Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1944 — Page 13

N, Dec. 29.~The Vashington about ) happen to Vice A. Wallace is sig- | to the man, him- § hat he has come ics, . erently alien to e politics, shy and a political role, yvermuch political 7 Wallace neverabove the usually h he yields next e best known of 10st controversial

fitted into some f he doesn't, you" | at Henry Wallace , 8&8 have our last

as vice president ight quickly. And except when some by Uvalde, Tex, t and thus rescues 1 the newspapers?

nodern times was onscientiously the ie senate, making nonies and dining of course, became

ident he was the at caricature was

between Presideng ffectually—nobody hose times. John ntil finally he fell New Deal policy, tly upsetting ade he was dropped ate for President-

good as a liaison gress, chiefly bee . good mixer sort, legislative affairs r of fact he never | he was almost 8

to the stock role, ] joolidge.

mpion rith the assistance en jobs in the ade s a vice president,

board of economie | one of the spiciest with them, that nmerce, and cone tht, spelled with a

2 emerged as the s and left-wingers, | 1e ideological wars, ington. ; head of a political rty, which became about him for ree vention, 8 movee most too close for | s within the party. » fight with Presi« lays ago over state §

nbol. That's why him. They used rather clumsily in solitical garments, into his collar.

ans

ON, Dec. 20.—War ° i officials have dis= plans are being channel contracts ceeded arms and 3 into war plants y cutbacks on nonnt already amply

one of many being unting concentra on of about a doze J d in vastly ine a need to be ems materiel losses in me known, overall production e on critical i vy artillefy,” truck nmunition goes up. n equipment now ) allow curtailment he army and navy, nizations together ffs and labor to

cate Problem

er, will be in tight ed advisable to let . s in plants in the

hedule on critical ipower commission will go into the

} FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 1044 Hoosier Heroes: Moore,

Pte. George R. Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Moore, 5224 Southeastern ave, was killed Dec. 3 in Germany; He was serving with the 9th army and had been fighting in the German homeland 17 days. Pvt, Moore was 19 and graduated from Technical hign school where he played on the 1942 snd 1943 football teams. He received A. 8. T. P, training at the .Jniversity of ‘Ohio and later was trans-

ferred to the infantry. He received |

his basic training at Ft. Benning, Ga, and went overseas in September, 1944. The young soldier formerly was employed by the New York Central railroad. ,

+1025 to 1933. He

8. Sgt. J. Hollis Roach, who en-|rd. He: entered the service Sept.

tered Germany with the 85th division of the 3d army, was killed there Nov. 30. He had been in combat since last August and served in France before going to Germany. Sgt. Roach is *he son of Mr. and Mrs. J, L. Roach, R. R. 15, Box 747. Both of his grandfathers served in the Civil war, a great-grandfather fought in the Mexican war, and a great-great-great-grandfather was a veteran of the Revolutionary war. . A 1940 gradudte of Lawrence high

school, Sgt. Roach was 22 and at- |

tended Butler university. He op-

erated a. grocery store at 1504 S.|

Belmont st. before entering t service. His parents now operate thé store. The sergeant entered the army in August, 1942, and went overseas last August,

vived by four sisters, Catherine, Janice, Madelyn and Constance, and two brothers, Ronald-and Charies, all at fiome. Memorial services will be held at 11 a. m. Sunday at the Lawrence Methodist church. The Rev. B. J. Renner will officiate. » » » * 7. sgt. Floyd M. Spray, who formerly made his home with his sister, Mrs. Albert Brown, 614 W, 21st st. was killed Nov, 30 in Germany. He was serving with the infantry. Sgt. Spray was 35 and served in the marines from

entered .the army in. March, . 1942, after working for the Prest-O-Lite Co., Inc. The soldier was born in §

+ Winchester, Tenn.

Sgt. Spray

and attended school there and at Chattanogga, Tenn. Survivors, besides his. sister here, include two other sisters, Mrs. Charles White, Chattanooga, and Mrs. Joseph Harper, Milwaukee, Wis., and two nephews, James ano Robert Brown, both of Indianap-

olis. ” » s

Pvt. Max C. McCullough, husband of Mrs. Louise McCullough, 1713 N. Delaware st. has been missing in action in France since Nov. 28. He was serving with the infantry and had been fighting on French soil since Nov. 4. . Pvt, McCullough is the son of Mr. and. Mrs. Robert J. McCullough, Sullivan, and has a daughter, Susan, He is 24 and formerly was

employed by the Allison division of ine Stevens, Lafayette, and son of

General Motors. A Brother, Charles, is planning to enter the army soon.

Pfc. Marion F. Hobbs Jr., received | a shrapnel wound in the leg in| September during action in France and has been awarded the purple, ...iously been notified and have

heart. He is the fd husband of Mrs. Ernestine - Hobbs ,and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion F. Hobbs Sr, all of 1609 Fbicher ave. Pvt. Hobbs is 21 and entered the service in January, 1943. He : went overseas last : May and entered Pet. Hobbs -

France with the 3d army. The son oL John Cook, Rensselaer, soldier is a former employee of the | Elizabeth Cromer, Schererville; Pvt. Carl

E. C. Atkins Co.

He has an 1l-month-old daugh-| husband of Mrs. Ruth Egly, Hartford Ciiy:

ter, Nadine Fae. » » .

Pfc. Rice H. Davis Jr. received K. Faulkner, Farmland; 1st Lt. William shrapnel wounds in the hip Oct. 3 pul, Spencer; 8. 8gt. Richard D. Gage, \during action in France and 1S son of Mrs. Hattie E. Gage, Columbia hospitalized in Clinton, Ia. His CV: wife, Mrs, Mary M. Davis, 2334| Goodwin, Jeflersonvilie: Pfc. Cosby R. Union st. left this week to visit|Gregory, husband of Mrs. Naomi J. Gregory,

him there.

Pvt. Davis is the son of Mr. and |ard N. Hartleroad, husband of Mrs. Ethel s Mrs. Rice H. Davis Sr, Sullivan, | jy, son of Thomas J. Hay, Cannelton: and attended school at Sullivan, A Pvt. Robert E. Hayes, son of Mrs. Martha former employee of the Allison di-|.on of Elia Hicks, Mooreland; Pvt. Wilard | vision of General Motors, he is 24 |]. Holy, son of Mrs. Debby J. Holy. Peru; |

and entered the army in July, 1043 He went overseas last January. 2.» .

Pfc. Lowell E. Hamm, husband of | Ellen R. Johnston, Kokomo; Sgt. George

; | ' Mrs. Blanche Hamm,’ 537 McClure Patriot; Pvt, James R. Keaion, son ol place, was wounded Dec. 8 in Ger- Mrs. Edith Keaton, Morristown; Plc

Pfc. George R. Moore . . . killed , in Germany.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beck, 7500 Marsh

12, 1942, ” » 5 T. Sgt. Robert O'Neal, son of Mr. land Mrs. Ray B. O'Neal, 1019 8. | Roena st.,, and husband of Mrs. | Thelma M. O'Neal, Moline, Ill, has {been awarded the third oak leaf cluster to the air .medal. He is a radio operator-gunner on a B-17 based in England. ?, ” s 8 (

Coastguardsman Benjamin L. Bovard, brother of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Talkington, 5110 Manker st, {has been awarded a citation for utstanding performance of duty as a member of a crew of a landing] | boat from July 24 to July 27, 1944, | during the assault and capture of

an enemy-held island in the Pa- Emma C. Sutton, Hartford City; Pfc * James Ry Thomas, son of Mrs. Iva Thomas,

S. Sgt. J. Hollis Roach. .. killed in Germany. :

Pvt. Thomas G. Harrison, husband of Mrs. Freda P. Harrison, 2754 Walker ave. was killed in action Nov. 24 in France.

| cifie. Salem. Pvt. Forrest E. ({hompson, hus- . y jsand of Mrs, Ethel M. Thompson, LynnBeside, hi. ts, he is sur- | Coastguardsman Bovard attended | J07¢ T. Sgt. Glenlyn L. Tillotson, son of S his parents, school in Indianapolis. and enlisted Robert Tillotson, Cayuga; Sgt. Dallas D.

in the service~duly 10, 1942, o » »

|J. Trawick, husband of Mrs. tris Trawick, Fireman 2-¢ John Sankford Converse, 2d Lt. John B. Wallace Jr., hus- * band of Mrs. Sarah M. Wallace, Gary;

| Rasey, husband of Mrs. Virmal Lou ps. orvii E. Welch, son of Mrs. Maggie |

Basey, Shelbyville, and son of Mrs. | Welch, Greensburg; Pvt. Norman E. Fy : . [rell, son of Mrs. Rose E, W. , Odon, Effie Hinkle, Shelbyville, #nd Sank-|und Pfc. Roman J. Wozniak, son of Mrs.

| ford Basey, Fairland, has been | Frances -Wozniak, Michigan City.

killed in action, s » ”

#2 8 =n Pfe. John Aguilar, husband of Mrs.

; Rachel Aguilar, Akron: Pvt, Roy L. Alum-| John P. Morrison, son ore Ebel C. 4 ~ { baugh, husband of Mrs. Bessie Alum-| Morrison, Warren; Pvt, John E. umma, Aviation Radioman 3-c¢c G. N.!baugh Shelburn; 8S. Sgt. Robert P. An-|son of Mrs. Mary Mumma, Poland; Pfc.

Kutche, son of James George Kut-|dres, son of Mrs. Minnie Andres, Geneva:

|che, Richmond, was one of two oc-

|cupants of a light navy dive bomber

T. 5th Gr. Melvin L. Angleton, son of!num, Kingman; Cpl. Raymond A. Pio-

{which crashed Friday in Puget SOUNDS, ZOUNDS!

(sound, five miles from its Whidby island base. | The navy reported that by the time a crash launch reached the wreckage no trace of the men could be - found, although an empty life raft floated nearby. ' sa 8 =

. Frank Joseph Bieniewicz, torpedoman 2-c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bieniewicz, Hammond, and Lt. (j.g.) Royal R. Snyder, husband of Mrs. Emogene Miller Snyder, Amboy, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Snyder, Vincennes, are missing after naval action. » » 5

Five Hoosier marines have been wounded. They are: Cpl Louis F. | Babcock, son of Mr. and Mrs, Roy | W. Babcock, Valparaiso; Pfc.” Rob{ert E. Bresnahan, son of Mrs. Ce{celia Bresnahan, Lafayette; Pfc. | Donald R. Cates, son of Eli Cates, | Anderson; 2d Lt. Leo E. Deig, hus- | band of Mrs. Leo E. Deig, Evansville, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo |F. Deig, Evansville, and Pfc. Aur- |

{bury C. Workman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Workman, Pegersburg.

®.n »

Seaman 2-¢ Lorin Elwood Ste- | vens, husband of Mrs. Geneva Max-

| Orville William Stevens, Lafayette, was wounded while serving with the navy. - » ”

Names of the following Indiana {men wounded in action have been released by the war department. {In all these cases next of kin have

been kept informed directly by the war department of any change in

status. European Area Pvt. Harry J. Adams, son of William Adams, Terre Haute; Sgt. Milford F. Anderson, son of Mrs. Rhoda L. Anderson, Bloomington; T. Sgt. Virgil P. Ashby, son {of Mrs. Ethel Ashby, Anderson; Pvt. | Charles J. Banks, nephew of Miss Eliza- | beth Grant, Columbia City: Sgt. Henry E. | Seaman, son of Albert Beaman, Brazil; Pfc. Donald E. Bonécutter, son of Mrs. Pearl Bonecutter, Hamilton; Pfc. Raymtnd C. Brown, son of Mrs. Florence E. Brown, Lucerne; Pvt, John C. Brune, husband of Mrs. Lois J. Brune, Richmond; Pfc. Merriell Chandler, son of Mrs. Margaret | Chandler, Edinburg; Pfc. John W. Cook,

Eugene C. Cromer, son of Mrs,

|H. Drake, husband of Mrs. Rebekah Fern | Drake, Hardinsburg: Pfc. Thomas C. Egly,

Pfc. Joe W. Elliott, son of Mrs. Fern L. Elliott, Waynetown; Pvt. John W. Erw#, son of Merle C. Erwin, Reynolds; Pvt. Charles J. Faulkner,’ son of Mrs, Preida

|W, Fulk, husband of Mrs. Wanda K.

Sgt. Ras D. Goodwin, son of Mrs. Dona

South Bend; Pvt. Marion lg*Green, son | of Mrs. Nora Green, Westville; Pvt. Rich-

J. Hartleroad, Peru: T. 4th Gr. Thomas R. | P. Hayes, Bedford; Pvt. James W. Hicks,

{ Pvt. Donald W., Hootgn, husband of Mrs. | «| Marie Hooten, South Bend. Pvt. Lucian Hopkins, son of Jimmy F. Hopkins, Hammond: Pvt. Wallace E Houk, son of Naomi ‘H. Houk, South Bend, Sgt. Hartley M. Johnston, husband of Mrs,

W. Jones, son of Mrs. Flossie M Jones,

Singer Answers Briton's Slur of

American Voices

By JOAN YOUNGER United €ress Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—The British member of parliament who said American voices sound like tin whistles had better watch out, Theodora Lynch, movie singer, warned foday, because Hollywood is goihg to let off a blast in his ear. “Why, an American woman's voice sounds. like a well-played harp compared to that mouse squeak British accent,” Miss Lynch said In a train-side interview.

Pvt. Max C. McCullough . \ , missing in France.

Ira Angleton, Brazil; Put. Raymond O. Barkey, son of Mrs. Marta Barkey, Rose«

Alice Barnette, Marion; Pfc. Porter P, Baugher, brother of Miss Marvel Baugher, Chesterton,

Pvt. Major H. Benefiel, husband of Mrs. Mary Benefiel, Elwood; Pvt, Lester L. Bryant, son of Mrs. Marjorie Bryant, Coatesville; Pfc. Benjamin J. Carboni, son of James Carboni, Ft. Wayne; Sgt. John Clear Jr,, son of Mrs. Cleo Clear, Win‘chester: Pvt. Leslie’,B. Cutright, son of Mrs, Maye Cutright, Patokai Pfc. Carroll B. Doxzen, son of Mrs. Grace Doxzen, Culver; T. Sgt, Lewis C. Edmiston, son of Mrs. Christina Edmiston, Roanoke; Sgt, Billy G. Emick, son of George Emick, Berne, { Pfc. Albert H. Emmenegger, husband of Mrs. Elsie Emmenegger, Richmond; Pfe. Raymond B. Falls, husband of Mrs. Evelyn Falls, Valparaiso; Pfc. Louis E. Floyd, son of Mrs. Gertrude Floyd, Evansville; 2d Lt. Byron J. Galbreath, husband of Mrs, Gwendolyn Galbreath, Noblesville; | Pvt. Wiliam A. Hill, son of "Mrs. Agnes Hanks, Hammond; Pfc. Tony Jaskulski, son of Stanley Jaskulski, Hammond: Pvt. | John Kicho, husband of Mrs. Mary Kicho,, East-Chicago. .T. Sth Gr. Jack H. Kiefer, son of Mrs

“| carrie Kiefer, Ft. Branch; Cpl. Henry M.

Lykowski, son of Mrs. Valentine Lykowski, South Bend; Sgt. Edward Markowski | son of Mrs Pauline Markowski, Michigan | City; Sgt. William L. Marks, son of Mrs Eliza Marks, Elkhart; 8. Sgt. James E..

Robert C. McClain, son of Mrs. Frances McClain, Greenwood: Pfc. Lloyd McFarand, son of Jefferson McFarland, Mishawaka. 8. Sgt. Olis L. Medcalf, son of Mrs. Eva Medcalf, Dale; Pvt. Harry A. Menear Jr, son of Mrs. Mary Menear, Gary; Pfc. Harold E. Miller, husband of Mrs. Anna Miller, Bristol; Pvt. Thurman H. Miller, son of Mrs. Iva Miller, Terre Haute; Sgt.

Robert E. Newnum, son of Robert New-

RUSS PAPER REPORTS JAP MORALE SAGGING

MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (U.P.).—~The government newspaper Izvestia reported today a marked deterioration in Japanese public morale and the political setup as a result of defeats by the American armed forces and Supeifortress attacks on Tokyo. Izvestia said Japanese newspapers now are calling upon the government to restore civil rights, As an example, it said the Asahi recently insisted that the government “renew and reorganize various organs lin order to guarantee freedom of |the press and freedom of speech, and thus provide effective national | unity.”

flay RTA ¥ — THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES y a ’ 8 0 . =: . : d Spray Lose Lives nn ro on trowskl, son of Mrs. Josephine Piotrowski, East Chicago; Pvt, Robert R. Risley, husband of Mrs. Mary K. ‘Risley, New Al- |. bany; Pvt, Linus J. Schafer, husband of | Mrs. Mary Schafer, Evansville; 8. 8gt. Duane J. Schreiber, son of Mrs. Mabel Schreiber, Michigan City; Pvt. Byron

E, Stout,” husband of Mrs. Helen -Stout, Sheridan.

| Bradley, son of Mrs, Nellis Bradley, Muncle; Pvt. Morris BE. Bridgewater, son of

South Bend; 1st Lt. Roy C, Ellis, son of

lawn; Sgt. Dean W. Barnette, son of Mrs.| john Mason, Evans Landing; Pvt. Edmund |

Germany

Mediterranean ‘Area |

Pvt, Willlam 2Z. Booker, son of Mrs. | James Booker, Sandburn; Pvt, Charles L.

Olaus Bridgewater, Scottsburg. Pvt. Charles I. Carmickle, husband of Mrs. Dorothy Carmickle, ‘New Albany; Pvt. Alfred G. Declercg, son of Cyriel Declercg, Mrs. Fern Ellis, Anderson,

Pfc. Robert L. Groover, husband of Mrs. Lois CGiroover, Brownsburg; Pvt. Clarence E. Hammel, husband of Mrs, Eula Ham- | mel, Elbergeld; Pfc. Leslie R. Harper, husband of Mrs. Thelma Harper, Salem; Pvt. Raymond Landrey, husband of Mrs Lucile Landrey, Morocco; 1st Lt. Carl C. Nahrwold, son of Mrs. Esther Nahrwold, Ft. Wayne; Cpl, James A. Potts, son of James A. Potts, Scottsburg; T. 4th Gr Raymond A. Thompson, brother of Mrs. |

M. Zemrowski Jr.,, son of Mrs, Blanche Zemrowski, Michigan City.

Southwest Pacific Area

Bat. Arthur C. Bailey, son of Arch C. Bailey, Salem; 1st Lt. Michael A. Crisovan, husband of Mrs. M. A. Crisovan, Evansville, and Pfc. Leonard M. Roark, son of Mrs, Sadie Roark, Freelandville,

o » » First Lt. Thomas W. Graham, Bluffton, and Sgt. Glen W. Vantrease, Gary, have been awarded the bronze star. Both are serving with the infantry.

n ” » Pfc. Clinton R. Martin, husband of Mrs. Bertha Martin, 615 8. West st, and son of Mrs. Anna M. Williams, 238 W, Wyoming st., has been woilhded twice y and holds the R purple heart for the first wounds. He first was wounded July 3 in France and received the second wounds Sept. 20 in Germany. He is now in a hospital in Holland. A veteran of

North Africa and T'h Martin | |

Italy, Pvt. Martin also was stationed in England for some time. | He is 24 and formerly was em-| ployed by Van Camp's, Inc.

Jim Didn't Know | It Wasn't Loaded

WITH AMERICAN 7TH ARMY, | Western front, Dec. 29. (U, P.)— First Lt. James Tower, Grand Island, N. Y., pointed his carbine down into a German machine nest and forced 34 Germans to emerge with their hands up. All alone, he was marching his prisoners down the road toward a collecting point when a fellow, officer joined him on the double. “Don’t look now, Jim,” the other ® officer whispered, “but you haven't got any magazine in your carbine.” |

YANKS SET RECORD | IN ARDENNES TOLL

ADVANCED HEADQUARTERS,

“The time to lecture the people on!

“We're going to tell the limey off. the national crisis is past,” the |

—and in our best tin whistle American, too.” The controversy over the American voice—as heard via the talking pictures—and a British voice flared up in parliament recently when Maj. Henry A. Proctor, asserted that “the English voice sounds like a flute, and the American voice. like a tin whistle.” » ” o

would have come closer to the truth,” Miss Lynch said. She added that, headed by Irish Charles Bickford, a group of Hollywoodites were “working. up an answer.” In the group, she said, were Ellen Drew, a vaguely related member of the famous British stage family, Jane Russell, whose voice has as yet gone unheard although her sweaters are pin-up famous and Lauren Bacall, described frequently as the girl with the fog-horn voice. Miss Lynch said that further attributes of the American voice included a “minor detail—you can understand it.” When she was in England, she said, she practically had to hire an interpreter, o " n .

speak a little noisily at times— they're saying.” Bickford, Miss Lynch said, was “good and sore” and felt the

mercial proposition.”

aren't complaining.”

CHAPLAIN DECORATED

land. He has been awarded the ton of Mrs. Carolyn Leakey, New Casile | Pte.

, purple heart. The son of ‘Mrs. Florence Hamm

ederick J. Leininger, nusband of fantry division with the 9th army transportation oorps arrived here Mrs. Mary A Leininger, Hkhuri, FV. |in Europe, has received the bronze today to assist loading of vessels| 440 from the

| Harold ©. Lindsay, son of Mrs. ¥sther

Paoli, Pvt. Hamm graduated from son of Mrs. Catherine M. Lochmondy, the Paoli high school. He is 32|South Bend, T, Sgt. Joseph J. Lock, son

and formerly was employed by the

Paper Package Co.

of Joseph H. Lock, Vincennes, [ 5th Gr, | Herschell H. Lucas, son of Mrs. Myrtle A. | Lucas, Cortland: 8, Sgt. Earl H. McLin, Mrs. Minnie Ellis, Brazil.

son of ‘Pvt, Hamim entered the service| Pfc. Thomas F. Meadows, nusband of

Mrs. Margaret Meadows, Wabash, Pvt,

Sept. 11, 1043, and went OVErseas rederick R. Neulieb, husband of Mrs. last February, He served in France, |Helen Neulieb, Michigan City; Sgt. Paul

Belgium and Holland before enter

A. Oliver, husband of Mrs. Margaret C =| Oliver, Alexandria; T. 5th Gr. Robert J. O'Malley husband of Mrs. Bessie M.

Germany. ’ Y Ple M A brother, Ralph, is serving with |perton, husband of Mrs. Mildred E. V'em-

,the navy,

berton, Connersville; Pvt, Lewis E - Pres- | cott, son of Mrs, Ruby M. Prescott, Plerce|ton; Pfc. Prancis D. Price, zrandson of

: ont {Harvey B. Dilling, Delphi; Pfc. Juliva L. Pvt. Glenn Harting, son of Henry, Purcell, son of Mrs. nnie E. Purcell,

Harting and brother of Miss Alvina mnes. a Harting. R. R. 11, Box 303, was(gJFic. Sylver Redeckl S00 colar

: , Pri mo PAC. . ; back in the ‘states and called his|ii, a" 5 "Nurs. Bessie B. Roach,

family Tuesday. A

rs. Gary; Pvl “Herschel J. Rowe, oR of Herschel H. Rowe, West Terre . Haute; Pvt. Bernard F. Bampson, son of Mrs, Lora Sampson, Monroe City; Cpl. Cherles D, Schenkel, son of Mrs. May . Behenkel, {untingt Ple. Prank D. Swark, son of Mrs. Prank Schwark, Upland; 2d Lt. James G. Bchwartze «Jr, son of James G. | Bchwartze Sr, + Pte. Schwear, son of Mrs. Enna Windfall; Pfc. Mél C. nuso B Wayne; Cpl.

Beott, Pt. M. Scott, (ather of Miss Doris J. ,80n of Mis, Ane B

Daum, said today.

“IF HE HAD {said ‘luke’ he |

but you can at eleast get what

“The British want to keep diet 8 proposal to leg

Hollywood pictures out of Eng- | ‘On a large scale” Radio Tokyo land,” she said. “They want to (sald yesterday in a broadcast re-|

of fans in England, and they

newspaper Mainichi was quoted. “The people don't want to listen to such lectures.” | Izvestia observed that “the rais- | ing of ‘such questions is significant. | It shows that the long appeals of|

| Japanese spirit have been in vain.” | .

“FATHER OF JAPANESE SUB FLEET’ IS DEAD

LONDON, Dec. 29 (U. P.).—The German Transocean news agency repotred in a Tokyo dispatch today that Adm. Nobumasa Suetsugu, known as the father of the Japanese submarine force, died this morning. No details were given. Suetsugu retired from the post. of commander “of Japan's imperial .|combined fleet in 1927. In 1938 he became home minister in the cabinet of Prince Fumimaro Konoye. Suetsugu, champion of the totalitarian state, was one of the most outspoken Japanse officials against American naval plans long before the war. While still fleet commander he spoke heatedly about the mandated islands in the Pacific.

‘LARGE’ LOTTERIES

By UNITED PRESS

build their own pictures up. |cord® by United Press. Well, actions speak louder than words—Hollywood has thousands | lotteries is one of several bills “decided by the cabinet as necessary for| ciel, announced yesterday a law deJapan's sound economic system,” fining and providing penalty for a

{ Tokyo said,

NEW YORK, Dec, 20 (U. P.)— ARMY PROVIDES STEVEDORES

Aloysius J. Koester, son of Mrs, Gertrude Maj. George F. Daum, assistant di-| PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29 (U. P). many and is in a hospital in Eng-|goester, Evansville; Pvt. Bruce H. Leakey, | visional chaplain of the 102d in-|—Stevedog troops from the army's

| Niswander, Gary; Pvt, Joseph Lochmondy, | star medal for bravery in removing | destined for the fighting fronts, |six . soldiers from a burning tank; Holiday absenteeism among waterhis sister, Radio Singer Margaret front workers threatened to deway

..|shipment of vitally needed supplies

Fascist propaganda to give up lib-|the gt. Lo breakthrough last suimeral” conceptions as alien to the|per it was disclosed today.

“If the powers try to seize them,” | “THEY TALK like they've just |he said then, “a clash is inevitable.” bitten into a peanut-butter sand- F————————————————————

wich,” she said. “Americans may | JAPAN LEGALIZES i

The Japanese cabinet will submit | whole was “nothing but a com- |; the current session of imperial]

alse lotteries NATIONAL INDIGNITY’

| Legalization of hitherto prohibited] PARIS, Dec. 20 (U. P.).—The gov-

U. 8. NINTH AIR FORCE, Western Front, Dec. 20 (U. P.).—Amerigah airmen destroyed 2757 German | transport vehicles and 362 tanks, and damaged hundreds of others in a five-day bombardment of the Ardennes pocket that outdid even the destruction wrought in France after

In addition, the fighters and fighter-bombers of the 9th air force! shot down at least 231 of the 500-1 |odd German planes thrown against {them daily during the five-day bat-

| | | |

"tle. . | In the battle of Normandy, the 9th air force accounted for 2309 Nazi transport vehicles and 176' tanks during its biggest five-day | attack and shot down 32 enemy planes.

ALLIES QUIZ RUSSIA ON OIL EQUIPMENT

LONDON, Dec. 20 (U. P)—A foreign office spokesman today con- | firmed Washington reports that the | British government is joining with the American government in asking | Russia for an explanation of the | removal of equipment from the Romanian oil fields to Russia. The spokesman said the matter was being handled through normal | diplomatic channels, but declined to elaborate. The commentator said he still | was unable to confirma reports that Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, ahd possibly Soviet Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov may meet

IS CRIME IN FRANCE

ernment publication, Journal Offi-

crime known as “national indignity.” The law concerns French persons who belonged to groups favoring Franco-German collaboration, The accused will be tried by a special five-man . “civic. court.” usual . penalties which may be imposed by other courts, conviction of national indignity will strip offenders of civil ‘| rights and the right to participate

claimed today,

king business in years.

Black Market in Dresses Booming in

PARIS, Dec. 29 (U. P.).—Paris couturiers are doing a bang-up black market business with mil-

Ben . Ni \ wounded Oct. 20 in France, He is|Rainey, husband of Mrs. “Aiving J. Rain: Bosigiees, ; Meanwhile directors of the great |copyists—which they. sald plagued

dress” houses are holding prelimi- [the pre-war industry, ‘| nary meetings in an effort to pre-| A spokesman also said that from vent American style copying, it was [500 to 600 dresses’ are turned out

(weekly by the industry for the bombed-out refugee women of

0 AS official of Paquin’s, one of the | France, % ‘| largest couturiers, said that a black | The “spokesma - market millionaire clientele 18 [represented the said the fdiput largely responsible for the best pest individual dressmakers and

large houses. The work for: the

Stores of Paris BUNKER HILL FIRE

At. the same time, a member of the couturietrs’ committee said that directors of the great houses are holding preliminary meetings to solve the problem of American

in certain professions and offices, notably banking, insurance, journalism, education and the administration of justice.

INQUIRY IS OPENED

commandant, sought today to learn | the cause of a fire whigh swept a | wooden squadron building at the Bunker Hill naval air station last night, “ iA ‘Damage was .extensive. Two! trainees were overcome by smbke. No planes were damaged. -

WATCH SERVICE SLATED The Irvington : Christian Youth | council is & communion | | watch service at 11:15 p. m. at the church.

BUNKER HILL, Ind, Dec. 290 (U. P).— An investigation board | appointed by Capt. D. D. Gurley, |

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