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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-12-22
FRIDAY, DECEMBER %, 1914
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Closing Sermon by the Rev. Carter Toor
Alternate, Rev Louis Smith
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Adjournment
Rev. o. {. Thompson
1911 Home Ave, Dayton, Ohio
274 Cornell Ave-. Dayton Ohio
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Ex-Policeman and Janitor
Reported Beaten by ) Men

Former Police Sergt. J. Willard
Green, 65, of 254O Fourteenth street
NV. was beaten nthe head last
night in the hallway of his home by
three men, police reported today.
Mr. Green was admitted to Garfield
Hospital with severe head cut
which required 81 stitches. His con-
dltion was described as good.
Police investigating the case could
ascribe no. motive for the assault.
MI Green was not robbed.
William D. Handenard, As. COL
ored, a janitor in the apartment
building, also was beaten at the same
time, but received only slight scalp
injuries and was released from Gar
held Hospital after treatment.
Thirteenth precinct police are seek
ing the assailants.
Mr.. Green resigned from the
police force December 7, 1922. -
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crlppling hostile shipping to such an
extent that the value OF Rabaul as
supply port became negligible.
Gen. Mitchell, who was decorated
for service as commander of all air
craft in the Solomon Islands area
was director of Marine Corps avia
ton here for four years before COINS
to the South Pacific in May. 1943
and has more than % years of avia
ton experience.
Second 1t. Isadore Small, son o.
Mrs. Hyman Small, 1860 Peabody
street NV, on duty with the l0tf
Air Force Fighter Bomber Squadron
IN India, received the DFC "fol
extraordinary achievement in aeria
night. The citation said he hac
completed more than so comba,
missions over enemy territory anc
that in attacking enemy installa-
tlons of material and troop concen.
trations inflicted severe damage or
these as we'll as bridges, airdromes
and other communication facilities. ;
Besides the DFC, 1t. Small hold.
the Air Medal. He attended schoo
in Scranton, Pa, and the univer.
stiles of Alabama and MARYLAND
Staff Sergt. Charles w. Mehring
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Meh.
ring, 81 Todd place NE, a tail gun.
ner with the 9th Air Force in Eng.
land, was given the DFC for his par,
IN missions over Berlin, SchWeinfrut
and Hamburg. He also holds the
Air Medal with three Oak Lea,
Clusters.
Sergt. Mehring graduated from
Mckinley High School in l941 ano
prior to entering the Army was ar
assistant librarian in the Agriculture
Department.
1t. Paul V. Chapman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry E. Chapman. 2o1
Ninth street Sc, was given the DFc
Tor extraordinary achievement
while serving as pilto of a BIT on a
number of bombardment missions
over Europe" He attended the
Washington College of Law Before
entering the Army Air Forces in
l94l, he was employed by the Aeri-
culture Department as an assistant
section head.
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the capture OF the road junction
town, enemy guns still were active
but British and Indian troops drove
the enemy from the Campriano area
and captured the village of Scoiano
Farther east in the Apeninnes
only slight contacts with the enemy
were reported. Sassoferrato and
Perticano were found clear of enemy
troops. Italian troops on the inland
portion of the Adriatlc sector halted
an enemy counterattack southwest
of Ostra, and Polish troops occupied
the southern part Of the coastal
town of Senigallia.
An official announcement said the
British 4th Division was in the line
maintaining contact with the re-
treating enemy in one sector. This
division crossed the Rapido at the
beginning of the offensive May II
and entered Casino q week later.
The 5th Army disclosed its artil-
lery observation pilots had flown tiny
defenseless cub planes 5000 hours
between May 5 and the fall of Rome
June 3, spotting targets, and that
practically all of the pilots have
been awarded air medals.
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Catholic Projects
Costing s3,Oo0,ooo
Planned After War

Postwar plans involving expendi.
ture OF more than 5000 600 on
buildings and improvement proj.
ectS Tor Catholic parishes and
foundations In the archdiocese OF
Washington and BaltimOfe are re-
vealed by Archbishop Michael j.
Curley In an article in the current
issue OF the Baltimore Catholic Re-
view.
Air-conditioning of st. Fatrick's
Church. 69i Tenth street NV, at
a cost OF $65,000 Is one OF the i'm
proyements to be made on churches
IN the District. Other improve
ments at st. Patrick,s will call for
replacement of pews and confess
sionals, installation of new boilers,
renovation OF the convent and in
stalling of showers In the school.
approximately $3.50, 900 Is allotted
to st. AIMS Church, 4400 Wisconsin
avenue NV, for erection of q new
building and rectory, Improve
ments and other new buildings in
the parish also are included in the
sum set aside.
st. Anthony's Church, 1890 Law
renee street NE, will have new
rectory' and playground area for
children. Two new parishes are to
be established in the section, one
OF them being entirely In Maryland.
Nativity Parish, 5000 Georgia ave-
nue. NV viii have the old church
remodeled as school at an esti-
mated cost OF $4,000 to $4,000.
The establishment OF parish
school and a convent plus the COM
pletion OF the church, all at an esti-
mated cost OF $275,000, will be the
postwar projects connected with st.
Francis de Sales Church, 202l Rhode
Island avenue NE.
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Z Capital Transit Workers
Burned in Gas Explosion

Two employees of the Capital Tran
sit Co. were burned. one seriously at
1870 am. today when escaping gas
exploded while they were attempt
Ing TO connect feeder cables in a
manhole at Eighteenth street and
Columbia road NV.
Mitchell Snellings, 225 Twelfth
street NV, was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital with first and second
degree burns. His condition was
reported serious. James Stehman
Of 2425 North Ohio street, Airing
ton, was treated for minor injuries
and discharged.
Mr.. SnellingS was in the manhole
testing switches and Mr.. Stehman
was kneelin2 on the edge when
the gas exploded.
Both men are employed in the
electrical department OF the COM
pany. Mr.. Stehman is a foreman.
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Agriculture
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import corn from Argentina. Agri-
culture Department officials were
quoted as saying that the State De-
partment objected because of Ar
gentina's attitude toward the war
These statements were printed in
Argentine papers and were inter-
preted there, it was said, as an eco
nomic sanction against that coun-
try.
Several weeks later, the Agricul-
ture Department announced that
arrangements had been made to
import 100000 bushels of Argentine
corn during July and undetermined
amounts in later months, until this
countrys new crop became available
in November.
Officials were reluctant to discuss
the matter, but it was learned that
very little of the scheduled July i'm
ports have been received. Some
Agriculture officials, explaining that
the domestic grain situation had
improved in recent weeks, expressed
the opinion that far fewer than
100000 bushels would be brought in
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Missing in Action

Second 1t. Fletcher p. Reynolds,
jr,. who formerly lived at 2o06 ]
street NV, was reported missing
June % over North Burma while
plotting CAT Air Transport Com
mand plane, his aunt. Mrs. John
Massey, 1920 Connecticut avenue
NV. has learned.
1t. Reynolds, son of Mr. and Mrs
Fletcher P, Reynolds, Jacksonville
Fla, and husband Of Mrs. Antoinette
Reynolds, Peoria, H., was a plate
printer for the Bureau of Printing
and Engraving when he entered the
service l8 months ago He received
his commission from Blacklanc
Army Air Field, Waco, Tex
1t. Reynolds, who attended George
Washington University, has a year.
old son, Fletcher P. Reynolds III.
Decorations
Maj. Gen. Ralph J. Mitchell. Cor
onado, Calf, formerly Of Alexan-
dria, has been awarded the Distin-
guished Service Medal for skillful
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Synthetic Oil Plant
In Germany Blasted
1,lO0U.S. Bomber,
b. the Associated Press,

LONDON, July ga force of
1,l00 American heavy bombers
today struck at Germany's Leuna
synthetic oil plant at MerSeburg
for the second successive day
and also attacked the north
western port of Bremen.
The blow followed an attack last
night on Stuttgart, Hamburg,
Frankfurt and buzzbomb bases in
France by 1000 heavy British bomb
ers at a cost Of 81 planes. The heavy
loss was due to increased operations
by German air force night fighters.
Some OF the American bombers
attacked visually through breaks in
the clouds. They also raked Nazi
airdromeS at Juvincourt and Laen-
Couvron northeast OF Paris.
A heavy escort Of Thunderbolts
Mustangs and Lightnings accom-
panied the bombing force.
ri Nazi Planes Downed.
An Air Ministry communicate said
the RAF bombers last night were
engaged in numerous combats over
the Reich by German fighters and
that the British shot down at least
81 German planes with many more
probably destroyed or damaged.
Other British planes carried out
attacks on Nazi supply depots near
Watten and Pas-de-Calais. Mines
also were laid in enemy waters.
The Air Ministry communique
said thick clouds obscured bombing
results over Stuttgart, which pre-
viously had been battered three
times in a week, but returning
crews reported large fires were left
burning In the Hamburg target
area.
Fleet Mosquitoes carrying 2-ton
bombs struck at Frankfurt while
other RAF planes smashed at rocket
bomb bases in the Pas-de- e-Calais
region.
Pl6esti Bombed Again.
The Raj assault followed intense
aerial operations yesterday during
which $500 American heavy bomb
ers from British and italian bases
hit Ploesti and Merseburg.
Twelve enemy planes were shot
down during yesterdays operations
from Italian bases. American pilots,
using instruments to penetrate a
thick smoke screen, left huge oil
storage tanks enveloped in flames.
A total of Is Allied planes, includ-
Ing 10 bombers, were lost. Most of
the bombers apparently were VIC
Tins of intense fax, since escort
Ing fighters prevented aggressive
enemy interceptors from reaching
them.
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Harmon and Ryder Transferred
From ItoIy to Duties in u. S.
Both Generals Led
Their Divisions in
North Africu
BY the Associated Pres,.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, July 2e.-Transfer of two
OF the heSt-known American di-
visional commanders In the Italian
war theater to the United States for
new duties was announced today by
Allied headquarters.
They are Maj. Gen. Charles Ryder
commander OF the 34th Infantry
Division, and Maj. Gen. Ernest N
Harmon, commander OF the lst
Armored Division.
Both are veterans OF Mediter-
ranean warfare who led their di-
visions through the North African
and Italian campaigns. The ist
afmored has had more combat serv-
ice than any other American ar
mored division and the 34th Infan-
try has been in the line for well
over 800 days.
Gen.. Ryder, native OF Kansas
whose family now lives in Vineyard
Haven. Mass, joined the 34th when
1t was in Northern Ireland on June
IL. 1912. Originally 1t was COM
posed mostly of National Guard
units from Iowa and Minnesota.
He commanded the. eastern as
sault force including elements of the
34th which landed at Algiers No
vember 8, 1912. 1t was the 34th that
took Hill 600 in Tunisia. The diyi-
sion was In the thick Of the battle oi
Salerno, was moved to the Anzic
beachhead for the break out, en-
tered Rome by the Appian Way and
continued chasing the Germans
northward.
Gen. Ryder's new assignment was
not revealed.
Gen. Harmon, q native OF Yer.
mont, whose home Is in Vienna, Va.
assumed command of the lst Arm
ored Division in April, 1943. He tool
the surrender of the German com
mand in Tunisia after his division. :.
breakthrough at Mateur led to the
enemy's collapse.
In Italy the division was employed
first south Of Casino, then movet
to the Anzio beachhead. The divi.
sion's armored might put out Of &C.
ton lS0 German tanks, including
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Dies
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t.vity In Alabama, where the COM
mittee vice chairman, Representa-
tive Starnes. Democrat, was de-
feated; in Idaho, where Senator
Clark. Democrat, was defeated, and
in Texas. where Representative
Dies himself decided not to run
after labor groups came out against
him.
What was said in the converse :
tions and messages, the report die
not pretend to know, but MI. Strip.
ling said they were paid for by the
PAC.
The act, sponsored by Senator
Hatch, Democrat, OF New Mexico
bans political activity by most Fed.
eral officials.
Two OF the calls cited in Mr.
Stripling'S report were to Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt. One, LISTED
as having been made by c. B. Bald.
win, former head of the Farm Sc.
curity Administration and later as.
sistant chairman of the PAC, wa.
for 8 minutes last February 2. Ths
other. OF 4 minutes duration, on Apri
S, was made by Sidney Hillman
PAC head,
In New York Mr.. Hillman could
not be reached Immediately for com
ment. A PAC spokesman said Mr.
Hillman had not read the report
and would withhold comment until
he had studied it.
White House Aides Called.
The report mentioned telephone
calls from PAC headquarters to
these White House aides: David K
Niles. Jonathan Daniels, Lowell
MeDett, Samuel Rosenman and an
unidentified Miss Duchess"
Other calls, the report said. were
to Secretary Of Labor Perkins, At
torney General Biddle, Elmer Davis
Owl director; Director Chester
Bowles of OPA, Maury Maverick
head OF the Smaller War Plants
Corp, and a host Of other ofIicials
all in the higher -salaried brackets
in dozen other agencies.
Most OF the calls recorded were
between December, 1943, and May
1914. Mr.. Niles, one OF the Presi-
dents principal advisers. was listed
as having been on the receiving END
of Is Of them.
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Howiie
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ing and bootball at Staunton Mill
tary Academy. He was an athletic
star himself earlier at the Citadel
military academy in Charleston
s. C..
The why, muscular officer, a ma
tive OF Abbeville. S. c., was popular
with all ranks in the division from
the lowest private to the command
ing officer, Maj, Gen. Charles H
Gerhardt, who personally ordered
Mai. Howie's body taken into ST. Lo
by the combat force as gesture
honoring him and his battalion, BY
taking the high ground dominating
the approaches to the city, his men
sealed its fall.
He had given up an operations
post at regimental headquarters to
take over the battalion only five
days before" said Capt. Charles B
Cawthon, Murfreesboro, Tenn, exec
utive officer of the cutoff battalion
to whose relief Maj HOWE and his
troops came after they had beer
almost three days with no fresh
rations or ammunition supplies.
Finest Gentleman 1 Ever Knew
I'VE have many officers in the
Army, but you can't say Of all that
they are gentlemen Maj Howie
was the finest gentleman 1 ever
knew"
He certainly was" added 1t
George E. Byran. Allendale, S. C.
Il would like to have you talk to
some of his stonewall buddies so you
really can understand the fine type
of man he was" Capt. Cawthon said
But there are not so many left. You
know we came ashore on the tough
est beach and it wasn't any bar
becue breaking through the Ger
mans in front of st. Lo. His closest
friend, Capt. Sherman V. Burroughs
Roanoke, Va, was killed before he
got to the beach invasion day.
declare we have lost a lot of Virginia
men,
Just then 1t Col Sidney v. Bing-
hem, jr,, Dallas, Capt. Cawthon' s
battalion commander, who himself
had served as executive officer fol
Maj. Howie when the latter led a
battalion last year before taking ul
the regimental operations post, re-
turned from the cemetery.
There never was another man
quite like Howie," he said.
Hit While Looking After Men.
Capt William H. Puntenney, a
tall, blond, former cattle ranchel
from Phoenix. Ariz, cleared his
voice twice as he told of Maj
Howie's death at the battalion COM
mand post among the hedgerows.
I'VE had just finished meeting the
company commanders to wind ur
Our attack plans he said. They
had been dismissed and before they
could get back to their companies
the Germans began dropping a
motar barrage around our ears.
Before taking cover in one OF two
foxholes which we were using Maj
Howie turned to take last look
to be sure all his men had theil
heads down." continued Capt
Puntenney.
without warning one of theil
nortar shells hit a few yards away
and exploded. A fragment struck
the major in the back and appar-
entity pierced his lung. My God.
am hit he murmured, and I saw he
was bleeding at the mouth. AS he
fell I caught him. Il called medic
but nothing could be done. He was
dead in minutes"
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British Gain 30 Miles
In Monipur Stote

BY Lhe ASS0clhted PftSs.
SOUTHEAST ASIA COMMAND
HEADQUARTERS, Handy, Ceylon,
July 29.-British Imperials have
driven to within miles of Tamu
in the rapid clearance OF Manipur
State of the enemy after 30-mile
advance from Palel in six days,
Admiral Lord Louis Mountoatten' s
headquarters announced today.
Palel and Tamu are on the road
running southeast from Imphal
into Burma.
The increasingly disorganized
state OF Japanese resistance in
dicated the Allies soon would be
able to cross the Burma frontier.
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planning a n q
execution of CO.
ordinated air at
t a C ks against
R a b a ul, New
Britain.
Gen. Mitchell,
C o m m a n d =
ing general of
the lst Marine
Aircraft Wing,
r e d u e d and
finally eli m =
mated effective
enemy air OPP
position in the
Rabaul area, the
citation id,
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and Mrs. Paul
v. Hageman OF
COS G S tire e t
Sc, have been
informed.
Sergt. H a 6 E.
man is>a District
native and was
a graduate of
Mckinley High
School. Before
e n t e ing the
armed forces he
was employed in
the mechanical
force at t h e
H Gus e Once
r.
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Leaf Clusters, Sergt Woodward had
been overseas since May. Born in
Washington, he was graduated from
Hyattsville High School ano was
completing his second year at Mary
land University. where he was a
member of the ROTC, before enter
ing the Army Air Forces in May,
1943
Besides his parents, a brother, 1t.
d. g. Elwyn Woodward, and sis
ter, Mrs. Robert E. Burns of West
Monroe, La, survive. His mother is
on the price panel of the Hyatts-
vile Rationing Board.
Pfc. Jack Lowe, husband of Mrs
Catherine Lowe of 1882 North Stuart
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Killed in Action

w llllaH puI NC
155 North Caro-
lima avenue Sc.
Pvt. Burke pre-
vlously had been
re port t ed a S
W ou n d e d and
later as missing,
his parents said
P v t. B urk c
was working for
an automobile
glass company
when he entered
the Army in De-
C e m b er, 1912
He went over
seas in October.
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Gen. Salinas, Mexican
Air Chief, Arrives Here

Maj. Gen. Gustavo Salinas, head
OF the Mexican Army Air Force. ar
rived at the National Airport at
1:30 a m. today after a visit to the
Mediterranean and Normandy war
fronts. He predicted that Mexican
aviators soon would be in action in
the European offensive.
He left Mexico City June II, and
was guest overseas of the Amer
lean Army high command. He was
In Normandy on the day 1t. Gen.
Leslie McNair was killed in action
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Nuzi General Killed

LONDON, July % CP,.-The Ger
man radio yesterday announced
the death Of Maj. Gen. Herbert
Ernest Vahl in tragic accident
while touring the front. 1t did not
say which front. Gen. Vahl was
identified by the radio as COM
mander In the Elite IS, 4s years old
and . veteran Of the World War.
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street. Arllng-
ton, Va, has
b e e n declared
dead, according
to a War De-
partment t e ! E.
gram received by
his wife today.
A story re-
porting that he
was missing was
carried in The
Star July 81.
Born in Rock
vile, Md, he at
tended pu b Ii C
school there and
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Roin May Bring Relief
After Another Hot Dov

Today will be hotter than yester-
Gay, but rain may bring relief late
TINS afternoon or early tonight. the
Weather Bureau predicted. Tomor-
row is expected to be pleasant, not
so warm"
The temperature today is expected
TO 60 one degree higher than yes
terday. when 1t climbed to 81 at 3
pm. During the night the temper
ature remained in the 8Os, finally
sliding down to the 70s briefly dur.
ing the early morning hours.
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trial city OF Penhsihu, site of i'm
portant coal fields, also had been
attacked. The Japanese, As
usual, minimized the effective
ness Of the raids. saying that mo
material damage was suffered by
industrial installations. but resi-
Dental quarters sustained some
slight damage"
CThe Hsingking broadcast said
that the enemy planes which
penetrated into the Mukden area
were six and their objective was
the Anshan steel mill. They
dropped bombs near the factory,
bombs also were dropped over the
factory. but damages were very
negligible The broadcast added
that at about the same time, an
other group OF enemy planes"
over Dairen also dropped a few
bombs")
Important Production City.
Anshan. city of 900. is one o
the most important producers o
chemical byproducts vital to Japan;
manufacture of munitions. Its out
put includes stable percentages O.
the total empire production o.
benzene. toluene, phenol and syn.
thetic oils The mills there are tn.
second largest producers Of pig iror
and the third largest OF rolled stee
and steel ingots in the empire.
Others Were Night Attacks.
The two previous operations of the
Goth Bomber Command-againsi
Yawata on June Is and against
Yawata and Sasebo, third largest
naval base Of Japan. on July 7-were
night attacks, at low level.
Mukden has keen historical in.
terest. 1t was there, in September
1881, that the Japanese fired on &
Chinese garrison and opened tht
military venture which led to theil
domination Of q large part OF China
One of the purposes of today.
strike apparently was to test out tn,
B-29s in daylight operation. Lack
ing details, those who studied tn,
first reports Of the attack assumed
that the high altitude. precision
bombing technique used by othel
daylight strategic bombing force!
was followed in the Mukden attack
Four Lost In First Attack.
In the first night attack or
Yawata, four planes were lost. ont
over the target, hit by flak; on,
listed as missing and two downee
as the result of accidents. Nont
was lost in the second attack or
the Japanese mainland.
The mission Of the China -basec
Super Fortress fleet is strategic
bombing. the destruction OF the en-.
emy's war economy. So far, the
attacks have been directed at pro-
duction, with overland tranSporta
tion apparently. holding No.
priority on the list OF targets.
The japanese, with the menace oi
Allied attacks on their homeland
increasing with each advance OF
forces in the Pacific. have acceler-
ated their program for removing tc
or duplicating their war plants ir
Manchuria.
The Mukden industrial region
contains a number of big factory
cities.
Site Of Coal Fields.
Penhsihu, which the Japs sale
also was attacked today aside from
Anshan, is the site of two Goa.
fields and also produces cement
needed In the building of fortifica-
tions.
Although the japanese have
stepped up their effort to develop
the industrial possibilities of Man
churia in the last year or two, they
actually started out on such a pro-
gram in 1887 when the first five
year industrial development plan
was inaugurated.
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l943. In a letter written on Janu-
ary IT, he said he was on the way
to Rome"
He has a brother Pfc. Thomas w.
Burke, with the Army in the Pa
cific. His father works as printer
and duplicator for the Federal
Works Administration.
Staff Sergt Albert Woodward, son
of Mr.. and Mrs: Thompson Wood
ward of 6sl Pineway, College
Heights, Md, was killed July is in
the Mediterranean theater, the War