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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
GIVEN LEAVE

Ann Arbor--The Board OF Reg.
ents has granted DR.. Malcolm II.
Soule, chairman OF the University
Of Michigan bacteriology depart.
ment leave OF absence TO visit
Central and South America for the
Office OF Inter.Amerlcan Affairs
The Regents, at a meeting Satur-
day. also accepted $27,4l9 In gifts.
including $S,000-from a Foundation
for the Study OF Emergency Ma.
ternity and Infant Care. and s617S
from the Edwin c. Goddard Estate
for n loan and scholarship fund.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13

SAN FRANCISCO-AP- Donat-
ed whole blood, as distinguished
from dried plasma, will start wing.
ing across the Pacific this week TO
the oceans warfronts in light.
weight refrigerator units aboard
huge Navy transport planes The
Twelfth Naval District said the
fluid blood can be transported as
far away as battle-torn Leyte Is
land in the Philippines 4s hours az,
to- being drawn from a donor In
San Francisco.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
Detroit Cash Grain

WHEAT No ! red, Sl61.
Mailing BARLEY choice new
$l.45-l.52: medium, Sl.21; nee
dies Sl0S,.
Vegetables
BEETS-Doz bchs. 50-75c.
BROCCOLI No. !, bu., $3,00.350
CABBAGE-No |. bu.. $50 ID bu }
65.S5c.
CAULIFLOWER No I. doz, Si2h
$50.
PUMPKINS No. |. bu. 5O.,5c.
CARROTS No. /. doz punches
70.90c.
POTATOES No. /, $1.65.1.sO blu.
RADISHES White No |. do1
bchs., 75c.sl,25; red No l, ZOE
bchs, slO0.1.35.
DRY ONlONS-50 lbs, si,20.l,3b.
PEPPERS Green. bu.. S@.00-2.b0,
Red, sweet. 10 / bu.. Sl0O-l.5N
SQUASH Hubbard, No. I, bu., rs"
800.
TOMATOES No /. peck. 800
125.
RUTABAGAs-No l, bu, $i.2d
l.50.
Fruits
APPLES - Delicious No. I. $3.50
2.6S i5-lb. bu., Northern Spies
No. |, 45-ib. bu.. $2,50-2,6S.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
MoToRIsT STABBED

Detroit--George F.. Robbins, 3S.
was in Receiving Hospital today
with stab wounds his wife said
must have been inflicted during q
fight with another motorist which
followed a minor accident In which
their GERS were involved. Mrs. Rob.
""@e1ger in Rob
bins car. Maxwell Jeneson. told po.
"a ...an dove several
blocks after the dispute, unaware
that he had been wounded
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
CONVICT ESCAPES

Jackson--Southorn Michigan pri-
son authorities directed Il hunt to.
day for Noryal de Grove. 81 escap-
ed convict reported missing from n
prison farm Sunday night De
Grove. also known as Jack Defor,
was sentenced from Ma"omb Coun'
~ In 1895 for automobile theft.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13

WILKES-BARE, Pa.-INS- Res.
cue crews worked today to reach
three anthracite miners trapped in
flooded south Wilkes-Barre COL
liery for two days. Mine officials
held little hope of finding the trio
alive and said volunteer rescue
workers were not expected TO
reach the men until late afternoon
or tonight. The men were trapped
when a dynamite blast loosed tons
OF water damned near a slope OF
the Franklin colliery.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
TO SUCCEED SMITH

Ann Arbor-The Board Of Reg
ents has named Herbert G.. Wat
kins, a faculty member for ls years,
to succeed Shirley w. Smith as sec.
rotary and assistant vice president
OF the University OF Michigan.
Watkins, who graduated from the
University in 1912, has been assist
ant secretary.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
Deaths
MRS. ANNA C. ALDRiDGE

Mrs. Anna c. Aldridge or Kit"
as she was known to her friends,
passed away Sunday afternoon at
home of her daughter, Mrs. Lii
liam Bird, 1920 Jackson Rd., Ann
Arbor, with whom she was making
her home. She died after a weeks
illness. She is survived by Mrs.
Bird and one other daughter, Mrs.
Hazel Tompsett, Holland, Mich.
Her husband, Gar Aldridge, died
several years ago. Funeral ser
vices and burial will be Tuesday af
ternoon at 1880 in Hesperia.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13

NEW YoRK-INs - Many Amer.
lean soldiers on European cam
paigns will go TO school in Britain
while awaiting return 20 the Unit
ed States after the fall OF Ger
many the American br7adcastino
station In Europe reported TO-DAY.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
Rural Events
TUE SDAY

TUESDAY
Oakvllle
The Oakville Farmers Club Oak
vile M. E. Church annex, Ladies
Night. Refreshments.
Saline
MONS in evening at the school.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
YpsiLanti Briefs
Stamps Gone

Glen Tibbitts reports that he is
short stamps for 2s6 gallons Of
gasoline. He told police that the
coupons were kept in drawer OF
a desk at his station located at
5l2 S, Huron st. They may have
been taken anytime sin , the TWEEN
ty-third of October, he says.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
Investigate Status

City police are investigating the
draft status of William Fletcher,
1437 Sudbury ST., Willow Village.
He was apprehended on a charge
OF disorderly conduct. and the po'
lice found that he had only a 81
classification card. This classified.
ton has been discontinued for over
a year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
ack Licenses

LdCh LlSCHeCe
Joseph and Frank Payne. both OF
Lincoln Park, were apprehended
by city police, Saturday when dis
covered selling on the street with
out license. The men were put on
a bus for Lincoln Park and told not
to return until proper licenses were
obtained.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
Board To Meet

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Washtenaw County Board OF
Supervisors will be held Tuesday.
The meeting is scheduled to start
at $3.50 a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
In the Sick Room

c. F. Scott Is seriously i'll at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Clela
MacFarlane.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
Not Being Held

Not Being Held
Adult swimming and gymnasium
classes will not be held this eve
ming at the Ypsilanti High School,
because OF the Kiwanis Circus.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
BAD NEWS!

ALONG with all the good news of victories abroad,
"A comes very bad news here at home.
Fat salvage collections TAKING A NOSE DIVE in
many sections of the country.
That mean just thing Too many of us are
believe that, with the collapse of Germany, can
relax.
Don't these people know that the battle of Germany
is just chapter in this globa war-and that still
have long, tough road to travel in the East?
Even the TOTAL DEFEAT OF GERMANY can't help us
bit as far the fat situation is concerned And for
specific reason: IT'S THE JAPs WHO HAVE OUR FATS.
Our fat shortage troubles began when Japan moved
into the Pacific and cut US off from ONE BILLION
of fats and oils we used to import every year.
The Japs are still there-and we're still cut off,
Sowe must continue saving used fats to help make up
that loss To help make the munitions synthetic rubber,
medicines soaps and other materials needed to finish
the WE MUST SAVE HARDER THAN EVER So
let's get busy and send the fat collections climbing up
all across Amerca The is so URGENT our
government gives you AZ and free red points for
every pound saved!
So KEEP SAVING USED FATS UNTIL VI DAY-the day
when celebrate final victory our last and
toughest enemy-Japan
hRprOred BY VIA and OPA. Paid for BY Industry
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-13
News in Brief

LONDON INS-Flying bombs
Oh the old vi type were launched
against southern England and the
London area last night. causing
casualties and damage, British OF.
ficials reported today. No direct ref
erence was made TO the new Ger.
man w rockets.
WASHINGTON-INS- The Of
flee OF Price Administration, it was
disclosed today, is preparing to
crack down on a developing nation
vide black market in cigarettes
which has drained legitimate re-
tail outlets of many popular brands
during the past six weeks TO two
months.
DETROIT-AP- William J. But.
Ter, telegraph editor OF the Detroit
Times. died OF a heart attack at
his home here Saturday night. He
was so years old. Butler had been
a newspaper man for 80 years. a
native of Logansport, Ind, he re-
ceived his early training there and
in 1916 became a member OF the
staff OF the International News
Service.
WASHINGTON AP-- Reports
persisted today that William II.
Davis has submitted his resigna-
ton as chairman OF the War Labor
Board, effective Jan. ], TO the
White House. Davis would neither
confirm nor deny.
NEW YORK-INS-The death OF
Lieut.. Wells Lewis, son Of Novelist
Sinclair Lewis and Mrs. Grace
Hegger Casanova, was reported to-
day. Lieut.. Lewis. q, was killed
In action in France on Oct. 20,
according to notification received
by his mother, also an author.
Dorothy Thompson, columnist and
former wife OF Sinclair Lewis, was
nearly PROSTATE at the news. Sin
clair lewis was not Immediately
notified OF his sons death. He was
out OF the city and believed to be
in Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26
StoreHeud ScornS
Sci izure Order

CHICAGO, April 26. (UP)- A
representative of the commerce de-
partment presented Montgomery
Ward and Company with a presi-
dental order for the government
to take over the firms Chicago
properties wednesday. but COM
pany president Sewell Avery re-
fused tc accedc to the executive
order.
Undersecretary of Commerce
Wayne Chatfield Taylor presented
the executive order to Avery auth
orizing the commerce department
to take over the plant but the
company president challenged the
right of Mr.. Roosevelt tc seize the
plant and said he would not ac-
cept the order.
MAKES DEMAND
Il demand the surrender OF the
properties and announced the gov
ernment was taking them over,
Chatfield said after leaving the
Montgomery Ward headquarters
where he had presented the order
tc Avery.
1t was the first time the govern
ment has sought to seize retail
store in this war and the first
time the commerce department lad
been designated as the operating
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26

est revolt in history. The efforts
of Marshal Tito'S partisans in Yu-
goslaWa and of ithe anonymously
led Maquis of Frances Alpine bor-
Cerland arc a foretaStc of the guer-
lila warfare in store for the Ger
mans in Czechoslovakia. Belgium,
Holland. and Norway.
Allied sources said nothing In his
tory compared with the underground
organization which will aid the al
lied assault. AColf Hitler organized
a fifth column to support his con-
quests. but it was a non-combat-
amt force of QuislingS, traitors,
commercial travelers," and tour
lists" who paved the way through
spying and political intrigue.
Supporting the Anglo-American
armies will be an army of the res
urreoted recruited from the fallen
peoples who risked death to escape
bondage.
1t is no longer a military secret
TIL at secret Underground units
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26
Fire Shipments
To Lisbon
Wholly Cut Off
Invasion Plans Move
Swiftly as King,
Churchill Hold Talks

LONDON, April 26. CUP)-Eire's
shipping to Lisbon. it was under
stood in Dublin Wednesday, has
been halted and strife-torn Den
mark was isolated as both the Allies
and the Axis stepped up their prep
arations for the battle of Europe.
Dublin adviceS said British au-
thorities were understood to have
refused to issue navicerts to Fire S
vessels bound for Lisbon, which If
true would mean break in one of
Fires last links with the continent
FOLLOWS OTHER COURSE
The Allies already had virtually
cut Fire off from the outside world
to prevent any leak of information
on military operations preparatory
to the invasion.
Meanwhile, broadcast German
communique reported that heavy
Nazi bomber formations last night
attacked concentrations in the har-
bors of southeast England
King George received Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill at Buck
ingham palace Wednesday for theil
second conference within "a hours
Stockholm reports said Germany
had completed the isolation of Dem
mark by cutting telegraph COM
munications with Sweden 48 hours
after suSpending telephone service
SABOTAGE IN DENMARK
The reports told of sabotage and
violence mounting hourly in Den
mark, with German armored cars
Continued on Page 6, Col. o
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26

agency.
After comforting with Avery,
TaylCr said he had 'seized the
property as far as words can seize
it" and Issued this statement:
81 called upon President Avery OF
Montgomery Ward and Ccmapny
this morning and presented TO him
a certified copy of the Presidents
executive order of yesterday, to-
gether with other documents in
Guiding a letter from Secretary OF
Commerce Jesse jones 10 M. Avery
showing my authority to take over
the plants facilities. real and per-
sonal property and other assetS
of Montgomery Ward and Company
which is located in Chicago.
Acting under that authority
made a demand for the surrender
OF the property and announced
that I was thereby taking it over.
COULD NOT ACCEDE
Mr.. Avery then stated his pos
itiOn 10 be that he could not
accede to my demand because he
challenged the legality of the ex-
ecutive order or any authority TO
be exercised under it. He said his
reasons were stated in his telegram
Continued en- Page 6, Col. 2,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26
When Planes
Collide Near Yuma

The army plane was Cn a routine
return flight to March Field and
the Consolidated plane was goi,' g"
to Tucson, Ariz.,, army officers said
Names CT the Xix dead II the
March Field plane were released.
They are:
Second Lieutenant ak j. An
thony, 20. Riverside, Ca: Second
Lieutenant John c. Tarpley. Sap
ulpa, Okla; Sergeant Donald l..
Kackley, Washington; SSgt. Rich
ard L. Hittle. Blencoe Iiwa; Ser
geant Byron E. Johnson Fremont,
Neb; Corporal Donald Davis, Low
ington, Ill.
The three civilians. all residents
of San Diego, and next of kin: Fred
E, Secore, pilot, widow, Mrs. Mabel
Claire Secore; Kenneth Evans. CO.
pilot, widow. Mrs. josephine Evans;
j. B. Klinke, flight engineer, Wild
oW. Mrs. Lois M. Klinke.
Seventh victim in the March
Field plane was identified as Sec
ond Lieutenant Leon w. Rudski,
81, Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26
500 Big Planes
Rip Brunswick
In Day Attack
Make Target Of
Main Air
Base at Capital

LONDON, April 26. (UP)
Nearly 500 heavy bombers
of the United States Eighth
air force spearheaded the
10th straight day of the pre-
invasion assault on western Europe
Wednesday with a raid on Bruns-
wick. main German air base guard
ing the approaches to Berlin.
The Berlin radio said the Amer
lean bombers sweeping ceep into
Germany were engaged in violent
air battles, and struck in force at
OSnabruck as well as Brunswick, 100
miles to the east.
1000 PLANES TAKE PART
Strong formations of fighter
planes flew with the heavy bombers
attacking Germany for the third
straight day, comprising task
force of well over 1000 planes.
Despite Nazi propaganda reports
of fierce resistance by German
fighters, the first returning crew.
men reported only light counter
thrusts as they bombed Brunswick
through cloud cover.
A United States communique an
nouncing the Brunswick attack said
it was the ninth operation in 10
days by the eighth air force and
the 18th this month, 13 of which
were over Germany.
The preinvasion bombardment oi
western Europe roared through Its
10th day after Mosquito bombers ol
the Royal air force struck by night
at Cologne, industrial capital OF
Continued on Page 6, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26

that the English and American peo-
pies are separated by a common
language. The idea of these clubs
could not be better because un-
doubtedly it is our destiny TO rule
the world and the more we see
of each other the better.
THE sooner our soldiers write
home and say how lovely the Eng
liSh ladies are, the sooner Ameri-
can danes will get jealous and force
the war to successful conclusion
And then shall have to change
and go and kill japanese"
WASHINGTON, April 26. CUP)--
Lieutenant General George S. Pat
tons statement that it is the oes-
tiny of the Americans and British
later revised to include the Rus
sianS-to rule the world brought
mingled expressions of aI,azement
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26
Nazi Destroyer
Sunk in Channel

LONDON, April 26. (UP)-An
Allied naval squadron led by the
new British cruiser HMS Black
Prince intercepted a German de-
Stroyer at the western entrance TO
the English channel before dawn
today and sank one enemy warship
under a storm of gunfire and tor
pedoeS.
The enemy warships, comprising
three to four destroyers of the new
Elbing class, were sighted off Batz
island, near the western end of the
Breton peninsula, and were en-
gagged Immediately by the Allied
squadron.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26
Smallpox Cases
Are Reported

Eight cases of smallpox we're dis
covered in the rural area near Ell
Centre Wednesday. DR.. Miriam
Hubbell, Imperial county health Of
ficer announced.
Seven different families were
quarantined Wednesday morning as
soon as the cases were diagnosed
and Dr. Hubbell launched an in
vestigation to ascertain the source
of the contagion. Both adults and
children are included in the eight
cases.
This is the first outbreak of small
pox of such an extent in Imperial
Valley for years even though other
parts of the state have had severe
epidemics in recent months.
Dr. Hubbell advised all persons
who have not been vaccinated re-
Gently to go to their private physi-
clans for vaccination or call at the
health department in the court
house basement in Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. Kan
dy. Ceylon, April 26. CUP)-Allied
troops captured Mapao, just north
of the Imphal plain Tuesday, in
flicting heavy casualties in the
Japanese forces, a southeast AHA
communique announced Wednes-
day.
Considerable quantities of enemy
equipment were seized by the Allied
troops as they occupied Mapao on
hill dominating communications
above the Imphal plain.
The communique said action in
the Kohima area had subSided to
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26
German General
Killed in Crash

LONDON. April 26. tUP)-Thc
German DNB agency announced
Wednesday that Col. Gen. Hans
Hube, SO, commander of a German
tank army, had been killed in an
air accident Friday and that a
state funeral was held Wednesday
in the mosaic hall of the Reich's
chancellory in the presence CT Hit
Ter and high officials.
Last Saturday DNB announced
that Hube had been awarded Ger
many's highest military decoration,
cak leaves with swords and dia-
mondS to the knights cross OF
the iron cross two days before on
the occasion of Hitlers 55th birth
day, but it made no mention OF
his death.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26

LONDON, April 26. (UP)
Lieutenant General George
S. Patton, Jr, in his first
public statement since the
famous soldier-slapping Incl
dent in Italy, told a gather
ing at the opening of a Brit
ish welcome club for United
States soldiers that it was
the destiny of the English
speaking people to rule the
world.
"The only welcoming I have done
in some time Patton said. has
been welcoming Germans and Ital-
ians into hell. 1 have done quite
a lot in that direction and have got
about 77,000 there.
Il agree with Mr.. Bernard Shaw
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26
wreckage Yields
Sixteen Bodies

MONTREAL. April 26. tUP1 =
Sixteen bodies were recovered We'd
nesday from the wreckage strewn
over wide area of downtown
Montreal when Royal Air force
Liberator crached into row of
houses, and rescue workers search
ed through the charred ruins fer
at least one other person believed
trapped. The known dead included
IL civilians, and five crew men,
bers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26
Funds Approved
For Arizona
And California
List of Projects Set
For New Funds by
Appropriations Unit

WASHINGTON, April 26. tUP)
The house appropriations COM
mittee Wednesday recommended
appropriations totaling Sl3,783,00O
to be spent during the 1945 fiscal
year by the bureau of reclamation
California and Arizona projects.
The recommended 1945 appropria-
ton is in addition to $84,93l,115 in
unobligated balances available for
construction of western reclama-
tion projects when cleared by the
war production board.
LIST OF FUNDS ALLOWED
Following include the new ap-
preparations as listed in the COM
mittee'S report:
Parker dam project, Arizona
California; not to exceed $340,00O
from power and other revenues for
operation and maintenance.
Yuma project, Arizona-California;
$67 500 for maintenance and opera
ton, provided that not to exceed
$25 900 from power revenues shall
be available for operation and
maintenance of the commercial
system.
Gila project, Arizona: Direction
that appropriations heretofore made
for this project be used for land
levoling, construction of farm ditch
eS on public lands, Soil-building and
other expenses in preparing raw
public lands for irrigation farming,
and any such expenditures to be
charged into the construction costs
to be repayable from lands benc-
fitted, and sums received from sale
of crops or otherwise as a result of
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26
Patton Stirs Hornets Nest
In Views on World Powers

and diSplcaSure "Wednesday from
army and congressional circles.
Army officials were represented
as amazed that Patton would utter
such a controversial expression IN
view of the earlier furore he had
caused by slapping two shell-shock-
ed American soldiers.
Representative Jessie Sumner,
Rl, ILL.,, said Patton's remarks
were "as balmy as Hitler" Others
used the word unfortunate" to de-
scribe the speech and its possible
effect on allied unity.
Patton mace the statement as
the senate military affairs COM
mittee was again getting ready to
act on his promotion from the per-
manent rank of colonel to major
general.
Senator Robert A. Taft, CR0, O.,
Continued on Page 6, Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26
Death Summons
Ex-Governor

SACRAMENTO, April 26. (UP)-
Gov. Earl Warren wednesday tele-
graphed his condolences to Mrs.
JOHN Neill Osborn, daughter of
former Gov. William d. Stephens,
who died in Los Angeles Tuesday
at the age of IS.
"Please accept my sympathy in
the loss of your father, William
D. Stephens" Warren said. He
served the state with distinction
as governor, and l trust that you
will derive consolation from the
memory of his long life and his
part in the building Of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-26

Imperial Valley service
flag had two more gol d
stars Wednesday.
Cadet Robert l.. Graham, 81, for
mer Ell Centran, was killed Tuesday
when a training plane taking Off
from the La Junta, Colo, air field
crashed into a nearby warehouse
Captain James E. Peck, %, for
mer Calexican, ace credited with
% enemy planes destroyed or dam
aged, was killed in a plane crash
in England Friends wrote his fam
lily that he was killed while making
test flight in P-38. One engine
failed and the plane crashed.
WAS CARRIER BOY
Graham was graduated from Cen
tral Union High school in l940. He
will be remembered as one of the
charter members of the Ell Centro
Junior Police force, a member OF
Boy Scout troop IA, and a Post
Press carrier boy for years. While
he was in high school he played
football and baseball and in his
senior year was a member OF the
annual staff. His mother is Mrs
Alma Vie, who now lives in San
Diego. His father was the late Rob-
ert L. Graham, Sr.
After finishing high school, Gra-
ham was employed as a tool de-
signer at Consolidated in San Die
go. The company would not release
him so he resigned and enlisted in
the army air corps. His death oc-
Cured just short time before he
was TO receive his commission as
second lieutenant. Two other ar
my flyers were killed in the acci-
dent which resulted in Graham'S
death.
Funeral services for Graham will
be held in Ell Centro.
He is survived by his mother; a
sister, Mrs. George Higgs of Mis-
sion Beach; anG other relatives.
BORN IN CALEXICO
Captain Peck was born in CAL
exico, son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Peck, Sr., who now live in Berkeley.
Official news of his death had not
been received Wednesday but four
of his squadron wrote that they
saw his plane fall and had attenc ed
funeral services. He is survived by
his bride; his parents: and sister
He joined the RAF because he
was too young to enter the Ameri-
can flying forces. After establish
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