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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-16
SENS HIGHER PRIoRITIEs

The main step in the effort 10
speed Up the increase in steel ca
pacity. Bat, said. j ia give high
priority ratings for expansion
projects. Ratings viii be Just be-
low The Top ratlngs applicable 10
urgently needed arms.
The SPAB has approved IN cN-
nansion in steel capacity OF To-
GOO 600 ingot tons q year. Further
expansion Is anticipated depend
Inc on tho fortunes of war and
CONSEQUENT needs
4 nationwide rubber corserva-
tlon campaign was announced by
OPM. Motorists throughout the
country were asked 10 have tires
retreaded instead Of buying new
ones. and 10 take care of tires IN
order IN make them last as long
~ posSiblc.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Reds Pursue Foe
I'm DonetS Basin

LONDON, Dec. 4. Soviet
dispatches today reported chat Red
army counterattacks had forced Ger
man units into flight" in the
DonetS basin, driven enemy rear
line troops into retreat west Of Ros-
toV and recapturcd a strategic town
possibly Klin-on the endangered
front northwest Of Moscow.
Only on the Kharkov sector, 25O
miles northwest of Rostov. where
maSsed German shock forces have
started a major offensive in an cf-
fort to stop the retreat of Axis arm
les from Rostov did the Russian
dispatches acknowledge important
gains by the enemy.
On other fronts, they reported:
ROSTOV-PurSuit of the retreat
ing German armies west of Tagan-
rog continued with even rear es-
adjustments situated far from the
front lines beating a retreat"
"A Na2i divisional general named
Schmidt presumably tank corps
General Richard SchmidD was re-
ported killed in the fighting, Whicn
has now become a pursuit Of the
remnants of the Goth German mo
torlZcd division and the elite Ado
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
BY ROBERT w. EOWSON

LONDON, Dec. 4. tUP)-Gen. Sir
Alan Cunningham, British COM
mander in chief in Libya, has mass
ed tanks, armored cars, artillery
and infantry reconnaissance re-
ports before resuming the offensive,
military dispatches said today.
The line was reported to extend
from Bir FL Cobb, so miles south of
the defenSes of TObruk, to Sid
Omar on the Egyptian frontier AMI
thence northward to Bardia on the
coast.
Semi enclosed in the area were
the 18th and 2lSt German tank divi
sionS, under Gen. Erwin Rommei,
and the Italian Ariete division which
had forced a material British with
drawal and had the seriously dis
rupted the British offensive plans.
WEATHER BAD
Rain and wind hampcred opera
tions for the moment and forces
on both sides were busy repairing
equipment, while the British moved
up formidable bodies of reserves
and supplies.
A ministry of information COM
munique, reviewing Libyan opera
tions, said the British still had to
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04

Hitler motorized division. The Rus
sian dispatches said that Axis losses
so far were at least 23,5OO men,"
DONETS BASIN-Red amy units
improved their positions and turned
to flight" the advanced enemy forces,
occupying the village of D and a
number of heights in a steady ad-
vance toward the river M.
In one area in the south, the
newspaper Izvestia said Russian
troops pursuing the "disorderly re-
treat" Of the enemy had driven the
Germans from 80 villages in "a
hours.
MOSCOW FRONT-RuSSian cOun-
terbloWs drove the Germans back
in the vital Kalinin sector, north
west OF the capital, where the Nazls
had claimed to be within 81 miles
of the Kremlin. Three attacks re-
captured the important town of K
which was believed to be Kiln.
In fighting on the DonetS front
the official Soviet news agency SAID
the Germans lost 55 of go tanks in
one unit in five days of battle which
broke all of the Axis attempts to
,cOunterattack.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Russia WithdraWs
From Finnish Area
In Strategic Move

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec 4.
tUP)-Russia was reported in usual
ly reliable quarters today to be
withdrawing from all Finnish ter
ritory as part of big Anglo Rus
sian diplomatic move aimed at
eventually alternating Finland from
Germany
Finland reported officially that
the Russians had started to with
draw their garrison, estimated at
10000 men, from the big Hangoe
naval base on the southwest Fin
niSh coast.
GA German official news agency
dispatch from Helsinki reported that
all Finland was decorated with flags
in celebration of the evacuation of
HangoeD
1nformantS here said the Russians
were starting to evacuate all the
Finnish territory they acquired in
the winter war of 1939-1940, which
remains in their hands. including
the important FiShermens penin-
Sula on the Arctic coast.
The reports we're not confirmed
officially. 1t was believed here. how =.
ever, that Russia and Britain in
tended to deprive Finland of any
reason for aiding Germany against
Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
British Ready TO
Resume Offensive

deal with powerful Axis forces not
only IN the Bir Fl Cobb Omar-Bar-
dla area but southwest and west of
Iobruk but it said that in opera
tions 50 far most Axis strong points
along the Egyptian frontier had
been taken. the Axis coastal de-
fenSeS had been isolated and Axis
advanced supply bases had been
seized
In Their initial advance, the min
iStry said the Imperial forces
sought fIret to take the Bardia-Sisi
Omar line on the frontier and sec
ondly to engage the German tank
divisions 10 the west.
British armored forces swept
westward from a point south of Sid
Omar toward Bir Ell Cobb, it said
while infantry attacked frontier
posts and followed the armored
forces.
The British were successful in
forcing the Germans and Italian
divisions to battle. the ministry said
and il mtimated that despite the
stiff German resistance the sue
cess of this phase Of the plan was
expected, especially as the British
Imperial air force enjoyed local
air superiority.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04

.Ir. L. S. A r m y
Truck, all steel
construction with
canvas top, just
| k Q real army
trucks. Al. in.
long. Worth $15.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
12.40 12.40 12.40

U. S. p urs u / t
Plane 35 in.
wing spread, 451a
in. length. Pro-
peller turns when
plane is pedalled.
Actual $15 value.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
S129 Value! 6-Piece Livinq Room

What better time than Christmas to make your
home livable and inviting? With a gift for
all the family in mind, we planned this grand en-
semble value! Charming Early California style,
that so we'll typifes the friendly atmosphere of
southland homes Choice of Sofa or Bed Divan,
with Lounge Chair and Occasional Tables shown.
Dining Sets to match, avaable).
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04

Everything young car = owner
wants! Strong steel body, sleek
and strcamlined! Al! inches long!
Has windshield, bulb horn, moto-
meter and bumper, adjustable
pedals, toy headlights. Easy terms.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-01

9'llr cil @cbiet bot sic 81. Stbriit
oes 9lltcn 1rnb Ncrcn Scitoucntcs Der
ontlihcu 8ctoti9uno ser 6rouen Der.
lhloIiel1, nnO bns lit sic Scilnobme
an ocu aottesbicnltlihcn Sonolrngen
llno o1 bcu bicrnrbilhen @clpolten
ilbcrbaupt.
Sic bierorbiid)cn SteIlpertrcicr
Gbrilti nliillcn nit 9Iutorit0t bic ~eb.
re Gbrllti llo lein 8clct porle0cn nno
pertcioigcn, in ieiucn Nomcn onb
rihtcn mo llrtcilc iGIlen. 9ic sSrm,-
en- fonntcn bier in heu &rcS Scr @e-
rllIcncn nid)t NIT cinbc5ogcu 1pcrocn,
neil sic Monncrmclt il1 oIgcncinen
bon 9tottr on3 nidt 9cnei9t it, iih
in oclt bod)ltcn tSro9cn bcS 2cbcns nnO
oes @c,piilcns Scr 9(mtoritGt non
6rorcn 5u beu9cn. 0bne 3wciIel ieblt
pleleu Jrolcn bo5n nitbt sic cntlprc.
helloc 9eiobi9nn9 ober cin5cIne
NualobnIcn fonncn nibt bic @r,mo.
lo9e iiir cine oll9cncine @cictoeblno
bleten. ,Silr cine nid)tonltIihc, mcbr
pripotc 9ctciliaum9 ser sSrouen om
flrdlidcn Scben, onf Dem @chiete
Der FripotbeIebrlma nn0 bcionocrs
Der Goritos, bctct oic 81. G6riit ocs
9felcn Scitomentes cine orobc Goue
bon Ncllplclen nnO 9eraoe ser bl.
Fanlus 5oblt i'm lebten Sopitel oes
Homerbricc5 cine oroBcre 9ln5obl
bon 6riltlid)cn Motroncu oui, ocnen
er fir ibrc arobcn Teroicnltc nm nie
Sod)c Ghrilti mb Scr Stride lin be.
me0ten Morten leinen 9onf aus.
ipriht.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-01
Surrmpte pulitiide 9sroftifen
(TortIekllng bon Scitc .

\o''AI> S'''S WV WV ~
@eoen sic EorQiiten lit idleht on.
d',ton'lcI, 1n1o 81, oielen EaroIiten
geboren nid)t n1lr piele Nn,tsonpor.
ter tlclnercn nno 9roBercu &olibers,
lonoern onN Sic 8luteoel, sic iih Die.
len al sic Tcrien boneen.
9enn Scr 8erid)t ctmos frnd)tet
mo sic Eolitit bon oem Sdmut nno
(tnrot bcircit, Scr ibr onboitct, 10
lpor Sic Nrbeit nno oos @clo niht
berI6penoet; miro CT obcr ,,,,r 5u ben
Mtten gele9t 1,no es bein Nltbcroe.
bro6ten blei6en, 10 ip0rc cs lhon bei.
ler 9e'peiell mon bate nibt in Dem
Sbn1nb gcipiiblt.
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Sdwer am ia9cm

u9flnt bilt bn oIiidlid nit beiner
iunaen 6rou, lieber grtbur?"
uSo, ipos ion id oa iaeen? Sic
bot n0ben 9elernt, n0bt ober ME. Sic
fonn itopien nno flide1r nadt es ober
niernalS. 9tur foden fam lie nidt -
aber SOS tut fiel''
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-01
OKAON BALM

Bewaehrtes Heilmittel gegen Rheumatisnus,
gichtische Schmerzen, Asthma und Fuss
gelenkschmerzen. Viele Dankschreiben. 8
Ounces-Flasche, Postversand und Verpak-
kung. Preis $1.25. Nur gegen Money Order.
Schreiben Sic noch heute an "Okaon Balm
~ West 1t2h St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-01-01
ten Die erprobien Seilfrailtern,ittel

Ss 9lpI taun elnen Sell Des WclllUs
liden a0rpers, fir ben 10 biele Ea-
tentmeoi5inen fabri8iert nno ser burd
eben 10 piele 8ful6erfuren maltrai-
tiert miro, als - ser Wtagen. 9ie
Magenleioen fins bas perbreitetite
mooerne 2eibesiibel. Der mooerne
Menid ibt 3u boitiG ibt at oft ,lno
5,1 piel uno ou pielerlei, tleioet iib 81
,,nbeqlen. &ein @unber, ooB Der
arme Mogen oieier giirbe nid)t ee-
ipadien lit. ltno bod) iit ber Mogen
ser eon5e Menid. 8enn Der Maaen
nibt rihtig arbeitet, 10 1eioet Ser
eon5e &orper oarlnter. gs lit total
oerfebrt, BEL @faeenleioen nah elmer
Yotentmeoi5in 5u ereiien, oie int be-
Iten Safe MIR 5eitlpeilige 2inoer,ng
oerIhofft nno in Ben meiIten Sal
len ooS llebel nod beridlimmert.
8enn man feinen gltten ar5t 5ilr
Sano bot, greiie man al Sen 9e-
brdlt6liditen Smlsmitteln, ipie Cal
BET, Eieficrnlin5, Souienbguloenfrout
llno ocrgl o6er aber, lpas nod l6ncl=
Ter ,no griinolieber BEN Wfo9en rel
nigt, 1tdrft nno perbcliert, man ge<
bral,tbe Sic ipegeu ibrer magenbeilen=
oen Gigenl1oiten befonnten gSolf=
ram'i6cu Seilfronter- Er0parote unb
sic Seilfrdltcrnittel ser Ntooomc
+ Seil=NmlMon. Solllcnoe ,mierer &C.
ler perbonfel1 bielen Noturbcilnlittcln
ibre @ellnobeit ,no ibr 2eben. Srot
ibrer gcipo1tigen Scilfroit iino es nur
barlnloie &rol,terIafte, cine Meoi5in
fir bas 5orte &ino nno Sen it6mohen
@reis, cin reinigenoes 1ln0 ltorfcnocs
Mittel iiir SEN @ei,noen.
slud oQe iibrigen int unierem 9lott
anee3eigten &rauterbeilmittel fonncn
mir nit e,,tem @e,piiien empfeblelL
oo mir uno ,nlere 2eicr bon bcren
@iite iiber5e,1ot iino.
- Mrs. S. 9. Cd, SG.
9ie sur 3eit 10 belicbt geiporocnc
@oroenia faun an6 iebr porteilboit
iiber 8inter mn !9a,lle geaogen perz
berL menn man Ser Eflande Oie rid)=
tiee Yfleee onaeoeiben l0bt 9ie Gar
oenias geoeiben onl belten III elmer
iparnlen, ionni9en lu0 ettpas feltd)=
ten 9(tn,olpbore nit elmer stabtten=
peratur bon etlpa 60 @rao uno etipo
10 @roo mebr ipdbrer,o ser Cages
5eit. Gin Jeniter, bos na6 Siioen
ooer Often iha,,t, lit ont belten.
Die @rbe, in mel6e 8arbenias &C.
pflon5t mcroen, lollte 81 gleiden Sci:
len aus @orteneroe nno laurent Sorf-
mull beiteben. @cnu non &itnltOiin-
ger pertpenoet, iollte man Stidltofi
in ser 6orm bon 9lmmoniaf itatt lol>
peteriaure,n 9totrom perpehocu, nll
SEN 8ooen iouer 81. erbolten. Cine
balbe Soiie ei,ler 2ol,lng, bie ourh
Auiloillug eiucs Seeloffels ihipeiel;
Iauren slnmoniafs in einen Quart
Boller bergeitelt purbe, einmol I'M
Monat geniiet ettpa fir cine Silon5e
III einem ieds50aieen Sopf. Sails bos
neue &odst,un gebleidt ausliebt, pcr=
ipeuoe mon Nl,minnr1-Sulpbot ooer
@ilenpitriol su berielben &ate, nm oas
@leideeipidbt in ser @roe ber5ulteueu.
Man eebe oerl Yflanaen reiblih
&ailer; laiie ieoo6 sic @roe nid)t 6u
lebr burhmdbt meroen. Man bertpen=
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net, al Delbeln Der 0lpelg ellt1prln9t.
nno iese Die 8flan5e in einen ctlpoS
groberen Sopf. 9onn ioIte Der Sopi
i'm 5reien in ettpoS ibattiaer Gage
eingeienft ilno NIT Sorimnn beoecft
iperoen. SIM September tonlnt sic
Yilan5e inS Salls.
- Mrs. 81. s., SG.
Ilip Sbre proteltontii6e 6rclnbin
bebanptet, man tonne aus ser 81.
Sdrift sic 5teGung Ser ssrm III ser
@eIellid)oit 1,no sic @e5ieblng ser
@eidledter iiberballpt nibt bepeiien.
9ie 81. Sdriit, mclhe oos Nien.
ldenlebcn nah,r9etrcu ihiIoert, pie es
iid) mirflid) ablpielt, bat ielbltper,
it0nolicb audi bos eiuig giilti9e Ssoeol
Ser @c5icbllngen 5luiiheu sen beiocu
@eidlehtern borgeltcIt, ipic cs ser
Notlr nno Sem eottlidcn @eltplon
cntlpridt, 1tno 5ipar nod brei &c
lidtsplnften. Ser erlte miiroigt bic
ougemeire 8eoeutlng Scr 8eidlcdt
lid)feit, ser 5lpeite be5iebt iid olf oic
StellunA ser Jrou im sSomilicnlcbcn,
ser brittle ouf .oie oucinltcbenoe 6rou
Hllr ,penn bielc orci @cli6tsplmfte
ltreng Observation-Disclosures >perocn,
ipiro sic 81. S6riit rihtig perlton.
Sen.
Sir eSroucn, pcl6c nidt in ser
gbe, allo ielbltonoig lcbcn, miro III
ser 81. Sbriit feline Ginibronf,n0
bmiidtlif ibres 8irf1ngsfrcilcS &c,
mod)t gcIonoers i1 Ser @cldihtc
oes Altcn Selto1nenteS finoen mir ei-
ne Sicibe bon Jrouel, ipcld)e in fer.
porro9enoer 3eiie in Scr Oeficntlid),
felt gciuirft boben: 9cbboro, mcldc
oos Nihteromt iiber gang Sslroel &c,
fleibete ,uo aud ol5 Yropbetin mo
Sibterin 9eIeiert miro (8l1d scr &id)
ter, c. 4D. @s lei erinnert on bie
frie9eriid)en Seloentoten elmer Sobel,
ipel6c Sen SiIara totctc (cbenoort)
al Slloitb, lpelhe ibr Gotcrlono bon
9oloiernes befreite. 9lae bielc bo-
ben lon9e Dor ser S,,leirou bon
Orleans im offentlihen 2eben cine
E9roBe Holle seipielt. 0as Site Sclto=
nlent entbolt audi Sen idllu'nguoaen
Sobpreis ser ,,ltorfen Jrou' m 8ud)c
ser Spri6morter &c. 80. Mud i'm
Neuen Seltament treten sic 5rouen
oielioh ofientlid berpor. sbeeleben
oopun, ooB ser 9eilonb cine gauge
sln5obl bon Jrouen bon ibren &ront-
beitcn 9cbeilt bot II. mcbrerc sSrauerL
oie Sflpelter Morio bes 2o3arus,
ln0 bie Somoriterin om Sofobsbrlulz
men, elmer beionberen llnter,peiilng
tpiiroigte, iparen es iSrollen aus 90
liloa, lpelbe fir Sen 2ebensunterbolt
oes Scilonoes ,no Ieiner Singer
lor9ten; lno unter bem &re,5e, mo-
mtr cin slpoItel iid cineeiunoen bot
te, 'na6oent sic iibrieen gefloben ipa-
rem itonoen sic beili9en 5rouen, mel
DIE bent @efrel'5igten Sreue bielten
bis gum Sooe uno Damn fir Elm mir
oiees @e9rabnis ioroten; on ibrer
Spite sic beilige M,ttter oes Scrrn,
sic bomols oen beilieen Soiepb nidt
nebr al ser 5eite bate, ionoern ci=
ne ollcinitebenoe 5rau ipor uno ip6=
ter alld in Ser Mitte ser SsSiineeri6or
am eriten Hfineitfeite iab.
sS,n 2aufe ser Sfirhenaeld,ictte bot
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Mift,pod, ben 1. Sannar 1911
Huskurlfftt
Mrs. 9. s., Ser.

E Nhiieans break the peace whIch AZ the feet
Of Christ the Redeemer they have sworn to
maintain .....-
Sn bel,tIber lteberietung: ,Gber
,perDen bieie 8erge in Staub serial
len, aIs oie Mreentinier uno bie Chile.
amer ben 5rieben breden neroelt Sen
iie am 5uBe Gbriiti, bes grloiers, gu
balten perIproden baben."
Gdone 8orte, menn lie oud bon
fiinftigen @eibledtern beber5iet wers
Den. @..
- 8. e., >.
@s lit atped- 1lno ii,nlos nno I'M
aeredbt, bie cine Seite ser &rie9iiib-
renben in europa Ser ltngerebti9feit,
Ser MiBobtung internationolcr Ged>
te ,no ser @raulo1nfeit an5uflagen,
,peil beioe >Seile eleid ibuloig iinO.
Grieosgeianeene 0eltid)e tperocn an=
9eblid in ieinblihen 2anbern unges
redt llno unmenibli6 bebonoclt, 1nb
iranaoiiibe rno englilde @eIongene
beflagen ii6 iiber gral1lame 9cbano=
lung in belttiben &on5entrotionsla=
germ. SatiG6lid iin6 oeutl6e Erieiter
in 8elgien uno Tronfrei6 icbmGLl
bebaubelt tpor0en, ltno es nerben bis
auf SEN beutigen Sag polniihe 4rie=
1ter in beutld)en @eiongenenlo9ern
unmeuibli6 bcDanoclt.
60 ipiro aus ser S6pei5 beribtet,
bob uenieItens % oeutide Brielter
iif in Sen &on5entrationslagern be-
finoen ,,no baB 500 polniid)e Grielter
in eine,n lolhen Eager bel Berlin ge-
bolten iperoer. Mus ser einen 9io=
5eie 3obea iollen lih 43 Erieiter nno
81 Seminarilten in oel,tld)er @cian-
eeni6aft befinben.
sSerner, baB bielcn Erieltern Der
gerfebr nit oen fotboliiden 0titge>
ianaenen enttpe6er perboten ober lebr
erlbipert mirb. gbenio miro aus
Sranfreifb iiber bas Sos bentibcr nnb
fransolii6er Srielter beridtet, ooB
BON oen 597 Srieitern Ser 9io5ele
2iGe in 5ranfreid), bie oen Soloaten=
rotf ansieben mllBten, es 4O7 lino, bon
Deren Gerbleib nihts befannt lit. Nbt
Grieiter perlorem bas 2eben auf bem
&iieloe. 3oblreibe Brieiter mer-
ben im beietten Sranfreib 1tno iii
9elltiblano in Snternierungslogern
aebolten. 9ieie 1eioen Sunger nnS
anoere 8riif,meen uno fonnen Sen
prieiterliben 9ienit nidt mlSiiben.
sssll eillcm lol6et 2ager nit fron5o.
iilben Solbaten lino 80 SrieltcroMi=
5iere :,no 40 geneine &rielterlolooten.
sic fonnen sic fl. Mciie mir int flei-
men Sebuppen feier,1. SSSn cinem ont
bern 2oger iino 1917 eefanacne Sel-
item nebjt 43 anoeren Erieltern.
- Mrs. s. 8., 9. ..
9Sir baben picberbolt Dor bielem
fooem. 8atentn,a9e',mitteln geiparnt
Dieielben eeboren 5ir ielben &ateeo=
rie ipie sic Botentz zVtittel ee9en &opf-
..fbn,eracn, Nerpolit0t ooer onoern 2ei=
ben. sic m0een pieIleidt ougenblid>
lide 2inoer,ng peridoiien, 'pirfen
aber itets nohteilig anf onocre &or'
perteilc.
Man ion bel ernlte, Maaenleioen
fcine 3uil,tbt 81, einem gllten Nr5t
ncbmen l,no bei leihtcn llnpGBIihfei-
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ertrsgen?

Gielled)t fenncn Sic Iie out - bic
oumpfcn Heibcn pbcr bic icharfer 'tetben,
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auf sipei ODER brei 9lattpaare suriid,
nobel man BON oent Ennft an red-
net, ar tpel6en Ser 3lpeig entiprin9t
uno iebe Die Hflan5e in einen etipos
groberen Sopf. 9ann iollte Der Sopi
I'M 5reien in etpos ibottieer Gage
eingeienft l,no NIT Sorfmua beoecft
meroen. SIM September tonmt sic
Yflan5e ms tpaus.
Evening star., 1941-01-19

Virginia and Kentucky reported
smaller urban percentages.
Because of the radio, the automo-
bile, the telephone and the electrif1-
cation of the countryside, urban and
rural population figures have per-
hapS less significance today than
they had a generation or two ago.
Though the town, on occasion, aligns
itself against the country on political
issues, and though the country has
not entirely lost its ancient suspicion
of the city 'slicker," the differentia-
ton in ways of thinking and customs
Is less sharp than it used to be.
Rural folk listen to the same radio
programs, see the same motion pic
lures and read the same newspapers
and magazines as their city cousins.
AS often as not they wear clothes
fashioned by metropolitan designers.
The classification of population as
urban and rural may be losing its
former significance as American life
becomes more standardized, but the
decline in the rate of growth of
cities, disclosed in returns from the
1910 census, nevertheless carries
with it important social and eco
nomic implications.
Evening star., 1941-01-19
Rural Population Trends

In view of the economic conditions
prevailing in the United States
during the past decade, the marked
decline in the rate of urban growth
recently revealed by the Census
Bureau will occasion little surprise.
Between 1880 and 1910 urban popu-
lation increased 79 per cent, as
compared with a gain of 27.3 per
cent in the previous decade. Rural
population, however, showed
greater increase in the decade just
ended than in the preceding ten
years--a gain of 6.4 per cent, as
against "A per cent. Under the
classification of the Census Bureau
the urban yardStick covers residents
of cities and towns of $500 popula-
ton or more.
During the depression years urban
areas offered fewer employment
opportunities to migrants from rural
districts, and the census figures show
that several large cities suffered
loss of population during the decade
ending in 1910. The virtual stop
page of immigration from foreign
countries is another factor that has
slowed the pace of urban expansion.
In earlier decades immigration con-
tributed greatly to the growth of
American cities.
Though the urban percentage in
creased slightly during the past
decade-from 56.2 to 56.5 per cent
in four geographic divisions, the
urban proportion was lower in 1910
than in 1880. These four divisions
were New England, the Middle At
lantic, East North Central and the
Pacific. In the West North Central,
the Mountain and the three South
ern divisions the percentage of urban
population showed a substantial
advance. Of the sixteen States of
the South, only Maryland, West
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measures for the defense of Mexico
and of the Panama Canal. Proposals
reported on the agendum are for
construction by Mexico of naval and
military bases, possibly with financial
assistance from her northern neigh
bor; enlargement and modernization
of MeXico's armed forces, with the
advice of military and naval missions
from the United States, and improve
ment of ground and air transport
systems. Such far-reaching pro-
gram is urgently needed for the pro-
lection of both countries, faced as
they are with common crisis. Out
of this Warborn emergency. it is to
be hoped, will come a new era of
mutual trust and real friendship be-
tween these neighboring democracies.