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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-06
Whitaker
VACATION SCHOOL SUCCESS

VACATION SCHOOL SUCCESS
Whitaker, Mich, July s-The
Daily Vacation Church school held
AZ the Evangelical Church the past
two weeks. closed last Friday
with a gypsy party and lunch At
the LAmkin Woods,
There was an enrolment OF 81
pupils and the daily attendance
was almost 100 per cent. A splend-
ID staff OF teachers and workers
assisted Rev. and Mrs. Boetteher,
and nue. work was accomplished.
There we're varied activities In
GLIDING worship. story hour. group
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-06

Lansing July, @The State
Highway Department has signed
contracts with the Mason and
Presque Isle county road commits
sions TO maintain State trunk
lines within the county. State
Highway Commissioner Charles
NJ, Zisgler announced today. Fifty.
five counties now hold such con.
tracts and % have assumed them
within the last year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-06
Appointment Announced

Detroit. July 6--tAPl-The an.
pointment OF Walter IL Edmond.
son, general superintendent OF the
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
for the past two years, as assis-
tant general manager OF the rail.
road was announced today by c.
o. Skog, recently appointed gen.
eral manager.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-06

singing dramstirinI. supervised
play periods. handicrsft and art
work in addition 10 lessons. A
demonstration service Sunday
morning Was enjoyed by a good
crowd.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-06

FLAGSTAFF. ARIZ, TAP
All steel strcamlined equipment
was a life saver. railroad officials
said Wednesday, IN wreck OF the
locomotive and II cars OF the
Santa t'e Chief one OF the Vests
most luxurious trains The fire
man and three passengers wers
killed and more than 30. were
injured, three seriously. after the
train hurtled from the tracks MID
night Monday 20 miles west OF
here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-06
TRusTY ESCAPES

loniA, July 6, -(AP)-After
leaving the State Reformatory 20
report for work with green
house gang. Claude Butler, 22-year.
old trusty, escaped late Wednes-
day. He was sentenced from
Ingham County last January 81
to serve two to Is years for break.
ing and entering in the night time.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-06

Mrs. Otto NnschtsI and son
Bobby Ferndale. Mr. and Mrs.
Harold MoInally Of Pleasant Ridge
visited their parents. the Rev ana
Mrs. ". p. Boettcher over Sun
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-06
INJURED FATALLY

Detroit July G-tAPl-Mrs
Betty Cunningham, GO. was injured
fatally late Wednesday night when
she was struck by an automobile
az she was crossing a local inter
section
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-06

Who is Conrad Noll, Jr.?

He L. /. resident Of Yp,ilsnti and .hrty-four
years old.
He is married and has two children.
He is a member of the Lutheran Church.
He is member of the Ypsilanti Junior Cham.
Der of Commerce
he was appointed to the United States Naval
Academy, Annapolis.
He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa his Junior
year at Illinois.
He is graduate lawyer and member of tn.
American Bar Association
He is graduate Industrial Engineer
He is the author of two books on peacetime in.
dustry under wartime operations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
Bombs Blast
.Davdo Docks

ALLIED HQ.. NEW GUINEA,
Oct. 20 t1NS) While Gen. Mac
Arthurs troops smashed into
Leyte Island. bombers of the Far
Eastern air force blasted Min
danao in the southern Philippines.
a communique revealed today.
Docks and shipping installations
were hit over the west coast of
Davao Gulf. Oil dumps were set
ablaze and japanese barracks
north OF Davao City demolished.
Some of the fighter planes dam
aged or destroyed two 1,000-ton
freighters and a japanese sea-
plane at zanboaUga.
Other widespread air attacks
included a 58-ton blast upon Me-
nado and the Mapanget airdrome
in the northern Celebes, a sortie
against the enemy oil refineries at
Balik Papan. and raid upon sup
ply dumps, barracks and installa-
tons in the Halmaheras.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
Thebes Falls
To Allies

ROME. Oct. 20 (INS)-Libera-
tion of the Greek city of Thebes,
35 miles northwest of Athens,
was announced officially today.
A communique reporting Allied
entry into ThebeS said that Ger
man forces in Greece were speed
ing their withdrawal TO the north.
Surrender OF Nazi troops on the
island of Santorim, in the Gambia
Sea north of Crete, was announced
by Allied Mediterranean head
quarters.
British warships destroyed six
Nazi vessels and from IS to 20
smaller craft in attacks OFF the is
land of Lemnos.
(Ground action on the Greek
mainland, reported by the Brit
ish radio, saw Greek patriots
liberate Ioannina. in northeast
ern Greece and begin the task
of arresting traitors and men,
bers of the pro-German govern
ment. including John Rails, for
-mer prime minister OF the quis-
ling cabinet. The German radio,
heard in London, admitted Nazi
evacuation of ThebeS, 80 miles
northwest of Athens
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21

"They did the dirty work on
Bataan," Gen. Macarthur said.
They have been living Oft the
fat of the land for two years
and may be little soft now,
but soft or not, We'll get them"
The broadcast said Gen. Mac
Arthur, wearing his famous gold
braided cap and with .3S caliber
pistol on his hip, sat upright in
the stern OF barge as il headed
shoreward with 1t. Gen. Richard
Sutherland and President Osmena
OF the Philippines beside him.
BELIEVE IL or not" he said to
his companions, "xe are back. N
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21

Gen. Macarthur returned to the
Philippines aboard a cruiser. He
was completely relaxed. said UP
correspondent VIM. B. Dickinson.
He talked Informally with
me over a chocolate soda--his
first since an earlier trip aboard
this ship"
Throughout the voyage Mac
Arthur scorned precautions for his
personal safety. He was asked if
he wanted a lifebelt.
NO thank YOU" he replied.
IL have too much faith In this
ship for that"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21

miles from Milne Bay, at the
southern tip of New Guinea,
where Macarthur started his
march back to the Philippines
nearly 10 months ago.
1.-THE enemy's anticipation Of
attack In Mindanao enabled
him to be caught unawares in
Leyte," MacArthurs dramatic
communique said.
"The strategic results of cap
turing the Philippines will be
decisive. The enemy's so-called
East Asia co-prosperity sphere
will be cut In two.
ISLANDS and atolls to the
south. comprising the Dutch
East Indies and the British
possessions of Borneo, Malaga
and Burma will be severed
from Japan proper.
THE great flow of transpOr-
tation and supply. upon which
Japan's vital war Industries
utDtuu, VIII Dt Wv, us VIII thu
counter supply of his forces to
the south.
SEWERS JAP LINE
"A half million men will be
cut off without hope of support
and with ultimate destruction
at the leisure of the Allies
certainty.
'In broad strategical concep-
ton, the defensive line OF the
Japanese. which extends along
the coast OF Asia from the
Japan islands through FOrmosa,
the Philippines, the East Indies
to Singapore and Burma, will
be pierced I'm the center, per-
hitting an development to the
south and to the north.
Either flank will be vuiner-
able and can be rolled up at
will"
The enemy forces in the Philip
pines, against which the invasion
was launched, comprise the Four
teenth Army group, under COM
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
Dewey Cites
Group S Need
Declares White Collar
Workers Forgotten

PITTSBURGH. oct. 20 GNSl
Gov. Dewey greeted by a crowd
OF $1,000 on has arrival M Pitts
burch for an attack upon the
Roosevelt labor policies and the
Hillman Political Action Commit
tee. declared today that the
white collar worker IN the United
States is slowly becoming the for
gotten man,
The Repub lican presidential
nominee said the plight Of the
white collar worker would be one
OF the topics covered tonight in
his Pittsburgh speech.
BETWEEN . FIRES
'He Is caught between two
fires" said Gov. Dewey. "And-
i intend 20 discuss the matter
in which the New Deal has left
the white collar worker in
defenseless position. while II
has made collective bargaining
into political bargaining. and
undermined the rights of labor"
Gov. Dewey was asked wha'
he plans TO do about requests
from the New York City council
and other groups that he extend
the voting hours in New York
on election night 10 take care OF
the heavy registered vote.
Il haven't seen the report on
II vet" he replied. ITS being
SfttdtAd -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
Tells How Shoppers
Surveyed Philippines
BY LEE VAN Alta

ABOARD BOMBER RETURN
ING FROM PHILIPPINES, Oct.
2 Delayed (INS) American
airmen have just fought their way
through two equatorial fronts and
the middle of 50-mile-an-hour
hurricane to get a brief recon-
Nuisance impression of the Leyte
Gulf in the central Philippines.
Less than three weeks from
now-by the time this dispatch
appears in print-the peaceful
but storm-ridden country viewed
today from this plane will be the
scene Of the first battle for the
liberation of the Philippines.
American shock troops will be
pitted against the Japs who could
not be seen today but who I'M
doubtedly surveyed the plane
from the land below.
The airplane is one of many
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
Continued frem Page one)

pines island. between the main
island OF Luzon and Mindanao.
In the first few hours Of
assault the doughboys seized
the 75-mile east coast of Leyte
Island along with Tacloban, its
capital. $40 miles southeast of
Manila, u. p. reported.)
The landings at three points on
Leyte were made three days ago
Tuesday. Oct. II, exactly two
years and six months from the
day when Macarthur vowed:
81 shall return"
: On D-Day minus three, a COM
bat team landed on the northern
hp of Dinagat Island and on the
southern portion of Honor o n
Island which borders on the en-
trance to Leyte Gulf, TO secure
And capture enemy installations.
! These forces had small marker
beacon lights last night as a guide
for the convoy entering the gulf.
Z During the period prior to
D-Day, mine sweeping units and
special navy demolition squads
cleared obstacles from the landing
beaches and marked any naviga-
tonal hazards in the bath of the
attack forces.
+ Up to noon today. the Japs had
made no effort TO interfere with
the invasion with submarines,
planes or warships. The Jap navy
nnade no attempt to contest the
landings. which were executed
with split-second precision.
s Only one Jap plane, a twin
engined bomber, appeared over
Leyte's beaches. II dropped only
one bomb and that fell harm
lessly.
( Our ground troops are
rapidly expanding their posi-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
Cash Register Theft
Nets 7 10 IS Years

Walter Klocek, 2S, of 4172
Twenty-ninth today was SEN
fenced to 2 to Is years in prison
by Recorders Judge Maher for
attempted larceny
Klocek was found guilty by a
jury in the late Judge Cotter's
court. Police said that he was
found in front of a restaurant at
Fourteenth and Scotch on Aug. 3
with a cash register belonging to
the restaurant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
.Jap-U.S.
Box Score
BY United Press


The box score of japanese and
U. S. losses from Pearl Harbor TO
Gen. MacArthur's return to the
Philippines:
Japanese ships sunk-2,265 in
Guiding 354 combat and 1911
noncombat. Also about 1000
barges and several hundred small
craft.
L. S. Naval losses in all
theaters tmostly in Pacific)--195
ships, including 155 combat and
40 noncombate Also Is nom
naval merchantmen, sunk in the
Pacific.
Japanese plane losses-about
1857.
L $. plane losses (army, navy
and marines about 1870.
Japanese casualties I'm ostly
killed. believed 10 be in excess
of 100000
L. S. casualties Gall services.
killed wounded and missing)-
about $4,000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
laps RepuIsed'
Near Kueipung

CHUNGKING. Oct. 20 CUPl-
Chinese troops have repulsed in
vading Japanese forces about 10
miles southwest of Kweiping on
the Kwantung-Kwangs border
and are pursuing the enemy, a
-commuaique said today.
Chinese troops were reported
TO have scored successes IN at
tacks on the enemy in the Ping
nan area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
HIS OHIO PLANS

Gov. Dewey asked If he planned
to deliver a speech in Ohio, SAID
his schedule has been completed
only as far ~ il has been an
nounced." This indicated several
speeches, in addition TO those al
ready scheduled, will be made.
The Republican candidate said
President Roosevelt appeared to
be trying TO reverse the Re-
publican trend. He made that
statement in answer TO request
for comment on the Presidents
decision 10 make an extensive
tour of New York CITY tomorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21

so-called "snooper" bers
which have braved the weather
and enemy fighters TO gain a day
to-day record, photographically
and usually, TO enable American
forces TO get set for the latest
drive against the japanese.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
Sue rs in ST. Louis
For Meat HoardinQ

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 20 tUP1-In
what was believed to be the first
such mass action, injunction suits
filed today in federal court by the
OPA. charged lis householders,
many residents of fashionable st.
Louis suburbs, with acquiring and
storing meat having ration
value of 1900 points without
surrendering coupons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
Delay Explained

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 CUP)
President Roosevelt said today
that one of the reasons for the
delay in announcing the Ameri-
can Philippine landings earlier
was an apparent japanese at
tempt TO jam radio channels.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21

victory party has been held to
celebrate the Formosa debacle.
The Manila radio was heard
asserting that unprecedented
band will play a Grand March, :"
presumably dedicated to troops
advancing to the rear in the
Philippine capital Sunday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
JapS 10 Celebrate

NEW YORK. Oct. 20 qNSl-
That good old Japanese down.
with-reality touch eaped into
evidence again today in Tokyo
sponsored announcements that
the Nipponese -- now that the
Americans are invading the Phil.
ippines-will salute the islands
independence. and that q. mass
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
INDIANS TAKE TOWN

SOUTHEAST ASIA HQ.,
HANDY, Ceylon. Oct. 20 lUPl-
Indian troops of the 14th Army
have driven the Japanese from
Falam, Burma, 16 miles south of
recently captured Tiddim a COM
munique said today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
How Japs View Id
~ United Press

japanese propaganda on the in
vasion of the Philippines took the
line today that the operation was
ordered by President Roosevelt so
the defeat" of the u. S. fleet Off
Formosa would not embarrass his
reelection campaign.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
Heroes
Back i'm Philippines
b. United Press


Melbourne broadcast said today that Gen. Macarthur
landed Leyte in the Philippines with every living who
escaped from Corregidor with him in 1912"
The broadcast did report how many survived
land with Macarthur
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
FORCES IDENTIFIED

MacArthur's communique an
nounced that several divisions of
the enemy forces had already
been identified as the sixteenth,
the 25th, the Both, the Tooth, the
f02d, the 103d and the l04th.
Leyte is 5000 square miles in
area. 1t is 100 miles long by 40
miles at its widest point. II tapers
at the waist TO a narrow strip.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
M'Arthur Seeks
Special Revenge

GEN MacARTHUR'S HQ. IN THE PHILIPPINES, Oct 20
(NSn press pool broadcast the United States today
Gen. Macarthur quoted saying he particularly
Sixteenth Jap Division on invaded ey island
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21

tiOns, and supplies and heavy
equipment are already flowing
ashore in great volume" said
MacArthur'S momentous COM
munique the first from his
new headquarters in the Philip
pines.
Australian forces are also par
ticipating in the invasion, which
was preceded by terrific naval
and air bombardments, described
in the communique as "devastat-
ing in effect"
The naval forces supporting the
invasion comprised Vice Adm.
Kinkaid's Seventh Fleet, units Of
Adm. Halseys Third Fleet and
Vice Adm. Mitscher's vast Task
Force 5S.
THUNDEROUS BARRAGE
The big navy battlewagons and
cruisers laid down a thunderous
barrage of 16-inch shells while
hundreds of bomber and fighter
planes raked Leyte before the
doughboys showed ashore, aboard
hundreds of invasion craft.
1t was the greatest concentrd-
ton of naval and air power ever
massed in the Pacific.
The doughboys are pushing
into the interior after establishing
three spearheads on Leyte's east
ern coast.
CA network commentator,
speaking from Macarthur
Philippine headquarters, said
the lack of japanese opposition
TO the invasion was fantastic.
(Another commentator de-
clared that it was "the most
incredible invasion of the war. y
The mighty armada set out
from New Guinea for Leyte jus.
one week ago today. on Friday
the 18th, and it sailed TO LIS
target completely unmolested.
Leyte is 600 miles north OF
Morotai, where Macarthur also
outguessed the Japs. and $500
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21
D YankS Land ON Philippine Island

mand of Field Marshal Count
Juichi Terauchi. They total 225,-
600 troops.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-21

An sll-weather, year
round jacket because
you can re m o We the
warm sheepskin lining.
Teal Blue or Tan.
Sizes 50 to 46.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-11

one OF Americas gastronomlc favor-
ties.
Willis Althaus Bluffton native who
learned the printing trade In the
News office forty years ago has sold
his plant in Ashland, Ohio, where
he operated for the past quarter
century. Willis was master crafts
man and specialized in the intricate
work OF bond printing. he was
critically i'll last fall and is now
expecting to take weil-earned rest.
Despite gas rationing hitch hiking
is still possible as four Bluffton high
school boys learned Saturday when
they used the thumb method to get
Kentucky derby. Making the trip
were Roger klay, Harry Minck,
Robert Stratton and VIM. Mericle.
Writing from the island of Ceylon,
off the coast of India, where he is
stationed, Cpl. Edgar Schumacher
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-11

eve had been coming in straight
at the coast of Borneo. Now, turn
ing, we go down the coast, the Zeros
swarming around us like flies around
a hunk of rotten meat.
"The first one really saw came
up from beneath US. I'd known he
was there, because tracers had been
coming up from under the ships bel
ly past my face, as if someone
down under there was throwing up
hatfuls of live, smoking Goals.
''As he pulls up out from beneath
us and banks away. / get in a
couple of good bursts at him with
the little .30-caliber machine gun we
have down there in the nose.
couldn't really see If I'd hit him
or not. Then:
Robinson to Skiles. Go ahead
'Skiles answering Robinson
says our pilot.
Take the lead,' Robinson tells
him. i can't keep up with the for
nation. I'll drop behind. And slow
the formation down so I can keep
up
"We're still going down the coast,
remember. And now:
"sSkiles to Robinson. Go ahead
comes over the interphones.
Robinson answering
DO you want to make another
pass at the target?' asks Skiles.
"'Yes, Skiles, take the formation
over the target again.
I'VE make our turn, the rest fol-
lowing, and head back.
Just then a Zero dives down on
the formation from behind, going
between me and the plane on our
right wing-about a hundred feet
away-and then it levels off out in
front of me. happened to have the
gun in the right-hand socket of the
nose, SO I can really lay it on
him with my little .30-caliber sew
ing machine. It's taking plenty OF
stitches, but / can see my tracers
slapping into his wing, close to where
it joins his fuselage. He wobbles,
goes into a dive. He is well out in
front with plenty of forward speed,
so it's almost like watching q bomb
leaving my plane, which can follow
all the way down. This doesn't hap
pen often. Usually / shoot at them,
they 90 on back behind, and the
wing gunners confirm whether l
really got them or not. But now:
Robinson to Flight. Use as your
target that heavy cruiser moving
out from shore
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from their aircraft carrier = in
fights of three, keeping formation
as they spiraled, fifteen Zeros in all.
"When they'd got their altitude,
they paired off.
Each pair would pick Fort and
go in for the attack, one hitting it
from the side while the other would
come in from behind. Remember,
it was the first time any Zero had
ever seen an E-model Flying For
tress. The one who came in from
behind would throttle down to our
speed and, in a leisurely way, try
to shoot the tail off,
s'It happens cour' came nosing
up around our tail first thing.
Just like the boys OF the 10Th had
said, they first opened up with their
four little .25-caliber wing guns, get
ting everything nicely lined up with
their tracers before cutting loose
with their cannon.
"Well, our tail gunner, Sergeant
Irwin Schier, waited, letting them
come on in. Then just as they were
about to uncork their cannon, he let
them have it-knocked hell out OF
them. If they hadn't been dead
they'd have been terribly surprised.
WED finished our bomb run. 90
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-11

bring up when there are visitors
present =. anyway maybe after the
war we can add a modern sewage
disposal system to our list of civie
attractions.
You may have heard this one
about Bluffton married man clas-
sified Ia by the draft board who
came home the other day whistling
"Some of these days you'll miss me
honey.
And then there's that Bluffton man
we promised not to reveal his
name-who was out with the boys
one night last week and got home
late-yes, very late. Feeling some
what contrite he murmured to his
wife Il suppose you'll class me as a
fool. To which she responded tart
ly, "Oh, no honey, you're too late
to classify.
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