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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
Senior League Activity
Starts At YMCA Tonight

YMCA Senior Basketball activi-
ty will get underway tonight at 8
p. M, Adam Smith 'Y' physical di-
rector announced last night.
Smith said that all senior mem
bers over II years of age are in
vited to participate in senior
league play this winter and asked
that all members interested report
to the ~ gym tonight.
Other 'Y' cage leagues will swing
into action later this week. The
Junior Basketball league will
start play Saturday morning at 10.
Boys, IL to Is years of age, are
eligible for the league.
The Sunday School Basketball
league needs two more teams for
play in its senior division, Smith
said. He asked that teams con.
tact him at the YMCA. Age re.
quirements are II years of age and
older.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
Washington Redskins Rout Yanks 81
Cape Fear Tournament
Matches Play Todov

Elimination play in the annual
Cape Fear Country clubs tourna-
ment will begin this afternoon, K.
r. Boehm, club professional, an
nounced last night, with action in
four flights scheduled.
First round matches in all four
flights will be played this week,
with second round matches being
played between Nov. 18 and the
21. Third round play will be held
from Nov. % to Nov. "a. The finals
will be played on Nov. Is.
AS an added feature of today's
opening play, Boehm has sched.
uled a special mixed two ball
event.
Flight parings: First flight, ]. P.
Herring, Jr., VS.. L. C. French, J..
M. johnson VS.. E. c. Hines, Earl
Bouchee VS.. R. P. Huffman, James
I. Mettes VS.. L. r. Black, G. S.
Arthur VS.. Chas. Blake, Hale
Lanier VS.. J. c. Mayfield, L. B..
Orren VS.. W. W. Campbell, David
McEwan VS.. Walker Taylor.
Second Flight: Paul Wilson vs..
DR.. D. B. Koonce, W. D. Mcmillan
VS.. Allen Gravely, j. H. Davis, Jr.,
VS.. N. E. Davis, J. S. Zapf VS.. w.
E. Curtis, Fred Willetts VS.. Jack
Smith, Fred Little VS.. j. H. Sloan,
Ed. Nets VS.. r. L. Davis and DR..
Junius Smith VS.. r. G. Stokly.
Third Flight: r. T. Cowlins VS..
j. I. Jeffreys, r. B. Bell vs.. Rex.
Willis, A. J. Bergen VS.. L. E..
Woodberry, w. T. Benton VS.. N. W.
Humphry, w. H. Averett VS.. Bill
Bozeman, Henry Emerson. VS..
Hooper johnson, o. E. Durant, Sr.
VS.. DR.. D. r. McEachren, and w.
A. Fonvielle VS.. w. B. Long.
Fourth Flight: Horace King VS..
Frank Bailey, A. A. Marshall VS..
B. S. Whaley, @. B. Snipes VS.. E.
R. Harrison, John Dietrich VS.. L.
W. Moore, D. H. carp VS.. F. A.
Matthes, Jr., George Via VS.. W. r.
Smith, A. B. Cheatham VS.. Nor
wood Orrell, Gordon Doran VS..
Ralph Huband, j. K. Paul VS.. F.
P. o'Crowly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12

NEW YORK, Nov. 11-RE You
might say the Army team plays
point-blank football, rolling up tre.
nendous point totals for itseh
while usually blanking the oppo'
sition, but there were several 9TH
er teams, notably Indiana, doing
the same thing last Saturday.
In most quarters, although PROB.
features of the day was the fact
that several games which were ex'
pected to be reasonably close de-
veloped into practically routs.
In most quarters, although pro-
sblv not in the Notre Dame dress
ing quarters, Army was expected
to defeat the Ramblers by q com
Portable margin, but few expected
the score to reach 48. That's going
beyond comfort. That's really lux
ury. -.-.r- =.
The Indiana Minnesota game was
expected to be fairly close, as
most fans are slightly awed by the
very mention Of the Golden Goph-
ers, who for years and years stood
for everything that is mighty on
the gridiron. That Bo McMillin's
Po Lii Boys could crush the once
mighty Minnesotans by such a
49-0, came almost as a shock.
A stumbling, fumbling, bung-
ling Navy team that had managed
to win or tie despite itself was ex-
pected to have both hands full
in It's game with a Michigan team
which had looked really good in
losing to Army and, from all re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
VISITORS STOPPED
BY BAUCH PASSES
T0STEVE EBACARUS
First Half Sees Field Goals
Put Indians Ahead OF
Boston Professionals
BY BUS HAM

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11-P-
Avenging an early-season defeat
Washington's Redskins today
tanned Boston's Yanks, "a to Z.
Avenged is the precise word te
describe the Redskin football vic
tory for the contest quickly deve'
loped into give-and-take affray
where every man had to protect
himself.
The triumph enabled the Red
skins to retain leadership of the
eastern division of the national
professional league.
After two periods that were mar.
red by roughness and penalties
two field goals by Redskin Joe
Aguirre from the % and 37-yarc
lines had represented the only
scoring.
Right after the second-haK kick
off the Washington passing com.
bination, Sammy Baugh to Steve
Bagarus, clicked touchdown.
Baugh Tipped the ball to Bagar'
US in the fiat and the rubberized
former Notre Dame lodged Al
yards for the score with only sc
seconds gone.
Bob Seymour soon shook loose
for a 23-yard run for the second
touchdown, mounting Washing
tons lead to 200.
The Redskins also went over
twice in the final period on 66 and
57-yard drives. Merlyn Condi'
smashed through the last 20 yards
for touchdown No. 8 and the veter
an Wayne Millner took 7-yard
toss from Frank Filchock for the
last one.
Johnny "No-Tape'' Martin.
specialist at running back kick-offs
threw a switch on Boston's lone
successful offensive.
Martin sprinted back As yards
and only a spectacular tackle by
Eastman Filchock prevented the
Oklahoma University product
from going all the way.
Donald Currivan, one-time Bos.
ton College wingman, fielded pas.
ses by Ace Parker and Bob Davis,
one for Al yards and another from
the 8-yard line to save the Yanks
from shutdown.
The Redskins were penalized 12O
yards to Boston's SIS, as 34,7 fans
took their dissatisfaction out on
the officials.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
By WILLIAM TUCKER
United Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Nov. IL WH-
The New Orleans Mid-Winter
Sports Assn. came to town to-
night shopping for bowl talent and
while the import end of the deal
remained unsettled, it quickly be.
came obvious that Alabama, bet.
ter known as Harry Gilmer, will
be home team.
For this delicate merchandising
tour, the Sugar Bowl people quite
naturally selected an executive OF
the Crescent City's biggest depart.
ment store, on the faint notion
that Army might be interested in
Jan. l trip to the bend of the
Mississippi.
In fact, the Louisiana legate
Sam Corenswet, came here with
the wide-eyed idea that Alabama
with Gilmer pitching, could give
Army a heck of ball game if not
beat the Cadets in Sugar Bowl
stadium on New Years day.
Sam was quickly subjected to
an hour-long third degree on the
thesis that Alabama or any other
college team could not stand on
the gridiron with Army more than
two periods without the score sky.
rocketing into the stratosphere in
the Cadets favor.
When the bornbardment ended,
the man from the mouth of the
Mississippi agreed that St. Mary 8
probably would be a better oppo.
nent for Alabama anyway. Then
Corenswet unleashed double.
barreled barrage on his own fav.
orite subject, namely Harry Gil.
mer.
In II years, we have. had the
most terrific games played any.
where on Jan. 1, with never more
than eight points separating the
teams on the final score" he said
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
NEW YORK GIANTS
ROUTED BY EAGLES
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. IL al

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. III Wn)
The Philadelphia Eagles COM
bined the passing Of Roy Zim-
norman, the sticky fingers of
Jack Ferrante and the elusive
running OF Steve Van Buren, to
rout the New York Football Giants,
1917. before 3o,o47 fans today.
Zimmeran and Ferrante connect
ed for two touchdown passes, one
a brilliant 64-yard spiral on the
first play Of the game. Van Buren
crowned a brilliant exhibition of
ball carrying by scoring twice.
One Of his touchdowns was a o.
yards scamper.
The Eagles dominated both the
rushing and passing as they hand
ed the Giants the worst defeat in
the series between the teams. The
long pass from Zimmerman to
Ferrante, who ran Is yards after
making the catch, set Oft the full
power Of the Philadelphia team.
From that point until the Giants
scored two touchdowns in the fl
nal period, the show was all
Philadelphia, with the exception
of first period 23-yard field goal
by Ken Strong. Three penalties,
including one for pass interfer-
ence, helped the Giants move
from their 40 to where Strong
booted his placement.
The Eagles came back with
51-yard drive to score their sec.
ond touchdown, with Zimmerman
connecting with Ferrante for the
final Is yards.
In a matter of minutes, the
Eagles scored again with a 81.
yard march topped by a 22-yard
field goal by Zimmerman. They
rounded the periods scoring when
Van Burden went around end for
three after a Giant tumble gave
the Eagles the ball on the New
York 10.
The Giants marched 50 yards in
nine plays marked by Marion
Pugh's passing to Sam Fox and
HOWE Livingston before Livinas-
ton went over from the six inch
line. Then Van Buren retaliated
with 22-yard gallop. The Eagle
scoring ended when Ernie Steele
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
DURHAM OPEN WON
BY OHIO AMATEUR

DURHAM, Nov. 11-un,-Fr.,,.
stranahan, 23-year-old Toledo a9A n
amateur, put together a II srs ~,
10 today for final score a. NV ~
to win top laurels and a SIN VIII ~.
bond in the $4,000 Durham I,s. rSi
Gee open golf tournament.
Stranahan's victory, marked ~.
second successive time that s .s
amateur has defeated the naid.tor
play golfers within the week y.
Cary Middlecoft, Memphis, Ten, ~
amateur took the north-south tonr
ney at Pinehurst, Thursday
However, Ed (Porky) Oliver
Wilmington, Del, who led ~.
course Friday and Saturday W.. ,a'
only one stroke behind strsnabsss
and collected first place money a,
81 600. In third place was Ben
Hogan, OF Hershey, Pa, with a 27a
He won $500. 80
BY virtue Of being an amateur
stranahan was barred from col.
lecting first place money.
On the 18th hole of the ,ir.,
round, Stranahan sank 12.foo,
putt to give him the title nre
viously held by Byron Nelson.
Oliver, who led through the frs
three rounds, duplicated strans.
hans feat by ramming home II
footer on the final hole for birdie
two to a finish one stroke ahead
of Hogan.
In fourth place was Toney Pen.
ma. Of Dayton, O., who received
$3.50 for a 281. Herman Barron NJ
White Pains, N. Y, was In fifth
place with a 282, and collected
$3.50.
Other money winners and thei,
cards were:
George Payton. Newport News,
Va, a 283 for $3.50; Dutch Harris.
on, Of Chicago, and Denny Shute,
of San Francisco, tied with 28i
for 1884 each.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
EXPERTS STUNNED
BY MIDDLE SCORE
By TED MEIER

NEW YORK, Nov. 11-R)-Sur'
prises popped all over the nation
college gridirons Saturday, bur
perhaps the most significant devel.
opment was Navy's unexpected
crushing of Michigan.
Regarded as fortunate to escape
defeat at the hands Of Pennsyi.
vania and Notre Dame, many
thought little of the Middies'
chances. Instead, the Annapolis
aggregation overwhelmed Michi.
ganb y a larger score than Army S
great team had dunked the VOL
verines earlier in the seasons:
to 7 compared to 28 to Z.
The .Middies' feat pointed ur
more than ever the coming Dec.
H. Army-Navy tangle and over
shadowed the Army's 4s-0 rout o1
Notre Dame for the second
straight year and the startling up
sets scored by Mississippi State
over Louisiana State, 27-20; Ore
gon State over Washington, 7-6;
Brown over Yale, 20-7; Utah over
New Mexico, 21-20; and Texas
Tech over Texas Christian, 12-0.
Also put into the shade by Nays
performance was Indiana's 49-C
trampling of Minnesota, the worst
defeat in Gopher history; Penn
sylvania's decisive 1927 triumph
over previously. unbeaten, united
Columbia and Penn States equally
decisive 27-0 walloping of Temple
that also chopped the Owls off the
select list.
Ohio State squeaked by Pitt, IA.
o; Oklahoma and Northwestern
had to put on last period touch
downs to beat Iowa State, 14-7, and
Wisconsin, 28-14, respectively. The
Oklahoma Aggies, unbeaten and
united, and Texas likewise had
their hands full against Tulsa, T.
6, and Baylor, 21-14, while South.
ern California bounced back from
| its St. Mary's defeat to whip Cali.
fornia, 14-0, and Washington State
upset Oregon, 20-13.
Individual stars were numerous.
Skippy Minisi, who caught the
game-winning touchdown against
Penn in the last Is seconds and
who saved the Middies from de.
feat against Notre Dame with .
nifty last minute tackle, again
sparked Navy by passing for one
touchdown and scoring another.
After Columbia took 10 lead,
Penn's Bob Evans threw four
touchdown passes to crush the
Lions. Bob Fenimore lateraled for
one touchdown and passed for an.
other for the Oklahoma Aggies'
triumph over Tulsa, while Stan
Mcguire, substitute end for Oregon
State, booted the extra point that
virtually squashed Washington S
Rose Bowl hopes. Indiana's George
Taliaferro scored three touch.
downs as the Hoosiers humiliated
Minnesota while Billy Howard in
tercepted a LSU aerial and ran for
Mississippi States winning score
with the count tied at 1920 in the
last quarter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
Sugar Bo1vl Shopping
ForAlaban1a Opponent

We have had a lot Of stars-Sam-
my Baugh of T.C,U., Bob Foxx
of Tennessee and Charley O..
Rourke Of Boston College.
We have seen all kind Of heroics
in a football game. But for my
money, I'll take that tough little
guy from Alabama who played in
cur bowl last year."
Corenswet ratified off Gilner's S
record Of eight conpletions in
eight passing tries against Duke
game which Duke nevertheless
won 20 to 26-and stated solemn.
ly there's never been anything
like it."
He threw one touchdown pass
with four guys hanging on to him.
could have sworn his arms were
pinned to his sides. Yet he jump.
ed up out Of that muddle and
shot the most beautiful clothes.
lines pass you ever saw right into
the arms of his end across the
goal.
Baugh was great passer. So
was Sid Luckman, I guess. But
Gilmer in my judgment tops them
all. If he were just a good passer,
I wouldn't be so excited, but that
guy run on a broken field better
than Steve Var Buren. I saw Van
Buren plenty when he was down
at Louisiana State and you know
what he's doing in the pro league.
So the guy is the greatest pass.
er and ball. carrier I ever saw.
And you know what else? He plays
safely man, and when the other
team doesn't punt he comes up
and backs up the line like. What s
that Army guys name? Oh yeah,
Doc Blanchard"
You can see that as far as Mr.,
Corenswet is concerned, Harry
Gilmer is All-America, if not all.
world.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
IL College. Unbeaten
After Saturday Tits

NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-tR-Only
u college football teams remained
unbeaten and united today as
Columbia, Temple and New Mex
leo went down to defeat for the
first time Saturday.
Columbia took 1927 licking
from Pennsylvania, Temple was
blanked 27-0 by Penn State and
New Mexico was nosed out by
Utah, 21-20.
The unbeaten and united teams:
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
sKYMASTER UPSET

Brooklyn, Nov. IL. - Up - The
First Air Force aces of Mitchell
Field upset the favored A. A. F.
Training Command Skymasters Of
Fort Worth, Tex, in "Bond
Bowl" football game at Ebbets
Field today, "a to 6. The Sky
masters Sc .ed early in the first
period, bu, the Aces came back
with two touchdowns in that period
and one in each of the third and
final quarters. The game, played
in mud and rain, drew 12,515 fans,
but the advance sale assured a
gate" of $6,900,000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
GREENSBORO WINS

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11.-U.P)-
Dick Horne kicked a field goal in
the last two minutes of play to
give the personnel distribution
command from Greensboro, N. c.,
an upset 81 victory over the Fourth
Air Force Flyers today before 49,
goo shivering and wind-blow at
Memorial Coliseum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
JOYCE-STOLZ CLASH

NEW YORK, Nov. 1l-Willie
Joyce, Of Gary, Ind, and Allie
Stolz, of Newark, N. j., clash al
Madison Square Garden tonight in
a 10-round bout that may boost
promoter Mike Jacobs aggregat.
1945 gross receipts over the ST..
100000 mark for the first time,
The gross to date is $780,, 1903.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
Blue Devils, Carolina
Fauorites In Southern

goal line is something Of a feat.
In addition to the four confer.
ence tits, Richmond played out
of the circuit at Charlottesville,
and absorbed a $50 walloping from
unbeaten University of Virginia.
University Of South Carolina S
game Friday night against Miami
University at Miami, Fla, resulted
in a 1913 tie.
The remaining conference mem
ber, Wake Forest, had an open
date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
Saturday Football Scores
BY The Associated Press
Mississippi State n Louisi-

BY The Associated Press
Mississippi State "a Louisi-
ana State 20.
Villanova Al Boston College
0.
Corpus Christi Navy IA, jack
sonville Navy 13.
Wheaton IS Concordie (Riv-
er Forest, Ill., 0.
Central (Pella, Iowa) Col
lege 26 Westehn State (Il.)
TCHRS O.
Florida A. & M. College 81,
Tuskegee 1.
Oak Ridge 1S, Milligan 6.
Springfield (Mo.) TCHRS II.
Pittsburgh (Kans.) TCHRS IL
(tie).
Morris Brown IS Alabama
State TCHRS Z.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12

ran yards to set up Gil Steinke's S
touchdown from the five.
In the final minute, Pugh pass
ed Z yards to Livingston, and then
passed 81 more to Frank Leibel
for the last Giant score.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
AZTECA TKO WINNER

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 11.-tB-
Kid Azteca, Mexican welterweirht
champion, knocked out Babv
Zavala Of Mexico City last night in
the ninth round Of a scheduled t.n'
round fight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
PITT, LIONS, RAMS
PRO GAME. 'VlCTORS

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 11-(P -
Bullet Bill Dudley celebrated his
return from the war today by
scoring two touchdowns and add.
ing the extra points as the Pitts.
burgh Steelers tailed three times
in the final quarter to down the
Chicago Cardinals, $50 in their
National League gootball game.
CHICAGO, Nov. 11-WD- The
Detroit Lions, with Quarterback
Cotton Price pitching "strikes"
in the clutch, staged a two-touch-
down rally in the last quarter to-
day to defeat the Chicago Bears.
IS to %, and remain tied with the
Cleveland Rams for first place in
the Western Division OF the Ma
tional Football league.
The Bears, who dumped the
Green Bay Packers out of first
place last Sunday, apparently were
headed for their second straight
upset before 27,791 chilled fans at
Wrigley Field until Price started
his precision passing to beat the
Bears quarterback 81 Luckman
at his own game.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 11-P}-
Cleveland's Rams unleashed a
furious first quarter blitz, then
settled down to play brilliant de-
fensive ball and topple the Green
Bay Packers 20 TOT in a National
Football league game here today.
The defeat virtually eliminated
the Packers from championship
consideration.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
Pro Standings

SUNDAYS RESULTS
Pittsburgh %. Chicago Cardinals o.
Cleveland 20, Green Bay I.
Philadelphia SO, New York II.
Washington "a, Boston Yanks :
Detroit IS, Chicago Bears %.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-12
NEXT sUNpAY,s scHrn,,,,

Cleveland at Chicago Cardinals.
Detroit at New York.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Green Bay at Boston Yanks.
Chicago Bears at Washington.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
0PA Ups Ceiling
$ on Newsprint

WASHING.TON. March %
INSl The OPA announced to-
day that manufacturers ceiling
prices for newSprint will be IN
creased s. a ton because Of higher
pulpWood -produCuon -cust2-
Effective today the increase
viii make the ceiling price SCI a
Ton for STANDARD ncvSprnt de-
llyorcd 10 SO port cities
(UP reports that the m
crease uH cost newspapers
STO,OOO,OOO.)
OPA said the increase is the
first since Sept. I. l943. and third
since prEe control was invoked in
March, h9i2
OPAj explained that all news
print paper SOLD m the United
States will bc governed by the
new ceilings
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Gen. Clay TO Handle
German Civil Affairs

w SHING TON. March %
UFl Mai Gen. LuciuS d. Clay
bf the army procurement section
today was appointed deputy "a
Gen Eisenhower 10 handle civil
affairs M occupied Germany.
Clay. now deputy 10 War Mo-
hili1atIon Director ByrneS will
leave in a few days to Join EiSen-
howcr's staff President Roosevelt
announced
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
'MeameSf War Fraud
Barred int. =. Suit

NEW YORK, March % up
The government today filed a
~ count criminal information
against DR. Abraham FrcItag. IS.
charging that he made more than
S5OOOO in the black market on
materials allotted 10 him for
bandagcS for wounded scrviccmen.
L. S. Attorney John + y Me-
Gohcy said:
This il probably one of the
meaneSt of war fraud viola
tiOns We have had. IL operated
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Luce Gets BLESSING
For All u. 5. Women

VATICAN CITY. March %
tUP' Pope Pu> today received
Rep. Clare Booth Luce ,Rl Of
Connecticut in n private audience
and entrusted her 10 convey his
bcncdiction on all women IN the
United States
In Commute cordial conyer-
sation he told her he hoped
American women, through their
great influence. would contribute
at the end OF the war toward the
rc-CStabliShmcnt Of true peace
throughout the world
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
First Lady 10 Attend
San Francisco Farley

VA SHTNGTON March %
INSl Mrs Franklin y. Roose-
Welt SAID today she planned 10
accompany the President 70 the
opening days ceremonies of the
United Nations conference a. San
Francisco on April -.
III will he an interesting oc-
caSion, historically she said II
will have no special responsible
ity, hut will simply he sight
seer"
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
s 900 Strike in England

LONDON. March. 29 rUPi
Production Was halted today by
q -ItdOWu strike OF 5000 north
Wo>t England aircraft engineers
when their demands for abolition
of a plecework wage system were
refused.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Calls Saloons
Contact Spots
For Disease

Nine prominent downtown and
midtown bars were named by the
army today aS having been CON
tact" spots for scores Of soldier
who have contracted social dis
eases m the Detroit area IN the
last cIght months.
The accusation was made by
Col James Hall, medical officer
.of the Sixth Service Command
during meeting attended bl
army navy health department
and liquor commission representa-
tINcS
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Ike SIunlpcd
Patfon's S p e e d Too
Much for Him

LONDON. March IS UP1-
True or not 'hI> l> tho way they
are telling It around London to-
day
An Allied official asked Gen.
Eisenhower whore Gen Patton
commander of tho L. : Third
Army. was al the moment
II don't Know. Eisenhower
replied. II haven't heard from
him for three hours"
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
EarIy's Successor Sworn

w a : II ! \ G. + Q y. March %
GNS)-Jonathdn Daniels was
sworn in today aS a White House
secretary in charge of press rela-
tons. succeeding Stephen T. Early
who viii leave m June.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Baruch in Londor

LONDON, March 2q up
Bernard NJ BaruCh arrived in
London today for a brief visit on
undlScloScd business. He IS ex-
peCted 10 confer with Prime
Minister Churchill soon.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Essen OutfIanked by British

opposition which for considerable time held the
DIST Army group Field Marshal Montgomery check at the
northern reaches Of the Rhine faded As result the
British Second Army under 1t Gen. Dempsey burst upon
the fiat plains of Westphaa sweeping into Duelmen and
importing Muenser It. Simpsons American Ninth Army
Ruhr
time since the war began had complete blanket
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Censorship Keeps Positions Secret

Gigantic mechanzed forces of the United States and
Great Britain supported by Canadian and other imperial
troops and the revaed army of France pushed forward
far east of the Rhine in half dozen sectors from the
of the Ruhr valley the north to Mannheim in the south
against resistance that spOtty at best and completely
disOrganized at the worst.
Because Of the censorship ordered by Gen Esen
hover and welcomed by the fighting forces view of its
ribuon Germanys bewiderment virtually impossible
dneate obctves of the drives much less to
chart positions of the advancing armies.