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The Ely miner., 1943-03-04
JERICH-RUSS.

Miss Pauline Jerich, daughter of
Peter Jerich of the Pioneer location,
became the bride of Frank Russ OF
Soudan Wednesday morning at an 8
o'clock nuptial mass read by the Rev.
Frank Mihelcic in st. Anthony's Cath
olic church.
Attendants were Ann Marie and
John L. Russ of Soudan.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

The Minnesota Super Markets ha.
more special buys for Ely families In
its regular spot on this page.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

We need more and more of them,
for they are essential to the success
full operation of the war. They are
made In several sizes from small
fifty-footers, costing about s., 400 to
the big 500-tonners costing around
$4,000. Your purchase of War
Bonds every payday win help pay
for them. U.s.. Trsesxry Dsssrtnsss
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

A farewell party for Miss Ruth Maier
was held last Wednesday. Mrs. Stark
man, VFW auxiliary president, pres
ented Miss Maier with corsage and
gifts from the auxiliary.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

The leaders association of the Cir
Scouts met Friday. Guest of honor
was Mrs. William Harrington of Mt
Iron.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

Antonelli, Mrs. ]. Lozar, Mrs. T. Sla-
bodnik, Mrs. Nat Dargontina and Mrs.
Alphonse Cadari.
PENGAL-DACEY.
Miss Angela Florence Pengal, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Frank Pengal, became the
bride of 1t. Francis Gowan Dacey on
Feb. 6 at a 11o'clock mass in the
Church of the Good Shepherd in Bev-
erly Hills, Calf. The Rev. Patrick ].
Concannon officiated.
Miss Jeanne Pengal Of San Diego,
sister of the bride, and 1t. Doyle
Knight attended the couple.
Lieutenant Dacey is with the marine
corps as an instructor at Camp Calvin
B. Matthews.
Miss Pengal was feted at number
of showers prior to her marriage. The
couple will reside at La Jolla, Calf
RIIKOLA-MAYERLE
Miss Mildred Riikola, daughter of
Mrs. John Riikola, became the bride
of Seaman Matt Mayerle, son of Mrs.
Anna Mayerle, Friday evening at 8
o'clock at a ceremony performed by
the Rev. Douglas Ollila in the Suomi
Synod Lutheran church.
Attendants were Mr.. and Mrs. Arvo
RiikoIa.
The bride wore blue ensemble with
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

Mrs. VIM. Harrington of Mountain
Iron was guest at the home of DR.
and Mrs. Mcbride last week.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

FOR TALL MEN, or short men, A
glass-lined Electric Water Heater from
the VERMILION ELECTRIC SHOP is
really something. Vermilion Electric
Shop Phone 6O.-adv.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

Miss Edna Makipiha spent a week
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Mahpiha. Miss Helen Buchanan
Of Graceville, Mimi, accompanied Miss
Makipiha and spent the week here.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

FOR SALE-York ammonia refriger-
ating machine, complete and In first
class condition. Suitable for cold
storage or mink farm. viii install
or sell as Is. A bargain If taken now.
A. LaBudde, telephone Hemlock CTS,
Duluth, MINI. "a 3-18
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

BEDROOM AND LIVING ROOM
SUITS, ALL BRAND NEW PRICES
ONE-THIRD TO ONE-HALF LOW
Err. UNCLAIMED FREIGHT &
PUBLIC WAREHOUSE. SOUTH
4TH AVE. WEST Duluth).
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

The Ely Musicale club, in a note
signed by Mrs. Jos. Klug, secretary,
thanks The Miner for publicity given
the organization.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

FOR SALE-25 acres Of lake shore on
Wood lake, about 16 miles northeast
OF Ely on Fernberg raod. Would
make fine resort site or cabin site.
$500. Inquire box 396, Nashwauk,
= Mimi
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

Mrs. Oscar Friedsburg returned last
week from Wahpeton. s. D., where she
has been visiting her parents.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

The Fenske Hardware and Furni-
ture company is holding special
Pyrex ware event. Their ad appears
elsewhere in this issue.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04
! OCAI
1T EN- s .

- - WV
i Mrs. A. o. Knutson was a Duluth
visitor Wednesday.
-H
VIM. Bennetts attended the engin-
eer's banquet at Hibbing last weekend
H-
The Superior National Forest is ad
vertising a timber sale elsewhere In
this issue.
Ladies, Save 20 per cent at Fortier's
Helena Rubinstein sale. See the ad
on this page.
B. S. Richards and Duane Myers
were in Hibbing Saturday to attend the
engineers banquet.
i Mrs. w. j. Kayute has been named
to the publicity committee of the St.
Louis County Safety council.
Mrs. Oscar Friedsburg returned last
week from Wahpeton, s. D., where she
has been visiting her parents
Mrs. VIM. Harrington of Mountain
Iron was guest at the home of DR..
and Mrs. Mcbride last week.
The Minnesota Super Markets has
more special buys for Ely families in
its regular spot on this page.
To cherry up" your home, get that
something at the Gift Corner-ver-
million Electric Shop-25c up.-adv.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Aslin and Mrs.
Jack Seraphine attended the funeral
of Mrs. w. j. Kaiser at Eveleth Mon
day.
The leaders association of the Girl
Scouts met Friday. Guest of honor
was Mrs. william Harrington of Mt.
Iron.
The Ely Musicale club, in a note
signed by Mrs. Jos. Klug, secretary,
thanks The Miner for publicity given
the organization.
The Fenske Hardware and Furni-
ture company is holding a special
Pyrex ware event. Their ad appears
elsewhere in this issue.
Miss Helen Skantze, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Aansol Skantze, has accept
ed a position at st. Louis, as radio
code instructor for aviation cadets.
The Suomi Synod ladies' aid will
serve lunch at the church parlors to-
morrow afternoon from to 10
o'clock to which all are invited.-adv. |
The regular meeting of the Metho- |
dist w. s. c. s. will be held in the |
Community Center March IL, with Mrs. |
Ben Danielson, Mrs. Wilfred Buescher |
and Mrs. Sam Maxi as hostesses.
Miss Edna Makipiha spent a week |
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Emil Makipiha. Miss Helen Buchanan |
of Graceville, Mimi, accompanied Miss |
Makipiha and spent the week here.
FOR TALL MEN, or short men. A |
glass-lined Electric Water Heater from |
the VERMILION ELECTRIC SHOP is |
really something. Vermilion Electric |
Shop. Phone 60.-adv.
-H
A farewell party for Miss Ruth Maier |
was held last Wednesday Mrs. Stark |
man, VFW auxiliary president, pres
ented Miss Maier with corsage and
gifts from the auxiliary.
@-
Mrs. Anthony Kotchevar and Mrs. |
Steve Smrekar entertained at an eve
ming bridge party Tuesday at the for
mef's home Honors went to Mrs John |
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

Miss Helen Skantze, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Aansol Skantze, has accept
ed a position at st. Louis, as a radio
code instructor for aviation cadets.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

The regular meeting of the Metho-
dist w. S. c. S. will be held in the
Community Center March IL, with Mrs
Ben Danielson, Mrs. Wilfred Buescher
and Mrs. Sam Maxi as hoSteSSeS.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04
st. Anthony's Catholic
Church
FATHER FRANK MIHELCIC, Pastor.

Masses at $50, 7:45. 800 and
1O:15 a. m.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

The Suomi Synod ladies' aid will
serve lunch at the church parlors to-
morrow afternoon from to 10
o'clock to which all are invited.-adv.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

Mrs. w. ]. Kayute has been named
to the publicity committee Of the st
Louis County Safety council.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

Antonelh, Mrs. ]. Lozar, Mrs. T. Sla-
bodnik, Mrs. Nat Dargontina and Mrs.
Alphonse Cadari.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

Ladies, Save 20 per cent at Fortier's
Helena Rubinstein sale. See the ad
on this page.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-04

B. S. Richards and Duane Myers
were in Hibbing Saturday to attend the
engineers banquet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14
TINE DETROIT TINES

apart out in the gulf and we had
10 make many speed runs over
them 10 test our air-Speed lndica-
tors.
NavigatorS had 10 learn the
work OF bomhardierS. Pilots and
Co-pilots had 10 practice every job
IN the plano. One day we had
10 check the extra gas in the ship
10 test il for possible leaks. An
extremely close record had TO be
kept on our gas consumption.
one morning I came out TO my
plane and found that somebody
had chalked the words "Ruptured
Duck on the side of the fuSelage.
l grabbed Corp. Lovelace, a gun
ner / knew. and asked him to
paint some sort Of design on the
ship. He's a good caricaturist.
LoVelace got out his stuff ana
painted a funny Donald Duck
with a head-set and the earphone
cords all twisted around his head.
Lovelace did a swell job in blue,
yellow, white and red. Then he
added something that gave all of
US another laugh. Under Donald
Duck he drew a couple of crossed
clutches.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14
Explosion HurIs
Him Against Top

This was the first time any OF
us had been called on TO drop
bombs from very low attitudes
The Ruptured Duck laid one of its
100-pound eggs in practice one
day from 500 feet.
The shock of the explosion on
the ground threw me against the
roof of the pilots compartment
and raised an egg on my head.
That lump didn't seem very Inn
portant after we learned that on
the mission we would use 500
pound bombs. Then / began to
wonder whether dropping them
would be suicide.
We learned about the 500
Founders from a colonel in ord
nance. He was flown to Eglin TO
speak TO us on bombs. He took
great delight in letting us know
that instead of the usual charge
of 35 per cent, he was making up
the special 500-pounders with d
so per cent charge.
A confirmed report that we
would bomb whatever we were
going 10 bomb from ], 800 feet re-
lieved the tension somewhat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14
B-25s Take on
Clever Insignia

The other boys now got busy
with insigniaS. In a couple of days
lot of hitherto anonymous BPS ;
took on such names as Hari
Kari-er IA betty hunch), Whiskey
Pete, Anger Angel, Whirling Der
wish, Tickle Finger of Fate and
one fellow painted the chemical
formula for TINT on the side of
his ship.
Take-of practice started the
end Of the first week at ElgIn.
One morning Doolittle introduced
US TO lieutenant, senior grade, of
the navy-Lt. Henry l.. Miller. He
mad come over from Pensacola
and would be our special in
Structor in quick take-offs. The
navy knew a lot about such
things.
This practicing was done at
auxiliary fields away from all
eyes. Flags were placed along
the white-lined runways of these
fields at 200, 800 and 500 feet.
The idea, we soon found out, was
10 get into the air in less space
and time than we believed was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14
Us. Eases
Policy OH
If Cases

The government has quit send
ing physically disabled men back
TO the induction for frequent ex-
aminations, it was announced to-
day by Mai. Wilbur j. Myers of
selective service headquarters in
Lansing. Such men are classified
Az.
Major Myers said hundreds of
complaints have been received be-
cause many draft boards, refusing
to believe men have been rejected
on legitimate grounds, send them
back TO induction centers as many
as six times.
Under the new system. a man
who has been rejected by the
army VIII not be sent back to an
induction center until such action
has been approved by a medical
advisory board TO be set up in
each city.
The major revealed that $3.50
Michigan men have been rejected
because of physical or mental
disabilities, while 600 more were
discharged for physical reasons
after being indicted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14

At Slou Speed

It skidded along, shrieking, on
its belly; the props, which only
have a nine-inch ground clear
ance, chewing themselves TO
pieces.
We held our breath, waiting
for the flames. But they didn't
come.
1t was just a part Of our educa-
ton. Soon all of us were able 10
get our fully loaded ships off the
runway at between So and 6O
m. p. h. with full flaps. whereas
the normal faffe-on speed for
BPS is so or 90 after run three
or four times as long.
These days were dull but worr!-
some for the wives. Most of us
were so dead tired from work that
We never felt much like showing
them a good time at night. This
was no holiday, and they knew It,
Everybody was serious.
/ wasn't really worried, and
don't think Ellen was. l was
anxious Is get in all the training
] could. II was a good solid feel
jng 10 be a part of this thing
whatever II was.
/ wanted 10 know all the an
Swers before IL started. ! tolC
Ellen that when il was over We
could have some time together
Maybe even have a honeymoon.
The tactical problems at Eglir
were pretty fascinating. There
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14
Tests in Bombing
At Lou Altitude

The bombing. wherever. what
ever. whenever il would me, would
be made from a low altitude. We
learned this about 10 days after
we got TO Eglin when we were told
that the bottom gun-turret would
be taken off our ships. That
lightened each ship 600 pounds
Into the empty space was placed
a bullet-proof 40-gallon gas tank
Two reasons were given for the
subsequent removal of the Norden
bomb sight from all the ships.
The first reason was SOLDERING.
ITS inevitable that some OF
the ships will fall i'm the enemy's
hands," Doolittle told us.
The second reason was under
stood Immediately by all the bonn
bardierS. The Norden bomb sight
was not practicable at the heights
at which we were bombing.
Capt. Charles r. Greetings de
signed the bomb sight that was
row placed in our ships. Latei
there was a lot of talk about oul
"twenty-cent bomb sights.
/ guess il cost a little more thar
that, but il was fine for the things
We had in mind.
1t was as simple as pointing &
rifle at the object 10 be bombed
and letting the bomb go wher
you had a bead.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14
Doolittle Doesn't
Trust to Wires

Doolittle. who was making fire.
quent trips TO WaShington-ap-
parently not trusting the tele-
phone or telegraph wires-gave us
another chance to back out about
this time. One of the fellows did
The loW-level bombing ano
souped-up take-offs were getting
him down. The rest of us stayed
on. and saw our ships wings fit
ted with ice boots the next day.
1t was all part of the almost
mystic qualifications of the mis-.
sion which, in full flower, was
perhaps the most intricately
schemed. diligently practiced and
far-flung military raid in history
We had our only crack-up OF
the training period about March
18th. 1t. Mile, the navy man
was in it. He was flying with 1t
Dick Joyce of Lincoln, Neb., with
load of dummy bombs and a full
gas load, including the reserve
tanks.
IL was during one Of those hard
to-belleve take-offs. Joyce got the
wheels off the ground and pulled
them up in a hurry, but the ship
wobbled and dropped back on the
runway
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14
Big Test Is Held
At End of March

Gas consumption was now a pri-
mary issue. During the last part
Of the training period we made
countless flights, mainly for the
purpose of testing engineering
findings on our best speed at the
least consumption.
Finally, near the end OF March,
we had our big test: quick. ear
splitting take-off, a flight 10 Fort
Myers, Florida, then across the
Gulf of Mexico at very low level
to Houston, then back to Eglin.
That was our final exam in
Florida.
We were given little warning
before leaving Eglin. We were
awakened at 3 a. m. on the morn
ing of March oath, and told that
we'd take off at IL a. m.
Ellen didn't know where to 60
at first, but before I had to take
off she and the wives of MAJ.
John Hilger and Capt. GreeninG
had decided TO share a house in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Continued tomorrow)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14

possible for a B-25. We did this
by dropping our landing flaps and
pouring all the coal we could on
the engines.
The mission for which we had
all bhndly volunteered took on
shape and substance as the days
passed That we would be carted
somewhere by the navy was APP
parent after 1t. Miller lectured
TO Us at great length on navy
courtesy and etiquette. He told
us about saluting the national
ensign on the stern Of the ship we
boarded. and gave us a glossary
Of nautical terms. He even told
us how 10 take a shower bath on
a ship without wasting water
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14
THIRTY Seconds Deer Tokyo:
Training Gives linking of Dangerous Mission

was n lot OF talk that we'd get
l00-plus octane gas for the trip,
but then we heard that il would
be 100 octane because our loo
horsepower Wright engines
weren't built for 100-plus octane,
and, besides. the evaporation OF
the more combustable gas was too
great
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14
SYNOPSIS

Not long after Psorl HGr-
Dor, Ted LGwson. a 4. s. army
Rier. and other members Of
his squadron uoiuntser for a
dangerous and secret mission.
Jimmie DooIittIs takes charge
Of the group and cautions the
Riers not TO speculate sosn
among Themselves ga 20 whdf
their target IS TO be. But I
can tell you this much" Doc
little odds. "ons of the most
important parts Of this tram
ing wH be praetieins quick
take-ofs."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14
All Planes Giuen
Frequent Checks

The officers in charge were al
ways keeping after us 10 see tina:
our ships were in tip-top shape
We had 10 be sure the life raft
worked. We had 10 check and
ieeheek our instruments. We had
10 swing our compasses, for we
had been warned that our mission
would entail tricky navigation.
LifebuoyS were placed three miles
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14
By CAPT. TED W. LAWSON
CHAPTER 5

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14
Gibraltar Man Held
In Death Of Cy(Iist

John Gorsuch. 81, of Gibraltar,
was held for questioning today by
Riverview police after the auto
mobile he was driving last night
killed Samuel j. Hamilton, so, a
cyclist, of 1000 Maple, Wyandotte
The accident occurred at 1880
p. m. on w. jefferson in River
view
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-14

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CHAPTER 5
We got into the swing OF things
on the third day al Eglin. ! fixed
Ellen up in a hotel at Fort Wal
ton. about - miles from the field,
and hardly ever saw her.
Our planes were IN the air AT
Z each morning and sometimes
we'd still be al II AT 10 p. m.
We got so much night flying at
the start that l decided that the
mission would be a night job,
and IL would have been if things
had gone the way they were
planned. | didn't have 10 be very
smart 10 deduce that They gave
lis live bombs one night and we
dropped them on burning target.
Doolttle wanted TO keep us as
close together as possible. so he
arranged FOR Us 10 take over an
old hotel a mile and a half from
The field. We called il the Officers
Club. and one by one the wives OF
the fellows drifted in and settled
down / moved Ellen in from
Fort Walton,
Evening star., 1943-01-24

Here couple of 20-yeor oIds,
Stoff Ser9t Chorles Persin. ir top,
OF Donoro. Po. and Stoff Serot
Hoynes NJ Hunter Of Arden, N. c.,
serve the fost supply demonds Of
modern wor by Ioodine on oircroft
engine into big Commondo irons
port Both crew chiefs, they ore ex-
pert mechonics responsible for the
fitness Of oil planes in their squadron.
Evening star., 1943-01-24

VAllY mportont in the wartime operation machinery the
Boiling Field Army Air Bose here Of Youthful ser
eeon ond the Jobs they performing with efficiency
sense OF responsibility ot bellies their age None young
commissioned officers shown at their jobs here above Il
o9e hey Npco Of mony who have Army
Forces fresh from high school ond have trode
some repo'r or maintenance broneh of eviction With and
optude IN their particular lines they hove forged oheod
seeeont stripes and emphasize the opportunity goes oonq
with the responsibility for American youth in this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-09
British Reported
In Drive toCut
Ndzis From Sea

LONDON. Feb. 9 (UP).-Amer-
lean planes battered Axis commu-
nications and supply ports in
Africa and Sicily today while
Radio Nichy reported that the
British Eighth Army had started
a big scale attack to deprive the
Afrika Korps in southern nunisia
of access 10 the sea.
Allied confirmation of the Vichy
report was lacking. although neu-
trial dispatches had reported "hec-
tic preparations for a big Allied
offensive in Tunisia.
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgom-
ery'S British Imperials were said
TO be sending advance units into
German positions close 10 the
French-built Mareth Line. deep in
side Tunisia. but an Allied COM
munique said there was nothing
TO report from the Tunisian land
fronts.
Mai. Gen. James II. Doolittle'S
Twelfth American Air Force and
American planes based in the Md
die East continued TO blast the
Axis supply lines from Sicily 10
TuniSia.
Martin tB-26) Marauders and
North American (B.25D Mitchells.
escorted by Lockheed (P-3S)
LightningS. made a co-ordinated
attack on the airdrome at Gabes.
on the TuniSian east coast. close
TO the point where Marshal Erwin
Rommel was expected 10 make a
stand with the remnants OF his
Afrika KorpS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-09
Ley ON a Bender
Maxi Labor Chief Talks to Germans Over Radio
but His Message Is Somewhat Uncear

LONDON, Feb. 9 (UP).-Rob-
ert Ley. Leader of the Nazi labor
front and one Of Germany's lead
ing drinkers, was believed TO be
nursing the granddaddy of hang
overs today.
Radio listeners, including experts
Of the British Broadcasting Cor
poration, reported that Ley was
undoubtedly in the maudlin stage,
as he had been before, when he
made radio speech over a ma
tional German network last night.
At times he shouted al the top
Of his voice, at others he muttered
as II 10 himself. He omitted verbs
from some sentences. repeated
some sentences two or three times
and pounded on the desk OF table
before him necessarily.
of we Germans stick to-
getheF, we can get the devil
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-09

himself out Of he'll" Ley said in
one ineligible sentence.
The Owl heard Ley say:
81 saw the fuehrer yesterday.
I had the incredible JOY of being
together with him for the whole
day. ! can only tell YOU ."
(Here. Legs voice quavered
and he started shouting. He con-
tinued:
{" -. There is a concentrated
energy and a fanatical will.
Nothing will overthrow us. We
do not complain, o Fate Take
whom you will as a sacrifice. We
shall never complain. But spare
us one. Preserve for us the
health and strength of our
fuehrer, Adolf Hitler.")
Ley was a notorious drinkel
before the war. In 1889. nc an
nounced his conversion 10 teetotal
ISM and at once started an anti
drinking and Anti-smoking cam
paign among workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-09
1000 to 5000 Japs Killed, Moved

Knox indicated that surface and air engagements which
started more than week ago continuing sporadcaly
In bringing the Guadalcanal phase of the Solomons
campaign to successful conclusion American forces are
now position to launch assaults remaining enemy bases
in the island group.
These include the New Georgia islands, important be.
cause of the japanese air base Munda $50 nautical miles
northwest of Guadacana the Shorthand islands 295 miles
northwest and Bouganvle Island with important base
of BUN, about 307 miles northwest of Guadalcanal
Knox made his disclosures indicating that enemy
had either been killed
broadcasS quoting Toxic communque
had transferred certain units from
Guadacana early in February