M al .it. • - • • I. • J W | lu>t I i f- ' ' |»p - t■ ■ t von J ».t ’ • k;. i * i TEETH. <i .Hk.dr •’i . .>■ i» | h ir pkf. II- I f — j t< h- ■ von»f■if’!.* ■• < j »ix • ’t *->•) r<* •»’< kh ■ I s r , k M

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f .< ,y,. '<> fill homes. he jj; i'i < !>.« the nniii leading ,i • . \|! . I In ,n Ilin a 1 below H,,>ip . Tii’ Viz- know 'hat the sis i ny ! driving tuwaid such , iri- on, and German infantryin. i and zunriw have risen as if .ill ! > 4. 1.1 to defend th. name.in and raping •hellhole. r,, .| in the hilie. Roper can hear i a'de of N.iz machine guns as \ . ~ti tank- lutnlwr down high- . .. jin .. a. rinan : : tillery-:i.-r» . .11 up at once. The jeep ~ leading the tank . , i eonn-s racing l ack Ilk*' „ i , w -aving in and out on < liming ta.nke. But .. an. . I invaders roll on 1m- ... • i • all.l •>'-:n blend ini -a ta. land -i ape. I . ..!i M'. C.i-<ino, the clouds , i,| R..p. r < fifth army Ini men i .■■ eping toward the ,| i;.-n. d ■ ill" monastery. , . ,o. t • Germans have , <|d.d t -.-n -Ives in the ruins. I J prnzr- i«« mlow. I- ■ mountain, our m> diuin -till are punishing the <;■ ir.iii l;.ii>er tells of •!'>'> roar- 1 . on.- f ie. But suddenly „ --..i ' up from German guns I .. of tit.- mountain. One i, ,u .-’isbrounds a medium 1 ~m .er I. ke a wounded bird, the ,:i, slut n away from th>-*moke

hfW 3Mr ; a nw 1 LJ Br a 1 Wi I A m v till ibJml <*TTS ... SCENES UKE THIS •« all In a day’a work for Earl Carroll, famoua ahowman and producer of the Ve--itiea. The gills are Detroit beautiM who met the producer for an Interview. (IntttMUe

one wing is gone. The plane rplrah down with su<h ,i grace that for a •econd you almost forget the ter* j ror of the men inside. Jtmt then. I two black epecks unfold into men, i .aved men coming down in their I parachutes, roading past them, the I marauder crashes with a great burst of red flame and black smoke. Now the smoke shells are being dumped again into South Cassino. The shells emit a brilliant red flame and denae clouds of milk-col* I ored smoke. Between explosions, Roper can : make out the old Roman coliseum in southern Cassino. A gaping hole ias lieett goutfed into one wall. J.-aving naked and weeded fields where gladiators ofhe fought and died for the whims of the mob. There is little difference betiween ’he age-old relics of the coliseum | and the now rubbish of the town which only recently was Cassino. . State Highway Head In Washington Today Washington. March 11-ft’P)— The Hoosier president of the Am* erican association of state highway officials. Samuel (hidden, testified before the house roads committee today. Hadden, who also is the Indiana highway cummissioner, said thd j etute officials favor the proposed ll uooiiOo.tioo postwar highway conMtruction program for which the

17*1 ■ 331 NOW WIAR YOM FIATB fVHTY DAY HELD COMFORT All V SNUG THIS WAY It's so easy to wear your plates all day when held firmly in place by thia •'comfort-cushion”—a dentist s formula. I. Dr. Wernet’s vent son gums. | Powder lets you a Economical; enjoy solid foods small amount — avoid embar- lasts longer. ramment of loose 3. Pure, harmless, ' plates. Helps pre- pleasant tasting. A. _VW AUmwluwl i/ FARMERS! SAVE YOUR TRACTOR TIRES Have them filled with fluid NOW to maun longer wear. ♦ SAVE TREAD-WEAR ♦ IMPROVE TRACTION ♦ PREVENT SLIPPAGE • We are equipped to do this work promptly and efficiently. See w» tomorrow. good/Veam SIRVICI ITOII Glos Oswalt. Mgr. Second St Decatur

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i federal government would put up t E3.(M*i.OOO. He reiterated previous testimony • before the comtnittea that the • states want no a-distance in the r maintenance of highways. And he • said they desired that the federal 1 government deal only with the state 1 governments, and allow the states to allocate funds for city und coun--1 ty community projects. o 1 ZaTTj VV 1 i/fd w I fV) w e«*v" >- -i C/Q Here are some more alarming ' figures and statistics in regard to the IH3 accident toll: There were some 41.000 workers i killed by accidents in IMS— IS.OOO on th.* jab and 23,000 off the job. Motor vehicles took the largest toll of lives and home accidents were next in <rff-the*joii fatalities. Much been said about the tremendous waste of manpower due

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‘ ► By HARRISON CARROU ■las F»aUr»« Sradlrato Writer HOLLYWOOD—A group of Tuc- • on citizens are offering to buy Jetty Hutton a 50-acre ranch with , house already built on it if she can s w 1 n g the a deal for Paramount to premiere “Incendiary Blonde" in the Arizona city. Betty did location scenes at Tucson and made a big hit with the townfoika. Nick Hall, manager of one of the big hotels, says he'll Harrison Carroll personally give j w Betty a horse if i the can put over 'he premiere. I Lovely Alm* Carrol. who’s been both a Goldwyn and a Buab. Berkeley girl, says she ll wed E Iward 1 Nassour, manufacture:, when and if they can find a house.

I —— b ’ Eddie Robinson's toy. Nannie, la down with the measles and Eddie, who's in tha middle of "Mr. Winkle Goes to War," has moved Into the guest house. Mrs. Robinson is flying lack from New York to take over at nun®. Incidentally, did you know that Ruth Warrick's two children will make their screen debuts in the Winkle movie? They are Karen Elixabeth and John Erik Rolf, age ! three and two. They U have Ut p**** **• I Now that ain aerena in the Vallee family. Betty Jane Greer haa goes down to San Diego to be with RUdy. ... A parade of tobby-sox hide followed Frank Sinatra in cars from broadcasting studio to tha Players restaurant. Stopped at the front entrance, they slipped up •a back way and trampled aU over (Harry Rosenthal at tha piano ... On the advice of a numeroioglst. Director Eddie Sutherland will lai gaily change bia name from A. Ediward Sutherland to the more fa--1 miliar Eddie. . . . Mary Foy went confirm aa engagement but la - tww a rm< or. th *

to accidents—about the loss of time and material and that is prolonging thew a r and delaying the victory. Resolve today to do your part with the boys on the firing line. You can do your part by being a safew orker and a safe driver. If we must produce this tremendous a* mount of material so rthe boys to use. we cannot afford to have this terrible toll of accidents slow our production line. 0 Ford Suspends 50 Men For Striking Detroit, March Iff — (t'Pl—The Ford motor company has euepended 50 workers pending further investigation of a wildcat strike. The I walkout lasted for a brief time 1 Tuesday night, halting production on Pratt and Whitney aircraft engines. A company spokesman tays the men were suspended with the consent of oficers of the Ford <‘IO local.

proper Anger. Donor Westbrook. ... Jimmy Ritz, dining with St. Louis beauty. Betty Hee- ; ■el. al Lyman's, aaid they'll probably marry when his divorce is final. Stanley Ridges, seen as the Ute Axlmiral Grayson in "Woodrow Wilson," will pUy aU remaining scenes in a chair. He was bailing out his celUr (barefooted) during the recent storm and put his foot through a pane of gUaa. Accident has him on crutches. ,

Lots ot letters from fans asking for more of the "Blondie" pictures. Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton were very popular In this series. The radio show has an excellent Crossley rating, so Penny Singleton and Columbia ought to iron out their difficulties. Unless Capt Thomas C. Wallace gets that transfer to the west coast, Carole Landis starts east a week from Sunday to see him. Esther Williams is writing a book on how to become a champion swimmer. Will call it “Aquabatica” and may use stills from "Bathing Beauty" as illustrations. This is the picture formerly known as "Mr Co-Ed.” Now that Red Skelton is going into the Army, 1 suspect M-G-M will throw the emphasis upon Esther. HOLLYWOOD HI-JINKS: In Africa, Adolphe Menjou invited a group of M soldiers to visit him if they ever came to Hollywood. Seven showed up together the othsr day. They were overnight guesto st the star’s house and visitors on ths "Manhattan Serenade" est . . . Voice of Wallie Walrus tn the Walt Lanta cartoons henceforth will be spoken by Victor Borg, and with • a Swedish accent... I made a slip ot the typewriter and called i Charles Feldman s picture "Something for the Boys” Sorry, correct . title to "Follow the Boys ’ . . . . Singer Denny O'Neil slated to . short-wave an a.. .lah program of • songs to the boys overseas on St. - Patrick's Dey.... Lyle Talbot and 1 hto ex-girl friend. Mary Lewta. gave i each other the perfect freest ai i Charley PoFa

Nations Highest Honor To Private Medal Os Honor As Posthumous Award Washington. Mar. 10.— (I'Pi—A 18-year-old army private from Preston. Ida . has been awarded posthumously the nation's highest honor. the Congressional Medal of Honor. Private Junior Van Noy Is the first member of the army service forces to win the medal. It will be presented to his mother at a Memorial day service Friday. Governor Bottolfsen of Idaho will attend the service. Van Noy's citation says that on September I", IM3. he was in charge of a machine gun only in yards from the shore on the New Guinea coast. Three enemy barges loaded with troops were approaching One of these was snnk by Allied fire. The other two beached 10 yards from Van Noy's gun. The citation reads': "Despite thia exposed position, he poured a withering hall of fire into the debarking enemy troops" Hie loader was wounded by a grenade and evacuated. But Van S'oy', also wounded, remained at his post. Ignoring calls from nearby soldiers to retreat. He was found dead, covered with wounds, with every round of his machine-gun ammunition fired. The citation adds that ha not only saved the lives of many of his comrades, but he enabled them to annihilate the attacking enemy detachment. 30 Items in Girls' Handbags Boston — (DPl— Thirty to 45 articles are average contents of a Boston girl's handbag, although some of the "war worker's specials" may exceed the average, a survey disclosed. Among the unusuals discovered in vsrlous bags were a defense map of America, pamphlets on "The QuaranUtatlve Determination of Euphoria." flrst-ald kit, Uve ration books and a St Boon wrench. o Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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k I * AB . I BUT , ? / I •■ ■ I -J |fi RISt’ AMIkICAN RAO to fly over Berlin In the first America t’ I light raid on the Nazi capital graces the side of the Flying y P . | "FTagahip," seen above with members of her crew at a bsj» |T»? ■ Und* Deft to right are Lieut. William Matetich, Koppel, p t . /J I Preston M. Dean, Hartsville, S. C.; Technical Sergt. Adolph A .. ' I Corpus Christi. Tex.; Staff Sergt. L. W. Fedey, New York' ■ D. Wolfe, Long Island; Staff Sergt, Thomas Cook, Pnuburrt h I Staff Strgt. W, lockup, Camden, N. J. (Intermhoml I

‘The Provoked Husband' Newport, R. !.—(UP) —The first dramatic performance in New England by an organised company of professionals took place in Newport on Sept. 7. 1781. Despite a law agalnat such a proc<*dure, a company under the direction of David Douglass presented "The Provoked ’ Husband." with the profits being donated to the poor. Finds >IOO.OOO, Donstss It Buenos Aires. — (UP) — School teacher Gabriela Julleta Mailhac left no doubt as to her devotion to Argentina public schools. Senorlta

SALE CALENDAR I MAR IS—HOWARD STAHL snd MRS. JOHN PROUGH. 1 mi. ik ( | Tocsin on ÜB. road 224 Ellenberger B’ov \i. t« I MAR 18-FRtO BRAUN. 627 N Second St. Rcy S- Johnson. , r ft i MAR. 21—DUDGEON ESTATE. 140 Acre Improv.-.! I . c-l and 2% tnllon Eant of Salem. Ind J. F Ssnmsnn. w.;.(«■.1 . MAR. 22—JOHN MALSTON, 4 rnil.-n aouthw. ! Complete closeout sale. J. F. Ssnmsnn, ;<u< | MAR. 22- ZELLA C. ZIMMERMAN, admix. 1 mil.- !P. I Roy 8. Johnson, auct.

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