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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21
Sudan Llbyan Report

London, NoW 2l--CUP)-- Strong British columns swept across the bleak Libyan Hinterland today in e huge turning movement apparent- " aimed at trapping Nazl Panzer forces and smashing Axis power In North Africa once and for all.
 Non-Britigh military observers be. lieved the prime British objective Is destruction of the two German Pan2or divisions commanded by Gen. Erwin RomFael. Authoritative British source said the main bat- tle" has not yet been joined.
 An initial envelcpnaeFit of the Axis forces appeared today to be near completion with the paproach of British armofed spearheads to To- bruk, besieged British coastal gar- rison which has held out against Axis attacks since last April.
 However, heavy Axis armored forces are concentrated west of To- brlik and it appeared that ( second British encirclement column may be headed from dlarabub oaSlls on an encircling venture of hundreds Of miles, aimed ct sweeping around the Germans there.
 This British column may be aim. ing to hit the coast as far west as Benghazi or El Agheila. Such c move would be daring strategy, inc volviny great risks but offering big rewards.
 The authoritative British sourcs had little to say beyond the state- ment that the imperial forces are pushing forward.
 No Heavy Fighting
 The statement of authoritative British sources that no heavy fight Ing has yet occurred was regarded as significant. It is the purpose of this British offensive to force heavy fightlng-either to capture or elim- mate Rommels Panzer troops.
 For the first time in the year and c half since Italy entered the war the British are in Q position to fight the Axis in Africa on equal or bstter terms.
 In addition to this two Panzer divisions, Rommel is believed to have some small specialized units and several infantry divisions Against these troops the British are throwing a force at least equal in numbers and equipment and with q high morale. The British are tough- ened by long desert experience and nave valuable naval and air aid.
 It was noted here that Polish forc- es recently have bsen reinforced at Tobruk, indicating strongly c breakout attempt at the proper movement of the British drive. Some neutral observers believed Rommel noted the signs of the com- ing offensive but has been ham, strung by huge transport losses be- tween Italy and Tripoli.
 We have news of movements and some fighting but none that the fighting SO far is on a lasse scaIe," he said. We are in tn: early stages of an offensive where 1t Is impossible to predict how the battle will develop"
 The source said that speculation that the British are trying to cut off the Axis fcrces east of TooruS as Q preliminary move in the of- fensive looks like a pretty gcoa guess on the basis of the repor's we have"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21

An oak leaf il inches long and 6 inches vide was found recently tn Efsck. England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21

bot in the latest middle eastern com- mand commiQue was Q brush with Italian arTnored troops in thEne area Of Sir III dobi where a number of tanks were destroyed and l6O Italians captured. Some 90 miles west of Fort Capu1go the British encountered German tanks in some strength but the Nazis fell back before they could be brought to battle.
 The Royal Air Force, covering the advance with Q sky carpet of planes, encountered only minor op- position from Axis aviation, lead- ing to some belief that the 0er- mans may be short os aviation gas due to the heavy sinkings of Axis transports from Italy.
 Attempts by Axis torpedo planes Co interfere with the British fleet bonbardment of the Llbyan coast were baked by RAP tighter squad- Tons.
 The ultimate objective of the Brl- tish attack was not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21
DUCHESS OF CRIME
 EXECUTED TODAY

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21

jected Lewis demands for Q union shop in tho captive mines Last week. win wire commercial coal operators today asking them to agree to an emergency period stntus quo of their union alacp aontgaclA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21
MURRAY BACKS UP
 FORD MOTOR co.

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NEW BATTLESHIP
 LAUNCHED TODAY

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NGUMA&aAMSa 1kuAn E@#8 b that he spoke about Ford nocnusa ha wanted Co preserve enc og Che finest labor contracts in the country tos davW
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
Paving for Ely Tower
Highway Believed Out

use of funds that may become avail
able.
"It is entirely possible that virtually
all federal money will be restricted to
so-called strategic network highways,
and that priorities restrictions may
limit the use of construction materials
to projects considered by federal
authorities to be essential for national
defense"
At the request of the Ely Commercial
club, the department last year made
a relocation survey of the road neces-
sary before paving could be considered.
A slippery condition of the roads
surface which sent dozens of cars
spinning into the ditch aroused a
storm of protects that this be cor
rected, and that the highway be
paved in 1912. The road was treated
late this summer and the slippery
condition remedied to great degree.
A check of local garages by the
Commercial club revealed that there
have been 26 accidents from Septem-
Der through November on the highway,
whereas there were many times this
number in preceding months.
But next spring maintenance prob
lens will again arise from the fact that
"a considerable amount of the (bitu-
minous) surface has been placed on
an unstable BASE" as an engineer from
the department recently declared. The
only solution to this yearly contro-
versy is to pave the road, local civic
leaders and organizations declare.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
Ely Grease Monkey
Helps Keep En-, Flying
FurLOugh Cut Short When
Order Comes to Re-
port for Action.

Now that this nation has
been forced into war to defend
itself, a great job lies ahead
of the ground crews who will
Keep EN- Flying" to pre-.
serve democracy.
Keeping the air force in
trim for combat is the job OF
Private Anthony J. Stefanich
recently graduated from the
airplane mechanics course al
the Chanute Field branch OF
the army's technical school,
near Chicago.
Monday morning Stefanich, on fur
Tough here, was notified to report
Immediately to transport squadron
base on the West Coast.
Called grease monkeys" by the
fliers, the mechanics like Stefanich are
ing every part of many types of air
craft. They rebuild engines, replace
defective instruments with new ones,
inspect structural parts, and are on
constant guard for mechanical defects
that might prove just as effective in
putting the ship out of action as the
enemy's bullets.
Stefanich will be assigned to one
ship, along with other members of
its ground crew which number up to 10
for each man in the air. Their job,
before the plane takes to the air, is
to inspect all structural parts, the
propeller, Oil pressure, gasoline tanks,
and warm up the engines.
At the end of Is, 30, and 100 hours
flying there are designed inspections,
and when the engines require over
hauling the grease monkeys" do the
job.
There is great fraternalism between
the flyers and the ground crews. The
pilots, machine gunnerS, bombardiers,
and navigators know their lives depend
upon how we'll the monkeys" do their
job. The officers treatment of subor-
dinants is the best.
After a period Ion the line" the
ground crew has an opportunity to
become on-commissioned flying Of
ficers.
A selective Serviceman who went
into the army April 10, Stefanich
volunteered for the air force On his
shoulders, and those of thousands like
him, will fall the responsibility to
Keep En- Flying" to win the war.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
WIFE NO DEPENDENT.

The often prevalent prac-
tice of acquiring a wife to
evade military service will be
stopped, Col. j. E. Nelson, state
director of the selective service,
has informed the local selec-
tive service board.
The local board has received
Instructions to review all de-
ferments on dependency, and
reclassify accordingly.
Registrars who marry can be placed
in two categories.
In one category is the registrant
who marries after registration and
prior to receiving his QUESTIONABLE.
Registrars in this category will be
required to show concrete proof that
the marriage arrangements had been
made prior to date of registration.
This proof could take the form of a
receipt for the purchase of an engage
ment ring, certificates of preachers or
priests that the announcements were
made from the pulpit on some specific
date, receipts for the purchase of home
or household goods, licenses to wed, or
other similar proof. Statements of
friends or relatives of the registrant
or his girl friend, to the effect that
they began discussing marriage prior
to registration, viii not be considered.
In the other category is the regis
trant who marries after he has
received his QUESTIONABLE. Registrars
in tbs category should be placed in
class la, regardless of the circum-
stances connected with the dependency,
which was voluntarily acquired after
the receipt of the QUESTIONABLE.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
Money Problems, More Worthy
Jobs Cited as Reasons
for Disapproval.

The likelihood of securing paving
for the Ely-Tower road seems remote,
and Ely is declared to be conducting
pressure campaign for the improve
ment, according to a communication
received by local organization which,
with others, has objected to the state
highway department over the condi-
ton of the highway
M. j. Hoffman,, highway commits
sioner, after pointing out that there
are 5000 miles of highway in the
state of standard lower than the
Ely-Tower road, stated that Gin dis
tributing such highway construction
funds as are available from year to
year, you must realize that we owe a
responsibility to the people of the
entire state to apportion such funds
solely upon the basis of comparative
need and comparative public benefit.
Commissioner Hoffman said that
There has been consistent and
fairly well organized movement in
that locality to bring pressure for the
reconstruction and paving of the un-
paved section between Ely and Tower
This desire is certainly q natural one,
"With reference to your specific
urging that funds be set up in next
years budget for necessary relocation
of trunk highway No. preparatory to
paving program. I must tell you
frankly that at the present time the
entire tentative program for 1912 work
is in a state of suspense.
There is as yet no basis upon which
to even estimate what federal funds
will be available next year, or of what
restrictions will be placed upon the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
rs Men on
West Coast

Twenty-Five Ely men are stationed or
the West coast. Their names, anc
latest available information as to army
posts at which they were stationed are
printed below.
Because of the emergency it is prob
able that all these men are now under
full arms and placed at strategic points
in preparation for any eventuality.
Great troop movements in the last
three weeks may have also sent some
of them into the Pacific or Alaska.
The men:
AT FORT ORD, CALIF-Joe jan
ezich, Frank Tkalsich, Warren Childers,
Frank Marn, Jack Kosmach, Albert
Veranth, Matt Skube, Edwin E. Hill.
SPOKANE, WASH-Frank j.. Osa-
ben, Anton F. zaverl, both with the
bomber command
CAMP ALLEN, CALF-Frank B.
Kuhar.
FORT LEWIS, WASH.-Frank J..
Marolt, Joseph Albert Startz.
MARSH FIELD, CAIIF-Robert
Hall, air base squadron.
PRESIDE, SAN FRANCISCO.-Ma
j. Markovich.
CAMP SAN LUIS, CALF-Bernard
Slogan, Jacob M. Musich.
FORT ROSENCRANS, CALICO
seph Perushek, Robert Murphy.
ALAMEDA, CALIF-Arnold Riikola,
naval air station.
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.-Reino Tuo-
mala.
MOFFETT FIELD, GALLERIES.
]. Lobe, Leo w. Iahtanen.
CAMP HAAN, CALF. Stanley Per-
uShek, John Kordich.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
22 Ely People in Pacific War Zone
2 DANCES SET
FOR new Year
Jugoslav Relief Committee ID
Sponsoring Dances to
Raise Funds.

All receipts from the New Year.
eve dances sponsored by the Jugosla,
relief committee will be turned over
to the American Red Cross, it has
been announced. A dance will bt
conducted in the Community Center
with Tiny Specht's orchestra playing
and another in the National Home
music by Frank Kromar
A statement signed by Anton Zbas-
mix, chairman, and Ivan Tauzeu, Sec
rotary, headed 1.-THE United States OF
America First follows:
"Due to existing war, declared by
treacherous enemy against the
United States, Jugoslay Relief Com
mittee, Slovene section, Ely branch
No. 6, pledges the utmost loyalty
to our president and the United
States Of America We also pledge
all the receipts from the coming
New Years eve ball, formerly in
tended for Jugoslav war relief, to the
American Red Cross Sale of tickets
is now in progress. Committee urges
all loyal citizens to support the
great humanitarian cause performed
by the American Red Cross"
The dance committee follows:
Frank Tomsich, Jr., chairman, Jo-
seph Kovach, Joseph j. Kovach, Frank
L. Kotzian, ST., Charles Merhar, ST.,
Louis zgonc. Joseph Spreitzer, Jr.,
John Smrekar, Mary Startz, Florence
Startz
Frank Shepel, Jr., Joe L. Champa,
Joseph Pechaver, Louis Perushek,
Angela Champa, John Mehle, Anton
PirSh, Dan Bohinc, Mary Shepel
Joseph Milkovich, Simon Marolt,
John Glavan, Mrs. Simon Marolt, Rose
Svetich, Mary Jerich, Frances Pengal,
Mary Mestnik.
Mary zgonc, Mary Benko. Johanna
Kolenc, Frances MerinShek, Joseph
Pishler, Charles Merhar, Jr., Jennie
Folio, Angela Grahek, John Otrin, Jo-
seph A. Mertel, Frank Golob, Andrew
Phc.
Members who are officers are Anton
Zbasnik, chairman; Ivan Tauzell, Sec
rotary; Louis Champa, treasurer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

Among the eighteen persons con-
Victed in federal court in Minneapolis
in recent weeks on the charge Of
advocating the overthrow of the United
States government by force and violence
and sentenced Monday to prison terms,
was Grace Holmes Carlson. Mrs. Carl
son will be remembered quite vtvidly
as an employe in the state department
of education by John G. Rockwell,
former commissioner of education and
the removal of Rockwell from office.
He had appointed Mrs. Carlson as
rehabilitation supervisor and kept her
in the department, the inquiry showed,
long after he knew of her association
with the Socialist Workers Party and
the Trotskyite Communists. She also
was a candidate for the senate on
the red ticket in 1910.
$50
Being a free country (too free) 1t is
kind of too bad CD to curb the efforts
of the bunch who advocate the over
throw of America and the American
form of government and turn the
management of our affairs and the
affairs of the youth of our land over
to foreign financed leadership through
the free schools and colleges of our
free land. Too bad the laws did not
catch up with them sooner and before
the seeds of unrest were Sown among
our youth. In European countries, q
firing squad takes the place of the
courts. Treason is capital crime ano
is treated as such everywhere but in
this free country. The ramihcations OF
the group were not alone confined tc
the Twin Cities area but the teach
ings extended into the rural areas anc
other towns of the state. Since the
conviction last week, the crimson
hued adherentS have quoted down per-
ceptibly.
The next move will probably be the
gathering if a fund, (probably on {
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
WAR VERY REMOTE
YEAR AGO IN ELY.

Ely people weren't thinking much
about war year ago this week.
There were only two headlines in
The Ely Miner of that week that had
any possible connection with conflict.
One was "Will Inaugurate Defense
Training Project Here" over a story
about the school districts offering
facilities in the industrial building for
classes in welding end machine shop.
Another concerned the previous
World war, which read Last Mans
Club to Meet" It told about the
twenty third annual get-together of
the Second Provincial Regiment Coast
Artillery Corps, of which Ely has many
members.
Preparations for Christmas, Santa S
visit with candy, church services, and
school programs attracted the COM
mur1ity's attention.
But year has now passed. History
win record what the next win bring.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
SCHOOL GROUPS
schedule Play
shepherds STAR" Nativity
Play With Music, Set for
Sunday Afternoon.

Music and speech students of the
Ely schools will present "The Shop
herds STAR" a nativity play with
music, in Washington auditorium
Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The Madrigal club, the a cappella
chorus, and the college chorus will
appear. There win be seven scenes:
annunciation to Mary, to Joseph, and
to the shepherds, journey of the kings,
warning to Joseph, journey of the
shepherds, and alteration of the child
The cast of characters includes
Mary Grahek as Mary; Keith Brownen,
the Archangel Gabriel; George Butorac,
Joseph; Philip King, Tom Murn, Daniel
Chachich, Stanley Mestnik, Joseph
Buckner. Alvin Viste, and Fred Beyhl,
shepherds; Gerald Johnson, Lynn
Pearson, and Edward Shepel, kings.
Directors are Miss Gwendolyn Freer,
speech instructor, and Miss Doris
Bergh, music director, with Miss Jo-
sephine Slogan, grade music instructor,
as accOmpaniSt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
5 Civilians Among Group at
Hawaii, Philippines, Midway
Ely Soldiers and Flyers Taking Part in Battle of the
Philippines; Fate of Civilian Midway Island
Last Reported Under Siege UnknoUn.

The fate of % Ely persons in the Pacific is
unknown the conflict the end of its first week.
Seventeen of them the armed the nation and
FIVE are civilians
One is Midway island reported under siege by
the Japs and possibly occupied by their armed forces
his wife, and their three small children Honolulu
Four service Hawaii it is believed, when the
blow that touched off the fell Five in the Philippines
being invaded by Jap Others warship
report circulated through the city the first of the week
Ely had been injured the Pearl Harbor
yesterday Ely soldier there
untru
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
READY TO GO!

Archie Curry, 23-year-old
Indian youth from Tower,
wants to get into the armed
forces to defend the nation and
there isn't going to be any
delay about it.
"Can l join right away"
Curry wrote the local draft
board. 81 want to go now"
The youth expressed a pref
erence for the navy and was
referred to the naval recruit
ing Office at Eveleth.
Curry is the only volunteer
in the district since war began.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11

Christmas Decorating Event
Announced by Club.

The Ely Commercial club Is spon-
soring its fourth annual Christmas
lighting contest for residences and
business firms. John Wilmunen is
chairman of the committee In charge.
Cash prizes Of So for first S. for
second, So for third, and 50 for fourth
are offered In the residential con-
test. Prize winners will be selected
in the business district but lack Of
funds prevents Offering cash awards.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
PREDICTS WAR!

Exactly two weeks before
the day war started Sergeant
E. E. Folio penned the follow
ing at Clark Field, in the
Philippines, and sent it by
Pacific clipper to The Miner:
Fright now the situation
here is very serious. We've all
got our fingers crossed, be-
cause the next couple of weeks
will tell the story"
Cdis letter, arriving here Monday,
may have crossed the Pacific on the
last clipper. BY air it is two weeks
from the Philippines to the West
coast)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
ATTEND IOOF MEET.

Leslie Nicholas, secretary, and James
Miglio, RSNG of the Ely IOOF lodge,
attended a mortgage burning celebra-
ton of the Proctor lodge Saturday
Grand Master Hayford Reed and sew
eral other grand lodge officers were
present
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
WILL BE PLATED.

The Bradley forty" on the east
edge OF the city will be plated and
opened to home building, according to
information obtained by The Miner.
The property, located just south of the
old Savoy school, will be plated soon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11

j. w. Horne was 88 years old on
December 3 and in his honor dinner
was enjoyed at the home Of his grand
daughter, Mrs. Albert Erkkila. On the
same day his daughter, Mrs. william
Jeffrey also celebrated her birthday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
BRIMSEK VICE PRESIDENT.

Anthony j. Brimsek has been named
vice president of the st. Louis County
Recreation Executives association.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
lung FUND
IS ON Way Up
Still Long Way, However, tc
Needed ST, 500; Auxiliary
Contributes 500.

A total of $202 has been contributed
toward the purchase of an iron lung
for use by this community. The organ
ization sponsoring the campaign, the
local American Legion auxiliary, has
contributed 500.
Additional contributions are expected
as organizations, meeting this month
for the first time since November,
respond to communications. sent out
by the auxiliary's iron lung commit
tee. Cost of the machine is estimated
at $500. Contributors follow:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11

The next move will probably be the
gathering if a fund, (probably on a
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-29
ST. PAUL'S
GRADUATION
SUNDAY, JUNE lst
Eighteen Girls and Boys
Will Be Graduated
From Eighth Grade

Graduation exercices of st. Paul's
school will be held next Sunday
evening, June LIST, at eight o'clock,
when a class of eighteen girls and
boys will be graduated from the
eighth grade. Rev. Bolte, the as
sistant priest of St. Paul's parish,
will deliver the address to the
pupils.
The program will be as follows
Song of Greeting-By the girl
graduates.
Salutatory-Joan Brown.
Dolores, a drama in three acts
by the Glass.
A series of three songs, and sci.
lections on a trombone will be
rendered between acts.
The Professional.
Address-Rev. George Bolte.
neutrality-suspicious. Zierden.
Distribution of Diplomas - Rt
Rev. Msgr. A. Plachta.
Graduates farewell song.
The following is the list of grad
yates: Joan Brown, Joseph Dirn.
berger, Vernon Doege, Dorothy
Finken, Eleanor Genrich, Irene
Gillies, Anna Klein, Anthony
Moore, Julien Polipnick, Thomas
Rowland, Loretta Smith, Marian
Sorenson, Alverna Wiener, Donna
Mae Wiener, Rose Mae Wiener,
Rose Mary Wiener, Josephine Zeh-
rer and Christine Zierden.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-29

planted to wheat of the current
crop is 200 bushels or more, or on
which at least Is acres of wheat
are planted, who is entitled to
share in the proceeds Of the 1941
wheat crop as owner, landlord
(other than a landlord of stand
ing-rent or fixed-rent tenant), ten
ant, or sharecropper shall be elig-
ible to vote.
In order for marketing quotas
to become effective, two-thirds of
the farmers voting must favor
quotas. If voted favorably, the
marketing quota will not affect
farmers that have planted within
their 1871 wheat allotment. Farm
ers who have exceeded their allot-
ment will be affected. They can
market or feed the amount of
wheat produced on their acreage
allotment. Wheat produced on the
acreage planted over the allotment
will be subject to a penalty IL 1t
is sold or fed to livestock or poul-
try. The non-cooperator can store
the excess wheat under government
loan at 60 percent of the rate of
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