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NAZIS ARE EVACUATING SICL
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LES BOMBED
JAPS WARM
MAINLAND
TO BE NEXT
By United Press
Japanese imperial headquart-
ers announced American bomb-
ing planes raided the northern
end of Japanese Kurile Island
chain Thursday, and nervous
enemy propagandists warned
^heir people it was another fore-
runner of U. S. attacks at the
heart of Japan.
"The Japanese army air corps
immediately intercepted them
and shot down three," the com-
jrtunique said.
9 "One Japanese plane has not
yet retnrned to its base."
The communique was broad-
rast by Tokyo radio and record-
ed by United Press, San Fran-
v'isco.
® Tokyo broadcasts recorded by
the Federal Communications
commission said the attack on
the Kurlies was made at 7:20
a. m. today Japanese time (6:20
_p. m. EWT Wednesday) by
^•"ive B-24 Liberators and three
B-17 Flying Fortresses based in
the Aleutians.
It was possible the bombers
had hit for the second time at
—the Paramushiru Naval-Air base
*705 miles off Attu, westernmost
of the Aleutians. Paramushiru
guards the northern approach-
es to the Japanese home islands.
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- A .Tokyo broadcast designed
'lor listein.-rs" in Japan warrt'd
that "further appearances of
enemy planes from the north are
to be expected" and the latest
raid resulted from "positive
.measures" by the United States
•Ao strike "our mainland Japan."
According to the Tokyo ver-
sion, the raids were repulsed by
ground fire.
MOTHERIS
SOUGHT FOR
KILLING 3
n MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 12—
-'(UP) — Three children were
hacked to death here early to-
day in their sleep and police
were seeking the mother in con-
nection with the triple-slaying.
The children's heads were
Crushed and their bodies badly
smashed.
Police were looking for Mrs.
Mildred Davison, 37, mother of
the three.
The victims were Norma Jean
Parker, 15, Robert L. Davidson,
seven, and Peggy Ann Davidson,
three months old.
Robert Davidson, father of
the two younger children and
^ytep-father of the eldest, said
that he fi und the children dead
at about 7 a. m.
Davidson, an employe of a
By Leo H. Peterson
UP Staff Correspondent
NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y„
Aug. 12 — (UP) — His famous
cigar tilted and alight. Prime ] jn the last 10 days
FLIGHT FROM
ISLE NOW IN
FULL SWING
LONDON, Aug. 12—(UP) —
Edward Gilling, Exchange Tele-
graph news agency correspond-
ent with the British Eighth army
in Sicily, reported today that
the German evacuation of Sicily
is "now in full swing."
Thousands of German troops
are being withdrawn daily from
Sicily to the mainland of Italy,
Gilling's dispatch said, adding:
"It is not a mass evacuation,
but it has been built up steadily
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This is the lineup of Jap and Allied positions in the vast Pacific
warfront where our forces are increasing their offensives daily.
Down the middle is a wall of Jap bases that is being hit by bomb-
ers, warships and invasion forces to push the enemy back.
CHURCHILL GREETED IN CANADA—Prime Minister Churchill is liere shown being greet-
ed by Canada's Prime Minister .Mackenzie King (liatless) in Quebec for the war conference
which will include the sivth meeting wilh President Roosevelt. Mrs. Churchill is shown at
extreme left and daughter, Mary, at right. (XK.\ Telephoto).
Minister Winston Churchill took
his daughter, Mary, on a sight-
seeing tour of this honeymoon-
ers' spot today.
Churchill .wearing a light
gray suit, a gray fedora hat
with a snap brim, and black
shoes, looked rested after his
overnight trip from Quebec. He
beamed on the people at the sta-
tidns on both sides of the border
and on customs inspectors and
immigration officers as he cross-
ed the international span to the
United States.
After a trip by automo-
bile to seveial vantage
points at the falls, Churchill
and his party left for an
unannounced destination in
the United States.
Prior to crossing into the
United States, Churchill and his
daughter, escorted by scariet-
coated Royal Canadian mounted
police, went to the brink of
See CHURCHILL Page 8
EXTENSION
AGENT OUT
AT COLLEGE
Military sources here, com-
menting on the report, said the
Germans appeared to be evacuat-
ing about 1,000 troops a day from
Sicily, but available information
lacked any suggestion of a fuli
scale withdrawal.
By United Press
The British radio today broad-
cast reports from correspondents
in Sicily that the Axis evacuation
of the island had begun, with
some 80 ships of all sizes shut-
tling back and forth between Si-
cily and the mainland.
The London broadcast, record-
ed by United Press in New York,
said the main evacuation move-
ment seemed to be across the
narrow Straits of Messina, but
the beaches of the northeast
coast also were being used.
Hundreds of heavy and light
anti-aircraft guns are throwing
up a fierce barrage designed to
j keep Allied planes away, the ra-
dio reported.
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Houston Oil Limits
As Result 01 Seven
Cases 01 Paralysis
ITALY HALTS DELIVERIES OF
FOOD, MATERIALS TO NAZIS
BERN, Aug. 12 —(UP) —Italy
hours seven days a week to
HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 12 —
(UP) — This gulf coast city,
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. j with seve,n new casets ,of mf,n"
Aug. 12—(UP)—-H. H. William- 1 ysts reported so fai
son, director of Texas A. & M. thl,s m?nth\,was placed off:1,mits
college's Extension Service for
AVERILL
PRISONER B
Within a few hours' time two |
Sweetwater mothers have been
notified through efforts of the
International Red Cross that
their sons are alive, although
they are prisoners 6f the Japs,
one in Osaka, Japan, and the lat-
est one in the Philippines.
Mrs. Jud Smith, 104 West Ave.
K has received direct word
from Pvt. Averill H. Smith on
a Japanese army questionnaire
Memphis insurance company, , - , , ,
his wife awakened card, stating .hat he is well, and
ind mkod uninjured at a Jap inernment
camp in the Philllpines.. Yester-
day the parents of Randolph
Neblett learned t'.iat he was a
Jan prisoner at Osaka.
The statements left on the
mechanical letter provide:! for
Averill are:
Imperial Japanese Army
1. I am interned at Phillipine
Military Prison Camp No. 10.
2. My health is good. •
3. I am uninjured.
4. I am well.
5. Please see that everything
is taken care of.
0. (Re family) Hope all is
well.
7. Please give my best regards
to — all.
Averill H. Smith.
Last word directly from the
son was addressed March 0, 1912,
in the Philippine islands; and
was received by Mrs. Smith in
August.
The Home Service office of the
Nolan Red Cross sent a message
of inquiry as to his possible
whereabouts at Mrs. Smith's re-
quest July 1, and on July 3 it
was relayed through Internation-
al Red Cross to Japanese-held
territory. The word that he had
See SMITH HELD Page 8
said that
£fiim at about (i a. m.
him if he was going to work in
.See MOTHER Page 8
.Mrs. W. M. train
Of Haryneal, 70,
Buried Today
£ Funeral services were to he
he'd this afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the Highway 70 Church of
Christ for Mrs. W. M. Crain,
70, of Maryneal, who died WecJ-
See MRS. CRANE Page 6
O . V .
Weather Forecast
SWEETWATER — Fair with
brisk winds which will di-
minish, High yesterday 104, low
'jthis morning 70, at 1:45 today
00.
By United Press
EAST TEXAS — Little chan-
ge in temperature this after-
noon, tonight and Friday fore-
noon; scattered thunder show-
ers this afternoon.
WEST TEXAS—Little change
In temperature this afternoon,
tonight and Friday forenoon.
TODAY'S
MOVES
AVKKIIjIj smith
Soldier Cigaret
Funds Collected
Committee to collect money to
buy cigarets for American fight-
ers overseas will gather coins
that have been left in the desig-
nated bottles over town today,
Judge Delas Reeves, committee-
man, stated this morning.
One hundred dollars worth of
cigarets were mailed to the ser-
vicemen abroad July 8, he stated.
Others on the committee are
Leon Butler and Lester Turner.
By Louis F. Iveemle
United Press War Analyst
Japanese announcement of a
new American bombing attack on
the Kurile Islands betrays To-
kyo's uneasiness over the latent
threat of American air power to
the homeland.
This and other long distance
raids on Japanese outpost islands
in the central and South Pacific
See WAR MOVES Page 4
LOOKSLIKETODAY
IS NO. 11 STRAIGHT
100-PLUS DAY
The weather man held out
no hope of respite from the
blasting 100-plus rays of
the sun this morning, and,
unless a quick change is
enacted, today will be the
11th day in a row with
temperatures exceeding the
century mark.
Yesterday at 3 p. m. it was
102 and going up to make
an even ten days with an
average of about 100 de-
grees. The ten-day period
had included one with 111
degrees, which tied the all-
time record for the city.
Damage has )x?cn heavy
to victory gardens, lawns
and crops; and heavy dark
clouds would be popular
right now even with the
iceman.
It is one of the longest
heat waves on record in
Sweetwater.
today for all cadets of Ellington
Field.
Maj. Collis R. Jordan, post
public relations officer, indicat-
ed the order would continue so
long as the polio epidemic con-
tinued.
Of 11 cases admitted to the
isolation ward at Jefferson Da-
vis hospital this month,
have been from outside
city.
Maj. Jordan said no
the last eight year's who was
notified by the college that he
had not been re-employed, will
vacate his office as soon as he
receives written notification, he
said today.
"1 don't know when that will
come," he said. "I presume it
will be today, tomorrow or the
next day."
Williamson would not state
whether he was happy or un-
happy over the fact that the col-
lege regents did not re-employ
him for apother term.
"I'm not mad at anybody,"
lie said, and added: "And I'm
not in ill health."
He said his reference to
liis health was not prompted
by the recent statement of
Dr. T. O. Walton, who re-
signed as president of t>.' | Funeral services will be held
college because of "ill health." in Dallas Friday at 1 p. m.
Williamson said he had heard for tMrs. W. P. Freeman, who
that certain A. & M. ex-student? for many years resided in
over the state were saying that | Sweetwater.
Dr. Walton's resignation may Mrs. Freeman died at 11 p.m.
have been caused by factors oth-1 Wednesday after a long illness,
er than ill health. She is survived by her hus-
But, Williamson said, "I know band W. P. Freeman, two sons,
nothing of that." | R. H. Freeman, Port Arthur,
He said he was personally not and W. P. Freeman, jr., Dallas,
upset over the fact that he was | Her husband for 27 years was
not re-employed, "not a bit in
See EXTENSION Page 4
has halted all deliveries of food
and war material to Germany
and has put its industry back
on an eight-hour day as the first
step toward a "peacetime ar-
rangement," an Italian frontier
dispatch said today.
The moves came on the eve
of conferences between Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Prime Min-
ister Churchill at wrhich the
removal of Italy from the war
is expected to be a main topic
and coincided with reported
new peace efforts by the Vati-
can.
Shipments to Germany were
suspended "temporarily" by the
Italian comerce ministry, front-
ier reports said. It also was
rumored that numerous freight
trains from Germany loaded i
with raw materials for Italy had j
been sidetracked at Chiasso on !
the Italian-Swiss frontier by j
last-minute orders from Ber- j
lin.
Gen. Carlo Tavagasta, war
production minister, reduced j
the Italian work week from 12 |
MRS. SWAIM'S
MOTHER BURIED
IN GOIDTHWAITE
eight hours six days a week.
Though a reduced flow of
coal and raw materials from
Germany was believed partly
responsible for the order, Tav-
agasta in a statement described
the action "the first step to-
ward a gradual change-over in
Italian economy from a war to
a peacetime arrangement."
"Similar steps will be taken
along the same lines," he added
significantly.
The Italian press has been
giving prominent display to re-
ports of the forthcoming Roose-
velt-Churchill meeting and it
was possible to read between
the lines of Italian dispatches
a belief that Italy's status
would be disrussed and proba-
bly decided.
CLUB HEARS
M'KAUGHAN
AND URBAN
Funeral services were held at
10 this morning in Goldthwaite,
Mills county, for Mary Angeline
Little, 81, mother of Mrs. G. A.
Swaim, Sweetwater.
Mrs. Swaim and her husband,
president of the Texas Bank and
Trust Co. of Sweetwater, had
been on vacation in Mineral
Wells, where thev were notified
Urgent need of increased hous-
! ing facilities for workers who
I will construct million-dollar im-
j provements at Avenger field, for
| Avenger officer and instructor
! personnel was stressed this noon
before members of the Sweet-
water club by R. E. McKaughan,
president of Aviation Enterpris-
es, Ltd., and Major Robert K.
Urban, commanding officer.
Already homes, both buildings
and aparments, have fallen short
. „, T , , , , . , of instructors' needs; and the
of Mrs. Little s death. They mi- CAA program at the field and
general expansion plans will
bring many more into the city
! looking for homes.
cases had been reported at
Ellington, one of the army's
largest gulf coast flying train-
ing schools.
v
Mrs. W. P. Freeman
Dies In Dallas
four I mediately left for Goldthwaite
the anc' were present there with all
the sons and daughters of
polio ! the native Nolan- county woman.
| for the funeral services, and
1 burial in lOOF cemetery, Goldtn-
waite, today.
Mary Angeline Lindsey was
j born in this county, Dec. 25, 1861;
' and married L. H. Little in Clay-
j tonola. Texas, in 1878.
They established their home in
Mills county in 1900. Mr. Little
died in 1920.
Surviving are the following
! son and daughters:
W. T. Little, San Saba: Mrs.
W. H. Walton, Lubbock: Mrs. D.
A. Trent, Beverly Hills, Calif.,
and Miss Adeline Little, who
made her home with her mother
in Goldthwaite.
Nine grandchildren and two
great grandchildren survive the
pioneer West Texas woman.
Possibilties of the newly -an*
j nounced hutment plan, backed
i by the federal government; build-
ing of 20 FHA homes for rent
\ to Avenger personnel, and gener-
1 al conversion of rental property
into apartments and duplexes
| were discussed at length by Mr.
Kaughan, Major Urban and Milo
' Roth, manager of the BCD.
Fred Howard introduced the
j speakers at the meeting in the
j Club cafe.
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LEWIS TO WITHDRAW?
CHICAGO, Aug. 12—(UP) —
Labor sources predicted today
that John L. Lewis would with-
draw his application for reaffili-
ation of his miners with the Am-
erican Federation of Labor.
Oil Stove Causes
Fire On Canlil
Firemen were called to 414 Can-
fil avenue at 10:30 this morning, j
and when the men with two1
pumpers and a booster truck j
reached the home they found
Mrs. G. B. Posey, with the aid of
neighbors, had taken things wg#l
into her own hands.
An oil stove that had caused
the trouble had been pitched out
into the yard, and the fire in the
kitchen had been almost extin-
guished. One door was damaged.
A fire about noon called the
firemen to 810 East Avenue A,
property of Robert Parrish. A
barn was slightly damaged. In-
surance covered the damage.
connected with the Planters
Gjn Company. He retired in
May of this year on account of
the illness of his wife.
Airmadas Continue
Shattering Blows To
' " ' Germany
LONDON, Aug. 12—(UP)
BOYS BORN IN CITY DURING JULY MORE
THAN TREBLE NUMBER OF GIRL BABIES
Thirty-seven new citizens. 25
boys and 12 giris were born into
homes of Sweetwater and Nolan
county during July, a report for
the month, issued by the City-
County Health unit reveals to-
day.
Sweetwater's new population
includes 25 infants, 19 boys and
Massive fleets of American Fly- \ 6 girls, while Roscoe reports fi
ing Fortresses continued to deal
record-shattering blows at the
German Ruhr and Rhineland to-
day, concentrating their great
weight of bombs on the tightly
packed war targets of Gelsen-
kirchen. Bonn and Wesseling.
The Ruhr raiders flew at the
greatest altitude the Forts yet
have used, where the tempera-
ture was 45 degrees below zero.
boys and 6 girls for an even
break among the sexes.
For the first time in a long pe-
riod the number of children and
their sex bear out the old tra-
dition—that more boy babies
are born in time of war to re-
plenish depleted ranks of male
war casualties.
Several times there have been
more boy babies, but not by such
a preponderance as the July re-
port shows.
The new arrivals are:
Sweetwater: Messrs and
Mines. Clarence L. Jones, son,
David Patrick; John Wesley Taft,
son, Gerald Darron; George W.
LaBaume, son, Billy Earnest;
John D. Churchman, son, Rob-
ert Charles; Enoch Arden Whit-
tington, son, Wendell Hvland:
Joseph Aguilar, sr., son, Joseph,
jr.; Roy Bibb, son, Jerry Lynn;
David Palacios, sr., son, David
Palacious, jr.; John I. Galey, son,
John Hubbard; Glover Lee Morse,
son, Frank Milton; Thomas Odis
McClung, daughter, Tanna Gall;
Jeff Edgar McCain, daughter,
Judy Gail; Cecil McKinley Ar-
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