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Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
Seals Scramble
Beck 70 TOP

tie. Oakland hurlerS Floyd Stromme
and Al Raimondi gave the Seals Is
hits, Hank Steinbacher getting
three to lead the attack.
ENDLESS SHOW
Los Angeles and Hollywood put
on a 3-hour and Is minutes show,
the Angels twice seeing leads dis
appear in the ninth and tenth be-
fore they showed across three runs
in the eleventh to win 1l-8. George
COmellaS was the winner among
four Angel hurlers and Earl Embree
the loser Of the seven Twink slab
sters.
Marino Pieretti of Portland
chalked up his 14th win of the sea-
son in 2-1 pitching duel with Hal
Turpin Of Seattle, won in the ninth
on singles by Johnny O'Neil and
Mel Nunes.
CELLAR CHAMPS
SacramentoS cellar champions
moved back to within five games
of first spot by defeating San Diego
2-l behind Gene Babbitt'S pitching,
putting across the winning run in
the seventh when jim Steiner sin
gled and came in on Gene Hand
ley's long drive into centerfield.
Rex Cecil, leading league pitcher,
pulled a back muscle in the fifth
and was replaced by Carl Dumler,
who was charged with the loss.
The lneScOreS:
Los Angeles 0l0 010 030 33-11-19-l
Hollywood 90 oil O01 0O2 30 8-l4-6
Phipps, Prim g. Osborn 90 Co.
mellaS 10) and Sarni; Weldon,
Kimball 90 Hufford 90 Sharp
ol0) Root q0) Embree QD Smith
CID and Hill, Younker QO).
San Diego .......... 0l0 900 000-1-8-1 i
Sacramento ..... 900 01O 10x-2-6-1 |
Cecil, Dumler 90 and Salkeld:
Babbitt and Steiner.
Oakland ........... 900 300 20O-5-12-O q
San Francisco O22 OO1 O4x-9-15-3 g
Stromme, A. Raimondi 90 and
B. Raimondi; Seats and Ogrodows-
XII.
Seattle .......-.......... 001 900 00O-1-6-C
Portland ............ 900 01O 0Ol-2-lO-2
Turpin and Spindel; Pieretti and
Adams.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
SPORTS PAGE
Segura. TaIbert
Held as Likely
Pair in Wind.up

NEENAH Wis, July 8. CUP)-It
was a good bet that the finals in
the mems division of the 57th an
nual western tennis tournament
would be between Francisco (Pan-
cho) Segura, Fcuadorian star from
Miami university, and Bill Talbert,
Indianapolis, seeded No. l and 2
players in the meet.
Talbert reached the finals yes
ter6ay with a 6-l, 60, 6-3 victory
over Nick Buzolich, Los Angeles and
Segura was slated to meet Thane
HalStead, Chicago, in the semi
finals today. Segura advanced to
the semi yesterday with an
easy 6-1. 6-3 victory over Dick War
ner, Salt Lake City.
Dorothy Mae Bundy, Santa Mon
ica, Calf, national womens clay
court champion. reached the finals
in the women'S division yesterday
by ousting Shirley Fry, II year old
Akron, O., star. 6-3, 1913.
In the mems doubles, Nick Buzo-
lich and Gary Ruby, Los Angeles,
beat Norman Bickle, and HalStead
in a 2i2 hour match that ended
%, 3-6, Ga, 1913 Segura and Tai
bert won over Dale Lewis, Logan,
Utah, and Warner, 6-1, Ga.
In the Womens doubles, Miss Fry
and Nancy Corbett, River Forest.
Ill. defeated Mary Lou Boyer, and
Connie Ebbers, Detroit, 6-1, 60;
Elaine PaSSoW, Chicago and jeanne
Dunn, Des Moines, whipped Jane
Beyers, Menasha, and CiSsy Turner,
Neenah, So, 6-3.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
Bv UNITED PRESS

For the fifth straight day the
Pacific Coast league had a new
leader Saturday, the San Francisco
Seals bouncing back into the top
spot by Walloping Oakland 9-5 and
cropping the Acorns into second,
a half game behind.
Los Angeles moved into fifth by
virtue of an 11-8 nightmare win
over Hollywood, an thinning game
which saw 33 base hits and II
pitchers, not to mention seven er-
rors. Portland nosed Out Seattle,
81, and Sacramento topped San
Diego by the same score.
Tom Seats scored his 14th mound
victory for San Francisco, an6i led
the Seals in a four-run eighth in
ming rally by driving a double to
the left field wall to break a SIS
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
Z. 4. PRODUCE

Los Angeles July s UPl--
Asparagus ull. Per Ii: Excellent, fame,
and select 14-15c. fancy 10-l3c. choic'
I Csc
Beans: Firm. Per ID. Local and Sal
lego County KentuckyS 6-7c. ordinary 4-5c
2S. 2-3c; yellow wax. best 7-9c, LimaS
San lego County, 15-1sc.
Bunched vegetables; Steady. Per crt
Beets. 2is-3 doz., 75c-1. 90; carrots, 3 doz.
I 1.25-1.5o: chard, doz. 100; greer
onions. 5 doz. 3-O0-3.25; leekS . doz.
| 300-3 25: mustard. doZ.. 75c-1.O0; parS
ley. doz.. 1.50-1.75 radishes. small
red, doz., 1.50-1.75; spinach. do2
l.25-l.40; turnips, PIP 3 doz., 1.25-1.50
Cabbage: Firm. Cannonball, CrtS best
200: fair. 1.50-1.75; jbos and ordinary
S5c-1.oo: red crts. 3.75.
Cantaloupes; Steady on best; Impera
Valley jbo. crts, 36s-45s. 2.00-2 so; ordi
nary, 1.25-15o; 27S. !. .75-2. 25; 23s. ITS
200: std 45s l25-1. IS Honeyballs, jbo
36s-45s. 25o-300; std ass. 2OO-2. .25
Honeydews. std crts. 9s-12s. 225-2. so
crts. 1.75-2.25. Persians, std crts, 6s-ss,
l. 75-2 90
Lettuce: Weaker: dry pack. Santa Bar
bsra County ! doz, 2o0-2 so; local 2la 3
doz. 50-75c.
Onions: ur. Street sales 5o-lb. sacks.
Spanish, 1.O0-125; reds, mostly 1.OO-l. %.
Peas: Steady. Per lb.: Santa Barbara
County, best. 12.3c; fair 9-llc.
Peppers: Steady. Green chill, imperial
Valley and San Diego County. 25-3Oc; fair,
12-15c; yellow chill. 10-12C; local and San
Diego County 12-15c.
Squash: Steady; local and San lego
County lugs. white summer. 75c-1OO; No.
2s, 25c-5Oc; Italian, 75c-1,00; fair. 60
Csc; No. 2s. 25-5Oc; yellow crookneck.
75c-1.25: No. Is. SOC; banana, Imperial
Valley, per ID, 2-3c.
omatoes: Weaker; lugS. 5x5S and larger.
best. ,. .25-3.Qo 6X6s. ?. O0-2 so; 6N7s, !. 25-
2O0; loose lugs, 40-50c.
Watermelons: Weaker, imperial Valley
KlOndikes. small lots per ID, 2-2Ac; ton
lots. $500 ton; truck lots, y. 50-32. 90
per ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
Willy Willie Pep
Punches Win

CHICAGO, July 8. UP)-Wily
Willie Pep, 127h, worlds feather
weight champion, punched out his
74th victory in rs starts Friday
night by winning a 10-round de-
cision over Willie Joyce, 1874, Gary
Ind, Negro, befort 10,113 fans.
The fight marked the Hartford
Conn, Italian youths first invasion
of the lightweight ranks after beat
ing everything in his own feather
weight class.
Joyce, who upset Henry Arm
strong here June 2, was stopped
cold by his 1.-the opponent and only
in the fourth and tenth rounds did
he show any signs of getting PEP
into trouble.
The gate for Promoter Jack
Kearns first outdoor show of the
year crossed $33,987.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
Boy Sensation
Cracks Out 50

LOS ANGELES, July 8. (UP)-
Mac Hunter, 15-year-old school boy
sensation, was back in sub-par form
Friday, cracking out a SO, three
below regulation figures, to lead
all amateurs qualifying for the
annual southern California open
championship at Sunset FIELDS next
weekend. Mac will go after the
title currently held by his father
and links tutor, Willie Hunter, Riv-
iera country club pro.
Also qualifying yesterday were
ace amateur Johnny Dawson, who
breezed around the course in II
and Carl Hannah who assumed the
runner-up spot with a 10.
A total of $1,000 in war bonds will
be awarded winners in the tourney.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
NJ AR K ETS
/ A STOCKS

Los Angeles, July S. tUPl-Brisk buying
Of heavy industrial issues that sent New
York stock exchange prices to highest
levels in seven years was reflected in
bullish trading on the Los Angeles stock
exchange Saturday.
Sixteen issues made gains with turn
over totaling 1291O shares. Two issues
dropped lower and l. remained un-
changed
The list: Security Co. Units 100 at 40,
unchanged. ransamerica 500 at l0as, up
\ Edison common 100 at 24la, up L ,
BolSa- -Chica 100 at l95, unchanged; Sin
clair 100 al ISL up Il Sunray 100 at
-. up i Aircraft Accessories 400 at
~. down X.
Berkey-Gay 100 at l., up =; Cream
cries of America 100 al 10As. up \ Con-
Solidated Steel common 100 at 13A, up "a 4:
Electrical Products 100 at 12as. up g, ;
Hudson 300 at l514. unchanged; Hupp Mo
tors 100 at 81. unchanged; Lane-WellS
loo at 13as up l.; MenaSCo 100 at los
unchanged: Ryan 100 at 3a.. up L Solar
100 at 4l4 unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
Sports
Parade.
BY JACK CUDDY

NEW YORK, July 8. (UP)-The
dog days usually do not come un-
til the SWeltering afternoons of Au-
gust; but for the mongrels of Man
haitian the current period is the
greatest in the history Of dogdom.
Because the CANNES CT the metro
politan curbs are getting ready to
| matriculate in the first public
school for pooches.
The American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is
opening its obedience school" for
| dCgs-its kindergarten for kiyis on
July 81. The society has arranged
to take over the entire Seventeenth
Regiment armory for this educa-
tional project.
NUTS ALL READY
+ Nuts of the metropolis greet the
debut of this high school for hounds
with a different attitude than that
| which children approach our insti-
tutions Of forced learning, from
which they recently have been lib
Grated by summer vacations.
For the first time in the history
of Gotham'S GROWERS, the pedigreed
and the NUTS viii be given an Off
cial opportunity to learn how to
conduct themselves with Emily Post
decorum-to learn to distinguish,
for example, a fire plug from a
fruit stand. and bill collector from
the maids favorite delivery boy.
This will be an historic occasion
in the saga of steak SticatorS; and
there is a good chance that one Of
the national networks will do a
bark-by- bark dogcast Of the open
ing boW-WoW.
is NOT NEW
Down through the years, there
have been private schools for
pocches-institution that special
lied in bringing out the best in the
various breeds-such as field dogs,
bloodhounds, war dogs, etc. But this
is the first time--in metropolitan
history, at least-that the tuition
of toWsers has gone completely
democratic, permitting the entry
CT one whose ancestry may be as
questionable as his attributes-if
any.
We suspect that there may be a
connection between this education
project and Bill Carey, commits
sioner of sanitation, who for many
months has intrigued visitors with
his city-Wide studding of signs
Curb Your Dog
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
GOLF ENTRIES MOUNT

LOS ANGELES, July 8. CUP)-
Entries for the 44th Southern Cali
fornia open golf championship, July
II through 16, at Sunset Fields have
been received from all over the
state, Harry Bassley of the tourna-
ment committee announced Satur-
day Ernie Pieper, San Jose anna
teur and recent winner of the state
open at Sacramento, is expected to
be one of the entries.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
BLAZE DESTROYS
FURNISHINGS IN EAST
STATE STREET HOME

Fire which originated in the cool
er of the front room in Sasidio
Para's home, 231 East State street,
demolished and charred all fix
lures inside the house with the eX-
ception of two beds. according to
Fire Chief Corn Reed.
The fire department battledi the
blaze an hour and five minutes.
The outside of the building was
not damaged
An estimated loss of 5000 was
covered by insurance.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
ADDS NINTH WIN

SAN FRANCISCO, July 8. CUP)
-Auriel Coutoure of Bangor, Me-,
stretched his 1914 win streak to
nine straight Friday night by out
pointing George Duke of Petaluma,
Calf, in a fast moving 10 round
bout at National Hall. Coutoure
weighed $50, Duke 1853.
Cal Robinson, 139, Oakland,
knocked out Manuel Villavos, 143,
Firebaugh, Calf. "a; Johnny Fox
on, 149, Vallejo, Tko'd Cy Perkins,
lat, Oakland 90; Al Rodriguez, 124
Oakland, decisioned Dario Men
doZo 100, Firebaugh "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
Nick Moran Gets
BACKED Out

HOLLYWOOD, July 8. up
Ring wise Jimmy Doyle, 144, baffled
young Nick Moran, lat, for nine
rounds to walk off with a unani-
nous l0-round decision at Legion
stadium Friday night.
Harry Cole, 129, Los Angeles, car
ried off a decision from Pancho
Villa, 1877, Tijuana, Mexico.
Harry Wicker 130, Detroit, kay
oed Jimmy Reynolds, 1870, San
Diego 80; Sailor George Fulton,
164, San Diego, decisioned Jimmy
Bryan, 159, Los Angeles "a, and
Johnny Lopez, 142, Los Angeles, de-
cisioned Curley Delana, l47, Los
Angeles a..
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
~. \. STOCKS

ko,k July 3. CUPl-Buying In
|ais and railway equipment shares
oe general list OF stocks to n fur
y high for nearly seven years in
] 4 short session.
ranged 10 around a point in
/ Pacific and Delaware & Hudson.
(which hit new 1914 highs. a new
THE year also was registered by
nia on a small gain.
in the carrier group spread to
ly strong rail equipments which
ranging 10 more than a point
Railway Signal American Car
nv. American Locomotive. Pull
Baldwin certificates all rose 10
on smaller gains.
eel made a new top for 1914
of a point while Crucible Steel
u y, also made a new high.
VS. equaAed its high for the
Sup y, and Chrysler was
pScng spot N the oils Friday.
nor fracssrr- ~ another new high.
yOn also hit a new peak on a
Rdvance. Communications were
kcoring gains ranging TO a point in
)Tlnjon A. which rose To new top
kStar.
vi added a fun point. rising 10
h tor the year al 55is, after
points Friday Hot weather
general demand for soft
ouglas was up a point in the
Dow -IoneS closing stock
Z: Industrial lSOO4, mp 06S;
o. Is: utility p ~. up 0.15;
s 5272. up O.33.
Re sti5, 800 shares, compared
b last Saturday. Curb stock
s6. 2q5 shares. against 223, $50
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
CIRCULATION OF BOOKS
AT LIBRARY INCREASES

"El CentrO's library has a 2UOU
increase in circulation over last
year." Mrs. Agnes BigeloW, hbrar-
ian, reports.
The library has gained 1l99 new
borrowers during 1914. Among the
reading matter available, are ap-
proximately 10000 books, 13 news
papers, and 131 periodicals, the Ii
brarian said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los Angeles. july ,. IL
Cattle: Salable 290 cleanup trade about
steady; odd lots cutter TO common steers
S5O-12 90. good fed steers quoted to
around is. medium stockers 10 25; com
mon to medium cows 95O-11. 25. cutter TO
common down TO S.25, Gamers and cut
ters 6-s; little done on bulls.
Calves Salable rs steady; odd lots
medium 10 good calves and vealers 1915;
common down to 10; culls down to 80
and under.
Hogs: Salable 200 steady, good TO
choice 1S0-240 lbs. largely 1475. top -
on few 222 lbs: medium 17O-25O lbs.
14-I4 50; good TO choice sows 10.50-l1 50.
few feeder pigs p
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
BETTER CARE
FOR BABY

Relieve the tcrturing discomfort Of your
baby's diaper rash-even help prevent it
by sprinkling on Mexsana after every
change. He'll rest comfortably-sleep
Mezsana is a soothing medicated pow
der that also gives wonderful relief from
the itching and burning of heat rash and
other simple skin irrtations. Mexsana's
special base helps absorb moisture often
the cause of heat rash-thus often pre-
ventsit Costs little. Save ia larger sizes
Today for baby's sake yet Mexsana.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
Hagg Hangs Up
New Record

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, July 8,
CUP)-Guner Hagg, Sweden's ace
distance runner, held a new world
record Friday for the 1900 meter
run.
Hagg, a gaunt fireman who toured
the United States in an all-victor-
ious series of races last summer,
clipped two full seconds from the
world record for the metric mile
yesterday when he covered the dis
tance in three minutes, 43 seconds.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
CHICAGO GRAIN

chicago, July 8 JPI-Dlsapp0intment
over the Commodity Credit Corporation
announcement that it would BUY wheat
for feed at ! cent under the new loan
value, contrary to overnight reports, gave
an uneven and easier trend to grain fu-
lures on the board Of trade Saturday.
Wheat finished the day of a to IA,
cents a bushel; oats off p 10 up =, rye
up X to Z and barley bid up ]. to off =.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
POULTRY & EGGS

POULTRY PRICES. (An points Imperia,
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct. -, 1913
First psice-At ranch to wholesaler or re-
taller. Second prce-Delivered To whole
saler or retailer. Third price-At ranch
TO consumer:
Broilers, Leghorns, under 81. lbs, 3Oc
2A to lbs, 29c; fryers Sd lbs. 29c
roasters. all weights, 29c; fowl. Leghorn
all weights 35l2c; colored, all weights
25kc; ducks. all sizes 25c; rabbits, under
; lbs, 22-24c.
Los Angeles, July 8. CUP - Eggs;
Wholesale prices. consumer grade: Large
Grade A i3-44, Grade B 1884; medium
Grade A 1886; small, Grade A 2223.
Retail prices TO consumer: Large, Grade
AA 52-54, Grade A 46-49 Grade B, 3S-4O
medium. Grade AA 42-45, Grade A 4O-43
small Grade A $3.50.
Candled graded eggs to retailers
Ccasesl: Large. Grade AA 47-4s, Grade
42-44. Grade B 1895; medium, Grade A
35-37; small, Grade A 1927.
Butter unchanged at OPA ceilings.
Poultry unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
Marine Air Group
Takes Flyers to
Camp, Score 81

Well, the Marine Flyers got a
Smelling, 3 TO /. Friday night at
the hands Of the Marine Air Group
in the regularly scheduled softbail
game and so the league standing
retains a tie-Navy Flyers and Ma
rine Flyers. Friday nights game
was what is called a close one
with only six hits summed up for
both sides to produce four runs
altogether. The group played er-
rorless ball while the Flyers got by
with only two errors.
Next week that old If" if work
ing could see three teams tied for
top place. That's how close things
are going.
In Friday nights contest Kalasi
for the Group struck out TENN
the neighborhood Of a record.
Next weeks standings of the
clubs will hinge on the outcome of
three contested games which will
be considered at a managers meet
ing at 7:30 Monday preceding the
game scheduled between Troys and
Dessert Seed.
Also next week will end the first
half of the scheduled eighteen weeks
of play
Linescores Friday night:
Marine Group .- 0l0 10 % 2
Marine Flyers coo 0Ol o. 4 ?
Batteries: Kalaski and Centanni:
SchWenn and TOlbert.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
FORFEITS SIS BAIL

L. williams from Heber arrested
at 1923 pm on Friday anct booked
on drunk charges, Saturday for
feited a SIS bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
LOCAL BOTIERFAT
l.. A. HAY

Los Angeles, July 8. up
u s. No. ! ,o<i1a really @54. 50-36. so; U.
5. No. S31. .5O-33.50; L. S. No. l S31. So
$50; I. s. No. leafy or No. green
$50. SO Sc 10: U. S. No. 2 S29-31 per ton.
Nc l barley hay S30-31; No. l oat hay
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Fridays Results

Fridays Results
Philadelphia, 3; Cincinnati, 2.
Pittsburgh, 13; Brooklyn, 2.
Chicago, 80; New York, 2-6.
Boston, 10; st. Louis, S.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE
FRIDAYS Results

Fridays Results
New York, 3; Detroit, l.
Cleveland, 8; Boston, 5.
Washington, 7; st. Louis, o.
Philadelphia, 4; Chicago, 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

JVJI LIll-L 1JDILLD . II
July 10-TrOys vs.. Desert Seed.
July ll-NaVy Flyers vs.. BIG.
July l2-TelephOne Co. Us. Acmes
Imperial.
July - Sandy Beach vs.. Marine
Flyers.
July Marine Group vs.. Bap-
lists.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
FLAX FUTURES
l.. A. GRAIN

IL. A.. GRAIN
n, July 8. (UP)--Grain mar
or soft white wheat, sacked
ing barley, a6 lbs, sacked,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-09
Markets at a
J Glance

BY UNITED PRESS
higher and active.
higher.
locks FIRM.
stocks firm.
higher.
oats. rye and barley steady.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-04
Army TO Buy Up
East S Chickens

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 up
4 beefleSs, baconlesS. BUTTERFLIES,
Cigarettes East today faced the
prospect of becoming chickenless
az well.
After Dec. II. virtually all
chickens produced and processed
in the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula and
Shenandoah Valley must be set
aside for army purchase. This re-
gion normally supplies from so TO
so per cent of the needs of east
coast civilians.
The embargo is expected to stay
in effect for at least the first three
months of l945.
The biggest black market" in
the history of the producing area
was blamed by officials for the
inability of the army TO meet re-
quirements.
A hint that the rest of the ma
ton may also find chickenless
days on its menu came as the
VIA said that the Set-aSide may
be extended TO other ma jor chick
reproducing areas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-04
'zombies Fd(ino
Overseas Duty

OTTAWA. Dec. 2 (UP)-Parlia-
mentary evidence indicated today
that Canada's government may
not only draft 5000 "Zombies"
for overseas combat duty but con-
script as many more as are needed
to reinforce the dominion's veteran
battle units on European fighting
fronts.
Signs of Prime Minister Mac
kenzie Kings intention to set no
limitations on the availability of
Canadian manpower for war came
in Commons yesterday. Liberal
member r. w. Mayhem Of Victoria
said that his understanding of the
governments order-in-council on
CONSUMPTION was that all home
defense personnel. or "Zombies."
currently numbering $1,000. would
be sent to combat theaters if
needed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-04
NaZiS Boast Bombs
Will Reach NeWYO

LONDON. Dec. 2 CUP)-Ger-
man Armaments Minister AL
bert Speer has informed the Reich
war production board that giant
V-3 rockets will be ready 'for fir
ing against New York" by the end
of this month, the London Daily
Express said today.
Neutral reports have said that
V-3 is larger brother of the So
foot W., which the Germans have
been firing through the stratos-
phere al southern England for
nearly two months.
Estimates OF the weight of thu
Va ranged up 10 80 or 20 tons,
the majority of which, however.
was taken up BY propellant Appa-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-04
Blast 3
As Fog
Settles

STRAS BOURG, Dec. 2
UP)-The Germans have
blown up all three Strasbourg
bridges across the Rhine, it
was discovered today when a
heavy fog which had obscured
the river lifted.
The bridges apparently were
blown up yesterday afternoon.
Explosions were heard during
the afternoon, but 1t had been
thought they were shell explo.
sions.
Before blasting the bridges the
Germans withdrew their hard.
pressed bridgehead forces on the
west bank of the Rhine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-04
R0er, Saar Battles
Are Nearing Climax

PARIS, Dec. 1 (UP)-American
armies today seized another five
mile stretch of the Roer River
barrier to the Cologne plain with
smash into the west bank for.
tress of Linnich, and to the south
Speared to within seven miles of
the great industrial center OF
Saarbrucken.
The bloody battles of the Roer
and Saar valleys were roaring to.
ward a blazing climax. German
civilians in the Saar basin, fear
full of the approaching Allied tide.
already were fleeing east along
clogged roads reminiscent OF
France in the dark days of 1910.
FLOODS ABATE
From the northern end of the
400-mile offensive front threaten.
ing Germany's lifeblood of fuel
and arms in the Ruhr and Rhine.
land came the heartening news
that flood waters of the Rhine
and Mas rivers had begun to
subside--a sign that augurs well
for the impending Allied struggles
for river crossings.
Once the Roer and Saar have
been forced and muddy terrain
hardens under freezing tempera.
lures, Gen. Eisenhower can throw
his tremendous weight of armor
at full strength against the sag
ging lines in what may be the
showdown battles for Germany.
HOLD Is MILES
Ii. Gen. Simpsons Ninth Army
infantry, slogging through mud
that at places was hip deem.
fought into Linnich. halfway be-
tween Aachen and Industrial cen.
ter of Munchen-Gladbach. and
the garrison in bitter
street fighting with tommy guns.
bayonets. grenades and flame
throwers.
The thrust widened the Ninth
Army's hold on the west bank of
Roer River to approximately Is
miles.
The American First Army
pushed five-mile-wide battering
ram across the approaches to Gey
and Brandenberg for new gains
on the southern flank Of Duren.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-04
Contributor Praises
Santa Service Fund

One of today's contributors to
the Santa for Servicemen drive
Mrs. Edna II. Marley of GAS
Nvillette. who writes:
with q son and n brother In
service, probably have a much
deeper interest In your drive
than the average Detroiter.
IL sincerely hope my dona-
ton will help make some
wounded boy happier at Christ
mas"
The Santa for Servicemen
drive. sponsored by The Detroit
Times with the cooperation Of
the American Legion. Is designed
TO send a Christmas box 10 each
wounded serviceman in the gov