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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
BROKE DATE WITH ME-

Ncvlns' strange story of the
crime revealed he killed Mrs. Pit
i'm a flt OF jealousy because "Shc
broke ii date with me
Capt Harold Nulhar, chief Of
tho state police detective division.
said NcvinS calmly told Of having
murdered my sweetheart and ro-
lated how be had gone ON a rae
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
Pontiac
Teachers
Get Raise

-..i-- E.Jr -. f i.I d.. IN 800.
"orhoT,' o-y ln aii. i.a' ~ F
cent pay increase TO-DAY 'S4nlect
10 approval OF uIe \. ''r l. g..,
Board and lie haIoh S,HooI I1'.a .
l.aa G2-9-I a. = 2L l.4 LOT Z nv
huIidihe or ncedf al repairs no CHS y
ing poi 'du4e ",',' ..
There appeared niue 5rooa,... ,
'hdt me S'i'ooi -. III " W. '' ~. -.
ened IN me spI-hc because ol s..l
wage increase. "'tilH Is il''.'N =
Tor the al'eT-Ohii> mas >'li-e>''
but the BOARD OF soIo' tIoi i'.i'.e
n pidin ihal II u.s. ol'.it'lI.-
c0uS runs snort the ''IIl WIZ
.HorteneG. thcTfhy Wipn- OUT li.'
teachers. increase.
Tax payments are f'j.'. ,'i ..-
I1 percentage n,fe ana '-
may avert q cur Nl J ~ N'.''''' .'.' P. y.
The board ol f'.''4 ~ -
and hen asou.c,cod partly 70 the
demands of I.c Baron school
|rafrors that adcaua'c building bee
providcd for do children tno.a
/ Although thc SIS 1000 caImars.d
as tho 10 Bsron building .~5 n'|
rot nroyido a now build ne r.H.
+, vii nrovidr for cOr~trlIg. as
soor -. war urior.tics permit.
Waterford Checker and ta'-e
Club members wives an. ca--1-
- ,bo Ii,1r' oi7 r-v-s1rS ~atrlr-.z,-
80 cordrro. the fourth annual
.,t..,s~fora C.oo4f.rrovS s3re NTas
,-o MON a~r WORKING >Ix and
80 5.,.. ,,..o,. In ,.z- rrr- .r-
..-., 1t
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
Crude Oil Output
Reported Hioher

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Don7estic
crude oil production IN the week
ended December y, averaged
1857 $50 barrels daily, an increase
of 10, 975 barrels daily over the
preceding week. Oh and Gas
Journal estimates.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

HdllOn lll iildIitlfd AbNi F'Ni'I |'
The oXpreSSionleSs killer, who
broke down during lie dctoctor
test al the state police post Mon
day, and confessed shooting ms
sweetheart IN the head, was IN
high spirits when he appeared In
court.
The prisoner Iokcd with Trooper
Michael Dugcncr who escorted
him from the county jail, and told
Judge Louis r., Coash
II want 10 plead guilty and
get IL over with"
Prosecutor Victor {. Anderson
said Ncvins would not be aPraigncd
lin circuit court until after he has
been examined by three rsychla-
irlsts who will be appointed by the
state hospital commission.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
3Ol on Common
By Detroit Edison

Detroit Edison Company has dc.
clared a dividend Of 30 cents or
tho common, payable January Is
10 holders Of record December 26
Same amount was paid October IS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
Detroit Poultry

Narks, frm Hens. 23c: ieehofn hens.
os. and up lsc, cocks. l5c, rock springers
&c. rock hroilers. up 20 ~ los, zee
leEhorn springers zoe. hen turkeys 80
tom turkeys. IS Pos Up. csc; ducks. white
3 lhs. up 22c. geese zoe
FGGS-Market hrm. current receipts
3f'-C
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16


"Perhaps within the next two
weeks manpOwer sterilization
committee don't like the
term freezing-will be estab-
llished here"
He said the Joint management
labor committee VIII be headed
by o. X. Fjetland, as area dlrec-
tor of the manpower commission,
and he will have no voting power.
1t had been announced that
Walter AVerill Jr, head OF the
national youth administration IN
this area. had been named 10
the committee.
News OF the death Of Robert
Biacl1inton. a., airplane executive,
at Cincinnati, o.; was received
here today. He Was native OF
Flint where his mother, Mrs.
Rosetta Braden, now lives. Black
inton was found dead IN bed, au-
thorities said.
Hearings Will be held this after
noon for tavern operator and
four holders of specially designated
mercants' licenses for allegcdly
violating state liquor laws. The
hearings originally had been
scheduled for yesterday.
Sheriff Thomas w. NOlCott to-
day had been notified that an m
veStigator from the license en-
forcement bureau OF the state
LIQUOR control commission Will bc
assigned TO work with the shenil
In investigating complaints ol
beer gardens using lntammable
deCora tons.
&c. A. Parrish. head Of the hu-
:. said that tavern operators
NHo refuse 10 comply with ilre
safety regulations prohibiting use
of inflammable decorations viii be-
cited before the liquor control
commission for possible suspension
OF their licenses.
More than onc-half ton of candy
and baked goods 10 the boys IN
the armed forces IS the record
achieved by Mrs. Florenc .
NAnaerman OF IA Peer avenue.
She IL supervisor OF the &C Spark
Plug division cafeteria. Dept. 5i2.
and uses no sugar in her own
home, but saves II all Tor candy
and cakes 10 send 10 America e
fighting men.
These gifts or food arc sent 70
her sons, one Of whom is fight
ing of the coast of Alaska her
brother, her nephew and boys IN
the armed forces who have no
parents.
Not content with iuSt mailing
gifts 10 ServiCemcn, she invites
soldiers stationed away from home
toher house for some home cook
ing. She will toll her story on
General Motors VICTORY Is Our
Business" program over station
WFDF. Thursday. lis p m and
6;45 p. m.
Within the next few days Penn
Sylvania-CeHtFai AififHes may -rc-
sumo It's regular schedule here
following completion Of improve
ments at Bishop Airport Il vas
announced today by Clyde Cole,
airport manager,
An airlincS Inspector IS expected
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

sterling nc, and ns wholly owned sub
FgiarN fcporf~ for the six months ended
Novembcr 30 net lnss - x25 iae. after
federal income taxes 90 the subsidiary etc
against = net profit ~ Si2n 003 equal O.
% cents common snare for the six
months ended Nov. 30 1851. after preferred
dividend requirements
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
WFDF Program

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
e.fs- Ste3a Tnrsr
m Sshnol Wor-fN'U
.f5- Three Rs
1-Bstuser to rr~srr..
- isr7. Sea srd 49,
~-CHn Ms'Irss
I ~ Dinner Dame
Z 5S-sVi~El1 A.rGE
~ SFv.
: fn-NsJofv NurAr.s
FiS-NF Hsr1 ~r-
1n-Isrk Ar-rs'rrrE
f5--Caufhln MifrIEFf
WEDNESDAY ENT>I>a
o0-Korn kChrIsrs
tS-Day g. Review.
10 Don winslou
tS-RoUIrg Along.
a SS-Thres Aces
OOH Imam ana iindry
TIS-CsntlsTsn ~ Swlrg
3O-Thp Lone Range
watch the Wo-It CO
lS-TlIm ard Ahrer
n March ~ Victory
five witness S'rrist
Oo-Ras'r stree Nasr
s.50-Spo' light Bands.
Q 5S--Gracie Fields
1000 Raymond Gram So
10 - Treasury star FHTsae
10 30 k0rn krhnifrs
10 t5-Shsp Fields
n 5S-Nsvs sumrary.
IL O0--6l gnA'4re
THURSDAY NoRNINt
: Oo-ClockVatrher
3O-Sons % Pt@rsrrs
aS- News
7.S5- Program Resume
8 William " mar
e'lS-Treasury star Pa-s@r
. so Modern Melotr THO
efS-Folk Song Frolc.
Q No. Breakfast Club.
q 30 Breakfast club,
Q 4S-R Breakfast CIb
Molly Of the Msrinfs
- lS--NsWs
10 75--Lew White
10 3O-FAmiliar Favori'sE
J0:45--Flint Today.
1o:3O-Deep River Rows
81 OO-BreAkfast AZ SRrdis
u 7n-Oid Timers
Rhuwba TINE
TIL RSDAY AFTERNOoN
u n0-NeVs
i2:I0-Del Courtney.
Il 3O-Fsrm and Home Hrg-
90 BaukhaEe Talking
Ii5-V Our Business 40 ~
I:30-Commou Sense and Sentiment
1:t5-Teddy Powell Orchestra.
2 0O-Nsws.
7.iO-Treaalry Song psrads.
21S-Mvstery chef
4 30-James n Mac Donald
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
CHIC AGO

CHICAGO. Dec. IS GNS) .-HOGs-Re-
reipis IS GOO market steady; top Sl4 10:
bulk, Sl3.75 0li: heavies. $3.50 10.
mediums SI3 70 05. lights $3.50 n
l3 -; light lights, Sl3 asa 10 SIS; packing
so~s Si3 75I14; pigs. Sl2 10
CATTLE---Receip 7 900. marke I
STEADY. Calves Receipts 1900. market
steady Beet steers choice si5T1s.50;
medium. Sl2 IS. yearlings. Sl2ais,
butchers heifers xl0Gl5.50. cows SEQ
Il IS bulls 500 ~ rs calves. ssu155o;
feeders Sl0H 13 - stockers. steers $40 so
MA cows au8 hsifers Sgai2
SHEET Receipts. 10 600. market steady
lambs $l5H - 81 common. Sl3al5. year
nnrs Siz 50 n II so; feeders. $50 IA; ewes.
S. s.25.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
EAST BUFFALO

EAST BUFFALO y Y Dec IS ONsl
HOGS Receipts 800 market unchanged
art1g u,dor 29o rs az So ,.Y 49,,
100 200 lbs Sl4 -; trucked -ins. s14 25 ri
- so; hig weight butchers downward a.
Sli smooth SONS. Si375. rough and heavy,
&i3u ld 40
CATTLE Receipts $50. market slow
COWS and bulls 25c and more lower; cut
ter common cows. SIS 40 n 10; Gamers. SIS ~
rs; light and medium weight sausage
huUs. SO 4oT lle5
CALVES Receipts 100: vealers. I'M
changed. good and choice Sl7u IL. so
common and medium S120i6.jO
SHEEP Receipts 300 lamb trade steady:
good 20 choice 70-e- 10. natives, $3.50
re- -: medium - good. Si5d IS. throw
outs, SIS - down.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
Flint Job Sterilization
Plan Seen by Clark
Within Two Weeks

FLINT Dec essential workers In their
Jobs here reality weeks according 10 Mon
asue director of the production boards man
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
lansing TRAILER KILLER
Valves COasn'G EXaIlH.
Faces Mental Tests

LANSING Dec 16Tarard Ncvne IS borer and confessed
mother children today
awaiting sanity by state psychasts after waving eXam-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
David Miner, Beaverton.
Theron W NfNuod v.-f.t
WSAM Program

NFDNl~pAV AIIIRNoON
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-l. ehgf.I, ff..-
Como ata.r
2.U1 NfF#a. fr-
SIS Pan. r.-f.-t....
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900 swim. e.....
Ir Conn. AVA ,.r 90
uO This q s..
e. So. Ara.ra u,. Tar
NTnNfsDNN tNTNr>,
OBJ. Sew.
fIl. sumner .tr.....v
g.. -yus rq-t ra H.st-.-. r... Dr..
r un @g+e
rs r4.... Jim
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
Livestock Markets

CATTLE Receipts. 500. steers and hsf
srs opening Slow although supply very light.
Isl bids Z5c or more lower with scattered
sales weak 70 25c down cows opening
steady with Mondays SLOW close bulls little
changed few medium 10 low good shortfec
steers Sl2 q Is SO. several truck lots good
steers held above S14 medium and good fat
COWS 80 50u IL Gamers and cutters largely
IS 5OG 8 IS. good bulls practically absent,
most common and medium kinds ssIll.75.
CALVES Receipts. 900; market steady
bulk good and choice veaers $3.50, few
10 tlS-eeff4tffv-- AM medium. sIz1I5.
HOGS-Receipts. 1000. market steady
Bulk 10000 10 butchers. s14qI4lO, top,
Slf20 70 small killers on some Is0-240 10
weights. around l40-l75 10 averages
SIS 80 y IL; bulk sows. s1325di3.5O
sHEEP-Receipts 2 500. Lambs openinl
moderately active, fully steady with Mon.
days low close. early top and bulk good
70 choice native lambs SIS rs. some jus'
good kinds $3.50; medium light lambi
down 70 Sl3 30. with Gull and common
fhrowouts S7a "a; slaughter ewes opened
steady but market less active deck common
and medium 81 n weights SIS. with few
culls sorted or AZ So; asking up TO 81 fol
choice native ewes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
PITTSRI RICH


PITTSBURGH Dec - GNSl CAT
TILE Receipts -. market steady % strong.
steers. choice Sl5 - ~ rs 10; common 20
g0ce 25G15 rs. common. $40 i0A Il 50
heifers good 20 choice. Sl3a1A medium
70 good $40 750ll D common IS 25ff
lo 70 cows good 20 choice. &l011l. me
dium . good. $ 30 80. Gamers and
cutters. $60s $50. bulls good 20 choice
Si2 ~ - %; common 10 medium. IS I,
20 ~ %
HOGS Receipts $50. market active 3,
higher l6n-ls0 lbs 81 5afif4 65; -2OG
ms. SlE.55H So. 20o-22o his. sl4 81
70 Il So 22O-25o lbs. Si4 50a14 So $50. cgf
lbs. SlA 35alf "a. 2q0-350 lbs S1ii5Fi
"a 49, 1N0-150 lbs SD 25Glf2J: roughs
Sl3 13 so, rail hogs STATS
SHEEP Receipts 2J0, market steady
choice lambs Sl550Tis. medium n good
Sl2 asa - IS. common lambs. $3.50 g. IS
ewes, 81 81 q 6.75. wethers. So. IS 70 IT'S.
NES-- Receipts IS: market steady.
good 70 choice $3.50 OH 80: medium 20
good. Sl4 so a IS so, cul.s and common.
50 2 -. sf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

News OF the death OF Robert
Biaclxinton. a. airplane executive
at Cincinnati, o.. was received
here today. He WAS native OF
Flint where his mother, Mrs.
Rosetta Braden, now lives. Black
inton was found dead IN bed, au-
thorities said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
TIT RSnAN AIIIi

- 90 Noon FdIuoG.
- - Farm Hour
70 50--NSAM par4ds.
i2:4S-Notes for You.
ioo-Muslo You Like
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

&C. A. Parrish. head Of tho hu-
!, said that tavern operators
NHo refuse 10 comply with IRE
safety regulations prohibiting use
OF infiammable decorations VIII be-
cited before the liquor control
commission for possible suspension
OF their licenses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

Mrs. +. Jennie McNeal, who
has served as city Librarian here
the LAST. 80 years, VIII retire
from her duties here January J..
- was revealed today by the
hgir8 az education.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

Within the next few days Penn
sylvania-CeHtFai AtfifHes may r.
sumo It's regular schedule hero
following completion Of improve
ments at Bishop Airport Il vas
announced today by Clyde Cole,
airport manager,
An airlineS Inspector IS expected
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

Hearings Will be held this after
noon for a tavern operator and
four holders of specially designated
mercants licenses for allegcdly
violating state liquor laws. The
hearings originally had been
scheduled for yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03

NEW YORK, April 3 CUP)
Maybe Sailor Joe DebroWski of the
Navy was sick of the land and
yearning for the rigging. Police
thought he had done too much cele-
brating.
He slipped away from five COM
panions in a dance hall early to-
day and scurried up the lattice
work of a giant electric sign, two
stories above Broadway When Joe
reached the :op, he lighted a Gig
arctic, folded his arms and grinned
down at gathering audience.
His five friends were attracted by
the cat-calls and cheers of a croWd
that then numbered more than
1000. They went up after him. Joe
came down. When they came down,
he went up, and when they went
outside the lattice-Work, Joe scram-
bled inside.
This went on until a squad of
police arrived. and then Joes aero
battles became more daring. He led
sailors and police all over the sign
until all but Joe were exhausted.
The police summoned a fire truck.
1t ran up a 65-foot ladder. Joe
didn't wait for the ladder to reach
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
Consul TO Scots
Talks at Rotary

Experiences of an American con-
sui in Scotland during the present
war were described for the FL Cen
tro Rotary club by Howard Bow
man, formerly American Consul at
Glasgow. who was guest speaker at
the meeting Thursday noon in the
Barbara Worth hotel.
Bowman was at one time Ameri-
can consul in Mexicali and he is
at present visiting in the valley OF.
leave of absence.
Wartime Scotland. bombings, air
raids. the hardships caused by
food and clothing shortages, the
temper of the Scottish people were
all topics discussed by the speak
er, who also described the long
and hazardous trip by plane which
he, his wife and son had to take
to reach this country.
The Bowmans went by plane to
Lisbon. Portugal then to Dakar
than tc Brazil up the South Amer
lean coast to New York City.
Dr.. Norman E. Dupont was chair
man of the day and w. A. Scheni-
man. president. conducted the bus
iness meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
Panama Ships 500
Aliens foU.S.

A PORT IN PANAMA. April 3
up = approximately 600 enemy
aliens have sailed on an American
army transport fer the United
States where they will be intelned
for the duration, the army an
ncunced toda,.
Among them was George w
DrinkWater, a former canal 7cne
employe born in the United States
and Lee Christians, a naturalizeo
citizen CT the United States ano,
former Chicago amateur boxing
champion. The cnly priest in the
group was Msgr. Otto B. Schur-
mann, an Austrian.
Some were dependents of intern
ed aliens, who volunteered to leave
All Whc had been tlterned were
residents of Panama. which asked
the United States to hold them for
safekeeping. but none was citi-
zen.
The transport will pick up 100
additional enemy aliens in Guata-
mala and Costa R4ca.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03

feet at midnight stopping sales of
bicycles because "a the terrific rate
at which they have been going to
people who don't need them. with
too few going ito people. like de-
fense workers who have to have
them now or soon will need them. "
Only bicycles not frozen by the
order were those en- route from fac
tory to dealer. and those will be
immobilized at their destination.
The order applies even if the bikes
have been ordered and paid for
Officials had no estimate of the
number affected. but said recent
restrictions on manufacture have
cut inventories to the lowest in re-
cent years. The only bicycles now
being made are the Victory
models-one for men and one for
wonderland production has been
cut to 40 per cent of last years
100000 units. Adoption of the
Victory moael was designed to
conserve iron and steel.
Violators of the order face a max
imum fine of $4,000 and a year
III jail under the second war powers
act recent" passed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
Whole Of British
Army Turned Into
Commando Force

Continued from Page One)
slightly off the target and the men
learn quickly to keep their heads
down and to seek protection from
every available shelter in their ad-
vance across the bomb trembling
ground. However, wounds still arc
lot uncommon in this training per-
iod.
Light tanks from the school
plunge through a hail of machine
gun fire and over huge holes IN
the earth, blasted out by exploding
land mines. Such experience teach
eS the men to take cover effectively
and to withstand the sound of bat
tie.
THE men are constantly moving
for Is hours day The shock troops
even run to meals-that is, if they
are having a meal that day. For
they are trained to fight all day
and all night without food and il
forced marches across the country
side carrying full equipment"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
LuftWcffe Shows
fedr of Invasion

LONDON. April 3 up - Ger
many, apparently fearing that q
fleet was maSsne 1or a British in
vasion Of the continent. attacked
a long stretch of the south and
southeast coast in a powerful bomb
Ing raid during the night
Observers said that the fleet ap-
peared to be the biggest which had
ever attacked the coast by night.
Berlin reported that Dover and
Portland We're the chief targetSl
British bomber planes. continuing
heir spring offensive. attacked the
great Matford Motor Works 10 miles
northwest of Paris for the second
straight night and according to the
air ministry did heavy damage.
FACTORY DAMAGED
The large Matford plant. former
y Frances Ford Works. has been
made useless" to the Germans for
months to come as the result of
three Raj attacks within the past
month. air officials said
The plant was called the second
most vital target of the Nazi-held
Paris region.
British planes also bombed docks
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
Reds Take Toll of
Germans on Widely
Separated Fronts

LONDON. April 8 up - Rus
sian communiques reported today
the killing Of at least 24.248 more
Germans. and indicated that battles
were mounting in feroeity as the
enemy threw additional men. tanks
and planes into counterattacks.
A special communique late last
night said 1900 Germans were
killed on the Leningrad front from
March 20 to March 81. and 10000
were killed on the Kalinin front
northwest of Moscow. from March
81 to April ,.
The regular communique last
midnight covering more recent op-
erations. asserted a rifle unit on the
central front had dislodged the Ger
mans from a community and killed
100 of them
On the Kalinin front, Soviet fore
es repulsed a tank and infantry at
tack and killed ESQ Germans. Cue
rillas operating behind the Germans
in the Orel district killed l69 and
took "a prisoners. Raiding deep be
hind the German lines in the south
Russian units killed 800 Germans
and blew up six pill boxes in one
fCray and annihilated % in a see
ond.
The Germans tried to attack on q
sector of the Leningrad front The
communique said 18 of their tanks
were smashed and 1000 OF them
killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
WaveII Consulted
In India PROGRAM

NEW DELHI, India, April 3 (UP)
Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell. COM
mander in chief in India and Bur-
ma, was brought into negotiations
On Britain's offer of postwar DOM
inion status to India today
Maulana Abul Kalam AZad presi-
dent of the nationalist all-India
congress, announced that he and
Jawaharlal Nehru, powerful left
wing congress leader. would meet
Wavell and Sir Stafford Cripps
British cabinet envoy. at time ano
place to be arranged.
Wavell and Cripps conferred al
noon for an hour.
Wavell will Join in the genera
attempt to find a basis of agree
ment by which Indians may be con-
ceded a share satisfactory to ma.
tioIalists in India's defense.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
Civil Air Patrol
Trainees lecfured

Stuart Morton of the El Centre
fire department and Lieut.. H. B.
Thompson of Camp Seeley spoke
Thursday night at the Civil Air pa
troll training school at the Junior
college in Ell Centre.
Morton discussed war gas defens-
es. giving the class the benefit of
training he received at the gas
defense school conducted at Stan
ford university by Army Officers
working under the chemical war
fare division of the office of civilian
defense. Later the group will re-
ceiye instruction in the use of gas
masks. Lieut.. Thompson gave his
third lecture on Military Discipline
ana Courtesy
Membership in the group still is
open and anyone interested is urged
to join at once so as not to miss
the required instruction
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
British Fall Back
From Prone Under
Sudden Offensive

NEW DELHI. india. April 3 up
British forces have retreated
from Prone, key city on the west
Burma front 100 miles south of the
rich Yanangyuang oil fields, under
pressure of sudden and over
whelming japanese offensive. a
ccmmunique of the Burma COM
n1and announced today.
1t had been obvious that Prone
was lost. and the main British fore
es had withdrawn. A covering force
was left to hold the town.
AT dusk Wednesday, the japanese
attacked in force.
Japanese troops who had filtered
through the jungle with the aid of
treacherous Burmese natives moved
ON to the main road as If by signal.
They and powerful frontal force
hit the thin British covering line
from positions on high ground. just
south of Prone, which their jungle
forces had secured after moving up
east of the road.
Throught the night the British
empire forces fought to delay the
Japanese advance.
At dawn they began a slow. stub
born retreat and succeeded in with
drawing intact to fresh covering
position north of Prone
Dispatches from the front saio
the japanese were not ONLY attack
ing in superior strength on both the
Prone front and the Toungoo front
on the east held by Gen. Joseph
w Stilwells 5la and 9Th Chinese
armies, but dominated the air il.
both areas.
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strong Japanese forces had landed
at Akyab, on the west coast of Bur-
ma. asserting that the statement
was incorrect. AS yet there was no
further explanation from Chung
king of the spokesman's statement.
On other fighting fronts:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Fill
ipino defense lines were restored
and enemy units mopped up after
a heavy attack in which superior
numbers of Japanese pushed for
ward on Bataan peninsula. Defense
casualties were reported compare
lively slight, but the usual morning
communique was not received.
AUSTRALIA-War Minister F.. M,
Forde to inspect American forces
preparing for battle of Australia
and eventual counteroffenSive; al
men between 18 and 60 called up
for compulsory civilian defense un-
less already in other war activities
RUSSIA-Fighting increasing as
Germans move more tanks and
planes into Russian front, preSum-
ably in effort to get long-threaten-
ed southern offensive moving, but