davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1943-09-13

fJames l.. Corn Cadet G. A. Battenfeld.
we'll, 4421 Forty-fifth street NV,
recently reported to the Military
School of Government at the Uni
versity of Virginia, Charlottesville.
Formerly Capt. Cornwell was Spe-
cial Service officer at this base,
where for over eight months he di-
rected a recreational and morale
program. Before being commits
stoned in the Air Forces he was
Special Assistant to the Attorney
General. Capt. Cornell was the only
officer selected for the military gov
ernment school from this light bonn
bardment base.
ALVA, Okla William Wyckliffe
Whitson, jr., 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William W. Whitson, ST., 28O5 South
Joyce street, Arlington, Va, recently
reported to Northwestern State Col
lege for five months instruction
course prior to appointment as an
aviation cadet in the Army Air
Forces.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-Fenwich
Nelson Reeve, jr., 573l Potomac ave-
nue. NV, recently was graduated
from the Aviation Machinist's Mate
School here at the Naval Air Sta
ton. Now qualified aviation me-
chanic, he enlisted in the Marines
in December, 1912, and was first
stationed at Paris Island, S. C.
STOUT FIELD, Ind.-Joseph M,
Bowman, formerly of 217 Cockerille
avenue. Takoma Park Md, has been
promoted to staff sergeant here.
Stationed here since last January,
Sergt. Bowman is assigned to the
Evening star., 1943-09-13
Man Held for Grand Jury
In Robbinq Of Cab Driver

Charged with the armed robbery
of taxicab driver Warren Perry.
26, colored, 700 block of Forty
eighth street NE, was held for the
grand jury today by Municipal Judge
Nathan Margold. Bond was set at
$1,000.
Perry is accused of taking $50
from Napoleon Hill, lilo Fiftieth
street NE, after threatening Mr..
Hill with revolver.
Police said Mr.. Hill identified
Perry as the man who entered his
cab last Sunday night and robbed
him when they reached the inter-
section of New Jersey avenue and o
street NV.
Detective John Sprague said eff
forts to link the defendant with re-
cent robberies of cab drivers have
been unsuccessful.
Evening star., 1943-09-13
Draft Boards Cut Hours
Durinq Inventory Period

District draft boards will be open
to the public only two hours a day
from Thursday through September
80 while the boards make the in
ventory ordered by national selec-
tive service.
District headquarters announced
the boards will be open from 11:3O
ssn. to 1:30 pm. daily.
Although the boards have been
instructed not to classify any reg
istrants during the two-week in
ventory period. physical examination
Of registrants will continue and men
will be sent to induction stations
as usual
Regular board hours will be re-
sumed on october /.
Evening star., 1943-09-13

Judge Advocates Office. He for
merly practiced law in Takoma
Park, and is a member of the Dis
trict Bar Association and the Ken
wood Golf and Country Club.
CAMP BARKELEY, Tex.-James
A. Harvey, 81 Mcdonald place NE,
recently was commissioned a second
lieutenant in the Medical Admins
trative Corps upon graduation from
officer candidate school here. A
graduate of Fordham University, he
was an accountant at the Pentagon
Building before entering the service.
Evening star., 1943-09-13

6ODeTt HelIOn,
Aviation Squad
ron. U. S. Ma
rine Corps, son
of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Pelton,
Hyattsville Md,
who r e c e mt ly
W as graduated
from a course in
radio operating
at t h e Texas
A. g. M. College,
has been trans
ferred here for
further instruc-
ton as an aerial
gunner
Evening star., 1943-09-13
90 D. {. Men Enter
Services Tomorrow

Ninety-nine District selectees will
report for active duty tomorrow.
They include So reporting to the
Army, inducted August "a; 80 re-
porting to the Navy, inducted Sep
tember 7; 3 reporting to the
Marine Corps and ! to the Coast
Guard, inducted August 81.
The following men will report:
Evening star., 1943-09-13
FIELD, Calif.-Cadet

George A d a m
Battenfeld, %,
of 2314 Thirty
fourth S tre e t
Sc, re C e n t / Y
W a S graduated
after nine weeks
of basic pilot
training here at
the Army Ali
Field, and is now
on his way to
A d V a n c e d
School.
WILL ROC
ERS FIE l. D,
nk1a ranf
Evening star., 1943-09-13
OLE HOLE-United

MOLE HOLE-United States
fighting words for Photographic
darkroom. Observation planes re-
turning from enemy territory must
bring back Photographic records to
aid in mapping invasion campaigns.
We on the home front must set
record for War bond buying to as
sure the success of this campaign.
Back the attack with War bonds.
Evening star., 1943-09-13

Smith. William. Ir. Smith. James
Gained, Warren l.. Wilson, Clarence T.
Marine Csrps.
Gerachis, John @. Gale. Arsenic T.
Cobb. Thomas l..
Coast Guard.
Santuccj. Dan{eI
Evening star., 1943-09-13
kGez.WuTH ID. CO
FIGHTING MEN 4

CHERRY POINT, N. C. Pfc.
La gaceta., 1943-09-07

JUAN MAD de sc amos
de edad, residente del 2OO5 Gale
Piedmont, falleci6 aver en- un hos
pitallocal. LIE sebreviven la Vida.
Esther, dos hijos, Apmando Gra-
nado en- la Marina, y Eduardo
Granada en- Tampa dos hijas;
Norma Granada, Sra. Ana Lazo,
dos hermanOs: Fernando Y Do
mingO Granada, cinco hermanas:
Sra. Emilia Dfaz, Tulsa Mesa, Vir
ginia Barroso; Clara Sanchez v
Brigida PinerO. FL sepelio Sc efec-
tuara hoy a las cuatro de la tar
de, saliendo Ell cortejO f1nebre de
la capilla de la Funeraria de A.
P Boza hasta Ell cementerio Wood
lawn.
La gaceta., 1943-09-07

WASHINGTON.-La Junta
I-nteramericana de Defensa
.tiene, a~ctualmente, un nuevoI
iefe, Este es ell teniente gene
raj Hugh A. Drum, distingui-
do Official del Ej6rcito de los
Estados Unidos, que esta al
mando de la Defensa del Este
' del Primer Cuerpo de Eyer
cito N-orteamericano, acanto-
nado en- Governors Island, en-
eli Estado de Nueva York.
; Fl general Drum ACADIA de ser de-
.;onado Presidente de Ia Junta In
taramericana de DEFENSE y desem-
ne6arS aus deberes en- Washington.
burante un perfodp undetermined
de tempo servira, simultaneamenge,
como Presidente de Ia refer1da
iunta. como jefe de la Defensa Gel
Este y del Primer Cuerpo de E1er-
cito.
Aptitnd excepciOnal
La labor que realiza Ia Junta
Interamericana de Defensa es de
indiscutible Importance para Las
Americas Y la experiencia que tiene
Fl general Drum 10 capacita para
desempehar ell cargo de Presidente.
Ell teniente general Drum, ha servl-
10 durante 46 amos, en- Ell Ejerclto
de los Estados Unidos, procedlendo
de las flas y habiendo pasado Ror
todos los grades militares hasta Ile'
gar al puesto que ocupa actual
mente. Durante Ia Primera Cue
ira Mundial Sc distingui6 como Jefe
de Estado Mayor del Primer Cuerpo
del Eiercito, en- Francia, Ell eual es-
taba considerable como una de Las
mas notables organizacioneS arTna-
das de las FuerZas Expedicf0narlas
en- aouella guerra. Las brillantes
eiecutorias del Primer Cuerpo del
Eiercito contribuyeron senalada-
mente, a la derrota de Alemania
hace veinticinco amos y al general
Drum Sc debe ell plan b3sico &c
batalla para la campana final.
Ademas de sus brilIantes servi-
clos durante la Primera Guerra
Mundial, Ell general Drum tuvO Ia
mas meritoria actuaci6n en- Las
Filipinas cuando era aGn oicial
s~ubalterno. En- aquella campana i
fue concedida la condecoraci6n d.
la Estrella de Plata, en- reconoci
miento del heroismo que desplegt
en- acci6n. Two en- un tempo e
cargo de Jefe de Estado Mayor de
general Frederick Funston ~;
La gaceta., 1943-09-07
LA coMPANIA PoINSETTIA
Sc HA AFILIADO A LA
BORDEN

Ell Sr WI. Barritt, fundadOr v
p~residente de la Poinsettia Dairy
Products, Inc, anunci6 aver que
esta corporation Sc ha afiliadO a
la compahia BOrden,de New York,
una de las principles del pals.
BajO Ell nuevO arreglo no habra
Gambia en- las normas o ell perso-
nal de la compania.
"COntinuar& presidiendO un ne
gOcio que sera cOnOcidO como
BOrden-P Oinsettia Dairy, una d.
vision de la cOmpahia Borden.
"ComO resultado del cOnvenio
tendremOs tOdas las ventajas que
prOpOrciOnan IL tecnica y la ex-
periencia de los laboratories Bor-
den."
TOdOs los accionistas de Ia Bor-
den en- Ia Florida, unOs 700, han
sidO nOtifieados.
La gaceta., 1943-09-07
UN TREN RAPIDo Sc PARTIo
EN- DOS
Glen muertOs y centenAres de
HeridoS

Filadelfia, sep T. FL mas ra-
pido de los trenes del ferrocarril
de Pennsylvania, Ell Congressional
Limited, Sc parti6 en- dos en- una
curva, en- Ell nordeste de Filadel-
fla, muriendo Glen personals en- ell
mas de~sastroso accidente en- la his
toria ferrocarrilera de los dltimos
amos.
Hasta las 1890 de la noche Sc
habian contado, seg1n la compa-
MIA, 43 muertos. Ell juez inves-
tigador Luke Barrett nantes
to que, a su juicio, ell total de
muertos parara de Glen.
Las cifras de los hospitales in
dican que pasa de 800 ell ndmero
de heridos.
TODD ell s6tano del hospital FIR
ankfort qued6 lleno con rs cada-
veres.
I'm sacerdote entro en- un CO.
che donde habia rs personals y
muertas mas de la mitad.
Nueve de los coches Sc descarri-
laron y cayeron en- furnias. Que
daron en- las parallels la locomo-
tora y los primeros seis coches.
Ocurrio la catastrofe a tres mi
las de la Estaci6n del ferrocarril
Norte de Pennsylvania Y duro al
gunos minutes la confusion.
"Jamas en- mi vida, dijo Nor
man Ebinger, un vigia de La avia-
cion, habia dido tales gritos'.
LA sangre Sc me helaba en- las
venas".
La gaceta., 1943-09-07

muerto1, antes de Ia Primera Cue
IRA Mundial y fu6 uno de los prime
ros ofciales del referido Cuerpo que
fueron q Francia con ell general
John J, Pershing, General en- Jefe
de las Fuerzas Expedicionarias
Norteamericanas en- aquella guerra.
En- diferentes ocasiones, durante su
carrera, ell general Drum ha pres
tadO serviciOs o ha estado al frente
de cast todos los establecimientos
militares im~portantes de los Esta-
dos UnidOs, incluyendo Ell Depart
mento de Hawaii.
HijO de sOIdadO
Ell general Drum, quien profesa
la religion cat6lica, es hijo de un
distinguido militar. Su padre, el
captain John. Drum, del Ejercito de
los Estados Unidos, muri6 en- Ia ba-
ITALIA de San Juan, en- Santiago de
Cuba, en- 1898, siendole cOncedida Ia
confederation p6stuma de Ia Estre-
LA de Plata, Ia misma condecora-
ci6n que muchos amos. despues habla
de mercer su propiO hiio.
Entire las otras eOndecoraciones
que Obstenta ell general Drum sc
cuentan las siguientes: La Medals
del ServiciO Distinguish de los Els
tados Unidos; las de Comandantt
de Ia Legion de Honor y la Croix d.
Guerra con dos palmas, de Francis
" L. de Comandante de Ia orden d.
La Corona de Belgica. Reciente'
mente le ha sido ~OtorgadO Ell titul'
La gaceta., 1943-09-07
Reclama una Union
International
$467,439

Kingston, N. Y Sept. IA
nombre de la Union Local No. II,
de Newburg, James M. Mccain,
p~residente, reclama $637,439.56 de
los directories de la international
Hold Carriers, Building and Com
mon LabOrers Union of America.
Alega McCann en- Ell escrito pre-
sentado en- la Corte Supreme del
condadO de Ulster que csc dinero
fuera robado pOr Samuel Nuzzo,
Observation-Disclosures de la Inter-
naciOnal, que ahora cumple una
cOndena de 10 a 20 amos de presi-
do.
Ademas de Nuzzo son mencio-
nadOs en- la reclamation, como res.
ponsables, Jose v. MOreschi, Jose
Madden y James Bove.
Recientemente ell magistrate
Sidney F. Foster decide que Mo.
reschi, Bove y Nuzzo habfan cons.
piradO entire 1887 Y 1912 para do
minar la Union y manejar sus for
dos.
La gaceta., 1943-09-07
R~ECAPTURADA KONTOP

= (Viene de la la pagina)
carril Kursk-Kiev, dOnde otra via
CORE hacia ell noroeste, en- direc-
ci6n de la Russia Blanca.
Las v~ictOrias del ejercito roio
Sc anuncian pOr la Radio Y Sc to-
can marchas e himnos.
"Pravda", diario de Moscu, ha-
bla de sehales de panicO en- la re-
tirada nazi. "Los alemanes estan
nerviOsOs. En- tOdas parties ven a.
menazas."
Durante Ell avance las tropas ru
sas ganarOn de 9 a Is millas de
prOfundidad.
La gaceta., 1943-09-07
ESTA SIENDO JUZCADO
UN

Selfridge Field, Michigan, sep
T. Esta siendo juzgado aqui poI
violar siete artfculos del c6digo
militar, ell coronel William T. Col
man, excomandante de la base de
aviaci6n Selfridge.
Dijo ser inocente. Sc lie acusa
de obtener, fraudulentamente, ell
traslado de Ocho miembros del per
sOnal militar, incluyendo ell te-
niente Benson Ford, nieto de Hen
ry Ford.
Tambien Sc acusa al corOnel de
asaltar al chOfer y soldado negro
William R. McRae, de "a amos.
Despues de que agrediera a
McRae Sc lie relieve del mando.
Ell fiscal militar lie acusa, ade.
mas, de apropiarse de propiedad
del gobiernO; disparar una pisto-
la Y HERR a McRae; aceptar lie re-
galase una cabana cerca de Os,
coda, Michigan, una compania que
fabricaba edificios en- Selfridge
Field.
La gaceta., 1943-09-07
limit

FL EnemigO de las Canas
Sc sienta apezaradO pOr esas
eanas. Luzca diez amos mas ioven.
pierda Ia Oportunidad de 50
vida y Ia felicidad misma. Use
limit y "a eabellO tendrS esa
aparleneia De juventud. TTNTTT
20 e~onitene nitrate de plata ' 81
preeiO IS ecOn6mieO. Pidalo : 50
Dohea . 81 NO al telt9OnO n6mero
Ylsb4. Para psdidOs q Ia aReneia:
:. Q. Boz bb2o, Tampa, FIorida
La gaceta., 1943-09-07
MURRAY PIDE QUE LOS
R E REDoBLEN sUs
ESFUERZoS

Washington, sep T. Hablando
aver por la Radio desde Detroit,
Fniilip Murray ,presidente del Clio
pidio a los trabajadOres no % en-
treguen a Ia completeness y re-
dOblen Sus e~sfuerzOs.
Sc hAlla determinadO 81 Clio .
manteneE So prOmesa De No-huel-
La gaceta., 1943-09-07

ga hasta que la victoria Sc obten-
ga"
Murray demanda del gobierno
medidas de estabilizaei6n y que Sc
mantenga a los trabajadOres en-
los puestos 'llaves" que ahora tie
men.
La gaceta., 1943-09-07

ABELARDo GONZALEZ, de
AZ amos de edad, residente en- Ell
Pill, Gale is, falleci6 aver en- un
hospital local. LIE sobreviven la
vida. Maria Emilia Gonzalez, un
hijo, Pvt. Roberto Gonzalez, una
hija, Wilma Gonzalez, un hernia
no, Julian Gonzalez. FL entierro Sc
anunciara a su debido tempo por
Ia Fueraria de A. p. BOza.
La gaceta., 1943-09-07

cuda en- su auxiliO, atacando pOr
retaguardia las lineas de Toe sitia-
doras.
La gaceta., 1943-09-07
(Derechos ~reservadOs, 10

ci6n. Ese mismo Hitler fue ell que
declare que EurOpa-la parte ba-
10 su control era una fortaleza,
v sus generates e ingenieros lie
van va trabajando mas de IN ano
pra convertir esa figura retorica
en- una realidad g~eografica. AL
proceder asi, ha estampado sobre
ell rostro del Reich ell beso de la
muerte.
La fortaleza es n muy formi-
dable. Parece ser que ell extenso
litoral que Sc extiende desde No
ruega hasta ell golfo de Vizcaya y
desde Ia costa meridional de Fran
cia hasta los Dardanelos, ha sido
provisto de Qualifications perna-
nentemente guarnecidas. Por to-
das parties, la red de comunicacio-
mes es buena; por dOquiera hay re
servas situadas en- puntos estrate
gicos que pueden ser velozmente
transfortadas a la ona Ell que Sc
haya verificado un desembarco,
antes de que los contingencies enc
migos Sc hallen 10 suficientemen-
to OrganizadOs para poder avan-
Ear.
Dentro de csc muro exterior de
contention Sc encuentra la gran
fuerza del ejercito aleman, que es
todavfa ell mayor del mundo por 10
que respecta a tropas entrenadas,
sin exceptuar a la misma Russia.
Tambien es ell mejor equipado.
CuandO csc ejercito lucha cerca de
cualquier punto de invasion, es
consciente de que detras tiene la
Inca de defensa interior que cs
mas fuerte que la exterior-la an
tigua Inca de Siegfried en- Ell Oes-
te, las defensas al largo de la from
terra polaca en- ell Este, combina-
das Y fOrtalecidas por un sistema
de montahas Y rios facilmente de-
fendibles
Alemania es de hecho una for
taleza, en- la cual, solamente 81
magnitud tiende a oscurecer Ell ST
mil. Hitler ha asegurado a su pue
bio que puede resistir indefinida-
mente detras de esa fortaleza y en-
ESQ estriba la dificultad.
ICual Is ell procedimiento, en-
sentido militar, para atacar una
fortaleza? A csc proceso o proce-
dimientO Sc lie da ell nombre de ST.
ito. Para poner sitio a una plaza,
las fuerZas atacanbes deben pri-
meramente establecer su bloqueo,
de forma que los defensores no ten
gan communication nj traficO con
ell exterior. La ciudad de Stain
grade, en- Ell otOhO de 1912, nahe
estuvo realmente sitiada en 4
sentidO estricto y militar de csa
expression. ALI faltaba el bloqueo;
los mOscOvitas Sc hallaban STEM
pre- en- condolences, mediante es-
fuerzos militares, de introdueir en-
esa plaza los pertrechOs y refuer-
EOS que deseaban. Leningrado es-
tuvo cast sitiadO, pero no compile
tamente; tambien en- csc case, ell
bloqueo era deficiente.
En- esta guerra, la plaza de Sc
bastopol ha sido una de las pocas
ciudades que Sc vic sometida a un
sitio real y verdadero, pues los a
tacantes lie ~aplicarOn un bloqueo
genuine, al pasO que atacaban ell
interior de Ia fortaleza Y sus de-
fensas exteriOres.
En- Ia primera guerra mundial,
solamente Ia ciudad de Lieja estu-
vO tambien realmente sitiada; Ell
llamadO sitiO de Verdun tampoco
present6 Ia caracteristica distinti-
va del blOqUeO. Los sitiOs tipicos
en- las guerras pasadas fueron el
de Mafekin, en- Ia guerra de los
Beers; Ell de Paris, en- Ia franco.
prusiana v ell de Chattanooga, en-
Ia guerra civil nOrteamericana.
Ahora bien, sc advierte un deta.
La gaceta., 1943-09-07
Fl nuevO jefe de la Junta Interamericas
y de Defensa, es un distinguidO militar

honorariO de DOctO,
9 U~niversidad de y
Unidos. ID
FL general Drum .
metcdos para cOmb',i.
que han lido desancS;,l
iLegar a constitui,
tacticas adoptadss ~
del norte de Africa ~ ~.
efecto de detener 4 Y, ".
mmeIores divisiones a. \.
Eje en- aquella camD NJ
ideas tuvieron up or;.s
e%ncontraba al msnds a
CuerpO del EjercitO' so'
Las c~omplicadas manila.
res realizadas en- loS
Carolina del NOrte " ' i
rante ell verano de 1Sl1
las maniobras formS ~
de d~estructOres de ts.~'l
uno de cuyos grupOs b, w
% 2 100 excelentes csia-
milimetros, montadOs Nm
mes y s~uplementadOs a. ~
aviones de Observation
mecanizadas de recOnotu
Madura Ia ida
Embellishments Cus3v
suadidos los teenicOs mi
que ell Primer CuerpO a
habia hallado, al csbO, hn
a uno de los problemas b
Gil soluci6n en- la guerra
como pueden cOntrarrsS'
tanques. Y de aqueTls \
general Drum surgierm \
des movies mesanizsd9
cuales los cahones antaDq
~siguieron derrotar a Is |
del Eje en- ell Africa seys
AL pasar a Ocupar d ,
presidente de la Junta Int
lana de Defensa Ell genen
reemplaza al teniente geHs
ley D. Embick, igualmat
guido Jefe del EjercitO. Z
Embick ha sido deStinaa
Secretarfa de Guerra De ID
Unidos para desempeisi
beres de vital impOrtanca
Cuando d~esempehabs d
presidente de Ia organ
Defensa del HemisferiO,
Embick produjO prOfnt
lente impression entire los
|. de las otras republics q
por su Distinguish peEs'
. habilidad, habiendO Sido
, c~alurosos elogios por pan
!. los al dejar su cargo En-
, para aceptar Sus nueVOS
Evening star., 1943-04-07

real nuts, which grow wild in the
forests.
Evening star., 1943-04-07
Officer Loses Post
For Labor Riot Drill
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, April 7.-Seventh Serv-
ice Command headquarters an
nounced today that 1t. Col. Joseph
j. Shy has been relieved of COM
mand of the 10th Military Police
Battalion at Fort Smelling, Mimi,
and has been assigned to the station
complement at Fort Smelling to
await further orders.
Col. Shy appeared before Mai.
Gen. F. E. Uhl, commanding officer
Of the 7th Service Command, yes
terday to report on a military DEM
onstration last March II at Fort
Smelling that brought protests from
organized labor.
Labor leaders protested that SOL
diers, playing the part of rioters"
IN demonstration of how to break
up simulated riot at a hypotheti-
cal ammunition plant, carried signs
urging more pay, less work"
The CIO News, organ Of the Con-
gress of Industrial Relations, print
ed an alleged photograph of the
demonstration, and called 1t "a
brass hats brainstorm."
Details Of the report to Gen. Uhl
were not disclosed by the 7th Service
Command
Evening star., 1943-04-07
jackson and McKe|din
Win in Baltimore
kayoraIty Primary
Vote Is Extremely Light;
Democratic City Head
Seeking Fifth Term
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, April Tt will be
Mayor Howard w. Jackson, Demo-
crat, versus Theodore R. McKeldin,
Republican, for the mayoralty of
Baltimore in the municipal general
election Tuesday, May 4.
Both won easily in yesterdays
primary election.
Mayor Jackson, up for his fifth
term as Baltimore's chief executive,
received more votes than all three
OF his Democratic rivals together
and Mi. McKeldin had no more
than token opposition since his only
opponent had declared himself in
favor of Mr.. McKeldin before the
balloting began.
Unofficial Totals.
Unofficial totals showed Mayor
Jackson had accumulated 1892
votes, while his nearest opponent,
William r. McClayton, who headed
the Maryland Alcoholic Beverage
Survey Commission appointed by
Gov. O'Conor, gathered only 11,714.
Mayor Jackson's other opponents,
former Representative John Am
brose Meyer and State Senator Will
mer C. Carter, totaled 8,416 and
7,783, respectively.
Mr.. McKeldin acquired 1867 of
the 8,l21 Republican votes cast.
Harry E. Ruetter. who earlier had
declared for Mr.. McKeldin, gather
ing the rest.
The only close battle of the cleo
ton was between Thomas E. Conlon
speaker of the Maryland House OF
Delegates, and 1t. Col Richard G
O'Connell. the incumbent, for the
Democratic nomination for presi-
dent of City Council.
Mr.. Conlon won with a total OF
Evening star., 1943-04-07
Mayor Kelly 10 Begin
11th Year in CHICAGO
Office on Friday
Democratic Leader Wins
Reelection to Round Out
so Years in Public Life
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 7.-Edward j,
Kelly will begin his 11th year as
Mayor OF Chicago Friday-starting
his third four-year term, to which
he was elected yesterday, and head
sGg toward new tenure record.
The 66-year-old Democrat, if he
completes his newest term in 1947,
will have served IA years, longer than
any other Chicago Mayor and be-
lieved one of the longest tenures as
chief executive Of any of the Ma
tion's large cities.
Heavy Vote PoNed.
Mr.. Kelly, native Chicagoan who
Is rounding out a half century of
public life, won reelection by de-
feating Republican George B. Nc
kibbin, attorney, civic leader and
former State finance director. The
veteran Democratic leader he is
Illinois national committeeman
won by 1859 votes, polling 687 ,646
to 571,487 for Mr.. McKibbin. Ap-
proximately 70 per cent of the city's
1,814060 registered voters went to
the polls.
The Mayor. who in 1894 started as
a rodman with the Chicago sanitary
district and advanced to chief en-
gineer in 1920, was elected by the
City Council in 1888 to serve out the
unexpired term of Mayor Anton j.
Cermak, who was assassinated. In
1885 he was elected by a record 631,- :
954 majority and four years later he
defeated the incumbent Republican
Illinois Governor Dwight H. Green,
by plurality of 184,401.
Thompson Served Terms.
William Hale Thompson, Repub-
hcan, is the only other Chicago
Mayor elected to three four-year
terms-in 1915, 1923, and in 1927.
Carter H. Harrison, jr., also served
as Mayor II years, four two-year
terms and his last term of four
years preceding Mr.. Thompson. Mr..
Harrison, whose father also was
Mayor for four two-year terms, is
collector of internal revenue.
Gov. Green, leader in the cam
paign to unseat Mayor Kelly, said
IN a statement that courageous"
fight had been waged against the
"best organized political machine
IN history" Mr.. Kelly said he in
terpreted the result as "a directive
to continue support of the war ef-
fort" and suggested that all fac
tions and parties" unite to win the
war.
Evening star., 1943-04-07
Eight Rotion Points
Bring Fire ENGINES
By .he Associated Pres

BY The Associated Press
BUFFALO, N. Y.-Three fire en-
gines, a fire truck and a battalion
chief raced to the home of Mrs.
Marjorie Graziadei.
F4remen found the house un-
damaged. But most of the pork
chops Mrs. Graziadei was cooking
for dinner (about eight points
WORTH had gone up in smoke.