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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-03-16

read to him =. bring him flowers . the Little
honey" things that make a great difference.
Rest easy, mother, when you think of him. AL
ways remember that wherever he may be your Red
Cross is by his side.
* X
You have given your sons. GIVE
You have done the extra work
donated your blood and bought your N
bonds.
Yes, and you have helped the Red nm
Cross before-generously and witha NEV
glad, willing heart. -
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-03-16

nee again-give freeIy-give to jour
otOn Red Cross and to Jour- osVn sons
in the service.
This year dig deep and be glad you
can give and be at his side when he
needs you, wherever in the world he
is serving -. in Iceland, India, Italy
-. Alaska or Australia.
For wherever he is
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-03-16

Giving to the Red Cross has always been a great
proud habit of thirty million American families e.
proud that they could give . proud of Red Cross
that made the giving worthwhile.
But this year the need is greater than it has ever
been in the past. This year re serve more than
eleven million Americans on every fighting front
the whole world over. So this year be glad to give
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Stimson 0kehs
Hours for
Invasion News

WASHINGTON, May 20. tUP)-
The war department Saturday is
sued the following memorandum re-
garding release times of communi-
ques on the Euu opean INVASION:
THE headquarters of the supreme
command, Allied expeditionary
forces, reports that the times set for
issuing comnufiiGs es In London are
not later than II am. and mid
night London time q am. and 3
pm. PWT). AS compromise it was
agreed that the lac communique
would be released actually at 11:30
p. m. London time t2:30 pm. PWT).
The headquarters reports that
this was a compromise 10 which
concurrence was given by the war
committee of American correSpon-
dents in London and the represen-
tative of the office of war informa-
tion, Mr. George Lyon.
1T followed a meeting of repre-
senativeS of the American, British,
and Canadian pr IS, who were fully
consulted in an effort to find suit
able meeting ground for their di-
vergent needs. The morning papers
of London have been insisting on a
much earlier hour for the release
cf the evening communique to be
used by morning newspapers. Be-
cause CT the time differential this
would nclt have suited the interests
of the American morning papers.
Regardless Of the exact time
when communiques may be issued,
the information room of supreme
command headquarters will be open
"a hours a day and opportunity will
be given for further amplification
of stories and new leads if infor-
nation develops between the issu-
ance of communiqueS.
mo ideal time for communiques
for all newspapers can be eStab-
lished when geography makes a
spread of 10 hours in the various
areas where the most interested
papers are located"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
BY LEO S. DISHER
United Press War Correspondent
representing Combined U. S. Press

Representing Combined U. S. Press
WITH BRITISH FLEET
IN NORTHERN WATERS,
tno date) = (UP) - British
naval forces. dealt the Ger
man submarine fleet it's worst de-
feat in Arctic waters to enable the
largest convoy ever dispatched to
Russia to deliver 250,O0O tons Of
munitions and foodstuffs.
The warShipS and carrier based
planes sank two German submar-
ines. probably sank two more and
damaged others.
iiMrL'
The warsl1ips fought q round trip
battle and the cargo ships, mostly
American. ran the gantlet success
fully both going and coming.
The British destroyer Mahratta
was torpedoed and sunk in the bat
tie during a storm night and her
captain and most of the crew lost
their lives in the sea.
cThe British admiralty announced
the sinking of the Mahratta March
10
The fleet, battling at times III icy
storms, in sheer blackneSs and
sometimes under northern lights,
literally blasted a path through the
,U-boat pack, dropping numerous
depth charges and attacking by
gunfire and with carrier based
bomberS.
The destroyer onslaught finished
of one submarine after bombers
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Dewey write-ins
Sweep Oregon
By Wide Margins

PORTLAND, Ore, May 20. CUP)
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York took an overwhelming lead
Saturday over 1t. Cmdr. Harold E.
Stassen and Gov. John Bricker of
Ohio in Republican presidential
preference write-in votes cast in
Fridays Oregon primary election.
Returns from the primary elec-
ton gave Dewey a lead of almost
IL to /. The uninStructed 15-man
Oregon delegation is not obligated
to vote for the winner of the write
in campaign, but the results of the
presidential preference balloting
we're expected to have a strong in
fluence en- the delegation at the
Chicago convention. M 4 <
AsPresitlefit iSsoSevelt gOtsa-Smat.
tering of votes, since he was un-
opposed.
SENATE CONTESTS
Interest centered on two extreme
ly close contests for the United
States Senate, where outlying re-
suits may decide the issues. Sen.
Guy Gordon of Roseburg, interim
appointee replacing the late Sena-
tor Charles l.. McNary, stayed
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
IS PoIygamists
Held Guilty
In Utah Court

SALT LAKE CITY, May 20. (UP)
Fifteen polygamiSts. members Of
the unique fundamentals sect,
Saturday were found guilty of IL
legally cohabiting with their SIS
plural wives.
Defendants apparently were un-
perturbed by the verdict. read by
state district judge Ray Van Colt.
Jr.. which was the first conviction
rendered in any of the cases now
pending against 48 fundamentalists
rounded up in Utah, Idaho and
Arizona on March 7.
Van Cott set next Thursday. May
25. for passing of sentences after
defense attorneys asked for time
In which to prepare motions ask
ing a new trial II the new trial is
denied, the defense plans to appeal
the convictions to the state supreme
court.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21

base of Soerabaja, Java, from dawn
to midnight Wednesday, a special
communicate announced Saturday.
American and British carriers,
lane based bombers from Australia,
and Australian, Dutch and French
warships we're coordinated for the
blow at the key japanese strong
hold in the Netherlands East In
dies, under the direction of Lord
Louis Mountbatten, Adm. Chester
w. Nimitz and Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur.
Shipping, naval installations, air
dromes and key oil refinery in the
vicinity of the former Dutch naval
base we're damaged heavily by the
nearly 100 planes which took part
in the Gavin carrier strike and night
land-baSed bomber raid. a spokeS-
man for Macarthur said.
TEN JAP SHIPS HIT
Ten Japanese ships totalling 35,-
900 tons received direct hits in the
surprise dawn assault by British
and American carrier plane crews.
One exploded and others possibly
sank, the communique said. Two
floating drydocks and other naval
installations were badly damaged,
and the Braat naval engineering
works demolished.
Other carrier planes completely
destroyed the Wonokromo oil refin-
cry, blowing up its power house
with a direct hit. Smoke was seen
rising 5000 feet above burning stor-
age tanks and stills.
10 PLANES DOWNED
Nineteen Japanese planes we're
destroyed on the ground at Malang
and Tanjong Perak airdromes,
many others were Camaged, and
two were shot down in the air. The
allied forces lost but three planes,
and suffered no other casualties or
damage.
The Japanese navy did not chal-
lepge the American and British
carriers and supporting warships,
an6 no surface action was involved,
the spokesman said.
ALLIED II HEADQ ERS.
Southwest Pacific. May 20. GUP)-
U. S. army engineers rushed re-
pairs on the Wakde airstrip today,
and a spokesman said it was eX-
pected to be in operation shortly.
American infantrymen who land
ed on InSoemar island of the Wakde
group Thursday are in control of
the airStrip and have cornered the
remaining japanese defenders on
the northeast portion of the island,
where the enemy was putting up
strong opposition with mortar, ma
chinegun and Sniper fire. Gen.
Continued on Pg. 6. Col. o
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
SMASHED BEYOND REPAIR
laps EncircIed
In North Burma

SOUTHEAST ASIA HEADQUAR-
TIERS, HANDY, Ceylon, May 20.
CUP) Allied troops have captured
part of Myitkyina, main Japanese
base in northern Burma, and are
tightening their oncirclement of
the doomed garrison.
Lieutenant General Joseph W..
S'ilWell, commanding the north
offensive, arrived at the newly
captured Myitkyina airfield Thurs
day fer a front-line conference with
his subordinates and see for himself
the progress they have made.
A southeast Asia headquarters
communique said the enemy garri-
son-the remnants OF the 18th diyi-
sion which conquered Singapore
was being squeezed out of the town
by Brig. Gen. Frank MerrillS forces
attacking from three sides.
The garriSon'S escape already was
cut off, however, by fourth column
driving down on Myitkyina from the
village of Gharpate, four miles to
the north.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Russ Bombs Fire
Finnish Port

MOSCOW, May 20. tUP)-Rus-
sian naval planes bombed and set
fire to installations in the Finnish
port of Kotka Friday, while ground
troops killed more than 300 Ger
mans in repulsing Nazi attacks in
the Stanislawow area in southeast
ern Poland and northwest of Tira-
spoil on the west bank of the Dnestr
river. it was announced today.
A moored transport was set afire
by a near miss" in the raid on
Kotka. So miles northwest of Hell
sinki. Other fires were started by
the attacking planes. 1t was the
fourth attack In recent days on
Kotka. All planes returned safely.
"a Finnish communique broad
cast by the German radio said that
four Russian bombers and three
fighters we're shot DOWN.
Russian troops wrecked "a enemy
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Dancers Body
Found, Police
Trail. Husband

HOLLYWOOD, May 20. CUPD -
The bruiCed body of Rena Larson
Bennett, former dancer, was found
stuffed behind the wallbed of her
expensive apartment Friday night
Police Immediately began wide
spread search for the husband she
was preparing to divorce, Stephan
Richard Bennett, 46. an eX-convict
The attractive 44-ycar-old Mrs
Bennett hade been dead four or five
days, detectives said. Death came
either from a fractured skull G.
strangulaticn.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Engineers Visit
Valley to Scan
Postwar Program

Plans to integrate postwar pro-
grams of San Diego and Imperial
counties were discussed Friday aft
ernoon at the California hotel when
five members of a Philadelphia
consulting engineers staff met with
El Centre civic leaders.
The consuming engineers, repre-
serting the firm of Day and zim-
mermann, who have been engaged
by San Diego county to work out
postwar projects plans, told the
group that any plans that county
would formulate must necessarily
include Imperial Valley upon which
the sea port county Is dependent
economically and agriculturally.
The meeting was a preliminary
TO sessions with Imperial county
leaders and represented the first
step in a survey in which informa-
ton and facts will be gathered that
will enable San Diego and San
Diego county to tie-in this area
and its relations to any plans that
county might make.
The San Diego group included T.
Seeleye, vice-president of the Phila-
delphia firm and the following en-
gineers: E. tombstone, c. Hauth, E.
Braden and George Ladner, agricul-
tural engineer, and S. Osborne,
county department of agriculture.
Representing Imperial county at
the meeting were Charles Bram-
kamp, chamber of commerce presi-
dent, Ell Centre; Ira Kinsey, How
ard Meyer, W. A. Tondro, Stevens
Harris, Ben Herring and B. A. Har-
rigan.
With these and either contacts
established the engineers will visit
the county frequently in their pro-
posed study.
They were shown the Post-Press
Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Mother
browns
Infant
Throws Child
Into River
Opposite Yuma

81 threw my baby in the
river because | didn't want
her to live the same kind of
life I've lived when |
saw her little head bobbing
in the water I almost tried to save
her but I didn't E. she's better
off dead"
Officers credited these words to
18-year-old Mildred Forsey, the for
mer st. Louis, Mo-, girl who told
them she drowned her 10-months
old daughter, Mildred Louise, in
the Colorado river between Winter
haven and Yuma Friday when her
common-law husband refused to
marry her.
She told District Attorney Byrne
of Yuma county that she had liv-
&C for the last two years with
Corporal Robert Nell of the Yuma
air base, who insisted that the child
was not his and that he refused
to marry her.
FINALLY BREAKS DOWN
The girl was unmoved and tear
less during the hours of question:
ing in the Yuma sheriff's office
and during trip to the river bank
from which point she said she
threw the baby girl into the muddy
waters After she had been taken
TO the county jail III FL Centre
carry Saturday however, She broke
down for a moment while telling
her story to Sheriff Robert w.
Ware.
She told officers that she married
Enoch Shelton in Saint Louis, Mis-
souri, before he left for the navy,
and at present is somewhere in the
south Pacific. She began living with
Corporal Nell in st. Louis. officers
quoted her as saying, and lived with
him for two years, following him
to Yuma after he was transferred
there. She said the baby was born
after Nell left for Yuma but the
baby was his.
She and the baby stayed with
Nell in Yuma, she said. for time
and then she went back to ST.
Louis to divorce Shelton. Her div
orcc became final MAY anC she
and the baby returned to Yuma.
HAD QUARREL
Officers said she and Nell quar-
relied because he refused to claim
the child and because of her jeal-
ouSy of him. Nell told officers that
after an all-night quarrel Thursday
she threatened to throw the baby
into the river If he die not marry
her Friday. He insisted he did not
believe her.
During questioning she told how
she called cab about IL am.
Friday and took the baby Gown
town. She left the cab and walked
to the Colorado river bridge. There
were too many people around. she
said, SO she die not throw the baby
from the bridge as she had planned.
She crossed the bridge and walked
to the river bank about a block
inSiCe California.
She went back to an auto court
in Yuma where she and Nell lived
and told the soldier what she had
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Wallace Starts
On China Trip

WASHINGTON, May 20. CUPD-
Vice-President Henry A. Wallace
left Saturday to visit China and
Siberia as a messenger" for Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The departure was announced in
statements from the white house
and Walace'S office. The white
houlSe said Wallace will report back
to Mr. Roosevelt about the middle
of July.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21

rIylIlS TOl lIItSoco anu LlDCi dIOio
escorted by some 1000 American
fighters hit the Villacoublay and
Orly air bases in the outskirts of
Paris and the Champagne field near
Reims, along with the sprawling
Reims rail yards on trunk line
to the invasion coast.
TERRIFIC PACE
Reports up to noon indicated that
the resumed aerial onslaught soft
ening the continent for land attack
was being pressed at pace rival
ing, if not exceed ing, that OF the
montn-long campaign broken off
last weekend by bad weather.
Many big formations crossed the
channel in a nonstop parade by
daylight Saturday after some $50
British bombers dropped destructive
loaCS on the French transport GEN.
ters of Tours, Orleans. lie Mans.
and Boulogne. The Raj also jab-
bed at Cologne, and mined enemy
waters, at a total cost of seven
planes.
United States headquarters an
nounced that Flying Fortresses
spearheading the ]. 500 plane attack
on Berlin and Brunswick Fri6ay
dropped bombs squarely into the
heart of Berlin.
HIT MANY TARGETS
The Fortresses caused heavy
damage to the Friedrichstrasse sub
way station. They also hit rail sid
ings in the Horst Vessel area, the
Reichsbahn railroad repair shop.
the Kreuzberg district, the Wies-
sensee industrial area, and the Wies-
ding district north of the Tiergart-
en-.
Coastal observers reported an all
most unceasing rumble of bombs
cast into the German defense works
beginning at noon Friday and con-
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21


American assault forces captured
Itri, southern anchor of the Hitler
line, and with the French have
seized long segment of the lateral
supply line running north to Pico,
thus overrunning the entire south
ern flank of the strongest Nazi de-
fense line south of Rome.
CAPTURE GAETA
The Americans also captured the
naval base of Gaeta in fOur-mile
advance to the southern tip of a
peninsula curling south from For
mia on the Tyrrhenian sea coast,
while the French entered the Hit
Ter line mountain stronghold of
Santa Olivia, IL miles north of
Formia.
Allied warships already we're
bombarding Terracina, Is miles
west of Iitri and the Germans new
southern anchor. naval announce
ment revealed. Hits were scored ON
military objectives, the announce
ment said.
General Sir Harold r. l.. G. Alex
ander, allied commander in Italy.
announced In a communique on the
ninth day of his -to-Rome' Of
fenSive that the Fifth army already
had captured the commanding
features" of the Hitler line.
$500 PRISONERS
German prisoners taken since
the start of the offensive have ris-
en- to more than $500.
Alexander reported that the adj
vancing allies we're giving the Ger
mans mo respite" and were thrust
ing forward with great vigor',
while front dispatches said the ene-
my's disorderly retreat had become
a virtual rout."
Disclosure that the Germans now
were being forced back on their
alternate line anchored on Terra
Gina meant that the enemy will
have to retreat at least another Is
miles in the coastal sector before
reaching his next prepared defens-
eS.
SMASHED BEYOND REPAIR
Whether the Germans better can
resist the allies from the Terracina-
Pico line was a question. The Hitler
line haC' been described as the
strongest in Italy south of Rome.
but its southern sector along front
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21

tanks and shot down 43 German
planes in minor engagements Thurs
day on the eastern front. but there
we're no important changes on that
front Friday
In a two-hour battle against an
advanced German defense line
southeast of Vitebsk. partially sur
rounded since last December, Soviet
troops captured a fortified height,
Three hundred Germans were
killed southeast of StanLlawoW
when German infantry attacked the
Russian positions yesterday moth
ing, and 500 we're killed on lie
lower Dnestr west bank bridgehead
by Soviet guards unit.
At the Dnestr bridgehead. Soviet
troops wrecked six German tanks
and destroyed Nazi wedge which
had been driven into the Russian
lines earlier ~ the day
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Dies Threatens to Expose
Hiqh Government Officials

committee for the investigation OF
American activities. my posi-
ton as chairman of the committee
and by the fact that I wanted the
committee continued"
MY challenge Is this: For six
years ] have been telling the peo-
pie that group of men who cidn't
believe in our form of government
have entrenched themselves in our
government, undermining it and
seeking to destroy It," he said. Nov
1 propose to tell the whole story to
the people"
Dies asked that the press "lay
aside It's prejudice against the COM
mittee and read the evidence
which will be Submitted to it.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Tornodoes Leave
5 Dead i'm Iowa

Dodge, unroofed and damaged Fort
Dodge business buildings and killed
countless hogs. cattle and poultry.
Even more serious than the prop
erty damage was the setback given
Iowa farmers by the storm.
Farmers had been kept out of
their fields until early this week
because OF rain and cold. Now
thousands of acres are under water
and will be untillable for at least
a week. Newly planted corn was
washed out in many instances and
thick layers of silt deposited ON
fertile fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
New Tax Measure
Passes Senate

WASHINGTON. May 20. tUPl-
The senate Saturday passed and
setn back to the house the tax SIM
plification bill which would relieve
3O,000,0O0 income taxpayers from
the burden of computing and filing
returns.
The measure passed the senate
by voice vote in the same basic
form that the house had approved
three weeks ago. The house, how
ever, must act ON some technical
amendments.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Senators Boost
Interior Funds

WASHINGTON, May 20. (UP)-
The senate appropriation commit
tee Saturday approved the l945
interior department bill after boost
ing the house $86 6.652,850
to Sl23,629, ,345, making the total
higher than the administration had
requested.
Senator Carl Hayden, (DD, Ari-
zona, said he expects speedy senate
action on the bill early next week.
The committees figure, 1876, 765
over the house bill, exceeded budget
bureau requests by $8,308.950. 1t
was S9,677 269.36 higher than the
1914 appropriation.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21

through the libel laws
The expose will be made in mid
June, the congressman said, and
will be "the most important story
ever to be told in this country. in
volving the cabinet, and other rank
ing government personalities"
II naturally expect the cabinet
officers, the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt to answer the facts which
l propose TO give to the nation" he
said.
Dies said the fact that the report
would be made a month before the
Democratic convention was not sig
nificant, stating that 1t would have
been made earlier except for "hlni-
tations Of other members" Of his
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Two War Writers
Killed in Italy

LONDON, May 20. UP)-DeathS
Of two more war correspondents
accompanying the Eighth army in
Italy were revealed here Friday.
They were: Cyril Bewlcy, repre-
scnting Lord Kensley's allied news
papers in Scotland; and Rodericls
Macdonald representing the LoE-
don News Chronicle and the Sydney
Morning Herald.
Both were killed in a mine field.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21

JASPER, Tex, May 20.
(UP) Rep. Martin Dies,
CD, Tex, who has announce
ed he will not seek reelec-
tion because of illness. Saturday
threatened an expose of cabinet
officers and high government Of
ficials' in which he said he would
waive his congressional immunity.
Dies said Friday night that he
would make report to the nation
"as a citizen and invite "the cabi-
net officers and New Dealers. all
of whom are mentioned and ex-
posed, to test in the courts the
truthtulress Of what : shall say
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Crash Of B.24
Kills Eight

TONOPAH, New. May 20. tUPl-
Three officers and five enlisted men
were killed when their B-24 bomber
crashed and burned In the desert
about 10 miles north of here Friday
Colonel Jacob w. McCrilliS, sta
tion commandant, in announcing
the accident, said the plane was on
a routine mission when it crashed
The dead included:
Second Lieutenant Roland I
Branch, Hanford, Calf.
Second Lieutenant Roger G. Roy
q, Pasadena, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Street Car Rider
Grabs Fare Box

LOS ANGELES, May 20. tUPI-
Police were Saturday seeking the
bandit who dismounted behind
Mary l.. Yoon. street car conductor
etc, as she got off TO flag a cross
ing. He was carrying her cash box
and kept on going.
The thief got away with over $50
in casa and tokens, Miss Yoon said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
British Navy Puts U-Boot
Pack Out, Saves Convoy

had crippled it. Bombers from the
American built carrier MS ChaSter
destroyed one submarine. unaided,
and 6amaged others.
Carrier-based fighter pilots in
American Wildcats drove off spot
ting" German planes and damaged
a Focke-Wulf 201 and a Junkers 88
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-21
Chinese
Regain
Key City
1000 Japanese
Slain in
loyang Attack

CHUNGKING, vi ay 70.
(UP) - The encircled Chi
nese garrison has thrown the
japanese out of Loyang, key
Honan province communication GEN.
ter on the Lung-hai railway, in a
counterattack in which 1000 enemy
troops were killed. wounded, or
captured, the semiofficial Central
News agency said Saturday.
Fifty Japanese tanks and other
vehicles were destroyed in five
day battle, the agency said. The
japanese previously had seized one
fifth of Loyang after encircling it.