Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 August 1943 — Page 4
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i . By BRYDON TAVES "United Press Staff Correspondent
ALLIED HEADQUAR-
‘ TERS, Southwest Pacific, Aug. 31
(U. P.).—Alliea ground forces have erushed strong Japanese counterattacks only a mile outside Salamaua and Liberators have destroyed 37 to 40 more enemy planes at Wewak, a communique announced today. : At least 40 Japanese died in two days of futile efforts to drive allied troops from Kila ridge, in an attempt to break a tightening semicircle at the base of Salamaua peninsula and stave off a drive for the coastal base one mile west. 7 * Nips Fall Back ,
‘The Japanese struck across
"marshy lowlands at the allied ridge
entrenchments on high ground running the entire length of the base of the peninsula ‘just beyond the Sglamaus airdrome. After two days of fighting, they fell back with the allies in former control of the Salamaua approaches. Othér American and ‘Australian
troops were moving up on the air-
drome from the south and southwest. Roaring back over the Wewak area Sunday for the first time in five days, & strong force of Liberators, escorted by Lightnings, dropped 114 tons of bombs on the Wewak and Boram airdromes, de-
stroying at least 12 planes on the
ground, and shot down 25 and probably 12 more in air combats.
WELLES GOES TO CAPITAL
BAR. HARBOR, Me, Aug. 31 (U. P.).~Undersecrefary of State Sumner Welles was en. route to Washington today after a week's
rest at this summer colony. Before
entraining last night, he made no comment on published reports that he had submitted his resignation to President Roosevelt.
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also were in the plane. : Lt. Boyers, who lived at 1686 N. | Delaware st, had been 'in service since June, 1941. He received his | wings and commission as second | lieutenant last October when he |
was graduated from Spence field, | Go had been at Romulus i since A — of Okmulgee, Okla.,
the 21-year-old officer had lived
in" Indianapolis since childhood |
and was a graduate of Tech high .
school. He was a member of the
Christian church and the Christian Men Builders class of the church. Funeral services will be at the | Clyde V. Montgomery mortuary. The body ‘is scheduled to arrive in Indianapolis tonight. . Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Jessie G. Boyers; his wife, Mrs, Sue Packman Boyers, and a brother, Ralph I. Boyers, a. parachute rigger at Belleville, Mich.
# # Missing x ZIEGLER PIERCEFIELD, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Piercefield of Martinsville, and husband of Mrs. Lucille Piercefield of Indianapolis, is missing. after a patrol flight in a navy plane in the Pacific area, the navy department announced today. He formerly was a newspaper employee in Martinsville, : ® & = ounded
‘PVT. T- R. NAPTURE has been wounded seriously in action in the North African theater, according to information received by his mother, Mrs, Leola Napture, 1341 Fletcher ave. He was at home on furlough in May and went overseas a few weeks later. A native of Caneyville, Ky., he had lived in Indianapolis seven years. He has been in the army since June, 1941. Before enlisting he was employed by the J. H. Taylor *Fransfer and Storage Co. here; ’ n # » !
PVT. ARTHUR C. COULON, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Coulon, 5330 Byram ave. was wounded by shrapnel in action in Sicily and is now in a base hospital in North Africa, a letter received by his parents yesterday revealed, The 19-year-old soldier, who was awarded the purple heart recently, was a student. at Indiana university when he entered the service in’ February. He was sent
training at ¥t. McClellan, Pvt. Coulon’s father also was awarded the purple heart for wounds suffered in France ‘in world war I where he was serving withthe Rainbow division... “« - # # = vr. MARVIN IL. RUSSELL, son of Mrs, Esther Russell, R. R. 6, is among five Hoosiers listed a8 wounded in action in the
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RATION BOARD AID LOSES GAS RIGHTS
George Burkhart, former ration board member, yesterday received six months suspension of his gasoline rations for alleged violation of rationing regulations. In a hearing conducted by George H. Kistler, special hearing officer of the local OPA, Mr. Burkhart was charged with making a 1000-mile pleasure trip to Michigan and pur-
transfer of gas coupons, The gas rations of Mr, Burkhart’s wife were suspended for 30 days
in her name,
from board 49-6 last week, he said he plans to continue volunteer work there and his wife will help: out at the OPA mailing’ center. The Burkharts live at 3600 Shelby st.
200 REGISTER HERE
AT MANPOWER OFFICE |
With the ‘addition of Allison interviewers ‘at the citizens manpower committee recruitment headquarters this week, approximately 200 persons registered for jobs yesterday, the largest number to enroll in a single day for several weeks.
More than 6000 men and women |
have registered since the campaign started. Allison representatives will
Although Mr. Burkhart resigned |
Lt. Boyers North African and southwest
Pacific areas by the war department today.
Those wounded in the North African area include Pvt. Russell, Pfc. Arthur P. Howson, son of Mrs. Etta I. Tarter of Linden,
rand Pvt, John R. Biggs, brother of Mrs. Cathryn Spoor of North Liberty.
In the Southwest Pacific area
the wounded are 1st Lt. Wayne P.
Rothgeb, son of Mrs, Halcie Roth~
‘geb of New Haven, and 2d Lt.
‘Ralph C. Smith, son of Curtis L.
* Smith, New Castle,
o s » Honored
S. SGT. OLIVER R. NEESE, now reported missing in action, is one of three Hoosiers awarded the air medal by Lt. Gen George C. Kenney, commander of the
‘allied ‘air force in the Southwest
Pacific area, according to a dis-
patch from general headquarters of the Southwest Pacific area.
His wife, Mrs. Laura Jane Neese, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob T. Kennedy, 1442 E. 11th st., recently joined the women's
sdivision of .the marines after “learning that her husband was missing.
Others honored. are 1st Lt. Jack
JB. Thomas of Warsaw, who also
is missing, and ‘8. Sgt. Clarence L. Albright of Muncie, who has
:already received the distinguished
flying cross for service aboard a ‘bomber in the southwest Pacific. Sgt. Neese and Sgt. Albright
“were cited for participation in a «flight over Huon gulf, ‘Guinea, last January when three .enemy transports ‘were damaged
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severely and six hostile aircraft
attempting to protect the convoy “were shot down.
8 8 8 © FIRST LT. BYRON L. CARR
of Jamestown was awarded the ‘distinguished flying cross today
for participating in 200 hours of Spetational flights, a -dispatch from allied headquarters in the" southwest Pacific revealed, :
death or surrender. Smashed Nazi Anchor.
A special order of the day from Premier Marshal Josef Stalin announced the liberation of Taganrog, in its potentialities the greatest victory of the summer’ offensive, and 12 artillery salvoes from 124 guns at Moscow saluted the vie-
hour period and 2000 of the enemy were killed. Nine tanks and 24 guns were destroyed in one seston
and 28 guns were wrecked. Another 50 towns and villages were liberated south of Sevsk. Farther south, the Russians probed ‘westward toward Poltava, 85 miles southwest of Kharkov, in the face of fierce enemy counter-at-
One thousand mote Germans died in fighting south of Kharkov,
crumpling under heavy Russian blows. Ten fanks (were captured jin oner and other booty
Tinctaaed 20 guns,
and urgent, he continued, that |
conference‘ of Russian, British and American foreign ministers be held to carry on allied discussions. Russia will be included in political discussions that will arise. out of the allied victories, Churchill said, and “we should consult with our Russian friends and allies on all ques-
the war, should want such a front, “I don’t blame them at all for what they say,” he continued.
"By far German air force off {he | ian front, he nit
Councilman Dauss Makes Charge in Letter to President.
Drafting of police and firemen into the army is seriously menacing the foundation of our civilian defense forces, Councilman R. C. (Bud) Dauss charges in a letter to
“It seems utterly foolish to me to build up our civilian defense organization, spend millions of dollars
1{ and millions of man hours to prime
it to the peak and then to rip out its vital elements,” the letter said.
have pt defense ee a letter sald. “This leaves . .the backbone of our protective forces in the hands of men who are of draft age” A copy of the letter also will go to Senator Frederick VanNuys, Senator Raymond Willis, and Congressman Louis Ludlow.
WAC RECRUITING FILM TO BE SHOWN
A film on WAC recruiting will be
{shown at the meeting of the WAC
Mothers’ club at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow in the west room of the world war memorial. Mrs. Helen Dickerson, president, will preside and has invited the parents of all women in ‘the WAC
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to attend.’
[GIVES PANTS PRESSER |
TO SERVICE CENTER
A clothes pressing machine and
{boiler recently has been presented
the Illinois st. branch of the Service Men’s center by the Indiana State Industrial union council, C. IL. O., to accommodate service men who want
+| their clothes cleaned and pressed.
. Karl Baker of the Kahn Tailoring Co. works at the cleaning and pressing establishment for servicemen on Sundays, Wednesday nights, Saturday afternoons and nights. Events on the Illinois st. branch calendar include a Harvest Hop Saturday at the service center and a dance for soldiers and sailors Monday at the Claypool hotel.
ATTACK SUSPECT SHOT NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31 (U.P), —John Vogo, 43, of the coast guard, who was in police headquarters to view a man suspected of attempted rape - of the officer's 9-year-old daughter, today shot and wounded the suspect
FIRST LADY ROTORUA, N. Z., Aug. ‘31 (U. P.) ~Native Maori tribesmen wel-| comed Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt as a “distinguished queen. and mother of democratic America” when she arrived on the shores of Lake Roite [Joua today on her tour of New the| Zealand as a representative of the American Red Cross,
UNION PICKETS ROY HOWARD ‘NEW YORK, Aug, 31 (U. P.)— National Maritime union pickets ‘marched today in front of the midtown office of Roy W. Howard, president and editor of the New York World-Telegram, protesting | against the writings of Westbrook Pegler, syndicated columnist, '.
AWNINGS STANDARDIZED WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (U. P). ~Now it's awning stripe patterns.| Radio The war production board said yes-
terday that proposals calling for:
awning pattern standardization, and ‘also for simplification of awning
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Wood service station, 1903 ~ | 5t., last Nov. 30.
Was Given Job
The youth, according +o prob 0 records, was given a job ine war plant, but ral days chose to become a cab dri which capacity he ‘is a have robbed a woman of
to have attempted to attack |
Judge Bain said Burch wes on bond last night, “We have tried the p ing these youthful ing them another chance them on probation,” J i said. “Too many times the has not worked.
blanket on picnic plans by citing a city ordinance prohibiting polit« ical rallies in public parks.
Sept. 11, would give y a charice “to rub ehhows, | acs quainted and enjoy - of watermelon. A
TELEPHONE: WORKERS
WASHINGTON, Au 3 iP ~The war labor on, ue 1 @ @ .
6400 2 Dev 3h tas
plant of the Feder! Telephons Corporation which will sl, eras rn f evn a
fabric = construction, have been | Elec
recommended to it by the canvas products advisory committee.
continue. interviews for applicants
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