Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 March 1944 — Page 2
“A Weelly Sizeup by ‘the Washington Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers
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* mocording to present plans.
passenger planes. Replacements? Women will get their first chance,
REGULATION OF big insurance companies comes before congress again in a bill just intfoduced by Rep. Clinton P. Anderson (D. N. M.),
himself an insurance man.
Bill would specifically grant states power to license and otherwise ~ vegulate insurance companies; would make-anti-trust-laws applicable
to all agreements on rates, premiums, commissions, where these have not been filed with and approved by state officials. It's designed to test Stmeaity of ig Sympanies in arguing they want state control, °
Hay May “Succeed Eastman
CHARLES M. HAY, counsel for rail brotherhoods and now attorney with war manpower commission, is getting strong backing from labor, congress and administration officials for appointment to interstate commerce commission as successor to late Joseph B. Eastman. How to get around political requirements is puzzler; Eastman was appointed
as Republican member, although he
never worked at politics; Hay is
Democrat, was once party's nominee for senate in Missouri. A St. Louis z “lawyer, he Hepa write railway®labor act, railway retirement act.
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. HOUSE BANKING COMMITTEE, in no hurry to renew price control act expiring June 30, will devote four weeks to hearings, start-
‘ing sessions April 12.
Says Chairman Spence (D. Ky.):
“A lot of
people think they have been mistrested. We will listen to all of them.”
s . ” FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD, created in early New Deal days as “Little Federal Reserve’ for building and loan associations, may be removed from national housing agency and restored to independent status. Backers of pending bill argue FHLBB will become vital link in financing post-war home building, shouldn't be tied to
emergency war agency. » - td
DIES COMMITTEE plans to make Walter Winchell its last wit-
ness in inquiry into “misstatements”
Committee is afraid he'll steal the show.
by columnist-broadcaster. Reason: Winchell sponsor, lotion
maker Andrew Jergens, will be an early witness.
Study Stripper-Well Subsidy
REVISED STRIPPER-WELL SUBSIDY is being studied by Eco-
nomic Stabilization Director Vinson.
Instead of the percentage plan
first suggested, the new scheme would provide payments of 35 cents
more per barrel for oil from stripper
wells producing up to five barrels
a day; 25 cents for wells producing from five to seven barrels, and 20 cents for wells producing from seven to nine barrels a day. Plan also includes provision for a flat 75-cent-a-barrel increase for Pennsylvania-grade crude, of which there is a scarcity. This is produced chiefly in Pennsylvania but also in New York, West Virginia,
and Ohio.
» s s WHAT'S HAPPENED to the off-the-record sessions top-ranking war department officers used to hold with military affairs committee members of house and senate? Congressmen, through these meetings, used to be kept abreast of war developments. They've recently been - ' shown some pictures of Pacific operations, but have been given no late and complete fill-in on how the war's going around the globe. General staf! probably would arrange such a session if congress-
men requested it. matters—and The is election year. o » NEXT STEP in controversy as
But the lawmakers have been busy with other
» » » to whether steamship companies
shall operate airlines waits on Speaker Rayburn. Legislation to amend both merchant marine act and civil aeronautics act is drafted,
awaits a promise that speaker will
send it to a house committee on
merchant marine and fisheries—which favors the steamship companies—rather than interstate commerce committee which opposes
them. : ss » 0»
REA MAY emerge from its present tribulations an independent
agency once more.
House has already approved legislation making
it a permanent rather than emergency agency. Senate talks of ac-
cepting this partment. x
af Adding amendment to take it from Skriculture de-.
MEXICAN RAILROADS may be used to help rush war supplies
from Atlantic to Pacific coast as
war against Japan intensifies.
U. 8. money ‘is now going into rehabilitation and modernization of old narrow-gauge road across narrowest part of Mexico, It helps a
good neighbor—and ourselves, . » »
McKellar Amendment May Die
McKellar amendment to kill TVA independence will die in con-
ference committee, according to present indications.
House is ex-
pected to turn it down, House conferees to refuse to yield,
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HOUSE MINORITY LEADER MARTIN is likely to do a repeat as permanent chairman of the Republican national convention. All
factions liked his performance in
1940. Arrangements committee
will decide when it meets in Chicago April 18,
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Choice of a keynoter still a hoss race, seems to lie between Rep. Charles A. Halleck of Indiana and Senator Chapman Revercomb of West Virginia. Halleck impressed his fellow Republicans when he nominated Willkie in 1940; Revercomb impressed them when he
beat the Neely organization in 1942. might encourage Republican hopes of breaking the solid South.
Also, he was born in Virginia,
Biggest Job in Filming Pyle EpiclstoFinda'Pyle' for Pyle
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the army who told me he understood I'd been given the army's ground forces on a silver platter to use as I saw fit. He also said that if I didn’t turn out a 14carat epic, what would happen to me shouldn't happen to a dog.”
Pyle is on the Anzio heachhead in Italy now writing for The Indianapolis Times and other Bcripps-Howard newspapers.
His natural modesty has become another of Producer Cowan's problems. The picture is based upon Pyle’s book, “This Is Your War,” but will be titled “G. I. Joe” at the request of the author. Pyle said the soldiers were far more | important than he was.
Other Writers, Too
“He also said that he wasn't the only war correspondent,” Cowan added, “He said he had numerous pals who had done wonderful jobs in the front lines and he wanted them in the picture, too. I'm trying to follow orders.”
Cowan sald he expected Chris Cunningham of the United Press to arrive from Italy before May 15, to take his role in the film and that Don Whitehead and Hal Boyle of the Associated Press are home from the front on leave and now are at work in the film, playing themselves. “And I've got to have Reynolds Packard of the United Press in the picture” he said. “He can’t leave the Anzio beachhead just to work in a movie, but I'll have . an actor take his part. He's go- _ Ing to be our energetic fat man who goes through the whole war, : news beats galore and
and John Thompson of the Chicago Tribune, who has traveled with his beard under more parachutes than anybody else. Stars Can't Fill Bill “I won't get to the principals until the middle of the summer,” Cowan said. “That's a good thing, because who is going to be my 112-pound, baldheaded star? Some of the he-men huskies among the topflight stars have asked for the job, but I have had to ask them if they could look as little, and as wistful, and as hungry as Pyle. None of them could. “We are working hard on the
problem. But it begins to look
as though I may have to get a complete unknown to take the role. “The trouble is there never has been a movie star yet who looked like Pyle, or acted like him. And when I go about the casting problem I keep thinking about what Kaspar Monahan df the Pittsburgh Press told me. His comment was typical.
No Heroic Baloney “He sald that if I involved Pyle in any heroic balonéy, the newsmen of this nation would murder me. He also said that if
"I involved him in any phoney ro-
mances, or put him under any artificial moonlight with anybody except ‘That Girl’ of many years 8go, my name would be mud.” Leslie Fenton, who has been decorated for action at the front. in this war, is directing the desert sequences. The rest of Cowan's organization at United Artists is looking ° over skinny actors, preferably with bald heads.
shone Brann PROF. WOODS TO TALK Prof. K. B. Woods of Purdue uni-
versity, will talk on “Recent Developments in the Use of Aerial Phomeeting
BERLIN RAIDED
RAF Loses 73 Planes in Big Attack on Nazi Capital.
(Continued From Page One) sprawling industrial areas of Berlin,
The raid was believed to have brought the allied air command
goal of knocking out Berlin completely as the nerve center of the
600 tons of bombs have been dropped on the city since British and American bombers began their all-out attacks last Nov. 18. Last night's attack followed five American daylight raids, the latest a 1500-ton blow Wednesday. British heavy bombers had not attacked Berlin since the record raid of Feb. 15. The night raiders were forced to fight their way through swarms of German night fighters to make their bid for a knockout blow at the capital. Nazi broadcasts said German fighters gave battle soon after the hour-long procession of bombers crossed the northwest German coast and claimed a total bag of 102, which was 29 greater than the number of bombers lost,
Other Cities Attacked
Though the “tonnage of bombs dropped in what appeared to have been a diversionary attack on Kiel was not announced, it was pre-
sumed to be in the neighborhood of 500, bringing the night's total bombloads to at least 3300,
German broadcasts said other cities attacked during the night included Leipzig, 95 miles southwest of Berlin, and Weimar, 145 miles southwest of Berlin,
The Nazi Transocean agency called the raid on Berlin a “largescale terror attack.”
“Numerous high explosives and incendiaries were dropped by British bomWers on the whole town area,” the Transocean agency said. “Defense forces attacked the bomber formations.”
A later DNB report said strong formations of German night fighters intercepted the raiders soon after they crossed the German coast and fought a running air battle for more than an hour, Many bombers were shot down over Berlin and its southern suburbs, DNB said.
U. 8. Sets New Mark
American Flying Fortresses and Liberators set a new record for attacks from Britain within a single month when they attacked western Europe yesterday for the 19th time this month and Germany for the 14th time. The previous high was 18 attacks in February.
Forces totalling perhaps 500 bombers and an equal number of fightersraided the sothwest Germany industrial centers of Schweinfurt and Frankfurt and French airfields at Nancy and Ste Dizier at a cost of three bombers and five fighters yesterday.
German Incendiaries
‘| Start London Fires
LONDON, March 25 (U, P.).—A few German squadrons gave London one of the sharpest fire raids since the 1940-41 blitz last night but all of the biggest blazes were controlled before the all clear sounded early today. - The Nazis dropped hundreds of incendiaries, interspersed with a number of explosives, in various parts of greater London but hundreds of volunteers assisted firefighters to nullify the enemy's effort to burn the capital.
GATES TO QUIT GOP PARTY LEADERSHIP
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Jorg, fourth district chairman; James McShane, first district chairman; Leroy Yoder, third district chairman; State Auditor Richard T, James; Secretary of State Rue Alexander; Attorney General James Emmert; Robert W. Lyons, Washington and Indianapolis attorney and behind-the-scenes G.O.P. power; Mr. Gates and Mr. Lauer, Other party leaders who were not present reportedly had been advised in advance and had agreed to “go along."
Not Intended as “Slap”
Members who attended yesterday's, meeting said that the agreee ment to elect Mr. Lauer “was not intended as a slap to anyone” and that “the whole thing was made
‘|necessary by Mr. Gates decision to
resign.” Mr. Lauer is the youngest member of the state committee, being elected district chairman only a few months ago when Mr. Alexander gave up the sixth district post. He, however, long has been active in party affairs, serving many years ago as chairman of Vermillion county.-
3 HURT AS AUTO HITS SAFETY ZONE
Basil Cahoon, 21, 748 N, Drexel ave, received head and chest injuries when the car he was driving crashed into a safety zone at Washington and New Jersey sts. at 3 a. m. today. He was taken to City
hospital. Also injured and treated at City
Auvergne st. and Flora Meyers, 32, 20 E. Ninth st.
BY 1000 PLANES|
three-quarters of the way toward its| ~
German war ‘effort, more than 33,-|"
hospital were Morris Perry, 25, 640
Still in a serious condition at City hospital today was Miss Georga Engelsen, 63, of. 1611 N. Illinois st., who received a broken left leg and fracture of
wis looked uy upon with disfavor by Judge NIblack, who pointedly:
previcusly had
EE Pete a Siok machines he stumbles across in
The judge sald his order was isthe outcome of an action by Police Chief Clifford Beeker “The State of Indiana vs. ” ° The chief, it
ily
Mr. Rosenberg injected another
element of confusion into the mystery by denouncing Judge Niblack’s order as “null and void and without force and effect for the reason that Judge Dewey Myers retains jurisdiction in this case.” ‘Judge Myers, he explained, had sat as special judge at the trial of Rex Moonshower, alleged owner of the machines, who later ‘was acquitted. Judge Myers reported that he had never undertaken to record serial numbers “because that wasn't the court's duty.” Capt. Jack Small who headed the raiding squad that confiscated the “one-armed bandits,” said the machines were “crated up at the time and as far as I know nobody copied a list of those serial numbers.” Marks New Milestone
This latest enforcement and judicial entanglement marked another milestone in the running feud between Police Chief Beeker and Sheriff Petit. Sheriff Petit emphatically denied today he had ever denied Chief Beeker entrance to the sheriff's headquarters in order to inspect the debated devices. The sheriff and Mr. Rosenberg still insisted today that before they could apply the axe they would have to see a list of ‘serial numbers. “That order of Judge Niblack should be amended to describe the property,” said Mr. Rosenberg. “Serial numbers are a very necessary part of such a description.”
COUNTESS’ GIVEN 12 YEARS AS SPY
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was involved only because of my position.” “The evidence shows that you were elaborately involved,” Moinet replied. Mrs, Emma (Mama) . Leonhardt, mother-in-law of a high Nazi official, received a sentence of five years.
Nazi's Kin Sentenced First to be sentenced were Carl Leonhart,” 65, husband of Mrs, Leonhardt, and Walter Joseph Abt, 36, Romeo, Mich., described in the original indictment as a personal friend of Paul Joseph Goebbels, Nazi propaganda minister. Both received 10 year terms. Two other alleged members of the spy ring were not present at today's sentencing. They were Countess Marianna von Moltke, wife of a deposed Wayne university language professor, and Bertrand Stuart Hoffman, 27-year-old merchant seaman, } Hoffman went on trial with Thomas, Detroit obstretician, when both entered pleas of innocent to the original indictment, and was excused after a three-man sanity commission found him insane. Thomas was subsequently convicted on charges and ° sentenced March 16. U. S. Attorney John C. Lehr said the case of Countess von Moltke’
INDIANAPOLIS
‘plenty of will to fight.
tenn] Yank Writer Rubs Elbows With Nazis in Finn Capital. (Continued From Page One)
to their small talk, watching their surrender to feminine approaches. Reinforced by the presence of a Finnsh - woman reporter, we care-
"|fully avoided speaking English and
"| talked Swedish with frequent lapses|] into German, French, Spanish and
| snatches of Italian,
Nazis Look Fit
- The Germans eyed us curiously when we first entered. But after a few minutes of hearing our nonEnglish talk they paid little more attention. They were more interested in the sorties and ou maneuvers of the feminine night patrols. . Out of this unusual experience I submit certain significant points which allied readers may well study: These German fighting men looked fit, rugged, contented and thoroughly disciplined. They showed not the slightest sign of flagging morale. : They showed no outward evidence that they think they are going to be defeated. They Laugh, Joke Cita Their table talk was exactly the same as that of soldiers the world over: About home, about their immediate superior, about the cute little number sitting at the corner table over there. They laughed and they joked, but they were not boisterous or loud. Germans on leave, or those stationed in Helsinki, are under the strictest orders not to provoke untoward incidents with the Finns and not to get into trouble.
|Private Carl L. Baker Dies | | From Wounds on ‘Maneuvers|
{under heavy enemy fire in Italy.|
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Virginia Lee Baker, died Wednesday of gunshot 'wounds received while on’ maneuvers at Camp MecCain, Miss. In service 15 months, Pvt. Baker) was trained at Camp Phillips, Kas.; nl Forrest, Tenn, and Camp McCain. Before enlisting he attended Fayetteville high school and was employed at Duncan's restaurant in Greenfield. He was a member of the Payetfeville church and was home on furturned to Camp McCain, he was put in the hospital there and released about a week ago. Besides his mother and wife, survivors are a daughter, Bertha Louise, 16 months old; a brother, Ora D. Baker, chief machinist's mate 1-c, stationed in California, and his maternal grandfather, Thomas Spoonmore, Bedford.
Greenfield. ss x 8
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry PF. Daniels,
Feb. 24. He was on patrol duty in a P-39 Airacobra. The family received the report Tuesday. Lt. Daniels enlisted in the army in August, 1941, and served in the quartermaster corps and coastal artillery before entering the air corps. He has been overseas since last January. He attended Crispus Attucks high school, Indiana extension university and Tennessee state college. He formerly worked at the Allison division. . ” = ” S. SGT. DAVID F. SCOTT, holder of the purple heart and silver star, has been wounded again in Italy, his. wife, Mrs. Mary Scott, 2435 Massachusetts ave, has been informed.
Here in this restaurant on the Esplanade near Mannerheimvagen as on the streets of the Finnis: capital I was impressed by the discipline that kept these Germans strictly under control. Always on the streets they appeared to be intently bound for somewhere.
Officer 1s Polite
T never saw a German lounging |: on a corner. Even when I accidently bumped into a Wehrmacht major in the book department in Stockmann’s, Helsinki's biggest store, he quickly said “entschuldigen sie mir” and looked quite startled when I automatically said in the same breath, “excuse me.” These may seem like minor points, but they do indicate that the morale and discipline among German fighting men, in Finland at least, is still high. They have still got
There is cause for sober reflection upon these points as we look ahead to the invasion of Festung Europa. Every bit of evidence I have been able to obtain in Stockholm from inside. Germany about the German! defense armies backs up the fact that we are going to have no pushover as we try to break the barriers leading into Germany. o We must face the hard, cold fact that the Germans still are tough, well disciplined fighters and prepare ourselves accordingly.
Copyright, 1944, by The Indianapolis Times nd The Chicago Daily News, Inc.
5 CLERKS NEEDED BY RATION BOARD
The civil service commission today announced the opening of five positions as under-clerks with the officer of price administration. Experienced file clerks are needed for assignment to Marion county war price and rationing board 11. For further information applicants may contact the local office of the commission, 522 Federal
“was still under consideration.”
building.
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spread slowly all over the bay turning day into night. About 7 p. m. my gunnery officer passed word around telling us that there would be 200 of our transport planes cver about 10 p. m. About 20 minutes before planes came over, bombers came in. The cargo ship was still burning. Our destroyers had tried to sink it but made things worse as the burning oil spread all over the water, making it look as if the whole sea were burning. And as I say, there was a solid blanket of smoke over most of that part of the coast. __When the Germans came in, guided by the fire, they dropped the sky full of flares until théy spotted
our the German
Bombs Drop Like Hail
That is when things really began to happen. Bombs were dropping like hail, knocking some of the boys off their feet when they burst. Right in the middle of all of this, our planes came over, the first we knew they were there. My eyes were every place at once. I would glance at the water every second or so, watching for E. boats (small German torpedo boats) as this is the time they do their dirty work, During one of those glances, I spied a plane that looked as large as the Columbia tower in Memphis, about 30 feet above the water, headed right into the side of our ship. All of us who saw it opened up on it. r Crew Is Saved When we shot him down, he was less than 100 feet from the ship. It turned out to be one of our planes.
'We Shot Down Own Planes —Don't Blame the Gunners’
~ {They are the ones who lived to fly
: There were no parstroops on that and 10 1
= Now, Eldon, I think I know as much about what happened that night as anyone there because I really had a ringside seat, and that is exactly how the whole thing nappened. ‘ ‘Shoot to Live’ No one can blame the navy gunners, for we were just a watch tick from death that night, and were shooting to live to shoot another day. I am on a Quad. A. A. (four barrelled anti-aircraft gun). We were shooting so fast that night that there were rings of fire coming out of the barrels. Well, you can imagine how we felt the next morning when we found out what really had _happened. But that is just one of those things that happens in these lovely wars.
Thought Smoke Was Cloude
I made it my business when I got back to Africa to talk to some of the pilots. They all seemed to agree that it was the smoke. Some sald they had seen the fire from the burning ship and thought it was that famous fire on the side of the hill at Gela, All of them thought the smoke was g'large cloud bank. Most of them went around it.
another day; I also talked with quite a few of the paratroopers who went over that night, but, fellow, I sure can’t write here what they said about it. In fact, I did not let them know I was there. They put a few questions to me. I told them I was on shore duty at Algiers, They did not blame the navy, they blamed the ones that sent them 6ver us.
I wish you would try and make |ture
Sgt. Scott received the star last November after rescuing a soldier
CHURCHILL TO STIR INVASION FEVER
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tively with interpretation of passages dealing with “no territorial aggrandizement” and other clauses relating to enemy countries. Demobilization of British troops after victory and post-war reconstruction also may figure in the speech.
Brace for Invasion,
Yanks Are Told
U.S. INFANTRY BASE, England, March 24 (Delayed) (U. P.) —Prime Minister Churchill, winding up a two-day tour of U. 8. bases in England, told American invasion troops today that they now were bracing to strike “the great blow” against the enemy. Churchill assured the men of an infantry unit which he reviewed that they could approach the impending struggle “with feelings of the utmost confidence and resolution.” “Be it sure that deeds will be done by the British and American forces which will long be celebrated in the history of war-like and valiant men fighting for right and freedom,” he said. Accompanied Eisenhower
With Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme allied invasion commander, at his side, Churchill spoke as he sat on the folded top of a command car with his feet in the back seat. Around him were ranged American infantrymen. : “I have been passing two very happy and memorable days with my friend, Supreme Commander Gen. Eisenhower, and meeting your leading commanders who are here in these most anxious and inspiring
| weeks when all thoughts are turned
to striking the great blow which may bring peace and freedom nearér to the men of all united nations, and indeed to all the .world,” he said. “It has been a source of great interest to me, having been a soldier when young myself and having followed military matters many years, to see how splendidly United States forces are equipped and the splendid character of officers and men and the martial bearing and handiness with which they use all the powerful weapons which they possess.”
NAZIS RECAPTURE FOURTH OF CASSINO
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several houses thick running from the southern extremities of the town all the way past highway 6 into northern Cassino, about 250 yards of a wall which marked the most advanced point which allied 5th army troops had reached before the big air bombardment of March 15, Correspondent James E. Roper reported in a front dispatch, “Heavy fighting continues in Cassino where the general situation remains unchanged,” the communique said, Three tunnels dug under the town in the 16th century—dug in connection with searches for buried treasuse, according to local folk tales— enabled the Germans to move their troops in from one strongpoint to another, a headquarters spokesman said. In recent years the tunnels had been used as wine cellars. These underground passages, believed to be 60 feet below the surface in some séctors and 10 to 20 in others, ‘probably explain how so many Germans survived the furious
1allied aerial bombardment that vir-
tually obliterated the town on March 15, Roper* reported that the German still were holding a number of strongpoints such as the ampitheater and the big school-like strucnicknamed
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Funeral services will be held at
LT. HARRY J. DANIELS, 28, son | has been missing over Italy since
to within}
He formerly was a member of the National Guard and served
previously reported missing in action over France, has returned to
i Other survivors are his father,
S. Sgt. Parry
Louis and John J, both seamen 2-¢ in the navy, and a sister, Mrs, Richard C. Smith, a student at Indiana university, ° "n » o SGT. HOWARD B. McCHORD, 7170 N. Pennsylvania st., was among 14 Indiana men of the 5th air force troop carrier command awarded the distinguished flying cross, He is the husband of Mrs, Helen Root MecChord and son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Phillips | McChord, 2612 ° Broadway. worked at the Allison division before enlisting on July 12, 1942. He has been overseas as crew chief eight months and was awarded the DFC for dropping supplies and transporting troops to advanced positions under adverse flying conditions in the Southwest Pacific. » . - MISSING EIGHT INDIANA soldiers were among 364 listed as missing in action today. They are: In the European area—S. Sgt. Stephen R. Bosowski, husband of Mrs. Elizabeth R. Bosowski, New Carlisle; Sgt. Joseph F. Nickerson, son of Jewett D. Nickerson, Cloverdale, and T. Sgt. Andrew B., Nowak, brother of Mrs. Genevieve Koniecmy, South Bend. In the Mediterranean area—Flight Officer John L. Brennan, son of Mrs. Irma C. Brennan, Evansville; Pfc. Worth H. Jackson, son of Mrs. Marie E. Jackson, Anderson; T. Sgt. Marion F. Jones, son of Mrs. Grace Jones, Pendleton; S, Sgt. Harry E. Merrill, son of Mrs. Bernice Merrill, Hymera, and S. Sgt. Saldin, husband of Mrs, Viola O. Saldin, Lafayette.
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Sgt. McChord
s = = TWO INDIANAPOLIS soldiers
Bougainville have been presented | the army's newest award for in-| fantrymen, the combat infantryman badge. They are T. 4th Gr. Lawrence A.!
Mrs. Bernard Brewer, R. R. 11, Box 637. The men have been stationed on! New Zealand, the Fiji islands, Guadalcanal and now on Bougain-| ville. The award is for “exemplary conduct in combat.”
Exhibit Opened
In Cook's Honor (Continued From Page One)
are counting heavily on what you in the Indianapolis area do,” said Col. Salsman. “Approximately 75,000 employees and two billion dollars in contracts are centered here. “We must keep production moving steadily and surely. We must continue to turn out the materials demanded. We must have no slumps. The lives of some of our boys may depend on what we do in Indianapolis.” Striking at complacency, he said, “I do not wish to be an alarmist, but over-confidence can be our most dangerous enemy. This is no time to stop and pat ourselves on the back, We have done a good job, but it is unfinished. We owe it to our boys to keep everlastingly at it until the goal is attain Standing inconspicuously in the crowd was the family of the local flying ace who gave his life last year in the Pacific. Mrs. H. Weir Cook was surrounded by her two sons, Air Cadet H, Weir Jr. and Peter, and her daughter, Susannah. Mayor Tyndall described ' Col. Cook as a “gentleman of the highest honor and a man who flew a plane like an artist.” The aviation exhibit on the plaza is but a prelude to a memorial dinner to be held Tuesday night in the Scottish Rite cathedral, when some 2000 citizens will attend a dinner and program torename M airport in honor of the local filer. ° - Maj. Gen. John F. Curry, who will speak at the Tuesday night banquet, will atrive at 4 p. m. tomorrow from Denver, Colo, and | will be honoréd at a reception to be given by the memorial committee at 4:30 p. m. at the Indianapolis Atheltic. club.
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Sahm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Sahm, 2753 Manker ave, and Pfe.! Romie G. McFarland, brother of]
A concert at 2 p.m, tomorrow the But-
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of Naai forces if that cuunizy wishes to “demonstrate its right to independence.”
Disperses Forces The two statements appeared ‘to indicate that this government is
now convinced - Reichschancellor Adolf Hitler is determined to take
by force. The major aim of United States foreign policy would then
more difficult any projected allied invasion of the Balkans. MN would be expected also to make Turkey more reluctant than ever to enter the war on the allied side.
Cites Atrocities Mr. Roosevelt's statement recataloging the various war crimes of the axis also proved the first official
in a common pit at Kharkov were slain by Germans. Polish charges that slaughter was by Russians caused the break in relations between Moscow and the Polish government-in-exile. Mr. Roosevelt lumped the Kharkov slaughter with those of Warsaw, Lidice and Nanking, all three admittedly axis offenses. He also cited the wholesale slaughter of Jews over the past 10 years as outstanding war crimes, and called cn the German people and all men everywhere to help to safety Jews now imperiled by the occupation of the Balkans,
RUSSIANS MASSING
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units mentioned as opposing the powerful Soviet army columns. The advance was so swift that the Russians captured two trainloads of intact tanks in the freight yards at Gusyatin. Another Soviet unit seized 800 German trucks, dis-
with the: 37th army division on|Patches said.
In Bessarabia, Marshal Ivan 8 {Konev's forces pushed westward toward Zagaikiny, nearly in sight of [the Prut river, and struck southward into the outskirts of Balti, main rail junction of upper Bessarabia. ‘Nazis Are Shet
Ineessant Soviet armored blows were reported spreading demorali{zation among the German units {despite Nazi orders to stand and fight to the last. A number of German soldiers were court-martialed and shot publicly for cowardice, front reports said, in an effort to bolster the sagging Nazi morale, Zhukov's forces engulfed more than 400 towns and villages and killed 20,000 Germans in their fourday advance to the Bucovina border from the Tarnopol-Proskurov area of the western Ukraine and old Poland. Also 3500 Germans were taken prisoner. The Soviet high command reported that “thoroughly defeated” German divisions were in full retreat, abandoning their tanks, guns and other arms as they fell back across the Dniester. :
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