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Show Bound I SOUTH CACHE COURIER. HYRUM. UTAH Governments of Many Nations Changed As Liberating Armies Advanced in 1944 Finger snap in the Face: In the Stork Club actress Joy Hodges was irked when a deb (from the neck up) bothered a fellow at their table for a dance. "Oh, said Hodges, "go ahead and dance with the dolly with the hole in the head! Rnfns Le Maire, the 20th Century-Fo- x exec, is liked in Hollywood because he can be kidded about his funny face and laugh, too. Rufe himself tells of the time in the Brown Derby when he announced: "Im going to New York tomorrow for some new faces. "Be sure, heckled Wilson Miz-ne- r, and bring one back for yourself! It was at A a veddy swank poddy. indignant woman approached a distinguished looking man and panted: Ive never bean e so insulted in all my life! That person over there just called me a floozy! The old chap (a colonel) patted her shoulder gently. "I wouldnt, he comforted, take that so seriously if I were you, my dear. Look at me. Ive been out of the Army for ten years and they still call me a colonel! yeddy hod-dibl- When a detachment of Wrens recently took over an old building in a small English town they tacked np the conventional sign: "Admiralty No Admittance! Beneath which a clown scribbled: "Wrens Nesting. At Gilmores they were gabbing about an international socialite (now in her 80s) who for many years garnered reams of publicity by claiming to have retained her "joie de vivre by standing on her head several minutes daily. "Tell me," said Les Brown to an intimate of the old darling, "does she still practice standing on her head? "Heck, no! was the retort. She has all she can do just to stand on her feet! It happened over at Columbia studios the other day. They were filming a big mob scene having to do with Britain. An asst waved some of them away. That goes for you, too! he barked' at a man watchf ing it all. "Why me? he queried. said the asst, "you "Because, dont look British enough! "I dont have to look British! replied the boss of the studio. "F Harry Cohnr.., w - -- Overheard: "Hes in Washington flying a desk! roadway Ballad: tve were happy for a little while . . . And found the town a gay, exciting 0 place, ut happiness, of course, goes out of style And magic leaves a fresh, enchanted face ; nd now the nights are portents of dismay And inns have lost their color and their lure nd we who had so many things to say Are silent children, sullen and unsure. . . . and our lesson must be learned That rapture fades and mockery is goes it i cold . . . hat life holds many bridges to be burned And fiddlers ask their pay in purest gold . . . id those who play at love must be aware are rough and brambles scratch and tear! Don Wahn. i ut paths Midtown Vignette: They ive you believe it actually hap-ne- d to Earl Benham, who tailors e dandies about town. . . . Earl mself is his best ad always Lucius-Beebe- d . . . The e her day he was lazying in his front in friend a for waiting his elegant apartment house. A ige, plump, costly cigar in his eth and his jewelry flashing in the n. . . . Looking at him (as though in tat-ransfixed) was a . . . Benham kept puffing on s seegar, trying not to notice the low, who kept looking and look-- y and looking at him. . . . Finally caught Earls eye and quipped: ire you happy? lim-isin- s. n he Late Watch: Ingrid Hallen, ned managing editor for the new g. This Month (due soon), and t Riess, the just divorced. He soon s overseas again. She just signed up for articles- - . . . The soda-:e- r in the drug store at 55th and Avenue is an mp from Calif. i Sallies in Our Alley: Frisco, the stuttering comic, walked into a swank clothiers and asked: ... lic; five Soviet Socialist republics again took their places in the U. S. S. R.; four ed countries were liberated; and three Axis satellites bulletin-frodeserted. A year-en- d the National Geographic society reviews these momentous events. On June Iceland became a modem republic. On that day the Althing an legislative body sometimes called the Grandmother of Parliaments elected the nations former regent, Sveinn Bjomsson, president. In a national election held in May the people had voted to dissolve their union with Denmark. First settled in 874 and organized as a republic 50 years later, Iceland was independent until 1263 when it Joined- - with Norway. Both Iceland and Norway came under Danish rule in 1381. Norway was separated from Denmark by cession to Sweden in 1814, and the two countries formed a union which lasted until 1905 when the union was ended by mutual agreement. Icelanders had long agitated for independence, but it was not realized until 1918. Iceland was then recognized as a separate kingdom with unlimited sovereignty. Germany tried in prewar years to get control of this strategic North Atlantic island by establishing commercial routes. British forces were stationed on the island shortly after the beginning of World War II. They were replaced in 1941 by American units. V.S.S.R. Five other republics, 1,500 miles or more to the east, resumed their prewar status. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, freed from Nazi occupation, again became a part of the Soviet Union as Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republics. All three had first entered the Union in 1940. The Karelo-Finnis- h Republic, farther to the north, was the fourth to be added to the Soviet family. It also had first entered the Union in 1940. Its border city of Viipuri guards the western approach to the Russias new city of Leningrad. Arctic port of Pecheng (Petsamo), acquired from Finland in September, extended Russian boundaries westward to Norway. The fifth state restored to Russia In 1914 is the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, a slice of territory lying between the Ukrainian Republic and Romania. Once known as Bessarabia, this area has experienced a round of governmental changes. Before World War I it was Russian ground; from 1918 to 1940 it belong to Romania. It was turned back to Russia in 1940 and set up as a republic of the Union, only to be reoccupied by Romania the next year. To four German dominated nations France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Greece freedom came toward the close of the year. France, whose liberation was heralded by Allied landings on the Normandy coast, June 6, was almost completely free by the middle of September. General Charles de Gaulles Committee of National Liberation was recognized on October 23 by the U. S. state department as the de facto government of France. On September 21 President Roosevelt appoint- 17 ' The president of the newly established Icelandic republic, Sveinn on June radio 17, 1944, the day the addresses nation the Bjornsson, by island dissolved its union with Denmark. ' ed Jefferson Caffery, former United tion of his powers was conditioned States ambassador to Brazil, as am- on popular will. bassador to the French government Late in the year, Netherlanders now established in Paris. On Arsaw the beginning of the Allied atmistice day France was formally in- tempt to smash the western anchor mem- of the German defense system, previted to become a ber of the European advisory com- lude to liberation. From the southmission meeting in London. west Pacific came more good news for the first time in more than Belgiums Regent. Belgium, whose national liberation four years the nations flag flew over released its own governing agencies, Hollandia in Netherlands New immediately took steps to restore Guinea. In the ab- its prewar standing. Finland, Romania and Bulgaria broke their ties with the Nazi government, and moved toward agreements with the Allied powers. Shifts In Italy King Victor Emanuel III stepped aside in favor of his son, Umberto, designated "Prince Lieutenant General of the Realm. Premier Ivanoe Bonomi and his Italian cabinet contributed a novelty when they took office in June. They did not take the customary oath to the crown; instead they pledged themselves to fulfill their duties according to the constitution. The United States resumed diplomatic relations with Italy in October when Alexander G. Kirk was named ambassador. On November 10 the presidency of the Allied Commission for Italy was transferred from military to civilian direction. Crown Prince Umberto was named The fledgling republic of Syria, Prince Lieutenant General of the liberated from the Vichy-Frenc- h in Realm of Italy by his father, King 1J41, added to its territory the inVictor Emanuel, who abdicated dependent mountain-kingdoof Je-bwhen Allied troops entered the capiDruz. Its t people, dwellers in tal in June, 1944. southern Syria, voted to yield their administrative and financial indesence of King Leopold III, held in pendence, and merge the manageGermany, 41 - year - old Prince ment of their affairs with the govCharles, brother of the king, be- ernment of Syria. President Roosecame Regent of the Realm, to act velt appointed George Wadsworth until the king returns. minister to the republics of Syria In September, the tiny Duchy of and Lebanon. Luxembourg, neighbor of France, Closer bonds between the United Belgium and Germany, celebrated States and its African protege Liits freedom from four years of Nazi beria were assured by the Decemtyranny. ber, 1943, treaty, the provisions of Allied fighting men landing in which were made public on October Greece in October helped Greek pa- 30, 1944. The treaty stipulates that triots to oust the Germans. Internal all naval, military and air installapolitical problems had divided the tions will be supervised by the U. S. people into factions, some opposing Significant changes took place in the return of the monarchy. The 1944 in the New world. Argentina cabinet decided to inform King abolished all and political parties George II, in London, that resump- - instituted strict censorship of the press. The tiny Atlantic island of Bermuda modernized some of its ancient laws. For the first time in the three centuries of its history women were given the same voting privileges as men. Philippines to Be Free. Events in the Pacific area were highlighted by the return to the Philippines of President Sergio and his cabinet with the invasion forces of Gen. Douglas r. The presence of the official was only suggestive of the resumption of authority on home soil, for it was understood that island affairs will continue to be adminis tered from Washington. The future status of the Philippines was defined in two resolutions adopted by the U. S. congress, and signed by President Roosevelt on June 30. These resolutions grant Gen. Charles De Gaulle, head of the provisional government of independence to the islands as soon France, reviews the 1944 Armistice day parade in Paris, flanked by Win- as the Japs are ejected, and proston Churchill and Anthony Eden of Great Britain. France was formally vide for defense by the construction invited to become a member of the European Advisory committee by of United States military and naval the British statesmen. bases. Re-ent- er a A starchy overcoat? floorwalker, in his best frigid tones, said: "$225 . . . stammered Joe, walking out, . . . "Ill hear it on the Asked what she thought of a new show, Dorothy Parker said: "Well, all in all, it left one thing to be . . . And, queried her desired. friend, "what was that? . . . My money back, said Dorothy. T ends of fabric and do ifdds this knitted rug is the answeS5 cut or tear the material V8 rip about of wide, turn in the raw then knit straight strips JJJ 811 S c Governmental changes that shared world importance with the war news marked the year 1944. Iceland became a repubNazi-shackl- YOU want maka - effective rug tofrom three-quarte- rs full-fledg- Axis-satellit- ' would has-bee- CommonPeopleGet Chance to Establish Democratic States 1 Knitted Rag R, Washington, D. C. FOUR STARS FOR CLARK The name of the seventh full general of the war will soon be sent to the senate for confirmation Lieut. Gen, . Mark Clark, commander of 'Allied forces in Italy. Clark has been considered the hard-luc- k general through no fault of his own. The public doesnt realize it, but Clark has trained division after division in Italy, only to have them transferred to other more pressing war theaters. Many of his former troops bore the brunt of the landing in Normandy. He also .trained most of the men who landed ialong the French coast near Cannes and Marseilles. It is no longer a military secret that Clark and his U. S. troops are now bearing the brunt of the Italian war. The British have largely pulled out of Italy for the Balkans. Clark has a few Poles, Brazilians and some Indian troops, but the main fighting is being done by Americans. The full generals now on active duty in the U. S. army are Generals Marshall, Eisenhower, MacArthur, Stilwell, Arnold and Malin Craig. The latter, having been retired after serving as chief of saff, was recalled to active duty in the war department, where he heads a personnel board. In addition, two other full generals are on the retired list, John J. Pershing and Peyton C. March, the latter chief of staff in the last war both, incidentally, bitter personal enemies. With Clark, this will make a total of seven full generals on active duty, plus two retired full generals. It is interesting to note that, prior to 1930, there had been only six other full generals in all the history of the United States. George Washington, for instance, never became a full general, even though congress made it possible for him to do so. Other full generals have been Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, Philip H. Sheridan, all of the Civil war armies, plus World war leaders Tasker H. Bliss, Charles P. Summerall and John L. Hines. NOTE Considerable debate has been going on in top military circles over what assignment Gen. "Vinegar Joe Stil-we- D should get when he finishes his California vacation. It was planned to put Stilwell in command of a specially trained army to land on the China coast. However, some propose keeping him in the war department to replace Lieut. Gen. Ben Lear as commander of ground forces. STALIN AND DE GAULLE It can now be revealed that one of the foremost questions on the agenda of the Stalin, de Gaulle conferences in Moscow was the vital problem of what to do with Germany after the war. Both Stalin and de Gaulle are for a hard peace, g want to see Germanys powers destroyed completely. One significant proposal taken to Moscow by de Gaulle calls for the use of German industry after the war for the rehabilitation of all wrecked French and Russian factories, railroads, shipping. Also he proposes using German mines to replenish Soviet and French stocks of raw materials depleted by war. On this Stalin was in complete agreement. NOTE Stalin strengthened Russian influence in Franee by his invitation to de Gaulle. 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Winter difficulties in shipping supplies to Russia through tile Arctic sea, combined with the establishment of Allied control of the entire Mediterranean area, are resulting in Allied pressure upon Turkey to This would open the Dardanelles. permit shipment of supplies to Russias Black Sea ports, and mean the saving of thousands of miles of water and overland travel from the Persian gulf up through Iran and Southern Russia. When Larry Fly resigned from C. Record-Breakin- g the FCC and moved to New York, olina. It is the only other TVA dam The Kentucky dam, ' on the TenCalifornias vast power and irri- he took up residence at the Lomnessee river near Paducah, became now under construction. gation program moved forward as bardy apartments. A neighbor in the the 21st dam in operation under earthen dam in the last concrete was poured on building is Wall Street lawyer EuBiggest rolled-fil- l the Tennessee Valley authority. 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