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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
SCOUTS ENTERTAIN
SPONSORING GROUP

Girl Scout sponsoring groups
we're Delightfully."- entertained for
tea by the Girl Scout Council mem
bers at Starkweather Hall. Tuesday
afternoon. Bright autumn garden
flowers provided an attractive cen
terpiece for the lace covered tea
table.
Mrs James Kercheval, a council
member and chairman of the organ
.zation committee. in short talk.
told of ways 10 which the troop
committees may cooperate with
Girl Scouting.
The committee for the tea. which
was part OF Girl Scout Week cele-
bration. was Mrs Ernest Chapelle
chairman. Mrs. Glenn GroOsbeck
and Mrs. John Sellers
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
GARMENT STOLEN

Detroit Oct. 2S-INS-Although
he received a suspended sentenC @
for appearing on downtown streets
in an ensemble not inclusive of
shoes and pants. James Gum, IL,
today was still uniformed on the
incidents leading up to his appear
ance before Judge Christopher F..
Stein. When Gum appeared be-
fore the magistrate in borrowed
pants. he explained his unentential
appearance as: 81 was drunk.
Judge, | fell asleep somewhere and
somebody stole my pants"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
Three Names Added
by Service Mothers

Three new names were added 10
the membership roll OF the Mothers
of Men IN Service Club. report OF
the rummage sale was made end
plans were discussed for a tag day
sale at Tuesday afternoons meet
ing of the club at the American
Legion home.
The meeting was opened by the
president. Mrs. Arthur Ferguson.
with a moment Of silent prayer fos
the boys in service. The three new
members are Mrs Fred Dupon, Mrs
Richard Everard and Mrs. Walter
Chadwick. Mrs. George Norman.
chairman of the rummage sale, Oct.
Is and Il. reported a sum OF S9j
cleared. The members are to serve
refreshments for the American lie
sion party. Friday night The char
ter was closed with a membership
Of 81
The next club meeting will be
Nov. 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
Junior Division Band
Will Play Saturday

The Junior Division band OF Ypsi.
lanti High School will play at Island
Park Saturday. The band will per
FORM under the night lights and all
the children OF Ypsilanti are invited
to attend.
The pro ram will mark the term
nation of the athletic activity OF
the seventh and eighth grades.
l.. p. Cushman. assisted by Ed
win w. Shadford, is in charge OF
the program.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
CAPSULE SISTERS
GUESTS AT PARTY

The Capsule Sisters Club mem
bers were entertained at a Halo
ween party at the home OF Mrs.
William Renton. Tuesday evening.
Halloween games were played with
prizes going to Mrs. William Hill
bert, Mrs. Abbeg Dennis, Mrs. Al
fred Morris and Mrs. Delbert Blake
man.
The refreshment table was decor.
ated for Halloween with orange and
black candles and Halloween table
spread and napkins. Cider and
doughnuts were served
The next club meeting Nov. 10
will be with Mrs Glenn Spencer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
LOSE ONE TO WIN TWO

A SITUATION Of fairly fire.
quent occurrence is that in which
you come down toward the end Of
the play and have possible illnesses
remaining in two suits. If they are
both toward the same defenders
hand, and especially if indications
are that both of them will lose
you are better off not to try them
both. You are then face to face
with marked invitation to at
tempt a lead-throwing end-play.
Forego the fnesse Of one suit.
Take its top card and lead the
other to the man marked as hav-
ing the winner. When he takes it..
he must then pitch right back
into the fork Of your second
finCccp
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
Baptist Fellowship
Attended by Many

Rev. and Mrs h. f. Nichols. MI.
and Mrs Ray Williams, Mrs. John
Fry. Mrs. NJ Z. Perkins, Mrs. Bert
Crippen. Mrs. Frank Gable, Misses
Charlotte and Ruth Gable and Mrs.
Ward Groosbeck attended the meet
Ing Of the Eastern Michigan Fuhda-
mental Baptist Fellowship at Ann
Arbor. Tuesday. Mr.. Nichols was
one Of the speakers, his topic being
1.-The Christ Centered Life Others
included Or. Paul Rood, Los Ange-
les. cal. president OF the World 5
Christian Fellow hip Association,
Rev. Aubrey Henderson of Grace
Baptist Church. BelleyiIle Kenneth
l.. Pike, a missionary from Mexico;
and Rev. Thurlow d. YaXley OF the
South Baptist Church at Lansing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
Decree Conferred
in Phoenix Lodge

About 40 members o. Golden Rule
Lodge number 1853, f. and A. VI.
Ann Arbor, visited Phoenix Lodge
number 10. Tuesday evening, and
conferred the Master Mason degree
on one candidate. Charles Bohn
worshipful master. announced that
the Fellowship degree will be con
ferred on candidates, Nov. 3.
The meeting was preceded by
bountiful Jiggs dinner served By
women OF the Eastern star
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
FOUR HOSTESSES
At GAME PARTY

Miss Doris Milliman. Miss Mar
ior.e Millimau. Miss Ruth Gambell
and Miss Ora Mae Hartley We're
hostesses Tuesday In the Formal
Lounge o. the Charles McKenny
Hall to the members OF the Ypsl-
lanti Business and Professional
Women's Club and guests at bene-
Ut game party
Fourteen tables were in play
bingo. crazy bridge and hearts were
the entertainment Prizes were
awarded to Miss Flora Burgess
and Miss Lucy Hardy. A special
prize VAS won by Miss Janet Rem.
ton.
Dainty refreshments were served
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
Observe Anniversary

Mrs. Anna Youngs gave 5 O'Clock
dinner in her home in Salem sun
day afternoon observing the birth.
day of Mrs. Frank L. Huff and hav
ing for guests also Mr.. and Mrs
Clement F. Huff and their two chill
dren and Donald McCulloch
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
Birthdays Celebrated

The birthdays OF Barbara Orr
and Nancy Patterson were celebrat-
ed following the regular meeting Of
the Junior Club OF the Degree o.
Honor, Tuesday afternoon at 81.
Luke Church House. The pot Of
gold was won by Bonnie Martin.
The initiation Of candidates was
ostponed until next month as sew
eral o. the officers were absent.
One member will be graduated at
the November meeting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28

Mr. and Mrs John G Duguid en-
terta.ned sunday Mr.. Duguids sis
ters, Mrs. Mayme Pendell. North
Adams, and Mrs Myrta Null. Mont
-gomery and his brother and sister.
in.law Mr. and Mrs Dennis Duguid.
Crosse Pointe
Nj and Mrs Raymond Dennis.
Wayne sunday visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvin Anderson
Mrs Emma Randall Detroit,
visited her cousin. Mrs c. Z.
Gum. Thursday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
Methodist District Society
Ends Sessions For Duration

conducted and the report OF the
nominating committee was heard
ia the morning session Mrs j. o.
Walker. Detroit. conference presi
dent. substituted for Mrs. wilbur
Ale. Her message was Peace with
Power with Activity
shor, talks hy various presidents
followed each describing "a mission
airy project owned and operated by
The society.
Mrs Chaaes Bra,hares Ann Ar
Der eilered the uOODtide prayer
During the in,erm Of 30 min
utes. luncheon was served by circle
two Rev. Walter Heyler gave The
deEOuoas. opening fhe afternoon
meeting He read 2ud Timothy first
chapter, eXAorting all The women TO
pray for peace. % become leaders
Of Christianity 81 their homes. TO
make j. ChristCenter He
stressed The great need to influence
youth in order 10 torestall pagan.
ism within. TWO generations.
Mrs Uah Lord sang beautifully
The Lord Is My shepherd by Van
de Wafer
Rev. Luther Butts. district super
intendeat. prsiaced the Installation
service with a splendid talk on
our Evangelistic Crusade He in
stalled the nov 1913 officers I'm an
impressive manner. A. the head OF
The l. officers are Mrs. Russell
Steiuiger president. Mrs. Luthe
Butts. honorary president Mrs.
Victor d Lonefielt. vice president
A wire inviting the women to a.
lend the West side Methodist
Church. Ann Arbor Thursday eve
ming a. 80 10 hear Mrs Wilbur
Ale was read
Mrs J. g Springman was chair
man o. the reception committee
and GREETED the guests a. they ar
rived
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28

\ High School dance will take
place in the Ypsilanti High School
gymnasium after the Birmingham
and Ypsilanti football game Friday
night. The dance will be given b.
the Honor Society under the direc-
ton Of Miss Mary Parrish, their ad-
visor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
Mrs. Nelson CIough
Pedro Club Hostess

Mrs Nelson Clough was hostess
for the Old Tyne Pedro Club at
her home, Tuesday evening. Prizes
for pedro were won by Mrs. Nelson
Clough. Mrs. Peter Kerner,~ Mrs.
Henry Zeininger ana Mrs. ~ymond
Clough.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess
The next club meeting will be
with Mrs Fred Block.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
ATTENTION
CITY SUISSE RIDERS

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wishes all subscribers TO re
ceive their papers regularly
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or non delivery OF the Daily
Press phone the press Office
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Saturday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
lodae Has Supper

The meeting of Loyal Lodge mum
Der 19 Degree of Honor was proceed
ed by a supper for members and
friends. Tuesday evening. At the
business meeting following. plans
for the Christmas party 10 be Dec.
s. were discussed. Mrs Stanley
Rose will be supper chairman and
Mrs. Laur Butler. entertainment. 1t
was decided 70 omit the supper pre-
ceding the November "a meeting
and to have refreshments after the
meeting, instead The initiation Of
candidates that was to have taken
place at this meeting was post
poned.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
Sew On Quilt

Industrial Pleasure Club mem
bers sewed on quilt blocks follow.
ing a brief business meeting Tues
day afternoon at the home OF Mrs
George Stuart TWO members were
absent. At the close OF the after
noon. refreshments were served by
the hostess. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. Peter Buccos.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28

Mrs. Harvey c. Colburn has gone
to Pittsburgh, Pa, to visit her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Kimmel, and her new
granddaughter, who was born a
week ago
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28

Mrs. Charles Baylis. Mrs c. NJ.
Bissell and Mrs Harold Zeeb were
dinner guests Tuesday OF Mrs. Bay
lis daughter. Mrs. Vera Nolf, Belle
willie.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28

Mrs. II. c. Moore and Mrs. J. II.
Simpson 432 y. Huron ST. are
leaving for Florida today to spend
the winter.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28
Suuper Postponed

The potluck supper at A n.
Huron St, planned by the Calvary
Baptist Fellowship 10 welcome
newcomers to Ypsilanti and the
church. has been postponed from
Oct. 80 to Nov. 5.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-28

As soon as the spade 8 was led
and North saw the dummy. he
knew East had made one of his
habitual shaded uncomfortable
doubles. With two tricks sure in
that suit, he could get game with
four hearts. two club tops and one
diamond. The first trick brought
the spade Z. 10 and ]. then he
fncsscd the heart J. took two
heart tops ana led another to set
UP the last heart West won,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-28
Junior Red Cross
viii Plant Garden
Al Camp SeeIey

C3aN SrCl.N> barren grounds
re - er Y.a,,.ed = garden with
. V.aahrcak o. atae, trees. Satur-
81 Wsta 1W0os Red Cross men,
gc:s >.a2. .Hee program Of beau-
uaeatio@ tor tie camp.
Children from rural and city
scaee.s y .:c area &HGcr the juriS-
Gs,tl2a e. ,Hc Fl Centro Red Cross
chapter AZ. collecting seeds. plants
@@G ras,mE. nd anyone willing to
4l,e a&H @, Tie following may leave
them a. 'hp nearest school athel
cuttings .u, lie windbreak. casSIa
rec cuttings. pctun.a plants, holly
loe6 seeds. rye gra>S seeds. lantana
lips
These varieties have been chosen
rs beS, suited 10 soil conditions at
Comp Seelty Mrs. Evan T. HeweS
"Nd NJ Fl,ou 8. Christian are
Scens tha, thc ground Is preparec
fol N.antuU.. Ms John NJ Kepley
"nG Ms Q G. Carleton are az
ra0eins 10. the rural schools par
t.eipa.ion. and NesdameS j. b.
Ai>Neege. W. II Tyler, Jr and r
c C.eMonS VIII arrange transpor-
tl.on toy Fl Centro Youngsters
TIE children have been invited
to be a. camp n 9 4. n. Saturday
70 witness the parade review and
Il hear the band concert after
which they Will start planting the
Wndbreak and gardens.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-28
Mitchell Partner
In Womuck Firm

many Of whom haye bc,a With til,
company fC. q wears Many hc>
msE ia TIE eam.s"N lase asc:
with the company sor mere than Is
year. Several ha,c been - Wcm-
ack'> employ Slice Sc btG,n huS.-
ness IN Sco.t, n 5ql9 wiz ,ae ForC
car n >tOCk - - spare ...e 3oa-.,
on credit;
Careers o. Nlonack ANd Nltshcu
in the valley are success stories
Womack prolres #ea tiom h.a ono
car automobile business IL See,ry
to ownership of one oi the most
successful auG important baSne>>r.
i Imperial an5 CoachcNa Valleys.
Mitchell arrived III ImpeNa. Val
ley II 1872 While selling aUtomo-
blleS. Mitchell called on TIE late
Judge !. 5. IareW then praetic-
ing law in b Centre. LareW haG No
time 10Y a car demonstration u,
tod Mitchell. because his steMo--
rapher WAS gene and hc h3d 10,
much work ahead Mitchell aercc,
- take dlltatlon and 60 tie ~teao--
- Attt4 WI! = 80 IAltN N0t..ks 4-s h 4
time for demonstration lageW
liked his WORK. 50 Mitchell WorkeC
fo. Am three wears while st4auug
laW DIr!N- the :hree vear>. 2utch-
I'll al>o acjcJ Is interprete: q Mex
lcln tov he late I. P Sargent. whl
na5 a finance company. Sargent
decided !; was better 70 employ
Mitchell ,han borrow him. He wa
araf ed frcm Sargent by WomacH
He has served Womack as genera
manager for the last three years
aud formation Of the partnership
WaS started I've years age
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-28

HAYDEN, Colo, Jan. %. CUP)-
The bodies of "a coal miners, killed
in a dreaded black damp" explo-
sion at the Victor American COM
pany workings near here shortly
before midnight, were located in
the depths of the mile-long Wadge
mine shaft shortly after dawn to-
day.
Several six-man rescue crews
waited at the entrance of the mine
for gas to clear away before Thomas
Allen, Colorado coal mine inspector,
would allow them to go in to re-
cover the bodies.
They we're gathered in little
groups of neighboring miners con-
soling the victims families. many
of whom had put in nightlong
vigil. Allen said the bodies would
be brought out in coal cars be
fore the day is over.
Superintendent Henry johnson OF
the Victor American company said
the miners were killed in an eX-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-28
Don': Ask Release
OF Aliens, Advice

Members CT the public informa-
ton committee of the Imperial
County Council of Defense WedneS-
day urged Imperial county resi-
dents to refuse to sign any petition
requesting release of aliens arrest
ed and held by federal authorities.
Obvious purpose Of the petitions.
committee members said, is to
bring pressure upon federal authori,
ties to release enemy aliens. II
anyone has signed such petitions,
the committee urged withdrawal Of
their names Immediately. Circula,
ton Of such petitions should be
reported TO the committee at once
said Hugh T. Osborne, chairman
Judge V. N. Thompson, chair
man; and Don C. Bitter, vice
chairman.
Federal authorities detained
enemy aliens. committee members
said. in the interest of the safety
of the United States while at war
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-28

Formation of the Womack e.
Mitchell Motor company. partner
ship formed by Roy Il Womacs
and F H Red Mitchell VS. .n-
nounced in Imperial Valley Wed
nesdav when articles Of incoypo.-
alton were flied
The partnership made closer g
business association which began u
1927 when Mitchell went to work
for Womack
Our faith and confidence in tn,
future prosperity Of Imperial valley
prompted rs to take this step.
Womack said Wednesday, I'M
pelial Valley Will be stronger. bet
ter, and more important than ever
after the war The valley Will have
TO produce more food products Than
ever before We believe the valley
will be one OF the brightest spot
In the nation"
They declared they contemplated
no changes in their plants in (.
Centre, Brawley. and CaleN.cc
where ChevroletS and Cad.llacS are
sold, or in Indio where Cheyyolet>
and Bucks are sold There are IL
employees on the company payroll
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-28
District Reports
Years Operation

! 655. On the basis of this figure
and ON the prevailing district taA
rate of S3.I7 per $l0o the report
/ states the dlSlIC, expects to raise
Sl.l8.t13 in the present year This
is Sl4055 less thaa the amount
! raised from assessments tor the
/ year l940-4i.
The estimated tax revenues an
| uCipIte dellnquenCieS OF Is per cent
UrhnquencieS last year amounted te
emily $l09S per cent.
POWER DIVISION
/ In his report on activities OF the
/ power division. Hewes revealed that
net profits of this phase of the lrri-
aation district fell off S4l,643 be-
| low those of the previous year. The
total last year was S53,612
The decrease, HeWeS said, was
due TO higher financial costs" OF
the power division as 4 result OF
interest payments that fell due
on the power system construction
bonds.
Last year vas the first in which
Imperial Valley had been served
with electricity generated in the
valley This first home grown
power Was developed on the Al.
American canal at Drop No. 3
which was placed in operation or
February %. Two days later Drop
No. 1 WaSputintooperation. These
No. + was put into operation. These
two hydro electric plants have i
combined capacity of 26515 900 kilo-
watt hours which, with the Braw-
ley Diesel plants output of 12.843
kllowatt hours. is more than ample
to serve the entire valley.
That Imperial Valley folk "ap-
preciate their own power" Hewes
said, is demonstrated by the fact
that 1871 saw 1000 new customers
changing OVER to the districts
meters. The district now is serv-
fne 4 total OF 1920 homes and
business with All American power.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-28
81 Die in Black
Damp Explosion

plosion as the result of what the
miners in this northwestern Colo
RADIO region call black damp. 1t
gets its name from its appearance
in lamplight underground.
Formed by the combination OF
coal dust with moisture which ac-
cumulates in the shaft, the result
ant gas eXplodes to take all oXy-
gen from the air in the immediate
vicinity.
First news of what was believed
to be Colorado's greatest coal mine
disaster came from four members
of the 38 man crew who escaped
the deadly gas by climbing out Of
an air Ventilator.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-28
3 laps, ; American
Citizens Indicted
As Tokyo's Agents
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are back in Japan.
Takanashi and Takeuchi were
identified as organizers, together
with other Japanese nationals DOM
iciled in the United States. OF
"Jikyoku Iinki," the Japanese COM
mittee on trade and information,
established in San Francisco in
September, 1877, TO disseminate pro-
japanese information and propa-
ganda.
Townsend ant Ryder, the indict-
ment charged, acted as public rela-
tiCns counsel, publicity agents and
representatives of the committee
from September, 1887, to August
1910, and in that capacity inform
d and advised the committee in
matters pertaining to political in-
terests and public relations ana
engaged in the placing and dissem-
mating within the United States OF
information and propaganda favor
able to the committee and the
government of Japan
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-28
90 Attend First
Machinery Clinic

More thGl 60 persons attended,
the flrst farm machinery clinic al
The Edgar Implement company il
Fl Centre Tuesday to learn how
to arip ;h,r fam equipment last
Oat tie Nuy.
In addition 70 the farmers. 1t
pupils Wcm Central High schoo?
joined thr audience fer a little
outside information ON the care o.
LAIN mayh.Lrry and equipment
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-28
$1,000 MINK COAT
STOIEN EROM SINGER

NFW NORN. J0n. %. IJI---
Folce were hunting today for a
tAiei Mho stole 4 $4,000 mink coat
flom the Grt>>.ag room Of colora-
tura soprano IIlN Pens While 81"
Wa> singing ~ 4 benefit concert
IL Carneelr halI last night FOR Bel
paln> and Britain.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-28
CHAIN GANG MEMBER
DISAPPEARS

Chief of Police Harold Dickerson
of Calipatria Wednesday asked I'M
perial county peace officers to
help search for Darrell Brumley, 80,
who disappeared while working on
a Calipatria Jail chain gang late
Tuesday. He was described as being
five feet, six inches in height,
weighing l40 pounds, and having
grey eyes. When last seen he wore
blue bib overallS and 4 blue shirt.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-28
RENERSES IN LIBYA

British forces in Libya were be-
llered to be organized to strike al
the axis armored forces. which
nave regained l45 miles south OF
BenghaZi in an effort TO achieve a
decisive knockout blow following :.
/ devastating RAF attack en- the
enemy concentrations.
The Red army forces forward
southwest of Moscow, probably re-
captured Bryansk. in a drive tc
close the southern army of a pine
erS Cn SmolenSk. Mere than lOC
villages We're recovered according
to reports in the last "a hours.
Greatest attention still centerec
on allied thruSts against the Japa,
ntSe i'll the Far East
These blows. while cr.ppling. are
but counterattackS on the big
scale Japanese drive i'll the Fal
Fast and the enemy still WAS max
ing slow but costly progress toWard
his main objectiveS.
SEA ACTION CONTINUES
Communicates issued by the Un-
tied Nations headquarters in the
East Indies and BY the Dutch in
dicated that the battle CT MacasSar
Straits still was in progress. al
though the Japanese had made
costly landings at Balik Papan, on
the east coast of Bo!neo, and il.
southwestern CelebeS.
Dutch land forces were believed
tc be fighting the enemy on tho
land and today's communique Saic
that the flying fortress attack haG
sunk one transport, set another
afire and Straddled a cruiser witt
bombs.
japanese planes heavily attacked
the Dutch toWA CT Emma Haven, il
western 5umatra, firing two mer-
chant ships and hitting a thlrL
yney also rtr1%cd bombings CT
southeastern Borneo and the Am
bon naval base.
JAPS PRESS AHEAD
The japanese, again sending
strclg bomber fleets to attack
Singapore, were pushing forward Oh.
land with four main drives. One
was on the west coast, in the Seng.
garang sector: another was near
Aver Hitam. southeast Of Batu
Pahat; a third was south of Kluan2
in the center Of the ppn.ASllla anG
the fourth was south of MtrSing
on the east coast
That meant that the japanese
had bent the British defense line
that had followed the main trans
peninsula road but there did MOI
seem to be any important break
through, nor did Tokyo radio make
any claims Cf approaching Johor2
Batu as it had done some days
age.
NorthWard, in Burma. the British
and American aerial forces still.
were striking back at the japanese
lines and rear bases, making anott-
or heavy bombing raid on the
Bangkok dock area and cunning
enemy communications The filters
said that the Bangkok decks were
largely burned cut.
There was no definite word OF
japanese gains toward Moulmein.
their next objective in a land push
toward the Burma road.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-28
British Prepare
For Last Defense
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that priority strength and rein.
forcements were beginning to show
results in the Far East.
American fighter pilots shot down
six to u more japanese in an air
battle near Rangoon. where the
enemy had attacked all airdrome
Tuesday night; British Blenhein,
bombers started big fires in another
raid on Bangkok and British lines
were reported fighting the japanese
east of the Sawleen river, on which
the important city of Moulmein is
located.