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'AUGUST 20. 1940. FART I. TUESDAY MORNING. Nazi Bombs Explode Several Hours Later TOWN IN SOUTHEAST EXG-! several hours later today.

ivn in fj rwiavid ae- Ten houses were damaged and Southland Pilots of Years in Air Troop Thief Imprisoned BERLIN, Aug. 19. (Exclusive) A man who stole 25 parcels sent to soldiers was sentenced to 12 vears in the penitentiary by a Gift Ambulance Fleet Complete jrnnruv rinrintr ih'i hn scrape burned bv tne 'Dortmund court. nun m'uius ui v''i v. a early morning hours, exploded bombs.

Help Canada Train British Flyers MdDTTIICIES Last of Lewis J. Warner Memorial Vehicles on Way to England The last of 22 ambulances purchased by the American Red Cross with a contribution of coming from If. M. Warner Guardsmen Talk of Home Members of 'Los Angeles' Own' All Probably Will Be Here by Saturday BV JOHN CORNELL TtmM Staff Kpreniati VIOLET PRAIRIR (Near Grand Mound, Wash.) Aug. 19.

Camp life for the returned warriors of the 40th Division is back to normal todaybut that didn't mean it is quiet. In an open space in the center of the far-flung tent city the 115th Engineers are setting off land mines which are a little too real for use In the recent mock war between the Blues and Reds. i have been loaded on ships in the BECAUSE of ht rmendov increoit in solei of fine VICTOR iJECA USE Victor'! cjrtot ortiif art co-operating so that tveryonc can enjoy fine music, BARKER BROS. ANNOUNCE OTW ILdDW IPIEIICIES for many XEW and FIXEST cholce-ot-cutalou East and are headed for Britain, where they will be placed in active service, according to information received yesterday by D. C.

MacWatters, chairman of the local chapter of the American Red Cross. The fleet units bear bronze plaques carrying the lettering: "In memory of Lewis J. Warner, from II. M. Warner." The gift is a personal one from the father in memory of his son who died here a few years ago.

The war relief drive continued on its upward trend over the weekend with the contribution total reaching S622.3G9.96. it was If 1 JUlilltaJL-i L- --1 foil, The engineers' blasting Is SOUTHLANDERS IN R.C.A.F. Now training at Manning Depot Canada, to be flying fnst ructors with Royal Canadian Air Force, are. left to right R. Swanson, Long Beach Michael wWoy, Los Angeles, ond William V.

Mudra, Los Angeles, all veteran plots. vesterdav bv Dr. A. only field detail of the day. however, and there Is much talk nf the coming entrapment 11 chairman of the TORONTO (Out.) Aug.

"I've been nying 16 yearling instr emergency committee. WDM) will put most of the boys ve A dozen plTor the two! The Los An Quoj. home by Saturday morning: whose nyitlg expert -j of have" hying 21 and a half or three years as iX2nth. Home is fort-most in everyone siencetuWls 150 years are at Man- vcars 0. We all wanted he added.

'IZL- minds, despite or pornaps Kxhibitiun to into this thmg. euvU cause of the generally accu-u: WJiU tlaining as instructor if.inne -l th R.K.O. Stu-I with the R.C.A.F. vi-vone at the'dics. had his own machine.

i IECDdDII Wi. said Vlving Of- Mnnin Denot. wrote to Canada! Flying Ollicer W. R. Swanson rumor that some sort or mobilization may affect the California National Cuard within a few weeks.

ficer C. K. Manhart. Los Angeles.l regarding enlistment. Now', Long Beach, was in the nited.

Kipling's 'Boots' Takes on Meaning Recruit Walks 600 Miles to Join Infantry NEW YORK. Aug. 19. f.ii.,w there! they're in for the duration and. States Air t-orce serxe hat; sand every.x,dy highly p.eased.

I Hying Ojm combat service. ca u'avn Allen, com- if 'i auDlied fur tor and owner of his own fly mander of the UKMi Infantry. i Most of them from the! said Flying Othcer B- D. lolt-Los Angeles' own, ahled a a 1 s-llolly wooI Long schin, Pasadena. Cal.

"I flew' for of authenticity to the rumor two aie from: Bolivia in the than Chaco ar ing school for six years. Others among the Americans many reductions of aw vivinc vVnr Peter Sonts now knows all about Hollywood; Hving Of- Kinling's famous ode to Ollicer H. K. Mont day when he disclosed mat married privates. and New York and Charlotte, N.C.'of WJami mui All have more than the required, in China in gotnery.

W. McCoy, Los sergeants whose families are ue liter Michael Angeles. lying uhrvi I.OS wiis n.inm jUU noui auu mew rA(iri inn pendent on them will 1 given up to 7000 hours for some nututritinitv to leave the 500 hours and their experience the foot-soldiers, 'Boots, Boots. Boots!" He ought to. He hoofed some 000-odd miles just to become an infantryman.

The Troy (N.Y.) riding instructor no less came to town a couple of weeks ago to get a job. then decided to join the Army. 'Sony," said the recruiting sergeant, "have to have 'certain affidavits." Sonts, short of cash, started ofT for Troy afoot. Unstate, 162 miles. Downstate, Fr txampU: Ji inch RtJ StatRtttdt, rfgnlar with tut txttptiont) $1.00 Trill not a clearance, but a revision in pric by the world! largest manufacturer of records.

Included are many of Victor's finest Red and Black Seal masterpieces at prices that place superb music within the reach of all. New low prices also apply to many fine album sets. AW buy fine VICTOR RECORDS at the price of ordinary recordings! MEZZANINE Fleet Leaves Pearl Harbor to Resume War Maneuvers Squadron Embarks Again After Fortnight's Rest; Ships Will Be Based Off Lahaina Roads, Hawaii Hears HONOLULU, Aug. 19. iships ill return to Pearl Harbor TUn.

Kwfv nf tilt nited if or week-end hore liberty. Future Officers Begin Mock War Six-Day Maneuvers of 1500 Cadets Aided by Regular Army Men iic iiiaui Slates Fleet steamed out, of Pearl After Oct. 1, groups of vessels 162 miles. "I'h regiment upon its return to Ios Angeles. The colonel's announcement apparently was based on information obtained recently when (Jen.

George C. Marshall, Chief of and Maj. Gen. John F. Williams, chief of the National Guard Bureau, held a conference at 40th Division headquarters here.

Col. Allen also declared that enlisted men with six months or less remaining in their pies-rut enlistment term who leave the regiment will be urged to join the new home guard and aid In training others. ALLEV OY Tltll' Since the conference between the visiting generals, Maj. Gen. Walter 1.

Story, Brig. Gen. court Jlervey and unit commanders, officers and enlisted men alike have discussed the question of whether they might regretted the still sorry Harbor today for additional in-'having home ports outside ot Arm v. "have to have verifica tensive sea operations cxpecieu uuwan win oegin mmis rWIMKMB MMDS. Mi Coast bases for periods of two to last at least a mouth.

tion your military police service in Hawaii." eeks, during which the person- vi.ntifliins. aircraft carriers, WEST POINT (NT.) Aug. 59. nation's future Army officers began today six days and five nights of field maneuvers I rv V. rl.n.i ti'rtOIMIV cruisers and desiroyers loruuniiiu'l win oe given moi ruiuj mw i th.

vimonl exodus." The had; Th l.MttleshIn California and i and last Friday started again for SEVENTH STREET, FLOWER AND FIGUERO A Broadway of tocusMong Beach 6834 Hollywood Boulevard i VMiinnal i ntv' at-a hwt. Tmv Saturday he began tne I hack, afoot, so to long trip to leave Bremerton Navy and Heirular Armv troops great-ikeeu period. i Ihiring this latest series of yard on Aug. 27 and the cruiser eri. t.mi i hi i nave ncen nn sent itonno to speak.

He can look forward to marching in the Panama jun lliaiivu. i ui. v. fc. under way since the war gamesjoin the fleet in this area after in AtriK the Fleet will be based VerhanU.

New Yol k. Shortly after daybreak 1500 I gles cadets of the Lnitea Mates Lahaina uoaos, leuaoie be sent to San Luis Obispo orjtary Academy began movinglsources said. Liu- il Midway In the months exer- over orange WUilijf a a iMUl elsewhere. Their previous yearly encampments usually have in i in i HELPFULNESS AT TIME OF SORROW two columns, augmented by Reg 'been held at San Luis Obispo pen neiu tu Col. Allen left on a flying trip.wlar Army units from the post.i to Los Angeles for important 1-or tne corps annual m.imu-i i i fi IW i 't 'f 1 1 business in connection with hls(Vers the cadets are divided into tiositlon as County opposing and "IV forces, 10pjK)SHIK A aii Inspires letters like these Kouet't roinnleinented bv Regular! Agent.

Lieut. Col Dicey, executive officer, assumed Vavalrv. anti-aircraft and command of the regiment dur Air Corps personnel Thev will encage daily in Victims Estimated Agricultural Economics Bureau Survey Made If a famine strikes Europe this winter, how much food marches and sham battles to develop knowledge of modern warfare in the tactical handling of small units In the field. Lieut. Col.

Charles W. Ryder, commandant of cadets, Is in charge of the maneuvers. 7 nerer ran thank ou enough for your very fin treatment from the time of my bereavement until today. Your efficient, yet delicate way of handling the funeral a ice at your kindneu in handling the financial matters left nothing to be desired." could the United States send to relieve it? This question i frequently be ing asked, C. V.

Castle, J.os Angeles County Farm Adviser for the University of California, said Army Recruiting ing his absence. The colonel plans to be back tomorrow for the critique in which Army observers and umpires will take apart last week's four-day sham battle from a tactical standpoint. Whatever the critique brings out, and much of its subject matter will be of technical military nature, the boys certainly got the training and toughening they were supposed to get. HIM HIT I KOXG There wtre slip-ups, to be pure. Ami despite the seemingly endless strings of trucks and guns, a glaring weakness in arms and motorized units probably was shown.

But the spirit of the men was 100 per cent. yesterday. Castle said the Bureau or Agricultural Kionomics has Just Reaches New Peak ompleted a food survey in this country. After allowing ample Enlistments for Week Just Closed Total 8605 supplies for domestic consumption, the bureau estimates that lit least 1.10.000.000 bushels of bushels I wheat, about "There wasn't a single detail overlooked. Many of my friends icho were present have spoken to me of the dignity of those last rites no hurry, no commotion and I am sure it won many friends for Forest Lawn WASHINGTON, Aug.

1. of ioo.uoo.ooo bushels of Army recruiting, on the upgrade barW an(1 r.oo.OOO bans of beans since late May. reached another There have been comments mere nave neen comments' could be shipped without any strain on the domestic, supply. i I hnut a ist- week iv ueaK. oowj nt-w on how exhausted some or tne 11 ments between Aug.

11 and 18. The bureau, he explained, tig guards units became. So what? ures that up to pound of pork, ,100,000,000 pounds of lard and 2.10.000.000 pounds of edible vegetable oil could go to In making this weekly report today, the War Department said new enlistments since May have reached ".0,172, with the Southeastern States leading in recruiting with a total of 12.K21 volunteers. Working toward an immediate goal of for the total Europe. Castle said the bureau also found that 1,1,000.000 bushels of apples and 15,000,000 boxes of oranges could be shipped.

Women Plead Men "May we extend to you our deepest appreciation for all your kindness in the passing of our Wif and Mother. The service from the one telephone call from Ventura to you was perfect in every detail so simple so impressive so beautiful it can find no fault with the smallest detail. The best and highest praise we can give Forest Lawn is as Father said, "It is as near heaven as I ever expect to be on earth." strength of the Army, to be obtained as rapidly as possible, the Armv had an estimated enlisted strength today of 28:1,000, the largest number ever enlisted in peacetime and 30(H) more than the previous maximum statutory limit of the Army. Those who turn to Forest Lawn at time of sorrow They didn't whimper. For a gang which gets together only once a week and spends Its every -day time in civilian occupations, these boys did a super Job in covering nearly miles of the roughest terrain Imaginable.

They've got the heart and they're also a lot tougher than they were two weeks ago. That's what the maneuver is supposed to achieve. l'LYKBS DIVKKTKI) The mock war resulted in no real casualties for the 115th Observation Squadron, but' a combination of northwest haze and forest-fire smoke gave Maj. K. A.

Peterman and the group's Regular Army instructor, Capt. C. I. Ferris, a few bad moments yesterday. With the sun till degrees above the western horizon, the Fmoke haze cut visibility to almost zero at Chehalis Airport.

Maj. Peterman immediately sought radio contact with the squadron's (several planes which were away and the boys made landings at other fields. Along "Wilshire Blvd." here, there was a battle of the bands today as the regimental footers of the lfiOth and 18.1th tried to outblare each other. Ordinarily the KlOth outfit is loudest but the boys were a little tired from having played for a State convention of the Amer appreciate the reverent, kindly care which Forest Lawn gives to every detail of funeral and interment. Be Kept at Home WASHINGTON.

Aug. 19. (VP) With shouts of "keep our men at home," a score or more women virtually took over the Senate reception lobby today and buttonholed Senators to demand that they oppose the conscription bill in its present form. Mrs. Mary A.

Decker of Detroit said -the women were members of the "Mothers of the United States of America" who believed that "if we're in all the danger these Senators and Congressmen say we are, then we want our men right here at home to protect us." She said there was a fear among the women that "our men will be sent to Canada." German Posing as American Sentenced HONOLULU, Aug. 10. 6T1-A Cerman citizen was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment at the immigration station here after he pleaded guilty today to representing himself as an American citizen in taking work on a government contract at I a (These are excerpts from unsolicited letters in Fore.il Lawn's fiietj They appreciate the helpfulness of Forest Lawn's" low-prices for everything at time of sorrow and the simplicity of one convenient credit arrangement for both undertaking and interment. They appreciate the quiet seclusion and peaceful privacy of undertaking within sacred cemetery grounds. Field, Army air base.

The German, Erich Hanner, 31. in pleading guilty said, know I was taking a risk because of this fifth column business but my conscience is clear because I never intended to violate any law and never intended to commit esnionage or sabotage." A. Telephone CLEVELAND 6-3131 UNDIRTAKINO CIMETEftY MAUSOLEUM CREMATION CALIFORNIA GLENDALE Hanner and his wife, Mrs.1 TnhU Rhodes, arrived here in ican Legion at Aberdeen And that's all for today and! the ntiton Valkyrie from Tahiti! for the war games. 1 last August..

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