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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-23
St. jones A. M. E.
Fourth Sunday
Musical Nor. rs

The Senior choir of st. James
AME church, st. Paul, will present
Odessa Gresham, of Minneapolis,
as guest artist, Sunday, March rs,
at 8 p. m. at the church. Queen
King Ransom, grand worthy matron
of the Minnesota Order of Eastern
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-23
Credjufuwn's Usefulness

In 1927 the Credjafawn Social Club Through
this club organized by youngsters has great
tribuon the civic social and economic life of the Twin Cities
Paul in particular.
organization Northwest with such
faeeng combined energies
for community Every campaign for civic bemnt
the financial
has the club been found the carpes corner has always
had the positive approach people and the community.
We only hope that of the social
Cities will study the Credfawn method every country
blessed with Credawn club stronger
Orchids to- Louis White and Kingsley Davis basket bas
who played their Mechanic
against Red Wing only their team down 1926 defeat
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-23
until the Arst Of May.

until the first Of May.
We enjoy reading the paper SO
much. We wish lots of luck to the
wonderful people Of our wonderful
Twin Cities, especially our own
Minneapolis.
Oletha and Eunice McQuerry,
lakewood College,
Huntsville, Alabama.
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Biblical Pageant
at St. jones Church.
ST. Paul. on E.nsfar

Cora E. Moore will direct "Scenes
from the Passion Play" a pageant,
to be presented at st. James AME
church, st. Paul, on Easter Sunday
at 1880 p. m.
A testimonial for Rev. B. N.
Moore, the pastor, and Rev. W. E.
Guy, presiding elder of the North
western AME Conference, pre-
viously scheduled for Easter Sun
day, has been postponed indefinitely.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-23
''DOwn Mexico Way"

at Halle Salon
Down Mexico Way" a trav-
elogue, will be the feature of the
Sunday Salon, March 25, at Halle
Q. Brown House. Miss Olivia john
son, personnel shopper of down.
town department store, will exhibit
her collection of souvenirs from
Mexico. The st. Paul International
Institute will also display Mexi-
can exhibit.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-23
Hope for Postwar Arnitv

The hope for postwar amity in this nation largely
attitudes soldiers both white and Negroes bring them
Cleveland Call & Post.
have noted that conservatives made very
simply the knowledge living in the same
world with them.-CGf Blanchard
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-23
SGT. Thomson Homes

TO Be ROtatIng Home
Editor: ! have been wanting to
write to you for quite awhile, but
have been kept so busy that I just
didn't have the time. You prob
ably don't know me personally, but
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
Postwar Development, Courtesy,
Employment OF Veterans, Stressed
By Mayor Robins In Statement

portant periods in the history OF
Nogales. In the next few years No
gales will grow and expand as never
before. Real estate has already
tripled in value There will be
many new industries and a lot of
new homes. I have appointed a
committee of aldermen and citizens,
known as the Post War Develop
ment Committee. This committee
will efficiently plan and direct the
growth and expansion of our city.
ADDITIONS TO CITY
''At least one district which lies
outside of the corporate limits of
Nogales is enjoying City fire. pro-
lection, the use of City sewers and
the City sewage disposal plant, the
use of City water, and use of our
paved streets, police protection when
necessary, and all other services
which are enjoyed by residents of
the City without paying any of the
overhead cost. This district should
be annexed to the City or many Of
the services which this district en-
joys should be discontinued. It is
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Nogales international., 1945-06-01
Major Smith And
Bataan Survivor
Nogales Visitors !

Major Marvin Smith of Phoenix,
who is going into an inactive status
on June 6 following 80 months SER
vice on all oceans and all continents,
arrived in Nogales Wednesday to
spend two or three days.
He is accompanied by his wife
and Lawdel Yates of Coolidge,
Ariz., who was on the Bataan March
of Death following capture of the
Philippines by the Japs in 1912.
Smith met Yates on boat while
they we're enroute home from the
Philippines six weeks ago.
Yates was prisoner at Caban-
tuan for two years and nine months
until liberated by American troops
on Jan. 30th of this year. He was
with the 31st Infantry at the time
of his capture.
Major Smith, former state senator
from Maricopa county, is the father
of 1t. Albert G. Smith of the Army
Air Forces who was crippled for life
while flying over France in 1912.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
Roster OF Teams
OF New
Softban League

Following is a list of the teams
in the new Nogales Softban League:
ARIZONA TIRE & SUPPLY
Thomas Mart, manager; Ed Fer
ris, Walter Noon, Dawes Karam,
Bill Charters, Lloyd Kilmer, Fred
Boubin, Maurice Mich, Vic Wager,
Kiki Lineiro, Ed Molina, Nash
Karam, Richard Capin, S. Remkus
LIONS CLUB
Alberto Puchi, manager; Robert
Araiza, CASTOR Mascarenas, Carlos
Gotta, Florencio AcoSta, Felipe Arri-
ola, Carlos Sosa, Mario Miller, Man
uel Ayen, Manuel Espinosa, Eliseo
Covarrubias, Julio Pima, Sr., Bob
Hoeffer, Hector Zenizo, Ruben Es-
cobosa.
ALIADOS
Archie Scrivner, ST., manager;
S. GaleZ, A. CovaSSliaS, r. Ortega,
E. BATH. A. Makes, p Cessantes, F.
Ramirez, J. Sayas, S. Mendez, S.
Chavarin, j. Salacar, A. Padilla,
Bernal, w. Soto.
OWL DRUG co.
Homer WEIGH, manager; Earl Pot
finger, Tony Trujillo, Jose Trujillo,
Herbert Chatham, Gerald Under
wood, Octavio Salgado, Robert
Mankle, Vallice Owsley. Ed Valen-
cha, Raul CASTELAR,, Ruiz, Hughie
Chernin.
BRACKER'S
Joe Vasquez, manager; B. Castillo,
w. ValenZuela, r. Ramirez, F. We
lasqueZ, A. Preciado, M. Guerra, D.
Pegueroc, D. Serisia, Cuco, Lopez,
Al Whipple, Bazurto, Gotta. Arvizu
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
NEW MAYOR AND BOARD OF
ALDERMEN TO TAKE OFFICE
AT 10 O'CLOCK An TODAY
Mayor Robins And Aldermen Page, Chernin, Karam,
Noon, Figueras, And FRAZIER To Be Sworn
In At City Hall By City Attorney

James v. Robins will be sworn
in as mayor and J. b. Page, Wal.
ter Noon, Harry B. Chernin,
Dawes Karam, Charles T. FRAZIER
and Joe Figueras, as aldermen, at
the city hall at 10 am. today for
two year term, to which they
were elected on April 3.
City Attorney Nasib Karam will
administer the oaths of office.
The retiring administration, head
ed by Louis Hudgin, who has been
mayor the past six years, will meet
just prior to induction of the new
regime for their final session.
Five of the aldermen being sworn
in today-Chernin, Figueras, Fraiz-
er, Karam and Noon-were mem
bers of the Hudgin administration.
APPOINTMENTS
Immediately after taking office
the new mayor will announce his
appointments of departmental heads
subject to confirmation by the
board of aldermen. They are j. M
Soto, Jr., chief of police; Alex L
Durazo, city clerk and treasurer
Emory Chalfant. police judge; H
j. Harms, city engineer; Virgil Wal.
ker, superintendent of streets
Nash Karam citv attorney. anC
DR.. E. C. Houle, city health officer.
The six aldermen are prominent
citizens of Nogales. j. B. Page i:
manager of the j. c.. Penney Com
pany; Walter Noon and Dawes
Karam, owners of the Commercial
Distributors; Harry Chernin, head
of The Citizens Company, furni-
ture and financial concern; Joe
FigueraS, owner of the Border Feed
& Seed Company, and Charles
Nogales international., 1945-06-01

=. M. SOTO, JR., World War 1
veteran, will become chief of
police of Nogales today when the
James v. Robins administration
takes office. He succeeds j. A.
McGimSey, who has been chief for
the past several years.
The new chief, veteran peace Off
Ger of this community, was born at
Nogales, Arizona, March &c, 1892,
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Soto, Sr. He served under Chief of
Police j. J. Lowe from 1921 to 1885,
and has been chief criminal deputy
at the sheriff's office since Mr..
Lowe became sheriff Jan. /, 1899.
Mr.. Sotos family consists of his
wife, a daughter, Dora, who gradu-
ated last month from Nogales High
School; and three sons, 1t. Oscar
G. Soto, Army Air Forces pilot in
India; Corporal Gilbert Soto of the
Marines, now stationed at Ocean
side, Calf, following long combat
service in the Pacific; and Henry
Soto, II, who recently enlisted in
the Navy.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01

case-Benito Arias, IT; and Ricardo
Rodriguez, 15-nephewS Of Mrs.
Bender, were given until 10 am,
Saturday to enter pleas when their
attorney, Duane Bird, asked for ad-
ditional time.
Date for the trial of the case will
be set at 10 am, Saturday, Judge
Gordon Farley announced yesterday
afternoon.
-Four attorneyS-Duane Bird, Ma
sib Karam, Mary Estella Rosenberg
and Ruffo Espinosa-will take part
in the trial.
Bird was appointed by the court
to represent Ricardo Rodriguez.
Benito Arias' family retained Bird
as counsel for Arias.
The court appointed Miss Rosen-
berg as counsel for Mrs. Bender and
NASH Karam to represent Manuel
Calixtro. The states case will be
prosecuted by County Attorney Ruff
TO Espinosa.
Mrs. Bender, young widow of the
aged miner whose badly battered
body was found in an abandoned
mine shaft near Patagonia, appear
ed in court yesterday wearing her
hair in pigtails and looked more
like a young girl than mature
woman.
Calixtro's pretty, young 18year-
old wife and baby boy of about six
months of age were also in court
but left when the baby began cry
ing.
The Bender case will be the first
murder trial in this county since the
killing of Neil Carr of Hacienda Los
Encinos near Sonoita two years ago.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
Farley May Run
For Governor
Of New York

New York Democrats want James
A. Farley, former Postmaster Gen
eral, to run for governor of New
York at their next state election
Farley told WHY Parsons of Flor
ence in San Francisco May 18th.
Parsons, former secretary to Sen
ator Ernest w. Mcfarland in Wash
ington, and now area supervisor for
the 1915 U. S. Farm & Ranch Cen
sus in Arizona and southern Cali
fornia, was here last weekend from
his headquarters in Los Angeles.
II had lunch with Lord Halifax in
San Francisco. He was in one enc
of the dining room and in the
other said Parsons.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
Duane Bird, Jr.,
Awarded Fl
.Croix De Cuerre

WITH THE 18TH INFANTRY
DIVISION IN GERMANY, May 81
Sergeant Duane Bird of 118 Sierra
avenue, Nogales, Ariz., member of
the 28th's 109th Infantry Regiment
has been awarded the Croix de
Guerre with Bronze Star for his
outstanding service in connection
with operations for the liberation of
France.
Sergeant Bird was unable to at
tend colorful French-American pres
entation ceremonies at which other
18th personnel were given similar
awards, so his award was made in
absentia in the name of the Gov
eminent of France
AS member of the 109th, Ser
geant Bird has seen violent combat
action in numerous battles on the
Western Front. The 109th, COM
mitted in Normandy's hedgerows in
July, 1914, raced with the 18th
across France, paused few hours
to parade through Paris, then dash
ed on to the Siegfried Line by way
of Belgium and Luxembourg. Ele-
ments of the 109th crossed into
Germany September 10, the first
Allied troops to penetrate the
Reich.
Later, in the Hurtgen Forest bat
tie, the 1O9th played an important
role on the divisions flank, and as
task force to relieve other be-
leagured troops of the 18th virtually
surrounded by overwhelming enemy
forces. In the Ardennes break
through it held the divisions right
flank during Won Rundstedt's drive
and accounted for hordes of enemy
dead.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01

Cpl. Robert D. Fain, SO, was in
Quoted into the Army in November
1943, and is now with the 7th Army
Medical Corps in Germany. He was
born at Ures, Sonora, June %, 1905
and is a son of Mrs. D. L. Fain and
brother of Mrs. J. B. Pendleton,
Mrs. G.. L. Nichols, Arthur, and
Charles Fain. He graduated from
Nogales High School in 1925 and
attended Northwestern University,
Chicago, several years. A three
minute interview with Cpl. Fain was
heard in radio broadcast Saturday
from XEHF Station, Nogales, Son
ora. the interview having been re-
corded in Germany on April 26,
1915. In the interview Fain said he
would be glad to get home to see
his mother, brothers, and sisters,
and hoped he could get his job back
with the customs service.
Pvt. Ralph Cruz, 10, son of Mrs.
Wenceslada de Cruz, was indicted
into the Army Feb. 20, 1s45, and is
now at Camp Roberts, Calf. He
was born at Tucson Nov. IA, 1926,
attended Nogales High School, and
is a brother of Ignacio, Lydia, So
zorro, Aurora, Matilde, and Gunner
BIC Arnold Cruz of the Navy, now
at San Francisco.
Pvt. Jose M. Lopez, 80, who is now
home on a visit from Hammond
General Hospital, Modesto, CALI,
was indicted into the Army April
10, 1914, and was wounded in action
while crossing the Rhine river Jan
10, 1945. He returned to the states
April 8, 1945. His home is at 434
Grand avenue and he is a son OF
Mrs. Fermin Medrano Means ano
husband of Soledad Laija Lopez.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01

Wearing four battle stars, presi..
Dental citation, and good conduct
and Asiatic ribbons, Cpl. Henry
Ramirez, 26, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
G. Ramirez, is home on furlough
following three years and three
months service overseas.
II went around the world from
Boston, Mass, to Rio Janeiro, Bra
zil; Capetown, Africa; Australia,
New Guinea, and thence up north
in the Pacific" he said yesterday.
Cpl. Ramirez, who is a member of
the Army Air Forces, took part in
the following campaigns: East In
dies, New Guinea, and Bismark.
He enlisted Jan. Is, 1912, and
went overseas Feb Is, 1912, serving
as member of the famous 5th Air
Force under General Kenney. He
was among airmen dropping sup
plies to the front lines during the
fighting at Buna, New Guinea,
from CAT transport plane.
At Port Moresby, New Guinea, he
saw the Bushmasters from Nogales
and later saw them again at Kirri-
wilma Island.
Following 30-day furlough he
will be re-assigned and future SER
vice will be in the United States.
Cpl. Ramirez is a brother of
T/Sgt. Walter Ramirez of the 9Th
Air Force, who was recently liberat-
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Nogales international., 1945-06-01
Oscar r. Soto
Has Seen
Plenty Of Action

ABOARD A LIGHT CRUISER IN
THE PACIFIC, May 31-Oscar R..
Soto, electricians mate, second
class, 21-year- son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Soto, 234 Terrace ave-,
Nogales, Ariz., has seen plenty of
action from his battle station in a
gun mount since his ship began her
fighting career with the lombard
ment of Wolfe Atoll in the Marshall
Islands. Next came the attack on
Truk, bombardments of the Mari
annas, and Carolines. and the in
vasion of Hollandia.
Soto next participated in the
triple invasions of Guam, Saipan,
and Tinian, the invasion of the
Palaus, and bombardment of the
BONN Islands. followed by attacks
against Formosa and LuZon and
sweeps along the China Coast.
He was later in action near Tokyo,
at Two Jima and Okinawa.
/ Soto is a graduate of Nogales
High School, where he was presi-
dent of the student body, and COM
peted in track and basketball.
Oscar Soto left here Wednesday
for San Francisco following a leave
at his home in Nogales. From San
Francisco he will probably 90 over
seas again.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
Jesus Alvarez
Killed In
Philippines

Pfc. Jesus p. Alvarez, about %,
was killed in action April 30 on
Luzon Island in the Philippines,
the War Department advised his
sister, Miss Cruz p. Alvarez, 216
Elm street, in a telegram Tuesday
from Washington.
Alvarez, brother-in-law of Henry
Martinez, PIG Elm was an infantry
man who had been in the Army
about one year and overseas about
three months. He was born in No
gales and is a former student of No
gales High School, where he played
baseball.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
Soto Announces
Appointments

j. M. Soto, Jr., new chief of po-
lice Of Nogales, yesterday announced
the following appointments:
Desk sergeants: George M. Haw-
tree, Emilio Marian and Richard
Serino. The latter two are World
War II veterans.
Outside patrolmen: Vincent Far
ley, George Bennett, Reynaldo H
Romero and Theodore H. Kennedy
The new police officers began
their duties at 1901 am, today.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
Sgt. Mabante
Liberated
In Germany

Sgt. Frank C. Mabante of the
Army Air Forces has been liberated
as a prisoner of war in Germany
and returned to military control and
is returning to the United States
within the near future, his mother,
Mrs. Constance Mabante, 211 Iona
street, was advised yesterday in a
telegram from the War Department.
Sgt. Mabante was captured by the
Germans during a flight over Ger
many Jan. 90, 1914.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
Write to a Friend
in the Service
Martyrs
Letter
By MARTY
LOUGHMAN

Sgt. Charles Weaver,
Pvt. Louis Weaver,
U. s. Army.
Dear Guys:
Met your sweet mother in town.
Glad your brothers are out of uni
form. Hope all you guys can make
it soon.
Well, here on the home front 1.-The
ole gray mare amt the one it used
to be"-cuz we got thinly haired
mayor now. Yep, Jim Robins goes
in office today.
Another event at home was the
opening of the softball season. Our
good friend Lloyd Ledford is head
man of the league, so now he has
a new line of CAB on his job as
immigration inspector. You know,
he also runs the Nogales Laundry,
so now when he questions anyone
crossing the line into the states he
seq, Where were you born; have
you any dirty laundry, and what
position can you play in baseball?"
I The other day dame was passing
and he seq, What is your nation
atty; let me see your petticoat, and
what position do you like to play
in best?" And she hauled off and
busted him in the kisser.
! A couple of Sundays ago was II
Am an American" day and several
lucky people became good Ameri-
cans They received their final
citizenship papers in an impressive
ceremony at the Elks Club
Speaking of citizenship papers, I
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Nogales international., 1945-06-01

Postwar development, additions
to the city, public improvements,
employment of ex-service men,
and courtesy, highlight the fol-
lowing statement of policies an
nounced yesterday by James v.
Robins, who will be sworn in this
morning as mayor of NOgales:
POST WAR DEVELOPMENT
THE present administration is
taking office at one of the most i'm
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
Customs Official
HonOred
At Banquet

Honoring Commissioner Of Gus
toms w. r. Johnson, who arrived
here yesterday from Washington, a
banquet was given last night at the
Cavern Cafe by customs men from
all Arizona ports. Alfred Taylor
was master of ceremonies.
Mr.. johnson was met at Tucson
by Collector of Customs Writ c..
Bowman, Bert Smith, captain of the
customs border patrol; and Mr..
Crookshank, special customs agent
at Nogales.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
Mayor Hudgin
I'LL In Tucson

Mrs. Louis Hudgin and daughter
Jean rushed to Tucson yesterday
afternoon upon receipt of phone
call announcing that their husband
and father, Mayor Louis Hudgin,
was seriously i'll.
The Mayor was believed to have
suffered an attack of acute indi-
gestion.
He was taken to the first aid
station at Consolidated Aircraft
following the attack.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
Albert Manuel
Back In States


Albert Manuel, ex-manager of the
Montezuma Hotel, landed in South
Carolina Wednesday from Italy
where he was wounded some time
ago, his family was advised in a
phone call from the soldier.
Manuel is on crutches and is to
be sent to an army hospital in either
Arizona or California.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
2 DEFENDANTS IN BENDER
CASE PLEAD NOT GUILTY:
OTHER 2PLEAD SATURDAY
Mrs Bender, Manuel Calixtro, Benito Arias, Ricardo
Rodriguez, Arraigned; Trial Date To Be
Set At 10 AM. Saturday

Mrs. Librada Lopez Bender, 81;
and SOn-in-Iaw, Manuel CaliXtrO,
81; former Nogales hotel clerk and
ex-service man, entered pleas of
not guilty to the charge of killing
their husband and father-in law,
Herman C.. Bender, 76-year old
mining man, when arraigned in
the Superior Court at PM,
yesterday.
The other two defendants in the
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
HERE FOR SUMMER

Mrs. Sam Dysart and son, Sam
III, have arrived here from Phoenix
to spend the summer. Mr. Dysart
is with the armed forces in the
South Pacific. They are former
residents of Nogales.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01
GENERAL HERSHEY
TO SPEAK TODAY

General Hershey, head of selective
service at Washington, will speak
over the Columbia network at Ais
pm, today on the new selective
service policy. He wants all local
board personnel to listen to the
address.
Nogales international., 1945-06-01

Frazier, local TeXaco Company
agent.
NEW MAYOR RESIDENT
OF NOGALES "a YEARS
James V. Robins who becomes
Mayor today, has been a resident Of
Nogales for "a years.
He was born at Hillsboro, NM,
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Note to be
Sent Russia

Washington, May 25-lNS- The
state Department was preparing to.
day to send a new note to Russia
on the Balkan situation.
The note will ask that Ameri.
can representative in Bulgaria,
Romania and Hungary be given
freedom to move about In those
countries for the protection OF U. s.
interests and democratic institu-
lions.
American officials in those coun-
tries have suffered a severe restric-
ton OF movements. The note vii!
not be a protest, however. 1t will
be conciliatory in tone.
According to high American Off
Gals, the State Department takes
the view that Russia has a rightful
primary interest in the eastern
European area, similar to United
States interest in Latin America.
Also II is recognized that funda.
mental social and economic chang
es are inevitable in that area. Com
munist groups have generally
cseized control and are imposing
reforms, always theoretically and
sometimes ruthlessly.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
Signal
Hoiisted
Truman Plan

Washington, May 25-AP-Sena-
tor Taft (R-Ohiol hoisted a go-slow
signal today on President Humans
request for greater authority to
reorganize government agencies,
The fiisi war powers act (un-
der which the President is empow-
cred TO reshuffle federal offices
dealing with the war; will not ex-
pire until six months after the end
OF the war with Japan, which may
be years after the armistice," Taft
told newsmen. so | see no hurry
about considering a new reorgan-
ization bill"
Mr.. Truman, in a message to
Congress yesterday asking that
his present authority be broaden.
ed and made permanent, said such
action is necessary to increase the
efficiency Of the executive branch.
Senator Murdoch D-Utah) as
serted he was in full agreement
with the Chief Executive. and Sen
ator Mcclellan (D-Arkl told re-
porters q will support legislation
to carry out his request"
Taft, however, added: Il believe
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-25
laps Claim Ammunition,
Aircraft, Installations
BLown up in Airdromes
Var in Brief

tBy Associated Press)
okinswa-Marines strengthened
briA kec5 ia G2hs. SsHeG;hA:a,
fantry extended gains south Of Yo-
nabaru at other end of line. Mud
mired' mechanical equipment across
entire front Greatest rabbit
hunt of Pacific started in mopup
OF northern two thirds Of island
PhIlippines-Japanese on Minda-
mao doomed as three American d.
visions bisected island from north
to south ending organized resist
ance which likewise ceased in Ipo
dam area of Luzon. Yanks pushed
drive against Santa Fe at en-
trance OF Luzon's rich Cagayan Val
ley.
China-Chinese reported capture
of Hwiayuanchen, 80 miles north
west of Liuchow: Japanese were
reported rushing reinforcements to
area northeast of Foochow to pre-
vent American landings.
Burms-British Fourteenth Army
troops reached inland port OF Bias
sein, west OF Rsngoon; found no
Japanese.