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GANDHI DEMANDS PEOPLES WAR FDR IHDIA WHILE
JAP DOMDERS RAIH NEW FIRE BOMBS ON BATAAN
U. $. and Free
French Resume
African Contacts
WASHINGTON. April 4 <UP) —
An Aneriom contact with the free
**ene*» force* operating In A/rtca
y* <riahH«had today with a State
Department announcement that a
WHMUiate general is being organlaed
at Brazzaville, the capital of French
Equatorial Africa.
The departments announcement
■aid the step was taken because of
tlw importance of French Equato-
rial Africa In the united war effort.
The American policy Is to deal
*ith the French authorities where
they are in effective control of
French territories. The establish-
ment of the consulate general In
Bramavllle recognises the Free
French as the controlling power
there
Maynard Barnes.
elgn service officer
Brownwood Bulletin
BROWNWOOD, TEXAS. SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1942
VOL. 41, NO. 171
Bluebonnet
Veteran Austin
Team Favored
To Annex Title
Relays Finals Tonight
By JOE BELL
Favorable weather conditions, ex-
cept for a tricky 'wrlnd from the
south, put the finishing touches on
American for- » perfect setting today for the
will be consul flm annual running of the Blue-
general St Brazzaville. He plans to bonnet Relays
go there at condition of his present Largest track crowd ever aasem-
leare of abamcc In this country. In b>ed in this section of Texas was
the meantime Laurence Taylor is en expected to overflow the mam
route to Bramavllle to open the of- stadium at Brownwood High field
flee. ' tonight to witness the 33-event fl-
»’ most recent posts were In nals between more than 300 college.
Iceland and Paris.
Texas USO Will
Ask SIM
During Campaign
' AUSTIN. April 4—(UP'—United
Bmvlte Organization workers meet-
ing hare yesterday afternoon made
plans to false 11.100.000 in Texas
for entertainment of men In the
The drive will be under chair-
of Harry O. Weiss of
It will begin May 11 and
4.
the conference beside
were Maj Gen
HBgnder of
Corps 'Area, and
Stevenson.
wm*
Feb. 16 Registrants
To Get Occupational
Questionnaires
ty Draft Board today
that they are to send
questionnaires
to all men who were reg-
Me. 1C. 1*43. The ques-
have been mailed to the
board by the state board and
UMm wffl be sent out by the local
Urn occupational questionnaire
Win b* sent out before the regular
Mum tiffins tra which has been rent
to all other man who were registered
In the two previous resigtrations
Men who were registered Feb. 14
will also receive the regular question-
naires later.
The occupational questionnaire
win bo sent to an men registered In
fee first two registrations at s later
date, according to information re-
ceived by local officials.
Purpose of fee occupational ques-
tionnaire is to determine the pres-
ent employment activities and skills
•nd t MU ties of registrants
The data obtained from the ques-
tionnaire will be forwarded to the
National Roster of Scientific and
Specialised Personnel and to the
United State* Employment Service
It win be seed by the federal agen-
das, respectively, to locate persons
with Certain professional and scien-
tific qualifications and those that
have suits or aptitudes In critical
er rssrntlal occupations for the ul-
timate purpose of achieving a more
complete and efficient utilization of
the nation’s manpower In the war
production program.
Mdrind Rosarva* to Ld«rn
Swimming in Shark Waters
HAMILTON. N Y.. April 4 <UP’
—The best methods of swimming
m ody or shark-infested waters will
be ta**ht to students in s forth-
coming course. Colgate University
announced today. Sixty students
vho bars enlisted in the Marine
Corps i sees n or Nary courses will
form the firm swimming class
With 350,000 Naw Tiras,
Firm Gats Only Ratraadi
CH1UOPBE. Maas.. April 4 <UP> —
•nie U. S. Rubber Co . which has
Bore 359.000 new tiros in Its
warehouse, asked the ration-
tng board for permission to use
four tiros on a company truck The
beard instructed the company to
MW fee old ones retreaded.
army, high school and high school
Junior competitors.
Color background for tonight's
mammoth affair which begins at
• o'clock, will be furnished by the
crack 90-piece Brownwood High
band under direction of E P.
Thompson. Jr., and a trio of “Girls
in Blue''—Miss Mina Jean Barnes
of Brownwood High, Miss Ruth
Thomason of Daniel Baker and
Miss Jean Cash of Howard Payne.
Every champion of the three di-
visions of the Bluebonnet Relays
will be presented awards by one of
the “Olrls In Blue "
Prelint Thto Aftarnaaa
Preliminaries for the relays were
to begin this afternoon at 3 o'clock
with 25 high schools. Howard
Payne. Abilene Christian and Camp
Bowie represented
Still favored to cop the major
share of trophies and awards in the
high school division was Coach
John Keel's Austin High team,
which was a top contender at the
Texas Relays last weak after aa-
nexrng the team titla of the Brody
Relays three weeks earlier How-
ever. Brady's pefinnlal District «
championship squad, Bruekenridg*.
Ssn Angelo and possibly Brown-
wood had chances of undermining
the Austin team's chances for the
high school championship
Brady, led by Archie Nance, hurd-
ling specialist, whose time of 15
seconds fist over the high hurdlss
has not been bettered this season
In Texas, has been tabbed as one of
the outstanding track performers In
state high school circles He won
district and regional titles a year
ago, and has already Improved con-
sistently this season
Starter for races today and to-
night is Joe Bailey Cheaney. the
former Howard Payne coach, who is
now mentor at Southwest Texas
State of San Mafcos. Head referee
of the meet Is Ton to Coleman, the
burly track enthusiast of Abilene
Christian College. Coleman, whose
track team* have never failed to
place In any meet they entered
throughout Texas *knd the nation,
has brought a Wildcat team to com-
pete in the high hurdles, field and
relay events.
Ms Owens Heads Shew
Still considered the highlight per-
former of the entire meet is How-
ard Paynes All-America Pete Ow-
ens If the wind shuts down by
tonight, the spectators at the Jun-
ior Chamber of Commerce sponaor-
ed meet may see a 1943 Texas rec-
ord in the 120-yard high hurdles.
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TESTIFY AT STANDARD OIL HEARING—Adelf Barit, Jr„
ant Secretary ef State, left, and Wna. Lavatte. Caounerc
Latta-American expert, testifying before a Senate Committee on the
Standard Oil ef New Jersey’s South American deals. iNEA Telephoto).
Don't Waste Water While Tie-In
Being Made of New Pump Facility
The Weather
thund-
ecntral portion.
In temperatures
mwgT TEXAS—Occasional light
rnlns fe> Dal Rio-Eagl* Pass section
j—* of the Pacos river. Tem-
this afternoon and to-
ShrwlH be about the same as dur-
3th* xnsrioos M hours
UNION SUNRISE
EASIER SERVICE
SUTED SUNDAY
A union sunrise Easter service will
be held Sunday morning beginning
at 7 IS at the Central Methodist
church.
The Rev. Roy Curtis, pastor of
the First Christian church will pre-
side. The program includes hymns.
Scripture and responsive readings,
prayers, and Easter meditations.
' Brownwood ministers taking part
in the sunrise service Include the
Rev. j M. Bradford. Coggln Avenue
Baptist pastor; the Rev. C. P.
Owen, pastor of the First Prasby-
terlan church; th# Rev. John Rid-
dle. Melwood Avenue Baptist pas-
tor; the Rev Leslie A. Boone, pas-
tor of the First Methodist church;
the Rev David A. Johnson, pastor
of th* Austin Avenue Presbyterian
church and th* Rev. Chet C Hen-
son. pastor ol th* Central Methodist
church.
3 MORE SHIPS
SUNK BY SUBS
WABHINOTON. April 4—<UP' —
The Navy Department amounted,
today that three more mefehafiT'
vessels have been torpedoed off the
American shores
A medium sized U 8 merchant
vessel was torpedoed off th# At-
lantic coast.
A medium sued Latvian merchant
vessel and a small Canadian mer-
chant vessel were torpedoed In the
Caribbean area several weeks ago,
the Nary said
This brought to 11 the number
of merchant ship torpedoing! an-
nounced by the Ntvy this week
86,709 Provided
For Bowie Work
AUSTIN Texas. April 4 (UP) —
Gov Coke R. Stevenson was notified
today of presidential approval of
$*75.000 additional WPA expendi-
tures in Texas
The projects Included the follow-
ing
Camp Bowie improvements. $30.-
709
1,200 Car Rapair
Experts Wil B$
Sought for Army
NEWS IN BRIEF
LONDON. April 4 (UP> -British
plsnes opened a strong daylight at-
tack today on French occupied ter-
ritory.
The raid apparently centered at
a point south of Boulogne on the
invasion coast.
NEW DELHI. India. April 4 <UP>
—Reinforced Japanese airplane
squadrons, opening a new offensive
on the Burma front, are attacking
savagely the British empire rear
guards north of Prome and have
bombed Mandalay and two central
Burma towns, a Burma command
communique revealed today.
AH residents of Brownwood were
asked today to cooperate and re-
frain from unnecessary use of water
this afternoon and night so that a
connection may be mads to a new
pump at tbs filtration plant without
causing any serious waetr shortage.
The request eras made by officials
of the Brown County Water Im-
provement District so that a serious
emergency will not occur when the
new connection to undertaken
M lWC*up to the new system
tonight to not expected to take but
a few hours However, during that
time all pumping faculties wUl have
to be stopped During that time
water to Brownwood mains wUl be
supplied entirely by the reservoir.
There will probably be no se-
rious shortage." Herman Bettis,
manager of the Water Improvement
District said. “However, this can
be almost totaUy assured if the
people of Brownwood will refrain
from watering their lawns and flow-
ers. from washing cars and other
wsys in which water will be un-
necessarily used."
Cafa Operator and Wifa
KiMad in Car Accidant'
HOUSTON. April 4 (UP)-Bryan
O'Neal 34. cafe operator, and his
wife. 54 were killed instantly last
midnight when their automobile
plunged into a ditch at th* end of
a dead-end street A couple riding
with them was not hurt.
Three brothers of Humble were
injured In their overturning car
south of Houston. Albert Ooas, 19,
the driver, suffered a broken back;
Calvin Ooas. 31, s broken neck, and
Hamer Ooas, 37, cuts and bruises.
CAMP WOLTERS, April — (UP)
—The work of recruiting s special
ordnance battalion for oversea#
service lay ahead today for C M.
Johnson. 45-year-old Dallas auto-
mobile dealer, who was chosen by
Auto Association leaders of six
states to do the job as an Army
lieutenant colonel
Lt Col Johnson's task is to re-
cruit in leas than 30 days a force at
1J00 specialists from Texas. Okla-
homa. Arkansas. Missouri. Louisiana
■nd Mississippi to maintain me tor
temperature — i can. trucks armament, tanks and
M. j the other items at ordnance.
Braaks into Housa to Got
Picturo of Young Womon
DALLAS. April 4 (UP)-A girl's
picture often to something to be
valued, but a young man In Dellas
may soon have time to ponder
whether one was worth breaking
Into a house to obtain.
Mrs. Cattle Higgins told polio*
today that someone cut a window
screen, entered and took the frantod
picture of s young woman from a
wall She said she had "a good
Idea" who took the picture and
gave his name to
U. S. and Nazi
Firms Tie-Up
Scored Heavily
WASHINGTON. April 4—iUP> —
Chairman Harry 8 Truman. D ,
Mo of the Senate committee in-
vestigating the war program today
that evidence before his group In-
dicates that agreement* between
American firms and I O Farberi-
tndustrie have retarded American
development of rubber, aluminum
and magnesium
He told reporters that other crit-
ical materials may be affected by
cartel arrangements but that evi-
dence presented thus far shows the
nation “Is feeling a pinch" on the
three products listed because of
agreements with the Oerman chem-
ical trust
Parben. he said, managed to se-
cure agreements in these fields un-
der which American production was
severely restricted. The present
hearings on synthetic rubber, he
added, were "only the most dra-
matic example ”
Rayburn R#$ts but Will
Dfeivar Two Addrasias
BONHAM. April 4— (UP) —
Speaker at the House 8am Ray-
burn. who cams home from Wash-
ington to rest for a few daya. but
spent his first day back In Texas
on a busy round at visits in Den-
ison. was at his farm near Bon-
ham today.
A little late In getting started,
h* now was taking Ilfs easy.
Rayburn will break Into his
"loafing schedule" Monday with an
appearance at th* dedication of a
$100,000 NY A work center in Den-
ison, an address at Psrrln Field’s
Army Day celebration later In th*
afternoon. and another speech
Tuesday at Sulphur Springs.
STORES TO CLOSE AT
NOON FOR ARMY DAY
Brownwood stores will close from noon to • p. m. Monday for the
Army Day activities at Camp Bowie, Elmer Haynes, manager of the
Brownwood Merchants «Assodation, announced after a meeting of the
directors of the association Friday afternoon.
The noon closing hour will give downtown workers time to sat lunch
before going to the camp for the
MacArthur Asks
Americans To
Pray for Him
OEN MAC ARTHURS HEAD-
QUARTERS. Australia. April 4—
iUP>—Gen Douglas MacArthur
said today In an Easter massage:
"At the altar where I first joined
the sanctuary of Ood I ask you to
seek Dtvtn* guidance for me In
the great struggle that looms
ahead.'*
The massage waa sent to th* Rev.
William Postell WUsell. rector of
Christ Church. Episcopal. Little
Rock, Ark., where Oen MacAr-
thur was born and baptised.
Mac Arthur's message was sent In
response to a message from Dr.
WUsell, who said:
“The church of your bapttom
sends Easter greetings and expres-
sions of faith and loving pride to
you "
Oen MacArthur eessiarTud today
with Prune Minuter John Curtin.
Th* talk was one ef a aerie# ta
which MacArthur haa engaged this
weak qlth Australian cabinet min-
isters. officials and officers. Inci-
dent to his lining up ef bto supreme
Southwest Pacific command
It waa expected that MacArthur
would be able soon to make an
announcement at his completion of
organizational work
Nazi* Tslcs Radium
In French Hospital*
LONDON. April 4 (UP)-A Brit-
ish radio broadcast asserted today
that the Oermans were confiscating
radium in French hospitals.
956 Daathlass Days Record
Hung Up by Sy
SWEETWATER,
This Wait Tbxas City
its Death day without
talttgr within th
Suggested Names
For War Pile Up
On F.D.R/s Desk
By UNITED PRESS
The nation today
name for this war.
President Roosevelt started th*
collective head-scratching Be ask-
ed th* people to niggest a name for
the worldwide conflict Within an
hour the calls started pouring in
to newspapers and radio stations
there were plenty of
elaborate Army Day program.
Stores which customarily remain
open *t night will reopen their
doors at 6 p. m.
Brownwood city schools will close
Monday, E. J. Woodward, superin-
tendent. has announced.
II
This morning telegrams—all con-
taining names for the war—are pil-
ing up on the President's desk In
Washington
On* war title that found early
favor cam* from a taxi driver who
drives his hack past the White
House dally Luvurn Byrd said:
"Why not call it The People's
War?’"
Prom all over the country a flood
tide of names rolled in—"War
Aeainet Jaoenzlsm." "Muss-Htro-
Hltier War." "Your War." The
Democratic Crusade." “All-Out
War." ’"Jh* Knock-Down Drag-
Out’’ and "Bril Madness " Th*
names varied with the viewpoint.
Tony Marino, Washington news
dealer, was asked what he thought
It ought to be called
"I haven’t , given lt much
thought.’ Tony replied. "I just call
It The War* "
Free Pictures to
Be Shown Tonight
At Memorial HaH
wmiam J. Haas, U 1. Army
officer in charge of the
hall station, said today
that motion ptetaras will bs shown
free tonight at 1:11 o'clock on th*
front lawn ef Memorial hall In
connection with th* Sinclair Flight
Trainer exhibition.
Th* pictures—"Wings of Btssl"
and "Here Come th* Tanks"—will
be furnished by the Army Recruit-
ing sendee and will be shown on
a portable screen on th* lawn to
the crowd gathered to fly th* flight
The public to Invited to witness
RAIL COMMISSION SETS
OIL HEARING APRIL 20
AOTOM. April A-<UP>—Ttat
its
tor April »
'
Pelley Arrested
On Charge Of
Aiding Enemies
WABHINOTON. April 4 (UP»—
Th* Justice Department today an-
nounced th* arrest of William Dud-
ley Pelley. founder of the “Stiver
Shirts" of America, on charges of
“Intent to interfere with th* opera -
tion or success of th* military or
naval forces of the United States
or to promate th* auceess of Ns
tnmiH m
Felly was taken tut# sustedy El
Daman, Conn., on
nay Otnersl Frai
will b* tried In
w!»$fg a warrant hi
by a United States
He was charged wtt
ttvtty under the 1*17 eapfenage act.
A conviction might Mtf $o a maxi-
mum sentence of up to 34 year* k»-
prtoonment or a $14,000 fin* or both.
Peltyk apprehension was an-
nounced by Acting Attorney Gen-
eral Charles Pahy who said that
Pelley had made "fata* statements
intended to Interfere with the sue*
dees of th* military and naval forces
of the United States and Intended
to promote the success of our ene-
mies .’’ In his magazine. "Th* 0*11-
lean *
Pelley was convicted In 1915 In
North Carolina of violating the
states blue sky law regulating false
of securities.
Praised Dias CsswIUm
Testifying before the Dies com-
mittee in February 1949. he lastoerl
the work of the committee In com-
batting "un-American activities"
Th* committee, however, denounced
him as "s self-styled Hitler' and "a
racketeer ehgaged In mulching
thousands of dollars annually from
his fanatical and wtfH followers.”
His silver shirts organisation was
characterised by the Dies commit-
tee m "probably the largest, bast-
financed. and certainly th* bast
publicised Fascist organization In
th* country.
Pelley’s magazine. "The Gab-
lean." suspended publication re-
cently when ceratin Issues were de-
clared non-mailable by th* pastof-
flee depertinent.
Bom in Lynn. Mass , in 1190. Petty
for several years centered his activi-
ties in Asheville. N. C., where In
1939. he founded the League of
Liberation. Later he established
there the foundation for Christian
economies and Oattahad college
U. S. Envoy
Called In
For Talks
By JOHN R. MORRIS
UnlM Prase Par Easters Mansgar
(Copyright. 1943, by United Press)
NEW DELHI, India, April 4—
(UP)—Mohandas K Oandhl, spir-
itual leader of India’s million*, to-
day approved r statement warning
Orest Britain that Indian akl Is
dependant upon making "the mass-
es feel that the war is a peoples
war and the government is a peo-
ples government "
Oandhl approved the statement
given to the United Press by his
ablest lieutenhnt. O. Rajagopal-
aehari, at a moment when leaders
of the All-Indian Congress (ma-
jority party were putting special
emphasis on Oandhl'» attitude to-
ward the threat of Japanese Invas-
ion .
Duty to Ceantry First
"Our duty to the country comes
first," President Maulana Abul Ka-
lam Azad at the Congress said
earlier, emphasizing that efforts at
the moment were concerned chiefly
with “ouf duty in case of a Japa-
nese attack "
Th# principal conference on the
British plan for post-war dominion
status today was a meeting of Azad
and Jawahartal Nehru with Gen.
Sir Archibald Wavyll and Cripps,
who also conferred with Louis A.
Johnson, personal representative of
President Roosevelt in India
(The All-India radio said that
Azad. Nehru and Ware 11 conferred
this evening at British headquar-
ters and then called on Cripps at
his residence).
The conference* were concerned
primarily with the Congress’ de-
mand for greater control of defense
of India during the war and lt
waa on that point and on recent
American press comment on India
that th* United Press asked Gand-
hi far a statement
Gandhi, disturbed by news that
his wife was ill at Wardha, re-
ferred fee request to Rajagopala-
whose statement he ap-
Sfc_.
SSJS.'
(the transfer of gov-
additlon la the Bnt-
maintaming control
tot save India The
see this.
Texans Electing
8,000 Trustees
AUSTIN, April 4 (UP)—Texas
voters today art electing approxi-
mately SHOO school trustees in mere
than 35,000 school district* of the
state.
Little interest has been displayed
in the dtotricst and a light vote was
Indicated by early polling
Under an act of the Mat Legisla-
ture. school districts wUl have to
pay th* expanses of th* etoritons.
rvruMriy km con m pin irocn im
To prevent ol
freezing teachers
two years
May 1.
MAN HOLDING 12 TOWN
OFFICES ENTERS ARMY
(UFi-TWels#
bs MA span w
54. M
Welfare, th* Beard sf Health
£S*Sr?S
likt*.* psaMAwiI a* to?8*2
’The Mtotod—far too belated -
declaration (for post-war dominion
status) felled to evoke enthusaUra
bees use of the British refusal, which
cannot be understood, even at this
late hour to Install a truly national
government inviting it to take up
responsibility for defense
"In these days of uncertainty,
schemes for the future have little
value to the people who wept over
the Malays incident!
"At the present moment, defense
to practically the whole govern-
ment Sir Stafford Cripps reserves
defense ss s British responsibility.
“The leaders (of the Congress)
feel they cannot prevent hostility
toward the British unless the mass-
es feel the war Is s peoples war and
the government to a peoples gov-
2 Killed, Seven
Missing in Plane
BOXSS. Ida. April 4 <UP)—Two
men were kitted and seven miming
today tn the crash of an Army heavy
bomber near Bridge. Ida., about 10
miles from th* Utah-Idaho border,
the Oowen Field Public Relations
office announced
. Wreckage of the big ship was
found by s searching plane. Capt
R. 8. Otbbs, Public Relations officer,
said.
Two man were found dead In the
wreckage of the four-motored craft,
but th* other seven members of the
crew were missing, the searching
party reported.
Otbbs said there was no trace of
th* missing crew members. Of-
ficers believed the men may have
token to parachutes or walked away
from the plans after the crack-up.
Th* bomber had been on a rou-
tine training flight between Hill
Field Army air depot at Ogden.
Utah, and Oowen Field tn Botoe.
Hill Field Is about 159 miles south-
east of tbs crash seen*. Th# ship
toft HU1 Field last (tight and was
In Boise at 10 p. m.
Special Session
Of 35th District
Court Ordered
A special
an of 55th District
eauto by District
ef DIs-
Russia Has
New Armies
In Reserve
By MACE JOHNSON
United Prom Staff Citraependaw*
WASHINGTON. April ♦—(UP) —
Japanese artillery and dive-bomber*
laid down new bombardments en
Lieut Oen. Jonathan M Waln-
wright's lines In Bataan but eretw
unable to disrupt hi* forces, the
War Department reported today.
"Prom the Intensity of th* fir*
lt was assumed that It era* pre-
liminary to a ground attack. How-
ever, no attack developed, the de-
partment said on th* basts of re-
ports received up to 9:50 a. m ,
EWT
Corregldor Island underwent Ifw ’
13th successive day at aerial bom-
bardment but suffered no damage.
The department reported that Jap-
anese planes yesterday used a new
type of bomb which "burst in the
sir with hugh flames, some of them
exploding high above the Island "
Unexplained Purpese
War Department officials said
they could not say what signifi-
cance to attach to the fact that the
Japanese were using these new
bombs
Anti-aircraft batteries on Corre-
gidor shot down two more
Japanese bombers and
damebed two otbefs,” the
ment said. This brought to 17 tbs
number of enemy bombers brought
down by Oorregidor’s deadly anti-
aircraft weapons since the current
raids begin, and to 34 the number
they hare shot down since the war
suited.
These guns have been so success
ful that most of the raiders In re-
cent days have stayed high In th#
sky. dropping many of their bombs
In Manila Bay.
NEW DELHI. India, April 4—
(UP»—Reinforced Japanese air-
plane squadrons, opening's new of-
fensive on the Burma front, are
attacking savagely the British Em-
pire rear guards north of From* and
have bombed Mandalay and^twa
command communique revaatod tn*
day. Y
Russia Indicated today that mil-
lions of tough reserves, trained and
hardened all wfetor In the Bfeerian
mows beyond the Urals, arera ready
for action against Oerman efforts
to ftsrt a spring offensive.
The Soviet news agency Teas rwe
ported that first large contingent*
of these reserves had passed (heir
"tests" with excellent results Pre-
sumably Tass meant they had
scored succesees against the Nazis.
The new armies acme from every
part of the Soviet. Toss said They
include hardy peasants and rough-
riding Cossacks, who have been
hacking the Germans all winter,
and all have received special train-
ing as snipers, trench mortar crews,
anti-tank and mad
the agency reported.
ore heavy
"probably
'1
Italy, Britain to
Exchange Prisoners
LONDON. April 4 (UP)—The Dor-
elgn office announced today that
repatriation of seme took and
wounded Imperial prinam tram
Italy and Italian prisoners hum th*
Middle East ' was due to start short-
ly tn the Mediterranean area.
The announcement rnkl the Ital-
ian and British prisoners would ba
exchanged from hospital ships at
Smyrna. Turkey The exchange will
involve soldiers who have bean In
and convalescent homes.
Boys WKo Lost Homg Town
Swggthggrts Spond ’Lovg
Insurgnco' With Stars
HOLLYWOOD. April 4 (UP>—gtx
Camp Cattan soldiers who Mat their
girl friends "back home" spent thatt
“levs insurance" today with Adeem
Janet Blair and five of her fellow
workers at Universal studios.
The aoidtors had collected about
$15 In "benefits'' paid by "Love In-
surance. Lid." a mutual organisa-
tion of Camp Cattan men. Pay-
ments are made to men who Ma*
their girl friends.
The actressm .met the soldiers at
the station and took them on a
tour of Hollywood
Horn# of Thom#* Mann Ono
Of 3,000 R«xtd by Bombs ■
STOCKHOLM. April 4 (UP)—
that British planes th their raid on
Luebeck last Saturday
1.000 houses, including th*
home of Thomas Mann, world fa-
mous novelist now m the Uultod. J
States. The death toll ma* put at
mors than 300 and wa
APARTMENTS TODAY /
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