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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-01

Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor,
Canada.
Mrs. ROsamOnd Collier Johnson,
800 Galtier St., has returned to the
city after trip to Los Angeles and
Santa Cruz, Calf.
Mrs. India b. Allen is now living
in her new home at 349 N. Western
Ave.
Cpl. Nathaniel l.. Hardy, who re-
Gently returned from active duty
overseas, is now stationed at a
camp at Durham, N. C. Cpl. Hardy
was not wounded as was previously
stated in this paper.
Judge HObsOn Reynolds of Phila-
delphia was honor guest at din
ner party at Opal Whytes at Som
erset, Wis, Sunday evening. The
party included Mr.. and Mrs. W. B.
Walker, DR.. and Mrs. J. W. Crump,
Mrs. Hattie Oliver, Miss 1. Myrtle
Garden and Cecil Newman.
A stag was given at the w. B.
Walker residence Saturday night
for Judge Hobson Reynolds of
Philadelphia. Those present includ-
ed Messrs. S. V. Owens, John Pat
ton, NJ. K. Mcknight, Wilbur Will
liams, Talmage B. Carey, DIR. J. W.
Crump and Cecil Newman.
Mrs. Arthur Herring of Kansas
City, Mo-, is visiting her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Herring Jr., 683 St. An
thony. Mrs. Herring was accom-
panied by her daughter and grand
daughter, Mrs. Crystal Davidson
and Shirley Ann Loomey, and a
friend, Miss Gloria Smith.
Mrs. E. B. Johnson, 658 St. An
thony, had as her house guests this
past weekend, her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, DR.. and Mrs. Thomas
Bell, of Newark, N. j., and John
W. johnson and his two daughters
from Jellico, Tenn.
Mrs. Dorsey Slaughter, 718 St.
Anthony Ave-, has been i'll for two
weeks.
Sunday Morning Breakfast guests
of Miss 1. Myrtle Garden, 931 St.
Anthony Ave, were Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Ridley of Virginia State
College and Judge Hobson Rey-
nolds of Philly.
Mrs. Mary Combs is spending
ten day vacation in Chicago.
Pvt. Charles Banks returned to
his camp at Daniel Field, Ga, Mon
day, Aug. %, after spending a ten
day furlough visiting his wife and
family.
Unique Bridge Game: The Ma
tinee Club met at the home of Mrs.
VIM. Hanna, 500 Western Ave,
Wednesday, Aug. %, and with each
guest representing a country from
South America each player had an
opportunity to visit with another
by playing one round Of bridge,
which proved a unique way of find
ing their partners. Mines. F. P.
Schuck, represented Bolivia; Alonzo
Cotton, Columbia; Jerome Reed,
Peru; M. ]. Rhodes, Ecuador; VIM.
]. Gardner, Paraguay; VIM. Cas-
sius, Venezuela. Club prizes we're
won by Mrs. Hanna, Mrs. Cotton
and Mrs. Reed. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Sam johnson, 971 Iglehart.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mundy, daughter
of Mrs. E. B. Johnson, 658 St. An
thony Ave-, has returned to her
home in Louisville, Ky.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-01

aSC 0--nAAnn9dpVAhS OpOAeStuah
Mrs. Rosamond Johnson, 800 CAL
tier St., entertained Sgt. and Mrs.
George Mann, at dinner at her
home, Monday, Aug. Fl. Mrs. Mar
guerite Carter and Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Coleman were also guests.
Mrs. Cecil Il. Newman returned
today friday from ten day visit
with relatives in Des Moines, Ia,
her birthplace. Mrs. Newman was
accompanied on her visit to Des
Moines by her nephew, Walter
Lowe, who had spent three weeks
in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis d. Gates, 900
Bryant Ave. No, had as their din
ner guest Sunday, Mr.. C. E. New
man.
Mrs. Jessie FermOn of Rock
Springs, Wyo., sister-in-law of Mrs.
James Walker, 1888 st. Anthony,
and aunt of Mr.. George Carter, AL
st. Anthony, stopped over in St.
Paul for visit during the last few
days. She is en- route home from
New York.
Ventress Jackson, 739 Rondo
Ave, left Wednesday, Aug. 80, for
st. Louis, Mo. Before returning
she will visit at Memphis, Tenn,
and Clarkdale, Miss. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey
Jackson.
Mrs. Urlin Clark and son, Brewer
Lee, are in Kansas City, Mo-, visit
ing.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-01

Green and Donna Jean Brown. The
evening was spent in playing
games.
Mrs. Blanche DeFrance, St.
Louis, Mo-, was honored at bridge
luncheon Saturday, Aug. 26, given
by Mrs. Richard L. Stokes, 757
st. Anthony.
Honor Visitors: Sunday after
noon, Aug. 81, Mines. Edward
Moore, George Berry ST., and Anna
Blair, were co-hostesses at a din
ner in honor of Mrs. Rosa Smith,
Chicago, and Pvt. Charles Banks,
Daniel Field, Ca, at the home of
Mrs. Moore, $50 Iglehart Ave.
Twenty guests were seated at a
table with a center piece made up
of gladiolas and dahlias. Other
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-01

guests included, Messrs. and Mines.
Arthur Herring Jr., William Eng
land, John Banks, Joe Vassar, St.
Paul; Mines. Arthur Herring ST.,
Verlie Davidson and daughter,
Shirley Loomey, Gloria Smith, Kan
sas City, Mo-; and Charles Banks
and daughter, Charlene Frances,
Bessie Powell, Anna Taylor, Minnie
Abston, Lucille Williams, LYDIA
Mann, Josephine Wallace and Miss
Saline Wakefield; Messrs. George
Banks ST., and John Banks ST., St.
Paul.
Mrs. J. S. James, 900 Carroll
Ave-, spent last week visiting her
daughter, Miss Gwendolyn James,
at Cleveland, Ohio. She also visited
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-01

Mrs. Rosa Smith, Chicago, is in
the city visiting her nieces and
nephews, Mr.. and Mrs. John Banks,
Pvt. and Mrs. Chas. Banks and Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Herring.
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Social and Personal
an ST PATTI, IN
On ST. PAUL

Mrs H. c. Brown 405 ST. Anthony Ave-. entertained in
honor of her daughter Eshers and Mrs Margaret Dav
birthday Sharing honors with Esther and Mrs. Davis
Mrs Myrtle Walls Independence Kans The guests included
Mines. Grace Williams Sacramento Calf A. Allen J. Todd
B. Martin. Eta Hill. Julia Harris Connie Pennick Viola
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Social and Personal
Social and Personal
@ MINNEAPOLIS

Mrs H. Wright, 1909 Clinton Ave-, returned from Chi
cago Friday Aug rs, after spending week there the
guest of Mrs Laura Shepherd formerly of Minneapolis
Mrs Pansy Collins, $500 Edgewater Blvd, recently
terained Mr. and Mrs Jake Quarteman Mrs. John L. Quail
Mr. and Mrs. John Clark Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Miller
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-23

Denied sufficient water and food American and Filipino prisoners
from Bsssn and Coreedo TO undergo the sms
March Of Death" from Marvees TO Camp O0onnsH Hun
drsds died from torture and starvation along the way
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-23

air arm forced TO Withdraw from
kwsin due TO jap progress in plan TO link by rail
HE north and south parts OF Asiatie hemisphere.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03
Col. Hardy
Envisions A
Singing Fort

"A Singing Army Is a Fight
ing Army is an adage which
is being systematically worked
into the all-out training sched-
ule at Fort Huachuca by the
Fort S farsighted Post COM
rnander, who sees the applica-
ton of music as morale
builder an important factor
now that the initial emphasis
here is on preparation for over
seas service.
However, Col. Hardy be-
lieves, and wants it understood,
that singing soldiers cannot be made
by order or compulsion. He hopes,
instead, to build up morale and
esprit among men who are to COM
prise the great choral group which
he visualizeS until these potential
choristers want to sing and will sing
of their own volition. mo man."
the Post Commander emphasizes,
twill sing with such joyfulnesS and
spirit if ordered as one who sings
voluntarily" All possible influence
and encouragement will be given to
men who want to be a part of the
musical groups which Col. Hardy
has in mind, but no one will be Or
dered to sing and singing will be
essentially a part of the cultural
and morale building aspect of Fort
Fuachuca's training program.
eff the men don't cooperate in
this Col Hardy says, referring to
b. Continued on Page Eight)
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03
Child institutions
Receive SIPS Gift
From Ft. Huochuco

Information contained in a let
ter written to Father Flanagan of
Boys Town, by Colonel E. N. Hardy,
Post Commander of Fort Huachuca,
on February 25, reveals that the
Special Service entertainment
Group of the Post, is dividing the
sum of $1225.O0 with two institu-
tions for boys welfare, Boys Town
of Nebraska and the South Side
Boys Club of Chicago. A check for
$612.50 was forwarded to Boys Town
and one for similar amount was
sent to the South Side Boys Club.
The $1225.O0 SO bestowed was the
proceeds of the showing of "G.I.
Rhapsody" in Tucson recently. The
Citizens Committee of the city
which sponsored the performance
turned that amount over to the Spe-
cial Service Group to be used in any
way the group desired, although it
felt that the group should use the
Continued on Page Eight)
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03
Post Commander Includes Music in Forts Program
Copt. Jordan
Ambitious For
Music Groups

Capt. Joe Jordan (retired).
composer and arranger of ma
tional reputation, who was re-
tired from active military serv-
ice last September 80, is an ex-
cellent example of a man who
will give his last bit of energy
for the attainment of an ideal.
Believing in the motto, "A
singing soldier makes fighting
Army" Capt. Jordan devoted
much of his time during the eleven
months preceding his retirement to
the training of soldier songleaders
and choruses and conducting soldier
Songfests and impromptu singing
programs in Army camps through
both the 4th Service Command and
the 9th Service Command
At the time of his retirement he
did not feel that his job was COM
pleted; nor did the Post Command
er, Col. Edwin N. Hardy Capt. Jor-
dan had been working for the at
tainment of an ideal = a Post in
which the all-around use of music
had proven it's worth as morale
builder.
1t was fortunate for him that up
on his return to New York he was
able to receive a USO assignment
as musical director for Army camps
in most of the same states that he
had covered while in active service
under the 9th Service Command
Upon his return to Fort Huachuea
he found Col. Hardy as eager as he
Continued on Page Eight
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03
Red Cross Cool At
Huochuco Is Placed
At $4,000 Mark

Fort Huachuca is expected
to raise $4,000 of the $32.-
900 which has been set as the
quota of the Bisbee-Lowell-
Warren districts Red Cross
drive for 1914.
The national Red Cross goal
has been set at 100000. 900.
Contributions from military
personnel at Fort Huachuca
were scheduled to have been
made at the payable last Tues
day, Feb. 29, and when sup
Elemental payments are made 9TH
er contributions will be made. Com
manders are responsible for the
collection of the contributions from
enlisted personnel, and department.
heads are responsible for the collec-
tion of contributions from civilian
personnel.
The following guide for contribu-
tions was established by the Post
Commander: enlisted men to third
grade, 81; enlisted men, first three
grades, So; company grade officers,
So; and field grade offic cSrs, SIS.
Civilian employee dsM ions to
the Red Cross camps; i'll be
commensurate with the scale.
1t is urged, moreover, tf 'ians
make their contributic or
about the March l payds
All contributions will b lrned
over to the Special Servic.Y Y5fficer,
1t. Col. C. F. E. Nelson, W. D will
receipt all monies turned in to him.
During 1943, the American Red
Cross made .3,641 loans totalling
$6O,257.48. They also made % out
right grants totalling $1,063, four
teen to military and civilian per-
sonel at Fort Huachuca. Contribu-
tions to the Red Gross at this sta
ton during 1943 totaled $10,5OO.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03
Attention: Fort Huachuca
Cartoonists and Sketchers

All Fort Huachuca cartoonists
and sketch artists, or those who
harbor cartooning ambitions, are
urged to get in touch with the Spe-
>cial Service Art Workshop if they
have any cartoons or humorous
= sketches which can be used in the
Apache Sentinel Comic Supplement,
scheduled for publication March 81
Instructions in drawing for repro
duction will be given by a national
Unknown artist and all necessary
aartist materials will be provided.
y Special classes for cartoonists and
sketch artists will be held on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday eve
nings at Z O'Clock.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03
High Promotions
Are Bestowed Upon
Medical Officers

Promotions of unprecedent-
ed scope for one organization
were made public this week at
Fort Huachuca, as one lieuten-
ant colonel was elevated to full
; colonelcy and three majors
were promoted to lieutenant
colonies at Station Hospital
!. No. |.
1t. Colonel Midian 0. Bous-
field, Commanding Officer;
Major De Haven Hinkson,
Chief Inspector; Major Roscoe
Conklin Giles, Chief of Surgical
. Services; and Major Harold Thatch-
er, Chief of Medical Services and
head of the Department of Venere-
al DiSease-all of Station Hospital
No. /, were recipients of the ele-
vation in rank.
President Makes Promotions
The promotion of these four emf
nent doctors was made by the
Continued on Page Eight)
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03

of insurance aggregating $30,852 900
and there is material increase in
membership each month. The As
sociation was organized April Is, 1880.
Similar associations have been or
ganized in the various other depart
ments and independent agencies for
the purpose of providing their re-
spective employees the opportunity
Continued on Page Eight)
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03
War Department Reveals e
New Life Insurance Plan ii
For All CiviIion Employees

Attention of all civilians employed by the War Department
Fort Huachuca invited this week the life insurance
lection offered by the War Department Beneficial Association
profit organization with War Department approval and
the backing of odne legal life insurance under
writing company.
Mr.. Charles E. Williams who is in charge of employee
laons in the Civilian Personnel Branch received letter this
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03

week from the Ninth Service
Command setting forth bene-
fits of the plan and directing
the Civilian Personnel Office
to bring the insurance plan to
the attention of all civilian employees
at this station.
There are 20.016 War Department
employee members who have been
issued 36,851 individual certificates
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-17
JAPS IN CHINA
MAKE new GAIN

CHUNGKING, -.ov. 16.-LR-
The Chinese high command an
nounced tonight that japanese
driving through Kwangsi province
in a resurgent westward offensive
had advanced to within four and
a half miles of the walled city OF
Ishan from the northeast and that
Chinese units were engaging the
invaders in heavy battle.
(The Tokyo radio declared that
Ishan and it's airport had been
captured and told its listeners that
"the fighting spirit of the expedi-
tionary forces is increasingly
high.")
1shan lies about 40 miles north
west of Liuchow in the Lung river
valley, site of a big air base re-
Gently destroyed and abandoned
by American air forces when it's
capture by the Japanese became
Continued on Page Ten; Col. g.
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TURKEY SP0TTY

NEW YORK, Nov. IS M -The
Thanksgiving turkey carving knlfe
will see action in the Far West
Southwest and Midwest but for the
rest Of the country it may be goo'
berless Thursday. a survey disclos'
ed today.
The lopsided situation in favor o1
Western states is because those
areas comprise Americas largest
turkey producing areas. it was eS
planned. The citizens Of those sec
lions come first and what is lei:
goes to the Southeast, East and
New England.
Here is the turkey outlook as out
lined by reports to the American
Institute of Food Distribution
Great Atlantic G. Pacific Tea Co.
and War Food Administration.
Last July II the government is
sued 'hold-aside" order to insure
the armed services getting enough
turkey. The restriction was lifted
partially Nov. 6. probably too late
for suppliers to kill. dress, PACK
and ship the gobblers to points east
of the Allegnenies.
Operations are handicapped by
labor shortages, especially in pack
ing plants. Heavlly-burdened trans
portation facilities prevent a quick
movement of turkeys.
Growers are reluctant to dispose
of birds for the Thanksgiving mar
ket, preferring to hold them unit
lust before Christmas when h {
gobblers will have more poundage
Small towns should have more
turkeys than cities because they
are closer to producing farms
There will be more roadside stand!
this year with farmers selling di
rectly to consumers.
Substitutes for turkey also ars
scarce. Chickens are described a:
not too plentiful, geese scarce ane
live ducks almost nonresident.
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Soviiets Crack
Chief Defense
At Budapest.
MANY TOWNS TAKsu'N
!
Tanks And s ,ez4
Play Import n
In Days Figntlng

LONDON, Friday, Nov. II.
-(P)-Russian tanks and
shock troops cracked the main
German defense line 10 miles
east Of Budapest yesterday in
a bitterly-contested three
mile advance, and far to the
northeast struck to within
five miles of Miskolc, Hunga-
RVS fifth city now exposed to
Red army artillery fire.
Battling along roads leading
around Budapest to Austria and
Czechoslovakia, the Russians also
crossed the Budapest-Miskolc rail
way at Vamosgyork, So miles
northeast of the Hungarian CAPT.
tai, Moscow announced last night.
This stroke cut the rail supply
of German and Hungarian troops
clinging to the central section OF
the trunk line, and threatened their
entrapment. The capture of YAM
osgyork, where several trains and
ammunition stores were declared
seized, represented a 12-mile adj
vance north of the fallen enemy
stronghold of Jaszbereny, taken
Wednesday.
In the frontal assault on Buda-
pests outer defenses Marshal Ro-
dion. Y. Malinovsky's Second
Ukraine army troops captured by
storm the rail station Of Gyomro,
10 miles east-southeast Of the ca
pital, and nearly mile northwest
of Gyomro village, described by
Berlin as the southeastern anchor
of the Axis defense arc around
CONTINUED on Page Ten; Col. ~
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1y overcome. byIueS SELL 1eLLeI
to five government agencies con-
cerned with war production say
ing:
'While a shortage Of material
and weapons exists in relatively
few programs, il is sufficient, if
not speedily overcome, to pro-
long the war"
Byrnes' letter went to the War
Production board, the War and
Navy departments, the War Man.
power commission and the Mari
time commission. In it he said he
would hold up the resumption OF
civilian goods production unless
the war program is stepped up.
The reconversion director said
he is 'delaying for the time bel 6
suspension of the spot authorize
ton procedure for resuming civil
liam production" in the first two
groups of the labor market area
Continued on Page Seven; Col. y
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CHURCHILL CITES
PRODUCTION PLAN

LONDON, Nov. 16.-(P)-Prims
Minister Churchill told the House
Of Commons today that once Ger
many is beaten 1--WE must make
exertions to restore our export
trade" but that first on the pro.
duction priority list would be tho
filling Of essential civilian needs
in clothing, furniture and house
wares.
In his first public discussion OF
the growing question of postwar
economic competition among the
Allies, the British leader endorsed
the suggestion Of one member that
undue restriction on export in.
dustries ought to be removed, but
he accompanied this with the state
ment that ''Until Japan has been
defeated the war must have first
call on our efforts"
"After the defeat of Germany Il
will be possible and necessary to
turn over an increasing part Of
our resources to civilian produc.
tion," said Churchill. "Then we
must make exertions to restore
our export trade and re-equip our
industry"
The housing shortage in ravaged
sections Of Britain would have to
be tackled "as if 1t were a war.
time measure" he said, and the
present system Of allocating man.
power to the armed forces and in.
dustry would be maintained
Nevertheless it is intended to
mitigate as far as possible the
rigidity of the existing controls
over labor.
MANY of the wartime controls
over raw materials, industrial
capacity, agrricultue, food, trans
port and so forth will likely be as
necessary in this period (the cam
paign against Japan as they are
today.
"In these fields also relaxation
will be possible and will be made
whenever circumstances permit
and in an orderly man~er."
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TWO FRESH U.S.. ARMIES JOIN DRIVE
ON HEART OF GERMANY; JAPANESE
% DEFENSE ON LEY7E is WEAKENING
s.IIiON SALIENT
IN TIGHT SPOT
Infantrymen Consolidate
Positions East OF 0rmoc
Corridor

GENERAL M'ARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, PHILIP
PINES, Friday, Nov. IL
P)-Infantrymen of the oath
division and dismounted first
division cavalrymen are tight
ening their grip on the JAP
anese salient at Limon, four
miles south of Carigara bay,
on Leyte island, headquarters
reported today.
American long-range artillery
continues it's havoc" throughout
the Ormoc corridor, leading from
Inamopoan to the besieged port
of Ormoc, a communique said.
Other Yank infantrymen are con-
solidating their positions in the
central mountain ranges, east of
Ormoc corridor, from Mt. Minoro
to Mt. Mamban. The two peaks are
about eight airline miles apart.
Combat and reconnaissance pa
trolls are "combing the intricate
network Of trails in the mountains
to clear out scattered enemy par
ties"
Heavy tropical rains, however,
are restricting operations.
American fighters bombed and
strafed the Ormoc area, sinking
over 80 barges in the harbor. A
Japanese motor pool at Valencia,
near the center Of the Pinamo-
poan-Ormoc road, was destroyed,
with the loss to the enemy Of many
dozens of vehicles
Enemy air activity was negigi-
BILE, the communique added.
While the battle for Leyte NOV
ed toward its climax a small force
Of Americans seized the Mapia
island, enemy lookout post off the
northwest New Guinea coast. The
new invasion, a protective opera
ton to remove Japanese spoilers.
was about 900 miles southeast of
Leyte.
The Mapia landings were made
Wednesday, covered by naval and
air bombardment. Only light re-
sistance was met. A headquar-
CONTINUED on Page Seven; Col. A.
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MONT0NE REACHED
BY EIGHTH AR Y.

ROME, Nov. 49, Up Eighth
Army forces at the eastern end
of the Italian battleline reached
the Montone river on wide front
north of Forli and drove to points
less than five miles from the
important highway town Of Faen-
"a, the Allied command announc-
ed today.
Patrols pursued the Germans
across the Montone in the vicin-
ity of San MARITIME di Villafranca,
four mise northwest of F'orli, and
returned with reports of encoun-
tering the enemy "in strength,
indicating the Germans were
building a new defense line on
the west bank of the Montone in
this area. The Allies previously
had crossed the Montone to the
south.
The British troops were within
five miles of Faenza in the re-
gion of San MARITIME di Villa
franca and also southwark, where
they captured the town of Petrig-
none, lying below highway nine
leading from Forli to Bologna.
They made other important gains
in this region near the important
hill feature Monte Poggiolo.
There was considerable clear
ing out of strong enemy rear
guards below highway nine near
the village of Villagrappa, after
which the Allied troops pushde
1000 yards northwestward to the
road along the west bank of the
Bolzanino river.