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Detroit evening times., 1945-01-28
Women
Plan Drive

IRON Feb lis inclusive, the
Il League of Women Voters
has undertaken a state drive
10 enlist financial aid so that
they may more adequately serve
the community.
Part OF the leagues duties are
10 serve as a legislative infor-
nation center and 10 issue cam
didate's reports at election time
I'VE feel that In the next
few months the league Will be
faced with n tremendous task, I"
says Mrs. Donald S. MCGUIRE,
"that OF educating the people In
the communities 10 the Job Of
establishing n world OrganiLs-
ton and toward establishing
public opinion 10 support that
organization. We dedicate our
selves 20 that Job"
At an early luncheon Friday
in the Hotel Fort Shelby, the
team captains and their work
ers were presented with ma
terials 10 aid in the drive.
The five captains are:
,sSSEspAMEs
Charles Murphy n W. Graham
z l. Knapp Marx Monroe
Arthur Robbins
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-28
Helen LaRocheHe
Weds Sgt. Hei pei

MISS HELEN LA RO-
CHELLE, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur LaRochelle of East
Grand boulevard, was married
Saturday TO M/Sgt. Lorne w.
Heipel, son Of Mrs. Lillian
Heipel of Wreford road,
The wedding was in the
Church Of ST. John the Evan
geliSt. The Rev Joseph Lewis
officiated
Miss Dolores Beaupied was
maid OF honor and Miss Dolores
Lattural bridesmaid.
Sgt. Raymond Adanski was
best man and Cpl. Jack Sawtell
seated the guests.
A wedding breakfast was
served AT the Wardell-Sheraton
and reception Was held IN the
LaRochelle residence.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-28
Smi+h-Robinson
NuptiaI Vows Taker

NORTH WOODWARD CON
GREGATTONAL CHURCH AT
4 O'Clock Saturday was scene
of the marriage of Miss Mary
Jane Robinson, daughter of
Mrs. Harry s. Robinson of
Secon51boulevard and Reeve Z.
Smith, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
-Flnyd Smith Of GainSboroush
road.
Or. Charles Haven Myers Of
fclated.
After a reception al the War
dell-Sheraton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith few TO New York City
for a weeks stay.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-28
Education Council
To Meet Thursday

Me Ms INTERN A.
TIONAL EDUCATION COUN-
Gil will meet Thursday at 1870
a. m. at the Central Branch
YWCA. The council will be
concerned with the study and
discussion of the proposals of
the Dumbarton Oaks Confer
ence.
Mrs. William r. Alvord will
be the program chairman and
Mrs. John K. Ormond, Michi-
gan chairman of the Women's
Action Committee for Victory
and Lasting Peace, will lead the
discussion.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-28
Engagement
Announced

Mr.. AND MRS. CECIL
BINION OF Elliottville, Ky,
announce the engagement Of
their daughter. Pfc. Miriam C..
Binion. WAC, 10 Pvt. Jerome II.
Nicholson, SON. of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Nicholson of Evanston
avenue.
Pfc. Binion was graduated
from Breckenridge Training
School and attended Morehead
State Teachers College, More
head. Ky. She obtained her
medical and surgical technician
certificate from the Army and
Navy General Hospital, Hot
Springs Ark and Is nov sta
toned at the Regional Hospital,
Camp Crowder, Mo.
Pvt. Nicholson is serving
overseas.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-28
Msv sOet,oifer,-

CHERYL LORRAINE BLACKWELL. g.. born Jan 6
to Mr.. and Mrs Fred A. Blackwell Mildred Mewland)
KENNETH BLAIR POLK born Jan. 13 to Mr. and
Mrs David L. Polk (Rosaline Cheren).
10 ANN zELEK born Jan. II to 1t and Mrs. Michael
T. Zelek (Inez Arpi).
JOAN LEHORE PRIHODA born Jan. 10 to Mr. and
Mrs. Jerome L. Prhoda (Cresence Schmid).
CHARLES ERICKSON RUTHERFORD. born Jan. 21
10 Mr. and Mrs Robert Bruce Rutherford Rebecca Jane
Erickson).
JEFFREY B. SLATKIN born Jan. II O Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph B. Slatkn Edith Sparr)
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-28
Athena Meeting

ATHENA STUDY CLUB viii
meet at the Woman's Guild,
Metropolitan Building, Feb. 2,
for luncheon at 1870 p. m.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-28

STORE HOURS
MONDAY 9l5 An 10 7pn
TUESDAY THRU SA1UPoAN
Pas An. 20 5I5 p.M
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-11

Cupid must be plenty old-fashion-
ed. A previeW Of some Valentines
Day cards shows him with the same
old bow and arrows and not 4 high
powered automatic rifle.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-11

An old-timer is a fellow who can
remember when the boil WeeVil was
known as Enemy No. !.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-11

II. O. FALkNEH AND son. Cg4T
and Wood, Spring 81, Phone Nm
Boo F4lsarr wants IL serve ..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-11

WE BUY, SELL, AND TRADE
cattle and hogs. W. B. Hight Live
stock Market. Phone 1877. 9-euI-I
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
Wenner-GGren
Seeking Visa

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a (INS)
The Justice department dis
closed today that an appeal had
been carried directly to Secretary
OF State Stettinius TO admit the
blacklisted Swedish industrialist
Axel Wenner-Gren into the
United States.
The appeal was made by Rob
err Watson. a Washington lawyer
who registered with the Justice
department Feb. II as agent for
Wenner-Gren. in connection with
his application for temporary
visa TO visit the United States.
WenneF-Gren, founder of the
parent Electrolux Corp. former
owner of the fabulous yacht
Southern Cross, and of the pala,
tial home Shangri-La in the Ba,
hamas, has been trying for three
years TO rid himself OF the stigma
of collaboration with the enemy
which the blacklist implies.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
Boy Killer
Inn Court

Elven Kent, 16-year-old con-
fessed slayer of his mother, was
20 be srraigned today before JUS
tice of the Peace Randall Kohler
of Redford Township after a war
rant charging hrst-dcgrcc murder
has been signed.
At the request Of Chief Asst.
Prosecutor SchemanSke, Juvenile
Court Judge d. J. Hesly waived
jurisdiction over EIVen. Under
state statutes, the waiver is man.
dAtory at the prosecutor request
for any crime which carries a
penalty OF Ave years or over.
As ElVen was brought into the
courtroom, he was met by his
father, Frank, and his 1S-year-
old brother. Arvin. an air cadet
at Biloxi, Miss.
As he was led from the room by
Russell Gregory, chief of county
detectives, Elven turned TO his
father, embraced him and said
with tears in his eyes:
I'm sorry for all the trouble
I've caused YOU"
Later, the father declared that
he and Arvin would do every
thing possible for Elven.
On the night OF Feb. Is, Elven
beat his mother, Ida, 45, TO death
with three frying pans and
stabbed her repeatedly In the
chest ard back with the handles.
He did not confess the Staying
until last Sunday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
Peace Pl ldns
Before Farley

MEXICO CITY, Feb. "a (INS)
-Inter-American conference CONF
mittees today considered resolu-
tionS by the United States that
American foreign ministers meet
annually to safeguard the peacHH
and by Colombia that individul
states be guaranteed against az.
gression.
u. s. Secretary OF State Stet-
tinius. declaring the opening days
of the conference encouraging TO
ALL" said the United States also
proposes q resolution for "the
abandonment OF measures OF CEN
sorship and control over press
and radio"
At the same time. United States
backing was indicated for the CO.
lombian proposal that aggression
against an American state be con-
sidered aggression against all.
The United States proposal in-
cludes regular four-year meetings
OF an international conference OF
American states which would
have final responsibility for for
mutation OF general inter-Ameri-
can policy.
IL was believed the resolution
would revitaiize the Pan-Anieri-
can Union, which under its terms
could convoke Q meeting OF min
isters on the authorization OF Is
of the directors.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26

State Rep. James ], Murphy,
60, brilliant Detroit civil engineer
and veteran Detroit public official,
is dead.
A member of the Legislature
since 1910, Mr.. Murphy died yes
terday after an extended illness.
He was a former Detroit council
man, served as captain of engi-
Heers tn World War; and had
been county surveyor and super
visor.
AS a civil engineer he had been
associated with the Detroit water
board and the parks and boule-
wards and city plan commissions.
Mr.. Murphy was born in De-
troit. the son OF Julia and John
Murphy. He attended Holy Trim
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
State Rep. Murphy,
Engimeer. is Dead

i,y and Csss Central High schools,
the University OF Michigan and
Columbia University.
He was the author OF S0-year
plan for Detroit development, and
believed that portion OF Detroit
and Windsor should become free"
TO eliminate customs barriers.
He. served on the city council
from 1925 10 1927. He was recog-
nized as an expert on municipal
engineering. He was the first
chairman OF the Junior Demo-
cratic Club.
Surviving besides his wife. Mary,
are two brothers. John J. and VIII
liam r.. and a sister. Mrs. William
II. Moore, all OF Detroit.
Services will be held al 10 a. m,
Tuesday in SIS. Peter and Paul
Jesuit Church.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
Mead Backs
NeWWorkAGt
Slight Modification
Wanted by Probe Chief
THE DETROIT TIMES

WASHINGTON, Feb. q CINS)
Senator Mead (D) of New
York. chairman of the Senate war
investigating committee. today
announced his support for the
O'MAhoney manpower bill, with
notifications.
The measure, reported by the
military affsirs committee as a
substitute for the House-pasSed
work or Jail" bill, is scheduled
for debate in the Senate Monday.
az think the bill with some
notifications viii de the fei, ei
manning Our war plants" said
Mead. IF We can prevent waste
and boarding Of manpOwer and
get better utilization, we will
have enough manpower."
Mead said he opposed the Aus
tin amendment which provides a
jail penalty for employers who
violate a VINO order 70 cut down
the number Of workers in their
plants.
Senator Cspehart (Rl of Indi-
ana, manufacturer, told news,
men that If there is a manpoWer
shortage there are six reasons for
il. He listed them as poor man.
sgement, poor location Of new war
plants, boarding of labor. slow
down agreements among workers,
unfair wage ceilings in different
factories and boarding OF lsbor by
the government itself.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
SkyIiner
Toll is IA

MARION. Va. Feb. "A GNSl
Five persons. including tn e
Stewardess, were listed today as
the only survivors from the
American Airlines transconti-
mental plane which crashed into
the side of Glade Mountain. near
Cedar Springs, Va, with 19 pas
sengers and three crew members.
The five survivors were taken
TO the Lee Memorial Hospital at
Marion, where DR.. George A.
Wright said that the most Sc
rf0uSiy injured was Ensign Fred
Middaugh of Los Angeles, with a
crushed shoulder and a possible
severe conclusion.
Mrs. John B. Padgett, 25, OF
Nashville. the planes stewardess,
suffered broken collar bone,
scalp and brow injuries and
probable spine injuries.
The other three survivors were;
1t. Irving w. Schwartz, SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, wha received scalp
and brow cuts and a hip injury
Leonard Joseph Ricci, a marine
from Meriden, Conn, who re.
ceiVed a hip injury cuts and
abrasions, and Mrs. Viola Ulen OF
Washington, who was injured
slightly.
The airliner-the Mercury-was
bound from New York to Los
Angeles
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
.B29s From India
PouJndSingdpore

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a QNS)
Singapore. one of Japan's most
vital war points. received ter
rifle pounding today from a large
force Of American Superfortresses
In q daylight attack.
Washington headquarters of the
Twentieth Air Force announced
that the B-29s. winging some
$500 miles from India, dropped
mighty loads OF bombs on dock
and harbor facilities at Singapore.
Today,s assault marked the
fourth attack on Singapore and
clearly showed determination OF
the Twentieth Air Force chiefs 70
wipe out that enemy base on the
South China Sea.
Captured from the British in
February. 1942, Singapore has
been OF the highest importance 10
the Japs for naval refueling and
repair facilities.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
Peace al Home
p Ian Proposed

NEW YORK, Feb. "a CINSl--
a program for peace at home
among leaders of business, labor,
agriculture and government was
urged Today by Eric A. Johnston,
president of the L. S. Chamber
of Commerce.
Addressing the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union,
Johnston hailed the Big Three de-
cisions at Yalta as a victory as
great as any that has ever been
won upon the fields OF battle"
He advocated that home front
leaders take a leaf from the Yalta
book and map domestic agree
ments with equal skill.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
Gen. ROHllulO Hunts
Family Lost ON LuZOIl
BY MARTHA KEARNEY

WASHINGTON, Feb. % (INS)
Brig. Gen. Carlos Romulo, resi-
dent commissioner of the Philip
pines, is searching liberated Luzon
anMously today Tor the wife and
four children he has not seen for
three years.
Romulo, his cheek marked by
shrapnel scar sustained in the
early days OF the Philippine liber-
alton, has not yet located his
family, according TO reports in
Washington.
The Philippine patriot left his
wife and children 10 days after
the attack on Pearl Harbor to
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26

ioin Gen. Macarthur in his de-
fense of the islands. His family
is presumed TO have fled Manila
when the Japs burst into the
city
This Is Romulo's second attempt
10 locate his loved ones He was
one Of the first men 10 land with
the forces that invaded Jap-oc-
cupied Leyte. Wounded. he was
forced 10 return 10 Washington
and abandon the search tempo
rarily.
Gen. Romplo holds the Purple
Heart, the Silver Star and other
awards for yalor.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
LaGuardia Ba1ks
At Cafe Curfew

NEW YORK. Feb. "a ms
Mayor LsGuardia came up today
with his own version of "Curfew
Shall Not Ring Tonight. +"
Pending definite instructions
from Washington, he told opera
tors of amusement places that for
the time being they could disre-
gard next weeks midnight curfew
order and continue operations a.
in the past.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
Ydnks Advance
2Mi. Into Reich

Continued from Page One)
Of the greatest artillery lombard
ments in history.
The Roer River was crossed by
forces of the two armies across a
22-mile front and numer S
bridgeheads were established pre-
paratory To the linking of all
forces in an unbroken assault line
to be pressed eastward to the
Rhine.
MEDIEVAL CITADEL
Germans, IN a medieval type or
citadel. continued to hold out in
the northern part of JueIich
against the Ninth Army, although
the rest of the base was in Amer
lean hands. The strong point is
surrounded by a 45-foot high wall
believed l3 10 II feet thick and
also is ringed by 20-foot deep
tmoat which has a width OF 10 TO
100 feet
In addition to cleaning all but
the citadel in Juelich, the Ninth
also captured the towns of Sell
gersdorf Rurich, Glimbach, Gev-
enich and Boslar.
American troops were we'll
across the Linnich-Juelich road
east Of the road and moving up
the ridge TO high ground domi-
mating the Roer from the east.
EXPECT FIRE TRENCHES
II was believed at headquarters
that the main German defensive
strength lay farther back beyond
the Roer and as yet had not been
encountered, 1t was anticipated
that the American armies would
eventually meet continuous lines
of fire trenches similar to those
which were employed in the first
world war.
The Germans, are believed also
TO have constructed deep belts of
antl-tank bitches and pillboxes
since the fall OF Aachen.
The operation across the Roer
was carried out IN clear moonlight
lat times so bright that smoke
screens had 10 he employed to
cover the movement of troops.
The Americans had to Circum-
vent spikes, stakes and floating
plastic mines which the Germans
had placed in the river. The
swiftness OF the stream swept
some American boats downstream
and capsiZed others.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
Japs ON Two Use
New BUZZ Bomb

GUAM Feb. "a QNS)-American invasion
forces were waging winning battle on Two Jima
today.
The marines had bated their way onto the al-impOr
tant Minam Airheid and mopping up remnants of
Japanese resistance the slopes of wos Surbachi vol
whose captured heights dominate the whole of this
island fortress
At the same time 1t revealed that the Japs were
using powerful V2 proectle similar to the German buzz
bomb.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
Report Hitler AtrocitY

LONDON, Feb. "a GNS)-The
Moscow radio said today that
Hitler had ordered his SIS elite
troops 10 shoot all inmates Of con-
centration camps before the camps
were occupied by Allied troops.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
Aid $4,000 Families

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a tUP)
The National Housing Agency
insured loans for home repair
and maintenance TO nearly $780,
900 ". s. families in 1914.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
Tokyo Answers Turkey
BY United Press

Radio Tokyo said today that
Japan would declare war on
Turkey. The Turks declared war
on Germany and japan Yesterday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26

Order the United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
troit Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them to your home.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
MARINES CHARGE FOE

Adm. NimitZ announced in a
morning communique that the
marines had charged japanese
positions on the airfieid from q
line on the southwestern rim OF
the base and south OF its center.
With tank support, the marines
struck after American planes, ar
tillery and wsrships had plastered
the field with a great weight Of
explosives.
The estimated $4,000 Y. s.
troops on Two were supported
ceaseiessly by wsrships of the
Fifth Fleet, which stood of shore
and hurled salvo after salvo into
the stubbornly resisting enemy.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
Ydnks Battle
In Old Manila

MANILA, Feb. "a (UP)-
Thirty-seventh Division troops
smashed through Manila's ancient
Walled City today after a COM
bined land and amphibiouS as
sauit preached the last japanese
defenses in the Philippines capital.
In the wake Of a thunderous
artillery barrage, which virtually
flattened the old Intramuros Sec
tion, the American troops stormed
through and over the medieval
wall from the east and across the
wide Paste River on the north.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
BATTLE INSIDE CITY

BATTLE inside SlIf
The double attack, which was
Joined inside the Walled City, was
expected TO end organized Japs'
nese resistance in Manila quickly
Gen. Macarthur announced thai
other American forces had seized
Bin Island at the eastern end of
San Bernadino Strait to complete
u. S. domination OF the water
paSsageway at the southeastern
end of Luzon. The Americans first
opened the strait with the occupa-
tion of Capul Island at the west
ern end of the waterway.
BUILDING sHELLED
Reports Of japanese brutality in
Manila reached new mark with
the disclosure that more than
5000 American civilian internees
at Santo Tomas have been sub
iected 10 several days of heavy
artillery fire.
The frenzied enemy deliberately
shelled the face of the main build
ing at Santo Tomas and the front
entrance. Despite their emaciated
condition, the internees were
forced to spend many hours in the
protected parts of the institution
during the bombardment.
Gen. Macarthur visited the
front lines again today and en-
tered newly captured Manila
Hotel. while the First Cavalry Di-
vision raised the Stars and Stripes
over the high commissioners
building.
Mopping up of Corregidor con-
tinued and il was announced that
The western part of the fortress
had been cleared.
The japanese carried out an
other suicide act Thursday. They
set eff an ammunition dump inside
big Mallnta Tunnel inside the
rocky fort, blowing themselves to
bits rather than fight it out with
the Americans.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
SUSPENSIONS UPHELD

The regional War Labor Board
announced, meanwhile. that ii
upheld suspensions given % weld.
ers at Graham-Paige Motor Corp,
for melting a strike in December.
Production Of Graham "alli-
gator" tanks has been suspended
for violating company rules but
is expected 10 resume Monday,
Responding 10 an appeal from
the regional WLB. 2S0 Of the
100 employees at Thompson
Products Co, 1881 Conant, re-
turned to work last night. The
others. members OF Local 247
! uAM-ClO. continued their sirlke
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
Workers Refuse
To End Wa|kout

CONTINUED from Page one)
the strike was carefully organ
lied and designed 10 sabotage the
war effort by paralyzing the
manufacture of B-29 engines"
were ignored by both Nevak and
Adde's.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
TOLD TO RETURN

AOLb ~ NJ Ah.N
Warning the workers 10 return
to their jobs Immediately, Adde's
promised that the international
union would handle all Just griev-
ancos "as a result OF the provoca-
ton" Adde's is acting president
of the international union in the
absence of II. j. Thomas. who is
in London.
The grievance which touched
off the strike conferred IN the B.2S
department where, the union
charged, seven or eight workers
had been fired because they were
unable TO maintain a daily piece
work production schedule of lS4
units.
Company spekesmen said the
discharged employees had been
producing only 155 units, al
though the machines were geared
to turn out 225 in an s-hour shift,
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
HAS CONTACT FUSE

"It Is believed that the rocket
pr0jectiles are fiYed from
launching platforms located on
tho island plateau forming the
northern part Of Two. The pro-
jectile 10 equipped with IN In
stantaneous fuse In tho nose
and . motor which apparently
drives II through space after II
Is launched. I. -.
Adm. Nimitz announced tha'
elements of the Fourth Marin.
Division had gained up to 3ot
yards on the right flank of thu
Two Jima battle line.
In the center. Third Marine
Division units battled forward Il
occupy the southern tip Of Minann
airfield. which is in the centra
part of the island and north ol
the Motoyama strip. g.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
NEW BUZZ BOMB

In the face OF this. and despite
continued fanstical resistance by
the Japanese, conquest Of the is.
land continued. and II was 70.
vealed that the Sssbses had
landed and. with the help Of ma
rine engineers. were preparing
captured Motoyama airstrip Tor
use Of American wsrplanes.
tTokyo radio said that the
Americans had established two
new beachhsads on the SOUTH
east coast Of the isiand.)
Revelation that the enemy was
employing mortsrs which hurled
a l,000-pound projectile similar
to the Naxi Va, came from Inter-
national News Service correspond
ent John r. Henry, who was
ashore with y. 8. fleet marines st
Two. Henry said:
Explosions witnessed by
Y. 8. Marine officers led TO dis
closure that the Japs had
adopted this kind Of weapon,
never before used In the Pacific
war.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
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Detroit evening times., 1945-02-26
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