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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-01

April BOLIVIA declares war; British and
American troops make contact on the
Gapa-Gabes road in Tunisia.
April LII. S. forces fight through -Faid
Pass, Tunisia.
May 3-Americans capture strategic Mateur,
19 miles from Bizerte; French within ID
miles of Bizerte
May British take Tunis, Americans take
Bizerte; u. S. troops occupy Adak and
Amchtka in Aleutians.
MAY Six German generals and troops
surrendered in Bizerte area.
May 11-Prime Minister Churchill and Brit
ish war experts arrive in Washington for
conference with. President Roosevelt; L.
S. troops land on Attu.
May 12-Organized Axis resistance in North
Africa ends; prisoners since May num-
ber 10000.
Nav 3O-Yanks retake Attu, the first Ameri-
can soil to be recaptured from the enemy.
June Mexico declares war on Axis
powers.
June 11-Pantellera island between Sicily
and North Africa surrenders with 10000
prisoners.
June 3O-U. S. forces land on Rendova
Island, shell Munda.
July Slap fleet defeated in battle. of Kua
Gulf, with loss of at least nine war
ships; u. S. lost the cruiser Helena; Allied
force lands on New Georgia Island Brit
ish land on Crete.
July gu s., British and Canadian troops
invade Sicily; u. S. warships shell Kiska.
July 10--Allies take Syracuse (Sicily).
July 13-British troops make new landings
in Sicily, near Mt Etna.
July 18-Nazis pass to defensive in Orel sec
tor where Reds gain three miles.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-01
1914

Jan. 2--U. S. troops land at Saidor, New
Guinea.
Jan. 4-Red troops cross old Polish border
near Pripet marshes.
Jan. 11-Allied troops cross into Western
Burma Count Ciano executed.
Jan. 18-Reds launch offensives on Lenin-
grad and Novgorod fronts.
Jan. 22-British, American and Greek
troops establish Anzio beachhead
Jan. 29-Army, marine forces land on
Kwajalein, Roi, Namur islands
Feb 2-U. S. troops breach Gustav Line,
bypass Casino; Reds enter Estonia.
Feb. 15-U. S. planes, artillery destroy
ancient Casino abbey
Feb 18-Eniwetok captued by Y. s. forces;
Reds take Staraya Russa.
Feb 20-U. S. Fleet raids Truk.
Feb 29-First Cavalry seizes Los Negros
Island.
March Gu. S. Army troops in action in
Asia for first time capture Walawbum.
March 13-Soviet troops cross Dneiper,
seize Kherson.
March 22-Jap columns penetrate into
March 30-Reds take Cernauti, Rumania.
April 10-Soviet troops recapture Odessa.
April 22-MacArthurs forces make land
ing at Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea.
April 28-Secretary of the Navy Knox dies.
May 9-Ukraine troops occupy Sevastapol.
May 15-Chinese cross Salween River in
Burma in first offensive in seven years
of war.
May 25-Anzio beachhead forces join with
main Fifth Army body.
June 4-Rome occupied by British and
American troops
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-01

Dec. Pearl Harbor bombed, Japan de-
Clares war on the United States
Dec S-United States declares war on Japan.
Dec 10-United States airmen sink Japanese
battleship Haruna off Luzon.
Dec 11-GeSmany and Italy declare war on
United States. Congress declares state of
war existing between United States and
Germany and Italy.
Dec 11-Germany, Italy and Japan form
alliance to fight America.
Dec 12-Panama, Haiti and FL Salvador
declare war on Germany and Italy. United
States seizes French vessels in American
ports, including liner Normandie.
Dec. 1S-Nazis attack Sevastapol.
Dec 23-United States-Great Britain War
Council organized and holds first meet
ing in Washington,
Dec 25-British capture Bengal.
Dec 26-Manila declared "open city"
Dec 27-Japanese bomb Manila
Dee. 2S-Manila bombed second time.
Dec. 31-Venezuela breaks off diplomatic re-
latons with Germany Italy, Japan
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-01

July 19-Rnme attacked by 521 American
planes. u. S. planes raid Jap base at
Paramashiro, 700 miles from Attu.
July 23-U. S. forces take Palermo, capital
of Sicily.
July 25-Mussolini resigns. King Victor
Emmanuel assumes command Of armed
forces asks nation for calm; Premier
Bodoglio, Mussolini's successor forms new
cabinet proclaims martial law; Reds cut
Bryansk-Orel railway.
Aug. III. S. bombers raid Ploesti oil fields
in Romania.
Aug. 5-Russians capture Orel and Bel
gorod
Aug. 6-Yanks take Munda, New Georgia
Island.
Aug. 15-U. s., Canadian troops land on
Kiska find island unoccupicd.
Aug. 17-President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill meet in Quebec.
Aug. 23-Russians recapture Kharkov.
Aug. 25-Lord Louis Mountbatten heads
the new Southeast Asia Command
Aug. 28-King Boris of Bulgaria dies. King
Simeon II, years old, takes the throne.
Resistance on New Georgia Island ends.
Aug. 30-Reds take Taganrog, reach sea of
Azov, clear Nazis from Rostov area.
Sept. Naval task force attacks Marcus
Island, 11S5 miles from Tokyo.
Sept. British, Canadian forces invade
Italian mainland; Italy signs armistice,
effective Sept. s.
Sept. 5-MacArthur's forces land north Of
Lac, New Guinea
Sept. 8-Hostilties between Italy and Allied
powers ends at 1890 p M; Reds take
Stalino, clean out Donetz basin.
Sept. 81. S. troops take Salerno beach
head; Iran declares war on Germany;
Italian battleship Roma sunk.
Sept. 11-Allies take Salerno, Milan, Padua,
Turin in Italy
Sept. 12-Nazi paratroopers "kdnap" Mus
solini from Allies; Allies seize Isle of
Capri.
Sept. 14-Eighty Italian warships, includ-
ing FIVE battleships, received in surrender;
Yanks take Salamaua New Guinea.
Sept. 16-Reds take Novorossiisk, Bryansk.
Sept 19-The U. S. Navy is now the great
est sea power in history.
Sept. 22-MacArthur force lands at Fins
chafen, New Britain
Sept. 25-Reds retake Smolensk; reach
Dneper, opposite Kiev.
Oct. IL. S. Fifth Army enters evacuated
Naples.
Oct. 9-U. S. patrols cross Italy's Volturno
River.
Oct. 13-Italy declares war on Germany.
Nov. 6-Reds seize Kiev.
Nov 13-Zhitomir, 81 miles from Poland,
falls to Soviet force.
Nov 20-Army and marine forces land on
Tarawa and Maxim islands.
Nov. 22-Presdent Roosevelt, Prime Min
lister Churchill and Generalssimo Chang
Kai-shek meet at Cairo.
Nov. 27-Colombia declares war on Ger
many.
Dec. President Roosevelt, Marshal Stain
and Prime Minister Churchill meet at
Tehran.
Dec BOLIVIA declares war on the Axis
Dec 24-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower named
commander of Anglo-American invasion
forces; Pacific troops land at Cape Glouce-
ster
Dec. 26-German battleship Scharnhorst
sunk in North Atlantic.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-27

You'll find we have selection of lamps to fit
any room in the house. There are desk lamps
for the study, table lamps, boudoir lamps, floor
lamps, bridge lamps, and many others that
would make perfect gifts.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-27

They're so handsome in
the living room, and so
handy to have as they can
easily be made into a bed
when an extra guest drops
in. A very nice gift.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
War Prisoners Are
Available To Farmers
More OF Them (an BE Obtained
Than Last Year

Contrary to recent statements in
certain new spaperS, and on radio
news programs, the Delaware Az
ricultural Extension Service has
received notification from the
WASHINGTON office That prisoners
of war will be available for work
on Delaware farms this summer.
The number Of prisoners that can
be used on Delaware farms, is
somewhat more than We're avail
able last year.
The War Department has an
nOunCed. however, that prisoners
of war cannot be used on farms un-
less the farmer has signed CON
tract for such work, before the
prisoners are needed
Assistance Offered
Captain higgins Of Fort DUPONT
who is the contracting officer fOl
Delaware, will be in the county
agents office in the post office
building in Dover each Friday
from 10 4. III. until p m. lt
meet with farmers who need lahol
of this kind. and explain the con
tract to them, and get their sigma
ture.
If weather conditions. or an in
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
Bathing Beach Will
Open Here Tomorrow
Plenty Oi Accommodations For Pie
nic Groups: Nearby Towns
TO Share In Fun

Miliord's stay home Sea8hore"
is being put III tip-tOp shape by
the Municipal Park Commission Tor
the opening tomorrow. Saturday.
May ~. Of what is expected to he
its banner season.
Under the leadership of Mayor
Edward {. Evans. who was the
liuLtcr IN sponsoring the municipal
project to provide amusement and
recreation for war workers and
citizens who We're unable to get
enough gasoline or find time to 90
to SeaShUrtS. the park. with its
swimming and bathing and picnic
facilities plus numerous amuse-
mtntS. has become one of the most
popular summer time spots i'll Della
ware.
This year q new covered pavilion
fur the use o1 picnlckerS and pa
irons is expected to be finished
this week in time for the opening
Also. the pavilion on top Of the
bathuuse is being covered with ce
npnt To make it smooth for dancins
and the lrOlic of children.
,Turu "a Pave 3 Pl..nSeb
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
Gala Affair Sponsored by
Evergreen Forest Will
BE Held At George
town High School.

Evergreen Forest No. 49, Tall &c
darS of Lebanon OF Kent and SUS-
sex Counties. is staging the largest
and most elaborate ladies' night
they HAY" ever sponsored ON Friday
evenings May -. in the Georgetown
lll%h school, The affair Will begin
Il full course turkey dinner served
in the cafeteria Ot the high school
at , =. m. under the personal SUI
ptrviSiun of Mrs Charlotte Den
mis-. dictitian of the school. Al eight :
thirty the main event of the eve
ming is scheduled to take place in
the assembly room adjoining where
Il hi2h class night club show will
entertain until eleven o'clock This
part of the program under the di-
rcctlun of LEROY II. Dennis, chair
man Of the Ladies' Night Commit
tee. comprises the pick of profess
Sloial artists that have been select
ed from the bright spots of New
York. Philadelphia, Chicago and At
lintic City 1t is an all professional
show secured from Walter w Crit
fins, entertainment contractor O
Philadelphia, who is we'll known
here Robert Rudolph. baritone. ;
member Of Evergreen Forest. vii
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
War On Germany
Cost 8OO,OOO Men
OF That Number $50. 900
Were Killed; Navy Cas-
uaitieS Not Included

American casualties in the war
against Germany total about 500,
90. including about l30.0U0 dead,
Secretary Of War StimSOn estimat-
eq this week.
The figures are for all Army
forces. but do not include the a.
N94 casualties. S,SS1 of them dead,
listed by the Navy Marine Corps
and Coast Guard for the European
phase of the war.
None Of those totals takes into
account any losses III campaigns
AGAINST Japan.
The overall figures for all ser
vices and all theatres since Pear
llarbor. meanwhile approached the
million mark, with a total of 912.
654 reported through April 80
That number. announced this week
was up 22,lN2 in the past week
i Army casualties have reached SCI.
709 and those of the Navy 1919.
Secretary StimsOn, in Il break
down of the figures, said fighting il
Germany during April cost Amtri
can ground forces. 34.39N casual
ties. including 1924 killed. 25,40
wounded and 3.SG1 missing.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
kiwanians Hear About
Mulholland Co. Plant
Clarence VI. Welch, Executive OF
Local Company. Gave Fine Talk


Some of the mysteffeg or Mr.
lords veneer plant. the j. III. Null
holland Company, were unfoIded
last Tuesday evening by the plant
manager, Clarence NJ. Welch, Jr.
The program was the first of a ser
les of educational talks on various
Milford industries and was arrang-
ed by Joseph Dare
Mr.. Welch in his talk described
the process of peeling the veneer,
stamping out the shapes (spoons,
forks, paddles, pOpsickle sticks,
tongue depreSSOrS, etc., forming
the bowl of the spoon and the fin
ishing and packing. He also dem
onStrated a type of sign making
which the company conducts in
Philadelphia branch.
The members enjoyed learning
about this Milford product which
is known all over the world and
are looking forward to future pro-
grams
j. Francis Blaine, OPA official of
Wilmington. Colonel Dixon of the
Dover Army Air Field and Past
District Governor CliSby Jennel of
Salisbury, were honored guests.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
kiWanis Club
Sponsorins ne
Field Meet
Ribbons And Certificates
Will BE Awarded At
All Day Meet Next
Monday.

The members of the local XII
wants club are sponsoring the an
nual track and field meet for the
elementary and iunior-se high
schools to be held at the high
school grounds next Monday. May
p. beginning at $50 o'clock
The meet will be handled by the
local school officials under the di-
rectiOn OF j. Herbert Nichols.
Judges of the various track and
field events will be kiwanians.
There will be two classes OF en-
trants from the elementary school
and the Junior senior high school.
Each child will be allowed to enter
two track and two field events. TO
date there are 500 entrants 300
from the elementary school and 200
from the Junior senior high school.
This is the second track and field
meet To be sponsored by the XII
wants Club as part of its child vel
fare and community interest pro-
gram. Last years event was out
standing, and this years promises
to be far superior to last years
The public is cordially invited and
urged to attend this meet.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
K @ aria II S
Fine
Talks Monday
c apt ain j. Lockwood
Pratt, 1t. Gene Pratt,
dupont Co. Executives
Spoke At Dinner Meet.

John Annett. chairman of the
program Monday evening, present
ed tor the enjoyment of the local
Rotarians. what was unanimously
proclaimed by members fortunate
enough to be present. the most out
standing program of the year.
Heading the list of speakers was
Milford's own Pratt brothers. Cap
tain j. Lockwood and Lieutenant
Gene, sons of Mrs. j. Lynn and the
late Dr. Pratt, both have served
their country with honor and dis
tinction in the Navy. They We're
introduced by John W. Fry.
Captain Pratt, a graduate of An
napolis. has served through several
phases of the campaign in the Pa
cific During his address he men
toned two of his decorations. one
of which he said he received for
being in the group that was pres
ent during the Jap invasion of the
Philippines, and were driven out
by the then victorious "Nips" and
the second for returning and
smashing the Japs.
Captain Pratt was commander OF
the Inflated medium carried Bis
marck Sea" lost i'll action off 1--we
Jima during the American invasion
of that enemy stronghold.
Lieutenant Gene Pratt. attached
to a land based squadron of Navy
bombers, told of some of the ad
ventures of his unit while cover
ing some 250,000 miles OF water!
waste in the far reaches OF the Pa
cific.
club Treasurer c. Donnan Holz
, mueller made the response to Cap
tain Pratt.
Secretary-elec George I. Mack
lin responded to Lieutenant Pratt.
Appearing on the same program
were two executives of the duPOn
plant at Seaford, j Edward Crock
er and H. r. Fry. Mr.. Crocker tol
the story of the beginning OF nylOl
He illustrated his talk with sample
Of the wonder yarn, cloth. rope
and even screening. In closing h
told the members not to give thel
wives, SWeetheartS too much 'el
couragement about getting thos
nylon hose very soon.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
Health Board Backs
Clean Bottle Campaign
X. &. Beckett Issues Plea For Clean
MILK Bottles

A plea for clean milk bottles to
be returned to the dairies is being
made by X. {. Beckett, director OF
the Division of Sanitation of the
State Board of Health, who points
cut that even the best mechanical
washing equipment in pasteurizing
plants will not thoroughly clean
some of the dirty bottles which are
being returned now by careless
housewives, restaurants and school
cafeterias. Dirty bottles endanger
the safety of Delaware's milk sup
ply.
A safe milk supply for Delaware
is one of the aims of the Sanitation
Division and to that end inspectors
are constantly visiting farms
where milk is produced to inspect
the cleanliness of the barns and
equipment Samples of the milk are
taken by the inspectors to the State
Board of Health laboratory in Do
YER where it is tested to find out
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
Guard VIII Move
Equipment To Camp
In Preparation For The Annual
Summer Encampment

A convoy of % trucks of the Del
aware State Guard this coming
week end will move cots, mattress
es and bedding. Of the Delaware
State Guard from the State Arm
Ory. Wilmington, to the bethany
Beach quarters of the Guard i'll
preparation for the annual sum
mer encampment to he held there
in July and August. Brigadier-Gen-
eral Paul r. Rinard. the adjutant
general said the preparations are
moving satisfactorily.
The Second Battalion of the
Guard, commanded by Major Wal
ter NJ. Deputy, spent last Sunday in
small arms firing at State Rifle
Range, near New Castle. The so
calibre Lee Enfield rifle, 30-calibrt
sub-machine gun and 45-calibre re
volver were fired by Guardsmei
during the day 1t was the battal
ions first outdoor firing of the
year.
The Sunday previous the Firs
Battlion, commanded by Major HOl
land Prettyman, spent the day ol
the range.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
No More Beer For
State War Prisoners
Ma iOr A. +. Flood Makes
Announcement Effecting
Second Service Command

Effective Tuesday morning, May
10, this week German prisoners III
lower Delaware and the remainder
Of the Second Service Command
will not get any more beer, candy,
cookies, crackers, or soft drinks OF
the cola type i'll their compound
post exchanges.
This was announced by Major Ar
thur +. Flood, public relations Of
ficer of Fort DUPONT, headquarters
for the Second Service Command.
At the same time, all smoking
supplies except the "makin's" fol
rolling cigarettes will be discon-
tinued Popular brand cigarettes
have not been sold in the PW can
teens since December IS, although
occasional "offbrand" cigarette.
were supplied. From now on, how
ever, even these will be stopped.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
Bond Rally At
Houston May %
Affair Will Be Held In
Fire Hall, Restricted
Film Will Be Shown

The Mighty Seventh War Loan
Rally for Houston community will
be held in the fire hall in that town
on Friday evening, May 25. accord
ing to an announcement released
today by Senator Robert IL. ierkes,
war finance chairman.
Other members of the committee
who are working hard to make the
rally a success are Postmaster j.
Benton Counselman, Wilbur II.
Jump, Fred Maxwell, Francis G..
Simpson, W. J. Dufendach. Fred
Hayes, Mr.. Torbert, principal of
the school, Russell Hayes, Charles
Hayes, w. Shockley Daugherty,
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
$50 Baby Chicks
For All Members
william EiSenbrey Of Near HOus-
ton, Among The Fortunate IL

The distribution of awards of
$50 baby chicks among Is Della
ware boys and girls to provide an
annual poultry house and equip
ment contest has been announced
by G. r. McCauley, county club
agent supervisor for Delaware.
The main objectives of the Della
ware Boys and Girls All Club pro-
gram for l945 is to produce more
food for the armed forces, and un-
Ger the conditions provided by the
contest these chicks should make
a big addition to total food produc-
cd.
The purpose Of the contest is ia
teach principles of good housing
and to demonstrate the value Of
using good pullorum clean stock.
Two inspections are made OF
each poultry house entered in the
contest. At the end of the contest
period a second inspection is made
and those members who have made
the greatest Improvement are giyer
the awards.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
Legion Auxiliary To
Sell Poppies Here
Mrs. Anthony Summer Mrs. Byron
Gibson Head Up Sale May 25-26

Poppies to honor America S dead
warriors of two World Wars will
be sold in Milford on Friday and
Saturday, May % and 26, according
to plans made by the Milford Unit
Of the American Legion Auxiliary.
The little red flowers will pay
tribute both to those men who have
died for their country in the pres
ent war and to those who fell 2I
years ago in France and Belgium
among the swaying pOppies. The
money that is received for the flow
ers will be used to aid the afflicted
veterans of both wars and their
families.
Extensive preparations for the
observance of Poppy Day are being
made by the Milford Unit of the
Auxiliary here under the leader
ship of Mrs. Anthony Summers and
Mrs. Byron Gibson, unit poppy
chairmen. Everyone in the city will
be able to buy the flowers of re-
membrance from the many volun-
teer workers from the Auxiliary
who will be on the streets al
through the day.
The flowers are made of crepe
paper on the pattern of the wilC
POPPY of Flanders. They have beel
ordered from Florida and Indiana
where disabled veterans made then
under the direction of the State De
partmentS of the Auxiliary. Making
the poppies has helped these veter
ans keep their minds and finger
occupied. causing the Otherwis
tedious months TO pass quickly an
at the same time furnishing tn
men with means of livelihood.
This year it is expected tina
more Americans than ever befor
will wish to wear the pOppies as
salute to the dead soldiers and thei
bereaved families. and as a finai
cial aid to the living but disable
, soldiers and their needy families.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
Adventists Active In
Clothing Campaign
Have Collected Upwards OF 200
Tons for Shipment to CniOrtunateS

Active for weeks in gathering
and preparing clothing for ship
ment to war ravaged countries of
Europe and the Far East, Tne
Seventh-day Adventist church
members are keenly interested in
an official report from church
headquarters revealing that distri-
button among destitute peoples has
already begun.
The first two tons reaching
North Africa brought the word that
the warm clothing and much
needed shoes reached us just in
time"
Reporting more than . hundred
tons of clothing already shipped or
soon to be on the way. WA Butler,
Associate Secretary of the General
Conference Home Missionary De
partment, Washington, ID. c., says
that shipments carrying many tons
are now arriving III Ethiopia. Italy
Belgium, Greece and the Philip
pines. A ten ton shipment is now
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18
Y eterans of
Africa, Europe
Exempt From
Pacific Combat
General Dwight Eisen-
hover Makes AnnOun-
cement On Eve Of
Massive Army Rede-
plOyment.

There will be no more fighting
10th the North African and Euro
pean Campaigns, Gen. Dwight ID.
Eisenhower revealed last Friday
night on the eve of the biggest and
longest migration in history the
Relay redevelopment OF more
than 3,000,0OO soldiers from the
European theatre to the Pacific.
Tie mass transfer of the divi-
Sions and their mountains of equip
ment will be the equivalent of
shifting tie entire population of
I hlca&O from western Europe to
Manila.
Supreme headquarters released a
letter from Eisenhower to all SEN
ior officers saying, We must be
sure that no combat soldier is sent
10 the Pacific who has fought in
10th North Africa and Europe"
Some Nay Stay In Reich
1T may be that some soldiers in
this category will not have suffi-
clent points Ga total of IS service
ana dependency points, to be eli
sible for discharge" he added.
However, these men should be re-
tanned in the European theatre for
the army of occupation as they
should not be required to fieht
another campaign"
AS regards other cases of dis
charge or assignment, Eisenhower
told his officers that we must not
follow blueprint designs rigidly
but must apply established policies
with human understanding. This
required the personal attention OF
the commander in all command
echelons."