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Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
CHESWOLD
Items of Personal anG Social In

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est Gleanea ABOUT Neighbor hood
Cheswold, Jan. % Mrs. Frank
Luff spent several days Of last
week with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Tribbitt, near Downs Chapel.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Car
row, of Wilmington, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. Carrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Petrilli, Of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with Mr.. Charles Kipp and daugh-
ter and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kipp.
Lewis d. Learned, ST., spent the
weekend with relatives at Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Moore, Of
Arlington, N. J., were guests at
the formers mother, Mrs. Clara
Moore, last week. Mrs. Moore is
improving from her recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Augustine
spent the weekend with relatives
at Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hammond
of Wilmington, were Sunday guests
of Mrs. Daisy M. Barcus.
Rev. and Mrs. James w. McClin-
took, Mrs. Calvin Covington and
daughter, motored to Wilmington
on Monday.
Mr.. w. F.. Scarborough, of Rid
ley Park, Pa, was the Sunday
guest OF hts parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. 8. Scarborough. His mother
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BLACKBIRD
Items OF Personal ana Social In
terest CLEANED Franz the Vicinity

i
terest tileaned FraES the Vicinity
Blackbird, Jan. 22-Mr. and Mrs
William TimmOns and grandson OF
Wilmington, spent last Tuesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sparks.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. Fred Heinold en-
tertained his mother and sisters
and brothers at a family dinner on
Sunday.
Mrs. Alvin Pryor, who has been
i'll, is improved enough to be home
from the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Kumpel
and Mrs. Addie Insolo and son
We're recent visitors with Mrs. Will
liam FORMER.
Mrs. R. M. Sammons, who has
been i'll, is better.
The tea which was to be held
yesterday at Mrs. Frank Sylves-
ter's, has been postponed until
Wednesday, the 29th.
Mrs. Theodore Ferguson and
Miss L. Ethel Taylor left on Tues
day for a few days visit in Wash
ington with their brother, J. Nor
man Taylor. Mrs. Roland Burch-
ard and daughters, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Weber on Sunday.
Mrs. Emeline Fortner, Mrs.
Frank Sylvester and Mrs. Horace
Van1orn visited Mrs. Mary Wat
son in Oxford, Pa, on Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23

the Governors Bench were seated
Governor-elect Reynolds, chief jus
tice Comegys, Judges Houston,
Grubb and Cullen, ex-Governors
Cochran, Hall and Stockley, Con-
gresham Pennington and the Rev.
j. A B. Wilson. Many ladies were
present. When everything was in
readiness, Speaker Donohoe, of the
Senate, called the meeting to order
and the Rev. ]. A. B. Wilson open
ed the proceedings. The journals
of the joint session, containing the
official certification of the vote for
governor were then read by the
clerk of the Senate, followed by
the administration of the oath of
Office, by Chief Justice Comegys.
Governor Reynolds then read his
inaugural, which occupied about
twenty five minutes, concluding
with the benediction, by the chap
lain of the Senate, Du1amel.
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HARTLY
Items of Personal and Social Inter-
est Cleaned About NeighbOrhoOd

Hartly, Jan. % - Mr.. and Mrs
John Timmanus, of New York
Mrs. Delsie Thompson, daughter
Alma, of Dover, Mr.. and Mrs. Ceci
Burris, children, Richard and Don
aid, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hurd, Of
Leipsic, visited Mrs. Maxwell Davis
and Mrs. Eliza Hutchins on Sun
day.
Washington Camp, No. 2, P. o
S. of A, attended Hartly Method
ist Church Sunday evening. The
lodge, presented a flag to the
church.
Mrs. Fannie Poore, who has been
quite i'll is slowly improving.
Mr.. J. H. Walls and children, of
Wilmington, visited his uncle Mr..
Harry Walls, recently.
Miss Elva Taylor had as her
guests on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Brainard Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Daley and son Carlton, Of Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Williams,
of Pennsylvania, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Williams.
Mr.. Seymour Bleckman, of Phil
adelphia, spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Bleckman.
Those who have been i'll with la
grippe are Mr.. and Mrs. Grafton
Heather, Mrs. Eliza Hutchins, Mrs.
George Roadway, Mrs. Harry Legar,
Maxwell and Joan Davis.
Mr.. Harry Williams has moved
his blacksmith shop to his home
here in town in front of Heather's
hardware store.
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committee will probably be one Of
the most bored and hardest work.
ed of this session
Mr.. Jesse Hyatt, the weather
prophet of Middletown, says there
will be another good chance for ice
between the 10Th and 29th of this
month. This will be good news Il
some of our ice men if Jesse
weather gun hasn't gone off halt
cooked.
An oyster supper was given at
the home of R. o. Truax, tax col
lector for Appoquinimink hundred
on Thursday evening, and was at
tended by about rs people. The
affair was gotten up by w. E
Graves and John Morris. of Town
send, and was a great success.
Zeke and Kenney rendered a
farewell banquet to Governor Biggs
and the members Of his staff to-
gether with a number of specially
invited guests, at Willis restaur-
ant, Wilmington. The military Of
ficials appeared in full dress. I'm
fortunately Governor Biggs was
unable to leave his home.
At a meeting Of the citizens Of
Milford in favor of water works. it
was moved that the chair appoint
a committee of five to investigate
the different systems at Dover
Smyrna, Etc, and report as to
which in their opinion was the
best, and also what would be the
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TOWNSEND
Items Of Personal and Social Inter-
est Cleaned About NeighborhoOd

Items Of Personal and Social Inter-
est Cleaned About NeighborhoOd
Townsend, Jan. 22-The youth of
Townsend Church will have a Eel
lowship Supper Wednesday even
ing, January 10Th, at $50 o'clock.
Turkey and all fixings will be the
menu. There is more than 100
young people between the ages of
IA and 25 here in this community.
The purpose is to enjoy this even
ing of fellowship together. Every
youth within this age is invited A
special program is being arranged
by some visiting young people.
Mr.. Paul Hodgson spent part of
last week in New York City.
Mrs. Arrie Lattomus is much
improved in health since her recent
illness.
Mrs. Elizabeth Collins is spend
ing a few days with friends in Re
hoboth.
James Powell who resided in this
section some 80 years ago, return
to visit friends last week.
Mrs. X. ]. Downing were brief
callers in town one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Carpenter
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Win
field /. Cochran Tuesday evening Of
last week at their Smyrna home.
The hunting season was closed
Y n a rabbit dinner given by some
Ut. mington hunters who had one
q and get-together at farm near
Tfackbird. The event marked the
e 4 meeting of a coterie of city
T. intsmen who had decided to bid
farewell to the happy season on
Iecember 31st, and while some of
them had good luck, few of the
nimrods offered all kinds of excus-
G. for their empty game bags. Bob
6 irlith was in charge Of the affair
Mrs. Bertha Daniels visited her
81 ser, Mrs. George Grassland, in
Wilmington recently.
Despite the cold weather the
V-pA projects '-e being pushed In
the rural sectic-r While new work
Dor these wo.kmen u to start
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
Seamstress Prize Winner
Prefers to Raise Hogs

LA UNION, N. MID rather
raise Poland China pigs than sew"
Young Miss Virginia Bogart spoke
and the statement might not have
been so unusual had it not been for
the fact that the farm girl had just
been presented with first prize in an
all-cotton dress making contest at
the Southwestern Irrigated Cotton
Growers association.
Her sex makes no difference to
her liking Of animal husbandry.
In a further display of her versa
tility, she won second prize in the
New Mexico state high school cook
ing contest last year.
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u. S. Meat Supplies Fall;
1871 Prices Will Go Up

Observation-Disclosures con-
sumers may have to pay higher
prices next year for their bacon.
ham and beefsteak.
The agriculture department said
recently that slaughter supplies Of
live stock will be smaller in 194l
than in 1910 because unfavorable
producer prices last spring dis
couraged breeding operations. De-
mand, on the other hand, is ex-
pected to be larger.
The rise in consumer prices, the
department said, will be more pro-
nounced for pork products than for
other meats.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
Christmas Trees Used
To End Tunnel Cave-Ins

MOBILE. 80 Engineers on the
Bankhead tunnel under the Mobile
river here believe they have at last
solved the problem Of cave-ins.
They tried sandbags. then bales
Of hay and finally brought in sew
eral carloads Of Christmas trees
frs and cedars-in an effort to stop
the cave-ins.
The trees seem to do the work.
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probable cost &c

probable cost Of } -.
Governor Biggs u y
Joseph Stanley s3 b., mas pa
sentenced last Nav rli4 ne vi
imprisonment in t5s . q one
jail for passing a sI 6oa New
o ION !" Peters of ''s eHs g
pa sal for cattle. D G4rlsi |
o oafeeFstion Palmer G inrs5s. |
patented a unique pu l.s3''1 |
for $40 coo. &c feceaay
Miss sally &. b.
ton. who was severslv y Rll
the accident on tbe yl nla'
Gravity road, at Readt 1r,'2 q
summer. claims III 49, Pa
the injuries sTstaino ~ oaaaI
Mary A. Guthrie ~ = oy aerl
other victim Of u '4at eli
a similar anoo,,nt 'lleA l
amount Of damaaas Inc
surviving persons ana 'ldlisi
those who were I,g, ielaa1
ninety thousand dole Z
pany announces ~ IAI
- . Ille cases bitte,,..
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returned home with him for a visit
in Ridley Park and Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Creadick anc
daughters Euunice and May, were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w
E. Barcus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ross cele-
brated their golden wedding ami
versary on Wednesday, January Is
by entertaining number of rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. Harold D. Remley, of Tenn
pie University, spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. l.
Remley.
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COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS

I COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
Senators Gray and Higgins of
Delaware, voted against free coin
age.
I John c. Stuart, of Middletown,
the shoe man, will shortly move to
Dover where he will engage in the
same business.
/ County Tax Collectors Dougher-
/ ty> and Mckee, of Wilmington, have
attached forty-fve properties for
unpaid taxes.
w. j. Willis, a teacher in Black
bird Hundred, near Taylor's Bridge
is an applicant for school superin-
tendent of New Castle County.
Mr.. A. E. Skaggs, of Townsend,
has been appointed reporter of the
Department of Agriculture, for
New Castle County The appoint
ment WIS made by Hon. J. M.
Rusk, 0f Washington.
The apportionment of the school
fund for the year 1890 was the
largest known in the history of the
state. The sum of S102, 94965 was
distributed direct to the several
districts throughout the state.
There is one Alliance man al
ready in the Legislature of Della
ware. He is Representative Eisene-
brey of Kent County, and he has
demonstrated his Alliance princi-
pies by returning the railroad pass
sent to him.
Up to date nearly one hundred
notices of application for divorce
have been made, and the divorce
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SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Continued from Page Two)

named as we'll as the others who
were in at the organization is a
substantial landowner Of Kent
County, a live man in his hundred
and a heavyweight generally. John
P. Kelly, state organizer, establish
ed the lodge.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

A candlelight installation service
for officers of the Woman's Society
of Christian Service of st. Paul
Church, Clayton, was conducted by
the pastor, the Rev. j. G. b. Hop
kins, Sunday evening. The officers
are: President, Mrs Harvey Boggs
yice-presiderft, Mrs. l.. H. Walker;
second vice-president, Mrs. J. s.
Hopkins; recording secretary, Mrs.
Neva Johnson; assistant recording
secretary, Mrs. Louis Hurd; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Rey-
nolds Pratt; treasurer, Mrs. Ralph
Coverdale. Chairmen of commit
tees; Missionary education and ser
vice, Mrs Herman Sevil; social re-
lations an local church, Mrs. Eu-
gene Knox; counsellor of young
people, Mrs. Grace Hopkins; super
intendent of children's work, Mrs
Mamie Bostick; flowers, Mrs. Sallie
Jones; visiting, Mrs. John Maloney;
program, Mrs. Ella Wright; col
lectors, Mrs. Ralph Coverdale, Mrs.
John Ford, and Mrs. Reynolds
Pratt.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
minister in charge, announces ser
vices will be at p. m, Sunday
next, evening prayer and sermon.
Among those who went to Wash
ington to the inauguration of our
president were Mrs. R. H. Hollett,
Mrs. E. F. Wright, Mrs. Louis
Hurd, Mrs. Lambert Gooding, Mr..
James Clark and Mr.. Louis Hurd,
Jr.
Mr.. Dick Hargrove and wife
Were in town Monday to viist old
friends and renew old acquaint-
ances.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seville Keys and
daughter are spending two weeks
in Florida.
Mrs. c. A. Neugebauer entertain
ed the sewing circle Tuesday even
ing at her home.
Mrs. ]. T. Johnson and Mrs.
Wilgus visited friends in Philadel-
phia, Wednesday.
Miss Mary Ross is spending
sometime in Wilmington.
Mr.. Thomas Conaway, who is
living in Dover, spent Monday with
his family.
Mr.. Ralph Knots. Jr., of Ken
ton, is quite i'll at the home of Mr..
N. T. Wheatley.
Mr.. N. T. Wheatley and Mr..
Ralph Knots took a sightseeing
tour in New Jersey visiting Dair-
les, Steel Mills, and other places of
interest.
Mrs. P. R. Smith has been con-
fined at home with a scalded ankle.
Her many friends hope she will be
out again soon.
Verma Doris Naylor, grand
daughter of Mrs. w. T. Argo, has
scarlet fever.
Mrs. Elmer Cats has returned
home after visiting her son for
two weeks in Stanton.
Mr.. Edgar Harrington had an
emergency operation for oppend-
icitis at Kent General Hospital,
Sunday.
Mr.. Elmer Cats has been sick
for two weeks and is having his
eyes treated at Wills Eye Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert Argo and
daughter Nancy Lee, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Argos parents, Mrs.
Samuel Dixson near Little Creek
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
PERSONAL

! Col. George w. Cummins has
been very ill the past two or three
days.
Rev. DR.. w. S. Robinson, was in
Smyrna last night, guest of John
H. Hoffecker
Misses Ethel Cooper and Mary
Hall are on two or three weeks
visit to friends in Philadelphia.
Willard F. Weldon and wife
left yesterday for Roanoke, Va.
Alex. FAIRIES has returned from a
four weeks visit to his daughter in
Marlborough.
Rev. L. R. Swinney and son
John Swinney, from Niagara Falls,
N. Y. are spending a few days with
his brother, DR.. c. o. Swinney.
John S. Gearheart, who has been
sick the past three weeks, is get
ting about again.
George F. Jones has gone to Wis
it his brother, DIR. T. S. Jones, of
Shelbyville, Ind.
The B. NJ S. K met at the resi-
dence of Miss Ella Smithers Mon
day evening.
w. E. c. Bell is visiting his fam
lily here William F. Brown, of
Mccoy & Brown left for Philadel-
phia to take a course of lessons in
cutting.
]. Frank Truax, of Philadelphia,
is visiting his Smyrna friends.
Miss Edith HardcastIe is visiting
friends near town.
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Olympic Loop

Special feature 81 the eelebra-
ton nj Foss' Shadow Lake Resort
FOR the Fourth Of July weekend
viii be an elaborate display Of
fireworks. according to A. l. Foss.
proprietor OF the popular summer
vacation center.
Dancing 10 the music OF RUFF
Westons orchestra will be another
feature friday and Saturday
nights. July aud 5. The dance
hall has recently been redecorated
and Is proving 10 be one Of the
most popular entertainment cen
ters of tn. district.
The Foss resort. covering rs
acres OF beautiful lake frontage
and wooded land. has all the
facilities for an ideal one day OF
extended vacation. Modern cabins.
ball grounds, boats and swimming
privileges are available 10 guests
OF the resort.
Shadow Lake Is 20 miles from
Tacoma and IL reached by driving
east through Kent on well marked
highway.
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Resort Located
In the 0lympics

Offering both the beneficial e.
fects If hot mineral spring water
and hrsoiuE atmosphere Of the
high olvmpics, Sol Due X t
Springs provide an unusual expe-
rience for vacation bound city resi-
dents. J. c. BUD Martin. mana
ger Of the resort. pointed out yes
terday.
Located IN the foothills Of the
Olympics near Port Angeles. the
resort provides access 10 miles Of
forest trails. excellent fishing and
scores Of other vaeation-time at
fractions Included in accommods-
tons available at the resort are
more than so cottages. a store
and parking space for more than
500 automobiles. The park has
been completely handicapped, flow
er beds and ornamental srbors
experimenting the natural beauty
OF 20 area.
The mineral springs Of the re-
sort are widely known for their
therapeutic value A large swim
ming pool. together with bath
facilities, are available TO health
seekers
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Many Attractions AT Copalis Beach

Among attractions featured by
the beach are swimming. dancing.
stream and surf fishing, horseback
riding, hunting, beach fires. pic
nicking, camping, crab fishing and
clam digging Extended along the
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l2-mile stretch OF ocean beach are
score of parks offering every
type Of service to tourists. rang
ing from auto camps with trailer
accommodations TO restaurants
specializing In sea foods.
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RESERVATIONS GAIN
AT CANYON CREEK

With nearby mountain streams
producing excellent catches for
sportsmen. Canyon Creek lodge, in
the foothills of the Monte Cristo
range of the Cascade mountains
yesterday reported heavy mid-sea-
son reservations. according to
Mrs. J. Mueller, operator of the
resort.
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-. famous Mercury PLAYERS
wha have h.sn With Orsra Wells
N III. stare radio ~ psenexrsrh
activities - u. pasf rye years.
enact most - TIE Supporting relss
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Evening star., 1941-07-23
knudsen Says Slash
OF 50 Pei. in Autos
Means 'DisIocation'
Henderson Advanced PIur
Without Consulting Him,
O.P. M. Director Asserts
By JAMES FREE.

William S. Knudsen. director OF
the o. P. NJ, asserted today that
he had not been consulted by Fed
eral Price Administrator Leon
Henderson before the latters recent
proposal that automobile production
be cut so per cent. and he warned
that you can chop it off suddenly,
or you will have a lot of men walk
ing the streets"
He reminded reporters at his press
conference that the o. P. Ms COM
modities section on the automobile
industry will make the final decision
on just how much automobile manu-
featuring must be curtailed in order
to shift raw materials and skilled
workers into defense production.
Naturally We will consult with
Opacs CMr. Henderson's Office of
Price Administration and Civilian
Supply, d" he said.
Suggested by Military.
Asked if he knew what Mr.. Hen
derson's order meant, the o. P. NJ.
chief replied:
Il don't know. Pm sure he had
some darn good reason"
Mr.. Knudsen added that some
weeks ago Army and Navy officials
had suggested so per cent cut in
auto production to the o. P NJ. but
that he had replied that such a
step at this time would cause too
much dislocation of the industry.
Mr.. Knudsen admitted that o. P.
M. and Opacs have had "a little
dispute regarding their respective
priorities powers" Both agencies
have submitted suggested executive
orders to the President. he said. and
they now await White House action.
At press conference yesterday.
President Roosevelt intimated that
newspaper stories to the effect that
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Evening star., 1941-07-23
AirIines TO Keep Z Planes
Destined for Britain
B, the Associated Press.

81 lUc hSSOSldNSu EIcSo
NEW YORK, July 23.-Com-
mercial airline officials expressed
satisfaction today over an unex-
pected turn in events permitting
them to retain the second half of
"a transport planes scheduled for
transfer to Britain by August !.
At the request Of the United States
Government, the air lines on July
Withdrew IL transport planes from
service for delivery to Britain and
were told that another IL would be
required August l.
The airlines already are under
stood to have turned over 103 planes
to Britain, and the prospect of
transferring another dozen con-
fronted them with possible cur
tailment in. service. Airline au-
thorities refused to say what had
caused the change in plan.
Meanwhile, the Army Air Corps
ferry command, organized last
month to pick up planes at fac
tories and deliver them to Eastern
airports for shipment to Britain,
landed four bombers at the Naval
Air Station at Floyd Bennett Field
yesterday-the first delivery by the
service.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
8, ,673 Soldiers Volunteer to Fill
1,5OO Posts as Puruchutists

men even if the unit were expanded
to 80 or 40 battalions
A total OF 824 officers have asked
assignment to parachute duty, as
compared with the 1876 officers called
for in the tables of organization for
four battalions.
The 501st and 502d Parachute Bat
talions are in training, and will pro-
vide the nuclei for the 503d, to be
formed September /, and the 504th
on November /.
Unmarried volunteers only are ac-
cepted, and the enlisted men must
pass a rigid physical examination
and have had at least six months
service in the Regular Army. Officers
must pass the same physical tests.
Captains and lieutenants must not
be more than IS, and majors not
more than -.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Destruction Spread
In Moscow Raid,
Germans Claim
Furious Red Resistance
Met on Central Front,
Communique Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July GA shower OF
explosive and incendiary bombs
spread destruction for a second
night in Moscow where fires still
were raging uncontrolled from the
Luftwaffe's first attack. the German
high command declared today.
The communique admitted furious
resistance was being encountered
from the Russians on the central
! front, but said this was resulting
| in terrific losses for the Soviets, who
appeared to be attempting to hold
their positions regardless of the cost.
Plunging counterattacks to relieve
encircled units resulted in "extraor-
dinary sanguinary losses" for the
| Red Army, the Germans said.
Gains were reported for the Nazi
armies on the northern and southern
fronts, however.
Encircled Remnants Destroyed.
Encircled remnants of several
Russian divisions were destroyed
northeast Of Zhitomir. IS miles from
Kiev. on July 81, said D.NB., the
official German news agency, with
| 1000 dead left on the field and
| thousands taken prisoner.
The agency declared a large num-
Der of men of 18 other divisions
were captured in mopping up at an
| other point on the front.
Belated dispatches from the Smo-
lenSk area indicated that there still
was bitter fighting in this area de-
spite reports that German troops had
! advanced far beyond this strategic
| gateway to Moscow. One German
source said that a new division of
Russian troops had been sent to the
sector from the capital,
Fires Reported Still Burning.
The second German air raid by
strong forces on the Russian capital
again subjected military establish
ments' to a severe pounding, said
the high command, and further Sc
rious destruction was caused
Fires started the night before i'll
the Luftwaffe's first attack still had
not been localized, 1t was declared.
These fires still were raging today,
German flyers reported after re-
turning from reconnaissance over
the Soviet capital.
Odessa, Russia's Black Sea port,
also was raided by the Luftwaffe
yesterday, DNB. reported. 1t said
big explosions and fires in war
vital facilities in the western part
of the city" were caused and oil
tanks in the Odessa oil port were
blasted.
Other flyers ordered to attack the
Moscow-Leningrad railway line said
one Moscow-bound troop train was
smashed by IA direct hits.
In other air activity east of Smol-
ensk toward Moscow the German
flyers claimed they had destroyed
100 Russian planes on the ground.
In continued land fighting east of
Smolensk in the advance on Moscow
a military spokesman said II Rus
sian tanks were destroyed in the last
few hours.
German flame throwers and spe-
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