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Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
Blinded Mechanic
Drives Red Tank
Over German Guns

WASHINGTON, July % (UP) -
The Russian embassy has released
a newspaper account of how a So
Wet tank driver, blinded in the
battle of Voronezh, continued to
direct his machine against a hor-
nets nest of German antitank
guns and trench mortars.
The account said Mechanic Sha-
ronov drove his tank into IAN in
nocently serene" rye field only to
find it full of German artillery. He
spun around the field to crush gun
nest after gun-nest until a shell
hit the tank tower.
Flames blazed through his OBJ
SerVation slit.
"Sharonov involuntarily released
the conte)l levers" the account
said. His helmet scared his head
as if it were on fire. Terrible pain
stabbed at his eyes, He strained TO
see through the observation slit
through which a second before he
had seen shells bursting in the
(t)lden fields of the Don. Now he
stared into darkness.
ASKS DIRECTIONS
Disbelieving his own words, Sha-
ronov shouted to his comrades
Boys, l think I am blind"
Then he told Comrade Napolsky
in the tank tower to direct him
and Napolsky jabbed him in the
right shoulder. When the tank
swung to the right he felt the
crushing of metal beneath his cat
erpillars. 1t was another German
gun.
With Napolsky directing him
Sharonov continued to drive the
tank, hurting it against German
guns and trench mortars, plough
ing German gunners into the earth
With the eyes of his commander
he saw the battlefield"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
Bombs. Guns Break
Up Great German
Vehicle Movement
BY LEON KAY

CAIRO, July % CUP) - Allied
planes operating on the Egyptian
front broke up an enemy truck
concentration of 1000 vehicles and
scored direct hits on two enemy
ships in Suda Bay, in Crete, it was
announced today.
British and South African light
bombers attacked Axis tanks, ar
mored cars and troop and supply
trucks throughout yesterday, a
communique of the Middle Eastern
command and the Royal Air Force
said.
The planes had spotted the big
enemy vehicle concentration in the
central sector of the Alamein line
FIRES STARTED
With cannon and machine guns
blazing and bombs raining from
them, the planes raked the con-
centration, scoring many direct hits
and starting fires.
Axis infantry, moving up to the
front in trucks along the road,
we're dispersed, leaving dead and
wounded behind them.
1t was believed that planes OF
the United States Army air corps
took part in the bomber raid on
Suda Bay, at the northwest corner
of Crete nearly 500 miles from the
nearest Allied base.
SHIPS BOMBED
The raid was carried out in day
light.
Aside from scoring direct hits on
two medium ships at a pier, the
Allied fliers scored a near miss,
calculated to cause serious damage
by blast and fragments, on a large
ship.
Other bombers attacked Tobruk
on the Libyan coast.
At dusk yesterday fighter-bomb-
ers attacked vehicles in the SOU
thern sector of the Alamein line,
causing fires,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
Paul Hurrison's Column

. HOLLYWOOD, July % - A cou-
PIE of years ago this department
congratulated Carl Esmond for
having shaken off a dogged jinx
o. villainous Nazi roles. His case
was notable because Esmond had
been a romantic leading man on
continental stages and at British
studios, had been hired with much
Wnoop te-do to headline big pic
iure in Hollywood, but had Ian
ished without a part for year,
HC d then had been hidden behind
lle whiskers of a succession of
enemy heavies.
Finally came what looked like a
br ak as the gentle Professor Baer
il Little Men" But my remarks
we're premature. The picture was
terrible and the role was silly, so
Grmond was lucky that he still had
10 wear a beard.
Warner Brothers made him
German major in Sergeant York"
II began as a substantial role and
fn led-except for a few flashes
ca the cutting room floor.
~ 4RMING CHEAT
hen came Shutdown" Esmond
g. wanted for the Dutch Nazi
s..lt who lived among British Of
IS until he was unmasked as
So The actor already had turned
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
SeeIey Dances
To Begin Again

The Friday night dances at
Camp Seeley are to be resumed this
week, according to announcement of
Mrs. John Rice, member of the
camp and hospitality committee of
of the local chapter of American
Red Cross.
The boys at the camp have plan
ned to serve punch, and homemade
cakes are to be furnished by the
girls who act as hostesSes and the
women who act as chaperones. Each
person who will make cake for
this occasion may call at the Red
Cross room, 100 North 5th, or phone
ga, and will be given an allotment
of 2 cups of sugar for each cake.
All girls who have their assistant
hostess cards are asked to attend.
Army trucks will leave the Mayan
hotel at 7:30 to take the hostesses
and their chaperones to camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22


driving at heavy cost on Rostov
along a broadened, deepened front.
Both the midnight and noon
communiques admitted Russian re-
tirements in several Rostov sectors
to new positions under pressure by
superior enemy numbers.
Marshal Semyon Tim oshenko
threw his shock troops into a series
of counterattacks by tanks and in
fantry under the protection of ar
tillery barrages and attacks by
Stormovik dive bombers.
STRIKE AT FLANKS
The Russians led by the guards
regiments struck repeatedly at the
flanks of German spearheads, seek
ing to cut the advanced units from
their main forces.
Artillery and trench mortars sup
porting one attack opened concen-
trated fire on an enemy group and
killed about 5000 men and destroy
ed 10 tanks.
Front dispatches indicated that
the Germans had failed in an at
tempt to trap scores of thousands
of Red army troops between their
spearheads.
TRAP ESCAPED
A Surrian unit which the Ger
mans did succeed in encircling
broke through a strong ring of
enemy forces and fought its way
back to the main body
On the Voronezh front, 300 miles
north of Rostov, the Russians, pre-
senting a constant threat to the
Germa left lank, reprted new
successes.
A special dispatch to the army
newspaper Red Star said that the
Russians were clearing position af-
ter position, reducing strong points
and taking Don river bridgeheads
in their attacks.
They succeeded in deepening a
wedge driven into the rear of the
enemy forces in the immediate
area of Voronezh, captured an in
habited point and continued to de-
velop their offensive.
CITY RECAPTURED
Just to the south of the city, the
Russians stormed and captured a
large inhabited point and drove
the Germans across the Don.
The fleeing Germans burned
their pontoon bridge, Red Star
said, to keep the Russians from
following them over the river.
The Germans now have been de-
prived of four of the principal
crossings of the Don at Voronezh
Two had been destroyed, third
had been cut off and was in Rus
sian hands and the fourth was un-
der constant Russian artillery fire
protecting Red army men who hao
reached the west bank.
In one sector of this pontoon
bridge area the Russians attacked
killed 1000 Germans, destroyed II
tanks and took possession of the
area, the noon communique said.
NAZI LOSSES HEAVY
German losses at Voronezh, as
in the south, were heavy German
prisoners reported that wounded
were flowing westward in a steady
stream.
The Germans increased the fury
of their artillery, trench mortar
and machine gun fire and planes
bombed the Russians day and night
but a special dispatch to the Of
ficial newspaper Izestia said thai
they hastily were Withdrawing theil
heavier guns to the west bank Of
the Don.
Northwest of Voronezh the Ger
mans still had three divisions or
the defensive, the 18th, which hac
been regrouped after being routed
several days ago; the 168th and the
387th. They were trying to builo
defenses but the Russians smashed
them as fast as they were erected
il was reported.
In two weeks on the WoroneZh
front, a communique said, the Rus
sian artillery and trench rnOrta a
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22

down the roles of the sympathetic
German doctor in Escape" and the
Gestapo chieftain in III d +
ground" He was determined not
to be identified again with anything
Hitlerian. But he accepted the part
in "Sundown" because, in the first
half of the movie, he could play
a charming fellow without whiskers
or uniform.
RESIGNED TO FATE
Esmond must have been resigned
to screen life under the swastika
"a life regularly interrupted by a
bullet or a bop on the noggin
He played a jeepy German journ-
alist in Pacific Rendezvous" Sud-
denly, though, Producer Joe Pas
ternak cast him as the refugee
Viennese composer in seven
Sweethearts. This time he escaped
a violent death, but you'll see him
peering out of thick -lensed glasses
and wearing funny clothes Still his
romantic appeal comes through
somehow, and at the end he is all
slicked up and marries Marsha
Hunt.
Its good to play a sympathetic
role" Esmond beamcd, but it's
wonderful to win and marry an
American girl I knew I was being
accepted as an American"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
Chinese Recapture
Strategic Position

CHUNGKING, China, July %.
CUP) - Chinese forces recaptured
Cheinteh in western Chekiang prov
ince following five days of severe
fighting, the high command COM
munique said today.
The communique said that Chen
teh was retaKen on Sunday.
1t also reported continued fight
ing around Wenchow, east coast
port, which now is held by the
Japanese after Changing hands sew
eral times.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
War Correspondent
browns at Jaffa

JERUSALEM, July % UP) -
Jacob Simon, United Press CORE
spondent since 1929, was drowned
carly Tuesday off the beach south
of Jaffa where he was bathing with
two other American war correspon-
dents.
At 36, Simon was one of the best
known newspapermen in the Mid
le East where he had travelled ex-
tenSivelyl He spoke English, French,
Arabic, Turkish, Spanish, Hebrew
and Italian.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22

LONDON, July % CUP) A
strong force of British bombers at
tackled the industrial centers of the
German Ruhr valley last night and
left many large fires at Duisburg,
their main objective, the air mini
stry announced today.
Thirteen bombers were missing,
the air ministry SAID, indicating
that the raiding force probably
numbered about 300 planes.
The bomber operation was pro-
tected by Raj bomber-fighters
which maintained constant patrols
over the enemy airdromes of France
and the low countries to prevent
Nazi interceptor planes from inter
fering with the Ruhr mission.
BIG RIVER PORT
Duisburg is one of Germans
greatest river ports. 1t has big
metal works and chemical factories
and is one of the principal coal
shipping centers.
The raiding force, understood to
include large number of the
RATS heaviest four-motored ships,
dumped a big weight of high ex-
plosives and incendiaries" on the
German objectives, authorities re-
ported.
The Raj took advantage of i'm
proved weather and the light of half
moon to again strike at the heart
Of Nazi war production over which
they ranged in a series of DAYLIGHT
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22

Off screen, he had won and mar
ried an American girl-Ruth Taub,
a literary agent. And any day now
he'll receive his final papers of
American citizenship. He is mem
Der of the California State Guard.
To top this good fortune, the
Vienna-born, Nazi-hating actor has
a new role in which he can state
his own feeling-with feeling. In
RKO's "The Navy Comes Thru"
Esmond is a great Viennese violin
list who joins the U. S. Navy and
doesn't care when his hands are
crippled. He opens and closes the
picture with this proud statement:
Il am an American!"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
SILVER IMPORTS BANNED

WASHINGTON, July % CUP) -
The war production board today
placed restrictions on the importa-
ton of silver ores, bullion, concen-
trates. coins. compounds and semi
processed items. Private importers
must obtain special authorization to
bring silver into the country The
restriction does not effect govern
ment agencies or existing private
contracts.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
Reds Admit New
Territorial Loss

MOSCOW, July % - (UP) - A
new German advance of some
distance in a sector of the Rostov
front was admitted by the high
command today despite strong
counter attacks thrown against the
enemy flanks.
The Russians were subjected to
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22

Features the automatic nos
safety vent, eliminating po'
losses and starting failure cat
by damage to the electrical
TEN from over flowing bait
acids. Other big featur
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-22
SCORES KNOCKOUT

TOLEDO, O., July % CUP) - Lee
Savold, one of the countrys lead
ing contenders for the heavyweight
crown, scored ninth-round knock
out over rugged Bill Poland of New
York before more than $4,000 fans
in a "Bomber-for Macarthur" fund
bout at Scott Field.
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MDc, 7:00-civilisn Defense: 0. {. D..
officials sppraiss last nights baekout.
WKv. 7:30-That Brewster Boy: Is the
Brewster homestead haunted
WMAL, S:oo-ouiz Kids; A mass return
engagement.
WRc, s:00-Thin Man Adventures: Nick
and More vs.. diamond smugelers.
WEv, s:30-Nelson Eddy is joined by So.
prano Nadine Conner Of the Met as regular per.
former on the program.
WMAL, 8:30-Manhafian al Midnight; Joe
Bates Smiths We Love Again"
WEy, e:oo-shlrlsY Temple: Falls in love
with . pup.
WRt, o:00-Eddle Cantor Show: Edna May
Oliver joins the show at the Army Air Force
camp in Santa Ana. Calf.
WINK, educational Symphony Hour: Re.
tording Of Dvorak's Symphony No. c'From the
New World').
WRt, o:30-hr. Disirid Attorney The
b. A. fixes the "flxeE."
WMAl, t0:00-Three.ihirds Of the Nation:
The role Of wool in the war effort.
VOL, t0:t5-Nsqr. Fulton J. Sheen Of
Catholic University speaks In connection with
the Jubilee Celebration Of Pope Plus XII.
WEV. i0:i5-ereai Music Moments: So.
p0no Florence easion and Tenor Arthur Canon
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are guest soIoists for excerpts from Wagner's
Tristan and Isolde"
VOL. ti:30-Tune Up, America: With
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Orchestra. ....
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Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.

David Bruce Burnstone, Oswald Jaco-
by, Howard Schenken and Theodore
A. Lightner. worlds leading team-of-
four, inventors of the system that
has beaten every other system In
existence.)
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EVENING STAR FEATURES.
the EVENINGS HIGH IIeHrs.

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West opened the three of hearts,
dummy winning with the ace. De-
clarer took the ace and queen OF
trump, then led the diamond jack
East stepped up with the diamond
ace and led the eight of clubs, giving
South a free flnesse. Declarer then
claimed the rest of the tricks
making six.
Do you see the crime and criminal?
Try to spot them for yourself before
reading on.
South was the criminal, and his
crime consisted in bidding three
spades! 1t was no crime to stop
short of slam at spades, for the
slam required good breaks in both
minors and was not particularly
desirable contract. Nor was it a
crime for East to lead clubs, for it
would have been easy for South to
discard one of dummy's clubs on
an established diamond. And it was
not a crime for East to bid three
hearts, although that bid was very,
very dangerous.
But South missed the point that
East's bid might have been danger
GUS and that North might be ready
to double for penalties. There was
no need for South to guess about
it; he should have passed!
Note that with a part score of
80 for each side, a pass by South
would be absolutely forcing. Even
if North had a weak hand and
couldn't double hearts, he could
still raise to three spades, reasoning
that the damage would not be ex-
cessive. Actually, of course, North
would have doubled three hearts
with great gusto, and that contract
would have been set five tricks, for
penalty of 1,400 points!
X X + X
Yesterday you were Howard
Schenken's partner and, with
neither side vulnerable, you held:
4 ASS
KQ85
o AQJ
j AIT
The bidding:
Jacoby You Burnstone Schenken
Pass 10 Pass IA
Pass CD
Answer-Bid two no-trump. Your
hand is not quite strong enough
for a Jump to three no-trump, but
the jump to two no-trump shows
the strength and the nature Of
your hand.
Score 100 per cent for two no.
trump, 60 per cent for three no
trump, 40 per cent for three spades.
Question No. 1,071.
Today you hold the same hand,
and the bidding continues:
Jacoby You Burnstone Schenken
Pass 10 Pass IA
Pass 2NT Pass 80
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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Points for Parents

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-04-09
HiI1crest

Lieutenant anad Mrs. John Bar
rett of Paxton, Ill, arrived here
Saturday morning to attend the fu-
neral of the latter's grandmother,
Mrs. Augusta Ross, 70, of Dale.
Lieut.. Barrett is stationed at Cha
mute Filed. They remained for a
few days visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Vernon Ross. Other week
end visitors at the Ross home who
We're in attendance at the funeral
were their son j. Neil Ross of Ohio
State University and Mr.. Ross sis
ter, Mrs. Ola BoZman, of Marietta.
Miss Hulda Hilaman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Hilaman, of
Beach City, and Tommy Hendershot
Of GAINESVILLE, were united in mar
riage at ST. Clairsville, March Z.
The Hilaman family for several
years resided here on the farm now
owned by Vernon Ross. The young
couple expect to make their home
In Beach City. .--Douglas Ball visit
ed a few days last week at Ash
tabula, before leaving Saturday for
Washington, ID. c., to assume a po-
Bition in the department of state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Newton
were guests Sunday of their son,
Frank Newton and family of Dun
can Falls.--Mr. and Mrs. G.. H. Phil
lips and daughter Waya, spent Sun
day at the Earl Phillips home, East
Windsor. --Beeman Kinney, section
foreman on the B. & O. railroad at
Toboso, spent the week end with
his family here.--Mrs. Media Smith
and Herman Riley attended the fu-
neral of their cousin, Mrs. Eva
Niceswanger at the Malta Metho-
dist church, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Walker of St.
Paul, Minn., were guests at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. J. G. Gage
from Wednesday of last week until
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-04-09

Every high fashion style
from slim under-arm
shapes to perky little
pouches. Smart fabrics
and grain feathers.
Simulated Alligator Bags
$2.08
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-04-09

dents, now of Muskingum county,
was inducted into the army March
23.
Mr. Hutchinson, former school
teacher of the Lytlesburg neighbor-
hood, later a merchant at various
places, retiring at Stockport in
forms us of what he believes to be
the first set-down strike. 1t was
thus: Some 60 years ago the pupils
of the Muttonburg school decided
they wouldn't carry any more wa
ter. The teacher of that term let
them have their way, and carried
the water the rest of the term.
The next term a new teacher was
employed On the first day no one
asked to go after water, then the
teacher asked couple of boys, who
refused, whereupon the teacher
gave them flogging. Then the
parents called the directors in,
who brought the matter up. The
no more right to furnish water for
the pupils than food and clothing.
After due deliberation the directors
decided he was right and the strike
was off.
We havet been planting our gar
den, some by the signs, some
when we feel like it.
Thinking some folks may be as
unlearned as we regarding law and
court procedure, we feel we should
tell you that the jury drawn We'd
nesday will not be called until aft
er April 27 The jury drawn for
the January term will serve until
then.
While we like all our sisters, we
have one we are prouder of than
the rest. She is much older than
Ruby, and that is what makes her
the more ble-past 81, able
to read. understand and explain.
Last week she baked bread of a
quality that could any bakery do
as well, they wouldn't have to wor-
ry about tires-folks would go and
get it. We refer to Esther ]. Cal
vert.
A friend calls our attention to a
sad story. His wife bought fruit
trees from a stranger. signed on the
dotted line without reading, to find
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-04-09
Spurrier Ridge

Mrs. Chas. Vincent and children
Vance and Joy of Millfield We're
Saturday callers of Mrs. Eliza Moody
and Mrs. Eliza Shook. Sunday
callers at the Moody home were
Clyde Shook. Walter Shook, wife
and son, Gerald Shook, wife and
daughter Judy, and Everett Shook,
wife and son Kenneth.
Otto Hines and wife and Ralph
Wood and wife were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. n. M.
Wood
Sunday school was organized at
Mt Zion April S, with the following
officers: superintendent, n. M.
Wood; assist supt., Mrs. Charles
Woodyard; sec'ytreas., Mrs. Ralph
Wood: assistant, Hazel Hale; or
ganists, Mrs. Chas. woodward and
Mrs. Ralph Wood; librarians, Glow
is and Howard Parsons.
Mrs. Ball of New Concord spent
Friday with Mrs Chas. woodward.
Leah Mae and Faye woodward
and Everett Shook, wife and son
Kenneth were Sunday afternoon
callers of Lizzie Adrian
Producing Well Drilled In
The well drilled on the Dale
woodward farm, after shooting
came in 250,000 GU. ft.