The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 8

MOE TWO THE ESCANABA (MICH.) DAILY PBESS FIERCE NIGHT ATTACK MADE ON NAZILAND (Continued from Tags nifbt on the factories upon Hitler counted to equip hU for tnlphty offensives. of Work nttark was not ao grest that of Monday night. when 1.036 took for their targets the rrowded and haft of the area 1n the Ruhr, hut bellevrd It equal or almost equal to that of following nlchl when abont "00 heavy participated. ReturnlnR fllern It would have been before this week's bomber The roar of the returnlnR mo- tora had hardly awakened the of the coast aquadron after squadron of Spitfire, Hurricane and four-cannon Whirlwind and fifthtor bombera awarmed across the channel. Const aaid It appeared to be the "blRRest sweep of the weok." and thia meant that perhaps more than 1,000 pi an were In the work of demolishing Natl alrdromps.

transport and defrnHvc installations throughout northern nd HMcinm at least the 5or- ond time this that number of planea was reported In daylight I IVrrrnt These powerful sorties kept up all through the sunlit afternoon na the German air force fought to defend airdromes and the hannel through which an invasion miRht Britain loat IS In the nlfht attack on the Ruhr, an Indication of the acale at which the offenalve was continuing, and thia brousht the total for the to 113, around 3 per cenl of the more than 3.000 1n nocturnal operations. The by Informed lhat more than 3.000 had Indicated thia approximate log of the RAF for the week: Saturday night. Sunday night. Grounded. Monday nicht, 1.03A bombers Tueeday night.

and 300 Wednesday night. Premen About 300 bombers Thuraday night. Occupied coun- figures Friday night, Between TOO and 300 bombers. FACTORIES HIT HUGE VOLUME Wcnponn of War Flowing Heavily Down Assembly Lines NATION WINDS UP MONTHS OF CONFLICT (Continued from Pago One) Rand Quits, Calliope Tokyo Whipped Rack, A nd Rinplings In War Freezing Of Cars Cuts Tax Revenue Detroit, June 6 Federal collected In Michigan last month off $9,000,000 frntn April, collector of internal revenue Gllea Kavanaugh aaid today, reflecting the effects of the freezing of automobiles and other products. The biggest decline in revenue, which fell to $30.8 69,3 3 4 in May, resulted from a two million dollar decrease 1n taxes on passenger automobiles.

on refrigerators and air conditioning equipment were down nearly a quarter million Reer tax receipts showed a $273.41 Increase over April, with distilled taxation slipping $15.824. The total Includes all taxes lm- IlY WILKIE Detroit. June 6 The weapons of war nre like a flood. assotnblv lines of America." Alvin Macauley, president of the ive foun- rll for War Production, said today in a forward report on what the automoifive Industry done since Pearl Harbor. The report, sanctioned censorship authorities, is summed tip in the assertion that job Is done It discloses that Orders given the automotive I companies in the first five weeks following P'-arl Harbor equalled the total volume of all orders placed wiih them in the two full! years that followed the Invasion of Poland; now eed 000 (against $4.000,000,000 on Deeember 7) a production Job equivalent 1n and manpower to turning out 15.000.000 cars and or 300 per cent of the ik annual output of peace time.

I of armaments In the six months ending tndav are mated at upwardt of 000 equal to nd-a-half the value of all by the Industry from the atart of the World war TT in September 1939, to the December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor. goading American and hands Into tnasa production technique of pence for the of Maeauley said. "The enemies of free men have the power that can ride them down drive them to the earth, destroy them The report out that production are mllifarv It however, that Am- peace time producers of motor and parts generally are running far ahead of the contractual deliver'" of their hure armamenta Divided into five main sections with guns and ammunition, aircraft, naval eqnlpment. and phom military vehicles, the report numerous of how automotive engineering and production ingenuity has resulted In the conservation of time and materlala and cost In the manufacture of arms for the nation. It tells of one operation on cannon production that formerly required three and one-half hours now being done In 1 ft minutest how one automotive producer of airframes rut man-hour on one bomber wing and nacelle Job by more than per cent and applied automotive and to a wing pane! Job with a of per cent In time.

piled up navnl men conaider a remarkable record of success, however. Recently there has been an apparent in the destruction of submarines. The navy hopes to have the situation In band soon. The six months have seen American fighting men take up battle iti a score of far away places, particularly In Australia and northern Ireland. In the former they are being lded by General Douglas MacArtbnr into a striking force which eventually la to carry the war to the The big concentration iti northern Ireland Is obviously there preparing for the moment when the much discussed second European front will be opened by an Invasion of the Nazi-held continent.

When that stroke will is the big question of the year, Flicker Lou Weds Rimi nenn Man New York, 6 (fi1) Myrna Loy, film star, and John Hertz, advertising executive, were married here tonight. The recently divorced wife of Arthur Hornblow-, film producer, and Hertz, were married at the home of the bridegroom sister, Mrs. Robert l.evlan by Supreme Justice Ferdinand Pecora with only members of the families present. Following a reception the pie left on a honeymoon to an unannounced destination. Hertz is executive vice president of the tlnchanan and fom- pany advertising agency.

He the son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hertz of Chicago. Miss I.oy was ran ted her divorce from Hornblow on June 1 In Reno, Nev.

She charged extreme mental cruelty. They were married in I and for several years were considered one of most ideally married The bride has been in the since 192R. Some Restrictions In Phone Service Seen This Summer Box Office Clicks Philadelphia, June 6 may be only coincidence but the i eturn of I he old fashioned calliope to the show on earth" this week waa accompanied by "the biggest money night" in the history of Rlngllng Rrothers- Harnum and circus. So. President John Rlngling North said today, the circus will along for the remainder of season without the band that went on strike last Tuesday for more money.

The contract with the Musicians I'nlon expired Monday ninht and the union asked a $2.50 raise for each bandsman. I.ender Merle Kvans, who hadn't missed a performance in 2 4 years until then, said the men were satisfied with their pay and wanted to plav but the union wouldn't permit it. they stayed away, reluctantly, said, so the strike would not spread to any other groups that make up the big show. The men get $47.50 a week for six days and $56 for seven days, plus food, lodging and uniforms. North to the calliope and some canned music electrically operated observed check of records for more than a half century showed that Friday was the biggest money night In the show's history." (Continued from Page from the of a Japanese sub- marine Thursday nlfcht Exact of either side were not reported in Admiral I but he made it clear I One) the Japanese forces suffered "damage far out of proportion to" and some were lost.

Our Personnel casualties were light Is the balance sheet that the army, navy and marine in thia area offer their country thia morning." In communique Friday Admiral Nlmitz said It too early to claim a major Japanese diaas- ter. His statement tonight that progress" had been made In the direction of reducing Japanees sea power to Indicated that the repulse of the powerful enemy task force was fast resolving Itself Into a disaster for the enemy. The assault on Midway, regarded here Japan's major move to occupy the Hawaiian Islands, crumpled with greater damage and casualties to the troop convoy and battlefleet than the Inflicted In their peace-talk cloaked attack on Pearl Harbor, Objective Not Kmrlied The Japanese Invasion force, far from surprising the defenders of Midway, was engaged In battle before advance raiding force could soften the of' the tiny westernmost bastion in the Hawaiian group, and before could come close enough even to attempt a land- Ing. Just as in the battle of the Coral Sea, this invasion force was hit more than 1.000 miles from probable ultimate objective Oahu Island. On the ace of official reports on the first three of battle, the conflict appears so far to have been a spectacularly and fiercely- fought series of engagements with Japanese airmen fighting like savages and machine-gunning "rrTtTt11 airmen they floated for nearly two until thia downward in or bob- -eason.

Wayne county party on surfBre of thp srf) jn rubber boats. what they inflicted upon the American defenders. Trnn-ports Mentioned At least, two airplane, carriers, two battleships, two cruisers and two transports in the invading fleet hit. No sinkings were reported and the extent of damage to Individual ships was not listed, hut altogether, the admiral said "it appears the enemy damage was very heavy Indeed." Mention of transports, the first enemy troop carriers to be be reported In American waters, Indicated the Japanese planned to Invade the island, an outlying part of widespread Honolulu county, or perhaps Hawaii itself. The size of the Invading fleet, or the American forces opposing It.

were not revealed while the battle continued. i Boston, June 6 S. Admiral Nlmltz mentioned only Damon, president of Republic Avi- actlvlty of American air forces, ation corporation, asserted to- He Got The Bird; it'll Be Stuffed Escanabans who happened to be walking on Lndington street about Saturday night were awe struck and a few frightened at the sight a young man walking down the street with a huge bird under his arm. The freak really was dead but its long wobbling leek gave It a lively appearance. The bird turned out to be i crane acquired by Franklin of Chicago, formerly of Gladstone.

He was taking it back to East Chicago to be stuffed SUNDAY. JfNE 7. 1842 Class Of A E. H. S.

Will Have Reunion Thursday of the graduating class of Escanaba high school will hold a class reunion day evening, June 11, at 6:30 at the Ludington hotel. Class members planning to attend the affair may make reservations any time before with Nancy Hughitt, Eileen Bourke, or Mae, Bergman. American Planes And Angels Soon To Command Skies which "added another shining page to their record" and submarines. One submarine blasted three torpedoes into an enemy aircraft carrier whieh had already been damaged by United States bomb-I Japan. night that the United Nations already were making more and better airplanes than axis, and predicted that by the end of 1943 production w-ould he nearly three times that of Germany.

Italy and Rotary Will Meet Wednesday Instead Monday This WeeK The Rotary regular weekly luncheon meeting will be held this week on Wednesday in connection with the annual student honor day program instead of on Monday, the regular meeting day. The luncheon meeting will be held as usual at the Delta hotel at 12:15 Gehringer Favored As Candidate For Secretary Of State Detroit. June 6 name of Charles Leonard Oehringer was linked politically today with the Democratic nomination for secretary of state. Yes, you guessed Charley Oehringer. Detroit Tiger oach and star second ers.

too early to claim a major Japanese disaster." a munique from the admiral said: may he conservatively stated that the United States control remains firm In the Midway area. enemy appears to be withdrawing but we nre continuing the battle." Tronrhery paled He was high in his praise of American officers and men who participated in this engagement, the greatest battle to be fought in American waters since the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7. His communique told of more Japanese treachery In Declaring command of the air was a first requisite to victory on the sea or on land. Damon said in a speech prepared for a dinner meeting of the Harvard School alumni: "In the end, control of the will be in the hands of our Planes and the angels because, w'hile Hitler may have been able to flank the Maginot line, we may assured he will never flank the American aircraft production The Farmingdnle.

aircraft executive, whose company makes the P-47 thunderbolt fighter plane, said that while official figures not available, it was rs. meeting with Governor Van Wagoner and State Chairman Charles S. Porrltt, to discuss a I state ticket, evidently think Charley would be an excellent candidate. name was the only one mentioned." a party Admiral Nlmltz gave no indication how the battle was pro- tonight. That the smashing blow dealt by United regarded In Washington as a complete victory for America was in- maehlne gunning aviators who! A bailed out from crippled that the axis were pro- and shot others drifting In rubM 4 900 a her life boats.

Manistique Flag Day Will Be Observed June 8-14 Mayor Louis Tebo yesterday issued the following proclamation for Flag Week, June 10 14. Flag Day will be observed Sunday, June 14. The proclamation To the of Manistique. Greet Whereas, our country is engas- in mortal combat with the murderous enemies of democracy who seek to annihilate the freedoms symbolized by the flag of the United States, and the citizens of Manistique, in common with patriotic Americans everywhere. are determined to preserve our American way of life, and to that end are fighting, sacrificing, and laboring in lands and here at home, and, the period June 8-14 has been designated as Flag by the United States Flag association during which patriotic exercises will be conducted bv loyal Americans throughout the land to emphasize our national unity and determined effort in the cause ot those liberties of which our flag the glorious and inspiring symbol.

Now, Therefore, as mayor oi Manistique, do proclaim S-14 as Flag Week and direct that during this period the flag of the United dliplaytd all municipal buildings. Furthermore, i Every patriotic Michigan I do urge the people of Manistique interested in saving gaso Conant Brothers Serve Uncle Sam Marinette, Roger and Howell Conant. sons of Mr. and H. A.

Conant. 1911 i2 HhII I avenue, are more than doing ir share tow ard helping Uncle Sam i in the war against the Avi- pow ers, Roger as an aviator and How- I ell, follow ing in of father, as a photographer. Roger, according to ord recently received hy his parents, has been notified that application for a transfer to the Marine Fly- I ing corps has been granted. He 1s now a member of the I S. Naval Flying corps at the Corpus Christi, Texas, station It pected the transfer will become in the three or four when he will graduate and I receive the coveted em- blem.

vvllli living IWulgers Roger enlisted in the U. S. Navv Mr corps last year in June after graduating from Ihe Univer sitv of Wisconsin here he was member of the second squadron of Flying Badgers under the Civil Aeronautics administration. He has completed ground and basic courses is rated a combat pilot. Roger is expected to arrive in Marinette on furlough for a visit with parents the latter part of month or the first of July.

Howell Conant. U. S. navy photographer and first class petty officer, is now stationed at Pearl While the Michigan Rell le- Company expects to he I able to meet most requests for1 service at summer resort exchanges this year, many persons still will be unable to get service because of war restrictions, offl- 1 rials of the company state. Company officials also pointed out that new residential exten-1 vlon telephones will not be available at any point except when sential to the health, welfare, and Telephone Installations may be curtailed, officials said, if they Involve considerable line construction.

Only party-line service ran provided in some localities. Service also will difficult to obtain if traffic over telephone lines at an exchange already is approaching switchboard capacity. That will mean that, at some points at least, some summer homes that have had service In years may be unable to get it this Harbor ami is affiliated with the bureau of public relations. Howell enlisted in the navy about a year ago when he was assigned to the staff of Life Magazine in New York City as a part of the navy's photography school training. During his three-month stay on Life Magazine staff, Howell distinguished himself by having three of his photos published, one of the ill-fated Normandie, a portrait of the Czecho-Slovakia minister.

and a third showing tiro changing methods on a truck as a conservation measure. Did Xerial Photography From New York City Howell was transferred to the Anacostia. D. navy training base he did considerable aerial photography, ami from there went to San Francisco where be remained for a month before transferred to Pearl Harbor. There is one general to every 121? soldiers in the Mexican army.

spokesman said. never has I dlcated in a message sent to ben affiliated ofldally with the mJra, Nirnlft hy AdmlrBl party but we understand he a I j. commander in chief of the United fleet. The message read: Airmen Score navy, marine corps and coast guard Join in admiration for the American npval, marine and army forces, who have so gallantly and effectively repelled the enemy advance on Midway, and Democrat It was not clear what method of approach would he ex- nrelsed to learn the wishes of the traditionally silent Gehringer. former partner at second base.

Shortstop Rilly Roseli, was elected last fall to troits city council. PAYS HKAYV FINF Fomhlned American naval and land have been preparing for just such an attack since the handful of garrisoning the island were first on December 7. The miniature Island the last in the chain of the Hawaiian islands, extending from Honolulu like a finger pointing toward Tok-1 yo. Tt lies near the international dateline about 1.200 from Pearl Harbor, and almost as to the Japanese In the Marshall Islands, southwest of Midway. month, while the United Nations were turning out approximately 8,600.

Women. Damon said, now account for about 10 per cent of the workers In the American aircraft industry and he added: we have hit our peak employment that flrure will be close to 40 per cent. Stone was used for telegraph poles In India before iron came into use. Wood cannot be used on account of white ants. Lions Will Dine At Country Club For their regular meeting Monday night, Escanaba Lions have chosen the Kscanaba golf club.

The gathering will start with golf at 4:30, continuing until 7:30, when lunch will be served. The regular weekly first aid class will start at 15. Twenty-four of the prisoners in the penitentiarv at Atlanta. Oa have enrolled in a college correspondence course. wanted 1,000 EATERS At SACRED HEART CHURCH Sunday, June 7 Schaffer, Mich.

Chicken Dinner For Only Per Ice Cream Refreshments Supper Also Served 50 INDUCTED Ann Arbor, June are confident that their comrades I membess of the University I in arms will continue to the Michigan faculty have been Grand Rapids, June fi enemy that war is inducted into the U. S. army as Salem C. Kddy. 51, convhied hy gave no Indication of iiow i privates and sent to the Fort Cusa federal jury of ha vlng emhextled the continuing was pro-! reception center.

They WPA funds While supervising jp-essing.) Dr. William P. Halstead, Michigan music projects, today nnH mm corps associate professor of speech; Judge Fred M. Raymond. The1 that at judce also placed Kddy on five gave the continuing i Army, navy and marine corps paid fine of n.XB!* I hore thp hrnm of tack and carried the fight to the i Invading fleet itself, the greatest enemy armada yet to venture Into waters of the eastern years probation.

Pacific. Stonehenge is a circle of sand- The American counter-attack was -ione from the Late so effective that the only furlher Stone Aee, located near Salisbury, reported attack on the heavily- Bngland. fortified little James C. O'Neill. 32 French strm-tor and his twin brother John D.

O'Neill, teaching fellow In English; and Dr. Wallace A. Bacon, 28 English Instructor. Industrial users of bituminous coal usually have a total of some 40.000.000 in stock during Advertisement Motorists Needed to Make Unique Gas Saving Test to display the Stars and Stripes at our homes and places of business, and to hold patriotic ere- monies as a public expression of our love of country, unity, and allegiance to our national emblem, the symbol of our civic faith and the beacon of hope to liberty-loving people throughout the world. In Witness Thereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the city of Manistique to be affixed this sixth day of June in the year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Two.

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