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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09

latlons, was fined $4,000 and placed
on probation. Federal officials said
1t was the first legal test of the
regulation.
MOBILIZATION: Great Britain
has ordered registration of all men
up to 80 and all women up to as in
new drive to mobilize all able
bodied citizens for war industries.
COMMISSION: Curtis Dali for.
mer son-in-law of the President has
Oeen commissioned a major in the
army air forces.
DIVORCE: Mrs. Edgar Rice Bur-
roughS, wife of the creator of Tar.
zan and other adventure characters.
Is seeking divorce from the writer
IN Civil court in Juarez, Mexico.
VISIT: AS Winston Churchill was
returning from the United States
tne KING and queen of England paid
a visit to the American forces based
IN North Ireland, and were elm
pressed" by the high caliber of
these troops as the royal couple
watched mock battle and also oh.
served AEF living and working con.
ditions.
Neieased by Western Newspaper Union.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09
SUGAR RATIONS
May Be Tipped

A moderate increase in sugar ra-
tions-possibly half a pound per
coupon-has been limited by officials
of the Office of Price Administra-
ton.
A survey of sugar stocks in the
United States shows that the supply
in the hands of consumers is so per
cent less than a year ago. Stocks
held by primary distributors are
20 per cent below 1941 and total
sugar stock on hand is one-third
less than at this time last year.
Final decision on the ration in
crease depends largely upon pros
poets of sugar shipments from Puer-
to Rico and Cuba during the next
six months. In addition, the deci-
sion will hinge on information which
is becoming available on actual dis
tribution under the rationing sys-
tenn.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09
SECOND FRONT:
And Russian Hopes

Russia's fears that second front
may fail to realization were allayed
by Foreign Commissar v. M. Mo-
lotov who reported complete agree
ment between Washington and Lon
don on a United Nations offensive
in the west.
The joint statement issued by
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill was hailed as
proof of the approa ching Allied Of
fensive.
Molotov, upon his return from
Washington and London, voiced his
personal admiration for the Presi-
dent and Churchill and reported on
the readiness of Britain and Amer
lea to act without delay to divert
German strength from the attack on
Russia.
While Molotov was reassuring his
people, Churchill had prepared the
draft of his speech given in the
house of commons. He was aided
by Deputy Prime Minister Clement
Attlee and Sir Stafford Grips, who
worked with him to dispel the
unrest caused by the loss of Libya.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09
NEW OFFENSIVE:
In Russia

German troops opened q third
summer front with new offensive
near Kursk, 120 miles north of
Kharkov and $50 miles south of
Moscow. The drive was opened
even as more and more Nazi troops
were poured against Russian de-
lenses in the Kharkov and Sevasto-
pol battles.
A Soviet communique said that
Sc. in the Kursk direction, fight
ing commenced against the German
troops who had gone over to the Of
fensive." The Nazi drive was
launched from entertainments which
they had held through the great
Russian COMPREHENSIVE of last WIN
ter and spring.
Kursk is located on the Moscow
Crimean railroad in an agricultural
area just north of the Ukraine. On
an almost-straight line with Kharkov
and Moscow, it was important
for its anti-tank gun works, arti-
fetal rubber factory and cartridge
plant.
Marshal Semyon Timoshenko an
nounced the stemming of German
advance east of Kupyanks, then
launched a counterattack on one
key sector and pushed westward.
German dispatches announced
that operations on the Kharkov front
were successfully concluded, but
Russian communicates said the Red
army was communicating success
fully in several areas.
A German break-through east OF
Kursk would threaten vital Russian
communications and might bring
Soviet forces in the Kharkov sector
within reach of an enlightenment
movement from the north.
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surprise attack on Siberia. The day
following the recapture of Linhsien
was marked by COMPREHENSIVE
against the city. Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek's troops beat off
the attack, chasing the Japanese
into mountainous regions where the
Japs "face imminent humiliation.
A Chinese communique said that
Chinese troops had recaptured Lin
ping in the southern region of the
Kianksi-Hunan border front.
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PRODUCTIONS:
Silence Broken

Americas strict seal Of wartime
silence on production of materials
for fighting the war was broken by
President Roosevelt when he dis
closed figures which as he put it,
would not give said and comfort
to the enemy.
In fact, these production figures
would likely have the opposite eff
feet according to most Washington
observers, for it was revealed that
in May, u. S. factories produced
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09

BLOOD MONEY: Two Czecbs
have divided a German reward of
100000 Czech crowns ($5O0,OO
for supplying information which led
to the shooting of two men as the
assassins of Reinhard Heydrich,
Reich hangman. A Berlin broad
cast stated that an additional half
million crowns was paid to seven
Germans and So Czechs.
CRITICAL: Back in Ottawa after
his Washington conference, Canadi-
an Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie
King declared to his house of COM
mons that this is one of the ''most
critical periods of the war" and es-
timated that the fighting might con-
tinue three or four additional years.
COMMAND: Brig. Gen. Claire
Chennault, commander of the
American Volunteer Group in the
Chinese air force, will remain in
control of air operations against the
Japanese in China after his Flying
Tigers" are inducted into the United
States air force.
TEST: Guy o. Bryan, Los An
geles tire dealer convicted of selling
tires In violation Of rationing regu-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09

The first major British stand in
Egypt, Is miles west of Matruh, was
by-passed early by mechanical
units. The Nazi high command an
nounced in a special communique
the 'storming" of Matruh. The Axis
striking force was aimed at Alexan-
dria, 1865 miles away, and the Suez
canal beyond. Seriousness of the sit
uation was evidenced by the fact that
Nazi and Italian forces were within
$50 miles of the fertile Nile valley,
where a8 per cent of Egyptians live.
The British communique stated
that Enemy forces which have by
passed our position west of Matruh
were met by our battle troops. Some
Of our armored forces attacked
enemy forces west Of Matruh.''
An Italian communique said the
Axis army had reached a position
on the coast road about 10 miles
beyond Matruh and that several hun
dred prisoners were captured.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09
u. S. POWER:
In Europe

One of the most important angles
of the 1000 plane raid by the British
Royal Air force on Bremen, Ger
man submarine and shipbuilding
base, was the first official admis-
sion that U. S.-made aircraft took
part in the main operations of a
bombing raid of this scale. These
planes were reported to be Lock-
heed Hudsons, usually used to hunt
subs on the high seas and not in
their bases.
The British announced after the
raid that So planes or about per
cent of the total alta cking forces
had been shot down. They claimed
hits on many important targets and
declared that numerous fires had
been started. Germany admitted
this much also.
This raid on Bremen about the
same time it was announced official
ly that the U. S. had established
headquarters in London for the
European Theater" of war opera
tons. Maj. Gen. Dwight d. Esen-
hover assumed the important new
post as commander of u. S. forces.
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CCC:
Lease on Life

In dramatic move, Vice Presi-
dent Henry A. Wallace came to the
aid Of the Civilian Conservation
corps and with his vote broke a sem
ate tie to give at least a temporary
lease on life to the seemingly
doomed CCC.
By vote of 80 to 80, the senate
approved an appropriation of $76,-
529, 800 for CCC financing during the
1943 fiscal year. Previously the
house had voted to iquidate the
agency, one of the earliest New Deal
ventures.
House-senate differences will have
to be ironed out in conference on
the bill appropriating 1,157, 498, 1926
for the labor department, Federal
Security administration and related
agencies. This bill contains CCC
funds.
The senate was tense as the roll
call vote was taken on the CCC is
sue. The first call showed that %
members favored continuation of
the CCC: "a members were op-
posed. The vote emerged 80 to 80
in a recapitulation. Then, from the
chair, Vice President Wallace an
nounced that the vote was tie, and
added: '"The chair votes in the af-
firmative."
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09
Weekly News
FIJI Agents Foil Sabotage Plot With Capture Of Naz Spies East

nearly 1000 planes, 1880 tanks,
1000 artillery and anti-tank guns,
$1,000 machine guns and about $4,000
sub-machine guns.
The White House announcement OF
these figures came at the close OF
the Churchill- Roosevelt conferences
and indicated that the strategy OF
the war had progressed to point
where a definite plan was develop
ing. This meant the problem now
resolved itself into providing a
method for getting these huge sup
plies being turned out in the U. S.
to the second front; how to con-
tinue the flow of supplies to Russia
and how to even still more speed
up the output of American ma
chimes.
AS the President announced the
figures he stated that the u. S. pro-
duction was well on its way toward
approac ching the goals set up for it
after Pearl Harbor.
But there was also note of eau
ton in the statement which read:
while these figures give you
some idea of our production accom-
plishments, this is no time for the
American people to get overconf-
dent. We can't rest on our oars.
We need more and more and we
will make more and more j. And
we must also remember that there
are plenty of serious production
problems ahead-particularly some
serious shortages in raw materi-
ais, which are receiving the closest
consideration of the government and
industry"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09
JAP SETBACK:
In China

Linhsien, major japanese
base in the Honan-Shansi border
area west of the Peiping- Hankow
railway, has been recaptured by
Chinese troops, dispatches revealed.
A total of $500 Japs were killed in
10 days Of combat, the dispatches
added.
The recapture of Linhsien came
as good news to Russia. Chinese
observers were convinced that the
Japanese operations in this north
China area were a prelude to q
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09
ROMMEL in EGYPT:
Fluid Fighting

In the battle for Egypt, Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel, director of
the Axis drive toward Suez, struck
at the British eighth army with the
full weight of three armored divl-
sions backed by artillery and infan-
try.
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EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of the news analyst, and not
necessarily of this newspaper.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09

Inc long, solid black line shows the
RonmeFs its
canal Inc dotted ne beginning at point
coastal the
the Red The Short dotted
distance that need be flown to launch
ne starting from the swastika at the
enclcng from Greece through
ROmme
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-07-09

and all the aerial forces were lost,
the communique said.
American losses were reported
earlier. They included an aircraft
carrier damaged, a destroyer sunk
and some American planes lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Five Persons Die
In Two Shootinus

LOS ANGELES, July l8. OUP)-
Five persons were dead and one
was critically injured today as the
result Of two Shootings.
Police reported that Zed Hauge-
wood, 5o-ycar-oiu Carpenter, ran
amok and shot and fatally wounded
Dick Trenchard, SIS, and George
SmallWood, GO. Then Haugewood
committed suicide, police said
The three men were friends of
long standing and recently cooper
ated in developing victory garden
in front of HaugeWood's home.
Coy Towsend, 27-year-old sales
man, Shot and killed his best friend,
critically wounded his estranged
wife, Mrs Mary Lou Townsend, and
then killed himself, police said, as
the result of an argument over his
efforts to induce his wife to return
home.
The friend was George Mcneil.
Mrs Mcneil told officers that Mrs.
Townsend, 90, was visiting the Nc
Neil home when townsend appeared
with l2gauge shotgun and urged
Mrs. Townsend to give him another
chance.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Three laps Downed
In RabauI Raid

GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, July l8 U.P)
- Allied planes attacked shipping
and installations at the Japanese
base at Rabaul, in New Britain
island, and shot down three planes
in air battles, a communique said
today.
Two of the enemy planes were
shot down in the Solomon islands
when three seaplanes attacked AL
lied reconnaissance planes near Tu-
lagi. The third plane was one of
two enemy zeros which attempted
to intercept Allied reconnaissance
craft in the Timor island sector
of the northwestern zone.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Germans Bypass
Big Soviet City

the Russians still were pushing back
the Germans at VoroneZh despite
fierce resistance.
South of Voronezh, the Russians
fought their way back across the
Don and opened counterattacks at
the southern end of the front.
The noon communique reported
the Germans were trying to hold
their positions in the Voronezh
area at all costs. Their casualties
were reported heavy.
In one Voronezh sector, the COM
munique said, Russian tanks broke
into the enemy line and the infan-
try. following, forced the Germans
into a hurried retreat. The Rus
slams took three disabled tanks,
seven field guns, nine trench NOR
tars, four machine guns and an am
munition dump, 1t was said.
In the Millervo area, the Rus
slams in addition to their counter
attacks, repulsed numerous thrustS
by German tank and infantry
forces, the communique reported.
In an attack against superior
numbers, the Russians broke the
German lines south of Voronezh,
forced their way across the river
and established bridgehead against
which the Germans were reported
to have thrown thousands of rein
forcementS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Janitor Changes
Registration Views

SACRAMENTO, July 18. CUP)-
A Negro janitor was back pushing
his broom today in the Los Angeles
State Building after changing his
mind about registering for selective
service
Alvin F. Payne said he was re
born" in the Father Divine faith
six years ago, hence was only six
years old anu %Jo young to sign
up for selective service. He had
officially changed his name three
years ago to Jacob Israel, his new
religious name.
Frank Killam, superintendent of
buildings and grounc3, countered
with a declaration that minor
cannot hold a civil service job and
any state employe in Jail and alb
sent from his job for 10 days is
d S m S S e d automatically. Payne
thought it over in Jail for eight
days, then signed up.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19

Erwin Rommel's forces captured it
in a quick drive through Libya, has
been attacked several times in the
past 10 days in an effort to knock
out supplies being sent to the Axis
armies.
Brereton, a native of PennSyl-
Vania, one of the most experienced
American fliers in the war, fought
through the Java campaign and
then was transferred to Libya, where
he commanded the Army air forces
While in India Brereton piloted :.
flying fortress in the group that
raided japanese ships at the An
daman islands, in the Bay of Ben
gale.
Brereton said the bombers that
carried out the 81 missions with the
loss of only three planes were the
nucleus of the group commanded
by Col. H. A. HalVerson, Boone, Ia.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Nazi Planes Gun
English Town

LONDON, July 18 UP = Ger
man planes bombed and machine
gunned a south coast English town
shortly after dawn today.
Bad weather kept long range Brit
ish planes grounded during the
night, after a series of day light
attacks by single planes yesterday
on obiectives in the Ruhr and
northwestern Germany. All planes
returned.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
BY JOHN NJ. MECKLIN

WASHINGTON, July l8 tUP) -
Military observers suggested today
that Americas smashing victory in
the battle of Midway may have
forced Japan's war lords to order
a halt in their offensive in the
fog-shrouded Aleutans.
They pointed out that no United
States military installations in the
long chain of islands stretching
westward from Alaska have been
attacked since June 4-the second
day of the gigantic battle off Mid
way in which co-ordinated Army
Navy and Marine airpower scored
one of the greatest sea victories of
all times.
This suggests, they said, that
Japan'S entire offensive strategy
may have been thrown out OF Kill
ter"
But they warned against unjust
flied optimism, offering four alter
native explanations OF the lull in
Aleutian operations:
FOUR POSSIBILITIES
/. That Japan wanted the three
WesternmoSt islands she now oc-
cupieS-undefended Attu, KiSka and
Agattu-as a pivot for offensive op-
erations against Russia, or to pro-
tect her own flank against pos
sible Russian attack.
2. That the initial attack on
Dutch Harbor on June 3 was
launched to distract American at
tention from Midway, perhaps hop
ing to divert strength from that
vital Pacific outpost.
3. The Japan's operations are
largely face-saving," intended to
appease the Japanese people for
the American air raid on Tokyo
and other major cities on the Jap
anese mainland.
4, That unexpected strength dis
played by U. S. Army and Navy
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Chinese Recapture
Coastal Village

CHUNGKING, July 18. (UP)-
Chinese troops have recaptured
Tsingtien, near the Chekiang prov
ince coast, and are driving toward
the Japanese held port of WenchoW
dispatch of the official Central
News agency said today.
The Chinese troops attacked Tsing-
ten, 25 miles west-northwest of
Wenchow, yesterday.
BY taking it, they cut the rear of
the japanese force which had oc-
cupied WenchoW, 230 miles south of
Shanghai, in the enemy drive to
clear the coastal areas which might
be used as bases for United States
planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW, July 18. CUP)-Ger-
man forces, driving into the Don
River bend, have by-passed the i'm
portant industrial city of Vorochi-
lovgrad it was announced today.
Pushed back at Voronezh and fac
ing strong counterattacks at the
southern end of the front, the Ger
mans were throwing all available
reserves into action as their planes
landed troops behind the Russian
lines, front dispatches reported.
Many towns and villages were re-
ported aflame along the 200-mile
battle front between Voronezh and
the Milleroy- -Voroshilovgrad area.
PLANNED RETREAT
The Russians were giving ground
in a steady planned retreat.
Strong rear guard units were left
to make last stand and they were
reported inflicting heavy losses on
the enemy flanks.
The Germans were pushing on
relentlessly for vital Stalingrad, on
the Volga, and the railroad juno
ton of Likhaya, where the Moscow
Rostov and Stalingrad- -Rostov rail-
roads cross.
Voroshilovgrad, which the Ger
mans had by-paSsed, Is an import
ant industrial center, named for
, Marshal Voroshilov who was born
there.
PINCERS MISCARRIES
All reports from the front indi-
Gated that the pincers movement
which the Germans launched last
week to encircle Voronezh had mis-
carried
The Russians still held the city
and they had pinched off sizeable
parts of the northern and southern
claws, forcing the Germans to rush
in troops from the rear and from
other sectors.
CThe Germans asserted July 7
that they had taken Voronezh. Yes
terday they claimed VoroshilovgradD
A dispatch to the army newspaper
Red Star said that the 168th Ger
man infantry division, arriving at
the front after l2-day march, had
been sent into action without rest.
TROOPS WIPED OUT
Two regiments, numbering 5000
men, of the 18th infantry division
were nearly wiped out yesterday.
the Red Star dispatch said. The Rus
slams captured the divisional staff,
many prisoners and much war ma
terial, it was said.
The remainder of the division is
being mopped up, it was said
Hungarian prisoners were quoted
as saying that their seventh divi-
sion had lost one-half its effectiyes.
Todays noon communique said
that in sector of the MillerVo area
Russian guns wrecked II German
tanks in a single day.
A bulletin of the official news
agency TaSS said that Russian
bombing planes hamered continually
at German airdromes on all fronts
and that in one day they destroyed
ITO planes and three hangers in
attacks on four enemy airdromes.
In an attack on an airdrome in the
Don plains, Russian squadron de-
Stroyed Is grounded enemy planes.
TaSS said.
SITUATION GRAVE
The Russians reduced the pace
OF the German drive in the iNillervo
area but the situation remained ser-
lous as the enemy continued to send
reinforcements into the battle and
air borne troops sought to disorgan-
lZe the Russian rear.
Today's communique reported that
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19

and Keough didn't come back Red
got lot of German planes after
that; some of his wingmates claim
that in all he Knocked down 33
On a day last September, Gene
Tobin was 2l-a man at last. but
a man who had lived a dozen life
times. That day IA Eagles went out
on a sweep, and rs Messerschmi.ts
were waiting for them at 10000
feet. They came down out of the
sun, and they got Red.
Red never knew it, but the story
of his adventures and his perso-
nality was told by his father TO
Walter Wanger, and 1t was the
story that led Wanger to produce
Eagle Squadron" at Universal.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
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laps Broadcast
One Sports Item

SAN FRANCISCO, July l8. (UP)
When the japanese radio finished
with its usual quota of news" about
the co-prosperity sphere" and the
mutual cooperation of conquered
nations it had time today for a
sports item.
According to the newspaper Nichi
Nichi, there is an OK in the Madura
island Of Java that, fed beer and
eggs just before post time, can pace
$50 meters in ~ seconds flat.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19

Shorty Kenough got in, too, and
he and Red fought through the
Battle of Britain. The day Red
got his first Jerry bomber he wrote,
II almost made a hell of a mistake,
Pop; l went in too fast and had
to slow down before I squirted
him"
Quite a lot of American volun-
teers were coming over, and the
Raj formed a separate outfit of
these youngsters. 1t was the Eagle
Squadron, and Red and Shorty
were the charter members.
RED GETS REVENGE
During one of their first patrols,
in February, l941, the Eagles ten
gled with a flock of Messerschmitts