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Smyrna times., 1941-05-15
HARTLY
items of Personal and Social Inter.
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items of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About Neighborh0Od
Hartly, May 14-Mrs. Larry En-
mis- and sons, of Marydel, accom-
panied her mother, Mrs. E. c. Daily,
to Virginia over the weekend.
They were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Sparks and family.
Mrs. @. c. Roadway is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Inman, of Col
lingdale, Pa.
The many friends of Rayburn
Robinson, of Milford, formerly of
this town, were sorry to hear of his
death. He was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wildwood Robinson. We ex-
press deepest sympathy to the fam
lily.
Mr.. Joseph Vodvarka has return
ed home after visiting in New York
the past week.
The baseball game played be-
tween fredericksburg and Hartly on
Sunday was won by Hartly, score 6
to 4.
Mr.. Gordon Palmer, of Camp Ed
wards, Mass, is spending a few
days with his father, Mr. L. Palmer
of near town.
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amounted to $685.

amounted to $8S.27.
The Young Mems Bible Class OF
the Townsend Sunday School had
charge of the Mothers Day pro-
gram on Sunday evening. JACK
Lawrence had charge of the pro-
gram.
The Mizpah Bible Class which
has their social evening the first
Tuesday of the month, met on
Tuesday evening at the home OF
Mrs. L. F. Smith and daughter,
Mrs. Samuel Carpenter, who with
Mrs. Emil Hughes were hostesses
to 26 members present and all had
a very enjoyable evening.
Rev. H. w. Wilkinson, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, brought a very interest
ing message of the work of the
Board of Public Morals of the
Methodist Church to the Townsend
Methodist Church on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Walls, Jr.
and daughter Ruth Ellen, of Will
mington, spent Sunday evening
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Walls.
Rev. H. w. Wilkinson of Cleve-
land, Ohio, brought very interest
ing message of the work of the
Board of Public Morals of the
Methodist Church to the Townsend
Methodist Church on Sunday.
Mrs. Virgil Yearsley, Of Newark
and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Slant, OF
Georgetown, spent Sunday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. T
Slant.
Mrs. Benjamin Gibbs, of the Lev
els, was a visitor at the home OF
her sister-in-law, Mrs. James H
Carpenter, Jr., at Townsend on
Tuesday.
The Home Demonstration CluE
met at the home of Mrs. Salters
near town, on Friday afternoon. AL
were very much pleased at being
present.
Mrs. Elwood David spent a part
of the past week at Mt. Pleasant al
the home of her son and family.
Smyrna times., 1941-05-15
SOME TAYLOR'S
BRIDGE ITEMS
News of Community Interest
Cleaned From Around
ThorOughfare Neck
BUDGET OF PERSONALS

Taylor's Bridge, May IA ~ Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson Keiser, Jr., of
Laurel, spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Keiser and Mr.. and Mrs. Walker
Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Shockley
and daughters, spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
VanHorn.
Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Warner
and son Walter and Mrs. Matte
Stats of Smyrna spent last Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Stats in Paoli, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Latta and
daughters of Marshallton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leland Sinex and daughter of
Middletown and Mrs. Fannie Fran
els spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson A. David.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Elliott and
sons of Milford, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Long and children of Hart
ly, spent Sunday with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Orville New
nam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Coil and
family, Mr. and Mrs. John Durugis
of Atlantic City, N. j., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Maree of Chesa-
peake City, Md, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Alfree,
ST., and daughter Helen, Mr. and
Mrs. William r. Alfree, Jr., and
Misses Audrey and Ethel Alfree of
Middletown, Mr.. Liston McClain of
Fort Bragg, N. c., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Delbert Steller and sons, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee w.
David.
Messrs. Vincent Shelter and
Norman Diehl of Odessa, spent
Sunday with Miss Marie Shelter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Latta and
daughter of Marshallton, were Sun
day visitors with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. E. Latta.
Smyrna times., 1941-05-15
OAKHILL COMMUNITY
Some Items Of Personal Mention
Cleaned from the Vicinity

Delaney's, May 1.-THE new
Board of Directors of the Oak Hill
Community League will hold its
first meeting at the home of Mrs.
Philip Salter this Friday night.
William Everhart who has
been studying at Princeton, is
spending some time at home before
going to Maine for the summer.
Mrs. j. L. Everhart left Wednes-
day for Dover, New Jersey, to visit
her daughter, Mrs. Robert Wolf.
Mr.. William Everhart and Mrs.
Ford Powell drove up with Mrs.
Everhart to Dover.
Mr.. George Salter and son
George, visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Salter, ST., Sunday.
Mrs. James H. Gentry and son
James, and Miss Mabel Salter visit
ed in the neighborhood Tuesday.
Mr.. Edward Ehoff of Berwyn,
Md, visited Mr.. and Mrs. P. B.
Fretz last weekend. Mr.. and Mrs.
Linford Fretz of Massey, Md, were
visitors Sunday.
Mrs. j. Edward Henry of River
side, N. j., visited Delaney relatives
last Thursday. Mrs. Bertha Ora
ham of Smyrna, returned with her.
Lieut.. George r. Walton of Camp
Edwards, Mass, Mrs. Walton and
children, of Smyrna, visited their
parents on Mothers Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Reihm enter
tanned Sunday evening, Mr.. Charles
Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Donovan
and family of Smyrna, and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. III. Walton.
Smyrna times., 1941-05-15
BRIEF SMYRNA
LANDING NEWS
Budget of News and Person
ais Cleaned About Smyr-
ma River Wharves
CITIZENS MAKE VISITS

Smyrna Landing, May II Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Burris of Little
Creek, Mr.. and Mrs. George Gaulke
and children, Mrs. James Bacon of
Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Gaulke, Mrs. John Bailey and chill
dren, of Marcus Hook, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Balback, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Gaulke of Philadelphia, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hilyard of Clay
mont, Mr.. Louis aGulke, Jr., of
New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Slaughter and sons, Mr.. Carol
Snow of Middletown, spent Moth
er's Day with Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Gaulke, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Hoffman of
Portsmouth, Virginia, spent the
weekend with his daughter Mil
dred.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Jackson spent
Saturday visiting relatives in Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer ORD of Do
yer, Mrs. Wilson Keiser, Jr., of
Laurel were Saturday visitors of
Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Sines and
daughter Ruth, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. S.
F. jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Piern and
Miss Mildred Davis, of Chester, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Boyles and daugh-
ter Mrs. Joseph Newman, Smyrna,
Mr.. Carl Davis of Baltimore, Md,
were Sunday visitors of Mrs. Emma
j. Davis.
Smyrna times., 1941-05-15
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
lsudget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Mr.. Russell Wilson, county agent
was speaker at the Clayton Al
Club Achievement Banquet held at
the cafeteria of the Clayton school
on Thursday of last week. Layton
Mabrey was program chairman
The committee on plans included
Harry Cloud, Marjorie Pryor, Mar
garette Legar, Elva Waters, Mrs
Harvey Hill, Mrs. Thomas Mills
and Mrs. Roland Mills.
There are two big events at the
Clayton School this week, Art Elk
hibit and Fashion Show on Tues
day, May 10 at s p. m. The Al
Club are playing basketball against
the Alumni on Wednesday, May Ia
at 7.30.
The Rev. Willard White and
friend from Cumberland, Md, and
Mr.. William White of Middletown,
spent the weekend visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Neal Sullivan and family.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, evening prayer and sermon at
8 D. M, in the Church.
Mr.. Joseph Smith of Baltimore,
spent the weekend visiting Mr..
and Mrs. S. Il. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Keys have
left for their summer home at st.
Michael where they will spend the
entire season.
A Clayton sole ball league is be
ing formed. 1t is to consist of four
teams. The Lions Club, the Al
Club, the Firemen's Club and the
Methodist Church. The first game
is to be played the first of June.
Mrs. P. r. Smith is entertaining
the Women's Society of Christian
Science of the Ewelrs Church on
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hollett and
family of Wilmington, were week
end guests of Mr. Hollett's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Hollett.
Mrs. J. T. Collision entertained
the Sewing Circle last Tuesday
night. Mrs. Neva Johnson will en-
terrain this week.
Mr.. Thomas Conway of Dover
spent Mothers Day with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Conway
Mrs. P. R. Smith spent Monday
in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Crozier and
Mrs. Ralph Treen of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with Mr.. ano
Mrs. ]. T. Collision.
Mrs. Walter Leonard and daugh'
ter Margaret, of Oxford, Nd, spent
the weekend with Mrs. ]. T. John
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Hudson hac
as their dinner guests on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobbs of Georgetown
and Mrs. Bertha Sevil.
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CHESWOLD
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items Of Personal anG Social In
est Gleanea a haut Neighbcr hood
Cheswold, May IA - Mrs. H. G.
Lynch, Mrs. Mamie Anderson, Miss
Jean Louise Welch, and Messrs.
George Anderson and Clifford An
derson motored Sunday to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Har-
vey, near Wilmington
4 Mr.. John Krantz entertained
friends from Philadelphia recently.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Vaughn
and family, of Baltimore Md. were
guests of Mr.. Vaughn's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Vaughn, last
week.
! Mrs. Mollie Wallace, of Dover,
was the recent guest of Mrs. Addie
Luff.
The Woman's Society, of Chris
tian Service met at the parsonage
Monday evening of last week with
Rev. and Mrs. w. L. McClintock.
Mr.. John Masten, of Harrington,
last Thursday.
Mrs. G. M. Hogarth and daugh-
ter, Patsy, of Richmond, Va, spent
two days last week with her father,
Mr.. G. H. Pearson, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hynson.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Emory spent
Sunday with relatives in Philadel
phia.
Mr.. Willis Sanner, accompanied
by Mr.. James Wrench and Mr..
David Sanner, of Dover, motored to
Ligoneer, Pa, over the weekend.
Mr.. David Sanner remained for an
indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Lee Remley and
daughter Marjorie, motored to Rid
ley Park, Pa, on Sunday, where
they were guests of their son, Har-
old Remley, and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Scarborough and family.
The Mems Bible Class held their
annual election of officers recently
following a dinner served by the
Ladies' Bible Glass, at which time
the following were reelected: Pres
ident, Lewis II. Anderson; vice
president, Edgar j. Boggs; secre-
tary, Denney Morris; treasurer. N.
Lee Remley.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Knowles,
Mr.. Dewey Armstrong and Mr..
Norman Russum spent Sunday at
Rehoboth Beach; also visited Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Wilson, of Lew
is, and Mr.. Armstrong; daughter,
Betty, who is convalescent at the
Children's Beach House at Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Carey and
son, of Coatesvile, Pa, spent the
weekend with her parents.
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BLACKBIRD

terest CLEANED Fram tho Vicinity
Blackbird, May 14-Mr. and Mrs.
J. w. Weber, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Mitchell, Mrs. Ada Reihm and
Martin Mofitt visited Lancaster
and Columbia, Pa, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sparks and
Mr.. and Mrs. David Travis visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shaw at
Georgetown, Md, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Blanchfield
and children Ruth and William
Squires spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Squires. Their son, who
is stationed at Norfolk, Va, spent
from Thursday until Sunday with
his parents.
Mrs. Clifford Pryor entertained
on Wednesday at her home with a
tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bassett Ferguson
and son Eugene, OF Ridley Park,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Brat
ton and son Tommy, OF Whining
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TIE Every Evening last week
published letters from all parts of
the Peninsula, giving Individual
opinion regarding the peach crop.
To sum up, New Castle County will
have three-fourths of the usual
crop, Kent County something over
half, and Sussex County less than
a fourth. The Eastern Shore of
Maryland will have three-fourths of
a crop.
j. Turpin Moore, one Of the lead
ing citizens of Laurel, Delaware.
who died suddenly of heart disease
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REcoMPENsE
By Louise Shaw
(Prom Good Housekeeping Magazine)

How truly wise, perhaps, it was
My dollars were so few,
For if my purse were full, then I
Would never know if you
Had married me for riches, or
Because my eyes were blue!
Smyrna times., 1941-05-15
Chicken Fricassee
and Dun,pHngs NTH
Mushroom Sauce
by Dorothy Greig

CHICKEN fricassee is a comfort
" able family sort of dish. When
It comes to the table. the glistening
chicken pieces so tender the meat
parts from the bones with a fork.
surrounded by thickened gravy and
topped with feathery dumplings.
then gather around. For here is
savory eating.
Smyrna times., 1941-05-15

~ Inc 9TH inst. aged 70 -.
NJ state valued at $500 0 3Sa 4
aantle was an upright ~ \
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: : usI and honor for tbe = pias
81 occasions. F''9e q
Governor R4vno,a
has appointed g Tbno Of DsIas,,
George V. MASSEY 1s Bans
inson, as co ! o-,rgy, and A. P h
with CommisgionaS.l' 70 con;
States, for the n1rna q ota
uniformity Of legis re- q securt
able subjects. ~ N dez
Smyrna times., 1941-05-15

A Mohican Indian name, Asku-
tasquash, gave us the word
squash"
Smyrna times., 1941-05-15

We print attractive Sale Bills at
reasonable prices.
Smyrna times., 1941-05-15

Pontiac is big, spacious,
luxurious car-former owners of
well-known small cars say their
Pontiacs are just as economical on
gas, oil and upkeep. And, of course,
Pontiac is just as easy to buy, too
Tor, the difference in first cost is so
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Germans Aim Death
Blow at leningrad
In Fierce Attack

BERLIN, Sept. II. CUP)-Com-
petent German quarters said today
that a great battle for Leningrad
was raging and that German panzer
divisions we're thrusting the Rus
sian defenders back on powerfully
fortified positions after breaking
through into a strongly defended
park on the city's outskirts.
Russian defenders were reported
fighting from positions within Len
ingrad and we're unable to maneuver
or rush reinforcements to weak
spots.
A dispatch published BY DNB, the
official German news agency, said
that German panzer divisions sup
ported by fleets of bomberS had
broken into the outskirts of the city
and that "all Soviet counter attacks
were beaten back by concentrated
artillery fire.
The heaviest Red army tanks were
reported repulsed with heavy cas-
ualties. DNB said the Russians lost
many of their biggest tanks.
The Russians we're reported also
to have dug some of their latest
mammoth tanks into the ground
for use as supplementary bunkers.
Tanks so used were described as of
great value because their revolving
gun turretS gave them a field of
fire of maximum width.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
MA Offers Chance
To Work Way Thru
High School Here

Wanna work your way through
Ell Centre high schools.
Well, you can, thanks to the Ma
tional Youth administration.
For the seventh cons ,utive year
NYA is offering students ar oppor-
tunity to get high scnool eouca =
ton here.
Allotments totaling 1883 have
been approved for I'll Centro's Cen
tral Union and Douglass High
schools to finance part time en-
pl yment of needy students in
those two schools during the pres
cnt academic year.
Jobs will be provided for students
under a plan now being worked
out by NYA officials and superin-
tendent Guy A. Weak!ey. Approx
imately 35 students will be bene-
fitted by the plan.
Applicants for this help must be
between the ages Of l6 ana "a, and
be citizens or persons who owe al
legiance to the United States. APP
plications are now being accepted
by Ell Centre school officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Ndzis FuIter in
Eisht-Day Battle

MOSCOW, Sept. II (UP) The
Red army has driven the Germans
back to Yartsevo, 35 miles north
east of Smolensk, after an eight
day battle in which the Nazis lost
10000 men in killed and wounded,
a special dispatch to Red Star, the
army newspaper, said today.
The dispatch made it plain that
the Russian central army under
Marshal Semyon Timoshenko con-
tinued its vigorous counter attacks
which have pushed The Germans
back many miles in the Smolensk-
Bryansk sector of the front
Todays afternoon war communi-
que reported that fighting continu-
ed throughout the night all along
the front.
1t was asserted that in one CEN
trail sector Russian forces destroyed
60 German tanks, "a field guns, 81
machine guns, 13 trench mortars,
As cases Of ammunition and quanti-
ties of other war materials in a
stubborn fight.
In another central sector Rus
sian artillery destroyed Is German
batteries, totalling go field guns, Is
armored cars, 10 fortified positions
and five ammunition dumps in
single day, the communique said.
Russian planes, raiding German,
positions on the Leningrad front,
were said to have destroyed 27 mo-
tor vehicles, live tanks, five am
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Nazi Spy Reported
Sea War Year Ago

NEW YORK, Sept. II. CUP)-
Frederick JuberC Duquesne, veteran
professional spy, attempted to in
form the German government more
than a year ago that United States
battleships and destroyerS we're
scouting for the British" in the
Caribbean sea, a witness testified
in federal court today.
William G. Sebold, German-born
American citizen who acted as a
counter-espionage agent after oS
tensibly accepting spy mission
from the German gestapo, said Du-
quesnes information was contained
in message submitted for trans
mission through a short-wave ra-
dio station at Centerport, Long Is
Ian.
Testifying at the trial of Du-
quesne and Is others on espionage
charges, Sebold detailed other in
formation which the alleged spy
leader attempted to transmit.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Berlin Stresses
Biz Scale Drive

grad by making drive south Of
the lake. it was asserted.
An official news agency dispatch
said that on the central front where
the Russians have been counter
attacking for weeks, the Germans
had driven a bridgehead on the
Russian side Of a strategically im-
portant river and had taken 5000
Russians during the operation
SILENCE ON UKRAINE
There was silence regarding The
new. big German drive in the
Ukraine and newspapers, in refer
ring TO it. stuck to high command
statements.
A Hungarian communique issued
at Budapest reported tnat a new
phase of fighting was starting on
the Ukraine front, the allied arm
les during the last two weeks hav-
ing created all conditions neces-
sary for further big scale opera
tons The operations were now
proceeding, it was said, with the
axis armies making considerable
territorial gans.
Helsinski dispatches asserted that
half the Russia forces concentrat-
ed against Finland at the start
of the Russo ) erman war had
now been destroyed"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Assault on Baltic
Island Repu|sed
By Red Defenders

MOSCOW, Sept. II. (UP)-Rus-
sia claimed today that the Red army
had recaptured strategic village
on the Leningrad front and heavily
defeated two Nazi attempts to take
the Baltic Island of Oesel.
A dispatch to the official govern
ment organ, Izvestia, reported that
two-day naval and land battle
for Oesel, in which parachutists
and air-borne troops figured, had
cost the Germans two cruisers, a
destroyer, five troop-filled trans
ports, 80 small craft and thousands
of men,
BIG GUNS SPEAK
The recapture of the important
village on the Leningrad front To-
Gated at the junction of two high
ways leading to the Soviet second
city was effected by Soviet infantry
and marines, supported by land ar
tillery and the big guns of the Baltic
fleet, dispatch to the Red Star,
army newspaper, reported.
The Izvestia dispatch said about
100000 workers engaged in con-
structing new defenses and anti
tank bitches and were surrounding
Leningrad with iron posts sunk deep
in the ground.
The Germans are throwing in
everything possible in the way Of
metal and men in an attempt to
take Leningrad but are unable to
progress, the dispatch said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
SprouI Endorses
Roosevelt PoIicv

LOS ANGELES, Sept. II up
President Robert Gordon Sproul of
the University of California told
1900 students today that the nation
must become ready to fight "or
submit to those who recognize no
rules but the rules of blood and
war"
Sproul spoke at the first all-uni-
versity meeting of the new school
year in the grass-covered open air
theater on the U.C.L.A. campus.
Il believe" said Sproul, that the
foreign policy of our president,
whom did not help to elect, Is
both right and effective, Under his
leadership, in spite of inevitable
mistakes and shortcomings, We have
followed true course in the last
II months, which has greatly IN
creased the security of our country.
I believe that we should continue
to pursue that course, with resolu-
ton, to its final and successful
al"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17

STOCKHOLM, Sept. II CUPD-
Three of the most modern destroy
ers in the Swedish navy we're re-
ported today to have been destroyed
in an explosion in which early esti-
mates placed casualties at more
than 100.
The destroyers were said to have
been the Goteborg, the Klas Horn
and Klas Uggla.
Reports said that the explosions
had occurred at the Maersgarn ma
val base in the Stockholm archi-
pelago.
(ReportS in Copenhagen to the
official Danish news agency said
the explosions occurred in Stock
holm harborD
The Klas Horn and the Klas Ug-
gla, of 1900 tons each. were laid
down in 1881. Each vessel had nor
NAL compliments of about 100 Of
ficers and men.
INQUIRY DELAYED
The Goteborg, laid down in 1885,
was a ship of 1,040 tons with a
normal complement of 1870 officers
and men.
Copenhagen dispatches said that
blazing oil on water at the scene
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17
Olson Late with
Blast at Project

LOS ANGELES, Sept. II. up
Gov. Culbert Olson today asked fed
eral immigration authorities to de
ny a petition which sought to ad-
nit 10000 Mexican workers into
California-three days after the
immigration department had al
ready denied the petition.
Agricultural and railroad inter
eSts had asked the importation of
the Mexican workers on grounds Of
supposed labor shortage. The
governor, in his retroactive denun-
citation of the plan, said there were
sufficient workers in California
provided adequate wages and sat
isfactory working conditions" were
met.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17

thern arm of the pincer movement,
which was driving southeastward
on Kharkov from the Chernigov
area.
There we're great and active Rus
sian forces in the threatened area
between Kiev and Kharkov. But
military experts said that unless
the Germans were stopped soon,
Budenny would have to decide
whether to abandon Kharkov and
the entire Crimean peninsula in
order to effect a safe Withdrawal
to the broad Don river
There were reports that in addi-
ton to making the pincers drive
toward Kharkov, the Germans had
now established a number of
bridgeheads on the eastern bank
of the extreme lower Dnieper river,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-17

BERLIN. Sept. II. (UP)-German
offensive action on the eastern
front is developing into IAN oper-
alton of the largest scale a high
comma d eommunique issued at
Adolf Hitler's headquarters said to-
day.
The position of the German oper-
alton was not specified.
The high command of the Ger
man operation was mot specified.
The high command had claimed
big victory in the Lake linen
area south OF neningrad and it was
known that German forces were
striking eastward from the Dneiper
river in the Ukraine.
1t was indicated that the drive
in the Ukraine already was a
threat to the great industrial CEN
ter of Kharkov.
PRISONERS CLAIMED
Special dispatches reported that
the Germans continued to drive the
Russians before them in the Lake
linen area, and were taking thou
sands of prisoners.
After destroying or routing 19
Russian divisions, as the high COM
mand claimed yesterday, the Ger
mans now are seeking to demolish
the main Russian army which
sought to relieve pressure on Lenin-