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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
GUOOdd Fellows
Annual Service
Sunday, May Ia

The Grand United 0rder/of Odd
Fellows will hold their annual
Thanksgiving service and Peter
Ogden Day celebration, Sunday,
May ID, at 8 p. m, at Zion Baptist
church, Lyndale No. at 18th Ave-,
open to the public.
All branches Of the Order in St.
Paul and Minneapolis will partici-
pate in the service sponsored by
st. Anthony Lodge No. 2877 and
Minneapolis Household of Ruth.
Theodore Woodland is the noble
grand, Leon T. Lewis, permanent
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
Riley Spencer
Funeral Held

Funeral services were held for
Riley Spencer, II, Monday, April
8, at 2 p. m, at Woodland Funeral
Home chapel. Rev. Walter A.
Thomas officiated. Mr.. Spencer
died Thursday night at his home,
I'll Olson Blvd.
Born in Kentucky, he had lived
in Minneapolis 35 years. A sister,
Mrs. frankie Spencer, Evansville,
Ind, is his only known survivor.
Interment Crystal Lake cemetery.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
NAACP Campaign
Workers Meeting
Wednesday Eve

The membership committee and
volunteer workers in the Mime
apolis Branch NAACP membership
campaign will report to Harold C.
Combs, chairman, at the Phyllis
Wheatley House, Wednesday, May
IT, at s p. m.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
St. Peter Choir
Music Festival

st. Peter A M E church choir will
be presented in Festival of Music
on Mothers day, Sunday, May ID,
at 1880 p. M, at the church annex,
345 E. 18th st.
The public is urged by the choir
to be present to hear the "treat in
store for them" Guest artists will
appear on the program, directed by
Mrs. Emma Sims with Mrs Dorothy
Sims, pianist. Rev. A. ]. Irvine is
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12

w. B. Walker and Rev. c. B.
Wheeler represented the Associated
Negro Credit Union at the annual
meeting of the Minnesota Associa-
ton of Credit Unions at the Lowry
Hotel Saturday night. Rev. Wheel
err gave the invocation.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12


the Northwest. The funeral home
occupies the lower floor and base
ment of a two-story building.
The modern entrance opens into
a reception hall and the offices.
French doors lead into an adequate
chapel SO feet long and 20 feet
wide, the floor of which is covered
from wall to wall with deep-pile,
rose colored carpet. A large cloak
room is adjacent to the carpeted
stairway leading to a tile floor base
ment lounge. Off from the lounge
which is equipped with imported
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
Seven Hundred Twin Citians
Hear Randolph Tell of
Cooperation and Courage
By ]. w. Pate

Citizens of Minneapolis and St. Paul demonstrated an
unusual interest Sunday afternoon when approximately 700
filled the gymnasium of Phyllis Wheatey Community House
hear addresses the Negro by Milton Web
ser and A. Phillip Randolph of the International Brother
hood of Seennp Car PorterS Mr. Webster is also member
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
R. J. THOMAS BANQUET
SIDELIGHTS GIVEN BY RUCKER
By C.. E. Rucker

Monday night, Hotel Radisson main balroom-Unted
Automobile Workers. l. O. pow-wow-Over thousand
big wigs potcos and just plain people and there
colored face-Vincent OwensJames Wardlawand at the
speakers table, genial Frank Boyd of st. Paul
George Mur head of the Musicians Union, leads the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
MethOdists Pass Strong
Resolutions Against Race
Discrimination at Conference
MISS MARION CLARK
By Rev. Clarence T. r. Nelson

Kansas City, No Especial to st. Paul Recorder and Min
neapos Spokesman Striking at the discriminationary
practices here which caused the Negro delegates and v
tors many inconvenience and ebarrassments during its
tenday meeting in the Municipal Auditorium the General
the Methodist Church passed strong resou
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
Church Accepts
Wares Resignation,
TO Give Testimonial

Historic Pilgrim Baptist Church,
st. Paul, voted last Friday night to
accept the resignation of its pastor,
Rev. Smith Edward Ware, to be
effective July Is.
The church meeting also passed
a motion to extend Rev. Ware
christian fellowship" An attempt
to ammend the motion to include
the word confidence" was defeated.
The deacon board voted to give
a testimonial for the pastor for his
work as a gospel preacher and
financier.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
Meals New Minneapolis
Funeral Home to Open
For Public Inspection
Contractor Turns New Establish
ment Over to Squire Neal

OOHITdCUOT IuTNs NOW EoLdDIIsH-
ment Over to Squire Neal
The new Neal Funeral Home in
Minneapolis is being turned over
this week by the contractor, Milton
Shanks, to W. Squire Neal, veteran
Twin Cities funeral director.
For two months the building at
1929 South Fourth Street has been
undergoing the process of remodel
ing by Mr.. Shanks and a corps of
carpenters, plasterers, plumbers,
ETC., making it into one of the most
beautiful funeral establishments in
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
Full Page
Photos From
Firing Line!

A full page of photos of the 93rd
division in action at Bougainville
against the Japs is carried in this
issue.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
Joseph B. Levy
Is Improving

Joseph B. Levy, 1886 Fourth Ave.
&c., seriously i'll is improving slow
ly.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12

pastor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-28
COP 10 Open
Radio Battle

NEW YORK, Aug. % CNS) -
Three governors Raymond f.
Baldwin of Connecticut, Dwight
II. Green of Illinois and Earl w.
Warren of California will launch
the Republican presidential cam
paign in novel fashion by speak
ing over the Blue Network tomor-
row night from 1915 TO 1870,
EWT.
On Friday night. II was an
nounced today, three more Repub-
lican governors will speak on be-
half Of the Dewey-Bricker ticket
Edward Martin of Pennsylvania,
Andrew F. Schoepel at Kansas
and Edward J. Thye Of Minnesota.
Their talks will be heard over
WEAF and NBC from 1920 p. m.
to 10:45 p. m.
Three more governors will
broadcast the following Tuesday.
Herbert Brownell Jr. Repub-
lican national chairman, described
the radio speeches by the nine
governors as a completely new
technique in presidential cam
paignlng.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-28
Gel
Radio Time

WASHINGTON, Aug IS CINS!.
The war department, thrown
into a stew over President RooSe-
velts recent address al Bremen
ton, Wash. today offered five
political parties weekly shortwave
time for the rebroadcaSt speeches
10 armed forces overseas.
Five parties, having a presiden-
tiai candidate IN SIX or more
states, declared eligible FOR the
radio time, were the Democratic.
Republican, Prohibition. Socialist
and Socialist Labor
Each VIII be allotted equal
time weekly from Sept. ! to nov.
] They must use the time each
week as scheduled or forfeit H.
Announcement followed h o
war department contradictory
rulings a few days ago on ROoSe-
Nclt'S PaCifiC-t0ur. First. II granted
the Socialist party radio time for
an overseas broadcast UNFOLDING
lis contention that the Presidents
speech was political then re-
voked the ruling, repudiating the
political tag.
The second ruling brought a
charge from Norman Thomas, So
cialiSt presidential candidate. and
Republican congressman that the
reverse was made under White
House pressure.
Under the soldier vote law. the
army may rebroadcast political
addresses provided equal time. II
requested, IS given each political
party.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-28

NEW YORK, Aug. IS INS)-
Many veterans discharged from
the armed forces for pSychoneu-
roses have found former en-
ployers reluctant TO rehire them
because they believe them either
mentally defective or insane"
Col. Arthur V. McDermott. New
York city director of selectlve
service. said today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-28
Denies Vets Mentally iii

Col. McDermott asserted that
nothing could be further from
the truth than this belief.
O. A discharge for psyehoneurosis,
he explained, merely means that a
man cannot stand up under the
emotional strain of combat train
ing and service, but that he may
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-28
International Photo

be perfectly capable Of holding
responsible positions.
He said he personally knew OF
scores of cases of men earning
$1,000 to $4,000 year who were
rejected as psychoneurotics.
They were physically and men,
tally unable to bear the stress of
military life.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-28
Clearing the Way Through Italy

Army International
Dynamite planted by Eighth Army engineers blast
ing away the remnants of German wrecked bridge
the ArnO River at Florence Italy, Bailey Bridge
(pOrtabe span) be erected to pursue the Nazs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-28
Gay, TubbabIe Dresses

Plaid woven ginghams and cham
brays remain beloved forever.
That is because they are so soft,
20 gay, and washable so you can
wear them day in and day out.
Sizes 7 to l2......... S3.9S
FoHrib FIoor--Msis BHiliirf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-28

A hit the first day and every day.
is suit. This two-piece flannel
has a pleated skirt, lined jacket,
IS all wool, and, oh, ITS yummy.
Red and blue. 7 to IA. $7.9S
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-28

Dress her up in this dainty little
Jersey dress and she'll beam with
pride all the while she has it on.
In soft pastels, with little touch
of dainty cording and applique
detail. Sizes J to H.. $S.9S
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-27

vega spremljevalca. Nisem O.
pail, kdaj sta Sc bila odstrani-
la. v blizini pokopalisca pri Sv.
Kristofu, so sc zopet zbirali
ljudje v grucah. Ko m 0 pri-
spell mimo, je prestreglc uho
besedo "mrtvasnica". z MO je
vstopilo vame nekaj bridkega,
kakor da je husknila smrt mi
Ok i poldveh smo Sc vrnili v
jetnisnico. Odvzeli so mi trako-
We in ovratnico, a ovratnik so
mi pustili. Ker mi robca MISC
dovolili sem pozneje razdvojil
ovratnik, XII mi je moral sluziti
namesto robca.
Ma crni ploscici, XII je visela
oh vratih mole celice, je bilo ma,
pisano kredo: / moz - poll
cija. Ko SO Sc zopet zaprla vra-
ia "a menoj, sem jel ogledovati
odtise clenkov verge, katero
sem bill vklenjen. In zopet Sc je
za6ela linica konaj slisno odpi.
rati in zapirati. Nadzorovali sc
me Gudovito vztrajnostjo noe
in dan. V mojo duso pa SO ma.
valile tezke misli takoj, cim ms
je objela samota.
"Kdaj bo konec? Kako dolgc
me nameravajo Sc muciti. Uvi
devam, da je policija tako vziv'
LENA v domnevo, da sem j a
krivec, da je nemara odvrnila
pozornost cd vsake druge moz
nosti krvavega hudodelstva. Sc.
veda, kaj pa. je nazadnje emo
stavnejse kakor obdolziti lju'
bimca, XII je spremljal ponoci
svoje dekle proti domu in so jo
zjutraj nasli - kaksno? MrtvC
ali ranjeno? o tenn Sc sedaj nj
sem bill preprican. stoj! Kdo pa
maj bi bila ona zenska, XII je
sla jokajoc cez malo dvorisce
no policijo, &c nj bila Fanika %
! In polagoma Sc mi je jelo do
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-27

daj .je moeno pozvonilo. cuvaj
je hitel odpirati. Vstopila je e
legantna gospodicna, "a njo
straznik. Radovedno sem opa-
zoval prisleca. Zazdelo sc mi je,
da je S prikupljivo deklico pri-
slo v to dusece ozracje nekoli-
ko tiste sveze veselosti, XII Sc Sc
ia pc cd solnca obsevanih uli'
cab. "Pomlad je zunaj, mladost
zivljenje!" je velo il zivahnif
kretenj lepe neznanke in njenc
zacudeno vprasajoce oko je ro'
malo preko trdih, raskavih O.
brazov policijskih straznikov il
sc slednjic ustavile ma meni.
tDalJe prnodnjtc)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-27

ostro vprasal, zakaj je potresla
sledove krvi S pepelom. Ne spo-
minjam Sc vec, kaj je odgovo-
rila.
. "Tu so jo nasli," je rekel po-
tenn nacelnik in me pogledal ia
ko, kakor prejsnji dan, ko mi
je bill zastavil ono usodno vpra-
sanje. Pokazal je ma mesto, po-
rastlo z nizko, potlaceno travo.
Tu pa tam je lezal osamljen ka-
men, okoli katerega so poga-
male travnate bike. Kazali SO
mi umazane lise po tleh - S
pepelom pokrite krvave sledo-
We. Opazil sem bohoten trpot-
Ncev list, po katerem je bila raz-
lita kaplja krvi.
"Fanika bo vendarle tezko
ranjena," sem spoznal z obcut-
kom groze in bolestnega scout
ia.
Nedalec vstran je stala
majhna koliba, h kateri je bill
priklenjen pes. zival Sc je yes
cas- liuto zaganiala in laiala ma
tuje goste oh jami.
DR.. Moder Sc je zacel znova
truditi, da bi me pripravil do
priznanja. Kategoricno sem od-
klanjal vsako zvezo z zlocinom.
Podelili so besedo svedoku, XII
je pokazal neko tocko vrh jam
skega pobocja, tik Oh cesti, in
izjavil, da je tam usodnega We
cera srecal Petkovskovo in me-
ne. Memo sem poslusal vse to,
ker sem prisel do zakljucka, da
bi bio vsako pojasnjevanje od-
vec. Povedal sem itak vse, kar
sem vedel in nisem incl nicesar
vec pripomniti.
Ma lieu mesta Sc nismo mu-
dill dolgo. Po omenjenem zasli-
sevanju price, je dal DIR. Moder
znamenje "a odhod. Stopili
S M o ma cesto in ljudje SO sc
zgrnili "a nami. Razpolozenje
ljudstva je magic prehajalo V
besno razjarjenost, da je postal
moi polozaj resno ogrozen. Med
potjo Sc je vnelo V blizini mole
ga hrbta glasno prerekanje.
Sunkoma sem Sc ozrl in videl,
kakO sta sam nadsvetnik in "a
pisnikar zadrzevala in pogovar-
jala nekega moskega, XII Sc je
bill preril V mojo blizino. Pozne-
je sem zvedel, da je bill Fanikin
svak, pri kate~cm je stanovala.
Strata me je vneto vzpodbuj ja-
la, maj hodim kar najhitreje.
Krenili smo cez polje mimo sta
diona proti artilerijski vojasni-
ci. Tu smo pocakali, da so "a
silo razgnali mnozico. Ko smo
nadaljevali pot proti mestu, sem
pogresil nadsvetnika in njego-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-27

zdevati, da bi utegnila biti ma
zadnje sicer. Fanika, a ona -
stevilka II. cim bolj sem pri-
merjal podobnost obeh, TEN bl-
re sem prihajal strasnemu spo-
znanju, da sem Sc - zmotil. Me-
gliio Sc mi je pred ocmi, ko je
silila vame prodirajoea zavest:
mrtva, mrtva ,
w. ",
v asnici
Uro pozneje sta vstopila mo-
ia znanca iz policijskih zapo-
rov in me povabila S seboj. V pi.
sarnici sta 6akala prijazen straz.
mix in temnopolt detektiv.
"Kdaj morate biti tam?' je
vprasal cuvaj zaporov.
lob treh," je odvrnil detek.
tiv.
Ker sta mi bila dolocena le
en- straznik in d e t e k tiv "a
spremstvo, sem mislil, da me bo'
sta vodila morda ma sodisce
Cakali smo kakih pet minut. TIE,
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-27
VoIite "a IL mill okrajni
dobrodeIni davek

Denar cd tega davka, XII bo dive lett, sc rabi "a
vzdrzcvanje otrok pomocjo Odvisnega otroskega
sklada Odseka vzgojo otrok in Mladinske sodnje.
Enako tudi krje zahteve bonisnic jetcne in sana
torijcv okrajni relif voaski in mornariski relif,
oslrbo "a umobolne in onemogle ter drugo dobrodel-
postrezbo
Postave drzave Ohio zahtevajo da okraj skrbi "a
tako postrezbo in brez tega davka okrai DO
gel nadaljevati deom ali da bi bill kvalifciran "a
prispevke cd drzave in federalne Wade, Xxi h zdaj
dajeta.
e nanizh davek XII je bill predozen cd 1882
pctrebnh odobrites.
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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-27

(NGddL9eCGnje)
"Prosim, povejte, kako sem
oil oblecen!' sem vprasal ne
strpno.
"Enako, kot sedaj. Nosili ste
dodge hlace in kratek povrsnik.
Bill ste brez pokrivala,' je pre-
misljeno nasteval famozni sve-
dok.
"Napacno. incl sem ma sebi
jahalne hlace in usnjate dokole-
nice. Pokrit sem bill S sportno
cepico."
"Pustimo!" je posredoval do
ktor. "Saj MISC vazne te po-
drobnosti; glavno, da Sc glede
povrsnika strinja. Ma lieu me-
sta DO prica pokazala, kje sta
stala."
Hotel sem" nekaj pripomniti,
a so naiu re locili in spremili
cloveka ven.
Privedli so prico, XII je baje
slisala Fanikine besede: - Kaj
ali res? In ravno danes? - S
tenn svedokom nisem govoril
nicesar in so ga nitro odpravlli.
III.
Ma lieu mesta
Pc kratkem posvetovanju sta
pospravila nadsvetnik in ME
gov pomocnik papirje aktov-
ke, nakar so jima navzoci poll
cisti pomagali obleci suknje. Ne
da bi Sc poslovila, sta Sc name
Mia proti izhodu. Nato so mi
vrnili trakove, ovratnik in O.
vratnico, rekoc, maj te stvari
namestim, kamor spadajo. Ko
sem bill gotov, sta pristopila
diva straznika in me vklenila.
Nekdo mi je poveznil klobuk ma
glavo in obkoljen Cd straznikov
in detektivov sem moral ma uli-
co. Tu sta cakala DIR. Moder in
zapisnikar ter ODE prici. Sli smo
po Miklosicevi cesti in zavili v
Prazakovo ulico. PrisedSi na
Dunajsko cesto, SO tovarniske
sirene in zvonovi oznanjali pol
dne. Zapirali so trgovine, costa
je postajala vedno zivahnejsa.
Cd vseh stran: so svigali kole-
sarji in magic zavirali, ko so Sc
priblizevali cudni povorki. Lju-
die SO 'postajali in pasli rado-
vednost. Mnogi SO Sc pridruziii
in tako je mole spremstvo ma
rascalo cd trenutka do trenut-
ka. Ia menoj je hrumelo, ka-
kor bi nosil PAM rojecih cebel
ma hrbtu. Pred zelezniskim pre-
lazom smo obstali, a ljudje so
drli po Dunajski cesti naprej.
Opazovalcev, pes in ma kolesih,
je bilo vedno vec. Cd bliznje
kolodvorske ekspoziture je pri-
slo nekoliko straznikov in de-
tektivov, XII SO Sc prikljucili
sprevodu. S pomnozeno strazo
smo krenili cez zelezniski tir
dalje. Pri prvi svetiljki ma Vo-
dovodni cesti sem opozoril, kje
sem gledal ma uro. Sli smo dalje
in zopet sem pokazal kraj, kjer
sva sc Faniko razstala. Ma O.
beh plateh ceste je stala mno-
zica in glasno komentirala do.
.godek. Tu pa tam Sc je dvigni-
la pest in Sc groze5e iztegnila
proti meni. Strazniki SO imeli
dovolj opraviti, da so mirili in
zadrzevali razburjeno ljudstvo.
Brez najmanjse bojazni m
gledal po grozeci mnozici, XII je
vedno pripravljena kamenjati
tistega, ma kogar je nascuvana,
ne da bi vprasala, &c kamenju-
je pravega.
Pri gramozni jami, ma levi
strani ceste, S m O sc ustavili.
Policisti so potisnili radovedne-
re -nazaj, nakar smo stopili po
jamskem pobocju navzdol.
DR.. Moder je odredil, maj po-
klicejo neko zensko, XII je sta
poxyo1o monde " him Il okolio;
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-27
VoIite "a 'poI-miII SoIski davek

Denar cd tega davka je potreben, da Sc zgradl
dodatno k sedanjim poslopjem in da zgradi move
Sole "a clevelandske otroke.
Ia davek XII bo veljavi dive lett, bo dal nekako
s665 900 vsako leto ali skupaj 81 100000 To nj nov
davek ampak nadajevanje 20 let stare smernlce, ola
Sc platuje "a potrebe stavb davkom mesto bond
To ie omogocio da SO znizali bondi XII SO znasah
leta 1925 skupno s33 100000 zadovojivo skupno
vsoto S4 800, 600
natrtu je da Sc rab denar Cd tega davka "a:
Dodatne zgradbe X prenaponjenim soam rastoch o@
naselIh ~ asoooo
Lbclisaye tcda rablivih posiopJh 5Ooooo
starih posI0piJ Je VZdrZeVane In
vzdrzevanja zeO visokO llooooo
OGobritev tega davka ne DO zvisala splosne daV-
cne mere drugo leto radi znizanja davcne tako
V okra u kot mestu Volite "a ia davek 2S. decem
bra.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-13
NO GHOST TOWN PLAN
SEEN FOR PASCAGOULA
Continued from Page One)

our merchant marine and our two
ocean navy. Approximately doz-
eli OF the old-line yards including
this one, will continue operation.
I'm man-hours per ton Of ships
constructed, we estimate we are
about 40 per cent more efficient
than average. Projecting that in
terms of workers, it means we
will be able to employ here about
half the number now needed for
war production.
ingalls, officials believe Pasca-
goulas drum-tight living condi-
ton will be eased when the down.
trend of manpower needs begins.
War-built temporary housing will
disappear, leaving permanent dwell
lings fully adequate for expected
peace-time population. Schools,
now oerating on two shifts daily,
will resume normal schedules.
''The only imponderable in our
production estimates is the eff
cheney of management" says Lam
:er. IF we fall, the story might be
different. We're betting that man.
agement won't fall
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-13
Dorothy Thompson Named
To Head Freedom House

NEW YORK. March IL. - H -
Dorothy Thompson, columnist and
commentator, has been elected
ed president of Freedom House,
the board of directors of the or
ganization announced today.
Miss Thompson succeeded Her.
bert Agar, now on leave of alb
sence serving in London as first
special assistant to Ambassador
Winant. The organization, with
world freedom as its announced
goal, lists Wendell L. Willkie and
other prominent Americans among
its membership.
The announcement said that VI.
ric Bell, former deputy director
of the Office of War Information,
had been invited to serve as ma.
tional director of Freedom House
to coordinate national activities
from his office in Los Angeles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-13
36 >.EF PLANES
ARE DESTROYED
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Continued from Page One)
Saturday-with an assault on &C.
noa and railway targets on the
Italian west coast.
Flying Fortress gunners and P
At Thunderbolt escort pilots knock
ed down 19 out of 80 German fight
ers in a 35-minute running battle
after the attack on Padua, With
10 falling to the escorts.
Many other enemy planes were
definitely damaged in the bat
tie which returning airmen termed
the biggest since the Feb. Is raid
on Regensburg. Bombing results
were excellent" a communique
said.
BY contrast, there was no enc
my opposition over Florence, not
even anti-aircraft fire.
Berlin broadcasts said 81 Allied
planes were downed over Italy
Saturday, and that Nazi bombers
in surprise raid on Anzio har-
Dor hit supply stores and damaged
a small merchant Ship
At Toulon, headquarters said to.
day, heavy U. S. Liberators badly
smashed six vital military targets.
including a submarine station in
side the wharf area that was hit
by six bombs.
Moderate artillery fire marked
the beachhead below Rome, and
there were patrol skirmishes.
On the Eighth Army sector, a
Canadian patrol brushed with the
Germans in the Tollo sector, in
flicting casualties. A Polish patro.
distinguished itself in ground &C.
ton on Friday on this front.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-13
II ENTRIES SEEK
HANDICAP HON0RS

MIAMI. Fla, March II. -(R-
Calumet FARMS swift mare, Mar
Kell, is among the II nominees for
the $1,000 Coral Gables handicap
which will feature this weeks rae
i'.g at Tropical Park, officials OF
the Gables Racing Association an
nounced today.
Best money-earner in the Warren
Wright outfit, Markell sprinted
SIX furlongs in track record equal
ing time on March 6 to annex the
$1,000 feature Of the opening day OF
TropicaPs spring meeting. In that
race she IAN as an entry with
Inc gelding, Son of Peace, who also
has l'een nominated for the Coral
Gables.
However, included in the other
nominees were some who could
provide plenty Of opposition for
the Calumet comet in Saturdays
race.
Among them are Marriage, the
Coward and DUpuy star who re.
Gently annexed the New Orleans
handicap but who still is shoot.
ing for a Florida victory after run
ming disappointing fifth in the
widener at Hialeah. Likewise nom
mated is A. c. Ernst's Alquest
third to Four Freedoms and Sur
Again in the widener; Isadore Bic
ber's Moon Maiden, who set {
new record for the one and one
half miles over Hialeah's tur.
course in winning a $1,000 handi
cap a little more than a weel
ago, and Sir Marlboro, who whip
ped Midland in the 1912 renewa
of the tropical handicap.