The Atchison Daily Globe from Atchison, Kansas • Page 1

JL jwtu ATCHISON DAILY GLOBE PRICE FIVE CENTS ATCHISON, KANSAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1944. --14 PAGES SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR Brave Man Heaves A Sigh Of Relief When The Dentist Says He Is Swamped And To Please Come Back In About 60 Days. PACIFIC FRONT canit at tot ta) Unit tin Sutu, $4vwtn Swt SMASH ENEMY FLEET Yankees Shut Leyte Pocket General MacArthur's Headquarters, Leyte, Philippines, Oct. 26--C 2 Yanks today slammed shut the southern door of strategic Leyte valley, a potential Japanese death trap, and tightened their stranglehold on Nipponese communications with adjacent islands. Tbe maneuver gave the Americans control of San Juartico strait, the narrow, crooked waterway dividing Levte and Samar.

The main Japa- supply line for supplies and reinforcements from the north thus JAP CARRIER SUNK--Where United States carrier- planes sank Jap carrier, damaged 6 ships in a 2-day battle. Open arrows denote probable routes of Jap forces towadr Eeyte. (NEA Telephcto) Landings Reported At Beveland Island Pfc. Scherer Missing On Battle Front Pfc. Raymond A.

Seherer, 22, has 1 LONDON, Oct. The German high command announced today that Allied forces, striking to clear the Charges Sale Of Special Privileges En Route With Dewey to Albany, Oct. Thomas E. Dewey, voicing a charge that President Roosevelt had sponsored an idea to "sell special privilege" to last Nazi guns blocking Al- Turning sharply back to the lied convoy from Antwerp I domestic front after a broadcast had landed on the south to Roosevelt's i -r, i exposition of foreign policies, the shore of Beveland island. presldentla i nominee has been severed.

Liberation troops have swept 20 miifs northward of Tarloban, the commum'Qiie reposed. Apparently they will curve around the northern tip of Leyte to drive a wedge in Japanese communications with Mas- bate, main island to the northwest. Japanese forces in this sector "are disintesrating," the annonce- ment added. DOWN 53 PLANES Carrier planes turned back a $1,000 contributors to the- large-scale Japanese daylight as- sanult Tuesday on American shippine: in Leytp gulf. Fifty-three Nipponese planes were shot down in dorfights.

and anti-aircraft fire destroyed three more. Ground forces "easily repulsed" a Japanese night counterattaack and have throttled local assaults and infiltration attempts. As naval ard Mr units beat off the Japanese fleet threat, the entire American land front moved forward through mud and rain, beneath the cover of sunportlng air- cm ft and growing artillerv fire. The southernmost of three col- Expresses Pride And Gratitude U. S.

Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor- Oct. Chester W. Nimitz expressed the nation's pride and gratitude for the courageous, and aggressive fleet victory over the Japanese in Philippine waters in a message today to the fighting forces. He said: "The commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet desires to express to all officers and men of the fleet his pride and gratitude for the courageous and aggressive manner in which' they have done their utmost to destroy the enemy in recent fighting in the Pacific. "To those who have fought in the air, on the surface, and in our submarines, 'well done'.

"To those brave men who have gallantly -given their lives to achieve victory for our country, our reverent and lasting respect. Their high example will inspire us all in the completion of our task of destroying the enemies of the United States." Cl ears Path To Jap Shore U. S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor, Oct. than 26 Japanese warships were sunk or heavily damaged in the three-pronged battle of the Philippines, incomplete reports on the most crushing defeat ever administered the modern Nipponese navy disclosed today.

Wreckage strewn waters" marked! Democratic fourth term fund, called today for a new a i a administration founded on "rudimentary honesty." Countcrmeasures are in told a yelling, whistling throng Funeral Plans Pending For Crash Victims Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Ida Hundley. 61, of St. Joe, Mrs, Ella Henson, 63, and Mrs. Helen Snow, 40, of latan, who were killed when their car was struck by the Burlington plug train at the Memorial highway crossing east of Atchison Wednesday afternoon, haa Naval Box Score Here is the box score of Japanese losses in the three-pronged Philippines sea-air battle: Sunk Prob.

Heav. Total Sunfc Dam. Carriers 2 1 3 Battleships 1 2 7 10X Destroyers 4 AXX Total 8 3 15 26 Two battleships reported yesterday by Admiral Nimitz as damaged by bombs in the Sulu sea may not be included. XX "Several" others were damaged; the 4 in the box were either sunk or heavily damaged." Easton Boy Missing On from Dulse, of today. crowded, captured Burauen.

a Whether it will be a triple funeral I juncture nine miles inland or one in the morning and a double the possible end of the imperial fleet, as a major obstacle in the path of the coasts of Japan and China, and probably shortened the Pacific war by months. Combined reports of Adm. Chester W. Nimii2 and Gsn. Douglas MacArthur on the tnree major engagements involving the bulk of the Japanese fleet listed these known results: Eight Japanese ships sunk--twoj carriers, one battleship, five cruisers.

Three probably sank--two battle-1 ships, one carrier. More than 15 damaged--seven bauleships, four cruisers, four destroyers, and "s-veral" more destroyers. Both commanders made it clear that their final reports will show heavier Japanese losses, particularly in ships sunk in today combined I total compared with Nimitz' first leport of the three way action list- iR.iccTMr' tw Ar-Tinm mg one carrier sunk, two MlsslNG IN ACTION--Pvt. and five or six battleships and a Robert D. Besinger, 20..

son of Mr. cruiser torpedoed. All of these, with i and Mrs. William G. Besinger, has the possible exception of two bat- bsen missing in action in France tleships, are included in the com- ance October 1.

Pvt. Besinger was bmecl total. the infantry to which he had The crushing three-fold defeat seen transferred' from a tank des- stnpped Emperor Hirohno's navy of troyer unit upon being sent to the part of its known car- France about "September 1. Rob- rier, battleship and cruiser power, ert attended the Atehison hign ne-ces-ary-to engage the U. S.

school and was a former Globe in another majcr action or serious- carrier. Before entering the ser- ly check its Umnor incursions into the: western Facilic. infintn-men Pvt paul Lane-lev, 20. has been During the three-day battles, tne the 24th corps brok-e into the I afternoon had not mining ir action in France 1 fate of Ma.Ari.hars invasion hung Declaring that men and women town after taking nearbv San Pab- been decicj ed, and a conference of, since October 1, according to word the balance, Tim was the touch- vice he -was employed at BMS and the Pillsbury Milling company. one of the greatrsr engagements in' been reported missing In action in Progress," the communique the Chicago stadium last night that France since October 1 according said, indicating the a i was time for ATM 6 TM 8113 to to word received by ht parents, Mr.

ious forces already had made 1 1 and Mr, Henry C. Scherer, resi- good a bridgchead on the Ur TheT ripn n-f tlio CV-AH Inrpnt nflitrlnhnr wjitrii 4iJ Ui utnj u.i.,5 uie nuew u.i-nojr north Schelde 65- Declaring that men and women town after taking nearbv San Pab- i oeen declcj ed, and a conference of since October 1, according to word ln the baiance, Tnu, was the Vt cod on route on WPA had been "shaken down for In qnd its cluster of airfields relatives was to be held at latan' received from the war i stone thac br5U i1 tne Japanese As a member of tie infantry Pfc.i iu molitiral contributions to the New On the extreme northern this afternoon to make the decision 'by his Barents Mr and CtTr i leet hidmg a reci ITatcd KflPhfr Tln-Mn 1- Tonl I ini-t-. nn IYH VjMr- --c Scnerer went overseas in His most recent letter was to rns parents flora France tsmber 16. BROTHER IN NAVY Raymond is a graduate'Tff the under a dense' TM 1 i TM- X)W5 parochial scliool near Good morning foe which swent in from adminlstra policies for one Jaondav Before entering the army the north sea and came as: Allied hm ncl llars on the barrel he farmed at home. His brother, forces, fighting through hip-aeeal TM Alfred, is serving In the navy.

water, forged slowly ahead to le audlence responded with a Upon induction fie. Scherer was the sea approaches to Antwerp. 8 sent to Camp Welters. Texas, where' Field Marshal Sir Bernard Tnat "i' time for a Allied land and sea forces Easton. 3Sfo furtlier; naval history mvclving almost every is given in the tele- type of warsr.ip from battleships to PT boats and submarines, and sea- borne and land-bassd By comparison, in 'tne greatest Ouliiank rsaw nrelra from to the Atchison hospital, was taten SMALL LOSSES several different camps relentlessly on Germans clinging ts as he surveyed a sea of per- rnei town some lour miles southeast of 1 4 AW.

1 4 A A VJ (. A mCtll I i I Cl rt J.V, 1 he was seat to Camp Buiner. C. the water-logged Deltas and islands sons who wedfgef ther selv where he completed his final SouthweU Holland, wth tM TAJV training. enemy gl ving grounj all the way backers -on th the northern end of the MOSCOW.

Oct. 26-- WP) Known American losses in the 1 lunning battles around the Pnilip- i Russian and Polish troops, Archbishop Of Canterbury Dies parents Wednesday: I was not seriously! rre LlQnf injured. Mrs. Helen Snow was'c I Winona's grandmother. (frOSt i i CONTACTED BY RADIO i JOPEKA.

Oct. October' unannounced number damaged. have driven a bridgehead at from Bergen op Zoom to Hertog'-! fipubhcan minati him last umteTre" ou? from t1Cr uch TMf. At unshm wanned" Kansas again ebosch. 8 i June.

townrd Santa Pe Thev seized stotl pohce department notified the' today but Weatherman a I iir-l-i r-fintn fart 'vMCcnnrj rnfrnTiroTT TMF i i Drivms; in from the east on folhrthTMTMh SSi the ml and there Were the Lee Summit highway! A brea in this fine lougnc tnrougn who to a(Jmit Mr rmiimeA tl)fir coniDre Patrol station, and Sgt. J. S. Poage cant be far off," he said "although CS PS CmSCr LONDON, Oct. 28--(D--The Arch- 1 of the two-mile wide 10-mile Ion" tancc hent; i assiults aeainst other flank i Joe reac hed the scene about' it not in sight yet." of Canierbmy.

the Most Wil- neck to the connecting island of! cwey to0lS fo ie his I islands in the central Phuiopmes, na a aft( TM accident. Slightly cooler weather was fore- Ham Temple! died today after a South Beveland They captured Ril- 13t maio speec sln i ls ml I Mindanao and Southwest Pacific! om investigation heart attack. The primate of all on the way. England was 63 and had been en-, The progress was along single pines were two small earners and a 1 suddenly renewing the of- aumber of FT beats sunk, plus an tensive in the Warsaw area, death and that of Princess JBo iearlier, 'mcu; Dr. Archbishop of Canterbury and son ever to hold the highest office in the church of England.

The father was the late Dr. Frederick Temple, who 11000' Andy Frata cWef lBhe esttoated highway patrol of the, this i ieast miieS dee mn TM' four ffiiles to a Oct: (DEla tl) I ai- the Vistula river just north three of the beleaguered Polish united capital, outflanked the city States surface ships and aircraft ac- cast for today after the mercury when a Jap.ui.se force of ci Sed Stll! aiinfh er th threat to East Prussia from the south. Moscow revealed While other Bed army forces throned in bomb-pocked old raised over wastes of water rTuti Art aama and a 3.0 bnrv rathednl Anril 23 1M2 ''eft by the floodlit of the islands headquarters in Little Rock. fmshtfT-trinsport damaged. bury cathedral since April 23, 1942., 'tu 0 01 tne isianas.

and McAlister and drive on Levte' occurred Train crewmen reported Light frost for the east and hea-- toward Atchison when the collision samo tomorrow. South of the estuarv the Can- was operation as they neared the sea and the Surigao Only a cruiser and u. destroyer were damaged sleeping into Norway captured the prize Arctic port of Kirkenes and Hendrik and reached the I east of Ca 0 Cde n0rth -n Pauley, partv treasurer, the advance into South APPKOVEC FDR capturedthe Behind a red, white and blue was archbishop during the reign of draS SomtaS Edward VII. The archbishop was confined his bed in September wth a rsen op attack. Later it was announced thac I BREAh RESIisTANC.l aMhor paused a moment before he read from the letter in which the President was the state.

Lowest reooited last night was 3i at Goodland. Bnratten, at the southern end of the squeeze, is the juncture for an! The crew further told Sgt. Poage east-west road from Dulag followed' that the car swerved from side to GOVERNOR by the doughboys, and "the as though the brakes were. TC rt i i- i i. i SA n'riANi ,1) tcdaj was limned, 1 fl ed thei of overwhelm- northward highway runing through! being applied.

Trainmen estimated thp Baile. the o1 To the east Montgomery's British he valley. the speed of both vehicles at near' 01 lpe TM 31 1 6011 Tleafder Armored units and forward pa-' 15 miles an hour when they collided fighters on Leyte and trols of the 7th division are fanning CAI! STRUCK SQUAREL5 i out from the San Pablo-Burauen i area tnward anoth m- 1 way's center. relating to the public interest presented factually to the President I and members of congress" BROADCASTS TIME) On medical advice all his engagements until the of November It was said then that of German resistance in the Breda. he was suffering from an infection box south of the Maas (Meusei with .7" jaison to winch was slow in responding to I (Continued on PageJTwo) act as a lltmon to treatment.

He married Frances Gertrude Ac-1 land Anson of London in 1916 Death came to the archbishop at. "A-. Thftiicanfl fhlH" the Rowena hotel in Westgate on I I I JSUUSOilU tSy55 the sea near Margate. Mrs. Temple i 2G undoubtedlv will be grantrd special.

at his bedside. and presfee by partv ro lt Nat Samar islands" has been named the 1 lsiana anQ the "new governor" by MacArtnur prcVioib.y un The car, struck nearly broad-1 dent Sergio Osmena of the Philip- i the thlrd acacn a side by the train moving across' nines Commonwealth, the voic-j of i entrance to Lsyte gulf Warsaw the highway from the north, was. freedom transmitter on Leyte' 1 carried several feet across the reported today. roadway and dropped into a five- i jfcot ditch just south of the pavement. The car did not turn over souih of Formota bj U.

S. carrier Jpiar.es, war smps and and a crucial air-sea engijement the main railway st cf Samai iruo Germany 'proper, a communique said. SURPRISE FOR NAZIS breakthrough of the Japanese naval ad-' a line came as a nutted the of one am Gem two ciuisers, 1 destroyer and 6 shell town hulk of the stanual damage to another teutle- qtp Be C3 Ual thieatened with imminent encirde- of the was in- is five miles northwest but one side was torn away by the'-nif-mometer rf Then the governor read what 1 1 two women riding in' 8 a fueled on a Japanese task force wlrlaw Und" sitmtPri asserted was this further excerpt- icoumwce for rear and one on 9 a P. taught south of Formosa, Nimitz road th "Members of this organization lttce l01 Ro0iievelt and TfU the train side of the collision were a lSL said ordal road flanking on the north man. their interpretation of "special and prestige" fruni thai of the Republican candidate.

In a formal statement Mc- and Sam Watkins (lie di- reciois. ay.snmed wrsonal responw- bilitv for distribution of letters in- vitinr recipients to join the club and statins that persons who con- tributsd SI 000 would be prranter! "special and pvt-stlge by (Continued on Page Two) Huge Air Fleets Hits Industrial Targets LONDON. Oci. 2S-O-V-An American au- fleet of more than 1,203 bombers and 65D fighterr. industrial and rail objective-; today at Hannover, Biclefield jMu'Viier and in other parts of partv leaders." eslf-rn Germany.

I 'We resume personal rcsponi- F-PVV clouds were encountered! bility for the 1000 club letter," the 1 bombing was by instrument, s'itcmrnt said "ThE interpretation Nt; interceptors were mentioned in Mr. Dcwe? pliced on the sentence iJirs' reports A similar U. S. bomber 'members of this organization will at lacked western Germany! be special privileges and prr.sti';p by party leaders' does no mean to us what has been inferred by him. "'Arkansas citizens have received many benefits, direct and indirect from the present Democratic administration.

We know what to exneci, from a Republican adcinlstration. We have tried both. "Our thinking on the matter of BEATRICE DIES LONDON, Oct. 87. youngest and last sur- child of Britain's famed Victoria and mother of for- 'Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, died today.

She was a great aunt to King by Independent Republican lor Roosevelt I 9 15 MBS-William L. Hutcheson of A. F. of L. from New York.

Sponsored by Pvepublican National committee. i 9:15 Blue--Vice President Henrv thos, fihllv insured a 2 TM a damage to our the chief highway and rail 'com- At theDoint tfe rrossine TMP" stu Mmitz had rsporied tne nmnlcaOons to Berlin and Danzie At tne point pt Oie crossing. Sgt tfrnoon 49 Acc0 rd mE to rradings tafc- loss of ths light earner Princeton Dabrowka is 19 miles of visibility is clear each the EI; Benedict's college cnmpus and General MacArlhur annaunied and six mUs south runs duo east jo-terdaj 73 aad the low sinkmg of an cort ca er Jrom do mUj! 50lUh th3 railroad snnrisc tomorrow will be nt 7.43 and the Seventh fleet covering hu am- th ere v' 'i et at 6 27 i mblous landings on Leyte. tracks gra rooler utfc The imperial task force caught of local imporance." but thev ith the -hwav mdine Th" Soviet communique tbc Warsaw successre as local rm ncar rormoia in the sea seemec' the first real sign of Geriis Burlington line at Armour ln trcme northwest to middle in "was attacked by a concentration of weakness in Central Poland Continued on Page the summer Red army offensive (Continued on Page Two) Workers union campaign i conumuec for Roosevelt and 9 30 Blue--Sen. Harry S.

Truman i According to reports from both irom Peoria, HI. Sponsored by Coroner Mundy of Buchanan county Deinocratic National committee. and Sgt. Poage, the party of women Pridav: a. in.

10:45 CBS--Repub-' was to Atchiron to pick up htan National Committee program! A- Henson. husband of ths from Chicago: Zasu Pitts, I injured woman, who had been to Katharine Kennedy Brown of Day- Il rt yesterday for his ton. Mrs. Peail SajTe of Ardmore, i prp-iudacUon army examination. Okla, Mrs.

Meville Mucklestone of I The crew of the train were C. Chicago and Mrs. A R. Rohlfing of 111.. PM 8:00 CBS MBS--President Atchifon, engineer: Alan Spencer, fireman, and C.

W. Cornell, brakeman. both of St. Joe, contributions to the party is def- AWARDED George and the Duke of Windsor, initely expressed in the sentence HEART Pfc Warren kau has and her family ties reached into many of Europe's some now disposed. She 5:10 a.

m. I General Robert B. McCiure. Roosevelt from Philadelphia. Spon- and F- Blankenship, Sugar Lake.

by Business Men for Roose-1 conductor. Blankenship said one of velt. Inc. women was thrown from the 9-30 NBC--Gov. John W.

Bricker car and that when he reached the from Kansas City. Sponsored by vehirlr, the driver handed him the National the back seat. The car was tHnolis'ned. The bodies were removed from the tangled wreckage 2C--( p--R-sbert! about 6:3 clock last night, front chief, 'hai Wl FI.4GMAN Vr1 Lt. Crouch U.

Noel trooper, once again hold (Continued on P'S 1 Two) Cranty War Fund Question Division Commanders, have you contacted your captains to see if their workers are completeing the canvass of prospective givers? Captains, have you seen to it that every worker id finishing his job? Workers, have you made every call or recall, if necessary, so that Atchison County can reach its quota? Citizens of Atchison County, have you given your share so that war front and home front agencies can do the necessary work? The soldier, sailor, or Marine does not quit until his task is done. He does not refuse to do or share or give even though at times he may not approve or agree. One gift to the War Fund supports 31 agencies. All 31 suffer if those refusing to share do not give. Let's not stop yet, Over the top is our goal.

Service Cousins A double memorial senices for Pfc. Raymond Kurtz and Lt. Richard Blair, cousins who were killed in action during September, will be held at the First Chnsnan church Sunday afterneor. jc o'clock. The Rev Loyal Nor'hcou Castor of the churd 1 will condu-- services, assisted oy Re- 1 an A Reiff.

pastor of "the FUV Ba.t« church. Pfc. Kurtz, a pararrooper, was killed in Holland Sept 31. I according to word received Of 11 bv his parents. Mr and Aiidy Kurtz, route 2.

He had been in action previously and i had returned c-i front lines, i Lt. Blair died from wounds- I rpcfved in action in France oo. 1 Sept. 13, and the death atesbage I was recen ed ly has parents. Mr.

Mrs. WiUianv C. Blair. H13 Panule! Oct. 5.

He also had been woursctetJ i slightly action and had returned jto the fight shortly before he 'fered his fatal SPAPFRf NEWSPAPER!.