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34 No 24 Member or Associated Press, Wide World, NEA and ABC Air Action Flares Vicious Nazi Thrasts Repulsed by Soviet In 2 Battle Areas Three Persons Bitten By Befriended Stray Cat Three' persons have been bitten within the past two days by a befriended stray cat at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rice, 116 South Mulberry street, it was reported by police today. Yesterday; afternoon the cat grabbed the hand of Mrs. Rice while was in the house.

Her husband ran to take, the enraged animal off her and; It. turned and bit him. Thev called Officer Charles Kal- Paralyzing Blows Aimed at Italian Outpost Islands For a Limited Period Only! strup this morning to come and get Hitler's Summer Drive in 2nd Day Warships Engage Japs in Battle in Solomon Vicinity Americans Gam Control of Vangunu Island Against Stubborn Resistance. American Battleships Bomb the Jap Bases and take it to Dr. K.

Sears, local veterinarian, to check and see if the cat had rabies. As Officer Kalslrup picked up the cat, it grabbed him on one hand and severely scratched the other. It will be examined for several days to deter In 24 Hours 42 Enemy Planes Are Shot Down mine if it is hydrophobic. by Allied Forces. Big Liberators Join Suffer Heavy Losses All Along 165-Mile Central Front I From Orel to Belgorod, With Armored Units Losing' Heavily.

i Jap Navy Is Forced To Come Out and Fight WASHINGTON (P Official reports of a naval battle in the Central Solomons indicated today that the. South Pacific offensive was rapidly gaining one of its most important objectives that of forcing the Japanese navy to' come out and fight. Even' in the absence of word. that major forces ed, this new "battle of Kula Gulf" was regarded; here as of great significance, for it showed that the Japanese felt compelled to accept the challenge and risk at least a part of their South: Pacific fleet, in an effort to check the American advance The navy's announcement of the battle said merely: "Brief reports from the South Pacific indicate that a naval battle is in progress in Kula: Gulf, north of New; Georgia island. No details of the action have; been received." Votes a Subsidy On Price Rollback In Devastating Raids The Forum is desirous of getting the pictures of Nodaway county men and women who are in the armed forces or in the Red Cross.

For a limited period only, until 5 p. July 17, pictures will be accepted free of cost. Since the first of the year a nominal charge has been made 'for making the halftones of persons in the armed forces, due to the tremendous increase in costs since the war started. But for the next eleven days The Forum will be glad to accept pictures at no cost to the owners. In submitting pictures, please be sure to include data regarding the man or woman, including full name, rank in service, name of parents or nearest relative, length of time in service and in which branch, such as army ground crew, army air corps pilot, or seaman, such as yeoman, gunner, etc.

Duplicates of pictures already published are not needed, as the plates have been retained in this ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN "NORTH AFRICA P) Allied air forces, spearheaded! by U. S. Flying Fortresses which shot down 30 Germanfighters paralyzing blows at Axis resistance yesterday in battles for. air supremacy over Sicily and Sardinia, it was announced Too Early to Speculate Whether Hitler Aims to Capture Moscow MOSCOW (A P) Vicious Herman thrusts by armored divisions and infantry have been flung buck, with heavy losses all along the 165-mile central front from Orel to Belgorod, the Rnsians reported; today as the Jong-expect ed Nazi; summer offensive moved into its. second iday.

Senate Approves by One Vote $525,000,000 For Next Six Months. WASHINGTON (JP) By a one--vote margin, the senate today proved' legislation limiting the: lion's rollback-subsidy program to S52a.OOO.OO0 in the next six (By The Associated Iess): American warships have apparently inflicted heavy losses ou a Japanese naval force iti the battle of Kula Gulf, in the central Solomons, but details of the 'clash' are lacking, the navy said today. Washington said the Sight the second in four days was apparently all over now, and the impression prevailed that it was ah action between fairly light surface' forces of cruisers and destroyers. The smashing: aerial offensive against the Italian outpost islands went through its third straight day with bombers roaring, over Gerbinl, Marsala, kicata, Sciacca and Ca months to keep retail, food prices To Present War Mothers Local Weather down. The vote was announced as 32 to Charter on Wednesday tania in Sicily and Viiiacidro in Sahrinia all of them bases for the Double Holiday Quietly Observed Guffey Coal Act 31.

LOCAL OBSERVATIONS The action apparently cleared the defending Axis aerial fleets. wavsTor final action a measure ex In 24 hours ending yesterday, 42 enemy planes were shot; down against, loss of 12 Allied: planes, it This Vicinity With Rest of: Keep Boring in Defeases Despite terrific destruction- to their armored units, amounting in some cases to as high as ,50 per cent, of total attacking strength, the army kept boring 'into the heavily defended positions, In only isolated sectors, however, have they managed io penetrate the' defense lines, Red array leaders, said. Tank Heavy The Russian1 midnight commun! 'que said that in the Initial, hours of the Red army units destroyed 586 tanks and 203 planes. The midday communique report-: was stated' officially. To Die Aug, 23 House Committee Refuses to Extend Life, of Soft Coal Law.

presentation of its charter to the American War Mothers will be made to the Maryviiie Victory chapter tomorrow afternoon attheTOOF Hal! at 2:30 o'clock by: Mrs. H. S. Lohmeyer, 'Springfield, state president of the: assoniatipn. At present are, fifty-eight members of the.

chapter. Nation Stays Put Due to i IVmiHTJMure tit 7 n. f4 tiurtnir: 01 Ri-mlins yfstevdiiVi 7 p. m. "7 Highest- 87 Highest 83 ill.

C'S HiKliesi Bahiliiy .81 Mnmlav IIikIi'-r: ycor aifo ioiitiy 83 Luwest vi-ar itjrt) tod-ay rcrc.rrf. 98 (Icg.lSOO-lMG LowilM 6u Sllll; tnnicM S'Zm rist-H tomorrow 602 ar. tending: the life- of the Commodity Credit' Corporation until: January 1, Fund for CCC Tie senate's version of a house bill, which would have removed all restrictions against: subsidy pay-merits, added an extra $176,000,000 to the CCC for commitments on the 1944 'food production program. These funds, sponsors of amendment said, could not be used in the rollback, program. Revising a' house bill which removes all subsidy prohibitions re-: centlv approved overwhelmingly by The Fourth of July double holiday, Sunday and Monday, passed without incident in Maryviiie and surround-; ins vicinity.

Join More than 60 Liberator bombers based hi the middle east joined in the devastating raids, shaking Messina in Sicily with nearly 375,000 pounds 1 of bombs, ''communique of the U. S. ninth air force declared. Hits blanketing the ferry terminal installatiohs in Messina; "caused extensive: thecommuniqiie Juvenal is president, of the group! iornsed here March 50. Not a Show-Down Observers said it was evidently not a show-down test of strength for control of the South but at least- the Japanese had been drawn' into the, open tp expose part of their; dwindling naval forces.

Sufficient details "have not been received to give the results -of this engagement." the navy said; '-but. it is believed: that while some damage was suffered by the United States force, considerable damage was irifiicted on the enemy." Are Tut to Flight In a short engagement last Sat- S. warships put a of threi; Japanese, cruisers and four; -destroyerstpai Star Lawson Dies Otherofficers of the' chapter are: first vice-president, B. Wilson: second vice-president. Mrs.

Frank Baker: third vice-president. Mrs. Steye Donahue; fourth vice- Dave Harrison of the highway tJafrpl said highway traffic for the two' days- was, the lightest of any i he ever had experienced. War-time "restrictions limited traffic, WASHINGTON A death certificate for government regulation of the soft coal under Guffey; bituminous: coal act, drafted seven years ago in an administration effort to stabilize the coal Industry, was signed in effect today by the house rules committee. By majority vote, the committee tabled: a stopgap resolution' to extend the act's life beyond its' pres Of Heart Attack at Work in Oat Field said-, and; bombs; were laid 011 railway tracks, a a' warehouse, freight yards, oil tanks and president.

Mrs. Carl wiles; record mmrres but vetoed by President ing secretary, Airs, narry corresponding secretary, Mrs. M. S. Hamilton: trstisurcr.

-Mrs: J. II. Roosevelt, 'theseriate: adopted another amendment designed to prevent subsidy paymente from harm- ent August 3 expiration date until ed an additional 152 tanks were knocked out of the fight, Including a number of- the new 00-ton Tiger tanks -'in oiie sector alone in the Orel-Kursk area, the bulletin said. Soviet destroyed 00 out of a 'German unit of 100 tanks. The communique also reported 4,000 Germans had been slain in this are and 2,000 more in one sector of the Belgorod" front.

Kighl Over River System Military: experts said it was too early yet to speculate whether Hitler to capture-Moscow to the riorth; the Caucasian Oil fields to the south, or both. AVoociburn: chaplain. Mrs. Mattie barracks by the striking in three "waves; One string bombs "fell across the Lazaretto Mole." jXetwru Without The" Liberators downed three' enemy planes and returned without its a result there were ho accidents. A city; ordinance forbids tiring of fireworks or their sale; within the limits- The city police, and sheriff's office Jliport a quiet- double.

holiday for the Fourth; of July, to comparison- with other- years. Maryviiie spent the day with family gatherings and 'ihgwie i Moore: registrar, "Mrs Walter Lc- Uiem; auditor, Charles Eckert; and; iiistorian, Harry Lylc. loss themselves. The gfoup is: made upof mothers The proposal would forbid ettner OCC or the Reconstnictior. Finance Corporation (RFC), which would get $350,000,000 of the subsidy authorisation, from inaugurating any rollback "if in its opinion' such program will result in reduction in the price naid to the producers Funeral services were held yesterday at the Methodist church in Quitman for Jesse James Lawson.

62 years of age, of Concept tion Junction, who died suddenly Saturday: afternpbn while shocking oats at the John: Sturm, farm, Conception. Junction. 'Death was caused' by a heart attack, accprdir.g to Dr. W. R.

coroner. Rev. Albert Biood, pastor of the Methodist church: of -3kidmorc, officiated. Burial was in the I. O.

F. cemetery at Quitman. were Fred Wright. Earl Joe McDonald, A. January 1.

Roosevelt Asks. Extension Chairman Sabath said the rules committee's decision meant that the stopgap resolution could not be, brought up before congress probably later: this week, for a summer recess; The lawmakers plan to return in September after- act has expired. Notwithstanding a plea by President Roosevelt, the ways and means committee yesterday rejected; a bill that would have extended the stabilization machinery, for two years after the war's end. Flying: Fortresses striking at Ger-bini 'wpa what is considered one of the 'greatest single-mission victories, of the entire Mediterranean campaign by knocking down 30 out of more than 100 German fighters attacking them. Great Individual Victory who have sons or daughters in the armed This meeting which will have a special charter presentation program, take the place of; the pr-iginatly scheduled picnic for July." Simultaneously; the navy.

an-nountTd that -the" stroyer: Strong: was -torpedoedRand-: sunk on Sunday night while engaged ia sheiiing Japanese defenses at VUa and Bairkoko on i which lies between Nevv; Georgia, is- land and Kolombangani inland. The nava! 'ciasli erupted early on the morning of July ti. July 5 time, Xoilowing a hcisTj attack Americas! Liberators bombers fthe previous evening against Japanese installations on. Ballale island? 'in tlie Shortlnnd grotip 150 miles" to the north of New Georgia island. Americans Gain Control progress for U.

ground troops in the Central Solomons also A nation forced to' stay put, to a large extent, over the three-day July 4 holiday discovered, today the wartime curtailment; of highway travel saved scores of lives. Thousands of Americans had to: lorego iiiiotor trips to favorite fishing spots or back: to Uncle Jim's One, of greatest individual Victories: emerged, too, when. Staff Bids Sought For Gaudy Plastic Sales Tax Coins C. Parshall, John Weddle and James i'arm, but many werealive and whoIH Palmer. Would Revive the FCl House conferees-on a $366,000,000 deficiency appropriations bill; agreed today.

that they would submit to the house for a vote a senate amendment designed to revoke yesterday's death sentence for the Federal Crop; Insurance Corporation. The senate agreed yesterday io a house provision in: the farm appropriations bill allowing 53,000,000 for. the closing of the FIC and its in- "Music was furnished. by Mrs.Max-j irie Merriett; Mrs. Arminta Pitts, A.

to teli about being a wartime homebody instead of being received at a morgue or a hospital. 84 Are Drowned Sergt. Benjamin Warmer of San Francisco destroyed fighters. Despite the spectacular; and seemingly suicidal tactics of. the Germans.

the. Fortresses successfully reached and bombed Gerbini; where they showered -explosives' over the main. airfield and nine satellite Spokesmen of the United Mine Workers an persons cl aiming to represent big majority of thecoal output, urged the setup be continued. However, opponents -raised the question asto need for the act I C. Parshall and Joe McDonald.

Mrs. Dale Ashford was the accompanist. JEFFERSON CITY, TP; TllO state opened bids today on 50,000,000 of the guadiest sales tax tokens y6u. ever saw: Tlie bids called for phtstic tokens Red for one mill and green for evidenced in officia! reports from South Pacific headquarters effect' that' Americans have gained control of Vanguhii Island at the northern end of the central front, is about 200 rr.ilrs south of Moscow Kirsk; is halfway between Ore! and Belgorod, the southern terminus which lies about 250 miles northwest, of Rostov, Russian-held gateway to the Caucasus. Only three miles from Kurski.

important commercial city held by. the Russians. the armies- arc, fighting 1 over the river system of the Dnieper. The entire, central front is a region of fields and Xprcsts, endowed with good black earth; Hundreds of lumbering tanks already have flattened many, fields: of ripening grain. Last Great Test The Russian people feel that this is the great test for.

the Red army. They are confident but soberly aware of fne great effort involved. (The German communique heavy fighting in the Belgorod and Kursk ''areas and declared it incw out of a "successful local at- -Mr. Lawson T-as born August 24, since the government, a resultof True, an Associated Press survey showed that at least ,307 deaths oc- curred over the, but only 131 of these were traffic fatalities, There were 89 drownings and 87 I i 1880, at Douglas, and came to Nfidawav eountv when a child. He Less, than 30 of the big four-en- to the Conception Junction five-mill denominations to be pur- moved face of stubborn Japanese resist- nr.ee.

Capture of strategically important Vura village on the 'south coast of which lies surance program on cotton, and wheat crops; Subsequently, it sought to repeal this action, by adding funds for the gincd craft participated, in the raid. Outnumbered about four to one, the recent coal: strike, had taken over the mines. They contended also that: the act had resulted in higher A System of Prices The act, written in. .1937, provides machinery for a system of minimum insurance program to the deficiency vicinity about year ago from Far- chased if the passes a nell. Previous to tlvis- he had re- pending enabling act.

Under pres-sided on the Bilby ranch, near rent law tokens must; be minted of Quitman: Missouri-mined zinc, which the state. He was married to Miss Lucy Em- can't get any-more because of war Nance, who died August 2-1. restrictions. 1920. On September 27, 1922, he State Auditor.

Forrest Smith said deaths from miscellaneous causes. Last, year, the first wartime July 4 holiday, there were 320 traffic deaths and in 1941 before gas-tire-auto restrictions there were 500. This year, also, not a single fireworks death was reported. 13- Deaths in Missouri they shot down an average of one enemy plane apiece, and: destroyed an estimated 25 more parked on the ground. A Savage Mauling Tiiree fortresses: were lost.

prices at the mines, on a regional" Mrs. Anna Humphrey of Burlington Dies They handed the" Germans such basis, with the view to preventing price cutting, and to stabilizing the industry in which many producers; have foundjdifficulty making ends meet. President Roosevelt, in a letter to west of New Georgia, had been. an-, nounced previously from Washlngr ton Australia, and this success op- pareutly hastened the fall of the entire island Warships Set Fires Fires at the enemy air base at Vila. Kilornbangara island, on the west side of Kula Gulf, and at Baif- oko Anchorage.

NewGeorgia; on 'the east side were set both by the shells of the warships and bombs dropped by Mitchell medium bombers the. Missouri went through its obserV- a savage mauling that throughout the rest of the day only about 10 iack by German infantry" In the ance of Fourth of July with a 3-: enemy fighters rose to meet suc: 185,000,000 zinc tokens have been made since were in 1 03S, but they've disappeared from circulation by -the millions. Smith said weren't enough in circulation now to provide; effective enforcement of the 2 per cent sales tax was married to Miss Audrey Rover. Surviving are his wife: eight daughters; Mrs. Sarah: Lprene Pitts, Whitesvllle; Mrs.

Claude, Babb. Omaha. Mabel Louise Weathermen, Clyde, and Emma Ruth, Velrna June, Thelma Ellen, Betty Lou and. Dolores Jearn of the Ways and Means Chairman Dough-: ton said said "both the Belgorod sector followed by "strong1; ciay: total of 13 fatalities, probably Soviet counterattacks." the smallest number since the. motor VUsc Classic Tactics car joined fireworks as a holiday -(The fighting has spread to the area north of Kursk and is "assum- Restrictions on gasoline cut auto-ihg ever greater said tiie travel, to a minimum and communique broadcastby Eerlih and! tnere were only seven traffie dcaths, recorded by the Associated: Press.) sSarp contrast to a year ago when industry and the miners would feel on a more solid ground if they had Funeral services were held this afternoon at the.

Christian church at Burlington Junction for, Mrs. Anna Humphrey, 72 years old. of Burlington- Junction, who died at 11:40 o'clock Sunday night at the Martin Landfathex hospital. Rev. LeRoy.

Crocker, officiated and burial was in the High Prairie cemetery at Elmo. Mrs. Humphrey was bom July 25, 1870, in Illinots. the daughter of the ceeding bomber formations. P-38 Lightnings downed five of these.

Bombers of the RAF and South African air force along other groups of U. S. pianes ranged far and- wide oyer Sicily; and They, reported meeting little fighter opposition but some anti-aircraft the that they and the i home; seven sons. Everett Merle Lawson and Cecil Lee Lawson, St. would have' the benefits that have been demonstrated under': the Dispatcnes reaenmg inuscuw 54 Missourians were killed or m- Blessed Events coal act." ISiiigi! ihr front told of the: start of the jured on state highways.

battle just after dawn yesterday. The Nazis, these advices said, used classic tactics a smashing artillery Ration Board Deluged With Gas Applications Joseph; James Skidmore; and Ray Lawrence William, Jesse James, and Clifford Eugene Lawson, of the home; Mrs. George Strub, of the state of New, Mexico; a foster sister, Mrs. Tom Graves. St.

Joseph, and nine grandchildren. Five children preceded: him in Mrs. Mayme Peery Dies; Funeral to Be Thursday Viiiacidro in Sardinia and Catania in Sicily were raided by night bombers. The 42 enemy aircraft: lost in 24 hours included only those shot (Continued on page 5) late Mr. and Mrs Harry Jones.

She had resided at. BurUngton Junction since the death of her.hus- night of July: 4 and in the pre-dawn of July 5. Later, dive bombers dropped bombs on Bairoko which is above the. menaced enemy air 'oase of Munda. also in New Georgia.

Japs Lose 157 Planes Over Rendovn. which is within -artillery sheiiing distance of Mund, the Japanese sent 40 zeros yesterday in a continued effort to balk ex-pansion of American action in that sector. Outnumbered United State? fighter planes shot down two of tti'e Zeros- dispersed remainder while losing otie plane, the pilot: Of which was saved. The Japanese how Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Owens of Hopkins announce the birth of a daughter at 3:55 o'clock Sunday aftenioon at the St. Francis hospital. The baby weighed seven, pounds and five: and one-half ounces. -haiid. Edear Humphrey, who died ban-age with heavy, airj bombardment designed to destroy Russian men and guns and blast a path through the Russian line for the Germaninfantry and armored; divisions.

in 1911. Mrs. Humphrey had been Mrs. Maynur Eliza 'Peery, 55 years of age. of 'Maryviiie.

died at .10:30 o'clock last night at the St. Francis Since a deluge of renewal applications for A book, gasoline rations showered upon the local rationing board, several volunteer helpers are working at the board this; week: ill about six weeks. She was a member of the Christian church at Bruce Du Bois Named to hospital following a long illness. Burlington Junction; Mrs. Peery, a member of the First Frank Stinson Dies at Hospital; Rites Thursday Eleemosynary Managers processing the forms.

The regular Survivors include one son, Glenn Christian church, was born Febru Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hiiscnbeck of Maryviiie announce the birth of a daughter at the St. Francis hospital at 2:10 o'clock Saturday afternoon, weighing seven pounds and fifteen ounces. HumDhrey.

Maryviiie; one: daugh ary 20, 1880, at Blanchard. the loice ot -uie iHuuiuii uuai wuiivuu all day yesterday, atthe same; task. The forms will be processed and, the' hew allotments will be mailed by the time that the old books ex daughter of the, late and -Mrs. Todd Johnston. She was married C.

Bruce Du Bois. a Republican Grant City attorney, today was appointed by Governor Forrest C. Donncll to the state board of elee to William Edmond Peery at the ter, Mrs. Vella Gill, four: sisters, Miss Lucy Jones, Mrs. Guy Howell.

Mrs. John Barr and Mrs. Belle Shelton. Burlington Junction three brothers, Ben -Jones, Alva Jones and Willie Jones. Burlington Junction, and five grandchildren'.

First Christian church in Maryviiie with the -Rev. Mr. Ritz officiating. pire July 21.. More than 6,500: books were issued for the original allotments to motorists in the county.

mosynary managers. He succeeds; John D. McNecly of St. Joseph, whose term had expired. Du Bois and: Mrs.

Jack Anderson of Grant City are the parents of a daughter, born at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at- the Francis hospital and weighing six pounds arid, nine and one-hall-ounces. Peery was graduated from: the Use Everything 1 The Germans were firing with ev- erything they had-long range batteries, medium range cannon, howitzers, multiple-barreled mortars and even short range weapons were rolled out. before the German front line. Russian batteries countered with withering fire and as the artillery duels continued the. Germans attempted various strategems such as suddenly switching targets in air effort, to confuse the Russian troops.

The various ruses failed: and Soviet artillerists succeeded in silencing a -number of German batteries, the Russians said. Heavy Barrage Fails During the artillery duels Red Frank Stinson, 77 years of age who resided at 419 East Third street, died, at 2 o'clock this morning at the 'St. Francis hospital where he had been a patient since June 25 when he was taken seriously He had been in failing health three years. Mr. Stinson was born and reared in: Maryviiie having resided here ail of his life with the exception of twenty years spent in Montana: Surviving are one brother.

Tom Stinson, Maryviiie, and, three sis- have lost 157 planes over Rendova. in almost daily sky fights since the island was invaded June 30. Most Offensive in Solomons The Solomons arm of the of feti-sive virtually monopolized developments reported in today's communique. At the other end of the 700-mile arc nl Salamaua, New Guinea, the only action repotted was bombardment of the Salamaua airdrom and air attacks on enemy position between Salamaua and the Nassau Bay area, 12 miles down the coast! where Americans landed last Wed-' ncsday and Mrs. -Paul Stevenson of Burlington Junction announce the Elmo high school and attended Normal in Maryviiie.

Surviving are her husband; two sons, Joe Reed Peery. Maryviiie, and Paul Cleve Peery of the U. S. Army; one daughter. Mrs.

Earl Damgar, Maryviiie, and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be conduct- birth of a son at 10:15 o'clock Saturday morning at the St. Francis hospital. baby seven pounds and one and one-half ounces. To Honor Men in Service President uel Lamkin will deliver an address at the College assembly at 10:20 o'clock tomorrow morning in honor of the College men in the armed services.

The assembly willbe open to the public. Music for the program is under the direction of Reven S. DeJarnettc of the music department of the STC. Russians Find a Way To Stop Nazi Tanks LONDON (IP) Soviet Rus-: sia's announcement of destruction of 586 tanks in the first thrust of the German offensive yesterday suggested to London observers today that the Russians '-have acquired highly effective new anti-tank weapons or tactics. Urs, Miss Minnie ana Mass.

'arrnv infantrymen crouched in dug- will serve" until June 19, 1947. Mrs. Alice R. Seidlltz. Kansas City Democrat, was reappointed to the same board: for a new term.

The eleemosynary i managers govern the state hospitals. Gov. Donncll also appointed Edward K. Love. St.

Louts sportsman, as a member of the state conserva-. tion commission for a term ending June 30. 1949. The conservation commission administers Missouri's fish and game program. Love succeeded A.

P. of- St. Louis, whose term had expired. Both men arc Republicans, ed at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon Neuc stinson, and Mrs. nuts and slit trenches.

When: the at the Campbell, funeral home with German tanks and infantry began t.heir advance toward the Russian Mr. and Mrs. Fred Owens of Maryviiie announce' tlie birth of a daughter, Helen Lavonne. at o'clock last night at the Ma rtin Lahdfather hospital. Tne baby weighed nine pounds and three ounces.

lines the infantry resumed the places Rev. Dewey I. Meranda, pastor of the First Christian church, officiating. Burial will be: in the Oak Hill cemetery. W.

E. Courtney. Chicago, Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoor. at the Campbell funeral 'home-' Burial be in Miriam cemetery. Dr.

W. H. Hackman pastor of the First Methodist Church will Mr. and Mrs. Ormond Mitchell and son, Gene, of Burlington Junction and Mr.

and Mrs. Lloyd D. Weir and son, Gary, of Bedison "were Sunday evening guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Weir of lear Maryviiie. along the firing line. (Continued on page 2) Louis Wratkins.

who has been visiting his aunt; Miss Delia Behm. for a week, returned to his home in Trenton yesterday. Mrs. Kent Coulter and Mrs. Frank Dorrel are in Kansas City attending beauty school.

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