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throwing in reserves in men and materiel to be ground up in’ disordered fighting. But they admit they don't know—only hope this
ls true.
Another explanation of the rapid. German advance, We had to destroy every trace of fortifications in this country When we" were moving slowly and painfully against the Germans entrenched behind them. Now they are able to sweep across bar-
ren, unfortified territory.
«Where did the Germans get enouglr oil, after our long bombing
of their synthetic plants?
If the enemy oil committee, set up in our foreign economic administration, knows the answer it isn't telling. Suppositions here: That the Germans still have reserves hidden underground; that Germany has invented entirely new processes for Sang synthetic oil and that we don’t know the location of these
Whole picture has discouraged some sources here about the potency of air attack in destroying an enemy. But others still insist picture in regard to Japan is different;
that she hasn't made—and cannot—the preparations Germany did to protect essential industry and stock-piles from air attack.
EUROPEAN CRISIS has brought the tough manpower problem
to a head here.
Top administration officials will make a
over the holidays; if they f military men will be on Capitol Hill the day the new congress meets, demanding national serve fice legislation, according to present indications. One line of attack being considered: Weed out labor from night clubs, race tracks, nhon-es-sential restaurants, force them inte war plants. If employers balk, WPB can apply sanctions— and if they don’t work on scarce materials, there’s always electric power,
War Manpower Commissioner McNutt, just back from a rest in the South, has gone to Europe; War Mobilizer Byrnes, with a manpower staff headed by WilHam Haber, formerly of McNutt’s ganization, has taken over the sien. : Byrnes and his staff are now doing more of the home front emergency work than ever before; have taken over most functions of war food administration, as well as war manpower and office of ecenomic stabilization. ” » .
Foreign Policy UNLESS THERE'S a sharp change in the situation in the next fortnight—which seems unlikely now—you can look for Republicans in congress to bring up their big guns in an attack on Roosevelt foreign policy early in the new session. - G. Q. P. leaders believe Rus-° sian-British power politics ‘game is in fair ways souttle aims of Dumbarton Oaks in trying to get up world peace’ organization. They see Roosevelt more vulnerable than at any time in the past- because he has failed to speak out against such tactics. Party leaders think our ‘whole war situation has deteriorated to such an extent that if the elec-
tion were held today, Dewey would win. .
Labor Picture
THE LABOR PICTURE is dark. Conflict and dissension dominate. Montgomery Ward embroglio is sure to produce trouble. The war department doesn’t want to be bothered running the business, but labor insists it take over. No com< promise is possible, and the administration must act soon.
The Petrillo (American Federation of Musicians) controversy with record makers will bob up again and again. The steel wage case will spread to other big industries. ’
John L. Lewis Will be due in early spring to. contribute another chapter in his feud with coal operators and the government. His contract expires in March. And the new congress will see a battle for prestige and influence between the A. FP. of L.and C. L. O. This conflict between the two largest branches of the labor movement will go on an inter. national basis in the JanuaryFebruary meetings in London. Even some of the Presidents most liberal labor advisers think the time has come for him to put an end to the recurring rash of wartime strikes by calling in labor
leaders, giving them a real workor fight ultimatum--and then en-
forcing it if they don't.
FEPC Legislation
SUPPORTERS OF a permanent fair employment practice committée will renew their campaign for early adoption of new congress convenes, Jan. 3.
In the senate there are now 40 say, while in the house, 80
last try at solving it
Hereafter there'll be emphasis on making G. O. P. congressional position on major issues a positive one.
The New York meeting was amicable, with congressional leaders impressed by Dewey's desire. to co-operate with them. ‘There's been talk of Senator Wherry (R. Neb.) for full-time national party chairman, but Herb Brownell will keep the job for a while; Wherry may take over later.
Rejuvenated G. O. P. headquarters will be in Washington, not New York.
There were two reasons for all the secrecy surrounding the meeting: Those participating didn’t want G. O. P. governors, national committee members, and other , party leaders not present to think they were trying to take over the show;* and they didn’t want to tip their hand to F. D. R. on what they're planning.
PEACHES PROTECTED BY SULFANILAMIDE
NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 23 (U. P.) ~Sulfanilamide was reported yesterday to be capable of making young peach trees immune to Xdiseases. The discovery was made by E.M. Stoddard, plant pathologist at the Connecticut agricultural experiment station, who has reported his finding to the American Phytopathological society. Stoddard said the drug gave 100 per cent immunization to seedling peach trees treated in greenhouses two weeks after being injected with the disease virus. The experiments were started in 1043, and trees treated then show no sign of X-disease, he said. JInnoculation with sulfa, without first injecting the virus, however, showed only 70 to 80 per cent control, Stoddard said. X-diseases, so-called, appear as a blight on the leaves, causing them to become dry and brittle. The leaf symptoms are followed by bitter, prematurely ripened fruit, and in severe stages the fruit shrivels
‘jand falls from the trees.
CHORUS TO SING * AT TWO HOSPITALS
The all-girl “hospital choir will sing Christmas carols at the Protestant service at Billings hospital at 9:30 a. m. tomorrow. They also will sing in Wakeman hospital wards Christmas eve, The Allison choir will sing at Protestant services at Wakeman hospital at 10 a. m. tomorrow and at 11 a. m. for the WAC. Mrs. Roy H. Brandes is in charge of all arrangements.
‘CHRIST JESUS’ LESSON SUBJECT
“Christ Jesus” is the subject of the lesson-sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist tomorrow. The golden text is: “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great ‘light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined” (Isaiah 9:2).
STRIKE IN DEADLOCK WINDSOR, Ontario, Dec. 23 (U. P.) ~Deadlock in a three-day strike of employees at the Kesley-Hayes Wheel Co. of Canada was announced today by Canadian labor conciliators who warned that continuation of the dispute, over discharges of 32 employees, might force shutdown of several other large plants and seriously curtail oui, of army” vehicles.
YULE SERVICES SET The Gethsemane, Lutheran church will hold Christmas eve services at 11 p. m. tomorrow of Christmas music.
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‘LEAGUE MEN
bye, Davis Posts on ‘Senate _ Committee May Go to
‘Internationalists.’
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (U. P.) — Republican committee assignments in the new congress may replace two “isolationists” with two “internationalists” in the powerful senate foreign relations committee. Senate Republican Leader Wallace H, White (Me.), chairman of the G. O. P. “committee on committees,” said he hoped to have a report ready on new committee assignments next week. : Two of the most important com=mittee posts to be filled are those of Senators , Gerald P. Nye (R. N..D.) and James J. Davis (R. Pa.), both of whom were opposed to American participation in-a league to enforce peace.
“Lots of Fellows” Eager”
White said “lots of fellows” had expressed desires for the two vacant seats. Senator Styles Bridges (R. N. H) may get a post. He Is
a consistent advocate of U. 8. co-|a
operation with other nations although strongly critical of recent administration foreign policy. Robert A. Taft (R. O.) who is a firm believer in a strong league of nations with armed: force to keep the peace, also is in line for a job. White pointed out that on the basis of seniority Bridges is first in line. It is generally expected he will take over Nye's committée seat. White indicated that the choice to fill Davis’ seat would come from five G. O. P. senators, all of whom entered the senate on the same day, Jan. 3, 1939. They are Taft, Chan Gurney (8S. D.), Charles W. Tobey (N. H.), Clyde M. Reed (Kas.), and Alexander Wiley (Wis).
Wiley Wants Job
Wiley, re-elected in November by an overwhelming margin despite his “isolationist” voting record, is believed to be. particularly desirous of getting the assignment. Taft, also re-elected, is said to have the inside track on the job if he wants it. Taft's consistent advocacy of a strong league of nations with armed force to keep the peace is expected to strengthen the chances of the Dumbarton Oaks agreement and similar proposals if and when they reach the senate. The Nye and Davis defeats will also result in vacancies on the pow-
fairs committee, of which they were members.
Artist Gives FDR Air of Mystery
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (U. P.). —Jo Davidson, whose famous hands have fashioned clay and stone and bronze into likenesses of noted persons, felt around .in a strange medium today to compare the Franklin Roosevalt who'll take-the fourth-term pres idential oath with the man who was inaugurated in 1940. Davidson was groping for the - right words to describe the leaner President who sits for him these days as he models a relief portrait for a medal that will commemorate the only fourth inauguration in ‘American history. He made a similar portrait four years ago. “He's got a , . .” Davidson, his hands working, tried; “hes got a new . .. well, there's a fineness. No, that’s not just the word.” The strong hands worked again, and the famed full beard thrust out. “There's a . . . a vision, a kind of searching .. .” Davidson fell silent. He tilted his massive head forward and gazed out’ fromy peneath his shaggy brows. And! the gave fit
up: “I can’t tell you in words that difference, you'll just have to see it in the clay when I've finished.” Davidson's widely known works include likenesses of President Roosevelt, President Woodrow Wilson, Gen. John J. Pershing, Marshal Foch, Walt Whitman, Anatole France and Will Rogers. The fourth inaugural medal will he struek off at the Philadelphia t.
YANKS NEARING LAST LEYTE ESCAPE POST
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Philippines, Dec. 23 (U. P.).~The 77th division drove across the northwest corner of Téyte today to within nearly 10 miles of Palompon.
That is the last Japanese-held|
escape port on the island, American artillery already was bombarding the town. The advance carried four miles or more west of the Ormoe corridor, where another 1546. enemy aead were counted in mopping-up operations Thursday. Pushing along an east-west road, the Americans were approaching the Pagsangahan river. Fighter planes covered the advance also shot down two planes in the Leyte gulf area. (The navy identified the destroy-er-transport Ward and the destroyer Mahan as the two American vessels torpedoed and sunk by Japanese planes during the American landing at Ormoc Dec. 7. There was no loss of life, the navy said.)
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D. N. B. said the 3d army immediate progress.
a force of British-based Am
sufficiently to permit the 8th battle.
diaanpolis time) Von Rundstedt had driven more than half-way across Belgium. Nazi vanguards at that time were within . 20 miles of French soil and 29 miles from the historic Sedan gate. At that time, spokesmen said, the Germans still were advancing at almost a mile-an-hour clip through 40-mile breach in the American center. The ncrthern and southern flanks were holding solidly, however.
Nazis Lose 83 Tanks
Headquarters revealed that the Germans already had lost at least 83 tanks and self-propelled guns in the Ardennes battle, 55 in the Bas-togne-Wiltz sector "at the center and 23 around Malmedy. German tanks entered Bastogne, 10 ‘miles northwest of Wiltz, Thursday after driving across Luxembourg, and may already have captured the former town. Beyond Bastogne, they advanced another 15 miles to St. Hubert for their deepest announced peneration. The Ourthe river line half-way across Belgium already had been breached by the Germans in a sweeping advance of 15 miles or more in 48 hours.
OF OPA VIOLATIONS
A federal jury at Hammond has found Whit Noe of Lafayette guilty of violating mileage rationing regulations and buying tires. without certificates. Successful for the first time in a conviction of this type, the Indiana OPA ahnounced today it would bring similar court action against others who may be referred to it for flagrant infractions of the rules, Noe was found guilty of buying three tires without certificates and of driving about 6000 miles “in excess of the mileage ration allowed him by the Tippecanoe war price and rationing board. OPA attorneys said the irregularities were discovered in Decemé ber, 1943, by comparison of his tire fnspection and mileage records. The OPA also announced today that two special commissioners will conduct hearings next month to determine whether 60 Hoosiers whose automobiles were spotted in Michigan during the deer hunting season should have their rations revoked.
SNOW FLURRIES AND COLD FORECAST HERE
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ment to ban night skating during the Christmas holidays. Ue said the areas would open at 7 a. m. and close at 6 p. m. ‘ Temperatures generally taroughout the Midwest climbed to the 20's, the United Press reported today. The reading of 21 above at Chicago early today, however, was expected to drop to five above by tomorrow. Three inches of snow fell in some sections of Iowa and light snow flurries were reported in Nebraska and Michigan.
MUSICAL TO FOLLOW PAGEANT AT CHURCH
Square Christian church tomorrow include a Christmas Bible school at 9:30 a. m., a pageant at 10:10 a. m., and a Christmas eve musical program at 7:30 p. m. The pageant, “The Spirit of Christmas,” is directed by Doris Clupper and the choir is under the direction of Marguerite Baker, The Rev. John Ray Clark is pastor.
YANK, NAZI FIGHTER PLANES ON DISPLAY,
A captured ME-109 Nazi fighter and a P-47. American Thunderbolt
American * and enemy military equipment which went on display at the World War Memorial plaza today. The exhibit is in conjunction with the screening of “Winged Victory” at the Indiana theater Wednesday. It was arranged by the I troop carrier command. Proceeds from the showing of the picture will go .to charities.
YULE RADIO TALK SLATED
Presiderit J. Reuben Clark Jr., will speak on the Columbia Church of the Air Christmas program from 12 to 12:30 p. m. tomorrow from the Tabernacle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah.
PARTY HONORS MRS. HEALY
A party for Mrs. Mary Healy, a member of the board of appeals,
> Great Council of Indiana, Degree|, of Pocahontas, was given Justerday taber. | OY Alfarata council No. §, of
Pocahontas, at Red Men's hall, . VESPERS ARRANGED
Report 3d ly L canches Great Counter-Offensive
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the 1st’ after Rundstedt's forces had chopped up seven American divisions inside the pocket. the battle was building up swiftly into the greatest slanghter lin history.
Fresh help also came for the 1st this morning when and road targets behind the German assault front.
It was the first time in five days that the weather lifted
Meanwhile, allied headquarters reports, still behind the action, “said that by Thursday noon (5 a. m. In-
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There was no indication that that pace .was not being maintained as the offensive thundered into its second week.
Admit Frightful Losses”
Captured German, soldiers revealed that the Nafizis were suffer-
ing frightful losses. ! But headquarters spokesmen admitted there was no reason to believe American casualties were not equally heavy, or perhaps heavier. Powerful German tank and infantry forces were ‘reported concentrating along the north flank of their salient. They obviously were preparing for another attempt: to break through the Stavelot-Mal-medy-St. Vith triangle toward Liege’ Significantly, a headquarters spokesman dismissed the triangle, where American doughboys first halted the enemy offensive, as a “poor” defensive position, The German radio continued to trumpet exaggerated: claims of success. It asserted that only a “small fraction” of Marshal Karl von Rundstedt’s operational reserves have been thrown into the battle. The German drive, it was said, will gather full impetus in the next few days.
B-29s Win Air Duel Over Japan
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three groups of about 50 fighters each,
5 THE FIRST group attacked as the Superforts crossed the coast, the second group joined the fight over the target. and the third group picked up from there and battled the B-29s to the coast on their way home. (A Japanese imperial headquarters communique claimed 20 Superfortresses had been shot down over the Nagoya area and . another 20 damaged out of a force of “about 100.” Four Japanese planes were listed as missing.) Capt. Jay J. Brown of Little Rock, Ark. said 40 fighters intercepted his element alone, with one twin-engined fighter bearing the German crosses rather than Japan's rising sun. Fifty planes intercepted a second formation and 30, a third.
CAPT. LOUIS *L. HALTOM of Texas, who flew with the 8th air force over Europe before coming to the Pacific, said his plane beat off eight attacks in 19 minutes. “This is more like fighting the Germans than anything I've seen over here,” he said. Haltom reported he saw enemy fighters knock out an engine of
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one Superfortress in a fierce combat over the target area. Though losing altitude, he said, the B-20 managed to evade five or six dogging enemy fighters, only to crash-land later in the sea because of extensive damage, He believed the crew may be rescued. (The discrepancy between the war department announcement that no ‘B-29's were lost to enemy action and Haltom's story was not explained.)
IN INDIANAPOLIS
EVENTS TOMORROW
Christmas breakfast, Wheeler City Rescue Mission, 8 a. m,
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Robert Abshire, 854 Roache; Elid "Mie Davis, 854 Roache. Norman Robert Ritter, Samp Atterbury Betiy Jane Howard, 2132 N. Park. Eugene Everett Brown, 2430 N. Arsenal; ora Cox. 2430 N. Arseral, Glenn Vincent Micks, 331 5 State; Mildred W. Mills, 1144 Eviso Roy C 8alyards, 1534 Brookside; Marie Jefffries, 1534 Brookside, Albert Sylvester Taylor Jr, 1138 Vandeman; Maxine Win BAG 3502 E. Orange Virgil Whiner | Addison; Mary Reed,
Agnes |
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Ripert Ku Liu A overdale, 1726 W, ash-
Aiberta Marie Gaddy,
Nichols, 2339 English; Louise Hamilton, 404 E. New Yor Charles W. Hawkins, 848 W. 0th; Jessie May Bivens 1011 E. 20th, James T. Smith, 2078 Highland; Harriett E Blackmon, 1053 N. Pershing. Elmer Frank Wildig, 1227 College; Helen Margare! Justice, Richmond, Fritz Plscher, 404 E. Jeiaetora; Marane Elizabeth Puller, R. R. 9, Box 615. C. Drew, 1807 Central; Raby May Siery, 1010 N. New Jersey. Rober ' Vogel Barnes, 4390 W, New York; Nellie Marguerite Jones, 234 Hanson, Raymond David Owen, Taylor, Wis; Evelyn Nel. Perkins, 5535
BIRTHS Girls
Robert, Minnie Tibbs, at St, Vincent's, Ralph, Virginia Brown, at Coleman Taul, Fayette Ballard, at Methodist, John Florense Bossen, at Methodist, L nn, Martha Burton, at Methodist, Clyde; Julia Gosnell, at Methodist, Donald, Constance Jane Kern, at Method-
st, Malvern Dorotha Price, at Methodist, Orville, Mabe 1. Elizabeth Raymer, Methodis Joseph, Leda Roberts, at Methodist, Leroy, Elsie Walker, at 636 Blake, Boys Charles, ‘Johann Long, at Bt, Vincent's, John, Martha Bink, at St, Vincent's. Earl. Mary Slaugher, at St. Vincent's, Delmar, Mary Hillard, at Coleman, « George, Biyiils Wilson, at Coleman, » Delm ith Beyerlein, at Methodist, Carl, Vir inis Kunz, at Methodist, Robert, Jean Norris, at Methodist, {suoph, a Roberts, at Methodist. Gietden Shoultz, at 1719 Asbury. Soman ys Williams, at 306 8. Leeds.
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France or even driving them back to the coast is extremely remote. .
But it can .be used as an argument that the allies cannot hold German soll and that immediate peace is preferable to a continuation of the war. Tactics such as these have been expected. Our own counter propaganda has been evolved to meet the renewal of Hitler's desperate efforts to ektricate himself, his party and his country from the coils that have tightened around them, It must, admittedly, be applied immediately because Germany has mastered the art of psychological pressure. From deeper realms of the Nazi mentality has come the subtle, ceaseless battering at the minds of their. enemies. They applied these practices ut every point of ate tack in the early years.
The Same, but Different
Now they are returning with the same thing
At the moment, it has .a double It screams encouragement to the German home front—“A new day of hope and joy is here.” And to the enemy, the German psychologists fling the threats of horrible weapons never before seen in A submarine campaign is
Following this barrage - agaist allied nerves, the Germans will enlarge the scope of their efforts to plant discord in the hearts and minds of the allied peoples. The obvious intent is to create a deep distrust of motives and poliThe Europe and at home will be fed, as they are at the moment, with the poison of suspicion. Pounded around the world by short wave and planted by leaflets and hired saboteurs back of our lines will come the charges of deceit and chicanery on the part of the British or the Russians.
Courage Is Needed
As the greatest battle of all time nears its climax, the only possible attitude for the allied peoples is one of steadfast courage and unrelenting determination to prosecute the war until Germany surrenders. Some consolation can be gleaned from the logical assumption that
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America's First Fraciaes Returning to Aleutian Isle
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (U. P). — America’s first ‘evacuees, the Aleuts from the Aleutian and Prib|ilof islands who were forced from their horhes by the arrival of the Japanese early in the war, are going home now to take up their nor-
These offshoots of the American Eskimos, who trapped and fished for their livelihood and generally let world affairs alone, were among the first Americans to feel .the war after .the Japafiese attacked Pearl
Long before the war, the Aleuts had encountered the enemy in the form of “fishermen” who plundered the peaceful islands as an adjunct|, “fishing ‘expeditions.” the Aleuts were deathly afraid of
When Kiska and Attu were occupied by the enemy, ver the islands and strafed and bombed the
- In all about 1000 evacuated, 500 from the Pribilofs and the remainder from various Except for slight resentment by some of the older natives over being taken from their ancestral homes the Aleuts were thrilled" and happy at being rescued from the Japanese and began immediately to make new homes in southeastern Alaska.
Some of the manifestations of civilization came as a delightful surprise to the evacuees, such as movies and strawberry ice cream sodas ‘which the children had to ‘learn to eat. Alaskan Eskimos were cordial to the newcomers, showering the children with toys and the grownups with clothes. The Aleuts went to work when they arrived on construction jobs for the army, building roads and Lases. One contractor said he could use as many Aleuts as he could get for they were steady workerg—disregarding torrental rains and heavy snows as they went on with their work. But most of the evacuees were anxious to get back home when the opportunity arrived. ‘The Pribilof natives returned to their islands last summer in time for sealing and the Aleutian natives will return in the spring. A few of the younger ones, dazzled by the bright lights or married to Alaskans, stayed on. Returning to the islands with the evacuees were a doctor, a nurse and school teachers, as well as two preachers. Soon after the Pribilof Aleuts ‘went home, two doctors and a dentist were sent to the islands to check the natives’ health, When the doctors returned they reported general health conditions good, adding that they had removed 100 pairs of tonsils, A
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WAR HOUSING RATE OF OCCUPANCY HIGH
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (U. P.) ~ Completed and active war housing projects are more fully occupied today "than at any time since the start of ‘the program, the national housing agency announced today. Housing ‘Commissioner Philip M. Klutznick reported that as of Sept. 30 family-typé dwellings were 90 per cent occupied compared with 84 per cent a year ago. * “The high degree of occupancy Is due in large part to the expansion of war production in areas previously curtailed,” Klutznick said. “In these areas the housing had been retained for just such a con-
The report covers 436,000 family dwelling units in 1382 projects. It does not cover 24,000 units not currently in use but being held for
Yule Trees Flown To the Aleutians
HEADQUARTERS, Alaska Department, Dec. 28 (U. P.).—~Tree« less Aleutian islands could not * offer much yuletide decoration for - home-lonely servicemen, so the
Alaska. department has ipped thousands of Alaska sp trees to barren outposts. Christmas trees, tagged for
units of the Alaska department, also were flown to Kotzebue, Nome and Point Barrow in the interior and from the Bristol bay country to Point Haiden and Cold
BILLINGS TO GET 1500 LEGION GIFTS
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Vol. 3— No. 24
Dear Fellows—
OLD MAN WINTER moved in on us officially at 6:15 p. m. Thursday, bringing with him a cold wave that sent thermometers down near zero.
. The fact that Thursday was the shortest day of the year brought a measure of cheer to many of the home-
folks, because they know the days now will start getting longer. . . . Schools
have let out for the Christmas holidays and thousands
tioning for 10 days or so. . The moon and the planet Venus, provided a Christmas-like picture Mon. day night, a picture that greatly impressed many spectators. The brilliant planet appeared directly above the equally bright crescent moon, . . . The stores have been going through the usual last-minute mad rush ef shoppers. . . . A succession of college and high school groups has been providing a yuletide atmosphere by singing carols at the south entrance of Monument circle, The Indianapolis Symphony orchestra and assisting artists presented Handel's oratorio, “The Messiah,” in QCadle tabernacle Wednesday night
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Free Tags for K-98—
CITY COUNCIL this week adopted an ordinance granting free licenses for K-¥ veterans of the current war, . First to acquire one of the free lifetime dog \tags was Pooch, a 4-year-old pit bull, owned by Charles Tucker, 2352 Broadway, , . . Pooch, who was discharged from the army quartermaster's corps in June, went down to city hall and shook hands with Gen, Tyndall, the mayor, before getting his tag. . Police rescued a squirrel ‘Sunday from an
alr vent shalt at the home of George K. Jones, 4118 N.
Meridian,. , , Ralph E. Simpson was elected president of the Scientech club.
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What's Cookin’ in Sports—
OUR ‘CAPS are playing bang up hockey this year, . They're still leading the western division of the American Hockey league, and also the league itself. + They maintained their record of home game wictories. ‘this week by defeating the St.
Louis Fiyers, 6-1, and the Buffalo Bisons, -
Eastern division leaders, 4-2. . . In the basketball fleld, Shortridge, Broad Ripple
and Tech have been setting a fast pace this . If you'd like some scores, here .-
they. are Broad Ripple 44, Washington 25;
Tech 43, Cathedral 21; Manual 32, Warren , bse Please Turn to Neat
the German front today is of such a supreme nature that it cannot Military experts agree |qd
its failure will- deal German hopes a fatal blow.
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of youngsters will be vaca-
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which will begin at 7:30 p. m. The distribution climaxes a ‘drive that centered here in six downtown epartment stores,.’The public was solicited for gifts which were sent to the war memorial building for packing and distribution. :
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Central 30; Howe 34, Pike Township 26; Ben Davis 35, Speedway 19; Howe 32, Manual 27; Manual 28, Broad Ripple, 27; Ben Davis 31, Washington 21; Shortridge 33, Shelbyville 31; Tech 42, Frankfort 21. . . . The Thllianapolis Baseball Club stockholders and directors had a meeting and re-elected Ownie Bush president, Col. Frank E. McKinney vice president, John BE. Ohleyer treasurer and Albert H. Schlensker secretary. . . The appointment of Bil] Burwell as 1945 field manager was approved. . . . Bush reported the club is 50 per cent stronger than at the start of training last year. . . . It now has 13 pitchers, three catchers, six infielders and four outfielders. . . .‘ Not bad for a start. . . . The Pittsburgh Pirates will train at Muncie this year.
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Loses Bout With Cupid— »
POLICE SGT. Forrest Allison is about to be busted to a patrolman. . . The sergeant, sometimes known as “Whiz-Bang” Allison, got in trouble when he interfered with a couple kissing aboard a city bus, . . . The sergeant didn’t know the couple was married. They became quite angry when he ordered them to quit necking, and reported his action to city officials. . . . Mayor id Tyndall ordered him demoted. . . . Action was delayed to permit the sergeant to present his side of the case next Tuesday. . . . J. | ; 'T. Hallett, city trafic engineer, has = | recommended that all concrete safety zones in the city be elevated, . . . The idea is to
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sides without danger to. persons in the zones, and to prevent the latter from beng splashed in wet weather. . . . Police Chief | Beeker reported to the safety board that motorists this year already have paid $93,100 : a traffic sticker fines, . . . That's an increase = | of nearly $10,000 over last year.
fof % Probe Is Conducted— .
TWO U. 8. SENATORS came here this week and spent two days inquiring into allegations of election irregularities. . . . They questioned lots of witnesses, and then returned to: Washington, leaving everyone: in doubt whether they would recommend further investigation, . . Meanwhile, the state election codifications commission is =
‘election machinery. . .