Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 April 1943 — Page 2
lg ON IN TUNIS IA
Yanks. and British Throw Everything in All- Out Offensive.
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headquarters it was felt that the result was inevitable because of the _ greatly superior weight of allied tariks and ‘manpower, but the cost of victory will undoubtedly be high. (A British broadcast today said that the allied forces were using the Tunisian ports of Sousse and Sfax for supplies.) On other: fronts, the British 1st army captured most of important Longstop hill, north of Medjez-El Bab, and advanced about seven miles on the Bou Arada front south of Medjez, capturing the town of Goubellat and knocking out 16 German tanks in a powerful armored thrust that is still driving eastward north of Sebkret-el-Kourzia. The 1st army was less than 30 miles west of Tunis, with its northern spearhead fighting to clear the road to the important highway
FOR ORDERS END
OF N. J. STRIKE
Edict Follows Lewis Snub-|
bing of WLB Hearing on Mine Dispute. (Continued from Page One)
the plédnt under existing contractual
relations. ”
This projected action, presumably, |§ would be military i of the
plant. The southern operators recessed their meeting at noon until Monday. In the menacing coal dispute, the war labor board also announced it would appoint a three-man panel to meet with the parties next Wednesday at 10 a. m. and make recommendations, to the board folJowing Hearings and discussions of
Junction of Tebourba. the case. Questions immediately ~On the southwestern front, the|arose as to whether the U. M. W. French were carrying out aggres-|would snub this meeting as it did sive patrols between the 1st army| today’s. and the British 8th army, which] WLB Chairman’ William H. Davis was hammering at desperate axis|emphasized that.wage adjustments, resistance about half way along the |if any must be made in accordance I5-mile road from Enfidaville to|with the stabilization act of.Oct. 2, Bou Fiche, on the east coast of|1042, and President Roosevelt's two Tunisia, ° anti-inflation orders, : Davis fold reporters that the board : Merchant Ship Fired will not consider the case if Lewis ' The allied air forces Thursday |catries out a strike after the 30-day night and Friday destroyed nine|truce expires April 30. : enemy airplanes and set fire to a| Asked whether the WLB would large merchant vessel 25 miles west proceed with the case if Lewis conof Sicily. Enemy roads, railroads|tinues to disregard its requests, and harbors were heavily. pounded. | Davis told reporters: The Americans were in action| “We'll go through with a final South of the Mateur road as well determination, of course.” ag<along the road. They captured ’ ® strategic hill kriown as 575 in a {We Have No.Chojce desperate battle which was strongly| Public member Wayne L. Morse affected by American bombing quickly added, “we have no choice.” support. -| Meanwhile, several thousand + Farther south, the ‘British 1st|{miners in Pennsylvania and Alaarmy after capturing Longstop hill, {bama went on strike. They were Six miles north of Medjez-El-Bab, |described as resentful over develalso took Grich-El-Oued, four miles|opments in the contract negotianortheast of Medjez, and pressed |tions. east to clear the enemy from -the| About 3000 men. left five steel| toad to Tebourba junction. company coal mines in PennsylBritish tanks were thrown into|vania and’ in Alabama approxithe battle southeast of Medjez after (mately 7000 miners of the Tennesinfantry captured the town of Gou-|See Coal, Iron and Railroad Co. did bellat. The tank spearhead struck |not report to work today. - - southwest of Goubellat against ex-| Although the . northern and tremely fierce opposition around [Southern producers have , been Sebkret-El-Kourzia, little salt lake [Negotiating separately with the east of the Goubellat-Bou Arada|U-M.W. Davis disclosed that. their road. An advance of about seven|case would be handled as one by miles had been made in this area|the board. U.M.W. demands inand ‘at last reports progress con-|clude a $2-a-day wage increase, tinued at & good rate north of the| ‘Portal-to-portal” pay and union-
lske. Opposition was stronger south ization of supervisory workers. the lake. S The British are’ fighting" to enter J the valley between Bon rose. ang HOLD LANDSBERGER S Pont tu lands cut b oat Asswn = SERVICES TOMORROW broad enough to ‘give tanks'a fair opportunity to maneuver. The valley i8 about two miles wide at Bou| Private funeral services will be Arada and expands to 17 miles near (held at the Aaron-Ruben funeral Pont du Fahs. It is covered with|home at 10 a. m. tomorrow for| wheat about two feet high at pres-|Leopold Landsberger, 3640 N. Meent. ridian st, who died at his home _JThe British hold the highest hil{last night. northwest of Bou Arada and are| Mr: Landsberger, who was presishoving tank spearheads out into|dent of the Lurie Labratories, was the more open country, but the Ger-|born in Germany Oct. 10, 1871. He
are strongly entrenched on|Wa$ & member of the Masonic |
hills ¢ on each side of the valley.|lodge, National 209, New York City, had lived in Indianapolis 12 years. : ° Survivors are his wife, Sarah, and Commun ques one son, Marc Lurie, Indianapolis, and one grandchild. : The Rabbi Maurice Goldblatt “IsENROWER COMMUNIQUE will officiate. Interment will be at 2 (issued ApiRl 20) the Indianapolis Hebrew cemetery.
Jus Bs RR ont Jesierday, ‘our local enemy
3 = sry ae a considerable adfront between Bou . The shemy cry 08 launched - stro: hes “Hiuarty the sec st iv oss to the enemy troops Seeurely held T heir
at Sebket El Kourzia armored place. The was to withdraw and a bor Yor his
heavy 1 forward
In the northern sector. American troops|a brother. successful capturing more 100 prisoners. In several areas ad-
attacks, ca
of many miles were made in diffiRn country.
the night of ril 22-23, light of the fiat ol force carried |65. Survivors: Wife, Mabel; sons, Richard a Ioions. (and ner Ise) and a rough- : dry ie. MHATKS rete Sontinted a ville; s:sters, Mrs. Mary Wylie Fors Thomas Crouch.
.an sttack on enemy “yesterday
Direct hi
p From six of our airer aircraft are missing.
NAVY COMMUNIQUE 354 (Issued April 24) ;
L PACIFIC (All dates east longi- Sn Steinhauer and
an) the Brumann in torpedo oii gon roa Tr Rb on the runway and anti-
rnoon, Corsair|Sons, H. M. Roy and 8.
nes. “ the strafing the ares, rsairs Teided Vila, / ite Coiand New
Liberator (Con-
in the
Shortland island area.
State Deaths
8 tor eas ag Bab. “ese attacks were der AND vivors: Two sons Miss
. were vessels which was
RFELD— the day's opera- Mudgers 45. Survivors:
Bertram; and or and Erwin
: y-Wide|
BRSON—Willlam H. Davis, 68. Sur-
Marbars "C. Aiman Survivors: Sisters, Mrs. Edna Baker a Mrs. Mabel Flannin; and brothers, Rolland and Allen. | AURORA—Wilbur Harrell, 49. Survivors: Two sons, a daughters, a sister and
a Cutter, 70. g Survivors: Husband, ‘a XT and ‘a so! BLUFFTON—Clifford . "Ha 1fich, 60. Survivors: wie, a daughter, a sister and three brother:
BURNS CITY—David Jackson Crouch,
pdaughter, Mrs.
and Mrs. Byron Brown; and a brother,
. George A. . - Survivors: Wife, Eva Jane; sons,
Herbert and Altred: von Rees and Mrs.
DALEVILLE—Sylvester Gustin, DELP Robert Haynes, 50. S ) Brother, Burnside He urvivo Mrs, Toba Nichter, , Survivors: Husband, four sons and a daughter. Miss Estella H,
, | Mrs. ye in Mecuschiay ang Mss. Norma ers alter, ilber Lockmueller. ¢ : otto: H. Volkman, 71. EVAN! ohn Grefe, 65. vivors: Virginia; Sayghiers, Mrs,
Sur-
Wife, Mrs. Esther
Mrs. Julia Wright, 43. * Mrs. Anna Greenwald, 85. Carrie Affron, ‘Mrs. Sarah Diment, Mrs. Lillie
Wetter and Mrs. George Hoffman; and
m Calton BARI, 85. vives: F. Hawkins; a ter, Mrs. and a
ther, John E.
D. 3. Mo
FRANKLIN—Mrs, Eifsabeth Anderson, | -§ 5 VOGANSPORTNoble Franklin. Arnold,
Mrs. Minnie A. X = dane Conee, 71, Survivor:
'ASTLE—S, H. Ha;
OAKLAND CITY—Henry G. Barre Survivors: Wife, Cynthin: sons a:
alia 4 ee Survivors: A daughter, father, J. L. ter,
’ Lassater, Patricia ha
L. Lassa Leander West, 75. Burvivors: Dutgh-
ters, Mrs. Roy Johnson, Mr and Mrs. Lawrence
FOUR DIE IN BOSTON FIRE -
BOSTON, April 2¢ (U. P)~
afte enger Survivors: Jhoos, Aw Bor | sisters, ‘Mrs. Etta Samuels, Mrs, Munaa
Nol brothers, Harry and Dave Friedman ’ Willis
NEW C. - . 8. planes returned from the| ors: Wife, two sons and Fave a
The faithful marched and knelt in prayer for the annual Way of the Cross sponsored by the Knights of Columbus in obelisk square of the world war memorial Friday afternoon. Here the Rev. Fr. Cornelius Sweeney, assistant pastor of SS. Peter and Paul cathedral, who .led the procession, pauses for the meditation at one of the 14 stations each of which denotes an incident in Christ’s journey to Calvary.
WASHINGTON
A ‘Weekly Sizeup ‘by the Washington Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers
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resulted in 9-fo-18 per cent cut in acreage contracted on the four major canning vegetables: Peas, corn, tomatoes, beans. And plantin season is almost over. Result may be even less canned goods next a for civilians. Grade-labeling inquiry in house will be full of fireworks. Republicans call it a plot by left-wingers to do away with all trade names. Backers of grade labeling will say price ceilings: are meaningless unless quality is held to a standard. (Republicans point to Puerto | Rico, where bids on standard brands of soap were rejected and an
unmarked soap substituted.) ” » »
How Much Did It Cost? k ' Latest threatened scandal: Cost of air-conditioning war department’s huge Pentagon building. A congressman who's gone into many such matters in the past is looking into it. Engineers say the airconditioning equipment in the building 0 Nepeewn. capacity) is the most complicated ever installed. ~~
o ” 2 Gar 8 8 8 Next year’s campaign may be first in history conducted largely by women. Democratic women’s division figures it that way; is getting ready to leap into breach left by men now in services.
. 8 » 8 ” 2 8 Secrecy lig on united nations food conference will be lifted. News coverage won't be thrown wide open but concessiens will be substantial. If Prentiss’ Brown:and Jimmy Byrnes don't act quickly on Ickes’ Fecommendatidn for a crude-oil price increase averaging:35 cents a barrel, Byrnes may ‘be’ called before house small business committee. Brown has alréady fold Gommittee that if it can be proved a general increase in oil prices is necessary to successful conduct of the war, he will consent. Oil men and congressmen feel Brown's oil expert, Sumner Pike of SEC, is blocking increase.
Wood Growing Scarce . Some kinds of wood are scarcer now than some kinds of metal. It's due largely to extensive crating and boxing of heavy ordnance. Where timber roofs were being used on new factories, trend is now to concrete slabs. . 8 ® FE a OPA will be put on defensive when house (Smith) investigating committee summons rent-control officials to explain policies. Enough ‘ evidence has been assembled in secret sessions to convince committeemen that inequities to landlords are widespread. But OPA will argue that its policy is in line with Roosevelt's hold-the-line order. Hearings, once set for next Tuesday, have been postponed until week
of May 3.
# ” » » #® ” Supreme court may be called on to decide whether the founding fathers, when they provided for a decennial census and reapportionment of house seats thereafter, intended to prevent states from redistricting more frequently. The issue is hot in Pennsylvania, where Republicans, again in full control of legislature, are rearranging districts the Democrats played a large part in setting up less than two years ago. Democrats charge a plot, see symptoms of its spreading to other states. 8 o » » # 8
Possible startling reversal: When the senate votes on Hobbs
the favorable votes may be cast by a senator often accused of refrigerating all anti-union measures in his education and labor. come mittee—Elbert D. Thomas (D. Utah). os = = * = = Area directors to be named in congested production centers to co-ordinate conflicting powers of federal agencies, states and cities, will not be local men. Administration ‘thinks outsiders will function. better; local men would be subject to too many pressures. Farm Security Administration faces its hardest fight for existence in senate; it's certain to have powers and duties drastically cut—if it squeaks by at all.
FUNNY BUSINESS
| Filling Station Operator an
anti-racketeering bill, vigorously opposed by organized labor, one of
"RITES MONDAY
‘Indianapolis: Resident ~ For 13 Years. Charles Franklin Murray, operator of -a filling station at his home
address, 4902 W. Washington st. died yesterday in St. Vincent's hos-
|| pital. “He was born at Oakland City
and had lived here 13 years. He was 58. Mr. Murray was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Funeral services will be held at]
{2 p. m. Monday in the home with
burial in Floral Park. : Survivors are His wife, Mrs. Mabel Eva Murray: a daughter, Miss Carrie Bernice Murray, Indianapolis, and a son, Seldon Franklin Murray,
1 who is in the naval training station
at Great Lakes, Ill
Tina L. Scotton
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow in the home for Mrs. Tina L. Scotton, 625 Collier St, who died Thursday after an
illness of nine weeks. Burial will be in Clayton. ; Mrs. Scotton, who was 87, had been a resident of the West side 30 years. She was a native of North Carolina and a member of the West Park Christian church. Surviving are two sons, Joseph and Alva Scotton; three daughters, Mrs. Ada Drum, Mrs. Maye Hallock and Mrs. Hazel Rosebrock, all of Indianapolis; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Lulu Belle Bok
Mrs. Lulu Belle Bok, 534 S. New Jersey st. died yesterday at St. Vincent's. hospital after an illness of two months. A life-long resident of Indianapolis, Mrs. Bok was born Jan. 15, 1883. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Percy and the oldest member in membership of the Morris Street Methodist church. The Rev. E. N. Rosier, pastor, will officiate at the services, which will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at the J. C. Wilson chapel of the chimes. Burial‘ will be in Mt. Pleasant. Survivors are her husband, Henry Bok; one son, Robert; two daughters, Mrs. Norma Bonnet and Mrs. Mildred Lyon; a brother, Charles Percy; a sister, Miss Hattie Percy, and five grandchildren, all of Indianapolis.
of his three favorite authors. Mark Twain.)
“You know,” he said, leaning back in his swivel chair in his law of-
think that ‘Treasure Island’ is just about the grandest adventure story of all time. ° ’ is good, but not- quite as good as “Treasure Island.” The 67-year-old former two-term mayor frankly is taking life easy. His law practice is confined to office work and he says that while he has enough clients to keep him busy he doesn’t have as many cash clients as he could use.
George H. Newman
Funeral services will be held in St. Catherine’s church at 10 a. m. Monday for George H. Newman, who died at his home, 2742 Manker st., yesterday after an illness of three years. He was 49. Mr. Newman, who was a carpen- morning, ter, was born in Indianapolis ane| «yy sure takes a lot of will power had lived here all his life. He was) 1, do that too,” he says. : the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Li one nice thing about being out Newman. of the mayor's office, he adds, is that He was a member of St. Cath- the telephone no longer nearly rings erine’s church, off the walls at all hours of the day Survivors are his wife, Ida; ‘a|ang night at his home at 202 E. 15th daughter, Betty Lou, In :|st., where he lives with his sister, a son, George H. Newman Jr. of the Miss Mary L. Sullivan. U. 8. army; a step-brother, Thomas| Ag for politics, he isn’t paying Newman, and a step-sister, Mrs.|myuch attention, and will definitely Mary Jane Steinmetz, and his par- never run for office again. ents, all of Indianapolis. He says, however, that he believes Burial will be in Crown Hill that Roosevelt will be elected presiEE dent again if the war is still on. PLAN VISIT TO U. 8. “I don’t know any more about it, WASHINGTON, April 24 (U. P.).|of course, than anyone else,” he —The state department has an-|says. “I just base that statement nounced that the Earl of Athlone,/on the remarks of some of my Regovernor general of Canada, accom-|publican friends who think the prespanied by his wife, her royal high-|ident is doing a good job. running
left city hall. But that's not due to the fact that he no longer attends a banquet every other night or so. It's because he has started taking setting up exercises every
ness Princess Alice, is expected. to|the war and who say they will vote].
arrive in Seattle, Wash.,, on May 3|for him if the war is still going on, for a five-day visit to war industries|but who will vote against him if it
in the Washington, Oregon area. |isn't.”
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Reginald Sullivan
EvMayor Taking It Easy; 'Definitely’ Won't Run Again
, By EARL RICHERT Former Mayor Reginald Sullivan is just about through reading once again the entire works of Robert Louis Stevenson. He hadn't had much time in recent years to read Stevenson, one . (The others are Charles Dickens and So he started out to get reacquainted just as soon as he got out of the mayor's office last Jan. 1,
fice in the State Life building, “I}
He has lost two pounds since hel
Fair Weather Promised for Traditional Easter
Sunrise Service. (Continued from Page One)
the direction of Robert J. Schulta; and the string ensemble under the supervision of Irma Mae Steele and Mrs. Charles Ludy. The second section of the service, “The Glory of Our Country,” will include the salute to the Christian flag, led by Governor Schricker and Robert D. Mosier and William Rs Richey, color bearers of Boy Scout troop 83; the civilian pledge to the
i | American flag, led by the governor,
ASKS FOOD PRICE RELIEF NEW YORK, April 24 (U, P.).— Secretary-Treasurer George Meany of thé A. P. of L. demanded in a broadcast last night that President Roosevelt order the OPA to “roll back” retail food prices to the levels
and “Onward Christian Soldiers,” “The Star Spangled Banner” and “God of Our Fathers” by the The third portion of the service is entitled “Glory of the Cross” and
Today” by the chorus, the offering of the lilies at the cross by Miss Jane Butler and a solo, “I Know ‘That My Rudecmer Lively: by To Release Doves i | “The ‘Glory of the Children’s p Voices” will’ include “Who - Shall Sing if Not the Children,” “Hos«
‘| anna” and “In the Garden ‘The
processional of the flower chi will be followed by “Jewels” and “My Jesus I Love Thee.” iin 5: Following the recessional of #he
sing “Crown Ye the . King” and
is directed by Mrs. James M. Ogden
companist,
OHIO FLOOD PERIL EASES’ CINCINNATI, O., April 24 (U.B., ~All danger of a third major flood within the year abated as the Ohio river continued its slight but steady fall from near flood stage. The river had fallen to 40.3 feet and was continuing to lower,
of May 15, 1042.
Flood stage is 52 feet.
133-135 W. WASHINGTON ST. LI.4587
HE'S FIRING TELEPHONE WIRE AT A ZERO!/
® This fighter plane with ifs wing guns in action, uses up enough copper every minute to make several miles of telephone wire. That's the right use for copper now : : ; and many other metals and materials also have gone to war. It's the reason why we can’t expand our
facilities fo take care of the tremendous
/; Yolume-of wartime calls;
Some 12,000 telephone calls are needed “fo build a bomber; 63,000 to launch a *Victory™ ship. Such calls must not be delayed —must have the right-of-way. Your co-operation; your thoughtful, sparing use of telephone service, both local and. Long Distance; your. patience and under-
standing ;
is all are deeply appreciated;
Tha You!
AT CRGLE TES
will include “Jesus Christ Is Ris'n’
flower children, the Shoriiil. doves will be released fei he
with Mrs, Ray Patterson aa the go-
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