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MEXIA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPT. 24, 1943.
NUMBER 40.
ermans Destroy Naples And 30 Ships
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Break Through to Bank
Of Dnieper In South; i
Kiev Push Continued
MOSCOW, Sept. 23. (UP)—Russian troops have plung-
ed 16 miles westward across the border of While Russia;
and now are driving on toward the Dnieper and the old
Polish frontier beyond it, Soviet front reports revealed to-
day.
(The Berlin radio acknowledged that advanced ele-
ments of the Red Army had reached the Dnieper river at
an unspecified point.)
The break-throiijrh into White Russia some 17 miles
, southeast of the rail center of Gomel was reported as Soviet
forces to the south pressed an assault arc against Kiev,
thrusting its southern profig to within five miles of the
river and bringing the Ukrainian capital within artillery
.range.
AflYlptv r«rnwc « As the Russians pushed inf. th-
Iviy vlIUWo dw southeast corner of White I'us-
n | wv • nl sin below Gomel, at its northern-
Dond Drive Mows <*«• y,v°-
I menko's troops drove against tho
Republic from captured Demidov,
highway junction about 50 mil-*
(ast of Vitebsk.
MEW ALLIES EXPAND FRONT IN MEDITB...ANEAN ARE4
Down Too Much
Six Days Remain
with Half Quota
Still Unraised
between the northern ird south-
' em extremes of the White Rus-
sian frontier, the Soviets moved
I steadily westward, closing in on
I,ocal stores continued to aid in "lt' two main immediate objective-;,
the gurront; Third War Loan Drive
by purchasing securities, drive of-
ficials reported today, putting
Mexia's sales so far at $1 15,075.
Mexia's goal is .'307,750.
Scott's Stores, Five and Ten, an- i
nouncerl the pure* as of $1,000 in
bonds, and the Mexia Textile Mill
employees reported the purchase of i
from the Mexia •
Smolensk arid Roslavl.
Premier-Marshal .Joseph Stalin
announced-—and Berlin confirm''!
the Steppe front had stormed and
—that (Jen. Ivan Konev's Army nl
captured Poitnva in three days of
' savage fighting. He described as
"a mighty junction of German do-
fer.se" 'the city far behind the j
Ukrainian battlel'ront.
CONTINUED FIGHTING I
BETWEEN ITAIIANS AND NAZIS I Q MILAN
^ TURIN
Fiume
REPORTED ENTIRE •
COAST DOMINATED
BY VUGOSIAV
PATRIOTS
J
FRANCE
* 4 / YUGOSLAVIA
MARSEILLE
TOULON
O FLORENCE
SPALATO -f
ITALY
Bastia
RAGUSA
CORSICA
Rome
o
ALLIED
BOMBINGS
FRENCH AND
ITALIANS SEI7E
CAPITA!
FOGGIA O
Salerno
ITALIAN TROOPS
UNDER ORDERS
OF BAGOOLIO
ROUT NAZIS
COTRONE
Mediterranean
SICILY
Scale of Miles
Nazi propagandists scarcely
troubled to veil the crushing Ger-
man reverses in the cast and ad
$075 in bonds
Friday Club.
Included in previous totals were
bonds purchased by the Farrar J (,llrilti)llnfr Sl)via fort,.
Lumber Company, .I. I. Riddle ami j hmj r„utl|.L>(| lh(. 0tli,l>t.r llt an un
Company and the Oil Field Lum- ,|K.cjf|,,d |)oinl
ber Company. j ,
"Saturday is our last big day for
selling bonds, in all probability,"
Miss Cathereeno McGrail, woman's
chairman, reminded people today, j
"We'd like to sell $50,000 in '
bends that one day alone, and if
the people who have been meaning WASHINGTON, Sept. 2'J. (U.R) -
to buy would pitch in and buy Secretary of War Henry I.. Stim-
thcm without waiting longer, we son said today that recent succos-
can do it." ■ ses in all world battle theaters
FRESH FORCES from Nazi-occupied territories have helped the British and American forces in their
light against the Germans in Italy. Italian troops, under the orders of Marshal Pietro Badogllo, have
forced the Germans out of Sardinia and have captured Ajaccio, capital of Corsica. Yugoslav guerrillas,
reportedly aided by Italian troops, have seized large sections of the coastline along the Adriatic.
Meanwhile, the U. S. Fitfh Armv and the British Eighth advance in Italy itself. (International!
Concentrated Bombing On Hannover Sets
A Flew High Record
For Aerial Warfare
Salerno Victory
Called Important
In addition to the four regular
bond issuing agencies at the banks
and pest r.ffiee, a booth is b-ing
kept open daily from II) till noon
and to 0 on Commerce, beside
lOox Jand Forrest's Drug Store.
Orders for bonds will be accepted
point to "ultimate pen tration of
the enemy's defenses on all fruits."
The Secretary referred speci-
fically to progress in Italy and
the Mediterranean, in Russia and
the Southwest Pacific.
Stressing the Italian campaign,
there by the wonun who are | Stimson said Allied forces advanc-
keeping the booth. j jng from Salerno have gained all
Those helping this week include J important victory and now hold
Mrs. W. I). Hodges, Mrs. Ben positions reasonably secure against
•Jackson, Mrs. A rend,Mi's. J. I if and counter attacks the Germans
Patton, Mrs. O. T. Ch^istoffer,,! lllay undertake in the future.
Mrs. < . ( . Edgar, Mrs. Val Hoin, > SB-)(| s(,jzu,.(, (lf islands near
Mrs. T. B. Chatham, Mrs. Charles ^ jta|jan majnland and successes
Aid-iman, and Mrs. Kerzee.
LONDON, Sept. 2'i. (U.R) The
Na;.i Oslo ladio said today that
the Allies had attempted to land
tank forces on Jugoslav coast
mar Zara, 170 miles south sist of
Venice, but had been beaten off
by German trjops,
ff the U. S. Fifth and British
IFJighth armies jiow threaten "to
break the Nazi hold on Naples.
He cited the occupation of Sar-
dinia, the partial conquest of Cor-
sica and occupation of a numb r
of the Dodecanese Islands by Ir-
tish forces.
Fartial Evacuation of Jap Cities
Shows To jo Digging in for War Siege
H> LOUIS H. KKKMLK
Japan, like Germany, is evident-
ly digging in for a siege. The pre-
parations for home defense order-
ed by Premier Tojo to meet a "time
of emergency" which he said is at
Tiand come at a time when Japan's
vast outer perimeter of defense is
still to a large ex'ent. unbroken, al-
Ihnugl dented in places.
Tojo obviously is not expecting
an Immediate t rii is but is looking
into a not too-distant future wluvi
the outer defense wall will start
breaking as Hitler's is breaking.
Then the danger to the homeland
will he very real and close.
Tojo is realistic and knows that
when the Allies get near enough,
I'V Japanese Islands will be sub-
Wted to the same kind of devasta-
lirii being visited upon Germany.
Hp also knows that Japan'n cities
and concentrated industrial ucn-
ter:: are more vulnerable to des-
tri'ition than those of Germany.
Toio's order for partial evacua-
tion of cities may be considered a
preliminary and precautionary
measure. There is a chance that
American planes by way if th;'
Ktiriles er from carriers may be
able to nonib Japan long before
the main blow can be struck.
There things are no proof tii.-i-
Japan's leaders are yet frightened
but it does show that they are
ttinnlr.ff to realize the full serious-
ness of their danger.
What (e'leerns t'um is the vast
«cope of the Allied threat. If ii
closing in, not by woids but
through deed*, from ail directions.
The attack on the Kuriles, Mar
cu*, Wake, the Gilberts, the Salo-
mons and New Guinea nie but
ominous forerunners of heavier
blows to come.
LONDON, Sept:. J.". 'U.Rl Waves
{ of Flying I'ortre.'-'ses bombed the
: Nazi IJ-iioat base at Nantes ami
air ccntcrs in France today a few
hours after l'ritish bombers at-
' tacked Hannover to break a 17-
; night lull with one of the war's
j heaviest raids on Germany.
The Hannover raid was believed
I to have sot a n<-,v record for eon
centratod bombing with perhaps
Second State Is
over Bond Quota
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. (U.R)—
j The Third War Loan Drive entered
j its third and last w.ok today with
I $.'1,300,000,000 still to go.
The Treasury In pod that the
! $15,000,000,000 total would be
reached by September 30, the last
C(dav rf the huge money-rni < ng
| campaign.
Rhode Island became the second
1 stat• to reach its goal and report-
ed 101 per cent of its (junto sub-
, sci il>'«!. Maryland was the first,
j Ohio sto :d at per cent, New
York at *7 and Minnescta at 81.
Pep Rally Tonight at
7:15 in Tow n's Center
The first pt|i rally of th- year '
will b'- h'ld downtown tonight at!
7:l.r> at the intersection of Com
meree and Sherman, school authori- |
ties annpuneed today, prcparatoiy
to I' relay night'ii game with Groei- ]
b' ck.
Tile band will be present in full '
uniform, and the newly ( beted pep
leai'ris will conduct the ully.
Call' d Meeting" of |
| Mexia Merchants at 2
There will be a called meeting !
I of the I'otiiil Merchants' Asso.'ia-
tien at 'J o'elo'l Friday afternoon
j at the Mexia Ciiv H„li. Ev.ryj
I ij.i iv,'. >■ i? ashed to b' iiresint, in- I
j as!"in.h :>■- a matter ot inruruiivo
j is slated to be presented fur ecu- j
gidcrat'ii.
2,000 tons i?f explosives shower-
ing down .it .1 rale of better than
1.'IS,000 iioiinds a minute. The pre-
vious high war 1,000 tons deliver-
ed on Berlin in 20 minutes.
The Fortresses, escorted by
Thunderbolts, dropped tons of ex- !
plosives on the German-operated j
naval installations at the French
port and also hit tin Vannes-Meu-
con airfield, 05 miles northwest,
and the air base at Kerlin-Bas-
tard.
Out in force after a weather-
i nforced lay off, several hundred
British four-engincd planes loos-
ened hundreds of bombs on the j
German army centers at Hann-
over in a concentrated half-hou-'
assault.
An Air Ministry communique
described the attacking force as
"very strong" and said 20 bomb-
ers wire missing.
Keturning RAF crew members
reported glowing red fires could
he seen 150 miles away from
It inn >\'er with oil" column of
thick black smoke indicating thai
the Gummiwerko rubber jiiant-
inst hii two months ago—again
had Icen set afire.
While not using a meximum
Two Raids Strike
-irdalcannl Ra«e
WASHINGTON. S. pt. 23 (U.R)
Jepnn se planes, stepping tip their
air at.tm l:n on Guadalcanal in an
apparent effort to impede the A-
narican cnmpj'ign in the CentrnU
Solomons, hnvi made two more
raids «n thi if In ml the Navy an-
flounced today.
Til? enemy lost two planes ln.t
caused sol,if easialties and light
damage, the Navy said,
The |danes evidently came from
•'ai.. n"se bomber bases on Bou-
gainville Island ie the northwest-
t rn islands.
It, ap| cured from tiie enemy's
persistone" that the Japanese want-
ed to interfere with operations on
Guadalcanal which probably is the
base for current Allied operations
in the Con' ra' Solomons. Ameri-
can troops have ji.st destroyed the
last remnants of the Japanese ga.-
ii«->n on Arendnl T«bind.
force of the big British night
bombers, Wing Commander I .
Burnett, leader of one flight i:i
the Hannover attack, said the raid
was 'very successful."
A report from one Lancaster
base "aid jiilots believed the loss-
es were reduced by n sudden
switching of direction to fool the
G rmans who were expecting an
attack on B> rim.
liberators Pound
Greek Bastions
('AIltO, Sept. 23. «'U.R)— Libera-
tor bombers of the Ninth U. S.
Air Force bombed German-held
a ird rimes at Maritza, Rhodts, and
at the ancient city of Kleusis yes-
terday, destroying several pianos
n the ground, a communique an-
nounced today.
Five enemy aircraft were set
afire on the ground and another
blew up at Maritza where hits
were scored on the runway and
hangars. At Kleusis, 12 miles
northwEst of Athens, bursts were
observe i on the main runway and
a fire whs started among a group
of planes. No German fighter
opprsiti'in was encountered in
either attack.
British Wellingtons attacked the
air fields at Mali me, Crete, Tues-
day night and started fires in
aircraft dispersal areas.
No Allied planes were lost.
Stimson Muni about
Rumors of Changes
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. (U.R)
-Secretary of War' Henry L.
Stimson refused today to der.y
or confirm reports that Gen.
George ". Marshall may lie made
Anglo - American commander in
chief but commented that gen-
eral < are placed where they will
be "of the i:i'( at est possible use."
Stimson in response to questions
said he knew el' no plans to cull
MncArthur home.
"Gen. MacArthu1 is very lit.:.iiy
engaged and • ■ *iy active in v.rj
ii i|iortant operations," the secre-
tary said. "I donbt. if he wou'd
\r;|nl l.i Irnvn >1 Ibis time."
Mexia Gets Shot
at Free Airplane
Ride on Sunday
CAP Repeats Oiler
to Give Ride as
Air Show Continues
With the Limestone "Back the ,
Attack" drive lagging dangerously,
I the Civil Air Patrol today an
' nounc.d it would again offer a
' 'i'ree l ido to arjyone purchasing
a $50 cr larger bond at the air-
| port Sunday afterm on.
"The response last Sunday was
' so splendid, we are repeating our
show by popular demand," Lieu-
! tenant J. K. Jones, executive offi
' cor of Squadron 8110-2 announced.
Over 3,000 residents ( f Lime
I stone attended the afternoon-long
peifcrmance, which rais.d $23,500
j on Mexia's quota of $307, 750 by
giving free rides to all purchasing
bonds.
Jones also added that the local
I squadron was making an attempt
i'to secsure Jheavier plaires fr m
| nearby Army bases to add to the |
j aerial program to b put on by
, the local flyers, although nothing
definite has been worked out a-
long that line as yet.
Recruits will again be given
I free rides if they sign up for ser-
I vice as aviation eadUs. Ten young
I men frem this section took advan-
tage of last Sunday's offer.to ign
i up. Anyone from 17 through 20
j will be accepted if he can pass the
I physical examination, according
| to those in charge. An officer
j from Waco Army Flying School
. will be en hand to aid in interview-
| ing prospective cadets.
Marshal! Shift
Eyed for Effect
on Allied Staff
No Word Received
on Global Command
for Yank General
Allies Surge Forward
Through Three Towns;
Corsica Is Battle Site
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS" NORTH AFRICA. Sept.
2:'.. (UP)—Th« Germans were destroying the great Italian
port of Ni.pit's, including 30 ships in the harbor, wit.h fire
and dynamite today as Allied armies surged forwarJ
through three more towns in southern Italy and drove the
enemy back to the tightly-blockaded northeastern corner of
the Island of Corsica.
American and British forces of the Fifth Army ran
ii-to bitter fighting in the hills north of Salerno, probably
25 mile.; onth of the smoke columns that rose over Ntlji.. .
but aerial reconnaissance showed that the Nazis apparently
counted on abandoning the third city of Italy and were
trying to make certain that the port would be of little use|
to the Allies for months.
Virtually till ships in the harbor have been scuttled,
docks have been blocked and the port area is blasted and
The Allied front south of Naples was straightening out
slowly as l,hc Germans fought to hold hill positions north
of Salerno but fell back in the sector 24 miles east of Sal-
erno and in the southern part of Italy.
The towns of Acerno and Contursi, 21 miles east of
Salerno, were brought into the Allied advance despite Nazi
rear-guard and tank opposition and the Sth Army cook
Avigliano and pushed two miles east of Auletta, eo Cag
giono. The Sth Army front now extends through Ginosa,
Gioia, and Bari and is being advanced northward..
On Corsica, the Allied air and naval forces were lighi-
h blockading the north and eastern coasts to prevent Nazi
evacuation from the island, where trench, American
Italian patriot forces have smashed the enemy back co-
ward the northeastern corner after an important victory at
Solenzaro, about 20 miles north of Port Vecchio on the ea*t
coast. The Germans suffered heavy losses in men and ma-
terial.
Reports said the enemy did not appear to be attempt-
ing large scale vacuation from Corsican now although some
air evacuation has been reported and one convoy was Heav-
ily bombed o.y Allied planes.
At l";.-.t SO slops lay or. the bot-
tom, aunl; either by German scut-
tling squads oi Allied bombs,
draw their inland flank, advanced
up to 1 1 miles along a zig za^'
front stretching from a point
slightlv north of Salerno on t.o-
when the cconnaissance aircraft .vyeg^ ('oast to Bari on the east.
•■wept nvi r Naples, Italy's bigges
port. Fires were seen burning ail
However, the Germans were re
sisting fiercely north of Kalerr. )
iilniig the quays end demolition ^0 tnV£,,. withdrawal of their
charges were being set off among |roo|)S to lhc east an,j southeast
i WASHINGTON, Sept. (U.R)
The Anglo-American combined
| Chiefs < f Staff the "hoard of
| directors" of the Alii <I war ef-
fort- will undergo a ohange in
! composition in its function if Gen.
i George ('. Marshall hocomes Com-
mander-in-Chief of American and
British forces throughout the
world, it was believed here today.
Word was await d from some
official quarter on reports that
Marshall might get a gl bnl com-
mand post at l.ondnn. President
Roosevelt may say something a-
bout the subjiet at his press con-
ference tomorrow.
Some quarters were skeptical,
sugg sting that Marshall was in-
valuable as Chief < f Staff. More-
over, these circles said, Washing-
ton—not 1/ndoii is tho h gical
center for direction of a war rag-
ing in Asia as well as I urope.
The concensus here was that
the combined Chi fs of Staff,
which plans campaigns and inte-
forts, would remain in Washington
even tin ugh Marshall goes t >
Ixmd on.
It would continue as the plan-
! ning body while Marshall, as Com-
I mander-in-Chiof. would be the . x-
ecutive for plans produced hy the
group and approved by President
Roosevelt anu Prime Minister
Churchill.
However, the possibility v.no ' nt
precluded that the body might
move to London with Marshall,
or that Marshall might exercise
his supreme command in Wash-
ington. or on a shuttle basis be-
tween London and Washington.
Presumably the new Chief of
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the docks.
The Germans appeared to be do
i11 r tlvir utmost, to make one o
i he largest and best peace-tim
harbors of P.urope useless for A!
Ii> I ovcrpation troops. Allied raids Allies had brought
previously had wrecko'd much of ' in the eastern sector of
the industrial portion of the city | mn front.)
rorth of tho docks and the rail- —■——+■
way yards have been unable to
carry more than light traffic for
weeks.
The Allied Fifth and Eighth Ar-
al.d advarec Allied. fo is suil
weie 20 to 25 miles from Nanlc-;
itself.
(A German communiqiii broad-
cast by the Berlin radio said tii
fresh forces
ihe Ital-
110 V St OX. Tex., Si.pt 2H (U.R)
---Rinpb .. n ent oi W, W. Ilorne:-
of St. Louis as a $l()0-a-dny c in-
sulting engineer on tho San -la; o
south of Naples, gathering to Water Pro'ee was announced
•nientivv. as the Germans with- today by City Manager John E.'.j.
HOUSTON COTTON
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept 2:5. (U.R)
— Middling cotton closed today at
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pMONE 666
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