Milford chronicle., 1942-07-03

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Headlines in the daiIies scream
the fact that the apparently irwin
chile Rommel is nearly in the sub
urbs of Alexandria. -rhe British
have been pushed back and back
until they must, it would seem,
stop or leave the continent. Surely
the writer who said a miracle, like
that at the Marine in 1914 is needed
in Egypt, knew what he was say
ing. Perhaps the British have a
plan, whereby RommeI, who can
not always be infallible, can be in
duced to over-extend his lines of
Communication and supply, and
then, thus weakened, be defeated.
General Auchinleck, now in su-
preme command of the British
Eighth Army, is no mean stragetist
himself, and when he said he
means to form a defense in depth,
be evidently means Just that. 1t is
not conceivable that the English
and their allies will give up the
fabled land of the Pharaohs, with
its riches, to the Nazis without fur
thsf bloody battles. According to
late reports coming in, the Ameri-
can air arm is doing a yeoman's
job of blasting the advancing Axis
hordes..
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In Russia, the Soviets are strik-
ing back and the Germans seem to
have their hands full. The Rus
sian theater of war is the only
really bright spot in the allied ma
tions" war effort; for here men
are determined that if thing is
worth living for it is worth dying
for, and are bitterly contesting
every inch ground they have to.
give up to the Hitlerites. 1t seems
to me that the Russians, if they
persevere against the Germans
and it is this writer's opinion that
they will-will have twice saved
the democracies from the iron heel
Of Germanic domination. In 1914,
the mighty German army had
smashed through Belgium; had
brushed aside the tiny British ex-
peditioiary force under the gem
8efaIship OF Sir John sFfehch,' and
had forced the French into the
suburbs of Paris. Civilization hung
in the balance, then the Russians
went to the rescue and invaded
East Prussia with an army of over
100000 men, forcing Won Kluck to
dispatch several divisions to the
Eastern front, thus saving Paris,
and subsequently, the Allied pow
ers, from defeat.
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Can you pitch? Can you catch?
II so. you can get berth on one
Of the softhall teams now form
ing. The Milford softball league
was organized here last Friday
night with DeMolay, Odd Fellows,
Home Guard, and Kiwanis, all of
this city, and Company H, 18th
Infantry, of Rsdden, as charter
members. The league will get
underway the week. of July 9Th,
and will play split-half schedule.
Release of the playing schedule is
being withheld pending selection
of a sixth team. A committee, con-
sisting of Chester Coffin, Edwin
Walls, DR.. James r. West, C. M
Falter and Dave Hugg, is to meet
this evening to complete details re-
garding schedule and playing regu-
lations. The meeting will be held
in CHUCK" Wright's store at $3.50
o'clock.
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Every week, it seems, another
friend of mine is called into the
service of his country-boys l have
known practically all my life now
write to me from far distant |
points, and to each who gives me
his address l am sending a paper,
for ! know little of what it means
to receive a hometown paper when
one is far from folks back home.
This week George Wroten got his
orders to report to camp, and a
group of his friends who through |
the years have enjoyed dropping !
in on George at his store on Wal |
nut street, gathered at his fathers |
home and gave George farewell
party that will probably go down
in history as one of the most en-
j0yable ever held. 1t seems that
when group Of men get-together
it is time to reminisce. and the
stories told and retold Tuesday
night would make Baron Munchau-
sen. look to his laurels. However,
it was all in good sport, and it
helped the honor guest to leave
his home and loved ones in a
CHEEKY frame of mind.