Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 November 1943 — Page 8

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|| - The Bulgarian capital is the com‘munications nerve center of. the

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German capital out of the war. A thousand or more fires still blazed through the stricken city, however, and the speedy Mosquitoes heaped new destruction on the pyre in a raid that accomplished the twin purpose of reconnoitering the dam~ age caused in the two previous raids and of keeping Berlin's defenses in a state of alarm. Mediterranean-based Flying Fortresses and Liberators dealt a smashing triple blow at Sofia and | Nazi naval and railroad targets in {Southern France. ~~ | Striking ‘their second blow of the {war at thé jittery Bulgarian capital; la strong formation of Liberators |hurtled tons of explosives and fire {bombs into the Sofia railroad yards —hub ‘of the German-controlled Balkan railroad network. | (Swedish reports from the Balkans indicated the raiders had inflicted heavy damage on Sofia and |the Hungarian radio. quoted Bul|garian Premier Dobri Bojilov as say|ing that the attack had been staged {by 60 bombers and 40 fighters. Simultaneously, a large force of fighter - escorted Flying Fortresses lashed out against the big French naval base at Toulon, hammering {the Nazi-held submarine pens, docks and repair yards. . Yanks Expand Scope

* The triple attacks, covering targets over a 750-mile .arc of southern Europe, represented the widestranging foray yet undertaken by the 15th air force. The attack on Sofia was seen as another indication that important developthents are to be expected in the Balkans before long.

cal or military, but probably both. The strategic purpose of ‘the latest raid on Sofia is plain enough.

Balkans. If it is knocked out or crippled, German communications with Greece and the ‘outer Nazi defense ring in the Aegean islands | would be almost paralyzed, | It would supplement the work al- | ready done by. the allied naval and | aerial blockade of the Adriatic sea | passage, and by guerrilla attacks on

Jugoslavia.

| Balkans a Tinder Box The raids on Bulgaria also undoubtedly have a psychological mo|tive, perhaps even more important

| 3 be the first major blow to knock the |

~The developments. may be .politi- | .

thw. the other. The, overworked £5... PIR Er HE he most ing one to apply to the : | Balkans today.

The satellite countries of Hunscarcely less unhappy or less anxfous to get fromi under the Nam yoke the occupied -but mili-

Albania and Greece:

3 MEN HELD AFTER | THEFT OF LIQUOR |

Three ‘men were arrested after | their truck was stopped early today | {in the 1200 block of N. Illinois st. | and found to contain 114 half pints, of Kentucky Reserve, two quarts, of | Seagram’s Five Crown and 120 pints | of other whiskies, The men are | charged with vagrancy. ; A police investigation disclosed that the Sunset Terrace, 875 Indiana ave, had been broken into and a corresponding amount of liquor is missing. Cyrus Graham, and Taylor Seaths, co-managers, 724 Blake st., said that the establishment was { properly locked at midnight,

HOLD EVERYTHING

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| “1 can't get over you leading a | patrol through 50 miles of jungle

| to the postoffice when you worked | here!” |

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~I couldn’t depend on you to go |

Recruiting WAVES from Indi is. the new task of WAVE En-

sign Jessica Pickett, former pub-

licity director for the Chicago Sunday Evening club. Coming here from the office of naval officer.. brocurement in Cincinnati, Ensign Pickett will be located at the recruiting headquarters, 4 N.

Pennsylvania st.

—HOME LOANS

"The final collaps¢ of enemy 're-

- Gilberts Conquest Costing Japs 6000 Men. (Continued From Page One) swiftly behind the combat troops

to rebuild the battered Japanese bases in preparation for a new

field nearest to the newly-conquered Gilberts,

sistance on Makin island, it was

army division, a New York unit. Moving behind a terrific artillery concentration, the infantrymen and supporting tanks rooted the Japanese from their pillboxes, foxholes,

Asiatic: S. Sgt. Orbra W. Wag- . oner, son of Mrs. Flora I. Wagoner, Jamestown.

- M. Linvill, Columbia City.

Mediterranean: Pvt. Kenneth L.

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T oday, we should pause to give thanks for living in America. We have

cause to be grateful in a measure larger than ever before.

Here, is abundance in a world where many regard a crust of bread as a piece of good'fortune. Certainly, nature and geography have combined to treat us well, for over and above our own expansive needs we send succor to

people in many lands, wher ravages of war.

e fare is meager, for fields lie fallow under the

We should feel grateful for the unceasing output of forest, mine

and factory. We should be thankful that our mild form of rationing is a

trifling thing that calls for so litte self denial that none of us had to stand

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patiently, doubtully in line before today's dinner could be prepared. We should be thankful for the job the boys, who are absentfrom the table today, : are doing in order that our manner of living will be preserved. Yes, this is Thanksgiving. This is a favored land. ee Ce a

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