Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 November 1943 — Page 3
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pieced together from the stories told dazed survivors, most of them|\ hospitals for burns, bruises and
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The dance hall was a converted ‘ billiard room on the second story of a building on -the main street of a Tondon suburb. In the United
| Many had been killed instantly and “1others were crushed to death be- |
The bomb fell .at the opposite
end of the hall and gouged out aly Buse hole in the floor, into which
was plunged a struggling niass of , screaming and moaning. |
neath the heaped ‘bodies.
* CARD PARTY IS PLANNED
A card party will be sponsored by |:
returning toward the plains Rome,
Itasca council 337 at 8:30 p. m. to= morrow at Castle hall after the lodge meeting, Mrs. Martha Wallace is the Shairinan,
5th and 8th army fronts, with sharp enemy counter-attacks above Ven‘afro, all of which were béaten off.
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of Bitter fighting raged on both the
Rail Workers Granted Pay
The 5th army faced difficult country in a battle for control of the 3400foot Mt. Croce .a mile ‘from the
_..Ancreased eight cents per hour;. “cents and less than:
Boost, but
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five cents per hour; 7 cents and |, over per hour; “tobe increased four
vote to determine whether their ‘members wish to strike over the issue. ‘ The recommendations of the spe¢lal board as approved by Vinson: All wages less than 47 cenfs per hour to be increased 10 cents per hour; 47 cents and less than 57, to be increased nine cents per hour; 87 cents and less than 70, to be be. creased seven cents ur; cents and less than be creased six cents per hour; #0 cents and less than 97, to be increased
™ 80, to inper hi 80 90, to in-
Unions Objec/
cents per hour, The original panel on May 24 recomended a general eight-cent increase, Vinson disapproved that recommendation because he said it was not in conformity with the standards of the stabilization program. Of the ‘special emergency . board panel's... recommendation, .- - Vinson said today: “In view of the fact that these new recommendations = are consonant with the stabilization program
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the Sinella river, r= oe ‘Casal bordino, eight miles beyond Vasto, to give them gains totaling 15 miles in four days. :
Germans flooding operations in the big Pontine marshes and large-scale demolitions -to make the job tougher for the 5th, which stands some 30 miles south of the: flat Roman campagna.
an as a “general advance.” threatened every German ‘position « {inland for miles.
Driving back stubborn Nazi troops
Other official Norte indicated the were preparing extensive
The 8th army was on what allied commentator described Its lunge
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cago; Lt. Charles Stanley, son of Mrs. William Stanley, Anderson, and Pvt. Milo L. Tague, husband
of Mrs. Kay Tague, South Bend.
» . » _ Missing 8. SGT. HAROLD T. SHEETS, armorer on a. Flying Fortress based in England, has been missing in action since Oct. 20 in a raid over Germany, He is the son of Carl R. Sheets,
4040 Forest Manor, and Mrs. An-
toinette Lundy, 3371 W. 10th st. nei oR - Prisoner ARTHUR R. BLACK, seaman
2-¢ in the navy, is a prisoner of war of the Japanese government.
" He is the son of Albert Black of
Lake Hills."
. ~~ Honored
WO INDIANA SEAMEN have
been commended for outstanding. bravery during air attacks, the navy department announced today. Cited for aggressive fighting
I shall not disapprove them.”
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STRAUSS SAYS: STORE HOURS MONDAY
* Please bring your RATION BOOK “with you... Regulations do mot permit merchants to Seeept loose cOUpOns.
12:15 TILL 8:45
FAMILY is stepping ight along! t's doing very well, thank you~
Wis camying some of our leading civilian cfisens back and forth in cold weather and fair—in slushy weather and clear— (and will do a great protective job when zero weather ~~ hits). The Moccasin Type gives a lot of comfort (as any North American Indian can tell youl—there is lots of freedom for each of the five toes—there is lots of room for the 7? font fo tin in hard, steady going—and a "moccasin® : Phe 410 the oyo— Aaa 2
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Solis on the. moveating are from the fibers—including plastics—
[attack a few hours earlier, the
& cargo vessel,
STATE DENEES TNE
-} excise department
spirit in repelling enemy planes and saving the ship and cargo, they are Seamen William R. Day of North Liberty and Charles E. Chapman of New Haven, both members. of a gun crew aboard a merchantman in the Mediterra-
Some Fear Gangdom will «Be Revived by Nation's "Shortage.
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it already is being rationed by distillers to make it last out the war and have enough on hand until new liquor can be produced. Since Oct. 15, 1042, all distilleries have been converted to production of war
The logical avenue of relief
fiwould be to let a few distilleries
resume the manufacture of whisky. But this avenue was closed Sept. 15 when War Food Administrator Murvin Jones refused to go along with such a recommendation from WPB. Developments since have only solidified this decision, though officials are still hopeful it can be done, Sessions of WPB's chemical division brought out the potential dangers of the liquor drought, based on reports from many areas, with forecasts of a “national scandal” if the drought is long continued, and with reminders that some of those now in the liquor business were in the illegal business a few years ago.
Watch for Monopoly
Other government agencies are struggling to alleviate the situation. OPA, with an inadequate staff, fs trying vainly to cope with wholesale violations of price ceilings. The justice department is looking into the monopoly angle. The big distillers have been gobbling up little distilleries .all. over. the coun try, and have bought heavily into the California wine industry. Among the anxious men sitting in uncomfortable seats is Howard Jones, representing the Distilled Spirits Institute, the trade assoclation of ‘distillers, who was assistant prohibititon commissioner in the dry era, and who is fully aware of all
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> MLES ATTACK nw
VOYS AT RABAUL
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New Ireland area rose to two crulsérs sunk, 10 cruisers and ders damaged and at least 14 gntmen Bit. Tt was the 10th raid on Rabaul in less than a month, Coming in while the enemy forces still were dazed from the American
torpedo and bomb-carrying Beau-
akanau airdrome. A big explosion and a fire visible 50 miles followed a torpedo hit on the second ship—
The Japanese had beén reported moving strong surface forces southward toward Rabaul from Truk, big raval hase in the Carolines, evidently trying to recover from heavy losses and the threat to the base by an allled landing on Bougainville, northernmost of the . Solomons only 250 miles ‘away. A
ing ta-toutirn
OF MISSING WHISKY
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over to Lt. Howard ‘Smith of the by the arresting , State Patrolman James A. McKee, that Lt. Smith counted it and found it to be 38 packages (14 Sace)s Shat 15:Was placed in the of. c
NAVY...
| Prices established by. the Navy=for uniforms, elec, presented through. . the Naval Plan. -
BLUE SERVICE UNIFORMS, $40
Overcoats; $50 -
Raincoat with removable wool lining, 37.50
Aviation work uniform, $50 :
Navy cap with device,
forts also touched off fires at Van-{11.30
Slate gray chinos, J5.38
Slate gray shirts and all other accessories.
Complete Selection of Insignia
in the street
“Homes in West
1 the Santa Monica mountains, the,
Raging Forest
Fires Destroy.
(Continued From Page One) 3000 acres. The other tluee fires,
San Jacinto mountains and in San Diego county, raged unchecked, Firemen said, however, that the strong winds which- had propelled the 100-foot flames through thousands of acres of brush and forest lands subsided at dawn, renewing hope that all the fires would be brought under control today.’ The army asked: civillans to report any suspicious persons seen in areas where fires were burning, and civil authorities sald they were investigating possible incendiarism, The San’ Diego county sheriff's office said 15 patrol cars equipped with two-way radio were patrolling threatened areas, working. with the army in combating the Possibility of ‘sabotage.
Hundreds Left Homeless
Snow Predicted Within Few Hours; Storm Causes Damage. .
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slip down around the freezing mark tonight following high winds that blew: down several tices in the city last night. Nearly 1': inches. of rain fell during the week-end. | A large tree crashed on the resis
Pennsylvania st, causing $50 damage. Another large tree fell across Central ave. at 24th &t., holding up traffic several hours until police chopped it away, : oi The wedther: bureau predicted that a heavy snow may blanket the!
blanketed today with heavy wet! mow putting telephone circuits out
The fires left hundreds of war | workers homeless and caused dam- | age estimated at $1,000,000 homes, livestock, farms, and automobiles. Flames in the Santa: Monica T" mountain range bordering on the! beach strip where screen stars | have costly homes roared to the! coast highway, and were racing up several small inland epriyons. Movie Actress Paulette Goddard's home was in the path of the flames and Actor . G O'Brien's huge house and ‘other homes were threatened seriously in the Decker canyon district. , Santa Monica canyon fire ready had "burned over 30,000 acres, In San Diego county, flames driven by a high wind had consumed six homes near Rancho Santa Fe and burned a portion of Bing Crosby's ranch.
in| orchards
® and Wisconsin were covered with
of order in Minnesota and the Da-! | kotas and slowing up transportation | facilities, the United Press reported. The largest snowfall was reported at Duluth, Minn, with 10 inches on he ground and more falling. perature there was 28 degrees. e Dakotas, Minnesota, Nebraska
snow which reached to northeastern Missouri where one inch was reported at St. Joseph. Telephone companies reported that more than 210 circuits in Minnesota and the Dakotas were out of operation, Wires went down near St. Cloud, Minn,, when the temperature tumbled to 33 degrees and three inches of snow fell. Other -citles affected were Marshall, Minn, with eight inches and temperature of 26 degrees; Rochester, Minn, six inches and 2t degrees; Fargo, N. D, one inch and 22 degrees; Bismarck, 8, D., six inches and 23 degrees; La Crosse, Wis, two
A brush fire was racing out of
STRAUSS SAYS: — STORE
control in the San Jacinto runge|
| the pitfalls-for the industry in such back of Riverside, Cal, and 300 roa)- LL, where the temperature was: i La situation Wy'Is’ ab in today.
[dents were" removed.
HOURS MO
inches and 26 degrees. A trace of snow was reported at Springfield,
{degrees Chicago had snow Ques
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for his life. Automobiles, trucks and without guns, pansers, and sorts of vehicles obstruct try, northern. part. of. the state tonight. arms, shells, Northern midwestern states were 0 speed "its escape.
the ‘Which abandons everythin personal ;
“Terror-stricken infantrymen i artillerymen, many barefooted, race | | westward. Machines collide on the Jammed roads. Maddened trample men and machines.”
Planes ‘Darken Skies’ i] Anothier dispatch said that squadrons; groups, regiments and divisions- of Soviet aircraft "darke en the skies from dawn to dusk, discharging thousands of tons of explosives which pulverize everys thing beneath them.” (The German Transocean agency said at least 16 Russian infantry
divisions—240,000 men--and
tank corps were participating in the offensive beyond Kiev.) The speed of the three-pionged” Russian advance indicated that the Russian army had smashed all the way through the enemy's prepared defense positions, including pills boxes, hedgehog gun emplacements and minefields, and was rolling ahead at a pace which promised fulfillment of Premier Marshal Josef
7 th sn promise of early liberation
of the entire Ukraine.
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Prices established by “the Army Ezehangs
se Sernice for. uniforms... ti ete.
_ ELASTIQUE "UNIFORMS, 44.50
Short overcoats, 29.78 Pink trousers, $12 Fiold overcoats, $40 Service caps, $8 Garrison cops, 2.25
Complete Assortment of Insignia
APPOINTED BY THE NAVY 10 PRESENT OFFICERS’ UNIFORMS: MADE UNDER U. S. - NAWY SUPERVISION.
AUTHORIZED BY THE ARMY T0 PRESENT OFFICERS UNIFORMS THROUGH ARMY EXCHANCE SERVICE.
We have no ambition whatsoever do a ama large etry Sind cand yot that's whet we ars doing!
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he NAY nd tho ARMY brs ped sd abd Te Mor Str pravant uniform and ausneries fo the Men of the Arad Servicers
And we recogricn priviege—end a AMettions—in observance of irr Cr baron semcer_tht fh Shop bat won or