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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14
In By-Gone Days
Being Items Culled from Our
Files of Ten, Twenty, Thirty and
Forty Years Ago.
l 8 o 3

The Columbia Courier for Oct.
16, 1903 reports that-A. F. Brown
was a North Yakima visitor last
week.
That - Station Agent Potter
moved the office of the company
into the new depot yesterday
morning. The new structure is a
beauty and many cities with 10000
inhabitants cannot boast of a de-
pot of such size and elegance as
this one. Next spring the COM
pany will put three nice parks
around it and will make it one of
the prettiest spots along the line.
That-William Dirckson of Spo-
kane has rented the Kennewick
Market and will open same for
business today. The market mas
been closed since the demise of
Otto Kitzman its former pro-
prietor.
1918
The Kennewick Courier for Oct.
10 states that - Recognizing the
superior transportation advantag-
es afforded. at this point, the
Standard Oil Co. has decided to
make Kennewick its distributing
headquarters for the territory be-
tween Grandview and Ritzville.-
That-Nearly an inch of rain
fell Monday afternoon and eve
ming.
That-This week the high school
enrolment was increased to "a.
1929
The Kennewick Courier Report
err for Oct. IL, 1923 tells us that
The new steel bridge across the
Columbia river four miles below
the city will be initiated to the
train service Saturday evening of
this week when all night OWR&N
trains will be routed between here
and Wallula over its own tracks.
That-Dr. F. NJ, Crosby has
sold his residence property on
End Street to J. w. Vickers.
That-With 215 teachers en-
rolled, with nearly every phase of
the public school system presented
by the educators the Annual Ben
ton-Franklin Institute held here
this week is regarded as one of
the most successful institutes held
since the joint county plan was
adopted.
The Kennewick Courier Report
er for Oct. IL, 1888 tells us that
The newly painted walls of the
enlarged warehouse and elevator
at the .Kennewick Flour Mills are
bullying with wheat, the grinders
are working a "a hour shift and
the office is happy with sales
booked for all the flour the mill
can grind in the next two months.
That-Names on the high school
honor roll include: Patricia Helm,
David Tweet, Ruth Goodnight,
James Giard, Lorene Belair, Doro-
thy Larkin, Vivian Peter, Alice
Altrogge, Edna Goodnight, Ruth
Mitchell, Pauline Strive, Euarda
Vinson,I Fruno Mueller.
That-The preliminary work on
the Coulee Dam starts this week.
That - One of the Highlands
fruit growers reports that he has
one of the biggest crops of apples
he has ever raised.
That. H. Siegfried left Mon
day night for a business and pleas
ure trip to the Century of Prog
ress and st. Louis. He wiH join
Mrs. Siegfried in the East. She
left several weeks ago to attend
the national convention of the
PEG, held at Kansas City, as
a delegate from the local chapfer
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL

ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
In the Matter of the Petition Of c.
G. Whitney, and other holders
of title or evidence of title to
real property, for the organiza-
ton of local Improvement
district within Columbia Irri-
cation District and within the
boundaries herein set forth.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that c. G. Whitney, and other
holders of title or evidence of title
to the land hereinafter described,
have filed with the Board of Di-
rectors of Columbia Irrigation
District their petition praying that
said lands be organized as a local
improvement district, the boun-
diaries thereof being as follows:
Beginning at the South Quarter
corner of Section %, Township 8
North, Range 80; thence North
1920 feet; thence East 1920 feet;
thence South 1920 feet to the
South line of Section 22-8-30;
thence South along the East line
of the Northwest Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section 28-
$50 distance Of 1304.45 feet;
thence West 2640 feet; thence
North 1920 feet to the North line
of said section; thence East along
said Section line a distance of 1920
feet to the true point Of beginning.
1t is proposed that the district
to be organized shall include all
the lands contained within the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14

Walla Walla visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Virgil Masters Thursday night.
Miss Helen Mahaffey returned
home Monday from the Lady OF
Lourdes hospital in Pasco where
she underwent an appendectomy.
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NOTICE-Campbells Custom Cam
merry announces that all canned
goods MUST be taken out within
seven days after canning, because
of lack of storage space. 21tf
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Wanted IlIIllIIli

.rrn Dressed poultry or
War ether kind of dressed meat
az. have to sell. Waffle House.
tamel. poet Office. 29tf
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.NrrpLStandard pickup bed
S ~ 1.ton Ford pickup. Model 80.
,. =, Blair. Phone 9x9 29-3Op
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FOR SALE-14 & 80/100 acres
11s acres asparagus, 4 acres al
falfa, 2 acres permanent pasture,
balance to be seeded. New mod
ern house with bath, hot and cold
water under pressure, electricity.
Barns, 2 hen houses and out build
,ings $4,000 cash. c. T Thalman,
Hover. .27-30p
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. What a pessimist he is!
Yes, indeed. Even misery shuns
his company. g..
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:. ,Nr TO LEASE small irrigated
VINO sarsage. close in, improved with
s s trees or vineyard on. In
~ 70 at the Waffle House. Oppo-
gun. post office. 28tf
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FOR SALE-91a acres on West
Highlands; 2A acres asparagus,
l acre peppermint, acre aspara-
gus plants, balance in level pillow
ground. Four peach trees, 8 large
shade trees next to a basement
hole 14x18 feet; water piped up to
basement, phone and 220-volt line
up to driveway; first class septic
tank, clear title. Best reasonable
offer takes this place. Melvin
GLASGOW, 107 No. Kent ST., Kenne-
wick. ...,. .. 27tf
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LOST, strayed or stolen: a black
and white heifer about two or
three weeks ago. Liberal reward
offered. 800 N. Benton ST., Ken
newick. 28-9p
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FOR SALE-Alfalfa hay. in the
stack at Richland by Fred p.
Freeman, $40 Pasco highway, at
Kennewick. @,.- s.
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.rrn at once-good reliable
WAL =, A. woman at Commercial
gii Il 14tf
Hotel.. ---
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FOR SALE 1910 18-ft. Schulz
trailer house, built-in radio,
electric brakes, sleeps four, 500,
John Unger, Borgen's Camp, Ken
neWick. .- ~ 29c
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Sizes

Doctor-Before each meal take
a pinch of the medicine I will
send you, about the size of a
seed.
Sick Clover or peach?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14

FOR SALE: Coal and wood cir
culating heater, oil heater, box
springs, dining chairs, sewing
rocker, small radio, leather daven-
port, 2-burner oil stove, gas bar
rel heater, large oak dining table.
Call 2463. Tom Knight, Rt. No. l.,
KenneWick. 29p
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St.Sgt. Claude Walk
Now in United States

Finley-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Walk
received word Friday from their
son St.Sgt. Claude Walk, who was
seriously wounded on June Is
over Europe and who has since
been confined to a hospital in
England, that he has arrived in
the States and is now in a hos
pital in Denver, Colo. ~
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$1,000 REWARD: for the arrest
and conviction of a small house
or apartment. Young couple.
Care of this office. 29-30p
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....NrrD- Congenial couple to
WA s.re home and assist in house
s ls INQUIRE this office. 27-29c
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wANTED-2 or 300 tons cow or
,beep fertilizer, delivered or we
,o,lld get it. John Stroh, Rt. I,
u.occer 28-9p
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WANTED TO BUY: Typewriter,
either standard or portable, in
.ood condition. Vibbers' Rexal
S SS 20 29tf
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m1NTEDLBeauty operator, full
Wv" .;me Phone 1881. Evelyn's
p. . shoppe. Edith Magelson.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Smith and
children came home from Boomers
Ferry Monday where they had
visited with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Sherry were
dinner visitors Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil Masters. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. R. Ayers also visited Sunday at
the Masters home.
Burt Quigley of Walla Walla
was an overnight visitor Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Johnson Satur-
day. He also visited at the Clint
Glassner and Sherry homes.
Mrs. Gene Howard and ,daugh-
ter, Brenda, of La Grande, Were
overnight visitors of Mrs. How
ards parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Lanning Friday. They left for
Spokane Saturday.
Harry Schultz of Prosser was
an overnight visitor of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Taylor Monday.
goxt, heaaS.yws Mn. 4
E'inley)
Held over from last week.
Byard Slocumb and Howard
Smith were visitors in Yakima
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Taylor
spent the weekend with MIR. and
Mrs. Harry Schultz in Prosser.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Gowing,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Petit and Mr..
and Mrs. Alan Schriner all of
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14
FOR SALE

FOK SALE 4-.-..
9 acres in city limits; 2 nice
houses, modern, one 4-room,
one five-room; will sell to-
gether or divide into a three
or six-acre tract. 49,. -. <v.s.
Is acres, grapes, asparagus,
cherries, alfalfa, mint; 5:room
house; electric lights, barn,
garage, chicken house; can
rent 5 acres more. $1,000.
half cash. *~@ - ..~~~
10 acres on Highlands; no
buildings; peppermint, pota-
toes; piped. $2,250. Is ~.
While attending DR.. Brunn's
sale Tuesday, Oct. 19 at l p.
M, of his Registered Jerseys,
take time out and go over his
IS acre farm I have for sale.
5-room house, good well, large
barn; Acton silo, 2 cow sheds
milk house, priced for quick
sale, $4,000.
10 acres on Highway, alfalfa,
and pasture, 5-room house,
deep well, water, lights. S.
O0O-$1,0 900 down, balance on
monthly payments.
Have few vacant lots to sell.
Good chance to make some
money on these. ~.
rs acres-30 alfalfa, 10 aspar-
agus; 8 sets of buildings, barn =.
garage, chicken house; will
sell with all stock and mach
inery or without. @'ss -
80 acres-pasture, alfalfa, as
paragus, small house, 2 car
garage, work shop, barn for
80 head; has irrigation, spring
pumping plant, 2 miles out.
Wanted-About 100 acres on
Highlands without buildings
or crop in 10 to 50-acre tracts
2 acres on River Road; fine
view; no buildings, $1,250-
$500 down. = .asgss sss4
Wanted-About one acre of
land with small house, not far
out. +, - eaEr- 49,.
Have good paying business
for sale in Pasco; also one in
Kennewick.
Two story building on Ken
newick Ave. for sale.
: Buy More Bonds-Make War
Two, War Won! &
K. C.. CLIFFORD
REAL ESTATE BROKER
Roxy Theater - Phone 2482
Notary Public SAT-
KenneWick, Wash.
Used Cars - =
Parts
Gasoline a.
Repairs
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IlIllKl Miscellaneous IiiHllI

LOST-A and c gasoline ration
books, tire inspection blanks, all
in black folder. Finder send to
Simon Carlson, Rt. 1, Richland.
= ~s =. 29p
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IVORY Coated Firtex for your
walls and ceilings. A beautiful
insulation board. Easily nailed on
and easy on your bank account.
g. - 27tf
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FOR SALE: Two new houses.
$1,000 down payment each. Bal.
$35 per month. In Kennewick,
Wash. Churchman Investment Co.
Pasco, Wash. 27tf
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WANTED Capable cashier at
Safeway store. Apply to man
ager. otA
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WANTED: Small cream separator.
FARMERS Exchange. 29tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14

FOR SALE = 1886 Terraplane
Panel, good condition; see E. R.
Johnson. e 29-30p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14

FOR SALE: Fresh cow and calf.
Bill Kleinknecht. 29p
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FOR ,SALE-Milk cows and heif-
ers to freshen in the spring.
Love Brothers, Richland. $4,000
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LOST-Gold nugget necklace, val
ued as keepsake. Reward Of
fered. Bring to this office. 29-3Op
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WANTED Combination .stenog-
rapher and bookkeeper for
u]easant duration job. Apply this
office 28tf
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FOR SALE - Modern 4-room
home, full basement; reason
able; $40 S. Alder ST., Kennewick,
Phone 1907. 29p
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wv amt Ads

WANTED: Small two-bedroom
! house. Can be plain but modern,
in good condition and good found
alton. Lydia Stickel phone 2173,
Garden Tracts. 29-32p
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FOR SALE-20 choice gifts to far
row soon; also a few bred sows
and a OIC boar. Pete Lande. $3.50
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'ilillitI For Sale IIllHlljl

FOR SALE-Weaner pigs; flyers;
Phone 1897, G. H. Meyer. 28tf
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WANTED-Small furnished house
or apartment; no children; Mrs.
Creek, Box B at this office. .28-9p
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WANTED-Spud digger. For Sale
Milk cows, DeLaval milking ma
chine, SITS. Registered Aberdeen
Angus bull, 6 mos. SIS. H. L. Cope
land. Richland. 28tfc
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FOR SALE-Red fryers 81, L. c.
Bennett, Phone 1916. 23tfc
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FOR SALE by owner: 4-year old
house, finished basement. Tele-
phone 694-R, Pasco, for. appoint
ment. $4,000
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FOR SALE - 60 young Leghorn
pullets, Hanson strain; 80 Leg
horn hens, ready to lay. I. E.
Parks, north of SP&S depot. 20
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WANTED - Experienced wool
presser. Ideal Cleaners, Phone
l241. KenneWick. 26tf
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FOR SALE young team, well
broke, also farm machinery. No.
of Richland, Hugh Vandine. 25tf
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DOORS and sash, all sizes at the
Standard Lumber Co., Ken. 27tf
WILL TRADE-37 Dodge pickup
in good shape, 4-speed trans
mission, for good coupe in AL con-
dition. Inquire this office. H. H.
Stairs, Kennewick. " 29p
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FOR SALE 1888 Olds, 2-door
club sedan, or will trade for late
model truck or pickup; 35 head,
one year old ewes. Wallace Bate
man, Kennewick. 28-9p
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FOR SALE-:Weaner pigs. Phone
3044, George Milligan, Finley.
29p
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FOR SALE-15 tons alfalfa, one
4-wheel rubber tired wagon, all
good tires. Peppermint still COM
plete, new steel tank, boiler, der
rick and coil. Harold Brooks,
Richland, Wash. 26-29p
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-20 pigs, IL weeks
old; one homemade tractor, %
Chew. motor. H. G. Lucus, Rt. 2,
Kennewick. 29p
Standard Lumber Co. ~. 27tf
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FOR SALE-New two bedroom
house. Immediate possession,
718 Alder street, Kennewick. 29p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-14

FOR SALE-Single beds, COM
plete, 718 Alder ST, Kennewick.
29p
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GEORGE WILSON-Plumbing &
Heating Service. Phone 2091; %
Ave. G. 28-31p
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YES they have nails at Standard
Lumber c., Kennewick. 27tf
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MAKE SURE your roof is tight.
See Standard Lumber Co. at
Kennewick for all kinds of shin
giles or rool roofing. 27tf
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FOR SALE: 400 4-months-old
Rhode Island Red chickens.
Phone 38, Pasco Drug Co. Pasco,
Wash. 29tf
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FOR SALE: New house, 2 bed
rooms, full basement, lawn,
Will sell completely furnished or
unfinished Electric range and
refrigerator. 919 Alder ST., Ken
newick. Phone XIII. 29p
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FOR SALE-Delicious apples, also
want orchard sprayer. Phone
2736. M. E. Whitney, West High
lands. z1-Sup
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FOR. SALE-Good weaver pigs.
Now ready. w. F. Luke. 29p
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FOR SALE - Purebred Chester
White boar, fine animal. Also
have a boar, for service at all
times. j. p. Long. 29p
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FOR SALE-15-acre farm; Six
room house, barn, chicken house,
and garage; also 30-acre pasture
to lease. One mile north and 1-2
mile west of Finley, Wn., or 61a
miles Sc. of Kennewick. Harold
O'Hair. 29c
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FOR SALE-Good milk cow; also
about SO dry pear stumps and
branch wood; four-wheel trailer.
L. A. Cox, West Highlands, phone
2767. - 49,. 27tf
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PAINT, inside or outside. Enam-
els, etc. Pittsburgh line at
Standard Lumber Co., Kenn. 27tf
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FOR SALE: 5-acre tract with g.
room house. Bath. Close in.
Phone 2466 %@ ZSt1
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FOR SALE: The Fred Stickel s.
acre farm, Garden Tracts, Ave.
H. Asparagus, some alfalfa, few
cherries, also shade trees. Good
buildings, electricity, good well,
city water available. Lydia Site
KEEL Phone 2173. 29-32p
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FOR SALE: Size 10 boys over
coat, practically new. Exchange
1920 bullets for IL ga. shotgun
shells. Phone 1907, Kennewick.*
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FOR Potato digger and
potato planter with fertilizer at
tachment. Brand & Fyfe. sop
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FOR SALE: 20 acre farm 3 miles
west of Pasco. Call 779 or
1871. 26tf
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FOR SALE: One boys bicycle,
$50. and one white enamel drop
leaf table and four chairs, $40.
SIG Ave. G, Kennewick. &c
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NEW HOMES for sale. Small
down payment. Phone 1872. 19tf
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FOR SALE: Canning beans Sc per
pound. You pick. Phone 1858
29c
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-05
FOURTEEN OUT OF EVERY SIXTEEN
MARRIED MEN WILL BE- DRAFTED

wAsHINcToNEbo, Bp1I So.
Fourteen out of ll6 smaEEied amsr
in the United Sfsfes1 Rhose ages
range from 10 to- SO. regardless
of how many dependents they
have. will be drafted. beginning
July /. Major General Lewis b.
Hershey. director of the selective
service. announced today.
The induction into the armed
services will be done without re
gard to family status, and the
only thing that viii result in de-
fermenfs is if the men are en-
eaged In essential war work.
All married men, now classified
in "a. will be shifted to Ia. and
the 100000 men now in 3B also
will be reclassified. All classes
affected by the changed ratings
will be called 70 me coiors al the
rate of 100000 q month. as to
meet the requirements. accord
ing 70 military men of il.000.DOD
nsh Ia the army. navy and other
armed services.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-05
SCHROEDER HAS
RETURNED HERE

Laurence Schroeder. head of the
OPA rent-control office in Key
West, has returned from Atlanta,
where he had a conference with
the regional director of rents in
the southeastern states.
Mr.. Schroeder said today that
he has not heard a single word
officially about the report that had
persisted that he was to be trans
ferred either to Atlanta or to
Washington.
In his talks with the director in
Atlanta, Mr.. Schroeder stated that
nothing was said about any plan
to have him transferred from his
present post in Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-05
CLEARE RESIGNS
AS MEMBER OF
SCHOOL BOARD
NAMED AS SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION;
TO MAKE BOND AND AP-
PLY ron COMMISSION

Today Allan B. Claire mailed his
resignation. as member of the Lo-
cal School Board. to Governor
Holland. with the request that ii
take effect Immediately.
Mr.. Cleare. as was told in Sat
urday's Citizen, was named Satuu-
day afternoon as superintendent
of public instruction TO succeed
Lieutenant Commander Melvin 4.
Russell, who has been given a
leave of ABSENCE for the duration
of the war.
When Mr.. Cleare receives the
acceptance of his resignation, he
will make bond and apply TO Gov
ernor Holland for a commission as
superintendent.
The term of that office extends
to January, 1945.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-05
AXIS ATTEMPT TO
CRASH RED Lines
THROWN BACK IN THREE
DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS
AGAINST ENEMY

MOSCOW. April s.--AccordinJ
TO today's Russian communique.
most Of the fighting along the
eastern front since Saturday has
been in the Donetz Basin area.
where fhc Axis forces have made
three determined attempts in the
last "A hours to break through the
Russian line. - -.
In each instance. the report said.
the enemy was thrown back with
heavy losses.
An official statement was issued
in connection with the Germans
massing vast forces of troops and
supplies in the Donetz Basin the
atre. 1t is there, the Russians ex-
pect, the Germans will start their
powerful summer offensive, as it
was at that same point. last sums
mer where the drive, which took
the Germans to Stalingrad began.
From that area, the Germans
are expected TO launch drives de-
signed to take them to Stalingrad
and to the south Caucasian area.