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The Nome nugget., 1942-10-23
RAF Flies Over Alps to Heavily
 Bomb Port, Industrial City Genoa
Complete 15OOmle Round Trip In Considerable Force
 Without The Loss of A Single Plane

LONDON, Oct. 23 (4)-The mighty bomber arm of the RAF reached across the Alps last night to strike the Italian homeland its heaviest blow of the war, hit ting Genoa with such weight of explosives that Rome conceded great damage" Turin Fascist arsenal city in the north also hit but apparently the chief assault fell the harbor and industries of Genoa The Air Ministry mentioned strong force of aircraft" but didn't disclose just how many planes in it, but Italian communique spoke of 'the notable dimensions of the assault. Hitlers Axis partner has appar- enly sampled he fiery devastation of 4-moored bombz CTS of he RAF scourging the Reich week after week. The two air raids last 85 minutes and 86 minutes
 The Swiss city of Geneva attested to the numbers of planes which the British flung Europe on the round-trip flight of 1900 miles, across countries and the continents taes pOuntains The air ministry said not one British plane mssing from this first raid Italy by home based RAF bombers, in more than six months.
The Nome nugget., 1942-10-23
Mrs. Roosevelt
 In England To Study War Effort

London, Oct. 23 (P) - Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt ar rived in Britain as guest of the King and Queen "in or der 0 gain first hand know ledge of the British wo- men's war activities, and to visit the U. 5. forces in Britain Buckingham Pal ace announced that the First Lady, accompanied by her secretary, Malvina Thompson, flew to Eng land over a route not dis closed. She is expected to stay two or three weeks and inspect every phase of the British war effort.
The Nome nugget., 1942-10-23
JapS In Owen Stanley Mountains Retreat For Second Successive Day

MacArthur's Hqs, Oct. 21 P - Thursday - Japan csc forces in the Owen Stanley Mountains were forced to retreat for the second successive day, be- ing driven from defensive positions at Eoba, in heavy fighting.
 The Allied command an nounced that a raid by AL lied bombers caused ser ious damage to the Jap oc cupied town of Maobisse, in Timor, north of the port of Darwin. It was reported that Allied heavy bombers attacked shipping in the harmon of Rabaul in New Britain, causing fires and explosions.
The Nome nugget., 1942-10-23
Nazi Attacks On Stalingrad
 Growing SuccessiveIy Weaker
Threats of Revolt In Balkans Force Germans To
 Reinforce Garrsons by Several Divisions

UNDATED Oct 2l (P) - Hitler's latest week-old offensive against Stalingrad was reported dwndling cold rain again drenched the cemetery streets Rus sian headquarters announced that the Red armies held their lines unbroken for AS hours in the 58th day of the siege,
 As the din of battle subsided, with Nazi attacks growing successively weaker, the Soviet command reported that the cys reinforced defenders beat off series of attacks and hurled back the enemy to his original positions. German losses were estimated as high as 70 percent of their effectives in the drive which began last Wednesday.
 Reports reaching Ankara, Turkey, said German firing squads had executed 13 more alleged revolution aries in Yugoslavia Threats of revolt in Belgrade cap tal of the conquered Balkan nation, had forced the Germans to strengthen the ctys garrison by at least two regiments.
 Fierce air battles ragged over the Egyptian desert front possibly heralding an early resumption of the long stalled lang fighting.
The Nome nugget., 1942-10-23
Snow Swirls Across Steppes Of
 Don-Volga Corridor, Winter Starts
First Snow Fail Is Deep And Russians Announce Reeapure Several Buildings In Stalingrad

MOSCOW, Oct. 22 (P) - Snow swired across the seppes of the Don-Volga corridor and the Russians announced the recapture of several buildings in the industrial area of northern Stalingrad. In major trench raid northwest of the city than 200 Ger mans were slain
 Winter is starting to grip Russias greatest battle field of 1922 and the steppes converted into mud dy bogs Pravda dispatch reported an abrupt shift in the weather, of dry warmth was suddenly succeed ed by rain and a cold wave
 The first fall of the season was deep. Snow fell in the mountains of the Caucasus where the Ger mans begged down in two main sectors, in the dis trict of Mozduk and southeast of NOVorosssk Soviet dispatches said the Germans continued to press nu- merous attacks in the foothills without effect
The Nome nugget., 1942-10-23
British Battle Fleet Reported In Indian Oc.

London, Oct. 23 (P) - The presence of a power full British battle squadron in the Indian Ocean includ ing at least 3 battleships and the aircraft carrier H. lustrious, was disclosed au thoritatively as a sequel to Gen. Wavell's declaration that Burma must be re- taken.
 The squadron is said to consist of the battleships Warspite, Royal Sover- eign and Resolution, pre- sumably in addition to a large force of cruisers and destroyers, all under the command of Admiral Sir James Somerville.
 The Illustrious, one of the most famous ships of the British navy, and a yet eran of many Mediteran- mean battles, was last re- ported in a northern Brit ish port in April.
The Nome nugget., 1942-10-23

supply concentrations in the Solomons seemed thus far to have stalled, at least temporarily, the full force of the Jap thrust to retake the American-held Gaud- alcanal air base, and win control of the southwest Pacific.
 United States bombers dropped explosives on the embattled islands of the in vaders on October IS and 19 and started fires at the Jap Rekata Bay base on Santa Isabel Island, 150 miles to the northwest.
The Nome nugget., 1942-10-23
Allied Domination Of Skies Grows Mightier In Pacific Battlefront

Washington, Oct. 21 (P) domination of the skies in the vast Pacific battle front appeared grow ing mightier as American bombers slugged Jap in vasion bases from the AL eutians to the Solomons.
 The fury of Allied bomb ing of enemy troops and
The Nome nugget., 1942-10-23
Possibly Some Pliers Of Tokyo
 Raid Are Prisoners of Japanese

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (P) = Secretary of War Stmson said possible that some of the Ameri- can fiers who took part in the Doote raid Tokyo were forced down after leaving Japan and captured by the Japanese Stimson said the names in Jap pro- paganda broadcasts fairly well correspond" with those army air men long carried on Army records as
The Nome nugget., 1942-10-23

missing Smson told press conference that the War Department had reports other than those by the Japs that the men subjected to trial
 Our fers who attack Tokyo were instructed to attack only military objectives and reports show that they did with remarkable accuracy" Stimson said. Discussing the planes, Stmson said One was nerned in Russia and several others involved in fore ed landings in China but very few of these planes carried as missing
Evening star., 1942-04-12
BY Sigrid Arne.
Wide World News,

SAN DIEGO, Calif April 11.-She had
tapered red fingernails. She bent over
an intricate mess of wire at the Consol-
idated Aircraft plant here. She tight
ened the last screw and patted the whole
network.
"Why did you pat it?" asked.
She looked up startled and then
grinned, II do it to all OF them. say
'Good-by, Toots. Kill me lo-o-o-t OF
Japs'"
What is it?"
That's the dingus that drops the
bombs. The wires 60 from the control
board to the bomb release. See?" She
pointed to long blueprint on the wall.
That's my pattern"
asked her name.
"Oh, please don't" she said. Grand
pas a preacher in Texas. He can't
stand me talking about killing. But
come Pearl Harbor I just had to build
planes"
This girl is just one of the $500
women now employed by Consolidated.
I talked with some 30 They all seemed
to have some emotional reason for
working on planes, other than the mere
need for pay check.
The production men say they look up
from their work less often than the men.
And there's little talking on the job.
Consolidated has larger staf OF
women than any other West Coast plane
plant. But they're all hiring them,
and they all are amazed and relieved.
They'd been worrying about the effect
of the draft on the work staff because
airplane building is young mans busi-
ness.
But now the women are proving faster
than the men on the delicate assembly
jobs, and they're spelling less material
They're a good-looking, alert lot.
They'd done everything from playing
bridge to selling dresses before the war
fever hit.
They wear regulation blue slack suits
and low heels to work. They carry
lunches in tin pals, and take any shift
assignment. Half of them get through
at midnight.
Many are wives and daughters of men
in the plant Many are wives and moth
ers of Army and Navy men. They're
paid the same as men.
There are favorites, OF course. Not
Evening star., 1942-04-12
BY r. r. Taynton.

action, is q corps Of $50 taxicabs and t.
their drivers. Each taxi is equipped to
take a one-person stretcher, a team
of personnel, and two boxes Of equip
ment wherever ordered. The Public
Health Department is In direct charge
of water supply. air-raid shelter SANTA
ton and mass immunization. And the
American Federation of Labor has do
mated funds for the establishment of
central plasma blood bank SO that blood
plasrna for civilians will be readily OBJ
tainable.
Hospitals Are Ready.
The hospitals themselves are in
state of readiness for whatever may
come. Each one has canvassed Its space
and made provision to set up as many
more beds as 1t can possibly hold. Some
of the hospitals already have these
extra beds. Some have part of them.
Some have none. But 1000 cots have
been ordered and are on the way. These,
with huge stores Of blankets and other
bulky equipment, will be stored In IA
storage depots from which they can be
sent to whatever field Of operation needs
them.
Mr.. o. K. Fike, who is superintendent
of Doctors Hospital and assistant chief
medical officer in charge of mobiliza-
ton, has made a survey of the facilities
for the evacuation of civilian patients
from the hospitals, and of casualties, in
case of necessity. In this work he was
assisted by Drs D. M. Bullard and V. l..
Ellicott of Montgomery County, Md.
For purposes Of evacuation, both
nearby Virginia and Prince Georges
Counties had to be ruled out because
bombing usually follows rivers and main
highways, and these areas are clearly
defined by both. In Montgomery County
every country club and school has been
contacted, and enough floor space has
been made available to the Emergency
Medical Service for 1900 beds. Each
building offered has full sanitary, heat,
water and cooking conveniences. and
these buildings are scattered for greater
safety.
There will be only two reasons fol
evacuation of hospital patients ano
bombing victims. The first is the clear.
ing Of hospitals to make room for seri.
Evening star., 1942-04-12

selective service told employers 1t was
sorry but 1t would have to take their
men. Replace them with women, the
word went out.
Thus, the National Symphony Or
chestra, which had women in its string
section before the war, gave orchestra
tradition final boot and took on lady
oboe player to replace drafted musician.
Orchestras have had lady harpists,
figuring that was woman's work. Oc-
casionally you'd find a woman in the
violin section or feminine cellist.
But the woodwinds were a thing apart.
Women Just didn't blow horns and beat
Evening star., 1942-04-12

ously injured emergency victims. In Mr..
Fixes opinion fully so per cent of the
civilian population of all hospitals at
all times can safely be evacuated to their
homes with professional or semi-profes-
sional help. In case of need convalescing
patients will be sent home and the Vis-
iting Nurses Association will probably
be asked to assume the extra load of
home care The second reason for evac-
uation Of patients will, of course, be
direct hit on the hospital.
Blackout Plans Complete.
Blackout preparations in most hos
pitals are complete. Some hospitals mis-
takenly plan on blacking out only
portion of their service quarters and
patients rooms. However, in time Of
need, they will have to run at more than
their fullest capacity and all operating
rooms, ETC., should be equipped to meet
the emergency.
One hospital has fully and satisfac-
torily solved the blackout problem by
the use Of three simple eXpedients. Most
of its rooms were already equipped with
Venetian blinds and very full draperies
of light-proof materials. When these are
drawn over the windows those rooms are
effectively blacked out. Glass doors and
windows in service quarters not so dec
GRATED are provided with simple roller
shades of black cloth, which come down
from the top in a metal channel attached
TO the window frame at each side and
fasten IA inches below the bottom Of
the glass. All operating rooms, nurseries,
laboratories, ETC., which are air condi-
toned and have heretofore depended on
glass brick walls for light. are now Ilu-
minated artihcially, the glass bricks be-
ing coated with a light-proof coat Of
aluminium paint. Operating rooms have
an emergency electric system should CEN
tral power fail. Other rooms will be
used by staff fully equipped with flash
lights.
Neither the hospitals nor the Emer-
gency Medical Service is equipped to an
swer the many requests for information
about organizing first-aid courses and
units which keep pouring in to them.
Such information is disseminated by the
office of Col Lemuel E. Bolles, director
of civilian defense of the Washington
area.
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Women Plane Builders Work Fast

to take four weeks free training in the
San Diego schools before they took their
jobs. Now many Of them come straight
to the job to learn.
At first Consolidated thought it prob
ably could use women on 10 per cent
of the Jobs. Now Production Chief
Bowling sees the day when they'll hold
IS per cent Of the Jobs.
Evening star., 1942-04-12

course In camoufage with the assistance
of Howard Joyner Of the N. T. A. c.
art department.
The boys won't be inducted into the
Army as unit. Instead, they'll finish
their school term and await their call.
The usual percentage will continue to
Texas A. & M. for two more years Of
study darlington is a two-year SCHOOL,
at the end Of which they'll receive regu-
lar Army commissions. But the boys
figure their time is being we'll spent,
for they'll be more qualified for promo
ton when their time comes.
So, Mr.. Moto, look out
Evening star., 1942-04-12

Of this vast medical organization knows
not only where his casualty station is,
but what entrance and corridor to use
and just where the casualty rooms are
located in the building. Not minute
need be lost in getting to the field of
action.
A squad leader and team will be In
charge of each casualty station, the
remaining three teams of each squad
will be ordered to spread out and sur
round the field of trouble, establishing
flrst-aid posts at strategic locations.
From these first-aid posts walking
cases will be given necessary treatment
to allow them to proceed home OF out
of the field of danger. More severely
injured casualties will be given necessary
emergency treatment to preserve life
and limb, and make them as comfort
able as possible, and they will then be
sent either to the casualty centers for
further treatment or routed directly to
the hospitals.
Casualty centers will be equipped to
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have greater facilities for routing and
transferring patients to hospitals. These
casualty centers will also be equipped
for canteen service, operated by the
Red Cross canteen service. hut mobil-
lied, like all other branches Of this
service, by the control center.
Equipment for this work is already on
t. - l,<- to1@
In time Of need 1t will be carried directly
to the casualty stations and the first-aid
posts by the teams who will use them.
The list of equipment for first-aid post
covers two typewriter sheets, and for
the casualty stations even more. 1t is
the finest and most complete equipment
obtainable. The lists were devised by
the Professional Advisory Committee
after studying A. M. A. recommenda-
tions.
The doctors of the city and environs
are not the only people who are giving
their services to this vitally important
project. J. A. Brown is chief transpor-
tation officer of the District DR.. Philip
o. Pelland is liaison officer between his
office and the Office of the chief medical
officer. Under their direction, COM
pletely organized and ready to 60 into
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Medical Aid Organized if Bombs Fall Here

When and If Washington is bombed,
its growing thousands of population are
assured of completely organized medical
care. All of the city's hospitals, private.
public, military and naval, and most of
the metropolitan areas 1900 to 1900
doctors, are welded into closely knit
organization responsible to one head
and taking orders from a single control
center.
Chief medical officer of this organ
ization is DR.. John A. Reed, appointed
by the co-ordinator of civil defense of
the city of Washington. Aiding him
are 13 assistant chief medical officers,
each one assigned 10 a specific duty for
which he is held entirely responsible.
These duties include organization work,
personnel, mobilization, casualty sta
tions, transportation, property, decon-
tamination, and organization work in
the outlying suburbs. In addition, the
central staff or chief medical ofhcer, is
assisted by a medical advisory council,
whose chairman Is DR.. Reed, and
Professional Advisory Committee
"A SoiS40I survey ildS UCCll lllduc VI
the entire city and its environs and
plans have been made to take care of
any casualties at moments notice.
Each hospital and dispensary has an
organization of from one to six field
medical units, depending upon the size
of the hospital. Each field medical unit
is in charge of a doctor, who supervises
the work of two or more squads, each
likewise commanded by a doctor. The
number of squads depends upon the
number OF beds in the hospital, and
each squad consists of four doctors,
four nurses and four trained, medical
suxiliaries, generally nurses aides.
Squads will work in 12-hour shifts,
from 8 to s, "a hours Of full duty.
Each neighborhood is contributing q
stretcher team consisting of II men, who
will be ordered to their designated
casualty stations by the control center
when needed.
Casualty Centers.
There are 83 designated casualty CEN
ters one to each area Of approximately
10000 inhabitants. These are located in
schools and frehouses, and each member
Evening star., 1942-04-12
By Tom Simmons.

merely furnishing the books and ma
terial. Jujitsu specialists from the Dallas
and Fort Worth police departments have
promised to come out later and polish
of their training.
Special attention is being given camou-
flage work, with assistance from one of
Americas greatest specialists, 1t. Col
Homer Saint -Gaudens, son of the famed
sculptor.
Saint-Gaudens and Oliver are old
friends. The former. now serving in the
Army camoufage office in Washington,
was enthusiastic when Oliver asked for
suggestions, and now Is working out q
Evening star., 1942-04-12

because Of good looks, but because they
are taking to mechanics 10 easily.
Age is no barrier. Mrs. Etty Niesche
from Green Bay, Wis. is 81. She has .
son-in-law in the Navy. She's fitting
wires for the control boards, but she
arrived partly trained. She's worked IN
radio shops for IL years.
Consolidated started by asking women
Evening star., 1942-04-12
National Symphony Has
Talented Woman ObOeist
BY Miriam Gutenberg.

an English horn, which is really an alto
oboe
Now Miss Hollern is principal English
horn player and second oboeist with the
National Symphony, which is quite
distance from Johnston, Pa, where she
footed her first notes
She Was Laughed At.
In the course Of the intermediate
years, she was variously discouraged and
laughed at. frequently told that playing
an oboe was no womans role. BY the
time she arrived at the Julliard School
of Music in New York. however, she was
far enough along for people to realize
they might as well take her seriously.
She admits readily enough that a
woman isn't at her most attractive while
blowing into an oboe but 1t definitely"
hasn't affected her social life.
You have more chance to meet men,"
she explained demurely. After all, you're
sort Of stuck in there with them"
To Dr. Hans Kinder, the orchestras
conductor, she feels. it doesn't make any
difference that she's girl. All he wor-
ries about Is her playing, she said.
DR.. Kinder. who has never been one
better results without it, is broad-minded
about women.
Draft Taking Musicians.
Il will have to use more women when
the men are called By the draft" he
said. "I find them most cooperative,
understanding and idealistic. What
they lack sometimes is rhythmic vitality.
This is in way natural as a woman
has lyric more than a dramatic
quality almost always"
He believes it is up to the conductor
to distribute those qualities and also
there are exceptions and we might as
well say that there are also men who
lack in that particular quality"
Establishing the open-door policy once
and for all, he said. by and large,
think that women make as good orches-
ira players as men,"
The orchestra, which has been known
for developing young talent. has already
lost six men to the draft and four others
are scheduled to 60 any day. Ulti-
mately. the draft Is expected to take
othir0
orchestra's personnel. That means more
woman power will be tapped.
Veteran Women Members.
Veterans of the National Symphony
are Miss Sylvia Meyer, solo harpist who
has been with the orchestra since 1888,
and Miss Kay Rickert, violinist, who has
been with the orchestra for four seasons.
For the concerts, black dinner dresses
are their uniforms.
AS the war has touched the orchestra
itself, it has become the theme of the
orchestra's 18th annual sustaining fund
campaign which opens Wednesday with
goal of $l14,000.
Recognizing music as one of the
good things protected under the DEM
ocratic form of government, recognizing
it, too, as a means of relaxation for
Washington's war workers, the orchestra
embarks on Its campaign for life with
the words:
Nov. more than ever. music II
essential"
Evening star., 1942-04-12

drums, not for the major symphony
orcheStras.
The arrival of Miss Natalie Hollern,
attractive 20-year -old, changed all that.
She sits right in the middle of the brass
section, hufing and putting at long,
discouraged looking horn.
A lady oboeist is rare thing in the
musical world although Miss Hollern may
start trend, Miss Hollern and the war.
Sheer accident made Miss Hollern an
oboeist. 1t seems when she was in high
school she developed a yearning to play
in the school band. The band was lin
tied to the schools instruments and Miss
Hollern arrived late to be assigned an
instrument. There was only one left
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-10
Tennis Clinic At YMCA Attracts Large Crowd

In the second session of the Tennis Clinic now being held at the Central YM.C.A. large number was on hand for the first tennis lesson to get instruction from Joe Rimany, physical director. Lessons are based on fundamentals of the game. It was brought out that un- controlled use of the wrist probably accounted for more errors in the game of tennis than any other sim gle factor. Demonstration was given three different styles of grip ping the racket, namely: the Con- tinental, the Western, and the Eastern grip which will be used ex- clusively in teaching of all the fine points of the game. In the session last night it was also brought out, how to stand and where the ball should be hit,-stand and point of contact, how to move and swing to hit the ball, how to move and swing to hit the ball, = pivot, shift of weight and arm movement, and the mental factors involved and to be remembered by each of the players, U head down, knees bent, eyes on ball. All three things must be learned beSore hitting tennis ball.
 Each week those present get aopies of the lesson plan, this supple