The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 286, Ed. 2 Thursday, April 2, 1942 Page: 2 of 24
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THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
British Airmen Bomb Reich,
Texan Freed After
Third Murder Trial
DUMAS, April 2.—Charles
Smart, charged with the slaying of
Attack Plant in P aris Suburb
Richard Jones in a Dalhart cafe
May 8, 1940, was found innocent by
a Moore county jury yesterday.
In the first trial, Smart, 25-
Mennonites Hedded
For Paraguay
LANCASTER, Pa. April 2.—(—
Elmer Martin’s household goods
“were all” today—sold at auction-
— as the Mennonite farmer and his
family prepared to leave for Par-
aguay in search of more personal
Thursday Evening, April 2, 1942
expect to follow the Martins to among them conscription and com-
the Mennonite mecca where they pulsory school attendance—are not
feel government regulations - as binding as in this country.
Thursday
LONDON, April 2._CP) — The bombers are missing: the air minis- the Nazt war machine.:
British air force bombed industrial try said today.
British planes also laid mines in
• First reports of the night opera-
tions against Germany indicated
the attack was on a large scale.
objectives and communications in
West and North Test Germ any enemy waters through which Ge-e German report said 10 bomb-
raids from nien is man heavy fleet units might seek ers were shot down over Germany
2____________________—— to attack Russia-bound convoys. in what it described as nuisance
_ -In occupied territory,” the air raids."..
• ministry said, “bombing attacks A. British source, however, said
the attack on the Matford works
was not on the same scale as the
RAF smash on the Renault plant
March 3. one of the heaviest the
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were made on the Matford (truck)
works at Poissy (a suburb of Paris)
and on the docks and shipping at
Le Havre.
"Mines were laid in enemys wa-
ters." ,
Fighter command aircraft at-
British have made.
He called it “a good little show
nevertheless.,
tacked objectives in Belgium and The raids were the first the RAF’s
Northern France and during these big bomber squadrons were able to
thrusts-an-enemy bomber was de-make in force since the German .
stroved. the ministry reported Baltic port of Luebeck was blasted 1
In its smash at German indus-last Saturday night
tries m the Paris region, it at-1 VICHY, April 2. The Brit-
tasked the Matford motor truck ish air force dropped bombs in the
works at Poissy, eight. miles west west and northwest outskirts of
of Paris, for the second time in less Paris early today and “so far one
than a month. . . . . . death and several wounded are re-
- The previous assault on the Mat- ported,” the Vichy news “agency
ford works took place in broad day-said
light on March 8 when bombs were The alert lasted from 4€ to 5:30- 4
reported to have fallen squarely on a. m.i
the plant which the British said The RAP dropped bombs at a .
was turning out 20 trucks daily for | number of points," the news agency
==. reported,” particularly at Rueile
J. P. GIBSON, M. D.
ANNOUNCES
Removal of Offices
. to 202 Grape
Phone 9311
Cormeilles-en-Parisis Sannois and
Polssy." .
Anti-aircraft defenses of Paris,
however, entered the action.
The Matford truck factory at sub-
urban Poisssn: was reported to have
been slightly damaged. ,
us0com‘got
Show Calves Sell
At 14.14 Average
BIG SPRING, April 2—Spl -
- Calves entered in the fifth annual
district-4-H club and Future Far-
mers of America livestock show just SWEETHEART of the army
completed here brought an average is blonde and blue-eyed Nor-
of 1414 on sale yesterday. ma Jean Jahn of Galveston.
of 14 14 on sale yesterday.
From the Home of
CLEANER DAIRY PRODUCTS
James: Coates, who had the re- She is being backed by sol-
serve champion of the show. got dier lads of the Southwest for
31 cents a pound for his animal to the title of "queen of all army
top the sale of 4 club calves. Jack sweethearts." They have been
Mitchell, Sterling county club boy captivated Norma
who had the grand champion, took so captivated Dy Norma
his animal on to Odessa for the Jean $ blues singing that they
Sand Hills show. address her as “singing sweet-
Thirteen lambs from the show heart of the Eighth corps
went through the ring at 13.70 and nears, o Te 8 SPTP
a top of 15.75 to Ray Phillips. area.
The average price on calves this ‘ .
year compared favorably with a
year ago when the mean figures was
only 12.60. ' -
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Lend-Lease Envoy
In Australia
MELBOURNE, April 2—P=A1-
den G. Smith arrived today from
Washington to become a member
Wreck Total
113 This Year
.freedom.
year-old resident of Dalhart, was Nearly everything the Martins’
owned—including overcoats which
won’t be needed in Paraguay’s
warm climate—were put on the
block. Martin, 52, his wife and
eight children plan to sail for the i —
South American religious colony as
arrangements can be made with
the state department. :
Other “plain people” of this area
sentenced to life imprisonment but
the case was reversed and a sec-
ond trial, a year ago, resulted in a
hung jury."
The strength of the U. 8.’marine
corps is fixed by law at 20 per-
cent of the strength of the U. 8.
navy. .
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Careless driving, failure to yield
right-of-way, and various . other *
of the U. S. lend-lease mission
headed by W S Wasserman.
He noted that Great Britain and motorists, hundreds of- dollars al-
Australia were the only two places ready this year through traffic ac-
outside the United States where
the lend-lease administration had
set up offices. *
shortcomings have cost Abilerie
cidents. Traffic Captain: J. E.
(Tiny) Goodwin reportedthis
morning. A
Quarterly traffic report for the
city shows 113 traffic accidents
since Jan. 1, in which 12 persons
were injured and one killed.
For the month of March. 32 ac-
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cidents were reported, with three
persons injured.
Miscellaneous. information re-
garding the March wrecks includes,
records that eight of the accidents
were caused by flagrant violation,
of the traffic laws, 10 occurred on
Saturday, six on Friday, five on
Thursday, four on Tuesday, three
on Wednesday, and two each on
Monday and Sunday. :
Most of the accidents occurred
between 4 and 5 p. m., and involve
ed 51 men and 12 women drivers,
60 white and two negro drivers, 40
residents of the city, 11 residents of 4
the vicinity, and 10 visitors; 50
passenger cars, four trucks, one
pickup, one taxi, six truck com-
binations, and two other vehicles
with an unbeatable line-up of handsome,
comfortable apparel. .
Two Trouser Tropical—a handsome lightweight
business suit you can wea r comfortably and be-
comingly from now until late Fall, Styled in.g
pleasing drape manner that seems to broaden
your shoulders, trim your waist; huskity your
chest, as comfortable and easy fitting as your
favorite slack suit.* . “
Twenty-one were in the business
district, 11 in the residential dis-
trict; 23 were during daylight
hours, one at dusk and dawn, and
eight at night.
With Two Trousers
Reg, Shorts, Longs
35 to 48 :
$35
Strict : middling
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CHICAGO, Apr
:* wheat outlook in
unusually small a
surplus may • be
the time halves
year, had a d
Wheat sagged
at times but th
by purchasing it
curtailed flow of
After fluctuating
ished unchanged
with yesterday,
$1,271-% Corn
88%. July 90%
higher: soybean
er: rye N4 low
at ceilings
The officers and employees of th is .
Service Institution are glad to have you
in Abilene and hope you enjoy your
new home at Camp Btrkeley!
t Light Colors for EASTER
in Pure Fur Felt
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Much sought, because men like these
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color, rare as they are 5 & 9 has light
shadings in Stetson and Calverts. Ask
for the new ton shodes—crystql grey,
also visto blue, pecan brown, to blend
perfectly with your new suit.’
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Courtley’s After Shove Lotion, sparkling -and refresh- ;
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. Phoenix Sport Sox, handsome lisle -
weave, blending colors.
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COLORADO CITY, April 2—
(Spl.—Newby Pratt, principal of
Colorado City High-school since
- 1940 resigned this week, effective
April 10, to enter the service of
the United States navy: Pratt, who
came here in 1937 from Loraine as
assistant football coach will go to
New Port News, West Va., as a
chief petty, officer in the physical
education: department.
His resignation was the fourth
accepted by the school board this
term for reasons of military service?
The other three were submitted by
Leon Bodine, now in the U. S.
Navy, Baron Smith and Chesley
MacDonald who enlisted in the
Army air corps.
- Pratt is a former McMurry col-
Hege athletic star. * -
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