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Windsor Residents Recall Dieppe as." They Greet D-Day Casualties Reminded Of --xyWfr age fp 1 WINDSOR. ONTARIO. CANADA. TUESDAT. JOTTE 104 Waldo's Wind Is Well as He Warbles Pray At Home For Men Now in France Hundred Here Anxinutly Wailinp of Thoo Who Are Slorniinp Eurtipe By NORM HI IX -This is D-Day." This the shock-awakenirifj news that greeted Windsor district residents, along; with those of the rest of this continent, when they awoke this morning.

This was the day they had been watching and waiting for for many months. But still the invasion word came as a surprise. "Quit your kidding" was the common reply to those who first passed on the report. But soon verification brought sober-thinking of just what the news meant. And in many Windsor homes, homes rot familiar to the scenes of morning devotions, mothers, fathers, wives, sweethearts and ether family members, knelt in prayer.

This was their solemn way of seeking Divine support for the thousands of district men who laid down their office pens and factory tools to shoulder the weapons of war and who this morning carried them to the shores of France. 3 V. i TPR. J. A.

MAJORS rf. r. i Ijc inAsor.Tluihj Slur Extra 4 i Scottish Raid See Invasion Force as Army of Revenge By DOUG MACKIE Grim recollection of a day In August, 1942. when the news wires crackled with word of the Canadian landing on the FYench coast at Dieppe came to the people of Windsor today. With memory came hope, born of bitter experience.

that Canadian troops by land, by sea and by air. would avenge their comrades who fell on the pebbled Dieppe beaches that men who moved forward today undpr the merciless fire of the enemy would benefit by their experience. riEDGE OF REVENGE Since that fateful August morning, wh'-n men of the Essex Scottish Regiment with other units ft the Canadian Army left their dead and wounded on the beaches. Canadians have girded themselves against this day. Always there has been the incentive to pay back the Germans in full for the toll of Canadians taken that August morning.

Today, as Canadians teamed up with other United Nations troops in smashing against the vaunted German west wall, people in Windsor recalled the pledges to avenge the heroic fighting men of Windsor and district who did not return from the bloody beach at Pieppe. Since that fateful August morning, the experience of the combined forces which made the landing under a hail of enemy fire, has been turned to the benefit of many another landing force. Since that morning, too, other Windsor and district men have filled the places left vacant by their comrades who did not return from Dieppe. And today, many Windsor households anxiously scan the news, aware that eons, husbands and fathers somewhere are maintaining the traditions of Windsor and district fighting men. As dawn crept over the district a bright morning sun pursuing the full moon which slipped over the western horizon, awakening Windsorites became aware of the impact of invasion.

HUNGRY FOR NEWS News-hungry Windsorites paused over their morning coffee to discuss the implications of invasion. Armchair generals exchanged theories. Mothers, wives and sweethearts offered silent prayers. This was the day. Men who had fought In another war discussed familiar names of French coastal ports.

Men who had fought in this war nursed their wounds and cursed a fate which forced them to the sidelines. Those who had known the grim ennui of life in Nazi prison camps, thought of the fires of hope kindled in the hearts of comrades left behind. Meanwhile, Windsor factories turning out the tools of war in an incessantly mounting mafs seemed to roar as working men spurred machines into greater production. The home front tightened its belt, unified by the knowledge that abroad Canadian fighting men were looking to them for support. father seemed to sum up the trend eg" thought rtre.ant here.

ARE ENCOlKAGCn News tht the assault had bees launched came as word to the who were plur.tM into gloom by the casualty iina of that last on the Frenc2i coast Just two yeara ago. To hundreds of WindsT famines, this aKtault not so much a clrn-e free enslaved Europe but a cwTrpaven that will evenTiially result in the freeing of i-o many men of tnis district who hae been in the hands ef thm Hun since D.eppe. There no msss tlense-nstraTim on thai D-Dy. True. aas the topic cf all conversation, but after the initial ct news, Windsor resident resumed their r.ortr.il Juu.

the rf them returning va their work in wwr factories to eoev.n'ua the production material to support those action. nil a BUi.w. i i i i 1 1 1 t- if. I It nil Xl'l" Invasion Sidelights Among the earlier carrier of the news of the invasion to Windsor's nocturnal workers were Windsor's night-shift cab drivers. Sharp willed and quirk to guess the meaning of numerous calls to transport newsmen to the office of The Windsor Star, one cab driver plied his reporter passenger with questions.

"Sorry," said the reporter, "the invaoion's on all right, but I dont know any more about it than you do yet. "I figured it was the invasion, said the cabbie, "when I got so many calls to The Star." Very Rev. Dean Wilfrid J. Lang-lois brought out an Interesting point commenting upon the invasion today, when he noted that the main assault appeared to be centred upon Normandy. "That's where most of the French Canadian families which came to Canada in the middle of the 17th century had their origination, he explained.

The Essex County Council observed one minute of silent prayer before taking up the business of the June Session this morning on behalf of the Essex County youths taking part in the invasion of Europe. Warden R. J. Voakes called for the prayers on behalf of the young men from this county who have taken such an important part in the fighting to date and who will play such a prominent part in the all out drive for the liberation of Europe. C.

W. Churchill, president of the Chrysler Corporation of Canada. Limited, said that everyone at his plant was very happy about the news of the success of the invasion. Asked if any arrangements were being made to convey the news to the workers, he said it was unnecessary because most of the men coming on in the morning were aware of the developments. However, he said if there were any spectacular developments during the day, arrangements would be made to post bulletins for the benefit of the employes throughout the plants.

Bus-riding students were quick to catch the spirit of the invasion this morning. In one city bus heading for the centre of the city this morning the entire student body heading for school kept singing 'The Canadians are Coming." to the old tune of "The Campbells are Coming." Every available map at St. Luke road barracks was scanned over and over again this morning by the members of the Veterans' Guard and returned men on the staff who saw action in the last war. Some of the landings effected by Allied troops this morning were near well-known World War 1 battlefields in France and the area is well-known to the vets. Main impression gained by visiting downtown Windsor streets this morning was that of unusual quiet.

Seldom in recent weeks have there been so few people downtown. Stores IV ALL SERVICES There were prayer for the en In nary blue manned the thauvutd of thip that hved ft from English Invasion point I In the gray of the dann. There were prayer for the khaki-eU4 passenger of the hipa of freedom. And there were prayer foe those knight of the kie who formed the nmbrella of protection. For Windsor baa men in the three ervk-ea in the invasion for liber- ation.

This district 1 now watching with the world the progress of this first major-attempt to puh the Hun from the shores of the Er.ghsh Channel, resident are sharing with many million the nene-w racking efc-perienc of waiting for tew of the action. Thia district ha had only cne e-perience in thi war cotrinrab to what it Is going thro.igh today. That was In August. 1941. when the flah came through that the city own Kssex Scottish Regiment was in action at Dieppe.

This Dieppe experience tempered Windsor reception of D-Day. There? were expressions of reief that the suspense of waiting for the ti hour was over, but followed, the more har-J rasMng wondering a whether erj not loved ones are on the sands c.f a i French beach, the waters ct the Channel or the sky above. FORLORN HOPE Those who have had son. hn- i fr FO. R.

J. TOMLINSON Three Listed As Casualties French coast. Young Waldo Is typicl of the scores of Windsor youngsters who reaped a harvest disposing of the papers to eaeer buyers, hungry for details of the battle. "My brother's In it," another lad shouted as he passed. 'They're gonna get the worst lickin they ever got.

Sy Staff Photographer Dick Tripp.) Fourteen-year-old Waldo Copat, 796 Windsor avenue, gave his lungs a workout this morning as he cli.spo.sed of Star extras on Ouellette avenue in front of the post office building. "Germans on the run," he shouted as he waved a copy of the extra above his hoad. The papers carried first news of the Allied landings on the Hulel Man Pays 1 27. Liquor Fine WIiiky ami Wine Fount! in Place Iiy Ilice Fine trtlirc tZ'S were levjed; acamst Larry Tiffin of the MrGreftT HotcL MrOregor, when thrcusis counsel he pleaded c-ilty before Mrg-istrste J. A.

Hsnrshsn sn cenintw magistrate's court today to havinc lieuor in the taprtvun cf his hsotrl rrt acquired rn his individual jtermxt. and to M-ning wine unaccomjiecjetl by a meaL The effencea occurred en Katurdsy, May 2ft. at which time Prmmrul Ccartable Harry Rmsbtcim ct KmcMl uncoxesed apptwicunately ounce nf whisky a jug behind the bsr the hotel's beverape rm ari found a relative cif the accused ard a friend drinking wine that had been served them without a meal. A. F.

Cgnae. defence counsel, ta arfcing the court to exercu leniencr. stated his m'ormstion was thst a friend had hroutht the liquor to the hotel in its regular liquor store bnrtle, but thst the bottle had been smashed, nd the liquor emptied intm the jug. The court told his chent could consider himself fwtunate be-caase a charge of keeping for sal had not been Said. The court fined Tiffin en tha liquor count and ITS the winaj charge.

The fines were raid. One Killed, One Missing and One Wounded Windsor and district casualty list was increased today with the names of three more servicemen, one killed in action, one missing and the other wounded. The casualties are: KILLED Sgt. Thomat Donnelly of the R.C.A.F.. formerly of Amherst-borg.

son of Mrs. Wade Mason of Tarry Sound. MISSING FO. Robert J. Tomlinson, R.C.A.F..

of Sherbrooke. and whose wife. Mrs. Peggy Tomlinson, resides at 1575 Ouellette. WOUNDED Trooper Jack Andrew Majors, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Andrew Majors of 1091 Wyandotte street east, a member of the First Canadian Tank Regiment. SGT. DONNELLY According to word received by his band. brothers waiting on the British IUe for the signal that ra given this morning, a shove-off order heard aroand the world, have been sharing the weak bat continaed hope that this war roald be won wit boat an attack, a Europe.

They had watched the report of the eter-tncreaMng air asaaalt on Ciermany and her holdings in Farope with, the hope that thn mould break the asis bark. Rat this, at the best, was forlorn hope and one based mostly an JaM wfehfal thinking. Though future reports may bring sad news to many who cherifh pictures of men in uniform on Windsor piano and tables the general feeling throughout the city was that "if It had to be it might as well be todsy." -I have three eon over there and I would be surprised if they are not all in this show. But the sooner they start the sooner it will be This observation of one Windsor Put-in-Bay Hits House Is Entered; Securities Stolen Morris Brien. 1317 Tecunveh road, reported to Windsor police last night that his house had been entered and a money belt, containing between $1,200 and $1,600 in securities, had been stolen.

Entrance vu gained to the house through use of a key, Mr. and Mrs. Brien were ml work during the day. O. Arseneault, 414 Parent avenue, reported that his house had been entered through an unlocked window.

Riverside Bvlaw A bylaw requiring all food stores In Riverside to close on Wednesday afternoons was passed by the town council at the regular meeting last night. The closing rule goes into effect on June 14. and provides that the food stores will cloe on Wednesday afternoons during each month In the year except December. The stores will remain open, however, in any week which contains a statutory holiday. Notice of the bylaw is being sent to the owners of all food stores in the town.

Stolen Auto Is Found by Police H. Tessier. 1574 Albert road, reported to Windsor police last evening at 11:05 o'clock that his automobile had been stolen. The auto was recovered by police at 11:50 p.m., at the corner of Parent and Wyandotte streets. Richard Zakoor.

433 Janette avenue, reported that his car was stolen from the corner of Ouellette avenue anl Wyandotte street, between 12:30 and 2:40 o'clock this morning. Lftke Freighter See SIDELIGHTS Page mother. Sgt. Donnelly was killed in air action overseas on May School Children Bow Their Heads in D-Day Prayers for Fathers and Brothers in Action 26. Born in Amherstbu g.

the 18-year- Redford High School students on their annual Senior cruise got an extra hour on the lake and some unscheduled thrills last night when the excursion steamer Put-In-Bay went out of control in the middle of Lake St. Clair with a broken steering engine and sideswiped the freighter W. H. McGean. Approximately 1,000 students were on the excursion boat.

They were transferred in midlake to the steamer Ste. Claire. Some of the students met the crisis by donning life preservers and whispering, "Another Titanic?" according to Arthur Donnelly, of 17310 Eentler. MISHAP AT 3 P.M. The Fut-In-Bay left her moorings at 2 p.m.

Monday with 1,000 passengers. Donnelly said. She broke her steering gear around 3 p.m. The boat rocked violently and listed heavily during the ensuing storm, Donnelly said, and many of the students and a few teachers looked seasick. The Put-In-Bay was towed to its dock by a tug.

old airman was well known in Windsor, where his sis ter. Mrs. Dun can Campbell of 285 Janette avenue, resides. Moving to Parry Donnelly Sgt. Sound with his parents several years ago, he received his education in Parry See CASUALTIES Page 8 School Pupils Pray for Dads Overseas as D-Day Arrives father is overseas.

He Is with the R.C.O.C. Bruce Quarrington's father, OT- ULUU.W 41 oo I I M.syo-om nil IHII II HI I SJ mx. I rhl I i (In I 4 i V- iV'1 I r' I I i i i i I A il i i- I -I it- tel. V.A L. Cpl.

Harold Quarrington of 1062 Church street is with the same unit By DON BROWN Indicative of similar ceremonies held throughout primary and secondary school classrooms in Windsor schools today, the young pupils of Class A3 in Grade of Dougall Avenue School recognized the Allied inva overseas. IX AIR FORCE Nine-year-old Molly Ann Lea's father is a squadron leader serving with the Roval Canadian Air Force in Ccnaca. Many others have brothers, sisters. cousins and uncles in uniform either in Canada or overseas. This morning's ceremony in Class A9 of Dougall Avenue School as in other classrooms throughout the city was short and simple.

With the teacher. Miss Lena Farrell. taking charge, the pupils clasped their hands, bowed their heads and offered a short prayer for victory which took on greater significance with those whose daddies mav at this minute be ad vancing with Allied troops in France. sion of France with a short prayer for victory this morning. RELATIONS IN SERVICE Proor that the war's enwrapping tentacles are reaching into every Canadian home and affecting every Canadian family was shown in the classroom this morning when all but a few of the two dozen pupils signified that they had some immediate relative serving in the uniform of his country.

Four of the youngsters have fathers on active service, three of them overseas and one on duty in Canada. One 11 -year-old girl hasn't seen her father fcr four years. He went over with the of them. In contrast. 10-year-old Jimmy Parks, the son of a Glasgow.

Scotland, engineer and his wife, hasn't seen his parents in four years. He was one of the first child guests to come to Canada when the Hun hordes were attempting to bomb the British Isles into submission. Curly, red-headed Joan Hames of 962 Goyeau street hasn't seen her father in over three years. Her dad. Cpl.

John Hames with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, went overseas early in the war. Nancy Kirkpatrick, 11-year-old daughter of and having fathers and relatives in this war, the pupils of this class have another direct connection with the men overseas. Some time ago they adopted a Pte. W. Cox.

with a Canadian Army unit overseas, and started to raise funds among themselves to send him a box of necessities. Yesterday, on the eve of the Invasion, they received a letter from the soldier thanking them for their thoughtfulness and speaking appreciation for the many nice things they sent in their overseas parcel. He stated that he had just returned from lengthy manoeuvres in the open and certainly enjoyed every gift the parcel. i which was conducted by Miss Lena Farrell, class teacher. Fcwrr of the children have fathers tn the service, three of then senUif today.

One of the dozens of classes to hold such a ceremony wa Class A9 of Grade of the Dougall Avenue School. Above the young members of the class are shown during their short prayer. Throughout all Windsor schools this morning hundreds of pupils bowed their heads in a silent prayer for an Allied victory in the invasion, which finally broke upon a waiting world early Mrs. John Kirkpatrick of 537 Fehssier (By Staff rhoiogrephtr Dovg Ktn-itiyj overseas. street, is another of the pupils whose.