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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
Extra Hour for
Voting Monday

Because Of the ehange-over from
eastern war time to central time, eff
fective in the state next Monday, vOt-
ers going TO the polls for the primary
election will have an extra hour in
which to cast their vote. Public no.
tees of the election stated that the
voting booths would be open from Z
am. to s pm. eastern war time.
However, the Michigan Legislature
enacted a law setting the clocks back
an hour at 2 o'clock Monday morn
ing.
City Clerk Lawrence ]. LaCOurse,
after much difficulty. finally secured
an opinion from the County Election
Commission, advising that the polls
should open at am. eastern war
time and stay open an extra hour.
until 8 pm, eastern war time, or s
pm, the new central time.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
Income Tax
Lao Explained
WHO MUST FILE A RETURN

WHO MUST FILE A RETURN
Every single person must file a fed
erala income tax return whose gross
income for the year from all sources
was $500 or more; that is as as much
as $8R per week. Widows. widOwers.
divorces. and married persons separ-
4ted by mutual consent, are classed as
single persons.
Every married person, living with
husband or wife throughout the year,
must file a return If his or her gross
income, together with any income Of
the spouse, was as much as 81 200 for
the year; that IL, as much as $2SO6
per week. II huband and wife both
have income, they must both make a
return. Such return may be made
sepa rately. or, If they are both citi-
zens or residents, they may make a
joint return. A joint return may be
made by husband and wife even
though one has no income, and a joint
return is advisable in the case of per-
sons, one Of whom has no income, who
marry during the year, since the per-
SOnal exemption attributable to each
spouse during the period of pre-mari-
tai status is allowable in joint re-
turn.
A joint return must be signed by
both husband and wife and verified by
Il written declaration that is made
under the penalties Of perjury.
Where separate returns are filed by
husband and wife on Form 1910. the
joint personal exemption allowable
Isl 200 where the married status has
existed throughout the year, may be
taken by either. or divided between
them in any proportion agreed upon.
If separate returns are filed one may
not report income which belongs to
the other, but must report only the in
come which belongs to him Cor herr.
No person is exempt from filing a
return If his gross income if equal to
or greater than the amount specified
above for his classification. Neither
the President of the United States. nor
the vice president, nor federal judges.
nor members Of Congress. are exempt
from filing returns.
Moreover, all income from whatever
source. unless specifically excluded by
statute. must be reported in the re-
turn. The types OF income specifically
exempt are listed in the instructions
accompanying the return form.
A person whose gross income does
not exceed $1,000. and consists wholly
of salary. wages. dividends, interest
or annuities. may make n simplified
return on Form 104OA. i'm which the
tax due may be readily ascertailed by
reference to table contained I'm the
form
A husband and wife living together
on July Of the taxable year may
file separate simplified returns il the
gross income of each il from the
prescribed sources and does not exceed
81, OOO or they may file a single joint
return on that form IL their combined
| income is from the prescribed source
and does not exceed $1,000. A taxpayed
may not. however, file a simplified re
| turn II the other spouse files returr
on Form 1910.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
TRINITY CHURCH

German service. 9:1j am.
Sunday &hoOl $50 am.
English service. 10 :45 am.
Evening service. 40 pm.
The German service will be CON
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. G.. J.
Krahnke. In the English service. a
guest speaker. the Rev. w. Kleinhans,
of Lincoln Park. will occupy the pull
pit. speaking on the theme. Higher
Christian Education" In the evening.
Pastor Krahnke will present the med
itatiOn theme: The Wedding Bells"
On Monday of next week. Z 80
pm. the Voters Assembly will meet
Tuesday. pm. the adult class
meets. The bowling league also meets
at pm.
"Wednesday. $50 pm. the Sunday
school teachers institute will he held.
The Juniors meet at 80.
Thursday. 30 PM. the male Choir
us and ladies' choir meet for rphear-
sal.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
Abraham Lincoln

Friday. February u, 1913, will
be the 134th birthday of the 18th
president of the Unjfed States
Abraham Lincoln.
His birthday has been set aside
as legal holiday, so that all may
pay tribute torhis memory.
Therefore,<I. Louis w. Benin,
mayor of the city Ofss Wyandotte,
hereby proclaim that residents of
the city ffttingly observe the
birthday Of this great man by dis
playing the Americau flag or by
other tributes.
In tribute to his memory it is
ordained that all municipal offices
in the city of Wyandttte be closed
during the entire daS.
LOUIS ". BENIN,
Mayor OF Wyandotte.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
Bozich Wins
Another Title

Vince Bozich, of Detroit. won his
fifth major speed title this winter,
when he skated on with the Southern
Michigan gold cup championship, at
Rurrell's slip, Sunday afternoon. BO-
zich an easy winner in four straight
meets. ran into trouble in the person
of Jim Thomson, defending champion.
Although he rolled up total OF 14O
points. it wasn't until the final event,
twOmile race that BOzich clinched
the title.
Dorothy KOinis won the senior wO-
mems races.
Point standings of Sundays races
follow:
Senior Vince BOzich, 40 :;
Jim Thomson. 40: Ed. Fletcher, 40:
~. DINNER. 30: Tom Saunders, 10
Senior Women Dorothy kOinis,
100: Mary Locke. 60 Esther WrOna.
10: Helen WrOna. 30: Mary kOinis,
~.
intermediate BOYS - Howard Ali
son. 10: Jim KOniS 60: Stan Carr. 80;
Ed. Finnigan. 10: Bob Snyder. 10;
Gordon Hetu. -:
Intermediate Girls Florence
Wrona. 10: Lorraine Stbbe. 10.
Junior Boys Don Iapaila. 100;
Mike DaterrO. 10: Bob Reault. 30;
Jack WOrpell. ~: Nick FuraZz0, 20;
Mario TrOpeli. 10.
Junior Girls Mary Place. 10;
Mary 10 Meyer. 10; Jenny ROmaii0w-
ski. %: Betty Johnson, 20.
Juvenile Boys Russ Hunt. M:
Tom Thomas, 20; George DeSchepper,
20: Roy BrewingtOn. 10.
Juvenile Girls Joyce Worpell.
ca: Sally Ann Meyer, 40: Dolores
Nicholson. 10: May Cirkel. 10.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
MAYNIE HAUBRICK

Alayme Haubrick died at her home,
232 Chestnut street. Friday. following
long illness. She was 20 years old
Surviving are a son. William Maur-
en-; three sisters, Margaret. of Wy
andOtte, Mrs. Albert Jenkins Of Cleve-
land and Mrs Albert Jenkins of Louis
vile, Ky. and a brother. Peter Haul
brick. Of Wyandotte.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
morning, at o'clock from the Nixon
funeral home and at $50 at ST. Pat
rick church. Burial was in Mt. Car
mel cemetery
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
School
Program To-day

The birthday of Abraham Lincoln
will be observed in the MCKINLEY
school. in assemblies held today. Inc
first meeting will be held In the morn
ing at IL o'clock for the kindergarten
and first three grades. The program
will include the presentation Of the
flag and the singing OF America"
followed by the pledge OF allegiance.
4 poem will be read by Reba Pagan,
entitled 1.-The Flag"
The big event Of the day will be the
first play to be presented by the 3-A
class. 1t is Il play they have planned
themselves and worked to finish I'M
der the guidance Of the auditorium
teacher The plan is to show living
pictures of the various phases Of Lin
coins life up to the time OF the
emancipation proclamation. Those tax
ing part are as follows:
PreSent-day cMldren-Patricia Had
dock. Bobby Watts. Jack Evans.
Mr.. LincOln-LeOnard' Beudry.
Mrs. LincOln-Nancy Erxleben.
Lincoln. the bOy-Jim Evans.
Sarah. his sister-Mildred Kurepa.
Lincoln. the man-RObert Allore.
Slave dealer-JOhn Duve.
Slaves-LOrraine Miller. Alice Var
ga. Buddy Andrews. Edna Lynch,
Audrey Mintz. :;
COrrine MrOzek announces and Ed
ward IAu will handle the curtains A
poem. Honest Abe" will be given by
Maureen Whalen. Appropriate songs
for Lincoln will be sung. Music Il un-
der the direction of Miss Miriam
Leaflang, and dramatics, Miss Ger
trude Lindberg.
The second program will start at
80 pm. in the auditorium, with the
singing of patriotic songs and the pre-
sentation of the flag. The pledge or
allegiance will follow. The announcer
for this program is DOttie Stambaugh
of the "A class. The 4th. 9Th and 9th
grades will be present. A member or
the IA class will give Lincoln's
Gettysburg address. as the result of a
past two weeks.
Members of the "A class will pre-
sent play depicting the life OF Lin
coin. The characters are:
Two bOys-Fames MroZek. Richard
Beattie
Father-Wallace ChOmer.
Mother-Lucille Stewart.
Lincoln the boy-Jack Davenport.
Sarah. his sister-Betty Kaufman.
Lincoln, the man-Robert Eberline.
The slave trader-John TOmich.
Slaves - Barbara Whalen. James
| Keyes. Dorothy RushlOw. Donna Arm
| strong. beatrice Steinman.
David vizachero will be in charge
J OF lights and curtains.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Into Unknown Lands" will he the
subject Of DIR. Warren f.. Halls ser
mon nj the First Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning. The chorus
choir. under the direction If Mrs. les
lie. Thibideau. will sing CherlaDim
Song" 10y l;nrtnyansky. and IL trio viii
Sirg I'm u Pilgrim by MarstOn.
NJ 4 80 i'm the evening. Rev. Leon
ard Duckett. of the Ecorse Phesbyter-
i'm church. will be the guest speaker
\ violin solo will he played by Miss
Jrat IIarriott. accompanied by Mis-
Joyce Harriutt.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
Five in Race
for City Treasurer

Five persons have filed nominating
petitions with the city clerk, for the
office of city treasurer, to be voted on
at the primary election next M0nday
Thew are: Charles III. Block, DelDert
w. BrOughtOn, Cletus c. Gaynier, Ira
j. Kreger and IgnatiuS Ted. LApczyn-
ski.
Filing for councilmen were: Cllnord
T. Burke, James ii. Mason and Ernest
B. Schultz, incumbents, and Ernest b.
Clemens. Duane Dewitt and Richa nd
T. Kelly. No primary contest for the
office of councilman will be held.
Indications point to light vote at
the primary. Monday.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
Obituary
MRS. TILLIE JAMIE ALTHOUSE

Mrs. Tillie jamie AlthOuse died
Thursday Of last week at the home OF
her daughter-in-law. Mrs. Doris Alt
house, 1897 Third street She was born
in FreebOrn. Mimi. 80 years ago, and
had resided in WyandOtte the past
six years. Following services at 2
o'clock Friday afternoon, conducted by
Rev Ewart, of the Evangel Baptist
church. the body was shipped 10 Free
port for burial
Besides Mrs. Doris AlthOuSe. She
leaves two daughters. Mrs. Leo Carr
Of Milwaukee, and Mrs Ethel Griffin.
IF Oregon
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
WYANDOTTE FIFTH IN
DECEMBER BUILDING

WyandOtte ranked fifth among COM
munities of the metropolitan area in
the amount Of new construction for
which building permits were issued
during December. The figures:
Dearborn. 81 Sc, $50: Ferndale.
$IS.125: Hamtramck $45,71j: Melvin
dale. $25,36O: WyandOtte. $4,000;
Royal Oak. 5000; Highland Park.
$4644
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
U. s. CIVIL SERVICE

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces employment
opportunities in the position OF store
keeper Ordinance traiping). $500 a
year. In the ordnance service. - he
partment, Rock .Islan0 arsenal, Rock
Island. Ill. Applicants must have
reached their list birthday on the
date Of filing application. There is no
maximum age limit for this examina-
ton. 49,, -
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
LOUIS MCCULLOUGH

Louis Mccullough died at Herman
Kiefer hospital Saturday morning. He
had been patient there for the last
two months. He is survived by his
father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Mccullough; brother. William. Of
Granite. H.. and sister. Mrs. Cha rleS
.Melger. of Effingham. H.
Funeral services were held at the
Nixon funeral home Tuesday after
noon ut > O'Clock Burial was in Fern
dale cemetery.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
Mrs. Nellie Allen
aiken by Death

Funeral services for drs. Nellie Al
len, who died at her h ne, 4J6 Super
Tor boulevard, Friday, following q
brief illness, were held Monday morn
ing at $50 at the h, ne and at 10
o'clock from st. Pa tick's church.
Mrs. Allen was the W fe or the late
John Allen and was lifelong resi-
dent Of Wyandotte.
She is survived by two daughters
and two sons, Mrs. Ia ,ter r. Mccoy
and Walter, Of Detroit and Miss Flor
enee Allen and william Allen, Of Wy
andotte; also two sisi RS, Mrs John
Schweiss and Mrs. Chs fles Schweiss.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
PLEADS GUILTY TO
DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE

Dale Martin, q years old, Of 1851
Twelfth street, pleaded guilty, Thurs
day OF last week, to q charge of
drunk driving, before Justice Roy Nc
Ginty Of the MelvOniale municipal
court. Martins car struck David Kit
finger. Is. while the boy was deliver
ing papers on his bicycle. The lad
was taken to Eloise hospital for OBJ
servatiOn and treatment Of minor in
juries. Martin was released under
500 bail. pending sentence.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
Marine Home
from Solomons

William Lilienthal, Of the L. s.
Marine Corps is home from the, Solo
mon Islands on a 15-day furlOugh,
which he is spending with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Lilienthal, OF
9O4 Oak street.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12

Next Sunday evening. February II.
at st. Stephens Episcopal church,
there will be spec al service and
pageant for the no boys and girls
who have gone from pc church. The
service viii start at 2 50 pm. -'i'' - :
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
WyandOtte in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS AGO

40 YEARS AGO
Sylvester Pray. early Wyandotte at
torney, died at his home on Oak
street. He had served Wyandotte as
city attorney, justice Of the peace and
as a member Of the Board Of Educa-
ton.
The Sibley Quarry Company complet-
ed the construction Of its now store
at Sibley. The building was one OF the
most modern structures in the entire
state.
Merry crowds took advantage Of
the good sleighing Monday going
about town in a very noisy manner"
Forty years ago, total resources Of
the WyandOtte Savings bank were
$612, 735.S3; the First Commercial and
Savings bank, $2O5 ,O54.2j.
Mayor w. w. Bishop announced
that he would not be a candidate for
reelection.
Is YEARS AGO
Only 76 alien enemies registered in
WyandOtte during World War /. The
aliens were ordered to keep away
from the Detroit river and any gov
ernment work which might be estab-
lished here. They. were also prohibited
from attending future steamboat ex-
cursiOns.
The Holy Name sociskt OF st. Pat
rick church elected the following Of
ficers: President, John C. Cahaian |;
vice president, John J. Marx; secre-
tary, John T. Melody; treasurer,
Charles j. Schweiss; marshal, John L.
Sullivan.
A government inspector of stores
and eating places found conditions.
locally, to be fair" A restaurant
owner was called down for serving
cinnamon rolls (wheat) on a wheat
less day.
A WyandOtte youth, rejected by the
U. s. Army because Of defective eye
eight, Joined the Canadian forces,
where he was made a sharpshooter,
and won highest honOrs in a squad of
200 men.
The Wyandotte Red Cross reported
the collection OF $2,O57I2 I'm contribu-
tons from December 3 to February
IL.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
PEDESTRIAN KILLED BY TRAIN

John Tokasz. 20. Of 322 Sycamore
street. was killed by train as he
was crossing the Oak street railroad
tracks Saturday morning.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12
0CD News

Sector Chief Earl Duncan called II
meeting of the wardenS in sector n.
area |. last evening. at the Mckinley
school.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12

\. A. Payette. director of civilian
defense has called meeting of the
area chiefs sector chiefs and CO.
chiefs Of the entire city on Friday,
February II. ut the Garfield school at
= 80 pm.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-02-12

BUY U. 8. WAR BONDS
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-30
Bv JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, June 30.-Notes
from the Capital news beat:
insiders are saying that 1t was
little James F. Byrnes who dipped
his finger in the income tax pie and
brought up the compromise. He
did it, report has it, by tipping OIL
some of the diehards, like House
Ways and Means Chairman Dough-
ton, that the President would sign
"a compromise pay-as-you-earn,
skip-a-portion measure like that
finally adopted.
A Roosevelt Churchill Stain
conference now is considered a GER
tainty here. but hardly anyone con-
siders 1t worthwhile to guess where
or when.
Not since Lincoln made his ia
nous remark about Grant and his
whiskey has there been a story
more likely to go down in history
than that credited to Churchill,
who was addressing one Of his gen.
erals who neither smokes, drinks,
chews, dances or dips snuff-and
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-30
Japs Declare They're
Readyfor AII-0uipush
Against Australia Now
(By Associated Press

A broadcast from Tokyo quoted
Jap military observers as assert
ing Japan has completed prepara-
lions on strategical bases from
which an about offensive can be
launched at any moment against
Australia.
These observers, the radio said,
commenting on a headquarters an
nouncement that army planes for
the first time had participated in
raids On Port Darwin June 90 and
%, declared this meant the war
in the South Pacific was entering
new phase.
Heretofore, they pointed out, all
attacks against Australia by the
Jap air forces were carried out by
naval units. The use Of army
planes, they said, indicated they
had taken off from secret landing
bases in the Southwest Pacific, es-
tablished within the last three
months.
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The W ashingto ton
Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON
major Robert s. Allen on active duty.)

WASHINGTON. = Inside reports
indicate that Nazi propaganda for
domestic consumption has sudden
ly changed direction, and changed
sharply. German government Off
Gals are now speaking boldly and
bluntly to the people, with the
idea Of shocking them into reali-
cation of the rigors that lie ahead,
and to make them work and fight
for their lives.
The Diplomatic Corps has re-
ceived word that the Nazi gaul-
eiter at Hamburg made a speech
warning his audience that there is
a traditional weakness in the Ger
man character, which sometimes
fails at the final punch-a lack of
perseverance necessary to carry a
logged fight to a successful con-
cluSion.
At the same time it is learned
that Goebbels has made a speech
in much the same vein.
This is regarded as indicating
not only that Germany is in des-
perate circumstances, but also =
somewhat more mportant-that the
military are now in control, and
the Nazi Party leaders have climbed
down from the top notch Of lead
ership.
Realistic expression is typical OF
the military attitude which has
long been opposed to the political
palaver of the Nazi Party leaders
At the same time Washington Of
ficials learn that Nazi Party lead
ers are making rules intended to
defend the Party against attack
and aspersions. This apparently in
dicates that the Party is being at
tackled from within the country
obviously by the military elements
This is the fatal crack in Ger
many-the split between the mill
tary elements and the Nazi Party
When the final blowup comes
though it may not be for long
time, it will be between the Nazis
and the military.
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]. { SIS TIRES
next MONTH
IS WARNING
letters Says Synthetic Pro-
duetion Not Ready
atPresenf Time

WASHINGTON, June 30.-Rup-
Der Director william M. LETTERS
called for strict adherence" in
the next few months to the tire
conservation program of the OPA
and put force into his words BY
sharply curtailing the number OF
low-mileage passenger car owners
eligible for used and recapped tires.
letters advised the OPA only
half a million used and recapped
tires will be available for rationing
in July, a reduction of 100000
He said while synthetic rubber
is now being produced, there is
some delay in fabricating it for
passenger car tires because Of
shortages of facilities, equipment
and manpower,
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AMERICANS
IN LANDING
ON REND0vA
No Details OF Move Re-
ported Yet : May
Be Fighting

WASHINGTON. June 80. - The
Navy Department announced COM
bined American forces have landed
on Rendova Island in the central
Solomons in what appears to be the
first stage of a new offensive
against Jap positions in the South
Pacific.
The Navy said the landing &C.
Cured this morning during the
early hours but mo details have
been received.
The Japs had installations on the
island. Presumably the landing was
either opposed or. If accomplished
by surprise, developed into fight
ng shortly afterwards.
The strategic intent of the AM
erican move. except in its generally
offensive nature, in advancing AM
erican positions to the Russell Is
lands is not fully apparent.
Rendoya lies only about five miles
south of Munda. where the Japs
last year developed an air base.
However at the time the base
was nearing completion it was
brought under heavy American
bombardment and has been regu-
larry assaulted from the air since
then.
A Navy spokesman recently re-
ported it was virtually useless to
the enemy.
The American aim could be to
take Munda for further Allied OPP
erations either against Bougainville.
main enemy-held island of the
northwestern Solomons, or against
Rabaul which lies still further to
the west.
Another possibility is that the
move against Rendoya may be
screening or diyersionary tactic for
more important thrusts elsewhere.
Still another possibility is that
the High Command is testing the
extent to which the Japs will re-
slst in the Solomons area.
The actual time of the attack,
while occurring today in terms OF
the Solomon time, is placed at
about noon yesterday, our time.
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BALLOT BY
v-MAIL IS
PROPOSED
Bill 10 Be Introduced Today
Would Give Soldiers
Right 10 Vote

WASHINGTON, June 30.-V-mail
for members of the armed forces
on foreign duty who can vote is
proposed in legislation ready for
introduction today by Senators
Theadore F. Green OF Rhode Is
land and Scott w Lucas of Illinois.
To facilitate voting for state and
federal officials by soldiers, sail
ors and marines, the Senators would
have Congress direct the Secretaries
OF War and Navy to provide mem
beers of the services overseas with
absentee ballots which could be
sped back as V-mail
The proposed ballot would be in
written form, the voter being in
structed to write in his choice for
President, Vice President, Senators
and Representatives
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IN ATTEMPT
TO ISOLATE
BIG ISLAND
Allies Now Have Air I'm.
breIIa Over Mediier-
raneon Area

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, June 30.-British
bombers struck concerted blows at
both ends of Sicily's vital railroad
ferry route to the Italian mainland
Monday night.
The heavyweights of the Middle
East Command spread explosives on
the mainland terminus of Reggie
Calabria while tWo-engined Wei
lingtons of the Northwest Africa
Air Force renewed their attack on
battered Messina, just across the
two-mile strait.
British headquarters said com
plete air umbrella" has been estab-
lished over the Mediterranean be-
tween North Africa and Sicily, re-
opening the sea to Allied shipping.
The statement said the whole
Mediterranean from Gibraltar to
Suez will be open to our shipping,
bringing Alexandria within little
more than 1900 miles of England
by comparison to the 10000 mile
route around the cape by which
the middle East forces formerly had