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Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31
Soviiets
Cain In
Prussia
Heavy German
Assaults
Are Broken Up
By HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW, Oct. 81. (UP)
Strong German counter
attacks on the southern an
chor of the Soviet line in
East Prussia were repulsed
with heavy enemy losses
Tuesday as the Red army
consolidated it's forces on the
snOw-covered German fields
for an expected new drive on
the provincial capital of
Konigsberg.
The Germans concentrated their
tank and infantry attacks south of
Goloap in an attempt to turn the
lower end of the 95-mile East Prus-
sian front.
BREAKUP ASSAULTS
Soviet artillery ana small arms
fire broke the assaults and COM
munique said the Germans retreat
ed hurridly leaving hundreds of
dead on the battlefield. Fourteen
German tanks and propelled
guns were knocked out together
with six armored troop-carriers in
the futile counter attacks.
Other Red army forces continu-
ed their advances through Czecho-
slovakia ance Hungary along rail-
roads and highways leading to
Budapest and seized several favor
able undesignated positions in the
area northwest of Warsaw's SUBJ
urb of Praga.
TELLS OF THRUST
(There was no confirmation in
Moscow of a Berlin report that
Soviet troops had opened a new
drive from the south on Budapest
across the Hungarian plains. The
Germans said the Russians were
moving along a 60-mile front be-
tween the Danube and Tisza rivers
in northern Yugoslavia.
--latest Moscow reports placed
the Soviets at IS miles southeast
of Budapest on the west bank of the
Tisza and IS miles south of the
Hungarian capital on the east bank
of the DanubeD
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31
Germans Launch
Daylight Raid
Of Flying Bombs

LONDON, Oct. 81. (UP)-German
flying bombs attacked southern Eng
land by daylight Tuesday, causing
thousands of families to leave their
breakfast tables and take shelter
from the fragments of shells sent
up by massed antiaircraft fire.
The daylight attack was the Sec
ond within a few hours. Shortly
before dawn flying bomb wrecked
a residential hotel in southern Eng
land, killing five and possibly seven
Oh Its 35 occupants and trapping
several more in the ruins.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31
Judge Admonishes
Pachucos Pair;
Parents in Court

A small cross tattoCed between
the eyes =. hair almost as long as
girlish bob and parted down the
back of his head :. baggy trousers
tied at the ankles . and pair of
shoes with soles and heels more
than two inches in height and
weighing three pounds each
Clad in this fantastic get-up a
l5-year-old Mexican boy shuffled
into the presence of Judge Vaughn
N. thompson of Imperial county
juvenile court late Monday for ques-
tioning about some "trouble" in a
theater in Brawley.
JUVENILE WARD
The boy, already a ward of the
tContlnued on Page 6. Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31
Victory
i'm
Holland
Allies Advance
To River Mas
AS Germans Flee

SUPREME HEADQUAR-
TIERS, AEF, Paris, Oct. 81.
(UPE-Allied armies brought
the battle of southwest Hol-
land near a victorious end
Tuesday when British troops
reached the Mas northwest
of Tilburg and Canadian
forces stormed the last Nazi
pockets athwart the sea lane
to Antwerp.
Lieutenant General Sir Miles C.
Dempsey's units drew up on the
south bank of the lower Mas above
Capelle, 12R miles northwest of
Tilburg. and RaamSdOnk, three and
one-half miles to the west, after
the collapse of the 55-mile German
line below the river.
GERMANS GET AWAY
Front dispatches said all but TO-
600 to 10000 of the Germans in
the Mas salient had fled across
the river, leaving only rear guaros
to fight delaying action.
Heavy and fighter bombers roar
I'D ahead of the advancing troops
and knocked out gun emplacements,
enemy strong points and ammuni-
ton dumps on flooded Walcheren,
last barrier on the northern side of
the Schelde estuary.
On the eastern side of the Brit
jsh corridor running into the Meth
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31
Gagged FeIons Put Forth
White House Candidate

the Big House and put him in the
White House" And, quote as much
to the point: Let's beat our hand
cuffs into plowshares."
The Albanian, publication of the
inmates of the Atlanta federal peni-
tentiary, invented him. nominated
him, and launched his campaign.
His campaign literature in the col
umns of inmate publications now
is flooding the best prisons from
Dannemora to Alcatraz His fellow
followers claim his Neanderthal
countenance has been made the
decor of the highest jailhouse walls
in the land. He even has cam
paign sing that begins: I'VE adore
Feodor
My opponents are good men,"
said Flanagan, addressing his stir
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31

happy hackers through the Albanian.
But what this country needs at
this time is someone TO cope with
the larceny-minded characters who
will be showing their dogs under
the peace table, What America needs
is good chiseler. Who else but
Flannagan?"
Prison inmate publications ex-
change their issues with one another
and their editors have evolved the
character and platform OF Flan-
nagan
According TO the Atlantian. Fian-
nagans first move was 10 disarm
would-be distractors by pleading
guilty.
I'm corrupt" he said. II amt
got no more postwar plan than a
chipmunk, ADMIT evfrv'hir7
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 81.
(UP)-The Gagged Felons of
America Tuesday advanced
a candidate of their own for
president-an imaginary per-
sonage but prince of jail
birds running on a stream'in-
ed platform of a good five
cent parole, revolving coors on all
prisons and demobilization of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
He is Feodor Flanagan, who has
been up every river in the country
except the Potomac-according to
his backers-and his campaign slo-
gans are: Take Flanagan out of
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31

capable of devastating a city block
while speedy twin-engined Mos
quitces carried out two diversionary
attacks on Berlin, one before and
one after the Cologne raid.
The shattering main attack-60
raids in Sc hours on Cologne-kin-
died huge fires which Redeemed the
clouds over the city. next major
objective of the American First
Army in western Germany Smoke
muShrocmed to great height over
head
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31
Goering Saves
Own vuIuubIes

MOSCOW, Oct. 81. CUP)-Reich-
marsal Hermann Goering had a pre-
monition or something three weeks
before the Red army broke into
East Prussia.
So, reports a front correspondent
for the Russian newspaper Trud,
the portly number two Nazi hurried
to his East Prussian estate in the
Romminten forest and removed all
his valuables.
GOering, an estate guard told the
oviets, cut pictures from their
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31
jap Resistance
Fades on Levte
n. M.ACARTHUR'S

G. E N. ,IACARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, L VI e,
Oct. 81. (UP) = American
troops pushed through the
Leyte vairey to within 10
miles of the west coast Tues
day against dwindling Japa-
nese resistance which ap-
peared to have broken down
everywhere except before Orrnoc,
head of a westward ferry line to
Cebu island.
General Douglas Macarthur was
understood to be hard at work on
plans fox forthcoming operation in
the Philippines, designed to exploit
fully the initial success on Leyte.
BATTLE IN TYPHOON
AS the Yanks struck westward in
10 mile an hour typhoon, thous-
andS of tons of ammunition, rations,
an6 clothing poured ashore on
Leyte. American fighters hovered
almost constantly overhead, and
there was no Japasese interference.
Indicative of the mounting air
strength, several types of planes in
addition to the Lockheed Lighnings
in action for the last few days now
were shutting through the Philip
pine skies.
New gains were reported on all
main sectors of Leyte as the rem
rants of the enemy garrison grad
ually fell back toward the west
coast base of Ormoc for an ex-
pected bid to escape across the 28-
mile-wide Camotes sea to Cebu.
$4,000 JAP LOSSES
Ile .IananeSe already haun lost
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31
u. 5. Subs Sink
IS Jap Vessels

WASHINGTON. Oct. 81. CUP) -
u. S. submarines, operating with in
creasing immunity against Japanese
supply lines, have sunk l8 more
enemy vessels in Pacific and Far
Eastern waters, the navy announced
Tuesday
The latest haul included a des-
troyer, six transports, nine cargo
vessels, tanker, and a small aux
iliary.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31

the United States representation,
said that arrangements for the con-
ference are about completed. Other
sources reported that Berle will in
sist on having the conference as
wide open" to the press as possible.
1t was pointed out, however, that
the assent of other delegates will
be necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31
Raj Bombers
Rdke Cologne

LONDON, Oct. 81. UPl-The
RATS biggest bombers, spearhead-
ing night-raiding armada of more
than 1000 planes, crashed another
4480 tons of explosives on burning
Cologne at the rate of 100 tons a
minute Monday night in an ad-
mitted attempt to cbliterate Ger
many's fourth largest city.
More than $50 four-engined Hall
faxes and LancaSters rocked doomed
Cologne with bombs ranging up to
four-ton super -blockbuSters - each
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31
Gen. Wedemeyer
Takes Comm dnd

arrived at Chungking's mud-coated
airfield very informally. There was
no band and no demonstration as
his plane set down on the field.
His arrival coincided with the
approaching decisive battle for
Kweilin site of a former American
air base in Kwangsi province, and
the threat to Luichow.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31

friendly" said, however, that the
absence of the Soviets should not
cause the conference to fall short
OF its aim to establish worldwide
air services on provisional basis"
Satisfactory bilateral arrangements
should be worked out with Russia
later. he presumed.
Lincoln White, press officer for
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31

frames, piled his possessions into
Is trucks and rushed back to Ger
many, blandly assuring his ground
keepers and the neighboring Pruss-
ian villagers that East Prussia was
invulnerable.
The Goering lodge formerly was
owned by the Hohenzollerns and
was used by the late Kaiser Wilhelm
II and Field Marshall Won Hinden-
burg.
Russian troops are now living on
the grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31

$4,000 killed, wounded and captured
in the first 10 days of the American
invasion of the central Philippines,
General Douglas Macarthur an
nounced in his daily communique.
American casualties totalled 3221-
706 killed, 270 missing and 2245
wounded.
The Japanese were reported to
have ferried some reinforcements
under cover of darkness from Cebu
to Ormoc, but they apparently were
intended for no more than a delay
ing action. American torpedo boats
and planes patrolled the Camotes
sea, ready to smash any large scale
movement by sea.
Macarthur did not reveal the spe-
cific sector in which his forces had
penetrated to within 10 miles of
the west coast of Leyte, but it was
presumed to be along the paved
road running across the waist of
the island southwest of Abuyog, 25
miles south of Tacloban.
ROUT REAR GUARDS
Elements OF the oath division rout-
ed enemy rear guards from Jaro, Is
miles west southwest of Tacloban
and last important road junction
below Carigara bay, and were NOV
ing north toward a junction with
First cavalry units on the north
coast.
United Press War Correspondent
Francis Mccarthy, with the First
cavalry in northern Leyte, said the
forces had captured Carigara and
San Mateo on the north coast only
after bitter, hour-long fight with
1000 Japanese. Natives reported the
Japanese suffered rs per cent cas-
ualties before finally Withdrawing.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-31

Maximum Monday 93, minimum
Tuesday 81; s am. Tuesday SIS. hu-
midity So; noon Tuesday Sc. humid
ity 80; S pm. Mon. 88, humidity 81.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-09
Faculty Members
TO be Tea Guests

Sunday afternoon from 8 to 5
O'Clock the Goodison Dormitory
girls will entertain the members
OF the faculty at tea in the lounge
OF the dormitory.
The lounge will be decorated
with a glittering Christmas tree,
evergreens will be placed about
the room, there will be blazing
fire in the fireplace and on the
mantle will be sprays of evergreen
banked around a candelabrum.
The table will be decorated with
a Christmas scene OF Angels.
Those who will pour alternately
at the serving table will be: Mrs.
Willabelle Carr. and Harriet E.
Morton, head residents OF King Dor
mitory, Miss susan B. Hill, dean Of
women, Miss Lois Chalmers. Fern
dale, Mary Jean Cranmer. Quincy,
Naomi Jacka, Crystal Falls, and
Mary Stevenson. Pontiac
The receiving line will include
Miss Verna Carson, and Mrs. NJ.
Baltzer. head residents OF Goodi-
son Dormitory. Miss Cheryl Stein
er, Goodison Dormitory president,
Ann Arbor, Helen Rahm, Iron
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-09
Many in Attendance
at Air Patrol Dance

The Civil Air Patrol military ball.
in celebration OF the third anniver.
sary OF CAP, Friday night in the
Fred Green ball room OF Charles
'McKenny Hall, was attended by a
large crowd, who enjoyed dancing
to the fine music of IA piece band
Representatives from all of the diff
ferent sQuadrons. military organ.
izations, home guards, and boys
from the bomber base, were pres
ent.
A group meeting in the dining
room preceded the ball and promo
lions were announced. Capt. Melvin
Beebe, group commander, was pro-
NOTED to major; j. r. North, Jack
son, group intelligence and public
relations officer, was promoted to
captain, Sergt. Wellington White
was promoted to warrant officer;
Lieut.. c. S. HOLDEN, Adrian, was
promoted to first lieutenant.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-09
Music Delights
Research Club

a delightful musical program
featured the Christmas meeting OF
the Research Club at the home of
Mrs. ]. c. Smith, Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Ralph Mcdonald, chairman.
opened the program with the sing.
ing OF Christmas carols by the
group. then presented Miss Nancy
Philbin, who favored with three
piano selections, "Nocturne" by
Chopin; "Juba" (dance), Dett;
Country Garden" by Percy Grain
ger. Miss Ellen camp. accompan-
led by Miss Maurine Nielsen at the
piano sang two selections, Virgin
OF the Manger" Perilhou; and
"Jesu Bambino," by Pietro Yon.
Mrs. Ross Hall presided at a
brief business meeting, when it
was voted to pack a Christmas box
for a soldier.
Gifts which had been heaped
under the lovely lighted Christmas
tree, were distributed, and refresh
ments were served from a lace
spread table. which was conferred
with a group OF reindeer and can
dies.
Mrs. Hall poured. A guest for the
afternoon was Mrs. Charles Helm.
At the January meeting, the wom-
en- will do needed sewing at the
home Of Mrs. Lee Brown. They will
have a cooperative luncheon at
noon,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-09
Teen Basketball
League Organized

Members of the Teen Recreation
Center OF the public schools rec
reation department have organized
four basketball team league.
Teams in the league are the
Hornets, who are also In the VIII.
low Run community basketball
league. the Bearcats, the Spartans,
and the Gophers.
Olaf vicklund. recreation leader,
is in charge OF league play, with
James Kegley the referee. and
Paul Burmeister, scorer.
The Hornet team is composed Of
Leonard Levinski, John Bailey,
Dink Fitch, Joseph Kits, and II.
Fallon. Bearcats are represented
by Marvin Hollenbeck, H. Switzer,
T. Sammons, j. Vealey, ]. c. Brown
and B. Cawood and P. Carlton, sub
stitutes.
First team players for the Spar
tans include. J. Haven, Junior
Davis. B. Creamer, B. Pruett. and
G. Cox, with d. Simms and D.
Teboe substituting.
On the Gopher team are D. Nc.
CowGn, J. Patton, H. Kits, Samp-
son Thorpe. and J. Linwood, regu-
lars, and J. Vuah, Clifford Ramey,
and F. Schneide. substitutes.
Teams will play each Wednes-
day night. meeting at 7 o'clock In
the Village community gymnasium.
Practice games were played this
week. with the Spartans and the
Hornets winners.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-09
Luncheon Opens
W.S.C.S. Meeting

The Woman's Society OF Chris.
tian Service OF the Methodist
Church opened their Christmas
meeting with a cooperative lunch.
con in the church dining room
Thursday noon. The party was un.
der the supervision OF the local
activities committee, with Mrs.
Harry Faulkner, chairman.
Geraldine Lewis played two cello
solos, Largo" by Handel and "Ah
Sweet Mystery Of Life" by Victor
Herbert, accompanied at the piano
by Carolyn Preketes.
Mrs. Media Fulford read Service
Stars" by Thomas Curtis Clark and
after group singing led by Mrs.
Naomi Air, Mrs. Frank Whitehouse
read the secretary's report in the
absence OF Mrs. o. E. Cooling.
Letters OF thanks were read from
several Methodist boys in service,
for Bibles, stationery, and cookies
sent them by the WS.C.S. They
were Bud Susterka, Edwin Nor
hous, 1t. Norris Wiltse, Robert
Tabor and Corp. Donald NJ. Rust.
Mrs. Otis Lee brought word OF
thanks from her son Robert also
and reported 81 boxes and two more
overseas packages had been sent.
There are 1876 names on the Serv-
ice List at the present time.
Mrs. o. NJ. Miles, chairman OF
Missionary Education, reported on
the Crusade for Christ"
Mrs. Ray Burrell reported the
board meeting OF the Council of
Church Women.
Mrs. Minnie Snidecor giving the
devotions for the afternoon spoke
on Women OF the Bible"
Mrs. Gerald Kelly, program
chairman, introduced Mrs. Luman
Seamans, who read two short
Christmas poems, who Santa
Claus Was" by James Whitcomb
Riley and Another Christmas" by
Edgar A. Guest. Then Miss Eleanor
Weston OF the Roosevelt School en-
tertained the group by reading
lovely Christmas story called The
Worker in Sandalwood" by Mar
jorie L. c. Pickthall.
After the group sang Silent
Night" Mrs. Fulford closed the
meeting with Seasons Greetings"
A very lovely surprise occurred
during the meeting when Mrs
George Carr presented the W.S.C.S.
with a gavel, a gift from Circle nine
OF which she is president.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-09
Carols Sung BY
Youth Fellowship

The Christian Youth Fellowship
gathered at Starkweather Hall at
s o'clock Friday night and from
there they went caroling to the
various homes OF the members of
the Congregational and the Bap-
fist Churches.
Mrs. Richard Gehring was IN
charge OF the party, and Miss Betty
Baggerly led the singing.
Refreshments OF hot chocolate
sandwiches and candy were served
at the home Of DR.. and Mrs. Perry
Brundage and gifts we're distribut-
ed by Santa's little helper, a gnome,
Jean Jackson, Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-09

A Christmas musical program en-.
tertained IS members Of the En-
durance Glass OF the Baptist
Church following their bountiful
chicken dinner In the social hall Of
the church. Friday evening at 6
o'clock. The seven widespread Ia.
bles we're decorated for the Christ
mas season with little sleds, rein
deer. Santas and Christmas trees
at intervals along strips OF white
cotton snow. Little handmade
place cards were in dainty rosebud
holders. A service greatly appre.
ciated by the class, was the serv.
ing OF the dinner by Mrs, Leroy
Thayer and Mrs. Milford 0sburn,
who graciously offered their as.
sistance so that the class could eat
together.
Opening the program, Clayton
Deake, president, in leading the
devotions, read the Christmas
story, after which B. B. Bennett Of
fered prayer. Paul Farley sang
beautiful Christmas song. accom-.
panied by Mrs. Esther Whan, and
Mrs. Farley gave a recitation,
Christmas Giving" Miss Mary
Allen "a teacher in the Cleary
College, and. a group OF Cleary
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-09
Calendar Of Social Events
SUNDAY

Pilgrim Fellowship junior Congregational
Carl Signor The First Christmas Tree Evans
devoions; coke bar.
us o. breakfast o'clock
Commerce, portrait sketching buffet supper
MONDAY
Ypsan Chapter number 11s Order Star regular meet
ing 1880 followed by mist SALE lodge room
Forum Club dinner meeting $50 Mackwood host
Queen City Lodge number 1877 Knights Pythas rank
o'clock X. p. Hail.
Girl Scout Council at Ypslan High School cafeteria o'clock
nosebag lunch. $50; leaders meeting,
Lutheran Altar Guild 7:45 at home Peters
Ypslanu Garden Club o'clock Hall Bring coa
hangers for Boyer Hospital, Guest Night.
United Spanish War Veterans, o'clock IA
Monday Whist Club, 1880 with Mrs. c. C. Wescott.
Ypslan Tax Payers Association Ypslan School auditor
ium, p m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-09
Officers Elected
by MereneSS Club

The Ainsley-Mereness Club of
the Women's Relief Corps at a reg.
ular meeting Friday at the GAR.
Hall elected officers, Phyllis
Schaab. president; Joy Walters,
senior vice president; Alberta
Schadel, junior vice president; Dol.
ores Wolf, treasurer; and Muriel
Wolf, captain OF the colors; Mar
Jorie Luedemann, chaplain; Ruth
Anne Schaab, patriotic instructor;
Beryl Marble, secretary Barbara
Schadel, color bearer No. /; Mar.
garet Packard, color bearer No. 2;
Dolores Wilburn, color bearer No.
3; Virginia Dick, color bearer No.
4.
Inspection was held with Mrs.
Bert gillette, president OF the Won.
ans Relief Corps as inspector. She
complimented the girls on their
work and received a lovely gift
from the club.
A Christmas party was planned
for December %. A short business
meeting will be held at 1880 fol-
lowed by cooperative supper and
games. Quarter gifts will be ex-
changed.
Joy Walters conducted the meet
ing in the absence OF the president.
Phyllis Schaab, Dolores wilbur,
and Virginia Dick are to meet at
the directors home December Is
to wrap packages for Percy Jones
Hospital. Under patriotic work,
Muriel Wolf reported reading a let
ter from a relative in the South
Pacific to the school assembly in
which he urged the buying OF bonds
to get the money for much needed
supplies.
Good deeds were reported by Vir.
ginia Dick, Margaret Packard, Dol
ores Wilburn, and Phyllis Schaab.
The dining room committee for
the Christmas party is Dolores
Wilburn, Barbara Schadel and Mar
garet Packard. Phyllis Schaab and
the director will take charge OF
the games and entertainment.
Ice cream and cup cakes were
served by the director at the close
of the meeting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-09
THE WILLOW RUN News
Eight Thousand Residing
i'm Willow Run Community

and Minnesota, each with seven;
Louisiana, six: Oklahoma, fve;
Georgia. Maryland. and Mississippi.
each with four; South Carolina,
Washington, and Washington. d.
C., each with three; Connecticut.
Florida, Kansas. Porto Rica. and
South Dakota. each with two. and
one representative each for Califor-
mia, Delaware, and Montana.
At Clay Hill
Residents at Clay Hill have In
creased in lumber about $50 since
September. At the present time.
there are 1922 occupied units, hous.
ing 1873 persons. while in Septem.
Der %, there were 237 units hous-
ing 1927 persons.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-09

Mountain, Jean Willis, Capac, and
Jean Bales, Ypsilanti.
Mary Stevenson, Pontiac, is In
charge OF the tea and Is assisted by
several chairmen and their assist
ants. The chairman OF the tables is
Barbara Teeple, Dearborn, hostess;
Lois Chalmers, Ferndale, decora-
tons; Eugenia Morse. Jackson.
hospitality; Jean Cranmer, Quincy,
entertainment; vellen Mills, Plym-
outh, food; Mary Dillon, Jerome,
cleanup; Sybil. Showers, Garden
City.