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: Mrs. Florida Leeke, suspended case

FORECAST: Somewhat warmer tonight and tomorrow forencon.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1942

ond-Class Matter at Postoffice, rd. Issued daily except Synday.

Philippines, one of the first to roach this country since the: fall o that historic stand. The photo arrived in New York Inst night by way: of Lisbon

Indicted Welfare Eioyes Is ‘Cleared’ by County Board Vote. -

. he ‘Marion county welfare board, by v four to one vote, has ordered

worker, restored to her job, ruling her not guilty of fraud ‘charges brought against her by Director Thomas L. Neal. « The resolution clearing Mrs. Leeke

‘was adopted by the board after four|

hours of bizarre testimony given by a. score. of witnesses yesterday. : The ‘board's resolution directed that Mrs. Leeke forfeit her wages “for the last 20 days she was under suspension as a disciplinary measure ' for some mistakes made in. her work” i ¥ Mrs. Leeke ‘was indicted by the Marion: county: grand jury recently on charges of embezzling $87 of welfare department funds. She was brought before the board on charges ‘that she ‘collected refunds on overpayments to welfare recipients and that the money did not get to the department treasury.

. Witness Changes Story

One witness who said she turned over some refund money to Mrs. Leeke testified before the board that one story she told to Prosecutor - Sherwood, Blue was false and under ‘questioning by board members told a different siory of her dealings worker. Angther witness who also said she turned over to Mrs. Léeke some that represented overpayments testified that she was told by. some one in the welfare ‘office that she would be “paid” for founing down to testify before the

hose. Leeke also was charged with * keeping a child recipient of welfare

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Jane. Jordan. 19 Millett ...... 18 Movies : ...... 10 David’ Na 25 | Obituaries see 3 {Pegler sess sen 18 Pyle sesevsess 15 Radio te . 24 Mrs. Roosevelt 15 Side Glances. 16

Sports ...,20,21

mannered boy of 10 and a dopes« tically inclined girl oe

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; By ARTHUR WRIGHT ; BLAME IT ON. THE. war if you’ must; ... but ‘the Indianapolis | Yousing problem also can be:laid-to children. (bless them)! | ... There are some houses to.ibe found. here—roomy, well-kept dwellings for which many a house hunter ‘would ‘sign a year’s. lease. But there is a disappointing rider to the conditions: “Berry, no

children allowed!” ‘We took: the real estate I, of the phone book. Spent hours calling. “Nothing.” “No vacancies.” “Not a thing.” - “Just rented our one and only” And then on the 15th call: “No,

our bungalow hasn’t been rented.” .

The usual questions brought the Jong hoped-for answers, It was just the thing for a wife, a well-

rent was reasonable,” too ( to current price ceilings). “There is just the two of you, of course?” the agent queried.” ~ “No, there’s a boy, 10. ‘and—" x I didn’t get any. further. ‘The voice chariged. “Oh, my, that’s just too bad. We would never consider taking boys in our houses.”

» » 2 “We: Like Children, Bult—" ONE. TELEPHONE CALL spotlighted the attitude. of the aver-

anks

age house owner in defense crowd:

ed cities. “No, the place hasn't been taken yet-and we'd like to have you come out and look at it,” reported the

feminine voice on the other end. " “Fine,” we sang, “I'm sure the:

family would like it. . « + I'll be right out and—" “Pardon me,” ’—we must have said something wrong — “but there’s one thing I must. ask: Do you have children?”

“In that case,” she brushed us.

off lightly, “you might as wall save yourself a Sip: ”

Draft Age. a Handicap EVEN SERVICE in the armed forces appears to some us a bugaboo.: There was that nice little house, which the owner (over the

- phone) . had seemed pleased to

rent.

“Do, come on out and look at

it,” he invited. We did.

aren't you. We want our tenants to be a little more prmaion p»

*Pistting One Over *

YES . x . WE FINALLY ob-

tained ‘a house — although the

landlord is on ‘vacation and doesn’t know we moved in yet. We located the house by chasing the tenant when he paid a deposit on an attractive N. Penn-

sylvania st. huse 10 minutes be- 1

fore we put in'a bid. ‘What's going to ‘happen to the place you're living in now?” we

“Youu can have i

First off, he opened ] up with “Say, you're of draft age |

offered the tenant, obviously. happy over ‘the

HOUSE VOTES SPEED IN DEPENDENTS’ PAY

Proposal, However, Faces -- Senate Fight.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (U. P.). —The house today with only about 30 members present passed a bill authorizing immediate payments. fo dependents: of - enlisted men in the armed services' under the new allowance and allotment act. “The original . allowances law’ enacted by congress provided that payments would begin Nov, 1, and at that time would be made retroactive to June 1. The’ bill for earlier payments was called up by its author, Rep. John E. Rankin (D. Miss.),’ who obtained unanimous consent for immediate consideration. PE 3 It was believed that the bill ‘would meet serious: senate. opposition ‘because of war department views.

DUTCH SUBS SCORE

LONDON," Aug. ‘13 '(U. P)—

‘Dutch submarines operating with

British eastern naval units attacked

‘a large Japanese convoy and scored torpedo hits -on two _eneray -vesselp| ‘which . were Jets ‘ablaze and “must

be considered total losses,” a’ Neth-|

[exiands admiralty communique’ sald

today.

“Tin Collestion

Your salvaged tin will be | picked up Saturday. City trucks will cover the entire city and collect the tin cans you have been saving and | Place the tin in FRONT of your homes. Oans

£ Corregidor, shows Stiunfng Japanese

-70 persons were killed.

‘four had been killed and 13

[ington announced last night that

] Joung-=buife

: should have hoth ends re- | | Ly oy are James Cut yours oi | : 10. years old, ;

Acme Televhoto,

{Japs Believed Driven Back

. and have improved their foot-

. these reports said, is believed to

- ing and the Japanese were said

| spread through Australia today that | United States marines were within

[key Solomon islands, and on| Guadalcanal were driving Jowerd 4

Deaths at Jo. BOMBAY, Aug. 13 (U. P).~The government reported rapid restoration of peaceful conditions-in India today but acknowledged that seri= ous property damage has resulted

in some areas as a result .of independence disorders.in which about

. A communique . issued at: New Delhi said that conditions had -improved: there and in other large centers but that damage had heen serious in the Karolbagh and Laharganj areas, including destruction of property of refugees reaching India from Burma. Delayed dispatches disclosed that

wounded when troops fired on a crowd tampering with telegraph wires at Poona and that one was killed and a dozen were wounded at Allahadad, when police fired three-volleys to break up a procession’ led by girls. Troeps Reinforced Mass arrests, imposition of emergency decrees prescribing the death penalty for arson and serious: assault, “public demonstrations of strength by reinforced ' troop - patrols and the natural tiring of the mobs combined to improve the situation. One man was killed if Bombay | last night and five were fatally wounded by police. (The state department. at Wash-

American military forces in India, had "been ordered to exercise scrupulous care to avoid the slightest participation in India’s internal ‘political problems. . . There was no confirmation today of reports that Mahatma Gandhi planned soon to enter upon a “fast| unto death” to enforce his demands

in the entire dred. leved the fighting was " [badly for the shied gause. ik

‘|believed tlie: marines were breaking the ‘Japanese hold on Tulagi area,|

‘Douglas MacArthur's headquarters

for independence

If You See Fhree Campers Aged 4,8 and 10 Call Police|

Three, “young men” from Indian-

1 | apolis, who apparently have set out;

in quest of their. fottune, have heir parents worried. '

NE Tarkod thelr’ small - handl ‘|'bags and emptied’ their banks. yes-|; terday ‘afternoon’ and: avy Amey X

went without & word. yo

th Tet the: “ouns meat e ~ veo

U.S. FORGES | BEING DED,

From Key Points on 4

Solomon Isles.

BULLETIN . MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Australia, Aug. 13 (U.P). —-Australian optimism over Amerjcan assajilt on the Solomon islands rose today on a basis of reports that the U. S. marines have been “strongly reinforced”

holds on three or possibly four of the islands. The. reports were broadcast. by the Australian radio and were attributed fo a verrespondent with the allied central headquarters. The Japanese grip on Tulagi,

‘have been broken in fierce fight-

‘ to have been driven out of many “defensive positions in hand-to-hand combat.

By DON CASWELL . United Press Staff Correspondent MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Australia, Aug. -13.—Reports

sight of victery in af least three|.

Capture ‘of the. best i

~ Sources: ‘not going

May Be on Fourth Island

(An Australian Broadcasting com- "| mission correspondent said it was

that they had been strongly reinforced: and ‘that the ‘Japanese had been ‘driven: from many of their positions in hand-to-hand fighting. (The Australiaxn radio said “there seems to have been an improvement in the last 24 hours... there is a general feeling that the Japanese hold on the Tulagi area ‘is being broken by American shock troops. . » . and that the Japanese have been driven from many of their defensive positions in hand-to-hand fighting.”) The marines were consolidating positions in Tulagi, Florida and Guadalcanal islands, reports te

indicated, and might now have a ' (Continued on Page Four)

Doolittle Gets His Tooth Paste

' MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug. 13 (U. P.) —Brig. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, who led U. S. bombers over Tokyo, was refused a tube of toothpaste because he had no empty tube to give in exchange, a Memphis druggist revealed today. ; " Druggist Malin M. Ellis said he did not at first recognize his distinguished customer. - After be refused the toothpaste he r asked for an item that has been ‘difficult to obtain. He was told it was not in stock. The next item ‘was a bottle of hair tonic. Doolittle . protested ‘mildly - over the “seemingly ex~ cessive tax. Ellis fixed a stern eye upon him and asked: “You've heard Shout; the war, ‘haven't you?” i “I just didn’t know,” was the reply. “You see, I've been away. “Doolittle is my-name.” He got the toothpaste.

I RUSSIA:

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Fronts

Aug. 13, 1942 Pirst U. S. fighter squadiction over France, U. S. announce; R. A. F. raids ith 500 planes for second night.

LONDON rons i official * Mainz straigh

SOLOM( {S: Marines gaining upper lia 1, Australian reports say; may hi fighting on fourth island.

MEDI), RANEAN: Axis reports claim attle with allied convoy has : n raging since Tuesday; British, admit one aircraft carrier sunk,

CAIRO: American bombers blast three : (8 cruisers in the Greek por; ¢f Havarino.

But 5 ‘mans stil gain in Mo. tains and on One 3 alingrad Front.

MOE! OW, Aug. 1 (U. P.).—Ad-

vices: © m the devastated North Caucs.s indicated today that stiffeni: Russian resistance has slowed he German advance, except in. he Cherkessk area, where they 2 arently are trying to drive over t!i rugged mauris to the Black : 1. °° The © viet noon communique ‘announces = German advance on the south : ie. of the Kletskaya front, which: © some 75 miles northwest of th: -eat industrial city of Stalingrad. ; : But Russias -nortke: proved que sal (3 :at Tank Battles Rage Gera ily, it was reported, German. 1 iges thrust into Soviet deound Kletskaya and Kotelwere taking a costly ham-|+ from Soviet artillery, and unter-attacks. Great tank vere resumed northeast of

setting ' the advance, the drove into German lines ; of Kotelnikovski and imreir positions, the communi-

nikovse mering fierce: | battle Kotelr: ovski, Fro: line dispatches said, however, ©. it the Germans, seemingly with I: vy reinforcements, had increase] the ferocity of their efforts to cra: through to Stalingrad. The iermans were losing thousands ¢ men and many tanks ‘and ind gaining little in the ‘ Krasnodar and Maikop, which is about 65 miles : Black sea, front-line disreported. Onl: in the area of Cherkessk, « thinned on Page Four)

arens each from |

"1 GAR TRAGEDY|

118 ‘ACCIDENTAL

or sr Releases Report ..Three Fatalities. ho 1. Lee lost control “because gi ptiform seizure” when his

ved into a group of down:destrians July 20, Dr. Roy

—optimism.

of the southwest Pacific.

age to the enemy warships.

islands.

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{been flying’ wing-to-wing with

Thus far, an American

constantly.

bombers.

holds on three of the Solomon

Supporting the Solomon

the Solomons. sea.

also was attacked by air.

LONDON, Aug. 13 (U. Py strong force” of . British $item hainmered the important German industrial and communications cen-~ ter of Mainz last night for the second consecutive night. :

Time Against Germany; American Fliers Pace Allied Drive All Over World.

By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent ; : American airpower paced allied war operations today. from the Nazi-held coast of Europe | to the jungle islands

Fighter units of the U. S. army air force went into action in the European theater on a 24-hour basis and carried out 31 individual operations in the last two days. A large force of American bombers—probably includ | ing flying fortresses and other heavy U. S. types—Dblasf ed three axis cruisers in Greek waters and reported heavy d AY

American bombers and fighters slashed at Ja 4 : ! bases in the Pacific and ranged over J apanese-held China in support of the American offensive operations m the Solomon

re Fly Wing-to-Wing With R. A F.

Only on the flaming Russian front where Nazi columns: still drove deeper into the Caucasus were there no: { 5 of “American airmen in action. : The initiation of- American fighter op = ish bases was revealed in a communique by the A Sor the Evropean theater. ws. It revealed that U. 8. fighter forces for 48. hours

the R.A. F, in sorties a

the French ¢oast, against targets in the seas around Nazi-held shore and in meeting the challenge of Nazi wa planes seeking to cross over Britain.

Set Fire to 4 Axis Cruisers

spokesman said, ‘the U.

fighter operations are on a small scale. But it was plain t the scope of the American action canbe expected. tow

Target of the American bomber attack in . the Mids : East was the Greek port of Navarino in the Peloponnes The'raid was carried out Tuesday. . Four axis cruisers found in the harbor and three were set afire by the VU.

In the southwest Pacific, Australian quarters view

the Solomon island action with increasing—but still reserve U. S. marines, they believe, have won foo!

islands and possibly a fourth.

Yank Bombers to Strike “Any Time”

forces, "American and

war planes smashed hard at Rabaul, the Japanese base’ ir New Guinea ‘from which reinforcements might be sent. They also attacked shipping in the

Farther from the chief theater of Pacific action, Amer jcan bombers blasted at Japanese-occupied Yochow. and un: official reports said the big Japanese island base of ¥o

An indication’ of the forthcoming scope of Ame ric air operations was given by the British: radio which &

that U.S. flying fortresses are now, ready “at any. { Lime” launch ‘an attack on the German homeland.

British Planes Give Mair % : The ‘Pulverizing Tr eat >

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