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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
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BRIEF s

ATHENS. Ga. Dec. 26 tUP3
Heavy rams failed to dampCn tie
spirits of Georgia supporters WAo
gave the Bulldogs rouslng srndofI
last night for Their Orange Bow
game with Texas Christian UnlycrS-
ty in Miami.
TUSCALOOSA. Ala. Dec. 70 up
- Coach Frank Thomas 41-man
squad Of Crimson TidCrs leave Tus-
caloosa Sunday morning for Dal-
las. Texas. and the Cotton Bowl.
The team will arrive in the game
town at so pm. Monday to get IN
some light work before the New
Years Day game with the AGgieo
of Texas A. & M.
FDGEWATER PARK, MISS. Dec.
2G rUpl - The Missouri Tigers set
tied down to heavy practice today
for the Sugar Bowl game. Because
Of training advantage over Ford
ham, Coach Don Faurot let tic
team rest on Christmas. The Il
gers will practice again tomorrow
and then go to New Orleans sun
Gay for the Sugar Bowl track meet.
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss" Dee. 26
CUPD - Coach Jim Crowley today
Inspired the F7ordham Rams with .
newspaper clipping cXiOl.lnG the
merits of their Sugar Bowl Oppon-
eutS. The Rams resumed practice
with a pre-New Years resolution
to show Missouri.
BATON ROUGE, La. Dee. 2G
up - The West team held an
ether tWo-Session practice day to-
day in preparation for the Shriner's
Jan. 3 All-Star game in the Sugar
Bowl stadium. Handicapped by
showers, the team practiced indoors
yesterday. Tomorrow will bring the
last of the twice daily workouts.
BILOXI. Miss. Dec. 26 up -
Defense play for linesmen and light
scrimmage filled the two workouts
for the eastern team today under
the direction of Coaches Andy Kerr
and Bernie Bierman.
MONTGOMERY. Ala Dec. 26
CUPD- Northern and southern foot
ball squads rounded into shape t0-
day for the fourth annual Blue
Gray Bowl game tomorrow. All
players on the 23-mcmbCr teams are
expected to play, despite a number
of head colds contracted in rainy
day workouts. Lloyd Chcatham,
Auburn quarterback and star block
cr, yesterday was shifted to fullback
on the Southern Gray team.
DURHAM, N. c.. Dec. 26 CUPp--
Dukes Rose Bowl football team
returned to the campus today from
a fiVc-day Christmas holiday, and
Coach Wallace Wade announced the
team would work cut each day from
now until Jan. l. All Duke players
except halfback Foffat StOrcr, Who
IS suffering from leg injury, were
reported in good condition
CHAPEL HILL, N c., Dec 26
uIlp Coach Lon Stincr Of ore
Gon State today scheduled heavy
sUImmaGcS for his oregon State
Beavers for today, tomorrow and
Monday III preparation for the Rose
Bowl game With Duke. Oregon State
spent an hour and a half ycStcr-
cay in a modified scrimmagc drill.
Members of the squad were guests
last night at a special Christmas
party given form them by Duke
Univ ersity.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
Folsom Warden
Reinstates Guard

FOLSOM PRISON. ca Dc -.
up - Guard Captain William i
Ryan va bacl. or thc leo A. F".-
sem Prison today. reE. .fa'cd i. E
Christmas present hom #afa'l
Clvoe I Plummcl
Ryan said hc Had dfoupaG II.
previously announced PLAZA. 70 ~
the wardensnip. Sad Ran.
III be s.ad 10 .een ".e 'ob
nave. 7 dom Wan. tac Wardeas..r
This Job is fine and I VII be sal.
tlcd 70 work Hard It. j. sad "a-'
for my pension I.eA - 's.'.e T.
na~y
Rvar. ~ be r5-nle - r.s.. -
>n.ntt mo-" luaa '"p rae n
Wa o.ciatgre np"'h a.f -
Plummcy 10. pnIt.cal ac..t.'. -
though Rvau ncc.arcd Ii. t:.e..
apyaront., calapa!eucc 10 -.
him U.thou, III knowledge
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
Three FAV0RITES
IN FINAL TOURNEY

BEAUMONT Tex. Dec. &c up
Colts touring professional began
a 72-hole trek around the Beaumont
Country club course today for the
$4,000 prize money offered in l94l S
final tournament.
There were three fayorites-Henry
Picard. the tall Oklahoma City pro-
fessional VINO won last weeks Rio
Grande Valley open with an Bun
der-par total; Ben Hogan of Her
sEey. Pa, the years No. l money
winner. and Byron Nelson. winner
of the recent $4,000 Miami open.
Eighteen holes Will be played to-
day &nd tomorrow, with the last 36
holes of the medal play marathon
scheduled Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
ABC Powers Join
In Allied Council

CHUNGKING, Dec. 26 CUPl -
The United States, Britain and
China have created an inter-alliod
war council to direct strategy in the
Far East, it was disclosed today.
The council was created after a
three day meeting here in which
Maj. Gen. George H. Brett repre-
sented the United States in CONVEX
sations with Generalissimo ChjoI<
Kai-Shek and Gen. Sir Archil~d
p. Wavell, British commander in
chief of in India.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
Y. \. STOCKS

NEW YORK. n,. = Up,
Weakness in several ..sa-EYa#', -
Nestmor, issues. '.at.1., Ame...a.
Telcrhonc aad T,"-s.pa ,ar.a,.
took, toGa= f.at..,a u mnderate.
active stock market.
American Telephone. oa 1arge w.
umc for that issue. broke >. p,~ tu
a new 3-Year low a If5... A. L.,
low, the issue was off is p,> la
les than wk>. Musb of foGaN
liquidation wa aslIibed to taX- ,o,-
selling.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock avcra Ecs. Industrial Iu6.aS
up &c rail PASS eff Is. utility IS.
eff .23: and 60 stocks 35.57. off 81
Stock sales approXimatcd l.4lo.oo
shares compared with 1.37o,aoo We'd
1eSdaN. Curb stock sales were 35>.-
Q0Q share againt 295,oca WedacGax.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
l.. 4. POULTRY

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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
BERKELEY LOSES
FIGURE SKATING

NEW YORK, Dec. 26 CUP -- The
National Figure Skating champion
ships chcdulcd for Berkeley, Calf,
will be held in Chicago on Feb. 10,
90 and 21 because parents Of the
participants were unwilling to agree
u competition on the Pacific coast
during the war
j. K. Savage, chairman Of the
championships committee said the
witch wa ordered IN tn" best in
icrcsts ol the port The - Morltz
club If Berkclcy released IT. dates
TO msIrc national participation.
Berkeley VIII prt the tournament in
I943 If conditions permit
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
/. 4. BUTTER & EGGS

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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26

the valley towns
WcStmorland was supposed to
play the Ortiz All Stars at West
morland Sunday but the withdrawal
will force the EastSide team to take
a bye. Other games Sunday will
see the FL Centre Redbirds play
the BraWlcy Mexican team at Fl
Centre and the BraWley Merchants
will play hosts on their diamond
to Heber
Secretary Tackctt said that he
will release the revised schedule with
in a few days when affairs are
straightCncd out a BIT.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. De-. 26 TIP, - Grain
futures marked time today ana
most final prices were unchanged d
from Wednesday, close.
Wheat fluctuated within a range
of only G. finishing of ~. o....
closed up ',1",. oats off -. -
off = 10 up =. and soy beans un-
changed to OFF -.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26

Ferguson arrived by way of 4 and
3 victory over Art Spring.
Tournament matches have been
played among the four flights of
40 golfers entered for several week
ends TO allow all entrants lots of
time to finish their matches. In the
first, second and third flights play
has advanced to the semifinal stage
which will be played Saturday and
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
l.. A. GRAIN

Los ANGELES. Dec. - Up, -
Milo, No. yelo Calf. -. So e. L..
Milo, No. : Nlo bulk. Si.4"a =
Wheat No. ! a., s........ S-.'7.s. - :
Barley. western Ne. SIS ~
Barley CT. malt tvrs $i.SI.- 2H,.-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26

Sunday. and all flights viii prob
ably be completed in week.
Here are nc palrings for tlr
week end: first flight Gotten De
Witt VS. Dick Hammer Pat Glasgow
VS.. Hank Jcnson Second flight
Viggo Hansen VS.. l. N Hitchcock,
Ray Edwards vs. winner Barney
Holbert-M. Parks. Tnmd flight-Vo
Azhcdcrian VS.. Mike DoWd, Don
Freeman VS.. A. Johnson
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
LEAGUE DROPS


The winter baseball league thrown into somewhat
OF muddc Friday with the cement that the West
murund team will be diSband@d because of player loss
large number of team members will be called to the Army
~, III. draft i,Ju. ion
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
M a r KETS
BAROMETER

nhe lettuce maintained high
deal other Imperial Valley
het FRIDAY Flax after
was so 10 higher on the Los Angeles market
u1ibt thefc bunchd vegetables cabbage
rm generally
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
LOCAL BJTTERFAT

L. a. EUtt"r ..#..... .... -,
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Manufacturing Mix ..#.... i6p
Route gathered ,team .. .-. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
COUNTRY CLUB
FINALS SUNDAY .

Play in the championship flight Of thH Barbara Worth
golf tournament will be climaNcd Sunday when Jersey
Birchfeld and Forrest Ferguson meet III "o-hoIr macA
to determine the club championship. ~
Bmchfiold reached the finals last Weekend with up
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
L. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES De. - ZIP -
Bid Asked
TranSamerica .................... 4-+'s
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-26
MPLS. FL.iN FUTURES

nay - $ pft.
.ulN S2e2N
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Flames Rage
In Soviet City,.
'Est0niid Hit


LONDON, June Is. "A heavy
German air raid on the Russia2
city of Leningrad-the st. Peters
burg of imperial days ~ was re-
ported in a Reuter- dispatch from
Stockholm today.
Extensive fires broke out, the
dispatch said.
"a Rome r do broadcast
heard in New York by NBC said
that "a huge pail of SIN oke
hangs over Leningrad after a
heavy bor1bardment by German
aircraft.")
Another dispatch to L o d o n
from Stockholm said that Stukas
dive-bombed Russian Notifications
on the Hangoe Peninsula last
night, causing great damage.
This same report said German
planes had raided Russian air
bases in Estonia, causing great
fires. .
Heavy gunfire and bomb exc
|plosions were heard off Gotland.
indicating a new air and naval en-
counter.
Reuters reported from Stock
holm that observers with binocu-
lars atop the tower of the Hell
sinki Stadium saw sea of flame
over Tallinn, across the Gulf Of
Finland. 1t was assumed, this dis
patch said, that Tallinn had been
set on fire by bombs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25

toward war" and move towards
sending armed forces 10 Great
Britain.
AT the same time Wheeler eau
toned the administration agains'
attempting TO furnish large quaint
ties of war materials to Russia
under the aid TO the democracie:
program.
ct II entirely possible that n
we give tanks, planes and other
equipment to Russia that Ger
many may take them over In
short time and use them against
England" he said.
Rep. Roy Woodruff (R) of Mich
igan said;
This IL part of the program
that the President has been fol-
lowing for over FIVE years. After
this effort 70 obtain volunteers
for Great Britain has been ex-
hausted, ] assume the next step
will be 10 send our armed forces
over there"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Red Railways Hit
20 Transports Wrecked in Bon,bings, Nazis Claim,
Cross Bessarabian Border Riper
BY PIERRE j. HUSS
Init News Service stan Correspondent

ENr@1'N@N
ficials in Berlin assumed that the
covered an offensive
so spectacular and so vast that
the Soviet military machine In
already cracking.
The German luftwaffe yesterday
carried out attacks on Russian
railway lines, hitting and partially
destroying % transport trains as
we'll as numerous stations and
stretches of track, the high COM
mand announced today.
First official announcements
indicated that the most formid-
able of Russia's border fortifica-
lions had failed 10 hold and that
a path had been opened for Ger
many's blitZ troops to roll en-
masse toward their detectives.
Successful establishment OF an
important bridgehead on the
Soviet side of the Rumanian-Bess-
arabian frontier. where German
shock troops forced a crossing OF
the Prut River, was announced
by the German high command.
This tied in with an Inter-
national News Service dispatch
from Moscow yesterday assert
ing that hoStilitieS had not yet
reached real Russian soil and
were confined 10 former Poland
and Bessarabia. This dispatch
indicated that reports of Ger
man drive deep into the Ukraine
were prematureD
The German high command adj
mltted raids by single Soviet
planes on the cities OF Memel and
Koenigsberg. the latter the capk-
tai of East Prussia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25

WASHINGTON. June 25.-Sen-
ator Burton X. Wheeler CD of
Montana. leader Of the congress
sional nonintervention bloc. said
today he hopes that "all the ma
tons warmongers will accept
President Roosevelt's blessing and
60 TO Canada and enlist in the
British army"
Referring to President Roose-
velt's approval of the voluntary
enlistment of American boys in
the British army and England S
appeal for $1,000 to 10000 Ameri-
cans for the British civilian tech
nical corps. Wheeler said he would
be glad TO see Secretary Of War
Stimson, Secretary Of the Navy
Knox and other warn1ongers in
the administration" Join with those
who want 20 enlist for Britain.
Other members OF the nom
intervention bloc sec in the Presi-
dents remarks additional steps
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Germans Talk
Trade 10 Turkey
Official Photo BY German Arm

ISTANBUL,- June 25--Negotia-
tions between German and Turkish
representatives began at Ankara
today for a new commercial pact
10-000.000 Turkish lira.
Germany and Turkey concluded
a pact of amity few days before
the invasion of Russia began.
Turkey subsequently announced
that despite the agreement with
Germa any. the Anglo-Turkish
treaty remains one OF the foremost
of Turkeys obligations.
Turkish neutrality in the Russo
German conflict was officially an
nounced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
REPORT JEzzINE TAKEN

VICHY, June 25.-QNS)-Oc-
cupation of the Syrian town of
Jezzine by French forces after a
hand-to-hand struggle with Allied
troops was announced today.
The spokesman said that re-
ports that Merj Ayoum has fallen
to the British and Free French
were unconfirmed and that the
British were still halted by strong
resistance in the Damascus region.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Blast Wdrships
In Beirut Hdrbor
international New, Service Cable

LONDON. June 25.-Aircraft of
the feet air arm today bombed
French destroyers in the harbor
of Beirut.
In the Damascus area, IL was
stated, Free French and British
Indian troops successfully attacked
Vichy positions on high ground
.astride the Damascus-Beirut road.
Allied forces also were declared
to be slowly gaining ground in the
Merj Ayoum sector to the south.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
REDS RAID HELsINKI

HELSINKI, Finland, June 25.-
QNS)--Eight Russian planes were
shot down today in the first Soviet
raids of the war on Helsinki. Rus
sian bombers attacked the Fin
nish capital four times. Bombs
were dropped north of the city.
The first attack was carried out
by Is Red air force planes, two
of which were shot down by anti
aircraft batteries.
An air raid warning was
sounded in Helsinki and its
suburbs at Ills a. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
EMERGENCY ACTION
State Firms Get Contracts

Defense contracts totaling
81 .074.7 1856 were awarded 10 Michi-
gan companies during the last
week. the Detroit Board of Conn.,
merce announced today.
The largest contract was for
S513.242 for hoists and winches
from Gar Wood Industries. Inc.
The next in size was S308,41
award 10 the Continental Motors
Corporation for engine parts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Plus 10 Broadcast
His Message 10 u. 5.

VATICAN CITY. July "a
GNS)--Pope Plus personally will
deliver a message in the English
language tomorrow TO the Ameri-
can Eucharistic Congress at st.
Paul, Mimi. il was announced to-
day. The address will be broad
cast on the Vatican radio at 1884
meters at s p. m. Rome time
a p. m. Detroit timel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Our Friends

NEW YORK, June 25.-INS)
The Moscow radio was heard
playing Columbia the Gem of
the Ocean"
MIC said II also played other
American and Scotch patriotic
songs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
International New. Service Cable


MOSCOW, June 25.-Annihila-
ton of an entire German mechan-
lied regiment and gigantic Red air
force raids that caused great fires
and destruction in Nazi-occupied
cities were announced by Russia
today.
Warsaw. Danzig. Koenigsberg
and Lublin were bombed three
times, IL was announced, with oil
dumps being set afire at Warsaw.
Five thousand Cossacks, hard
fighting cavalry men who are ex.
|empt from military service, have
voted TO fight the Germans, Tass
News Agency said.
In the Shaulai sector of the
Z. 000-mile front. the Soviet high
command said, all German attacks
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Spy Plot?
Glass Signal on Stumps
Found at Border
International Neu. Service wir,

RANGELEY LAKES, Me, June
25.--Mrs. Helen German of the
United States Forestry Service
today told the Maine Garden Club
Federation that broken glass on
tree stumps. similar to devices
used by Nazi parachutists TO sig
nal their planes, had been seen on
the Canadian border.
Mrs. German said she had
driven TO the border, 80 miles
north of Rangeley Lakes, and seen
the glass on StumpS Reflected
light from the glass can easily be
seen from sirplaneS. she said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
SIeep-WaIking?

NEW YORK. June 25.-QNS)-
A Moscow radio broadcast ad.
dressed TO the German soldiers
and picked up in New York by
CHS reminded the Nazis thai
had attempted to invade
Russia just 129 years ago. The
broadcast said:
Hitler, like a sleep-walker.
walks In Napoleon's footsteps.
He, too, will find his downfall on
Russian soil"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
BRIToNs JAILED IN SYRIA

ISTANBUL, June 25.-GNS)-
Reports from Syria said today that
all Britons at Aleppo between the
ages of II and as have been ar
rested. Other press dispatches said
that Vichy authorities in Syria
have begun recruiting campaign
among the Arab and Armenian
populations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25

BERLIN, June PA German
victory over the vast Red army is
imminent. according TO a brief but
potent forecast published with
ReichSfuehrer Hitler's seal of APP
provsl today.
A 27-point communique. issued
from the fuehrer's field headquar-
tiers at some undisclosed point on
the, eastern front, said:
'Tn the east, fighting of the
German army, air force and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Navy Calls Rep. Maqnuson

WASHINGTON. June Is. -
GNS)-Representative Magnuson
Cd of Washington. lieutenant
commander in the naval reserve,
today received orders TO prepare
for a call 10 duty or TO ask de-.
ferment He said he would not
ask deferment
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25

navy against Soviet armed
forces is progressing 80 adj
vantageOusly that great sue
cesses are to be expected"
Never before at the start of any
of his campaigns in western
Europe has Hitler's headquarters
issued any such optimistic fore
cast.
For this reason, military Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Knudsen Spurs OPM
Begins Reorganization to Cut Red Tape, Speed
Defense After Getting Letter From, Roosevelt
BY WILLIAM T.. ZIMMERMAN

WASHINGTON. June 25.-'
SPuFFed- on by d Dear Bill" letter
from President Roosevelt, OPM
Director William S. Knudsen to-
day started a drive TO speed up
n rational defense production
throughout the nation after deciar-
ing that Hitler's invasion of Russia
made the position of the United
States more risky"
Knudsen began the drive in his
own office. announcing a sweeping
administrative reorganization of
the OPM in order, he said. TO ex-
pedite the defense program by
eliminating overlapping divisions
and cutting governmental red tape.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Jap Arms Chiefs
Meet Cabinet

TOXIC, June 25.-The Japanese
cabinet. headed by Premier Prince
Fumimaro Konoye, held an emer-
gency session today with members
of the high command of the armed
forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
Leahy Visits Red Envoy

VICHY, June 25.-UNS)-
United States Ambassador William
d. Leahy called on Soviet Ambas-
sador Bogomolov today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25

PanZerS
Reported
-


BERLIN. June 25.-GNS)-
The Berlin radio reported this
afternoon that Finland has de-
clared a state OF war with
Soviet Russia and that fighting
is in full progress"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-25
SSl PLANES CLAIMED

had been hurled back with heavy
losses.
38l PLANES CLAIMED
The German air force lost 3S1
planes in three days of fighting,
it was reported. while the Soviet
lost 374 in a like period.
Destruction of a German SUBJ
in the Gulf of Finland also
was claimed.
The communique said the Ger
mans had continued their offen-
sives in the areas of Shaulai,
Kovno, Grodno. VolkovySk, Ko-
bridsk, Vladimir Volnynsk and
Brody.
Everywhere, said the announce
ment. the Germans encountered
stiff resistance from the Red
armies"
In the Shaulai area Russian
units destroyed Ger
man tank formations and wiped